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schools District 204 Robotics team unveils, tests new robot See Page 3

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Bowling Porters take second place to Harlem at state finals See Page 8

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Officials address immigration reform ‘I think the position of city of Joliet should be that we are going to follow federal law. However, that’s not going to change what’s happening inside the city of Joliet.”

By Megann horstead For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

Joliet officials recently sought to address community concerns for federal immigration issues during a special session of the Joliet City Council held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

The city organized last week’s meeting in the wake of debate, national headlines and President Donald Trump’s executive orders surrounding immigration reform.

Questions concerning undocumented immigrants, the power of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sanctuary city designations were among some of the topics addressed.

“What we’re hoping to do tonight number one is answer any questions you have or concerns with what’s going on nationally,” said Joliet Mayor Bob O’DeKirk.

“I met with community leaders who’ve talked about the concern in this community about what’s happening. I believe the best thing we can do is come out and speak, and let know you what the city of Joliet is and is not doing regarding the changes that are coming out of Washington D.C.” One safeguard that communities across the nation are seeking is the designation of sanctuary cities, just like the City of Chicago has done.

Mayor Bob O’DeKirk said he couldn’t support the implementation of this measure.

“I believe it’s a mistake for the city of Joliet to openly declare that we are going to be defiant of the federal government, and that we’re not going to follow the law,” he said. “I think the position of city of Joliet should be that we are going to follow federal law. However, that’s not going to change what’s happening inside the city of Joliet.”

The members of the crowd expressed dismay, responding to mayor’s statement with some boos.

ery one of you in this room, so that you will come to us in time of need. We need you to come to us serve as witnesses, we need you to come to us if you’re the victim of a crime, and we need you to trust us that we’re going to treat you like we would any other citizen if you’re here undocumented.”

Attorneys at the special meeting offered advice including: •

Though the mayor and city council shared similar sentiments regarding the idea of the sanctuary city designation, officials stressed that it is not the work of the Joliet Police Department to perform the work of immigration enforcement authorities.

Police Chief Brian Benton tried to explain.

“We don’t have either the resources or the training to do the job of ICE officials,” he said.

“Some of what you’re hearing in the news [and] some of the mandates that are being spread through the media are unfunded and [we] wouldn’t have that as a priority here in Joliet at any point.

Our priority will be to enforce the state and local laws, like, we have always done in order to provide a safe community for all us.”

Benton said the Joliet Police Department doesn’t have the resources, the database or anyway to check, or confirm, the citizenship for anybody they come in contact with. The procedure that Joliet law enforcement officials would follow if contacted by ICE officials is clear, he said.

As it stood last week, the city had not been in contact with ICE officials.

“The way that the contact is typically made with ICE would be once a subject is arrested for a

criminal offense, is detained over in the county jail, they’re finger printed, [and] the finger prints are then sent to the FBI,” Benton said.

“That would be the only way that information would be shared.”

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• One attendee questioned what the city would do if ICE officials target Hispanics, even if they are U.S. citizens.

“One of the problems that we, as municipal law enforcement, and I, as the chief, see with enforcing federal immigration is the trust issues that would be compromised with the community,” Benton said. “Our goal has been to build trust with each and ev-

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Keep recent information on organization that provides assistance to individuals regarding immigration issues, such as Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project (Bolingbrook) and the Spanish Community Center (Joliet).

Consult an immigration attorney or a registered agency to find out what forms of relief are available.

If confronted at home by federal officials with a signed warrant from a judge, individuals are instructed to open the door, give your name and remain silent.

If detained, know who will be able to take care of children who are U.S. born.

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Robotics team unveils, tests new robot FIRST Robotics is a competition meant to simulate a reallife engineering problem Photo By Megann Horstead

By Megann horstead For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

Students in Joliet Township High School District 204’s Joliet Cyborgs group unveiled their new robot Cerberus during a Feb. 16 community exhibition.

The event is more than a showcase of the work of Dist. 204’s FIRST Robotics team, it allows the team to conduct a test run.

FIRST Robotics is a competition meant to simulate a real-life engineering problem. Each year, under strict rules, limited resources, and a six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors.

East Campus science teacher and lead mentor Tom Connelly gave credit to the students for their time spent working the last five weeks.

“They designed everything, they programmed everything, they come up with the marking strategy for it, they write up a whole business plan and everything,” he said.

“Us, as mentors, we’re just here to help facilitate their ideas, basically.”

Students started their season for Joliet Cyborgs in January, with the first week-and-a-half devoted to brainstorming. By week two and three, they were prototyping their designs and creating a working model. Around this time, designs were also being finalized. Week four and five were spent fabricating the robot for use in competition. At week six, students are scheduled to begin practicing.

By way of Greek mythology, Cerberus is a three-headed dog. Students selected the name because they wanted to convey how their robot has three main functionalities.

The Joliet Cyborgs will compete in the Central Illinois Regional and Midwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competitions in March and April.

Connelly said it’s nice how the

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(TOP) Build team leader Issael Cordoba looks to help his classmates in demonstrating how their robot works.

(BELOW) Central Campus science teacher and lead mentor Tom Connelly feeds the robot with some whiffle balls.

experience is designed to provide students with real world applications where the field of science meets technology.

“The great thing about this is it’s project-based learning at its finest,” he said. “They’re learning on the fly: ‘How electricity works? How wiring works? How programming works?’ They talk about the basic physics of construction. ‘If we put something here, how’s the force going to be compared to if we put it somewhere else?’ They’re learning these basic design principles, and the nice thing is that there’s a goal to it; there’s a reason why they do it. That’s the competition part that builds in [a] motivation factor for

the kids that they might not have in school.”

The students demonstrated their robot to a crowd of parents, sponsors and alumni. Cerberus had to pick up a gear, launch whiffle balls through the air and climb up a rope.

The Joliet Cyborgs was founded in 2011 and this year will mark the sixth consecutive year they’ve participated in the Midwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.

The team is divided into groups with an emphasis on building, programming, design, media and organization.

West Campus student and build team leader Issael Cordoba is one

of 37 members of this year’s Joliet Cyborgs club. He said he likes the challenge of working with his classmates to create a robot. “[FIRST Robotics is] very strict about a lot of rules,” Cordoba said.

“You have to be in certain weight [and] certain size. We all have these ideas, but they have to fit in the restrictions.”

This year is Cordoba’s second year as a member of the Joliet Cyborgs.

He recalled the atmosphere created during one of last year’s FIRST Robotic competitions as an experience that excites a number of feelings.

“Being at a basketball stadium full of people rooting for robotics, it was overwhelming,” Cordoba said, noting that he imagined the event being held on a smaller scale.

Cordoba said though some might not recognize FIRST Robotics as a sport, it’s important that people work to change that.

“Athletes practice for multiple hours, and we meet until 10 [p.m.] sometimes,” he said. We put more than hundreds of hours into this robot.”

Connelly shared that sentiment.

“One of the taglines of FIRST [Robotics] is this is a sport where everyone can go pro,” he said.

“Anyone that does this can be an engineer, can do marketing and media—which is another big part of what we do—can be a programmer. Keeping that competitive as-

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column >> thinking about health

Don’t rely on pharmacies to catch drug interactions Pharmacists’ reputations as patient guardians may be unwarranted When you fill a prescription at your local pharmacy, you assume the medicine you receive is safe and won’t interact badly with other drugs you’re taking.

That’s not an unreasonable assumption, considering that pharmacists enjoy a positive reputation among the public. A recent Gallup poll found that pharmacists are among the most trusted professionals ranking second only to nurses.

But pharmacists’ reputations as patient guardians may be unwarranted.

The results of an investigation published by the Chicago Tribune before Christmas showed that patients may be in danger after all.

The paper sent reporters to more than 200 pharmacies in the Chicago area, ranging from small neighborhood drug stores to those operated by large national chains.

Fifty-two percent of the pharmacies they visited failed to warn patients that a pair of drugs, if taken together, could result in serious potential harm, even death.

The Tribune called its findings “striking evidence of an industry-wide failure that places millions of consumers at risk.”

No doubt the poor practices uncovered in Chicago are common in other places. Twenty years earlier, in 1996, U.S. News & World Report published a lengthy study that found as the Tribune did that pharmacists failed to warn their patients of dangerous interactions.

Back then, the magazine sent reporters to pharmacies in seven cities and found that “well over half failed to warn consumers when presented with prescriptions for drugs, that, when taken separately are safe but when taken together can be risky at best and at worst deadly.”

What was striking to me was that in 20 years not much has changed in the pharmacy business, and unaware patients are still at risk.

In 1996 a spokesperson for the American Pharmaceutical Association

“You should still ask the pharmacist to check your records to make sure a new drug doesn’t interact badly with others you take.

You can, of course, ask your doctor. But even they may not know - as I found out ...” told U.S. News reporters about ongoing financial turmoil in the retail drug business.

Chains had begun to crowd out independents, HMOs were cutting their reimbursements, and pharmacists were under greater stress.

A spokesman for the American Pharmaceutical Association said the profession was “looking at a re-engineering of the whole profession.”

Fast forward to now. Was there really a re-engineering given what the Tribune found in its investigation last year?

Since findings from the two studies are similar, I’m skeptical.

A vice president of CVS pharmacy told the Tribune, “There is a very high sense of urgency to pursue this issue and get to the root cause.” My question: Why wasn’t there such urgency 20 years ago?

There still appears to be little protection for patients who have no idea whether a particular combination of drugs they take will kill them.

While many pharmacies do have computer programs that alert them when a patient is being prescribed drugs that may interact badly, John Norton, director of public relations for the National Community Pharmacists Association, told me pharmacists

sometimes fail to heed the warnings.

They may be suffering from what he called “alert fatigue.” In other words pharmacists get so many alerts that they fail to comprehend them all, and something slips through. As the Tribune found, those slips are far too common.

Where does this leave patients?

You should still ask the pharmacist to check your records to make sure a new drug doesn’t interact badly with others you take. You can, of course, ask your doctor. But even they may not know as I found out.

My doctor continued to prescribe Cipro for traveler’s diarrhea for years even though it reduces the effectiveness of another medication I’ve been taking for decades.

I learned about this only recently at an urgent care clinic where a doctor refused to prescribe Cipro because of the possible interaction.

Nor can you always rely on those leaflets put in the bags the pharmacist gives you.

The information you get may be supplied by outside vendors, says Larry Sasich, who is the co-founder of Patient Drug News and co-authored the 2005 best selling book, “Worst Pills, Best Pills” with Dr. Sidney Wolfe who headed Public Citizen’s Health Research Group for many years.

Sasich says the best information about when a drug should not be used can be found on a drug’s FDAapproved professional product label on the DailyMed website (https:// dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/) sponsored by the National Library of Medicine.

At the end of each label is the “Medication Guide” the FDA requires for some 200 drugs – many heavily advertised.

The agency requires those labels if it believes information is necessary to prevent serious adverse side effects and when patients need to know about any known and serious side effects.

You can also ask the pharmacist for the professional product label. I asked mine for Cipro’s label. He handed me a tiny, tightly wrapped packet, and said, “You’re not supposed to see this unless you ask.”

My advice: Ask! What problems have you or a family member had with drug interactions?

Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@ gmail.com.

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police blotter Information in Police Blotter is obtained from Joliet, Shorewood and Lockport police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

February 7 • Bernardo Lopez Jr., 18, of Joliet was charged with theft on the 2500 block of Plainfield Road.

• Deandre D. Scott, 28, of Matteson was arrested for possession of cannabis on the 2400 block of W. Jefferson Street.

• Richard H. Sousie, 53, of Joliet was arrested for theft on the 1400 block of N. Larkin Avenue.

• Ariana Monica Munguia, 22, of Joliet was arrested near Collins and Benton for two in-state warrants.

• Saldivar Salvador, 24, of Joliet, near Joliet and Webster roads for a Will County warrant.

• Jose L. Gutierrez-Rico, of Joliet, was arrested for domestic battery on the 200 block of Water Street.

February 6 • Barbara L. Hodge, 55, of Joliet was arrested on the 0-100 block of Melchoir Court for violating stray dog/leash laws • Nicholas J. Janis, 24, of Joliet, was arrested for theft on the 1400 block of W. Jefferson Street.

• Nykkia S. Crane, 38, of Joliet, was arrested for criminal trespass to property on the 100 block of N. Joliet Road.

• Macario Jaramillo, 18, of Plainfield, was arrested on the 7800 block of Caton Farm Road for battery.

• Jerome S. Mccoy, 33, of Joliet, was arrested for a Will County warrant on the 1000 block of Louis Road.

• Doris W. Chambers, 57, of Joliet, was arrested on the 600 block of Nicholson Street for aggravated battery.

• Jarvin J. Davis, 24 of Joliet was arrested on the 100 block of Comstock Street for delivery/manufacture cannabis, possession drug equipment. A 17-year-old juvenile was also charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

FEBRUARY 2 • Tamra L. Conley, 44, of Shorewood, was arrested on the 1400 block of Rte. 59 for theft.

FEBRUARY 1 • A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested for domestic battery on the 1100 block of Krings Lane.

• Timothy A. Flannery, 56, of Joliet was arrested for domestic battery on the 300 block of Madison Street.

• Quincy A. Waddell, 37, of Joliet, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery near Gardner Street and Doris Avenue.

• Rigoberto Alvear-Allende, 39, of Joliet was arrested for aggravated DUI, driving while license suspended on the 300 block of

Manhattan Road.

Francisco J. Ortiz, 21, of Joliet was arrested for domestic battery on the 200 block of Iowa Avenue.

SHOREWOOD FEBRUARY 9 • Norma J. Turner, 67, of Shorewood, was arrested for an Aurora warrant following a road accident near Jefferson and Cottage streets.

FEBRUARY 7 • Blaise S. Papp, 19, of Shorewood, was arrested for driving while license suspended.

FEBRUARY 3 • Robert L. Boyde, 22, of Joliet, was arrested for obstructing a peace officer following a traffic stop near Black and County Line roads.

FEBRUARY 1 • Destany G. Rodriguez, 22, of Shorewood, was arrested on the 700 block of W. Jefferson St for obstructing identification and no seatbelt after a traffic stop.

• Name: Evencio Salgado, 45, of Aurora, was arrested for assault after he threatened an employee at a business on the 300 block of Amendodge Drive.

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WRESTLING

State

Champ

Lockport’s Trevell Timmons earns a Class 3A state title at 160 pounds By mark gregory Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

Trevell Timmons never really got to show the state what kind of wrestler he truly is - until now.

After placing sixth last season and fifth the year before, Timmons capped off his career with a Class 3A state title at 160 pounds, defeating Nate Jimenez of Marmion Academy3-2 with a third-period takedown.

“I am excited I won and I still can’t believe it happened,” said Timmons, who let four years of emotion pour out after the win with a pose and an ear-to-ear grin.

“When I won, It still wasn’t true to me and it just all came out and I had to flex. My seventh and eighth grade year, I won state and my first

year I won, it was just like this – I won right at the end.”

This year marked the third season Timmons won his first two matches of the tournament and reached the semifinal round, but that was where something always seemed to go wrong.

“Every year it was something. My sophomore year in the semifinals I had [Walter] White, who was No. 1 in the country,” he said. “My junior year, I got injured in the semis when I was leading 7-1. So, this year – I know there is nobody in this weight that worked harder than me and now I can say it and not be cocky because I am state champ.

My coach told me if I wrestle my way, I am unstoppable.”

Unstoppable he was. see champ page 10

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Lockport’s Trevell Timmons won the IHSA Class 3A state title at 160 pounds.

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Porters take second place to Harlem at state finals By scott taylor For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

CHERRY VALLEY – Even though Lockport was dominant all season long, it knew to win the state title it would have to go through Harlem.

In an epic duel between the schools, the Porters came up on the short end, finishing in second place in the state with a 12game total of 12,272 at the Cherry Bowl. Harlem finished with 12,310. The two schools were the only ones to average over 200 for the tournament.

Waubonsie Valley was a distant third with an 11,619.

Overall, the pins didn’t fall for us the way we wanted them to,” Bailey Delrose said. “We can’t control the carry. Applause to Harlem for executing their shots. It’s good though because we have great chemistry with each other and I think that really helped us.”

“We got a lot of bad breaks today, too,” Dana Ackerson added.

“We just wanted to execute our shots and take things one frame at a time.”

The Porters have brought home three different trophies the past three years at state, finishing first in 2015 and third last year.

“It’s kind of awesome that we got first second and third,” Reiter said. “We have one of each, we can’t complain.”

Ackerson (2,600) and Delrose (2,597) both made All-State for the first time as they finished sixth and seventh.

“Me getting All-State as a senior was a goal and getting it tops off my senior year,” Ackerson said. “I wasn’t really worried about my individual score, I was just worried about the team. I knew that if I was doing my part and helping the team, I was also helping myself out.”

“All-State is always an individual goal for me,” Delrose said.

“Getting it as a junior is really good.”

It was the first year as a fulltime starter for Ackerson, who medaled in several tournaments

photo scott taylor

Dana Anderson and ther Porters placed second at the state meet. throughout the season.

“I changed my game, the way I throw and my technique,” Ackerson said. “I really focused more on spares than striking because there was a period where striking wasn’t coming easily for me. That’s when I really focused on spares. When my strike game got there, my spare game was able to support it.”

Reiter (2,514, 14th) and Monica Colon (2,400) also bowled 12 games, while Grace Karraker (1,462) and Marissa Ramirez (699) also bowled.

“I’m a little disappointed,” Reiter said. “But I was 19th, last year, so I moved up. I can’t com-

plain, I got second and I am glad I was able to help out my team.”

Lockport entered the second day down 70 pins but made that up after the first game Saturday.

It trailed by 11 pins entering the afternoon and 55 going into the final game where the two teams bowled next to each other.

Minooka also competed at state, finishing in 10th place with an 11,101 total.

The Indians got 12-game scores from Kristina Sickler (2,383), Gina Russell (2,307), Carmella Russell (2,299) and Sam Isemonger (2,079). Alyssa Ritchie (1,072) and Erin Dunn (961) also competed.

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basketball

Bell tolls for West in cross-town contest By drake skleba For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

Back in late August, when the IHSA boys basketball schedules were released, Saturday, Feb.18, 2017, was circled on calendars, throughout Joliet.

As Joliet West (22-3, 13-0) and Joliet Central (21-4, 11-2), entered their first seasons competing in the Southwest Prairie Conference, the SPC schedule makers only had the archrival Tigers and Steelmen meeting once.

Before a capacity crowd at “The Old Barn “ at Central the old rivals battled for the SPC conference championship.

With 56 seconds left in the contest, Joliet Central’s Jose Grubbs (13 points, 14 rebounds), nailed two clutch free throws to put the host Steelmen (21-4, 11-2) up 4948. The seventh lead change, in the final five minutes of the contest.

West’s UW Green Bay-bound Trevian Bell (15 points, eight rebounds) drove to the basket and was fouled. Bell went to the line for two huge free throws.

“I went to the line and concentrated on the rim,” Bell said. “I practice free throws every day and I tell myself to concentrate on the rim and they will go in.”

Bell made both free throws and the Tigers regained the lead 5049, for the final lead change of the quarter.

With 14 seconds left, Bell blocked Central’s Ryan King’s 4-footer, grabbed the rebound and was fouled. With 11 seconds left he split a pair at the line and Central’s Jason Bingham rebounded.

The Steelmen worked the ball to junior Don Joachim. Joachim’s 20-footer, for the win, rimmed out and the Tigers of Joliet were Southwest Prairie Conference champs, prevailing 51-49.

“This was a great win for us,” Bell

said. “It was a hard fought game and we had to fight through adversity. Jason Bingham played a great game for Central and we were able to come through and get the win.

It feels good to have won the conference and we know there is a lot more basketball for us to play for.”

The first quarter of this classic was a defensive battle as the Tigers clung to a 9-7 lead after the first quarter. West, behind junior guard Eddie Creal (12 points, eight rebounds, four steals), grabbed a 24-20 lead at the half.

“I know my role with my team, is to do anything I can to help us win,” Creal said. “Whether it be scoring, rebounding, diving for a loose ball, whatever it takes. This was a real war out there today against our rivals. A great win and is it great to win conference in our first year in the SPC.” In the third quarter Bell and Bingham, led their respective teams as Joliet West took a 39-34

lead into the heart-wrenching, fourth quarter.

Bingham (14 points, eight rebounds) buried a three-pointer, stole the ball and made a perfect pass to Cam Blackmon (nine points) for two, which gave the Steelmen a 43-39 lead with 5:13 left in the contest.

West’s Elijah Ward’s (10 points) monster slam, was followed by a long-range bomb for 3, from Bell (15 points, 8 rebounds) and the Tigers regained the lead 44-43, with 3:48 left.

Grubbs (13 points, 14 rebounds) nailed a jumper and the Steelmen were up 45-44. At the 2:29 mark, Ward’s power move for two, put the Tigers back up 46-45.

“This was a tough game to for us to lose,” Grubbs said. “We played well but we have to clean some things up. I knew West was long and mean and I didn’t want them to beat us up on the boards. I went out today and did my best to pre-

vent that from happening.”

“My job is to play hard inside and take the ball to the basket,” Ward said. “I feel I did a good job of doing that, to help us get this huge win.”

Bingham buried his fifth and sixth consecutive free throws of the quarter and the Steelmen were back up 47-46. Bell answered with a layup for two and the Tigers were up 48-47 with 1:09 left. Grubbs nailed two clutch free throws and Central led 49-48 with 56 seconds remaining.

“We just have to work harder,” Bingham said. “This one hurts and we just have to work harder. I was patient tonight and was able to hit my shots in the second half. I have really been working hard on my free throws, because I haven’t shot well from the line. My practice paid off with my perfect free throw shooting tonight.” see west page 10

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Indians fall in regional final By crake skleba For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

Bolingbrook junior center Jahari Smith put on quite a show in Bolingbrook’s Class 4A Oswego Regional Championship game, scoriong 15 points, hauling down 16 rebounds, blocking five Minooka shots and adding two steals to lead the Raiders, past the Indians 5649. Junior Gabby Smith took home Raider scoring honors, scoring 17 points and grabbing four rebounds.

In the final game of her illustrious Minooka Indian career, senior Brooklyn Bachmann, took home game scoring-honors with 25 points - 14 in the fourth quarter.

Minooka jumped out to a 14-8 lead after one quarter behind Bachwest from page 9 For the Steelmen of Joliet Central, they will close out their regular season at Romeoville (14-11, 8-5) on Tuesday, February 21. The Steelmen will host the Class 4A regional and open up on Tuesday February 28 against the winner of the Oswego and East Aurora game, from Monday February 27.

“I’m proud of my kids and they play hard,” Joliet Central head coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. said. “We received a good look on Ryan King’s shot but West is very good and recovered and then we champ from page 7 Timmons opened the tournament with a 12-3 major decision over Cormac Kane of Conant and then defeated Jack Mulay of Mt. Carmel 5-3.

In the semifinal – where Timmons had been tripped up in the past – he defeated Wheaton North’s Devin Donovan 5-3.

Timmons claimed the 10th title in Lockport history and is the ninth different state champion.

He is the first champion since Shayne Oster in 2015.

With his medal, Timmons became only the fifth three-time state placer in Lockport history and he was joined in that select group two weight classes later when senior Abdullah Assaf (27-3) placed second at 132 pounds, falling 16-10 to Jason Renteria of Oak Park-River Forest.

“It is hard for Abdullah to see it now because he has been working

mann and sophomore Savannah Johnson (6 points, 3 rebounds).

Bolingbrook outscored Minooka 19-1 in the first six minutes of the second quarter. Gabby Smith, buried a pair from three-point land. Jahari Smith scored only four points in the eruption but had a pair of key steals, had two huge blocked shots, that totally annihilated the Indian inside game thereafter.

Minooka closed within 35-29, behind sophomore Cierra Bachmann ( 8 points, 4 steals), senior Hailey Arlis (8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) and Brooklyn Bachmann, after thee quarters.

The Indians struggled at the freethrow line, making only 15 of 28, for the game. Brooklyn Bachmann was just 7-for-13, from the charity

stripe.

“This loss is on me,” Brooklyn Bachmann said. “ I didn’t make my free throws and had a bad night.

What’s frustrating is I had to have a bad night, in my last game of my Minooka career. I’m really proud of the way we rallied in the fourth quarter. I really thought we were going to pull it out. This loss really hurts.”

Minooka bows out after another tremendous season for the Indians, at 24-4. “We just couldn’t make our free throws tonight, “ Minooka head coach Ray Liberatore said. “I am so proud of the way we came back in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn is a great player and played as such in the fourth quarter. We had a very successful season.”

had to foul. Don Joachim had a good look on the final shot and it just went out. All we’re concerned about is Romeoville on Tuesday.”

For the Tigers of Joliet West, they will wrap up their regular season at Plainfield North (5-18, 2-11) on Wednesday, February 22. The Tigers will open up at the Class 4A Plainfield Central regional, on Tuesday February 28, against Monday February 27th’s Plainfield Central-Lincoln-Way Central winner.

“This was a great win over a great Central club,” Joliet West coach Nick DiForti said. “It was a tough

battle but our kids came through in the end. Trevian (Bell) hit those clutch free throws and played a great game. Eddie Creal played in the supersectional as a sophomore and continues to get better for us every game. We look forward to another matchup with Larry (Thompson’s) kids in the LincolnWay East sectional in March.”

Circle Wednesday, March 8 on your calendar, Joliet. If the Tigers and Steelmen can win their respective Class 4A regionals, they would meet for “The Battle of Joliet II” at the Class 4A Lincoln-Way East Sectional semifinal, in Frankfort at 7.

so hard, but he will look back and be proud of what he has done,” said Lockport coach Josh Oster. “He held himself to high standards. He has three medals and we only have one four-time medalist. We only have six three-time medalists in the 60 year history, so that is pretty [darn] impressive.”

Five other Porters joined Timmons and Assaf on the medal stand, giving Lockport the most medalists it has ever had in a state tournament.

Matt Ramos (5th, 106) Anthony Molton (4th, 113), Baylor Fernandes (4th, 145), Payton Fernandes (4th, 182) and Ronald Tucker (5th, 285) all earned their first state medals.

“Every year I say this and I will probably say it every year until I retire, but I have never walked out of a state tournament satisfied and then I have to sit back and look at the big picture,” Josh Oster said.

“Seven medalists is great. The most state qualifiers we have ever

had before was seven and now we are coming home with that many medals and that is the most medals in Class 3A. It is pretty easy to say we had a good tournament, but I don’t think we wrestled our best.”

James Pierandozzi (120), Brendan Ramsey (126), Brandon Ramos (138), Zach Reese (152) and Nicholas Dado (170) also competed for the Porters, but did not medal.

Joliet West’s Austin Poch (120) was the lone Tiger to qualify, but he also did not place.

Another amazing showing for the area was Lockport resident Austin O`Connor (46-0), who wrestles for St. Rita who finished his career with his fourth high school state title, by beating Cole Smith of Providence by a 20-7 major decision at 152 pounds.

It was the second-straight undefeated state championship for O`Connor, who finished his career with a combined record of 180-4.

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Stop supplementing husband’s business If you don’t at least break even, then it’s time for him to do something else for a living Dear Dave, My husband and I have four kids, and I make $50,000 a year.

He runs a small business that has been floundering for a while now, so we’re basically living off my income. Part of that income is going into the business.

Plus, we don’t have much in savings, and we’re behind on our house payments. Do you have any advice?

Paige Dear Paige, First of all, you and your husband have to get on the same page financially.

Sit down together, and do a

“Here’s the thing.

If you’re putting other money into a business account, that’s a clue that you’re not making money on the business ...”

household budget and a profit and loss statement on the business.

A profit and loss statement will tell you the money that comes in minus the money that goes out.

Here’s the thing. If you’re putting other money into a business account, that’s a clue that you’re not making money on the business.

Put his rent, supplies and any other business expenses on the profit and loss list, and write out — step by step — what it will take for you to break even in the business each month.

If you don’t at least break even, then it’s time for him to do something else for a living.

I’m an entrepreneur and a business owner.

I get the allure and excitement that goes along with running your own business.

But family and your financial responsibilities come first. You don’t need to put any money into the business account, except for the income he creates.

And while you two are sorting this out, use your income to get current on your house payments and attack any other debt!

—Dave Dear Dave, I’m looking for a good accounting program for small business.

Do you have any suggestions?

Julie Dear Julie, The best one I’ve seen is called FreshBooks.

I like it so much that we’re actually endorsing it on some of our podcasts and a few other places.

It’s a cloud-based program for small business, and it’s a pretty simple accounting system.

Honestly, you don’t want any-

thing super complicated for small-business accounting.

You just need something that allows you to write out invoices and keep up with your expenses while categorizing them. It’s important you know what’s going on in your business — to be able to continually analyze what’s happening — and have the ability to look in your rearview mirror and see if anything’s coming up behind you! * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven bestselling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 12 million listeners each week on 575 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Rose Ugorek a/k/a Rose M. Ugorek; United States of America - Department of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17 CH 00025 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Rose Ugorek a/k/a Rose M. Ugorek 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 Thayer Avenue Joliet, IL 60432

AS:

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and which said Mortgage was made by: Rose Ugorek a/k/a Rose M. Ugorek the Mortgagor(s), to Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2012131345 re-recorded as R2016089067; 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.

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 March 17, 2017, 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. 14-16-15540 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

PLAINTIFF vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF LUCILA PENA; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IHDA); PRAIRIE TRAIL CREDIT UNION; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES; ANTONIO PENA, AS HEIR OF LUCILA PENA; WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILA PENA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 16 CH 1176 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF LUCILA PENA; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit:

LOT 27, IN ENGLISH’S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 14, IN DURHAM AND ENGLISH’S ADDITION TO JOLIET, AND OF OUT LOTS 1 AND 2 CASSEDAY’S ADDITION TO JOLIET, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 7, 1887 IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 70, AS DOCUMENT NO. 144309, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 425 E. Jackson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 P.I.N.: 30-07-10-231-021 and which said mortgage was signed by LUCILA PENA, mortgagor to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as

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Document No. R2007046389; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the March 24, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Andrea Chasteen 14 West Jefferson Street Joliet, Illinois 60432-4399 Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 16 3593 I714843

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