Sentinel 10-22-14

OCTOBER 22, 2014 VOL. 19 ISSUE 45

NEWS

NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME IN 2 SUBDIVISIONS Next spring, construction will resume in Edgewater and Towne Center subdivisions

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SCHOOLS Troy school officials not satisfied with ‘average’ scores

CoMMuniTY nEWs

Troy schools performed near the state average in reading and math see Page 22

ELECTION Batinick/Dunn facing off in 97th District Race 97th District encompasses portions of Plainfield, Shorewood and Oswego

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SPORTS West clinches playoff berth

Tigers claim first-ever postseason appearance in win over Joliet Central

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The Details.

Kris Toborg thanks everyone for all their support as she poses with the Pink Heals truck named for her. Surrounded by family and friends, Toborg reacts after realizing the truck dedication is for her. (PHOTOS BY KRIS STADALSKY)

t started out to be a typical day.

Kris Toborg taught her early morning fitness class Saturday at Inwood athletic Club like she always does. after the class, Sandra Fleck, Joliet Chapter Pink Heals co-founder, escorted toborg outside to the waiting crowd. Fleck told her there was to be a surprise picture shoot with the Pink Heals fire truck.

Unbeknownst to her, there was an even bigger surprise in store.

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WEEKEND WEATHER COMMUNITY

TRANSPORTATION

STATE NEWS

FRIDAY • OCTOBER 24

mOstly sUnny High: 66° Low: 49° ebola hotline now operating Pavement repairs to i-80

help caley make some pediatric patients smile

The 17-year-old former patient wants to help pediatric patients have an easier time by collecting stuffed animals to be given out in November at Chicago’s Rush University Hospital. newS ....................................3 POLICe BLOtter .............................6 OPInIOn...............................7 taKe 5 ..................................9

Illinois residents with questions about Ebola can call the Ebola hotline at 800-889-3931 or visit www.ebola.illinois.gov.

IDOT will resume pavement repairs on Saturday to eastbound Interstate 80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue.

answers possible monday on Plainfield Fire deputy chief Jon stratton’s unexplained administrative leave

SATURDAY • OCTOBER 25

Partly clOUdy High: 68° Low: 47° SUNDAY • OCTOBER 26

sUnny High: 69° Low: 49°

Stratton is a longtime Plainfield firefighter and a popular guy.

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ELECTION 2014

Batinick/Dunn facing off in 97th District Race 97th District encompasses portions of Plainfield, Shorewood and Oswego

By Pat SCHaGer

for tHe eNterprIse

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Two new faces will square off for the open 97th District state representative seat in the November 4 election. The district encompasses portions of Plainfield, Shorewood and Oswego.

Democrat Moira Dunn and Republican Mark Batinick are looking to fill the seat held by State Rep. Tom Cross who is running for state treasurer.

Moira Dunn lives in Shorewood and is an assistant Will County state’s attorney. She has worked in the civil and criminal law divisions. Dunn is active in the Will County Bar Association, the Will County Women’s Bar Association and Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentor 2.0 program of Will-Grundy Counties.

Dunn is the daughter of

DEMOCRAT MOIRA DUNN

REPUBLICAN MARK BATINICK

Shorewood

Plainfield

Thomas Dunn, a former state senator and Will County judge.

She is not married.

Mark Batinick lives in Plainfield and is married. He has two sons and three daughters.

He is a member of the Plainfield and Oswego chambers of commerce, past chair of “For the Good of Illinois” political action committee and a precinct committeeman.

Batinick is owner of a real estate development company specializing in properties for

small businesses.

Dunn says she is not giving up on Illinois despite the many problems the state faces. “I want to be part of bringing Illinois back on track. We are ready for change.” She has been canvassing, going door to door, in Plainfield, Shorewood and Oswego. “I am committed to public service,” she says.

One of the reasons she entered the race for state representative is the pensions issue facing the state. “These are going to be tough decisions that will affect us for a long time. There is no easy solution, but reform should have an input from all involved parties,” she says. “The results must be fair to all stakeholders.”

During her door-to-door meet and greets, she said, Senate Bill 16 is a huge issue with families.

“Families have moved into the area because of our school systems.” Senate Bill 16 recently passed in the Senate and is now in the House.

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housing

New home construction to resume in 2 subdivisions Next spring, construction will resume in Edgewater and Towne Center subdivisions

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

The builders are coming back to Shorewood.

That means more new homes will be going up soon.

Next spring, construction will resume in two of the village’s existing neighborhoods: the Edgewater and Towne Center subdivisions.

In Edgewater, the houses will be built by Ryland Homes in a new section that’s on River Road near Highland Drive. In the Towne Center, they will be built by Ryan Homes in the “neo-traditional area,” a section of smaller houses, near Towne Center Boulevard and Peyton Terrace.

During the Village Board meeting on Tuesday, the trustees discussed the projects and unanimously approved a few changes for each one.

“It’s refreshing to see building start back up and start to move forward,” Mayor Rick Chapman said.

The growth spurt is linked to the extension of a recent village policy, Chapman said.

In 2011 – one of the terrible years in the recent economic downturn – the trustees decided to cut Shorewood’s capital development fees in half. That is the fee paid by developers each time a home is built. The money is set aside for future infrastructure projects, such as new roads and water mains.

In September, officials decided to keep the fees at the same level for an additional two years.

“That brought in Ryland and Ryan. I have signed letters from their CEOs saying that is why they came to Shorewood,” Chapman said.

The new sections of the subdivisions will be a little different than originally planned. In Edgewater, things

will be a little smaller. Some lots will be 70 feet wide instead of the original minimum size of 80 feet, and a few of the two-story homes will be about 2,000 square feet, Trustee Steve Brockman explained on Tuesday.

And there will be more homes.

When Edgewater was first planned in 2003, there originally were 74 lots. Now there will be 86. That means one extra lot has been added to most of the blocks in the subdivision, said Karen James, the village’s community development director.

There also will be some improvements.

“Ryland has also agreed to install decorative street lighting,” Brockman said.

During the Edgewater discussion, Trustee Jim McDonald suggested a landscaping change for new neighborhoods. Trees should be planted in the home’s

front yards instead of in the parkways along the curbs or in the medians of boulevards, he said. That might increase visibility for drivers, he said.

That move also might make it easier to deal with the public utilities such as water lines that often are buried in the parkways, Brockman said.

In the Towne Center project, the alleys and detached garages that had originally been part of the plans now are gone, Brockman said. And 36 more houses will be built there.

The members of the village’s plan commission had been concerned because porches had been removed from the homes in the neo-traditional section of the Towne Center neighborhood, James told the trustees. That led to a compromise, and now about half of the lots facing the pond would have porches.

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election 2014

Two square off in Will County Sheriff’s race Neither candidate has ever served as sheriff, but both work in the department now

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

Two veteran police officers want to be the next Will County sheriff.

On Nov. 4, voters will chose one of them.

Neither candidate has ever served as sheriff, but both work in the department now. Mike Kelley, a Democrat from Lockport, is a detective sergeant with the Will County police who has spent 25 years on the department.

Ken Kaupas, a Republican from Shorewood, retired in 2009 from the Illinois State Police after 26 years. He is now deputy chief of the special operations bureau for the Will County police.

Kaupas is a cousin of Paul Kaupas, the current sheriff who decided not to seek a fourth term of office.

While the men have plenty of experience, they would have different priorities if elected.

Here’s a quick look at what each candidate would do in the office:

Mike Kelley Democrat from Lockport

Ken Kaupas Republican from Shorewood

Overall Goals While operating the department, the sheriff must use a budget, and the members of the Will County Board set the amount of that spending plan. In recent years, the sheriff sometimes has run out of money

and had to ask the board for more to bridge the gap.

If elected, Kaupas wants to optimize operations within the financial confines. He thinks the sheriff must find ways to work that are smarter and more costefficient.

“You have to get better at utilizing resources, and one method to do that, for example, in patrol, is to analyze crime trends and the calls for service,” he said.

The sheriff can predict when and where crimes are more likely to occur and funnel resources in that direction.

“Then you are better prepared to deal with the situations when

they arise,” he said.

During his time on the state police, the department analyzed traffic accidents, determined where they tended to happen and on which days of the week.

“On the off times, your enforcement model was to go after people who are speeding or following too closely, and in those time frames, we would saturate that area with road troupers,” Kaupas said. “We saw a dramatic decrease in the amount of crashes.”

In turn, Kelley wants to do something about the system for storing evidence. The

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community

Pink Heals dedicates new fire truck to Kris Toborg Toborg, of Joliet, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2009

By Kris Stadalsky for the bugle

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It started out to be a typical day.

Kris Toborg taught her early morning fitness class Saturday at Inwood Athletic Club like she always does.

After the class, Sandra Fleck, Joliet Chapter Pink Heals co-founder, escorted Toborg outside to the waiting crowd. Fleck told her there was to be a surprise picture shoot with the Pink Heals fire truck.

Unbeknownst to her, there was an even bigger surprise in store.

While Toborg was working, 100 or more people gathered outside of the club around the Pink Heals fire truck which had previously been dedicated in memory of Addison Locke. Across Jefferson Street, Joliet firefighters and policemen, and Will County Sheriffs’ police were lining up for a surprise procession for Toborg.

Toborg, of Joliet, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2009.

Over the next 5 ½ years, she went through 12 surgeries and many, many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. While her breast cancer went into remission, she has had several reoccurrences in her throat, lung and hip, all which have responded well to chemotherapy.

She is currently undergoing treatment for a spot on her brain.

Outside Inwood, everyone was ushered back to the sidewalk as Joliet Fire and police cars and trucks, lights flashing and sirens blaring, began a procession past the crowd.

Next came the Pink Heals pink police car, dedicated in honor of Tina Mayle, the first pink police car in the state. Then slowly, from around the curve, came a brand new pink fire truck sporting the name “Kris” in honor of Toborg.

Tears streamed down Toborg’s face as she slowly realized what was happening. The crowd cheered and clapped, many waving pink pompons. Toborg hugged person after person, thanking them for coming. She beamed brightly as

PHOTOS BY Kris StadalskyI

Toborg, third from left, poses in front of “Addison” with the other instructors from Inwood. cameras flashed, sporting a fuzzy pink crown and a pink boa.

“It’s so overwhelming,” Toborg said later on. “”There’s just lots of love, lots of friends and family.

I couldn’t have done any of this without them.”

Toborg’s oncologist, Dr. Ellen Gustafson, said her attitude would be 90 percent of the problem, so she has taken her life one day at a time, and remains upbeat through all the treatments, diagnoses and surgeries.

It was her upbeat attitude that lead the Pink Heals board to choose Toborg as the namesake for the newest Joliet Pink Heals fire truck.

Matt Fleck, husband of Sandra and co-founder of the Joliet chapter of Pink Heals, said when they heard about Toborg’s story, they just knew their newest donated vehicle should be named for her.

There were many bumps in the road getting the vehicle painted and ready for Saturday’s presentation, Matt said. Because of the short timing, they had to come up with a makeshift paint booth in a warehouse.

The wrong color pink paint was delivered and used the first time.

When the second batch was pickedup, it was the correct color but the wrong type of paint.

It was fitting that the new truck had some bumps, said Matt, because Toborg has faced many herself. “(These vehicles) almost take on their own persona of the people they are named after,” he said.

“There’s something bigger here. She (the truck) is trying to teach us to fight like Kris has. No matter what, (Kris has) never stopped, she will always fight.”

Toborg was the first to step up and sign her name on the front of the pink truck. She wrote, “Hope and Lots Love! One day at a time.

Kris.”

Then others followed suit, signing words of hope and love for Toborg or others they love who have been stricken with any kind of cancer.

Pink Heals is a crusade, said Matt Fleck, honoring all women with any type of cancer. The organization makes home visits with their procession of vehicles, bringing hope, hugs and flowers.

“We walk them up to the fire truck and have them sign their name,” Matt said.

Toborg first met the Pink Heals crew when they held a procession to her house.

When she took the microphone, Toborg told her family, friends and co-workers that it’s because of them that she will continue fighting.

“I am going to win this battle. I know I have all of you behind me,” she said.

“I got a truck,” she exclaimed.

“Who knew?”

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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.

SHOREWOOD Joseph E. Delgado, 34, of 701 Clement St., Joliet, charged with driving while license suspended, no insurance and no seatbelt on October 7 at 950 Brookforest Ave.

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Bryan L. Rudd, 32, of 5343 Waterbury Court, Crestwood, turned himself in to Shorewood Police (903 W. Jefferson) on a Cook County warrant for traffic violations on October 10.

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Ricardo Resendes, 27, of 3417 Harms Road, Joliet, charged with driving while license revoked and no seatbelt on October 7 at Route 59 and Black Road.

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Samual Mata, 29, of 156 S. Center St., Joliet, charged with possession of cannabis over 30 grams and delivery of cannabis over 30 grams on October 7 at routes 52 and 59.

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Baltazar Rodriguez, 20, of 1716 Fieldstone Drive, Shorewood, charged on a Kendall County warrant for driving while

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license suspended on October 7 at 643 Brookforest Ave.

p.m. Oct. 10 at 509 N. Center for domestic battery.

Deborah D. Pettenuzzo, 52, of 24508 S. Lakewoods Lane, Shorewood, charge with driving under the influence, fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, speeding and improper lane usage on October 8 at Black and River roads.

Oscar Contreras, 39, 3906 Brenton Drive, was arrested at 6:43 p.m. Oct. 10 at 3906 Brenton for domestic battery.

Willis L. Jones, 26, 517 S. Joliet, was arrested at 3:03 a.m. Oct. 10 at 504 Bethel for criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and domestic battery.

V. Jenkins, 25, 3632 14 Latrika W. Polk St., Chicago, was arrested at 8:20 p.m. Oct. 10 at 1163 W. Jefferson for forgery and unauthorized possession of prescription form.

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A. Spalliero, 39, 404 13 Julie Leach Ave., was arrested at 6:50 p.m. Oct. 10 at 2424 W. Jefferson for retail theft.

L. Fairley, 24, 221 8 Jonathan Riverview Ave., Lockport, was arrested at 9:37 p.m. Oct. 10 at 610 Raub for possession of controlled substance and obstructing a peace officer.

J. Pacin, 21, 901 Kelly 15 Mitchell Ave., was arrested at 9:22 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Jefferson and Center for possession of controlled substance and possession of cannabis.

Aguilera, 23, 1212 9 Fabian Elizabeth, was arrested at 8:27 p.m. Oct. 10 at 4th and Eastern for possession of drug equipment.

Mirvet Kekic, 21, 1912 Hagar 16 Court, Plainfield, was arrested at 10:32 p.m. Oct. 10 at 1912 Hagar for domestic battery.

Timothy J. Sunzere, 26, 692 Dartmouth Lane, New Lenox, was arrested at 9:41 p.m. Oct. 10 at 213 S. Larkin for obstructing justice, domestic battery, and resisting a peace officer.

Mark C. Roberts, 21, 1616 Richmond Circle, was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Oct. 10 at 1711 Wake Island for domestic battery.

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Juan R. Vasquez, 27, 509 N. Center, was arrested at 6:40

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Ramiro Lopez-Reyes, 28, 207 Ross, was arrested at 1:32 a.m. Oct. 10 at 207 Ross for domestic battery.

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Mark Tade, 56, 226 Hyde Park Ave., was arrested at 3:23 a.m.

Oct. 10 at 226 Hyde Park for theft of services.

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Milagros Rivera, 48, 816 Elizabeth, was arrested at 2:50 a.m. Oct. 10 at Jefferson and Mayor Art Schultz for possession of cannabis, possession of drug equipment and a warrant.

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Ramiro Castillo, 59, 816 Elizabeth, was arrested at 2:50 a.m. Oct. 10 at Jefferson and Mayor Art Schultz for possession of drug equipment.

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Terrance D. May, 32, 910 Bittersweet Lane, Shorewood, was arrested at 4:55 a.m. Oct. 11 at 817 Cochrane for obstructing a peace officer.

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Bradley Robinson, 57, 907 Gael, was arrested at 3:05 p.m. Oct. 11 at 1100 Lilac for lewd conduct.

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Brandon J. Baker, 23, 103 Wesleyan, Lockport, was arrested at 10:20 a.m. Oct. 11 at 1412 Englewood for domestic battery.

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Billy L. Johnson, 19, 1830 Springside Drive, Crest Hill, was arrested at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 11 at Pilcher Park Drive and Nature Center for possession of cannabis.

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Christopher J. Walker, 21, 298 Columbine Lane, Romeoville, was arrested at 9:38 p.m. Oct. 11 at 6409 Vail Ridge for domestic battery, battery, and resisting a peace officer.

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Jose L. Guajardo, Jr., 25, 1504 N. Prairie Ave., was arrested at 2:12 a.m. Oct. 11 at 118 E. Jefferson for criminal trespass to real property.

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Jeffrey T. Wibiral, 36, 1117 Windsor Drive, Shorewood, was arrested at 10:47 p.m. Oct. 11 at 110 N. Ottawa for criminal sexual assault and resisting a peace officer.

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Lalesha R. Morrow, 27, 22 E. Clinton, was arrested at 4:03 a.m. Oct. 12 at Charlesworth and Williamson for DUI and BAC over .08.

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Christina M. Bew, 36, 1419 Broadlawn Drive, Plainfield, was arrested at 4:03 a.m. Oct. 12 at Charlesworth and Williamson for DUI and BAC over .08.

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Matthew L. Pruitte, 58, 611 E. Cass, was arrested at 9:05 p.m. Oct. 12 at 151 N. Joliet for criminal trespass to real property.

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department currently keeps it in four different locations, and that has presented problems, he said.

In the Riley Fox murder case, for example, a key item – a pair of shoes -- was stored for years at the department after the 3-year-old girl from Wilmington was murdered in 2004. But that evidence was overlooked until 2010 -- despite the fact that killer Scott Eby’s name was written inside of some prison-issued shoes that had been found near the spot where police found the girl’s body.

“We had them, but apparently we were unaware that we still had them,” Kelley said.

Consolidating the different evidence storage facilities into one location would prevent that type of glitch, he added.

Then there was the shipping container. In 2011, it was stored inside a fenced parking lot for impounded vehicles near the sheriff’s Laraway Road office. The container was being used as an evidence locker, and several kilos of heroin were inside it.

Burglars cut the fence and stole the drugs.

“Three kilos of heroin. An outdoor trailer with a padlock,” Kelley said.

“I want to change the way evidence

is handled and processed. Step one is to get a facility to store everything under one roof.”

In a related issue, he would like to see the sheriff’s Laraway Road facility improved and remodeled so all the department’s offices can be located there. County officials have a plan to do so, but are looking for ways to fund it.

Revisions Although their goals might take time to accomplish, both candidates would make immediate changes if elected.

Kelley would change the officers’ schedules.

“I want to go from an eight-hour shift to an alternate shift, a 10- or 12-hour shift. Departments our size go to these shifts because they put more cars on the street during the busiest times of our day, when we are answering the most calls,” Kelley said.

The move would employee the overall morale in the department because officers would have a threeor four-day weekend every other week.

Kaupas would change the department’s training methods.

“Right now, we rely a little too much on computer-based training

instead of more traditional models of training such as classroom or handson,” he said. “That is an issue I have heard time and time again.”

A lot of it could be done in-house, he said. “The cost factor would be very minimal.”

The adult detention facility Over the years, the Will County Jail has had its share of problems, including overcrowding, administrative issues and a troubling number of successful lawsuits filed by inmates. The two candidates seemed to be on the same page when it comes to one aspect of the jail: the correctional officers need better training.

“We have tended to overemphasize computer-based training, which works for some things,” Kaupas said.

“But there must be more hands-on training such as using verbal judo, proper restraints and in the way you handle a prisoner.”

Kelley agreed.

“The training is non-existent down there now,” he said, noting that it was caused by a lack of manpower in the facility. Changing the sheriff’s foreclosure sales to an in-house operation would save money and give the department the funds to hire more correctional officers for the jail, Kelley said.

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will county

Board approves levy, could increase property taxes Members of the Will County Board approved a $115.9 million levy for 2014-2015 budget

By Stewart Warren staff reporter

stewartwarren509@yahoo.com @stewartwarren

Next year’s county levy is set.

But that doesn’t mean the number won’t change.

The members of the Will County Board approved a $115.9 million levy for the 2014-2015 budget during their regular meeting on Thursday.

It’s roughly $3 million higher than the current figure.

That means the county’s portion of the property tax bill probably will increase next year. But it might not go up by much.

“The actual impact is $5.44 a

year for a taxpayer with a $200,000 home,” said Don Moran, D-Romeoville.

The 13-11 vote was split along party lines, however.

The Democrats voted for it, and the Republicans opposed it. Dave Izzo, R-Frankfort, and Darren Bennefield, R-Plainfield, were not at the meeting.

The levy is the total amount of moneythecountycancollectastaxes from property owners. That money is used with other revenue sources to fund operations and capital projects throughout the county, explained Steve Wilhelmi, D-Joliet, the accountant who is chairman of the

Steve Wilhelmi D-Joliet

Denise Winfrey R-Naperville

finance committee.

The levy is directly related to the county’s budget because it helps determine how much money officials will have to spend each year.

By law, the levy can only be so high.

A levy can be increased over the previous year’s actual collection -called the extension -- number by the percentage of inflation – in this case, that’s about 1.5 percent, Wilhelmi said.

There’s another factor that also can be used to increase a levy from one year to the next. County officials can also opt to figure the amount of property taxes from brand-new developments into the equation as well. And this year, the board members decided to fold that number into the levy, Wilhelmi said.

This amount of the 2014-2015 levy is the maximum allowed under state law, Wilhelmi said. But it’s also an estimate. Although the board members can’t increase the number once it is set, it can be decreased.

“If I had my guess, it probably would come down a little bit,” Wilhelmi said after the meeting.

The board members debated the levy for some time Thursday before voting on the issue. Democrats wanted to increase it to create a way to pay for capital improvements such as building a new courthouse and improving the sheriff’s facility on Laraway Road, among other projects. The Republicans wanted to find other ways to do the work, either by making cuts in the budget or using funds from the RTA tax.

Steve Balich, R-Homer Glen, said

the county should not increase the levy because it increased last year.

“People in my district will say we are raising taxes just to give public employees more money,” he said.

Denise Winfrey, D-Joliet, disagreed.

“We need the capital. We need the flexibility to look at all the options,” said Winfrey, chairman of the board’s Capital Improvements Committee.

Chuck Maher, R-Naperville, said there were other options.

“We also have more than $100 million in cash in our reserves,” Maher said, alluding to using some of the RTA tax revenues. Will County Executive Larry Walsh, who proposed this year’s budget, said he is not opposed to using some RTA funds for capital projects. But the majority needs to be spent on keeping up with the county’s infrastructure needs.

The county board must start funding the muchneeded projects, Wilhelmi said.

“We can’t do it with the existing revenue stream we have,” he added.

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Wednesday, octoBer 22, 2014

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>> inside: carney Wins sectiOnal singles title Page 13 JolIET’s EIlEEn CaRnEy

FootBall

JolietWest

playoff-Bound Tigers clinch first-ever playoff appearance in win over Central

by Mark gregory spoRTs REpoRTER

mark@buglenewspapers.com @hear_the_beard

The seniors on the Joliet West football team have waited four years to make the IHSA playoffs.

For coach Jason Aubry, the wait has been nine seasons.

That is all nothing compared to the 50 years the school has waited to advance to the playoffs as West had never before qualified since its inception in 1964.

That was the case until Saturday.

With a 41-0 in over district rival Joliet Central, the Tigers earned their fifth win of the season and qualified for the IHSA playoffs.

“The thing people don’t understand is that Joliet West has never been to the playoffs – never,” Aubrey said. In 1993 and ’94 it was ( Joliet) Township and in 1976 it was Central. That is what we are fighting against.

People pull from their tradition. ( Joliet Catholic Academy) pulls

50

YeaRs since the cReation of JoLiet west hiGh schooL

from its tradition – they go to the playoffs every year. For us, it was ghosts that were keeping us from the playoffs. But, now we broke through that and we are on our way. Now, we are starting that tradition.”

With the fifth possible win coming against their crosstown rivals, Aubry and the Tigers wanted to get out fast and not get caught in a trap game against Central (0-8), who always plays its best football against West.

“We were feeling pretty good about ourselves after the Stagg game, but we wanted to come out here and get points on the board fast and give us some confidence,” Aubry said.

The Tigers did just that, jumping out to a 34-0 halftime lead, three of those scores coming on connections between Alex Tibble and Kyle Henderson.

The two hooked up for scores of 29, 61 and 40 yards Henderson caught four passes

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Alex tibble went 10-of-17 for 238 yards in west’s 41-0 win over central saturday.

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roundup

JCA overcomes injuries to beat Benet; moves to 6-2

By Mark Gregory sports reporter

mark@buglenewspapers.com @Hear_The_Beard

With a leader of its offense and defense on the sidelines in street clothes, the Joliet Catholic Academy football team used some offensive trickery and solid defense to a 27-0 win over Benet Academy Friday night in Joliet.

The Hilltoppers (6-2, 5-1) were without quarterback Cade Earl, who they hope will return in a few weeks and defensive back Brandon Bolek, who is lost for the season. Both were injured in a loss to Nazareth last weekend.

In Earl’s absence, JCA used a form of the Wildcat offense, or as coach Dan Sharp tabbed it the Hillcat, as running back Michael Johnson ran the double wing

offense out of the quarterback position in a shotgun formation.

The Hillmen tallied more than 250 yards on the ground on 55 carries, while throwing the ball only once all game.

Johnson had 72 yards on 20 carries, while Nick Borgra tallied 92 yards on 16 carries. Johnson and Drew Voss (11 carries, 42 yards) each had touchdowns.

Brian Bravo added a pair of field goals for JCA, hitting from 47 and 42.

“He is a cool customer,” Sharp said of Bravo. “It is great because even when we sputtered at the 35, we still come away with points, which is something in high school that doesn’t always happen.”

That pass was a 57-yard strike from senior Cameron Behymer to Harry Douglas for the final score

of the game. Behymer entered at quarterback in the final two minutes of the third quarter.

“It was good for his confidence and we need him ready. Now we have two things we can do and we will keep working at both of them,” Sharp said.

While the Hilltopper offense worked in its patch-work form, it was the defense that came up big posting the shutout against a Benet team that came into play averaging nearly 21 points per contest.

Joliet Catholic held the Redwings to just 136 yards of total offense and only six yards on the ground.

“One of things we talked about when Brandon and Cade went

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tennis

‘For Grandma’ Joliet’s Carney wins sectional singles title; JCA duo take home double championship

By Scott Taylor sports editor

staylor@enterprisepublications.com @Taylor_Sports

“In honor of my grandma.”

Those were the last words from Joliet freshman Eileen Carney after she beat the top two seeds Saturday to take home the Plainfield East Sectional championship.

Carney, playing with the extra motivation, rolled through her opening rounds Friday to qualify for state and then beat No. 1 seed Nina Bertino of JCA in the semifinals and No. 2 seed Gabby Ochalik of Plainfield North in the finals to win the title.

“They are two amazing players.

I can’t believe I won, honestly,” Carney said. “I didn’t think in a million years I would beat both of them.”

The day started with a 7-6, 7-5 win over Bertino in an emotional match.

Last time i played Nina my grandma was there and she has died. So it was really important for me to win for her.

- Joliet’s Eileen carney

“Last time I played (Nina) my grandma was there and she has died,” Carney said. “So it was really important for me to win for her. It was the best I ever played. It was incredible.”

“She played great today,” Bertino said of Carney. “Props to her. She’s doing very well right now. I played my heart out and did all I could.

She just prevailed today. I came back and won third place, and I needed that. I’m proud of myself.

I had a good day. It is great to go back to state.”

Carney then took down fellow

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PHOTO By Scott Taylor

Joliet’s Eileen Carney won the Plainfield East Sectional singles title Saturday.

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Wedn e sday, October 22, 2014 | bug lenewspapers.com BEAT | from page 12 down was that every segment had to step up a little bit. The offense when we changed some things up a bit, they had to step up. The subs had to step up. The defense, we knew we had to come in and play our best game,” Sharp said. “That was totally what Hillmen defense is supposed to be. Hard getting, turnovers and when we turned it over they got it back for us in three downs. That is a big testament to (defensive coordinator) coach (Jake) Jaworski and his staff.”

Sharp knows that the Hilltoppers did not see Benet at its best, as the team is still dealing with the injury to senior defensive back Andrew Valadka, who has already had more than one surgery following a spinal fracture he suffered a week ago against Carmel.

“(Benet coach) Pat New is one of the best coaches there is and one of the greatest people,” Sharp said. “He and Gary Goforth, the AD, run such a class program out there. I know it had to be a tough work week for them. They played hard, but I don’t know if we got their best. It is hard coming back from something like that.”

GOLF Joliet Township golfer Trent Wallace finished tied for 22nd at the state golf meet, carding a twoday total of 152.

Lockport’s Luke Trent was tied for 53rd with a 160 total score.

On the girls side, Kayla Garritson of Lockport shot a 191 and placed 96th.

CROSS COUNTRY The

Minooka

girls

cross

country team earned the team conference title Saturday with 30 points and also had the individual champion in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Sophomore Ashley Tutt won the race in 17 minutes, 19.13 seconds for the Indians.

Minooka placed all of its scoring runners in the top 20 as Mackenzie Callahan (2nd, 17:26.95), Emily Shelton (5th, 17:54.85), Morgan Crouch (6th, 18:21.46) and Gabrielle Gall (16th, 19:01.11) also scored.

The Minooka boys were fourth in the SPC. Senior Gabriel Ceballos led the team, placing fourth in 15:21.75.

Also scoring for the Indians were Miguel Lomeli (15th, 15:45.65), Justin Tutt (23rd, 15:54.03), Jack Sullivan (27th, 16:11.41) and Ben Ubert (35th, 16:29.11).

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Wedn esday, October 22, 2014 | bug lenewspapers.com west | from page 11 for 155, while Tibble finished 10 of 17 for 238 yards.

“We have a great relationship,” Henderson said. “We are kind of like Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall. He is like a little brother to me. He is so elusive and when he scrambles, I just have to get to his side of the field and get open and make a play.”

Brenton Thompson also scored on a 9-yard run for the Tigers in the first half, while Juan Hernandez fell on an errant Central snap in the end zone for the other.

The lone second-half score came on a Justin Labuhn 2-yard TD run in the third quarter.

“This is very exciting. This was something that we looked at on the schedule and looked at the

winnable games and thought we could do it,” Aubry said.

For Central, freshman quarterback Zach Wisneski finished 16-for-30 for 98 yards.

Kameron Smith caught seven of those passes for passes for 59 yards, while sophomore Darius Sanders grabbed six for 35.

Tommie Sherman gained 74 yards on 18 carries.

Defensive back Aaryss Stallings had an interception and forced a West fumble.

While West is already in the playoffs, it wants to go into the playoffs on a good note, and that would mean beating Lockport.

“I want to beat Lockport,” Aubry said. “I want to go into the playoffs with a win. Plus, 6-3 looks better than 5-4. It is great feeling, but we are not done.”

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Wedn e sday, October 22, 2014 | bug lenewspapers.com CARNEY | from page 13 freshman and friend Ochalik in the championship in what could be the first of many sectional battles between the two.

“I’m so excited,” Carney said of the future matches with Ochalik.

“I love playing her. Usually she wins. I have only beaten her twice.

It is exciting to see what the score is.”

Eileen can also continue the Carney tradition of success as she follows her brothers Jack and Tom as sectional champs.

“This is the seventh sectional win in five years for the Carneys,” she said.

She will now look to carry over her momentum into this week at state, which opens Thursday in the northern suburbs.

“I have some huge momentum and I’m really excited,” Carney said. “I am excited to see how Gabby and Nina do, too, because I know they will go far. I hope to win two matches.”

The JCA duo of Maddie Bauer and McCoy Hutchison won the doubles championship at

Plainfield East.

“It is really cool after getting second last year to win it this year,” Hutchison said. “We always want to improve.”

The sophomores will be making their second trip to state.

“It feels great,” Hutchison said.

“This is obviously our goal to always get to state.”

“It is a good accomplishment,” Bauer said. “We’re really excited to see what we can do out there this year. Hopefully we can do better than we did last year.”

Now that they have a year of experience, they have higher goals than they did entering state last year.

“We have higher expectations this year,” Hutchison said. “We hope to get a few more wins. We learned that state is a lot more competitive than the regular season. It is a lot harder, but it is fun.”

“We want to go through the brackets and see how far we can get with some of the new strategies that we have,” Bauer said. “We worked a lot together

in the offseason and made a good improvement.”

Bertino, a junior, is making her third trip to state and her second playing singles.

“I have high expectations for the state tournament because I had a good regular season,” Bertino said. “I hope to make top 32. I’m really excited. I like the way I am playing. I have improved a lot from last year.”

The Angels took home their first sectional title since 2009, edging out Plainfield North 25-23.

“We haven’t won a sectional in a while, so it is great to win it this year,” Bertino said.

Minooka’s freshmen doubles team of Grace Thelo and Gabby Hadjduk qualified for state, finishing fourth.

•Lockport won the Lincoln-Way East Sectional Saturday.

Katarina Samardzija won the singles title, while Tomi Jo Mansel and Hana Khatib took the doubles title for the Porters. Misa Coladipietro and Hailey Bruining finished third and also qualified for state.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

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

U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2007-HE1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-HE1,

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff -vsOFELIA FIGUEROA, DAVID FIGUEROA, VERONICA JUAREZ, MARTHA LOPEZ, CAROLINA HERNANDEZ, LUIS FIGUEROA, FROYLAN FIGUEROA, NORMA RODRIGUEZ, GABRIELLA MENDOZA, OLIVA FIGUEROA A/K/A OLIBA FIGUEROA, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS,

PLAINTIFF vs.

JANICE R. YANEY; JOHN PROCTOR; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 14CH 1241 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, JOHN PROCTOR; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOTS 50, 51 AND 52 IN P.R. BANNON’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 3 IN CANAL TRUSTEE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 9, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 8, 1906 AS DOCUMENT NO. 240915, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 712 Oakland Ave., Joliet, IL 60435 P.I.N.: 30-07-09-103-009; 30-07-09-103-010; 30-07-09-103-011 and which said mortgage was signed

by JANICE R. YANEY, JOHN PROCTOR, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Encore Credit Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2006205068; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on November 6, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois.

A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the November 14, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Pamela J. McGuire Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 0205 I627622 Published 10/15, 10/22, 10/29

Defendants 13CH 2448 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, OFELIA FIGUEROA, DAVID FIGUEROA, VERONICA JUAREZ, MARTHA LOPEZ, CAROLINA HERNANDEZ, LUIS FIGUEROA, FROYLAN FIGUEROA, NORMA RODRIGUEZ, GABRIELLA MENDOZA, OLIVA FIGUEROA A/K/A OLIBA FIGUEROA, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s) in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 20, IN BLOCK 2, IN HACKER’S ADDITION TO JOLIET, A SUBDIVISION OF LOT 12, OF ASSESSORS SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 3, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1888, IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 43, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1102 Wabash Ave., Joliet, IL 60432 Permanent Index No: 30-07-03-404-008 and which said Mortgage was made

by Baltazar Figueroa, deceased, and Oliva Figueroa a/k/a Oliba Figueroa, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortgage Company, Inc. assigned to Bank of America, N.A. assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois as document No. R2008101241.

And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on December 3, 2014 at, 11:00 a.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIAITION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIAITON WILL BE TERMINATED. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, at the Courthouse, in the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois, on or before the November 7, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Pamela J. McGuire, Clerk of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court Will County, Illinois.

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MCHS National Honor Society Rock & Read Event

Admission is free, but donations of nonperishable food items are welcomed

The Minooka Community High School chapter of the National Honor Society will host its annual Rock & Read event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in the MCHS - Central Campus cafetorium.

For the event, NHS members dress up in costumes as their favorite children’s

book characters and read to area children. Attendees, who are also encouraged to come in costume, can enjoy stories, games, crafts, and refreshments during this special event.

Admission is free, but donations of non-perishable food items are welcomed and will benefit a local charity.

This event is open to all area children.

For more information, contact Mrs. Donna Engel, NHS sponsor, at 815-467-2140, ext.

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Be part of community to see First Pumpkin Pitch Be part of the fun and meet WJOL’s morning crew from 6 -9 a.m. during the live broadcast

Will County Green has partnered with NuWay/ Homewood Disposal, WJOL AM1340 radio, the Will County Farm Bureau, and the University of Illinois Extension Will County Unit to offer residents a chance to give their Jack-O-Lanterns a second life through composting.

Everyone is invited to bring their carved pumpkins to the Will County Building parking lot at 302 N. Chicago St. in Joliet on Friday, Nov. 7, (a week after Halloween) from 6 a.m. to noon.

Prizes will be given to all

participants - coloring books for all children, and special treats for those pitching their pumpkin 5 feet, 10 feet and over 15 feet.

Grand prizes for the furthest pitch or roll are being donated by Heroes West of Joliet.

All pumpkins must be free of candles and lights. This event is not meant for commercial pumpkin retailers. It is a chance for a decorative natural item to be recycled, as all the pumpkins collected will be taken to a site to be mixed and composted.

Eventually they will become a highly nutritious soil supplement, feeding future crops, gardens - or perhaps a new pumpkin patch.

Be part of the fun and meet WJOL’s morning crew from 6 -9 a.m. during the live broadcast.

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troy school officials not satisfied with ‘average’ Troy schools performed near the state average in reading and math

By Jeanne MILLSaP for tHe seNtINeL

sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @ShorewoodNews

The Troy School District 30 board got its first look at the results of last spring’s ISAT (Illinois Standard Achievement Test) results at Wednesday night’s school board meeting, and at least one board member was not happy with the numbers. In Assistant Superintendent for Educational Achievement Anne Gmazel’s report, the board learned that overall, students in Troy schools performed near the state average in reading and math.

Board member Anne Carney asked if “nearly matching” the state average was acceptable.

“No, it is not,” replied Superintendent Todd Koehl. “But it certainly gives us a good foundation for improvement.”

“Average is fine,” Carney said.

“That’s all it is. It’s not great, and I want this district to be great.”

Koehl, who began with the district in July, replied that the administration was working on the matter. The results will be the topic of the next administrators’ meeting, he said. Board president Mark Griglione said the academic charts were important, but so was the high rate of student participation in district activities and sports.

“There are different pieces of the puzzle,” he said.

Also at the meeting, Meagan

97tH DIstrICt | FROM PAGE 2 would allocate state funding based upon the district being considered lower-income or higher income. Some districts would gain additional funding and some districts would stand to lose. Dunn says she would not support the issue as it now stands.

On the issue of the state’s income tax set to expire at the current rate, she says she opposes extending the current tax rate at this time.

Mark Batinick has issued a “My Dream for Illinois.” The

Lewandowski, Troy’s Manager of Student Activities, gave the board a presentation on her job and the importance of sports and activities for students. In the last four years, she said, 39 new clubs have been added to the schools.

Examples are Chess Club, golf, bowling, Stand for Silence, Photo Club, Shoot for A’s, Brave Club, Young Rembrandts, Garden Club, Robotics Club and Encoding Club.

Goals for the near future, she said, are to bring YMCA volleyball to the district, Student Council and Spanish Club to the grade schools and Skynet Junior Scholars to William B. Orenic Intermediate School.At the beginning of each school year, Lewandowski said, assemblies are held at Orenic and Troy Middle School to introduce students to sports and clubs. “They are encouraged to find one thing on the list they’re interested in,” she told the board. “We try to get every student involved in one thing, and most do.”

Lewandowski also introduced coaches who recognized students who will compete in IESA state competitions this fall. The district’s cross country teams will compete in state Saturday, October 18, and the golf team competed September 13.The student athletes were recognized and introduced to the school board. The school board Wednesday also approved upgrading the district’s schools’ video surveillance systems. The

39-page article can be found on the Internet and outlines many of his plans for Illinois.

One of his points is that he does not support new taxes, wants a freeze on property taxes and opposes any tax on retirement income. He says he also wants the current income tax rate to expire. “Jobs are leaving this state. I support small businesses and see declines because of bad policies.”

On the issue of pensions, Batinick says that promises must be kept. “Retirees earned (these) pensions.” Any solution should be fair and sustainable, he says.

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In the last four years, Meagan Lewandowski, Troy’s Manager of Student Activities said, 39 new clubs have been added to the schools.

video software is “non-intuitive” and has been troublesome for staff to operate, administrators reported, and the server hardware will reach end-of-life support from Microsoft next summer.

For an installation cost of $83,058 and monthly costs of $3,936, Alarm Protection Systems, Inc. will replace the video management software and all of the associated server hardware. The existing cameras at the schools will not be replaced.

The school board also approved hiring Alexa Johnson and Cynthia Parini as third grade teachers at Shorewood Elementary and April Richey as a seventh grade special education teacher at Troy Middle School. Resignations accepted included Michele Foster as a special education teacher at Troy Middle School. The next Troy School District 30C school board meeting will be held Monday, November 17.

“It should be taken out of the politicians’ hands, especially Madigan’s,” he says.

On the Senate Bill 16 issue, Batinick maintains that property taxes are killing the state. “I don’t support this bill as it now stands,” he says. “The state is not funding its fair share and the problems are having a domino effect.” He adds that “Bad jobs equal less money to schools.”

Batinick says his main goal would be job creation. “It can and should be an economic engine of the Midwest,” according to the online “My Dream for Illinois.”

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WOLFGANG And then Hanukkah, PUCK’S KITCHEN Makes It Healthy,” I set myself and my team the Christmas and the New WOLFGANG PUCK challenge of coming up Year soon follow. That’s with morning recipes that a lot of cooking.

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For easier brunch preparation, you can partially prepare the batter the night before, up to the point at which you combine the egg and oat mixtures. Then, just over an hour before guests are due to arrive, add the flour-baking soda mixture, spoon the batter into paper-lined muffin cups, and bake.

You and your guests will be happily surprised by these very satisfying muffins, in which only just a little more than a third of their calories come from fat, significantly less than many storebought muffins. Round out your brunch menu with a low-fat egg dish and a salad of fresh seasonal fruits, and you’ll have a delicious menu everyone will welcome-all the more so for coming away from the table feeling they’re entering the holiday season on a healthier footing.

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2-1/4 cups (310 ml) old-fashioned rolled oats 2 cups (500 ml) nonfat plain yogurt 2 large cage-free eggs 1-1/4 cups (310 ml) packed dark brown sugar 1 cup (250 ml) canola oil 2-1/2 cups (625 ml) all-purpose (plain) flour 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda 2 cups (500 ml) frozen unsweetened or fresh blueberries

In a large bowl, stir together the oats and yogurt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour to soften the oats. (If you mix the batter the night before, up to but not including stirring in the flour-baking soda mixture as directed below, there’s no need to presoak the oats in the yogurt.)

2. Set the rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. (175 degrees (C).

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and oil. with a rubber spatula or large spoon, stir the egg mixture into the oatyogurt mixture.

4. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the egg-oat mixture until just combined. Do not overstir.

5. Just before baking, fold the blueberries into the batter just until they’re evenly distributed.

6. Line 2 dozen muffin tin cups with paper muffin liners. With a spoon, divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.

7. Bake the muffins until they’re golden brown and spring back when pressed lightly and carefully with a fingertip, 30 to 40 minutes, carefully rotating the muffin tins 180 degrees for even baking about halfway through that time.

8. When the muffins are done, transfer the tins to a wire rack to cool at least briefly before unmolding and serving. Serve the muffins warm or at room temperature.

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