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November 20, 2014 vol. 9 issue 20 Valley View proposes $164 million tax levy 2014 projection estimated with help of local township assessors, assistant superintendent

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Gov. Quinn launches Get Covered Illinois’ 2nd annual open enrollment period New statewide three-month enrollment period opens today; will add to the more than 700,000 people who have already gained access to quality healthcare.

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Cash raffle tickets for the Eighth Annual YMCA Giving Gala are on sale now.

JWHS to Host 6th Annual Holiday Breakfast

The Joliet West High School No Name Club is hosting the 6th annual breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 6.

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Help give back through annual Harvest food drive Last year, the effort collected more than 1,000 boxes of food

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

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It’s about standing alongside your neighbor, working together to provide support to a community that prides itself on its camaraderie.

It is about a mission to see “no man, no woman, and no child go hungry in Romeoville,” inspiring words from a woman, Terry Hinchey, who devoted much of her time to see that mantra come true. Hinchey, who passed away this year, was one of the many

organizers of what has become the largest volunteer event in the area, the 21st Northern Will County Harvest Saturday food drive, set for Nov. 22 at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 505 Kingston Ave. Organizer Bernadette Sedlacek said the need is great this year, and especially in honor of Hinchey, the group would like to make it their largest donation drive yet.

Last year, the effort collected more than 1,000 boxes of food that was then distributed to local area pantries.

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Volunteers are still needed, for more information call Sedlacek at 815-886-4165, ext. 303 or come to church at 10:15 a.m.

Nov. 22. Organizers are asking for residents to donate nonperishable items, placing then in plastic bags and leaving outside their front door by 11 a.m. Nov. 22.

“The need is greater than ever before,” said Sedlacek. “We see at least 100 people if not more each week at the food pantry; that’s up from 60 per week.”

The event, held the Saturday before Thanksgiving, is sponsored

by St. Andrew the Apostle, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Community Christian, United Presbyterian and The Rock churches.

Organizers are asking for residents to donate nonperishable items, placing then in plastic bags and leaving outside their front door by 11 a.m. Nov. 22. One of the many volunteers will come by for pick up between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Volunteers will pick up donated items from all areas of Romeoville except Remington Apartments and High Point.

Food items in great need are those that can be used as a meal without adding much to the dish, such as soup, stews, veggies, pasta meals, tuna, peanut butter,

jelly, spaghetti sauce, pasta/rice, breakfast cereal/bars, instant potatoes, stuffing mix, Bisquick, pancake mix, flour, sugar, jello, etc. In addition, toiletries are needed including soaps, diapers, etc.

Perishable items may be donated but must be dropped off at the church.

Please check expiration dates on the food as the food pantries will not be able to accept anything that is expired.

Monetary donations also are accepted; make checks payable to St. Andrew Harvest Saturday.

Volunteers are still needed, for more information call Sedlacek at 815-886-4165, ext. 303 or come to church at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 22.

Valley View School District

Valley View proposes $164 million tax levy for 2014 2014 projection estimated with help of local township assessors, assistant superintendent

By Laura Katauskas staff reporter

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The Valley View School District projects an estimated 2014 tax levy that reflects a reduction of its overall Equalized Assessed Value (EAV ).

The school district is proposing a total levy of approximately $164 million, with a 1.5 percent

increase to property taxes. This would generate approximately $2.8 million in the school district’s operating revenue and receive 1.28 percent or $1.5 million in existing debt service.

The 2014 projection is estimated with the help of local township assessors and Assistant Superintendent Gary Grizaffi said that the amounts levied will unlikely be extended exactly

as approved. By setting the estimated tax levy at the highest level possible, the school district is maintaining its option in regard to accessing all available dollars.

Grizaffi reports that due to the EAV and percentage growth in new construction being estimated, it is “impossible to say with certainty what tax rate will be generated.” However, the district is assuming a total negative growth of $63 million or 2.95 percent, despite $13 million in new construction.

By requesting a higher extension, the school board reserves the right to adjust the levy in the future until April 2015, when EAV and new property values are finalized.

Property taxes make up 74 percent of the school district’s revenue. The Tax Cap limitation will cap the property tax increase for existing property owners at 1.5 percent, exclusive of any debt.

How much an individual home owner’s property tax increases is based on whether or not the assessor’s office evaluates a

Valley View School District

VVSD posts tentative calendars for next 2 years Valley View School District 365U officials are seeking comments on proposed calendars for the 201516 and 2016-17 school years.

The tentative calendars, presented as in Information Report to the Board of Education Monday night, were prepared by the VVSD Calendar Committee which consists of community stakeholders, certified and classified staff members, administrators, secretarial staff, union representatives and a member of the School Board.

“The Committee takes into consideration prior years’ calendars, calendars of neighboring school districts, Illinois State Board of Education guidelines, collective bargaining

agreement language, required legal holidays, election day schedules and input received from stakeholders throughout the year,” said Rachel Kinder, VVSD Assistant Superintendent. “The objective is to create a calendar that is as conducive as possible to student learning, taking into consideration the guidelines and parameters set forth by the state and contract language.”

Under the proposed 2015-16 calendar, the school year would begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19 and end on Friday, May 27, weather permitting.

Thanksgiving break would be Nov. 25-27, Winter Break from Dec. 21-Jan. 1, and Spring Break from April4-8. “The calendarcommittee

must take into consideration state required testing timeframes to avoid conflicts in the spring,” Kinder said as she explained why Spring Break does not occur around Easter which is March 27.

“With the adoption of the statemandated PARCC assessment, the time frame of March 7 through April 1 must be left open to accommodate the assessment.”

Other planned holidays include Labor Day (Sept. 7), Columbus Day (Oct. 12), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), Martin Luther King’s birthday (Jan. 18), Presidents’ Day (Feb. 15), Pulaski Day (March 7), and Good Friday (March 25). Under the proposed 2016-17 calendar, classes will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 17 and end on Friday, May 26.

Thanksgiving break would be Nov. 23-25, Winter Break from Dec. 23-Jan. 6, and Spring Break from April 10-14.

Other planned holidays include Labor Day (Sept. 5), Columbus Day (Oct. 10), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), Martin Luther King’s birthday (Jan. 16), Presidents’ Day (Feb. 20), and Pulaski Day (March 6).

Comments and questions about either calendar are welcome by e-mailing PR@vvsd. org, or by using either the “Ask the Superintendent” function at www.vvsd.org or the “Let’s Talk” function on the VVSD mobile app.

Draft copies of both calendars are available by clicking on the button in the upper left portion at www. vvsd.org.

home at a higher or lower level.

What has the most effect on the district is not the actual rate but what the projected extension becomes.

The extension represents the actual dollars the school district will receive, regardless of the total tax rate, said Grizaffi.

A 10-year EAV history provided by the district shows a five year average drop in EAV of 6.12 percent with estimated levels reported for 2.95 percent drop in 2014 over last year. The final 2014 tax levy will be adopted Dec. 8.

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New board will revisit future marijuana permits Board said they also will revisit the regulations surrounding open burning By nick reiher

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With Republicans regaining the majority as the Will County Board prepares for its 2014-15 session in a few weeks, there are two old items several board members believe need revisiting.

One is open burning; the other is permits for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensaries. For the latter, Republican Caucus Chair Jim Moustis, R-Frankfort, told the

Land Use and Zoning Committee on Nov. 12 they may have been unintentionally too generous in not requiring special use permits for such cultivation centers when the issue came up several months ago.

The problem, he said, is that the county didn’t want to take the chance on being bypassed for a project that could bring in needed revenues. But special use permits take hearings and a lot of time, he added, and the state had a very narrow window for applicants to get their projects in.

That said, he added, county

officials know the state has many requirements on acceptable levels of safety and security for such centers.

Moustis told the committee he doesn’t want to do anything retroactively, but going forward, he believes the county board needs to look at requiring special use permits, including public hearings, should there be an expansion by the state of cultivation centers and dispensaries.

Moustis said he heard from some municipal representatives that under the current state regulations – where the county can weigh in only on whether the businesses would fit current zoning guidelines – they, like any other neighbors, would not be able to comment on a plan that could affect their property values.

A proposal for a cultivation center in unincorporated Wilton Township drew a lot of concern at two public hearings held by the applicant, who was not required to hold them.

Under the state’s pilot program, applicants had around month to submit their proposals to the state by the Sept. 22 deadline. As part of that process, applicants had to show the state their proposal fit into existing zoning regulations for the areas in which they were seeking to build.

The state then will announce by mid-December their choices, one for each of the 21 State Police Districts. Fourteen applications were submitted in District 5, which includes Will County, where there are three active applications for cultivation centers.

Board Member Reed Bible, D-Plainfield, said medical marijuana dispensaries should have a closer look more so than cultivation centers, which he said would not be as visible or produce the actual project. Experts have said in either case, the marijuana cultivated and refined for medical use will not have the substance that makes users high.

Land Use Committee members said they would take up the issue in January, after the new board is seated and after the holidays.

Open Burning Board Member Bob Howard, D-Beecher, told the committee he believed that after revisions to the county’s Open Burning Ordinance stalled followed many meetings this past year, something still needs to be done.

If the ordinance is fine the way it is, he said, maybe it just needs to be enforced property. Curt Paddock, Will County Land Use director, said they are enforcing the ordinance so

far as they can.

When they receive a complaint of illegal open burning, he said, they send a staffer to investigate.

They then document the infraction and send a warning letter to the property owner in violation. If that doesn’t take care of the problem, he said, they will take the violator to administrative adjudication.

Neighbors of the violator don’t see that as sufficient, Paddock said, because they want the illegal burning to stop on the spot. He doesn’t believe the department has that authority.

Committee Chair Tom Weigel, R-New Lenox, said he had heard of a situation where even a sheriff’s deputy did not ask the violator to stop. Only by calling again and speaking to a supervisor in the sheriff’s department was it rectified.

Committee Member Ragan Freitag, R-Wilmington, who also is an attorney, said the current ordinance does give the county – including the Sheriff’s Department and the Land Use Department – the authority to tell the violator to extinguish the fire on the spot.

Assistant State’s Attorney Matt Guzman said he would review the issue to make sure of the county’s powers.

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A. Vito Martinez Middle School receives $500 Mobil grant For the fourth straight year, representatives of Romeoville Mobil at 135th Street and Illinois Route 53 have donated money to a Valley View School District 365U math and science programs. The $500 grant, given to A. Vito Martinez Middle School, is made possible through the Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program. Martinez Principal Sarah DeDonato indicated the grant will be used to help fund the new Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative that requires all students to complete a STEM research project.

“Educational Alliance is one of many educational programs that Exxon Mobil supports around the world,” said Mohammed V. Qurashi, Owner and President of Romeoville Mobil at 135th and Rt. 53. “Numerous grants, scholarships and matching

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Martinez Middle School Principal Sarah DeDonato (right), Science Key leader Jim Partacz and STEM Sponsor Traci Hartigan accept an Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program donation of $500 from Mohammed Qurashi, owner of the Romeoville Mobil service station at 135th and Rt. 53, and Shujah Syed, manager of Romeoville Mobil. With them are students Cristian Martinez, Shaniyah Thompson, Carmen Galvez and Riley McKinney. gift programs are designed to help improve the quality of education from kindergarten through college.”

ExxonMobil’s Educational Alliance Program has awarded millions of dollars in grants over

the years. The program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobil dealers like Romeoville Mobil with an opportunity to invest in the future of their communities through grants to neighborhood schools.

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Miner sentenced to life in Hickory Street killings By law, Will County Judge Gerald Kinney had to give him a life sentence

Superior quality Poinsettias are on sale from the Romeoville Rotary Club for $9 per plan through Nov. 26. Funds are used for community programs and High School scholarships. The Poinsettias are nursery fresh, 14-17 inch plants with five to seven blooms. The plants are wrapped in a foil covered sixinch pot. Choices are red, white, pink, marble, red glitter and Da Vinci.

Poinsettias will be available for delivery Dec. 5, by the Rotarian

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

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Joshua Miner was sentenced to life in prison We d n e s d a y for his role in the infamous Hickory Street Murders.

Joshua Miner The term 601 W. Jefferson wasn’t much of St., Joliet a surprise. By law, Will County Judge Gerald Kinney had to give him a life sentence, the most severe punishment for the crimes.

“There was a time when you would be facing the death penalty,” the judge reminded Miner, noting that the laws had been changed by the legislature.

Miner, 26, of 601 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, was arrested and charged with murder on Jan. 10, 2013, in connection with the strangulation deaths earlier that day of Eric Glover and Terrence Rankins, both 22, of Joliet.

Although three of Miner’s friends were arrested in connection with the case on the same day, prosecutors always called him the ringleader.

Alisa Massaro, 20, of 1121 N. Hickory St., Joliet, and Miner’s sometime girlfriend; Bethany McKee, 20, of 200 Westshore Drive, Shorewood; and Adam Landerman, 21, of 1053 Glenwood Ave., Joliet, the son of a Joliet police officer, also were charged with murder.

The four were fans of the Insane Clown Posse, a hardcore hip hop group that glorifies chaos, destruction and death.

Three of those four cases now have been resolved. In late May, Massaro cut a deal with the state.

She pleaded guilty to lesser charges of robbery and concealing a homicide and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In exchange for the reduced charge, she agreed to testify against her friends.

On Aug. 4, McKee’s trial began Kinney’s courtroom. Many of the long-rumored and gruesome details

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Lytierra Williams waits to speak during a protest the reduced sentence for Alisa R. Massaro, 20, one of four people initially charged with the murder of her brother, Eric Glover, and Terrence Rankings on Hickory Street in January 2013.

“I’ll never understand how someone could be so evil,” said Nicole Jones, Glover’s mother. Although Miner will spend the rest of his life in prison, he’s still alive, she said. His family will be able to see him again. about the Hickory Street Murders emerged during those proceedings, including testimony about Massaro and Miner having sex on top of the victims’ bodies. Miner wanted to remove the face of one victim so he could wear it like a mask, McKee said in her videotaped confession to police.

After killing the two men, the four defendants remained in the apartment with the bodies, smoking, drinking and doing cocaine. They took turns beating the bodies with liquor bottles and hatched a half-baked plan to dismember them.

Kinney found McKee guilty on Aug. 29, and she also was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 4.

Although the judge has presided over Landerman’s case in the past, Kinney is about to retire. On Wednesday, Landerman’s case was

assigned to Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak. His trial date has yet to be set.

Miner’s trial began in Kinney’s courtroom on Sept.

23 and continued for six days.

Unexpectedly, Massaro did not testify in his case, a move that never was explained by state prosecutors.

Will County Judge Gerald Kinney found Miner guilty on Oct. 8.

As part of Miner’s sentencing hearing on Wednesday, Glover and Rankins’ mothers took the witness stand and told the judge how the crimes had affected their lives.

“I’ll never understand how someone could be so evil,” said Nicole Jones, Glover’s mother.

Although Miner will spend the rest of his life in prison, he’s still alive, she said. His family will be able to see him again.

“My son is gone,” Jones said, beginning to sob quietly.

Jamille Kent, Rankins’ mother, said no one should experience the things she has suffered.

“I have never in my life felt such a hurt. I wish this on no one,” Kent said.

At the end of the hearing, Kinney asked Miner if he wanted to say anything. But the man who seemed to have so much to say during the course of the crimes didn’t say much.

“No sir,” Miner replied, his voice a whisper.

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To place an order, contact Dawn Caldwell at 815-482-1640 or mail dcaldwell@romeoville.org.

RHS Madrigal merriment set for Dec. 6 and 7; ticket orders due by Nov. 28 Tickets are now available for either of the two Romeoville High School Madrigal Dinners

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www.crimestoppersofwillcounty.org • 800.323.734 Th ursday, Novem ber 20, 2014 | 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.

Anthony Geraci, 27, 1032 Grandview Ave., Lockport, was arrested at 3:17 p.m. Nov. 1 and charged with driving with a revoked license near 135th Street and New Avenue.

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Jekarei Caruth, 28, 409 State St., Joliet, was arrested at 4 p.m. Nov. 3 and charged with criminal trespass to property in the 400 block of South Weber Road.

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Terrence Minor, 59, 1813 N. Broadway, Crest Hill, was arrested at 8:51 a.m. Nov. 4 and charged with soliciting without a license near the Interstate 55 exit ramp and Weber Road.

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Robin Setina-Holmberg, 53, 415 W. Bevan Drive, Joliet, was arrested at 4:09 p.m. Nov. 5 and charged with retail theft in the 400 block of South Weber Road.

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Russell Leach, 43, 200 Highpoint Drive, was arrested at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 and charged with possession and manufacture of a controlled substance in the 200 block of Highpoint Drive.

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Michael Ruff, 60, 221 Lomond Lane, Billings, MT, was arrested at 8:55 a.m. Nov. 7 and charged with battery in the 1100 block of West Taylor Road.

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Donald Oswald, 18, 6915 Great Falls Drive, Plainfield, was arrested at 9:21 p.m. Nov. 9 and charged with possession of cannabis and no rear registration light near Budler Road and Wentworth Circle.

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For the sixth consecutive time, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has received an “A” rating on the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score report.

This places Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in an elite group of hospitals that have achieved an A grade in all six of Leapfrog Group’s score releases since the Hospital Safety Score report was launched in June 2012. The most recent release was issued on Oct. 29. In addition to achieving a run of six consecutive A’s in a row, Morris Hospital’s most recent score was 3.5014, with a maximum score being 3.6.

“The Leapfrog Group’s safety score rating is an indication of our staff’s commitment to providing the highest quality care for our patients,” says Mark Steadham, President and CEO. “Achieving an A rating six consecutive times places us in an elite group of hospitals, a group that is getting smaller and smaller each time a new safety score

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To be held at Public Landing, 200 W. 8th Street, Lockport, each dinner will feature live entertainment by the RHS Madrigals and a buffet that includes wassail (spiced cider), rolls and butter, spring salad with signature dressing, sirloin beef tips, herb roasted chicken, chef’s vegetables, garlic mashed potatoes, bread pudding and coffee

report is issued. I couldn’t be prouder of our team.”

Of the 112 Illinois hospitals listed on the most recently released survey, 50 received an “A,” 35 received a “B,” 25 received a “C,” and 2 received a “D.” Results for 2,520 hospitals across the nation are available at www. hospitalsafetyscore.org.

Using national performance measures from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey and Health Information Technology Supplement, Leapfrog Group assigns hospitals a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F based on each hospital’s ability to prevent errors, injuries and infections.

“As an organization, we are committed to continuously improving quality, with

service. A vegetarian cheese tortellini is available if requested in advance.

Tickets, at $35 per person, must be purchased by Friday, Nov. 28. The Dec. 6 meal begins at noon, while the Dec. 7 meal begins at 5:30 p.m. Ticket ordering forms are available by contacting RHS Choir Director Allison Thune at 815407-5128 or ThuneAM@vvsd.org.

VVSD has five Wilco Students of the Month

a goal of providing the best possible care for our patients,” says Steadham.

“We continue to make impressive improvements in quality of care every day, as evident by our continued progress with reducing readmissions, implementing computerized physician order entry, and adhering to evidence-based, best practice patient care. Most recently, we have added an evidence-based practice nurse to our team, and we are pursuing primary stroke certification through the Health Facilities Accreditation to assure that we are providing the best possible care to patients exhibiting symptoms of stroke.”

Leapfrog Group is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization that represents large corporations and public agencies that buy health benefits for employees. While there are several other hospital ratings in the market – many of which use Leapfrog data for their calculations – the Hospital Safety Score is unique in that it is offered free to the public, along with a full analysis of the data and methodology used to calculate each individual hospital’s Hospital Safety Score. The Hospital Safety Score relies on the advice of the nation’s foremost patient safety experts, whose participation is a voluntary contribution to Leapfrog’s nonprofit mission.

Five Valley View School District 365U students have been named Students of the Month at the Wilco Area Career Center.

They are Nicholas Soltau (auto body) of Bolingbrook High School and Romeoville High School’s Zachary Bargehr (culinary arts), Elizabeth Jobin (early childhood), Nathan Fickett (game design), and Haley Covich (intro/health professions.)

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Board GOP in a celebratory mood after regaining majority Incoming GOP members celebrated their regained majority at the Joliet Country Club By nick reiher

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Incoming GOP County Board members got a chance to celebrate their regained majority Saturday at the Joliet Country Club.

Attendees included those elected for the first time on Nov. 4: Annette Park of Joliet and Gretchen Fritz of Plainfield; as well as Darren Bennefield of Plainfield, who had been appointed just after the primary this year to replace Lee Ann Goodson of Plainfield, who resigned to take a position with Edward Hospital.

Former County Board Member Cory Singer of Frankfort was welcomed back warmly by several of his fellow colleagues. He was re-elected Nov. 4 after a two-year absence following an unsuccessful bid to unseat County Executive Larry Walsh in 2012.

Also attending was Ray Tuminello, a 10-year New Lenox trustee selected by Republicans in County Board District 12 to replace Margo McDermed of Mokena.

McDermed was elected Nov. 4 as 37th District state representative, replacing longtime representative Renee Kosel, who decided not to run for re-election.

Tuminello, 44, as of Nov. 16, said he was honored to be chosen to replace McDermed after a thorough process by the committee

representing the District 12 GOP. He has lived in New Lenox since 1990 and served on the village’s plan commission before being elected to the village board.

He said he has extensive experience in land use and legislative issues, as well as in public safety. He is married and has two teenagers. For more information, visit www.raytuminello.com.

Throwing his hat into the ring for County Board, he said, also “is a way to expand my political career in the county and stay close to home.

Also, I don’t believe in staying on a board 20, 30 years. You need fresh ideas.”

Tuminello’s name will be put up for appointment and vote at the Nov. 20 County Board meeting. All new County Board members will be sworn in Dec. 1.

The new board members got a chance to see a very jovial Jim Moustis lead the caucus meeting.

The Frankfort Republican had been relegated to Republican Caucus Chair after the Democrats took a narrow majority in 2012. A 13-13 split on the County Board allowed Walsh, a Democrat, to break ties.

That happened only a few times, and mostly on partisan leadership issues.

Although no vote was taken on any of the leadership positions at the Nov. 15 caucus, Moustis jokingly alluded several times to regaining the top board leadership

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Ray Tuminello, left, gets an earful from County Board Member Margo McDermed of Mokena and Republican Caucus Chair Jim Moustis following the Nov. 15 GOP County Board caucus in Joliet. District 12 Republicans nominated Tuminello, a New Lenox Village trustee, to replace McDermed, who was elected Nov. 4 as state representative for the 37th District. position at the hands of his fellow Republicans. Board Member Herb Brooks of Joliet currently holds that spot as speaker.

As County Board Members also serve as Forest Preserve District commissioners, the Republicans will have control over those leadership positions as well, even though they are non-partisan.

With her extensive background in park and recreation issues, Suzanne Hart of Naperville reportedly is the new Forest Preserve Board president, and Ragan Freitag of Wilmington will be vice president.

Current Forest Preserve President Don Gould of Shorewood announced at the Nov. 13 meeting he would not be seeing that

leadership position for the coming year.

IntermsofCountyBoardbusiness, the caucus reiterated their position of opposing a property tax increase to support Walsh’s proposed 20142015 county budget.

Nearly $3 million proposed for capital projects next year would come from taxes from new homes built last year, as well as increases due to the Consumer Price Index, Walsh said. That was a sticking point last year when most Republican County Board members said that sounded too much like a property tax increase.

It is this year as well, with Republicans saying they would compromise on increasing tax

revenues so long as it did not raise the county’s tax rate. They especially are opposed to any type of tax rate increase when the county, they say, “is sitting on a big pile of cash,” including some $50 million or more in RTA tax revenues.

Sticking to the same tax rate still should generate some $900,000, Moustis said. The rest would have to be cut from the capital budget.

When Hart reminded her caucus members they do need to set aside some of the RTA funds – estimated at $40 million – for the county’s share of the Weber Road/-55 project, Moustis angrily responded that they don’t even know what the federal government’s share will be yet.

As of now the state and Will County are sharing the cost of the project, with the state’s share coming from Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program.

The total cost will be $69.2 million, of which the state will pay $32.7 million and Will County $36.5 million. In addition to using some of the RTA revenues, Will County officials have said they will try to secure some federal funds for the project. In September, the first construction bids were let in with contracts to be awarded by the end of October. The initial work, estimated to cost approximately $250,000, will include grading within the existing Interstate 55 right-of-way to prepare the site for the entrance and exit ramp work to come next year.

Bugle reporter Laura Katauskas contributed to this article.

will county

Forest Preserve Board approves 2014-15 budget Spending plan includes operating budget for $16.45 million

By nick reiher

managing editor

nreiher@buglenewspapers.com @JolietILNews

The Will County Forest Preserve District Board approved a $46.5 million budget for 2014-15.

The spending plan includes an operating budget for $16.45 million, up from $15.8 million this past year. Most of the increase can be attributed to $400,000 for infrastructure and capital improvements and $250,000 for the removal of trees damaged by the emerald ash borer, said Executive Director Marcy DeMauro.

The 2014 corporate fund levy

rate will remain the same at .071 per $100, but the aggregate levy rate, which includes all funds -- will decline slightly from $1.98 to $1.97 per $100 of assessed valuation.

This means the owner of a $200,000 home will pay an estimated $117.50 in taxes next year to the Forest Preserve District, compared to $119.51 this year, assuming the home’s value remains the same.

DeMauro also said the budget will include the reinstatement of a merit-based compensation program for employees, which commissioners already discussed in committee. The program will include a 2 percent salary pool for

non-bargaining unit employees.

Full-time and part-time bargaining unit employees will receive $1,000 and $250 bonuses, respectively, according to their collective bargaining agreement.

Raises are scheduled to take effect July 1, 2015.

There are no new hires proposed, which is consistent with an Early Retirement Incentive Program approved by the commissioners at their Oct. 9. The plan, which officials say will save the district some $2.2 million within five years, was necessary to help offset a projected $432,000 deficit for 2015 and beyond.

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soccer

Just wait

‘til next yeAr Romeoville junior targets his senior season as return to the playing field

By MarK gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @hear_the_beard

You won’t find Mason Patterson’s name on the Romeoville High School varsity soccer roster for this season.

You won’t find him in any statistical category for the Spartans.

But, if you went to a Romeoville game this season, odds are you saw the RHS junior on the sideline donning a bright yellow captain band proudly on his right arm.

By his own admission, Patterson was probably not destined to be a captain this season, but he was planning on being a contributor to the Spartans and being on the field playing.

That was before tragedy struck just more than one year ago.

“It was November fourth of last year that I had a stroke, or what is called a brain AVM and I had no feeling on my left side. The doctor said it was a ticking time bomb on my brain and was going to go off sooner or later,” Patterson said. “I tried my hardest in rehab and just couldn’t get back and my doctors told me I would be ready for next year.”

So, while most high school kids dealing with what Patterson was would have walked away from the game to

heal, Patterson remained with the team.

“The coaches are great, the guys are awesome to hang around and I just couldn’t stay away,” Patterson said. “Soccer is my life.”

That dedication to the team and the program did not go overlooked and Patterson was rewarded for that.

“It was a tragic event that happened last November with Mason and when he came back this year to the team, he wanted to be involved and as a team, I said to make him an honorary captain for the season and all of the guys agreed,” said Romeoville coach Nick Cirrincione. “He wears the captain band proudly, he wears it in school, to class and I think it a good motivator to get him to be ready for next year.” “(Being named captain) was unbelievable,” Patterson said. “I didn’t think this would happen. It was amazing. I probably would not have been a captain if I was playing.”

While he was on the sideline, Mason admitted that he pleaded for minutes even though he knew he couldn’t play.

“It was extremely hard to watch from the sideline,” he said. “I would beg coach game after game to put me in, but I couldn’t go in, I knew that.”

“This is a kid who will do

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Junior mason patterson proudly displays his captain band for this year’s spartans.

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Lewis volleyball earns No. 7 seed in NCAA Regional The Lewis University women’s volleyball team received good news on Sunday (Nov. 16) evening when they picked up a berth in the 2014 NCAA Midwest Regional.

The Flyers earned the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2 seed Ferris State on Thursday (Nov. 20) in the opening round.

The No. 1 seed in the region is Truman State. However the Midwest Regional will be hosted

by No. 3 seed Grand Valley State in Allendale, Michigan.

The selection is the 14th NCAA bid in Lewis program history.

It is also the ninth consecutive season Lewis has earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The streak is the longest of all women’s volleyball teams in the Midwest Region and longest ever of any Lewis program since the Flyers joined the NCAA Division II ranks in 1981.

The Flyers finished the regular season 22-7. Junior rightside hitter Alexis Davito (Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport) earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference First Team accolades. Senior setter Leigh Barea (Battle Creek, Mich./ Harper Creek) picked up AllGLVC Second Team accolades.

Senior libero Amy Choi (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills) and freshman middle hitter Aly Schneider (Granger, Ind./ Penn) were named to All-GLVC Honorable Mention.

Lewis helped the GLVC make history as for the first time ever six of the eight teams in the regional are GLVC teams. Lewis’ first opponent, Ferris State, won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday and own a 23-5 record. Ferris State is the only team in the eight-team Midwest Regional Lewis did not play during the regular season.

The Bulldogs have defeated Lewis in the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons.

Time of Thursday’s contest will be announced on Monday.

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Leigh Barea and Lewis University earned a berth to the Midwest Regional.

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FOOTBALL

Bolingbrook eliminated from 8A playoffs Raiders fall short against H-F quarterfinals The Raiders stepped onto Homewood-Flossmoor’s home turf last Saturday night hoping to not only exact revenge for their Week 7 loss to the Vikings, but more importantly, to reach this weekend’s Class 8A semifinals opposite Simeon.

But four turnovers overall— three in the third quarter alone—along with two Viking safeties, put the kibosh on any chance of the Raiders advancing as Homewood-Flossmoor carved out a 25-13 victory. The Vikings will take a 10-2 record into their game with Simeon, while the Raiders finish 8-4.

“Don’t take anything away from those guys; it’s a good football team,” said Bolingbrook coach John Ivlow. “But we made too many mistakes to win the football game. Four turnovers, and to be in the game, with the four turnovers, something’s right I guess.”

Homewood-Flossmoor scored on its opening drive of the matchup as quarterback Bryce Gray scampered in from 11 yards out for a 7-0 lead. The Raiders answered by mounting a second-quarter drive that was capped by senior quarterback Adam Klein’s 26-yard pass to Dimitri Akenten, who had a Viking defensive back draped all over him, yet made a juggling TD catch.

Three minutes later, Bolingbrook was pinned at its own 6-yard line after an H-F punt. The Raiders went threeand-out, but the snap from

center on Klein’s punt attempt sailed over his head for a safety. The Vikings then took the ensuing kickoff and went ahead to stay, 16-7, on a Grayto-James Sheehan touchdown pass over the middle with 1:13 left in the half.

Deante Harley-Hampton picked off a pass for the Vikings just 11 seconds into the third quarter. The Raiders also fumbled a punt return, which the Vikings recovered on Bolingbrook’s 12-yard line. Fortunately, the Raiders’ defense kept H-F from scoring, but Bolingbrook’s third turnover of the quarter—a fumble with 1:03 left in the period—did result in a Viking touchdown.

With no time remaining in the quarter, Gray scrambled to his right and threw against the grain to Jared Sharp for 26-yard touchdown. The Vikings led 237.

“We just tried to line up and beat them,” said standout junior linebacker Tuf Borland, who had a tackle-for-loss in the third quarter. “We had a good week of practice, and they’re a good team. We’ve got to give them credit.”

“Their defense was outstanding and we knew that,” said H-F coach Craig Buzea. “We did enough to win, and I thought our defense was outstanding and therefore, we’re moving on.”

The Raiders battled back to make it 23-13 on Julian Huff ’s 1-yard scoring run with 7:31

photo by Mike Sandrolini

Bolingbrook’s Armani McNulty (24) chases down Kendrick Prior of Homewood-Flossmoor Saturday night. left. However, H-F tacked on another safety with just under five minutes to go.

“We came in and wanted to start fast,” said senior offensive lineman James Jacobson. “I think we had a good week of practice, and as an offensive line we did our job, I believe.

As a team, we obviously wanted to come out with a win, but sometimes it doesn’t go your way.”

Jacobson is one of several seniors who helped lead the Raiders to postseason appearances this fall, last year and in 2012.

“It’s a great group of seniors; they’ve won everywhere they’ve went,” Ivlow said. “They had a great career—a lot of great careers here, and now it opens

up room for the younger guys.

They (the seniors) move on and pass the torch. Our sophomores had a good squad last year and we’ll start to get ready to work with them.”

Senior Julian Huff finished with 11 carries for 56 yards.

“Those guys are great,” Borland said. “Julian and Jacob (Huff ), I grew up with those guys. We’ve known each other since we were little and I wish them nothing but the best.”

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Rushing

FOOTBALL Passing

Tommie Sherman, Joliet Central

561

Quintin Hoosman, Plainfield N.

2,400

Kelvin Jones, Romeoville

545

Cody Viertel, Plainfield South

5

Passing TDs

David Neilands, Maine South

7

Akwasi Aikins, Plainfield Central

5.5 4.5

Alex Tibble, Joliet West

1,916

Brad Sznajder, Benet

1,583

Jeremy Quade, Lockport

541

Alex Tibble, Joliet West

16

Cody Conway, Plainfield North

Anthony Kitchens, Romeoville

1,501

Jake Mayon, Plainfield East

1,436

Marcus Hayes, Plainfield Central

406

Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West

16

Evan Stingily, Romeoville

4

Cole Kotopka, Plainfield East

1,359

Nate Gunn, Minooka

1,181

Gill Whitaker, Romeoville

340

Anthony Kitchens, Romeoville

15

Brian Brand, Notre Dame

4

Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West 1,352

Jacob Baker, Downers South

1,027

Matt Galanopolous, Niles West

313

Cole Kotopka, Plainfield East

12

Michael Connolly, Downers South

4

John Carnagio, Minooka

1,280

Brandon Costantino, Niles West

856

Jeremy Quade, Lockport

1,249

Woody Corey, Maine East

850

Kyle Henderson, Joliet West

Jack Sznajder, Benet

1,234

Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West 802

Receiving

Marcus Hayes, Plainfield Central

9

777

John Carnagio, Minooka

8

D’Lante Dawson, Romeoville

5

Charles Hunter, Romeoville

668

Jeremy Quade, Lockport

8

Anthony Kopel, Romeoville

4

INT

Marcus Hayes, Plainfield Central

668

Cameron Credit, Lockport

602

Tommy Bazarek, Maine South

649

Jack Sznajder, Benet

6

Tim Simon, Notre Dame

4

Kelvin Jones, Romeoville

468

Justin Fahey, Maine South

592

D’Lante Dawson, Romeoville

627

Kelvin Jones, Romeoville

5

Collin Talkie, Joliet West

3

Matt Galanopolous, Niles West

579

Marcus Hayes, Plainfield Central

4

Derrius Rodgers, Lockport

3

Sean Kelley, Lockport

500

Justin Fahey, Maine South

3

Manuel Nartey, Romeoville

452

Danny Saracco, Plainfield South

151

Vinny Labus, Maine South

3

Evan French, Joliet West

451

Charley Weidenbach, Benet

113

Issiah Dunson, Plainfield Central

3

Cody Viertel, Plainfield South

447

Woody Corey, Maine East

105

VOLLEYBALL

Jacob Adams, Minooka

442

George Corey, Maine East

101

Aces

Kyle Speas, Plainfield North

400

Michael Connolly, Downers South

84

Halley Pardy, Westmont

62

Brandon Rivera, Plainfield East

384

Justin Brandon, Romeoville

76

Lauren Stefanski, Joliet West

62

Quran Spillman, Niles West

374

Jake Kilma, Joliet Central

72

Dominique Krason, Niles West

53

Vinny Labus, Maine South

344

Luke Derouin, Plainfield Central

72

Lindsey Visvardis, Lockport

47

Justin Fahey, Maine South

291

M. Key, Joliet Central

69

Elexis Coleman, Joliet West

42

Jon Zapotoczny, Lockport

286

Patrick McCarthy, Benet

67

MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East

39

Brad Sznajder, Benet

260

S. Brown-Washington, Joliet Central 65

Madeline Lubeck, Westmont

38

Matt Gurke, Plainfield Central

234

D. Gallegos, Joliet Central

65

Mary Murphy, JCA

38

Jake Johnson, Plainfield Central

63

Renee Kryk, Downers South

38

Total TDs (not passing)

Tackles

Quintin Hoosman, Plainfield North

32

Mike Sabatino, Notre Dame

63

Grace Larson, Downers North

37

Jake Mayon, Plainfield East

21

A. Gooch, Joliet Central

62

Lyric Miles, Romeoville

37

Justin Fahey, Maine South

17

Jacob Dailey, Romeoville

62

Megan Cladis, JCA

35

Brad Sznajder, Benet

15

Vinny Labus, Maine South

61

Hannah Wood, Downers South

35

Jacob Baker, Downers South

15

Anthony Hernandez, Romeoville

55

Selene Ushela, Downers North

34

Nate Gunn, Minooka

14

Trevor Smeets, Plainfield Central

54

Maggie Chwieralski, Maine East

33

Quran Spillman, Niles West

10

Evan Stingily, Romeoville

53

Kaila Johanson, Niles West

32

Brandon Costantino, Niles West

10

Akwasi Aikins, Plainfield Central

52

Nicoletta Crowley, Romeoville

32

Charles Hunter, Romeoville

9

Jake Semlow, Lockport

51

Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East

32

Kyle Henderson, Joliet West

9

Blake Parzych, Minooka

51

Amy Koerner, Joliet West

30

Tommy Bazarek, Maine South

8

Charles Hunter, Romeoville

50

Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central

29

Matt Galanopolous, Niles West

8

Mack Cooney, Benet

50

Ginger Perinar, Minooka

27

D’Lante Dawson, Romeoville

7

Jessica Karalow, Minooka

26

Kelvin Jones, Romeoville

6

George Corey, Maine East

11

Alex Tibble, Joliet West

6

Daniel Manning, Plainfield East

10

Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central

746

Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West

6

Blake Parzych, Minooka

9.5

Kelly Clucas, Minooka

727

Jake Czerniakowski, Minooka

5

Daniel Jackson, Plainfield East

9

Madeline Lubeck, Westmont

600

Vinny Labus, Maine South

5

Jake Kilma, Joliet Central

8

Sarah Hua-Pham, Maine East

544

Woody Corey, Maine East

5

Mike Sabatino, Notre Dame

8

Sacks

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Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central 68

Selene Ushela, Downers North

349

Ginger Perinar, Minooka

165

Mary Murphy, JCA

245

MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East

487

Cynthia Ley, Minooka

68

Katie Vondra, Downers South

321

Lauren Stefanski, Joliet West

165

Abbey Warke, Plainfield East

234

Renee Kryk, Downers South

467

Cassie Lueken, Downers South

62

Jade Blackney, Plainfield East

300

Halley Pardy, Westmont

158

Hannah Farley, Maine East

232

Nicoletta Crowley, Romeoville

430

Lily Binkus, Plainfield East

61

Erin Eulitz, Plainfield Central

269

MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East

153

Halley Pardy, Westmont

231

Sara Nielson, Benet

369

Lauren Stefanski, Joliet West

57

Megan Cladis, JCA

244

Elexis Coleman, Joliet West

150

Erin Eulitz, Plainfield Central

224

Mary Murphy, JCA

312

MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East

56

Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central 238

Meghan Harrison, JCA

146

Katie Vondra, Downers South

222

Megan Melone, JCA

301

Emily Hise, Minooka

56

Grace Larson, Downers North

228

Jessica Karalow, Minooka

138

Brittany Welch, Resurrection

212

Ariana Cerecedes, Westmont

54

Maggie Chwieralski, Maine East

222

Abbey Warke, Plainfield East

137

Rachael Fara, Benet

209

Lyric Miles, Romeoville

199

Blocks Maddie Naal, JCA

165

Andrea Chaidez, Romeoville

53

Mallory Krzysciak, JCA

211

Kills

Addy Alt, JCA

132

Elexis Coleman, Joliet West

50

Amy Koerner, Joliet West

194

Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central 363

Kiera James, Downers South

184

Mary Murphy, JCA

100

Jessica Karalow, Minooka

42

Theresa Diamond, Minooka

193

Ginger Perinar, Minooka

348

Dominique Krason, Niles West

178

Nicole Witmer, JCA

96

Ginger Perinar, Minooka

42

Megan Melone, JCA

192

Grace Larson, Downers North

326

Madeline Grimm, JCA

172

Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central

81

Miranda Duro, Maine East

173

Lauren Stefanski, Joliet West

274

Allison Papesh, Minooka

168

Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East

80

Lindsey Visvardis, Lockport

449

Hannah Farley, Maine East

172

Kaila Johanson, Niles West

264

Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East

150

Gabby Slagle, Westmont

72

Hannah Wood, Downers South

351

Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central

166

Elexis Coleman, Joliet West

251

Ariana Cerecedes, Westmont

147

next | from page 11 anything to get on the field and there are kids who are on the field that take it for granted,” Cirrincione said.

But, on Oct. 14, against St. Joseph’s in Romeoville Stadium, Patterson got his wish.

“We were able to get him on

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the field and it was awesome,” Cirrincione said. “St. Joseph’s was great, they let us do it. He wanted to play longer, but we were able to get him on the field for the experience.”

Getting back on the field was more than an experience for Patterson, it was a step in the

right direction.

“For the first time, I was equal with the rest of the team and it felt amazing,” he said. “I had been pushing for normal and I got there.”

Neither Patterson or Cirrincione expect that to be his last time in uniform on the

Romeoville turf, as Patterson is planning on adding to the stat list next year as a senior.

“I think it means more to him than most to get on the field and I am excited to watch the journey as he hopefully gets on the field next year and is in the mix for a starting spot and is a

contributor,” Cirrincione said.

And he plans on contributing.

“This will mean so much more than a normal season. It will be my senior season, first year back,” Patterson said.

“I am going to do amazing things.”

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lucia vargas @ luciaxvargas

Volleyball

How often are you on twitter? like every second.

How often do you tweet?

At least twice an hour.

What do you tweet about? life and school.

Who is your favorite person to follow? i like to follow my friends. i don’t follow any celebrities or anything like that.

What do you use twitter for? to interact with friends.

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“frank Kaminsky went from virtual unknown to being the top-ranked player in college hoops”

Greenbladt back to help

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south 10 plaiNField Sights set on school-best year

@hear_the_beard: benet volleyball celebrates wining the class 8A state final title saturday at redbird Arena in normal.

fran frasCHIlla @franfrasCHIlla “remember name ben moore from smu. lightly recruited out of chicago, had productive 1st year. last night, 22 & 11 in place of markus Kennedy.” boIse state men’s bb @bronCosportsmbb “marks 6/6 on fts last 26 seconds. Just passed utah’s Johnnie bryant for 22nd in mw scoring history. ninth bronco with 1,300+.”

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dave says

No need to rush when deciding on buying a house You’ll find yourselves in a mess because you didn’t have the maturity and wisdom

Dear Alan, I think she probably knows deep dave says down this isn’t a good plan. She’s www.daveramsey.com @DaveRamsey found something she really likes, and she’s mad because you’re not going along with the idea. It’s Dear Dave, called “house fever.”

We’ve got our starter When you buy a home emergency fund in place, with nothing down and little and we’ve paid off the last to no money in the bank, of our debt. Currently, you’re inviting Murphy we rent an apartment and his cousins — Broke, but my wife really wants Desperate and Stupid — to us to buy a house now. Dave Says advice by move in with you. In other She also wants us to use money dave ramsey words, you’ll find yourselves a 30-year, 100 percent in a mess because you didn’t financing plan, and says this wouldn’t cost any more than have the maturity and wisdom to we’re paying in rent. I disagree with wait until you had your fully funded her idea, and she’s upset with me. emergency fund of three to six How can I make her see this is a bad months of expenses in place, plus a 20 percent down payment saved up plan?

Alan for a house.

By dave ramsey

The idea that you save money because your house payment is the same, or even a little less than your rent, is a myth. It costs more to own a home, period. As a homeowner, you’re exposed to all kinds of things you never have to worry about as a renter.

We all have times when we get excited by something we want and do things we shouldn’t. I’ve done it, and I’ll bet you have, too. But in situations like this, you’ve got to sit down and talk things out. I’m not sure how to get your wife to realize this or act more mature, but I do know that people who charge into things of this magnitude without thinking are the very ones who end up in my office for financial counseling or filing bankruptcy!

—Dave

Let a little life happen first Dear Dave,

computer tech

I’m 19, and I have a job making $30,000 a year. I’ve also got about $40,000 in stocks and $10,000 in savings. I want to buy a house in the near future. Should I pay cash and buy it outright, or is a 15-year mortgage okay?

Sam Dear Sam, I love the idea of paying cash for a house, but I’m even more impressed that you’ve got so much you could put toward a house and a job making $30,000 a year at age 19. Man, you’re really kicking it!

But the thing that keeps sticking in my mind is that you’re still just 19-years-old. Now, there’s nothing wrong with being 19, but there’s also nothing wrong with waiting a few years and getting a little more life experience under your belt before you take on a mortgage.

At times like this, I think about what I’d tell my own son at your age. And honestly, I think I’d advise

him to wait and let life happen for a while. You’ve done some amazing things, but I think the best thing would be to keep piling up cash.

Then, take a look and see how you feel and what your life is like in four or five years.

You’ve got lots of time and a huge head start already. When the time is right, either pay cash or do a 15year, fixed-rate mortgage. And if you take out a mortgage, make sure the monthly payments are no more than 25 percent of your take-home pay.

—Dave

* 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.

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Tips on avoiding the 650 volunteers to ‘Microsoft Tech Support Scam’ produce 120,000 Hang up the phone, life-saving meals don’t call the number, don’t click the link

I don’t like to issue warnings like this, mostly because I don’t want to have the appearance of being the next “Chicken Little.” But, since I have received three calls in one week about this specific scam, I think it prudent to send out a warning.

These calls start in one of three ways; You could get phone call from “Microsoft Tech Support”; You could get an email from someone you may or may not know, with a link to “Tech Support Team”; or You get a pop-up message while surfing from “Tech Helpers” or “Microsoft Support Team.”

The message is always the same: “Your computer has been hacked,” “Your computer is infected with a terrible virus,” or “Your computer has a serious problem and needs to be updated.”

If it is the phone call version, the very nice person on the other end will tell you in a very worried voice that this is urgent and you

credit card number, bank have to do something account, social security quickly or risk some number, health insurance terrible consequence. information, or other If it is a pop-up or an personal information. email, there will be a They will do or say convenient “Click Here” anything. In one report to fix the problem... or I received, the caller an “800” number to call assumed a threatening “right now.”

John Becker tone and said, “I will If you do any of the Computer Tech have to report this to the steps as instructed, the authorities if you do not fake “Tech Support” cooperate.” person will take control of your computer and start looking What to do for personal information while claiming to be fixing the problem.

If it’s a phone call, hang up! If it’s an How do I know this? Well, believe email, close the email, delete it and me. I wish Microsoft would call me forget it. If it’s a pop-up message, to solve my problems. In my 22 just shut off your computer, reboot years of computer tech support, I and do a virus scan immediately have never had Microsoft call me to after it comes back on. see how things are going. I always If you have friends or relatives have to call them first and wait on that are not computer-savvy, hold for at least 20 minutes before I mention this scam to them and get help. It is not easy, and they have relay the warning, especially the never called me first. If they had, easiest parts: Hang up the phone, they may not like what I have to say, don’t call the number, and don’t but that’s another story for another click the link.

-John Becker is owner of Medical time. So what are the scammers Office Systems, LLC, a provider of after? No matter what they say or computer and technical services to “fix,” eventually the conversation medical offices and local businesses. will come around to they need your www.medofficesystems.com

Downers Grove residents help put together third annual MobilePack event

Hundreds of West Suburban community members will assemble in two weeks in order to help feed thousands of starving children in the developing world.

Through a partnership between Downers Grove residents Jack and Cindy Reidy and Feed My Starving Children, volunteers will prepare 120,000 life-saving meals during this MobilePack event.

Feed My Starving Children is a nonprofit Christian organization that distributes millions of meals annually to malnourished and starving children around the world. This is the third year the Reidys have partnered with FMSC for this MobilePack event, which will take place Nov. 26 at Hobson

Road Community Church, 2531 Hobson Road, Downers Grove.

Last year, volunteers exceeded their goal during the charitable event, packing 132,465 meals that were all sent to Haiti. All together, the volunteers who came out to the MobilePack event at Game Pazzo in Downers Grove packed enough food to feed 365 children one meal a day for an entire year.

Four packing sessions at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. each beginning with a 15-minute overview of FMSC’s work around the world. All volunteer slots are full. However, community members can support this MobilePack by making a donation for food production costs. To donate, visit www. kintera.org/faf/home/default. asp?ievent=1105144.

According to a release, FMSC ships scientifically formulated MannaPack meals to nearly 70 countries around the world. For more information, visit fmsc.org.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 99 Harmony Lane, Romeoville, Illinois, 60446 (Single Family Residence). On the 18th day of December, 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: Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff V. Angela Pagnini and Dickson Amoah Defendant.

Case No. 14 CH 835 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.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE at 218 S. Oak Creek Lane Romeoville, IL 60446 (Residential). On the 11th day of December, 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: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff V. Aaron B. Buffkin; et. al. Defendant.

Case No. 14 CH 597 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 14-14-05294 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 11/13, 11/20, 11/27

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: Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC P.O. Box 165028 Columbus, Ohio 43216-5028 614-220-5611 614-220-5613 (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 11/20, 11/27, 12/4

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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 ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Angela Pagnini and Dickson Amoah Defendant. No. 14 CH 835 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 15th day of September, 2014, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 18th day of December, 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: Parcel 1: That part of lot 1, in Hometown Highpoint Carriage Homes First Resubdivision. being a resubdivision of lots 1 through 18, inclusive and lots A through H, inclusive, in Hometown Highpoint carriage Homes, being a resubdivision of Lots 1 Through 81, inclusive and lots A through C, inclusive, of Highpoint carnage Homes Romeoville, Illinois, being a resubdivision of part of the Northeast quarter of Section 7. Township 36 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded September 11, 2002 as document No. R2002148885 and Certificate of Correction recorded June 4, 2003 as Document No. R2003125875, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence Westerly along the arc of the non-tangential curve, concave to the South and having a radius of 759.18 feet, a distance of 79.92 feet, and whose chord length of 79.89 feet, bears South 83 degrees 57 minutes 57 seconds West; thence North 01 degrees 46 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 45.10 feet; thence North 88 degrees 13 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 49.75 feet; thence North01 degrees 46 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 1.72 feet; thence North 88 degrees 13 minutes 05 seconds East a distance of 29.92 feet; thence South 01 degrees 46 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 40.88 feet; to the Point of Beginning; Parcel 2: A Non-exclusive Easement for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created on the Plat of Hometown Highpoint Carriage Homes First Resubdivision, aforesaid, for the purpose of ingress and egress over Lots D and G on the Plat of Hometown Highpoint Carriage Homes First resubdivision, aforesaid; All in Will County, Illinois Commonly known as: 99 Harmony Lane, Romeoville, Illinois, 60446 Description of Improvements: Single Family Residence P.I.N.: 11-04-07-203-121-0000 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: Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC P.O. Box 165028 Columbus, Ohio 43216-5028 614-220-5611 614-220-5613 (Fax) PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will

County Published 11/20, 11/27, 12/4

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 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Aaron B. Buffkin; et. al.

Defendant. No. 14 CH 597 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 3rd day of September, 2014, PAUL J. KAUPAS, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 11th day of December, 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: UNIT NUMBER 3321103 IN CREEKSIDE OF ROMEOVILLE CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: CERTAIN LOTS IN PASQUINELLI’S CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 22, 2005, AS DOCUMENT R2005-66952 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R2005-173623 WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005-182333 AS AMENDED; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 218 S. Oak Creek Lane, Romeoville, IL 60446 Description of Improvements: Residential P.I.N.: 11-04-07-404-033-1003 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. No judicial sale fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. All payments shall be made in cash or certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Will County.

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

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Codilis & Associates, P.C. 15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-794-5300 630-794-9090 fax 14-14-05294 PAUL J. KAUPAS Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will

County Published 11/13, 11/20, 11/27

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Financial service providers “are contributing to the confusion Here’s the problem: there is NO uniform regulation of financial planners

By Jill SchleSinger

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www.jillonmoney.com askjill@moneywatch.com

Pity the poor consumer of financial services. According to The Financial Planning Coalition, a collaboration of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Financial Planning Association, and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, “consumers who want financial planning services are... unable to differentiate those who are truly competent to provide financial planning services from those who are using financial planning as a marketing tool.”

The Coalition recently released a white paper, “Consumers Are Confused and Harmed,” which highlighted the problem. I know that you too will be shocked, just shocked to learn that the misunderstanding is not solely our fault...it has something to do with the fact that some financial service providers “are contributing to the confusion in the marketplace by identifying themselves as financial planners but not providing financial planning services.”

The Coalition points to a Cerulli study, which found that over 166,000 financial advisors self-identified as members of a financial planning focused practice, but after conducting detailed analysis, Cerulli “determined that only 38 percent of the self-identified financial planners actually had financial planning focused practices.

In other words, over 100,000 financial advisors incorrectly self-identified as being part of a financial planning practice.”

Let’s think about this in another way. Let’s say that you go to the doctor to have a knee replacement and the doctor identifies himself

more resources for you

here are three resources to find fiduciary advisors: • FPA Planner Search (http:// www.plannersearch.org/ Pages/Home.aspx) • NAPFA Fee Only Advisors (http://www.napfa.org/) • CFP Board Find a CFP Professional (http://www. letsmakeaplan.org/choosea-cfp-professional/find-acfp-professional)

as someone who does orthopedic surgery. Upon further analysis, you find out that the guy is a primary care physician and not a surgeon.

You sure would have liked to know that fact, before you went under the knife, right?

According to Kevin Keller, the CEO of the CFP Board “American consumers looking for financial planning services face an uphill battle when it comes to identifying a competent, ethical financial planner. Just as consumers expect a medical doctor to have an M.D., a lawyer - a J.D., an accountant a CPA, they should expect their financial planner to demonstrate expertise, experience, and accountability, and be held to standards the public can understand and trust.”

Here’s the problem: there is NO uniform regulation of financial planners, which would ensure that our expectations are met. In 2011, the SEC’s “Study on investment advisers and broker-dealers advocated that the “fiduciary standard” be applied to the industry. A fiduciary duty means that a financial professional must put your needs first. CFP professionals are held to the

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According to the financial planning coalition, a collaboration of the certified financial planner board of standards, the financial planning Association, and the national Association of personal financial Advisors, “consumers who want financial planning services are...unable to differentiate those who are truly competent to provide financial planning services from those who are using financial planning as a marketing tool.”

fiduciary duty.) Those who aren’t fiduciaries are held to a lesser standard, called “suitability,” which means that anything they sell you has to be appropriate for you, though not necessarily in your best interest. The SEC has noted, “most [investors] are unaware of the different legal standards that apply to their advice and recommendations...and expect that the recommendations they receive will be in their best interests.”

The coalition’s white paper corroborates the SEC: “A full 82 percent of consumers believe that a financial planner is essentially the same as a financial advisor, and there is only slightly less confusion between the titles financial planner, wealth manager and investment advisor.” And the vast majority of those who are

held to the suitability standard would like to keep you mired in confusion. That’s why SIFMA, the industry’s lobbying arm, has spent millions of dollars to prevent the fiduciary standard from becoming law.

Lauren M. Schadle, CEO/ Executive Director of FPA cuts to the chase: “It’s really pretty simple.

Consumers who seek integrated, financial planning and receive narrow advice or one-product solutions with their life savings are harmed by the lack of appropriate regulation...time and time again, consumers are misled and harmed by those who simply use the moniker ‘financial planner’ as a marketing tactic but fail to deliver actual financial planning.”

NAPFA CEO Geof Brown adds that the current environment can lead consumers to purchase

“investment or insurance products that are inappropriate for them.”

What’s the fix? Until the government adopts the fiduciary standard, your best bet is to come right out and ask any potential or current financial professional, “Are you a fiduciary?” If not, you may want to find someone who is.

(Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is the Emmynominated CBS News Business Analyst.

A former options trader and CiO of an investment advisory firm, Jill covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, “Jill on Money.” She welcomes comments and questions at askjill@ moneywatch.com. Check her website at www.jillonmoney.com) (c) 2014 TRiBuNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC

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