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Matt Garlock, of Mansfield, Mass., sits for a photo Feb. 22 in a bar in Somerville, Mass. The 29-year old has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal.

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Loud sound may cause more harm than previously thought

By MALCOLM RITTER The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Matt Garlock has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal. Recent research may have found an explanation for problems like his, something called “hidden hearing loss.”

Scientists have been finding evidence that loud noise – from rock concerts, leaf blowers, power tools and the like – damages our hearing in a previously unsuspected way. It may not be immediately noticeable, and it does not show up in standard hearing tests.

But over time, Harvard researcher M. Charles Liberman said, it can rob our ability to understand conversation in a noisy setting. It may also help explain why people have more trouble doing that as they age. And it may lead to persistent ringing in the ears.

The bottom line: “Noise is more dangerous than we thought.”

His work has been done almost exclusively in animals. Nobody knows how much it explains hearing loss in people or how widespread it may be in the population. But he and others are already working on potential treatments.

To understand Liberman’s research, it helps to know just how we hear. When sound enters our ears, it’s picked up by so-called hair cells.

They convert sound waves to signals that are

carried by nerves to the brain. People can lose hair cells for a number of reasons – from loud noise or some drugs, or simple aging – and our hearing degrades as those sensors are lost. That loss is what is picked up by a standard test called an audiogram that measures how soft a noise we can hear in a quiet environment.

Liberman’s work suggests that there’s another kind of damage that doesn’t kill off hair cells, but which leads to experiences like Garlock’s.

A 29-year-old systems engineer who lives near Boston, Garlock is a veteran of rock concerts.

It’s hard to be sure that Garlock’s situation can be explained by the research. But the seeming contradiction of hearing problems in people with perfect hearing tests has puzzled experts for years, said Robert Fifer of the University of Miami’s Mailman Center for Child Development.

He’s seen it in Air Force personnel who worked around airplanes and in a few music-blasting adolescents.

“We didn’t have a really good explanation for it,” said Fifer, who’s an official of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

But the work by Liberman and others helps solve the mystery, he said.

The connections between hair cells are called synapses, and a given hair cell has many of them. Animal studies suggest you could lose more than half of your synapses without any effect on how you score on an audiogram.

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ON THE COVER Michael Kokott, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare program director of strategy and business development, addresses the Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Tuesday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook. The board approved Northwestern Hospital’s plan for a $46.4 million fitness center with a 7-0 vote.

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Northwestern Medicine’s plan for $46 million fitness center approved

By STEPHANIE MARKHAM smarkham@shawmedia.com

BOLINGBROOK – Northwestern Medicine’s plan to invest $46.4 million in DeKalb County by building a health and fitness center received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

The board’s 7-0 vote to approve a certificate of need for the project cleared the way for work to begin on the two-story, 111,105-square-foot Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Health and Fitness Center. It is set for construction at 626 E. Bethany Road on the hospital system’s campus. The center is expected to be completed by March 31, 2019.

To obtain the permit, Northwestern officials had to justify that the proposed fitness center was needed in the community and that it was financially and economically feasible.

Kevin Poorten, president of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee and Valley West hospitals, said the center would differ from a traditional gym, offering services from health professionals and educational resources along with fitness facilities.

“We, like many other hospitals, are shifting [our] focus to engage consumers before they are acutely ill, utilizing preventative methods that can be helpful in providing care before the patient is admitted to the hospital or the emergency room,” Poorten said.

Hospital officials addressed concerns that arose during public hearings about the proposal, including that the center could detract membership from the neighboring Kishwaukee Family YMCA at 2500 W. Bethany Road. Two people, local activist Barry Schrader and former DeKalb Mayor Bessie Chronopoulos, told the board of their concerns of how the project would affect the Y during the public comment period at the start of the board’s meeting.

However, Bridget Orth, director of regulatory planning at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, said options to collaborate with the Y were explored from 2011 to 2013. Options discussed included moving some or all of the Y’s fitness services into the proposed center and linking the two facilities with a bridge.

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This is a rendering of the proposed $46.4 million health and fitness center at the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital campus.

However, the YMCA board of directors determined that keeping the Y’s operations on one campus would be in its best interest, she said.

“The proposed project would be the only medically affiliated fitness center in the area,” Orth said. “There may be a small overlap of services with the Y, but like the YMCA, we believe that a healthier community is a stronger community, which is why they did not oppose our project.”

A letter from Kishwaukee Family YMCA CEO Mark Spiegelhoff was presented to board members Tuesday as well.

In the letter, Spiegelhoff wrote that the health and fitness center could offer more partnership opportunities between the health system and the YMCA. “The YMCA and Northwestern Medicine KishHealth have a longstanding and solid relationship,” Spiegelhoff wrote, “and we fully expect that we will continue to partner together to best serve the community

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Kevin Poorten (center), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare senior vice president and president of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee and Valley West Hospitals, addresses the Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Tuesday at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook. The board approved Northwestern Hospital’s plan for a $46.4 million fitness center with a 7-0 vote.

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LEFT: Grady Bjelland, 5, of Sycamore takes a big chomp of banana creme pie while competing Tuesday at Sycamore Public Library. The event began five years ago as a way to celebrate mathematics and Pi Day, but according to library Director Jesse Butz, “We put our own spin on it.”

ABOVE: Michelle Schroeder of Sycamore helps daughter Shailyn, 5, keep her hair out of her eyes before competing.

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Library marks ‘Pi Day’ with pie-eating Adult contest winner D.J. Kurtzman of Sycamore comes up for air after gobbling a large wedge of banana cream pie while competing Tuesday in a pie-eating contest.

By DREW ZIMMERMAN

dzimmerman@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – D.J. Kurtzman of DeKalb was sporting two beards Tuesday, one of facial hair and one of banana creme filling, after winning the pie-eating contest that has become synonymous with the Sycamore Public Library’s celebration of Pi Day. For the past five years on March 14, the library has celebrated the mathematical constant pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, which can be expanded to infinite decimal places but is often abbreviated to 3.14.

Kurtzman, who has competed in local pie-eating events for 20 years, consumed a quarter of a banana creme pie in less than a minute.

“This isn’t like a cream pie because it has a crust and chunky bananas that you have to chew and swallow,” Kurtzman said.

About 20 children raced to be first to finish an eighth of a pie without using their hands, while about a dozen adults competed in a race to eat a quarter of a pie.

Sycamore Public Library Director Jesse Butz said the contest is always well-attended, which is why it

and mathematician Albert Einstein, prompting Northern Illinois University freshman Thomas Phetmeuangmay to don a white wig and beard to impersonate him during the contest.

Einstein was born 138 years ago in Germany. Einstein chose to stay in the U.S. after Hitler came to power in 1933 and became a naturalized citizen in 1940.

“My mother works at the library, so I like to volunteer,” said Phetmeuangmay, an anthropology and political science major.

Pies have always been donated by Sycamore Parkway Restaurant at 605 Mary Beth Nolan E. State St., whose owners donated 20 for Shaw Media for this year’s contests. has continued for the five years the “They always make sure we have library has observed this day. enough pies, and that just shows the “Sometimes, we’ve done pie-tast- generous nature of Sycamore Parking and held pie-themed story times, way in helping us out,” Butz said. but we have held this event without After the pie-eating contest, the fail,” Butz said. library held a pie-themed story-tellCoincidentally, March 14 also ing event aimed at preschoolers. Kids was the birthday of famous physicist then participated in a craft project.

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POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments.

Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

of Dexter Street, Rockford, was charged Sunday, Feb. 26, with underage possession of alcohol.

Daisy Deloera, 22, of the 4800 block of Dexter Street, Rockford, was charged Sunday, Feb. 26, with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

DeKalb city Richard K. Hicks, 22, of the 900 block of Lyric S. Price, 21, of the 200 block of North West Hillcrest Drive, DeKalb, was charged Bridge Road, DeKalb, was charged Sunday, Monday, Feb. 27, with possession of Feb. 26, with driving under the influence of marijuana. alcohol.

Heather C. Mendez, 36, of the 500 block Anjulisa L. Alvarado-Rosario, 19, of the of Georjean Court, Sycamore, was charged 500 block of Georjean Court, Sycamore, Monday, Feb. 27, with theft. was charged Sunday, Feb. 26, with retail Jake W. Meier, 20, of the 800 block of theft.

Greenbrier Road, DeKalb, was charged Dania Deloera, 19, of the 4800 block Tuesday, Feb. 28, with retail theft.

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Continued from page 3 after the center is completed.”

Michael Kulisz Jr., chief medical officer of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee and Valley West hospitals, also spoke about the importance of preventive health care, adding that many chronic health conditions can be prevented through weight management.

“As a physician, I can attest to the fact that medications and periodic appointments are only a small fraction of the total health picture for patients,” Kulisz said. “The choices patients make in what they eat, how active they are, and their access to

support systems and educational resources for their condition, all impact their health quality of life and overall prognosis.”

Wellness programs offered through the center will be provided for free, many including access to the fitness center, according to the proposal.

Additionally, doctor-prescribed fitness programs will be covered

by Northwestern Memorial HealthCare’s charity care policy.

“It’s very important to distinguish that the programs and services that will be offered through the center are going to be made available to the entire public regardless of their ability to pay,” Poorten said.

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dates were asked what they would do if they weren’t satisfied with the selected superintendent.

Sean Johnson said the district cannot have an incident such as the one that occurred with Moeller.

“I don’t think that we should put anyone in there right away without doing a great job at looking at what they can do for us,” Johnson said.

Jeff Hallgren said that the new board should be making rulings on appointing a new superintendent.

“I’m very emphatic about this,” Hallgren said. “I feel 85 percent of our job is to pick the right people for the job. Nine people are running, and we want be part of that decision.”

Valerie Pena Hernandez said it’s important to remember who served on the board at the time of Moeller’s appointment. Former district board President Tracy Williams was the only candidate involved with the appointment of Moeller.

“We need to move forward and learn from those mistakes and our decision should be more reflective of that,” Hernandez said.

Williams said that Moeller was fully vetted in processes that included the input of community members, staff and

teachers.

Jeromy Olson said the timeline to find good candidates is closing and other districts are trying to find superintendents.

“I’d love to be involved in that process, but I think if there’s a terrific candidate we could miss, that would be troubling as well,” Olson said.

Twangie Smith said it is important to take the necessary time to find a fully qualified superintendent.

“There seems to have been a lot of friends working for friends that get superintendents in the positions they were in,” Smith said.

Shatoya Black said there needs to be enough time to find the best candidate so the board doesn’t duplicate the problems with the last superintendent and run the risk of repeating the same cycle.

Newport said IASB’s process is very transparent and includes community members, staff and parents in the interview process. She said that a survey will be sent to parents soon seeking questions they would want answered by superintendent candidates.

Candidates’ stances on other key issues are available at www.daily-chronicle.com/election/2017/races/dekalbschool-board.

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DeKALB – Questions about budgeting and employee search processes were addressed to DeKalb’s mayoral and DeKalb School District 428 board candidates during a forum Tuesday at the New Hope Baptist Church at 1201 Twombly Road.

DeKalb’s four mayoral candidates were asked how they would make improvements in the city budget process and improve residents’ participation so their concerns can be taken into account.

Mayor John Rey said the city’s finance advisory committee, as well as residents, need to be involved early in the budgeting process while also focusing on the city’s five-year strategic plan.

Jerry Smith said he will ensure that the budget’s 25 percent contingency surplus is kept in budget negotiations and commended the City Council for toeing that line.

“The city should be working to see what our revenues are and our expenses are,” Smith said. “It’s obvious to me one of the areas where we’ve fallen is the maintenance of our streets. We need to do a better job of allocating funds to keep the infrastructure up.”

Michael Embrey said that community input with the budget is very limited, citing the council’s approval of a $1.2 million downtown project with a $400,000 tax increment financing contribution that didn’t receive input from residents.

“It’s not the city manager’s money, it’s not the mayor’s money, it’s the community representatives’ money,” Embrey said.

Misty Haji-Sheikh said she was also in support of having a 25 percent contingency and has had to make hard cuts while a member of the DeKalb County Board to establish a balanced budget.

“I have knowledge both on the citizen side and as an elected official,” Haji-Sheikh said. “I’m not sure that the City Council listens to the advisory committee.”

The candidates responses to other key issues are available at www.daily-chronicle.com/election/2017/races/dekalb-mayor/.

Catherine Harned was the only one of the nine District 428 board candidates that did not attend the forum.

In response to the current board’s selection of the Illinois Association of School Boards to aid in the search for a superintendent to replace Doug Moeller, who resigns at the end of April, candi-

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Rezoning for medicinal pot dispensary approved

By DREW ZIMMERMAN

dzimmerman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The establishment of a medical cannabis dispensary in DeKalb received city approval during Monday’s council meeting, leaving it up to state regulators to approve the licensing that would allow such a facility to open.

The City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request by Chicago-based Justice Grown, which was previously named Effingham Medicinal Farms LLC, to allow a dispensary to operate in a multitenant building at 650 Peace Road.

However, the dispensary cannot open unless it receives a medical cannabis dispensary license from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which administers the state’s medical marijuana pilot program.

Although the program was approved in 2013, no dispensaries opened until November 2015. Under state law, the pilot program is to expire in 2020.

Justice Grown Vice President of Business Development Jamil Taylor said the

next step is to work with lobbyists and pressure Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration to allow the licensing.

“This hurts patients who are driving hours to get their medicine,” Taylor said.

Medical marijuana is approved to treat a variety of illnesses, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and cancer.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing in February, where seven people, including existing tenants of the building and a registered medical cannabis patient, spoke in favor of the rezoning request.

Under the Unified Development Ordinance, planned developments are required to be on sites two acres or larger and cannabis dispendaries are not permitted in multitenant properties.

The commission voted, 7-0, to recommend the rezoning and make exemptions to the Unified Development Ordinance for the proposed dispensary.

A special-use permit was granted for a dispensary at 1985 Gateway Drive in Sycamore in 2015, but that permit may expire in April.

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By KIANNAH SEPEDA–MILLER The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – The latest group of Illinois lawmakers to tackle the way the state finances public schools hopes to propose a new funding model and approve it this spring.

The House panel, which met for the first time Tuesday, aims to pick up where members say a previous commission convened by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner left off.

That commission made funding recommendations last month but produced no legislation.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan called together the group of 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans to address lawmakers’ remaining questions

– including the decades-old concern that Illinois relies too heavily on property taxes to fund schools.

House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie of Chicago, the panel’s chairwoman, said the previous commission made clear that Illinois must do more to support lower-income school districts – but failed to reach consensus on how to do so.

“It is our task to try to move forward and see if we can fill in the blanks,” Currie said.

The panel’s minority spokesman, Rep. Robert Pritchard of Hinckley, also pledged Republican support for moving legislation this session to overhaul the current funding formula.

The governor’s commission focused its suggestions on a model that con-

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Police: More than 30 cars involved in Chicago pileup

CHICAGO – Illinois State Police said snowy weather caused two crashes on a Chicago expressway that involved a total of 34 cars.

A state police spokesman said seven people suffered minor injuries in Monday night’s pileup on the Kennedy Expressway.

Both wrecks occurred in the express lanes of the highway on the city’s North Side.

Police said both crashes happened in the same area, and the express lanes were closed for hours. Local lanes of the expressway remained open.

Additional details were not available.

Illinois State Police are investigating.

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Lottery lawsuit moves from county to federal court

BELLEVILLE – A lawsuit accusing the company that runs the Illinois Lottery of fraud has been moved from county court to federal court.

The Belleville News Democrat reported that the change was made after Northstar Lottery Group’s attorney requested the move. The attorney said the case should be heard in the U.S. District Court of Southern Illinois because the company “is not a citizen of Illinois” and the amount of money at issue is more than $75,000.

siders a school district’s students – in terms of poverty, the number who are not proficient in English, or who have disabilities – and the strength of the local property tax base in determining how much state aid it receives.

But panel members are re-examining that framework – called the “evidence-based model” for its focus on ensuring schools have the funds necessary to pay for smaller class sizes and other practices known to work – to determine whether it’s the right answer for Illinois.

The state currently supports schools by providing every district with $6,119 per student, along with grants for students who have special needs, are low-income or are not English-proficient.

Ben Boer, deputy director for Advance Illinois, testified that the evidence-based model would help students succeed by focusing new funds where they are most needed.

But no district would lose money, experts testified, because the model does not reallocate per-pupil funds districts currently receive.

To make it work, they said, the state must contribute more money.

Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates cautioned that the funding mechanism behind the model needs more attention.

Rauner’s commission reported the state would need to contribute an additional $3.5 billion to $6 billion for the model over the next 10 years – but that estimate did not account for inflation.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks at a news conference Feb. 1 in Chicago. On Tuesday, the department released a blueprint of reforms it will undertake to battle crime.

tity of life, the reasonable and proportional use of force, de-escalation and force mitigation, and limitations on the use of deadly force,” Johnson said.

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The lawsuit filed in February in St. Clair County in southern Illinois alleges that Northstar defrauded businesses that sold scratch-off tickets and the customers who bought them by manipulating the number of winning tickets available for purchase, among other things.

Plaintiffs are seeking class-action status. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages.

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Chicago police release outline of practice reforms

CHICAGO – Chicago Police Department officials on Tuesday released a blueprint of reforms it will undertake to help it battle crime and combat the distrust of police that has built up in some of the city’s neighborhoods.

The department’s “Next Steps for Reform” details actions it will undertake this year, including better training of officers, an increased use of community

policing, improved manpower and supervision, and a revision of its use-of-force policies.

“I believe this framework demonstrates our commitment to keep the Chicago Police Department on the path to reform,” Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said at news conference. “And while reform is critical, it won’t be done in a vacuum.”

Johnson said training for the reforms will begin before the end of the year, with supervisory staff receiving it first. Among the proposed changes is the establishment of a new police training oversight committee that will oversee all aspects of training.

Johnson said a hotline and website are being created for officers to anonymously report misconduct by their colleagues.

The department also will allow for public comment on a revision to the department’s use-of-force policy.

“The new policies emphasize the sanc-

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Loyola suspends frat for 3 years after hazing probe

CHICAGO – Loyola University in Chicago has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for three years following an investigation into alleged hazing.

Dean of Students K.C. Mmeje said in a statement that Monday’s suspension stems from an alleged hazing incident and “engaging in disruptive and disorderly conduct that caused a disturbance in the neighborhood.”

“Hazing is directly in opposition to the mission and values of Loyola, and it will not be tolerated,” Mmeje said.

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Lake County deputies saving more overdose victims

WAUKEGAN – The sheriff’s department in Lake County said deputies are saving lives from opioid overdoses at a far faster clip than they did last year.

The department said in a statement that deputies in less than three months have administered the drug naloxone to save the lives of six people who overdosed on opioids compared with 14 during 2016.

A department spokesman also said the saving last week of a 29-year-old man found unresponsive puts the count at more than 30 instances in which deputies have used naloxone since they began administering the drug two years ago.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Budgets could complicate chronically homeless people. The city said it has spent millions comAG’s vow to fight crime WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is promising his Justice Department will lead the charge in helping cities fight violent crime, and police chiefs are ready with their wish lists.

More technology to trace guns after shootings. More grant money. More intelligence analysts to help dismantle gangs. More protective gear and equipment.

As the head of one police officers’ union put it, “We need more of everything.” But Sessions has inherited a federal government that built itself to fight terrorism since 9/11 and, more recently, to combat cybercrime.

Since taking office, Sessions has spoken repeatedly about a spike in murders. He and President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a crime-fighting task force, bringing together the heads of the major law enforcement agencies. And they seem to be counting on tighter border security to stop a flow of drugs and reduce crime.

City alleges drugmaker let Oxycontin on black market EVERETT, Wash. – As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city.

Mayor Ray Stephanson stepped up patrols, hired social workers to ride with officers and pushed for more permanent housing for

bating Oxycontin and heroin abuse – and expects the tab to rise.

So Everett is suing Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid pain medication Oxycontin, in an unusual case that alleges the drugmaker knowingly allowed pills to be funneled into the black market and the city of about 108,000. Everett alleged that the drugmaker did nothing to stop it and must pay for damage caused to the community.

White House releases ’05 Trump tax information

WASHINGTON – The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year. The acknowledgment came as MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said she has obtained part of Trump’s 2005 tax forms, and prepared to discuss the document on her Tuesday night show.

The records were obtained by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who said he received the documents unsolicited in the mail. They have become highly sought-after because Trump refused to release his returns during the campaign, breaking a decades-long tradition. He claimed he was under audit by the Internal Revenue Service and said his attorneys had advised against it – although experts and IRS officials said such audits don’t bar taxpayers from releasing returns.

– Wire reports

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Facing defiance, GOP moves on with health bill

By ALAN FRAM

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Facing mounting rankand-file defiance, Republican leaders and the White House redoubled their efforts Tuesday to muscle legislation overhauling America’s health care system through Congress following a sobering report about millions being shoved off insurance coverage.

President Donald Trump, whose strong Election Day showing in GOP regions makes him the party’s ultimate Capitol Hill vote wrangler, discussed the legislation by phone with the House’s two top Republicans. He also dispatched Vice President Mike Pence and health secretary Tom Price to hear GOP senators’ concerns.

With leaders hoping to move the measure through the House next week so the Senate can debate it, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged they were open to changes. Trump’s spokesman affirmed a willingness to accept revisions to win support.

“This has never been a take it or leave it,” press secretary Sean Spicer said.

The GOP bill is the party’s response to seven years of promising to repeal President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul. It would undo that law’s individual mandate, which requires most people to have coverage, by ending the tax penalty on those who don’t.

It would also provide age-based tax credits instead of the subsidies geared to income in Obama’s statute, end that law’s expansion of Medicaid and curb its future spending, and let insurers boost rates for seniors.

On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office said the Republican legislation would reduce the ranks of the insured by 24 million in a decade, largely by cutting Medicaid recipients and people buying individual policies. That would be more than the 20 million

who’ve gained coverage under Obama’s overhaul – and attach a big number to a problem haunting GOP governors and members of Congress whose states have benefited from “Obamacare.”

“I plan to vote NO” on the GOP bill, tweeted Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., among a mounting number of Republicans who expressed opposition following the report’s release. “As written the plan leaves too many from my #SoFla district uninsured.”

The budget office report also said the measure would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the next decade, largely by cutting Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, and eliminating Obama’s subsidies for low- and middle-income people. The report said that the bill’s changes would result in federal subsidies that would fall to half their current size in a decade and that older, lower-earning people would be hit especially hard.

Those findings further energized Democrats, who already were unanimously opposing the GOP repeal effort.

“Of course you can have savings if you cut off millions of people from access to health care,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California.

Pence and Price discussed the legislation over lunch with GOP senators at the Capitol.

Participants said senators suggested targeting the bill’s new tax credits more at lower-earning people, improving benefits for seniors and protecting the expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state program that helps lower-income people afford care.

McConnell, R-Ky., acknowledged that the bill could be reshaped, saying, “It will be open to amendment in the Senate.”

Ryan, R-Wis., added on the Fox News Channel, “Of course we want to listen to our members and make improvements to the bill, so long as those improvements don’t make the bill harder to pass.”

By COLLEEN LONG and DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press

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A man rides his bicycle during a winter storm Tuesday in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia. his block. “I thought winter was out of here. ... It’s a real kick in the rear.”

While people mostly heeded dire warnings to stay home and off the roads, police said a 16-year-old girl was killed when she lost control of her car on a snowy road and hit a tree in Gilford, New Hampshire.

In East Hartford, Connecticut an elderly man died after being struck by a

snowplow truck.

The storm closed schools in cities big and small, Amtrak suspended service, and the post office halted mail delivery.

Philadelphia and New York City got anywhere from a few inches of snow to around half a foot before the storm switched over mostly to sleet; forecasters had predicted a foot or more.

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NEW YORK – A blustery late-season storm plastered the Northeast with sleet and snow Tuesday, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor but falling well short of the predicted snow totals in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

The powerful nor’easter, which came after a stretch of unusually mild winter weather that had people thinking spring already was here, unloaded 1 to 2 feet in many places inland, grounded more than 6,000 flights and knocked out power to nearly a quarter-million customers from Virginia northward.

By the time it reached Massachusetts, it had turned into a blizzard, with near hurricane-force wind gusting over 70 mph along the coast and waves crashing over the seawalls. Boston ended up with 6.6 inches of snow, less than the predictions of up to a foot.

It was easily the biggest storm in a merciful winter that had mostly spared the Northeast, and many weren’t happy about it.

“It’s horrible,” said retired gumball-machine technician Don Zimmerman, of Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, using a snowblower to clear the sidewalk along

a little snow in many areas, Gov. Chris Christie called the storm an “underperformer.” But officials warned of dangerous ice.

Inland areas, meanwhile, got hit hard. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts, received a foot or more of snow. The Binghamton, New York, area got more than 2 feet, while Vernon, New Jersey, had at least 19 inches.

The storm came just days after the region saw temperatures climb into the 60s, and less than a week before the official start of spring. February, too, was warm.

“The winters seem to be upside down now. January and February are nice and then March and April seem to be more wintry than they were in the past,” said Bob Clifford, who ventured out on an early morning grocery run for his family in Altamont, near Albany, New York.

His advice: “Just hide inside. Hibernate.”

In the nation’s capital, nonessential federal employees were given the option of reporting three hours late, taking the day off or working from home. The city got less than 2 inches of snow.

A few days ago, workers on Washington’s National Mall were making plans to turn on the fountains.

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Karen Pletsch Publisher

Eric Olson Editor

Inger Koch Features Editor

ANOTHER VIEW

A tax reform worth attention

Corporate tax reform continues to be a work in progress for the Trump administration and the Republican Congress, where a controversial House plan to slash the top business rate and pay for it, or most of it, with what amounts to a tax on imports remains the leading proposal. The latest development was a remark Friday by President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, that “we are working on a bunch of really interesting ideas” to produce revenue-neutral reform, i.e., one that does not increase the budget deficit – over a 10-year period.

The revenue-neutral part sounds good; a welcome reassurance, in fact, compared with previous administration waffling about fiscal responsibility. As for “really interesting ideas,” we hope Cohn is at least considering the innovative corporate-tax-reform plan

by Alan Viard of the American Enterprise Institute and Eric Toder of the Urban Institute, which would substantially cut the corporate tax rate, offset by higher taxes on dividends and capital gains for individuals.

Specifically, the top corporate rate would fall from 35 percent to 15 percent, while shareholders in public companies would pay the same rate on dividends and capital gains as they pay on their ordinary income, as opposed to the current system’s preferential rate. Crucially, individuals would be taxed not just when they sold stocks, but on any annual increase in the market value of their holdings. Meanwhile, nonprofits and retirement plans would pay a new 15 percent tax on interest earned, to offset the bump in stock value they’d get because of the lower 15 percent corporate rate.

The Viard-Toder plan overcomes the biggest problem of the current corporate taxation system: It encourages companies to move overseas, either in actuality or in the sense of locating profits abroad.

A low 15 percent rate not only would encourage American firms to stay home, but induce non-American companies to relocate. The plan also takes advantage of the paradox that individuals are easier to tax than even the biggest corporate entity since, unlike the latter, they can’t relocate on paper to Ireland. Subjecting more of the wealth and income that individuals realize from corporate ownership to taxation, at the same rate as wage income, is thus efficient and, in a real sense, fair, since the current preferential rate for capital gains is a major reason that billionaires can get away with paying lower tax rates than their secretaries.

Operationally, the biggest difficulty would be quantifying and taxing the annual fluctuations in investors’ stock holdings. It’s important to note, however, that the total burden of taxation on corporate income would remain roughly the same; it would simply be levied directly on the company’s owners rather than on the (elusive) legal entity itself. As someone once said, corporations are people.

To which the Viard-Toder plan adds a corollary: Tax them accordingly.

– The Washington Post

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ANOTHER VIEW

Bad idea to end Medicaid expansion Paul Ryan, the House speaker, talks about ensuring a “stable” transition for those Americans benefiting from the Medicaid expansion. His words echo the standard set by Gov. John Kasich and others who have witnessed how the expansion has advanced lives, bringing health coverage to 700,000 Ohioans.

Yet House Republican leaders have a curious concept of stable.

They propose ending the expansion, in essence, presenting states with an offer they cannot afford to accept. All of it still fits the description the Ohio governor applied three weeks ago when he traveled to Washington to argue against phasing out the expansion. It’s a “very, very bad idea.”

As part of their plan to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, Ryan and colleagues would permit the expansion to continue, at current federal funding levels, until 2020. At that point, states choosing to accept new enrollees would be required to pick up a larger share of the cost, paying from 2.8 times to 5 times more per person, according to the Center on Budget

and Policy Priorities.

For those in the program who stay continuously enrolled, states would see no change in funding.

The reality is, their ranks would shrink steadily. The way Medicaid works is that most cycle into and out of the program.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities calculates that to fund fully the expansion, Ohio and 31 other states would face coming up with an additional $253 billion during the next decade.

The Kasich team estimates the state would need $1.5 billion a year to continue coverage for those eligible under the expansion.

It gets worse. The House Republican plan also proposes to alter dramatically how federal money is allocated for the program. No longer would Washington pay a set percentage of the medical bills.

It would send each state a flat payment for each person who is covered. As designed, this per-capita limit would not keep pace with current Medicaid spending. Thus, the center sees states coping with another funding gap, a shortfall of $116 billion for the decade.

That’s $369 billion in total, or putting Ohio and the other states on an almost certain path to abandon the expansion.

Again, only the federal government has the financial muscle and scope to cover such an expense. At the same time, the expansion is affordable. Consider the $600 billion in tax cuts for the decade, largely flowing to wealthy households, in the House Republican plan.

More, Medicaid is efficient, with lower and slower-growing costs than private health insurance. States already have much flexibility in operating the program. If Congress wants to add room for testing ideas, go ahead as long as eligibility and quality are protected. Of the leading entitlement programs, Medicaid addresses almost exclusively the needs of the poor and vulnerable, including many with mental illness.

Of all the flaws in the Affordable Care Act, the Medicaid expansion is not one of them. To mess with this achievement “makes no sense,” as John Kasich often and responsibly reminds.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

– Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal

So this driver is stopped at an intersection. A pedestrian is dawdling in the crosswalk. Driver leans out the window and yells, “Get out of the street, you damned liberal!”

It’s been years since I read that in a magazine. I can’t remember if it was a true story, although I think it was. But even if only apocryphal, the picture it paints of American acrimony in the post-millennial years is true beyond mere facts.

As such, it leaves me questioning the likely impact of two recent well-intentioned pleas for ideological outreach. Joan Blades, co-founder of the liberal activist group Moveon.org, wrote an essay for The Christian Science Monitor, asking progressives to stretch beyond their left-wing comfort zones and “love thy neighbor.” And New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof warned the left against a tendency to “otherize” Donald Trump voters.

I’ve got no real argument with Kristof or Blades. It’s a noble gesture they’re making. It occurs to me, however, that none of this addresses a question that has come to seem ob-

VIEWS Leonard Pitts vious: What if the problem is simply that we just don’t like each other?

As I’ve said often, our acrimony is not political. It’s not about tax rates, government regulation or even abortion rights. No, this is elemental. This is about the city versus the country, higher education versus a mistrust thereof, Christian fundamentalism versus secular humanism. And it is about social change versus status quo.

Consider for a moment how often in history that change has been forcefully imposed on conservatives.

It has been done by statute, by court decision, by executive order and, once, by war.

This is not an apology for that. In every instance, force was necessitated by the intransigence of those who defended that status quo because they were not ready for change. If change must wait until all parties

are “ready” for it, then change will never come.

So no, the foregoing is just an observation: Resentment is the residue of forced change. And this particular resentment is old, deep and festering. Worse, it is useful. Republicans have found the maintenance and exploitation of that resentment to be a political gold mine. For instance, it helped elect President Donald Trump.

But resentment is not identity. Or at least, it never was before. These days, people seem to wear their resentments – and more to the point, the ideological labels that give them voice – the way they wear gender or ethnicity, i.e., as an immutable marker of self. Suddenly, “conservative” is not about what you believe, but what you are. Small wonder the feud between ideologies comes to seem as mindless – and about as amenable to amicable resolution – as the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys.

Then you see a George W. Bush cozy up to his friend Michelle Obama and it stirs some vague, vestigial

hope, some reminder that none of this is destiny, some realization that we must resolve this hate – it is not too strong a word – if we want to continue as one nation, indivisible.

You see them buddied up across their vast ideological divide and you wonder why we can’t all be like that?

Still, with due respect to Kristof and Blades, I don’t know that progressive outreach alone can get us there. I find it noteworthy that I’ve seen no prominent conservative columnist or activist issue a similar call to the political right. Maybe I missed it. If so, I look forward to the correction. It would be a hopeful thing.

Because it’s a fallacy to believe progressives can fix America’s acrimony by changing their attitudes. I am all for reaching out.

But it helps to have someone else reaching back.

• Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132. Readers may contact him via email at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Vote Mary (Hendrickson) Kalk for Sycamore City Clerk

years and has raised three wonderful children.

I am certain that Mary Kalk will be a wonderful addition to the city of Sycamore’s administrative team.

of city leaders who acted selflessly in their pursuit of excellence for our community. We have had good stewTo the Editor: ards of our community’s legacy, which I have had the pleasure of knowing instills a sense of pride because of the Mary (Hendrickson) Kalk for 30 years awareness of what “from Sycamore” and believe she will be a great choice Graves really means. for the city clerk’s office for the city of Daryl Sycamore Being from Sycamore also brings an Sycamore. elevated sense of duty to give back Mary has been a resident of SycaCurt Lang is the leader by making good decisions on where more for more than 40 years and has Sycamore needs we help this city legacy go from here.

Sycamore in her best interest. Mary To the Editor: So a primary question to ask is, what has volunteered for numerous activI’m writing to ask the voters of Sycacharacteristics are appropriate in the ities, such as the Sycamore Sports more to support the election of Dr. Curt next mayor of Sycamore, to maintain Boosters, her church missions and Lang as mayor of Sycamore. I’ve been the legacy? activities, Meals on Wheels and Hope blessed to know Curt for a number of The following traits may be important Haven. Mary’s schooling and work years in multiple capacities, especially background have prepared her for the within volunteer organizations, where considerations: ability to communicate effectively, ability to influence others, position of the city clerk’s office. Mary he’s been in leadership roles serving willingness to listen, ability to act in a attended Sycamore schools and grad- our community. uated from Northern Illinois University; He’s been able to process information selfless manner on behalf of another, a diverse life experience, interpersonshe has more than 15 years of business in a methodical manner and come to al awareness, empathy and perhaps experience, and has been self-emgood leadership decisions. ployed. Mary has been married for 30 Sycamore has been bestowed a chain most importantly, a drive to give to

Sycamore the gifts that Sycamore has bestowed on a life well lived.

You can read all three of the candidate’s biographies for the above traits and come to the conclusion that we have the good fortune of having three fine people willing to give of themselves in this role.

What places me in support of Dr. Curt Lang is that in addition to these traits, he seems to embody the right proportions of family legacy, community presence, volunteer leadership roles, local business and property ownership.

With his joy and love for the city that has given to him and his family more than he can ever give back, he’s got my support, and I’d encourage you to lend your support as well.

Please join me in voting for Dr. Curt Lang for mayor of Sycamore.

Jeff Keicher Sycamore

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Last year: 12-18, lost, 6-5, to Harlem in a regional semifinal Top returners: Bryce Wheeler, jr., P/1B/ OF; Eric Nelson, jr., P/util.; Derek Kyler, sr., SS/P Key newcomers: Noah Valin, jr., P/OF; Matt Searles, jr., OF Coach Dedric Wright’s comments: “There’s a lot of potential there. When I first came in, I was a little worried because some guys weren’t coming to open workouts, but as everyone started filtering in, I was pleasantly surprised at the level of athletic talent there.”

The lowdown: The Barbs’ season has been delayed before it even started – the scheduled home opener against Sandwich was scrapped for Wednesday, and the team hopes to get in its opener Thursday at home against Elgin. Wright, a travel ball coach, said he has six or seven pitchers that he’s going to use, something that should help with the new IHSA pitch limit taking effect this season. Wright added he’s impressed with the Barbs’ speed, as he likes to run, he said.

KANELAND

Last year: 14-14, lost, 6-1, to Marmion Academy in a regional final Top returners: Luke Calabrese, sr., 3B; Jack Marshall, jr., SS/P Key newcomers: Luke Gomes, jr., CF; Robbie Dudzinski, jr., P/DH/1B Coach Brian Aversa’s comments: “We have a strong top 11, but I’m not sure how deep we are past that. We have balanced pitching and no top one, two or three.

We’re very effective, but we’re not going to blow anybody out of the water with our pitching. Our fielding will be strong, our hitting we’ll be strong, our pitching will be key for us.”

The lowdown: Aversa said there’s about eight or nine pitchers at about the same level, meaning he won’t have to leave guys out there too long – “Your turn until you’re ineffective,” he said, adding it was comforting that so many guys were so close together talent-wise.

HIAWATHA

Last year: 7-14, lost to Indian Creek in Class 1A Eastland Regional semifinal Key returners: Adam Spear, sr., 1B/P; Braden Watson, sr., P/SS/CF; Ethan Hoffman, soph., P/SS Keep an eye on: Max Freund, fresh., C/ IF; Elliot Mains, soph., C; Jacob Edwards, jr., OF; Dane Snow, jr., 2B Coach Nathan Hoffman’s comments: “Our pitchers have looked really good so far. I’m really impressed with what I have seen from most of them. I think starting pitching will be a strength for us. Our bats See CAPSULES, page 16

Sycamore’s Jacob Cavanaugh catches the ball during fielding drills at an indoor practice in the field house.

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Spartans aiming high

Sycamore looks to build on last season’s success

By JESSE SEVERSON

jseverson@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Last season, the Sycamore baseball team went on a dramatic postseason run that ended in the Class 3A supersectional.

Now the Spartans want to get even farther.

Sycamore is prepping for the 2017 season bringing back plenty of weapons from the team that made the run that featured a pair of game-winning hits – including a walk-off grand slam in the regional semifinals.

“We’ve had as good offseason workouts as we’ve ever had,” Sycamore coach Jason Cavanaugh said.

“It helped us realize we’re not that far away. We’re not that far away from going to state.”

The Spartans finished the season 24-12 and lost, 3-1, to Limestone in the supersectional in a game that was tied at 1 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

While the Spartans bring back three players who made the Daily Chronicle All-Region First Team in 2016, two of them – Jack Mizgalski and James Marcinkowski – just joined the team this week because the Sycamore boys basketball team also made a deep playoff run.

“I know what Cavanaugh’s going through because with the football guys going into basketball (late because of a run to the Class 5A semifinals in the fall), it wasn’t until the first game that they came back,” Mizgalski said with a laugh last week.

The two of them also made their imprint on last year’s baseball team’s run with game-winning hits – Mizgalski had the walk-off grand slam in the regional semifinal against Mendota and

“We’ve had as good offseason workouts as we’ve ever had.

It helped us realize we’re not that far away. We’re not that far away from going to state.”

Jason Cavanaugh

Sycamore baseball coach Marcinkowski added a walk-off single in a 4-3 win over Rockford Christian in the sectional final. During the basketball postseason, Mizgalski made a game-winning 3-pointer against Kaneland in overtime of the regional final, and Marcinkowski connected on game-winning free throws with 0.1 seconds left in a win over Belvidere in the sectional semifinal.

Both of them said that they made sure to get in a little baseball – whether

See SYCAMORE, page 16

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Forward recovers from knee surgery, emerges as a scoring threat

By JESSE SEVERSON

jseverson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois forward Renee Sladek started last season watching from the sidelines on crutches because of season-ending knee surgery.

Last week, the redshirt sophomore was helping the Huskies to their first trip to the Mid-American Conference championship.

Sladek emerged as a scoring threat

off the bench during the MAC tournament. She and the Huskies will face off against South Dakota State at 7 p.m.

Thursday in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

“I’m starting to finally get back to the point where I’m comfortable with everything,” Sladek said. “The season’s been a little complicated with some pain. Some days are worse than others with pain, but I’m getting to where I’m really comfortable and the pain’s really settled down.

“You’re going to doubt yourself when you have pain, but I don’t think I really lacked confidence in my knee.

My game took awhile. I think my game is finally coming around.”

Sladek is averaging 4.2 points and

4.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes of 31 games – including nine starts. However, she cranked up the scoring during the MAC tournament – averaging 10.3 points in 21 minutes.

“She had a great MAC tournament and you saw her play on the offensive end with a lot of confidence,” NIU coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Maybe she felt like she had to take a back seat to all the scorers that were around her. She’ll allude to that sometimes – ‘My job is not to score the basketball.’ She’s always been somebody who gives us a really good spark off the bench. She’ll bust it and she kind of found her niche.”

In the Huskies’ 72-71 win over No. 5 seed Ohio in the quarterfinals, NIU erased a 22-point deficit for the biggest comeback in program history. Sladek

finished with 12 points and was 5-for-5 shooting.

In the 82-71 loss to Toledo in the championship, Sladek tied a career-high with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting in 27 minutes. Sladek was an offensive weapon for the Huskies, especially shooting a 15-foot baseline jumper during the MAC tournament.

“That’s where I sort of sit in our offense,” Sladek said. “I’m not a guard, so I’m not flying all over the place. We work every day on those shots, and when you play with somebody like Ally (Lehman, the team’s leading scorer), people are always double-teaming her so that leaves me wide open. I get lucky in a sense and I knocked them down.”

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have also really looked great. Our guys can really hit the baseball.”

The lowdown: Hoffman said he believes that the Hawks have the talent to compete for a regional title, and Spear returns after being an honorable mention for the Daily Chronicle All-Region team last season. Spear finished the 2016 season batting .397 with 19 runs scored and 17 RBIs and led the team with 30 1/3 innings pitched. Fielding has been a bit of a concern for the Hawks so far, Hoffman said, but he’s seen plenty of growth in the early part of the preseason.

that’s a few swings or throwing the ball around – on the weekends.

“They’re well-conditioned baseball athletes,” Cavanaugh said. “I’ve always said I felt it was better for kids to play other sports because of all the valuable experience they get – especially with the postseason run.”

Last season, Mizgalski was the ace for the Spartans – going 7-3 with a 2.97 ERA – and hit .333 with 12 doubles and 26 RBIs. Marcinkowski had a .295 batting average with 10 doubles and 33 RBIs as a junior.

Junior Zach Carlsen, who cemented himself as the starting shortstop as a sophomore last season, was a quality No. 2 hitter for the Spartans and hit .324 with 27 runs and 33 RBIs to be named to the Daily Chronicle All-Region First Team.

“Now we have something to hold our standards to and we have to get better,” Carlsen said about the team’s deep run last year.

Cavanaugh said he’s happy with the amount of pitching – both with starters and arms to come out of the bullpen – and feels as if the team has strengths across the field. However, a torn labrum ended the season of potential catcher Austin Perry, and Cavanaugh said that four players are competing for the job.

“Right now, they all have strengths and weaknesses,” Cavanaugh said. “If I could combine them into one catcher, it’d be really good.

We’ve told them from Day 1 that it’s an open competition.”

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INDIAN CREEK

Last year: 12-14, lost to Eastland in Class 1A Eastland Regional final Key returners: Trevor Guerra, sr., SS/P; Olin Simpson, sr., 3B/P; Austin Sommerfeld, sr., OF/P/SS Keep an eye on: Jordan Morris, jr., OF/P; Caleb Cursio, soph., 3B/P; Griffin Grissman, soph., C/P; Tyler Swanson, fresh., P Coach Kevin Poterek’s comments: “We haven’t talked about any team goals yet, but a few goals that I can think of would be to make a run at conference and get back to a regional championship game again this year.”

The lowdown: Poterek takes over as head coach after three years of being an assistant under Joe Piekarz, so he’s familiar with the players on the roster. Guerra returns as a member of the Daily Chronicle All-Region team in 2016, leading the team in innings pitched and strikeouts, and he also hit .372 with 25 RBIs and 27 steals for the Timberwolves. Indian Creek has 17 players on the roster, and Poterek said the Timberwolves have a good core of leadership, and that de-

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Sycamore first baseman James Marcinkowski catches the ball while Kaneland’s William Ring dives back to first during a game April 25 in Maple Park. fense will be a strength for the team. While the Timberwolves don’t have a power hitter, Poterek said they have plenty of contact hitters who will put the ball in play.

HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK

Last year: 4-20, lost to Serena in Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional semifinal Key returners: Taylor Ruh, sr., P/3B; Jacob Diveley, sr., C/OF; Kota Sleeth, jr., 3B/SS; Tate Sanderson, soph., P/SS Keep an eye on: HD Halstead, sr., OF/P; Cody Cleveland, soph., IF; Tym Dickerson, fresh., OF; Hunter Swanson, fresh., IF Coach Brandon Jackson’s comments: “We are in the process of rebuilding our team from losing five starting seniors last year. It’s definitely going to take some time and patience, but we feel with some hard

work and focus we can put a solid team on the field.”

The lowdown: The Royals return three pitchers from last year’s team, and Ruh will move from being the No. 2 guy last season into being the team’s ace. Jackson said that four or five players on the team this year haven’t played in years, but that he likes the young core and the team’s speed. The new pitch count and forced rest rules implemented by the IHSA will have a big effect on schools such as Hinckley-Big Rock, Jackson said, but it will force the Royals to teach most of the players to pitch – which could benefit the program in following years, he said.

• Genoa-Kingston coach Roger Butler did not return emails from the Daily Chronicle.

Eddie Carifio contributed to this report.

NCAA TOURNAMENT

By REGINA GARCIA CANO The Associated Press

• HUSKIES

Continued from page 16 With a potential trip to the NCAA tournament on the line in the conference tournament, Sladek scored in double figures twice – something she did twice in the regular season.

“I knew Renee could play like that all year and I was just waiting for her to have her breakthrough game, and I think the MAC tournament was definitely that,” said NIU senior Cassidy Glenn, who is averaging 14.2 points a game. “It showed that next year she can do it every game. She’s capable of doing that every game.”

Sladek got plenty of playing time before the knee surgery, starting in 27 games as a freshman in 2014-15 under former coach Kathi Bennett’s more defensive-minded program. After sitting out and recovering from the knee surgery, she watched as the Huskies transformed to the fast-paced philosophy under Carlsen.

“I was glad I had a year to just ob-

serve, trying to see what she expected of players,” Sladek said. “I think that year of observing really helped me out, but definitely the running scared me a little bit.”

Now, Sladek and the Huskies (21-11) are playing in the their first postseason since the 1994-95 season and put together the most wins in a season since 1993-94. With that, the expectations of winning have become a welcome sight, Sladek said.

“Pretty much every year that I’ve been here, people have doubted us,” Sladek said. “We haven’t really been on the rise since I was born, so ever since coach (Carlsen) got here, she just got us to believe and to work every day and prove people wrong.

“It’s crazy how fast it switches because when you’re winning and you lose one game, people are like, ‘What happened?’ Two years ago, if we would have won a single game in the MAC, they would have gone crazy, but now when we lose a game in the MAC, people freak out. It’s a great place to be.”

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Northern Illinois redshirt sophomore Renee Sladek shoots a jumper against Toledo in the championship of the Mid-American Conference tournament on Saturday.

LAS VEGAS – Can’t decide the winner in your March Madness bracket? Don’t feel bad. Las Vegas casinos can’t agree on an NCAA tournament favorite, either.

The Wynn Las Vegas and Westgate SuperBook originally listed Duke as the odds-on pick to win college basketball’s national championship on Sunday. But both books switched to North Carolina as the favorite on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after the brackets for the tournament were revealed.

Meanwhile, MGM Resorts International had Kansas as a 5-1 favorite, while William Hill opened with North Carolina and tightened its odds after early wagers.

“This year, a lot of people believe there are eight to 12 teams that can take home the title,” said Jay Kornegay, Westgate’s sports book director. “The odds are so close in the top contending teams that anytime you have an influx of money, that can change the odds and make that team the favorite at that time.”

At Westgate, North Carolina was followed by Kansas at 6-1 – which leapfrogged original favorite Duke.

The Blue Devils were at 7-1 and top overall seed Villanova at 8-1.

“It’s uncommon; it’s a wide-open year,” said Nick Bogdanovich, head oddsmaker for William Hill, which runs more than 100 sports books in Nevada. “Usually, there are seven or eight teams that you can narrow it down to. But this year, I think there are more teams that can win it than ever before.”

The American Gaming Association, a lobbying group for commercial and tribal casinos, estimates that about $10.4 billion will be wagered on the three-week hoops extravaganza that started Tuesday night with play-

in games and ends April 3 with the national championship game in Phoenix.

That’s $1.2 billion more than last year and only $295 million of that will be bet legally, mostly at sports books in Nevada.

Las Vegas casinos are getting ready for large crowds, so much so that some resorts open overflow areas to accommodate basketball fans. To get a seat, some will start lining up early Thursday.

Johnny Avello, the longtime oddsmaker and sports book director for the Wynn Las Vegas, said Duke was his favorite despite the ups and downs the team saw this year.

“They could have been worthy of a 1-seed, but the committee gave them a 2-seed... They deserved to be my top team going into the tournament,” Avello said. “Plus, we’ve taken money on them all year.”

Sports books are also taking proposition bets – unique wagers offered on specific outcomes – including on how many tournament games the Big East Conference will win and the number of total No. 1 seeds that will reach the Final Four.

Neither Villanova nor Gonzaga, two No. 1s, were top favorites on Tuesday. Oddsmakers said that while Gonzaga got a top seed, it doesn’t face strong competition throughout the year, while Villanova has to overcome being the defending champion.

“That puts a target on their backs a bit,” Kornegay said.

At MGM, Kansas has double the popularity of Villanova based on the number of bets booked. There, the Jayhawks have remained the favorites since before the seeding announcement.

“If this was an election, Kansas would win by a landslide,” said Jay Rood, MGM’s vice president of race and sports books.

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March 16-17

16 New Orleans (20-11)

Second Round

1 Villanova (31-3) Buffalo, N.Y.

11 Wake Forest (19-13)

2017

First Round

16 Mt St. Mary’s (19-15)

March 18-19

Thursday

Orlando, Fla.

Wednesday

11 Providence (20-12)

16 UC Davis (22-12)

11 USC (24-9)

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Sweet 16

Sweet 16

March 23-24

March 23-24

Second Round March 18-19

8 Wisconsin (25-9)

Mar. 18

9 Virginia Tech (22-10)

Mar. 19

Elite 8

Elite 8

March 25-26

March 25-26

Friday

5 Iowa St. (23-10) Thursday

12 Nevada (28-6)

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Mar. 18

Mar. 18

Phoenix

Thursday

13 East Tenn. St. (27-7)

EAST

6 SMU (29-4)

New York

April 1

Mar. 26

Friday

Thursday

MIDWEST Kansas City, Mo.

6 Creighton (25-9)

Mar. 25

Friday

11 Rhode Island (24-9) Mar. 19

Mar. 19

Friday

14 Iona (22-12) Mar. 23

Mar. 24

Friday

Friday

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10 Marquette (19-12) Mar. 19

7 Michigan (24-11) 10 Oklahoma St. (20-12) Mar. 19

April 3

Friday

15 Troy (22-14)

Friday

15 Jacksonville St. (20-14)

Salt Lake City

Thursday

Friday

16 Texas So. (23-11)

16 So. Dakota St. (18-16)

Friday

Mar. 18

Mar. 18

Thursday

WEST

Thursday

SOUTH

13 Winthrop (26-6)

Memphis, Tenn.

6 Cincinnati (29-4)

Mar. 26

Mar. 25

4 Butler (23-8)

Friday

11 Kan. St./Wake Forest

11 Xavier (21-13) Mar. 18

Mar. 19

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Thursday

3 UCLA (24-9) Friday

14 Kent St. (22-13)

14 FGCU (26-7) Mar. 23

7 Saint Mary’s (28-4)

Mar. 24

7 Dayton (24-7) Friday

10 VCU (26-8)

10 Wichita St. (30-4) Mar. 19

2 Kentucky (29-5) Friday

15 N. Kentucky (24-10)

Indianapolis

Thursday

Mar. 18

Sacramento, Calif.

San Jose, Calif.

Thursday

15 North Dakota (22-9)

Milwaukee

Thursday

12 Middle Tenn. (30-4)

6 Maryland (24-8) Orlando, Fla.

5 Minnesota (24-9)

12 Princeton 23-6)

13 Bucknell (26-8)

Salt Lake City

Mar. 24

Mar. 23

Thursday

Thursday

8 Arkansas (25-9) 9 Seton Hall (21-11)

9 Vanderbilt (19-15) 5 Notre Dame (25-9)

Buffalo, N.Y.

Mar. 19

Mar. 18

Thursday

Greenville, S.C.

1 North Carolina (27-7)

1 Gonzaga (32-1)

2 Arizona (30-4)

2 Louisville (24-8)

Indianapolis

7 South Carolina (22-10)

3 Florida St. (25-8)

3 Oregon (29-5) Friday

14 New Mex. St. (28-5)

4 West Virginia 26-8)

4 Purdue (25-7) 13 Vermont (29-5)

11 Providence/USC

8 Northwestern (23-11)

8 Miami (Fl) (21-11) 9 Michigan St. (19-14)

Mar. 23

Mar. 24

12 UNC Wilmington (29-5)

2 Duke (27-8)

1 Kansas (28-4) Friday

Thursday

3 Baylor (25-7)

March 16-17

16 NC Central/UC Davis

Thursday

4 Florida (24-8)

First Round

Sacramento, Calif.

Tulsa, Okla.

March 14-15 Dayton, Ohio

Wednesday

16 NC Central (25-8)

16 Mt St. Mary’s/NO

5 Virginia (22-10)

Greenville, S.C.

First Four

Milwaukee

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Tuesday

11 Kansas St. (20-13)

Tulsa, Okla.

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20 CUBS SPRING TRAINING

Old, new become one in center field Jay, Almora are likely to platoon in Fowler’s stead

By BRUCE MILES

bmiles@dailyherald.com Center field was an island of stability in an otherwise changing sea for the Cubs the past two years, both with their batting order and defense.

Dexter Fowler put the “go” into the offense from the leadoff spot and was the primary center fielder. Manager Joe Maddon would tell Fowler, “You go, we go,” before his at-bats.

Fowler has gone, to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle Schwarber likely will take over leadoff duties, and the tandem of Jon Jay and Albert Almora Jr. will share time in center field.

Jay, who celebrates his 32nd birthday Wednesday, is expected to pave the way for the soon-to-be 23-year-old Almora, who got a taste of the big leagues last year in the regular season and postseason. The Cubs signed Jay to a one-year contract this offseason after he spent

six seasons with the Cardinals and last year with the San Diego Padres.

A broken right forearm limited Jay to 90 games last year, but he has World Series-winning experience with St. Louis.

“I’m just another voice here that has some experience,” he said early in spring training.

“It’s all about fighting for that ring and getting into October. Last year was Albert the first year I missed Almora Jr. that. It was kind of hard watching it on TV. It’s nice to be back in that atmosphere.”

The Cubs like Jay’s leadership ability and his friendship with Almora. The two are workout buddies in Miami.

Jay has a lifetime on-base percentage of .352. His .996 fielding percentage in center field is the highest among active players with at least 500 games at the position.

“I’ve been in a lot of different situations when I was in St. Louis, where I started off the year not playing much or was projected this or projected that.

But I’m not worried about that. That’s been the same message I told Albert.

We don’t know what’s going to happen.

We’ve just got to go out there and be ready to play every day, and everything will work itself out.”

The Cubs might or might not go with a straight platoon with the left-handed hitting Jay and the right-handed Almora to start the season, but with Almora being the Cubs’ first-round draft pick in 2012, the assumption is he will take over the center-field job at some point. Jay seems OK with sharing time.

“That’s the role I started off on,” he said. “You never know when it’s going to be your turn. You’ve got to be mentally prepared, physically prepared and just ready to roll.”

Both can play all three outfield positions, so both could be in the lineup on some days.

Almora, who plays the outfield with an authority belying his youth, got into 47 regular-season games in 2016, compiling a line of .277/.308/.455 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBIs. He got into nine postseason games, scoring the go-ahead run in

Game 7 of the World Series after tagging up and going from first to second on a fly out to center.

“I just took all the experience,” Almora said. “I feel like what I got the most is that now I know what it takes to be a winning ballclub. And it’s everybody in the clubhouse coming together.

When I got called up, usually you think as a rookie you can’t speak and you’ve got to be quiet and so forth. But when I got here, it was like I had been a part of the team for 10 years. They let me be myself, and I feel like that’s a big thing.

“It’s a big thing just playing baseball freely, having a lot of fun and playing the game hard. That’s what I take out of it.”

The Cubs would like Almora to improve his on-base percentage, but they won’t rush it.

“Everybody always talks about plate discipline,” Maddon said. “But you’ve got to be careful. Some guys just come with that chip. Some guys do not. And the guys that do not, you have to be careful that while you’re instructing it that you don’t take away this kind of aggressiveness because it’s hard to teach.”

WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING

GM: New prospects ‘all want to be great’

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The White Sox were lauded all around baseball for the returns they got for Chris Sale and Adam Eaton, but as they say, it’s early.

Real early.

We’re only three weeks into spring training, and it won’t even be known by the end of the season whether the packages received for the five-time AllStar left-hander and the team’s most productive offensive player in 2016 were wins or losses for general manager Rick Hahn.

For the players involved, Hahn wants this Chicago Seven to know those deals won’t be graded for a good, long while.

“The common thread through all seven of these guys is they all want to be great,” Hahn said. “None of them seem satisfied with making it to the big leagues. They all want to have a significant impact on this organization.

“That’s a great thing, but at the same time, we need to impart to them that none of the seven individuals needs to justify the trade.”

The Sox have given multiple Cactus

League starts to right-handers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Michael Kopech, and all have had their rocky moments. All also have demonstrated why they are rated among the best prospects in baseball.

Show us what you’ve got, but no need to break any records now, Hahn said.

“We have to pull them back a little bit,” Hahn said. “Explain to them that lighting the radar gun today or hitting a five-run homer isn’t going to prove to Lucas Giolito everyone that we were right or you’re the player we believe you can be. No one is justifying these moves in the first few weeks or months – probably the first few years.”

Coming off a strong outing against the Diamondbacks, Giolito took a 2.00 ERA into his Tuesday start against the Mariners, faced eight batters, gave up four runs and got KO’d. Lopez hopes to do better Wednesday against the Royals, and after Thursday’s off day, Kopech is scheduled to pitch in relief against the Cubs. All three will start the season in the minor leagues.

Now that the Sox have been able to observe the seven in camp, here is what Hahn had to say about each (likely starting point in parenthesis): Giolito (Triple-A Charlotte): “He had a strong reputation in terms of his makeup, but when you talk to him and see how seriously he takes the craft and how diligent a worker he is, it reinforces what you heard. You can see the stuff is good, and he is open to ideas about improving the consistency and results we all want from him.”

Lopez (Charlotte): “The stuff is eye-popping. One thing we didn’t necessarily see that impressed us more is his aptitude for making adjustments.

He has taken to the cutter quickly. The last guy we had who took to an adjustment that quickly in spring training was Jose Quintana.”

Right-hander Dane Dunning (Single-A Kannapolis): “Has only been on the back

fields, but our guys are impressed with his stuff. Heavy sink, and another good kid who has a bright future.”

Infielder Yoan Moncada (Charlotte):

“You see the lightning-quick bat speed, athleticism, power, plate discipline, the work ethic. He has roughly 200 plate appearances in A ball and he’s

22 years old, so we need to slow him down a bit. He’s a work in progress, and there are areas where repetition is going to benefit him.”

Kopech (High A Winston-Salem):

“Great stuff, extremely impressive from a physical tool standpoint. A great example of someone at age 20 who, whether he starts in A ball or finishes in Double-A, nothing is going to be proven this year. This is a development year. He doesn’t need to throw 104 (mph) on March 10 to show everybody that he’s that dude. We believe he’ll be that dude in time. If anything, we need to pull him back a little bit.”

OF Luis Basabe (Winston-Salem): “On the back fields he has excited a lot of people. Brings a legitimate five tools to the table. You see the athleticism, fantastic attitude. Switch-hitting center fielder who can run, play good defense and has some pop. You’re going to see his more prominently on these prospects lists a year from now.”

Victor Diaz: “Big, strong kid with plus-plus stuff. Shows a feel for three pitches, but we project him as a backend (bullpen) guy. Going to A ball with impressive, projectable stuff.”

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

MEMPHIS 7 p.m.

CSN AM-890 ARIZONA* 9:05 p.m.

CSN (joined in progress)

at L.A. Dodgers* 3:05 p.m.

MLBN

KANSAS CITY* 3:05 p.m.

SUNDAY

at Toronto 6 p.m.

CSN AM-720

COLORADO 6 p.m.

WGN AM-720

at Washington 6 p.m.

CSN AM-890

UTAH 8 p.m.

WGN AM-890

at White Sox* 2:05 p.m.

CSN

at Milwaukee* 3:05 p.m., AM-670 TBD (WBC)* 3:05 p.m.

CUBS* 2:05 p.m.

CSN AM-890

L.A. DODGERS* 3:05 p.m.

AM-890

KANSAS CITY* 9:05 p.m.

CSN AM-670 at L.A. Angels* 3:10 p.m.

AM-890 *–Spring training

WHAT TO WATCH 3 p.m.: Spring training, L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco, MLBN 8 p.m.: World Baseball Classic, second round, Venezuela vs. United States, MLBN 9 p.m.: Spring training, Cubs vs. Arizona, CSN (joined in progress) Pro hockey 6:30 p.m.: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, NBCSN 9 p.m.: St. Louis at Anaheim, NBCSN Golf 4 p.m.: PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational ProAm (same-day tape), TGC Skiing 11 a.m.: FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Men’s and Women’s Downhill, NBCSN Soccer 2:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, Leg 2, AS Monaco vs. Manchester City, FS1 2:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, Leg 2, Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen, FS2

The DeKalb badminton team opened its season with a 12-3 loss Monday at East Aurora.

Holly Trapp and Hui Zhu picked up wins for the Barbs at singles, and combined to win at No. 1 doubles.

speed, his athleticism – it’s just so special,” coach Jamion Christian said. “When you’re a smaller guy, you’re naturally going to have a chip on your shoulder and you want to go out there and show the world the things you can do.”

Blackhawks topple Canadiens

MONTREAL – Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, Corey Crawford made DAYTON, Ohio – Diminutive point guard 40 saves and the Blackhawks defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, Tuesday Junior Robinson fearlessly dribbled into night. the heart of New Orleans’ defense, pulled Johnny Oduya, Artemi Panarin and up and hit yet another of his oh-so-soft Jonathan Toews, into the empty net, jumpers. This one decided a frenetic scored for the Hawks, who jumped past opening game for the NCAA tournament. Minnesota and lead the Central Division The smallest player in Division I scored with 93 points.

23 points Tuesday night, including that Paul Byron and Shea Weber scored for go-ahead jumper with 1:27 to play, and Montreal.

Mount St. Mary’s held on for a 67-66 vicCarey Price made 20 saves as he betory over New Orleans in the First Four. came the third Canadiens goaltender to Robinson carried the Mountaineers (20- reach the 500-game milestone.

15) to only their second NCAA tournaOnly Patrick Roy (551) and Jacques ment win, making jumpers with so much Plante (556) have played more games arc they appeared to tease the ceiling. between the pipes for Montreal.

– Staff, wire reports “The way he plays out there – his

Mount St. Mary’s beats New Orleans to open First Four

LOCAL

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY Prep baseball: Sandwich at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.; Indian Creek at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m.

Prep softball: Genoa-Kingston at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Genoa-Kingston at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4:30 p.m.

Boys track and field: Gary Elger Memorial, 4 p.m., Sycamore College baseball: NIU at Illinois, 4 p.m.

College softball: NIU at Illinois, 3 p.m.

(DH) Women’s tennis: NIU at Florida Atlantic THURSDAY Prep baseball: Elgin at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.; Genoa-Kingston at Somonauk, 4:30 p.m.; Ashton-Franklin Center at Hinckley Big Rock, 4:30 p.m., Kenny Field, Hinckley Girls soccer: Kaneland at IMSA, 4:45 p.m.; Indian Creek at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m.; Stillman Valley at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4:30 p.m.

College wrestling: NIU at NCAA Championships, St. Louis

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 69 44 20 5 93 Minnesota 68 43 19 6 92 Nashville 69 34 24 11 79 St. Louis 68 36 27 5 77 Winnipeg 70 30 33 7 67 Dallas 68 27 31 10 64 Colorado 68 19 46 3 41 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 68 41 20 7 89 Calgary 69 39 26 4 82 Anaheim 69 36 23 10 82 Edmonton 68 35 24 9 79 Los Angeles 68 33 29 6 72 Vancouver 69 28 32 9 65 Arizona 68 25 35 8 58

GF 208 225 205 189 208 189 131

GA 173 167 196 190 224 221 222

GF 190 191 181 191 169 159 165

GA 158 185 174 181 171 201 217

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 70 39 23 8 86 191 176 Ottawa 68 39 22 7 85 183 175 Boston 69 37 26 6 80 196 179 Tampa Bay 69 34 26 9 77 191 187 Toronto 68 31 23 14 76 206 206 Florida 68 30 27 11 71 175 195 Buffalo 69 28 29 12 68 177 203 Detroit 67 26 30 11 63 166 202 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 69 45 17 7 97 222 154 Pittsburgh 68 43 16 9 95 239 190 Columbus 68 44 18 6 94 219 160 N.Y. Rangers 70 44 24 2 90 225 183 N.Y. Islanders 69 33 25 11 77 206 211 Philadelphia 68 31 29 8 70 176 204 Carolina 67 28 27 12 68 172 196 New Jersey 68 25 31 12 62 153 197 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Results Blackhawks 4, Montreal 2 Washington 4, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2 (OT) Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa 1 (OT) Florida 7, Toronto 2 Winnipeg at New Jersey, ppd.

Dallas at Edmonton (n) Arizona at Los Angeles (n) Buffalo at San Jose (n) Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Cleveland Boston Washington Toronto Atlanta Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W 44 42 41 39 37 34 33 32

L 22 25 25 28 30 33 34 34

Pct .667 .627 .621 .582 .552 .507 .493 .485

GB — 2½ 3 5½ 7½ 10½ 11½ 12

Bulls Miami Charlotte New York Philadelphia Orlando Brooklyn

32 32 29 27 24 24 12

35 35 38 41 42 44 54

.478 .478 .433 .397 .364 .353 .182

12½ 12½ 15½ 18 20 21 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pct .788 .788 .687 .627 .597 .567 .552 .478

GB — — 6½ 10½ 12½ 14½ 15½ 20½

Portland 29 37 .439 Dallas 28 38 .424 Minnesota 28 38 .424 New Orleans 27 40 .403 Sacramento 26 41 .388 Phoenix 22 45 .328 L.A. Lakers 20 47 .299 x-clinched playoff spot

23 24 24 25½ 26½ 30½ 32½

x-Golden State x-San Antonio Houston Utah L.A. Clippers Oklahoma City Memphis Denver

W 52 52 46 42 40 38 37 32

L 14 14 21 25 27 29 30 35

Tuesday’s Results Cleveland 128, Detroit 96 New York 87, Indiana 81 Oklahoma City 122, Brooklyn 104 New Orleans 100, Portland 77 Philadelphia at Golden State (n) Wednesday’s Games Memphis at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Utah at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL WNIT

SPORTS BRIEFS

DeKalb opens season with loss

NBA

First Round Wednesday Little Rock at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.

Thursday Northern Illinois at South Dakota St., 7 p.m.

Jacksonville at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

Stetson at UCF, 6 p.m.

Kent State at Michigan, 6 p.m.

Central Michigan at Wright State, 6 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

Ball State at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Grambling State at Mississippi, 6 p.m.

Missouri State at Iowa, 7 p.m.

North Dakota at South Dakota, 7 p.m.

Abilene Christian at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

IUPUI at Saint Louis, 7 p.m.

UT Arlington at Tulane, 7 p.m.

Mercer at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m.

UNLV at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Washington State at BYU, 8 p.m.

Saint Mary’s at Colorado State, 8 p.m.

Morehead State at Middle Tennessee, 8:30 p.m.

Friday Villanova at Princeton, 5 p.m.

Sacred Heart at St. John’s, 6 p.m.

Ohio at Penn State, 6 p.m.

Fordham at Georgetown, 6 p.m.

Navy at George Washington, 6 p.m.

Rider at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m.

Duquesne at Drexel, 6 p.m.

Radford at James Madison, 6 p.m.

Virginia at Saint Joseph’s, 6 p.m.

Harvard at New Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at SMU, 7 p.m.

UC Davis at Utah, 7 p.m.

Second Round March 18-21 Saint Mary’s-Colorado St. winner vs.

UC Davis-Utah winner Washington St.-BYU winner vs. Seattle-Wyoming winner North Dakota-South Dakota winner vs.

Missouri St.-Iowa winner Northern Illinois-South Dakota St. winner vs. UNLV-Colorado winner UT Arlington-Tulane winner vs. Grambling St.-Ole Miss winner Mercer-Alabama winner vs. Little

Rock-Southern Miss winner Morehead St.-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Bethune-Cookman-Wake Forest winner Jacksonville-Georgia Tech winner vs.

Stetson-UCF winner Kent St.-Michigan winner vs. Central Michigan-Wright St. winner Harvard-New Hampshire winner vs.

Sacred Heart-St. John’s winner Ohio-Penn St. winner vs. FordhamGeorgetown winner Navy-George Washington winner vs.

Rider-Virginia Tech winner Villanova-Princeton winner vs.

Duquesne-Drexel winner Radford-James Madison winner vs. Virginia-Saint Joseph’s winner Ball St.-Indiana winner vs. IUPUI-Saint Louis winner Abilene Christian-Oklahoma St. winner vs. Louisiana Tech-SMU winner

NIT

First Round Tuesday Mississippi 91, Monmouth 83 Illinois 82, Valparaiso 57 Oakland 74, Clemson 69 UNC-Greensboro (25-9) at Syracuse (18-14), ppd.

Indiana (18-15) at Georgia Tech (1715) (n) College of Charleston (25-9) at Colorado St. (23-11) (n) Richmond (20-12) at Alabama (19-14) (n) Boise St. (19-11) at Utah (20-11) (n) CS Bakersfield (22-9) at California (21-12) (n) Wednesday South Dakota (22-11) at Iowa (18-14), 6 p.m.

Belmont (22-6) at Georgia (19-14), 6 p.m.

Colorado (19-14) at Central Florida (21-11), 6 p.m.

Akron (26-8) at Houston (21-10), 6:30 p.m.

Fresno St. (20-12) at TCU (19-15), 7 p.m.

Texas-Arlington (25-8) at BYU (22-11), 8 p.m.

UC Irvine (21-14) at Illinois St. (27-6), 8:30 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L St. Louis 11 4 Pittsburgh 12 5 Los Angeles 11 8 Milwaukee 10 8 Arizona 9 8 Philadelphia 9 8 Colorado 9 8 New York 10 9 Washington 7 7 Cubs 6 8 San Francisco 8 11 Cincinnati 8 12 San Diego 6 10 Atlanta 6 11 Miami 4 10 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L New York 13 5 Oakland 10 6 Seattle 11 7 Minnesota 9 6 Los Angeles 10 7 Baltimore 10 7 White Sox 10 8 Tampa Bay 9 8 Kansas City 9 8 Cleveland 8 9 Boston 8 10 Houston 5 10 Toronto 5 11 Detroit 5 12 Texas 5 12

Pct. .733 .706 .579 .556 .529 .529 .529 .526 .500 .429 .421 .400 .375 .353 .286 Pct. .722 .625 .611 .600 .588 .588 .556 .529 .529 .471 .444 .333 .313 .294 .294

Tuesday’s Results Cubs 7, Milwaukee 7, Seattle 7, White Sox 6 Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 0 Detroit 7, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Houston 1 Tampa Bay (ss) 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 Tampa Bay (ss) 9, Baltimore 6 Boston 5, Toronto 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 4, Oakland 3 Kansas City 8, L.A. Angels 4 San Francisco 6, Cleveland 5 Arizona 12, Texas 0 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City vs. White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 5:35 p.m.

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY CUP SERIES

Standings (race wins, stage wins, playoff points) Pts. RW SW 1. Brad Keselowski 132 1 0 2. Kyle Larson 131 0 0 3. Chase Elliott 129 0 0 4. Martin Truex Jr. 127 1 2 5. Joey Logano 119 0 0

PP 5 0 0 7 0

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Pro basketball 7 p.m.: Memphis at Bulls, CSN 7 p.m.: Portland at San Antonio, ESPN 9:30 p.m.: Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, ESPN Men’s basketball 5:40 p.m.: NCAA tournament, First Four, NC Central vs. UC Davis, TRU 6 p.m.: NIT, first round, South Dakota at Iowa, ESPN2 6:30 p.m.: NIT, first round, Akron at Houston, ESPNU 8 p.m.: NIT, first round, Texas-Arlington at BYU, ESPN2 8:10 p.m.: NCAA tournament, First Four, Providence vs. Southern Cal, TRU 8:30 p.m.: NIT, first round, UC Irvine at Illinois St., ESPNU Pro baseball Noon: Spring training, Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh , MLBN

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FOOD

Celebrate with Bangers and Mash

By THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA The Associated Press

St. Patrick’s Day traditions in the United States run deep.

We eat corned beef and cabbage, we drink green beer and we shame our co-workers into wearing green sweaters to the office.

If you’re looking for a change of pace this year (except for the sweaters, which are mandatory), maybe a menu swap is in order.

The Culinary Institute of America’s recipe for Bangers and Mash is a rustic, hearty dish that easily will earn its place among your holiday traditions.

Creamy potatoes, homemade gravy and sausage are classic comfort foods on the Emerald Isle, and this recipe helps you make every component from scratch.

You may be skeptical, but homemade sausage is incredibly easy to prepare. If you’ve ever made a meatloaf or meatball, you’ve basically made sausage.

The recipes we’ve included here call for the sausages to be stuffed into casings, which you can buy from your butcher, or even online. You can use a sausage stuffing machine or stand-mixer attachment to fill the casings or, if you don’t mind a little hard work, you can even stuff the sausages by hand.

For a super simplified version, though, you can skip the casings entirely. Prepare the filling as written, then form it into patties you can cook like a hamburger. You also can roll it into sausage link-shaped logs and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

Refrigerate them to help them firm up a bit, then remove the plastic and cook them like you would any other sausages.

The meat for your sausage will need to be finely ground, which you may be able to do at home if you have the right equipment. If not, you can ask your butcher to grind it for you.

Once you have your sausage squared away, it’s all about the velvety buttermilk whipped potatoes and stout-onion gravy.

Stouts, like Guinness, are bold and rich, with enough bitterness to help cut through the creaminess of the dish.

You can use any beer – or even red wine – for the gravy, but for St. Patrick’s Day, the Dublin-bred Guinness is almost a requirement. Just don’t spill it on your green sweater.

Chicken Sausage

Servings: Approximately 16

Bangers and Mash with Buttermilk Whipped Potatoes and Stout-Onion Gravy

1 pound, 8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cubed 8 ounces pork fatback, cubed 1 ½ tablespoons kosher salt, plus more as needed 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted and ground 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds, toasted and ground 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon cold water Natural hog casings, as needed

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Bangers and Mash with Buttermilk Whipped Potatoes and Stout-Onion Gravy Start to finish: 3 hours, 30 minutes (Active time: 2 hours) Servings: 8

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 8 links sausage of either Duck Chorizo or Chicken Sausage (recipes follow) 2 cups cooked white beans Stout-Onion Gravy (recipe follows) Buttermilk Whipped Potatoes (recipe follows) Root Vegetable Chips (recipe follows) Lightly oil a grill or grill pan and heat to medium-high. Grill the sausages, turning occasionally, until they are browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to indirect heat or a 350-degree F. oven until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

In a medium bowl, combine the beans and about 1/4 cup of the stout gravy.

Serve the cooked sausages with the beans, whipped potatoes, stout gravy and root vegetable chips.

Duck Chorizo

Servings: Approximately 16 1/2 cup red wine 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic Meat from 1 ½ pounds duck legs, skin removed 6 ounces pork belly, cubed 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground cumin

5 black peppercorns, cracked 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed Lamb casings, as needed (optional) Place the wine in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the wine has reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.

Heat the oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat.

Add the garlic and cook until it is fragrant and softened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

In a medium bowl, combine the duck meat, pork belly, red pepper flakes, cumin, peppercorns, paprika, and salt. Add the cooled wine and garlic. Mix to coat the meat.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to the freezer. Chill until the meat is nearly frozen, but not solid, about 1 hour.

Prepare an ice water bath and set aside.

Set the bowl of a stand mixer over the ice bath, and pass the chilled meat mixture through the 1/4-inch plate (small or medium) of a meat grinder into the bowl. Transfer the bowl to the mixer and use the paddle attachment to mix on low speed until the mixture is sticky, about 1 minute.

Take a small portion of the mixture and cook in a hot sauté pan until cooked through.

Taste for seasoning and add more to the mixture, as needed.

Stuff the mixture into the casings, and twist to make 3-inch links, if desired. Alternately, divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and form into patties. Refrigerate until needed.

In a medium bowl, combine the chicken thighs, fatback, salt, pepper, garlic, fennel, coriander and red pepper flakes.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to the freezer. Chill until the meat is nearly frozen, but not solid, about 1 hour.

Prepare an ice water bath and set aside.

Set the bowl of a stand mixer over the ice bath, and pass the chilled meat mixture through the 1/4-inch die of a meat grinder into the bowl. Transfer the bowl to the mixer and use the paddle attachment to mix on low speed until the mixture is sticky, about 1 minute. Add the water and mix to combine, for 30 seconds.

Take a small portion of the mixture and cook in a hot sauté pan until cooked through.

Taste for seasoning and add more to the mixture, as needed.

Stuff the mixture into the casings, and twist to make 3-inch links, if desired. Alternately, divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and form into patties. Refrigerate until needed.

Buttermilk Whipped Potatoes Servings: 8

4 russet potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup milk Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by about 3 inches. Add the salt, and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork or skewer, about 18 to 20 minutes.

Drain the potatoes and shake off any excess water. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and transfer to the oven. Bake until the See BANGERS, page 23

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Irish Scones with Smoked Salmon

Makes about 10 scones Start to finish: 25 minutes 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for patting out the dough 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 cup (1½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 cup milk, preferably whole 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk About 3 tablespoons softened

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potatoes are dried slightly, about 15 minutes.

Place the butter in a large bowl. Place a food mill on top of the bowl and process the potatoes through the mill. Alternately, use a potato ricer or masher to mash the potatoes until smooth.

Add the buttermilk and milk, stirring to combine. Season with salt, to taste.

Stout-Onion Gravy Servings: 8

2 tablespoons butter 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup stout beer (Guinness) 1 cup low-sodium beef broth 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add

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unsalted butter for serving 1/2 pound good-quality smoked salmon Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly flour a clean work surface.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry cutter, two knives, or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, with no piece of butter larger than a pea. In a small bowl, combine the milk and the egg yolk.

Stir the milk mixture into the dry ingredients just until the mixture comes together.

Turn the dough onto the floured work surface, and roll or pat it out to 1¼-inch thick. Cut out 2½-inch circles with a biscuit cutter, as close as possible to one another.

Gently pat together the scraps so they are 1¼-inch thick, and cut out another two or three circles as possible. Place them on the prepared baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.

Beat the egg with 1 teaspoon of water in a small bowl, and use a pastry brush to lightly brush the top of each scone with the egg mixture.

the onions and sauté until translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to low, and continue to cook until the onions are golden and caramelized, 6 to 8 minutes more.

Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to combine.

Cook until the flour is well-incorporated and the mixture has thickened, about 2 minutes.

Add the beer and use a wooden spoon to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the beef broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the gravy has thickened, for 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve warm until needed.

Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool until barely warm, or at room temperature. Split them in half with a fork, or cut them with a sharp knife, spread the butter evenly between the scones, layer some salmon onto each bottom half, and place the scone tops over the salmon.

Nutrition information per serving: 373 calories; 163 calories from fat; 18 g fat (10 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 114 mg cholesterol; 389 mg sodium; 33 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 19 g protein.

Use a slotted spoon or gently lower the sliced vegetables into the oil. Fry, turning occasionally, until they are golden brown and crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a towel-lined tray and sprinkle with salt. Cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition information per serving of duck chorizo: 117 calories; 69 calories from fat; 8 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 37 mg cholesterol; 155 mg sodium; 0 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 9 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of chicken sausage: 151 calories; 124 calories from fat; 14 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 569 mg sodium; 0 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 6 g protein.

Root Vegetable Chips Nutrition information per serving of potatoes: 95 calories; Servings: 8 32 calories from fat; 4 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 255 mg sodium; 14 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 3 pounds assorted root vegetables, such as yuca, sweet 2 g sugar; 2 g protein. potato, taro, salsify, or lotus Nutrition information per serving of gravy: 53 calories; 27 Vegetable oil, as needed for frying calories from fat; 3 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 8 mg Kosher salt, to taste cholesterol; 139 mg sodium; 4 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 1 g Peel the root vegetables. Use a mandoline, vegetable peeler, sugar; 1 g protein.

Nutrition information per serving of chips: 302 calories; 34 or chef’s knife to slice the vegetables as thinly as possible. calories from fat; 4 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg Fill a large, heavy-bottomed pot with about 2 inches of cholesterol; 264 mg sodium; 65 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 3 g oil. Heat over medium heat until a thermometer reads 350 sugar; 2 g protein. degrees F.

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Is it not enjoyable to take advantage of another culture’s holiday to explore new recipes and treat yourself to something delicious? It is.

And is St. Patrick’s Day not right around the corner? As the Irish might say, ’tis.

Moist, biscuit-y Irish scones, lashed with rich butter and a few slices of smoked salmon top my list of Irish culinary yearnings this March 17.

European-style butter makes a big difference in this dish; it has a slightly higher butterfat content than everyday supermarket butter.

If you’re sticking close to the theme, look for good Irish butter.

What does it mean to cut the butter into the flour mixture? The butter is added cold, in small pieces, and needs to be incorporated into the dry ingredients so it is well distributed throughout but still maintains a pebbly texture.

That way, when the scones bake, the butter melts into the dough and creates flaky scones with tiny pockets of air to keep the texture light.

Blending the butter in with a pastry cutter, two butter knives or quick rubbing movements with your fingers allows this to happen without

creaming the butter into the dough, which would create a denser scone.

As with biscuits or really any quick bread, the less you handle the dough the better.

Over-mixing or kneading will activate proteins in the flour, making the resulting baked goods a bit tough. The dough might seem a little sticky; that’s fine, just work quickly and nimbly, and make sure the work surface is well dusted with flour. Lightly dust the top of the dough so your fingers won’t stick to it when you pat it out for cutting into circles.

These scones are not too sweet, as their intended filling is smoked, salty fish, but if you are wishing for scones to slather with butter and jam, you might add another tablespoon or two of sugar.

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13 from Sycamore High School take part DAILY CHRONICLE Thirteen Sycamore High School students were selected to participate in the 2017 Illinois Music Education conference recently held at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria.

Sycamore High School had the 17th largest All-State music student representation of any high school in Illinois. Students were selected via a rigorous audition process from the district ILMEA festival held earlier this year.

All-State musicians were treated to a special rally as they departed for the weekend festival.

Fellow students, faculty, and family gathered in the Choir Room for a brief send-off. Music Department Chairman Scott Mertens acknowledged the private teachers of the students and their parents and families for their unending support.

Upon departure, the SHS Band

All-State Band: Brett Brancato, Madeline Kessler, Gracia Watson All-State Honors Choir: Trevor McDonald All-State Choir: Kelsie Kruskol, Anna McComb, Alice Mesjak All-State Honors Orchestra: Kjelden Breidenbach, Evan Jacobs, Bret Reser All-State Orchestra: Julia Luo, Matthew Rogers Bret Reser placed seventh, Evan Jacobs placed 10th, Kjelden Breidenbach placed 19th, and Ryan Loitz placed the 5th highest score overall in Illinois in their respective Honors ensembles. In addition, Brett Brancato placed first, Gracia Watson placed second, Matt Rogers placed third, Madeline Kessler placed fifth, and Julia Luo placed 15th overall in their respective All State ensembles.

During the festival weekend, parPhoto provided ticipants attended numerous rehearsThirteen Sycamore High School students were selected to participate in the 2017 Illinois als, workshops, panel discussions and Music Education All-State Conference. master classes, and performed a concert at the Peoria Civic Center. played the School Song and they reCongratulations to the following The opportunity for students and ceived a special escort including cele- students who were selected for All- staff to attend this festival was made bratory lights and sirens provided by State: possible by the Sycamore Music BoostAll-State Honors Band: Ryan Loitz the Sycamore Police Department. ers.

Nursing programs at KC in Ill. top 20

Sycamore Middle School names Students of the Month

DAILY CHRONICLE The Kishwaukee College Nursing Program received notification from RegisteredNurse.org that it has been named one of the Top 20 Nursing Programs in Illinois. The Kish Program was ranked 14th out of 76 programs evaluated.

RegisteredNurse.org evaluated programs primarily on factors which represent how well a program supports students toward licensure and beyond. The evaluation included NCLEXRN (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses) Pass Rates over a several year period for each institution. NCLEX-RN is administered to nursing graduates for licensure in the United States.

The Kish Nursing Program posted a 96 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-RN in 2015, the most recent year data is available. National pass rate for 2015 NCLEX-RN was 85 percent and the State of Illinois pass rate was 86 percent.

“We are honored to be recognized by RegisteredNurse.org,” Bette Chilton, dean of Health & Education, said in a news release. “I think it speaks volumes as to the quality of our program, faculty and students at Kishwaukee College.”

For more information on the Nursing Program at Kishwaukee College, call the Health & Education division at 815-825-9354.

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Sycamore Middle School has named its Students of the Month for February. The sixth-grade students are Lauren Cohn, Ethan Guevara, Reese French and Christian McConkie. The seventh-grade students are Mira Ryu, Mitchel Edwards, Zoe Durst and Ryan Leifheit. The eighth-grade students are Aliska Flatter, Jacob Hull, Kylie Ryder and Christian Kousoulas.

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Improve sleep hygiene before meds Dear Doctor: I’m 81 and usually go to bed by 10:30 p.m. Although I would like to sleep until 7 or 7:30 a.m., I wake up after 5 or 5½ hours. I’ve tried 3 milligrams of melatonin, then 5 milligrams. What else can I do?

Dear Reader: Generally, sleep problems get worse as we get older, meaning we have more difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep and our total sleep time is lessened.

The elderly in particular have a greatly reduced percentage of deep, or restorative, sleep – that is, stages 3 and 4. This lack of high-quality sleep causes older people to feel more tired during the day and feel an increased need to take naps. Those naps can significantly affect the sleep-wake cycle at night.

If you’re already forgoing daytime sleeping, you’ll need to focus on other ways to improve your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. Start by increasing your amount of exercise and by spending more time outside.

Also, assess how much time you spend in the bed not sleeping. If you use the bed as an entertainment platform for watching television or some other form of media, removing the television from the bedroom would be helpful.

Pain and problems with urination or your bowels can also affect sleep, as can caffeine and alcohol. If you have the former, talk to a doctor. If you indulge in the latter, limit their intake.

In a 1999 study published in JAMA, researchers divided 78 people with insomnia into two groups. One group had eight weeks of behavioral therapy that included learning to stop daytime napping, getting rid of media prior to sleep and meditation techniques for relaxation. They compared this group with people who used drug therapy alone for eight weeks. The authors found that those who did the behavioral changes were able to fall asleep more quickly than those who

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ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley used drug therapy, 55 percent compared to 46.5 percent. Moreover, the behavioral changes had sustained benefit even 12 and 24 months after the therapy, while medication had no sustained benefits.

The medication used in that study was temazepam (Restoril), but many other medications are also available to help people sleep. The problem is that many have side effects, especially for those over the age of 65. The most common side effects are seen with sedative hypnotics such as temazepam, zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta), but also with benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Ativan, Valium and Klonopin. I would caution you not to start these medications.

As for melatonin, it appears to be safe, but doesn’t seem to be working that well for you. Medications that work differently than the ones above might provide more relief with fewer side effects. One drug specifically for sleep is Ramelteon, and it binds to the melatonin receptors in the body. Another is the antidepressant Trazodone, which works by increasing levels of serotonin and can cause drowsiness.

But start by improving your sleep hygiene. Don’t take naps during the day; decrease your intake of alcohol and caffeine; use the bed only for sleeping; get outside regularly; and exercise. If these methods don’t work, a cognitive behavioral therapist who focuses on sleep might be able to help.

• Robert Ashley, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Keep your temper under control and your emotions in check this year. Try not to react too quickly or make assumptions based on information with little substance. Think matters through, regardless of the pressure you face. Walk away from anyone trying to control your life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Get the facts and prepare to act fast. An opportunity will not be available forever. Set boundaries and rules when dealing with partnerships. Romance will lead to a proposition.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – What appears to be an impulsive move to some will in truth be well planned and executed. Don’t let someone’s

uncertainty cause you to doubt a personal decision. Follow through with your plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take control of situations that concern your assets, health or occupation. Don’t wait to see what happens, when you should step up and manipulate the situation in your best interest.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Stay focused on building your assets. Professional changes will put you in a better position to rise to the top.

Invest in what you want to pursue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – An unusual destination will prompt you to consider options that you have neglected to explore in the past. Don’t limit what you can do just because someone opposes you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Be careful when moving

forward. Not everything will be known initially.

Get all the facts before making a commitment.

Anger will take charge if you let someone get away with something.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Take the initiative to set your plans in motion. Being proactive will pay off and show others that you mean business. It’s what you do, not what you say, that will count.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Money matters will lead to emotional stress and uncertainty. Joint ventures will not turn out as hoped, leaving you in a precarious position if you didn’t take precautions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Emotional matters will creep up on you. Look for alternative ways to deal with trouble. Explosive tactics will not bring you the satisfaction you need to move forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – The help you offer others will put you in a good position.

Sharing experiences with colleagues will ensure that you avoid facing certain problems. Home and personal improvements are highlighted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t get involved in situations that require force or that present a physical challenge. Protect against insult and injury when dealing with demanding individuals. Have your facts and documentation straight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – A financial opportunity will be presented if you take part in events that deal with causes that concern you.

Reconnecting with someone from your past will prove to be entertaining and interesting.

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A bridge player’s success may be measured by how high he plays -- as in today’s deal.

South is in six spades. West leads the diamond king. How should South plan the play and how can East thwart his dastardly plan?

After North responds with four diamonds, a splinter bid showing four-plus spades, at least game-going values and a singleton (or void) in diamonds, South wonders whether his partner has both black-suit kings. If he does, seven spades will be anything between a favorite and laydown. Could your partnership uncover those cards? Most couldn’t.

South could bank all on the club finesse, but there is a better approach. He should win the opening lead, play a trump to dummy, cash the ace of hearts (discarding a low club from hand) and crossruff the red suits to eliminate them. Now declarer leads a club off the dummy. If East contributes the four or five, South covers with his eight to effect an endplay. West must either lead back into declarer’s ace-queen club tenace or concede a ruff-and-sluff.

However, note that East can foil this plan by playing the club 10.

Then, South should win with his ace, cross to dummy with a trump and lead a club toward his queen. He gets home whenever East has the king or when West has the king singleton or doubleton. Here, though, he goes down.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Melanie Velazquez; Melissa Folk; Adrian Velazquez; Jeffery Folk; Street Townhome Charles Association, Inc.; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17CH 00002 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Melissa Folk Adrian Velazquez

que Jeffery Folk Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 517 N. Charles Street Cortland, IL 60112 and which said Mortgage was made by: Melanie Velazquez Melissa Folk the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for First Centennial Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DeKalb County, Illinois, as Document No. 2010000091; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court,

Maureen A. Josh Clerk of the Circuit Court 133 W. State Street Sycamore, IL 60178 on or before March 31, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-15840 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Public Hearing on the Sycamore Townand Sycamore Township Road ship PUBLIC NOTICE District Budget and Appropriation Ordinances for the fiscal year bePublic Notification Our client is proposing to construct ginning April 1, 2017, and ending (1) 180 f

Public Notice is hereby given that on February 28, 2017 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address of all the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as: DULCERIA LUPITA located at 240 N. 7th Street, DeKalb, IL 60115.

Dated February 28, 2017 /s/ Douglas J. Johnson, DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 1, 8 & 15, 2017.)

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(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 15, 2017.)1354112

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

PROFILE ONE DESIGN located at 223 Lexington St., DeKalb, IL 60115.

/s/ Douglas J. Johnson, DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

Dated March 6, 2017

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 8, 15 & 22, 2017.) /s/ Douglas J. Johnson, 1270952 DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder LOOKING FOR A JOB?

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 28, 2017 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address of all the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as: THREESIXTYFIVE LIFESTYLE APPAREL located at 3241 Wineberry Dr., DeKalb, IL 60115.

Public Notice is hereby given that on March 6, 2017 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address of all the persons own- Dated February 28, 2017 ing, conducting, and transacting the business known as:

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To: James M. O'Sullivan; Terry Stoens; Olivia O'Sullivan; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

Filed

ginning Apr ding March 31, 2018, which were originally scheduled to be held on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00 pm have been rescheduled to Monday, March 27, 2017 at 6:00 pm at the Sycamore Township Building located at 545 Brickville Road, Sycamore, Illinois. As published on February 21, 2017, the tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for both the Sycamore Township and the Sycamore Township Road District are, and continue to remain, available for public inspection at the Township Office, 545 Brickville Road, Sycamore, Illinois during regular office hours of 8:00 am to 3:00 pm as per the 30 day requirement.

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, Kathleen Lampkins March 15, 2017.)1353986 Township Clerk Sycamore Township

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 1, 8, 15, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE

TAX DEED NO. 17-TX-9

propos g one (1) 180 foot self-supporting lattice railroad communication tower in DeKalb County, IL. The tower will be located 2.9 miles NNW of Kingston, .45 miles N or the intersection of Glidden Rd and Cherry Valley Rd at RR marker 67.24.

Golder Associates on behalf of our client invites comments from any interested party regarding the potential effects of the tower on historic properties. Comments may be sent to Angela Kappen, N27 W23960 Paul Rd., Suite 210, Pewaukee, WI 53072, or akappen@golder.com. Comments must be received 30 days following published date.

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February 16, 2017

TAKE NOTICE

County of DeKalb Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-00317 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 909 East Railroad Street, Sandwich, Illinois Property Index No. 19-25-454-004 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on August 3, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

To: Janice M. Bauer; Occupant; Bridges of Rivermist Homeowners Association; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

To: Clark W. Cubbage; Pamela L. Cubbage; Occupant; Resource Bank, N.A.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

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17-TX-10

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February 16, 2017

TAKE NOTICE County of DeKalb Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-00114 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 526 Quinlan Court, DeKalb, Illinois Property Index No. 08-02-351-012 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on August 3, 2017.

TAKE NOTICE

County of DeKalb Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-00084 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

To: Darrel W. Spires; Marjorie Spires; Occupant; Connie D. Sibley; Kimberly Spires Dougherty; Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 17-TX-12

Filed

February 16, 2017

TAKE NOTICE

County of DeKalb Date Premises Sold October 27, 2014 Certificate No. 2013-00090 Sold for General Taxes of 2013 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at: 1041 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore, Illinois Property Index No. 06-31-476-002-0000

Property located at: 926 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore, Illinois Property Index No. 06-32-351-002

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on August 3, 2017.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on August 3, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before August 3, 2017.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before August 3, 2017.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before August 3, 2017.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before August 3, 2017.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in room 200.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in room 200.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in room 200.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois on August 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in room 200.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made at any time on or before August 3, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Sycamore, Illinois.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before August 3, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Sycamore, Illinois.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before August 3, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Sycamore, Illinois.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before August 3, 2017 by applying to the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Sycamore, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 110 East Sycamore St, Sycamore, IL 60178 Telephone: (815) 895-7152 Oak Park Investments, Inc.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 110 East Sycamore St, Sycamore, IL 60178 Telephone: (815) 895-7152 Oak Park Investments, Inc.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 110 East Sycamore St, Sycamore, IL 60178 Telephone: (815) 895-7152 Oak Park Investments, Inc.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 110 East Sycamore St, Sycamore, IL 60178 Telephone: (815) 895-7152 Oak Park Investments, Inc.

MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60606 312- 781-9510 #OP-305 Purchaser or Assignee Dated February 16, 2017

MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60606 312- 781-9510 #OP-302 Purchaser or Assignee Dated February 16, 2017

MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60606 312- 781-9510 #OP-300 Purchaser or Asignee Dated February 16, 2017

MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60606 312- 781-9510 #OP-301 Purchaser or Assignee Dated February 16, 2017

(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 13, 14 & 15, 2017.)

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