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Joliet Fire Three charged with murder, arson in fire SEE PAGE 5
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TROY TOWNSHIP
Board of Trustees fill vacant seat Bryan Kopman to serve out the remainder of the late Don Walden’s term BY MEGANN HORSTEAD For the Bugle @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com
Bryan Kopman is excited to bring his experience and perspective to the Troy Township board. The Shorewood resident was recently appointed to the Troy Township board to serve out the remainder of the late Don Walden’s term. “I’m honored by the appointment, the trust, the confidence shown by [Township Supervisor Joe] Baltz and the trustees,” Kopman said. “It’s bittersweet.” Kopman, attorney employed by Kavanagh Grumley & Gorbold, is graduate of Northwestern University and University of Notre Dame School of Law, is a lifelong resident of Will County and was a former Troy Township Planning Commission chairman. Kopman said he hopes he can step in and assume what would’ve been Walden’s role to the best of his ability. “Those are big shoes to fill,” the Shorewood resident said. “He was a very giving public servant.” Baltz said with Kopman on board, Troy Township found an ideal candidate to assume the role. “He was No. 1 in my mind to replace Troy Township Trustee Don Walden,” he said. Baltz said the Township couldn’t hold off its decision to appoint another trustee to serve for long. The Township had 60 days from the date in which the vacancy was reported to appoint a replacement and subsequently the trustees approved the seating of a new member in a unanimous vote. The trustees will have a number of different decisions to make as the business of the board progresses in the coming months, including a levy, budget
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adoption, improvements to the Troy Township parking lot. Baltz said he thinks Kopman is ready to begin the work of Troy Township Board. Kopman said if he had to pinpoint why Troy Township decided to appoint him, it comes down to several key factors. “I would have to emphasize how I am a Will County resident,” he said. “I grew up in Peotone. I lived and worked on a farm. I’ve lived in Troy Township since 2000. I’ve served in many capacities through civic organizations. I have a lot of experience that gives me a feeling for the community’s needs, and I can bring a wide array of experience to the job.” Kopman credits his upbringing for helping him to find and follow his path in life. “It had always been instilled in me by family to giveback,” he said. “I’ve blessed in my personal and professional life. It’s important to giveback. When I got out of law school and got situated, I felt a need to get involved. Serving as a Troy Township trustee is a good way to do that.” Kopman said he is excited to have the opportunity to work with the other members of the board to handle the board’s business. “Having practiced as an attorney in Will County, I bring a new perspective that’s not there on the board,” he said. “No one else is a lawyer. [Having my] perspective along with the perspectives of the other people on the board, that sets us to best serve Troy Township and its residents.” Kopman said he is ready to work for the residents of Troy Township. “Troy Township has an excellent history of providing an array of services to residents and in doing so in a fiscally conservative way,” he said. “It has a great track record of not wasting taxpayer dollars and getting the most mileage out of them. Kopman said he thinks the board’s biggest challenges moving forward come down to one main factor.
Nancy Schultz Voots announces retirement Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots is announcing she will not seek re-election in the March 2018 primary. She plans to retire at the end of her current 4-year term effective December 2018. “It’s a bittersweet decision since I truly love my job leading the Clerk’s office. I started working in the office as a senior in high school back in 1975. Since then I administered or helped administer, every federal, state, and local election in Will County for more than forty years. I am proud of the many accomplishments my staff and I achieved over the years as we’ve exceeded all my expectations. I’m especially proud of implementing a new optical scan election system with equipment for the disabled allowing them to vote independently for the first time.” “I’ve had two loves in my life, my family and my career in the County Clerk’s office and now it’s time to put my family first. Deciding to re-
WILL COUNTY CLERK NANCY SCHULTZ VOOTS
tire was made easier after my husband Steve retired as IT Manager at Caterpillar last year. I made my final decision in May after the birth of our granddaughter Ivanna Belle, as our only son and his wife live in Minnesota. I’ve been a fulltime
County Clerk for many years and now it’s time for me to be a full time grandmother there too. I’ve had a good run, but life is just too short.” “Finally I’d like to thank my excellent, dedicated, and hardworking staff in the County Clerk’s office. Together we’ve always made it a top priority to treat the public with great service and respect.” For those interested in running in the 2018 election primary the first day to circulate petitions is Sept 5, 2017. Filing is November 27 though December 4. Please visit the Will County Clerk’s web site at thewillcountyclerk.com for other election related information.
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BY ROBERT C. KOEHLER TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY The United States boycotted the U.N. negotiations to ban - everywhere across Planet Earth - nuclear weapons. So did eight other countries. Guess which ones? The international debate over this historic treaty, which became reality a week ago by a margin of 122 to 1, revealed how deeply split the nations of the world are - not by borders or language or religion or political ideology or control of wealth, but by possession of nuclear weapons and the accompanying belief in their absolute necessity for national security, despite the absolute insecurity they inflict on the whole planet. Armed equals scared. (And scared equals profitable.) The nine nations in question, of course, are the nuclear-armed ones: the U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain, France, India, Pakistan, Israel and . . . what was that other one? Oh yeah, North Korea. Bizarrely, these countries and their short-sighted “interests” are all on the same side, even though each one’s possession of nuclear weapons justifies the others’ possession of nuclear weapons. None of these countries took part in the discussion of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, even to oppose it, seeming to indicate that a nuke-free world isn’t anywhere in their vision. As Robert Dodge of Physicians for Social Responsibility wrote: “They have remained oblivious and hostage themselves to this mythological deterrence argument that has been the principal driver of the arms race since its inception, including the current new arms race initiated by the United States with a proposal to spend $1 trillion in the next three decades to rebuild our nuclear arsenals.” Among the nations - the rest of the planet - that did participate in the creation of the treaty, the single vote against it was cast by the Netherlands, which, coincidentally, has stored U.S. nuclear weapons on its territory since the Cold War era, to the befuddlement even of its own leaders. (“I think they are an absolutely pointless part of a tradition in military thinking,” former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers has said.)
BY ROBERT C. KOEHLER TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
The treaty reads, in part: “. . .each State Party that owns, possesses or controls nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices shall immediately remove them from operational status and destroy them, as soon as possible . . .” This is serious. I have no doubt that something historic has happened: A wish, a hope, a determination the size of humanity itself has found international language. “Prolonged applause broke out as the president of the negotiating conference, Costa Rican ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez, gaveled through the landmark accord,” according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “’We have managed to sow the first seeds of a world free of nuclear weapons,’ she said.” But nonetheless, I feel a sense of cynicism and hopelessness activated as well. Does this treaty sew any real seeds, that is to say, does it put nuclear disarmament into motion in the real world, or are her words just another pretty metaphor? And are metaphors all we get? Nikki Haley, the Trump administration’s U.N. ambassador, said last March, according to CNN, as she announced that the U.S. would boycott the talks, that as a mom and daughter, “There is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons.” How nice. “But,” she said, “we have to be realistic.” In years gone by, the diplomat’s finger would then have pointed to the Russians (or the Soviets) or the Chinese. But Haley said: “Is there anyone that believes that North Korea would agree to a ban on nuclear weapons?” So this is the “realism” that is presently justifying America’s grip on its nearly 7,000 nuclear weapons, along with its trillion-dollar modernization program: tiny North Korea, our enemy du jour, which, as we all know, just tested a ballistic missile and is portrayed in the U.S. media as a wildly irrational little nation with a world-conquest agenda and no legitimate concern about its own security. So, sorry Mom, sorry kids, we have no choice. The point being, any enemy will do. The realism Haley was summoning was
economic and political in nature far more than it had anything to do with real national security - which would have to acknowledge the legitimacy of a planetary concern about nuclear war and honor previous treaty commitments to work toward disarmament. Mutually Assured Destruction is not realism; it’s a suicidal standoff, with the certainty that eventually something’s going to give. How can the realism manifest in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons penetrate the consciousness of the nuclear-armed nine? A change of mind or heart - a jettisoning of the fear that these insanely destructive weapons are crucial to national security - is, presumably, the only way global nuclear disarmament will happen. I don’t believe it can happen by force or coercion. I therefore pay homage to South Africa, which played a crucial role in the treaty’s passage, as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reports, and happens to be the only country on Earth that once possessed nuclear weapons and no longer does. It dismantled its nukes just as it went through its extraordinary transition, in the early’90s, from a nation of institutionalized racism to one of full rights for all. Is that the change of national consciousness that’s necessary? “Working hand in hand with civil society, (we) took an extraordinary step (today) to save humanity from the frightful specter of nuclear weapons,” said South Africa’s U.N. ambassador, Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko. And then we have the realism of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing on August 6, 1945. Recounting the aftermath of this horror recently, which she experienced as a young girl, she said of the people she saw: “Their hair was standing on end I don’t know why - and their eyes were swollen shut from the burns. Some peoples’ eyeballs were hanging out of the sockets. Some were holding their own eyes in their hands. Nobody was running. Nobody was yelling. It was totally silent, totally still. All you could hear were the whispers for ‘water, water.’” After the treaty’s passage last week, she spoke with an awareness I can only hope defines the future for all of us: “I have been waiting for this day for seven decades and I am overjoyed that it has finally arrived. This is the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons.” Robert Koehler is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist and nationally syndicated writer. His book, “Courage Grows Strong at the Wound,” is still available. Contact him at koehlercw@gmail.com, visit his website at commonwonders.com or listen to him at Voices of Peace radio.
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Three charged with murder, arson in fire Fire killed two Joliet women, 11-month-old Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow recently announced that murder and arson charges were filed against three individuals in connection with a June 3 fire that killed two women and an 11-month-old girl in Joliet. Andy Cerros, 17, Manuel A. Escamilla, 18, and Eric J. Raya, 18, all of Joliet, were charged with six counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempt first-degree murder, and three counts of ar-
son. The murder charges allege they discharged a flare gun at a residence at 16 N. Center Street and that the resulting fire caused the deaths of Regina Rogers, 28, her daughter, Royalty Rogers, 11-months-old, and Jacquetta Rogers, 29. The attempt murder charge alleges they discharged the flare gun with the intent of killing a man who escaped the fire without harm. All three individuals were already in custody on unrelated offenses. Bond in the murder case was set for each at $10 million. The charges filed are the result
of an intensive six-week investigation by the Joliet Police Department in cooperation with the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office. State’s Attorney Glasgow credited Joliet Detectives Jim Voudrie, Tizo Landeros, Jeff German, Jose Martinez, and Darrell Gavin for their dedication and hard work throughout the course of this complicated investigation. “These charges reflect the dogged determination these detectives and their entire division demonstrate on every single case they handle,” said State’s Attorney Glasgow. “They literally leave no stone unturned when it comes to protecting the citizens of Joliet.”
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Office pleased with revamped warrant division With newly instated changes, division is now apprehension focused, actively seeking individuals with outstanding warrants Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley is pleased to announce the successful first year anniversary in the renovation of the Sheriff’s Fugitive Warrant Division. Prior to the revamping, the Warrant Division’s main objective was basically a transport unit. Sheriff’s deputies were responsible for transporting individuals with active warrants from surrounding counties and bringing them to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. With the newly instated changes, the division is now apprehension focused, actively seeking individuals with outstanding warrants within Will County. Within the past year, the success of the division is clear with 963 warrants being served. Twenty-four of those offenders were charged with additional crimes at the scene. Seized in
those warrants was: 2.8 grams of heroin, 7.7 grams of mushrooms, 50 grams of cocaine, 106.5 grams of methamphetamine, and 498.2 grams of cannabis. in addition, deputies seized six illegal firearms, two vehicles, and over $11,000 in cash. In the Sheriff’s Office efforts to get offenders off the street, they added three initiatives for the public to assist us in our continued success. One of the ways the Sheriff’s Office is getting the word out is the recently installed TV monitors inside the Will County Courthouse. These monitors have a continuous scroll of ‘Wanted’ individuals. As many as 2,600 people, including employees, visit the courthouse daily. That department hopes that tips in locating these individuals will be generated to the Sheriff’s Office. Another successful addition is the “Warrant of the Week” that is posted on the Will County Sheriff’s Facebook page. Since the start of these posts, several ‘Wanted’ individuals have been located and arrested, proving its success. The most recent effort to get
the word out to the public is the new website: www.willcountywarrants.com. The hope is that people will visit the site in order to identify those who have active warrants within their neighborhoods, at their jobs, or people they may know, and that they will provide us with tips or information that will be helpful in locating them. This website provides users to search by name, address, and offenses. It also provides users to search on maps by towns, municipal police department warrants, and you can even search yourself if you think you may have an outstanding warrant. The site provides instructions on what you need to do to take care of the warrant or ask any question regarding it. The Sheriff’s Office is excited about the accomplishments in the first year of these changes. But, with the public’s help, we know that we can do an even better job at apprehending offenders. No tip or piece of information is too small. All information supplied by visitors to the www. willcountywarrants.com site can remain anonymous.
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ARIES
MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20
The competitive spirit is cranked up in the week ahead, but that doesn’t mean you must be cranky. Remain objective and don’t let your emotions rule your head as the week progresses. Focus on using your creative flair.
GEMINI
M AY 2 2 T O J U N E 2 1
Polished manners and etiquette will conquer a lack of enthusiasm from others. An air of formality may permeate social activities this week, but you will shine in a crowd when you discuss new concepts and trendy ideas.
LEO
J U LY 2 3 T O A U G U S T 2 1
The New Moon in your sign may motivate you to begin something new. You may feel more competitive than usual as this week unfolds. A partner may encourage you to lead the way, but others may resent your take charge attitude.
ACROSS 1 DISCUSSION 5 UNTIDY SITUATION 9 ZODIAC TRANSITION POINTS 14 “THE TIME MACHINE” PEOPLE 15 FAIRLY LARGE FAIR 16 GUITARIST EDDIE VAN __ 17 REDDISH HORSE 18 BIRTHSTONE FOR MANY LIBRAS 19 STOPPED SNOOZING 20 CHICAGO BLUESMAN NICKNAMED FOR THE CREEK HE PLAYED IN AS A CHILD 23 “THE RAVEN” POET 24 TENTH OF TEN IN A RACE 25 HARVEST MACHINE 27 FILLED WITH CARGO 30 WISE GUY SOMETIMES “WEARING” PANTS? 32 MAGNATE ONASSIS 33 FANCY WINEGLASS 36 PRETTY GOOD 39 LITTLE MORE THAN 41 FIND ANOTHER PURPOSE FOR 42 BIKER’S DISTANCE UNIT 43 ENJOYS A BUFFET 44 WALKED PROUDLY 46 MO. CITY ON THE MISS. 47 NEW HAVEN ALUMNI 49 “THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF” STORYTELLER 51 DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE 53 BUNGEE __ 55 BUS STATION ABBR. 56 ILL-GOTTEN GAINS 62 DAMP 64 FIFTH OF 13 POPES 65 USE GENTLE PERSUASION ON 66 GAME SHOW HOST
67 SOFT FRENCH CHEESE 68 WORK THE COPY DESK 69 BARE 70 AGILE 71 FAMILY ROOMS
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SCHOOL SESSION MATTY OF BASEBALL WASHER CAPACITY READER WITH PAPERWHITE AND FIRE MODELS 5 KITTY CRIES 6 POLITICAL EXILE, FOR SHORT 7 TINY TIFF 8 SHOE BOTTOM 9 BEER DRUNK AFTER A SHOT 10 DETROIT LABOR GP. 11 GREETING FROM AN AFFECTIONATE DOG 12 BLACK TEA VARIETY 13 DISDAINFUL GRIN 21 YIN PARTNER 22 NOT FAMILYFRIENDLY, MOVIEWISE 26 MOLECULE PART 27 FLIMSY, AS AN EXCUSE 28 WALLPAPER HANGER’S
CALCULATION 29 FAST ONE 30 FAILS TO ENUNCIATE 31 “YOU’VE MADE __ VERY HAPPY”: 1969 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS HIT 34 FAMILY NAME OF THREE POPES 35 __ NOIRE 37 RANGE ABOVE TENOR 38 SHARP CRY 40 ACTOR MORALES 45 BRITISH PEER 48 HIT HIGH IN THE AIR 50 DREW OUT, AS LATENT TALENT 51 JAPANESE NOODLE DISH 52 DUNKIN’ DONUTS EMANATION 53 “YOU’RE PREACHING TO THE __!” 54 YIDDISH “EGAD!” 57 BARRISTERS’ DEGS. 58 MARYLAND ATHLETE, FOR SHORT 59 MORSE CREATION 60 BALL GAME DELAYER 61 NOS. REQUESTED BY RECEPTIONISTS 63 “GET IT?”
LIBRA
SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23
You may have your head in the clouds, daydreaming of what could be. Today’s New Moon could very easily mark the beginning of a month in which you are more determined to achieve your goals. Avoid extravagant spending.
SAGITTARIUS
NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 22
You might be caught between a rock and a hard place in the week ahead. Be on your best behavior and give no one a reason to criticize your work or performance. You can’t spend money to make more money.
AQUARIUS
JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19
The New Moon in your opposite sign might illuminate relationship issues. The ability to communicate clearly is at its best during the next few days. Present your ideas and clear up ongoing issues as the week goes by.
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TAURUS
A P R I L 2 1 T O M AY 2 1
Put social outings and purchases on hold the first half of the week. You are always delighted to have someone else along for the ride, but might find that breaking the ice to make new friends is an uphill battle.
CANCER
J U N E 2 2 T O J U LY 2 2
Your heart is bigger than your wallet. As this New Moon unfolds a heartrending story may tug on your conscience but it isn’t wise to be too generous. Don’t be cornered into making a financial commitment this week.
VIRGO
AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 23
When you are upfront about wants and needs, you can strike a suitable compromise. In the week to come new horizons may appear that you can aim for with simple changes in the way you communicate with others.
SCORPIO
OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22
Today’s New Moon could mark a new start in your pursuit of career objectives. In the week ahead you may sort through impressions and insights gathered from numerous personal contacts. It is who you know that counts.
CAPRICORN
DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 20
It is best to keep your mouth shut when the fur is flying. Unsettling frictions could put you on your guard in the week ahead. A whisper of doubt might make you suspect that someone is not completely on the up and up.
PISCES
FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20
It isn’t necessary to compete on the job to command respect. In the week to come you may gradually grow to understand that the people you work with or meet in a group setting are all squares connected in the same quilt.
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ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OPEN
ADVICE
TAKEN Nashville native plays in IOW on a tip from her coach; wins tourney BY MARK GREGORY Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com
Somewhere during the second semester of her junior year at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee native Alexandra Farnsworth said she put so much pressure on herself that she took the fun out if the game of golf. While a brief hiatus helped restore the fun in the game – winning the 23rd annual Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open last week at Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville secured that her enjoyment is back. “I have had a lot of second and thirds in college play, so this breakthrough really means a lot to me. It is frustrating being in the hunt a lot and not being able to pull through,” Farnsworth said. “I have put a lot of added pressure on myself about going pro and I thought I had to be shooting certain scores to prove myself and I
made the game miserable for myself. I took two weeks off and spent time with friends and I am back to really enjoying the game again – and this (win) really helps.” Farnsworth shot 67s on both Monday and Wednesday of the tournament around a 74 on day two – ending with a total of 8 under par for the tournament. On the first day of the tournament, Farnsworth carded one of only five total eagles of the tournament, when she fired a three on the 504-yard par 5 15th hole. “Monday was a round where golf just felt easy and that doesn’t happen very often as many golfers know,” she said. “This is an amazing, beautiful course and it really sets up well for my game.” Farnsworth did not open day three in the lead, but had a hold on first by the turn – although she tried not to look. “I really, really focused. There are a lot of leaderboards out here SEE IWO PAGE 8
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Alexandra Farnsworth traveled to Romeoville from Tennessee and won the 2017 Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM IWO FROM PAGE 7 and I really focused on not looking at them and just focused on myself and I really think that payed off,” she said citing two key holes on Wednesday that secured the win. “Fourteen was a lot tougher from the back tee. The pin was very accessible, but it was still a tough shot,” she said. Hitting the green on that hole was important and of course 15 is a visually intimidating hole and I really just tried to focus on my target and stay with my routine.” If not for a change in assistant coaches at Vanderbilt, she would probably have never traveled to Romeoville for the tournament. Aimee Neff, who won the Illinois Women’s Open in 2008 and ’09, talked the tournament up to Farnsworth.
“Aimee Neff is our new assistant coach,” Farnsworth said. “She is amazing and she has helped our program so much and she told me how great this tournament was and how great the course was and I thought to give it a shot.” After missing the qualifying standard for the United States Women’s Amateur Championship by one shot, Farnsworth will next play in the Tennessee Women’s Open July 27-29. “The Tennessee state open is a good state open as well, I don’t know if it as good as this one, but it always has a really strong field and I get to see a lot of friends,” Farnsworth said. Finishing behind Farnsworth at Mistwood were Northwestern University golfer Hannah Kim, who was 6 under par. Kim was followed by Vivian Tsui and Samantha Postillion, who
were both under five under par. Tsui and Postillion were the two low professionals of the tournament. They split the first and second-place payouts, each taking home $4,250. “I have been playing as a pro for over two years now,” Postillion said. “This is my biggest professional check. The most I won before this was a Mini Tour event and that was $2,500.” Postillion played in the IWO this season on the heels of playing in her first-ever LPGA event in June – the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario Canada. “That was probably the coolest experience in professional golf that I have had so far,” Postillion said. “I did not play as well as I wanted. I shot in the upper 70s, but it was a great learning experience, but I was a bit too nervous.”
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JCA’s Quigley wins WNBA 3-point contest BY MARK GREGORY Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com
Joliet native Allie Quigley was drafted by the Seattle Storm of the WNBA with the 22nd pick of the 2008 draft. She was released by Seattle before playing a game, but rejoined the Storm for the 2011 season. Last weekend, Quigley again returned to Seattle — only this time, she was the storm In front of more than 15,000 fans at Seattle’s KeyArena and several family members from Joliet, Quigley won the WNBA ThreePoint Contest and played in her first-ever WNBA All-Star game. She beat out Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Jasmine Thomas in the opening round, then defeated Sugar Rodgers in the final to take home the trophy. “I was just like I can’t believe this. I wanted to obviously [win] but you just don’t know who’s going to be hot that day and who’s going to shoot well,” Quigley said. “To be able to do it was just such a great experience.” In the Three-Point Contest on Saturday, Quigley went first, posting a 20-point round. In the second round, she converted 19 of 25 attempts to finish with 27 points. Her hot hand did not stop there. In her 19 minutes in the All-Star game, Quigley hit 4-of-9 shots from three-point range to finish with 14 points off the bench. The 31-year-old graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy, Quigley is in her first season as a starter in the WNBA after coming off the bench to earn a pair of Sith Woman of the Year awards in 2014 and 2015. She is showing she can flourish in the starting lineup as well as she leads the Sky in scoring with 16.6 points per game.
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Allie Quigley of the Chicago Sky won the WNBA Three-Point Contest.
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COLUMN >> DAVE SAYS
Hold payment on foreclosed rental house I wouldn’t give the owners another dime until they return your phone calls or talk to you in person DEAR DAVE, I’ve been living in a rental house for some time now. I was just told by the owners that the house is being foreclosed on next week. I’ve tried to call and email them, but haven’t heard anything back. Should I go ahead and pay rent for this month?
details as to what’s going on with the house you’re living in. In the meantime, I’d advise speaking with an attorney and a real estate professional in your area to find out exactly what your rights are at this point. Many places require a 30-day notice before renters are required to vacate a property. Good luck, John! —DAVE JOHN DEAR JOHN, I wouldn’t. The bottom line in a situation like this is: You’re giving them money and they’re not paying the bills. I wouldn’t give the owners another dime until they return your phone calls or talk to you in person and let you know the
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR >> COLLINS STREET PRISON
Untapped value in Collins St. Prison Joliet Area Historical Museum sees the value in Joliet Correctional Center The Joliet Correctional Center on Collins Street has been closed since 2002 and there are still plenty of visitors. In 2009 information kiosks were installed in the parking lot detailing a sample of the nearly 150 year history of the jail. May 29, 2017 there was fire inside the prison and also in 2013. The fires, vandalism, and weather over time have severely damaged the prison. The 20 acre property has been featured in films, television, music, and books. The Joliet Area Historical Museum sees the value in Joliet Correctional Center and wants to offer tours. Two concerns are safety and the cost to fix everything. Is the Joliet Correctional Center worth investing in? Can it truly become a tourist destination? Should the state of severe neglect, vandalism, and recent fires be reason enough to demolish it? The City of Joliet is the 3rd largest city in Illinois and is a tourist destination. The Splash Station Waterpark, Slammers Baseball Team, shopping district on Route
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The 20 acre property has been featured in films, television, music, and books. 30, two casinos, four golf courses, CPX Sports, Chicagoland Speedway, great restaurants, and the downtown events solidify Joliet’s status as the place to be south of Chicago. I would like to add one more addition to this impressive list…the Joliet Correctional Center Museum. Those that live in Joliet, nearby, and across the country would like more of an experience than hanging out in the parking lot reading a couple of signs! The state of the Joliet Correctional Center is in bad shape. It
is going to take a lot of money to fix it. Is it truly worth it? I believe so! The best solution is for a city, county, state, federal, and private partnership to restore our notorious prison. I have no doubt if the prison was available as a museum Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm it would pay for itself. A simple $15 admission with merchandise and food options inside with a photo opportunity inside a cell would surely satisfy those with a deep curiosity. After hour and
special events can be had like musical concerts called Jailhouse Rock. The weeks leading up to Halloween it can be a haunted house. The jail can welcome thousands of students annually for field trips. We can market the prison to film and television companies to come make their next production in Joliet on the condition they make a small contribution to fixing the property. The Joliet Correctional Center Museum means more visitors Joliet which means more money spent in Joliet. Those that travel farther distances especially will no doubt look to see what other fun stuff Joliet has to offer. This is a direct way to spur economic development on the eastside of Joliet. The empty land nearby on Woodruff businesses might be willing to make a large investment and develop the land creating jobs because of the museum. I feel the City of Joliet should take a good, hard look at creating a mutually beneficial partnership with the township, county, state, federal government, and private businesses in making the Joliet Correctional Center a profitable, scary, fun destination for all to enjoy! ANGEL GUZMAN JOLIET
SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE of 3812 Thoroughbred Lane, Joliet, IL 60435 (Single Family Residence ). On the 3rd day of August, 2017 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: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff V. Michelle Ervin; Teddy Ervin; Dell Financial Services L.L.C.; The Cambridge Run Detached and Attached Homes Homeowners Association Defendant. Case No. 15 CH 0546 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. 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 One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 P: 1-614-220-5611 F: PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Published 7/12, 7/19, 7/26
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JOLIET 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 Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, vs. Michelle Ervin; Teddy Ervin; Dell Financial Services L.L.C.; The Cambridge Run Detached and Attached Homes Homeowners Association
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 0546
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 1st day of May, 2017, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the 3rd day of August, 2017 , commencing at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Will County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder or bidders the followingdescribed real estate: Lot 02 in Cambridge Run Subdivision Unit Four, being a subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 36 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian recorded as Document Number 2005026288 on February 14, 2005 in Will County, Illinois. Commonly known as: 3812 Thoroughbred Lane, Joliet, IL 60435 Description of Improvements: Single
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Family Residence P.I.N.: 06-03-24-214-002-0000 Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 sub-
section (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 One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 P: 1-614-220-5611 F: MIKE KELLEY Plaintiff’s Attorney Sheriff of Will County Published 7/12, 7/19, 7/26
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