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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Vol. 8 No. 20

IT’S oN County workers go on strike

Assessing students at Valley View stOrY bY laUra KataUsKas | STAFF REPORTER Common Core Standards, Career and College Readiness, Measures of Academic Performance (MAP) testing, data-driven accountability—almost chanted like a mantra, these are the terms educators and parents are hearing on a daily basis when it comes to the business of educating students in Valley View School District 365u.

As Illinois embarks on new levels of achievement, and school districts

such as Valley View work to comply, changes in the system are abundant, and, to those outside education circles, a mystery.

In this second installment of a threepart look at how Valley View uses assessments, what parents need to know and what the ramifications are as a district, the Bugle Newspapers breaks down Common Core and standardized testing.

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By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

As storms swirled around them Sunday afternoon,some of Will County’s union employees met in a room above a Joliet social club to practice holding picket signs and map out their strike strategy for the next day.

Hours later, a spokesman for AFSCME Local 1028, representing more than 1,000 Will County employees, issued a press release announcing a portion of that strategy for the press: - 7:30 a.m. outside the health department (501 Ella Ave. in Joliet) and Sunny Hill Nursing Home (421 Doris Ave. in Joliet). AFSCME Local 1028 president Dave Delrose will be available for See STRIKE, page 2

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STRIKE Continued from page 1 interviews.

- 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, outside the courthouse (14 W Jefferson St. in Joliet).

- Other sites throughout the day …

And Will County officials issued their response Monday morning: “Will County Executive Larry Walsh assured residents that Will County government was open for business and ready to serve their needs despite a strike by the County’s union workforce represented by AFSCME Local 1028,” the press release said.

“Executive Walsh and the Will County Board have been working for over 15 months to avert a work stoppage by the union, but could not reach an agreement.”

No thanks to the Will County

Executive and the Will County Board,AFSCME’s release charged: “More than 1,000 frontline employees of Will County are prepared to strike tomorrow (Monday) morning to achieve a fair union contract,” said their release. “Their union, AFSCME Local 1028, has done everything possible to avert a strike, but county executive Larry Walsh and the county board have refused to compromise. County workers want the same thing every working person wants, fair pay and health care we can afford,” AFSCME Local 1028 president Dave Delrose said.

The crux of the stalemate is the county’s move to have its employees pay a portion of the premiums of the health coverage they choose. Until now, they have paid 1 to 2 percent of their salaries. But county officials say health coverage has become too

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Union officials say paying a portion of premiums based on their salaries is too expensive for county union employees, 40 percent of whom earn less than $30,000 a year.

Walsh said in a release there has been a considerable amount of misinformation put out by AFSCME Local 1028 – such as the claims that their members have not received pay increase for the last four years,“when in fact they have continued to receive 2.5 percent wage step increased in each of those years.”

Union members had intended to strike Nov. 13, but both parties returned to the table that day and the next at the request of the mediator. Nothing came of those talks,.

“Our union did everything possible to avoid this strike, but county politicians have failed to meet us halfway,” Delrose said.

“Striking is tough for us personally and will disrupt the services we provide, but there comes a time when everyone has to stand up for what’s right. We ask the public’s continued support.”

Will County officials said more than a week ago they could go no further in their proposal to the union. Human Resources Director Bruce Tidwell said they had “budged quite a bit,” more than they had planned to.

“I have said throughout these negotiations that a strike is not good for anyone; no one wins with a strike,” Walsh said in the

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Will County AFSCME members picket in front of the Will County Health Department Monday in Joliet. Striking Will County AFSCME workers picket at the Will County Courthouse along Jefferson Street in Joliet.

released.“I was very disappointed to learn that AFSCME employees who claimed they too wanted to avoid a strike wore red stickers throughout all of our recent negotiation sessions that proudly proclaimed their readiness to strike,” said Walsh. “I had hoped they would have spent their time and energy on bringing a more realistic proposal on health care and wages to the bargaining table.”

Walsh and the county’s negotiation team have been meeting with AFSCME Local 1028 for more than 15 months, the last five with the aid of a federal mediator, and the main sticking point remains increased health

care costs and wage increases.

“We have a fiscal responsibility to all of the Will County residents to balance the wants of our union employees with the needs of all the residents,” said Walsh. “We must balance the budget and not spend money that we do not have.”

The Will County Board is expected to approve the 20132014 budget at its Nov. 21 meeting.

AFSCME represents more than 1,200 employees in the county court system, health department, highway department, Sunny Hill Nursing Home, county jail, and in the offices of the sheriff, coroner, recorder, assessor, clerk, chief judge, circuit clerk, executive and state’s attorney.

Will County Circuit Clerk Pamela J. McGuire issued a press release Monday saying that due to the strike, only her main office at 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, will be open for conducting business transactions.

Per Chief Judge Schoenstedt, all courtrooms will remain operational, and circuit clerk’s staff will be available based upon the priorities set forth by the Chief Judge.

“Phone calls will not be answered, and email responses may be delayed during this time,” McGuire said in the release.

She encouraged all court case participants to use her website, www.willcountycircuitcourt. com, to obtain court case information or obtain court forms. Case information and court documents are available for viewing at PublicAccessTerminals located on the second floor of two Circuit Clerk locations: 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet; 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet.

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Harvest Saturday food drive set for weekend

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

In what is the community’s largest food drive, Romeoville is gearing up for Northern Will County’s 20th Annual Harvest Saturday, hoping to carve a brighter holiday for as many as possible this weekend.

As families continue to be hurt by the state of the economy, reaching out to help those is need is the greatest effort of this drive.

St. Andrew the Apostle, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Community

Christian, United Presbyterian and The Rock churches are hosting the annual Harvest Saturday food drive Nov. 23 at St. Andrew church, 505 Kingston Ave. Every year, literally hundreds of individuals come together to collect food throughout all of Romeoville. Volunteers collect, sort and package food that will be dispersed to area food pantries. Drivers comb the area to pick up donations left on doorsteps.

Sponsors are asking residents to place their contributions

in plastic bags, and put them outside their front door by 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. They will be picked up by 3 p.m.

Suggested items to donate include canned goods, stuffing mix, cereal, breakfast food, spaghetti sauces, pancake mix, hamburger helper, rice, pasta; staples like flour and sugar, as well as non-perishable items like diapers,soap,and paper products.

Please check expiration dates on materials; outdated goods cannot be accepted.

On Harvest Saturday, for more information on how

to contribute, please call Bernadette Sedalcek at 815-8864165, ext. 303.

If you would like to donate items, but won’t be home that day or live outside the area, dropoff boxes will be located at the following places until Nov. 22.

Last year, more than 500 volunteers banded together to gather donations and collected more than 20,000 items which were distributed to area food pantries in the area for the Thanksgiving holiday and beyond.

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DrOP Off box locations for donations Romeoville Fire Department Firehouse #1 18 Montrose Drive Romeoville Fire Department Firehouse #3 698 North Birch Lane Romeoville Recreation Center 900 Romeo Road (135th St.) Romeoville Village Hall 1050 W. Romeo Road

Department of Transportation: I-80 lane closure Saturday Lane closure due to bridge inspection, delays should be expected The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that weather permitting, an inspection of the bridge carrying Interstate 80

eastbound over Gardner Street and Hickory Creek, located immediately east of Illinois 53 (Chicago Street) is scheduled to occur Saturday, Nov. 16.

To complete the work, IDOT says it will be necessary to temporarily close the right lane along I-80 eastbound from Illinois 53 (Chicago Street) to Richards Street from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two lanes will remain open at all times. This will require the closing of the Illinois 53

(Chicago Street) entrance ramp to I-80 eastbound. A detour will be posted directing both northbound and southbound Illinois 53 (Chicago Street) to use Mills Road east to Richards Street north to I-80.

Motorists can expect delays during times when the lane

closures are in effect and should allow extra time for trips through this area.

Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signing in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, and be on the alert for workers and equipment.

with type 2 diabetes, which can lead to many severe health problems, so I understand the importance of early detection to reduce risks and prevent harmful consequences.”

According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes, while 79 million have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, also known as adult diabetes, can lead to many serious conditions including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and even death if left untreated. The ADA suggests many ways to reduce the risk of diabetes, such as change in diet, increased level of physical activity, and maintaining a healthy weight.

“I encourage all residents to participate in Diabetes Awareness Month by scheduling a diabetes screening for themselves and their loved ones, and asking their health care provider for additional information on healthy living,” Manley said. “Through increased education and awareness of diabetes, we can do our part to make sure this disease stops taking lives.”

Manley meets regularly with her Citizen Health Care Advisory

Committee, comprised of local nurses, educators, health care administrators, and residents, to receive feedback and discuss local issues and legislative matters pertaining to health care.

To join Manley’s Citizen Health Care Advisory Committee, or for more information, please contact Manley’s full-time constituent service office at 815-725-2741 or by email RepManley@gmail.com.

News Briefs Romeoville HS High school clubs begin Madrigal Dinner is Dec. drive to aid food pantry 7; reservations due by Three Romeoville High School Nov. 30 student organizations have The King and the Queen are in distress and need to select a Regent to give them some help ruling their kingdom. But a test is required as well as a celebration, which will take place at the Romeoville High School Madrigal Dinner Saturday, Dec. 7.

The annual Madrigal Dinner, featuring a scrumptious buffet and an evening filled with entertainment, begins at 6 p.m. at the Public Landing, 200 W. 8th Street in Lockport. On the menu are wassail (spiced cider),rolls with butter, spring salad with signature dressing, sirloin beef tips, herb roasted boneless chicken, three cheese tortellini with homemade marinara, chef’s vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes and bread pudding.

Tickets are $35 per person.

Reservations must be made

by Nov. 30 by contacting RHS Choir Director Allison Thune at Thuneam@vvsd.org or 815-4075128.

launched a two-week drive to collect non-perishable food items to help re-stock the food pantry at the high school.

The RHS Key Club, the Latino Academic and Social Organization (LASO) and Really Intelligent Girls Hang Together (RIGHT) are conducting the drive for the pantry which has provided food to local residents in need for the past year or two.

Anyone interested in donating food to the drive may contact Jackie Lynch at Lynchja@vvsd. org or Melissa Town at Townma@ vvsd.org.

Manley highlights diabetes awareness In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is reminding residents of the importance of type 2 diabetes prevention.

“I am committed to bringing awareness to this disease that affects so many residents and their families in our community,”Manley said. “My mother has struggled

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GRADE Continued from page 1 Assessing students at Valley View Story By Laura Katauskas | Staff Reporter Engrossed in the midst of its New View, the Valley View School District continually drives home the fact that its students are eyeball-deep into a rigorous curriculum meant to propel them to new standards, and with it, higher expectations arrive.

As experience tells us, with all learning comes a curve.

Letters began coming home last year to every student in the school district, warning of the changes new Common Core State Standards would have on student performance and with it, standardized test results such as Illinois State Achievement (ISAT) scores.

The Common Core State Standards initiative, officially adopted in 2010, is a stateled effort launched more than three years ago by state leaders, including governors and state commissioners of education from 40 different states.

Illinois State standards have not been changed since 1997.Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Rachel Kinder explained that past standards were viewed as containing a volume of information that teachers tended to rush through,exposing students to the content, but not allowing for the mastery of the materials. In addition, the standards allowed for much duplication and repetition.

Common Core aims to set clear expectations that offers fewer, clearer and more focused standards that have been either evidence or research-based. Key ideas in mathematics are focusing on how to apply content to real world situations rather than just the memorization of facts,teaching students to become“mathematical thinkers.” An emphasis is being placed throughout curriculum on problem solving, quantitative reasoning and modeling.

Reading and writing is incorporated in all areas, not just English and Language Arts.

And reading is taught focusing on a more active reader, using increasingly more non-fiction to help a student learn about the world through reading. Students will be expected to develop a more academic vocabulary and learn how to write from what they read.

The district has been phasing

such curriculum in for nearly the past two years. However, the ISAT test written and administered by the state, first started aligning with Common Core with this spring’s latest test. This meant students were first seeing the new standards come to life with more rigorous questions to match the new rigorous curriculum. Because of this change in testing, parents and educators were warned that test results could be lower than in previous years.

Overall ISAT scores show the district with a small increase at 57 percent of its students meeting or exceeding standards in reading; though the state average is 59 percent. In comparative years, in reading, the district ranked Photo by LAURA KATAUSKAS/STAFF REPORTER 51 percent in 2010-2011; and 55 percent in 2011-2012. In Valley View School District 365u has been hosting a number of informative workshops to discuss math, 2012-2013 scores show 51 common core standards and new, more rigorous expectations scheduling ten community outreach percent of students are meeting opportunities over six weeks in nine different locations throughout Bolingbrook and Romeoville. or exceeding the standards; down from last school year’s, 2011-2012, workplace and for at the younger a student growth measurement our assessment and defining what 53 percent score and 52 percent level, on pace for high school. within administrator and teacher is most critical and what we can in 2010-2011. The state average in “We’ve raised the bar on the evaluations. do with our infrastructure.” math is 59 percent.

ISATS this year so that we can Yet, PARCC, as mandated, Given current resources, all Kinder pointed to the mismatch transition to PARCC,” said Fergus. said Kelly Gilbert, director of schools would potentially have in testing, indicating that ISAT “Student’s learning standards are assessment for Valley View, does their labs utilized for 100 days of tests are not fully aligned with more rigorous, and PARCC will not provide a balanced assessment testing (with MAP (Measures of the Common Core standards be tied more to what they are system, as it only measures student Academic Progress) and PARCC that the district is currently learning, the best ways to teach achievement and not growth. In in place during transition period) teaching, therefore skewing some the new standards and also sets assessing the system, Valley View with three MAP sessions and 20 test results. surmises that testing days each and two PARCC H o w e v e r, PARCC has the session at 20 testing days each.

Student’s learning standards are s o m e potentialtochange School board vice president more rigorous, and PARCC will be individual curriculum, its Rick Gougis would like to see tied more to what they are learning, i n f r a s t r u c t u r e the school district pare down its schools fared the best ways to teach the new far better and its balanced testing. than others, assessment “Can anything be eliminated; standards and also sets consistent calling into system. we have to evaluate and see what standards.” question In addition, PARCC has to offer and we aren’t - Mary Fergus of the Illinois State Board of Education with technology sure of that yet—we are at the consistency.

But this comes cost. Most mercy of the state,” said Kinder. is just the school districts “If PARCC can do what MAP does, beginning. Mary Fergus of the consistent standards.” will have to evaluate their eventually we may not need it. But Illinois State Board of Education The PARCC test is expected to ability to administer the test, right now, it doesn’t look like it.” said this past ISAT test only measure deeper learning, critical- something Valley View has already Currently, the state also includes reflected 20 percent of student thinking and problem-solving done. Valley View has already the ACT test for high school test items to be aligned with skills, and allow for teachers and embarked on ensuring it has juniors. As it now stands, once Common Core. Next year, it will administrators more feedback bandwidth capabilities, but now PARCC is implemented, the state be 100 percent. However, the test on student progress from K-12 has to accommodate classroom will no longer be required to used by the state will no longer through online assessments, a instruction time and assessment administer the test. be the ISAT. Illinois has chosen monumental shift from traditional timing, as well as a current lack of “The need for ACT is not going to adopt a new form of testing pen and paper tests. computers. to go away, so now the student is and will transition to the PARCC The ISBE outlines the test as a Fergus said the state is taking left to take it on his or her own,” assessment which is expected to means to“enable teachers, schools, into consideration that currently said Kinder. be used in the 2014-2015 school students and their parents to gain only 25 percent of the districts are Specific information about year, but is not fully rolled out, important insights into how well able to provide the test online. the rollout of PARCC is not yet leaving districts like Valley View critical knowledge, skills and “With 826 school districts in available. Kinder said the district with many unanswered questions. abilities essential for young people Illinois and state funding the way and other local districts are just Illinois is now working with to thrive in college and careers are it is, it will be challenging,” said waiting on updates from the state.

26 other states in the Partnership being mastered in ways that only Fergus. “But bottom line, a paper “We want our assessments to be for the Assessment of Readiness computer-based assessments can.” and pen test would be different, strategic and purposeful and we for College and Careers (PARCC), PARCC is expected to assess and would be more expensive have to evaluate what will work,” all of which have adopted the teaching and learning as aligned for the state to administer. So it is said Kinder.“At this point, there are Common Core Standards. The to the Common Core, focusing on motivated to make online testing many unknowns.We hope PARCC group is pooling its resources in student mastery of state standards happen.” can live up to its expectations, but hopes to create an internationally and teacher instruction as it relates “PARCC is something we are if we pull the plug on MAP and it benchmarked assessment system to student achievement. The data actively looking at and is an issue doesn’t, it would be a major step that will show if a student is on is also expected to be a driver that we need to focus our attention backward for the district.We have track for success in college and the for Senate Bill #7 that requires on,” said Kinder.“We are looking at to wait and see.”

Calendar NOVEMBER 21 The 39 Steps. A Theatreon-the-Hill’s production, in Bolingbrook. Adapted from an Alfred Hitchcock film based on a book by John Buchan, The 39 Steps is a fast-paced whodunit with laughs all along the way.The play will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays from Nov. 8 through Nov. 24 at the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff.

Symphony in Lights Holiday Light Show. Nightly through December 31 at The Promenade, Bolingbrook. Begins at dusk and runs every hour on the hour until 9 p.m.

Internet and Computer Basics. 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Join us for a 90-minute class on the basics of using a personal computer, as well as basics of the World Wide Web! In this class, you will learn basic Google searching skills, all about the browser, as well as basic tools to assist you with online safety. Basic computer experience is helpful, as are mouse and keyboard skills.

Registration is also required.

Contact:Adult Services Desk 815886-2030 or email askalibrarian@ whiteoaklibrary.org. Class meets in the Computer Lab.

NOVEMBER 25 Scrabble Club. 6 to 8 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Come and join us for Romeoville’s new Scrabble Club, every fourth Monday. No experience is necessary, just join us and have some fun.The library will provide the Scrabble boards and some tasty treats. Challenge your word skills and join others who love the game. Contact: Adult Services Staff 815-8862030 dramos@whiteoaklibrary. org. Location: Romeoville Branch Meeting Room A - Main Level .

NOVEMBER 26 Microsoft Publisher 2010 Level 1. 2 to 3 p.m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills are required to get the most out of this class. Learn to create signs, fliers, brochures and other documents with an emphasis on adding pictures and other graphical elements. We will show you how to Open, Close, Save, and Print files in Publisher, as

well as how to format and you’re your documents. Registration is required. Contact: Adult Services Desk 815-886-2030 askalibrarian@whiteoaklibrary. org. The class meets downstairs in the Computer Lab.

NOVEMBER 27 Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center, Bolingbrook. Free. Grab a clue pack from the nature center and wander through our different habitats to hunt for items. Turn in your clue sheet from this selfguided hike for a chance to win a prize! Registration is required.

NOVEMBER 28 Turkey Burner FREE Workouts. Thanksgiving Day at the LifeStyles Fitness Center. Start the holiday right - work out early and feel great all day long with LifeStyles free Turkey Burner workouts. Enjoy free use of both fitness centers on November 28 and take advantage of free group exercise classes at the BRAC. Avoid feeling sluggish and keep those holiday pounds off. For more information, call (630) 7391705.

NOVEMBER 29 Hampton Park Ladies Auxiliary Annual Toy Raffle Fundraiser. 5 p.m. at Lost Acres, 7 Alexander Circle, Romeoville. Six tickets for $5 or $1 each. Winner need not be present. 1st Prize: Samsung 16GB Galaxy 10 inch Tablet. 2nd Prize: Power Wheels Monster Trax Convertible, powered kid’s rideon with 12-volt battery. 3rd Prize: Nintendo 2DS.

DECEMBER 3 Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce After 5. 5 to 7 p.m. at the Community Service Council, 440 Quadrangle Drive, Bolingbrook. Appetizers, beverages and tons of networking.

For more information, call 815-886-2076 or email info@ romeovillechamber.org.

DECEMBER 6 Winter Wonderland. 6 to 9 p.m., at the Recreation Center, 900 W. Romeo Road.

The annual Winter Wonderland, Tree Lighting Ceremony, and Parade of Lights will be held.

The Romeoville Recreation Department and Fat Ricky’s have teamed up, once again, to combine Winter Wonderland and Hope for the Holidays into one spectacular event.

DECEMBER 7 5th Annual Santa Paws and Craft Fair. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Friendship Centre, 175 S. Highpoint Drive, Romeoville.

Bring Rover and Fluffy (and any other pet) for pictures with Santa. All proceeds benefit Romeoville Humane Society. For more information, please call 877-813-7300 or e-mail info@ romeovillehumanesociety.org.

DECEMBER 10 Romeoville Area Chamber Monthly Luncheon . 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brunswick Zone, 735 Center Blvd., Romeoville. Speaker: Mayor John Noak. Please bring one toy for Holiday Toy Drive. For more information, call 815-886-2076 or email info@romeovillechamber. org.

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 815-8865600. 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 with panic attacks, anxiety attacks, or social phobia is welcome to attend this support group. We

THE BUGLE NOVEMBER 21, 2013 meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. Please visit Meetup.com to RSVP http://www.meetup.com/ Anxiety-Panic-Attack-SupportGroup-Of-Bolingbrook-Naper/.

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

Mass.

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

There is no income verification and ALL residents of Illinois are welcome.The Resale Connection is also open from 9a.m. to 6:45 p.m. on those Mondays. We carry clothing for men/women/ children as well as household items, furniture, sundries, toys and so much more! Cleaning out your house? We accepts donations Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm. Call (630) 679-6899 or visit www.thepowerconnection. org for more information/services available such as our Extension Food Pantry, Computer Classes, Forklift Classes.

Volunteer opportunities also available to

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serve your community.

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

Power Connection Forklift classes at 999 Remington Blvd, Suite F, Bolingbrook.

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

Tween Scene. Tuesdays 4 to 5 p. m. at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville. Do you enjoy hanging out at the library?

Well, come to Tween Scene!

Each session we’ll have fun things to do like games, science, anime, manga, and crafts. For children 8-12. Registration is required. Contact the Children’s Services Department for more information.

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

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THE BUGLE NOVEMBER 21, 2013

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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Jeffrey Vance, 33, 2698 Golf Road, Joliet, was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Oct. 31 and charged with DUI, no insurance, failure to signal, and illegal transport of alcohol near Airport Road east of Weber Road.

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Miguel Garcia-Sepulvda, 37, 1025 Key Largo, was arrested at 3:59 p.m. Nov. 1 and charged with delivery of cannabis, possession of cannabis and drug equipment on the 1000 block of Key Largo.

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David Rodriguez, 27, 305 McKool, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. Nov. 2 and charged with battery on the 200 block of Gordon Avenue.

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Thomas Goodyear, 18, 38 Beacon, was arrested at 11:47 p.m. Nov. 2 and charged with disorderly conduct on the 700 block of Hillcrest Drive.

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Christina Ruiz, 33, 708 Henderson, Joliet, was arrested at 3:52 p.m. Nov. 4 and charged with driving with a suspended license and failure to yield near Route 53 and Renwick Road.

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Gil Moreno, 38, 99 Grant Circle, Streamwood, was arrested at 7:34 p.m. for driving with a revoked license near Route 53 and Taylor Road.

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Tanya Gray, 50, 4011 W. Lexington, Chicago, was arrested at 2:18 p.m. Nov. 6 and charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance, failure to yield and attempted obstruction of justice near Joliet Road and Crossroads Parkway.

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Mariah Perez, 19, 20955 Ardmore, Plainfield, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with aggravated battery to police officer and resisting and obstructing an officer on the 0-100 block of S. Weber Road.

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Mayra Pedroza, 20, 1765 Winward Lane, Hanover Park, was arrested at 3:07 p.m.

Nov. 6 and charged with retail theft on the 200 block of S. Weber Road.

Olivia Alvarado-Vazquez, 229 Oscar, Joliet, was arrested at 6:12 a.m. Nov. 8 and charged with no valid driver’s license and speeding near Southcreek Parkway near Taylor Road.

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John Kinder, 20, 527 Glen, was arrested at 4:11 p.m.

Nov. 6 and charged with retail theft on the 300 block of S. Weber Road.

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Andrew Arriola, 19, 606 Superior, was arrested at 5:03 p.m. Nov. 6 and charged with possession of a controlled substance on the 600 block of Superior.

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Lino Ruiz-Perez, 26, 20 Beacon, was arrested at 11:50 p.m. Nov. 6 and charged with no valid driver’s license and speeding near Dalhart and Corona.

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Vargas, 20, 726 14 Nathan Rogers Road, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with possession of cannabis on the 200 block of S. Alder Creek.

Brice Kittle, 19, 415 Arlington, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor on the 0-100 block of South Weber Road.

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Aire Garcia, 19, 105 McKool, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor on the 0-100 block of S. Weber Road.

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Delacruz, 19, 1604 17 Amy Arborwood, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. and charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor on the 0-100 block of South Weber Road.

Richard Rowe Jr., 22, 414 Arnold, was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with battery on the 0-100 block of S. Weber Road.

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Dannita Edwards, 46, 1721 N. Center, Crest Hill, was

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arrested at 9:57 a.m. Nov. 9 and charged with two in-state warrants and driving with a suspended license on the 1000 block of Romeo Road.

Soriano-Garcia, 655 20 Rosa N. Swift Road, Addison, was arrested at 12:18 a.m. Nov. 13 for no valid driver’s license, no insurance, no front plate and disobeying a traffic signal near

Airport and Weber Roads.

Stephen Chhun, 18, 1849 Lake Shore, was arrested at 5:08 a.m. Nov. 10 and charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance and failure to dim headlights on Weber Road south of 135th Street.

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Virginia Vera-Noriega, 40, 1976 W. Brimstone, was

arrested at 4:25 p.m. Nov. 10 and charged with no valid driver’s license and speeding near Taylor Road and Paragon Drive.

Ervin Murry, 26, 25 N. Hickory, Joliet, was arrested at 11:40 p.m. Nov. 11 and charged with no valid driver’s license, no insurance, speeding and an in-state warrant near Route 53 and Honeytree.

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Schools

Frog dissection brings science to life for students

By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter

Fifth grade science just got a little more interesting.

In an effort to engage his students with the thrills of science, Irene King Elementary teacher Fredy Felix arranged for the dissection of seven bullfrogs for an experience he believes his students will not forget.

“In doing this project,students get a hands-on experience

in science,” said Felix. “I’ve done this project for about 10 years, and the overwhelming response from students and parents have all been positive.

Over the years, this project has sparked a new found interest in science where there wasn’t one before.”

The awe and excitement of the students’ faces was an indication that he may have succeeded. Not to mention the croons of, “This is awesome.”

For safety reasons Felix cut

the laboratory frogs himself before class and then took students through a search for various organs “to determine their relative locations” in a frog’s body.

The “gross-factor” quickly gone, students were identifying hearts and kidneys and exploring their frog like “CSI” addicts; then sharing their experience with two other fifth grade classes and their secondgrade buddies who came to visit.

“I really enjoyed being able to teach the younger kids, especially telling them the large intestine is just like Ramen noodles,” said Logan Griffin, who was able to accurately

identify all the major organs to his “students.”

This is the second year Felix classes have gone through the “observe and identify” science lesson.

Photos by LAURA KATAUSKAS/STAFF REPORTER

Irene King Elementary School fifth graders get an up close look at science during a frog dissection.

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Horoscopes You may be tempted to experiment with something entirely new or to change direction in the week ahead.

Some other issue, however, may come full circle and shift your attention to financial concerns.

There’s a Full Moon in your sign, so during the first few days of this week you might feel that everything is centered on you and your most important relationships. Others may influence your decisions.

The deeper the well the clearer the water. In the week to come, don’t be fooled by surface appearances.

You may be attracted to an educational or travel opportunity that isn’t what it seems to be.

The Full Moon might illuminate your most important goals this week. You might realize which goals are top priorities and come to understand the best way to achieve them. Enlist friends for support.

Business matters or fulfilling your ambitions could be overriding considerations in the week ahead.

If you use your energy wisely, you can get a project off the ground and make it a striking success.

Belly up to the bar and drink deeply to new friendships.

Friends could be lovers, too, or they could just be coworkers. In the week ahead, you might find that a friendship could blossom into something more significant.

Think before you act.

Relationships will run smoothly if you’re wise enough to forgive a harsh word. Business agreements that are put together in the first half of the week should prove profitable.

Listen closely, since the Full Moon is in your opposite sign this week. Someone might hum a few bars of “You Light up My Life.” You may realize who’s sincerely affectionate and who’s a passing fancy.

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Keep your head in the midst of a family crisis.

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INSIDE: Lewis women’s volleyball program winning with local talent, page 12; Former USF coach writes book, page 17

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PoWER SURGE

Romeoville’s Stingily shines in NIU’s backfield

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

When Romeoville graduate Cameron Stingily chose Northern Illinois University to continue his football career, he did so with plans to give up the offensive side of the game and focus on being a linebacker for the Huskies.

Stingily was recruited to play linebacker

by Jerry Kill in 2010, however, after spending his first season under head coach Dave Doeren as a linebacker, he was moved back to the offensive side of the ball where he was a 1,000-yard rusher his senior year as a Spartan.

To say the move has been a success this season under Rod Carey, his third head coach in four years, would be an understatement.

The redshirt junior has gained 833 yards this season on 148 carries, an average of 5.5 yards per carry and 90.2 yards per game. He has nine touchdowns on the season, tied for second on the team with wide receiver Da’Ron Brown.

“He is getting more comfortable with it, you can see that,” Carey said about Stingily’s conversion back to running back.“Anytime you have the luxury to turn around and

hand the ball off to Cam that gives us something that defenses don’t think we will do all the time. He can get his pads low and get it in.”

That was what Stingily did on Nov. 13 in the Huskies’ 48-27 win over Ball State in DeKalb.

With NIU, the No. 26 ranked team in the BCS national standings, down 2420 at halftime, Stingily rammed in the go-ahead touchdown on a fourth-andone with eight minutes, 31 seconds to play in the third quarter. The score capped off a 17 play, 85 yard drive that gave the Huskies the lead.

That drive was kept alive by

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Sports

Home grown Lewis enjoying success with local talent

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

When looking at the Lewis University women’s volleyball team this year as well as in years past, the first thing that jumps out is the success of the program.

What may not leap off the stat sheet to everyone looking is how the Flyers get to that success.

A big part of the team year in and year out is local talent and this season is no different.

As a matter of fact, this season’s Flyers may differ only on the fact that the local talent is at the very top of the stat sheet.

First up is redshirt junior Kim Vertin, an outside hitter out of Joliet Central High School.

A multi-sport athlete in high school, Vertin chose Lewis and volleyball and is thrilled with her decision.

“It is awesome,” Vertin said of playing with so many local players.“It shows the way were prepared by our high schools

and clubs.

(Lewis coach) Lorelee (Smith) recruits kids that want to come here and work hard and we all fell in love with what she has built here and we all work hard to keep what she has established going. Even the girls years ago that started this had a lot of local girls on the team.”

Vertin leads Lewis with 382 total kills on the season and 421.5 points scored. She is third on the Flyers with 47 total blocks.

“I believed I could do this, but I didn’t think I would be in the go-to position that I am in,” Vertin said. “It is just an awesome feeling.”

Right behind Vertin on the stat sheet is redshirt sophomore Alexis Davito, a Crest Hill native and graduate of Lockport Township High School.

Davito is second only to Vertin in kills with 340 and points with 399.5. She is fourth on the team with 41 total blocks.

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Joliet native Kim Vertin leads the Flyers in multiple offensive categories.

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Alec Pickett helped the Lewis soccer team win in the postseason.

Flyer soccer advances to Sweet 16 Lewis University sophomore midfielder Lenin Roa-Tapia (Schaumburg, Ill./Hoffman Estates) scored the game-winning goal in the 98th minute to help

propel the No. 25 Flyers to the 1-0 (OT) win over No. 8 Ohio Dominican in a NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Second Round showdown at Panther Field on

Sunday (Nov. 17) afternoon.

The Flyers were awarded a free kick following an Ohio Dominican foul. Roa-Tapia took the ball from See SOCCER, page 14

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Sports SOCCER Continued from page 13 40-yards out and from the left sideline. The Schaumburg, Ill., native perfectly placed this shot in the upper right corner past the arms of ODU goalkeeper Macklin Robinson for the victory.

Lewis (13-2-5) advances to the ‘Sweet 16’ for the first time since 2009 and will take on Rockhurst at a site and time to be announced on Monday. Ohio Dominican finishes the season with a record of 12-3-4.

“The (guys) had a great performance against an excellent team on the road,” Lewis head men’s soccer coach Evan Fiffles said.“I’m very proud of them.”

Robinson finished the game with two saves on the

afternoon. Lewis keeper Alec Pickett (Mokena, Ill./Providence ) stopped one shot for his 10th shutout of the season.

Pickett was fronted by a very able Flyer defense that limited the Panthers to six shots and only one on frame. Lewis mounted 13 total shots and three shots on goal for the afternoon.

BASKETBALL The No. 18 Lewis University women’s basketball team withstood a late run to defeat Upper Iowa, 73-68, on Sunday (Nov. 17) at Dorman Gymnasium.

The Flyers improve to 3-0 on the year while the Peacocks fall to 1-2 for the season.

Lewis redshirt senior forward Lauren Mead (Wauconda, Ill./ Wauconda) led the Flyers with 22 points, six rebounds and two blocks while redshirt sophomore guard Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) had 16 points, eight assists and three blocks. Junior guard Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) matched a career-high nine assists.

Sophomore forward Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) chipped in 13 points and six rebounds while junior guard Kristin Itschner (Metamora, Ill./ Peoria Notre Dame) had 10 points.

“Lauren (Mead) had a nice ball game tonight,” Lewis head women’s basketball coach Lisa Carlsen said.“I liked our defensive intensity in the first half especially, but it is never easy on the road.”

The Flyers took a 36-25 lead into halftime, kicking up their defense to shake off a Peacock seven-point run as the half came to a close. Johnson had 11 points, five assists and two blocked shots while Mead chipped in 10 points and six rebounds to help the Flyer offense.

The Peacocks dialed up the intensity to open up the second half on a 6-2 run and cut down the Flyers lead to six points within the first four minutes, 38-32.

Lewis came back to push their lead back to 17 points at 58-41, as Brawner-Henley picked up eight points during the 20-9 run.

Upper Iowa once again chiseled away the Flyers lead.The Peacocks went on a 26-13 run over nine minutes of action to get within four points at 71-67 at the 1:20 mark when UIU’s Whitney Keiffer hit two free throws.

Upper Iowa’s Keiffer paced the Peacocks with 21 points and two steals while Sam Thrapp chipped in 15 points

The Peacocks’ Lauren Buck pulled down 15 rebounds, while scoring eight points and dished out three assists as Carly Pagel had 12 points, four rebounds and two steals.

SWIMMING Lewis University freshman Courtney Duy (Buckeye, Ariz./ Millennium) and sophomore Montana Clasby (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls) each picked up two first-place finishes in the women’s swimming team’s 115108 victory over Lake Forest on Saturday (Nov. 16) at LFC’s short course 25-meter pool.

The Flyers move to 3-1 in dual meets.

Duy picked up a victory in the 200-meter freestyle (2:14.15) and 100-meter backstroke (1:07.35). Clasby tallied victories in the 200-meter individual medley (2:30.49) and 100-meter breaststroke (1:16.17).

“The team was aggressive and attacked the walls, something we stress daily,” Lewis head women’s swimming coach Roger Karns said. “The relays were very good even though it wasn’t the usual line up.

I was pleased with how they handled the adjustment.”

Flyer freshman Shannon Sullivan (Elmhurst, Ill./York Community) picked up a first place finish in the 100-meter freestyle (58.29) and broke the LFC pool record of 59.05 by LFSC’s Christine Kuczek set in 2012. Her time also registered a NCAA B cut time as well.

Freshman Brittnie Dean (Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa Township) won the 800-meter freestyle (9:42.19).

The 400-meter relay team of freshmen Brittany Kamper (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg), Kara Treacy (Corpus Christi, Texas/ Flour Bluff) and Sullivan as well as sophomore Mackenzie Kummer (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail) turned in a time of 4:07.75 to break the LFC pool record of 4:11.41 set by a Carthage College quartet in 2007.

Treacy won the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 4:41.00 as senior Caitlyn Scheirer (Washington, Ill./Washington Community) won the 100-meter butterfly turning in a time of 1:09.49. Junior Cindy Jezuit (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) tallied a victory in the 50-meter freestyle (28.10).

Scheirer, Jesuit, Kamper and junior Kristen Silvey (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge) teamed up to win the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 2:08.74.

Sports HOME Continued from page 12

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Lockport graduate and Crest Hill resident Alexis Davito has helped the Fylers succeed this season.

“This is awesome that we all grew up together on other teams and I have seen them my whole life and now we are on the same team finally,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Our parents are here and friends are here, so it is a great support system.”

After the Flyers’ win over the University of WisconsinParkside last week, another local player, Vivian Pritz, was honored as the lone senior on the Lewis team.

A Joliet Central graduate, Pritz has tallied 75 assists and 39 digs for Lewis this season.

Out of high school, Pritz did what many kids do – she decided to leave the area and go away for college, deciding to play volleyball for Edinboro College in Edinboro, PA. That did not last long, however, as she returned to Romeoville after one year.

“I am really close to my family,” Pritz said. “I did a visit here

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and they were great and very welcoming and I decided to try and go away first, but when that didn’t work out, Lewis was my first choice to come back to. This is an amazing program, amazing coaches and amazing program and I had to come here. I am very happy with the choice.”

Pritz did not have to worry about trying to fit in when she came back because of all the local talent.

“It is really fun,” she said. “I got to play with Kim Vertin in high school and we ended up back playing together here, so we play really well together.”

He teammates say having Pritz on the team is a great influence.

“Her as a person, not only as a player is huge,” Davito said.

“She has a great personality and is a great leader on this team.”

A newcomer to the local talent and someone who joins Lewis that did not play in the SouthWest Suburban Conference (or the SICA Blue as it was prior to the change) is Carolyn Nojiri, a true freshman

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from Downers Grove North.

Nojiri was recruited to play libero, but has seen a lot of time as of late as a serving substitute.

“I am excited to get out there and do what I can for the team, whether I am libero or a serving sub, it doesn’t matter to me,” she said.

Nojiri is at Lewis as a twosport athlete and will play softball in the spring.

“It will be a tough transition from one sport to another, but I have enough of a break that I think I can do it,” she said.

Before any Flyer starts looking toward spring, they are looking to keep their volleyball season going. The Flyers are the host school for the GLVC Tournament, which opens Friday. The will play MissouriSt. Louis at 7:30 p.m.

“A win at the conference tournament would be great to secure our spot in regionals,” Vertin said. “We think we are in (as an at-large team), but a conference tournament win would make it a lot less stressful. mark@buglenewspapers.com

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FOOTBALL

Passing Anthony DiNardo, Joliet West Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West Cole Kotopka, Plainfield East Kelvin Jones, Romeoville Kody Voda, Plainfield South Jake Czerniakowski, Minooka Matt Gurke, Plainfield Central Rushing Josh Harris, Plainfield South Chris James, Notre Dame Jordan Brown, Joliet West Jake Mayon, Plainfield East Christian Lopez, Maine East Nate Gunn, Minooka Alec Arvanitakis, Downers South Gill Whitaker, Romeoville Jaden Huff, Bolingbrook Miguel Ford, Romeoville Javed Lukovic, Maine East Quincy Woods, Bolingbrook Kody Voda, Plainfield South Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West Mike Valentine, Bolingbrook Brandon Costantino, Niles West Dom Sterr, Plainfield Central Receiving Charles Hunter, Romeoville Javon Turner, Downers South Niko Messino, Joliet West Ronald Banner Pat Cravens, Notre Dame Shederick Majors, Plainfield East Anthony Woods, Plainfield South Anthony Corrado, Minooka Brandon Rivera, Plainfield East Josh Harris, Plainfield South Quran Spillman, Niles West Zach Zamora, Minooka Andrew Mihulet, Niles West Chris Mack, Plainfield North Mozell Hargrays, Plainfield East Manuel Nartey, Romeoville Anthony Mack, Minooka Total TDs (non passing) Josh Harris, Plainfield South Chris James, Notre Dame

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PoWER Continued from page 11 10-yard-gain on a third-and-10 run by NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch where he escaped from four defenders.

Playing with a teammate like Lynch, who ranks seventh nationally in rushing yards and is fifth in points responsible for with 32 total touchdowns and is considered by many to have earned a place among the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, is something Stingily said inspires him.

“That gets me going when I see that,” Stingily said. “Then if I only get one yard on a carry,

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I feel like I am letting him and the team down because they are out there breaking tackles and making people miss and I feel I can do that too.”

Lynch is happy to have a powerful back as well to get some of the hard yardage.

“We have Cam Stingily running down hill and it doesn’t always have to be me running quarterback power up the middle,” Lynch said.“We can hurt a lot of teams a lot of ways.”

While Stingily is confident in his ability, he said he will do whatever the team needs.

“I am trying to get in where I fit in,” said Stingily, who according to NIU coaches gains 72 percent of his yards after first contact. “If they need me

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fourth and short and that is my only carry of the game, I try and give it my all that one play. If the game plan doesn’t call for me to play a lot, so be it, I just want to contribute. Contributing and getting touchdowns and knowing that if I get the team going it is my ability to play and not just me pumping up the crowd, so that is very exciting to me.”

His biggest contribution this season came against Kent State on Oct. 5 when he had 37 carries for 266 yards and two TDs, all career highs and was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week.

He then missed the Oct. 26 win at Eastern Michigan with a foot injury and eased back

Skyler Day, Minooka 27 Lindsey Visvardis, Lockport 27 Olivia Witsaman, Lockport 23 Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East 23 Gabriella Shepard, Minooka 23 Megan Bauer, Minooka 22 Allie Lindroth, Plainfield North 22 Mallory Krzysciak, JCA 22 Sarah Hua-Pham, Maine East 21 Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central 20 Assists Kate Federico, Plainfield North 1,090 Stephanie Sinnappan, Benet 868 Mary Helen Beacom, Downers North 751 Mary Murphy, JCA 555 Sarah Hua-Pham, Maine East 543 Eleni Balourdos, Niles West 483 Kelly Clucas, Minooka 352 Megan Bauer, Minooka 295 Olivia Witsaman, Lockport 275 Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central 255 Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport 250 Blocks Rachael Fara, Benet 132 Jessica Karalow, Minooka 83 Maddie Naal, JCA 67 Brenna Perinar, Minooka 62 Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central 59 Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East 55 Meredith Friscia, Lockport 51 MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East 49 Cynthia Ley, Minooka 47 Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central 47 Amber Stefanski, Lockport 44 Kaitlyn Fisher, Plainfield North 42 Alexis Martinez, Niles West 41 Olivia Rusek, Niles West 39 Lauren Brennan, Resurrection 39 Stephanie Sinnappan, Benet 38 Krissa Gearring, Bolingbrook 37 Keiann Williams, Niles West 36 Katherine Mahlke, Downers North 35 Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport 35 Kills Krissa Gearring, Bolingbrook 420 Olivia Rusek, Niles West 395 Dakota Santore, Plainfield North 325 Katherine Mahlke, Downers North 313

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into the mix last week against UMASS. “I am about 100 percent now and I am ready to get back to help the team some more,” Stingily said. “Whenever they call my number, I want to make the coaches happy.”

Carey said he is looking forward to his running back being healthy here on out.

“When he is fresh and 100 percent, we like to ride him and he is close to getting back there now,” he said. “We are getting ready for that push run.”

with the Tennessee Titans and younger brother Evan was a starting junior on the Romeoville football team this past season.

FAMILY BUSINESS Cameron is not the only football player in the family, as older brother Byron is an offensive lineman in the NFL

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Goals Kyle Hendzel, Lisle Ryan Olans, Plainfield East Logan Wright, Plainfield North Austin Collier, Plainfield North Jon Harmon, Lisle Austin Hansen, Plainfield North Mumen Hussein, Maine East Giacomo Raimondi, Minooka

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SPARTAN PRIDE Not only does Cameron Stingily remember where he came from, he wears it proud after the Spartans made the playoffs this season.

Under his NIU letterman jacket and Huskie hoodie, he wore an orange and blue Romeoville football T-shirt.

He said he is proud of the Spartans and even bragged about the team to fellow NIU running back Giorgio Bowers, a Rich Central graduate, before week one of the IHSA playoffs. mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Learn how to lead from a legend Former USF coach Pat Sullivan authors book on leadership

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

Former University of St. Francis coach Pat Sullivan was a leader for the better part of his adult life.

As a coach for 34 years, he led his teams to more than 500 athletic victories.

As an administrator, he led his university to athletic success.

Now, three years after retiring from coaching, he is back leading again. This time he is doing it by way of his new book,“ATTITUDE: The Cornerstone of Leadership.”

A native of Joliet and an alumnus of both Joliet Catholic High School and Lewis University (‘65), Sullivan has spoken to many a room about attitude and leadership and what it takes to be a good leader in athletics, business and life and at the encouragement of former players Randy Stelter and Tom Kennedy, he decided to put pen to paper and share his message with the masses.

“Those two guys knew I had been speaking on attitude and leadership for nearly 30 years,” Sullivan said. “They encouraged me to write a book and since I am retired now, I had the time to do it.”

Sullivan, a member of five athletic halls of fame, refers to three leaders he work with over the years - Gordie Gillespie, Bishop Roger Kaffer and Dr. John C. Orr - and looks at how they impacted his life and made him the leader he is.

In the book,he breaks down the word ATTITUDE into an acronym and assigns a word to each letter to define how the right attitude makes the right leader.

Sullivan was looking to get

his message out to those in a leadership position as well as those who aspire to be leaders.

“There is an awful lot written on attitude,” Sullivan said. “There are a plethora written on leadership, but I know of very few, if any, books that connect the two.A big part of the audience is athletic leaders and business leaders.”

So, what makes a former coach and athletic administrator the right person to educate business leaders?

“I am finding that today in business, they are not talking about directing or managing, they talk about coaching people,” Sullivan said.“So, we thought that if a coach could translate that to a business leader and get them to consider on their own attitude and see where they could change some things.”

Sullivan said he is hoping his readers take the same approach to his message as he did when attending clinics over the years.

“Over my career, I probably went to more than 1,000 coaching clinics where coaches taught other coaches,” he said. “I always thought that if I could come away with two or three things from each clinic that I could apply to my teaching, it was a successful clinic.That is the ultimate hope in the book.We want a reader to say, ‘I never thought of that.’ If there are two or three things they can take away, we are successful.”

As a coach, there is no more public and dissected leader out there and Sullivan understood how to deal with that scrutiny.

“As a coach, you make a decision during the course of the game, you make a decision of when to go into your delay game and half of the people in the

Photo courtesy of Pat Sullivan

Longtime St. Francis basketball coach Pat Sullivan authored a book on leadership.

crowd are saying, ‘What in God’s name is he doing? And then there is playing time.You never get into coaching to hurt kids, but you do hurt them. You decide who plays and who doesn’t play as much and that hurts them. And the scrutinization, how about when the game is over and you get in the locker room and the TV people, the written media and the radio people asking questions

and you have to give the reasons you made the decisions you did.

The toughest scrutiny for me as a coach was me. After a game at 3 a.m. when you are laying there in bed wondering why you made that decision.”

Sullivan’s book can be purchased at amazon.com for $8.99 for a paperback or for $3.99 delivered to your Kindle.

The book has been out since

September and to date, it has already tripled the unit sales of an average independent published book.

“I really didn’t know if anyone would buy it,” he said. “All I hope is that when people read it that first off, they enjoy it and secondly that they think about some of the concepts in the book that will make them better leaders.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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Giving their son some problems Dear Dave, We’ve been supporting our son while he’s in college. He just finished his sophomore year, but he told us the other day he has dropped out of school and isn’t going back. He’s been playing in a band on weekends, and he has this vague idea of becoming a musician.

We don’t think this is a good idea, but we still want to be supportive … just not too supportive. We want him to be financially independent, as well. How should we handle this?

Karen Dear Karen, This kid is about to have some problems. Not only has he made a bad decision, but he should have consulted with you guys before he quit school.

He owed you that much if you were supporting him this

whole time.

In my opinion, you and your husband have one job right now.That job is to stand back and let life happen to this kid. If he thinks he’s a man, let him go out and prove it.

Wish him the best and tell him you hope he becomes the rich and famous rock star he wants to be. But make sure he understands you’re not going to support him financially when he’s doing something you both feel is a bad idea. The First National Bank of Mom and Dad is officially closed!

Understand that I’m not suggesting you turn your backs on this guy. Let him know how much you both love him and that you’ll be praying for him.

Invite him over for dinner once in a while, stay in touch, and make sure he knows that family deals like Thanksgiving and

Christmas are still business as usual. However, as far as paying for his rent, utilities, gas, food and cell phone bill? That stuff’s not happening. This may sound tough, but it was his decision.

In the end, let him know you’ll be there to help just like before if he wises up and decides to finish school.

But until then? Little boy, you signed up for this trip!

—Dave

Retirement first, or debt?

Dear Dave, Should I lower my 401(k) contributions in order to pay off my car and home?

Jack Dear Jack, If you’re following my plan, the first thing you should do is set aside an emergency fund of $1,000. That’s Baby Step 1.

Next comes Baby Step 2, which

This kid is about to have some problems.

Not only has he made a bad decision, but he should have consulted with you guys before he quit school. He owed you that much if you were supporting him this whole time.

means paying off all of your debt except for your house.

This would include your car.

During this time you should temporarily stop any kind of investing and retirement contributions.

Once the only debt left is your mortgage, it’s time to move on to Baby Step 3. Now you concentrate on growing your emergency fund to the point where you have three to six months of expenses set aside. Once this is done, you can attack Baby Step 4, which is investing 15 percent of your pre-tax income for retirement.

For you, it would mean restarting the contributions to your 401(k).

The rest of the plan goes like this. Baby Step 5 is putting money into your kids’ college funds, while Baby Step 6 is putting everything you can scrape together towards paying off the house early. After that comes the real fun. Baby Step 7 is the point where you simply build wealth and give.

Follow these steps, Jack, and I promise you’ll have lots of fun and lots of cash. You’ll have financial peace!

—Dave

Body language is much more eloquent than words Q. Over the last year, I have been repeatedly surprised by the hidden agendas of my boss, coworkers and clients. They say one thing and then do another. I do listen carefully to what people say.

How can I figure out what is really going on without being psychic?

A. Only 7 percent of what people at work actually mean can be found in their words.The rest of the content can only be understood if you pay attention to the tone of voice and body language of the people in your office.

There are two brain levels that influence how people act.

The first, our rational mind, is who we think we are. The selection of words is made by our rational mind. The second, and far more powerful level, is our unconscious mind. Our unconscious influences our body language and tone of voice.

The most difficult part of understanding human beings is

that we all are relatively unaware of our unconscious mind. Other people often attempt to give us feedback that we sounded angry, or appeared hurt, but mostly we will deny this information. However, these subterranean emotional currents that flow through our unconscious mind are the prime drivers behind our behavior.

We tend to be good at rationalizing our unconscious behavior. For instance, we say we didn’t want to scold a coworker; we just wanted to be helpful. We may explain that we didn’t want to publicly embarrass our controlling boss; we corrected him in public because we were being accurate. We have a million ways to avoid acknowledging that we actually were mad, sad or scared, because these unconscious emotional reactions seem immature.

In your next boring meeting, try this experiment. Tune out the words and just watch the body language and tone of

voice. What do you suddenly notice about the agendas of the people in the meeting that you would have missed before?

You can see how confusing it is for all of us to walk around receiving and giving communications where we say one thing but actually mean another. To add to this complexity, if someone else tries to point out our body language or tone, we’ll get mad and deny the validity of those data.

So how can we listen when the body talks without getting in trouble? Start by pretending people don’t mean what they say and watch their body language and tone of voice like a hawk. Don’t confront anyone with your new amazing insights about their unconscious.

Do proceed by using the information you just gathered to see others’ hidden agendas and real goals.

Also pay close attention to what people around you tell you about your unconscious communication.

Rather than getting annoyed next time someone says you looked or sounded upset,

We tend to be good at rationalizing our unconscious behavior. For instance, we say we didn’t want to scold a coworker; we just wanted to be helpful.

contemplate this person may be picking up your nonverbal communication. We can get to know our unconscious if we stop defending who we think we are and start listening to how others experience us.

We all leak out a symphony of meaning in our facial expressions and vocal intonations that are dramatically more accurate than the words we say. When you have to pick between listening when the body talks and believing the words, go with the body language and you’ll rarely be wrong.

Last Word(s) Q. I sacrifice a lot to do an amazing job at work, and I’m not seeing any rewards.

Don’t companies reward the employees who work the most

and do the best job?

A. No, companies reward employees who do a good job but also have a clear contract about what they are getting back. If you don’t negotiate your rewards you are just engaging in martyr-dumb.

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006). You can contact Dr. Skube at www.interpersonaledge. com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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evenings, get the family together to hear stories and sing songs in the storytime room.

Continued from page 5 Brick Building Club. 4 p.m. on Thursdays at the Romeoville Branch Library, 201 West Normantown Road, Romeoville.

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

Ages 3 to 36 mos.

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

Ages 2 to 3.

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

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

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

Tuesdays at the Fountaindale Public Library. On Tuesday

TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly), IL114 Romeoville, meets 5:15 p.m.

Mondays at the Romeoville Police Department, 1050 W. Romeo Road. For more information, call 815-886-9252.

Golden Age Club. Thursdays noon to 4 p.m. at the Romeoville Recreation Department.

Members must be 50 years and up to join, and may do so by coming to any Thursday meeting.

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

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

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment. Every third Monday of the month at 6-7:30 p.m. at SOS Children’s Village, 17545 Village Lane, Lockport.

This volunteer non-profit environmental organization is dedicated to serving Will County and the surrounding area. For more information or a meeting agenda, call Ellen Rendulich at 815-834-1611.

Bolingbrook Machine Knitting Club. All skill levels are welcome to begin or further their knowledge of knitting with a machine. The group meets the last Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. There is no charge to attend this group. They meet in the community room of Bolingbrook Fire Station 4, 1111 W. Boughton Road. Please park on the West Side of the building.

For more information, contact Rose at 630 739-2784 or Sharon at 630 471-9650.

Birth After Cesarean. Meet other moms who are planning their natural birth after cesarean section.Come for encouragement, support and information to plan your next birth. Meetings at noon the first Monday every month in Romeoville. Contact Melanie at 253-861-5897 or VBACesarean@ aol.com Are you affected by someone’s drinking? Open meetings are held every third Friday of the month from 7 p.m.8:30 p.m. at 265 Republic Ave. in Joliet. Contact Al-anon/Alateen at 815-773-9623 or visit www. niafg.org for more information.

BolingbrookAmateur Radio Society.

The Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Fire Station #5, 1900 W. Rodeo Drive in Bolingbrook. All ham radio enthusiasts are invited to attend.

Meetings usually include a presentation and refreshments.

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

Fly tying. 7-8:30 p.m. at Outdoor World, 709 Janes Ave., Bolingbrook. Join master fly tier Bob Davenport in the Fly Fishing Department for some great tips on fly tying and to answer any questions or concerns you may have. For more information, call the store at 630-296-2700.

Employment. Will County Workforce Services host its free weekly Career Café for job seekers at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday in Room 519 of the JJC Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Reserve a spot by calling 815-727-4444, Ext. 122, or emailing bwashington@ willcountyillinois.com.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 352 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 5th day of December, 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: OneWest Bank, FSB Plaintiff V. Donald A. Swen; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 3587 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

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

All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

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

For Information Please Contact: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-12-17159 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 11/7, 11/14, 11/21 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 206 Murphy Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 5th day of December, 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, N.A. Plaintiff V. Brenda Benes a/k/a Brenda K. Benes; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 5986 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

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

All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

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

For Information Please Contact: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-41378 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 11/7, 11/14, 11/21

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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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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 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-6, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6 PLAINTIFF VS. FANNIE M. THARPE, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF FANNIE M. THARPE, LAKEWOOD FALLS PHASE 5 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. DEFENDANTS 13 CH 1352 Property Address: 286 Richmond Dr. Romeoville, IL 60446 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, if any, of Fannie M. Tharpe, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 71, IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 22, 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 NUMBER R99-124554, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 71, THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 56’35.9” WEST, 105.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES 03’23” EAST, 33.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 57 DEGREES 58’06” EAST, 105.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 32 DEGREES 03’24” WEST, 33.46 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 06-03-12-407-037-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 286 Richmond Dr., Romeoville, IL 60446 And which mortgages were made

by Fannie M. Tharpe, as Mortgagor; and given to Option One Mortgage Corporation as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain “Mortgage” dated April 9, 2007 and recorded as Document No.R2007062849, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, if any, of Fannie M. Tharpe, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before December 9, 2013 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Court 14 W Jefferson, Suite 212 Joliet, Illinois 60432 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201-6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: OLXF.0375

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 PLAINTIFF VS Aidan J. McCormack; Eleonora V. McCormack; Honeytree Townhouse Improvement Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 13CH 3083 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Aidan J. McCormack; ELEONORA V. MCCORMACK; Honeytree Townhouse Improvement Association; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Unit 1, Building 31, Lot 1, Honeytree Subdivision Unit No. 1, a Subdivision of part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27, in Township 37 North, and Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded July 11, 1972 as Document No. R72-19368, and as corrected by Certificate of Correction recorded October 31, 1972 as Document No. R72-31828, in DuPage Township, in Will County, Illinois Commonly known as: 311 Beechwood Dr., Romeoville, IL 60446 and which said mortgage was made by, Aidan J. McCormack and Eleonora V. McCormack, his wife, in joint tenancy; Mortgagor(s), to New Century Mortgage Corporation; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No.

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

Brenda Benes a/k/a Brenda K. Benes; et. al.

Defendant. No. 11 CH 5986 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 21st day of December, 2012, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 5th day of December, 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 WILL COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 20 IN BLOCK 6 IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 11, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 3 AND 4, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 3, 1968 AS DOCUMENT NO. R68-6758, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 206 Murphy Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 04-03-108-020 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

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

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-11-41378 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 11/7, 11/14, 11/21

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS OneWest Bank, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

Donald A. Swen; et. al.

Defendant. No. 12 CH 3587 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 1st day of May, 2013, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 5th day of December, 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 followingdescribed real estate: THAT PART OF LOT 13 IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 5 POD 22, 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 R99-124554 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 13; THENCE NORTH 23 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 12.5 SECONDS WEST, 105.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, 29.58 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 28 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, 106.49 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A CURVE NON TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE BEING CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 398.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 64 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 40.04 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 352 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 03-12-407-070 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 14-12-17159 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 11/7, 11/14, 11/21

I567179 Published 11/7, 11/14, 11/21

LEGAL SHERIFF’S SALE R2005005476; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 14 W. Jefferson St., Ste. 212, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before December 9, 2013 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 File No: 13IL00166-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on November 7, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIAITION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIAITON WILL BE TERMINATED. I568932 Published 11/7, 11/14, 11/21

Seniors RETIRE SMART

Stressed-out family caregivers also need care, personal time

By Jill Schlesinger Tribune Content Agency

Before his recent death, my father was in the hospital for the better part of four months and the experience was both agonizing and illuminating. My family had been through a number of health issues with my father, but none so long,drawn-out and chronic as the most recent one.We are fortunate in that the majority of his care was almost entirely covered by Medicare, so the financial effect of the illness was limited. But the emotional drain was enormous.

Throughout the process, my family developed a number of coping techniques from which I hope others can benefit. These ideas are not new, but they’re good reminders for families who are facing illnesses and the friends who want to support them.

1. Create and maintain notes for the patient

It’s helpful for one of the caregivers to take notes at doctors’ meetings. Invariably, someone new comes on the scene, asking for a brief historyone that provides more than just the data on a medical chart.

Additionally, while patients and loved ones are present during medical consultations,their minds are often racing, which makes it difficult to retain important details. The notes provide a way to review what transpired later, when they are able to absorb the information.

My sister and I alternated the note-taking role and maintained a lengthy document, with every doctor’s name and

contact information, which was instrumental in staying on top of the process. It was a way to exert just a tiny bit of control during an out-of-control time in our lives.

2. Take off a day from time to time

It was hard for my mother to not be in the hospital, but sometimes my sister and I had to step in and plead with her to take off a day and to rest. The grueling emotional demands on a caregiver can have a physical impact, too. Check in with all of the caregivers and also encourage them to take care of themselves.

3. Communicate with each other

From logistics, like who’s going to be at the hospital and when; to larger issues like important medical decisions, it’s important to make time to talk to one another. If you have a larger family, you’ll need to determine the best way to do this - a friend told me that she and her siblings would conduct weekly conference calls to catch up! Regardless of the method, the point is to make sure that everyone is on the same page, including the patient.

4. Ask for help from friends

We have a small family, but my parents have two sets of best friends, who were unbelievable in every way you could imagine.

They would help with mundane tasks like driving and meal planning and were also the beacons of emotional support that we needed. They helped disseminate information to other friends, relieving my mother of

the burden of having to be on the phone constantly.

Thankfully, the larger circle of friends checked in on us, but not in a way that made us feel like we had to respond to them. In this way, technology is wonderful: A simple text or e-mail that says, “I’m thinking about you and sending lots of good energy” is great. Conversely, it’s tough to field questions like “What’s happening?”A good rule of thumb to think about when sending a note to caregivers is to try to express your concern without requiring them to do anything in return.

5. Use the medical community

My father was cared for at New York University Hospital, a large city institution.While many would think that the size of a place like NYU would be impersonal, we found the opposite to be true.The doctors, nurses, social workers and aides were incredibly caring, helpful and collaborative. We didn’t hesitate to ask for help, but here’s the key: We always expressed our gratitude for everything they did for us.

These professionals are generally overworked and stressed, so a thank you, a plate of cookies, or a smile was always appreciated.

(Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Editorat-Large for www.CBSMoneyWatch. com. She covers the economy, markets, investing or anything else with a dollar sign on her podcast and blog, “Jill on Money,” as well as on television and radio. She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@moneywatch.com.)

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