David Piekosz
Rev. Vytas Memenas talks about his experiences as a chaplain in the Holy Family Catholic Church rectory Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Shorewood. He currently serves as chaplain for the Will County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Trooper Lodge 41. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Paul Kaupas
Dan Lipinski
Joliet Slammers new general manager Chris Franklin speaks with CEO Josh Schaub (left) listening in at media day in the Hall of Fame room at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, December 11, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, | J. Geil ~ for Sun-Times Media
David Piekosz, the Joliet city council candidate who took his name off the ballot last week rather than fight a petition challenge in court, issued a statement that ended with a recommendation to read Psalm 100 as his “final thought.” Piekosz may have been thanking …