Community Corner

Week in Review: District 113A Lawsuit Dismissed, Park District Commissioner Resigns

A look back at the headlines from March 12-18.

Monday, March 5

Elected officials, community groups and local marching bands all participated in the village's annual parade and festival Saturday.

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Proceeds from Saturday's game will support the Warrior Booster Club, which provides extracurricular activities for students in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A.

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Referendum will appear on March 20 primary ballot.

Tuesday, March 13

Colaizzi will leave the Board of Commissioners next month to pursue a new career opportunity, park district officials announced Tuesday.

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Renee Sokolis turned her passion for vintage, Bohemian-style fashion into a new business venture last August with the launch of her website, "11 Eureka."

The Lemont High School senior was selected to receive a full-tuition scholarship for Indiana University from the Evans Scholars Foundation.

Wednesday, March 14

Board Member Lisa Wright said the district is still waiting to hear from state education officials on the results of a transportation audit, as well as the possible creation of a working cash fund.

Senior Veronica Szaflarski, junior Sarah Reaves, sophomore Steve Grendzinski and freshman Katie Atherton were recognized during the March 12 meeting of the District 210 Board of Education.

Thursday, March 15

Daniel Olaska was indicted Thursday on 14 counts, including seven counts of first-degree murder, in the Feb. 4 bar stabbing that killed 24-year-old Shaun Wild and injured Lemont native Willie Hayes.

Cmdr. Greg Smith, a 20-year veteran of the Lemont Police Department, will spend 10 weeks in training this summer in Quantico, VA.

The "Two on Tuesday" program asks parents to pack two lunches once a month—one for their child and one to be donated to the Bethany Lutheran Food Pantry.

In a new weekly series, Patch asks readers how they would fill empty storefronts around Lemont.

Friday, March 16

The complaint—filed in 2010 by former board member Janet Hughes and Lemont residents Laura Reigle, Duane Bradley and Louis Emery—was dismissed with prejudice Thursday afternoon.

Lemont Township has second-highest percentage of Republican voters in the county with 77 percent.

Lemont restaurant earns loyal following with high-quality American fare and a comprehensive beer selection.

The chase started in Darien, traveled through Bolingbrook and ended in Lemont when the man crashed his car, police said.

Sunday, March 18

Team "Ice Ice Baby" took a swim in Lake Michigan on Sunday, March 4, to raise money for Special Olympics Chicago.


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