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AUGUST 21, 2014

Vol. 8 No. 6

crime

Suspects arrested in Beaconridge robbery

Police responded to a report of a robbery in the area of Lot C at Beaconridge around 1:23 a.m. Aug. 14 Bolingbrook police arrested two men in connection with a robbery of an 18-year-old male early Aug. 14 in a parking lot in the Beaconridge housing complex.

Arrested were Raymond J. Simmons, 20, of 129 Somerset, and Thomas C. Wiggins, 20, of 416 Salem Square.

Bolingbrook Police Lt. Mike Rompa said they responded to a report of a robbery in the area of Lot C at Beaconridge around 1:23 a.m. Aug. 14.

Upon arrival, officers were informed that allegedly an 18-year-old male victim was

>> see robbery | Page 8

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News schools

Challenge to new VVSD teachers: ‘Infinite effort’ on behalf of students BACK TO SCHOOL

Mitchem spoke of a systemic dilemma across the nation that has resulted in a 30 to 40 % achievement gap Valley View School District 365U Superintendent James Mitchem and two VVSD Board of

Summer is unofficially over—students from the Valley View School District headed back to school Tuesday morning for a full day. The district now serves the educational needs of approximately 18,000 students in 20 educational facilities.

Education members challenged new VVSD teachers to launch an “infinite effort” on growth and achievement for all children in the district on Monday.

“Our belief system is our students can achieve like students in the highest performing school districts,” said School Board Vice President Rick Gougis, who challenged new 2014-15 teacher orientation attendees to “relate

to our kids. We truly believe all of our kids can learn and achieve at the same level that you have achieved.

“You are a very important part of a very impressive team that is second to none,”said School Board member Dan Falese. “You have nothing to worry about except teaching the kids. And that’s what it’s all about…teaching the kids.”

“We are very passionate about learning in this district,” Mitchem added. “Our goal is to create lifelong learners. But our rhetoric must match our commitment.”

Mitchem spoke of a systemic dilemma across the nation that has resulted in a 30 to 40 percent achievement gap between middle class white students and their African American, Hispanic, low income and special needs counterparts.

“The system was never designed to meet the needs of all kids,” he said.

“We want our kids to be critical thinkers which is something that is woefully missing in the education system.”

The VVSD Superintendent challenged new teachers to become part of a team that realizes every child learns at a different pace.The route a student takes doesn’t matter, he said.What matters is where they are at the end of the route.

“If we don’t work as a team, we won’t get it done,” Mitchem said.

“Challenge yourself to ask whether what you are doing supports Valley View’s beliefs. If you don’t believe it’s going to happen, it won’t.”

Correction

In the article printed Aug. 7 regarding Will County’s cheaper rate for electricity an inaccuracy to the rate was brought to the Bugle’s attention. The article stated that the rate is 4.83 cents for 24 months. That rate information is from the Will Electric Aggregation Group’s current contract which ends at the end of September. The new contract begins this October with Homefield Energy. It is a 36-month contract with a rate of $.06996 per k/Wh for the first 24 months of the contract and $.0685 for the final 12 months of the contract. For any questions, residents may either visit their municipality’s website or call their City / Village Hall or visit www. willelectricaggregation.org .

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Day of fun at Park District’s Summer’s Last Blast Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex is located at 200 S. Lindsey Ln.

Bolingbrook Park District will once again host the largest celebration in town with Summer’s Last Blast held on Saturday, August 23rd at the Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex, 200 S. Lindsey Lane. Events start at 8 a.m. with Parkie’s 5K and conclude at dusk with a fireworks show. All events are free unless noted on the schedule.

The Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Complex is located at 200 S. Lindsey Lane, in Bolingbrook, Ill., at corner of Lily

Cache.

For more information visit: www.bolingbrookparks.org or call (630) 739-1700.

Join us for Summer’s Last Blast.

Swim at Pelican Harbor ($1 for residents, $5 for non-residents with proceeds benefitting our financial aid program), enjoy games, music, inflatables, a fishing derby, car show, live entertainment and a rocking concert. Cap it all off with our fabulous fireworks display. Please Note: The 5K event does have a fee and requires registration.

8:00 am. Parkie’s 5K start (Race day registration: 15 years & up is $25, 5-14 years is $19) 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Fishing 12:00 pm-5:00 pm. Car Show 12:00 pm-6:00 pm. Swimming at Pelican Harbor ($1 for Bolingbrook residents, $5 for non-residents. ( Proceeds benefit Bolingbrook Park District’ financial aid program.)

12:00 pm-8:00 pm. Food vendors 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Canoeing 1:00 pm-2:00 pm. Lego Demonstration 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Fountaindale Public Library 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Mechanical Bull Riding

schools

Nicholas Detman named Assistant Principal at BHS He succeeds Teno Geritano who left the district

Bolingbrook High School Department Chair of Deans Nicholas Detman has been named Assistant Principal at Bolingbrook High School effective immediately.

He succeeds Teno Geritano who left the district.

Detman has been with Valley View School District 365U

since August 2002, initially serving as a special education instructor at Romeoville High School for four years and Dean of Students at BHS for nearly four years. He became Department Chair of Deans in February 2010.

A graduate of Monmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in special education and elementary education, he also holds a Masters of School Improvement and Leadership degree from Olivet Nazarene University.

Nicholas Detman new Assistant Principal at BHS

will county

Whisker Walk 5K set for Sept. 27 The event promotes adoptions and programs and services offered by the community The Will County Humane Society Whisker Walk will be held on Saturday September 27, 2014 at Pilcher Park, 2501 Highland Park Drive, Joliet.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m.

The event promotes adoptions and programs and services

offered by the community.

Sponsorship packages are available for local organizations that want to participate in the Market Place section of the Whisker Walk or want to join as a group.

There will be dog play areas, raffles, a merchandise store, a

market place, snacks and other events.

The 2013 Whisker Walk raised over $5,000 thanks to community involvement and participants all over Will County, even more are expected to attend this year.

For more information on the annual Whisker Walk, check out the Register for Events section of www.willcountyhumane. com.

1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Petting Zoo 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Inflatable Fun 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Portable Climbing Walls 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Microreality Stock Care Racing 2:00 pm-3:00 pm. Zumba Demonstration 2:00 pm-3:00 pm. Fountaindale Public Library Mobile Outreach Puppeteers 3:00 pm-4:00 pm. Gymnastics Performance 4:00 pm-5:00 pm. Fountaindale Public Library Mobile Outreach Puppeteers 4:00 pm-5:30 pm. DanceFest featuring Bolingbrook Park District Danceforce 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. Concert featuring Déjà Vu 8:30 pm. Fireworks Show

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News crime

Hickory Street Murders: Judge Kinney will decide Bethany McKee’s fate Aug. 29

By Pat Schager For the enterprise

news@enterprisepublications.com @PlainfieldNews

Closing arguments in the trial of Bethany McKee, one of the defendants in the Hickory Street Terrance Murders, were Rankins COURTESY Will p r e s e n t e d County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday.

McKee was the first of four friends to be tried for the robbery and murders of Eric Glover and Terrence Eric Glover R a n k i n s . COURTESY Will Separate trials County Sheriff’s Department for suspects Joshua Miner and Adam Landerman have yet

Credit: Will County Sheriff’s Department

Clockwise from top left: Alisa Massarao, Joshua Miner, Bethany McKee and Adam Landerman.

to be set.

The fourth member, Alisa Massaro, will not go to trial.

In accepting a plea deal, she pleaded guilty in May and agreed to testify against the other suspects in their trials. She

was sentenced for two counts of robbery and two counts of concealing a homicide and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Assistant Will County Assistant >> see murder | page 8

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Northbound lanes on the Interstate 55 Bridge over the Des Plaines River are open, with all lanes open by this weekend, state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. announced.

transportation

I-55/Des Plaines River bridge open Truck drivers trying to avoid traffic on I-55 near the bridge have used alternative routes, including Illinois 47 through Morris, and Illinois 53 through Wilmington

around the bridge construction.

Out of that came the addition nreiher@buglenewspapers.com of “smart signs,” designed @JolietILNews to provide extra warning to Northbound lanes on the drivers in both directions on Interstate 55 Bridge over the I-55 as far as 25 miles away.

Des Plaines River are Officials said the open, with all lanes signs and other new open by this weekend, efforts seemed to state Rep. Larry Walsh be reducing serious Jr. announced. accidents, until five Speaking earlier people were killed in in the week at a two separate accidents construction update within an hour July 21 on the CenterPoint on I-55 near the Des Intermodal yard in state Rep. Larry Plaines River Bridge Joliet, Walsh said he Walsh Jr. construction zone. got the word earlier The semitrailer that day about the opening. driver accused in four of the He said at that point the deaths -- Francisco Espinalnorthbound lanes would be Quiroz, 51, of Leesburg, Indiana open soon, followed by the -- was charged with two class 4 southbound lanes by Labor Day. felonies that included falsifying Then he revised it. his log book and failing to He said he hoped truckers maintain log book records. who have used local roads The driver of the semi in the to get around the bridge other accident was found to reconstruction will now stay on have a medical condition, and I-55 or get off at the Arsenal Road he subsequently died. interchange, completed two Truck drivers trying to years ago to handle the truck avoid long and costly traffic traffic around CenterPoint’s congestion on I-55 near the park, which includes the BNSF bridge have used alternative intermodal in Elwood and the routes, including Illinois 47 Union Pacific yard in Joliet. through Morris, and Illinois 53 The Elwood Democrat through Wilmington, Elwood convened a blue ribbon and Joliet, jamming up traffic at committee of state and local the Chicago Street interchange officials last year following on Interstate 80. dozens of accidents, including The additional traffic on two fatal, that occurred in and Illinois 53 has compounded By nick reiher managing editor

problems already seen from trucks using Walter Strawn Drive off the state route to get to the BNSF intermodal yard in Elwood. The increase in trucks on Walter Strawn Drive, built specifically as an east entrance to the BNSF yard, has caused problems at the Amtrak crossing just west of the highway, to the point where Elwood tried to limit access to its BNSF yard only, blocking trucks going north from there to the UP yard.

Elwood recently rescinded that order, following a federal judge blocking the village from restricting the traffic less than a week after the order was issued.

Asked what can be done to help traffic problems at Walter Strawn Drive, Will County Executive Larry Walsh said the state, county and local stakeholders have been working on a public-private partnership that would build a new bridge extending Houbolt Road south from I-80 directly to the CenterPoint property.

He said they hope that project could come to fruition within three to five years. Already the discussion has included the bridge feature tolls for trucks only, and a free lane for cars.

State Rep. Walsh has said that when that bridge is open, he would support closing access on Walter Strawn Drive from Illinois 53, which should alleviate problems there and cut down drastically on all truck traffic on that highway.

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Public invited for hour of laughs, fun down memory lane

This is a lively event for all ages Senior Star at Weber Place is pleased to host Larry Bergnach, humorist and dynamic storyteller, in a presentation you don’t want to miss at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 25 at 605 South Edward Drive, Romeoville.

This is a lively event for all ages. Bergnach will have

attendees recalling those youthful days of sitting around the radio and listening to their favorite comedy, mystery or musical programs.

An RSVP is requested by August 24. Please call 815.676.5776 to reserve your space.

For more information about Senior Star at Weber Place or to schedule a tour, call 815.676.5776, visit the website at www.seniorstar.com and/or like us on Facebook.

DuPage County

Sheriff calls for zero tolerance as children head back to school Deputies stationed in school zones will enforce speed limits, cell phone use, reckless driving and other traffic laws

It’s back to school time in DuPage County, which means it is time once again for Sheriff John Zaruba’s annual “Back to School Safety Strategy.”

The campaign kicked off Monday with a “Zero Tolerance in School Zones” enforcement period and continue for approximately one month. This campaign is designed to protect children of all ages and show motorists that driving recklessly around children will not be tolerated.

“Our back to school safety program isn’t about arresting people and writing tickets,” Zaruba said, “it is about teaching our children how to keep themselves safe while reminding drivers of their responsibility to not only drive safely, but to keep our children and our communities safe.”

Sheriff’s deputies will be stationed in school zones to enforce speed limits, cell phone use, seat belt use, child safety restraint laws, passing stopped school buses, reckless driving behavior and other traffic laws.

Deputies will be aggressively enforcing traffic laws in all school zones in the morning, during the lunch hour and in the afternoon as children are being picked up. Following the month long campaign, deputies will aggressively continue to patrol school zones throughout the year.

“The idea behind this traffic safety campaign is to raise public awareness about the dangers of driving recklessly in school zones and to remind people that school speed zones exist for a reason, to protect our children,” Zaruba said.

One component of the safety strategy is the annual Safety Saturday Fair that will be held Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DuPage County Fairgrounds on Manchester Road in Wheaton.

Zaruba organized the event in 1997 in an effort to heighten public awareness about safety and promote positive interaction between emergency services organizations and DuPage County residents. Most exhibits are designed to teach families about safety and crime prevention.

“We want kids to have fun while they are learning about safety,” Zaruba said. “Safety Saturday is a great way for families to spend time together and interact in a positive way with police officers and emergency personnel.”

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., congratulates CenterPoint Properties officials on the progress of their intermodal yards in Joliet and Elwood Aug. 12.Also speaking at the ceremony were, from left, state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood; Will County Executive Larry Walsh and Eric Gilbert, CenterPoint’s senior vice president of Infrastructure and Logistics.

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CenterPoint celebrates continued expansion Durbin said repurposing closed facilities can be an iffy prospect By nick reiher managing editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

To say Eric Gilbert has been involved in CenterPoint’s Will County project from the ground up isn’t an exaggeration.

Gilbert, CenterPoint’s senior vice president of Infrastructure and Logistics, told a group gathered Aug. 12 at Joliet’s Union Pacific yard he started on the project in 1999 as an engineer.

Now, he said, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Will County Executive Larry Walsh and state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. were on hand to see the soon-to-be-open 406,000-square-foot facility for Neovia Logistics Services.

Gilbert thanked Durbin and the others for their help in CenterPoint’s growth to some 15 million square feet

of warehousing and goodstransfer operations. The Will County property – with the BNSF intermodal in Elwood and the Union Pacific intermodal in Joliet – is the largest inland port in North America and fourth among all ports in the nation.

County Executive Walsh remembered throwing a spadeful of dirt “on a very warm summer day in August 2000” at the groundbreaking as a state senator. He said no one, except maybe CenterPoint officials, could have imagined what the plan would grow to 14 years later.

Durbin said repurposing closed facilities can be an iffy prospect. While officials still are trying to find the right project for the closed Chanute Air Force Base, he said new projects for Ft. Sheridan and Glenview Naval Air Station have been successful for their communities.

And now, Durbin added, the former JolietArsenal has yielded several successful projects, including the intermodal yards.

The others being the Abraham

Lincoln National Cemetery, the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie and the Prairie View Landfill, operated on contract by Waste Management.

Durbin said the project reminded him of the hard work put in by his late colleague, U.S. Rep. George Sangmeister, a Mokena Democrat. He said what CenterPoint has done will make Illinois stronger now and for the future.

Meanwhile, the new building will be ready by the end of the month, officials said. It is expected to handle 100 to 150 trucks a day with shipments of machine parts going in and out. Gilbert said the additional trucks – now and as CenterPoint is built out over the next 10 to 15 years – should be gradual enough to soften the impact on already congested traffic around the intermodals.

Gilbert added they are committed to working the local officials on a plan to make traffic safer in the area. The company helped fund the initial study for the interchange.

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WitH reP. nAtALie MAnLey (D-JOLIET) 98TH DISTRICT

School for children today is so much different than it was for me when I was growing up I always love this time of year. I remember the parent-teacher meetings and helping my daughter hurry to finish summer assignments the last weekend of vacation.

I enjoy seeing children and their parents join the rush of families at stores to gather school

supplies and new clothes to fit their children who seemingly grow overnight.

Providing our students with a top-tier education is one of the best things we can do to give them the social, cognitive and communication skills that they need to succeed in today’s global economy.

School for children today is so much rep. nataLie manLey different than it (D-JoLIeT) 98TH was for me when DIsTrICT I was growing up.

Understanding more about this issue led me to work with local law enforcement to pass a new law increasing penalties on heroin dealers while getting students the help and treatment they need.

Technology has drastically changed the way that our children learn. Computers are central to >> see our house | Page 18

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What if you have to stop while going through Hell?

By nick reiher managing editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

A multi-year project from hell is done.

State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr. announced at a project update ceremony for CenterPoint Properties the Des Plaines River Bridge on Interstate 55 will be open

by Labor Day. Later, he announced they would be open by the end of the week.

I felt a little sorry for Durbin.

Already he had watched as Barack Obama turn “Barackstar” and whiz past him from state senator, to U.S. senator to the White House.

And here he was nice enough to stop in Will County recently to congratulate CenterPoint Properties on opening a new warehouse on the Joliet portion of their intermodal yards. Before the event, he munched on a spread laid out by Autobahn Catering (Definitely not fast food, despite the name. They have a gourmet chef on staff.Very good stuff).

Then they talked about the growth of CenterPoint and how Durbin has helped get funding to make the expansions possible there. They all talked about the challenges success has brought, including helping to turn the area into a truck autobahn.

Eric Gilbert, CenterPoint’s senior vice president of Infrastructure and Logistics, said the company has poured millions into helping alleviate traffic problems around the two intermodal yards. The big problem, he said, has been nearly constant construction on I-55 for the past several years.

First, it was the construction of the Arsenal Road interchange that had things backed up. Soon after the interchange, which was to directly help traffic flow into and out of the intermodals, opened in 2012, the state began repairing the Des Plaines River Bridge just to the north.

Since the Arsenal Road interchange is close enough to the bridge, truckers didn’t want to lose a lot of time and money waiting for their turn to cross the bridge. So they, like other drivers who felt the same way, found other routes.

Even Durbin said he traveled enough on I-55 to know to take the North River Road exit to Illinois 53 and north.So do thousands of others who do the same every day. That has caused big problems for regular folks who want to travel Illinois 53 between Joliet and Wilmington, including those in processions heading to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood’s intermodal.

That section of Illinois 53 has

become an accident waiting to happen. A young girl was killed at Mississippi and Illinois 53 several months ago. The same is only a blown tire away from happening at the Chicago Street viaduct just south of Interstate 80.

But the Des Plaines River Bridge project has been one of the most – if not the most – dangerous projects for drivers in my memory.

Last year was pure hell. Dozens of accidents and two fatalities.

This year? Maybe fewer accidents, but then there were two on July 21 when five people were killed in two separate accidents within an hour on each side of the construction zone.

But it’s done. Now, there will be just the cross-country traffic from Louisiana to Chicago, I-55’s route, merging with the locals. Pardon me if I don’t join in the parade of people who want to see three lanes each way on the Des Plaines River Bridge.Thankfully, state officials say it’s not in their plans. But coming in the next few years could be the widening of Interstate 80,complete with the “straightening” of that Des Plaines River Bridge. And then the interchange reconstruction at I-55 and Weber Road.Being at the crossroads of two major interstates might be good for business, but it can be pretty tough if you get caught in the crosshairs.

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Forest officials trying to slow down cyclists Officials with Forest Preserve are considering additional safety measures following the death of a cyclist Aug. 9

By nick reiher managing editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

Officials with the Forest Preserve District of Will County are considering additional safety measures following the death of a cyclist Aug. 9. at their Hickory Creek Junction Trail in Frankfort Township.

Bob Murphy, Forest Preserve District Police chief, said Vaidas Varpucanskis, 542, of Mokena, >> robbery from page 1 approached by two offenders,later identified as Raymond Simmons and Thomas Wiggins.

>> murder, from page 4 State’s Attorney Dan Walsh’s opening statement set out a list of reasons for finding McKee guilty in the robbery and murders of Glover and Rankins. “She is accountable for the robbery, and she is guilty of first degree murder in their deaths,” he said.

He argued that it was her “lust for money,” and Rankins was picked because he had money, and they needed cash for cigarettes and alcohol.

died Aug. 9 due to injuries he sustained after he swerved to avoid a passing cyclist and a jogger on the paved Hickory Creek Trail.

Murphy said Varpucanskis, who was not wearing a helmet, fell from the bike and struck his back and his head on the pavement.

Just before the accident, Murphy said, Varpucanskis was riding downhill at a high rate of speed when he met the oncoming jogger and a cyclist

passing the jogger in an area where it is difficult to see due to a severe curve in the paved trail.

Marcy DeMauro, executive director of the Forest Preserve District, gave a prepared report on the incident at the district board’s Aug. 14 meeting. As she did, forest preserve district attorney Bryan Kopman advised her to “stick to the facts” in open session, in case there should be any litigation from the incident.

DeMauro noted during her report, as well as after the meeting, that other trails throughout the area as well are seeing more cyclists going at high rates of speed – up to 30 or 35 mph – to train for a race or

get their heartrates up.

That combined with an increased number of people using the paved trails is a cause for concern, she said. The trails

are for multi-use – meaning walkers, joggers and cyclists – she said. The forest preserve district has signs posted on the trails – especially in more crowded areas – warning cyclists to be aware of others and slow down. Helmets also are advised, she said.

DeMauro said they are looking at other safety measures, including increased signage, improved sight lines and wider shoulders on trails for safe passing.

She said the forest preserve district still is in litigation over a cycling death that occurred at its Cruise the Creek event on the Hickory Creek trail last Oct. 5.

Simmons and Wiggins then attempted to go through the victim’s pockets, Rompa said.

The victim attempted to fight the offenders off but was then

battered, as they removed his cell phone and wallet.

Approximately one hour later, Rompa said, a Bolingbrook officer stopped a suspicious vehicle in

the area of Briarcliff Road and Recreation Drive. Simmons and Wiggins were located in the vehicle, Rompa said, along with the victim’s wallet and cell phone.

Both subjects were positively identified, taken into custody, interviewed, processed and transported to the Will County Jail.

“She knew they (the four friends) were going to rob them,” Walsh said. He further argued that she didn’t go to the police or use her cell phone to call the police with this information. He said she asked her father for help on how to get rid of the bodies of Glover and Rankins.

Walsh argued that McKee said yes when her father asked if she was involved. Walsh argued that she is accountable and actions speak louder than words. “That makes her guilty,”he said.Defense

Attorney Chuck Bretz asked for a not guilty verdict on the firstdegree murder charge because “Bethany didn’t need money.”

He argued that without intent before or after a crime, no guilt exists. “She was not present during the robbery or murders.”

He further said there is no forensic evidence to indicate she did anything. Bretz said McKee did not take Joshua seriously in any plans to rob Rankins.

Bretz said that it was clear Bethany thought it was only

trash talk and wasn’t aware that something was going to happen.

“She makes some very bad decisions,” he said.

Bretz concluded saying her decision-making was horrible, but she “did not take any role in robbery or subsequent murder.

There is no proof she is guilty.”

Assistant State’s Attorney John Connor said McKee indicated her guilt. He said to consider the statement of Bethany McKee where she said to Joliet Police detectives,“Here we go,” and “We

can beat them up and kill them” and “get the money.”

“That is flat out murder,” he said.

He said “here we go” indicated McKee knew they were planning to kill them before they even called them to come to the Hickory Street apartment. “Did she warn (Glover and Rankins)?

No.” The bench trial now will be decided by Will County Judge Gerald Kinney, who said he will issue his ruling Aug. 29.

More Info DeMauro said they are looking at other safety measures, including increased signage, improved sight lines and wider shoulders on trails for safe passing.

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Inspiration is the key that can unlock your potential.

The week ahead may offer many opportunities to find new stimuli by reading, meditating, or meeting people who have a lifestyle you can aspire to for yourself.

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Passions can pull you in conflicting directions. Friends may be generous toward you in the week ahead, but you might be challenged by a desire to return the favor in excessive ways. A flirtation could become intense.

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You could be pressured to keep up with the Joneses or make purchases so you fit into a group. Membership dues and mandatory contributions during the upcoming week could put a temporary dent in your wallet.

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True security involves more than having a few dollars in your pocket and the ability to spend extravagantly.

In the week ahead, consider ways to make your future more comfortable and your present success lasting.

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No generous gesture goes unnoticed. You may have the urge to go to extremes in the week ahead. You might spend a little too much money to impress your friends, or become the target of someone’s obsessive amorous attentions.

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An inspired idea of how you can achieve a more prosperous future may be planted this week. All the same, remember that money doesn’t grow on trees. Remain on your guard against wasteful spending.

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Other people might see the big picture even if you don’t.

A romantic partner might feed your ambition in the week ahead, but you could be the one who must pick up the tab. Don’t be distracted by the social scene.

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DECEmbER 23 TO JaNUaRy 20

An apple and a snake are not needed to make you fall prey to temptation. In the week ahead, you might be attracted to someone that you just can’t get out of your mind.

Avoid extravagance in thought and deed.

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Bonds strengthen over time. Perfect attunement might be developing with a new friend. You may gain acceptance in a group, but avoid rushing the process or forcing growth. Confidence grows all week long.

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Bugle Kids

INSIDE: NASCAR week offers a lot of action throughout Chicagoland, page 12; Athletes to watch in fall season, page 13

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Former Flyer plays in Pan-Am games Former Lewis University men’s volleyball studentathlete BJ Boldog (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) was one of the 12 players chosen to represent the United States at the IX Men’s Pan American Cup held Aug. 11-16 in Tijuana, Mexico.

Boldog recorded 4,385 assists in a Lewis uniform from 2011-14. His total ranks third all-time for a career at Lewis and first during the rallyscoring era (2002-present).

Boldog was a three-time AVCA All-American and twice earned CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors.

Current Flyer Geoff Powell (Claremont, Calif./ Claremont) was named an alternate for the squad.

Powell, an outside hitter, is entering his redshirt senior season in 2015.

Other teams scheduled to compete at the 2014 IX Men’s Pan American Cup are Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and host Mexico. The U.S. is

Photo Courtesy of Lewis Athletics

>> see FLYER | page 16

Former Lewis University setter BJ Boldog played for the United State Pan-Am team.

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NASCAR week full of action While the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup doesn’t get underway until Sunday, Sept. 14, with the MyAFibStory. com 400, race fans heading to Chicago will have plenty to do the week before as NASCAR rolls into the Windy City.

NASCAR Night at Bub City hosted by Chicagoland Speedway takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, as one of Chicago’s premier barbeque and country music hotspots plays host to drivers and race fans for a night of dueling pianos, BBQ, drinks, and giveaways. Admission is free and the night begins at 7:00 p.m., with driver appearances and dueling pianos taking place at 9:00 p.m.

Also on Wednesday, Chase Grid Live kicks off from Tribune Tower Plaza in downtown Chicago from 1 – 8 p.m. The free, twoday event begins with a fan festival featuring NASCAR personalities, show cars, music, food and more. On Thursday, Sept. 11, the event continues all day long with all 16 Chase drivers making an appearance from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. It will mark the first time the group will gather prior to competing in the new Chase for the Sprint Cup elimination format.

Joliet’s 14th annual Race Fan Rally returns Thursday from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. in downtown Joliet. Race Fan Rally is a free fan event that kicks off NASCAR’s Chase weekend at Chicagoland Speedway and is one of the largest single day race fan events in

Mark Gregory/Bugle Staff

Joliet’s Race Fan Rally, held downtown Thursday, Sept. 11, will again feature the sounds of 7th Heaven.

the country. Race Fan Rally includes the Sprint Cup Series hauler parade along with entertainment, driver appearances, race simulators, live music, hot food, cold drinks and a KidZone area for children.

On Thursday evening, head to Joe’s Bar on Weed Street to see Craig Campbell with Mockingbird Son for

the NASCAR Weekend KickOff Party with US99.5 and Chicagoland Speedway.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with Mockingbird Sun taking the stage at 7:45 p.m., while Craig Campbell is scheduled to go on at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are just $30, and include the concert along with NASCAR trivia >> see ACTION | page 16

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Local area athletes to watch in fall of 2014

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

As fall sports season stats and football takes prep sports headlines, there are several high school athletes not on the gridiron for local sports fans to watch as the year goes by.

CROSS COUNTRY Bolingbrook senior Jonathan Cook is returning to the Raiders cross country team after being a sectional qualifier a season ago.

Cook placed 20th in the regional, posting a time of 16 minutes, 30 seconds.

• Senior Peyton Chapman overcame injury to advance to the state meet in track is looking to keep the streak going in cross country for Bolingbrook.

• The Bolingbrook girls cross country team advanced as a unit to the sectional meet a year ago and they were paced by three young runners.

Back are a pair of sophomores in Trianna Rodriguez and Arianna Amill. Rodriguez was the top runner at regionals last year, placing sixth in 18 minutes, 46 seconds.

Amill was 24th in the regional in 19:41, while junior Marissa Caputo placed 13th in the regional to help the Raiders advance.

• The Romeoville boys cross country team also advanced to the sectional meet a year ago and a host of those runners are back.

The top Spartan through the chute was then-junior Mike Samuelson, who placed 28th at regionals in 16:44 and is expected back for his senior campaign.

Junior Ian Irvine returns after posting a time of 16:53 and taking 33rd place at regionals last year.

He was joined by sophomore Carlos Ibanez, who was 39th a year ago as a freshman with a

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Megan Beilawski is one Raider to watch this season.

time of 17:12.

GOLF Bolingbrook junior Jacob Nagel was a sectional qualifier golfer a year ago, carding an 87 at the regional level.

TENNIS Both Valley View schools had juniors at the No. 1 singles position last year and both are expected back with a year of experience.

Romeoville returns Erika Edrada, while Bolingbrook expects Jessica Innis to be back for the Raiders.

VOLLEYBALL Bolingbrook returns setter Nicole Gambon and outside hitter Megan Bielawski this season who were key cogs in the 16-win team a year ago.

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mark + scott’s

review

Voyager Media recap

Year in Review Great courses, great fun

By Scott Taylor & Mark Gregory

sports editor & sports reporter

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_Sports mark@buglenewspapers.com @hearthebeard

With our 2014 golf review season over, it is time to reflect on the summer it was.

Mark Gregory and Scott Taylor played a total of 10 courses, including 63 holes in a day in Michigan, playing four courses that day. Here are their top three courses each.

Scott’s picks: 3.While all 10 courses we played were fun, my third favorite course of the summer was Cantigny in Wheaton.We played the WoodsideLakeside combination and it impressed from the start. The par-5 second hole was one of my top five holes played all year long.

There were several tight holes and several holes with water.

It was probably one of the three most difficult courses of the year as well, but the challenge added to its fun. Each hole was unique and there was a nearly drivable par-4, which there should be on every course, in my opinion.The course was probably in the best shape of any course we played as there were few ball marks and divots on the course.

2. Our last course we played, Harborside International, was my second favorite. While I don’t think you can expect a 30+ mile an hour wind the way we had, we were told it is windy most of the time. While that makes it difficult, it also makes it more fun to see how you can play in those conditions. While there might not have been a hole as great as the second at Cantigny, all of the holes were very strong, in my opinion.

Adding to the mystique of the course was the background of the Chicago Skyline on a few of the early holes. If that wasn’t good enough, there are the last few holes played along Lake Calumet.

It isn’t often you get to play along a lake as large as that one is.

The first course we played at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, was my favorite.

Unfortunately, we had to skim through the back nine due to time, but there were a lot of great holes.

None was better than the large 80foot drop at the par-3 eighth hole.

The rough and greens were the most difficult I have ever played.

Several holes offered great challenges but there were also some strong scoring holes as well.

There was a potential drivable hole on the course, as well. It ended up being a great way to start our 63 holes in a day. If I was ever up in that area again, I would be sure to play the Premier Course again.

Year in Review Location: Midwest best feature: 10 top-notch courses played in 10 weeks.

quick tip: Try to play as many different courses as possible

Mark Gregory (left) and Scott Taylor pose after completing the 63-hole “Man vs. Golf challenge at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan.

Mark’s Picks When Scott and I go out and play these rounds for reviews, I have one motto from the first tee box until the final hole – play for the shot.

Sure, we keep scores, but when I have a chance at playing a smart shot that will all but assure me a good score or crazy shot that, if played right, will be a wow moment, well I go for the gusto.

3. The course that offered several of these was Tanna Farms in Geneva.

We played more prestigious and more expensive courses this year, but this one gave me what I want – that chance to be Bubba Watsonesque for a day.

There are at least three holes

on the course that offer that chance to play the big shot and not play safe and that made this course one that I had a lot of fun playing.

2. My second favorite course was Harborside International. I probably played the worst round of golf of the entire season on this course, but still enjoyed every second on the course.

The course played extremely difficult with 30-plus mile per hour winds the whole round.

That, coupled with being on one of the top 25 municipal courses in the United States gave Scott and I a glimpse of what the pros go through on a weekly basis.

The views on the course from the Chicago Skyline to the

lakefront holes made this an amazing course to play.

1. Three Tops. While I enjoy getting into a good drive as much as the next guy, my favorite part of playing a round of golf is when your midirons are on and you are able to hit the ball at the hole like throwing darts at the green.

That was the way I was able to play on the No. 1 par 3 course in America.

After missing the first green terribly, I was able to make great club choices and get the perfect swings, landing the ball on the green hole after hole after hole.

Now, if I could have putt better, it would have made the round perfect, but nonetheless, a memorable nine holes.

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Slammers salvage final game with Freedom The Joliet Slammers defeated the Florence Freedom 3-2 in 10 innings on Sunday to save one of the three-game series, Joliet scored in the top of the 1st inning on a 2-out 2-run homer from Matt Weaver.

The Slammers’ Andrew Busby got off to a nice start and went into the 5th inning allowing no runs on two hits. Both hits were singles from Sam Eberle.

In the bottom of the fifth,Adam Taylor put the Freedom on the scoreboard with a RBI double.

In the sixth Zak Blair led off with a triple and scored on a run-scoring single from Eberle.

At that point he had three of their six hits.

Jordan Wellander came on in relief at that point and got out of the inning without any more damage with the game tied 2-2.

The game stayed 2-2 into the bottom of the ninth.

David Kubiak was on the mound for Joliet and gave up a leadoff single to Buddy Sosnoskie.

The next hitter, Doug Joyce, bunted up in the air on an apparent bunt-and-run play.

Grant DeBruin came in to catch the bunt and threw to first base for the big double play.

Kubiak then retired the next

hitter to force extra innings. In the top of the 10th, Adam Lewis walked with one out.

Grant DeBruin then singled to left field.

Chris Epps flew out to right and then Russell Moldenhauer was walked intentionally to load the bases for Matt Weaver.

While Weaver was at the plate, Florence reliever Chris Squires threw a wild pitch in the dirt and Lewis scored what would be the winning run in the 3-2 final.

Kubiak closed out the game in the bottom of the 10th and earned the win.

Joliet moves to 14-15 in one run games on the season and 5-7 in extra inning contests.

• John Maloney became the Slammers 19th starting pitcher for 2014.

He gave up two runs in the first inning thanks to a Rob Kelly 2-run single. Maloney settled in and retired the next five batters is a row.

In the third though, the first two men reached base and with two outs, Chance Ross and Adam Taylor came through with backto-back RBI singles.

In the meantime, Joliet scored in the top of the 3rd inning on a Grant DeBruin RBI grounder.

They scored again in the 4th on

a JD Dorgan RBI groundout to make the score 4-2.

Maloney was taken out in the 4th inning with five strikeouts and two walks. Kody McFarland came on in relief for the Slammers.

He gave up a solo homer to Rolando Gomez in the 4th and sacrifice fly to Gomez in the 6th to make it 6-2. Florence starter Peter Gehle gave up several line drives but the defense was up to the challenge. At one point he retired seven in a row and went the first 7 1/3 innings before Ed Kohout came on to finish out the ballgame.

McFarland pitched the final five innings for Joliet and struck out two while walking one.

DeBruin finished with two hits and an RBI. Chris Epps had reached base in ten straight games coming in, but finished 0-4 on the day.

• The Slammers scored in the top of the 1st inning on a RBI single from Grant DeBruin, his 48th RBI on the season.

That also became a Frontier League-best 109th hit on the season.

He entered the game with a .351 batting average, second best in the league.

In the bottom of the 1st

Frontier picked up a 2-out 2-run homer from Jacob Tanis to take a 2-1 lead against Joliet’s Andrew Strenge.

He lasted three innings in his surprise start and allowed just those two runs on two hits and struck out three.

Ethan Carter then came on and continued to shut down the Florence offense.

On the other side however, Freedom starter Casey Henn was even more brilliant.

He allowed two hits in that first inning when Joliet scored, but after that he went six more innings and did not allow a single hit.

Henn left after seven innings with the one run allowed on two hits with three strikeouts and scattered five walks.

Carter pitched four shutout innings out of the bullpen but then ran into trouble in the bottom of the 8th.

With the bases loaded and one out, Zak Blair lofted a single to left and it scored two runs to make the score 4-1.

Pete Levitt came on in relief of Henn and shut out Joliet over the final two innings but did give

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Chris Epps has reached base in every Slammers’ game since July 28.

up a single to Max Casper in the 9th. It was Joliet’s 1st hit since the 1st inning.

Chris Epps drew two more walks on the day and has reached base in every Slammers game since July 28th.

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>> ACTION, from page 12 with prizes and giveaways.

Thursday evening is also home to a more formal option, as Kurt Busch and the Illinois State Crime Commission host the Windy City Salute to the Armed Forces Foundation.

Tickets for this event can be purchased here to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation and their mission to protect and promote the physical, mental,

>> FLYER, from page 11 scheduled to share a pool with Colombia and Mexico. Brazil, who is not participating in the event this year, is the defending champion of the annual event last held in 2013 at the Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium in

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and emotional wellness of military service members, veterans and their families. As part of Chicagoland’s “Salute to America’s Heroes Pre-Race Show Presented by AARP and AARP Foundation Drive to End Hunger, Chicagoland Speedway will donate 100 tickets to the AFF so that service members and their families can attend and watch Busch compete in the MyAFibStory.com 400.

Advance Tickets for MyAFibStory.com 400 start at just $55 with kids 12 and under receiving $25 OFF adult ticket prices in each section.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.

ChicagolandSpeedway.com, by calling 888-629-RACE, through the Chicagoland Speedway mobile app, or by visiting the Chicagoland Speedway Administrative office MondayFriday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, September 12-14, will begin with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Lucas Oil 225 race under the lights on Friday night. On Saturday, September 13, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300 Powered by Coca-Cola will hit the track as the precursor to Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series(tm), MyAFibStory.com 400 showdown, this year’s first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

The first race for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup from Chicagoland Speedway will air live on ESPN at 1 p.m.

CT on Sunday, September 14.

The race will also be broadcast on the WatchESPN app, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, with additional coverage on NASCAR.com.

Mexico City.

The highest ranked participating National Team in the final results of the competition will qualify for the 2015 FIVB World League.

• Lewis University student-athletes Heidi Haller (Northville, Mich./ Northville) and Samantha McGaha (Greenwood, Ind./

Perry Meridian) have been chosen as 2014 recipients of the NCAA Division II Degree Completion Award.

The program helps studentathletes who have exhausted their athletic eligibility with tuition to complete their undergraduate degree.

Haller, an athletic training major, started 38 matches

as a defender for the Lewis women’s soccer team from 2010-13. She helped the Flyers to back-to-back winning seasons in 2012 and 2013, a first for the program in 19 years.

McGaha, a nursing major, was a four-year member of the Lewis women’s track and field squad from 2011-14. As a senior and a sophomore, she won the Great Lakes Valley Conference indoor and outdoor long jump titles.

Her 2011 and 2014 squads won GLVC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

A national committee selects the award winners based on academic performance, athletic achievement and involvement in campus and community activities.

To date, nearly $4 million has been given to approximately 1,000 deserving studentathletes. Of those studentathletes who have received the award since its inception, 94 percent have earned their undergraduate degree using this program.

• Lewis University Director of Athletics Dr. John Planek announced on Aug. 12 that he has named Brian Sisson as the Flyers’ new Associate Athletics Director for External Relations.

“Brian Sisson will be a great addition to our staff,” Planek said. “His athletic marketing experience, alumni work and background in Catholic higher education gives him a balanced perspective.”

Sisson will oversee all athletic fundraising, alumni outreach, marketing and promotions for the Flyers athletics department.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to join the Lewis Flyer family,” Sisson said. “I would like to thank (Lewis President) Brother James Gaffney, Dr. John Planek and the search committee, in

addition to my wife (Kaitlin) and family for their support.”

“Lewis University is a premier institution and the Flyer athletics program is first class,” Sisson continued. “I look forward to assisting staff and Lewis student-athletes who excel academically, athletically and in the community on a national level.”

A native of Wheaton, Sisson spent the last two years serving as Benedictine University’s Assistant Director of Athletics for Advancement.

He was responsible for all athletic fundraising, corporate partnerships and alumni events.

During that time, Sisson raised more than $300,000 and increased Benedictine’s annual fund by 35 percent and corporate revenue by 30 percent.

He also re-engaged alumni by launching a new annual fund website, developed a monthly newsletter and produced a series of new alumni events.

Those efforts helped increase alumni donations by 25 percent and alumni enga gement/event attendance by 75 percent.

Prior to his stop in Lisle, Sisson served as the Promotions and Ticket Manager for Loyola University from 2007-12.

During his stay in Rogers Park, Sisson not only led the Ramblers Athletics Department to record ticket sales, but increased sponsorship and fundraising revenue as well. Sisson also improved online communications and social media outreach for alumni, sponsors, season ticket holders and students for the department.

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TOP 10 oF the WeeK

SCott’S toP 10 FAVorite GoLF CoUrSeS eVer PLAyeD

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

Joliet central

abC 7 ChiCago @aBC7CHICago

“Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West dominates in 12-2 mercy-rule win at Little League World Series”

ChiCago Cubs @CUBs

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FAZiO PreMier Gaylord, Michigan

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THe BrUTe Lake Geneva, wisconsin

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GATLinBUrG GC Gatlinburg, Tennessee STArBOArD COUrSe Chicago -Harborside CAnTiGnY wheaton, illinois

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HeriTAGe BLUFFS Channahon, illinois THe HiGHLAnDS Lake Geneva, wisconsin eAGLe KnOLL Hartsburg, Missouri

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MiSTwOOD GC romeoville, illinois

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THreeTOPS Gaylord, Michigan

Disagree with scott? tweet your top 10 to @hear_the_Beard

#voyagertop10

“Congratulations to Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West All-Stars, who advance in the Little League World Series after today’s 12-2 win. #LLWS” norah o’donneLL @NoraHoDoNNeLL

“Did you see our response to the #IceBucketChallenge? #ALS Assoc says donations last month topped $13M vs. $1.7M last year” atLanta braVes @BraVes

“Thanks to the #Braves wives and girlfriends for taking the #IceBucketChallenge and helping bring awareness to ALS.” Kurt angLe

@reaLKUrTaNgLe

“Last night i took the #icebucketchallenge for ALS. I did the challenge with milk instead.”

q & a with local athletes

feATURING

raytoria richardson Basketball

Favorite social media outlet that you use?

Twitter How many followers do you have on twitter?

Around 354 followers Who is your favorite pro athlete? Why? Allison Felix because she is very good at what she does and very inspirational.

How often do you use social media? Who is your favorite person to follow? every now and then during the day. I like to follow All Athletes Know. They have inspirational quotes and things all athletes understand.

What is your most memorable sports moment?

Participating in the All-Star Game.

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BusiNess & reAl estAte

Dave says

Dealing with the topic of asking for raise Sit down with your leader, make a logical, argument for why you deserve more money

I don’t pay people for how long they’ve been in the building, and I don’t want anyone on my team who doesn’t give 100 percent.

By Dave ramsey daVe says DaVeramseY.Com

a slacker in the same position, that doesn’t mean a whole lot in terms of your personal compensation.

Dear Dave, I’ve got several What’s your advice people at my on asking for a raise at company who hold work when you have similar positions and more responsibility make similar money. than a co-worker but Some of them have the same title on paper? been here for years, After being with my while others are company four years, I relatively new. I don’t feel like I should make pay people for how more money and I have DAVe SAyS long they’ve been the right to complain mOnEY ADVICE in the building, and about this.

BY DAVE rAmSEY I don’t want anyone Vanessa on my team who Dear Vanessa, doesn’t give 100 percent. Now, Sorry, no. You don’t have a that may be a different issue right to complain. You agreed on your pay, and you are than pay, but at the same time I doing your job the way your don’t want someone who gives character and integrity tell you 50 percent and I pay them 50 to do the job. If someone else is percent. I want everyone at 100

percent, but that kind of thing isn’t your problem. It’s the company’s problem, because she works for them and not you.

If you honestly feel like you deserve a raise because of your effort and performance, that’s fine. Sit down with your leader and make a logical and reasonable argument for why you deserve more money. But don’t bring up your co-worker and what he or she makes in the discussion. That’s just not relevant. What is relevant is your worth and the value you bring to the organization.

But a comparative analysis with someone else on staff just isn’t a good idea. I’d stay away from that, Vanessa.

—Dave

>> our house, from Page 7

checklist, there are some factors that are out of our control. ast school year, I partnered with a Parent Teacher Organization to provide information to students, parents and teachers on online bullying and harassment – which is a threat that we didn’t have back in my school days.

However, bullying in any form can have a devastating impact on a child’s learning and their lives as a whole.

Today, social media has taken it even further. Students should feel safe in their classrooms, and bullying can threaten a student’s physical as well as mental health.

Talk to your kids about bullies and encourage them to talk to a trusted adult when they experience bullying or see others being bullied. Some schools have programs in place to specifically address bullying, so I encourage you to reach out to your child’s teacher or school principal for any

classroom education, and making sure that teachers have up-to-date materials is difficult during these tough economic times.

I have made it a priority to tour schools in the district, visit classrooms, meet with teachers, PTAs, principals, and superintendents, to make sure that I am aware of our local schools’ needs, and to collaborate on how we can be efficient and effective in our efforts to improve education.

In Springfield, I sit on a House budget appropriation committee, so I understand there aren’t a ton of resources to go around.

However, earlier this summer, I opposed a budget proposal that would have resulted in devastating cuts to schools – because I know that smart budgeting also means prioritizing spending for what is most important, and that underfunding

schools would have devastating long-term consequences in our communities.

I also know the success of our children is largely determined by the environment and circumstances that we provide for them.

The first teacher a child has is right at home. Parental involvement is critical in a child’s class performance, and that includes sending them to school with all of the tools that they need to excel.

Heading back to school might mean making sure doctors’ appointments and medical needs are kept up to date.

If you are a new parent, or new to this area, I encourage you to get involved with your child’s school and begin an open line of communication with his/her teachers.

Unfortunately, even after we have reviewed our back-to-school

Paying the insurance penalty Dear Dave, My wife and I live in New York, and we’ve had whole life insurance for several years.

There’s a seven percent penalty if we cash out the policies now.

If we wait a few years, we won’t have to pay into the premiums anymore. Should we cash out the policies anyway?

Brian Dear Brian, The reason you won’t have to pay into the premiums anymore is because you built up enough savings, and they are not paying you enough on the savings to amount to anything.

The amount they should have been paying you versus the way they were ripping you off will buy the life insurance.

It’s not like you can pay for it because you still have probability of death. As long as there’s a probability of death there’s a cost to life insurance. The only question is whether you’re paying out of your savings account or your checking account. In this case,

specific protocols.

Will County has seen an alarming increase in heroin use among youth, and it is destroying lives of students and even taking them.

I was outraged after learning about drug use among children, and the drug dealers who prey on children as young as eighth grade.

Understanding more about this issue led me to work with local law enforcement to pass a new law increasing penalties on heroin dealers while getting students the help and treatment they need.

There is still much more to do on this issue, but I always ask everyone to help increase awareness of the problem, learn the warning signs that someone may be using, and learn how to access support services in your school or community.

Since taking the oath of office, I have offered internships to high school students from our area,

you’re paying out of savings.

The seven percent figure is just your surrender charge, so I’d get out of that policy soon.

Here’s the problem, Brian. If you die today, do you know what they’ll pay? Face value. They won’t pay face value plus the savings you paid for. In other words, you’ll lose your savings.

I’d get term life insurance in place by the end of the week. Compare prices on term, because you’ll be surprised at the difference some companies charge for term insurance.

Make sure you get good 15- to 20-year level terms policies valued at 10 to 12 times your annual incomes.

—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.

offered college preparedness seminars,and visited with students of all ages in their classrooms, even sat down during lunch in their cafeteria!

I have seen firsthand that we have some of the brightest in the state and nationwide.

They have lots of potential, and with our support, the possibilities for them are limitless.

Working with student volunteers in my district office has enhanced my experience as a state Rep, and I am looking forward to seeing their accomplishments this school year.

If you have a high school student that wants to volunteer in my office or if you have any questions on state issues, please call my office at (815) 725-2741.

Natalie Manley State Representative, 98th District

THE BUGLE AUGUST 21, 2014 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 501 KING ARTHUR WAY BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440 (ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY. TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE.). On the 18th day of September, 2014, 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: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff V. JOHNNY R. LEE AND AMY M. LEE Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 3587 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. Judgment amount is 205,374.08 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 252 Yellow Pine Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (Single family residence). On the 11th day of September, 2014, 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: Bank of America, N.A Plaintiff V. James B. Alford, III; Sonia D. Alford; Indian Oak Recreation Association; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Springleaf Financial Services of Illinois, Inc. f/k/a American General Financial Services of Illinois, Inc.; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of James B. Alford, III, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sonia D. Alford, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claiman Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 3130 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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) 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 8/21, 8/28, 9/4

For Information Please Contact: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60625 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) 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 8/14, 8/21, 8/28

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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 Bank of America, N.A Plaintiff, vs.

James B. Alford, III; Sonia D. Alford; Indian Oak Recreation Association; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Springleaf Financial Services of Illinois, Inc. f/k/a American General Financial Services of Illinois, Inc.; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of James B. Alford, III, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sonia D. Alford, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claiman Defendant. No. 12 CH 3130 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, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 11th day of September, 2014, 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 following-described real estate: LOT 4, IN BLOCK 34, IN INDIAN OAKS UNIT 8, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 17, 1974, AS DOCUMENT NO. R74-27759, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 252 Yellow Pine Drive Bolingbrook, IL 60440 Description of Improvements: Single family residence P.I.N.: 12-02-09-426-006-0000 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: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60625 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

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 )

Published 8/14, 8/21, 8/28

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, vs.

JOHNNY R. LEE AND AMY M. LEE Defendant. No. 10 CH 3587 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 24th day of April, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 18th day of September, 2014, 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 following-described real estate: LOT 634, IN IVANHOE UNIT NO. 5, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTIONS 11 AND 12, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 1972, AS DOCUMENT NO. R72-30816 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 4, 1973, AS DOCUMENT NO. R73-15805, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS .

Commonly known as: 501 KING ARTHUR WAY BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY. TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. P.I.N.: (12)-02-12-103-005 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. Judgment amount is 205,374.08 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 8/21, 8/28, 9/4

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Regular exercise may stem aging effects Research supports the notion that many of the physiological changes related to aging -an be prevented or postponed with regular exercise (StatePoint) One out of every three adults over 65 years old falls each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for older adults with dementia, the risk of falling is three times higher than those with no cognitive impairment, according to the AARP Bulletin.

However, research supports the notion that many of the physiological changes related to aging -- such as loss of balance -- can be prevented or postponed with regular exercise. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that many senior living communities are making comprehensive health and wellness programs available to their residents.

“We’re seeing residents increase their mobility, endurance and balance, and improve their range of motion and fitness levels,” says Katie Westberg, national director of Life Enrichment at The Goodman Group, a company that has developed a new fitness program for its senior living and health care communities.

Additionally, Westberg cites that participants feel better and are having fun, showing quick results to their overall wellbeing, “Many of the residents involved in our FIT Functional Fitness program start seeing

long-lasting and significant strength training benefits within an eight to 16 week period.”

The experts behind the FIT Functional Fitness program,

a new, national, personalized functional fitness program developed by The Goodman Group in partnership with a physical therapist and board certified geriatric specialist, are offering some tips for older adults looking to improve their well-being and restore their vigor.

Engage in exercises that can

improve your core strength, balance and cardiovascular health. If you live in a senior living community, inquire about on-site programs. Additionally, many community centers and health clubs conduct exercise classes designed specifically for senior health.

Invest in a stationary bike.

It’s easy to incorporate this

activity into your day while watching TV, listening to music or talking to your family, and pedaling lowers blood pressure, according to AARP. Consult your physician before getting started. Your exercise routine should take into account your current health level and functionality as well as your physical needs.

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