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VILLAGE NEWS >> MORTON GROVE

Commission lays out water supply route “We are going to put the savings back into our communities” BY IGOR STUDENKOV Bugle Staff @BugleNewspapers nweditor@buglenewspapers.com

Residents of Skokie, Morton Grove and Niles got a chance to see where Morton Grove Niles Water Commission will put in pipes for the new water supply and ask questions about how it would affect them. The Morton Grove and Niles are currently preparing to build pipes and other infrastructure necessary to switch water supply from Chicago to Evanston. The project has particular urgency for Morton Grove, whose contract with the City of Chicago expires in the end of 2018. Niles’ contract expires in the end of 2019. On Feb. 12. the commission held an open house in Morton Grove’s American Legion Civic Center to let residents know what path the pipeline would take and how the project would affect them. The construction would mostly be limited to residential and industrial streets, and property owners with buildings nearby will be eligible for free, lead service pipe replacement. And, as the officials from the commission and the two villages emphasized, the biggest benefit would be the money residents would save paying for water. In June 2015, Morton Grove and Niles signed a water supply agreement with Evanston. As previously reported by the Bugle, this was done in response to concerns about ever-increasing Chicago water rates. While Evanston would have increases, the two villages felt that they were more reasonable, especially once they pay off the debt it would have to take on it to build the new water delivery infrastructure. According to the chart presented at the Feb. 12 Open House, while Evanston wa-

ter rates are expected to increase from $0.81 per thousand gallons to $1.19 per thousand gallons between 2019 – 2028, while Chicago water rate would increase from $4,04 per 1,000 gallons to $4.83 per 1,000 gallons during the same period. Officials repeatedly said that Morton Grove and Niles planned to invest the resulting savings into infrastructure. As previously reported by the Bugle, the two villages have been reducing the blunt of the increases on the residents by covering some of the costs fro their budgets. In Morton Grove, the pipes will go south on Lincoln Avenue between Grove Street and Greenwood Avenue, then west on Greenwood Avenue until it reaches Marmora Avenue. It continues south on Marmora Avenue until turning west along Monroe Street and continuing west until it reaches River Drive. It will then go south on River Drive and turn west along Kirk Street, toward the new pump station. Once the water leaves the pump station, it splits off into two directions, with one pipe heading toward existing Morton Grove pump station near the intersection of Dempster Street and National Avenue, while the other would head toward existing Niles water treatment plant on Touhy Avenue, west of the Niles police station. The former would require the new pipe that would largely follow Oakton Street until reaching the existing pipe near the northwest corner of Oakton Street and Caldwell Avenue. The rest of the path would utilize the existing pipes. According to Katie Stephens, a project consultant with Stanley Consulting, they plan to cure the pipes, which will reinforce them without requiring any of them to be dug up. “We open two manholes 2-3

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blocks apart and put this [material] in between and use the water to cure it,” she said. Meanwhile, the southern pipe will turn south on Nagle Avenue and continue along it as it turns west, then south on Vapor Lane, then west on Howard Street, then south on Caldwell Avenue, then west on Jarvis Avenue, crossing the Chicago River’s North Branch and continuing west along Niles Terrace. It then turns south along Waukugan Road until it reaches the Touhy Avenue facility. As Michael Colby, another project consultant, explained to the Bugle, any property owners who live along the streets where the new pipes will be put in can get their lead service pipes – the pipes that lead from the sewer lines to homes and other buildings - replaced if the service pipes are made of lead. Property owners can either ask to have the service line tested or do the test themselves using the steps outlined on Morton Grove-Niles Water Commission’s official website (http://mg-n-wc.org/improve-

ment-project-boards/). Either way, the replacement is free. As Colby explained to the Bugle, the money for those replacements are already included in the project budget. At around mid-point of the Open House, several officials addressed the crowd. Morton Grove village administrator Ralph Czerwinski said that many parts of the existing sever system – both the older pipes from 1930s and the somewhat newer pipes built in 1950s need to be replaced – and the supply switch will allow it. “We are going to put the savings back into our communities,” he said. Morton Grove Mayor Dan DiMaria emphasized that it wasn’t an easy project, but Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin (13th) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago commissioners made it easier. And he said that he was especially grateful for all the work Morton Grove staff put into it. “They put in countless hours,” DiMaria said. “I can’t even tell you

the amount of time they put in. They’re kind of spearheads of getting things done and sticking up for you.” Niles Mayor Andrew Przybylo thanked the officials. And while, even with loans and grants, the project was expensive, he insisted that it was worth it. “As I was drinking a cup of coffee [at home], it occurred to me that, in 18 months, it will cost less,” he said. DiMaria told the Bugle that he was conscious of the looming deadline for his village. And while he insisted that he had every confidence that work will be finished before the end of the year, if delays do happen, Morton Grove is prepared to ask for a contract extension. Morton Grove resident Rich Block told the Bugle that he supported the switch – and he appreciated the way the open house laid out the savings. “Nobody likes spending money,” he said. “It’s hard to show [people] how you need to spend money in order to save money. This makes it so clean and clear.”

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Bike Task Force present city its plan Park Ridge Bike Task Force unveiled a more concrete list BY IGOR STUDENKOV Bugle Staff @BugleNewspapers nweditor@buglenewspapers.com

A little over a year after they first gave a presentation on how Park Ridge can become more bikefriendly, the Park Ridge Bike Task Force unveiled a more concrete list of short-term and longer-term recommendations. The task force chair Kevin Collins presented them during the Feb. 12 meeting of Public Works Committee of the Whole. The plan outlined which corridors work best for more casual cyclists and which corridors require more experience. The plan also suggested ways to enhance it. The plan only recommends bike lanes on Prospect Avenue while adding markings to other streets indicating that bikes can use certain lanes. Because the task force wasn’t sure how much money the city

wanted to spend, many aspects of the plan was deliberately openended. But the city council is expected to consider the funding issue as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 budget planning process, which should to start later this year. As several aldermen noted during the meeting, the Bike Task Force was created in response to persistent lobbying from a group of residents who felt the city should do more to facilitate cycling. While a bike plan was developed in 2005, it was never fully implemented and gradually petered out. Some of the most active residents in that group wound up volunteering for the Bike Task Force. In Dec. 19, 2016, the newly formed task force shared some ideas. And in January 2017, the city council contracted Ride Illinois, the successor organization to the organization that came up with the original plan, to develop a new

MORE INFO The task force chair Kevin Collins presented them during the Feb. 12 meeting of Public Works Committee of the Whole. The plan outlined which corridors work best for more casual cyclists and which corridors require more experience. The plan also suggested ways to enhance it. The plan only recommends bike lanes on Prospect Avenue while adding markings to other streets indicating that bikes can use certain lanes.

plan and figure out how much it would cost. As Collins explained during the Feb. 12 meeting, Ride Illinois and Bike Task Force tried to develop a network of bike trails that would allow a “casual adult cyclist” to ride their bike to Park Ridge’s two Metra stations, as well as schools and major commercial areas, while providing connections to the Des Plaines River trails and bike trails in nearby municipalities. “Scott Scheuber, our task force member, I think phrased it better at our recent meeting,” Collins added. “‘We want to make it easy and safe for the community to

get to places where we work, play, learn and spend our money, by bicycle.” The plan broke the project down into three phases. Phase I includes improvements that would be easiest to put in. Phase II improvements would take more time because they involve streets that are not under Park Ridge’s jurisdiction, because there are more complex logistical issues or because of some other factors that require further negotiations and study. Phase III would be the most complex, largescale initiatives that would take the longest to implement. Collins explained that, aside

from Prospect Avenue, most of the streets that are part of Phase I are simply too narrow to accommodate bike lanes. Instead, the plan recommended shared alternatives. For Sibley Street and the portion of Manor Lane between Western Avenue and Porter Road, the plan calls for the “combined bike/parking lane” concept, where a parking lane can be used as a bike lane. Collins noted that Sibley is already a bike route, complete with signs. For other streets, the plan recommended Shared Lane Markings, where the car lanes get painted with markings that show that bikes ride there, too. Collins explained that, contrary to popular belief, most car accidents aren’t caused by cars driving behind cyclists – they are caused by cyclists getting “doored.” That is a cyclist term for when a driver opens a car door in front of a cyclist and a cyclist doesn’t have time to stop or veer away. SEE TASK FORCE PAGE 9

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Illinois has embraced its role as the Land of Lincoln BY KATE SCHOTT THE STATE JOURNALREGISTER Abraham Lincoln may not have been born in Illinois but he clearly is among the state’s favorite sons. Lincoln came into the world on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, but eventually spent several decades living in Illinois, and departed for the presidency as a resident of Springfield. He was a shopkeeper, postmaster, lawyer, and state and federal legislator before being elected president in 1860. He served as the nation’s 16th president from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. The bullet fired by John Wilkes Booth prematurely took one of the nation’s greatest presidents from its citizens, but could not diminish his accomplishments -- notably the abolishment of slavery -- that have defined his legacy.

Planting roots in Illinois Lincoln had a humble beginning. The second child and first son to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, he was born in a one-room log cabin. He did not have the benefit of consistent formal schooling, as he often worked to help support his family during his childhood in Kentucky and then Indiana. The family moved to Illinois in 1830 and Lincoln wound up in New Salem working as postmaster and shopkeeper. He became involved in local politics, winning a seat in the state legislature in 1834. He taught himself law and passed the bar in 1836; in 1846 he won a seat to the U.S. House of Representatives. He married Mary Todd in November 1842 and they had four sons, although only the eldest, Robert Todd, survived into adulthood. The Greek Revival house the family lived in for 17 years still sits in Springfield today, with its homestead a popular place for tourists to visit when they come to the state’s capital. Lincoln’s biggest accomplishment was probably the abolishment of slavery, an issue he began speaking out against as a young adult. His first state-

ment on the issue is said to have been March 3, 1837, when he said “the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy” during a speech at the state legislature when it was in Vandalia. It was an issue he would repeatedly discuss during his political career: When accepting the Republican nomination in June 1858 during a convention in Springfield to be the party’s candidate for U.S. Senate, Lincoln gave his “A house divided against itself cannot stand” speech. And it was one of the main issues discussed during his failed bid for the Senate, as during the 1858 debates with Stephen A. Douglas the future president forcely spoke out against slavery. While he lost the race for Senate that year, those seven debates gave him the national prominence he needed to win the presidency.

The presidency Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States in November 1860 and took office the following March. Much of Lincoln’s time as president was spent on the issue of slavery, as the divide between the North and South as to whether it should be allowed led to the Civil War starting a month after he took office. It was during the war that his Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in Confederate states, went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. And it was on one of the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War that Lincoln delivered perhaps the most important speech in American history. The Gettysburg Address, given Nov. 19, 1863, is known for Lincoln’s succinct summary of the purpose of the United States: That the country was “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” and that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Lincoln was elected to a second term as the war raged on, but his death came shortly after his second inauguration and just as the Civil War was coming to end. He was shot April 14, 1865, while watching “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. It was Good Friday, just five days after

the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Booth, a sympathizer with the Confederacy, shot the president pointblank in the back of his head. News of Lincoln’s death arrived in Springfield via telegraph at 3 a.m. April 15, 1865, to the Daily State Journal’s newsroom. “The president was shot in a theater tonight and is probably mortally wounded,” read the dispatch. Moments later another followed: “The president is not expected to live through the night. ... Secretary (of State William) Seward was also assassinated. No arteries were cut. Particulars soon.” The second, of course, was inaccurate about Seward’s fate, but the news about Lincoln was correct. Additional dispatches painted the chaos inside Ford’s Theater, including the sound of a pistol, a man waving a dagger leaping from the president’s box, the screams of Mrs. Lincoln, and finally, the heartbreaking confirmation that the 16th president of the United States had died. A train carried the president’s body throughout the country for nearly two weeks, allowing citizens to grieve their loss. On May 3, crowds descended upon Springfield as the train carrying Lincoln pulled into town for the president’s burial. “Today we lay him reverently to rest amid the scenes he loved so well,” the Journal said the next day. “Millions will drop a tear to his memory, and future generations will make a pilgrimage to his tomb. Peace to his ashes.” Pilgrimages continue to the 16th president’s tomb to this day, with many visitors rubbing the nose of the bronze head of Lincoln that sits in front of the entrance to the tomb. The words uttered by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton upon Lincoln’s passing have indeed come true: “Now he belongs to the ages.” State Journal-Register photo editor Rich Saal contributed to this report. Kate Schott is the editorial engagement editor at The State Journal-Register in Springfield. She can be reached at kate. schott@sj-r.com. Editor’s note: The weekly Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers are creating stories about the state’s history, places and key moments in advance of the Bicentennial on Dec. 3, 2018. Stories published up to this date can be found at 200illinois.com.

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EFFORT Maine South competed in the IHSA state gymnastics finals for the first time ever as a team

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Maine South junior gymnast Caleigh Pistorius had competed and succeeded at the state finals before, but none of her teammates had. So Pistorius, the 2017 state co-champion on balance beam, gave the Hawks some advice. “I kind of just told them it’s going to be loud and it’s going to be crazy, but we just have to rely on our training and think back to all those hours that we spent perfecting our routines,” Pistorius said. “Don’t waste those hours. “We didn’t just do that for nothing, so it’s really important that we stay focused during the meet and continue on even if there are mistakes.” There were a few mistakes, but the Hawks acquitted themselves well in a history-making performance Friday at Palatine High School. Led by Pistorius’ runner-up finish in the all-around, Maine South capped its best season ever by finishing fifth with 146.225 points. The Hawks, who were making their first appearance at state, missed a trophy by .275 points. Glenbard West won its first team championship with 149.55 points, with Prairie Ridge sec-

ond (148.75) and Glenbrook South third (146.50). Competing in the finals was sweet redemption for the Hawks, who missed qualifying for last year’s state meet by a single point. They went undefeated in dual meets this season, won the Maine South Regional with 147.275 points and captured their first sectional title when they scored 147.425 at Hoffman Estates. “The mission this year was just to make it here,” Maine South coach Tessa Robinson said. “When we won our sectional last week, it was just kind of icing on the cake. It was a surprise. “We just went into (state) trying to have fun and do our best on each event. I definitely think the girls feel a little more pressure here. “We didn’t have quite as good bars (performance) but we started off strong on vault and finished strong on floor.” Pistorius, as always, led the way. She tallied 37.95 in the all-around to finish second to Glenbard West junior Maddie Diab, who won her second title with 38.025. Pistorius also made the individual event finals on floor exercise (first, 9.6), uneven bars (tied for second, 9.5) and vault SEE TEAM PAGE 7

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Caleigh Pistorius was thr runner-up in the all-around and helped the Hawks in their first-ever state finals.

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Suburban sophomore among the best BY MARK GREGORY Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

Fargo. Most people know it as the 1996 Coen brother’s movie starring Frances McDormand and William H. Macy. In wrestling circles, however, Fargo means something completely different. Fargo, North Dakota is the home of the Cadet and Junior National Championships – the most prestigious tournament of its kind in the country. It was there last summer that Louisa Schwab burst on the scene with a 5-1 win over fellow Illinois competitor, Randi Robison of East Peoria in the championship match at 122 pounds of the U.S. Marine Corps USA Wrestling Cadet Women’s Freestyle Nationals. That title helped Schwab earn the No. 2 spot on the National Girls High School Rankings when they were released last month. The rankings, as comprised by, National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloW-

restling created the national rankings to recognize the top high school girl wrestlers in the nation. Schwab, a sophomore at Joliet West, is No. 2 at 122 behind Grace Figueroa, a senior from Selma High School in Sanger, California. The Plainfield resident is one of three Illinois wrestlers on the list at 122, leading Robinson and Kerigan McKenna, a senior from Yorkville High School. “It was pretty cool when I saw it and I got kind of excited and now I just want to see if I can get it to the No. 1 spot in the future,” she said. While Schwab competes in the girls tournaments in the summer, in the winter she is part of the Joliet West boys wrestling team. “She is an important part of the team. She has wrestled mostly JV this year and she has a winning record and most of her wins are by pin, so she is a pinner,” said West coach Chuck Rumpf. “She is a captain, so she is a leader, and if she makes the varsity lineup or not, she is smart and she sees this as a

mechanism to get to her goals and she has big goals. If she wrestles with the guys in the winter, that will help her with the girls in the summer. “I have never coached anyone like Louisa, that’s for sure. I have never had a national champ at Joliet West. She is the only one, guy or girl, who has won Fargo. It has been fun to coach her.” Schwab said her goals during the winter season are not to have the best record or win the most tournaments – it is to get better for when she wrestles her peers in the summer. “It has been a fun and I can definitely see the growth and the change,” Schwab said of wrestling against the boys. “A lot of the guys I wrestle with now, I have known for a long time and it gets a little difficult because when you’re younger you can keep up with them and beat them, but as they get bigger, they out muscle you, but it is still fun to be able to wrestle them. Obviously, the older I get, the more girl tournaments there are and I can branch out to that, but I still get to wrestle with them.

“There is a reason they have it separated between the men and the women – at a certain age there is a physicality difference and getting beat up a little bit really helps me. Then when I wrestle the girls, I can feel the difference and that is to my advantage, I know when I wrestle the guys, I am not always going to win all the time and that doesn’t really bother me. It gives me the confidence when I wrestle girls because I know I put the practice in and worked harder and it makes a huge difference.” Schwab gets what she wants during the high school season, as the guys do not take it easy on her. “They treat me the same as everyone else and that is all I have ever asked for,” she said. “It would almost be an insult if they took it easy on me.” Rumpf said he never had to talk to his wrestlers about how to treat Schwab. “I have never had to say anything to one. It was just kind of understood,” he said. “I never had to pull them aside or anything. They just see her as another part of the team.” That idea of treating Schwab as another wrestler is something she wanted from the beginning, said Elias Medina, president and head coach of the Bolingbrook Junior Raiders wrestling club, where Schwab competed her seventh and eighth grade years. “When she was in seventh grade, I had Jimmy Pierandozzi and Nick Stemmet and other tough kids. So, she worked out with all these guys and the first thing I told her is I was just going to treat her as a wrestler and she never asked for any kind of special treatment,” Medina said. “As a matter of fact, there were times she got banged up I had to pull her aside. She actually had more to overcome because she could have easily said, ‘my shoulder hurts or my neck,’ because I knew she was banged up, but she was not going to be the one to come out. That is just how tough she is. The best thing we did as a club was from the day she came in to the day she left, we treated her only as a wrestler because that is what she wanted.”

Her growth has taken her to so far already as just a sophomore, but why did Schwab decide wrestling was the sport she wanted to compete in? “My dad wrestled in high school and my brother actually did MMA and Jiu-Jitsu when we were younger and I kind of started doing it with him and then once I got into fifth grade I want to do a school sport so this is the closest thing to that as I could get to, and I just stuck with us throughout the years,” she said. She is now hoping wrestling takes her even further – like college or following in the footsteps of Lockport graduate Haley Augello, who finished seventh in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. “I feel like we are still really small compared to men’s college wrestling, for example, but I feel like the more people I can get to come in at the younger age - everybody below me - is what really matters because they are the ones that are going to make the sport bigger. Once all these other colleges start accepting women’s wrestling and they are including into their programs, then we are going to have so many more people,” she said. “There a couple colleges that I have looked at that I like, but I have a feeling that in the future there are more colleges that will start offering it. They will start to notice it’s not really expensive.” With two years left to decide on a college program, Schwab has more immediate goals. Right now, I am focusing on Body Bar (Women’s National Championships) to get on a National Team and placing again at Fargo,” she said. Whatever she does, will never be a surprise to her coaches. “It is fun to watch her wrestle because none of this came as a shock to me. When people read this article, people will be impressed because they see the more finished product,” Medina said. “But seeing her coming up, I am not amazed where she is because her work ethic was second to none in the room and that is with a room full of guys who are now ranked in the top five in the state.”

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TEAM FROM PAGE 5 (fourth, 9.65). In Saturday’s finals, she earned a top-six medal on bars, tying for fifth at 9.45, tied for seventh on vault at 9.5 and was ninth on floor at 9.35. Pistorius, the only state champion in program history, is Maine South’s first all-around medalist and the most decorated gymnast in school history with three individual medals. “The whole season I’ve really been thinking about the team, but obviously I’m happy that everything is going really well,” Pistorius said Friday. “I train for my team but it ends up working out for myself, too. It’s a really good balance.” Indeed, the Hawks had a good balance of older and younger

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gymnasts, including all-around stars and event specialists. Sophomores Collette Roth and Brittany Argaez finished 30th and 31st, respectively, in the all-around. Roth tied for 24th on vault (9.3), was 33rd on floor (8.6) and 34th on bars (8.625) and scored 8.925 on beam, while Arqaez played 28th on vault (9.275) and contributed 9.275 on bars, 9.025 on floor and 8.65 on beam. Junior Cristina DeFilippis took 22nd on vault and had an 8.65 on beam and 9.15 on floor. Jessica Saul was 35th on bars (8.525), where fellow senior Micayla Paterno scored 9.025. Senior Natalie Triffo worked three events, scoring 9.0 on floor, 8.675 on beam and 8.6 on vault.

“It’s a pretty amazing experience, especially for my senior year,” Triffo said. “We worked so hard this season and we’re so close, so to be here with my best friends and doing the sport that I love, I couldn’t be happier.” The Hawks go into every meet trying to win but their first priority at state was to enjoy it. “For this meet, I came in very open-minded,” Triffo said. “I didn’t really come in with too many expectations. “I thought it could go either way, but I’m proud no matter what and I think we worked so hard on every event. We’re super talented on floor, so I think it’s really amazing that we can end on floor.” Indeed, the Hawks had the second-highest team score on

floor, capping an incredible season which was the result of a tight-knit group capitalizing on years of training together to do something historic. “It’s crazy,” Triffo said. “I think it’s because we all train together at club (American Academy of Gymnastics). I train with the same girls in the off-season and that’s why we’re all so close. We all just migrate over here when the time comes.” Maine South’s time came this winter but with the end of the season comes the end of the seniors’ careers. Triffo, who started gymnastics when she was 2 and began competing at age 8, has enjoyed watching the team grow. “When I was a freshman we were still talented, but every single year we get a little better,

so this is kind of the peak,” Triffo said. “It’s amazing that this is my senior year and I get to watch all the glory.” There figures to be more glory to come for the Hawks, who return all of their all-arounders. That’s especially true for Pistorius, who continues to improve, but she will miss this year’s squad. “I just really feel like all my teammates have been there to support everyone,” Pistorius said. “They’re all like my sisters. “All season we’ve been so together. We’re such a close team and I think it is so special for us to be here today because all the work we’ve put in his paid off. “It doesn’t matter our performance today. The whole season is really what is so special.”

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COLUMN >> DAVE SAYS

Rent-to-own options are not good deals DEAR DAVE, Is it okay to buy something using a rent-to-own plan? JOSH DEAR JOSH, I advise against rent-to-own deals. Rent-to-own places get people in the door with promises of low monthly or weekly payments. But when it comes to rent-to-own furniture, washer and dryer sets, and that kind of thing, you’ll end up paying much, much more than if you saved up and bought item outright. The amount you’ll pay out of pocket is even more ridiculous if you compare it to buying the same item, slightly used, somewhere else. I don’t recommend rent-to-own scenarios when it comes to buying a home, either. Most of those offerings are listed at full retail price and then some. Plus, the contracts are tilted toward the seller’s side of the equation. And very few people who sign a rent-to-own home deal follow through and become homeowners. When it comes to real estate deals, the only thing I would consider — other than an outright cash purchase — is leasing with an option to buy. That’s different than rent-to-own, because in a rent-to-

TASK FORCE FROM PAGE 3 “We want shared lane markings where there’s heavy parking in the bikeway network to warn and [create] awareness with drivers [that] there are cyclists here,” Collins said, adding that a friend of his, who regularly commutes by bike, got doored twice. In addition to lane markings, the plan calls far adding way-finding signs to let cyclists know about noteworthy destinations they can reach by taking the trail. Phase II includes bike parking in commercial areas along Prospect Avenue, Northwest Highway and near South Park. To ensure that this plan wouldn’t get abandoned, Collins recommended assigning a member of the city staff to keep it on track, as well as setting up a citizen volun-

own situation you’ve committed to purchase. On a lease with an option to buy deal, you have the right to purchase, but not the obligation. Josh, most of the people who use rent-to-own deals are not in good financial shape. They’re deeply in debt, and they have no money. Rent-to-own ensures they’ll stay there. —DAVE DEAR DAVE, I’m looking at long-term disability insurance policies. What does the term “elimination period” mean? GLEN DEAR GLEN, The elimination period is, by definition, the time from the point you’re declared disabled by

teer committee or a task force to serve the same purpose. When asked about the cost of the shared lane markings – which, the plan estimates, would cost between $70,000 - $75,000 – Collins explained that regulations require them to be painted every 200 feet, which can quickly add up. Ald. Martin Joyce (7th) wondered whether something could be done to make it easier for cyclists to get their bike from Devon Avenue onto the Des Plaines River Trail. “Is there any chance of at least installing curb cuts there, so you won’t have to lift you bike up over the curb?” he said. “Obviously, that requires coordination with Cook County.” Collins replied that it was one of the projects envisioned as a potential part of Phase II.

a doctor until you begin receiving payments from the insurance company. If you have a 90-day elimination period, it will be about that long from the time you’re officially declared disabled until you see your first check. I recommend 90- to 180-day elimination periods, depending on what kind of financial shape you’re in, and how much money you have stashed away in savings, investments, and your emergency fund. If you have a fully-loaded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses — and you have little or no debt, plus other money stashed away — you should be able to carry a policy with a longer elimination period. And remember, the longer the elimination period, the lower your premiums will be. Hope this helps, Glen! —DAVE * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @ DaveRamsey.

Ald. John Moran (1st) who chairs the Public Works Committee of the Whole, wondered how putting a bike lane at Prospect Avenue would affect parking.

LEGAL LISTINGS

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CALENDAR FROM PAGE 2 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST 2005-3 MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-3; Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL DEMIGLIO; CRISTINA DEMIGLIO AND CAPITAL ONE BANK; Defendants, 11 CH 15104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 26, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8328 Oketo Avenue, Niles, IL 60714. P.I.N. 09-24-403-063. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14-13-28328 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3077105 Published 2/22, 3/1, 3/8

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MOAZ A. KHAN Defendants 2017 CH 12278 8801 N. WASHINGTON STREET UNIT B NILES, IL 60714 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 26, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8801 N. WASHINGTON STREET UNIT B, NILES, IL 60714 Property Index No. 09-13-319-156-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to

the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-13611. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-13611 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 12278 TJSC#: 38-125 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3075944 Published 2/15, 2/22, 3/1

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSETBACKED SECURITIES 2006-2 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2 Plaintiff, -v.LITO MAMURI A/K/A LITO M MAMURI, JULIANA MAMURI, GREENWOOD ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SASCO MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-WF2 Defendants 12 CH 45300 8539 WEST BRUCE DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60714 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 3, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at pub-

Mortongroveparks.com.

Winter Wine and Whiskey Fest.

4 to 8 p.m. at Brookfield Zoo, 8400 31st Street, Brookfield. Come out of your winter hibernation and warm up at Brookfield Zoo’s first ever Winter Wine and Whiskey Fest! Enjoy wine and whiskey samples, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and meet and

greets with Animal Ambassadors! https://www.czs.org/WinterWineandWhiskey.

FEBRUARY 25 Critic’s Choice: Beatriz at Dinner. 2 .m. at Morton Grove Public

Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave. A selection of critically acclaimed independent and foreign films. Beatriz at Dinner (2017, R, English, 1 hr 20 min) shows a Mexican immigrant gets into an argument with a real-estate tycoon at a posh dinner party. For more information about this event, visit www.mgpl.org or call 847-965-4220.

FEBRUARY 27 Movies, Munchies & More: Film: Ray. 11:30 a.m. at Morton Grove Public Library

6140 Lincoln Ave. Enjoy the story

of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles in Ray (2004, PG-13, 1 hr 51 min), from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at the age of seven, to his rise to fame during the 1950s and 1960s. Cast: Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington. For more information about this event, visit www.mgpl.org or call 847-965-4220.

MARCH 1 A Tale of Two Japanese Gardens. 6:30 p.m. at the Chicago

Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. New! Northern Illinois has the distinction of having two highly acclaimed Japanese gardens overseen by equally acclaimed horticulturists. Join us as they discuss the harmony and symmetry of what makes each garden unique and what elements make them similar.

lic auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8539 WEST BRUCE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60714 Property Index No. 09-23-321-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765

ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 427. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 427 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 45300 TJSC#: 38-1384 I3077663 Published 2/22, 3/1, 3/8

MARCH 10 – 11 Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the

Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Join the Illinois Orchid Society at its spring show and sale with a photographers’ hour on Sunday, March 11, from 9 – 10 a.m. Individual orchids in 128 classes will vie for ribbons. Families can take part in orchid-based activities for children. Vendors will also be on-site to sell orchid plants and related products— cut flowers, cultural books, hobby bags of our special Illinois Orchid Society (IOS) potting mix, raffle tickets, and best of all, IOS memberships. chicagobotanic.org.

MARCH 18 Musica Lumina: Luigi Cherubini’s Requiem in C Minor. 3 p.m.

at St. John Brebeuf Church, 8307 N Harlem Ave, Niles. Given in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Stanley Rudcki, the former chair of the Niles College Department of Fine Arts, who founded the Niles Concert Choir and Niles Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s, the performance is the third and final commemorative concert in the Musica Lumina ten-concert 201718 series organized by SJB Music Director Marek Rachelski. There is no admission charge, but a free will offering will be taken.

MARCH 24 Spring Bird Walk. 7:30 a.m. at the Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Join bird

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. FURAT DANIEL AND ILENE DANIEL; HARRIS NA NKA BMO HARRIS NA; Defendants, 14 CH 8450 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-24-327-011. Commonly known as 8273 N. WASHINGTON ST., NILES, IL 60714. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 14-01538 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3076359 Published 2/15, 2/22, 3/1

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COOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Sheriff warns of IRS phone scam The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers without sending prior notification via mail Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a sophisticated phone scam targeting Cook County residents. In this scam, an automated voice claims there is a warrant out for the arrest of the receiver of the call and that they must call a phone number with a Chicago area code to resolve it. Upon calling the number, a person claiming to be an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent states that the caller must make payment or the warrant will be passed on to law enforcement authorities. The fake agent may give a bogus badge number and be able to recite the last four digits of the caller’s social security number. This is a known scam that becomes

CALENDAR FROM PAGE 10 expert Alan Anderson to explore the best spots in the Garden for locating late-winter bird residents and the early migrants of spring. Each walk is approximately one to two hours long. Dress for the weather, and bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have one. chicagobotanic.org.

MARCH 29 Post-Orchid Show Plant Sale. 2

p.m. at the Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Ready to buy an orchid? The Garden Shop sells several varieties and miniorchids, and vendors sell them at the Orchid Marketplace on weekends. Don’t miss the post-Show Plant Sale. Many of the plants featured in the Show will be for sale at bargain prices. chicagobotanic.org.

APRIL 17 Spring Containers at the Garden. 10 a.m. – noon or 6:30 – 8:30

p.m. at the Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Tour the Garden’s spring containers and collect ideas for your own. Then create a container with plants that can tolerate the varying spring temperatures and a full-sun to partialshade location. Pansies, forced bulbs, and other spring treasures may be used. A spray of branches gives them

particularly pervasive around tax time. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers without sending prior notification via mail. Additionally, the IRS does not work with local law enforcement authorities in this manner. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF THE CALLS. SHERIFF DART OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TIPS TO AVOID BECOMING A PHONE SCAM VICTIM: • � If you believe the call is suspicious, hang up. • � Never give personal information, such as social security or bank account numbers, over the phone.

a finishing touch. Please bring gloves. chicagobotanic.org.

APRIL 20 Maine Township’s ”Swing into Spring” Senior Expo. 9 a.m. at the

Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles. Designed to link seniors who need services with vendors who provide them, the Swing into Spring Senior Expo has grown in attendance for six straight years and is expected to continue the trend in 2018. Mom And Son Night Out. 6 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Center. 900 Romeo Rd. Romeoville. Includes games, dinner, drinks, dessert, project, picture, and entertainment. Pre-registration is required. When registering online, please register the son (not mother). REGISTER BY APRIL 2. romeoville.org.

APRIL 21 Best New Annuals for 2018. 1

p.m. at the Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. It’s going to be a banner year for annuals. This course presents many new cultivars, along with several wonderful yet underutilized species for both container and in-ground plantings in sun and shade. chicagobotanic.org.

APRIL 28 and 29 Malott Japanese Garden Spring Festival. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the

COOK COUNTY SHERIFF THOMAS J. DART

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� Legitimate IRS agents and law enforcement agencies do not ask that payments be made via pre-paid debit cards. • � In some cases, the phone numbers may appear to be from legitimate agencies due to phone number spoofing applications. If this is the case, call that agency to determine if there is a legitimate reason to contact you. Do not use the phone number the caller gives you. Sheriff Dart asks anyone who believes they are a victim of this scam to call Sheriff’s Police at 708865-4896.

Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Learn about children’s celebrations in Japan during this special weekend of activities. Listen to koto harp and shakuhachi flute music, enjoy traditional folk tales, and watch a tea ceremony. Kids of all ages can make projects—design a kimono-clad paper doll, create a miniature carp kite, construct an origami samurai helmet, and more at family-friendly, hands-on stations. chicagobotanic.org.

MAY 6 Friends of the Library Book Sale.

Noon at Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge. Half Price Sale Incredible bargains and treasured finds will be available at this semi-annual event. Gently used hardcover, paperbacks, videos, CDs, cassettes and more.

MAY 17 Grapevines & Wines. 6–8 p.m. at

the Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Have a crush on wine? Make an evening of it at the Garden’s spring tasting event. In the idyllic setting of the McGinley Pavilion, sample wines from around the world. Indulge your senses with the range of bouquets. Light fare will be available for purchase as well as wine by the glass. chicagobotanic. org.

KO S E OR I Michael Roman Koseor, 76, beloved brother of Robert (Sally) Koseor, and Thomas (Maria) Jankowski; loving uncle of Robert, Jr., Ryan, Ricky, Tommy, and Jean; cherished son of the late Bruno Koseor and Jean (John) Jankowski; dear cousin of many. He worked

as a truck driver for Jewel Foods for over 50 years. Visitation was at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home 7812 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Niles on February 9. Funeral Mass was February 10 at St. John Brebeuf Church. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Funeral info: 847-966-7302 or www.skajafuneralhomes. com

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ARIES

MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20

You are like the little train that could. Just continue to think positively and even an uphill climb will be possible. In the week ahead focus on networking and making new friends.

GEMINI

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

Accept minor irritations with good grace. A friend may push you off your couch to persuade you to do something physical. Focus on accepting challenges with poise and tact in the week ahead.

LEO

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

Take baby steps. It might not be a lack of ambition, but feeling the weight of responsibilities that prevents you from trying to get ahead. Be a perfectionist about ethics in the week to come.

ACROSS 1 SON OF GOD, IN A BACH CANTATA 5 SACRED WADING BIRD OF ANCIENT EGYPT 9 ENGLISH CLASS TOPIC 14 NOVELIST HUNTER 15 OUTSTANDING CREDIT 16 __ VALLEY, CALIF.: 1960 WINTER OLYMPICS SITE 17 PRE-EXAM REVIEW SESSION 20 PREPARE TO PROPOSE 21 FIGURE SKATING LEAP 22 SATISFIED SOUNDS 23 TEL __, ISRAEL 25 USE AN ACETYLENE TORCH ON 27 MULTINATIONAL MILITARY ALLIANCE 33 PIN REQUESTER 34 IN A BIT 35 WORDS BEFORE “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” 37 EXPLORE EBAY 39 VINTAGE ROADSTER 41 POP SINGER DIAMOND 42 MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS 45 STATE FIRMLY 48 DELTA RIVAL: ABBR. 49 REPORTER’S TRUSTWORTHY CONTACT 52 “WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF __?” 53 BRING IN FROM THE FIELDS 54 CRIES FROM SUCCESSFUL SOLVERS 57 FLU SYMPTOM 59 SOUNDS OF THUNDER 63 COIN-OPERATED KIDDIE RIDE 66 SPIN DOCS 67 “IF ALL __ FAILS ... “ 68 OUT OF THE WIND 69 SHABBY 70 PUTS INTO WORDS

71 WHERE BOATS TIE UP

DOWN 1 SODA __: FOUNTAIN WORKER 2 TIED, AS A SCORE 3 OUT OF DANGER 4 HARD TO BELIEVE 5 CHECKPOINT REQUIREMENTS: ABBR. 6 CONDUCT, IN REPORT CARD COMMENTS 7 CURLY-HORNED GOAT 8 SPRINKLED WIDELY 9 GI SHOW GP. 10 DETACHMENT OF FIGHTER JETS 11 SUBTLE GLOW 12 NASTY CUT 13 FLEECY FARM FEMALES 18 “DON’T BE CRUEL” SINGER 19 CHIN INDENTATION 24 SIMPSON TRIAL JUDGE 26 WEATHER MAP “L” 27 TENS AND TWENTIES 28 “NONE OF THE ABOVE” CHOICE 29 LOVE, IN ROME

30 NBA GREAT SHAQUILLE 31 __ D’ALENE, IDAHO 32 ROOM-FILLING COMPUTER UNVEILED IN 1946 36 MAGAZINE YOU CAN READ FORWARD AND BACKWARD? 38 LIKE SHINY SHOES 40 FLIPPED DURING FRYING, AS EGGS 43 AUSTRIAN “A” 44 THE DEVIL 46 TAMPA-TO-PALM BEACH DIR. 47 PEST CONTROL TARGET 50 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING RADAR BLIPS 51 TRANSFER, AS COMPUTER DATA 54 BANDSTAND BOOSTERS 55 “PRESENT!” 56 SUMMIT 58 GOLDEN ST. CAMPUS 60 FOLKSY GUTHRIE 61 TINY TIME MEAS. 62 SEARCH FOR 64 VAGUE QUANTITY 65 “__ MISÉRABLES”

LIBRA

SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23

You may receive more attention than you deserve. Your flirtatious mannerisms may interfere with a partner’s plans. Enjoy new contacts and plenty of social activities in the week ahead.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 22

Find a budget buddy. In the week ahead you might spend time analyzing your expenses and resources. The pennies you often spend here and there on little things could mount up.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

It pays to discriminate, especially about romantic hookups. In the week ahead, you may be tempted to accept the first offer that comes your way. Remember there will be no doubts with true love.

SUDOKU

TAURUS

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

Your best qualities could be on display in the week ahead, so don’t miss a chance to charm someone who can help your career. You may have some good ideas to increase your net worth.

CANCER

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

Drum up support and promote your dreams. People are likely to provide the helping hand you need to get projects off the ground in the week ahead. A partner may be especially thrifty.

VIRGO

AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 23

It may not be fun, but it will be dependable. Rather than being restless for thrills be grateful for a steady diet of the same-same-old that you can rely upon as the upcoming week unfurls.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

Use your imagination. Conceive of ways to put a positive spin on situations so that you come out on top. As this week unfolds you may be given an opportunity to make beneficial changes.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 20

It is difficult to be carefree when locked into a serious mood. Give in to sentiment and put family pictures in order. Make your home a pleasant, restful haven as the week progresses.

PISCES

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Keep the faith. Sleep on major questions and concerns, and wake with the perfect answer. Important decisions may be made with little effort if you are patient in the upcoming week.

JUMBLE

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE’S ANSWERS

JUMBLES:

• ANNOY • VERGE • SCORCH • HAIRDO

ANSWER:

THE POETRY-WRITING PRISON INMATES-CON-VERSED