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Plan discussed to turn I-80 into tollway Tollway Chairman spoke to members of city council BY MARNEY SIMON Enterprise Staff @PlainﬁeldNews news@enterprisepublications.com

Looking for ways to ease congestion through the heart of Joliet, city leaders have reached out to the Illinois Tollway Authority for ideas for a solution. In October, Robert Schillerstrom, Chairman of the Illinois Tollway, spoke to members of the Joliet City Council on the possibility of adding I-80 through Will County to the Illinois toll road network. Schillerstrom told the council that not only can a 65-year-old tollway system help earn the funds for repairs and upkeep, but changing into a toll

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Interstate 80 has become an overcrowded and often dangerous route through Will County, with the road in desperate need of maintenance, repairs, and improvements. The Illinois Tollway has thrown its hat in the ring as a possible solution to the problem, adding tolls to the road to help pay for infrastructure improvements and new lanes.

“Ultimately, if a decision is going to be made to toll I-80, we’re going to have to work with our legislators....” - ROBERT SCHILLERSTROM, CHAIRMAN OF THE ILLINOIS TOLLWAY

road would involve an overhaul of the entire road that would include added lanes and improved interchanges. “There is a committee that has been put together by John Grueling and the Center for Economic Development regarding I-80 and moving the project forward,” said Mayor Bob O’Dekirk. “[He

discussed] some of the options that we, not Joliet, but the area faces with I-80.” Schillerstrom told the council that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is unlikely to secure enough funding to address all of I-80’s issues for another 20 years. A problem that could haunt the area, which has become the biggest inland port in the United States. “The biggest inland port in the country is located right here, there’s a tremendous amount of truck traffic. Much of that flows on to I-80 and I-55, which makes it imperative that if we are going to realize the potential opportunities for growth and economic development in the future, that we invest in those roadways,” Schillerstrom said “I-80 is one of those roads that does need investment. IDOT has recognized that, they’ve put together a plan [but] we need about $50 billion to keep our interstates in northeastern Illinois, to bring them up to a standard that we have them at.” Schillerstrom said a new toll road would be a 21st Century road, similar to the current upgrades underway along 22 miles of I-294. That project’s current

price tag is $4.1 billion, but it’s cash that the toll system says they have to invest in the local road network. A proposal through Will County would be similar, and would include added lanes for congestion relief, widening of shoulders, and even specialized lanes for electric-powered vehicles. “I don’t know what to tell you it would look like other than we are going to try and make the best road possible for the people of northeastern Illinois that will serve them throughout the 21st century and will help to put people to work and to bring people home safely,” Schillerstrom said. “We won’t start the discussion with a lot of impediments.” Council members said their main concern is long-term residents who may use the roadway several times a week suddenly being made to pay tolls. But, Schillerstrom said, it would be unlikely for locals to be exempt from paying those tolls, due to existing law and the trust agreement the toll authority has with the state. While Joliet has little say in changing the road into a tollway, city officials noted that they would offer support to the plan.

“Some people realize that waiting for IDOT probably isn’t going to happen, as we said it could take 20 years, which really is intolerable,” O’Dekirk said. “The situation on 80 is bad.” Bringing a toll to I-80 would be completed through a partnership with local, state and federal agencies. “Ultimately, if a decision is going to be made to toll I-80, we’re going to have to work with our legislators. We may have to work with our federal representatives, and we’re going to need support from local government and also from citizens who use the road,” Schillerstrom said. “We’d like to be on the team, we’d like to help, we’re ready, willing and able.” The plan is currently in a discussion stage, with no immediate plans to add tolls along the interstate. The Illinois Tollway covers 294 miles of roads in northeast Illinois, and currently includes four interstates and one state road. The toll roads service 1.6 million vehicles per pay, earning $1.5 billion per year in toll payments, and is currently in the middle of a $14 billion, 15-year capital improvement program. “We are a profitable entity, and one that has the ability to invest in infrastructure,” Schillerstrom said.

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Educator teaches signs, warnings of drug use More than 20 heard Dr. Kathleen Burke speak on October 25 BY MARNEY SIMON Enterprise Staff @PlainﬁeldNews news@enterprisepublications.com

The village of Shorewood took a step last week in addressing a crisis that’s reached a tipping point from coast to coast. On Oct. 25, the village welcomed Dr. Kathleen Burke, Director of Substance Abuse Initiatives with the Will County Executive Office, for an information session on opioid abuse. More than 20 members of the community came to hear about the causes and dangers of opioids and how they can help respond to the epidemic. Illinois is one of 16 states where more people die of drug overdoses than from car accidents. Burke said 21 to 29 percent of patients who are prescribed opioids for pain misuse those drugs. Of those people eight to 12 percent will develop a use disorder. That disorder can often lead to a transition to heroin, which offers the same effect but is cheap and easy to get. Burke said 80 percent of the people who use heroin were first exposed to opioids through a prescription, adding that dentists offer opioids to their patients at a higher rate than any other doctors. “We were a country where we did not want to suffer any pain. And we went from not having much to help us, to having too much,” Burke said. “This addiction has been spread because of the overprescribing of pain medication… They’re not good for chronic pain. They’re good for acute pain. You break your arm, you break your leg, you have hip surgery. For just three to five days, it’s fine. But, long term chronic pain, your tolerance will go

“We were a country where we did not want to suffer any pain. And we went from not having much to help us, to having too much...” - DR. KATHLEEN BURKE, DIRECTOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE INITIATIVES WITH THE WILL COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE PHOTO BY MARNEY SIMON |

up and it will stop working effectively.” Nationwide, opioid overdoses jumped 30 percent between 2016 and September 2017. In Will county that number is higher at 40 percent, but in the Midwest, the increase has been as high as 70 percent. Burke said the reason is the introduction of fentanyl. The synthetic opioid is often manufactured and shipped to the United States from China, where much smaller doses can have deadly effects. Fentanyl is 50 percent stronger than heroin, which can lead to faster overdoses and death. Most people who overdose on fentanyl are between the ages of 25 and 45. Those who have developed dependence need to use daily in order to avoid being “drug sick,” which includes the painful symptoms of withdrawal. Burke also noted that adverse childhood experiences and environmental factors are some of the strongest contributors for someone who is susceptible to addiction. Use of drugs in the home,

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Dr. Kathleen Burke, Director of Substance Abuse Initiatives with the Will County Executive Ofﬁce, gave a presentation on opioid use and abuse on Oct. 25 at Shorewood Village Hall.; The Will County Sheriff’s Ofﬁcer offered tours of their “In Plain Sight” trailer during the event. The trailer is a simulation of a bedroom for a teenager, showing parents different ways that teens can hide drugs and alcohol. family history of substance abuse, mental health disorders, and environmental factors can all push someone toward addiction. Meanwhile, rehab and recovery tend to be expensive and out of reach for many people. Law enforcement noted that even smaller municipalities like Shorewood are not immune from the opioid epidemic. “It’s a very large topic,” said Shorewood Police Chief Aaron Klima. “There’s a very large spectrum of treatment and response issues in law enforcement, all sorts of components that go into this.” Burke said one way to battle the

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epidemic is through community and school communities, by introducing strategies to prevent use and abuse rather than rely on police to arrest drug users, a strategy which doesn’t address the underlying addiction. According to the Will County Coroner’s office, Will County has seen 62 cases of overdose deaths due to heroin/fentanyl in 2018. One death was a traffic fatality where heroin was a contributing cause. Of those, 22 people deaths have occurred in Joliet, and three in Shorewood. Burke’s information sessions are also training sessions to administer naloxone, an opioid neutralizing

nasal spray that can counteract an opioid overdose. Participants were able to bring home two doses of naloxone following the training. Burke said the neutralizer should be available for anyone who suffers with opioid addiction, but also for anyone who uses prescription opioids for pain management, as well as people who may be prone to accidentally misuse their prescriptions. Narcan has been made available for purchase at pharmacies for around $80. Non-first responders who administer Narcan are covered under the state’s Good Samaritan Law.

Remains found in Lockport Township identiﬁed as Ashley Tucker Human remains found this week were identified Oct. 26 as those of 24-year-old Joliet woman Ashley Tucker, who was last seen on Oct. 13. The remains later identified as Tucker, who was last seen Oct. 13, was found after the investigation into her disappearance led detec-

tives to an area in the 3500 block of State Street in Lockport Township. She was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. on Oct. 24. Tucker’s body was found in a burned barrel with “severe thermal damage,” according to the Will County Coroner’s office. Her body was identified by tattoo comparison.

Her death was classified as a homicide. Peter Zabala, who is believed to be the last person to see her before her disappearance, is in police custody in connection with her death. Zabala had an active Will County warrant for failing to comply with the sex offender registration act.

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Chicago known for Capone, but IL gangsters had much wider reach BY BARBARA VITELLO OF THE DAILY HERALD When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicagobased Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face Nelson” Gillis, Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn and George “Bugs” Moran earned international infamy that persisted for decades after their deaths. For years, the general perception was that when world travelers informed locals they hailed from Chicago, the locals responded with “bang, bang” and a finger-gun gesture. The combination of enterprising criminals, complicit public officials and Prohibition gave rise to crime syndicates involved in bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, extortion and murder. Organized by ethnicity and geography, the syndicates were known as the Chicago Mob or the Outfit. They produced the likes of Capone, Nelson and Moran — Capone’s rival and the target of an attempted assassination in 1929 known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, which claimed the lives of seven men, including Moran associates and an innocent bystander or two. But Chicago wasn’t Illinois’ only hotbed of criminal activity. Southern Illinois was home to Russia-born gangster Charlie Birger, who was involved in gambling and bootlegging in Saline, Williamson and Franklin counties. According to historians, Birger’s onetime partners-in-crime were the Shelton Brothers, leaders of another southern Illinois Outfit. Eventually Birger split from The Shelton Gang, leading to bloody territorial disputes that rivaled Chicago’s early mob wars. Rock Island had its own version of Capone in Ottawa native and onetime lawyer turned crime kingpin John Patrick Looney, whose life inspired the graphic novel “Road to Perdition.” It was turned into a 2002 movie that starred Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, who played the gangster based on Looney. “BABY FACE” AND DILLINGER Chicago-born Gillis — whose youthful appearance earned him the nickname “Baby Face” — embraced the criminal life early, garnering convictions for auto theft as a teenager. Imprisoned for a 1931 bank robbery, he was set to stand trial for a second bank robbery in Wheaton in 1932, but escaped from

the guards who were transporting him to the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, according to the FBI. Several years later, Gillis joined the Indiana gangster and bank robber John Dillinger. Gillis, Dillinger and Homer Van Meter were involved in a June 1934 bank robbery in South Bend, Indiana, where a police officer was killed. About a month later, on July 22, 1934, police and FBI agents confronted Dillinger as he exited Chicago’s Biograph Theater. Dillinger ran to a nearby alley, where he was killed in a shootout. Several months later, on Nov. 27, 1934, in what is now Langendorf Park in Barrington, FBI agents Samuel P. Cowley and Herman Edward Hollis encountered Gillis and fellow gangster John Paul Chase in a stolen vehicle. Hollis was killed during the ensuing gun battle. Cowley died from his wounds the next day. Chase and the seriously injured Gillis fled in the agents’ car. Gillis’ body was found the next day near a Skokie cemetery. THE TOUHYS VS. CAPONE The son of a Chicago policeman, Roger Touhy was the youngest of six brothers, five of whom embraced lives of crime. Touhy and two of his brothers operated a Des Plaines trucking company. At the start of Prohibition, they began a bootlegging operation in the northwest suburbs and later expanded into illegal gambling. Capone, who had been buying illegal beer from the Touhys, tried to take over their operation in 1929. Over the next few years, battles between the rivals took place in thenrural Cook County, including what is now Inverness. Capone twice framed Touhy for kidnapping. Touhy was eventually convicted of kidnapping the brother of cosmetics mogul Max Factor Sr. in 1933 and sentenced to 99 years. In 1954, a federal judge determined the kidnapping was a hoax. Touhy, who served additional time for his 1942 escape from Stateville Correctional Center, was released in November 1959. A month later, he and his bodyguard were gunned down. His killers were never caught. SENT TO THE GALLOWS

In November 1926, according to historians, Birger ordered the murder of West City Mayor Joseph Adams, who was reportedly connected to the Sheltons. That attempt failed, but a second attempt a month later succeeded. Convicted of his involvement in Adams’ murder, Birger was hanged in 1928. The jail where he was held, as well as the gallows, are now the Franklin County Jail Museum in Benton. The Shelton Gang was led by brothers Carl, Earl and Bernie, Wayne County siblings who started out making moonshine and graduated to bootlegging and gambling. A 1926 power struggle over southern Illinois bootlegging operations between Birger and the brothers led to a mob war notable for the combatants’ use of homemade tanks. Ultimately, Birger’s testimony helped send the brothers to prison for robbery. After they were released from prison, the brothers attempted to regain control of their criminal operation, which was then headed by former fellow gang member Frank L. “Buster” Wortman, who went on to dominate illegal gambling in the region. Wortman reportedly ordered the murders of Carl and Bernie Shelton. Earl Shelton survived several assassination attempts and died in Florida at age 96. QUAD CITIES KINGPIN Rock Island had its own version of Capone in Ottawa native and onetime lawyer turned crime kingpin John Patrick Looney. Looney ran gambling, prostitution, auto theft and bootlegging operations around Rock Island, where, according to the LaSalle County Historical Society Museum, he founded a newspaper and used it to attack enemies and to extort powerful residents by threatening to print unflattering stories about them. Convicted of murdering a saloon keeper in 1925, Looney was sent to prison for 14 years. Released in 1934, he kept a low profile until his 1947 death in a tuberculosis sanitarium in El Paso, Texas. Barbara Vitello is the legal affairs writer for the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights. She can be reached at bvitello@dailyherald.com. Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the state’s history, places and key moments in advance of the Bicentennial on Dec. 3, 2018. Stories published up to this date can be found at 200illinois.com.

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County to host health insurance laws convo Event is slated for 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 1 Will County is hosting several State of Illinois agencies in a community conversation to discuss the changes in federal and state parity laws relating to mental health and substance use disorder treatments. The event is slated for 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 1 in the auditorium of the U Building on the campus of Joliet Junior College, 1215

Houbolt Road in Joliet. The County Executive’s Office of Substance Use Initiatives is partnering with Stepping Stones Treatment Center and the HERO Group to bring vital information to consumers about changes in the parity law that require insurance to cover behavioral health and physical health benefits equally. Illinois now has the nation’s

strongest mental health and addiction parity law. Speakers from the Illinois Department of Insurance, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Association of Medicaid Health Plans will be addressing the landmark law, which takes effect on January 1, 2019, and how it will impact Illinois residents’ insurance benefits. “With the United States in the grips of an opioid epidemic, it is important for consumers to fully understand the benefits they are entitled to,” said Dr. Kathleen

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Office offers residents proper medication disposal Flushing or throwing medications in the garbage is no longer advised and strongly discouraged The Will County Sheriff’s Office is ready to receive those unused, unwanted, and expired prescription medications that residents no longer want or need. Sponsored by the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, the new MedReturn Drug Collection Unit was installed last week in the lobby of the Will

County Sheriff’s Public Safety Complex, located at 16911 W. Laraway Road in Joliet. This program is an effort to provide residents with a convenient way to dispose of medications safely and non-hazardous. Several studies in the United States have found that many pharmaceuticals survive through our water treatment facilities and remain in our drinking water. Flushing or throwing medications in the garbage is no longer advised and strongly discouraged. Who can participate? Any Will County resident. Who cannot

participate? Nursing homes, clinics, doctors’ offices, or other businesses, which distribute medications. Accepted types of medications include pills, salves, gels, overthe-counter medications, pet medications, vitamins, and liquids in original containers. Not-Accepted types of medications include needles, aerosols, inhalers, IV bags, and any type of liquid with a leaking container. Please take the time to properly dispose of your old medications! Lobby hours are from 8am to 4pm – Monday thru Friday.

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Workforce Center to host weekly job fair on Nov. 1 Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Workforce Center of Will County. Among the positions employers will be looking to fill are assemblers, Christmas light/décor installer, food production worker, order selector, customer service representative, forklift operators, HVAC service/installation technician, machine operators,

maintenance technician, production manager, quality assurance technician, order picker/ selector, packers, warehouse loader, machine helper, press assistant, quality inspector and warehouse workers/general associates, . WCWC Manager Susan Flessner said the events allow job seekers to meet with several employers at once. “Someone

looking for a job can make many contacts in one day and employers are able to interview people on the spot,” she said. The weekly events are held at the Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100. The day and times vary. Will County Executive Larry Walsh encourages job seekers to be prepared to take advantage of the weekly events.

Burke, director of the Office of Substance Use Initiatives. “Many families and individuals are confused about their rights when it comes to mental health and substance use treatment coverage. This event will clarify what benefits all insurance companies are required by law to provide.” It is also open enrollment time. Several counselors will be available at the event to help people sign up for the Affordable Care Act through the Get Covered Illinois program. “The Illinois Department of

Insurance is dedicated to educating people about their rights to behavioral health care,” said Brian Gorman, director of Outreach and Consumer Education at Get Covered Illinois. “Illinois has earned sole recognition for the strongest mental health parity laws and policies in the country. We continue to work to implement these policies and appreciate Will County for hosting this event that helps deliver important information and assistance to the people of Illinois about their insurance.”

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DERBY Hilltoppers run over Metamora

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After a two year hiatus from the IHSA State Football playoffs, the Joliet Catholic Academy, made a statement in downstate Metamora on Saturday night. Behind their massive offensive line, senior halfback Keenan Hailey and senior fullback, Nick Iannantone, the Hilltoppers (64) demolished the host Redbirds, 49-20. The Class 5A First-Round game, was the 40th first-round game in Joliet Catholic football playoff history, improving them to 39-1 in IHSA first round playoff games. The Hilltopper defense, led by middle linebacker Fernando Chavez turned away a pair of Metamora (8-2) drives deep into Hilltopper territory in the first quarter. The area’s leading rusher and scorer, Hailey, raced 75-yards, to the Redbird three and set up the first Hilltopper score of the night. Hilltopper senior quarterback, Jordan Alvarez (5-for-7, 126 yards, 3TD), would connect with sophomore wide receiver, Ja’aire Mack, from eight yards out, for a touchdown. Iannantone, would race 29-yards for six and 14-0 Hilltopper lead, with seven minutes left in the half. Hailey, would score twice in the last two minutes of the half, for a 28-7 Hilltopper lead, at the break. Hailey, would rush for 131 yard on 12 carries, and would score from 28 yards and two yards, to bust open the game. Behind “The Big

Dogs” the Hilltoppers would rush for 274 yards in the first half. With 9:25 in the third quarter, Hilltopper senior defensive end, Ryan Jones sacked Hall and put the talented, Redbird quarterback, out of the game. On the first Metamora play after Hall’s injury, Chavez, intercepted Metamora’s back-up quarterback Vinnie Querciagrossa, and the demolition was on. “Metamora moved the ball on us early, but our defensive line, really hunkered down, which allowed our linebackers, to make plays. We played very well tonight,” Alvarez said. On my interception, we had practiced against that route all week and I couldn’t stop it. it felt great to stop it, in the game and get the pick” On their next three plays from scrimmage, the Hilltoppers would score. Alvarez would hook up with his favorite receiver Izaiah Murphy from 40 yards for six with 8:54 in the third quarter. On the Hilltoppers’ next play from scrimmage, Alvarez fired his third touchdown pass this time from 51-yards out to Hailey for a 42-7 Hilltopper lead with 4:32 left in the third quarter, “I owe all of my success passing the ball tonight, to my outstanding offensive line and Keenan and Nick,” Alvarez said. “Our running game is so strong, the opposing safety’s and corners, have to come up to stop the run. I went right over the top of them, for touchdowns. It felt great “I really want to give credit to my receivers. They ran their routes perfectly tonight.” Jones would recover a Redbird

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Nick Alvarez tossed three touchdown passes in the Hilltoppers’ win over Metamora in the IHSA state opener. fumble at the Metamora 43 and on the next play Iannantone would race 43-yards for a 49-7 Hilltopper lead and the initiation of the 40-point, running clock. Iannantone would rumble for 164 yards on just 11 carries with his two touchdowns. “Coming down here, to what we knew would be a great atmosphere and with our playoff rivalry, a hostile environment, to play as well as we did, was very rewarding,” Iannantone said. “We worked with our offensive line and found the “B” gap to be very successful for us. With the offensive line and Keenan and I blocking for each

other, we were very hard to stop. We are so happy, that Jordan was so successful passing the ball for us. He is a great athlete.” “The Big Dogs” of the Hilltopper offensive line were led by 6-foot-4, 276 pound, senior Ty O’Janovac, 6-foot-1, 276 pound, Conor Kovas, 6-foot, 270 pound Ryan Laule, 6-foot-2, 290 pound, Colin Cox and 6-foot-6 290 pound, Dave Monnot. “We couldn’t have a better set of backs, than Keenan and Nick” O’Janovac said. “They are both so smart and read our blocks perfectly. We were in total sync, all night. This was so much fun,”

Metamora, would score a pair of consolation touchdowns, in the fourth quarter, to complete the 4920 Hilltopper win. “We had a great game plan tonight and executed perfectly,” Hailey said. “Wonderful atmosphere here. It really fired us up. I had a big night but we worked together, with our offensive line and made adjustments, throughout the game, that helped us be so successful. Teamwork. I’m happy for Jordan tonight, because he really wants to join us with the big stats for each game. I’m so happy for him,in that he put up big numbers for us, tonight.”

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Step 1. Next comes Baby Step 2, which means paying off all your debt except for your house. This would include your car. During this time, you should temporarily stop any kind of investing and retirement contributions. Once your mortgage is the only debt you have left, it’s on to Baby Step

3. This means you start saving money and growing your beginner emergency fund into a fullyfunded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. When that’s done, you can attack Baby Step 4 — investing 15 percent of your pre-tax income for retirement.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 1101 Black Road, Joliet, IL 60435 (Residential). On the 15th day of November, 2018 to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP, Plaintiff V. JOSEPH HERNANDEZ; Defendant.

the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

Case No. 17 CH 2123 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois. Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 1712 Houston Avenue, Joliet, IL 60433 (Single Family Home). On the 8th day of November, 2018 to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff V. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Olian J. Smith, deceased; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Dorothy Smith; Nicole Grainger, AKA Nicole Smith; Olian J. Smith, Jr., AKA Olian J. Smith, 11; Celinda Smith; Lucretia White; Rebecca Turner; Joseph Cernugal, as Special Representative of Olian J. Smith, deceased Defendant. Case No. 17 CH 1934 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. For Information Please Contact: Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 P: 1-614-220-5611 F: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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(IMPORTANT note: This is a Foreclosure Notice. Please place this in the legal notice section on Oct 17, 24, 31, 2018. After the first run, a copy of the notice needs to be sent to the Circuit Clerk.) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Justin Peredetto; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 18CH1391 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Justin Peredetto Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1253 W Marion St Joliet, IL 60436 and which said Mortgage was made by: Justin Peredetto the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Peoples Home Equity, Inc, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2016071825; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. 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 12/4/18 at 2:15 pm at the Will County Court Annex3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. 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. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Andrea Lynn Chasteen Clerk of the Court 57 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before November 16, 2018, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-18-09353 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I3101435

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

THE

Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff,

LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP, Plaintiff,

vs.

Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Olian J. Smith, deceased; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Dorothy Smith; Nicole Grainger, AKA Nicole Smith; Olian J. Smith, Jr., AKA Olian J. Smith, 11; Celinda Smith; Lucretia White; Rebecca Turner; Joseph Cernugal, as Special Representative of Olian J. Smith, deceased Defendant. No. 17 CH 1934

JOSEPH HERNANDEZ; Defendant. No. 17 CH 2123

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 4th day of June, 2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 8th day of November, 2018 , commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: Lot 1 in Block 7 in Preston Heights, a Subdivision of part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, Township 35 North, Range 10, East of the Third Principal Meridian, According to the Plat thereof recorded October 19, 1953, as Document Number 737454, in Will County, Illinois. Commonly known as: 1712 Houston Avenue, Joliet, IL 60433 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 30-07-27-109-003-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 P: 1-614-220-5611 F: MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 10th day of September, 2018, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 15th day of November, 2018 , commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: THE WEST 100 FEET OF THE EAST 150 FEET OF THE SOUTH 175 FEET OF LOT 5 IN COUNTY CLERK’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE PLAINFIELD ROAD, SITUTED IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1101 Black Road, Joliet, IL 60435 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 30-07-05-422-018-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG AND ASSOCIATES 230 W. MONROE, SUITE 1125, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 P: 312 541-9710 F: 312 541-9711 MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

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SCHOOL NEWS >> DISTRICT 86

Joliet Mayor Visits Cunningham School Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk recently visited with second grade students at M.J. Cunningham Elementary School. The students were learning about cities and community government in their social science unit of study. The mayor talked to the students about the city of Joliet, the Joliet City Council, his responsibilities, and answered their questions. After his presentation, Mayor O’Dekirk took pictures with students, including (above, from left to right) Ethan Crawford and Emmanuel Aguilera. Cunningham Second Teachers include Stephen Borden, Edith Diaz, Barb Hotter, and Linda Smith.

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CITY NEWS

Police Department site of newest local micro pantry The Joliet Police Department is proud to announce the station at 150 Washington St. is the newest location for a micro pantry. The micro pantry is located just to the left of the main entrance. Thanks to the help of Mayor Bob O’Dekirk, Interim Chief Al Roechner, Mike Trafton, Terry D’Arcy, and Jeff Eberhard the pantry is fully stocked. Jeff Eberhard started micro pantries in December 2016, as a way to allow “neighbors to help neighbors” in the Joliet area. Their motto is, “Take what you need. Leave what you can.” Their ideology is, if you are in need, the pantry is there for you, and if you are a little extra blessed, you can help by leaving food, toiletries and diapers for those in need. When Mayor O’Dekirk and Interim Chief Roechner were approached by Jeff to be the next micro pantry location, they were more than happy

to participate, and are excited to be a part of such a great organization. “Anytime we can be a part of such a thoughtful way to give back to the community we serve, we are more than happy to help. Especially if it impacts those who are in need in a positive way. The members of the Joliet Police Department and City Hall will make sure that we always have food and items in the pantry for commu-

nity members who need them. We encourage anyone who wants to leave nonperishable food items, toiletries and diapers to drop them off in our pantry or any of the other 30+ locations Jeff has set up in and around the Joliet area.” To help in anyway with a micro pantry, please visit the Micro Pantry Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/MicroPantries/ to find the location nearest you.

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