Frankfort Newsmakers: Who and What Made Headlines Last Week (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)

Each week, Frankfort Patch is filled with tons of stories about what's going on in the village, and sometimes it's hard to read them all with a busy schedule of work and family.

Catch up on what you missed with this quick roundup of what went down around town last week. Or check out our archive for a day-by-day look at the news.

Top Headlines of the Week

1. The board recesses Wednesday's meeting to let the district's attorney consult over whether the state's Open Meetings Act was violated.
   
   
2. Katie Duff, an eighth-grade science teacher from , could win a chance to spend 30 days living at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Did we mention she could win $10,000, too?
   
   
3. Will County Coroner's Office finally rules on the cause of death of the Oswego woman found dead in late July at the romantic getaway hotel. Police say no foul play.
   
   
4. Internal streamlining and the increased popularity of e-books allowed the to reduce its levy by about $82,000.
   
   
5. The volunteer members of this four-year-old village committee work year round on revitalizing the downtown.

People of the Week

• : The new director of the Little Black Dress Club is looking to recruit new members for the women's social club.
  
  
• : Our Athlete of the Week from made big plays on defense and special teams to lead the Phoenix past Lincoln-Way West.

Sports Stories of the Week

• 20, Bolingbrook 14: Griffins dig out of a 14-0 deficit thanks to the play of Kevin Bayer and Blake Winkler, as they run their record to 6-0.
  
  
• Battle of Frankfort girls volleyball goes to Lincoln-Way East as the Griffins sweep to a straight-sets victory over Lincoln-Way North.
  
  
• Brother Rice 38, Providence 31 (2 OT): Crusaders pull out 38-31 road win thanks to big plays by running back Martez Walker and linebacker Cody Stull.
  
  
• Lincoln-Way North senior Nick Maleski notched his first career hole-in-one earlier this fall. He hopes to work for the PGA at some point down the road.
  
  
• Matt Contey and Matt Stoner charged to a 1-2 finish as the Griffins narrowly missed defeating Joliet Township at the Southwest Suburban Blue Conference boys golf tournament.

School Stories of the Week

The matchup with Sandburg was a part of the Griffins' weeklong homecoming celebration, which included introducing the homecoming court at halftime.

Pet of the Week

Search your feelings, you know them to be true: This sleek feline from and would make an ideal pet.

Business Spotlight

's structured approach lets kids learn through drills and repetition.

Chowdown Showdown

This week, we sampled chicken sandwiches in Frankfort, Mokena and New Lenox--including --to find out which one was top bird.

PLEASE VISIT the listings for Kumon Math and Reading Center, Rosie's Gyros, NAWS, K9 Tailshakers, Frankfort Public Library, Hickory Creek Middle School, Lincoln-Way East High School and Lincoln-Way North High School in the Patch Places directory.