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Police wait Thursday outside a home on Seminary Avenue in Woodstock while a suspect is arrested under a felony warrant. Thirty-five officers from Woodstock, Lake in the Hills, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force went to 20 different locations around McHenry County on Thursday morning to arrest suspects with drug-related felony warrants. Sixteen of the 20 warrants ended in arrests.

CRYSTAL LAKE – A McHenry County Board committee will agree to approve the Mental Health Board’s 2014 budget after members pledged to continue pursuing cost-cutting measures. The Public Health and Human Services Committee, which last month voted against approving the Mental Health Board’s budget, will change course after a Tuesday sit-down with its finance committee. Committee Chairwoman Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, said members of her committee wanted assurances that budget cutting would continue, and they got it Tuesday evening. The committee will vote to approve the budget at a later meeting. “[They] strongly reiterated what they have said in the past – they believe that

Public Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Donna Kurtz, R-Crystal Lake, got assurances Tuesday that cutting would continue of the Mental Health Board’s budget. The committee is poised to approve the budget at a later meeting.

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Police call countywide warrant roundup a success By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Thursday, police entered a Woodstock home on Seminary Avenue. A heavy-set man, wanted on felony drug charges, was ushered quietly through the dense fog and into a squad car in what would be the first of more than a dozen drug-related arrests across McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, along with officers from Lake in the Hills police, Woodstock police and U.S. Marshals from the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, apprehended 16 of the 20 suspects they intended to arrest during a warrant roundup Thursday. The majority of arrests were heroin related and involved street-level drug dealers. Of the 16 arrests, 10 individuals were charged with additional crimes, most of

A suspect enters a Woodstock police car after being arrested Thursday at Willow Brooke Apartments in Woodstock. which were for paraphernalia possession. “We’re really happy with that,” said Lt. James Wagner of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, adding that arresting more than 50 percent of the suspects during a roundup is considered a success. “People who live this lifestyle don’t have regular habits

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and addresses,” he said. The arrests were the end result of months-long investigations by local police. Using confidential informants and tips from neighbors, officers spent many hours monitoring and interacting with the drug dealers leading up to Thursday’s arrests. Thirty-five law enforce-

ment officers split into three teams covering Woodstock, Algonquin and Lake in the Hills, and Hebron and McHenry. The Northwest Herald was invited to join the officers during the warrant roundup. While attempting to arrest a heroin dealer on Rolla Farm Road in Woodstock, officers discovered a marijuana growing operation valued at $30,000, said Sgt. Michael Muraski of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Fifty plants in three growing stages were found at the home, and officers found an additional growing location in a cornfield next to the home. The man officers intended to arrest was not there, but another man, who said he did not live at the residence and was just baby-sitting a child, let officers in the home where the marijuana was found. The marijuana growing

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Dixon auditors missed red flags By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – A $40 million settlement against two auditing firms and a bank for what one attorney called being “grossly negligent for over 20 years” hasn’t had many ripple effects for area auditors or municipalities. Crystal Lake, with computerized systems and strong checks and balances, can’t be compared to the small northern Illinois city of Dixon, Crystal Lake Finance Director Mark Nannini said. A town of about 15,000 people, Dixon was rocked by the news in April 2012 that its longtime comptroller, Rita Crundwell, had stolen $53 million over two decades. Crundwell was sentenced to 19 years, 7 months in prison on Feb. 14 after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud.

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MCC BOARD APPROVES BUDGET The McHenry County Board of Trustees approved a $54.2 million budget Thursday, but a final decision on whether to pay a portion of it with a property-tax increase or reserves will be made in December. Trustees moved ahead with the budget that was approved 4-3 at their August meeting. For more, see page B1.

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Respecting the awesome power of bleach I don’t allow myself to play with chemicals. Not since I turned on the spigot to the anhydrous ammonia in science class my junior year in high school. It about knocked me out of my chair. I’m not sure why each of the lab tables came equipped with ammonia; I didn’t take chemistry in high school to find out. I waited until college, and the huge lecture hall was not equipped with them. The only really dangerous chemical I work with on a regular basis – weekly – is bleach. And I am using more bleach than normal because we are in the middle of a War Against Fleas, and more loads of wash are being treated with bleach to kill the vermin. My history with bleach also goes back to my days in high school. I learned about its potency in much the same way I learned about the potency of anhydrous ammonia. I had bought a pair of blue jeans, which I haven’t done for going on 11 years because my parents bought me a pair of black jeans as a gift, and I decided then – after 30 years in blue jeans – that only cool people wear black jeans. People like Johnny Cash. I might not actually be cool, but my

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VIEWS Dick Peterson jeans would be. But that pair of jeans was new and stiff and really blue, and that just wasn’t the style. And style meant you tried to fit in, not so much that you were styling. I had worn clothing that wasn’t styling, and I paid the price for it: incessant teasing. I’ll never forget that first day of school at Central High School in Argyle, Iowa, just after winter break in January 1973. I found out right off that you don’t wear tan elephant bells to school. You wear blue jeans. The stares and the snickers and the taunts left an impression. I had heard the way to break in new jeans so they looked like old jeans was to add bleach while you washed them. Mom did all of the laundry, and we children really were not supposed to go messing in her domain. We’d break it. Or something. It was the “or something” that I got caught up on. I knew you needed plenty of detergent to do the actually washing, and I

guessed that once the machine filled up with water, you poured the bleach on top. Wait a while, and soon you would have stylish, broken-in blue jeans. The first problem was the amount of detergent used. It was foaming out of the top of the machine, and I was scooping the suds as fast as I could into the tub sink next to the washer. After panicking and scooping, I got the suds situation under control. No one would be the wiser; Mom and sisters were out of the house. But the bleach did not work as planned. Instead of evenly fading the color of the blue jeans, the legs were splotched with large white marks. The bleach had ruined the jeans. When I poured the bleach in what I thought was a machine full of water, the bleach must have settled directly on the jeans. I was crestfallen. And I learned a lesson about the potency of bleach, a chemical not to be trifled with. Now, whenever I use bleach – washing machines now have a drain to pour bleach into to dilute it in the water – I hold the bottle of bleach at arm’s length and ever so slowly pour in the bleach, making sure not to splash or dribble, and I replace the

cap with the bottle still at arm’s length and put it back where it belongs. For many years, those precautions have been successful. In the midst of this War Against Fleas, I have been going to the coin-operated laundry to wash all of the extra clothes and bedding to kill the fleas in hot, bleach-empowered water while I fogged the house. And I let my guard down. Not in pouring the bleach into the machines, but in moving the bottles of detergent, softener and bleach. The bleach must have dribbled down the outside of the bottle without me noticing it. When I got home, I noticed the definite markings of bleach on my favorite black Village People T-shirt. It was just a tiny amount that had moistened the bottle, and I apparently held it against my body as I moved it from the laundry to the car. I’ve ruined the shirt. Chemical collateral damage in the War Against Fleas. Dang.

• Dick Peterson, who lives in Woodstock, is a mental-health advocate. He is a freelance writer and a former Northwest Herald Opinion Page editor. He can be contacted at dickpeterson76@gmail.com.

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Ex-Mont. teacher freed after 30-day term for rape By MATTHEW BROWN The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. – A former Montana high school teacher was released from prison Thursday after completing a 30-day sentence for raping a 14-year-old student, a term that is under review by the state’s high court and has critics calling for the removal of the judge who handled the case. Stacey Rambold, 54, left the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge after serving the sentence handed down by District

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The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to halt legislators’ pay over the state’s unprecedented pension crisis is unconstitutional and the Chicago Democrat must move to reinstate salaries immediately, a judge ruled Thursday. Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, whose office is responsible for issuing paychecks to lawmakers, said after the ruling that she had instructed her staff to begin doing so immediately. But Quinn said he planned to appeal to a higher court and would seek a stay of Thursday’s ruling. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil Cohen issued his eight-page decision in a lawsuit brought by Chicago Democrats, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton. Lawmakers have missed two paychecks and were set to miss a third next week. Cohen said Quinn did not have the power to withhold pay while lawmakers were serving their current terms and ordered Topinka to restore salaries with interest. “[The] Illinois Constitution grants the governor authority to reduce items of appropriation,” Cohen wrote. “The governor cannot, however, exercise his authority in a manner which violates another consti-

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ST. CHARLES – A Carpentersville man faces felony charges after authorities say he made bomb threats against court facilities in Kane County earlier this month. Kane County prosecutors announced the charges Thursday against 21-year-old Akiel W. Davis. He faces counts of disorderly conduct. He appeared in court Thursday morning and a judge set his bond at $100,000. Prosecutors say Davis called 911 on Sept. 4 and falsely said four bombs were hidden at the Kane County Judicial Center. They say he also called the court clerk and said many people in Kane County would die.

BOLINGBROOK – A Kentucky hospital has identified the victims of a deadly plane crash in Bolingbrook as one of its surgeons and his wife. Georgetown Community Hospital officials in Georgetown, Ky., said Thursday that the couple killed in Wednesday’s crash were Dr. Narayan Venguswamy and his wife, Jay Venguswamy. They were traveling in a single-engine aircraft. The plane took off from Georgetown-Scott County Airport in Kentucky and was trying to land at Clow Airport when it crashed about a half mile away in a bank parking lot in Bolingbrook.

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CHICAGO – Chicago-area transit agencies don’t appear to adequately train staff on how to prevent political hiring, according to former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, a member of a task force looking into reforms after Metra’s former CEO claimed he was forced out for refusing to hire people as favors to politicians. Fitzgerald said his opinion is based on written responses to 25 ethics questions he posed to the Regional Transportation Authority, Metra, the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace.

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No compromise: Gov’t on brink of a shutdown? The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Moving closer to the brink of a government shutdown, House Republicans vowed Thursday they won’t simply accept the stopgap legislation that is likely to remain after Senate Democrats strip away a plan to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law. The defiant posture sets the stage for weekend drama on Capitol Hill after the Senate on Friday sends the fractious House a straightforward bill to keep the govern-

ment operating through Nov. 15 rather than partly closing down at midnight Monday. Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and several rank-andfile Republicans said the House simply won’t accept a “clean” spending measure, even though that’s been the norm in Congress on dozens of occasions since the 199596 government closures that bruised Republicans and strengthened the hand of Democratic President Bill Clinton. “I don’t see that happening,” Boehner said. Still, he declared that “I have no in-

terest in a government shutdown” and he doesn’t expect one to occur on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said the Democratic-led chamber will not relent. “The Senate will never pass a bill that guts the Affordable Care Act,” Reid declared. A partial government shutdown would keep hundreds of thousands of federal workers off the job, close national parks and generate damaging headlines for whichever side the public held responsible. Washington faces two

deadlines: The Oct. 1 start of the new budget year and a mid-October date – now estimated for the 17th – when the government can no longer borrow money to pay its bills on time and in full. The first deadline requires Congress to pass a spending bill to allow agencies to stay open. The mid-month deadline requires Congress to increase the government’s $16.7 trillion borrowing cap to avoid a first-ever default on its payments, which include interest obligations, Social Security benefits, payments to thousands of contractors

large and small, and salaries for the military. The standoff just four days before the end of the fiscal year increased the possibility of a shutdown, with no signs of compromise. The No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said that because of the time it takes the Senate to approve even noncontroversial bills, if the House amends a Senate-passed spending bill and returns it to the Senate over the weekend, “That is a concession on their part that we’re going to shut down the government.”

Not far from the Capitol, at a community college in Largo, Md., Obama insisted he would not negotiate over his signature domestic achievement, either on a bill to keep the government operating or legislation to raise the nation’s borrowing authority. “The entire world looks to us to make sure that the world economy is stable. You don’t mess with that,” Obama said of the debt ceiling/default measure. “And that’s why I will not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the United States of America.”

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By KIMBERLY DOZIER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The nation’s top intelligence official on Thursday sidestepped questions from a senator about whether the National Security Agency has ever used Americans cellphone signals to collect information on their whereabouts that would allow tracking of the movements of individual callers. Asked twice by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., if NSA had ever collected or made plans to collect such data, NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander answered both times by reading from a letter provided to Keith senators who Alexander had asked the same question last summer. He also cited a classified version of the letter that was sent to sena- Dianne tors and said, Feinstein “What I don’t want to do ... is put out in an unclassified forum anything that’s classified.” Wyden promised to keep asking. “I believe this is something the American people have a right to know, whether NSA has ever collected or made plans to collect cell site information,” Wyden said. The testy exchange at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing illustrates the wider tension that has grown between the public and the U.S. intelligence community, following disclosures by Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former systems analyst on contract to the NSA, about the extensive NSA collection of telephone and email records of millions of Americans. The panel’s bipartisan leadership used the hearing to promote their version of legislation to change the Fed-

eral Intelligence Surveillance Act. The lawmakers seek to trim NSA’s authority to access and analyze U.S. phone records and provide new protections to Americans’ privacy. They also want to broaden the government’s spying powers to allow monitoring of terror suspects who travel to the U.S. after being tracked overseas by the NSA. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the committee, said the legislation would “strictly limit access to the ... phone metadata records, expressly prohibit the collection of the content of phone calls,” and limit the amount of time such U.S. phone call data could be kept. Such records show the date and length of calls, and the numbers dialed. But Feinstein’s proposed legislation would not stop the bulk collection of telephone and email records. A separate bipartisan group of four senators, including Wyden, unveiled legislation earlier this week to end those bulk collections. Feinstein and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, defended U.S. intelligence efforts, as did Alexander and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — insisting that while they collect U.S. bulk records, they do not listen in on individual Americans’ phone calls or read their emails without a court order. Alexander and Clapper spoke of wanting to cooperate with suggested changes in order to win back the public’s trust. Clapper told the committee he was willing to consider limiting both how U.S. telephone and email data collected by NSA is used, and the amount of time it is stored. He said he’s also open to other changes, such as appointing an independent official to oppose the government in hearings before the FISA court, the secret federal court that considers all government surveillance requests.

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The meeting between Zarif and Kerry, who sat next to each other at a U-shaped table, was the highest-level direct contact between the United States and Iran in six years. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton suggested that the two men had shaken hands and been cordial with each other.

Speaking after Kerry, Zarif said the meetings had been “very constructive” and “very businesslike.” “We hope to be able to make progress to solve this issue in a timely fashion (and) to make sure (there is) no concern that Iran’s program is anything but peaceful,” he said. “I am satisfied with this first step,” Zarif said. “Now we have to see whether we can match our positive words with serious deeds so we can move forward.” He said the end result would have to include “a total lifting” of the international sanctions that have devastated Iran’s economy. Ashton called the meeting “substantial” and announced that the parties had agreed to “go forward with an ambitious timeframe.” The next step will be a meeting of senior negotiators in Geneva on Oct 15-16, she said.

Effort to target sex ads hits surprising obstacle By DAVID A. LIEB The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Top law enforcement officers across the country are pushing Congress for greater authority to go after a booming online industry that hosts ads for child sex traffickers. But they are encountering opposition from an unexpected source – conservative state lawmakers who fear a government clamp down on Internet businesses. The conflict highlights the difficulty of policing an

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“It’s not like we’re trying to hurt free speech. We’re trying to protect children who are being sold for sex,” said Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, a Republican. Of particular concern to state attorneys general are online classifieds, such as those hosted by Backpage. com, which advertise “adult” services for strippers and escorts with veiled references to prostitution. Investigators say that pimps offering children are using the sites, making it easier for pedophiles to buy sex.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE HARVARD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Harvard Fire Protection District for 2013 will be held on October 8, 2013, at 6 p.m. at the Fire Station, 502 S. Eastman St., Harvard. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Jim Carbonetti, Secretary, at the Fire Station, 502 S. Eastman St., Harvard (815/9436927). II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2012 were $832,462.76. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2013 are $960,275. This represents a 15% increase over the previous year. III. The property tax extended for debt service for 2012 was $0. The estimated property tax to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2013 is $0. This represents no change over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2012 were $832,462.76. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2013 are $960,275. This represents a 15% increase over the previous year. (Published in the Northwest Herald September 27, 2013)

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Relatives of Kenya attack victims voice frustration The ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya – After almost a week, there is no precise death toll, no word on the fate of dozens still missing and no details on the al-Qaidalinked terrorists who attacked Nairobi’s most upscale mall. As al-Shabab militants struck two Kenyan border towns and threatened more violence, relatives of the mall victims wept outside the city morgue Thursday, frustrated by the lack of information and a holdup in the release of bodies of the victims. Roy Sam, whose brother, 33-year-old Thomas Ogala, was killed, said he had been going to the morgue since Monday,

but workers there had not prepared his brother’s body, which was mangled by a closerange gunshot wound to the head – an apparent execution. “They said they were going to prepare the body to make it look nice, but we came back the next day and the next, and it wasn’t any different,” Sam said. The morgue superintendent, Sammy Nyongesa Jacob, said workers were told not to touch the bodies until post-mortuary studies had been completed. Kenya’s chief pathologist, Johansen Oduor, said his team was removing bullets and shrapnel from victims to find out exactly how they were

killed, then handing them over to police as evidence. “A lot of them died from bullet wounds – the body, the head, all over,” he said. “Some also died from grenades, shrapnel.” He refused to reveal how many bodies were in the morgue but said he was told to expect more – though he would not say how many. It was the largest terrorist attack in Kenya since the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy, and FBI agents were dispatched to do fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis on the bodies. They were joined by investigators from Britain, Germany and Canada.

$1.2M less from property-tax revenue expected • BUDGET Continued from page A1 administrative costs absolutely have to be reduced,” Kurtz said. “They were very, very convicted on that particular issue, which was very huge with us.” In an unprecedented move last month, Kurtz’s committee rejected on a 3-2 vote the Mental Health Board’s 2014 budget, despite the fact that it is significantly slimmer. Faced with shrinking revenues, the board is cutting its administrative costs and slashing its workforce by almost half, from 33 to 19 full-time equivalents. The Mental Health Board for years has been accused by critics of becoming a topheavy agency that spends too much of its revenue on administration and overhead that should be going to the 25 agencies that receive funding from its dedicated property-tax levy. New President Robert

Routzahn, who is also a finance committee member, said he got the impression the public health committee needed to hear a continued dedication to cutting costs beyond the next fiscal year. “We’re committed to making sure the organization is the right size to fulfill the mission we need to execute,” Routzahn said. Besides cutting administrative costs, the proposed Mental Health Board budget increases the amount being distributed to local mental health agencies from $8.4 million to $8.7 million. The Mental Health Board is projected to receive $1.2 million less in property-tax revenue next year than it did two years ago. “I think we’re all on the same page as far as lowering those administrative costs so there’s more money to be distributed,” said public health committee member Paula Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills. Yensen holds the County Board’s voting seat on the Mental Health Board.

The Mental Health Board has a large degree of fiscal autonomy under state law. While it has control over how it spends the local, state and federal revenues it receives, the County Board must sign off on its total appropriation. The County Board is also in charge of appointments to the Mental Health Board’s nine seats. The County Board will put its 2014 budget on a 30-day review at its Oct. 15 meeting, with ratification to follow Nov. 19. County government’s fiscal year starts Dec. 1. The Mental Health Board has undergone significant change over the past year. It has lost seven members since last September, mostly to resignations. It also has been functioning since last year with an interim executive director after the departure of its top official and the retirements of her two top deputies. Routzahn said the board hopes to have a permanent replacement hired in November.

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Zinke: ‘We’ve got to help these people’ • ROUNDUP Continued from page A1 operation is a Class 2 felony, punishable by 3 to 7 years in prison depending upon prior criminal history, Muraski said. Many of the people arrested had a long criminal history, mostly involving drugs and theft. The man authorities attempted to arrest on Rolla Farm Road had 11 prior charges involving drugs, theft and obstruction of justice. A woman who lives on Lincoln Avenue in Woodstock had 10 prior charges and was arrested in her car with her child in the back seat. An officer drove the child home to his father while the woman was arrested. One of the men arrested Thursday on felony drug charges on Hoy Avenue in

Woodstock had posted bond and left jail Wednesday night for an unrelated crime. Authorities said he is a known gang member and a registered sex offender. A 17-year-old was arrested while in class at Great Expectations School in Union. He is charged with dealing hallucinogenic mushrooms. The names and exact addresses of those arrested were withheld by the sheriff’s office Thursday. Although a majority of the arrests were heroin related, officers recovered more marijuana than any other narcotic at the suspected felons’ residences. This is not uncommon, said Wagner, because many of the heroin dealers are also users themselves. “If they’ve got [heroin], they are selling it or using it,” Wagner said. “They’re gener-

ally not holding a lot.” Along with using information from tips and informants, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has increasingly used social media to monitor suspects. Some drug dealers will post pictures of undercover cars to Instagram as a way of alerting other dealers that police are in the area, Wagner said. Thursday’s warrant roundup was a success, said McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, and more arrests are likely to come in the future. But he acknowledged that arrests are by no means the only tool for curbing heroin use in McHenry County. It takes a community effort involving drug prevention, education and treatment programs, Zinke said. “We’ve got to help these people,” he said.

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8WORLD BRIEFS Aid chopper targeted; hundreds dead in quake LABACH, Pakistan – Separatist militants fired two rockets that narrowly missed a Pakistani government helicopter surveying a region devastated by an earthquake, underscoring the dangers authorities face in helping victims in Baluchistan, the country’s most impoverished province. The doctor in charge of the main hospital in the area said the facility doesn’t even have an X-ray machine or a laboratory and that supplies of crucial medicines were running low, as the death toll from Tuesday’s magnitude 7.7 quake climbed to 355 with nearly 700 people injured. Survivors complained that aid was not reaching remote areas. “We don’t even have tents to cover my kids,” said Haji Wajd Ali, who lives in the village of

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KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudanese authorities on Thursday deployed troops around vital installations and gas stations in the country’s capital following days of rioting over gas price hikes that killed at least 30 people. The army also reinforced positions around military headquarters in Khartoum and along the city’s university road, which is close to the presidential palace. The mood in the capital was tense and schools were closed as residents prepared for more potential violence and protests expected on Friday, particularly after worshippers flood out of mosques following weekly Islamic prayer.

She has since appealed her sentence. That appeal is ongoing. Dixon had a manual system managed by one person, Nannini said. Crundwell controlled everything, even the mail, picking out the bank statement for the account she used to funnel money out of the city. Regardless, the two auditing firms, CliftonLarsonAllen and Samuel S. Card, CPA, and the bank, Fifth Third Bank, should have noticed and investigated irregularities that should have uncovered the fraud, said Devon Bruce, a partner with Power, Rogers & Smith. The Chicago-based firm represented the city of Dixon in its civil lawsuit. “Clifton[LarsonAllen] did the audit, and part of the au-

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assess the city and determine where the risk areas are in an organization so that they can decide what kinds of tests are going to be performed and what areas they’re going to focus on. “You don’t look at every single transaction,” Casella-Dercole said. “That’s not possible.” Then they’ll come back for field work. For Crystal Lake, this part, which involves testing systems, reviewing documents and verifying checks and balances, started the second Monday of July and lasted three weeks, Nannini said. Because government audits are a specialty, there aren’t a lot of firms qualified in any one place, Casella-Dercole said. That makes rotating firms difficult, but governments can make sure the firm is doing a good job, spending the time at the entity and asking the questions they should be asking, she said.

CliftonLarsonAllen, which paid out $35.15 million of the collective $40 million, did not investigate the discrepancies in the false invoices Crundwell submitted to cover up the money she was taking, Bruce said. The 179 fake invoices had misspellings, were for capital improvement projects that didn’t exist and didn’t give a contact person at the state to verify the invoice with, Bruce said. But any one of these discrepancies could easily be dismissed, Casella-Dercole said. With everything moving online, not all invoices look the same anymore. “It’s about knowing who your client is and getting a feel for them,” she said. “Are you dealing with people who are honest? Is there one red flag or 15? It’s more than, ‘Did the bank confirmation come back or did a statement have a contact?’ ”

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Shrinking SEDOM not all bad While no one wants to see hard-working employees lose jobs, the shrinking of the Special Education District of McHenry County isn’t a bad thing when you look at the bigger picture. SEDOM is cutting 122 positions – half of its staff – at the end of the school year. Typically in Illinois, when we see cuts in education or social services, it’s because of financial problems. But the reason SEDOM is shrinking For the record is an easier pill to swallow. We hope a smaller SEDOM More and more continues to provide these school districts, important services for the particularly the remaining school districts that larger ones such can’t provide the education as Crystal Lake students with special needs District 155, are deserve. asking less and less of SEDOM. That’s because they’re taking back the responsibility to educate students with special needs within their district. This week, Woodstock School District 200 completely withdrew from SEDOM and took on the educational responsibility for about 200 students with special needs instead of paying SEDOM to educate them. There’s no reason to knock SEDOM for its past or current efforts, but it’s generally better for students to be taught inside of their home district. Besides the geographic proximity, parents should be able to expect better accountability from a school district run by a board elected in their hometown We hope a smaller SEDOM continues to provide these important services for the remaining school districts that can’t provide the education these students deserve, and it still provides appropriate staff that is responsible to the students and the taxpayers. We also hope and expect that these moves aren’t just motivated by dollars. School District 200’s decision this week will save the district about $80,000 paid to SEDOM. The motivation always should be educating students. When districts take these responsibilities back, they do so understanding that special needs students’ education is just as important as the education of others.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Private data not private Last week, Twin Cities TV anchor/reporter Jessica Miles filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her driver’s license information was illegally searched about 1,380 times and her husband’s 92 times. At the federal set amount of $2,500 per incident, the damages could amount to $3.5 million. Earlier this month, 18 Minnesota residents and former residents alleged that dozens of public employees looked up driver’s license data because the citizens had been critical of Wabasha County. They claim that public officials have accessed their private data for political reasons more than 600 times since 2003. That case could generate $1 million-plus in damages. The plaintiffs are among dozens of people who have sued a number of local and state government agencies in the past year after obtaining information from the Department of Public Safety that public employees had illegally accessed their private records. As the number of cases has grown, we have called for clarification in federal and state rules to better balance privacy concerns with reasonable damages to avoid huge government payouts. Bottom line: Damage amounts per incident should better reflect the harm done. Any changes should include placing more of the liability on individual offenders, rather than on their government employers. Incidents of illegal data snooping would drop dramatically if the people who broke the law had to pay the penalty. Local governments are subject to these suits largely because of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, a federal law passed in 1994 after an actress was murdered by a stalker who used public data to find her. The law outlines permissible uses of the data and provides for at least $2,500 in damages for each improper lookup. The act grew out of the sensible notion that government should release the information states require for a driver’s license for legitimate reasons only. Complicating the matter, though, is that the Minnesota cases involve government workers who frequently look up such information in the course of their work. Government employers should make it clear that improper information tampering can cause termination. And employees who treat government data as if it were something on Facebook should face consequences. (Minneapolis) Star Tribune

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8IT’S YOUR WRITE Evolution the foundation To the Editor: In regard to U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren’s commentary about Common Core Standards and STEM education, recalling a 2010 interview on TLN: Question: “Do you believe in evolution and do you believe it should be taught in our public schools?” Hultgren: “I believe in intelligent design and that we are created. I believe strongly in that. I do believe in local control of our school districts.” Then he goes on to talk about failing schools. Evolution is now the foundation of high school AP Biology – since 99.8 percent of the world’s life scientists agree with Russian biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky, who said, “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” In 2005, a conservative Christian judge ruled that teaching intelligent design in the Dover, Pa.,

public schools violated the First Amendment since intelligent design “cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.” At the Dover trial, Kenneth Miller, a Christian biologist, said, “Modern genetics and molecular biology support evolution in great detail, and the closer we can get to looking at the detail of the human genome, the more powerful and convincing the evidence has become. ... Not a single observation, not a single experimental result has ever emerged in 150 years that contradicts the general outlines of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Any theory that can stand up to 150 years of contentious testing is a pretty darn good theory – that’s what evolution is.” Miller was a speaker at evangelical Wheaton College’s evolution symposium in 1997. David Thiessen Woodstock

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Need a ride To the Editor: As a resident of Sun City living in Rutland Township, I am concerned that bus service of any kind will not be available. Something similar to a 20-ride pass might be sold by Grafton Township at a fare (and fair) price, maybe $60. Consider: I am partially-sighted, blind or suffer from macular degeneration, and I need a ride to the doctor. I have arthritis, and I need a ride to the grocery store.

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I have neuropathy in my feet, and I need a ride to the beauty shop. I have memory loss, and I need a ride to the library. I had surgery, and I need a ride to physical therapy. I have been depressed, and I need a ride to the movie theater. I am no longer able to drive, and I need a ride to the health club. The day may come when I will become you and you need a ride, how will you get there? Diane Tartol Faubl Huntley

Bicycling craze spawns modern road signs What does a tire company have to do with road signs? Perhaps you enjoyed some bike riding experiences this summer in McHenry County or elsewhere. A fun activity promoting good health for sure, but did you know that bicycles spawned the modern day roadsign system used throughout the U.S.? When Benjamin Franklin Goodrich died in 1888, the company he founded helped America get around easier, faster and more comfortably with the development of the pneumatic tire. It was the rubber tire that helped fuel the American bicycling craze in the 1890s. These “city folk” bicyclists now had the ability to explore the unknown countryside. There was no satellite navigation. Maps were of a larger scale and rarely showed country roads. As such, getting lost was a common part of the adventure. Seizing an advertising stroke of genius, the B.F. Goodrich Tire Co. took the initiative to create road signs for the traveling public. The earliest road signs were made from sheets of metal with dimples in them to create letters and numbers. Later versions were coated with porcelain and painted bright colors to help them stand out and last longer.

GUEST VIEW Andy Rose Warning signs were typically round with a red background and white lettering for things such as railroad crossings. Signs giving directions also were circular but had a blue background. Arrows would point in the direction of a town, with the town name and distance in miles printed on them. Lastly, all of these signs had the words “Goodrich” on top and “Tires” on the bottom to help promote the rubber-tire maker. From 1910 to 1917, porcelain signs were installed on roadways throughout the U.S. Although originally intended for bicyclists, they were helpful for the new mode of transportation that was just getting started – the automobile. B.F. Goodrich also started publishing maps known as Goodrich Route Books. These early road maps were specific to a particular area, and included the location of the various signs along the routes (the first you-are-here-type maps). These remained in use until the oil companies started making maps for, of course, advertising.

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

With the start of World War I, new signs stopped being made to save the metal for the war effort. By the end of World War I in 1918, it was estimated that as many as 10,000 of these road signs were in use throughout the United States. The signs served an important need of the day and are now hard to find. The McHenry County Historical Society has a collection in Union, and you can still find a few posted on some of the private farms around McHenry County. With mass production of the automobile taking off in the 1920s, the amount of travel around America increased substantially. With more travelers, the need to have more signs was quickly realized, as well as the need to standardize the signs so that drivers would know that a round yellow sign in McHenry County meant the same thing in Iowa or Wisconsin. As this was a nationwide issue, the federal government stepped in to make sure everyone looking at a sign saw the same message. The ads were removed, and a national standard was established – the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devises is still used today. Everything from the sign’s shape, color, size and lettering are standardized.

Today, the McHenry County Division of Transportation has a full-service sign shop for the fabrication, installation and maintenance of all roadway signs in the manual. The sign inventory maintained by the MCDOT has more than 10,000 signs installed throughout the county highway system. Coincidentally, that number is as many as Goodrich Tires had installed throughout the entire U.S. in the early 1900s. With so many signs to maintain, innovation at MCDOT continues. The color material used is some of the most reflective material designed to withstand the fading caused by sunlight. When signs do need to be replaced, the sheeting can be stripped off, saving the blank metal for a new sign. Signs also can be enhanced with blinking lights to make them stand out more. These blinking lights are usually powered by solar energy, using LEDs since they last longer. So, the next time you go for a bike ride, know that you are participating in a part of history that has given rise to the modern road signs used on highways today. • Andy Rose is the maintenance sign shop supervisor for the McHenry County Division of Transportation.

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CL TO HOST ‘A DAY AT THE RACES’ CRYSTAL LAKE – Exciting horse racing action comes to Park Place in the form of pretaped video races on the big screen TV. “A Day at the Races” will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Park Place, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Area active adults are invited to enjoy lunch, a cash bar, raffles and chances to win at the races by predicting which horses will win, show or place. Every time attendees have a winner, they will receive raffle tickets to enter to win some of the gift baskets provided by sponsors Visiting Angels, Heritage Woods, Eastgate Manor, Reflection Home Care and Right at Home. There will also be a contest for the best derby hat. The cost is $10 and includes lunch. Register in advance at the Crystal Lake Park District Administrative Office, 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., or online at www.crystallakeparks.org for program code 5397-6. For information, call Jenni Silka at 815-459-0680, ext. 219.

MCC Board OKs budget Trustees delay decision on 2.8 percent tax levy increase until December By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The McHenry County Board of Trustees approved a $54.2 mil-

lion budget Thursday, but a final decision on whether to pay a portion of it with a property-tax increase or reserves will come in December. Trustees moved ahead

with the budget that was approved 4-3 at their August meeting. The split was not a result of how much was proposed to be spent in the budget, but whether a 2.8 percent

tax levy increase should be pursued. Freshmen Trustees Molly Walsh, Chris Jenner and Tom Wilbeck cast a vote for the tax freeze along with board

Chairman Ron Parrish. Veteran board members Mary Miller, Linda Liddell and Cynthia Kisser lobbied for a

See BUDGET, page B5

WARRIORS FACE DOWN SOME BEARS Pros make visit to junior football team’s practice

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LITH TO OFFER CERT CLASSES LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Community Emergency Response Team program helps train citizens to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities. When a major emergency occurs, local police and fire services could be overwhelmed with calls and may be unable to provide immediate care. CERT members are trained to provide medical assistance to victims, perform light search-and-rescue techniques, extinguish small fires, organize volunteers at a disaster site and locate and safely turn off utilities. CERT members also help with nonemergency projects that help improve the safety of the community. The classes are in four-hour blocks, and there are a total of five classes. The Lake in the Hills Police Department will be holding classes Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24, and the class final will be Oct. 25. All classes will be from 6 to 10 p.m. These classes are free and available to any citizen. To enroll, contact the Community Relation/Crime Prevention Division of the police department at 847-658-5676.

– Northwest Herald

8LOCAL BEST BET

Photos by Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Kyle Boelkens (center), 7, of McHenry talks with Chicago Bears’ Steve Maneri during the Junior Warriors football practice Thursday at McCracken Field in McHenry. Three Chicago Bears came to the practice to sign autographs and help with practice. TOP: Chicago Bears Joe Anderson (from left), Tim Jennings and Steve Maneri talk to the Junior Warriors in the Bantam Division after their football practice.

Sheriff’s office K-9 honored Storm’s service with department began in 2005

ANNUAL FALL FEST TO BE IN HUNTLEY HUNTLEY – The eighth annual Fall Fest will be Friday through Sunday at Deicke Park, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. The event will feature a carnival, pancake breakfast, live bands, a craft show, a petting zoo and pony rides, hayrides, a car show, a book sale, food, fireworks and more. It will run from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission except from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday is $5 a person, free for ages 12 and younger. For information, call 847-6693180, ext. 394, or visit www. huntleyfallfest.com.

8LOCAL DEATHS Merle F. Smith 89, Harvard OBITUARIES on page B7

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Police gathered at the Northern Illinois K-9 Police Memorial in Highland Memorial Park to honor Storm, a 9-year-old police dog that died in March.

LIBERTYVILLE – Storm was the dog by Sgt. Dan Patenaude’s side night or day, trouble or triumph. Thursday morning, police forces from around the area came to Highland Memorial Park in Libertyville to pay their respects to the 9-year-old police dog that died in March. Storm, who served three years as Patenaude’s partner at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, was honored at the Northern Illinois K-9 Police

“It’s bittersweet. It’s awesome to see he’s being recognized. But it brings back losing him all over again.” Sgt. Dan Patenaude Partnered with Storm at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Memorial. “It’s bittersweet. It’s awesome to see he’s being recognized,” Patenaude said. “But it brings back losing him all

over again.” Storm started with the department in the summer of 2005. From day one, he was put in the care of Patenaude away from the job, too. That makes the already strong bond between man and dog grow “ten-fold,” Patenaude said. Work or play, at home or at the office, the two were together. Patenaude remembered one time in particular when the two were clearing a church building. They’d sent Storm in a room first

See K-9, page B5

River Ridge agreement set in Algonquin By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – An annexation agreement for a proposed subdivision on 26 acres along North River Road has been worked out and is set for Village Board

approval. The proposed River Ridge Estates project would be 25 houses on 26 acres and would be northwest of the planned Prairie Path subdivision. An extension for the annexation agreement for the

planned Prairie Path subdivision was approved by the Village Board last week. Developers have said houses would be a minimum of 3,000 square feet for two-story homes and

See ANNEXATION, page B5

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Offender admits to new charges Pleaded guilty to sexual assault By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an adult female relative. Lewis S. Jackson, 70, entered a blind guilty plea before McHenry Lewis S. County Judge Jackson Sharon Prather, meaning there was no agreement between attorneys on a possible sentence.

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White Elephant deadline nears Cary library offers variety NORTHWEST HERALD UNION – The deadline for donations for the Oct. 6 White Elephant sale is Wednesday. The sale has become a much anticipated and pivotal part of the McHenry County Historical Society’s fundraising effort. Items range from vintage clothing to a combination microfiche/microfilm reader for budding genealogists. There also are garden tools, furniture, new and vin-

tage books, glassware, seasonal merchandise, games, sporting equipment and tables of odds and ends not found anywhere else. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schuette Building, next door to the museum. No early birds will be allowed. Checks and cash only will be accepted. Donations may be dropped off at the historical society museum, 6422 Main St., during regular business hours

– 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. No broken or soiled items, or items that have been recalled or contain hazardous materials, will be accepted. Large appliances, antiquated computers and electronic items, medical supplies and child items such as cribs, car seats and used stuffed animals also will not be accepted. The society reserves the right to reject items because of duplication, condition or dis-

For information, call the library at 815-385-0036 or visit www.mchenrylibrary.org.

Businesses or organizations interested in participating should contact Connie Cooke at 815-459-0680, ext. 213, or via email at ccooke@crystallakeparks.org.

8LOCAL BRIEFS McHenry Public Library plans TechFest 2013 McHENRY – The McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St., will host a technology fair, otherwise known as TechFest 2013, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The library also has partnered with the McHenry Best Buy store to demonstrate the latest electronic devices. The library will have handson, interactive learning stations throughout the building to demonstrate an early childhood learning workstation, Tumblebooks (downloadable children’s books), early literacy apps, Grolier databases, the library’s new Simple Scan/Fax station, Chilton’s auto repair database, genealogy resources and Consumer Reports Online. Associates from the McHenry Best Buy store will demonstrate some new gadgets, such as phones, tablets and eReaders. Attendees will get a free cellphone stand just for trying something out at one of the stations. They also can enter to win a special door prize – an iPad Mini – after they’ve visited some of the stations. The event is for all ages; no registration is required.

Crystal Lake Park District to host Truck or Treat CRYSTAL LAKE –The Crystal Lake Park District will host Truck or Treat from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 at Crystal Lake Main Beach. Truck or Treat is a free event where children dressed in Halloween costumes will have the opportunity to trick or treat for candy and prizes from truck to truck and take pictures at Halloween displays. The park district is asking for help from businesses and organizations who have vehicles to display. Vehicles on display may include (but are not limited to) large trucks, tractors or any other type of vehicle or piece of equipment suitable for display. It is a plus if the vehicle or equipment is available for the children to sit in, but that is not a requirement. All vehicles and equipment need to be at Main Beach for setup between 8:30 and 9 a.m. Oct. 19. There is no fee to participate, but businesses will need to bring their own candy or prizes to hand out.

Seminar to discuss trends in landscape design WOODSTOCK – The fall series of the Four Seasons Gardening program from the University of Illinois Extension concludes with a session titled “What’s Trending Now in Landscape Design.” The program is offered at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and will be presented via teleconference at the McHenry County Extension office, 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock. This final session will explore current trends in landscape design. Find out what trendy design “-isms” exist, which popular landscape features American homeowners are using in their backyards, and examine some over-the-top yet admired landscape designers. The cost for the session is $5. Advance registration is required at web.extension.illinois. edu/lm. For information, call 815-3383737.

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of programs in October NORTHWEST HERALD CARY – The Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, has a number of programs planned for October to inform and entertain.

• Illinois Ghosts and the Afterlife: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the meeting room. In this adult program, Terry Fisk, a paranormal investigator for nearly 10 years, describes his ghost investigations with world renowned medium Allison DuBois (the real-life inspiration for the hit CBS series “Medium”) and psychic Chip Coffey (from TV’s “Paranormal State” and “Psychic Kids”). Fisk will share photos, case histories, eyewitness accounts and ghost lore. Teens are welcome to attend. Registration is required.

• Read for the Record: “Otis”: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. This evening, people

around the United States will be reading the children’s book “Otis” by Loren Long to promote early childhood education. Join Miss Rose for the story and a special craft. There will be a drawing for a copy of “Otis.” Registration is required. • Astronomy Night: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the rear parking lot. The Northwest Suburban Astronomers return with their high-powered telescopes, which they will set up in the field behind the library. Attendees can take a closer look at Andromeda, the Double Cluster, nebulae and many open clusters along with the first quarter moon. Registration is not required. All ages welcome. Kids under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. • Blood Drive: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19 in the front parking lot. Heartland Blood Cen-

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8COMMUNITY CALENDAR Friday • 4:30 to 7 p.m. – Fay’s barbecue dinner fundraiser, First Congregational Church of Dundee, 900 S. Eighth St., West Dundee. Tickets: $13 in advance, $14 drive-up orders. Proceeds will help pay the church mortgage. Tickets and information: 847-426-2161, ext. 210, or www. fccdundee.com. • 6 to 10 p.m. – Bowling for Kiddos, fourth annual, Brunswick Zone-Deer Park, 21080 N. Rand Road, Lake Zurich. Fundraiser hosted by the Midwest Center for Chidren’s Development to benefit children and adults with special needs. Cost: $35 a person includes pizza, $60 per couple, $20 non-bowlers. Information: 815-7881020 or office@mccdtherapy.com. • 6:30 to 9 p.m. – Teen Rec Night, Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Entertainment, music, dance, pizza and more. Hosted by the Crystal Lake Park District. Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Registration and information: 815-459-0680, ext. 213, or www. crystallakeparks.org. • 7 p.m. – McHenry bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Player-friendly games and prizes. Food available. Proceeds benefit families battling pediatric cancer. Information: 815385-4600 or www.mchenrybingo. com. Friday and Saturday • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – St. John’s Mission Resale Shop, 215 Washington St., Algonquin. Featuring a variety of clothing, household, holiday, children’s items and more. Continues 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to benefit the community. Information: 847-658-9105. • 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Annual fall rummage sale, Mount Hope United Methodist Church, 1015 W. Broadway, Pistakee Highlands. Clothing, books, toys and more. Continues 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, $3 bag sale day. Proceeds fund mission projects of United Methodist Women. Information: 847-497-3805.

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to vacate sentence By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man who shot another man and attacked him with a machete has asked to withdraw his guilty plea and wants a judge to resentence him. Armando Ferral-Mujica, 22, is serving 16 years for aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class Armando X felony. His Ferral-Mujica attorney, Special Public Defender Henry Sugden, says his client did not fully understand the plea agreement. Attorneys are at odds over what happened during a private conference with the judge. Sugden did not represent Ferral-Mujica when he pleaded guilty in December 2012. He was appointed after a previous defense attorney, Dan Hofmann, withdrew from the case. Ferral-Mujica, prosecutors said, shot a man once in the chest near the heart. The bullet passed through the victim’s chest and lodged in an arm, near the armpit. The gun jammed, at which point the victim was attacked with a machete. The man was struck in the head and the face, and one of his thumbs was nearly severed. He survived the Dec. 3, 2011, attack. Attempted murder charges were dropped in exchange for Ferral-Mujica’s guilty plea.

According to an affidavit filed by Hofmann shortly after the sentencing, a private conference was held with attorneys from both sides and Judge Gordon Graham, during which the judge indicated he would sentence Ferral-Mujica to eight to 12 years in prison. Instead, Graham gave Ferral-Mujica 16 years at a Feb. 14 sentencing hearing. In court documents, Ferral-Mujica – who requires the assistance of a Spanish interpreter for court appearances – says he would not have pleaded guilty had he been aware the judge would deviate from the recommended sentence. “It seems clear there was – at the bare minimum – a misunderstanding by Mr. Mujica what the plea arrangement was,” Sugden said at a hearing Thursday. Assistant State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally says Hofmann “misrepresented” the conference with the judge and added the sentencing range was up to Graham. “[Graham] stated that [he] was uncomfortable giving a definitive answer without knowing all the relevant facts and circumstances and would await sentencing before making a final decision,” Kenneally wrote in court documents. Graham will issue a decision Oct. 24 on Ferral-Mujica’s request. Related attempted murder and aggravated battery charges are pending against Ferral-Mujica’s brother, Orlando.

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Two dogs, Kilo and Storm, memorialized for service Walsh: ‘There should “He was another child to me. Here we are how many months later, and I still get broken up thinking about it.”

• K-9 Continued from page B1 to search, and they heard a big splash and clang around the corner. Storm had jumped in a baptismal pool to search for the bad guy. “He’s one of the few dogs that has been accidentally baptized,” Patenaude said. About five years ago when Patenaude received a promotion – he now supervises the K-9 unit at the sheriff’s office – Storm retired from the department. It’s not just Storm’s handler who will miss the K-9. Dan’s

Julie Patenaude, Sgt. Dan Patenaude’s wife wife, Julie Patenaude, and their son, 7-year-old Cole, had grown quite fond of Storm. Julie said she was caught off guard at how much the dog’s passing affected her. “He was another child to me,” Julie said. “Here we are how many months later, and I still get broken up thinking about it.” The air was mainly still during Thursday’s ceremony. A dozen or more officers

brought their K-9 companions, and they lined one side of an imperfect rectangle that formed around the memorial statue – an officer on one knee with an arm around his dog – which was completed last year. Law enforcement officials from all over flooded the other sides. A group of bagpipers played “Amazing Grace.” Kilo, the K-9 from the North Chicago Police Department who died in Feb-

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ruary, was the only other dog memorialized during the ceremony. Kilo and Storm now each have a brick around the statue signifying their service. Kilo’s name came second to last as an organizer read off area police dogs who’ve come and gone through the years. Storm’s was read last. Patenaude spoke emotionally and with gratitude for the time he had with his partner. “Thank you for the love, thank you for the laughs, thank you for the frustrations,” he said during the ceremony. “But thank you most of all for always having my back.”

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Continued from page B1 2,500 square feet for ranches. The homes will have three-car garages. Starting prices will be $700,000. “This project complies with the village comprehensive plan in terms of land use and fulfilling the village’s vision for that area, which includes large homes on large lots, tucked into the wooded hillside,” Community Development Director Russell Farnum wrote in the village memo. Primary access to River Ridge will be through River Road, and there will be roadway connections that will extend to Prairie Path. The project would provide relief to traffic on both River Road and Highland Avenue, according to village documents. The subdivisions will provide a “back way out” in either direction. “The new layout allows the traffic generated by these subdivisions to flow naturally to the direction the drivers want to go,” Farnum wrote. “However, these are indirect connections, which will be difficult to navigate, which

“I think we were pretty adamant that project wasn’t really what we envisioned. I think this [new proposal] is what we envisioned ... I think this would be a real positive for the community.” John Schmitt, Algonquin village president will minimize the potential for cut-through traffic.” To help alleviate concerns about flooding, one existing manmade pond will be extended to serve as a stormwater detention area. Two additional retention ponds are planned for the project, which is planned to be carried out in two phases, and will hold only water after there is rain, village documents say. “This eliminates prior concerns of downstream neighbors that there would be a large pond above their homes,” Farnum wrote. The ponds will be constructed on areas without trees. The subdivision would have one boat slip per property and a riverwalk. The village plans to put in a special service area as part of the proposed agreement in the event the planned home-

owners association doesn’t maintain the retention ponds, riverwalk and boat slips. Developers also made an effort to minimize the amount of high-quality trees that would be cut down for the project, Farnum wrote. Water mains and sewer lines for the subdivision would be extended by connecting to mains built for the Prairie Path subdivision, or by extending new mains around the periphery of the Prairie Path subdivision. The final design of the water main system relies upon the timing and coordination with the Prairie Path project, according to village documents. “Either way it works,” Farnum said earlier this week. Greg Pantos, the managing member of the AK Group, also has agreed to help pay for larger water mains. “He’s fulfilling our ulti-

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2.8 percent increase, noting the new revenue would be lost forever if not captured this year. Trustees voted along the same lines Thursday except Miller and Parrish were absent. Student Trustee Michele Lambert also voted against the budget, but it did not count as a deciding vote. A decision to hold the levy flat could cost the college roughly $545,000 depending on new growth. Money from reserves would be needed to make up the deficit. Passing on the potential $545,000 this year would be lost forever because any future levy increase would be building off a base that never captured that new growth and inflation adjustment. If the board were to decide to raise the levy in December, it would have to approve an amended budget. That lengthy process is one reason Kisser had argued it would be easier to pass a budget reflecting a 2.8 percent in-

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mate water plan through the village, and providing for a future 16-inch [in diameter] river crossing we desperately need on the north end of town,” Farnum said during a recent meeting. Pantos has said he expects the project to take three to five years to build out, depending on how well the houses sell. People who buy lots or homes in the subdivision would be required to sign letters of awareness regarding future street extensions, neighboring park land, conservation areas and tree preservation requirements. Village President John Schmitt said when the previous proposed Riverwoods on the Fox project was rejected because of variety of issues, including small lot sizes, there was disappointment with the proposal. Schmitt said he is pleased Pantos and the AK Group worked out the concerns. “I think we were pretty adamant that project wasn’t really what we envisioned,” Schmitt said. “I think this [new proposal] is what we envisioned ... I think this would be a real positive for the community.”

to hold the levy flat could cost the college potential levy increase being lobbied for this year levy increase approved in December 2012

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crease in the levy and if the board decided not to pursue that option, no amendatory process would be needed. But Walsh countered and said the board should approve a budget that reflects the intentions of trustees now. “There should be truth in taxation ... you have to be honest,” Walsh said at the previous meeting. There was no further discussion about the budget before the approval Thursday, and there was only one public comment that was neither for or against the proposal. A 9.9 percent levy increase was approved in December 2012.

Next hearing set for Dec. 17 to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. Assistant State’s Attorney Dave Johnston said that in Jackson’s latest case, the victim on Sept. 22, 2012, was sleeping in the living room at her Algonquin home and was unable to knowingly consent to sex. She woke up to Jackson having sex with her while the woman’s young child slept next to her, Johnston said. Jackson is required to serve 85 percent of whatever sentence Prather hands down at a hearing set for Dec. 17.

• SEX OFFENDER Continued from page B1 Jackson’s criminal sexual assault charge was amended to a lesser Class 1 felony. It initially was a Class X felony because of a 2004 Will County conviction for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Jackson’s attorney, Public Defender Rick Behof, explained that the Will County charge also was reduced by an appellate court. In that case, the victim was a relative and 2 years old at the time, according

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McHENRY COUNTY: AWARENESS MONTH

Turning Point to host domestic violence series NORTHWEST HERALD WOODSTOCK – In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Turning Point, McHenry County’s only comprehensive domestic violence agency, will host a series of events during October.

p.m. Tuesday in Room 166-167 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. A free presentation about domestic violence among teenagers, including dating violence and a parent’s role. A question-and-answer session follows.

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Bears, knock down some pins and raise money to help Turning Point confront violence against women and children in McHenry County.

• Bowling and “Da Bears”:

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tions, Woodstock Community Unit School District 200, Scott Block, Robert Fetzner, Amy Hough and Kristen Lockhart will be honored. In addition to these events, Turning Point’s Clothesline Project will be on display at area libraries and McHenry County College. This exhibit features T-shirts designed by

survivors of domestic violence to represent their journey with domestic violence. The project will be shown at the libraries in Woodstock, Crystal Lake, McHenry, Johnsburg, Marengo, Harvard, Fox River Grove and Algonquin, as well as at MCC. For information, call Turning Point at 815-338-8081.

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NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – The Adult Volunteer Literacy program at McHenry County College is offering free training to anyone interested in becoming a literacy volunteer. Those interested in finding out more may come to any Volunteer Literacy Tutor Orientation session scheduled this fall. Sessions are available:

• 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in Room A370 of the college, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Room A372. • 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Oct. 30 in Room A370. • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in Room A372.

Volunteers teach reading, math or English as a second language to adult education students at McHenry County College or at local libraries. A literacy volunteer tutor does not have to speak a second language. The free basic training provides the information and skills needed to work with literacy students. Flexible work schedules are provided to meet people’s busy calendars, including those who are retired or working full time. This project was made possible in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using state funds designated for literacy. For information, call Marie Day at 815-455-8542.

8LOCAL BRIEF CRYSTAL LAKE – The Office of Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka will present “Budgeting Your Money” and “Credit, and Shopping for Credit Cards” workshops on Monday in Crystal Lake to assist residents in strengthening money management skills. Part of the office’s Take Charge initiative, the budgeting and credit workshops will start at noon at Senior Services Associates Inc., 110 W. Wood-

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stock St. It addresses everything from the tracking of daily expenses to improving credit standing. Comptroller staff members will be available to answer questions and to conduct Check for Cash searches on the state’s online database to reunite residents with their uncashed state checks. For information, or to arrange a workshop for a local group, contact the Consumer Affairs Division at 217-782-2673.

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What: Home of the Sparrow’s inaugural Zombie 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk When: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5. Where: Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake Cost: A minimum registration fee of $35 is required.

Sparrow.org. T-shirts will be given to the first 100 participants raising $150 or more.

Walkers participating in the 1-mile walk can walk through the “Zombie Zone” or the family-friendly “Safe Zone” (no age requirement and strollers welcome). Runners ages 12 and up can “Run for their Life” through the scary Zombie Zone. Participants are encouraged to dress up like a zombie or in a Halloween costume. After the run/walk, participants are invited to attend the Monster Mash Party, which consists of face painting, pumpkin painting and an award presentation to

the best zombie. Medals also will be given to the top three runners in each age category. The goal of the event is to raise $20,000. All proceeds will go directly to Home of the Sparrow’s mission to provide hope, opportunity and support that empowers women and children as they journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency. To sign up, volunteer or sponsor the event, visit www. HOSparrow.org, call 815-2715444, ext. 40, or email asubleski@HOSparrow.org or sdevries@HOSparrow.org.

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McHENRY – The McHenry Parks and Recreation Department aims to entertain children and parents alike with a series of programs in October. • Kids Theatre Workshops: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 1 at the McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St. For children ages 6 to 8. Each workshop has a different theme where youth are taught to express themselves through movement exercises, improv, theater games and on-camera work. The cost is $17 a person each workshop.

• Artsy Smartsy Crafts: 6 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 2 through Nov. 20, at the McHenry Municipal Center. For children ages 7 to 9. Youth will learn about nature and science while creating unique pieces of art. The cost is $35 for residents and $45 for nonresidents. • Parent and Tot Yoga: 9:15 to 10 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 3 to Nov. 14, at Lakeland Park Community Center, 1717 N. Sunset Ave., McHenry. For children ages 2½ through kindergarten. Parent and child will work through active and passive poses. The cost is $30 for residents and $40 for nonresi-

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10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Oct. 12 through Nov. 16, at the Lakeland Park Community Center. For children in grades one through five. Youth will work on strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness. The cost is $30 for residents and $40 for nonresidents. • Home Alone: 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 14 (no school day) at the McHenry Municipal Center. For children in grades two through five. Youth will be taught rules and procedures for responsible self-care. The cost is $8 for residents

10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Oct. 14 (no school day) at the McHenry Municipal Center. For children in grades two through five. Youth will be taught to take care of themselves and others in an emergency. The cost is $14 for residents and $18 for nonresidents. Registration is accepted in person, by mail, online or by fax at the McHenry Parks and Recreation Department office, 333 S. Green St. For information, call 815-363-2160 or visit www. ci.mchenry.il.us.

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Born: May 20, 1958; in Evergreen Park Died: Sept. 24, 2013 CRYSTAL LAKE – James “Jim” L. Punda, 55, of Crystal Lake, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Born May 20, 1958, in Evergreen Park, he was the son of the late Louis and Catherine “Kay” (nee Cahalane) Punda. Jim was a sheet metal worker for more than 30 years. He was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus and loved rafting, the Chicago Bears and the White Sox. He was the beloved father of Kira (Alberto) Torres and Stephanie Punda; cherished Dida (grandfather) of Summer, Logan and Sophia; loving former husband and friend of Colette Punda; dear brother of Maria (Joseph) Stapleton, Joseph Punda and Edward (Gina) Punda; and loving uncle and great uncle to many. The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Mass will be celebrated at

11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org. Online condolences may be sent to his family at www.davenportfamily.com. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-459-3411. Sign the guest book at www. NWHerald.com/obits

MERLE F. SMITH Born: Sept. 26, 1924; in Capron Died: Sept. 26, 2013; in Harvard HARVARD – Merle F. Smith, 89, of Harvard, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, on the family farm following a lingering illness. He was born Sept. 26, 1924, in Capron, the son of Floyd A. and Margaret A.E. (Jurgens) Smith. Merle graduated from Capron High School in 1943. He married Vivian Armbruster in Belvidere on Nov. 12, 1949. He was a dairy farmer. Merle was a member of St. John Church of Christ of Belvidere and the Harvard Moose Club. In his spare time, he enjoyed dancing, playing cards and mowing.

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He is survived by his wife, Vivian of Harvard; three children, Dona (Darryll) Russell of Byron, Wayne (Elaine) Smith of Sharon, Wis., and Dale (Connie) Smith of Harvard; eight grandchildren, Angela (Jason) Nicol, Brian Russell, Ryan Russell, Kristina (Christopher) Nacke, Stephanie Smith, Shawna Smith, Crystal (Brace) Weeks and Ashley (Wesley) Firlick; eight great-grandchildren, Elyanna and Paxton Nicol, Jeremiah Russell, Brookelynn and Katelynn Weeks and Conner, Olivia and Avery Firlick; and three siblings, Ruth McKiski, Earl (Fran) Smith and Verna (Harvey) Gahl. Merle was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Lyle. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at BuckWheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, 218 W. Hurlbut Ave., Belvidere. The Rev. Muriel Morley Jahn, Pastor of St. John United Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Garden of Memories. The visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the church or the American Heart Association. To express condolences online, visit www.buckwheelerhyland.com. For information, call the funeral home at 815-544-2616. Sign the guest book at www. NWHerald.com/obits

Edwin Borter Sr.: A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Windridge Memorial Park, 7014 S. Rawson Bridge Road, Cary. For information, call Windridge Funeral Home at 847-639-2191. Edward “Doc” Bryant: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. The visitation will be at the church from 10 a.m. until the service and memorial remarks. Gertrude Knick: The visitation will resume Friday, Sept. 27, from 8:30 a.m. until the prayers at 10 a.m. at K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake. The funeral Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg. Interment will be in St. John’s Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-587-2100. Scott Alex Mackie: The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at Swem Funeral Home, 301 W. Front St., Buchanan, Mich. There will be a viewing two hours before the funeral, beginning at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery. A gathering of family and friends

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will follow at Faith United Methodist Church, 728 N. Detroit St., Buchanan, Mich. Rita E. Popp: The memorial funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 485 W. Woodstock St. in Crystal Lake. Burial will be private. The family will be receiving friends at the church from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, until the service. For information, call Miller Funeral Home at 847-426-3436. James “Jim” L. Punda: The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-459-3411. Jerry L. Ray: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, until the funeral service at 11 a.m. at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave. in Woodstock. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

Iris A. Rodriguez: The Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-458-1700. Ella Schultz: The visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 178 S. McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park. For information, call Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home at 815-459-1760. Frederick Paul Tucci: A memorial visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the memorial Mass celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-459-3411. Elizabeth J. Weide: The visitation will resume Friday, Sept. 27, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, from 9 a.m. until the 10 a.m. funeral service. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. For information, call the funeral home at 815-3852400.

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Sports editor: Jon Styf • jstyf@shawmedia.com JACOBS FOOTBALL

Mooney, Golden Eagles turn it up a notch By JOE STEVENSON

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joestevenson@shawmedia.com ALGONQUIN – Jacobs quarterback Bret Mooney surveyed McHenry’s defensive set and knew where he was supposed to throw. There was a slight issue when the shotgun snap arrived near Mooney’s left ankle and he had to look down and snag the ball. “Honestly, last year I probably would have panicked a little bit,” Mooney said. “And I would have either looked to see if someone Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com was coming or just ran to get out of Jacobs quarterback Bret Mooney carries there.” the ball against Prairie Ridge on Sept. 13 Not this season. The 6-foot-4, in Crystal Lake. Mooney leads Jacobs in 210-pound senior secured the ball, rushing. set his feet, sneaked a quick peek

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Long isn’t biting after Suh’s taunt According to Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, all of the turmoil that follows Ndamukong Suh wherever he goes is just media hype, a figment of all our imaginations. “We don’t get caught up in that, that’s all in the media,” Johnson said. “When we come to work, all that stuff, all that noise doesn’t even make it through the doors, so I don’t even know Ndamukong what all is going on Suh with Suh, so we’re all good here.” All righty then Cal, let me lay a few facts on you. Here are your buddy’s accomplishments to date: 2010: $7,500 fine for a late hit on Jake Delhomme. $15,000 fine for a violent shot to the back of Jay Cutler. 2011: $20,000 fine for a late hit on Andy Dalton. Voted dirtiest player in the NFL in Sporting News poll of NFL players. Two-game suspension and two game checks ($164,500) for intentionally stomping on the arm of Packers center Evan Dietrich-Smith. 2012: $30,000 fine for intentionally kicking Matt Schaub in the groin. 2013: $100,000 fine, the largest fine in NFL history for a player’s actions on the field for blocking Vikings center John Sullivan below the waist. The following week, Suh was accused by Cardinals tackle Eric Winston of throwing an elbow at his head. There are a lot of talented folks in the media, but who could make up a record like that?

Visit McHenryCountySports.com at 7:15 p.m. Friday to watch a live webcast of the football game between Cary-Grove and Prairie Ridge. at the safety and let it fly with confidence. Down the right sideline, streaking wide receiver Hunter Williams hauled in the pass for a 36-yard touchdown in the Golden Eagles’ 42-14 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division victory last week. Jacobs (2-2 overall, 2-0 FVC Valley) has back-to-back wins after losses to Barrington (4-0) and St. Charles East (3-1). The passing offense is a big reason, as Mooney is 32 of 41 for

295 yards and seven touchdowns, with zero interceptions, in the Eagles’ two victories. Woodstock (0-4) will have to deal with the area’s hottest passing offense in an FVC crossover game at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Jacobs Athletic Field. “[Mooney] has been on fire,” Eagles coach Bill Mitz said. “Our line is getting better at protecting him. It’s taken time, and those receivers all go to the ball so well for us.” Mooney was productive last season, throwing for 2,046 yards with 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He worked out with Top Gun Inc., which does 7-on-7 training, and also attended former NFL quarterback Jeff Christensen’s Throw It Deep

Academy for three months in the offseason. “That got my footwork 100 percent better,” Mooney said. “Last year, my feet would be stagnant. This year, my feet are moving a lot better. That helps me elude the rush, too.” Mitz has called more designed runs for Mooney, who leads the team with 265 rushing yards. “Andy Farrissey’s done a real good job working with him with his reads as quarterback coach,” Mitz said. “His footwork’s a lot better. He doesn’t look as stiff at the hips. He [has] a whole different body than last year. He’s running the ball this year.”

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HUNT FOR RED NOVEMBER

‘AVERAGE’ DOESN’T SATISFY

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Members of the Huntley football team stand quietly as they listen to their coach after losing in the final minute to Crystal Lake Central last week in Huntley. Huntley lost, 34-27, dropping its record to 2-2 entering Friday’s game.

About this series Huntley football coach John Hart has given the Northwest Herald and sports reporter Jeff Arnold all access to his program for the 2013 season. From coaches meetings to film sessions to the pregame locker room, Arnold will write weekly stories from inside the Red Raiders program, providing a glimpse into the lives of high school football players.

Huntley tries to rise above mediocre record By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com

UNTLEY – As his teammates slowly made their way from the field to the locker room Friday night, Jordan Kabb lingered behind. Kabb meandered almost aimlessly, stunned by what had happened minutes before. For much of Huntley’s Fox Valley Conference crossover game with Crystal Lake Central, Kabb’s mind kept flashing back to the year before, when the Red Raiders lost to the Tigers on the final play. The senior linebacker looked

across the field, watching the Tigers celebrate another dramatic victory – this one decided with 13.6 seconds remaining. For the second straight week, the Red Raiders, who began the year with so much potential, had been beaten on their home field on almost an identical pass play in the game’s waning moments. Now two plays from being unbeaten, the reality of Huntley’s 2-2 record was almost too much for Kabb to bear. “To me, this is way more than just a game,” Kabb said Monday, after allowing a 34-27 loss to stew for a few days. “I wanted that victory 10 more

times than that (Central) team – especially after last year. Obviously, I was pretty upset.” After the game, Kabb walked into the locker room without saying a word to any of his teammates. He took his helmet and shoulder pads off, jumped into his car and drove home. When his parents asked how the game was, Kabb – almost without stopping – responded by saying, “You can look at the scoreboard – that’s the game.” With that, he went to his room and closed the door.

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said. “It was the luck of who would miss.” The win propelled the visiting Gators to a 5-2 win and gave them the upper hand in the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division race. South improved to 4-0 in division play and handed the Wolves (3-1) their first loss.

Crystal Lake South’s Julia Thome returns a ball during the No. 1 singles match against Prairie Ridge’s Callie Schmit on Thursday at Prairie Ridge. Thome won to help the Gators to a 5-2 victory.

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CL SOUTH 5, PRAIRIE RIDGE 2

Thome edges Schmit, helps Gators win By ROB SMITH rsmith@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Even after a 6-2, 6-2 win two weeks ago, Crystal Lake South’s Julia Thome was expecting a close match from Prairie Ridge’s Callie Schmit. Thome defeated Schmit at the Fremd Invitational Sept. 14 but knew

Schmit was coming off a big win against Jacobs on Tuesday. “I was expecting a really tough match,” Thome said. “[Schmit] was playing really well.” Thome did get the win Thursday, but the 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) score justified her concern. It was a match either player could have won, she said. “We were pretty even,” Thome

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BOYS SOCCER: DUNDEE-CROWN 3, CL SOUTH 1

Chargers top Gators, stay unbeaten By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO

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mmontemurro@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The DundeeCrown soccer team approached its Fox Valley Conference Valley Division opener carrying plenty of pressure. As the only remaining undefeated area team, the Chargers set out to score first on the road Thursday in what finished as a 3-1 win over Crystal Lake South. For a team that has so many options offensively, it was senior forward Gerardo Escorza who outran the Gators’ defense on a perfect through ball from teammate Francisco Nava and chipped it past South’s goalkeeper to give D-C the lead with 21:47 left in the first half. Escorza scored another goal less than six minutes later on a sliding kick in

Visit McHenryCountySports.com for highlights of Thursday’s Dundee-Crown vs. Crystal Lake South boys soccer match. front of the net off a pass from senior Juan Ramos for a 2-0 Chargers lead. “I’m so happy, we have a good team,” Escorza said. “I’m proud of my team. We needed to score goals.” D-C (13-0-1 overall, 1-0 FVC Valley) dictated the tempo and did a good job finding open space in the midfield. The Chargers’ ability to keep possession helped prevent a South comeback. “We wanted to make sure we got on top first and then just kind of float from there and got it going,” D-C coach Rey Vargas said. “It doesn’t really matter

where we’re playing, but obviously it’s more important when we’re away, because we’re not on our home field.” Despite hosting a big game against a division opponent and one of the area’s best teams, the Gators (6-7-3, 1-1) showed little spark, which perplexed South coach Brian Allen. “For whatever reason, we came out flat,” Allen said. “When we work hard, good things follow. But today, credit D-C. They played like this was a mission and rose to the challenge and put us on our heels. We’re not very good when we’re on our heels.” D-C tacked on a goal with 25:19 left off a throw in. Junior midfielder Alex Ramirez tossed the ball, which found the head of senior defender Carlos Ramos. Ramos headed the ball off the right

post, and Gators goalkeeper Gus Alvarez (eight saves) pinned the ball against the post before appearing keep it from crossing the line. However, the referees ruled the ball had crossed the goal line to give D-C a 3-0 lead. Allen was not pleased with the call, and he was carded after arguing with the refs. Allen ultimately was hoping to spark his team and get them to fight back. The Gators scored with 6:10 left in the game on a goal by junior midfielder Ryan Russmann, assisted by senior Gary Sexson, to make it 3-1. “Russmann’s been on fire for us lately, he got another one, and credit the kid for working hard,” Allen said. “But we have to manage the game and we need our [key] players to step up and they didn’t today, so hopefully they will the rest of the year.”

Johnsburg’s first birdies of year good sign in loss CLC volleyball team stays unbeaten in FVC Fox The Johnsburg girls golf team made some progress Thursday despite a 186-209 loss to Carmel. The Skyhawks fired two birdies, both the first of the season, during the nine-hole round at the par-36 Heather Ridge in Gurnee. Emma Johnson led the way with a 48, while Natalie Flynn (50), Kayla Toussaint (53) and Katie Poczkalski (58) rounded out the scoring in a meet where Johnsburg played short-handed because of illness. “We played well,” coach Chris O’Neil said. “Even though we were short-handed we were able to put together a nice round. Hopefully, this can continue into regionals.”

Marian Central 205, St. Edward 232: At Boone Creek in Bull Valley, Hurricanes junior Kenzie Mocogni carded a round-best 45 in the win.

Byron 202, Lena-Winslow 215, Harvard 240: At Prairie View Golf Club in Byron, Kayleigh Isonhart shot a 46 to lead the Hornets in the loss. Abby Linhart was one stroke back of Isonhart for Harvard.

VOLLEYBALL CL Central 2, Woodstock North 0: At Crystal Lake, the Tigers (15-3, 6-0) remained undefeated in FVC Fox play with a 25-9, 25-7 win against the Thunder (6-12, 2-4). Krissy Pratt and Maddy Cysewski each had nine kills for Crystal Lake Central. Natalie Ricca added 19 assists and four aces in the win. Huntley 2, McHenry 0: At Huntley, Emily Westermeyer had six kills and six digs to lead the Red Raiders (9-3, 4-1) to an FVC Valley victory over the Warriors, 25-15, 2514. Kelsey DeWult had 20 assists, and Erin Lyman added

five kills for Huntley.

Johnsburg 2, Grayslake North 0: At Johnsburg, the Skyhawks (9-4, 5-1) won, 25-17, 25-16, in FVC Fox play. Alaina Geissberger led Grayslake North (5-12, 2-4) with four kills and four blocks.

Burlington Central 2, Marengo 0: At Marengo, Charity Steffen led the Indians (6-7, 2-3) with 17 digs while teammate Peyton Velasquez added 10 digs and 12 kills in the Big Northern Conference East Division 25-14, 25-17 loss.

Lake Zurich 2, Cary-Grove 1: At Cary, Abby Schebel led the Trojans (10-8) with nine kills, Kayli Trausch added eight and Meghan Seymour had 23 assists in the 25-19, 1325, 25-18 nonconference loss.

Rockford Christian 2, Harvard 1: At Rockford, Sammy Genz led the Hornets (1-5 BNC East) with seven kills, while teammate Makenna Powell added six. Kaylee Bischke had two aces for Harvard in the 21-25, 25-22, 25-14 BNC East loss.

TENNIS Hampshire 6, Woodstock 1: At Woodstock, Hannah Hougland won at No. 1 singles to lead the Whip-Purs to victory in Fox Valley Conference Fox Division play. Julie Schreiner won at No. 2 singles, and Paige Larson and Amanda Schultz won at No. 1 doubles for Hampshire. Clara Sullivan and Emma Thill won at No. 3 doubles, 7-5, 6-3, for Woodstock’s lone victory of the day. Huntley 4, McHenry 3: At Huntley, the Red Raiders (13-2, 2-1 FVC Valley) won three of four doubles matches to claim victory over the Warriors in FVC Valley Division play. Tamara Funke and Jantzen Rosales won, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles, and Danielle Iniguez won at No. 3

singles for Huntley. McHenry got victories from Brittany Goebel at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0, and at No. 2 singles with Emily Zalewski.

Johnsburg 6, Woodstock North 1: At Woodstock, Tiffany Maggioncalda won at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-2, for the Skyhawks in their FVC Fox Division win. Nicole Spears won at No. 2 singles, and Erika Szramek and Rachael Molidor won at No. 1 doubles for Johnsburg. Sadie LeFever won 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3 singles to pick up the lone victory for the Thunder.

CL Central 5, Cary-Grove 2: At Crystal Lake, Emma Buckingham and Sarah Massett each won their singles matches for Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference win. The Tigers also won three of four doubles matches. Alyssa Derer won at No. 2 singles for the Trojans in the loss.

Marian Central 5, Walther Lutheran 0: At Melrose Park, the Hurricanes didn’t drop a set in the win and were led by singles wins from Abby Waters at No. 1 and Lauren Hedlin at No. 2.

SWIMMING Huntley 105, Woodstock coop 65: At Woodstock, Huntley placed first and second in two of the three relays. The Red Raiders were led by Hailey Hill, who won both of her individual events and anchored the winning 400-yard freestyle relay. Woodstock co-op’s Tess Devinger won all three of her races, including the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke. She also swam the butterfly leg in the winning 200 medley relay. • Patrick Mason, Kevin Meyer and Andrew Hansen contributed to this report.

CALLIE SCHMIT Prairie Ridge, sr. Schmit went undefeated at the Hersey Invitational on Saturday to lead the Wolves to a team championship. She had wins against the host Huskies, Rolling Meadows and Downers Grove South. On Tuesday, Schmit helped Prairie Ridge to a big 4-3 Fox Valley Conference win against Jacobs.

Noteworthy FVC standings: The Fox Valley Conference Fox Division schedule has the top three teams playing each other next week to likely decide the division title. Crystal Lake Central (4-0), Hampshire (3-0) and Grayslake Central (4-0) are all undefeated in the FVC Fox this season. On Tuesday, Grayslake Central visits Hampshire and then Crystal Lake Central on Thursday. Hampshire hosts Crystal Lake Central on Oct. 8. Grayslake Central, which played Grayslake North on Thursday, was 3-0 in the Fox Division with 19 points. Crystal Lake Central is 4-0 with 25 points. Hampshire is 3-0 with 18 points. The Tigers and Gators are looking to continue their monopoly on division titles, having won them since division play began two seasons ago.

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Prairie Ridge’s Callie Schmit returns a ball during her loss to Crystal Lake South’s Julia Thome on Thursday at Prairie Ridge.

Tight race in FVC Valley • TENNIS Continued from page C1 Thome was able to take advantage of some short balls from Schmit and consistently hit winners to the short corners. That shot and taking advantage of opportunities is something Thome learned from her father, Fred. “[My dad] always tells me when it’s there, to go for it,” Thome said. “If I would get a short ball, I would go for it.” Gators coach Don Nead said Thome’s match was exactly what he expected because he knew what a battler Schmit was. “[Schmit] just doesn’t quit,” Nead said. “It’s not over till the last point.” Moving to No. 1 singles this year has been an adjustment for Thome after playing No. 2 behind her sister Marisa for three years. “It’s been different than (No.) 2 singles,” Thome said. “I knew it would be tough, but some of the matches have been really tough. It’s kind of exciting.” The win also likely will earn Thome a No. 1 seed at the upcoming FVC Meet. She lost to Crystal Lake Central’s Evelyn Youel on Tuesday, but Youel likely will move back to

No. 1 doubles for the postseason tournaments. South swept the doubles matches to seal the win. Kelsey Laktash and Rachel Rasmussen at No. 1, Jacqueline Boorom and Hannah Rakofsky (No. 2), Danielle Baietto and Kylee Fetzner (No. 3) and Kristina Smithana and Ekta Patel (No. 4) won for South. South trails Prairie Ridge, 24-21, in the FVC Valley points standings, but the Wolves have played one more match. With one Valley match remaining, the Wolves could end up with a possible 31 points. The Gators have 21 points with two matches remaining. Jacobs (3-2) has 25 points, also with one match left. “The points are so close, I figure we might have a threeway tie,” Nead said. Wolves coach Jim Benson said it was likely South would overtake them for the division title, but he is looking ahead to the FVC Meet. “Every single point is so important in division matches,” Benson said. “Our goal is still tomorrow. We’re still looking to get ourselves better for the conference tournament.” Natalie Favia at No. 2 singles and Annie Timm at No. 3 singles won for the Wolves.

Standings FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE FOX DIVISION Division Record Points Crystal Lake Central 4-0 25 Grayslake Central 3-0 19 Hampshire 3-0 18 Grayslake North 2-2 11 Woodstock 1-4 11 Johnsburg 1-2 8 Woodstock North 0-6 6 VALLEY DIVISION Division Record Points Jacobs 3-2 25 Prairie Ridge 4-1 24 Crystal Lake South 4-0 21 McHenry 3-3 17 Huntley 2-1 13 Cary-Grove 0-3 4 Dundee-Crown 0-4 1

This week’s top meets Local invitationals, 8 a.m. Saturday Crystal Lake South and Marian Central are at the Cary-Grove Invitational, and Prairie Ridge plays at the Crystal Lake Central Invitational. FVC Fox duals The three undefeated teams in the Fox Division play important matches next week. Grayslake Central is at Hampshire on Tuesday and then Grayslake Central visits Crystal Lake Central on Thursday. – Rob Smith rsmith@shawmedia.com

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C-G soccer team rebounds at Carmel Quad NORTHWEST HERALD

adding a goal and assist.

the Tigers (4-10, 0-2).

Grayslake Central 4, Johnsburg The Cary-Grove boys soccer team had a much better day at the Carmel Quad this time. A day after losing to Lakes, 2-0, the Trojans (8-4) rebounded to beat Lake Forest Academy, 3-0. Joey Klawitter scored twice in the first half to give C-G an early advantage. Kevin Wilde assisted on both goals. Dale Oppasser scored in the second half, on a pass from Kevin Cooke, to put the game away. Lake Forest had its chances, but Ethan Csoka made five saves for the shutout. The Trojans will finish play at the quad Saturday against host Carmel.

Harvard 5, Rockford Christian 0: At Harvard, Daniel Escobar scored two goals and added an assist in the Big Northern Conference East Division win for the Hornets (9-4-1 overall, 4-1-1 BNC East), with Pedro Guzman

0: At Johnsburg, Skyhawks goalkeeper Alex Kern made nine saves in the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division loss. Huntley 7, Jacobs 0: At Huntley, Niko Mihalopoulos scored a hat trick and had an assist as the Red Raiders (13-1-1) cruised to an FVC Valley Division win. Eduardo Gonzalez had a goal and three assists. Jack Bessey, Reyman Solis and Travis Walsh rounded out the scoring for Huntley. Austen Emery made two saves for his second shutout in as many days. Spencer Dixon made five saves for the Golden Eagles. Woodstock 3, CL Central 1: At Crystal Lake, Caleb Schroder scored two second-half goals and added an assist for the Blue Streaks (4-8-1, 2-0), with Julio Arias adding a goal and an assist in their FVC Fox win over

GOLF Jacobs 148, Prairie Ridge 159: At Prairie Isle in Prairie Grove, Justin Lenzini earned medalist honors after he carded a 2-under-par 34 for Jacobs in an FVC Valley win. The Golden Eagles’ next three scorers – Joe Addante, Chris Boyle and Gabe Askam – each shot a 38. Prairie Ridge was led by Ethan Farnam’s even-par 36.

McHenry 167, Dundee-Crown 189: At McHenry Country Club, Cameron Justen’s 4-over-par 39 earned him medalist honors as he led McHenry to the FVC Valley win. Tyler Nicodem (42), Nick Hansen (43) and A.J. Folino (43) scored for the Warriors. Dundee-Crown was led by Jeremy Gregory’s 46.

34 to lead the Tigers to victory in FVC crossover play. Paul Schlimm shot a 39, and Jordan Schoenfeld added a 40 for Crystal Lake Central. The Gators were led by Brandon Dahl’s 42. Grant Gassensmith and Nate Zacher each shot a 44 in the loss.

Westminster Christian 166, Johnsburg 174: At Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin, the Skyhawks lost by eight strokes in their nonconference match. Grant Fisher led the way for Johnsburg with a 41. Zach Matejka shot a 42 in the loss.

Byron 154, Rockford Christian 179, Harvard 185: At Prairie

CL Central 155, CL South 176:

View in Byron, the Hornets finished third at the Big Northern tri-meet. Harvard was led by Tyler Garafol with a 42. Jeremy Coffman added a 43. • Andrew Hansen, Patrick

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Golden Eagles go distance for victory By MAUREEN LYNCH sportsdesk@nwherald.com CARPENTERSVILLE – While Jacobs’ girls volleyball team regrouped between the second and third games against Dundee-Crown on Thursday, Mackie Traub kept thinking about the first. The senior setter had connected easily with her hitters, capitalizing on solid serve-receive from her back row and spreading the court to keep the Chargers guessing. D-C had solved Traub’s

riddle, but that only made her more pensive than frustrated. “We had to do what we did in the first game,” Traub said. “Find the holes, pass well, serve aggressive.” Traub fed the outside and coached her go-to middle hitter Bridget Wallenberger through slide plays to avoid a nasty Chargers block that had undone the Golden Eagles in Game 2. It worked. Jacobs outlasted D-C, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, to pick up its second Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win in as many games.

“I think the girls were all a little defeated after that second game, but she didn’t lay down and die,” Jacobs coach Lisa Dwyer said of Traub. “She kept pretty composed. … When we won Game 3, she told the girls, ‘That’s how we finish. That’s how we do it.’ That’s growth for her.” The Chargers (9-8 overall, 2-3 FVC Valley) caught Jacobs out of system in Game 2 to cut their deficit to five, 16-11. D-C then used a five-point run to knot the score at 16, thanks to kills from junior outside

Lauren Lococo and one from sophomore outside Breanna Novak. D-C took its first lead, 19-18, when setter Frankie Cavallaro moved to the right side and terminated. The Chargers’ block minimized Wallenberger, and Jacobs outside hitter Katie Mahoney struggled to hit down the line. Traub didn’t let it happen in the third. She set Mahoney and outside hitter Kyla Fitzsimmons between the pins and the middle, and Traub moved Wallenberger (nine kills) behind her, so Wallenberger could

break through D-C’s wall. “I was playing front row and no one is behind me then,” Traub said. “When she started going behind me, that’s when we found the holes and started to get past their blocking. … That’s how we won that third game.” D-C coach Christine Hopkins-Muehl was disappointed with the way her team played. “We like to build a deep hole, and obviously it was too little too late,” she said. “ … It was a very flawed game. Even the second game.”

WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES Fox Valley Conference Valley Division Cary-Grove (2-2, 2-0) at Prairie Ridge (2-2, 1-1) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Trojans: C-G got a big lift last week with a dominant defensive performance and a big debut from FB Tyler Pennington (17 carries, 131 yards, two TDs). The Trojans won their second in a row, 34-0, against DundeeCrown. About the Wolves: Prairie Ridge may go with sophomore QB Luke Annen after his performance in last week’s 14-9 victory at Crystal Lake South. FB Colin Rempert ran 18 times for 175 yards. CL South (1-3, 0-2) at McHenry (2-2, 0-1) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday Where: McCracken Field About the Gators: South has managed only 36 offensive points in its four games. RB Eric Landis leads the team with 330 rushing yards. The Gators fell to Prairie Ridge, 14-9, last week. About the Warriors: RB Jordan Johnson leads McHenry with 281 yards rushing, and QB Mike Briscoe has thrown for 597 yards. Huntley (2-2, 0-1) at Dundee-Crown (3-1, 1-1) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Red Raiders: Huntley could be 4-0 but lost on late big plays to Cary-Grove and Crystal Lake Central. RB Mitch Kawell is second among area runners with 367 rushing yards, and WR Josh Esikiel is fourth with 21 receptions. About the Chargers: D-C was off to its best start in 20 years at 3-0 but lost to Cary-Grove, 34-0. RB Caleb Parson leads the team with 316 yards rushing, and his brother, Cordero, has 231. Fox Valley Conference Fox Division Hampshire (3-1, 1-1) at Grayslake North (4-0, 2-0) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Whip-Purs: RB Nick Kielbasa leads the area with 530 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. WR Tim Jansen is third in the area with 22 receptions and leads with eight receiving TDs. About the Knights: QB Merrick Gentile has thrown for 520 yards and run for 518. North struggled to put away Johnsburg, 21-13, last week. The Knights are ranked No. 8 in Class 6A. Johnsburg (0-4, 0-2) at Woodstock North (1-3, 1-1) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Skyhawks: Johnsburg has lost 25 consecutive games, but it keeps getting closer. QB Nick Brengman is fourth in the area with 676 passing yards. The Skyhawks challenged Grayslake North, then ranked No. 9 in Class 6A, to the end last week. About the Thunder: North RB Jordan Plummer (357 rushing yards) is third in the area, and RB Grant Wade (318) is seventh. The Thunder picked up a win at Woodstock, 22-21, last week with a two-point conversion early in the fourth quarter. CL Central (3-1, 1-0) at Grayslake Central (3-1, 1-1) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Tigers: QB Kyle Lavand hit WR Eric Hjerstedt for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds remaining as Central defeated Huntley, 34-27. WR Jack Ortner caught 19 passes for 197 yards in that game and leads the area with 32 receptions. About the Rams: The Rams suffered their first loss of the

season – to Hampshire, 35-16 – last week. QB Alex Lennartz has thrown for 397 yards and run for 224. Big Northern Conference East Division Harvard (4-0, 1-0) at Marengo (0-4, 0-2) When: 7 p.m. Friday About the Hornets: Harvard has won the past 11 games in McHenry County’s oldest rivalry, which dates to 1922. RB Jose Mejia has rushed for 317 yards, and WR Justin Nolen is second in the area with 23 catches. Harvard is among the teams receiving votes in The Associated Press Class 4A poll and is close to cracking the top 10. About the Indians: Marengo has lost 12 consecutive games. The Indians got a boost last week from RB Jarrell Jackson, who carried 22 times for 152 yards in a 48-23 loss to Richmond-Burton. Nonconference Woodstock (0-4) at Jacobs (2-2) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday About the Blue Streaks: RB Alex Shannon ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns last week in Woodstock’s 22-21 loss to Woodstock North. WR John Kruse has 20 receptions, which ranks fifth in the area. About the Golden Eagles: Jacobs has won back-to-back games after an 0-2 start. WR Camden McLain caught five passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 42-14 victory against McHenry. Mendota (2-2) at Richmond-Burton (2-2) When: 7 p.m. Friday About the Trojans: Mendota won its first two games, then lost to Winnebago, 34-33, and Stillman Valley, 44-23. The Trojans have lost to R-B each of the past three years, twice in the regular season and once in the 2011 Class 4A playoffs. About the Rockets: RB Luke Brinkmann has 317 rushing yards and is one of the area’s most explosive runners. QB Danny Rygiel threw for 222 yards last week, his career-high, in a 48-23 victory against Marengo. Suburban Christian Conference Marian Central (3-1, 1-1 SCC Blue) vs. Immaculate Conception (3-1, 2-0 SCC Gold) When: 1 p.m. Saturday Where: Elmhurst’s Plunkett Park About the Hurricanes: Marian is No. 10 in Class 5A after its 2810 loss to Marmion last week. QB Billy Bahl leads the area in passing with 999 yards, while RB Ephraim Lee has 333 yards rushing. About the Knights: Immaculate Conception lost to St. Edward last week, 21-17, for its first loss of the season. As an SCC crossover game, this will count in the division standings for both teams. Northeastern Athletic Conference Westminster Christ. (0-4, 0-4) at Alden-Hebron (2-2, 2-2) When: 1 p.m. Saturday About the Warriors: Westminster has lost by double digits in its four losses, but three of those came against three of the NAC’s best teams. About the Giants: A-H was stunned with a 56-0 loss at Christian Life last week. RBs Nate Peterson (226 yards) and Nick Beck (217) lead the Giants in rushing. – Joe Stevenson joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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Jacobs quarterback Bret Mooney throws a pass against Prairie Ridge on Sept. 13 in Crystal Lake. Jacobs won, 20-0, and is on a two-game winning streak after starting the season 0-2.

More D-I offers for Mooney likely • JACOBS Continued from page C1 Mooney said the offensive line’s protection was the best it has been against McHenry, which was a huge factor in his 13 of 14 passing. Also, more playmakers have emerged in receivers Camden McLain and Ryan Sargent, and with speedy running back Josh Walker. “Last game, we showed we have more receivers, not just me,” Williams said. “If Camden, Ryan and me have a good game, I don’t think we can

be stopped. They can’t cover three good receivers on every play. As long as our defense does its job, we know we’re going to put points on the board if we keep doing what we’re doing.” McLain, a 6-1 junior, had five receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns last week. Mitz called him the Eagles’ most improved player. “We’ve gotten better and we have more chemistry and Bret’s throwing the ball real well,” McLain said. “He’s real calm and collected [in the hud-

dle] and leads us really well. If we need any help with anything, he helps us. He’s a really good part of the offense.” Mooney, whose father Keith played linebacker at Purdue, has an offer from NCAA Division I Colgate. Although the Eagles have other business at the moment, Mitz is making more contacts and expects more offers for his quarterback. “We’re just happy we’ve got him right now,” Mitz said. “Whoever gets him [in college] is going to get a gem.”

Players express feelings on Twitter • HUNTLEY Continued from page C1 A few miles away, Huntley running backs Mitch Kawell and Jake Scalise, wide receiver Kyle Kesul and tight end Korbyn Kozelka stood in defensive end Brandon Dranka’s front yard. Like Kabb, the five teammates were still in shock at how victory had seemingly slipped through their grasp in the final seconds. Immediately after the game, Kawell, like many of his teammates, took to his Twitter account to express disappointment. Kabb wrote: “Still can’t believe we lost that game.” From quarterback Blake Jacobs: “This one hurts.” But for Kawell, the loss was more motivating than exasperating: “Sorry Raider Nation. We’ll step it up for you.” “It’s hard ... because you’re that close,” Kawell said Monday. “But we still have a lot to look forward to. There’s no reason we should get down on ourselves or anything.” The five teammates stood in Dranka’s yard for what seemed like hours, disappointed but determined to not allow two straight losses to define their season. With five regular-season games remaining, they realized that the playoffs and beyond were still in play, but that they needed to find ways to close out close games rather than come up short like they had against Central and a week earlier against CaryGrove. The discussion continued late, reliving moments from the past two games that affected the outcomes. A questionable facemask call against Kabb with 19 seconds remaining had left everyone fuming – Huntley coach John Hart included. But one call, the five teammates realized, hadn’t been the lone culprit in the loss. That, they decided, is what needed fixing. “Little things end up being

the difference in the game,” Kawell said. Unable to sleep, Kabb logged onto his Hudl account and started reviewing game video. Kabb focused on his performance, determined to learn something. Even though he felt like he had given his all, Kabb realized there were a few plays he had taken off – moments when he felt like he let his teammates down. On Saturday, Kabb saw many of his teammates around town. While most of them had moved on emotionally, Kabb remained in a bit of a daze, still unsure how the Red Raiders had lost the night before. By Monday’s team meeting, Hart and his staff had started planning for Friday’s game at Dundee-Crown. Hart sensed his players were at a crossroads and that the situation required an honest assessment. As he scanned the large classroom where his players sat in desks, Hart saw a variety of emotions. Many of the seniors were still sternfaced, angry over how the past two games had played out. But some of the underclassmen weren’t nearly as bothered, evidenced by the way they joked around before the meeting began. After writing the team’s schedule on a dry-erase board, Hart wrote one more message next to the weekly timetable: Define average. Hart told his players that being average wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. But whether the Red Raiders would be average or would rise above mediocrity, Hart told his players, was a choice only they could make. For Hart, a former high school defensive lineman, being told repeatedly growing up that he would be “below average” and likely wouldn’t amount to anything was something that always bothered him, pushing him to never accept failure. Now, after two straight losses, Hart told his players

they had to chart their course. Unscripted, Hart spoke for nearly 12 minutes straight, the intensity in his voice rising throughout the speech. “If someone tells you you’re average, it’s not an insult, but you have to decide if that’s what you’re willing to accept,” Hart said. “To be honest, that’s what we are. Right now, we’re average.” Hart told his players the week ahead wouldn’t be easy. There would be some personnel changes. The film session that followed Monday’s meeting, Hart promised, wouldn’t be enjoyable, having instructed coaches that they needed to demonstrate some tough love to get their point across. Players’ effort would be called into question, Hart said. If it didn’t improve, there was no way the Red Raiders would ever rise above being average, falling well below the expectations that had been laid out when the season began. “This isn’t an insult on your character, it’s on your drive,” Hart continued. “And if you think one play beat us (against Central) ... you’re screwed up. You don’t understand.” As Hart spoke, his players’ eyes remained locked to the front of the room. Kabb scowled. Leaning forward in his chair, Dranka stared straight ahead. Kawell’s determined facial expression remained unchanged throughout the meeting. Looking around the room, Hart said the days leading to the D-C game would show how his players chose to define “average,” which in turn would determine how the rest of the season goes. No one in the room was spared. “I hope it [ticks] you off,” Hart said. “I hope it [ticks] a whole bunch of you off because right now, we need to play with a little venom. ... It’s gut-check time. Either you find out you love football, or else this is going to be a really tough week.”

NORTHWEST HERALD FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK Cary-Grove (2-2, 2-0) at Prairie Ridge (2-2, 1-1) 7:15 p.m. Friday McHenryCountySports.com’s Lester Johnson breaks down the game: Cary-Grove scouting report Offense in gear: Cary-Grove had its best offensive game last week against Dundee-Crown. The Trojans ran for 226 yards and four TDs, including 131 yards by freshman Tyler Pennington. He has almost certainly earned the job at FB after that breakout game. QB Jason Gregoire threw for 133 yards and a TD, as the passing game seems to be improving. C-G faces a Prairie Ridge defense that knows the option because it’s what they run on offense. Trevor Ruhland and the offensive line, Pennington’s ability to produce, and Gregoire’s decision making will be keys to a win in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division play. Defense moving up: C-G’s defense has allowed just 13 points in the past two games after a shutout against D-C. The Trojans did not allow a first down until the last drive of the first half against D-C. The Trojans’ defenders were all getting to the ball against the Chargers, and that’s what they need to do against the Wolves. They have to stick to their assignments against Prairie Ridge’s offense and sell out against the run. They could face a sophomore QB, and that should work to their advantage. Michael Gomez’s switch from the offensive to the defensive line has also provided a boost. Prairie Ridge scouting report Soph QB steps in: Like C-G, Prairie Ridge also got a spark last week from a new starter. Wolves sophomore QB Luke Annen made his first career start for Brett Covalt, who was out with a concussion against Crystal Lake South. Annen made good reads and took care of the ball, a week after Prairie Ridge fumbled eight times and lost four of those. It appears Annen has done enough to keep the starting job, but nothing has been announced. Colin Rempert ran for 175 yards, and Brent Anderson had a big TD in the win over South. Taking care of the ball against C-G will be key, and a big game from the offensive line is a must. RB Steven Ladd topped 100 yards rushing in Week 1 but suffered a shoulder injury, and his return is indefinite. Defending the Den: Prairie Ridge plays a C-G team that is on a roll and feeling good about themselves. It is up to the Wolves to come out hitting and show some attitude. If the defense can keep C-G from stealing the early momentum maybe they could get them to second guess themselves. Like C-G, Prairie Ridge’s defense knows the option because its offense runs it. Getting a few turnovers would help the Wolves and give them confidence. Prairie Ridge held South to 216 yards and one TD last week. Final word These two team are similar in strategy. Both run the option offense and both run a 3-3-5 defense. Neither team passes much, but the edge would go to C-G. The Trojans have gained a lot of confidence after their past two wins and will feed off that. The Wolves have scored 14 points in the past two weeks, and that could be a problem. Lester’s pick: Cary-Grove 28, Prairie Ridge 14 Lester’s other picks Mendota at Richmond-Burton: R-B by 9 Harvard at Marengo: Harvard by 20 Marian Central at Immaculate Conception: Marian by 14 CL Central at Grayslake Central: CL Central by 13 CL South at McHenry: McHenry by 3 Huntley at DundeeCrown: Huntley by 5 Hampshire at Grayslake North: Grayslake North by 7 Woodstock at Jacobs: Jacobs by 15 Johnsburg at Woodstock North: Woodstock North by 1

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AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct x-Detroit 93 66 .585 Cleveland 89 70 .560 Kansas City 84 75 .528 Minnesota 66 93 .415 White Sox 62 97 .390 EAST DIVISION W L Pct x-Boston 96 63 .604 Tampa Bay 90 69 .566 Baltimore 83 76 .522 New York 82 77 .516 Toronto 72 87 .453 WEST DIVISION W L Pct x-Oakland 94 65 .591 Texas 88 71 .553 Los Angeles 78 81 .491 Seattle 70 89 .440 Houston 51 108 .321

Pre-snap penalties no longer an issue Bears yet to be called for false start By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@shawmedia.com LAKE FOREST – Two years ago, in a nightmare performance at Ford Field, the Bears’ offensive line committed nine false start penalties. It came in their only loss to the Lions in the teams’ past 10 meetings. After committing eight false starts in the preseason, the Bears have a clean sheet through three games: zero false starts. They are one of four teams (Panther, Colts, Steelers) without that brutal 5-yard pre-snap penalty. Through three games last season, the Bears had six false starts. This is clearly a different unit up front, and Bears quarterback Jay Cutler can go into Detroit on Sunday with a more comfortable mentality. “I don’t know what [offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer] does in their meetings, but those guys are focused,” Cutler said Thursday. “You’ve got three really good veterans on the left side and then the two young guys, they just don’t want to mess up. They don’t want to be the ones that set us back five or 10 [yards] – and they’re conscious of that.” Coach Marc Trestman has hammered in the emphasis about avoiding presnap penalties, and Cutler has seen the improvement since the offseason. “As many pre-snap penalties in training camp and OTAs, they’ve done a great job of locking in and being focused and knowing when-

ever we’re going to change up the snap count, knowing whenever we’re going to have a couple of plays, and they’ve got to listen up,” Trestman said. “They’ve been really good.” Roberto Garza, the captain and veteran on the offensive line, said the Bears need to maintain their mantra of “poise in the noise” at Ford Field. “We have the speakers out here [Thursday], worked with the counts. Just trying to be on the same page,” he said. “Coach Trestman creates a chaos environment in practice. So when we step on the field, it’s not that big a change. Obviously, it’s going to be loud in there. It’s a division game, so we have to be ready for adversity.” Keeping an eye on Suh: The Bears’ offense is well aware of the challenges Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can cause. “A lot of people have tried [to slow Suh]. It’s not easy,” Trestman said. Suh has only eight tackles this season, but Pro Football Focus has credited him with 17 quarterback hurries. Injury update: Charles Tillman (knee/groin) missed Thursday’s practice, along with Sherrick McManis (quad). Cornerback Zack Bowman (knee) practiced in full. Last week, Tillman missed Wednesday and Thursday practices before a limited session Friday, and Trestman said the Bears are optimistic for something similar this week, but they will see how Tillman is doing in the morning.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin dives into the end zone to score on 20-yard touchdown reception past Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan in the second quarter Thursday in St. Louis.

49ERS 35, RAMS 11

49ers regain footing Kaepernick, Gore lead romp in St. Louis By R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press ST. LOUIS – Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes, Frank Gore had his first 100-yard game of the season, and the San Francisco 49ers’ defense stepped up without some of their stars in a 35-11 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night. Anquan Boldin had five catches for 90 yards and a touchdown, and Gore had 153 yards on 20 carries and a 34yard score for San Francisco (2-2), which was outscored 46-10 the previous two games. Navarro Bowman had two of the 49ers’ five sacks with a strip leading to a fourth-quarter scoring run by Anthony Dixon. The Rams (1-3) had an overtime win and tie against San Francisco last year, and took

• ARKUSH Continued from page C1

the early lead Thursday before falling flat. Greg Zuerlein banged in a 40-yard field goal off the right upright to end a nine-game scoring drought in the first quarter, but the 49ers answered with 28 straight points. The 49ers came close to a Super Bowl title in February and regained their footing against the team that gave them the most trouble last season. Minus cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and linebackers Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith, they quieted a raucous, hopeful crowd, sending all but a few thousand home early. Kaepernick had no touchdown passes and four interceptions the previous two weeks and completed fewer than 50 percent of his passes. He was 15 for 23 for 167 yards. Boldin had a monster debut with the 49ers after helping the Ravens beat San Francis-

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So much has been made of the Bears completely rebuilt offensive line that some folks haven’t noticed the Lions have three new starters on their line and they’re playing very well. Riley Reiff has moved in at left tackle for the retired Jeff Backus, and the two new starters on the right side for Detroit are Jason Fox at right tackle and Dylan Gandy at right guard. The Lions are just 26th running the football, but they’re third throwing the football and first in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass attempt. With the Bears defense 28th in the league rushing the passer, it’s a dangerous matchup in the Lions’ favor.

Reggie Bush was the difference in the Lions’ opener before banging up his knee Week 2 in Arizona. Bush sat out the Redskins game Week 3 but has returned to full participation in practice both Wednesday and Thursday of this week and vows to be full speed on Sunday.

A familiar face for the Bears Sunday will be Israel Idonije, who will start at left defensive end for the Lions across from rookie phenom “Ziggy” Ansah. Idonije had been the third end behind Jason Jones, but Jones was lost for the season last week.

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Bears rookie offensive lineman Kyle Long (above) likely will see a lot of Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on Sunday in Detroit. not for Suh’s demeanor, he and Fairley probably would be recognized as the best tackle tandem in the league. And that’s the only thing Kyle Long is planning on responding to Sunday. • Hub Arkush covers the Bears for Shaw Media and HubArkush.com. Write to him at harkush@shawmedia.com.

co in the Super Bowl, but had been quiet along with the rest of the offense the previous two weeks. He had two highlight catches in the second quarter, a 42-yarder despite Cortland Finnegan getting flagged for holding, and a 20-yard score capped by a dive into the end zone after barely avoiding the sideline. Gore more than doubled his output from the first three weeks and got a lot more work, too, after totaling just 11 carries last week. Four days earlier, DeMarco Murray burned them for 175 yards in Dallas’ 31-7 win. The Rams have trailed by double digits in every game, making up an 11-point deficit against Arizona in the opener but not gaps of 21 and 24 points against Atlanta and Dallas, and were down by 25 in the fourth quarter against San Francisco.

MLB ROUNDUP

White Sox 35 games under .500 after loss The ASSOCIATED PRESS

for us to battle a little adversity, be mentally tough and be ready to play. “There’s such a microscope on Suh, people don’t realize the guy opposite him (Nick Fairley) is a tremendous player as well and just as disruptive in his own right. They’re different types of players but obviously exceptional talents.” The shame of it all is, if

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x-clinched division

Long shows Lions’ linemen respect Besides, how it affects the Lions is their problem. But how it affects a somewhat high-strung and emotional rookie guard on the Bears offensive line is a question everybody is asking this week as the 3-0 Bears prepare to take on the 2-1 Lions for first place in the NFC North. Kyle Long and Suh will not be a one-on-one matchup all afternoon Sunday, but they’re going to see an awful lot of each other. “Suh is obviously a great player, a physical player, someone who prides himself on playing a very aggressive style of football,” Long said. “He’s just a tremendous player.” When I asked Long specifically how he was preparing for the possibility Suh would do something intended to get in his head or off his game, Long replied, “We’re just so concerned with what we’re going to do offensively, it’s less of worrying about what’s going to happen when and more about what we’re going to do if we see this or if we see that and less about responding to them.” Long has been mature beyond his years from the day he got to Chicago and has been on guard all week long not to create any bulletin board material for the Lions. Suh, on the other hand, told the Detroit media on Wednesday, “We’ll see how well prepared [Long] is to block me when we play on Sunday. It’s not anything of my concern. I’ll just look forward to digest whoever I have in front of me.” I’m not sure how much tape Suh’s watched this week, but Long could be a little bigger meal than he’s used to. If Long was aware of Suh’s comments, he wasn’t biting. “You know they play their style of football and we play our style,” Long said. “It’ll be a good opportunity

GB — 4 9 27 31

CHICAGO – Jeremy Guthrie pitched seven strong innings, and David Lough hit a two-run homer to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Thursday night. One day after being eliminated from the postseason, the Royals earned their 84th win, their most since 1993. Guthrie (15-12) became the Royals’ third 15-game winner since 1997. Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn hit solo homers for the Sox, who have lost 21 of their past 27. The Sox are 35 games under .500 (62-97) for the first time since ending the 1970 season 56-106 and must win once in this series to avoid finishing with 100 losses, which would be the fourth-most in franchise history. Sox starter Andre Rienzo (2-3) pitched six-plus innings and allowed three runs, two earned, and four hits. Rays 4, Yankees 0: At New York, Mariano Rivera said goodbye to Yankee Stadium with hugs, tears and cheers. Baseball’s most acclaimed relief pitcher made an emotional exit in his final appearance in the Yankees’ home pinstripes, when captain Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte came to the mound to remove him with two outs in the ninth inning of a loss to Tampa Bay. “It’s time to go,” Jeter appeared to tell Rivera. Tampa Bay won its seventh straight and leads the AL wild-card race. Indians 6, Twins 5: At Minneapolis, reliever Joe Smith struck out pinch-hitter Oswaldo Arcia to stop a ninth-inning rally, and Cleveland won its seventh straight game, holding off Minnesota to keep their edge in the AL wild-card race. The Twins scored four

runs in the ninth and had runners on first and second before Smith got the final out. Cleveland leads Texas by one game for the second wild-card spot. Rangers 6, Angels 5: At Arlington, Texas, pinch-hitter Jurickson Profar homered leading off the ninth inning, and Texas overcame a four-error inning to beat Los Angeles to keep pace in the playoff chase. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2: At Baltimore, Miguel Gonzalez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Matt Wieters homered and drove in two runs, and Baltimore beat Toronto.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Braves 7, Phillies 1: At Atlanta, Jason Heyward had a career-high five hits, including a leadoff home run, and Atlanta rode a five-run first inning to a victory over Philadelphia. The win pulled the Braves even with idle St. Louis at 94-65 for the best record in the National League with three games to play. The Braves won the season series against the Cardinals and would win the NL’s No. 1 seed if the teams finish tied.

Padres 3, Diamondbacks 2 (11 inn.): At San Diego, Alexi Amarista hit an RBI single in the 11th inning for San Diego in a victory over Arizona. Brewers 4, Mets 2: At New York, Scooter Gennett capped a four-run second inning with a two-run single, and Milwaukee overcame some wild pitching that included the beaning of David Wright. Wright was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Johnny Hellweg with two outs in the third inning. The All-Star third baseman went down to his hands and knees, but he was able to walk off the field unassisted. The Mets said he was removed as a precaution.

WILD CARD W Tampa Bay 90 Cleveland 89 Texas 88 Kansas City 84

L 69 70 71 75

PCT GB .566 — .560 — .553 1 .528 5

Thursday’s Games Kansas City 3, White Sox 2 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Baltimore 3, Toronto 2 Texas 6, L.A. Angels 5 Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5 Friday’s Games Kansas City (Shields 12-9) at White Sox (Sale 11-13), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 11-1) at Baltimore (Feldman 5-5), 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 12-9) at Toronto (Dickey 13-13), 6:07 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 13-8) at Miami (Koehler 4-10), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 17-7) at Texas (Ogando 7-4), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 10-5) at Minnesota (P.Hernandez 3-2), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Undecided) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Colon 17-6) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-9), 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT z-St. Louis 94 65 .591 z-Pittsburgh 91 68 .572 z-Cincinnati 90 69 .566 Milwaukee 72 87 .453 Cubs 66 93 .415 EAST DIVISION W L PCT x-Atlanta 94 65 .591 Washington 84 75 .528 New York 73 86 .459 Philadelphia 72 87 .453 Miami 59 100 .371 WEST DIVISION W L PCT x-Los Angeles 91 67 .576 Arizona 80 79 .503 San Diego 75 84 .472 San Francisco 73 85 .462 Colorado 72 87 .453 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division

GB — 3 4 22 28 GB — 10 21 22 35 GB — 11½ 16½ 18 19½

WILD CARD W L PCT GB x-Pittsburgh 91 68 .572 — x-Cincinnati 90 69 .566 — x-clinched playoff berth Thursday’s Games San Diego 3, Arizona 2, 11 innings Milwaukee 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 1 L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, (n) Friday’s Games Detroit (Porcello 13-8) at Miami (Koehler 4-10), 6:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-10) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 4-5), 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 9-11) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 11-11), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 14-7) at Atlanta (Medlen 14-12), 6:30 p.m. Cubs (T.Wood 9-11) at St. Louis (Lynn 14-10), 7:15 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 7-9) at Arizona (Corbin 14-7), 8:40 p.m. Colorado (McHugh 0-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 15-9), 9:10 p.m. San Diego (B.Smith 1-2) at San Francisco

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Rienzo pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. HBP-by Guthrie (De Aza), by Rienzo (Lough). WP-Rienzo. Umpires-Home, Gary Darling; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Chris Conroy. T-2:32. A-16,434 (40,615).

AL LEADERS BATTING-MiCabrera, Detroit, .345; Trout, Los Angeles, .324; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; ABeltre, Texas, .317; Cano, New York, .313; DOrtiz, Boston, .307; Donaldson, Oakland, .305. RBI-MiCabrera, Detroit, 137; CDavis, Baltimore, 137; Cano, New York, 106; Fielder, Detroit, 106; AJones, Baltimore, 106; Encarnacion, Toronto, 104; DOrtiz, Boston, 100; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 100. HOME RUNS-CDavis, Baltimore, 52; MiCabrera, Detroit, 44; Encarnacion, Toronto, 36; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 34; ADunn, White Sox, 33; AJones, Baltimore, 32; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 31. HITS-ABeltre, Texas, 195; MiCabrera, Detroit, 189; Machado, Baltimore, 189; Trout, Los Angeles, 189; Cano, New York, 187; Pedroia, Boston, 187; Hosmer, Kansas City, 185. ERA-AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.64; Colon, Oakland, 2.64; Iwakuma, Seattle, 2.66; Darvish, Texas, 2.82; Scherzer, Detroit, 2.90; Sale, White Sox, 2.97; FHernandez, Seattle, 2.99. STRIKEOUTS-Darvish, Texas, 269; Scherzer, Detroit, 240; Sale, White Sox, 221; FHernandez, Seattle, 210; Verlander, Detroit, 207; AniSanchez, Detroit, 194; Masterson, Cleveland, 190.

NL LEADERS BATTING-Cuddyer, Colorado, .335; CJohnson, Atlanta, .323; MCarpenter, St. Louis, .321; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .318; FFreeman, Atlanta, .317; Werth, Washington, .316; Craig, St. Louis, .315; YMolina, St. Louis, .315. RBI-Goldschmidt, Arizona, 124; Bruce, Cincinnati, 107; FFreeman, Atlanta, 107; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 102; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 98; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 97; Craig, St. Louis, 97. HOME RUNS-Goldschmidt, Arizona, 36; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 34; Bruce, Cincinnati, 30; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; JUpton, Atlanta, 26; Zimmerman, Washington, 26. ERA-Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.88; Fernandez, Miami, 2.19; Harvey, New York, 2.27; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2.67; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.77; ClLee, Philadelphia, 2.93; Ryu, Los Angeles, 2.97. STRIKEOUTS-Kershaw, Los Angeles, 224; Wainwright, St. Louis, 214; Samardzija, Cubs, 210; ClLee, Philadelphia, 209; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 203; Hamels, Philadelphia, 202; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 199.

SPORTS & FINE PRINT

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8SPORTS SHORTS

FIVE-DAY PLANNER

EA Sports to halt college football game amid suits

from the stadium Wednesday night was the second violent confrontation between the teams’ fans in the past several years to end in death or serious injury. A Northern California paramedic and Giants fan suffered a traumatic brain injury after two men dressed in Dodgers gear attacked him following the teams’ March 31, 2011, game in Los Angeles. In Wednesday’s attack, Jonathan Denver, 24, was in Dodgers gear and with his father and brother, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said. They got into a spat about the GiantsDodgers rivalry around 11:30 p.m. with another group of people leaving a nightclub, one of whom was wearing a Giants hat, Suhr said. The fight initially ended with no one seriously hurt, but it picked up again a few minutes later, Suhr said. He said it wasn’t clear who started the second fight, but it ended with Denver’s stabbing.

NEW YORK – EA Sports said it will not publish a college football video game next year. The company had initially vowed to maintain the franchise after the NCAA decided in July to ends its contract to lend its logo to the game. But since then, several college conferences have followed the NCAA’s lead, and a federal appeals court ruled that Electronic Arts must face legal claims by players that it unfairly used their images without compensation. Cam Weber, the company’s vice president for football, said in a statement on the EA Sports website Thursday that “the ongoing legal issues combined with increased questions surrounding schools and conferences have left us in a difficult position.”

Dodgers-Giants rivalry led to fan stabbing in San Francisco

Yankees’ Rivera may make first outfield appearance

SAN FRANCISCO – The rivalry between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers turned deadly when a fight after the division rivals played each other ended in a fatal stabbing, police said Thursday. The altercation several blocks

NEW YORK – Mariano Rivera may make a debut on his final weekend before retirement: as a center fielder. The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said

he’d like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he was thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Said Girardi: “In my mind, thinking that he’s going to want to pitch, it would be a situation that I might bring him in (in) the eighth to play the outfield and close him out in the ninth if we have that opportunity.”

NEW YORK – Bud Selig said Thursday he plans to retire as baseball commissioner in January 2015 after a term of more than 22 years marked by robust growth in attendance and revenue along with a canceled World Series and a drug scandal. The 79-year-old Selig said in 2003 that he would retire in 2006 but has repeatedly accepted new contracts. This marked the first time he issued a formal statement that he intends to step down from the sport’s top job. “I look forward to continuing its extraordinary growth and addressing several significant issues during the remainder of my term,” he said. – Wire reports

FOOTBALL

Second Half C-G- Oppasser (Cooke)

STANDINGS

Goalkeeper saves: Csoka (C-G) 5.

FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE Fox Division Div. Overall Grayslake North 2-0 4-0 Crystal Lake Central 1-0 3-1 Woodstock North 1-0 1-3 Grayslake Central 1-1 3-1 Hampshire 1-1 3-1 Johnsburg 0-2 0-4 Woodstock 0-2 0-4 Valley Division Div. Overall Cary-Grove 2-0 2-2 Jacobs 2-0 2-2 Dundee-Crown 1-1 3-1 Prairie Ridge 1-1 2-2 McHenry 0-1 2-2 Huntley 0-1 2-2 Crystal Lake South 0-2 1-3 BIG NORTHERN CONFERENCE East Division Div. Overall Genoa-Kingston 2-0 2-2 Harvard 1-0 4-0 North Boone 1-0 2-2 Richmond-Burton 1-1 2-2 Burlington Central 1-1 1-3 Rockford Christian 0-2 0-4 Marengo 0-2 0-4 SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE Blue Division Div. Overall Aurora Christian 2-0 4-0 Marmion 2-0 4-0 Montini 2-0 4-0 Marian Central 1-1 3-1 St. Francis 1-1 3-1 St. Edward 0-2 2-2 NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Div. Overall Ottawa Marquette 4-0 4-0 Mooseheart 3-1 3-1 Christian Life 3-1 3-1 Kirkland Hiawatha 3-1 3-1 Chicago Hope Acad. 2-2 2-2 Alden-Hebron 2-2 2-2 Luther North 2-2 2-2 North Shore C. Day 1-3 1-3 Christian Liberty 0-4 0-4 Westminster Christian 0-4 0-4

HUNTLEY 7, JACOBS 0 Huntley Jacobs

3 0

4 0

- 7 - 0

First Half H- Mihalopoulos (Gonzalez) H- Gonzalez (Mihalopoulos) H- Mihalopoulos (Gonzalez) Second Half H- Bessey (Gonzalez) H- Mihalopoulos (Pardo) H- Solis (Walsh) H- Walsh (Solis)

WOODSTOCK 3, CL CENTRAL 1 Woodstock CLC

1 0

2 1

- 3 - 1

First Half W- Arias (Schroeder) Second Half W- Schroeder (PK) W- Schroeder (Arias) Goalkeeper saves: Nelson (W) 8.

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 4 JOHNSBURG 0 GL Central Johnsburg

1 0

3 0

- 4 - 0

Goalkeeper saves: Kern (J) 9.

GIRLS GOLF BYRON 202, LENA-WINSLOW 215, HARVARD 240

At Prairie View Golf Club in Byron, par- 36

Harvard: Isonhart 46, Linhart 47, Smith 73, Wright 74.

MARIAN CENTRAL 205 ST. EDWARD 232

VOLLEYBALL JACOBS 2, DUNDEE-CROWN 1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-15)

at Boone Creek in Bull Valley, par-35 Medalist: Mocogni (MC) 45

Jacobs leaders: Kills - Mahoney 11, Wallenberger 9, Campbell 6, Walsh 5, Fitzsimmons 4; Digs - Charron 13, Traub 9, Kasper 8, Campbell 6; Assists - Traub 30. D-C leaders: Kills - Lococo 4, Novak 5, Cavallero 6.

HUNTLEY 2, McHENRY 0

CARMEL 186, JOHNSBURG 209

At Heather Ridge in Gurnee, par-36 Carmel: Ryan 40, Amato 46, Butz 49, Savovich 51 Johnsburg: Johnson 48, Flynn 50, Toussaint 53, Poczkalski 58

(25-15, 25-14)

Huntley leaders: Kills- Westermeyer 6, Lyman 5; Assists- DeWult 20; Aces- Erb 4; Digs- Westermeyer 6, Shores 5, Reagan 4.

CL CENTRAL 2 WOODSTOCK NORTH 0

BOYS GOLF CL CENTRAL 155, CL SOUTH 176 At Crystal Lake Country Club, par-35

Medalist: Tobin (CLC) 34.

(25-9, 25-7)

CLC leaders: Kills- Cysewski 9, Pratt 9; Aces- Ricca 4; Assists- Ricca 19.

JOHNSBURG 2 GRAYSLAKE NORTH 0

CLC: Tobin 34, Schlimm 39, Schoenfeld 40, Mugler 42. CLS: Dahl 42, Zacher 44, Gassensmith 44, Sieggreen 46.

WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN 166 JOHNSBURG 174

(25-17, 25-16)

GLN leaders: Kills- Geissberger 4, LeBaron 3; Assists- Buchman 9; DigsCamper 7, Keilwitz 7, LeBaron 6; BlocksGeissberger 4.

At Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin, par-35

Johnsburg: Fisher 41, Matejka 42, Schyvinck 45, Doherty 46.

BYRON 154 ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 179 HARVARD 185

BURLINGTON CENTRAL 2 MARENGO 0 (25-14, 25-17)

At Prairie View Golf Club, par-36

Marengo leaders: Kills- Velasquez 12, Hoeske 5; Digs- Steffen 17, Velasquez 10

LAKE ZURICH 2, CARY-GROVE 1 (25-19, 13-25, 25-18)

Cary-Grove leaders: Kills- Schebel 9, Trausch 8; Assists- Seymour 23

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 2 HARVARD 1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-14)

Harvard: Garafol 42, Coffman 43, Kurth 48, Vail 52

JACOBS 148, PRAIRIE RIDGE 159 at Prairie Isle in Prairie Grove, par-36

Jacobs: Lenzini 34, Boyle, 38, Askam 38, Addante 38 Prairie Ridge: Farnam 36, Sullivan 40, Nalepa 41, Spangard 42

MCHENRY 167, DUNDEE-CROWN 189

Harvard leaders: Kills- Genz 7, Powell 6; Blocks- Genz 4; Aces- Bischke 2

BOYS SOCCER

at McHenry Country Club, par-35

McHenry: Justen 39, Nicodem 42, Hansen 43, Folino 43 Dundee-Crown: Gregory 46, Lubecker 47, John Fougerousso 47, Livengood 49

DUNDEE-CROWN 3, CL SOUTH 1 D-C CLS

2 0

1 1

- 3 - 1

First Half D-C- Escorza (Nava) D-C Escorza (J. Ramos) Second Half D-C- C. Ramos (Ramirez) CLS- Russmann (Sexson) Goalkeeper saves: Gonzalez (D-C) 5; Alvarez (CLS) 8.

HARVARD 5 ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 0 RC Harvard

0 3

0 2

- 0 - 5

Goalkeeper saves: Ortiz (H) 2, Hurdle (H) 4.

CARY-GROVE 3 LAKE FOREST ACADEMY 0 C-G LFA

2 0

First Half C-G- Klawitter (Wilde) C-G- Klawitter (Wilde)

GIRLS TENNIS CL SOUTH 5, PRAIRIE RIDGE 2 Singles No. 1: Thome (CLS) d. Schmit, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) No. 2: Favia (PR) d. Subramanian, 6-3, 6-0 No. 3: Timm (PR) d. Mazurek, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Laktash/Rasmussen (CLS) d. McNally/Kuechenberg, 6-2, 6-4 No. 2: Boorom/Rakofsky (CLS) d. Steverson/Cox, 6-4, 6-2 No. 3: Baietto/Fetzner (CLS) d. Barnes/ Dassow, No. 4: Smithana/Patel (CLS) Rice/ Alas, 6-2, 6-1

HAMPSHIRE 6, WOODSTOCK 1

First Half H- Sanchez (Guzman) H- Guzman (Escobar) H- Escobar (Martinez) Second Half H- Escobar (D. Mercado) H- Mendoza (Guzman)

1 0

- 3 - 0

No. 2: Zalewski (McH) d. Viloria 6-0, 6-0 No. 3: Iniguez (H) d. Walsh 6-4, 6-4 Doubles No. 1: Funke/Rosales (H) d. Waszak/ Das-Weeks 6-1, 6-1 No. 2: Tonn/Raquel (McH) d. Patel/ Alvarez 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 No. 3: Gallegos/Pietramale (H) d. Hecht/Dyer 6-1, 6-1 No. 4: McCartney/Davila (H) d. Bov/ Lentz 6-3, 6-1

JOHNSBURG 6 WOODSTOCK NORTH 1

Goalkeeper saves: Dixon (J) 5; Emery (H) 2.

Singles No. 1: Hougland (H) d. Fedmasu 6-4, 7-6 No. 2: Schreiner (H) d. Smith 6-3, 6-1 No. 3: Patthana (H) d. Jimenez 6-1, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Larson/Schultz (H) d. Acosta/ Evans 6-2, 6-0 No. 2: Hanman/Schoedl (H) d. Fischbach/Christmas 7-6, 6-2 No. 3: Sullivan/Thill (W) d. Zilch/ Eischen 7-5, 6-3 No. 4: Raad/Patel (H) d. Hayes/Cowley 5-7, 6-0, 6-2

HUNTLEY 4, McHENRY 3 Singles No. 1: B. Goebel (McH) d. Wyslak 6-1, 6-0

TEAM

FRIDAY

Singles No. 1: Maggioncalda (J) d. Meiners 7-5, 6-2 No. 2: Spears (J) d. Maire 6-1, 6-0 No. 3: LeFever (WN) d. Flebbe 6-2, 6-2 Doubles No. 1: Szramek/Molidor (J) d. Smith/ Mucha 6-3, 6-2 No. 2: Altobelli/Kasprzyk (J) d. Keesee/ Parlogean 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 No. 3: Heuck/Archer (J) d. Nicks/ Gabrielson 6-4, 6-3 No. 4: Bennett/Wachinski (J) d. Glod/ Lavin 6-4, 6-1

CL CENTRAL 5, CARY-GROVE 2 Singles No. 1: Buckingham (CLC) d. Koepke, 6-3, 6-4 No. 2: Derer (CG) d. O’Donnell, 6-4, 6-0 No. 3: Massett (CLC) d. Baranowski, 6-2, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Youel/Wallace (CLC) d. Hingosa. Betz, 6-0, 6-0 No. 2: O’Donnell/Georgo (CLC) d. Sturtecky/Langner, 6-4, 6-2 No. 3: Ellman/Lomax (CLC) d. Michaelchuck/Busch, 6-0, 6-1 No. 4: Lyons/Dohmann (CG) d. Nelson/ Marchetti, 7-6, 8-6

MARIAN CENTRAL 5 WALTHER LUTHERAN 0 Singles No. 1: Waters (MC) d. Lomnicki, 6-0, 6-0 No. 2: Hedlin (MC) d. Gallup, 6-4, 6-4 Doubles No. 1: Melchionna/Pinter (MC) d. Steiner/Simzyk, 6-2, 6-0 No. 2: Waters/Sledz (MC) d. Schukat/ Becker, 6-2, 6-0 No. 3: Graf/Mink (MC) d. Bonsolde/ Hegarty, 6-0, 6-0

JACOBS 7, DUNDEE-CROWN 0 Singles No. 1: Kosy (J) d. Hawkey, 6-0, 6-0 No. 2: Buttolph (J) d. Heather, 6-1, 6-0 No. 3: Halvorson (J) d. Martin, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Corbett/Vachio (J) d. Balch/ Aschacher, 6-1, 6-2 No. 2: Nickoley/Kontos (J) d. Schmidt/ Pautz, 6-3, 6-2 No. 3: Jackowski/Moders (J) d. Zaporow/Johnson, 6-1, 6-1 No. 4: Bayer/Elliot (J) d. Rakow/O’Bert, 6-0, 6-0

GIRLS SWIMMING HUNTLEY 105 WOODSTOCK CO-OP 65 200 medley relay: 1. Woodstock co-op (McGuire, Ferguson, Devinger, DeWane) 2:01.58, 2. Huntley (Hill, Blanken, Cazel, Smitendorf) 2:02.41, 3. Huntley (Padal, Finn, Herron, Machen) 2:04.75 200 freestyle: 1. Ferguson (H) 2:10.15, 2. Cazel (H) 2:15.36, 3. Quezada (H) 2:18.71, 4. Roberts (W) 2:18.72, 5. Orman (W) 2:47.38 200 IM: 1. Kruse (W) 2:24.49, 2. Cazel (H) 2:24.58, 3. Herron (H) 2:45.24, 4. Plansky (H) 2:46.59, 5. Emmons (W) 2:51.19 50 freestyle: 1. McGuire (W) 26.70, 2. DeWane (W) 26.75, 3. Blanken (H) 28.05, 4. Machen (H) 29.02, 5. Eirmann (H) 29.62 100 butterfly: 1.Devinger (W) 1:04.49, 2. Ferguson (H) 1:05.27, 3. Smitendorf (H) 1:10.81, 4. Herron (H) 1:14.95, 5. Malek (W) 1:32.48 100 freestyle: 1. Hill (H) 59.04, 2. DeWane (W) 59.54, 3. Padal (H) 59.65, 4. Eiermann (H) 1:05.39, 5. Brooke (W) 1:08.41 500 freestyle: 1. Cazel (H) 5:47.89, 2. Siefken (H) 5:51.58, 3. Brooke (W) 6:09.08, 4. Plansky (H) 6;14.75, 5. Roberts (W) 6:17.19 200 freestyle relay: 1. Huntley (Padal, Smitendorf, Blanken, Ferguson) 1:49.86, 2. Huntley (Quezada, Eiermann, Herron, Machen) 1:56.22, 3. Woodstock co-op (Malek,Roberts,Curtis, Ferguson) 2:00.82 100 backstroke: 1. Hill (H) 1:04.77, 2. Kruse (W) 1:06.86, 3. McGuire (W) 1:09.11, 4. Cazel (H) 1:09.62, 5. Quezada (H) 1:13.38 100 breaststroke: 1. Devinger (W) 1:11.99, 2. Ferguson (W) 1:16.22, 3. Finn (H) 1:18.47, 4. Blanken (H) 1:21.98, 5. Machen (H) 1:23.04 400 freestyle relay: 1. Huntley (Cazel, Cazel, Ferguson, Hill) 4:07.30, 2. Huntley (Smitendorf, Siefken, Eiermann, Plansky) 4:19.34, 3. Woodstock co-op (Brooke, Frasik, Emmons, Libri) 4:34.13

SCHEDULE FRIDAY Football: Mendota at RichmondBurton, 6:45 p.m.; Harvard at Marengo, 7 p.m.; Cary-Grove at Prairie Ridge, CL Central at Grayslake Central, CL South at McHenry, Huntley at Dundee-Crown, Hampshire at Grayslake North, Woodstock at Jacobs, Johnsburg at Woodstock North, 7:15 p.m. Boys Soccer: Richmond-Burton at Antioch, 4:30 p.m.; Johnsburg at McHenry Invite, 4:30 p.m.

NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA Bears 3 0 0 1.000 95 74 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 82 69 Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 96 88 Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 81 96 East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 1 0 .667 83 55 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 79 86 N.Y. Giants 0 3 0 .000 54 115 Washington 0 3 0 .000 67 98 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 3 0 0 1.000 70 38 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 36 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 71 74 Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 34 57 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 86 27 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79 95 Arizona 1 2 0 .333 56 79 St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 69 121 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 3 0 0 1.000 59 34 Miami 3 0 0 1.000 74 53 N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 55 50 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 65 73 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 0 .667 70 82 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 68 48 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 60 56 Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 28 92 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 75 64 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 71 64 Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 47 64 Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 42 76 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 3 0 0 1.000 127 71 Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 71 34 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 78 81 Oakland 1 2 0 .333 57 67 Thursday’s Game San Francisco 35, St. Louis 11 Sunday’s Games Bears at Detroit, noon N.Y. Giants at Kansas City, noon Seattle at Houston, noon Baltimore at Buffalo, noon Arizona at Tampa Bay, noon Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at London, noon N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m. Washington at Oakland, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 3:25 p.m. New England at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Miami at New Orleans, 7:40 p.m. Open: Carolina, Green Bay

49ERS 35, RAMS 11 San Francisco St. Louis

0 14 7 14 — 35 3 0 0 8 — 11

First Quarter StL-FG Zuerlein 40, 7:09. Second Quarter SF-Boldin 20 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), 6:22. SF-Gore 34 run (Dawson kick), :37. Third Quarter SF-V.Davis 12 pass from Kaepernick (Dawson kick), 8:49. Fourth Quarter SF-Dixon 1 run (Dawson kick), 10:15. StL-Kendricks 6 pass from Bradford (Cunningham run), 5:44. SF-Hunter 29 run (Dawson kick), 4:25. A-56,640. First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

SF 19 370 40-219 151 1-0 0-0 1-0 15-23-0 2-16 7-54.7 2-2 10-85 31:45

StL 14 188 19-18 170 6-19 3-74 0-0 19-41-1 5-32 11-44.5 2-1 8-82 28:15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-San Francisco, Gore 20-153, Hunter 11-49, Kaepernick 3-11, Dixon 3-6, James 3-0. St. Louis, Richardson 12-16, Cunningham 4-6, Bradford 3-(minus 4). PASSING-San Francisco, Kaepernick 15-23-0-167. St. Louis, Bradford 19-411-202. RECEIVING-San Francisco, Boldin 5-90, Miller 3-22, Baldwin 2-19, V.Davis 2-18, Hunter 1-9, V.McDonald 1-9, Patton 1-0. St. Louis, Pettis 5-59, Givens 4-49, Cook 4-45, Austin 2-6, Cunningham 1-17, Quick 1-12, Richardson 1-8, Kendricks 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS-San Francisco, Dawson 53 (WR), 71 (WL).

COLLEGE AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE Saturday’s Games No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 21 Mississippi, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Oregon vs. California, 9:30 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 24 Wisconsin, 7 p.m. No. 5 Stanford at Washington State, 9 p.m. No. 6 LSU at No. 9 Georgia, 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Florida State at Boston College, 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas A&M at Arkansas, 6 p.m. No. 11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 11 a.m. No. 12 South Carolina at UCF, 11 a.m. No. 14 Oklahoma at No. 22 Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. No. 15 Miami at South Florida, 11 a.m. No. 16 Washington vs. Arizona, 6 p.m. No. 20 Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m. No. 25 Fresno State at Hawaii, noon

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

at Detroit Noon Fox AM-780, FM-105.9 at St. Louis 7:15 p.m. CSN AM-720

at. St. Louis 6:15 p.m. WGN AM-720

at. St. Louis 1:15 p.m. CSN AM-720

KANSAS CITY 7:10 p.m. CSN+ AM-670

KANSAS CITY 6:10 p.m. CSN AM-670

KANSAS CITY 1:10 p.m. WGN AM-670

MONTREAL 7:30 p.m. WPWR

Selig announces he will retire as commish in January 2015

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WASHINGTON* 7 p.m. CSN+

WASHINGTON 7 p.m. NBCSN AM-720 * Preseason game

ON TAP FRIDAY TV/Radio MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.: Kansas City at White Sox, CSN+, AM-670 7 p.m.: Cubs at St. Louis, CSN, AM-720

1:30 a.m.: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for 5-Hour Energy 200, at Dover, Del., FS1 2 p.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for AAA 400, at Dover, Del., ESPN2

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.: Michigan at Ohio State, BTN

8 p.m.: Utah St. at San Jose St., ESPN

WOMEN’S COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

GOLF

2 p.m.: Iowa at Northwestern, BTN

7:30 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, second round, at St. Andrews and Carnoustie, Scotland, TGC 2 p.m.: Web.com Tour Championship, second round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., TGC 5:30 p.m.: Champions Tour, First Tee Open, irst round, at Pebble Beach, Calif., TGC

9:30 p.m.: British Columbia at Winnipeg (same-day tape), NBCSN

AUTO RACING

SOCCER

10 a.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for AAA 400, at Dover, Del., FS1

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PREP FOOTBALL 9 p.m.: Edison (Calif.) at Mater Dei (Calif.), FS1

7:30 p.m.: Liga MX, UANL at Queretaro, ESPN2 9 p.m.: MLS, Philadelphia at Kansas City, NBCSN

HORSE RACING ARLINGTON PARK ENTRIES Friday’s post time: 2 p.m. First, $11,500, Maiden Claiming $15,000-$10,000, 3 yo’s & up, F & M (fillies and mares), Six Furlongs 1 Expensive Date Rose 112 6-1 2 Nooneshome Vasyutov 122 15-1 3 Sydsation Sanchez 124 7-2 4 Bring Me Love Torres 122 3-1 5 Neeli Berlyn Emigh 124 7-5 6 Raja Breeze Felix 122 8-1 7 Saigee Girl Esquivel 115 15-1 Second, $23,000, Claiming $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, About One And One Sixteenth Miles (Turf) 1 Rosscat Martinez 124 9-2 2 Threefiftysevenmag Thornton 124 8-1 3 My Native Blues Geroux 119 10-1 4 Sahm Like It Hot Roman 121 7-2 5 He’s Got to Run Esquivel 116 4-1 6 Tragic Magic Felix 121 6-1 7 Esoteric Hill 121 3-1 8 Mountain Gulch Hernandez 121 20-1 Third, $9,500, Maiden Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, F & M (fillies and mares), Five And A Half Furlongs 1 Deeveeare Colvin 115 8-1 2 Orphanellie Meza 124 30-1 3 Rock Hard Legacy Esquivel 117 3-1 4 That Dress Graham 124 15-1 5 Hollywood Beba Slinger 117 30-1 6 Givem Hell Harriet Rose 112 5-1 7 Karaoke Rose Baird 122 2-1 8 Sweet Moves Sanchez 122 10-1 9 Blumin Spender Thornton 122 8-1 10 Uwaga Castro 122 12-1 Fourth, $40,000, Allowance, 3 yo’s & up, About One And One Sixteenth Miles (Turf) 1 January Bee Emigh 121 12-1 2 Excellent Chance Hill 119 5-1 3 Jaguar Ridge Torres 121 10-1 4 Lahshad Sanchez 119 20-1 5 Awol Adam Graham 122 4-1 6 Costly King Diego 121 15-1 7 Big Man in Black Esquivel 116 6-1 8 Brim Homeister, Jr. 121 7-2 9 Revolt Castro 119 3-1 Fifth, $10,500, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, F & M (fillies and mares), Five And A Half Furlongs 1 Eyema Delight Montalvo 122 15-1 2 Miss Darla Geroux 120 7-2 3 Mindy Can Dance Rose 110 30-1 4 Link Card Sukie 120 10-1 5 Sunday Choir Homeister, Jr. 120 3-1 6 Lydia’s Angel Esquivel 117 8-1 7 Madelineispickin Martinez 122 15-1 8 Holy White Socks Colvin 115 12-1 9 Off the Street Contreras 122 4-1 10 Spirit Ofmoonshine Graham 122 30-1 11 Che Serai Desormeaux 122 8-1 Sixth, $40,000, AOC $40,000, 3 yo’s & up, About Five And A Half Furlongs (Turf)

1 Next Speaker Graham 120 9-2 2 Wekiva Wachee Thornton 122 8-1 3 Purest Form Perez 122 15-1 4 Barracuda Bay Esquivel 117 5-1 5 Tell All You Know Montalvo 124 10-1 6 Yankee Injunuity Baird 122 7-2 7 Muppet Man Homeister, Jr. 120 6-1 8 Take Heart Martinez 122 10-1 9 Bold Perspective Torres 122 10-1 10 No Rules Now Geroux 122 8-1 Seventh, $10,500, Claiming $7,500, 3 yo’s & up, F & M (fillies and mares), Seven Furlongs 1 Miss Clark County Graham 120 5-2 2 Win Friendly Rose 112 30-1 3 Bari’s Pulpette Perez 122 20-1 4 Roman Innocence Hill 122 6-1 5 Gostosa Contreras 122 8-1 6 Silver Crush Esquivel 117 10-1 7 Red Lite Nite Montalvo 122 8-1 8 My Classical Rose Martinez 120 6-1 9 Conceal N Carry Ocampo 120 8-1 10 Brier Hill J J Thornton 122 12-1 11 Featherinthebreeze Homeister, Jr. 122 10-1 Eighth, $14,000, Claiming $16,000, 3 yo’s & up, About One Mile (Turf) 1 Kids Game Emigh 122 15-1 2 Piralu Esquivel 117 9-2 3 Responsive Eye Meza 122 15-1 4 North of Never Torres 122 5-2 5 Vino Limbo Tango Canchari 120 12-1 6 Jacob’s Lighthouse Colvin 115 30-1 7 Badger Bay Geroux 122 10-1 8 Thaw Hill 122 5-1 9 Azure Dragon Graham 122 15-1 10 Myles Contreras 124 8-1 11 Heart Doctor Martinez 122 6-1 12 Blazing Finish Perez 122 15-1 13 Wild Jaz Geroux 122 15-1 14 H T H Thirtyseven Lantz 122 15-1 Ninth, $38,000, Maiden special weight, 2 yo, About One Mile (Turf) 1 Silver Rocket Man Homeister, Jr. 119 30-1 2 Ex Pirate Geroux 119 4-1 3 Brave Titan Baird 119 30-1 4 Rebel Soul Canchari 119 10-1 5 A Step Ahead Emigh 119 9-2 6 Urban Cool Felix 119 10-1 7 Prince Richard Martinez 119 30-1 8 Kids Rule Graham 119 6-1 9 Full Metal Castro 119 15-1 10 My Pal Paul Diego 119 20-1 11 Second Corinthians Esquivel 114 8-1 12 Mighty Brown Eramia 119 3-1 13 Better Than Fine Torres 119 20-1

ARLINGTON PARK RESULTS Payouts based on $2 bet except for Trifecta (.50) and Superfecta (.10) Thursday’s results First - Purse $10,500, Claiming $5,000, 3 yo’s & up, One And One Sixteenth Miles 4 Name Dropper, Roman $8.80 $4.40 $4.20 7 Reggiville, Homeister, Jr., $6.40 $4.40 5 Rock On Richie, Thornton $5.80 Race Time: 1:46.72 $2 Exacta (4-7), $55.80; $0.10 Superfecta (4-7-5-1), $130.26; $0.50 Trifecta (4-7-5), $81.20 Second - Purse $16,000, Maiden Claiming $25,000-$20,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs 5 In Tall Cotton, Geroux $3.60 $2.20 $2.10 6 Savvy N Speightful, Graham $2.80 $2.40 4 Kyra’s Train, Perez $4.60 Race Time: 1:06.24 $2 Daily Double (4-5), $15.80; $2 Exacta (5-6), $10.00; $0.10 Superfecta (5-6-4-2), $11.41; $0.50 Trifecta (5-6-4), $24.95 Third - Purse $29,000, Claiming $50,000-$40,000, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs 7 Miss Maggie Girl, Perez $5.60 $4.00 $3.20 3 Happy Hour Honey, Esquivel $5.80 $3.80 5 Noelle’s Quay, Graham $4.40 Race Time: 1:10.80 $2 Daily Double (5-7), $10.20; $2 Exacta (7-3), $33.20; $0.10 Superfecta (7-3-5-1), $31.33; $0.50 Trifecta (7-3-5), $50.15; $1 Pic 3 (4-5-7), $28.80 Fourth - Purse $13,000, Starters allowance $5,000, 3 yo’s & up, About Five And A Half Furlongs (Turf) 4 J. Pa, Felix $5.00 $2.40 $2.10 3 Stig’s Deputy, Esquivel $2.60 $2.10 6 Mystic, Emigh $3.00 Late Scratches: Restless City, Prince of Madness Race Time: 1:04.30 $2 Daily Double (7-4), $20.60; $2 Exacta (4-3), $8.80; $0.10 Superfecta (4-3-6-2), $3.25; $0.50 Trifecta (4-3-6), $6.30; $1 Pic 3 (5-7-4), $21.30 Fifth - Purse $16,000, Maiden Claiming $25,000-$20,000, 2 yo, About One Mile (Turf) 2 Lil Miss Moxie, Esquivel $6.60 $4.20 $3.40 4 Afleet Aggie, Contreras $7.80 $5.60 3 Sweet Jess, Perez $4.20 Late Scratches: Miss Fire, Dramatize Race Time: 1:41.45 $2 Daily Double (4-2), $20.40; $2 Exacta (2-4), $58.60; $0.10 Superfecta (2-4-3-1), $22.92; $0.50 Trifecta (2-4-3), $63.60; $1 Pic 3 (7-4-2), $36.70; $0.50 Pic 4 (5-7-4-2), $43.20 Sixth - Purse $40,000, Allowance, 3 yo’s & up, Six Furlongs 4 Frabster, Thornton $3.60 $2.80 $2.20 3 Peligrosa, Castro $10.00 $7.40 5 Wonder Country, Esquivel $9.20 Late Scratches: Heather’s Rose, Case Cracker Race Time: 1:10.78

$2 Daily Double (2-4), $15.80; $2 Exacta (4-3), $31.80; $0.10 Superfecta (4-3-5-10), $97.71; $0.50 Trifecta (4-3-5), $67.40; $1 Pic 3 (4-2-1/4/9), $19.60 Seventh - Purse $14,000, Claiming $16,000, 3 yo’s & up, About One Mile (Turf) 1 Modesta, Martinez $5.60 $3.20 $2.40 2 Morioba, Graham $4.20 $2.80 8 Dani Nikki, Esquivel $2.40 Late Scratches: Miss Clark County Race Time: 1:39.95 $2 Daily Double (4-1), $12.40; $2 Exacta (1-2), $24.60; $0.10 Superfecta (1-2-8-4), $11.44; $0.50 Trifecta (1-2-8), $15.10; $1 Pic 3 (2-1/4/9-1/5), $18.70 Eighth - Purse $16,000, Maiden Claiming $25,000-$20,000, 2 yo, Five And A Half Furlongs 9 Inspeightofthings, Martinez $10.80 $4.20 $3.80 10 Linguini, Homeister, Jr. $4.00 $4.40 4 Maelstrom, Slinger $8.20 Late Scratches: Cajun Magician Race Time: 1:05.38 $2 Daily Double (1-9), $39.80; $2 Exacta (9-10), $37.80; $0.10 Superfecta (9-10-4-6), $213.05; $0.50 Trifecta (9-10-4), $213.70; $1 Pic 3 (1/4/9-1/5-9), $24.40 Ninth - Purse $16,000, SOC $14,000-$7,500, 3 yo’s & up, About Five And A Half Furlongs (Turf) 4 Jost Van Dyke, Martinez $13.20 $4.40 $3.60 1 Razzo Succo, Homeister, Jr. $3.80 $2.60 6 Uncle Jeep, Graham $3.80 Late Scratches: De Green Light Race Time: 1:04.28 $2 Daily Double (9-4), $103.40; $2 Exacta (4-1), $58.60; $0.10 Superfecta (4-1-6-2), $129.82; $0.50 Trifecta (4-1-6), $63.00; $1 Pic 3 (1/5-9-4), $147.10; $0.10 Pick 9 Jackpot (4-5-7-4-2-1/4/91/5-9-4), $3963.98 Carryover $689,053.00 Tenth - Purse $16,000, Maiden Claiming $25,000-$20,000, 3 yo’s & up, About One And One Sixteenth Miles (Turf) 4 Eu Te Pego, Graham $3.80 $2.80 $2.40 1 Causemommasaidso, Perez $5.40 $3.80 5 Uptown Charmer, Perez $10.20 Late Scratches: Smart Kiara, Mutually Exclusive Race Time: 1:47.51 $2 Daily Double (4-4), $25.40; $2 Exacta (4-1), $21.80; $1 Super High 5 Jackpot (4-1-5-6-9), $0.00 Carryover $66,736.00; $0.10 Superfecta (4-1-5-6), $79.51; $0.50 Trifecta (4-1-5), $48.50; $1 Pic 3 (9-4-4/13/14), $98.00; $0.50 Pic 4 (1/5-9-4-4/13/14), $125.70; $0.50 Pic 5 (1/4/9-1/5-9-4-4/13/14), $267.80; $1 Pic 6 (2-1/4/9-1/5-9-4-4/13/14), $8.30; $1 Pic 6 (2-1/4/9-1/5-9-44/13/14), $5698.40

BETTING ODDS GLANTZ-CULVER LINE MLB LINE UNDERDOG LINE National League at St. Louis -180 Cubs +170 at Cincinnati -130 Pittsburgh +120 Milwaukee -110 at New York +100 at Atlanta -125 Philadelphia +115 Washington -120 at Arizona +110 at Los Angeles -250 Colorado +220 at San Francisco -135 San Diego +125 American League at White Sox -110 Kansas City +100 Boston -125 at Baltimore +115 Tampa Bay -115 at Toronto +105 at Texas -140 Los Angeles +130 Cleveland -180 at Minnesota +170 New York -125 at Houston +115 at Seattle -120 Oakland +110 Interleague Detroit -150 at Miami +140 FAVORITE

NCAA Football Friday TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 23 (59½) Middle Tenn. 9½ (61½) at S. Jose St. Saturday at Pittsburgh 5½ (50) Virginia N. Illinois 3½ (59) at Purdue at Duke 12 (68½) Troy FAVORITE at BYU Utah St.

UConn Pk at Ball St. 2 at NC State 24 at W. Michigan 2½ at N. Carolina 12½ Florida St. 23 at Vanderbilt 19½ at Illinois 25 at TCU 19½ at Missouri 21½ Iowa 1½ at Colorado St. 13½ at Georgia 3 at Washington 9½ at Alabama 15 at Oregon 36½ at Arizona St. 5 Army-x Pk Texas A&M 14½ Oklahoma 3½ at Boise St. 28 Miami 18½ at Clemson 28½ Temple 8 at La.-Monroe 13½ Houston 2 at Bowl. Green 15 at Oregon St. 11 South Carolina 7 Florida 13 Stanford-y 9½ Wyoming 11½ Navy 3

(49) at Buffalo (68) Toledo (52) C. Michigan (51½) Kent St. (59½) East Carolina (52) at Boston Coll. (54½) UAB (50) Miami (Ohio) (52) SMU (63) Arkansas St. (46½) at Minnesota (53½) UTEP (61½) LSU (63) Arizona (55½) Mississippi (84) California (49½) Southern Cal (54½) La. Tech (67) at Arkansas (49) at Notre Dame (55½) South. Miss. (48) at S. Florida (58½) Wake Forest (56½) at Idaho (56) Tulane (63½) at UTSA (53) Akron (59½) Colorado (53) at UCF (46) at Kentucky (47½) Wash. St. (55½) at Texas St. (58) at W. Kentucky

at Rice 13½ (52½) FAU at Tennessee 19 (53½) S. Alabama at Nevada 10½ (61½) Air Force Oklahoma St. 19 (57) at W. Virginia at Ohio St. 7 (55½) Wisconsin UNLV 2½ (54) at N. Mexico San Diego St. 17 (54) at N. Mex. St. Fresno St. 18½ (58½) at Hawaii x-at Dallas y-at Seattle NFL Sunday FAVORITE TODAY O/U at Detroit 3 (47½) Pittsburgh-x 3 (42) Baltimore 3 (44) Cincinnati 4 (42) Indianapolis 8 (42½) Seattle 2½ (41½) at Tampa Bay 2½ (40½) at Kansas City 4 (44) at Tennessee 3½ (39½) Dallas 2 (47) Washington 3 (44) at Denver 10½ (58) at Atlanta 2 (50) Monday at N. Orleans 6½ (48) x-at London

UNDERDOG Bears Minnesota at Buffalo at Cleveland at Jacksonville at Houston Arizona N.Y. Giants N.Y. Jets at San Diego at Oakland Philadelphia New England Miami

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REVIEWS & LOCAL SHOWTIMES OF NEW MOVIES

LOCAL SHOWTIMES

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“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2” STARRING: Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Neil Patrick Harris PLOT: Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol, Chester V. But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids. RATED: PG for mild rude humor TIME: 1 hour, 35 minutes VERDICT: It might not possess the robust charm of its 2009 predecessor, but “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2” nevertheless gets an amusing boost from a genetically modified, marauding menagerie of Tacodiles, Watermelophants, Sasquashes and assorted other “Foodimals” that have overtaken the once-tranquil island of Swallow Falls. While the inventive mashups make the rest of the storytelling feel like an undercooked side dish by comparison, their presence alone should ensure the 3-D animated sequel easily whets the appetite of the broad audience that made the first installment a $243 million worldwide box-office treat. Provided they’ve allowed a sufficient distance from the self-cannibalizing summer 2013 animation glut, Sony Pictures, handing the release the slot occupied this time last year by “Hotel Transylvania,” should anticipate similarly sunny results. Where the first movie took a loose cue from the book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett, the sequel goes off in its own direction rather than taking a page out of their print follow-up, “Pickles to Pittsburgh.” Swapping the disaster-flick motif of the original for a monster-movie overlay, they lend the proceedings a zippy visual energy and get fine support from their energetic voice cast. But they can’t gloss over the uninspired plotting, convoluted exposition (especially in the clunky setup that gets the characters off the island) and truly pun-ishing dialogue credited to Erica Rivinoja (“South Park”) and John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (“Horrible Bosses”). And although the 3D barely computes, few will likely notice – what with all those flocking Flamangos and wideeyed strawberries providing ample distraction. – The Holywood Reporter

“Don Jon” STARRING: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza PLOT: A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends and church develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love. RATED: R for strong graphic sexual material and dialogue throughout, nudity, language and some drug use TIME: 1 hour, 30 minutes VERDICT: Jon Martello’s relentless libido has a comic math to it. At the club, Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his pals rate girls on a scale of one to “a dime.” He keeps a weekly tally of both his conquests and his far more numerous – and to him more rewarding – porn-aided masturbations. And being a good Catholic boy, every Sunday, he counts up his sins and receives back from the priest his neat sum of Our Fathers and Hail Marys. (He recites them while working out.) His life is a circle of replenishing lust, a ritual of superficial pleasure that adds up to robotic emptiness. Some like it hot; Jon (“Don,” as in Don Juan, to his friends) needs it hot. Even his most attractive catches leave him unsatisfied, and he sneaks out of bed to his laptop. Real sex doesn’t measure up to the fantasy of online pornography that lets him “lose himself.” But “Don Jon,” the writing-directing debut of Gordon-Levitt, equals something quite substantial: a speedy little comedy about not just sex addiction but modern lives wasted on shallow gratification. There are other contemporary cravings, too: A bigscreen TV dominates family meals at his parents’ house (Tony Danza and Glenne Headly shouting back-and-forth like a sitcom couple), where Jon’s younger sister (Brie Larson) pecks away at her smartphone. Jon’s compulsive routine (echoing the “gym-tan-laundry” of “the Situation” from “The Jersey Shore,” a clear inspiration) is broken when he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson, in full sex bomb). She requires the “long game” of dating and family-meeting before sleeping with Jon, but he judges her worth it. Their first date is a sparring match of Jersey accents, a dueling “Saturday Night Live” sketch. When their relationship hits a road block (it involves both his porn addiction and, miraculously, Swiffer sweepers), Jon finds himself drawn to an older, less glamorous woman from his night class (Julianne Moore), who epitomizes everything Barbara isn’t: unaffectedness over thick makeup; humor over self-seriousness; love over lust. Until Moore fully enters the film, “Don Jon” is little more than a cartoon, albeit an entertaining one, constantly flashing the pornograph-

ic images that roil Jon’s mind. Though the point is that Jon is a living cliché, it means the journey here is merely the awakening of a mannequin. (No offense intended to 1987’s “Mannequin.”) But as an argument for life, itself, and all its pains and passions, you could hardly do better than Moore. For an actress of great naturalism, it’s one of her most suited roles. There’s a growing output of movies to take up sex addiction and its digital stimulation, including Steve McQueen’s grim but remarkable “Shame” and the recent, uneven “Thanks for Sharing.” “Don Jon” is a lark, but an enjoyable one with a full-hearted finale, and it further reveals the considerable talents of Gordon-Levitt. With Jerry Lewis eyebrows and boundless energy, he has already showed his varied skills in “50/50,” “Looper” and, not least of all, as a manic host on the aforementioned “SNL.” That he can also, in his first time out, make a modern parable about a New Jersey lothario with a little Catholic satire thrown in, suggests his range is greater still. – The Associated Press

“Prisoners” STARRING: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis and Melissa Leo PLOT: When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? RATED: R disturbing violent content including torture, and language throughout TIME: 2 hours, 33 minutes VERDICT: Parenting involves countless mundane decisions – dozens a day. But as any parent knows, the potential for tragedy stemming from a wrong decision is never far from the surface of the mind. What if they go out and get hit by a car? What if I look away and they drown in the current? What if they get kidnapped? No wonder the movies get so much mileage out of missing-children tales. But few – very few – handle it with the skill that director Denis Villeneuve and a terrific cast led by Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal bring to “Prisoners,” a suspense thriller that will stay with you long after the credits roll. Jackman, we all know, is not only talented but so darned likable that it’s hard for him to break out of that ever-charming persona. But here, in some of his best work to date, he manages it – and surpasses last year’s Oscar-nominated performance in “Les Miserables” – as a grief-stricken, panicked father who succumbs to his basest impulses in a race to find his young daughter’s captors. And Gyllenhaal, in a less flashy but just as compelling performance, brings new depth to the well-worn role of brooding, driven detective. To the film’s credit, we don’t get much backstory on this character. A few small hints are all we need; the actor’s textured performance does the rest. In less talented hands, the story could lapse into the maudlin. But Villeneuve, director of the Oscar-nominated “Incendies,” seems to know just how far to go; only one moment feels less than authentic, but it would be a spoiler to mention it. – The Associated Press

“Riddick” STARRING: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff PLOT: Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick’s past. RATED: R for strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity TIME: 1 hour, 59 minutes

VERDICT: By now, the saga of escaped convict and galactic outlaw Richard Riddick is a well-established sci-fi benchmark. As the substantial lore surrounding Riddick aspires to achieve mythic proportions, expectations also escalate, challenging successive releases to augment the gritty antihero’s legendary status. Succinctly titling the third film “Riddick” would seem to telegraph a determinative evolution of the ongoing narrative, rather than the largely episodic exercise franchise director David Twohy and star-producer Vin Diesel have delivered. Duped into relinquishing the crown of Lord Marshal of the Necromongers by his nemesis Vaako (Karl Urban), an entitlement hardwon in “The Chronicles of Riddick,” the notorious murderer Riddick (Diesel) ends up stranded on another blisteringly inhospitable planet instead of enjoying a return to his home world of Furya, as Vaako led him to expect. Fending off attacks by hyena-like wild canines and battling carnivorous amphibians reminiscent of giant scorpions, Riddick makes it out of the heat-blasted desert to the sanctuary of the adjacent high plains, where he finds refuge in an outpost set up by a network of galactic mercenaries. Relative safety turns out to be unrewarding, however, and with no other way to escape the inhospitable planet, Riddick activates the beacon device that alerts an extensive bounty-hunter network to his location. First to arrive from off-world are Santana (Jordi Molla) and his thuggish cohorts, who collectively possess more brawn than brains. Close behind, Boss Johns (Matt Nable) pilots a better-skilled crew that includes crack sniper Dahl (Katee Sackhoff), the only woman among the testosterone-fueled hunters. Riddick’s intention is to separate one of the spaceships from its crew and flee. Santana, however, is determined to sever Riddick’s head from his body so he can claim the bounty, particularly since it’s doubled if the fugitive is confirmed dead. Vastly outnumbered and out-armed, Riddick has only the weapons he’s improvised with – materials harvested from the local flora and fauna, along with a fierce native canine he’s managed to semi-domesticate – to fend off the mercenaries and make a break for freedom. Significantly dialing back on “Chronicles’ ” sprawling scale, the latest installment feels tentative even at a flabby 120 minutes, more like a placeholder that barely advances the considerable Riddick mythology. Playing it safe with a script that offers Riddick up as a lone avenging hero, Twohy passes on the opportunity to effectively shade the character’s distinctive dimensionality. Plenty of bone crunching and blood gushing, along with some selective nudity, have boosted the movie’s rating up to an “R,” but lacking the distinctive visual style, robust production design and planet-hopping pace of its predecessor, “Riddick” feels mired in stasis. While “Chronicles” was a full-blown space opera, the current iteration is beset by unremarkable CGI effects and tethered to limited locations. Twohy maintains skillful command of the franchise’s Frank Frazetta–inspired imagery and pulp sci-fi narrative template throughout, but it’s all more deliberate than imaginative. Inevitably setting up another sequel at the movie’s conclusion, Twohy begs the question of where a wanted man with a price on his head who’s exiled from his home planet can really run for sanctuary. Regardless, Riddick has little time or goodwill to

waste if the franchise is to manage a satisfying, coherent conclusion. –

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“Rush” STARRING: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde PLOT: A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. RATED: R for sexual content, nudity, profanity, some disturbing images and brief drug use TIME: 2 hours, 3 minutes VERDICT: The last time director Ron Howard and screenwriter Peter Morgan worked together, it was on “Frost/ Nixon,” a crafty and illuminating catand-mouse psychological thriller that pitted interviewer David Frost against still-roaring lion in winter Richard Nixon. With “Rush,” the filmmakers are in harness again, and again their fascination lies with two strong-willed men of diametrically opposed temperaments. Ostensibly about the rivalry between Formula One race car drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl), which reached its zenith in the explosively dramatic 1976 season, “Rush” is also an old-fashioned morality tale, an iteration of the Ant and the Grasshopper with fast cars, spectacular smash-ups, fierce competition and the kind of cutthroat, grudgingly respectful one-upsmanship of which so many classic male-bonding myths are made. Beginning in 1976, when Hunt and Lauda played their own cat-and-mouse game through a series of Grand Prix races, “Rush” flashes back six years earlier, when Hunt – a handsome blond playboy – first meets Lauda, a serious-minded Austrian with an unfortunate overbite and zero sense of humor. Both sons of prosperous bourgeois families, their similarities end there, with Hunt largely driving on instinct and adrenaline and Lauda taking a far more technical, analytical approach. Portrayed as a hot-headed, undisciplined risk-taker on the track and a legendary swordsman in bed, Hunt was like a shaggy 007 of the car-racing world; at one point, someone actually introduces him as “Hunt, James Hunt.” While Hunt lives it up, dining on oysters and Champagne at races and capitalizing on the “aphrodisiacal effects of being close to death,” as he puts it at one point, Lauda keeps his head down, his humanity finally peeking through when he takes his future wife (and two awe-struck fans) on a breakneck joyride through the Italian countryside. Morgan’s script can be faulted for telling rather than showing too often, as the men deliver a few too many pat speeches in which they spell out What Our Rivalry Means. But Howard directs “Rush” with speed and jangly, jarring verve, bringing the races themselves to white-knuckled life and allowing the men’s stories to play out with only slightly predictable reversals, upsets and, inevitably, those hard lessons learned. The most harrowing of those sequences happens during the German Grand Prix in 1976, when Lauda is horribly burned, at which point the film slows down to show his excruciating recovery in literally painstaking detail. The episode not only tempers Lauda’s resolve, but leaves him even less handsome than Britain’s perennial Golden Boy, who, even when he’s bingeing on alcohol and pot, seems destined for a life free of ordinary consequences. As much escapist fun as “Rush” is as an adrenaline-juiced car-race movie, it’s most interesting as a rare depiction of male vanity, how physical attractiveness informs self-worth and potency, and the role beauty – so often the sole purview of women on screen – plays in men’s relationships and personal insecurities. It’s not surprising that Lauda earns the audience’s allegiance as the plain-looking, hard-working underdog of the pair;

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Woman questions boyfriend’s support as she changes jobs Dear Abby: I am the mother of a 4-year-old daughter and pregnant with my second child. My boyfriend and I live in a nice house and have a comfortable lifestyle. We each pay our own bills, and I pay half the mortgage that is in his name. I am extremely unhappy at my job. The job itself isn’t the problem; it’s the management team and its effect on office morale. They treat us employees like dirt, thus everyone is always fighting with each other. I try to stay out of it, but I am unhappy to the core there. I want to find another job after my maternity leave, but I’m afraid my soon-to-befiancé won’t be willing to pick

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips up the slack financially while I’m temporarily unemployed. Isn’t this the normal giveand-take that “married” couples go through? Shouldn’t I expect him to help me if I’m going through a rough patch? Are my expectations unreasonable? – Expecting And

Depressed In Texas Dear Expecting: I assume that you have discussed this with your boyfriend and he wasn’t receptive. Your expectations wouldn’t be unreasonable if you WERE married or at least engaged.

But you’re not. While you and I think he should help you financially over this rough patch, he may feel no obligation to do so. If that’s the case, your not-quite-fiancé appears to be treating you like a roommate-with-benefits. Because you are not on the title of the house you pay half the mortgage on, there is no guarantee you will ever have anything to show for your contribution. In light of that, of course he should be supportive emotionally and financially if you leave your job. Expecting him to step up to the plate is not unreasonable. But whether he agrees with you and me is another matter. Please find out before you invest any

more money or he impregnates you again. Dear Abby: My husband and I are well into a relaxed retirement. His successful, middle-aged son “Rory” has developed the habit of stopping by unannounced occasionally on his way home from work. This would be fine except that it falls in the middle of the dinner hour. Although we ask Rory to join us, he prefers to just stand over us and talk about his day while we eat. This wasn’t his childhood home, so it’s not a matter of an extended familiarity with this residence. I have asked his father to speak to him about it, and while he agrees his son’s actions are rude, he refused

Hemorrhoids can be repaired at doctor’s Dear Dr. K: I’ve suffered with bleeding hemorrhoids for many years, and lifestyle changes haven’t helped. My doctor suggested surgery. Is this risky? Dear Reader: Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anus. Many people have both internal and external hemorrhoids. Internal hemorrhoids are located inside the anus, but they sometimes can push out through the opening of the anus. External hemorrhoids are located at the rim of the anus. Both types can cause bleeding, itching and discomfort. The lifestyle changes you’ve probably tried include increasing your fiber intake, taking warm sitz baths, drinking plenty of water, and applying ice packs or petroleum jelly to your anal area. You’re also likely to have tried over-the-counter hemorrhoid creams, ointments and suppositories. If none of these have worked, it might indeed be time to consider surgical repair. My Harvard Medical School colleague, Dr. William Kormos, recently talked about surgical treatments for hemorrhoids in the Harvard Men’s Health Watch. Here is what he discussed: Some procedures can be done in a doctor’s office, but

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff only on internal hemorrhoids. One such procedure is really “low tech”: rubber band ligation (RBL). In RBL, the doctor places a small band around an internal hemorrhoid to cut off its blood supply. Ligation can cause minor pain. Another office-based technique is infrared photocoagulation (IPC). IPC uses infrared light to heat and scar the hemorrhoid. IPC causes less pain than RBL, but it may be less effective for severe hemorrhoids. The final office-based treatment is sclerotherapy. The doctor injects an irritating chemical solution into the hemorrhoid or surrounding area. This solution triggers a reaction that causes the hemorrhoid to shrink. (I’ve put an illustration of these three office-based procedures on my website.) When office-based treatments don’t work, hemorrhoids may have to be surgically removed in an operating room. This is called hemorrhoidectomy. The surgery is effective for both internal and external hemorrhoids. However, there often is pain

after the surgery, which can be controlled by medication. Sometimes there is some bleeding after the operation, but this is usually a minor problem. On unusual occasions, the pain as the surgery heals can cause temporary difficulty in urinating. A final surgical option is hemorrhoid stapling. In this procedure, a special device staples and removes hemorrhoid tissue. Used only for internal hemorrhoids, stapling is less painful than hemorrhoidectomy and appears to be almost as effective. We don’t really know why hemorrhoids develop. The veins that turn into hemorrhoids are the blood vessels through which blood returns from the anus and nearby area to the heart. When the flow of blood is partially blocked, the veins swell up. Conditions that cause such blockage are numerous: pregnancy, tumors in the pelvis (such as large fibroid tumors of the uterus), chronic constipation or just prolonged sitting. That last is another good reason for people with desk jobs to get up several times an hour and walk around.

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to say anything. My husband is mild-mannered and seems to be happy that Rory takes the time to see him. To me, it looks like this is the most convenient time for Rory to get the occasional parent visit out of the way while not considering our feelings. Because I have had a good long-term relationship with my stepson, I took him aside and politely explained that these dinner interruptions are discourteous. Rory blew up at me. I was astonished to see a mature man I respected act in such a childish manner. Now I’m the culprit in a family rift, while my husband remains mute. Should I have focused on digestion and held my tongue? – Disap-

pointed Stepmom Dear Stepmom: Because your husband refused to say anything and won’t back you up, it appears the answer is yes. While some people consider the dinner hour to be sacred, not everyone does, and your stepson’s visits were only occasional. Your request might have been better received had you told Rory his hovering makes you nervous, and if he didn’t care to share the food you had prepared, you’d appreciate it if he would at least sit at the table with you for everyone’s comfort.

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McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181

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Bynes’ lawyer hopes for resolution to bong case

Minnesota native and actress Jessica Lange is urging Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to suspend the state’s wolf hunt. The two-time Academy Award winner wrote a letter to Dayton, dated Wednesday, on behalf of anti-hunt group Howling for Wolves. Lange, a Cloquet-area resident, writes that methods used to trap and kill wolves are cruel. She notes Minnesota’s wolf population declined about 25 percent in the last five years, the lowest since 1988. The letter is posted on Howling for Wolves’ website. The group is leading the effort to collect more than 50,000 signatures to present to Dayton. DNR researchers have said Minnesota’s population can sustain a hunt, which starts Nov. - HUSH P 9. T UP A I R P A -

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Rare photos of the young Rolling Stones, taken by their tour manager during their first years in the United States, will be unveiled during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s celebration of the group next month. Bob Bonis was the group’s tour manager from 1964 to 1966. The photos show a wide range of their activities, from performances onstage to hanging out. One photo shows Keith Richards cutting Charlie Watts’ hair. The photos will be part of a weeklong tribute for the Music Masters Series, Oct. 21-26. Some of the musicians who worked with the group will attend a concert, and other events will be held during the week. The series has also honored Woody Guthrie, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Chuck Berry. The museum is located in Cleveland.

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Bill O’Reilly says God told him to write his new book, “Killing Jesus: A History.” The Fox News anchor explains in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that one night he awoke with the title of the book in his head. He says he believes he got that message from the Holy Spirit. O’Reilly says the book is a researched, historic account. Despite its de-emphasis of religion, he is using his special gifts from God in a positive way. He says it’s all part of God’s plan for him. O’Reilly’s interview with Norah O’Donnell will air on the 46thseason premiere of “60 Minutes” Sunday evening. Published by Henry Holt and Co., “Killing Jesus” follows O’Reilly’s two best sellers, “Killing Lincoln” and “Killing Kennedy.”

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Lange urges Minn. gov. to halt wolf hunts

O’Reilly: God told me to write about Jesus

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A lawyer for Amanda Bynes said Thursday he thinks her New York bong-throwing case will be resolved soon. The troubled actress didn’t appear during a brief court appearance in Manhattan; she remains in a psychiatric hospital in California. She was charged earlier this year with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession after building managers called police because they said she was smoking pot in the lobby of her Manhattan apartment. When officers entered her 36th floor apartment, they said they saw her heave a bong out the window. The 27-year-old “Hairspray” star later appeared in court in a disheveled blond wig and said she didn’t do anything wrong. It was one episode in a string of erratic incidents involving the star in recent months. She was institutionalized in August after authorities said she set a small fire in the driveway of a home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Bynes pleaded not guilty to drunken driving in California, and her attorney there argued Wednesday she needed a competency hearing because she was unfit for trial. The New York judge Thursday said Bynes didn’t need a separate mental health hearing. Her attorney, Gerald Shargel, said she remained

Dayton said in a statement Thursday that only the Minnesota Legislature can change the wolf hunt.

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hospitalized and wished her a speedy recovery. He said he’s working with prosecutors to resolve the case. That could mean charges would be dropped if she agrees to stay out of trouble.

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Real Steel Finding a steel bodied old Ford not an easy task

All car enthusiasts know that any type or style automobile built by Ford Motor Co. from the early 20th century to the year 1948 are exceptionally collectible. The one goal for the Blue Oval (Ford) fans, whether they are into brass-era antiques, bone stock originals, customs or hot rods, is to try and find an all original,

ON CARS Fred Blumenthal metal bodied car hiding away somewhere waiting to be rediscovered. Finding a steel bodied old Ford is not the easy thing it once was. Car collectors have been beating the bushes looking

for this classy old tin for many years, so much so that aftermarket companies are now producing both fiberglass and steel reproductions of early model Fords. Hank Groves, owner of Street Rod Center in Woodstock, was one of those people looking for an old Ford.

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His dream machine finally completed, Hank Groves of Crystal Lake is now driving his all original steel-bodied 1932 Ford Street Rod. INSET: Mapes Upholstery in Elgin did the interior in a soft medium brown with dark brown carpeting.

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The 2013 Acura ZDX hatchback is powered by a 3.7-liter 300-horsepower, single overhead cam, 24-valve, V6 engine mated to a six-speed shiftable automatic transmission.

Acura ZDX also practical in nature

fog or snow, the systems do not work. Nothing should hang from the rear view mirror that would cover a camera. If the ZDX forward collision system senses an impact is imminent, it will begin the emergency braking process. Other standard safety fare include traction and stability controls, an antilock braking system, airbags in front, front sides, overhead two rows, child seats with latches, daytime running lamps and tire pressure monitor-

ing system. Besides Xenon high intensity headlights, power features include the rear liftgate and glass moonroof. The rear window is equipped with a power sunshade. Controls are in front, but the liftgate also can be opened by the remote keyless entry fob. This is a smart start crossover, so it starts by pushing a button on the dashboard with the fob nearby. Normal power features are door locks, front leather (heated) ven-

tilated seats, tilt and telescoping steering wheel, express windows up and down in front and the aforementioned exterior mirrors that also fold and are heated. Memory settings are for driver’s seat, exterior mirrors and steering wheel position. A quiet vehicle, the ZDX is insulated to keep most road and engine noise outside the cabin. A strut and multilink suspension system keeps the vehicle on a steady and even pace, even over

rough roads. Seats are big and commodious in front and provide comfortable legroom to taller individuals. For a vehicle with the lines of a coupe, the ZDX has more than adequate storage space. There are 27.5 cubic feet when the second row is upright and 69.6 cubic feet when it is down. The storage area is carpeted and lighted. Beneath the floor is storage for a spare tire and wheel. The ZDX has 19-inch performance tires mounted on alloy wheels, which add to its chiseled exterior allure. This is one of the best-looking crossovers around. The 13-inch-plus disc brakes, front and rear, almost guarantee a stopping distance of 120 feet from 60 mph. A 3.7-liter, 24-valve, single overhead cam engine delivers 300 horsepower. The engine is mated to a shiftable six-speed automatic transmission. Paddle shifters behind the steering wheel are smart and can serve several functions. Owners can consult details beginning on page 189 of the owner’s manual. The powerplant, when properly equipped, can tow a 1,500 pound trailer. Acura advises no more than 850 pounds be carried in the cabin and trunk at any one time. This translates into two 150 pound adults and 550 pounds of cargo or variations thereof. During the test week, the fairly heavy (4,452 pounds) ZDX averaged 22.2 miles per gallon with two persons on board. Travel primarily was on four-lane roads. Premium fuel is required for the 21-gallon tank. The 10-speaker sound system with hard disc drive serves a navigation system with screen, Bluetooth, iPod and USB, CD and MP3 players and AM/FM/satellite radio. Cabin air is filtered. Cruise control, zoned air conditioning and heating, intermittent wipers, fog lights in front and dual chrome exhaust tips at the rear. Assembled in Canada, the ZDX carries a six year or 70,000 mile powertrain warranty. The standard warranty with 24-hour roadside assistance is for four years or 50,000 miles. For information, visit www. acura.com.

dle shifters) automatic Weight: 4,452 pounds Cargo: 27.5 cubic feet second row up, 69.6 cubic feet second row down Legroom: 42.2 inches front, 35.7 inches rear

Fuel tank: 21 gallons Fuel: premium Length: 192.4 inches Width: 78.5 inches Height: 62.8 inches Ground clearance: 7.9 inches

Suspension: struts front, multilinks with coil springs rear, stabilizer bars Brakes: 13-inch ventilated front, 13.2inch solid rear Tires, wheels: 19-inch, P255 all-season mounted on aluminum alloy rims

Turning curb-to-curb: 38.5 feet Assembly: Alliston, Ontario Province, Canada Warranty: four years or 50,000 miles with 24-hour roadside assistance, six years or 70,000 miles powertrain

REVIEWS Jerry Kuyper Acura’s ZDX combines the best features of a sport utility vehicle with a sedan or, more to the point, a coupe. It rides high enough to maneuver through some tough clay, dirt or gravel roadways. While doing so, it retains the profile of a coupe with a sloping rooftop at the rear. It also has four doors and seating for three in the rear seat, plus two in front, so the sedan function has not been forgotten. The height is surprising and is the first thing noticed when getting in and out of the vehicle. With a ground clearance of 7.9 inches, the ZDX resembles an SUV. During a recent test week in the ZDX, one guest driver remarked, “While driving it you forget you are in a crossover, and that first step in or out is higher than you think. Something I guess you would get used to.” Electronic marvels abound on this all-wheel-drive, four-door, five-passenger crossover with a list price of $46,120. Standard, for example, is SWAWD. This acronym for super handling all-wheel-drive means engine torque is delivered to each wheel in accordance with driving conditions, including ice, snow, sand, mud and hills. The system does not enhance braking. Acura warns this vehicle can cross shallow streams but nothing too deep. It also is good on slopes and tame gullies. Also on board are front and rear parking sensors and safety systems, such as a blind spot information center, forward collision and lane departure warnings. The lane departure system can be turned off if it is an annoyance. Cameras at the corners of the rear bumper detect vehicles approaching either side of the ZDX, and this blind spot information is relayed to the driver via the power exterior mirrors. Cameras for lane departure and forward collision systems are embedded in the back of the self-dimming rear view mirror. If the windshield is clouded by

Sound and climate controls are sensibly laid out in the 2013 Acura ZDX hatchback.

LEFT: When the rear seat is folded down, storage expands from 27.5 to 69.6 cubic feet. RIGHT: Leg room is ample for adults in the rear seat.

2013 Acura ZDX fast facts Type: all-wheel-drive four-door, five-passenger hatchback Price: $46,120 Engine: 3.7-liter, 300-horsepower, single overhead cam, 24-valve V6 Transmission: six-speed shiftable (pad-

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ABOVE: Street Rod Center mechanical guru Chris Jones spotted a couple of sets of pool balls at an automotive swap meet. They make perfect fuel injector covers on Hank Groves’ ’32 Ford. LEFT: Seen here at Hank Groves Street Rod Center in Woodstock, the ’32 Ford is about halfway through its rebirth.

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Looking good from any angle, the classic lines of Hank Groves’ 1932 Ford Street Rod are timeless.

Hank and crew built car in 2 years • STEEL Continued from page D1 Not just any Ford, but a 1932 Model. Hank told me the ‘32 Ford was actually his all-time favorite car. He liked all the various models Ford produced that year. Hank is not alone. The 1932 Ford is regarded as one of the most iconic automobiles ever to have been built, and finding an unmolested original hiding away in some dusty barn or garage is almost impossible today. Hank already owns a stunning 1932 Ford hot rod roadster. It is a steel-bodied car, but the steel is a reproduction manufactured by Brookville Roadster Inc. of Brookville, Ohio. That is where the rub is. Hank still wanted to find a real steel authentic old-time 1932 Ford, one he could make into a wicked street rod. Hank said he loves and drives the heck out of his roadster, but being a re-pop was not the same as real, all-original steel. It’s hard to keep a secret, but Hank did for 40 years. He knew where there was an all original, rust-free 1932 Ford, and he wasn’t about to tell anyone where the “Deuce” was. The car we’re talking about belonged to a friend of Hank’s, Rich Iania of Rockford. It was a Tudor (Ford’s name for a two door) sedan. It was rust free and was completely disassembled. Rich had bought the car when he was 16 years old. He bought the car in pieces and was going to make the baskets full of parts into a hot rod. Then life got in the way, and his beloved little Ford

Blumenthal to visit Lambrecht auction Wheels’ “On Cars” columnist Fred Blumenthal will be attending the Lambrecht auto auction in Pierce, Neb., this weekend. This is probably the last known ultimate “barn find” car auction in the United States featuring more than 400 vehicles that have been tucked away for decades. Representatives for Jay Leno and General Motors also will be there. The event will be featured in “History Made Now: Wheels of Fortune,” a special airing at 7 p.m. Saturday on the History channel. The special will be hosted by Brian Unger and feature “Top Gear’s” Rutledge Wood and Tanner Foust. You can read about Fred’s take on the event in his column next month. For information on the special, visit www.history.com/shows/history-made-now-wheels-of-fortune. For information on the auction, visit http://lambrechtauction.com. sat in the family garage in what I like to call “automotive slumber land,” waiting to be rediscovered and saved from the ravages of time. Hank knew Rich had no time to build the car into a hot rod and beginning around 1970 started to try and buy the old Ford from his friend. Rich always said no; he would build the car into a hot rod one day. Somewhere in the 1980s Hank told Rich, “Look, I’ll stop buggin’ you about buying the Ford if you’ll promise to give me first chance to buy the car if you ever decide to sell it.” Rich said that was a good idea, and he kept his word.

That word came to Hank and crew at the Street Rod Center when they were about halfway through building Hank’s 1932 hiboy roadster hot rod. Hank said it didn’t make any difference; he had waited too many years for the opportunity to buy Rich’s Ford. So the next morning, with cash in his pocket and his trailer hitched to his pickup truck, he was on the road to Rockford. With the car back at his street rod shop in Woodstock, he began to evaluate his purchase. All the components of the car had been stored properly and were in excellent dry, rust-free condition. Hank knew how he wanted the car to look. He had been thinking about it for a very long time. It would have a heavily chopped top. It would have fenders at all four corners, and the hood would have louvers in it. In addition, it would sit low to the ground and have a classic dark color paint job and of course a very stout mill under the hood. It took Hank and his two top rod builders, Chris Jones of Cary and Dave Collins of Prairie Grove, two years to build the car. It is simply a masterpiece. Everyone who has seen the car this year at a McHenry or Cary Cruise Night, Gary Lang’s car show or one of Frank Koeder’s tire kickers all say the same thing: Gorgeous! So there you have it, one real deal, all original 1932 Ford was tucked away in a buddy’s garage for close to a half century waiting to be reborn into one of the most righteous street rods ever seen in McHenry County.

Mapes Upholstery in Elgin did the interior of Hank Groves ’32 Ford in a soft medium brown with dark brown carpeting.

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Hackers find weaknesses in vehicle computer systems By TOM KRISHER The Associated Press DETROIT – As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what’s to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car’s brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel and even shut down the engine – all from their laptop computers. The hackers are publicizing their work to reveal vulnerabilities present in a growing number of car computers. All cars and trucks contain anywhere from 20 to 70 computers. They control everything from the brakes to acceleration to the windows, and are connected to an internal network. A few hackers have recently managed to find their way into these intricate networks. In one case, a pair of hackers manipulated two cars by plugging a laptop into a port beneath the dashboard where mechanics connect their computers to search for problems. Scarier yet, another group took control of a car’s computers through cellular telephone and Bluetooth connections, the compact disc player and even the tire pressure monitoring system. To be sure, the “hackers” involved were well-intentioned computer security experts, and it took both groups months to break into the computers. And there have been no real-world cases of a hacker remotely taking over a car. But experts say high-tech hijackings will get easier as automakers give them full Internet access and add computer-controlled safety devices that take over driving duties, such as braking or steering, in emergencies. Another possibility: A tech-savvy thief could unlock the doors and drive off

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Master diagnostic technician Kurt Juergens of Foxborough, Mass., uses a laptop computer to diagnose and repair the brake system on a 2010 Toyota Prius. A pair of hackers maneuvered their way into the computer systems of a 2010 Toyota Prius and 2010 Ford Escape through a port used by mechanics, showing they could slam on the brakes, jerk the steering wheel or even shut down the engine. with your vehicle. “The more technology they add to the vehicle, the more opportunities there are for that to be abused for nefarious purposes,” said Rich Mogull, CEO of Phoenix-based Securosis, a security research firm. “Anything with a computer chip in it is vulnerable, history keeps showing us.” In the last 25 years, automakers have gradually computerized functions such as steering, braking, accelerating and shifting. Electronic gas pedal position sensors, for instance, are more reliable than the old throttle cables. Electronic parts also reduce weight and help cars use less gasoline. The networks of little computers inside today’s cars are fertile ground for hackers. Charlie Miller, a St. Louis-based security engineer for Twitter, and fellow hacker Chris Valasek, director of intelligence at a Pittsburgh computer security consulting firm, maneuvered their way into the computer systems of a 2010 Toyota Prius and 2010 Ford Escape through a port

used by mechanics. “We could control steering, braking, acceleration to a certain extent, seat belts, lights, horn, speedometer, gas gauge,” Valasek said. The two used a federal grant to expose the vulnerability of car computers. Even with their expertise, it took them nine months to get in. Valasek and Miller released a report, including instructions on how to break into the cars’ networks, at a hacker convention in August. They said they did so to draw attention to the problems and get automakers to fix them. The pair say automakers haven’t added security to the ports. Ford wouldn’t comment other than a statement saying it takes security seriously, and that Miller and Valasek needed physical access to the cars to hack in. Toyota said it has added security and continually tests it to stay ahead of hackers. The company said its computers are programmed to recognize rogue commands and reject them.

Two years ago, researchers at the University of Washington and University of California, San Diego did more extensive work, hacking their way into a 2009 midsize car through its cellular, Bluetooth and other wireless connections – even the CD player. Stefan Savage, a UCSD computer science professor, said he and other researchers could control nearly everything but the car’s steering. “We could have turned the brakes off. We could have killed the engine. We could have engaged the brakes,” he said. Savage wouldn’t identify which manufacturer made the car they hacked into. But two people with knowledge of the work said the car was from General Motors and the researchers compromised the OnStar safety system, best known for using cellular technology to check on customers and call for help in a crash. The people didn’t want to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. GM wouldn’t comment on the research, but the company issued a statement saying it takes security seriously and is putting strategies in place to reduce risk. One of the people said GM engineers initially dismissed the researchers’ work, but after reading the report, quickly moved to close holes that allowed access to the car’s computers. Savage doesn’t think common criminals will be able to electronically seize control of cars anytime soon. Currently it would take too much time, expertise, money and hard work to hack into the multitude of computer systems. “You’re talking about a rarefied group who has the resources and wherewithal,” he said.

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New Mazda6 poised for gains By ANN M. JOB The Associated Press Agile and poised, the new-for-2014 Mazda6 mid-size sedan is a major leap over its predecessor in styling, features and fuel economy. Gone is the ho-hum, Camry-like exterior. In its place is a handsome, rakish look and larger tires. The five-seat Mazda6 interior looks nicer, too, with soft-touch plastic all around and nearly an inch more rear legroom than its predecessor. Front seats now have anti-whiplash head restraints, and push-button start is standard on all models. Thanks to a more fuel-efficient, gasoline four cylinder, the federal government rates the 2014 Mazda6 at 26 miles per gallon in city driving and 38 mpg on the highway, when fitted with a six-speed automatic. This compares with just 21/30 mpg for a similar 2013 Mazda6. Additionally, when equipped with an optional energy-reclaiming system, the 2014 Mazda6 is rated by the federal government at 28/40 mpg. Best of all, the new Mazda6 feels stable and controlled, but not heavy. Traveling at good speed on mountain switchbacks, the test car was well behaved and poised. The Mazda6 also is a recommended buy of Consumer Reports magazine, which says predicted reliability should be above average. Pricing hasn’t changed much from last year. Starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $21,785 for the base, front-wheel drive 2014 Mazda6 Sport with 184-horsepower, four-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. This is up from last year’s $21,520. The lowest starting retail price for a 2014 Mazda 6 with six-speed automatic is $23,490,

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The 2014 Mazda6 Grand Touring model costs $30,000-plus and includes perforated leather-trimmed seats, 19-inch tires, rear spoiler, eight-way, power driver’s seat, fog lights, bi-Xenon headlamps, Bose 11-speaker sound system and power moonroof as standard equipment. or $1,705 more than the base 2014 Mazda6. The reason for the sizable jump in price isn’t just the automatic. The base, automatic transmission-equipped 2014 Mazda6 also adds the following over the base, manual transmission base model: Rearview camera, Bluetooth hands-free phone calling and audio, 5.8-inch color display on the dashboard, voice command for audio, Pandora Internet radio compatibility, SMS text message and audio delivery and 911 automatic emergency notification. All 2014 Mazda6s so far this model year come with the new, 184-horsepower, 2.5-liter, direct injection, gasoline, four-cylinder engine. This compares with last year’s 170-horse four cylinder. A turbocharged diesel

four cylinder is due later in the model year as Mazda becomes the first Japan-based automaker to offer a diesel powerplant in a car. Mid-size sedan competitors are many and include the top seller – the Toyota Camry, which starts at $23,045 for a 2013 model with 178-horsepower four cylinder and automatic transmission. Note that all Camry models come standard with Bluetooth hands-free phone calling and a larger color display screen than the Mazda6 has. In addition, the 2013 Camry includes standard knee air bags to help keep front-seat passengers from submarining under the dashboard during frontal crashes. These air bags are not available on the Mazda6. But the Camry’s base wheels are 16-inchers, while

Windows may not protect from sun By DEE–ANN DURBIN The Associated Press DETROIT – Car windows are designed to protect you in an accident. But they won’t necessarily protect you from the sun. Automotive glass must meet a host of government standards in the U.S. and elsewhere. It has to let in the maximum amount of light to help drivers see. It has to shatter into tiny pieces instead of shards that might hurt occupants in a crash. But there are no requirements for sun protection. That can vary by vehicle, and even by window within a vehicle. Windshields offer the most sun protection, according to Pete Dishart, who leads product development at Pittsburgh Glass Works in Pennsylvania. His company supplies glass to nearly every major automaker, including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, BMW and Hyundai. By law, windshields must be made of laminated glass, which means they’re formed from three parts: two 2.1-millimeter layers of glass separated by an 0.8-millimeter piece of stretchy plastic. The glass is made to break easily if something – the driver’s head, for example, or a deer – comes in contact with it. The plastic then stretches to absorb that impact. The layer of plastic helps windshields absorb nearly all of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. He said windshields absorb 100 percent of UVB rays, which cause sunburn, and around 98 percent of UVA rays, which don’t cause sunburn but can do long-term damage to the skin. That gives windshields a sun protection factor – or SPF – of 50 or more, the equivalent of some of the strongest sunscreens, Dishart said. Sunroofs, too, often contain UV-absorbing technology that can block around 90 percent of UV rays. That’s partly to keep the car cool as well as protect occupants from sun exposure. But side and rear windows

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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with Sport Package comes with laminated glass windows. Several Mercedes sedans have laminated glass in their driver and front passenger windows. are a different story, and their SPF can vary a lot depending on the vehicle. Side windows are usually made from cheaper tempered glass, which is around 4 millimeters thick and doesn’t include a layer of plastic. Tempered glass is designed to shatter into tiny pieces, to protect the occupants in a crash. But unless they’re tinted for privacy, side windows usually absorb only 65 percent of UV rays. That gives them an SPF of around 16, Dishart says, the same as some of the lowest grades of sunscreen. Several studies indicate a link between skin cancer and sun exposure while driving, especially for truck drivers or those with long commutes. In 2007, researchers at the St. Louis University School of Medicine found that in a group of 898 skin cancer patients, 53 percent of the cancers occurred on the left side. Those who spent more hours a week driving had a higher chance of getting a left-side skin cancer. Some automakers are opting for more expensive, higher-SPF glass, not only to protect the car’s occupants but also to cool down their cars. Heat from the sun can force the car’s air conditioning to work harder, which lowers the vehicle’s fuel economy. South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia use window glass with an SPF between 44 and 48 in their U.S.-made vehicles. And Toyota switched to laminated glass for the

front windows of the recently redesigned Avalon sedan, both to improve UV protection and to offer added insulation from wind noise. Concerned about the level of sun exposure in your car? Here’s what you can do:

• Seek out vehicles with more protection. Glass makers have a trade group – the Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive Association – that lobbies for stricter rules that would require laminated glass in all car windows. The group keeps tabs on which cars have laminated windows and publishes the results. The Ford Mustang, for example, has a laminated glass sunroof, while several Buick and Mercedes sedans have laminated glass in the front windows.

• Explore window tinting and aftermarket films. Companies like Solar Gard offer window films that can block UV rays. Glass-tinting companies and auto dealers can install them on a four-door car for around $200. There are also do-it-yourself kits at auto parts shops. But beware: States govern how much windows can be tinted, and those laws vary. • Protect yourself. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends applying a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher around 30 minutes before you drive. Make sure to cover your face, neck, arms and hands. If you have a sunroof and thinning hair, you should also wear a hat, since skin cancer can develop on the top of your head.

the new Mazda6 has 17-inchers. Starting MSRP, including destination charge, for a 2013 Hyundai Sonata mid-size sedan with 198-horsepower four cylinder and automatic transmission is $21,990. All 2013 Sonatas include Bluetooth phone calling and the base model wears 16-inch tires. The top 2014 Mazda6, the Grand Touring model, hits $30,000-plus and includes perforated leather-trimmed seats, 19-inch tires, rear spoiler, eight-way, power driver’s seat, fog lights, bi-Xenon headlamps, Bose 11-speaker sound system and power moonroof as standard equipment. But even on the Grand Touring model, Mazda’s new, energy-reclaiming system that reduces the use of gasoline for the car’s onboard

power accessories is part of a $2,080 option package. This Intelligent Energy Loop system – i-eLOOP for short – utilizes regenerative brakes like those on a gasoline-electric hybrid to capture kinetic energy during braking. In the Mazda6, a variable voltage alternator, a DC/ DC converter and a high-capacity, electric double-layer capacitor work to capture and store this energy that would otherwise be lost during deceleration. Once stored as electricity, this tapped energy helps operate onboard accessories, such as radio, and means the car’s engine doesn’t have to. The test car, a Grand Touring model, did not have i-eLOOP. But it delivered a healthy 28.5 mpg in combined city/highway travel without

fuss. The engine got the 3,200-pound sedan moving from startup with spirit, and the Mazda6 held gears all the way to redline during manual shifts of the sport automatic transmission. Peak torque of 185 footpounds comes on at a decent 3,250 rpm. This compares with the Sonata’s 184 footpounds at 4,250 rpm. The Mazda6 engine sounds, however, were evident, even at idle. And during hard acceleration, the Mazda6 four cylinder sounded buzzy. Road noise and the sounds of nearby cars also permeated the cabin. But there’s something special about driving the Mazda6. While this sedan now has electric power steering, the system’s 15.5:1 steering ratio provided quick response. There was a bit of lean to the car body in long sweeping curves, but the ride overall was firm – so firm that passengers often felt road bumps and vibrations. But they were not jarring. The Grand Touring front seats had good lateral support for a three-hour, nonstop drive. Even outboard back seat cushions were longer than expected to support nearly the full thighs of a 5-foot-4 passenger. But the middle person in back has to contend with a sizable hump in the floor and can be cramped between two adults. A plus: Rear windows go down all the way. The 2014 Mazda6, with a shorter overall length, has less trunk space than the 2013 model. The trunk went from 16.6 cubic feet to 14.8 cubic feet, which makes it smaller than those of most other midsize sedans. Most of the space is under the rear parcel shelf. Side pillars around the windshield blocked driver views of pedestrians and even some cars during turns.

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Pop sound when applying brakes puzzling When applying the brakes in my 2007 Ford Escape, I hear a pop sound that seems to be coming from the rear. I placed the rear on jack stands to inspect the suspension, but I don’t see anything loose. The noise is not constant with every stop. It occurs maybe once or twice during my daily 18-mile drive to work. What could cause the noise? – M.D., email It would be beneficial to check the rubber bushings in the rear suspension for excessive wear. Replace if needed. Also, check the security of the rear cradle. Sometimes a body mount may loosen because of corrosion or the rubber might crack. Check the rear brakes. It’s possible a part has broken or has shifted because of excessive wear. Additionally, sometimes a fault in the antilock brake system causes brakes to pop. Check the system for faults, trouble codes, failed sensors or broken tone rings at the wheels.

The heater and air conditioner screen in my 2002 Isuzu Axiom began to blink and the air conditioner quit working. I went to a repair shop,

DR. GIZMO Phil Arendt where they were able to determine there was plenty of Freon in the system. They also did some tests, but no codes were showing a problem. They had to jumper some wiring to get the a/c to work. They are not sure what is causing the trouble. They suggested I take the vehicle to a dealership. Is it necessary to take my SUV to a dealer? Can a local shop do this kind of work? Do you know what is wrong? Will it cost a lot to fix? – D.F.M., email It’s not necessary to take your truck to a dealer shop. Consider a well-established independent repair shop for diagnosis of the trouble. Problems such as you describe could be caused by issues such as a failed control panel, poor ground connections in a circuit or even a failed relay. An experienced technician should not have much trouble determining the cause.

The 8.1-liter engine in my

2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 misfires. I have replaced the spark plugs, ignition coils, spark plug wires, fuel injectors, mass air flow sensor, catalytic converters and fuel pump all in vain. I had the truck checked over at a repair shop. They found the misfire is in cylinder three. They tested the compression of all the cylinders. It’s fine. They also replaced the valve springs on cylinder three, but this did not cure the trouble. They saw carbon in the cylinders, so they cleaned out all of the cylinders with two different chemical treatments, but with no luck. The engine continues to misfire at cylinder three. Now they are at a loss, and I’m frustrated over the problem. The truck runs great under light loads, but if I stomp on the gas, the misfire kicks in when the tachometer hits 3,500 RPM. What’s up, doc? – B.T., email The trouble is you have replaced just about everything except the kitchen sink without repairing the cause of the condition. Check the crankshaft dampener. It’s possible the rubber has cracked. It’s also possible it is loose

on the crankshaft or the key that holds the dampener in place is excessively worn. Also, ask your technician to check the crankshaft sensor. It might have a fault. If so, replace it.

I have a 2005 Buick Riviera. One day the brakes went to the floor. When I pumped them, they would be back until I used them again. The brake fluid is full and not leaking out anywhere. The pads are brand new. There isn’t anything wrong with the actual brakes. I have heard and was told the brakes need to be bled. Is it possible for air to get in the brake line just out of the blue? What do I do next? – T.W., email Until the brake system is operating as designed, don’t drive the vehicle. When the brake pads were installed, it is possible air entered the master cylinder or antilock brake system module. At this point, bleeding the system at each wheel and cycling the antilock brake module with a scan tool likely will cure the trouble. Also, I can’t imagine a shop released the vehicle to you in this condition. Consid-

er taking your car to another shop because the shop that did the brake work does not appear to have your safety and the safety of others on the road in mind.

The right rear turn signal in my 2008 Saab 9-3 quit working. When I went to replace the bulb, I found the wiring melted and a circuit board in the taillight assembly was burned. I replaced the entire unit, but it still would not flash. I checked all the fuses, and they are OK. All the other lights in the car work fine. Just the right rear does not work. What am I missing? – R.M., email It’s time to trace the wiring. Start at the right rear light and work toward the power source. Somewhere between the light and power source is an open circuit. There might be more burnt wiring in the circuit or it is even possible the module that controls the light has a fault. Repair all depends upon your findings. Good luck in your endeavor.

The engine in my 2007 Mini Cooper S with 48,000 miles is making a rattling noise.

Also, the check engine light is on. A mechanic at my local shop who specializes in Mini repairs thinks the timing chain is causing the sound. He said it is unusual for a car with such low mileage to need a new chain. He won’t know for sure until he disassembles the engine. Does this seem right to you? – T.T.S., email Certainly it is possible for a timing chain to make noise at this mileage. However, more than likely the noise is not caused by excessive wear, although anything is possible. More than likely the trouble is caused by a faulty solenoid, poor oil pressure or failed tensioner. Repair all depends upon your technician’s findings. Until this is repaired, do not drive the car. If the timing chain jumps, the engine could suffer severe damage.

• Phil Arendt is a columnist, consultant and A.S.E.-certified master technician. Readers may send questions to Dr. Gizmo at P.O. Box 548, Cary, IL 60013 or drgizmo@drgizmo.ws. Information is available on his website, http://drgizmo89. blogspot.com.

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ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

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Mark Chubberley of Two Men and a Truck carries a stack of boxes on his back into a moving truck as movers pack up the home of Vicki Laegeler in Algonquin.

Moving on up CL moving company earns top franchisee honor By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – In the back of Alex and Wendy Petrusha’s first Two Men and a Truck location was a nursery with a playpen and a Little Tykes slide. The couple along with their 4-year-old daughter had recently moved to the area from Detroit – Alex Petrusha worked for Chrysler for 13 years and Wendy Petrusha worked for an auto supplier – and they wanted to start their own business. “We were going back and forth between the two and trying to juggle everything, our personal life and our business life,” Alex Petrusha said. “Looking back on it now, it’s the things that you remember that make it all worth while.” The Petrushas now have two locations, the original one, which opened in North Aurora about 10 years ago, and the second one in Crystal Lake, which opened in 2011. (They also now have three children.) This year, they were recognized as Franchisee of the Year, picked by the corporate Two Men and a Truck to be recognized at the annual International Franchise Association conference in Washington, D.C., said Matt Haller, the association’s vice president of public affairs and the chief of staff to the president and CEO. The franchise sector represents about 3.4 percent, or about $472 billion, of the U.S. gross domestic product and about 8.3 million jobs, according to the International Franchise Association. “The industry has really grown in the last 50 or so years, really in the last 10 or 15 years,” Haller said. “The types of businesses in the franchise sector have really ballooned in the last decade. “While restaurants and hotels are very well known,

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Bruce Chubberley of Two Men and a Truck helps carry a piece of furniture as movers pack up the home of Vicki Laegeler in Algonquin.

Two Men and a Truck What: A national moving company franchise Location: 1095 Pingree Road, Suite 107, Crystal Lake Office hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday Phone: 630-352-3524 Email: info0143@twomen.com Website: twomenandatrucknaperville.com Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

there’s pet care and home care, different types of service industries. You can’t go to any street corner in America without encountering a franchise.” Ten years ago, when the Petrushas were looking into opening a small business, a franchise seemed to make sense. “There seemed to be less risk involved,” Alex Petrusha said. “I look at us as a small business. On paper, we’re part of the franchise. We don’t have all the freedom that a small business owner has to change things, but on the flip side, why go out and try to recreate the wheel?” Petrusha credits the Two

Two Men and a Truck franchise owners Wendy and Alex Petrusha pose for a portrait at their office in Crystal Lake. The couple owns two franchises, one in Crystal Lake and one in North Aurora. Men and a Truck model for putting him where he is as quickly as he’s gotten there. At first, the lack of control was a challenge, especially coming from an engineering and analytic background, he said. But as time has passed, he said he has a better understanding of why the different rules and standards exist. Two Men and a Truck got its start 20 years ago with two high school boys, Brig and Jon Sorber, who were looking to make a little extra cash. After the boys went to college, their

mother, Mary Ellen Sheets, began to grow the company using the franchise model, said the company’s president, Randy Shacka. “We’ve chosen to franchise out because we believe in finding people who have passion and energy,” Shacka said. That includes people such as the Petrushas who were picked for the Franchisee of the Year award for their high customerapproval rating and Alex Petrusha’s work on the company’s advisory council, he said.

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County’s unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent in August, down from 7.9 percent a year ago, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The jobless rate in Crystal Lake was 8.1 percent compared with 8.3 percent in August 2012, IDES spokesman Greg Rivara said. Other jobless numbers showed Algonquin at 7.4 percent, down from 7.8 percent in July 2012; McHenry, 7.3 percent, down from 8.2 percent; and Lake in the Hills, 7.7 percent, down from 8.2 percent. Carpentersville’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.1 percent from 9.2 percent. Kane County’s unemployment rate stood at 8.2 percent, the same as in August 2012. The Illinois Department of Employment Security said unemployment dropped last month in eight of the state’s dozen metro areas. Department Director Jay Rowell said the re-opening of schools in August helped put people to work across the state. Unemployment increased in Peoria, Decatur and Danville. All three are heavily dependent on the weak manufacturing sector. Decatur’s 12 percent unemployment rate was the state’s highest and up from 11.4 percent in August 2012. The other increase was in the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville area. The jobless rate hit 9.2 percent after registering at 8.9 percent a year earlier. The lowest metro unemployment rate was Davenport-Moline-Rock Island’s 6.5 percent. That was down from 7 percent. Officials announced earlier this month that statewide unemployment was 9.2 percent. That’s one of the highest rates in the country. Nationally, the job market is sending signs that it may be strengthening, according to a separate report. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits has sunk to its lowest point in six years because few companies are laying anyone off anymore. Last week, applications for unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 305,000. The number had reached 294,000 two weeks earlier, but that figure was distorted by computer upgrades in California and Nevada that prevented those states from processing all their claims. Those two states have now caught up and are reporting complete data, the government said. Excluding the distorted figure, last week’s 305,000 applications were the fewest since September 2007, three months before the Great Recession began. Applications generally reflect the pace of layoffs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital acquires Alpine Family Physicians NORTHWEST HERALD BARRINGTON – Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital acquired Alpine Family Physicians, adding the medical practice to the Advocate Medical Group network of family practices. Alpine Family Physicians, an eight-physician group, has locations at 1345 Ryan Parkway in Algonquin and 350 Surryse Road, Suite 100, in

Lake Zurich. “The Alpine group of physicians are long-standing, loyal members of our medical staff” Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital President Karen Lambert said in a news release. “And thousands of their patients have utilized our hospital, imaging centers and fitness center through the years. We are thrilled to have them join the ranks of the Advocate

Medical Group and help us shape a strong future in health care for our communities.” All eight physicians are boardcertified in family medicine. Services and treatments offered on-site include echocardiogram, spirometry and ultrasound. To schedule an appointment with any of these new AMG physicians, call 847-438-2144 (Lake Zurich) or

847-658-9555 (Algonquin), or visit www.amgdoctors.com. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians. It is part of Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in the state. Advocate Medical Group is one of the state’s largest medical groups with more than 1,100 primary and specialty care physicians.

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Pending home sales fall for third month

U.S. economy grew at 2.5 percent rate in spring WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate from April through June, an improvement from the first three months of the year. But economists are worried that growth may now be slowing. The Commerce Department said Thursday that its final look at economic growth in the spring was unchanged from a prior estimate made last month. However, the components of growth were altered slightly. Businesses added a bit less to their stockpiles and exports did not grow as fast as previously thought. These downward revisions were balanced by slightly stronger spending by state and local governments. Many analysts believe growth is slowing to a sluggish rate at or below 2 percent in the current quarter. Economists had initially hoped growth would improve in the second half of the year.

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy U.S. homes in August, the third straight decline. The drop could mean that higher mortgage rates are starting to deter some buyers. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales declined 1.6 percent to 107.7 last month. The index has fallen for three straight months after reaching a 6½year high in May. The pending home sales index measures signed contracts. Buyers typically complete sales one to two months later. The housing market has been in recovery for the last year and a half and final home sales reached a sixyear high in August, the Realtors’ group said last week. But mortgage rates have risen nearly a full percentage point since May. That helped the market in the short run, as many buyers moved to speed up purchases before rates

Nike first quarter net income jumps

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A three-month slump in home sales follows a 6.5-year high in May. climbed further. The rise in closings on homes in August reflected contracts signed in June and July. Based on the decline in signed contracts, completed sales are likely to cool off in September or

October. Another obstacle for the market is a tight supply of available homes for sale. While the supply ticked up in August to 2.25 million, it remains 6 percent lower than a year ago. That

Google retools search engine

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Nike’s first-quarter net income rose 38 percent, boosted by strong demand for its namesake brand and revenue growth in every region except China. Results beat expectations and the company’s shares rose 5.8 percent in aftermarket trading. The athletic goods maker has been dealing with Europe’s fluctuating economy and a slowdown in growth in China. The company has been working to reduce its inventory in China and reworking its offerings there to adapt to the changing tastes of Chinese consumers. Meanwhile, it has been enjoying strong demand in North America, where it has been selling off less profitable brands like Umbro to focus on core brands like Nike. Nike Inc. said Thursday its net income for the three months that ended on Aug. 31 rose to $780 million, or 86 cents per share. That compares with net income of $567 million, or 63 cents per share a year ago. That beat analyst expectations of 78 cents per share, according to FactSet.

cations because they steer so much of the Internet’s traffic. In the U.S., Google fields about two of out every three search requests in the U.S. and handles an even larger volume in part of Europe. Google disclosed the existence of the new search formula Thursday at an event held in the Menlo Park, Calif. garage where CEO Larry Page and fellow co-founder Sergey Brin started the company 15 years ago. Google celebrates its corporate birthday Sept. 27 each year, even though the company was incorporated a few weeks earlier. The company is now based in Mountain View, Calif., at a sprawling complex located about seven miles from the 1,900-square-foot home where Page and Brin paid $1,700 per month to rent the garage and a bedroom. The co-founders’ landlord was Susan Wojcicki, who is now a top Google executive and Brin’s sisterin-law. Wojcicki sold the home

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press MENLO PARK, Calif. – Google has quietly retooled the closely guarded formula running its Internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex questions posed by Web surfers. The overhaul came as part of an update called “Hummingbird” that Google Inc. has gradually rolled out in the past month without disclosing the modifications. The changes could have a major impact on traffic to websites. Hummingbird represents the most dramatic alteration to its search engine since it revised the way it indexes websites three years ago as part of a redesign called “Caffeine,” according to Amit Singhal, a company vice president. He estimates the redesign affects about 90 percent of the search requests Google gets. Any reshuffling of Google’s search rankings can have sweeping ramifi-

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to Google in 2006 and it is now maintained as a monument to the company’s humble beginnings. Google’s modifications haven’t triggered widespread complaints from other websites, suggesting that the changes haven’t resulted in a radical change in the way that Google displays its search rankings. The Caffeine update spurred a loud outcry because it explicitly sought to weed out websites that tried to trick Google’s search engine into believing their content was related to common search requests. Hummingbird is primarily aimed at giving Google’s search engine a better grasp at understanding concepts instead of mere words, Singhal said. The change needed to be done, Singhal said, because people have become so reliant on Google that they now routinely enter lengthy questions into the search box instead of just a few words related to specific topics.

is pushing up prices and freezing out some would-be buyers. Signed contracts are still nearly 6 percent higher than a year earlier. Many economists say the housing recovery should withstand the recent rise in mortgage rates, which are still quite low by historical standards. The Realtors’ group forecasts that sales of previously owned homes will reach 5.2 million this year. That’s 11 percent higher than in 2012 and near levels that are considered consistent with a healthy market. But the group expects sales will likely hold at that level in 2014. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 4.32 percent, down from 4.5 percent the previous week and lowest in two months. The drop comes after the Federal Reserve last week decided against reducing its $85-billion-a-month in bond purchases. The Fed held off after lowering its outlook for economic growth. A key reason for its decision was the sharp increase in interest rates. Pulling back on its bond purchases could have sent such rates even higher.

After slump, J.C. Penney’s says turnaround is on track By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK – J.C. Penney’s reassurance that its transformation is on track seems to be calming investors – for now. The beleaguered department store chain, which had seen its shares in a free fall in recent days, on Thursday sought to appease investors who were worried about the company’s cash liquidity and sales following a gloomy analyst report on the company. The department store chain released a statement on Thursday that it was pleased with its turnaround efforts. CNBC also quoted Penney’s CEO Mike Ullman as saying that he doesn’t see conditions this year where “we’d need to raise liquidity.” The statements came after Penney shares fell near 13year lows on Wednesday to close at $10.12. Shares rose 3 percent, or 30 cents, to close at $10.42. Shares surged as much 11 percent earlier in the day. Overall, shares have lost 76 percent of their value since early February 2012.

Wednesday’s free fall came a day after a gloomy analysis by Goldman Sachs, which began coverage of Penney’s unsecured debt with an “Underperform” rating. In the report, Goldman Sachs analyst Kristen McDuffy wrote she fears that Penney will be forced to tap into the debt markets for more cash. McDuffy also said that she believes that the current and fourth quarter will be difficult, with business likely showing a slower-thanexpected improvement. Reports have been swirling since late last week that Penney is looking to raise more money, possibly through a combination of debt and equity. J.C. Penney’s reported search for more capital comes after it arranged a $2.25 billion loan this past spring with Goldman Sachs. In the statement released Thursday, the Plano, Texasbased department store reiterated that it expects to see revenue at stores open at least a year rise toward the end of the third quarter and throughout the fourth quarter.

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Anne Tyler said, “People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have.” That is often true, but there can still be matters out of your control. Take today’s deal, for example. Look at only the North-South hands. In which contract would you choose to play? When the deal was originally played, the bidding went as shown. North-South were using two-over-one gameforcing. On the third round, South broke a golden rule of Blackwood by using the convention with two fast losers in both unbid suits, with no guarantee that partner had a irst- or second-round control in those suits. South should have bid four spades. Then, North probably would have passed, although with controls in both hearts and clubs, there would have been a good case for his using Blackwood. Six diamonds and six spades are both excellent contracts, apparently losing only one club trick. However, at the table, against six

diamonds, West led the club jack. East won with her king and realized that, unless West had a slow trump trick like jack-fourth, there was only one way to defeat the slam -- shift to a spade. West happily ruffed and South unhappily wrote minus 100 on her scoresheet. Then North pointed out that six spades was making. Against that slam, East’s best lead is a low club! If North carelessly plays low from the board, West wins and gives his partner a diamond ruff.

Contact Phillip Alder at pdabridge@prodigy.net.