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WINTER FUN, EVENTS

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Don’t let the winter weather keep you indoors. Check out our Chill Out guide for fun winter events in your area.

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Winter Wine Jam: 6 to 10 p.m. Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club (Banquet Room). Wine and cheese tasting with great music. Tickets are $25 ($30 at the door) and that will get you 10 tasting tickets, a cheese display and live acoustic music. Ages 21 and over. Call 815838-3621, ext. 0, for tickets.

DON’T LET THAT WINTER WEATHER KEEP YOU INDOORS!

Valentine’s Day Dueling Pianos Dinner Show: 6 to 10 p.m. Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club (Banquet Room). Live dinner show featuring 176 keys dueling pianos. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a cash bar, Plated pot roast dinner to start at 6:30 p.m., and the show is from 8 to 10 p.m. Call 815-838-3621 ext. 0 for tickets. $35 Resident & Non-Resident. Ages 21 and older. Deadline, Feb. 1.

Egg-Streme Night Hunt: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club. The night will feature a family entertainer, pizza and drinks, and an egg hunt outside.

Don’t forget your flashlight! In the case of inclement weather, the egg hunt will be inside. Pre-registration is required for each person attending. $7 Resident, $9 NonResident. Register by March 21. 815-8383621, ext. 0.

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Man sentenced 45 years for 2009 Lois Place murder Jury in August found Jesus Zambrano, 23, guilty of first-degree murder

see full sTory on page 9

A Joliet man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of a man inside the Lois Place apartment complex in 2009.

A jury in August found Jesus Zambrano, 23, guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Robert Gooch on May PHOTO COURTESY OF 22, 2009. Another man, JESUS ZAMBRANO Pedro Sanchez, also of Jesus Zambrano Joliet, already has been convicted of murder in connection with this shooting and is serving a 61-year prison sentence.

Zambrano and Sanchez confronted Gooch at the apartment of Gooch’s girlfriend, Ellissa Hinton, according to trial testimony. Hinton testified she was having sex occasionally with Sanchez, but that she wouldn’t allow their See MURDER, page 3

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Land Use Director: Water issue needs to be addressed in airport planning process Water supply concern for beginning of planning stage of South Suburban Airport and municipalities on a water study to determine future An adequate supplies. Collaboration, water supply is with the county in the among the issues lead, also would be Will County good, they said, because officials need to an estimated $5 million address as they study is easier to begin planning for swallow when broken a South Suburban up among various Airport, Land Use Land Use Director partners.

Curt Paddock representatives Jim Moustis, said Jan. 9 R-Frankfort, Board Land Use Republican Caucus Director Curt Paddock told chair, suggested asking the members of the County state for a grant to help with Board’s new Ad Hoc Airport planning for the airport. The Ad Committee that because state, due to legislation passed no geologic surveys have been at the end of the Legislature’s done, they have no idea what session in May, allows the state the aquifer supply is for Will to control development and County, especially around the partner with a private firm to eastern area where the planned build and maintain the airport. airport spans Monee, Crete,Will The committee also and Washington townships. suggested talking to the Illinois Associate Planner Colin Department of Transportation Duesing told the committee to see if they have begun to the airport would need an study water issues. Committee estimated 2 million gallons members also wanted to make of water a day, leading to an sure state officials are aware of estimated shortfall of some 14 all the other studies the county million gallons countywide by has done that affect the area in 2030. and around the airport.

Paddock and Duesing said Paddock said the state has there’s no reason to panic, but authority over the initial it would be good to collaborate footprint, about 5,800 acres, with affected townships but he and his staff would

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

MURDER Continued from page 1 relationship to go further by leaving Gooch.

Hinton testified she and Gooch had watched the NBA playoffs and had gone to bed on the night of the murder. Later that evening, Gooch answered the apartment’s buzzer while she remained in the bedroom. She testified she heard Sanchez’s voice in the living room and someone saying “my girl” just before she heard a single gunshot.

She went to the living room to find Gooch lying on the floor bleeding from the head. An

autopsy revealed Gooch died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head. Gooch’s two young children were sleeping on a sofa bed in the living room at the time of the murder.

“These two thugs committed an act of despicable brutality by gunning down an unarmed man while his two children were asleep in the same room,” said State’s Attorney James Glasgow.

The prosecutors entered into evidence security tapes from the apartment complex showing Zambrano and Sanchez arriving at the parking lot in Sanchez’s car, getting out of the vehicle and then returning to the car before driving away. A witness testified he saw

Breaking down the numbers South Suburban Airport

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Associate Planner Colin Duesing told the committee the airport would need an estimated 2 million gallons of water a day, leading to an estimated shortfall of some 14 million gallons countywide by 2030.

5,800 acres

Paddock said the state has authority over the initial footprint, about 5,800 acres.

be glad to assist with any planning issues. The county has jurisdiction with the remaining 14,000 acres or so, at least until the state should acquire any of that land for development or buffer.

Committee Chair Don Moran, D-Romeoville, said the state has acquired more than half of the land in the initial 5,800 acres.

Bult Field, a general aviation airport, accounts for much of the remaining land, he said, and negotiations between owners and the state are continuing.

Five of the nine documents required by the Federal Aviation Administration have been approved, Moran added.

These two thugs committed an act of despicable brutality by gunning down an unarmed man while his two children were asleep in the same room.”

- State’s Attorney James Glasgow

Zambrano retrieve an object from under the hood of the car before the two entered the apartment complex. Zambrano and Sanchez were caught on video running from the building after Gooch was shot.

‘War to End All Wars’ discussion kicks off Great Read program More than 60 people kicked as “Hello Girls,” operators of the off the Great Read literacy phones, were not recognized program Jan. 9 at the Joliet as veterans until 1978 to avoid Barnes & Noble store with a having to pay them veterans presentation by Terrence Lynch benefits. on “The War to Also told End All Wars,” was the m a r k i n g story of the 100th Pvt. Henry Tandy and anniver sar y More events and book choices for this his choice of the start of year’s program can be found at to never WW I. http://www.psd202.org/greatread shoot a People of w o u n d e d every age were treated to a free presentation on or unarmed man from the the characters and events of the opposing side. One of the men war, as well as the events that he allowed to live happened to led to a war in which millions be Adolf Hitler, years before he became dictator and was not as were killed.

Stories that came from the talk forgiving as Tandy.

Voyager Media Publications is included the fact that women who served on the front lines a supporter of The Great Read.

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Panel OKs tweaks in open burning ordinance Committee had considered restricting open burning to 100 feet from another person’s property, but decided to stay at 50 feet

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

After feeling as though she was blown off by Will County officials, it’s onward and upward for Mary Ann Buonadonna of New Lenox in her battle to limit open burning.

After seven months of working with the County Board’s Public Health and Safety Committee, Buonadonna conceded the county made some good changes to its open burning ordinance … but not enough.

For a time, the committee had considered restricting open burning to 100 feet from another person’s property. But after concerns by the Will County Farm Bureau, the committee opted to keep the distance at 50 feet.

However, the new regulations, which still must be approved by the full County Board on Jan. 16, says that “fires shall be located not less than 1000 feet, unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, from any school, park, hospital, nursing home and/ or residence of a person with a Chronic Respiratory Disease. For the purposes of this ordinance, agricultural properties are exempt from the 1000 feet setback if the property is used for agricultural purposes.”

Buonadonna has told county officials she has breathing

WEB LINKS www.willcountyillinois.com/ problems exacerbated by open burning in the fall. While she is located in an incorporated village, burning from neighbors who are in an unincorporated area covered by county government often keeps her inside.

“I am a pediatric nurse,” she said following the County Board’s Jan. 9 Public Health meeting. “I have seen a lot of children come in with breathing problems.”

She told the committee five states have adopted bans on people smoking in cars where children are present. Those states are Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine and Oregon, as well as Puerto Rico.

Already striking out at the township level and getting only little help at the county level, Buonadonna said she is ready to approach state officials to see if they can help.

The county’s opening burning regulations also say: •Waste materials of any nature shall not be disposed of by burning on the premises or in the immediate vicinity without having obtained a permit from the

some of the new open burning ordinance requirements: • Waste materials of any nature shall not be disposed of by burning on the premises or in the immediate vicinity without having obtained a permit from the state or the state Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

• Open burning of leaves, branches or bushes shall be conducted on the owner’s property or farm on which the leaves, branches or bushes were generated and within the provisions of this Ordinance.

• Fires shall be located not less than 50 feet, unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, from any motor vehicle and any structure with adequate provision made to prevent spreading of the fire. No fire shall exceed six feet by six feet. Only one fire, which is not contained in a patio burning unit, shall exist on the property at any given time.

state or the state Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

•Open burning of leaves, branches or bushes shall be conducted on the owner’s property or farm on which the leaves, branches or bushes were generated and within the provisions of this Ordinance.

•Fires shall be located not less than 50 feet, unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, from any motor vehicle and any structure with adequate provision made to prevent spreading of the fire. No fire shall exceed six feet by six feet. Only one fire, which is not contained in a patio burning unit, shall exist on the property at any given time •Fires shall be located not less than 1,000 feet, unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, from any school, park, hospital, nursing home and/or residence of a person with a Chronic Respiratory Disease. For the purposes of this

ordinance, agricultural properties are exempt from the 1,000 feet setback if the property is used for agricultural purposes.

•Legitimate recreation fires shall be located not less than 50 feet from any structure.

•Burning within 20 feet from the edge of any public roadway is strictly prohibited.

•Fires contained in a “patio wood-burning unit,” shall be at least 15 feet from any structure.

•No open burning shall take place during drought conditions as determined by the National Weather Service.

•All fires shall be constantly attended by a competent person of 18 years or older until such fire is extinguished. This person shall have an adequate water supply or other fire extinguishing equipment ready for use. This person shall be responsible for notifying the local fire department if the fire becomes out of control. A fire

shall be considered extinguished when smoke ceases emitting from the burn pile.

•Prior to burning, all leaves, branches, or bushes must be dried in such a manner not to cause continuous smoldering.

Dead native planting vegetation on a residential property shall be removed from the soil prior to burning according to the burn ordinance. Section 93.017 also does not apply to controlled burns for agricultural purposes, habitat reclamation, firefighter training.

•The Sheriff’s Office of the county and other applicable enforcement departments shall enforce this subchapter.

•Any person found to be in violation of any part of this subchapter shall be provided a fine of $25 for the first offense, a fine of $50 for the second offense, and $150 for the third and subsequent offenses, plus any and all court costs.

•Any person found to be in violation of burning off site generated landscape waste or any other waste materials shall be fined immediately of $250 per violation commencing with the first violation.

•No person shall be guilty of a first offense for violation of burning within 1,000 feet of a residence of a person with a Chronic Respiratory Disease without first being put on notice by an enforcement agency that a person with a Chronic Respiratory Diseases resides within 1,000 of him or her.

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Evergreen terrace agreement doesn’t end controversy Residents of complex have dropped lawsuit against city, yet case has not been completely resolved in federal court

By Stewart Warren For the Bugle

Evergreen Terrace residents who fought Joliet’s plans to take over and redevelop the troubled Mayor Tom near West side Giarrante apartment buildings have dropped their lawsuit against the city.

The residents also withdrew allegations that the city violated the Fair Housing Act by filing a condemnation suit against the buildings’ owners.

For nearly a decade, the city has been trying to gain control of the troubled, federally subsidized, lowincome apartment buildings at 350 N. Broadway, Joliet. Built during a period of urban renewal, the 156 units replaced 19th Century structures on the west side of the Des Plaines River.

Officials filed the condemnation lawsuit because they believed the buildings were overcrowded, badly managed and contributed to crime problems in the surrounding area. When the

condemnation suit was filed, the city proposed tearing down Evergreen Terrace and building a combination of subsidized and market-rate housing there.

A few years into the lawsuit, there was some discussion of replacing the buildings with a park. No matter what happened to the 12-acre site, officials always promised a relocation plan for the residents that would be sensitive to their needs.

Although the Evergreen Terrace residents are bowing out of the suit, it isn’t over.The case has yet to be completely resolved in federal court, said Joliet City Attorney Jeff Plyman.

After the residents withdrew their opposition, the members of the Joliet City Council voted during their regular Jan. 7 meeting to accept a proposed settlement agreement. As part of it, the residents will be allowed to remain living in their apartments if the city eventually acquires the property, Plyman said. The residents will not receive any kind of financial compensation, however.

Although the case continues, the residents’ withdrawal from the

“The word ‘Transparency’ is used a loT. i ThoughT The ciTiZens of JolieT should know whaT is going on. They deserve To hear from me ThaT we are looking inTo iT. iT is a breach.”

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legal action is significant, Plyman said.

“We are down to a dispute between the city and the ownership (of the apartment buildings). I think Joliet has been able to demonstrate to the federal government that we have proper intentions,” Plyman explained.

The news might sound like a routine legal matter, but there were some brief fireworks at the end of the meeting. Mayor Tom Giarrante read a short statement accusing an unnamed member of the Council of leaking confidential information to the owners of the complex.

During a City Council Executive Session held in August, a memo was distributed to the Council members detailing a proposed settlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. By law, the City Council is allowed to conduct meetings that are closed to the public to discuss certain issues,

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Joliet West Journalism program selected for PBS labs program Joliet West High School journalism students will gain hands-on multi-media and journalistic skills thanks to the Public Broadcast System (PBS).

Joliet West High School was recently selected by PBS to participate in the highly selective and prestigious NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program. The educational program connects high school and middle school students with local PBS stations and journalists to produce their own unique video reports on important news topics.

Journalism teacher Jennifer Galloy applied for the program on behalf of the high school

because she knew the students would gain real-world experience with industry professionals.

“The NewsHour project puts students in the shoes of professional journalists who cultivate stories from real social, political, and economic issues,” said Galloy.

“Students will research their topic and conduct interviews to produce a video that is posted online.The project allows students to participate in a new form of learning and inquiry in a collaborative environment that helps engage students who may be more interested in projects outside of traditional academics. It helps provide students with a sense

of civic pride and connection to the real world community.”

Galloy will be professionally trained over the summer by PBS. Students are required to create a complete video assignment

by May to earn a stipend to purchase equipment and will also be paired up with a local journalist as a mentor.

“An added benefit of the Student Reporting Labs program is that is helps implement state and Common Core Literary standards, while teaching students how to evaluate sources and information, deconstruct and demonstrate non-fiction narratives, as well as storytelling techniques,” said Galloy.

LOCaTION Of eVergreeN TerraCe aparTmeNT COmpLeX among them pending litigation and personnel matters, among others.

“Soon afterward and in violation of the standards of executive session, the owners of Evergreen Terrace received a copy of this highly sensitive document,” Giarrante said, reading from the statement during the Tuesday meeting.

The mayor has askedWill County

State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow to investigate the incident. Giarrante did not have any information on Wednesday afternoon about any possible investigation by the State’s Attorney.

“The word ‘transparency’ is used a lot,” Giarrante said. “I thought the citizens of Joliet should know what is going on. They deserve to hear from me that we are looking into it. It is a breach.”

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Ronald I. Mau, 55, 1001 Belden Way, was arrested at 10:42 p.m. Jan. 2 at 611 E. Cass for Aggravated Battery.

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Richard A. Garcia, 25, 809 Black, was arrested at 11:53 p.m. Jan. 2 at that address for Loud Noise.

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A 16-year-old was arrested at 4:13 p.m. Jan. 2 at 150 W. Washington for domestic battery.

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Dwayne L. Jones, 23, 1024 Lois, was arrested at 11:38 a.m. Jan. 2 at Vernon and Lois for Domestic Battery.

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Kenyatta A. Franklin, 32, 311 N. Ottawa, was arrested at 11:25 a.m. Jan. 2 at that address for Battery.

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Nicholas F. Bruntzelle, 37, 222 ½ Broadway, was arrested at 2:10 p.m. Jan. 2 at 220 N. Broadway for Domestic Battery.

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Robert S. Mutz Jr., 32, 625 Central Ave., was arrested at 11:08 p.m. Jan. 3 at that address for two counts of Assault and Criminal Damage to Property.

Paul McCoy, 22, 4508 Balmoral Drive, Richton Park, was arrested at 3:23 p.m.

Jan. 2 at 2424 W. Jefferson for Theft.

Renee M. Tyler, 38, 304 S. Desplaines, was arrested at 4:49 p.m. Jan. 2 at Henderson and Ward for three counts of Aggravated Battery, Reckless Conduct and Criminal Damage To Property.

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Vivian D. Hampton, 18, 227 S. 5th, Ames, Iowa, was arrested at 11:14 p.m. Jan. 2 at 1509 Englewood for Criminal Trespass to Vehicle.

Archaye D. Raine, 26, 215 Lincoln, was arrested at 11:13 a.m. Jan. 2 at 1125 Plainfield for Possession of Cannabis.

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Desaray Ball, 19, 415 Liberty, Aurora, was arrested at 12:09 a.m. Jan. 2 in the 1100 block of Plainfield for Obstructing Identification.

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Janet L. Trabert, 44, 715 Plainfield, was arrested at 12:58 a.m. Jan. 2 at Collins and Benton for Possession of Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Equipment and Possession Of Cannabis. Summer D. Byerley, 27, 715 Plainfield, was arrested for Possession Of Controlled Substance, Possession Of Drug

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John C. Brinker, 18, 1000 Church, Redding, Ohio, was arrested at 7:54 p.m. Jan. 3 at 2701 Plainfield for Retail Theft.

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Mary J. Kummwer, 28, 4513 N. Wolcott, Chicago, was arrested at 5:49 p.m. Jan. 3 at 2358 White Birch for Criminal Trespass to Real Property and Possession of Drug Equipment, a Hypodermic Syringe and a Controlled Substance.

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was arrested 16 Aat 16-year-old 8:13 p.m. Jan. 3 at 22344 West Acres for Obstructing a Police officer.

Amanda L. Barnes, 18, 26422 Stonebriar Way, Channahon, was arrested at 4:49 p.m. Jan. 3 at 2510 Route 59 for Retail Theft.

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Nicholas G. Gill, 23, 1613 Connor St., Lockport, was arrested at 10:52 a.m. Jan. 3 at 2510 Route 59 for Retail Theft.

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Shaun E. Barry, 20, 108 Dante Court, Shorewood,

was arrested at 4:38 a.m. Jan. 3 at Bronk and Country Glen for Possession of Alcoholic Beverage

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Demetrie Collins, 37, 600 N. Broadway, was arrested at 5:46 a.m. Jan. 5 at 611 E. Cass for Battery.

Barry G. Varga, 56, 115 Iowa Ave., was arrested at 8:23 p.m. Jan. 3 at 113 Iowa for Criminal Damage to Property.

For more Joliet police blotter, visit www.buglenewspapers.com

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Kim L. Peten, 45, 15 E. Zarley Blvd., was arrested at 12:54 p.m. Jan. 4 at 3128 Voyager on a Will County Warrant and for Retail Theft.

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Johnathan L. Barber, 23, 212 4th Ave., was arrested at 4:13 Jan. 4 at 316 N. Bluff for Criminal Trespass to Real Property.

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Cassandra Kahl-Lloyd, 56, 7825 Braeloch Court, Orland Park, was arrested at 7:21 a.m. Jan. 4 at 777 Hollywood for Criminal Trespass to Land.

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Drew D.Middleton,32,1309 Kenmore, was arrested at 11:10 p.m. Jan. 4 at that address for Obstructing/Resisting a Police officer, Possession of Drug Equipment and Possession of Cannabis.

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Jorge A. Rivera, 27, 348 Water, was arrested at 2:36 a.m. Jan. 4 at 1301 Douglas for Domestic Battery.

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Shorewood Donald L. Fox, 67, 316 N. Brookshore Drive, Shorewood, was arrested at 2:59 p.m. Dec. 31 in the 300 block of Brookshore Drive for Domestic Battery.

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Huy V. Nguyen, 21, 1014 Bayhill Lane, Shorewood, was arrested at 2:49 a.m. Jan. 6 at Seil Road and Dover Way for Driving With License Suspended and Improper Lighting.

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Phillip F. Tade, 42, 106 E. Jefferson St., Shorewood, was arrested at 1:48 p.m. Jan. 9 at U.S. Route 52 and Route 59 for Driving With License Revoked and No Valid Registration.

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Three 16-year-old Hispanic males and two 17-year-old Hispanic males were arrested at 4:09 p.m. Jan. 8 at Black Road and Brookforest Avenue for Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Equipment after a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation.

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Residents concerned with introducing privately-owned prison to Joliet Corrections Corporation of America, a company involved with private prison ownership, has recently been accused of neglect in Idaho But, this was before Joliet The other day, a news story residents had their say. Members reprinted in USA Today caught of the community concerned my eye. The title? “Idaho to take with CCA’s record over privately-run state and the impact prison.” As it turns out, that such a facility Idaho’s largest prison would have on had been operated local families, made by the Corrections their voices heard Corporation of America to the City Council.

(CCA) since 2000 and, They held rallies, according to the article, passed out flyers had suffered, “numerous and carried signs. lawsuits alleging Their message was rampant violence, under Councilman Jim simple, “Say ‘NO’ to staffing, gang activity and McFarland, for-profit prisons.” contract fraud by CCA.” At-Large In May of 2013, I This story is an requested the City important one for Joliet.

Manager bring CCA to Joliet so As many will remember, it was the public could fi nally hear only eighteen months ago that CCA’s proposal and have their the City began negotiations with CCA to build a for-profit questions about the immigrant prison here. The mayor, former detention center answered city manager, and members of firsthand. Instead, based on the the mayor’s CARB committee all feedback from residents, CCA discussed the potential benefits informed the City they would of bringing another prison to look elsewhere to build their detention center.

Joliet.

The persisTence of our residenTs and Their demands for Transparency made a difference.

JolieT could have been anoTher idaho—spending decades dealing wiTh cca and having noThing buT lawsuiTs and problems To show for iT. - SGt. StEVE ByLanD FRoM tHE tRaFFIC DIVISIon

The persistence of our residents and their demands for transparency made a difference.

Joliet could have been another Idaho—spending decades dealing with CCA and having nothing but lawsuits and problems to show for it. I stand steadfast in my decision to publicly oppose the Joliet for-profit prison and applaud the great residents of this City for staying true to their beliefs and proving once and for all that true power lies in the hands of the people.

Jim McFarland At-Large City of Joliet Councilman

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Shorewood Dominick’s clearing inventory Location will close its doors for good on Jan. 25, Mariano’s will take over

By Kris Stadalsky For the Bugle

When the doors to the Shorewood Dominick’s opened at 7 a.m. Monday, shoppers filed in to find what they hoped to be the best deals in town.

It was the first day of selling off the store’s inventory before Dominick’s on Route 59 closes its doors for good on January 25 and Mariano’s takes over.

One shopper from Plainfield, who asked not to be identified, said she came early to stock up on groceries and daily staples

and to save lots of money.

“That’s the idea,” she said. “It went really well.”

She had already been to both Naperville and Woodridge Dominick’s locations for the same reason, she said, as she loaded the back of a minivan with groceries from the Shorewood store.

The parking lot was pretty full by 9 a.m., while a few decent parking spots could still be found.

Inside the store, shoppers were checking out carts full of groceries. The lines were steady, but not yet to the back of the store as was being anticipated for later in the day.

An unidentified management employee said the store was

expected to close January 25, and Mariano’s would be remodeling the location before opening back up.

The Shorewood location was one of 11 Dominick stores in the Chicago area purchased by Milwaukee-based Roundy’s to be converted into the upscale grocery chain Mariano’s.

The Shorewood location, along with four others, will be closed for about 35 days for upgrades.

Another five of the stores are expected to re-open in March while the Westchester location isn’t scheduled to open until the later part of 2014, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Joe Maestre, a courtesy clerk for the Shorewood Dominick’s, has been with the company for 23 years, he said. He spent the past 15 years at the Frankfort location and was transferred to Shorewood at the end of

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Shoppers jostle for last-minute deals at the Shorewood Dominick’s Monday morning. The store is supposed to close for good Jan. 25 and will be renovated into a Mariano’s.

December.

While Maestre didn’t get to the job fair in Rosemont offered

by Roundy’s for the Mariano’s stores, he has been applying at

multiple grocery and retail stores in the area.

“They haven’t offered any news yet (about a job),” Maestre said.

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Brothers distilling pride at Plainfield shop Since 2012, Tobey and Jamey Beall have been distilling their own specialty rum “We found the rum and tequila that came into the U.S. was all the mass produced stuff,” Jamey Two brothers from Lockport Beal said.“All the good stuff didn’t are creating tastes best associated make its way up to the states.” with a tropical vacation near the This reality got the brothers heart of Plainfield. wondering if there would be a Tobey and Jamey Beall are market for a high-quality rum the sibling distillers at Tailwinds and agave spirits—commonly Distilling Company, 14912 S. known as tequila—in the United Eastern Ave., which specializes in States, and more specifically, the rum and 100 percent blue agave southwest suburbs. They picked spirits. Opened Plainfield for in June 2012, a location, not did you know? the company is only because poised to grow the village is Mexico has an this year as invested in its international right to demand for their downtown, but the word “tequila” and award-winning also because it’s only spirits produced in p ro d u c t s close to home.

Mexico can be called continues to “We realized build. that to do this, tequila. When distilled “ W e ’ r e we’d need a lot elsewhere, producers starting to get of family around use the general term quite a big so we’d have “agave spirits.” f o l l o w i n g ,” some helping Jamey Beall said. hands,” he said.

“It’s very organic growth.”

It took the Bealls about five years Tailwinds’ products can be to perfect their distilling process, found in most of the Binny’s and they’ve since developed a locations and will be sold in dedicated clientele.

Whole Foods this year. Over 100 “It’s all customer-driven,” Beall restaurants and bars in suburbs said. “They want to be able to and city also feature Tailwinds’ connect with the company and Taildragger rums and Midnight buy a premium product.They care Caye spirits. about taste instead of the cost of “We’re going to be looking to it. And, people really love that expand this year at Plainfield,” he they can come in and buy a bottle said. “We hope to be a national right where it was distilled.” producer by the end of the year.

Customers can tour the We’re moving at lightning speed. distillery, taste the product and It’s exciting and terrifying at the occasionally even get hands-on same time.” and help bottle a new batch of As full-time pilots, the Bealls liquor. took lots of trips to the Caribbean “With gin and whiskey, you and Mexico, allowing them to get an old fashioned, stuffy sample local rums and tequilas, crowd around it,” he said. “With which were far superior to the us, you don’t. The spirits are liquors American’s were accustom fun. The company is fun. We’re to mixing in drinks. very transparent with how we

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produce our product. We’re very open-door.”

Of the 12 registered distilleries in Illinois,Tailwinds is the only one featuring rum and sugar spirits.

Beall said they’re committed to producing a premium, highquality product.

“We get asked all the time to do different liquors, but we don’t,” he said.“You can’t really be a master of your craft if you’re doing 12 different crafts. We focus only on sugar spirits because of the light-hearted nature of the spirits themselves, and it reflects the fun

Photos by clare walters/for the bugle

(LEFT) The agave spirits and rums distilled and sold at Tailwinds Distilling Company. (RIGHT) The agave spirits and rums distilled and sold at Tailwinds Distilling Company.

loving nature of our company. ” The brothers’ dedication to their rums and agave spirits is also evidenced by their success in competition.

“We been out to international competitions, and we’ve beat all the big producers,” Beall said.

Tailwinds’ spirits are distilled over a six hour period and only the premium cut of spirit is used.

“We use premium raw materials, and we’re really cutting out all the byproducts,” he said.“It’s different than what people have ever had before. It’s a really smooth spirit.”

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Crossword Puzzle

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17 Criticize gas and electric companies?

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9 Vacate the __: eviction notice phrase 10 Big name in chicken 11 Criticize college subjects?

12 Bounce in a 6-Down 13 Depict unfairly 18 Invitation letters 23 Bouillabaisse, e.g.

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26 Kept in, as hostility 27 Criticize farmers?

28 Bodysuit for a tiny tot 29 “__ Marner”: Eliot work 31 Speak with a

grating voice 32 Chooses 33 12 inches 34 Open a bit 38 Doctor’s profession 41 Owl’s cry 43 A boxer may have a glass one 44 They’re attractive to look at 47 “Footloose” costar Singer 49 “Myra Breckinridge” author Gore 51 Like the Honda Element 52 Away from the wind 53 Really surprise 54 Web addresses, briefly 56 Beehive State natives 57 Little more than 58 Repair co. proposals 61 __-cone 62 Sheep’s call

Take 5 Horoscopes Like Goldilocks, your complaints might be “this one is too big and this one is too small” in the week ahead. Loved ones might remind you to focus on saving money, especially when you brashly act on competitive impulses.

Focus your attention on the people who love you unconditionally, not just those who only love you when the conditions are just right. During the upcoming week, you may be thrifty and unwilling to accept less than the best.

There is definitely a law of attraction. In the week ahead, you’ll learn that like attracts like, so sometimes someone at odds with you will seem familiar. You can’t however blame yourself if you’re a victim of someone else’s agenda.

Get real. You can realign your perspective this week if you acknowledge and accept responsibility for your judgments. You’re faking it if you pretend they don’t exist or that you always maintain a nonjudgmental attitude.

Events in the week ahead may remind you that you attract what you put forth. For instance, if you do your best at every facet of your job or watch your diet you’ll enjoy peace of mind when all the minor details are in place.

In the week ahead, concentrate on relocating your thoughts from the abstract to the tangible.

You can take practical steps for further development of your creative talents. If you’re passionate about something, move forward.

When you’re confident of your worth, it’s not necessary to struggle to prove your value to others. In the week ahead, don’t get carried away by self-doubts. Your success depends on selfdiscipline not self-sacrifice.

You might aspire to become proficient in some aspect of teaching or entertainment in the week ahead. Your passion for some idea or learning project can make you a leader or earn some unexpected recognition.

Be honest in situations in which previously you maintained silence. There may be times this week when you’re tempted to tell a white lie because the facts are embarrassing, but only through the truth can you eradicate awkwardness.

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As the week unfolds, you may realize that some problems you’ve been dealing with at work or with your health are due to matters outside your control.

Other problems, however, are within your control if you persevere.

While each person possesses a gift, some have refined and polished their abilities. Facing aggressiveness or defensiveness from others can improve your talents in the week to come. Like a pearl, it takes abrasions to shine.

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INSIDE: Plainfield South defeats Minooka on a buzzer beater, page 12; Wrestlers preparing for end of season run, page 13

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Angels defeat Benet, remain unbeaten

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

When teams have strong inside players, it makes it vital for them to have shooters who can keep defenses honest.

Joliet Catholic has used that formula well in getting off to a 15-0 start to the season and it showed Jan. 8 in a 65-44 win at Benet.

While Jasmine Lumpkin was strong on the inside with 21 points, she got help from her teammates, who hit five threepointers in the game.

“It’s great,” Lumpkin said of the help on the perimeter. “I trust all my teammates to score. They shoot the three-ball well because everyone works on it in practice.

It’s good to know that everyone on the team can contribute.”

“We substituted in the second half to have two shooters, one on each wing,” JCA coach Ed Schodrof said. “If you want to jam the middle, you have to give something up and they gave up the shot. Kaitlyn (Williams) and

Kennedy Weigt both hit huge threes and Mia (Farrell) hit one in the second half. Those are big shots.”

It is the shooting and the depth that has been the biggest differences for the Angels this year.

“We have a lot of depth,” Schodrof said. “We can go 11 deep this year, versus last year, which was a shorter bench. We have to be able to go to people without hesitation.”

While the Angels didn’t play their best game of the year, particularly in the first half, they still led 27-15.

“This is a tough place to play,” Schodrof said. “They had a nice game plan and executed well.

Give them credit in the first half, they did a good job of making us shoot from the perimeter and shut down Jasmine. Second half we came out with a lot more energy, we did come out flat in the first half. That was our own fault.”

“In the beginning we didn’t play that well,” JCA freshman Ty

Battle said.“But in the second half we stepped it up. Coach said a couple words to us (at halftime).

I felt like I had to step it up too, especially since I switched to high post, which changed a lot of things.”

The running game picked up in the second half and the spread attack was able to open up the game as the Angels led 49-24 after three.

“We were able to spread out the court in the second half and got some open looks,” Schodrof said. “We got a couple run-outs and had good rebounding as well.”

“We did come out flat, but our game is running,” Lumpkin said.

“We love to run and get out in transition. I felt like we got better at that in the second half and applied the defensive pressure on them.”

Lumpkin shot 8-of-14 from the floor, with many of those shots coming in the paint.

“That’s my game, I love being Scott Taylor/Bugle Staff

See JCA, page 16

Jasmine Lumpkin and JCA are 15-0 on the season.

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Sports

Indians fall at buzzer

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

As if losing a conference game 49-48 at the buzzer wasn’t devastating enough for the

Minooka boys basketball team, the more significant loss might have come in the third quarter Friday against Plainfield South.

Already playing without starting freshman guard Jonny

Butler, the Indians saw senior scorer Jake Smith go down halfway through the third period.

Smith had 10 points before getting injured.

Smith left the game with an apparent ankle injury and left the gym in a wheel chair. His status was not immediately known.

“We worked hard in this game, we tried to pull it out for our teammate Smitty, unfortunately we couldn’t get that one,” said Minooka senior Adam Alexander.

“It was a heartbreaker (seeing Smith go down), but we knew we had talent from the bench that we could bring in and we had to fight through.”

“We had them down 10 or 12 and they stuck with what they were doing and battled and battled and battled and I have to give them credit, we tried to press them and they came back,” Plainfield South coach Tim Boe said. “We came out the first two See FALL, page 16

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Cody Bresnahan and the Indians lost at the buzzer.

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Area wrestlers looking at improvement

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

The past week was a tough one for the Minooka wrestling team as it posted a 2-3 record, including a Southwest Prairie Conference loss to Plainfield East and a pair of losses at the Lincoln-Way Central mega dual.

“We lost bad to Bradley and bad to Lyons, that is what we have to remember, not having a close win over Hinsdale Central,” Minooka coach Jeff Charlebois said after Saturday’s mega dual.

“We have to focus on how we have competed this week and we have a long way to go.”

The Indians sandwiched in a win over SPC for Oswego, but

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Shane Mart and the Indians went 1-2 at the Lincoln-Way Central mega dual.

the team is looking for more.

“Losing to Bradley and Lyons, that hurt a lot for the whole team and losing to Plainfield East earlier in the week. It stinks but we have to get back from it,” said Chris Hiscock. “We just need to pick up the intensity.

As a team, we need to get more sound technique-wise. We just need to work harder in some of the close matches and work for bonus points. At the end of the year, we will be there, I swear by it.”

As a rule, the Indians’ tough schedule has prepared them for the end of the year and Charlebois is hoping that is the See WRESTLERS, page 15

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BOYS BBALL Points Per Game Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook George Sargeant, Maine South

25.2 20.7 17.6 16.6

Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Corey Evers, Plainfield South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Grover Anderson, Lockport Gage Davis, Bolingbrook

15.6 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.4

Romeo Magliore, Niles West Evan Hines, Niles West Miles Snowden, Plainfield South John Campbell, Lockport Jake Nowak, Plainfield North Jake Smith, Minooka Devin Blake, Downers North Nick Novak, Plainfield East Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Ray Greco, Downers North Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Greg Pietrzak, Westmont Little, Westmont Shane Murray, Lisle Calvin Brooks, Plainfield South Antonio Dyson, Joliet Central Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West Kelly, Westmont Jojo Rios, Niles West Shane Ritter, Plainfield South D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Jacob Buchner, Plainfield South Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Jeremy Glavanovits, Lisle Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Ralph Blakney, Lockport Kevin Krieger, Plainfield North Robbie Brooks, Plainfield Central Logiurato, Westmont Kenny Williams, Bolingbrook Adam Alexander, Minooka Joe Butler, Minooka Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Rebounds Per Game Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Jeremy Glavanovits, Lisle Miles Snowden, Plainfield South Greg Pietrzak, Westmont Josh Smith, Plainfield East Joe Butler, Minooka Devin Blake, Downers North Zach Trussell, Lisle John Campbell, Lockport Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Shane Murray, Lisle Kelly, Westmont

13.1 13.1 12.1 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.2 9.7 9.0 8.6 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8

George Sargeant, Maine South Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Logiurato, Westmont Calvin Brooks, Plainfield South Kenny Williams, Bolingbrook Little, Westmont Grover Anderson, Lockport Matt Mahlke, Downers North Brad Hund, Plainfield Central Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Kevin Krieger, Plainfield North Tristin Esker, Plainfield East Romeo Magliore, Niles West Assists Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Logiurato, Westmont Grover Anderson, Lockport CJ Redmond, Bolingbrook Little, Westmont Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Isaiah Webster, Plainfield North Myles Ward, Plainfield East Ralph Blakney, Lockport Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Kelly, Westmont Corey Evers, Plainfield South Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Jon Arenas, Maine South Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Tim Doll, Westmont John Campbell, Lockport Calvin Brooks, Plainfield South Sean Maloney, Maine South Jared Whitacre, Downers North Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Deiondre Taylor, Lockport Jonny Butler, Minooka Steals Logiurato, Westmont Grover Anderson, Lockport Corey Evers, Plainfield South Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook John Campbell, Lockport Ralph Blakney, Lockport Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Romeo Magliore, Niles West Deiondre Taylor, Lockport Little, Westmont Gage Davis, Bolingbrook CJ Redmond, Bolingbrook Shane Ritter, Plainfield South Dwight Watkins, Plainfield Central D’Vonta Jones, Joliet West Neal Tyrell, Minooka Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Doll, Westmont Brodric Thomas, Bolingbrook Jon Arenas, Maine South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Jake Smith, Minooka Field Goal % George Sargeant, Maine South Shane Murray, Lisle Kenny Williams, Bolingbrook Jeff Washington, Joliet West

6.8 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 69 50 47 39 38 36 35 30 30 30 29 28 27 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 30 27 27 27 26 25 24 19 18 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 .690 .667 .655 .640

See STATS, page 15

Sports STATS Continued from page 14 Greg Pietrzak, Westmont Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Julian Torres, Bolingbrook Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Tristin Esker, Plainfield East Devin Blake, Downers North Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Ray Greco, Downers North Romeo Magliore, Niles West Bowen Marks, Downers North Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Evan Hines, Niles West Jaylandt Gilmer, Lockport Andrew Palucki, Maine South Kelly, Westmont Grover Anderson, Lockport Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Free Throw % Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Neal Tyrell, Minooka Odi Audisho, Niles West Andrew Palucki, Maine South George Sargeant, Maine South Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Romeo Magliore, Niles West

.634 .630 .623 .610 .577 .543 .540 .539 .535 .533 .528 .522 .520 .510 .505 .500 .500 .970 .840 .816 .810 .810 .800 .800 .800 .790 .786

WRESTLERS Continued from page 13 case again.

“It is good to have a tough schedule because come regional and sectional time, we have seen a lot of tough kids and a lot of tough teams,” he said.

“In their minds, they need to see that they can compete with this type of competition.”

As always, Minooka has its share of talented grapplers.

“Eric Valasquez at 220, he has been steady. He has only had one bad match all season long,” Charlebois said.“Carson Oughton is our 152 pounder is a returning state place winner and he has done real well. Chris Hiscock at 170 has come along real well, so has Josh Bouie at 182. This week, Eric McMillin has wrestled well at 195 and KJ Minor at 113.

Those are the guys that are doing well, we just need consistency out of that group and we need the other guys to step up.”

JOLIET CENTRAL The Steelmen also went 1-2 at the Lincoln-Way Central mega dual, but unlike Minooka, who is

Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West Connor Bielat, Lisle Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Emin Ademi, Niles West Robbie Brooks, Plainfield Central Grover Anderson, Lockport D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West 3-pointers Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Shane Ritter, Plainfield South Ray Greco, Downers North Evan Hines, Niles West Johnny Kostelz, Plainfield Central Nick Novak, Plainfield East Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Jake Smith, Minooka Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Jojo Rios, Niles West Corey Evers, Plainfield South GIRLS BBALL Points Per Game Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Jaida Green, Downers North Monica Barefield, Joliet West Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Erin Heide, Minooka Sarah Costello, Downers North Kelly Carnagio, Minooka Chantell Mack, Joliet Central

.783 .770 .760 .760 .750 .730 .730 .720 28 26 23 21 19 18 17 16 14 14 12 11 11 11

17.4 16.8 15.7 15.4 14.6 14.5 12.7 12.5 12.3

building toward the end of the season, Joliet Central is building toward the future.

“We have a sophomore heavy team that is getting better match by match,” said first-year head coach Gardner Coughlen. “We give up a lot of points, but they are learning how to tactically manage a match and do the right thing at the right moment, but they still have some sophomore snaps where things go bad and then they go south in a hurry.”

Coughlen looks at the makeup of this young group like the seniors last year, who after years of learning together were a solid team in the SouthWest Suburban Conference.

“Last year’s seniors were this kind of sophomore team. They all went to conference together and they all developed and

Tyler Everett, Plainfield South Peyton Winters, Downers North Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Destiny Hollins, Lockport Lexi Marin, Romeoville Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Juatece McNear, Joliet Central Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Naomi Mayes, Lockport Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Hailey Schoenman, Maine South Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Rebounds Per Game Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Sarah Costello, Downers North Chantell Mack, Joliet Central Peyton Winters, Downers North Kelly Carnagio, Minooka Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Hailey Schoenman, Maine South Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Jacqui Eubanks, Plainfield South Sydney Arlis, Minooka Kyla Creal, Lockport Rachel Sutphin, Plainfield South Ty Battle, JCA Laurel Kucharski, Lockport Jaida Green, Downers North Ally Fink, Plainfield South Kailey Foster, Joliet West Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Cherish Smith, Romeoville

THE BUGLE/SENTINEL JANUARY 15, 2014 12.0 11.7 11.3 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.0 8.8 11.0 9.3 8.3 8.0 7.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8

we are hoping for that kind of thing from this team, if not better,” he said. “These guys are a more balanced team. They are teachable, they are coachable.

They are good in the room, there are good at matches. Even the way they carry themselves at dual meets is better than last year.”

Even with a young team, a few of the wrestlers have shown extra promise this season, led by senior Donovan Luckett.

“Donovan Luckett is our leader, our captain, he did junior nationals over the summer and he is doing a nice job,” Coughlen said. “Luke Luke DeBenedetti is doing a nice job and Malek Harden is coming along. They all have their moments and are developing nicely.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

Faith Heitman, Romeoville Assists Sarah Costello, Downers North Jaida Green, Downers North Bre Sobotka, Resurrection Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Kelly Kons, Maine South Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Sydney Arlis, Minooka Erin Heide, Minooka Gabriella Galassini, Resurrection Monica Barefield, Joliet West Lauren Porcelli, Downers North Sam Fagenholz, Maine South Lexi Marin, Romeoville Bethany Bachmann, Minooka Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Jnaya Walker, JCA Peyton Winters, Downers North Christina Ekhomu, JCA Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Steals Sarah Costello, Downers North Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Jaida Green, Downers North Bre Sobotka, Resurrection Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Destiny Hollins, Lockport Lauren Porcelli, Downers North Jnaya Walker, JCA Christina Ekhomu, JCA Tyler Everett, Plainfield South

4.6 79 52 51 43 41 37 31 30 27 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 20 20 20 20 57 39 39 36 33 31 29 29 27 25 24

Naomi Mayes, Lockport Kailey Foster, Joliet West Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Nina Anderson, Maine South Jamari McAfee, Lockport Kelly Kons, Maine South Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Kianna Campbell, Lockport Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Laurel Kucharski, Lockport Field Goal % Ty Battle, JCA Kyla Creal, Lockport Peyton Winters, Downers North Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Emilie McGuire, Maine South Adriana Acosta, JCA Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Free Throw % Kailey Foster, Joliet West Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Faith Heitman, Romeoville Destiny Hollins, Lockport Sam Fagenholz, Maine South Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Jacqui Eubanks, Plainfield South Kelly Kons, Maine South Naomi Mayes, Lockport 3-pointers Jaida Green, Downers North Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Erin Heide, Minooka Sarah Costello, Downers North

15 24 24 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 .632 .580 .530 .500 .500 .490 .470 .810 .775 .770 .758 .730 .720 .720 .719 .710 .700 30 27 26 25

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FALL Continued from page 12 minutes (of the third quarter) and we had more energy. Our defense created our offense and then later on, we couldn’t turn them over, we were fouling, they made their shots.”

The timing of Smith’s injury went along with South senior Miles Snowden getting in foul trouble and not being able to clog the middle with his 6-foot, 5-inch, 240-pound frame.

Snowden would foul out in the closing minutes.

“We were plus one in rebounds in the first half and with him being in foul trouble

we ended up being down 1829, we lost that battle by 11,” Boe said. “We said we had to out-rebound these guys, they average 29 and we average 24.

They got their average and we were short.”

“We knew they were in foul trouble and we just kept attacking the paint and taking it in strong.” said Alexander, who scored 10 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. “We stayed true to who we are what we do and our concepts.Tonight it just didn’t go our way.”

After battling back to take a two-point lead, Joe Butler missed free throw with 5.6 seconds on the clock.

South’s Delvin Harris III got the uncontested rebound and

Sports found Shane Ritter, who hit his third buzzer-beating threepointer from the left corner of the season.

“Against Plainfield North, it was a lucky bank-in shot, I’m not going to lie,” Ritter said. “I used to like (shooting from) the wing, but this year I have struggled from the wing and the corner has been my shot. I was struggling all game, but that last felt really good.”

Ritter’s reputation had been known and the Indians blanketed him the entire game, but down two in the closing seconds, Minooka shut off the lane, leaving Ritter wide open.

“I was surprised,” he said.

“They guarded me tough the whole game. Michael Ortiz set a good screen and Delvin (Harris III) got me a nice pass in rhythm.

It was an up and down game the whole time and I am blessed to have had the chance to hit three of these game-winning shots.”

The shot set-up was not a

fluke, as Boe drew it up that way when he took a time out just prior to the foul shot.

“If he missed it, we were down two and I told them to get something going to the rim, but if (Shane) or Jake (Buchner) were open to shoot it,” Boe said.

“That was what we did. On defense, they didn’t want to foul. Delvin did a great job of getting the rebound and he had 5.6 seconds and he took the ball up two or three dribbles and got it to our shooter.”

“My heart goes out to my guys, they played hard,” said Minooka coach Scott Tanaka. “That’s all I have.”

JCA

chipped in with eight points.

Benet shot just 24 percent for the game, including nine percent in the first half.

Despite the great start to the season, JCA isn’t getting ahead of itself with several tough conference opponents ahead.

“We’re taking it game by game,” Schodrof said.“We’re not worried about the long term. We have to stay focused each and every

Continued from page 11 in the post,” Lumpkin said.“I love trying to score in the paint.Those are high percentage shots, so that is what I look for.”

Nicole Ekhomu added nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and Battle (4-of-5) and Weigt each

BOYS BOWLING Minooka took second play Saturday at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet with 98 points. Romeoville won with 102.

The Indians did have the best day, finishing with a 5,986.

Romeoville shot a 5,952.

They had a quartet of All-SPC performers in Zach Segatto (four-time All-SPC), Kai Devine, John Kauffman and Alex Guglielmucci (1,166).

GIRLS BASKETBALL Minooka (11-3) defeated Plainfield South 48-37. Erin Heide tallied 17 points and Kelly Carnagio added 14.

GIRLS BOWLING Minooka was fifth (5,581) and Lockport sixth (5,559) at the Prospect Invite.

Minooka’s Emily Koulis was the individual champ with a four-game total of 921. Kayly Windbiel finished 30th with a 780.

Abby Turnbough (821) and Kierstin Vandenburg (811) finished 17th and 18th, respectively, for the Porters. mark@buglenewspapers.com

game against everybody.”

“They are a good team and they didn’t fold at all,” Lumpkin stated. “That’s what we expect in our conference. We have a very competitive conference all around, so every game is going to be a good game. Everyone is going to give each other their best game.”

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Winters puts spring into DGN’s offense

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Senior guard Sarah Costello and junior guard Jaida Green are considered the Trojans’ go-to players on offense, but if Peyton Winters continues to have games like she did Saturday night at York, she’ll make an already formidable Downers North team even more dangerous.

Winters, the Trojans’ 6-2 forward, scored 16 of her gamehigh 20 points in the first half to lift Downers North past the Dukes, 54-41, in DGN’s first West Suburban Silver contest since Dec. 20.

“We want to get her actively involved in our offense, absolutely,” said DGN head coach Stephan Bolt, whose team has won three in a row and 10 of its last 11. “When you can go inside to her, and have a presence in the lane like Peyton is doing now, it makes things a lot easier in the perimeter and I think the kids did a great job. It may have been our best job all year looking inside constantly throughout the game.”

The Trojans were doing such a good job of getting the ball to Winters inside that the junior collected 12 points in the first quarter alone.

“I thought it was a really good game for us as a team offensively, and I think when we have more of an insideoutside game it definitely helps us get better shots,” Winters said.“If I’m having a good game and they (teammates) feed me (inside) it works out well for us.

If I’m not having a good game, then I can kick it out and they get shots.”

Meanwhile, DGN stormed out to an 18-0 lead following a Lauren Porcelli layup, and the Dukes didn’t scored their first points until six minutes had elapsed in the period. The Trojans held a commanding 22-4 advantage at quarter’s end.

“I think it was one of the

best first quarters we’ve had all season,” Bolt said. “I think defensively we were solid and we moved the ball and didn’t turn it over.”

York never got closer than 12 points the rest of the game.

DGN led 30-15 at half time and 45-24 after three quarters.

“I think we were just really ready to play today,” Winters said. “We were really focusing on getting stops on defense before we go and try to make something happen on offense.”

Green added 15 points for the Trojans, but what’s interesting is that DGN’s offense remained effective despite Costello sitting out half of both the second and third quarters due to foul trouble. Costello ended up with seven points.

“It’s nice to have plenty of options for scoring,” Winters said. “We have people on our team who can score if someone’s in foul trouble so that’s been a big help.”

Earlier last week, the Trojans faced non-conference opponent Glenbrook South in their first matchup since competing in the Wheaton North Bill Neibch Falcon Classic, where they placed third. DGN won the game, 46-38, with Green scoring 14 and Costello 12. Costello also had seven rebound and six steals, and Winters registered eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.

The Trojans went up against two conference teams, Hinsdale Central and Lyons Township, during the Neibch tourney.

They knocked off the Lions for third place, but lost to the Red Devils—a club they defeated in WSS action on Dec. 14.

“It was nice to win our last game (in the Neibch tournament),” Bolt said. “We were disappointed to lose against Hinsdale but we’ll see them again (Jan. 31) and if anything else, it gives us an attitude that we need to get after it for conference in the second half (of the season).”

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Lauren Porcelli goes to the basket in Downers North’s 54-41 win over York.

The Trojans (14-2, 5-0) are off until Saturday when they host Hinsdale South at the DGN Winter Classic. The two squads tip off at 11:30 a.m.

“I think we have to continue

to get better,” Bolt said. “We can’t have stretches where we continue to give up offensive rebounds like we did and turn over the ball like we did (in the third quarter vs. York). Great

teams don’t do that, but I think if we continually get better and keep working, we’ll still be even better by the end of the season.” mike@buglenewspapers.com

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News Briefs Home Buyers Education Class The Will County Center for Community Concerns is offering Pre-Purchase / Home Buyers Education class at no charge.

The session will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, and March 22, at the WCCCC office, 304 N. Scott St., Joliet.

The class will be taught by HUD-Certified Housing Counselors, covering a range of topics including: basic budgeting, credit, affordability, new expenses associated with homeownership, insurance needs, realtor’s role, types of mortgages, inspections, maintenance and the closing process.

Call now to reserve your seat: 815-722-0722, ext. 221 or 209.

Scholarship available for minority ed student Minority college students pursuing a career in education are invited to apply a state scholarship, according to Shawn Walsh, Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools.

The Minority Teacher of

Illinois Scholarship is directed toward students of minority ancestry who agree to teach after graduation in Illinois nonprofit public, private, parochial or preschools which have minority enrollments of 30 percent or higher.

The teaching commitment is part of the scholarship agreement, and if it is not honored, the funding must be repaid. The scholarship can be used to pay tuition and fees in Illinois colleges and universities.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Illinois residents.

Apply online at collegezone. com. The deadline to submit an application to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission is March 1, 2014.

Seventh Annual YMCA Giving Gala Slated for February 22 Mark your calendars and plan to join the Greater Joliet Area YMCA for its seventh annual Giving Gala on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodéo Drive. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Festivities will include dinner, silent and live auctions, exciting

raffles and live entertainment.

Tickets are on sale now for $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of 10. Exciting sponsorship opportunities, ranging from $50 to $10,000, with corresponding benefits are also available.

Cash raffle tickets for this year’s Giving Gala are also on sale now. Tickets are $25, with three fantastic prizes- $1,500, $1,000 and $500. Winners will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Only 400 tickets will be sold, and the winners need not be present.

Funds raised from this year’s Giving Gala will benefit the YMCA’s scholarship fund, helping to ensure that no one is turned away from the Y due to the inability to pay. For more information on the Giving Gala, contact the Y at (815) 729-9638.

‘Planes Trains And Automobiles’ Breakfast Joliet Area Christian Women will host a breakfast program featuring Marcia Marsett, Travel Consultant, AAA Travel of Joliet, on Domestic and foreign travel, See BRIEFS page 19

News BRIEFS Continued from page 18 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Joliet Country Club, 1009 Spencer Road, Joliet.

The cost is $12. For more info/ reservations, call Sue at 815-4368128 or Sonya at 815-727-1626.

Free Spine Talk & Consultation A free Spine Talk & Consultation will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet. An educational talk on spine issues and every day back problems and what you can do to avoid back injury. The talk is followed by a free spine consultation by a physical therapist. Call 877-7374636 to register.

Joliet Grade Schools Music Department pasta dinner The twelfth annual Joliet Public Schools District 86 Music Department Pasta Dinner will take place from 4 – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 28, at St. Joseph Park at Theodore and Raynor.

The dinner will include all-youcan-eat pasta, salad and bread.

Tickets are $6 for pre-orders and $7 at the door. For more information, call 815-740-3196, ext. 258. All proceeds will benefit the Joliet District 86 Music Program.

Knights of Columbus post holiday food drive Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council 4400 Post‐Holiday Food Drive Benefitting Daybreak Center through Feb. 1. Drop off non‐perishable items at 1813 E. Cass St., Joliet, during January and receive $1 off your check at their Fish Fry. Non‐perishable food items and toiletries accepted.

Items may be dropped at the Fish Frys from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Please check expiration dates of donated items.

Or make other arrangements by calling 815-723-3827 or by emailing kc4400@yahoo.com or visiting www.kofc4400.com.

Joliet West to hold college financial aid workshops A Financial Aid Process Presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Joliet West Auditorium, 401 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet.The presentation will

cover the many forms of financial aid available to students such as grants, scholarships, work study and loans and how to apply for each.

The FAFSA Completion Workshop will be held at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Joliet West Computer Labs.The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is a service of the U.S. Department of Education that distributes funds to college students through grants, loans, and work study every year. The free application is required by some colleges prior to students’ enrollment.

The workshop will provide families the opportunity to complete the FAFSA with assistance from staff.Participants must sign up for the workshop.

To fill out the FAFSA, applicants must bring their social Security Number, records of income such as tax forms, information about assets like savings and stock information, a driver’s license, proof of date of birth, month and year of marriage, separation, divorce, or other change of marital status, and Alien Registration Number if the student is not a U.S. citizen.

Email Christine Ebenroth at cebenroth@jths.org to reserve a spot.

For more information about the FAFSA, visit: http://www. fafsa.ed.gov/

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Bring workplace ‘flakes’ into line by penalties Q. I have several customers and coworkers who are last-minute change artists. They are constantly changing meetings, projects and plans at the last minute and expect me to just adapt. My job is becoming chaotic and stressful because of their changes. What can I do?

A.You can ask yourself if you’ve created any concrete downsides for your annoying last-minute change artists. You can always count on people to do what is in their perceived best interest.

If people around you keep changing plans it is because they don’t see a downside to their flakey behavior.

The business world has become chaotic and fast paced enough that many people end up just chasing the latest shiny bauble. People often don’t look at the long-range consequence of changing their minds and plans every five seconds to run after what they just saw.They certainly

don’t consider the fallout to other people!

Social scientists have even proposed that Americans seem to have cultural Attention Deficit Disorder where we can’t focus on the same thing for one minute. You will need to make it clear that if people around you keep changing their minds, they will miss out on something valuable with you.

Make a list of behavior you’d like to see from customers or coworkers on the left side of a paper.Make a list of consequences you could bring to bear if people don’t keep commitments to you on the right.

Brainstorm consequences such as: if they don’t show up at a meeting, then you can’t include them in an important project; if they cancel a meeting last minute, then you won’t be available for another two weeks.

Remember if these flakey folks don’t have any pain in changing their minds, you will get no gain in them changing their behavior.

WEB LINKS www.interpersonaledge.com Many of my clients like to argue at this point that it isn’t right that people don’t keep commitments. They then brood over deep questions like what the world is coming to and why people have no integrity.

Pondering these sorts of abstract questions is philosophically interesting but of no practical use.

Get creative in communicating the consequences to people neutrally in both conversation and writing. Skip the part where you let them know how rude and inconsiderate they are if you want change. Stick to the part where you point out factually what they will lose if they don’t keep future commitments.

Put all that energy you could use venting into making it more likely people around you will be thoughtful and you’ll be much happier. Remember, the goal

Make a list of behavior you’d like to see from customers or coworkers on the left side of a paper. Make a list of consequences you could bring to bear if people don’t keep commitments to you on the right.

here isn’t to wait until the entire world changes for you to be well.

The goal is to change the world around you so you can have a peaceful less stressful work life now.

As Janice Joplin so accurately observed, “Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” Make it clear that people you deal with must balance their desire for complete freedom with the goodies they get from commitments they make to you.

Then, sit back and watch these former flakes follow through.

The last word(s) Q. Why do people get so mad at each other at work? Don’t they realize these same people will just get even with them?

A. Yes, but the luxury of immediately expressing their rage tends to win over longterm benefits of feeling angry and acting effectively. Impulse control over anger in the workplace is rare.

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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Seniors retire smart

financial resolution: Do something In the new year, focus on setting and accomplishing secure financial goals

By Jill Schlesinger Tribune Content Agency

Who wants to remember bad milestones? Do we really need to go back five years, when the S&P 500 closed out the disastrous 2008 at 903.25? Most of us would prefer to focus on the fact that the index has more than doubled since those dark days.

Still, it can be instructive to be mindful of the lessons from that painful period. According to Allianz Life Insurance Company’s 5th annual New Year’s Resolution Survey, “many Americans seem to have forgotten the trauma it [the financial crisis] caused to their portfolios and may now have a false sense of security about their current financial wellbeing.”

This is human nature and behavioral economists even have a name for it: “recency bias,” which means that what has occurred in the near past tends to inform how we feel and what we do today. The problem with recency bias is that it can push us into making emotional decisions at the wrong time.

So at the depths of market lows in 2008, we feel scared and sell everything and vow to take better care of our financial lives. Then five years later, with the economy and markets in recovery, the Allianz survey shows that only 16 percent of respondents said they would include financial planning in their resolutions for 2014.

Whether you call it a resolution or a plan, here’s what I have learned after being in the business for 25 years: It’s easier to reach a financial goal when you articulate it and create a plan of action to achieve it. The problem is that simply thinking about a financial plan, let alone running the numbers that are necessary to complete it, can be

The problem with recency bias is that it can push us into making emotional decisions at the wrong time. So at the depths of market lows in 2008, we feel scared and sell everything and vow to take better care of our financial lives. daunting.

For many, conquering the Big Three will require some time and energy. The process may even call for you to (gasp) figure out where your money is going.

The easiest way to do that is to track your expenses for three months. After doing so, you may

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a simple way to start is to address what I like to call “The Big Three Financial Goals”: 1. Zero consumer debt (credit card, auto loans) 2. Adequate emergency reserve funds (6-12 month’s worth of expenses; 12-24 months for retirees) 3. Maximization of retirement contributions ($17,500 for 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans, with an additional $5,500 catch up contribution available if you are over the age of 50; and $5,500 for IRAs, with an additional $5,500 catch up contribution). This step includes ensuring that you have a properly diversified portfolio which is consistent with your risk tolerance level.

find that there’s extra money available to help your efforts.

Once you have these covered the Big Three, it’s time for the nuts and bolts of financial security: drafting/updating wills and other estate documents and reviewing insurance coverage (life, disability, long-term care and property and casualty).

These are not sexy topics, like investing can be, but without them, your financial security could be at risk.

With those basic steps covered, now comes the hard part: time to prioritize what comes next. Do you want to buy a house in the next year or two? If so, you may need to channel all available cash flow

into a down payment fund. Are you ready to set aside some of your precious free cash flow for your kids in a Section 529 Plan or would you prefer to aim for early retirement? Do you need to think about caring for your aging parents? If so, have you had the tough talk with them to see what their wishes are?

These are just some of the questions that you need to think about in order to properly plan for your financial future. No wonder so many people would rather put their heads in the sand than deal with this stuff!

Of course, all of the planning in the world can’t prevent the fact that sometimes a bad financial event can happen to

you, but it certainly puts you in a stronger position than doing nothing. So maybe the best New Year’s resolution is, “I’m going to start doing SOMETHING to better my financial life!”

(Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Emmynominated CBS News Business Analyst. A former options trader and CIO of an investment advisory firm, Jill covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, “Jill on Money.” She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@moneywatch. com. Check her website at www. jillonmoney.com)

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