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wrong year when giving the date they signed the forms and not filling out all their personal information on each sheet of signatures they submitted. Ligthart also admitted he accidentally submitted one of Cliff’s sheets of petition signatures as his own. The clerical errors on the petition forms may make the petition signatures on those forms invalid, so the candidates case for staying on the ballot may come down to whether they still have the

By DAN FARNHAM LEMONT – The Archdiocese of Chicago has filed for a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the original St. Patrick School on Illinois Street in Lemont. The archdiocese owns the building, adjacent to St. Patrick Church, 200 E. Illinois St., but needs permission from the village to demolish the building because it is in the historic district. The Lemont Historic Preservation Commission will rule on the request during its Feb. 12 meeting. If they deny it, the archdiocese will have the right to appeal to the Lemont

Village Board. Kevin O’Malley, the archdiocesan director of facilities and construction, said in an email that the building has deteriorated since it was last occupied more than 10 years ago and is unusable and unsafe. He said it would cost $1.25 million just to make the building safe, let alone renovating or modifying the interior. There are no immediate plans for how the land would be used, he said. St. Patrick School, originally known as St. James Academy, was built in 1884. It is credited as the first school to offer secondary education in Lemont. Rose Yates, a member of the

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historic preservation commission and the Lemont Area Historical Society, said it is the responsibility of the community to look after the historic buildings in Lemont. “We have about a dozen of these limestone buildings in Lemont, and each one is precious,” she said. Trying to raise more awareness about the building, she said she will petition Landmarks Illinois to put the building on its list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places. Preservationists have asked whether the archdiocese has tried selling the building and land to someone interested in repairing and preserving it. However, O’Malley said in an email that “the archdiocese does not sell land or buildings

that are vital to parish life. The proximity of this piece of land relative to the church would most definitely prohibit selling it.” The case with the former St. Patrick School is reminiscent of another building the archdiocese tried to have demolished. In 2013, the archdiocese had applied for a certificate of appropriateness to be able to demolish a 19th century house at 217 Cass Ave. to create a parking lot. The historic preservation commission denied the certificate, but the village board approved it. Since then, the deal between the house owner and the archdiocese to sell the house fell through and the house remains standing.

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minimum number of signatures needed. Cliff and Ligthart both said the mistakes they made were not intentional or malicious and believe removing their names from the ballot for these mistakes would be against the spirit of the electoral process. “I would ask the board to consider the intent of what I was doing,” Ligthart said. Reaves said the election rules were put in place for a reason and all candidates need to follow them.

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LEMONT – The village of Lemont electoral board hosted two hearings Monday on an objection to the candidate filing papers submitted by village trustee candidates Rick Ligthart and Kevin Cliff. Village Trustee Ron Stapleton, who is running for re-election, filed the objection, citing several clerical errors on the forms the candidates filed. Stapleton and the two can-

didates gave their oral arguments during the hearing, and the board will reconvene Jan. 22 to announce their decision. If the commission does not vote in favor of the candidates, Ligthart and Cliff will be removed from the April ballot. The three-person commission is made up of Mayor Brian Reaves, Trustee Jeanette Virgilio and Village Clerk Charlene Smollen. Some of the clerical errors on forms included writing the

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[seniors] might not be interested in working in the fitness center, but some of our seniors like to go on the track, talk with friends.” Though the facility was recently built, Dellamano said the Park District has stayed committed to keeping the amenities up to date. For instance, the Park District replaced its cardio exercise equipment at the end of 2013. “We boast offering state of the art equipment and we’re keeping our word,” she said. In the near future, the Park District is looking at updating the locker rooms with new amenities. Dellamano said they might also look at adding artwork to the hallways that showcases the Park District and the community.

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LEMONT – The Lemont Park District is celebrating the fifth anniversary of The CORE Fitness and Aquatics Complex as it sees community usage of the facility continue to rise. Park District Executive Director Louise Egofske said the fitness center received 3 percent more visits by its about 3,000 CORE and CORE-Fit members last year than the year before. “That’s a great metric to see members are continuing to come back to the fitness center and the facility,” she said. Sales and Marketing Director Carrie Dellamano said the complex was envisioned as an all-encompassing fitness center to replace the smaller Fit First center in the Centennial

for special events and community groups. The CORE has hosted the Park District’s Daddy-Daughn APRIL 2007: Referendum pass- n JULY 2012: Held first Conferter Dance, Breakfast with Sanes to allow Lemont Park District ence Swim Meet for Lemont ta and Senior Luncheon. to build The CORE Fitness and High School The Lemont Chamber of Aquatics Complex n NOVEMBER 2012: Hosted inCommerce’s showcase expo n LATE SUMMER 2007: Conaugural Thanksgiving Day Food and the Hope and Friendship struction starts on The CORE Drive & Open House Foundation’s dodgeball tourn DEC. 19, 2009: The CORE n SUMMER 2013: Scoreboards nament have also found a opens and hosts a 36-hour installed in The CORE gyms home at The CORE. round-the-clock grand opening. n FALL 2013: Record boards By building the indoor n JUNE 2011: World’s Largest Installed in The CORE indoor pool, The CORE has been able Swim Lesson held pool area to host swim meets at the high n DECEMBER 2011: Scoreboards n DECEMBER 2013: New cardio school level and for other area organizations. installed in The CORE Indoor equipment installed Egofske said she also likes Pool Area n FALL 2014: Updated landscaphow The CORE has been a n FEBRUARY 2012: First indoor ing outside with new Courtyard social gathering place for triathlon held outside the entrance groups, such as the senior citizens whom work out in the lot more.” Community Center. morning. With the gymnasium and “People thought it was just “It’s enjoyable to see people going to be a fitness facility,” meeting rooms, the CORE has working out here, but it’s also she said. “It’s that and a whole become a community center socializing,” she said. “Maybe

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dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – Bobby Davis is a junior at Lemont High School, but he already knows he wants to cook in his own restaurant someday. “Ever since I took food prep [at Lemont High School], which was last year, I found out that culinary was my passion,” he said. Like several other students in and around Will County, he is taking advantage of the Culinary Arts program at the Wilco Area Career Center in Romeoville. The program, led by chefs Deborah Bolger and Nicole Kinzer, teaches cooking to high school students who are either pursuing a culinary career or trying to learn life skills. Students attend the class for a couple of hours during normal school hours and can earn college credits for Joliet

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Caroline Lebica of Romeoville brushes asparagus with olive oil before sprinkling it with salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Students prepared a Puttin’ on the Ritz themed lunch Wednesday for the public at the Wilco Area Career Center in Romeoville. Junior College. helps prepare them for culiKinzer said a lot of the stu- nary school. dents want to become profesAs a testament to its prepasional chefs and the program ration, Sullivan University

named the program to its 2014 Elite 50 list of high schools and career centers offering hospitality programs across the country. Kinzer said the university determines the honor based on the quality of the students it receives from the programs. “It makes us very proud,” she said. “We send a lot of students to Sullivan University.” Wilco offers two years of culinary curriculum, with the first year focusing on basic cooking skills and the second year covering more advanced skills and independent study. Students also have the op-

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LEMONT – With students missing three consecutive days because of cold weather last week, District 113A will be asking parents for their feedback on when they would like the days to be made up. The district has five emergency days in the school calendar in case of cancellations. Rather than rescheduling all the school days for the end of the school year, Superintendent Courtney Orzel said the district is considering holding a makeup day

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Lemont welcomes Maton as new police chief By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com

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Marc Maton (left) is sworn in as the new Lemont Police Chief during Monday’s Lemont Village Board meeting.

LEMONT – Lemont Police Chief Marc Maton was sworn in during Monday’s Village Board meeting. Maton started this month, taking over for the retired Kevin Shaughnessy. “I’m very glad to be here,” he said. “I’m honored that the village put their faith in me.” Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves said he is looking forward to Maton’s tenure with the village, and while there will be changes with new leadership, “policing is policing.” During the meeting, the board also approved a couple of resolutions relating to liquor licenses. One was granting a license to a restaurant called Hamilton’s Pub, which will be at the location of the closed Orange 13 Lounge, 14196 McCarthy Road. Another resolution will al-

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low rebates on liquor license fees for certain license holders in the village. The rebate is in response to concern by some restaurants whose license fees will be going up but have low liquor sales. Under the program, restaurants can receive as much as a 50 percent rebate on their license fee if they hold an A-3 or A-4 classification, have no licensed video gaming machines on site, have gross liquor sales less than $20,000 per program year, have not obtained a Notice of Charge or other notice of violations pertaining to its liquor license and have no debt owed to the village for any fees or services.

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ROMEOVILLE – The village of Romeoville has officially entered into an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the second phase of building a new train station at 135th Street and New Avenue. Village trustees approved the agreement at a board meeting Jan. 7. According to the agreement, the village will dedicate $550,000 from its Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the project. But the state will reimburse the village through a $440,000 Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant, covering 80 percent of the cost. “We’re very excited getting to move forward on this,” Mayor John Noak said, adding residents have asked him about

the status of the project. The agreement marks the start of the second phase of the Romeoville Metra station project, Noak said. The first phase of the planning was completed, and the second phase will include the design of the station. Noak said the station and increased service along the Heritage Corridor line were issues residents should pay attention to in 2015. Village Administrator Steve Gulden said construction is expected to start in 2016, but it depends on how long the design phase takes.

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Superintendents discuss recent weather closings Days after returning from winter break, superintendents across the Chicago area were faced with our toughest dilemma: whether to close school because of inclement weather. With forecasts calling for frigid wind chills, Lemont High School made the decision to stay open each day, while District 113A schools were closed for three days. We both feel we made the right decision for our respective districts. We both received messages of support from our parents. However, we both also accepted some criticism from parents for our respective decisions. You would be hard pressed to find a school superintendent who is happy about canceling school because of weather concerns. Students miss out on an opportunity to learn when school is closed. Emergency days may be rescheduled, but what truly is lost is the momentum that students and teachers have built in their classrooms. The decision to close school is guided by whether students, parents and staff can get to our campuses safely. We both consult our respective administrative teams and the village of Lemont, and give heavy consideration to the safety of bus transportation. And, of course, we talk to each other to see which way the other is leaning. While we keep an eye on what school districts in surrounding communities are doing, we ultimately make our decisions based on the factors unique to our districts. We share a geographical footprint, but our districts each have their own considerations to weigh. Grade school districts must consider concerns over younger students being out in cold temperatures while waiting for buses or walking to school. That is a concern for high school students as well, but they are somewhat better equipped to deal with such conditions. The village of Lemont does a wonderful job clearing the roads after snow. Unfortunately, even clean streets can provide challenges for bus transportation. Lemont High School has seven regular education bus routes each morning and afternoon. District 113A has at least 20 bus routes for its three schools, and those routes are run four times per day. We recognize the fact some parents believe our districts should be united in our decision. However, we view the ability to make the decision that is best for our respective student populations as a positive. Regardless of the choices we make for our respective districts, we want to assure our community the decisions we settle upon are what we believe is in the best interests of our students, faculty and staff.

Mary Ticknor is superintendent for Lemont High School District 210. Courtney Orzel is superintendent for Lemont School District 113A.

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We’re supposed to thaw out a bit this weekend, but you just know more frigid temperatures will come before we see April. Let’s be sure to keep an eye on our neighbors, especially if they are elderly, to ensure we all stay warm this winter season. Lemont has three public warming locations available during the winter: The Lemont Township Office, the Lemont Park District CORE and Lemont Village Hall. For information, including hours, call 630257-1550. On one hand, you’d like to see prospective elected officials follow the rules. On the other, should someone be kicked off the ballots because they put 2014 instead of 2015 on their petitions? Let’s hope the Lemont Election Commission makes the right call by allowing village trustee candidates Rick Ligthart and Kevin Cliff to stay on the ballot. Let the voters decide!

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SOUND OFF I am pleased to find that two new candidates are running for Lemont village trustee. I wish them success. Lemont, get out and vote. We need fresh new community leaders. It took Scott Walker two years to turn around Wisconsin. How long will it take Mr. Rauner to do the same in Illinois?

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Request: Install traffic signal on Ogden Avenue

I agree with the individual that a traffic signal would cost a lot less than a new fire and police station on Ogden Avenue. He must understand I have presented the problem of entering and exiting Ogden Avenue from the Burlington area to several different councils during the past 15 years. On one occasion, I presented Mayor [Betty] Cheever with more than 700 petitioners to have a signal installed. These petitions included several police officers that said it would help cut down the speeding, but nothing Proud of downtown was done. I will gladly sign the Westmont’s beauty gentleman’s petition to get the Thank you to Mayor Ron new stations on an addendum Gunter and village officials for if he will put forth the same making downtown Westmont so effort to get a signal installed beautiful. It was sad to see the for us. I have not been able to crews taking down holiday dec- get this done for 15 years and orations last week. It was just as since then traffic has increased sad at the end of the summer to a hundred fold, including all the see the absolutely spectacular trucks and semitrucks that have hanging baskets and planters avoided the tollways since the come to their end. As a 25-year huge increase in tolls and are resident, I am as proud as ever now using Ogden Avenue as to live in Westmont. Please con- a bypass. Maybe, just maybe, tinue to support beautification this individual will get a signal efforts such as these. installed for us.

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Please have a heart and use common sense with regard to taking care of your beloved pets. When it’s cold outside and you are cold, so are your pets. Like you and I, they need to be inside where it’s warm and cannot survive out in the cold. They are our family, our loved ones and are just as much a part of our family as the human members are. They should never be outside unsupervised, left out all night, left tied up or to fend for themselves. If you cannot do the kind, humane and loving thing by making sure your pets are safe and warm inside, then please do not make the lifelong commitment to take on that responsibility. On that note, if you see an animal in need, don’t be a bystander and do nothing and say, “It’s not my problem.” Step up to the plate, make a difference and do the right thing. Let’s start out 2015 by making the world a better place for our pets and all animals.

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Ellen M. Kucera nee Cerveny, age 87, of Lemont, passed away January 6, 2015. Preceded in death by her husband Frank R. Kucera (1969), Lemont P.D. Survived by her cousins Margaret Dalpos, Charles Jakoplic and Donald (Arda) Blecha. Ellen worked at United Airlines for 21 years and also at Johnson & Johnson for 15 years. She was a member of the Lemont V.F.W. Post 5819 Ladies Axillary. Private services were held. Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. Lemont 630-257-6363 or www.markiewiczfh.com

Downers Grove first responders pull a boy from an icy pond Jan. 6 at Dunham Place Park. Rescue personnel arrived about 3:35 p.m. to find the adolescent male trying to stay afloat by laying on his back, officials said. Firefighters performed an ice rescue and within five minutes of their arrival were able to safely bring the youth to shore. The boy was conscious and expected to be OK. Photo provided

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Cronin touts economic progress in DuPage County touting a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, the lowest in the region thanks to a conscious effort to create a business-friendly environment, he said. “I do think we at the county all join in a chorus of voices that really create a culture out here in DuPage County ... that does really and truly convey the message that ‘We want your business, we support business and we value economic growth,’” he said. Cronin said manufacturing was climbing in the county, with 15 straight months of industrial vacancy rate drops through May 2014, and he projects a steady 3.75 percent growth in county sales tax revenue. The county also retains a AAA bond rating from all three major credit agencies, which is the case for fewer than 1 percent of all counties in the U.S., he said. The county is intending to eliminate a quarter-cent sales tax in 2016 as the maligned DuPage Water Commission

By NATHAN LURZ nlurz@shawmedia.com The future of DuPage County may look bright in many ways, but there are still many challenges ahead, according to the county board chairman. In front of a crowd of elected officials, chambers of commerce and businesses, Dan Cronin gave an economically focused State of the County address Thursday in Woodridge. Cronin presented remarks and answered questions at the event sponsored by county economic development organization Choose DuPage and supported by chambers in Woodridge, Downers Grove, Darien, Hinsdale and Lisle. The chairman said he welcomed the opportunity to deliver such an address to so many in the business world, saying the “relationship between DuPage and our business community is vital.” And Cronin believed that connection was flourishing,

transitions to a self-sustaining utility, a mirror of Cronin’s Accountability, Consolidation and Transparency initiative dedicated to reducing the size and cost of local government. The ACT initiative’s successes are highlighted by the county’s continued commitment to a balanced budget, the 45 government jobs that have been cut and more than $30.5 million the county has saved under Cronin’s watch, he said. “But our movement in DuPage is about more than cost cutting,” he said. “We are in the business of growing. Growing ideas, growing hightech manufacturing, growing tomorrow’s businesses.” That is especially important with the changing demographics in the county, he said. Nearly 175,000 residents are considered low income by federal poverty standards, and more than 16 percent of children in DuPage County are food insecure.

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Cronin pointed specifically to the Rev3 tech and manufacturing incubator, the Elgin-O’Hare Western Access Project, a new regional global marketing initiative to help spur international exports and a recent U.S. Commerce Department designation the region will be eligible to apply for $1.3 billion in federal grants to support job creation. All would be important to give those in need “hand ups” and not “handouts,” he said. Greg Bedalov, president and CEO of Choose DuPage, said the marketing initiative was especially exciting for him, saying in 10 years working in economic development, he had “never seen the type of regional cooperation and collaboration that’s happening right now.” He has high hopes area counties will be able to work together even more to build a more stable economic future through improved marketing, transportation and investment.

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2 LIVING HISTORY WHERE: Isle a la Cache Museum, 501 E. Romeo Road, Romeoville WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 COST & INFO: Free, with registration required by calling 815-886-1467; www.ReconnectWithNature.org ABOUT: “Winter Games and Stories” will share traditional French and Woodland Indian games indoors and possibly outdoors, weather permitting. Visitors can participate in storytelling and create a personal legend. Registration is required for the free, all-ages program.

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WHERE: Lyman Woods, 901 31st St., Downers Grove WHEN: 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 COST & INFO: Free hike, $6 snowshoe rental; www. dgparks.org, 630-963-9388 ABOUT: Explore Lyman Woods in a whole new way when the Downers Grove Park District offers a snowshoe hike through the forest. A naturalist will lead participants along trails through the winter landscape. The hike is free, with snowshoe rental available for $6 at the Interpretive Center. Open to ages 5 and older, the event is on a first-come basis.

WHERE: St. Odilo Church, 2244 East Avenue, Berwyn WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 COST & INFO: $10, $5 for students ages 18 and younger; tickets at the door or call St. Odilo Parish at 708-484-2161; www.saintodilo.org ABOUT: Sinfonietta Bel Canto will team up with the St. Odilo Festival Choir to perform Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G Major. The church choir also will sing religious selections from Handel, Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart and Schubert. The Downers Grove-based Sinfonietta Bel Canto next presents “Strudel and Torte” opera concerts in March.

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Monday through Thursday; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday; kitchen closes 90 minutes earlier ■ DRESS CODE: Casual ■ INFO: 630-393-2337, www. twobrothersbrewing.com/ tap-house

More photos online To see more photos from Two Brothers Tap House, find this story online at www. PlanitLife.com/mysterydiner.

Giant versions of Two Brothers’ artful beer labels accent the walls in the Tap House, adjoining the thriving brewery in Warrenville. Suburban Life Media photos

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attention grabber is the entertaining menu of craft brews from the wider world. Rounding out our supper, we split a generous dinner salad of mixed greens topped with shaved radish. For dessert, we capped the satisfying meal with Two Brothers’ house-made cinnamon root beer in an ice cream float, a spicy twist on a black cow. The brewery’s other craft soda is French lemonade. The brewery’s house-made cinThe menu extends to namon root beer is featured in an burgers, fish tacos, salads, ice cream float for a sweet finish N’Awlin’s Muffuletta, vegetarto a meal. ian options and desserts such as Italian lemon cream cake seasonal vegetables on the recand chocolate decadence torte. ommendation of our attentive Located near its water Succulent pulled pork in a vinegar sauce is topped with cole slaw. source of choice, the brewery server. Offering terrific carIt’s accompanied here by seasonal vegetables roasted to taste like a is hidden away in an industriamelized flavor were squash, pure treat. bell pepper, celery, cauliflowal park off Butterfield Road. er and carrot. It’s well worth the search. My companion picked French croissant. Stout, which was served in one of the night’s specials, a He enjoyed the smoked an attractive snifter. The full The Mystery Diner is a chicken pot pie. He was in for chicken mixed with a varibar off the dining room also newsroom employee at Suba surprise. An au gratin servety of vegetables, including offers wines, as well as nicely urban Life Media. The diner’s ing dish arrived capped by a celery, onion, carrots and peas portioned samples of Two identity is not revealed to puff pastry that lifted right melded with a touch of savory Brothers brews for purchase. the restaurant staff before or off. Made to be handheld, the cream sauce. It has two televisions for those during the meal. Only positive flaky confection was as rich He paired it with Two with eyes for more than the dining experiences will result and buttery as a wonderful Brothers’ Northwind Imperial mother lode of beers. Another in published reviews.

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WARRENVILLE – Two Brothers Tap House in Warrenville isn’t as showy a dining venue as its landmark Roundhouse digs in Aurora, but gives patrons a ringside seat at the actual brewery. The tasty fare complements not only Two Brothers’ extensive creations and sampling opportunities, but more than 50 additional bottled artisan brews from the U.S. and around the world. Savvy fans of the craft beer enterprise, which has been growing by hops and bounds since brothers Jim and Jason Ebel took the leap in 1996, know they can time a weekend meal with a free tour of the brewery. They’re offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturdays, and 1:30 p.m. Sundays, with no reservations needed. But added circus aside, the Tap House is an attraction in its own right. Tables, booths and high-tops dot the industrial space, whose walls sport giant, framed versions of a variety of Two Brothers’ artistic beer labels. The restaurant notes that all the meats are organic, and dishes are made from scratch. An added perk is that the kitchen serves late, which my companion and I took advantage of after a busy Saturday. Scanning the menu, I read the Brewer’s Reuben beef brisket is brined in-house for seven days and was sad to hear it had sold out earlier in the evening. But then I noticed the pulled pork, which is prepared with dry rubbed pork butt smoked over apple wood for five hours. The meat was tender and perfectly spiced in a Lexington-style vinegar sauce. It was such a generous portion that I would have liked a bit more of the coleslaw that topped it in a zesty interplay of texture and flavor. In a nice touch for the wheat intolerant, gluten-free rolls can be substituted at no extra charge. To accompany my sandwich, I almost picked the sweet potato fries, but am glad I opted for the roasted

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Lemont one game back of league leader after win By SCOTT SCHMID sschmid@shawmedia.com

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After suffering a tough loss in its previous outing on the Visit shawurl.com/texts to court, the Lemont boys basketsign up and receive sports scores ball team rebounded in nice and alerts from Suburban Life. fashion Tuesday with a 47-37 win against Richards. The squad improved to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in South Suburban Blue conference play. They are in third place in the league, one game behind Hillcrest and Oak Forest. PJ Pipes led all scorers with 17 points and the sophomore point guard added three steals. Nick Wisz totaled 13 points and seven rebounds and Austin Tittle did a little bit of everything with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. “This team is resilient,” Lemont coach Rick Runaas said. “We are banged up a little bit and in the first half, we didn’t play well but we had a nice surge in the third quarter and we did enough in the fourth quarter to win.” The Indians were coming off a heartbreaking 87-86 defeat to Eisenhower on Jan. 9 as the home team saw a late 12-point lead slip away. The visitors’ Khalil Williams made a basket with three seconds left to complete the comeback. “We just kind of gave it away,” Runaas said. “We stopped doing things that we are normally able to take care of and we made some bad decisions. Plus we had a couple of people get hurt at the end and one fouled out.” Rory Cunningham was unstoppable in the paint as the junior forward finished with 27 points and seven rebounds. Wisz contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and Bill Ackerman - backerman@shawmedia.com three assists and Pipes fin- Lemont’s Rory Cunningham goes up for a shot Jan. 9 during the Indians home game against Eisenhower. He finished with a team-high 27 points. ished with 10 points and five assists. The squad returns to the Game breakdown Next game court Jan. 19 for a matchup with Joliet Central as part of LEMONT LEADERS Lemont 47, n WHO: Lemont vs Joliet Central n WHERE: Joliet Central High the MLK Day of Hoops. Lemn PJ Pipes: 17 points Richards 37 n WHAT: MLK Day of Hoops School, 201 E. Jefferson St., ont then travels to Hillcrest on n Nick Wisz: 13 points, 7 rebounds n WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Joliet Jan. 23.

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place showing in the 400 IM. Other contributions were put forth by Andy Wood (14th in the 200 back and 18th in the 200 butterfly), Jake Rangel (16th in the 50 free and 18th in the 100 free), Juan Diaz-Sanin (16th in the 500 free and 19th in the 200 breaststroke), Adam Zaporowski (18th in the 200 free and 200 back), Brad Bendle (19th in the 200 free), Teddy Kwasigroch (18th in the 200

breaststroke and 19th in the 400 IM). The 200 free relay quartet of Zaporowski, Bendle, Rangel and Ganzer placed seventh in 1:38.30. The 800 free relay grouping of Rangel, Diaz-Sanin, Diorio and Ganzer finished ninth in 8:19.35 and the 400 medley relay team of Wood, Kwasigroch, Diorio and Chris Konicki were 10th in 4:17.08.

Boys bowling Lemont lost by five pins to Lyons Township on Jan. 12, dropping a 2,635-2,630 decision in the final dual meet of the season. Chase Huron bowled a 213 game, Brennen Legan had a 211 and Matt Groebe posted a high game of 205. The Indians will next compete at the Bolingbrook regional Jan. 17.

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Lemont competed in the Jan. 10 College Events meet hosted by Hinsdale South High School. Michael Diorio was ninth in the 1000-yard freestyle after touching the wall in 10:51.58. Diorio was 14th in the 200 butterfly. Owen Ganzer added a ninthplace finish in the 500 free with a time of 5:27.08 and a 15th-

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Shannon O’Donnell made a shot as time expired to give the Lemont girls basketball team a 51-49 overtime victory against Eisenhower on Jan. 9. O’Donnell finished with 12 points. Marissa Dyer topped the squad with 14 points and Ali Kramer checked into double figures with 10. Kramer scored 14 points on Tuesday as the Indians improved to 5-1 in the South Suburban conference with a 42-35 win over Richards. The squad is 9-8 overall heading into tonight’s home contest with Reavis. Lemont is set to host its Pack the Place game on Jan. 30 against Oak Forest and it will include a special fundraiser. Hoops for Hope – Raising Funds for Zach’s Van is being promoted by the Hope and Friendship Foundation. Proceeds from the event benefit will be used by the Hope and Friendship Foundation to help individuals in need from the Lemont community. The night will include a bake sale as well as a halfcourt shot contest where a winner gets a chance to take home a free TV courtesy of Nick’s Tavern.

Lemont’s Emma Bozue comes down with the rebound in front of Lincoln-Way West’s Courtney O’Donnell during a mid-December game at Lemont. The Indians improved to 9-8 overall with recent victories against Eisenhower and Richards.

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Bids will be accepted at the Lemont Park District Community Center, Business Office, 16028 127th Street, Lemont, Illinois, 60439 until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2015. The Contract is scheduled to be approved at the February 2015 meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners. The Lemont Park District reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive any formalities or technicalities of the Bid or to reject any non-responsive bid in the interest of the Lemont Park District.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Lemont Park District is accepting Sealed Bids for Fertilizer and Herbicide Services. Specifications may be obtained at the Lemont Park District Centennial Community Center, Business Office, 16028 127th Street, Lemont, IL 60439. Packets can be picked up starting January 16, 2015, during normal business hours 9:00AM to 5:00PM. For further information, contact Dawn Banks, 630-257-6787 ext 3024.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. TOMASZ WLODARCYZK; MIROSLAWA ZIMINSKA; COVINGTON KNOLLS TOWNHOMES UNIT II HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TOMASZ WLODARCYZK, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MIROSLAWA ZIMINSKA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 9515 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 22-28-220-018-0000. Commonly known as 12236 Sumner Street , Lemont , IL 60439. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a townhouse residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W13-2696. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I639822 January 9, 16, 23, 2015

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

pr quality qu tity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1) IF YOU

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC1 Plaintiff, -v.SEBASTIANO FIOCCOLA, CHRISTINE FIOCCOLA, MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Defendants 14 CH 10481 1104 FLORENCE STREET LEMONT, IL 60439 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 30, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1104 FLORENCE STREET, LEMONT, IL 60439 Property Index No. 22-29-313007, Property Index No. 22-29313-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quan-

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The Lemont Municipal Code requires all businesses in the Village of Lemont, regardless of State licensing requirements, to have a current business license. In addition, the license period is now on a calendar year basis, January 1 through December 31. As a reminder to businesses that have not yet paid the annual fee of $50, payment is now due. License applications are available at the Village Hall and on the Village website at www.lemont. il.us.

The Village of Lemont is seeking nominations for Queen of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be held on Saturday, March 7, at 1:00 p.m. in historic downtown Lemont. Nomination letters for Queen must be received by February 6 and submitted to the Village of Lemont, 418 Main Street, Lemont, IL 60439, Attn: St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The contest is open to Lemont residents, high school juniors through second year college students, preferably of Irish heritage. The candidate must demonstrate an active involvement in school service organizations and/or community service activities. Please call 630-243-2700 for more information.

Winter Parking Reminder During and after any snowfall, please remove vehicles from Village streets if at all possible to facilitate clearing of the snow. If removing vehicles is not possible, after a snowfall of 2 inches or more, park on the odd-numbered side of the street on odd calendar days, and even-numbered side of the street on even calendar days. The day is considered to begin at 9:00 a.m. Your cooperation in removing vehicles from the street and observing the odd-even parking regulations will make the snow removal process more eicient. Also, we thank you for your understanding and cooperation as you deal with the snow removal on your own property. Putting forth your individual efort to clear around ire hydrants, mailboxes, sidewalks, driveways, etc., helps tremendously.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Lemont Township is taking appointments for energy assistance through CEDA’s LIHEAP Program which will be held on February 13 at the 1115 Warner Avenue location. Please call the Human Services Department to schedule an appointment and to be informed of the required documents to bring at 630-257-2522.

Village of Lemont 418 Main St. • Lemont, IL 60439 630-257-1550 • FAX 630-257-1598 email: vlemont@lemont.il.us Visit the Village website at www.lemont.il.us

Lemont Historical Society Historic Pub Crawl Join the Lemont Historical Society on February 13 at 7 p.m. in their “Drinkin With Lincoln” Historic Pub Crawl through historic Lemont. Walk through historic hangouts with the pub crawl and visit the saloons, taverns and pubs of days gone by and learn of their history. Bring photos or memorabilia to share. For more information call 630-2572972 or visit www.lemonthistorical.org.

Community Showcase & Expo Passport to Lemont and Beyond This community event is a great opportunity to showcase your business, and a great way for the community to check out an array of area businesses and vendors that include retail shops, health care professionals, home and beauty, wellness groups, restaurants and much more. It all takes place on February 21 at the Lemont Park District CORE from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information call the Lemont Chamber at 630-257-5997 or the Park District at 630-2576787, Ext. 3030. You can also visit www.lemontchamber. com or www.lemontparkdistrict.org.

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