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SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

Laraway hinges on council approval Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C moves closer to constructing a new school BY MEGANN HORSTEAD For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C moves closer to constructing a new school. In a unanimous vote, the Zoning Board of Appeals took action at their March 16 meeting by giving a positive recommendation to the Joliet City Council for final review and consideration. “The reasons that they submit-

ted in favor of the petition, we find to be clear and convincing evidence (to approve the request),” said Ed Hennessy, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals committee. District 70C officials intend to obtain a special use permit for a school and variations to allow the display of an illuminated sign with an LED electronic message center at 1715 Rowell Avenue. The property in question is currently zoned R-1B Single-Family Residential District and was an-

“The board believes that the best use of taxpayer money considering the safety concerns and the need for upgrades is to build a new facility...” - SUPERINTENDENT DR. JOE SALMIERI

SUPERINTENDENT DR. JOE SALMIERI

nexed to the City of Joliet in 2008 with construction plans lined up for this type of use, but that development never materialized. The petitioner intends to use the approximately 25.9 acre parcel for a new school. Potential development plans will include the building of two classroom wings, a main school entrance, a secondary entry way, parking lots, a bus drive and playing fields. The current site for Laraway School is located at 275 W. Laraway Rd. and is positioned in proximity to the intersection at Laraway Road and Route 53. “If you’ve been to the Laraway campus, we are right at the mouth of the intermodal,” said Superin-

tendent Dr. Joe Salmieri. “Just to the west of our property are the train tracks that are going into intermodal and that’s going to be the location of the high-speed rail from Chicago to St. Louis. “The board believes that the best use of taxpayer money considering the safety concerns and the need for upgrades is to build a new facility,” Salmieri said. “We believe that the location combined with the educational needs and the upgrades needed with the current facility, this is the best solution.” The Plan Commission also gave a positive recommendation at their March 16 meeting regarding the school’s request to annex 40 acres located at 275 W. Laraway Rd., drawing the unincorporated land into city limits.

District 70C seeks to sell this land and will later publicly read all bids submitted by the April 19 deadline. Salmieri said the building of the new school is not contingent on the sale. Construction for the new school is set to begin as early as April. Liz Sodic, of Joliet, said though she supports the effort to build the new school, she wants to make sure that she and her neighbors who live in the nearby Sugar Creek subdivision are kept informed about the project. “We have had issues in the past with drainage,” she said. “When Ryan (Companies) started Laraway Crossings, our pond got totally filled with silt. We’ve had issues for the last 10 or 15 years. IKEA has been extremely thoughtful and put up silt fences, but again… we’re down hill and we’re on a creek, and waters goes down that way and so does silt.” Sodic added that she hopes their concerns are kept in mind throughout the planning process. The Joliet City Council will hold a public hearing at their April 3 meeting regarding action required for zoning classification and annexation. The petition for a special use permit and variation will be considered at a later date.

SCHOOL BRIEFS

Joliet District 86 announces new board member

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors appointed Erick Deshaun Dorris to fill the vacant school board east side seat. Mr. Dorris was one of

four applicants who applied for the opening. “Erick Deshaun Dorris is going to be a wonderful addition to the Board,” said Board of School Inspectors President Tonya Roberts, “He will be a strong advocate for our students.”

Lockport NHS celebrates reading, Dr. Seuss On Thursday, March 2, the National Honor Society board from Lockport Township High School went to Fairmont Elementary School in Lockport and celebrated Read Across America week, and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. NHS board members dressed up as the Cat in the Hat, and brought books to read to the kids and donate to the school.

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COMMUNITY NEWS » SENIORS

Horizon veterans recognized by DAR Louis Joliet Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recognize local seniors, veterans

On March 4 the Louis Joliet Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Shorewood Horizon to recognize four veterans. The four are all residents of the Shorewood Horizon and collectively served during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars. Those recognized included Betty Peterson who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Norman Desmarais, who served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War, Richard Renaud, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and Wayne Pozdol who served in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and U.S. Marines during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Shorewood Horizon resident Karen Hewitson, who recently became a member of the

Louis Joliet Chapter NSDAR, introduced each veteran and were then presented with a certificate and token of appreciation for their service. The Louis Joliet Chapter NSDAR serves the Will County area and the communities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Joliet, Minooka, Plainfield, and Shorewood.

Two milestones for past DAR Chapter Regent On February 25 the Louis Joliet Chapter NSDAR recognized Ellison Allen for 70 years of service to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Ellison joined the DAR in October of 1946 and served the Louis

Joliet Chapter in many different areas including the office of Chapter Regent from 1973 to 1975. In January, Ellison celebrated her 100th birthday. The Louis Joliet Chapter is honored to recognize these two milestones achieved by chapter member, Ellison Allen. If you are interested in joining the Louis Joliet Chapter NSDAR as they serve the Will County area, please contact Cyndi Valencia at iscardar@ymail. com for more information.

COUNTY NEWS

Early spring shows positive signs for planting ‘There could be a 20 to 30 percent reduction yield, but we don’t know that yet’ BY MEGANN HORSTEAD For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

Will County received limited snow this winter, but there are a number of early signs showing that the grounds will be set for the planting of crops and plants, a local expert says. Mark Schneidewind, manager of the Will County Farm Bureau in Joliet, said there has been an adequate amount of moisture in the ground for the growing of crops and plants despite the lack

of snow in winter. “A couple of weeks ago, we saw rain, and it was more rain than we would’ve liked,” he said. “Some parts of the county received close to 4 inches. Ideally, rain should be 1.5 to 2 inches. We should be good with having had ample moisture in the growing season. Sometimes we need a good packing of snow—always looking for moisture. This time around, the ground wasn’t frozen. We should have adequate moisture going into spring.” Schneidewind said with spring

arriving early this year, we could see farmers looking to start their planting season in a matter of weeks. “We won’t see much planting until the week of April 17,” he said. “That’s pending weather conditions. That’s when you’ll see some of the corn being planted.” Schneidewind added that it’s possible that some larger farms will begin their growing season ahead of the Easter holiday. Like the rest of the Chicago area, Will County witnessed a mild January and an unseasonably warm February. Schneidewind said if early indicators prove to be correct,

some of the wheat grown within the county that came out of dormancy in recent weeks could be impacted by the early arrival of spring. “Wheat is planted September through October of last year,” he said. “It’ll go dormant during winter. Once it comes out of dormancy [as it has], it likes to grow. We don’t think it’s damaged. It’s going to take a few more months to determine if there’s a slight damage to the crop in Will County.” “There could be a 20 to 30 percent reduction yield, but we don’t know that yet,” he said. Schneidewind said a similar effect could impact what gardeners

may see with their perennials. “Some of our perennials, we might see some damage,” he said. “Regular flowers, you won’t see problems. You may not see some of the prettiness when they begin to bloom.” Schneidewind said the trees should be fine, however. “They were far enough along,” he said. Schneidewind said though the area had a good December and it started to rain in March, the early arrival of spring should present no problem for crops and plants grown in Will County. “It put us in a good position going into spring planting,” he said.

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The moment of the fool What if the public could permanently tear open the secret state and demand accountability and openness BY ROBERT C. KOEHLER TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY Obama . . . Trump. Could there be a bigger contrast - in attitude, style, comportment, philosophy? What irony that the two names are now linked in history: Donald Trump forever the successor to Barack Obama, forever the orange-haired blot on his legacy, forever the surrealistic next chapter of the American narrative. At the superficial level of news and understanding, this is never going to compute. And the way the Trump presidency has begun - white nationalism cozying up with the generals and Wall Street - seems to raise the worst fears possible. Before this contrast disappears completely into the global chaos the Trump presidency seems bent on creating (that is to say, the new normal), I have a small, cautious observation to make: Maybe Trump is just what we need. I say this in spite of what he stands for and who he is - in spite of his lies, his racism, his lack of impulse control, his nutball tweets - not because of them. He’s a dangerous egotist occupying the most powerful position on the planet. His value lies pretty much completely in the fact that his incompetence is so obvious that, in spite of himself, he winds up exposing problems much deeper than the ones he manifests. And the opposition that swirls around him can only become increasingly aware of the need not simply to stand up to Trump but to rebuild much of America’s political infrastructure. “In the splurge of ‘news,’ media-bashing, and Bannonism that’s been Donald Trump’s domestic version of a shockand-awe campaign, it’s easy to forget just how much of what the new president and his administration have done so far is simply an intensification of trends long underway,” William Hartung wrote recently. “Those who already pine for the age of Obama - a president who was smart, well read, and not a global embarrassment - need to acknowledge the ways in which, particularly in the military arena, Obama’s years helped set the stage for our current predicament.” And of course this goes much deeper than Obama. The country’s current state of endless war goes back to the end of

BY ROBERT C. KOEHLER TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY World War II and the evolving of what Dwight Eisenhower called - as he left office - the military-industrial complex. War as a policy, especially perpetual war, isn’t simply one individual’s reasoned decision, but a state of existence flowing from the consensus of governing institutions. When that consensus exists in the dark, free of public input or scrutiny, the motivating factors of that consensus are likely to be something other than the euphemism known as “the public good.” For instance: “Given that the Soviet Union no longer exists, that China has become a capitalist economy and that the major difficulties faced abroad are ISIS . . . and related groups, it is deeply questionable why the congressional budget still devotes tens of billions of dollars to Cold War-era nuclear weapons,” Jonathan King and Richard Krushnic write at Truthout. “. . . Where does the pressure for these wasteful and provocative programs - which almost certainly decrease national security - come from?” they ask. “While military high command and the intelligence agencies also press for nuclear weapons upgrades, corporate profits derived from nuclear weapons contracts may be the most powerful driving force, supported by members of Congress with military research and development . . . and production facilities in their districts.” This begins to get at it. The ongoing development of nuclear weapons is insane by any measure, but if the ultimate driving influence is economic - cash dividends spread across the Washington consensus - it’s unclear what, if any, political or social force exists that can effectively challenge this, i.e., can undo the entrenched justifications of business as usual even if that business is leading the whole planet toward Armageddon. Obama couldn’t do it, even though he declared, back in 2009, in his first foreign policy speech: “Just as we stood for freedom in the 20th century, we must stand together for the right of people everywhere to live free from fear in the 21st century. And . . . as the only nuclear

power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act. We cannot succeed in this endeavor alone, but we can lead it, we can start it. “So today, I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” What happened instead, as Hartung notes, is that Obama “oversaw the launching of a trillion dollar ‘modernization’ of the U.S. nuclear arsenal (including the development of new weapons and new delivery systems). And one thing is already clear enough: President Trump will prove no non-interventionist. He is going to build on Obama’s militarization of foreign policy and most likely dramatically accelerate it.” Indeed, “Given the way President Trump has outfitted his administration with generals, the already militarized nature of foreign policy is only likely to become more so,” Hartung goes on, adding that many of his appointees have backgrounds not only in the military but the weapons industry as well. Back to the contrast between Obama and Trump. Obama, as he coolly articulated the politics of hope, managed to disarm not U.S. foreign policy but the antiwar public. Trump is doing the opposite - and doing it so garishly, so clumsily, that public outrage coalesces around his every executive order. And a permanent movement is very much in formation right now, composed of people who see the government acting with utter oblivion to their will and interests. They feel unrepresented. As I pondered this, an image flickered for a moment: I saw a deck of Tarot cards, and there was Donald Trump as The Fool: the card of impulse, audacity and the pursuit of foolish adventure. This is the card that prophecies, in short, CHANGE. Could it be? What if the public could permanently tear open the secret state and demand accountability and openness in the conduct of its business? What if we decided to stay on permanent alert and refused to let the lesser human qualities - greed, paranoia, hatred, dominance - determine the planet’s future? What if Trump has set something into motion that can’t be stopped? You might even call it a revolution. (Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His new book, “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound” (Xenos Press) is now available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com, visit his website at commonwonders.com or listen to him at Voices of Peace radio.) (c) 2017 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.

POLICE 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.

JOLIET F E B R UA R Y 2 1 »» Joshua A. Grebic, 23, of Braidwood, was cited near Brookforest and Black Road for driving while license revoked and driving on a suspended registration. »» Christina Alexander, 32, of Joliet, was cited on the 500 block of E. Cass for driving while license suspended and speeding. »» Valerie Weyand, 34, of Joliet, was cited near E. Cass and Walnut for failure to yield at intersection and no valid driver’s license. »» Joshua J. Lacey, 24, of Plainfield, was cited near W. Millsdale and S. Brandon for disobeying a traffic control device, speeding, driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. »» Joseph C. Fletcher, 24, of Blue Island, was cited near E. Cass and N. Briggs for resisting/ obstructing a peace officer and improper lane usage. »» Christopher M. Norris, 39, of Joliet, was cited near S. Weber and Caton Farm Road for improper display of registration, no valid safety test sticker, driving while license suspended and improper identification. F E B R UA R Y 2 2 »» Person/s unknown broke into a residence on the 2500 block of Garden St. »» and stole jewelry and three Eagle Scout watches. »» Damien L. Thurston, 40, of 16413 S. Spring Creek Lane in Plainfield, was cited near I55 and Plainfield Road for speeding and driving while license suspended. »» Jose C. Garcia, 25, of 2123 121st Street in Blue Island, was cited near New Lenox Road and S. Briggs for improper backing, driving while license revoked, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and three counts of possession of drug equipment.

F E B R UA R Y 2 3 »» Mario Arredondo Jr., 32, of Joliet, was cited near Highland Park Drive and E. Cass for illegal use of cell phone, improper display of registration and driving while license suspended. »» Person/s unknown entered two vehicles on the 1900 block of Addleman and stole 8 CDs. »» Ralph L. Jackson, 50, of Des Plaines, was cited near W. Laraway and Rt. 52 for obstructed front windshield, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. F E B R UA R Y 2 4 »» Arnulfo Zarazua-Cervantes, 28, of Joliet, was cited near E. Cass and N. Briggs for no registration light, driving while license suspended, and improper lane usage. »» Isaiah M Houston, 20, of Streator, was cited near Jessie and 2nd Avenue for possession of cannabis over 10 grams. He was held on an active LaSalle County warrant. »» Sierra Sashay Kimmons, 23, of 366 N. Broadway in Joliet, was cited near E. Jackson and Scott for driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. F E B R UA R Y 2 5 »» Cassius J. Anderson, 24, of South Holland, was cited near I80 and S. Chicago for driving while license suspended. »» Guillermo Gonzalez, 19, of Shorewood, was cited near I80 and Richards St. for no registration light and no valid driver’s license. »» Derrick L. Dowdy, 47, of Phoenix, Ill., was cited near E. Cass and Collins for obstructed registration, no registration lights, failure to update address, driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. F E B R UA R Y 2 6 »» Kevin C. Robinson, 45, of 209 Independence in Joliet, was cited near Gardner and Doris for screeching tires, no valid registration, and driving while license suspended.

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LOCKPORT F E B R UA R Y 2 5 »» Lorraine Szymankowski, 20, of Romeoville, was arrested near S. Weber Rd. and W. Gaskin for DUI, underage consumption of alcohol by minor, failure to reduce speed, failure to yield to emergency vehicle.

SHOREWOOD F E B R UA R Y 1 1 »» Javier Vital, 33, of Bolingbrook, was arrested on the 100 block of Jefferson for aggravated battery, battery, criminal trespass to property, resisting/obstructing an officer F E B R UA R Y 1 4 »» Juan J. Rodriguez-Rojas, 39, of Chicago, was arrested near Brookforest Ave. and W Jefferson St. for no valid driver’s license, no insurance and no registration light. F E B R UA R Y 1 5 »» Jeffrey A. Frederick, 24, of Romeoville, was arrested 19700 block of Frontage Road for domestic battery after office were called for a domestic disturbance F E B R UA R Y 1 6 »» Charges: Adiel Diaz, 60, of Aurora, was arrested near Brookforest/Country Glen for driving with a suspended license, no insurance, improper lighting, Cook County warrant for probation violation, DuPage County warrant for retail theft. »» Adrian D King, 52, of Davenport Iowa, was arrested near Summer and Jefferson Streets after he was stopped for driving on the rim of a tire. He was charged with driving with a suspended license, obstruction, operating with unsafe equipment. »» A passenger, Megan A. Bird, 27, also of Davenport, Iowa, was for possession of drug equipment. F E B R UA R Y 1 9 »» Luis A. Rivera, 23, of Shorewood, was arrested on the 500 block of Cottage Street for a Kane County warrant after officers responded to an unwanted subject.

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ARIES

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

As the first week of spring unfolds your fancies may turn to thoughts of love. You might be inspired by the first daffodil peeking out of the ground or wallow in a mire of unrealistic ideas. Avoid conversational mix-ups.

GEMINI

M AY 2 2 T O J U N E 2 1

Fuzzy thinking is not the same thing as fuzzy logic. In the week ahead be sure to communicate clearly and avoid becoming bogged down in details. Your physical energy levels are high, so tackle odd jobs.

LEO

J U LY 2 3 T O A U G U S T 2 1

The more the merrier is fine until you want some rest. In the week to come your contact with numerous people might help you realize how necessary it is for you to have a special someone as the center of your life.

ACROSS 1 PROTESTS BY NOT TAKING ANY COURSES? 6 FLOORBOARD HARDWARE ITEM 10 CLOAKS 15 TOP DOG 16 WESTERN CITY WITH AN ANNUAL BALLOON RACE 17 SHE SLUGGED A SHERIFF IN “SELMA” 18 PICK UP 19 BIG STORY 20 WITH 13-DOWN, “UNFAITHFUL” OSCAR NOMINEE 21 WAITS ON HAND AND FOOT 23 “PITY” 25 PROOF LETTERS 26 NOT MUCH POWER 27 “NEVER CRY WOLF” AUTHOR FARLEY __ 29 “__ TREE FALLS ... “ 30 SIGNIFICANT PERIOD 31 __ MOMENT 34 CAPITAL NEAR LAS VEGAS 41 POPULAR SOFTWARE FOR GAMERS 42 VARIETY SHOW ON WHICH “THE HONEY-MOONERS” BEGAN AS A SKIT 43 BUDDY 44 FORMER COURT GP. 45 BIG NAME IN OUTDOOR GEAR 46 POPE JOHN PAUL II’S GIVEN NAME 48 “READY FOR BUSINESS” SIGN 52 TOON THAT DEBUTED IN THE 1954 CARTOON “DEVIL MAY HARE” 55 “HYDE PARK ON HUDSON” SUBJ. 56 PEAK 57 HARDLY WARM 59 COMET COMPETITOR 61 SECRETARY OF WAR UNDER TEDDY

62 LANGUAGE THAT GIVES US “MAKO” 63 ACCEPT 64 TEARS DOWN, IN 65-ACROSS 65 NORTH SEA COUNTY 66 INSPECTED 67 DECORATIVE PITCHERS

DOWN 1 GANDOLFINI’S TV WIFE 2 “YOND CASSIUS HAS __ AND HUNGRY LOOK” 3 SUDDEN RUSH 4 OBEYED A FISHING REGULATION 5 MARIN COUNTY SEAT 6 FOOTBALL’S FAVRE 7 TOW JOB, FOR SHORT 8 SINGER DIFRANCO 9 BBC HERO SINCE 1963 10 SCREWDRIVER PART 11 COMMERCIAL PREFIX WITH PEN 12 BIG OIL EXPORTER 13 SEE 20-ACROSS 14 LOSE 22 IT MAY BE SWIPED AT WORK

24 LOWLAND AMPHIBIAN 27 1980S ATTORNEY GENERAL 28 ATTORNEY’S SPECIALTY 32 SIMPLE GREETING 33 BIG NAME IN PCS 34 INK __ 35 ACTOR DRIVER OF “GIRLS” 36 SALMON CHOICE 37 INVOLVED 38 ATHLETE KNOWN AS “THE KING OF CLAY” 39 ABSENT 40 LOGICAL OPERATORS 47 PIN, SAY 48 REJECTED 49 SELF-CONFIDENCE 50 WILD BLUE YONDER 51 CITY ACROSS THE RHINE FROM DÜSSELDORF 52 HARDLY BOUNDARYPUSHING 53 “POOR ME!” 54 PLACES WITH EXHIBITS 56 COD RELATIVE 58 MT. HOOD SETTING 60 COLORFUL FLIER

LIBRA

SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

ou are never too old to learn new tricks. You could join a group that shares your interests or widens your scope. There may be a few times in the week ahead when you think the truth has been stretched too far.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 22

You might end up running in circles as this week unfolds. Put a puzzling problem on the back burner and concentrate on getting caught up with a backlog of essential tasks around the home and office.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

You may feel it necessary to defend yourself from unwarranted criticism concerning the way you handle your possessions or bank account. You may be challenged in the week ahead to handle a tight schedule.

SUDOKU

TAURUS

A P R I L 2 1 T O M AY 2 1

Plotting and planning might be on your mind in the week ahead. Harness your vivid imagination and put it to the test. You may be energized to make money but could just as easily find ways to spend it.

CANCER

J U N E 2 2 T O J U LY 2 2

Too many friends can spoil the broth. You can never have too many well-wishers in your corner, but your time might be eaten up by texting and email messages in the week to come. Avoid extravagant purchases.

VIRGO

AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 23

Keep your money in your pocket. You may be attracted to something or someone that is not worthy of your attention as this week unfolds. Focus on learning how to perform physical tasks or pursue constructive ideas.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

During the week to come it might seem that the more money you make the more you must spend. Your participation in group activities might cost more than you expect. Find ways to apply wisdom to your finances.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 20

Don’t pretend to be someone you aren’t. You might think you can get away with hiding your past or your faults but it will seem silly in hindsight. In the week ahead ask friends to help you achieve your goals.

PISCES

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Win the wrestling match with your conscience. Someone might be more successful than you, but that does not diminish your innate gifts. Brief feelings of inadequacy may undermine your confidence this week.

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South teams win both games BY RANDY WHALEN For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

About midway through the second half of the Voyager Media Boys Basketball All-Star Shootout Bolingbrook’s Nana Akenten came to the scorers table and asked what the record for points was. Well fresh off helping to lead the Raiders to third place in the Class 3A State Tournament the day before, Anenten scored 22 points to help make sure the team scoring record was shattered. SEE BOYS PAGE 9

MINOOKA’S BACHMANN LEADS GIRLS PAGE 8

LOCKPORT’S MATT SMIETANSKI JEREMY IZZO CHARACTER AWARD WINNER

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Joliet West’s Trevian Bell was the MVP of the boys game with 22 points and several highlight reel dunks.

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GIRLS ALL-STARS

Bachmann MVP in South team win BY RANDY WHALEN For the Bugle www.buglenewspapers.com

When the geographical teams were made for the Voyager Media Girls Basketball All-Star Shootout, the South team ended up with a bit of an advantage. They pretty much all knew each other. Led by 10 points from MVP Brooklyn Bachmann and a team-high 13 points from Jaianna Brooks, the South squad pulled away for a 64-43 victory on a fun-filled final game for the all senior teams on Sunday, March 19 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Katie Jaseckas, who helped lead Benet Academy to backto-back Class 4A state championships in 2015 and 16, led the North team and all scorers with 14 points. But the balance of the South team, which was made up of mostly members of the

Southwest Prairie Conference and had 12 of 13 players score, won out. No matter the outcome, it was a final opportunity to put on their high school uniforms for the players. “It was definitely special,” said Bachmann, who helped guide Minooka to a 24-4 record this past season. “Especially after ending the season on a bad note [losing 56-49 to Bolingbrook in the regional final]. “I loved playing with them [all-star teammates] after playing [against] them for four years.” Bachmann had a variety of assists in the shootout game, to help net her the MVP. “I wasn’t thinking about it, but after everything it was nice to get,” she said of the MVP. “It was just nice to come out and play, a nice way to end [high school].” But it’s not the end for Bach-

mann as far as basketball goes. She was also the setter on the Indians state-runnerup volleyball team and was heavily recruited in both basketball and volleyball. But she decided to continue with basketball in college and will attend Bemidji State University in Minnesota. “I decided on basketball,” Bachmann said. “In volleyball I ended my career finishing second in the state. But in basketball, especially after the way this season ended, I felt like I still had something to prove.” With the South team clinging to a 23-22 lead in the opening moments of the second half, Plainfield East’s Maddie Sidman nailed a 3-pointer to trigger a 9-0 run. During the spurt, Bachmann drove to the hoop and was fouled on consecutive possessions. She made 3-of-4 free SEE GIRLS PAGE 9

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BOYS FROM PAGE 7 His North group, however, fell short in a up-and-down fun-filled final game for the all senior allstar teams on Sunday, March 19 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet. Joliet West’s Trevian Bell scored a team-high 22 points and wowed the crowd with a series of slams as the South squad pulled away in the final few minutes for a 134-122 victory. Bell’s Joliet West teammate - Tabyous Casterberry tied him for team-high honors with 22 points also as the 256 points easily broke the combined points record, which was set last year in a 120-119 win by Team Gregory - when the format was a little different. Niles West’s Aaron Flowers scored a game-high 27 points for the North team, which tied Bolingbrook’s Ben Moore (‘13) for the the second most points ever scored in the nine years of the boys all-star game. Both teams also surpassed the previous single team high for points, which was 121 by the North squad in 2013 game.

GIRLS FROM PAGE 8 throws to help extend the lead to 10. Ahead 32-24, Brooks — was able to end her career in her Cougar uniform after being injured late in the season, connected on a pair of 3-pointers in a 12-2 burst that extended the lead to 44-26. That pretty much wrapped it up as both teams substituted every four minutes. Plainfield East, which had the most successful season in school history — finishing 25-8 and advancing to the title game of the East Aurora Sectional, had four players represent at the allstar game. “I think the chemistry helped,” Sidman said. “We were all in the same conference and that really helped. It was fun playing against them for four years and then playing together.” Sidman scored five points and her teammate, Ashley Smoldt who scored six points, agreed. “I had three teammates out

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM “I was just playing to play and show the crowd what I’ve got,” Bell said of receiving the MVP award. “The experience was all cool and I just wanted to enjoy the last game and make the most of it. You don’t always get an opportunity to dunk like that in a high school game, so it was a surreal feeling.” A feel good award was presented before the game. That was the Jeremy Izzo Character Award, which is named after the former Joliet Catholic Academy boys basketball coach, who passed away in 2010. This years award was made to Lockport’s Matt Smietanski. “I had no idea,” Smietanski said of receiving the award. “Coach [Brett] Hespell told me I was nominated and knowing [Izzo’s] story, I was just excited for that. I tried to do my best to turn things around at Lockport and give an example of what to be.” Smietanski scored nine points in the game, including a couple of dunks, to help the South team to the win. Some of his first memories of watching high school basketball were going to the WJOL Thanksgiving Tournament at

there and knew the other players too,” Smoldt said. “Once we got to talk to each other on the bench, we knew what to expect. We just had to play some more defense [to win] and it was fun.” Kennedy Collins (7 points) and Lotanna Onua (2 points) also played for Plainfield East. Mariah Collins (8 points), Tierrah Farris (5 points), and Madison McGath (1 point) represented Plainfield North. Erin Graefen (1 point) was there from Plainfield Central while Tylenea Hood (2 points) and Gabrielle Robertson represented Joliet Central. The only player on the South squad not from the SPC was Lockport’s Elena Woulfe (4 points). Woulfe, however, had a key steal that she converted into a layup that triggered the South team to a 9-2 spurt to end the half. Collins capped the burst and the first half by draining a 3-pointer right before the buzzer to give South the lead for good at 23-20.

USF, where he watched former Lockport player and Voyager Media All-Star Karrington Ward - who is currently in the NBA D League, play. “Some of my first times watching [high school] basketball were here,” Smietanski said. “So it’s pretty neat to end my career in this sport here.” Plainfield South’s Devin Smith (19 points) along with Kameron Williams (14 points) and Sedrick Brooks (2 points) from Plainfield Central represented the Plainfield schools. Jason Bingham (16 points), along with Jose Grubbs (9 points) and Jomare McNair (2 points) helped lead Joliet Central to a 23-6 record and a regional title before losing to Joliet West 64-62 in the sectional semifinals. But the crosstown rivalry was put aside in the all-star game as

Bingham teamed up with Bell on an ally-opp slam, among other highlights. “It was just like we were all on the same team,” Bingham said of joining forces with players that were rivals during the season. “It felt good to be out there playing with everyone. It was fun to go out and play and not worry about defense.” There certainly was not any much defense being played. The South team trailed for the final time at 28-27 and then Bell had a pair of dunks in a 10-2 burst to help it take the lead. Leading 6761, the South all-stars ended the half on a 12-2 burst, capped off on a 3-pointer by Bingham at the buzzer, to go up 79-63 at halftime. A 19-9 spurt, however, by the North team helped it tie the score at 117-117 on a slam by Akenten with 4:01 to play in the game. But

that also meant that both teams substituted - which they did every four minutes, for the final time. Casterberry then scored six points and Williams had four in as the South team went on a 12-0 run to lead 129-117 with just over a minute to play in the game. Donavan Finch (7 points) and Pete Ragen (2 points) represented Joliet Catholic. Minooka’s Antonio Milazzo (6 points) and Downers Grove North’s Ryan Pustelnik - who came over from the North team to balance out the roster, rounded out the South squad. Bolingbrook’s Cameron Harris (16 points) also played in the game for the North squad. He was part of the Raider team which defeated Fremd 70-66 the day before to finish the season with a school best 30-2 record and capture third place in Class 4A for the second time in three years.

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No real rewards with credit cards DEAR DAVE, We’re trying to get control of our finances, and my husband wants to close all our credit cards. I want to keep one and use the bill-pay option for monthly stuff like utilities, so we can keep earning rewards points. I look at my way as a method of just re-routing the money and paying it off each month. Am I wrong in looking at it like this? CHERYL DEAR CHERYL, Yes, you are. Life never goes as planned. You can have all the wellreasoned and best-intentioned ideas you want, but sooner or later something will go wrong. Why not use a debit card that has a rewards system attached? Lots of debit card programs offer the same kinds of rewards programs that credit card companies do, with one big exception — you don’t have to

go into debt! Studies have shown that the vast majority of people never redeem their credit card airline miles. Other studies show that people spend more when using credit cards as opposed to cash. —DAVE DEAR DAVE, We were very late on one of our credit card bills, and now it has been turned over to a collection agency. The collection company has offered us three or four different payment options. Does the original creditor accept the agreement, too, if we accept one of the collection agency’s options? ANONYMOUS DEAR ANONYMOUS, In most situations of this type, the collection agency owns the debt outright or they’re directly representing the original creditor. It’s pretty much standard operating

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 1518 Cambria Court, Joliet, IL 60431 (Single Family Residence). On the 6th day of April, 2017 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: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff V. TONYA BUTLER AKA TONYA LATRICE BUTLER, CLIFTON M. BUTLER AKA CLIFTON MAURICE BUTLER, THEODORE’S CROSSING and FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC, Defendant. Case No. 11 CH 4231 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

procedure when someone has defaulted on a loan. My advice would be to accept the deal they’ve offered that makes the most sense for you and your current financial situation. It’ll ding your credit report, and show a settlement on the defaulted credit card, but that’s not the end of the world. There’s already a mark against you for it being turned over to collections. If you want to keep things like this from happening in the future, you need to get control of your finances. —DAVE

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1),

you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. For Information Please Contact: Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 111 E. Main Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523 P: 217-422-1719 F: 217-422-1754 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. TONYA BUTLER AKA TONYA LATRICE BUTLER, CLIFTON M. BUTLER AKA CLIFTON MAURICE BUTLER, THEODORE’S CROSSING and FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC, Defendant. No. 11 CH 4231 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 6th day of April, 2017 , 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 13 in Theodore’s Crossing West Unit Two, being a Subdivision of that part of the East Half of the Northeast Fractional Quarter of Section 6, Township 35 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded September 13, 2004 as Document #R2004-168822, in Will County, Illinois Commonly known as: 1518 Cambria Court, Joliet, IL 60431 Description of Improvements: Single Family Residence P.I.N.: 05-06-06-205-014-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Heavner Beyers and Mihlar LLC 111 E. Main Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523 P: 217-422-1719 F: 217-422-1754 MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

PLAINTIFF, VS. OBED DIAZ CORTES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 17CH 00097 2316 WEBSTER AVENUE JOLIET, IL 60436 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU, Obed Diaz Cortes Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 24, IN BLOCK 4, IN MARYCREST FIRST ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1953, IN PLAT BOOK 28, PAGE 2, AS DOCUMENT NO. 730431, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 2316 Webster Avenue Joliet, IL 60436 and which said Mortgage was made by, Obed Diaz Cortes Mortgagor(s), to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2014022251; and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Andrea Lynn Chasteen 57 North Ottawa Court Joliet, IL 60432 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 Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 25th, 2017 at, 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd 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 MEDIA-

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 258202-71037 I716769 Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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CALENDAR MARCH 24 Swingin’ Saints. At 7:30 p.m. at

San Damiano Hall, 603 Taylor St., at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. USF’s own Swingin’ Saints, under the direction of Jessie Pellowski, will perform a variety of piece from the American vocal jazz repertoire.

MARCH 30 “Godspell.” 7:30 p.m. at Moser Per-

forming Arts Center at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. The gospel according to Matthew in a series of skits and songs.

APRIL 1 “Godspell.” 7:30 p.m. at Moser Per-

forming Arts Center at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. The gospel according to Matthew in a series of skits and songs.

APRIL 2 “Godspell.” 3 p.m. at Moser Per-

forming Arts Center at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. The gospel according to Matthew in a series of skits and songs.

APRIL8 Annual Easter Egg-stravaganza. 9-11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 805 Western Ave., Joliet. Highlights

include breakfast, the Easter Story, arts and crafts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt. Bring a basket and join us for this FREE family celebration. Call 815727-9259 or visit www.firstpresjoliet. org for more details.

APRIL 9 5th Annual Mustang Trot 5K Run/Walk. Benefits Special Olym-

pics. For more information, visit the Mustang Trot website at www. mustangtrot.weebly.com or contact Amy Klug at aklug@csd99.org or call 630-795-8574.

APRIL 11 100+ Women Who Care of Will County. 6-7 p.m. at P.B. Mulligan’s

Restaurant & Bar, Crest Hill. The Spring Meeting for 100+ Women Who Care of Will County. We are always looking for more members who want a way to give back to their community. Will you be 1 of 100? Wouldn’t you love to be part of a $10,000 single donation to a local charity. For more info visit http:// www.100wwc-will.org.

APRIL 15 Big Run Wolf Ranch Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Big Run Wolf Ranh, 14857 Farrell Road,

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