Bolingbrook 12-25-14

DECEMBER 25, 2014 VOL. 8 ISSUE 24

NeWS

Check out how the community is giving back this holiday!

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NeWS Bolingbrook Director of Public Safety set to retire Community mattered most during Kevin McCarthy’s 32year career see Page 3

SChOOlS VVSD to expand early childhood program next fall Currently 255 students ages 3-5 attend on a half-day basis

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NeWS

Bolingbrook passes tax levy Levy request of $17.7 million is the same amount as levied in 2013

Shopping continues for Operation Christmas In an ongoing effort this holiday season, various groups have been coming together to support Operation Christmas.

Since 2001, the bolingbrook Firefighters local 3005 has helped out with Operation Christmas to ensure that every family who needs help receives it.

Bolingbrook families in need are given two large gifts per child and any small gifts that have been donated. last year, operation Christmas served more than 500 families and hopes to help even more this year as the current need continues to rise.

Bolingbrook Fire Fighter Alex Davies helped organized the annual shopping trip for Operation Christmas.

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SPORtS Raiders go in the paint Parris Bryant tallies 20 points in win

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The bolingbrook Firefighters local 3005 and CoTg partnered together to raise funds to buy toys for Bolingbrook children.

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wILL county

THURSDAy • CHRiSTMAS PartLy cLouDy

high: 32° low: 25° district 64 students selected as musical all-stars

library’s window finally coming along

Construction may be completed by end of January for the Shorewood-Troy Library’s new, two-story window.

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School District 64 middle school student musicians have been selected to participate in two annual regional events.

Police reports successful click it or Ticket, drive sober mobilizations From November 17 – 30, 2014, IDOT supported enforcement to remind motorists to buckle up and not drive impaired.

investigation leads to child porn charges against romeoville man A 37-year-old Romeoville man has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a teenage girl from out of state.

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police

Bolingbrook Director of Public Safety set to retire Community mattered most during Kevin McCarthy’s 32-year career

By Laura KatausKas sTaff REpoRTER

katauskas@buglenewspapers.com @lkatauskas

While excellence and dedication have been a steady theme throughout his 32-year-career, Bolingbrook Director of Public Safety Kevin McCarthy wouldn’t tell it that way.

It was all about a simple philosophy of being open and responsive to the community, letting every citizen know that they could walk into his office and get an answer. That it was about teamwork and a good work ethic, and one simple desire to serve his community. But he is quick to not take credit, explaining it is not his philosophy but the entire village’s viewpoint and one that has made the “Bolingbrook Police Department one of the best in the area, if not the state.”

“I don’t think it is a philosophy in other villages or even a philosophy of police departments in general.

But it has to be –there has to be communication between the citizens and the police department on a daily basis,” said McCarthy.

“We have to have that partnership and especially as a police chief, should know what the people of this community are thinking, what they feel, what they feel about their police department…

With the current things going on in this nation with police departments … you are starting to hear that they have to be part of their community—we’ve been that way, it is a village philosophy; not just the police department. We work as a team throughout the village. Our goal is to help our citizens and be problem solvers and be responsive to their needs.”

Caring for the community is a running theme throughout his career. McCarthy started out as a police officer with the New Lenox Police Department in 1983. A year later he joined the Bolingbrook Police Department and never left, rising through the ranks becoming its leader in 2008. His days though are now few as chief, having announced his retirement come January 16.

“He is probably the greatest man I’ve ever worked for,” said Lt. Mike Rompa. “He is a great leader, very fair and he has instilled

those values throughout the department,” said Rompa. “He was always straightforward, no hidden agenda with him and he just wanted the department to be successful in that we had the best response to our community. He really has exemplified the position to its highest tier.”

McCarthy started in the patrol division where he stayed for two years; moved on to the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad; and returned as a detective, where he spent nearly nine years working on juvenile and abuse cases, which he calls the most challenging part of his tenure.

“When I did these cases, it was the most stressful part of my career.

I didn’t sleep at night. I was always worrying about a case. Even my wife will say that was the roughest part of my career because you get so involved and it is so emotional and so draining. ..Our children our worst victims and to have to do that every day…it was hard,” recalls McCarthy.

But it was also a time he was extremely proud of.

“For myself and other officers who did those cases; the difficulty of sitting down and talking to a child that was a victim of abuse and getting them to open up and then being able to successfully prosecute is something that I am extremely proud of,” said McCarthy. “Today they have people expertly trained for that and it is done in a different setting. I look back and the way they do it now is the way it should be done. But I realize that to be as successful as we were in doing it— that was a testament to how good we were at it.”

He was promoted to Sergeant in 1995; to Lieutenant in 1999; became Director of MANS in 2003; became assistant chief in 2003; Police Chief in 2008 and when the department reorganized in 2013, was named Public Safety Director in 2013, heading up both the Police and Fire Departments.

“I am most proud of the work done as a police chief,” said McCarthy. I am proud of the work I do with our officers and the open communication with them and then pass on to our citizens. ..Our responsibility is to the citizens of this town and that needs to be recognized. We get that theory from the mayor. I think that the police

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director of Public Safety Kevin mcCarthy is set to retire after 32 years with the Bolingbrook Police department. department and its officers realizes that philosophy and so does our community.We are not this invading force. We are here for them and I think our officers are getting that philosophy,” he continued.

His most memorable police work, would have to be time spent in MANS, working undercover and later as Director, again pointing to his team, rather than himself.

“We had a great unit— one of the best in that state with the highest Class X (felony) conviction rate,” said McCarthy. “We were getting

people that were heavy dealers. I am very proud of the work that we did there. I’ve had so many cases.

I had a good time. This has been a great community to work with. It is a great department, I considers us the best department in the area, if not the state,” he pointedly repeats.

Why are they the best?

“I say we are the best because officers have the philosophy that we need to do a good job; we are solid at report writing, solid in prosecuting people. It is not just about arresting people, it’s not like that anymore.

It’s about solving people’s problems that they have and I think our guys get that. I don’t wake up in the morning and check how many arrests our officers made. That’s not what it is about. I don’t worry about how many tickets they write. I look at what they have done to make their beat better for the people that live here,” said McCarthy.

Tom Ross has been named the new Public Safety Director, a veteran in the department who has worked alongside McCarthy for 27 years.

“The goal has been for them to take over when I retire---we worked so well as a team,” said McCarthy.

“The way I look at, I am proud that I have guys in my department that the village agrees with deserve the job. It is a complement to them and a complement to me that we are not going outside the department.”

Working as much as he did, he said he missed a lot of his daughter growing up. He is now looking forward to spending more time with her and her two children.

“I don’t want to miss that,” said McCarthy. “I’ve just busy for so many years, I am looking forward to some down time. And I wouldn’t have done this if I wasn’t completely confident in the people taking over.

With guys like these, it’s a good time.

I want them to have their shot.”

It was just time, after all, he gave it his best shot for the past 32 years.

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cover story

Shopping continues for Operation Christmas Since 2001, Bolingbrook Firefighters Local 3005 has helped out with Operation Christmas

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

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In an ongoing effort this holiday season, various groups have been coming together to support Operation Christmas.

Since 2001, the Bolingbrook Firefighters Local 3005 has helped out with Operation Christmas to ensure that every family who needs help receives it. Bolingbrook families in need are given two large gifts per child and any small gifts that have been donated. Last year, Operation Christmas served more than 500 families and hopes to help even more this year as the current need continues to rise.

“For most of us, Christmas is a time to count our blessings and to enjoy our family, friends and good fortune. Yet for some, Christmas is an empty time of year, lacking

these joys and blessings. With the challenges of the economy facing so many people today, it’s often the children that have to pay the price. This holiday season, many children are going without presents and basic needs of food and warm clothing,” said Village Clerk and Operation Christmas supporter Carol Penning.

Various businesses stepped up to help the cause, including generous donations of large corporations like COTG - A Xerox Company, Advantage Chevrolet of Bolingbrook, the Target Department Store of Bolingbrook and Dan Bradley of Bradlink Ventures.

“Without a second thought, these businesses dug deep into their pockets and donated time and money to Operation Christmas so Bolingbrook children and their families may have a joyous Christmas,” said Penning.

In what has now become an annual tradition, COTG – A Xerox Company, partnered with the Bolingbrook Firefighters Local 3005 to shop together at Target and purchases toys for Operation Christmas. Each year, COTG – A Xerox Company donates thousands of dollars for the annual shopping trip, which is solely raised by the generosity of its employees.

Bolingbrook Firefighters Local 3005 also gave of their time and money to Operation Christmas.

“The firefighters would not let the children of Bolingbrook down and have been doing everything they can to make sure families in need have a wonderful holiday season,” said Penning. “Many times people forget what the true spirit of the season is about. I can honestly say that all of the people and businesses mentioned above remembered that giving is what this time of year is all about.”

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park district

Park District receives Illinois Distinguished Illinois Park and Recreation Association is a non-profit service, research and education organization The Bolingbrook Park District has been recognized as an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency by the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA).

The two statewide associations administer the Illinois Distinguished Accreditation program with the goal of improving the delivery of park and recreation services to Illinois residents.

“Illinois has a reputation for the best park districts, forest preserves, conservation, recreation and special recreation agencies in the nation,” said Peter Murphy, IAPD President and CEO. “The Illinois Distinguished Accreditation program provides an opportunity for these agencies to undergo a voluntary, comprehensive evaluation process to demonstrate that they have met state guidelines to provide exceptional park and recreation services to their community. The end result is to improve the quality of life for Illinois residents.”

“This program gives recognition to park and recreation agencies that go above and beyond in dedicating themselves to offering quality programs and services designed to fulfill their community’s needs,” said Debbie Trueblood, IPRA Executive Director.

A park district or recreation agency interested in applying for Distinguished Accredited Agency recognition undergoes a detailed,

lengthy process of application and evaluation. A Joint Distinguished Park and Recreation Accreditation Committee (JDPRAC) comprised of members from IAPD and IPRA coordinates the process.

“Agencies submit a selfevaluation and a formal letter requesting admission into the process,” said Wally Frasier, IAPD Co-Chair of the JDPRAC. “If

“This program gives recognition to park and recreation agencies that go above and beyond in dedicating themselves to offering quality programs and services designed to fulfill their community’s needs ...” the committee determines the agency is eligible to continue the process, we send them an evaluation date.”

According to Frasier, on the day of the evaluation, the agency presents documented information and gives a tour of pertinent facilities and parks for the evaluation team’s review.

The team reviews general management procedures, finance and business operations, facilities and parks, personnel, recreation services, legal documentation and other materials including mission statements, goals and safety manuals.

Upon completion of the evaluation, the agency is notified

in writing of the official results within ten days. Agencies that have achieved Distinguished Accredited status are recognized with a plaque at the IAPD/IPRA Annual Conference Awards Luncheon in January.

“There are tremendous benefits for an agency that achieves Distinguished Accredited status,” said Bill McAdam, IPRA Co-Chair of the JDPRAC. “The agency’s application and review process is an excellent self-evaluation and agencies that apply realize increased operational efficiency and effectiveness. Communities can rest assured knowing that their park district or recreation agency employs qualified professionals and has met professional standards.”

In compliance with the program, Bolingbrook Park District will be reevaluated in six years to verify that they have continued to demonstrate sound management practices in providing quality park and recreation services to the community.

IAPD is a non-profit service, research and education organization that serves park districts, forest preserves, conservation and recreation agencies.

The association advances these agencies, their citizen board members and professional staff in their ability to provide outstanding park and recreation opportunities, preserve natural resources and improve the quality of life for all people in Illinois.

IPRA is a not-for-profit organization and public interest group who is an advocate in providing quality park, recreation and conservation education, resources and services to professionals and citizens throughout the state of Illinois.

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candid moments

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In a record turnout, 60 employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department took nearly 100 children shopping for Christmas at Meijer.

Police team up with Meijer for annual Shop with a Cop event Nearly 100 children were selected, Meijer donated $50 gift cards to each participant The Bolingbrook Police teamed up with Meijer Store in the 16th Annual Shop with a Cop event Dec. 16 at Meijer, 655 East Boughton Rd., Bolingbrook.

Nearly 100 Bolingbrook children were selected to attend this event where Meijer donated $50 gift cards to each participant.

A major supporter of this program, Meijer has hosted the event since opening their first store in Illinois, which was the Weber Road location in Bolingbrook.

Bolingbrook Lt. Mike Rompa said it was the largest turnout

of volunteers the department has ever had with more than 60 Bolingbrook Police employees attending.

“Every child really enjoyed this year’s event and the majority were more concerned with buying gifts for others, in lieu of selecting something for themselves,” said Rompa.

“It is truly an enlightening experience, which brings the Bolingbrook Community together. The kids are able to meet and share a valuable experience with officers and realize they are real people, not just a figure in the uniform.

The positive interaction is incredible.”

Rompa said Meijer Store Director Lisa Milla and Assistant Pam Willis played instrumental roles to make the day an overwhelming success for the participants. They also provided free gift wrapping and food for the children in attendance.

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community

VVSD to expand early childhood program next fall

Currently 255 students ages 3-5 attend on a half-day basis Valley View School District 365U will soon begin serious discussions on how to nearly double the size of its early childhood program next fall after receiving a four-year federal grant to fund the expansion of the VVSD program for academically at-risk preschoolers.

“We’re very excited about receiving the grant,” said Jacci Brown, Principal of the Valley View Early Childhood Center. “Valley View has a great reputation for having a quality pre-school program. But this is an opportunity for us to help our under-served kiddos right before they go into kindergarten.”

“Our district plan is based on a commitment to enhance our already existing program, implement quality improvements, and ensure strong community partnerships between the school district and other learning providers,” VVSD Executive Director of Pre K-5 Educational Services Elizabeth Martinez told School Board members before they approved the grant application in October.

Plans call for the creation of an all-day program for 160 four-andfive-year-olds who will attend kindergarten the following year.

Currently 255 students ages 3-5 attend on a half-day basis.

While the half-day program will remain in place at the Early Childhood Center located behind the VVSD Administration Center in Romeoville, the new program will likely be housed in several to-be-determined VVSD elementary schools as well as the Barber’s Corner Kindercare in Bolingbrook and the Good Shepherd Head Start Center in Romeoville.

Both programs will follow the researched-based curriculum called “Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers” currently taught in VVECC, according to VVSD Early Childhood Center Student

“Our children will have more opportunities to have a consistent learning experience,” Sands added. “We’re going to be able to create a more collaborative experience so parents and kids don’t get lost in the shuffle.”

Resource Team Leader Michelle Sands, so the transition will be extremely smooth.

“And what’s nice for our families, most of whom are employed in some capacity and struggle to find quality child care, is they will have an opportunity to have their child in a quality pre-school setting all day at no cost,” she added.

After winter break, VVSD officials expect to formulate specific plans for the application and screening processes as well as staffing.

“There will be an application process similar to what we do for our pre-school kiddos now.

Parents will fill out an application and we will determine their child’s at-risk factor and conduct a screening to make sure we get the students who are most atrisk,” Brown said. “Parents don’t need to do anything right now.

We’ll let them know when it is time.”

Current students in the VVECC half-day program will be able to apply for the new program as long as they turn four by Sept. 1, 2015.

“This is an ideal time to serve our kiddos in a full-day setting,” Brown said.

“Our children will have more opportunities to have a consistent learning experience,” Sands added. “We’re going to be able to create a more collaborative experience so parents and kids don’t get lost in the shuffle.”

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An artist’s rendering of the proposed new marquee for the Rialto Square Theater.

Rialto sign donor may pull funds if memorial obligation changed Theater officials say renovations ’almost 75 percent completed’

By Pat Schager for the Bugle

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While Rialto Square Theatre officials say controversial renovations to the marquee are nearly 75 percent done, they left open the possibility there could be some change.

At a Dec. 17 meeting of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority – the board that oversees Rialto operations -- the public had the chance to ask officials about their decision to allow renovation of the Rialto marquee some call gaudy and not at all fitting for the historic, 88-year-old “Jewel of Joliet.”

Some have objected to updating the marquee, which is not the original, to include LED signs that will allow theater officials to gain some advertising revenue.

Many also are upset at the size of the wording of a memorial on the marquee negotiated by Plainfield developer Ed Czerkies, who donated $350,000 for the new marquee.

Rialto General Manager Randy Green asked that the meeting be moved into the theater itself to accommodate an anticipated larger crowd. Around 50 people attended the meeting, 12 of whom spoke.

Green told those who attended he has spoken with Czerkies as the opposition has grown. He said Czerkies is concerned over the controversy, but remains firm the marquee renovation go on as presented. He hinted that anything else could be losing the $350,000 donation.

Since they have spent some $197,000 on the marquee already that it nearly 75 percent completed, Green said, “If Mr. Czerkies rescinds his gift, we will be out $550,000.”

Green said Czerkies told him in their last conversation that he needs to discuss the issue with his family.

“The door remains open,” said Rialto Board Chairman James Smith.

Some of the public said they never got their foot in that door.

“Why were we left out,” was one of the most asked question from the people attending the board meeting.

“Why wasn’t the public asked for some input into the design for a new marquee for the Rialto,” asked Sue Martin, a Joliet resident.

“Why is the new marquee so much larger than what’s in front of the Rialto now,” asked Shirley from Shorewood.

Rialto officials thought they had good news for residents when they announced Czerkies’ donation

and unveiled a rendering of the new marquee at the opening of the Festival of Trees celebration in November.

Not everyone is opposed to the new marquee. Tom Hannah of Joliet praised Czerkies for his donation.

“Times change, and it’s an improvement for the Rialto,” he said to applause from many in the audience.

On Dec. 15, Green and Smith attended the City Council’s workshop session. About a dozen residents who opposed the new marquee were in the audience, and some of them carried large signs protesting the change.

Green went through the project’s timeline, saying that in July he sent an email to City Manager Jim Hock seeking review of the design. Hock forwarded the request to staff, and the city’s Historical Preservation Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals considered the new marquee. Both groups approved it, Green said.

The new marquee would be about 12 feet high, and the letters spelling the Czerkies name were about 10 ½ inches tall, Green said.

Smith noted that some people had accused the Rialto’s leaders of trying to avoid an appearance at a council meeting.

“That is simply not true,” Smith said. “It is not our intent to disregard public opinion.”

Assistant Digital Editor Stewart Warren contributed to this story.

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JWHS Adopt-a-Family has helped students and families in need for 13 years

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Adopt-a-Family program provided 432 gifts to individual people this year

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The holiday season is typically full of joy, but for some families, the season brings uncertainty brought on by financial hardships.

For 13 years, the Joliet West High School Adopt-a-Family program has lessened this burden by providing gifts, clothing, and sometimes even Christmas trees, to JWHS students and families in need.

The Adopt-a-Family program, established and run by JWHS Social Workers Jean McCormick and Wendy Vantilburg, provided 432 gifts to individual people this year, and a total of 2,700 people have received assistance from the program since its establishment.

“The program’s success is built from the generosity of our JTHS family,” said McCormick. “We have never had a problem filling the needs of our families. District and school administration, teachers, student clubs, ROTC and our school security staff come out in numbers to adopt families. They are provided with the families’ wish lists and then they shop and bring the gifts back to school wrapped and ready to distribute.”

Distribution of the gifts is one of the program’s unique aspects. “We personally deliver to the families that can’t pick the presents up,” said Vantilburg. “If families can’t find transportation, we come to them, and it is always so rewarding

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The Adopt-a-Family program, established and run by JWHS Social Workers Jean McCormick and Wendy Vantilburg, provided 432 gifts to individual people this year.

“As the holiday season approaches, I start getting emails from staff and student clubs who can’t wait to get the wish list for their family. They look forward to the shopping and wrapping. We can always count on their generosity.” to see how grateful they are. They are touched by the kindness and generosity and many times people become overwhelmed by emotion. It is amazing.”

McCormick said the program fills a need that seems to be increasing in

a time when social service funding is decreasing. JTHS currently has 119 students whose families have been identified as homeless. McCormick and Vantilburg work collaboratively to identify additional students and families in need. It is a confidential process and those who adopt a family do not know the names of who they are buying for.

“The program signifies a tradition of giving throughout the district,” said Vantilburg.

“As the holiday season approaches, I start getting emails from staff and student clubs who can’t wait to get the wish list for their family. They look forward to the shopping and wrapping. We can always count on their generosity.”

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letter to the editor

Pancake breakfast a community success Local children enjoyed a visit and photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the event Congratulations to the Joliet Noon Lions Club on their recent successful Pancake Breakfast. Chairperson Lion Anneta Drilling-Sowa, with special help from Lion John Joseph Honiotes, toiled many hours to arrange to serve hundreds of attendees. The children in attendance, and some not so young, enjoyed a visit with Santa and Mrs.

Claus and received complimentary pictures of their visit.

Main sponsors for the event were Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dudek.

As a 27+ year Joliet Noon Lions Veteran, I know and appreciate the planning, energy, and hard work that it takes to put on a successful event. To

all my brother and sister Joliet Noon Lions Club Members who worked the event, sold tickets, sponsors, and to all those who attended, a big thank you!

We Lions members serve the sight and hearing impaired, our community needs, and many state and worldwide humanitarian needs. We Lions are proud and happy to be able to help make a difference.

Mark Turk Joliet

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business

New warehouse furthers Carlow development There will be two access points to the building through Carlow Drive

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

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In what is one of the few vacant parcels of land, Northern Builders, Inc. is constructing a new office warehouse near Weber Road and Rodeo Drive.

The 7.5 acre parcel zoned for industrial is located at the northwest corner or Weber Road and Carlow Drive and serve as a 113, 425 squarefoot office/warehouse building in the Carlow Corporate Center at 910

Carlow Drive; making it the 14th building.

“Carlow does a nice job; it is a nice corporate center with the waterfall at its entrance, always kept up well and they are now building again using one of the last parcels we have—we are almost out of real estate folks,” said Mayor Roger Claar.

There will be two access points to the building through Carlow Drive as well as off of Rodeo Drive. In addition, a two to three and a halffoot berm, including an irrigation

“Carlow does a nice job; it is a nice corporate center with the waterfall at its entrance, always kept up well and they are now building again using one of the last parcels we have—we are almost out of real estate folks ...” system and landscape material will be provided within both front and corner side yards along Weber Road and Carlow Drive.

Photo by Laura Katauskas/Bugle Staff

Construction begins on a new 113,425 square foot warehouse off of Weber Road.

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government

Bolingbrook passes tax levy Levy request of $17.7 million is the same amount as levied in 2013 (primarily from the Promenade) we have been able to make the staff reporter katauskas@buglenewspapers.com shift from relying on property @lkatauskas taxes.”

The levy is broken The Bolingbrook down to levied amounts Village Board passed its for each village fund 2014 tax levy, without including the police any new tax dollars. pension fund at $3.2 The levy request of million; the firemen’s $17.7 million is the same pension fund at $2.8 amount as levied in million; the refuse 2013. claar collection fund at slightly “We are trying to hold roger mayor of more than $4 million; the line on taxes and are bolingbrook and debt service at $7.6 not collecting any more money than we did last year,” million which covers bonds said Mayor Roger Claar. “Because already sold for the purpose of our sales tax revenue has gone up capital projects.

By Laura Katauskas

“We are trying to hold the line on taxes and are not collecting any more money than we did last year,” said Mayor Roger Claar.

“Because our sales tax revenue has gone up (primarily from the Promenade) we have been able to make the shift from relying on property taxes.”

Claar did warn individual tax bills may go up or down depending on that particular property’s home owner’s assessment.

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Local School of Metaphysics invites residents to join Universal Hour of Peace Universal Hour of Peace starts at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 31

In its 18th year, The School of Metaphysics is welcoming people from around the world to usher in the New Year with peaceful thoughts and actions during the Universal Hour of Peace.

The School of Metaphysics, located at will honor the Universal Hour of Peace with 20 hours and 15 minutes (2015) of continual Meditation, and other mindful and spirit filled activities throughout the evening. The

group invites all to share in the vision of peace.

A tradition at the School of Metaphysics since 1996, the Universal Hour of Peace starts at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 31 and continues through 12:30 am Jan 1. According to the school, Mayor Roger Claar and world leaders proclaim this hour as an official event. People around the world read the Universal Peace Covenant at midnight to usher in the New Year.

The Universal Peace Covenant affirms that “Living peaceably begins by thinking peacefully.”

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IN THE PAINT Bryant tallies 20 points in Bolingbrook’s rout of Joliet West

By MarK gregory spoRTs REpoRTER

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

After losing to Trinity at the ChiTown Showdown, Bolingbrook coach Chris Smith said the Raiders had to make more of an effort to get the ball inside to 6-foot, 2-inch Parris Bryant.

Bolingbrook did just that their next game out, working Bryant in the paint, en route to a 76-34 win over Joliet West.

Bryant tallied 14 of the Raiders’ first 19 points in the game, before finishing with 20 points.

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“It was an opportunity to take advantage of a size matchup and we were able to do that,” Smith said. “When we are under control and are disciplined, those things happen. It is still a growing process for us all, but in order for us to be successful, we need to have that inside scoring.”

Bryant is happy she was able to convert the assists the guards were making to get the ball inside.

“It feels great because it is something we work on consistently in practice, so it is good to come out and do it in

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Prentiss Nixon and the Raiders will compete in the McDipper Tournament over the holiday break.

boys hoops

McDipper opens Friday

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

While the Pontiac Holiday tournament is still the granddaddy of Illinois High School boys basketball tournaments, the McDipper, held annually at Rich South High School, is right there behind it.

With great competition every year, the McDipper features 16 teams from around the Chicagoland area.

The McDipper opens up Friday, Dec. 26 and does not feature any teams currently in the top 10 rankings in Chicagoland, but does boast No. 11 Hales Franciscan and No. 15 Thornton.

Locally, Joliet Central and

Bolingbrook will compete in the invite.

The Steelmen open with Tinley Park and would face either Rich South or Chicago King in the second game of the tournament.

“With our recent poor performances and the quality of the teams at the McDipper, we have got to use our practice time to prepare for a long four days of play,” said Joliet Central coach Jeff Corcoran. “We are capable of playing thru this but need everyone to do their job.”

The Steelmen have the final game of the first day, playing at 8:30 p.m. and a win would keep them in the same time slot for the next day.

Bolingbrook is on the opposite side of the bracket and

plays the second earliest game of the tournament, opening up at 10:30 a.m. against University High.

A win in that one would put the Raiders playing the winner of Leo and Rich Central at 4 p.m. the following day.

“The McDipper is one of the top tournaments in the state,” said Boligbrook coach Rob Brost. “Everyone there is good, that’s why we go. We look forward to the competition.”

The ranked teams are split between the brackets as well, with Bolingbrook drawing Hales in the the third game if both win through.

Monday, Dec. 29 is also when Joliet Central and Thornwood would meet if the two won their first two contests.

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21.8

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19

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9

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.490

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8.8

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19

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9

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Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East

19.9

Trevian Bell, Joliet West

8.7

Da’Von Foster, Joliet West

18

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9

Jalen Jackson, JCA

17.0

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8

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Jojo Rios, Niles West

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10

Jobin Varghese, Niles West

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Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East

9

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Raiders being competitive this season

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

Just a season ago, Bolingbrook wrestling coach Dan Bullivant had to piece a varsity lineup together with several underclassmen, many of which were not ready for the varsity lineup.

But, due to injury, the Raiders were forced to send out a lineup that carried a wrestler in at least most of the weights.

How a year has changed things.

“This is the first time since I have taken over the program

that we have really been able to compete as a team,” Bullivant said. “We had a blowout win over Joliet Central, we beat Romeoville, we were seven points shy of beating Bradley and we lost four, one-point matches, we put some decent points against Sandburg and we lost a two-point match with Lincoln-Way East that came down to the last match. I don’t have to have freshmen wrestling varsity anymore. We have a small group of seniors and a lot of juniors, so we are competing

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John O’Brien and Bolingbrook are more competitive in dual meets this season.

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The Raiders have not fielded a full lineup this year, as they have had a few minor setbacks, but overall, it has been a huge change from a year ago.

“We still have been a little short-handed, but nothing like we were last year,” Bullivant said. “All that said, we are still without a 220 pounder, as we don’t have one really in the lineup and we have been every so often bringing up a younger, inexperienced wrestler and putting him there to see what he can do. We have been without Titus Wonsey all season until this week. He returned after breaking his wrist a week before the season started. We have also missed Frankie Rodriguez for a few matches with a sprained ankle.”

There are a trio of Raiders

raiders | from page 11 a game and have success,” she said.

Joliet West coach John Placher was impressed with the Raiders, who have played one of the tougher schedules around.

“Playing Bolingbrook, they are a very athletic, tall team.

They make you look bad,” Placher said. “Their press, you can’t throw over it and then you have to dribble through it and they have quick hands and are very athletic and they create a lot of turnovers.

“Everyone said Bolingbrook is down this year, they are not down. They are the best team we have played this year.

Yeah, they don’t have two AllAmericans that are going to UCONN and Tennessee, but they are not down and they have a lot of girls a lot of colleges will be looking at.”

back this year that are having a big impact after missing last season.

“Jamie Vega is 13-0, Josh Alexander is 11-2 and Clarence Golden is 11-2 and those three were all out of the lineup last year,” Bullivant said. “We have three stars that would have been stars last year that are now in our lineup. Holes like that are very hard to fill.”

Outside of those three, Bullivant said the seniors in the lineup have been instrumental in helping the program this year.

“Malik Butler is coming into his own. He was splitting a spot with another heavyweight last year and he is our go-to guy this year,” Bullivant said.

“Mitch Murray is a four-year varsity starter and is 8-3 this year and Jordan Shaw has been competitive for us. Those seniors lead the way.”

Smith knows that as Bryant gets going and having success inside, that will open up more chances for the guards to get to the basket.

“It becomes a little harder when you have to worry about defending the inside and the perimeter and then it opens up the lane for us,” he said. “That is what we are constantly working on and improving on.”

Smith knows the Raiders will have to get better as the conference season rolls along, especially if they want to compete with league favorite Homewood-Flossmoor.

“Outside of HF, the conference is really bunched together and someone has to step up and want to separate themselves from the pack,” Smith said.

“And at the end of the day, we have to play hard and anything can happen.”

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Rialto leaders explain new sign to City Council members Members of the City Council and public are upset about Rialto Theatre’s new marquee

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

Nobody seems completely happy about the Rialto’s new marquee.

There’s been too much public debate about it.

The members of the City Council are upset, and they seem to be kicking around the idea of withholding their annual funding to the historic theater at 116 N. Chicago St. Local residents who oppose the updated sign remain mad, and the theater’s leadership seems uptight.

Ed Czerkies, the prominent local businessman who donated $350,000 for the new marquee, is bothered by the ongoing criticism.

“To put it mildly, he is very concerned about the current situation,” said James V. Smith, the chairman of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, the Rialto’s governing board.

For the past seven years, the theater’s management has been looking for a donor who would fund

a new marquee. The old one was rusty, held together with duct tape and badly needed to be replaced, they said. Czerkies pledged his support and dedicated the gift to his late parents with wording on the marquee that reads “In memory of Michael and Mary Czerkies.”

The complaints began right after the theater announced the new marquee on Nov. 24. Some people knocked the more modern overall design and the LED lighting. The size of the lettering of the Czerkies’ name on the marquee drew particularly sharp criticism. Many people said it simply was too big.

On Dec. 15, Randy Green, the theater’s general manager, and Smith attended the City Council’s workshop session. About a dozen residents who opposed the new marquee were in the audience, and some of them carried large signs protesting the change.

Smith noted that some people had accused the Rialto’s leaders of trying to avoid an appearance at a council meeting.

“That is simply not true,” Smith said. “It is not our intent to disregard

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Trish Stoner from the Rialto Square Theater invites the protesters to come in and hear the Joliet Legion Band Concert on Dec. 14. public opinion.”

Green then went through the project’s timeline, saying that in July he sent an email to City Manager Jim Hock seeking review of the design.

Hock forwarded the request to staff, and the city’s Historical Preservation Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals considered the new marquee. Both groups approved it, Green said.

The new marquee would be about 12 feet high, and the letters spelling the Czerkies name were about 10 ½ inches tall, Green said.

Councilwoman Jan Quillman seemed to think the new marquee was too big.

“It’s hiding some of the architecture on the front of the building,” she said. She wanted to know if the Czerkies family could be remembered somewhere else.

“If you are getting married (at the Rialto), the big draw is to have your name up in lights,” Quillman said.

Green replied that the Czerkies name could be removed from photos.

“We decided it would be very easy to Photoshop off the sign,” he said.

Councilman Bob O’Dekirk asked what would happen to the theater if the city did not make its annual $600,000 donation next year.

“It will create some very serious

issues we will have to address,” Green said, saying later that the theater’s yearly operating budget was about $4 million.

Quillman asked if there was some way the design of the sign could be changed to make it look more oldfashioned while still incorporating LED lighting. Councilman Larry Hug also wanted to know if the design could be tweaked.

“It all depends on what those modifications might be,” Green said.

After the discussion ended, Green talked briefly about the project in the hallway outside City Council chambers. The sign already was being constructed in three sections that fit together like a puzzle. Each one of those segments had been made, and the electronic components were ready. The size of the Czerkies name probably couldn’t be minimized because the part already had been made.

“In all projects, there can be a change, but there would be a cost,” Green said.

Although the workshop’s agenda included two reappointments to the theater’s board, Mayor Tom Giarrante announced that he would discuss that matter during the City Council meeting on Tuesday.

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jobs over a month ago. I’ve been interviewing, and he started a twoweek training program for a new job the other day, but right now we’re in survival mode. We just cashed in an annuity, and were wondering if we should pay down debt and reduce the money going out each month, or just live on it?

Veronica Dear Veronica, Right now, it’s raining and you need an umbrella. If it were me, I’d just sit on the money for the time being.

Don’t misunderstand me. You need to be honorable and pay your debts, but you may have to put that on hold for a while. Right now, it’s more important to have food in the house and keep the heat on. This kind of situation is scary and can be really stressful, so make sure you hug and hold on to each other a lot, too.

It’s been rough for you guys,

especially right here during the holidays. But it sounds like things may be taking a turn for the better.

Your husband is about to start making money again, and you may have some possibilities on the horizon.

Through this stretch, honest communication can make a huge difference. Make sure your creditors know what’s happening. Let them know that you want to make things right, and that you will make things right as soon as you can.

God bless you guys!

—Dave * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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18 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 381 Marshall Ash Street, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60490 (Single family residence). On the 8th day of January, 2015, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff V. Luis Medina Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 4905 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale 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. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1771 West Diehl Road Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www.fal-illinois.com PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 12/11, 12/18, 12/25

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BOLINGBROOK PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS )

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

Luis Medina Defendant. No. 12 CH 4905 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 19th day of September, 2014, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 8th day of January, 2015, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the followingdescribed real estate: LOT 575, IN THE LINKS OF AUGUSTA VILLAGE UNIT 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 23, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2004-047522, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 381 Marshall Ash Street, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60490 Description of Improvements: Single family residence P.I.N.: 02-18-318-027-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale 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. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1771 West Diehl Road Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www.falillinois.com MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 12/11, 12/18, 12/25

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If you grew up almost anywhere cold in North America or Europe, one of the most evocative sensations of the holiday season is the smoky-sweet smell of chestnuts, roasting irresistibly on charcoal-fueled street-corner stands.

I’ll bet right now, at that very thought, you’re hearing in your head the famous lyrics of “The Christmas Song,” written and sung by the late Mel Torme, who dined often at my Spago restaurant in Beverly Both music and foods have an uncanny power to spark our memories. And chestnuts are among those ingredients that capture the holiday spirit.

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