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EASTER Easter Decorating New twist on spring, Easter decorating SEE PAGE 10

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BUSINESS Dave Says Extra earnings does not mean extra play SEE PAGE 12

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Tom Grotovsky, left, prepares food for attendees to try at the 9th annual Will County Children’s Advocacy Center’s Men Who Cook.

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SCHOOL BRIEFS >> JOLIET CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Band gets $5K grant during Disney concert Band received grant on March 17, during Radio Disney Music in Our Schools Concert The Joliet Central High School Band accepted a $5,000 grant from the Country Music Association (CMA) and Give a Note foundations on March 17, during the Radio Disney Music in Our Schools Concert.

Along with performances from Radio Disney Artists, Los 5, and the Central Band, Director Don Stinson accepted the prestigious honorary Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA) “ARDY.” Central won the grant and concert after viewers voted daily for videos submitted by schools through an online contest that garnered more than 60,000 views.

The CMA Foundation also named Central music educator Don Stinson a 2017 CMA Music Teacher of Excellence. Stinson will receive the award during a dinner hosted by five-time CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town Wednesday, April 26, at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

“I am extremely grateful for the

grants from Give a Note and the CMA foundations,” said Stinson.

“The reality at Joliet Central is that more than 70 percent of the students in our band program do not own, or cannot rent, their instrument. Our administration believes in and supports our music programs. They work hard to provide equipment, materials and opportunities for our student groups, but band programs can be costly for schools and individual students.

We are fortunate to receive this extra support.”

Cristian Torres is a senior at Joliet Central High School and a percussionist in the band. Cristian plans to become a music educator as well.

“The Central music program has not only shown me how to become a well-trained musician, but has also built my character, bettered my work ethic, and pushed me to succeed in being a supportive and helpful person in the community,” said Cristian, who calls the mu-

CALENDAR 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.

sic program at Joliet his “second home.”

“The band program is a vital component of our school culture,” adds Joliet Central Principal Shad Hallihan. “Through their performances at assemblies, sporting events, parades, and school and community concerts, the band program is a source of pride for our school and community. The addi-

tional resources and opportunities that these grants provide will allow this fantastic program to have an even greater impact.”

To learn more about Give a Note Foundation and the Music In Our Schools Tour, visit www.giveanote. org and follow the hashtag #MusicInspires. Be sure to follow the Tour on Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Brayer Teague, left, Downers Grove North High School Fine Arts Chair and Band Director, and president of the Illinois Music Education Association; Shad Hallihan, Joliet Central principal; Don Stinson, Central band director; and Sean Smith, Give a Note Foundation board member.

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APRIL 10 Green Thumb Garden Club. 6:30

p.m. at the Shorewood Village Community Garden, weather permitting, near Four Seasons Park off of Seil Rd. Stop by to discuss your garden with fellow gardeners and exchange tips and advice.

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 12 Friends of the Shorewood Library. 6 p.m. at Shorewood-Troy

Public Library, 650 Deerwood Drive, Shorewood. The Friends of the Library is a not-for-profit organization that raises funds to provide gifts (programs, materials, equipment, and more) for the library.

APRIL 15 Big Run Wolf Ranch Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Big Run

Wolf Ranh, 14857 Farrell Road, Lockport. Season opener featuring 9 wolves, Siberian tiger, black bear,

cougar, and more. Special guests at noon: SOAR(Save Our American Raptors)Admission $6. For more information (815) 588-0044, bigrunwolf@aol.com, www.bigrunwolfranch.org.

Registrations received by April 1 guaranteed a T-shirt and gift bag.

All proceeds will benefit the autism programs at Marycrest Early Childhood Center, Taft Elementary, and Gompers Junior High schools. For more information, call at (815) 7403196 ext. 8261.

Memorial Stadium located at 3000 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet. Registration is $15 per person; children ages 3 and under are free. Registration forms are available at www.joliet86. org. Checks, made payable to Joliet Public Schools, and completed registration forms may be dropped off or mailed to Joliet Public Schools District 86, Attn: Cori Ulloa, 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, IL 60435.

“Romeo & Juliet.” 3 p.m. at Moser Performing Arts Center at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) spring concert under the direction of Alexandra Dee, will showcase music inspired by Shakespeare’s tragic love story through works by Bernstein, Delius, Rota and Tchaikovsky.

APRIL 22 District 86 5K Run/Walk, Community Family Fair. 9 a.m. at Joliet

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Men Who Cook continues to serve good eats Men Who Cook typically features 50 cooks who prepare selections of food for attendees to sample

BY MEGANN HORSTEAD For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

The Will County Children’s Advocacy Center turned down the heat and allowed it to simmer and marinade at its annual March 25 Men Who Cook.

The event, held at Pipefitters Local 597 in Mokena, was meant to please attendees by serving up smiles one plate at a time, with the goal of raising funds to help abused children.

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow said the event is designed for everyone to enjoy.

“Because of the atmosphere here, food… stimulates conversation,” he said. “If somebody’s going, ‘wow, this is really good.’ You’ll say, ‘well, where did you get that?’

Then, you’ll say, ‘well, you got to try this, too.’ People are talking to each other who had never talked to each other at a normal event.”

Men Who Cook typically features 50 cooks who prepare selections of food for attendees to sample. From macaroni and cheese and meatballs to chili and brisket, a host of dishes were served.

Tom Grotovsky, of Mokena, was preparing beef tenderloin bits au poivre for attendees to try.

“I’ve been doing this nine years ever since it started,” he said. “I started doing it because of what the cause is all about. It’s fantastic for the children right here in our county.”

Grotovsky turned up the heat and let the flame roar across his cooking pan and said everyone seemed to be enjoying what he had to offer.

“Everybody says it’s wonderful,” he said. “I started out with about 50 pounds of this before it’s all trimmed. Then, I seasoned it and [made] my sauce… [I] flame it with cognac, and it turns into a heavy cream.”

Attendee Edward Ronaowski, of Mokena, said he enjoys what the event offers. “I’ve been to most of them,” he said.

Ronaowski noted that he sampled many different items and said his favorite dish, though, is

“the chili.”

Ronaowski said he’s been most surprised by how wonderful the food is.

“It goes from good to great to wow,” he said.

Kathy Hilton, of New Lenox, said she’s glad that she decided to drop in.

“It’s as I remember it,” she said.

“I liked it so much last year I came back to it.”

Hilton was mingling while sampling food with her husband.

“It’s a good date night,” she said.

Hilton said she couldn’t believe how many different dishes were featured.

“The variety that these creative chefs constantly come up with [is surprising,]” she said. “Every year, it’s more and more creative.”

Glasgow said he’s pleased by this year’s turnout.

“The pre-sold tickets, I think it was [500] or 600 on the internet,” Glasgow said. “For a local event, that is truly amazing. I think that people understand that children who are the victims of sexual

abuse are special victims in our criminal justice system, and the people who do it are extremely dangerous and must be convicted and punished.”

But that doesn’t end there for abused children, Glasgow said.

“They’re scarred, and it’s critical they get the right intervention psychologically and counselingwise,” he said. “We also have our [therapy] dogs that are present for the interviews, which really helps to relax the child, lower their stress level so that we get a complete and truthful statement.”

The children are interviewed by trained forensic interviewers who work to build trust with them to obtain the information needed to support a case.

Glasgow said it’s wonderful seeing the way the community comes together for Men Who Cook.

“We’ve been very fortunate,” he said. “Each one has been better than the one before. Last year, we brought in about $75,000, and we’re already pass that.”

Glasgow added that the organi-

zation was hoping to reach six figures with the funds received.

This year’s event was sponsored by, in part, by D Construction, Midland States Bank and Ed Czerkies.

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COLUMN >> SPECIAL VOICES

ABC-TV showcases a new face from disabled community Sitcom ‘Speechless’ has as its mission to include disability community in television

BY DANIEL SMROKOWSKI BUGLE COLUMNIST A month ago, I spent four-anda-half hours on a gray couch in the Changing The Face of Beauty studio to film an interview for their new #FaceMyBeauty Couch Series.

As I wore a blue button down shirt, khaki pants, and a blue blazer, I was grateful for the opportunity to be part of this new Couch video series.

This new platform gives me, and others in the disability community, a place to talk about the need for our representation in advertising and in the media in general.

In the opening scene of this video, I talked about how the lack of inclusion in media matters to me because there isn’t understanding in the general public of the special needs community.

As the founder and host of Special Chronicles, a media platform that gives respect and voice to people with special needs, I am passionate about telling the stories of those of us with special needs.

This lack of understanding of those of us with disabilities in the media means that viewers don’t see us.

By us not being seen, the mainstream community cannot understand and accept us.

This is a time to celebrate the acceptance and inclusion of those of us with disabilities in the media.

It is time to showcase the lives of those with disabilities on media platforms.

In the media, whether on film, television, radio, or podcast, those of us with disabilities are rarely seen, and, if we are we are not usually portrayed in a positive light.

Today, however, the inclusion of people with disabilities in the media is beginning to change for the better.

The general public is beginning to see the joy on the faces of those who are diagnosed with special needs.

A Palos Park-based nonprofit, Changing The Face of Beauty, is the driving force behind this #FaceMyBeauty Couch Series.

Every month of this year they’re giv-

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ing individuals in the disability community the opportunity to sit on their couch and talk about how the media and advertising worlds can change the face of beauty.

The Couch Series has its mission to include people with disabilities in advertising and, more generally, in the media.

Another enterprise, the ABC sitcom “Speechless,” has as its mission to include the disability community in entertainment television.

The television show “Speechless” is breaking new ground as being one of the first sitcoms to feature a character and actor diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

The show centers around the daily life of a special needs family— The DiMeo family includes Maya (Minnie Driver) and Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) and their three children: JJ (Micah Fowler), Ray (Mason Cook), and Dylan (Kyla Kenedy)— and JJ’s aide Kenneth (Cedric Yarbrough).

As with the many different types of disabilities, there is no one disability diagnoses that is the same.

The character of JJ DiMeo was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and is also nonverbal.

JJ communicates with a letter board and has someone else speak for him.

The actor Micah Fowler, who plays JJ, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and is verbal.

Even though it takes Micah a while to speak, he is still able to communicate for himself. Micah has to use a lot of facial cues and body language to play the character of JJ. In this role of JJ, I believe that Micah should be recognized for the outstanding work that he is doing as an actor.

This show is not meant to be an “after school special” but a funny and honest television sitcom show.

Micah Fowler’s family, and others in the disability community, do consult on the television show to make sure that there is this realistic portrayer of

disability.

In many of the episodes, it takes on disability issues but does so in a light, comedic tone.

Many in the special needs community can laugh at scenes on “Speechless” while it also being very autobiographical to their own life.

For one viewer in the disability community who I have spoken to explained that when she talks with her friends she says that this show is “my life in a sitcom.”

“It’s [Speechless’s] so crazy that it’s funny,” said Sarah Kate Sligh, an eighth grade student from Alabama who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. “But it’s just realistic I can relate too.”

Sarah Kate’s own mom, Andi of the blog BringingTheSunshine.com, can even relate to the character of Maya DiMeo and the “hate list” that Maya has on the “Speechless” television show. There are certain places where Andi will not go because it may not be disability friendly.

A few weeks ago, the cast and crew of “Speechless” wrapped filming Season One. The Season One finale, episode 23, titled “C-A-CAMP,” will air on the ABC network the beginning of May. During the filming of the finale, Kelsey Fowler, the older sister of Micah Fowler, flew from New York City to Los Angeles to be on set for the filming of “Speechless.”

She documented her brother Micah on her own YouTube Channel Vlog.

Even though for the many months that Micah is filming “Speechless,” he and his sister Kelsey are across the country from each other, they are really close to each other.

“Speechless” is an excellent vehicle for more inclusion and accurate inclusion in the mainstream media.

Join me by tuning in on Wednesday’s at 8:30/7:30c to ABC’s “Speechless.”

Join me more broadly by supporting more inclusion and accurate inclusion in the mainstream media of us with special needs.

Daniel Smrokowski was born three-and-athird months premature and was diagnosed with learning disabilities and a severe language disorder. He is an award-winning columnist covering special needs stories.

Daniel is the founder of Special Chronicles, a pioneering nonprofit new media network that gives respect and voice to people with special needs. Daniel is also involved as an athlete and global messenger with Special Olympics Illinois. Come join us at www.

SpecialChronicles.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.

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MARCH 7 » Octavia D. McCann, 23, of Joliet was cited near E. Cass and Henderson for no valid registration and driving while license suspended. » Cassiday Hartman, 22, of Lockport was cited near E. Cass and N. Briggs for no headlight, no registration lights, failure to change address, driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

MARCH 8 » Latifah S. Williams, 25, of Joliet, was cited near E. Jackson and Scott for no headlights, no valid driver’s license, obstructed registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. » Jamal M. Smith, 25, of Crest

Hill, was cited near Ohio and Scott for no tail light, expired driver’s license. » Virginia Lopez-Juantos, 24, of Joliet, was cited near Collins and E. Cass for improper lane usage, license never issued, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. » Anthony D. Nevels, 44, of Joliet, was cited near N. Hickory and Western for improper lane usage, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. » Riley E. White, 36, of Joliet, was cited near Ingalls and Vine for driving while license revoked and improper lane usage.

MARCH 10 » Gary F. Douglas, 60, of Joliet was cited, near I80 and S. Briggs for improper headlights and driving while license revoked.

MARCH 11 » Sarah A. Garner, 58, of Joliet, was arrested near E. Jackson and Collins streets for failure to signal, improper lane usage, expired driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, aggravated DUI and DUI/drugs. » Damascene Uwayezy, 25, of

Chicago, was cited near I80 and S. Chicago St. for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, improper passing of emergency vehicle and improper passing of emergency vehicle/injury to another.

LOCKPORT MARCH 8 » Suspects broke into a residence on the 1300 block of McCameron and stole a handgun.

MARCH 11 » Leonard Harris III, 47, of Joliet was cited near S. Weber and W. Airport roads for expired registration and driving while license revoked.

SHOREWOOD FEBRUARY 28 » Margaret A. Hunter-Pinson, 59, of Joliet, was arrested for retail theft MARCH 7 » Janet Salas, 24, of Romeoville was arrested for theft of cash that occurred on Sept. 26, 2016.

MARCH 11 » Sheriece R. Harris, 32, of Chicago, was arrested for driving while license suspended, illegal use of cell phone, no child restraint, no insurance MARCH 15 » Ladonius D. Churchill, 26, of Chicago, with driving while license suspended and improper display of registration Improper display of registration after he was stopped on the 600 block of Brookforest Avenue.

MARCH 16 » Daniel J. Montejano, 35, of Plainfield, was arrested, after a random license plate check, for driving while license revoked, operating motor vehicle with suspended registration and no insurance. » Sarah J. Rumburg, 29, of Shorewood, was arrested on a warrant for retail theft.

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ARIES

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

Drive and determination are divine. Focus on achieving business and financial security rather than pursuing romance in the week ahead. Tell the truth and don’t romanticize your status in a public venue.

GEMINI

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

Your faith in a better future will be rewarded this week. You may be surrounded by negativity or doubts may briefly undermine your confidence. If you wait until this downturn passes the conditions will improve.

LEO

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

You may easily distracted by fantasies and fancies in the week to come. Steer clear of new romantic entanglements in the next several days. You might be blinded by someone’s surface attractions and miss the facts.

ACROSS 1 OLD WEST CHASERS 6 CHILD IN THE KITCHEN 10 SLEEP UNDER THE STARS, WITH “OUT” 14 STAGE PERFORMER 15 DANCE OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A UKULELE 16 HEAVENLY BEAR 17 A MARX BROTHER 18 BE THE LOOKOUT FOR, SAY 19 ANGLER’S GEAR 20 SOUNDS OF TIME 21 PRETENSE 23 HOLD ON TO 25 43-DOWN ALUM CHERI 26 __ OF THOUSANDS 28 GM LABOR GROUP 30 SEAMAN’S DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKET 34 “EXCUSE ME?” 35 FIT FOR THE TASK 36 UPSCALE CHOCOLATE BRAND 37 BUSH SPOKESMAN FLEISCHER 38 TAKE TO THE SKIES 39 LETTERS IN SOME EMAIL ADDRESSES 40 RING INSERT 41 SPOTTED CATS MAY BE SPOTTED ON ONE 43 COLUMN-LINED WALKWAY 44 GAME NAME OFTEN SHOUTED DURING PLAY 45 LIKE GRAMS AND LITERS 46 WII FORERUNNER 47 __ AND CRAFTS 48 IMMUNE SYSTEM COMPONENT 50 OTHERWISE 52 MISS TEEN USA CONTEST, E.G. 55 CIGAR REMAINS 58 PROCTOR’S HANDOUT 59 LIKE A FRITTATA 62 TALK SHOW INTERVIEWEE 63 HEIGHT: PREF. 64 GLUTTON’S

DEMAND 65 USE A SOAPBOX 66 SOME UNDERSHIRTS 67 THE “Y” IN YSL 68 HONDA ACCORD, E.G.

DOWN 1 TREATY 2 TRES Y CINCO 3 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 4 PLACE FOR A PLUG 5 UNEVENLY NOTCHED, AS LEAF EDGES 6 “__-CHING!” 7 WHEEL CENTER 8 VOTE INTO OFFICE 9 HUSBAND OF A FABLED STORYTELLER, IN AN L. FRANK BAUM TITLE 10 LIKE A SPICY INDIAN CHICKEN DISH 11 LOCALE 12 TEACHER’S GRADUATE DEG. 13 LACKING COLOR 22 COLORED PART OF THE IRIS 24 ONE ON THE FBI’S “MOST WANTED” LIST

25 WHAT BORROWERS DO 26 DEEP GAP 27 SURROUNDING GLOWS 29 PRINCE __ KHAN 31 SHIP’S BOW DECORATION ...

AND, LITERALLY, THE FIRST WORD OF 3-, 9- AND 24DOWN 32 BLESSED __ 33 1990S PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT 35 KILIMANJARO’S LOCALE 39 WOLFED DOWN 42 GREEK GODDESS OF THE HUNT 43 NBC SKETCH SERIES, BRIEFLY 47 GUARANTEE 49 STATEHOUSE OFFICIAL: ABBR. 51 OLD NIGERIAN CAPITAL 52 __ MOSS 53 WHEELBARROW SHAFT 54 SCANDAL SUFFIX 56 THIS, TO A SENORA 57 WWII MACHINE GUN 60 LSAT COUSIN 61 WORD OF ASSENT

LIBRA

SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

Focus on achieving financial freedom. You don’t consider yourself a professional adviser, but someone might knock on your door and ask for advice. You may be invited to explore some new ideas in the upcoming week.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 22

Detachment from your personal desires may be the answer. You may be too wrapped up in what you think should be done to consider other viewpoints. Keep on plugging away at a creative project.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

Value cooperation and consideration. There is a tendency to be too competitive and aggressive as this week unfolds.

If you listen to the wisdom of those who have more experience a chronic situation could be relieved

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TAURUS

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

Teamwork expedites timely tasks. In the week ahead you can spread business know-how in a friendly, helpful way that earns priceless appreciation. Co-workers may help you or ask you to donate to a worthy cause.

CANCER

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

The majority rules. When you are part of a group your individual opinions may not count for much when what is good for the largest part of the group is at stake. In the week to come you should support your mate.

VIRGO

AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 23

Use business strategies to upgrade your bank account.

You can make more money this week by working with what you have than with what you don’t. Jump into action with projects that were previously shoved aside.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

You can be gracious when you have a guru. Hook up with helpful people who demonstrate a talent for success in the week to come. Some of their successful habits may rub off on you. Find a leader to follow.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 20

You can become lost in a fog of wishful thinking in the week ahead. Don’t begin home remodeling projects unless you have a plan already in place. Use your enthusiasm and energies in constructive ways.

PISCES

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Think things through thoroughly. The snap decisions you make now could cause regret later. Rather than wasting your money on silly pleasures in the week ahead focus on being reliable and do a little fix up and repair.

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Bolingbrook’s Nana Akenten leads the Voyager Media All-Area team

BY MARK GREGORY Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

It has been the standard that when a team makes it to the IHSA state finals, the players from that team that have been invited to the Voyager Media Prep Shootout do not play in the game due mainly to pure exhaustion.

After all, those players have just played two of the hardest games of the season on back-to-back nights and more than likely returned to a community celebration that Sunday afternoon.

This season, however, that trend was bucked as two of the players from Bolingbrook’s Class 4A third place team – Cameron Harris and Nana Akenten – did show up and play in the game.

Akenten, who played 59 of the 64 possible minutes in Peoria, came out and put on a highlight show at the Shootout with jaw dropping dunks.

“I just love the game,” he said that night.

On the season, the Nebraskabound senior averaged 14.8 point and 5.7 rebounds per game, was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A first team and led the Raiders to its second third-place trophy in three seasons.

For that, he is the 2017 Voyager Media Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Akenten was part of both the trophy winning clubs, but he had

a much different role the last time around.

“My sophomore year, I was the guy that was supposed to come off the bench and do what I was told and I got really limited minutes,” he said. “I think that really helped me for this year. I saw what it took and I saw Prentiss (Nixon) and Brodric (Thomas) and my brother (Dimitri Akenten ) and all the seniors. They had the same mentality and they were on the same page all the time. I understood what kind of determination it took to get down here.

“Being a senior and being able to lead my team down here is amazing. In the beginning of the season, we had a lot of doubters who didn’t think we could be very good, but we just took that as motivation and we strived for the best.”

Akenten always strived for the best in his own game as well.

Unlike some of the players like Nixon and current sophomore Joseph Yesufu who have been on scouts’ radar since junior high, Akenten took his raw ability and molded it into a Division-I type player via hard work.

“It was a lot of hard work,” he said. “There is a point where skill is just not enough. If all I know how to do is shoot and my opponent is in the gym learning to defend me, he will prosper instead of me.”

Bolingbrook coach Rob Brost compares Akenten’s rise to that of SEE BEST PAGE 8

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Bolingbrook’s Nana Akenten is the 2017 Voyager Media Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

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Joliet West’s Teyvion Kirk is a member of the All-Area First Team.

BEST FROM PAGE 7 Ben Moore, who recently finished his career in the NCAA tournament with Southern Methodist University.

“He is very similar to Ben Moore and what happened with him,” Brost said. “We are fortunate to have had a couple kids do what Nana has done. We have had kids like Prentiss and Joe (Yesufu) and people know who they are before they even get to Bolingbrook High School, but we take pride in how we develop our kids and they players they become and especially the people that they are.

“He has matured so much and a human being even more than a player and obviously, he is a great player. He has worked his way into being a first team all stater, McDonald’s All-American candidate,

Gatorade Player of the Year nominee and all the stuff he is getting and then he is going to play in the Big 10, which speaks for itself. The best thing about him is that he is humble, he trusts the coaches and he cares about his teammates.”

Akenten credits that team bond to helping the success this season.

“Having a team like this is a blessing,” he said. “I have never played on a team like this before.

Not even the basketball aspect, but just the love around the team.

We are truly a family. We spend a lot of time together off the court.”

The rest of the First Team is:

TREVIAN BELL JOLIET WEST He averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game SEE BEST PAGE 9

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BEST FROM PAGE 8 for the sectional finalist Tigers.

The MVP of the Voyager Media Prep Shootout was named to the IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State third team. He will play next season at the University of WisconsinGreen Bay.

MALIK BINNS BOLINGBROOK Binns will focus on baseball in college and in his final season as a basketball player, he helped the Raiders placed third in the state averaging 13.4 points and a teambest 7.1 points per game.

He was selected to the IBCA Class 3A/4A special mention team.

JONNY BUTLER MINOOKA Senior averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game for the 21-9 Indians.

He was named MVP of the WJOL Thanksgiving Tournament and was named to the all-tournament teams at the York and Galesburg MLK tournaments.

“Words cannot explain the importance and significance that

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM Jonny Butler has meant to the Minooka basketball program,” said Minooka coach Scott Tanaka.

JOSE GRUBBS JOLIET CENTRAL Grubbs averaged 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game this season. He was named to the IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State fourth team as well as the WJOL and State Farm Classic all tournament teams. He was named to the first team all-conference in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

“Jose was a pleasure to coach because of how hard his played for his teammates,” said coach Lawrence Thompson, Jr.

TEYVION KIRK JOLIET WEST Leading scorer for the best team in school history averaged 19.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.7 assists per game this season. He was named to the IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State second team.

MARK MCGRATH LISLE McGrath, headed to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to play football, averaged 18.5 points

and 6.8 rebounds to lead Lisle to its first regional championship since 2005.

He ended his career as the program’s second-leading scorer was named to the IBCA Class 1A/2A All-State fourth team.

JACK NOLAN BENET Nolan averaged 18 points per game this season and connected on 88 3-point field goals and was named to the IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State third team.

MATT STRITZEL NOTRE DAME Junior guard averaged 19.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and five assists per game this season. He was voted MVP of the Lane Thanksgiving Tournament and was named to the IBCA Class 3A/4A All-State third team.

KALEB THORNTON BOLINGBROOK He helped the Raiders to a thirdplace finish in the state by averaging 12.4 points, 4.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds on the season. He was selected to the IBCA Class 3A/4A

third team.

SECOND TEAM DENIS ALIBEGOVIC DOWNERS SOUTH A three-year starter for the Mustangs, Alibegovic nailed 90 3-point field goals this season and averaged 17.5 points per game.

T.J. CLIFFORD DOWNERS SOUTH A Western Michigan University commit, Clifford averaged 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while helping the Mustangs win the WSC Gold title.

DONOVAN FINCH JOLIET CATHOLIC Senior captain averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for the Hillmen. He was named to the Aurora Christian All-Tournament team.

“Donovan’s Defense was a key to our success,” JCA coach Joe Gura said. “He guarded 3’s 4’s and 5’s. He was also a great scorer inside and out. He is as quality a human being as you will find.”

AARON FLOWERS

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NILES WEST

Senior averaged 14 points, five rebounds and three steals per game for the Wolves.

DEANDRE HECKARD ROMEOVILLE Junior guard has been a threeyear starter for the Spartans and has averaged 12.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.3 steals per game this season.

BRYAN JAKOBSZE DOWNERS NORTH He averaged 16.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and two steals per game for the Trojans.

“Bryan has been our go to player the entire year,” said North coach Jim Thomas. “He has delivered on multiple occasions down the stretch of games. With two game winners at the buzzer and two more go ahead baskets to put us up.

“He has been clutch all year long.”

LIAM LYMAM BENET SEE BEST PAGE 10

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Bowlers win NAIA title In only its fourth year as a varsity program, the University of St. Francis women’s bowling team captured the 2017 NAIA National Invitational championship. Head coach Tony Talley’s squad topped a field of 20 teams at the three-day event held at Collins Eastland Bowl which concluded Sunday afternoon.

Seniors Lauren Douglas (Phoenix, Ariz./ Wickenburg), Courtney Fowler (Romeoville, Ill./ Lockport), Allyson Lakota (Shorewood, Ill./ Minooka), Autumn Lee (Plainfield, Ill./ Plainfield Central), Sara Michalowicz (Homer Glen, Ill./ Glenbard East) and Lauren Troha (Lockport, Ill./ Lockport), junior Nicole Troha (Lockport, Ill./ Lockport) and freshman Abby Ragsdale (Aurora, Ill./ Oswego East) comprised the Saints’ contingent. Ragsdale was named the Invitational MVP. After 24 Baker games on Friday, only seven pins separated the top three teams – 2015 NAIA Invitational champion University of Pikeville (4,592), USF (4,588) and last year’s winner Robert Morris University Illinois (4,585) – heading into match play.

USF survived a scare in the opening round of Saturday’s match play

BEST FROM PAGE 9 Lyman averaged 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while often defending the opposing team’s top player.

PETE RAGEN JOLIET CATHOLIC Hilltopper captain averaged 13.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and two assists per game this season. He was named to the all-tournament teams at both Aurora Christian and East Aurora and was a member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference all-conference team.

“Pete plays the game as hard as anyone I coached he willed us to victory some nights,” said JCA coach Joe Gura.

MATT SMIETANSKI LOCKPORT The winner of the Voyager Media Jeremy Izzo Character Award, the Porter point guard led the

with a 3-2 win over No. 15-seed Hastings University. After splitting the first four games, the Saints advanced with a 212-191 win in the decisive fifth game. Following a 3-1 win over No. 7-seed Midland University in the next round, the Saints edged defending champion and this year’s No. 3-seed Robert Morris Illinois in four games, capped by a 203-169 decision in the final game.

Taking on Pikeville in Sunday’s winners bracket match, the Saints prevailed in five games. Tied at two games apiece, USF took game five 181-179 to advance to the championship contest. Pikeville defeated Robert Morris in the consolation bracket final to force another meeting with USF for the NAIA Invitational title. This time, the Saints swept the Bears 187-178, 183-166, 190-158 to claim the team championship.

BASEBALL Junior Kevin Mampe (New Lenox, Ill./ Lincoln-Way Central) drove in a pair of runs and earned the save as the University of St. Francis baseball team completed a three-game weekend sweep over Indiana University South Bend with a 5-2 win in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play

team in scoring (11.4 points per game), steals (1.4 steals per game) and rebounding (4.8 rebounds per game)

JOSEPH YESUFU

Sunday at Silver Cross Field.

Sunday’s victory marked the fourth in a row and seventh in eight games for USF (20-12), which improved to 5-1 in conference play.

Indiana South Bend (9-15 2-5) suffered its fifth straight setback.

Mampe gave the Saints an early lead with an RBI double in the opening frame. IU South Bend scored twice in the top of the fifth to take a short-lived 2-1 lead, but USF plated a pair of runs in its half of the fifth to retake the advantage 3-2. Mampe drew a walk to lead off the inning and later came around to score on a wild pitch. Junior left fielder Pat Michalak’s (New Lenox, Ill./ Lincoln-Way Central) infield grounder brought home sophomore first baseman Anthony Faron (New Lenox, Ill./ St. Rita) with what proved to be the go-ahead run later in the inning. Faron had reached on a base hit.

Senior starter Matt DeGraw (Lockport, Ill./ Lockport) improved to 4-0 with a five-inning stint during which he allowed a pair of runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Mampe moved from second base to the pitcher’s mound in the ninth and set the Titans down in order to record his first career save.

BOLINGBROOK

Sophomore averaged 10.1 points per game while adding 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the 30-2 Raiders this season.

BUSINESS + REAL ESTATE COLUMN >> DAVE SAYS

Extra earnings does not mean extra play DEAR DAVE, My wife and I argue a lot about finances. We’re trying to get more control over our money, and she has been listening to you. That’s helped a lot. She’s also a lot more frugal than I am, and our biggest point of contention right now is how we handle our spending money. Whenever I work overtime at my job, I feel like I should be able to put the overtime pay toward my spending money. What are your thoughts on this?

JOSH DEAR JOSH, No way, dude! You don’t work overtime for your little boy wants.

You work overtime, and rake in that extra cash, for the good of your family. That’s the manly thing to do.

Now, that’s not to say you both can’t have a little spending money.

It also doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself once in a while if you’re working your tail off. I mean, if I’m working 70 to 80 hours a week I may give myself a little inexpensive treat in the midst of all that. So, my spending money budget should reflect that. But it shouldn’t reflect a sense that I get to play more because I work extra, while the rest of the family suffers.

—DAVE DEAR DAVE, My daughter is 15, and she’s had jobs around the house and been on commission and the envelope system for years. She’s very good about saving and not spending on silly things. We recently opened a checking account for her, and I was wondering what bills you think we should assign for her to pay on her own?

SUZANNE DEAR SUZANNE,

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 3010 Little Big Horn Drive, Joliet, IL 60435 (Single Family Home). On the 20th 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: Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff V. Eugenio Quintana; Rosalina Quintana; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Eugenio Quintana, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosalina Quintana, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 14 CH 2373 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

This sounds a lot like we did with our kids. She’s obviously bright and motivated, so the first thing you do is explain to her the seriousness and responsibility associated with a checking account. The next step is for her to balance the checkbook with you looking over her shoulder.

Do this with her for several months, while you keep one on the account, too. After that, I want her to do it alone and show you her work. Her balance should match yours and the one at the bank.

As soon as she demonstrates competency, and you feel comfortable that she can handle things, I want you to start putting her clothing budget in the account. You know, the weirdest thing happened with our girls at this stage. They suddenly started shopping at less expensive stores. It’s amazing when they see that the dollars associated with these purchases can run out.

My bet is you’ll see some changes in her value choices.

—DAVE * 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.

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 (H2), 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 5/151512(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: THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 Chicago, Illinois 60603 P: 312-360-9455 F: 312-572-7823 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 3/29, 4/5, 4/12

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JOLIET

TION WILL BE TERMINATED.

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

on or before April 21, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT.

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFFΓÇÖS ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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,

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

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-

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: THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140 Chicago, Illinois 60603 P: 312-360-9455 F: 312-572-7823 MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

I716769 Published 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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:

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.

Published 3/29, 4/5, 4/12

JOLIET 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

OF

THE

Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Eugenio Quintana; Rosalina Quintana; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Eugenio Quintana, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Rosalina Quintana, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant. No. 14 CH 2373 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 19th day of January, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 20th 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 101 IN WARWICK SIX SUBDIVISION UNIT B, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THRID PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED MAY 20, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. R93-39487, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 2, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. R93-043460, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 3010 Little Big Horn Drive, Joliet, IL 60435 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 06-03-36-353-007-0000 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,

“THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE” WA17-0047 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Wilmington Trust National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as trustee for the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-HE2; Plaintiff, VS. Aaron Hardin; Old Renwick Trail Townhome Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Aaron Hardin, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendants.

17CH 364 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: -Aaron Hardin that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of Will County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: LOT 43, IN MIDWEST DEVELOPMENT`S OLD RENWICK TRAIL - MULTI FAMILY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2001120245, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 3824 Pathfinder Lane, Joliet, IL 60435 PIN: 06-03-24-104-043-0000 said Mortgage was given by Aaron Hardin, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Ownit Mortgage Solutions, Inc., Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2006174871.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCU-

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MENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 13, 2017 at 1:30 PM 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.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED.

UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Will Coun-

ty, Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60432 on or before April 28, 2017, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT. Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-360-9461 WA17-0047 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I717982

Published 3/29, 4/5, 4/12

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COMMUNITY

New twist on spring, Easter decorating ggs are symbolic of Easter.

They’re colored, decorated, hidden, and used in decorative items for the home. The one caveat to eggs is that they are quite fragile, and even hard-boiled eggs can be rendered useless with one accidental drop or blow. Instead of relying on breakable eggs for Easter fun, consider making stronger ones instead.

Symbolic of rebirth and renewal, eggs are an integral part of setting the scene come early spring.

Selecting a less fragile material to create the looks of real eggs can increase the potential for using them in many different applications. One of the easiest ways to create harderto-break eggs is to make them out of clay.

Modeling clay is a versatile medium that can be used to make everything from clay eggs to bunny figurines to religious items synonymous with Easter.

A visit to the local craft store or even a chain retailer will likely turn up different clay products, which

come in a variety of colors. You can create pastel-colored clay by mixing primary colors with white clay if you cannot find pastel colors in the store.

There are two main ways to create egg shapes out of a ball of clay.

One way is to roll a ball out of the clay and then roll it vertically between your hands to make the smaller end of the egg. Another is to use a plastic egg as a mold and stuff the clay inside. Pop open the top of the plastic egg and then gently tap the clay out.

You don’t even have to color your clay if you don’t feel up to it.

You may also use white clay, allow to dry, and then paint them using acrylic paints. Mix two clay colors together before forming into an egg to achieve a marbled effect.

Also think about adding embellishments like stickers, ribbon, bows, and flowers to the eggs, much in the same way you would decorate real eggs.

To display clay eggs in a vase or to attach to a spring wreath, thread

EGGS IN A NEST Here’s a creative way to show off clay eggs.

MATERIALS: • 2 to 3 eggs depending on size • Moss or raffia • Ribbon • Florist wire Weave or shape the raffia or moss into a nest shape large enough to fit the clay eggs. Secure as necessary with the wire. Decorate with bows made out of ribbon. Place the eggs into the nest and display where desired.

a dowel or piece of florist’s wire into the egg before allowing to harden completely. Then attach them as needed.

Clay eggs can be used in place of regular eggs in just about every traditional egg use -- except of course for making egg salad! Plus, making clay eggs is a fun and safe craft for all ages.

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