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Lockport Township High School students,
staff adapt to new learning methods in light
of the coronavirus pandemic, Page 6
LTHS math teacher Ryan Visser gives instruction from his
kitchen. Photo Submitted
Sticking
together
Restaurants in Homer
Glen are banding together
to keep up business after
state-wide ban on dine-in
customers, Page 3
Election 2020
Newman upsets
longtime U.S. Rep.
Lipinski; Homer
Glen’s own Fricilone
wins Republican nod
in D3, Page 9
First Will
County
death
The first death in
Will County from
COVID-19 was
recorded, Page 4
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Homer restaurants
stick together amid
new challenges
Will O’Brien
Freelance Reporter
Small business-owners
are resilient by nature, but
business challenges don’t
usually look like COV-
ID-19.
Homer Glen’s shopkeepers
and restaurateurs,
however, are working to
cope, changing operations,
increasing sanitation
and staying optimistic
about a return to
normalcy sooner than
later.
Kenootz Pizza at 15755
S. Bell Road in Homer
Glen said they already had
the infrastructure in place
for delivery, so the transition
hasn’t been that difficult
for them. Actually,
Kris Boylan, one of the
owners of Kenootz, said
the restaurant has been
operating more or less as
usual.
“It hasn’t been that
much different at all,”
Boylan said. “We’re still
following all of the same
procedures before, because
we were doing
things the right way before,
so why change? We
have added hand sanitizer,
but that’s about it.”
Since Kenootz already
had the delivery model
pretty well figured out,
they started lending a
hand to other business --
their competitors -- who
were stumbling with the
new way of doing business.
“As a business, we’re
trying to stick together
with the other businesses,”
Boylan said. “My
delivery driver just took
a delivery for the business
next door because they’re
without one. That’s kind
of the way we’re looking
at it -- we’re all in this together.”
So when Rubi Agave,
a restaurant that doesn’t
normally sell pizza, decided
to make a special
Mexican pizza for delivery
customers, they needed
the cardboard trays
that go underneath the
pizza in the boxes, called
“rounds.” Rather than
selling the rounds to Rubi
Agave or telling them that
Kenootz needed them
more, Boylan just donated
them at no cost.
“They would do the
same for me. We have to
be there for each other.”
Ruben Pazmino, Rubi
Agave’s owner and a
Village trustee, has had
to make similar adjustments.
Rubi Agave, at 12622
W. 159th St., is opening
earlier, cutting prices and
bringing back some popular
dishes of the past.
“We want them to come
regularly, so we’re trying
to make it so they can,”
Pazmino said.
The restaurant, open
for about seven years,
has been active in sharing
word of those changes
through social media,
advertising alcohol-free
“mocktails” before the
Village’s ruling on drinks.
Rubi Agave is now selling
the mocktails as well
as its regular range of
libations.
Pazmino, who’s also
had to reduce man-hours
at his operation, said he’s
using social media to
promote other area businesses
that might not have
the marketing budget
of his.
“I’m just trying to remind
everyone to come
out and support local
businesses,” he said. “You
can’t have the same food
everyday, and we’re all in
this together.”
In addition to running
orders to vehicles outdoors,
Pazmino’s employees
are staying busy
cleaning, organizing and
attending to tasks that
sometimes get overlooked
when the restaurant is fully
humming.
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D92 parent self quarantines after
possible exposure to coronavirus
Abhinanda Datta
Contributing Editor
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. on the night of
Tuesday, 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
From march 18
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 ROE, and the CDPH,
to ensure that District 92 is
taking every responsible measure
to ensure the safety of our
community,” Arnold wrote in
the letter.
D92 staff are being asked to
stay home as authorities assess
the situation.
A case of COVID-19 has led to a death in Will County
T.J. Kremer III, Contributing Editor
From march 19
The Illinois Department
of Public Health announced
Thursday, March 19, the death
of three more people in Illinois
with COVID-19, the disease
caused by the coronavirus,
bringing the total deaths in the
state related to the illness to
nine as of press time, Monday,
March 23.
The individuals include a
Will County resident in his
50s, a Cook County resident
in her 80s and an out-of-state
resident in her 70s visting Sangamon
County, according to the
statement.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a
total of 1,049 cases in 22 counties
in Illinois. Cases have occurred
in ages 9 to 99.
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 response
plans to assist 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 use hand sanitizer.
People also are encouraged
to self-quarantine to limit the
spread of the virus.
The Will County Health
Department is recommending
the following actions be
taken for those who feel they
may have been exposed to the
coronavirus:
• Isolate yourself and selfmonitor
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.
• 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
may have certain times or areas
where they prefer symptomatic
patients to go.
• Call the hotline. The Will
County Health Department has
established a Coronavirus hotline
for questions, available from
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through
Friday at (815) 740-8977.
State Residents are encouraged
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s website for more
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Dunkin’ Donuts burglarized twice in four days
Benjamin Conboy
Assistant Editor
The Dunkin’ Donuts
at 14135 S. Bell Road
in Homer Glen was burglarized
twice in a matter
of four days, on Saturday,
March 14, and
again on Tuesday, March
17, according to the
Will County Sheriff’s
Department.
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opening the store
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a glass door had
been shattered and the
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register, and more cash
was stolen from a back office,
Hoffmeyer said.
Police described the
offender as a male who
is approximately 6 feet 1
inches tall, based on surveillance
video. Police
could not determine a race
because the offender’s
face was obscured by a
hood and baseball hat.
On the morning of
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were again called
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register drawer on the
counter and loose change
on the floor, Hoffmeyer
said.
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male and black male,
dressed in all black with
scarves over their faces,
stole about $300, Hoffmeyer
said.
Deputies found no signs
of forced entry and all
doors were locked when
they arrived, Hoffmeyer
said.
Police are unsure if the
two crimes are connected,
and said an investigation
is ongoing.
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LTHS gets good response in early days of e-learning
Will O’Brien
Freelance Reporter
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The classrooms of
Lockport Township High
School may be empty,
but its students and teachers
are still doing plenty
of learning as the school
community adapts to a
fully remote education experience.
The school’s last day of
normal operations was-
March 13, when Gov. J.B.
Pritzker ordered all Illinois
schools closed in response
to the outbreak of the CO-
VID-19 virus. Teachers
and students were allowed
inside Monday, March 16,
to collect books and other
materials but have since
followed District 205’s
emergency e-learning
plan, which is focused on
relearning and enhancing
lessons covered earlier in
the school year.
Lockport Township
has information on the e-
learning plan prominently
displayed on its www.lths.
org. Teachers, guidance
counselors and high school
staff are all available to
students and families with
questions.
Students are being
asked to be online every
school day, during which
they’ll receive assignments
from teachers via
email and Google Classroom.
Teachers are also
using tools like Hangouts
Meet, Google’s videoconferencing
program, to
carry out lessons.
Many of the school’s
teachers are already adept
at using such tools, said
Kate Fahey, an instructional
technology specialist
responsible for helping
teachers utilize technology.
Some were already
practicing the “flipped
Pictured is an empty classroom at Lockport Township High School. The school’s last day of normal operations was March 13. Teachers and
students have since followed an emergency e-learning program. Photo Submitted
classroom” teaching style,
in which students watch recorded
lectures for homework
at night and come
to class the following day
prepared to engage.
District 205 implemented
a 1:1 technology initiative
six years ago, meaning
all students are given a
laptop at the beginning of
the school year.
“It’s going well so far,”
Fahey said. “The first day
was a little hectic, but students
are attending and
showing up and we’re really
seeing that everyone
still wants to be engaged
in a face to face way.”
In addition to posting assignments
and holding office
hours, teachers are being
required to respond to
student and parent emails
within 24 hours.
The two-campus high
school began preparations
as the COVID situation
began to pick up steam,
quickly pulling together a
task force comprising administrators,
department
chairs and teachers to develop
the e-learning plan,
said Lorie Cristofaro, assistant
superintendent for
curriculum and instruction.
“We were in good shape,
having both the technology
we need and the capacity
to properly use the
tools,” Cristofaro said.
“The whole team was super-responsive
and have
really shown their commitment
to the students.”
As of Thursday, March
20, Lockport Township
had Monday, April 6, set
as its return date, though
district officials said the
date could certainly shift,
as could graduation.
“We can’t speculate on
the future but are actively
trying to keep our Porter
families informed to the
best of our ability in this
very challenging time,”
Janine Wheeler, the district’s
director of public
relations, said via email.
Lockport Township has
3,789 students and 445
staff. Though the district
has increasingly embraced
technology in recent years,
it did not have a full e-
learning program in place
prior to the COVID outbreak,
Fahey said.
The unprecedented
times, though uncertain,
are allowing teachers, students
and parents to see the
full possibilities of digital
tools, she said.
“That’s definitely the
silver lining,” she said.
“The teachers and the
students have risen to the
circumstances and are
making the best of it. So
much of teaching is about
building relationships, so
we’re working hard to help
teachers maintain them.”
The district’s online explanation
of the e-learning
program says the curriculum
will help students develop
skills that will come
in handy later, in college
and in their careers.
Cristofaro said the district
will continue to assess
the situation and adjust
as needed so the rest of
the school year can go as
smoothly as possible.
“We’re doing everything
we can to best respond to
what all our stakeholders
are saying,” she said. “Just
like everyone else, we’ll
continue discussing, planning
and thinking for the
future.”
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Homer Glen man tests
positive for coronavirus
Benjamin Conboy
Assistant Editor
A Homer Glen man in
his 50s has tested positive
for the novel coronavirus,
the first known case in
the Village, according to
Steve Brandy, Will County
Health Department spokesperson.
As of press time, Monday,
March 23, 21 individuals
in Will County have
tested positive for the novel
coronavirus, according to
the Will County Health Department.
There are 1,045
confirmed cases in Illinois
and nine deaths, according
to the Illinois Department
of Public Health.
From march 20
The Will County Health
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
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Election 2020
Homer Glen’s Fricilone wins Republican nomination in D3 race
Thomas Czaja, Editor
to Newman’s 17,741
(44.39). Darwish took
1,353 votes (3.39) there,
while Hughes gained
1,086 (2.72).
But Newman gained
more ground in Will County,
where she took 5,035
votes (54.24) to Lipinski’s
3,493 (37.63). Darwish
and Hughes rounded
out numbers there with
481 (5.18) and 274 votes
(2.95), respectively.
In Dupage County,
Newman had 94 votes,
Lipinski 43, Darwish 7
and Hughes 3.
Lipinski narrowly beat
Newman in the 2018
Democratic primary and
retained his seat. In November,
Newman is set to
face off against Republican
challenger Mike Fricilone.
Homer
Glen resident
and
Will County
Board
Minority
Leader and
District 7 Fricilone
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
results 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
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
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
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
9
all precincts 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.
ELECTION 2020
Newman wins Democratic nomination in
second go at long-time D3 Rep. Lipinski
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Democratic challenger
Marie Newman
unseated
longtime
U.S.
Rep. Daniel
Lipinski for
her party’s
nomination Newman
for the 3rd
District.
Newman defeated
Lipinski by an unofficial
vote count of 49,098
(47.27 percent of ballots
cast) to 46,315 (44.59),
according to unofficial
results from the Cook,
Will and DuPage County
Clerks’ Offices, as well
as the Board of Election
Commissioners for
the City of Chicago.
Challenger Rush Darwish
finished third with
6,070 (5.84) and Charles
M. Hughes last at 2,376
(2.29), as of Saturday,
March 21.
“Together, we won in
the face of adversity,”
Newman wrote in a Facebook
post to supporters.
“We not only defeated a
long-time incumbent but
we powered through [get
out the vote] in a public
health crisis.”
Newman received
26,228 votes (48.15) in
suburban Cook County,
while Lipinski took
22,996 (42.22), with all
precincts reporting. Darwish
pulled in 4,229 (7.76)
there, while Hughes had
1,013 (1.86).
In Chicago, Lipinski led
with 19,783 votes (49.50)
9
Village Hall closes to visitors and staff
Submitted by the Village
of Homer Glen
At the direction of
Governor Pritzker (Executive
Order #2020-10)
the Village Hall will be
closed until April 7. This
means Village Hall will
not be staffed. All police
administration and nonemergency
calls should be
directed to the Will County
Sheriff’s Department
at (708) 301-9274. For
emergencies, call 9-1-1.
The Will County Sheriff’s
Department personnel
will continue to respond
to service calls and patrol
the Village of Homer
Glen.
Essential employees
will continue to monitor
our Village Facilities and
Parks. Department email
boxes will be checked
periodically and will be
responded to as personnel
is available. Village Hall
phones will not be answered.
Department email
boxes are as follows: vil
lage@homerglenil.org,
buildingdepartment@
homerglenil.org, zoning@
homerglenil.org, busi
ness@homerglenil.org,
developmentservices@
homerglenil.org
Village Websites and
Social Media Posts
The Village will continue
to provide public
updates and information
via our website – www.
homerglenil.org and our
Facebook page @villa
geofhomerglen. Our residents
and businesses are
strongly encouraged to
follow these official public
sites.
We have also partnered
with all of our first responders
and we are jointly
using the Village website
to convey important
information to the Homer
Glen community.
Small Business Assistance
The Village Board will
be considering adoption of
an emergency small business
assistance program on
March 25, 2020. Details of
the proposed program can
be found at HomerGlenIL.
org.
Village Board Meetings
Per the Governor’s Executive
Order No. 5, issued
on March 16, 2020, the
Village Board will conduct
necessary Village business
remotely for the regularly
scheduled board meeting
on March 25, 2020. The
public agenda packet will
be posted on the Village’s
website. Public minutes
of the meeting will still
be taken and shared with
the public. The proposed
FY21 Village budget will
also be posted on the Village
website. The Village’s
current fiscal year budget
expires April 30, 2020.
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Medical group offers
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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
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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
Four patients test positive
for coronavirus at Silver
Cross Hospital
Four inpatients at Silver
Cross Hospital have tested
positive for COVID-19,
according to an email sent
by President/CEO Ruth
Colby on Monday, March
23.
In the same email received
March 23, Silver
Cross noted it has tested
138 patients to date, with
51 of those coming back
negative. It is awaiting the
results of 83 others. The
email states that 29 persons
under investigation
are in-house.
Silver Cross had its first
patient test positive March
18.
In a separate email received
Thursday, March
19, Silver Cross noted
it has tested 44 patients
to date, with 17 of those
coming back negative. It is
awaiting the results of 26
others, four of whom are
inpatient.
The email sent on March
19 also states that Silver
Cross received a shipment
of N95 and paper masks.
N-95 masks can be reused
throughout a shift.
The hospital also announced
that as of 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. For more
information about the visitor
policy, visit silvercross.
org.
Limited exceptions are
to be made for single visitors
over the age of 18 to
pediatric, end-of-life and
critically ill patients, to be
determined on a case-bycase
basis, according to
the email. Patients in the
Mother Baby Unit may
have one visitor, as well.
Also as of March 18, the
hospital started screening
all people who enter the
hospital at all four locations.
Reporting by Sean Hastings,
Editor. For more, visit New
LenoxPatriotDaily.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.
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.
“We just wanted to be
able to give the community
somewhere to go and
virtually appreciate some
of the art, and give them
the option to purchase it
if they wanted to,” Stempniak
explained. “We want
to be part of the community,
and whether it’s in-person
in the gallery, a pop-up
gallery or a virtual gallery,
we just want to support local
arts and artists.”
Reporting by Nuria Mathog,
Editor. For more, visit Frank
fortStationDaily.com.
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Finding the words to say farewell to the community
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Upon starting this
column, it has
again become apparent
that, while saying
hello can be intimidating
with meeting someone
new for the first time and
arriving at a new place, it
is much more difficult to
say goodbye.
And as the great and
wise Winnie the Pooh once
said, “How lucky am I to
have something that makes
saying goodbye so hard.”
It is definitely bittersweet
to announce here to
each of you that, after first
beginning full-time at 22nd
Century Media in September
2014 as assistant editor
to The Homer Horizon and
The Lockport Legend, and
having served since March
2015 as the editor of this
publication, I am leaving
the company, having
accepted a marketing/communications
opportunity
elsewhere. It has truly been
a good run, one filled with
countless memories along
the way.
When asked what I
will miss the most about
this role, the answer is
immediately apparent to
me: the people. And when
I say the people, I mean
everyone in the community
who has accepted me
since Day 1, those who
have showed me kindness
and allowed me and us to
share moments, sometimes
quite personal ones, of
their lives. I have gotten a
chance to report on a bit
of everything in my time
here, and each of those experiences
and stories have
helped me grow along the
way, too.
When I say the people,
I also mean the hardworking,
talented and highcharacter
fellow journalists
I have gotten to work with
in our office. I am happy
to have made a number of
friends here, and I cherish
the time and memories
spent with them, as well.
That said, I need to say
thank you to so many.
Thank you to God, to my
wonderful fiancee, Emma,
to my parents and to the
rest of my family and
friends for all their love
and support. I can say with
confidence I would not
have reached where I am
today without them and
the inspiration, advice, encouragement
and so much
more that they each always
provide.
I want to thank 22nd
Century Media and its
management for giving me
CONTACT
the opportunity to share
my voice and lead this
publication as long as I
have. I’d like to also thank
the handful of assistant
editors and interns, as
well as freelancers, I have
worked with over the years
for their hard work and
sharing their talent for the
betterment of this paper.
Of course, I want to
thank you, too, loyal
reader, for coming back
to these pages week after
week, month after month,
year after year. We do all
this for you, so you can
stay informed and learn
about various things going
on in your community.
I know this paper will
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when I leave, and I will
continue to keep up on
what is going on in Homer
Glen and the surrounding
area. I have worked here
long enough that Homer
Glen now feels like a second
home to me, and that
will not change.
Goodbye may be a difficult
word to say or even
type, but please know it
will always be a fond hello
from me each and every
time I visit the community,
a hello like greeting
an old friend I have so
many shared unforgettable
memories with.
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Booked up
A Homer native has finally found time to revamp
her YouTube page dedicated to books, Page 14
Curbing the spread Chesdan’s
provides curbside service, talks cleanliness amid
growing coronavirus concerns, Page 16
Left to right:
Kaitlyn Yoder
and her two
daughters,
Emmy and
Avery, decorated
their window
with homemade
shamrocks and
were able to
get out of the
house to hunt
for others in
Homer Glen’s
Pebble Creek
neighborhood
on Tuesday,
March 17.
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Homer residents organize
scavenger hunt to give
children a safe, fun
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14 | March 26, 2020 | the homer horizon life & arts
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Homer native eyes opportunity to revamp YouTube channel during stay-at-home order
Mary Compton, Freelance Reporter
When Gabby Bach, a Homer
Glen native and sophomore at
Columbia College in Chicago,
was sent home from school due
to the outbreak of the coronavirus,
the avid reader knew this
gave her an opportunity.
She said she’s going to revamp
her YouTube channel, where she
talks about books, meets authors
and encourage reading during a
time when everyone is sequestered
in their homes.
“I started my YouTube channel
in 2015,” said Bach, who graduated
Lockport Township High
School in 2019 is now studying
broadcast journalism. Bach is a
sophomore in college after taking
several college classes in
high school. Today she maintains
a 4.0 GPA. “My YouTube channel
is called GABBY A BOOKS.
I wanted it to be clever.”
When Columbia College
closed its doors for in-person
classes, Bach explains the new
college norms in Illinois.
“After getting the last two
weeks of March off, I go back
to school online as of April 6,”
explains Bach. “Columbia is
a liberal arts college and they
rely on being in a community
and collaborating together. The
school wanted the students that
are in the film department and
theatre and music department to
be together and make sure all the
students had a place to stay.”
Columbia is planning to complete
the school year online
sometime in May.
“I was looking forward to
covering the Illinois primary as
well as doing an audit in my social
media class,” Bach said. “A
lot of Columbia is in person so
I was disappointed that it was
canceled. They still have encouraged
us to get the best possible
experience, despite now learning
online.”
As Bach continues to talk,
there are about five novels piled
up on her kitchen table. She’s
read all of the books within a
short amount of time. It’s her
love of reading that has encouraged
her to share that love with
other booktubers, as the community
calls itself.
“When I was in 6th grade
my friend introduced me to Instagram,
from there on I went
to Twitter,” said Bach. “What
social media does for me more
than anything else is to share the
same interests that I have. My
friends are not avid readers like
I am so social media gives me
the capability to share that with
others across the world. It has
helped me make a lot of friends
An avid reader since she was young, Gabby Bach of Homer Glen holds some of the most recent novels
she has read. Mary Compton/22nd Century Media
and grow into my skin.”
Bach began her YouTube
channel talking about pop culture,
books and movies.
“This is a way to express my
interests,” added Bach. “There
are so many people that are like
me, there are 600,000 booktubers.
It’s been fun to get to be
part of that community.”
“One of the big things about
the YouTube community is that
there is a divide between the big
channels and the smaller channels
that began recently,” said
Bach. “The smaller creators
recognize that divide and want
to do something for all of us
to come together and share our
love of books and being able to
entertain other people during
this time.
“There are a lot of people
stuck inside their house and feeling
alone and freaked out. I want
to just hang out with them and
talk about the books we’re reading
and be able to come together
as a community and bring it to
everyone in a live format.”
FAITH BRIEFS
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Sunday Worship on Facebook Live
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Visit
the Cross of Glory Lutheran
Church Facebook page. Stay in
the comfort of your home with
prayer, music and message from
Pastor Dana.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Online Mass
All Masses and gatherings are
canceled until further notice by
order of Bishop Richard Pates.
Masses can be viewed online radiotv.archchicago.org/television/
broadcast-masses.
St. Bernard Parish
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)
Mass canceled
All Masses and gatherings are
canceled until further notice by
order of Bishop Richard Pates.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Online Mass
All services, including Sundays,
are canceled until further
notice. This includes Holy Week
and Easter. The Divine Liturgy
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist can be seen live at 10 a.m.
at www.logos.tv/parma-live.
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Online Mass
All church services are canceled
indefinitely. Worship services
will be available to watch
online Sunday mornings beginning
at 9:45 a.m. online at www.
assumptionchicago.org/video/
liturgical-videos.
New Life Community Church - Homer Glen
(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Online Mass
All in-person Masses and
gatherings are canceled. Church
can be viewed online Sundays
at 10 a.m. at newlifecommunity.
church/homer-glen/.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Online Mass
All in-person gatherings are
canceled. Online services on
Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 4:30
p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m.,
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Online
services can be seen at www.
parkviewchurch.tv/.
First United Methodist Church of Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Online Mass
In-person Masses are canceled.
Services can be viewed
online at www.umc.org/en/content/where-to-worship-online.
Lemont United Methodist Church
(25 W. Custer St., Lemont)
All services canceled
All services and events are
canceled until further notice.
Christ Community Church
(13400 Bell Road, Lemont)
Online Mass
Online Sunday worship at
9:30 a.m. can be viewed at www.
ccconbell.com/teachings/.
Have something for Faith Briefs?
Contact Assistant Editor Benjamin
Conboy at b.conboy@22ndcentury
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Homer residents create scavenger hunt to give youth safe outdoor activity
5
Benjamin Conboy
Assistant Editor
As the world around
them stopped and people
sealed themselves in their
homes, one neighborhood
in Homer Glen found
a way to get out of the
house while practicing social
distancing.
On Tuesday, March
17, residents of the Pebble
Creek neighborhood
hung up shamrocks in
their front windows and
challenged local kids
to find as many as they
can. Throughout the rest
of the week, it offered a
way for kids to get out
of the house and burn off
some energy while everyone
is stuck in their
houses.
Kaitlyn Yoder, a resident
of Pebble Creek,
found out about the hunt
on Facebook.
“It falls under the social
distancing guidelines
because we can all do it
from our houses and decorate,”
Yoder said. “But we
can still get out and walk
around the neighborhood
and ride bikes with your
family and make a game
of it.”
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
novel 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 hat and a bright green
cardigan as she worked
from home.
After the work day
was over, Yoder and her
husband took their two
“Italy is being hit so hard right
now, and what are they doing?
They’re singing. And I think
we’re going to see that with the
American people. We’re going
to stop panicking and buying
toilet paper, and we’re going to
start singing.”
Karen Sadler — Homer Glen resident, on
American resilience
daughters out hunting for
shamrocks.
There was on shamrock
that was luckier than all of
them: Karen Sadler’s massive
four-foot shamrock.
Sadler, who is a teacher
at Hinsdale Hospital, said
she was inspired to participate
in the hunt to foster
community when people
seem so withdrawn. “You
can do this and be across
the street from your neighbors,
say hi and wave, and
you can still connect with
one another,” Sadler said.
Sadler said the hunt is
all about reminding people
that even in the times
they feel so apart, everyone
is still in this together.
“We’re seeing this
across the world right
now,” Sadler said. “Italy
is being hit so hard right
now, and what are they
doing? They’re singing.
“And I think we’re going
to see that with the
American people. We’re
going to stop panicking
and buying toilet paper,
and we’re going to start
singing.”
Sadler offered prizes
to the families that spotted
the extra-large shamrock.
She called Kenootz
Pizza in Homer Glen and
ordered five pizzas and
50 cookies and told them
to give them to the first
people who spotted her
shamrock.
“What kid doesn’t want
to earn a prize?” Sadler
said. “We thought that
would get the kids to encourage
someone to take
them out. It’s also a great
way to support local businesses
when they’re getting
hit hard, too.”
Pebble Creek resident
Laurie Cepkauskas said
her kids had been cooped
up for nearly a week when
they started hunting the
shamrocks.
“My son Tyler, he was
so excited to get outside
because we had been
locked down for a week. It
was like trick-or-treating,
you couldn’t get the kids
to come inside,” Cepkauskas
said.
Tyler and his sister, Emily,
ended up finding 57
shamrocks — including
the golden ticket four-foot
shamrock, which earned
him a pizza from Kenootz.
Sadler was inspired to
share the shamrock hunt
Justyn Boyce spotted Karen Sadler’s prized 4-foot shamrock on display in her front
window. Photo Submitted
because of her past experiences
with her daughter
and scavenger hunts. For
years, they participated in
Village-wide scavenger
hunts that they enjoyed, so
she thought now was the
perfect time to get another
one going.
Sadler said she was encouraged
by the turnout for
their local shamrock hunt
and is going to be organizing
more across Lockport
and Homer Glen as people
continue to be locked
down in their houses.
RIGHT: Tyler Cepkauskas
spotted 57 shamrocks
in the Pebble Creek
neighborhood in Homer
Glen throughout the week
of Monday, March 16,
earning him a free pizza
from Kenootz Pizza.
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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, Editor
“Support your local restaurants.
It’ll be good for everybody.”
Dan Garr — Chesdan’s owner
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
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,
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
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.
Garr and his staff are ready
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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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
How to play Sudoku
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that
has been subdivided into nine smaller grids
of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row,
column and box must contain each of the
numbers 1-9.
LEVEL: Medium
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. A.A.A. suggestion,
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,
answers
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
Homer Dunkin’ pays it forward in time of crisis
Benjamin Conboy
Assistant Editor
With the students out of
school, they’re not getting
that school meal.
The manager of a local
Dunkin’ Donuts took it
upon himself to make sure
they’re still getting something
to eat.
Jaeme Eddie, the manager
of the Dunkin’ Donuts at
151st Street and Bell Road,
is offering children a free
donut, sandwich and their
choice of milk or juice with
any purchase.
“With this location only,
I was thinking about the
toddlers,” Eddie said. “I
know they were going to be
out of school. It could be a
couple months before they
get back to school. I came
up with a solution to help
out the parents who have
toddlers at home.”
Eddie has a loyal base of
customers who he sees everyday.
He said that in this
time of need, he wanted to
make sure they get back
“what they deserve.”
“I’ve got some dedicated,
loyal customers here,”
he said. “They treat me
with nothing but kindness
and respect, and I wanted
to give something back to
them.”
When customers come
in, Eddie immediately offers
them a sandwich and
a juice. Some accept it, but
others tell him they don’t
need it. They tell him to
give it to the next person,
someone who might need it
more than they do.
Eddie said there’s a
unique spirit to the people
in Homer Glen, which inspired
the decision to give
something back to them.
He’s developed strong
bonds with most of his
customers, and so when
he saw the community was
hurting, it was a no-brainer
to jump into action.
“Being here in Homer
Glen, the love and spirits
that people have around
here, it’s something I’ve
never seen before,” he said.
“They stand as one.
“The people here in
Homer Glen, you got to
give them some credit,” he
said. “If you’re falling, you
got someone right there to
pick you up. What else can
you do besides lift them
back up too.
Despite the statewide
ban on dining in, Eddie
said his location is still doing
good business.
“It hasn’t slowed us
down much,” he said.
“People are still here every
morning at 4 a.m. when we
cut the lights on.”
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
OF ELECTORS
Date: April 14th, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Old Town Hall, 16057
Cedar Road, Lockport, IL 60441
This meeting issubject tothe Open
Meetings Act
1. Call Meeting to Order:
2. Pledge of Allegiance:
3. Setting of moderator’s salary:
4. Election of a moderator:
a. Moderator Oath of Office
5. Set date of next Annual Town
Meeting:
a. April 13th, 2021. Time TBD
6. Approval of Minutes:
a. Annual Town Meeting of Electors
April 9th 2019
b. Homer Township Special Meeting
ofthe Electors September 5th
2019
7. Presentation of Supervisor’s Annual
Financial Statement (unaudited):
8. Agenda items requested by petition
presented to Clerk for consideration.
1. We, the registered voters of
Homer Township demand the following
items be brought forward
for a vote atthe Annual Township
Meeting April 14th, 2020
There will beNoHomer Township
property used for anew event center,
multipurpose center, community
room or any other new room
or center that requires spending tax
dollars from existing funds, new
taxes, or New bonds.
2. We, the undersigned registered
voters ofHomer Township, Will
County, Illinois incompliance with
Illinois Compiled Statute (60 ILCS
1/30-205, Advisory referenda), do
hereby petition the electors of the
Annual Township Meeting of April
14, 2020 to authorize the following
advisory question of public policy
be placed on the ballot at the next
regularly scheduled election inthe
township:
“Shall the Homer Township Board
in accordance with its Open Space
Program pursue grant funding
WITHOUT increasing or adding
any new real estate taxes for the
purposes of constructing amultipurpose,
pole barn style structure
to be used for educational, environmental,
recreational and social
community activities?”
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Allie Mateja
Allie Mateja is a sophomore
at Lockport Township High
School. She is entering her first
year playing for the Porter girls
soccer team.
The start of the upcoming
season is on hold due to the
coronavirus. What are your
thoughts on that?
I think we all just need to stay
in shape. We have to do workouts
on our own. Do some ball
work and stay in shape. We have
to try to stay ahead of our competition,
stay healthy and hope it
all clears up.
I understand that this is
your first season on the
Lockport team. What made
you come out this season
after not playing for the
school last year?
I guess I wanted a new experience
and getting to play with
new girls. I wanted to be part of
a high school sports team and not
just play with my club team [Inter]
like I always do.
How did you get started
playing soccer?
My dad, Eric, played soccer.
So I took after him. I tried a lot
Photo submitted
of sports when I was younger but
I’ve been playing soccer since I
was six years old. I first started
playing soccer for the Homer
Recreation Association and I just
stuck with it.
Do you still do any other
sports?
Yes. I was diving in the fall
on the swim team. I just saw
it and thought it looked cool
so I tried it. But I like soccer
more.
What is it about soccer that
makes it the sport for you?
I get to be more aggressive
and stuff. I like playing
with a team and meeting new
people. You get to do that in
soccer.
What have you learned
from Lockport soccer coach
Todd Elkei?
I’ve learned to not give up and
believe in yourself. I learned that
you can push yourself when you
are tired.
What do you do to pump
yourself up before a game?
I listen to a lot of hype music
and get in the zone. I’m pretty
quiet so I listen to music and
don’t talk to many people.
If you could meet any
person in the world, who
would it be and why?
Carli Lloyd. She’s on the
Women’s National Soccer Team
and she worked really hard to get
there. So I’d like to hear her stories
and how she got there.
You’re only a sophomore.
But do you plan to play
soccer in college?
Yes, I know I want to play
in college.I want to go into the
medical field. I want to be a pediatrician
or an oncologist. That’s
because I’ve always wanted to
help people.
What’s the best thing
about being an athlete at
Lockport?
The attention you get and all
the girls that I get to play with. If
you need help the girls are there
for you. They will help you with
anything.
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Lockport grad has great track season at ISU cut short
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Banks/Illinois State
University
1st and 3
Former LTHS track
star’s season cut
short
1. Sweet memories
Illinois State University’s
indoor women’s
track team
won their third
straight Missouri
Valley Conference
championship with
the help of former
LTHS track star
Jaclyn Greci. Now,
her outdoor season
is canceled.
2. Top performer
Greci had some
of her top performances
ever in the
indoor season. She
won the 400-meter
race also led off
the winning 4x400
team.
3. Unprecedented
circumstances
Even though it is
hard for Greci to
have her season
cut short, she
understands that
it’s in the public interest.
She’ll get to
compete again, but
some of her teammates
might not.
Randy Whalen, Freelance Reporter
Jaclyn Greci had the days
counted down.
It was Saturday, Feb. 29, and the
Illinois State University women’s
track and field team had just won
the indoor championship of the
Missouri Valley Conference. That
was the Redbirds’ third straight
MVC title. The meet was held at
the University of Northern Iowa in
Cedar Falls.
Greci, a 2017 Lockport Township
High School graduate, and
standout track and field athlete
for the Porters, recalls the bus ride
home was full of celebration and
also a question.
“We were dancing and singing
and we had the trophy,” she said.
“Then I will never forget, someone
asked how many days there
were until the outdoor season
starts. I was able to answer right
away. I was like, ‘33 days.’”
Indeed, on Friday, April 3 and
Saturday, April 4, Illinois State
was supposed to host the Redbird
Invitational. But as the world has
found out, the next two weeks
didn’t go as planned.
“Our spring break was starting,
so a lot of the team went someplace
or out of state,” Greci said of
the first week of March. “But then
the coronavirus came out and day
by day, things began to change.
First, we were going to be having
meets without fans, then it was on
hold for a couple of weeks. At this
point, the writing was on the wall.
“Change was happening in our
lives. Some of the team was on
spring break in Florida and we
were talking and texting them,
They left school for spring break
and then came back and there was
no school. No track team, no outdoor
activities, everything canceled,
classes are all online. All
the student activities and athletics
were canceled in a matter of days.
It was hard to focus. It was shocking.”
Greci says she understands why
this is happening. But it’s still difficult
for her and the thousands of
other college athletes throughout
the state and U.S.
“We don’t know how to think,
we don’t know how to feel,” she
said. “Doing everything we could
and then to all have it taken away.
I feel so sorry for the seniors.
We worked so hard to get to this
point. I feel so sad for them. It’s
probably the last time running
with them. We are trying to see
the good in it, trying to see the
time to heal.
“We do understand why this is
being done. It’s a global issue. I
have loved ones in my life who
could be affected by this. I don’t
want anything to happen to them.”
From the moment that the Redbirds
hosted the annual Coghlan-
Molloy Cup this season on Jan.17
at Horton Fieldhouse, this was
a great season for them and for
Greci.
“It was my third year competing
for the Redbirds and every year it
just got better and better,” Greci
said. “We would usually come
together at the MVC meet at the
end of the season and win that.
But this season we had been doing
well from the start. This year
we knew we were going to win the
MVC meet and we did in record
fashion, breaking a conference record
with 190.16 points.”
Along the way, Greci had some
of her top performances. In the
Cughlin-Malloy Cup, she won
the 400-meter race with a time of
Illinois State University track and
field runner and LTHS graduate
Jaclyn Greci competes at the
Coughlin-Malloy Cup at the
Horton Fieldhouse on Illinois
State’s campus on Friday, Jan.
17. Dennis Banks/Illinois State
University
58.70 seconds. She also led off the
winning 1,600 relay team (4 minutes,
.04 seconds) as the Redbirds
defeated their arch-rival, Indiana
State.
After an outstanding freshman
season at Illinois State, Greci
said she had a disappointing
sophomore season. But this indoor
season she was “really feeling
it.” That included an indoor
PR of 25.56 seconds for a thirdplace
finish on Saturday, Jan. 25
in the Notre Dame Invitational,
and a season-best time of 57.07
seconds in the 400-meter dash on
Friday, Feb. 14 at the Iowa State
Classic.
When she was performing for
the Porters, Greci was a fivetime
IHSA Class 3A individual
state qualifier, plus a three-time
All-Conference and two-time All-
State performer. As a senior, she
finished fourth at the 2017 IHSA
Class 3A State Championships in
the 400-meter dash with a personal-record
time of 56.83
That same season, Greci, who
plans to become a high school
Spanish teacher, was on the Lockport
4x400-meter relay team
which placed fifth in the state.
Overall she helped the Porters go
undefeated during her senior year
while being a member of the National
Honor Society and graduating
in the top 10 percent of her
class.
Lockport girls track and field
coach Joe Kravitz has no doubt
that Greci will get back to the top
next season.
“I know that last season didn’t
go how she had hoped, and she really
worked hard to rebound this
season,” Kravitz said. “From my
experiences with her I know even
with this setback, she will continue
to accomplish great things next
year.”
There is talk about the NCAA
adding another year of eligibility
to those who’s seasons were canceled.
While that could be good,
Greci isn’t sure how it would work
or if she could or would take advantage
of it.
“I don’t know the exact logistics
of that extra eligibility at the moment,”
she said. “I just know this
was my comeback season and for it
to be stopped is pretty hard. But the
coaches have all been great. They
say to stay safe and stay strong.”
LISTEN UP
“No track team, no outdoor activities, everything canceled, classes
are all online. All the student activities and athletics were canceled
in a matter of days. It was hard to focus. It was shocking.”
Jaclyn Greci — Studnet-athlete from Homer Glen, on the impact of the
coronavirus on Illinois State University
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Illinois State Track & Field
• The Missouri Valley Conference
canceled all events for the remainder of
the 2020 academic year.
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Pictured is Jaclyn
Greci during the
Iowa State Classic
Feb. 15, which was
held in Ames, Iowa.
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