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Four inpatients test positive for the 

coronavirus at Silver Cross Hospital 

sean hastings, Editor 

Four inpatients at Silver 

Cross Hospital have tested 

positive for COVID-19, according 

to an email sent by 

President/CEO Ruth Colby 

on March 23. 

In the same email received 

March 23, it states 

that Silver Cross has tested 

138 patients to date, with 

51 of those coming back 

negative. It is awaiting the 

results of 83 others. The 

email also states that it has 

29 persons under investigation 

in-house 

One positive testing patient 

has discharged, the 

email states. 

Silver Cross received its 

first positive test on March 

18. 

An email sent on March 

19 stated that Silver Cross 

received a shipment of 

N95 and paper masks. 

N95 masks can be reused 

throughout a shift. 

Colby’s email sent on 

March 23 stated that more 

masks are to be donated. 

The hospital announced 

that beginning March 18, 

it is not allowing visitors 

in any area of the hospital, 

which includes inpatient, 

outpatient and the emergency 

department. The public 

will not be allowed to wait 

in the hospital lobby. 

However, limited exceptions 

will be made for single 

visitors over the age of 

18 to pediatric, end-of-life 

and critically ill patients, 

which will be determined 

on a case-by-case basis, the 

email states. Patients in the 

Mother Baby Unit may have 

one visitor, as well. While in 

Labor and Delivery, patients 

may have one partner and 

one doula if needed. 

Also starting March 18, 

the hospital will be screening 

all that enter the hospital 

at all four locations: 

the emergency department, 

main lobby entrance, Pavilion 

A/B and the cancer 

8 

center. 

Those that fail the screening 

will be given a mask and 

asked to return to their car 

and drive to the ambulance 

bay near the negative pressure 

room where they will 

be met by staff wearing protective 

equipment, the email 

stated. 

The building’s main 

lobby hours changed from 

6 a.m.-10 p.m. to 8 a.m.-6 

p.m. There will also be a 

checkpoint located in the 

corridor between the hospital 

and Pavilion A. 

The Outpatient Endoscopy 

Center, Pulmonary 

Function Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation 

Phases II and 

III, Pulmonary Rehabilitation 

and the Sleep Lab are 

of the outpatient services 

temporarily suspended. 

The hospital created a 

negative pressure unit to 

care for potential COV- 

ID-19 patients. The unit is 

currently unoccupied. 

First death related to COVID-19 

in Will County reported by State 

T.J. Kremer III 

Contributing Editor 

A case of COVID-19 

has led to a death in Will 

County, the Illinois Department 

of Health announced 

March 19. 

As of press time Monday, 

March 23, the total 

deaths in the state related 

to the illness were nine. 

Currently, the IDPH is 

reporting a total of 1,049 

cases in Illinois, 21 of 

which have been reported 

in Will County. 

Will County Executive 

Larry Walsh on March 16 

issued a Proclamation of a 

Disaster for Will County 

via email in relation to 

the COVID-19 outbreak 

across the county. This 

proclamation will activate 

the county’s emergency 

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response plans to assist 

the residents during this 

time, according to the 

email. 

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NL native making motorcycle trip around the world 

Sean Hastings, Editor 

David Smith, a New 

Lenox native and 2010 

graduate of Lincoln-Way 

Central, has known he 

wanted to do a big trip and 

adventure since he was in 

the Naval Academy. And 

when he was active duty, 

he would lay in his bunk 

and dream of what that trip 

would be. 

The trip was going to be 

on a motorcycle. Some of 

the inspiration came from 

a book from the ’70s called 

“Jupiter’s Travels.” 

Just a few years later, that 

trip has begun. Smith embarked 

on his motorcycle 

March 4 from “his backyard” 

in Washington D.C., 

where he currently lives. 

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be poetic. But when I was 

getting discharged and the 

time of year, I didn’t want 

to push it off.” 

The trip is to help raise 

awareness for military 

mental health and suicide 

prevention. He said that every 

duty station he was at, 

there was some form of self 

harm or suicide. 

He is teaming up with 

Vets4Warriors. To learn 

more about Vets4Warriors, 

visit vets4warriors.com. 

“I didn't hear about them 

when I was active duty,” 

Smith said. “I think there 

are a lot of people who 

could [benefit] from hearing 

about them. There are a 

lot of people in my network 

who are active duty.” 

Smith got out of the military 

Nov. 1. He served as a 

Navy Officer and graduated 

from the United States Naval 

Academy at Annapolis 

with a degree in mechanical 

engineering in 2014. 

Smith is giving himself 

12-18 months to finish the 

entire trip in which he will 

ride across more than 20 

countries. 

In planning his trip, 

Smith spent more time 

planning in the other counties 

since he is not as familiar. 

In the U.S., he said he 

has it planned out, but also 

dropped pins on places he 

wanted to see and “connected 

the dots.” 

The support he has received 

is far more than 

what he expected. 

“I’ve been completely 

blown away by the response 

Pictured is New Lenox native David Smith. Photos 

Submitted 

David Smith took this picture of his bike while he was in 

Charleston, South Carolina. 

people have given me,” he 

said. “It’s been 1,000 times 

more than what I expected. 

People I haven't talked to 

in years have reached out. 

The guy I stayed with in 

Charleston, South Carolina, 

just posted an Instagram 

story saying it's cool to see 

someone pony up and go 

do their dream. People have 

been sharing stuff, too.” 

At first, Smith did not 

think the coronavirus was 

going to hinder his trip too 

much, but the last couple 

weeks ended up doing that. 

He has rerouted around cities, 

but is still pushing forward 

with the adventure. 

Once he makes his way 

across the United States, he 

is shipping the bike to Australia 

where he will then 

ride across. Refer to the 

map to track his trip. 

He added that he has 

learned about the best way 

to take the trip across Australia 

and has had friends, 

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LWSRA provides timeline, answers questions about participant who tested positive for COVID-19 

Joe Coughlin, Publisher 

Lincolnway Special Recreation 

Association provided 

additional information 

March 18 about a situation 

involving one of its participants 

who tested positive 

for COVID-19 after taking 

part in three events in early 

March, in response to questions 

the organization said 

it has received since publicly 

addressing the situation 

March 16. 

LWSRA issued a letter 

March 18, offering a timeline, 

message from the parent 

of the Cook County resident 

who reportedly tested 

positive for COVID-19 and 

answers to some frequently 

asked questions about the 

situation. It can be viewed 

in full at lwsra.org/assets/ 

LWSRA-COVID-19-updates-3-18-2020.pdf. 

The timeline says the 

participant may have come 

in contact with someone 

at Elim Christian Services 

in Crestwood who tested 

positive for the coronavirus, 

though the letter from 

LWSRA emphasizes this 

has not been confirmed. 

That LWSRA participant 

then attended a Shamrock 

Shuffle event March 6 at 

the Orland Park Civic Center, 

spending 20 minutes 

around 6 p.m. at the LWS- 

RA facility. 

Nabeha Zegar, Orland 

Park’s communications 

manager said the Village is 

aware of the participant’s 

attendance as the Shamrock 

Shuffle and has notified 

participants who were 

in attendance at the event. 

Then, on March 8 the 

participants attended a Chicago 

Wolves game, as part 

of an LWSRA program, 

during which the group sat 

in Section 116; Rows P, Q 

and R; Seats 1-7. And on 

March 9, the individual was 

part of an LWSRA program 

at Thunderbowl in Mokena. 

LWSRA said the bowling 

alley also was notified. 

According to the participant’s 

family, the individual 

did not show symptoms 

of COVID-19 until March 

12, and LWSRA said it was 

not aware at that time. The 

person tested positive for 

the coronavirus at Northwestern 

Hospital in Chicago, 

as previously reported. 

On March 13, the association 

said it canceled programs, 

and cleaned buses 

and vehicles, unaware that 

an individual was infected 

but to address growing 

coronavirus concerns. 

LWSRA received notice 

of the positive coronavirus 

test on March 16. It closed 

the rec center that day, according 

to the letter, and 

staff started to notify people. 

“We have notified families, 

other participants, staff 

members — everybody we 

know of who worked with 

this individual,” LWSRA 

Executive Director Keith 

Wallace said March 16. 

“We are following all of the 

protocols in place right now 

by the CDC and even going 

above and beyond that.” 

He noted he contacted 

State and county health departments, 

as well. 

LWSRA confirmed in the 

letter that the participant 

was on buses, which were 

sanitized after the March 6 

and March 8 events. Daily 

sanitizing started March 13 

in an effort to be “proactive,” 

according to LWS- 

RA. 

LWSRA said no one on 

its staff has been experiencing 

symptoms. The letter 

also notes the participant 

did not take part in a 

March 9 lunch, but was on 

the bus the day prior to that 

program going out. It also 

notes LWSRA moved a 

polling place and canceled 

a board meeting “in the best 

interest of the community.” 

The parent told LWSRA 

the participant has had a 

“mild case” up until this 

point, showing a fever 

March 12 and a cough 

that is “nearly gone” as of 

March 18. 

The Q&A adds that 

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LWSRA will not provide 

participant information, but 

anyone who thinks their 

children have directly contacted 

the individual should 

self-isolate for 14 days and 

monitor for symptoms. . 

LWSRA’s building and 

buses are to be cleaned 

and sanitized the week of 

March 27 

The LWSRA is a nonprofit 

organization that 

serves those with mental 

and physical disabilities 

through athletic, social and 

educational programming. 

LWSRA programming is 

suspended through April 5, 

and its offices until March 

30, in accordance with 

Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention guidelines. 

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fun ways to handle life amid 

coronavirus isolation at home 


One week through the 

coronavirus pandemic, 

children are out of school, 

some are out of work, but 

everyone is forced to make 

small changes to the way 

they live. 

While there is a lot of 

negativity in the world, 

many New Lenox residents 

have found the silver lining 

in a lot of it and have created 

positivity. 

I made a post on Facebook 

to see how New 

Lenox residents were handling 

everything. Many responses 

were nice, though 

some have obviously been 

affected by this. 

HIRING 

School positivity 

For starters, children are 

not allowed to be in school. 

But many families have 

praised the work teachers 

have done in E-Learning 

and how great it has been. 

One New Lenox child 

created his own school. Liz 

Balek shared a photo on 

Facebook of her son, Carter 

with a handmade sign. 

Another New Lenox 

residen,t Serena Marie, 

commented: “Working hard 

on excellent elearning activities 

set up by 122. I have 

kids at three schools and 

everyone has been wonderful! 

Doing that while teaching 

my own classes at a different 

high school district! 

Clearly, our pets are enjoying 

us being home.” 

Katie Craven-Strein 

commented how she loves 

how the learning programs 

are offering free resources 

so students can continue to 

learn. 

“The schools did an 

amazing job communicating 

lessons with parents,” 

she added. 

And other parents appreciate 

the availability teachers 

have shown. 

“Many of our local teachers 

have said to contact 

them if parents need help. 

Yay, teachers,” Michelle 

Lampert-McGreal commented. 

Supporting local restaurants 

One thing that has remained 

consistent across 

town is the support residents 

have shown local restaurants. 

Priscilla Hook commented 

that her family moved to 

New Lenox last fall. 

Like many did, she had 

a cruise canceled because 

Carter Balek poses for a photo at his “school.” Photo 

Submitted 

of the pandemic, so she has 

been doing different tasks 

around the house that have 

been put off, as well as supporting 

local restaurants. 

“We plan to carry out 

from our New Lenox 

faves...Gina’s, Williamson’s, 

Beggars, and going 

to try others,” she 

commented. “I try to stay 

positive and hope we get 

through this unscathed as a 

community. Our best to you 

and yours!” 

Kevin Molloy State Farm 

and the White Wave Property 

team in Manhattan 

teamed up to supply students 

grades 1-12 a hot dog 

and drink lunch from the 

Manhattan Creamery every 

Wednesday while schools 

are closed. 

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Despite some bickering 

about how people are handling 

themselves in grocery 

stores with buying too 

much toilet paper, too many 

water bottles or whatever 

it may be, the majority of 

communication has been 

supportive. 

Younger residents are 

buying for the elderly and 

making shopping trips for 

mothers with infants at 

home, just to name a few. 

“I love how people are 

thanking others,” Ellen 

Gengo commented. “Appreciating 

what they are 

doing in the community 

whether it’s a health worker 

or a stock person. People 

have offered to help or shop 

for elderly or others at high 

risk. It’s amazing to see 

how our community has 

stepped up and looked out 

for each other.” 

Patty Deiters commented 

saying she saw a post about 

a desperate mother in need 

of baby wipes and Tylenol 

for a sick baby and within 

minutes people responded 

offering to help. 

“I think people are willing 

to help each other and 

are generous so we can all 

get through this,” Deiters 

commented. 

Please see isolation, 14 

Getting through it 

NL residents making the best of current 

situations 

This photo comes from New Lenox resident Kate Hinkle 

as she took her daughters, Hazel, 4, and Zelda, 2, on 

their own unique St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17. 

photos submitted 

This photo comes from New Lenox resident Clementina 

Garcia. Garcia’s oldest daughter, Ricara, 5, cut her own 

hair and her 2-year-old sister, Korin’s, hair on their 

first day of quarantine March 18. She shared the photo 

in hopes that it will make others laugh during these 

difficult times. 

This photo comes 

from Donna Bradley 

who took her 

grandson, Jake 

Baldauf, on a walk at 

the McKinley Preserve 

in Channahon to look 

for pelicans. Jake told 

his grandma that it felt 

good and peaceful to 

get away from all the 

craziness.

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The last week has been 

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for some restaurants 

that are used to having 

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each night. 

But with the lockdown 

of all bars and restaurants, 

delivery for non-delivery 

restaurants and curbside 

pickup has had to become 

the new norm. 

Though with the interesting 

circumstances, the 

response the community 

has given has warmed the 

hearts of the local business 

owners and employees. 

Gatto’s owner, Frank 

Gatto, is one of those local 

owners. 

“It’s been a bit humbling 

because right before [the 

State] closed us down, a 

lot of people were talking 

about being in to support,” 

Gatto said. 

And having the changes, 

it has forced most restaurants 

to not employ their 

entire staffs at the time. 

But extra generosity 

from the community has 

helped continue to pay the 

ones not working. 

“It’s been incredible,” 

Gatto said. “In Orland, I 

had a person come in and 

leave 100 bucks on the bar 

for the staff. One girl from 

the New Lenox Police Department 

ordered food to 

go and she left 100 bucks.” 

Gatto added how usually 

it’s the community asking 

if he will help out with 

an event, or help sponsor 

something and how he is 

happy to do it, but now it 

is reversed. 

“We’re all having to adjust,” 

he said. “I think the 

customers have just been 

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Another local business 

that has felt the support is 

Arrowhead Ales Brewing 

Company. 

“New Lenox is really 

stepping up and even the 

surrounding areas like Mokena 

and Frankfort have 

been sending messages 

asking what we are featuring. 

I didn’t expect that,” 

Arrowhead general manager 

Gina Dizonno said. 

“We’re making sure everything 

is clean and safe. 

“We’re just thankful for 

the continued support,” 

she said 

Through the first week, 

Arrowhead has created 

different specials including 

slabs of ribs and family 

chicken dinners. Both 

dishes are of limited quantity. 

Follow Arrowhead on 

Facebook to keep up with 

the specials. It has a limited 

regular menu for items 

that will travel well. 

And being a brewery, 

there are some people who 

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Although Illinois is on a 

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and friends of friends, reach 

out to him and offer a place 

to stay while he is out there. 

Smith’s father, Dave 

Smith Sr., is planning on 

joining his son on the India 

to Mumbai leg of the trip. 

come in just for the beer, 

but Arrowhead has togo 

beer options. 

“You’re going to be 

stuck at home and I’ve actually 

seen a lot of people 

who are doing conference 

calls and having a beer 

with friends and that has 

been really nice to see 

Arrowhead’s beers,” Dizonno 

said. 

And aside from food, 

Arrowhead is also helping 

families with children pass 

time with different coloring 

sheets of the beer’s 

labels. 

“I thought that myself 

being a parent, and seeing 

how many families come 

in daily and weekly and I 

thought we should be able 

to provide a little change 

up from the daily routine,” 

Dizonno said. “The weather 

hasn’t been great, either 

so this gives them something 

to do. They know the 

label and the character.” 

The White Horse Inn 

Department is recommending 

the following 

actions be taken for those 

who feel they may have 

been exposed to the coronavirus: 

• Isolate yourself and 

self-monitor for the 

symptoms. This includes 

taking your temperature 

three times daily (morning, 

afternoon, evening) 

to check for a fever, along 

with watching for other 

symptoms such as cough 

and shortness of breath. 

“This is huge,” Smith 

Sr. said. “I’m extremely 

proud of the boy. He is an 

amazing individual. He has 

not failed on anything he’s 

wanted to do.” 

Smith Sr. has never had a 

chance to ride with his son, 

he said. 

He gave it up when 

has been a staple in New 

Lenox for years and over 

the last couple, has had an 

expanded dining room and 

offers a full menu of food. 

The White Horse has 

also been offering 20 percent 

off all orders and all 

gratuity is getting split 

among the entire staff. 

“[The community] has 

been so generous,” manager 

Debbie Burke said. “I 

keep telling everyone that 

I am so proud of the clientele. 

Our customers are 

family and they have been 

so supportive.” 

Burke added that the bar 

has its regulars that come 

in after work and even 

though they cannot dine in 

right now, are still picking 

up food to go. 

The whole experience 

has been overwhelming — 

in a good way. 

“We go outside and 

talk to them and were so 

overwhelmed in thanking 

them,” she said. “There 

Smith was 1 or 2 years old 

and his son started riding in 

2017. 

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press time, he was in Texas. 

“It happened fast. It’s 

have been tears in my 

eyes. The community has 

been wonderful.” 

Burke added that it has 

also shown how close the 

community is, especially 

in these times. On St. Patrick’s 

Day, she said they 

were not serving corned 

beef, but knew that Tom 

Kelly’s was and sent a customer 

there who asked. 

The White Horse offered 

a limited menu on the first 

day of the lockdown, but 

has expanded to its entire 

menu. 

Burke also wanted to 

give a personal thanks to 

the customers and says she 

is known as “the hugger.” 

There are many restaurants 

that have felt the 

same support and will 

need the continued support 

while Illinois is on lockdown. 

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• If you do have these 

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provider for an examination, 

as your medical 

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knows you and your family’s 

medical conditions 

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questions, available from 

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through Friday at (815) 

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Incumbent Foster wins Democratic nomination in D11 primary 


With 224 of 224 precincts 

across Will, Kane 

and Cook Counties reported, 

incumbent Congressman 

Bill Foster won 

the nomination for the 

Democratic party for the 

11th U.S. Congressional 

District. 

As of press time, Foster 

received 

26,106 votes 

(57 percent) 

while Rachel 

Ventura 

received 

19,3563 

votes (43 

percent), 

according to the unofficial 

results from the Will 

County Clerk’s Office and 

Cook County Clerk’s Office. 

Foster has held office 

in the 11th District since 

2013. Ventura had been a 

Will County Board member 

for District 9 since 

2018. 

“I’m very grateful to the 

people that I have been 

representing for years,” 

Foster said. “It is an honor 

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NL library’s referendum passes, services to increase 


With 21 of 21 precincts 

in Will County reporting, 

the New Lenox Public Library’s 

tax referendum is 

passed with 3,741 (57 percent) 

“yes” votes to 2,857 

(43 percent) “no” votes, 

according to the unofficial 

results from the Will 

Foster 

County Clerk’s Office. 

The library recently paid 

off its construction bonds 

and would no longer be 

collecting that tax, which 

allowed to use the same tax 

rate and have it redirected 

address maintenance. 

The “yes” vote means 

hours will be extended 

during the week, the 

building will be open on 

Sundays, expand services 

and address maintenance 

needs around the building. 

The current tax rate was 

for a building 19 percent 

of the size of the current 

one. This is the first voterapproved 

operational tax 

9 

rate increase since 1946. 

“My first thought was ‘I 

wish we could have been 

together to celebrate,’” Director 

Michelle Krooswyk 

said. “Some were planning 

to hangout and watch together 

as the results came 

in.” 

Homer’s Fricilone wins 

Republican nomination in 

Congressional D3 primary 

Thomas Czaja, 


when you’re reelected. 

“There’s a long list of 

unfinished business. We 

need to strengthen health 

care, we need to stand up 

for science and public policy 

and climate change.” 

Foster also thanked the 

voters who went and voted 

amid coronavirus concerns. 

Homer 

Glen resident 

and 

Will County 

Board 

Minority 

Leader and Fricilone 

District 7 

Member Mike Fricilone 

won the Republican nomination 

for the United States 

Congressional District 3 

race on Tuesday, March 17, 

in the Primary Election. 

Fricilone secured a total 

of 9,253 votes (57.60 

percent), with Catherine 

O’Shea a distant second at 

5,198 votes (32.35 percent) 

and Arthur Jones at 1,613 

votes (10.04 percent), according 

to unofficial re- 

9 

sults from the Board of 

Election Commissioners 

for the City of Chicago, as 

well as clerks’ offices from 

suburban Cook, Will and 

DuPage counties. These 

numbers are still with precincts 

not yet reported for 

suburban Cook County 

and one precinct not yet 

reported for the Board of 

Election Commissioners 

for the City of Chicago, as 

of Wednesday, March 18. 

Fricilone tweeted on 

election night from his 

Fricilone For Congress 

@FriciloneMike Twitter 

handle saying, “Thank you 

to everyone that voted for 

me! We have won Illinois’ 

3rd Congressional District 

Please see library, 15 Please see fricilone, 15 

Laib wins U.S. Congressional D11 

Republican nomination primary 


With 150 

of 150 precincts 

across 

Will, Kane 

and Cook 

Counties reported, 

Rick 

Laib won the 

Republican 

Laib 

nomination for 11th U.S. 

Congressional District. 

As of press time, Laib 

received 7,485 votes (58 

percent). His challenger, 

Krishna Bansal received 

5,326 votes (42 percent) 

of the vote, according to 

9 

the unofficial results from 

the Will, Cook and Kane 

County Clerk’s Offices. 

“I’m very grateful [for 

the voters],” he said. “Not 

a lot of people waited until 

today and some did and 

that’s fine too. I’m glad 

they came out and the 

county clerks went out of 

their way to make everyone 

comfortable.” 

Laib also said he felt 

things moved quickly 

through the primary and 

he stuck to his message 

of pro-life, pro Second 

Amendment and pro free 

market. 

Newman upsets Lipinski in Congressional D3 Democratic primary 

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Joyce wins Democratic nomination in March primary for Senate D40 

Nuria Mathog 


Incumbent State Sen. 

Patrick Joyce is set to 

Democratic challenger 

Marie Newman is projected 

to unseat longtime Congressman 

Daniel Lipinski 

for her party’s nomination 

for the 3rd U.S. Congressional 

District. 

As of press time, Newman 

led 

Lipinski by 

an unofficial 

vote count 

of 38,338 to 

35,213, according 

to 

data from Newman 

the Cook, 

Will and DuPage County 

Clerks’ Offices, as well 

advance to the general 

election after winning the 

Democratic primary for 

State Senate District 40 

on Tuesday, March 17, 

as the Board of Election 

Commissioners for the 

City of Chicago. 

Newman received 

34,307 votes in suburban 

Cook County and Chicago, 

while Lipinski took in 

32,447 votes in suburban 

Cook County and Chicago. 

In Will County, Newman 

tallied 3,937 votes 

according to unofficial 

results from the clerk’s 

offices of Will, Grundy, 

Kankakee and Cook counties. 

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with 43 out of 43 precincts 

reporting, while Lipinski 

managed to collect 2,723 

votes, according to the 

Will County Clerk’s Office. 

Lipinski had held the office 

since 2005. 

Lipinski narrowly beat 

Newman in the 2018 Democratic 

primary. 

9 

In the primary, Joyce 

emerged with a significant 

lead over his three chal- 

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lengers, winning 11,103 

votes and approximately 

47 percent of the overall 

vote. Lori Wilcox was 

second with 6,319 votes, 

Monica Gordon third with 

4,678 votes and Marta 

Perales in last place with 

1,612 votes. 

In Will County, with all 

precincts reporting, Joyce 

was in the lead with 2,605 

votes, followed by Wilcox 

with 1,404 votes, Gordon 

with 893 votes and Perales 

with 428 votes. 

Joyce was appointed to 

fill the State Senate District 

40 seat in November 

after former State Sen. Toi 

Hutchinson was chosen 

to oversee Illinois’ recreational 

cannabis program. 

on election night. 

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New Lenox organizations handling coronavirus concerns 

Submitted by the Village 

of New Lenox 

Community leaders 

came together March 16 

to share information on 

service changes and other 

policy implementations 

regarding their individual 

entities as it pertains to the 

Coronavirus/COVID-19. 

Any general COVID-19 

related service issue questions 

can be directed to 

covid@newlenox.net or 

covid19@newlenox.net. 

Silver Cross Hospital 

Most importantly, if you 

feel you may be experiencing 

symptoms of the CO- 

VID-19 virus, contact your 

primary health doctor. Do 

not come to the emergency 

room because you may 

have flu-like symptoms. 

Your doctor will ask you 

specific questions to determine 

if a test is needed. 

Please see the COVID-19 

Testing Decision Matrix 

The hospital can collect 

samples and submit for 

testing only with the approval 

of the Department 

of Public Health. 

This is not an airborne 

virus. The virus spreads 

through droplets from an 

infected person. 

Maintain a 6-foot distance 

when possible. Continually 

wash your hands, 

cough and sneeze into your 

elbow, don’t touch your 

face and stay home if you 

feel sick. 

Restrictions are in place 

for patient hospital visits. 

Refer to the Silver Cross 

Hospital website for restrictions. 

Use approved 

bleach substances 

to clean all surfaces. 

silvercross.org 

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businesses! 

• Purchase gift cards 

• Schedule services 

• Order carryout and 

delivery from local 

restaurants 

We're all in this together - 

support your local businesses! 

Village of New Lenox 

The village encourages 

you to use online services 

when appropriate. Please 

utilize our dropbox for water 

bill payments. 

Non-essential services 

will be conducted remotely 

when possible. Water 

meter installations will be 

temporarily suspended. 

newlenox.net. 

Mayor Tim Baldermann 

announced in a message 

addressed on March 18 

that Triple Play Concert 

Series tickets will no longer 

go on sale April 4. 

New Lenox Police 

The safety and protection 

of our residents will 

never be compromised. 

That being said, keeping 

our first responders healthy 

is especially critical at this 

time. Any non-essential 

calls for service that can be 

handled by telephone, will 

take place. If you need to 

see a police officer in person, 

please advise the dispatcher 

if you or anyone 

in your household is experiencing 

any symptoms of 

COVID-19. All non-essential 

programs will be cancelled 

until further notice. 

This also applies to any 

of our Safe Community 

Programs. Additionally, 

Senator Mike Hastings is 

working with our first responders 

to make sure they 

have enough protective 

gear. newlenox.net 

New Lenox Fire 

The safety and protection 

of our residents will 

never be compromised. 

That being said, keeping 

our first responders healthy 

is especially critical at this 

time. If you need an ambulance 

or fire service, please 

advise the dispatcher if you 

or anyone in your household 

is experiencing any 

symptoms of COVID-19. 

All non-essential programs 

will be canceled until further 

notice. Additionally, 

Senator Mike Hastings is 

working with our first responders 

to make sure they 

have enough protective 

gear. nlfire.com 

Lincoln Way School District 

210 

The districts central offices 

will be open from 

7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. until 

further notice. The District 

is following the Governor’s 

ban on gatherings (sports/ 

clubs/activities held at 

High Schools) for this time. 

Please see the district website 

for the most current information. 

lw210.org 

New Lenox School District 

122 

To contact the District, 

please use the following 

main office line at 

(815)-485-2169 during the 

hours of 8:00 a.m.-3:00pm 

Monday-Friday. As of this 

date, all school activities 

and other activities held at 

school buildings are cancelled 

until April 6. Please 

see the district website for 

the most current information. 

nlsd122.org 

New Lenox Township 

All meetings being held 

at the Township Senior 

Building are cancelled 

until further notice. The 

township food pantry may 

be in need of volunteers 

as well as additional food 

items. Please contact them 

directly if you feel you 

can be of assistance. This 

could include high school 

students that are off during 

this extended break. new 

lenox.org 

New Lenox Public Library 

The building will be 

closed to the public until at 

least April 6. 

Due dates for all items 

will be extended until 

April 13, and no fines/fees 

will be assessed during that 

time. People are encouraged 

to keep their items 

until April 13. Donations 

will not be accepted. For 

information regarding online 

library services, signing 

up for a digital library 

card and other library updates 

can be found at new 

lenoxlibrary.org 

New Lenox Community 

Park District 

The park district will 

be closed for all activities 

until April 6. This is for all 

programs, including childcare. 

The Park District will 

continue to follow School 

District 122 and 210 protocols 

in emergency closing. 

newlenoxparks.org 

Providence Catholic High 

School 

The High School will be 

closed through March 30. 

This includes all activities. 

providencecatholic.org 

St. Jude School 

The school will be 

closed through March 30. 

This includes Religious 

Education classes and the 

Fish Fry. Information regarding 

church services 

can be found on the website 

as well. stjude.org 

New Lenox Chamber of 

Commerce 

Many local daycare providers 

are following the 

Governor’s shut down of 

March 30. 

Ivy League Kids Mokena 

This daycare provider 

has said they have room for 

additional children. Please 

contact them for information. 

ivyleaguekids.org 

The Will County Health 

Department has provided a 

hotline for questions: (815) 

740-8977

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Following the first day of 

state mandated E-Learning 

to curtail the spread of CO- 

VID-19, the District 122 

Board of Education was 

happy to report positive 

feedback from parents and 

students. 

E-Learning and purchase of 

technology 

Students logged in March 

17 morning to begin their 

first round of E-Learning 

exercises to continue their 

course work, though most 

were adequately prepared. 

The district had prepared E- 

Learning exercises back in 

November in case of snow 

days, and their early efforts 

have proved beneficial to 

students as well as other 

districts in the area, who 

have taken careful notes on 

the work prepared by District 

122. 

“I feel we are very prepared 

for this situation, 

even though we never anticipated 

it,” said Dr. Peggy 

Manville, district superintendent. 

As the days between 

March 17 and April 6 are 

deemed “Act of God” days 

by the Illinois State Board 

of Education, the days will 

not need to be made up at 

the end of the year. Eight 

total days of E-Learning 

are planned, with Friday, 

March 27 being scheduled 

as an institute day, so no E- 

Learning will take place. 

A few hiccups did happen 

with logging in on the 

first day, as some of the 

school websites experienced 

slowdowns due to 

unusually high traffic. To 

prevent this, a “splash” 

page is being designed to 

draw web traffic away from 

the school websites and 

prevent slowdown frustrations 

upon logging in. 

The board as a whole 

commended parents for 

their continued support 

during this unprecedented 

shift to digital learning. 

“I’m impressed by our 

parents, it seems like everyone 

is taking it in stride,” 

board member Aaron 

Raatjes said. 

The board then approved 

the purchase of a new set 

of iPads and laptops for 

$1,671,889 to enhance E- 

Learning. Business Manager 

Robert Groos gave an 

update on the districts budget, 

explaining that they 

had garnered $56.3 million 

in revenue and have spent 

$55.6 million of that, so the 

technology purchase would 

be a fitting investment. 

Additionally, the board 

added that Spring Break 

would take place as usual 

beginning March 30, with 

standard classes resuming 

on April 6, given the duration 

of E-Learning is not 

expanded. Manville also 

discussed the response to 

IAR testing, which has not 

officially been suspended 

yet, though there are talks 

to either delay the tests or 

forgo them for the year. 

Other business 

• The board approved 

a contract with Indicom 

Electric, as well as a milk 

contract with Clover Leaf 

and a food service contract 

with Quest. 

• The board approved 

one-year administrator 

contracts for three assistant 

principals, along with 

multi-year contracts for district 

office administrators. 

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From Page 6 

One New Lenox resident 

is operating her own online 

garage sale and donating 

the money to her family’s 

favorite restaurant: El Cortez 

in Mokena. 

Julie Harris said the idea 

just came to her. 

Harris is a teacher so is 

stuck at home for the time 

being. 

“I’m a teacher and off 

and one of our plans is to 

kill time and get the house 

in order,” she said. We’re 

going to be empty nesters 

soon. Going through some 

of the stuff, we found some 

old longaberger baskets.” 

She said she is going to 

find more items around the 

house that could be sold to 

help out the employees at 

El Cortez. 

“We go once a week and 

our servers are like family,” 

she said. “They know our 

orders and we enjoy going 

there. It’s horrific. We went 

up there [March 16] afternoon 

and we left our servers 

a tip and it’s been on my 

mind since.” 

She said she is going to 

keep the garage sale going 

for as long as she can. 

“They are always so 

sweet and the man who is 

the owner,” she said. They 

are just our friends and they 

are the first people that I 

thought of.”



Police Reports 

Arizona woman arrested 

after attempted attack on 

officer, striking a nurse 

Kyleigh Kennedy, 21, 

2897 Highway 24, Camden, 

Arizona, was arrested 

for DUI and aggravated 

battery on March 14. Police 

said an officer was 

dispatched to Route 30 and 

Old Hickory Road to investigate 

a traffic accident. 

Occupants from both vehicles 

had to be transported 

to Silver Cross Hospital 

for treatment, police said. 

The officer continued to 

investigate at the hospital 

and learned that Kennedy 

was driving under the influence 

of drugs at the time 

of the crash. While at the 

hospital, Kennedy reportedly 

charged at the officer 

and attempted to strike the 

officer. Kennedy had to 

be restrained and struck a 

nurse during the attack. 

March 15 

• Three male subjects reportedly 

stole more than 

$600 worth of electronics 

from Walmart, 501 E. Lincoln 

Highway. 

March 13 

• Kaile Rudy, 32, 235 Elm 

St., Frankfort, was charged 

with retail theft. Police 

said an officer met with 

the employee/complainant 

and learned that Rudy purchased 

several items at the 

self-checkout, but had several 

items concealed in her 

purse which she had not 

purchased. Rudy attemptd 

to leave the store with approximately 

$120 worth 

of clothing and clearning 

products. 

March 12 

• A resident in the 600 

block of Gibbons Drive 

reportedly had their front 

passenger window of their 

vehicle broken while it 

was parked in their driveway 

overnight. 

March 9 

• A male subject reportedly 

stole more than $40 worth 

of alcohol from Jewel, 475 

Nelson Road. 

• A resident in the 1900 

block of Heatherway Lane 

reportedly had a package 

stolen off their front porch. 

• A resident reportedly had 

their personal information 

and numerous fraudulent 

lines of credit were 

opened. 

• Dva M. Sullivan, 27, 

1106 Gardener St., Joliet, 

was charged with retail 

theft. Sullivan reportedly 

purchased several items 

at the self-checkout line at 

Walmart, 501 E. Lincoln 

Highway, but intentionally 

didn’t scan several 

other items. She attempted 

to leave the store with the 

unpaid items valued at approximately 

$10. Sullivan 

also had an outstanding 

Will County Warrant out 

for her arrest for failure to 

appear in court on a traffic 

offense. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

New Lenox Patriot’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found online 

on the New Lenox Police 

Department’s website or 

releases issued by the department 

and other agencies. 

Anyone listed in these reports 

is considered to be innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

Man arrested for recording up unaware teenage girl’s dress 


A Tinley Park man was 

arrested at Target in New 

Lenox for allegedly recording 

a video up a teenage juvenile 

girl’s skirt March 13. 

David A. Grzeslo, 49, 

19330 Carrick Way, Tinley 

Park, was arrested by New 

Lenox police. Police said 

the incident happened at 

approximately 3:20 p.m. 

fricilone 

From Page 11 

Republican Primary! Full 

speed ahead to victory in 

November! #IL03” 

First elected to the Will 

County Board in 2012, 

Fricilone, 65, had said 

prior to the primary he 

ran to uphold Republican 

values, noting Jones, a 

self-avowed neo-Nazi and 

Holocaust denier, had also 

run in the same primary in 

2018, then unopposed and 

ultimately representing the 

party. Despite Jones’ extremist 

views, he was still 

able to garner roughly 10 

library 

From Page 11 

She added that they are 

“over the moon” excited. 

“Even with the CO- 

VID-19 going on, the 

community came out we 

were beyond grateful for 

the support,” she said. 

“I’m still in shock. It’s 

been months and years of 

planning. It’s good working 

with community and 

From March 16 

Grzeslo 

was charged 

with one 

felony count 

of unauthorized 

video 

recording. 

Grzeslo Grzeslo 

was held on 

$5,000 bond and was released 

after posting bail. 

Police said that Grzeslo 

aimed his cellphone 

percent of the overall vote 

in this year’s primary. 

Fricilone earned 3,110 

votes (73.80 percent) in 

Will County, outpacing opponents 

Catherine O’Shea, 

who had 783 votes (18.58 

percent), and Jones, who 

finished with 321 votes 

(7.62 percent), with all 43 

precincts reporting, according 

to unofficial results 

from the Will County 

Clerk’s Office. 

The highest number 

of votes was in suburban 

Cook County, where with 

249 of 252 precincts reporting, 

Fricilone captured 

5,096 votes, good for 54.34 

fellow organizations We 

want to be connected with 

everyone. We can do more 

outreach. We can serve 

them more.” 

The only downfall, she 

said, is that the benefits 

of the referendum passing 

will not come in until 

May 2021 because of the 

levy process. Though, the 

library will begin to tackle 

smaller and immediate 

projects by dipping into 

its reserves, as well as try 

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percent. O’Shea had 3,280 

votes (34.98 percent) and 

Jones 1,002 votes (10.68 

percent) there. 

The Board of Election 

Commissioners for 

the City or Chicago, with 

202 out of 203 precincts 

reporting, had O’Shea 

with 1,125 votes or 46.18 

percent, with Fricilone at 

1,025 votes or 42.08 percent 

and Jones at 286 votes 

or 11.74 percent. 

Finally, in DuPage County, 

Fricilone had 22 votes 

(61.11 percent), O’Shea 10 

votes (27.78 percent) and 

Jones with 4 votes (11.11 

percent) with all precincts 

to open one Sunday per 

month. 

“We can visibly show 

the public that we are committing 

to the promises 

that we made,” she said. 

Staff from the library 

spoke at approximately 25 

different community gatherings 

to get the message 

across. Krooswyk and 

other staffers could not 

tell people how to vote, 

but could tell voters the affects 

that voting yes or no 

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under the dress of the unaware 

teenage girl in the 

store. The teen’s 

friend witnessed the 

act, police said. The 

girl was above the age of 

15, but below 18, police 

said. 

After meeting with 

the girl, the witness and 

store security, officers located 

Grzeslo in the store. 

He was taken into custody 

and evidence was 

recovered from the store 

and his cellphone which 

supported the complaint 

made by the witness, police 

said. 

“We’re just thankful that 

the witness was observative 

and notified a store 

employee who called us,” 

Deputy Chief Louis Alessandrini 

said. 

reporting there. 

Fricilone will now take 

on progressive Marie 

Newman come November, 

who upset longtime 

incumbent Dan Lipinski 

on the Democratic side of 

the Congressional District 

3 primary. 

All election results are 

considered unofficial until 

a canvassing of votes is 

completed, and absentee, 

provisional and grace period 

ballots are counted. 

Congressional District 3 

includes all or portions of 

Orland Park, Tinley Park, 

Homer Glen, Lockport and 

New Lenox. 

would have. 

“It’s a good thing that I 

am a library director because 

I love advocating 

for us and letting people 

know we are more than 

just books,” Krooswyk 

said. “We are a place to 

meet. We are a center of 

the community.” 

It has taken lots of planning, 

but Krooswyk said 

she and the rest of the staff 

is excited to know which 

direction they are headed.



FROM THE MOKENA MESSENGER 

Medical group offers 

drive-up coronavirus 

testing 

Family First Medical 

Group, with offices in Mokena 

and Evergreen Park, 

has begun offering people 

drive-up testing for the 

coronavirus. 

Testing begins with a 

phone consultation, followed 

by a video screening, 

according to Ryan 

Dawson, marketing director 

for Family First. 

Should a physical test be 

recommended, patients are 

scheduled for a drive-up 

appointment, where they 

are first given a flu swab, 

the results of which take 

8-10 minutes, Dawson 

said. 

If that flu swab comes 

back negative, then patients 

are administered a 

COVID-19 swab, which 

takes roughly 48 hours 

for results to come back, 

Dawson said. COVID-19 

is the disease caused by 

the coronavirus. 

Patients enrolled in 

Family First’s in-network 

health insurance plans 

typically have their costs 

covered through their insurance 

policies; however, 

those outside of the network 

also can be tested by 

paying out of pocket. 

Family First also works 

with Women’s Healthcare 

of Illinois. 

The group’s founder, Dr. 

David Beckmann, understood 

the need for quick 

testing while maintaining 

the safety of patients 

who have to come into the 

group’s offices, according 

to Dawson, and so began 

the drive-up testing on 

Monday, March 16. 

Those interested in setting 

up a phone consultation 

should begin by calling 

Family First at (708) 

572-7575, or Women’s 

Healthcare of Illinois at 

(708) 425-1907. 

For more information, 

visit www.yourffmg.com 

and www.whcillinois.com. 

Reporting by T.J. Kremer III, 

Editor. For more, visit Moke 

naMessengerDaily.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

Virtual gallery lets 

residents appreciate area 

artists from home 

The Frankfort Arts Association’s 

downtown 

gallery may be temporarily 

closed, but community 

members can still enjoy local 

artists’ work by visiting 

the organization’s newlylaunched 

digital gallery. 

The association’s latest 

exhibition, titled “Treasures,” 

challenged artists 

to create artwork with a focus 

on something valuable 

to them. Originally slated 

to run March 8 through 

April 25 at the physical 

gallery, the exhibition has 

since moved to an online 

format at frankfortartsassociation.org/treasuresexhibit. 

Frankfort Arts Association 

board member Katie 

Stempniak said the organization’s 

leadership opted 

to create the digital gallery 

in an effort to help “flatten 

the curve” by reducing potential 

community spread 

of COVID-19. 

Nearly three dozen artists 

from Frankfort and 

surrounding communities 

contributed work to the 

juried exhibition. The submissions 

include photography, 

sculptures, paintings, 

pastels and jewelry, 

Stempniak said. 

Reporting by Nuria Mathog, 

Editor. For more, visit Frank 

fortStationDaily.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley police chief warns 

residents at-home 

coronavirus testing ‘does 

not exist’ 

Some recent Facebook 

postings surrounding coronavirus 

concerns have 

warned the public that 

scammers are going doorto-door, 

claiming they are 

authorized to administer 

at-home tests. 

Tinley Park Police Chief 

Matthew Walsh said the 

police station has not received 

any calls related to 

it but that it is still important 

to let residents know 

“this does not exist.” 

“Do not let people in 

[your] house to be tested 

for this virus because it 

does not exist,” Walsh 

said. “There’s not enough 

kits available, and there’s 

nobody that’s doing that.” 

Assistant Village Manager 

Pat Carr said in an 

email to The Junction 

that he also has not heard 

of anything like this in 

the area, but the Village 

of Tinley Park is not testing 

anyone. He added that 

testings are to go through 

an individual’s health care 

provider. 

Carr is involved in a new 

volunteer initiative with 

other residents to provide 

assistance to those who are 

at-risk individuals and the 

elderly. 

“What I was told was 

any deliveries of food or 

anything would be made 

by people in uniform in a 

Tinley Park marked vehicle,” 

Walsh said. “Volunteers 

would be making 

phone calls to those that 

might possibly be in need.” 

Volunteers will have 

proper credentials and 

identification, Walsh added. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn 

Schlabach, Editor. For more, 

visit TinleyJunctionDaily. 

com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Joey’s donates roughly 

500 pizzas to people 

helping in Chicago area 

Two Orland Park businesses 

have been helping 

those helping others 

by making sure they are 

well-fed — to the tune of 

roughly 500 pizzas. 

Joey’s locations in both 

Orland Park and Morgan 

Park teamed up with 

Nick’s Painting & Decorating 

Inc., of Orland Park, 

to deliver the pizzas March 

19 and 20 to first responders, 

family shelters, city 

workers, medical staff and 

more in the Chicago area. 

Nick Ipema, owner of 

Nick’s Painting, said the 

idea started with interior 

designer Susan Devito, 

who wanted to serve the 

community during its response 

to the coronavirus 

pandemic. She wanted to 

“be a light for those that 

serve us daily,” Ipema 

said. 

The original plan was to 

provide goods, doughnuts 

and other items to people, 

but Ipema started making 

calls and found everyone 

was short on food and had 

limited supplies. 

“We wanted to do something 

big,” he said. “So, 

I was conjuring up ways 

that we could get a lot 

of food, quickly and efficiently, 

without taking 

over a shop’s entire product 

and workload.” 

He turned to friends Anthony 

Nardo and Nick Iozzo, 

of Joey’s. And Joey’s 

Pizza soon became the 

topic of discussion. 

“What an excellent way 

to get food out to these 

people,” Ipema said. “We 

could stagger the deliveries 

every three hours, and 

I could have my guys use 

our vans to deliver.” 

Ipema said both Joey’s 

and Nick’s are seeing a 

slowdown in business, so 

this effort became a way to 

put their combined talents, 

employees and business 

tools to use. 

Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrai 

rieDaily.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Neighborhood comes 

together to provide safe, 

fun activity for kids 

As the world around 

them stopped and people 

sealed themselves inside of 

their homes, one neighborhood 

in Homer Glen found 

a unique way to get out of 

the house while practicing 

social distancing. 

On March 17, residents 

of the Pebble Creek neighborhood 

put shamrocks in 

their front windows and 

challenged local children 

to find as many as they 

can. Throughout the rest of 

the week, it offered a way 

for youths to get out of the 

house and burn some energy. 

It also gave parents a 

way to get a few minutes 

of relief and relaxation. 

Kaitlyn Yoder, a resident 

of Pebble Creek, found out 

about the hunt on Facebook. 

With the world slowing 

down, people are coming 

to terms with the fact that 

some things they have enjoyed 

in the past might not 

be there for them as the 

coronavirus continues to 

spread across the country. 

“This way, we still get to 

kind of celebrate St. Patrick’s 

Day and get out of 

the house while doing it,” 

said Yoder, who was wearing 

a green White Sox shirt 

and green socks as she 

worked from home. 

After the work day was 

over, Yoder and her husband 

took their two daughters 

out hunting for shamrocks. 

Reporting by Benjamin 

Conboy, Assistant Editor. For 

more, visit HomerHorizon 

Daily.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

D92 parents selfquarantines 

after possible 

exposure to coronavirus 

Though there is no positive 

test, a parent at Lockport’s 

Ludwig School may 

have been exposed to the 

coronavirus at work, according 

to a letter from 

District 92 Superintendent 

Tim Arnold. 

The community letter 

stated that Arnold spoke 

to the parent at 10 p.m. the 

evening of March 17 to 

verify the status. 

The Ludwig parent was 

exposed to a student at the 

school where the parent 

teaches, and the student’s 

father owns a business that 

has an employee who has 

been tested, but no results 

are available yet. 

According to Arnold, 

the school district is monitoring 

the student and their 

family. There are no positive 

test results at this time 

The Ludwig parent has 

been self-quarantining 

and acting out of an abundance 

of caution. No family 

members have been 

on school grounds since 

March 13. 

“Throughout last night 

and this morning, I have 

been in contact with the Illinois 

Coronavirus Hotline, 

the Will County [Regional 

Office of Education], and 

the [Chicago Department 

of Public Health] to ensure 

that District 92 is taking 

every responsible measure 

to ensure the safety of our 

community,” Arnold wrote 

in the letter. 

D92 staff members are 

being asked to stay home 

as authorities assess the 

situation. 

Reporting by Abhinanda 

Datta, Editor. For more, visit 

LockportLegendDaily.com.

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New Lenox is really stepping it up 

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I 

hope that some of the 

content in this week’s 

edition of The Patriot 

gives you a nice break 

from all the negativity 

that us and other news 

outlets have to report on. 

While some of the nice 

stories came out because 

of the coronavirus isolations, 

I think it can bring 

a smile to your face. 

There’s no telling when 

the pandemic will end, 

so we will have to keep 

reporting on it. 

It is not meant to scare 

the public, it is meant to 

inform. 

My favorite has to be 

our Life and Arts cover 

which is about a woman 

who created a Facebook 

group that allows 

children to read books to 

seniors in senior centers 

across the country. The 

group was created March 

17 and has over 700 

members. And lately, the 

group has had seniors 

reading and local teachers, 

as well as musicians. 

The children are excited 

about it because they 

get to read their favorite 

books. While some may 

not understand the reason 

for it, they are still able 

to make someone’s day 

even if they don’t know 

who they are. 

Talk about a community 

— a country for 

that matter — coming 

together in some trying 

times to make people 

happy. 

I was only able to get 

three into the article, but 

I think they can speak 

for the rest of the restaurants 

in New Lenox. 

While we are being told 

to stay home and travel 

only if necessary, we are 

still supporting our local 

restaurants, which is 

great to see. As someone 

who worked in the 

restaurant industry from 

ages 18-23, I know how 

some of those employees 

and owners are feeling. 

Believe me, they truly 

feel the love and support. 

Most times we go to 

a restaurant for them to 

serve us and we rely on 

them to get us our food. 

We don’t have to go out 

when we do. Frank Gatto 

put it best by saying the 

roles are reversed now. 

The restaurants need us 

more than we really need 

them right now. 

Now if you really 

want to get away from 

the coronavirus coverage, 

though the word is 

mentioned once in the 

CONTACT 

story, read our News 

cover on page 4 about a 

New Lenox native who 

set off on a motorcycle 

trip around the world. 

David Smith is raising 

awareness for military 

mental health and suicide 

prevention. He set off on 

March 4 and is planning 

to do the trip in 12-18 

months. For that, I plan 

on doing regular follow 

ups with him. Whether 

that be a photo he sends 

in from the road, a mini 

story about some of his 

encounters on the trip or 

just to check in and see 

how he is doing, I’ll have 

something in the paper 

that is hopefully a good 

read. 

As you flipped through 

this paper, you may have 

saw a picture of two 

sisters who went on their 

own St. Patrick’s Day 

Parade, two other sisters, 

one of whom played 

barber for a day, and a 

grandma and a grandson 

who went on a nature 

walk. 

The times we are living 

in are definitely tough 

and probably will be for 

a while — at least until 

April 7. 

Most of the interactions 

people have had are positive. 

People are going out 

of their way to help one 

another, even if it means 

risking their own wellbeing. 

We see that from 

time to time when life is 

normal, but it is great to 

see it now. 

Though, it should not 

take a crisis to act this 

way all the time. Check 

in on your elderly neighbors, 

help that mother 

with an infant by making 

a trip to the grocery store 

and support your local 

restaurants just for the 

sake of supporting. 

This crisis will come 

to an end, but hopefully 

these acts of kindness and 

support of one another 

doesn’t. This doesn’t 

need to be a wake up call, 

because we are a great 

community to begin with, 

but why should we stop 

going the extra mile when 

this crisis ends? 

We’ll all get through 

this together. We’re all 

in the same boat, so let’s 

have each other’s backs. 

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children to read 

to seniors in senior 

centers, Page 21 

Facebook group creator 

Melinda Green’s children 

(from left) Benjamin, 9, 

Caleb, 7, and Noah, 3, read 

their books for the Facebook 

group. Photo Submitted

20 | March 26, 2020 | the new lenox patriot faith 


FAITH BRIEFS 

Revolution Church (24520 South U.S. Highway 52, 

Manhattan) 

There will be no meetings 

until at least March 29. The 

church is offering worship services 

online at 10 or 10:30 a.m. 

For the most updated information 

visit the Facebook page 

or website at theRevolution 

Church.org. 

United Methoidst Church of New Lenox (339 W. 

Haven Ave., New Lenox) 

All in person worships have 

been suspended. While it is suspended 

the church announced 

that it will have a team that will 

meet on Sunday morning to record 

an abbreviated service that 

may be viewed on YouTube. 

For those that need to contact 

church, call Pastor Wesley at 

(630) 708-2470 or email at wes 

ley@umcnl.com; or call Pastor 

Matthew at (224) 307-4638 or 

email at matthew@umcnl.com. 

St. Jude Catholic Church (241 W. Second Ave., New 

Lenox) 

All church services have 

been suspended until at least 

April 1. Mass will be streamed 

online at 5 p.m. on Saturday on 

9 a.m. on Sunday. Streaming 

can be viewed at stjudes.org. 

Lincoln-Way Christian Church (690 E. Illinois 

Highway, New Lenox) 

In-person gatherings are suspended. 

Contact the church for 

more information 

Central Presbyterian Church (1101 S. Gougar Road, 

New Lenox) 

The building will be closed 

and all activities and events are 

canceled until March 28. 

Trinity Lutheran Church (508 N. Cedar Road, New 

Lenox) 

All in-person gatherings have 

been canceled until further notice. 

Christ Mission Church (22811 S. Cedar Road, New 

Lenox) 

Services have been suspended. 

Contact the church for more 

information. Online services 

will be available. 

New Life Church (500 Gougar Road, New Lenox) 

All in-person gatherings have 


Service will be livestreaming 

on Facebook at 10 a.m. 

March 29 as of right now. The 

office, food pantry and Christian 

counseling is still open. 

The basketball leagues that rent 

the gym have also canceled 

events. 

Grace Episcopal Church (209 N. Pine St., New 

Lenox) 

All worship, activities, meetings 

on church campus are 

canceled. Check the Facebook 

page for virtual worship. 

Cornerstone Church (1501 S. Gougar Road, New 

Lenox) 

All services, ministries 

and activities have been canceled 

until March 27. Visit the 

church’s Facebook page or 

website for more updated information. 

Parkview Christian Church (2121 S. Schoolhouse 

Road, New Lenox) 

All in person gatherings have 


The church is offering online 

broadcasts of the services. 

Visit their website or Facebook 

EDITOR’S NOTE 

Not all churches have 

posted changes, but 

it should be assumed 

services are suspended 

because of gatherings of 

10 or more people banned. 

Contact your church for 

more information regarding 

online services. 

page for more information. 

Peace Lutheran Church (1900 E. Lincoln Highway, 

New Lenox) 

All events and worship 

has been canceled. Visit the 

church’s website for more information. 

The Journey Church (14414 W. Ford Drive, New 

Lenox) 

In-person meetings are suspended. 

Have something for Faith Briefs? 

Contact Editor Sean Hastings at 

sean@newlenoxpatriot.com or call 

(708) 326-9170 ext. 48. Information 

is due by noon on Thursdays 

one week prior to publication. 

poetry corner 

IN HIS 

SOVEREIGNTY 

Julie Sanders, New Lenox resident 

In the wake of destruction 

Cries of chaos ringing 

My soul is clinging 

To the promises of God 

Nothing to fear at all 

In God’s sovereignty 

Faith steady consciously. 

Evil motives, perverse disputes 

Carnal minds exploding 

Suspicions imploding 

God is my rock, deliverer 

I’ll trust in Him, with all 

In His sovereignty 

Resting wholeheartedly. 

Confusion pours into emptiness 

Spawning into friction 

Perplexed in affliction 

Scripture speaks truth to me 

I’m calm here in prayer 


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Panic abounding in the streets 

Escalation of uncertainty 

No absolutes, lives fearfully 

Resolutions in pagan form 

Faithless in God and His word 

Not in God’s sovereignty 

Restless, degraded poverty. 

Alienated from the true God 

Preoccupation, self enshrined 

Destitute of truth, maligned 

Perish in rebellious living 

Refuse God’s offering 

Knowing His sovereignty 

Suffer His wrath eternally. 

To live is Christ, to die is gain 

God’s love for me defined 

My timeline, His design 

Singing Psalms and hymns 

I believe His word 


Trust in Him peacefully. 

If you would like to submit a poem to Poetry 

Corner, email Editor Sean Hastings, 

sean@newlenoxpatriot.com,

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NL woman creates Facebook group for virtual reading 


Posing for a photo with their favorite books are 

Leighton and Lucas Duff after they read on Thursday, 

March 19. 

In the blink of an eye, everything 

changed for a lot 

of people. And with those 

changes has come a lack of 

face-to-face interaction. 

Two of those changes include 

children not being in 

school and senior centers 

not allowing visitors. 

But a New Lenox 

woman’s idea is helping 

fill those voids. Melinda 

Green, who also owns DIY 

Sign Party in New Lenox, 

created a Facebook group 

that allows parents to record 

their children reading, 

which is then shared in the 

group for seniors at different 

centers to watch. 

The group is called Virtual 

Reading Heroes. 

“It wasn’t planned to 

come up with this,” Green 

said. “I was driving to an 

event on Saturday [March 

14] and someone mentioned 

the senior centers 

and being able to connect 

with them. It was a brainstorm 

thing. If we can make 

this happen, kids can work 

on reading skills and it’s a 

great opportunity for the 

seniors to see the kids and 

have the entertainment.” 

And since creating the 

group on March 17, more 

than 700 people have 

joined from all around the 

country. 

The group allows people 

to join upon approval by 

Green where parents can 

then sign their child up to 

read on a certain day. Multiple 

children read each day. 

Green has children of 

her own — Benjamin, Caleb 

and Noah — who have 

been readers in the group. 

“I don’t think they quite 

understand the whole thing 

of it,” Green said. “When 

we talk with them — I 

have a great aunt in a nursing 

home — we talk about 

how she would feel to have 

visitors. This would bring a 

light to [the seniors’] days. 

Then they are really on 

board.” 

Another reader is New 

Lenox resident Gavin Hansen, 

a third grader at Nelson 

Prairie, who “loves fun 

facts.” Gavin shared the 

fact that humans share approximately 

97 percent of 

their DNA with gorillas. 

Gavin read a book about 

elephants from National 

Geographic Kids March 

18. 

“I really thought it would 

be good to read about elephants 

and it would be nice 

to read,” Gavin said. 

His mother, Karen, found 

the group on Facebook and 

since their family already 

makes cards for seniors, 

this was a good way to still 

bring some joy to them. 

“I try to teach them that’s 

why we like to make cards,” 

Karen said. “It is important 

and one small task and one 

card can change a day.” 

And the seniors have 

made their day before, as 

well, she said. 

Gavin’s excitement to be 

part of the group was clear. 

And having visited nursing 

homes before and interacting 

with two seniors in the 

home, he understands the 

impact he and the other 

children have. 

“When we make someone 

feel happier, it makes 

us feel better, too,” Gavin 

said, as he recalled a time 

he met a senior and realized 

she loved animals, 

and brought her a Snoopy 

stuffed animal the next time 

Posing for a photo with their books are Gavin (left) and Nathan Hansen. Photos 

Submitted 

they saw one another. 

Gavin’s younger brother, 

Nathan, read Monday, 

March 23. 

For 7-year-old twins 

Leighton and Lucas Duff, 

they were excited to read 

their favorite books. Leighton’s 

is “Bear Snores on,” 

and Lucas’ is “The Icky 

Sticky Frog.” 

Leighton’s favorite part 

of the book is when the 

other animals show up and 

they have a party. Lucas’ 

favorite part of his is when 

the frog gets eaten by a fish 

— after it ate all the bugs 

— for a surprise ending. 

And the twins were determined 

to make it perfect. 

Their mother, Katie, said 

the two practiced for 30 

minutes. 

Katie has been friends 

with Green for 10 years. 

“It’s so fun and I’m 

super proud of Melinda 

and it’s awesome to give 

back,” Katie said. “They’re 

big readers. This is a neat 

way to help someone else. 

We’re stuck away from 

people and it’s nice they 

can read for others.” 

And what is nice about 

the group is that even 

though the children may 

not know the senior that is 

going to see them read, it is 

still just as special. 

Many of the seniors are 

used to regular visitors — 

primarily family — and 

they cannot get that right 

now. 

“You never know who 

they are going to be reminded 

of,” Katie said. 

“You can really bring some 

joy to someone. A lot of 

people in the group are 

friends and neighbors.” 

As the group continues 

to grow, Green is hoping 

more senior centers join. 

She is also coordinating 

to have the seniors read to 

the children. One senior at 

a center in Rhode Island 

read “Goodnight Moon” on 

Thursday, March 19. 

She is also bringing in 

different types of entertainment 

including musicians. 

The one obstacle she has 

run into is not all senior 

centers have the ability to 

access to view the videos. 

“I’m not one to settle for 

not happening,” she said. 

“I’m going to push forward 

and make it work.” 

For those interested in 

becoming a reading hero, 

visit the Virtual Reading 

Heroes page on Facebook.

22 | March 26, 2020 | the new lenox patriot life & Arts 


Be Brave Mom 

Stay-at-home-mom and in the first sentence to the stay-at-home-mom 

Rebecca Barker 

Contributing Columnist 

Stay-at-home-mom 

has taken on a 

whole new meaning 

in the past week. As 

quickly as a toddler can 

change its mood, our 

worlds have also changed. 

For some the idea of staying 

home can be daunting, 

for others — like me — a 

reprieve, but no matter 

where you sit it’s a change 

for everyone’s routine. 

As parents we are naturally 

on guard. Watching 

out for dangerous objects, 

activities, coughs and 

colds that could otherwise 

hurt our kids or slow 

down our routines. But 

the decision to quarantine 

households was made for 

us without much warning 

and now it’s up to us to 

decide what to do with it. 

I have to admit I was 

initially on information 

overload, feeling overwhelmed 

by the idea of 

a global pandemic, as 

well as the sudden task 

of three weeks with at 

home school work, no 

leaving the house, and yes 

keeping my two kids from 

fighting constantly. After 

processing, I realized 

quickly that I am so grateful 

my kids are home and 

safe, that this scary time 

can instead be reframed 

as an amazing memorable 

opportunity, and most of 

all reminded myself to 

be brave for my kids, as 

I do in other situations. 

Great moms shine under 

pressure and all moms are 

great to their own kids in 

their own way! 

The echoing word 

disrupted in all our lives 

is routine and that’s where 

I’d start to get back on 

track. Develop a general 

routine for the week that 

works for you. Prioritize 

those things that must get 

done each day and about 

when they can be done. 

For example, E-learning 

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• Order carryout and 

delivery from local 

restaurants 

is now part of most 

moms must dos and I am 

fortunate to have a super 

second grader with the 

sweetest teacher. I realize 

that this schoolwork at 

home is different for him 

too and that he may need 

some parent help, therefore 

to start I try to have him 

do his work during my 

younger daughter’s nap so 

he can have all my attention. 

I’m also trying to stay 

organized by jotting a few 

ideas for the next day each 

night, like a project, a meal 

to make and any responsibilities 

I need to remember 

to do. Remembering that 

each day is all ours for the 

most part and to take the 

pressure off, what must 

be done is stay home and 

healthy. 

I also give you permission 

to use technology! 

I’m the first person to 

limit time spent watching 

TV, playing iPad or 

video games, but I also 

can be right at the front 

of the line to preserve 

household sanity, sitting 

still, and rewarding tasks 

and good behavior. We 

are home and toys can be 

rotated, arts and crafts explored, 

but the technology 

resources out there right 

now are amazing! 

In our home we’ve 

started by using my 

son’s classroom favorite 

GoNoodle to get the energy 

out with educational 

style dance parties in our 

pajamas. I’ve also added 

great iPad apps like PBS 

Kids games, Epic, Raz 

Kids, Toca Boca, Pic Collage, 

Stack the States, and 

Brain Pop Jr to use. There 

is also unprecedented 

online access to the world 

due to the recent crisis and 

you now have the ability 

to hear stories read to you 

by an astronaut in space, 

receive drawing lessons 

from Mo Williams, or 

participate in daily animal 

chats from zookeepers at 

the Brookfield and Cincinnati 

Zoos. You can also 

access museum virtual 

tours and print coloring 

pages from over 100 art 

museums. Take advantage 

of doing these activities 

with your kids, it’s a once 

in a lifetime opportunity 

and a great way to be 

together. And please as a 

parent do not feel guilt for 

a little more iPad or video 

game time. Our kids’ routines 

are dispirited too and 

this is one way they can 

easily escape for awhile. 

Last note on technology 

use it to connect with text, 

calls, FaceTime and photo 

sharing. Just because 

we’re all home doesn’t 

mean we’re not in this 

together. 

I love having my kids 

at home. Despite the 

circumstances, this is 

an opportunity to eat ice 

cream sundaes at lunch, 

make slime or homemade 

playdoh, put on a puppet 

show or create a movie 

theater in our living room 

and introduce them to my 

favorite childhood classics! 

Make this a time to 

relax at home together as 

a family. Make this a time 

to make memories. I will 

be enjoying just staying 

home, letting the house 

get messy, playing in our 

yard, making cookies and 

home cooked meals, and 

holding my family close 

and safe through this 

uncertain time. In no time 

our routines will be back 

in swing, and we will all 

bravely venture back into 

a new normal. For now, 

Be Brave out there moms. 

For more links and 

resources available to help 

you go on an adventure 

from home visit www.be 

bravemom.blogspot.com. 

I’m Rebecca Barker… mom 

of two, wife and writer. I’ve 

lived in New Lenox most of 

my life and excited to share 

some of the adventures that 

go along with being a mom. 

Skip the nap, grab a snack, 

get creative and Be Brave 

Mom. For more follow me @ 

bebravemom2 on Facebook; 

@Be_Brave_Mom on Twitter 

and https://bebravemom. 

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The Dish 

Chesdan’s remains operational with curbside pickup, delivery during pandemic 

Business continues 

to serve customers 

their favorites 

Thomas Czaja, 


With several modifications, 

a Homer Glen business, 

like many others, is 

ready to keep filling orders 

for the cuisine patrons 

want during a global pandemic. 

Chesdan’s Pizzeria & 

Grille in Homer Glen has 

had carryout and delivery 

options for a while, meaning 

it was prepared for recent, 

indefinite changes, according 

to owner Dan Garr. 

With Gov. J.B. Pritzker 

mandating all bars 

and restaurants in the state 

eliminate dine-in through 

March 30 because of coronavirus 

concerns, establishments 

are doing what 

they can to keep business 

going. Takeout via pickup 

and delivery, which Chesdan’s 

does, are still allowed, 

as are drive-thrus. 

“We are pretty well set 

in terms of having boxing, 

delivery bags,” Garr said. 

“We have quadrants set 

up, and our staff is trained 

to take credit cards over 

the phone for deliveries or 

curbside pickups.” 

The business announced 

on its Facebook page 

March 17 that while patrons 

cannot currently dine 

in, Chesdan’s is not limiting 

its menu for pickups 

and delivery. During this 

unprecedented time, all 

deliveries are free and taking 

place all day, beginning 

at 11 a.m. 

“Somebody can be out 

in the parking lot, and they 

can always call and we’ll 

run it out to them,” Garr 

added about pickups. 

Chesdan’s Pizzeria & 

Grille 

15764 S. Bell Road in 

Homer Glen 

Hours: 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

• Noon-9 p.m. Sunday 

For more information ... 

Phone: (708) 301- 

8300 

Web: chesdanspizza. 

com 

In terms of cleanliness, 

Chesdan’s is following the 

Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention guidelines, 

along with sanitization 

checklists. Staff there 

wear gloves. Disinfectant 

has always been at maximum 

strength, and door 

handles and pens that are 

frequently used are being 

wiped down as much as 

they possibly can be. 

Customers can still walk 

in to pick up their order, 

but if they are not comfortable 

doing so given the 

circumstances, curbside 

remains the best option, 

with a pickup area set up 

on the side of the building. 

That said, Chesdan’s is 

still trying to do all it can 

for its employees. 

“We are trying to keep 

the waitstaff working, 

because we do need hostesses 

and people manning 

the phones for deliveries, 

pickups and things of that 

nature,” Garr said. 

He noted on the first day 

of the new guidelines, on 

St. Patrick’s Day, that orders 

were still coming in at 

a decent pace. On March 

17 on Facebook, the business 

wrote, “A great big 

thank you to all our loyal 

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Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille in Homer Glen. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media 

“Support your local restaurants. 

It’ll be good for everybody.” 

“Dan Garr — Chesdan’s owner 

Chesdan’s customers who 

are placing those curbside 

pickup and delivery orders! 

We love you!” 

Garr said since Chesdan’s 

makes everything 

from pizzas to pastas to 

sandwiches to desserts 

and more, he expects a 

mix of their offerings to 

keep moving out the door. 

Those in the mood for a 

pizza can still get the likes 

of a large 14-inch thin 

crust cheese ($18.50) that 

serves 3-4 people, or any 

of their other pies with 

various sizing, pricing and 

toppings. 

Elsewhere on the menu, 

the baked rigatoni ($17 or 

$12.30 for the meta portion) 

comes with tomato 

Alfredo and mozzarella 

cheese, with the option to 

add spinach, mushrooms 

or broccoli for $3 each. 

That and the Parmesancrusted 

tilapia ($15.55) 

— served with garlic butter, 

lemon and Parmesan 

— are solid options during 

Lent or anytime. 

While it is unknown 

what the future holds, including 

if the no-dining in 

mandate will be extended, 

Garr and his staff are ready 

Chesdan’s is utilizing a number of sanitization 

methods, from cleaning pens and door handles 

regularly to employees wearing gloves in an effort to 

halt the spread of COVID-19. 

and willing to keep serving 

customers their favorite 

menu items. 

Those interested can 

also order online with 

DoorDash via the Chesdan’s 

website and/or follow 

the eatery on Facebook 

to keep up on the 

latest with any potential 

further changes. 

“Support your local restaurants,” 

Garr said. “It’ll 

be good for everybody.”

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abbr. 

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Sinatra 

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the BCS 

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short 

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24. Coal color 

25. Declined 

26. Parts of a min. 

28. Boxer or chow, for 

example 

31. Hitter’s tool 

33. Sneaker 

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briefly 

35. More than some 

36. Bowling variation 

38. Raccoon feature 

39. Masseur’s workplace, 

maybe 

42. Burdensome 

44. Inactivity 

46. Signs 

47. Empty (of) 

49. Rotating piece of 

machinery 

50. Of part of the eye 

51. Meteorological 

event 

52. Playground piece 

for two 

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57. Abbr. on a business 

letter 

58. Director Jean-___ 

Godard 

59. John Boyd ___: 

nutritionist and nobel 

prize winner 

60. Confucian path 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE 

SECTION 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 1223 Town Crest Drive, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 (Single Family ). On the 

2nd day of April, 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: Home Point Financial Corporation 

Plaintiff V. Steven W. Davis aka 

Steven Davis; Foundation Finance 

Company LLC, Unknown Owners 

and Non-Record Claimants Defendant. 

Case No. 18 CH 0906 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

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

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights in and tothe residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

In the event the property is acondomin- 

ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 

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

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

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

that the purchaser of the unit, other than 

amortgagee, shall pay the assessments 

and legal fees required 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: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

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. 

COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE 

SECTION 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 801 Timber Place, Unit 116, New 

Lenox, IL 60451 (Condominium). On 

the 9th day of April, 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: CHEMICAL BANK, AS SUC- 

CESSOR BY MERGER TO TAL- 

MER BANK AND TRUST, AS SUC- 

CESSOR BYMERGER TOFIRST 

PLACE BANK Plaintiff V. JOSEPH 

D. HEENEY, JR., ILLINOIS HOUS- 

ING DEVELOPMENT AUTHOR- 

ITY, FOXWOOD ESTATES CON- 

DOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS Defendant. 

Case No. 19 CH 1304 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 








lienor acquiring the residential real es- 

2701 Property for 

Sale 

tate whose rights inand to the residential 




County. 



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

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




and legal fees required bysubdivisions 




Property Act. 












For Information Please Contact: 

WELTMAN WEINBERG & REIS 

CO., L.P.A. 

180 North LaSalle St. Suite 2400 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-312-782-9676 

F: 1-312-782-4201 









2703 Legal 

Notices 









STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

Home Point Financial Corporation 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Steven W. Davis aka Steven Davis; 

Foundation Finance Company LLC, 

Unknown Owners and Non-Record 

Claimants 

Defendant. 

No. 18 CH 0906 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 16th day of August, 2019, 

MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

2nd day of April, 2020 ,commencing 

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

County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa 

Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, 

sell at public auction tothe highest and 

best bidder orbidders the following-described 

real estate: 

LOT 6 IN FIRST ADDITION TO 

W.N. BOLKER'S SUBDIVISION, A 

RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF 

LOTS 15 AND 16, IN ARTHUR T. 

MCINTOSH AND COMPANY'S 

NEW LENOX ACRES IN THE 

SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, 

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11, 

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 

MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TOTHE 

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 

JULY 7, 1972, AS DOCUMENT 

NUMBER R72-18915, IN WILL



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2703 Legal 

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2703 Legal 

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2900 Merchandise 

Under $100 


Under $100 


Under $100 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

1223 Town Crest Drive, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Single Family 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-10-301-061-0000 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER 

LLC. 

1771 W. Diehl Rd. Suite 120 

NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563 

P: 630-453-6960 

F: 630-428-4620 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 









STATE OF ILLINOIS 

) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL 

) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

CHEMICAL BANK, AS SUCCESSOR 

BY MERGER TO TALMER BANK 

AND TRUST, AS SUCCESSOR BY 

MERGER TO FIRST PLACE BANK 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

JOSEPH D. HEENEY, JR., ILLINOIS 

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 

AUTHORITY, FOXWOOD ESTATES 

CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, 

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 

Defendant. 

No. 19 CH 1304 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 22nd day of November, 

2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

9th day of April, 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 to the highest and best bidder 

or bidders the following-described real 

estate: 

UNIT 116, IN FOXWOOD ESTATES 

CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED 

ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOW- 

ING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: 

LOTS 15, 16, 30, AND 31 IN COUN- 

TRY CREEK MANOR UNIT NO. 1, 

A SUBDIVISION OFPART OFTHE 

WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 

1/4 OFSECTION 28 AND PART OF 

THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC- 

TION 29, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, 

RANGE 11EAST OFTHE THIRD 

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC- 

CORDING TO THE PLAT 

THEREOF RECORDED JULY 31, 

1979, AS DOCUMENT NO. 

R79-27593, IN WILL COUNTY IL- 

LINOIS, WHICH SURVEY ISAT- 

TACHED AS EXHIBIT “C” TO 

THE DECLARATION OFCONDO- 

MINIUM RECORDED AS DOCU- 

MENT NO. R87-4682, AS 

AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, 

TOGETHER WITH IS UNDIVIDED 

INTEREST IN THE COMMON 

ELEMENTS, IN WILL COUNTY, 

ILLINOIS. 

Commonly known as: 

801 Timber Place, Unit 116, New Lenox, 

IL 60451 

Description of Improvements: 

Condominium 

P.I.N.: 

15-08-28-302-020-1008 













County. 



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

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




and legal fees required by subdivisions 




Property Act. 












FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON- 

TACT: 

WELTMAN WEINBERG & REIS 

CO., L.P.A. 

180 North LaSalle St. Suite 2400 

Chicago, IL 60601 

P: 1-312-782-9676 

F: 1-312-782-4201 

Plaintiff's Attorney 

MIKE KELLEY 

Sheriff of Will County 

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

To the legal voters of the Town of 

New Lenox in the County of Will 

and State of Illinois, that the AN- 

NUAL TOWN MEETING of 

said town will take place on 

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020 

AS REQUIRED BY 

60 ILCS 1/30-10 

AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 PM AT 

THE NEW LENOX 

TOWNSHIP OFFICE 

BUILDING 

LOCATED AT 1100 SOUTH 

CEDAR ROAD NEW LENOX 

Ill. 

for the transaction ofthe miscellaneous 

business ofsaid town, and 

after a Moderator having been 

elected Will proceed tohear and to 

consider reports of officers, and 

decide on such measures as may, in 

pursuance of law, come before the 

meeting; and especially to consider 

and decide the following: 

The Township Supervisor’s Report 

regarding the following; report of 

Accounts, disposition of equipment, 

Funds Transfers, Sale of 

Township real estate located on 

Old Hickory Road in New Lenox. 

The Township Highway Commissioner’s 

Report concerning the 

possible disposition of road equipment, 

and the Transfer of Funds. 

AND such Old and new Business 

as may lawfully come before the 

electors pursuant to Law. 

Dated March 19, 2020 

Larry Wennlund 

TOWN CLERK 


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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Matt Stillman 

Matt Stillman is a senior 

at Lincoln-Way Central 

and an outside hitter for 

the Knights boys volleyball 

team. 

The start of the 

upcoming season is on 

hold because of the 

coronavirus. What 

are your thoughts on 

that? 

I’m just trying to stay 

positive. Trying to think of 

things I’m grateful for, and 

pick up friends who are 

down. It’s kind of crazy, 

all of it. 

How did you get 

started playing 

volleyball? 

I’ve been playing since 

eighth grade. I’ve played 

club every year since then. 

My cousin, Sam Gorecki 

who is my age and is a libero 

on our team here at 

Central, played. So I wanted 

to play, too. He went to 

Martino and I went to Mokena 

Junior High, so we 

were rivals. I used to play 

soccer until eighth grade 

but now it’s just volleyball. 

What is it about 

volleyball that makes 

it the sport for you? 

I’ve made good friends 

playing it. I just love the 

competitiveness of it. But 

it’s mostly being with your 

teammates and having 

leadership with them. 

What have you 

learned from Central 

volleyball coach Mary 

Brown? 

I’ve learned a lot from 

her. She makes us work 

hard at practice. She 

makes us mentally tough. 

I’ve learned to be a leader 

because she teaches life 

lessons too. 

Do you have a 

favorite moment so 

far playing for the 

Knights? 

Yes, it’s actually our loss 

to [eventual state champion] 

Marist in last season’s 

sectional semifinal 

[at Marist]. Even though 

we lost [25-18, 26-24] 

we worked really closely 

together [being the only 

team that took Marist past 

25 points all postseason] 

and played our best match 

of the year. 

What do you do to 

pump yourself up 

before a match? 

Before a club match, I 

play on Ultimate 18 Gold, 

I listen to music. But in 

high school, we get in a 

circle and talk about what 

to focus on and that’s what 

really gets you into the 

match. 

If you could be any 

superhero, who would 

you be and why? 

The Flash. Because he’s 

really fast and I could 

get to my block sooner. I 

would be able to close the 

block and get the ball up. 

If you could meet any 

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person in the world, 

living or dead, who 

would it be and why? 

Walt Disney. My family 

likes Disney a lot. It would 

have been cool to meet 

him and see what went 

on in his head to make the 

whole Disney franchise. 

Are you going to play 

volleyball in college? 

Yes. I’ve already committed 

to Trine University 

in Angola, Indiana. I did 

that last October. The volleyball 

coaches and the 

team are really cool. But 

they also have a really 

good engineering program 

and I’m going to study 

that. 

What’s the best 

thing about being an 

athlete at Lincoln-Way 

Central? 

Probably the competition 

that you get here. But 

also the teammates in general 

and the environment 

for the athletes in general. 

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38 | March 26, 2020 | the new lenox patriot sports 


Athletes, coaches wait and hope for a spring season 

6 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

Ben Gerl has been looking 

forward to his senior 

season for a long time. 

Now, the Lincoln-Way 

West pitcher is unsure if it 

will ever happen. 

“It’s tough, especially 

as a one-sport athlete,” he 

said. “Ever since the summer 

season ended, I’ve 

been working my butt off 

for the last seven months 

just to have one more shot 

as a senior to prove that 

Lincoln-Way West can 

open some eyes. The feeling 

that we might not get 

that opportunity, it’s really 

tough.” 

With spring sports suspended 

as schools have 

been closed amid the 

coronavirus pandemic, 

Gerl and all other athletes 

across the area and in 

wait-and-see mode, hoping 

they will get a chance 

to play in April or May. 

“Nobody knows what 

the future holds, but hopefully 

we do get to play a 

little bit of our season,” 

Gerl said. “We’re trying to 

stay fundamentally sound, 

so when the time comes, 

we’ll be ready to go.” 

Gerl said he and some 

of his teammates have 

been getting together in 

small groups of five or less 

to get some practice in. 

“We’ll message on a 

group chat, see who can 

make it, then have a few 

guys getting together, hitting 

some ground balls, 

doing infield practice, all 

that kind of stuff.” 

Not being able to keep 

his regular throwing routine 

is a challenge for Gerl. 

“I’m trying to keep my 

arm strong,” he said. “It’s 

not consistent because it’s 

hard to get someone to 

catch for me, but I’ll just 

do the best I can.” 

Lincoln-Way Central 

softball coach Jeff Tarala 

said it is tough for coaches 

to be apart from their players 

for so long. 

“We took team pictures 

on Saturday [March 14], 

and it was kind of sad,” 

Tarala said. “A lot of the 

girls were like, ‘Hopefully 

we’ll see you in a month.’ 

You get so connected with 

them all. We spend an incredible 

amount of time 

with each other. We’re sad 

to have to separate like 

that.” 

Players and coaches say 

they are trying to remain 

hopeful that there will 

be competition at some 

point. 

“I feel awful for the seniors,” 

Tarala said. “I really 

hope there is at least 

something, whether it’s a 

shortened season or just 

a playoffs or tournament 

format.” 

Lincoln-Way West athletic 

director Ted Robbins 

said all the Lincoln-Way 

district athletic directors 

are in a “holding pattern.” 

They have not yet canceled 

games beyond the 

start of April, except in 

cases where the scheduled 

opponent has mandated a 

longer shutdown. 

“We’ll adapt and move 

when we get further information,” 

he said. “That’s 

where we’re at, I think like 

everybody. 

“Everybody’s been 

great about it, though. 

They all understand this 

is a bigger situation than 

high school athletics. It’s 

a worldwide issue. The 

athletes, especially the seniors, 

are disappointed, of 

course, but they have been 

fantastic in dealing with 

this.” 

Gerl said he is hoping 

for the best, but prepared 

mentally to deal with 

whatever happens next. 

“We’re just hoping this 

all over blows over in a 

few weeks, but we know 

that may not be the case,” 

he said. “We want everyone 

to be safe. We’re just 

going with the flow.” 

Softball 

New leaders want chance to guide Knights 

6 

STEVE MILLAR, Sports Editor 

If and when the high 

school softball season begins, 

so will a new era for 

Lincoln-Way Central softball. 

Amanda Weyh and Ashley 

Platek, the two-way 

stars who led the Knights 

with their pitching and 

their bats throughout terrific 

high school careers, 

have graduated. 

But Central returns 

many key pieces from last 

season’s 32-3 team, and all 

the pieces seem to be in 

place for another successful 

season. 

“They were a really big 

part of our team,” senior 

first baseman/shortstop 

Torince Muczynski said 

of last year’s seniors. “It’s 

definitely weird without 

them. But it’s definitely 

time for other people to 

step up. 

“A lot of us have high 

expectations. We’ll just try 

to prove ourselves.” 

The Knights’ lineup is 

filled with Division I recruits, 

led by a core group 

of seniors that includes 

Muczynski (Western Illinois), 

shortstop/catcher 

Sydney Grein (Ohio), 

infielder Jenna Deang 

(Cleveland State) and outfielder 

Gianna Niemeier 

(North Florida). 

Junior third baseman 

Carly Alvers (DePaul) and 

junior outfielder Sydra Seville 

(Creighton) are both 

high-level recruits. 

“Obviously we had 

some big losses from last 

year’s team, but we think 

we have girls ready to fill 

those roles,” Central coach 

Jeff Tarala said. “We have 

eight or nine girls who got 

a lot of playing time last 

year.” 

Alvers, a force in the 

Knights’ lineup from Day 

1 of her high school career, 

hit .475 last season 

with seven home runs and 

42 RBI. 

“I was always like the 

youngest on the team, but 

now being a junior I feel 

like I have more responsibility 

to step up and be 

a leader,” she said. “I’m 

pretty confident going into 

this year. After last year, I 

just hope we are able to go 

farther.” 

Muczynski hit .366 last 

season and drove in 30 

runs. This year, she won’t 

be lurking in the shadows 

of any older players. 

“I think I’m definitely 

more of a leader this year,” 

she said. “I wasn’t as vocal 

before. But I know it’s 

time to step up and lead the 

way.” 

Grein, who hit .333 with 

four home runs last season, 

said the Knights have 

Top returning players for Lincoln-Way Central’s softball 

team include (left to right) Jenna Deang, Sydney Grein, 

Lyndsey Grein, Torince Muczynski and Carly Alvers. 

STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

a nice mix of players with 

different strengths and a 

strong blend of power, 

contact and speed. 

“Everyone steps up in 

their positions and in their 

own way, because everyone 

has something different 

to offer,” she said. 

“It’s really awesome to 

see. 

“I have a lot of confidence 

in our team. I’m just 

really excited for how the 

season is going to go. We 

lost some great players, 

but we still have a lot of 

good players.” 

Central relied heavily 

on Weyh in the circle 

late last season, but for a 

good portion of the year, 

the Knights had a fourpronged 

pitching attack 

that was virtually unhittable. 

Olivia Flinn and Lyndsey 

Grein – Sydney’s sister 

- were a part of that pitching 

staff, and they will 

now be looked at to lead 

the way in the circle. 

Flinn, a senior Olivet 

Nazarene recruit, went 

5-1 with a 1.28 ERA last 

season. Lyndsey Grein, a 

sophomore, was 4-0 with 

a 1.38 ERA as a freshman. 

Senior Allison Twohig will 

also factor in. 

“Getting that experience, 

it definitely set the 

tone and the expectations 

that coach Tarala and the 

team has for us,” Lyndsey 

Grein said. “It’s better 

now coming into this year 

knowing what I need to do 

on the mound. 

“Last year, Amanda 

Weyh and Ashley Platek 

were both amazing pitchers. 

It was great seeing 

how they worked with the 

team and worked on the 

mound. It was really cool 

to witness their success, 

and I learned a lot from 

them.”

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fastbreak 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE 

PHOTO 

1st and 3 

THREE FEATS FROM 

THE GIRLS INDOOR 

TRACK AND FIELD 

SEASON 

1. Rachel 

Baumgartner 

The LW Central 

senior broke the 

school record in 

the 800 meters 

(2 minutes, 31.84 

seconds). 

2. Emerson Colins 

The LW West 

sophomore broke 

the school record 

in the 55 hurdles, 

winning the LW 

Central Indoor 

Classic in 9.2 

seconds on March 

7. 

3. Sam Spencer 

The Providence 

senior and 

defending 

state pole vault 

champion broke 

the state record in 

the event, vaulting 

13 feet, 5.5 inches 

March 5 at the 

Steelmen Shuffle. 

Spencer eager to compete after record-breaking indoor season 

RANDY WHALEN 

Freelance Reporter 

With the coronavirus 

postponing or pushing 

back numerous things, 

the Providence girls track 

and field team is hoping 

the outdoor season gets 

started. 

Especially senior Sam 

Spencer. 

Spencer, last season’s 

Class 2A pole vault state 

champion, already did 

something this indoor season 

that had never been 

done before in Illinois. 

She broke the girls pole 

vault state record for any 

class. That came March 5 

at the Joliet Central Steelmen 

Shuffle, where Spencer 

had a vault of 13 feet, 

5.5 inches. 

That broke the previous 

record, which was 13-5 by 

Emily Grove from Pontiac 

in 2011. Locally, Lincoln- 

Way East standout Julia 

Junkroski had a vault of 

13-2 in 2015, which is now 

fourth on the list. 

“It was the best feeling,” 

Spencer said of breaking 

the record. “Just when you 

get over the bar and you 

know you’ve cleared it on 

the way down, it is great.” 

Her previous indoor record 

was 12-9. 

“I won the state last 

year with a height of 12- 

6,” Spencer said. “But my 

previous high was 13-1 in 

the outdoor season. [At 

the Steelmen Shuffle], 

after I did 13-5.5, I tried 

it at 13-7 and came really 

close. But I was tired after 

that, so I said, ‘That’s 

enough.’” 

Providence coach Tom 

Lenahan knows he’s 

blessed to have someone 

like Spencer, who is committed 

to the University of 

Minnesota. 

“She’s amazing, she’s 

the best pole vaulter in 

the state,” Lenahan said. 

“She’s also one of the top 

sprinters in the state. She’s 

qualified in the 200-meter 

dash for state every year 

and she’s anchored our 

[800] relay which placed 

in the state last year and 

has the school record. She 

does whatever we ask of 

her. She’s someone that 

comes around only once 

in a coach’s career.” 

Spencer certainly is. But 

at the moment she’s also 

without a way to do the 

event that she’s best at. It’s 

not like there is a way to 

pole vault in one’s back 

yard. So what is Spencer 

doing during the time with 

no competition? 

“I don’t know if I can 

pole vault at the school,” 

Spencer said. “I know we 

can’t have an organized 

practice. So anything I do 

is by myself. I still have to 

figure it out, it’s crazy. I’ve 

been doing my running 

workouts and trying to 

stay consistent with stuff.” 

Lenahan believes she 

can do that. 

“She played volleyball 

through her junior year,” 

he said. “So she wasn’t 

always pole vaulting then. 

Defending state champion Sam Spencer, seen competing at state last season, broke 

the state record for pole vault during the indoor season. 22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE 

PHOTO 

She’s fast and she’s strong. 

She’s the type of athlete 

with a work ethic that she 

will be able to overcome 

any time off.” 

Still, Spencer is hoping 

to be back at it sooner than 

later. She said she has not 

taken a long break from 

pole vault recently. 

“I played volleyball at 

Providence through my 

junior year, so a little bit 

then,” she said. “But not 

last year. I’m hoping that 

everything will go smoothly 

when I get back to it.” 

The first scheduled 

Providence outdoor meet 

is a local one, the Lincoln- 

Way Central Invitational 

on April 11. 

If that does happen, 

the Celtics are certainly 

more than Spencer when 

it comes to top performers. 

They are excepting 

big things this season in a 

number of events. 

First off is their 800 relay 

team that placed ninth 

in the state last season. 

Everyone is back with that 

foursome being juniors 

Teresa Topolski and Kendall 

Dickason, along with 

seniors Sarah Kerfin and 

Spencer. 

The Celtics are also optimistic 

about their 400 

relay team, which is Kerfin, 

Spencer, Topolski, and 

junior Kate Stead. There 

are also high hopes in the 

1,600 relay, which is Dickason, 

Kerfin, Stead, and 

6 

Topolski. Senior Kate Rost 

and junior Gabby Yaccino 

will also be looked to in 

the discus and shot put. 

“We expect big things 

from them,” Lenahan said 

of his relays and throwers. 

“We’re young everywhere 

else but improving. Now, 

like everyone else, we 

are playing the waiting 

game.” 

In the meantime, Spencer 

will be ready if and 

when the season resumes 

this spring. 

“I’m just staying in 

shape, working out and 

preparing for the best and 

to get another state title,” 

she said. “I’m hoping for 

the best and hoping that 

everyone stays safe.” 

LISTEN UP 

“It’s tough, especially as a one-sport athlete. Ever since the summer season 

ended, I’ve been working my butt off for the last seven months just to have 

one more shot as a senior to prove that Lincoln-Way West can open some eyes. 

The feeling that we might not get that opportunity, it’s really tough.” 

Ben Gerl – LW West senior pitcher, on spring sports being suspended 

what2watch 

Scheduling decisions 

• Will spring sports resume as April 

begins, be further postponed, or will 

the season be canceled entirely? 

Index 

37 – Team 22 Boys Basketball 

36 – Athlete of the Week 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Sports Editor 

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

new lenox’s Hometown Newspaper | March 26, 2020 

RECORD BREAKER 

Providence’s Spencer sets 

pole vault state record during 

indoor season, Page 39 

KINGS OF THE COURT 

Meet our Team 22, featuring 

the area’s best boys basketball 

players, Page 37 

Area athletes, coaches deal with life 

without sports as they hope for seasons to 

resume, Page 38 

The Lincoln-Way Central baseball field sits empty March 17 as all high school sports games and practices have been suspended. STEVE MILLAR/22ND CENTURY MEDIA

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