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Ex-officer gets 6 months for thefts He had admitted taking cash, drugs from McHenry department

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com

Dale Hojnacki former officer

WOODSTOCK – In an interview with his superiors, former McHenry Police Officer Dale Ho-

jnacki admitted to taking drugs and money from the department’s evidence room, testimony revealed Wednesday.

The taped interview was played before McHenry County

Judge Sharon Prather, who sentenced Hojnacki to six months in McHenry County Jail.

Hojnacki, an 11-year veteran of the police department, previously pleaded guilty to charges

of theft under $10,000 and official misconduct for taking seized drug money.

“The McHenry Police Department is not a typical victim. Mr. Hojnacki is not a typical defen-

ALTERNATIVES AFTER DEATH $378K goes to Cremation’s appeal grows bill for lawyers

Payment related to Bianchi trials

What’s next Although the payment was sent Wednesday, the County Board must cast a procedural vote next Tuesday evening to take the money from its contingency fund.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the county Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

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Contracted landscaper Miguel Rodriguez cleans up the leaves around a waterfall lined with boulders marking the cremations of loved ones at Windridge Memorial Park Cemetery in Cary. In McHenry County, the cremation numbers are well above the state and national averages, currently at about 63 percent. Nationally, 42.5 percent of bodies are now being cremated.

In county, burial no longer most popular option

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com Brian Gustafson talks about what he wants done with his body after he dies like it’s the clothes gaining cobwebs in the back of his closet.

“I’m going to donate whatever they can take and burn what’s left,” said the Rock Island County Coroner and president of

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the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association. “Why should I take up God’s green earth?”

Not all can put it so bluntly, but Gustafson’s relaxed sentiment toward cremation illustrates how far the country has come.

Cremations rates were in the single digits 35 years ago, but today, 42.5 percent of dead bodies in the U.S. are cremated, according to

the Cremation Association of North America.

Accelerated by families seeking a lower-cost option during tough financial times, the once-taboo alternative to burials is on the verge of becoming the country’s go-to.

The tide turned long ago within McHenry County.

Of 1,491 McHenry County

See CREMATION, page A4

Cremation rates n U.S.: 42.5 percent, according to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) n Illinois: 36 percent, according to the Cremation Society of Illinois n McHenry County: 63 percent, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office

WOODSTOCK – When Randall Ho heard a loud crash outside his home in Hartland Township on Wednesday morning, he knew it was more than just thunder.

The 39-year-old looked out a window that faces Route 14 in an unincorporated area near Woodstock and saw the conclusion of an accident involving a school bus and a passenger vehicle.

Ho, who suffers from asthma, immediately threw on his shoes and a sweatshirt and ran outside to make sure no one was injured. Near the accident, he found a passer-by who had stopped to do the same, off-duty McHenry County Conservation District police officer Daniel Hibbeler.

“When you see someone in trouble, your first reaction is to help,” Ho said. “You do what you hope anyone else would do if you were in the same situation.”

That person in trouble Wednesday was Deborah Furstenau, who was trapped inside her vehicle after colliding with the school bus only moments earlier, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Ho and Hibbeler made

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DISTRICT 12 TO LAY OFF 35 TEACHERS Johnsburg District 12’s school board has voted to eliminate 35 of its 177 teaching positions at its meeting Tuesday. The decision, say officials, was based on a financial report and uncertainties over what it will receive next year from the state and federal governments. Layoff notices must be sent out 45 days before the end of the school year. For more, see page B1.

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Harvard resident hit bus on Rt. 14

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kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill cut the check Wednesday for the remaining $378,327 that a judge says is due special prosecutors appointed to investigate vindicated State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi.

The board’s Finance and Audit Committee voted Tuesday morning, 5-2, to authorize Hill to make the payment immediately to avoid daily late charges that are included in the March 28 court order.

The impetus for immediate payment is the $60.86 per diem penalty included in McHenry County Judge Gordon Graham’s court order, Hill said.

It would cost an extra $426 if formal approval was delayed until the next County Board

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New, but dubious, fame for Hebron Hebron now will be famous for two things: 1) The 1952 Green Giants Illinois State Basketball Championship.

2) Electing a village president facing fresh felony charges for possession of crack cocaine.

Hopefully, there are no plans to repaint the Hebron water tower basketball in the likeness of a glass pipe.

We wrote several stories about John Jacobson’s felony arrest, at least one of which appeared on the front page of the Northwest Herald. We restated the arrest on our editorial page in our endorsement of incumbent Frank Beatty.

I took a call from an exasperated reader within the past week or so who implored me to tell people not to vote for John Jacobson because of the charges. I explained what we had already reported and that while newspaper editorial boards make endorsements, newspapers in their

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She pushed harder, essentially saying people don’t always read the newspaper. I realize that, but frankly, there’s not much I can do about it. We can put it on the front page, post it on our website, send a text alert to your phone or email, link to it on Facebook or Twitter. But we can’t make you read it.

Sometimes your responsibility as a voter, and everyone has one even though only 16 percent could be bothered to vote, will require one to read between the lines. Or read. Period.

Not only can we not make people read, but we can’t make up anyone’s mind or make them vote or not vote.

The latter part doesn’t trouble me, since I’m in the news business instead of the mind-control business.

But I have a hard time believing the good people of Hebron are cool with having a village president facing potential prison time. It is not that kind of town.

But frankly, Hebron residents, you got what you deserved. While only 145 residents voted for Jacobson, fewer than 300 bothered to vote at all.

This could very well have been a vote of frustration over Beatty’s administration. It certainly doesn’t speak well for him. But the fact is that voters put in a candidate who will have to be removed from office if he is convicted of a felony for cocaine possession, according to the Illinois Municipal Code.

This is why we make fun of Cook County. Hear that slam, Hebron? That was the joke door closing for good.

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Jacobson on Tuesday night said he’s innocent, and he still enjoys that presumption of innocence. But he never bothered to make that case of innocence publicly other than to say it on election night.

He declined an opportunity to meet with the Northwest Herald Editorial Board or the chance to fill out a candidate questionnaire, so 145 people in Hebron either must believe that the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department is making the charges up or just don’t care.

The sadder truth is that some probably didn’t even know the charges existed. In that case, they have only themselves to blame.

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8WATER COOLER Tree falls, misses saint statue in Mass. yard RAYNHAM, Mass. – A Raynham man said divine intervention spared the small statue of St. Anthony in his yard when a recent storm caused a rotted tree to come crashing down.

Bill Morgan said he returned home after a long trip to upstate New York and found that the rotted tree had split in two as it fell, with one half landing on one side of the statue, the other half on the opposite side.

The foot-high statue, set into a small wooden shrine and elevated on a post, was untouched.

The 73-year-old Morgan told the Taunton Daily Gazette it’s a “blessing” the statue was undamaged.

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Weiner may jump in race for NYC mayor The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – A bold comeback attempt or the height of chutzpah?

In what could be the start of one of the most intriguing second acts in American politics, Anthony Weiner, the congressman who tweeted himself out of a job two years ago with a photo of his bulging underpants, is considering jumping into the New York City mayor’s race.

The Brooklyn Democrat said in a New York Times Magazine story posted online

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“He’d be a real candidate,” said Maurice “Mickey” Carroll, the director of Quinnipiac University’s polling institute.

“His pluses are known. His minuses are known.”

But Weiner’s problem could be less about what he exposed than about his attempts to cover it up.

“People will say, ‘Why should we trust him again? He lied to us before – he’ll lie to us again,’” said veteran New York Democratic political consultant George Arzt, who isn’t working with any candidates in the mayoral race.

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“I do recognize, to some degree, it’s now or maybe never for me,” Weiner, 48, said in a Anthony long and highly Weiner personal profile that he clearly hoped would be the start of his rehabilitation.

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• In a story published on Page A4 in the Wednesday, April 10, Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake District 47 board candidate Eileen Palsgrove’s vote totals were omitted.

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Ill. senators take on concerns over gambling

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and SARA BURNETT The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Illinois senators seeking to eliminate a major stumbling block to new casinos and slot machines in the state went toe-to-toe Wednesday with regulators who say expanded gambling could open the door to political corruption and organized crime.

Senate President John Cullerton invited representatives

of the Illinois Gaming Board and the Chicago Crime Commission to appear before the Senate Executive Committee, saying he wanted to address criticism from both groups.

“You’re criticizing the bill the way it was drafted,” Cullerton said at the start of an at times nasty hearing that often resembled a cross-examination. “So I’m asking you to tell us: How could we improve it?”

Gaming officials said they’re worried the proposal being considered by the Sen-

Bipartisan pair of senators reach deal on gun control

By ALAN FRAM The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to supporters of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.

The compromise between Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., boosted the chances the Senate will agree to broaden required background checks, a step gun control groups laud as an effective way to keep weapons from criminals and the mentally ill. The senators are among the most conservative members of their parties, both have received “A” ratings from the National Rifle Association, and their endorsements could make it easier for hesitant

colleagues to back the effort.

Gun control advocates still face opposition from many Republican senators and resistance from moderate Democrats, including several facing re-election next year in GOP-leaning states.

Under the agreement, background checks would be expanded to all for-profit transactions including sales at gun shows and online, with records kept by licensed gun dealers who would handle the paperwork. Exempted would be non-commercial transactions such as between relatives. Currently, the system applies only to sales by the country’s 55,000 federally licensed firearms dealers.

The agreement also contains provisions expanding firearms rights, and that concerns gun control supporters. Some restrictions on transporting guns across state lines would be eased, and gun dealers could conduct business in states where they don’t live.

ate wouldn’t give them enough regulatory authority over a Chicago casino – a concern lawmakers said was unfounded. Regulators also said they don’t have enough staff to take on the additional workload and that hiring can take months because of state rules.

Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe also ripped the more than 500-page proposal as too expansive.

“It’s a Christmas tree bill.

It’s something for everyone,” Jaffe said. “It’s like we have to

pad it and pad it and pad it.”

Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed two gambling bills because he didn’t believe they had enough ethical protections.

In his budget address last month, Quinn said any new gambling expansion must be “done right” and include “tough ethical standards, a campaign contribution ban on casino operators, and no loopholes for mobsters.”

Later that day, the Senate Executive Committee voted to advance a bill sponsored by

urbs and Lake County. It also allows current and future casino licensees to apply for an Internet gambling license and green-lights slot machines at racetracks, with 1,200 machines to be located in Cook County and an additional 900 outside the county’s boundaries.

The Chicago casino licensee would be allowed to apply for up to 4,000 slot machines that could be operated at Midway and O’Hare international airports.

Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan.

But Cullerton said Wednesday he doesn’t want to move the measure to the Senate floor until some of the concerns – which have been widely publicized and could hurt the bill’s chances of getting approved – are addressed.

Proponents say the measure could generate between $400 million and $1 billion for the cash-strapped state.

The proposal would add casinos in Chicago, Rockford, Danville, Chicago’s south sub-

First Lady addresses gun violence

By DON BABWIN and NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press CHICAGO – First lady Michelle Obama made a deeply personal entrance into the gun debate Wednesday, the eve of a showdown in Congress, by comparing herself to the honor student from her hometown shot to death a week after performing as a majorette in the presidential inaugural parade.

Mrs. Obama told a conference on youth violence that the new gun regulations her husband proposed in response to Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting deserve a vote in Congress.

But she says reducing daily gun deaths in places like Chicago, with its 500 homicides last year, also will require an intensive effort by community leaders.

As part of a rare foray into a policy debate, Mrs. Obama highlighted the case of 15-yearold Hadiya Pendleton, shot in the back Jan. 29 while hanging out with friends at a park, about a mile from the Obamas’ South Side home. Mrs. Obama attended Pendleton’s funeral and said she was struck by how familiar the Pendleton family seemed to her own.

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks about 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed on the south side of Chicago earlier this year, during a luncheon Wednesday at the Chicago Hilton.

“Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her,” Mrs. Obama said. “But I got to grow up and go to Princeton and Harvard Law School and have a career and a family and the most blessed life I could ever imagine.”

Mrs. Obama said the only difference between herself and the young people killed on the Chicago streets is that she had a few more advantages – involved adults, good schools, a supportive community and a

safe neighborhood.

“That was the difference between growing up and becoming a lawyer, a mother and first lady of the United States and being shot dead at the age of 15,” Mrs. Obama said, her voice gripped with emotion.

The speech was Mrs. Obama’s first public remarks on gun violence since the Sandy Hook shooting in December took the lives of 20 students and six faculty and reignited

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Obama budget targets wealthy As world waits The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Mixing modest curbs on spending with tax increases reviled

by Republicans, President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget Wednesday that would raise taxes on smokers and wealthy Americans and trim Social Security benefits for millions.

Obama’s 2014 blueprint combines a $242 billion infusion of new spending for road and rail projects, early education and jobs initiatives with longer-term savings from programs, including Medicare and the military.

It promises at least a start in cutting huge annual federal deficits.

The president pitched his

plan as a good-faith offer to his GOP rivals since it incorporates a proposal he made to Republicans in December that wasn’t radically different from a GOP plan drafted by House Speaker John Boehner.

But it follows January’s bitterly fought 10-year, $600 billion-plus tax increase that has stiffened GOP resolve against further tax hikes.

“I have already met Republicans more than halfway, so in the coming days and weeks I hope that Republicans will come forward and demonstrate that they’re really as serious about the deficit and debt as they claim to be,” Obama said.

He dined with a dozen Senate Republicans on Wednesday at the White House in

hopes of building a dialogue on the budget and other topics.

After four years of trillion-dollar-plus deficits in his first term, Obama’s plan projects a $973 billion deficit for the current budget year and red ink of $744 billion for the 2014 fiscal year starting in October. By 2016, the deficit is seen as dropping less than 3 percent of the size of the economy, a level many economists say is manageable.

Obama cast his budget as a compromise offer that would bridge differences between Republicans and their desire for reducing government spending and Democrats who want more revenue from taxpayers. But it’s difficult to overstate the gulf between

Obama and the conservatives who are in the GOP driver’s seat in Congress.

While the budget proposal will not prompt any immediate congressional action, it will probably surface this summer when Republicans are expected to demand additional reductions in the deficit in exchange for increasing the nation’s borrowing authority.

Obama claims $1.8 trillion in deficit savings over the coming decade, but the budget tables show the savings are actually $1.4 trillion. And $1.2 trillion of that is devoted to reversing automatic, across-theboard spending cuts required because of Washington’s inability to follow up a 2011 budget pact with further deficit action.

bruises from explosions officers set off to distract the gunman before moving in, but they will be fine, a fire official said.

Minutes before the police announcement on the resolution, a huge blast could be heard a quarter-mile away from the home, setting off car alarms in the Suwanee neighborhood.

Earlier Wednesday, five firefighters responded to what

seemed like a routine medical call and were taken hostage by an unidentified suspect inside the house, police said. The gunman released one of the firefighters to move a fire truck but held the other four.

Dozens of police and rescue vehicles surrounded the home and a negotiator was keeping in touch with the gunman, police said. The situation remained

tense until the blast rocked the neighborhood.

Soon after the stun blast, officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect and a SWAT member was shot in the hand or arm, but should be fine, said Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter.

Ritter would not saw how the gunman was fatally shot, saying it was being investigated.

8NATION BRIEF Ga. gunman holding 4 firefighters hostage killed SUWANEE, Ga. – A gunman who was having financial problems held four firefighters for hours in a suburban Atlanta home, demanding his cable and power be turned back on, before being shot dead when SWAT members stormed the house, authorities said Wednesday.

The hostages had cuts and

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for missile test, N. Koreans calm The ASSOCIATED PRESS

PYONGYANG, North Korea – As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was strangely calm.

The focus in Pyongyang on Wednesday was on beautifying the capital ahead of the nation’s biggest holiday: the April 15 birthday of the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Soldiers put down their rifles to blanket the barren ground with sod and students picked up shovels to help plant trees.

But the impoverished, tightly controlled nation also could mark the occasion by testing a missile designed to strike U.S. military installations in Japan and Guam.

South Korea’s foreign minister said the prospect of a missile launch is “considerably high.”

North Korean officials have not announced plans to launch a missile in defiance

of U.N. Security Council resolutions barring Pyongyang from nuclear and missile activity. But they have told foreign diplomats in Pyongyang they will not be able to guarantee their safety starting Wednesday and urged tourists in South Korea to take cover, warning that a nuclear war is imminent.

Most diplomats and foreign residents in both capitals appeared to be staying put.

The European Union said there was no need for member states to evacuate or relocate their diplomatic missions, but it called on North Korea to “refrain from further provocative declarations or action.”

The threats are largely seen as rhetoric and an attempt by North Korea to scare foreigners into pressing Washington and Seoul to change their policies toward Pyongyang, and to boost the military credentials of Kim Jong Un. North Korea does not have diplomatic relations with the U.S. and South Korea, its foes during the Korean War of the 1950s.

Several reasons for increase in cremation, including money, religion and culture Cremation rates

• CREMATION Continued from page A1

Rise in U.S. cremation rates through the years, according to Cremation Association of North America: n 1985: 14.5 percent n 1995: 19.2 percent n 2000: 26.2 percent n 2005: 32.3 percent n 2012: 42.5 percent

deaths last year, 941 bodies were cremated – a rate of 63 percent, up from 54 percent in 2007.

Several reasons for increase Experts don’t point to any one reason as to why cremations are growing in popularity. Finances are a key role as of late, most agree. Some think the ease of the process is attractive, and others assert a cremation is a more transparent transaction than a burial.

Religious and cultural background is important, too.

Although the Vatican still recommends burial, the Catholic Church began allowing funeral Masses in the presence of cremated remains in 1997.

“Now the cremation rate among Catholics in the Chicagoland area is probably 25 [percent] to 30 percent,” said Jerry Sullivan, an Illinois native and the first resident of the United States to be president of the International Cremation Federation.

Sullivan has studied cremation rates all over the world, and can rattle off the statistics to prove it.

Japan has a 99 percent cremation rate. Burials dominate Greece, although the country adopted a law six years ago to allow cremation. Hinduism and Buddhism call for cremation. Islam and Judaism disapprove of it.

England – which has a cremation rate of about 75 percent – began a slow change from burials to cremation af-

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John Nelson, funeral director of Windridge Funeral Home, stands in a nature trail at Windridge Memorial Park Cemetery in Cary, which is lined with boulders to memorialize cremation remains. ter World War II, as families flocked to suburban areas toward which they didn’t have a generational tie, Sullivan said.

Applying that concept locally, he said, you might start to uncover a reason why, despite a typically affluent demographic that would seem to welcome burials, McHenry County is dominated by cremation.

“It’s hugely built up with people that have no tie to any cemetery, or any reason to buy a plot that people would go back to,” said Sullivan, who also heads the Cremation Society of Illinois.

Even in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Sullivan remembers McHenry County’s cremation rate was about 14 percent, while the rest of the state sat around 10 percent.

Today, the county’s 63 percent rate is far higher than the state’s 36 percent. Bible Belt states possess some of

the lowest cremation rates in the country, while the Pacific Northwest has some of the highest.

People across the county have other theories as to why McHenry County has such a high cremation rate. McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski is perplexed by the trend, but noted the high number of hospice deaths here.

Given the time to think it through, many decide to go the cremation route, she said.

“Once people go to hospice, I don’t know if they’re as attached to the body, or if they have more of a resolution that death is coming,” Majewski said.

Tom Fashingbauer, owner of McHenry County Burial & Cremation Society, thinks money is the No. 1 reason for cremation’s rise across the country, but he struggles with why it’s so popular in McHenry County.

“It’s not a matter so much of economics because this is overall a wealthier [community],” Fashingbauer said. “It’s getting to be more of how people are thinking.”

Respecting options Cremation, Fashingbauer said, offers several positives – it’s a simpler transaction and takes less time. People don’t view an expensive casket and burial as a reward for a long, hard life, as they once did, he said.

Instead, some are viewing a

post-funeral cremation as the best of both worlds, said Carol DeFiore, co-owner of DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service in Huntley. A funeral allows loved ones to pay their respects, and the family can decide afterward what to do with the body.

“I don’t really think it is about money,” DeFiore said.

“I think it’s really a choice that has become acceptable, that wasn’t acceptable 20 years ago.

“People [are] coming to a sense that it really is just a choice of disposition,” she added. “Some people are buried and some are cremated.”

DeFiore said she thinks that puts a greater responsibility on funeral directors to educate families about their options.

Kelly Hulata, regional manager of Stonemor Partners, which owns various cemeteries in McHenry County and the surrounding area, said more attention is being paid to

how to appropriately memorialize cremation remains.

Glass-front niches have risen in popularity, and Stonemor’s Windridge Funeral Home in Cary offers burial of cremation remains along a nature trail.

“Traditional in-ground burial of cremains still does take place, but kids say, ‘Grandma has been sitting in the closet for 15 years,’ ” Hulata said. “That’s why the cemetery is so important. It’s more for the living than for the deceased.”

Funeral homes and cemeteries likely will need to continue to find ways to accommodate a growing number of families opting for cremation.

Sullivan sees the U.S. cremation rate growing to as high as 70 percent or 75 percent before stabilizing.

“There’s been a lot of conversation in the industry that it will level off once it’s at 50 percent,” he said. “I just don’t see that happening.”

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Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page A6 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

Most voters stay home Just 16 percent of McHenry County voters turned out to cast ballots in this spring’s Consolidated Municipal Election, according to the County Clerk’s Office.

A few more votes in a number of races could have changed the outcome.

It’s proof once again that every votes counts, and it’s frustrating that so many adults elect not to participate in our great democracy.

Here are just a handful of local For the record races settled by single-digit vote A disappointing 16 percent counts. Keep in of registered McHenry County mind that these voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s vote totals are election. A few more votes unofficial until could have affected a number certified by the of races. clerk. Because these races are so close, recounts are possible.

• McCullom Lake Village President Terry Counley was re-elected by just two votes, 126124, over challenger Kelly Given.

• In Harvard, two votes also separated winner Raul Meza’s 95 votes from Scott Logan’s 93 votes for a seat on the City Council in Ward 3.

• For Barrington Hills Village Board, where three seats were up, only three votes separated third-place finisher Gritz Gohl (elected with 566 votes) and fourth-place finisher Kelly Mazeski (563 votes, not elected.)

• In the race for Hebron Township highway commissioner, Zeke Nickels won with 168 votes. His nearest competitor, Johnny Eskridge, finished four votes back with 164.

• And in Marengo, Matt Keenum beat his nearest challenger, Corey Brackman, by only five votes, 131-126, for a seat on the City Council in Ward 2.

Each local election season, we see tight races such as these.

Yet each election season, the vast majority of voters give up their constitutional right to elect their leaders.

It’s a sad commentary when more people are interested in “Dancing with the Stars” or “American Idol” than they are in their government.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Illinois Legislature to rescue?

State Sen. Bill Haine is introducing legislation to give Gov. Pat Quinn a clean slate to start over and appoint an all-new Southern Illinois University board of trustees.

How embarrassing that it has come to this.

It shouldn’t take such drastic legislative action to resolve a petty internal power struggle.

This is all Quinn’s fault because he tried to control who its chairman would be, then refused to back down when the Senate wouldn’t let him have his way.

Quinn should be making new appointments, but instead his longtime ally on the board, Roger Herrin, tried an end run to grab power.

Herrin tried to get himself voted in as the permanent board chairman, even though three of the seven trustee seats are vacant. Obviously choosing a chairman should wait until the vacancies are filled and SIU Edwardsville again has representation on the board.

A trustee had to walk out of the meeting to stop this farce.

Belleville News-Democrat

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Forgotten Connecticut To the Editor: On March 20, I heard the ban on assault rifles and large clips of ammunition was being dropped from gun control legislation in the Senate for lack of support.

Really? The only reason which comes to mind is the total lack of courage on the part of our elected representatives and their fear of the National Rifle Association.

Have we forgotten about all of those dead children in Connecticut already?

Some of the reasons are ridiculous. Supposedly, the government is going to send the Army out to come for your guns. If the Army is going to come for your guns, they can come with an M1A1 Abrams tank, which I believe trumps your AR-15.

And, really, if you can’t hit a target with 10 bullets, will 30 make any difference?

Then there is the so-called Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. It is perfectly within the power of the government to limit our rights when those rights threaten the majority. There is no issue with limiting the lethality of the arms that we bear.

If you fear for your life, then go and get a 12-gauge pump shotgun.

There isn’t a criminal in the world who wouldn’t reconsider being in your home when he hears the sound of a shell being jacked into the chamber.

It also requires less accuracy and shouldn’t penetrate walls, which could have unintended consequences.

Nat Leighton Crystal Lake

Charters, vouchers and virtual To the Editor: K12 Inc., a virtual charter school corporation, is stalking the public schools in our region, attempting to get its hands on public education money.

The public schools are at the very heart of our democracy. Local school boards are elected by the community, provide informed leadership, and maintain open and honest communication with the public.

When charters, vouchers and virtual schools intrude into this democratic process, the students, parents and taxpayers lose this important local control and communication.

Despite the rhetoric of the school reformers that says their goal is to give choice and provide children a better education, school reform as it is now occurring is simply a code word for the privatization of education.

The privatizers want to take public school money and hand it over to nonpublic schools, out-ofstate corporations, businesses, and religious schools, with minimal or no supervision. Their ultimate aim

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is to replace public schools entirely and to put our children’s education for sale on the free market. The achievement results of charter schools, voucher programs, and virtual schools to date have been dismal.

Companies such as K12 are business people making financial investments in a movement that is not about educating children as much as it is about helping their stockholders reap large profits with taxpayer dollars.

Every school board in this nation ought to be vigorously fighting off these vandals who are attempting to tear away at the foundation of our communities, the public schools.

Rick Johnson Wonder Lake

Highway robbery To the Editor: On March 23, after a short visit to the Great Smokey National Park in Tennessee, I returned home.

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As I was leaving Sevierville, Tenn., I stopped and filled up my car with gas and paid $3.28 per gallon. That evening, I stopped at Costco in Lake in the Hills and refilled my car for $3.84 per gallon.

I started thinking, why in the world does gas cost 56 cents per gallon more here in Illinois. I know some people will say it is the tax. If it is the tax, what am I getting for this extra tax I am paying that the people in Tennessee don’t have?

Their expressways are free; we have toll roads.

One thing I did notice. Their roadways are clean and they use inmates to clean their roadways.

We use highly paid state union workers, and if you drive from Route 53 to Route 47 on the toll road, it looks like a pig pen. Garbage all over.

So what am I getting for this extra money that I am being robbed of?

Wally Gullang Huntley

Remembering the vigorous virtues of Margaret Thatcher WASHINGTON – She had the eyes of Caligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe.

So said Francois Mitterrand, the last serious socialist to lead a major European nation, speaking of Margaret Thatcher, who helped bury socialism as a doctrine of governance.

She had the smooth, cold surface of a porcelain figurine, but her decisiveness made her the most formidable woman in 20th-century politics, and England’s most formidable woman since its greatest sovereign, Elizabeth I. The Argentine junta learned of her decisiveness when it seized the Falklands. The British, too, learned. A Tory MP said, “She cannot see an institution without hitting it with her handbag.”

She aimed to be the moral equivalent of military trauma, shaking her nation into vigor through rigor. As stable societies mature, they resemble long-simmering stews – viscous and lumpy with organizations resistant to change and hence inimical to dynamism. Her program was sound money, laissez faire, social fluidity and upward mobil-

ity through self-reliance and other “vigorous virtues.” She is the only prime minister whose name came to denote a doctrine – Thatcherism. (“Churchillian” denotes not a political philosophy but a leadership style.) When she left office in 1990, the trade unions had been tamed by democratizing them, the political argument was about how to achieve economic growth rather than redistribute wealth, and individualism and nationalism were revitalized.

And the Labour Party, shellacked three times, was ready for a postsocialist leader. Tony Blair was part of Thatcher’s legacy.

Time was, Labour considered itself the party of ideas and Tories preferred balancing interests to implementing political philosophy.

But by the 1970s, Labour was a creature of a single interest group, the unions, and the Tories, who made Thatcher their leader in 1975, were becoming, as America’s Republicans were becoming, a party of ideas.

Britain has periodically been a laboratory for economic ideas – those of Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, the socialism of postwar

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VIEWS George Will Labour. Before the ascendancy of Thatcher – a disciple of Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek – Tories tried to immunize Britain against socialism by administering prophylactic doses of the disease.

But by 1979, Britain’s fundamental political arrangements were at issue: Such was the extortionate power of the unions to paralyze the nation, the writ of Parliament often seemed not to run beyond a few acres along the Thames.

In 1979, she won the most lopsided election since 1945, when there had not been an election for 10 years. In 1983, she became the first Tory since 1924 to win two consecutive elections. In 1987, she won a third. Her 12 consecutive years were an achievement without precedent since the 1832 Reform Act moved Britain, gingerly, toward mass democracy. The most consequential peacetime prime minister since

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Disraeli, by 1990 she had become the first prime minister to govern through an entire decade since the Earl of Liverpool from 1812 to 1827.

In Britain and America in the 1960s and 1970s, government’s hubris expanded as its competence shrank. Like her soul mate, Ronald Reagan, Thatcher practiced the politics of psychotherapy, giving her nation a pride transplant. Reagan was responding to 17 lacerating years – Dallas, Vietnam, Watergate, stagflation, the Iranian hostage crisis. She was sick and tired of three decades of Britain being described as the Ottoman Empire once was, as “the sick man of Europe.” She set about disrupting settled attitudes and arrangements by enlarging and energizing the middle class, the great engine of social change in every modern society.

Before Thatcher, Britain’s economic problems often were ascribed to national character, and hence were thought immune to remediation. Thatcher thought national character was part of the problem, but that national character is malleable, given bracing economic

medicine. Marx’s ghost, hovering over his grave in London’s Highgate Cemetery, must have marveled at this Tory variant of economic determinism.

When Nature was serving up charm and convictions, Thatcher took a double serving of the latter, leaving little room on her plate for the former. But by what has been called her “matriarchal machismo,” she usefully demonstrated that a soothing personality is not always necessary in democracy.

Like de Gaulle, she was a charismatic conservative nationalist who was properly resistant to what she called the European federalists’ attempts to “suppress nationhood and concentrate power at the center of a European conglomerate.” She left the British this ongoing challenge: “We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them reimposed at a European level.” As long as her brave heart beat, she knew there are no final victories.

• George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Driver only person on school bus • CRASH

Continued from page A1 a higher standard than anyone else.

“As a police officer, you should have known better,” the judge said.

In the recorded interview, Hojnacki said he took keys to the police evidence room, cut evidence bags with a razor blade along the integrity tape, then placed another layer of tape on top. In one instance, he replaced the money with photocopied $20 bills.

He also admitted in the recording that he took pain pills and marijuana from seized evidence.

Throughout the interview, Hojnacki maintained that he was going to repay the stolen money.

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Photo provided by Todd Heide

This reader-submitted photo shows a fire Wednesday morning that started when a vehicle collided with a school bus on Route 14 in an unincorporated area of Hartland Township at around 7 a.m. Two men were able to safely pull the driver from the burning vehicle. driver.

The bus driver, Christina Brigg, 36, of Capron, was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock, where she was treated and then released.

Furstenau remained at the Woodstock hospital Wednesday afternoon with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Undersheriff Andrew Zin-

ke commended Ho and Hibbeler for their efforts.

“The woman had a broken arm and leg, was stuck inside the vehicle, and these two saved her life in the middle of a rainstorm,” he said. “We are thankful for their actions and proud to have people like this in our community.”

The crash is still being investigated.

“I never meant for it to go this far, I really didn’t,” he said in the recording. “It was self-preservation and problems with addictions that got me there.”

As part of a plea agreement, Hojnacki never was charged with any crimes related to stolen drugs.

In addition to his 180-day jail sentence, Hojnacki was ordered to pay $8,556.88 in restitution – $3,706.88 for the money he admitted to taking from the evidence bags and $4,850 the department paid for an independent audit that resulted.

The department hired an independent auditor to inspect its evidence room and found that 43 cases had been tampered with, all of which now are closed.

Prather denied a North-

west Herald Freedom of Information Act request asking that the audit be unsealed.

When arguing for time in the Department of Corrections, Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Combs called Hojnacki’s actions “a complete disgrace” and said he compromised the integrity and public trust of the police department. Combs has said that there could be evidentiary problems related to McHenry arrests as a result of his tampering with narcotics.

Though he hoped for prison time, McHenry Police Chief John Jones said he will accept the judgment as it was handed down.

“It’s worth it if a thief amongst us is identified, put in jail, and no longer wearing a McHenry police uniform,” Jones said.

Despite payment, council still will vote on approval • BIANCHI Continued from page A1 meeting Tuesday. The order also charged 6 percent annual interest dating to September 2010.

“When you have a court order from a judge, you pay it,” Hill said.

Of the amount, $90,126 will go to special prosecutor Henry Tonigan, $203,297 will go to special prosecutor Thomas McQueen, and $84,903 will go to computer forensics firm Quest Consultants. Their investigation brought 32 charges against Bianchi and three of his employees, all of which resulted in acquittals or were thrown out of court.

Despite the immediate payment, the full County Board still will vote next Tuesday as a bookkeeping matter to take the amount out of its contingency fund. That recommendation cleared the committee on a 7-0 vote, said committee Chairwoman Mary McCann, R-Woodstock. “[The bill] was incurred, the court made a decision to go ahead with these prosecutors, and it is what it is. It’s too late to second-guess it. We’re going forward, and that’s the best we can do. It wasn’t anything we had control over in the first place, and not anything we have control over now,” McCann said Wednesday.

Committee Vice-Chairwoman Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, and member John Hammerand, R-Wonder Lake, cast the opposing votes. Kurtz said she believes that the full County Board should cast the vote to authorize the payment.

“Even if it’s symbolic, I think the entire board should be part of that decision and should have been able to vote on it accordingly,” Kurtz said.

The payment brings the total amount that taxpayers have footed for the investigation to almost $780,000. The total does not include the possibility that taxpayers will have to pay for McQueen’s legal

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Continued from page A1 their way to the vehicle of the 53-year-old Harvard resident, found her trapped inside, and noticed that the engine was on fire, Ho said.

Unable to free Furstenau from the rear of the vehicle, Ho successfully ripped open the driver’s-side door, which allowed Hibbeler the opportunity to help her escape.

They carried Furstenau a safe distance away from the car, which only minutes later was completely engulfed in flames, Ho said.

“If we hadn’t come out there to help, I don’t think she would have made it,” Ho said.

“She was extremely scared and screaming for help. The only thing we could do was help.”

Deputies later arrived and determined that Furstenau was traveling east of Route 14 when she lost control of the vehicle and collided with the westbound school bus, which was unoccupied except for the

* Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page A7

How they voted The McHenry County Board Finance and Audit Committee voted Tuesday, 5-2, to authorize board Chairwoman Tina Hill, R-Woodstock, to pay $378,327 to comply with a court order mandating payment to special prosecutors appointed to investigate vindicated State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi.

Voting “no” were committee members Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, and John Hammerand, R-Wonder Lake. Committee members Yvonne Barnes, R-Cary, James Heisler, R-Crystal Lake, Nick Provenzano, R-McHenry, Michael Skala, R-Huntley, and Chairwoman Mary McCann, R-Woodstock, voted “yes.”

Voice your opinion Do you agree with McHenry County officials’ decision to pay the special prosecutors’ bills for the Lou Bianchi case? Vote online at NWHerald.com. defense against a civil-rights lawsuit brought against him

by Bianchi and his fellow acquitted defendants.

Graham appointed Tonigan and McQueen in 2009 to investigate claims by Bianchi’s former secretary that he had her do campaign work for him on taxpayer time. A special grand jury handed down 21 corruption counts against Bianchi, and six against secretary Joyce Synek.

Graham authorized McQueen and Tonigan to expand their investigation, which resulted in three more charges against Bianchi, and one each against state’s attorney investigators Ron Salgado and Michael McCleary.

In two bench trials in 2011, a Winnebago County judge acquitted Bianchi and Synek of all charges without the defense having to call a single witness. The judge threw out the charges against Salgado and McCleary.

While Hill and McCann

have kept their feelings on the issue private, their predecessors on the previous County Board – Ken Koehler and Scott Breeden – were vocal critics of the investigation, which they called a politically motivated witch hunt.

The county went to court to fight the special prosecutors’ bills, arguing that they should be paid $91.50 an hour based on the state’s attorney’s annual salary, not the $250-an-hour rate they received. However, the courts eventually sided with the special prosecutors – an appellate court ruled in their favor in September.

The county recouped $105,000 from Tonigan’s settlement of the civil-rights lawsuit filed against him and McQueen.

The County Board agreed to pay $275,000 to help cover Bianchi’s and Synek’s legal fees in exchange for reimbursement should they receive damages.

The lawsuit alleges false arrest, malicious prosecution and conspiracy initiated by Bianchi’s political enemies to remove him from office. Tonigan denied culpability in agreeing to the settlement, but the lawsuit against McQueen is ongoing.

The Bianchi investigation prompted a change in state law that took effect last August to rein in judges’ ability to appoint special prosecutors.

A judge must first reach out to other public offices to see whether they can investigate at no cost to the county.

If a special prosecutor can’t be avoided, county government has a right to participate in all agreements regarding pay and has the right to an itemized list of expenses.

A judge cannot expand the scope of a special prosecutor’s investigation without giving notice to county government.

A McHenry County judge in two unrelated cases last year rejected requests to appoint special prosecutors regarding conduct in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

My acid reflux burned through my chest. And scorched my throat so bad I couldn’t speak. It doesn’t happen a lot, but when it does, Its unbearable! Then I discovered something that changed my life.

It was supposed to be a perfect night out with close friends. But it ended up to be one of the worst nights of my life. Here’s what happened...

My wife and I were looking forward to having dinner with friends we haven't seen in a while. We were excited.

They chose one of best restaurants in the city. And as we entered the dining room, the aroma of the food made my mouth water. You could see everyone was really enjoying themselves. I couldn’t wait to dig in! That is, until I took a good look at the menu…

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My friends took one look at my face and knew something was wrong. “What’s the matter, Steve? Are you okay?” “Yes”, I muttered. “It’s just that all the dishes on the menu are covered with sauces, gravy and spices." I knew if I just had the tiniest bite of any this stuff; I would spend the rest of the night doubled over in pain.

I was excited to try it. And boy, am I glad I did... I was shocked. AloeCure® had a pleasant grape flavor. It didn’t taste like medicine (because it’s not medicine at all). The package said "AloeCure® works by balancing and neutralizing (and calming) the acid levels in your stomach so they don’t wreak havoc with your digestive system". Sounded impressive enough to me.

A HORRIBLE FEELING!

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But I knew better. I suffer from awful bouts of acid reflux. Just a little bit of sauce or spice could ruin my night (and everyone else's too). I've been there before.

But would it work? Later that day I passed a pizzeria and decided to put AloeCure® to the test. I went inside and ordered a slice.

I’d get a terrible burning sensation in my throat; like someone poured hot battery acid down it. And sometimes my chest would get so tight; I’d think I was having a heart attack.

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I asked my doctor about prescription antacids. But he told me about recent FDA warnings that scared me half to death. I decided to stay away from drugs altogether.

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I was in complete agony, I felt like I was going to die! No kidding!

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There will be a few showers lingering behind the cold front early in the day.

Colder air moves in Thursday night with a few snow showers by Friday morning.

Scattered rain and snow showers will wrap around the storm system Friday before finally clearing out for Saturday.

More wet weather moves in by Sunday.

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

CL HOME SUSTAINS DAMAGE IN FIRE CRYSTAL LAKE – A Crystal Lake homeowner was able to tame a chimney fire Wednesday night before it caused substantial damage, the Crystal Lake Fire Department said.

Initial reports said the fire at 7818 W. Hillside Road started in the chimney, with heavy smoke coming from the eaves. It had started to spread to the attic before it was extinguished.

Emergency responders got the call around 6 p.m.

The fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage.

The Crystal Lake Fire Department canceled a call for extra help upon arriving at the home.

House OKs new bond rules Bill would make it easier for residents to oppose taxpayer-backed debt

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com SPRINGFIELD – A bill aimed to end “abuses” of alternate revenue bonds passed the House by a wide margin this week.

House Bill 983, sponsored by David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, and Jack Franks, D-Marengo, was

At a glance: House Bill 983 The bill tightens regulations in the Debt Reform Act by dropping the number of signatures required to get alternative revenue bond issuances onto a ballot, and expands the number of days residents have to do so. Read the full text of the legislation at ilga.gov. introduced after McHenry County College officials said they could issue alternate revenue bonds for a proposed

expansion.

The college also could consider public-private partnerships and issuing debt certif-

icates to pay for a proposed expansion of its health and wellness programs.

Alternate revenue bonds – known to municipal lenders as double-barreled bonds – allow taxing bodies to issue debt without voter approval.

The loan most often is repaid by an identified revenue stream tied to the project.

But if revenue projections

don’t add up, the taxpayers repay the debt by way of a property-tax increase.

Lakewood issued alternate revenue bonds to buy RedTail Golf Course, and for years residents repaid the loan when the golf course couldn’t cover the debt.

See BONDS, page B4

‘TAKE BACK THE NIGHT’

– Shawn Shinneman

R-B TO HOST OPEN HOUSE FOR GYM RICHMOND – The $5.8 million gym expansion at Richmond-Burton High School is nearly complete, and residents will get a chance to take a look.

An open house is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the school, 8311 Route 31, Richmond.

The older portion of the gym floor will be refinished over the summer.

The 30,650-square-foot facility includes an indoor track, separate locker rooms for students in athletics, more storage and office space and three courts.

Some residents questioned why the district was spending the money when the state faced an uncertain fiscal future and district enrollment is expected to continue falling.

The district has been saving money since the new high school was completed in 2000, so that it could build the expansion without taking out a loan and could sustain the operating costs.

– Emily K. Coleman

8LOCAL BEST BETS

Photos by Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Brandy Fernandez (center) of Fox River Grove attends a vigil Wednesday hosted by the McHenry County College Student Peace Action Network at MCC in Crystal Lake.

The event, “Take Back the Night,” featured guest speakers from Turning Point and VOICE who talked about sexual violence.

Combating sexual abuse

FOLKLORE ON TAP AT RAUE CENTER CRYSTAL LAKE – “Short Stories and Tall Tales of the American Hero” will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Enjoy classic American folklore with Williams Street Repertory in a high-energy, fast-paced and vaudevillian-esque presentation that uses a mixture of song, dance and storytelling.

Tickets, at $20 adults, $10 students, are available at 815356-9212, www.rauecenter.org or www.wsrep.org.

WOODSTOCK PAYS TRIBUTE TO COMEDY WOODSTOCK – The Woodstock Musical Theatre Company will stage “The Fox on the Fairway” starting Friday at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

This madcap tribute to the English high comedies of the 1930s and 1940s takes audiences to a private country club where mistaken identities and romantic entanglements abound. It will be presented at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays through April 28.

Tickets, at $23 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, are available at 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

8LOCAL DEATHS Ronald T. Casimer 78, Hampshire Annette Sharon Gacki 68, Woodstock Forrest E. Turner 90, Crystal Lake OBITUARIES on page B5

MCC speakers, attendees march to spread awareness of crime

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com

C

RYSTAL LAKE – For every Bridget Hummel – for every loud, boisterous Bridget Hummel – there are nine other victims left quietly dealing with the aftermath of sexual abuse.

It is this number that drives Hummel to speak.

“I am that statistic – that one in 10,” she told a McHenry County auditorium Wednesday night. “I did report it, and I fought it.

“And I won.”

Hummel spoke during the presentation from VOICE, the Pioneer Center for Human Services’ program for sexual assault victims.

MCC’s Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) hosted its

“Take Back the Night” event Wednesday, put on each year to help spread awareness about sexual violence and domestic abuse.

The event also featured a speaker from Turning Point, which aims to confront violence against women and children and offers a shelter for the abused. The night ended with attendees braving the damp cold during a march around the campus and an outdoor vigil. Some placed notes in a fire, a symbolic push toward moving forward.

“I know last year one of my friend’s moms actually came, and she said she’d had an experience and didn’t really tell anybody,” said Ashley Beese, of SPAN.

See ABUSE, page B4

Teresa Jozwick of McHenry marches to the Peace Pole for a vigil hosted by the McHenry County College Student Peace Action Network.

D-12 plans layoffs for 35 Fiscal fears drive school board’s vote to eliminate positions in Johnsburg

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com JOHNSBURG – About 20 percent of Johnsburg District 12’s teaching staff could be laid off at the end of the school year.

The school board voted to eliminate 35 of its 177 teaching positions, laying off all the first- through third-year teachers, at its meeting Tuesday evening, Superintendent Dan Johnson said.

“We believe that this is a temporary situation, and

once we get our numbers, we will be able to make fiscally sound decisions and hopefully get everyone back,” he said.

The decision was based on a financial report and uncertainties over what the district will receive next year from the state and federal governments. Reduction-in-force notices must be sent out at least 45 days before the end of the school year.

Legislators in Springfield are debating whether some of the unfunded pension liabili-

ty should be shifted onto local school districts, and a budget has not yet been approved.

The automatic cuts at the federal level, which went into effect in March, also could affect the special education and vocational funding the district receives, Johnson said.

The board expects to make a decision by the end of May, after the spring legislative session in Springfield wraps up.

The decision to cut 35 teachers, which amounts to more than $1.5 million in savings, was the “safest fiscal option,” Johnson said, adding that if the worst-case scenario

See D-12, page B4

2 newcomers join fire district board

By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com Voters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District split their ballots Tuesday by electing two people from one slate of candidates and one person from another slate.

According to unofficial vote totals from McHenry and Kane counties, Rick Naatz and Bruce Toussaint won six-year terms on the board.

Tim Moss, with 878 votes, defeated current board President Virgil

“Corky” Corless, with 601 votes, for an unexpired two-year term.

Naatz and Toussaint ran on the same slate as Corless.

Moss was on a slate with Joseph Saunders and Natalie Littlefield, both of whom vied for six-year terms.

Naatz garnered 834 votes, Toussaint had 806 votes, Littlefield had 711 votes and Saunders received 652 votes.

Naatz is a current fire district board member.

See FIRE DISTRICT, page B4

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Surveying the damage

WOODSTOCK: FUNDRAISER

Fathers Club to host bingo NORTHWEST HERALD WOODSTOCK – The Marian Central Catholic High School’s Fathers Club will host an All Night Bingo event April 20 at the school.

Proceeds from the program are used to fund capital improvements.

The school doors open at 5 p.m., and the bingo hall doors open at 6 p.m. Games will begin at 7:30 p.m. and continue all night long.

The St. Margaret Mary Knights of Columbus will offer a “Midnight Breakfast” for $6 after the first session.

A $30 deposit reserves a seat and a 36-sheet set.

Seating will be determined by the order the paid reservations are received. Reser-

vations have priority seating until 6:30 p.m. The earlier the deposit is received, the lower the seating reservation number will be.

Reservation numbers will be handed out starting at 5 p.m. April 20. Participants may save a seat for others only if they pay for and pick up their card sets.

The card sets must be placed on the table for each seat saved.

Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are recommended for the best choice of seating. Walk-ins will be seated after 6:30 p.m. in the order in which they arrive.

Bingo supplies and food will be for sale. The event uses daubers only. There also will be pull tabs and door prizes.

8LOCAL BRIEFS WOODSTOCK – University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Rich Tobiasz joins the Woodstock Public Library at 6:30 p.m. April 18 to present “Controlling the Pests in Your Garden.”

Everywhere one turns it seems there is a pest trying to take advantage of the garden.

Few plants, whether flowers, vegetables, shrubs or trees, have immunity. Weeds, disease and insects are only a few of a garden’s enemies.

Tobiasz will discuss options for dealing with these pests without synthetic controls and then, if absolutely necessary, with their help.

Registration is requested for this free program and can be completed online at www. woodstockpubliclibrary.org or by phone at 815-338-0542.

Friends of the FRG library offering 2 scholarships

tion information.

Applications may be picked up in Mrs. Chianakas’s office at Cary-Grove High School or at the library.

Applications are due April 20.

Winners will be announced at the CGHS Awards Night in May.

Fundraiser April 22 to aid softball/baseball league HEBRON – The Alden-Hebron Softball/Baseball League Field of Dreams fundraiser will will be from 4 to 8 p.m. April 22 at Crandall’s Restaurant, 10441 Route 47.

The event features an all-youcan-eat chicken dinner served buffet style. Soda or coffee is included in the ticket price.

Tickets, of which there are a limited quantity, cost $15 in advance or $18 at the door.

Proceeds help fund new equipment for the girls softball and boys baseball teams, as well as enhance the new Field of Dreams softball/baseball field in Hebron, which hosted its first games in 2012.

There also will be a 50-50 raffle at the event.

For tickets, call Jim and Lisa Judson at 815-648-2233, Mike and Vicki Nielsen at 815-6484939 or Bobette VonBergen at 815-648-2783.

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FOX RIVER GROVE – The Friends of the Fox River Grove Memorial Library are offering two $500 scholarships to graduating seniors who live in the Fox River Grove library district.

Candidates already must be accepted to a two- or four-year college or vocational school.

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There is a minimum charge of $30 for the entire evening, which includes 15 cards for each session. Additional cards will be on sale (six for $5) as well as special games (one sheet of four for $1).

No one younger than 18 will be allowed in the bingo hall.

The event will accept credit cards at the door for admission only; no checks will be accepted the night of the event.

Before Bingo Night, participants can make checks payable to the Marian Central Fathers’ Club and mail reservations to Marian Central Fathers Club, attn: Peggy Murwin, 1001 McHenry Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098.

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MCC offers classes in silk pairing, Zentangle NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – Learn new skills and impress family and friends with creative projects with continuing education classes this spring at McHenry County College.

The following classes are available: • Silk Painting: Students will paint two or three pieces of silk art in this workshop that will include scarves or wall hangings with dragonflies, birds, abstract color, Asian themes, Celtic knot

work and more. The class will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 13 through May 4 in Room D160. The cost is $99. Use course ID: NFA S64 004 when registering.

• 1-Yard Fabric Tote: Create a lined tote bag with one yard of cotton fabric and a sewing machine. The tote can be made in a variety of sizes and can be folded into a smaller size and tucked in a pocket or purse. A supply list will be mailed a week before class. The class will be from

7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room A102. The cost is $19.

Use course ID: NCF S86 004 when registering.

• Cupcake Temptations: A list of all supplies will be sent before class. Beginning cake-decorating skills will help, but it’s not a requirement. The class will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 7 at the Huntley Park District REC Center. The cost is $25. Use course ID: NCU S71 005 when registering.

• Zentangle: A certified Zentangle teacher will show

students this fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing. All materials will be provided; additional supplies may be bought. The class will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 30 at the Huntley Park District REC Center.

The cost is $35. Use course ID: NFA S45 030 when registering.

To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815455-8588. For information, call Tracy Berry at 815-4558758 or Dori Sullens at 815455-8559.

When: 7 p.m. today Where: Ames Room of the Library, 126 Paddock St.

Where: Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive

ment Committee When: 9:30 a.m. today Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive

8PUBLIC ACCESS TODAY Crystal Lake Park District Special Meeting When: 6:30 p.m. today Where: Administrative Office, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave. Crystal Lake Public Library Building Committee

The Fox Lake Village Board meeting scheduled for today has been canceled.

McCullom Lake Village Board When: 7 p.m. today

Oakwood Hills Finance and Administration Public Hearing When: 4 p.m. today Where: Village Hall, 3020 North Park Drive Richmond Community Develop-

Spring Grove Economic Development Commission When: 6:30 p.m. today Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

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MARENGO: ELECTION RESULTS

CRYSTAL LAKE: OPPORTUNITY FOR AMATEURS

Close Marengo alderman race remains undecided

Chilama photo contest continues

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO

Down to the wire

sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The only Marengo race too close to call from Election Day will remain undecided for another two weeks until absentee and provisional ballots are counted.

As of Tuesday night, Ward 2 challenger Matt Keenum held a narrow five-vote lead over incumbent Corey Brackmann, who collected 126 votes. Chester Mazurkiewicz, the third candidate in the race, garnered 50 votes.

Keenum, a former Ward 2 alderman who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2005, said the McHenry County Clerk’s Office did not know whether absentee and provisional ballots were cast from the southeastern Marengo ward.

He said he hasn’t heard from Brackmann about a concession, so he will play the “waiting game” for two more weeks, when the county clerk tabulates absentee and provi-

Vote counts, as of Tuesday night, for the Ward 2 alderman race.

Absentee and provisional ballots still need to be counted:

131 Matt Keenum

126 Corey Brackmann

50 Chester Mazurkiewicz sional ballots and certifies the results.

“Everything is in the hands of the voters,” Keenum said. “There’s nothing else I can do. It’s a matter of waiting.”

Brackmann did not respond to calls for comment Wednesday. Although the Ward 2 race is unsettled, two challengers in Marengo’s Ward 1 and Ward 4 ousted incumbents Tuesday.

Former alderman and mayor Dennis Hammortree

beat Michael Secor, the council’s longest-serving aldermen, by 43 votes to capture the Ward 4 seat. Newcomer Steven Mortensen defeated Steven DiMaria by 127 votes in Ward 1.

New aldermen are sworn in before the Marengo City Council’s first May meeting, which likely will be May 13.

It’s unclear what, if any, effect the possibility of three new aldermen will have on the city’s controversial effort to annex land south and west of Route 23 and extend its limits to Interstate 90.

In a voter forum last month, all three challengers favored a slower pace to annexation, which neighboring Riley Township officials have advocated. The council was supposed to vote on the agreements Monday, but the vote was delayed.

The deals could come back to the council at the end of April, although a new date for the annexation vote has yet to be determined.

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The photo contest has two categories: people and pets, and nature and wildlife. There will be a winner and 10 honorable mentions in each category, with each winner receiving a $100 prize. There also is a youth category that includes all students through eighth grade, and the winner will receive $25.

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school or college. The fee should be enclosed in an envelope and taped to the back of the photo mat. All checks should be made out to US-El Salvador Sister Cities.

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Each entry must have the entrant’s name, address, phone number and email address on the back of the photo mat, along with the category and the title of the photo.

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Monday, and Wednesday through Saturday.

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nounce the winners and honorable mentions will be at 6 p.m. at the Raue Center. All winning photos and those with an honorable mention will be hung in a special exhibit at the Raue Center throughout the month of June.

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New members take posts in May Speakers talk about seeing signs of abusive relationships • FIRE DISTRICT

Continued from page B1

• ABUSE Continued from page B1 “She put something in the fire, and she said it made her feel a lot better about what had happened.”

Still, VOICE legal medical advocate Sarah Mathe said, the lingering effects of sexual assault are serious and at times devastating – depression, anger and a feeling of seclusion are among them, but the list is long.

“They don’t get to leave the scene of the crime,” Mathe said. “They’re stuck in their bodies.”

One in six women experience some form of rape in their lives, Mathe said, and 80 percent know their attacker. Still, the crime is the most underreported in the country, she said.

Molly Horton, children’s advocate for Turning Point, spoke about the denial women in abusive relationships can go through.

Because abuse tends to start slow and worsen over time, victims often find it tough to disconnect from partners toward which they’ve built strong feelings.

“As it occurs over time, we see it increasing in frequency

and severity,” Horton said.

She urged members of the audience to take a stand and send a message that abusive behavior – not just physical or sexual but also verbal – is never OK. From the seats, Hummel had already taken that message to heart.

She said she wants to continue send the message that there’s hope for those who’ve been abused.

“I win. I win every day,” said Hummel, whose attacker is serving a 45-year sentence.

“He wanted to win for 20 minutes, fine. I win every day for the rest of his life.”

Bill next will go to State Senate • BONDS Continued from page B1 “I just want to give the taxpayers the ability to have a say on the issuance of these bonds,” McSweeney said.

“They’ve been abused in the past. We saw what happened

in Lakewood, and I just want to protect the taxpayers.”

The bill tightens regulations in the Debt Reform Act, by dropping the number of signatures required to get these bond issuances onto a ballot, and expands the number of days one has to do so.

Citizens would have 45

days to collect the necessary signatures, up from 30 days.

In McHenry County, it would require signatures from 5,000 registered voters, down from about 15,000 signatures previously.

The bill was passed Tuesday, 101-6, and now moves to the State Senate.

In past, D-12 borrowed to pay bills • D-12 Continued from page B1 did happen and none of the teachers could be hired back, the district would have “to do some major reshuffling.”

“We’re not anticipating that,” Johnson said. “We’re not anticipating having to do that. That would almost have to be a death sentence out of Springfield.”

Last year, the $4.4 million the district received from state

“We believe that this is a temporary situation, and once we get our numbers, we will be able to make fiscally sound decisions and hopefully get everyone back.”

Dan Johnson, District 12 superintendent and federal sources made up about 22 percent of its budget.

The district had about 34 days of cash on hand at the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year, according the State Board of Education.

The state grades districts

on their finances, and it gives districts with 30 days or less its lowest ranking.

In the past, low fund balances and late state payments forced District 12 to borrow so it could pay its bills until the payments came in.

Toussaint formerly was an employee of the fire district for 26 years, and retired as the head of the fire prevention bureau.

Toussaint said he was looking forward to “being able to make good decisions for the district and make it grow and provide the service I know we’re capable of.”

Moss is an Army veteran and works as a paramedic for Rescue Aid Ambulance Service, based in Lake in the Hills.

“It could be an uphill bat-

tle, but I’m used to working with people,” Moss said.

“I’m sure we can come to some type of agreement and work together.”

Moss said there were a lot of unanswered questions from current trustees.

“People didn’t feel they had answers to the questions,” Moss said. “I felt that’s what helped me get in there.”

During the campaign, Moss said the board shouldn’t worry about small purchases, and his running mates said the current board members had been micromanaging the department.

Moss said he believes the board needs a job descrip-

tion, just like fire chiefs, battalion chiefs and firefighters have, and to be held accountable.

Naatz said he wasn’t sure how the dynamic of the board would change with Moss taking the two-year term.

“I don’t know Tim,” Naatz said. “I’m willing to work with him. He might bring something ... that we don’t know about.”

Naatz said he looks forward to putting together a strategic plan, working with a new chief and doing as much as possible in the district without raising taxes.

Naatz, Toussaint and Moss will take posts in May.

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GEORGE DiMAGGIO

Born: Nov. 30, 1927; in Chicago Died: April 9, 2013; in Barrington CARY – Clifford Edward Berggren, 85, of Cary, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Barrington.

He was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Chicago, the son of Oscar and Edna Berggren.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores (nee Benson) Berggren, whom he married Aug. 26, 1950, in Chicago; two sons, Kenneth (Kathy) Berggren and David (Kathy Thomas) Berggren; and four grandchildren, Sarah, Emily, Matthew and Kaitlin Berggren.

He attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minn. He received his degree from Roosevelt University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II on the island of Guam.

He worked at General Binding Corp., Wells Lamont, Pitney Bowes and Kemper Insurance Co. He appreciated the restoration of old cars and was a volunteer at Cruise Nites in Cary.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the funeral home. Interment will be private.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817 or visit kahlemoore.com.

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RONALD T. CASIMER Born: March 8, 1935; in Chicago Died: April 8, 2013; in Elgin HAMPSHIRE – Ronald T. Casimer, 78, a 15-year resident of Hampshire and former many-year resident of Arlington Heights, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin.

Ron was born in Chicago on March 8, 1935. He was the son of the late Theodore and Leona (nee Zyburt) Casimer. Ron was a printer by trade and a member of GCC/IBT Union. He was a United States Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Barbara A.; his children, Robert A. (Robbin) Casimer, Christie Hanson and Lisa (Sarge) Schlemon; his daughter-in-law, Noreen Casimer; his stepchildren, Sandy Gray and Bill Tarenski; and 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marie Russo Casimer; and a son, Theodore Casimer.

Family and friends will gather for a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday April 13, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 297 E. Jefferson St. in Hampshire. Burial with graveside military honors will follow in Maryhill Cemetery in Niles.

The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, and again from 10 a.m. until the Mass on Saturday morning at the church.

To leave an online condolence, visit www.millerfuneralhomedundee.com.

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Born: Nov. 9, 1935; in Chicago Died: April 8, 2013; in McHenry McHENRY – George DiMaggio, 77, of McHenry, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at home surrounded by his family.

He was born Nov. 9, 1935, in Chicago to Anthony and Catherine (Orlando) DiMaggio.

On July 20, 1980, he married Karen Stier at St. Matthew Church in Schaumburg.

George was a dedicated husband and father who loved traveling, spending time in his home workshop and always enjoyed the company of his friends and family.

Survivors include his loving wife of 32 years, Karen DiMaggio of McHenry; his children, Denise LaGrippe of Algonquin, Diane (Steve) Verdung of McHenry and Teresa (David) DiMaggio-Zigante; and nine grandchildren, Gina and Jason LaGrippe, Elaina and Thomas Verdung and Bridget, Tanner, Riley, Griffin and Ireland Zigante.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry.

The visitation will continue from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home, leaving for the Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 27570 Volo Village Road, Volo.

Interment will be at 12:30 p.m. in St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the COPD Foundation at www.copdfoundation.org.

For information, contact Colonial Funeral Home at 815-385-0063 or visit www.colonialmchenry.com.

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WILLIAM ‘BILL’ BIETY EARLY Born: Dec. 25, 1946; in Geneva Died: April 2, 2013; in McHenry McHENRY – William “Bill” Biety Early, 66, of McHenry, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at home surrounded by family.

He was born Dec. 25, 1946, in Geneva, to Gordon Lauder and Margaret Elizabeth (Biety) Early.

On April 12, 1980, he married Karen Louise Brooks at the Presbyterian Church in Wheaton.

When Bill graduated from Loyola, his first job was teaching history at Gordon Tech High School in Chicago, eventually becoming Dean of Students.

Bill was a devoted husband and cherished time with his grandchildren. He was a senior roofing consultant who took pride in his job and was very active and took leadership roles in his professional organization, RCI, Inc. Bill loved animals and in one phase of his life he was the shelter manager for the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society and served as a docent for the Lincoln Park Zoo. When he and Karen moved to McHenry, they became active volunteers with wildlife animal rescue, education and rehabilitation through the McHenry County Conservation District Wildlife Center and Wildlife In Need. Bill was licensed through the U.S. Federal Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which enabled him to keep and maintain several raptors for educational purposes.

Bill also was very active in the McHenry County Emergency Management Association (EMA) and had volunteered since 2000.

He served in many areas, starting as a radio/communications operator, then assisting with dive rescue, weather spotting and was particularly involved with search and rescue.

Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Karen Early of McHenry; his children, Christopher (Janie) Early of Irrigon, Ore., and Josh (Elizabeth) Early of Iron Mountain, Mich.; five grandchildren, Liam, August, Mallory, Elizabeth and Joshua; his father, Gordon L. Early of Evanston; brothers and sisters, Robert (Traudel) Early of Watsonville, Calif., Margaret Blair of Bluffton, S.C., Catherine (Virginia) Early of Macomb and Carol (Brian) Cooney of Evanston; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Biety Early; and brother-in-law, Donald Blair.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral service at 1 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Interment will be private. Memorials may be directed to McHenry County Emergency Management Association or the Wildlife Rescue organization of the donor’s choice.

For information, contact Colonial Funeral Home at 815-385-0063 or visit www.colonialmchenry.com.

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ANNETTE SHARON GACKI Born: Oct. 11, 1944; in Dallas, Texas Died: April 6, 2013 WOODSTOCK – Annette Sharon Gacki, 68, of Woodstock, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013.

Annette was born in Dallas, to Jay and Rosalie Lebcowitz on Oct. 11, 1944.

Annette was a longtime resident of St. Joseph, Mich., until her move to Illinois in 2007. Annette was employed with Wal-Mart in both Michigan and Illinois which spanned more than 23 years.

Annette is survived by her husband, Roger Gacki of Woodstock; her daughter, Jennifer (Mike) Flickinger; and her two beloved grandchildren, Riley and Brady of Huntley.

Also surviving are her parents, Jay and Rosalie Lebcowitz of Dallas; and mother-in-law, Fleta Gacki of East Lansing, Mich.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the JourneyCare Hospice Facility at www. journeycare.org. Memorial services will be private for the family.

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FORREST E. TURNER Died: April 10, 2013; in Arlington Heights CRYSTAL LAKE – Forrest E. Turner, 90, of Crystal Lake, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Midwest Hospice – Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Skaja Bachmann Funeral Home, Crystal Lake. An obituary notice will appear in Friday’s edition.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-455-2233.

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THOMAS M. WEDIN Born: Jan. 12, 1950; in Chicago Died: April 7, 2013; in Hancock, Wis. HANCOCK, Wis. – Thomas M. Wedin Sr., 63, of Hancock, Wis., passed away unexpectedly April 7, 2013, at his home.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Colonial Funeral Home in McHenry.

Thomas was born Jan. 12, 1950, in Chicago, to Arthur R. and Louise A. (Wilkens) Wedin. He attended school in Chicago and went to McHenry County College.

Thomas enlisted in the United States Army in 1968 and served most of his time in Germany. He was honorably discharged in 1970. In 1985, he was awarded by the City of Mount Prospect for saving a police officer’s life. Thomas and Mari L. Tapaninen were together for seven years before they married May 2, 1992, in Elkhorn, Wis. Tom retired from Motorola in Libertyville as a warehouse manager and moved to Adams County in May 2010. He enjoyed driving the backroads state to state and AMT Slot-Car Racing. He was looking forward to riding his Harley with his sons and friends.

Tom was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and son who took care of everybody. He loved spending time at his new home in Hancock with his family.

He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur R. Wedin in 2007; sonin-law, Paul Milbratz Sr.; father-inlaw, Henry Tapaninen Sr.; motherin-law, Mary Ann Tapaninen; uncle, Edward Wilkins; and aunt, Lorraine Wilkins.

Survivors include his wife, Mari L. Wedin of Hancock; his mother, Louise A. Wedin of McHenry; children, Thomas M. (Kim) Wedin Jr. of McHenry, Tammy L. Wedin-Milbratz of Spring Grove, Tim J. (Kelly) Wedin of Kennesaw, Ga., Marshall L. (Amanda) Mueller of Pekin, Brandon W. (Tori) Mueller of Beloit, Wis., and Jason “Jay” H. Mueller of Elkhorn, Wis.; grandchildren, Thomas M. Wedin III of McHenry, Ashley E. Wedin of McHenry, Matthew B. Wedin of McHenry, Steffanie K. Wedin of McHenry, Jeremy A. Culliton of Spokane, Wash., Justin D. Culliton of Richmond, Kristin M. Milbratz of Ingleside, Leticia Y. Mueller of Kankakee, Sydni Belle D. Mueller of Murphysboro, Jordyn T. Newman of Pekin, Mackenzy L. Mueller of Pekin, Addisyn L. Mueller of Pekin, Alex Mueller of Cresco, Iowa, Mason W. Mueller of Beloit, Wis., Aden Thomas Mueller of Janesville, Wis., Paul Milbratz Jr. of Wonder Lake, Erika M. (Ken) Milewski of Round Lake, and Jessica M. Milbratz of Woodstock; a brother, James A. (Beverly) Wedin of Roselle; best friends, Daniel Smola of Friendship, Wis., and Julie Fredrick of Delavan, Wis.; uncles, Donald (Dorothy) Wilkins of Arizona, and Richard (Nancy) Wilkins of El Cahon, Calif.; niece, Jaimie (Jeff) Wedin Hill of Prairie Grove; nephew, Brian (B.J.) Wedin of Roselle; great-niece, Hailie Hill of Prairie Grove; and great-nephew, Hunter Hill of Prairie Grove.

Further survived by many cousins, other family members and friends.

Memorials may be directed to the family. He will be greatly missed by all.

Roseberry’s Funeral Home is assisting the family. For information, or to leave online condolences visit www.roseberrys.com.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Cecilia S. Bautista: A memorial Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday, April 12, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call Cremation Society of Illinois at 815-444-0740.

Clifford Edward Berggren: Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 13, at the funeral home. Interment will be private.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Ronald T. Casimer: Family and friends will gather for a funeral Mass celebration at 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 13, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 297 E. Jefferson St., in Hampshire.

Burial with graveside military honors will follow in Maryhill Cemetery in Niles. The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, and again from 10 a.m. until the Mass on Saturday morning at the church.

Lois J. Dowell: Funeral services with Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Thursday, April 11, at Holy Cross Church, Highways C & B, Wilmot. Interment will follow in Holy Name Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-395-4000.

Jennifer A. Edgerton: A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Retro Bistro, 1746 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect, 847-439-2424.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-381-3411.

George R. Haines: A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 13, at Calvary Congregational United Church of Christ, 1511 Wilmot Ave., Twin Lakes. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the services. For information, call the funeral home at 262-877-3013.

George T. Hume: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home, 506 W. Merchant

St., Byron. Private burial will be in Byron Cemetery.

Christel Janulaitis: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

Patrick Donald McQuillin: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 13, at Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 13, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake. Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-728-0233.

Raymond P. Pieroni: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, at the funeral home, before leaving in procession for the 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at St. Patrick Catholic Church, McHenry.

Interment with military honors will be in St. Mary Cemetery, McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-3852400.

Camille T. White: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Willow Funeral Home & Cremation Care, 1415 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin.

Funeral service will be at 7 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home.

Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 847-458-1700.

Lyle David Winkler: A celebration of life service will be at 4 p.m.

Friday, April 12, from Wauconda Federated Church in Wauconda.

For information, call the funeral home at 770-479-2193.

Brant R. Winters: The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the memorial services at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Wait-Ross-Allanson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel, 201 S. Main St., Algonquin. Burial will be private.

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ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

Clary works his way onto roster staff in a walk-on tryout.

Otherwise, the dream would die. Clary had taken an unconventional path, first playing at NCAA Division III Dubuque, then deciding to walk on at D-I Illinois. Most players without D-I scholarship offers try to walk on first, then transfer and play at a smaller school.

Clary was positive and driven, but with everything at stake, he heaved up his breakfast. A phone call from his mother Colleen eased his nerves a little.

“I don’t want to say I was prepared [for it to end],” Clary said.

“I would have been devastated. I

R-B alum made the cut to be an Illini walk-on

By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com Nerves played havoc with Tim Clary’s stomach on the morning of Aug. 28.

Clary’s football future was on the line. The 2011 Richmond-Burton graduate had one shot to impress Illinois’ football coaching

don’t think I really thought that one through. I always though to myself that I was going to make it.”

Clary and 17 other walk-ons went through every drill they could imagine, none with footballs involved, hoping to catch the attention of coach Tim Beckman’s staff. Clary, in the best shape of his life, had to wait until Sept. 11 for the final word. That day he received the email that the list was posted outside the football staff’s offices. Clary was one of four walk-ons to make Illinois’ team and would redshirt the season.

Clary (6-foot-2, 250 pounds)

is working in spring practices with the Fighting Illini at fullback. Tight ends/fullbacks coach Alex Golesh said Clary, who has three remaining years of eligibility, could be on the field this season and eventually could earn an athletic scholarship if he continues progressing. “[A scholarship] is something that basically is a reward for playing,” Golesh said. “Coach Beckman was a walk-on (at Kentucky). He knows what it’s like for those guys. He has a soft spot for guys who are walk-ons.”

See CLARY, page C3

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Mike Clary, Tim Clary and Matt Clary at a recent Illinois spring football practice. Tim is the youngest of the three brothers and made the team as a walk-on.

MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE BASEBALL The streak

STREAKING SCOTS KEPT UP SUPERSTITIONS

The Scots’ 16-game winning streak started with a 4-2 victory against Spoon River CC on March 16 and ended with a 9-2 loss to Oakton on Tuesday. A look at the Scots’ streak:

Players, coaches stick to routines during 16-game winning streak

By JOE STEVENSON

March 16 Spoon River, 4-2 March 16 Spoon River, 6-2 March 22 Millikin University JV, 7-1 March 22 Millikin University JV, 13-2

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cHenry County College baseball coach Jared Wacker says he is not superstitious by nature, but he could not help himself.

On every recent game day, Wacker made certain he stopped

by Einstein Bagels on his way to school.

Scots assistant coach Tom Carle also was one to stick with familiar ways and would not shave his beard, even after players started calling him Santa Claus for his bushy facial hair.

A few MCC players who usually shave their heads put their clippers away because, to paraphrase Crash Davis in “Bull Durham,” you have to respect a streak.

Athletes in general, and baseball players in particular, can be quirky when it comes to routines during a hot streak, whether it’s wearing the same clothes under a uniform, eating the same food, listening to a certain song or driving the same route to school (like through the Einstein parking lot).

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March 27 North Park, 14-1 March 27 North Park, 14-3 April 1 Moraine Valley, 8-7 April 1 Moraine Valley, 5-1 April 2 Elgin, 8-7 April 2 Elgin, 4-3 April 4 South Suburban, 21-17 Friday Milwaukee Tech, 4-3 Friday Milwaukee Tech, 5-1 Saturday Morton, 5-2

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Saturday Morton, 12-2 Photo provided

Tuesday Oakton, 10-3

McHenry County College sophomore pitcher Nick Kostalek (5-0), a Huntley graduate, picked up four wins during the team’s 16-game winning streak that ended Tuesday, including bookend victories No. 1 and 16.

Tiger Woods points with his driver as he walks down the 11th fairway Wednesday during a practice round for the Masters in Augusta, Ga. His quest for a fifth green jacket starts today, one with perhaps as much anticipation around Woods as there has been in five years.

THE MASTERS

Woods happy with every aspect of his game Seeking 1st green jacket since 2005

By BARRY SVRLUGA Washington Post AUGUSTA, GA. – Tiger Woods arrives at Augusta National Golf Club for his 19th Masters – “Scary,” he said – back as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, back on top of his game with three wins in four stroke-play tournaments this season, back in his once-customary spot as the prohibitive favorite.

And yet, he is 37, and eight years removed from the last of his four victories here. In 2005, such a lull would have seemed wholly unimaginable.

“I wouldn’t have been happy with that,” Woods said Tuesday.

Thus, the quest for a fifth green jacket is under way, one with perhaps as much anticipation around Woods as there has been in five years.

His circumstances now are far different than they have been in recent years, when he has been coming off of injury (2009), scandal (2010), outright slump (2011) and inconsistency (2012).

“I’m not surprised that I haven’t given myself chances. Obviously, not real happy with the fact that I haven’t won more. I’ve been in the mix, but as I said, just haven’t gotten it done. But the whole idea is to give myself opportunities.

“As of right now, I’m tied for second on the all-time win list here. That’s not too bad, either.”

Woods, though, never has been one to consider second a success. He is coming off his worst Masters as a pro – a tie for 40th last year, when he finished 5-over par. Yet during his annual Tuesday meeting

with reporters before this event, he appeared relaxed and confident – which he attributes not only to his recent record on the course, with six wins in his past 20 starts, but with his more peaceful mindset off it. His divorce is nearly three years old, and he recently revealed on his Facebook page that he is dating gold medal-winning skier Lindsey Vonn.

“I think life is all about having a balance,” he said, “and trying to find the equilibrium, and not having things one way or the other. I feel very balanced.”

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Cubs prospect Jorge Soler was ejected from an Advanced A game Wednesday during an argument after he was out at second on a double play to end Daytona’s portion of the seventh inning. There is no word on whether Soler will be suspended for the incident.

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SPORTS

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8INSIDE SOFTBALL Athlete of the Week KIRSTEN STEVENS Prairie Ridge, sr., P Stevens is 4-1 this season, her only loss coming in a 2-1 eight-inning nonconference game against Fremd. In five games, Stevens has struck out 59 batters and walked five while scattering only 13 hits. She also has hit well, with four total doubles in five games.

Noteworthy Youth is rolling: Crystal Lake South is young, but the Gators are mighty.

South coach Scott Busam’s starting lineup consists almost entirely of sophomores, many of whom still are adjusting to varsity pitching. Yet the Gators are undefeated, 7-0, and Busam attributes it to their dedication to becoming smarter, better ballplayers every time they step on the field.

“There are still significant learning curves, and with Coach (Mark) Hardie out of the mix, it’s a lot to do with new, young coaching staff, but everyone has been positive and hard-working,” Busam said. “I think what impresses me most about the team is their overall attitude. They hustle, they play hard, they ask questions and, for the most part, they learn from their mistakes.”

Sophomore pitcher Hailee Massie has been a catalyst for the Gators’ success. Her calm nature in the circle indicates a maturity beyond her years and it continues to impress Busam.

“I get the sense that everyone on the team loves her,” he said. “She is a tireless worker who knows her strengths and weaknesses. I think one of her best attributes is her ability to mask her emotions. She gets excited, upset, nervous, but the focused look never changes, regardless of what’s going on internally.”

Finding its bats: McHenry has ripped off five straight wins thanks to timely hitting and recent adjustments. The Warriors have averaged 9.4 runs during the streak and have had particular offensive contributions from Dana Walsh (.379), Rachel Ford (.364), Ashley Clingingsmith (.333), Alex Martens (.333), Kelsea Cichocki (.300), Alexa McClaughry (.280), Kristin Koepke (.269) and Carly Mattson (.263).

“We have faced some teams that have struggled on the mound, and some that have rock-solid pitching,” McHenry coach John DiFrancesca said. “The jury still is out as to the consistency of the bats, but the trend is favorable.”

Koepke also is enjoying a great defensive start. The sophomore pitcher has a 1.03 ERA with 39 strikeouts in six games.

Filling roles: It is an understatement to say Marengo sophomore rightfielder Veronica Ruelius has big shoes to fill, since she replaces fouryear starter and 2012 Northwest Herald Co-Player of the Year Reed Karsten. But Ruelius is putting her own mark on the position.

Ruelius has played 11 error-free games and went 8 for 14 last week with five RBIs. Karsten batted an absurd .546 last year, so it was imperative to get production from that position again. Dwain Nance has been pleased to see Ruelius do the job.

This week’s top games CL South at Huntley, 4:30 p.m. Friday The Red Raiders just dropped their first game of the season on Tuesday, while South will enter this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division opener undefeated.

Cary-Grove at Fremd, 11 a.m. Saturday The Trojans will face one of their toughest nonconference opponents to date.

Burlington Central at Harvard, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday The Rockets could give the Hornets problems in this Big Northern Conference East Division matchup.

– Maureen Lynch, sportsdesk@nwherald.com

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MARIAN CENTRAL

McGovern announces retirement year, and topping his to-do list is a family trip to Florida with his wife, Pat, and their son Brett’s family this summer.

Brett has a 2-year-old son, Beckett. Mike and Pat’s other son Shawn also lives in ChiBy JOE STEVENSON cago. joestevenson@shawmedia.com McGovern, 71, has spent Marian Central athletic almost 50 years administratdirector Mike McGovern re- ing, coaching and teaching in cently announced he is retir- sports. He has been at Mariing at the end of the school an for the past six years. The

Calling it quits after 6 years as athletic director

school has the job opening posted on its website.

“I love sports,” McGovern said. “I still live in Lincolnwood (on Chicago’s north side), so commuting has always been a challenge between I-90 and Route 47. I don’t think people realize how much a coach or an AD gives up in terms of their own personal lives.”

McGovern has worked at the University of Illinois-Chi-

cago for 38 years as a professor in sports management and coach. He coached football, men’s volleyball and softball.

After leaving UIC, he worked as AD at Chicago Notre Dame, an all-girls school.

McGovern saw working as an AD as a way to stay involved in something he loved.

“If you’ve ever played sports or coached sports, it’s in your blood,” he said. “It’s a passion. I have over 70 coach-

es and they’re all doing it for the passion they have in their sports.”

McGovern will not miss some late nights or traffic on his commutes, but he realizes he will miss other aspects of the job.

“You always have mixed feelings, you get attached,” McGovern said. “You develop so many relationships with people you meet. It’s a people business.”

McIlroy Augusta has women, but hardly a leader downplays any rivalry THE MASTERS

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The men in green jackets barely could contain themselves, sitting there smugly as if they had done something to transform the game of golf. Augusta National now has women members and, if it was a long time coming, they now seem to think it’s the best addition to the Masters since flowering azaleas were planted on the back nine.

“It’s just awesome,” Masters chairman Billy Payne said.

Condoleezza Rice surely agrees, although for now she’s not saying. The former secretary of state avoided reporters Wednesday as she made her way around the Par 3 contest, smartly attired in a tailored green jacket over a tan skirt.

Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore are trailblazers in a way, although few outside of golf would confuse their admittance last August to one of the most exclusive clubs in the world to be on a par with some of the great equality battles of the last century.

Indeed, the guardians of Augusta National hardly qualify as visionaries. For years the only places for black people at the club were waiting on tables or carrying the bags of members, and the concept that women actually could be members didn’t take hold until more than a decade after Martha Burk tried futilely to rally support for the cause.

Now that they’re here, though, things couldn’t be peachier. Seems the fears of women running amok on the perfectly green fairways of Augusta National were, shall we say, a bit overblown.

“These two ladies have been very special and it’s just been delightful,” Payne said.

They might have been a decade ago, too, but the green jackets are a stubborn bunch when it comes to changing the traditions that have served them so well. Former chairman Hootie Johnson famously dug his heels in when challenged by Burk, writing her at the time that Augusta National might someday admit women “but that timetable will be ours and not at the point of a bayonet.”

• MASTERS Continued from page C1

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice watches the Par 3 competition Wednesday before the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga.

VIEWS Tim Dahlberg The timetable apparently called for women in 2012, and luckily a few of them were available. They managed to snare a prominent name in Rice, and as an added bonus put to rest any lingering controversy over the membership of America’s most famous golf club.

They could have gone further, but didn’t. On a day when Payne talked about girls and boys putting and chipping on the 18th green the Sunday before next year’s tournament and a day before a 14-year-old from China tees off in the Masters, he also spoke about Augusta National becoming “a beacon in the world of golf” and doing its best to influence others in the game.

Except, of course, the green jackets have no plans of doing any of that. In his annual pre-Masters news conference, Payne refused to give a position on belly putters, declined to take a stand on smoking on the golf

8SPORTS SHORTS Goat’s head delivered to Wrigley Field CHICAGO – Goats that previously appeared at Wrigley Field were alive and kicking.

But not Wednesday, when a goat’s head was left in a box outside the home of the Cubs.

The box was addressed to team chairman Tom Ricketts.

Ricketts is in negotiations with city officials and neighborhood business people about the $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field.

Cubs spokesman Julian Green said staff at Wrigley Field discovered the package and immediately called police.

Chicago police spokesman Officer Veejay Zala said Chicago police responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. indicating an “intimidating package” had been received. Zala would not elaborate, saying police are investigating.

Musick honored by APSE for column writing, beat reporting Northwest Herald sports

columnist Tom Musick placed second in column writing and fourth in beat reporting in the country in The Associated Press Sports Editors’ annual contest for work done in 2012.

Musick’s columns on Chicago sports and coverage of the Bears were honored in the 30,000 to 75,000 daily circulation category.

Armstrong sells his Austin estate AUSTIN, Texas – Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent.

The Austin American-Statesman reports a deed of trust filed with Travis County last week showed Al Koehler obtained a $3.1 million loan to buy the property, which had been Armstrong’s home since 2004.

Although county tax rolls listed the 1.7-acre property’s value at $3.9 million, local real estate agents say the house was listed at $10 million.

– From staff , wire reports

course, and wouldn’t even discuss details of Augusta National’s new corporate party complex.

And if you think a delegation from Augusta is going to travel to Scotland to urge members at all-male Muirfield – host of this year’s British Open – to also enter the modern world and accept women, well, think again.

“I think they should do what they want to do, and I would not interject the way I feel on the issue,” Payne said.

More like a flashlight than a beacon, but that’s OK. Golf fans, for the most part, don’t care who wears the green jackets, or who sets the rules. They just want to watch Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson battle it out on the back nine on Sunday in the major that means the most.

Augusta National handled the issue of women members the way it wanted to, and if it took them longer than it should, well, the green jackets aren’t entirely to blame. Those playing in the Masters never dared – or cared – to push the issue, and there certainly was no outcry among golf fans lucky

enough to wander around Amen Corner.

Was it wrong to exclude half the population because of gender? Yes, but the idea that Augusta National is some sort of democracy should have been put to rest about the time Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts built the place during the Great Depression.

Did it qualify as one of the pressing social issues of our time? No, because pretty much the entire other half of the population that is not female had no chance of becoming members, either.

Inside the gates they can be heavy handed, overbearing and simply wrong on many issues. It’s a different world, one we’re privileged to be invited to visit only one week a year – and only as long as we toe the company line.

They do have plenty of things to be proud of over the years. Admitting a few token women isn’t one of them.

• Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ap.org or @timdahlberg.

The balance, Woods said, stems mostly from being a father to two young children.

“Life is beter since I’ve had kids,” he said. But he also was careful to say that he believes he can be a devoted, caring parent, and still pursue the goal he set out when he was a child: topping Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major championships.

“I would like to be able to get to that point,” Woods said.

“It took Jack a while to get to 18 – all the way to 46 years old.”

Woods is well short of that, and with a swing overhaul that appears complete given his wins at Torrey Pines, Doral and Bay Hill this year, he is the easy mark as this week’s favorite.

“He’s playing the best,” defending champion Bubba Watson said. “He’s No. 1 in the world. That’s all you need to look at.”

There will, of course, be other players in the 93-man field who consider themselves among the favorites as well, none more so than Rory McIlroy, who won last year’s PGA Championship, the most recent major, and was the man Woods supplanted as No. 1 in the world this year. But even McIlroy concedes that talk of a rivalry is premature at best – though, since McIlroy’s change in equipment and sponsorship this year, Nike surely would like to foster one.

“When you speak of rivals, you tend to put rivals who have had similar success,” McIlroy said. “He’s got 77 PGA Tour events [that he’s won]; I’ve got six. He’s got 14 majors; I’ve got two. If I saw myself a rival to Tiger, I wouldn’t really be doing him much justice.”

Woods came to Augusta on Easter Sunday for his first bit of preparation here “I feel comfortable with every aspect of my game,” Woods said. “I feel that I’ve improved, and I’ve gotten more consistent – and the wins show that.”

Scots thrived on pressure to keep streak • SCOTS Continued from page C1 So the Scots, who reeled off 16 consecutive victories, were adhering to the time-honored tradition of not changing anything. The string was halted Tuesday with a 10-3 loss to Oakton Community College in the second end of a doubleheader. MCC, which won the first game Tuesday, is 19-4 overall and 7-1 to lead the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference race.

The Scots’ ride started March 16 in Canton with a 4-2 victory against Spoon River Community College. Sophomore Nick Kostalek (5-0), a Huntley graduate, picked up four wins during the streak, including bookend victories No. 1 and 16.

“I didn’t start thinking about it much until guys from last year’s team started texting me,” Kostalek said.

“Last week, after 10 wins, other guys were starting to talk about it. It’s kind of nice when guys who played last year are

congratulating us on that.”

Last season, the Scots were 35-20 and went through a stretch where they won 18 of 20 games. MCC had winning streaks of eight and nine games in 2012. The players and coaches tried to downplay the run, but it still was on their minds away from the field.

“You see the Blackhawks’ streak and the (Miami) Heat’s streak and see how they handled it,” said Scots third baseman Nick Richter, a Cary-Grove grad. “We kind of rode it like we knew it after the first 10 wins. People started paying more attention to it. Once we started a game, it was all, ‘Win one inning at a time.’ At the end of it, coach talked about it a lot for the first time.”

Wacker said his players thrived on any pressure against losing.

“When you get to 11 or 12 it can almost be a negative thing,” Wacker said. “This group embraced it and nobody on the pitching staff wanted to be the guy that

ended up losing the streak. It made them focus even more on at-bats and pitches. Their focus has been outstanding.”

On days when the pitching was not as solid, MCC hit its way to wins. When the hitting did not produce, the pitching and fielding made the difference.

“One of the big things was the way we [overcame[ mistakes,” Wacker said. “We would minimize a leadoff walk [allowed] or letting a couple guys on base. We were able to pitch to the double play a little bit. It was a matter of picking up teammates and finding a way to win.”

After a few wins, the Scots believed something favorable was going to happen.

“Every game we just thought we weren’t going to lose,” Richter said.

Kostalek said there was a good reason the team did not mention the streak more.

“There wasn’t much talk from our whole team because we have the expectation that we should be winning each game,” Kostalek said.

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BIG TEN LEGENDS DIVISION

NU an early favorite?

Wildcats return 8 starters on offense, and 7 on defense

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Every time Northwestern’s football players slip on their workout shirts, they see just how close they came to an undefeated season in 2012.

Stamped on the back of each one is “5:03.” It stands for the total of 5 minutes, 3 seconds the Wildcats trailed at the end of their three losses.

“I knew we were close,” defensive end Tyler Scott said Wednesday on the Big Ten Legends Division spring teleconference. “It just really brought it to top of your mind when it said 5:03 and how little time that was we had to execute a couple more times to put us in the position of playing for the Big Ten title and going undefeated. It was scary to see that and know we’re capable of it.”

Northwestern would appear primed to make a run this fall with eight starters returning on offense and seven on defense.

Defending Legends champ Nebraska will have a potent offense led by fourth-year starting QB Taylor Martinez. The Cornhuskers might need every point that offense can muster to compensate for a defense that lost eight starters and surrendered 115 points Pat Fitzgerald in the last two games.

Michigan lost half its starters and is transitioning this spring from the spread to prostyle offense with quarterback Devin Gardner. Michigan State is breaking in a new offensive coordinator and planning for life without workhorse running back Le’Veon Bell.

The focus at Iowa is sorting out the competition among the three quarterbacks vying to replace James Vandenberg.

Minnesota has all but one starter back on offense and is

looking to move up.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said graduate assistant McNeil Parker was the one who pointed out the 5:03 time difference between 10-3 and 13-0 last season. The Wildcats (5-3 Big Ten) led Penn State until the last 2:37 and Nebraska until the last 2:08. In an overtime loss to Michigan, it took the Wolverines 18 seconds to score the winning touchdown.

“Our staff discussion was, ‘Are we that far away or are we that close?’ We have to decide as a program,” Fitzgerald said.

“We’ve chosen to build on the positive.”

There is a lot to be positive about at Northwestern, which is coming off its first bowl win since 1949. It starts with the alternating quarterbacks. “Kain (Colter) and Trevor (Siemian) can lead us to a championship,” Fitzgerald said.

Venric Mark, who rushed for almost 1,400 yards, and three receivers are back. Fitzgerald also talked up a fourth receiver, fifthyear senior Mike Jensen, who is having a “terrific spring.”

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Clary wasn’t content playing in D-III • CLARY Continued from page C1 There are valid reasons Clary chose this route. R-B went to the Class 4A semifinals twice and the quarterfinals once while Clary was in high school, but the Rockets ran a ground-oriented offense so Clary received few passes. The only interest Clary received came from smaller schools, and he picked Dubuque.

Clary said he was a 3.0GPA student at R-B, but that was not high enough to be accepted at Illinois out of high school. Clary thought about everything, like how he used to tell his parents, Jeffrey and Colleen, that when he got older he “was going to the NFL and would buy them a house in Hawaii.”

He talked to his best friend, former R-B quarterback Adam Pittser, who was at Wyoming and now plays at Illinois State. Pittser told Clary he had what it takes to play D-I. He talked to his trainer, Cory Englebert, at XTS Speed and Strength in Elkhorn,

Wis., who told him the same thing.

“I’ve trained a lot of guys and physically I knew he could do it,” Englebert said.

“I get a lot of guys who are super-athletic, but they don’t set their goals high enough.

I told him, ‘You have the size and physical tools, why not? That’s your dream.’ We worked out five days a week.

It was intense. He definitely got a lot stronger and faster.

He was in the best shape of his life.”

A proud Clary texted a picture of the list of walk-ons to Englebert on Sept. 11.

“People ask me why I didn’t just try out [at Illinois] out of high school,” Clary said. “I wanted to know the difference. I didn’t want to walk on and transfer to a smaller school. I thought that I had the talent to make it here.”

Golesh said the coaches appreciated Clary’s effort right away. Clary said it was an NFL Combine-style workout that ended with 53s, where five players run sprints and the last one in each race is dropped. Clary made it to the last four, running a total of 14

sprints in the drill.

New offensive coordinator Bill Cubit will incorporate the fullback position more than last season, a factor that plays into Clary’s favor. “[Cubit] wants to use the fullback, and I talked to Tim about being that guy,” Golesh said. “He’s been a really, really pleasant surprise. I would expect him to play for us.”

In spring ball, Evan Wilson is Illinois’ No. 1 fullback, with Clary and Jon Davis rotating at the No. 2 spot. Matt LaCosse, another fullback, suffered a knee injury and will miss spring workouts.

The coaches have asked Clary to come into the season at around 238 pounds and Golesh sees no reason why Clary cannot contribute this season.

“Growing up it was always a dream of mine to play Division I, like every football player’s should be,” Clary said. “I came to a realization [at Dubuque], I was playing a sufficient amount at Division III and I thought, ‘Do I want to be satisfied playing against the lowest level of college football or do I want to give it a try?’ ”

OUTD0ORS

Teaching background Guides worthy investments gives Kaufmann leg up

By STEVE SARLEY sportsdesk@nwherald.com A fishing guide not only has to put his clients in contact with fish that bite, he has to impart some of his knowledge and experience to them, as well. In other words, a good guide is as much a good teacher as he is a good fisherman.

That probably is one of the reasons McHenry County’s Carl Kaufmann is such a well-respected fishing guide.

He was a teacher and coach for 40 years at a variety of schools.

Carl has lived in Woodstock with Dottie, his wife of 48 years, for the past 44 years.

They raised four children there and now often host their 17 grandchildren for visits.

Kaufmann has been an avid fisherman for most of his life.

“My earliest memory in my life is being out in a boat, fishing with my grandpa,” he said.

Kaufmann specializes in guiding clients on southern Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva and Lake Delavan. He began his career as a guide when he was the president of the Walleye’s Unlimited club. He booked legendary guide Tom Billings to speak at the club. He later bumped into Billings while he was fishing on Lake Geneva.

Billings told Kaufmann that he ought to try guiding.

Kaufmann was considering the possibility when Billings called him and told him that he had scheduled a corporate outing that required additional guides. He asked Carl if he was interested in taking some of the clients out for the day.

Carl consented and continued to help Billings with his trips for five years before striking out on his own. He’s been a solo act ever since.

Billings admits that his career in education has made him a better guide. The num-

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Fishing guide Carl Kaufmann was a teacher and coach for 40 years at a variety of schools and has been an avid fisherman for most of his life. That combination is the reason why he’s a well-respected guide in the area.

Booking Kaufmann To book Carl Kaufmann, call him at 815-245-4615 or check out his page at www.lake-link.com.

ber of clients who book Carl and bring along a child on their trip is a testament to his ability to work with kids.

“I have a lot of patience and understanding with people, especially children,” Kaufmann said. “I learned that what is easy for one person isn’t necessarily easy for another person.

I truly enjoy being able to take people out and enhance their experience on the water.”

“There is nobody I could recommend more to go out with on Geneva or Delavan than Carl Kaufmann,” McHenry Fishing Hall of Famer Spence Petros said. “Carl is a great guy and he always catches fish. I recommend him highly.”

Carl has had many great trips and many great clients, but there is one in particu-

lar that brings a smile to his friendly face. It’s a couple, in their 60s, from Wisconsin.

“Her birthday is in June and I would be in big trouble with her if I gave that date away to someone else,” he said. “She is in my schedule a year in advance. They always catch fish and always have a great time. She gets so excited.

She whoops and hollers every time she hooks into a fish.”

Last year, after she underwent surgery, she had to bring an oxygen tank.

“We hadn’t even started the big motor when she hooked into her first bass,” he said.

“The shouting started. Next cast, she got a big 4 1/2-pounder. ... It was so rewarding to watch her. I knew she wouldn’t stop until she physically was unable to cast anymore. “ It’s not always the most fish or the biggest fish that make the best experiences. Sometime it’s the sharing the event with people. Going fishing with Kaufmann puts it all together as the total package.

I used to avoid fishing with guides as much as possible. I blame that on two reasons. I am stubborn and I figure that I can find fish and catch them on my own without anyone’s help. I am also thrifty, which is a polite way to say that I am cheap. I felt I didn’t need to pay a stranger to do something I could do on my own.

I will admit that I was wrong. Taking a trip with a good fishing guide is one of the best investments you can make, if you can afford to do it.

Most people go on a week’s vacation to a resort or cabin with little knowledge of the lake they’ll be fishing. I’ve done this plenty of times. The first couple of days are spent catching no fish as you try to figure out the lay of the water.

By mid-week, you start getting things sorted out and you begin to catch a few fish.

You find that you are very happy and you approach the final two days of vacation with confidence.

The last couple of days give you excellent results.

You have the lake and the fish figured out. You know the best times to fish, the right locations and the perfect baits. All is good in the world, except that you are out of time and have to go home.

Think how much better your vacation would have been if you had hired a fishing guide to take you out on the first day. You would have caught fish from the get-go.

Of course, it is fun and rewarding to figure things out for yourself, but why waste all of those days of valuable vacation time practicing your casting skills and burning up gas?

Not all guides are the same. Some definitely are better than others. You have the right to ask a prospective guide to furnish references of satisfied clients. Don’t just ask to see pictures. Anyone

Fox Chain with most fish in the channels. Small jigs, Mini-Mites or an ice spoon with a small fathead minnow will catch fish. Walleyes have been slower but can be who spends as much time on caught on a jig and minnow the water as a guide should combo. have albums of pictures showFor up-to-the-minute ing him with big fish. The water conditions on the Fox Internet is also a good way to Chain and Fox River, go to research a guide’s talents. foxwaterway.state.il.us/ or When you fish with a call 847-587-8540. guide, you have the right You can call Wisconsin’s to ask that he doesn’t fish Lake Michigan Fishing himself. I never would do that Hotline at 414-382-7920 to hear but some people do. You have the latest fishing information the right to complain if the for Lake Michigan and its guide is fishing and making tributaries. the first cast to the best spots.

IDNR open houses: The open Remember, he is fishing on houses promised by the Illiyour money. nois Department of Natural Ask a lot of questions and Resources for the purpose of listen to what the guide is public discussion of Illinois telling you. You are paying deer hunting are going to him to help you catch fish, happen. The public is invited not only that day, but in the to attend and ask questions. future. You’ll do that if you IDNR staff will be on hand at pay attention and do what the meetings to discuss the you are being taught. deer management program, Being on a fishing trip hunting regulations and with a guide can be an incred- surveillance/management of ible experience that I highly chronic wasting disease. The recommend. Don’t forget, meetings will run from 4 to guides graciously accept tips, 7 p.m. on five dates in early but tipping isn’t mandatory.

June. I will be in attendance Make sure your guide earns at the meeting closest to our his tip. area, June 4 at the HickoNext week, I will offer you ry Hills Discovery of the my annual list of guides that I St. Charles Park District, recommend who are working located at 3795 Campton Hills area lakes.

Road in St. Charles. There is a meeting June 3 at the FISHING REPORT Rockford Public Library, 6685 Dave Kranz from Dave’s East State St, in Rockford.

Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy The complete list of meetings in Crystal Lake reports: is available at dnr.illinois.

“Trout season is open! I have gov. At the completion of the had good reports from Lake meetings, all information will Atwood at The Hollows and be posted at the same website Banana Lake in the Lake and the public will be allowed County Forest Preserve in to post comments.

Wauconda. Small spinners such as Mepps, Rooster Tails • Northwest Herald and Panther Martins along outdoors columnist Steve with spoons such as Kastmas- Sarley’s radio show, “The ters and Lindy Vikings all Outdoors Experience,” airs will work well. Berkley trout live at 5 a.m. Sundays on bait on a treble hook with a AM-560. Sarley also runs a split shot placed 15-inches website for outdoors enthuabove it always catches some siasts, OExperience.com. He fish. Crappie fishing has been can be reached by email at good on the Fox River and sarfishing@yahoo.com.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct Kansas City 6 3 .667 White Sox 4 4 .500 Detroit 4 4 .500 Minnesota 4 5 .444 Cleveland 3 5 .375 EAST DIVISION W L Pct Boston 5 3 .625 Baltimore 4 4 .500 New York 4 4 .500 Tampa Bay 4 5 .444 Toronto 3 5 .375 WEST DIVISION W L Pct Oakland 6 2 .750 Texas 6 3 .667 Seattle 4 5 .444 Los Angeles 2 5 .286 Houston 2 6 .250

GB — 1½ 1½ 2 2½ GB — 1 1 1½ 2 GB — ½ 2½ 3½ 4

Wednesday’s Results Washington 5, White Sox 2 Toronto 8, Detroit 6 Tampa Bay 2, Texas 0 Baltimore 8, Boston 5 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 0 N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, ppd., rain Oakland at L.A. Angels (n) Houston at Seattle (n) Today’s Games White Sox (Axelrod 0-0) at Washington (Haren 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Jo.Johnson 0-0) at Detroit (Fister 1-0), 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Boston (Aceves 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Griffin 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 0-0), 9:05 p.m.

Texas (Grimm 0-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-1), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games White Sox at Cleveland, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Washington 8, White Sox 7 Detroit 7, Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 14, Cleveland 1 Texas 6, Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 4 Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 5 Houston 16, Seattle 9

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct Cincinnati 5 4 .556 St. Louis 5 4 .556 Cubs 3 5 .375 Pittsburgh 3 6 .333 Milwaukee 2 6 .250 EAST DIVISION W L Pct Atlanta 8 1 .889 Washington 6 2 .750 New York 5 4 .556 Philadelphia 4 5 .444 Miami 1 8 .111 WEST DIVISION W L Pct Arizona 6 3 .667 San Francisco 6 3 .667 Los Angeles 4 3 .571 Colorado 5 4 .556 San Diego 2 5 .286

GB — — 1½ 2 2½ GB — 1½ 3 4 7 GB — — 1 1 3

Wednesday’s Results Washington 5, White Sox 2 Milwaukee at Cubs, ppd., rain St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 0 Arizona 10, Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 10, Colorado 0 Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 3 Atlanta 8, Miami 0 L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (n) Today’s Games San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1) at Cubs (Villanueva 0-0), 1:20 p.m.

White Sox (Axelrod 0-0) at Washington (Haren 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 1-0) at San Diego (Marquis 0-1), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games San Francisco at Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Cubs 6, Milwaukee 3 Washington 8, White Sox 7 San Diego 9, L.A. Dodgers 3 Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 3 Atlanta 3, Miami 2 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 5 San Francisco 9, Colorado 6

Cubs game postponed because of bad weather CHICAGO – The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night was been postponed because of inclement weather.

Rain was in the forecast, along with subfreezing wind chill temperatures.

The game was called off about four hours before it was supposed to begin at Wrigley Field. It was rescheduled for July 30 as part of a day-night doubleheader.

The Cubs beat Milwaukee, 6-3, on Tuesday night. It was 39 degrees at the first pitch with a steady wind.

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DP–Chicago 2, Washington 1. LOB–Chicago 5, Washington 7. 2B–De Aza (3), Rios (1), Desmond 2 (4), Espinosa (4). 3B–Desmond (1). HR–Harper (4). SB–Wise (1). CS–Rios (1). S–Zimmermann 2.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Floyd L,0-2 51/3 9 5 5 3 7 Veal 0 1 0 0 0 0 N.Jones 12/3 1 0 0 0 2 H.Santiago 1 0 0 0 0 2 Washington Zimmermann W,2-0 7 7 2 2 0 4 Storen H,3 1 1 0 0 0 0 R.Soriano S,4-5 1 1 0 0 0 1 Veal pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP–Floyd.

Umpires–Home, Chris Guccione; First, Tom Hallion; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Phil Cuzzi.

T–2:35. A–24,586 (41,418).

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NATIONALS 5, WHITE SOX 2

Sox lose another close one Haven’t lost by more than 3 runs this year

Beckham out with sore wrist

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Every game the White Sox have played so far this season was tight.

Five were decided by one run. None by more than three, including Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.

One statistic that stood out from that latest close call: The Sox went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.

“We’ve had opportunities in a lot of games to jump out to either an early lead or tie some games up or blow a game open,” cleanup hitter Adam Dunn said, “but it’s the big hits that we’re really just not getting right now.”

Back in the lineup and playing left field after a day off with no designated hitter for an interleague series in an NL ballpark, Dunn came up with two men on in the first inning and drove home a run off Jordan Zimmermann (2-0) with an RBI groundout.

But the only other run the Sox pushed home Wednesday was with another run-scoring groundout,

by No. 3 hitter Alex Rios in the sixth inning.

The game was delayed 16 minutes at the start because, the Nationals explained, the umpires got caught in traffic.

“I’ve been stuck in traffic many a time here in D.C. I’m surprised they got here as fast as they did,” Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond said with a smile. “It’s always an adventure here.”

Desmond had a triple and a pair of doubles, Bryce

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White Sox right fielder Alex Rios (left) reacts after being caught in a rundown between first and second bases by Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond during the fourth inning of an interleague game Wednesday night at Nationals Park in Washington. The Sox lost, 5-2.

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Harper homered and Danny Espinosa provided his first two RBIs of the season, helping the Nationals improve to 5-0 at home. Zimmermann limited the Sox to two runs and seven hits in seven innings.

“We threw a lot of fastballs inside,” said Zimmermann, who is 7-0 with a 2.91 ERA in his past 13 home starts, “and got a lot of broken bats.”

Johnson said the umpires “called in about 40 minutes before the game and said that they were a mile away, but it may take forever.”

He added: “Didn’t seem to bother Zim too much.

Pitched a great ball game.”

Drew Storen pitched the

eighth, and closer Rafael Soriano worked around a hit in the ninth for his fourth save in five chances.

Harper hit his fourth homer into the second deck leading off the fourth against Gavin Floyd (0-2), who allowed five runs and nine hits in 5⅓ innings.

Harper turned on Floyd’s first pitch of the at-bat, an 86 mph offering that never stood a chance. With a “thwack!” off the bat, the ball arced into the second deck beyond right field, and Harper paused for a moment to watch his shot before sprinting around the bases.

“Early on, he’s hacking.

I think he’s one of the highest-percentage [hitters] early on, so you kind of know that and you’re making pitches,” Floyd said, “and my cutter didn’t cut like I wanted it to.”

That gave the Nationals 11 homers in their past four games, 15 for the season.

The 14 entering Wednesday were a franchise record through a season’s first seven games.

Floyd struck out the next two batters, but then got into more trouble, giving up Desmond’s double and Espinosa’s single that gave Washington a 2-1 lead.

Every Nationals starting position player reached base at least once; the only one without a hit, Kurt Suzuki, walked three times.

“It’s a tough lineup,” Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “And when you get to that fifth or sixth inning, it’s hard to get through it again.”

Notes: Rios’ four-game homer streak ended. ... A smattering of applause from the crowd of 24,586 greeted the first announcement of Dunn’s presence in the Sox lineup. He played in Washington in 2009 and 2010. ...

Sox pitching coach Don Cooper still is hospitalized with a stomach illness.

WASHINGTON – Unsure how long he’ll be sidelined, White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham wore a thick wrap nearly the size of a football to keep ice on his injured left wrist Wednesday.

Beckham said his wrist did not feel much better when he woke up Wednesday, but it did improve after getting treatment.

He still has not swung a bat since leaving Tuesday night’s game in the third inning after feeling pain while fouling off a pitch in his first at-bat during the Sox’s 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals.

“I think tomorrow will be the big test. If I wake up Gordon and it feels better, I Beckham think it’ll be fine. If not, we’ll probably have to do an MRI or something,” Beckham said Wednesday. “I’m actually happy about the way it’s felt since I’ve gotten to the field and done some work to it. So that’s a positive thing and hopefully tomorrow it’ll be that much better.”

Jeff Keppinger was given the start at second base in Beckham’s place, with Conor Gillaspie replacing Keppinger at third.

In another lineup change Wednesday, Adam Dunn returned to action, getting his first start of the season in left field. Dunn, who usually is the Sox’s designated hitter, sat Tuesday for the opener of the interleague series with no DH at Nationals Park.

Beckham was in the lineup at second base for the season’s first seven games, and is batting .316.

“It’s a little frustrating, but it’s a minor setback as of right now,” he said. “I expect to be back out there in a couple days. And hopefully feel fine, 100 percent, and keep going with where I started – I feel good about that – and help this team.”

Dunn says he saw Nats’ success coming But his former team’s quick rise a surprise

By JASON REID The Washington Post WASHINGTON – The only thing that surprised Adam Dunn about the Washington Nationals’ success is that it happened so fast. The franchise was one of baseball’s worst when Dunn played here, but management’s plan changed things quickly – and left Dunn impressed.

Dunn’s former club has everything needed to win for a long time, which the White Sox designated hitter and first baseman believed even before the teams began an interleague series Tuesday at Nationals Park. With so much chatter about the Nationals in baseball, Dunn couldn’t help but hear some of it despite playing in the other league.

The up-close Nationals experience actually is better than the hype.

So what’s the view from the visitors’ dugout at Nationals

AP photo

White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn is greeted by Washington Nationals principal owner Mark Lerner before the teams’ interleague game Tuesday at Nationals Park in Washington.

Park? Hard-throwers in the rotation and bullpen, power hitters and smooth fielders throughout the lineup, a great mix of veterans and pups on the roster – what’s not to like?

“It’s really easy to say now because everything’s coming together, but you kind of knew it would,” said Dunn, playing in Washington for the first time since leaving the Nationals as a free agent after the 2010 season.

“Am I saying I knew they would do everything they did last year? No. But even back when I was here, there were [signs]. You saw they were about to be really good in the future. You just didn’t know if it was going to be the near future or the very near future. It turned out to be the very, very, very near future.”

Dunn’s unique assessment of time aside, you get the idea.

During the second of Dunn’s two seasons with the Nationals, they were a 93-loss mess. Just two seasons later, they emerged as a 98-victory force that won the NL East.

Starter Stephen Strasburg joined the rotation in Dunn’s final season with the Nationals. Also, the club drafted Bryce Harper that year, “and with those guys, you could see the beginning. They were making moves.”

Parting with Dunn was one of them. Dunn is a free-swinging slugger. When he connects, balls often wind up in the stands. When Dunn misses, baseball’s career strikeout records have to be updated.

For two years, the Nationals lived with Dunn’s good (76 home runs and 208 RBIs) and bad (376 strikeouts).

Then there was Dunn’s defense at first. Let’s just say he’s not a Gold Glove award candidate.

Players such as Dunn are better suited for the AL. The designated hitter was created with them in mind. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo definitely thought so.

Among the many organizational improvements Rizzo was determined to make, up-

grading the Nationals’ defense was essential to his strategy.

There’s nothing wrong with hitting the ball far, but Rizzo likes players who pick it up well, too.

Rizzo replaced Dunn with Adam LaRoche. Last season, LaRoche won his first Gold Glove, hit 33 homers and drove in 100 runs. Even Dunn said Rizzo got it right.

“Mike has done a great job, man,” Dunn said. “He had a plan, and he stuck to his plan.

That’s what he’s supposed to do. “ It always is easy to be gracious when you also are in a good place mentally. Dunn is there with the Sox. But the trip was rough.

The Sox lured Dunn with a four-year, $56-million contract. They weren’t counting on Dunn, a .240 hitter in his career, to suddenly have a high batting average. The Sox figured Dunn would remain among baseball’s strikeout leaders. They signed him to hit homers.

Initially, the Sox got much less than they expected. After spending his entire career in the NL (he also played for Cincinnati and Arizona), Dunn was lost in transition.

MLB ROUNDUP

Westbrook throws shutout, Cardinals tee off on Reds The ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS – Jake Westbrook pitched a five-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals backed him with four home runs Wednesday in routing the Cincinnati Reds, 10-0.

Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in a span of seven at-bats off Homer Bailey as the Cardinals took two of three from the NL Central champions.

Matt Carpenter added a two-run homer on a four-hit day. Adams homered for the second straight game and

added an RBI double and a walk.

Braves 8, Marlins 0: At Miami, Evan Gattis hit a threerun homer and Atlanta completed its second straightthree-game sweep when it beat the reeling Miami Marlins.

Giants 10: Rockies 0: At San Francisco, Buster Posey drove in three runs while NBA star Kevin Durant cheered him from the stands, Barry Zito pitched another gem and San Francisco completed a threegame sweep of Colorado.

homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs as Arizona salvaged the finale of its three-game series against Pittsburgh.

Phillies 7, Mets 3: At Philadelphia, Domonic Brown and Chase Utley homered in a fiverun first, Kyle Kendrick threw six effective innings and Philadelphia beat New York.

The Red Sox had gone ahead 5-3 in the sixth on consecutive homers by Daniel Nava and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But closer Joel Hanrahan couldn’t hold the lead on a night when their nearly 10year home sellout streak ended after two seasons in which they missed the playoffs.

Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6: At Detroit, J.P. Arencibia hit a AMERICAN LEAGUE three-run double in the sevOrioles 8, Red Sox 5: At Bos- enth inning and Toronto ralton, Manny Machado’s three- lied from a five-run deficit to run homer capped a five-run beat Detroit.

Diamondbacks 10, Pirates ninth inning and gave BaltiRays 2, Rangers 0: At Arling2: At Phoenix, A.J. Pollock more a win over the Boston. ton, Texas, Matt Moore and

four Rays relievers combined on a five-hitter and Tampa Bay beat Texas in the coldest day game ever at Rangers Ballpark.

It was only 39 degrees when the game started after a rain delay of 1 hour, 29 minutes.

That was 40 degrees colder than Tuesday night.

Royals 3, Twins 0: At Kansas City, Mo., Wade Davis pitched out of bases loaded jams in the first two innings, Billy Butler and Jeff Francoeur homered and Kansas City beat Minnesota to sweep the three-game set.

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UConn starting next dynasty? ing Connecticut to an unprecedented four straight championships.

Tennessee won three straight NCAA titles from 1996-98 before falling short in the final in 1999.

Still, a lot can happen in the next three years.

“It’s so hard to look ahead,” Auriemma said. “So many things have to go right in the future. The three freshmen that we have, I want them to keep getting better and better and better every day.

Where that takes us, I don’t know.”

UConn cruised through the tournament winning by an average of 35 points, blowing out Maryland, Kentucky and Louisville. Yet the team struggled and didn’t win a regular season or Big East tournament title for the first time in 19 seasons.

That shouldn’t happen any time soon with the Big East splitting up after this season. UConn will be part of the new American Athletic Conference. With Notre Dame gone to the ACC and Louisville (ACC) and Rutgers (Big Ten) leaving after next season, the Huskies should have no problem piling up more conference titles.

But not winning the conference title this year left UConn in an unfamiliar position heading into the NCAAs. It did get the players refocused for the NCAA tournament and another championship run.

That’s only going to make us better.”

Stewart will be the key to that success. Auriemma said when he signed her that the Huskies might not lose many games with her.

She’s already 1 for 1 on the biggest stage.

UConn and Auriemma won an eighth national championship, tying Pat Summitt for the most titles in women’s basketball. It may not take long for Auriemma to stand alone atop the list.

While Auriemma said he didn’t want to look ahead, he added: “Stewie certainly is different than any other college player that’s playing right now.”

Stewart had an unprecedented run through the NCAA tournament. Sharpshooting from deep or pounding the boards, she had one of the most remarkable debut runs in the history of the NCAA tournament. Stewart finished with 104 points in only five games – she missed the first-round rout of Idaho to rest a sore calf – the most by any first-year player since 2000, according to STATS. UConn’s Maya Moore held the previous mark with 93 points.

She accomplished something that Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Moore couldn’t do in their first year – win a title. It’s not farfetched to consider Stewart lead-

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS – Stefanie Dolson grabbed the microphone on stage after the NCAA final and uttered four words: “President Obama, we’re ba-aaack!”

With heralded freshman Breanna Stewart, sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and most of the team back, this could be the next great Connecticut era. That’s a scary thought for the rest of women’s college basketball, after the Huskies captured their eighth national title.

“It was important for us to put a mark on this program that coach has built,” Dolson said. “It has a great opportunity to keep going.”

In the past three seasons, UConn has lost 11 games – including twice in the Final Four. Nine of the defeats came to Notre Dame and Baylor. With Skylar Diggins and Brittney Griner graduating and heading to the WNBA, it’s easy to start talking dynasty and a few more trips to the White House.

“We feel like all we can go is up from here,” said Mosqueda-Lewis, who scored 18 points in the 93-60 rout of Louisville in the championship game Tuesday night. “We have so many young people and so many people with experience in a national championship game.

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TODAY Baseball: Harlem at Huntley, 4:15 p.m.; Marengo at Forreston, Woodstock North at Cary-Grove, Johnsburg at Prairie Ridge, CL Central at McHenry, Grayslake North at CL South, Richmond-Burton at Harvard, Hampshire at Dundee-Crown, Grayslake Central at Jacobs, Walther Lutheran at Marian Central, Alden-Hebron at Luther North, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Marian Central at Carmel, Harvard at Richmond-Burton, Alden-Hebron at Luther North, McHenry at Marengo, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Winnebago at Marengo, Harvard at Richmond-Burton, Hampshire at Dundee-Crown, Woodstock North at McHenry, Grayslake North at Prairie Ridge, CL Central at Cary-Grove, Johnsburg at CL South, Marian Central at Immaculate Conception, 4:30 p.m.; Jacobs, Huntley at Pepsi Showdown, TBA Boys track: Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 4 p.m.; Huntley, Cary-Grove, Marian Central at Stevenson Patriot Relays, 5 p.m.; Hampshire at Leyden Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track: Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 4 p.m.

Lacrosse: CL South at Cary-Grove, 5:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: Dundee-Crown at McHenry, Prairie Ridge at Hampshire, CL South at Grayslake Central, 4 p.m.; Johnsburg at Jacobs, Woodstock North at Woodstock, Cary-Grove at Garyslake North, McHenry at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Baseball: Huntley at Aurora Christian, South Beloit at Alden-Hebron, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Marian Central at Guerin Prep, CL Central at Woodstock North, CL South at Huntley, Prairie Ridge at DundeeCrown, McHenry at Jacobs, Johnsburg at Grayslake North, Grayslake Central at Woodstock, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: CL South, McHenry at Prospect Tournament, TBA; Grayslake Central at Huntley, 4:30 p.m.; Woodstock at Johnsburg Tournament, TBA; Hampshire at Richmond-Burton Tournament, 4:30 p.m.; Harvard at Antioch Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Boys track: Jacobs at Naperville North Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Girls track: Cary-Grove, Jacobs at Naperville North Invitational, 4:30 p.m.; CL South, Prairie Ridge at Barrington Invitational, 4:45 p.m.; Marian Central at CL Central Invitational, 5 p.m.

Lacrosse: Cary-Grove at Huntley, 5:30 p.m.; Mundelein at Prairie Ridge, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis: Woodstock North at Belvidere, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Baseball: Marengo at Stillman Valley, McHenry at Grayslake Central, CaryGrove at Grayslake North, CL South at Johnsburg, Woodstock at Dundee-Crown (2), Jacobs at Hampshire, Huntley at Woodstock North, Richmond-Burton at Oregon (2), Jacobs at Schaumburg (2), 10 a.m.; CL Central at Stevenson (2), 10:30 a.m.; Chicago Payton at Prairie Ridge, 11 a.m.

Softball: CL South at Elgin Triangular, 10 a.m.; Cary-Grove at Fremd, 11 a.m.; Marengo at Lake Zurich, 2:30 p.m.; Richmond-Burton, Johnsburg at Antioch Invite, TBA; Hampshire, Harvard at St. Edwards Chicagoland Challenge, TBA Girls soccer: CL South, McHenry at Prospect Tournament, TBA; Jacobs, Huntley at Pepsi Showdown, TBA; DundeeCrown at Lake Park Invitational, 11 a.m.; Woodstock at Johnsburg Tournament, TBA; Hampshire at Richmond-Burton Tournament, 9 a.m.; Harvard at Antioch Invitational, 9 a.m.

Boys track: Dundee-Crown, McHenry at Geneva Invitational, 9 a.m.; Hampshire, Harvard, Johnsburg, Woodstock, Richmond-Burton at Ed Reeves Invitational at Marengo, 9 a.m.; CL South, CL Central at BATE Invitational, 10 a.m.; Huntley at Freeport Invitational, Noon; Woodstock North at Ottawa Invite, Noon; Faith Lutheran at Luther North Invitational, 10 a.m.

Girls track: McHenry, Dundee-Crown at Geneva Invitational; Marengo, Harvard, Johnsburg, Woodstock, Hampshire, Richmond-Burton at Ed Reeves Invitational at Marengo, 9 a.m.; Huntley at Kaneland Invitational, 10 a.m.; Woodstock North at Rockford Lutheran Invitational, 2 p.m.; Faith Lutheran at Luther North Invitational, 10 a.m.

Lacrosse: Jacobs at Grayslake North, noon Boys tennis: Dundee-Crown, McHenry at Schaumburg Saxon Invite, Hampshire at Pekin, 8 a.m.; CL South at Naperville North Invite, Prairie Ridge at Leyden Invite, 8:30 a.m.; CL Central at Geneva Invite, Johnsburg at Lakes Quad, Jacobs at Maine South Invite, 9 a.m.; Woodstock, Cary-Grove at Harlem Invite, TBA

Submitting results To submit results from a varsity high school game, coaches can call the Northwest Herald sports desk at 815-526-4498, send a fax to 815-459-5640 or send an e-wmail (not in an attachment) to sportsdesk@nwherald.com before 10 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF x-Hawks 39 30 5 4 64 129 d-Anaheim 40 27 8 5 59 123 d-Vancouver 40 23 11 6 52 109 Los Angeles 40 22 14 4 48 115 San Jose 39 20 12 7 47 98 St. Louis 38 22 14 2 46 107 Minnesota 39 22 15 2 46 103 Detroit 39 19 15 5 43 99

GA 83 99 96 101 98 98 98 101

Phoenix 40 18 16 6 42 108 Dallas 39 19 17 3 41 109 Columbus 40 17 16 7 41 95 Edmonton 40 16 17 7 39 102 Nashville 41 15 18 8 38 96 Calgary 39 14 21 4 32 103 Colorado 39 12 22 5 29 90 EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF y-Pittsburgh 40 30 10 0 60 132 d-Boston 39 26 9 4 56 113 d-Washington 40 21 17 2 44 120 Montreal 39 25 9 5 55 122 Toronto 40 22 13 5 49 123 Ottawa 39 19 14 6 44 96 N.Y. Islanders 40 20 16 4 44 117 N.Y. Rangers 40 20 16 4 44 99

107 118 104 111 110 138 124

Winnipeg New Jersey Buffalo Philadelphia Tampa Bay Carolina Florida

121 111 122 122 116 126 132

41 40 40 39 39 39 39

20 15 16 17 17 16 13

19 15 18 19 20 21 20

2 10 6 3 2 2 6

42 40 38 37 36 34 32

102 96 106 107 124 102 96

GA 98 85 112 94 112 88 120 96

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

AHL GA 194 190 189 214 200 GA 184 194 189 211 205 GA 182 185 220 187 208 GA 174 217 199 207 218 GA 188 178 167 185 179 GA 169 203 206 228 209

x-Clinched Playoff Berth y-Clinched Divisional Title NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Wednesday’s Games Wolves 3, Grand Rapids 2 St. John’s 4, Portland 3 Oklahoma City 4, Houston 1 Peoria 4, Rockford 0 Today’s Games Texas at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

WOLVES 3, GRIFFINS 2 Chicago Grand Rapids

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct z-Miami 62 16 .795 y-New York 51 26 .662 y-Indiana 49 29 .628 x-Brooklyn 46 32 .590 x-Bulls 42 35 .545 x-Atlanta 43 36 .544 x-Boston 40 38 .513 x-Milwaukee 37 41 .474

GB — 10½ 13 16 19½ 19½ 22 25

Philadelphia 31 47 .397 Toronto 30 48 .385 Washington 29 50 .367 Detroit 27 52 .342 Cleveland 24 54 .308 Orlando 20 59 .253 Charlotte 18 60 .231 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-San Antonio 57 20 .740 x-Oklahoma City 57 21 .731 x-Denver 53 24 .688 y-L.A. Clippers 51 26 .662 x-Memphis 53 25 .679 x-Golden State 45 33 .577 x-Houston 44 34 .564 L.A. Lakers 41 37 .526

GB — ½ 4 6 4½ 12½ 13½ 16½

Utah Dallas Portland Minnesota Sacramento New Orleans Phoenix

17 19½ 24 28 30 30½ 34

41 38 33 29 27 27 24

3 0 0 - 3 2 0 0 - 2

First Period-1, Chicago, Schroeder 11 (Sweatt, Regner), 4:01; 2, Grand Rapids, Jurco 13 (Jamkrok), 4:12 pp; 3, Chicago, Sweatt 14 (Schroeder), 12:04; 4, Chicago, Davies 15 (Matsumoto, Blomstrand), 13:33; 5, Grand Rapids, Almquist 10 (Mursak, Hoggan), 17:02. Penalties- Jensen, Chicago (tripping), 4:08; Vandermeer, Chicago (fighting), 16:10; Grant, Chicago (fighting), 16:10; Rodin, Chicago (tripping), 18:47.

Second Period-None. Penalties-Hunt, Chicago (tripping), 6:18; Schroeder, Chicago (slashing), 19:11.

Third Period-None. Penalties-Bench, Grand Rapids (too many men), 2:41.

Shots on goal-Chicago: 16-8-4-28; Grand Rapids: 9-15-6--30. Power plays-Chicago 0-1; Grand Rapids 1-4.

Goalies—Chicago, Climie (28-30), Grand Rapids, Mrazek (25-28). A-8,348. Referees-Tom Chmielewski and Trevor Hanson.

Linsmen-Kevin Hall and Jim Scarpace.

PGA TOUR MASTERS TOURNAMENT

MLS

38 40 44 48 50 51 55

.519 .487 .429 .377 .351 .346 .304

31 32 33½ 35½ 38 42½ 44

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 3, Toronto 2, SO Boston 5, New Jersey 4 Vancouver 4, Calgary 1 Phoenix 3, Edmonton 1 Colorado at Anaheim, (n) Today’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 40 24 3 4 87 224 Milwaukee 36 27 4 3 79 178 Wolves 35 26 5 4 79 191 Rockford 38 31 2 1 79 222 Peoria 32 32 4 3 71 175 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Toronto 40 21 3 6 89 223 Rochester 39 27 3 1 82 217 Abbotsford 32 30 4 6 74 162 Lake Erie 32 30 3 7 74 199 Hamilton 28 36 1 5 62 149 South Division W L OL SL Pts GF x-Texas 40 19 5 6 91 212 Charlotte 39 25 3 3 84 206 Oklahoma City 36 24 2 8 82 222 Houston 36 25 5 5 82 195 San Antonio 29 33 2 6 66 181 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF x-Providence 44 21 0 5 93 201 Portland 38 28 3 2 81 213 Manchester 32 31 3 4 71 202 Worcester 30 31 3 6 69 175 St. John’s 31 34 2 4 68 183 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF x-Syracuse 40 21 5 5 90 229 x-Binghamton 40 23 1 6 87 206 Wilkes-Barre 40 28 2 2 84 174 Norfolk 35 30 4 1 75 175 Hershey 33 28 3 6 75 185 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF y-Springfield 41 20 5 4 91 218 Connecticut 35 28 5 3 78 203 Albany 29 28 1 12 71 181 Bridgeport 30 30 6 5 71 206 Adirondack 28 35 3 4 63 172

SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Montreal 4 1 0 12 6 Kansas City 3 1 2 11 7 Houston 3 2 0 9 8 Columbus 2 1 2 8 8 Philadelphia 2 2 1 7 6 Toronto FC 1 2 2 5 7 New York 1 3 2 5 7 Fire 1 3 1 4 4 D.C. 1 3 1 4 2 New England 1 2 1 4 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF FC Dallas 4 1 1 13 10 Chivas USA 3 1 1 10 10 Los Angeles 2 0 2 8 8 San Jose 2 2 2 8 5 Vancouver 2 2 1 7 6 Real Salt Lake 2 3 1 7 5 Portland 1 1 3 6 9 Colorado 1 3 2 5 5 Seattle 0 3 1 1 2

GA 4 3 6 5 7 8 10 10 5 2 GA 7 7 3 7 6 6 8 7 5

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games Columbus at Montreal, 1 p.m.

New England at Seattle FC, 3 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 3 p.m.

Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

New York at D.C. United, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at FC Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Chivas USA, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Fire at Houston, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY TENNIS

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 111, Cleveland 104 Atlanta 124, Philadelphia 101 Orlando 113, Milwaukee 103, OT Miami 103, Washington 98 Brooklyn 101, Boston 93 Phoenix 102, Dallas 91 L.A. Lakers at Portland, (n) New Orleans at Sacramento, (n) Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, (n) San Antonio at Denver, (n) Today’s Games New York at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Bulls at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Site: Augusta, Ga. Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: Augusta National Golf Club (7,435 yards, par 72).

Purse: TBA ($8 million in 2012). Winner’s share: TBA ($1.44 million in 2012).

TV: ESPN (Today-Friday, 2-6:30 p.m., 7-10 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 2-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1-6 p.m.).

Last year: Bubba Watson won his first major title, beating South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen with a par on the second hole of a playoff. Watson hooked a gap wedge off pine needles from 155 yards to about 10 feet to set up his winning two-putt par.

Last week: Scotland’s Martin Laird won the Texas Open, matching the course record with a 9-under 63 to beat Rory McIlroy by two strokes. Laird earned the last spot at Augusta.

Notes: Tiger Woods is coming off consecutive victories in the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational, and also won the Farmers Insurance Open in February. He regained the top spot in the world ranking with his victory three weeks at Bay Hill. Woods set the tournament record of 18-under 270 in 1997 and also won in 2001, 2002 and 2005. He has 14 major victories, the last in the 2008 U.S. Open, and 77 PGA Tour titles. ... Phil Mickelson, the 2004 and 2010 champion, won the Phoenix Open in February for his 40th PGA Tour title. ... At 14, China’s Guan Tianlang is the youngest player in Masters history and the youngest at any major in 148 years. He qualified by winning the Asia Pacific Amateur. ... Laird was the first foreign-born winner since Sweden’s Jonas Blixt in October in the Frys.com Open. Americans had won 16 straight official PGA Tour events, including the first 14 this season. ... The RBC Heritage is next week at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, S.C.

FREE TENNIS CLINIC

TEE TIMES

Coaches and players from local high schools will be offering a free instructional tennis clinic at Jacobs on April 21.

Donations are encouraged and all funds will go directly to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Participants during each session will be assigned by grade and experience level. Pre-K through 12 and all ability levels welcome! RSVP appreciated but not required.

Session 1: Noon-12:55pm Session 2: 1:05-2:00pm Contact Jon Betts with questions or to RSVP at jonathan.betts@d300.org

a-amateur Today-Friday 7 a.m.-9:56 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, John Peterson, a-Nathan Smith 7:11 a.m.-10:07 a.m. — Larry Mize, Brian Gay, Russell Henley 7:22 a.m.-10:18 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, David Lynn, Kevin Na 7:33 a.m.-10:29 a.m. — David Toms, Richard Sterne, Ted Potter Jr. 7:44 a.m.-10:40 a.m. — Tom Watson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Streelman 7:55 a.m.-10:51 a.m. — Robert Garrigus, Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark 8:06 a.m.-11:13 a.m. — Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk 8:17 a.m.-11:24 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Ryo Ishikawa, Justin Rose 8:28 a.m.-11:35 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Marc Leishman, a-T.J. Vogel 8:39 a.m.-11:46 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Peter Hanson 8:50 a.m.-11:57 a.m. — Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi, Graeme McDowell 9:12 a.m.-12:08 p.m. — Michael Thompson, John Huh, John Senden 9:23 a.m.-12:19 p.m. — Stewart Cink, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thaworn Wiratchant 9:34 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, a-Steven Fox 9:45 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Scott Piercy

BASEBALL LITH PIRATES SEEK 15U PLAYERS The LITH Pirates are looking for one or two more players for the 15U team. Please contact Adam Ulen at adamjulen864@ yahoo.com or 910-320-6707.

NBA LEADERS

Anthony, NYK Durant, OKC Bryant, LAL James, MIA Harden, HOU Westbrook, OKC Curry, GOL Wade, MIA Aldridge, POR Lopez, Bro Ellis, MIL Lillard, POR Pierce, BOS Lee, GOL Williams, Bro Griffin, LAC Jr. Holiday, PHL Gay, TOR Jennings, MIL Smith, NYK

Scoring G FG 64 635 78 704 76 715 74 750 74 554 78 646 74 582 66 549 71 613 70 538 77 559 77 517 74 460 75 574 74 463 75 545 73 528 71 488 77 489 77 496

FT PTS 405 1828 662 2204 495 2052 390 1992 644 1918 443 1827 254 1667 294 1409 273 1501 280 1356 274 1473 246 1451 324 1384 247 1395 292 1376 271 1366 173 1316 227 1276 228 1373 230 1372

FG Percentage FG Jordan, LAC 290 McGee, DEN 287 Howard, LAL 439 Ibaka, OKC 422 Splitter, SAN 298 Hickson, POR 404 James, MIA 750 Johnson, TOR 315 Faried, DEN 374 Horford, ATL 560 Rebounds G OFF DEF 72 239 654 73 255 603 78 265 649 75 212 634 72 294 514 76 252 583 66 269 434 76 253 549 72 185 546 70 210 484

Howard, LAL Vucevic, ORL Asik, HOU Lee, GOL Randolph, MEM Evans, Bro Chandler, NYK Hickson, POR Horford, ATL Cousins, SAC

FGA 454 499 764 737 525 712 1332 570 677 1030 TOT 893 858 914 846 808 835 703 802 731 694

AVG 28.6 28.3 27.0 26.9 25.9 23.4 22.5 21.3 21.1 19.4 19.1 18.8 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.2 18.0 18.0 17.8 17.8 PCT .639 .575 .575 .573 .568 .567 .563 .553 .552 .544 AVG 12.4 11.8 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.2 9.9

Assists Rondo, BOS Paul, LAC Vasquez, NOR Jr. Holiday, PHL Williams, Bro Parker, SAN Rubio, MIN Westbrook, OKC Nelson, ORL James, MIA

G AST AVG 38 420 11.1 65 626 9.6 76 698 9.2 73 610 8.4 74 565 7.6 63 473 7.5 52 390 7.5 78 585 7.5 56 413 7.4 74 536 7.2

CARY CRUSH SEEKS PLAYERS Cary Crush Fastpitch Softball has openings for 14U pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders. More information can be found at www.CaryCrush.org or by contacting Jim Rathe at 847-800-5739 or jrathe03@gmail.com.

ILLINOIS FUSION 18U OPENINGS The Illinois Fusion 18U girls fastpitch softball team is looking for two to three players to fill its roster for the 2012-13 season. Anyone interested in setting up a tryout or needing additional information, please contact Jason Peters at 815-404-6218, or by email at illinoisfusionfastpitch@gmail.com, or visit the Illinois Fusion Fastpitch Softball page on facebook.

GOLF SENIORS LEAGUE The Chapel Hill Monday Morning Seniors Golf League is inviting men (ages 55 and older) to join its spring league for 2013. For more information, contact Bob Kelly at 847-220-8174.

BASEBALL WOODSTOCK LIGHTNING 13U PLAYER NEEDED The Woodstock Lightning is looking for one additional player for its 2013 13U team. Please contact Coach Scott Beck at 847-344-5624.

WOODSTOCK LIGHTNING 14U PLAYER NEEDED The Woodstock Lightning is looking for one additional player for its 2013 14U team. Please contact Coach Mike Turner at 262-422-5663.

9:56 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington 10:07 a.m.- 7 a.m. — John Merrick, Thorbjorn Olesen, D.A. Points 10:18 a.m.-7:11 a.m. — Craig Stadler, Ben Curtis, a-Michael Weaver 10:29 a.m.-7:22 a.m. — Mark O’Meara, Martin Laird, Jamie Donaldson 10:40 a.m.-7:33 a.m. — Paul Lawrie, Thomas Bjorn, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 10:51 a.m.-7:44 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, George Coetzee, a-Alan Dunbar 11:13 a.m.-7:55 a.m. — Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney 11:24 a.m.-8:06 a.m. — Ben Crenshaw, Matteo Manassero, a-Guan Tianlang 11:35 a.m.-8:17 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Lucas Glover, Henrik Stenson 11:46 a.m.-8:28 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt, Y.E. Yang 11:57 a.m.-8:39 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott 12:08 p.m.-8:50 a.m. — Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Branden Grace 12:19 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — Hunter Mahan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Francesco Molinari 12:30 p.m.-9:23 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer 12:41 p.m.-9:34 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Freddie Jacobson 12:52 p.m.-9:45 a.m. — Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas

WEB.COM TOUR

LPGA TOUR Next event: LPGA Lotte Championship, April 17-20, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii.

Last week: Inbee Park won the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second major title and second victory of the year, beating fellow South Korean player So Yeon Ryu by four strokes. Park jumped from fourth to second in the world ranking.

CHAMPIONS TOUR Next event: Greater Gwinnett Championship, April 19-21, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. Last event: Michael Allen won the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic on March 24 for his fourth Champions Tour title. He beat Bernhard Langer by a stroke.

NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200

Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, practice, qualifying (ESPN2, 4-5 p.m.), race, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 7-10 p.m.).

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. raced to the second of his six 2012 victories en route to his second straight season title.

Last race: Kyle Busch extended Joe Gibbs Racing’s Fontana Nationwide winning streak to nine, holding off Sam Hornish Jr. on March 23 for his third victory in five races this year. Busch has a series-record 54 victories.

Fast facts: Busch is racing along with fellow Sprint Cup drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne. Harvick won the November race at the track. ...

Hornish, the Las Vegas winner, leads the season standings. He won three IndyCar races at the track.

Next race: ToyotaCare 250, April 26, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. Online: http://www.nascar.com

FAVORITE at Boston at Washington at Philadelphia Montreal Pittsburgh at Detroit St. Louis at Winnipeg at Los Angeles

+120 +105 +105 +125 +145 +150

NBA LINE UNDERDOG 6 at Bulls 4 at Golden State NHL LINE UNDERDOG -180 N.Y. Islanders -190 Carolina -135 Ottawa -140 at Buffalo -135 at Tampa Bay -110 San Jose -115 at Minnesota -165 Florida -260 Colorado

LINE +160 +165 +115 +120 +115 -110 -105 +145 +220

TRANSACTIONS PROS

NRA 500

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 300

FAVORITE New York Oklahoma City

LINE +125 +155

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX–Activated SS Stephen Drew from the seven-day concussion DL. Optioned SS Jose Iglesias to Pawtucket (IL). Placed RHP John Lackey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 7. Recalled RHP Alex Wilson from Pawtucket.

TEXAS RANGERS–Placed LHP Matt Harrison on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Justin Grimm Round Rock (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS–Claimed OF Casper Wells off waivers from Seattle.

Designated RHP Alex Burnett for assignment.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES–Acquired RHP Luis Ayala from Baltimore for LHP Chris Jones CINCINNATI REDS–Placed LHP Sean Marshall on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 8. Recalled RHP Logan Ondrusek from Pensacola (SL).

American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS–Signed INF Brian Myrow and INF German Duran.

LAREDO LEMURS–Released RHP Alex Jones. Signed LHP David Newmann and RHP Mark Serrano.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS–Signed OF Dan Carroll and 1B Dennis Raben.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES–Released RHP Jordan Wellander.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES–Signed C Jordan Guida.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS–Signed OF Jamar Walton.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS–Signed RHP David Filak.

QUEBEC CAPITALES–Signed OF Royce Consigli, RHP Jeff Kaplan and OF Mitch Dening.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS–Signed RHP Jim Schult.

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES–Signed INF Cam Kneeland and 1B Brett Flowers.

Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS–Signed OF Runey Davis and RHP David Kubiak to contract extensions.

FLORENCE FREEDOM–Signed RHP Dan Jensen.

FRONTIER GREYS–Signed RHP Joe Zeller.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS–Signed RHP Shawn Sanford.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS–Signed G Chilo Rachal.

CINCINNATI BENGALS–Released CB Jason Allen.

HOUSTON TEXANS–Agreed to terms with LB Tim Dobbins on a one-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Signed DL Tommy Kelly.

OAKLAND RAIDERS–Re-signed CB Joselio Hanson.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS–Signed F John Kurtz to a one-year entry-level contract. Assigned LW Max Friberg to Norfolk (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Signed F Lukas Sedlak to a three-year contract.

DALLAS STARS–Recalled G Cristopher Nilstorp from Texas (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS–Signed G Peter Budaj to a two-year contract extension.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Recalled G Keith Kinkaid from Albany (AHL).

American Hockey League CONNECTICUT WHALE–Signed F Barclay Godrow to an amateur tryout agreement.

PEORIA RIVERMEN–Traded F Derek Nesbitt to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for future considerations.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

NASCAR NATIONWIDE

MLB LINE UNDERDOG National League San Francisco -135 at Cubs Los Angeles -165 at San Diego American League at Detroit -130 Toronto at Cleveland -115 New York at Boston -115 Baltimore at Los Angeles -135 Oakland at Seattle -155 Texas Interleague at Washington -160 White Sox FAVORITE

WNB GOLF CLASSIC

NASCAR SPRINT CUP Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-3:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5:30-7 p.m.); Sunday, race, 6:30 p.m. (FOX, 6-10 p.m.).

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps.

Last year: Greg Biffle ended a 49-race winless streak, giving owner Jack Roush his ninth Cup victory at the track. Jimmie Johnson was second.

Last week: Johnson raced to his eighth Martinsville victory, leading a career-best 346 laps on the series’ shortest track. He also won the season-opening Daytona 500.

Fast facts: The race is the first night event of the season. ... Johnson leads the season standings. He won the November race at the track. ... Brian Vickers is driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 Toyota in place of the injured Denny Hamlin.

Mark Martin, back in Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55, finished 10th last week in the No. 11. Hamlin fractured a vertebra at Fontana on March 24 in a last-lap wreck.

Next race: STP 400, April 21, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. Online: http://www.nascar.com

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE

Site: Midland, Texas.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: Midland Country Club (7,380 yards, par 72).

Purse: $600,000. Winner’s share: $108,000.

Last year: Luke Guthrie won his second straight event, closing with a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory over 2011 champion Danny Lee and Percy Cameron.

Last week: Benjamin Alvarado won the inaugural Brazil Classic to become the first Web.com Tour winner from Chile.

He beat Dawie van der Walt by a stroke.

Notes: The tournament, in its 22nd season, has shifted from September. ...

Lee is in the field along with Alvarado and fellow 2013 winners Kevin Foley (Panama Claro Championship), Patrick Cantlay (Colombia Championship), Kevin Kisner (Chile Classic) and Edward Loar (Louisiana Open).

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Track: Rockingham Speedway (oval, 1.017 miles).

Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne won the inaugural race, holding off Turner Motorsports teammate James Buescher.

Last week: Johnny Sauter won at Martinsville for his second straight victory.

The ThorSport Racing driver also won the opener at Daytona on Feb. 22.

Fast facts: The race last year was NASCAR’s first at the track since 2004.

Andy Hillenburg bought the facility from Speedway Motorsports owner Bruton Smith in 2007. ... Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano will pilot Brad Keselowski Racing’s No. 19 Ford.

Next race: Lucas Oil 200, May 31, Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Online: http://www.nascar.com

FORMULA ONE CHINESE GRAND PRIX Site: Shanghai.

Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports, 12-1:30 a.m.), Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports, 12-1:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 1 a.m. (NBC Sports, 12:30-3 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.).

Track: Shanghai International Circuit (road course, 3.39 miles).

Race distance: 189.7 miles, 56 laps.

Last year: Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg raced to his first F1 victory, starting from the pole and beating McLaren’s Jenson Button by 20.6 seconds.

Last race: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 24, ignoring team orders and overtaking teammate Mark Webber for the lead.

Fast facts: The race is the third of the season. Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen won the opener in Australia. ... Hermann Tilke and Peter Wahl designed the track.

The course is shaped like the Chinese character “shang,” which stands for “high” or “above.”

Next race: Bahrain Grand Prix, April 21, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

COLLEGE BUTLER–Named Brandon Miller men’s assistant basketball coach.

FLORIDA–Announced the resignation of defensive line coach Bryant Young.

HOFSTRA–Named Joe Mihalich men’s basketball coach.

INDIANA–Announced sophomore C Cody Zeller is entering the NBA draft.

KANSAS STATE–Signed men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber to a one-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.

MARIST–Named Jeff Bower men’s basketball coach.

MINNESOTA–Named Mike Balado and Kimani Young men’s assistant basketball coaches.

MISSOURI–Announced junior G Phil Pressey will enter the NBA draft.

MISSOURI STATE–Named Killie Harper women’s basektball coach.

PROVIDENCE–Signed men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley to a contract extension.

SYRACUSE–Announced sophomore G Michael Carter-Williams will enter the NBA draft.

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Beholder doesn’t see beauty Dietary changes bring relief in earlobes stretched large Dear Abby: I would like to know what the fascination is with putting plugs in one’s earlobes. I have seen some as large as half dollar coins.

What does the person do if he regrets having done this to his ears? Can the holes be surgically closed? – Unpierced in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Dear Unpierced: I spoke to James Wisniewski of the Body Electric Tattoo piercing studio in Los Angeles. He told me that, as with any type of body modification, the ear plugs are a matter of personal taste.

The process is referred to as “stretching,” and James has had his earlobes this way for the past 14 years. He says he is asked about the procedure on a daily basis. He is attracted to it for the aesthetics. The modification is a gradual process, with larger jewelry being inserted as the hole becomes larger.

James recommends consulting a plastic surgeon if someone decides to have the hole closed because new tissue is grown as a result of the earlobe stretching. The extra skin may have to be removed in the same way as after a major weight loss.

Dear Abby: I am 17, and I want to start writing a book about things I have been through in my life. My family

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips is all for it, but my friends are against it. I am torn about what I should do. I feel if I write this book it will help kids my age who may have been through some of the same things I have.

Should I go through with it or not because my friends think it’s a stupid idea? I know I’m not exactly the smartest person and getting a publisher is difficult, but does that make it a stupid idea to try? What should I do? – Con-

flicted In Indiana Dear Conflicted: Your reason for wanting to write a book is a valid one, and you should proceed with it regardless of what your friends think. It will help you organize your thoughts, and if you show your chapters to your English teacher, you can effectively sharpen your writing skills.

Worrying about a publisher now is putting the cart before the horse. While it might be helpful for other teens to read, I promise you even if the book isn’t published, it will become a treasured time capsule containing the thoughts that were important

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to you during this formative period of your life. Some people your age start writing in diaries or journals and continue doing it throughout their lives.

Dear Abby: What is the correct response when asked at a doctor’s office or hospital if you drink? I drink socially, maybe once a month. Should I say yes? If I do, I’m afraid it will imply that I drink more often.

I always end up feeling awkward and like I need to explain myself. I’m pretty proud telling them I don’t smoke or do drugs, but the alcohol question always gets me. What do other people who drink on occasion usually say? – Filling Out The Forms

In Ohio Dear Filling: In my doctor’s office I was asked that question, and my response was, “Yes, OCCASIONALLY.” At that point, the follow-up question was, “How many drinks do you have a week?” Because this particular question makes you uncomfortable, mention to your physician you indulge in alcohol only about once a month – which is practically negligible.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Dr. K: A friend has a condition called gastroparesis. Could you explain what it is and how it can be treated?

Dear Reader: Gastroparesis is the term used for sluggish emptying of food from the stomach into the small intestine. Normally, your stomach moves about half of an average meal into the small intestine within two hours after you eat. Within four hours, about 90 percent of your meal is in the small intestine. If you have gastroparesis, food stays in the stomach much longer.

Common symptoms include nausea and upper abdominal pain. It may become difficult to keep a full meal down. People with serious cases may eat so little they become dangerously thin and malnourished.

Gastroparesis has a number of causes, with diabetes topping the list. Diabetes can damage nerves, including the nerves that control stomach function. That nerve damage slows the speed of emptying. Several medications also can slow stomach emptying. These include antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, calcium-channel blockers and opioid painkillers.

Some people develop gastroparesis after recovering from a gastrointestinal viral infection. Neurological diseases such as multiple

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sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease also can affect how well the stomach does its job.

One of the first things people can do to help control symptoms is to limit – or even avoid – fatty and fiber-rich foods. Fatty foods delay the emptying of the stomach in all of us and probably do so even more in people with gastroparesis.

This appears to be equally true of “good fats” (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats) as well as “bad fats” (saturated fats and trans fats). For that reason, people with gastroparesis should focus on eating smaller amounts of fats – primarily the good fats, which our bodies need.

Foods rich in non-digestible fiber (typically fruits and vegetables) also exit the stomach more sluggishly than digestible food. That’s true for all of us. Food that is digested, by stomach acid and other substances, is broken into tiny pieces that more easily leave the stomach. In contrast, non-digestible fiber leaves the stomach only when the stomach muscles push it into the intestine.

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I’m not advocating everyone avoid fiber-rich foods – in fact, they’re good for us.

They just cause problems in people with gastroparesis.

Gastroparesis can be reduced in diabetics by keeping blood sugar under good control.

Finally, eating frequent small meals rather than three large ones can help.

Unfortunately, there’s no wonder drug for this condition. A drug called metoclopramide (Maxolon, Reglan) can be effective. But doctors don’t like to prescribe it at full dosage or for extended periods because it can cause an often irreversible involuntary movement disorder.

Very low doses of erythromycin, an antibiotic, often are prescribed for gastroparesis. Erythromycin can speed up movement of the stomach. However, its long-term success is mediocre at best.

Gastric pacemakers are devices that stimulate the stomach to contract.

They’ve shown some benefit in clinical trials. For most people with gastroparesis, however, the simpler measures I’ve recommended can bring sufficient relief.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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The Country Music Hall of Fame recognized pioneers who are responsible for the genre’s growing diversity by selecting its new class of Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement.

The trio of trailblazing inductees attended a news conference Wednesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to announce the class of 2013. Each has made a significant impact on country music, making bold decisions that helped spread the genre beyond its traditional borders.

“It’s just been a wonderful life for me,” Rogers said, “and I think what I’d like to believe I did, which is what the new generation is doing, is bring a lot of people to country music who wouldn’t have listened to it otherwise.”

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Beyoncé to perform Shain Gandee (left) and the cast of “BUCKWILD”

MTV cancels ‘Buckwild’ MTV said Wednesday it was canceling its West Virginia-based reality TV show “Buckwild” a week after the accidental death of 21-yearold star Shain Gandee.

Network spokesman Jake Urbanski confirmed the news, saying it was “not an easy decision.”

“But given Shain’s tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not appropriate to continue without him,” the network said.

“Instead, we are working on a meaningful way to pay tribute to his memory on our air and privately.”

On Sunday, MTV will air a special, “Buckwild: WV to the NYC,” which was shot before second-season filming had begun. The network said Shain’s parents, Dale and Loretta Gandee, support the move.

Gandee and two others were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning April 1. Gandee’s SUV was stuck in a mud pit near his home in Sissonville, its tail pipe submerged. That could have allowed the invisible gas to fill the vehicle’s cabin.

Gandee, his 48-year-old uncle, David Gandee, and 27-year-old friend Donald Robert Myers had last been seen leaving a bar at 3 a.m. March 31. Friends and family searched all day for them, and authorities issued a missing-persons report the next day.

The Gandees were buried Sunday after a joint memorial service in Charleston that drew hundreds of friends, family and fans. Cameras were not allowed inside the Charleston Municipal Auditorium or at the private family burial in Thaxton Cemetery.

Jay-Z’s right-hand woman will perform at the festival the rapper has curated in Philadelphia.

The festival announced Wednesday on Spotify that Beyoncé will perform at the “Budweiser Made in America” music festival on Labor Day weekend.

Nine Inch Nails also will headline.

Beyoncé A wide range of acts will hit the stage on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, including Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, Imagine Dragons, A$AP Rocky, Public Enemy and Miguel. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wiz Khalifa, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, 2 Chainz, Emeli Sande and Solange will also perform. Tickets go on sale April 17.

Walk in Carrie Bradshaw’s shoes Sarah Jessica Parker is auctioning three pairs of shoes from her Carrie Bradshaw days to raise money for a New York high school.

Her “Sex and the City” shoes from Prada, Jonathan Kelsey and Dolce Vita will be sold alongside Elvis Presley’s brown leather boots, Shaquille O’Neal basketball shoes – size 22 – and pink platforms that Britney Spears wore on tour.

The auction benefits LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and the Performing Arts, according to statement Wednesday

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It will also feature Madonna’s leopard-print boots, Sylvester Stallone’s fur ones and Eminem’s white sneakers.

The sale starts on Apr. 24.

Malawi criticizes Madonna The Malawi government issued an angry attack on the pop diva Madonna Wednesday, alleging she expected to be granted VIP treatment during her controversial tour to this southern African country last week.

A strongly-worded statement issued Wednesday by the president’s office, State House, in the capital, Lilongwe, accused Madonna of using her fame and money to press the government of Malawi to give her VIP treatment.

“Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician.

But that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment. Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory,” said the statement, signed by State House Press Officer Tusekele Mwanyongo, apparently referring to the singer’s annoyance at being stripped of her VIP status on departure from Malawi last Saturday.

Madonna, who has had VIP treatment during her previous visits – including when she jetted into the country on April 1 – was apparently surprised when she and her travelling party had to line up with ordinary passengers and be frisked by airport security.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor Joel Grey is 81. Actress Louise Lasser is 74. Actor Peter Riegart is 66. Actor Meshach Taylor (“Designing Women,” “Dave’s World”) is 66. Actor Bill Irwin is 63. Country singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is 56. Guitarist Nigel Pulsford (Bush) is 52.

Country singer Steve Azar is 49. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 47. Bassist Dylan Keefe of Marcy Playground is 43. Rapper David Banner is 39. Drummer Chris Gaylor of All-American Rejects is 34. Singer Joss Stone is 26. Actress Kaitlyn Jenkins (“Bunheads”) is 21.

“There’s no inventory left, we’ve sold it all. Now we don’t have enough homes for buyers.”

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8BUSINESS ROUNDUP Main Stay Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala planned H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

ABC Supply of Mundelein worker Sebastian Cieslak (lower right) operates a lift loaded with building materials at the Ryland Homes Talamore townhomes project on Williams Drive in Huntley.

Housing rebound New home building sign of real estate recovery

By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – After a long hibernation, new homes are starting to spring up in McHenry County in another sign of the real estate market’s recovery.

After the housing bust, new home purchases dropped significantly as buyers found irresistible deals on foreclosures and short sales of existing homes. But the county’s dwindling supply of existing homes, combined with low interest rates and pent up demand, have buyers once again considering new homes.

“Today’s home buyer is looking for quality construction, lower maintenance costs, better floor plans and energy savings,” said Rebekka Koehl, vice president of marketing for Ryland Homes Chicago. “These desires bring them to new construction.”

Ryland Homes has two new sales centers in McHenry County. The company is selling new homes in five communities in McHenry County, including Ashton Pointe and Bryn Mawr in Crystal Lake and Talamore in Huntley.

The city of Crystal Lake expects to see revenue from building permits jump 18.5 percent in the next year, according to its lastest budget. The city has already seen an uptick in new home construction, though it remains modest compared to the building boom of early 1990s.

In 2012, the city approved 18 permits for new single-family homes.

Seven permits were issued in the first quarter of 2013, putting the city on pace to surpass last year’s total, said Erik Morimoto, director of engineering and building for Crystal Lake.

Soaring rental rates are also pushing some to buy, said John Carroll, division president of Ryland Homes Chicago.

“Rental costs in the Chicago market are high,” he said. “According to Trulia, after only three years, a homeowner would pay 33 percent less in

UNION – Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program’s annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala will be from 5:30 to 11 p.m. May 3 at Donley’s Village Hall Banquets, 8512 S. Union Road, Union.

This year’s event, “Animal Tales,” will feature renowned storyteller Jim May along with dinner, auction, and special presentation by Main Stay students. Auction items include Blackhawks playoff tickets, custom jewelry by Studio 2015, and an in-home wine tasting with Andy Andresky of 1776 Restaurant.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Main Stay, a nonprofit organization in Richmond that provides equine and animalassisted therapeutic activities to people with special needs.

Main Stay encourages, enriches and empowers individuals through the therapeutic benefits of horses, animals and nature in an uplifting and nurturing setting.

For event tickets or sponsorship information, call 815-6539374 or visit www.mstrp.org.

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Carpenter Joe Tromp carries framing lumber while working a Ryland Homes Talamore in Huntley. housing costs than a renter and 50 percent less after seven years.”

Buyers can still find deals and incentives on new homes.

KLM Builders Inc., a homebuilder in Spring Grove, is offering buyers a $10,000 kitchen upgrade that includes gourmet appliances and granite countertops. The incentive also can be used elsewhere in the home or to help with a down payment. Last year, the company offered a free 2012 Toyota Prius to new home buyers.

“Inquiries have doubled or tripled from this time last year,” KLM President Kim Meier said. “A lot more people are thinking of new homes because they see some light at the end of the tunnel.”

He pointed specifically to low interest rates and lower prices.

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NEW YORK – Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology companies.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 128 points, or 0.9 percent, to 14,802. It was the Dow’s third gain in a row.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 19 points to 1,587, or 1.2 percent. The Dow and S&P both closed at record highs.

The Nasdaq composite posted even bigger gains thanks to the surge in tech stocks. That index was up 59 points.

Networking equipment and semiconductor makers soared after Adtran, a network communication company, reported a surge in profits, suggesting that businesses are spending more on tech upgrades.

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McHenry County’s highest and lowest priced homes Lowest: A one-bedroom home at 5221 West Lane in McCullom Lake is for sale for $18,540. The house, as seen listed on www.realtor.com, has 588 square feet and four rooms, including one bedroom and one bathroom. It was built in 1935.

Highest: A five-bedroom luxury home at 799 Plum Tree Road in Barrington Hills is for sale for just under $5.2 million. The house, located on 11.5 acres, has five full bathrooms and two half baths, as seen listed on www.coldwellbankerpreviews. com. The listing said the house is “one of Barrington Hills’ most significant estates” and describes it as a “nobly secluded ... brick masterpiece” with “an atmosphere of incomparable elegance.”

Source: Midwest Real Estate Data, www.coldwellbankerpreviews.com, www.realtor.com; as of April 8.

TWIN LAKES, Wis. – The Richmond/Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce will host its 20th annual Golf Outing May 22 at Twin Lakes Country Club, 1230 Legion Drive, Twin Lakes, Wis. May 3 is the deadline for the early-bird special, which includes golf and cart, lunch and dinner for $99. There will be a noon scramble start.

Enter for your chance win $1,000 in the “Chopper Ball Drop.” Raffle tickets are availalbe at the chamber office, 10906 Main St., Richmond; Nature’s Feed, 2440 Westward Drive, Spring Grove; and Olive Black Martini & Wine Lounge, 5607 Broadway St. Richmond.

Sponsorships also are available. For reservations and more information, visit www. rsgchamber.com, or call 815678-7742.

Planning key to passing on family businesses

By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The Curran family isn’t leaving the fate of its Crystal Lake-based company to chance.

The fourth-generation-led family business has been preparing the next class to take over for more than a decade. Similarly, the third generation of the family had paved the way for today’s leaders.

“They set a good example for our generation,” Curran Group Co-President Tim Curran said of his predecessors. “And we’ve done a lot with the fifth generation.”

This type of succession planning, which can be especially difficult for families, is vital to ensuring a family’s wealth – and values – are passed on, experts said.

Even so, the leaders of many family businesses have done little to plan for retirement, pick a successor or prepare for estate taxes, according the 2007 American Family Business Survey. Succession issues were a top concern.

Succession and transition plans should prepare future generations for their role in the family business and give them the tools and support necessary to be successful, according to veteran business advisers. Failure to plan ahead puts businesses at risk.

More than 30 percent of family-owned businesses are passed on to a second generation, according to the Family Business Review, a scholarly journal of the Family Firm Institute. About 12 percent will be viable into the third generation. Three percent make it to the fourth generation and beyond.

“The key to passing on the business is in the succession plan,” said Carolyn Friend, principal at Inheriting Wisdom, a consulting firm in Chicago that designs legacy plans for families and trains wealth advisers on legacy issues.

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The new Medicare tax on unearned income Health-care reform legislation enacted in 2010 included a new 3.8 percent Medicare tax on the unearned income of certain highincome individuals. The new tax, known as the unearned income Medicare contribution tax, or the net investment income tax (NIIT), took effect on Jan. 1.

Who must pay the new tax?

The NIIT applies to individuals who have “net investment income,” and who have modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) that exceeds the following levels: • A single/head of household having MAGI over $200,000.

• A married filing jointly/qualifying widow(er) having MAGI over $250,000.

• A married filing separately having MAGI over $125,000.

Estates and trusts are also subject to the new law, although slightly different rules apply. In general, nonresident aliens are not subject to the new tax.

What is MAGI? For most taxpayers, MAGI is simply adjusted gross income (AGI), increased by the amount of

• HOUSING Continued from page D1 “They know that the longer they wait, the more the house will cost and the more they will have to pay in interest,” Meier said. “The train is starting to leave the station.”

The cost of building materials and labor has already started to rise, he added.

Many new homes feature modern, open-space floor plans that can’t be found in older homes. Others are prewired so everything from lighting, thermostat, and security systems can be controlled remotely by smartphone.

“When you land at the airport, you can turn up the heat at home,” Meier said, adding that the lights also turn on when the owner pulls up.

Signs of a real estate recovery aren’t limited to new housing.

A report from the Illinois Association of Realtors showed the median price in McHenry County hit $136,800 in February, up 7.8 percent from the same time last year.

A year-over-year increase is one indicator that prices may have bottomed out.

Figures from the Heartland Realtor Organization were less rosy. The nonprofit organization, which serves McHenry County and some surrounding areas, put the median price at $135,500 in February, up 2.9 percent from $131,650 in the same month in 2012.

But prices in the residential market still remain far below the pre-recession peak and have been decreasing for several years.

any foreign earned income exclusion. AGI is your gross income (e.g., wages, salaries, tips, interest, dividends, business income or loss, capital gains or losses, IRA and retirement plan distributions, rental and royalty income, farm income and loss, unemployment compensation, alimony, taxable Social Security benefits), reduced by certain “above-the-line” deductions as described on page one of IRS Form 1040. Note that AGI (and therefore MAGI) is determined before taking into account any standard or itemized deductions or personal exemptions. Note also that deductible contributions to IRAs and pretax contributions to employer retirement plans will lower your MAGI.

What is investment income?

In general, investment income includes interest, dividends, rental and royalty income, taxable nonqualified annuity income, certain passive business income, and capital gains – for example, gains (to the extent not otherwise offset by losses) from the sale of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds;

In March, the median home price for McHenry County was $135,111, down 13.4 percent from $156,000 in March 2011, according to a market report prepared for the Northwest Herald by Rob Schaid, managing broker and owner of Re/Max Plaza in McHenry.

However, the number of homes on the market has dropped significantly, a sign prices may start to increase.

A balanced housing market usually has about six months of inventory, Schaid said. In March, the county’s supply fell to three months, down 74 percent from 11.6 months of supply in March 2011.

“There’s no inventory left, we’ve sold it all,” he said.

“Now we don’t have enough homes for buyers.”

Investors appear to be buying up a large portion of what is available. Of the 4,218 homes sold in McHenry County from April 2012 to April 2013, 1,478 were bought with cash, according to figures from Midwest Real Estate Data. Investors typically pay in cash, while other buyers get mortgages.

“There’s a massive amount of investors,” said Jim Haisler, CEO of Heartland Realtor Organization. “They buy, rent, and eventually flip.”

But consumer confidence remains subdued despite a slowly growing economy.

“The move-up buyers still haven’t come back,” Schaid said.

That may help explain, in part, why prices remain relatively soft here while the national real estate market has turned sharply up.

• FAMILY Continued from page D1 Planning for the future At Curran Group, the older generation now running the business has taken the younger generation of cousins on trips to Mexico and Alaska and organized other events to help them get to know each other better and introduce them to the family business.

“The trips are a lot of fun and the kids get to do their thing, but then we also take time to talk about the business and what their ultimate responsibilities are and what the business is all about,” said Tim Curran, a fourth-generation leader of the business. “We want to get them acclimated because some day they are going to sit in a conference room and have to try to decide who runs the business.”

Members of the fifth generation have already demonstrated their ability to work together by starting and running a nonprofit organization, Alpine Children’s Charity. The organization has raised about $1.25 million to help find cures for childhood diseases since being founded in 2004, Curran said.

The charity has given the younger family members a chance to give back to their communities and develop practical skills. For example, they’ve set up a website, organized fundraising events, and sought donations from business executives.

“At the time it started, they were young teens,” Curran said. “It was really impressive to watch.”

FINANCE Paula Dorion-Gray capital gains distributions from mutual funds; gains from the sale of interests in partnerships and S corporations (to the extent you were a passive owner), and gains from the sale of investment real estate (including gains from the sale of a second home that’s not a primary residence).

Gains from the sale of a primary residence also may be subject to the tax, but only to the extent the gain exceeds the amount you can exclude from gross income for regular income tax purposes. For example, the first $250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a married couple) of gain recognized on the sale of a principal residence is generally excluded for regular income tax purposes, and is therefore also excluded from the NIIT. Investment income does not include wages, unemployment compensation, operating income from a non-passive business, interest on tax exempt bonds, veterans benefits, or distributions from IRAs and

most retirement plans (e.g., 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans, defined benefit plans, ESOPs, 403(b) plans, SIMPLE plans, SEPs, and 457(b) plans).

Net investment income is your investment income reduced by certain expenses properly allocable to the income – for example, investment advisory and brokerage fees, investment interest expenses, expenses related to rental and royalty income, and state and local income taxes.

How is the tax calculated?

The tax is equal to 3.8 percent of the lesser of (a) your net investment income, or (b) your MAGI in excess of the statutory dollar amount that applies to you based on your tax filing status. So, effectively, you’ll be subject to the additional 3.8 percent tax only if your MAGI exceeds the dollar thresholds mentioned above.

Example: Sybil, who is single, has wages of $180,000 and $15,000 of dividends and capital gains. Sybil’s MAGI is $195,000, which is less than the $200,000 statutory threshold.

Sybil is not subject to the NIIT. Example: Mary and Matthew have $180,000 of wages. They also

received $90,000 from a passive partnership interest, which is considered net investment income.

Their MAGI is $270,000, which exceeds the threshold for married taxpayers filing jointly by $20,000.

The NIIT is based on the lesser of $20,000 (the amount by which their MAGI exceeds the $250,000 threshold) or $90,000 (their net investment income). Mary and Matthew owe NIIT of $760 ($20,000 x 3.8%).

The NIIT is subject to the estimated tax rules. You may need to adjust your income tax withholding or estimated payments to avoid underpayment penalties.

All just as simple as any other part of our tax code. (LOL).

• Paula Dorion-Gray, CFP, is a registered representative of Securities America Inc., member FINRA/ SIPC. Please send any financial questions you wish to have answered in this column to DorionGray Retirement Planning, Inc., 2602 Route 176, Crystal Lake, 60014.

You may also fax them to 815-4554989 or email paula@doriongray. com.

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

An available townhome is advertised with a sign in the Talamore development on Cummings Street in Huntley.

Taylor Morrison rises in first day as public company The Associated Press NEW YORK – Shares of Taylor Morrison Home Corp. rose in its debut as a publicly traded company. The homebuilder’s entry on the New York Stock Exchange comes on the same day that another homebuilder filed for an initial public offering, further proof that companies are riding the continued housing recovery back to the public markets.

Taylor Morrison’s stock gained $1.04, or 4.7 percent, to $23.04 Wednesday. The initial public offering of 23.8 million shares was priced at $22 each, the high end of its expected range.

The company’s IPO follows home-

Preparing for transition Depending on the complexity of the business, planning for succession can take years and cost thousands of dollars. But the end result may well save the family business.

Leadership transitions are “one of the most disruptive events a company can go through,” said Christine Mooney, assistant professor of management at Northern Illinois University’s College of Business.

Advance planning, with clear and open communication throughout the process, can make these generational transitions easier, Mooney said.

Large public companies, such as General Electric, often set up a horse race among executives for the top spot. While this approach has worked for GE, pitting family members against each other is likely to create discord, Mooney said. And forcing a reluctant child to take over the family business could backfire.

“We see large companies mess it up all the time,” she said. “But there are some best practices. Familyowned businesses must create plans and put structures in place for succession.”

Letting go Giving up control is a common problem for business owners facing retirement.

“A lot of leaders, especially founders, have trouble letting go,” said Harry McCabe, owner of exit and succession planning firm Harry McCabe Advisors in Chicago. “For them, ‘retirement’ is a bad word.”

Others agreed, underscoring the prevalence of the issue.

This tendency often complicates

builder TRI Pointe Homes Inc. in January, real estate investor Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp. in December and real estate services provider Realogy Holdings Inc. in October.

And on Wednesday William Lyon Homes said in a regulatory filing that it plans to raise up to $200 million from a proposed IPO. It did not disclose how many shares would be in the offering, or what the expected price range would be.

Recent data has shown a strengthening housing market. Job gains and mortgage rates near record lows have helped lift home sales, more than six years after the housing market began to collapse.

Taylor Morrison’s offering raised

the decision-making process, said James Weiner, who works with his wife, Friend, at Inheriting Wisdom.

“No one else can move on until they move on,” Weiner said.

McCabe, the author of “Pass It On: The Entrepreneur’s Succession Playbook,” said reluctance to hand over the reigns is natural, but has the potential to derail the succession process.

Others take a different approach.

When Jack Curran retired from his family-owned holding company based in Crystal Lake, he walked away completely.

“He knew that to stay involved ... would eat him alive,” said son Tim Curran, who runs the family-owned holding company with his brother, Mike Curran.

Not all transitions go smoothly.

Family negotiations can be so complicated that McCabe said he often hires a psychologist or social worker to consult on cases.

Family discussions involving the business and money can turn personal and may be uncomfortable, but owners “shouldn’t be afraid of succession planning,” Friend said.

Having plans in place for the future of the business can make a significant difference.

McCabe recommends assessing the value of the business, locking up key employees through deferred compensation agreements, and making sure the company’s books are accurate and in good order.

Talks on succession planning should start about three to five years before retirement, McCabe said.

“I encourage every private business owner to look down this path,”

$523.6 million. The banks managing the deal may buy more 3.6 million shares, adding to the proceeds. The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that after the IPO it plans to sell up to $500 million in debt for general corporate purposes.

The Scottsdale, Ariz., company operates its namesake brand and Darling Homes in the U.S. and Monarch in Canada. It booked $1.44 billion in revenue last year and closed on 4,014 homes. The company sells homes ranging from $120,000 to more than $1 million, targeting first- and second-time buyers.

Taylor Morrison is trading on the NYSE under the “TMHC” ticker symbol.

he said. “Ideally, every business plan should have an exit strategy.”

Limited pool of potential leaders Public companies often have a large pool of potential CEOs, but smaller family-owned businesses have a much more limited selection of future leaders, said Henry Krasnow, founder of the Chicago law firm Krasnow Saunders Kaplan & Beninati LLP, and author of the book “Your Lawyer: An Owner’s Manual.”

Keeping the business in the family can make the succession process “uniquely difficult,” he said. One reason is because a successful entrepreneur’s children aren’t always interested in or qualified to lead the family business “The fact that you were a good leader does not mean your children will be,” Krasnow said. “Leadership, in any business, is critical. Without appropriate leadership, the business will stumble or fall.”

Selling the family business Other options, such as selling the business, can pose additional challenges.

“Selling a business is not like selling a used Mercedes,” said Krasnow, a fellow of the Family Firm Institute, an organization designed to perpetuate trans-generational family business wealth. “You have to be patient.”

Finding the right buyer and the right price can take time. Pressure to sell quickly might mean accepting a lower price, Krasnow said.

Rodger Brandt, the 70-year-old owner of Wayne’s Country Market

in Marengo, is ready to retire.

His 2.99-acre property is listed for sale at $1.7 million. Brandt said he would like to see the business continue, even though he talked his grandson out of taking over the family business several years ago. He said he didn’t want his grandson to inherit 70- to 80-hour work weeks.

“I hope someone would take it over, but I’m not exactly sure if that is going to happen,” Brandt said.

“I’ll probably be here for a few more years with the way the economy is.

Nobody’s buying.”

Even so, he’s prepared to sell when the right offer comes in.

Support for successors Even without the perfect CEO, families can find ways to continue the business.

In some cases, the business may be bought by the family members who have shown the most interest in the company or put in the most work.

In other cases, picking a successor isn’t so easy.

“It can really tear a family apart,” Friend said.

Wiener and Friend said they look for ways to buoy next generation leaders, such as bringing in consultants or finding key employees to help round-out the successor’s skill set.

“We ask, how can we make the successor successful?” Friend said.

Business Journal preview This story appears in the McHenry County Business Journal, published last week.

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ISBDC announces small business offerings for May McHENRY – Find out what others are doing to market their business and share your own experiences, get tips on how to start a new business or explore the latest trends in social media marketing at seminars offered by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at McHenry County College.

All classes are held at the Shah

Beginning computer training at Shah Center McHENRY – McHenry County College’s Workforce, Community and Business Program is offering beginning computer training courses at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry.

Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010 begins May 8 and Welcome to the World of Computers begins May 15. Both courses are hands-on computer training intended for older adults, dislocated workers and others with little to no previous computer experience.

Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010 is an uncomplicated way to learn how to use Office 2010 for beginners. The fiveweek course presents an introduction to the Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and covers the Windows operating system. This course reinforces learning with plenty of illustrations and practical, handson projects and exercises.

Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010 is from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays, May 8 through June 5. An evening Welcome to Microsoft Office class will be available on Wednesdays, June 19 through July 24 (no class July 3). The fee for Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010 is $325.

Welcome to the World of Computers is a five-week course scheduled from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 15 through June 12. It provides an uncomplicated way for computer novices to learn how to use computers, the Windows operating system, the Internet, email basics, and word processing using Microsoft Word 2010. The course starts with elementary computer concepts and introduces basic navigation such as mousing, the cursor, the desktop, and the taskbar. The fundamentals of word processing are covered using Word 2010. Students are later introduced to basic file browsing and file management. Web browsing and web basics are explained. The course ends with a discussion of webmail, email attachments, and email security including scams, phishing, and spam. Cost for the World of Computers is $325.

To register, call 815-4558588. For more information, call 815-455-8593, or email shahcenter@mchenry.edu.

Construction zone flagger course offered McHENRY – The Continuing Education Department of McHenry County College is offering a four-hour National Safety Council Flagger Training Certificate course from 8 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry.

Students will learn flagging procedures and proper use of required equipment through classroom activities and hands-on training. The flagger training course is available for both novice and experienced construction zone flaggers. In addition to controlling traffic through work areas, the program aims to minimize confusion by bringing standard flagging procedures to our nation’s highways.

Cost is $125 per session. To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-455-8588.

For more information, call Dee Comella at 815-479-7591.

Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry. For more information, call 815- 455-6098.

Registration is under way for the following seminars in May: • Starting A Business In Illinois, 6 to 8 p.m. May 7: An ISBDC experienced instructor will discuss many of the basics pertaining to entrepreneurship, as well as distribute var-

ious handouts with agencies and resources available to help small business owners. Cost: $25.

• Marketing Roundtable, 6 to 8 p.m., May 8: A no-cost option for small business owners to collaboratively discuss various approaches to marketing and apply the strategies to their businesses. Reservations are encouraged as seating is limited.

• How to Develop a Business Plan, 6 to 8 p.m., May 15: Learn what to include in a good business plan and the method to project your cash flow.

Learn what to include in the narrative and financials achieving your company’s goals and objectives.

Find out what your banker feels is a must have for your business plan.

Cost: $35.

• Social Media Roundtable, 6 to 8 p.m., May 22: Group for small business owners to discuss the latest trends in social media marketing and share various approaches with their peers. A social media professional will help facilitate the discussion and be available for questions. There is no fee to attend, but reservations are encouraged as seating is limited.

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8FOR THE RECORD The following information was provided by Record Information Services (www.public-record. com) of Kaneville, a company that compiles public record information from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. This list contains business-to-business filings and does not represent the entire public record. These McHenry County records were gathered as of April 10:

Incorporations March 15 - DLK Investments Inc., 444 N. Route 31, Suite 100, Crystal Lake 60012-3730, William Hellyer

Business licenses March 8 - Aprilfunbunny Creations, 1218 N. Green St., McHenry 60050-4310, Dana Burroughs Glave March 8 - Beyer & Co, 481 Melrose Ln., Crystal Lake 60014-5518, Linda Beyer March 8 - Bmi Sales & Marketing Consultants, 463 S. Jade Ln, Round Lake 60073-8162, Ivan Kenessey March 8 - Creative Childbirth Concepts, 316 Bayberry Drive, Algonquin 60102-1967, Kathryn Taylor March 8 - Girl By Aileen, 9 Joseph Ct., Lake in the Hills 60156-1590, Aileen Parks March 8 - Hedge Surveying, 900 Sarasota Ln., Crystal Lake 60014-8316, Edward Hedge March 8 - Lawrence Legal Nursing, 9587 Inverness Drive, Huntley 60142-2442, Jill Lawrence March 8 - LT Nails Hair Salon, 2401 W. Route 20, Unit 110, Pingree Grove 60140, Lam Nguyen

March 8 - Music Therapy 4 Me, 316 Bayberry Drive, Algonquin 60102-1967, Kathryn Taylor March 8 - Smart Fish, 1428 Oakleaf Ln., Woodstock 600987300, Rebecca Stiemke March 8 - Transformation Behavioral Health Associates LLC, 645 McHenry Ave., Woodstock 60098-2922, Kelly Vinehout March 15 - 1st Call Plumbing, 5301 Pistakee Drive, McHenry 60051-7956, Sharon Austin March 15 - Alternative Medicine & Chiropractic, 461 Village Creek Drive, Lake in the Hills 60156-4810, Seughan Lim March 15 - American Made Contracting, 423 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills 60156-4825, Nicole Hensen March 15 - Assisi Media, 530 Devonshire Ln., Apt 4, Crystal Lake 60014-7545, Mariwin Torgerson March 15 - Barn Frog Studio, 4710 Ashley Drive, McHenry 60050-4175, Rondasue Calhoun March 15 - Bernies Restorations, 3910 W. John St., McHenry 60050-5235, Bernard Matchen March 15 - Bileddo Associates, 1400 N Seminary Ave., Suite H, Woodstock 60098-2980, Anthony Bileddo March 15 - Braymore Associates, 304 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock 60098-3430, Edward Koepfler March 15 - D & D Plumbing Co, 1372 Mulberry Ln., Crystal Lake 60014-5060, Nanci Parker March 15 - Dumpin Loads, 1340 Cary Road, Algonquin 60102-3409, Jorge Acevedo

March 15 - Dunwell Construction & Home Improvement, 9215 Dirkshire Drive, Woodstock 60098-7600, Tony Cianciarulo March 15 - JH Power Cleaning Services, 416 Saint Johns Road, Apt. C, Woodstock 600982798, Joshua Harrison March 15 - Kenzie Lynn Designs, 4005 Tulip St., Crystal Lake 60014-2375, Cindy Johnson March 15 - Lewalt Construction, 6521 Commercial Road, Crystal Lake 60014-7949, Doug Feddersen March 15 - Luxe Organics, 1704 W. Reiche Ln., McHenry 60051-9713, Marla Haas March 15 - Perfect Menu Catering, 578 Summer Blvd., Apt. 104, Lakemoor 60051-6497, Christopher Rybicki March 15 - Safety 1st Shooting Inc, 1309 Behan Road, Apt. C, Crystal Lake 60014-2623, Michael Painter March 15 - Schaumburg UBP, 295 Hickory Drive, Crystal Lake 60014-3448, Larry Mace March 15 - Total Solution Cleaning, 4414 Prairie Ave., McHenry 60050-3756, Cesar Tello March 15 - Wilson Contracting, 8006 W. Hillside Road, Crystal Lake 60012-2941, Dale Wilson March 15 - Wolf Wordsmithing, 1015 N. River Road, McHenry 60051-5856, Cynthia Wolf March 15 - Angel Paws Grooming, 271 Country Commons Road, Suite A, Trout Valley 60013-2545, Joshua Whiting March 15 - Colorfuel, 324 Alicia Drive, Cary 60013-2247,

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Peggy Vanallen March 22 - Hydros Pool Service, 722 S. McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake 60014-7440, Jeremy Halgren March 22 - Master Brush Painting, 4911 Redbird Ln., Crystal Lake 60012-3326, Michael Mata March 22 - Midwest Goose Chases, 10917 Janice Drive, Huntley 60142-7013, Michelle Rybak March 22 - Viking Home Remodeling, 1316 Berwyn St., Spring Grove 60081-8653, Ronald Marander March 29 - Bennys Boneyard Barkery, 1210 Court St., McHenry 60050-5765, Linda Mccaleb March 29 - Computer Multimedia Network Specialist, 7205 Cowlin St., Crystal Lake 600148116, Michael Dankert March 29 - Dales Guns LLC, 102 N. State St., Unit A, Marengo 60152-2218, Dale Rueff March 29 - Dinos Taxi, 5509 Windgate Way, Lake in the Hills 60156-5862, Ajdin Ahmed March 29 - Enhancing The Stone, 4430 Highland Ave., Crystal Lake 60014-2514, Judith Mcguire March 29 - Fox Valley Feed, 12608 Charles Road, Woodstock 60098-8605, Walter Buss March 29 - Gianellis, 3111 Route 176, Crystal Lake 60014, Paul Koyanag March 29 - Harvest Dreams, 14318 Perkins Road, Woodstock 60098-7367, Tanya Callaway March 29 - JK Mobile Carwash, 1200 Westport Rdg., Crystal Lake 60014-8989, Jon

Koster March 29 - Local Marketing & Web Services, 5459 Bull Valley Road, McHenry 60050-7410, Daniel Zogman March 29 - Pam Falbo Photography, 413 Kelly Ln., Crystal Lake 60012-3767, Pam Falbo March 29 - PJF Photography, 413 Kelly Ln., Crystal Lake 60012-3767, Pamela Falbo March 29 - Strictly Sealcoating, 1432 Sherman Blvd., Crystal Lake 60014-2429, Luis Hermosillo April 5 - Artibility, 320 Stoney Brook Ct., Algonquin 601021933, David Sourile April 5 - C & D, 16 Ross Ave., Cary 60013-2808, Daisy Golke April 5 - Campus Cleaning Services, 907 N. Hart St., Harvard 60033-2231, John Iandola April 5 - DB Painting, 222 Thunder Rdg., Lake in the Hills 60156-4828, David Bjork Jr. April 5 - Hangs The Moon, 1163 N. Shore Drive, Crystal Lake 60014-5267, Monique Wallen April 5 - Jenni Marie Photography, 211 Main Street Road, Spring Grove 60081-8967, Jennifer Mumbower April 5 - Kesls Woodworks, 1814 Main Street Road, Spring Grove 60081-8809, Gregory Kessel April 5 - My Kreative Solutions, 320 Stoney Brook Ct., Algonquin 60102-1933, David Sourile April 5 - Natural Balance Massage & Wellness, 28 N. Ayer St., Suite 3, Harvard 60033-2804, Anne Discepolo April 5 - On The Spot Embroidery, 1420 W. Algonquin Road,

Lake in the Hills 60156-1452, Michelle Weyers April 5 - Platinum Appraisals, 1367 Hunters Trail, Crystal Lake 60014-2974, Joe Vonkaenel April 5 - Stay Safe Training & Consulting, 305 N. Bromley Drive, McHenry 60050-5048, Erin Harris

Real estate transfers (store, office, commercial properties) $183,000, 140 Newell St., Woodstock 60098-3339, 13 05 329 008 0000, Dorr Township to High Dollar Express Inc., Feb. 4 $1,909,000, 1301 Industrial Drive, Lake in the Hills 601561501, 19 21 176 005 0000, JMRS Transport Services Inc. to Kag Leasing Inc., Feb. 8 $3,316,000, 1 Union Special Plz., Huntley 60142-7007, 18 28 303 001 0000, Juki Huntley Property LLC to Union Special LLC, Feb. 11 $975,000, 250 N. State Route 31, Crystal Lake 60014-4517, 14 34 326 005 0000, NB Pad Holdings IV LLC to Clinton Oil Corp, Feb. 14 $440,000, 601 Borden St., Woodstock 60098-2136, 13 06 301 019 0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee to Borden Manufacturing LLC, Feb. 27 $417,500, 5414 Business Pkwy., Ringwood 60072-9412, 09 09 451 011 0000, Dearborn Street Holdings LLC to Olive Ringwood LLC, March 7 $1,990,000, 501 Pingree Road, Crystal Lake 60014-7308, 19 04 476 016 0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee to PGSS LLC, March 11

8CALENDAR Today, April 11 • 7:45 a.m.: Power Partners of Cary Grove, Century 21/ Sketchbook 20 Northwest Hwy., Cary. Information: Ryan Fain, 815-353-8600.

• 8 a.m.: Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meets at the chamber office, 2114 W. Algonquin Road, Lake in the Hills.

Anyone wishing to address the board or attend the meeting should call the chamber at 847658-5300.

• Noon to 1 p.m.: Luncheon Seminar “Protect Your Business Data,” Fox River Grove Village Hall, 305 Illinois St., Fox River Grove; $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers, includes lunch.

Friday, April 12 • 9 a.m.: Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Cycling Republic, 2397 S. Randall Road, Algonquin. Information: visit www.ALChamber.com or call t 847-658-5300.

• 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.: McHenry chamber “Never Eat Alone” lunch, Marzano’s Wood Fired Italian, 1501 S. Route 31, McHenry.

Tuesday, April 16 • 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Business Network, Algonquin Bank & Trust, 4049 West Algonquin Road, Algonquin.

Information: Laura Sinnaeve, 847-204-4899.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Referral Exchange Network, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Information: Kevin Bruning, 815-4553000.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Business 2 Business Network, Benedict’s La Strata, 40 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Information: Mike Daniele, 815356-2126.

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Outback Steakhouse Lunch Time Mixer, 4751 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake.

•11:30 a.m.: Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber Alliance of Professional Women hosts a luncheon at Bonefish Grill, 1604 S. Randall Road, Algonquin.

Cost is $15 for members and partners and $20 for nonmembers. To RSVP or for more infor-

mation, visit www.ALchamber. com or call 847-658-5300.

• 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.: Huntley chamber Orientation Meeting, chamber office, 11704 Coral St., Huntley.

Wednesday, April 17 • 7 to 8:30 a.m.: Woodstock LeTip, Vaughan’s Restaurant, 790 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Information: Richard Toepper, 815-338-9900.

• 7 a.m.: McHenry County LeTip, Brunch Café, 414 S. Rt. 31, McHenry. Information: matthew.wruck@countryfinancial. com.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Referral Network, Colonial Café, 5689 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake. Information: Holly Emrich, 815-382-1899.

• 8 a.m.: Cary Grove Referral Network, Cary Bank & Trust, 60 E. Main St., Cary. Information: Shirley Rochford, 847-341-4104.

• 8 a.m.: Lighthouse Business Networking, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 8901 Cary-Algonquin Road, Cary.

Information: Richard Sansone, 847-516-0433; Steve Randahl, 847-769-6285.

• 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Latino Connection Meeting, Home State Bank - Main Street, 611 S. Main St., Crystal Lake.

•10:30 to 3 p.m.: Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce hosts wwWednesday Social Media Meet Up at the chamber office, 2114 W. Algonquin Road, Lake in the Hills. Schedule: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. blogging, noon to 1:30 p.m. Facebook, and 2 to 3 p.m. LinkedIn at the chamber office located at 2114 W. Algonquin Road, Lake in the Hills. Information: www.ALChamber.com, 847658-5300.

Thursday, April 18 • 7:45 a.m.: Power Partners of Cary Grove, Century 21/ Sketchbook 20 Northwest Hwy., Cary. Information: Ryan Fain, 815-353-8600.

• 5 to 7 p.m.: BMO Harris Bank Mixer - Meet the 2013 Pageant Contestants, 122 W. Main St., Cary.

• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: McHenry chamber Young Professionals meeting, Twisted Moose, 2616 Schaid Ct., McHenry.

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Minutes show Fed backs stimulus through midyear

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

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In this July 1987 photo, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher makes remarks after visiting President Ronald Reagan at the White House.

Headlines revive memories of 1980s economics

By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer Believers hailed its reduced tax rates and deregulation as springboards for economic miracles under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Critics dismissed the very same ideas as so much trickledown hocus-pocus and voodoo.

It’s been most of three decades since debate over “supply-side” economic policies was at the center of U.S. politics. But for the moment, talk of conservative economic ideas that were as central to the story of the 1980s as Michael Jackson’s moonwalk and the first MacIntosh personal computer is back. Why? A pair of its leading proponents have returned to the headlines.

Memories of economic days gone by were rekindled last week when David Stockman, Reagan’s budget director, unleashed a scathing attack on years of decisionmaking by U.S. leaders, including his former boss. It continued this week, when Thatcher’s death on Monday prompted recollections – some fond, others not so much – of how the Iron Lady imposed her will on a long-stagnant British economy.

The confluence of events got economists waxing about what the past means for today, although there’s disagreement on how much supply-side’s ideas have been abandoned in the U.S. or are just awaiting their moment of return. In the meantime, there was Arthur Laffer, the U.S. economist often called the father of supply-side, back on television three times Monday, recalling a warm friendship with Thatcher that highlighted a time when prevailing wisdom on taxes, deficits, and the roles of government and individuals was very different.

“We’re back in the time machine,” said Yoram Bauman, a Seattle economist who makes a living doing standup comedy about the dismal science – and who has long opened with a joke or two about supply-side to test the depth and endurance of his audience’s knowledge.

Supply-side economists argued that reducing taxes through lower rates would encourage work, saving and investment. Early supplyside theory promised that the reduced tax rates could pay for themselves by raising tax revenues. Under Reagan, the government lowered tax rates and reduced government regulation as the Federal Reserve worked to rein in inflation. The administration’s focus on lowering tax rates for the wealthy, labeled “trickle-down economics,” reflected the belief that these gains would encourage

the rich to spend and invest more to create jobs for others.

Now that theory – and Bauman’s comic material, for that matter – may have found its moment, but it’s not clear how long it will last.

It began last week when Stockman wrote a lengthy opinion piece in The New York Times, followed by interviews, to build awareness of his new book, “The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America.”

He used the forum to go after everyone from Richard Nixon to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush for decades of decisions that he said have left government bloated and swimming in deficits and the economy on a fault line.

Along the way, Stockman also lambasted Reagan – whom many Republicans embrace as an economic hero – for the “destruction of fiscal rectitude” inherent in running up big deficits. The criticism by Stockman, who resigned from the administration in 1985 over disagreement with those policies, was labeled as a rant by some economists. But there was little doubt that, if only briefly, it revived memories of the economics of the 1980s – and pointed out how much the landscape has changed.

“I think to the extent that anyone is thinking about supply-side anymore it’s nostalgically. It’s not with an expectation that it’s going to make a comeback,” said Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist for Yardeni Research “In many ways, Stockman’s book is just a scathing indictment of how the supplyside revolution has been taken apart by a counter-revolution, by the promoters of big government,” he said.

With Washington focused on gun control, immigration reform and other issues, attention to the economics debate as embodied by Stockman might not have lasted.

But Thatcher’s death Monday unearthed memories of the economic malaise that saddled both Britain and the U.S. through the early 1980s.

It was characterized by high inflation, weak financial markets, multiple recessions and, in Britain’s case, the sense of “an economy that was producing goods that nobody wanted to buy,” said Brian Domitrovic, author of “Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity.”

In obituaries and recollections, observers recalled how Thatcher cut back on regulation, cut taxes and reduced government’s role in enterprise, to recast the British economy. In doing so, she adopted some tenets of the eco-

nomic gospel preached by Laffer. According to Washington legend, he had introduced the basics of supply-side to Nixonera officials Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld during a 1974 lunch at a restaurant not far from the White House by drawing, on a cocktail napkin, a curve showing the tradeoff between tax rates and revenue.

To Domitrovic, the revived debate over old economic ideas is a sign that people have not forgotten the crises of the 1970s or the way the Reagan and Thatcher administrations wrestled with them.

“When these great names come up, there is a sense of impressiveness and a kind of awesomeness,” said Domitrovic, chair of the history department at Sam Houston State University.

Laffer, who runs an economic consultancy in Nashville, said there are still many believers in supply-side ideas, which he maintains are just as applicable to the huge deficits and economic sluggishness of today as back then.

“I don’t think it’s Thatcher’s death that brought it back or Stockman’s resurrection,” Laffer said. “I mean, do you think the economy is doing well?”

Even now, the legacy of 1980s economics is quite vibrant, he said. Despite Obama’s quest to raise taxes on the wealthy, no one in Washington would consider returning to the policies inherited by Reagan, who lowered the top tax rate from 50 percent to 28 percent, Laffer said. And in states like Kansas and Wisconsin, many governors, most of them Republicans, are working to cut taxes and reduce the size of government, he said.

Others, though, say memories of 1980s economic ideas have largely faded. Their prediction: Even the current turn in the spotlight will be brief.

Bauman, the economic comedian who billed a 2008 series of performances as his “Supply Side Tour,” points out how much times have changed. Stumbling on such old economic policies now, Bauman says, is like rummaging through a pantry and finding a bag of chocolate chips with an expiration date from long, long ago and realizing that something once delicious might now be better to leave out of the recipe.

On stage, he introduces himself as a supply-side economist who does standup and lets the jokes trickle down, a line that wins knowing chuckles. But during frequent performances on college campuses, he notices that a joke about the Laffer Curve often brings groans or simply blank stares.

To get the joke about the economics of the 1980s, Bauman said, it helps to have been there.

WASHINGTON – A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the economy at least through the middle of the year, according to minutes from the Fed’s last meeting released Wednesday.

But many members indicated they want to slow and eventually end the program soon after that, as long as the job market and economy show sustained improvement. The Fed’s purchases of about $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage bonds are intended to lower long-term interest rates and support more borrowing and spending.

The minutes of the Fed’s March 19-20 meeting were released at 9 a.m. EDT — five hours earlier than planned — after the Fed inadvertently sent them a day earlier to congressional staffers and lobbyists.

“One gets the sense that many Fed policymakers are anxious to start paring back the size of the ... purchases as soon as the data allow,” Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit Suisse, said in a note to clients.

Still, a weak employment report released Friday is likely to make policymakers even more supportive of keeping the measures in place for the foreseeable future.

The report showed employers added just 88,000 net jobs last month. That was the fewest in nine months and much lower than the average of 220,000 jobs a month created from November through February.

The unemployment rate dropped to a four-

year low of 7.6 percent last month. However, the rate fell only because more people stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.

In its statement after the last meeting, the Fed said the economy had strengthened but still needed its efforts to help lower high unemployment. In addition to continuing the bond purchases, the Fed stuck by its plan to keep short-term interest rates at record lows at least until unemployment falls to 6.5 percent.

The minutes indicated that many of the Fed’s members want to see sustained improvement in the job market — from a wide range of economic indicators – before making any decision to reduce the pace of purchases.

The early release of the minutes led the Fed to notify financial regulators. A Fed spokesman said that officials have contacted the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The Fed has also asked its inspector general to investigate its procedures for releasing the minutes.

“At this time we do not know if there was any trading related to the early distribution,” the spokesman said. “Every indication at this time is that the early distribution of the minutes was entirely accidental.”

John Nester, a spokesman for the SEC, declined to comment on the release of the minutes, beyond saying that the Fed contacted the SEC staff.

The report showed a wide array of opinions and criteria for when to end the bond purchases, which have boosted the Fed’s balance sheet to $3.2 trillion.

IMF chief worries about pace of recovery The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday the greatest threat to a lasting economic recovery in Europe is “the fatigue of both governments and populations” over painful steps taken to boost growth and combat national debt.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the economy seems better in the United States, although she’s watching the effects of automatic budget cuts.

LaGarde was asked on “CBS This Morning” about a Time magazine cover asking, “Can this woman save Europe?”

She responded that Europeans essentially are responsible for their own fate.

LaGarde said that recovery efforts will take time because 17 countries are trying to get together for a political and financial accommodation. Lagarde also said she worries that Europeans might be thinking “they’ve done enough and now it’s time to reap the benefits.”

Most governments in Europe have been on a quest

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (left) and China’s President Xi Jinping pose for photos before their meeting Monday at the annual Boao Forum in Boao, in southern China’s Hainan province. to reduce high public debt for the past three years. The spending cuts and tax increases necessary to do so, however, have hurt economic growth. The 17-country eurozone is expected to have remained in recession in the first quarter. Countries that have had to take the most aggressive austerity measures have been in protracted recessions — Greece’s economy has been contracting for over five straight years.

The measures are taking a toll on people, with living standards dropping as unemployment hits record highs.

Eurozone unemployment is now at 12 percent, with youth joblessness at a staggering 23.5 percent.

Discontent has spread and led to street protests and general strikes. Political parties that oppose austerity measures have gained in popularity, destabilizing governments.

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Orren Pickell builds house for generations Jerry Kuyper FONTANA, Wis. – After the housing market dipped into a recession in 2008, builder Orren Pickell endured a few rocky years.

Pickell, who was based in Lake Bluff, moved headquarters to Northfield and reorganized his new-house design and build operation. He is chief executive officer of Orren Pickell Building Group.

In his heyday of building new houses and developing subdivisions, Pickell had 133

employees. He’s down to 20 or so today and building project numbers also are fewer. “We have a dozen projects on-going today, which is down from about 70 in 2005 (a high point year),” he said.

As in days of yore, Pickell relies on a wealthy clientele for his high ticket projects. Instead of subdivision development, though, today he is concentrating on individual custom houses in various locales.

Several of those projects are in their infancy, such as two in Woodstock. Others are further along in Hinsdale, Olympia Fields Country Club, Orland Park and the Wisconsin shoreline bordering Geneva Lake.

His daughter and chief operating officer, Lisa Pickell, is overseeing the custom construction of a two-story single-family house with almost 10,000 square feet of living space on the shoreline bordering Geneva Lake.

The house is on a large lot overlooking the lake with a view of the Lake Geneva municipality in the distance. “It’s a big lot, maybe two acres, with lake frontage, woodlands, landscaping and lawn,” she said.

The CEO declined to reveal what the house will cost but said it would be more than one Photo provided million dollars. “You can safely Orren Pickell designs and builds custom houses and has plans underway for several in Woodstock.

One say that,” she said.

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Carden Trust To Piotr Zajac & Anna Zajac, February 28

BARRINGTON $407,500, 500 W County Line Rd, Barrington 60010-9629, 20-32-400004, Schussler Trust To Cressey Trust, February 4 $7,742,500, 500 W County Line Rd, Barrington 60010-9629, 20-32400-004, Schussler Trust To Cressey Trust, February 4

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Drach To Matthew Northam & Wipha Northam, February 5 $127,000, 136 Ann St 206, Cary 60013-1610, 19-12-426-001, Us Bank Na Trustee To Steven Michael Ignarski & Julie Michele Brim, February 19 $135,500, 140 New Haven Dr, Cary 60013-1815, 19-15-229-007, Basilios Mourousias To Jaime J Diaz Jr & Amanda J Diaz, February 1 $140,000, 813 Brentwood Dr, Cary 60013-1671, 20-07-406-006, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Sean Park, February 4 $170,000, 125 E Margaret Ter, Cary 60013-2186, 20-07-308-009, Ginmeg Llc To Alexander T Klein, March 1 $224,500, 233 Coyote Trl, Cary 60013-1979, 19-11-482-010, Keith Wozniak To Erick N White & Carole White, February 1 $232,000, 824 Big Bear Trl, Cary 60013-3302, 19-11-479-017, Robert A Debartolo To Manfred Kirst & Victoria Kirst, February 27 $235,000, 901 Pearson Rd, Cary 60013-1994, 19-14-254-011, Szczebak Trust To Subrat K Mishra, February 1 $250,000, 835 Feinberg Ct 117, Cary 60013-2947, 19-12-302-007, Cary Family Dental Pc To Docrealty Llc, February 1 Continued on page F2

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• BUILDER Continued from page F1 The house with a cedar roof plus stone and hardiboard siding is being built for a family of five (two parents, three children) and, if all goes according to plan, their descendants.

“It is looked upon as a generational house,” she said.

Besides a finished basement, the two-story custom house will have a three-car sideload garage and another facility to store a boat.

There are seven bedrooms and eight full baths and one half-bath.

“That’s the powder room on the first floor,” she said.

Four of the bedrooms are upstairs, one is on the first floor (master suite) and two more are in the basement.

Flooring is hardwood (wide plank oak) on the first floor, carpeting in bedrooms and a combination of tile and carpet in the basement which

Continued from page F1 $255,000, 342 Foxford Dr, Cary 60013-1172, 20-06-453-010, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To David R Balfe & Elaine M Balfe, February 19 $259,000, 315 Bryan Dr, Cary 60013-3115, 20-07-381-003, William E Spears To Alexander Smith & Monica Alcarese Smith, February 15 $265,000, 376 Merion Dr, Cary 60013-1701, 20-06-454-014, Daniel Arwine To Scott Tiehen & Kimberly Tiehen, February 1 $297,000, 611 E Main St, Cary 60013, 20-17176-079, Nationstar Mortgage Llc To Srinivas Kammili & Saisudha Kammili, February 27 $305,000, 6508 Kingsbridge Dr, Cary 600131484, 20-06-278-001, Bmo Harris Bank Na To Alicia Fischer Deal & Dustin Tyler Deal, February 26

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A vaulted ceiling is standard in Epcon’s Abbey ranch model at the Maples at the Sonatas community in Woodstock. has been finished to showcase a game room (including a pool table), family room, second laundry (to comple-

ment first-floor laundry) and a golf putting green (artificial turf).

A stone fireplace is in the main

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FOX RIVER GROVE $82,500, 113 Grace Ln, Fox River Grove 60021-1454, 20-19-230-010, Hud To Cynthia J Hernandez, February 1 $171,000, 3 Melrose Ct, Fox River Grove 60021-1830, 20-19-401-006, Capital One Na To David Morris & Joree Morris, January 31 $215,000, 267 Yorkshire Dr, Fox River Grove 60021-1883, 20-20-153-007, Timothy M Fenton To Wesley W Twombly & Lisa M Centorrino, February 27 $220,000, 261 York Dr, Fox River Grove 60021, 20-20-153-010, Fields Trust To William Denne & Tracy L Dennie, February 26

HARVARD $72,000, 323 W Front St, Harvard 60033-2711, 01-35-403-033, Harvard Savings Bank To Wayne H Downs, March 1 $76,000, 1302 Primrose Ln, Harvard 600333704, 01-27-431-003, Wells Fargo Bank Trustee To Andres Hernandez Nova & Josefina Castaneda Rojas, February 4 $77,000, 6004 Sinderson St, Harvard 600338420, 06-05-228-005, Christine M Johnson To J Jesus Flores & Gail Flores, February 1 $97,000, 115 Shawnee Ln, Harvard 600333254, 01-36-330-024, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Leonor Ortiz, February 25 $140,500, 1202 Magnolia St, Harvard 600333715, 01-27-428-001, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Andrew M Lamz & Kimberly K Lamz, February 28 $220,000, 24815 Perkins Rd, Harvard 600338735, 01-17-300-003, Stricker Trust To Brandon K Walter, March 4 $327,000, 6404 White Oaks Rd, Harvard 60033-8301, 01-32-300-011, Richard R Wilbershied To Salvatore Mistretta & Irene P Mistretta, February 15

HUNTLEY $137,500, 11308 Bellflower Ln, Huntley 601427796, 18-32-126-020, Mills Trust To Bishop Trust, February 4 $140,000, 11114 S Myrtle St, Huntley 601427374, 18-33-203-006, Timothy A Popp To Rebecca M Lesniewski, February 21 $142,000, 12966 Rock Springs Ln, Huntley 60142-7590, 18-32-352-012, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Edmund Sargent, February 19 $148,000, 11236 Fleetwood St, Huntley 601428208, 18-34-203-011, Ryan M Anthony To David W Johnson, February 1 $164,000, 10770 Shenandoah Dr, Huntley 60142-6767, 18-34-330-010, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Brian R Earnest & Amy K Eatnest, February 19 $165,000, 10042 Marvin Dr, Huntley 601422307, 18-23-301-008, Charles S Crusoe To David Keating, January 31 $165,000, 10188 Hanover Ave, Huntley 601428160, 18-34-226-014, Hud To Jeff Lee Dollard & Jennifer Anne Dollard, March 4 $166,000, 11603 Wildrose Dr, Huntley 601427607, 18-32-303-001, Carrie Pass To Paul A Metivier & Carol Jo Metivier, February 26 $167,500, 10157 Ashley St, Huntley 601422347, 18-22-479-008, Patrick Hoag To Thr Property Illinois Lp, March 1 $168,000, 11051 Preston Pkwy, Huntley 601429032, 18-27-455-012, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Adam Chesney, February 4 $180,000, 10469 Lancaster St, Huntley 601426793, 18-34-405-001, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Timothy Cohagen, February 21 $185,000, 9911 Chetwood Dr, Huntley 601422320, 18-23-353-002, Tcf National Bank To David Dickson & Rena Dickson, March 1 $204,500, 10721 Nantucket Ln, Huntley 601424028, 18-27-304-020, Intercounty Judicial Sales Co To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 25 $225,000, 11180 Devon Ln, Huntley 601422460, 18-21-227-004, Gail D Bauersachs To Sean Oomens & Racheal Oomens, February 27 $228,000, 13327 Bittersweet Ln, Huntley 60142-7752, 18-31-481-003, Greco Trust To Loreb Argall & Antonia Argall, February 1 $255,000, 10037 Stocken Ln, Huntley 60142, 18-21-451-008, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Bogdan Fafrowicz, February 21 $255,000, 16307 Hillsboro Dr, Huntley 601429650, 17-34-228-001, Patricia Bahen To Izabela K Luczxak, February 6 $260,000, 9555 Cummings St, Huntley 601426025, 18-21-157-008, Nora Mae Piotrowski To

LAKE IN THE HILLS $73,000, 210 Indian Trl, Lake In The Hills 60156-1388, 19-29-208-010, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee To Wayne Grove, February 26 $78,000, 3011 Ronan Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-6284, 18-14-456-044, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee To Violeta Sanchez Marin, February 27 $88,500, 993 Viewpoint Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-4918, 19-28-251-060, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To American Homes 4 Rent Properti, February 15 $89,000, 9 Ronan Ct, Lake In The Hills 601566286, 18-14-453-043, Us Bank Na To Equity Trust Co, February 27 $90,000, 12 Larkspur Ct, Lake In The Hills 60156-4662, 18-24-351-067, Thomas M Wiley To Traci M Tomaso, February 20 $100,000, 3158 Impressions Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-6278, 18-14-456-027, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Ze Song Chen & Joseph John Sloan, February 21 $105,000, 590 Wedgewood Cir, Lake In The Hills 60156-6261, 18-26-455-038, Michael A Amato To Robert Lukasz Pawelek & Ewa Pawelek, March 1 $142,500, 205 Plum St, Lake In The Hills 60156-3363, 19-20-401-003, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 4 $147,000, 230 Ferryville Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-5868, 18-26-302-024, Kelly J Rudnick To Patrick Hanley & Peggy Hanley, March 1 $160,000, 3 Hayward Ct, Lake In The Hills 60156-6327, 18-15-476-024, Angelina O Peterson To Richard Almeida & Carmen Bazan, February 4 $160,000, 721 Parc Ct, Lake In The Hills 601565636, 18-23-379-008, Uwe F Pfeifer To Mireya Rodriguez, February 27 $164,000, 2751 Melbourne Ln, Lake In The Hills 60156-6304, 18-23-127-016, Fannie Mae To American Homes 4 Rent Properti, February 21 $164,500, 230 Wright Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-6232, 18-26-180-013, Nationstar Mortgage Llc To Francisco A Jimenez, February 27 $165,000, 2621 Crofton Cir, Lake In The Hills 60156-5947, 18-23-101-018, David Lewis To Kari Roe, February 6 $180,000, 420 Big Cloud Pass, Lake In The Hills 60156-5620, 19-30-128-001, Craig Ranta To John S Doherty, March 1 $186,000, 4550 Rolling Hills Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-5526, 18-23-276-013, Fannie Mae To American Homes 4 Rent Lp, February 4 $187,000, 3406 Sonoma Cir, Lake In The Hills 60156-6737, 18-15-301-047, Young S Yoo To Adam C Kasnick, February 15 $198,500, 1032 Mcphee Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-1575, 19-21-327-008, John G Wozniak To Abiodun Abu & Adebola Abu, February 19 $199,000, 731 Juniper Ln, Lake In The Hills 60156-4681, 18-24-454-038, Smith Trust To Mark A Landis, March 1 $210,000, 1413 Deer Creek Ln, Lake In The Hills 60156-5512, 18-23-276-070, Z Financial To Roy Papageorge, February 5 $260,000, 1 Spyglass Ct, Lake In The Hills 60156-4472, 18-25-276-020, Samuel J Novak To Alan H Thomas & Sally H Thomas, March 1 $355,000, 2 Sherwood Ct, Lake In The Hills 60156-5929, 19-19-305-002, William H Stewart To Douglas R Bolster & Anjenean B Bolster, March 4

MARENGO $105,000, 841 Buttonwood Ct, Marengo 60152-3624, 11-25-401-021, Bank Of New York Mellon Ttee To Zachary Olson & Lindsey Reddersdorf, February 26 $117,000, 1104 Cottonwood Ln, Marengo 60152-3628, 11-25-311-009, Dale L Zalke To Ah4r Il Llc, February 21 $155,000, 500 Eisenhower St, Marengo 60152-9564, 11-35-332-006, Chad H Switzer To Matthew Rohe & Victoria Rohe, March 1 $165,000, 614 W Grant Hwy, Marengo 601523045, 11-35-253-021, Wemham Trust To Brian Massheimer & Colleen Massheimer, February 26 $192,500, 22204 River Rd, Marengo 601528635, 11-15-476-013, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Michael Galante & Anthony Galante, March 4 $215,000, 6617 Paulson Dr, Marengo 601528329, 16-02-426-003, Us Bank Na To Jeffrey A Sebert, February 27 $230,000, 22317 River Rd, Marengo 601529281, 11-22-200-012, Ronald Heinberg To Mwg Holdings Llc, January 31 $290,000, 20904 Highview Rd, Marengo 60152-9686, 06-25-152-001, Erwin X Schmid To Loren A L Olson & Rita C Olson, February 5 $400,000, 8420 Harmony Hill Rd, Marengo 60152-9476, 17-17-400-018, Octavio Lopez To Scott H Ruth Trust, January 31

McHENRY $60,000, 4904 Paulsen St, Mchenry 600517949, 10-08-108-004, Federal National Mortgage

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com floor great room and another wood-burning fireplace is in the master suite. The master suite also has a bedroom, walk-in closet, bath with shower, free-standing tub, double vanities and water closet.

Besides master suite and great room, major living areas on the main floor include a workshop, kitchen, laundry, library and sunroom.

The kitchen will be equipped with restaurant-quality appliances, such as a Viking range and a Sub-Zero side-by-side.

The house will be open for display purposes during the two-week, newhome show sponsored by Lakeland Builders Association, which has an office in Elkhorn, Wis. The 2013 Parade of Homes is scheduled the weekends of July 27-28 and Aug. 3-4.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets will be available but they have not been printed nor has a price been established.

Pickell will be one of multiple

builders in the show. “We’ve had a dozen to 20 in our past shows but this is early and we won’t know for a while how many we will have this year,” an LBA spokeswoman said.

For information, call 262-723-2908, visit www.lakelandba.com or email info@lakelandba.com.

Pickell has been building new housing for 47 years. While attending Bradley University in Peoria, he began painting houses before forming his own build and design company in 1974.

Besides an office, Pickell has a design showroom in Northfield. Designed to look like a home, there are 10 rooms showcasing settings such as kitchens, workshops, a luxury spa bath, pocket library, family room, vaulted wine cellar and more.

For information, call 847-572-5252, visit www.pickellbuilders.com or email LPickell@pickellbuilders.com, info@pickellbuilders.com.

Assn To Natalija Bilziene & Vijolius Bilza, March 4 $72,000, 201 N Creekside Trl D, Mchenry 60050-5962, 09-33-456-036, Terry Castre To Amber Florek, February 28 $72,000, 3330 Cottonwood Ct 3330, Mchenry 60051-4451, 09-26-255-004, Fannie Mae To Andrew Vargas, February 21 $77,500, 4214 Sioux Ln, Mchenry 60050-5349, 09-34-277-012, Barry J Bugbee To Steven M Karki, March 1 $81,000, 4218 Ponca St, Mchenry 600505340, 09-34-234-018, Mark J Oman To Laurie D Mann, March 1 $85,000, 911 Paul St, Mchenry 60051-9479, 15-29-304-008, Cheyenne Johnson To Thr Property Illinois Lp, March 4 $85,000, 1212 Court St, Mchenry 600505765, 09-26-456-004, Thennes Trust To John B Thennes & Linnea Thennes, January 31 $85,000, 732 Legend Ln 14 2, Mchenry 600508012, 09-32-428-034, Jason J Mcintyre To Brittney N Brice, February 19 $90,000, 812 W Wegner Rd, Mchenry 600513212, 15-05-182-015, Robert P Carpenter To Thr Property Illinois Lp, March 1 $94,500, 704 Columbus St, Mchenry 600513224, 15-05-130-017, Devin Tershel To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 21 $102,500, 2615 Jonathan Rd, Mchenry 600508175, 14-12-378-036, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee To Matthew R Knoll & Melissa D Knoll, February 4 $103,000, 1704 Pine St, Mchenry 60051-7909, 09-26-234-020, Christina O Brien To Michael W Morris & Melissa L Morris, February 27 $105,000, 4717 Prairie Ave, Mchenry 600503626, 09-27-129-001, Aaron Mark Properties Inc To James E Rinehart & Glenda L Rinehart, February 20 $108,000, 5833 Fieldstone Trl, Mchenry 60050-2213, 09-33-382-029, Erica S Woodruf To Brookfield Relocation Inc, February 1 $108,000, 5833 Fieldstone Trl, Mchenry 60050-2213, 09-33-382-029, Brookfield Relocation Inc To Warren G Kuetemeyer & Anita M Kuetemeyer, February 1 $114,000, 1015 Bonita Ln, Mchenry 600508331, 14-02-454-016, Nationstar Mortgage Llc To Cody Bender, February 25 $115,000, 1017 Somerset Mall, Mchenry 60050-4235, 09-34-202-009, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Michael Kranz, February 19 $130,000, 5412 W Chasefield Cir, Mchenry 60050-5907, 14-04-201-021, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Tony Susong & Katherine R Novak, March 4 $130,000, 2309 N Ringwood Rd C, Mchenry 60050-1313, 09-21-376-016, Bmo Harris Bank Na To Lasecki Trust, February 27 $138,000, 3615 W Drake Ct, Mchenry 600503888, 09-26-128-029, Dianna Drury Akers To Steven W Demarois, March 1 $145,000, 3707 Dorchester Pl, Mchenry 60050-6462, 14-02-377-007, Jack D Eiler To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 5 $152,000, 708 N Green St, Mchenry 600505536, 09-35-251-003, Wells Fargo Bank To Thomas D Sartin & Sheila M Sartin, March 4 $162,500, 6431 Midleton Ln, Mchenry 600508056, 09-32-252-007, Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee To Richard Mitroff & Karli Mitroff, February 27 $182,000, 3703 Geneva Pl, Mchenry 600506450, 14-02-381-006, Dolores J Kampert To Edward Paul Derrick & Francine Derrick, March 1 $195,000, 906 Limerick Ln, Mchenry 600508082, 09-32-227-007, Paul R Ruscko To Christina O Brien & Daniel Torkelson, March 1 $200,000, 2106 Orchard Ln, Mchenry 60050, 14-13-201-012, Rpg I Inc To Christopher P Heatley & Denise C Heatley, February 21 $216,500, 2670 Barreville Rd, Mchenry 600506719, 14-14-400-021, Jp Morgan Chase Bank To Gregory D Winn & David G Winn, February 19 $230,000, 1020 Edgewood Dr, Mchenry 60051-6954, 10-07-229-004, Arthur W Bentz To Jason R Niemi & Laura A Niemi, February 27 $254,000, 6101 Whiting Dr, Mchenry 600501710, 09-20-228-001, Kimberly Ulrich To Mark Ferkel & Kelly Ferkel, February 28

To Michael J Losch, March 4 $300,000, 1201 Paddock Rd, Spring Grove 60081-8663, 15-19-403-008, Skupien Trust To Joseph F Klims & Chunlian Su, February 5 $428,000, 4007 Northgate Dr, Spring Grove 60081-9334, 04-27-476-016, Pnc Bank Na To Daniel V Zaremba & Jodi A Zaremba, February 27

SPRING GROVE $100,000, 1418 Woodland Pkwy, Spring Grove 60081-9688, 05-30-251-015, William T Sheckler To Pyramid Management Inc, February 28 $161,000, 712 Suzanne Ct, Spring Grove 60081-8264, 05-17-326-002, Fannie Mae To American Homes 4 Rent Lp, February 21 $170,000, 2514 S Hidden Trl, Spring Grove 60081-8032, 04-24-203-005, Brad E Muska To Alexander Polozov & Zhanna V Charniauskaya, February 20 $187,000, 10905 Huron Dr, Spring Grove 60081-8215, 05-07-228-004, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Margaret E Shoger, February 28 $193,500, 2606 Oak Valley Dr, Spring Grove 60081-8709, 04-24-176-013, Salvatore Mistretta To Daniel L Elfering, February 15 $202,000, 9204 Bentley Ln, Spring Grove 60081-8268, 05-17-379-002, Elaine G Rush To C John Uphoff & Elizabeth A Uphoff, February 19 $263,000, 3101 Monterra Dr, Spring Grove 60081-8778, 04-24-151-017, James M Kranz To Jeffrey M Giannoni & Amanda M Giannoni, February 4 $284,000, 1111 Superior Ave, Spring Grove 60081-8134, 05-07-234-001, Robert Schwanz

WONDER LAKE $66,000, 3503 Lake Vista Ln, Wonder Lake 60097-8221, 08-13-404-006, John W Stevens To Gary J Bobeck, January 31 $71,000, 8918 W Sunset Dr, Wonder Lake 60097-8417, 08-13-304-018, Charlotte V Randow Estate To Bernard Hala & Margaret Hala, March 1 $94,500, 7308 Northwood Dr, Wonder Lake 60097-8606, 09-18-407-024, Tad Fountaine To Mary C Farley & Bridget A Farley, January 31 $98,500, 4019 Seneca Rd, Wonder Lake 60097-8806, 08-13-201-004, Va To Michael W Beyer, February 15 $111,000, 3915 W Lake Shore Dr, Wonder Lake 60097-8881, 08-13-226-011, Leonard Naumann Estate To Robbie W Hollingsworth & Constaree Hollingsworth, February 27 $158,500, 8604 Pebble Creek Ct, Wonder Lake 60097-7601, 08-12-176-018, Ronald W Anderson To Dale D Morris & Susan J Morris, January 31

WOODSTOCK $60,000, 168 Terry Ct, Woodstock 600982581, 08-32-180-035, Dycus Trust To Matthew Kubat, February 28 $65,000, 125 Arthur Dr, Woodstock 600982205, 13-06-251-008, Duane D Edens To Tommy G Dodd & Kathy A Dodd, February 4 $67,500, 212 Meadow Ave, Woodstock 60098-2439, 03-32-352-005, Michael Ehlenburg To Marilyn R Martle, March 1 $70,000, 514 Burbank Ave, Woodstock 60098-4004, 13-08-329-018, Michael Kelly To Nathan A Peterson, February 26 $79,500, 1060 Castleshire Dr, Woodstock 60098-3164, 13-06-330-013, Anne E Harding Estate To Gary Gardner & Sandra Gardner, March 1 $80,000, 425 N Seminary Ave, Woodstock 60098-3431, 13-05-333-007, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Stephanie Berry, February 27 $81,000, 2100 Aspen Dr, Woodstock 600986903, 13-15-176-073, Alfredo Hemandez To Juan M Zapata & Maria Zapata, February 27 $90,500, 1974 Sheila St, Woodstock 600982628, 08-32-252-002, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Ronald Heelein, February 19 $91,000, 711 Wheeler St, Woodstock 600982873, 13-05-157-010, Michael W Hysen To Jennie Tillman & Thomas Tillman, March 1 $95,000, 610 Meadow Ave, Woodstock 60098-4401, 08-31-483-004, Citibank Na Trustee To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 19 $97,000, 1180 Pond Point Rd, Woodstock 60098-9290, 13-16-352-010, Fannie Mae To Francisco Perez & Wendy Salinas, February 25 $105,000, 905 Victoria Dr, Woodstock 60098-2395, 08-31-478-070, Carl Heck To Arlene B Ferguson, February 27 $110,000, 11127 Us Highway 14, Woodstock 60098-7205, 13-16-400-011, Fannie Mae To Wayne G Maas & Lynn M Maas, January 31 $114,000, 1880 Ouail Ct, Woodstock 60098, 08-32-157-003, Timothy A Wasion To Thr Property Illinois Lp, March 1 $115,500, 949 West Ave, Woodstock 600982278, 13-06-179-017, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Deforest D Jayne Jr & Dianna L Jayne, February 27 $120,500, 711 S Jefferson St, Woodstock 60098-3917, 13-08-180-012, Fannie Mae To Malcolm Dean Whitfield & Susan R Whitfield, March 4 $142,000, 1837 Sebastian Dr, Woodstock 60098-2299, 08-33-152-013, Alberto Hernandez To Salvador Navarro Zamorano & Carlota Vega De Navarro Woodstock, January 31 $160,000, 2013 Red Barn Rd, Woodstock 60098-6914, 13-15-128-004, Heath W Luetkens To Zachary Romme & Marisa Currier, January 31 $179,000, 261 Clover Chase Cir, Woodstock 60098-4198, 13-08-351-027, Ronald C Bieber To Katherine R Dziukala, February 4 $179,000, 415 Lincoln Ave, Woodstock 60098-3232, 13-06-478-006, Frantz Trust To Joan W Ragland, February 1 $202,000, 511 Leah Ln 1C, Woodstock 600987196, 13-09-105-037, Ahmed Abatorab To Oland Investment Llc, February 26 $259,000, 1401 Boulder Ln, Woodstock 60098-6411, 13-09-276-023, Larry R Dyer To James R Gray & Ellen W Gray, March 1 $267,000, 10613 Deerpath Rd, Woodstock 60098-8061, 13-10-177-003, John M Deignan To James A Bachmann & Michelle Bachmann, February 27 $290,000, 3103 Vermont Rd, Woodstock 60098-8888, 12-21-100-011, Paula George To Karl R Ocheskey & Dianne M Ocheskey, March 4 $297,000, 348 Hutchins Ct, Woodstock 60098-3406, 13-05-405-051, El Acquistions Llc To Katherine Pn Combs, March 1 $495,000, 8909 Mcconnell Rd, Woodstock 60098-7459, 13-13-300-028, David Stukel To Richard Cunningham & Yvonne Figueredo, February 26

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Algonquin

Johnsburg Just Listed

Algonquin

$199,000 RIVER RIGHTS FOR SUMMER FUN! Spacious home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, partial basement, screened porch, oversized 2 car garage. Sits on a large corner lot. Call Jean or Debbie at (815)236-9733.

MLS#08257855 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$279,000 CHARMING WATERFRONT HOME! Love the water, boating and swimming? Then this is the one for you! Cottage with stone fireplace and wrap-around porch on 1.37 acres. 135 feet Fox River frontage with pier. Call Jean or Donna at (847)682-4830.

MLS#08060343 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$179,900 CUTE CONDO-END UNIT! This is the one for you! This condo has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1 car garage, fireplace, vaulted ceiling. Close to Randall Road, I-90 and shopping! Call Jean or Donna at (847)682-4830.

MLS#08257704 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$82,500 BRIGHT OAKS TOWNHOME 3 story end unit in a nice location to enjoy open space from the large deck with pergola. 3BRS, 2 full baths, finished family room in the lower level. Enjoy the complex amenities: pool, clubhouse & playground. Short Sale MLS#08309557 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

Jean Botts/Debbie Lovatt

Jean Botts/Donna Brennecke

Jean Botts/Donna Brennecke

Gary J Koopman

815-236-9733

Algonquin

847-682-4830

Carpentersville

847-682-4830

Cary

847-639-8700

Open Sun 1-4

Cary

$133,500 1415 New Haven DR 1415 Spotless unit with three bedrooms, one and a half baths, partial basement, two car garage. Kitchen with 42” cabinets and newer flooring. Newer a/c unit and water heater. Updated light fixtures, six panel doors. Stop by!

MLS#08273659 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$269,000 BUY NOW and move in time to enjoy summer on the Fox River & play golf & dine at the Cary Country Club across the road. Updated 2BR, 1 1/2 bath waterfront ranch w/wood burning frpl, lge deck, unfinished bsmt, 2 car garage & boat dock.

MLS#08247971 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

$24,900 TIRED OF HIGH TAXES? This very spacious home is the answer! Two bedrooms (including large master) and two baths. Lots of closet/storage space. Great location, lovely lot.

Beth Kautz

Gary J Koopman

Sharon Lane

847-942-7754

Crystal Lake

Cary

847-639-8700

MLS#08096434

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews 815-382-5386

Crystal Lake

$139,900 ON A DOUBLE LOT! Great home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, partial basement, fireplace, 2 car garage.

Quality renovating throughout, furnace, siding and roof replaced in 2002. Call Jean or Debbie at (815)236-9733.

MLS#07948793 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews Jean Botts/Debbie Lovatt

$149,900 NEED SOME EXTRA SPACE? Quad level with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, walkout basement, eat-in kitchen, 2 car garage. Storage shed in the wooded back yard too! Call Jean or Donna at (847)682-4830.

MLS#08257820 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$157,000 WALKUP HIGHLANDS! This lovely home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a partial basement, 2 car garage.

Hardwood flooring in kitchen, dining and living room. Master suite with sitting room & bath. Call Jean or Debbie at (815)236-9733.

MLS#08220937 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Crystal Lake

$166,900 UPDATED CAPE COD 2 BRS & bath on main floor, master suite w/sitting area & new bathrm on 2nd floor.

3rd bath in the unfinished basement. Deck, fenced yard, oversized 2 car garage.

Convenient to downtown, train, library & schools. A must see!

MLS#08280751 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

Crystal Lake

Jean Botts/Donna Brennecke

Jean Botts/Debbie Lovatt

Gary J Koopman

Gary J Koopman

847-682-4830

Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake

815-236-9733

847-639-8700

815-236-9733

$227,500 UNBELIEVABLE VALUE Lovely 4BR, 2 1/2 bath home with finished basement & professionally landscaped yard w/patio & pergola. Updated kitchen, formal LR w/french doors & bay window, separate dining rm. Convenient to everything location.

MLS#08281292 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook 847-639-8700

NEW PRICE

Crystal Lake

$299,900 DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE to own this great 4BR duplex overlooking the lake. Finished walk-out bsmt makes a great in-law arrangement w/2nd kitchen, BR, bath & FR w/frpl. 1st flr master suite w/2 addl BRS & bath up. Super sized rooms! Upgrades galore!

MLS#08282334 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

Harvard

Shirley M Rochford

Laura Heinberg

847-639-8700

Huntley

$229,000 Harvard Single family, 3 br, 2+1 ba. 1ak+ lot, clean & net, enjoy the screened in porch, deck: need a storage shed? put one up 480sq allowed, a must see call today RE/MAX Connections II 815-568-9000

Hebron

$129,500 3 ACRES Bring the horses and enjoy country living here. Older farmhouse with new flooring and fresh paint. Property features several outbuilding including a 60x32 pole barn, 26x32 barn and a 32x50 building.

MLS#08210096 Harding Real Estate

Hebron

Andrew Harding

Sandra Klotz

815-338-3850

815-338-3850

$179,900 AMAZING DEAL ON A GRANDHAVEN! 1892 sq. ft. in SUN CITY HUNTLEY. 2 bdrm, 2 ba, formal LR/DR combo, fam rm w/ gas log FP open to island kitchen & eating area. Mstr bdrm ba w/soaker tub & sep MLS#08070440 shower.

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Johnsburg

$840,000 CHAIN O’LAKES LAKEFRONT Amazing Price for Prestigious Pistakee Bay 4BR 4-1/2BA Lakefront Ranch. Approx 2.6 Park Like Wooded Acres (can be subdivided). High on Hill w/Incredible Panoramic Views.

Indoor Pool & Spa, 40x37 Cedar Pole Barn & 3.5 Car Gar! MLS#08098669 All Waterfront Real Estate Plus

$110,000 CONDO WITH A GARAGE! Nice unit with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, one car garage, cathedral ceiling, breakfast bar in kitchen, walk-in closets, all appliances, storage unit. Close to restaurants and MLS#08305193 shopping! Call Jean or Donna at (847)682-4830.

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Lake in the Hills

Judith Laytham

“MR PETE” EICHLER

Jean Botts/Donna Brennecke

Shirley M Rochford

847-542-9197

NEW LISTING

847-395-2300

Lake in the Hills

$339,000 7+ ACRES This hillside ranch has a beautiful open floor plan consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, great room with fireplace & a finished lower level. 36x90 pole barn with electric & 3 stalls, loafing shed & 4 pastures.

MLS#08240186 Harding Real Estate

Open House Caravan Sunday at 1

Lake in the Hills

$189,900 BANK OWNED 4 bedroom home featuring new flooring, paint & appliances. Highlights include fireplace, vaulted ceilings, master bath with soaking tub, nice landscaping and fenced yard with deck.

MLS#08306149 Harding Real Estate

Marengo

Natalie Kruse

Sandy Butenschoen

815-338-3850

847-682-4830

$154,900 ONE STORY YOU’LL LOVE Too much “new” and “newer” to list. Come take a look at this 3BR (1 used as DR) ranch featuring lots of hardwood flrs, bay window in living rm, man cave in partially MLS#08298978 finished bsmt, 2 1/2 car garage & fenced yard with patio.

CENTURY 21 Sketchbook 847-639-8700

PRICE REDUCED

$76,900 506 Navajo Trail 55+ COMMUNITY! Meet at 506 Navajo Trail in Indian Trails at 1 SHARP. View 7 homes! 2-3 bedrooms, 1 1/2-2 baths, 1 1/2-2 car garages! $45,000-$76,900.

Sq. Ft. 1,080-1,560. Affordable alternative to Sun City! Retire here!

Century 21 New Heritage 815-382-1815

Marengo

$154,900 BANK OWNED What a deal! This 3000 SF home on 1+ acres offers 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and living room with fireplace. Located minutes to I-90, there are two golf courses nearby & you’ll be near town for schools & shopping.

MLS#08255797 Harding Real Estate

Marengo

Peter Klocek

Laura Heinberg

815-338-3850

$213,000 625 Courtney Lane Immaculate 2-Story with over 2400 Sq Ft. Oak trim, upgraded carpet, Large open Kit with eat-in area. Spacious BRs, walk in closets, Full basement RE/MAX Connections II 815-568-9000

PRICE REDUCED

Marengo

$234,900 23304 Hartman Road Sharp looking 3BR, 2BA home, Large Kit, Sun Rm, Finished Bsmnt, New Roof, Heat and water in shed, electric heat, propane for cooking and dryer, Woodburning stove and more! Must See!!

RE/MAX Connections II

$349,900 21108 Ratfield Road Quality custom built home on 1+ Acre! Full English basement w/bath,bed and kitchen. Vaulted ceilings w/skylights. Dream kitchen, fireplace w/brick hearth, 3+ car garage and more!

RE/MAX Connections II

$44,900 LEISURE LIVING This is a great spot to come home to & enjoy the cozy atmosphere. Newly updated with all appliances included. Great location across from clubhouse activities.

815-568-9000

Laura Heinberg

Lu Pierce

$249,900 9901 Forest Lane Solid and Spacious 4 BR in Knolltop Sub. w/open floor plan on gorgeous 2.5 ac wooded lot with spectacular views from deck/gazebo. Shared pond. Butterfly garden.

New roof in 2007. Additonal 1 acre lot also for sale.

RE/MAX Connections II

Wonder Lake

Laura Heinberg

Laura Heinberg

Marengo

Union

$235,000 16007 Highbridge Road Single family, 2 br, 2 ba. total updated large eat in kitchen, first floor large laundry room, fire place, out buildings, 2nd floor finished with pine siding 12000 sq ft

MLS#08274806

Harding Real Estate

RE/MAX Connections II 815-338-3850

Mike Grismer

$100,000 ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED! Spacious home in need of updating. Four bedrooms, two baths, walkout basement, two car garage. New roof in 2010, new well pump. On a large corner lot with MLS#07977459 amazing views of the lake! Boat and trailer included!

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$318,000 1 ACRE Here is a stately home in Bull Valley surrounded by towering pines. The heart of the home is a 2-story great room w/FP. MBR w/2-sided FP. Big deck overlooks private MLS#08286977 backyard & open countryside beyond. 3 car garage.

Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$97,500 TOWNHOME LIVING All you need to do is move in--freshly painted, new flooring, new fixtures, newer roof & mechanicals & so much more! You will love the marble fireplace and sliding doors MLS#08056141 that lead to the sun deck. Enjoy one level living here!

Harding Real Estate

Rita M Valley

815-245-3918

Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

Sandra Klotz

$244,000 STUFFED WITH UPGRADES! Two story home with four bedrooms, two full and one half baths, full basement, two car garage. Den, family room, dining room, sunroom. Master suite with private bath MLS#08125215 with soaker tub and shower. Located in “The Sonatas.”

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$269,900 HIDDEN LAKES ESTATES Immaculate 3 bedroom ranch sits on cul-de-sac just minutes to town. Living, dining and family rooms overlook private back yard. 2 decks off family room & master. Full MLS#08311468 unfinished basement & plenty of room for expansion.

Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$310,000 DOMINION HEIGHTS Quality brick and cedar ranch backing up to woods offers open floor plan, great room with brick FP & partially finished basement with full bath plus workshop. Private yard.

MLS#08215989 Custom home designed for wheelchair accessibility.

Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

Rita M Valley

Randy Erwin

815-338-3850

Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

Sandra Klotz

$440,000 BULL VALLEY GOLF CLUB This elegant all brick home sits on one of the highest lots overlooking the 3rd Fairway.

Quality features include granite, crown molding & 10’ceilings. Family room with MLS#08161065 French Doors to sun room & deck. 4 BR, 3.5 baths.

Harding Real Estate

$625,000 20 PARK-LIKE ACRES This is a rare opportunity to own a large parcel in Bull Valley. There is a main house with open floor plan, 3 in-suite bedrooms, 3 fireplaces & fin. walkout LL. Guest MLS#08249541 house. Land is rolling, partially wooded & divisible.

Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$975,000 12+ ACRES This brick and stone ranch is all new from top to bottom. Set on 12 partially wooded acres with 3 ponds & adjacent to Conservation District. New 20x25 family room featuring windows on 3 sides overlooking the woods and water. MLS#07777358 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$1,195,000 137 ACRES Great location in the country yet minutes to I-90. Offering privacy, woods, tillable acreage & small pond. Home features huge great rm w/stone FP, large master suite, MLS#08267554 screen porch, full fin. bsmnt. 2-story barn w/loft & bath.

Harding Real Estate

Rick Bellairs

Rick Bellairs

Rick Bellairs

Beatrice Knaack

Union

815-568-9000

815-568-9000

McHenry

Wonder Lake

847 812 2961

815-338-3850

NEW LISTING

Woodstock

815-245-3918

Woodstock

$319,500 NEED A HOME OFFICE? This spacious ranch is across from Crystal Woods Golf Course & includes 2 lots zoned B-1. Wonderful exposure on Rt. 47 & easy access to I-90. Also included are 27x32 MLS#08245361 pole bldg., 26x24 detached garage & 1 car detached garage.

Harding Real Estate 815-338-3850

PRICE REDUCED

Woodstock

815-338-3850

PRICE REDUCED

Woodstock

$1,775,000 BULL VALLEY ESTATE A private drive winds through the forest & leads to this all brick home on 10 acres adjacent to Conservation District & riding trails. First flr master, 2-story great rm, fin.

MLS#07891207 walkout bsmnt, 6 fireplaces, heated 5 car garage.

Harding Real Estate Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

Woodstock

815-338-3850

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Bull Valley

815-338-3850

$45,000 BANK OWNED 15 lots in the Orchard Valley Subdision in the Village of Bull Valley. All lots are 2 acres or more. Priced from $45,000. Great country subdivision in area of fine homes.

MLS#07729506 Excellent value on these lots!

Harding Real Estate

$169,900 DUTCH CREEK ESTATES! The perfect spot for your dream home! 3.765 acres backing to wetlands. Site plan MLS#08294260 on file, septic permit was applied for. Call for more details!

John Harding

Rita M Valley

815-338-3850

Johnsburg

CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews 815-245-3918

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$19,000

BANK OWNED Railway Estates Subdivision. 46 improved residential lots that can be sold to one buyer or as individual lots. Call for details.

MLS#08173639 Harding Real Estate John Harding

815-338-3850

Spring Grove $450,000 MULTI-USE PROPERTY, B2 ZONING! Main building with 30x60 heated area and passage to 30x120 unheated area.

Office with heat and 1/2 bath. Pole barn with two 16x14 overhead doors. Security cameras, 3-phase electric, city sewer. Call for more details.

MLS#08143964 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews Connie Moffit

Union

$199,000

12 ACRES Beautiful parcel in a quiet location between Marengo & Woodstock. Close to Metra train & I-90. Plenty of trees with well on property. Bring your building plans for your home in the country. Great spot for horses.

MLS#07702780 Harding Real Estate

Paul Bockman

815-338-3850

Crystal Lake On Shore

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, beach, may have boat. Beautiful views, porches. Large wooded grounds. NO PETS! $1800/mo.

630-655-2888

1BR & 2BR Starting @ $590 Ranch Style Homes with Private Entrance and Porch

Belvidere

* Income Restrictions Apply

Quiet building, no pets. $825 + security. 847-526-4435

Carpentersville Raised Ranch 2400 Sq Ft, 9 Rooms, 4BR, 3BA New appliances, carpeting, large fenced yard, deck, $285,000.

847-381-4843 ~ 708-204-3823

MARENGO ESTATE 3BR 2.5BA New Pella windows. New kitchen cabinets, 2 car garage on large lot. $180,000. 815-784-2317

WE BUY UGLY HOMES! Trying to get rid of your ugly home, or just trying to move?

Crystal Lake/Burton's Bridge

Call Catherine for Appt to View Your New Home!

815-206-4000

ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM

Estela Becker Prudential Starck 815-540-4980

Marengo Large 1 & 2 BR most utilities included Broker Owner $650 & UP 815-347-1712 Marengo Newly Remodeled 3BR Large eat-in-kitchen, $750/mo + garage and utilities. No dogs.

Agent Owned. 815-814-3348

2 bedroom, 1 bath, W/D, fenced yard, $900/mo + security.

815-355-0358

Small 1BR Cottage includes storage area in barn, $535/mo.

Pet with deposit. 815-291-9456

MARENGO ~ 2BR, 1BA

C/A, fresh paint, lndry, 1 car gar.

Walking distance to town. No pets. $750/mo+sec. 815-568-7347

Appls, View of lake, newly remod. No pets. Close to metra.

Mark @ 847-489-6606

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms Rents Include: Water & Sewer Garbage Removal FREE: Pool & Fitness Center

Harvard. North side of town. Lovely large 3BR, 3BA. W/D, new C/A & gas furnace. Deck, partially fenced yard. Avail 5/1. $1150/mo. Sec dep req. Pets neg. 262-607-1108

815-338-2383

Johnsburg: 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar, CA, Newly remodeled, Johnsburg Schools, section 8 considered. $1,200, 1st month security, credit check. Owner responsible for yard work. Available May 1st. clauser@earthlink.net MARENGO 3BR, 2BA, 2000SF Newly remodeled, possible 5-7 ac totally private farmette.1000 sq ft wrap-around deck, heated garage.

2 story building,1300 sq ft heated. $1700/mo. 312-607-6406

www.cunat.com

CRYSTAL LAKE (Randall Village) 2BR, 2BA, 1st floor, W/D, clubhouse, pool, exercise room, $1100/mo. Avail May 1.

815-953-5434 708-261-1483

HEBRON 2BR CONDO

Marengo: 2BR, big back yard,

All appl, patio, private entrance. $750 - 900, garage available.

815-455-8310

McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181

Huntley. Wood Creek Subdivision 11607 D Daniel Lane 2BR+Loft, 2BA townhouse.

1 car garage. All appls. C/A. $1100/mo+sec dep. No pets.

815-621-5655 or 815-404-6725

patio, nice kitchen, new carpet, 815-560-7115 or 815-568-7060

McHenry - In town. 1BR. No dogs.

No smoking in apartment. $545/mo+utils. $895 dep.

Broker 815-344-1167 McHenry -Large studio/1BR some utilities included, balcony $650 and up Broker Owned 815-347-1712

McHenry Georgeous ranch, 3 bed 1 bath on crawl with cathedral ceilings, fenced yard and 2 car att garage. $1165 mo.

Land Management Properties 815-678-4771

McHenry Patriot Estates 2BR, 2BA + Loft TH Master with luxury BA. Full bsmt, 2 car garage. $1250/mo + sec.

1BR, 1BA Ranch Duplex Full basement, 2 car, $1100/mo.

Age Restrictions may apply.

Free Health Club Membership.

Pet Friendly. 815-363-5919 Or 815-363-0322

Lake in the Hills: 2BR, 1.5BA TH, available 5/1, $1200/mo.

Proof of income required 815-701-2907

Lake in the Hills: TH, 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 car gar., W/D, full bsmnt, $1595/mo., NO PETS, 847-736-9407

MCHENRY ~ 4 BEDROOM

McHenry 2-3BR, 2-3BA

Call: 224-227-0425

McHenry - Route 31 IRISH PRAIRIE APTS

1 & 2 BEDROOM With W/D & Fitness Center.

815/363-0322 cunatinc.com

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1-BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

Almost New! 2 car, appls. Rent To Own, $1150-$1250/mo. Pets OK. Available now. 815-385-5525

Pets OK. D/W, W/D hook-up, C/A. $1150/mo, available now!

773-510-3643 ~ 773-510-3117

WAUCONDA LAKE FRONT 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Fireplace, Heat and Central Air Included No Pets $1,100.00 per mo & Sec. Deposit.

Call after 10:00 am 773-759-1242

McHenry: 2718 Old Oak, completely remod., 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar., big bckyrd, NEW appl., $1200/mo. 815-790-1593

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Woodstock Large 2BR 2 Flr 1 bath, all appliances, W/D. Carpeted, 1 car garage. No pets. $800/mo + security + ref.

815-347-0349

Crystal Lake: spacious 1 & 2BR, w/garage, $790-$890/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

MCHENRY QUIET BUILDING

1 bedroom, heat and water incl. $675/mo, security deposit req.

NO PETS. 815-382-6418

Algonquin: large 1BR & 2BR, 2BA, ground floor, newer paint & carpet $760 & Up Broker Owned 815-347-1712

CRYSTAL LAKE 2BR

No smoking/pets, $800 + sec.

815-893-0059 ~ Lv Msg CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $550/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317 CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $725/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317

McHenry. Large 1BR. Quiet bldg. 2nd floor. $650/mo+sec.

815-385-8180

SILVERCREEK

Fox Lake Feels like a Condo

1 & 2 Bedroom ! !

Affordable Apts.

Garage Included

815-334-9380 www.cunat.com WOODSTOCK 1BR $595

All appliances, wall to wall carpet.

A/C, balcony/patio, storage, on site lndry. No pets. 847-382-2313 Cell # 708-204-3823

WOODSTOCK

Harvard Large, Upper 2BR

Autumnwood Apt. 1 Bedroom Starting at $695 Elevator Building 815-334-9380 www.cunat.com Woodstock Large 2 Bedroom Near Square, free HTO & garbage.

No pets, $800/mo. Call Pete Harding R. E. 815-334-2617

HARVARD ~ 2BR, 1BA

WE'VE GOT IT!

WOODSTOCK Modern Loft Apartment ~ 2BR Historic Rogers Hall, $825/mo.

NO DOGS! 815-482-4909

Northwest Classified 800-589-8237 www.NWHerald.com

Get the job you want at NWHerald.com/jobs

Ringwood Storefront Space

Perfect for professional office or limited retail. 600 sq ft, A-1 condition with handicap acc bath.

Gas & elec incl in rent, $650/mo + sec dep. 815-382-5386

INSIDE SNOWMOBILE STORAGE April 1st- Oct. 1st *2 place-$175. *3 place and up - $200.

847-683-1963

Crystal Lake Hurry Last One Left Clean Office Suite. 400 SF. Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $525/mo. 815-790-0240

Gilberts 900 Sq Ft $700/mo incl utilities & parking.

847-732-5893

Crystal Lake Hair Salon Station For Rent. Near corner of Rt. 176 & 31. Beautiful, clean, modern shop. Be your own boss, set your own hours. 815-355-5878

Family w/children looking to rent a home w/option to buy with Crystal Lake Schools 847-845-5665

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S/B/M CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC Plaintiff, -v.NELSON BERRIOS, CASSANDRA A. GALARZA, OMAIDA BERRIOS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 2649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 6, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1107 NORTH CHAPEL HILL ROAD, McHenry, IL 60051 Property Index No. 09-25-479028. Th al is im ved

ope y 028. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $162,776.11. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g) (1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding in tio

(8 ) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number C10090011.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. C10090011 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 10 CH 2649 TJSC#: 33-4423 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I523298 (Published in the Northwest Herald, April 11, 18 & 25, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SANDRA RASMUSSEN AKA SANDRA R. RASMUSSEN, et al Defendants 10 CH 2713 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 14, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 16, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6605 GALWAY DRIVE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 14-05130-002. The real estate is improved with a single level white single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor

judgm acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1019587. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1019587 Case Number: 10 CH 2713 TJSC#: 33-5105 I523340 (Published in the Northwest Herald, April 11, 18 & 25, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1126495 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREENTREE SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff,

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HARVARD Large home, house privileges, close to train. $400/mo, includes utilities. Call 847-404-7930

Crystal Lake 4BR On Fox River

Immaculate 4,280 sq ft Office / Warehouse.

Woodstock - Furnished Rooms All utilities incl. $445 - $475.

Call Bill 815-260-5259

Air conditioned office area and bathrooms Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.

Northwest Classified

815-754-5831

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BRYAN M. STOKES; THE BREEZY LAWN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 02892 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 31, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 10-05-429-003.

Commonly known as 5502 THELEN AVENUE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1126495.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520452 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106900 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW R. HUNT; SAMANTHA A. HUNT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.; BRIGHT OAKS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1034 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO

JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-12-103-040.

Commonly known as 16 RED OAK TRAIL, CARY, IL 60013.

The improvement on the property consists of a multi-family residence.

The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only.

The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106900.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520441 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY J. SAHS; KRISTIN L. SAHS; ROSEMARIE SAHS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KRISTIN L. SAHS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1144 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARRIS N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, v.

5112 GREENWOOD, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; GALT AIRPORT, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; IVAN DJURIN, an individual; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 10 CH 267 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 29, 2012, Steven S. Spinell, the Court Appointed Receiver in the above captioned matter, will at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 2013, at Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following parcels of property: Parcels Description: PARCEL 1: THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1; ALSO THE EAST1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 55 ACRES THEREOF); ALSO, THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; ALSO THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PORTION THEREOF THAT LIES WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY); ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH 1318.32 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Numbers: 08-01-300-001 08-01-300-002 08-02-400-004 08-02-300-005 08-01-300-005 Common address: 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097.

General Property Description and Improvements: The Property, commonly known as Galt Airport, is located on the East side of Greenwood Road, North of IL Route 120, West of Wonder Lake and South of Thayer Road with a street address of 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois. The subject property, comprised of five parcels totaling 172.2 acres (hereinafter referred to as "Airport" or "Property"), is improved with two runways, taxiways, an aircraft ramp area, multiple hangars, a home/office/studio, and other structures as exist.

The Judgment amount is: $16,308,160.14, plus attorneys' fees, interest, and costs accruing from date of the Judgment through date of sale and other advances, Receiver's fees and expenses, and other costs.

Sale Terms: Cash or certified funds of not less than Ten Percent (10%) down of the highest bid at the close of the auction for each particular parcel or parcels, and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours, plus interest at the statutory rate from the date of sale to the date of payment. Such sale shall be closed through escrow with Chicago Title and Trust Co. no later than seven (7) days after confirmation. The initial bid at auction shall be $2,150,000.00. The next further bid above the initial bid shall be in an increment of at least $50,000.00.

Thereafter, any subsequent bids shall be in no less than $5,000.00 increments. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the real estate whose rights in and to the real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 the Receiver or Plaintiff and is in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment of the down payment, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate subject to and after Court confirmation of the sale and payment in full of the amount bid.

If you are the mortgagor (homeowner), you have the right to remain in possession for 30 days after entry of an order of possession, in accordance with section 15-1701(C) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. The Property is available for inspection. For more information or an appointment to inspect the Property, contact: Steven S. Spinell, court appointed receiver, or Warren A. James Kinzie Real Estate Group 212 West Kinzie Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654 (312) 464-8800 or Plaintiff's Attorney Mark A. Silverman, Esquire Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 845-3000 Note: This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Andrew J. Annes, Esquire; Phillip N. Coover, Esquire Schenk Annes Tepper Campbell Ltd. Attorneys for Steven S. Spinell, Receiver 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6674 (312) 554-3100 Attorney No.: 6182512 Attorney No.: 6292602 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 28, April 4, 11, 2013 #A508)

Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 13-06-426-008.

Commonly known as 426 NORTH HILL STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520442 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1109521 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

WILLIAM SPECHT AKA WILLIAM A SPECHT; KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,

11 CH 1198 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 04-22-301-100.

Commonly known as 330 CUNAT BOULEVARD 1D, RICHMOND, IL 60071.

The improvement on the property consists of a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1109521.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520443 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD J. LEWIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD J. LEWIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1298 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 1, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 10-07-277-002.

Commonly known as 1203 JASPER DRIVE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107232.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520445 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN P. MOOTE, ALLENE R. MOOTE, WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, HSBC, BANK NEVADA, N.A MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., DISCOVER BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 1887 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 8, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 4201 Crestwood Street, McHenry, IL 60050.

P.I.N. 09-34-231-001.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common inter-

est community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Louis A. Weinstock at Springleaf Financial Services, 20 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5002.

312-263-0794.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520447 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1120285 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

CINDY AIKIN A/K/A CINDY A. AIKIN; FORTRESS MANAGEMENT INC., TRUSTEE, FOR BMK LAND HOLDINGS, TRUST; JAY KOMES; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF BMK LAND HOLDING, TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 2191 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bid-

highe der for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 14-27-402-002.

Commonly known as 4516 CARTHAGE COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1120285.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520448 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

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hiring for

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Please call (847) 658-2480

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ANSWERING SERVICE OPERATOR - Part Time Crystal Lake. Will train. For more info, call 815-477-6862 Banking

PART TIME TELLERS Fast-paced community bank has two immediate openings for detail minded people with excellent customer service skills. Friendly, flexible people with positive attitudes are desired for these part time opportunities, and previous banking experience is a plus! Excellent salary; credit and background check required.

To Apply, please visit www.amcombank.com/ career_opportunities.htm

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Mornings, will train.

815-337-8891 Call aft 2pm CDL Part-Time truck driver.

Must have at least class B with air brake endorsement and be DOT certified. Apply in person at: Mastercoil Spring Company at 4010 Albany Street, McHenry, IL 60050 No phone calls please.

Heartfelt caregiver provides personal care, companionship & dependability 3 days. Great references. McHenry/ Spring Grove area. 815-675-2579

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HANDYMAN Anything to do with Wood We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Sr. Disc. 815-943-4765

134 Cass Street Woodstock Square Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

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ICE CREAM TRUCK DRIVERS Flexible hours, daily pay.

Good clean equipment.

Tropical Chill in Spring Grove Call 847-204-4800

Health Care

McHenry County Orthopaedics Has immediate FT openings for the following positions...

Receptionist Patient service orientation-collects patient account balances and co-pays, register patients, answers incoming calls, schedules appointments and facilitate referral requests.

Clinical Technician Prepares patients to see the physicians, facilitates lab tests, provides splinting, cast application and removal, applies and removes bandages, sutures and staples.

Collections/Financial Representative Performs in-house collections duties for all patient account balances. Post daily charges, patient payment and insurance payments swiftly and accurately.

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in the back of Classified and on PlanitNorthwest.com/business for a list of Local Professionals.

(Published in the Northwest Herald, April 11, 18 & 25, 2013.)

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Y, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S/B/M CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC Plaintiff, -v.NELSON BERRIOS, CASSANDRA A. GALARZA, OMAIDA BERRIOS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 2649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 6, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 19 IN BLOCK 7 IN EASTWOOD MANOR UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 15, 1955 AS DOCUMENT NO. 296453, IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 45, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1107 NORTH CHAPEL HILL ROAD, McHenry, IL 60051 Property Index No. 09-25-479028. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $162,776.11. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g) (1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number C10090011.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. C10090011 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 10 CH 2649 TJSC#: 33-4423 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I523298

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SANDRA RASMUSSEN AKA SANDRA R. RASMUSSEN, et al Defendants 10 CH 2713 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 14, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on May 16, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 IN FINAL PLAT SHAMROCK FARMS SUBDIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD 6 BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2006R0077168, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6605 GALWAY DRIVE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 14-05-

op ty 130-002. The real estate is improved with a single level white single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1019587. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1019587 Case Number: 10 CH 2713 TJSC#: 33-5105 I523340 (Published in the Northwest Herald, April 11, 18 & 25, 2013.)

Y, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW R. HUNT; SAMANTHA A. HUNT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.; BRIGHT OAKS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1034 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: PARCEL 1: LOT 4 IN BLOCK 44 IN BRIGHT OAKS UNIT NO . 1, BEING A PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 577079, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS APPURTENANT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS SET FORTH IN BRIGHT OAKS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED JANUARY 13, 1973 AS DOCUMENT NO. 585949, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-12-103-040.

Commonly known as 16 RED OAK TRAIL, CARY, IL 60013.

The improvement on the property consists of a multi-family residence.

The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only.

The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106900.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520441 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1126495 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREENTREE SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

BRYAN M. STOKES; THE BREEZY LAWN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 02892 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 31, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 1 IN PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS, UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 16, 1953, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 270793, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 94, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 10-05-429-003.

Commonly known as 5502 THELEN AVENUE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1126495.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520452

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY J. SAHS; KRISTIN L. SAHS; ROSEMARIE SAHS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KRISTIN L. SAHS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1144 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 5 IN WORKMAN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOTS 248 AND 249, AND ALL OF LOTS 250 AND 251 AND 252 IN THE ASSESSOR'S PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 17, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 208592, IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS, PAGE 79, IN MCHENRY COUNTY. P.I.N. 13-06-426-008.

Commonly known as 426 NORTH HILL STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520442

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106900 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY,

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1109521 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY,

PUBLIC NOTICE

Y, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

WILLIAM SPECHT AKA WILLIAM A SPECHT; KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1198 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: UNIT 330-1D TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 28, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002R0075423, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 04-22-301-100.

Commonly known as 330 CUNAT BOULEVARD 1D, RICHMOND, IL 60071.

The improvement on the property consists of a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1109521.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520443 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD J. LEWIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD J. LEWIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1298 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 1, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 345 IN PISTAKEE HILLS UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 29, 1959 AS DOCUMENT NO. 361805, IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 40, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 10-07-277-002.

Commonly known as 1203 JASPER DRIVE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107232.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520445 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN P. MOOTE, ALLENE R. MOOTE, WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, HSBC, BANK NEVA-

ASING, , , DA, N.A MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., DISCOVER BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 1887 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 8, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 19 IN FIRST ADDITION TO COONEY HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF BLOCK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 71 DOCUMENT NO. 262629, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 71 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4201 Crestwood Street, McHenry, IL 60050.

P.I.N. 09-34-231-001.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Louis A. Weinstock at Springleaf Financial Services, 20 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5002.

312-263-0794.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520447 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1120285 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

CINDY AIKIN A/K/A CINDY A. AIKIN; FORTRESS MANAGEMENT INC., TRUSTEE, FOR BMK LAND HOLDINGS, TRUST; JAY KOMES; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF BMK LAND HOLDING, TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 2191 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 38 IN COLLEGE HILL, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 14, 1969 AS DOCUMENT NO. 505979, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. -2 402-002.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARRIS N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, v.

5112 GREENWOOD, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; GALT AIRPORT, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; IVAN DJURIN, an individual; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 10 CH 267 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 29, 2012, Steven S. Spinell, the Court Appointed Receiver in the above captioned matter, will at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 2013, at Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following parcels of property: Parcels Description: PARCEL 1: THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1; ALSO THE EAST1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 55 ACRES THEREOF); ALSO, THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; ALSO THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PORTION THEREOF THAT LIES WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY); ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH 1318.32 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Numbers: 08-01-300-001 08-01-300-002 08-02-400-004 08-02-300-005 08-01-300-005 Common address: 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097.

General Property Description and Improvements: The Property, commonly known as Galt Airport, is located on the East side of Greenwood Road, North of IL Route 120, West of Wonder Lake and South of Thayer Road with a street address of 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois. The subject property, comprised of five parcels totaling 172.2 acres (hereinafter referred to as "Airport" or "Property"), is improved with two runways, taxiways, an aircraft ramp area, multiple hangars, a home/office/studio, and other structures as exist.

The Judgment amount is: $16,308,160.14, plus attorneys' fees, interest, and costs accruing from date of the Judgment through date of sale and other advances, Receiver's fees and expenses, and other costs.

Sale Terms: Cash or certified funds of not less than Ten Percent (10%) down of the highest bid at the close of the auction for each particular parcel or parcels, and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours, plus interest at the statutory rate from the date of sale to the date of payment. Such sale shall be closed through escrow with Chicago Title and Trust Co. no later than seven (7) days after confirmation. The initial bid at auction shall be $2,150,000.00. The next further bid above the initial bid shall be in an increment of at least $50,000.00.

Thereafter, any subsequent bids shall be in no less than $5,000.00 increments. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the real estate whose rights in and to the real estate arose prior to the sale. 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 the Receiver or Plaintiff and is in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment of the down payment, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate subject to and after Court confirmation of the sale and payment in full of the amount bid.

If you are the mortgagor (homeowner), you have the right to remain in possession for 30 days after entry of an order of possession, in accordance with section 15-1701(C) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. The Property is available for inspection. For more information or an appointment to inspect the Property, contact: Steven S. Spinell, court appointed receiver, or Warren A. James Kinzie Real Estate Group 212 West Kinzie Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654 (312) 464-8800 or Plaintiff's Attorney Mark A. Silverman, Esquire Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 845-3000 Note: This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Andrew J. Annes, Esquire Phillip N. Coover, Esquire Schenk Annes Tepper Campbell Ltd. Attorneys for Steven S. Spinell, Receiver 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6674 (312) 554-3100 Attorney No.: 6182512 Attorney No.: 6292602 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 28, April 4, 11, 2013 #A508)

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com P.I.N. 14-27-402-002.

Commonly known as 4516 CARTHAGE COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1120285.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520448 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY Heather N. Boffo, Plaintiff vs.

Cole L. Love, Defendant Case Number 2012 OP 855 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Cole L. Love, defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for notice of publication for an Order of Protection to be entered and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Room 356, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, on or before May 9, 2013, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Witness: March 28, 2013 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (SEAL)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Travis J. Hofer a/k/a Travis Hofer; Katie A. Hofer a/k/a Katie Hofer; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00036 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Travis J. Hofer a/k/a Travis Hofer, Katie A. Hofer a/k/a Katie Hofer, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 7 IN PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS UNIT NO. 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 11, 1953 AS DOCUMENT NO. 268489, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 86, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 5616 Agatha Drive, Johnsburg, IL 60050 and which said Mortgage was made by: Travis J. Hofer a/k/a Travis Hofer, Katie A. Hofer a/k/a Katie Hofer, the Mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2006R0088881; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before May 13, 2013, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-13-00116 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I523834 (Published in the Northwest Herald, April 11, 18 & 25, 2013.)

Dan Wallis McHenry Co. Court Admin 2200 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11, 18, 2013 #A573)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PRAIRIE COMMUNITY BANK, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

MONROE E. SMITH III; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 13 CH 644 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREIN GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS; AND NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that an action is now pending in this Court as shown above, wherein the Plaintiff seeks to foreclose a mortgage made to PRAIRIE COMMUNITY BANK, with respect to the following described real estate: The North 5 Rods of the South 8 Rods of Lot 30 of the Assessor's Plat of part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 44 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 22, 1867 in Book 40 of Deeds, Page 525, in McHenry County, Illinois.

PIN: 11-36-303-006 NOW, THEREFORE, you are further notified to file your appearance in the Office of the Clerk of the Court above stated on or before May 16, 2013, and if you fail to do so or do not otherwise make your appearance on or before said date, this cause may be heard and judgment entered as prayed for in said Complaint without further notice.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Woodstock, Illinois, this 4th day of April, 2013.

by gi on April 17, 2013, 9:00 a.m. I will file and request a hearing on my Petition in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from LETITIA VIRGINIA KOVALOVSKI to that of LETITIA VIRGINIA TAYLOR pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois April 1, 2013 THE LAW OFFICE OF LOIZZO & LOIZZO, BY: Dane J. Loizzo The Law Offices of Loizzo & Loizzo Attorneys for Petitioner Letitia Virginia Kovalovsky 666 Russel Court, Suite 100A Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 338-8810 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11, 18, 2013) #A594

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY In the Matter of the Petition of DANIEL BRIAN SCHERF for Change of Name Case Number 13 MR 182 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (ADULT) Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on MARCH 28, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Daniel Brian Scherf to that of Lauren Aurelia Orvischond pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

/s/ Katherine M. Keefe, Clerk of the Circuit Court McHenry County, Illinois

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois March 28, 2013.

(SEAL) (Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013)

/s/ Daniel Brian Scherf Petitioner's Signature

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF McHENRY

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF LETITIA VIRGINIA KOVALOVSKY FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number 13 MR 128 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (ADULT) Public notice is hereby given that

Dan Scherf Petitioner 943 Golf Course Road Crystal Lake, IL 60014 312-919-8106 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11 & 18, 2013 #A591)

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING ELECTRICAL AGGREGATION PROGRAM PLAN OF OPERATION AND GOVERNANCE VILLAGE OF VOLO Notice is hereby given that the Village of Vol will hold publi

by gi Village of Volo will hold two public hearings on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 3 p.m. and at 5 p.m. at the Village Hall, 500 South Fish Lake Road, Volo, Illinois 60073, on Volo's Electric Aggregation Program Plan of Operation and Governance.

In April 2013, Volo voters passed Electric Aggregation, which authorized the Village to form a governmental aggregation for the purchase of electricity on behalf of Volo residents. The Village of Volo shall submit its Aggregation Plan of Operation to the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant to ICC Regulations and Illinois Law. Village of Volo shall develop an opt-out aggregation program following the procedure se4t forth in Illinois Public Act 0-96-0176.

Integrys Energy Services, Inc. (Integrys) is the proposed retail electricity service provider to the aggregate. Subject to the final approval of the Village of Volo Board, the Board and Integrys will enter into an Electric Aggregation Supply Agreement. The Electric Aggregation Agreement may provide a fixed rate for eligible customers that offers rate stability and a more attractive price than the rates currently offered by the utility. The offer would begin in July 2013.

All eligible utility customers in the Village's aggregate will be included unless they opt out. All customers eligible to be included in the Village's aggregate will receive a mailing notifying them of their right to opt out. The Notice will fully explain the rates, terms and conditions and general information regarding the Program. If a customer does not wish to be included in the program, the customer will have 14 days to opt out of the program free of charge by returning an enclosed post card or calling a toll free telephone number.

New customers moving into Volo will be included in the aggregate unless they exercise their right to opt out of the aggregate. Customers moving within the village will retain their status at the original rate.

Aggregate customers will continue to receive one bill from ComEd. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.

Bonnie Rydberg Village Clerk Village of Volo (Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 2013 #A625)

PUBLIC NOTICE BID NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR CARY COMMUNITY

Thursday, April 11, 2013 • Page F7 CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 26 The Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 Board of Education is accepting bids for Security Upgrades at Briargate Elementary School, Cary Junior High School, Deer Path Elementary School and Three Oaks Elementary School.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Scope of Work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary for the installation of new security system components, including card access system and intercom system, and the associated door hardware at four (4) District Schools as indicated in Bid Documents.

Refer to the Contract Documents for additional information related to the bid package Scope of Work.

PROJECT SCHEDULE The work is to be performed at Briargate Elementary School at 100 S. Wulff, Cary Junior High School at 2109 Crystal Lake Road, Deer Path Elementary School at 2211 Crystal Lake Road, and Three Oaks Elementary School, 1514 Three Oaks Road, in Cary, Illinois. Work is scheduled to take place from June 2013 through August 2013.

Complete sets of the Bid Documents may be obtained on April 17, 2013 from the District's Architect, Cashman Stahler Group, Inc. by emailing a request to Gregory Stahler at gstahler@cashmanstahler.com. Bid Documents will be made available to all Bidders who confirm they meet or exceed the District's bid qualifications.

A Pre-Bid meeting and facility tours will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the District Administrative Center, 2115 Crystal Lake Road, in Cary, Illinois.

All bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid meeting and facility tours.

g bid qualifications. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish construction performance and payment bonds in the full amount of the contract.

The Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 Board of Education is not obligated to accept the lowest or any other bid and reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities and irregularities in bidding procedures and to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, or to accept any bid that in its sole opinion best serves the interests of the School District, as determined by the District.

In evaluating bids, the Owner shall consider the qualifications of the Bidders, conformity with the Bid Documents, terms of delivery, quality and serviceability, or any other factors when considered the award of the bid.

The District may conduct such investigations as deemed necessary to assist in the evaluation of any bid and to establish the responsibility, qualifications and financial ability of the bidders to furnish the goods and special services in accordance with the Contract Documents to the District's satisfaction within the prescribed time.

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 2013 #A655)

ting CREATING GIFTS located at 814 WIGGINTON DRIVE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 Dated April 5, 2013. /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013 #A642)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 5, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as FUN WITH ICING CUPCAKES, CAKES AND MORE

BY JULIE ANN located at 3102 W. LINCOLN ROAD, MCHENRY, IL 60051 Dated April 5, 2013. /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013 #A622)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE BOOK #18124-A Public Notice is hereby given that on September 10, 2012, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, concerning the business known as CLIPPERS MOBILE CROOMING located at 1807 BEECHNUT DR., HOLIDAY HILLS, IL 60051 which certificate sets forth the following changes in the operation thereof:

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 27, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as IMPERFECTIONS STUDIO located at 4708 WILLIAM STREET, MCHENRY, IL 60051 Dated March 27, 2013. /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk

WITHDRAWAL OF NAME. Dated April 8, 2013.

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013 #A640)

The public bid opening is anticipated at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in the District Administrative Center located at 2115 Crystal Lake Road, Cary, Illinois.

Prior to the public bid opening, sealed bids will be received by 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the District Administrative Center.

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013 #A644)

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Each bid submission must include a Bid Form, Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the base bid, a fully executed Contractor Qualification Statement (AIA Form A305) and all additional requested documentation confirming the Contractor meets all District

Public Notice is hereby given that on April 5, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as

Public Notice is hereby given that on April 5, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as

/s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

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By PHILLIP ALDER Newspaper Enterprise Association

Colin Hay, a Scottishborn musician who came to prominence as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, said, “I don’t walk off and come back for encores. I igure I can add four weeks to my life that way.”

In a bridge column, though, encores can help to reinforce the point being made by the writer.

When the dealer opens one of a suit and two passes follow, if fourth hand overcalls two no-trump, it shows a hand worth a twono-trump opening bid -- as in this deal.

North might use Stayman, but chooses to raise to three no-trump. After West leads the heart queen, how should South plan the play?

The dificult part of this deal is thinking of the right play. Declarer starts with six top tricks: two hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. There are two more tricks available in clubs, assuming a 3-2 break, but one spade winner is also needed.

If South immediately concedes a club trick, West clears hearts and defeats the contract when in with the spade ace. If South leads

his spade queen, West wins and establishes his hearts; the contract still fails Instead, because West is marked with the spade ace from his opening bid, South must start with the low spade from his hand.

If West goes in with the ace, declarer has nine winners via three spades, two hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. Whereas if West ducks, declarer wins in the dummy and switches to clubs. His nine tricks are one spade, two hearts, two diamonds and four clubs.

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TODAY - You will almost certainly realize many of your aspirations in coming months. This is mostly because you’ll be unusually pragmatic and will actively take measures to turn your dreams into realities.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you’re thinking of teaming up with others in something that requires an investment, test the waters before plunging in. That pond might not hold everybody.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Independence is a wonderful quality, but you can carry it too far when it’s necessary to play nice with others. Be a team player when conditions ask it of you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Guard against a tendency to treat your duties indifferently. Serious matters should never be treated in a cavalier fashion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Accept your friends for who and what they are, faults and all. If you display intolerance, rest assured others will call attention to your imperfections.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The best way to get a message across to your family is to lead by example. If your attitude is “Do as I say, not as I do,” you could get into trouble.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Unless associates believe that you know what you’re talking about, they aren’t likely to put much credence in your words. If you want to sway an audience, you must be factual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Even though you are presently in a good financial cycle, things could still get rocky. In fact, chances are this could be one of those uncertain days.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Usually, you are a strong and decisive person who isn’t prone to wavering. However, today you could make associates nervous because of an inability to make up your mind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Under most conditions, you’re not averse to helping others. Today, though, you might lack your usual compassion and miss a chance to assist one who really needs support.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Be extremely selective regarding with whom you associate. If you get mixed up with the wrong people, the results could be disastrous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Be particularly mindful of your behavior when in public, because your image is currently fragile. Try not to do anything that could provide fodder for your detractors.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your associates will have a strong influence on your thinking. If you link up with a negative individual, you’re likely to see the world from a dark perspective.

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 8, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as HPO PAINTING located at 4 VALLEY DRIVE, CARY, IL 60013 Dated April 8, 2013. /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald April 11, 18, 25, 2013 #A643)

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1999 Jeep Wrangler Soft Top

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Curt 2" hitch, still in box, $45.

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Front Bumper: 73 to 80 Chevy Truck $40 815-219-3882 Hawk Light: 4ft w/control box, $200 815-560-1760 Motor – 1967 Johnson Outboard 18hp - Tiller Handle – Electric Start $399 815-904-4724 Mustang Front Bumber 1965, 1966 $125 847-854-1494 Tire – 4 Dunlop 32”x11.5x15 & American Racing Rims From Ford F-150 $399 815-904-4724

1997 FORD TAURUS SHO Yamaha V-8, 3.4 Liter Red, 4 door, leather seats, sun roof, 6 disc cd, 123k miles, well maintained. $2800 obo 815-768-7807, Crystal Lake 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT. 4 dr, white, 145K mi. Great cond!

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Steel, $300/piece 815-690-3330

BOAT SLIP For rent on Lake Geneva, $4,600.

262-745-4719 FISHING BOAT 14 FT WITH TRAILER! CALL TODAY. DON'T LET THAT FISH GET AWAY! $399.

847-977-5215 Minnkota Foot Operated Trolling Motor. Hummingbird Fish Locator w/battery. $399. 708-363-2004

Old Lion & Healy Organ and bench Needs work.

815-385-2436 Old Singer Console Sewing Machine. Needs work.

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2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD Extended cab 8ft bed.

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1991 JEEP CHEROKEE CLASSIC A/T AC AM FM STEREO CD P/W P/L LOOKS/RUNS GOOD 194 K $2900/obo.

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1982 Suzuki 650 Motorcycle Totally renovated with brand new tires and battery. $799 OBO. 815-690-1538 2002 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic. 29K mi. Red. Great shape. $10,200.

815-648-1558 Harley Davidson Helmet. Like new.

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Coat: Ladies Leather Coat $40 815-385-5147 Coat: Men's Leather Coat $40 815-385-5147 CUFFLINKS MENS BLACK AND SILVER NEW IN BOX $15 JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353

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Jacket: Harley Davidson Willie G Fringed Motorcycle Jacket w/liner, size 48 like new $275 602-722-7755

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Never used, a must see! $400/obo. 815-459-1846 Antique Radio ~ Majestic Floor model, $200.

815-385-1026 Antique Radio. The Town Crier.

Works. $95.

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Japanese style landscape w/ mother of pearl house by river. 26” by 17.

Wood frame. Slight damage in 1 spot. $99. Island Lake. turquoisesilver@hotmail

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2 Roadmasters mt 18 speed bikes $50/both 815-385-5147

Bike - Children's Trainer

Go-Glider, blue, 16”, like new! $70.

847-476-6771 Ladies 26” Schwinn 7 speed bike, Like new $35 firm 815-353-9448

SCHWINN 26” MEN'S BIKE 2 speed, Racer Model, $40.

815-459-7485

Deck Stripper wood brightener $25 815-479-1000 Euro style paving block, mixture of new and used, including edge blocks. APPROXIMATELY 150+ blocks . Buy some or all at 25 cents each. You haul away.

815-690-0235 Fireplace Mantle: Pine , overall 62”Lx47”H opening 46”Wx3ft High $15 847-658-5074 Flooring: red oak, unfinished 3/4”x2/4” 7 bundles available, each bundle 19.5 sq ft $40/bundle 262-607-6167 GREY SLATE TILES – 25 CENTS EACH. GREAT FOR DOING A SMALL AREA OUTDOORS. SUMMERS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. 847-373-2739

Insulating Blankets

Many, for covering concrete, 6'x25' $20/ea.

847-514-4989 Light Fixture Beautiful, contemporary for kitchen or dining room, exc cond. $30. 847-829-4546 Pre mixed adhesive 4 gallons $12 815-479-1000 Shower Door. Glass. 22.25x64.5” Installation pcs incl. $45.

815-385-0020 Water Heater. Jackson. Glass lined.

40 gal. Electric. 34” high. $50 OBO. 815-385-0020

Sealcoat tank: 300 gal., and brush box like new, used 2 seasons $1200 815-477-0438 after 6pm

Collector's Plate-John Wayne

1st edition by Endre Szabo, 1976.

Two John Wayne DVD sets, sealed.

Two large, John Wayne, unused postcards. $35. turquoisesilver@hotmail

Cub 8.3-24 R-1 tires w/tubes New 8 ply R-1 tires and tubes $385 pr.

New! Petlas brand. All other sizes of farm tires available! Call for pricing. www.Gearworkstire.com 815-895-0244 FARM TIRES - (2) New! 600-16 F-2 Farm tires w/ tubes. New! Speedways brand 6 ply tires and tubes.

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Portable. Can be used used for ground grain or ear corn. Runs great. $150. 815-568-7505

ARMOIRE - WOODEN, ANTIQUE EXACT REPLICA OF PRESIDENT LINCOLNS ARMOIRE IN SPRINGFIELD, IL. WAS ON THE COVER OF WOODWORKING MAGAZINE $399.00 847-373-2739 Bamboo Furniture (from Thailand): Papa San Chair (w/ottoman), Princess Chair, Swing Chair (w/ottoman), Pagoda book case, 2 end tables, elephant $175 815-568-8036 Bar Stools: (2) upholstered, like new, $50/pair 815-679-6888 BED - Twin size captains bed for sale. Bookcase headboard. Four drawers and middle cabinet underneath. Golden Oak color. $300 cash only. 815-444-7565 Bed – Maple Finished. Twin Bed. W/low book shelf. $125 815-301-7168 Bed – Maple Finished. Twin Bed. W/pullout desk. $125 815-301-7168 Bed – Oak Finished. Twin Bed. W/2 dressers & low book shelf. $225 815-301-7168 Bed: Mahogany color queen size bed w/detail & mattress $200 815-209-5665 Bed: Queen size, spring and Seva perfect sleeper mattress Fireblocker NORTHSTAR Arbor Moon in excellent condition $250 815-385-1311 Cocktail Table. Oak, square.

2 matching end tables. $50/all 3.

847-476-6771 Coffee Table & End Tables: beautiful, round, set of 3 whitewash, lightly speckled coffee table & 2 end tables, glass tops all 3 in mint condition $175 224-587-5076

Couch ~ Brown & Beige 8 ft, Like new condition! $325.00.

Pictures avail. 815-790-3083

Computer Desk

Desk Set - 2 Piece

with 3 drawers and lots of storage, $325. 815-356-0883

Wood, 20x66x29H, 36x72x29H. $80.

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Hewlett Packard Office Jet 4620 Printer, Scanner, Fax. Like new. $35. 815-353-6412

DINING ROOM SET - Mid Century Modern Oak. Table 6 chairs buffet 4 leafs table pads $200 or offer.

815-479-7841 Dining Roon Table - Chairs & Hutch $200 904-655-9224

Portable CD Player - $5.00 Portable Radio with Audio Tape Player, $5.00. 815-385-7440

Printer ~ Digital Photo Sony

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847-829-4546 Printer/Scanner: Epson NX-125 Print/Scanner w/manual bought Feb 2012, needs cartridges $25/OBO 630-466-9901

PRINTER: Laser, Konica Minolta, PagePro, 1350W, Mono FREE 847-293-2616 RC CARS Nitro Traxis Tmax, S.T. Rven, Mini Losi, MiniLST, Traxis Slash controllers and misc. parts.

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350 Watt Amplifier & Yamaha Digital Tuner. $120/both.

224-523-1569

SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER Sony, model STR-D911 with remoted, $75. 815-578-0212

Tape Deck: TEAC A-340S 4 Channel Reel to Reel w/24 tapes $250 815-568-8036 TARGUS NETBOOK CARRYING CASE NEW $15. 708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA TV Sony Wega H.D. 30” 1080P $300 815-385-9883 after 5pm

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DINING TABLE - Modern style glass top, 54” across, pedestal base, 4 chairs jewel colors. $150. Call 815-728-0130 DINING TABLE: This one is Ikea, 6 feet by 3.5 feet, has 5 chairs. Great, Used Condition. Text or call Katy with questions: 815-409-9261 Entertainment Cabinet: like new!

55”Hx37”Wx20”D wooden armoire entertainment cabinet w/closing doors & DVD-VCR shelf, plenty of room for DVD's, VHS, etc. 4 drawers, pictures avail. $300 incl. 32” Mitsubishi TV, 847-331-5594

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

Oak with 27 TV. Great for family or kids room, $225. 815-356-0883 Futon w/removable cover, excellent condition $130, 847-526-9403 Futon: oak, needs small repair, $50 815-793-2015 Harris Hubert Cookie Jar Collection from limited series of 20,000. 1 lrg Harris Hubert Cookie Jar Bank w/cert. of authenticity and 2 smaller Harris Hubert Cookie Jar Banks $200 630-830-4200 HEADBOARD - CHERRY OK QUEEN HDBOARD/W MIRROR W/ ATTACHED AMOURS, 6 DRAWER DRESSER ASKING PRICE $400.

BEST TIME TO CALL: AFTER 6PM 815-482-0213

60”, in excellent running condition! $300 773-392-5144

EXERCISE CYCLE - Pro-Form Model PFEX17930/GL35 exercise cycle with an array of impressive features including a belt driven system, adjustable padded seat, a water bottle holder and an electronic battery operated digital control console with a built-in cooling fan. Like new condition and is fully assembled with complete user's manual. Original price was over $400. Pick-up in McHenry. $110. 815-236-1747 TREADMILL - Pro-Form 2001 EXL treadmill. Features programmable speed & auto incline. Model #: PF351102. Owner's manual included. $100. Cash only. No returns. Must be able to haul away.

Call Dolores 815-219-0204

TREADMILL, Vita Master 1700, $100.

Call: 815-385-4353

BOBCAT TIRES - New! 10-16.5 10 ply Brand New Samson Skid steer Bobcat tires 10 ply $135 ea. Other sizes available. 815-895-0244 www.gearworkstire.com Find !t here!

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Air Mattress w/electric pump, full size, inflates in 4 minutes $150 815-385-9610 Army Boxes: 12x12x12x12x4 feet, handles each end, humidity indicator, 6 locking hatches, steel, storage books, food, bug out supplies $65 815-569-2277 Art Print: watercolor scene of River Street in Savannah, GA unframed $10 815-206-0107

Recliners – 2 – Brown Leather Great Shape - $40. for the pair Cash 815-459-8811 Sofa, medium blue. Good condition. $50 or best offer. Four Colonies, Crystal Lake. 815-4557643 or 815-382-5673 TABLE & CHAIRS - PERFECT FOR FIRST TIME APARTMENT! 4 BRASS DIRECTORS CHAIRS AND TABLE. $150. 847-373-2739 TABLE - 48" formica butcher block & chrome table with 12 inch leaf.

6 matching chrome chairs with green & white fabric seats. $75.

Cash only. No returns. Must be able to haul away. Call Dolores 815-219-0204 TABLE - MODERN GLASS WITH SILVER PEDESTAL TABLE. GREAT LOOK! $75. 847-373-2739

TV Stand for Flat Screen Oak, 58” longx33”high, $45.

815-823-2929

TV STAND ~ PLANT STAND Oak wood, 37”Hx15”Wx12”D. Excellent condition, $85.

847-829-4546

WINE RACK

Metal with glass top. Holds 21 wine bottles, 36”x16”, $95.

847-829-4546

CONCEALED CARRY CLASS Crystal Lake, SAT, APR 20 9-1 Info/Register 608-577-1917

CHINA - Homer Lauglin China manufactured in USA in 1940's.

Eggshell Georgian pattern. Service for 8 plus 8 serving pieces and extra pieces for replacement purposes.

Excellent condition. $325. Cash only. All sales final. Call Dolores @ 815-219-0204 Household Dishes: Noritake China Set, Barrymore Pattern, service for 12 with lots of serving pieces $200 847-658-5074 ICE CRUSHER Portable Electric Use on counter for drinks or fancy food. Works good, $20.

815-455-3555 Johann Haviland service for 8. Forever Spring. Missing one bread and butter plate which you can purchase on Replacements. $25/best.

Call 815-814-8138 SERVING BOWL - 9 inch Botanic Garden serving bowl, Amaryllis Belladona pattern. Never used. Cash only. All sales final. $15.

Call Dolores @ 815-219-0204 Vase-Czech Republic. Clear crystal, "Regent" flair style, 14” high. Pair clear crystal candlestick holders.

Austria, 3 1/2" inches high. Both items new/old. $60. Island Lake. turquoisesilver@hotmail.com

DEER FOUNTAIN WITH BUCK STATUE APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TALL; JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353 $250

DRAFTING TABLE

Solid oak base, $50.

815-923-4152 GLASSES, SILVERWARE, MUGS, DISHES, AND MORE! FIRST TIME APARTMENT PACKAGE. $10.

847-373-2739

GLOVES ~ LATEX

With Aloe Organic, case of 1000. $55 815-578-0212

HARLEY DAVIDSON HEADERS Thunderheader for '87 and up FXR EVO 80" engines. New $485 asking $95. 847-456-8218

HARLEY DAVIDSON HEADERS

Hooker short exhaust with inserts for '87 and up FXR EVO 80" engine.

Asking $95. 847-456-8218 Luggage Set Top Brand and cond.

American Tourister. Not canvas sides, 2 pieces 7x24”, 7x20”, $40.

815-455-3555 Patio Set: table 4 chairs & cart, good condition, $100 815-477-5301

MOWER/ELECTRIC

Black & Decker,2 years old, like new, $90. 815-923-4152 V & V Lawn Care 815-814-8542 Lawn Maint, Gravel Clean-up from Plows, Mowing, Garden Tilling, Reasonable Rates. Free Estimates.

I-COMFORT MATTRESS & BOX Recently purchased for over $2000.

Top of the line memory foam, King size. Outstanding condition, $900 or best offer. If interested, call 815344-2091, leave message, or email soxbearfan@yahoo.com Kitchen Table. Butcher Block Maple finish. 4 Bow Back Chairs. $75.

847-804-2999 Lazy boy recliner: excellent condition $200 815-679-6888

Wine Rack: wood wine rack, 12 slots, walnut stained pine, 11”x17” x9” mint condition, like new, $30 815-728-0155 YEARBOOKS (7) – From 1970's various high school & junior highs. $45 for all.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

PIANO. Samick Console Oak finish. Like new condition. $975. 815-334-8611

BASSETT HOUND BEAGLE MIX

Male, 2 years old, neutered.

Good with kids. Up to date on shots. To loving family only.

815-355-5020 FREE Siamese cat, 1 year old, neutered, to good home only 815-943-7896

LEATHER COUCH & CHAIR Taupe leather couch with matching chair, $300.

Cary, 847-340-9910

LIVING ROOM TABLE - MODERN, LOW TO FLOOR SQUARE TABLE. PERFECT FOR FIRST TIME APARTMENT. $75. 847-373-2739 Loveseat: Southwestern Patterned like new $150, 847-526-9403

SHEBA 5 year old female Black DSH Sometimes I go too far in being honest, but I don't know how to be any other way.

When I restrain my words, my eyes often talk a great deal. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

NIGHT STAND - 2 drawer w/glass top. Med. Brown. Very good cond. $20. 815-385-3858 Oak- 2 night stands, dresser w/mirror. $100.

815-301-7168 OTTOMANS - 2 brown faux leather ottomans with storage 17 x 17 x 17 1/2 High. Excellent condition. $30 obo. 815-459-5204 Pictures/Tropical Palm Trees (2) $35/ea.

847-829-4546

Walker – 4 wheeled w/seat $150 Wheel Chair 20” Seat $75 Will Deliver 815-569-2277

815-690-3330

Compound Bow – Youth Ladies – Parker Challenger Camo – Right Hand – 40 lb pull – 25” draw – TruGlo 3 pin sight with inline peep – Whisker Biscuit – Simms Coil & Limb Stabilizers – True Ball Release – Excellent Condition – Used Once – Orig.$360 – Asking $200 815-943-3226 12pm-8pm KOHO HOCKEY PANTS SIZE LARGE (28-30) AND SHIN AND ELBOW PADS AND 2 PUCKS FOR $20 JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353 Ladies' Golf Bag. Knight. Green w/purple accent. Pretty. Like new! $15. 815-404-9570 MOTOCROSS HELMETS; SIZE LARGE; HAVE 2 $30 EACH 708-602-8353; JOHNSBURG AREA

Regulation size oak pool table w/slate top, claw feet, & leather pockets, matching stain glass & oak light fixture $1200/OBO 847-515-2570

Water Skis set; OBrien Performers Kevlar. 68". $40. 847-344-2750 YAMAHA MOTOCROSS STOCK MUFFLERS HAVE 2 $25 EACH 708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

Costume: Girls Custom made costume for ice skating, dance, or ballet size 6/7 $50/OBO 847-736-3127

Disney Princess Table

New in box, with 2 chairs, $25 815-356-0883 LEAP PAD - My first Leap Pad childs electronic game, with 4 games. $20. 847-302-4511

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

Lionel & American Flyer Trains 815-353-7668

WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not.

Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

Wheelchair $100 815-679-6888 Wheelchair: Nutron R51 Small Electric Wheelchair, holds up 250lbs, $399 815-459-5762

Rustic wood look with 2 planter boxes below, 4'H, $45.

815-578-0212

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Our sellers offer more than 16,000 gently used items including children's clothing (newborn to size 16), shoes, toys, books, movies, games, bicycles, strollers, high chairs, bouncy seats, room decor, diaper pails, and much more!

Admission $1 or canned good. www.mchenrymothers.org St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Crystal Lake

RUMMAGE SALE First Congregational Church 461 Pierson St. Thurs., April 11, 9am-5pm Fri., April 12, 9am-5pm Sat., April 13, 9am-1pm

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Loads of Woodstock Memorabilia From The Woodstock Dry Goods Store on the Square Postcards, Pictures, Snapshots, High School Year Books - 1910 & Up. Masonic Uniforms & Swordes, 47” TV, Unique Kitchen Cabinet, 1908 McHenry County Plat Books 1922 (2) Volume Set of McHenry County History Cuckoo Clock, Piano, 2006 Chryser Town & Country with 24K Miles H.O. Trains, Cameras, Electronics, China, Furniture Books, Jewelry, License Plates with City Tags from 1906, Lift Chair, Hospital Bed, Linens, Toro Lawn Mower, Store Fixtures

MORE - MORE - MORE!

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3705 W. ELM Starting Mar 28 NEW HOURS THURS & FRI 11-5 SAT & SUN 8-5 815-363-3532

4TH ANNUAL HORSE TACK SALE Saturday, May 4th 9am-1pm Sponsored by Paws & Hooves 4H Club for Improvements to McHenry County Horse Arena

Saturday, April 13 only

McHenry County Fairgrounds Building D, Rt. 47 & Country Club Rd. Woodstock, IL Buy Sell Trade $25 reserves your booth Only rental proceeds are donated You keep the rest

2794 Impressions Drive

Thur 4/11 thru Sat 4/13 8am to 3pm ESTATE/GARAGE SALE Glassware, Kitchen appliances, Housewares, some furniture.

A large assortment of different items

Fri, Sat, Sun 4/12-4/14 10am-5pm

11311 Route 173 Clothing, baby items, furniture, and more!!

HUNTLEY First Congregational Church

Thurs 4/11 12-6 Fri 4/12 9-5 Sat 4/13 8-12

Sat $3 Bag Day

11628 Main St. Furniture, Small Appliances, Toys, Boutique, Clothes for All Ages, Amazing Treasures

& MUCH MORE! Huntley

Thursday, April 11th & Friday, April 12th 8am – 2pm

11614 Gayle Ct. Tons of Household Items, Furniture, Loft Bed, Snowblowers, SS Fridge & Gas Stove, Washer & Dryer, Mowers, Garage Items/Tools, Lawn & Garden and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

MCHENRY

200 Canterbury Drive Friday 4/12 9AM-3:30PM Saturday 4/13 9AM-2PM Baby boy items: toys, accessories, clothes, swing, saucer, bathtub, etc., coffee table, recliner, wooden sandbox, adult clothing including maternity, household items, too much to list!

Crystal Lake

MCHENRY Thurs & Fri 4/11 & 4/12 8am-4pm 1353 Boxwood Drive Furniture, baby items, tools, appliances, and much much more!!

HARVARD ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Windfall Antiques

30 Years of Stuff!

Everything goes make us an offer. Cash only.

LAKE IN THE HILLS

Hebron Moving Sale

FRI & SAT APRIL 12 & 13 9AM - 3PM 5826 STONEBRIDGE TRAIL New appliances, furniture, pool equipment

Everything In Home Must Be Sold!!

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ECKEL'S MCHENRY FLEA MARKET

9 am till 1 pm

& LOTS OF MISC ITEMS!!

CRYSTAL LAKE

Crystal Lake

424 PLEASANT ST.

NO EARLY BIRDS

Furniture, Books, Clothes Games & MUCH MORE!!

RECRUIT LOCAL!

www.estatesales.net

GMA'S ESTATE / GARAGE SALE!

Wheel Chair. New in box. Never used. Seat 18” wide. Removable foot rests. $95. 815-578-0212

2119 Hazelwood Dr.

Kathy's Estate Sales 847-363-4814

539 CRESS CREEK COURT (Please park on street) Off of McHenry Ave,

by Lundahl Junior High

Work Saddle: Charles Crowley, good condition $300 15.5” seat 815-385-2752 Work Saddle: custom Billy Cook, good condition $300 15.5” seat 815-385-2752

Saturday, April 13 9am – 3pm

THURS, FRI, SAT APRIL 11, 12, 13 9AM - 4PM

302 HAYES ST.

April 13th, 8am until Noon th

HARVARD

706 ROYAL GLEN DR.

KIDSTUFF RESALE

Tailgate 5x5 Tent

With big ten teams graphic.

New in box, never used, $50.

815-923-4152 TIRES, BRIDGESTONE MOTOCROSS M604 1200-90 57 M & 1010/90 19 BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION $15 FOR BOTH 708-602-8353

THURS, FRI, SAT APR 11, 12, 13 10AM - 4PM

Crystal Lake

ALL MUST GO IN 3 DAYS!

CRYSTAL LAKE

Weimaraner Black Lab Mix: 75lbs, 1yr 2 mos. Old, crate trained, requires lot of attention, has had obedience training, room to run, fixed, $200/OBO 815-529-0724

McHenry

SKIS ~ (2) SETS

With bag, 1pair of poles & boats. $40. 224-523-1569

THUNDER 7 month old male Hound mix I want to force you to get up early every morning so we can hike, run and play more.

When my heart is full and my body tired, I'm living right. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

TYSON 2 month old male Terrier mix I like to stop and smell the flowers, love to see a sunset and gaze at the stars.

Do you want to rediscover the playfulness of spring with me? www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

4,000+ s.f. home is packed with over 50 years of treasures.

Antiques, vintage toys, books, collectibles, kitchen / household items. John Deere riding mower and snow blower. Photos/list at AgapeEstateSales.com.

204 E. KERR ST.

Wanted: 2 flat hay racks 847-464-5492 leave message

Manual Arbor press with stand.

Famco model #2, C-frame with indexable slotted plate. $30.

Call 815-690-0235

Chairs: Set of 6 wooden kitchen chairs $48 815-943-6937

POOL HEATER

$350/obo.

Antique and Modern Guns

HYDRAULIC LIFT TABLE - 1100 Lb capacity, Table size 32" x 20".

Good condition, Pics available $160.

815-345-2005 or garysc@hotmail.com

Power Washer. Industrial.

Electric. $400. LIKE NEW. 815-479-1000 Proctor Wall Jack. 16 ft size. $100 OBO. 847-669-5891 RIDGID 460 TriStand Portable Pipe Vise, $250. 1/8 - 6" Pipe Capacity, Very Good condition, Pictures available, Call 815-345-2005 or garysc@hotmail.com

Thursday, Friday & Saturday April 11,12,13 9-4

TROLLING MOTOR

ALPACAS

4 Piece Tool Shop

MTD 3 Flash 21 Electric Start.

Runs Good! $25.00 815-788-1180

Tanning Half Bed, on rollers, 9 lamps, Sunquest 2000S. Wolff system, $150.

Call: 815-385-4353

WATERSLIDE – Banzai Double Drop Falls Waterslide $150 847-651-0024

LAKEWOOD MASSIVE ESTATE SALE

7403 Inverway Dr

POCKET KNIVES, HAVE 3, INCLUDING ONE SHARPER IMAGE $20 FOR ALL 708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

New Minnkota, 30 lb thrust with a new battery. $100.

815-701-4302

CARY “HUGE”

SNOWBLOWER

STEEL GARDEN GATE - 32 x 46, galvanized chain link. $45.

847-515-8012 Huntley area

21X36x27, 2 doors, lexan top.

Very nice, $50. 815-459-7485

Quality Alpacas starting at $500.

847-533-1446 Muscovy Ducks for Sale, 4 Drakes, 7 Ducks. $15 each or best offer.

815-648-4559 ask for Bill

SNOW BLOWER 24" Yard Machines. Two stage, 5.5 HP, electric start. Excellent condition. Pictures available. $350. 815-345-2005

PIRELLI MOTOCROSS MT 450 SCORPION GORSS 100/90 19 GOOD CONDITION JOHNSBURG AREA $10 708-602-8353

Fertilizer, expert 500 sq ft bag 303-4 $10/bag 815-943-6937 LAWN MOWER - Earthwise 20" 12 amp electric 3-1 mower with grass bag and extra parts. $125.

815-459-4617 Lawn Tractor: Murray, runs & cuts well $200 815-701-4302

Craftsman II 8HP 26 inch cut, electric start flood light, 2 reverse 6 forward speeds, Track drive, cast iron cylinder, 12 inch impeller. $400 815-451-6589 wolffjw@aol.com

Steel Cabinet

18 volt, $60. 224-523-1569

TV: 36 inch toshiba tv $75 815-385-5147

Wii With 8 Games

Recliner Sofa & Loveseat $150 904-655-9224

Wheat Straw $4 and hay $7$10, small square, Alfalfa grass mix, 3rd cutting, 262-275-2251

TV ~ TOSHIBA 20” DVD/VCR combo, excellent working condition! $125 847-829-4546 TV. RCA. 20”. Built in DVD player.

Works great. $75 OBO. 815-344-4191 after 5pm.

Exercise board, 2 controllers, charger and more, $275.

815-356-0883

Poker Table: Poker, felt top w/spots for drinks and chips, nice condition 4 ft diameter $50 847-658-5074

For More Info or to Reserve a Booth Call 815-790-4460 qtr.horse8@yahoo.com

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‘42’ HHH

JEFFREY WESTHOFF REVIEWS THE NEW JACKIE ROBINSON MOVIE

4•11•13

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Go Guide to plan next week’s events

5 FAVES 5 THINGS WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS WEEK

MAKE IT POP REVIEWS NEW MUSIC FROM DAWES, TYGA, MOLLY RINGWALD & VOLBEAT

ON STAGE AUTHOR MICHAEL PERRY BRINGS HIS QUIRKY, FUNNY STORIES TO WOODSTOCK

BAND SPOTLIGHT GET TO KNOW LOCAL GROUP BITTERSWEET

Drummin’ up support Organizers hope steelpan festival turns area into hub for instrument’s enthusiasts

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FEATURES

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5 FAVES

The Planit Pl@y staff members’ picks this week include a Crystal Lake store, “Mad Men,” an app and more.

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ON THE COVER Among the musicians performing and hosting a workshop at the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is Elliot “Ellie” Mannette, originally from Trinidad, known to be the first to use a 55-gallon oil barrel as well as the first to sink the top of the drum into a concave shape.

With the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival, organizers hope to turn the area into a hub for enthusiasts of the instrument.

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MOVIES

Jeffrey Westhoff reviews the new movie “42.”

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ON STAGE

New York Times best-selling author and humorist Michael Perry will present an evening of storytelling in Woodstock.

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CONTENTS

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SOUNDS

Get to know the local band BitterSweet.

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MAKE IT POP

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Music writer Rob Carroll reviews new releases from Dawes, Molly Ringwald, Volbeat and Tyga.

DEPARTMENTS

ON THE COVER Matt Potts, organizer of the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival in Crystal Lake.

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5 Faves..........................................5 Concert guide..............................21 Gaming........................................24 Go Guide........................................8 Make It POP.................................22 Movies..........................................15 On the Cover................................12 On Stage.......................................18 Planit 10.........................................6 Sounds.........................................20

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FOOD & DRINK Well-intentioned food writers have been trying for decades to rescue parsley from the American cook’s indifference.

Despite the media cheerleading, the message doesn’t seem to stick. Or perhaps our shifting appreciation for it is, like parsley itself, too low-key. Well, spring is the perfect time to make a dish with lots of parsely. Find a recipe for Parsley, Olive, Egg and Ricotta Sandwiches and more at PlanitNorthwest.com/foodanddrink.

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FAVES Five things the Planit Pl@y staff is excited about this week More at PlanitNorthwest.com

‘MAD MEN’

Don Draper has issues. “Mad Men’s” sixth season returned Sunday, and although the two-hour premiere started in paradise, it’s clear there are dark times ahead for Don and Co. Death and anxiety look to be big themes for the characters this season – appropriate as the show enters 1968, a year of riots, drugs, counter-culture, assassinations and massive divisions across the country over the Vietnam War. Seeing how Don, Roger, Peggy, Joan, Pete and the rest find their feet as society undergoes seismic shifts should make for a fascinating season. “Mad Men” has always operated at a slow burn, unabashedly building tension until events coalesce toward the end of each season. The pace of the show is unlike nearly everything else on TV – it can be a little agonizing to the uninitiated, but the payoff is TV drama at its finest (and honestly better than just about anything you’d see at the movie theater). As always, there is plenty of beautiful scenery – and this season, that glorious ‘60s hair – to take in along with each subtle barb and sidelong glance. Drink up.

Airs 9 p.m. Sundays on AMC. – Valerie Katzenstein

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I have become a fan of Love With Food, an online gourmet snack company. You give the gift of a $10 monthly snack pack, filled with delicious and unique items (like chipotle pepper chocolates and wasabi pretzels). I gave the gift to my Dad for his birthday, and after three monthly deliveries, he’s still thrilled. It’s a small box, about a half dozen items, both sweet and savory. But the coolest part is this: For every box ordered, Love With Food gives a needy local child a good meal. They have delivered 50,000 meals so far nationwide, and donations from purchases in this area go to the Chicago Food Depository. Everybody wins.

Order at lovewithfood.com. – Sherri Dauskurdas

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The TuneIn Radio app is simply the best way to listen to broadcast radio. Whether you want to listen to music, sports, news or current events from any part of the world, TuneIn Radio offers more than 70,000 stations, 2 million podcasts, concerts and shows from which to choose. For free. You can search for stations by location, genre and more. The best feature is you can pause and rewind a live broadcast. I often start listening while I’m getting ready for work, pause and pick up where I left off in the car. The app also has just been optimized for the visually impaired by improving voiceover integration. A Pro version for $4.99 is available that allows you to record what you’re listening to. Compatible with most operating systems. Available on iTunes and at tunein.com. – R. Scott Helmchen

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Lil Buck

Defying the limits of the human skeleton, American dancer Lil Buck (Charles Riley) proves evolutionary in his technique, moving from the Memphis-born dance style of jookin’ to a crossover ballet performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Dying Swan,” while on tour with Yo-Yo Ma. In 2012, he was named one of “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine and also has been featured in the Janelle Monáe’s music video for the “Tightrope.” Plus, he was a back-up dancer for Madonna during the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI halftime show and the singer’s MDNA Tour. Check out one of his dance turns at shawurl.com/kd7. – Renee Tomell

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Reclaimed in Crystal Lake

This gem of a store opened in September in Crystal Lake, but I didn’t discover it until its presence exploded on Facebook.

It seemed everyone I knew was checking in there, liking its newest project or sharing a picture of its one-of-a-kind, newly restored home furnishings. A few clicks later, I became a fan. The shabby chic vintage furniture is updated in modern colors, fabrics and hardware. Barn doors are turned into coffee tables, and spare wooden pieces become industrial-style console tables, desks and bar stools.

See something you like elsewhere? They’ll build you one just like it. I needed a closer look. The store is small, but items climb the walls and even hang from the ceiling. I had an enjoyable afternoon browsing and finding things I’d missed my first, or third, time through. I left my first trip emptyhanded, but with a constantly updating inventory – all posted on Facebook where dozens clamor for first dibs – I was enticed back two weeks later. This time, in addition to the chair I saw online, I left with a car full of treasures and plans to check back in often. Located at 135 Beardsley St., Crystal Lake – Valerie Katzenstein

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“SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES OF THE AMERICAN HERO” WHEN: 3 p.m. April 13 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Enjoy classic American folklore with Williams Street Repertory in a high-energy, fast-paced, and vaudevillian-esque presentation that uses a mixture of song, dance and storytelling.

Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212; www.rauecenter.org or www.wsrep.org.

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WHEN: April 12-28 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: This madcap tribute to the great English high comedies of the 1930s and 1940s takes audiences to a private country club where mistaken identities and romantic entanglements abound. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $23 adults, $20 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

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OPENING WEEKEND OF RENTAL MARINA

WHEN: 6:30 a.m. to sunset, April 13-14 WHERE: Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Offering row boats with trolling motors, canoes, kayaks and paddleboats. Information: 815-356-3663 or www. threeoaksrecreation.com.

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WHEN: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 13 WHERE: Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: An educational festival presented by Potts & Pans Inc. for musicians, aspiring artists and fans of steelpan music. Event will showcase various workshops and clinics. Cost: free to $25.

Tickets and scheduling information: 815-245-3624 or www. steelpanfestival.com.

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FAREED HAQUE

WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. April 14 WHERE: The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: With guest Zachary Weiss. Concert will showcase “Music from Brazil and Beyond.” Tickets: $20.

Tickets and information: 815-4558000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

SHORT STORIES AND TALLTALES OFTHE AMERICAN HERO Written, Directed and Music by T. Paul Lowry

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WHEN: 2 p.m. April 14 WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: An a cappella chorus, from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral music. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-0785.

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WHEN: 6 p.m. April 12 WHERE: Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: A Kentucky Derby-themed evening featuring southern-style food, entertainment, live and silent auctions to benefit Family Health Partnership Clinic to help those without health insurance or are underinsured. Derby attire is encouraged. Tickets: $90. Tickets and information: 815-334-8987, ext.

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WHEN: 4 p.m. April 14 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Presented by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box office or from choir members. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212, www.rauecenter. org or www.voices-in-harmony.org.

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WATERCOLOR SHOW WA & RECEPTION

WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. April 13 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Featuring the work of local artist James Mansfield. Many paintings available for purchase. Free admission. Information: 815-3384212.

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RUN THRU THE HILLS

WHEN: 8 a.m. April 14 WHERE: starting at AMC Lake in the Hills 12 Theatre, 311 Randall Road, Lake in the Hills.

Walk, run and strolling distances for all levels sponsored by the Lake in the Hills Parks & Recreation Department COST & INFO: Packet pickup and registration available 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13 at the Running Depot, 30-H N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Cost: $30. Registration and information: www. lith.org.

GET LISTED! Listings are free. Include the name of the event, time, date, location, length of run, cost, phone number, email address and/or website. Must be submitted at least one week prior to publication. Email to planitnews@shawmedia.com or ill out the form at PlanitNorthwest.com/ forms.

April 13 @ 3p Williams Street Repertory brings American folklore legends to life on stage as part of Mission Imagination! Short Stories and Tall Tales of the American Hero weaves together the stories of Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill and John Henry‐ America’s original superheroes! This high‐energy, fast‐paced and vaudevillian‐esque original production is perfect for the entire family!

Tickets start @ $10 Sponsored by Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, BMO Harris Bank and RFP Photography, Inc. A special thank you to The Foglia Family FoundaDon, Office Depot FoundaDon, Walmart FoundaDon, ComEd, McHenry County Community FoundaDon, Willow Springs FoundaDon and Arts Midwest.

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PeterYarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary April 20 @ 8p

Bob Blazier Run for the Arts 2013 May 5 @ 8a

Delfeayo Marsalis: The Music of Duke Ellington May 18 @ 8p

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McHENRY COUNTY ONGOING SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES, McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Schedule: 3 p.m. April 14, Sessions Jazz Quartet; 7 p.m. April 24, MCC Jazz Concert; 3 p.m. April 28, MCC Concert Band and Chorus; 6 p.m. May 5, MCC Student Recital.

Free. Information: 815-479-7814.

WOMEN’S WORKS, through April 27, Old Court House Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Featuring the 26th annual Women’s Works, celebrating women’s creativity in a national ine art exhibition. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, jewelry, and multimedia by women artists from northern Illinois and the Chicago area. Presented by the Northwest Area Arts Council. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 815-338-4525, www. oldcourthouseartscenter.com or www.naac4art.org.

APRIL 12 “THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY,” April 12-28, Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. This madcap tribute to the great English high comedies of the 1930s and 1940s takes audiences to a private country club where mistaken identities and romantic entanglements abound. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $23 adults, $20 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

“OFF TO THE RACES” GALA & DINNER AUCTION, 16th annual, 6 p.m. April 12, Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. A Kentucky Derby-themed evening featuring southern-style food, entertainment, live and silent auctions to beneit Family Health Partnership Clinic to help those without health insurance or are underinsured. Derby attire is encouraged. Tickets: $90. Tickets and information: 815-334-8987, ext.

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AN EVENING OF JAZZ, 7 p.m. April 13, McHenry West High School Auditorium, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry. Presented by the McHenry High School Music Department in conjunction with Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble. Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students.

Information: 815-385-7077, Ext. 6469.

GREAT LAKES STEELPAN FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 13, Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. An

AN EVENING AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL WHEN: 8 p.m. April 20 WHERE: Unity Spiritual center, 225 Calhoun St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Folk concert by Mark Dvorak with special guest Christopher Walz. Suggested donation: $12. Information: 815-338-5164 or www.offsquaremusic.org. educational festival presented by Potts & Pans, Inc. for musicians, aspiring artists and fans of steelpan music. Event will showcase various workshops and clinics. Cost: free to $25. For ticket and scheduling information, call 815-245-3624 or visit www.steelpanfestival.com.

OPENING WEEKEND OF RENTAL MARINA, 6:30 a.m. to sunset, April 13-14, Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Offering row boats with trolling motors, canoes, kayaks and paddleboats. Information: 815-356-3663 or www.threeoaksrecreation.com.

RICHMOND-SPRING GROVE AREA ROTARY CLUB FUNDRAISER DINNER & AUCTION, 5:30 p.m. April 13, Nippersink Golf Club and Resort, N1055 Tombeau Road, Genoa City, Wis. A night of Tropical Fun, the event includes a gourmet buffet dinner, live and silent auctions. Tickets and information: 815-678-4424 or larry.jones@charter.net.

“SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES OF THE AMERICAN HERO,” 3 p.m.

April 13, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Enjoy classic American folklore with Williams Street Repertory in a high-energy, fast-paced, and vaudevillian-esque presentation that uses a mixture of song, dance and storytelling. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212; www.rauecenter.org or www.wsrep.org.

USED BOOK SALE, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

April 13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14, Crystal Lake Plaza #15, 6500 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake.

Offering thousands of books. Sunday will be $5 bag day. There also will be a Friends-only preview 4:30 to 8 p.m.

April 12 (may join at door for $10).

Sponsored by Friends of the Crystal Lake Library. Information: www.focll. org.

WATERCOLOR SHOW & RECEPTION, 3 to 6 p.m. April 13, Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Featuring the work of local artist James Mansield. Many paintings available for purchase. Free admission. Information: 815-3384212.

WOODSTOCK NOON ROTARY CLUB FUNDRAISER, 45th annual, 5 to 11 p.m. April 13, Donley’s Village Banquet Hall, 8512 S. Union Road, Union.

Theme is “Grease Lightning” featuring a malt shoppe menu buffet, cash bar, music from the ’50s, live auction and mystery and reverse rafle.

Proceeds beneit food distribution at Redeemer Lutheran Church, scholarships and more. Tickets: $30. Tickets and information: 815-338-2695.

APRIL 14 BOWLING FOR COLLEGE & SILENT AUCTION, third annual, 2 to 5 p.m.

April 14, Kingpin Lanes, 418 Lincoln Ave., Fox River Grove. Fundraiser hosted by the Fox Rover Grove Lioness Club. Cost: $20 a person includes bowling, shoe rental, snacks, chance to win door prizes. No reservations required. Information: 312-35-1077 or cindypilz@att.net.

FAREED HAQUE, 2 to 4 p.m. April 14, The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. With guest Zachary Weiss. Concert will showcase “Music from Brazil and Beyond.” Tickets: $20. Tickets and information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

LYRA, 2 p.m. April 14, First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. An a cappella chorus, from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral music. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-0785.

RUN THRU THE HILLS, 8 a.m. April 14, starting at AMC Lake in the Hills 12 Theatre, 311 Randall Road, Lake in the Hills. Walk, run and strolling distances for all levels sponsored by the Lake in the Hills Parks & Recreation Department. Packet pickup and registration available 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13 at the Running Depot, 30-H N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Cost: $30. Registration and information: www.lith.org.

“VIVA LA OPERA IV,” 4 p.m. April 14, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented

by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box ofice or from choir members.

Tickets and information: 815-3569212, www.rauecenter.org or www. voices-in-harmony.org.

APRIL 15 SAMPLER LECTURE SERIES PROGRAM, 7 p.m. April 15, McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Dr. John Hallwas, regional historian, author and retired professor of English from Western Illinois University, will present “Desperadoes: Notorious Outlaws of Early Illinois.” Admission: $10 donation. Information: 815-923-2267 or www.mchsonline. org.

APRIL 16 TAYLOR GUITARS ROAD SHOW, 7 p.m. April 16, The Old Towne Hall, 54 Brink St., Crystal Lake. An evening of guitar talk and demonstrations with the Taylor factory staff and guitar makers sponsored by The Player’s Bench Music Store. Free admission. Information: 815-459-8614 or www.playersbenchmusic.com.

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APRIL 18 “THE CLODHOPPER MONOLOGUES PART II,” 8 p.m. April 18, Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Join New York Times bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry for a heartfelt and hilarious evening of new stories. Tickets: $20.

TIckets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

“GUYS AND DOLLS,” April 18-21, Drendel Hall at Prairie Lodge of Sun City, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. The Theatre Company of Sun City is celebrating its tenth anniversary with this production. Schedule: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children 12 and younger. For information, call: 847-55-1583.

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APRIL 19 BENEFIT CONCERT, 6:30 p.m. April 19, LifeSpring Community Church, 2503 Spring Ridge Drive “G”, Spring Grove.

Fundraiser for brain aneurysm patient Steve Mitchell. Bands include Cyrus Jones and Siren and Trees of the Field.

Tickets: $25 available at Midwest Breakfast Company, 2207 Route 12, Spring Grove or at the door. Information: 847-370-2713.

THE HIP HOP EXPLOSION, 7 to 9 p.m.

April 19, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park (Dole Mansion), 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. A fun event for tweens ages 10-14 to “Ignite the Night and Have Some Fun” in a safe and fun atmosphere. Presented by Lakeside Legacy, Harper College Pom and Dance Team, Berkshire Ballet Theatre, Fast Forward Marketing and From Me 2 You Photography. Cost: $6. Registration and information: 847-401-5017 or 815-477-0033.

McHENRY B&B SQUARE DANCE CLUB, 8 p.m. April 19, Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St., Johnsburg.

Rounds at 8 p.m. with Ray and Cindy Bishop. Squares at 8:30 p.m. with Mike Richard. Cost: $5 members, $6 visitors. All dancers welcome. Information: 815-353-5346.

APRIL 20 AN EVENING AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL, 8 p.m. April 20, Unity Spiritual center, 225 Calhoun St., Woodstock. Folk concert by Mark dvorak with special guest Christopher Walz. Suggested donation: $12.

Information: 815-338-5164 or www. offsquaremusic.org.

ANNUAL FASHION SHOW LUNCHEON BENEFIT, 11:30 a.m. April 20, Crystal Lake Country Club, 721 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Assisi Animal Foundation’s fundraiser for the animals with fashions courtesy of Dress Barn, gourmet lunch and rafle prizes. Nancy Loo of WGN TV News is special guest and narrator. Tickets: $35 a person.

Tickets and information: 815-455-9411 or www.assisi.org.

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PETER YARROW WHEN: 8 p.m. April 20 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: From the legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary.

Tickets start at $32. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www. rauecenter.org.

4 p.m. April 20, Nativity Lutheran Church, 3506 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake. Event will showcase the many different services and nonproits available in our community and surrounding areas. Hosted by the Church. Free snacks and drinks available. Free admission. Information: 815-653-3832.

THE GREATER FOX VALLEY CHAPER OF USA DANCE, 7:30 to 11 p.m. April 20, Woodstock VFW Hall, 240 N. Throop St., Woodstock. “Ladies’ Night” evening of dancing, socializing and fun.

Complimentary Argentine Tango lesson taught by Frank and Jackie Penze at 7:30 p.m. Dance hosts available for the ladies. Snacks. Door prizes.

Admission: $8 members, $10 seniors, $12 nonmembers. Information: 847639-8699, www.dancefoxvalley.org or www.dancewithfrankandjackie.com.

MASONIC BALL, irst, 5 p.m. April 20, McHenry Country Club, 820 N. John St., McHenry. Fundraiser to beneit the Christmas Day Great Lakes AdoptA-Sailor dinner with an evening of cocktails, buffet dinner, dancing, silent auction and entertainment by Benjamin Franklin. Hosted by the McHenry Masonic Lodge. Cost: $50 a person.

Information: 815-385-2386 or l_lvr@ hotmail.com.

PETER YARROW, 8 p.m. April 20, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. From the legendary folk

group Peter, Paul and Mary. Tickets start at $32. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

SILK ART PAINTING DEMONSTRATION & SPRING SILK SCARF SALE, 5 to 8 p.m. April 20, Le Petit Marche, 19 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Demonstration by artist Susan Sieber. View her wall art, hand-painted silk scarves, ties and gift bags available for purchase.

Free admission. Information: www. facebook.com/uzushio.silk or susansieber.wix.com/arts.

SPRING BOOK SALE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

April 20 and noon to 4 p.m. April 21, McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St., McHenry. Books, CDs, movies and more sponsored by the Friends of the McHenry Public Library. Sunday is $4 a bag sale day. Information: 815-3850036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

SPRING USED BOOK SALE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20 and 1 to 5 p.m. April 21, Cary Area Public Library District, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Offering books, DVDs, CDs and more sponsored by the Friends of the Cary Area Library.

Information: 847-639-4210 or www. caryarealibrary.info.

TOUCH A HEART IN HAITI, 6 to 10 p.m.

April 20, The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

Event will feature live music, rafles, silent auction, cash bar, Haitian artwork and wares for sale and brief informational speech. Sponsored by

“OBJECTIVE/SUBJECTIVE: MAPPING AS VISUAL LANGUAGE,” through May 24, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Altgeld Galleries, College & Castle Drives, DeKalb. Exhibition featuring contemporary artists utilizing the visual and conceptual language of mapping to respond to real or imagined spaces. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Information: 815-7531936 or www.niu.edu/artmuseum.

“ON GOLDEN POND,” through April 14, Riverfront Playhouse, 11 S. Water St., Aurora. By Ernest Thompson. The story of Norman and Ethel Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond, Maine for the 48th year. They are soon visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter, Chelsea, and her dentist iancé, Bill, who then go off to Europe leaving Bill’s 13-year-old son behind for the summer. Schedule: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. April 14. Tickets: $17 adults, $15 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 630-897-9496 or www.riverfrontplayhouse.com.

“THE PRINCESS AND THE MOON,” through April 28, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Steel Beam Children’s Theatre presentation about Princess Lizzy, who wants to be a knight and dreams of ighting in tournaments, slaying dragons, and doing all the things good knights do.

Schedule: 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 10:30 a.m. April 27. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children. Tickets and information: 630-587-8521 or www. steelbeamtheatre.com.

“THE SEAFARER,” through April 28, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Irish drama by Conor McPherson. It’s a dreary Christmas Eve in Dublin, Ireland. Sharky and his blind older brother, Richard, are preparing to celebrate the holiday with drinks and friends. A mysterious, unexpected guest arrives, and when a game of poker starts, Sharky begins to play as if his very life and soul were at stake. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25 adults, $23 seniors at 630-5878521 or www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

“SOUTH PACIFIC,” through June 2, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Pulitzer Prize-winning classic featuring music by Rodgers and Hamerstein. Musical centers on a group of American sailors and Navy nurses stationed in the South Paciic during World War II and the romantic story of two couples. Schedule: 1 & 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4:30 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 & 5 p.m. Sundays. TIckets: $40-$48.

Other ticket and dinner options available. Tickets and information: 847-634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com.

STAND-UP COMEDY, Chicago Improv, 5 Woodield Road, Schaumburg. Featuring a variety of stand-up comedy performances. Show times: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8 & 10:15 p.m. Friday, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday.

Schedule: April 11-14, Jeremy Holtz (tickets $17, $19); April 18-20, Jo Koy (tickets $30). Tickets and information: 847-240-2001 or www.improv.com/ comedyclub/chicago.

WATERCOLOR 2013, through April 13, Norris Gallery, Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles. Annual exhibition of traditional and contemporary water-based media on different surfaces. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: 630584-7200 or www.norrisculturalarts. com.

APRIL 11 2CELLOS, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser to perform Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.”

Tickets: $33. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 12 “SEUSSICAL JR.,” 7:30 p.m. April 12-13; and 2 p.m. April 14, Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Children’s Theatre of Elgin musical presentation featuring The Grinch, Yertle The Turtle, The Cat in the Hat and many more interesting characters. Tickets: $11 adults, $9 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 847-214-7550 or www.

CTEelgin.com.

“THESE SHINING LIVES,” 7:30 p.m.

April 12-13 and 7:30 p.m. April 17-20, Perry Theatre at Stephens Hall at Aurora University, 1305 Kenilworth Place, Aurora. Spring production authored by Melanie Marnich starring Thespians from the Aurora University Theatre Department. Story focuses on Catherine Donohue and her friends, a group of women sickened by working with radioactive materials at the former Radium Dial Co. in Ottawa.

Free admission. Information: 630-8926431 or www.aurora.edu.arts/theatre.

APRIL 13 2013 EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13, The Meadows Club, 2950 W. Golf Road, Rolling Meadows. Presented by the American Parkinson Disease Association, Midwest Chapter. Continental breakfast, lunch and Parkinson’s-related comedic play entitled “Side Effects may Include...” Cost: $40 members, $45 nonmembers. Registration available online at www.apdamidwest.org.

Information: 847-705-7450.

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Catholic Assistance Missions. Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children younger than 10. Includes dinner and dessert. Tickets and information: 815-578-0975, CAMforHaiti@gmail.com or www. catholicassistancemissions.org.

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Continued from page 9 FAMILY DAYS, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

April 13, Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St., Rockford. Families invited to engage with nature at Klehm.

Offering activities for all ages.

Theme will be a wildflower walk.

Refreshments. Admission: $10 nonmember families, free for member families. Information: 815-965-8146 or www.klehm.org.

RED HORSE, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Concert featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. Tickets: $33.

Tickets and information: 847-6220300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 14 “JAMES GAVIN’S DEEP IN A DREAM: THE LONG NIGHT OF CHET BAKER,” 3 p.m. April 14, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Featuring Spider Saloff (vocals), Art Davis (trumpet), and Dennis Luxion (piano). Tickets: $28. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 16 SPRING FISH BOIL FUNDRAISER,

4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 16, Fitzgerald’s Octagon House, 727 Main St., Genoa City, Wis. Hosted

by The Genoa City Village Garden Club to beneit Badger High School Scholarship Fund and beautiication projects. Tickets: $15 adults, $7 children ages 5-11, free for children 4 and younger. Carry-outs available. Tickets available at the door or from a Garden Club member.

Information: 262-279-5784.

APRIL 18

The first annual Masonic Ball to benefit the Christmas Day Great Lakes Adopt-A-Sailor Dinner McHenry Country Club, 820 N. John St., McHenry IL

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“THE SECOND CITY: LAUGHING MATTERS,” 7:30 p.m. April 19, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Chicago’s legendary sketch comedy theatre featuring some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City’s 52-year history. Tickets: $38 at 800-982-2787, all Ticketmaster locations or www. ticketmaster.com.

APRIL 20

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This exhibit requires an additional ticket with a speciied entry time: $12 adults, $8 children ages 3-11, $6 MSI members. Information: 773684-1414 or www.msichicago.org.

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Thursday and Friday, 2 & 8 p.m.

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Explore the world of the extraordinary, light-producing organisms that populate our planet. From the woodlands in North America, to the caves of New Zealand, to deep beneath the ocean’s surface, visitors will discover recreated environments to learn more about how different organisms use light to attract mates, lure prey or defend against predators. General admission: $15 for adults; $12 seniors and students with ID; $10 children ages 3-11. Gold Pass and Platinum Pass ticket options available.

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Great Lakes Steelpan Festival organizers hope instrument gains popularity in Chicago area Potts & Pans (left) and Clyde “Lightning” (below) George will perform at the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival.

By JAMI KUNZER jkunzer@shawmedia.com

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ith an upcoming steelpan festival in Crystal Lake, organizers hope to turn the Chicago area into a hub for enthusiasts of the

instrument.

Offering both entertainment and education, the Great Lakes Steelpan Festival is only the beginning, said Matt Potts, event organizer, as well as the founder and performer for two featured bands.

“This is a world-class steelpan concert that will be happening in Crystal Lake, with guest artists that will likely not be on the same stage again probably ever,” he said.

“Everybody will be able to enjoy it, whether they’ve never heard the steelpan before or whether that’s their favorite instrument.”

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The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 13 at Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave. Those who attend will be able to hear from a performer known as the “father of the modern steelpan instrument.”

Among musicians performing and hosting a workshop is Elliot “Ellie” Mannette, originally from Trinidad, known to be the first to use a 55-gallon oil barrel as well as the first to sink the top of the drum into a concave shape.

With the surface providing different pitches, modern steelpans fall into the idiophone family of instruments and are played using sticks tipped with rubber.

“We’ve only got a few years left where the men who created them are going to be still alive and we can actually get firsthand information from them and not just read it in a book,” Potts said.

“We have the opportunity to hear from them,” he said. “That’s the biggest reason for me on why I wanted education to be an important part of [the festival].”

Along with Mannette, the festival will feature workshops, as well as a concert, with Gary Gibson and Clyde “Lightning” George. Other performers include Potts’ two bands, Potts & Pans (pottsandpans.org) and a District 155 steelpan band made up of high school students.

Potts, who owns an online business, The Steelpan Store, had attended other steelpan festivals throughout the nation, including a smaller festival in Virginia Beach. While there, he spoke with fellow steelpan enthusiasts about the need for a Chicago area festival.

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“There’s really nothing close to the Midwest area,” Potts said.

“We wanted to start setting the groundwork for a Chicago steelpan festival.

“We wanted something educational, and possibly having the option for a competition, but the focus is educating people on the steelpan, educating performers on how to be better performers and the history of the instrument.”

A young instrument with its origins in Trinidad, many do not know the story behind it, he said.

Now 26, Potts began playing about 10 years ago, his interest in music beginning at the age of 4 with piano and later with percussion in his fifth-grade band. He discovered the steelpan his senior year of high school and taught himself how to play.

“The more I played, the more I fell in love with the instrument and wanted to learn more about it,” he said.

He soon learned to build and tune his own steelpans, a skill only a handful of people in the United States are qualified to do, he said. He started the band Potts & Pans about two years ago after college.

Investing in numerous instruments at the time, he now uses those same instruments to teach and perform with high school students in the roughly seven-member District 155 band.

His goal is to bring steelpan to as many people as possible.

“The steelpan filled me up, and now I’ve got to share it with more people because I ran out of room,” he said.

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riter-director Brian Helgeland approaches every scene of “42,” the story of baseball barrier breaker Jackie Robinson, as if it were a history lesson.

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“42” can’t help being a history lesson.

Helgeland, who won the Oscar for his “L.A. Confidential” script, can point to recent precedence. Steven Spielberg also framed every scene of “Lincoln” as a history lesson. The difference comes in the presentation.

With “Lincoln,” Spielberg presented history like a college professor. With

race barrier in Major League baseball when general manger Branch Rickey (Ford) puts him on the Brooklyn Dodgers’ roster. Robinson endures racism from the stands and in his own clubhouse during his historic rookie season.

RATED: PG-13 for thematic elements including language RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 1 minute “42,” Helgeland presents history like a middle-school teacher.

Again, nothing is especially wrong with this. Children should see this movie. They should learn why Robinson deserves to be remembered and revered. They should learn the horror of the institutional racism that once dictated life in much of the country and of the ingrained racism that influenced life in the rest of it.

“42” is no dry and boring recitation of history. It features excitement and humor. Children will be entertained by it, especially those who love baseball.

But while their children learn, adults may get antsy with “42,” waiting for a few lessons to be pitched at their level. Such lessons come, but it takes a while.

With “Lincoln,” Spielberg at least assumed his audience knew of the Civil War. Helgeland assumes his audi-

ence knows nothing about Robinson’s era. “42” opens with a quick vignette narrated by African-American baseball writer Wendell Smith (played by Andre Holland), who quickly explains the post-War years, Jim Crow laws, the Negro Leagues and the solid-white state of Major League baseball (which made it no different from nearly all American institutions at the time).

With that scene set, Helgeland cuts directly to the offices of a certain ballclub as general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) bluntly tells his subordinates, “I’m going to bring a Negro ballplayer to the Brooklyn Dodgers.”

Of all the players in the Negro Leagues, Rickey settles upon Robinson (Chadwick Boseman). Amusingly, even though Rickey is painted as a hero of integration, he is drawn to Robinson through a different form of prejudice.

“He’s Methodist,” Rickey says. “I’m Methodist. God’s Methodist.”

Statistics show Rickey that Robinson is a superb athlete on the field.

But he needs to know that Robinson has the Herculean inner strength to bear, and bear with outward serenity, the task before him. Robinson must endure what no person should endure, the racial hatred of a nation focused directly at him. And if he shows anger, he will be tagged as the aggressor.

As Rickey famously tells Robison, “I want a player who has the guts not to fight back.”

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Continued from page 15 “42” concentrates on the years ’46 and ’47, Robinson’s season with Brooklyn’s farm team in Montreal and his rookie season with the Dodgers (in the second hour, it almost seems the film will dramatize every game of the Dodgers’ 47 season).

In its broad strokes, “42” covers material familiar to even someone like me, who doesn’t know much about baseball’s past except the Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908. While crowds howl the n-word at Robinson from the bleachers, he finds enemies in his own lockerroom. During spring training, a handful of Dodgers circulate a petition to keep him out of the club.

Some hang on to their hatred, but overall resistance thaws as players recognize the superior skills he brings to their club and recoil from the abuse other teams hurl at him, from epithets to beanballs. Shortstop Pee Wee Reese (Lucas Black) drapes his arm around Robinson during a game in Cincinnati, sending a message to the fans from his native Kentucky who crossed the river to watch him play.

Helgeland is sending a message, too. He transfers the moral “we’re all on the same team” from baseball to life too glibly, a reminder that“42” is aimed primarily at a younger audience.

It’s in the details and the performances that “42” rises above a script that tends to be too calculated and academic and a tone too indebted to “The Natural.”

Boseman is phenomenal, with a soulful performance matched by credible big league baseball skills. He makes a more convincing screen Jackie Robinson than the genuine article, who played himself in the quickly made “Jackie Robinson Story” of 1950.

“42” also showcases a Ford radically different from one we have seen before.

With few exceptions, Ford’s roles have come in three types: rascally action heroes (Han Solo, Indiana Jones), stolid action heroes (“Air Force One”) or gruff action heroes (“Cowboys and Aliens”). Here he takes on a

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genuine character role, with makeup and a voice more gravelly than usual. This is such a welcome departure for Ford that he can be forgiven for hamming it up here and there.

Other baseball legends figure into Robinson’s story, with Christopher Meloni and John C. McGinley as Dodgers’ manager Leo Durocher and broadcaster Red Barber, respectively. Nicole Beharie plays Robinson’s bride, Rachel, who suffers alongside him and props him up when

he’s ready to quit.

Helgeland’s slyest piece of casting is Alan Tudyk as Philadelphia’s manager Ben Chapman. Tudyk ranks among the most amiable of supporting actors (anyone who knows him from TV’s “Firefly” would think so), which makes it that much more shocking when he stands outside the Philadelphia dugout like a one-man Klan, pelting Robinson with every vile slur ever conceived to describe a black man.

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This is a disturbing and subtle lesson in a movie filled with reassuring and obvious ones. “42” is an admirable film that tells an important story well, but it wears its nobility too conspicuously.

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t’s tough to describe what Michael Perry does for a living.

To sum it up, he says he’s desperately self-employed. In other words, he does what he can to avoid getting a “real job,” he says.

He’s a pig farmer, a volunteer firefighter, a radio show host, an author, a freelance writer, a musician and a humorist.

And he’s coming to the Woodstock Opera House April 18 to do “country stand-up.”

Or something like that.

“I’m a little leery of the stand-up part of that,” he said. “Someone else said that about me. Stand-up comedy is a hard gig, and I’m not really a stand-up comedian.”

What is he?

He’s someone who basically tells stories, in articles, in books and on stage.

“And I get to have my own pigs and chickens,” he added.

Perry’s latest act, “The Clodhopper Monologues Part II,” is an updated version of his popular stage show, an audio version of which is available at his website, sneezingcow.com.

Clodhopper, by the way, references the days he spent running behind his father as he plowed the fields. He ran from “clod to clod.”

It also reflects the fact that, “if you read my books or look at my stuff, you’ll

see I don’t really take myself all that seriously,” he said.

“I’m a blue-collar guy,” he said. “I still go to the feed mill.”

For his stage show, Perry pulls some stories from the books he’s written, others simply from life.

“People think ‘writer’ and they think I’m going to be all heavy and serious,” he said of his stage show. “It’s very real.

I just kind of get up there and shoot the breeze, a lot of laughter. My stuff is pretty much G rated and suitable for any kind of audience.”

Now living in New Auburn, Wis., with the pigs and chickens, along with his wife and two daughters, ages 13 and 6, Perry grew up on a small Midwestern dairy farm.

He went to nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming.

“I was the only cowboy in Wyoming putting himself through nursing school,” he said. “I started working as a nurse, and very accidentally got interested in writing.”

He began writing for magazines, and his essays and nonfiction soon appeared in numerous publications, such as The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Backpacker, Outside, Runner’s World and Salon.com.

After six years of magazine writing, he wrote his first book, “Why They Killed Big Boy.”

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“It did better than I ever expected,” he said.

He’s written eight books in all, is a contributing editor to “Men’s Health” magazine and hosts the nationally syndicated “Tent Show Radio.”

He’s also recently been involved in musical collaborations, including as a lyricist for Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer and as co-writer with Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon of the liner notes for the John Prine tribute album, “Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows.”

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“The results were bloody, but then that was the point,” the bio says.

Taking his act outside of his home state of Wisconsin for one of the first times, Perry said he hopes to continue expanding his stage show.

He makes some references to Illinois in his books, teasing Illinois’ residents a bit. So, with the Woodstock show, he said, “This will be Illinois’ big chance to get back at me.”

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hey’ve each entertained in bands throughout the Chicago area for more than 20 years.

And now they’ve taken those experiences – the good and the bad – to create the new band, “BitterSweet.”

“It’s been sort of a process where we’ve all worked with each other at some point in the past,” said Michelle DePinto, lead singer.

“It just felt right to come together at this point.”

Their hope is to engage the crowd with their own unique energy and cover songs that aren’t typically tackled, she said.

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Unlike other cover bands, she said, theirs features a mix of two women and two men.

DePinto, who’s previously performed with bands, such as Deja Vu and High Life, joins Paula Marr on bass guitar and vocals, Brian Olson on drums and Bill Losquadro on guitar and vocals.

Marr is well-known throughout the area for her bass playing and her time with The Fabulous Janes. Losquadro was a member of Deja Vu and The Marty Sammon Band, among others. Olson comes to BitterSweet from High Life, along with bands, such as Swift Kick and Simply Marvelous.

The group performs cover songs from classic to current rock, dance, pop hits and country.

“Paula [Marr] brings such a unique energy to every performance,” DePinto said. “She’s sort of the final piece to the puzzle. She loves to play around. We have a lot of fun on stage.”

Newly formed, the band continues to de-

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With a wide range of talent, DePinto said the band intends to give audiences the staple songs, the classic and ’80s rock they enjoy, but also some songs other bands aren’t performing.

“I have a large range so I can cover a lot of different styles,” she said. “We’re able to make some bold moves with material other bands aren’t able to do. ... You don’t hear a lot of bands doing ‘Heart’ and covering Pat Benatar, other than ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot.’

“We’re trying to step out of the standard playlist of every other cover band in Chicago,” she said.

Often requested to take on songs by Benatar, Stevie Nicks and Heart, DePinto said she’s been identified with the “80s rock chicks” over the years. But the band also intends to play current pop hits as well, he said.

“We have the staying power,” she said.

“That’s the most important thing. When we’re working a room, I pay attention to if people are sticking around. That says there’s something they’re hearing and seeing that’s keeping their interest.

“That’s been my focus all the years I’ve been performing is making sure we keep the crowd.”

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BitterSweet band members are (from left) Bill Losquadro, Michelle DePinto, Paula Marr and Brian Olson.

AREA CONCERT GUIDE

McHENRY COUNTY AN EVENING AT THE OLD TOWN SCHOOL, 8 p.m. April 20, Unity Spiritual center, 225 Calhoun St., Woodstock. Folk concert by Mark Dvorak with special guest Christopher Walz. Suggested donation: $12. Information: 815338-5164 or www.offsquaremusic.org.

AN EVENING OF JAZZ, 7 p.m.

April 13, McHenry West High School Auditorium, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry.

Presented by the McHenry High School Music Department in conjunction with Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble.

Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students. Information: 815-385-7077, ext. 6469.

BENEFIT CONCERT, 6:30 p.m.

April 19, LifeSpring Community Church, 2503 Spring Ridge Drive “G”, Spring Grove.

Fundraiser for brain aneurysm patient Steve Mitchell. Bands include Cyrus Jones and Siren and Trees of the Field. Tickets: $25 available at Midwest Breakfast Company, 2207 Route 12, Spring Grove or at the door. Information: 847-3702713.

FAREED HAQUE, 2 to 4 p.m.

April 14, The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. With guest Zachary Weiss. Concert will showcase “Music from Brazil and Beyond.” Tickets: $20. Tickets and information: 815-4558000 or www.lakesidelegacy. org.

LYRA, 2 p.m. April 14, First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

An a cappella chorus, from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral music. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-4590785.

PETER YARROW, 8 p.m. April 20, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. From the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. Tickets start at $32. Tick-

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SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES, McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Schedule: 3 p.m. April 14, Sessions Jazz Quartet; 7 p.m. April 24, MCC Jazz Concert; 3 p.m.

April 28, MCC Concert Band and Chorus; 6 p.m. May 5, MCC Student Recital. Free. Information: 815-479-7814.

“VIVA LA OPERA IV,” 4 p.m.

April 14, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box office or from choir members. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212, www.rauecenter.org or www.voices-inharmony.org.

REGIONAL 2CELLOS, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser to perform Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Tickets: $33. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

“JAMES GAVIN’S DEEP IN A DREAM: THE LONG NIGHT OF CHET BAKER,” 3 p.m. April 14, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Featuring Spider Saloff (vocals), Art Davis (trumpet), and Dennis Luxion (piano).

Tickets: $28. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

MICHAEL McDONALD, 8 p.m.

April 26, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Tickets start at $39. Tickets and information: 630-962-7000 or www.oshows.com.

PINK FLOYD NITE, 8 p.m. April 19, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. With Echos of Pompeii. Tickets start at $19.

Tickets and information: 630962-7000 or www.oshows. com.

RED HORSE, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Concert featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. Tickets: $33. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

“VIVA LA OPERA IV” WHEN: 4 p.m. April 14 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Presented by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box ofice or from choir members. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212, www.rauecenter.org or www. voices-in-harmony.org.

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The following are upcoming concerts scheduled in the area. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 800-7453000, visiting a Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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ROB CARROLL WITH MUSIC’S NEW RELEASES

NEW&NOTEWORTHY Tyga

Dawes

“Stories Don’t End” HH There’s no doubt the guys in Dawes can write lyrics. You realize that as soon as you dive into the first track on “Stories Don’t End,” the Los Angeles folk rock band’s third full-length album. The opener, “Just Beneath the Surface,” wastes no time getting into the song’s narrative with great detail. But while the lyrics are well-written, the music isn’t always there to match. Dawes sounds tired too many times on “Stories Don’t End,” making this a fitting title for this album. The lyrics, no matter how good they are, just don’t hold up when they are paired with such musical malaise. Too often it keeps good songs from being great songs.

Molly Ringwald

“Except Sometimes” HH Molly Ringwald is a jazz singer. Let that sink in for a second. To be fair, the star of “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles” fame does have some connections with the genre. She is the daughter of blind jazz pianist Bob Ringwald. Her work on this collection of jazz standards takes a step in the right direction to help solidify her career as a singer. While she didn’t really outdo any of the originals, Ringwald still gives a worthwhile nod to those artists. Her timing is spot-on on “Sooner Or Later,” a song recorded by Madonna for the 1990 “Dick Tracy” movie.

And while it may come off as a cheap gimmick, Ringwald’s jazzed-up version of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” doesn’t come off as bad as you might think.

Volbeat “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies” H1/2 Danish band Volbeat has shown so much promise with their brand of melodic metal.

Sure, the vocals sound oversaturated in effects, but the music was more than your typical metal mix of crunching guitars and thunderous drums. But the choice to use a western theme for most of their latest album, “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies,” is curious at best. With song titles such as “The Hangman’s Body Count,” “Doc Holliday” and “Black Bart,” it just feels like they’re trying too hard to shoehorn their music into the album’s theme. None of it really adds up for Volbeat.

Then in the middle of everything, they throw in their cover of Young The Giant’s “My Body.” Sure, including a cover song on their albums is part of Volbeat’s act (listen to them shred on their 2005 cover of the Bay City Roller’s cover of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Wanna Be With You”), but this time it doesn’t really fit the album.

Tyga

“Hotel California” H Too much of rapper Tyga’s “Hotel California” feels like it was recycled from past albums. The bass on “500 Degrees” sounds too similar to the same sound used on “Faded.” The pattern of Tyga’s delivery on “Dope” too closely mimics what he used on “Rack City.” Even some of the guest appearances are familiar names from last year’s release, “Carless World: Rise Of The Last King.” There’s a fine line between striking while the iron is hot and complete oversaturation of your product. Considering the sub-par effort and lack of originality on “Hotel California,” it probably would have been best if Tyga spent a little more time between release dates next time.

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OUT THIS WEEK

OUT APRIL 16

James Blake, “Overgrown”; Bored Nothing, “Bored Nothing”; Broadheds, “Broadheds”; Cheech & Chong, “Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie! Musical Soundtrack Album”; Eric Church, “Caught in the Act: Live”; Deadstring Brothers, “Cannery Row”; Device, “Device”; Drowning Pool, “Resilience”; The Knife, “Shaking the Habitual”; Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “English Electric”; Brad Paisley, “Wheelhouse”; Paramore, “Paramore”; Pyyramids, “Brightest Darkest Day”; Rival Schools, “Found”; Todd Rundgren, “State”; Stone Sour, “House of Gold & Bones Pt. 2”; Kurt Vile, “Wakin On a Pretty Daze.”

The Afters, “Life Is Beautiful”; Beatallica, “Abbey Load”; Born Ruffians, “Birthmarks”; Sarah Brightman, “Dreamchaser”; Charli XCX, “True Romance”; Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., “Patterns”; Dead Confederate, “In the Marrow”; Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses), “The Low Highway”; Fall Out Boy, “Save Rock and Roll”; Fallstar, “Backdraft”; The Flaming Lips, “The Terror”; JJ Grey & Mofro, “This River”; Iron and Wine, “Ghost on Ghost”; Major Lazer, “Free the Universe”; Meat Puppets, “Rat Farm”; Olly Murs, “Right Place, Right Time”; Willie Nelson and Family, “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”; Skid Row, “United World Rebellion: Chapter One.”

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BANDS & PERFORMERS Are you in a band and would like to be listed in the Planit Pl@y Bands & Performers listing? Fill out the form at PlanitNorthwest.com/forms or send an email with the band’s name, members’ names and instruments played, booking number and/or website, and gig or event schedule to planitnwhnews@shawmedia.com. Find the full band listing at PlanitNorthwest.com/bands.

The following bands have upcoming performances in the area.

B BITTERSWEET, a local cover band playing classic to current rock, dance, pop hits. Featuring Michelle DePinto, lead vocals; Paula Marr, bass player/vocals; Bill Losquadro, guitar/vocals; and Brian Olson, drums/percussion. Bookings and information: Chris DePinto, 630-564-7402; or michelledepinto.vocalist@ yahoo.com or www.bittersweettheband.com. Schedule: April 13, Docks Bar & Grill, Wauconda.

BROKEN ARROW/POSITIVELY 4TH STREET, Neil Young/Bob Dylan tribute band. Featuring Doug Wolff, Ben Abney, Jared Olson, Kevin Weigh and Steve Anton.

Bookings: 815-451-1702. Website: www.brokenarrowandpositively4thstreet.com. Schedule: 9 p.m. April 20, Cuckoo’s Nest, Cary; 9:30 p.m. May 18, Duke’s Alehouse, Crystal Lake.

C CENTERFOLD, a mainstay of Chicagoland rock and roll, cranking out the greatest hits of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and today. Featuring Cindy Safran, vocals; Mark Wedow, guitar/vocals; Eric Wedow, drums/vocals; Chuck Federowicz, bass/vocals; Tom Kranz (formerly of Trilogy), guitar/keyboard/ vocals. Bookings and information: 708-284-2902; bookings@centerfoldband.com; www.facebook. com/centerfoldband or www. centerfoldband.com. Schedule: 9 p.m. April 27, JJ’s Prime Time Sports Pub, Aurora; 7:30 p.m.

June 26, Bolingbrook Summer Concert Series; 7 p.m. July 2, Park Fest, Northbrook; 7 p.m. July 3, Summer Concert Series, Lemont; 7 p.m. July 4, Fourth of July

celebration, Warrenville; 6 p.m.

July 14, Bluffinia Summer Concert Series, Lake Bluff; 7 p.m. July 15, Concert in the Park, Wheaton; 7 p.m. July 17, Woodridge Summer Concert Series; 7 p.m. July 18, Summer Concert Series, Hoffman Estates; 7 p.m. July 19, Summer Concert Series, West Dundee; July 21, Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Chicago; 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Lakemoor Fest, Lakemoor.

D DON “DOC” BROWN, playing his “Music We Know” program of favorites from the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and beyond in a variety of styles in jazz, rock, blues, country and pop. Bookings and information: 847-770-2640 or steeltune@sbcglobal.net or reverbnation.com/ donalddocbrown. Schedule: April 26-27, Vince’s Italian Restaurant, Palatine; May 2, Mac’s on Slade, Palatine; May 24-25, Vince’s Italian Restaurant, Palatine.

H HAIRDAZE, ’80s music. Curt Anderson, guitar/vocals; Tom McTague, vocals; Mike Bianco, drums; Dan Parilli, bass guitar/ vocals; Jim Workman, guitar/ vocals. Bookings: 847-515-7908; facebook.com/HairDazerocksthe80s or www.reverbnation. com/hairdaze. Schedule: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 20, Sponsor’s Bar & Grill, Huntley; 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

April 27, The Cooler, Rock Falls; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 18, HalfTime Bar & Grill, Johnsburg; 7 to 11 p.m.

June 8, Parkside Pub, Huntley; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. June 29, Trio Grille/ Glo Bowl, Marengo.

HANS & THE HORMONES, pop, dance, rock from the ’60s to present. Hans Mast, vocals/guitar; Vic Champney, guitar; Glenn Crandall, bass; and Darren Marino, drums;

M MAGANAFIGHT, metal. Featuring Dan Kvidera, guitars; Ron Riggs, guitars; Johan, vocals; Mike Motto, bass; and Drew Kristoff, drums. Information: stepmonsterhubby@yahoo.com. Bookings: dethmetl1@sbcglobal.net.

Schedule: May 10, Penny Road Pub, South Barrington.

P PATIO DADDY-O, ’60s to today.

Classic rock, blues. Featuring Tony Giglio, lead vocals/ drums; Tony Clavesilla, lead guitar/vocals; Danny Dally, bass guitar/vocals. We do private parties. Bookings: 224-6220472. Schedule: 9 p.m. April 13, Raymond’s Bowl, Johnsburg; 8:30 p.m. April 20, Trio Grille at Glo Bowl, Marengo; 9 p.m. May 18, TJ Snickers, Wauconda; 9 p.m. June 1, The Point, Gilberts; 2 p.m. June 2, Diamond Jim’s (on the patio), East Dundee.

T TRIADD, danceable classic rock to current with emphasis on pro-vocal harmonies. Duo/trio acoustic and full band. Featuring Rick Jacobs, guitar/bass/lead vocals; Tim McGovern, guitar/ lead vocals; Mac Rietz, bass guitar; Steve Moss, drums/vocals; Boomer, drummer. Bookings: 847-516-4631; 847-639-0418; Facebook or www.triaddband. com. Playing first Fridays of each month at McGonigal’s in Barrington. Schedule: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. April 13, Wool Street Grill & Sports Bar (full band), Barrington.

THAT’S THE TICKET

Tickets for the The Jonas Brothers’ July 10 concert at Charter One Pavilion go on sale at noon April 13.

The following tickets are going on sale this weekend. Dates, times and prices are subject to change.

ON SALE 10 A.M. APRIL 12 311, Cypress Hill, G. Love and Special Sauce, Wednesday, July 3 ($45, all ages) at Charter One Pavilion.

Toby Keith, Sunday, June 30 ($24.25-$89, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.

ON SALE 11 A.M. APRIL 12 Celtic Thunder, Friday, Oct. 18 ($32.50-$75, all ages) at Chicago Theatre.

ON SALE NOON APRIL 12 The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Wednesday, Aug. 14 ($45.50-$81, all ages) at Charter One Pavilion.

Dan Croll, Saturday, June 22 ($10-$12, 18+) at Schubas.

Gregory Alan Isakov, Friday, July 26 ($15, 21+) at Lincoln Hall.

Lissie, Tuesday, May 21 ($18, 18+) at Lincoln Hall.

The Mountain Goats, The Baptist Generals, Monday, June 17 ($20, all ages) at Lincoln Hall.

Nightlands, Tuesday, June 4 ($10, 21+) at Schubas.

Passenger, Tuesday, Aug. 6 ($15, all ages) at Lincoln Hall.

Two Gallants, Wednesday, June 26 ($15, 21+) at Lincoln Hall.

ON SALE 10 A.M. APRIL 13 City and Colour, Wednesday, Oct. 30 ($32.50, all ages) at Riviera Theatre.

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Sunday, June 2 ($45, 18+) at Park West.

ON SALE 11 A.M. APRIL 13 Lee Fields and the Expressions, Tuesday, July 2 ($17-$20, all ages) at Space.

The Mountain Goats, The Baptist Generals, Sunday, June 16 ($22.50, all ages) at Space.

Night Beds, Thursday, May 30 ($10-$12, all ages) at Space.

Shoes, Saturday, July 27 ($20-$25, all ages) at Space.

ON SALE NOON APRIL 13 Jonas Brothers, Wednesday, July 10 ($29.50-$89.50, all ages) at Charter One Pavilion.

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Tony Wruke, keyboards. Bookings: H. Mast, 815-382-0197; hansmast@comcast.net or facebook.com/hans&thehormones.

Schedule: 9:30 p.m. April 27, The Gambler, McHenry; 9 p.m.

May 4, Trio Grille, Marengo; 9:30 p.m. May 11, Danny’s Pizza, Elgin; 7 p.m. May 18, Starline Factory, Harvard; 9:30 p.m. May 25, Raymond’s Bowl, Johnsburg; 9:30 p.m. June 1, Docks Bar, Wauconda; 9 p.m. July 13, Gavers Cancer Benefit, Woodstock; 9 p.m. July 20, Gavers Cancer Benefit at Woodstock Park; 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 21, Kief’s Reef at Burton’s Bridge/Crystal Lake; 7 p.m. July 27, Moose Benefit.

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