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JULY 4, 2013

Vol. 8 No. 1

YOUNG READERS TAKE FLIGHT

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

A RENEE TRACY/WHITE OAK LIBRARY

Patrons at White Oak Library’s Romeoville branch form a balloon brigade during the Mr. Smarty Pants balloon event.

robust program full of activity has a record number of patrons taking advantage of the White Oak Summer Reading program this year With Mr. Smarty Pants balloons and the audience’s imagination, participants traveled around the world during a recent signature event at White Oak Library See FLIGHT, page 9

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State representatives encourage citizen input

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

State Representatives Emily McAsey and Natalie Manley hosted town hall meetings in both Romeoville and Bolingbrook, offering an overview of their work in Springfield and called on residents to bring their issues to them.

McAsey covers the 85th district, which represents east Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Woodridge, Crest Hill and Lockport and has been its representative since 2008.

Manley who was recently elected and joined the office in January covers the 98th district which represents more of the west side of those communities as well as Joliet and Shorewood.

The pair came together to share with community members their desire to take their issues to Springfield, dedicated to continue the fight for pension reform which was the sole leading point of contention for most in attendance.

“Off the top we took $2 billion to pay off past due bills and finally funded some pension obligations but there is much more work to be done,” said McAsey. “We need a balance—we need our retirees to be secure and we need to be able to sustain it. We were in favor of Senate Bill 1.”

Legislative update McAsey gave a legislative update of her work, with eight new bills awaiting the Governor’s signature.

She spoke of the state’s budget, crafting a spending plan that uses a common sense approach to paying down debt.

“Individual representatives now go through the budget line by line to ensure resources are being used wisely,” said McAsey. “Funding for veterans and disabled vets had been severely cut and I am dedicated to trying to restore or level that funding.”

Manley agreed, with her financial background, that the state is finally taking steps to produce a budget with the simple rule that you don’t spend what you don’t have.

As a former teacher and criminal prosecutor, McAsey

discussed various legislature in regards to protecting children and families. In particular a bill that stiffens the penalties for repeat offenders of domestic violence and another that tackles loop holes in child pornography cases.

“I most enjoy getting to know the people in the communities—you are always welcome in my office,” said McAsey, and spoke of a teenager with a disability who came into her office with a problem with school scheduling. A problem she was able to fix with new legislation.

It is those instances that she feels most triumphant—while they may be subtle changes; they are changes that affect real people, she said, encouraging residents to believe no problem is too small.

In other instances, the legislators are pushing for easier access to government, developing hotlines for veterans and pro bono programs.

Budget focus Manley brought to the forefront that she intends to spend her time as a state rep running the budget, just like everyone else.

“We need to pay down debt and prioritize,” said Manley.

“You find out what is important and go after it—that’s my goal.

This all springs back to job creation as well. I want Illinois to bring jobs back and begin to sustain families just like to good old days.”

Echoing McAsey’s mantra, its is equally important to her to be accessible to her constituency.

“I used to feel like no one was listening and it is my priority to listen to you—I still make it a point to knock on doors,” said Manley.

While bringing financial stability is key for Manley, she also takes pubic safety issues seriously, embracing legislation regarding distracted driving and making procedural changes at 911 call centers to better equip those servicing those in a crisis that may be in a different town.

Equally important is her work to develop a Heroin Taskforce, noting the huge issue it has become in Will County.

Issues such as medical fraud and property taxes all came into play and were

LAURA KATAUSKAS/STAFF REPORTER

State Representatives Emily McAsey and Natalie Manley hosted joint town hall meetings in both Romeoville and Bolingbrook.

on the minds of attendees.

The legislators referred to work being sought with tax exemptions and a cooperative effort with property assessors all in a similar goal for property tax relief.

Some residents spoke of being squeezed by every level of government when it comes to taxes and are calling for help.

In addition, residents called on the legislators to pick up the pace with pension reform and the budget, saying enough is enough.

McAsey and Manley agreed their work is far from over

and that while the easy groundwork for pension reform has begun, the harder task has yet to come. They are both hopeful a new effort will come of the recent

committee conference to be held regarding Senate Bill 1.

The legislators encourage residents to call their office— Manely, 815-725-2741 and McAsey at 815-372-0085.

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Hearing-impaired student dreams of being a pilot Marc Sotelo wants to be a commercial airline pilot.

On the surface, such an ambition isn’t all that unusual for a 16-year-old young man.

But in Marc’s case it is because he has lived with a moderate to severe hearing loss since he first started kindergarten more than nine years ago at Hermansen Elementary School.

“It’s been my dream since I was six years old,” Sotelo said.

“But because of my hearing loss, people were telling me I couldn’t do it.”

Marc, an “A” and “B” student at RHS, refused to take “no” for an answer, launching a personal research campaign three years ago that culminated in a remarkable discovery that a Southern Illinois University flight instructor has carved a flying

career despite a more severe hearing impairment than Marc’s.

“I e-mailed him and he responded, telling me it was possible,” Sotelo recalled.“He said airlines don’t care if you have hearing loss.All they care is if you are able to function properly and can handle tough tasks.”

The communication gave new life to Marc’s quest.

Since then he has begun making plans for flight time toward his pilot’s license. And he already knows he must go to college when he graduates from RHS in 2016.

“I wanted to finish all my education,” he said.“Airlines want a four-year degree.”

“Marc is one of the most ambitious students I’ve seen,” said RHS Itinerant Teacher Jill Furto, adding Marc’s story is

Lewis presents ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’ The normally neutral toned PLT stage is getting a very pink makeover with the summer musical “Legally Blonde The Musical.” This charming and bright comedy will run July 1921 and July 25-28.Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2:30 p.m. In addition, there is a 4 p.m. matinee on Saturday July 27.Tickets can be purchased through the Philip Lynch Theatre box office from the hours of 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Patrons may reserve tickets by phone by calling (815) 8365500.

“Legally Blonde” was first written as a novel by Amanda Brown and was then adapted in 2001 for the film starring award-winning actress, Reese Witherspoon. Heather Bach created the Broadway version with songs composed by Lawrence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin.

The plot follows the story of the popular and beautiful Elle Woods (played by Jordan Nazos of Bolingbrook) who is determined to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner (played

by Chris Selefski of Plainfield) by enrolling into Harvard University. With a chip on her shoulder and the support

of some new friends, Elle is determined show Harvard that she’s a blonde with smarts, wit, and plenty of fashion sense.

Director of Theatre, Keith White of Joliet is directing “Legally Blonde” with a cast of over 20 members including: Ryan Bennett of Morris,Deonna Bolden, D’Zhari Bolden, Eric Hansen, Amanda Mascarello, Austin Nelson, Janelle Villas all of Bolingbrook, Allie DiMiele of New Lenox, Dan Franke of Joliet, Natalie Gustafson and Richard Isemonger of Minooka, Rachael Joyce of Chicago, Tim Karkowski of Channahon, Alison Korinek of Aurora,Carlos Rojas Avila of Bolivia, Rebecca Seweryn of Charleston, Kate Sisto of Orland Park, Victoria Vega of Burbank, Lisa Vigilio of Wheaton and Tim Vollmer of Elwood.

Working behind the “prettyin-pink” scenes:Andrew Nelsen of Joliet (scenic design), John Sanchez of Chicago (lighting design), Jackie Sabani of Hanover Park (costume design), Jennifer Donahue of Joliet (choreography), Matt Colbert of Plainfield (vocal director), Ross Reed of Country Club Hills (stage manager) and Victoria Vega of Burbank (properties).

one of those “wow” moments teachers yearn for.“I’ve had a lot of serious students who don’t know what they’re going to do with their lives. He’s not going to let his hearing loss hold him back.”

Sotelo launched his flying career earlier this month when RHS Transition Specialist Laura Bargas helped get him aboard a plane out of Lewis University Airport.

“I was scared at first, but then when we lifted off I was like oh this is so easy,” he said as he recalled taking over the controls for two 15-minute periods.

“It was easier than driving a car. It was thrilling to have the opportunity.”

“This is so exciting,” Furto said. “He’s very ambitious and driven.”

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In his quest to become a commercial pilot, Romeoville High School’s Marc Sotelo prepares for his first chance to take the controls of an airplane.

Community Briefs Valley View hires ROTC instructor A recently retired Marine and educator with 20 years of service in the military will head up the Marine Junior ROTC program at Romeoville High School.

The Valley View School District 365U Board of Education gave its Bierly unanimous approval.

Major Benjamin “Ben” Bierly, who has served at the Marine Training and Education Command in Quantico, Virginia for the past five years, will assume his new duties July 1.

“Romeoville High School is extremely excited to have Major Bierly join our staff for the upcoming school year,” said RHS Principal Derek Kinder.

“Major Bierly will no doubt be a welcomed member of our community.”

Duties prior to the Quantico assignment included Executive Officer for the 2nd Marine Logistics Group Headquarters Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Deputy Camp Commander for the 3rd Force Service Support Group in Okinawa Japan, and manager of

logistics planning for the Marine Corps Logistics Command in Albany, Ga. Bierly served as Chairman of the Finance and Budget Advisory Committee for the Stafford County (Virginia) public school system, where he was also active in church activities and coached youth baseball.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in history from the United States Naval Academy, as well as a Master of Arts degree in Government and a Master of Education degree, both from Regent University.

Noak receives award Mayor John Noak received the 2013 Mayor of the Year award at the 17th Annual “Salute To Those Who Make A Difference” Awards Dinner June 19 sponsored by the Illinois State Crime Commission in Oakbrook Terrace.

“I am very honored to receive this award of distinction and am pleased to serve the residents of the Village of Romeoville,” said Mayor Noak.

A release states the honor was based on Mayor Noak’s exemplary civic leadership and Romeoville’s impressive record in economic development, advances in transportation, planning, recreation and recent

tax rebates.

According to Jerry Elsner, Executive Director, Illinois State Crime Commission, Romeoville is a village on the upswing. “It’s clean and welcoming for young families, seniors and new businesses.

It also has outstanding public services, good streets, solid educational opportunities and tax base. Mayor Noak has been very instrumental in bringing the Village of Romeoville into the 21st Century. Mayor Noak has done an exceptional job at making Romeoville a model community,” Elsner said.

$2.75 million pot bust During a drug investigation June 21, Romeoville Police recovered 110 bundles of marijuana, carrying a street value of approximately $2.75 million.

Carlos A. Nieto, 38, was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver and possession of a stolen firearm.

Deputy Chief Steve Lucchesi said officers searched a residence on the 700 Block of Rogers, finding bundles of marijuana in the garage. Each bundle weighed approximately 25 pounds each. In addition, officers found a stolen .357 caliber revolver and $14,200 cash.

Lucchesi said the case is still under investigation.

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Selling the South Suburban Airport Will Co. Speaker Herb Brooks now ‘on board’ as state seeks private partner

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

As Monee farmer Lee Deutsche and his nearly identical brother David looked on at a June 26 presentation on the South Suburban Airport, they saw something they had rarely, if ever, seen before: Progress.

Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider and her staff gave an information session at Governors State University for elected officials and community leaders on the status of the airport since the passage of Senate Bill 20 on May 31 pushed the longdebated airport plan full throttle.

The bill including language that allowed the state to control the plan for a third

regional airport near Peotone and set it up as a publicprivate partnership, the same way the Illiana Expressway got on the fast track during the past 18 months or so.

Deutsche, a former Will County Board member, and other farmers have seen the state buy some 86 parcels in the footprint of the airport.

And in the past session, the Legislature also restored $71 million in the state budget to help acquire the remaining 73.

If all goes well, Schneider said -- meaning if the Federal Aviation Administration approves the remaining few reports, and if the state can find a suitable private partner – construction could begin in 2015. Completion of a cargo/ general aviation airport would then take two and a half years

or so.

“It doesn’t sound hopeful for the farming community,” said Deutsche, a member of the Will County Farm Bureau who is working a farm begun in 1849. “They’re talking about (creating) jobs, jobs, jobs. But what about (farm) production?”

Susan Shea, IDOT’s Director of Aeronautics, said they do not take land issues lightly.

“We know it’s your land, and we take that very seriously,” she said, adding the state often rents back the farmland it has bought to the landowners or tenants and pays replacement taxes to affected school districts and other taxing bodies.

As for the need of another airport in the region, Shea, who oversees all the airports in the state, said Midway “is

the busiest mile in the nation,” and the airport is pretty well landlocked.

She added that a needs study revised in 2009 found a third airport that can handle cargo still is necessary, especially considering the two new intermodal facilities built in Will County, with a third on the way. Those facilities have made Will County the largest inland port in North America, according to economic development officials.

Schneider and Shea said they will continue to keep local stakeholders in the loop on the airport; SB 20 requires them to give quarterly reports throughout the process, until construction begins, when monthly reports will be required.

IDOT also set up interactive

web links for legislators who need quick answers for their constituents.

Will County Board Speaker Herb Brooks, D-Joliet, was among a contingent of county officials attending the program. It was Brooks who sent a letter to the media shortly after SB 20 was passed, stung that the county gave up control of the airport to the state without discussion, yet hopeful state officials would work closely with Will County stakeholders.

Following the presentation, Brooks said it was “very informative. And I am satisfied with what I heard here today.”

Holding up a question sheet made up by IDOT to look like an airline boarding pass, Brooks said, “I want to be on board for that first flight.”

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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.

Allysha Ford, 21, 7409 Eggleston, Chicago, was arrested at 6:51 a.m. June 13 and charged with no valid driver’s license, speeding, no insurance, no seat belt and improper display registration near Weber Road and Highpoint Drive.

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James Watson, 20, 14226 S. Hanford Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 8:46 a.m. June 14 and charged with an in-state warrant on the 2000 block of Kentland Drive.

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Malikha Mills, 18, 3245 S. Prairie, Chicago, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. June 14 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S. Weber Road.

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Joseph Guzman, 22, 211 E. Clinton, Joliet, was arrested at 5:45 p.m. June 14 and charged with speeding, no valid driver’s license and no insurance near Route 53 north of Airport Road.

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Sergio Valles, 39, 241 Windsor Drive, was arrested at 7:32 p.m. June 14 and charged with no insurance and a suspended registration near Weber Road and Normantown Road.

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A resident of the 300 block of Amaryllis Court reported an attempted residential burglary at 4:21 p.m. June 17. A screen was torn and an object from the patio was used to try to break the sliding patio door. It is unknown who attempted to enter the residence.

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Colleen McGee, 53, 959 Ontario Drive, was arrested at 11:55 a.m. June 18 and charged with driving with a suspended license, registration and no insurance near Normantown and Weber Roads.

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A resident of the 200 block of Violet reported a residential burglary at 4:33 p.m. June 19.

Unknown person(s) damaged the garage entrance and entrance into the residence. Nothing was taken from the home.

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A resident of the 0-100 block of Harmony Lane reported a residential burglary at 4:58 p.m. June 19. Unknown person(s) entered an unlocked garage and took a backpack and its contents, which included an I-pod and microphone, from an unlocked vehicle. Estimated cost of the backpack and its contents is $730.

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Llimi Cruz, 43, 425 Dalhart, was arrested at 2:27 a.m.

June 19 and charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed and improper lane use near Joliet Road and Sherman Road.

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Corey Gaines, 45, 1020 Lois Place, Joliet, was arrested at 12:23 a.m. June 20 and charged with no valid driver’s license and improper lighting near Route 53 south of Taylor Road.

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Morales, 40, 716 12 Maria Osage, Joliet, was arrested at 5:07 a.m. June 20 and charged with no valid driver’s license, speeding and no insurance near the 400 block of South Weber Road.

Smith Jr., 50, 13 Verdis 226 Charlotte Avenue, Bolingbrook, was arrested at 8:26 p.m. June 20 and charged with theft of services near the 600 block of North Independence Avenue.

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Rene Rivera, 18, 1676 Richfield Trail, was arrested at 11:50 a.m. June 22 and charged with criminal damage to property on the 200 block of E. Savannah Drive.

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Elizandro Rodriguez, 24, 28041 W. Brockton Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 6:32 p.m. June 22 and charged with driving with a revoked license and failure to signal near Wesglen Parkway and Taylor Road.

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Dina, 54, 4220 16 Michael Saratoga Avenue, Downers Grove, was arrested at 11:37 p.m. June 22 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of South Weber Road.

Patricia Held, 68, 1883 Grassy Knoll Court, was arrested at 2:52 p.m. June 23 and charged with retail theft on the 300 block of South Weber Road.

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Kevin Hester, 36, 7870 Ogden Avenue, Lisle, was arrested at 11:08 p.m. June 23 and charged with aggravated identity theft and possession of a controlled substance and possession of a credit card of another on the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive.

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Brittan Richmond III, 26, 3415 83rd St. Woodridge, was arrested at 11:08 p.m. June 23 and charged with aggravated identity theft on the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive.

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Keesha Hamilton-Henschel, 20, 2950 N. 45th Street, Milwaukee, WI, was arrested at

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11:08 p.m. June 23 and charged with aggravated identity theft and the possession of a credit card of another on the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive.

Shade Brown, 23, homeless, was arrested at 11:08 p.m. June 23 and charged with aggravated identity theft and the possession of a credit card of another on the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive.

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Mivan McClenton, 34, 614 Madison Street, Joliet, was arrested at 11:23 p.m. June 23 and charged with no valid driver’s license and one headlight near Route 53 and 135th Street.

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A resident of the 400 block of Garland reported an arson at 4:52 a.m. June 24.

A vehicle that was parked in the street was deliberately set on fire by unknown person(s).

Estimated value of the vehicle is $8000.

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A property owner reported a residential burglary in the 300 block of Richmond Drive at 6:02 p.m. June 25. Several boxes of laminate flooring were taken by unknown person(s) from a home that was being renovated.

Estimated value of the product is $816.

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JULY 4 Bolingbrook All American Celebration. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive. Fireworks display at dusk.

Farmers Market. 3 to 8 p.m. at The Promenade, near the Village Green. Thursdays June 6 through August 16. 3 to 7 p.m. August 13 through Sept.

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JULY 6 Microsoft Publisher 2010 Level 1. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills are required to get the most out of this class! Learn to create signs, fliers, brochures and other documents with an emphasis on adding pictures and other graphical elements.

We will show you how to Open, Close, Save, and Print files in Publisher, as well as how to format and edit your documents. Registration is required and begins one month prior to the class date.

Call, visit, email or instant message our Adult Services desk to register. Class meets downstairs in the Computer Lab. Summer Reading Film Festival. 1 to 3:30 p.m. the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Join us for a weekly film celebrating our Summer Reading Program Theme: Have Book, Will Travel. Each Saturday from we’ll be screening an exciting adventure movie set in a foreign country! Popcorn will be served!Join us this week for Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol as Tom Cruise and his daring team of spies seek to clear their name after being blamed for bombing the Kremlin! This program is intended for ages 16 and older.

JULY 8 Toddler Time. 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Toddler Time at Romeoville is designed to help children and their caregivers develop pre-literacy skills through songs, stories and movement activities.

This program is for children 3-35 months with a caregiver and will run for six weeks.

Registration is required.

Location: Romeoville Branch Children’s Programming Room - Main Level.

Monday Kid’s Club. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Anything can be discovered between the pages of a book! Come to Monday Kids Club to learn about science, animals, art, history and more! This program is for children 5 to 9 years of age. This week we will learn about the everglades by reading Welcome to the River of Grass by Jane Yolen and then make super cute alligators!

The program is limited to 25 kids, so please register at the children’s services department to reserve your spot. A light snack will be included, so please notify us of any food allergies.

JULY 9 Microsoft Publisher 2010 Level 1. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills are required to get the most out of this class! Learn to create signs, fliers, brochures and other documents with an emphasis on adding pictures and other graphical elements.

We will show you how to Open, Close, Save, and Print files in Publisher, as well as how to format and edit your documents! Registration is required and begins one month prior to the class date.

Call, visit, email or instant message our Adult Services desk to register. Class meets downstairs in the Computer Lab. Tween Scene. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Mardi Gras Madness: Let’s head down to Louisiana for some jazz music, sweet treats and carnival, cajun style.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. This program is for ages 9-12.

Pajama Jam. 6 to 6:45 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Join us for stories, songs and projects.

Wear your pajamas and get

ready some fun! This program is all ages but is most suitable for children 7 years of age and younger. Registration is required.

Teen Crafts. Literary Passports. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Have you dreamed of going to places that you have only read about? Do you look in your closet hoping to find Narnia? Are you waiting for your owl to bring you’re your invitation to Hogwarts?

If so then this is the craft you have been waiting for. We are making literary passports to show the place we have only read about. This is for grades 7-12. Please register at reference desk or call 815-8862030.

JULY 10 Bolingbrook Park District and Village Concerts. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Wednesdays at the town hall complex, Briarcliff Road.

July 10, Dueling Pianos; July 17, Jonathan Devin; July 24, Semple; July 31, Timings Everything; August 7, Deacon Blues; August 14, Spoken Four; August 21, 25 or 6 to 4; August 28, 7th Heaven.

Storytime 10:30 am – 11:15 am at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Storytime at Romeoville involves stories, songs and projects designed to teach important early learning skills. This program is for children ages 3 to 6 and will run for six weeks. Registration is required Book Discussion 11:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Please join us at the Romeoville Library for a discussion of Tara Road by Maeve Binchy. A provocative tale of family heartbreak, friendship, and revelation,Tara Road explores every woman’s fantasy: escape, into another place, another life. “What if...”

Binchy asks, and answers. For more information, or to pick up a copy of the book, please ask the staff at the Romeoville Reference Desk.

Drop-in Crafts. 11 a.m. to 1

p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. We are on a reading road trip at the Romeoville Branch. Drop-in every Wednesday during the Summer Reading Program to make a super cool traveling craft. While you are there, turn in your reading log for a chance to spin the prize wheel and try to guess where in the USA the librarians are! No need to register, just drop-in.

Be Tween. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Hey older tweens! Are you looking for something cool to do? Do you like awesome crafts? Well we have got a great craft just for you! This month we will be making super cool buttons.

This program is for tweens ages 10-14. Register at the Children’s Services Desk or online.

Muppet Movie Event. 6 to 8 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Get “moving right along” with this wacky road trip starring Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and the gang! We’ll be showing the original 1979 film, and kids can play along at this interactive movie event.

All ages are welcome. Please register online or at any White Oak Library branch.

Preschool Playtime.

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Get ready for music, games and fun on Thursday mornings at the library. In the Activity Zone, we’ll play with big toys for big fun. Add imagination to Duplo blocks in the Construction Zone and build with our library blocks. Or shake and shimmy in the Music Zone, with a dance mix designed to get you moving. Drop in for your favorites, or come every week.

Brick Building Club. 4 to 5 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Have fun building your own creations with LEGO® bricks supplied by the library. Your finished work will go on display until the next session when we meet again and start all over!

Ages 5 and up. No need to

register, just drop-in The Magic Carpet: Songs and Stories from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Join us for an evening of exciting tales from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt! Professional storyteller Judith Heineman and professional musician Dan Marcotte will provide a memorable evening and talk about how tales like “Star Wars” and Harry Potter got their start. You’ll hear of ancient quests, magic, monsters, epic battles between good and evil and how mummies are made.

This program is made possible through a generous grant by the Illinois Humanities Council.

JULY 12 Movie Under the Stars – The Lorax. 8 p.m. at Deer Crossing Park, 1050 W Romeo Road. Come on out for a night with the stars under the stars!

Movie Under the Stars is a free event that features a themed movie each month – June, July, and August. Pre-movie activities will begin at 8 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk.

Activities include a balloon artist, sponsored by Abri Credit Union. Rain date is Sunday, July 14th. For more information, contact the Romeoville Recreation Department at 815886-6222.

JULY 13 Microsoft Word 2010 Level 2. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Build up your Word skills with this class.

Learn about find and replace, headers and footers, automatic page numbers, page breaks, advanced formatting, bullet points and numbers, spelling and grammar checking, and more. Basic computer and Word skills are required before taking this class. Registration is required and begins one month prior to the class date.

Call, visit, email our instant message our Adult Services desk to register. Class meets downstairs in the Computer Lab. See CALENDAR, page 10

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FLIGHT Continued from page 1 District’s Romeoville Branch, one of many to be hosted through July 27.

A record 2,225 participants throughout the librar y district— which covers Romeoville, Lockport and Crest Hill -- have registered for the children’s program, with 1,100 in Romeoville alone.

“It is clear that Romeoville loves its librar y, and it just warms the cockles of my heart,” said Senior Children Services Librarian Renee Tracy. “We are excited and thrilled to see the program take off like it has.”

Its success she believes is due to a number of factors, including the newness of the librar y which was just remodeled and experienced a grand re-opening last summer; and equally important, the extensive outreach to area schools and daycare services.

“We were able to raise awareness by visiting with the schools and getting the word out about what the librar y has to offer,” said Tracy. “We have about a 20 percent increase in participation. We are excited to see people reading and though the economy is slowly showing signs of recover y, we are proud to be able to offer the amount of services, offered to ever yone and just a select few, for free.”

Not only has the children’s department participation increased, but so has the teen group, with 70 teens acting as volunteers, and 400 in the program—a feat in itself, said Tracy.

In addition to the reading program, which awards prizes for various levels of reading, a number of programs will continue throughout the summer.

Among them include The Muppet Movie party to be held July 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Romeoville; 4 to 6 p.m. in Crest Hill; and 6 to 9 p.m. in Lockport.

Patrons will be able to take a trip around North America, wilderness-style.

John Basile of Big Run Wolf

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Right, Mr. Smarty Pants balloon maker hangs out with children’s services librarians at the Romeoville White Oak Library.

Ranch will be bringing some of his animal for an up-close, interactive program. The event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 16 at the Central Square Gym, 222 E. Ninth St., Lockport The final party will take a trip to Hawaii. All participants who must complete the program will be invited to a special day of music, games, and raff les and shows from real-life Hula Dancers and Samoan Fire-Knife Dancers from 10

a.m. to 12 p.m. July 27 at Dellwood Park located at Route 171 and Woods Drive in Lockport. The event is limited to those in who completed the summer reading program.

Register for each program or event at your White Oak Librar y branch or online at www.whiteoaklibrar y.org.

Mr. Smarty Pants enlists the help of the children in attendance to lift the world.

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CALENDAR Continued from page 8 Hooks, Needles, and More Craft Club. 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Crafters of all kinds, please join us to work on your favorite portable craft project. Knitters, crocheters, embroidereres, scrapbookers, jewelry makers, etc. are welcome. We meet the second Saturday of each month, so get ready to enjoy chatting and sharing skills with other “crafters”. Patterns and useful tips will be shared. Beginners are welcomed. You may register with Adult Services Desk, Romeoville Branch Library, 815-886-2030 or you may now register online. Click the Register button and you’ll also get an email reminder the day before the event.

Summer Reading Film Festival. 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Join us for a weekly film celebrating our Summer Reading Program Theme: Have Book, Will Travel. Each Saturday we’ll be screening an exciting adventure movie set in a foreign country! Popcorn will be served. Join as this week for the 2009 Star Trek as we journey into the final frontier of space as Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) fights off a deadly time-traveling Romulan. This program is intended for ages 16 and up.

JULY 15 Vacation Bible School.

6:30 to 9 p.m. through July 19 at Alpha M.B. Church, 240 S. Schimdt Road, Bolingbrook.

Theme is Colossal Coaster World, Facing Fear, Trusting God. For all ages.

JULY 16 South Shore Electric.

Explore Lake Michigan’s South Shore stretching from Millenium Park to LaPorte County, Indiana. The South Shore line is sometimes called America’s “last electric interurban railroad.” Relax and enjoy the hour-plus ride past Museum Campus through Calumet, Hammond and East Chicago. Ramble through the Indiana Dunes National Park and learn about its amazing

landscapes. Lunch is at Heston Supper Club in rural LaPorte, where we’ll savor awardwinning prime rib. Departs Annerino Community Center at 6:30 a.m. and returns 5:15 p.m. Deadline to register is June 13. Fee is $119; $109 w/ Resident ID.

JULY 18 DuPage Township Friends of the Levy Board Bingo Fundraiser II. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. event begins at 6 p.m. at 251 Canterbury, Bolingbrook. $25 to play; $10 for extra books. Includes: two coveralls at $500 each and two specialty games at $250. Food and beverage available for purchase.

AUGUST 1 Movie on the Hill. 8 to 10 p.m. at the town hall complex, Briarcliff Road. Sponsored by the Park District. “Paranorman” will be viewed.

ONGOING 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.

2nd Annual Joliet Slammers Baseball Fundraiser. Tickets on sale now. Come out with your friends and family on June 21 to help support your American Legion. There will be baseball, fireworks (to Disney Classics), raffles, food, drinks and fun for $10. Plenty of free parking also. Help us support our Veteran programs locally and throughout Will County.

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, 9am-4pm.

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. Classes begin July 11 or August 15 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.

Golden Age Club.

Thursdays noon to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department. Members must be 50 years and up to join, and may do so by coming to any Thursday meeting.

Transportation is available by calling the Recreation Department at 815-886-6222 at least 24 hours before the event.

For more information about the club, call Noel Maldonado at the Recreation Center.

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment. Every third Monday of the month at 6-7:30 p.m. at SOS Children’s Village, 17545 Village Lane, Lockport. This volunteer non-profit environmental organization is dedicated to serving Will County and the surrounding area. For more information or a meeting agenda, call Ellen Rendulich at 815-834-1611.

Bolingbrook Machine Knitting Club. All skill levels are welcome to begin or further their knowledge of knitting with a machine.

The group meets the last Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. There is no charge to attend this group. They meet in the community room of Bolingbrook Fire Station

4, 1111 W. Boughton Road.

Please park on the West Side of the building. For more information, contact Rose at 630 739-2784 or Sharon at 630 471-9650.

Birth After Cesarean.

Meet other moms who are planning their natural birth after cesarean section. Come for encouragement, support and information to plan your next birth. Meetings at noon the first Monday every month in Romeoville.

Contact Melanie at 253-8615897 or VBACesarean@aol. com Are you affected by someone’s drinking?

Open meetings are held every third Friday of the month from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at 265 Republic Ave. in Joliet. Contact Al-anon/ Alateen at 815-773-9623 or visit www.niafg.org for more information.

Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society. The Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Fire Station #5, 1900 W. Rodeo Drive in Bolingbrook.

All ham radio enthusiasts are invited to attend. Meetings usually include a presentation and refreshments. VE testing is held prior to each meeting at 6:30 p.m. for those wishing to take any level of license exam. Candidates must bring a photo ID, any pending Certificates of Successful Completion, and the test fee of $15. For more information, visit www.k9bar.org.

Fly tying. 7-8:30 p.m. at Outdoor World, 709 Janes Ave., Bolingbrook.

Join master f ly tier Bob Davenport in the Fly Fishing Department for some great tips on f ly tying and to answer any questions or concerns you may have. For more information, call the store at 630-296-2700.

Employment. Will County Workforce Services host its free weekly Career Café for job seekers at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday in Room 519 of the JJC Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Reserve a spot by calling 815727-4444, Ext. 122, or emailing bwashington@ willcountyillinois.com.

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21 SFO posting 23 The other guys 25 Locations of some scenes in 61-/64-/66Across 28 Creatures of habit?

31 Le Carre character 32 1998 British Open champ Mark 34 E. Coast ocean 36 “Queen of Country” McEntire 38 On topic 40 Song from 61/64-/66-Across 43 With 54-Across,

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1 “Shrek” princess 2 Chronological records 3 Song from 61-/64-/66-Across 4 Bi- plus one 5 “Roots” writer Alex 6 Polite refusal 7 Thurman of “Gattaca” 8 Comedian known for political humor 9 “Balderdash!”

10 SeaWorld orca 11 Drillmaster’s bark 12 Census statistic 13 Proof-ending letters 22 Small, as farms go 24 Win over 26 Watchful ones 27 “Is it soup __?”

29 Co-star of 61-/64-/66Across 30 Begin to move 33 Gains again, as trust 35 Watch readout abbr.

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39 “Excellence is __ won by training and habituation”: Aristotle 40 Just ducky 41 Conservationist on California’s state quarter 42 Lacking a solid foundation 45 Opposite of post49 Get situated 51 Day, in Roma 53 Off one’s trolley 55 “What a pity” 56 British poet Alfred 58 RAF decorations 61 Spider’s lair 62 Prefix with morph 63 HBO’s “__ Feet Under” 65 Vegas roller 67 Chinese menu general

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Horoscopes The week ahead may challenge your ability to lead others or assert your rights. A special someone may be caught in your spell and give you plenty of things to be grateful for by the end of the week.

Fight off the urge to stir things up to achieve your ambitions this week. You must strike a match to light a fire, but if you’re careless you may ignite something else by accident. Avoid controversies.

Immerse yourself in joint planning, but don’t attempt to put joint plans into motion in the early part of the week. Once you’ve dealt with the differences, the areas where you agree will become crystal clear.

You may hope to ride the stairway to heaven with a partner, but that doesn’t mean you should take action.

Avoid being coerced into major decisions or initiatives early in the week.

New starts in the week ahead could be flawed by poor planning, bad judgment, or an overabundance of competitiveness, but passion flourishes. Wait until late in the week to make crucial decisions or purchases.

Potential problems are deflected by the armor of intelligence.

You can’t be coerced or co-opted this week if you have definitive answers at your fingertips. Spend your pennies on items that will last.

In the week to come, you may cause conflict if you leap before you look. Be conservative about the use of financial resources. Listen with your heart because beneath the criticism there is genuine concern.

“Push and shove” tactics could cause you to waste precious energy in the week ahead. Remain poised, calm and considerate so you don’t damage a precious relationship.

Hold onto the purse strings. You’re challenged to keep money safe when a tempting investment crops up this week. You may not be aware of all the details or crucial information is not available.

Time is the wisest counselor. Exercise patience with others in the week ahead and avoid making a rushed decision. Rather than thinking things through, you might be reacting to outside stimuli.

The first half of the week is a poor time to launch crucial new work projects, as energies could get scattered or there could be opposition to authority.

Sit on your hands and wait a few days, if possible.

This week, you may hear more than one secret. Your understanding nature makes you a perfect candidate to be taken into someone’s confidence.

Accept what’s offered, but don’t probe without permission.

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INSIDE: Romeoville sophomore Krueger on All-Area baseball team, page 14

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NHRA crowns champions in Joliet, page 19

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Catching duo solid for Slammers

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Although they have only been around a few years, the Joliet Slammers, like all independent baseball teams, have seen the roster turn over several different players already making it hard for fans to connect with one particular athlete.

One of the players the Joliet fan base has been able to connect with is catcher Ben Hewett.

A key member of the of the Slammers’ 2011 championship run during his rookie year, he immediately won over fans because of his ability and passion for the game, despite standing only 5-foot, 8-inches tall.

Hewett hit .261 during his rookie year with Joliet and had more walks (16) than strikeouts (13). The Slammers went 31-19 with Hewett behind the plate and he allowed only one passed ball all year, while throwing out a team-high 15 base runners.

During last season, Hewett was traded to the River City Rascals where he batted .288 and he hit his first professional

home run as a visitor at Silver Cross Field.

“It was bittersweet,” Hewett said. “Leaving was hard, my parents flew in that day and I was traded and I have my girlfriend here. River City was great, but in the offseason, talking to the coach, we agreed it was best if they could trade me back and it worked.”

Hewett, who is from Boston, makes Joliet his home in the offseason.

It was fortunate for Hewett that the trade that sent him to the Rascals was for a player to be named later and when the Slammers’ went to collect in the offseason, River City sent the switch-hitting catcher back to Joliet.

“I think this is the best park in the league. It is awesome coming out and everyone says hi, some I don’t even remember.

It is great coming out and meeting the old fans and new people and keeping those connections,” Hewett said. “In this league, there is a lot of give and take. You have to put up numbers to stay and I have been able to do that the last few years. I had the opportunity to

come back and I took it in a second.”

While Hewett is a fan favorite partly because he is a link to the Slammers’ Frontier League Championship, he is also revered because of his blue collar work ethic on the field, which he says comes partly because of his size.

“Being smaller, I have to show people every day why I should be here,” Hewett said. “I have to give a little extra, I have to grind and be scrappy. I have the heart and desire, I just wasn’t given height. It is all about what you put in this.”

This season, Hewett is teaching that to rookie backup Kolin Conner, who was signed June 11.

Conner, who stands at 6-4 and weighs in at 225 pounds - just the opposite of Hewett, signed with the Slammers out of St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana and says he can learn from the veteran catcher. “(Ben) is an experienced player. He is a great example of someone to be like and See DUO, page 16

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Slammers’ catcher Ben Hewett, a fan favorite, signs autographs after a recent game.

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Westmont’s Donovan headlines All-Area team

By Mike Sandrolini Sports Reporter

Charlie Donovan may be just 16 years old, yet the Voyager Media 2013 Baseball Player of

the Year keeps a goal in mind that extends well beyond his years.

The left-handed hitting Westmont shortstop, who just completed his sophomore year,

wants to not only make it to the major leagues, but have an extended, successful career.

“Yes, that’s My No. 1 goal in life: to be a great big leaguer,”said Donovan, whom Prep Baseball Report ranks as the No. 1 Illinois player in the Class of 2015. “I think it’s something that I’ve been dreaming about for so long that I just feel I can do it. Most people who don’t make it get tired of the game or quit, but I feel I have enough talent and love for game that never seems to fade. I feel can achieve whatever I set out for.”

This area is dominated by Class 4A and 3A schools—Westmont

is 2A— but Sentinels coach D.J. Cocks has no doubt Donovan would put up similar numbers if he were playing at a larger school.

Donovan led the Sentinels in just about every offensive category this spring—doubles (10), triples (7), home runs (4), RBI (40), stolen bases (28), batting average (.488), on-base percentage (.578) and slugging percentage (.907).

“It doesn’t matter what class he’s in, he’s going to produce,” Cocks said. “He would have done it at any level. We played a lot of 3A and 4A teams and he produced. Half of our conference (the Interstate Eight) is 3A schools.”

Donovan verbally committed to play baseball at the University of Michigan after his freshman year—a year in which he hit .440.

Michigan coaches saw him at a

college showcase and liked what they saw. Donovan then went up to Ann Arbor to visit the campus, and the feeling was mutual.

“I loved the campus,” he said.

“I bought into their (coaching staff’s) vision for future, their academics are top notch, their facilities are state of the art. I felt at home and comfortable and had a gut feeling this is the place I need to go to.”

Though Donovan casts an eye towards the future, he’s focused on the present. He’s playing travel ball with Chicago-based Gravel Baseball, and had a tryout last week at Triton College for the White Sox Area Code team.

If chosen for that team, Donovan would then compete with the squad in the Area Code Games at Long Beach, Calif., in August.

Come next spring, he wants to help the Sentinels improve on their 22-7 record in 2013 and put together a deep postseason run.

“My team and personal goals are really similar,” he said. “Win the regional and advance into the state tournament as far as we possibly can. That’s all that matters. If I do great (personally) that’s just icing on the cake.”

The rest of the members of the Voyager Media All-Area baseball team are:

QUINN AHERN S e n i o r posted a 5-1 record with three saves, a 1.26 ERA and 48 strikeouts for Joliet West.

“Quinn has an incredible work ethic on and off the field,” said West coach John Karczewski. “He shows See ALL-AREA, page 16

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Hillmen win title

The JCA-Minooka hockey team beat the Renegades from Addison, Willowbrook and Fenton high schools 4-0 June 22 to win the 2013 Darien Sportsplex Spring League Varsity D2 High School Hockey Championship. The JCA-Minooka team has players from Coal City, Plainfield, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Shorewood, Minooka, Morris, Yorkville and Joliet.

Thomas Ambrosia scored a hat trick with assists from Chris Jackson, Billy Conti and Jared Hippman.

Jackson then assisted Tyler Cooper on the fourth goal. Zach Bugajsky earned the shutout in net.

Team members are: Zach Bugajsky, Ryan Hippman, Thomas Ambrosia, Cody Chrastka, Billy Conti, Tyler Cooper, Matt Dubiel, Ryan Elliott, Andrew Highbaugh, Jared Hippman, Alex Jackson, Chris Jackson, Nick Johnson, Josh Katsimpalis, Griffin McCabe, Trevor Moreno, Kellie Neiderer, Ethan Paskewicz, Joe Schultz and Ryan Wills.

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ALL-AREA Continued from page 14 no emotion on the mound and loves to compete. He won two huge games for us this year by dominating JCA with only his fastball and Lockport during our SWSC run

DEREK BANGERT S e n i o r c a t c h e r batted .384 with eight doubles, nine home runs and 44 RBI for Lockport.

Bangert was named to the SWSC Blue All Conference, IHSBCA All Area and IHSBCA

All State teams. He is attending Heartland Community College on a baseball scholarship.

“Derek has been the cleanup hitter all year for our 32-8 conference, regional, and sectional championship team,” Satunas said. “He is a two-year varsity starter and is one of the most respected hitters in the state. He has hit nine home runs and knocked in 44 RBI in 40 games versus some of the toughest competition in the state. On defense, he started 32 of our 37 games behind the plate and has helped our pitching staff to a 1.69 ERA and has thrown out 32 percent of would be base stealers.”

MAX BROZOVICH Senior batted .440 on the season for Minooka with 11 doubles, three home runs and 32

RBI.

ZACK BURDI A Downers Grove South c o - M V P, Burdi had a .418 batting average with 10 doubles, three homers and 31 RBI. On the mound he was 4-3 with a 3.16 ERA and 57 strikeouts.

TYLER BUTLER B u t l e r batted .440 with 10 doubles, six homers and 31 RBI, while scoring 43 times for Plainfield South.

“Tyler Butler is the leader of this team,” Plainfield South coach Phil Bodine said.“He gets

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every big hit when needed.

Tyler has hit for average this year as well as power. Without him in the middle of our lineup we would have struggled to score runs.”

KYLE COLLETTA Niles West coach Garry Gustafson calls Colletta “the best shortstop in the area w i t h o u t a doubt” (.974 fielding percentage; only two errors). However, the senior posted some noticeable numbers on the bump, too.

The NCAA Division I Northern Kentucky recruit, who is the only four-year starter in Niles West history, went 5-3, striking out 64 in 58 innings, with a 1.57 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. “As far as I’m concerned he’s one of top players to ever come through Niles West,” Gustafson said. “He’s just got a work ethic

he has taught me how to get comfortable with the pitchers,” Conner said. “I have been with a lot of close teams and I am

second to none. He’s a kid that comes along once every 10 or 12 years, if you’re lucky.”

SAM COUCH JCA senior pitched a team-high 64.7 innings in 11 games, posting a 6-1 record with a 1.08 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP and a team-best 72 strikeouts.

Couch was ay his best in the post-season, including tossing a no-hitter against Lemont in the regional final.

“It was an unbelievable end for Sam,” said JCA coach Jared Voss. “He had 35 straight scoreless innings to end the season. It goes to show you that you don’t have to throw 90 (miles per hour) to be a dominant high school pitcher.

You can throw 82-83 and have three pitches get over for See ALL-AREA, page 17

starting to get close with all of the guys. I try and take care of the pitchers and that is my No. 1 goal as a catcher. I still have to work on hitting.”

That work paid off on June 23 when he hit his first professional home run.

“I hit it and the team tried to big-league me and give me the silent treatment and cheer the next guy up, but then they jumped on me,” he said.

In five games, he is batting .417 with five hits in 12 at bats.

At St. Joseph’s, he batted .309 with 11 doubles, five triples, and four homeruns. He led the team with 46 RBI and a .509 slugging percentage in 50 games.

In 36 GLVC games, Conner held a team best .353 batting average with nine doubles, three triples, three homeruns, and 34 RBI. He led the team with a .560 slugging percentage in that span while also stealing three bases on three attempts.

Conner posted three postseason honors, being selected first-team All-GLVC selection and Daktronics, Inc. second Team all-region from the Midwest Region’s Sports Information Directors and The National College Baseball Writers Association second-team allregion selection.

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Continued from page 16 strikes and be successful. He is the ultimate competitor and always challenged himself.”

NICK DALESANDRO J C A sophomore batted .360 with 26 RBI and 18 runs scored. On the mound, he pitched in 15 games, going 7-2 with two saves with a 1.77 ERA and 61 strikeouts, including pitching the Hillmen to a Class 3A state title.

“Watching him pitch in the state championship game and seeing the confidence he had out there, if you had never saw us play and just watched him, there is no way you would have said he is a sophomore.

He carried himself like a senior, like a guy who has already been there and done that,” Voss said.

“It is pretty scary to think that he is only going to fill out and put on more muscle over the

Went 8-1 for Lockport in 52.2 innings p i t c h e d with a 0.66 ERA and a 0.92 ERA. He struck out 51 and walked only 18 batters on the season. Named to the SWSC Blue All Conference team and is attending Prairie State College on a baseball scholarship.

“Eric is a dominant pitcher with excellent command of his fastball and slider,” said Lockport coach Andy Satunas. “Eric threw a one-hitter against Montini and two-hitters against Minooka and Marian Catholic (regional championship game).”

CODY GROSSE Batted .451 for Joliet West with 14 runs batted in.

“Cody plays a great defense for just being a sophomore,” said Karczewski. “He was one of the best I have seen all year.

His bat was a bonus in the nine hole with nearly a .500 on base percentage and 12 steals.

“Pound for pound he is one of the strongest high school players.

It’s going to be awesome having him for two more years up the middle.”

TREVOR HENDERSON While the Plainfield S o u t h offense was putting up runs all year, Henderson was keeping opponents off the scoreboard. He finished the year 7-2 with a 1.44 ERA and an area-best 93 strikeouts.

“Trevor Henderson has been the ace of our staff the last two years,” Bodine said. “He has pitched every big game. He has set just about every record for the school with one year left.”

JAKE HERRON Joliet West senior posted a 7-1 record with a 1.59 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season.

“Jake dominated the SWSC again going 5-0 again and finishing 8-1 overall,” said Karczewski.“He lost his first start of the year and

THE BUGLE JULY 4, 2013 never lost again. A fierce competitor on the mound that was nearly u n b e a t a bl e .

Jake struck out over 150 guys in the last two years alone.”

ZACH JONES The senior c a t c h e r for Maine South, who advanced to the Class 4A super -sectionals this season, was named to the 2013 All-CSL South squad and also earned team MVP honors. Jones hit .415 and was second on the Hawks with 26 RBI while doing “an outstanding job behind the plate,” according to coach Bill Milano.

“He did a tremendous job blocking the ball and receiving

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the ball,” Milano added. “He works extremely hard on hitting. He was in early in the morning before school working.

I would get in by 7:30 a.m. for doubleheaders and he’d be the next one in.”

CONNOR KOPACH Downers North leadoff hitter batted .426 with 46 hits, 41 runs, eight doubles, three triples, three homers and had 11 stolen bases.

“The first thing that is going to catch your attention from Connor is his ability to glove the baseball,” Downers North coach Chad Isaacson said. “His range, soft hands, strong throwing arm and the ability to change a game all come by gloving the baseball.

Connor is a complete baseball player. He has hit leadoff all year See ALL-AREA, page 18

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ALL-AREA Continued from page 17 and has led our team in average, hits, runs and stolen bases and has help ignite our offence.

Connor is a quiet leader who leads by example and work ethic. Connor will be attending Southern Illinois University to play baseball.”

JOSH KRUEGER Romeoville sophomore surpassed the .400 mark on the year at the plate and on the mound he struck out 32 batters and walked only four.

“He is our all-conference player,” Romeoville coach Dave Haskins said. “He has a bright future. We are lucky to have him for two more years. He is a great young man to build around. He is a great competitor. He will probably be our No. 1 on the bump next year.”

EVAN MARTENS S e n i o r posted a 10-1 record with a 2.18 ERA for Lockport.

He posted a team-best 60 strikeouts to only 17 walks.

He was named to the SWSC Blue All Conference and is an IHSBCA All Area Pitcher. He will play next season at Southern Illinois Edwardsville on a baseball scholarship.

“He is one of the best pitchers in the state,” said Lockport coach Andy Satunas.“I don’t care about miles per hour or anything he just has it inside him. He is a warrior out there. When he gets his curve ball over, good luck to the other team.”

DANNY MAYER Senior from Downers South batted .415 with 11 doubles, four homers and 43 RBI. The co-team MVP was also 5-1 on the mound with a 2.9 ERA and 32 strikeouts.

PAT MCINERNEY The 6-5 M c I n e r n e y, a four-year varsity player for Benet, was an imposing presence in the Redwings’ l i n e u p , slugging eight homers with 38 RBI, a .497 on-base percentage and a .763 slugging percentage.

McInerney, also a starting forward on Benet’s sectional finalist basketball team, captured ESCC Player of the Year honors and plans on playing baseball at the University of Illinois.

“Pat made our team just better and he’s been like another coach on the field,” Benet coach Scott Lawler said. “Pat was our glue. If he stays healthy, I will say this: I spent 10 years as a recruiting coordinator at the college level and I think he’ll be a major contributor at Illinois.”

JOHN MCNULTY S e n i o r catcher from Plainfield South batted .402 with 14 doubles, five homers and 38 RBI for the regional champs.

“John McNulty is the glue for our team coming up with big hits as well as throwing out runners stealing and picking off runners, giving our pitchers confidence to trust him behind the plate,” Bodine stated.“He has been a three-year starter and will be hard to replace. He will do well at Coastal Carolina.”

JOSH MITCHELL S e n i o r posted a 5-1 record with 61 strikeouts and a 1.38 ERA for Minooka.

KURT PALANDECH Plainfield North senior shortstop finished with a .456 batting average, eight doubles, 34 runs scored and 20 RBI. “Kurt has been hitting around

Sports the .500 mark all season,” Plainfield North coach John Darlington said. “He has played on two conference title and three regional title teams. He is a leader on and off the field and you couldn’t ask for a harder worker than him.”

SETH ROSENBURG Rosenburg, a Niles West senior, arguably was the best defensive catcher in the CSL South this season.

Wolves coach Garry Gustafson said Rosenburg could throw from home to second base between 1.85 and 1.90 seconds.

“Nobody ran on Seth Rosenberg,” Gustafson said.“Seth the last two years really shut down the opponents’ running game.” Rosenburg, an All-CSL South pick, also developed into an effective hitter, batting .375 with three homers and 33 RBI. “He hit right in middle of the lineup,” Gustafson said. “We counted on him as an RBI guy and he certainly didn’t let us down.”

RYAN SCHLICHER Westmont’s D.J. Cocks has been coaching high school baseball for 10 years, and he witnessed a first in his career this spring: one of his players scoring 50 runs in a season. Schlicher, a senior, put up that number, which is a school record. Schlicher collected a team-high 46 hits and batted .451 while making the all-Interstate Eight squad. At second base, he committed only five errors out of 100 chances.

“We’ll definitely miss his leadership, and he was the definition of a baseball player,” Cocks said. “He’s a big reason why we had the success we did this season.”

TROY SOUTHARD Senior from Downers North batted .330 with 37 hits, 10 doubles and 29 RBI for the sectional finalists. Also went 5-4 on the mound.

“Troy is a three-year starter for us,” Isaacson said. “He is also a

three-time all c o n fe r e n c e player as a fielder/ pitcher. Troy has been a c o n fe r e n c e weekend starter the past two years. Troy has been a mainstay at the top of the lineup and hit in the four hole the past two seasons. Consistency is what describes Troy where you know what you are going to get. He has an excellent glove and gives you great at bats and quality starts on the mound along with constant leadership.Troy will continue to play baseball at Illinois Wesleyan University.”

CHRIS TSCHIDA A four-year varsity player, the senior c a p t a i n batted .390 with team bests in RBI (32) and runs scored (44) and posted a .973 fielding percentage, committing only four errors in 148 chances, all throwing errors.

“He was our team leader,”Voss said. “He continued to raise his level of play as the competition got better.

Offensively, defensively and the way he ran the bases, he is just a great player.”

DION URSINO Ursino was a rock of consistency for the Dons this spring, said Notre Dame coach N e l s o n Gord.

“He really pretty much carried our offense pretty much all the way through the season,” Gord said. “Whenever we needed a big hit, or somebody came up (after him in the lineup), he was either person who got the hit or he was the person on base scoring.”

The Dons’ MVP and all-ESCC team member hit .374 with 13 doubles and 24 RBI—all team highs—and stole 10 bases.

“This year he swung the bat with authority,” Gord said.

Ursino played in the regional championship game despite being later diagnosed with a grade 2 tear of the medial

collateral ligament in his right knee.

RYAN VAN VOLKENBURG The fouryear varsity starter went out on top to end his career, helping to lead the Lions to the Class 2A state title. On the mound, the left-hander finished 6-1 and pitched the Lions to victories in the regional title game, the sectional title game and the state semifinals. When he wasn’t pitching, he patrolled center field and hit .375 with 17 stolen bases.“On the mound, he’s such a great presence,” Lisle coach Pete Meyer said. “He’s got such command of all of his pitches. I don’t know if there’s a better center fielder around; he’s just been dynamite in all aspects of the game this year.”

ALEX VENTRELLA The senior lefty was the Lions’ ace this season and earned the victory in the 2A state title game over Pleasant Plains.He recorded an impressive ERA (0.96) and WHIP (0.88) while going 7-1 and striking out 87 in 65 2/3 innings. “He’s just been phenomenal,” Lisle coach Pete Meyer said. “He’s got to be there with the best pitchers in the area.

“I know he doesn’t have 10 wins, but he’s had two nodecisions where he pitched seven-inning shutouts and they (those two games) went into extra innings.”

STEVE WALDROP S e n i o r posted a 0.98 earned run average and had 41 strikeouts this season for Bolingbrook.

He will continue his baseball career at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

Scott Taylor and Mark Gregory contributed

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Champions crowned at Route 66 Raceway Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel victory in spectacular fashion Sunday as his U.S. Army dragster’s 8,000-horsepower engine exploded in a huge fireball when he crossed the finish line in the final round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Michael Ray (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

Schumacher’s fiery finish stopped the clocks in 3.930 seconds at 269.29 mph, but it was quick enough to hold off a determined Clay Millican, whose Parts Plus dragster trailed and the veteran driver remained winless in six career final round appearances. It was the third win of the season and the 72nd overall for local favorite Schumacher, a longtime Chicagoland area resident.

Schumacher powered past David Grubnic, Khalid alBalooshi and defending world champ Antron Brown to advance to the final round. In the final, Millican was actually ahead of Schumacher near mid-track, but Schumacher’s machine surged forward, the engine eventually expiring just as he crossed the finish line first.

“It’s always great to have a hometown win here in Chicago,” said Schumacher of his fourth victory at Route 66 Raceway, located just south of Chicago.

“It was a great day for Don Schumacher Racing with another double-up [Matt Hagan’s Funny

Car win].

This is 37 times that we’ve done that, and it was personally gratifying with all the family and friends I had here this weekend.”

Going into the final with Millican, he was very aware of his record against drivers who are seeking their first wins.

“When you look back in Top Fuel history, whenever anybody gets their first win, it’s against me,” said Schumacher, who regained the series lead with the victory.

In Funny Car, Hagan extended his series lead with his third win of the season as he edged final round opponent John Force at the finish line.

Hagan’s Magneti Marelli/Rocky Boots Dodge Charger posted a 4.605 at 315.34, while Force’s Castrol GTX Ford Mustang finished just behind in 4.113 at 304.80.

“It’s so hard to get these wins, so I feel great to be here,” said Hagan, who had to knock of championship title contender Johnny Gray, defending world champ Jack Beckman and Bob Tasca III in earlier rounds.

It was Force’s third consecutive final round appearance and the 15-time world champ has surged from 10th to third place in the last three races.

Hagan said his adrenaline was overflowing for that final round with the NHRA icon.

In Pro Stock, Coughlin raced to his second win of the season and fifth at Route 66 Raceway when he drove his JEGS.com/Mopar

Dodge Avenger away from final round opponent Greg Anderson.

Coughlin covered the distance in 6.603 at 209.85 while Anderson’s Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro lost traction near midtrack and slowed.

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Jeg Coughlin earned his second Pro Stock win of the year at Route 66 Raceway last weekend.

WEEKLY RACING UPDATE STANDINGS

KENSETH WINS No. 4 Matt Kenseth corralled his first Kentucky Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory by gaining the race lead on a fuel-only pit stop with 23 laps remaining and raced away to a 0.699 of a second victory in the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts.

Kenseth registers his first top-five Kentucky Speedway NSCS finish and is one of four drivers to own three top-10 finishes at the speedway through three series starts.The firstyear Joe Gibbs Racing driver’s previous best Kentucky Speedway NSCS finish was sixth on July 9, 2011 and he placed seventh on June 30, 2012.

“I didn’t roll the dice, (crew chief) Jason (Ratcliff) did. I thought he was a slightly crazy when it happened.

“This is such a great team and a great opportunity for me.

It’s been just an unbelievable season and year of my life, honestly. Jason did a great job. I didn’t think there was any way we were going to hold on for that win. He made the right call at the right time and these guys got it done on pit road,” Kenseth said.

After ending a 15-year tenure with Roush Fenway Racing at the end of 2012, he said he’s a bit surprised to be holding the lead in NSCS victories near the midpoint of the season.

2012 Sprint Cup Series 1) Jimmie Johnson 610 2) Carl Edwards -38 3) Clint Bowyer - 41 4) Kevin Harvick -66 5) Matt Kenseth -82 6) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - 98 7) Kyle Busch -110 8) Martin Truex, Jr. -120 9) Greg Biffle -121 10) Joey Logano -131 11) Kasey Kahne -132 12) Jeff Gordon -133

2013 Nationwide Series 1) Regan Smith 2) Sam Hornish, Jr 3) Justin Allgaier 4) Elliot Sadler 5) Austin Dillon

507 -8 -11 -19 -20

2013 Quaker State 400 finishers 1) Matt Kenseth 2) Jamie McMurray 3) Clint Bowyer 4) Joey Logano 5) Kyle Busch 6) Kurt Busch 7) Martin Truex, Jr. 8) Jeff Gordon 9) Jimmie Johnson 10) Kevin Harvick 11) Kasey Kahne 12) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 13) Marcos Ambrose 14) Ryan Newman 15) Aric Almirola 16) Juan Montoya 17) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 18)Casey Mears 19) Jeff Burton 20) Tony Stewart

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Real Estate & Business

Change bad habit before it starts to create more trouble

Don’t feel obligated to pay son’s loan

Q. I know I have some bad habits as a manager, but I don’t typically see them until after I’ve created a conflict. How can I get ahead of these behaviors and try to stop myself before I create more problems for myself?

A. There are three critical steps for change: 1) Pay attention to what you are doing.

2) Know what emotions you’re feeling.

3) Behave well even though you feel badly.

Most of my new clients tell me they have no clue why just being more aware of ineffective behavior is the first step of change. Clients tell me they just feel more frustrated and embarrassed when they become more conscious of mistakes. Of course, no one likes to feel worse before they feel better.

Unfortunately, the price of change is learning to tolerate embarrassment. We all feel uncomfortable when we see ourselves doing something stupid, but we can’t stop what we can’t see.

When you make a commitment to paying attention to what you’re doing in your workplace, you retire from the ranks of the working zombies. You give yourself the freedom of a choice because you get off automatic pilot. You finally

Dear Dave, Our son is about to graduate from law school. He took out a loan to cover the cost, but we’ve been paying on it for two years to help him out. Right now, the balance on the loan is about $76,000.We could continue paying it off, but my husband is hesitant. How do you feel about this situation?

Patty Dear Patty, It’s not a bad thing if you guys decide to continue helping him out by paying off the rest of the loan. But I don’t want you to feel as if you’re obligated in any way. No deal has been broken here, and you haven’t reneged on a previous agreement. But there’s absolutely nothing wrong with a young lawyer earning a living and paying off his own debt. He can roll up his sleeves and clean up the mess he participated in making.

If you do decide to pay it off, that’s an incredibly generous gift. In my mind, it should be met with much gratitude and appreciation. It should also be accompanied by a signed letter of agreement from him stating that he will never, except in the case of a 15-year, fixed rate mortgage, borrow money again.

In other words, I’d want to see some kind of permanent commitment and recognition of the fact that you guys have changed your family tree. I’d want this kid to be affected in a deep and profound way by this gift; so much that his kids would also be affected in a positive way by your behavior and by his in the years to come!

will have the option to do what is most effective rather than unconsciously repeat your bad habit.

Our ineffective unconscious habits are usually based on powerful feelings. When we feel mad, we pout, even though no one knows what we want. When we feel hurt, we criticize others, even though no one knows we wanted credit for our hard work. When we feel scared, we control everyone around us, even though controlling everyone is alienating.

Thus, when we become aware we’re about to engage our bad habit, we will run smack into a powerful emotion. The trick is to be able to stand the emotion long enough to think about the outcome we want. Bad habits numb out bad feelings because when we take action we stop feeling. If you want to change, you have to tolerate your bad feelings.

Once you can feel that you’re sad, angry or scared, you can entertain thinking about your preferred future.

If you yell, pout or control others, what will happen next? Is this outcome what you want? If not, you can now say or do something different that will help you get what you want.

I will warn you that thinking about the result

you want is not nearly as immediately emotionally satisfying as behaving badly.

When we’re upset at work, we usually rationalize our bad habit by thinking that other people deserve to be treated badly because they have upset us.

We don’t usually realize that our bad feelings are our responsibility. Sure, someone at work might have upset you. But whose side are you on right now? If you’re on your own side, then do or say what will help you do well in the long run.

Don’t let someone else’s upsetting behavior cause you to undermine your own success.

Last word(s) Q. I’ve had a serious reversal that has surprised me in my career. Is there anything I can do to get my career back on track?

A. Yes, ask yourself what your hero would do, and try that. Heroes are just regular people who made good under pressure.

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).You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge. com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.

—Dave

No downside…

Dear Dave, Is there a downside to refinancing your home often?

Katrina Dear Katrina, There’s really no downside to this, as long as each time you do a refinance you lower your interest rate enough to allow you to recoup closing costs before you move. In other words, you have to first make sure the numbers work.

First,calculate the amount of money you’ll save as a result of a refinance.The way to do this is by multiplying the interest difference by your loan balance.If you have a $200,000 mortgage on a 5 percent loan,and you refinance to a 3 percent loan, that will save you 2 percent per year, or $4,000.Next,look at the refinance costs.What are the closing costs in order to refinance? If it’s $10,000,and you divide that by $4,000,that says it would take two and a half years to get your money back.If the costs are $8,000,it would take you two years to get your money back if you’re saving $4,000 a year.That’s pretty substantial!

What I just laid out is called a break-even analysis. Basically, it answers the question of how long it will take you to get back the money you spent on closing costs with the interest you save.That will give you the answer as to whether or not you should refinance again.

—Dave

THE BUGLE JULY 4, 2013 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 324 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 31st day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, under Case Title: GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff V. Norman R. Alvarado; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 1261 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 5/151507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-01549 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 234 East Daisy Circle, Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family). On the 31st day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, under Case Title: GMAC Mortgage, LLC (Successor by Merger to GMAC Mortgage Corporation) Plaintiff V. ROBERT J. KRASTINE A/K/A ROBERT KRASTINE; KRISTINA M. BEST A/K/A KRISTI BEST A/K/A KRISTINA KRASTINE; GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC; WESGLEN MASTER ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 1547 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 5/151507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (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. Published 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 195 MOUNTAIN LAUREL COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (TWO STORY SINGLY FAMILY SIDED HOUSE WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE). On the 31st day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, under Case Title: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff V. CARLOS CACERES Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 2988 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 244 Trenton Drive, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 (Single Family). On the 24th day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff V. Nadine P. Ellington aka Nadine Ellington; Alan L. Banks; Lakewood Falls Phase 5 Homeowners Association; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 973 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.

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 238,054.77 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(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.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1609 Ashbury Lane, Romeoville, Illinois, 60446 (SINGLE FAMILY). On the 24th day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-BC5 Plaintiff V. Anselmo Vazquez; Irma Figueroa; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a Division of Wells Fargo Bank NA; Wesglen Master Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 1492 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. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact:

Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-983-0770 630-428-4620 (Fax)

Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www.fal-illinois.com

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.

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.

Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 320 Haller Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 17th day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff V. Everett L. Williams; Poppie L. Trinidad; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Everett L. Williams, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Poppie L. Trinidad, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendant.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 205 Haller Avenue, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 (Single Family). On the 24th day of July, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse under Case Title: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., S/B/M Chase Home Finance LLC, S/B/M to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff V. Josette M. Pink aka Josette Pink aka Josette Martin; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant.

Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

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.

For Information Please Contact: PIERCE & ASSOCIATES ONE NORTH DEARBORN THIRTEENTH FLOOR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602 312-346-9088 312-346-1557 (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. Published 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

For Information Please Contact:

Case No. 12 CH 3272 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: 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. Published 6/20, 6/27, 7/4

Case No. 12 CH 3910 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 5/151507(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 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-983-0770 630-428-4620 (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. Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

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LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE ROMEOVILLE

ROMEOVILLE

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

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

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 )

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

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

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

Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff,

Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff,

vs.

vs.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., S/B/M Chase Home Finance LLC, S/B/M to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff,

Everett L. Williams; Poppie L. Trinidad; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Everett L. Williams, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Poppie L. Trinidad, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendant. No. 12 CH 3272

Nadine P. Ellington aka Nadine Ellington; Alan L. Banks; Lakewood Falls Phase 5 Homeowners Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant. No. 12 CH 973

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 2nd day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 17th day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 38, BLOCK 4, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 12, A SUBDIVISION IN PART OF SECTIONS 3 AND 4, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 3, 1968, AS DOCUMENT NO. R686759, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 320 Haller Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 11-04-04-216-038-0000

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 16th day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 24th day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 65 IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 24, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 12, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R99-124552, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 244 Trenton Drive, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family P.I.N.: 03-12-302-066-0000

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

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: 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

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-983-0770 630-428-4620 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County

Published 6/20, 6/27, 7/4

Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

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Josette M. Pink aka Josette Pink aka Josette Martin; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant. No. 12 CH 3910 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 16th day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 24th day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 3, BLOCK 8, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 11, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 3, 1968, AS DOCUMENT NO. R68-6758, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 205 Haller Avenue, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family P.I.N.: 04-03-110-009-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-983-0770 630-428-4620 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-BC5 Plaintiff, vs.

Anselmo Vazquez; Irma Figueroa; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a Division of Wells Fargo Bank NA; Wesglen Master Association; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendant. No. 11 CH 1492 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 24th day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 24th day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 135 IN WESGLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 3 UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R99-150029, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1609 Ashbury Lane, Romeoville, Illinois, 60446 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY P.I.N.: 04-07-302-005-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1807 West Diehl Road Suite 333 Naperville, IL 60566 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www.falillinois.com PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 6/27, 7/4, 7/11

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, vs.

CARLOS CACERES Defendant. No. 12 CH 2988 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 30th day of October, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 31st day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: PARCEL 1: LOT 169 IN WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 2, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 16, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R98-123087, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 OVER THE COMMON AREAS AS DEFINED IN PLAT OF WESPARK SUBDIVISION UNIT 2 AFORESAID RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R98-123087, AND RECORDED WESPARK DECLARATIONS; SITUATED IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 195 MOUNTAIN LAUREL COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: TWO STORY SINGLY FAMILY SIDED HOUSE WITH A TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE P.I.N.: 11-04-07-204-132 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 238,054.77 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. 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: 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 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

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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 GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS GMAC Mortgage, LLC (Successor by Merger to GMAC Mortgage Corporation) Plaintiff,

Norman R. Alvarado; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 1261

vs.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 23rd day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 31st day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: THAT PART OF LOT 20 IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 22, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 12, 1999 AS DOCUMENT R99-124554 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 20; THENCE SOUTH 71 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 15.3 SECONDS WEST, 105.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST, 29.34 FEET; THENCE NORTH 65 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, 106.49 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG A NONTANGENT CURVE BEING CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 398.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 21 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.06 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 324 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 06-03-12-407-056

ROBERT J. KRASTINE A/K/A ROBERT KRASTINE; KRISTINA M. BEST A/K/A KRISTI BEST A/K/A KRISTINA KRASTINE; GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC; WESGLEN MASTER ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendant. No. 12 CH 1547

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

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-01549 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 24th day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Wednesday, the 31st day of July, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, on the first floor in the Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 395 IN WESGLEN SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 5 UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 8, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R99-150028, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 234 East Daisy Circle, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family P.I.N.: 04-07-306-006-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: FISHER & SHAPIRO, LLC. 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 7/4, 7/11, 7/18

News

Clare Briner/FOR THE BUGLE

Above, amateur radio operators work a station and keep a log of contacts made. Right, the Will County Emergency Agency Mobile Command Center was used.

Ham radio buffs show their stuff

By Clare Walters For the Bugle

When all else fails, ham radio works.

That’s the frequent refrain of countless amateur radio operators who are prepared to use their amateur—or ham—radios in the event of an emergency that leaves people without the ability to communicate over traditional means.

Local ham radio operators who also happen to be part of the Will County Emergency Management Agency tested their radio skills June 22 and 23 as part of a long-standing 24-hour “on-air” event by the American Radio Relay League called Field Day. Once a year for 24 hours, amateur radio operators from across North America work as many stations as possible in what is considered to be one of the largest emergency preparedness exercises in the

country.

“It’s an exercise to prove communication capability in a disaster,” said Larry Johnson, Field Services Division Chief for the Will County Emergency Management Agency. He has participated in more than 10 Field Day events. “It’s all about fine tuning the technical end, with the real purpose is practicing for an emergency.”

And, there was no better vehicle to use for a disaster preparedness exercise than the Will County Mobile Incident Command Center, he said.

Parked at the Rock Run Forest Preserve for the 24-hour event, the mobile center provided a sophisticated back drop for what is a very basic mode of communication.

“It’s kind of more upscale for the contest,” said Johnson, noting that many participants set up in tents, garages or less than ideal conditions in the spirit of the event.

The command center, however, would be the hub of communication in the event of an emergency, so the radio operators used the on-board radio and a participant’s personal radio.

Running simultaneously on a generator, the operators set up two separate amateur radio stations using two high-powered antennas.

Maintaining a contact log for each, they expected to make contact with anywhere from 500 to 1,000 other radio operators over the course of the event, Johnson said.

Taking turns operating and logging, the operators took shifts through the night on the two stations. They also worked together to make adjustments to the equipment. “(Emergency communication) is just one aspect of ham radio,” he said.“I just hope we never have to use it. But I know we will at some point.”

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