The Lincoln-Way community is coming together this week to honor Brennen Saele, a 17-year-old whose sudden death last month left neighbors, teammates, and local businesses searching for ways to support his family.
Across New Lenox, Frankfort, and Mokena, residents are organizing shirt sales, dinners, and tribute concerts under the banner “Live Like Brennen.”
Brennen was remembered by those who knew him as kind, hardworking, and full of energy. Hogwild New Lenox described him as someone who “brought so much happiness wherever you went,” while the Illinois Jr. Celtics Youth Football organization, where Brennen once played, called him a beloved member of their football family…