NWH-6-12-2013

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

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STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1

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BLACKHAWKS

BRUINS

Charter gives up appeal Online-only school withdraws proposal At a glance

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

The Blackhawks celebrate their double-overtime win Saturday over the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center. The win sent the Blackhawks to their second Stanley Cup Final appearance in four years.

ORIGINAL SIX SHOWDOWN By JASON SCHAUMBURG

Series preview

jschaumburg@shawmedia.com Not since 1979 have two Original Six NHL franchises met in the Stanley Cup Final. That changes Wednesday, when the Blackhawks host Boston in Game 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final at the United Center. The two teams have never met in the Stanley Cup Final, but they have met six times in the playoffs. Boston has won five of those meetings, including the most recent in 1978. “The tradition of the Bruins and the Hawks is special,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “I’m sure the rivalry could return instantly come Game 1.” Here’s a closer look at the series and each franchise before the puck drops in Game 1:

Stanley Cup history The Blackhawks and Bruins are making their 12th and 19th Stanley Cup Final appearances, respectively. The Blackhawks have won four Stanley Cup titles. Before beating Philadelphia in 2010 to win the Cup, the Blackhawks hadn’t won the Cup since 1961. Their other titles were in 1934 and 1938. The Bruins beat Vancouver in 2011 to win their sixth Stanley Cup. Before that, the Bruins hadn’t won the Cup since 1972. Their other Cup victories came in 1970, 1941, 1939 and 1929.

How they got here Both teams have faced adversity during this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks, the West’s No. 1 seed, found themselves down three-games-to-one to Detroit in the Western Conference semifinals before win-

Many of this season’s players weren’t on the team the last time the Blackhawks won a Stanley Cup. Read about this and more in our four-page special section. INSIDE

Business is booming Local businesses are cashing in on the hype as the Blackhawks prepare to take on the Bruins for the Stanley Cup. PAGE E1 AP photo

Boston Bruins center David Krejci (46) is the NHL’s leading scorer in this season’s Stanley Cup playoffs. ning three straight games to stave off elimination. Game 7 of that series went into overtime after the Blackhawks had the go-ahead goal by Niklas Hjalmarsson waived off with under two minutes remaining. Brent Seabrook’s wrist shot beat Red Wings’ goaltender Jimmy Howard 3:35 into overtime, and the Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference final, where they beat defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles, 4-1. The Blackhawks opened the playoffs with a 4-1 series victory over Minnesota. The Bruins’ opening round wasn’t as easy. Boston, the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, faced elimination, trailing by two goals at home to Toronto with about 90 seconds remaining in the third period of Game 7.

Series glance GAME 1: Bruins at Blackhawks 7 p.m. Wednesday, NBC, AM-720 GAME 2: Bruins at Blackhawks 7 p.m. Saturday, NBCSN, AM-720 GAME 3: Blackhawks at Bruins 7 p.m. Monday, NBCSN, AM-720 GAME 4: Blackhawks at Bruins 7 p.m. June 19, NBC, AM-720 GAME 5: Bruins at Blackhawks* 7 p.m. June 22, NBC, AM-720 GAME 6: Blackhawks at Bruins* 7 p.m. June 24, NBC, AM-720 GAME 7: Bruins at Blackhawks* 7 p.m. June 26, NBC, AM-720

See STANLEY CUP, page A6

LOCALLY SPEAKING Makenzi Iddings, 11, of Crystal Lake

Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

CHICAGO – A nonprofit trying to start a virtual charter school in the Fox Valley withdrew its proposal before a state commission had the chance Tuesday to decide whether to deny the group’s appeal. Virtual Learning Solutions indicated in a letter sent to the Illinois State Charter School Commission early Monday evening that the nonprofit was giving up its appeal because of a newly enacted moratorium that prohibits the creation of any new virtual charter school until April. The withdrawal ends Virtual Learning’s effort to bring an online-only charter school

The commission voted 9-0 to accept Virtual Learning’s withdrawal during a regular board meeting in Chicago. They were originally going to decide whether or not to deny the appeal, after the commission’s staff had recommended to reject it because of the moratorium.

See CHARTER, page A6

Daley ready to explore run for governor By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley announced Tuesday he is forming a committee to explore running for governor in 2014, saying Illinois deserves political leaders who are prepared to fix the state’s unemployment, pensions and education woes. The committee allows the Chicago Democrat to begin raising money for a challenge to Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn. In a video posted online Tuesday morning, Daley ripped the Legislature and Quinn for the “disastrous” legislative session that ended last month. He pointed to their failure to fix Illinois’ $97 billion

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Bill Daley, former White House chief of staff, is exploring running for governor. Daley has also served as the trusted adviser to two presidents – Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

See DALEY, page A6

McHENRY COUNTY

ALGONQUIN

COMMITTEE SPLIT ON STAFF RAISES

GCI OPEN KICKS OFF MCJGA’S SUMMER

A McHenry County Board committee is split on whether it should recommend merit-based raises for nonunion employees of up to 2.75 percent in next year’s budget. The Finance and Audit Committee on Tuesday declined to advance a recommendation to authorize the raises for the 2014 fiscal year that starts Dec. 1. For more, see page B1.

McHenry County Junior Golf Association’s first summer tournament comes Wednesday in the GCI Open hosted by the Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin. Local players say the competition is crucial, and the MCJGA boasts about 200 members a season. The open features 71 golfers in junior and senior divisions for boys and girls. For more, see page C1.

CRYSTAL LAKE: Creative Arts Inc. art school students creating Dole Mansion mural. Local, B1

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