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AUGUST 7, 2014

Vol. 9 No. 5

county news

Will County maintains cheaper rate for electricity

community

Residents will again see a savings after switching suppliers

By Laura Katauskas

See the full story page 5 Photos by Laura Katauskas/Staff Reporter

Recreation staff and residents came out to try to the new QR Fit Trail signs along the trail near Normantown Road.

staff reporter

katauskas@buglenewspapers.com @lkatauskas

In 2012, Will County voters chose to band together in what was the largest aggregate group to come together in Illinois to purchase electricity at a cheaper rate.

Now despite a ComEd supply rate hike, some 323,000Will County residents will again >> see electricity | page 18

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Babich recovering from pacemaker surgery Babich, 76, said he had just returned from a long vacation in Door County, Wisconsin By nicK reiHer ManaGinG editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

Will County Board Member Joe Babich is recovering at his Joliet home following July 25

surgery at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center to put in a pacemaker.

Babich, 76, said he had just returned from a long vacation in Door County, Wisconsin, and had one of the busiest days ever at his popular Six

Corners barbershop then put him on where he recently a gurney and into celebrated 45 years the ambulance. in business.

“Two of my “I was going to customers took get some towels, me to the hospital,” and I feel my head Babich said.“It was start spinning,” said like a big party.”

Babich. “I reached Babich said all for (his brother) his vitals and heart Bob’s desk, and I just turned out to be fell. They said I hit Joe BaBiCH fine, but his heart my head, but I don’t WILL COUNTY BOARD rate dropped too remember that.” low. So doctors put MEMBER Babich said he in the pacemaker started to regain consciousness to keep his heart rate at the after he hit the floor. Bob proper level, he said. Babich Babich and a customer helped had been hospitalized before him into a chair and called 911. with an irregular heartbeat.

Paramedics carried him up the “I don’t want that ever to short steps to street level and happen again,” he said, adding

“Two of my customers took me to the hospital,” Babich said. “It was like a big party.”

Babich said all his vitals and heart turned out to be fine, but his heart rate dropped too low. he has a follow up appointment with his cardiologist Monday.

“Hopefully, I can be back to work Tuesday,” he said. Aside from the barbershop, that also means a couple of county committee meetings Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

Babich was first elected to the board in 1982 and for most of those years, served in the minority on a Republicandominated County Board. But a remap of the board districts resulted in the Democrats having a majority on the County Board for the first time in more than 30 years.

The former commander at Cantigny VFW Post 367 yearned for a County Board commission.

He got two: Babich was named chair of the board’s Public Health & Safety Committee; and was able to negotiate splitting the county Forest Preserve president duties with Don Gould of Shorewood. Babich served as president for 201213, followed by Gould.

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TJ Maxx construction is almost complete Northrock Real Estate has is nearly finished with new 23,000-square-foot retail store for TJ Maxx

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

katauskas@buglenewspapers.com @lkatauskas

New construction is taking shape fast.

Matching the design of the existing strip center at the Target shopping center, Northrock Real Estate has is nearly finished with a new 23,000-square-foot retail store for TJ Maxx.The store now sits next to the vacant Office Max.TJ Maxx reportedly wanted to build its own construction rather than take over the space.

The developer has also constructed a new smaller strip center in front of the Kohl’s department store. Plans are for two restaurants, Chipotle and Dunkin Donuts. In addition, the third lot will occupy Sleepy’s a mattress retailer.

Community Development Director Steve Rockwell said

plans are on schedule for construction to be complete by the end of August.

Individual stores will then have time to fill the space and hire accordingly.

Across the way, near the Aldi’s store, a new Goodwill store is being built on the 2.7acre lot off of Airport Road. The building is designed with brick accents at the entrance and drop-off and will feature topend components with a mix of columns, windows with blue metal canopies, medallions and a tower feature. Drivers in that shopping area will be happy to note the access road will now be fully open once construction begins. In 2009, the ring road connecting the Aldi store to the proposed stop light on Airport Road was approved. With the addition of Goodwill, the original plan will change.

Photo by Laura Katauskas/Staff Reporter

TJ Maxx construction is almost complete.

There will be three access points for Goodwill customers to use throughout the development: an existing right in/right out off of Weber Road;

a full access in/right-out only in front of Aldi and a full access signalized intersection lining up with the entrance into Walmart off Airport Road.

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state news

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Legislators pass New testimony introduced Veterans reform bill in Hickory Street murders To improve veterans’ care, this legislation will authorize veterans to receive care outside of the VA if they are unable to get an appointment

other medical staff.

Additionally, this legislation will improve education benefits for veterans and their families by encouraging public colleges to offer in-state tuition rates to veterans and their eligible dependents. It will also expand education benefits for spouses of service members Pushing aside who died in the line of bipartisan politics, duty after 9/11. area legislators voted “Our veterans put for H.R.3230, the their lives on the line Veterans’ Access to for our country, and Care through Choice, they deserve the best Accountability, and care available when Transparency Act of they come home.

2014. The legislation We must ensure our Congressman will improve care for Dan Lipinski (IL-3). veterans are getting veterans and increase the care and respect accountability at VA they have earned,” facilities. said Congressman Bill “Having spent Foster. the last few months In addition, hearing and reading explained Lipinski, vets’ personal stories the bill also requires of the shameful lack an independent of care they have assessment of received from the Congressman VA medical care VA, I’m happy to Bill Foster and establishes support this bill that a Congressional provides much-needed reform,” Commission on Care to evaluate Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL- access to care throughout the 3).

VA health care system.

To improve veterans’ care, It provides funding to hire this legislation will authorize more physicians and other veterans to receive care outside medical staff, modernize of the VA if they are unable existing infrastructure, and to get an appointment at a VA build new facilities. Additionally, facility within 30 days, or if they the bill authorizes the VA to fire live more than 40 miles from or demote senior managers the nearest VA facility. and other employees for poor The legislation also will performance or misconduct, provide $5 billion to increase and it improves education capacity at VA facilities by benefits for veterans and hiring more physicians and dependents.

New testimony includes 9-1-1 operator

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

On the day that two men were strangled to death inside an apartment on Hickory Street, a 9-1-1 operator got a call.

It was Bill McKee, a Shorewood resident and the father of Bethany L. McKee, on the other end of the line. He had a terrible story to tell.

William Blaskey explained the telephone call while on the witness stand Monday afternoon in Will County Judge Gerald Kinney’s courtroom.

He was the second witness to testify in Bethany L. McKee’s murder trial that began that morning.

The 20-year-old woman was charged with murder in connection with the Jan. 10, 2013, deaths of Eric Glover and Terrence Rankings, both 22, of Joliet. Her friends Alisa R. Massaro, 20, of 1121 N. Hickory St., Joliet; Joshua F. Miner, 26, of 601 W. Jefferson St., Joliet; and Adam M. Landerman, 21, of 1053 Glenwood Ave., Joliet, the son of a Joliet police officer, also were charged with murder in the sensational crime that is known as The Hickory Street murders.

In late May, Massaro pleaded guilty to lesser charges -two counts of robbery and two counts of concealing a homicide – and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. She also agreed to testify against the other defendants in their trials.

Massaro is likely to take the witness stand Wednesday.

When Massaro testifies, some long-rumored and reportedly grisly details of the murder finally might be discussed in public. Two of the defendants allegedly had sex on top of the corpses, for example.

On Jan. 10, 2013, Blaskey was working as a dispatcher for the Western Will County Communications Center, an organization better known as WESCOM. During Blaskey’s testimony on Monday

Photo by Stewart Warren | for the bugle

The victims’ friends and family leave court Monday afternoon on the first day of testimony in the trial of Bethany L. McKee, one of the defendants in 2013 The Hickory Street murders.

afternoon, the tape recording of Bill McKee’s telephone call was played in court.

“My daughter just came to me with some information that she’s involved in a serious crime,” Bill McKee said. “She came to me and said where ever she is right now there are two black males dead.”

As it played, some members of Rankings and Glover’s families became visibly upset as they sat in the gallery. They passed around a box of tissue, and a few of them stood up and quietly walked out.

As Blaskey asked questions, Bill McKee can often be heard muttering, “Oh, crap,” on the tape, and he also sounded very upset.

“I asked her, ‘Were you involved?’ And she said, ‘Yes,’” Bill McKee said on the recording.

After Blaskey’s testimony, several Joliet police officers who were at the scene on the day of the murders took the stand. Officer Bruce Trevillian testified that he saw the bodies of Rankings and Glover on top of plastic garbage bags and in different rooms of the Hickory Street apartment. They were face down on the floor, and it looked as if their hands had at one time been tied behind their

backs, Trevillian testified.

As he investigated the crime, Trevillian spoke to Miner who still was in the house when police arrived. “He told me he had done the guy with the dreadlocks,” Trevillian testified.

“He had killed the individual in the kitchen and (Landerman) had killed the individual in the bedroom.”

The trial is scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

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Village’s new Comed bike trails accessible with smartphone The first in the state of Illinois to do so, the village has installed six signs with QR codes along its trails

By Laura KatausKas staff reporter

katauskas@buglenewspapers.com @lkatauskas

Getting in a full-body workout just got a little easier. Just visit Romeoville’s ComEd trails and grab your smartphone.

The first in the state of Illinois to do so, the village has installed six signs with QR codes along its trails stretching from Normantown Road to Volunteer Park. Using a free QR/barcode scanner on their Internet-enabled smartphones, users will have access to a variety of fitness videos which are updated monthly. Users just download a free QR scanner via the App store and then scan the sign to view a video workout.

Director of Recreation Kelly Razjer said the department researched the project earlier this year and felt at a nominal cost of $1,500,it was an initiative well worth the investment.

The community recently came out for a demonstration of the new program. Users will find a sign strategically placed along the trail at about every ½ mile marker where 20 different exercise routines can be downloaded in four categories including core, flexibility, lower and upper body.

“We will definitely be out here using this—I run, kids on their bikes, everyone will use it,” said resident Dawn Severt.

The QR Fit Trail’s signs

“I think it’s a great idea and helps keep the community get in shape,” said Trustee Brian Clancy, who uses trails regularly. literally provides “fitness on your phone.” No additional equipment is necessary. Users will find a variety of exercises.

In the Core body workout,

you will see planks, “v” sits, bobbie heads and mores. In the Upper body workout, check out tricep push ups, shoulder taps, star push-ups, etc.; Lower body workout includes squats, mountain climbers, speed skaters and more; and the Flexibility workout tackles calves, deltoids, triceps and varied exercises.

“I think it’s a great idea and helps keep the community get in shape,” said Trustee Brian Clancy, who uses trails regularly.

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Police Blotter

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

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Manuel Gonzalez, 308 Hemlock, was arrested at 1:31 a.m. July 11 and charged with possession of cannabis in the 400 block of North Weber Road.

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Eddie Aguirre, 34, 455 Clifton, was arrested at 8:10 p.m. July 16 and charged with driving with a suspended license, no insurance, failure to reduce speed at Belmont and Kingston.

Randall Bittings, 22 7652 Pin Oak Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 2:03 a.m. July 22 and charged with possession of drug equipment in the 200 block of Columbine Lane.

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Derrick Lewis, 22, 989 Princeton, was arrested at 8:13 p.m. July 22 and charged with no valid driver’s license, no seatbelt, no insurance and the delivery of cannabis near Princeton and Heritage Parkway.

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William Elliott, 20, 1341 Briarwood Drive, Naperville, was arrested at 12:08 a.m. July 25 and charged with driving with a suspended license and disobeying a traffic signal near Weber Road and Windham Parkway.

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Ericka Larkins, 44, 10730 Green St., Chicago, was arrested at 1:04 p.m. July 26 and charged with an in-state warrant and attempted fraud in the 400 block of South Weber Road.

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Pierre Bradford, 23, homeless, was arrested at 4:47 p.m. July 27 and charged with retail theft in the 0-100 block of South Weber Road.

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Juan Romero, 41, 12 S. Earl, Joliet, was arrested at 7:11 p.m. July 27 and charged with no valid driver’s license and speeding near Route 53 South of Taylor Road.

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Nicholas Mello, 19, 132 Amberleigh, Jake Miller, 19, 24329 Appletree Lane, and Nicholas Caputo, 18, 1983 Rosehill Court, were arrested at 8:48 p.m. July 27 and charged with possession of cannabis in

the 1800 block of Lake Shore Drive.

Timothy Davis, 19, 560 N. Chicago, Joliet, was arrested at 10:49 a.m. July 28 and charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle in the 600 block of Fenton.

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Travis Kulka, 29, 1816 Nessway, Montgomery,

was arrested at midnight and charged with an in-state warrant in the 1000 block of West Romeo Road.

Ortiz, 20, 436 12 Jessica Montrose, was arrested at 9:46 p.m. July 28 and charged with retail theft in the 0-100 block of South Weber Road.

Mario Villa, 22, 813 N. Hickory, Joliet, was arrested at 6:09 p.m. July 30 and charged with no valid driver’s license, no insurance and failure to signal near Normantown and Weber Roads.

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Nichole Johnson-Steffen, 31, 2613 Inwood Drive, Joliet, was arrested at 8:35 p.m. July 30 and charged with

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retail theft and possession of a controlled substance in the 400 block of South Weber Road.

Vanessa Chaidez, 29, 717 Roof Ave., was arrested at 8:39 p.m. July 30 and charged with battery and disorderly conduct in the 400 block of North Weber Road.

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The people’s Choice? promises, promises Even the most wellintentioned people get into politics because they believe they can change things By nicK reiHer ManaGinG editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

I was listening to the Score the other day, and White Sox announcer and former player Steve Stone was talking about how different position players warm up on the field.

The pitcher, he said, is the only position player who does not warm up where he plays.

Shortstops take grounders at that position, outfielders out there, etc. But pitchers throw off to the side on mounds that can be very different from those on the field of play, especially, as he notes, on the road, where some, ahem, gamesmanship can take place.

Oddly enough,it got me thinking about elected officials and those who want to be, primarily the latter.

Even the most well-intentioned people get into politics because they believe they can change things … hopefully for the better.

I have yet to hear one candidate say they am going into this race to botch things up and return home a disgrace to a tar-and-feather party of his or her constituents.

Then come the promises. “This will not happen if you elect me.”“I promise you I will not raise taxes.’’

“Read my lips … “ Too often,these promises do not come true when these candidates are elected or re-elected. Do you know why? Because the mound they’re pitching their promises from is a whole lot different from the one in the game. Sometimes, they may know that going in. And there is a level in Dante’s Inferno just for them.

But many times, unfulfilled

promises come from ignorance. A person who is vying for a spot on a board where there are a seven, 27 or several hundred will assume it’s easy to go in and change things right off. For newcomer state representatives and U.S. House members, the first thing they realize after getting sworn in is their next election is less than two years away.That doesn’t leave much time to get those promises fulfilled.

Then they realize they are part of something much greater than themselves. And the issue or issues that got them elected may or may not be part of the grand scheme of that body they were elected to. Then they realize to accomplish what they promised, if it at all feasible, may take some compromise, giving up another issue they hold dear to salvage a more important one.

For years -- whether it was >> see proMises | page 8

Letter to tHe eDitor

When seconds counts, safety first We have made it our goal to communicate to our parents and to the community Valley View School District 365U has put in place strong security measures to make sure our students are given every chance to succeed in a positive, engaged learning environment.

A solidly prepared and rehearsed emergency plan requires the participation of all stakeholders in the district: police and security officers, information technology, maintenance, human resources, administrators, faculty, media, parents and students.

When seconds count, the main ingredients of a strong emergency plan (prevention, preparedness, response and recovery) are extremely critical.

That’s why this school year Valley View is continuing the process of upgrading security in all of its schools by installing buzzer entry systems, lockdown alarms, Keltron

wireless transceivers,intruder lock hardware, cameras and external flashing lights.

In addition, we have made it our goal to communicate to our parents and to the community as quickly as possible any time a hard lock down occurs in one of our schools.The initial communication will go out to parents at an affected school via ParentLink.

If you receive this message, we would appreciate your confidence in the fact that our highly trained administrators, faculty and staff are doing their very best to keep children safe. Please don’t call or drive to the school. Instead, follow the progress of the lockdown via ParentLink, Twitter, Facebook or the district’s website at www. vvsd.org.

Our goal is prevention, but we must also be prepared.We must be ready with emergency response plans that are thorough, practiced and efficient. And rest assured Valley View realizes it is not enough for us to establish internal policies without collaboration with local law enforcement. Such

collaboration is ongoing.

Our highly-trained security staff realizes that our security measures should be constructed as a comprehensive emergency response and management tool that promotes cooperation and coordination among multiple departments, organizations and jurisdictions.

All of us, VVSD administrators and staff, parents, and community members understand that safety and preparedness is one of the most pressing issues for the nation’s educational institutions.

The dynamics of education have changed considerably,especially in light of the tragedies and incidents of the past decade.

In order for Valley View to keep students, staff and facilities as safe and secure as possible, we must take an all-encompassing approach to safety and preparedness not only when seconds count, but every single day of the year.

--Leroy Brown, VVSD School Safety Coordinator

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VaLLey View scHooL District 365u

VVSD new academic culture ‘exciting’ Mitchem and Assistant Superintendent Rachel Kinder encouraged the administrators to utilize what Kinder termed a “foundation of learning”

Valley View School District 365U Superintendent James Mitchem is “very excited” about the coming school year.

“The academic growth our children are making makes this a very exciting time,” Dr. Mitchem told school and district administrators at this week’s Back-To-School Administrative Workshop.“We’re seeing trends in our data that suggest we’re on the right path.”

But, the VVSD Superintendent said, it will take a significant

collaborative effort involving mutual respect on behalf of teachers, administrators, parents and the community to keep the momentum rolling in the right direction.

“As we all know, systemic change takes five to seven years,” Mitchem said.“We’re starting year four and I feel like we’re ahead of where I thought we would be.”

VVSD’s leader spoke of a culture of visible learning where everyone is a learner exchanging ideas and talking about what works and

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don’t have to make any promises; they just have to be seen as better than the other guy. A preponderance of evidence. Talk about a civil trial concept turning uncivil.

This is a good time to remind candidates I will not accept stories or ads that are negative.

Tell us what you are going to do.

Tell us about yourself. But other than promising to do the very best you can to be a good person and represent your constituents’ needs, don’t tell us no lies.

growing up during the Daley Machine years in Chicago, or onthe-job education as a journalist – I continued to be astounded by just how that political sausage was made when I was allowed a small peek inside. Some politicians relished (sorry) that challenge; others got caught in the grinder.

Maybe that’s one reason why candidates continue to hammer away in commercials and ads at the bad, or perceived bad, their counterparts have done. They

what doesn’t. a “foundation of “Our role is to serve,” learning” by utilizing he told administrators. tools that have already “We’ve created a culture been put in place as that relinquishes that they continue to seek top-down type of ways to help every administration. Senior child learn. leadership has become “We’ve now firmly more supportive JaMeS MiTCHeM established our of administrators. VALLEY VIEW vision. We have set Administrators are more SCHOOL expectations. We have DISTRICT 365U provided the tools. supportive of teachers.

SUPERINTENDENT And teachers have We have provided the become more supportive of the resources,” Kinder said. “Now students. As a result students are it’s time to go deeper and move growing and achieving.” forward with a deliberate focus on Mitchem and Assistant creating visible learners.”

Superintendent Rachel Kinder “The VVSD community holds encouraged the administrators high expectations for us,” Dr. to utilize what Kinder termed Mitchem said.

“The academic growth our children are making makes this a very exciting time,” Dr. Mitchem told school and district administrators at this week’s Back-ToSchool Administrative Workshop.

“We need to make sure everything we do has a positive effect on our kids.”

The two-day Administrator BackTo-School Workshop concluded Thursday.

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Legislators hear it from farm community members Gov. Pat Quinn said he knew legislators would take a hit if they supported his proposal to make the temporary 5 percent income tax increase permanent By nicK reiHer ManaGinG editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

In his March 26 budget address, Gov. Pat Quinn said he knew legislators would take a hit if they supported his proposal to make the temporary 5 percent income tax increase permanent.

He was right, and Will County Farm Bureau members attending Legislative Barn meetings recently wanted to know where their legislators stood on the income tax issue and others, including the thorny pension crisis.

Where legislators stand on the issue of the temporary income tax -- set to expire Jan. 1, 2015 – usually depends on which side of the political aisle they stand. At a July 29 barn meeting at the Davidson Farm in Minooka, state Sen. Sue Rezin and state Rep. John

Photos by nICK reIher

State Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, answers a question at the July 31 Legislative Barn Meeting sponsored by the Will County Farm Bureau. Looking on are, from left, state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr, D-Elwood, and Farm Bureau moderator Jerry Davidson.

Anthony, both Republicans from Morris, said the Democrats in power spent the $26 billion income tax windfall while failing to make any significant cuts.

And they said the governor had the opportunity to work with a private firm to help reduce state Medicaid waste, but cut out the program.

At the July 31 barn meeting at the Kestel Farm in Manhattan, state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, and state Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, said the state still is working

with that company, which, in turn, is working with unions to make sure those who are deserving of Medicaid are not cut out.

McGuire said they also need to take a look at some $2 billion a year given out for programs, such as Alzheimer’s research and thoroughbred support, to make sure they are as necessary as those two. And funds such as education, higher education, transportation and human services have been trimmed to 2009 levels.

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New isn’t necessarily better, although your originality and resourcefulness receives applause. Fight off a tendency to “stir things up,” “take a stand” or argue a debatable point during the second part of this week.

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Everything worth doing will get done in time. Don’t let anyone bully you into a tizzy of action in the week ahead.

Some people could be more difficult than usual to deal with, so hold off on crucial negotiations.

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INSIDE: Professional wrestling icons descend on Joliet Saturday, page 12; Pitcher successful without use of right arm, page 15

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Collins runs away with IWO title

By Scott Taylor sports editor

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_Sports

With the growth of sponsorships, the Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open has been able to grow the prize fund.

That has led to players from across the country coming to Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville to compete in the event on the recently renovated course.

One of those players making her first appearance was University of Oklahoma graduate and Dallas-area native Emily Collins.

In just her second tournament as a professional, Collins blitzed the field, winning by a record nine strokes, finished with a 4-under par 212 threeday total July 30.

“It was a great feeling, especially getting my first pro victory,” Collins said.“I’m really excited and happy to be in Illinois with all the awesome weather. I’m really happy with how I played in such tough conditions.”

The only round she had played at Mistwood before the

tournament was in the pro-am the day before the tournament started.

Her lack of familiarity with the course didn’t affect her game at all.

“I really liked the setup of the course,” Collins said. “The pro-am was my only practice round. I think it helped that we could use range finders. I had the mindset of not hitting drivers all the time. I didn’t let anything get ahead of me.”

Mistwood is known for its difficult par-5s, but Collins made them look easy, going 4-under for the week.

“My wedges were pretty solid and I could almost reach a couple of them (in two),” she said. “I didn’t reach any of them but got close. Some of them I hit three wood, iron and wedge and got close.”

Collins finished second in her first pro start, at the Texas Women’s Open. She is in the qualifying round for the LPGA’s Meijer Classic and then will be attending next month’s qualifying school.

She does have Illinois ties as both of her parents attended >> see iwo | page 16

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Greg Kosin presents the Kosin Cup, named for his brother Phil, to IWO winner Emily Collins.

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Sports

Wrestling icons coming to Joliet

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

While everyone knows that every young boy growing up wants to be a police officer,astronaut or a baseball player, there is one profession they also wanted, but may not have shared with mom – a professional wrestler.

That dream was no different for Anthony Buonicore.

“I watched wrestling with my brothers since I was seven years old and my dad used to take us to the UIC Pavilion,” Buonicore said.“I was my brothers’ test dummy for a lot of moves they wanted to try.About 15 years ago, I saw an ad for a local business called the LWF and I gave it a try. I had a little run with WWE, I did some of their dark matches and tryouts and things like that. At the pinnacle where I could have been signed, I broke my leg in three places.”

When his wrestling days were

over, Buonicore stayed in the business, bringing professional-style wrestling matches first to Berwyn and now to Joliet.

The biggest of those events is WrestleFest 5 and will be held Saturday, August 9 at the Joliet Park District Multipurpose Center, 3000 W. Jefferson St. “It is the five-year anniversary and I figured it was about time, so I started calling in some favors from all the big guns I know and I ended up getting people and tried to make this our WrestleMania,” Buonicore said. “As I was putting the list together, I didn’t realize all the people I had talked to. So, when it was all done, I looked down and said, ‘man, I have, like 15 people coming in.’”

Buonicore and his company Pro Wrestling Blitz are bringing former WWF/WWE champions like Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, WWE Hall of Famer and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T, Kevin Nash and former WWE European Champion X­Pac.

Photo courtesy of Pro Wrestling Blitz

Several professional wrestling icons are coming to Joliet Saturday, August 9 for WrestleFest 5.

Sports >> icons, from page 12 Joining the bill will be former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner,TNA Grand Slam ChampionAbyss,Bushwhacker Luke, Scotty Too Hotty, former ECW superstar Al Snow and ECW original Sabu.

Other than the big names listed on the bill, Buonicore says the true treat for fans may come from names not listed.

“I like to do surprises and there are a few surprises that aren’t announced,” Buonicore said.“There are some really huge names in this business that will be making an appearance.That is something I like to pride myself on.”

What he also prides himself on is giving wrestling fans of all ages a bang for their buck.

“It is a very family friendly event,” Buonicore said.“People tend to shy away from wrestling because of the old WWE with the half-naked girls and that is not us. Nowhere else can you pay $35 and be up close and personal with these guys. A friend of mine went to a WWE show and paid $140 a ticket.”

Tickets for WrestleFest 5 are $35 and $20 for kids. Seats in the first two rows are $50 and come with

a meet and greet with Steiner and Nash. Tickets can be purchased at www.pwblitz.com.

There is also a post-party at Heroes West, 1530 Commerce Dr. in Joliet.­

Through his eight years in Joliet, Buonicore not only has brought professional wrestlers to Joliet, but has brought people and business to the community.

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Alfini focuses on ability, not disability

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

Nick Alfini grew up in a baseball family.

He also grew up with brachial plexus injury.

The Downers Grove resident chose early in life which one would win.

That injury, which occurs when the brachial plexus nerves - the network of nerves that sends signals from your spine to your shoulder, arm and hand – are stretched, compressed or torn, limits the ability of his use of his right arm.

So, early on in life, he made adjustments and became a lefthanded throwing and catching first baseman.

“I have a big baseball family, so it was something I learned how to do real early on or else I would be missing out,” Alfini said. “My dad says build a bridge and get over it and I really had no choice, so I just did it.”

After a few years of playing first base, Alfini taught himself to pitch.

On the mound, he holds his glove in his right hand, pitches with his left hand and on the follow through, slips his hand inside of his glove and is ready to field his position.

“My parents were worried when I was younger about me getting a line drive back at me, so I mostly played first base, but a few years ago, I started pitching and it has worked out, obviously,” he said. “It was something I kind of worked out on my own and my dad and my cousins helped me.

“It is the only way I have ever done it, so it is natural to me. I get ground balls and line drives back at me all the time and I make the plays, so I don’t think it inhibits me that much. Plus, if I strike them out, I don’t have to worry.”

His first two seasons with the Mustangs, he was a position player and part time pitcher, but in the summer before his junior year, varsity coach Darren Orel made the decision that if he was to succeed at the

varsity level, Alfini would have to become a full-time pitcher.

“We told him that he was a pitcher only and that he wasn’t going to bat at all because we wanted him to focus on pitching,” said DGS coach Darren Orel. “To his credit, he bought in, because I think he still wanted to play first base and he still wanted to hit. Once he really focused on pitching, I saw him and knew we had something. He was great in that closer role for us, going 6-1 as a senior.”

His attitude and ability has now landed him on the mound for St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA. He played over the summer for the DuPage Hounds of the Midwest Collegiate League where he served as the team’s closer.

“We started off with Nick like we did with any recruit and that is the quality of the individual first and he fits the category of the players we bring in and that is a high character kid where there is no trouble on or off the field,” said St.Ambrose coach Jim Callahan.

“After that, we look at can you play at the college level. Like any freshman, he had to come in and earn it, whether he had a disability or not.”

This season, Alfini posted a 3-1 record with a 3.00 ERA and one save in 11 appearances.

He tossed 21 innings, allowing 24 hits and four walks on the season, while striking out 12.

“At first, everyone was saying he was, ‘pretty good for having the disability’ and then it changed to, he is just pretty good. At first the opponents see that he changes his glove over, but then after he gets the first out, he is just treated as a pitcher who gets guys out,” Callahan said. “He earned innings over a lot of good, quality college pitchers and it wasn’t based on anything other than, when he went in and pitched, he performed at a high level and that is rare for a freshman to do that. He was one of the first guys out of the bullpen on a pretty good pitching staff.

“There was not one occasion >> see Alfini | page 16

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Sports >> ALFINI, from page 15 that he did not perform because of the disability. There are players who have trouble fielding or have pick off moves that are bad, but he had zero issues. I think he was ready mentally to come in where other freshmen aren’t because his whole life, he has had to work harder and be mentally tougher than everybody.”

That attitude went back to his days at South.

“He never believes he can’t do anything,” Orel said. “When we did conditioning and we had to do pushups, he found a way. It may not have looked like everyone else, but he found a way. I would tell him that he didn’t have to do things like climbing rope and he never thought to not do it because of his arm. He always found a way. He is a real hard worker and just a really good kid and I am so proud of him.”

Alfini is not the first pitcher to learn to pitch and catch with the same hand. >> iwo, from page 11 Illinois State University. Her mother is from Bloomington and her dad is from DeKalb.

Her caddie, Tony Costello, is a family friend who lives just 20 minutes from Mistwood.

“I have some family and friends up here and I knew the weather would be nice because they told me it would,” Collins stated.“I was just trying to get away from the heat for a week.”

While Collins ran away with the title and had a five-stroke lead entering the final day, it wasn’t all a cakewalk. She was three over par in her first two holes and her playing partner, Michigan State graduate Allyssa Ferrell, went birdie-birdie and the tournament was quickly squared.

Back-to-back birdies, however, was a great response from Collins and she added another on the eighth hole to make the turn at level par for the day.

“I just wanted to get back to even eventually,” Collins said. “Getting birdies the next two holes really helped turn it around. I was in control after nine, which was nice.”

Meanwhile, Ferrell didn’t make a par on the front nine.

She bogeyed the third and

Former Major Leaguer Jim Abbott won an Olympic gold medal in 1989, was a first round draft choice and fired a no-hitter during his 10-year career.

Being that Abbott retired when Alfini was five years old, he had to hear stories.

“My dad knew more about Jim Abbott than I did growing up and my dad just told me it can be done,” Alfini said.

“Of course, now I hear about (Abbott) all the time, being compared to him.”

Like Abbott was for him, Alfini now has the opportunity to show other kids how to overcome.

“For my guys and the other teams, it is inspirational,” Callahan said. “I have a young nephew who has a disability very similar to Nick’s and that was part of the recruiting process with him, I won’t lie.

I wanted to show my nephew, who is a baseball player too, that if it is important, there is a way to figure out how to do it.”

came back with two more birdies to reach red figures for the tournament. However, she finished the nine with a double and three bogeys and Collins suddenly had a sevenshot advantage, which grew to as much as 10 until a bogey on the 17th hole.

There was a five-way tie for second at 5-over par 221 with Ferrell, Ashley Armstrong from Flossmoor, Lisabeth Brooks from Wisconsin and Ember Schuldt of Sterling.

Brooks matched Collins with a 71 on the final round, while Naperville high school rising star Bing Singhsumalee shot a 70.

The lone Voyager Media area representative to make the cut was Bolingbrook’s Jessica Yuen, who finished tied for 27th at 232 (+16).

Downers Grove residents Tiffany Boak, Liz Schwartzers and Shannon Menard also competed in the IWO, but didn’t make the cut.

“It was hard, but it was a good experience for college,” said Menard, a sophomore-tobe at the University of IllinoisChicago.

“This was good getting back in the swing of things for school. This showed that I have work to do for school, but it really helped prepare me.”

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Favorite social media outlet that you use?

Twitter & Instagram How many followers do you have on Twitter?

Over 500 followers Who is your favorite pro athlete? Why? Stef Curry - he’s an amazing shooter and a smart player and I admire his work ethic.

How often do you use social media? Who is your favorite person to follow?

I use is every day and I like to follow @trymybestalways because she’s going D1 and I need to be her friend now.

What is your most memorable sports moment?

Winning CSL conference for the first time in our school’s history.

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DaVe says

Difference between Chapter 7 & 13 Everyone needs a will - Human beings have a 100 percent mortality rate, okay?

things are not bankruptable.

About 98 percent of the for tHe BUGle time, creditors of your other DaVeramseY.Com unsecured debt — things like credit cards and alike — get Dear Dave, nothing. Items that are secured What’s the difference debt, such as your car or house, between a Chapter 7 are treated a little bit bankruptcy and Chapter differently. If you’re 13 bankruptcy? behind on payments, Claudia you may be allowed Dear Claudia, to get current. In Chapter 7 bankruptcy most cases, banks is what most people will allow you to think about when re-sign in a process they hear the word called reaffirming “bankruptcy.” It’s total the debt. bankruptcy, almost like DaVe SaYS Chapter 13 MONEY ADVICE dropping an atomic BY DAVE RAMSEY bankruptcy is bomb on your entire a payment plan financial picture. structured over five Virtually all of your unsecured years. In it, you have to pay debt (except student loans, all of your secured debt. If it child support and money owed has a lien on it, you pay 100 to the IRS) is wiped out. These percent to keep the item. You

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also have to pay a portion of your unsecured debt. Again — like in Chapter 7 — debt to the IRS, child support and student loans don’t go away. For any other unsecured debt, you can pay a percentage of what’s owed. An overall payment plan is developed, and you make those payments for five years.

I’m not a big fan of either one.

—Dave

100% mortality rate Dear Dave, Do you think it’s unreasonable to ask my 76-year-old husband to have a will drawn up? He had one made when we lived in Florida, but we moved to Georgia. He won’t do it, because he says wills aren’t recognized in Georgia.

Cam Dear Cam, Wills aren’t recognized in Georgia? Where did he get his legal advice, in a bar or pool

>> electric, from page 1 see a savings after switching suppliers. The Will County Aggregation Group consists of 17 communities, including Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, Woodridge, Lockport, Shorewood, Beecher, Homer Glen, Lemont, Braidwood, Lockport, Channahon, Peotone, Coal City, Crete, Elwood and Frankfort.

The sole purpose of electric aggregation is to save residents money on the supply side of their electric bill.

In the past, the Illinois Power Agency would purchase power on behalf of residents in ComEd’s service areas and did so in phases.

Since 2012, municipalities have had the opportunity to choose their own energy supplier from any of the 23 licensed suppliers in the state of Illinois on behalf of its residents.

ComEd remains as the delivery service provider.

According to the Will Electric Aggregation Group (WEAG), electric aggregation allows local governments to bundle residential and small commercial retail electric accounts and seek bids for a cheaper supply

Chapter 7 bankruptcy is what most people think about when they hear the word “bankruptcy.” It’s total bankruptcy, almost like dropping an atomic bomb on your entire financial picture. hall?

Okay, let’s straighten this out.

The will he had drawn up in Florida wouldn’t be recognized in Georgia, but he could have one made in Georgia that would be absolutely valid and legal.

Everyone: No matter where you live, you need a will. If you die without a will in place, your family has to go through the court and jump through all sorts of hoops to settle the estate. The process can take several months. No one should leave their loved ones in that kind of predicament, when having a will drawn up is such a simple an inexpensive process.

Everyone needs a will, Cam. Human beings have a 100 percent mortality rate, okay?

No one is getting out of this thing alive. You need a will, a full estate plan with specific instructions on what to do with all your stuff after you die!

—Dave

of power. Currently, ComEd customers receive electricity at a price set each year by the Illinois Power Agency, a governmental body that secures electricity on the wholesale market on behalf of ComEd. By bundling residential and small commercial accounts, municipalities can go out into the open market to seek a lower rate for electrical supply.

The WEAG announced it has selected Homefield Energy as the new electric supplier for their communities. Hugh O’Hara of the Will County Governmental League explained this is a renewal of the current WEAG program that began in 2012 and saved residents more than $25.5 million to date.

Together the member communities signed a 24-month contract for 100 percent renewable energy and a fixed rate for electrical supply of 4.83 cents per kWh. In comparison, the ComEd rate that began June 1 was set at 7.596 cents/kWh, representing a 6.5 percent savings on the supply of electricity.

“This joint effort has proved to be financially beneficial for residents and businesses of

Romeoville that joined the program,” said Romeoville Mayor John Noak.

O’Hara said in the next few weeks, eligible residential and small business customers will receive a notice from their municipality and Homefield Energy which will state the offer and provide instructions for opting out of the program.

If residents want to continue to participate in the program, no action is required. However if a customer wants to opt out of the program, they can do so with no penalty for a 21-day period following postmark of the notice.

O’Hara warns that residents and small businesses may receive solicitations from other suppliers over the next few weeks to switch their account. If a notice is not explicitly marked as being from their municipality, Homefield Energy, or Commonwealth Edison, customers should assume it is not connected to the electrical aggregation program.

For any questions,residents can visit their municipality’s website, call the village or check out www.willelectricaggregation. org.

* Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

THE BUGLE AUGUST 7, 2014 SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 357 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 4th day of September, 2014, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff V. Michael B. Schmit; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 14 CH 161 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

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

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-14-01456 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 8/7, 8/14, 8/21

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1891 Lake Shore Drive, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 (SINGLE Family). On the 21st day of August, 2014, to be held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case Title: Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-HE4, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-HE4 Plaintiff V. Harish Kumar Malhotra aka Harish Malhotra; Bharti Malhotra; Weslake Country Club Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 13 CH 2090 in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois.

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

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1771 West Diehl Road Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www. fal-illinois.com PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 7/23, 7/31, 8/7

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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 ) ) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS. COUNTY OF WILL ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Michael B. Schmit; et. al.

Defendant. No. 14 CH 161 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 7th day of May, 2014, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 4th day of September, 2014, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the following-described real estate: LOT 140 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, EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 140; THENCE SOUTH 33 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 32.2 SECONDS EAST, 115.28 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 49 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST, 39.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST, 121.90 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG A CURVE NON-TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE BEING CONCAVE NORTHWESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 458.00 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 58 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 30.70 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 357 Richmond Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 06-03-12-413-047 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund.

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

In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J) if there is a surplus following application of the proceeds of sale, then the plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/151512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-14-01456 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 8/7, 8/14, 8/21

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-HE4, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-HE4 Plaintiff, vs.

Harish Kumar Malhotra aka Harish Malhotra; Bharti Malhotra; Weslake Country Club Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendant. No. 13 CH 2090 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 16th day of May, 2014, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 21st day of August, 2014, commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the followingdescribed real estate: LOT 379 IN WESLAKE SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 4 UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 10, 1996 AS DOCUMENT R96-61227 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R96-110904, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1891 Lake Shore Drive, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 Description of Improvements: SINGLE Family P.I.N.: 03-12-201-011-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund.

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

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

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, LLC Att: Mr. Anthony Porto 1771 West Diehl Road Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (Fax) For bidding instructions visit: www.falillinois.com PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 7/24, 7/31, 8/7

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Grammy Award-winning artist Colbie Caillat will open McAninch Arts Center’s 2014-15 Performance Series rammy Awardwinning singersongwriter and multi-platinum recording artist Colbie Caillat opens the 2014–15 Performance Series at the College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center.

The concert, which is at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, is one of only three Midwest stops during Caillat’s recently announced 2014–15 U.S. tour and the only stop in Illinois. Tickets are available at AtTheMac. org and by phone at 630-9424000. Tickets are $80 for VIP seating/$70 Section A/$65 Section B. Caillat released her “Gypsy Heart Side A”EP on June 9.The EP features five songs from Caillat’s forthcoming fourth full-length studio album “Gypsy Heart,” which due out later this year.

The EP includes the new single “Try,” a powerful statement about female body image and the challenges of modern womanhood. In the music video for “Try,” Caillat appears sans makeup, along with stars like Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Osbourne, Sara Bareilles, Natasha Bedingfield and Hayden Panettiere in an act of solidarity.

Raised in Malibu, California, Caillat burst onto the music scene with her hit single “Bubbly.” The song generated buzz after Caillat posted it to her MySpace page, garnering thousands of daily hits and attracting a dedicated fan base in the process. Caillat’s newfound

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popularity and wide-ranging appeal prompted Rolling Stone Magazine to highlight her as one of the top female artists on the social networking site, where she drew an astounding 14 million plays of “Bubbly.” At the time, she was an unsigned recording artist.

Caillat later landed a record deal with Universal Republic, which produced her first multiplatinum selling album, “Coco,” in the summer of 2007. She followed the release of “Coco” by touring with music stars like John Mayer, singing alongside Jason Mraz and collaborating with pop star Taylor Swift.

To date, Caillat has been honored with two Grammy Awards and has sold more than six million albums and 10 million singles worldwide. Beyond music, she is a spokesperson and supporter for ASPCA, the Surfrider Foundation, Save The Music, Farm Sanctuary, and The Humane Society of the United States.

The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near Interstate 88 and Interstate 355 and houses three performance spaces. The MAC has presented

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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist Colbie Caillat opens the 2014–15 Performance Series at the College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center.

theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.

The MAC began major renovations in fall 2012 to update its three performance spaces, construct a new art gallery and outdoor pavilion, and make improvements to the infrastructure, teaching and learning spaces and patron service areas. The MAC completed its 14-month, $35 million renovation in December 2013 and officially opened its doors to the public with the MAC Madness Celebration on March 8. The MAC’s 2014-15 Season is its first full season following the landmark renovations.

For more information about the MAC, visit AtTheMAC. org. You can also learn more about the MAC on Facebook at facebook.com/AtTheMAC or on twitter at twitter.com/ AtTheMAC.

COCO (2007) Singles Include: “Bubbly” “Realize” “The Little Things”

BREAKTHROUGH (2009) Singles Include: “Fallin’ for You” “I Never Told You”

ALL OF YOU (2011) Singles Include: “I Do” “Brighter Than the Sun”

GYPSY HEART (2014) Singles Include: “Try”

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