Sentinel 11-20-13

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Vol. 18 No. 50

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WILL COUNTY

IT’S ON County workers go on strike

By Nick Reiher Managing Editor

Shorewood library encourages young students to participate in National Novel Writing Month

By Clare Walters| For the Sentinel From a stuffed animal in search of its father to a Stephan King-inspired horror mystery, a few Shorewood children are putting their creativity to work this month and writing their own novels.

Yes, an entire novel in one month.

A half dozen children are participating in the ShorewoodTroy Public Library District’s first effort at facilitating a National Novel Writing Month group.

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“You always hear reading and writing together. As a library, we always try to get kids to read, so this is the other half.”

- Will Savage, head of the library’s children’s department

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From left, Devyn Robanske, Sarah Shay and Kaylee Cordray participate in a National Novel Writing Month work session Nov. 14 at the ShorewoodTroy Public Library District.

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

Hours later, a spokesman for AFSCME Local 1028, representing more than 1,000 Will County employees, issued a press release announcing a portion of that strategy for the press: - 7:30 a.m. outside the health department (501 Ella Ave. in Joliet) and Our Sunny Hill Nursing union did Home (421 Doris Ave. everything in Joliet). AFSCME possible to Local 1028 president avoid this strike, but Dave Delrose will be available for county politicians have failed to meet interviews.

- 8:00 a.m. Monday, us halfway.”

- AFSCME Local 1028 Nov. 18, outside the president Dave Delrose courthouse (14 W Jefferson St. in Joliet).

- Other sites throughout the day …

And Will County officials issued their response Monday morning: “Will County Executive Larry Walsh assured residents that Will County government was open for business and ready to serve their needs despite a strike by the County’s union workforce represented by AFSCME Local 1028,” the press release said.“Executive Walsh and the Will County Board have been working for over 15 months to avert a work stoppage by the union, but could not reach an agreement.”

No thanks to the Will County Executive and the Will County Board,AFSCME’s release charged: “More than 1,000 frontline employees of Will See STRIKE, page 2

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STRIKE Continued from page 1 County are prepared to strike tomorrow (Monday) morning to achieve a fair union contract,” said their release. “Their union, AFSCME Local 1028, has done everything possible to avert a strike, but county executive Larry Walsh and the county board have refused to compromise. County workers want the same thing every working person wants, fair pay and health care we can afford,” AFSCME Local 1028 president Dave Delrose said.

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

Union officials say paying a

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

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

Union members had intended to strike Nov. 13, but both parties returned to the table that day and the next at the request of the mediator. Nothing came of those talks, lasting 12 hours until early morning each day.

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

“Striking is tough for us personally and will disrupt the services we provide, but there comes a time

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when everyone has to stand up for what’s right. We ask the public’s continued support.”

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

“I have said throughout these negotiations that a strike is not good for anyone; no one wins with a strike,” Walsh said in the released.“I was very disappointed to learn that AFSCME employees who claimed they too wanted to avoid a strike wore red stickers throughout all of our recent negotiation sessions that proudly proclaimed their readiness to strike,” said Walsh. “I had hoped they would have spent their time and energy on bringing a more realistic proposal on health care and wages to the bargaining table.”

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

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

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

AFSCME represents more than 1,200 employees in the county

Photos by John Patsch

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

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

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

Per Chief Judge Schoenstedt, all courtrooms will remain operational, and circuit clerk’s staff will be available based upon

the priorities set forth by the Chief Judge.

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

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

Village promotes leaf collection Village will continue to haul away dead leaves until end of November

By Stewart Warren For the Sentinel

Although the weather has been frosty lately, the village of Shorewood still will haul away dead leaves.

And they’ll keep doing it until the end of the month, Trustee Dan Anderson said during the Nov. 12 Village Board meeting.

He urged residents to rake them to the curb and pile them in rows so the leaf vacuuming machines could collect them easily.

In fact,the big trucks still might be cruising the neighborhoods in December.

“If people are still putting things out, we’ll still go,” Anderson said. “It all hinges on the weather. If it’s still nice and people are putting them out, we’ll go.”

But residents have just a few weeks more to leave other

landscape waste at the curb on garbage day. Waste Management will remove the branches and twigs through the end of November, and then the service is over until next year. Luckily, there’s still time left to tidy up.

Many people haven’t finished cleaning up their yards yet because the weather has mostly been mild.

“I was still pulling up my dead stuff Sunday,”Anderson said after the meeting.

When winter truly arrives, the leaf vacuuming trucks become snow plows. It’s a quick switch, Anderson said. A box is removed from the truck and the snow plow blade is installed.

Two of the plows were out on Veterans Day to remove the first light snow of the season, and they mostly concentrated on bridge decks and intersections, Anderson said.

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WRITE Continued from page 1 National Novel Writing Month is a non-profit organization that encourages creativity and charges everyday people with writing a 50,000-word novel during November. Writing begins Nov. 1 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30. More than 300,000 people are participating in the effort nationwide.

Will Savage, head of the library’s children’s department, said he learned of the writing initiative last year and considered implementing it at that time. But the planning didn’t get off the ground.

“I had the planning and the time to take care of it this year,” he said. “I’m excited about it because all the kids here really, really want to do it, and they’re all really excited about it.”

The library hosts the group of novel writers ages 6 through 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. It provides the kids with space, snacks and computers.

“They don’t have to be distracted by siblings or TV, it’s just writing time,” Savage

said. “We’ve found that programming once a week is really good to get kids in here. It’s enough to keep them interested, but no too much so they’re overwhelmed.”

While writing a novel is an admittedly daunting process, Savage said the children will benefit from the experience for the rest of their lives.

“You always hear reading and writing together,” he said.

“As a library, we always try to get kids to read, so this is the other half.”

Since Illinois schools’ common core teaching focuses highly on science, technology and math, Savage

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said the program also becomes a way to enhance a student’s language arts skills.

“I wanted to make sure our friend literature didn’t get left out,” he says.

In October, the group did a few pre-novel writing workshops to help with character creation and understanding of the parts of a novel. They also will continue to meet in December to edit and revise their work.

Once the novels are completed, Savage said he has plans to add them to the children’s department.

“We’ll actually have some published authors,” he said.

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Time to light up the holidays with festival, parade Celebration annually brings more than 25,000 people to Joliet’s City Center One of the area’s favorite holiday traditions, the Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade, will take place on Friday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in downtown Joliet.

Hosted by the University of St. Francis, with the Exchange Club of Joliet and Joliet City Center Partnership, and with additional sponsorships from BMO Harris Bank, First Community Financial Bank, Midland States Bank and Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, the celebration annually brings more than 25,000 people to Joliet’s City Center for the procession down Joliet’s historic Chicago Street.

USF’s new President Arvid Johnson and the Saints mascot, Bernie the Saint Bernard, will pair up for this year’s grand marshal duties.

Immediately before the parade at 5:15 p.m., Mayor Tom Giarrante and representatives of the Joliet City Council will join with new USF President Arvid Johnson, this year’s parade marshal, to light the city’s Christmas tree in Van Buren Plaza.

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Teddy Bear Tea at Rialto Square Theatre 9:30 a.m. and noon (15 E. Van Buren St.)

Reservations must be made in advance. Call Rialto Square Theatre Box Office at (815) 726-6600. Come enjoy the special brunch featuring foods, keepsake teddy bear and Santa too! $22.50 for adults, $17.50 for children 12 and under.

Children under 2 are free.

Joliet Historical Museum Free Day 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (204 N. Ottawa St.) Courtesy of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, enjoy activities and refreshments (available while supplies last) at the museum. Includes a live ice carving demonstration by Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts students at 10 a.m., kids’ craft activities in the lower level Caterpillar Auditorium from noon until 4 p.m., a performance by Joliet Central High School’s brass quintet at 1 p.m., a performance by Joliet Central’s orchestra quartet at 2 p.m. and “The Gnome Show” at 3 p.m.

Joliet Public Library’s Holiday Fun Day 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (150 N. Ottawa St.) Activities include free coloring page crafts (while supplies last) and “Story time with Santa” at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Bring your camera to take pictures with Santa! At 4:30 p.m.,

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Spectators gather in front of Rialto Square Theatre and the city’s Christmas tree for the 2012 Light Up the Holidays Parade. This year’s parade will take place on Friday, Nov. 29.

sing along with the library’s “Circulation Carolers” on the library’s Chicago Street steps.

Visit the Red Goose Bakery and Café 10 a.m. until the end of parade (56 N. Chicago St.) Hot chocolate and a full menu will be available. Red Goose Bakery and Café will also be kicking off their holiday movie series of holiday-themed movies every day starting the day of the festival and running through the holiday season.

Holiday Activities at the JJC Renaissance Center 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (214 N. Ottawa St.) The Joliet Junior College Renaissance Center will be hosting a “Brunch with Santa” from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. featuring favorite holiday foods for kids and adults alike. $14.95 for adults and $9.95 for children 10 and under. Contact Susan Stockwell for reservations at (815) 280-1404 or sstockwe@ jjc.edu. Reservations are not required but recommended-walk-ins are still welcome.

During the same hours, The Forest Preserve District of Will County staff will assist young visitors with three different holiday crafts at the “Fantastic Fun Fair!” Young ones can decorate a tote bag, create a

snowflake and embellish an ornament. The JJC Renaissance Center will also offer a “make your own cookie” booth at the fun fair while supplies last.

The Joliet Park District will coordinate a host of holiday games.

Visit the Joliet Route 66 Diner 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (22 W. Clinton St.) The Joliet Route 66 Diner invites everyone to celebrate the holidays! Children will have the opportunity to take pictures by the diner’s holiday tree and receive gifts from Santa. Restaurant hours on parade day are 5 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Festival of Trees at Rialto Square Theatre 2 - 5 p.m. (15 E. Van Buren St.) General Admission: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors (60+) and children 12 and under; children under 2 are free. Parade day will include a showing of “Arthur” (PG) at 3 p.m. (included in general admission fee). Visit www.rialtosquare.com for more information on the weeklong festival that begins Nov. 25.

Visit Chicken-N-Spice 3 - 6 p.m. (251 N. Chicago St.) Stop by Chicken-N-Spice from

3-6 p.m. for $1 hot chocolates, face painting, and a free holiday treat from Santa’s reindeer.

Restaurant hours on parade day are 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

“AdventAdventure” at First and Santa Cruz Lutheran Parish 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. (55 W. Benton St.) Enjoy free popcorn & hot cocoa, German chocolates and Mexican Pan Dulce. Begin the count-down-to-Christmas with an Advent Calendar and other make-it-and-take-it crafts. Help build Trees of Hope for the Blessing Bench Food Pantry with your donation of non-perishable foods. For more info call (815) 722-4800.

City Christmas Tree Lighting 5:15 p.m. (Van Buren Plaza, Downtown Joliet) Mayor Tom Giarrante, members of the Joliet City Council and new USF president Arvid Johnson (parade grand marshal!) will light the city’s beautiful Christmas tree.

Light Up the Holidays Parade 5:30 p.m. (Chicago St., Downtown Joliet) Get your spot along the streets See HOLIDAYS, page 5

Schools

JTHS partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters to create mentoring program that utilizes technology

By Alicia Fabbre For the Bugle

Joliet Township High Schools are tapping into technology, and Big Brothers Big Sisters provide mentors for their students.

High School officials Wednesday announced a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties to roll out a mentoring program that uses emails and technology to connect students with a volunteer mentor. The new program, dubbed “mentor 2.0,” will begin with next year’s sophomores.

The local BBBS agency is one of 12 nationally that will serve as pilot sites for the program next year. ExxonMobil already has signed as a sponsor for the Joliet program and plans to provide financial backing and volunteers to serve as mentors.The program was tested last year with Big Brothers Big Sisters Lonestar in Texas.

“The success is phenomenal,” Charles Pierson, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, said of the Texas program.

HOLIDAYS Continued from page 4 and settle in for a lighted parade of wonder and magic, featuring area bands, organizations, floats, and more. Don’t miss welcoming University of St. Francis’ new president Dr.Arvid Johnson as grand marshal, joined by “Bernie,” the Fighting Saints mascot!

Before and After Parade Enjoy a spectacular holiday fireworks display before and after the parade, launched from

I think it’s a good way to connect students with older people to counsel them.”

- Ariel Lopez, a freshman at Joliet West High School

Organizers noted that the program’s use of technology helps make it more accessible to teens and easier for busy professionals to get involved.

Volunteer and student will be able to log into a secure site, complete a selected reading or assignment and discuss via e-mail.

Group activities for mentors and their students are planned through Big Brothers/Big Sisters once every four to six weeks.

One of the benefits of the programs is that volunteers don’t feel overwhelmed by time commitments because they can respond to their student from work or in the evening.

Organizers also hope the use of technology makes the program appealing to students.

“We’re going to reach youth where they are comfortable,” said Lisa Morel Las, Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.

the Rialto Theatre building. All spectators should be able to see them from their paradeviewing spots.

For more information on the Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade, call (877) 4-JOLIET or visit www.jolietdowntown. com or www.visitjoliet.org. To learn more about University of St. Francis, which serves 3,400 students nationwide with undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in arts and science, business, education, nursing, health care and social work, call (800) 735-7500 or visit www.stfrancis.edu.

Joliet Township High School District 204 officials plan to launch the program next year with 50 students at each of the district’s two high schools.

Students will be paired with a mentor who will work with them through their freshman year in high school.

Students and school officials were hopeful the program would help guide students through high school and as they consider different options after high school.

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Cheryl McCarthy, superintendent of Joliet Township High School District 204, discusses the benefits of a new mentoring program that will start next year with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters Will and Grundy Counties.

people to counsel them,” said Ariel Lopez, a freshman at Joliet West High School.

For Joliet West freshman Daiyana Young, her interest in potential careers changes regularly. Having someone in a field that she is interested in could help guide her, she said.

“They can steer me in the right direction,” she said.

Joliet Township High School District 204 offers five“academies” that focus on different areas of study for students. District 204 Superintendent Cheryl McCarthy anticipated that students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math academy likely would be the first students to be matched with volunteer

mentors.

As volunteers in other fields are found students in other academies – Health/ Science, Arts/Communication, Human Services and Business Information Systems – would be matched with mentors.

Eventually, McCarthy and Las hope to have each of the district’s 6,000 students matched with a mentor.

This program is bringing reality to a strategic plan that the community wrote about 3 ½ years ago, McCarthy said, noting one of the district s long-term goals was to have a volunteer mentor for each student. It is exactly aligned to what that vision is.

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

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Dale P. Leonard, 35, 135 Third St., Manhattan, was arrested at 2:41 p.m. Nov. 8 at 2524 W. Jefferson for Theft.

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Rachael E. Virgin, 31, 914 N. Raynor, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 8 in the 1200 block of Oregon for Dog Running at Large.

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Hakeem M. Jones, 21, 352 Wilcox, was arrested at 12:06 p.m. Nov. 8 at 209 Sherman for Residential Burglary And Resisting/Obstructing a P.O.

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Darius G. Kane, 24, 909 Juniper, was arrested at 9:46 a.m. Nov. 8 at 412 Hickory for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Obstructing a P.O. and Criminal Trespass to Real Property.

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Denzel A. Leslie, 18, 1809 Vernon Ave., was arrested at 6:10 p.m. Nov. 8 at Infantry and Eagle for Felony Reckless Driving.

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Miles N. Dawson, 21, 541 N. Bluff, was arrested at 11 p.m. Nov. 8 at Washington and Desplaines for Possession W/ Intent to Del Cannabis -More Than 2.5 Grams Less Than 10 Grams.

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Macie J. Zahora, 18, 69 Kentland Drive,Romeoville, was arrested at 3:23 p.m. Nov. 9 at 3340 Mall Loop Drive for Theft.

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Felon, Aggravated Unlaw Use OF Weapon, Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

James E. Askew, 57, 611 E. Cass, was arrested at 5:16 p.m. Nov. 9 at New and York for Battery.

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Bobby J. Robinson Jr., 32, 923 Fisk Ave., was arrested at 11:05 a.m. Nov. 9 at that address for Domestic Battery, Aggravated Assault and Criminal Damage To Property.

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Esmeralda Terrazas-Carrera, 21, 1355 Elgin Ave., was arrested at 8:52 a.m. Nov. 9 at 20 S. Chicago for Obstructing Identification.

Todd A. Berry, 50, 3317 Montclair Court, Lockport, was arrested at 12:02 p.m. Nov. 9 at 3313 Montclair for Dog Running At Large.

Barbara L. Meyers, 45, 2208 Mayfield Ave., was arrested at 2:42 p.m. Nov. 9 at 2901 W. Jefferson for Felony Retail Theft.

Jennifer P. Jordan, 34, 405 Bellarmine Drive, W, was arrested at 8:14 p.m. Nov. 9 at that address for Domestic Battery.

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H. Rouser, 47, 1216 11 Donald Gould, was arrested at 6:48 a.m. Nov. 9 at 611 E. Cass for Felony Retail Theft.

Terrance A. Jones, 49, 3616 Indian Springs Road, Laurel, Miss., was arrested at 1:10 p.m.

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Ana Regis, 32, 1025 Belle Ave., was arrested at 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at 212 Casseday for Criminal Trespass to Residence and Battery.

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Matthew F.R. Adams, 20, 2207 Spencer Road, was arrested at 10:46 p.m. Nov. 10 at 1014 E. Washington for Criminal Damage To Property, Criminal Trespass to Real Property and Theft.

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Ilario Silva, 34, 422 Ohio, was arrested at 9:59 p.m.

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R. Cervantes, 23, 21 Edwin 809 Wilcox, was arrested at 6:55 p.m. Nov. 11 at 2424 W. Jefferson for Theft.

Cosic, 36, 2112 22 Nikola Alpine Way, Plainfield, was arrested at 11:44 p.m. Nov. 11 at that address for Loud/ Unnecessary Noise.

M. Chester, 22, 436 23 Mario W. 103 Place, Chicago, was arrested at 8:08 p.m. Nov. 11 at 358 N. Broadway for Criminal Trespass to Real Property.

Christopher Hernandez, 21, 120 Luana Road, was arrested at 1:22 a.m. Nov. 9 at 1309 Justice Lake for Obstructing a P.O. and Resisting a P.O.

D. Hinton, 27, 604 24 Malcom 2nd Ave., was arrested at 2:46 p.m. Nov. 12 at 1003 Lois Place for Liquor on Public Way.

Eugenio Gonzalez, 41, 1306 Sterling Ave., was arrested at 8:01 p.m. Nov. 10 at 741 N. Collins for Criminal Trespass to Real Property.

Kaneisha A. Kemp, 27, 1825 Arbor Lane, Crest Hill, was arrested at 6:01 p.m. Nov. 12 at 1537 N. Larkin for Unattended Children in M.V.

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Nakisha L. Perryman, 33, 1311 W. Jefferson, was arrested at 9:01 p.m. Nov. 12 at Campbell and Midland for Forgery.

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Jimmie D.Taborn, 47, 209 N. Center, was arrested at 9:05 p.m. Nov. 12 at 209 N. Center for three counts of Manu/Del of Controlled Substance.

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Hiram Medina Quendo, 24, 616 Vine, was arrested at 9:36 p.m. Nov. 12 at that address for Aggravated Domestic Battery.

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Brandon M. Wojtak, 21, 608 Vista Lane, was arrested at 11:05 p.m. Nov. 12 at that address on a complaint warrant for Theft.

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Jake R. Farmer, 20, 1319 Ingalls Ave., was arrested at 9:37 p.m. Nov. 12 at 4th and Eastern for Possession of Cannabis.

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Newt C. Fair, 24, 6640 S. Langley, Chicago, was arrested at 11:08 a.m. Nov. 14 at 22 E. Clinton for Domestic Battery, Unlaw Use Of Weapon, Unlawful Use of Weapon by Felon and Possession of Stolen Firearm.

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From the library …

The Board of Trustees of the Shorewood-Troy Public Library recently contracted with Tria Architecture to do a facility assessment of our building, 650 Deerwood Drive.

The purpose of the assessment was to see what parts of the building needed to be fixed and/or replaced, so that we could keep the building running.

The assessment will also allow us to do long-term planning and budgeting.

The assessment was recently conducted and presented to the board at their Nov 14 board meeting.

Unfortunately, it shows that the library building is in need of major repairs over the next one to two years.

Repairs that need to be conducted include repairs to a fire escape ($11,000) and repairs to our 29-year-old heating and air conditioning system (about $15,000 now, an

additional $31,000 within the next two years).

The biggest expense will be a full replacement of our twostory picture window.

The window does not support any of the building’s weight, but it does have to support its own weight.

The framing system is not built sufficiently to do that.

As the building has aged, the frame has become warped and is not going to be safe for much longer.

The board is currently investigating whether the window should be replaced with brick, with large picture windows in the brick.

A brick replacement of the window is the cheaper option and would avoid warping in the future.

We estimate that this repair could cost between $40,000 and $50,000.

If the board decides to do a full window replacement with

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the correct framing system, it will be about $100,000 to repair.

The cost of these repairs will mean that there will be fewer dollars available to purchase materials, run programs, and update our technology.

The board is considering fundraising options to assist with the repair of the window.

The library invites you to attend a Friends of the Library meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m., so that you can learn how you can help your library!

The Board would like to hear your comments as well – you can email the board members at trustee@ shorewoodtroylibrary.org or reach our Library Director at jmills@shorewoodtroylibrary. org.

The architects’ full report can be viewed online at our website: www.shorewood.lib. il.us.

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News

Mental health first aid training offered MHFA is an interactive public education program that helps people from all walks of life to identify Do you work with the public?

Have you ever felt the frustration of trying to understand the mental condition of someone who is behaving differently than expected?

This is just the kind of situation that Mental Health

First Aid training can prepare you to understand. MHFA is an interactive public education program that helps people from all walks of life to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.

Those who take the 8-hour certification course learn a 5-step action plan to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

MHFA will be held 8 a.m. to noon, December 3-4, at the Minooka Fire Station, 7901 E. Minooka Road, in the training room.

To register, contact Barry Groesch at 630-6465154 or bgroesch@edward. org. There is a $25 fee, which

covers the cost of books, materials and eight hours of certification contact hours for CNE, IAODAPCA, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC and CPDU. In order to receive certification, participants must complete both half-day sessions.

The training is conducted by Linden Oaks at Edward Hospital and is hosted by the Minooka Fire Protection District, Three Rivers Public Library District, and the Behavioral Health Alliance (BHA) of Grundy County.

The BHA is a network of individuals and organizations concerned about behavioral health issues in Grundy County.

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MHFA First Aid Training seminar

When?

8 a.m. to noon, December 3-4

where?

Minooka Fire Station, 7901 E. Minooka Road

There is a $25 fee, which covers the cost of books, materials and eight hours of certification contact hours.

cost?

To register, contact Barry Groesch at 630-646-5154 or bgroesch@edward. org.

the BHA, contact Devan at 815941-0852 or bhagrundy@gmail. com. BHA also has a Facebook page and website, www. bhagrundycounty.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Think before you act.

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

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

Don’t be intimidated by power and money in the week ahead. You won’t fear something if you learn more about it. Embrace your passions and let them guide you to success by being persistent.

In the coming week, you may be pressured to keep on track with finances. Because you may be distracted by personal matters you could overlook fine print.

Keep your head in the midst of a family crisis.

You could be blind to kindness when you should be kind to the blind. In the upcoming week, when looking both ways before crossing the street you should also look out for others who need assistance.

Have faith in your abilities. In the week to come, other people will give you the benefit of the doubt, which will bolster your confidence. Remain skeptical of opinions that are presented as facts.

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Two-point conversion dooms JCA

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

It has been said over the years that football is a game of inches.

Never has that been more true than Saturday, Nov. 16 when JCA fell 22-21 to top-ranked Montini in the Class 5A IHSA playoffs.

Leading 21-14, three Hilltopper defenders had a chance at knocking down a pass from Alex Willis, but were only able to tip it as it fell right into the hands of Montini receiver Stephen Dennis for a 29-yard with 4:11 remaining in the fourth quarter. Nile Sykes, one of the top linebacker recruits in the state, ran in the 2-point conversion to give the Broncos the win.

“In such a great game we played, it was a flukey play that ended it,” said JCA coach Dan Sharp. “(Montini) is one of the best teams personnel wise that we have ever played. You look back at some of the Mt. Carmel teams back in the day, but this team had some big time, big

time Division I players and in the end, they made the play. I don’t remember any teams that had this many big time players and I thought our kids hung in there really well. We knew they would go for two.When you put Sykes in the backfield, you might need 15 guys to bring him down.

“It is heartbreaking because I don’t think our kids could have worked any harder than they worked this week or could have played any harder in the game and never gave up. This does not reflect the effort and attitude of these guys, I am so proud of these guys.”

“Montini just finds ways to win,” said senior running back Mike Ivlow. “I think I’m going to have nightmares about No. 9 (Sykes) scoring on those twopoint conversions the rest of my life.”

Ivlow got things started for the Hilltoppers with a sevenyard score on the game’s first See JCA, page 12

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JCA’s Jalen Hansel (61) blocks for Mike Ivlow,who ran for 245 yards and three touchdowns in JCA’s 22-21 loss to Montini.

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Sports JCA Continued from page 11 possession with 3:34 left in the first quarter to put JCA ahead 7-0.

The Broncos answered on the final play of the first quarter, but the PAT was blocked, making the score 7-6 after one.

Montini took a 14-7 lead when Sykes blasted in a score with 5:10 left in the third quarter and the Broncos converted a 2-point try.

Ivlow then posted a 14-yard TD in the closing minute and a 47-yarder on the next drive to give JCA the 21-14 lead.

The Hillmen would stop Montini on the first possession after Ivlow’s third TD, but went three-and-out after failing to convert a third-and-one.

“We needed to get a couple of first downs after we held them

on downs the prior drive and we couldn’t do it,” Sharp said.“When they decided that they wanted to bring all their big guys, it made it difficult for us. We had a difficult time running the ball in our short yardage situations.When we were third-and-one, that was the most difficult down we had because they put everyone at the line of scrimmage and it was a tough day to put the ball in the air when we needed to keep the clock running.”

Ivlow finished the game with 36 carries for 245 yards and three TDs. He ended this season with 2,605 yards, 24 yards shy of Ty Isaac’s single season JCA record.

Ivlow’s 217.1 yards per game average is the best per game average by a JCA running back.

Although he will suit up in college next season, Ivlow said he will miss his two years at JCA. “I am going to miss playing with

Jalen Hansel, JB Butler, Zach Rezin, Jordan Jones and Nick Chavez.

Those are my best friends and I hope to have that bond forever with these guys,” he said. “It was the people who took me in after I transferred in from Minooka that I will never forget. I am going to miss the little things like doing sprints at the stadium in full pads trying to lose weight.”

Sharp, too, said he will miss this group of Hillmen.

“It was a special season. It was one of the most wonderful times I have ever had coaching a group of guys. We had great senior leadership. I think of them like my sons and I know they hurt and I hurt for them,” he said.

“One game and one point does not define our season. We had a tremendous, very special season and these guys should be proud of what they accomplished.” mark@buglenewspapers.com

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JCA has rare rebuilding season

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

For the Joliet Catholic Academy girls volleyball team, a rebuilding season is a rarity, but this season was the closest thing in a while.

The Angels (23-15) fell 25-10, 25-18 to eventual Class 3A state champion St. Francis in the Coal City Sectional semifinal Nov. 5.

“We would have liked to have come in here and played a little better and had a better showing than we did,” said JCA coach Chris Scheibe. “We tried to take all the pressure off us and tell them all the pressure was on them and that we should just go out and have fun, but I don’t think they had any fun.

We didn’t have the season we had wanted all season long.”

The Angels had only three seniors on the team and only two with varsity experience, giving them a young squad to say the least.

“We were a young team, but do I think we could have done better?

Yes. Did we show moments of brilliance and moments of what we could be next year? I think we showed flashes of that,” Scheibe said.

Those seniors, Julia Shemaitis, Miranda Rodriguez and Angela Vera had to be more leaders than just players this year. “(This year) really helped with my leadership skills and I hope I left a good impression on the underclassmen. I am so unbelievably proud of this whole team and I love everyone on this team,” Shemaitis said. “These kids grew so much during this year.

Their determination grew so much and I was so happy that I got to watch them grow and I hope I was a good role model for them.”

Scheibe was happy with her senior leaders.

“Julia was the one who was on the floor for us the most this year. She was the only senior who played all six rotations. She ended up having a great year,” Scheibe said. “Angela had moments of brilliance and Miranda came back and showed a lot of integrity this year earning a starting spot after being cut last year.They are a great group of girls that we are going to miss.”

Senior Paige Kovalcik was on the team, but injured all year.

The underclassmen this season understood what they had to do See JCA, page 15

Mark Gregory/Bugle Staff

Mary Murphy will be one of the leaders for JCA next year.

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Locals enjoying success at Lewis

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It is awesome,” Vertin said Steve Woltmann/Lewis University

See LOCALS, page 15

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

Sports LOCALS Continued from page 14 of playing with so many local players.“It shows the way were prepared by our high schools and clubs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

JCA Continued from page 13 to get ready for next season.

“We were all inexperienced for the most part. We just went out and gave it everything we had and tried not to play so nervous,” said junior Mary Murphy. “We came

here and friends are here, so it is a great support system.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Her as a person, not only as

a player is huge,” Davito said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a long way. When we started, we didn’t click very well, but we came a long way. It was a roller coaster all season and there were rough patches everywhere, but at the end of the year, we really came together.We will be ready for next year.”

And Scheibe said next year the Angels could be back to their

dominant ways.

“It is a strong junior class and they have a helluva good class coming up to join them so tryouts are going to be brutal next year,” she said.“It won’t be an easy road, but I think we will have more experience and be able to play better all year.”

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

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FOOTBALL

Passing Anthony DiNardo, Joliet West Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West Cole Kotopka, Plainfield East Kelvin Jones, Romeoville Kody Voda, Plainfield South Jake Czerniakowski, Minooka Matt Gurke, Plainfield Central Rushing Josh Harris, Plainfield South Chris James, Notre Dame Jordan Brown, Joliet West Jake Mayon, Plainfield East Christian Lopez, Maine East Nate Gunn, Minooka Alec Arvanitakis, Downers South

1,898 1,867 1,596 1,537 1,164 1,099 635 1,814 1,734 1,021 1,001 866 860 851

Gill Whitaker, Romeoville Jaden Huff, Bolingbrook Miguel Ford, Romeoville Javed Lukovic, Maine East Quincy Woods, Bolingbrook Kody Voda, Plainfield South Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West Mike Valentine, Bolingbrook Brandon Costantino, Niles West Dom Sterr, Plainfield Central Receiving Charles Hunter, Romeoville Javon Turner, Downers South Niko Messino, Joliet West Ronald Banner Pat Cravens, Notre Dame Shederick Majors, Plainfield East

817 814 802 722 676 605 615 504 448 428 923 903 879 582 478 469

Anthony Woods, Plainfield South Anthony Corrado, Minooka Brandon Rivera, Plainfield East Josh Harris, Plainfield South Quran Spillman, Niles West Zach Zamora, Minooka Andrew Mihulet, Niles West Chris Mack, Plainfield North Mozell Hargrays, Plainfield East Manuel Nartey, Romeoville Anthony Mack, Minooka Total TDs (non passing) Josh Harris, Plainfield South Chris James, Notre Dame Jordan Brown, Joliet West Nate Gunn, Minooka Charles Hunter, Romeoville Christian Lopez, Maine East Andrew Mihulet, Niles West Jaden Huff, Bolingbrook Mike Valentine, Bolingbrook Jake Mayon, Plainfield East Alec Arvanitakis, Downers South Javon Turner, Downers South Niko Messino, Joliet West Miguel Ford, Romeoville Kody Voda, Plainfield South Quincy Woods, Bolingbrook Pat Cravens, Notre Dame Dom Sterr, Plainfield Central Passing TDs Anthony DiNardo, Joliet West Kelvin Jones, Romeoville Tommy Galanopolous, Niles West Cole Kotopka, Plainfield East Kody Voda, Plainfield South Jake Czerniakowski, Minooka Tackles Danny Sacracco, Plainfield South Clifton Garrett, Plainfield South Isaac Reinemann, Niles West Tuf Borland, Bolingbrook Mason Matesevic, Plainfield South Zack Tuzak, Plainfield South Jeffrey Klank, Minooka Adam Pignato, Niles West Nick Johnson, Niles West Kevin Coppin, Lisle Marty McGrail, Plainfield North Anthony Love, Romeoville CJ Clark, Bolingbrook George Corey, Maine East Woody Corey, Maine East Dan Proano, Notre Dame

447 393 384 350 327 297 291 282 279 276 273 26 21 14 14 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 6 20 18 14 11 10 8 144 139 114 101 93 89 89 87 87 84 83 80 75 74 74 73

Axel Gonzalez, Plainfield South Sacks Anthony Love, Romeoville Julian Huff, Bolingbrook Daniel Jackson, Plainfield East Caleb Rogers-Purham, Romeoville Eli Carbajal, Bolingbrook Oscar Plascencia, Romeoville Shane Murray, Lisle Mark Tomac-Geers INT Andrew Mihulet, Niles West Jordan Dobyne, Plainfield East Omar Salazar, Plainfield East Joe Colon, Plainfield South Jacob Huff, Bolingbrook Zack Tuzak, Plainfield South Parrker Westphal, Bolingbrook Jack O’Connor, Plainfield North Donte Hartsfield, Plainfield East Charles Hunter, Romeoville Mark Hammond, Romeoville AJ Simpson, Lisle

VOLLEYBALL

70 7 7 6 5 5 3.5 3 3 12 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

Aces Kate Federico, Plainfield North 68 Natalie Yard, Minooka 45 Dakota Santore, Plainfield North 44 Grace Larson, Downers North 44 Mary Murphy, JCA 42 Jessica Karalow, Minooka 40 MacKenzi Wasowicz, Lockport 40 Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport 39 Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central 39 Katherine Mahlke, Downers North 36 Kacie Simkins, Niles West 34 Eleni Balourdos, Niles West 34 Assists Kate Federico, Plainfield North 1,090 Stephanie Sinnappan, Benet 868 Mary Helen Beacom, Downers North 751 Mary Murphy, JCA 555 Sarah Hua-Pham, Maine East 543 Eleni Balourdos, Niles West 483 Kelly Clucas, Minooka 352 Megan Bauer, Minooka 295 Olivia Witsaman, Lockport 275 Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central 255 Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport 250 Blocks Rachael Fara, Benet 132 Jessica Karalow, Minooka 83 Maddie Naal, JCA 67 Brenna Perinar, Minooka 62

Ashley Shook, Plainfield Central Niki Ahlstrand, Maine East Meredith Friscia, Lockport MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East Cynthia Ley, Minooka Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central Amber Stefanski, Lockport Kaitlyn Fisher, Plainfield North Alexis Martinez, Niles West Olivia Rusek, Niles West Lauren Brennan, Resurrection Stephanie Sinnappan, Benet Krissa Gearring, Bolingbrook Keiann Williams, Niles West Katherine Mahlke, Downers North Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport Kills Krissa Gearring, Bolingbrook Olivia Rusek, Niles West Dakota Santore, Plainfield North Katherine Mahlke, Downers North MacKenzi Welsh, Plainfield East Elizabeth Hyland, Plainfield Central Skyler Day, Minooka Allie Lindroth, Plainfield North Julia Shemaitis, JCA Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport Rachael Fara, Benet Hannah Farley, Maine East Ginger Perinar, Minooka Madeline Grimm, JCA Grace Larson, Downers North Kaitlyn Fisher, Plainfield North Digs Caroline Wolfe, Benet Lindsey Visvardis, Lockport Lauren Piszkiewicz, Resurrection Mallory Krzysciak, JCA Natalie Yard, Minooka Kacie Simkins, Niles West Olivia Rusek, Niles West Dakota Santore, Plainfield North Katherine Mahlke, Downers North Allie Lindroth, Plainfield North Kayla Pfeiffer, Lockport Grace Larson, Downers North Rachel Weis, Lockport Olivia Witsaman, Lockport Mary Helen Beacom, Downers North

SOCCER

Goals Kyle Hendzel, Lisle Ryan Olans, Plainfield East Logan Wright, Plainfield North Austin Collier, Plainfield North Jon Harmon, Lisle Austin Hansen, Plainfield North Mumen Hussein, Maine East Giacomo Raimondi, Minooka Jesus Gutierrez, Joliet West Luis Loya, Bolingbrook Hugo Lopez, Bolingbrook Matt Dlugopolski, Minooka Dino Tijanic, Maine East Wilson Noriega, Maine East Lorenzo Reyes, JCA Matt Coronado, Maine East Tommy Paige, JCA Mike Flores, Downers South Jario Jacobo, Joliet West Jordan Pawlicki, Downers South JP Arriaga, Plainfield East Assists Kyle Hendzel, Lisle Garrett Gathman, Plainfield North Tyler Petprachan, Plainfield North Logan Wright, Plainfield North Hugo Lopez, Bolingbrook Bobby Dickey, Lisle Mike Flores, Downers South Dino Tijanic, Maine East Ryan Olans, Plainfield East

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

By Mark Gregory Sports Reporter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sullivan was looking to get

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo courtesy of Pat Sullivan

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

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

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

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

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

The book has been out since

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

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

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News Briefs Big Run Wolf Ranch Family Day Big Run Wolf Ranch will hold a Family Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 30, at the ranch, 14857 Farrell Road, Lockport.

Admission is $5. Bring the family to meet the animals.

There will be a bonfire, hot dogs and hot chocolate, as well as clothing, jewelry, raffles and music.

Seasonal Passes and Adoptions are Available. Schedule camping, birthday parties and field trips.

Parking will be at the ranch on this day.

For more information, visit www.bigrunwolfranch.org.

Hands of Hope offers free turkey dinner, entertainment Hands of Hope Illinois will be offering a free public dinner from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at their Joliet headquarters, 530 Oak Leaf Court, behind the post office off McDonough Street.

There will be turkey and all the fixins, as well as free clothes and medical equipment, such as crutches, walkers, etc.

Also featured will be a variety

of entertainment, including the Circus Boy, as seen on The Tonight Show and David Letterman.

Doors open at 10 a.m. that day. For more information, call 630-886-1553, or visit www. handsofhope4u.org.

Rockdale Lions 4th annual Breakfast with Santa /Raffle Rockdale Lions Club 4th annual “Breakfast with Santa / Raffle” will be held from 8 a.m.

-1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the American Legion Harwood Post #5, 705 S. Larkin Ave., Rockdale.

Adult plate at $7 includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy and a beverage. Child’s plate for kids 12 and under at $5 offers pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and a beverage.Vendors will be selling gifts and Christmas items, and there will be 50/50 and vendor prize raffles. Pictures with Santa and/or Mrs. Claus are $3.

Vendor spaces still available.

Call Lion Linda 815-263-0887 for info. For advance tickets, call Lion Linda, or Lion Wayne 708341-4433 or the Rockdale Lions Club 815-729-3201. Tickets also available at the door.

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Body language is much more eloquent than words Q. Over the last year, I have been repeatedly surprised by the hidden agendas of my boss, coworkers and clients. They say one thing and then do another. I do listen carefully to what people say. How can I figure out what is really going on without being psychic?

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

There are two brain levels that influence how people act. The first, our rational mind, is who we think we are. The selection of words is made by our rational mind. The second, and far more powerful level,is our unconscious mind.Our unconscious influences our body language and tone of voice.

The most difficult part of understanding human beings is

that we all are relatively unaware of our unconscious mind. Other people often attempt to give us feedback that we sounded angry, or appeared hurt, but mostly we will deny this information.

However, these subterranean emotional currents that flow through our unconscious mind are the prime drivers behind our behavior.

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

We may explain that we didn’t want to publicly embarrass our controlling boss; we corrected him in public because we were being accurate. We have a million ways to avoid acknowledging that we actually were mad, sad or scared, because these unconscious emotional reactions seem immature.

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

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

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

So how can we listen when the body talks without getting in trouble? Start by pretending people don’t mean what they say and watch their body language and tone of voice like a hawk.

Don’t confront anyone with your new amazing insights about their unconscious. Do proceed by using the information you just gathered to see others’ hidden agendas and real goals.

Also pay close attention to what people around you tell you about your unconscious communication. Rather than getting annoyed next time

We tend to be good at rationalizing our unconscious behavior. For instance, we say we didn’t want to scold a coworker; we just wanted to be helpful. someone says you looked or sounded upset, contemplate this person may be picking up your nonverbal communication. We can get to know our unconscious if we stop defending who we think we are and start listening to how others experience us.

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

Q. I sacrifice a lot to do an amazing job at work, and I’m not seeing any rewards. Don’t companies reward the employees

who work the most and do the best job?

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

(Daneen Skube, Ph.D., executive coach, trainer, therapist and speaker, also appears as the FOX Channel’s “Workplace Guru” each Monday morning. She’s the author of “Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything” (Hay House, 2006).

You can contact Dr. Skube at www. interpersonaledge.com or 1420 NW Gilman Blvd., #2845, Issaquah, WA 98027. Sorry, no personal replies.)

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Seniors RETIRE SMART

Stressed-out family caregivers also need care, personal time

By Jill Schlesinger Tribune Content Agency

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

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

1. Create and maintain notes for the patient

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

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

My sister and I alternated the note-taking role and maintained a lengthy document,

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

2. Take off a day from time to time

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

3. Communicate with each other

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

4. Ask for help from friends

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

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

the burden of having to be on the phone constantly.

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

5. Use the medical community

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

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

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