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JANUARY 2, 2014

Vol. 8 No. 26

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the bugle takes a look back at the top stories in romeoville in 2013

Weber Road screeches to halt Orange cones and red brake lights—the signs of warm weather and the continuation of the widening of Weber Road began again in the summer of 2013.

Village officials encouraged motorists who may be traveling to Joliet to use Route 53 from Airport to

Renwick Roads instead of Weber Road to help alleviate the bottleneck caused by an ongoing project to bring Weber Road to six lanes along that same stretch.

Construction began on the project in 2012 but never got far with issues with the utility companies. The project

incurred major delays waiting for Commonwealth Edison and AT&T to move lines so that construction could begin.

Last fall, utilities just finished their work and the highway department began work on sewer lines that were behind the curb area.

Due to an already congested

area, the construction plan for Weber Road was set to widen the road to three lanes on either side. Though it’s been years since Meijer announced its plans to call Romeoville home at Weber Road and Gaskin Drive, the construction along Weber Road plays a vital piece to the puzzle. Meijer

first brought its development plan to the village in 2009 but road construction and land ownership delayed the start of construction for a new store.

The road construction is still slated to be complete by next spring.

Village to pursue quiet zone Romeoville Mayor, village approached other towns because of proximity of all the crossings that run through each tow As work on the East Side plan, a Metra station and further talk of high-speed rail coming to the Heritage Corridor, the village of Romeoville opted to complete a Quiet Zone study in February along with its neighboring communities of Lemont and Lockport to possibly silence train horns.

Romeoville Mayor John Noak and the village approached the

other towns because of the proximity of all the crossings that run through each town, making sense to work together as a group. He said it currently is as issue for some residents along High Road who are concerned about the noise of whistle blowing and that the village felt it is becoming an appropriate time to begin an evaluation as transportation

issues are starting to progress.

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, a quiet zone may be established to cover a full 24-hour period or only during the overnight period from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. A new quiet zone must be at least a half a mile in length and have at least one public highway-rail grade crossing. Every public grade crossing in a new quiet zone must be equipped at minimum with the standard or conventional flashing light and gate automatic warning system.

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FEBRUARY

MAYORAL RACE

Fred Dewald dropped from Chicago Bear Steve McMichael the mayoral race in February, against one another in what narrowing the candidates was considered one of the for the election to two and most heated races in recent marking the beginning of history, incumbent Noak a head-to-head between came out the clear winner. current Mayor John Noak and Picking up 61.9 percent former Chicago Bear Steve Noak defeated McMichael, McMichael. saying he was confident in The ballot on the April 9, the voters of Romeoville.

2013 Consolidated He intends to Election had the continue focus on pair vying for the the development four-year mayoral of the East Side spot. and Route 53, McMichael bringing more stated that he jobs to the area, was running to and the continual address many perusal of projects issues he charges such as the new Noak has all but proposed Metra ignored. He said, Mayor John Noak station. “the incumbent “We are going is Romeoville’s to continue to own version of the Emperor focus on what the future of Nero, playing the fiddle while Romeoville is going to be Rome burns to the ground.” about and it is going to be Noak said, “My opponent amazing,” said Noak. “I think continues to go on with the people of Romeoville negative campaigning, really saw that we have producing very little a wonderful successful substance to any issues. I community and they want to would be more than happy keep moving that forward.” to weigh in on any issues.

He emphasized that the He continues to ignore redevelopment of Route 53 Romeoville’s success despite will be a top priority; not only the worst recession in 50 the athletic center, but also a years.” concentration on the entire In a turbulent race that retail center and a grocery pitted Noak and former store.

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electIoN resUlts Romeoville Trustees Joe Chavez, Dave Richards, Brian Clancy, Mayor John Noak, won another term for four years The past election kept many of the same leaders at the helm with a few new faces throughout the township.

In a clean sweep,Romeoville Trustees Joe Chavez, Dave Richards and Brian Clancy, running together on the United Party slate with Mayor John Noak, won another term for four years. The group took on challengers Carl “Chief” Churulo and Richard Love Clancy took 24.57 percent of the vote, Chavez Jr. with 24.23 percent; and Richards won with 19.84 percent.

Former Fire Chief Churulo came in close with 18.8 percent and newcomer Richard Love claimed 12.56 percent of the vote.

Trustees of the United Party agreed working together as a team is what helped them succeed in this race and in the continued success of the village.

Bernice Holloway, also part of the United party ran unopposed for the position of Village Clerk.

Two new trustees Gayle Crompton and Victor Zack

won the two open seats on the White Oak Library District board with 40.21 percent of the vote, and 33.22 percent of the vote respectively.

Incumbent Bill Mayer reclaimed his seat as DuPage Township Supervisor and the Republican Party prevailed winning all four seats. Alyssia Benford, Ken Burgess, Maripat Oliver and Sheldon Watts will serve as DuPage Township trustees.

Lockport Township saw incumbent Democrat Ron Alberico win with 56.83 percent of the vote, defeating John Barbush.Democrats Mike Kelly, John Batusich and Barb Boyce will join as trustees, along with lone Republican Michael Lewandowski.

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New law will allow Illinois residents to carry a concealed firearm at the cost of $150 for a five-year license

Though Illinois lawmakers passed legislation for concealed carry, the time when residents will be afforded the right to carry through with the law is months away and fraught with other tentative issues, says Will County Board Member and Illinois State Rifle Association President Don Moran.

The new law will allow Illinois residents to carry a concealed firearm at the cost of $150 for a five-year license.

Gun owners also would have to pass a background check and complete 16 hours of training. The Illinois State Police will have 180 days to make a concealed carry application available to the public. Those applications will take 90 days to process.

That timetable means residents are still months away from legally being

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allowed to carry a weapon.

Gun owners without a license would still be prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm.

While thankful the law passed, Moran said the legislature failed to act in a timely way and believes their delay and the language in the new law continues to infringe on the rights of Illinois citizens for up to nine more months.

According to Moran, in 2012, the House enacted the Illinois Firearm Public Awareness Task Force to examine the impact of passing a concealed carry law, comparing the

WeB linKs www.ilga.gov/legislation/ publicacts/98/PDF/098-0063.pdf

expectations of such a law against other states of similar size, geography and demographics. Moran reports the findings dictated that at worst, there would be no change in violent crime in Illinois and at best a reduction.

In addition, Moran said concealed carry has been in effect in every other state with no state considering repealing it.

ValleY VieW teaCHers aCCept neW ContraCt

Vote passed with a margin of 155 After a long process and to the teachers May 15 and several proposals, Valley was accepted.

View School District 365u Teachers will receive a teachers approved a contract $1,200 stipend this year and allowing for a 2 percent a 2 percent increase for next salary increase and higher year. However, insurance insurance premiums. premiums will change.

In a vote that passed with Members who were hired a margin of after 1996, 155 votes, with five the teachers or more breakINg doWN p a s s e d years in the the NUMbers essentially district, do new valley view teacher a one-year currently contract contract that pay a is effective premium immediately percentage teachers will receive a $1,200 and will for family stipend this year and a 2 expire June coverage percent increase for next year.

30, 2014. For currently however, insurance premiums nearly a year, and with the will change. teachers proposal have been will be working p a y i n g without a contract. The an additional annual majority of the 1,800 certified contribution of $600. Those and classified members of the with less than five years district voted down previous in the district pay a higher proposals, marking the first premium percentage for time members rejected a family and single. contract in nearly a decade.

Under the new contract, While both union insurance benefits will be representatives and district the same across the board for officials have said their teachers and administrators. relationship is open and non- Previously, teachers saw a combative, the two groups 5 percent increase over the sought mediation. A new past four years. proposal was then brought

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tHe FielD oF DreaMs Begins Tangible signs of progress literally took shape as the walls of Romeoville’s Athletic and Event Center are being erected for the new 76,000 square-foot-facility in August.

With much fan fare in the late fall of 2012, developers broke ground on the new Athletic and Event Center, which sat adjacent to the decrepit strip mall, Spartan Square.Next came the demo of the former Jewel-Osco/Ace Hardware store, tumbling half the retail center earlier this spring. And in

early June remaining stores such as the Laundromat, Subway and currency store were demolished as soon as their leases expired.

With the recent demolition and now the new construction, the old site known as Spartan Square is visually being transformed and the Village has coined a new name for the area, Uptown Square, as opposed to it formerly being called the Downtown Redevelopment Project.

The new center will offer two indoor soccer fields and two

Illinois High School Association basketball courts/volleyball courts. The Romeoville Athletic and Event Center will be the first component of Uptown Square.

Once completed, according to a release from the village,“residents will also enjoy Uptown Square, which will serve as a gathering place as well as space for future community events.”

The completion date for the new Romeoville Athletic and Event Center is anticipated in February 2014.

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An artist’s rendering depicts the new Romeoville athletic center.

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‘The World Wars – Pages in Time’ subject of 2014 Great Read Great Read is presented by consortium of public WEB and private organizations to promote literacy, LINKS reading, conversation, community in area The entire world changed on July 28, 1914, when a Yugoslavian nationalist assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

That event sparked a diplomatic crisis that led to World War I (1914-19). World War II followed 20 years later. Those conflicts caused radical changes in European leadership, warfare, economics, politics and society in general.

A century after WWI started, these two all-encompassing conflicts are the subject of the 2014 Great Read community literacy program, “The World Wars – Pages in Time.” The Great Read is presented by a consortium of public and private organizations to promote literacy, reading, conversation and community

in the greater Plainfield area.

Plainfield-area community members are encouraged to read any books about the two World Wars.

Then, take part in numerous fun, historical and educational World War-related programs, starting with the Great Read Opening Night at 6:30 p.m.

January 9, 2014 at the Joliet Barnes & Noble store, 2621 Plainfield Road (across from the Louis Joliet Mall).

The Opening Night will feature a performance titled, “The War to End All Wars”, a historical presentation of the personalities and events of WWI. The program is free and open to all ages. A Nook HD+ tablet will be given away, and refreshments will be served.

The Great Read began in

Please visit The Great Read website for a complete list of books, events and program information: www.psd202.org/greatread.

September 2004 as Reading Across Plainfield. That year, a panel hosted by the Plainfield School District and Plainfield Public Library debated the theme of government censorship as illustrated in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s science fiction classic.

In 2008, Reading Across Plainfield became The Great Read and new partners from Joliet and Bolingbrook joined the program to encourage broader community participation, better reflect the areas served and emphasize the program’s literary focus.

This year, The Great Read is proud to add the White Oak Library District as its newest

participating partner.

The Great Read is proudly presented by Plainfield School District 202; the Plainfield Public Library; the Joliet Public Library; the Fountaindale Public Library; the Shorewood-Troy Public Library; the White Oak Library District; Joliet Junior College; Plainfield Township; the Joliet-area Barnes & Noble store; and Voyager Media.

The Great Read is also supported by generous grants from the Plainfield Foundation for Excellence; the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library; and additional funding from participating member organizations.

Special Events The Great Read 2014 has compiled a list of books about the two World Wars appropriate for all age groups. The Great Read 2014 will also feature several fun and educational

how to attend this event

what?

Great Read Opening Night

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6:30 p.m.

January 9, 2014 Joliet Barnes & Noble

where? store, 2621 Plainfield

Road (across from the Louis Joliet Mall).

programs including book talks, movies, and live performances.

The Great Read Finale will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 7, 2014 at the White Oak Public Library-Romeoville Branch, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville.

The Finale will feature a performance of iconic WWIIera music by “The Legacy Girls”, a 1940’s style, threeperson singing group modeled after the Andrews Sisters.

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Police Blotter

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The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Romeoville Police Department. Appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

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Allison Pirkins, 26, 105 Walnut Drive, Shorewood, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Dec. 1 and charged with DUI, and no registration light near Route 53 and Normantown Road.

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Jonathan Guillote, 38, 6462 Highway 451, Moreauville, LA, was arrested at 8:16 a.m. Dec. 5 and charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed near 135th Street and Weber Road.

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Carmen Benavides, 47, 418 White Street, Joliet, was arrested at 5:34 p.m. Dec. 12 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Hyang In, 47, 1723 Hosmer Lane, Crest Hill, was arrested at 5:34 p.m. Dec. 12 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Benigno Ramos, 39, 619 Benton St., Joliet, was arrested at 10:56 p.m. Dec. 14 and charged with no valid driver’s license near Romeo Road and Independence.

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Jasmine Kelly, 24, 5314 Brindlewood Drive, Plainfield, was arrested at 11:57 p.m. Dec. 15 and charged with driving with a suspended license, suspended registration, and improper lane use near Route 53 and Taylor Road.

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Valerie Halek, 35, 714 Arbury Court, was arrested at 10:59 p.m. Dec. 16 and charged with DUI, no insurance, and too fast for conditions near Elmwood Road and Six Pines.

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A burglary was reported in the 300 block of McKool at 9:33 a.m. Dec. 17.

Unknown person(s) entered the unoccupied residence and removed a water heater, furnace and copper pipe. Estimated value of the items taken is $2200.

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Aime Vargas, 19, 4604 Metcalf Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 9:22 p.m. Dec. 18 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Juan Gomez, 25, 1109 Breckenridge Lane,

Shorewood, was arrested at 9:53 p.m. Dec. 18 and charged with DUI, no valid driver’s license, no insurance and illegal transport of alcohol on the 1300 block of W. Normantown Road.

Tiffany Butler, 32, 258 Western, Joliet, was arrested at 10:05 p.m. Dec. 19 and charged with driving with a suspended license and speeding near Independence and Taylor Road.

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Primo Bahena, 36, 2214 Avers,Chicago,was arrested at 5:07 p.m. Dec. 20 and charged

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with in-state warrant on the 0 to 100 block of Olde English.

accident and disobeying a traffic sign on Arlington and Route 53.

Julio Lopez-Garcia, 34, 3628 S. 53rd Road, Cicero, was arrested at 11:36 p.m. Dec. 20 and charged with DUI, no valid driver’s license, and no registration light near Route 53 and Joliet Road.

Gregory Martin, 41, 360 Water St., Joliet, was arrested at 7:35 a.m. Dec. 21 and charged with driving with a revoked license, speeding, use of an unsafe tire, an in-state warrant and the illegal transport alcohol near Dalhart and Rockledge.

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Tierney, 19, 14 Ryan 137 Monterey Drive, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 1:47 a.m. Dec. 21 and charged with leaving the scene of an accident, no insurance, failure to report

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Dovydas Razma, 24, 5512 Barclay Court, Clarendon Hills, was arrested at 8:53 p.m.

Dec. 23 for an in-state warrant in the 500 block of Anderson Drive.

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Jose Garcia, 59, 3900 N. Sawyer, Chicago, was arrested at 5:29 a.m. Dec. 24 and charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance, driving without lights and the improper use of registration near Crossroads north of Normantown.

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Isael Johnson, 35, 276 Sioux St., Bolingbrook, was arrested at 7:59 p.m. Dec. 24 and charged with driving with a suspended license on the 700 block of Theodore Court.

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JANUARY 2 The Winter Reading Program at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. There is “snow” time to read like the present. Our Winter Reading Program, Winter Reading Wonderland, is underway and everyone is invited to join in the fun! Participating is easy – just stop in to grab a log and start reading! We will have fabulous prizes, plus you can read for a chance to win one of our toy and game filled baskets in our Basket Raffle. Sign up online, over the phone or at your local library branch today.

Winter Break Movie Planes.

2 to 4 p.m. at Romeoville at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Contact: The Children’s Services Desk at 815886-2030. Take a break from winter break at the library.We will be showing the hit new movie Planes. This movie is rated G. All ages are welcome, but children younger than 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration is required. Location: Romeoville Branch Meeting Room A - Main Level.

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The Romeoville Recreation Department’s 36th annual Open House. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Center, 900 W. Romeo Road. Open House will feature recreation program demonstrations, free classes, registration for Winter and Spring programs, and information booths from community organizations. Isshin-Ryu Karate, Romeoville Razzlers Dance Team, and Romeoville Tumbleweeds Gymnastics Team will be featured during this event. Fit 4 Life Fitness Center and Jungle Safari Indoor Playground will be open –no admission will be charged.

Inflatables, entertainment, activities and giveaways are all part of this exciting event.

JANUARY 16 Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner Gala 6 to 9 p.m., Brunswick Zone, 735 Center Boulevard. For more information on tickets or advertising opportunities, call 815-886-2076 or email info@romeovillechamber. org.

JANUARY 26 St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School Open House. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 505 Kingston Drive, Romeoville. Are you looking for a

Calendar safe and nurturing environment for your child’s education, a school with small class sizes and a challenging curriculum? Stop in to our Open House for some refreshments and tour the school, meet the principal, faculty and students while learning about the benefits of enrolling your child at St. Andrew. Full day preschool (3-5 year olds) and Kindergarten through 8th grade. Before and after school care available. For more information please visit the school’s website at www. andrewcc.org or contact Kathy Lifka, principal at 815.886-5953 Ext. 421.

ONGOING Panic Attack Support Group of Bolingbrook. Anyone who is dealing with panic attacks, anxiety attacks, or social phobia is welcome to attend this support group.We meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. Please visit Meetup.com to RSVP http:// www.meetup.com/AnxietyPanic-Attack-Support-Group-OfBolingbrook-Naper/.

American Sign Language interpreted Mass is offered at St. Francis of Assisi, 1501 W. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook every Sunday at the 8:15 a.m.

Mass.

Power Connection’s LARGE FOOD PANTRY. Open on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., at 999 Remington Blvd, Suite F, Bolingbrook. Enjoy your shopping experience. For a $20 donation you can shop the aisles of canned/boxed goods, drinks, deserts, snacks, breads, fruits & vegetables. You will also receive a pre-selected bag of meat.

There is no income verification and ALL residents of Illinois are welcome. The Resale Connection is also open from 9a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on those Mondays. We carry clothing for men/women/ children as well as household items, furniture, sundries, toys and so much more! Cleaning out your house? We accepts donations Monday-Thursday, 9am4pm. Call (630) 679-6899 or visit www.thepowerconnection.org for more information/services available such as our Extension Food Pantry, Computer Classes, Forklift Classes.

Volunteer opportunities also available to serve your community.

Power Connection Computer Classes. Classes begin at 999 Remington Blvd, Suite F, Bolingbrook.

General or Microsoft Word classes are offered. Cost is $30. Call Power Connection at (630) 679-6899, or visit www.thepowerconection. org Power Connection Forklift classes at 999 Remington Blvd, Suite F, Bolingbrook.

We offer a one week class for forklift certification, you must be able to read/write fluent English. $50 fuel fee due by start of class. Call Power Connection at (630) 679-6899, or visit www. thepowerconection.org.

Tween Scene. Tuesdays 4 to 5 p. m.at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road,

Romeoville. Do you enjoy hanging out at the library? Well, come to Tween Scene! Each session we’ll have fun things to do like games, science, anime, manga, and crafts.

For children 8-12. Registration is required. Contact the Children’s Services Department for more information.

Preschool Playtime. 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Brick Building Club. 4 p.m. on Thursdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Toddler times. 10:30 a.m. on Mondays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Ages 3 to 36 mos.

Terrific Ts. 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.Ages 2 to 3.

Storytimes. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.Ages 3 to 6 years.

Pajama-Jam Family storytime. 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. All ages. Wear your pajamas.

Family storytime. 7-7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Fountaindale Public Library. On Tuesday evenings, get the family together to hear stories and sing songs in the storytime room.

TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly), IL114 Romeoville, meets 5:15 p.m. Mondays at the Romeoville Police Department, 1050 W. Romeo Road. For more information, call 815-886-9252.

Take 5 Crossword Puzzle

Across 1 Sign of trouble 4 Sword holder 10 San Joaquin Valley concern 14 PC core 15 Yes or no follower 16 Dance that tells a story 17 Farm girl 18 Physicist got all wound up?

20 Prefix with European 22 “Enough!”

23 Race line 25 Fireworks reaction 26 “The Stepford Wives” author Levin 29 Mathematician got ready for a shower?

34 Swing around on an axis 35 Sigh of sorrow 36 Seismologist rose to new heights?

42 California’s __ Valley 43 Unrefined type 44 Physicist made

Down an opposing move?

52 Explosive letters 53 “I’ll meet thee on the __-rig”: Burns 54 Fur piece 55 Socrates, for one 60 Selma or Patty, to Bart Simpson 61 Microbiologist spread some gossip?

64 Even up 65 On the lower side, in a heeling vessel 66 Twitterpated 67 Half of nine?

68 Insurance deals with it 69 Conical shelter 70 Web address component

1 Religious split 2 Not against entertaining 3 Cherry-topped treat 4 Former flier 5 Makes haste 6 In the past, in the past 7 He sang between Melanie and Joan at Woodstock 8 Where to get a brew 9 Victim of Achilles 10 LaBeouf of “Transformers” films 11 Six, nine or twelve, for three 12 Cry for a matador 13 Wander 19 Greeting to an unexpected visitor 21 Saturn, for one 24 Mrs. Addams, to Gomez 27 Interpret, as X-rays 28 They may be classified 30 Final: Abbr.

31 Mystery writer

Grafton 32 __-Croatian 33 Amigo 36 Nothing, in Nice 37 Knocks off 38 One might be bummed, briefly 39 Almost worthless amount 40 Put one over on 41 Fine things 42 Pepper or Snorkel: Abbr.

45 K thru 12 46 Make more changes to 47 Fang 48 Greek vowel 49 Much more than edged 50 Periodic weather disruption 51 Not fancy at all 56 Long migration, say 57 “Lost” setting 58 One bounce, on the diamond 59 Campbell of “Scream” 61 Birdie plus one 62 “Hostel” director Roth 63 Low grade

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Horoscopes Don’t jump to conclusions during the week to come.

Give everyone the benefit of the doubt and continue to approach others with the holiday spirit, even if you feel challenged to defend your work or reputation.

Some things simply must be done before the end of the year. This week might present you with more than one challenge as you try to fit everything into a hectic schedule. Cooperate with others.

Time marches on.

Accept the changes you can’t control with good grace. Each year ends only to be replaced by a new one. In the same way, other areas of your life are altered irrevocably.

Know when to hold them and know when to fold them.

There may be numerous demands on your time and patience throughout the week ahead, but you have the wisdom to meet challenges with aplomb.

Remember the carpenter’s wise old saying: “Measure twice and cut once.” In the week ahead, carefully consider every step before you take action.

A careless mistake could cause enormous extra effort later.

Don’t let diction cause friction. Misunderstandings are possible in the week ahead, so make it a priority to communicate as clearly and calmly as possible. It’s better to say too much than too little.

Time is on your side. If a major project is nearly complete this week, don’t rush or force it. There may be some nagging details you’ve overlooked. Don’t feel you must compete with someone for attention.

You don’t need to be in charge of a classroom or stand at a podium to be respected for your knowledge. Jot down creative ideas as they might become useful during the coming week.

As you travel along your way this week, accept the speed limits. Aggravations and arguments over personal value systems, money and possessions can be avoided.

Be thrilled to the gills.

You might feel you’re in over your head during a few tense moments in the week ahead, but exciting holiday plans offer an incentive to get back in the swim quickly.

You may find a way to get your way, but it won’t necessarily make your day. In the upcoming week, there may be a tendency for people in general to be focused on one-ups-manship rather than fair play.

Take a breather. To get through the first half of the week unscathed you might be wise to adopt an attitude of healthy respect for authority. Don’t initiate anything of importance or make impulsive changes.

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A look back at 2013, the year in sports Here are the top stories in the Valley View area for 2013.

FORE! After months of work and a multimillion dollar golf course renovation, Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville opened for play for the 2013 golf season.

Designed and renovated by course designer Ray Hearn, Mistwood Golf Club features split fairways, terraced greens, and is highlighted by a 67-acre rock-wall lined lake and 20 St.Andrew’s style sod-wall bunkers.

Not only did Mistwood renovate the course, it unveiled a state of the art performance center that is second to none in the community.

BIG BEN It was a great season for Bolingbrook’s Ben Moore on the basketball court. The 6-foot, 8-inch center averaged 16.5 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, four assists and two steals per game, while shooting more than 63 percent from the field.

Moore was tabbed as Voyager Media Player of the Year as well as the Voyager Media Prep Shootout Most Valuable Player.

Moore signed to play at Southern Methodist University for Hall-ofFame coach Larry Brown and has been productive as a freshman.

FANTASTIC FOOTBALL Valley View school district had an exciting season on the gridiron as both of the district high school teams,Bolingbrook and Romeoville, advanced to the playoffs this year.

Bolingbrook, behind a stingy defense, went undefeated in the regular season, winning the SWSC title. Romeoville, which featured a balanced offense, had a 5-4 regular season and advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.

POWER SURGE It has been a few years Romeoville has produced a top-tier college football player, however, the Spartans got back on the map this season when Cameron Stingily rushed for 1,081 yards and nine touchdowns for the 12-1 Northern Illinois University football team.

Stingily joined Heisman finalist Jordan Lynch (1,881 yards) to become the only Huskie teammates to both rush for more than 1,000 See 2013, page 15

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Kelvin Jones helped Romeoville make the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.

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Locals enjoy successful seasons at D-I level Running back Cameron Stingily paced all Northern Illinois University backs with 1,119 yards on 203 carries this season.

He scored nine touchdowns and averaged 5.5 yards per carry.

He and quarterback Jordan Lynch (1,920 yards) are the second most prolific rushing duo in NCAA history, falling three yards shy of the mark set in 1995

by USC running backs LenDale White and Reggie Bush.

Teammate Perez Ford posted 24 total tackles on the season, recording eight tackles for loss and four sacks on the season for NIU. Bolingbrook resident and Plainfield North graduate See D-I, page 15

Scott Walstrom, NIU Media Services

Romeoville graduate Cameron Stingily was the top running back for Northern Illinois University.

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Lewis athletics No. 22 in Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings The 2013 fall season has come to an end,and the Lewis University Athletics Department can not only lay claim to being one of the top teams in the Midwest, but one of top teams in NCAA Division II following the release of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings on Dec. 24.

The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports, seven women’s and seven men’s.

Lewis, thanks to three Flyer teams earning NCAATournament/ Championship berths this past fall, has accumulated 144 points.

That is the 22nd most points of any school in Division II and the most by any Great Lakes Valley Conference member.

The No. 15 Lewis men’s soccer team picked up the most points

(64) for the athletics department, advancing to the NCAA ‘Sweet 16’.

The Flyers also received points from both the women’s cross country team (55) and women’s volleyball team (25).

The Flyers also have the secondmost points of any Midwest Region team, trailing Grand Valley State. GVSU, who has won the Directors’ Cup eight times, leads the nation with 437 points.

“The hard work of our studentathletes and coaching staff has resulted in this achievement,” Lewis Director of Athletics Dr. John Planek said.“Being in the top 25 at any time is significant and is reflective of the broad-based excellence that our department continually strives for.”

Lewis’ best-ever finish in the Directors’ Cup was a pair of 10thplace showings in 1995-96 and 2000-01.

The first Division II winter standings will be released Thursday, March 20, 2014.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Lewis University junior guard Jeff Jarosz scored a game-high 18 points and keyed a 9-0 run over the final 2:34 to help the visiting Flyers rally from a nine-point, second-half deficit en route to the 75-71 regional road victory over Malone University at Osborne Hall on Saturday (Dec. 21) afternoon.

Jarosz scored nine points in the final 6:37, including the gametying trifecta with 1:32 left in the game and the go-ahead lay-up with 41 ticks left on the clock. For the game, Jarosz (2 treys) was 8-for-13 from the field with six assists and zero turnovers.

“I thought Jarosz imposed his will on our team today,” Lewis head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost said.

Ryan Jackson tallied his second career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

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Raiders winning but still looking for rotation

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

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Ashley Drain and the Raiders went 2-0 in the opening day of the Hillcrest Holiday Classic.

Normally on the heels of a 50 point win in the opening game of a holiday tournament, a coach and team would leave the locker room happy, or at least content, with the win.

That was not the case Thursday when Bolingbrook blew out Queen of Peace 53-3 to kick off the Hillcrest Holiday tournament in Country Club Hills.

The Raiders left a lot of points behind with mistakes on their part.

“We lost a lot of points on missed layups, dropped passes and unforced turnovers. We have a lack of focus and are an undisciplined team,” said Bolingbrook coach Chris Smith.

“At the end of the day, all this did was give us another number in the win column. The one positive is that it continued to help expose our weaknesses.

The kids see it, the coaches see it, the parents see it.”

Smith said despite the low points Queen of Peace scored and the fact that they were held scoreless the entire second half, there were still lapses in the Raider defense.

“Queen of Peace competed, they are just not a very talented team,” he said.“I would honestly say it was more of them not being talented from an offensive standpoint than it was us being a good defensive team. No disrespect to them, disrespect to us because we are just not a very good team right now.We are still in that searching process.”

As he continues to search for the right mix of players, Smith is playing everyone on the roster to get a look at every player he has at his disposal.

All 14 players saw game action and 11 players scored for the Raiders.

“At some point my rotation is going to have to get shorter and shorter. Right now I am looking for seven or eight kids that can stay focused for four quarters of basketball,” Smith said. “Those

will be the seven or eight kids when the going gets tough that I will have to run with. At some point, I will have to go with my horses and I am still searching for my horses.”

Aysia Bugg led Bolingbrook with 14 points, while Alexis Cowan tallied seven and Cierra Stanciel added six.

In the second game of the tournament, the Raiders (6-1) defeated Lockport 55-45.

Bugg and Ryaen Johnson each scored 13 points and Cierra Stanciel added 10.

“This tournament gives us a chance to play some games,” Smith said. “We had a stretch in Tennessee then we came home and played three games in two weeks. This gives us a chance to play four games in three days and that is what we need, more court time. We beat up on each other so much in practice, it is good to play some games.

“We have some growing to do. We are competing against ourselves right now.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

Sports 2013 Continued from page 11 yards in the same season.

Stingily is the first NIU running back to pass the 1,000-yard mark since Chad Spann rushed for 1,429 yards in 2010.

TONY SMITH Bolingbrook basketball coach Tony Smith announced May 2 that he was leaving his coaching job as head girls basketball coach of the Raiders to take the same position at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.

Smith took over the Lady Raiders in 2001 and posted a 329-39 record, winning four state titles, including three straight from 2009-11.

While at Bolingbrook, Smith coached two of the most decorated players in state history in Morgan Tuck and Ariel Massengale.

Tuck was Illinois Ms. Basketball as a freshman and a senior and was Gatorade Player of the year in 2012, while Massengale was Ms. Basketball in 2011. He was also coach of the McDonald’s AllAmerican West team in 2012.

ALEC ANDERSON Former Bolingbrook High School Athletic Director Alec Anderson died over the summer at the age of 54.

Anderson left Bolingbrook prior to the 2012 season to take the same position at HomewoodFlossmoor High School. He was found unresponsive in an H-F exercise room where he had been working out alone on a treadmill, according to school reports.

Teams under his supervision as athletic director at three different Illinois high schools (Evanston, Urbana and Bolingbrook) won seven state championships, five of them coming during his 7-year tenure at Bolingbrook.

Bolingbrook and H-F unveiled the Alec Anderson Memorial Trophy this season, a traveling trophy that will be passed between the schools

D-I Continued from page 12 Dominique Ware had 41 tackles from his defensive back position.

He tallied two interceptions, one fumble recovery, six passes defended and four pass break-ups.

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every season to the winner of the head to head SWSC match-up.

PAIGE RYDBERG With a third-place showing at the Midwest Sectional Championship last month, Valley View School District’s Paige Rydberg is headed to the 2013 National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska in January.

The top four girls at the sectional in the intermediate level competition qualified for nationals.

Rydberg, 12, was the third best of 36 girls at the intermediate level, representing more than 20 states.

She advanced to sectionals after winning the Upper Great Lakes Regional in October, where she took first out of more than 60 girls.

Rydberg was also victorious in the Illinois Grand Prix in September and the Broadmoor Open in June.

GIRLS BASKETBALL After years of waiting the season the Romeoville girls basketball team finally had its team of senior dominance last year.

The Spartans won the Southwest Suburban Conference as well as winning a regional title.

While the Bolingbrook girls basketball team had made winning state titles an expectation, the Raiders lost in the sectional to Whitney Young.

FIRST-YEAR CHAMPION Heading into her first season on the collegiate level, Bolingbrook graduate Morgan Tuck knew it wouldn’t be easy.

At 6-feet, 2-inches tall, Tuck was regularly the tallest player on the floor in high school, allowing her to dominate the prep game. Now at the University of Connecticut, she is only the fifth tallest player on her team and she has had to adjust her game to fit.

That tough road had a happy ending to it as UCONN won the 2013 NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball National Title, defeating Louisville 93-60 in the championship game April 9.

Tuck tallied six points and grabbed seven rebounds in the title game. During the season, Tuck averaged 6.4 points and 3.4

rebounds per game,while averaging 7.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in the post season, including her season-high 18 points against

Idaho in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

Brandon Westphal totaled 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks this season.

Andre Allen, a redshirt freshman from Bolingbrook, played in eight games for the Redbirds totaling five tackles.

• Redshirt senior Alex McNulty played in all 13 games for Eastern Illinois University totaling 50 tackles, three interceptions. He

had 10 passes defended, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

• Jeremy Curry played in all 12 games for Western Illinois and finished with 16 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two tackles for a loss and shared on a sack He posted a career-high 10 tackles, including two for a loss, at Indiana State.

• Despite missing four games, Bolingbrook graduate Antonio Morrison was second on the Gators in tackling this season with 56.

The sophomore tallied one tackle for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries.

• True freshman Aaron Bailey from Bolingbrook saw action in nine games for the University

if Illinois this season at the quarterback position.

He completed two of five passes, one for a touchdown.

Bailey carried the ball 20 times for 83 yards and three scores.

Redshirt freshman Robbie Bain, also from Bolingbrook, saw action in 10 of Illinois’ 12 games and tallied seven total tackles from his defensive lineman position.

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Kiera Curry and the Spartans enjoyed one of the program’s best seasons in 2013.

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BOYS BBALL Points Per Game Trevor Stumpe, Plainfield North Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook George Sargeant, Maine South Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Miles Snowden, Plainfield South Andrew Palucki, Maine South Corey Evers, Plainfield South Romeo Magliore, Niles West Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Jake Nowak, Plainfield North Jacob Buchner, Plainfield South Jojo Rios, Niles West Jake Smith, Minooka Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Nick Novak, Plainfield East Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Calvin Brooks, Plainfield South Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Evan Hines, Niles West Shane Murray, Lisle Antonio Dyson, Joliet Central Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Jeremy Glavanovits, Lisle Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Kevin Krieger, Plainfield North Adam Alexander, Minooka Joe Butler, Minooka

25.1 20.7 18.4 16.7 15.6 15.2 15.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.5 8.5

Devon Sams, Bolingbrook Justin Windt, Plainfield Central Jon Arenas, Maine South Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Glavanovits, Lisle Miles Snowden, Plainfield South Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Josh Smith, Plainfield East Joe Butler, Minooka Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Zach Trussell, Lisle Shane Murray, Lisle George Sargeant, Maine South Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Romeo Magliore, Niles West Hund, Plainfield Central Calvin Brooks, Plainfield South Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Tristin Esker, Plainfield East Andrew Palucki, Maine South Joshua Dillingham, Bolingbrook Assists Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Myles Ward, Plainfield East CJ Redmond, Bolingbrook Jonah Coble, Joliet Central Jonny Butler, Minooka Nick Novak, Plainfield East Jake Pedrelli, Maine South

8.4 8.4 8.3 8.0 9.0 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 40 30 22 21 20 19 19

Jon Arenas, Maine South Ahmad Gibson, Niles West Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Joe Butler, Minooka Denzel Leslie, Joliet West Neal Tyrell, Minooka D’Vonta Jones, Joliet West Gage Davis, Bolingbrook D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Sean Maloney, Maine South Logan Velasquez, Plainfield Central Brodric Thomas, Bolingbrook Steals Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Caleb deMarigny, Maine South D’Vonta Jones, Joliet West Neal Tyrell, Minooka Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East CJ Redmond, Bolingbrook D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Jake Smith, Minooka Romeo Magliore, Niles West Denzel Leslie, Joliet West Brodric Thomas, Bolingbrook Jon Arenas, Maine South Jeff Washington, Joliet West Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West Kyle Hendzel, Lisle Myles Ward, Plainfield East Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Ryan, Plainfield Central Field Goal % Shane Murray, Lisle Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Shakur Triplett, Bolingbrook Jeff Washington, Joliet West George Sargeant, Maine South Julian Torres, Bolingbrook Andrew Palucki, Maine South Tristin Esker, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Romeo Magliore, Niles West Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Free Throw % Caleb deMarigny, Maine South George Sargeant, Maine South Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Neal Tyrell, Minooka Odi Audisho, Niles West Jake Pedrelli, Maine South Davis, Plainfield Central Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook Romeo Magliore, Niles West Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West Connor Bielat, Lisle Elliot Fizer, Joliet West Emin Ademi, Niles West Brodric Thomas, Bolingbrook D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West 3-pointers Nick Novak, Plainfield East Aaron Jordan, Plainfield East Prentiss Nixon, Bolingbrook

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Jake Smith, Minooka Gage Davis, Bolingbrook Mike Ruwoldt, Joliet West Caleb deMarigny, Maine South Kostelz, Plainfield Central Jojo Rios, Niles West Evan Hines, Niles West D’Anthony Wright, Joliet West Joe Butler, Minooka GIRLS BBALL Points Per Game Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Jaida Green, Downers North Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Erin Heide, Minooka Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Kelly Carnagio, Minooka Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Peyton Winters, Downers North Chantell Mack, Joliet Central Monica Barefield, Joliet West Tyler Everett, Plainfield South Sarah Costello, Downers North Lexi Marin, Romeoville Destiny Hollins, Lockport Juatece McNear, Joliet Central Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Naomi Mayes, Lockport Hailey Schoenman, Maine South Nina Anderson, Maine South Jacqui Eubanks, Plainfield South Rebounds Per Game Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Peyton Winters, Downers North Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Sarah Costello, Downers North Kelly Carnagio, Minooka Chantell Mack, Joliet Central Kate Moriarty, Resurrection Hailey Schoenman, Maine South Jacqui Eubanks, Plainfield South Jenae Rowe, Joliet West Valencia Chandler, Joliet West Sydney Arlis, Minooka Laurel Kucharski, Lockport Kyla Creal, Lockport Rachel Sutphin, Plainfield South Ally Fink, Plainfield South Kailey Foster, Joliet West Ty Battle, JCA Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Cherish Smith, Romeoville Jaida Green, Downers North Faith Heitman, Romeoville Assists Sarah Costello, Downers North Kelly Kons, Maine South Bre Sobotka, Resurrection Jaida Green, Downers North Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Sam Fagenholz, Maine South Lexi Marin, Romeoville Sydney Arlis, Minooka Chavon Banks, Joliet Central

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Bethany Bachmann, Minooka Lauren Porcelli, Downers North Nina Anderson, Maine South Christina Ekhomu, JCA Hailey Schoenman, Maine South Gabriella Galassini, Resurrection Giahanna Martorano, Resurrection Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Megan Roberts, Maine South Monica Barefield, Joliet West Ty Battle, JCA Skye Osborne, Romeoville Jnaya Walker, JCA Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Steals Sarah Costello, Downers North Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Tyler Everett, Plainfield South Jaida Green, Downers North Naomi Mayes, Lockport Chavon Banks, Joliet Central Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Nina Anderson, Maine South Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Destiny Hollins, Lockport Lauren Porcelli, Downers North Bre Sobotka, Resurrection Jamari McAfee, Lockport Kelly Kons, Maine South Kianna Campbell, Lockport Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Christina Ekhomu, JCA Jnaya Walker, JCA Field Goal % Ty Battle, JCA Kyla Creal, Lockport Adriana Acosta, JCA Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Peyton Winters, Downers North Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Emilie McGuire, Maine South Kennedy Weigt, JCA Jaida Green, Downers North Free Throw % Faith Heitman, Romeoville Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Brooklyn Bachmann, Minooka Destiny Hollins, Lockport Naomi Mayes, Lockport Sam Fagenholz, Maine South Jacqui Eubanks, Plainfield South Jasmine Lumpkin, JCA Kelly Kons, Maine South 3-pointers Jaida Green, Downers North Sam Fagenholz, Maine South Erin Heide, Minooka Kennedy Weigt, JCA Nina Anderson, Maine South Sarah Costello, Downers North Taylor Farrell, Resurrection Nicole Ekhomu, JCA Destiny Hollins, Lockport Lexi Marin, Romeoville Jamie Hopper, Romeoville Kelly Kons, Maine South

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Hawks storm out of the gate at Proviso

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Maine South matched up against Oswego in the final game of last Thursday’s opening round at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament.

The contest was scheduled for an 8:30 tipoff, but Hawks coach Tony Lavorato didn’t mind at all that his club was scheduled to play the late game. As a matter of fact, Lavorato wanted very much for Maine South to continue seeing action in prime time because that meant the Hawks—situated in the lower bracket of the tourney— would be advancing towards the title game.

The Hawks took the first step of what they hoped would be a deep run in the 53rd annual tourney by defeating Oswego, 72-52, for their sixth straight victory. They went up against highly touted Morgan Park, one of the area’s top-ranked teams, and 6-7 Josh Cunningham in an 8:30 game in second-round action last Friday night.

Morgan Park is the defending Proviso West champion, and Cunningham is a bluechip prospect who’s fielded scholarship offers from several D-I schools. Yet Lavorato points out that the Hawks need to beat schools such as Morgan Park if they want to reach the next level as a program.

“We came into this tournament to win the tournament just like we feel we want to get our program to a point where we can win a state championship,” Lavorato said. “In order to do that, you’ve got to play unbelievable athletic teams and disciplined teams and Division I athletes like this.”

If the Hawk ended up downing Morgan Park, they would have played their third 8:30 p.m. game in as many days last Saturday—a quarterfinal duel versus the winner of Rockford AuburnFenwick.

Following the Oswego game—one in which the Hawks shot out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead—Lavorato recalled the 2010 postseason when the

Hawks advanced to the Class 4A supersectional and battled Whitney Young. They ended up losing to Whitney Young, the eventual state runner-up, 63-39, but Lavorato used this game as an example of the caliber of teams he envisions the Hawks playing more often.

“We were down (by) two (points) at half and we lost by 24,” he said, “but we left there saying, ‘Boy it would be nice to see a team like this earlier in the season so that maybe we don’t lose track of that third quarter.’ And that’s why we came to Proviso West.”

The Hawks worked their matchup zone to perfection, holding Oswego scoreless for nearly half the first period. Junior point guard Caleb deMarigny (14 points, seven assists) lit the fuse for Maine South’s 17-0 run by hitting a three, and Andrew Palucki answered Oswego’s first bucket of the game with a trey of his own to make it 20-3.

Maine South’s lead ballooned to 27-5 at the end of the quarter and 40-17 by halftime.

“I think we have a great team this year,” said Palucki, who finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. “We have good chemistry. We’re playing really well together so we’ve just got to keep getting better.

“I think we’ve been playing really well on defense. We’ve been communicating well and executing the game plan.”

Oswego, which started a freshman and two sophomores, sliced into the Hawks’ lead during the third quarter and made it a 10-point game, 61-51, midway through the final period.However, the Hawks went on a 9-0 run to put it out of reach.

George Sargeant, a 6-7 junior, took charge offensively for the Hawks, scoring 14 of his teamhigh 21 points in the second half. He also had eight rebounds.

Sargeant is giving the Hawks some punch down low, something Lavorato was hoping he would do following the graduation of John Solari and Danny Quinn from last season’s 28-win team.

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Andrew Palucki scored 14 points in Maine South’s 72-52 win over oswego.

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How to fix work problems through time travel Q. I often find myself with problems I can’t predict at work that make my workday rotten. I notice you offer ideas on how to see problems coming.

Is there any technique I can use to spot problems before they ruin my day?

A.Yes, write a list of the last four problems that stressed you out at work and a detailed description.

Now write down everything the four problems had in common.

Now consider this question: If you could time-travel, is there one proactive behavior you could have done to minimize all these problems or keep them from happening?

Most of us, unfortunately, tend to make the same mistakes over and over again that result in different problems. Behaviors we may use include: not speaking up, being sarcastic or pouting.

We usually can only see our contribution to our problems in the rearview mirror as we review our history and decision making.

Fortunately, the future is yet unwritten, so we can apply our newfound wisdom to changing our bad interpersonal habits before we create more problems.

That is, if we can just see and stop our habitual behavior. One of the enormous powers we all have is to see we have more than one choice when facing a problem.

There was a famous psychiatrist,Milton Erickson, who was shockingly effective in changing human behavior.

All his students kept pestering him to write down his theories, but he was reluctant to reduce his thinking about people into narrow categories.

The most Erickson would say about what drove his problem solving is that he thought most people were just a little too rigid in their problem solving.

The point he was making was this: We all tend to get stuck in behavioral loops where we don’t see that in any given situation, there are perhaps 40 possible choices.

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We immediately rule out choices that may make us feel uncomfortable, foolish, embarrassed, wrong and other difficult emotions.

However, the truth is some of our most powerful options will work, but first they will make us uncomfortable.

Consider being wrong, for instance. In any interpersonal situation, if you admit you may be wrong you’ll immediately take any arguments about the other person’s self-esteem off the table.

Once the other party isn’t trying to defend their core value, most people are pretty happy to fix problems with you. However, you might righteously want to stick to your guns about how you are right and they are, well, wrong!

Review your list again and ask yourself what options you aren’t seeing because you have been limited in the emotional discomfort

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Review your list again and ask yourself what options you aren’t seeing because you have been limited in the emotional discomfort you are willing to tolerate. you are willing to tolerate.

Ask yourself what options you might be able to include if you weren’t worried about feeling bad but were very concerned about getting results.

Even famous adventurers get stuck in behavioral loops.Take that pioneer called Dorothy exploring that land called Oz for instance.

She thought she was young, inexperienced and had no talents or skills to speak of. Consider her surprise when she discovered that the only thing keeping her from getting what she wanted is that she didn’t see the power she had all along.

The last word(s) Q.I often find myself in meetings where I am not understood. I end up explaining and explaining but it just seems to make my coworkers

frustrated. Is there a better way to get my point across?

A. Yes, stop talking, ask more questions, and repeat in your own words what you are hearing until you are certain you know what others want. As the musician Jimi Hendrix once said, “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 544 South Holloway Road Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 23rd day of January, 2014, 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: Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff V. David F. Livermore Jr.; The Pointe at Fieldstone Condominium Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of David F. Livermore Jr., if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 4004 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund.

No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

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:

For Information Please Contact:

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax)

Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60625 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax)

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.

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

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LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE

LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE

ROMEOVILLE

ROMEOVILLE

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 )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

David F. Livermore Jr.; The Pointe at Fieldstone Condominium Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of David F. Livermore Jr., if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendant. No. 12 CH 4004 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 28th day of November, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 23rd day of January, 2014, 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 134 IN PASQUINELLI`S PRESERVE AT FIELDSTONE, UNIT TWO, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, AND THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 13 LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH EDISON RIGHT OF WAY AS ESTABLISHED IN WARRANTY DEED RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 848691, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 28, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2004-95170, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 544 South Holloway Road Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 06-03-13-108-021-0000

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL, INC. F/K/A AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

BERNABE GONZALEZ Defendant. No. 10 CH 6573 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 15th day of October, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 30th day of January, 2014, 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 2-10-2 IN HONEYTREE SUBDIVISION UNIT TWO, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 29, 1973, AS DOCUMENT NO. R73-26479, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MARCH 28, 1974, AS DOCUMENT NO. R74-6856, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 517 GARDINER COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY TOWNHOUSE. ONE CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. P.I.N.: 12-02-27-109-003

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

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

Judgment amount is 141,522.73 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act.

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

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: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60625 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 12/26, 1/2, 1/9

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 1/2, 1/9, 1/16

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Avoiding scams & pickpockets Europe creative place when it comes to petty thievery, travel scams

By Rick Steves Tribune Content Agency

have disappeared into the crowd.

The Louvre is Europe’s oldest, biggest, greatest and secondmost-crowded museum (after the Vatican).

It is home to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Michelangelo statues and paintings by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to the Romantics.

Lately it is also home to groups of pickpockets. It got so bad that last April the museum staff walked out in protest.The Louvre had to close for a day, and the management finally beefed up police patrols.

Europe is a surprisingly creative place when it comes to petty thievery and travel scams.Tourists, especially Americans, are an easy target. Be on guard - even at church. St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice attracts tourists and pickpockets alike. Loaded down with valuables, jetlagged and bumbling around in a strange new environment, we stick out like jeweled thumbs.

If I were a European thief, I’d specialize in Americans - my card would say “Yanks R Us.” But scams can be avoided.

Smart travelers are less likely to be victims, so be aware of these travel scams, which I’ve been tracking thanks to my readers and my European travel guides.

The Attractive Flirt or New “Friend”

Rotator Bluff

You’re going through a London subway turnstile and someone is pressing right behind you. You feel something in your pocket, but by the time you turn around, it’s already too late - the thief throws your wallet to his accomplice on the other side of the machines.

You’re stuck on the wrong side of the turnstile, and both thieves

You’re a single male traveler who is suddenly approached by a gorgeous woman on the street.

After chatting for a while, she seductively invites you for a drink at a nearby nightclub. But when the bill arrives, it is several hundred dollars more than you expected. Only then do you notice the burly bouncers guarding the exits - so you have to pay up.There are several variations on this scam. Sometimes the scam artist is disguised as a lost tourist or a gregarious local who (seemingly) just wants to show you his city.

Regardless, be suspicious when invited for a drink by someone you just met; if you want to go out together, suggest a bar (or cafe) of your choosing instead.

Slow Count

The sneakiest pickpockets look like well-dressed businesspeople, generally with something officiallooking in their hand. Some pose as tourists with daypacks, cameras and even guidebooks. Don’t be fooled by looks, impressive uniforms, femme fatales or hardluck stories. Don’t hand your wallet to anyone, especially not to fake police who want to “check it for counterfeit money.”

The Shell Game: Avoid any gambling on the street.The classic shell game comes with a shill who wins money easily. Then it’s your turn. Believe it or not, there are enough idiots on the street to keep these con men in business.

Good Luck & Good Love

Cashiers who deal with lots of tourists thrive on the “slow count.”

Even in banks, they’ll count your change back with odd pauses in hopes that you’ll gather up the money early and say “Grazie.”

Waiters seem to be arithmetically challenged. If you have to use a large bill to make a small payment, clearly state the value of the bill as you hand it over. Some waiters or cabbies will pretend to drop a large bill and pick up a hidden small one in order to shortchange a tourist. Get familiar with the currency and check the change you’re given.

In many countries, colorfully dressed women are notorious for aggressively approaching the unknowing tourist with friendship bracelets or sprigs of rosemary. They’ll tell you your fortune and promise you a wonderful love life. Then they’ll demand money and refuse coins (bad luck), so the confused tourist gives paper money. This can also lead to a commotion where their children will gather around and suddenly everyone’s gone and all your zippers are down. It’s best to just stay away from any seemingly spontaneous interaction like this on the streets.

The Well-Dressed Thief

The Excuse Me Spill

A popular con is when someone squirts your shirt with gunk and then tells you it is bird poop. While she helps clean it up, an accomplice lifts your purse or backpack.

And the list goes on and on.

Scams can be easy to avoid if you recognize them and stay aware.

Assume any commotion is created by thief teams to create a cover for their work. Wear a money

belt to protect yourself against pickpockets, and leave your fancy bling at home.

Above all, enjoy your trip. Don’t travel fearfully - travel smartly.

Scam artists come in all shapes and sizes, but if you’re cautious and not overly trusting, you’ll marvel at how easy it is to have a fun and hassle-free vacation.

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