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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
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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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the residents during this
time, according to the
email.
The email advised to
limit gatherings with more
than 50 people and to consistently
wash hands and
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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.
The plan has officially
been in the works for three
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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.
Managing Editor Bill Jones
contributed to this report
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New Lenox residents finding
fun ways to handle life amid
coronavirus isolation at home
Sean Hastings, Editor
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.
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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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Community comes together to support local restaurants
Sean Hastings, Editor
I can
The last week has been
anything but normal, especially
for some restaurants
that are used to having
their establishments filled
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
very appreciative and understanding
that all of us
are in this together.”
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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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the spread of the virus.
Although Illinois is on a
stay at home order, essential
businesses including
grocery stores, gas stations,
doctor offices and
pharmacies will remain
open. Restaurants will
also continue with delivery
and curbside pickup
services.
The Will County Health
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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.
For those interested in
following along with his
trip, follow him on Instagram
@westwardmoto or
at westwardmoto.com. At
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.
For the full list of restaurants
and what they offer,
visit newlenoxchamber.
com
• If you do have these
symptoms, you are asked
to phone your medical
provider for an examination,
as your medical
provider is the one who
knows you and your family’s
medical conditions
best. Always call ahead
of time, as your provider
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questions, available from
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday
through Friday at (815)
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I felt like the guy from
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shrimp company,” he said
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Incumbent Foster wins Democratic nomination in D11 primary
Sean Hastings, Editor
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
Sean Hastings, Editor
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
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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,
Contributing Editor
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
Sean Hastings, Editor
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
TJ Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Joyce wins Democratic nomination in March primary for Senate D40
Nuria Mathog
Contributing Editor
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-
Please see joyce, 12
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joyce
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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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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
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Most importantly, if you
feel you may be experiencing
symptoms of the CO-
VID-19 virus, contact your
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if a test is needed.
Please see the COVID-19
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of the Department
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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,
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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
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Use approved
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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.
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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
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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.”
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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
Sean Hastings, Editor
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.
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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.
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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
Sean Hastings
sean@newlenoxpatriot.com
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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Curbing the spread Chesdan’s
provides curbside service, talks cleanliness amid
growing coronavirus concerns, Page 23
Facebook group
created to allow
children to read
to seniors in senior
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Facebook group creator
Melinda Green’s children
(from left) Benjamin, 9,
Caleb, 7, and Noah, 3, read
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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
been canceled until further notice.
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
been canceled until further notice.
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
In His sovereignty
One and Only God almighty.
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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
In His sovereignty
Trust in Him peacefully.
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NL woman creates Facebook group for virtual reading
Sean Hastings, Editor
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.
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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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moms must dos and I am
fortunate to have a super
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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.
blogspot.com
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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,
Contributing Editor
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
The king special personal-size pizza ($9.67) is a quick option for an individual looking for a meal on the go from
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.
4. Western wolf
8. Bother
13. Night of poetry
14. Much may follow
it
15. Orland Park
standout student,
Jaclyn
16. Be human
17. Heart
18. Bank profit source
19. Overstep a
boundary
22. Like Swiss cheese
23. Weather wetness
27. Character in “As
You Like It”
29. In view
30. First baseball Hall
of Famer
32. Philosophic
33. Go over
37. Cogged wheels
40. Abrogates
41. Car racing champ,
Castroneves
43. Indian lodging
(var)
45. Sandburg basketball
and soccer
player, Erin
48. Reagan and
Sinatra
53. Highly admiring
55. Country rocker
Steve
56. Decide in advance
58. Cold cream
61. Bloviate
62. Affront
63. Planet
64. “Veni, vidi, ___”
65. ___ pinch
66. James Patterson’s
detective
67. First Lady of Jazz
68. Profit bringer,
cash ___
Down
1. Bounce back again
2. Overbearing fear
3. Sign up for college
4. Not really sing
5. “Step ___!”
6. Cover
7. Milo of “The Verdict”
8. Black trees
9. Estrange
10. Big conference in
the BCS
11. Army member
12. Prof’s helpers, for
short
15. Think out loud
20. Caspian or Dead
21. French flower
24. Coal color
25. Declined
26. Parts of a min.
28. Boxer or chow, for
example
31. Hitter’s tool
33. Sneaker
34. Chest muscles,
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
54. Boldness
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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Feb. 20
• 124 Barbara Lane,
New Lenox, 60451-
1102 - Jimmie A. Allbert
to Andres Picado
Venegas, $114,999
• 691 Turtledove Lane,
New Lenox, 60451-
8301 - Mark A. Madey
to Stewart M. Sabatino,
Marguerite M. Campbell
$305,000
• 2910 Star Pass, New
Lenox, 60451-4007 -
Thomas M. Chirillo to
David Fitzpatrick, Ann
Schlabach $465,000
Feb. 21
• 1956 Cornell Drive,
New Lenox, 60451-
3842 - Glen Walters Jr.
to Donald Johnson, Ann
Johnson $306,000
Feb. 24
• 2281 Wellington
Court, New Lenox,
60451-8539 - Donald
Johnson to Kara C
Peterson, $258,000
Feb. 25
• 781 Bishops Gate,
New Lenox, 60451-
9569 - Hpa Borrower
2018-1 Llc to Tamara
L. Baumgartner, Paul H.
Baumgartner $277,500
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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.
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 es-
2701 Property for
Sale
tate whose rights inand to the residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
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:
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
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
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COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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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2900 Merchandise
Under $100
2900 Merchandise
Under $100
2900 Merchandise
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
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 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
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE 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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P215/55R17 slightly used,
good threads $25 Call
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16”x13”x8” deep, high quality
under mount sink with mounting
hardware $85. Call
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A-B-C gauged $17; Vehicle
w/shield snow-shield $6;
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wiper blade $10. Call
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all but one chair has no
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$100. Call 815-464-6176
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Lynx pro golf bag $35;
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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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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
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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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