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BATAVIA

Walgreens’ plans top issue in 5th Ward race

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – How the city should proceed on redevelopment plans for Walgreens, along with term limits, are a few of the issues in the race for 5th Ward alderman.

Fifth Ward Alderman Eldon Frydendall, who has been on the Batavia City Council for 32 years, is running for re-election April 9 against Eldon architect and Frydendall Batavia Historic Preservation Commission member Steve Vasilion.

Walgreens wants to move its 12,650-square-foot store at 138 W. Wilson St. in the Batavia Plaza into a 15,000-squarefoot building with a drive-thru just east of East China Inn. The store’s plans have elicited debate because it would be set back about 70 feet from Wilson Street. The city’s zoning code requires a front

building setback to be 10 feet or less.

Walgreens’ plans have been going through the city review process for more than a year. Vasilion said the city needs to improve its review process.

“There are a lot of developers who simply won’t come to Batavia because the process is too difficult and too long,” Vasilion said.

If elected to the City Council, Vasilion Steve said he would Vasilion have to recuse himself from voting on the Walgreens project because he has previously worked with Batavia Enterprises, which owns the Batavia Plaza.

“When I explain my relationship with Batavia Enterprises, the voters say they appreciate my candor about this,” Vasilion said.

Frydendall said Batavia Enterprises has asked for the development to be delayed and

Election Central To learn more about the candidates in the April 9 consolidated election, visit the Kane County Chronicle Election Central website at www.kcchronicle.com/election. has not furnished financial information about the project.

Batavia Enterprises officials last week told plan commissioners they are waiting for the results of soil borings before moving forward.

Plan commissioners continued the project’s design review until their June 19 meeting.

Frydendall noted there is a publicly owned 48-inch storm sewer on the property on which Walgreens wants to build.

“If the developer and Walgreens want to move the pipe, they should pay for it, not the public,” he said.

Frydendall said city offi-

cials have been aggressively seeking new businesses, noting the city successfully landed Rubicon – which manufactures artificial sapphire crystals that primarily go into LED lighting – in a depressed market.

Regarding Frydendall’s long tenure on the City Council, Vasilion said 32 years is too long for someone to serve on a government body. He said he has talked to 5th Ward residents who believe there should be term limits on the City Council.

“I admire the length of service and the dedication that he has put into the city,” he said.

“That is a huge commitment to making our community a better place. I think it is too long for anybody.”

Frydendall disagreed.

“I’ve been blessed,” he said.

“My mind is sharp. I have the ambition. I probably have more time now than ever.

“Quite honestly, I think it’s a poor excuse to say that somebody’s been doing a good job for too long.”

Genealogical society to discuss Web archives

follow the performance.

ELGIN – The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the first-floor meeting room of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. After the business meeting, Kristen McCallum will present the program, “Getting the most out of Internet Archives.” All are welcome to attend. For information, visit www.elginroots.com.

St. Peter church plans special services in Geneva

AURORA – The Fox Valley Festival Chorus, featuring soprano soloist Brygida Bziukiewicz-Kulig, will appear at 3 p.m. April 14 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. The cost is $10 for adults and seniors and $5 for those ages 12 and younger. For information, visit www. foxvalleyfc.org. A reception will

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GENEVA – St. Peter Catholic Church has planned special services through the end of the month. Mass of the Lord’s Supper is set for 7 p.m. today; Good Friday Masses are set for 2:40 p.m. (novena), 3 p.m. (Service of the Word and Veneration of the Cross) and 7 p.m. (Stations of the Cross); and Holy Saturday services are at 11 a.m. (blessings of Easter baskets) and 8 p.m. (Great Easter Vigil Mass).

Easter Sunday Masses are at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. in the church and at 9 and 11 a.m. in the gym.

The church is at 1891 Kaneville Road, Geneva. For information, call 630-232-0124, ext. 105.

Naturalists to lead free, guided hikes in county Naturalists from the Forest Preserve District of Kane Coun-

ty will lead two free, guided hikes today and April 14.

From 2 to 3 p.m. today there will be a wildflower walk through Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, 5S660 Bliss Road, Sugar Grove.

The final wildflower program this season is 10 to 11 a.m. April 14 at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve, 41W600 Hughes Road, Elburn. All three programs are free and open to all ages, although registration is required at 847-741-8350 or email programs@kaneforest.com.

For information, visit www. kaneforest.com.

IDOT resumes work in St. Charles this week ST. CHARLES – The Illinois Department of Transportation is expected to resume work on East Main Street this week.

Traffic will be reduced to two lanes beginning near the intersection of East Main Street

and Seventh Avenue as work proceeds on the northern lanes.

Electronic message boards will be in place to notify motorists. Substantial completion of the project is anticipated for Aug. 31. For information about the Route 64 project, visit www.dot.state.il.us/IL64/index. html or contact Jim Bernahl, public works engineering division manager, at 630-3774486. Regular updates also will be available on the city website, www.stcharlesil.gov.

Triple gong immersion session set in Batavia BATAVIA – A triple gong immersion session is set from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 26 at Shine, 5 N. River St., Batavia. Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing and being a mat or blanket if desired. The cost is $25. For information, email you@just-shine.com.

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WHAT: Gaby Rodriguez of Senior Services will be at The Salvation Army to provide Medicare updates and information on senior services.

WHEN: 9 a.m. today. Join the Golden Diners for lunch at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: The Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles INFO: Call 630-377-2769, ext. 213, to reserve a meal.

Lunch & Learn event at garden center in St. Charles WHAT: Learn how to get your yard ready for spring during the Wasco Nursery and Garden Center’s Lunch & Learn event “Spring Cleaning Your Yard & Garden.” Matt Zerby, owner of Wasco Nursery, will discuss the proper timing, effective products and tools to

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WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: 41W781 Route 64, St. Charles COST: $10, includes a box lunch INFO: Advance registration is required.

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Dulcimer workshops at Garfield Farm Museum WHAT: Garfield Farm Museum will host two mountain and hammered dulcimer workshops in April. The April 7 workshop will serve as a basic introduction, and the April 21 workshop will cover more advanced techniques. Musician Dona Benkert will provide the instruction. During each workshop, there will be a 1 p.m. mountain dulcimer session and a 3 p.m. hammered dulcimer

session.

WHEN: April 7 and 21 WHERE: Garfield Farm Museum, five miles west of Geneva, off of Route 38 on Garfield Road COST: A $25 donation is asked per session.

INFO: Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the museum at 630-5848485 or info@garfieldfarm.org.

Annual bake sale at Riverain Point Apartments WHAT: The annual bake sale at Riverain Point Apartments is set. There will be limited, marked parking available for the bake sale. Parking also is available in the city lot.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon April 20 WHERE: 200 N. Island Ave., Batavia

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Where did you grow up? Alton Pets? An Italian greyhound named Penny Who would play you in the movie of your life? Robert Redford First job? Paperboy As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A cop. I sell insurance instead.

A book you’d recommend? “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail” by Bill Bryson Favorite charity? American Diabetes Association Hobbies? I referee basketball and umpire softball.

Favorite local restaurant? East China Inn in Batavia What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I made a commercial when I worked for Country Insurance in 2005 with Mark Carlson that went national. His fishing boat sank, and he called to make sure his insurance was good.

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KANE COUNTY

Board continues to iron out hiring freeze changes

By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com GENEVA – With concern lingering over ambiguity, the County Board will take a few more weeks to iron out the details of language that would change its hiring rules.

Wednesday, the Kane County Finance Committee set aside a measure that would effectively rewrite the 5-yearold hiring freeze policy.

The County Board began reviewing the hiring freeze rules in recent weeks after they came under scrutiny from board members after the hiring of a political ally of Chairman Chris Lauzen to work in animal control.

The freeze had been in place since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008 to prevent county departments under the board’s oversight from increasing their staffs amid a time of stagnant revenue.

Last week, County Board members – with the input of county human resources staff – introduced changes to the hiring policies.

Under the proposal, county department heads would be permitted to hire, without formal board approval, to fill vacancies in pre-existing positions at salaries that are the same or less.

Department heads also would be permitted to hire under “emergency” circum-

stances, which could include declining revenues, such as those experienced in animal control in recent months and used to justify the quick hire of the billing manager.

Those changes received a positive recommendation last week from the County Board Human Services Committee.

But at the Finance Committee meeting Wednesday, board members wondered whether more changes might be needed.

Finance Committee Chairman John Hoscheit, R-St. Charles, said the county should include a listing of employee positions and salaries to create a “baseline” for head count and salary totals beyond which any hires would need to be reviewed by the County Board.

And County Board member Becky Gillam, R-West Dundee, said the policy revisions and the emergency provisions language left the hiring policy too vague.

“It’s open to interpretation,” Gillam said. “One person’s emergency is not the same as another’s.”

Others on the County Board expressed similar sentiments at the Human Services Committee meeting.

To address the concerns, the committee voted to table the measure until the Finance Committee’s next meeting in late April.

ST. CHARLES – An AARP presentation – “We Need to Talk” – is set from 6 to 8 p.m. April 10 at Delnor Glen, 975 N. Fifth Ave., St. Charles. The course is designed for family and caregivers to, when the time comes, have a talk about

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Check out other local talent on our broadcast of the TDI Dance competition that took place at Batavia High School on February 10. Lots of show stoppers in these performances…and great music too!

1:00 PM/AM, 7:00 PM/AM TDI Dance Competition – February 10, 2013

For additional information on this event please visit our website at www.BATV.us or call (630) 937-5413.

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loved ones not being able to drive and how to approach the subject.

To reserve a spot, call Delnor Glen at 630-443-8220 to register.

Refreshments will be served. The cost is $12 for AARP members, $14 for nonmembers. Parking is available across the street.

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Weather History An early heat wave on March 28, 1945, boosted temperatures into the 90s from Maryland to Rhode Island. A cold wave marked this date in the region 24 years earlier.

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ST. CHARLES

Downtown bar faces liquor license citations

By ASHLEY RHODEBECK arhodebeck@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A downtown St. Charles bar accused of serving alcohol to an intoxicated person will be the subject of a Liquor Commission hearing next month.

The House Pub, 16 S. Riverside Ave., was cited with permitting an intoxicated person on its premises, selling alcohol to that person and interfering or obstructing police, according to the city administrator’s office.

The hearing is set for 4:30 p.m. April 8.

Repeated calls to The House Pub were unanswered Wednesday.

According to St. Charles police, two officers saw a visibly intoxicated man – he was stumbling and steadied himself by holding onto objects – enter the pub just before 1 a.m. March 15. The officers followed him inside and re-

portedly found him at the bar with a drink in front of him and money on the counter.

The pub’s owner approached the officers as they spoke with the customer, police said. The owner – described by police as uncooperative – told police he let the customer in to pay his tab from a previous week and claimed the drink was only a Coke, police said, reporting the bartender said it also contained alcohol.

The customer was escorted out of the building, police said.

This is the third downtown bar in recent weeks to be summoned before the St. Charles Liquor Commission. Alibi Bar and Grill, 12 N. Third St., had its liquor license suspended for three days and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. The Beehive Tavern and Grille, 204 W. Main St., also received a $2,000 fine.

The City Council has been scrutinizing the downtown bar scene since Mayor Don DeWitte, who also acts as liquor commissioner, asked aldermen in August to change the closing time from 2 a.m.

to 1 a.m. in an effort to curb overserving.

During a committee meeting Monday, aldermen called for liquor code changes.

Suggestions included implementing a late-night closing

privilege of 2 a.m., separating tavern and restaurant liquor licenses and establishing a liquor commission with multiple members. The city staff is expected to return with a legal opinion next month.

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By JONATHAN BILYK jbilyk@shawmedia.com

8LOCAL BRIEFS Residents asked to partake in Alcohol-Free Weekend April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and Renz Addiction Counseling Center is encouraging residents to participate in a communitywide Alcohol-Free Weekend from April 5 to 7.

The weekend is aimed to raise public awareness about the use of alcohol and how it affects individuals, families and businesses. Renz Center provides a continuum of care dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of addictive behaviors related to alcohol, drugs and gambling. Offices are in Elgin, St. Charles and Streamwood. For information, call 847-742-3545 or visit www. renzcenter.org.

Ventriloquist to perform at Arcada Theatre in STC ST. CHARLES – Ventriloquist and comedian Taylor Mason will perform a family-friendly show at 6 p.m. April 14 at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Buy advance tickets at Rejoice Lutheran Church, ON377

N. Mill Creek Drive, Geneva; or at the Wool & Co. knitting shop at 107A W. Main St., St. Charles, across the street from Hotel Baker. Advance ticket prices are $10 for adults, $7 for those ages 4 to 18 and free for those 3 and younger. Prices at the door are an additional $2. Tri-Cities area musician Patrick James will open. Proceeds from the show will support Rejoice Lutheran Church’s high school missionary trip this summer to repair hurricane-damaged homes in North Carolina. For information, call Rejoice Lutheran Church at 630-262-0596 or visit www. rejoiceinthemission.org.

Free beginner yoga class set at Shine in Batavia BATAVIA – A free community class is set from 1 to 2:15 p.m.

April 7 at Shine, 5 N. River St., Batavia. Participants will be introduced to the concepts and beginning poses of yoga.

Registration is not required. For information, email you@justshine.com.

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But as the contract talks moved into 2013, the officers voted to authorize a strike in January. However, officers never walked off the job while negotiations continued.

The union and a county negotiation team reached a deal in March, averting a strike.

The union members ap-

proved the new contract 21 to 7.

The County Board is expected to vote on the contract at its meeting April 9.

A document circulated at Wednesday’s Finance Committee meeting said the money for the additional wages and benefits would be taken for this

year from a county contingency fund, which is in place to deal with expenses that were not budgeted for this year.

Perez said he is “glad to have this behind him.”

But he noted that the contract will expire in about seven months, setting the stage for another round of talks.

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GENEVA – After years of negotiation and weeks of threatening a strike, Kane County’s court security officers have apparently acquired small pay raises in their new collective bargaining agreement.

Wednesday, the County Board Finance Committee recommended the board sign off on adjusting the county’s budget to provide an additional $311,000 to pay the county’s court security officers.

Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez said the budget adjustment was necessary after the county and the Policemen’s Benevolent Labor Committee, a union representing the security officers, reached agreement on a new five-year contract – retroactive to the end of the last contract, which expired in De-

cember 2008.

The new contract would expire in November.

Perez said the new contract would boost the pay of officers by 2 percent per year, applicable to wages earned in 2012 and 2013. Officers also would earn a stipend for the first two years of the contract, and officers with at least eight years of service as of 2009 would be allowed to have the temporary pay bump applied to their base wages and the 2 percent wage increases.

Court security officers currently earn base salaries of $25,000 to $35,000 a year.

Union representatives said that ranked the security guards at the entrances of Kane County’s courthouses among the lowest paid county courthouse security officers in the Chicago area.

The officers had worked without a contract since 2008.

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Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns (far left) and Geneva Chamber of Commerce President Jean Gaines (far right) hold the ribbon while (from left) Tom Hansen, Geneva Bank & Trust president; Darla Yhost, vice president and bank manager; Debbie Fee, assistant bank manager; and CEO Rich Davis cut the ribbon. Geneva Bank & Trust is at 514 W. State St. in Geneva.

8LOCAL BRIEF Unity of Fox Valley sets Good Friday Taize Service BATAVIA – Unity of Fox Valley has scheduled a Good Friday Taize Service for 7 p.m. Friday at 230 Webster St., Batavia. A

Taize service engages the senses through music, silent prayer and chants.

All faiths and beliefs are welcome.

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8POLICE REPORTS • Mark E. Swienton, the 49-yearold Aurora man charged with “smash-and-grab” burglaries in St. Charles and Aurora, also faces a burglary charge in Campton Hills.

He is accused of breaking into J. DeMarco Salon, 40W089 Route 64, Campton Hills, about 9:20 p.m.

March 22. The owner reported about $50 missing.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS North Aurora church to host Easter egg hunt NORTH AURORA – Tanner Trails Community Church, 2301 Tanner Road, North Aurora, will host a day of fun and an Easter egg hunt Saturday. The event will feature 16,000 plastic eggs.

The event starts at 1 p.m. for children ages 4 through 8, with face painting, bounce houses, games and contests. The egg hunt starts at 2 p.m. on the church grounds.

Areas will be roped off for age groups 1 through 4 and 5 through 8. The event is free and open to the public.

Information about the event and the church is available online at www.ttcc.org.

Applications sought for forest preserve positions The Kane County Forest Preserve District is seeking applicants for two full-time positions in its operations and maintenance department: a senior ranger in its north operations division, and a preserve maintenance worker in its south operations. The senior

ranger position is based at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve in Hampshire. Interested candidates must apply online at www. kaneforest.com. Applications must be received by Monday. The preserve maintenance worker position is based at Grunwald Farms Forest Preserve in Elburn.

Interested candidates must apply online at www.kaneforest.com.

Applications must be received

by Wednesday. For information, view the employment section at www.kaneforest.com.

Fox River Radio League to hold 7-week license course AURORA – The Fox River Radio League will hold a free seven-week course about what it takes to earn an amateur radio license. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday through May 11 at Rasmussen College, 2363 Sequoia Drive, Aurora. Registration is required. Contact Ron Hobson at WA7RBC@arrl.net. Visit www.

FRRL.org/education.php for information.

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City keeping bump-outs in plan for Wilson Street

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Over the objections of downtown business owner Gene Olmstead, Batavia aldermen decided Tuesday to keep bump-outs in the upcoming Wilson Street streetscape project.

Wilson Street is the next road in downtown Batavia to receive streetscape improvements. The project will be done in conjunction with the Wilson Street traffic signal improvements, which have begun.

Olmstead, owner of Olmstead’s TV and Appliances on Wilson Street, voiced concerns about the bump-outs – a curb extension that would reduce the width of roadway that pedestrians have to cross at – including that they would cause a conflict with delivery trucks using the alley near his store.

“Unless there is a genuine safety purpose, I see no pur-

pose for them,” he told aldermen at Tuesday’s Community Development Committee meeting.

The project, which will stretch from Island Avenue to Batavia Avenue (Route 31) along Wilson Street, also will include wider sidewalks and brick paver crosswalks at major intersections.

City officials said the bumpouts would allow the city to put more trees on the north side of Wilson Street.

“The bump-outs also serve as pedestrian refuges, where pedestrians can feel safe,” 7th Ward Alderman Dawn Tenuta said.

First Ward Alderman Michael O’Brien said the bumpouts will slow down traffic.

“Vehicles will slow down when the road narrows,” he said.

Fifth Ward Alderman Eldon Frydendall also voiced concerns about the bump-outs.

“These semis, when they

come out of the alley, will take the tree right down,” he said.

“For them to get in and out of the alley will be impossible with the bump-outs.”

Fourth Ward Alderman James Volk said the city should try the bump-outs and see if they work.

“If we think nothing will change, then why are we doing the streetscape project?”

Volk asked. “Unless we do the experiment, then we will never know.”

A public open house on the Wilson Street streetscape plans will be at 7 p.m. April 30 in the City Council chambers at the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Batavia Ave. The project is estimated to cost $3.5 million, with $1.5 million coming from the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, a federally funded grant program that promotes alternative transportation, bike and pedestrian travel and streetscape beautification.

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• A 19-year-old man at XSport Fitness, 238 N. Randall Road, St. Charles, reported his wallet containing $10 was stolen Wednesday, March 20, while it lay next to him at the ab machine.

• Enrique Herrera, 44, of the 1800 block of Wessel Court, St. Charles, was charged Monday, March 25, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent, two counts of aggravated DUI, driving without insurance and driving without a license.

• Karina Amber Aldrete, 27, of

the 100 block of Walnut Drive, St. Charles, was arrested Sunday, March 24, on a warrant for failing to appear in court.

• A customer reported Wednesday, March 20, that her wallet was stolen at Chili’s, 3795 E. Main St., St. Charles, when she left her purse at a table. The wallet reportedly contained $50, a debit card and a driver’s license.

• Joseph Pozzi III, 24, of the 400 block of South 12th Avenue, St. Charles, was charged Sunday, March 17, with battery.

• Jerome Darrell Purdis, 29, of the 1700 block of West Edmaire Street, Chicago, was charged Thursday, March 21, with possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. He was also arrested on a Kane County warrant.

• Enrique Gonzalez-Mateo, 49, of the 100 block of Walnut Drive, St. Charles, was charged Thursday, March 21, with driving without a license, driving without insurance and disobeying a stop sign after an accident at South 17th and Oak streets.

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Kane County Chronicle file photo

TOP: Sledders make the most of the snow at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva. Karen Miller, executive planner with the Kane County Development Department, said 50 to 60 percent of the county is comprised of farmland and other types of open space.

LEFT: Walkers explore the path along the Fox River at the Fabyan Forest Preserve.

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A historical look at open spaces

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com It is difficult to define open space.

Open space can include forest preserves and farmland.

A water retention pond, bike trail or even a grassy ditch along the side of a road count, too.

To a developer, open space might be a park in the middle of a subdivision. To an environmentalist, it could be land that has never been built upon and provides a natural habitat for wildlife.

To Jim Eby, director of planning and development for the Batavia Park District, open space includes athletic fields and walking trails. “[Open space] gives the residents of our district or forest preserve district an opportunity to get outside and really enjoy any kind of outdoor pursuit they might want,” Eby said. “The choices are endless, certainly in the Fox Valley.”

Despite being different in

The Kane County Chronicle is taking a closer look at the changing open space landscape in Kane County. This is part one of a three-part series.

TODAY • A look at the definition and history of open space in Kane County.

FRIDAY • A look at the importance of open

space and the strong support of open space referendums.

SATURDAY • A look at the balance between preservation and development, and the importance of volunteers.

On the Web To view a map of oak woodlands left in Kane County, visit this story online at www.kcchronicle.com. scope, all of the above definitions qualify as open space and fulfill a purpose. Land specifically designated as protected open space has increased the past few years in Kane County despite the population exploding in recent decades. Once developed, it can take decades to return open space to its natural state – if it can be done at all.

Preservation priority Preserving open space is an identified priority for the county. Karen Miller, executive planner with the Kane County Development Department, said 50 to 60 percent of the county is comprised of farmland and other types of open space.

The Kane County 2040 Plan, which outlines future quality

of life in Kane County, states open space is the “armature” of a plan that provides the “framework that complements all other land uses.” The plan commits to ensuring 50 percent of the county’s land in 2040 remains farmland or open space.

The county added 530 acres of protected space in 2012, alone – the highest of any county in the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s coverage area, which includes Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Protected space includes forest preserves, conservation districts, parks and similar areas.

Kane County officials, conservation groups and volunteers have worked to preserve the area’s natural landscape by buying and restoring land for forest preserves – a decadeslong process that has coincided with an exponential population growth.

When surveyors first documented the land in Kane Coun-

ty in the late 1830s and 1840s, they marked trees or made mounds of charcoal at each corner of land boundaries.

Mary Ochsenschlager, who is retired from the St. Charles Park District as assistant superintendent of natural areas and interpretive services but still is involved in nature-related organizations, said surveyors back then described flat farmland and areas of timber and prairie.

Oaks were the most common trees found when settlers first arrived. Historical accounts say settlers could drive their wagons through oak savannas, which are lightly forested grassland where oaks are the most prominent trees.

Settlers from the East were familiar with oak groves, and tended to gravitate toward them when settling in the area, Ochsenschlager said – hence the prevalence of the word “Grove” in the names of some local municipalities.

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Decades of change The county’s population and landscape have changed since the county was first settled. In 1840, Kane County’s population was 6,501. In 2010, the Census Bureau recorded 515,269 residents. The county estimates it will be more than 800,000 by 2040.

Aerial shots taken in 1939 show the county had 25,906 acres of remnant oak woodlands – described by Miller as a “keystone species” because they are an important part of the ecosystem in terms of habitat.

Those aerial photos recently helped the county develop a map of remnant oak woodlands to plan out connectivity opportunities and preservation options. The county received technical assistance through a regional organization that con-

• Kane County now is home to about 20,000 acres of forest preserve land.

• From 1939 to 2011, the county’s remnant oak woodlands decreased from 25,906 acres to 14,278 acres.

• The county has more than 60 parcels of forest preserve land.

Source: Kane County Forest Preserve District nects people with nature called Chicago Wilderness to develop a Green Infrastructure Plan for Kane County. Part of the technical assistance included mapping the location and extent of existing oak woodlands in the county.

Miller said the map may be used to identify areas where clusters of woodlands could be connected through contiguous forest preserve land – allowing a safer means of travel for plants and animals between two habitats.

By 2011, 14,278 acres of remnant oak woodland – or 55 percent of what originally was recorded – remained.

Areas dedicated as forest preserves, on the other hand, have more than quadrupled since 1999, when the forest preserve district was comprised of about 4,500 acres of land.

The county’s forest preserve district today consists of about 20,000 acres of open space.

The Kane County 2040 plan published in May states that a 1993 forest preserve inventory showed only 736 acres of the 334,031 acres in the county have original, undisturbed flora. The rest has been affected by agriculture and urbanization.

Jon Duerr, who retired several years ago as director of the Kane County Forest Preserve District, said open space is not erased permanently once it is developed. But returning it to its natural state, or close to it, can take a long, long time.

“A house or a barn, those things can be bulldozed and taken off the property,” he said. “But it’s going to be a scar.”

Kane County Chronicle file photo

Mike Wolfe of Bartlett cross-country skis through LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.

A look at the land

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com Kane County boasts about 20,000 acres of forest preserve land, which includes more than 60 parcels of forest preserve areas in the county. Preserves offer space for year-round activities, including hiking, biking, picnicking and leash-free dog walking.

Here is a guide to some Kane County forest preserves and what they offer.

To view a slideshow that features photos of local forest preserves and other open spaces, visit www.kcchroni-

cle.com/photos.

Geneva • Fabyan, 1925 Batavia Ave. in Geneva, has a boat and canoe launch, bike and nature trails, fishing, hiking, historical sites, picnic areas, shelters and winter activities. Features include the Fabyan Villa Museum, the Japanese Garden and the Fabyan Windmill.

• Gunnar Anderson, 719 Batavia Ave. in Geneva, has bike and nature trails, fishing, picnic areas and

shelters. The preserve has a shelter, parking area and restroom facility.

St. Charles • Arthur Anderson, on Route 25 in St. Charles, offers oak savanna, wildflowers, nature trails and hiking and biking trails.

• Brewster Creek, 6N921 Route 25 in St. Charles, is home to the forest preserve district’s Maple Sugaring Festival. The Lodge at Brewster Creek houses meeting rooms, a catering kitchen, outdoor deck and seating for more than 100 people.

• Campton, 41W709 Route 64 in St. Charles, has hiking, horseback riding, picnic areas, shelters, snowmobiling and winter activities.

• Ferson Creek, North Bolcum and Burr roads in St. Charles, has extensive flood plains and wetlands, and is home to a large beaver population.

• Fox River Bluff and Fox River Bluff West, 5N860 Weber Drive in St. Charles, has off-leash dog areas, hiking, fishing and bike and nature trails.

• LeRoy Oakes, 37W370

Dean St. in St. Charles, has hiking, biking and nature trails, fishing, historical sites, nature preserves, horseback riding, picnic areas and shelters. Ferson Creek runs through this preserve.

• Little Woods, in St. Charles Township, was bought as part of the county’s 2011 land acquisition.

Amenities will be considered as part of the next master plan process.

• Meissner Prairie-Corron, at Corron and Silver Glen roads in St. Charles, is home to more than 50 species of native plants and a small wetland complex.

• Tekakwitha Woods, 35W076 Villa Maria Road in St. Charles, has biking, hiking and nature trails, fishing, historical sites and picnic areas. The Fox River Trail runs along the eastern boundary of the forest preserve.

Batavia • Braeburn Marsh, at Fabyan Boulevard and Randall Road in Batavia, has

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Miller said the county’s 1840 landscape featured mostly prairie, timber, fields, marshes and wetlands.

Back then, fire mainly shaped the woods. Large, old oak trees could withstand prairie grass fires, and natural habitats were restored as native plants grew back. Because the fire element no longer is what it once was, the landscape has been shaped differently.

“There have been lots of changes since removing fire,” Ochsenschlager said. “You see remnants of wildflowers, but they might not be there in the numbers they were.”

Removing fire paved way for some invasive species to thrive, when they typically would have been burned away through natural forest fires.

Ochsenschlager said fewer wildflowers grow in today’s forests because maple trees, for example, can block sunlight from the forest floor.

If fires still shaped forests as they were naturally intended to do, maple trees likely would have died. Although controlled burns take place these days, most fires since have been removed for safety reasons.

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Rejoice in the Easter Miracle With Us! ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Come Worship With Us! Maundy Thursday Worship: Thursday, March 28th at 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday Worship: Friday, March 29th at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Easter Saturday Worship: Saturday, March 30th at 5:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Worship: Sunday, March 31st at 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Please join us for Easter Breakfast from 8:00 a.m 11:00 a.m

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 101 South Sixth Avenue, St. Charles, Illinois 60174-2107 Phone: (630) 584-8638 Located adjacent to the St. Charles Public Library

Join us for the Holy Week Journey!

Maundy Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Good Friday: 12 p.m. Family Worship Service; 7:30 p.m. Evening Service Holy Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil/Confirmation Service Easter Sunday: 7, 9 and 11 a.m.

See our website for more information www.bakermemorialchurch.org Baker Memorial United Methodist Church 307 Cedar Ave. St. Charles, IL (630) 584-6680

Batavia Covenant Church Welcomes Senior Pastor Glen Morden 1314 W. Main Street, Batavia, IL 630-879-3721 • www.bataviacov.com PALM SUNDAY EASTER SUNDAY Installation of Pastor Glen Procession of Palms

Reawaken your Easter Spirit Celebration of the Resurrection

PLEASE JOIN US BOTH SUNDAYS Contemporary Service 9:00am Coffee/Snacks 10:00 am Traditional Service 10:35am

United Methodist Church of Geneva Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday, March 24 8:00, 9:00 & 10:45am in the sanctuary Dramatic reading of the Passion story Maunday Thursday, March 28 7:30pm in the sanctuary Traditional service of the Last Supper

Good Friday, March 29 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall Unique worship experience recreates the Early Christian Meal. We’ll gather to share our memories, thoughts & feelings in our time of grief. Reservation req’d, 630-232-7120

Easter Worship, March 31 7:30, 9:00 & 10:45am Traditional services celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Chancel Choir at 9:00 & 10:45am

UMC of Geneva 211 Hamilton Street – Geneva www.genevaumc.org/holyweek

Bethlehem Lutheran Church 1145 N. 5th Avenue Saint Charles, IL 60174-9085 (630) 584-2199 www.bethlehemluth.org Bethlehem Preschool/Daycare ~ (630) 584-6027 Worship Services with Holy Communion are held four times every weekend* *Saturday, 5:30 p.m. *Sunday, 8:00 a.m.

Informal traditional service Traditional service

*Sunday, 9:15 a.m. *Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Contemporary service Traditional service

Participation in Communion is open to all who believe in Jesus Christ.

HOLY WEEK– Special times for Easter Weekend Saturday/Sunday, March 23 & 24 regular worship times Palm/Passion Sunday Features a dramatic reading of the Passion and special music Thursday, March 28 – 1:30 & 7:15 p.m. Maundy Thursday services of Holy Communion Friday, March 29 – 7:15 p.m. Good Friday Tenebrae service of fading light Sunday, March 31 – 6:15, 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. (No Saturday Service) Easter worship with no Sunday School; Breakfast in Education Hall, 7:00-11:00 a.m.

St. Patrick Church 400 Cedar Street, St. Charles, IL 60174 TRIDUUM SCHEDULE Holy Thursday, March 28

6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles, IL • 630-338-8000 EASTER MASS SCHEDULE Holy Saturday, March 30

6:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Spanish) - Downtown Church

7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass – Crane Road Church

7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper – Crane Road Church

Easter Sunday, March 31

Good Friday, March 29 10:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross (Spanish) – Downtown Church 12:00 noon Private Prayer – Downtown Church 1:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross – Downtown Church 2:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday – Downtown Church 5:30 p.m. Passion of the Lord (Spanish) – Downtown Church 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday – Crane Road Church

Holy Saturday, March 30 11:00 a.m. Blessing of the Easter Baskets – Downtown Church

6:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass (Spanish) – Downtown Church

7:00 a.m. Crane Road Church 7:30 a.m. Downtown Church 8:45 a.m. Crane Road Church 9:00 a.m. Downtown Church 10:30 a.m. Crane Road Church 10:30 a.m. Downtown Church 12:00 noon Downtown Church 12:15 p.m. Crane Road Church 5:00 p.m. Downtown Church (Spanish)

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Blackberry Township • Blackberry Maples, a half mile east of Route 47 along Main Street in Blackberry Township, offers hiking, shelters, biking, nature preserves, historical sites and horseback riding.

• Grunwald Farms, at Main Street and Lorang Road in Blackberry Township, offers hiking trails, and plans are in place to transform the area into a small boating and fishing area.

Sugar Grove • Bliss Woods, 5S660 Bliss Road in Sugar Grove, offers biking and hiking trails, nature preserves, picnic areas and shelters and is home to an extensive grove of sugar maples. It also has an esker – a geological feature formed by a glacier – just east of Bliss Road.

• Culver, 6S496 Hankes Road in Sugar Grove, offers hiking and picnicking opportunities. In addition, wetlands and oak-hickory woodlands grow on this property.

• Hannaford Woods/

Elburn • Elburn, 45W061 Route 38 in Elburn, is a savanna woodland that offers hiking, historical sites, nature preserves, picnic areas and shelters. It is one of the county’s oldest preserves, and is known as the “squirrel preserve” because fox, gray and flying squirrels live on the grounds.

• Johnson’s Mound, 41W600 Hughes Road in Elburn, is a stratified gravel hill known as “kame,” which was deposited by glacial ice and water about 10,000 years ago.

It now is a popular sledding hill.

South Elgin • Jon J. Duerr, 35W003 Route 31 in South Elgin, offers bike and nature trails, a boat and canoe launch, fishing, hiking, historical sites, picnic areas and shelters.

A waterfall can be found by heading south on the Riverbend Trail.

• Kenyon Farm, at Barry and Kenyon roads in South Elgin, offers hiking and biking trails.

Kaneville • Lone Grove, at Perry Road near Harter Road in Kaneville, has hiking, nature preserves and picnic areas.

The wetland area is covered with flowers from June through September, and butterflies and weasels are among the active animals and insects.

• Underwood Prairie, 2S550 Lorang Road in Kaneville, is part of the Kaneville Esker, the state’s longest esker formed 10,000 to 20,000 years ago.

For information, visit www.kaneforest.com.

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hiking and biking trails, is part of an extensive wetland and drainage system and is a nesting site for sand hill cranes.

• Dick Young, 39W115 Main St. in Batavia, has hiking, horseback riding and nature preserves. It is home to Nelson Lake Marsh, one of the largest natural areas in Kane County.

• Glenwood Park, 1644 S. River St. in Batavia, offers bike and nature trails, fishing, picnic areas, shelters, snowmobiling and other winter activities. The river has several wooded flood plain islands located below an old broken dam.

• Les Arends, 2S731 Route 31 in Batavia, has hiking, biking and nature trails, fishing, picnic areas and shelters. The Niageran Dolomite bedrock is along the west side of the Fox River.

• Mill Creek, at Fabyan and Wenmoth roads in Batavia, has hiking, biking and nature trails, and is home to diverse wetland and sedge meadows.

Nickels Farm, located at Merrill Road near Route 47 in Sugar Grove, has bike and nature trails, hiking, nature preserves and picnic areas.

Towering butternut, bur oaks, walnuts, hickories and lindens dwell here.

• Sauer Family Prairie Kame, 44W705 Lasher Road in Sugar Grove, is home to hiking trails and nature preserves. A large glacial form sits on the preserve.

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OPINIONS Winter overstaying its welcome I’ve lived in northern Illinois my entire life, so I’m used to freezing winters. As a kid, I would make snowmen and igloos until I was nearly hypothermic, and now I get to do even more fun things, such as scrape ice off my car every morning. I wouldn’t say that I love winter, but I get it. I tolerate it, and I can live through the cold each year with the thoughts of warm spring sunshine to maintain my sanity.

This year seems to be moving too slowly, though, and warm sunshine doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon. I want spring, and I want it now.

I’m not just craving warmer weather because I’m sick of wearing four layers to venture outside. I need spring because I am a spring person.

Winter is too cold; summer is too hot; and fall is marred by things such as going back to school. Spring is a beautiful in-between time when flowers grow, birds chirp and rainbows appear after rain showers.

Sunday is Easter, and I will be very upset if my family’s egg hunt has to take place inside or in someone’s frosted backyard. I’m usually the one at my family’s Easter party that hides the eggs, and I’m afraid that I won’t have anywhere good to hide them.

Last year, I put all the bright yellow plastic eggs in bushes with yellow flowers to camouflage them. This year, I guess I’ll have to hide chocolates and jelly beans in eggs the color of dirty snow or clumps of dead grass.

Each spring, I head out with my trowel, gardening shears and weed-puller and spend hours making sure the plants in my backyard aren’t choked by rocks or other flowers to help them blossom. This year it

VIEWS Courtney Phelan hasn’t been warm enough for me to spend enough time outside, and the poor plants are hardly poking their heads above the soil. My green thumb is how I snap myself out of my winter frame of mind – seeing new growth reminds me that the world isn’t such a dark and gloomy place.

The reason I’m so upset about winter overstaying its welcome isn’t just because I don’t like the cold. It’s because I need to see and feel life getting sunnier to motivate myself to finish out the school year strong and get ready for everything I need to do in the summer. This year, I have a ton to do. I can’t help but feel unprepared for finishing high school, and without nature’s reminder of new beginnings, I’m scared.

Graduation and college are coming at me so quickly, and yet the world seems to be stuck in a rut more cold and tedious than high school itself.

I know that I need to get a move on with things such as picking my classes for next year, but I can’t seem to move on while nature is acting immovable and stubborn, too.

I need spring to hurry itself up because spring is the universe’s most simple reminder that life moves on, and I need to start moving on, too.

• Courtney Phelan is a senior at Geneva High School. She is an outgoing and energetic young writer who likes to swim, read and participate in general teenage activities. She can be contacted at editorial@kcchronicle. com.

WRITING TO US The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues. Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers. We limit letters to 400 words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor. Letters can be emailed to letters@kcchronicle.com, faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A leader To the Editor: I’m supporting Sean Michels for village president of Sugar Grove because he has proven himself as a leader.

Sean and the Village Board have brought in commercial and industrial business – just

Editorial board J. Tom Shaw, publisher Jay Schwab

Kathy Gresey

Al Lagattolla Kate Schott

look at Route 47 and all of the new businesses that have opened in the past four years.

The board and Sean cut expenses when the economy was at its worst, allowing the village to balance its budget even in tough times.

Sean and the board have

also done a very good job of getting grants to help our tax dollars go further. With your support, Sean, as village president, will continue to work to make Sugar Grove a great place.

Lisa Eaves Sugar Grove

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Q&A Blues in the house Chicago Blue Dadds to bring energetic vibe to House Pub shows?

Michael Hoge: If people are not dancing

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com “EZ” Dave Haines and Michael Hoge performed with the likes of Robert Plant and Joan Baez as members of the Fox Valley band Deluxury, which had been together from 1979 to 2008.

Haines, 60, of Geneva, and Hoge, 53, of St. Charles, now are building up a following through their group Chicago Blue Dadds, which recently celebrated its second anniversary with a show at The House Pub in St. Charles.

The band will return to The House Pub, located at 16 S. Riverside Drive in downtown St. Charles, for what promises to be an energetic show at 9:30 p.m.

Friday. The band is comprised of Haines on lead vocals, harmonica and saxophone, Hoge on drums, Al “Hurricane” Spears on lead guitar and vocals, Alfred Shorter Jr. on bass guitar and Tom Yurik on guitar.

Hoge formed the band in March 2011 after finding what he thought were the best blues players at a blues jam he hosted.

Kane County Chronicle reporter Eric Schelkopf had the chance to talk to Haines and Hoge about Chicago Blue Dadds and its current activities.

Eric Schelkopf: What do you try to do at your

and enjoying themselves, we’re not doing our jobs. We move it and shake it. I’m dancing behind the drums. I have the best seat in the house.

One thing I like about this band is that there is no onstage tension. There’s a lot of interaction on stage. You can see the guys working with each other and encouraging each other. I knew I wanted to play with Dave again.

We share the same birthday, Aug. 13.

We went through a lot together. We lived the blues together.

ES: Do you play both originals and covers?

MH: We haven’t put originals in the show yet. At our shows, you will hear songs by musicians like Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.

ES: What should people expect from one of your shows?

EZ: The band is more about improvisation. The songs don’t turn out the same ever.

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Chicago Blue Dadds recently celebrated its second anniversary with a show at The House Pub in St. Charles. The band will return to The House Pub, 16 S. Riverside Drive, for what promises to be an energetic show at 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 29. wanted to be in a straight blues band since I started to do this professionally.

It’s a lot of self-expression.

ES: You have special guest musicians that show up at your shows, like Donald Kinsey, Michael Tafoya and Holle Thee Maxwell.

MH: You never know when one of

the Snuggery in Chicago, Robert Plant grabbed my harmonica and took off to the stage with me attached to it. I didn’t think it was a big deal that he got up there. He was just jamming with me.

Another time at the Snuggery, Joan Baez came out and sang the most low down blues song I had ever heard.

our friends will show up.

ES: What do you like about playing the harmonica?

EZ: The harmonica really lends itself to doing blues songs. I pretty much

ES: I understand that Deluxury had its own special guests.

EZ: When we were performing at

• More information about Chicago Blue Dadds is available by going to the band’s website, www.chicagobluedadds.com, or on its Facebook page.

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of fighting in tournaments and slaying dragons. Performances will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from April 7 through April 28; with an additional 10:30 a.m. performance on Saturday, April 27.

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Comedy night to include signed Jenny McCarthy book ST. CHARLES – The first 50 people to purchase a pair to tickets

to Bridges Montessori Academy’s Comedy Night at Zanies in St. Charles will receive an autographed copy of Jenny McCarthy’s latest book, “Bad Habits.”

The adults-only standup comedy event, which will benefit the children of Bridges, will take place at

8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Zanies in Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. To purchase tickets, call Bridges Montessori Academy at 630-513-9742.

Tickets must be purchased through the school to qualify for the benefit and the book.

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Leadfoot to perform Bluegrass at Two Brothers AURORA – A Chicago-based Bluegrass band, Leadfoot, will perform at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora from 9 to 11 p.m.

Friday, March 29.

Leadfoot is a four-piece band

that features Steve Haberichter on mandolin, Mike Vanier on acoustic guitar, Garrett Degnan on bass (upright and electric), and Mike Holtz on the cut-down Leadfoot mini drum kit. The group plays ‘Chicago-style post-bluegrass prairie stomp.’

There will be no cover charge; the event is open to adults ages 21 and older.

Two Brothers Roundhouse is located at 205 N. Broadway in Aurora.

Drew Carey Show.” A standup comedian by 1995, he earned his own TV series following suit with other “standup sitcoms” that followed the success of the show “Seinfeld.”

Shows will take place at 8 p.m.

Friday, June 28; and 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Saturday, June 29.

Tickets cost $35 and the purchase of two-drinks or food items is required. To purchase tickets, visit www.stcharles. zanies.com.

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Nineties tribute group to perform at EvenFlow

ST. CHARLES – Comedian Drew Carey, the host of “The Price is Right” and “Whose Line is it Anyway,” will be popping up in St. Charles for a show at Zanies Comedy Club at Pheasant Run Resort.

Drew Carey came to stardom through the sitcom “The

GENEVA – Word To Your Mother will give audience members a ’90s tribute experience from 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at EvenFlow Music & Spirits, 302 W. State St., Geneva.

The group combines ’90s hits with visual effects.

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“I am looking forward to hearing you tonight; you have always been one of my favorites,” I said.

I wanted to make him feel welcome, he seemed like such a nice guy.

So, I went backstage and Richard was “educating” one of the TV guys.

“You’ve got to be kidding,” Richard was saying to him.

“You don’t know who Hugh Jackman is? He is only a major movie star – Wolverine in the “X-Men” film series, the star of the movie “Kate & Leopold,” People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” and he even hosted the Academy Awards.”

• Ron Onesti is president and CEO of Onesti Entertainment Corp. and the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. He provides personal recollections of events and people that he has encountered over the years. Send comments to planitkanenews@shawmedia.com.

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end of the phone.

“Uh ... yeah,” I would say.

“I gotta Google this guy!”

I said to myself again.

So, the day of the show comes, it’s a sellout. The TV trucks are in place, stage is set, and crazed fans are all over the place.

As I mentioned, Richard has played here before, and his fans are usually pretty mellow. Quite a few of these fans, however, were different. Many were dressed in warrior-type costumes, toting comic books and DVD cases.

“Now this is odd,” I thought.

We have a long hallway as you enter the theater that was on lock-down on that day.

It was a secure area because of the TV production stuff.

I noticed this really tall guy dancing alone in the hall. He was doing “Chorus-Line” kicks.

“Whatcha up to?” I asked.

“I’m getting ready for a Broadway show,” he said.

“Are you Hugh?” I asked.

“Yes I am, pleased to meet you,” he said with an extended hand.

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I would like to think that after 25 plus years in entertainment, I am pretty well versed on the “who’s who” of the biz.

I would also like to think that I am hip enough to know who is hot today. After all, I could tell the difference between a Katy Perry song and a Rhianna song on the radio (at least after being educated by my 8-year-old daughter I could).

So, when Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and fellow Chicagoan Richard Marx told me he was adding a special guest to his lineup of friends performing with him at our Arcada Theatre, I was pretty pumped. He was shooting his “PBS Rocks” television special by us, something exciting in and of itself.

“Man, wait ’til you hear who I’ve got coming, this guy is going to put this show over the top,” Richard said.

The television show, and subsequent two-disc DVD, “Richard Marx: A Night Out With Friends” was Richard on stage performing with a few close industry pals, including Broadway performer (another Chicago native) Sara Niemietz, lead singer of the rock group Vertical Horizon and close Marx buddy Matt Scannell, and boy band ’N Sync superstar J.C. Chasez.

“OK, Ron, are you ready for this?” he asked.

“Lay it on me, brother,” I responded.

“I’ve got Hugh Jackman coming!”

“Whoa!” I said. “That’s incredible! This is going to be big!”

“Who is Hugh Jackman?” I thought after I hung up. “He’s probably a one-hit-wonder pop singer from the ’80s.”

I was about to do what anyone does in this situation nowadays ... Google him.

I got back on a call and forgot about it.

As we got close to the show day, I was beginning to get calls from private security firms asking if we needed bodyguard services for this show.

“I don’t think so, Richard has played here before, he’s pretty cool with the fans,” was my repeated response.

“You must be going crazy with Hugh Jackman coming,” said the person on the other

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Water Street exhibit focuses on elements KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE planitkanenews@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Water Street Studios will open its latest show, “Carbon – Life, Decay and Beyond,” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the studio facility, 160 W. Wilson St., Batavia.

Through “Carbon,” Water Street Studios challenged artists to represent the subject in a way that brings carbon upfront – its use, its impact and its future. Carbon is the element that is the basis of all known life forms. And as those life forms die and decay, they become carbon.

Best of Show will be announced at 7 p.m. by guest juror, Jess Mott Wickstrom, the gallery director at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago.

Honorable Mention artists include: Marc Leone (Cincinnati, Ohio), Tim Kowalczyk (Normal), Kate Mc-

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On the second floor, in the Kane County Chronicle Gallery of Water Street Studios, the work featured will be submitted by local high school students applying for the Congressional Art Competition.

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By SHERRI DAUSKURDAS planitkanenews@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Jose Carlos Gomez is a Geneva resident, a Chicago native and a movie producer. He is currently at work on his latest film project “Day 1,” a science-fiction story set in a futuristic, post-apocolyptic world.

Shaw Media editor Sherri Dauskurdas took some time with Gomez to find out more about his project and his career.

Sherri Dauskurdas: Tell me about yourself, and the movies you have produced.

Jose Carlos Gomez: I live in Geneva, and I’m proud to call Kane County my own “Hollywood Studio.” It is here that I shoot most of my productions, and I’m pleased to say that my previous two productions, “Bled White” and “Plastic” have been released on DVD. People from the area can look up these movies and enjoy recognizing some of the local talent and landscapes.

I have made three full features, and multiple shorts, some of which played at the Geneva Film Festival, and earned awards and nominations.

SD: Tell me about “Day 1;” the premise, and your inspiration for it.

JG: “Day 1” tells the story of our character, Kevin Hayes, played by Walt Sloan. He’s living in a post-apocalyptic world set a few years into the future.

Kevin, along with the remaining survivors, is forced to walk across the country in order to keep alive and avoid confronting others that might carry an infection. It’s a simple story of a father looking for his daughter, set against the backdrop of a mysterious cataclysm.

The inspiration came to me in 2010, after we finished shooting “Plastic.” I wanted to do something simple, and work with Walt Sloan, who is an incredible actor. I thought I could take a camera and just shoot a simple, meditational story about a man who walks to live. Well, as years went by, the story evolved into anything but a simple production.

We have a cast of over 30 people, multiple locations, army vehicles and movie soldiers. These soldiers are led by a paranoid officer named Captain Reynolds, wonderfully played by actor Harold Dennis.

There’s been nothing simple about making “Day 1!”

SD: Where do you plan to be filming it?

JG: We are shooting “Day 1” in Aurora, Elgin, Geneva, St.

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Geneva film maker follows local path in sci-fi production Charles and Wonder Lake, to name a few places.

SD: How much money do you need?

JG: I’ve set a goal of about $8,000 to shoot this production.

I’ve been able to raise about half. I began a crowd-funding campaign to try to raise at least $2,000 more. This would allow the very minimum required to shoot this unique, little film.

SD: Why science-fiction and horror? What pulled you to this genre?

JG: I enjoy a good sci-fi movie and a good horror movie. So why not bring both together? I’ve done two horror features. I wanted to try something new. I had in mind to do a movie called “Strawberry Summer.” This was a coming-of-age movie.

But the funding, unfortunately, fell through. My attention turned, next, to “Day 1.”

I think “Day 1” is a unique movie, and the enthusiasm I’ve received from the cast and crew is encouraging. We also have a distribution deal in place, which is pretty rare for an indie film with out the big, celebrity name. Now we just have to make the movie.

• For more information on “Day 1,” visit skibofilms.com.

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Is acidity the latest trend in winemaking?

Trends come and go in the wine industry.

Just like the latest designer fad in fashion or development in pop music, winemakers can get caught up in a wave of similarity when crafting their final product. Maybe it’s the lure to follow the crowd making wines that critics will reward 90-plus points.

Or simply the weather from a particular vintage narrowed their creative avenues.

Whatever the case, there’s a refreshing term winemakers from around the world are using with increased frequency: Acidity.

UNCORKED James Nokes We framed the tannins using oak and acidity. There’s four components that should all work together. I like when things work together in harmony.”

It seems like consumers and winemakers also like when there’s balance in their wine. Or it’s just the

latest trend.

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for Shaw Media. He’s been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at planitkanenews@shawmedia.com.

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Winemaker spotlight Over-manipulation of oak had its stay.

Then there was the over-extracted, dense, deep purple fruit bombs. This isn’t a critique of either style. As a lover of fine wine, I enjoy the wide variety of styles available as I peruse the racks at my local store.

But, if trends move cyclically, the opposite end of the spectrum from both aforementioned styles seems to be en vogue.

Nearly every winemaker interview I’ve done in the past six months has the mention of acidity and balance playing a role in the wine they’ve crafted.

“The U.S. consumer wants fruit forward wines,” said Tuck Beckstoffer, whose 2009 Melee a Grenache blend still stands as the finest interpretation of the varietal I’ve opened this year. “Somewhere though, it became the “supersize me” attitude. I think we are starting to see winemakers back off from that though.

I was always taught to find balance in everything.”

Even the cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons, which can command triple digit prices and gained a following for muscular wines loaded with huge flavors, might dial down their profile in search of balance.

Yao Family Wines’ president and director of winemaking managed to do so with the 2009 Yao Ming Napa Valley Cab. “The No. 1 premise was to find balance,” Tom Hinde said. “Not to push for extract.

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Geneva grabs season-opening win over Oswego

By VINNIE DUBER editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – The Geneva softball team had to wait a long time for its first game of the season, with cancellations wiping out the beginning of its schedule and weather preventing the Vikings from practicing outside. So waiting another 2 ½ hours was nothing.

The cold, wet spring wreaked havoc on Geneva’s field, meaning the Vikings and visiting Oswego were forced to wait until well after noon to start their game, originally scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., while the field was worked on.

Fortunately for the Vikings, the outcome was worth the wait, as they grabbed a season-opening 7-5 victory.

“Yes it was [worth the wait],” Geneva coach Greg Dierks said. “Not just today but for the last four weeks. This is the first time we’ve come outside all year. It was good to get out and play.

“When the field was deteriorating at 10 o’clock, that would’ve been really disappointing to think we were going to play and not. I appreciate the effort of our grounds crew and our athletic director to get the field ready to go. ...

I appreciate the fact that Oswego was willing to wait it out, too.”

The Vikings jumped to a 7-2 lead after five innings, but by the seventh, perhaps they weren’t as thrilled that Oswego had waited around as long as the Panthers did. Five of the first six batters in the top of the seventh picked up hits, and after a sacrifice fly narrowed the score to 7-5, Oswego had the bases loaded. But junior pitcher Haley Orwig (complete game) coaxed a groundball to senior third baseman Kirsten Searcy, who completed a fine play to first for the game-ending out.

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Geneva’s Bridget Weitzel (1) is congratulated by Jordyn Schmidt after Weitzel scored a run Wednesday in a home game against Oswego.

Geneva’s Alexis Garibay throws to first baseman Emily Plocinski as teammate Anna Geary looks on.

“Yes it was [worth the wait]. Not just today but for the last four weeks.

This is the irst time we’ve come outside all year. It was good to get out and play.”

Greg Dierks Geneva softball coach

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WHAT TO WATCH

BOYS TENNIS SEASON PREVIEW

North looks to singles threats

By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com St. Charles North boys tennis coach Sean Masoncup is in uncharted territory this spring.

Masoncup has kept the North Stars in the upper tier of the Upstate Eight Conference on a foundation of excellent doubles play, but in what Masoncup acknowledges is a rebuilding season, whatever success the North Stars manage will likely come with his singles lineup leading the way.

“I love to play doubles, we’ve had some great success, but this year, that’s not going to be our strong point,” Masoncup said.

“Our strong point is going to be singles.”

That starts with senior Dominick Amalraj, who is gearing up for his first go-round at No. 1 singles after splitting time between singles and doubles throughout this North Stars career. He played No. 2 singles as a sophomore before teaming with Danny Oakes to form a powerhouse No. 1 doubles team last year.

Amalraj picked a good time to ascend to No. 1 singles, one year after the graduation of Batavia star Josh Cogan, who owned the Tri-Cities tennis scene during his stellar fouryear career.

In terms of conference prospects, “That’s a good thing,” Amalraj said.

“There’s still Jasper [Koenen],” Amalraj said. “He’s a great player [at St. Charles East], and then there are good players all over. Batavia has Ryan Sterling, he’s a good player, Geneva will have a good player. It’s going to be hard, but I feel like it’s going to be a little more open this year, with Josh out of it.”

While the seasoned Amalraj gives North a formidable player atop its lineup, Masoncup also is high on his other singles threats.

Sophomore Grant Spellman, who qualified for the IHSA State Tournament as a freshman in doubles, and promising freshman Matt Ernst will complement Amalraj.

“I had the idea of putting Dom and Grant together but

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Dom is being recruited by [Division I schools] for singles, and they wanted to see him play in singles,” Masoncup said.

Amalraj said Illinois-Chicago is among his college tennis suitors but he is not yet certain he will keep playing collegiately.

A big spring might coax him to keep pushing for four more years.

“I’m going to see how the season goes, see how I like it, see how I’m playing, then talk to my family, talk to my friends and try to make the best decision I can,” Amalraj said.

The North Stars have had to practice indoors in recent weeks because of the weather, which has delayed the timetable of solidifying doubles teams because of limited court space.

But regardless of how the pairings play out, once North’s season begins Tuesday at Neuqua Valley, the North Stars know they’ll need to overhaul their formula for success.

“We don’t have the [doubles] teams we had when I was a freshman or sophomore for sure,” Amalraj said. “We’re still a talented team but we need to get as many points as we can, and so it starts with singles. We need to make sure we play hard every single match and get as many points as we can.”

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PLAYERS TO WATCH Dominick Amalraj, St. Charles North, Sr. Amalraj is hoping a big season at No. 1 singles gives him plenty of options at the next level.

Justin Bowman, St. Charles East, Sr. The Wisconsin-Whitewater recruit would play No. 1 singles for most schools but instead gives East a dynamic No. 2 player behind Jasper Koenen.

Christopher Chacko, St. Francis, So. After narrowly missing out on the state tournament in doubles as a freshman, Chacko looks like the Spartans’ top threat in singles this spring.

Nick Huang, Geneva, Jr. Huang gives new Vikings coach John Nickelson a solid returnee around which to build. Classmates Ryan Doeckel and John Potts also should fit in nicely.

Jasper Koenen, St. Charles East, Jr. Koenen will challenge to become the top singles player in the area after Batavia star Josh Cogan’s graduation. Won a sectional singles title and went 27-5 last season.

Jackson Rettig, Marmion, Sr. A two-time state qualifier in doubles with two different partners the past two years, Rettig is poised to lead the Cadets along with junior doubles tandem Kevin Hoss and Ricky Angsten.

Ryan Sterling, Batavia Jr. After accumulating 46 wins in two seasons at No. 2 singles, Sterling should keep Batavia highly competitive at No. 1 singles in the aftermath of Cogan’s graduation.

– Jay Schwab, jschwab@shawmedia.com

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball: Geneva at Marmion, 4:30 p.m.; Prairie Ridge at St. Charles East, 11 a.m.; St. Charles North vs. Cary Grove, 12 p.m. (at Marion); Kaneland vs. Wheaton Warrenville South, 11 a.m. (at Blackburn College); Burlington Central at Hinsdale South, 2 p.m.; St. Francis at Schlarman Academy, 11 a.m.

Softball: Plainfield North at Batavia, 11 a.m.; Wheaton North at Geneva, 11 a.m. (DH); Wheaton Warrenville South at St. Charles East, 11 a.m. (DH); Rosary at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.; Burlington Central at Bloomington Central Catholic, 1 p.m. (DH); St. Francis vs. AC Valley at Orlando, Fla., Tournament, 8 a.m.

Girls soccer: Batavia vs. Buffalo Grove at Lake Park Invite, 12 p.m.; Geneva at Granite City, 6 p.m.; St. Charles North vs. Neuqua Valley at Downers Grove Invitational, 5 p.m.; West Aurora at Wheaton Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Girls track and field: Rosary at Plainfield Central Triangular Meet, 4 p.m.

Girls badminton: St. Charles East at Elgin, 4:15 p.m.

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Weather makes game tough, doesn’t hold Vikings back • VIKINGS Continued from page 23 “It was probably a little too close for comfort, but they hit it to the right person,” Dierks said. “It’s comforting when the ball’s coming to [Searcy]. She’s played great at third base.”

“I like playing under pressure,” Searcy said. “Close situations like that, I like to get the ball, and I like to get the out. I was ready for it.”

Searcy was right in the middle of the Vikings’ offensive output, too, picking up a pair of hits, a run scored and an RBI. She was one of four

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Geneva batters to drive in a run. Orwig helped her own cause, getting on base three times and scoring twice.

The lousy March weather made the game tough, players said, but regardless of gray skies, cold wind and leafless trees, Wednesday was a beautiful day for a ballgame.

“We’ve been waiting to play our first game for so long,” senior right fielder Amanda Ebert said. “We were supposed to have our first game like three or four weeks ago, so it was really great to get out on the field despite the weather. And we played hard.”

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mance.

“He was aggressive to the zone,” Asquini said. “He had some good stuff working today and it looked like he had them guessing a little bit.”

All three runs allowed by Starai were unearned as the Saints made four errors behind him.

“We were very, very giving on defense today,” Asquini said. “We gave them the runs.”

East was coasting with a 5-0 lead going into the top of the fourth, but three errors in that inning allowed the Vikings to score a pair of runs.

“The defense struggled a little bit today, so I wanted to pick them up and put them on my back,” Starai said.

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Reliever Mike Boehmer also gave the Saints’ defense a rest. He used strikeouts to get the final four outs of the game and picked up a save in the process. Boehmer gave up a run on a pair of hits in the seventh, but it was another defensive miscue – a passed ball – that allowed that run to score.

The Saints had 11 hits in the game, including a two-run homer by Nick Huskisson in the third off Fremd starter Eric Gile.

“I saw a lot of fastballs,” Huskisson said. “I looked to capitalize early in the count and put a good swing on one. I probably had a little wind on my side and got it to go out, luckily.”

The light breeze probably played little if any role in Huskisson’s shot, which cleared the left-field fence easily to the left of the scoreboard.

Huskisson had a pair of hits for the Saints, as did Joe Hoscheit and Jack Dellostritto. Brian Sobieski plated a pair for East with a sacrifice fly and a double.

“It was nice to see the ball drop for us,” Asquini said.

“We hit the ball hard and squared it up a bunch of times and it produced runs for us, where yesterday, I thought we still hit the ball hard quite a few times, but it was right at somebody or wasn’t run-producing.”

The Saints host Prairie Ridge at 1 p.m. today.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Marmion baseball edges Lynch ready to get back to work Joliet Catholic in opener

By STEVE NITZ

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KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE JOLIET – The Marmion baseball team edged Joliet Catholic, 2-1, in its season opener Wednesday, prevailing against a team highly regarded in several preseason polls.

“Sometimes the first game you play a little bit sloppy, but I think both teams played relatively well other than not hitting as much as they would have liked,” Cadets coach Dave Rakow said. “We’re happy to come away with a good win against a solid team.”

Playing at Joliet Junior College, Marmion scored both of its runs in the second inning by stringing together a walk, two singles and a fielder’s choice. RJ Gibson drove in a run for Marmion, while Will Dorjath had a hit, walked and scored.

Pitchers Alex Troop and Shane Carmody combined to stifle the Hilltoppers. Joliet Catholic, which scored in the final inning, had a runner on third with no outs against Carmody, who eluded further trouble.

“Two juniors who were calm and collected on the mound,” Rakow said. “I give Shane all the credit in the world for escaping the jam he did in a high-pressure situation.”

North loses pair: At Rent One

Park in Marion, St. Charles North fell to 1-2 on its season-opening spring trip after losing to Lockport, 3-2, and to Cary-Grove, 10-0 in five innings. Cory Wright drove in a run for North against Lockport.

Cary-Grove’s Zach Marszal threw a five-inning no-hitter in the second game. The Trojans rallied for a six-run fifth to end the game.

Batavia 5, Willowbrook 0: At Villa Park, Batavia pitchers Luke Horton, Colby Green and Jacob Piechota combined on a three-hit shutout, striking out six.

Billy Zwick had two hits for Batavia, while Andrew Siegler drove in two runs. Laren Eustace smacked a solo home run.

SOFTBALL Aurora Central Catholic 12, Plano 1 (5 inn.): At Plano, ACC freshman Paige Miller tossed a complete game, spacing five strikeouts and three hits.

GIRLS SOCCER Downer Grove South tournament:St. Charles North 2, Downers Grove South 0: North’s Alex Gage tallied the game winner on a firsthalf free kick before assisting on another goal after intermission.

The North Stars improved to 3-0.

DeKALB – Jordan Lynch finally got a chance to get a break after Northern Illinois’ 31-10 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl, .

The Huskie quarterback was able to take some time away from football at the conclusion of the school’s winter break.

However, it just didn’t feel right. He was able to get rid of some of the bumps and bruises from all the hits he took in NIU’s 2012 campaign, but he was ready to get back to work.

“That’s what we do, we love to play football,” he said after the first of 15 spring practices Wednesday. “I feel like anything over a week, it starts getting pretty boring when I’m not doing anything.”

Since he returned to campus in January, Lynch has been watching film, throwing to receivers at the DeKalb Recreation Center and trying to build chemistry with

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NIU Jordan Lynch (center) fakes a handoff to Giorgio Bowers during practice Wednesday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. the offensive linemen by doing things like going out to eat. Lynch and the Huskies took the practice field Wednesday for the first time since the final practice at Barry University in the Miami area.

By now, Lynch’s 2012 numbers are well-known.

He finished the season with 4,593 yards of total offense, second only to Heisman-Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M. On the ground, Lynch ran for 1,815 yards (6.2 yards a carry) and 19 touchdowns. He threw for another 3,138 yards and 25 touchdowns, completing

60.2 percent of his passes.

That doesn’t mean Lynch and NIU coach Rod Carey don’t think the quarterback can get even better for his senior season.

“I think he can improve throwing the ball in certain situations. I think he can improve his reads in certain situations. I think he can improve just overall in how he manages the game in certain situations,” Carey said.

“He’s not perfect, just because the numbers were there. He’s not perfect and he’ll be the first to tell you that.”

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ST. CHARLES – Matt Starai turned in a sterling pitching performance in his first start of the season and some St. Charles East bats that slumbered during Tuesday’s season-opening loss to West Aurora came alive Wednesday as the Saints downed Fremd, 7-4, in nonconference baseball action.

Starai, a senior righthander, struck out 10, walked no one, and allowed only four hits in 5 2/3 innings of work.

“It felt good to be out on the mound for the first time today,” Starai said. “I wanted to get ahead and attack hitters early. I didn’t want to

fall behind and walk anyone.

I just wanted to go out and attack really.”

Starai did that, striking out the first five batters he faced.

He picked up seven strikeoutsthe first time through the Vikings’ order. Five of those were called third strikes.

“We went to the curveball for strikeouts today,” Starai said. “I feel comfortable with my curveball. It’s my strikeout pitch. I like to go to it a lot when I get two strikes.”

The only downside to all the strikeouts for Starai was that his pitch count reached 90 in the sixth inning, prompting East coach Len Asquini to remove him from the game.

“Super” was how Asquini summed up Starai’s perfor-

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Rosary product Scott nabs NCAA swimming title During the college swim season, a typical day for Auburn University junior and NCAA 100-yard butterfly champion Olivia Scott begins with one hour of weightlifting at 6 a.m. That’s followed by 30 minutes of swimming. After classes, there’s one hour of dry-land training at 2:30 p.m., followed immediately by two hours of practice in the pool.

“That’s Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,” Scott points out. “Tuesday and Thursday are recovery days. We only swim for two hours on those days.”

Only. And, oh, by the way, swim season at the college level lasts seven months.

Why is the Rosary graduate from Aurora willing to put in those kind of hours?

“I don’t know a life without swimming,” she responds.

“It’s helped me become a better person. It’s helped me become more responsible.”

Scott began competitive swimming at age 7. She says she was good at the backstroke and breaststroke as a young swimmer, but the butterfly became her focus when she arrived at Rosary.

Scott helped Bill Schalz and the Royals win four straight state championships from 2006 to 2009. She won the 100-yard butterfly all three years she competed in the event at the state championships, lowering her winning time from 55.43 as a freshman to a state record 53.09 seconds her senior year.

She also excelled at other individual events and relays, and her swimming prowess drew the attention of top collegiate programs. Wisconsin and Tennessee were among the schools offering scholarships, but Auburn had a secret weapon.

“I heard about Auburn a lot from Melissa Marik,” Scott said.

Like Scott, Marik was a member of the Academy Bullets Swim Club coached

by Schalz. After a successful prep career at Neuqua Valley that concluded in 2005, Marik chose to swim at Auburn. Her stories of the Alabama school helped convince Scott to make a visit.

Scott says the warmer Southern weather was one of the reasons she chose

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“The campus is beautiful,” she said. “I really connected with the team here. It was just a really easy decision after I came on the trip. … I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

The decision has worked out well for Scott and the Tigers. Her freshman year, she earned three All-America honors, swimming in two relays and three individual events at the 2011 NCAA championships. She finished sixth in the 100 fly finals with a clocking of 52.29 seconds.

There was no “sopho-

more slump” for Scott, as she finished second in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA championships in 51.61 and garnered four more All-America awards.

Last week in Indianapolis, Scott claimed her first NCAA championship, winning the 100 fly in 51.64.

“It was amazing,” she says. “I wasn’t necessarily expecting to win just because everyone’s times were so close going into the finals.”

Scott was only in fourth place after the first 50 yards, but she turned in the fastest split in the final 50 yards to edge Rachel Bootsma of Cal by four-hundredths of a second.

“I had to double-check the scoreboard,” Scott says. “I

wasn’t sure if it was my name or not up there.”

In winning the race, Scott shaved nearly a third of a second off her prelim time. She says she’s not sure how that happened, suggesting perhaps she was more mentally focused during the finals.

“I just wanted to win so badly,” she says.

Scott is taking a well-deserved break from training this week, but she’ll be hard at it again starting next week as she prepares for this summer’s U.S. National Championships, which will also be held in Indianapolis.

She hopes to make the U.S. team that will compete in the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, later this

summer.

Scott placed 10th in the U.S. Olympic Trials last year in the 100 butterfly and she’ll be searching for ways to shave a few more precious tenths of seconds off her time.

Other than being a worldclass athlete, Scott is not that different from her fellow college students. When she has free time, she says she likes to hang out with friends and lay out in the sun.

By the pool, of course.

• Dennis D. Jacobs writes the On Campus column for the Kane County Chronicle. To suggest local college athletes to be featured in a future column, email him at mngeditor@yahoo.com.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Rick Barry (1944), basketball player; Dianne Wiest (1948), actress; Reba McEntire (1955), singer/actress; Vince Vaughn (1970), actor; Julia Stiles (1981), actress; Lady Gaga (1986), singer.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – The year ahead could have some wonderful, pleasant surprises in store. Your present routines could be substantially changed for the better, pleasantly affecting much in your life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – It isn’t likely that you’ll be deprived of rightful rewards or acknowledgement. You probably won’t have to wait until the end of the day to receive them, either.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Simply by adding a new twist to an old routine, you can make things fresh. Don’t hesitate to use your imagination to brighten your world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Be alert for a rewarding opportunity to develop in a commercial involvement. It’s likely to be fleeting, so be ready to jump on anything that’s different.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – As long as there is parity between you and the other party, a friendly agreement will have excellent chances for success.

Fairness evokes fairness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Being extremely inventive and resourceful, you could come up with a much better method for doing a repetitive task. Don’t hesitate to innovate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – A well-calculated risk is likely to work out just as you envision it. However, be careful not to press your luck, or the link between you and Lady Luck could snap.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – An unusual day is in the making for you. It might involve something from the past reaching a successful conclusion at last.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – If a presentation is required in a group endeavor, you’re the person to do it.

You’ll excel at making everyone’s case.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Conditions in general are extremely encouraging where your material interests are concerned. Gains can be generated from several unexpected sources.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Advancement of your personal interests is a strong possibility. Even if your tactics mystify others, the results will be gratifying.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Usually, it isn’t wise to be impulsive, but today your inspirational flashes are likely to be quite good. Don’t hesitate to think and act on the fly.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – An interesting new acquaintance could enter your life. This new friend is likely to be introduced to you by an old pal.

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Patrick Huard (right) along with Antoine Bertrand as his lawyer star in the film “Starbuck,” a genially air-headed farce.

‘Starbuck’: a father’s work is never done

By MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN The Washington Post Like his namesake, a legendary Holstein bull who is said to have sired some 200,000 calves over his lifetime, the title character of “Starbuck” is also a prodigiously fertile stud.

Thanks to an unscrupulous sperm bank – which over a period of two years ended up giving out one pseudonymous donor’s nearly daily deposits to all its female clients – David Wozniak (a.k.a. Starbuck) wakes up 20 years later to discover that he’s managed to produce a seemingly miraculous 533 offspring. That news gets delivered to David (Patrick Huard) by a lawyer for the children, 142 of whom have banded together to file a class action suit, demanding to know the identity of their biological father.

If you can’t wait for the English-language version of this genially air-headed French Canadian farce (due out later this year, and starring Vince Vaughn), Quebecois writer-director

Ken Scott’s original has charm to burn, thanks mainly to Huard, who brings a sweet affability and groundedness to what is admittedly a far-fetched tale.

Almost immediately upon receiving an envelope containing the identities of his progeny, David — who until then has been an irresponsible manchild — begins surreptitiously tracking them down. One by one, he begins bestowing a belated parental influence on them that appears to be almost as magical as his sperm’s motility rate.

David lends one son, an aspiring actor (Patrick Martin), his truck so that he can make an audition, thereby transforming his life. David also steps in to rescue his junkie daughter (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse) from an overdose.

Other kids’ lives are similarly impacted, profoundly if anonymously, by the sudden appearance of this beneficent stranger.

“Starbuck” makes fatherhood seem easy — which I suppose it is, assuming you let someone else handle the first two decades of your child’s upbringing.

But what really sells the movie isn’t the way that David changes his kids’ lives. As his lawyer (Antoine Bertrand) works quietly in the background to protect David’s identity, David himself is transformed by the sudden announcement that his girlfriend (Julie LeBreton) is also pregnant. After a lifetime as a commitmentphobic loser, David comes to realize that parenting actually begins before your child is born, and not after the kid has graduated from college.

It’s silly and a bit sappy, but it works, in a crowd-pleasing way. “Starbuck” is a more entertaining version of the sentiment embodied in the PSA-style slogan, “any boy can make a baby, but it takes a real man to be a dad.”

• “Starbuck” receives two and a half stars. The film is rated R and contains obscenity, nudity, illegal drugs and sexual content. The film is in French with English subtitles, and runs 108 minutes.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby: Have “Overprotective Mom” ask her son if he thinks firefighters, fighter pilots, police officers and football players are “uncool.” They all wear helmets! – James In Hastings, Neb. Dear Abby: Not wearing a bike helmet to be “cool” is knuckling under to peer pressure. Those parents should use this opportunity to explain peer pressure and its consequences to their son.

He needs to understand that he must make decisions for himself, and his “friends” should accept him for who he is. He needs to learn to stand his ground and be who he wants to be despite what others think of him. He also needs to learn to make decisions that affect his life based on facts, and not follow the crowd. True

friends will most often make the same sound decisions that he makes, or accept his decision without pressuring him.

One other comment: Require the kid to wear a helmet or forfeit the right to ride a bike.

It’s called “tough love” and although it is tough, it is also rewarding. More parents need to have sound, well-thought-out rules and stick to them. – Parent First, Friend Second Dear Abby: “Overprotective” should let her son choose a “cool” helmet and be sure it’s fitted correctly. Going to a bike shop may be the best bet.

Serious bikers are cool and will be supportive. The boy should select the style and color he wants and decorate it with hot stickers or whatever he wishes. If that doesn’t work, then take the bike away. It’s the kind of cause-and-effect discipline that really works. – Barbara In Rumford, Maine • Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

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I’m not Dr. Phil or Dr. Ruth. That said, here are my thoughts.

With age, things often become ripe, but they can also turn stale.

That’s true of any long-standing relationship, starting with marriage. Challenges to one person’s life – such as a job crisis – can bring out that person’s worst, causing pain to the person’s partner. When either partner is facing challenges, that person needs more support and attention than usual and may become irritable if the support is not there. Also, when the needed support is not there from a spouse, sometimes other companions fill the void.

Preserving a marriage can be hard work, and I think that’s true for most people.

When most people think about psychotherapy, they think about one-on-one therapy – one person with a psychotherapist. Such therapy can be very helpful; it can help you think about issues in

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff new ways and suggest productive remedies. But couples therapy has the advantage of focusing directly on the relationship. With both partners present, a neutral therapist asks questions, teaches new skills, and provides reassurance, guidance and support.

When both you and your spouse work together with a therapist, it avoids the implication that only one person in the relationship has a “problem.”

Equally important, it says that the problem you jointly have can be solved by the two of you working together.

A couples therapist can help you examine a current or ongoing issue and decide what changes you might need to make. She or he will help you eliminate misunderstandings, unreasonable expectations and mistaken assumptions.

A good couples therapist will take an active role. Let’s say you and your partner are getting sidetracked or your exchanges are turning into angry outbursts. The therapist will interrupt, comment,

and help you find a more positive tone or focus. However, the therapist shouldn’t dictate what you should do, or act as a judge in disputes.

If you decide to try couples therapy, it’s important to see someone with expertise. Therapists who treat couples require specific skills and training.

Whether a therapist is a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker or licensed marriage and family therapist matters less than couple-specific training and experience. To find someone in your area, check the website of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (aamft.org).

Before you commit to a therapist, request a trial session. This will give you a sense of whether the therapist’s working style is comfortable for both you and your partner.

Finally, don’t wait until your problems become severe to consider couples therapy. The sooner you take action, the easier it may be to work through your issues.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

Dr. Wallace: I’m a faithful reader of your column, so I trust you can help me. I’m a 14-year-old boy. I’m starting to get a lot of pimples, and that’s not good. I’m the oldest child, and I have three younger brothers and two younger sisters, and my mother is expecting a baby in six weeks.

We are not poor, but our family is on a strict budget. I know you tell most kids who have complexion problems to visit a dermatologist, but that is out as an option for me. Do you have a good home remedy you can pass along? Also, does junk food cause a bad complexion? – Jacob, Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Jacob: I do encourage teens with complexion concerns to visit a dermatologist because recent medical research has provided these doctors effective medical treatments that have been successful in improving or eliminating complexion problems.

However, those teens with skin blemishes who do not visit a dermatologist can sometimes improve their complexions with a good home remedy.

It seems that Mother Nature could be a little kinder during the transition from childhood to adulthood. But during this phase, the body produces an abundance of oil. Complexion problems develop when the oil (sebum) mixes with the skin’s natural bacteria and dead cells, causing pores to clog.

The result is the appearance of blackheads and whiteheads: When these are irritated, they erupt into acne, aka pimples.

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends these steps to counter the outbreak

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace of facial blemishes. They require little money and can be done at home.

Both girls and boys can benefit from these suggestions: 1. Wash gently (no scrubbing) twice a day with mild soap and water to remove “pore-cloggers” like oil and dead skin cells.

2. Use a small amount of over-the-counter acne medication on your “T-zone” (forehead, nose, cheeks and chin) where breakouts are most likely to occur.

3. Avoid oil-based sunscreens, cosmetics and other toiletries.

Look for products labeled “non-comedogenic” or “non-acnegenic,” meaning they do not contain additives that can clog pores.

4. Keep it clean. That is, anything that touches your face should be sanitary. For girls, skip the hairstyling products if you have a hairstyle that’s face-framing, like bangs. Sprays and hair-molding products usually contain chemicals that are notorious pore-blockers. If you must mousse, wash your hands and face after applying.

5. Keep hands off.

Picking at pimples can cause infection and scarring.

6. Get moving. Exercise improves blood circulation, which means better nourishment for the skin.

7. Eat healthy. Eating junk food won’t cause pimples, but a well-nourished, healthy body will repair itself faster and more efficiently.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@ galesburg.net.

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Dear Abby: As a law enforcement officer, I would like to comment on your reply to “Overprotective Mom” in a recent column. I agree with your solution to have the boy who wouldn’t wear his bike helmet because it was “uncool” visit a facility that treats people with traumatic brain injuries.

However, you missed a golden opportunity to remind parents that they are the parents, and because they are responsible for their child’s safety, THEY are in charge!

What has happened to plain old “parenting”? Time and again, I see children make their own rules because the parents have shrugged off the responsibility of parenting. You should have told them to tell their child that if he won’t wear a helmet, his bike will be taken away until he does. – Bill In Bartlesville, Okla.

Dear Bill: You and many readers are right. I DID overlook the issue of parenting in my reply. Mea culpa! Read on:

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

In “Peanuts,” Peppermint Patty struggled greatly at school. In one cartoon, she cries: “I know the answer! The answer lies within the heart of all mankind!”

There is a pause as the reader moves to the next panel.

“The answer is 12? I think I’m in the wrong building.”

If you go down in a contract, especially one for 12 tricks that you should have made, you will probably wish you had chosen to visit a different building.

Let’s see if you made a good choice to come to this bridge game when you reach six spades in this deal. After West leads the diamond king, what should you do?

North’s bidding was optimistic, despite the known nine-card-or-better spade fit.

You have at least one spade loser and a potential loser in hearts. You must get lucky in spades, and it looks as though you also need the heart finesse to win. However, a quick peek at the diagram shows that it is losing. There is a solution, which is hard to spot if you have not seen the theme before.

The best play is to ruff a diamond in your hand at trick two. Then cash the spade ace, play a club to the queen, ruff another diamond, return to dummy with a club, trump the last diamond, and cash the club ace. With the minors eliminated, exit with a trump.

Here, East wins and must play a heart away from the queen. But if East had the last club, you would ruff and still have the heart finesse available.

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MAINTENANCE

CLEANING PEOPLE Needed - Residential Days Mon-Fri $10/hr Must have own vehicle and valid Driver's license No mileage reimbursement Must speak English.

Criminal background check req.

Fox Valley Area/St. Charles.

Jodi's Cleaning Service Call: 630-945-1395 jodiscleaningservice.com

Tool & Die / Custom injection molder has an opportunity for a maintenance position. Position involves troubleshooting, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, building maintenance, new equipment installation, robotics, preventative maintenance, CNC equipment.

Apply in person or send resume with salary requirements to: Armin Industries 1500 N. LaFox St. South Elgin, IL 60177 Fax: 847-742-0253 patti_hill@armin-ind.com eoe Drug screen required

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Pack n Play $10, Exersaucer $20, Jumping Jack on a Frame $10, 630-879-7207

BOOKCASE ~ HANDCRAFTED Large, oak with a sewing center.

MUST SEE! $395.

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SHOWER DOORS (USED) from 44 inch wide shower stall. Chrome Entertainment Center/Wall Unit trim, opaque glass, good condition. Beautiful solid oak, Baker Road,this Complete with track and screws. assembles for moving, smoked Doors are approx. 65” tall including glass doors, drawers and shelves track. Each door approx. 22.5” for great storage. Exc cond, $300. wide. $25 obo. 815-895-7486.

630-365-6331

1300 Cherry Dr Friday 3/29 and Saturday 3/30 9am to 4pm I do daytime childcare in my Wasco/Campton Hills home, 20 years experience, ages 1 & up, days 630-584-3732

Receiving Assets Per A Q.D.R.O. Make sure you structure the assets properly.

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2 Niche's, Section K, # 26 & 27 BUNNY RABBIT COSTUME - Crayola $700/ea.

630-373-1320 Hallmark Bunny Rabbit Easter Professional Costume Just In Time For 1153 Lafayette Dr. Easter/Spring. Complete Including Thursday 10am - 2pm Head & Hat, Body, Bandana Scarf, Friday 10am - 2pm Adjustable Overalls, Feet & Original Saturday 8am - 12 noon RECORDS – Box of 44 country Packaging Items. Fits Person Up To Garage Sale Moving - Everything LPs, mostly 50s / 60s. Good 7' Tall. Great Shape, $200, DeKalb. priced to sell French Provincial Fur- cond. $15. Mike 847-695-9561 815-739-1953 niture 2 Dining room tables, Housewares, Golf Clubs, Misc. Sports Items, old and new something for everyone. Weber Grill Misc. Tools.

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Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up?

Furniture, exercise equip, household items, clothes, records, tools, LOTS of books & MUCH, MUCH MORE!!

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Early morning delivery 5 days per week. No delivery on Sunday and Monday.

Must sign a contract and have valid license and insurance.

If you have experience building & hanging doors, apply today!

Millwork production or supervisory experience a plus.

Good $, benefits & conditions.

Send resume to: Mary@oldworldmillworks.com or apply in person at OLD WORLD MILLWORKS, 1150 Bowes Rd., Elgin. www.oldworldmillworks.com

2866 Caldwell Ln. Near Randall & Fargo

WELDERS/FABRICATORS FT/2nd Shift, 13-16/hr. Blueprint fluent, GMAW, SMAW, FCAW proficient. Work ethic a MUST. Conducting 2G welding tests with applications 3/27 & 3/28 3-7pm at 770 Enterprise Ave in Dekalb.

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Cat: male, all black & white long haired, 116 N. 6th St. in Geneva behind Ace Hardware, last seen Wed 3/20, call 630-232-4361 if seen.

SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE Album in sleeve. Great condition. Printer HP Potosmart Premium $25 each. 2 available.

C309a, color prints, fax, scan, 847-515-8012 Huntley area copy includes cartriges.

Excellent working condition, $85.

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Large and small items.

Furniture, Mower, Appliances are a few.

Everything must go!!

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PUBLIC AUCTION

ST. CHARLES Campton Hills Wasco

Thurs, Fri, Sat 9am-1pm 5N408 OLD LA FOX RD. Refrigerator, den cabinet, wall gas garage heater, golf clubs, electric fireplace w/heater, early 40's antique safe, corner cabinet, Playstation games, mp3 players, Droid & iPhone 4 accessories, some miscellaneous.

ALL PRICED TO SELL!

DOUBLE OVEN / MICROWAVE

combination. Black Whirlpool Whispering Oaks.

Mom's well-loved vintage, shabby Gold. Good condition and works well! $399 630-457-5233 chic, primitives- irons, brass knockers,crank Victrola, teapots, Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White. vintage linens, pottery, china, Great condition. $299. chamber pots, spittoon, quilt 630-973-3528 rack, Bing Grondahl, hutches, accent furniture, sewing machines, REFRIGERATOR - GE Profile Black Chicago schoolhouse brass lamp, side by side with Ice/water in door, jewelry, tools, home & garden 23 cu ft. Works great! $275.

630-457-5233 decor, ladies' quality fashions.

Unique "finds" you'll love.

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MINIATURE BASEBALL BATS 16 bats - $50 for all.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

2001 Chevy Prizm, Detailed New tires -Air -Cruise -CD 212,000 mi. $1600 OBO 815-754-4407

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS FWD, 3.0L V6 engine, Sportstronic 6 speed auto trans. Pearl white with black cloth interior with leather accents. Bluetooth handsfree, 3 rd row seats, 6 disc CD/MP3, 29K miles.

$16,499.00 847-525-2519

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

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RUNNING TWO RINGS-BOTH STARTING AT 9:00 ONE WITH COINS Lunch by: Relish the Dog

CUTE LITTLE ESTATE SALE Friday March 29th, 9-7 (#s 8 am) Saturday, March 30, 9-4

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LOCATION: BOONE CO. FAIRGROUNDS, 879 RT. 76, MI. NORTH OF BELVIDERE. LOCATED IN THE GOAT BARN NEAR SOUTH END. PLENTY OF PARKING. DRESS ACCORDINGLY!

COINS- 9:00, VEHICLES 11:OO, GUNS TO FOLLOW VEHICLES, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, TOOL & MISC. See website for complete listing!!

OWNERS: N. SWEETMAN TRUST, C. WILKINSON, G. GARMAN, S. PETROS, F. BABASHKA, S. PATRICK ESTATE, B. PETERS, M. DITTO, H. BELL, L. PICCHI TRUST, A. NAKAI, R. POWERS, A. DUVALL & R. CASE Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa & Mastercard accepted. 9% Buyers Premium w/ 4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”. Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase. Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

Belvidere, IL 6 008 8 5 544-48 or 8 5-988-0249 cell AUCTIONEER: LYLE LEE State License #040.000200 & Roger Mackeben # 44 .000 360 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE Visit our web site at www.leeauctionservice.com

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CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!! * 815-575-5153 *

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09-023908 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS We place FREE ads for TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED Lost or Found in HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, Classified every day!

SERIES 2005-HE3, ASSET BACKED Call: 877-264-2527 PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES or email: PLAINTIFF, classified@shawsuburban.com -vsDIANE SIGALA A/K/A DIANE L. Kane County Chronicle Classified SIGALA A/K/A DIANE LYNN SIGALA Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider

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Page 36 • Thursday, March 28, 2013 A/K/A DIANE VALADEZ; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ASSIGNEE OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS 09 CH 3509 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on September 10, 2010; Patrick Perez, Sheriff, 37W755 Il. Rt.38 Ste. A, St Charles, IL 60175, will on April 11, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at Kane County Judicial Center, 37W755 Route 38, St. Charles, Illinois 60175 Courtroom JC100, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Kane County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 801 Monroe Avenue, Carpentersville, IL 60110 Permanent Index No.: 03-13382-004 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $187,572.85. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

Jonathan Kaman Fisher and Shapiro, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 Attorney No: 6307894 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I516766

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above case on January 3, 2013, the Kane County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Sheriff's Sale at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175 on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Court Room JC100. The Sheriff will sell the following described real property to the highest bidder for cash, commonly known as: 216 Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119, legally described as: P.I.N: 08-32-355-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 216 Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119 The property consists of a single family home. The property will not be open for inspection.

Sale Terms: 10% down by certified funds, the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The purchaser of any unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees, if any, required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Plaintiff reserves the right to credit bid up to the amount of the judgment; plus post-judgment interest, at the sale. Prospective bidders are advised to check the Court file to verify all information. For information call Mr. Roman Seckel, Plaintiff's Attorney, Drendel & Jansons Law Group, 111 Flinn Street, Batavia, Illinois 60510. Tel No. (630) 406-5440. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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COUNTRY VIEW APARTMENTS 1 & 2 bd apts available. $550$625 Clean Quiet country setting, close to downtown Genoa. Lots of updates. Call 815-784-4606

DEKALB ~ 2BR DUPLEX 1 bath, 1 car gar, W/D, C/A, deck.

No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util.

Agent Owned 815-739-1888

ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLE Appliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.

No pets, $875/mo, utilities incl.

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PEPPER VALLEY APARTMENTS 2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH $1020 - $1030 Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.

A/C, D/W, disposal, microwave, blinds, patios, clubhouse, pool.

Garages available, small pets OK.

630-232-7226 St. Charles - Newly Renovated 1BR $650 and 2BR $850.

NO PETS! 630-841-0590

ST. CHARLES ~ 2 BEDROOM

ST. CHARLES, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, laundry, air, heat incl. No pets + security deposit. $875/mo.

Avail. now. 630-289-7484.

St. Charles 1407 Indiana St.

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Pets neg, no smoking, $1250/mo.

Agent Owned 630-965-4620

ST. CHARLES NICE 2BR TH 1.5BA, fresh paint, new carpet.

Basement with W/D, 2 car garage. $1,350/mo. 630-988-1200

St. Charles 1 Mo Free Rent!

Shared bath & kit, $110-120/wk.

W/D, incl utilities, Wi-Fi, no pets.

No smoking. 630-232-7535

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W/D in unit, all utilities and cable included. No pets, no smoking. $1150/mo + sec. 630-232-7535

1 BR starting at $760 2 BR starting at $950 3 BR TH starting at $1255

1,568sf - 19,000sf.

Docks/Drive-Ins Aggressive Move-In Package 630-355-8094

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3 BR Apartments Dishwasher On-Site Laundry Facility Playground Washer & Dryer Connection Sparkling Pool

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY-GENEVA, ILLINOIS

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PUBLIC NOTICE 09-023908 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-HE3, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES PLAINTIFF, -vsDIANE SIGALA A/K/A DIANE L. SIGALA A/K/A DIANE LYNN SIGALA A/K/A DIANE VALADEZ; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ASSIGNEE OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS 09 CH 3509 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on September 10, 2010; Patrick Perez, Sheriff, 37W755 Il. Rt.38 Ste. A, St Charles, IL 60175, will on April 11, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at Kane County Judicial Center, 37W755 Route 38, St. Charles, Illinois 60175 Courtroom JC100, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Kane County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: LOT 20 IN BLOCK 8 OF FIRST ADDITION TO UNIT 13 OF GOLF VIEW HIGHLANDS BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 13 AND OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILLE KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 801 Mon-

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y roe Avenue, Carpentersville, IL 60110 Permanent Index No.: 03-13382-004 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $187,572.85. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

Jonathan Kaman Fisher and Shapiro, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 Attorney No: 6307894 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I516766

P.I.N: 08-32-355-004 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 216 Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119

The property consists of a single family home. The property will not be open for inspection.

Sale Terms: 10% down by certified funds, the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The purchaser of any unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees, if any, required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Plaintiff reserves the right to credit bid up to the amount of the judgment; plus post-judgment interest, at the sale. Prospective bidders are (Published in the Kane County advised to check the Court file to Chronicle, March 14, 20 & 27, verify all information. For information call Mr. Roman Seckel, Plain2013.) tiff's Attorney, Drendel & Jansons Law Group, 111 Flinn Street, PUBLIC NOTICE Batavia, Illinois 60510. Tel No. (630) 406-5440. Plaintiff's attorIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE ney is not required to provide addi16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE tional information other than that COUNTY-GENEVA, ILLINOIS set forth in this notice of sale.

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KIM I. DEKRUYFF, WALTER F. DEKRUYFF, ET AL CASE NO. 12 CH 3357 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above case on January 3, 2013, the Kane County Sheriff's Office will be conducting a Sheriff's Sale at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175 on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Court Room JC100. The Sheriff will sell the following described real property to the highest bidder for cash, commonly known as: 216 Laverne Street, Elburn, IL 60119,

nge IlBar #6200269 Michael K. Daming, IlBar #6281714 Nicholas G. Klumb, IlBar #6307931 THE WASINGER LAW GROUP, P.C. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Magna Place, Suite 875 1401 South Brentwood Boulevard Cause No.: 12CH4140 St. Louis, Missouri 63144 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION (314) 961-0400 (314) 961-2726 FAX NOTICE is hereby given to UnAttorneys for Plaintiff known Owners and Non-record Claimants of the real estate de(Published in the Kane County scribed in the Complaint for Foreclosure filed in the above entitled Chronicle, March 14, 21 & 28, case, defendants in the above enti- 2013.) tled case, pursuant to the provisions of 735 Illinois Compiled PUBLIC NOTICE Statutes 5/2-206, 5/15-1218, and 5/15-1502, that the above entitled IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE mortgage foreclosure suit is now SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT pending in said Court and the day KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is PSB CREDIT SERVICES, INC., April 14, 2012, and that the folPlaintiff, lowing information applies to said v. foreclosure proceeding: TOG KLIM, LLC, CONTRACTORS 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and LIEN SERVICES, INC., successor to the case number are identified RICHARD THOMAS ARCHITECTS, above.

UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON2. The court in which said action RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. was brought is identified above.

ASSOCIATION, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN LOT 3 OF HIGHLAND UNIT ONE, OWNERS AND NON-RECORD IN THE VILLAGE OF ELBURN, ILLI- CLAIMANTS, NOIS. Defendants. legally described as:

3. The name of the title holder of record is Michael G. Bognar 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 100 IN KIMBALL FARMS UNIT 6, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Case No. 13 CH 412 NOTICE OF THE PENDENCY OF FORECLOSURE ACTION AND OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE is hereby given to UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, of the Complaint to Foreclose filed in the above-entitled case on February 8, 2013, and that they are named Defendants in the above-entitled cause, and that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in this Court and the date PIN#: 03-08-328-028 on or after which a default may be 5. A common address or descrip- entered against UNKNOWN OWNand NON-RECORD tion or the location of the real estate ERS CLAIMANTS is April 26, 2013.The is as follows: (Published in the Kane County 3126 Merrywell Ct., Carpen- following information applies to this foreclosure proceeding: Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, tersville, IL 60110-3422 2013.)

1. The title of the court and the 6. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as title of the case in which the action PUBLIC NOTICE is brought are stated above. follows: Name of mortgagor: Michael 2. The names of all the parties IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE G. Bognar SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Name of mortgagee: Accredit- and the number of the case are stated above.

KANE COUNTY ed Home Lenders, Inc. GENEVA, ILLINOIS Date of mortgage: October 28, 3. The name of the title holder of 2005 VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FIDate of recording: November record is: Tog Klim, LLC. NANCE, INC., 23, 2005 4. The legal description of the Plaintiff, County where recorded: Kane real estate is: v.

County, Illinois MICHAEL G. BOGNAR, MARLENE Recording document identifiPARCEL 1: BOGNAR a/k/a MARLENE A. BOG- cation: 2005K140755 THE SOUTH 22 FEET (MEANAR, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF David G. Wasinger, SURED ON THE EAST LINE THEREOF) OF THE FOLLOWING DEOF THE HOLDERS OF THE TERWIN SCRIBED PREMISES: THAT PART MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-6, ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, SERIES PUBLIC NOTICE 2006-6, KIMBALL FARMS MASTER MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM® SITE VISIT

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6. The Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is identified as follows: Mortgage dated February 2, 2007, from Tog Klim, LLC, to CitiBank and recorded February 17, 2007, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007K019252.

Dated this 8th day of February, 2013. /s/ Thomas M. Hartwell Clerk of the Court (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-76 FILED March 15, 2013 TAKE NOTICE TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANE COUNTY CLERK; Catherine J. Mall; John J. Mall; Charles Mall; Randolph Mall; Occupant; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF

Catherine J. Mall and John J. Mall; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES On August 12, 2013 at 9:30 INTERESTED; AND NONRECORD a.m. the Petitioner intends to make CLAIMANTS. application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The This is NOTICE of the filing of the real estate was sold on October 25, Petition for Tax Deed on the follow- 2010 for general taxes of the year ing described property: 2009. The period of redemption will expire July 31, 2013.

Lot Thirteen (13) and the West Heather Ottenfeld, Twenty feet (20') of Lot Fourteen (14) of Mall's Second Addition to Attorney for Petitioner (312) 251-1333 the Village of Montgomery, in the Village of Montgomery, Kane County, Illinois.

Cert. # 2010-00864 Property Index Number 15-33- (Published in the Kane County 305-007 Chronicle March 27, 28 & 29, 2013.)

On August 12, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. the Petitioner intends to make PUBLIC NOTICE application for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued. The TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-80 real estate was sold on October 25, FILED March 15, 2013 2010 for general taxes of the year 2009. The period of redemption TAKE NOTICE will expire July 31, 2013.

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352-004 Bids will be opened publicly On August 12, 2013 at 9:30 and read aloud in the Council a.m. the Petitioner intends to make Chambers at 10:00 a.m., Friday, application for an order on the peti- April 12, 2013. tion that a Tax Deed be issued. The real estate was sold on October 25, Specifications and bidder infor2010 for general taxes of the year mation may be obtained at the Of2009. The period of redemption fice of the Inventory Control & Purchasing Manager, City of St. will expire July 31, 2013.

Charles, 200 Devereaux Way, St. Charles, Illinois.

Heather Ottenfeld, Attorney for Petitioner All sealed envelopes must be (312) 251-1333 clearly marked for which proposal they pertain to.

Cert. # 2010-00719 CITY OF ST. CHARLES (Published in the Kane County Michael W. Shortall Chronicle March 27, 28 & 29, Inventory Control & 2013.)

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TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, Heather Ottenfeld, KANE COUNTY CLERK; Ewa S. Attorney for Petitioner Bebenek; Adam S. Bebenek; Bar(312) 251-1333 clays Bank Delaware; Brittany Hills Homeowners Association Inc.; FirstPUBLIC NOTICE (Published in the Kane County Cert. # 2010-03808 Merit Bank NA, as successor in inChronicle, April 28, 2013.) terest to Midwest Bank & Trust IN THE CIRCUIT COURT (Published in the Kane County Company, as successor in interest FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Chronicle March 27, 28 & 29, to Fairfield Savings Banks FSB; OcCIRCUIT KANE COUNTY – 2013.) cupant; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR ST. CHARLES ILLINOIS LEGAL NOTICE PARTIES INTERESTED; AND NONCITY OF BATAVIA RECORD CLAIMANTS. HSBC Bank USA, National AssociaADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS tion, as Trustee of the First NLC PUBLIC NOTICE This is NOTICE of the filing of the Trust 2005-4, Mortgage-Backed BID FOR Petition for Tax Deed on the follow- Certificates, Series 2005-4 MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY TAX DEED NO.13-TX-79 Plaintiff, ing described property: FILED March 15, 2013 vs.

The City of Batavia, Illinois does Maria Rangel Caracheo; Unknown hereby invite sealed bids for: Lot 157 in Brittany Hills SubdiviTAKE NOTICE Owners and Non-Record sion - Unit Two, in the Village of AlClaimants; BID #: AMCOR 35 kV Defendants.

TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, gonquin, Kane County, Illinois.

PRIMARY METER KANE COUNTY CLERK; U.S. Bank Case No. 2013 CH 456 NA, as successor in interest by as- Property Index Number 03-08Bids will be received at the City of 1287 Pappas Court signment from the FDIC as receiver 230-014 Batavia Public Works Building, Elgin, IL 60123 for Park National Bank, Oak Park, 200 North Raddant Road, Batavia, Illinois 60510-2292, until 1:00 Illinois f/k/a Cardunal Savings Bank On August 12, 2013 at 9:30 PUBLICATION NOTICE p.m., local time, (CDT) on FSB; Edward G. Fako; Village of a.m. the Petitioner intends to make The requisite affidavit(s) having Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Bids application for an order on the petiCarpentersville; Service Master been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS will be publicly opened and read tion that a Tax Deed be issued.

The Dundee Restoration; Chantel McHEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENCarthy; Ruben Acuna; Tony Garcia; real estate was sold on October 25, DANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITTLED aloud at 1:15p.m. local time the Occupant; UNKNOWN OWNERS 2010 for general taxes of the year ACTION, that said action has been same day Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

OR PARTIES INTERESTED; AND 2009. The period of redemption commenced in said Court by the will expire July 31, 2013.

NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. plaintiff(s), naming you as defen- Those desiring to bid may obtain dant (s) therein and praying and Heather Ottenfeld, for other relief; that summons has copies of the specifications and This is NOTICE of the filing of the other bidding information between Attorney for Petitioner been issued out of this Court the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 Petition for Tax Deed on the follow(312) 251-1333 against you as provided by law, ing described property: p.m. Monday through Friday, at the and, that this action is still pending Public Works Building, City of and undetermined in said Court.

Cert. # 2010-00646 Batavia, at the above address, or That part of the Northwest fracNOW, THEREFORE, unless you on our website at www.cityoftional quarter of Section 22, Townfile your answer or otherwise make ship 42 North, Range 8 East of the (Published in the Kane County your appearance in said action in batavia.net, Projects, Bid Openings.

Third Principal Meridian, described Chronicle March 27, 28 & 29, this Court, by filing the same in the Questions should be directed to Mustafa Kahvedzic at 630-454as follows: Commencing at a point 2013.) office of the Clerk of the Circuit 2353. on the Westerly line of the highway Court on or before May 6, PUBLIC NOTICE running from Dundee to Carpen2013, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT The City of Batavia in accorMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. dance with the laws of the State of tersville, at the Northeast corner of IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have Illinois, hereby notifies all bidders TAX DEED NO. 13-TX-81 Lot 13 of Hugh Todd's Out Lots; hereunto set my hand and affixed that it will affirmatively insure that FILED March 15, 2013 thence North 44 degrees 30' West the Seal of said Court on March the contract(s) entered into puralong said Westerly line 246 feet; 14, 2013. suant to this notice will be awarded TAKE NOTICE thence South 45 degrees 30' West to the successful bidder without dis152 feet to the Westerly line of a /s/Thomas M. Hartwell crimination on the grounds of race, tract of land conveyed to Thomas TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, Clerk of the Circuit Court color, or national origin. The City of Wilbern by deed dated February KANE COUNTY CLERK; Unifund (SEAL) Batavia reserves the right to reject 20, 1885 and recorded April 20, CCR Partners; Gladys Feliciano; any and all bids, or to accept the 1885 in book 232, page 294 as Long Beach Mortgage Company; /s/ Alan S. Kaufman proposal(s) deemed most advantadocument 1638; thence Southerly Village of Carpentersville; Steve One of Plainttiff's Attorney's geous to the City of Batavia. along said Westerly line 180 feet Newell; Samuel G. Feliciano; Jose Alan S. Kaufman for the point of beginning; thence Ortiz; Occupant; UNKNOWN HEIRS One of Plaintiff's Attorneys /s/ Gary Holm South along said Westerly line 60 AND DEVISEES OF Gladys Feliciano MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Gary Holm feet to the Southwest corner of said and Samuel G. Feliciano; UN- Attorneys for Plaintiff Director of Public Works One East Wacker, Suite 1730 Wilbern tract; thence Easterly along KNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES IN(Published in the Kane County the Southerly line of said tract 163 TERESTED; AND NONRECORD Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Chronicle, March 28, 2013.) feet to the Westerly line of said CLAIMANTS. Fax: 614-220-5613 highway; thence North 44 degrees Attorney. No.: 6289893 30' West along said Westerly line This is NOTICE of the filing of the 60 feet to a line drawn North 45 Petition for Tax Deed on the follow- (Published in the Kane County degrees 30' East from the point of ing described property: Chronicle, March 21, 28 & April 4, PUBLIC NOTICE beginning, in the Village of Carpen2013.) tersville, Kane County, Illinois.

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39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

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Presenting 40W255 Carl Sandburg Rd in St. Charles This Dave Peterson built home in Fox Mill offers amazing vistas of Willow Lake and open spaces! A winding staircase leads to 4 bedrooms including a 19x14 master with luxury bath, tray ceiling & 17x12 walk-in closet. Gleaming hardwood floors flow throughout the main level as well as custom ceilings and millwork including crown moldings. The 22x16 kitchen has granite counters, an island, stainless steel appliances and opens to the family room with stone fireplace and built-ins. The finished walkout basement has a recreation room with stone fireplace, a 5th bedroom and 4th full bath. There is also a deck with a pergola and stamped concrete patio from which to enjoy the view! A community pool and clubhouse are available for use by area residents. Asking price is $649,900. Multiple photos may be viewed at cbhonigbell.com. Use MLS number 08293658 for quick access.

Call Barbara Daly at 630-232-6900 or 630-440-4755 or e-mail barbaradaly@coldwellbanker.com

415 E. State St. Geneva, IL 60134

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Batavia 1118 Millview Dr: Sold on or before 021913 by Henry J Bertalmio to Michael A Churvis & Nancy L Churvis; $324,000.00 1214 Thrun Dr: Sold on or before 021513 by Thomas J Mcnally to Howard D Sanders & Laura J Fields; $230,000.00 342 N Water St: Sold on or before 022213 by James K Anderson to Richard Angell & Genevieve Angell; $375,000.00 629 S Batavia Ave: Sold on or before 022113 by 629 S Batavia Avenue Llc to Ddh Batavia Llc; $500,000.00 763 Twin Elms Ln: Sold on or before 022013 by Maurice W Sullivan to David A Kahley & Jennifer R Kahley; $547,500.00

Elburn 1N679 Harley Rd: Sold on or before 022213 by Bradley W Hevron to Shawn M Stephens &; $186,000.00 202 E Pierce St: Sold on or before 022213 by Merrill Lynch

Credit Corp to James L Culter & Jane L Cutler; $302,000.00 43W195 Whirlaway Ct: Sold on or before 022213 by Renee Cisewski to Gavin P Male &; $295,000.00

Geneva 1430 Charleston Ct: Sold on or before 022513 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Sandra Jankover &; $95,000.00 1563 Fairway Cir: Sold on or before 021913 by Jeremiah G Meadows Iii to Todd L Johnson &; $435,000.00 327 Sandholm St: Sold on or before 021413 by First State Bank to James M Rooney & Anne M Rooney; $205,000.00 3296 Homestead Ln: Sold on or before 021913 by Steinbis Properties Llc to Imad Hasan Al Ajarmeh &; $293,000.00 334 Southampton Dr: Sold on or before 022513 by Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee to Nathan Kilburg & Stacey Kilburg; $292,500.00 387 Southampton Dr: Sold

on or before 022013 by John F Farrell to Kevin Brewer & Erin Kate Brewer; $261,500.00 39W119 E Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 022013 by Henry Tomkiewicz to Timothy K Currie & Courtney Currie; $361,000.00 427 Chalmers St: Sold on or before 022513 by Mary A Barker Estate to Joshua E Therrien & Andrea L Therrien; $159,000.00 617 E State St: Sold on or before 022213 by Philip V Chapman Estate to Geneva City (il); $95,000.00 709 Maple Ln: Sold on or before 022013 by Matthew S Henry to Daniel Hannigan &; $235,000.00

Trt Co Ttee; $63,052.00 1513 Hearthstone Ln: Sold on or before 022113 by Lex Special Assets Llc to Robert P Bates & Cheryl A Bates; $230,000.00 223 Laurel Dr A: Sold on or before 021513 by Property Group to Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee; $35,000.00 2318 Orr Ct: Sold on or before 022213 by Stcbt Sfre Llc to Mark J Carroll & Andrea K Carroll; $315,000.00 301 Long Ave: Sold on or before 022513 by Kane County Sheriff to R Andrew Properties Llc; $80,500.00 363 N Lincolnway: Sold on or before 022113 by Edwin Dreier to Fitzpatrick Properties Ll; $225,000.00 387 Ridge Rd: Sold on or before 022113 by Brandon Olson to Brandon Knopf & Amber Ahanson; $160,000.00 700 Lloyd Ln: Sold on or before 022013 by Jeffrey B Van Meter to Benjamin S Barickman &; $211,000.00

North Aurora 11 Roberts St: Sold on or before 021413 by Dennis E Moutray to Eric S Moutray &; $161,500.00 117 S River Rd: Sold on or before 021413 by Kane County Sheriff to Deutsche Bank Natl

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801 N Deerpath Rd: Sold on or before 021913 by Us Bank Na to Vicente Chaidez &; $32,000.00

St. Charles 1221 Wing Ave: Sold on or before 022113 by Kareem S Kayyali to Princeton J Youker & Amanda J Youker; $390,000.00 1337 Geneva Rd: Sold on or before 022213 by Kane County Sheriff to Grandview Capital Llc; $43,500.00 1537 Banbury Ave: Sold on or before 022013 by Eric D Babcock to Amy Wilson &; $167,500.00 1791 Cumberland Green Dr: Sold on or before 022013 by Kane County Sheriff to Gmac Mortgage Corp; $176,165.00 1902 Ronzheimer Ave: Sold on or before 021913 by Loretta V Clemens to Adam Butcher & Elizabeth Butcher; $223,000.00 See TRANSERS, page 3

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Electronic gated entrance estate nestled on 3 manicured fenced lavish acres in prestigious Army Trail area! Circular drive! 4800 sf!

Newer granite kitchen & baths!

Finished basement! Private office!

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Attractive 2400 sf brick front ranch.

Bright open floor plan in model like condition! Stone fireplace!

Hardwood floors! Granite cherry kitchen! Finished basement! Huge seated deck!

Great in town location on culdesac backing to common area! Convenient access to bike path & river!

Upgraded doors & trim! Updated baths! Big shed w/electric! Large paver patio!

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3200 sf brings stately curb appeal & well designed floor plan! Large maple cab island kitchen w/ walk in pantry! Vaulted fam room! 1st floor den & full bath! Spacious master! 9’ ceiling basement!

Pristine Abigail built Catalina model! Hardwood floors & custom millwork! Dual staircase! All granite baths! Rough in bath in 9’ ceiling basement! Subdivision grade school! 3 car garage!

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Walking Dis to Town/River! $335,000 Golf Views! Minutes to Metra! $314,900 New Roof, Siding & Windows $259,900 Builders Own Home!

Elegant 3000 sf townhome duplex in prestigious Willowgate on the Fox River! Vaulted ceilings!

Hardwood floors! 2 fireplaces!

Wet bar! Newer kitchen! Vaulted master quarters!

$525,000 Adjacent to Park!

St Charles Schools! Serenity at its finest! 2.5 acres backing to tree line! Spectacular inground pool & yard! 2 story family rm! 1st floor Master! 2nd floor bonus rm!

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$119,900

Best value around period! Well maintained ranch sitting on a nice sized yard on a quiet street! Perfect for the 1st time home buyer or downsizer! 3 beds, 2 full baths and a full basement!

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A colorful fish was among the works of art created by patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago that were incorporated into special awards given to RE/MAX offices in northern Illinois.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network donated $129,000 in 2012 to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Overall, the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network has donated $2.6 million since 1992, when RE/MAX became a corporate sponsor of the hospital, according to a news release.

RE/MAX agents throughout the U.S. have now donated more than $150 million to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Six RE/MAX member brokerage firms and 40 offices were honored for their 2012 charitable efforts at the RE/ MAX Northern Illinois 36th annual awards ceremony.

Each honoree was presented with an award that featured a work of art created by young patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital.

All six of the RE/MAX brokerage firms received a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Outstanding Citizen Award for their efforts.

Forty RE/MAX Northern

Illinois offices were honored for achieving Miracle Office status, which means, for 2012, every real estate broker in the office met the minimum donation requirement to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

The Kane County RE/MAX firms honored as Outstanding Citizens for their donations, which benefited Lurie Children’s Hospital are RE/MAX All Pro of and Sugar Grove and RE/MAX Great American North of St. Charles/Wasco.

The Kane County RE/ MAX Northern Illinois Miracle Offices for 2012 are RE/ MAX All Pro in Sugar Grove; RE/MAX Great American North in St. Charles/Wasco; RE/MAX Northern Illinois Regional Office in Elgin; and RE/MAX Town & Country in Aurora.

About RE/MAX The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin consists of 2,000 sales associates and 100 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services.

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South Elgin 1476 Deer Pointe Dr 1476: Sold on or before 022113

by Qc Land Development Llc to Robinson Pulgarin &; $155,000.00 15 Hobart Ct: Sold on or before 021413 by Jose M Ocana to Brian C Ward &; $145,000.00 280 S East Ave: Sold on or before 021913 by Raymond L Rice Jr to Ping Hu & Manli Yu; $170,000.00 29 Farmington Ct: Sold on or before 022513 by Federal National Mortgage Assn to Tirell Llc; $121,000.00 311 Windsor Ct A: Sold on or before 022513 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to John Werda &; $105,000.00 607 Arlington Ln: Sold on or before 022113 by Jwf Real Estate Investment Co to Tyler J Gordon & Lori A Gordon; $226,500.00

MIKE CLUCK GROUP RE/MAX Excels PH: 630-802-5825 Email: MikeCluck@Remax.net Visit: www.cluckgroup.net

4N611 Mountain Ash, Wayne $499,800 712 Jorstad Dr., North Aurora $417,000 744 Jorstad Dr., North Aurora $349,500 4BR/3.5BA home in the Woods of Wayne. Finished basement on 1 acre lot with 3 car garage. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops, SS appliances, wood burning fireplace, 1st floor den.

MLS 08282413

4BR/3BA in Tanner Trails. Features 3900 sq ft, hardwood floors, granite CT’s & SS appliances, 1st floor den with full bath, 2nd floor loft, 3 car garage, walkout basement on third acre lot, deck and patio. MLS 08284482

4BR/2.5BA in Tanner Trails with almost 4500 sq ft of finished living area including finished walkout basement. 1st floor den, fireplace, 3 car garage, over third acre lot with fully fenced backyard, deck and patio. MLS 08282680

2680 McDuffee Circle, North Aurora $284,000 889 Prairie Crossing, Yorkville $192,140 351 Park Ridge Lane, Aurora $106,500 4BR/2BA ranch home in Tanner Trails.

Nearly 3000 sq ft on one floor plus basement with possible 5th BR. 3 car garage, gas FP, eat-in kitchen.

Not a short sale – quick close ok.

MLS 08219401

4BR/2.5BA home in Raintree Village. Over 2700 sq ft with full unfinished basement.

1st floor office. Hardwood floors in kitchen and entry. Fireplace in family room.

Eat-in kitchen with island and all appliances. Built in 2007. MLS 08297239

2BR/2.5BA TH in Fox Chase near Fox Valley Mall. Naperville school district 204.

Finished basement and a total of 1900 sq ft of finished living area. Indoor hot tub in finished basement. Fenced front yard patio. 1 car garage. MLS 08298786

Buying or Selling SHORT SALE EXPERT * RELOCATION * FIRST TIME BUYER Specializing in the Fox Valley Area

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RE/MAX offices honored for fundraising efforts

3025 Pleasant Plains Dr: Sold on or before 022213 by Keith T Lichtenberg to Lawrence J Thomas & Jillian K Meyer; $188,000.00 314 W Main St: Sold on or before 021413 by Pb Real Estate Llc to J&c Business Services Llc; $440,000.00 317 S 13th St: Sold on or before 022513 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Daniel J Windsor & Lora D Windsor; $130,000.00 35W138 Fox River Dr: Sold on or before 022113 by Joy M Williams to Randallkula Berry & James Berry; $50,000.00 38W565 Cloverfield Rd: Sold on or before 022113 by Davis Trust to Jonathan G Altizer & Andrea K Altizer; $625,000.00 4N510 Pheasant Run Dr: Sold on or before 022513 by Thomas Aird to Arvind Viswanathan & Jessica A Viswanathan;

$875,000.00 4N549 Babson Ln: Sold on or before 022113 by Jones Trust to Timothy A Kamin & Stacey Kamin; $490,000.00 65 N 12th Ave: Sold on or before 021913 by Mcpherson Trust to Jeffrey Teafoe & Rachel Teafoe; $168,000.00 6N180 Creekside Dr: Sold on or before 021913 by Jeffrey D Swanson to Kenneth R Heavens & Christine Heavens; $333,000.00 711 S 8th St: Sold on or before 022013 by Glen K Collins to Stephen T Podany &; $240,000.00 743 Westfield Dr: Sold on or before 021913 by Wohlhuter Trust to Magdelena Nunez &; $207,000.00 802 S 5th Ave: Sold on or before 022513 by Milnamow Jr Trust to Southampton Builders Llc; $67,000.00 915 E Main St: Sold on or before 022013 by Fannie Mae to Jason Price & Scott Price;

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Home Help: Prep your home for allergy season GATEHOUSE NEWS SERVICE The season of sneezing will soon make its annual return and that can only mean one thing for homeowners: preventative cleaning measures. Especially true for allergy and asthma sufferers, there is no better time to get a head start on prepping your home against unwanted allergens than the early weeks of spring.

Helping to eliminate allergen hot spots and triggers is made easier when following these tips.

• Ongoing TLC. Dirt and dust can quickly add up if the proper steps aren’t taken.

To get the job done, vacuum heavy traffic areas two to three times a week and all other carpets at least once a week.

• Keep the outdoor elements where they belong. Keep windows closed and place your air conditioner on recirculate on high-allergy days or

while doing yard work. These activities may churn up dirt, dust and pollen into the air which can, in turn, end up in the home.

• Have a roadmap for cleaning.

There is a method to the madness of cleaning. Beware of feather dusters that simply push dust off surfaces into the air.

Instead, try moist cloths or special dusters made to capture dust. Also, consider cleaning in this order: begin with air ducts, followed by upholstery and drapes, and finishing with floors.

• Welcome an allergy-free season with a welcome mat. A doormat at the entrance to a house is a proven way to reduce the amount of dirt that enters the home.

However, the cleaning can’t stop there. Homeowners should vacuum under indoor welcome mats and area rugs periodically to help remove any loose dirt that might be trapped.

• Go with a deeper clean for spring. People should maintain their homes, as they maintain their teeth – brushing every day and visiting the dentist at least twice a year.

The same regular care goes for carpets. – Brandpoint

Home-Selling Tip Many basements are plain, empty and unused spaces that rarely see any visitors. Why let all that space go to waste?

Adding a fabulous bar area, seating and beautiful finishes will add character and value to your home. – Frontdoor.com

Did You Know ...

The average home buyer takes 15 minutes or less to choose a home, but many potential problems, like plumbing and wiring trouble, might not be visible to the naked eye.

See HOME HELP, page 5

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The area of stairs that really takes a beating are the risers. Risers are the perfect place to tie in a daring pattern. Opt for a chevron or Moroccan design with colors consistent with your home’s interior to achieve your decorative stairs.

• HOME HELP Continued from page 4 Home inspectors can look beyond the fresh coat of paint to find costly underlying problems. – Frontdoor.com

Decorating Tip

Garden Guide Some weeds will rapidly take over a lawn if they are not dealt with properly.

Many of them are more vigorous than grasses and can

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Some weeds, such as dandelions, can rapidly take over a lawn if they are not dealt with properly. Many of them are more vigorous than grasses and can quickly smother them.

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303 E. Main St. • (630) 584-2500 • www.TheCollinsGroupInc.com W NE ING! IL ST

302 Tower Hill Road St. Charles $179,000 Bright open floor plan, new carpet and flooring throughout.

Neutral décor. Move in ready. Very private location and backs up to wooded area. Large master bedroom with full bath, his & her closets. First floor laundry. Great location near parks, recreation and shopping.

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Wayne

5N133 Kaelin Road

$399,000

Value is in the land. Gorgeous mature trees border this 2.78 acre lot all the way around. Beautiful, private & peaceful setting. Horses allowed.

Brick ranch on property has many possibilities, just needs a little TLC. Unfinished basement with fireplace & rough-in for 3rd bath, professional boiler, 40-gal. water heater. No disclosures. Buyer responsible for any/all inspections/tests. Property being sold “as-is”.

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Highly visible 4400 sq ft commercial building for sale in western Kane County, 4 miles east of Sycamore. Insulated steel bldg, 2.63 acres, 15 ft. ceiling, 12 ft. overhead doors on each end, blacktop drive/parking.

cbhonig-bell.com 815-756-2557

More information, call Julie Fabrizius, 815-405-1349

30W481 Army Trail Rd, Lot 4 Wayne $299,000 Beautiful tree-lined lot located in Lysle Estates, just east of the historic village of Wayne. Property is zoned for horses (1 horse per acre) and currently has a 30 X 60 horse barn and fence all the way around. Horse barn has electric and water. 2.78 acres.

Lot 1 Barlow Drive St. Charles $245,000 Last available lot in Barlow Woods Subdivision. Great opportunity to build your custom dream home on this 2 acre wooded lot in the country, just west of St. Charles. Gorgeous mature trees creates a private setting. Convenient access to shopping, entertainment, and close to LaFox and Elburn Metro Train Station. 2.03 acres.

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The area of your stairs that really takes a beating are the risers. Breathing new life into them can be accomplished easily with a fresh design. No need to stick with neutral shades.

Risers are the perfect place to tie in a daring pattern. Opt for a chevron or Moroccan design with colors consistent with your home’s interior to achieve your decorative stairs.

Another stair expression is to apply a haute pattern directly on your steps for a faux carpet runner look.

Paint your stairs with the base color of your choice and opt for a diamond motif or patchwork design. Be sure to protect your work with two coats of polyurethane when your design is complete.

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quickly smother them.

Also, weeds such as dandelions can rapidly colonize nearby flowerbeds if they are allowed to spread, and annual weeds often fade away to leave bare patches of soil in the lawn.

Finally, some weeds, such as thistles, are uncomfortable to sit or walk on. Knowing what type of weed you are dealing with will help you choose the best method of control.

• Annuals: Although weeds such as groundsel and chickweed germinate, flower, and die within one year, they can rapidly colonize a garden with their large numbers of seeds. It is best to hand-weed them since they have less extensive roots than perennials.

• Bulbil-producing: Plants such as Oxalis and buttercups build up a network of bulbils (small, bulblike structures) in the soil, which can be difficult to remove.

Chemical weedkillers are often the only effective method of control.

• Perennials: Common lawn weeds, such as dandelions, daisies, and thistles, appear year after year. Most have extensive root systems, making them hard to eradicate – remove the entire root; any pieces left in the ground will regrow. – HGTV.com

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Gardening tasks for those who just can’t wait

By DAVID ROBSON GateHouse News Service The rush to garden in the spring is in indirect proportion to those rushing to pay taxes. But unlike taxes, gardening can wait until conditions are right.

It’s easy to jump in. Buds are plumping on trees and shrubs. Daffodils are poking through the ground.

The cardinals are singing at 5:30 a.m.

While gardening may seem exciting, stimulating and exhilarating, it’s probably best to hold back. Err on the side of caution, as mother always said.

The soil is still too cold and wet.

This leads to plants that just hang there doing nothing for several months. If temperatures stay cool and wet, plants will start to rot. Or, Bambi or Thumper will get them.

It doesn’t help that every garden center, nursery, home improvement store and gardening TV show is offering early spring plants for the garden. Lots of the flowers look great in the warmth of a large auditorium.

That joy seldom transfers to your garden.

and wet conditions – within bounds.

Pansies are probably the best for spiffing up the garden, though don’t expect them to grow much until air and soil temperatures are consistently in the 50s and the ground isn’t soggy. Then they’ll take off until it gets too hot.

Of course, the air always warms up faster than the soil, especially if the soil is holding water.

Snapdragons do well in the cold.

If you find flowering cabbage and flowering kale, they could go in. So could some of the primroses, though they look best in a fancy pot and saucer on the coffee table.

If you want larkspurs later this year, put the seeds out now. They need the cold.

Vegetables While many veggies can tolerate the cold, few tolerate wet conditions.

The leafy vegetables do best.

Lettuce, spinach and other greens germinate with a little warmth – only excess water to the point of drowning does them in.

Some plants may survive

See GARDENING, page 7

A few plants can tolerate colder

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A few plants can tolerate colder and wet conditions including Snapdragons, flowering kale and primroses. Though primroses tend to look best in a fancy pot and saucer on the coffee table.

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What is the best way to beat cold, wet soil? Grow plants in containers.

Trick nature to get started with spring • GARDENING Continued from page 6

Fooling nature Of course, there are ways to get around cold and wet soil.

The easiest is to grow things in containers. On sunny days, the containers will warm as the sun’s rays strike in all directions. When it hits the soil, it just warms the top layer and it takes time for the warm to penetrate deeper.

If the container is a dark color, it will absorb the sun’s heat faster than a light-colored one. That’s one reason growers put plants in dark green or black plastic pots.

On the other hand, a pot also is subject to the cold from all sides. The goal is to make sure the soil warms more than it chills at night.

If you plant in the ground, consider mounding the soil or making raised rows. Three inches should be high enough, though you may need more soil or you may need to create a furrow next to the row.

It’s the same concept.

You’ve raised the soil and the sun can hit it from the top and sides, resulting in a warmer soil.

It’s perfect for planting rows

Experienced gardeners will dig a furrow and lay the ends of the plastic in the soil groove.

Then the furrow is filled in, keeping the plastic from blowing into the neighbor’s yard. Make an X-slit into the middle of the plastic and set your transplant into the soil beneath the slit.

Make as small a cut as possible to keep the warming qualities of the plastic above the root system.

Some garden stores and catalogs sell plastic sleeves with names such as Wello-water that slips over the plant. Slots within the plastic are filled with water, which acts as a heat trap that keeps the transplants from freezing.

• David Robson is a specialist with University of Illinois Extension.

Q: Please comment about the kind of rugs to put in powder rooms, baths and hallways. What is the trend? In a center hall colonial, where the hardwood shows scuffs, is a runner appropriate? Is it seasonal? Also, where to have area rugs cleaned?

Ashley Stark: In a powder room I would recommend a sisal or natural fiber rug you can never go wrong with those. I would stay away from putting a rug or carpet into a bathroom because of the moisture. The rug will rot and mold. I would stick with a simple bath mat. If you are trying to hide an unattractive tile, the only solution would be an indoor outdoor rug. I see the trends for powder rooms either being a sisal or a vintage Oriental rug.

As for hallway runners they are always advised to help protect your floors and provide comfort and a sound barrier. A runner is not seasonal and can look great year round.

timeless, color has made a big comeback in the fashion and home industries. At Stark this coming season, we have some incredible stronger colored rugs and carpet. You may have read that Pantone has named emerald green the color of the year. To compliment that color we recommend more neutral tones to balance out the strength and impact of the green. Other colors such as navy and grey have been hugely popular.

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If budget is a concern you could go with a very large area rug that would cover almost all of the wood floor. I would recommend keeping a minimum of one foot of wood boarder all the way around.

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Even though we’ve passed St. Patrick’s Day and many an old Irish gardener will say that’s the perfect time to plant potatoes, research shows if you wait three weeks, you’ll probably get the same results and provide less potential food to soil creatures.

of greens or your pansies and snapdragons.

Raised rows and mounds also dry out faster so transplants and seedlings don’t rot.

Of course, there’s also black plastic.

Thirty years ago, you’d buy rolls of plastic about 24 inches wide and up to 100 feet long.

These days, since most people are gardening in smaller plots instead of long rows, you can take a couple black garbage bags and slit them up one side and unfold the bag. It should yield a piece of plastic about 3 feet wide by 6 to 8 feet long.

If this is still too large, cut it to the correct shape, but allow about 4 inches wider in all directions.

Lay the black plastic over the soil and secure the sides and ends with something heavy so it doesn’t blow away.

As creative director for Stark Carpet, Ashley Stark Kenner draws from fashion trends and translates them into luxurious carpets; she joined staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the Post’s Home Front online chat.

Here is an edited excerpt.

Q: What do you see the big color trends being in carpeting?

I’m tired of neutrals.

AS: While neutrals are

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