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NEWS Drew Peterson charged with solicitation of murder Allegedly sought murder of Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow

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Drew Peterson charged with soliciting murder of state’s attorney

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

Convicted of killing his third wife, Drew Peterson now has been charged by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker with solicitation of murder for hire and solicitation of murder.

Peterson wanted someone to kill Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow, the prosecutor who put him behind bars in 2004 for the killing of Kathleen Savio. Peterson was sentenced in early 2013 to 38 years in prison for Savio’s death and is being held at Menard Correctional Center in Randolph County.

Although the charges have been announced, little other information has been released as of Monday afternoon. “The charges allege that between September 2013 and December 2014 the defendant solicited an individual to carry out a murderfor-hire plot against Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow,” according to a press release from Madigan’s office.

Glasgow scheduled a 3 p.m. press conference but then abruptly canceled it. He issued a short statement late Monday afternoon.

“This morning I received a copy of the charges that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy Walker filed against Drew Peterson. I have absolute faith in law enforcement and our criminal justice system to handle this case appropriately,” Glasgow wrote. “It is unfortunate that prosecutors sometimes must deal with allegations of this nature.

However, in no way will a threat to my personal safety deter me from the important work I perform as the state’s attorney on behalf of the citizens of Will County.”

Peterson, 61, appeared in court Monday but his Steve Greenberg, his Chicago-based attorney, had no information about the proceedings. “I don’t know what they did,” said Greenberg, who did not have any information about the new charges and questioned the allegations.

“I find it extraordinarily difficult to believe.

It makes no sense,” Greenberg said. Petersen has chosen to be held in a segregated section of the prison to avoid problems with other inmates, Greenberg said.

Nevertheless, there have been issues. “Inmates (have tried to) capitalize on his fame for his own benefit,” Greenberg said.

Peterson’s unusual saga has been going on for more than a decade.

On March 1, 2004, Savio, 40, was found dead in a dry bathtub at her Bolingbrook home. At the time, she was going through a difficult divorce with Peterson, and the estranged couple was fighting over money. During the investigation into her death, water was found in her sinuses, there was a cut on the back of her head and her hair was drenched in blood. A coroner’s jury decided she died accidentally.

But that wasn’t the end of the story. In October 2007, Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, 23, vanished, and she hasn’t been seen since. Her disappearance prompted authorities to take another look at Savio’s mysterious bathtub death. Her body was exhumed, there were new autopsies, and experts eventually decided that the coroner’s jury was wrong. Savio actually was the victim of a homicide. Peterson was charged with murder in 2009 and convicted in 2012. A preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for 10 a.m. March 3.

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Weekly roundup of Will County news Setting them Streit With around two months until the April 7 elections, Lockport Mayor Steve Streit apparently wants to help voters vet the City Council candidates. Three of those candidates say Streit has strongly discouraged them from running. “He said he was backing J.R. Gillogly, and that I still had time to back out. He didn’t want me to split the vote,” said Danny Price Jr., 55, a street department work for the city of Crest Hill. “(The mayor asked me) ‘Why are you running? Who is behind you?’” said Mike Bonomo, 49, vice-president of the Standard Companies. The mayor told him that he had “no business” running, said Rich Davis, 64, a retired high school teacher and administrator. “(He told me) they had a good team in place, and he did not want me to come in and upset what they are doing,” Davis said.

Streit contacted all the candidates – it’s simply part of his job as mayor, he said. “(I wanted to) find out what their motives are, why they are running, and if they shared the vision for the

city,” Streit said. “I feel like they are making a mountain out of a molehill.”

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As it considered a couple of big projects Feb. 3, the Will County Board’s Capital Improvements Committee took a couple of impromptu breaks.

One break broke out suddenly when committee members found they couldn’t access a ComEd document for the meeting from their county-issued iPads. The county figures those neat little devices save a forest-full of paper.

After a few minutes of committee members trying to help each other out, Board Member Don Moran had enough.

“If we can’t figure this out, we should go back to paper,” growled the Romeoville Democrat. “We can’t have this at every meeting.”

Respectfully … shape up!

State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, stopped by several County Board committee meetings recently to introduce herself. She also let them know she was working with County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots to overturn a new law requiring same-day voter registration at all 303 county precincts.

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Voots says the electronics needed to guarantee voter integrity would cost about $1.3 million. Manley noted the Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders were silent as the bill passed last year. Now they’re scampering to find the “undo” button. “I’ve worked on a lot of legislation, but I don’t know that I can introduce something on apathy,” Manley said tongue in cheek. “I respectfully disagree,” said Republican Caucus Chair Chuck Maher, R-Naperville.

He said people are apathetic about voting because of the mess in Springfield. Manley said things are changing in Springfield; Democratic leaders now are working with the new Republican governor. “There are a lot of problems,” Manley said.

“But none of us went into this thinking it was going to be easy.”

Snow Jobs The fifth biggest snowfall locally on Feb. 1 created more than a good reason to stay inside and watch the Super Bowl ever.

The storm that dumped around 16 inches created a lot of, um, fodder for the mayoral election in Joliet. First, there was Joliet Councilman and mayoral candidate Bob O’Dekirk going all Jane Byrne vs. Mike Bilandic on Mayor Tom Giarrante over the slowness of the snow clearing following the storm. “(T)here was no real estimation of when Giarrante’s snow plows would be able to clear the

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Manley appointed to committees for 99th General Assembly State Rep explains committee process “The committee Continuing her efforts process is one of the to protect vital services, most important steps promote economic of a bill becoming development and a law,” said Manley. increase public safety, “Committees allow state Rep. Natalie Manley, the public to provide D-Joliet, was appointed testimony in support or to several prominent Rep. Natalie opposition of a piece of House committees in Manley, legislation. With a better charge of guiding policy D-Joliet understanding of how on important issues for an organization views a bill and the state.

the impact it could have on the services they provide, we decide if a bill should go to the floor for a vote, undergo any changes, or not pass through committee.”

Manley was appointed to the committees for AppropriationsGeneral Services; AppropriationsHuman Services; Business and Occupational Licenses; Consumer Protection; Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges; Transportation: Vehicles and Safety; Youth and Young Adults,

and she will also be serving as Vice-Chair on Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development.

This will be the second term Manley has served on Appropriations-Human Services, and it will be her first term serving as a committee Vice-Chair.

“Once again, I look forward to serving on AppropriationHuman Services while also adding Appropriations-General Services to my committee assignments,” Manley added.

“These appointments allow me to use my extensive financial background to address the state’s financial problems while also protecting vital services that are relied on by

“These appointments allow me to use my extensive financial background to address the state’s financial problems while also protecting vital services that are relied on by people throughout the state.” people throughout the state.”

For more information, please contact Manley’s full-time constituent service office at 815725-2741 or e-mail repmanley@ gmail.com.

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Joliet is on board with new business county courthouse Senate passes $9.00 Mayor says city will do all it can to keep minimum wage bill courthouse downtown By nick reiher

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Will County officials heard Feb. 3 from Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante he will do whatever he can to keep new county courthouse in Joliet.

And those officials likely will call him on that.

Giarrante attended a meeting of the County Board’s Capital Improvements Committee, which is reviewing wide-reaching capital plans between the county and Joliet. One of those is the extension of Joliet water and sewer to the Sheriff’s Laraway station; the other is a new courthouse.

At a Jan. 27 workshop at Wight and Co. in Darien, some County Board members were upset with Joliet’s lack of participation in meetings to discuss a new courthouse. They also said it has been taking too long for Joliet to acquire the rights-ofway necessary before the sewer/ water project can be bid out.

At the Feb. 3 meeting, Giarrante apologized to the committee for the length of time it has taken to acquire the parcels.

Several of the remaining parcels have been acquired, but there still is one outstanding. The committee heard the City Council will vote on several of the remaining parcels at its Feb. 17 meeting.

Committee Chair Ragan Freitag, R-Wilmington, thought the council was to address them at its Feb. 3 meeting. “If this isn’t done by March, I want answers,” She said.

Giarrante said they would be.

“I can guarantee you we will do our due diligence,” he told the committee. He added that he made the mistake of allowing department heads to handle the acquisitions, and they put them off. He also said he would attend future county meetings on the courthouse and other capital plans.

“My office will do everything we can to make sure the courthouse stays in Downtown Joliet,” Giarrante said.

After the meeting, Freitag said county officials still haven’t decided whether to commit to building a new courthouse in Downtown Joliet, or further exploring new

Tom Giarrante mayor of joliet

Ragan Freitag Committee Chair, R-Wilmington

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construction at another site in the county yet to be determined.

County officials heard at the Jan. 27 workshop that a greenfield site would be costly. Wight’s Jason Dwyer said the county could need 30 acres for such a site, and that alone could cost $5 million to $7 million, depending on the location, on top of the cost of construction.

Ultimately, the Sheriff’s, Circuit Clerk and State’s Attorney would have to move their offices to the new site as well, adding to future costs. Kelley said the adult jail would be staying put in Downtown Joliet, meaning more manpower, time and fuel costs to transport prisoners.

And that site would have to be close to rail and bus transportation since many litigants don’t drive.

A Downtown Joliet campus could cost up to $250 million, Dwyer said, which includes furniture. He figured another $6 million to $7 million to add to improvements to the Emco Building kitty corner from the courthouse.

Capital Improvements Committee members closed their Feb. 3 meeting to the public for a time to discuss potential land negotiations. When they came out, committee members said they want to use much of their March 3 meeting to discuss, again in closed session, what they need from Joliet to remain downtown, and other items they would like.

Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Tatroe told them a closed session would be applicable if the items were specific and focused. If they talked in general terms, she said, that could mean trouble for a closed meeting.

County officials already have said they would like the city to help them with parking for a new Downtown courthouse, as well as to install fiber-optics. City Manager Jim Hock said those issues are included in the city’s Downtown Development Plan, which is overdue to be released.

What the City Council said At a regular meeting later that day, Giarrante told the City Council he had met with county officials and promised to do what he could to keep the courthouse in Downtown Joliet.

“What are we looking at for incentivizing? What is the city doing to lure the courthouse downtown?

I would like to see some type of plan of what the city can offer to keep the courthouse downtown,” Councilman Jim McFarland said. “I would like to have a plan.”

After the City Council gets the final sewer and water easements nailed down at the Feb. 17 meeting, Giarrante said, “we will move on to what we can do with the courthouse.”

Hock said Freitag told him about the Feb. 3 county committee meeting, but he could not attend due to a prior scheduled meeting with HUD officials. Councilman John Gerl said Hock needed to be involved in the future to make sure the city doesn’t lose the courthouse.

“This is a very important deal as far as the courthouse remaining in downtown Joliet,” Gerl said. “I think what we need to get to is an intergovernmental agreement with the county. We need to codify a deal. Right now, there are so many business terms up in the air.”

Councilman O’Dekirk agreed.

“The county is going to be looking at a dollar commitment from the city of Joliet. I don’t know what we are willing to spend, but I think that we need to address that now,” O’Dekirk said.

“We may have to step up to the plate with some money,” Giarrante added.

Bugle Reporter Stewart Warren contributed to this story.

raise the State Senator Pat McGuire incrementally (D-Crest Hill) voted in favor of minimum wage from the current raising the minimum wage along $8.25 to $9 on July 1, 2015, and an additional $0.50 every with his colleagues in subsequent July 1, until the Senate. finally reaching $11.00 “Every hardon July 1, 2019. The bill working Illinoisan also provides a three-year deserves to make tax credit for businesses enough to make ends with no more than 50 meet,” McGuire said. employees that would “The new minimum make up the difference wage will help State Senator Pat of what the business accomplish this. It McGuire (D-Crest Hill) would contribute during will reduce employee turnover and its tax credit that time.

After passing the Senate, 35 to cushions the impact it will have 18 votes, Senate Bill 11 moves to on small businesses.”

The new law would the House.

hot air | from page 3 streets. … It’s unacceptable and inexcusable,” O’Dekirk said in a press release that actually compared Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel more favorably to Giarrante for snow clearing, despite what some Chicago residents might say.

It was surprising to hear that Giarrante, a barber by trade, had acquired a fleet of snow plows, or so was intimated by O’Dekirk.

(Giarrante’s other challenger, JJC Board President Andy Mihelich, who has 101 ideas for Joliet, hasn’t yet shared one on the snow removal).

And under Joliet’s strong city manager form a government that it adopted more than 60 years ago, the city manager and his staff carries out policies adopted by the entire City Council. So it was nice to see another press release from the city saying council and staff will discuss ways to improve

its snow removal plan – with the understanding the street crews are undermanned due to attrition during the recession -at its Feb. 17 meeting.

Shoveling it Forward Then, you had officials in Romeoville, including Fire Chief Kent Adams and Assistant Village Manager Dawn Caldwell, organizing groups of volunteer high school students and others to shovel seniors’ sidewalks.

Village Manager Steve Gulden said it took a while for their crews to remove the snow. Here’s why: Streets that had snow packed down an inch or more could not be plowed, for fear of chipping the pavement. Crews had to wait for it to turn to slush.

Reporters Laura Katauskas and Stewart Warren, and Managing Editor Nick Reiher contributed to this week’s Hot Air.

www.crimestoppersofwillcounty.org • 800.323.734 T h ursday, February 12, 2015 | rom eovi llebug le.com 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.

Samantha Lamb, 21, 1866 Lakeshore Drive, was arrested at 11:09 a.m. Jan. 24 and charged with driving with a suspended license and improper lane use near Lakeshore Drive and Shoreline Court.

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Erica DeDios, 29, 1999 W. Helen Drive, was arrested at 6:58 p.m. Jan. 27 and charged with driving with a suspended license, in-state warrant, improper lighting and obstructing identification near Budler Road and Halloway.

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Marc Heiden, 21, 1501 Woodbridge Road, Joliet, was arrested at 10:16 p.m. Jan. 27 and charged with possession of cannabis near Belmont and Route 53.

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Gustavo Pintor, 24, 1050 Monterey Drive, was arrested at 11:08 p.m. Jan. 29 and charged with criminal trespass in the 1300 block of Enterprise.

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Juan Evans, 50, 1354 Highpoint Drive, was arrested at 6:41 p.m. Jan. 30 and charged with reckless discharge of firearm and possession of a controlled substance in the 1300 block of Highpoint.

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Shanna Smith, 35, 290 Washington Street, Marseilles, was arrested at 1:39 p.m. Jan. 31 and charged with retail theft in the 400 block of South Weber Road.

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Joseph Matusak, 35, 437 Camden, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. Feb. 1 and charged with hit and run, driving with a suspended license, no insurance, driving too fast for conditions and disobeying a stop sign near Normantown and Townhall.

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thrown out of the medical profession and his study patently debunked by the By nick reiher MaNaGiNG eDitor rest of the world’s medical authorities. nreiher@buglenewspapers.com But McCarthy continues to use her @JolietILNews bombshell platform to spout this dung, convincing hordes One-hundred years ago, a of new parents not to vaccinate 45-year-old Irish native named their children lest they become Mary Mallon was put into autistic or suffer other maladies. lifetime confinement by health Now, God knows how many officials in New York City. kids are going to school without They had been on her trail for being vaccinated against a few years before they found childhood diseases such as her again, attempting to escape nick reiher measles that had been under authorities just wanting to live ManaGinG eDitor control for decades. her life as a cook for families or And we have outbreaks. And there will large groups.

The problem is, authorities some 10 be outbreaks of other diseases we had years earlier realized some people died under control if this continues.

I called an old friend who certainly had after Mallon fed them. They knew why.

They told her to stop. She would not. misfortune from a flu shot, maybe. By People she cooked for continued to die his own recollection, former Chief Judge until authorities caught her and put her Herman Haase said it could have been a in an isolated bungalow until she died 23 flu shot that resulted in him becoming years later. It was a horrible fate, to live paralyzed from the neck down nine alone for nearly a quarter century. But days later in 1998. Or, it could have been health officials decided for the common a certain bacteria from under-cooked good, she needed to be isolated if she chicken to which he was particularly, and horribly, susceptible. would not heed their warnings.

“I would rather have gotten the flu than One-hundred years later, it has taken a measles outbreak to expose people what happened to me,” said Haase, who sometimes referred to as “anti-vaxxers” went through years of physical therapy as possibly well-meaning, but wrong. after suffering a rare form of GuillainBarre syndrome. Seventeen years later, Dead wrong.

A lot of this started when former he still puts leg braces on every morning.

Playboy centerfield Jenny McCarthy used But he drives, works and even does some a relatively obscure study to promote woodworking, even though he lost the the possibility of a connection between more fine motor skills in his hands.

Being an attorney and not a medical certain childhood vaccines and autism.

The author of that study has since been professional, Haase said he doesn’t give

medical advice. He does tell people what happened to him may have been caused by a flu shot. Obviously, he doesn’t get a flu shot anymore. Considering this year’s batch targeted the wrong strains anyway, he doesn’t feel like he’s missed anything.

And at nearly 73, he doesn’t have young kids, but if he did, Haase said, he has no doubt what he’d do: “I would make sure they got all their inoculations,” he said.

There are side-effects with all medications, just listen to TV commercials. Sometimes, they can be fatal. Sometimes, they may hurt more than help. When that happens to a significant number of people, the federal government will pull the plug.

Taking these medications are personal choices and, hopefully, with the advice of their doctors. If they don’t take them, in most cases, the only people they are hurting are themselves.

Likewise, some people may have bad reactions to vaccinations. They could become permanently disabled or even die. But to advocate there is a strong correlation when the medical documentation isn’t there not only hurts the children parents are trying to protect, but potentially everyone else around them. Worldwide.

I used to think Jenny McCarthy was pretty and funny. Now, I think she’s just dangerous, leading a movement that puts millions at risk based on a debunked study.

Maybe McCarthy should be restrained somehow, as was “Typhoid Mary” Mallon, both basically for spreading crap. I’m for free speech, but not for yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. Not when millions of lives could be at stake.

Meanwhile, Jenny, shut up.

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JJC defines plans to expand Romeoville campus Design phase includes 50,000 squarefoot addition to expand Joliet Junior College’s Romeoville campus

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

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Plans are moving forward in Joliet Junior College’s initiative to expand the Romeoville campus with ground-breaking anticipated for the fall.

It is one of two of its priority projects outlined in the updated 2013 JJC Master Plan, including the construction of a multipurpose facility on its main campus in Joliet.

JJC has earmarked $45 million in bonds and a $4 capital assessment fee increase to fund both priority projects. Detailed cost for each has yet to be determined.

Director of Communications Kelly Rohder said as design continues for each of the facilities, a more concise budget will be developed. Since October 2014, Demonica Kemper Architects (DKA) has worked with college committees to assess the specific programming needs in each facility, ensuring that the buildings

will meet end-users’ needs and will be constructed within budget.

Last week, the JJC Board of Trustees approved the schematic designs for both projects, offering a conceptual look at the new sites.

The Romeoville campus, first built in 1993, is located just off Weber Road and 135th Street. The expansion will include a new twostory, nearly 50,000 square-footfacility and will serve as the new entrance to the campus directly facing 135th Street.

The lower level will be dedicated to student support services including career counseling, guidance, a bookstore, and cafeteria. The second level will house science laboratories and

classroom space.

An executive summary of the plan shows the 40-acre site at the Romeoville campus will more than adequately accommodate the needed academic addition(s) to the west of the existing onestory building, as well as an addition to the east for new student development space. While the existing parking capacity is currently meeting the needs of this location, both parking lots could easily be expanded to the west for future capacity needs, according to the plan.

“The idea is to make this a self-sufficient campus just like our main campus in Joliet,” said Rohder.

Since its inception, the Romeoville campus has seen an explosion in enrollment, some 45 percent over the past 10 years.

“That’s huge, especially when you consider that some colleges across the state, top out at 4,000 for enrollment---Romeoville alone currently has 4,000 students enrolled and is continuing to grow,” said Rohder.

She explained that the Romeoville expansion as well as the multipurpose center for Joliet had been part of JJC’s longrange plan since 2008. However, sweeping projects for its main

campus were a priority and now that those have been finished, this expansion has rose to the top.

“We are pleased to be moving forward in this process,” said JJC President Dr. Debra Daniels. “Once completed, both the Multipurpose Center and the Romeoville campus expansion will allow us to better serve the growing needs of our student population.”

The Multipurpose Center, which will be constructed in Joliet on the southwest side of Main Campus adjacent to the athletic fields, will feature two levels, two basketball courts; configuration options for competition basketball and volleyball tournaments; portable batting cages; three-lane indoor track; bleachers and seating (to accommodate both athletic competitions and graduation ceremonies); athletic staff office spaces; presentation room; and conditioning space.

The multipurpose facility is envisioned to include athletics, physical education, and conference center and corporate training space and will also be made available for community use.

Estimated groundbreaking for both facilities is anticipated for fall 2015 and to be completed in 2017.

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Hoops

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EARN SPLIT Girls defeat Minooka, while Butler, Indians outduel boys

By mark gregory sPorts rePorter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

Last time Romeoville and Minooka met, the Spartans had a pair of big men clogging the lane.

This time, Armand Archibald was out with a season-ending knee injury and Jason Sims left the team after signing to play football next season at Youngstown State.

Their absence left a void in the lane and the Indians’ Joe Butler took advantage of it in Minooka’s (12-12, 5-5 in the Southwest Prairie Conference) 52-43 win over Romeoville (714, 2-8).

Butler tallied a game-high 24 points, the majority coming in the paint or at the free throw line, where he was 10-for-12 in the game.

“Butler did a great job today.

He played great basketball,” Romeoville coach Marc Howard said. “He sat in the lane and

either got a bucket or got a foul.

We could have used (the big guys).

“We had our opportunities. The game changed a lot in the third quarter when the momentum changed to Minooka’s favor. We missed layups and Butler went down and made them.”

While the Indians admit the lack of big guys inside helped, they did not attack the paint as a weakness.

“Those are some really big bodies in there and them not being there really helped,” said Minooka coach Scott Tanaka.

“I don’t think we went inside because of that and I have been playing well in the post lately and my guards have been great getting me the ball,” Butler said.

Nate Clemmons added 11 points for Minooka, white Larry Roberts chipped in 10.

Matt Cappelletti led Romeoville with 18 points.

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Matt Cappelletti had 18 points in Romeoville’s loss to Minooka.

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Lewis remains undefeated with win over Rockhurst No. 1 Lewis women’s basketball led wire-to-wire in a 96-57 victory at Rockhurst on Saturday (Feb. 7) afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.

The Flyers held leads of 14-2 and 38-15 over the game’s first 11 minutes thanks to two separate 10-0 runs. By the halftime buzzer Lewis led 56-31, marking the fifth time this season Lewis has scored 50 points in a half. Of Lewis’ 20 baskets, 18 came with assists including eight helpers recorded by senior Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wis./Pius XI) in the first half alone.

Lewis continued to build their lead in the second half as the Flyers’ athleticism gave Rockhurst fits.

Junior Jamie Johnson (South Holland, Ill./Marian Catholic) led the Flyers with 18 points thanks to three 3-pointers. She also added four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Senior Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds in only 23 minutes. No Lewis starter played more than 26 minutes with reigning GLVC Player of the Year Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) notching 12 points and 11 rebounds in only 19 minutes.

Lewis’ bench finished with 35 total points, including a career high nine points by sophomore Alex Poole (Milwaukee, Wis./ Menomonee Falls) on 3-of-3 shooting. Junior Alyssa Dengler (Chicago, Ill./Trinity) pitched in 10 points in a reserve role.

“We always talk about starting fast and we did that today,” Lewis head coach Lisa Carlsen said. “We were able to get some different kids some extended time today which over the course of a season helps everyone on the roster.”

As a team the Flyers finished with a season-high 28 assists with Nellen notching a career-high 11. Lewis went 20-of-22 from the free throw line and shot 52.3 percent in the game.

Lewis improves to 23-0 (13-0 GLVC). Rockhurst falls to 8-13 (211 GLVC). Lewis returns home on Thursday (Feb. 12) for a 5:30 p.m. start against Drury at Neil Carey Arena. It will be a battle of division leaders as the Lady Panthers hold the top spot in the GLVC West Division.

MEN’S BASKETBALL The first half of Saturday’s Great

Lakes Valley Conference men’s basketball match-up between Lewis University and Rockhurst University featured 17 lead changes, but the second half was all Flyers.

Lewis outscored Rockhurst 22-10 to open the final 20 minutes and earned the 85-65 GLVC win over the host Hawks, extending its winning streak to four games, at MasonHalpin Fieldhouse.

Lewis freshman guard Max Strus (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) led the Flyers with 16 points, while junior forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) posted 12 points. Lewis senior forward Julian Lewis (Flossmoor, Ill./HomewoodFlossmoor) compiled a doubledouble of 15 points and 10 rebounds

in the victory. Flyer senior guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./ Riverside-Brookfield) tied a careerhigh with nine assists in the win.

“We played a very good second half today,” Lewis head men’s basketball coach Scott Trost said.

“Max (Strus) was very good and I thought Julian (Lewis) was fantastic in the second half.

“This was a very good weekend with two road wins.”

WIth the win, Lewis improves to 16-6 overall and 8-5 in GLVC action, while the host Hawks drop to 6-15 on the campaign and 2-11 in conference play.

Rockhurst senior center Kareem Amedu collected a game-high 16 points for the Hawks, while

senior forward Liam Duffy posted 10 points. Hawks forward Russell Burns grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss.

The Flyers were solid all around, as they shot 49.2% (31-for-63) from the floor, outrebounded Rockhurst, 45-36, and tied a season-low with

just six turnovers. Lewis also held Rockhurst to a 34.4% (21-for-61) shooting performance from the floor.

Lewis returns to action on Thursday (Feb. 12) as they welcome Drury to Neil Carey Arena for a 7:30 PM tip-off.

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Wrestling

Spartan duo advance to sectional round Six Valley View wrestlers headed to Normal

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

For the first six weight classes of the Bolingbrook wrestling Regional, Valley View School District did not have a single wrestler advancing to sectional.

Then, starting at 145 pounds, five of the six Valley View grapplers would advance in succession.

The first of four consecutive Bolingbrook wrestlers to advance to the sectional round was Josh Alexander at 145 pounds. He defeated Andrew Okayama of Oswego East 6-2 for the title.

“We have trained hard. The past week has been some of the hardest training we have done” Alexander said. “I didn’t lose in the finals this time (like he did at the SWSC meet). We worked hard and now have to get ready for state. He was a good kid and I wrestled hard, that is all I could ask for.”

The next two Raiders had a little harder road, having to win the third-place match to advance to sectional. Clarence Golden defeated Plainfield East’s Omar Salazar 6-5 to advance at 152.

Golden scored in the closing seconds to wrap up the trip to sectional.

“It feels good to have the win,” Golden said. “That takes a lot of heart, pride and honor. I knew I didn’t want overtime, so I knew I had to do it now.”

At 160, Jordan Shaw pinned Oswego’s Logan Torres in 1 minute, 29 seconds to earn third place. It was the second time in the tournament the two had met.

“I wrestled the kid in the first round, so I couldn’t go to my same offense or he would get me,” Shaw said. “If you do the same thing, their coach will scout them and they will get you.”

Mitch Murray finished the run of Raider advancers, defeating Josh Torres of Oswego 12-0 at 170.

“Right off the bat, I took him down and I had a good feeling about the match, I just had to finish strong,” Murray said.

“This is my first (tournament championship) of the year and it is when it should be so it feels good.”

Romeoville placed a pair of wrestlers in the title matches and while both lost and placed second, they both still lived to see another week.

Evan Stingily fell 10-3 to Plainfield East’s Jake Mayon in the title match at 182.

“I wanted to win to get the bye and that didn’t happen, so I have to fix some things,” said Stingily.

“I have to work on throwing and manhandling guys, I have been finessing them.”

Stingily said he will be recruiting outside help for practice this week.

“I am really the only big guy, so I have to make some calls to some of my college friends and have them come down because they have the muscle I need,” he said.

At 285 pounds, Damian Vasquez was pinned by Plainfield North’s Nick Wolf in 37 seconds.

“He is probably the hardest guy I have wrestled all year,” Vasquez said. “I have wrestled him since middle school and he

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Evan Stingily (left) placed second at the regional and advanced to the sectional round. has always been tough. I know a lot of the matches with him end quickly, but he has told me it is not easy, even though he caught me in something fast. When you get the very quick ones, it is because both heavyweights are trying to score right away and being aggressive.”

No matter what, Vasquez said this season has already been a success.

“I have improved this year and advanced to the sectional, which I didn’t do last year,” he said. “I have had shoulder injuries before and once I clinched sectionals, I wanted to think about that and know next week if I see (Wolf ), I can go at him more.”

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Cosner, Wallace advance for Romeoville

By Scott Taylor sports editor

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_Sports

There were highs and lows for Valley View Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Lemont Regional at Strike and Spare.

Both teams had multiple individuals advance to sectional play, but both just missed out on more.

The top four teams from regionals and 10 individuals not on those teams advanced to sectional play, which is Saturday at Strike and Spare.

The top four teams and five individuals will advance to state from sectionals.

ROMEOVILLE After being shut out of sectionals last year, the Spartans will be sending two to the next level this year as sophomore Erin Cosner (1,196) and junior Abigail Wallace (1,115) both advanced.

“My parents really helped me through it,” Cosner said. “My coach told me to keep it strong, do my best and throw my heart into it.

That’s what I did.”

“It feels awesome,” Wallace said.

“I just bowled as well as could and tried not to get upset about anything and have fun. It worked out good today. This was my goal today.”

It is bittersweet for the Spartans though as Jenny Zaremba was the first one outside of the top 10 with a 1,046.

Still, it was redemption for Cosner, who was in Zaremba’s position last year after being among the top 10 for much of the tournament a year ago before coming up short.

“That gave me a lot of motivation,” Cosner said. “I wanted to do my best today and I did it.”

Now the girls will get there first taste at sectional play, but should get some comfort from each other

split | from page 11 these guys is that they don’t make excuses, they take responsibility,” Howard said.

“We are going to come back at it and be ready. We still believe that we have a team that at any moment, we can surprise anyone and that is what we are playing for.”

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and their home house.

“I just want to do the same thing again and do my best,” Cosner said. “I will try my hardest. These are my home lanes, so that helps a lot. I will be very nervous, but I won’t let that get to me. Abby will make it a lot more calmer for me.”

“I just want to have fun, continue and never give up,” Wallace said.

“I’ll be nervous and confident at the same time. It will nice to be back here.”

BOLINGBROOK Last year the Raiders had a pair of sectional qualifiers in Felicia Montecinos and Megan Neverouski.

This year, the team nearly made it down, coming up 60 pins short of Bremen for fourth place with a 5,289 total.

However, they did advance three girls to sectional play this time.

One is Montecinos, who finished third overall with a 1,302.

“It is a great accomplishment,” Montecinos said. “But messing up in the sixth game will really help me out next time. But, I didn’t do bad. I shot five 200 games and had a great attitude throughout the whole tournament.”

She opened with a 278 en route to a 726 morning and cruised from there.

“It felt so great, I was so happy I did that,” she said of her 700 series.

“I stayed positive and looked at how my ball roll is doing. I was really proud of my team and it pumped everyone up.”

Montecinos, a senior, is hoping her experience at sectionals last year and her experience at Strike and Spare will help her Saturday.

“I think being at sectionals last year really helped me,” Montecinos stated. “I really messed up and it played my mind a lot. This year my mind is better and I’m positive and I’m not going to let negative thoughts into my head and I’m going to make it to state. I’m

definitely confident. I’m going to keep working hard. It is nice to be bowling here again, but everyone has to find their own shot.”

Joining Montecinos are freshman Karli Pearson and Neverouski, a junior.

They were the last two individual qualifiers as Pearson shot a 1,057 and Neverouski a 1,056.

“It feels great,” Pearson said.

“I was very pumped up. It is very special to go with my teammates.”

“It feels amazing,” Neverouski said. “I’m super shocked. When I found out Karli’s series was one pin more than me, I was so proud of her and when there was one bowler left and they said my name, I was super-ecstatic.”

Pearson used a 224 final game to vault back into sectionals, while Neverouski had her 224 in her fifth game to jump into contention and rallied in the final game with four strikes in a row en route to a 177

that was just enough to advance.

Pearson will be a newcomer to sectional play, while Neverouski knows what to expect.

“I’m very excited,” Pearson said.

“I just want to bowl and have fun.”

“Being with my friends and knowing we have each other’s back should help,” Neverouski said. “Being back here should help. I want to bowl 200 games consistently and see what happens.”

officially eliminated Minooka from having a chance to win the SPC with a 46-37 win.

“We beat Oswego East last week and we played Oswego really close,” said Romeoville coach Julio Carrassaco.

“Minooka is a great team and our girls have really been playing well and we are peaking at the right time. Maybe we will be one

of those surprise teams going to the Super Bowl, that is what we are looking for. The girls played well.”

Minooka also took down league-leading Oswego East last week and had a chance at a league title if it won out.

“Not to make any excuses, we played an almost perfect game Tuesday night and then we didn’t

play very well tonight,” said Minooka coach Ray Liberatore.

“I give Romeoville a lot of credit.

They are a good team and I knew that coming in that if we didn’t play well, they could beat you. They played under control and got the ball inside a lot and they did a nice job. We didn’t shoot the ball well and that will happen, but you have to find a

way to overcome that. It is always hard to deal with winning and I feel that we didn’t do that very well tonight.”

Minooka’s Brooklyn Bachman led all scorers with 18 points, while Romeoville had the trio of Lexi Marin, Jahari Smith and Cherish Smith all had 11 points, while Jamie Hopper added eight.

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Forest Preserve District may raise fees to help recoup costs for groups using facilities By nick reiher

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Will County Forest Preserve officials say they may not be eliminating programs that have become too costly for them to provide. But groups using district facilities may see higher fees.

Ralph Schultz, the district’s director of Planning and Operations, and John Gerl, director of Administration and Finance, presented a five-year business plan to the board’s Operations Committee Feb. 4.

The plan covers 15 points, including a restructuring of operations and elimination of up to 21 jobs approved by the board in October through an Early Retirement Investment Program.

This and other points attempt to address projected $432,000 loss of revenue this year and beyond due to holding the line on expenses during the recession. The Early Retirement Incentive Program, officials say, will save the district some $2.2 million within five years.

The early retirement incentive comes at a good time, they said, because capital programs included under the last district referendum will curtail by the end of 2016. As such, those employees, mostly supervisors, will no longer be needed.

One part of the plan became controversial several weeks ago when some regular users of district facilities heard the forest preserve district would no longer allow their events due to cost-cutting

forest preserve changes

The plan covers 15 points, including a restructuring of operations and elimination of up to 21 jobs approved by the board in October through an Early Retirement Investment Program.

This and other points attempt to address projected $432,000 loss of revenue this year and beyond due to holding the line on expenses during the recession.

The Early Retirement Incentive Program, officials say, will save the district some $2.2 million within five years. measures. Commissioner Don Gould said the board never voted on such a plan, and President Suzanne Hart said the message was in error.

Hart reiterated that position at the Feb. 4 meeting and urged commissioners to move on from it. Schultz and Gerl said there will be a meeting in March to talk about what events are being held and what can be done to possibly limit the number of such events beginning in 2016.

Schultz and Gerl said the district offers many events, some that are their own; and some 28 others run by other organizations as fundraisers.

During its capital expansion programs starting in the late 1990s, the district often had events to herald a new trail or facility. Those were thought to be one-time events, Schultz and Gerl said, but in some cases, staff was asked to repeat and expand them.

As an example, Gerl said the Ride the Rock event designed to promote the Rock Run Trail initially drew 400 to 500 participants eight or nine years ago.

Now, there are around 2,000, he said, which stresses the trail itself, as well as the district’s budget since there needs to be more staff to accommodate the crowds. This drew staff and district resources away from facility-based events, he

added.

The business plan recommends gradually eliminating most of the preserve- and trail-based events in favor of large special events at their visitor facilities.

Gould still didn’t like the sound of the plan, saying the district asks Will County residents in the past to support referendums and currently support its Foundation, and then cuts out their programs.

“I say we accommodate (the special groups), but not subsidize them,” he said. “The board makes the policy, not the staff.”

Gerl and Schultz said they will present a specific plan to commissioners in March detailing what groups use what facilities and how much it costs the district. Some commissioners said the district may need to look at increasing user fees for groups, which can range from $25 to several hundred dollars.

Rather than eliminating events, if the district raised fees to help cover costs, then groups can decide whether or not they can afford to hold their special events at district facilities, Commissioner Jim Moustis said. “(We) should not be subsidizing events when groups are making money on them,” he said.

Gerl stressed that the plan is not a buyout. Employees who opt for the early retirement plan will have to pay their 20 percent shares of their Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund payments upfront. Health benefits for the retirees will not be paid by the district, Gerl added, but from a trust fund set up by the district six years ago.

The plan works if there are no new hires from the outside, DeMauro and Gerl said. But any new full-time hires would have to be approved by the board. Further discussion led the board to suggest coming up with a multi-year budget plan, as well as a specific personnel plan.

Annual HUGS Chocolate Ball helps make wishes come true Members sought donations for Teddy bears, giving to young cancer patients

By Kris Stadalsky for the bugle

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Shorewood HUGS is all about giving back to the community by granting wishes to people with a need.

Their annual Chocolate Ball Saturday night - Sparkles and Spurs - was all about bringing together wish recipients, people and businesses who partner with HUGS and the community at large to celebrate accomplishments and raise money to continue their mission.

This year’s event was a bit of a change from the ordinary.

Instead of little black dresses and suit coats, there were cowboy boots and hats, a lot of blue jeans and just as many sparkly blouses and accessories to glitz things up.

“It’s a little more informal and relaxed,” said HUGS President and event co-chair Molly Babyak.

But the change in ambience didn’t change the support of the community or the funds brought in to make sure HUGS continues doing what they do best.

“We are so overwhelmed by the support of the community, they are so wonderful to us,” said co-chair Heidi Serena.

The night started off right with a $2,500 donation from Pink Heals Joliet Chapter’s

co-founder Sandra Fleck, for the two organizations to work together on wishes. Fleck’s employer, Heartland Bank, was also the event’s sponsor.

“There’s only a few events we (Pink Heals) focus on and Shorewood HUGS is one of them,” said Fleck. “We all have our own lives and work in the community, but they make miracles happen.”

The night’s guest of honor was wish recipient Kyle Koetz who has become a big advocate for the organization since he first met HUGS members at JOHA ( Joliet OncologyHematology Assoc.) where he was being treated for lung cancer in 2012.

HUGS members were seeking donations for HUGS Teddy bears and handing them out to young cancer patients.

Koetz bought two bears and donated them right back to HUGS. Koetz is also a wish recipient.

HUGS made his wish to go skydiving come true this past summer. He was granted the wish when he first met HUGS members, but was unable to use it because of a reaction to chemotherapy.

He was declared cancer free in 2013, but by 2014 his lung cancer had returned. This time he was given just a 1 percent chance of remission.

Koetz finally went skydiving, along with his son Zach Koetz, on Zach’s 21st birthday last September. HUGS held is wish for him the entire time, he said.

Koetz has continued his own mission to support HUGS, buying bears and handing them out to cancer patients.

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T h ur sday, February 12, 2015 | rom eovi llebug le.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 224 Charleston Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 12th day of March, 2015, 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: MRF Illinois One, LLC Plaintiff V. Esmeralda Ramirez; Maria Grado; Heritage Place Attached Townhome Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Esmeralda Ramirez, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maria Grado, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 6233 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 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603-5332 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 423 Kingston Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family Home). On the 12th day of March, 2015, 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: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, As Trustee For The Certificateholders Of Morgan Stanley Abs Capital Inc. Trust 2004-HE2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE2 Plaintiff V. James C. Osusky; Maura G. Osusky; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of James C. Osusky, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maura G. Osusky, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant.

Case No. 11 CH 3752 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 5/15-1512(d) to all parties to the proceeding advising them of the amount of the surplus and that the surplus will be held until a party obtains a court order for its distribution or, in the absence of an order, until the surplus is forfeited to the State.

For Information Please Contact: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603-5332 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 1061 Monterey Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 (Single Family 1 Story).

On the 12th day of March, 2015, 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: Mortgage Clearing Corporation Plaintiff V. RAQUEL CABANERO AGUILAR A/K/A RAQUEL C. AGUILAR; NAPOLEON A. AGUILAR; STATE OF ILLINOIS; CITY OF DECATUR, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; MALIBU BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Defendant.

Case No. 12 CH 62 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 5/15-1512(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: Shapiro, Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

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T h ursday, February 12, 2015 | rom eovi llebug le.com ROMEOVILLE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS-COUNTY OF WILL

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

) SS. COUNTY OF WILL )

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

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

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

Mortgage Clearing Corporation Plaintiff,

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, As Trustee For The Certificateholders Of Morgan Stanley Abs Capital Inc. Trust 2004-HE2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE2 Plaintiff, vs.

James C. Osusky; Maura G. Osusky; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of James C. Osusky, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maura G. Osusky, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant. No. 11 CH 3752

MRF Illinois One, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Esmeralda Ramirez; Maria Grado; Heritage Place Attached Townhome Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Esmeralda Ramirez, if any; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maria Grado, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant. No. 12 CH 6233

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as successor by merger of U.S. Bank National Association N.D., Plaintiff, v.

DAVID K. HEMEDINGER a/k/a DAVID HEMEDINGER; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

14 CH 02741 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s) in the aboveentitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff(s) against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 35 IN BLOCK 15, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 33, AND THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 3, 1959, IN PLAT BOOK 31, PAGES 55 AND 56, AS DOCUMENT NO. 872683, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 18, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 883974 AND RECORDED MARCH 8, 1960 AS DOCUMENT 899355, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PERMANENT TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02-34-302-035-0000.

COMMON ADDRESS: 4 Dover Ave., Romeoville, Illinois 60446. and which said Mortgage was made by David Hemedinger, unmarried, as Mortgagor, to U.S. Bank National Association N.D., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois as Document No. R2003226460; And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

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, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on February 5, 2015 at 1 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa St., 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 MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, Will County Court Annex, Room 213, 57 North Ottawa, Joliet, Illinois on or before the March 3, 2015, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PAMELA J. MCGUIRE Clerk of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Joliet, Illinois Name: Sheryl A. Fyock Address: LATIMER LeVAY FYOCK LLC Attorneys for the Plaintiff

55 West Monroe Street

Suite 1100 City: Chicago, Illinois 60603 Phone: (312) 422-8000 (312) 422-8001 (fax) ARDC No. 06204378 I639356 Published 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

vs.

RAQUEL CABANERO AGUILAR A/K/A RAQUEL C. AGUILAR; NAPOLEON A. AGUILAR; STATE OF ILLINOIS; CITY OF DECATUR, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; MALIBU BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Defendant. No. 12 CH 62 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 9th day of January, 2014, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2015, 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 129 IN MALIBU BAY SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 16, 1998, AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-81448 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1061 Monterey Drive Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family 1 Story P.I.N.: 11-04-05-206-017-0000 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: Shapiro, Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road Suite 301 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-291-1717 847-291-3434 (Fax) MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 11th day of December, 2014, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2015, 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 10 IN BLOCK 8 IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 33 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 3, 1959, IN PLAT BOOK 31, PAGES 55 AND 56, AS DOCUMENT NO. 872683, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as: 423 Kingston Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 12-02-33-407-010-0000 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: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603-5332 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 11th day of December, 2014, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 12th day of March, 2015, 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: PARCEL 1: LOT 92 IN HERITAGE PLACE SUBDIVISION UNIT 2 PHASE 1, A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF HERITAGE PLACE SUBDIVISION UNIT 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 19, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. R99-89934, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 OVER ANY SHARED DRIVEWAY AREAS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.02 AND 14.03 OF THE DECLARATION OF HERITAGE PLACE ATTACHED TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION RECORDED AUGUST 23, 1999 AS DOCUMENT R99-105144.

Commonly known as: 224 Charleston Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Home P.I.N.: 11-04-05-218-107-0000 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: Wirbicki Law Group 33 W Monroe Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603-5332 312-360-9455 312-572-7823 (Fax) MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 2/12, 2/19, 2/26

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Neuromuscular therapy may help some patients with chronic pain ain relief without pills” is the guiding principle of Michael Pys. As a Neuromuscular Therapist (NMT) with an educational background in Osteopathic Manual Therapy, Pys uses a variety of methods to treat patients dealing with acute and chronic pain in his Northbrook, Illinois office.

His conservative approach is tailored to each patient’s specific needs. Most of his patients suffer from migraine headaches, dizziness, depression, fibromyalgia, automobile accidents, whiplash, workrelated injuries, falls, sports injuries, neuralgia and cervical disc degeneration, as well as common stress. Everyone from teenagers with growing pains to senior citizens with osteoarthritis will benefit from neuromuscular therapy. Even expectant mothers that, for safety reasons, prefer to avoid prescription medications, frequently seek the services of a neuromuscular therapist.

A neuromuscular therapist helps relieve the patient’s pain by using his hands to locate “trigger points” and then deactivating the trigger points. The patient’s muscles and joints are carefully manipulated using techniques that include stretching, gentle pressure and resistance. In many cases, relief from pain is immediate. Neuromuscular therapy differs from chiropractic because NMT does not involve “cracking” of the neck and spine.

The St. John-Clark Pain Treatment Institute in Clearwater, Florida provided the foundation for Pys’ educational background. He continued to expand his education with coursework at the Upplager Institute (cranio-sacral therapy)

““Using osteopathic manual therapy, my results with headache patients became almost uniformly successful, and my back and neck-related treatments improved dramatically,”” Michael Pys,

Neuromuscular Therapist (NMT)

and the McKenzie Institute.

Finally, Pys graduated from the prestigious Osteopathic College of Ontario, Canada. He knew he had found his calling.

“Using osteopathic manual therapy, my results with headache patients became almost uniformly successful, and my back and neckrelated treatments improved dramatically,” said Pys. “I learned from Dr. Steven Sanet, an American-trained osteopathic physician and surgeon.

“He told me, ‘You need to practice and use OMT with every patient.’ It was obvious to me that he had great knowledge of the fundamental science. Dr. Sanet encouraged me to practice osteopathic manual therapy, and he was right,” Pys added.

Pys says his greatest challenge is to convince patients they can live their lives free from chronic pain and headaches.

Many of them are so resigned to

Osteopathic Manual Therapy can help with many types of complaints including:

• back pain • neck pain • migraine/ headaches • spinal and joint problems • muscular tension • nerve related problems • persistent

pain • postural strain • sports injury • stress related tension • work related pain problems

tolerating pain that they believe it will never be overcome.

Pys is so confident of his pain relief methods that he will not charge his patients if they do not experience pain relief after their first session with him.

Northwest suburban resident Kathleen Christie-Jaroch, DDS, has benefited from NMT. As a dentist, she spends much of her workday seated and

Ergonomics?

Neuromuscular Therapist (NMT) Michael Pys works in the corporate setting performing on site workstation assessment and postural education. How to prevent back pain, strain and injury in the workplace.

How can Osteopathic Manual Therapy help?

The approach starts with hands-on palpation and clear explanation of what is going on with the patient. Depending on the type of injury, healing times vary.

Right from the outset, Michael Pys says he will be clear with the patient about what they should expect.

leaning over patients. Eventually she developed lumbar spinal stenosis, a bulging disc and pinched nerves.

“The pain and numbness were so severe that I couldn’t work and considered retiring from my dental practice. Spinal injections and chiropractors provided no relief. Then, I began seeing Michael last year. After several treatments, I was much better

Treatment is aimed at reducing pain, speeding recovery and promoting healing. This can include massage, soft tissue manipulation, soft tissue release, passive stretches and independent home stretching program.

NO SPINAL MANIPULATION, NO CRACKING OF SPINE (HVT).

Longer term it may be appropriate to look at underlying factors such as posture and stress to maintain your well-being. Stretches, postural education and relaxation are all effective ways of helping.

and returned to work. Michael gave me back my career,” Christie-Jaroch said.

Neuromuscular therapy is popular in Europe but is not yet well known in the United States. However, NMT is slowly becoming more widespread as more people discover its benefits.

For additional information about neuromuscular therapy, visit: www.michaelpys.com.

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