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FRIDAY 

Planning Committee/Zoning 

Board of Appeals 

7 p.m. July 19, Mokena 

Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter 

St., Mokena. The 

Planning Committee/Zoning 

Board of Appeals is 

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information, visit www.mo 

kena.org. 

SATURDAY 

Mobile Workforce Center 

1:30-3:30 p.m. July 20, 

Mokena Community Public 

Library, 11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. The Mobile Workforce 

Center travels to communities 

throughout Will 

County assisting residents 

who are looking for a job. 

Services include access to 

eleven computers with Internet 

for online job searches, 

assistance to create or revise 

a resume, a job board with 

listings from Will County 

businesses and a trained staff 

to assist job seekers. 

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WEDNESDAY 

Business Education Series 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July 

25, Balagio, 9716 191st St., 

Mokena. Join the Mokena 

Chamber of Commerce for 

“Lunch with Leaders” as 

part of the business education 

series. Christian Haymond, 

of MFS Mutual Fund 

Co., will speak on effective 

business practices with 

LinkedIn. Cost is $20 per 

person. Seating is limited. 

To reserve a spot, call (708) 

479-2468. 

UPCOMING 

Movies in the Park 

8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 

26, Yunker Farm Bandshell, 

10824 W. LaPorte Road in 

Mokena. “Zootopia” on July 

26. Terraced lawn seating 

is available, or bring lawn 

chairs or blankets to enjoy 

these great summer events. 

Alcohol, candles, and sparklers 

are prohibited. In the 

event of inclement weather, 

visit www.mokenapark.com 

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1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, 

July 27, Mokena Community 

Public Library, 11327 W. 

195th St., Mokena. The Mobile 

Workforce Center travels 

to communities throughout 

Will County assisting residents 

who are looking for a 

job. Services include access 

to eleven computers with Internet 







Community-Wide Garage 

Sale 

Sign up ends at 4 p.m. 

on Aug. 1. Register for the 

community-wide garage sale 

to be held Thursday, Aug. 

9-Sunday, Aug. 12. Applications 

are available at 11020 

Front Street, Unit A in Mokena. 

For more information, 

call (708) 478-6182 or (708) 

479-9619 between 8 a.m. 

and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 

Farm & Barn Fest 

10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 11, Historic Yunker 

Farm, 10824 W. La Porte 

Road, Mokena. Farm & 

Barn Fest is held annually 

in the heart of Mokena celebrates 

the significance of 

farming life in Illinois’ history. 

This unique event gives 

guests the opportunity to 

experience farm life through 

entertaining demonstrations 

such as horseshoeing and 

blacksmithing, entertainment, 

delicious food, kids’ 

activities, and old-fashioned 

contests for kids of all ages. 

Event admission and parking 

are free from 10 a.m.-5 

p.m. There will be a fee for 

some activities. For more 

information, call For (708) 

390-2401 or visit www.mo 

kenapark.com. 

Country Concert 

4-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 

11, Historic Yunker Farm, 

10824 W. La Porte Road, 

Mokena. Farm & Barn Fest’s 

country concert will feature 

Crawford’s Daughter at 4 

p.m.; Brass Buckle Band at 

6:30 p.m. and “The Voice” 

contenstant Casey Muessigmann 

at 9 p.m. Alcohol, beer 

and wine will be available for 

purchase for ages 21 and older. 

Children will be allowed 

with parental supervision 

only. For more information, 

call For (708) 390-2401 or 

visit www.mokenapark.com. 

Basic Horsemanship Class 

3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 18, Nova Quarter Horses, 

10129 187th St., Mokena. 

This hands-on learning experience 

will help students 

gain confidence while learning 

what goes on “behind the 

scenes” of a lesson. Learn 

barn etiquette, how to halter 

and lead, how to groom and 

pick hooves, how to saddle 

and bridle and how to adjust 

reins and stirrups. Cost 

is $30 per person. For more 

information and registration, 

call (708) 479-3696. This is 

a non riding class. 

ONGOING 

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Registration is open for 

Nova Quarter Horses’ Summer 

Horse Camps, which 

will be held from 9 a.m.-3 

p.m. for ages 7-18 at Nova 

Quarter Horses, 10129 W. 

187th St., Mokena. Each 

four-day camp is filled with 

equestrian instruction and 

fun. Sessions run June 18- 

21; June 25-28; July 9-12; 

July 23-26 (advanced); and 

July 30-Aug. 2. Cost is $325 

per week, and $350 per week 

for the advanced camp. For 

more information and registration, 

visit www.novaquar 

terhorses.com or call (708) 

479-3696. 

My Joyful Heart 

Ongoing at the Ministry 

Center, 9981 West 190th St. 

Suite I-J, Mokena. Help a 

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Donations of worsted wool 

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1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays, 

Mokena Community Public 

Library, 11327 W. 195th St., 

Mokena. The Mobile Workforce 

Center travels to communities 

throughout Will 

County assisting residents 

who are looking for a job. 

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American Legion Post 2000 

meetings 

7:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday 

of each month, Frankfort 

VFW, 22057 S. Pfeiffer 

Road, Frankfort. The 

Frankfort-Mokena American 

Legion is open for new 

members, and all veterans 

are welcome. The group 

provides care packages for 

veterans overseas, helps 

the Manteno veterans and 

strives to take care of every 

veteran who needs help. For 

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the Mokena Messenger | July 19, 2018 | 3 

Community comes together 

for Lions’ Firecracker Dance 

Throwback Thursdays! 

T.J. Kremer III, Editor 

Too often, people in a 

community only see their 

neighbors during brief interactions 

at a grocery store, 

in-town sporting events or 

some other time-sensitive 

function. But for the past 

31 years, Mokena Lions 

Club has been bringing the 

community together to relax, 

enjoy good music and 

good food, and get to know 

each other in a not-so-frantic 

setting: The Mokena 

Lions Club Firecracker 

Dance, held this year Saturday, 

July 14, in downtown 

Mokena. 

The annual block party 

gives residents the chance 

to come together and help 

the Lions collect money for 

its many causes for children 

and families in need. 

“All the money we raise 

goes back in to the community 

for a lot of good stuff,” 

said Mokena Lions Club 

President Craig McCutcheon. 

“... Not only for glasses 

for school kids and needy 

families, but for hearing 

aids; we give out food baskets 

at Christmas, Easter, 

Thanksgiving and even in 

the middle of the summer 

for families who are on the 

food program at school.” 

Hundreds of people and 

more than 20 sponsors 

came to show their support 

for those causes, as well as 

sample some adult beverages 

and listen to live music 

performed by Johnny 

Russler Beach Bum Band 

and Six to Midnight. 

“You get to make a donation 

first to the Lions … and 

they give the money back to 

the community. Plus, you 

get to see a lot of people 

who maybe you haven’t 

seen for a while,” said Mokena 

Mayor Frank Fleischer. 

“... Anything that brings 

people into the village and 

lets people see the shops 

that we have down here, or 

see the involvement, see the 

homes and the businesses, 

is good for Mokena.” 

Some buzz surrounded 

the party, as a rumor was 

circulating that perhaps 

next year’s event could be 

part of a four-day long carnival, 

combining the Firecracker 

Dance and Festa 

Italiana and featuring carnival 

rides. 

“I think [a carnival] 

would be fine, as long as 

they work it out with the 

neighbors and everything’s 

good with the neighbors, 

I think it would be a great 

idea,” said Mokena Board 

of Trustees member Debbie 

Engler. 

The ride she’d most like 

to see? 

“Tilt-A-Whirl. I’m a Tilt- 

A-Whirl person,” Engler 

said. 

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Mokena Lions Club, visit 

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Mokena Board of Trustees 

Future of downtown Mokena debate lingers 

Jon DePaolis 

Freelance Reporter 

The long-term planning 

and direction of the Village 

of Mokena’s downtown was 

discussed July 9, during a 

work session following the 

regular meeting. 

Mayor Frank Fleischer 

opened the conversation 

by stating he wanted to 

gauge the board members’ 

thoughts on whether or not 

to move forward on plans to 

invest more into the downtown 

area of Mokena, and 

to see if the board members 

were interested in potentially 

hiring a consultant to help 

with downtown planning. 

Trustee Jillian Hersted 

said she believes the board 

needs to build off the momentum 

of what’s already 

been done in the downtown 

recently, citing developments 

like the new Tribes 

brewery and Curtain Call 

Theatre on Front Street. 

“I think there are definitely 

things happening there, 

and I think it’s exciting,” 

Hersted said. “And I think 

we can do more.” 

Hersted said she would be 

in favor of hiring a consultant 

to come up with a plan 

for the downtown. She also 

said if the board members 

were in agreement, then 

they could instruct staff to 

start making phone calls to 

local businesses to try and 

attract them to the downtown 

area. 

Trustee Joseph Siwinski 

also was in favor of moving 

forward with a consultant, 

but that he also believes 

community members 

should have their input factored 

into the discussion and 

planning. 

He also argued that the 

conversation is needed. 

“Because if you don’t 

have the conversation, you 

don’t have a plan,” he said. 

Trustee Debbie Engler, 

who also was in favor of 

people from the community 

assisting the process along 

with having a consultant, 

said that she’s spoken to 

residents about what they 

want out of the downtown. 

She said the consensus 

was to take what the Village 

currently has, work with it 

and make it into something 

quaint and cute. 

Trustee Joseph Budzyn 

also said he’s spoken to 

residents about the downtown. 

He said a common 

topic during the 40 years 

he’s been in Mokena has 

been what is going to happen 

with that area. 

“When are we going to fix 

downtown?” he recounted. 

“How are we going to fix 

downtown? What is it going 

to take to make it a vibrant 

downtown? The takeaway 

from that is that it’s 

not a simple solution. It’s 

not simply waving a magic 

wand over it and tomorrow 

morning things are happening.” 

Budzyn said he has spoken 

to residents and elected 

officials, and while there 

wasn’t a consensus on what 

to do, he did hear a common 

refrain. 

“Many people feel that 

the size of our downtown 

limits what we can do and 

how successful it can be,” 

he said. 

Budzyn said if the Village 

Board decides to move 

forward with anything, it 

should find a consultant 

with a proven track record 

with villages similar to Mokena. 

He also said the Village 

Board members should 

define the area that they 

are discussing as being the 

downtown, and further discussions 

should be held on 

the overall Village priorities. 

“We have a number of 

other uncertainties that may 

have to compete for those 

same dollars that we’d have 

to invest for downtown,” 

Budzyn said. 

Trustee George Metanias 

said that in regards to the 

downtown, he is not for the 

Village becoming developers, 

buying properties or 

knocking buildings down. 

“That’s not what we do,” 

he said. “We get people in, 

and they can do that.” 

Trustee Jim Richmond, 

meanwhile, offered some 

low-cost but potentially effective 

ways of improving 

the downtown, such as putting 

in bicycle racks and 

adding better cell-service 

reception in the downtown 

area. 

“Being in business, you 

have to spend your money 

where you know you’re 

going to get a payback,” 

Richmond said. “Yes, you 

do things for charity and 

you do things that are for 

feel-good [situations], but I 

think we’ve got to also — if 

we’re going to focus time, 

energy and effort on Front 

Street — we also have to do 

it on these other areas [of 

town].” 

He said the board members 

need to determine 

how much they are willing 

to spend on a consultant, 

where the footprint of the 

downtown is and what they 

are looking for in that area. 

Many of the trustees during 

the discussion contrasted 

the Village’s downtown 

with those of Frankfort and 

Naperville, with several 

stating that Mokena is not 

like those other towns. 

But Fleischer countered 

by stating it took Frankfort 

years to get where it is currently 

with its downtown. 

“And everything that we 

don’t want to do, Frankfort 

did to get the downtown going,” 

Fleischer said. “They 

bought up property, strategically, 

because they knew 

what needed to be there. 

They held onto that property, 

and they sold it. They 

didn’t develop it. I agree, 

we’re not developers. We’re 

not going to get into the 

development business. But 

there are pieces of property 

that are strategic, and somebody 

smarter than us will 

tell us what those properties 

are. And we should be ready 

to buy those, but only if they 

are strategic properties and 

we need them to move along 

the downtown.” 

In reference to a question 

about what would help 

make the downtown more 

vibrant, the mayor said it is 

about setting up the downtown 

for future generations. 

“We’re not building this 

town for you and I — our 

generation — anymore,” 

Fleischer told Budzyn. 

“We’re done. Our generation 

is finished. We’re building 

[the downtown] for the 

next generation. We have to 

understand that it is a whole 

different group of people 

that we’re putting this town 

together for, and that’s what 

we’re doing.” 

Village Attorney Stephen 

White also participated in 

the discussion, giving some 

historical background about 

the downtown area. He said 

that even when zoning and 

other items were discussed 

with that area in the past, no 

long-term plan was ever formulated 

or determined. 

“If you look at Frankfort 

[and others], they have an 

identity,” White said. “Everybody 

who comes in there 

fits the identity of what the 

town wants. What is our 

identity? I think that once 

that is developed — once 

the board decides what they 

want the identity of the 

downtown to be — the businesses 

will come.” 

Ultimately, all of the 

board members said they 

would be willing to listen to 

proposals for a consultant to 

work on a downtown plan. 

Staff said they will bring 

forward some information 

about potential consultants 

to the board members at a 

later date. 

Pro-life demonstration comes to Mokena 


Around 20 volunteers 

from Pro-Life Action League 

lined the streets at the intersection 

of 191st Street and 

LaGrange Road July 11. 

The group held signs reading, 

“His only baby picture,” 

and “Ten perfect fingers,” — 

among others — featuring 

photos of aborted fetuses. 

“Rather than emphasizing 

the blood and gore of 

the abortion procedure, the 

emphasis of this pro-life 

display has been shifted to 

the lost lives of these children,” 

according to a press 

release by Pro-Life Action 

League’s Executive Director 

Eric Scheidler. “Our 

signs and literature invite 

viewers to consider abortion 

not just as a political 

controversy or judicial concern, 

but as a real, human 

tragedy, with victims who 

deserve our sympathy.” 

The demonstration was 

part of a series of similar 

events held throughout 

the Chicagoland suburbs 

July 6-14. The Mokena 

demonstration lasted around 

90 minutes during heavy 

traffic times. 

Mokena resident Joost 

Sluis volunteered his time 

because he said he feels 

people should be educated 

on what he believes abortion 

really is. 

“This is a demonstration 

to educate people about 

the real nature of abortion 

because there are so many 

strange beliefs out there 

about what abortion is,“ 

Sluis said. “Some people are 

taught that [a fetus] is just 

a speck of material inside a 

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O, say can you see 

Village Board 

approves 60-foot 

flagpole along I-80 

Jon DePaolis 


Motorists driving along 

Interstate 80 in Mokena 

will soon feel a little more 

patriotic thanks to a unanimous 

vote by the Village of 


Monday, July 9. 

Graefen Spring Lake, 

LLC, the company that represents 

ABC Supply — a 

business that is constructing 

a 50,000-square-foot facility 

located at 8315 Spring Lake 

Drive in the Corporate Corridors 

North Business Park 

in Mokena — requested a 

special use permit to construct 

a 60-foot flag pole 

on the property to fly the 

American flag. The Village 

Board members voted 6-0 to 

approve the special use permit 

during the July 9 regular 

meeting. 

“The Village’s maximum 

height for flag poles that 

are on residential areas is 

40 feet, so the amendment 

to the special use is necessary,” 

Mokena Director of 

Economic and Community 

Development Alan Zordan 

said during the discussion. 

Zordan said certain conditions 

must be met by the applicant, 

as per the approval, 

including: only the U.S. flag 

can be flown; the flag pole 

and flag must be properly 

maintained, as well as illuminated 

at night if flown 

24/7; and that the size of the 

flag conform with Village requirements. 

“The petitioners are interested 

in the flag because 

ABC is a very patriotic company,” 

Zordan said. “They 

would like to be seen from 

Interstate 80 with the flag. 

Because they are not directly 

on the interstate — they are 

on the south side of the road 

— they have asked for the 

extra height for the flag.” 

Can you hear me now? 

Later on in the evening, 

during the work session that 

followed the regular meeting, 

Assistant Village Administrator 

Kirk Zoellner updated the 

board about a matter involving 

state legislation. 

Zoellner said Gov. Bruce 

Rauner signed Public Act 

100-0585 — also known as 

the Small Wireless Facilities 

Deployment Act — into law 

this past April. It went into 

Round it Up 

A brief recap of other items 

discussed during the July 9 Village 

Board meeting 

• As part of the Consent Agenda, 

Mokena trustees voted 5-0 to approve 

a request from EggCetera Café, 19709 

Mokena St., to participate in the Village’s 

Downtown Signage Grant program. 

Trustee Joseph Siwinski was not present 

for the vote. 

• Also as part of the 5-0 Consent 

Agenda vote, trustees approved a special 

event request to allow the Our Fallen 

Hero Foundation in Memory of PFC Aaron 

Toppen to hold its fifth annual Our Fallen 

Hero 5k on Sept. 22 and to allow for 

municipal resources to be used for event 

effect on June 1. 

“Basically, local municipalities 

have 60 days to 

adopt an ordinance in support 

of this,” Zoellner said. 

“What this [legislation] does 

is it allows wireless providers 

— Verizon, AT&T and 

other major carriers — to go 

ahead and put their smallcell 

technology on infrastructure 

in the Village and 

to be able to do that without 

really negotiating with individual 

municipalities.” 

Zoellner said that by 

adopting the ordinance at the 

next meeting, it will codify 

coordination. Additionally, the trustees 

approved similar municipal resources 

to be used for event coordination for 

the Our Fallen Hero Foundation’s 

fourth annual Aaron Toppen Memorial 

Motorcycle Run on Aug. 19. 

• During work session after the meeting, 

the Village Board members discussed 

possible dates during which the Village’s 

fireworks show — which was altered 

because of storms on the Fourth of July 

— could take place in the future. Several 

options were discussed, but a final 

decision has not yet been determined. 

• For further clarification of an item 

included in a previous Village Board 

story, the total amount approved for 

purchase of new holiday decorations for 

FY 2019 budget is $21,500. 

the rates, terms and fees. He 

said those are as follows, 

as determined by the State: 

a $200 annual lease rate; a 

$1,000 permit fee if a new 

pole is installed; a $650 permit 

fee if a company uses a 

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Orland Park man dead after allegedly eluding police 


An Orland Park man died 

July 10 after his vehicle 

ended up in a ditch late in 

the evening of July 9 on the 

north side of LaPorte Road 

in Mokena, according to a 

press release from the Will 

County Sheriff’s Office. 

Michael B. Anderson, 45, 

was transported to Silver 

Cross Hospital’s emergency 

room, where he was pronounced 

deceased at 12:02 

a.m. July 10, according to a 

press release issued the same 

day by the Will County Coroner’s 

Office. 

An autopsy performed that 

day noted the cause of death 

as multiple injuries due to a 

single-vehicle crash at La- 

Porte Road and 114th Place 

From July 10 

in Frankfort Township, according 

to the Coroner’s 

Office. The final manner of 

death is to be determined 

by the coroner after toxicology 

and medical reports are 

completed, according to the 

release. 

Frankfort police were 

following a vehicle they attempted 

to stop for speeding, 

according to the release 

from the Sheriff’s Office. 

Sheriff’s deputies reportedly 

attempted to assist; however, 

Frankfort police advised that 

they were no longer following 

the vehicle but gave the 

description as a white Chevy 

Impala. 

While on routine patrol 

in the area of Route 30 and 

Schoolhouse Road, a deputy 

reportedly spotted the offending 

vehicle heading 

westbound on Route 30. The 

deputy turned on his emergency 

lights, but the driver, 

later identified as Anderson, 

refused to stop, according to 

the release. Anderson reportedly 

continued northbound 

on Schoolhouse approaching 

Francis Road, attempted 

to turn west onto Francis 

but spun out and continued 

eastbound on Francis. The 

deputy then turned off his 

emergency lights, stopped 

following the driver and 

cleared the stop, police said. 

A short time later, a different 

sheriff’s deputy observed 

a vehicle wrecked in 

the ditch on the north side 

of LaPorte Road, near East 

Brightway Road in Mokena, 

according to the Sheriff’s 

Office. The report states that 

the Mokena Fire Protection 

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extricated Anderson from 

the vehicle. 

Initial reports indicate 

that Anderson was traveling 

westbound on LaPorte when 

he lost control of his vehicle 

while crossing the railroad 

tracks. The vehicle struck a 

guardrail on the north side of 

LaPorte and broke free from 

its supports, and the vehicle 

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said. 

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the Chevy Impala at the time 

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had active warrants out of 

Cook County for larceny and 

violating probation. 

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investigating a D161 K-12 

district possibility. Along 

with the board members, 

the selected committee 

members will serve as a 

segway between the community 

and the board; however, 

due to the absence of 

board member Jim Martin, 

the committee meeting was 

postponed for next week, 

where the appointed members 

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“We will post that to the 

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Getting S.M.A.R.T. 

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the board also 

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for school improvement in 

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“I appreciate that we’re 

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because I think 

that’s still very important 

and will continue as times 

change,” said Board Vice 

President Stacey Borgens. 

Funding for hazardous paths 

Along with Illinois Department 

of Transportation, 

the board previously 

approved and recognized 

the existence of hazardous 

transportation routes, 

a series of streets or intersections 

where children 

are within 1.5 miles of the 

school and would walk if 

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said. 

School meals agreement 

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Greer Simpson received a bachelor’s of 

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Matthew Zielke received a Bachelor’s of science, 

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John Carrol University (Ohio) 

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Fire Reports 

Mokena Fire responds to 213 calls of service in June 

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The Mokena Fire Protection District responded 

to a total of 213 calls of service for 

the month of June, including: 

• Emergency medical services - 94 

• Auto accident response - 16 

• Request for citizen assist - 27 

• Carbon monoxide alarm - 5 

• Commercial fire alarm - 18 

• Fire investigation - 1 

• Gas leak - 4 

• Mutual aid response - 20 

• Residential fire response - 8 

• Structure fire - 1 

• Commercial trouble alarm - 19 

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Police Reports 

Walking while intoxicated leads to arrest 

Jerome A. Dahlberg, 20, 

of 14778 Massasoit Ave. 

in Oak Forest, was charged 

July 5 with illegal consumption 

of alcohol by a minor. 

According to police reports, 

and officer on patrol 

came across Dahlberg in the 

11400 block of West 195th 

Street. Dahlberg was reportedly 

stumbling along the 

roadway when the officer 

spotted him. 

The officer approached 

Dahlberg, who was reportedly 

swaying back and forth 

while standing still, had 

slurred speech and the officer 

could smell alcohol on 

him. Mokena Fire Protection 

district was called to assist, 

but Dahlberg refused treatment. 

He was then placed 

under arrest. 

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Resale shop opens in Mokena to benefit local animal shelter 

Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor 

Besides adopting, volunteering 

or donating, locals 

can now add shopping to the 

list of things they can do to 

help out NAWS animal rescue 

in Mokena. 

Resale for Rescues opened 

July 2 on Front Street, and 

the shelves are brimming 

with secondhand items 

awaiting a second chance. 

The idea of saving things 

that someone else did not 

want and finding them a new 

home parallels the mission 

of NAWS to find homes for 

abandoned or stray animals. 

Proceeds from the shop, 

after paying for rent and utilities, 

go directly to NAWS 

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Many times the animals 

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regular veterinary care the 

animals will also need. 

The store takes donations 

and sells items, such as furniture, 

clothing, home goods, 

shoes, purses and jewelry. It 

does not accept large electronics, 

such as televisions 

or large appliances. 

Owner Connie George 

said the resale shop has been 

a dream of hers for years, but 

after her 50th birthday, she 

decided to drop everything 

and do it for the animals. 

“When we started this, I 

was volunteering at NAWS,” 

George said, “and this was 

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resale shop that the profits 

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because they are so unheard. 

They have no voice.” 

Sometimes, she said, the 

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“People have so much 

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Their mission is to turn 

those unwanted items into 

funds that can help the animals, 

and she has also been 

successful so far in raising 

awareness for the shelter, 

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In addition to the resale 

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Spa’s seventh anniversary. Photos submitted 

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FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT 

Historical society replaces stained 

glass windows in 119-year-old 

church 

It has been an expensive year for 

the New Lenox Area Historical Society. 

It started with purchasing the 

116-year-old railroad depot last 

winter, and the resources spent to 

save the structure from being demolished. 

Then, there was also the 

acquisition of the 119-year-old former 

Methodist church after that. 

“We depleted our budget this 

year, but this is all important to us,” 

said Dianne Ross, a member of the 

historical society. 

In addition to purchasing the 

church, located at 112 Church St., 

the restoration efforts are another 

expense. Last month, the historical 

society repurposed three large 

stained-glass windows that were 

long overdue for being re-leaded. 

The windows have not been releaded 

since the church was built 

in 1899. Ross said leading lasts 70- 

80 years. 

Ross hired Cathedral Crafts 

Stained Glass Studio to re-lead the 

windows, touch-up parts where 

there was intricate painting, re-trim 

the outside, clean and place a protective 

covering to protect the glass. 

“The gentlemen who owns the 

stained glass studio took one of the 

really bad ones out said, ‘I’ve never 

seen one this bad,’” Ross said. 

Restoring the three windows cost 

$43,000, Ross said. The problem is 

there are still roughly a dozen windows 

that need to be addressed. 

“It’s a very expensive project, 

so we have to do it as we have the 

money,” Ross said. “We did the 

first three that were critical. They 

had to be done because, otherwise, 

we would have lost them, for sure.” 

Reporting by James Sanchez, Editor. 

For more, visit NewLenoxPatriot.com. 

FROM THE FRANKFORT STATION 

LW East, West end summer 

baseball season amid umpire 

situation 

Things do not always go according 

to plan. 

They did not for the Lincoln- 

Way East baseball team in the summer 

state tournament this week. 

East coach Eric Brauer planned 

to coach in the second game of the 

opening day of the regional portion 

of the Illinois High School Baseball 

Coaches Association Summer 

Baseball Tournament on July 9. 

Instead, Brauer was pressed into 

duty as an umpire for an inning in 

a game between Lemont and Lincoln-Way 

West. 

“That wasn’t in the game plan,” 

Brauer said. 

But it is what he did as the coach 

of the host school. Brauer was 

pressed into duty because the home 

plate umpire collapsed with one 

out in the top of the second inning. 

While the ump reportedly never 

lost consciousness, he was taken 

by ambulance to a local hospital. 

After at least a 30-minute delay, 

Brauer had to fill in for the umpire 

but called balls and strikes from 

behind the pitcher. That lasted for 

an inning, while a base umpire 

changed into his gear to umpire 

behind the plate. An accredited 

umpire was at the game to watch 

his brother play for LW West but 

instead served as an umpire for the 

rest of the game on the bases. 

The good news was that the original 

home plate umpire was released 

later that evening and was back out 

as an umpire in a regional semifinal 

game at Lockport the next morning; 

however, neither Lincoln-Way team 

made it to the next day. 

Reporting by Randy Whalen, Freelance 

Reporter. For more, visit Frank 

fortStation.com. 

FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND 

Lockport Citizens Police Academy 

promotes partnership with 

residents 

The Lockport Police Department 

is accepting applications for its 

annual Citizens Police Academy, 

which starts this September and 

looks to continue building partnerships 

with community members. 

The academy is open to anyone 

ages 18 and older who either lives, 

works or goes to school in Lockport. 

Participants are to meet at the 

Lockport Police Department, 1212 

S. Farrell Road, from 6-9 p.m. every 

Monday starting Sept. 10 for 

12 weeks. 

There are already nine spots filled 

of the 16 allotted for the program. 

Participants are to not only get a 

chance to learn about the various 

aspects of the police department 

through this interactive program, 

but they also are to learn a lot about 

the people behind the badges. 

“So this course gives the opportunity 

to the citizens of Lockport to 

come into our world, I guess you 

could say, and get to know us not 

as the officers but as the people 

who do the job and protect them,” 

program coordinator officer Jeren 

Szmergalski said. “And it gives 

them a little sense of what we go 

through as regular people in this 

profession, how it affects us, how 

it affects our families [and] what 

mindset we’re in when we’re out 

doing our various jobs.” 

Szmergalski said having a relationship 

with those in Lockport 

helps the officers do their jobs effectively 

by putting everyone on 

the same team. The citizens of 

Lockport are the eyes and ears of 

the police department, preventing 

crime and helping the officers 

solve cases faster, he said. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit Lock 

portLegend.com. 

FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION 

Tinley Park veteran relishes Honor 

Flight trip 

Tinley Park’s Jack “Whitey” 

Hoffmeister was among roughly 

100 hundred veterans greeted with 

a hero’s welcome at Chicago’s International 

Midway Airport. 

Hoffmeister, a longtime resident 

nicknamed for his unmistakable 

snowy hair, returned from Washington, 

D.C., July 11 to a group of 

family members and well-wishers, 

including Gov. Bruce Rauner, who 

thanked the Honor Flight Chicago 

veterans returning from their day 

trip. Founded in 2008, the nonprofit 

provides veterans and one family 

member with an all-expenses-paid 

day of tribute that features stops at 

war memorials and ceremonies of 

appreciation. 

Growing up in a Rogers Park orphanage, 

Hoffmeister started his career 

in the United States Navy back 

in the early 1950s, serving in Korea 

from 1952-1953 before ending his 

military service in the U.S. Marine 

Corps as a combat corpsman. 

“It’s an honor, quite an honor,” 

the 86-year-old Korean War veteran 

said. “But it’s really for all the 

guys who didn’t come back home.” 

Those in Tinley Park probably 

know Whitey from The Dairy Palace, 

a homemade retro ice cream 

shop he operates with the help of 

some of his 10 grandchildren. He 

also used to own and operate Whitey’s 

Italian Beef and Sausage, and 

later hot dog stands under the same 

brand throughout the Chicago 

area before purchasing the current 

building on 167th Street and Oak 

Park Avenue. 

“We’ve been in business for 40 

years,” Hoffmeister said. “The 

soft serve comes from Green Bay, 

Wisconsin, and the hard stuff 

comes from Hershey, Pennsylvania, 

so you know it’s quality.” 

Reporting by Editor, Cody Mroczka. 

For more, visit TinleyJunction.com. 

FROM THE HOMER HORIZON 

Be Greek for a Day adds third day 

to annual festival 

Over the last five years, Assumption 

Greek Orthodox Church’s Be 

Greek for a Day has grown from a 

one-day event to three days of festivities 

for the first time this year. 

Greeks and non-Greeks alike are 

invited to enjoy authentic cuisine, 

listen to live music and spend time 

together celebrating the culture. 

This year, Be Greek for a Day is 

to be held July 20-22, at the church, 

15625 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen. 

“We just wanted to try to go an 

extra day on a Friday to open it up 

and try something different,” said 

the Rev. Sotirios “Father Sam” 

Dimitriou, of Assumption Greek 

Orthodox. 

Included in the three-day lineup 

is live band performances throughout 

the weekend. On Friday, the 

classic rock band Anthem is to perform 

from 7:30-10:30 p.m., and the 

Greek band Ormi is to perform from 

5-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 

“It’s something different for us 

here in our area, because, really, 

when’s the last time we had live 

Greek music in Homer Glen,” 

Dimitriou asked. “And it’s something 

for the people to experience 

a live Greek band.” 

There will be a $10 cover charge 

on Friday, which includes one drink 

ticket. Admission for the remaining 

two days will be $2. Be Greek for a 

Day returns from 5-11 p.m. Friday, 

July 20; 3-10 p.m. Saturday, July 

21; and 1-10 p.m. Sunday, July 22. 

Reporting by Jacquelyn Schlabach, 

Assistant Editor. For more, visit 

HomerHorizon.com. 

FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE 

Sandburg grad Coyne is the only 

woman in new pro hockey league 

The Chicago Pro Hockey League 

opened play July 11 with 143 men 

listed on various rosters. 

And one woman. 

Sandburg graduate Kendall 

Coyne, who earlier this year won a 

gold medal for the United States in 

women’s hockey, is the lone woman 

in the first-year league, which 

features more than 80 players from 

the National Hockey League, the 

American Hockey League and the 

East Coast Hockey League, as well 

as amateurs from colleges, junior 

teams and Triple A programs. 

Coyne, 26, had played with and 

against boys when she was younger, 

so this is not new territory for her. 

She also is not the only player from 

the area who will participate in the 

league, which is to play its games 

at MB Ice Arena in Chicago, which 

is the Blackhawks’ community rink. 

Nine players listed from Orland 

Park are a part of the league. 

“Knowing there are so many 

NHL and pro players who live and 

train in Chicago during the offseason, 

we felt a summer pro league 

with ties to local charities would be 

great for the hockey community,” 

said Anders Sorensen, player development 

coach for the Chicago 

Blackhawks and director of player 

development with the Chicago 

Mission. “Having coached and 

worked with a lot of these players 

throughout their youth and junior 

development years, and now while 

they are playing pro hockey, we 

felt a summer pro league would be 

really well received by the guys.” 

Reporting by Jeff Vorva, Sports Editor. 

For more, visit OPPrairie.com.

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Social snapshot 

Top 10 Web Stories 

From MokenaMessenger.com as of 

Monday, July 16 

From the Editor 

On getting your groove on 

1. Breaking News: Man, 45, dead after 

police chase ending in Mokena 

2. O say, can you see; Village Board 

approves 60-foot flagpole along I-80 

3. Staring into a crystal ball; Debate over 

future of downtown Mokena continues 

4. Young actors to perform ‘Singin’ in the 

Rain Jr.’ on stage 

5. Going Places: LW East grad commits to 

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“I get it July 3 your (sic) excited you wanna 

pop off some fireworks before the 4th that’s 

cool. July 4th hell yea blast away. July 5th 

you got some left over from the 4th it’s all 

good. JULY 14th cmon man if your gonna 

blast [****] do it at 8 and stop at 9:30 I don’t 

care if it is the weekend. Don’t be an ass” 

Edmir Iljazi posted this to What’s Happening 

Around New Lenox, Mokena, Frankfort 

Area? Saturday, July 14. 

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“Happy #AllAmericanPetPhotoDay to all 

my #ZSHQ friends and to all #pets and 

#petlovers everywhere! When I decide to 

run for #President, this will be my official 

#campaign photo!! #maltese #dogsoftwitter 

#AmericanFlag” 

@GiGi_OnTheScene posted this to her 

Twitter page Thursday, July 12. 

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What a weekend for 

parties in Mokena! 

Kicking things off was 

All About Music’s Musicpalooza 

and Mokena’s Got 

Talent. (Coverage on Page 

21.) Kudos to all the youngsters 

who had not only the 

talent, but the nerve to get 

on stage in front of a huge 

crowd. And a special shout 

out to All About Music and 

other organizations in town 

that encourage children to 

be active in the arts, whether 

through music, painting 

or other forms. I believe 

it’s always a good idea to 

expose children to a variety 

of activities to help broaden 

their minds as they grow. 

Next up was Mokena 

Lions Club’s 31st annual 

Firecracker Dance. (That 

coverage was on Page 3, in 

case you skipped over it.) 

Thirty-one years?! That’s 

quite a feat. And that means 

31 years of collecting donations 

and giving back to 

those in our own community 

who need it the most. Again, 

some special recognition is 

deserved for the Lions Club 

and the rest of the organizations 

in Mokena — of 

which there are many — 

that do so much, every year, 

year after year, to give back 

their time and resources to 

“And, yes, you might well remember my stinging 

criticism of these hellish summer months… But 

even a cranky, semi-old, fuddy-duddy man, such 

as myself, can appreciate the effort put forth by the 

community for the community.” 

help improve the lives of 

those less fortunate than 

them. What a much sadder 

place this would be without 

them. 

And to conclude the 

weekend festivities, another 

popular event: Festa Italiana. 

(Photos from the event 

on Page 7.) Mama mia, 

who doesn’t enjoy a nice 

day out in the open, listening 

to classic tunes, eating 

up Italian ice and other 

goodies, and getting to enjoy 

each other’s company?! 

Only a real frumpus, that’s 

who. 

Yes, this has already 

shaped up to be quite the 

summer in Mokena. Between 

the Village, Mokena 

Community Park District, 

Mokena Community 

Public Library District, 

Mokena Chamber of Commerce 

and many, many 

more local organizations, 

we’ve had our hands full 

with things to do. From 

movies and music in the 

park to holiday celebrations, 

from playing in 

the splash pad to practicing 

yoga every place 

imaginable, our town has 

seemingly gone out of its 

way to make sure there’s 

something for everyone to 

do this summer. 

And, yes, you might well 

remember my stinging 

criticism of these hellish 

summer months. (And I do 

stand by my original view 

— it’s just too damn hot 

out!!) But even a cranky, 

semi-old, fuddy-duddy man, 

such as myself, can appreciate 

the effort put forth 

by the community for the 

community. 

However, all these successful 

events makes me 

wonder about something 

that’s gone under the radar 

as of late, I suspect mostly 

because school’s out now 

and there’s not much reason 

to think about it, which is 

precisely why we should. 

I’m referring, of course, 

to the question of public 

access to Lincoln-Way high 

schools. 

The district’s argument 

has been all about safety, 

which few would argue 

isn’t a valid concern; 

however, I offer up all of 

our communities’ awesome 

events so far this summer 

as evidence that there not 

be a police-state-style presence 

to ensure that we’re 

all well-behaved. I concede 

that some additional 

security in the schools (and 

I do stress SOME) may be 

necessary and even prudent 

in this day and age, but cutting 

off access altogether is 

excessive. 

Just thought I’d throw 

that issue back out there 

while we’re all reflecting 

on what a good time can be 

had when the community 

comes together to enjoy the 

different parts of what we 

all have to offer. Coming together, 

not separating us, is 

what makes our community 

whole, makes it possible to 

experience and share things 

and resources together. But, 

I digress. 

Keep enjoying the summer, 

Mokena. And don’t 

let anyone stop you from 

getting your groove on. 

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this weekend, Page 24 

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Faith Briefs 

St. John’s United Church of Christ (11100 

Second St., Mokena) 

Traditional Service 

8 a.m. traditional mass, 

9:45 a.m. contemporary & 

traditional music in a service 

of praise and reverence. Supervised 

childcare available. 

For more information, call 

(708) 479-5123. 

Cards for a Cause 

7 p.m. the second Monday 

of each month. Bring your 

tape, scissors and colored 

pencils — if you have them 

— and plan for a creative 

FUNERAL SERVICES DIRECTORY 

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evening with lots of fun. 

Bundles of Love 

7 p.m. the second and 

fourth Monday of each 

month. Enjoy fun and fellowship 

while making baby 

quilts for infants baptized at 

St. John’s and lap quilts for 

shut-ins. 

Victory Baptist Church (13550 US Route 

6, Mokena) 

Sunday School 

9:30 a.m. Sundays. 

Morning Worship 

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10:45 a.m. Sundays. 

Evening Worship 

6 p.m. Sundays. 

Weekday Worship 

7 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(10731 W. La Porte Road, Mokena) 

Preschool Registration 

Registration is underway 

for the 2018-2019 

school year at Immanuel 

Lutheran Preschool in Mokena. 

Classes are available 

for children from 2 1/2 to 

5 years old, and they must 

be toilet trained. For more 

information, call (708) 479- 

5600, email ilpmokena@ 

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Worship 

9 a.m. Sundays. 

God’s Kids Club 

10:15 a.m. Sundays in 

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Adult Bible Study 

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Mokena Baptist Church (9960 W. 187th 

St., Mokena) 

Sunday Services 

11 a.m. and 5 p.m. For 

more information, call (312) 

350-2279. 

Sunday School 

10:15 a.m. Sundays. Mokena 

Baptist offers Sunday 

School classes for all ages. 


(312) 350-2279. 

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (19515 115th 

Ave., Mokena) 

Church Service 

5 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m, 

9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6: 

p.m. Sundays 

Adoration 

Wednesdays following 

8:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel 

until 6:45 p.m. 

Parker Road Bible Church (18512 Parker 

Road, Mokena) 

Worship Service 

10:30 a.m. Sundays. Be 

sure to arrive early for our 

In Memoriam 

Scott A. McArthur 

Scott A. McArthur, 59, of 

Mokena, died July 6. 

He was the beloved 

husband of Gerilyn (Prkut); 

caring father of Chris 

McArthur, Nicole “Nikki” 

McArthur and Jason (Libby) 

McArthur; loving and passionate 

grandfather of Kylie 

McArthur, Evelyn “Evey”, 

Ainsley and Bryce McArthur; 

devoted son of Warren 

and the late Carole McArthur; 

fond brother of Caryn 

(Tony) McArthur-Cerven 

and Brian McArthur; and 

uncle of Nick Kirchslager, 

Cody and Josh McArthur, 

Jackie Weiss, Zach, Joey 

and Mikey Prkut, Mikaela, 

Abby, and Eimile Martin. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions 

to Homes for Our 

Troops, hfotusa.org, would 

be appreciated. 

Sunday Worship Service to 

enjoy a hot, complimentary 

cup of coffee every week at 

the church. 

Grace Fellowship Church (11049 LaPorte 

Road, Mokena) 

Narcotics Anonymous 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. All 

those struggling or who have 

struggled with a narcotics 

addiction are welcome. All 

meetings are confidential. 


(708) 479-0300. 

Spanish Church 

12:30 p.m. Sundays. 

Worship Service 

10 a.m. Sundays. All are 

welcome. 

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or call (708) 326-9170 ext. 34. 

Deadline is noon Thursday one 

week prior to publication. 

Patricia A. Alford 

Patricia A. (Phelan) Alford, 

60, of Mokena, died 

July 11. 

She was the beloved wife 

of J. Scott Alford; loving 

mother of Niki Alford, Jennifer 

Alford, Scott II (Lauren) 

Alford and Raven; 

loving and passionate grandmother 

to Noah, Kylie, SJ 

and Lucas; 

fond sister to Mary Ellen 

(Dennis) Weber, Edward 

(Susan) Phelan and stepsister 

of Alan Linhart; and 

proud aunt of many nieces 

and nephews. 

She was preceded in death 

by her brother Joseph (Jean) 

Phelan, and parents Joseph 

Phelan and Gloria Wellborn. 

Do you have someone’s life 

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information about a loved one 

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Children compete in annual Mokena’s Got Talent 

Megan Schuller, Freelance Reporter 

Local children took the stage last 

Thursday to perform in the annual 

Musicpalooza and Mokena’s Got 

Talent that took place as part of the 

Mokena Lions Club Firecracker 

Dance Friday, July 13.. 

Music students taught by the 

Mokena-based All About Music 

and Children’s Theatre on Wolf 

Road performed pieces they had 

been working on for the Firecracker 

Dance audience. 

The friendly competition heated 

up as many of the students that 

performed earlier came back to the 

stage to perform again in the Mokena’s 

Got Talent competition. 

This was the 12th year All About 

Musicpalooza was held and the 

second annual Mokena’s Got Talent. 

The events have held a patriotic 

theme ever since 2003. Musicoalooza 

started out as a way to 

get money and donated items for 

troops in Desert Storm. Now, the 

money from ticket sales goes toward 

local veterans at the Manteno 

Veterans Home. 

Todd Beebe, co-owner of All 

About Music and Children’s Theatre, 

said that most of the children 

who performed have taken private 

lessons with them since as young 

as first grade. 

“Most of them have grown up 

with us. It’s like seeing a timeline 

of how much they’ve grown musically,” 

Beebe said. “It’s so great to 

give them the chance to perform in 

front of people on a professional 

stage.” 

After dusk, the multi-colored 

stage lighting illuminated the 

tent beside the Metra train tracks. 

An occasional Metra train came 

through, but that didn’t stop the 

music. 

A few students sang and played 

the ukulele or synthesizer. Popular 

music from “Wicked the Musical” 

and The Beatles were performed. 

The well-known tracks “Walking 

on Sunshine,” “Peter Pan” and 

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” 

were also performed. 

There was a junior and senior division 

in the Mokena’s Got Talent. 

The audience received ballots and 

voted on their favorite. The results 

were combined with the judges’ 

feedback. 

Ten-year old Mackenzie Bacha, 

of Frankfort, who was named the 

winner of the junior division, said 

performing in front of an audience 

means a lot to her. 

“At first I feel nervous, like I’ll 

forget the words, but once I get up 

there it just flows out. It feels great 

once I get off the stage,” Bacha said. 

The senior division champion 

13-year-old Lexi Gilboe, of New 

Lenox, said performing is her passion 

and she enjoys being on stage 

alongside her friends. 

“I really like performing and I’m 

happy I can be here to perform tonight. 

It’s fun because I get to do 

different songs for the different 

events,” Gilboe said. 

Beebe said while the competition 

is competitive, the students are 

supportive of each other on and off 

the stage. 

“Not only is it about shining on 

stage, but it’s also about being a 

part of the audience and supporting 

others. They were all backstage 

high-fiving and cheering for each 

other,” Beebe said. 

Thirteen year-old Addyson 

Cuthbertson, of New Lenox, said it 

was an encouraging environment. 

“I love that I get to do this with 

my friends, and everybody is so 

supportive. Even when we’re competing 

in this kind of competition, 

everyone is clapping and cheering 

for you,” Cuthbertson said. 

Co-owner of All About Music 

and Children’s Theatre Connie 

Johnson-Beebe said there are a lot 

of benefits to giving kids the opportunity 

to perform on stage at a 

young age. 

“Three main benefits would be 

the chance to use their talents to 

give back to the community and 

help others, meeting other kids 

their own age with the same interests 

and having the opportunity 

to perform on a stage with professional 

lights and sound,” Johnson- 

Beebe said. 

Lexi Gilboe, of New Lenox, senior division winner of the Mokena’s Got Talent competition, performs in front 

of a large crowd Friday, July 13. Photos by Megan Schuller/22nd Century Media 

Marleigh McDonough, of Mokena, performs a song from “Wicked the Musical,” as Lexi Gilboe turns the pages 

for Connie Johnson-Beebe, who played the song on piano.



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Lincoln-Way Foundation Summer Fest rocks for education 

Laurie Fanelli, Freelance Reporter 

Lincoln-Way High School District 

210 Foundation for Educational 

Excellence presented a fun, 

new way for the community to 

come together to support local 

schools with its inaugural Lincoln- 

Way Foundation Summer Fest. 

Held at CD & ME on the evening 

of Friday, July 13, this “party 

with a purpose” featured not one, 

but two bands – Then Again, and 

Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum 

Band – giving parents, teachers 

and neighbors a chance to enjoy a 

rocking night out while supporting 

a good cause. 

Food was available for purchase 

by local favorites Gatto’s 

and Dancing Marlin, while CD & 

ME offered a variety of drinks at 

its cash bars. The Wexler Group at 

Keller Williams, Old Second Bank, 

Image360, Kiwanis Club of Frankfort, 

Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 

Illinois State Rep. Margo 

McDermed and Glatz Management 

Services, Inc. all came together as 

sponsors. Several other local businesses 

and individuals also generously 

supported the event as table 

sponsors and ticket-buyers. 

“We came up with this idea 

based upon the desire to bring the 

entire community together and 

thank them for supporting our 

mission of enhancing student academic 

achievement,” explained the 

foundation’s Executive Director 

Bob Kennedy. “We wanted to have 

a community event and a casual 

event because every year we have 

a dinner gala that is black tie optional. 

We wanted to do something 

that is less costly and pure fun.” 

A big part of the fun came from 

the live music as attendees sang 

and danced along to a variety of 

popular songs. Not only were both 

bands comprised of very talented 

musicians, but they also featured 

members of the Lincoln-Way family, 

as Beach Bum Band frontman 

Johnny Russler and Then Again 

vocalist Jayson Polad are both District 

210 teachers. 

“Jimmy Buffett is playing at 

Wrigley Field tonight, but we feel 

like we’ve got the better bands here 

at CD & ME,” Kennedy said, as the 

Tinley Park resident Sue McLain (left) celebrates her birthday with Kim Jiracek (middle) and Karen Shinn, 

both of Mokena, at Lincoln-Way Summer Fest Friday, July 13. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media 

The band Then Again performs a headlining set at Lincoln-Way Summer Fest. Beach Bum Band also 

performed. 

Beach Bum Band shared their tropical 

renditions of tunes by everyone 

from Paul Simon to Sublime to 

Harry Belafonte. Later, Then Again 

turned things up to 11 with a headlining 

set full of rock hits. 

Manhattan residents Margaret 

Secor and Joyce Anderson were 

enjoying the “awesome” music, 

but they were most excited about 

supporting the Lincoln-Way High 

School District 210 Foundation 

for Educational Excellence as their 

children attended Lincoln-Way 

schools. 

“All our kids went to Lincoln- 

Way,” Anderson said. “It’s a great 

education. My kids were in music. 

They were in sports and I can’t say 

enough good things about it.” 

Helping students get the most out 

of their education is at the heart of 

the foundation’s goals. According to 

its mission statement, the Lincoln- 

Way Foundation has awarded more 

than $4 million to benefit the educational 

programs of the district since 

its inception in 1994. 

“Our money that we raise goes 

primarily to help enhance technology 

at the schools. In the last six 

months, we’ve given $121,000 

back to the school in the form of 

scholarships,” Kennedy said. The 

foundation also recently supported 

the Transition Program for students 

with disabilities by providing 

resources to help them purchase 

new furniture and noise-canceling 

headphones, among other things. 

District 210 community relations 

director Taryn Atwell expressed 

gratitude for all of the work done 

by the foundation. 

“We are so appreciative of everything 

the foundation has done 

for our students. Their education is 

enhanced every day by the things 

the foundation does and all the 

money they raise for us,” she said. 

As the foundation looks ahead to 

2019, during which it will celebrate 

its 25th anniversary, Kennedy noted 

that he and his 18-person volunteer 

board continue to be inspired by 

Lincoln-Way’s passionate teachers, 

faculty and staff, as well as the entire 

community as a whole. 

“The community has been so 

supportive,” he said. “We’re the 

conduit to collect the money and 

make sure it gets into the right 

place and we’re only as good as the 

individuals, the businesses and everyone 

that support us.” 

More information about the Lincoln-Way 

High School District 210 

Foundation for Educational Excellence 

can be found at lw210.org/ 

foundation.

24 | July 19, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger life & arts 


Come for a laugh, but using restroom may cost you 

Cynthia Freeman, Editorial Intern 

Those in the mood for a raucous 

laugh this weekend are in luck, but 

they may want to bring a change of 

pants, just in case. 

Curtain Call Theatre’s production 

of “Urinetown, the Musical” 

is a satirical comedic musical with 

controversial topics, such as the 

legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, 

populism, bureaucracy, 

corporate mismanagement, 

and civic politics. 

It answers the question: What 

might happen if you had to pay every 

time you needed … to go. 

The cast and crew have been rehearsing 

since the week before this 

past Memorial Day from 7-10 p.m. 

Mondays through Thursdays, making 

it eight weeks of fine tuning 

everything about the musical that 

will keep audience members cross 

legged while laughing out loud. 

The entire production has a total 

of 20 singers and dancers, four 

production people and another four 

people in the music pit. 

“What’s special here is that we 

are a community program so this is 

the first year we brought back the 

youth program for Summer Stock,” 

said Producer and Assistant Director 

Cheryl Collins. “We did [‘Urinetown’] 

a couple years ago. This 

is the first time we are bringing on 

the musical here in Mokena. Mokena 

has just been so welcoming, 

we just keep adding things to our 

program. 

“We’ve been [in Mokena] for 

two years now. We wanted something 

that the kids would really 

like because the kids here are 16- 

23 years old. We wanted to find 

a piece that was different but one 

that our audiences would like and 

one that would hit a note that the 

kids would understand. Right now 

with what’s going on in society, 

this really is a fun story.” 

Curtain Call Theatre has been 

responsible for numerous popular 

productions, but the feeling among 

the cast and crew of “Urinetown” 

is that this one especially will be a 

hit. 

“This musical is extremely hilarious 

and that’s something I’ve 

always been attracted to,” said Del- 

If you’re going… 

What: “Urinetown, the Musical” 

Where: Curtain Call Theatre, 

11112 Front St., in Mokena 

When: 7:30 p.m. July 19-20; 2 

p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 21; 2 

p.m. July 22 

For more information… 

Web: ccctheatre.com 

Phone: (708) 607-2281 

aney Schmidt, of Frankfort, who 

plays Mrs. Millennium. “I feel like 

I’m more of a dramatic actress, but 

I really do enjoy taking part in the 

comedic style of acting and all that. 

This play is just really funny and 

it’s a specific style in my opinion 

where it’s politically driven. It has 

a lot for everybody, its kid friendly 

but also adult friendly, too. 

“I find it to be really unique because 

you know when you have a 

politically driven satire or something 

like that, it’s usually heavy 

on making fun of one side of the 

spectrum. This one makes fun of 

all sides.” 

Some of the participants in this 

musical said they felt it was special 

based on the fact that the cast and 

crew have become close over the 

years through working on different 

productions together. 

“I feel like its special because 

of the bonds you grow with other 

people,” said Ben Radeke, of New 

Lenox, who plays Hot Blades Harry. 

“You get really close to a bunch 

of new people that you never met 

before, or you get even closer to 

the people you already knew. It’s 

just a really fun experience with 

your directors and just a fun experience 

in general.” 

Even the ones who are new to 

Curtain Call said they could feel 

the welcoming environment, and 

that helped them get the most out 

of their abilities. 

“I started out not knowing anyone 

here. I came into the production 

blindly and I’m really excited 

to act with a whole different group 

of people because before its like 

the same 50 people in each production 

at high school,” said Emily 

Petro, of Tinley Park, who plays 

Hope Cladwell. “There is a great 

range of ages and everyone is so 

The cast of “Urinetown, the Musical” go through a dress rehearsal ahead of this weekend’s production. 

Shows are scheduled for Thursday, July 19-Sunday, July 22. Photos submitted 

The cast rehearses a scene from “Urinetown, the Musical,” a play about revolution when a company tries to 

profit off of one of life’s basic needs. 

talented and I’m excited to work 

with all these new people mostly.” 

The majority of the performers 

in this musical have been acting for 

many years, some since they were 

young children. By being part of 

the theatre they have all grown a 

love for the performing arts. 

“I think it’s special because you 

get the experience of being someone 

else for that few couple hours 

and you get to take people to that 

different world also,” said Rachel 

Egan, of Mokena, who plays 

Soupy Sue. 

“Urinetown” is scheduled to run 

from Thursday, July 19-Sunday, 

July 22. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. 

for July 19 and July 20; 2 p.m. and 

7:30 p.m. on July 21; and 2 p.m. on 

July 22. 

For more information, or to purchase 

tickets, visit ccctheatre.com 

or call (708) 607-2281.



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The Dish 

‘Pizza philanthropist’ makes food for good 

Chicago Dough Co. 

famous for pizza, 

being part of the 

community 


Chicago is famous — 

or infamous — for many 

things. 

It is known as a sports 

town. There is the Sears 

Tower (sorry, Willis). And, 

of course, the food. 

And if one were to list the 

foods for which the city and 

surrounding suburbs were 

most famous, pizza would 

surely have to be at the top 

of that list. 

In the south and southwest 

suburbs, one small chain has 

been building its reputation 

for gourmet pizza and distinctive 

dining atmosphere 

over more than 40 years: 


The original Chicago 

Dough opened in Richton 

Park in 1975 under the 

chain Pizza Inn. But, after 

some disagreements among 

the original pair of owners, 

they decided to split. And 

Chicago Dough was born 

in 1976, according to New 

Lenox location owner Tim 

Waters. 

The move to focus on 

a better quality pizza has 

paid off, as Chicago Dough 

has become a staple in the 

Chicago area, perhaps best 

known for its daily lunch 

buffets from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 

Monday-Friday, and 11:30 

a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays 

and Sundays (adults $8.99, 

children 12 and younger 

$4.49). The buffet features 

unlimited trips to the 

salad bar, which includes 

27 items; chicken wings; 

homemade soup; 6-9 samples 

of pizza from the menu 


1080 E. Lincoln Highway 

in New Lenox 

Hours 

• 11 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

• 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday 

• 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Saturday 

• 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Sunday 

For more information ... 

Web: chicagodough.com 

Phone: (815) 462-3900 

at any given time; as well 

as seasonal or trial pizzas 

not on the menu, such as 

the pulled pork pizza with 

a glazed cabbage topping, 

or chili chicken and cilantro. 

Of course, there is also 

dessert pizza, topped with 

fruit, cinnamon or peanut 

butter. 

And that is just for lunch. 

There is also the twice-aweek 

dinner buffet from 

4:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays 

and Wednesdays (adults 

$10.99, children 12 and 

younger $4.99). Evening 

buffets still feature the salad 

bar and pizzas, but also include 

Italian beef on Mondays 

and chicken wings on 

Wednesdays. 

Waters said he prides 

himself on bringing the best 

ingredients to the table. The 

bread and dough are made 

without any bromated or 

bleached flour. The restaurant 

buys locally and organically 

whenever possible, 

and most everything edible 

is prepped daily to ensure 

the highest level of freshness 

possible. 

“I wouldn’t serve anything 

I wouldn’t eat myself,” 

Waters said. 

But, as good as the food is 

at Chicago Dough, it might 

be overshadowed by the 

Chicago Dough New Lenox owner Tim Waters (left) and chef Ernesto Lopez prepare a pizza for the daily lunch buffet. 

Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media 

Chicago Dough’s salad bar features 27 items and is 

included in both lunch and dinner buffets, or can be added 

to any meal for $4.99. 

good Waters does for New 

Lenox on behalf of the restaurant. 

Chicago Dough, since its 

opening in New Lenox in 

2007, has donated free food 

to countless number of fundraisers, 

events, and even 

people and families who 

have experienced some sort 

of unexpected hardship or 

tragedy. Some of the recipients 

of Waters’ philanthropy 

include St. Jude Catholic 

Church, New Lenox 

baseball and football, area 

schools, and the New Lenox 

Fire Protection District. 

“If there’s somebody in 

this town who has a real 

need, we’ll step up and try 

to do something for them,” 

Waters said. “If you have a 

real need, and you’re getting 

Pictured is the inside of Chicago Dough Co. in New Lenox. 

the short end of the stick, 

so to speak, and if a pizza 

will help you out, then I’m 

more than happy to give you 

a pizza. 

“I’m just interested in 

helping people.” 

And at the end of the day, 

that sense of civic responsibility 

— and the pizza — 

is what separates Chicago 

Dough from the rest. And 

Waters said he is currently 

looking for someone to help 

him carry that mantle, as 

he has been managing and 

owning Chicago Dough locations 

for 40 years. He said 

he is looking for the right 

person who wants to carry 

on the legacy of a smalltown 

pizza place known for 

not only serving the best to 

its customers but also serves 

as a business role-model for 

the community.

28 | July 19, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger PUZZLES 


crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Lockport annual 

carnival, goes with 15 

across and 58 across 

4. Shopping ___ 

8. Wear a long face 

12. Golfers goal 

13. River to the Missouri 

15. See 1 across 

16. Record company 

17. Where you can sit 

and relax 

19. Reno state 

21. Greek salad ingredient 

22. Customer 

23. Cameo stone 

26. Section of Medicare 

28. Long bench with a 

back 

31. Idyllic places 

34. Collided 

37. Piqued state 

38. Funk band 

41. Porters soccer player 

who recorded eight 

goals and eight assists 

last season, Stephanie 

____ 

43. Bullfight cheer 

44. Missing in action 

46. Act foolishly 

47. Andrea Doria’s 

domain 

49. “ER” extras 

50. Zonked 

55. Woodworking 

groove 

57. Skillet lubricant 

58. Goes with 1 across 

and 15 across 

61. Obi-Wan ___ 

63. UN has this role 

68. Ad ___ 

69. Croc kin 

70. Pitcher, Martinez 

71. Excellent 

72. Speedy steed 

73. Balance parts 

74. Ave. intersectors 

Down 

1. Talk frankly 

2. San Diego suburb 

3. Golf club 

4. Winter woe 

5. Largest continent 

6. ____ 4 (SUV) 

7. End-of-the-week cry 

8. ___ jacket 

9. Lennon’s love 

10. Tommy Lee’s ex 

11. 2002 winner at Muirfield 

14. Helm heading 

15. Construction site sight 

18. Ford muscle car 

20. Knack 

24. NFL stat: Abbr. 

25. Foreign in combos 

27. Kind of ribs 

28. Former 

29. Prod 

30. Bumps from a blow 

32. Squat 

33. Fr. canonized one 

35. “__ Wiedersehen” 

36. Blue Hen State: Abbr. 

38. Joke 

39. Leave wide-mouthed 

40. Koi habitat 

42. Bow wood 

45. Mauna ___ (“long 

volcano”) 

48. Venomous snake 

51. Geological time division 

52. Island greetings 

53. Start up the computer 

again 

54. Fox hunters cry 

56. Common deciduous tree 

59. OK (sl) 

60. Gradually diffuse 

61. “Ol’ Man River” composer 

62. Mythical archer 

63. Golf tour 

64. Place for a plug 

65. ___ crossroads 

66. Part of the ear 

67. Handheld device 

MOKENA 

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■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Karaoke 

Fox’s Restaurant and Pub 

(11247 W. 187th St., Mokena; 

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■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, 

Fridays and Saturdays: 

Performance by Jerry 

Eadie 

Jenny’s Southside Tap 

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Free to play. 

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■4-7 ■ p.m. Monday-Friday: 

Happy Hour 

■8-10 ■ p.m. Thursdays: 

Comedy Bingo 

■8-11 ■ p.m. Fridays and 

Saturdays: Live Band 

■7-11 ■ p.m. Sundays: 

Open Mic Night 

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in The Scene, email 

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com. 

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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 to 9. 

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30 | July 19, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger LOCAL LIVING 


Distinctive Home Builders Introduces New Craftsman Homes 

In Manhattan and Peotone – From the mid-$200’s 

New designs are a result of buyer feedback 

Two refreshing designs mark 

the beginning of a new series 

of Craftsman-style homes 

available from Distinctive Home 

Builders at its latest new home 

communities: Prairie Trails; 

located in Manhattan within the 

highly-regarded Lincoln-Way 

School District and at WestGate 

Manor in Peotone within 

the desirable Peotone School 

District. 

“Craftsman homes were 

introduced in the early 1900s 

in California with designs 

based on a simpler, functional 

aesthetic using a higher level 

of craftsmanship and natural 

materials. These homes were a 

departure from homes that were 

mass produced from that era, 

“according to Bryan Nooner, 

president of Distinctive Home 

Builders. 

“The Craftsman design has 

made a comeback today for 

many of the same reasons it 

started over a century ago. Our 

customers want to live in a home 

that gets away from the “mass 

produced” look and live in a 

home that has more character. As 

a result of our daily interaction 

with our homeowners and their 

input, we are excited to introduce 

these two homes, with additional 

designs in the works.” 

Nooner, who meets with 

each homeowner prior to 

construction, has been working 

on these plans for a while and felt 

that the timing was ideal for the 

debut. “Customers were asking 

for something different and 

simple with less monotony and 

higher architectural standards.” 

The result was the Craftsman 

ranch and the Prairie twostory, 

now available at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

The Craftsman ranch features 

an open floor plan with Great 

Room, three bedrooms, two 

baths and a two-car (optional 

three-car) garage. The Prairie 

features a two-story foyer and 

Great Room, three bedrooms 

and one and one-half baths, a 

convenient Flex Room space 

on the main level and a two-car 

(optional three-car) garage. The 

Craftsman architectural elements 

on both homes include brick and 

stone exteriors with cedar shake 

accent siding, low-pitched gabled 

bracket roofs, front porches with 

tapered columns and stone piers, 

partially paned windows, and a 

standard panel front entry door. 

Distinctive Home Builders 

offers a Craftsman-style trim 

package offering trim without 

ornate profiles and routers. The 

trim features simplicity in design 

with rectangles, straight lines and 

layered look trims over doors for 

example. The front entry door 

will have the standard Craftsman 

panel style door. Distinctive has 

also created a Craftsman color 

palate to assist buyers in making 

coordinated choices for the 

interior of their new Craftsman 

home. Colors, cabinet styles and 

flooring choices blend seamlessly 

with the Craftsman trim package 

and are available in gray tones 

package and earth tones. 

Distinctive offers custom maple 

kitchen cabinets featuring solid 

wood construction (no particle 

board), have solid wood drawers 

with dove tail joints, which is 

very rare in the marketplace. 

“When you buy a new home 

from Distinctive, you truly are 

receiving custom made cabinets 

in every home we sell no matter 

what the price range,” noted 

Nooner. 


works to achieve a delivery goal 

of 90 days with zero punch list 

items for its homeowners. “Our 

three decades building homes 

provides an efficient construction 

system,” said Nooner. “Many of 

our skilled craftsmen have been 

working with our company 

for over 20 years. We also 

take pride on having excellent 

communicators throughout our 

organization. This translates into 

a positive buying and building 

experience for our homeowners 

and one of the highest referral 

rates in the industry.” 

Nooner added that all homes 

are highly energy efficient. Every 

home built will have upgraded 

wall and ceiling insulation 

values with energy efficient 

windows and high efficiency 

furnaces. Before homeowners 

move into their new home, 


conducts a blower door test that 

pressurizes the home to ensure 

that each home passes a set of 

very stringent Energy Efficiency 

guidelines. 

With the addition of these two 

new designs, there are now 15 

ranch, split-level and six twostory 

single-family home styles to 

choose from each offering from 

three to eight different exterior 

elevations at both communities. 

The three- to four-bedroom 

homes feature one and one-half 

to two-and-one-half baths, twoto 

three-car garages and a family 

room, all in approximately 1,600 

to over 3,000 square feet of living 

space. Basements are included in 

most models as well. Distinctive 

also encourages customization 

to make your new home truly 

personalized to suit your lifestyle. 

Oversize home sites; brick 

exteriors on all four sides of the 

first floor; custom maple cabinets; 

ceramic tile or hardwood 

floors in the kitchen, baths and 

foyer; genuine wood trim and 

doors and concrete driveways 

can all be yours at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor. 

Most all home sites at Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor 

can accommodate a three-car 

garage; a very important amenity 

to the Manhattan homebuyer, 

said Nooner. 

“When we opened Prairie 

Trails and WestGate Manor we 

wanted to provide the best new 

home value for the dollar and 

we feel with offering Premium 

Standard Features that we do 

just that. So why wait? This is 

truly the best time to build your 

dream home!” 

Prairie Trails is also a beautiful 

place to live and raise a family 

featuring a 20-acre lake on site, 

as well as direct access to the 22- 

mile Wauponsee Glacial Prairie 

Path that borders the community 

and meanders through many 

neighboring communities and 

links to many other popular 

trails. The Manhattan Metra 

station is less than a mile away. 

Besides Prairie Trails, 


has built homes throughout 

Manhattan in the Butternut 

Ridge and Leighlinbridge 

developments, as well as in the 

Will and south Cook county 

areas over the past 30 years. 


chose the Will County village 

of Peotone for its newest 

community of 38 single-family 

homes at WestGate Manor 

within walking distance of the 

esteemed Peotone High School. 

Its convenient location between 

Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 

50 provide easy access to I-80 

and commuters enjoy several 

nearby train stations and a 

35-minute drive to Chicago. 

Visit the on-site sales 

information center for 

unadvertised specials and view 

the numerous styles of homes 

being offered and the available 

lots. Call Lynne Rinck at (708) 

737-9142 or (708) 479-7700 for 

more information or visit www. 

distinctivehomebuilders.com. 

The Prairie Trails and WestGate 

Manor new home information 

center is located three miles 

south of Laraway Rd. on Rt. 

52. The address is 24458 S. 

Rt. 52, Manhattan, IL. 60422. 

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 

p.m. Closed Wednesday and 

Thursday and always available 

by appointment. 

Specials, prices, specifications, 

standard features, model 

offerings, build times and lot 

availability are subject to change 

without notice. Please contact 

a Distinctive representative for 

current pricing and complete 

details.

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walk-in closet plus additional closet, and a master bathroom with double 

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basement adds extra living space. Freshly painted 

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The Cottages of New Lenox 

is Hiring Caregivers 

Seeking caregivers for our 

memory care community. 

Responsible for providing 

personal assistance & routine 

daily care & services. Come 

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P/T. Shifts: 6:45a - 3:00p, 

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10:45p - 7:00a. 

Apply to: 

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1023 S. Cedar Rd. 

New Lenox, IL 60451 

Help 

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1003 Help Wanted 

Part-Time Building Inspector 

The Village of Mokena has an opening in the Community 

Development Department for a Part-Time Building 

Inspector. The successful candidate will have a background 

in construction and building code administration, excellent 

interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to 

multi-task in a high activity work environment. Proficiency 

in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, or the ability to 

learn same, is required. Duties include, but are not limited 

to, working with residents and contractors regarding the 

enforcement of building and zoning codes, reviewing 

permit applications and construction documents, and 

performing field inspections as needed. Municipal 

experience and ICC certifications preferred but not 

required. Starting pay $30.00 to $40.00 per hour depending 

on qualifications. Interested candidates can apply by 

submitting a cover letter, resume and references to: 

Mokena Village Hall, Attn: Community Development 

Department, 11004 Carpenter Street, Mokena, IL 60448 

or electronically to mziska@mokena.org. 

22nd Century Media seeks Inside Sales Director 

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2701 Property for 

Sale 

SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

of 18812 Creekview Lane, Mokena, IL 

60448 (Single Family Home). On the 

9th day of August, 2018 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: CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff V. 

Martin Quezada; et. al. Defendant. 

Case No. 17CH 1034 in the Circuit 

Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 

Will County, Illinois. 

Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

whose rights inand to the residential 

real estate arose prior to the sale. All 

payments shall be made in cash or certified 

funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will 

County. 

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: 

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 

15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 

Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 

P: 630-794-5300 

F: 630-794-9090 

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. 

2702 Public 

Notices 

Certificate No. 32324 was filed in 

the office of the County Clerk of 

Will onJuly 5, 2018 wherein the 

business firm of Nothing Bundt 

Cakes - Mokena located at 11225 

US-30, Mokena, IL 60448 is registered 

and acertificate notice setting 

forth the following: 

Robert Feldman, 11801 Tower 

Bridge Drive, Mokena, IL 60448 

630-930-5692 

Beth Feldman, 11801 Tower 

Bridge Drive, Mokena, IL 60448 

630-453-2644 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 

hereunto set my hand and Official 

Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, 

this 5th day of July, 2018 

Nancy Schultz Voots 

Will County Clerk 

2703 Legal 

Notices 

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT 

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS 

LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A 

DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) 

) SS. 

COUNTY OF WILL ) 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 

TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

CitiMortgage, Inc. 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Martin Quezada; et. al. 

Defendant. No. 17 CH 1034 

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 

Public notice ishereby given that pursuant 

toajudgment entered in the above 

cause on the 6th day of December, 

2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will 

County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 

9th day of August, 2018 ,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 13, IN CREEKVIEW UNIT ONE, 

BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE 

SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 6, TOWN- 

SHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST 

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERID- 

IAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 

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NOIS, AND CERTIFICATE OF COR- 

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Commonly known as: 18812 

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Terms ofSale: ten percent (10%) at the 

time of sale and the balance within 

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

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and legal fees required bysubdivisions 

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

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of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium 

Property Act. 

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ofthe proceeds of sale, then the 

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to the proceeding advising them of 

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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. 

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42 | July 19, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger SPORTS 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Hunter Stumpf 

Hunter Stumpf is an incoming freshman 

baseball player at Lincoln-Way Central 

How’d you get started in baseball? 

I started playing baseball when my dad 

signed me up for tee ball when I was 5, and 

I have developed a love for the game ever 

since. 

What keeps you playing baseball? 

I think my love for the game and the bonds 

that I have created with some of my teammates 

is what has kept me playing all these 

years. 

What’s your favorite position to 

play? 

My favorite position is definitely pitcher 

since I feel that it lets me be in control of 

the game, rather than being in the infield or 

outfield where I might only get to to touch 

the ball a few times a game. 

Who’s your favorite player? 

My favorite player is Mike Trout [of the 

Los Angeles Angels] because of his work 

ethic and how he is able to make adjustments 

to his game year after year to become 

the best player possible. 

What’s your spirit animal? 

My spirit animal is the dog because it is 

loyal and friendly to others, which are two 

characteristics that I try to show in my own 

life. 

What would be the first thing you’d 

buy if you won the lottery? 

If I won the lottery I would pay off my 

college tuition and send my parents on a trip 

to Europe since they work extremely hard 

and I feel that they need an extended break. 

What would be your dream college to 

go to? 

My dream college right now is either University 

of Illinois or University of North 

Photo submitted 

Carolina. 

If you could own an exotic pet, then 

what would it be? 

I would pick a penguin because they are 

really cool looking and I love the way they 

look when they waddle around from place to 

place. 

If you couldn’t play baseball, then 

what other sport would you play? 

I would play basketball because that’s the 

other sport that I have been playing for a 

long time other than baseball. 

What’s a life lesson you’ve learned 

playing baseball? 

Never give up. 

Interview conducted by Editor T.J. Kremer III 

Sports Briefs 

Central boys swimming and 

water polo hosts camp 

The Knights’ boys swimming 

program and water 

polo is to host a camp for 

all Central students starting 

Monday, July 23 through 

Thursday, July 27. 

Swim camp takes place 

from 7-8:45 a.m. at the 

school, and water polo 

camp is from 8:45-10:15 

a.m. Fees for both classes 

are $55 each. 

For more information 

on the swim camp, contact 

coach Pat Shaughnessy 

at pshaughnessy@lw210. 

org. For water polo, contact 

coach Pam Dettman at pdettman@lw210.org. 

YOUTH 

From Page 47 

fort. They are Andrew Bollman, 

Tynan Chamberlin, 

Aidan Dauber, Jon Kruk, Joe 

Michaels, Brennan Stolarek, 

and Jack Vegter. There are 

two players from Manteno 

(Grant DeRose and Wes 

Dwyer), and two from Mokena 

(Tommy Cheney and 

Hunter Stumpf). The assistant 

coaches are Randy Kruk 

and Dave Stolarek. 

LW EAST 

From Page 46 

Alec Hranicka. 

Junior second baseman 

T.J. Devries added a one-out 

infield single, and when the 

runners moved up to second 

and third on a wild pitch, it 

looked like the Griffins were 

in business. But a strikeout 

and a ground out to deep 

short ended the game. 

The loss meant there 

would be no trip back to 

the summer state finals for 

the Griffins, who finished 

as runnerup in the IHSBCA 

Phil Lawler Summer Classic 

State Tournament last 

season. 

“We were playing to win 

Central boys swimming and 

water polo hosts camp 

The Knights’ boys swimming 

program and water 

polo is to host a camp for 

all Central students starting 

Monday, July 16 through 

Thursday, July 27 (minus 

weekends). 

Swim camp takes place 

from 7-8:45 a.m. at the 

school, and water polo camp 

is from 8:45-10:15 a.m. Fees 

for both classes are $45 each. 

For more information 

on the swim camp, contact 

coach Luke Bell at lbell@ 

lw210.org. For water polo, 

contact coach Pat Shaughnessy 

at pshaughnessy@ 

lw210.org. 

Coach Bollman graduated 

high school 30 years ago 

from Oak Forest. A pitcher 

in high school, he also went 

on to pitch at the now defunct 

St. Joseph’s College 

in Rensselaer, Indiana. He 

said he’s glad that he’s able 

to coach his son today, and 

help him and others have 

more opportunities. 

“When I played, we didn’t 

have this,” Bollman said of 

the travel schedule and opportunities 

to go to other 

both games,” Brauer said of 

the opening day of the regional. 

“But it didn’t work 

out. It’s OK, it’s summer. 

We want to see how guys 

perform on the field, in live 

games, rather than just practice.” 

Brauer credited Hranicka 

for stepping in as catcher, 

as well as junior outfielder 

Nick Mergenthaler, for having 

good summers. 

East graduated 10 seniors 

from this spring’s squad, 

which set a school record for 

wins with 28 and won a regional 

championship. 

“We’re going to miss our 

seniors, they had very specific 

roles on our team,” Brauer 

said of this spring’s squad. 

Central girls volleyball hosts 

high school camp 

Knights girls volleyball will 

host three camps Monday, 

July 16 through Thursday, 

July 27 (minus weekends): 

incoming freshman only, incoming 

sophomore only and 

varsity. 

The freshman and sophomore 

camp goes from 1-3 

p.m., and the varsity camp 

runs from 8:30-11:30 a.m. 

Fee is $120. 


contact coach Mary Brown 

at mbrown@lw210.org. 

Sports Briefs are compiled 

by editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@ 

mokenamessenger.com. 

states for tournaments. “I tell 

[Andrew] all the time that 

he’s fortunate to have these 

types of opportunities.” 

The teams typically start 

their practices indoors in 

February. The tryouts for 

next season, however, take 

place through Sunday, July 

22. Dates and times will vary 

depending on the team and 

age level. More info can be 

found on the organizations 

web page, frankfortbaseball. 

com 

“But we have a good group 

of guys here and we’re looking 

for them not only on the 

field, but also to replace that 

leadership we had, too.” 

Lemont (4-4 final summer 

record) went on to defeat 

West 7-6 in the quarterfinal 

game later on July 9. But 

the Indians, who won Class 

3A state title in 2014 and 

2016, lost 8-2 to Plainfield 

South the next day in a regional 

semifinal at Lockport. 

Later that afternoon, Plainfield 

South, which won the 

IHSBCA Phil Lawler Summer 

Classic State Tournament 

title in 2016, defeated 

Joliet Catholic Academy 2-1 

to win the regional championship.



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Spiking success 

Knights’ co-ed junior high volleyball camp shows athletes high 

school culture 

Seventh-and eighth-graders play a serving game Thursday, July 12, during the Lincoln- 

Way Central co-ed junior high volleyball camp at the school. Photos by James Sanchez/22nd 

Century Media 

Seventh-grader Angelina Panos tries to 

serve as fast as she can as time is winding 

down in the serving game. 

New Lenox resident Daniel Vanisko 

practices his timing with his serve. 

Knights boys and girls varsity coach Mary Brown (center) huddles everyone together. 

Seventh-graders Abram Acosta (left) and Nick Fabian practice their serves. 

New Lenox resident and club volunteer Claire Vrabec works with her brother, Nolan, at the 

camp.



On the comeback trail 

Knights baseball aims to rebound from regional title loss at camp 

Andrew Vosburg hacks at a pitch. 

Sarthak Shah throws a fake pitch as a signal for the batter to hit off the tee during a 

scrimmage Thursday, July 12, at the Lincoln-Way Central baseball camp. Photos by James 

Sanchez/22nd Century Media 

Returning All-SWSC Red player Kyle Labedz makes a running catch. 

Caden Leonard walks to first after fielding a 

ground ball for an out. 

Third baseman Khristian Pieczynski gets 

in position as the batter is about to hit the 

ball off the tee. 

Second baseman Tyler McGreal throws at first for a putout.

46 | July 19, 2018 | The Mokena Messenger sports 


LW East, West end summer 

baseball season short of title 

RANDY WHALEN 


Things don’t always go 

according to plan. 

They didn’t for the Lincoln-Way 

baseball team in 

the summer state tournament 

last week. 

East coach Eric Brauer 

planned to coach in the second 

game of the opening 

day of the regional portion 

of the Illinois High School 

Baseball Coaches Association 

Summer Baseball Tournament 

on July 9. Instead, 

Brauer was pressed into duty 

as an umpire for an inning in 

a game between Lemont and 

Lincoln-Way West. 

“That wasn’t in the game 

plan,” Brauer said. 

But it’s what he did as the 

coach of the host school. 

Brauer was pressed into 

duty because home plate 

umpire Andre Morgan collapsed 

with one out in the 

top of the second inning. 

While he reportedly never 

lost consciousness, Morgan 

was taken by ambulance to a 

local hospital. 

After at least a 30 minute 

delay, Brauer had to fill in 

for Morgan, but called balls 

and strikes from behind the 

pitcher. That lasted for an 

inning, while base umpire 

Steve Besse changed into his 

gear to umpire behind the 

plate. Matt Roseen, who is 

an accredited umpire, was at 

the game to watch his brother 

play on West. Instead he 

umpired the rest of the game 

on the bases. 

The good news was that 

Morgan was released later 

that evening, and was actually 

back out umpiring a 

regional semifinal game at 

Lockport the next morning; 

however, neither Lincoln- 

Way team was at Lockport 

the next day. 

East had to defeat Lemont 

in order to play West in 

what amounted to a quarterfinal 

game. Instead, Lemont 

scored four runs in the top 

of the fifth and held on for a 

4-3 win. 

“We were a little thin on 

pitching,” Brauer said of 

the summer league regional. 

“We planned to pitch Cole 

Kirschsieper against West, 

but it didn’t work out. 

“Cole didn’t pitch for us 

all summer. But that’s OK; 

we know what he’s got. He’s 

pitched for his travel team. 

We wanted to see what some 

off our pitchers could do.” 

Although the Griffins (6-3 

final summer record) lost, 

they certainly showed spunk 

at the end. After scoring the 

games initial run in the second, 

they didn’t score again 

until the bottom of the seventh. 

Then senior third baseman 

Zack Jurgens had an 

RBI triple and scored on an 

RBI single by senior catcher 

Please see LW EAST, 42 

Lincoln-Way East’s Tyler Sarafik takes a strong cut at a pitch. The Griffins will need to look 

at incoming players after losing 10 seniors to graduation from last season’s team. 22nd 

Century Media file photo



fastbreak 

Youth Sports 

Open tryouts on baseball team for area youth 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Youth baseball 

taking over 

1. Frankfort Force 

(above) 

The team has players 

from across the 

Lincoln-Way area 

and offers divisions 

in 10 different age 

ranges, from 5 

through college age. 

2. Title takers 

The Force has captured 

a trio of tournaments, 

including: 

Midlothian USSSA 

Southside Silver 

Showdown (May 6); 

Frankfort Spring 

Classic (May 20); 

and Mokena Blaze 

Father’s Day Classic 

(June 20). 

3. The tradition continues 

Tryouts for next 

season are already 

underway and will 

continue through 

Sunday, July 22. 

Visit frankfortbase 

ball.com for more 

info. 

RANDY WHALEN 


Members of the Frankfort Force 14u team pose after winning the Frankfort Spring Classic. Photo submitted 

When the Frankfort Boys 

Baseball organization holds 

its tryouts next week — 

which are open to children 

from across the Lincoln- 

Way area, including Mokena 

— the Force and the Eagles 

will not only look for local 

youths to play baseball, it 

will give them the opportunity 

to have success as it, 

too. 

Take the Frankfort Force 

14u Blue team as an example. 

Through July 5 the team 

was 28-14 and captured a 

trio of tournaments during 

the season. They are part of 

the program, which has 10 

different age levels — ranging 

in age from 5 through 

college age — and 24 teams 

throughout the organization. 

“Of the 24 teams in the organization, 

half of them are 

full-time travel teams, while 

the other half is part time,” 

Force 14u coach Mark Bollman 

said. “We play our 

home games at Commissioners 

Park and/or at Borg 

Warner Field.” 

Bollman’s son Andrew is 

on his team. The father/son 

duo have been together on 

the baseball field since Andrew 

was seven. They went 

full time on the travel circuit 

when he was 10 and Mark 

has been managing the team 

the past two years. 

The Force teams are the 

full-time travel programs 

and the Falcons are the parttime 

travel program, which 

play in the Chicagoland Sunday 

Baseball League, have a 

10-15 game regular season 

schedule and play up to three 

tournaments. 

Being a full-time program, 

the Force 14u team 

has played in many more 

tournaments and won a trio 

of them. 

“We have a tournament 

every weekend, but that’s 

often turned into every other 

weekend with the rainouts,” 

said Bollman, whose daughter 

Samantha played travel 

softball locally, too.” We 

try to play a 65-game season, 

but this time [with the 

rainouts] it will be closer to 

50. The games are seven innings, 

and we go until late 

July. The 16u teams so until 

early August.” 

The tourneys that the 14u 

Force have won are the 

Midlothian USSSA Southside 

Silver Showdown (on 

May 6), the Frankfort Spring 

Classic (on May 20), and the 

Mokena Blaze USSSA Father’s 

Day Classic (on June 

20). 

The 14u Force team only 

has 11 players on the roster. 

That may not seem like a lot, 

but it allows a lot of playing 

time at different positions. 

“Of the 11 players, nine 

of them can pitch,” Bollman 

said. “The rest can play two 

positions. We want to get 

them ready to be able to play 

high school ball at a multitude 

of positions. That’s part 

of our philosophy. It makes 

you more versatile and more 

valuable.” 

Of the 11 kids on the roster, 

seven are from Frank- 

Please see YOUTH, 42 

Listen Up 

“We want to get them ready to be able to play high 

school ball at a multitude of positions.” 

Mark Bollman – Frankfort Force 14u coach, on coaching players to 

be more versatile 

TUNE IN 

Boys swimming, water polo camp 

July 23-27 

• Swim camp takes place at 7-8:45 a.m. and 

water polo camp from 8:45-10:15 a.m. 

Monday, July 23-Thursday, July 27. Cost is $55 

for each camp. 

Index 

42 – Athlete of the Week 

42 – Sports Briefs 

FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor T.J. Kremer III, tj@ 

mokenamessenger.com.

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‘Force’ to be 

reckoned with 

Summer recap of 

Frankfort Force youth 

baseball, Page 47 

Batter up LWC 

baseball summer camp 

a hit with players, 

Page 45 

Lincoln-Way East’s 

Randy Johnson 

hustles to third during 

a hit-and-run attempt 

June 25. The Griffins 

summer season 

ended July 9 at the 

Illinois High School 

Baseball Coaches 

Association Summer 

Baseball Tournament 

after a 4-3 loss to 

Lemont. 22nd Century 

Media file photo 

LW East evaluates new 

squad during summer play, 

Page 46 

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