Romeoville 10-24-13

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dults and children alike came out Friday night to enjoy crafts, stories and skits by Interpretive Specialists Jen Guest and Harry Klinkhamer at Romeoville’s Isle a la Cache Museum Oct. 18.

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News

Mayor urges King Student Council to ‘work together’ Mayor stresses importance of honesty, integrity to elementary school students Leadership is all about teamwork.

That’s what Romeoville Mayor John Noak told Irene King Elementary School Student Council members Tuesday in a special after-school gathering.

“You don’t always know everything,” he said. “You need to take the time to listen to other ideas. Listening is a very important skill.”

In addition to listening,

students came up with several other qualities they felt were important for a leader including paying attention, being honest, and being independent.

“It’s not just being honest with others but being honest to yourself,” Noak said, adding “You’re right, as a leader you can’t always follow the crowd.

Individuality adds to your overall success as long as you keep it in context with the

Romeoville Mayor John Noak talks about “leadership” with Irene King Elementary School Student Council members.

other leadership skills we talked about.”

Noak talked about continuing to educate yourself because “the world is always changing and you need to be able to adapt” and also discussed the need to plan ahead.

It’s not just being honest with others but being honest to yourself.

- Romeoville Mayor John Noak “Work together to be successful,” he said. “It’s about

bringing everyone together to build a coalition.”

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News Briefs Trick or Treat Hours Trick or Treat hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 31.

Haunted Will County program at the White Oak Library District The White Oak Library District is pleased to present the “Haunted Will County” program at its remodeled Lockport Branch Library.

Dan Jungles of the Will County Ghost Hunters Society will talk about their experiences with ghosts, ghost hunting, the paranormal and more within the Will County area.

The “Haunted Will County” program will be held from 6:30 to 8p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 2nd Floor, Meeting Rooms A&B, at the Lockport Branch Library, 121 E. 8th Street, Lockport, IL. Registration is preferred for this event, but walk-ins are also welcome. Please contact the Adult Services Desk, Lockport Branch Library, 815-838-0755, to register or for more information on this program. Or, register via our website http://www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

RHS preparing for winter sports season; Parent Night Nov. 13 Romeoville High School has announced details for the upcoming winter sports season.

Boys bowling begins Oct. 28, girls basketball starts Nov. 4 and boys basketball, wrestling and girls bowling gets underway Nov. 11. All participants are to report to the gymnasium at 2:05 p.m. on these starting dates.

There is a $125 participation fee for all co-curricular sports that must be paid before uniforms are issued. For three-sport athletes, the maximum yearly co-curricular participation fee is $300.00 per student.

Student-athletes must acquire a physical form either from the RHS website (http://www. vvsd.org\rhs\) your coach, athletic trainers or the athletic office. The form must be fully completed by your doctor and signed by a parent/guardian and the student-athlete before

the physical form is turned in.

Freshmen year entry physicals cover their entire freshman year of athletic participation.

Parents and all winter athletes are invited to Meet the Coach Night at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. This is an information meeting regarding practices, equipment, recruiting, activity fees, season tickets, etc.

Winter Athletic Pictures (team & individual) will be taken at 2:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18.

The Fall Sports Reception will be held at 6 p.m. (social) and 6:30 p.m. (program) on Wednesday, Nov. 6 in the gymnasium.

VVSD students earn ACT’s highest career readiness designation Thirteen Valley View School District 365U high school students have achieved National Career Readiness Platinum Level Certification, placing them in the top one percent of all students nationwide who took the skills test last spring.

Steven Christopher Vonderohe from Romeoville High School and Bolingbrook High School’s John Howeth Birkett, M. Asad Chaudhry, Paul Michael Crafton, Edwin Jaramillo, Alexander Ross Kew, Chelsie May Kolarik-Murray, Daniel Lopez, Gillian Marie O’Donnell, Brian Michael Parro, Marcus John Smith, Jonathon Christopher Vavrina, and Rachel Catherine Wank all earned the honor.

They will be recognized at the Oct. 28 VVSD School Board meeting.

ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a portable credential that demonstrates achievement and a certain level of workplace employability skills in a variety of areas. Through ACT Career Credentials, individuals can earn certification by taking three WorkKeys® assessments: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information and Reading for Information. WorkKeys assessments measure “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success.

Test questions are based on situations in the everyday work world.

Rep. Emily McAsey, D-Lockport, was awarded the October 2013 Community Leadership Award.

McAsey receives Leadership Award Group strives to mentor, promote Women in Business

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Nominated for her commitment to the community and honored for her instrumental work in support of women, state Rep. Emily McAsey, D-Lockport, was awarded the October 2013 Community Leadership Award.

The Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce “Women in Business” group presented the award to McAsey for her commitment to the “Four Cornerstones” that the Women in Business group represents: Professional Development, Personal Growth, Community Involvement and Strategic Relationships.

“The members of theWomen in Business group of the Bolingbrook chamber are involved in so many facets of the community, and are always available to lend a helping hand to those who need assistance,” said McAsey. “It is an honor to be recognized by these extraordinary women for sharing a commitment to the four cornerstones of their organization and to our community.”

Pat Fiaccato, Chairman of WIB and president and CEO of Nancy’s Pizza,said McAsey was nominated for her efforts exhibiting the four characteristics embraced by the group and for her work as an advocate for women.

“She is so capable and takes matters into her own hands showing her concern for this

community, using her platform to truly make a difference,” said Fiaccato.

McAsey said from her work as a prosecutor in the State’s Attorney Office, she is aware that law enforcement officials are not yet armed with all of the necessary tools to help end violence.

“That is why I will continue to be a strong advocate for legislation increasing penalties on domestic abusers,” said McAsey.

“I have sponsored a bill, which is now law, to make violating an order of protection, regardless of the state that it originated in, a felony in Illinois. (P.A. 97-0680) This year, I passed a measure establishing harsher penalties on repeat domestic abusers. Those convicted of multiple counts of domestic violence will face increased jail time with each conviction. (P.A. 98-0187).”

Fiaccato said the group believes women are a vital part of business and community development and that the Community Leadership Award was designed to honor the professional woman who impacts the community, the company she owns or works for, and to celebrate and recognize that success with her peers in the community.

But Fiaccato said the group goes beyond just a regular business meeting of the minds, her goal for WIB is to continue to connect women with one another, helping and mentoring along the way.

“For me, I believe in mentoring and supporting women and feel it is incredibly important to reach out to those individuals who may be young and just starting out or the mom who spent the last 20 years in the home and is now heading back to work,” said Fiaccato.

In essence she said the group is about building strong partnerships with who you can and whenever you can, empowering women with the skills with they need to succeed.

“I believe that you should always be reaching one hand forward and one hand back to help those behind you,” said Fiaccato. “It’s one of my passions. It’s important for future generations and to give someone a chance to blossom.”

The group also fosters its own community involvement, regularly volunteering for various events with the DuPageTownship or fundraising for events such as Toys for Tots.

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Regional agency OKs Illiana tollway

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

A regional planning committee voted 11-8 to include the Illiana Tollway project on a regional list of transportation projects eligible for federal funding.

The Oct. 17 vote by the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Committee means the project, a 47-mile path from Interstate 55 nearWilmington in Will County to Interstate 65 in Porter County, Ind., could break ground as early as 2015.

“I applaud the members (of the planning committee) for making the Illiana a priority,” said Gov. Pat Quinn in a statement after the vote. “This regional highway will not only serve the largest and fastest growing areas in Illinois, it will have a long-term economic impact of more than $4 billion in the region.”

Thirty-eight people, some of them elected officials, signed up to comment before the vote in the standing room-only meeting that began at 3 p.m. and concluded just before 6 p.m. at Chicago MetropolitanAgency for Planning’s Willis Tower headquarters.

In addition to public comments, the MPO committee members also weighed in with why they were for or against the Illiana before the vote. “(Will County is) the largest inland port in North America ... and we have only just begun to

grow,” said Will County Executive Larry Walsh, urging his fellow MPO members to vote for the project. He was referring to two rail-truck intermodals in Elwood and Joliet already receiving goods from around the world, and shipping, including a lot of grain from Illinois and eastern Iowa, around the world.A third is under construction near Wilmington.

“Saying it’s too far away is not a reason to stop it,” said Walsh. “We don’t consider this portion of Will County to be nowhere.”

Walsh was referring to comments made by CMAP Board Chairman Gerald Bennett, before that board voted 10 to 4 Oct. 9 against the Illiana project. Bennett, Palos Hills mayor, called the Illiana Tollway project a “political plan” and said the project would be a “highway to nowhere land.” Later in that meeting he apologized for his comments, which included calling Will County “a wasteland.”

After the MPO voted to move forward with the Illiana project, Bennett released a statement saying the process was difficult for everyone concerned and blamed political tensions for straining the regional coalition of the CMAP Board and MPO Policy Committee.

“We must work to renew the spirit of regional cooperation that led to the development, adoption, and implementation of GO TO 2040,” said Bennett.

However,Will County and south Cook officials said his comments seemed to back up the feeling they have gotten since agency was

PHOTO BY ALEX V. HERNANDEZ/STAFF REPORTER

Will County Executive Larry Walsh (second from right) urges his fellow MPO Policy Committee members to vote for the project.

created that CMAP does not take their area seriously in Chicagoarea planning.This came to a head when the Illiana project led to conflict-ridden votes among some members of the CMAP Board from Chicago and the north suburbs, and those from the South Cook and Will County areas. Specifically CMAP members who already had projects on the funded list were concerned adding the Illiana would mean one of their projects would have to be removed from that list.Those critics also felt that the cost of the project would disproportionately fall on public funds.

“The fact of the matter is that this is a major financial risk,” said Elliot Hartstein, a CMAP board member who also sits on the MPO Policy Committee. He felt

that the project was attractive but wasn’t financially healthy for the economically struggling state, comparing it to an eating an unhealthy frozen treat.

“We all like ice cream, but should we maybe have frozen yogurt instead?” said Hartstein.

“That’s what this project is…it isn’t good for us.”

However proponents say the fact that the Illiana would be a public-private partnership, and not go forward unless a suitable and viable partner comes forward, minimizes its financial risk.

Officials from Illinois and Indiana have been working on the project for more than two years, forming an Illiana Corridor commission. After months of studies and input from officials and residents, corridor representatives

chose the B3 option for the route, which is pretty much a straight line from Interstate 55 to Interstate 65. Before the issue with CMAP began, corridor commission representatives were in the middle of Tier 2 studies – narrowing the B3 alternative to a 400-foot-wide path, and working with landowners in that area to begin buying right of way.

Many of those property owners, including farmers concerned about their land being broken up, did not like the idea of the state having “quick take” authority.

A few of those farmers appeared before the MPO committee to urge them to reconsider the toll way as they felt that regardless of how the land is acquired, the See ILLIANA, page 5

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Valley View ISAT scores cause of debate Board members, administration concerned with inconsistency

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

As increased standards hit school districts across Illinois, including Valley View School District 365U, state achievement test scores are coming under fire.

But low test scores aren’t the main issue; inconsistency across schools is the problem and one that was a point of contention between school board members and administration.

Overall, Illinois State Achievement (ISAT) scores show the district with a small increase at 57 percent of its students meeting or exceeding standards in reading, compared to the state average of 59 percent. In comparative years, in reading, the district ranked 51 percent in 2010-2011; and 55 percent in 2011-2012. In math, 2012-2013 scores show 51 percent of students are meeting or exceeding the standards; down from last school year’s , 2011-2012, 53 percent score and 52 percent in 2010-2011.

The state average in math is 59 percent.

“It is hard not to be disappointed in our math scores, and we need to have a direct conversation about it—in fact overall, our scores are below state standards,” said

ILLIANA Continued from page 4 project would destroy farmland.

“If IDOT paves over this land, it will have the same effect as Chernobyl,” said Virginia GatesHamann of Peotone. She said the project would poison the Peotonearea land her family has farmed for generations.

State officials have said that quick take does not mean the state can confiscate property immediately by forcing an arbitrary sum on landowners. The state must show the property is necessary for construction within a calendar year, and still must negotiate with property owners for the land.

“I think this was huge step but it was unfortunate that it was

School Board Vice President Rick Gougis.

“We are making great progress, but we need to deeply analyze all of our data to refine and tweak practices as we go,” said Assistant Superintendent Rachel Kinder.

Kinder pointed to the mismatch in testing, indicating ISAT tests are not fully aligned with the common core standards the district is currently teaching, therefore skewing some test results.

However, some schools, despite the new standards, achieved well above other schools, causing Gougis to question why one school can outperform another if the same practices are in place. For example, six of the elementary schools, including Beverly Skoff, Jamie McGee, Kenneth Hermansen, Oak View, Pioneer and R.C. Hill were above the state average in reading, while the remaining six dipped below.

In math, three elementary schools, McGee, Hermansen and Pioneer met or exceeded state standards, though nine schools did not and with the majority falling below the previous year’s score. And at the middle school level, two schools, Jane Adams, A. Vito Martinez excelled in reading.

District officials explain several factors can attribute to the inconsistency including socio-economics, achievement gaps, subgroups, cultures, etc.

However, it is also an avenue; officials plan to further investigate, checking the practices and procedures of schools that have excelled.

“These test scores give a bird’s eye view of what is happening,” said Kinder.“Yes, we do dig down at the school level in a variety of ways and see trends that point to what exactly pushed along that growth, and we will follow that. We are not hiding in the averages, the bars speak for themselves—yes there is a decline in math with a number of factors to be addressed.”

Board member Chrystal Hansen expressed her concern that parents would misinterpret the scores, as seeing one side of town is perceived to be better than the other. And member Dan Falese, understanding the scores are not where the district wants to be, simply questioned when and how would they get to where they want to be.

Kinder said it is no secret the district has been working on its plan to redirect its curriculum with its new view and is now in year three of the process, reminding systematic change takes three to five years to make a significant difference.

“We have the proof that

such a divisive issue over these last couple of months,” said John Greuling,president and CEO of the Will County Center for Economic Development. He said he was glad that elected were able to step up to the plate to support the project.

“I feel great but again, this is just one step in the process.”

In a separate vote that night the Policy Committee also gave IDOT the authority to spend over $80 million for more engineering and land acquisition. IDOT has already spent about $40 million in planning work on the project.

“Right now we’re trying to get the most bang for our buck,” said Ann Schneider, director of IDOT, in a press conference after the vote. She said the next step for the project is to go into the bidding process to find suitable investors for the first public-private project

in Illinois. If these are not found, then the state will not build Illiana.

But if all goes according to plan, she said the Illiana Tollway might be open by 2018 at the earliest.

The state estimates a total $1.3 billion cost for Illiana.

“We will never meet the infrastructure demands of our state if we only rely on currently available funding,” sad U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., in a statement after the vote. He urged IDOT to have a transparent and innovative bidding process. “[The MPO’s] vote shows there is value in pursuing public-private partnerships like the Illiana Expressway to tap private markets for public investment… [and] any potential deal should safeguard taxpayer funds as well as attract private investors.”

I can guarantee we are using every angle we can to best meet the needs of our students.

- Assistant Superintendent Rachel Kinder

we are moving in the right direction,” said Kinder.“We have put a more rigorous curriculum in place, supported professional development and established leaders in each of our buildings.

I can guarantee we are using every angle we can to best meet the needs of our students.”

Superintendent James Mitchem is standing by the district’s new view, believing

it is a work in progress and suggested looking at annual growth in students rather than aggregate test scores.

“We are looking further into the data, and I tell people to look for the growth,” said Mitchem. “…Some of it comes down to an age-old achievement gap, and we have a laser-like focus on closing that gap.We are in year three, and we are watching the trends.”

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Police Blotter

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

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Juan Garcia, 23, 613 Maplewood, Minooka, was arrested at 2:46 a.m. Sept. 28 and charged with obstructing an officer on the 400 block of N. Weber Road.

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Carlos Chavez, 28, 509 Dollinger Road,was arrested at 1:31 a.m. Oct. 2 and charged with DUI, improper lane use and improper turn near Airport Road and Weber Road.

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Douglas Martin, 34, 740 Farragut, was arrested at 9:46 p.m. Oct. 4 and charged with battery on the 1100 block of N. Independence Boulevard.

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Deward Shines, 57, 204 S. Highpoint Drive, was arrested at 7:41 p.m. Oct. 7 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S.Weber Road.

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Shandell Mexican, 18, 6331 W. 63rd St., Chicago, was arrested at 10:14 p.m. Oct. 7 and charged with no valid driver’s license and failure to yield near Joliet Road and Sherman.

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Corey Turner, 19, 218 Healy, was arrested at 3:20 a.m.

Oct. 10 and charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespass to vehicle on the 200 block of Healy.

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Desmond Turner, 19, 1048 N. Leamington, Chicago, was arrested at 6:23 p.m. Oct. 10 and charged with assault on the 200 block of Healy.

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Brooke Wicik, 18, and Andrew Vogrin, 20, 1920 Oakland Ave., Crest Hill were arrested at 9:32 p.m. Oct. 10 and charged with retail theft on the 400 block of S.Weber Road.

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Debra Orive, 39, 410 Ogden Falls Boulevard, Oswego, was arrested at 2:43 p.m. Oct. 11 and charged with retail theft and battery on the 200 block of S. Weber Road.

Edward Hernandez,21,1877 Pebblestone, was arrested at 4:01 p.m. Oct. 11 and charged with no valid driver’s license or speeding near Budler Road and Trafalger Drive.

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Chalisse Breeden, 30, 106 Rev. Walton, Lockport, was arrested at 6:44 p.m. Oct. 11 and charged with no valid driver’s license, no insurance, expired registration and improper use of registration near Dalhart and Arlington.

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Travonn Washington, 37, 21550 Freeport Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 11:42 p.m. Oct. 11 and charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance, an in-state warrant and suspended registration near Normantown Road and Kingston.

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Jaron Lymon,26,1087 Home Place, was arrested at 3:55

p.m. Oct. 12 and charged with driving with a revoked license near Route 53 and Chambers.

theft and underage alcohol consumption on the 600 block of N. Independence.

Michael Jungles, 65, 319 Karen, was arrested at 11:54 p.m. Oct. 12 and charged with aggravated battery (x2) and a parole violation on the 300 block of Karen.

Ondrea Hinton, 19, 139 Thackeray, was arrested at 1:32 p.m. Oct. 14 and charged with resisting an officer and illegal consumption of alcohol on the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive.

Ernest Armstrong, 48, 319 Karen, was arrested at 2:38 p.m.Oct.13 and charged with two in-state warrants near Veterans Parkway and Frontage Road.

Cecilia Guzman, 30, 533 Laurel, was arrested at 5:11 p.m. Oct. 14 and charged with no valid driver’s license and a failure to secure a child near Laurel and Kingston.

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Luis Catzin, 20, 730 Delta, was arrested at 12:44 a.m.

Oct. 14 and charged with retail

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Keasha Thomas, 22, 5515 W. Adams, Chicago, and

James Gentry, 41, 1115 Elizabeth St., Joliet, was arrested at 9:20 p.m. Oct. 14 and charged with obstructing an officer on the 700 block of N. Independence.

James Gentry, 41, 1115 Elizabeth St., Joliet, was arrested at 9:20 p.m. Oct. 14 and charged with obstruction,no valid driver’s license, no insurance, and an expired registration and a failure to secure child on the 700 block of N. Independence.

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Antonio Rodriguez, 1569 Azalea Circle, was arrested at 9:08 a.m. Oct. 15 and charged with an in-state warrant on the 0-100 block of Harmony Lane.

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News

Village to study new TIF district

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

As interest in developing the Route 53 corridor increases, a new study is set to begin to evaluate the possibility of creating a new Tax Increment Financing District for the village.

Village Manager Steve Gulden said an 80-acre parcel of property commonly known as the Lambrecht property along Route 53 and Joliet Road, northeast of the Mongo McMichael restaurant, has been left vacant for some time after the death of its owner. The estate is looking to sell the property and a developer,Town & Country Utilities – Romeoville LLC has come forward with an

interest in redeveloping the site.

The site was formerly used as a fill site and construction yard which has led to significant environmental problems on the property, requiring much remediation and site preparation to be redeveloped.

The developer is asking the village to establish the area as a Tax Increment Financing District, to help with the substantial clean-up costs. The Village Board recently hired a consultant -- Kane, McKenna --to perform the necessary studies, taking the first step in the process. The study will be at no cost to the village, with Town & Country agreeing to reimburse the village for its expense.

“This property contains many

hurdles to overcome, so this is a great opportunity to clean up the site and make it usable once again,” said Mayor John Noak.

State law requires municipalities create TIFs that are only established in areas that are “blighted,” or in danger of becoming blighted. TIFs allow a community to re-invest all new property tax dollars in the neighborhood from which they came for a 23-year period.

TIF funds can only be spent within the TIF district.

The Village currently has three TIF districts: the original Marquette TIF district, which was established in 1989 (expires in 2024); the Romeo Road TIF created in 2007 (expires in 2030); and the Downtown TIF created in 2004 (expires in 2026).

Romeoville wins economic award Romeoville achieves status by announcing most jobs created for any organization of its size The Village of Romeoville has been named the gold winner in the High Performance Economic Development category for economic development organizations. The Village of Romeoville attained this status by announcing the most jobs created for any organization of its size in 2012/2013. As part of Atlas Advertising’s High Performance Economic Development Benchmarking Survey,the Village of Romeoville reported the creation of 1,560 jobs in the Village of Romeoville over the past 12 months.

Mayor John Noak said, “It is very exciting to be recognized by the International Economic Development Council and Atlas Advertising for the best economic development program in the nation.”

“No matter how fast we grow, the Village is committed to assuring our partners are successful. In addition, we are fortunate that our Community Development Department is one of the best in Illinois, “ said Noak.

The village release states, the “Village of Romeoville continues to wholeheartedly embrace the importance of community.

We feel that our motto “Where Community Matters”adequately reflects the past and present partnerships that the Village has formed with its citizens, businesses and educational institutions.

Romeoville is focused on creating a “Community of Partners,” the Village accomplishes this through a commitment to our fundamental values: caring for our fellow neighbors, assisting our businesses, and providing quality services.

The Community takes pride in our partnerships and consistently delivers on its

No matter how fast we grow, the Village is committed to assuring our partners are successful.

- Mayor John Noak

promises.”

The High Performance Economic Development Awards were presented by Atlas Advertising at the International Economic Development Council’s Annual Conference to communities in six population categories.

Atlas Advertising also recognized the top performers, regardless of size,in the following categories: Most Website Visits, Most Conversations/Inquiries, Most Jobs Announced, and Most Capital Investment Announced.

“The economic development organizations we recognized and honored are the best of the best in their category,” said Ben Wright, CEO of Atlas Advertising. “As such, they are the models for our industry.”

The High Performance Economic Development winners were selected based on their self-reported results over a one-year period for website visits, inquiries received, jobs announced and capital investment announced in their communities.

Atlas analysts then tabulated the numbers for all respondents to rank the highest performers.

Atlas Advertising relies on the respondents for data accuracy and does not independently verify the results.

Calendar OCTOBER 24 Johansen’s Farm and Children’s Zoo. Open through Oct. 31. Chicagoland’s pumpkin farm and children’s zoo for kids and families - we have all the fun rides and events that make great memories: a bakery with great pies, a petting zoo with friendly animals, rides and mazes for all ages and lots of treats and gifts for everyone.All fun, no fright. For more information, check out http://www.johansenfarms.com/.

OCTOBER 24 Friends of the Levy Bingo and Fish Fry Night. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.Game time begins at 6 p.m. at the Levy Center, 251 Canterbury Lane, Bolingbrook. $25 for one book; $35 for two books per person.

For information, call 630-759-3411.

event, designed for ages 9 years and up, transforms Pelican Harbor into a chilling landscape of hearses, haunts and stories.

Creep through “Darcy’s Home of Eternal Rest” and listen closely as you wind through the Doll Gallery, Hall of Memories, Crematory, Darcy’s Parlor and more. Our haunt-master and storyteller will award all participants with a voucher to stay for the after-tour party at the indoor water park. Scream and splash while we put up a fiendishly fun movie on the big screen.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

For more information, call 630-739-1700.

Halloween Happenings and Flick n’ Float. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center. Presented by the Bolingbrook Park District and the Bolingbrook Lions Paranormal 102. 7 to 8 p.m. at the Club, Halloween Happenings promises Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West a spooktacular good time. All ages are Normantown Road, Romeoville. Join TnT welcome to come in their Halloween Paranormal as we discuss methods to finds costumes and take part in carnival games answer and investigate evidence of cases and prizes, and indoor playground, special of paranormal or unexplainable activity. inflatables, magic show and scary stories The discussion will include methods for from your friends at Fountaindale Public gathering data during an investigation, Library. $5 per child at the door. For more how the data is reviewed to determine if information, call 630-739-1700. any paranormal evidence was captured, or if these experiences are natural, Night Hike. 6 to 7 p.m. at the Hidden environmental, man-made, or indeed Oaks Conversation area, Bolingbrook. paranormal. This program is suitable for Bring a flashlight and explore 80 acres ages 13 and up. Contact Natalie at 815- of Hidden Oaks Conservation area.

886-2030 ndejonhe@whiteoaklibrary.

Children age 10 years and under must be accompanied by a paying adult. $7; $4 OCTOBER 25 with resident ID. Call 630-739-2600 for Halloween Fest, 6 to 9 p.m. Village more information.

Park. Join the Romeoville Recreation OCTOBER 26 Department and the Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce for a spooktacular Family Hayride at the Hidden time! Some of the spine-tingling activities Oaks Nature Center. Take advantage include a trick or treat trail, craft area, of the fall scenery and spend some time moon jumps, and a children’s entertainer. relaxing in nature with a family hayride at The frightening costume contest will Hidden Lakes Trout Farm and ride through start at 7 p.m. the natural scenery of the DuPage River Greenway. Hayrides start on the quarter Haunted Harbor. 5 to 10 p.m. on both hour and last approximately one hour.

Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 at the Bolingbrook All ages are welcome – children age 10 Recreation and Aquatic Center. This new years and under must be accompanied

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by a paying adult. Times are 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Fee is $8; $5 with Resident ID. Halloween Woods Walk. Camp Kata Kani, 445 Trout Farm Road, Bolingbrook.

Camp Fire Illinois Prarie’s annual “notso-scary” family event with storytelling, fortunes, refreshments, and more. To be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 and from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 27. Children, $5.

Adults, donations accepted.

OCTOBER 27 Indigo Launch Party with Gina Linko. 2 to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Be there to help us welcome back our own young adult author Gina Linko. Gina’s newest book is called Indigo -- what would you do if you thought your touch could kill? Corrine is a girl with a mysterious power and to stop from hurting those around her, she is hiding from the world. We will have refreshments and books will be available for purchase and signing. Contact Cindy Shutts at 815-886-2030 or cshutts@ whiteoaklibrary.org.

OCTOBER 29 Haunted Will County. 6:30 to 8p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 2nd Floor, Meeting Rooms A&B, at the Lockport Branch Library, 121 E. 8th Street, Lockport, IL. Dan Jungles of the Will County Ghost Hunters Society will talk about their experiences with ghosts, ghost hunting, the paranormal and more within the Will County area. Registration is preferred for this event, but walk-ins are also welcome.

Please contact the Adult Services Desk, Lockport Branch Library, 815-838-0755, to register or for more information Or, register via our website http://www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

Microsoft Word 2010 Level 1. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

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Learn how to create a document, edit, format your text, and copy and paste.

Create a document from scratch or pick a ready-to-use template to make your work so much easier. Basic computer skills are required prior to taking this class. Contact Adult Services desk at 815-886-2030.

The Silver Beat at Romeoville. 6 to 7 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

The Silver Beat is an educational training program created by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to ensure that seniors have the knowledge and tools they need to better protect themselves from con artists and deceptive business practices.

In partnership with Age Options, the Attorney General’s Office trains a corps of older adults to recognize and avoid scams and, once armed with this knowledge, to educate other seniors. Contact Adult Services desk at 815-886-2030.

OCTOBER 30 Hip Pain: Solutions for Active Adults. 7 p.m. at at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive. Anyone with hip pain is invited to attend this session featuring MOR orthopedic physicians, some of the nation’s top orthopedic specialists. They will discuss hip pain treatment options, including physical therapy,arthroscopy,total hip replacement and hip revision surgery.

ONGOING American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 Bingo. 11:30 a.m. Sundays at Leo’s Bar & Grill, 201 East Romeo Road. (2 blocks east of Route 53 on 135th Street). For more info, call 815-886-5600. Doors open every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. We have food for purchase along with your favorite raffles and fun. Everyone is invited.

Panic Attack Support Group of Bolingbrook. Anyone who is dealing See CALENDAR, page 22

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TREAT Continued from page 1 Spooky stories and Halloween haunts are popping up all over town as Halloween nears.

From fun frights by firelight at the Isle la Cache Museum to the annual Halloween Fest, witches and goblins delight.

This week is the annual free Halloween Fest sponsored by the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce and the village from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Oct. 25 at Village Park.

Bring a bag to collect goodies along the Trick-or-Treat Trail and dress in your Halloween costume for the costume contest for kids up to age 12. Other activities include a craft area, moon jumps and children’s entertainment. A costume contest begins at 7 p.m.

Trick or Treat Hours for the village are from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31.

Once Halloween night is over doesn’t mean the all the fun is. Come out Nov. 2 to support the Romeoville Youth Outreach Commission. In its third year, the

group will present the Mayor’s Costume Ball to be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Friendship Centre at Highpoint located at 175 Highpoint Drive.The event is for those ages 21 and over. Tickets are $20 per person and include a costume contest, dancing, heavy appetizers, beverages, 50/50 raffle, Chinese raffle, and photographer.

“It is always a good time and is a great event that supports a great cause,” said Mayor John Noak.

All proceeds will be used toward establishing a Youth Outreach Commission scholarship fund.

The mission of the organization is to serve as advocate that collaborates and communicates resources and services that will engage youth of all ages and families to make positive choices to enhance their lives as well as their communities.

You can purchase tickets at the Romeoville Recreation Department, Village Hall, and the Friendship Centre at Highpoint or DuCap.You may also purchase at the door.

For more information, call 815886-6222.

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Valley View administrator’s daughter performs Nutcracker When the curtain goes up on the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker in December, 10-year-old Scarlett Nash, daughter of Judie Nash, Director of Professional Development for Valley View School 365U, will be making her downtown stage debut.

Scarlett, who lives in Channahon, was selected to play a soldier in the production after making it through an open audition with hundreds of other Chicago area youngsters as well as a rigorous call-back “She auditioned for a role in the Nutcracker last year but didn’t make it,” Judie Nash said.

“What we’re most proud of is that she decided to try again and worked extra hard to meet a goal she set for herself.”

The Aux Sable Middle School (Minooka) 5th grade honor student has been dancing since she was two years old.

Currently studying at the Yorkville Performing Arts Center, Scarlett is proficient in tap, ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical and hip hop and has several regional and national dance titles to her credit.

Several years ago she danced as a Munchkin when the traveling cast of the Wizard of Oz stopped at Joliet’s Rialto Square Theatre.

Judie and her husband, John, still don’t know which alternating cast (red or green) Scarlett will be a part of,but they do know the Nutcracker opens at the Auditorium Theatre on Dec. 6 and continues through Dec. 28.

“This is something she really wanted,” Judie Nash said. “She independently prepared herself for this audition in a way you don’t see from many 10-yearolds.”

What we’re most proud of is that she decided to try again and worked extra hard to meet a goal she set for herself.

- Judie Nash, Director of Professional Development for Valley View School 365U

The Joffrey Academy of Dance production of the Nutcracker was conceived by and is directed by Robert Joffrey with live full-orchestra music composed by Peter llyich Tchaikovsky.

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Horoscopes You may need to change to gain. You may have some brilliant ideas in the week ahead, or have the opportunity to speak to those with a broader perspective. With the benefit of some fresh insights, you can adapt easily to ongoing changes.

Go back to basics. It isn’t necessary to add a flourish to everything you do. Overly-ambitious friends could cause a few upsets, or you may face unexpected challenges when working towards attaining your goals in the week to come.

You might mix metaphors, but you won’t miss the boat. You know how to explain things to others by using universal examples, so your opinions will be respected this week. People hear you loud and clear.

Roll your own. You must depend upon other people for some things, but when they become unpredictable it’s time to make your own decisions.

Use good judgment in the week ahead.

Harmony and tranquillity can be yours if you take steps to prepare intelligently. The road may be paved with bumps in the week ahead, but if you have good tires and shock absorbers you won’t notice them.

Make a promise that the past will have no power over you.

You’re wiser than usual in the week ahead, especially when dealing with close relationships.

Take time to mend fences while the time is ripe.

Mixing business with pleasure is risky business. This week, the risk of something going wrong is in direct proportion to the number of people who are involved.

Focus on developing leadership skills.

Play patty-cake with problems and put them in a pan. You’ll have the opportunity to gain cooperation from others in the upcoming week, and more than one chance to make necessary improvements.

The Lone Ranger had Tonto, after all, so he wasn’t all that lonely. In the week ahead, you might be attracted to group activities to augment your social life. These may distract you from what’s important.

You prefer to act upon instincts but sometimes feel you can’t do this if you must explain your actions to someone else. This week, you can have the best of both worlds as communication flows effortlessly.

Whims gone wild could describe your attitude in the coming week. You may demonstrate good taste, but could also spend money that’s budgeted for something else. Seek advice before you go overboard.

Beauty is more than skin deep. By mid-week, you get in tune with what’s really crucial to your happiness. This might be a good time to begin a new health regimen or get in touch with your spiritual side.

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Spartans one win away from playoff berth Matt Le Cren Contributing Writer

Steven Derdzinski is the smallest of the 19 seniors featured by Romeoville during Senior Night ceremonies Friday, but he had the biggest impact on the game.

The 5-9, 155-pound linebacker turned in the best performance of his career when it mattered most, coming up with two fumble recoveries, an interception, a sack and two crucial fourth-down tackles.

For good measure, he also kicked three extra-points as host Romeoville pulled out a 2114 thriller over Oswego East.

The Spartans (4-4, 3-3 Southwest Prairie Conference) thus kept their playoff hopes alive while preventing Oswego East (5-3, 3-3) from clinching its first playoff berth.

“I’ve been kind of having an unlucky year,” said Derdzinski, who has battled knee and shoulder injuries. “I was ineligible one week. I’ve been hurt, so this week was like my first healthy week and so everything just fell together.The See SPARTANS, page 16

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Miguel Ford and the Spartans are one win away from qualifying for the IHSA postseason.

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Edrada one match short of state

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

It took an extra day to determine the final state qualifier for singles at the Plainfield North Sectional.

With darkness falling Friday night at Oswego East, Romeoville’s Erika Edrada and Plainfield Central’s Sara Wurster were locked into a tight threeset match, with Wurster leading 3-2 in the third set.

Play resumed Saturday morning at Plainfield North and Wurster held off Edrada 6-3 to advance to state.

“This is the closest I’ve come as a coach in my 11 years as a varsity coach at Romeoville,” Romeoville coach George Joyce said. “It was exciting and nervewrecking for me. I had fun and I hope Erika had fun.”

Wurster beat Edrada in See ROUNDUP, page 18

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Erika Edrada was one win from advancing to state this season.

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Volleyball teams ready for playoffs

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

It has not been a successful year on the volleyball court for the two Valley View high schools as far as wins and losses, however, neither program is judging success this season by the stat sheet.

Both Bolingbrook and Romeoville are measuring the season success on how much they improve and if they peak at the end of the season.

That quest to peak at the right time will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 when the Raiders, the No. 13 seed in the Plainfield

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Jasmine Benitez and Romeoville are looking to peak in the postseason.

South Sectional complex faces No. 20 Joliet Central in the Bolingbrook Regional.

“I am pleased with where we are seeded,” said Bolingbrook coach Andrea Bercot. “Our first game is Joliet Central, who we just beat last week in a conference game.”

Bercot knows playing a conference opponent after beating them could give the Steelmen more fire and she is coaching the Raiders against being too confident.

“Advancing through the playoffs is the dream for every team, so we can’t take any team for granted,” she said. “You also

have to have sportsmanship and respect all of your opponents.

We want them to work hard and not be cocky. We try and get them to play the way they know how to play at the right time of the season.”

The Raiders are finally getting healthy after battling injuries all season.

“We had a lot of injuries all season and we are just now getting healthy and finding a line-up,” she said. “All the way from the beginning through the first half of the season I had to switch up the lineup constantly.

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SPARTANS Continued from page 13 ball just bounced into my hands this week.”

It was a good thing it did. The Wolves, who came in averaging 26.2 points, started eight drives inside Romeoville territory, including three inside the 27.

They made six trips inside the red zone yet came away with only 12 points.

“Our defense was unbelievable tonight,” Romeoville coach Jeff Kuna said. “The defense got put in a lot of bad spots. The

majority of the time they went on the field they had their backs up against the wall.

“There were numerous times [the Wolves] were down inside the red zone and [the Spartans] toughened up and they did what they had to do to keep the team in the game.”

The trials began when the Spartans fumbled the opening kickoff. The defense held Oswego East to a field goal and the same thing happened when the visitors drove to the Romeoville 8 before an Anthony Love sack drove them back.

Down 6-0 in the second quarter, the Spartans rallied to score 21 consecutive points, taking a 7-6 lead on Miguel Ford’s 39-yard run midway through the period.

On the next drive, Romeoville marched 73 yards in 10 plays and increased the lead to 14-6

Sports when Kelvin Jones tossed a 10yard touchdown pass to tight end Michael Crnkovich.

Jones, who missed two series in the first half with a leg injury, was 8-for-15 for 107 yards and two touchdowns, including a 19-yard fade pass to Charles Hunter, who took the ball away from the defensive back to make his ninth touchdown catch of the season and a 21-6 advantage with 4:39 left in the third quarter.

Then things really got interesting. Two plays after Curshawn Pruitt made a fourth down stop at his own 5, Jones was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, giving Oswego East a safety.

The Wolves then capitalized on a fumble to close the gap to 21-14 on Tyler Kennedy’s fiveyard TD pass to Ryan Garrigus

with 1:27 to play.

The visitors recovered the onside kick and drove to the Spartans 38. On fourthand-10, Kennedy scrambled but Derdzinski knocked him out of bounds three yards shy of the first down.

Incredibly, the Wolves got the ball back with 14 seconds left and were on their own 44 when senior lineman Caleb RogersPurham chased down Kennedy from behind and sacked him to end the game.

“It’s not a laughing matter but it’s pretty funny,” Rogers-Purham said.“Earlier I was close to getting a sack and I got off the field and I heard the coaches saying, ‘Purm’s there but he’s too slow.’

Then I saw my opportunity to get the quarterback and I didn’t even think about the time [on the clock]. I just thought, ‘I’m not slow, I’m not slow.’ I just had to capitalize.”

The defense received outstanding efforts across the board as Justin Brandon had two sacks and Oscar Plascencia and Evan Stingly had one each to go with several other key tackles.

“All year we’ve been put in

pressure situations and we gave a good fight but we never completely did what we had to do,” Rogers-Purham said.

“Tonight it was senior night, it was a playoff game for us, so we just went out there, we executed and we never gave up.”

Ford gained 101 yards on 17 carries while fullback Gill Whitaker added 18 carries for 83 yards for the Spartans, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

“That’s the first time since Week 1 we’ve been in a tight ballgame in the fourth quarter and were able to come out on top and that says a lot about our kids,” Kuna said. “They never gave up. They fought from the first whistle to the last.”

Now the Spartans, one year removed from a 0-9 season, can make the playoffs for the first time since 2002 if they beat Minooka this week.

“At the end of last year, that first Monday everyone was in the weight room, so we’re just going to continue our hard work and continue to make it to the playoffs” Derdzinski said.

“That’s our goal.”

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about that, Bercot said.

Following the Raiders playoff opener will be Romeoville, as the No. 21 seed Spartans face No. 12 Wheaton Warrenville South at 7 p.m. Oct. 28.

The winner will then face off against No. 5 Lemont Oct. 29.

“Our seed is expected and we are looking forward to facing Wheaton Warrenville South,” said Romeoville coach Melissa Zimmer. “Over the second half of the season, we have improved on some things and we are looking to see what our defense can do against a team with their talent.”

Zimmer said the Spartans will begin to prepare for the Tigers specifics when their conference season ends, but she added that the preparation for the post season started with the first practice.

“We prepare for each opponent, but each practice builds off each other all season to prepare for the playoffs,” Zimmer said. “It all really depends on if your team can bring it together for this time of

Continued from page 15 It might work out in our favor if we peak at the right time. I talk about regionals since the beginning of the season. I put a buzz in their ear all along that it is our goal.”

A win over Joliet Central will place Bolingbrook in a matchup with No. 4 Waubonsie Valley at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.

“Waubonsie Valley will be tough,” Bercot said. “They consistently have a good program. We saw them this summer and we were competitive with them. I know summer was a long time ago, but any confidence we can get heading into the post season, we will take it.”

The one team Bolingbrook won’t have to see in the regional is Benet, the back-to-back Class 4A state champions.

“We have avoided them the last couple of years. We lucked out and we are very happy

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Raiders in conference driver’s seat

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

All season, the critics of the Bolingbrook High School football team questioned if the Raiders would be able to face the four opponents in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division with losing records and then be able to get up to face Homewood-Flossmoor and Lincoln-Way East.

After the last two weeks, the Raiders have answered those questions.

Most recently, Bolingbrook defeated Lincoln-Way East 12-3 to remain undefeated this season and clinch at least a share of the SWSC title.

The Raiders relied on their stingy defense to allow the Griffins only a field goal at the end of the first quarter.

It was the sixth time in eight games the Bolingbrook defense did not allow a touchdown, as the Griffins were held well below their average of 30 points per game.

“The defense told us that they owed (the offense) from last week when they gave up 24 points,” said Bolingbrook coach John Ivlow.“That is them talking, I don’t look at it like that. It is a team effort.”

The Raiders’ plan coming in to the game was to constantly hit Lincoln-Way East quarterback Jordan Wirtz. And that is what they did.

“That was the plan all week,” said sophomore linebacker Tuf Borland. “We just wanted to keep hitting them and it worked.

We were looking forward to the challenge and we got after it today.”

Borland had two of Bolingbrook’s three interceptions, taking one back for a touchdown for the final score of the game.

“We put some good pressure on him,” he said. “It was a whole

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Jaden Huff scored the lone offensive touchdown in the game in the Raiders’ 12-3 win Friday night.

team effort, I was just the guy there to catch the ball.”

“He is a freaking man,” Ivlow said of Borland. “But we have a lot of guys that are like that. We have kids who play way above the age that they are and how they are supposed to play.”

It was the defense that held the game close early on, as the Bolingbrook offense had a hard time moving the ball, as it posted zero yards in the first half, failing twice inside the red zone.

However, the Raiders came out in the second half and senior Jaden Huff (20 carries, 85 yards, TD) got rolling, finding the end zone with in the third quarter.

Borland put the exclamation point on the game with his pick six.

It was the first time Bolingbrook has defeated East in four years.

“It was emotional win,”Borland said.“The last time we beat them, I wasn’t even here.”

The victory was also the 100th

in the career of coach John Ivlow, as he holds a 100-31 record in his 12-year career at Bolingbrook.

“I’m not really into that (stuff),” Ivlow said.“But it was No. 100, so it is nice.”

The win set up the matchup between Bolingbrook and Sandburg, where a win will give the Raiders their first outright SWSC title since 2009.

“A conference win would be great,” Borland said. “We worked hard all year.The preparation we

do in practice. Our great coaches prepare us and get us ready so on Friday all we have to do is play.”

The win next week would also give the Raiders their first undefeated regular season since 2009.

“We are 8-0,” Ivlow said. “It has been a few years since we have been in this position and hopefully we can go to Sandburg next week and cap off a nice regular season.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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ROUNDUP Continued from page 14 straight sets both previous meetings this year and appeared in control after a 6-1 win in the first set. However, Edrada rallied for a 6-1 win in the second set to force the third set.

“I honestly don’t know what got into me, but I’m glad something did,” Edrada said. “I kept pushing myself and I won it back. I was really determined to put this one away because it was for state and was really big.”

It seemed like Edrada still had some momentum when the night ended Friday, but she was unable to rally in the morning.

“Erika hasn’t had an opportunity to beat her so she was upbeat when she beat her in the second set in such a dominating fashion,” Joyce said. “It is unfortunate that it played out the way it did yesterday. I would have loved the opportunity to play indoors or under the lights last night because she had some momentum and she lost it overnight. The same thing could have happened last night though and you can’t take anything away from Sara, she played good enough to make it to the state tournament.”

“It was a lot closer than I expected,” Edrada said. “She played well. I really wanted to finish it last night rather than carrying it to this morning. I wasn’t dreading this morning, I was proud of myself for making it as far as I did last night.”

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The Romeoville cross country team will run in the state regional this weekend.

With Edrada being a junior, she is looking forward to trying to advance to state next year.

“This definitely makes me want to work harder because I came this close my junior year,” Edrada said. “My senior year, I want to go out with a bang. It

definitely gives me confidence.

I’m excited.”

Edrada defeated Bolingbrook’s Jessica Innis in the second round. Innis is a junior and has faced Edrada in the past, coming up short in the prior meetings as well.

“I was just hoping to play my best,” Innis said. “If I played hard enough it would be good enough whatever the outcome was. I did that. I thought I played better with her this time. I think I was just getting tired and it was really cold outside.”

“She gave her a good run in the first set,” Bolingbrook coach Chris Mallon said. “I think it helped that she played in the first round and Erika had a bye. I think she got tired after playing the first round match.”

Innis advanced to face Edrada after beating Plainfield East’s Lauren Martinez 6-3, 6-1.

Winning a sectional match will give her some momentum going into next year.

“It is definitely a confidence booster,” Innis said.“All offseason is preparing for this next year so I can make it to state.”

For the day, Mallon was happy with the way the Raiders played.

“Overall we did pretty good,” Mallon said. “Our doubles team was able to pull out a victory.

They re juniors so hopefully that will carry over next year.”

“It’s always nice to have the No. 1 player coming back,”Mallon said.“We have a lot to work on in the offseason and we’ll be back next year.”

VOLLEYBALL Stagg defeated Bolingbrook 2519, 21-25, 25-20. Krissa Gearing tallied 14 kills and Nicole Gambon added for the Raiders.

Bolingbrook beat Lincoln-Way

East 20-25, 25-18, 25-15.

Plainfield Central Romeoville 25-12, 25-22.

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BOYS SOCCER Lincoln-Way Central defeated Bolingbrook 1-0.

CROSS COUNTRY Romeoville competed in the Southwest Prairie Conference meet Saturday at Hammel Woods in Joliet.

Sierra Scanlan led the girls with a time of 21:17. Samantha Pagan (24:12, Rachel Danso (26:25), Amara Markovic (26:37) and Celine Betouni (27:20) also competed.

Competing for the boys were Mike Samuelson (17:39), Evan Banasiak (18:16), Johnathan Kosiek (18:18), Matt Bush (18:44) and Tony Vodicka (19:48).

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ESCC, SPC showdowns highlight week nine

By Scott Taylor Sports Editor

The East Suburban Catholic gauntlet comes to an end Friday night as Joliet Catholic (7-1, 4-1) travels to Lisle to take on Benet (6-2, 3-2) at 7:30 p.m. at Benedictine University.

JCA comes into the game fresh off its 37-14 win over Notre Dame where it dominated the second half after going into the half tied at 14-14.

Mike Ivlow ran for 299 yards on 29 carries in the game.

Meanwhile, Benet was out of its game against Marist as it trailed 42-7 at the half after seven first half turnovers in a 49-21 loss.

The Redwings will have its hands full slowing down Ivlow and company. The Hilltoppers are outscoring opponents 312139.They defeated Marist 49-27 earlier in the year.

JCA will also look to slow down the Redwings’ passing attack, led by Jack Beneventi.

The Redwings have scored 246 points and have allowed 129.

Benet won last year’s game 31-21 in Joliet.

“They are a very good football team,” JCA coach Dan Sharp said. “This is a big game for them. Everyone is looking at playoff seeding.”

•Another big game in the Voyager Media coverage area is the battle for Plainfield with South at East. Both teams are 2-0 against fellow Plainfield schools.

The Cougars (5-3, 4-2) need a win to ensure a playoff berth,

while a loss will put them on the bubble with playoff points.

They gave Oswego its toughest Southwest Prairie Conference game of the year last week, falling 35-28.

The Bengals (6-2, 4-2) clinched their first-ever playoff berth with a 49-28 win over Plainfield Central.

South features the running of Joshua Harris and the defense is anchored by one of the top recruits in the state in linebacker Clifton Garrett.

The Cougars are outscoring opponents 240-212.

East has a big-play offense led by quarterback Cole Kotopka and running back Jake Mayon.

The defense has been solid and balanced throughout the year, outscoring opponents 194-118.

The game is slated for 7 p.m.

Friday at East.

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The amount of turnovers Benet had in the first half in a 49-21 loss to Marist Friday.

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Jordan Jones and JCA will look to win the outright ESCC title Friday at Benet.

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News

Walsh breaks partisan deadlock on county tax levy Weigel’s ‘pass’ votes allow Walsh to break partisan deadlock on county tax levy

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

Taxes and how much to ask residents to pay resulted in a deadlocked vote at the Oct. 17 Will County Board Meeting.

Will County Executive Larry Walsh had to break the tie 12-12 vote to increase the county’s levy by up to $900,000. Walsh sided with the Democrats on the issue, which was approved, but not before most of the Republican board members dug in and refused to support an increase in the levy, which is the amount of property tax dollars a taxing body uses toward its budget.

Initially, Finance Committee Chairman Steve Wilhelmi, D-Joliet, wanted to table the issue for a month so the committee could discuss it further. Opponents of the levy increase also believed that would give time for fellow Democrat Ken Harris, D-Bolingbrook, to return from an

overseas trip and be able to vote with the Democrats.

Republicans on the board weren’t about to let the opportunity to shoot down the potential tax increase get away, so they voted against tabling the issue, which at that point was a request for a $1.9 million levy increase.

County Finance Director Paul Rafac said that increase would have amounted to about an additional $10 a year on the county’s portion of the tax bill for owners of homes valued at $200,000.

Wilhelmi then offered an amendment that the county seek to gain the property taxes from new construction during the previous year, which they had not done for the past four or five years.

Rafac said that amount would yield up to $900,000 in additional property taxes that could be used to help offset the county’s capital improvement plan. He added that amount would result in a tax increase of less than $4 a year

for owners of homes valued at $200,000.

What followed was more than 30 minutes of dialogue, mostly on party lines, with Democrats saying the relatively small amount would not hurt taxpayers, who would gain a much-needed upgrade on county facilities such as the Sheriff’s Laraway Office and the Courthouse.

“So basically, we’re talking about (a tax increase that would be) the cost of a dinner at McDonald’s,” said Board Member Reed Bible, D-Plainfield.

Jim Moustis, R-Frankfort Township, the Republican Caucus Chair, said even that amount could be tough for some constituents hit by the tough economy.

“We have other sources of revenue we can use,” Moustis said.

“Sales tax. Landfill (fees). User fees. Let the people who use pay.

Property taxes? I will never be on board. Not for a buck (increase).”

Board Members Chuck Maher,

R-Naperville,and LeeAnn Goodson, R-Plainfield, said the county has to remember it is just one of 16 or so taxing bodies on a taxpayer’s bill.

Even small increases add up, they said. And Goodson cautioned the worst may not yet be over for the housing market, making any tax increase that much more severe.

Board Member Bob Howard, D-Beecher, said the county is low on that list. “Schools, cities and townships make up 70 cents on the dollar,” he said.

Republicans continued to dig in against any tax increase until one, Tom Weigel of New Lenox, surprised a few by saying he would support including new construction during the past year.

He said the county had done so up until the last four or five years, and he saw no problem including it now.

He also noted the County Board Members, acting as Forest Preserve District Commissioners, recently decided to include new construction in that district’s levy request. “So I don’t see the difference here,” he said.

Weigel’s support – in the form of two “pass” votes -- meant Democrats had enough to pass

breaking down the

numbers the board’s tied vote Will County Executive Larry Walsh had to break

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12-12

Schools, cities and townships make up 70 cents on the dollar

number in millions of dollars the original proposal requested for the tax levy increase

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the levy request in the amended amount of $900,000 … with Walsh breaking the 12-12 tie on the amendment and the motion.

Rafac and Wilhelmi said the numbers would be finalized before the County Board approves the Fiscal 2014 at its November meeting.

Asked later if he believed his fellow Republicans were upset with his “pass” votes on the levy, Weigel said, “I’m sure they’re not happy. They wanted all of us to vote against it. But the Forest Preserve Board voted to include new construction. I don’t see the difference.”

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MAYO CLINIC

By Abinash Virk, M.D. Tribune Content Agency

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Iím planning an overseas mission trip and understand that I need to take medicine to prevent malaria. Is this necessary, and if so, how far in advance do I need to take it? How common is malaria and is it always a serious disease?

Trip planning may involve steps to prevent malaria

ANSWER: If youíre planning to travel to tropical locations such as central South America, Haiti, sub-Saharan Africa or south Asia, discuss malaria preventing recommendations with your doctor a couple of months before you leave.

He or she can prescribe drugs to take before, during and for some weeks after your trip to help protect you from malaria.

Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. It can lead to serious illness, and sometimes death. About 1,500 cases are diagnosed in the United States each year.

Most occur in travelers who didnít take the right preventive measures.

Malaria is caused by microscopic parasites that are transmitted most commonly by mosquito bites. There are five different species of malarial parasite (Plasmodium) that cause infections in humans.

If an infected mosquito bites you and malaria is transmitted, the parasites travel to your liver where they mature and may become dormant. Dormancy can last up to a year, but typically lasts 10 days to four weeks.

When the parasites mature, they leave the liver cells to infect red blood cells. This is when malaria symptoms typically develop. The most common symptoms of malaria are fever, chills and headache.

If an uninfected mosquito bites you at this point, it will become infected and can spread malaria to others. You can also be infected from exposure to infected blood, such as through a blood transfusion.

Malaria is estimated to kill about 1

million people worldwide each year.

Most of these deaths occur in Africa, especially among young children.

Malaria infections are categorized as either uncomplicated or severe.

Symptoms of uncomplicated malaria are similar to the flu and include moderate to severe chills and shaking, high fever, profuse sweating, headaches, nausea, and vomiting.These bouts of illness may come and go.

If uncomplicated malaria isnít promptly treated, it can become a lifethreatening medical emergency. Severe malaria may involve brain swelling and damage, breathing problems as fluid accumulates in the lungs, kidney failure, rupture of the spleen, severe damage to red blood cells, and dangerously low blood sugar.

If you experience a high fever while traveling or living in a part of the world with malaria, you should be evaluated immediately by a local medical facility. In addition, talk to your personal physician promptly if you experience a high fever within a year after returning from a part of the world with malaria. If you have severe symptoms, seek emergency care.

The diagnosis of malaria is made through laboratory analysis of a blood sample by microscopy or molecular analysis.

A microscopic exam may also reveal the species of malaria parasite that has infected you. In addition, in some countries or laboratories a rapid blood test can determine in 15 minutes

whether or not a malaria infection is present.

Treatment of malaria involves a combination of one or more antimalarial drugs, depending on the type of malaria infection acquired. Treatment is based on severity of infection and the specific species of malaria causing the infection.

Treatment may be oral or intravenous.

Medications used include chloroquine (Aralen), mefloquine (Lariam), doxycycline, clindamycin, quinine, artemether and lumefantrine (Coartem), primaquine or the combination of atovaquone and proguanil (Malarone).

Effective treatment can cure malaria, but the disease can persist if itís not treated or treated with the wrong drug.

Drug choice and treatment intensity are determined by factors such as the specific malaria parasite species, where it was acquired, your age, and the severity of the infection.

Drug choice is important, as some types of malaria have evolved to be resistant to certain drugs, such as chloroquine.

Prevention of malaria is based on avoiding insect bites and taking a preventive medication. Medications used for malaria prevention have to be started a few days to a few days to weeks before traveling, and taken daily while you are traveling and for some time after you return.

These medications include some of the medications listed above for treatment. In general they are safe and

SYMPTOMS OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA ARE SIMILAR TO THE FLU AND INCLUDE MODERATE TO SEVERE CHILLS AND SHAKING, HIGH FEVER, PROFUSE SWEATING, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND VOMITING

very effective.

If youíll be traveling to a location with malaria, be sure to discuss this with your doctor ahead of time. ó Abinash Virk, M.D., Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

(Medical Edge from Mayo Clinic is an educational resource and doesnít replace regular medical care. To submit a question, write to: medicaledge@mayo.edu. For health information, visit www.mayoclinic.com.)

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Real Estate & Business

Life insurance vs. 529 plan Dear Dave, An insurance salesman told me it’s better to use a life insurance policy for college savings rather than a 529 plan because the child can use it for anything instead of just college.

Is that true?

Rusty Dear Rusty, Of course that’s what he told you.

He’s an insurance salesman!

He was right on one point.

If the kid doesn’t go to college, the savings inside an insurance policy can be used for anything.

But here’s the catch: There won’t be much waiting for you, because you saved it inside a life insurance policy.

The returns stink! Savings inside a life insurance policy won’t get you anywhere near the cash you’d have by investing in a 529 plan.

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If you’re going to save for your kids’ college fund, there needs to be lots of talk around the house about actually going to college.

It’s not really brainwashing them so much as it’s letting them know the importance of a good education.

And they need to know, on no uncertain terms, that the money you’re saving for them is for one thing: college.

What you experienced, Rusty, was an insurance salesman trying to sell insurance. Stay away from it when it comes to saving up for college!

—Dave

Dear Dave, Is it a good idea to sell your

car in order to get one that gets better gas mileage?

Trey Dear Trey, Only if the other car is really cheap, or cheaper than the one you’re selling.

I think it’s funny when people run out and upgrade on their $7,000 car to buy a $30,000 Prius to save gas.

Think about it.That’s an extra expenditure of $23,000 to save gas. Where are you planning on driving, to the moon?

Actually saving money is a much better plan than some of the ideas people dream up in the name of saving money.

When it comes to things like this, you need to sit down and do the math. Crunch some hard, cold figures and see what happens.

“Well, if we got this kind of gas mileage, instead of what we’re getting now, how much

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Better car, better gas mileage?

If you’re going to save for your kids’ college fund, there needs to be lots of talk around the house about actually going to college. money would we save?”

But if you spend $5,000 more to save $50 it will take forever to get back the money you’ve already spent.

Getting better gas mileage is a good thing, but I wouldn’t recommend spending any more than the value of the car you’re currently driving to make it happen.

Moving down in car but up in mileage is a great plan. If you do that, you’ll really start making headway with your money.

This kind of scenario is a simple math thing, Trey.

The problem is lots of times people’s emotions get caught

up in stuff, and next thing you know they think they have a real reason to buy an expensive, new piece of automotive technology.

I call that car fever, and it’ll wreck your finances in a hurry!

—Dave

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THE BUGLE OCTOBER 24, 2013 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 502 GLEN AVENUE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (GRAY WITH VINYL SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE).

On the 7th day of November, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff V. LINDA DURCZAK Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 2848 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. Judgment amount is 133,276.98 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 5/151512(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: 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 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 244 Trenton Drive Romeoville, Illinois 60446 (Single Family). On the 14th day of November, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff V. Nadine P. Ellington aka Nadine Ellington; Alan L. Banks; Lakewood Falls Phase 5 Homeowners Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record 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.

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: 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.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 245 Sierra Trail Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential).

On the 7th day of November, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff V. Sandy Rojas a/k/a Sandy L. Brookes a/k/a Sandy C. Rojas a/k/a Sandy C. Brookes; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 5488 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: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-37412 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 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

Published 10/17, 10/24, 10/31 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 719 EVERGREEN COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 (FRAME HOUSE ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE). On the 7th day of November, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff V. THOMAS J. HACKIEWICZ AND LISA A. HACKIEWICZ Defendant.

Case No. 10 CH 448 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. Judgment amount is 247,742.31 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 5/151512(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:

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1665 Benzie Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 7th day of November, 2013, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: PNC Bank, National Association Plaintiff V. Karen Schmidt a/k/a Karen L. Schmidt; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 13 CH 1287 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:

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

Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-13-07219

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

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

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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 )

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OFAMERICA, N.A.,AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS J. HACKIEWICZ AND LISA A. HACKIEWICZ Defendant. No. 10 CH 448

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS GMAC Mortgage, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Sandy Rojas a/k/a Sandy L. Brookes a/k/a Sandy C. Rojas a/k/a Sandy C. Brookes; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 5488

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of June, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 7th day of November, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 40, IN BLOCK 9, POPLAR RIDGE SUBDIVISION UNIT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 9, 1974, AS DOCUMENT NO. R74-759, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 719 EVERGREEN COURT ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: FRAME HOUSE ATTACHED 2 CAR GARAGE P.I.N.: (11)-04-04-120-033

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of December, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 7th day of November, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 323 IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 2: BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 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 R99-124553 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 245 Sierra Trail Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 03-12-402-005 (03-12-400-010, 03-12-400-011 Underlying)

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 247,742.31 plus interest, cost and post judgment advances, if any.

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: 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 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

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 14-11-37412 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PNC Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Karen Schmidt a/k/a Karen L. Schmidt; et. al.

Defendant. No. 13 CH 1287 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 26th day of June, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 7th day of November, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROMEOVILLE, COUNTY OF WILL, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 41 IN GRAND HAVEN UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 8, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2001-104001, AND AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 29, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2001114587, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1665 Benzie Circle Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 04-18-107-014 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 14-13-07219 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff, vs.

LINDA DURCZAK Defendant. No. 12 CH 2848 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 July, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 7th day of November, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 14, IN BLOCK 11, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NUMBER 2, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 33, AND THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 34, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 4, 1958, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 856059, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED APRIL 15,1959 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 873653 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 9, 1959 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 885705, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 502 GLEN AVENUE ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: G R AY WITH VINYL SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE P.I.N.: 12-02-33-213-021 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 133,276.98 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 10/10, 10/17, 10/24

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

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 16th day of January, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 14th day of November, 2013, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 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.

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 10/17, 10/24, 10/31

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Stores today offer a wide selection of dried strands, ribbons and shapes, made from traditional white semolina flour, whole wheat, or other grains, plain or flavored, plus fresh pastas.

Imagine it’s a typical early autumn weeknight.

If you have children at home, they’re probably back in the swing of school, with not only homework assignments but also after-school activities like sports, clubs, or music or dance lessons.

On top of driving duties, you may have also taken on some extra tasks at work to get a jump on the holidays - or to earn extra money to pay for them. Meanwhile, the days keep getting cooler and the nights longer.

All these factors taken together add up to special challenges for weeknight dinners. You want to serve a delicious main dish that will sustain and nourish everyone.

Yet, it’s also got to be quick and easy, because the alternative - fast food picked up on the spur of the moment - costs money you’d rather save and usually won’t be as healthy as what you could make yourself.

Fortunately, the foundation for easy solutions to those challenges is as close at hand as most well stocked pantries: pasta.

I like to think of pasta as a sort of culinary painter’s blank canvas, one that can complement the flavors and textures of anything you’d care to combine with it - and, to carry that metaphor further, a canvas that also helps to present ingredients in a beautiful way that appeals to both the eye and the appetite.

We do, after all, eat with our eyes first.

Another advantage of pasta, of course, is that you can combine it with so many different ingredients. Instead of the usual tomato or cream sauce, for example, the accompanying recipe features broth, which you briefly boil to concentrate its flavor and consistency and then enrich with a little butter and cheese.

Add some rapidly sauteed bite-sized pieces of whatever

Angel Hair with Goat Cheese, Broccoli, and Toasted Pine Nu ts

------------Serves 4 to 6

vegetable you like, such as broccoli florets, and maybe the added crunch and earthy flavor of a few toasted nuts (like the pine nuts called for here), and you have a completely satisfying, quick and easy main dish. If you’re craving more protein, by all means include some sauteed bite-sized pieces of boneless poultry, meat or seafood.

As varied as that sounds, you can introduce even more variety through your choice of pasta. Markets today offer a wide selection of dried strands, ribbons and shapes, made from traditional white semolina flour, whole wheat, or other grains, plain or flavored; plus, many supermarket refrigerated or deli cases also display various fresh pastas, which cook in just a few minutes and have a more tender texture than the chewier dried form.

The possibilities for different, delightful autumn pasta dishes are almost endless. So stock up on your favorite pastas and a few other basics, and you’ll be ready for dinner!

First, toast the pine nuts.

Spread them in a single layer in a small dry skillet. Put the skillet over low heat and cook, stirring frequently to prevent burning, until the nuts turn a light golden color, 3 to 4

minutes. Transfer to paper towels to soak up the oil from the nuts. Set aside.

Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a 12-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the broccoli florets and saute, stirring occasionally, for 2 to 3 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

Add the broth to the pan and, over high heat, stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits.

Stir in the thyme or basil. Bring to a boil and continue boiling until the liquid has reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the butter and goat cheese and stir until they have both melted.

Reduce the heat to low, cover and keep warm.

Add a little salt to the pot of boiling water and cook until the pasta is al dente, tender but still slightly chewy, following the manufacturer’s suggested cooking time. Drain the pasta well and add it, along with the reserved broccoli, to the saute pan of sauce.

Raise the heat to mediumlow and cook, stirring, until the mixture is well combined and the broccoli is heated through, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Divide the pasta, broccoli, and sauce among 4 or 6 heated plates or shallow pasta serving bowls. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and serve immediately.

2 tablespoons pine nuts 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups bite-sized broccoli florets, about 3/4 pound Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1-1/2 cups organic chicken broth, heated 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or julienned fresh basil leaves 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 4 ounces fresh creamy goat cheese, crumbled 12 ounces dried angel hair pasta

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