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LEMONT – Historian Jim Gibbons will mark the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death with a presentation on the similarities between presidents Lincoln and John F. Kennedy at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lemont Public Library, 50 E. Wend St. Gibbons will discuss similarities that go beyond the fact both presidents were assassinated while in office. Registration is required and is available by visiting www.lemontlibrary.org.
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LEMONT – The Citizens Utility Board will analyze utility bills at a free clinic for Lemont-area residents from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Lemont Township Municipal Building, 1115 Warner Ave. Residents should bring their gas, electric and phone bills with them to the event for a one-on-one consultation on ways to lower their utility costs. Registration is required by calling 312263-7872.
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CITGO Lemont Plant Manager Jim Cristman (back left) enjoys a night at Brunswick Zone in Romeoville with Nicky and Michael Piunti (front) and their parents Michelle and Vince during the Muscular Dystrophy Association Shamrock Bowl. The annual event held by the refinery raised $90,000 for the association.
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BURR RIDGE – A 51-year old Burr Ridge man died in a vehicle fire April 3, according to a news release from the Illinois State Police. According to the release, the man, who was not identified, was northbound on Interstate 55 just south of County Line Road when he swerved off the road. The man swerved into a semitrailer that was pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle became engulfed in flames, and the man was trapped inside. A portion of I-55 was closed while crews handled the crash scene.
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Fremont Street is one of the roads the village of Lemont has scheduled for resurfacing this year, pending municipal funding from the state.
“Currently, we are meeting our strategic key performance area for level of condition of roads.” George Schafer Lemont village manager
He said, if needed, resurfacing of a level two road could be delayed a year. Schafer said it is because none of the roads are at level one and in need of immediate repair the village feels it can delay its decisions on the road projects. “Currently, we are meeting our strategic key performance area for level of condition of roads,” he said.
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Schafer said he believes the village will be able to pay for some, if not all, of the road resurfacing projects this year. He said the village typically bids out its road resurfacing projects in May, but it is not uncommon to bid in July. With projects usually taking a couple of weeks to finish, he said he is confident all the projects could be finished
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before the end of construction season. While the 2016 state budget is uncertain, Schafer said the village does know the state took back funds from Motor Fuel Tax to balance the 2015 budget. He said the reduction in those funds, which is between $30,000 and $40,000, will not have much impact on the village’s 2015 budget.
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LEMONT – Like many municipalities in the state, the village of Lemont is waiting to see how much funding it will receive from the state for the upcoming fiscal year. Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed reductions in shared municipal funding from the state, but municipalities do not expect to know what that funding will look like until the state passes a fiscal year 2016 budget this summer. With its own 2016 budget due to be ratified before the state’s budget, the village has chosen to suspend some of its road resurfacing projects and major departmental expenditures, such as capital equipment. Lemont Village Manager George Schafer said the village will re-evaluate in July which road projects it will pay for this year after the state passes its budget. “It really gives us an opportunity to see what cuts will be made [before making budget decisions],” he said. The village is scheduled to do resurfacing this year on Julia, Grant, Holmes, Fremont and Porter streets, which an initial 2016 capital improvements budget projected could cost $445,000. The village will still budget to resurface streets where it is replacing water mains: Ledochowski Street, from McCarthy Road to Schultz Street; and Crestview Drive, from Keepataw Drive to Hillview Drive. Schafer said the public works department evaluates the conditions of roads and classifies them by level to determine how immediately they need to be resurfaced. He said all the roads scheduled to be resurfaced this year are at level two, which are roads that should be resurfaced in the near future. Public Works Director Ralph Pukula said level two is described as “streets with pavement settlement along the curbline with many base failures, deteriorating at an accelerated rate due to drainage.”
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Teachers invent books tailored to special needs kids By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – Kate Ryan and Heather McCarthy know how difficult it can be for children with special needs to fit in with other children. So, the two Oak Lawn teachers have come up with a customizable book that highlights what makes a child with special needs the same as their peers, while acknowledging his or her differences. The project is called Someone Special Uniquely Personalized Books, which Ryan and McCarthy hope to have running by the summer. “[The book is] a great talking point for teachers or parents about why you should be nice to people, even if they look or act differently than you,” said Ryan, a Lemont resident. The idea for the book came from McCarthy, whose daughter, Maya, has propionic acidemia, a rare condition that prevents the body from processing certain proteins. When Maya was starting school, McCarthy did not want her to be treated differently from the other students, but wanted people at the school to be aware of her condition. Her solution was to create an illus-
They plan to create a website where parents can customize their own book, with their child’s interests and condition. At the moment, they are still in the fundraising stage. With all the different special needs children can have, Ryan and McCarthy want to allow parents to be as specific about their child’s condition as they need, as well as use the terminology they want. They also eventually want the stories to cover more social situations than going to school. Ryan and McCarthy started to turn their book idea into a reality through networking and social media. Through connections, they found people who would design their website and print the books. Illustration provided However, they need to raise money Someone Special Uniquely Personalized Books highlight what makes children with spe- to pay for these services. cial needs the same as other children, as well as what makes them different. They have begun a Kickstarter campaign, with a goal of raising $15,000 by trated book featuring Maya. School, heard about the book, and the May 4. The book started by talking about two thought it could be a good template Ryan said the goal of the books is who Maya is and the things she likes, for other books. to help educate and encourage an unand then transitioned into what her “We were thinking, if this book derstanding of children with specials condition is and why she cannot share could help Maya, this could help so needs, including with the child who is snacks with other students. many other kids out there and parents the subject of the book. Ryan, who teaches with McCar- who have anxiety about sending their “[The kids] are more like [each oththy at Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle kids off to school,” Ryan said. er] than they are different,” she said.
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BOLINGBROOK – Bolingbrook’s Theatre-on-the-Hill will present the world premiere of “Made of Stars” by Bolingbrook’s Lorrisa Julianus, opening at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 Briarcliff Road. Rusty Steiger of Lemont designed pup-
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POLICE REPORTS Information in Police Reports is obtained from the Lemont Police Department. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
Controlled substance possession Diana Yoshikane, 43, of the 1200 block of North Natchez Avenue, Chicago, was charged at 3:55 p.m. March 19 with possession of a controlled substance and retail theft in the 1200 block of State Street.
Drug paraphernalia possession A juvenile was charged at 12:07 p.m. March 31 with possession of drug paraphernalia in the 800 block of Porter Street.
Trespassing Daniel Navickas, 21, of the 600 block of McCarthy Street, Lemont, was charged March 28 with criminal trespass to land in the 300 block of Short Street.
Harmful material distribution Brian Rudnicki, 18, of the 19400 block of Foxford Lane, Mokena, was charged March 30 with distribution of harmful material in the 700 block of Ridge Road.
Traffic violations James Hosman, 56, of the 400 block of Freemont Street, Lemont, was charged at 8:56 p.m. April 1 with no valid driver’s license, illegal transportation of alcohol and illegal use of an electronic communication device while driving at New Avenue and Lockport Street.
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Marijuana possession • Alyssa Riendeau, 18, of the 14300 block of Carriage Station, Lockport, was charged March 30 with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of McCarthy Road. • Jose Andrade, 29, of the 5000 block of South Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, was charged at 2:40 p.m. April 2 with possession of marijuana in the 14700 block of National Park Drive.
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dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – With the April election over, Lemont High School District 210 will have a new face on its board of education. Renee Koehler is replacing Mark McMahon, who chose not to run for re-election this year. Koehler took the time to answer quesRenee tions by email from Koehler Suburban Life Reporter Dan Farnham about why she is joining the board and what she hopes to accomplish. Dan Farnham: Why did you decide to run for school board? Koehler: I feel that I now have a good balance of my personal and professional life so that I can devote the time needed to give back to my community
and serve on the high school board. I feel that my skills will complement the skills of the current board and I look forward to working with the current board and our superintendent, Dr. [Mary] Ticknor. I have volunteered at the high school over the last 18 months as a member of the curriculum committee, and I have served as the secretary of the Lemont High School Educational Foundation in the last year. These experiences have given me the privilege to work with and get to know the members of the school board, faculty/staff and Dr. Ticknor. I look forward to taking part in the decision making process to continue the positive accomplishments of the current level and assist in enhancing the level of education at LHS. Farnham: What are the biggest issues facing Lemont High School? Koehler: The unknown financial
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LEMONT – Lemont had a predictably low voter turnout for Tuesday’s election, which had no contested races in the village. Less than 5 percent of registered voters in Lemont participated in the election. The Lemont Village Board of Trustees race was supposed to include challengers Kevin Cliff and Rick Ligthart, but they were removed from the ballot in January because of errors made in their candidate filing papers. The election results include: • Debby Blatzer, Rick Sniegowski and Ron Stapleton were all re-elected on four-year terms to their positions on the Lemont Village Board of Trustees. • In Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, newcomer Damon Ascolani joined incumbents Cindy Kelly, Al Malley and Dave Molitor in winning four-year terms on the Board of Education. Ascolani replaces board member Mike Aurelio. • In Lemont High School District 210, Pamela Driscoll was voted in for a two-year term. Gary Gray, Renee Koehler, Beverly Markiewicz Marzec
and Mary Tally all won four-year terms. Driscoll, Gray, Markiewicz Marzec and Tally were all incumbents, though this is the first time Gary has been elected since being appointed to replace George Rimbo in 2013. Koehler replaces Mark McMahon on the board. • Bill McAdam was elected on a two-year term and Jim Davoren and John Diorio were re-elected on sixyear terms to the Lemont Park District Board of Commissioners. McAdam was appointed to the board in the fall to replace Pat Sexton. • Incumbents Thomas Burton, Vytenis Kirvelaitis and Catherine Sanders and newcomer Tom Culcasi were elected to four-year terms on the Lemont Library District Board of Trustees. • William Ward was elected to the Lemont Fire Protection District Board of Trustees to complete the term of Rick Rimbo, who retired last year. Glenn Bergmark and Keith Latz were re-elected to six-year terms.
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SB 1 is a catastrophe OUR VIEW for Lemont schools State senators seeing signs Last fall, I issued a joint correspondence with Lemont High School District 210 Superintendent Dr. Mary Ticknor regarding Senate Bill 16, which recently was reintroduced as Senate Bill 1. We again want to warn you about the catastrophic impact of SB 1, which could result in a loss of nearly $2 million from our schools. Gov. Bruce Rauner has COMMUNITY spoken at length about the VOICE concept of “sacrifice” – Courtney something your local school Orzel districts know well. We have held ourselves accountable to our taxpayers and community and learned to do more with less, while remaining high achieving districts. District 113A made significant sacrifices as a result of its financial crisis in 2009, including eliminating 25 percent of our teaching staff, cutting all extra-curricular programs and increasing our class sizes. It took significant effort to overcome these obstacles, but District 113A was taken off of financial watch last May, and recently received a perfect score on the state’s financial profile. District 113A spends significantly less than the state average, both instructionally (almost $2,200 less per pupil) and operationally (almost $2,500 less per pupil). Our average instructional expenditure per pupil is less than $5,000; many districts spend more than twice that amount. According to SB 1’s latest models, in the best case scenario, District 113A stands to lose $1,088,879 annually in state funding; District 210 will lose $614,000. As it is, we already receive only a prorated amount of General State Aid. Both school districts are heavily reliant on property taxes, but the state aid we receive is just as vital in our budgets. Such significant cuts in state financial aid will result in negative effects on the students we serve. District 113A would like to restore band and choir into the school day, bring back an elementary art teacher, and continue to reduce our class sizes. In most school districts, these are basic, fundamental programs for students. Losing more than $1 million in state aid will effectively shut the door on any chance of being able to bring back these basics to our district, let alone give us the opportunity to explore other fundamental programs such as full-day kindergarten and STEM enhancements. Lemont High School’s programming and opportunities for students also would be impacted significantly by such a decrease in state funding. We support the notion that all Illinois school districts should be adequately and equitably funded. However, SB 1 in its current form will have a catastrophic impact on our students in Lemont.
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To hear state Sens. Michael Connelly and Chris Nybo describe it, there’s a new mood in Springfield. Connelly and Nybo, who between them represent most of DuPage County in the Illinois Legislature, stopped by the Suburban Life newsroom the other day to chat about what’s going on in Springfield and their priorities for the immediate future. One of the things that stood out during the discussion was their assertion that there’s an entirely new atmosphere at the state capitol. To some degree that’s to be expected whenever there’s a change in the governor’s office – was anyone sorry to see Rod Blagojevich depart, regardless of who replaced him? – but what Connelly and Nybo described was an environment where true bipartisanship has a chance to thrive. Imagine that, in Springfield of all places. Connelly and Nybo described how Gov. Bruce Rauner has made it a habit to share meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – with legislators of both parties, on a regular basis. Connelly mentioned he has access to the governor via text message (one imagines that’s a privilege that would be quickly revoked if it was abused) and said that’s common now, and a far cry from his previous lack of access. You don’t have to think back very far to remember dissension not only between
the parties, but within the parties in Springfield. Conflict between then-Gov. Pat Quinn and House Speaker Michael Madigan led to the watered-down pension reform law that seems likely to meet its demise in the courts. With Republicans reduced to a superminority and needing only Democratic votes to pass legislation and a Democratic governor in office, it was still excruciatingly difficult for meaningful bills to get passed. A cynic might see Rauner’s overtures and dismiss it as mere window-dressing designed to elicit responses like this very editorial. But that would be a great length to go to just to fool some newspaper editors. Plus, the recent bipartisan effort to close a $1.6 billion gap in the 2015 budget, keeping state services and programs from shutting down, certainly showed a willingness of the two parties to work together, no matter how you feel about the deal itself. It’s no surprise Connelly and Nybo, both Republicans, feel a sense of optimism now that their party controls one of the branches of state government. But the available evidence, so far, seems to support their assertion that there really is a difference in the way things are being done now. We can only hope this will continue, with the 2016 budget on the horizon and a likely need for another stab at pension reform. From here, the issues only get more difficult to tackle.
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I’m not surprised with the recent onslaught of negative stories at COD. The post office in Woodridge needs Many times as a manufacturing employmore parking. On any given day, the er, I participated in COD Technical Cenemployees are parked in the front area ter Job Fairs, Career Fairs and I walked closest to the door and people have to the halls of the professors sharing my carry their packages far because the job descriptions for excellent entry level employees are taking up the parking. I technical positions starting at more realize they don’t have enough parking; than $18 per hour. I told the professors they need to add more parking. … Next to give me their top 10 students and to the post office is the police station they would have a job offer within a parking. They need to add a few spots there so the [post office] employees have week. After numerous attempts on my part, not once did I ever receive a somewhere to park so customers have resume or a response from a professor. somewhere closer to park. … COD has a wonderful Tech Center, but I thought the purpose of these centers Time to fix Fairview Avenue Downers Grove spent time working on was to find students jobs after they Fairview Avenue near 55th last construc- receive the skills. tion season, but the workers left it in worse shape than when they started. It’s College of dysfunction? Who is watching out for students, factime to fix it again. ulty and staff at the College of DuPage? A comment on Westmont codes Kathy Hamilton appears to be the only board member that cares! Now we have Someone in Sound Off said in Westmont the enforcement [of village codes] yet another scandal. It appears as though the Foundation Board that is supposed to was too lax and it was starting to look like the inner city. What does that mean? be raising private funding for the college is only raising the funding for their I don’t understand that. That doesn’t own pockets. … Talk about a conflict of sound right to me. interest! This is all from the president on Time to trim the median down to the radio station and the board In regards to the overgrown grassy members – power gone bad! area on Woodridge Drive between 75th Street and Center Drive, they need Thank you, Western Springs to put some lower plants there. The Public Works Department plants are too high and overgrown and Thank you to the Western Springs it blocks visibility when you’re turning Public Works Department for keeping our from or onto Center Drive. Being elderly, streets cleared of snow during this past it’s not good for us. We need to be able winter season.
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What’s all this talk of late about full-day kindergarten all over the place? Kindergarten was never meant to be a full day. It was supposed to be an introduction to schooling for the young child. A full day is too long for the young child. What’s going to happen is the children are going to learn to hate school because they’re there too long. It seems to be that the backers of full-day kindergarten are the parents who want to work instead of being home with their children. My theory is that if you cannot afford to spend time at home with your children and just have one parent working, then maybe you shouldn’t be having children.
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OBITUARIES ROSALIE C. RIGGENBACH Rosalie C. Riggenbach, age 87, of Lemont, formerly of Chicago, at rest March 8, 2015. Beloved wife of 58 years of the late Robert; loving mother of Anne (Ed) Radtke, Karen Jacob, and Lt. Carl (Kitty) Riggenbach C.P.D.; devoted grandmother of David (Sarah) Guido, Matthew (Molly) Jacob, Adam and Tim Riggenbach; dearest great grandmother of Zachary, Chloe and Violet; dear sister of the late Lois Storey; fond aunt, great aunt and cousin to many. Memorial Mass Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Chapel at Franciscan Village 1270 Franciscan Drive, Lemont. Visitation one hour prior to Mass. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Franciscan Village or Vitas Healthcare 8525 W. 183rd St., Suite M, Tinley Park, IL, 60487 attn. Darlene Murray. Arrangements entrusted to Gerharz-Cappetta Funeral Home. Info 630-257-2123 or www.gerharzfuneralhome.com
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EDUCATION NOTES ACHIEVEMENTS
We want your education news • Lemont High School’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of Submit announcements about your student or your school through America won eight event titles, any of the following methods: totaled 11 runner-up finishes and placed competitors among the top Email education@mysuburbanlife.com three in 20 of 22 events in which it was entered at the Central NorthFax 630-969-0228 ern Area Conference regional. The team will compete in the Illinois Mail Suburban Life Media, 1101 W. 31st St., Suite 100, FBLA State Leadership Conference Downers Grove, IL 60515 on March 27 and 28. TEAM FIRST-PLACE WINNERS: For more education stories and updates, visit mysuburbanlife.com seniors Radomir Fugiel and Will Totura in Battle of the Chapters; seniors John Bermele and Eric Lin, Alex Paulius, senior Audrey Student Association has advanced Whatley and junior Mike Prasausthree students to the Illinois Rex, junior Sarah O’Donnell and kas in Emerging Business Issues; Drafting Educators Association sophomore Jacob Kecki won in the juniors Jaron Fay, Dan Peterson State Drafting Competition. Senior Calculator Team competition; and and Aldo Pizzoferrato in Business Jasmine Hornik and junior Matt Wang and junior Matt Filar won the Presentation; and juniors Jessica Lassak took the top two spots, Junior/Senior 2-Person Team event. Devitt and Kennedy Pawell in respectively, in the Architectural Business Ethics. Board division, while sophomore STUDY ABROAD INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS: Adam Popper was second in the Loyola University Chicago seniors Katie Atherton (Computer Introductory CAD category. Applications) and Santino Fortino • Lemont High School’s Mathletes student Anna Wood of Lemont is studying in Rome. (Accounting II); junior Spenser squad earned a berth to the Bailey (Introduction to Information 2015 Illinois Council of Teachers Technology); and freshman Adam HONOR ROLLS of Mathematics State Finals by Fugiel (Future Business Leader). winning the Joliet area regional Nazareth Academy, • The following Lemont High competition Feb. 28. third quarter School students were named Sophomores Natasha Joseph and A HONOR ROLL February Students Chris Paulius and freshman Arjun LEMONT: Daphne Bigelow, Julia of the Month: senior Will Reddigari each earned three firstDallmann, James Haggerty and Totura nominated by the world place medals. Joseph and Paulius Allison Rauch languages department; junior tied for first individually in the GeMackenna Grelck, nominated by ometry competition and were part B HONOR ROLL the family and consumer sciencof the winning Geometry Written LEMONT: John Brunory and Dana es department; sophomore Jade Team, along with sophomores MeRauch Mardjetko, nominated by the gan Atherton, Faraz Longi, Shannon physical education department; O’Donnell and James Sliwa; and and freshman Emma Bozue, nomthe winning Freshman/Sophomore Ss. Cyril & Methodius School, second trimester inated by the art department. 8-Person Team with Longi, ReddiHIGH HONORS • The following Lemont High gari, Sliwa, and freshmen Emma School students will have Bozue, Jana Lacanlale and Ian Hartl. EIGHTH GRADE: Matt DiNardi, Matt Gasienica, Justin Lazowski, their artwork on display in the Reddigari also won the Algebra I Gwen Milas, Marissa Sullivan, Illinois High School Regional individual competition, and teamed Mark Wencl and Lucas Zaczak Art Exhibition at the Zhou B with Lacanlale and freshmen Anna SEVENTH GRADE: Sarah Barrett, Art Center in Chicago: seniors Ford, Sean Haughey, Alex Paulius Anna Borzecki, Danny Bruin, Hannah DeVries (photography), and Josh Reitz to capture the Macy Brzostowski, Izabela Gorys, Becky Dowling (painting). DeAna Algebra I Written Team event. Kailey Labuda, Fiona Moran, Machowski-Lucka (drawing) and In other first place finishes, seniors Catherine Pavilionis, Jack Ruddy, Joe Sciacca (drawing) and junior Katie Atherton, Simon Batistich, Samantha Spencer, Natalie Kevin Malesza (digital). Radomir Fugiel, Gary Lin, Emma Swartz, Hannha Troy, Nicole Viz O’Leary and Daniel Wang won the • For the second straight year, Pre-Calculus Written Team event; and Dolan Whittle Lemont High School’s Technology • KOEHLER Continued from page 9 issues that may exist depending on whether proposed or new legislation affecting educational resources is implemented on the state level (Senate Bill I – redistribution of state funds). LHS has
previously engaged in sound, conservative fiscal planning but will most likely lose distribution of some funds if the law is passed. Farnham: What do you hope to accomplish while on the board? Koehler: I hope to complement the existing board and bring a different viewpoint
from my business experiences. My goal is to first observe and evaluate where my skills can benefit the board. I have big shoes to fill in replacing [McMahon]. Farnham: What areas of expertise do you bring to the board? Koehler: I believe that my legal experience in the
SIXTH GRADE: Nikolas Corrales, Jacob Gousett, Nora Grubisic, Alana Jodwalis, Nicolas Johnson, Caden Jones, Gabriela Koziel, Gavin McDermott, Jack McDermott, Patrick McDermott, Austin Murray, Karl Ramski, Sydney Welch, Cole Wolski and Jack Zezulka FIFTH GRADE: Ian Anderson, Peter Borzecki, Natalia Ciesla, Sofia Corrales, Giselle Glotzbach, Bart Leja, Paulius Malcius, Vija Maurukas, Owen Moran, Robert Pach, Adam Petrovic, Kylie Pobiega, Kevin Ruddy, Ethan Schulz, Mia Stojakovic, Andrew Tilly, Ryan Tracy, Mark Viz, Jacqueline Wencl and Robert Zank HONORS EIGHTH GRADE: Clair Cremerius, Zack Czub, Dayna Gallet, James Grill, Daina Maleiska and Gabriel Ptaszek SEVENTH GRADE: Joey Alfirevich, Cristian Davila, Matas Mikuzis, Michael O’Shea, Krzysztof Pach and Francesca Serevino SIXTH GRADE: Daniel Biscan, Olivia Brezeniak, Stephen Dabrowski, Aidan Diamond, Erica Diviero, Kyle Kostes and Kurt Land FIFTH GRADE: Angelina Bobak, Ty Czub, Brock DiBartelo, Juste Jakimaviciute, Brooklyn Kozol, Grace Rogers, Tommy Ulatowski and Paul Woo HONORABLE MENTION EIGHTH GRADE: Connor Fries, Katie Gardner, Aaron Hanley, Luke Kilhafner, Zach Klimaczak, James Pender, Ashley Ringo, David Straczek and Nicolette Woo SEVENTH GRADE: Brett Buzzelli, Bella Calcagno, Quin Cummings, Jonas Jodwalis and Mitchel Magante SIXTH GRADE: Gianna Cacciato-Lewis, Charles Casey, McKenzie Duffy, Ellie Fast, Isabella Gomez, Emily Gomulka, Aidan Klimczak, Monica Lesnicki, Kayla Mlynarczyk, Paul Pachl and Violet Sullivan FIFTH GRADE: Abigail Beranek, Luke Bruin, Billy Buch, Lily Cislo, Liam Daugherty, Dovile Gorys, Alexis Liptak, Colin O’Hare, Brady Small, Krystyna Sowa and Ceci Whittle
field of human resources – which includes management training, policy drafting and implementation – and my experiences in running my own business and partnering with various clients assisting them in profit and nonprofit businesses will contribute to the existing skill set of the current board members.
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CLASSIC COMEDY WHERE: Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave. WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, April 16 to 26 COST & INFO: $18 and $20; 708-246-3380, www.theatrewesternsprings.com ABOUT: Jonathan Kraft of Indian Head Park (shown from left), Sharon Kushiner of Willow Springs, and Jason McCargo of Western Springs are among 24 actors in “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” When a tyrannical radio star falls outside the Stanley home, he spends weeks there recuperating. “There isn’t a character in this play who isn’t memorable, quirky and funny, and there are 31 of them,” Director Tripp Burton said of the Kaufman and Hart hit.
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WHERE: Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. Sundays, April 11 to 26 COST & INFO: $15; www.tothbolingbrook.com, 630-908-2538 ABOUT: Theatre-on-the-Hill stages the world premiere of “Made of Stars” by actor and playwright Lorrisa Julianus of Bolingbrook (shown in her play, “Zenobia”). The romance spans 2,000 years, and three incarnations of seven souls.
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WHERE: Bethel United Church of Christ, 315 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11 COST & INFO: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $5 for students, $45 family pass; www.musicatbethel.com, 630-279-4040 ABOUT: Grammy-nominated Guitarra Azul returns to the Music@Bethel Concert Series. The six-piece ensemble showcases Spanish guitars, conga drums, percussion and bass in all-original music that’s a mix of rumba, flamenco and Latin jazz mingled with world music. Many numbers feature a flamenco dancer, notes Jeffrey Panko, artistic director of the series.
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WHERE: Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11 COST & INFO: $17 for adults, $12 for students and seniors at the door, less in advance; www.villagevocalchords.com; 708-328-5021 ABOUT: Village Vocal Chords, a champion barbershop chorus composed of women across the suburbs, will perform “It’s SHOWtime!” – a light-hearted musical about planning a VVC production. The Glen Ellyn-based group is directed by Jeanne O’Connor of Winfield. Quartets also are on tap.
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Francesca’s Amici makes name for itself
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Francesca’s Amici in downtown Elmhurst, a destination for rustic Italian favorites, has sister restaurants in the suburbs such as La Grange, Bolingbrook and Naperville.
leek, tomatoes, and cremini and shiitake mushrooms with a touch of saffron, all in a terrific wine sauce. My dining companion couldn’t resist the fish either, and helped polish off the generous serving. With thoughts still lured by dessert, half the pizza became takeout for lunch the next day. And then the dessert list arrived. We were torn between such choices as flourless chocolate cake and gelato, but went with the server’s recommendation: mascarpone
cheesecake with passion-fruit glaze, perched on a polenta shortbread cookie. Pretty as a picture, it arrived on a plate drizzled with creme anglaise and topped with a raspberry nestled in a mint leaf. It paired well with a frothy cappuccino. It was a sweet finish to our night out. And the romantic setting, complete with a great musical soundtrack, remained conducive to conversation, no mean feat in a popular restaurant. As we took Italian candies
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Tilapia paesana features plump, moist fish that’s delicately breaded and smothered with shredded leek, tomatoes, and cremini and shitake mushrooms with a touch of saffron, all in a subtle wine sauce.
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ELMHURST – In the mood to let seasoned pros do the cooking, we decided to make our first visit to Francesca’s Amici. It inhabits a warm, sophisticated space in downtown Elmhurst near the York Theatre. The spot is part of the regional collection of Francesca’s Italian restaurants, each with its own name. Among other suburban locations are La Grange, Bolingbrook and Naperville. Guiding us in from the dark, a glowing sign reading Amici (Italian for friends) crowns the inviting bar area off the entrance. The dining room is stylish with sleek booths and banquettes, and an artistic array of sepia photographs of people and places in Italy, capped with an undulating ceiling of curving beams set off by rolled copper mesh giving off a subtle sheen. Our server made us feel instantly welcome, and we soon had a small plate of freshly grated Parmesan to accompany a carafe of herbed olive oil for dipping our bread. An appetizer of scallops (capesante) in a bed of tomato risotto hit spicy notes to complement the creamy texture of the shellfish. Vowing to leave room for dessert, my dining companion selected a pizza with sausage, mushroom and his go-to spinach. He’d never been satisfied with the standard portion of spinach, until this pizza arrived, transformed from 2-D to 3-D by a tower of wonderfully prepared greens atop the pie. “I’m in awe,” he said at first sight. The fresh spinach tasted lightly sauteed with garlic, and he kindly shared a portion with me as an added side dish for my seafood plate. I ordered the tilapia paesana, expecting the thin fish I’ve encountered at the market. Instead, a plump, wonderfully moist fillet appeared, delicately breaded and smothered with a colorful melange of shredded
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LEMONT – The Lemont softball program has experienced a lot of success on the diamond in recent years, and this spring should be no different. Coming off a 23-win campaign in 2014, this year’s Indians squad has a wealth of talent at its disposal and has charged out of the gate with five quality victories. Leading the offense is a pair of Division-I recruits in senior shortstop Rylie Jay and junior second baseman Maddy Vermejan. Jay, a Western Illinois recruit, batted .491 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 48 RBIs as a junior while Vermejan, who has committed to Southern Illinois, hit .477 with 13 doubles, eight homers, 40 RBIs and 54 runs scored last season. Also back is senior catcher Lauren May, senior center fielder Elaina Latz, senior outfielder Lisa Jaworski, senior first baseman Rachel Uher and junior third baseman Anna Smagacz. “We are excited about this year,” Lemont coach Chris Traina said. “We’ve got a lot of returning players and we are confident with our pitchers on the mound. The kids are working hard and they all get along. That helps make the team jell.” Although the Indians lack experience within the pitching circle, as two new faces in junior Dana Threet and sophomore Jade Mardjetko will handle most of the innings, the head coach believes the girls will rally around the newcomers. “They just need to get out there and give us what they can,” Traina said. “Everyone on the team believes in them 100 percent and they are doing a nice job for us. “Our defense should be a strength
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Lemont second baseman Maddy Vermejan takes the throw to first May 6, 2014, for the out against Bremen at home. with all of the returners. We are not losing much from last year defensively. And offensively, we believe we will put runs up on the board.” After seven games, Lemont has a record of 5-2. On Monday, Jay blasted a pair of home runs as the Indians knocked off Shepard 11-9. She finished 3 for 4 at the plate with 5 RBIs. Smagacz had three hits including a three-run homer, Vermejan tallied three hits and two runs scored and Jaworski drove in the game winning runs with a double in the sixth. A day later, Lemont fell 9-2 to Oak
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Forest despite a 3-for-4 performance at the plate from Latz. Vermejan also contributed a double, run scored and RBI. The team also has notched conference victories against Reavis, Richards and Eisenhower, scoring a combined 39 runs in those three affairs. Vermejan had three hits against Reavis on March 31 and was 4 for 4 with two triples and four RBIs against Eisenhower on March 26. Jaworski had a double, triple and three RBIs versus Reavis and Smagacz went 2 for 4 with three RBIs against Richards on March 30.
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Indians baseball racks up 43 runs en route to doubleheader sweep SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA The Lemont girls soccer team improved to 4-1-1 on the young season and 2-0 in the South Suburban conference after defeating Eisenhower 3-0 April 6. Joy Drassler scored a pair of goals and Mairead Ruane had an assist. Michelle Jerantowski made two saves in goal to record the shutout, her fourth on the spring. On April 1, the Indians wrapped up the York tournament with a 0-0 draw against the host Dukes. Jerantowski had six saves. Lemont will hit the road next week for matches against Shepard on April 14 and Oak Lawn on April 16.
BASEBALL Lemont brought out the bats in a doubleheader sweep of TF North on April 6, scoring a combined 43 runs in the two games. The Indians opened with a 20-0 win in five innings. Jake Caballero was 4 for 4 with a triple, three runs and two RBIs while Nick Wisz was 4 for 5 with three runs scored. Garrett Acton was perfect at the plate, going 3 for 3 with two doubles and four RBIs and Dom Connolly was 2 for 5 with a double and two runs driven in. On the mound, pitchers Mike Connolly and Ben Sabourin combined to strike out nine while allowing just three hits. In the nightcap, Lemont posted a 23-1 victory behind the pitching of Nate Madej, who struck out 12 while yielding one hit in four innings. Wisz and Casey O’Brien both homered, with O’Brien totaling four RBIs, and Austin Tittle had a double, triple and two RBIs. Caballero was 3 for 3 with two triples and three runs scored and Dom Connolly, Alex Musarevski
and Tyler Swann all drove in two runs. The Indians had picked up their first win of the season April 4 when they knocked off Stagg 5-2. Wisz, Ryan Sublette and Dom Connolly all had two hits and Acton struck out four in three frames. After returning from their spring break trip to Louisville today, Lemont is set to take on Wheaton North in a nonconference road matchup Saturday. The team resumes conference play April 13 and 14 against TF South.
BOYS TENNIS The Lemont boys tennis team posted a perfect 5-0 shutout against Chicago Christian Monday in the Indians first home meet of the spring. Faraz Longi was a 6-4, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles and Juan Diaz-Sanin picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. Nick Urban and Nathaniel Burner cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles, Will Totura and Matt Loris won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles and Aldo Pizzoferrato and Matt Uthupan notched a forfeit win at No. 2 doubles. On April 4, the Indians began the 2015 season by going 2-1 at the Lincoln-Way East quad, defeating Reavis 3-2 and Minooka 4-1 before falling 4-1 to the host school. Against Reavis, Totura and Peter Rogers won in singles action, while Urban and Burner emerged with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles. Burner notched a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 1 singles versus Minooka, while the doubles pairings of Urban and Totura, Charles Balisalisa and Arjun Reddigari and Matas Maleiska and Rogers were all victorious. Urban and Burner picked Erica Benson - ebenson@shawmedia.com up a 6-3, 6-1 decision against Lemont’s Ashley Mathews passes the ball April 1 against York during their game. Lincoln-Way East.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2007-25), Plaintiff V. GEORGIA NIKOLIC; VLADICA NIKOLIC; BRIARCLIFFE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB, Defendants 11 CH 27897 Property Address: 12368 PROVINCE DRIVE LEMONT, IL 60439 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # 10-040924 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on February 18, 2015, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on May 19, 2015, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 12368 Province Drive, Lemont, IL 60439 Permanent Index No.: 22-30-308-012-0000
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