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Matt Kenseth takes momentum as he heads into the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup as it begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet.

Retiring Hall-of-Fame-bound driver Jeff Gordon will race one last time at Chicagoland.

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Busch in Chase contention despite broken leg

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

At the beginning of the season, it appeared as if NASCAR would not have one of its most polarizing and talented drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

That was because Kyle Busch suffered a broken right leg and broken left foot in a crash during the Xfinity race the Saturday before the season-opening Daytona 500.

Busch would miss 11 races and per NASCAR rules for the Chase, would need to be in the top 30 in points with at least one win to secure a spot in the Chase.

Officially, Bush placed 25th in the overall points standings.

He clinched a spot in the Chase by guaranteeing himself a top30 spot in the points standings with a seventh-place finish at the Southern 500 at Darlington two weeks ago and with four wins under his belt, he is tied for the most of any driver with Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth.

Busch is the second seed in the restructured Chase points system.

“It certainly was a rollercoaster

season, probably more for my team and guys and everybody that started the season in Daytona, switching seats out, having other drivers in my car,” Busch said. “Can’t say enough about the team and the effort (crew chief ) Adam Stevens, everyone that continued to focus and work hard, wait for the star quarterback to come back. Once I did come back, they were all ready, ready to perform. Felt like we did a really good job of that.

Maybe the first month was a little rough. After that, once we got through Sonoma, it was on. We had a really good stretch and still continue to run strong each week.

(I am) real proud of everybody on this Toyota Camry. It Makes our job easier week in and week out to have fast race cars. Now it’s to focus and put your head down to the dirt and make sure that you get all you can get when you go through these next 10.”

Busch finished second to Matt Kenseth in the final race of the season at Richmond, giving him nine top 10 finishes, six in the top five, in only 15 races this season.

“It was an unbelievable beginning and a pretty believable middle part of the season and

PHOTO courtesy of Jonathan Ferrey/Nascar media

Kyle Busch has four wins on the year even after missing several races due to a broken leg. how we ran. That’s just how we’re supposed to be and how this 18 M&M’s Camry is supposed to be every week. Again tonight Joe Gibbs Racing had a really good showing,” Busch said. “(I am) just proud of Adam Stevens and all my guys. They never gave up.

They fought hard, they worked really good together and a first year team so I’m really proud of

all of that. It’s come together real well and it’s just a matter now of being able to put our heads down and get the job done.

We definitely have equipment capable of doing it. It might be a race between all four (Joe) Gibbs (Racing) cars come Homestead but I’m sure Joe (Gibbs) will love that.”

All four JGR teams made the

Chase, with Kenseth seeded third behind Busch, Carl Edwards is eighth and Denny Hamlin is 11th.

With Bush having fought so hard to get back in the Chase, he knows the last thing he can afford is to make a mistake and be eliminated early.

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News Construction

Work underway on New Street pedestrian tunnel, McClintock Road

Local business, state’s attorney donate vehicle to be used for programs and social services provided by the center

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Education JJC Board

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees fills one trustee vacancy

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Forum Thinking Health Consumers are fed up with skyrocketing drug costs

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Business Dave Says

Remember the road warrior’s No. 1 rule

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Photo By Andrea Earnest | Bugle Staff

The Spanish Community Center’s new van will be used to transport clients and also advocate at events in Chicago and Springfield.

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Work underway on pedestrian tunnel, McClintock Road Projects expected to cause closures, detours By bugle staff sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @BugleNewspapers

Union Pacific Railroad and the Joliet Department of Public Works and Utilities began two projects this week that will affect rail and auto commuters, alike.

As part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s work on the Heritage Corridor railroad bridges near the Joliet Gateway Center transportation campus, the New Street railroad viaduct pedestrian tunnel will be

closed for painting beginning Sept.

14. The new tunnel is located east of Chicago Street and west of York Avenue.

Access to the New Street commuter lot is available from Chicago Street. A new entrance to the lot has been constructed to the south to provide additional access from Marion Street.

Pedestrian access through the New Street railroad viaduct will be restored as soon as possible, according to a news release from the city. Until that time, pedestrian access to York Avenue and Michigan Street will be through the existing Union Station tunnel or the Jefferson Street sidewalk.

The city also announced that sanitary sewer improvements on McClintock Road, between the Lower Rock Run Dog Park and the Channahon Community Park, are expected to begin Sept. 16.

This work, which is part of the city of Joliet’s U.S. Route 6 Sanitary Sewer Improvements project, will require temporary lane closures and detours on McClintock Road between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Detour signs will be posted.

The detoured sections of McClintock Road will be reopened to traffic at the end of each day. The city said it expects construction activities to be completed in four to six weeks. Daily construction

updates will be posted to the city’s website at www.cityofjoliet.info/ McClintockRoadwork. For more

information on either project, contact the Department of Public Works and Utilities at 815-724-4200.

Illinois Emergency Management Agency encourages planning Campaign part of National Preparedness Month As part of National Preparedness Month in September, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency is encouraging people to plan for emergencies.

Since the beginning of 2015, Illinois residents have already endured blizzard conditions, tornadoes, flooding, windstorms and excessive heat. For some, this weather caused temporary inconveniences, such as power outages or blocked roads.

However, hundreds of others in Illinois are still working to get their lives back to normal after storms or floods damaged or destroyed their homes and personal belongings.

While severe weather and other disasters can’t be prevented, having an emergency preparedness plan can help people stay safe and recover sooner after an event.

The IEMA and local emergency management agencies throughout

Illinois are joining local, state, and federal agencies across the U.S. in a nationwide push to encourage personal preparedness.

The theme for this year’s national preparedness campaign is “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”

“Having an emergency plan and discussing that plan with others in your home is key to staying safe in an emergency,” said IEMA Director James Joseph. “If a disaster occurs when your family is apart, does everyone know how to contact each other and where to meet?”

“There’s no time like right now to have that discussion and make sure you’re prepared for the unexpected,” he added.

IEMA offers disaster preparedness information on the Ready Illinois website, www.

Ready.Illinois.gov.

The site contains detailed information about what to do before, during, and after disasters.

Throughout September, IEMA will post daily preparedness tips on the Ready Illinois Facebook page www.facebook.com/ ReadyIllinois.

more information emergency Preparedness Make a Plan - Talk to family and friends about the types of emergencies that can occur.

Emergency Supply Kits - Have a kit for your house, vehicle and work. prepare to take shelter in your home or be evacuated.

Get Training - Know how to shelter-in-place and how to turn off utilities (power, gas, water) to your home.

Volunteer - Volunteer in your community as a Citizen Emergency Response Team member, firefighter, or emergency medical technician.

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education

JJC Board of Trustees fills one trustee vacancy position Board expected to make appointments for two remaining seats by Oct. 6

Joliet Junior College’s board of trustees unanimously voted to appoint Joliet lawyer Dan O’Connell to fill the vacancy left by former trustee Jeff May, who resigned in July due to health reasons.

O’Connell, who previously served as a JJC trustee from 2007-2013, was sworn in at the beginning of the board’s Sept. 8 meeting by Romeoville Mayor John Noak. O’Connell then joined the board for the remainder of the meeting.

“I believe it is important to move forward the good work the college is known for and maintain

Photo Courtesy of JJC

Dan O’Connell, left, is sworn in as a JJC trustee by Romeoville Mayor John Noak Sept. 8. the excellent reputation that JJC enjoys in the state of Illinois and the nation,” O’Connell stated in his letter of intent.

JJC trustees also held a special meeting Sept. 10 to review applications for the remaining

two vacant seats left by Tina Markley and Barbara Adams, who resigned from the board on Aug. 25. The appointments of those two individuals is expected to be completed by the regularly scheduled Oct. 6 meeting.

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Joliet Central grad heads to DC as congressional staff assistant Joliet Central High School graduate Gabriel Lopez (Class of 2003) is headed to Washington, D.C., where he will begin his new position as staff assistant to U.S. Rep. Bill Foster.

In a news release from Joliet Central, the school said Lopez developed an interest for politics

and government the high school, where he served as a student council member and president.

“This is where I learned to become a leader and found out who I was,” Lopez said in the release.

After high school, Lopez graduated from Northwestern

University and began an internship in Foster’s office. He quickly moved to the position of outreach coordinator, where he served as Foster’s liaison to the community. In this position, Lopez established a partnership with Joliet Township High

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www.crimestoppersofwillcounty.org • 800.323.6734 Wedn esday, Septem ber 16, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Joliet and Shorewood police departments. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

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Nolan D. Murphy, 18, 24635 S. Alessio Court, Channahon, was arrested at 12:08 a.m. Sept. 6 at Cottage Street and Oakwood Drive for speeding.

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Floyd J. Rutherford, 48, 522 Henderson, was arrested at 9:34 p.m. Sept. 4 at the residence for domestic battery.

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Michael M. Dennison, 56, 205 N. Raynor, was arrested at 5:23 p.m. Sept. 4 at Raynor and Morgan for possession of controlled substance.

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Johnny M. Anthony, 24, 540 Bellwood, Bellwood, was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Sept. 4 in the 700 block of East Washington for criminal trespassing.

Darneisha L. Pierce, 29, 26 E. Clinton, was arrested at 4:40 a.m. Sept. 5 in the 0-100 block of East Clinton for domestic battery.

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Brittini Mcmiller, 26, 310 Water, was arrested at 4:01 p.m. Sept.

5 in the 1800 block of West Jefferson for retail theft.

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Prince T. Lewis, 29, 570 Dover, was arrested at 5:50 p.m. Sept. 5 in the 300 block of Willard for resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

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Tracy L. Calkins, 29, 823 Cora, was arrested at 10:47 p.m. Sept.

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Roderic R. Campbell, 39, 1807 Vernon, was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Sept. 4 in the 700 block of East Washington for criminal trespassing.

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possession of controlled substance.

Todd V. Pliuksis, 48, 401 Siesta

10 Drive, New Lenox, was arrested

at 9:03 p.m. Sept. 5 in the 700 block of Hollywood Boulevard for criminal trespassing.

Brian A. Shaw, 22, 1600 Arbor Lane, was arrested at 1:06 a.m.

Sept. 6 in the 200 block of Raynor for driving under the influence.

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Gregory J. Rivers-Hines, 30, 5048 S. Champlain Ave., Chicago, was arrested at 5:46 a.m.

Sept. 6 in the 300 block of Broadway for criminal trespassing, aggravated assault and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

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Miguel Patino-Arroyo, 28, 1103 Clement, was arrested at

1:33 p.m. Sept. 6 in the 1100 block of Clement for leaving the scene of an accident with injury and suspended or revoked driver’s license.

Nathan M. Coleman, 32, 118 Shorewood, was arrested at 10:22 a.m. Sept. 6 in the 1500 block of Stratford Court for domestic battery and an out of town warrant.

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Jason A. Carmen, 36, 260 Mary St., Coal City, was arrested at 11:54 a.m. Sept. 6 in the 1500 block of North Larkin Avenue for retail theft.

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N. Hickory, was arrested at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 6 at Wal-Mart, 2424 W. Jefferson, for retail theft.

Isaac Norfleet, 41, 1212 Hague,

Theodore Morgan, 42, 350 E. Washington, was arrested at 4:18 p.m. Sept. 6 at Chicago and Van Buren for theft and criminal damage to property.

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Walter D. Boykin, 42, 302 Connor, Lockport, was arrested at 1:06 a.m. Sept. 6 in the 1100 block of Ingalls for domestic battery.

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Robert A. Maack, 31, 611 E. Cass, was arrested at 12:55 a.m. Sept. 6 in the 200 block of West Jefferson for criminal trespassing.

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Alejandro Hernandez-Pedroza, 29, 210 Fourth, was arrested at 1:11 a.m. Sept. 6 in the 600 block

Carmen A. Figueroa, 25, 251 Marble, was arrested at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 6 at Wal-Mart, 2424 W. Jefferson, for retail theft.

Sereatha I. Moss, 45, 412

of Gardner for aggravated assault and obstructing a peace officer.

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Carl O. Jaudon, 51, 400 N. Bluff,

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Justin J. Colnar, 34, 3117

24 September Drive, was arrested at 12:11 a.m. Sept. 7 in the 3000 block of Theodore for criminal trespassing.

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Thinking about health > Opinion

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Consumers are fed up with skyrocketing pharmaceutical costs

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Late this summer the Food and Drug Administration approved two new drugs for lowering cholesterol. Repatha and Praluent are aimed at patients with very high cholesterol levels who haven’t been helped by commonly used statins or other therapies. The new drugs’ debut was marked by the usual hype touting the wonders of the latest thinking about health pharmaceuticals. with Trudy “I can tell you there Lieberman is a lot of hope on the part of our patients,” said Dr. Seth Martin, associate director of the lipid clinic at Johns Hopkins.

“There is such a high need for these medications.”

This new drug launch, though, was different from others I’ve seen. This time there was serious concern from insurers, state Medicaid programs and others about the price tag for both drugs, which are expected to cost between $14,000 and $15,000 per year. Patients take an injection of the drug every two weeks at a price of around $560 for each shot. Multiply that by the millions who will take the drug, and that’s a good chunk of change by any standard.

“The approval of Repatha is another example of a breakthrough medication with too high a price tag,” says John Rother, who heads the National Coalition on Health Care and its Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing.

This spurred on no doubt by the rising prices for generic drugs and the increasingly common practice among insurers of shifting the cost of expensive specialty drugs (those for complex, chronic and costly conditions) to patients themselves by requiring them to pay high deductibles and high coinsurance. Coinsurance for specialty

drugs can mean paying between 30 and 50 percent of a drug’s price out of pocket.

No wonder consumers are asking, “What’s going on here?”

The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll offered some surprising findings.

Seventy-two percent of Americans think drug costs are unreasonable. About the same percentage said drug companies put profits before people. While about three-quarters of those questioned said paying for their medicines was easy, one quarter did not, especially those with low incomes and those who use a lot of drugs.

The poll findings are significant considering that historically Americans have been in love with new drugs and medical devices and have been willing to pay almost any price for them.

That love affair may be cooling as the cost implications of Sovaldi, the $84,000 drug to treat hepatitis C, and the everincreasing price of medicines to treat common diseases like diabetes begin to sink in.

This summer the California Association of Health Plans estimated that even though hepatitis C drugs are very effective, to treat just 10 percent of the 175,000 patients who have coverage from insurance programs run by the state---such as Medicaid and the state employees plan---would cost California $1 to $2 billion for one year.

The cost for treating diabetes is zooming up too. In its latest drug trend report Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager, found that for the fourth year in a row spending on all diabetes drugs was higher per person per year than it was for any other class of traditional drugs. The reason: Some people take three or four different diabetes medications, and more people are taking them.

What’s the solution? While the answer up until now has been “let the market

prevail,” the Kaiser poll discovered that large numbers of Americans both Democrats and Republicans favored greater transparency in how drug makers set their prices.

A handful of states are calling for drug makers to disclose the costs of manufacturing and developing their pharmaceuticals for drugs that cost more than $10,000 for a course of treatment. Some states are trying to limit what consumers pay by capping the amount insurers can charge them for co-insurance and co-payments, flat dollar amounts. The drug industry opposes these efforts.

Perhaps the more important question is whether these state initiatives will make drugs cheaper. Many experts including Rother don’t think so.

“The underlying cause is the incredibly steep prices that are unsustainable regardless of how we handle the insurance,” he says. “The problem is not who pays but that drugs cost too much.”

The Kaiser poll found that more than 80 percent of Americans want the government to negotiate prices of drugs for Medicare, something the law forbids thanks to lobbying pressure from pharmaceutical companies.

Negotiations are precisely what drug makers fear.

But if more drugs with $84,000 price tags show up, something has to give.

Will the public make high drug prices a campaign issue?

What are your experiences with high drug prices? Write to Trudy at trudy. lieberman@gmail.com.

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SEPTEMBER 16

LEGO Club. 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Shorewood-Troy library. Ages 6-12.

Everything is awesome when you play with LEGOs at the library! You bring your creativity--we’ll supply the LEGOs and games. Please register.

“Toddler Time.” 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at White Oak Library Crest Hill Branch at 20670 Len Kubinski Drive. Children will

develop pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and movement activities. Toddlers will learn about all of the letters of the alphabet throughout the year! Register online, in person or by phone.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pizza Party. 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Children’s Program Room, at White Oak Library Crest Hill Branch, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill, Have you

ever wondered which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle you would be? Find out at our awesomeTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlepizza party! We will have fun games, prizes, and every Mutant Turtle’s favorite treat: pizza!

SEPTEMBER 17

Joliet Junior College Farmers Market. 2 to 6 p.m. in the Greenhouse

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community

Spanish Community Center gets helping van Community donates vehicle to be used for programs, social services

By Andrea Earnest Bugle Staff

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Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow and the president of D’Arcy Automobiles, Terry D’Arcy, teamed up to present the Spanish Community Center with a new van. The dedication for the van was held Sept. 10 at the center, and several local leaders attended the event, including Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk.

Elizabeth Nevarez, executive director of the center, thanked

Glasgow and D’Arcy for their donation. The new van will be used to transport clients to and from various community programs and social services provided by the center.

“We do have to make trips to Springfield and Chicago,” she added, saying that the van will also be very useful in helping members of the community.

Nevarez said Glasgow and D’Arcy are a great example of how the community can come together.

D’Arcy also spoke at the dedication and said he thinks of

the van as an investment, rather than a donation. He added that he knew the van would be a help to the staff of the center.

“It’s going to do things to help people,” D’Arcy said.

Glasgow spoke as well, saying the center helps to get people on their feet and be productive citizens in the community.The state’s attorney said money seized from criminals who were engaged in illegal activities was used to fund half of the cost of the van, D’Arcy covered the remaining cost of the van, which came from his dealership.

The van was also blessed by the Rev. Jose Luis Torres Pedraza, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Joliet, during the ceremony.

In a press release, Glasgow added that the center’s work enriches neighborhoods and is important to the community.

“We must eliminate the obstacles – in this case, basic transportation services – that prevent these organizations from performing their important work and reaching as many people as possible,” Glasgow said.

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The Joliet Junior College Farmer’s Market provides quality goods and services that are affordable and accessible to the diverse population of the community it serves through the support of local farmers and artisans. They accept Illinois LINK and most credit and debit cards. Visit www.jjc.edu/info/farmersmarket for more information.

Microsoft Word 2. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shorewood-Troy library.

Ages 18+. Part 2 of our Microsoft Word classes. This course offers a basic tutorial on using Microsoft Word, which can be used to write letters, do homework, create flyers and more! A $10 deposit is required.

SEPTEMBER 18 - 20

NASCAR Tripleheader Chase Weekend. All day, takes place at Chicagoland Speedway, 500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet.

Tickets starting at $25. For more information, call 888-629-7223 or visit www.chicagolandspeedway. com.

SEPTEMBER 18

Concerts in the Park. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Preservation Park, 710 Taylor St., Joliet. Enjoy this free concert series. Bring a picnic basket full of goodies and lawn chairs!

Band: Gina Glocksen Band (Top 40 Hits). For more information, visit www.jolietpark.org.

Afternoon Adventurers.

1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Shorewood-Troy library. Ages 2 ½-6.

Join us for exciting stories, songs and crafts. Your child can interact with other children and build early literacy skills while having fun. Parent/caregiver attendance required. Please register for each session.

Berghoff’s Oktoberfest.

10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The bus will depart from Prairie Bluff Public Golf

grad | from page 3 School, speaking to students and serving on the District’s Strategic Planning committee.

“I am really impressed with all the initiatives the school district has in place,” said Lopez who also commented on the construction of the Student Center addition at Central. “It looks beautiful and I can’t wait to see how it turns out.”

In Washington, Lopez will work directly with the Foster’s

Course, 19433 Renwick Rd., Crest Hill. Try all the Oktoberfest classics like bratwurst, BBQ chicken, smoked sausage, corn on the cob, Bavarian soft pretzels, apple strudel and more. Fees: $34/resident; $44/nonresident. For more information, call the Lockport Township Park District at 815-838-1183, ext. 207 or visit www.lockportpark.org.

Friday Night Fishing. 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Prairie Bluff Golf Course, 19433 Renwick Road, Crest Hill. Bring your friends and family, fishing pole and bait and we’ll take care of the rest. This is a catch and release program. Pre-registration is required. Fees: $6/Resident; $8/ Non-resident. For more info., visit www.lockportpark.org or call 815838-3621, ext. 0. Everyone attending is subject to the fees listed.

SEPTEMBER 19

Garden Harvest Party. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the ShorewoodTroy library. All Ages. It’s time to harvest our summer crops! Help us save seeds, make scarecrows, and taste the fruits or vegetables of our labor.

Mexican Prints and Printmaking. 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Joliet Main Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. 12 years and up, registration required. Learn how to make Mexican Prints using block carving techniques. Eric Garcia, from the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago will join us as part of the museum’s Arte Ambulante (traveling art) project.

Back to School with Froggy. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Joliet Library Black Road Branch, 3395 Black Road, Joliet. All ages, registration begins Aug 31. Visit jolietlibrary.org/calendar or call 815-740-2662. Everyone’s favorite frog is visiting the library! Bring your camera for a meet and greet with Froggy, and stay to hear stories and play games.

legislative director, chief of staff and communication director to research policies and bills to advise the congressman on how to vote.

Lopez notes that he will remember his roots as he heads to Washington.

“My parents still live in town and I want to continue to give back to the community where I grew up,” said Lopez. “I want the students to have the same opportunities that I had and I will help them however I can.”

SEPTEMBER 20

Tabletop Game Night. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Shorewood-Troy library. All Ages. Join us for a night of multiplayer board games. Play Magic the Gathering with our regular group, or bring your own gaming group. No registration required.

Back to School with Froggy.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Joliet Main Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet.

All ages, registration begins Aug 31.

Visit jolietlibrary.org/calendar or call 815-740-2662. Bring your camera for a meet and greet with Froggy, and stay to hear stories and play games.

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NASCAR

Start your engines Chase for the Sprint Cup starts Sunday

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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Momentum is a big thing in any sport.

There is no one who has more momentum in NASCAR than Matt Kenseth and the No. 20 Toyota of Joe Gibbs Racing.

Kenseth, last season’s winner at Chicagoland Speedway, won the final race of the regular season at Richmond heading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup which begins Sunday in the MyAFibRisk.com 400 in Joliet.

The win was Kenseth’s fourth of the season and third in the last six races.

“It was great to get the win. Richmond, when I came to JGR, was one of their best tracks. In the last couple years, it’s been one of our worst as a group. You want to win every week. I’ll tell you, if you could do this every week, you would,” Kenseth said after the win. “So it’s not like you can do anything extra or anything necessarily better. I will say it feels really

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When the NASCAR Chase starts Sunday in Joliet drivers (Back row L-R) Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Paul Menard, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, (front row L-R) Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson will begin their quest for the Sprint Cup Championship. good. It’s good for all of our confidence, probably especially mine.”

Not only did Kenseth finish with momentum, the entire Gibbs team did, as teammate Kyle Busch finished second, Denny Hamlin sixth and Carl

Edwards 11th. Hamlin will race the rest of the season with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He tore the ACL the Tuesday before Richmond in a pick-up basketball game.

“I feel like as a company right now, all four cars are really

strong,” Kenseth said. “I felt like we were really strong in the Chase in 2013. We ended up getting beat, but we were pretty strong, won a couple races, led a lot of laps. Jimmie beat us. We were really good. I feel like as a company right now,

we’re stronger than we were in ‘13. We had a lot of different things happen, where all four of us now have been able to win races and we’re all in the Chase. I feel like all four teams

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Wedn esday, Septem ber 16, 2015 | bug lenewspapers.com NAscar | from page 9 are really competitive. I think we were one through four at one point tonight. I feel like as a company, we’re stronger this year.”

All four made the Chase and will be competing for the title, the second for JGR since NASCAR went to the Chase format and the first while driving Toyota.

Kenseth is currently tied atop the Chase standings with sixtime champion Jimmie Johnson and Busch.

Although they are tied as the points reset, Johnson is technically the No. 1 seed, followed by Bush and Kenseth.

All three have 2012 points.

Points for all 16 Chase drivers are reset to 2000 with three bonus points being awarded for each win during the regular season. There are 10 races in the Chase with the four drivers with the lowest point totals being eliminated after three races, four more after the sixth and four more after the ninth.

The four drivers left standing at Homestead race for a winnertake-all race, with the driver finishing the highest of the four being awarded the Sprint Cup

Championship.

Last season’s winner Kevin Harvick is fifth and is ready to defend his title.

“I feel like as a team we have been there, done that,” he said.

“We’ve been in Phoenix and Homestead pressure situations and succeeded in both of those situations. I think when you look at the group there’s not a lot of them that have done that, and you’ve just got to keep pressure on them, and I think as you go into Chicago, you just know that you’re not going to make any friends and you don’t have to worry about it. You have to worry about what you have to do to advance to get to the next round every three weeks, and whatever the scorecard looks like or whatever you have to do is what you have to do. It’s not about making more friends.

“It’s a whole different mindset as you go into Chicago, and it’s kind of take no prisoners. I don’t like you and I know they don’t like me, so you race like that on every lap, and we’re going to go after it.”

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is sixth in the standings, while Kurt Busch, Edwards, Brad Keslowski and

Martin Truex, Jr. round out the top 10.

Jeff Gordon made the Chase in his final season as a driver, as he announced in January that he will retire after this season.

Joining long-time Chase competitors will be first timers Jamie McMurray and Paul Menard.

Menard held onto the final spot in the field when Aric Almirola, who finished fourth in the race, failed to take the checkered flag.

“Everything resets now, so Chicago has been a pretty good track for us,” Menard said. “I feel good about our intermediate track program. Man, we had a fast car tonight, it just burned the left-front tire off after 30, 40 laps and we started going backwards. Try to figure out what happened there, but Chicago is a whole new animal, and it’s a track I really enjoy.”

McMurray’s finished in the series standings is 11th, in 2004. That was the first year of the Chase, when only 10 drivers competed for the title and McMurray was the highest finishing non-Chase driver at the end of the year.

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FOOTBALL

Minooka blanks Romeoville in SPC tilt JCA stays perfect with win, while Lockport picks up season’s first victory

By Tory Dean for the bugle

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The Minooka Indians took the field Friday night against the visiting Romeoville Spartans in conference play, the Indians would come out on top 46-0.

On the very first play following the opening kickoff, the Spartans fumbled the ball and the Indians would recover in the red zone.

The Indians offense wouldn’t take advantage of the turnover and the teams would exchange possessions until a 4-yard touchdown pass from John Carnagio to Michael Malinowski with 4 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

The missed extra point made the score 6-0.

The ground game seemed to be the theme for the Spartans as they looked to score their first points of the evening. They would not convert on the next drive, and would punt the ball to the Indians.

It wasn’t long before Minooka would find their way into the end zone again.

A 6-yard touchdown run by Jaccor Blankey would increase the Indians momentum, as the Spartans looked to rally now being down 12-0. That momentum would roll over into the second quarter for the Indians as they drove the ball to the goal line, but would fumble in the end zone resulting in a touchback for the Spartans.

Romeoville’s offense couldn’t take advantage of the turnover and the team would exchange possessions until the Indians found the end zone though the air.

A 33-yard pass from Carnagio to Quintin Durov and Brennan Loughran’s extra point gave Minooka a 19-point lead. At halftime the Indians racked up 96 rushing yards and 134 passing yards, while the Spartans only managed 74 yards rushing and five yards passing.

The second half mirrored the first as Minooka would rush for three more touchdowns and pass for one.

Romeoville quarterback Anthony Kitchens only completed 2 of 24 passes for 17 yards on the night with one interception.

Both of the Spartans receptions came from wide receiver Manuel Nartey.

Romeoville running back Jordan Nettles rushed for 55 yards and had two fumbles in the process.

Minooka quarterback John Carnagio had himself a game completing 16 of 20 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns, hooking up with six different receivers in the process.

Isaiah Hill was the leading receiver on the evening with 6 receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown. Minooka running back Jaccor Blankey was the leading rusher going for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Romeoville (0-3) looks to get their first win of the season at home next week against Plainfield Central in conference play. (3-0) Minooka looks to keep their win streak going next week as they face conference opponent Oswego.

• JCA defeated Carmel 41-21 to move to 3-0 on the season.

Quarterback Cade Earl returned after being injured last game and was 9 of 14 for 153 yards and two touchdowns.

• Lockport earned its firs win of the season defeating Joliet Central 41-0.

Deiondre Taylor had seven carries for 80 yards and a touchdown. Ben Davis was 11 of 18 passing for 125 yards and a TD. For the Steelmen, Zach Wisneski was 18 of 39 for 223 yards while Kamren Smith caught nine passes for 118 yards.

• Joliet West suffered its first loss of the season, falling 35-12 to Lincoln-Way East.

Alex Tibble was 18 of 32 for 194 yards and a TD, while Xavier Smith caught 13 balls for 138 yards and a score. to make it 21-6.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Minooka defeated a pair of Plainfield schools, defeating North 25-21, 25-17.

Aly Papesh posted 10 kills, seven digs and a pair of aces, while Ginger Perinar posted five kills and seven digs.

Brooklyn Bachmann recorded 17 assists.

“Our serve receive and defense made a huge difference in this game compared to our previous matches,” said Minooka coach Carrie Prosek. “We are starting to come together as an all around team and Brooklyn Bachmann is doing a great job at spreading the ball around to the entire offense.”

The Indians beat South 25-20, 21-25, 25-19 Ginger Perinar led the way with 17 kills and 10 digs, while her sister, Rocky, added six kills and five blocks and Holly Bonde chipped in eight kills.

Bachmann posted 36 assists, 13 digs and four blocks. ∙ Lockport fell to Morris 25-18, 25-22, dropping the Porters to 1-8 on the season.

Lockport was led by JoDee Kovanda’s six kills, seven assists and six digs.

The Porters also fell to Naperville North 25-23, 26-24.

Lockport was led by Serene Jones (5 Kills, 2.5 Blocks) and JoDee Kovanda (4 Kills, 2.5 Blocks, 5 Assists)

GIRLS GOLF Lockport defeated Bolingbrook

168-217. The Porters’ Madi McCarhty lead all scorers with a 41.

Lockport also finished second place at the Oak Forest 12 team invitational.

Melanie Loeffler carded an 83 to place fourth out of 60 girls competing.

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Nascar Notebook: Fan events and more

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

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For the race fans, there are two special events going on Thursday, Sept. 17, the day before the racing begins.

Both events are free to the public.

In Joliet, the annual Race Fan Rally will be held from 4-10 pm in downtown Joliet and feature live music entertainment, vendors, beer tents, NASCAR driver appearances, a 50/50 raffle, race, show and classic cars on display and is concluded with a firework display.

Headlining the entertainment will be Hairbanger’s Ball.

Fans can also have their photo taken with the NASCAR SPRINT CUP in the rotunda of the Rialto Square Theatre.

For those wanting a shot to see the 16 Sprint Cup drivers that qualified for the Chase, there is the NASCAR Chase Fest sponsored by Toyota.

The fest will feature all 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series challengers and have live

concerts by country cover band the Suburban Cowboys and Grammy-nominated band, 3 Doors Down. Chase Fest will also take place Sept. 17 from 2-9 p.m. on Weed Street between Fremont and Kingsbury streets.

NASCAR Chase Fest will feature appearances and autograph sessions from all 16 drivers competing in the Challenger Round, as well as a number of recognizable NASCAR personalities. Fans in attendance will be treated to food from renowned Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, beverages from Coors Light (with proper ID), attractions such as the Toyota Ferris Wheel and NASCAR on NBC Sports Bumper Cars, activations from event sponsor Sprint including an appearance

by Miss Sprint Cup “The days leading into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup have become a signature moment in our sport,” said Steve Phelps, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “With the support of Toyota, Sprint and Chicagoland

Speedway, we expect to deliver an engaging fan experience that builds anticipation for the most competitive stretch of our season.”

Also, NBC Sports Network personalities Krista Voda, Kyle Petty, Marty Snider and Rutledge Wood will interview all 16 Challengers for the network’s live broadcast of NASCAR America.

“NASCAR fans in Chicago and around the world have come to expect big things from the kickoff of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Chicago and this year is no exception,” said Scott Paddock, President of Chicagoland Speedway.

“NASCAR Chase Fest is a dynamic event that segues nicely into the weekend where the celebration will continue at Chicagoland Speedway.”

GONE COUNTRY As a part of the prerace celebration, Paris, Illinois native Brett Eldredge will perform a concert Sunday, Sept. 20.

The CMA New Artist of the

Year released his new single “Lose My Mind” earlier this summer.

His debut album, Bring You Back, yielded the No. 1 hits “Don’t Ya,” “Beat of the Music,” and “Mean to Me.” The 29-year-old Eldredge was a student at Elmhurst College before moving to Nashville to chase his dreams.

“Over the past several years we’ve had an opportunity to host some of the premier performers within the country music industry, and we’re looking forward to Brett Eldredge continuing that tradition,” said Scott Paddock, president of Chicagoland Speedway.

“Including an artist of Brett’s caliber as part of our weekend festivities is an exciting addition for our track, NASCAR and particularly our fans, and the fact that he’s from our own backyard makes it even more special as we kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.”

ICONS LEAD THE WAY Chicagoland

Speedway

announced 39-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Billie Jean King, and 14-time basketball All-Star, Jerry West, will serve as Grand Marshals for the MyAFibRisk.com.

As part of AFib Awareness Month this September, Janssen, the official cardiovascular partner of NASCAR, has teamed up with these two sports icons— Billie Jean King and Jerry West— to talk about a heart condition they share in common with millions of Americans.

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular heartbeat that puts them at a one in three chance of having a stroke.

Since diagnosis, West and King have been working with their doctors to start and stay on a treatment plan to help prevent a stroke due to AFib. Now they have teamed up to encourage people with AFib to understand their risk for stroke, which can change over time.

Everyone living with AFib can quickly and easily calculate their personal stroke risk at www.MyAFibRisk.com.

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Wedn esday, septem ber 16, 2015 | bug leneW spapers.com BuSCH | from page 2a “I think the mindset is just the same as what we’ve been doing.

Keep going, keep hitting it hard and don’t screw up,” he said.

“That’s the biggest thing is just try not to make any mistakes.

That’s the biggest thing about this Chase but with the given opportunity that you have now with win and you’re in or win and you transfer through you can make a mistake and come back but you better be good when you do come back.”

Busch is looking forward to kicking off the Chase Sunday in Joliet at the MyAFibRisk.com 400.

“I think when you have good races and good cars and stuff like that it makes your job a heck of a

lot easier going to the race track to be able to be competitive and to continue to strive and to push and to get those wins and have good finishes. Last year I’d say that our cars and stuff – our equipment we were just struggling. We were just off and we were just kind of missing something and with the realignment of the crew chiefs and bringing on Carl (Edwards) this year and having that opportunity to have four cars I think just elevated our program and gave us everything that we needed in order to have a strong showing and we’ve proven that the last two, three months.

“I think this year’s Chase is going to be a bit better than what last year’s Chase was. I think it’s going to be for an entertaining Chase.”

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What do you use twitter for? i use it to keep in touch with my friends and stay updated with volleyball pages.

Who do you like to follow on twitter? i like following all my friends and club volleyball pages.

How often are you on twitter? once or twice a day. i don’t really tweet much. i’ll go a week without tweeting.

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Dave Says

Road warrior’s No. 1 rule Don’t have to much tied up in things going down in value

Dear Dave, I’m trying to get out of debt. I make good money and do consulting for a living. I put about 4,000 miles a month on my car. It’s a 2012 model, and I currently owe more on it than it’s worth. I’ve considered selling it, but I’m concerned about reliability since I’m on the road so much. Do you have any advice?

Chantel Dear Chantel, Rule of thumb No. 1, when it comes to your finances is you don’t want too much of your financial picture tied up in things that are going down in value. Specifically, no one needs to have more than half of their annual income tied up in things that go down in value.

You’re a road warrior, so whatever you drive you’re going to destroy.

From a business perspective, you need a relatively low-mileage vehicle with good gas mileage that’s reliable and safe. You also want something that’s reasonably comfortable.

Having said that, I would advise doing a lot of research and getting the least in car that meets all those criteria. Since whatever you drive is going to be worth nothing in about 20 minutes, I’d start setting aside some cash every month as part of a monthly budget for a newer, better car. That way, when it comes time to put the old one down, you’ll have a pile of cash to go along with your trade-in. But even in your

situation, Chantel, I would never advise buying a brand-new car or leasing a vehicle. From a financial standpoint, either of those moves would be just about the dumbest things you could do!

—Dave

The buying decision Dear Dave, I live in Pennsylvania, and I’m accepting a new job out of state. My wife and I will be in this new area for at least two years, and we’re not sure if we should rent or buy a house.

Ron

Dear Ron, Most of the time, as long as you’re financially ready for such a big investment, buying a house is a good move. But if I’m in your situation, and I’m not sure if it’s a long-term thing, I’m going to rent until I see what the future holds.

It seldom makes a lot of sense to live in a place for two or three years and sell it, unless you get a ridiculously good buy at purchase and are able to sell for retail without any trouble. Even though the economy is finally, slowly turning around somewhat, I’m not sure

that most properties in the current marketplace would go up enough in value in only two years to offset your cost of sale. You’re in a situation similar to lots of military families I help. Often, they’ll be stationed somewhere for just two or three years. They’ll buy something, they can’t get it sold, and they end up with rental properties all over the country. Believe me, that wasn’t their initial plan. Playing long-distance landlord is a pain in the rear!

Rent for now, Ron. Then, if you

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two decide you like the new job and new surroundings — and it turns out you’re going to be there for a good, long while — start checking out the area for a nice home.

—Dave

Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books.

The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8.5 million listeners each week on more than 550 radio stations. Dave’s latest project, EveryDollar, provides a free online budget tool. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JOLIET, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EVELYN B. RILEY AKA EVELYN RILEY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF EVELYN B. RILEY AKA EVELYN RILEY, DECEASED, CITY OF JOLIET, ROBERT KROCKEY, as Special Representative of EVELYN B. RILEY aka EVELYN RILEY, deceased, BEATRICE BOSCHULTE, SKILA BOSCHULTE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CALVIN RILEY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CALVIN RILEY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CALVIN RILEY, DECEASED, ROBERT KROCKEY, as Special Representative of CALVIN RILEY, deceased, DOROTHY RILEY, PAMELA RILEY, PATRICIA STEVENS, KEVIN RILEY, DAVID RILEY, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants.

CASE NO. 13-CH-1745 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1212 ROWELL RD. JOLIET, IL 60433 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Pamela Riley, Defendant, this case has been commenced in this Court against you and others, asking for foreclosure of the Mortgage held by the Plaintiff on the property located at 1212 Rowell Rd., Joliet, IL 60433, more particularly described as: i. The names of all plaintiffs and the case number are identified above. ii. The court in which said action was brought is identified above. iii. The names of the title holders of record are: Heirs and Devisees of Evelyn B. Riley, deceased iv. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows:

LEGAL NOTICE follows: 1212 Rowell Rd., Joliet, IL 60433 vi. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Names of the Mortgagors: Evelyn B. Riley, deceased as of October 28, 1997 Name of the Mortgagee: Express Funding, Inc. Date of the Mortgage: June 16, 1995 Date of the recording: June 27, 1995 County where recorded: Will County Recording document identification: Document No. R95-042947 YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the TWELFTH Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on October 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Will County Court Annex, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, Illinois 60432. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Clerk of this Court at the WILL County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432-4399 on or before October 16, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. CLERK OF THE COURT THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 111 East Main Street Decatur, IL 62523 Telephone: (217) 422-1719 Published in the Bugle 9/16/15, 9/23/15, 9/30/15.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION

Lots 37, 38, 39 and 40 in Block 4, in Manningdale, a Subdivision of Lot 1, in Assessor’s Subdivision of the East half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, and the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, in Township 35 North, and in Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 27, as Document No. 232244, in Will County, Illinois.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JUAN DIAZ, et al Defendant

Permanent Index Number: 30-07-23300-012-0000 fka 30-07-23-300-012, 30-07-23-300-013-0000 fka 30-07-23300-013, 30-07-23-300-014-0000 fka 30-07-23-300-014 v. A common address or description of the location for the real estate is as

JUDGE JOHN ROBERT BLAKEY

1 : 13 CV 1665

NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

cause on September 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 9:30 AM on October 14, 2015, at the office of Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95592.

THE SOUTH 2 ACRES OF LOT 5 IN ELMHURST ACRES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 100 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 1311 NEW LENOX ROAD, Joliet, IL 60433 Property Index No. 07-14-400-0450000 & 07-14-400-046-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $271,972.74.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95592 Case Number: 1 : 13 CV 1665 TJSC#: 35-13202 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Published in the Bugle 9/16/15, 9/23/15, 9/30/15.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-WMC2, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC2 PLAINTIFF VS. MARC E. COSENZA, MELISSA J. COSENZA, BMO HARRIS BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS NO: 15 CH 1651 Property Address: 3807 Indian Head Lane Joliet, IL 60435 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 75 IN MIDWEST DEVELOPMENT’S OLD RENWICK TRAIL UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST ½ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ AND ALSO PART OF THE WEST 1/3 OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 20, 2001 AS DOCUMENT R2001-29747, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.: 03-24-203-013-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 3807 Indian Head Lane, Joliet, IL 60435 And which mortgages were made

by Marc E. Consenza and Melissa J.

LEGAL NOTICE Cosenza, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp. as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain “Mortgage” dated March 27, 2006, and recorded as Document No.R2006083081, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the 16th day of OCTOBER, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.2348 Published in the Bugle 9/16/15, 9/23/15, 9/30/15.

Joliet In The Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois, M-III Chicago, LLC, Plaintiff v.

William D. Teskoski, et al., Defendants, 15 CH 1841.

PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed herein, notice is hereby given to all Defendants, Unknown Tenants, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants in the above entitled action; that said action has been commenced in the Court by the Plaintiff, naming you as Defendants therein and praying for a mortgage foreclosure of the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOTS 7 AND 8, IN BLOCK 10, IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF JULIET, NOW JOLIET, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 211-215 N. Joliet Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432; and for such other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and that this action is still pending.

Now, therefore, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action by this Court, by filing the same in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk of Will County on or before October 2, 2015, an order of default may be entered against you.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE, CLERK WILL COUNTY, 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Megan A. Drefchinski, Attorney for Plaintiff The Collins Law Firm, PC 1770 Park Street, Suite 200 Naperville, IL 60563 630-527-1595 I668315 Published 9/2, 9/9, 9/16.

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Gordon to compete in Chase for final time

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

While the 16 top drivers in NASCAR will begin their quest for the 2015 Sprint Cup, one driver will begin the final stretch of his legendary career.

On Jan. 22, Jeff Gordon announced that this would be his final season the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon has driven the No. 24 his whole career, beginning in November 1992.

Gordon, however, will still be competing for his fifth championship as he qualified 13th for the Chase.

“It’s nice to be in the Chase and take that relief and take that breath and now go reset and see what we can do over the next 10,” he said after his 13th place finish at Richmond.

“There was a lot of pressure in this final season to make that Chase, so I’m glad we got that done.”

Gordon is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning in

1995, ‘97, ’98 and 2001. He is third all time with 92 career Cup victories.

All four were in pre-Chase formats.

Gordon holds the NASCAR record with nine road course victories and has won a NASCAR-record 12 restrictor plate races.

Throughout his career, he has won at every track on the Sprint Cup circuit with the exception of Kentucky Speedway.

Gordon’s lone win at Chicagoland Speedway came in July, 2006.

Next season, Gordon will be replaced in the No. 24 Chevrolet by 2014 Xfinity Cup champion Chase Elliot. Elliot, son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliot, won the Xfinity summer race at Chicagoland Speedway last season.

Chicagoland Speedway will be doing different things all weekend to honor Gordon, including painting a No. 24 in the infield grass, as well as having a banner for fans to write notes, which will be presented to Gordon at the end of the weekend.

RACE FOR A RIDE While the race in Joliet opens

the final stretch in Gordon’s career, it marks a different stretch for drivers Clint Bowyer and David Ragan.

“It’s a tough time for everybody involved and it is unfortunate,” Bowyer said after the announcement. “This is a business decision to move forward. I need to start actively pursuing my career and that is what I am doing.”

While he is racing for a seat in a car next season, Bowyer is also racing for a title as he earned a spot in the Chase with a top 15 finish at Richmond.

“To go through the year we’ve had, I mean, a lot of ups and downs here, a lot of downs, and then through the summer months we shook things up and really catapulted the organization to get going and getting our self back in the swing of things in this championship hunt and the Chase talk,” Bowyer said after his 14th place finish. “We did this, now we’re in the Chase, pressure is off, go cat go. Let’s go out and have some fun.”

PHOTO courtesy of Jonathan Daniel/NASCAR media

Jeff Gordon celebrates his 2006 victory at Chicagoland Speedway.

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