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Elmhurst postal carrier charged with stealing checks from those on mail route Suspect allegedly pocketed 130 checks worth $40,000

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced that a postal carrier had been charged with Identity Theft for allegedly stealing more than 100 checks intended for others from his mail route.

Keevon Dockery, 22, of the 7500 block of S. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, appeared in bond court where Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh set bond at $100,000 with 10% to apply. Dockery has been charged

with five counts of Identity Theft and one count of Aggravated Identity Theft. All charges are Class 2 felonies.

On Thursday, Oct. 20, an Elmhurst police officer was dispatched to a local business for a report of check fraud involving five checks sent by the business to clients that were fraudulently deposited. An investigation into the matter led to Dockery as a suspect.

On Monday, Nov. 7, while conducting surveillance, authorities allegedly observed Dockery’s mail truck leave its route and

Republicans reel as Democrats win many key races

By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

Many Republicans were silent and shocked as the polls closed and the numbers came rolling in on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as the Democrats won race after race and even firmly established Republicans began to fall.

Starting with federal races, Demo crat Tammy Duckworth handily won re-election to her seat in the U.S. Senate, garnering more than 56% of the vote. In the U.S. Congressional races, District 6 elected Democrat Sean Casten with 58% of the vote over Republican Keith Pekau’s 42%. No surprise in the 8th Congressio nal District as the popular Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi handily defeat ed his Republican challenger Chris Dargis by roughly 2,800 votes.

In the state of Illinois, again it was no surprise to see incumbent Gov ernor JB Pritzker walk away with 55% of the vote over Republican challenger Darren Bailey. Libertar

ian candidate Scott Schluter barely blipped the radar with 10,637 votes, or 3.22% of the vote.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias beat Republican Dan Brady for Illinois Secretary of State by about 40,000 votes and Kwame Raoul remains Illinois Attorney General, receiving almost 55% of the vote total.

Speaking with Republicans

As of about 11 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 8, Republican incumbent Deanne Mazzochi was just 300 votes ahead of Democrat Jen Ladisch Douglass for State Representative in the 45th District. At press time on Monday, Nov. 14, however, she was trailing by 102 votes. Results are still unof ficial, but at an event on Saturday evening, Mazzochi indicated she was sure it was over.

In the 46th District, Republican Robert R. Stevens was defeated by

park near a wooded area. It is alleged that Dockery left the mail truck and walked into the wooded area where he left three mail bins of undelivered United States mail. Authorities continued surveillance and detained Dockery as he was returning to his personal vehicle following his shift. It is alleged that when authorities detained Dockery, he was in possession of thirteen checks totaling approximately $20,000 intended for businesses and residents on his mail route. Further investigation into the

matter found that Dockery had allegedly stolen 117 checks totaling approximately $40,000 from businesses and residents on his route.

“It is alleged that Mr. Dockery betrayed the public’s trust and stole mail from postal customers,” Berlin said. “I want to stress however, that the alleged actions of one rogue postal carrier is in no way indicative of the hard-working men and women of the

At the ready

This rifle squad stands at attention, ready to perform a 21-gun salute at the Elmhurst Veterans Day ceremony held in Wilder Park on Friday, Nov. 11. It was well-attended for a chilly morning, but the sky was bright blue, a perfect backdrop for waving flags. More photos inside.

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Villa Park resident Democrat Di ane Blair-Sherlock who received almost 56% of the vote.

Many of the Republican candi dates commented on how the Dem ocrats had simply just outspent them, implying the Democrats “bought their victories.” Others blamed the new redistricting map.

In an exclusive interview with the Independent, Stevens said on the record that he spent $1.27 per vote, while his challenger and eventual winner Diane Blair-Sher lock spent $18+ for each.

Mazzochi had this to say:

“I think the results you are see ing tonight are indicative of the fact that we have a lot of split districts and DuPage County is also a split County, so that’s why there’s a lot of races that everybody knew were going to be hard-fought in the mid dle and that’s where a lot of these races are rising and falling.”

County Board early results

Democrat Deb Conroy will take the lead at the DuPage County Board, after besting Republican Greg Hart for the County Board Chair’s seat, previously held by Dan Cronin.

In County Board District #1, the top vote-getters were Democrat Michael L. Childress, who received 21,616 votes, Republicans Sam Tornatore, 19,584 and Cindy Cro nin Cahill, 18,743.

In County Board District #2, the three who appear to have earned the seats are Democrats Yeena Yoo, incumbent Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin and Republican Sean T. Noonan. More results can be found in a story elsewhere in this issue.

NOTE: All results in this article were taken from the DuPage Coun ty Board of Elections web site and are unofficial. Official results will be published when made available, meanwhile readers are welcome to visit dupageresults.gov.

we have a lot of split districts and DuPage County is also a split County, so that’s why there’s a lot of races that everybody knew were going to be hardfought in the middle and that’s where a lot of these races are rising and falling.”

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U.S. Postal Service who perform their duties with integrity and professionalism day in and day out. I thank the Elmhurst Police Department for uncovering this alleged scheme and bringing it to our attention.”

“This pattern of thefts affected residents throughout our community, therefore, I’d like to thank the investigating officers and detectives that brought these incidents to a swift and proper conclusion,” McLean said. “I also thank State’s Attorney Bob Berlin’s office for their assistance on this case.”

Dockery’s next court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 7, in front of Judge O’Hallaren Walsh.

Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt.

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Chicago resident Todd Hunt came to Elmhurst on Sunday, Nov. 13 for the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s Brahms program but also took the time to check out Of Thee I Sing, the traveling ex

that explores the intersection of entertainment, politics, and patriotism in Broadway musicals. Currently on display on the second floor of Elmhurst Public Library, the display will remain only through Wednesday, Nov. 30.

“ I think the results you are seeing tonight are indicative of the fact that

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Local residents collect youth tennis equipment for ‘Second Serve’

Elmhurst residents Anne Rago Hackett and Liam Moroney just concluded a gently used youth ten nis equipment drive through Sec ond Serve, a youth-run nonprofit striving to enhance the lives of under-resourced children by redis tributing tennis equipment to un derserved communities around the world.

This first effort in our communi ty was a big success and yielded 30 racquets, shoes, clothes, balls and even three tennis nets.

Anne is a lifelong Elmhurst res ident who plays tennis at Courts Plus. Liam is a student and tennis player at York Community High School. Anne had the idea to orga nize this collection and partnered

with Liam who served as the youth lead for Second Serve. The duo was pleased to find a local beneficiary, the Maywood Tennis Association, a nonprofit whose aim is to teach life skills through tennis to youth in un derserved communities. MTA will put all these items to good use with their youth program.

Anne and Liam would like to

thank everyone in the community who donated to this effort and give a special thank you to the team at Courts Plus who helped ensure the success of this drive by serving as the main collection site and do nating the gently used nets. Anne and Liam hope this will be the first of many youth tennis equipment drives in Elmhurst.

Time for Oglethorpe to step off!

Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot registration closes Nov. 20

By Dee Longfellow For The elmhursT IndependenT

Important dates are coming up to lead into the Thanksgiving morning Elmhurst tradition that is the 39th annual Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot.

On Thursday, Nov. 24, almost 4,000 are set to descend onto the streets of downtown Elmhurst, be ginning at Park Ave. and Cottage Hill, to step off sharply at 9 a.m.

“As of Friday, Nov. 11 at 12 mid night, we have registrants from 36 states, the District of Columbia, and one from Bavaria, Germany,” Gibbons said. “We have 3,119 reg istered online. We’re expecting between 7,000 - 8,000 runners and walkers. And don’t miss out on this year’s shirt, it’s a classic!”

Island is honorary starter

This year’s Honorary Starter will be Jack Island, former owner of Sil verado Grill which recently closed and soon faces the wrecking ball.

For 37 years, Island hosted break fast for all the volunteers back at Silverado, serving about 350 meals each year.

The Men of Spirito! and its Bra vura Ensemble will perform prior to the race and the National Anthem will be performed by the one-andonly Jim Cornelison, sponsored by Hervas, Condon & Bersani, P.C.

As is traditional, as Cornelison sings, the Lima Lima Flight Team will fly overhead, weather permit ting. Always a breath-taking mo ment.

The mission of the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation is to be a major contributor in the eradi cation of hunger and to promote long-term sustainability in DuPage County. Some of the food pantries who benefit include United Com munity Concerns Association, the People’s Resource Center, the Elm hurst Walk-In Assistance Network (EWAN), the Immaculate Concep tion food pantry and several others.

It’s not too late to register online at dangibbonsturkeytrot.org, but online registration ends at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.

Registration packets and in-per son registration takes place at the Knights of Columbus, 537 So. York St., on Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sun day, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Race-day in-person registration and packet pick-up will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Elmhurst University gym inside Fanagel Hall at 221 Walter St. on the campus of the University. The fee that day is $40 plus a service fee, so it’s best to sign up in advance.

The best part of sign-up is re ceiving an official tee-shirt and this year, Oglethorpe will be in rare style, making the shirt a collector’s item you’ll want for years to come.

Take the trolley!

It’s better to park in a lot and take advantage of the free trolleys. The trolleys will run from 7 – 11:30 a.m. for pick-up and drop-off. From the west, park at York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road. From the south, the trolley picks up at US Bank at 536 So. York (near Val lette). There will also be two pickup and drop-off locations on Spring

Road as well. Across from Spring Inn and at Jack’s Silverado Grill.

You will be dropped off at the El mhurst University main parking lot across the street from the Elmhurst University gym, where you can still register and pick-up packets, and you’ll be just two blocks from the starting line.

This year’s sponsors include Jel Sert, the Platinum sponsor; Premier sponsors Edward-Elmhurst Health care and Kelly Stetler Compass; Gold sponsors include John Noldan at Guaranteed Rate, the Schiller Team @properties, Johnson Wilbur Adams, Inc. Structural Engineer ing, and Love, Tito’s; and Bronze sponsors, Duly Health & Care and LW Reedy Real Estate. In addition, there are almost 50 Patriot Spon sors too numerous the mention.

Come out and join your friends and neighbors (many in delightful and fanciful costumes) before you sit down to that big Thanksgiving turkey dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24.

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The processional

Participants in the Veterans Day ceremony held at Wilder Park on Friday, Nov. 11 included a drummer and two buglers from York High School, who led the procession up to the memorial.

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Police beat

he Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of vic tims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

refusing to leave. Upon arrival, police said Si mons was found to have taken videos of the victim’s feet.

DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol

Nov. 8

by a minor

Refugio Fernandez Jr., 23, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI and squealing tires subse quent to a traffic stop in the 200 block of W. Butterfield at 12:38 a.m.

Nov. 6

Battery

Nov. 9

Kiehla Banks, 29, of Richton Park, was charged with three counts of aggravated bat tery against a police officer, resisting arrest, DUI, improper lane usage, improper lighting and two counts of failure to signal when re quired subsequent to a traffic stop in the 200 block of E. North at 10:22 p.m. Police said Banks showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI. Upon being taken into cus tody, Banks resisted and battered a police offi cer, according to police.

Criminal damage to property

Nov. 9

A victim in the 200 block of E. First told police at 9:17 a.m. she believes the suspect purposely scratched both driver side doors of her vehicle. This case is pending investigation.

Oct. 20-Nov. 4

A complainant at an auto dealership in the 500 block of W. Lake told police that unknown suspect(s) entered two vehicles in the lot and peeled the steering columns back. Pieces of the ignition were located on the floorboards.

Sept. 15

A complainant related unknown suspect(s) broke the glass on their exterior storm door.

Domestic battery, disorderly conduct

Nov. 7

Subsequent to a call for a domestic in the 700 block of N. Kenilworth at 2:20 p.m., it was learned the argument was between two sisters and became physical in nature inside the home after one sister attempted to video the other during the argument. Pending inves tigation.

Nov. 5

A 19-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 300 block of N. Highland at 2:37 p.m. Police said that subse quent to a verbal argument, the suspect struck the victim several times.

Nov. 3

Peter J. Simons, 73, of Elmhurst, was charged with disorderly conduct and issued a no-trespass notice in the 100 block of S. Pros pect at 7:16 p.m. Police said that an officer responded to the above location for a subject

Vanessa Moya, 24, of Chicago, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver subsequent to a traffic stop near Prospect and Brush Hill at 4:26 a.m.

Harassment, threats

Nov. 8

A reporting officer met with the complainant in the 200 block of W. First who reported re ceiving threatening text messages from her ex-boyfriend. The reporting officer made con tact with the suspect and advised him to cease communication with the complainant.

Identity theft, fraud, forgery

According to information provided by the Elmhurst Police Department, police report ed five incidents of identity theft or fraud in which a victim’s identity was fraudulently used either to make charges on a credit card, open a business, bank or credit account, re ceive unemployment benefits—or a victim was convinced by a subject to deposit money into an account, send a check, or to buy gift cards.

Possession of cannabis in a vehicle

According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported one incident of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Jovan Derosier, 27, of Chicago, near Butterfield and Cedar at 9:28 p.m. Nov. 8.

Suspicious circumstances

Nov. 4

Police said Officers responded to the 400 block of W. Lake at 9:09 a.m. for a report of a suspicious incident. The complainant related while in the parking lot of a hotel, an unknown suspect described as a white male with a medi um build pulled up in a black pickup truck and asked if she wanted to go with him. The victim saw a pistol laying on the passenger seat of the truck. At that time, another vehicle came up behind the suspect’s vehicle and the sus pect drove onto Lake Street. An investigation is pending.

Violation of bail bond

Nov. 4

Zermairah Hughes-Edwards, 20, of El mhurst was charged with violation of bail

bond in the 300 block of S. West at 3:30 p.m. A victim told police that his ex-girlfriend allegedly broke into his apartment and was going through his belongings. The suspect reportedly had crawled through a window after trying her door key but the locks had been changed. Police said the suspect was found to be in violation of her bail bond and was placed under arrest.

Theft or burglary /retail theft/forgery/deceptive practice/obstruction/ robbery

Nov. 9

Mark Samano, 33, of Berwyn, was charged with filing a false police report in the 100 block of N. Addison at 7:51 p.m. Police said officers responded to the above location for the report of a verbal domestic. According to police, officers met with the suspect, who indicated he was not in distress and only called 911 as part of a personal experiment.

A complainant in the 700 block of N. In dustrial reported at 4:51 a.m. observing six subjects exiting the rear cargo compartment of a semi-trailer which was parked in a gat ed lot. The complainant observed the sub jects leave the area in two vehicles last seen heading southbound on Industrial Drive. It is unknown if anything was taken from the trailers. An investigation is pending.

Theft was reported at a business in the 800 block of N. York at 12:39 p.m. A com plainant observed an unknown suspect take a concrete saw, enter a vehicle, and flee at a high rate of speed. This case is pending investigation.

Nov. 4-Nov. 7

Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of E. Van Buren. A victim related an unknown person(s) entered his unlocked gray Nissan Altima and removed his Apple Air Pods Pro 2 headphones from the center console sometime between the above dates.

Nov. 6

A complainant in the 100 block of E. Co lumbia told police at 7:23 a.m. that three unknown male suspects, one holding a gun, exited a dark-colored sedan, approached the victim’s vehicles in his driveway, and pulled on the door handles. The suspects did not gain entry to the vehicles and fled the scene westbound on Columbia Ave.

A complainant in the 300 block of Larch told police at 7:29 a.m. she observed three suspects in her neighbor’s driveway across the street and shouted at them. One of the suspects shouted back and pointed a gun at the victim. It was found the suspects shat tered a window on a GMC vehicle and rum maged through a Volvo parked in the neigh bor’s driveway. The suspects fled the scene westbound North Avenue.

Nov. 5-Nov. 6

Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 500 block of W. Armitage. A victim told po lice that an unknown suspect(s) entered his unlocked vehicle, stole his wallet from the center console, and used his credit card at a nearby gas station.

Nov. 5

While on patrol, an officer observed an open bay door at a tire store in the 200 block of N. Route 83 at 4:35 a.m. Upon further in vestigation, a broken glass door was located. Officers checked the building and discov ered a 2018 black BMW X3 was stolen from the business.

Nov. 3-Nov. 4

Theft was reported near Schiller and Wil low at 10:05 a.m. Police said an unknown suspect(s) removed the stop sign from the northwest corner Willow and Schiller. The Public Works Department was notified and replaced the stop sign.

Oct. 31-Nov. 4

Theft was reported in the 100 block of W. Park. A victim told police a check that was mailed to her was stolen while in transit to her residence. An investigation is pending.

Feb. 4-Nov. 4

Theft of services was reported at a vehicle rental business in the 800 block of N. York. A reporting officer met with the complainant who relayed the suspect failed to return a rental vehicle on the agreed upon date. The complainant has made numerous attempts to contact the suspect with no results.

Nov. 3

Joshua Anderson, 48 (homeless), was charged with burglary, retail theft and unlawful possession of a controlled sub stance; David T. Bonner, 50, of Chicago, was charged with burglary and retail theft; Patti Diomede, 58, of Franklin Park, was charged with burglary, retail theft and un lawful possession of a controlled substance; and Brandon D. Nard was charged with drug paraphernalia at a store in the 1000 block of S. York at 1:52 p.m. Police said that sub sequent to a retail theft that just occurred, two of the suspects entered the store and removed 4 Yeti coolers. The suspects were seen allegedly fleeing the scene in a black Chevy Equinox. An ISPERN message was broadcasted. The vehicle was later located by Elmhurst officers in Villa Park, according to police.

Nov. 2-Nov. 3

Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of E. North End. A complainant related that an unknown suspect(s) broke out the passenger side window of his work vehicle and removed a set of keys and a pack of cigarettes.

Burglary to a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of Industrial. A victim relates that an unknown suspect(s) stole an Oak ley-brand backpack that was left on his pas senger seat.

Nov. 2

Retail theft was reported at a food store-pharmacy in the 100 block of E. Schil ler at 11:37 p.m. Police said officers respond ed to the above location for a retail theft in progress. Upon arrival, a complainant re layed that unknown suspects exited the store with a shopping cart full of liquor for which they did not pay. The suspects then fled the scene last seen heading northbound on York. The three suspects were described as two black males and one black female between the ages of 18 and 35. An investigation is pending.

Nov. 1

Residential burglary was reported in the 700 block of S. Euclid at 12:34 p.m. A vic tim told police she believes two contractors, both described as Hispanic males between 20 and 30 years old, removed jewelry while doing work in her home.

June 1-Oct. 22

Theft was reported in the 400 block of W. Butterfield. A complainant told police that an unknown suspect(s) stole his wife’s jewelry while she was at a local facility for rehabilitation several months ago.

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Obituaries

John Peter Robinson, 72 John Peter Robinson, of Elmhurst, died October 24, 2022, at his home, at the age of 72. He was born Sep tember 25, 1950, in Iowa City, to John and Jean (Smith) Robinson. He had a long construction career and when he wasn’t working, he enjoyed golfing and was an avid reader. He is survived by his brothers, Paul and Phil and his sister, Mary. Arrange ments provided by the family.

Arnold Clark, 96 Arnold Clark, age 96, an 18-year resident of Oak Brook, passed away peaceful ly November 8, 2022. He was a long-time mem ber of Visitation Parish in Elmhurst, where he sang in the choir for 45 years. Arnold was the beloved husband of Marilyn Clark for 52 years. He is survived by four of his five children, Diane Clark, Mark Clark (Beth), Susan Jus

tice, and Nancy Jensen (Larry). Ar nold is preceded in death by his wife Marilyn and by a son, David Clark. Arnold is the cherished grandfather of Lauren, Natalie, and Anna Jen sen; Katie (Jason) Schlueter; Han nah Clark; Clark Winters; and great grandfather of Violet. Arnold was born to Nathalie and Leonard Klu kowski of Grand Rapids, Mich., and was the brother of Hubert Klukowski and Mary Donna Cretcher. Services were held on Monday, Nov. 14, at Visitation Catholic Church. Inter ment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside. Memorials may be sent to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607. Arrangements in care of El mhurst Community Funeral Home –The Ahlgrim Chapel. For info, (630) 834-3515 or www.ElmhurstFH.com.

Richard L. Schmuhl, 60

Services Friday, Saturday Richard L. Schmuhl passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at home sur rounded by his loving family. He was 60 years old. He was born Nov. 15,

1961 in Chicago to the late Robert E. Schmuhl and the late Florence M. Schmuhl (nee Nelson).

Richard gradu ated from Mount Carmel High School in Chicago in 1979, attend ed Western Illinois University and earned a Computer Programming Certificate from DePaul University. He worked in the options markets for decades retiring from Goldman Sachs as a senior programmer in 2015. He then founded and became CEO of The Rich Group, a real estate invest ment LLC. Richard was beloved by family, friends, and co-workers for his kindness and his gracious, genu ine nature.

Beloved husband of 30 years to Mary Elizabeth Ashe; loving father to Jillian Schmuhl (Matt O’Laughlin), Steven Schmuhl and Jason Schmuhl; cherished grandfather of Henry O’Laughlin; dear brother to Robert Schmuhl (Deborah Perak), Maryann (Mike) Zulevic, Catherine (Patrick) Hayes, Janaan (Kevin) Moore and Margaret (Chris) Guldan; and further survived by many adoring nieces, nephews, cousins and Ashe family inlaws - Brian Ashe, Marilyn Morello, Michael Ashe, Suzanne Ashe, Barba ra Schultz, Timothy Ashe, Kathy Os man, Patrick Ashe, Monica Knapp.

A visitation will be held from 3 – 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, at Elmhurst Community Funeral Home – The Ahlgrim Chapel, 567 South Spring Road, and from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Epiphany Lu theran Church, 314 West Vallette Street, beginning at 10 a.m. Inter ment to follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery at 87th & Hamlin Avenue in Evergreen Park. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Mar fan Foundation at give.marfan.org to honor Rich’s niece. Info: call 630834-3515 or visit www.elmhurstfh. com.

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Bill Shanklin of the Elmhurst American Legion THB Post #187 is escorted to the podium by a bagpiper. Shanklin typically leads the annual ceremony held at the veterans memorial in Wilder Park.

Pictured here in the front row are (from left): Mayor Scott Levin, Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce president and CEO John R. Quigley, Ralph Pechanio of the Elmhurst Veterans Commission, and Elm hurst Park District executive director James W. Rogers. The mayor always gives an address at the event every year and Quigley reads the names of the veterans who have passed over the past year.

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By Jim Nowlan

As a teen in the 1950s, I worked after school and weekends at my dad’s smalltown weekly newspaper.

I am reminded of those days of “hot metal type” in the back shop, as I observe the fast-fading institution of the community newspaper. There were 16,000 or so weeklies across our nation back then, in burgs tiny and larger; fewer than half remain.

In my lifetime, printing technology has moved, you might say, from the Industrial Revolution to the Space Age. On the community news side, we have morphed from the straightforward reportage of the city council meeting, and weddings of your neighbors’ kids, to the oftuncontrolled acidity of Facebook, which often “lights up” with uninformed, kneejerk commentary.

My job was to help put out the paper, not write it, so forgive me as I step through the door from the front office to the back shop. My nostrils fill with the pungent, metallic brew of printer’s ink, gasoline (to clean ink off old forms), paper dust, acrid effusions from the Linotype machine, and tobacco smoke.

I gladly take another deep draught. After all, the intoxicating scent of the newspaper shop tells me important work is going on here: The town’s weekly is produced here, with nearly every household a subscriber, even if a farm wife had to barter eggs with Dad.

I don my grey apron, slip a cupable, steel make-up rule in the front pocket (to scrape lead tailings off the galleys of fresh type), and put a foot-long, metal line gauge in my back pocket (with its printer’s measure of “ens” and “ems,” six of the latter to an inch). I am ready for work, joining the other two high school “printer’s devils.”

The small back shop (maybe 20x60’) is crammed with dangerous, pre-OSHA machinery—hand-fed “job” presses; saw and router for shaping ads from cast-lead “guts” for national advertisers like General Motors and Ford; California job cases that held the movable type (you’ve seen the case drawers in antique stores); stone-top tables for making up pages; belt-driven paper cutter, and more.

And, of course, the “big” newspaper press. Ours was a 19th Century flatbed, cylinder press. I stood on a three-step riser to feed

sheets the size of four pages of this newspaper (on one side) onto a rotating cylinder, which would meet the moving flat bed of newspaper pages rumbling back and forth beneath me. I used a bit a glycerin to keep the third finger of my right hand sticky, so I could lift a corner of the big sheet, flick it, creating a small rush of air, just enough to loosen the sheet from the stack, which I then slid down to the guides to meet the cylinder.

The aristocrat of the machinery was the Linotype machine. Patented by Otto Mergenthaler in 1884, the roughly 6-foot x 6-foot iron-andsteel behemoth may have been the greatest advance in printing technology since Gutenberg.

The machine replaced handsetting of type via a spectacular orchestration of hundreds of moving parts. As a backup Linotype operator, I felt much like a church organist, the grand machine above and surrounding me.

The large keyboard was different from the typewriter, and efficient. Lower-case keys on the left, the vowels all close to the third and fourth fingers of the left hand; upper-case letters on the right. The operator lightly tapped a key, which released a vertical, slender piece of brass, called a matrice, or mat, with a letter indented into one side. The mats came tumbling down on a slender belt, from their temporary storage above, into an expandable metal box, where the mats formed a line of type.

This line of type was transported to a place in front of a pot of liquid lead, where type and pot came together briefly, lead injected into a bar, against the indented, now raised, letters, or type. The bars were ejected, still hot, onto a tray with other lines of type. Ingenious, until the 1960s, when even more efficient “cold type” and offset printing came along.

Out in the front office, Dad and his one reporter would cover the school board and city council meetings. The news office was located on the town’s main street and had big plate glass windows. So, whenever news broke, Dad would take a large sheet of newsprint (paper) and use a grease pen to write out the news that “Harold Settles died this morning at 7 a.m.” and of course the local election results, hot from the county clerk’s office down the street. Cars drove by our office at a snail’s pace, to read the

Slices of life

Ode to a ‘line-o-type’ Rough November

It’s been a rough few days, or maybe a week—give or take. You know how those things go.

People looking on from the outside wouldn’t necessarily see or know that I’m having a bit of a rough patch. You know how those things (also) go. We hide our rough patches because they aren’t becoming, or at least that’s what we believe.

Even when we are struggling— and who amongst us doesn’t struggle sometimes? Even when we are struggling, we look completely and utterly normal to most others. Sometimes we even look completely and utterly normal in the mirror.

We hide it that well.

You could say November is a sorrowful month for me. It’s a month of difficult memories and the anniversary of the end. Top that with the looming holiday season and you’ve got a trifecta of abyss, or at least something akin to a drinking straw with a small hole in it.

You know how that goes: you go to take a sip and something isn’t quite right. The straw doesn’t work like it’s supposed to work—like you are used to a straw working. You suck and the straw doesn’t—or maybe in truth it’s the other way around. Either way, it just doesn’t feel right, because it

isn’t.

By JILL PERTLER Columnist

That’s November for me. Like a straw with a hole in it.

You could say November is a difficult month for me; I could say it—but I don’t like to. It feels like an excuse not worth excusing. Logical me knows that a certain date or time doesn’t make a day or a week or a month more difficult than any other.

Or maybe it does. I’m not sure anymore. And that’s okay. Being sure when you are wrong is much worse than not being sure when you don’t know.

I find a small amount of comfort in the fact that I still have the ability to wax philosophical.

But back to November. And memories. I guess they are the haunting element to this all. Or at least one of the haunting elements. There are probably a few. Going through trauma leaves you haunted on multiple fronts.

Sometimes you cry yourself to sleep. Even two years later. And when you wake in the early hours, you see that it is morning, again.

You try to look at the sunshine and view the new day for what it is— even though it may be the wrong day during the wrong month and you are fighting to be filled with gratitude instead of agony because, truly, that is what life should be about: appreciation and thankfulness.

Maybe just maybe.

But then you realize that no one’s life is perfect. Nothing is perfect. Maybe we all get a sucky straw from time to time. Maybe some of us drink from it every day, for a long, long time, hoping at some point to not notice the hole anymore. Maybe, eventually we toss the straw and drink right from the cup or even open the cupboard and pull out a new straw. Maybe we find a new way to do things—a new way to live and breathe.

November could be a difficult month for me.

Hell, it is a difficult month for me. For now. I’m still drinking from the straw; haven’t learned to give it up quite yet. But that doesn’t mean I won’t or I can’t. Not at all.

Not in the least little bit. We’ll see how it goes.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. She invites readers to follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

Results of area races, ballot measures from the Nov. 8 general election

Editor’s note: The following is a list of unofficial results for U.S. House and Senate seats, state-wide and DuPage County-wide races, and ballot measures from the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general elections. This is not a comprehensive list of candidates, races and ballot measures. Results listed here were provided by www. dupageresults.gov, which is where you can view results. Vote totals are DuPage County only. Overall totals for statewide races are not included here. Winners are in bold.

U.S. Senate

Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) 189,548 (56.59 percent)

Kathy Salvi (Republican) 139,743 (41.72 percent)

Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 5,653 (1.69 percent)

U.S. House, District 3

Delia Ramirez (Democrat) 30,838 (50.71 percent)

Justin Burau (Republican) 29,976 (49.29 percent)

U.S. House, District 6

Sean Casten (Democrat) 73,256 (58.18 percent)

Keith Pekau (Republican) 52,659 (41.82 percent)

U.S. House, District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (Demo crat) 26,177 (53.11 percent)

Chris Dargis (Republican) 23,109 (46.89 percent)

Governor Lieutenant Governor

JB Pritzker and Juliana Strat ton (Democrat) 185,675 (55.66 percent)

Darren Bailey and Stephanie Trus sell (Republican) 137,194 (41.12 percent)

Scott Mitchell Schluter and John Phillips (Libertarian) 10,738 (3.22 percent)

Attorney General

Kwame Raoul (Democrat) 182,808 (54.84 percent)

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latest from Dad’s sheets, hung on a wire with clothespins in the front window.

Each week, Eileen Benedict would make endless phone calls to a list of townspeople. “You have any news this week?” This became the page, or more, of “Personals,” e.g.: “George and Effie Bort motored to Peoria Sunday after church to enjoy chicken dinner with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bort. The Donald Borts reported their son Raymond had just completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood and was expecting orders to Korea.” This was the Facebook of its day. Newsy, civil.

Thanks for letting me reminisce. Dad’s paper was important to our town, the glue that bound us. The paper wasn’t perfect, but overall, the paper was invaluable.

Jim Nowlan grew up in the Stark County News, Toulon, Ill. He is a former small-town newspaper publisher, professor, and politician.

Thomas DeVore (Republican) 143,769 (43.13 percent)

Dan Robin (Libertarian) 6,782 (2.03 percent)

Comptroller

Susana Mendoza (Democrat) 186,231 (56.06 percent)

Shannon Teresi (Republican) 139,643 (42.04 percent)

Deirdre McCloskey (Libertarian) 6,307 (1.90 percent)

Secretary of State

Alexi Giannoulias (Democrat) 183,341 (54.99 percent)

Dan Brady (Republican) 143,511 (43.05 percent)

Jon Stewart (Libertarian) 6,526 (1.96 percent)

Treasurer

Mike Frerichs (Democrat) 175,064 (52.96 percent)

Tom Demmer (Republican) 148,444 44.91 percent)

Preston Nelson (Libertarian) 7,040 (2.13 percent)

Illinois State Senate District 21

Laura Ellman (Democrat) 41,952 (58.69 percent)

Kathleen Murray (Republican) 29,533 (41.31 percent)

Illinois State Senate District 23

Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak Hilton (Democrat) 37,604 (54.11 percent)

Dennis M. Reboletti (Republican) 31,866 (45.89 percent)

Illinois State House, 21st District

Terra Costa Howard (Democrat) 25,160 (57.93 percent)

Stefanie Hood (Republican) 18,269 (42.07 percent)

Illinois State House 45th District

Jenn Ladisch Douglass (Demo crat) 20,941 (50.12 percent)

Deanne Marie Mazzochi (Republi can) 20,839 (49.88 percent)

Editor’s note: Ladisch Douglass had a 102-vote lead as of 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, but final results were not known as of press time.

Illinois State House 46th District

Diane Blair-Sherlock (Demo crat) 15,665 (56.19 percent)

Robert Stevens (Republican) 12,212 (43.81 percent)

Illinois State House 48th District

Azam Nizamuddin (Democrat) 11,721 (42.96 percent)

Jennifer Sanalitro (Republican) 15,565 (57.04 percent)

DuPage County Board chair

Deb Conroy (Democrat) 167,730 (51.01 percent)

Greg Hart (Republican) 161,079 (48.99 percent)

DuPage County Clerk

Jean Kaczmarek (Democrat) 172,471 (52.86 percent)

Evelyn Sanguinetti (Republican) 153,827 (47.14 percent)

DuPage County Sheriff

Democrat (no candidate)

James Mendrick (Republican) 237,680

DuPage County Treasurer

Dan Potoczny (Democrat) 155,899 (48.01 percent)

Gwen Henry (Republican) 168,850 (51.99 percent)

DuPage County Board District 1

Michael L. Childress (Demo crat) 21,904 (28.47 percent)

Sam Tornatore (Republican) 19,683 (25.58 percent)

Cindy Cronin Cahill (Republi can) 18,847 (24.49 percent)

Donald E. Puchalski (Republican) 16,613 (21.90 percent)

District 2

Yeena Yoo (Democrat) 28,285 (18.97 percent)

Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin (Demo crat) 26,873 (18.02 percent)

Paula Deacon Garcia (Democrat) 24,575 (16.48 percent)

Sean T. Noonan (Republican) 24,976 (16.75 percent)

Daniel J. Kordik (Republican) 21,870 (14.66 percent)

Nicole Marie Giannini (Republi can) 22,554 (15.12 percent)

District 4

Mary Fitzgerald Ozog (Demo crat) 26,862 (18.83 percent)

Lynn LaPlante (Democrat) 24,527 (17.28 percent)

Shawn M. Ryan (Democrat) 22,669 (15.97 percent)

Grant Eckoff (Republican) 24,440 (17.22 percent)

Annette Corrigan (Republican) 22,841 (16.10 percent)

Reid Foltyniewicz (Republican) 20,565 (14.49 percent)

DuPage County Forest Preserve District President

Daniel Hebreard (Democrat) 168,077 (51.42 percent)

Robert J. Schillerstrom (Republi can) 158,783 (48.58 percent0

DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners

District 1

Michael L. Murray (Democrat) 22,086 (47.17 percent)

Marsha Murphy (Republican) 24,737 (52.83 percent)

District 2

Tina Tyson-Dunne (Democrat) 32,023 (53.43 percent)

Don Krause (Republican) 27,909 (46.57 percent)

District 4

Jeff Gahris (Democrat) 28,066 (51.18 percent)

Tim Elliott (Republican) 26,770 (48.82 percent)

3rd Supreme Court (Kilbride)

Mary K. O’Brien (Democrat) 179,705 (54.39 percent)

Michael J. Burke (Republican) 150,673 (45.61 percent)

3rd Appellate Court (Wright)

Sonni Choi Williams (Democrat) 166,965 (51.28 percent)

Liam Christopher Brennan (Re publican) 158,610 (48.72 percent)

18th Judicial Circuit Court (Kleeman)

Mia McPherson (Democrat) 232,149

Republican (no candidate)

18th Judicial Circuit Court (Mallen)

Jill Otte (Democrat) 171,977 (52.70 percent)

Michael “Mike” W. Reidy (Re publican) 154,350 (47.30 percent)

Other judicial races

Voters voted to retain Appellate Court Judge Joe Birkett, and Judicial Court Judges Bonnie M. Wheaton, Kenneth L. Popejoy, Daniel P. Guer in, Brian F. Telander, Liam C. Bren nan and Paul M. Fullerton.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1: Right to collective bargaining amendment to Illinois Constitution (Vote yes or no)

The proposed amendment would add a new section to the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Con stitution that would guarantee workers the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collective ly and to negotiate wages, hours, and working conditions, and to pro mote their economic welfare and safety at work. The new amend ment would also prohibit from be ing passed any new law that inter

feres with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety. At the general election to be held on Nov. 8, 2022, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

Editor’s note: Final results for this amendment proposal were not available at press time.

DuPage County

Should the County of DuPage research and invest in public elec tric vehicle fast charging stations to provide a revenue stream, promote a healthy environment, and drive local economic development?

Yes: 196,128 (60.37 percent)

No: 128,742 (39.63 percent)

Should the County of DuPage continue to assist qualifying small businesses by providing grants, to support local economic develop ment and job growth?

Yes: 267,744 (82.27 percent) No: 57,686 (17.73 percent)

Should the County of DuPage continue its support of mental health and substance abuse treat ment and prevention through the funding of local non-profits?

Yes: 282,066 (86.35 percent) No: 44,606 (13.65 percent)

Elmhurst Community Programs for November

City of Elmhurst #40

Veterans Day Ceremony 2022

Master of Ceremonies: William Shanklin Saturdays at 7 p.m. (starts Saturday, Nov. 19)

Explore Elmhurst

City of Elmhurst #36

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School District #205 Board meetings air on Thursdays 2 p.m. www.ElmhurstTV.com

Programs air on COMCAST Channel 6 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 Programs may also be found at ElmhurstTV.com

Illinois Democrats maintain control of all levers of state government

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

As votes continued to be tallied last week, returns showed Illinois Dem ocrats would hold every statewide elected office and maintain superma jorities in the General Assembly while extending their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court.

After a fiery election night speech in which Gov. JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican Party as “unwilling to expel the extremists in their midst,” he gave a news conference about his plans for a second term last week at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Chicago that was the site of his election night party.

“The election was a chance for Illinoisans to decide who we want to be,” Pritzker said, citing his ad ministration’s acceptance of asylum seekers, support for mental health and substance use treatment, protection of women’s rights, civil rights and voting rights, and renewable energy policies.

“Well, Illinoisans made their deci sion—a decision that we should be a beacon of hope and opportunity and caring,” he added.

Pritzker’s second-term task will be made easier by the success of Demo crats in the General Assembly.

In the Senate, it appeared Repub licans would gain at least two seats, decreasing the Democratic superma jority from 41 members to 38-20, with at least one race too close to call.

Senate Minority Leader Dan Mc Conchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, cel ebrated the wins but lamented that

they were gained through a “rigged system,” a reference to Democrats’ recent redrawing of district lines to maximize their chances of maintain ing their majorities.

“Thousands of voters across the state have said ‘enough’ to the Dem ocrats’ call for more power. Thanks to their resiliency, the Illinois Senate will be adding to the strength of the caucus and will continue to serve as strong voices for the people of Illinois, who are dissatisfied with the failed policies that have come out of Springfield and want to see change,” he said.

Republicans had viewed taking the state Supreme Court as their best bet at enacting redistricting reform for future elections, but the two seats that were up for vote both went to Dem ocrats.

Judge Elizabeth Rochford defeat ed former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran in the 2nd District by nearly nine percentage points. Mary Kay O’Brien, in the 3rd District, led by about 8,000 votes over Republican incumbent Michael Burke. Her cam paign said on Twitter that Burke had conceded.

That would put the court majority at 5-2 in favor of Democrats and would create the first majority-woman court, also by 5-2 margins.

As of midweek last week, Demo crats appeared poised to extend their supermajority from 73 of the 118 members of the House of Representa tives to 77, with a few races too close to call.

The lack of success in that cham

ber prompted an announcement from Rep. Jim Durkin, the Western Springs Republican who has served as House minority leader since 2013, that he would not seek another term leading the House Republicans.

“I am proud of the work the House Republican caucus has accomplished under my tenure, and thank everyone who played a part along the way,” Durkin said in a news release. “I be gan this journey as a voice of mod eration and conclude this journey the same way I started, a voice of mod eration.”

Moderation is a trait of the Re publican Party which Pritzker, in his election night speech, contended no longer exists.

He took square aim at former Pres ident Donald Trump and those who sought and accepted his endorsement. But he didn’t mention his vanquished opponent Darren Baily in his election night address.

“And don’t claim that the Repub lican Party is being labeled unfairly. Because here we are, two years into cleaning up the wreckage of Donald Trump’s presidency, poised to watch this man announce his return to na tional politics within days,” Pritzker said of Trump on election night. “You know why? Because GOP politicians, with the exception of only a few souls, are too cowardly, too simpering, to support the best interests of the nation because they’re afraid of being called insulting nicknames by a whiny bul ly.”

Asked about the speech, he again

denied any interest in a 2024 presiden tial run and said he planned to serve his four-year term as governor.

Aside from the national lens, the speech centered on some of Pritzker’s major first-term accomplishments, like legalizing recreational marijuana, raising the minimum wage, balanc ing the budget and presiding over six credit upgrades between the three ma jor ratings agencies.

“We’ve got to stop being irrespon sible about our fiscal situation in the state—like my predecessor was, and like was proposed by my opponent during this latest campaign—and ac tually focus on solving the real fiscal challenges of Illinois,” Pritzker said. “I know that sometimes sounds boring to people when you talk about bud gets, paying debt. … But I think it’s vitally important that all of us focus on that in both parties.”

Pritzker said many of his first-term accomplishments, including passing a capital infrastructure plan and approv ing the budget, received bipartisan support after negotiations with Durkin and others. While the relationship was rockier after one year, Pritzker said he was open to working with Republi cans in his second term.

Two of Durkin’s top lieutenants— Reps. Dan Brady, of Normal, and Tom Demmer, of Dixon—will also be leav ing the General Assembly after unsuc cessful bids at statewide office. At least four others from his leadership team had either chosen not to seek an other term or lost primary or general elections.

When the governor was asked about Durkin and whether he wor ried a more conservative replacement would rise in the ranks, he said Durkin was “probably a loss for the Republi cans.”

“I’m only concerned if someone takes the job who’s unwilling to sit down and actually talk about, you know, what we might do together?” he said. “If they’re unwilling to talk, if they reject the idea of bipartisanship, that would not be good for the state of Illinois.”

As for other races, the Democrats maintained the offices of comptroller, treasurer, attorney general and secre tary of state. Each of the Democrats— incumbents Susana Mendoza, Mi chael Frerichs and Kwame Raoul and newcomer Alexi Giannoulias—were leading by double digits as of Nov. 9 Union groups were also claiming victory on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a right to collectively bargain in Illinois. That race was too early to call, however, due to the com plex nature of passing an amendment. It had about 59 percent of the vote with 90 percent of precincts reporting, which is short of the three-fifths need ed for passage. But an amendment can also pass if supported by more than half of those voting in the election, so the threshold needed is likely to be lower than 60 percent.

As of Nov. 9, however, it was un clear what the final threshold and vote tallies would be, as the Illinois State Board of Elections is set to certify re sults on Dec. 5.

St. Timothy Evangelical

Lutheran Church

547 N. Main St. Lombard, IL 60148 (630) 627-2435

Sunday Worship Schedule

Bible Study 9 a.m.

Worship Service at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Service at 7 p.m.

Adult Bible Study Wednesdays after service

Ladies Bible Fellowship Mondays at 7 p.m. Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, November 23rd at 7 p.m. Everyone is Welcome! All services are live streamed. You can watch them on our Website or on Facebook. sainttimothy.org

Real estate/BusiNess

Community calendar

Pick of the Week – The event not to be missed!

Thursday, Nov. 17

At 1 p.m., there will be a discussion of the “One Book One Elmhurst” book, American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures at the Elmhurst Public Library. Register at elmlib.org/events. There will be a similar program at the Elmhurst History Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 18

Saturday, Nov. 19

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, Bethel United Church of Christ in vites residents to its Re-Deck The Halls sale to stretch your holiday shopping budget by purchasing items for your holiday decor or interesting gifts at this sale of gently used hol iday decorations, collectibles and gifts. It will be held in the Fireside Room of the Bethel UCC Adminis tration Center, 316 E. Huntington Lane. Masks are recommended; cash sales only. Proceeds help support the Bethel Shoe Fund and other local or ganizations.

Sunday, Nov. 20

At 3 p.m., Music at Bethel presents A Cole Porter Celebration with four vocalists at 315 E. St. Charles Road. Tickets are $20 for adults, students free, available at Eventbrite or at the door. Ample parking and church is fully accessible. Info: 630-279-4040 or musicatbethel.com.

Thursday, Nov. 24

At 9 a.m., the 39th annual Dan Gib bons Turkey Trot steps off from Park Ave. and Cottage Hill. Register now at dangibbonsturkeytrot.org. Sunday, Nov. 20 at. 5 p.m. is the deadline to register online.

Monday, Nov. 28

At 7 p.m. at the Frick Center on the

Elmhurst University campus, there will be an author visit with Frank Waln, an award-winning Sicangu La kota Hip Hop artists and music pro ducer who hails from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, but now lives in Chicago. Waln is one of the authors featured in American Like Me. Presented with EU and the Friends of the Public Library.

Thursday, Nov. 29

From 7-8:30 p.m., there will be a book discussion of the “One Book, One Elmhurst” selection, American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures. Held at the Elmhurst His tory Museum, participants will have after-hours access to exhibits. Reser vations required at: elmhursthistory. org/320/Programs.

Sunday, Dec. 4

At 4 p.m., the three ensembles of Spirito! Will perform their Win ter Concert ‘Joy To The World!’ at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 Brush Hill Rd. Tickets: spiritosingers.org/events or call 630581-5440.

Sunday, Dec. 11

From 2 – 3 p.m., the Elmhurst His tory Museum plans a holiday pro gram “Victorian Holiday Traditions” at the Churchville Schoolhouse, 3N784 Church Rd. in Bensenville. See how holiday traditions and prac

ECCI Board elects officers for 2022-23

The Elmhurst Chamber of Com merce & Industry Board of Directors elected three officers and approved one appointment for its six-member Executive Committee for 2023 at its regular monthly meeting held in the Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst on Tuesday, Nov. 8. New officers in clude:

Chairperson Rita Borzym, finan cial advisor at Edward Jones Invest ments; First Vice Chairperson Gregg Markiewicz, senior account execu tive at The Stevens Group; Second Vice Chairperson Colin Dalough, manager, Community and Govern mental Relations.

Appointed to serve a one-year

term on the Executive Committee was Treasurer Ralph Pechanio, chair of the City of Elmhurst’s Veterans Memorial Commission, former com munity banker and long-time Cham ber volunteer.

They will be joined on the Exec utive Committee by Immediate Past Chair Eva Sanchez, realtor at See Your House Right Here @proper ties Elmhurst and ex-officio member John R. Quigley, Chamber president and CEO.

Borzym is the 12th female Board Chair in the Chamber’s 103-year his tory, all of them since 1982, and the 10th serving during John Quigley’s 23-year tenure as ECCI’s President and CEO.

tices began in the 1800s. Limit: 30 participants. Free to Foundation members, $5 for non-members. Res ervations required: elmhursthistory. org/320/Programs. Info: elmhurst history.org or call 630-833-1457.

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Elmhurst Public Library presents ‘Of Thee I Sing’

Now through Monday, Nov. 28, the Elmhurst Public Library is host ing Of Thee I Sing, a traveling exhibit exploring entertainment, politics and patriotism in Broadway musicals. Located on the 2nd floor, the display coincides with the voting season to frame the history of politics through the lens of musical theater.

Elmhurst History Museum’s exhibit

On display now through May 14, 2023, “In Pursuit of Happiness: Im migrants in Our Communities” is a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum that will explore the unique journeys of area immigrants and their descendants who have carved out a sense of cultural identity and belonging in this region.

Elmhurst

Art Museum

• The first solo museum show of Pilsen-based street artist Sentrock, whose real name is Joseph Perez, is currently on display at the Elmhurst Art Museum now through Sunday, Jan. 15 Info: elmhurstartmuseum. org.

• Now through Jan. 16, 2023, the Elmhurst Art Museum is holding an

exhibition in honor of its founder Eleanor King Hookham. In celebra tion of our 25th Anniversary, we are honoring our founder Eleanor King Hookham (1909-2003). She was an educator, internationally exhibiting artist, and the main driving force be hind the museum for many decades. Artwork by Hookham from the mu seum’s collection will be on view in the McCormick House, along with historical photos and documents that show her leadership in securing the historic home for the museum’s fu ture patrons to enjoy.

See works by the trailblazing Hookham in the McCormick House Children’s Wing including oil paint ings, watercolors, and signature ink and coffee drawings. Professionally she called herself El King and exhib ited around the world.

Info: elmhurstartmuseum.org.

Kick off the holidays with Spirito Singers

Get together with friends and cel ebrate the Season with song because together is a wonderful place to be for the Holidays. Please join Spiri to Singers for their Winter Concert, ‘Joy to The World!’ on Sunday, Dec.

4 at 4 p.m. at Elmhurst Christian Re formed Church, 149 Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst.

The three ensembles of Spirito will celebrate the holidays with a collection of jubilant music from

around the world.

Enjoy beautiful songs that truly bring us all together.

To purchase tickets, please go to spiritosingers.org/events or call 630581-5440.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Elmhurst Independent

Newly-elected chairperson Rita Borzym gives the oath of office to 2nd Vice Chair Colin Dalough, 1st Vice Chair Gregg Markiewicz and Treasurer Ralph Pechanio at a meeting of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Near many local amenities,this condo is ideal for many types of buyers.Nestled @ the furthest point from the community entry & overlooking green space & a beautiful pond,this 2nd floor unit has much to offer.The kitchen opens to a dining room that spills into a generous living room.Enjoy your wonderful patio w/two sliding access doors.In the hallway that leads to the BR area is a full guest Bath. From there, you’ll find the guest BR.Beyond that is the shaded/private primary BR with en-suite full Bath.Complete w/a personal garage space.

$205,000

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This Downers Grove home has 4 large BR & 3 full Baths w/main floor primary BR w/walk-in closet & en suite Bath.Open concept main level has large kitchen w/island.It overlooks a cozy living room w/ a fireplace.The kitchen opens to a spacious dining room.Also on main floor is a 2nd BR & full Bath.Hardwood floors throughout,multiple skylights & sliding door leading to large deck.There’s a screened-in porch that’s the perfect place to relax & enjoy green space in the fenced-in yard.Lower level has 2 large BR & full bath,2nd fireplace & living space.The laundry room could easily fit a 2nd kitchen.3 car garage too!

$477,000 NEW PRICE

Kenilworth Park Townhome

Just steps from the bars & restaurants of bustling downtown Villa Park, the Kenilworth Park townhome offers high end finishes & fixtures throughout. With three levels of finished living space, it boasts THREE bedrooms and 2.5 baths & a 2 car garage. Its open concept main floor is perfect for entertaining as you grill on your balcony. No expense was spared when customizing this sleek townhome. It’s a perfect spot for a downsizing couple or young professional.

$435,000

$299,900

Downers Grove Raised Ranch

Build Your Dream Home! Incredible opportunity to build the home of your dreams on this 1/3-acre property in south Elmhurst. One of Elmhurst’s best kept secrets with lower taxes while still offering coveted SD205 education. Well developed area with many surrounding new/newer homes. Close to Butterfield Park and Oak Brook shopping mall and restaurants. Quiet location with great highway access to anywhere in Chicagoland.

Construction

Lincoln A rare opportunity

work with one of Elmhurst’s most sought-after custom home builders – Wise Investment Builders. Set in the heart of the Lincoln Elementary school district (brand new Lincoln School opened this year) and blocks from the IL Prairie Path and the Spring Road Business District. Work with or off the proposed plans or we

from the ground up alongside one of Elmhurst’s most reputable and experienced builder

GlenEllyn

Prime office or retail storefront available in the Spring Road Business District. Great exposure for your business with high visibility. Set near the IL Prairie Path in a vibrant business district with many well established businesses. 1,600 SF of “vanilla box” shell space with 2 bathrooms, 2 private parking spots + street parking in front and large municipal lot in rear for clients/ customers. Water included in rent, tenant pays for all other utilities. Available immediately. $2,667/mo base rent + gas + electric.

175,000

Proposed New Construction

Hinsbrook Construction Build

Proposed new construction by one of DuPage County’s finest builders - Hinsbrook Construction - known for attention to detail and quality that is built to last. Photos are of previous build, many other floor plans available or work with builder to completely customize your ideas. This open floor plan home will feature high-end design features throughout- gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, large seating island, eating area, top tier stainless appliances, walk-in pantry. Formal dining room with wainscoting. Family room with gas fireplace flanked by custom built-ins. Main level executive office space. Large primary suite with walkin closet, double vanity, soaking tub & custom shower. Large 2nd floor laundry room. Mud room with built-in cubbies. Basement rec room and much more. With this premier 195x195ft (.79 acre) parcel in s ecluded Glen Ellyn on dead end street, there are no limits with what you can do with this space. All within easy access to major transportation routes and just minutes to downtown Glen Ellyn. $1,525,000

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2BR Condo near Downtown Updated 2 Bed / 1 Bath Condo blocks away from Downtown Elmhurst. New Carpet, LR Flooring, SS Appliances (Fridge, Dishwasher, Microwave, and Oven), AC units, etc. This unit includes a built-in breakfast area, dining area, spacious Living/Family Room, balcony and 2 assigned parking spots. Located near Highway Access, Metra, Downtown Elmhurst Bars/Restaurants and much more!

One Book, One Elmhurst author to intersect music, culture, identity

Frank Waln, a Chicago-based hip hop artist, will speak about express ing culture through music at Elm hurst University on Monday, Nov. 28 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Waln’s visit to Elmhurst is the cul minating event for One Book, One Elmhurst, an opportunity for the en tire community to read and engage with the same book title. This year’s choice, American Like Me, is a book of essays edited by American Ferrera that features prominent Americans with diverse backgrounds.

Waln is an award-winning Sicangu Lakota hip hop artist and music pro ducer who currently calls Chicago home. His music is featured in Field Museum’s permanent exhibition,

Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Sto ries. He travels the world telling his story with the aid of his guitar and Native flutes. Waln honors the life of his grandmother who, like him, was born and raised on the Rosebud Indi an Reservation in south central South Dakota. He reflects on the strong women who raised him, finding our truth, and reconnecting to our roots.

Presented by Elmhurst Public Li brary in partnership with Elmhurst University and the Friends of the El mhurst Public Library.

The program will be held in the Frick Center on the campus in-per son, but is also available live on Zoom. Registration required. elmlib. org/events.

200 guests make Nashville Benefit a success

More than $20,000 raised to benefit Legion

About 200 people turned out at the American Legion THB Post 187 on Saturday, Nov. 12 for “Stories Be hind the Songs,” the Third Annual Military Benefit to raise funds for the Legion.

Grammy-award winner Frank Myers was joined on stage by Brice Long and Jason Sever, who performed modern country music straight out of Nashville. Food was provided by Roberto’s Ristorante & Pizzeria, Mission BBQ and Gambino’s Deli. Other in-kind donors were Nothing bundt Cakes, Carmie Cakes Bakery, Phillip’s Flowers and Gifts, and 1st Ward Al

derman Jennifer Veremis. Top sponsors included the City of Elmhurst, Explore Elmhurst, the American Legion THB Post 187 and Elmhurst Premier Childcare. Other sponsors were FirstNation Group and State Representative Deanne Mazzochi.

Raffle items included two auto graphed guitars, one of which in cluded a private in-person live show by Frank Myers at a future date. While it is too early to confirm all the numbers, one Legion mem ber said $22,000 had already been

SUBMITTED PHOTO Elmhurst Independent Frank Waln

District 205 schools to pay tribute to veterans

Bryan student’s father deployed in Romania pays visit via Zoom

Veterans Day has long been a special day for Elmhurst Commu nity Unit School District 205. Each year there are multiple events held throughout District 205 that honor Veterans and many of the schools will be hosting events again this year to pay tribute to the men and women that have fought for our freedoms.

At Sandburg Middle School more than 60 runners hit the street to Support Senior War Heroes in the Honor Flight Chicago: Opera tion Education 5K. The 2022 Oper ation Education 5K is a student-led initiative to raise funds for Honor

Flight Chicago’s mission to build awareness and appreciation of Vet erans for their service and sacrifice for our nation.

The students at Edison Elemen tary School created flags to honor Veterans, placed on their Honor Wall for all students to see and read.

Additionally, a Veteran’s Day Missing Man Table was placed in the staff lounge hallway.

York High School held its annu al all-school Veterans Day assem bly to recognize Veterans on Fri day, Nov. 11 in the York Campbell Gym. On Saturday, Nov. 12, the

York High School Student Council also held its annual Veterans Day Breakfast,.

The guest speaker for York’s annual all-school Veterans Day assembly was Mr. Wes Becton, a distinguished veteran of the U.S. Army with service as an infantry officer in Korea and as Command er of the U.S. Army’s Honor Guard Company.

Churchville Middle School host ed its 14th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony to celebrate and honor those who have served to protect our freedom. Churchville students invited family members and friends

who have previously served or are currently serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Additional ly, students created a wall of tribute for those who have served.

Bryan Middle School, in partner ship with their PTA, held its Fourth Annual Veterans Day Breakfast event, followed by an all-school assembly event. Thirty-seven vet erans attended.

This year’s event at Bryan was especially memorable for one of their students. Major Koykar with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Di vision is currently deployed in Ro mania in an active warzone. Major

Koykar joined his daughter and his wife - also a veteran - at the event via Zoom.

The breakfast included a perfor mance by the Bryan Middle School Orchestra as well as musical per formances from the Bryan Choir and the Bryan Band as well as 6th, 7th and 8th grade speakers and Boy Scout Troop 117. The keynote speaker at the breakfast this year is Bruce Harken, Marine Corp, Cor poral, 1966-1970, retired.

Elmhurst School District 205 ex presses its deepest gratitude to all of the men and women who have served to protect our Country.

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As always, proceeds directly ben efit the Elmhurst American Legion and local veterans.

the post first formed in 1919 with 19 members, the initials were to hon or Ernest Timrott, U.S. Marines, killed in action June 3, 1918; Rich ard Hintz, U.S. Army, killed July 19, 1918; and Kinsley Buck, U.S. Ma rines, killed June 19, 1918. Now you know!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION/ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CASE NUMBER 22 P 12

Request for Amended Conditional Use Permit for Planned Unit Development with Site Development Allowances

Notice is hereby given that the Elmhurst Zoning and Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hear ing on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., in the Elmhurst City Hall, 209 N. York Street, Elmhurst, Illinois. The purpose of this hearing is to consider a request for an amended Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development with Site De velopment Allowances pursuant to Sections 22.26 and 22.31 of the Elmhurst Zoning Or dinance at the property commonly known as 188 W. Butterfield & 0 S 610 Euclid Av enue, Elmhurst, Illinois for the purpose of constructing an addition to the high school, adding pickleball courts and signage. Following is a legal description of the sub ject property:

LOT 1 IN THE FINAL PLAT OF SUBDI VISION OF TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN RESUBDIVISION ELMHURST ILLI NOIS, BEING PART OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST, OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL ME RIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2022084338

PIN: 06-14-411-001, 06-14-411-012, 06-14-411-013, 06-14-412-039, 06-14-412043, 06-14-412-055

The common street addresses are 188 W. Butterfield Road & 0 S 610 Euclid Avenue, Elmhurst, IL. The subject properties are located within the R1 Single Family Resi

dence District and R4 Limited General Res idence District.

If you have any questions regarding this case, please contact the Community Devel opment Department at 630-530-3121.

NOTE: Any person who has a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, should contact Emily Wagner, ADA Compliance Officer, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., City of Elmhurst, 209 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL 60126, or call 630-530-8095 TDD, within a reasonable time before the meeting. Requests for a qualified interpreter require five (5) working days’ advance no tice.

Eileen Franz, City Planner

(Published in The Elmhurst Independent Nov. 17, 2022)

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Bond denied for Hanover Park man accused of stabbing roommate in the head

the basement of the residence.

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CERTIFICATE NO. 78862 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on OCTOBER 24, 2022, wherein the business firm of XTINA HAIRSTYL IST LOCATED AT 241 E NORTH AVE, ELMHURST, IL 60126 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the busi ness, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: NAME OF PERSON(S) CHRISTINA CEPERO, HOME ADDRESS 241 E NORTH AVE, ELMHURST, IL 60126.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 24TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2022.

JEAN KACZMAREK Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in The Elmhurst Independent Nov. 3, 10 & 17, 2022) 427543

Wilfredo Gonzalez, 46, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge An gelo Kappas granted the state’s mo tion to deny bond. Gonzalez has been charged with one count of armed vio lence (Class X felony) and one count of aggravated battery (Class 3 felo ny).

On Nov. 3 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Hanover Park Police Depart ment officers responded to a call of a stabbing at a residence on Leeward Lane. Upon their arrival, officers observed a male, later identified as Gonzalez, and another male, who had blood gushing from his head, in

Through the course of their inves tigation, it was determined that Gon zalez and the victim, along with the victim’s wife and 7-year-old daugh ter, live together in the basement of the residence. It is alleged that prior to the officers’ arrival, Gonzalez and the victim were engaged in a verbal altercation regarding the volume of Gonzalez’s cellular telephone. It is alleged that the victim asked Gonza lez to turn down the volume on the phone and that Gonzalez responded to the request by kicking the victim in the face.

It is further alleged that Gonzalez then walked to the opposite side of the room, picked up a butcher knife and stabbed the victim in the head.

The victim was immediately trans ported to a local hospital for medical treatment where he received 10 sta ples in his head to close an approx

imate four-inch laceration and three staples to close a laceration in his hand. Gonzalez was taken into cus tody at this time.

“It is alleged that a verbal alterca tion over something as trivial as the volume of a cell phone turned vio lent, sending a man to the hospital with a serious head injury,” Berlin said. “Disagreements between peo ple will happen, but when those dis agreements escalate and become vio lent, anyone accused of violence will be arrested, charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I thank the Hanover Park Police Department for their efforts in bringing this situa tion under control.”

Gonzalez’s next court appearance is scheduled Nov. 28 for arraignment in front of Judge Brian Telander. If convicted, Gonzalez faces a possible penalty of 10 to 30 years in the Illi nois Department of Corrections.

Grammy-award winner Frank Myers was joined on stage by Brice Long and Jason Sever, who performed modern country music straight out of Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the American Legion THB #187. Around 200 people came out for “Stories Behind the Songs,” the Third Annual Military Benefit to raise funds for the Legion. Top sponsors included the City of Elmhurst, Explore Elmhurst, the American Legion THB Post 187 and Elmhurst Premier Childcare.

Mayor Scott Levin, Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Mulliner and his wife Barb Mulliner have a laugh at one of the many jokes the performers told on Saturday night at “Stories Behind the Songs,” the Third Annual Military Benefit for the Legion.

Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Mulliner holds up an autographed guitar to show the around 200 guests who came to the benefit for the Legion on Saturday evening. This is one of two autographed gui tars that were auctioned to the highest bidders – one guitar went for $2,000.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Hanover Park Chief of Police Andrew Johnson an nounced that a Hanover Park man has been charged with stabbing a roommate in the head following an altercation at a Hanover

Park resi dence.

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York, IC Catholic Prep football teams headed to state semifinals

Both squads will play at home Saturday with trips to Champaign on the line

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

There will be state semifinal foot ball times two in Elmhurst this Sat urday. Both the York and IC Catholic Prep football teams won their respec tive state quarterfinal games this past Saturday, setting the stage for both teams vying for a berth in the state championship this Saturday on their home fields.

No. 2 seed York (12-0) defeated visiting Palatine 24-10, setting up a state semifinal matchup Saturday

at home at Clarence D. East Field against No. 6 seed Loyola Academy (11-1), which defeated Lyons Town ship 30-17 in the quarterfinals. York, which trailed early against Palatine, is in the state semifinals for the third time in school history and first since 2006. It’s the first time a York team has hit the 12-win barrier and sported a perfect 12-0 mark.

IC Catholic Prep came from behind to upend Princeton 27-20 in overtime to advance to the state semifinals for the eighth time in school history. The

No. 4 seed Knights (11-1) will get their long-awaited rematch Saturday at home at Lewis Stadium at Plun kett Athletic Complex in Elmhurst against No. 6 seed Byron (11-1). By ron defeated IC Catholic Prep 15-14 in last year’s state semifinals.

York football

The Dukes led 7-3 after a quar ter against their guests from the Mid-Suburban League, but trailed 10-7 at halftime. That score held un til York put up 17 unanswered points

York football week 13 preview

Loyola Academy (11-1) at York (12-0)

When: Saturday. Check IHSA.org for exact game time.

Where: Clarence D. East Field, York High School, Elmhurst

Last Week: York 24, Palatine 10; Loyola Academy 30, Lyons Township 17

Seeds: York is the No. 2 seed in the 32-team Class 8A state bracket; Loyola is the No. 6 seed. Up Next: Winner moves on to the Class 8A statechampionship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign at the University of Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. against either No. 5 seed Glenbard West (11-1) or No. 1 seed Lincoln-Way East (12-0) Outlook: Exciting times for the Dukes, for sure. York is in the state semifinals for the third time in school history and first since the 2006 team won its first three playoff games. A win here and the Dukes are headed to the title game for the first time ever. To do that, York must first deal with a Loyola Academy team that finished ranked first in the final Class 8A

Associated Press state poll after the regular season. In that last poll, Loyola received eight of 10 firstplace votes with Lincoln-Way East getting the other two. York was ranked third in that final state poll, holding a 13-point cushion over West Suburban Silver foe Glenbard West, which is also in the semifinals.

Loyola downed Plainfield South 42-7 in its playoff opener and then took care of Edwardsville 49-21 in the second round. The Ramblers did not win the Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference Blue Division, losing 42-37 to Mt. Carmel in Week 9. Loyola put up point totals of 44, 61, 57, 41 and 53 during the regular season, facing a total of six playoff teams. Of note is a 34-14 win over Chicago St. Rita. Both Mt. Carmel and St. Rita are in the Class 7A state semifinals and will face each other this weekend. York quarterback Matt Vezza has run for more than 100 yards in each of the last two playoff games.

football week

When: Saturday. Check IHSA.org for exact game time.

Where: Lewis Stadium at Plunkett Athletic Complex, Elmhurst

Last Week: Byron 37, Braidwood Reed-Custer 32; IC Catholic Prep 27, Princeton 20, OT

Seeds: IC Catholic Prep is the No. 4 seed in the top-half of the Class 3A state bracket; Byron is the No. 6 seed.

Up next: Winner moves on to the Class 3A state-championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign at the University of Illinois on Friday, Nov. 25 at 4 p.m. against either No. 4 bottom-bracket seed Tolono Unity (11-1) or No. 3 bottom-bracket seed Williamsville (11-1).

Outlook: Also exciting times for the Knights’ football program, which finds itself in the state semifinals for the eighth time in school history. This, of course, is the rematch from last year’s 3A state semifinal that saw Byron come from behind late in the fourth quarter to defeat ICCP and earn the state finals berth and win the state championship handily over Tolono Unity, which also is in the semifinals this year. Byron defeated Lisle 52-7 in its playoff opener and downed Seneca 56-21 in the second round. The Tigers lost their first game of the season to Stillman Valley (15-7) and have

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since won 11 games in a row. IC Catholic Prep beat Stillman Valley in the second round of the playoffs.

IC Catholic Prep quarterback Dennis Mandala has thrown for 2,352 yards, completed 69.4 percent of his passes and has 32 touchdown passes against only four interceptions. Denzell Gibson has run for 819 yards and has 13 touchdowns, while Malik Gray has 552 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. Joey Gliatta has 283 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

KJ Parker has caught 33 passes for 996 yards (30.2 yards per catch) and 15 touchdowns. Gibson has caught 27 passes for 511 yards (18.9 yards per catch) and seven touchdowns. JP Schmidt has 12 catches for 238 yards (19.8 yards per catch) and four touchdowns. ICCP receivers are averaging 19.4 yards per catch, while Knight running backs average 8.8 yards per carry. Schmidt leads the defense with 71 tackles, while Jesse Smith has 67 and Gliatta has 64. Smith has nine tackles for loss, while Marcheon Griffin has six tackles for loss and Schmidt has five. Griffin is the team leader with three sacks, and in quarterback hurries with five. Schmidt has a teamhigh nine pass deflections, while Gliatta has eight. IC Catholic Prep has punted six times all year. The same four teams that made the 2021 Class 3A semifinals are back in the 2022 semifinals (ICCP, Byron, Unity and Williamsville).

in the fourth quarter to record the win. The Dukes recorded a safety early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 10-9. A touchdown and twopoint conversion shortly after made it 17-10 and the Dukes added an insur ance touchdown late in the fourth.

“The biggest thing for our team this year has been how we played together offensively and defensive ly,” York senior defensive lineman John Renier said. “At the beginning of the game, Palatine made a drive down the field and we held them to a field goal. Our offense responded right away. It’s a recurring theme for us this year. We slip up a little bit and let points on the board and we know the offense will be right there putting the points on the board for us. And it’s the same if the offense struggles a little, the defense is going to be right there for them. Our offense respond ed early on.”

Renier said in the second half, spe cifically, the Dukes got down to busi ness. “Going into the second half, we gathered ourselves and played our style of football,” he said. “We shut them out in the second half and our offense performed well. That showed how we are able to play off each oth er very well. There was no panic. We knew that first drive wasn’t our best or how we should have been playing. We regrouped and figured out what was going wrong. We kept pounding the stone as our motto has been going all year.”

York’s defense held an opponent to 10 points or less for the eighth time this season. Only one team (Chicago Marist in the second round) has scored more than 17 points against the Dukes in a game. “The defense didn’t start like we normally do,” said York senior defensive back Reece Richardson, who had an inter ception in the Palatine game. “The coaches made some adjustments, and we had a lot of guys step up. We all stayed calm. We knew we had great athletes. We know we have one of the best defenses in the state. Giv ing up three points wasn’t a big deal, and we knew we could stop them. Our defense was strong because we have great defensive coaches. You have to give credit to the coaches. Our juniors have also stepped up and have made a huge difference. We all click very well. We are great friends off the field. The bond has been there since Day 1 since summer camp.”

Richardson also gave high marks to the York offense, which produced two rushing touchdowns from quar terback Matt Vezza and one from Jake Melion, as well as a safety from Ash ton Nawrocki and a two-point con version catch from Luke Mailander. “Our offense was great,” he said.

“We ran the ball a ton because it was working against Palatine. Scoring on that first drive was huge because we got the momentum back after they got the field goal. It was a great team effort. Our offensive line did a great job and we pounded it the rest of the game against them.”

Renier noted his older brother, Artie, was part of a recent York team that went 1-8. Now, the Dukes’ pro gram sits one win away from the grandest stage in high school football in Illinois. “This is huge,” he said. “It’s huge for the whole community, the whole team and myself. Wher ever you go in a store or restaurant, people are asking us who we play next, how we are doing and congrat ulating us. My oldest brother was part of one of the unfortunate 1-8 seasons and the losing. Seeing the shift from that to where we are now at 12-0 is fantastic. The community aspect is amazing to be part of. We are super-excited to have this oppor tunity. We are going to do what we have done all year and hope for the best.”

Richardson added, “It was a great win. It was huge, but the job is not finished yet. We celebrated (Satur day and Sunday) and today (this past Monday) we get back to grinding.

Loyola is all we are thinking about and working hard. We want to get to the state championship.”

IC Catholic Prep football

IC Catholic Prep found itself down 20-7 at halftime to Princeton on the road in this Class 2A quarter final contest. But that’s as far as the scoring would go for Princeton. The Knights cut the lead to 20-14 after three quarters, tied it in the fourth and won it in overtime.

Quarterback Dennis Mandala completed 14 of 20 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown. The Knights ran for 245 yards on 38 carries (6.4 yards per carry). Junior Joey Gliatta ran 22 times for 182 yards and scored three touchdowns. Senior Denzell

Gibson ran 10 times for 51 yards. Ju nior Eric Karner caught four passes for 52 yards and a touchdown. Junior Kaleb Ellis had four catches for 26 yards, while Gibson had three catch es for 18 yards.

Junior KJ Parker had 102 all-pur pose yards with five rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, 34 kick-return yards, 23 punt-return yards and 24 yards in interception returns. Senior Jesse Smith had a team-high 18 tack les and three tackles for loss. Gibson and junior Mikey Calcagno each had seven tackles. Marcheon Griffin had a tackle for loss. Jayden Sutton had a

Timothy Christian girls volleyball team breaks 30-win plateau again

Trojans reached sectional championship match

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Thirty wins — again. The Tim othy Christian girls volleyball team eclipsed that elite milestone this season, finishing with a 31-8 overall mark. The Trojans won a Class 2A regional title and advanced to the championship match of the Class 2A Chicago Christ the King section al where it lost in three sets to town neighbor IC Catholic Prep, which ended up finishing second in the state.

It was Timothy’s fourth 30-win season under coach Scott Piersma and sixth in program history.

Sophomore Abby VanderWal led the Trojans in kills with 440 on 811 swings and hit an impressive .441. Hope Huizenga, a junior, finished with 147 kills, while freshman Bella Potempa had 112 kills and senior Sa die Orange had 112 kills and hit .322. VanderWal was tops in kills with 52, while Botempa had 51 and Orange had 48. Timothy racked up 238 ser vice aces in 39 matches (2.7 per set). Junior Addie Vogelzang was the team leader in blocks with 50. Orange had

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quarterback hurry. Parker and Gliatta each had an interception. JP Schmidt and Gliatta each had a pass deflec tion.

Princeton led 7-0 after a five-yard rushing touchdown late in the first quarter. The Tigers made it 14-0 a short stint later after returning an interception 30 yards for a score. Karner hauled in a 30-yard touch down catch to cut the lead to 14-7.

Princeton made it 20-7 after a 30yard rushing touchdown late in the second quarter. The extra point was no good.

Gliatta’s 1-yard rushing touch down late in the third quarter made it 20-14. He tied it with a 10-yard rush ing touchdown early in the fourth quarter. And Gliatta gave the Knights the lead for good in the first overtime with his third rushing touchdown of the day, this one from 10 yards out. Gibson’s interception on Princeton’s first overtime possession sealed it.

IC Catholic Prep in State Semifinals

5-2 record

2002: 26-15 win over Wilmington

2008: 52-14 win over Clifton

Central

2015: 42-14 loss to Bishop

McNamara

2016: 48-6 win over Monticello

2017: 7-0 win over Byron

2018: 28-9 win over RichmondBurton

2021: 15-14 loss to Byron

2022: Home vs. Byron Saturday

York in State Semifinals

0-2 record

1995: 29-7 loss to WheatonWarrenville South 2006: 23-0 loss to WheatonWarrenville South 2022: Home vs. Loyola Academy Saturday

39 and VanderWal had 31. Vander Wal led in digs with 276, while ju nior Clare McQuade had 212, senior Sierra Rieger had 189 and Potempa finished with 173. Rieger, the team’s setter, had 759 setting assists.

Prior to the postseason, the Tro jans played in the 26-team Plainfield Central BlocktoberFest where they finished 4-1 and won the Bronze bracket. All the matches at Plain field Central were contested against

Class 3A and 4A teams, Piersma not ed. Timothy lost to Andrew in three in the opener, but defeated Plainfield East in two sets. Timothy downed Minooka in two, St. Ignatius in three and Plainfield Central in three.

Piersma was happy how the team progressed offensively. “We have been able to add more into our of fense as the season progresses,” he said earlier. “On serve-receive and free-ball situations, we have been

able to move hitters around in order to overload positions and force the defense into tough situations. Even when we are out of system, we are very confident that our attackers will be able to put the ball in smart spots.”

Blocking also took a step forward. “When we are able to properly line up with the hitters and take away space, our back row defense has a much easier job,” Piersma noted.

Piersma said during a two-week

stretch of the regular season that VanderWal was “as close to unstop pable as an outside hitter can get,” he said. Piersma also had high praise for the play of Huizenga and Orange. “Hope, our other outside hitter, has become a strong and reliable option when Abby is in the back row,” he said. “Sadie is a four-year varsity middle. She is such a great leader and calming presence when she’s on the court.”

York girls volleyball team reaches sectional round

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York girls volleyball team concluded the 2022 season with some hardware under its collective arm. The Dukes won the Class 4A Proviso East regional title and then lost to Willowbrook in the semifinals of the Class 4A Proviso West sec tional. York ended the season with a 26-12 overall mark and went 3-3 in West Suburban Conference Silver Division action. It was York’s first regional title since 2019.

Junior Jessie Trapp led a balanced York offensive attack with 275 kills. Senior Clare Mortenson was next with 223 kills. Junior Emelyn Stettin had 171 kills, while freshman Ama lia Toliopoulos had 136 kills. Stettin led the team with 50 service aces, while senior Kadie Julian had 44.

Senior Keira Concannon led York in total blocks with 49 and Stettin was next with 33. Julian led the team in digs with 306, while senior Melissa Mueller had 207 and junior Addy Hesch had 204. Stettin had 176 digs. Mueller had 403 assists, while Stettin had 356 assists.

Coach Danny Piwowarczyk, whose team enjoyed an 11-win im provement over 2021, said the team’s regular-season WSC Silver Division match with Lyons Township was one of the team’s key highlights of the season. Lyons was ranked No. 3 at the time. “Throughout the day, two starters went home sick with a third player also going down sick just before game time,” he explained. “Even with players out, we were able to win the first set and then lost the second set.”

Piwowarczyk explained York called up freshman Katie Day in case anyone got hurt. He added Emma Stewart went down with a sprained ankle in the third set. “Katie stepped in and did an amazing job,” he said. “She has such a bright future. She has one of the best natural arm swings I have ever seen.”

In the Lyons match, Hesch went on a five-point serving run to give York game-point in the third set, “but we were unable to close and lost 2826,” Piwowarczyk said. “However, it was a terrific match that gave the players a lot of confidence about how deep this team is and how good we can be.”

Piwowarczyk said a point of em phasis due to the team’s tough sched

ule was serving. “A point of empha sis has been to serve them tough to slow down their high-powered of fense,” he explained. In particular, Julian and Stettin excelled in the ser vice department. Stettin had 50 aces compared to 23 errors, while Julian had 44 aces compared to 26 errors. At one point in the season, both were at the 2:1 ace-to-error ratio. “Both were at a 2:1 ratio, which is remark able,” Piwowarczyk said earlier in October. “Having one player doing that is incredible but having two is special.”

The coach noted the York offense was punctuated by consistency. “Jes sie and Clare do an excellent job keeping the ball in the court and al lowing our tremendous defense to out-rally teams,” Piwowarczyk said. “Mel (Melissa Mueller) and Emelyn, our setters, have really established a good rapport with our hitters and continue to be very consistent setters we can rely on every night. Our pin hitters continued to play at a really high level all season and continued to develop their hitter toolbox. Jessie, Clare, Emelyn and Amalia allow us to have a very well-balanced offense where we can mix up what side of the court the ball is being set to and that has opened up a lot of holes in

the block for our hitters.”

Piwowarczyk added on the defen sive front, York worked on reading the game and staying disciplined in positioning. “The players have really responded well,” he said. “This team also has the best pursuit to a ball I have ever seen,” he said. “They nev er quit on the play and have saved so many points for us purely on effort, and that starts with the maximum effort from Kadie Julian at libero on every point. She has more bruis es and scabs than anyone else, but continues to leave it all on the court every night.”

Piwowarczyk said he was im pressed by the team this season. “Ev ery practice we have players going all out, hitting the floor to keep balls up and the fact they are doing that in practice shows how badly they want to be a successful team and play at a high level,” he said. “They are such a competitive group. Any time we do a drill in practice that has a score, they are playing as if it was a game and the energy in the gym changes. This team is so much fun and real ly loves playing volleyball. We have had players stay after practice dozens of times this year working on their games. Our seniors have been such great leaders to this team.”

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York boys cross country team wrapped up its 2022 season with three postseason meets. First, the Dukes took fifth at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division meet held at Katherine Legge Park in Hinsdale. Senior Aidan Hill was 14th with a time of 15:39.3, while sophomore Max Zangan was 15th with a time of 15:41.5. Senior Daniel O’Shaughnessy was 25th with a time of 16:13.7. Senior Jack Carroll was 26th at 16:14.4, while senior Luke Lestina was 27th with a time of 16:17.3. Senior Payton Bryk was 37th with a time of 17:09.4.

In the sophomore race, sophomore Jack Sebastian was 11th at 16:33.0 to lead the Dukes. In the frosh-soph race, Carter Olsen finished ninth in 17:52.0, while Shiven Vadalkar finished 12th in a time of 18:12.9. Kasen Kramer finished 15th with a time of 18:16.7, while Ryker Harges finished in 18:46.5 and finished 18th. In the junior varsity race, junior Iain Davies was 11th in 16:54.5.

At the Class 4A Lyons Township regional, York was fourth as a team and earned a berth in the sectional meet. Hill finished ninth with a time of 16:09.13, while O’Shaughnessy was 16th with a time of 16:34.75. Zangan was 20th at 16:49.37. Carroll was 22nd at 16:57.01, while Sebastian was 33rd at 17:21.42. Davies was 44th at 18:00.10 and Lestina was 46th at 18:10.68.

At the Waubonsie Valley sectional, York finished 11th as a team and did not qualify for the state meet. Hill finished 24th with a time of 15:22.6 and earned an individual berth in the state meet in Peoria. O’Shaughnessy was 45th with a time of 15:48.9. Carroll was 53rd with a time of 15:55.7. Zangan was 75th with a time of 16:19.0. Lestina was 79th in 16:21.9, while Bryk was 82nd with a time of 16:24.4. Sebastian was 95th in 16:47.9.

Earlier, the Dukes took seventh out of 36 teams at the Peoria Central invitational. O’Shaughnessy was 24th out of 248 finishers in the race.

York coach Charlie Kern noted the Dukes’ sophomore team enjoyed good success this fall, winning invites at Joliet, Peoria Notre Dame, Palatine and the Gary Goss invite. “Our sophomores have been our most successful group,” Kern noted Individually, Kern liked how sophomore Zach Saltiel and classmates Sebastian and Emmett Bradford progressed.

“Zach is a first-year runner and Emmett and Jack are second-year runners. They have shown great improvement this year,” Kern said in October.

Zangan was York’s No. 2 varsity runner at the Peoria invite with a three-mile time of 15:44. Bradford was York’s fourth runner at the Peoria invite with a three-mile time of 15:50. Kern noted senior Matthew Heinberg, who ran 25:13 in the team’s first meet in September, improved to 21:34 at one point in October.

O’Shaughnessy ran 15:24 at the Peoria invite and then Hill topped that time at the sectional meet in 15:22.6. Hill finished 74th at the Class 3A state meet in Peoria with a time of 15:59.92.

York girls swimming team wraps up season at state meet

IC Catholic Prep girls cross country team shows improvement

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The York girls swimming team had a fine finish to its fall season. The Dukes qualified two relays and two individuals for the recently held state meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

The diving competition saw se nior Kalina Ceglinski finish ninth in the preliminary round with a score of 200.60 and advance to the finals where she took 11th with a semifinal score of 304.85 and a finals score of 402.20. The 200-medley relay team of senior Brooke Woolfe, senior Rose Jensen, sophomore Sophia Amendo la and sophomore Natalie Tuerk fin ished 23rd in the preliminary round with a time of 1:52.65. The 400-relay team of junior AnnMarie Czerwins ki, Tuerk, Woolfe and Amendola took 16th with a time of 3:37.96. In

the 100 butterfly, Amendola, took 20th with a time of 59.05.

Earlier, the Dukes won the Elk Grove sectional team title with 296 points. Lake Park was second with 216 points. The 200-medley relay team of Woolfe, Jensen, Amendola and Tuerk won in 1:50.73 and qual ified for state. Czerwinski finished second in the 200 with a time of 2:00.30, while freshman Anna Gib son was third at 2:02.39. Woolfe was second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.98, while junior Jane Marlott was fourth at 2:18.90. Freshman Sa mantha Szejner was fifth at 25.43, while Jensen was sixth with a time of 25.73. Ceglinski was third in diving with a finals score of 440.25, while junior Daniella Chavez was fourth at 357.10. Amendola won the fly with a time of 58.31, while Marlott was fifth 1:02.45. Czerwinski was third in the

100 with a time of 53.81, while Sze jner was sixth at 56.07. Tuerk was second in the 500 at 5:23.75, while Gibson was third at 5:30.14 as York continued to pile up double points in the meet.

York’s 200 relay of Szejner, Mar lott, Jensen and Tuerk was third at 1:40.85. Woolfe was second in the backstroke at 58.48, while Amen dola was fourth at 1:00.15. Jensen was third in the breast with a time of 1:13.05, while sophomore Hay lie Morgan was sixth at 1:14.15. York won the 400 relay in 3:37.76 with Czerwinski, Tuerk, Woolfe and Amendola.

IC Catholic Prep girls cross country

In addition to qualifying for the Class 1A state girls cross country meet, IC Catholic Prep runner Gra

ziella Narcisi had a pair of notable regular-season finishes as well. She placed in the top 10 at the Harvest Christian and Lisle Mane Event meets. The Knights were the sec ond-place Class 1A team in both of those events as well. Narcisi, a soph omore, finished 47th in the state in Class 1A with a time of 19:10.73.

Knights coach Joe Hughes said one key improvement for his team toward the tail-end of the season was simply its three-mile times. “It’s sim ple, but true,” Hughes pointed out in October. “We have had a very calcu lated training regimen. The kids have been responding positively to the ta per.”

Hughes noted that in a two-race span, three-mile times decreased and almost every runner on the team earned a personal-record in those two three-mile races. Hughes also liked

the progress the lower half of the starting lineup made. “I was pleas antly surprised with our fourth, fifth and sixth runners,” he said. “Two of the three are freshmen, the other is a junior that didn’t do any distance running last year. Comparing their first-race times to their latest race times is simply a revelation. They put us in a position to compete not only this year, but in years to come.”

Specifically, Hughes tipped his hat to Grace Gildea (No. 4 runner), Sienna Azzinaro (No. 5 runner), Mae Bigane (No. 6 runner) and Brooklyn Colegrove (No. 7 runner). “Our one through three are returners who al ready have a good commitment and work ethic, but our fourth through seventh are all new runners who were really tested both physically and men tally,” he said. “They threw back ev erything that came at them in kind.”

IC Catholic Prep girls volleyball team finishes second in state

Knights bring home eighth state trophy

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Time to make more room in the IC Catholic Prep girls volleyball state tro phy case. The Knights finished second this past weekend at the Class 2A state finals tournament held at Redbird Are na on the campus of Illinois State Uni versity in Normal. IC Catholic Prep lost 25-21, 27-25 to Genoa-Kingston in the Class 2A state finals after beat ing Freeburg in the state semifinals the day before.

The Knights, under the direction of coach Nancy Kerrigan, now have eight state finals trophies to their credit. The 1981, 1984 and 2013 teams won state titles, while the 1979, 1980, 1982 and 2022 teams finished second and the 1989 team placed third. IC Catholic Prep finished the season with a 33-2 record.

In the state-championship match, Ava Falduto had eight kills, while Lucy Russ had five kills. Russ had 14 assists, while Abby Pikulik had two aces. Falduto had 17 digs, Russ had 13 digs and Alysa Lawton had 11 digs. Natalie Lawton had eight digs.

The Knights were stung by a .019 hitting percentage. The Knights hit minus .055 (9 kills, 12 errors on 55 swings) in the first set and hit .100 in the second set (12 kills, 7 errors on 50 swings). Genoa also had a hard time on the stat sheet, hitting .096 in the first set (13 kills, 8 errors on 52 swings) and .170 in the finale (17 kills, 8 errors on 53 swings). The second set featured nine lead changes and 13 ties.

The Knights reached the state final after 17-25, 25-22, 25-18 win over Freeburg. Falduto led the Knights with 20 kills, while Delilah Hyland hit .333 and had eight kills. Russ fin ished with five kills and 28 assists. Falduto had four service aces. She also led the team with 16 digs. Alysa Lawton had 12 digs, while Russ had nine digs and Pikulik had eight digs. The Knights hit .146 in the opener, .122 in the second set and then turned it up and hit .286 in the third set.

Freeburg hit .289 in the first set and then deteriorated to .122 in the sec ond set and .161 in the third set.

IC Catholic Prep punched its ticket to Normal by winning its own Class 2A IC Catholic Prep supersectional with a 25-16, 25-22 win over Chica go Christian. Falduto came into the state semifinals with 449 kills and 278 digs, while Hyland and Russ each had 97 kills and Kiely Kemph had 82 kills. Fromelt had a team-high 47 kills heading into the semifinals,

while Hyland had 45. Russ was tops in aces with 50, while Pikulik had 30 and Natalie Lawton and Falduto had 29 each. Russ was leading with 677 assists. Alysa Lawton had 291 digs. Falduto had 278 digs and Russ had 213 digs.

The Knights came into the state-championship match against Genoa on a 24-match winning streak. IC Catholic Prep was taken to three sets only seven times (6-1) this sea son. The Knights’ only other loss

came to Class 4A Lyons Township in three sets. Kerrigan was assisted this year by coaches Catherine Gui do, Katie Hendricks and Karen Russ. Falduto was the team captain.

According to IHSA records, Ker rigan is now 208-96 in her nine years as the team’s head coach. Kerrigan played for and was an assistant coach for legendary ICCP coach Jean Field.

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leyball team has enjoyed success in the state finals tournament over the years.

Year State Finish

1979 Second Place

1980 Second Place

1981 State Champions 1982 Second Place 1984 State Champions 1989 Third Place 2013 State Champions 2022 Second Place

10U Elmhurst Extreme wins tournament

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on, winning the game 10-8. Pictured here, displaying their huge medals are (bottom row, from left): Chase Olsen, Aidan Fortier, Shane Nickless, Parker Gabuzda; (top row): Ricky Kohler, Ralphie Oliveri, AJ Fleming, Kobe Alexan der, Brandon Crouch, Cayden Schwartz, Michael Mazzone, Tommy Skattum and Connor Hinton. (Not pictured: Andrew Boeh.)

IC Catholic Prep girls tennis team performs well in conference

IC Catholic Prep graduate Leslie headed to Le Moyne

Raffaelli and White win doubles conference title

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Will play volleyball for Division II school

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The IC Catholic Prep girls tennis team enjoyed season-long success within the Metro Suburban Confer ence. The Knights were 4-3 overall against all MSC teams but finished 4-1 within its division of the confer ence, with their only loss a close 3-2 road defeat at the hands of Aurora Central Catholic.

Recent IC Catholic Prep gradu ate Bella Leslie wanted to head east for college.

Her landing spot ended up being at NCAA Division II Le Moyne College where the former Knights volleyball and soccer standout will continue her volleyball career at the Syracuse, New York school as a libero.

ICCP defeated Ridgewood at home by a 3-2 count and conclud ed the regular season with a 4-1 win on senior night against Chicago Christian. “Ridgewood and Chicago Christian have both been rivals with in our division of our conference and these wins highlighted the team’s dedication,” IC Catholic Prep coach Michael Pettineo said.

“All of the schools I was looking at were on the East Coast,” Leslie told the Independent last week. “I visited Le Moyne and really liked it. It reminded me of high school because it was a small school, and in a smaller school you will know a lot more faces than if I would have gone to a bigger school. The cam pus there is really pretty. It sits on a big hill and the scenery around it is great. Everything is pretty close together. They have very nice facil ities. The volleyball program has good workout facilities and a nice locker room. I liked how modern it was.”

At the conference tournament hosted by Ridgewood, the Knights had the most victories among teams in their division with nine. Elmwood Park and Ridgewood were next with six each. Pettineo noted Ridge wood edged out the Knights by a single point within the divisional point-awarding system.

ICCP’s No. 3 doubles team of Analisa Raffaelli and Caroline White won the conference title, while Allie Geiger was second at No. 1 singles. Amy Sletten was second at No. 2 sin gles, while the No. 1 doubles team of Brynn Laluya and Ashley Zwolinski also took second. The No. 2 doubles team of Kaelyn Campbell and Riley Venn took third.

Leslie plans on studying nursing at Le Moyne. “They have a good nursing program,” she said. “As far as what kind of a nurse I want to be, I’m not quite sure yet.”

“The team really showed their dedication at the tournament and their placement and medals were well-earned,” Pettineo said. “Special congratulations go out to Analisa and

Leslie played volleyball and girls soccer at IC Catholic Prep all four years. She was a center-midfielder on the Knights soccer team.

Answers

Leslie’s volleyball journey started in the fifth grade, the first year she could play the sport at IC Grade School. She’s been play ing club volleyball since seventh grade, most recently with the Chi cago Elite group that practices out of Scores in Willow Springs and Montini High School in Lombard.

“I’m really excited to be able to play volleyball in college,” she said. “It gives me something to do.

They lost to West Chicago on I think an own goal in the last five minutes. That was against the state champs in the sectional finals. That’s a hell of a season if you ask me.”

Stopka will teach Spanish at York. He taught Spanish and one math class at St. Pat’s. “My philosophy is I am more of a players’ coach,” he said.

“I have been a big Liverpool soccer supporter ever since 2015 when Jur gen Klopp came over and he’s known as a players’ coach. He’s kind of my coaching idol. I want to related to the players and form bonds with them. I am more light-hearted and smil ing. I like to have fun and joke with the kids. The goal is understanding where each player can be successful and the provide the best way possible to convey the knowledge they need at the position they play. I am not big

Caroline for their first-place finish at third doubles. After a season with many challenging opponents, they really stepped it up to go undefeat ed in the tournament. They really showed how they have both become more consistent and more strategic in their play. They definitely earned their first-place finish.”

I feel like I would be so bored with out it because it has been such a big part of my life.”

Leslie said she has plenty of memories from IC Catholic Prep’s coach Nancy Kerrigan’s program.

“I loved playing there,” she said. “I probably enjoyed school volley ball more than club because I love my team and the coaching staff was very supportive on and off the court. It made it a really good en vironment to be in. Coach (Kerri gan) was great. I have known her for a while. When I was little, I did all the little kids camps, and her daughter was in my brother’s grade at IC.”

The Knights then competed in the Class 1A Timothy Christian sec tional at Berens Park in Elmhurst. “In spite of the serious competition against some schools with more stu dents, more funding, more coaches and more facilities, we had perhaps our strongest performance of the sea son both in playing with heart and earning scores on paper,” Pettineo pointed out. The Knights went un defeated in the first round, winning each of their four positions (2 singles positions and 2 doubles).

loss from errors forced by her oppo nent, Allie worked to place the ball on the backhand side and made great saves and played very consistently. Amy Sletten at second singles had a great mental game during both of her matches. After winning her first match with an impressive 6-1, 6-0 effort, she had some of her longest rallies of the season against her op ponent in the second round. Though Amy did not win and move on, she played with courage and mental for titude that any athlete would envy.”

Leslie said she will miss plen ty about IC Catholic Prep. “I will miss how close knit of a communi ty it was,” she said. “I knew every body at the school. It will be weird going on campus and not knowing all the faces. I’ll miss those close connections with the coaches and teachers. It will be weird for the first year or so.”

“This was a major goal we set after we also won every first-round match at sectionals in 2021, showing how much the program has grown in depth. The lineup is not just one strong singles player,” Pettineo said. “Through we did not make it past the second round, we finished fourth as a team.”

Geiger was a 6-4, 6-2 winner against Trinity High School in the first round, while Sletten won 6-1, 6-0 against Trinity. Laluya and Zwolinski were winners against Elmwood Park, while Campbell and Venn won against Trinity. “Al lie played a very steady game and took calculated risks coming into the net to win her first round,” Pettineo said. “Her second opponent had a strong forehand but was not as con sistent as Allie. While Allie faced a

Leslie said pandemic life hasn’t been overly exciting, though her club volleyball team has started practicing again. “We have been practicing two or three times a week,” she said. “We are going to be starting tournaments again. Be fore that I haven’t been doing any thing because senior soccer season and the club volleyball season were cancelled. We were supposed to go to a few club volleyball qualifiers in Grand Rapids and Louisville. This summer, we have some tour naments planned over the next few weekends. They are little tourna ments with all of the local clubs. Nothing large and really local. Other than that, I have been trying to work out a lot and stay in shape. I’ve been running a lot, so I got into that. I try and run every day.”

Leslie said she is scheduled to report to Le Moyne in the Aug. 1215 timeframe, but noted preseason volleyball activities already have

Pettineo noted Laluya and Zwo linski had played first-round oppo nent Elmwood Park several times previously, “and they played just as strategically as ever, but their edge came from their footwork and big saves,” he said. “Lots of applause could be heard from those watching as Brynn and Ashley ran down lobs, dropshots and overhead from their opponents. Though they did not win their second match, their first match highlighted their dedication to each point. Riley and Kaelyn at second doubles showed great teamwork in their first sectional match win as they played skilled and strategic op ponents from Trinity and still won handily 6-1, 6-1 by communicating well, encouraging each other, and di viding up the court together.”

huge rah-rah person. I’m a little bit more of an individual players’ coach. I will pull kids to the side at practice and games and teach them.”

PUZZLE 1 PUZZLE 2

Stopka noted York has been doing conditioning drills and said the plan as of earlier last week was to start summer camp pending District 205 approval. “I have probably been able to meet 60 to 70 percent of the play ers so far,” he said. “If it does get ap proved that would be the start of our contact days with four days a week for three weeks straight. And even though the IHSA waived the black out dates before the school year, we won’t take advantage of that. I’m pretty sure families have plans to do things before school starts. I’m the new guy and I’m not going to say you can’t go with your family. Go do it and enjoy it. This is a crazy and

been cancelled due to the pandem ic. “I will probably leave Aug. 10-11 because it’s a far drive,” she said. “We had Zoom call with the team recently and they said they should have an answer about our season in the next 7-10 days. They talked about three scenarios and what could happen like if we start the season and someone gets sick and we have to stop and go. That’s one of the reasons why they are looking at moving the season to the spring. Right now the plan is to have a season, but we won’t know until the next 7-10 days.”

conference tournament and the sec tional, we used the strategies that we spent hours practicing each day in preparation: poaching, net players quickly intercepting balls hit away from them, lobbing, lofting the ball up out of reach of opposing net play ers, passing shots, sneaking quick, low shots past opposing net players, angles, moving the ball at a sharp angle sideways towards the neigh boring court, and aces, unreturnable serves.”

Geiger finished the season with an 8-5 record at No. 1 singles. Sletten was 9-3 at No. 2 singles. Laluya and Zwolinski won six matches at No. 1 doubles, as did Campbell and Venn at No. 2 doubles and Raffaelli and White at No. 3 doubles.

Pettineo said the Knights owe all of their big, late-season doubles wins to strategic play, “as our opponents were not generally less consistent than us, but opponents faced forced errors due to our strategies,” he ex plained. “Our singles wins were largely dependent on consistent, steady play and few unforced errors. Allie Geiger also highlighted her height and reach advantage as she used approach shots to come into the net and force errors with strategic overheads and volleys.”

players at our tournaments,” he said. The coach added the No. 1 doubles team of Laluya and Zwolinski “did a phenomenal job combining their strengths and growing their skills,” Pettineo said. “Brynn’s ground strokes and angles were very aggres sive from the baseline, and she hit some excellent overhead smashes at the net. Ashley had very impressive saves with her fast footwork, and she bravely became more courageous at the net to hit more volleys and poach more often.”

Pettineo, who anticipates moving to Florida in the near future, said Venn and Campbell, the squad’s No. 2 doubles team, “made the most supportive doubles team I have seen yet,” he said. “Both played very con sistently from the baseline and made heavy use of lobs to avoid opposing net players. Both poached very ag gressively and hit great overheads. And Kaelyn’s first serve was one of the strongest on the team and created many aces.”

But if all systems are a go, Les lie can’t wait to take her skills as a libero to the next level with the Dolphins. “I feel like being a libe ro you have to be really quick and that is typically what I am good at. I have really good reaction time,” she said. “I like diving on the floor and saving balls. It’s a really good feeling when you make a save. The position fits my personality, too. You have to be the loudest one on the court. I have a loud personality. You have to be pretty loud if you want to be a libero. I think I match that description.”

On the singles front, Pettineo said the team’s singles wins were large ly dependent on consistent steady play and few unforced errors. “Amy Sletten was rock-solid from the base line and had the heaviest topspin of any player on our team, perhaps the heaviest topspin of any of the singles

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Looking back, Pettineo said the program is in great hands with many dedicated athletes and sup portive families. “The 2022 season has wrapped up for us, but each of our players have grown their skills this season and can enjoy the sport throughout their lifetime,” he said.

ble and transparent and communicate with everybody.”

“Our improvement was mainly in two areas, consistency and optimiz ing errors and playing strategically,” Pettineo said. “To be consistent in tennis is to repeatedly perform the desired technique to repeatedly get the desired result — put the ball back in play. We as a team had to work on playing more consistently so that we did not miss easy shots. We had to reduce unforced errors. However, if we play consistently but weakly, op ponents smash the ball away and we lose by forced errors. We had some tough matches because of opponents who forced errors. So, we practiced and improved our ability to keep the ball in play (limiting unforced er rors) and worked to create and exe cute plays where we hit winners to finish points decisively — forcing errors against our opponents. Forcing errors segues well to our next major area of improvement, especially the last few weeks — strategy. At the

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As far as the future, Stopka wants York competing at a high level on a consistent basis. “The short-term goal is to restock and build up the team,” he said. “A large portion of last year’s team was seniors, espe cially the starting 11. We have to make sure the now juniors are up to the speed of the varsity level and are ready to contribute. We want to keep that pipeline going with the younger groups of players. We want to make sure we are not only competitive, but that we are competing for region als, sectionals and supersectionals. It starts for me with this junior class that is coming in. We want them ready to go and setting the standard for these other classes that come in so they can also contribute right off

proudly presents YORK HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK KALINA CEGLINSKI YORK GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Ceglinski

“ I’m really excited to be able to play volleyball in college. It gives me something to do. I feel like I would be so bored without it because it has been such a big part of my life.” – Bella Leslie

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Anthony Bucolo fires a pitch during a recent U12 baseball game.

took 11th in the state at the recent girls swimming and div ing state finals in Westmont. Ceglinski took ninth in the preliminary round with a score of 200.60 and advanced to the finals where she finished 11th with a semifinal score of 304.85 and a finals score of 402.20.

“ The 2022 season has wrapped up for us, but each of our players have grown their skills this season and can enjoy the sport throughout their lifetime.”

– Michael Pettineo, IC Catholic Prep coach

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