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Rialto asks city for more money

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Rialto Square Theatre administrators are asking for more money from the city, saying current funding is not enough to keep up with day-to-day operations and needed repairs.

In a letter sent this week to the Joliet mayor and city council, Rialto officials explained the financial situation. Officials requested $850,000 to help subsidize general operations – or $250,000 more than what the city budgeted for the theatre in 2015 and in years past.

The chances of getting more funding is unlikely, Mayor Tom Giarrante said Wednesday, with the city’s recently proposed $279 million budget relying on reserve funds to balance a projected deficit.

“I understand their plight.

Expenses go up, but we are in the same condition,” Giarrante said. “We have departments undermanned, police undermanned. We have staff members doing two or three jobs.”

The Rialto’s request for additional funding comes the same week a handful of residents upset over a proposed new marquee design have called on the City Council to withhold all funding from the theater.

“I understand their plight.

Expenses go up, but we are in the same condition.

We have departments undermanned, police undermanned. We have staff members doing two or three jobs.”

Tom Giarrante Mayor of Joliet

The city has historically put aside money to underwrite operational costs for the Rialto. But an economic downturn led to city officials pulling back contributions to the Rialto and other Joliet-area cultural institutions a few years ago. Since then, the city has given the Rialto the same flat amount of $600,000 each year.

Randy Green, general manager for the Rialto, said repair costs for the 88-yearold historical building are becoming more complicated and extensive, requiring more dollars than are available in the theater’s $4 million annual budget.

Rialto revenue sources include ticket sales, donations, commercial leases, merchandise and the city’s yearly grant, Green said.

The lack of tenants to fill up the theater’s 180,000 square feet of commercial space also is a problem, he said. Space in the north wing has been entirely vacant for the last 20-plus years.

A more steady, guaranteed supply of income would help the Rialto bring in more shows and raise more revenue, Green said. The Rialto continues to be an essential element for downtown businesses and for the city’s redevelopment plans for the City Center, he said, but the theater lacks the funding needed to bring in new shows and programming.

Councilman Bob O’Dekirk, who serves as the city’s liaison for the Rialto, agreed with the mayor on the city’s financial situation, but said Rialto’s argument is a strong one.

“It seems like every proposal and plan we come up with for downtown redevelopment, the Rialto is a big part of it,” he said. “The Rialto is crucial is any type of redevelopment we do downtown.”

The Rialto’s success not only helps the theater but businesses nearby, he said.

“They look at this as more of an investment,” he said, noting the Rialto board’s desire to attract younger audiences.

Driver dies after Plainfield crash THE HERALD–NEWS PLAINFIELD – The driver hospitalized after a Thursday morning accident has died, Plainfield police said.

The name of the driver, only identified as a female, has been withheld pending notification of family.

She had to be extricated

from her SUV, police said.

The Hyundai Santa Fe collided with a box truck at 8:14 a.m. on Ridge Road near Johnson Road. Police said the Hyundai was going north when it crossed the center line and struck the southbound box truck.

A passenger in the box truck complained of minor

back pain and was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, police said.

The driver was not injured.

The driver who died also was taken to Rush-Copley. Police said she died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Ridge Road was closed for about five hours while police investigated the crash.

Write code at Richland School Saturday

CREST HILL – Richland School will set up computer stations on Saturday for people who want to try their hand at writing code.

The Family Hour of Code Event will be 3 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at the school located at 1919 Caton Farm Road, Crest Hill.

The event is a local version of a global Hour of Code initiative aimed at broadening understanding of the code, or language, used to run websites and software.

Those who attend the Richland School event can expect to try a number of coding activities that will range from creating games, completing puzzles, building apps and more, according to a news release from the school.

Richland expects between 100 and 200 people to participate. Participants can come and go as they please. There is no charge.

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ON THE COVER After 40 years with the Plainfield Fire Protection District, Chief John Eichelberger is retiring. Eichelberger became chief of the department in 1985.

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Plainfield Fire Chief John Eichelberger will retire after 40 years “He has always been a calm person, but he’s always been that rock.”

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – John Eichelberger ran the Plainfield Fire Protection District with a calm but firm grasp, and occasionally a pipe.

That was the message several people relayed Thursday afternoon as they looked back on their years with the retiring fire chief during a ceremony, held at the district’s headquarters, honoring his 40 years of service.

Eichelberger has been the fire chief since 1985, and a full-time fire chief since 1994.

He will officially retire Jan. 2. Deputy Chief David Riddle has been chosen to succeed Eichelberger.

Eichelberger was at the helm of major growth while the fire district transitioned from a volunteer group to one of the larger districts in Illinois.

“He’s been a good leader and he has passed that on,” said William Barnes, the fire district board president.

The fire chief

Eichelberger’s interest in firefighting came through his father, Laverne “Ike” Eichelberger, who was an assistant fire chief at the district.

“I used to go on calls with him when I was little,” Eichelberger said.

Eichelberger started as a volunteer firefighter in 1974 and served as the fire department’s chaplain from 1975 to 1979. He was promoted to engineer in 1977, and became a lieutenant in 1978 and captain in 1979. He became the second assistant chief in 1982 and first assistant chief in 1984.

When he took over the district in 1985 as a volunteer fire chief, there were up to 50 volunteer firefighters working under one roof and dealing with about 300 calls a year on a $600,000 budget.

Cheree Lewis Finance/HR director

The aftermath of the tornado required 10 straight days of operations.

“I think he lived at the station that whole time,” Lewis said.

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ABOVE: Plainfield Fire Protection District Chief John Eichelberger talks with people at his retirement party Thursday in Plainfield. RIGHT: Eichelberger with his trademark pipe.

Today, there are 125 fulltime and part-time firefighters, paramedics and administrators on staff in four fire stations receiving about 4,000 calls a year working with a $20 million budget.

Through the three decades, Eichelberger had a special knack for standing back, assessing the situation and directing his staff without micromanaging them, Finance/HR Director Cheree Lewis said.

“He has always been a calm person, but he’s always been that rock,” said Lewis, who was hired by Eichelberger as his assistant shortly after he became the fire chief.

Eichelberger said the most memorable moment in his career was the 1990 Plainfield tornado, not just for the destruction it caused but the

sense of community that it built.

“I was still a volunteer fire chief and it was a huge

destruction,” he said. “A great part is within 24 hours of the tornado we had everyone accounted for.”

The tornado made Eichelberger more aware of the importance of organizing and forming bonds with other departments and agencies to prepare for future events, especially the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System–Illinois, or MABAS. “MABAS was a big part of response,” Eichelberger said, explaining how the system works to quickly and efficiently supply aid to disaster-stricken areas in the state.

“I think when you think of MABAS Division 15, [Eichelberger] is the face of MABAS Division 15,” said Minooka Fire Chief Al Yancey, adding that Eichelberger is the longest serving officer in the division. “He’s our archivist, our historian.”

In addition to statewide agencies, Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek said he has never seen a stronger bond between a community’s fire and police departments than in Plainfield.

“The excellent working relationship that we have with the fire district, the police department and the emergency management agency here in Plainfield is in no small part because of the ... efforts of Chief Eichelberger over all the years,” Konopek said.

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Still not open Grant’s doesn’t open for going-out-of-business sale

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com

JOLIET – Grant’s Appliances didn’t open as planned for a going-out-of-business sale Thursday, dismaying some customers wanting appliances they paid for months ago.

Some customers who never got their appliances said they believe merchandise that had been sold before will be sold again.

On Wednesday, signs on the windows of the Joliet location, 321 Republic Ave., said the stores would reopen at 11 a.m.

Thursday.

But customers who came were turned away because the store in Joliet was not yet ready to open, said a man who was working inside the building. He said the store would open Friday or Saturday. He didn’t identify himself and walked away from the entrance after further knocks on the window.

The same was true for customers who visited the Aurora

location, said Carla Bison of St. Charles, another customer who said she lost money on appliances.

Grant’s Appliances shut down in October with no explanation from the owners, mystifying and angering many customers who said they have lost money on appliances never delivered.

The Illinois attorney general said the company is undergoing a process similar to bankruptcy and another company, High Ridge Partners Inc., will distribute its assets to pay off creditors.

A representative with High Ridge Partners Inc. could not be reached Thursday and has not returned repeated calls during recent weeks.

Joy Tinsman of New Lenox, a customer who paid more than $20,000 for appliances she never received, was at the Joliet store Thursday. She was disappointed the store did not open and told a man inside they were selling products other people already bought.

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Customers peer into the windows of Grant’s Appliances, 321 Republic Ave. in Joliet, on Thursday morning.

The stores did not open for a going-out-of-business sale that was planned for this week.

She wanted to speak with someone from the company or the bank running the sale inside but was told the stores would open either Friday or Saturday.

“You can’t get at least one person to man up and talk with someone?” she asked him.

Joe Nurczyk and Vicki Kaminskas, both of Joliet, were at the store as well. Nurzcyk purchased nearly $3,000 worth of kitchen appliances from Grant’s before the store closed.

They only were able to get a

microwave and had to repurchase other appliances at another store.

“They’re selling stuff already sold,” Kaminskas said.

At the Aurora store Thursday, Bison said she went there to show them her receipt for $3,275 paid for appliances never delivered. She was told by the people there – one who identified himself as a Grant’s employee for the Downers Grove location – that she couldn’t have her appliances.

One other person was with

a bank but Bison didn’t know which one since they were “not forthcoming with information,” she said. They could not give her contacts for more information, she said.

“What you’re doing is selling merchandise already paid for,” she said she told the people at the store. “You’re virtually selling stolen goods and they said virtually, that’s right.”

She said she doesn’t plan on going again as it is “an attempt in futility.”

Young Morris man killed in I-55 crash; funeral fund started

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP – Ryan Smith, 19, of Morris was a fun-loving kid who loved diesel pickup trucks, according to Andy Kacena, Grundy Area Vocational Center automotive instructor.

“He was a great kid and hard worker,” Kacena said Thursday morning.

Smith died Wednesday night when he swerved off Interstate 55 in Channahon Township and crashed after being cut off by a semitrailer, Illinois state police said.

Smith was driving north about 7:30 p.m. in a Ford pickup in the left lane when a semitrailer changed lanes and cut him off, witnesses told state police. Smith swerved to avoid hitting the semitrailer. He was ejected from his pickup as it rolled over several times in the median ditch before the truck came to rest in the southbound lanes south of the Route 6 interchange.

Smith was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.

Police said the semitrailer that changed lanes in front of

Smith kept going. The semitrailer driver has not been identified.

Smith was taken to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, where he was pronounced dead at 8:28 p.m., according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Smith spent his senior year at GAVC not only attending his Automotive 2 class but also being a teacher’s assistant in the afternoon when he would come back to GAVC and help students in Automotive 1 with their labs, Kacena said.

“I’ve learned a lot from

them,” Smith said of the GAVC in a February Morris Daily Herald article. “When I first started my junior year, I knew only a little bit, but they’ve taught me so much.”

Cody Decker of Morris met Smith when Smith moved to Morris during their high school years and said Smith was an outgoing person.

“He spoke his mind, but he also was one of those people that if you needed help, he’d do his best to try to help you,” Decker said.

Decker said Smith loved working on cars, jacked up trucks and mudding.

Mary Bookwalter, friends with Smith’s mother, Rachael Harr, said Smith was a typical 19-year-old who was happy-go-lucky. He was a boy who adored his mother.

Bookwalter has started a donation page on gofundme. com to help raise money for his funeral.

“I know how devastating it is to worry about funeral costs,” Bookwalter said about starting the fund. “If I can do anything to help, I will.”

Funeral arrangements were not immediately known Friday.

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Illiana Expressway gets federal approval Decision allows states to move ahead with tollway plans

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com The Federal Highway Administration has given its stamp of approval to the Illiana Expressway, allowing Illinois and Indiana to move forward with the controversial tollway project.

The action, taken Wednesday, authorizes state transportation departments in both states to move forward with final design, land acquisition and construction of the $1.5 billion tollway project linking Interstate 55 near Wilmington to Interstate 65 in Indiana.

The Illiana Expressway is to be funded with both state money and private investment.

The Federal Highway Administration decision marks

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the completion of the project’s environmental planning phase, meaning both states can now look for public-private partnerships to carry out all phases of the project, including construction, maintenance and operation.

The news was hailed Thursday by John Greuling, president and CEO of the Will County Center for Economic Development, a longtime supporter of the proposed tollway.

“This federal record of decision, in my opinion, is the most critical event thus far. No question,” Greuling said. “But there’s a lot to do yet.”

The next step would be land acquisition and the issuing of a request for proposals to the four pre-qualified bidders se-

“This federal record of decision, in my opinion, is the most critical event thus far. No question. But there’s a lot to do yet.”

John Greuling CEO of the Will County Center for Economic Development lected earlier this year, he said.

Supporters say the tollway would provide a needed eastwest highway and relieve traffic along I-80. Opponents have called the $1.5 billion project a “boondoggle” that could leave taxpayers with the short end of the stick if revenue projections fall short.

The project still faces ongoing legal challenges from environmental groups claiming the project harms farmland and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

And there’s still another major player to win over: Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, who largely remained quiet on the Illiana plan during his election campaign.

Last month, a Rauner spokeswoman told The Herald-News Rauner believes the project “may have the potential to be an economic development engine,” but the state needs to make sure any potential public-private partnership deal doesn’t leave taxpayers “holding the bag.”

Peotone homeowner Virginia Hamann, an Illiana op-

ponent, criticized the Federal Highway Administration decision. Hamann, president of No Illiana For Us, said the group has gotten unwanted news about the Illiana during the winter holidays before.

“It is disgusting. Our holidays are going to be ruined for the third year in a row,” said Hamann, who operates an 80acre dairy farm in Will County with her husband, Brian, and father-in-law, Bruce.

No Illiana For Us is a group of property owners fighting against the project. Environmental groups also have opposed the Illiana Expressway.

Greuling, however, said it makes sense to move forward.

“There’s been so much commitment, so much energy, and to be honest, so much political capital put into this project, it just makes perfect sense to take it to the next level,” Greuling said.”

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Will County Board balks at mandated health center gets pay hike for Illinois jurors federal money WILL COUNTY

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com WILL COUNTY – Jurors statewide would see a pay increase if legislation approved earlier this month is signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.

And that proposed pay increase is worrying some members of the Will County Board, with counties being responsible for paying jurors.

If signed into law, the county could wind up paying $300,000 more annually out of its general fund for juror costs, Board Member Suzanne Hart, R-Naperville, told the county board’s Executive Committee on Thursday.

“No one is going to say, ‘OK, [jurors] don’t deserve that.’

That’s not what this conversation is about,” Hart said. “It’s more so how we’re going to fund this.”

As it stands now, the county already anticipates spending

“No one is going to say, ‘OK, [jurors] don’t deserve that.’ That’s not what this conversation is about. It’s more so how we’re going to fund this.”

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between $330,000 to $335,000 in juror payments next year, Will County Chief Judge Richard Schoenstedt said.

Senate Bill 3075 was “rammed through” during the veto session, Hart said, and is a cause of concern for the county’s budget.

Board Speaker Jim Moustis, R-Frankfort, called the bill an “unfunded mandate” for counties.

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The executive committee voted Thursday to send a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn urging a veto on the bill.

“Time is of the essence,” Hart said Thursday after the meeting. “It can’t wait. It’s sitting on the governor’s desk as we speak.”

The letter states that vetoing the bill would allow state lawmakers to revisit the issue and develop a comprehensive law that is “both equitable to jurors and provides a local government funding mechanism.”

The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – The Will County Community Health Center will receive $15,635 in Affordable Care Act funding announced this week.

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $1.35 million in Affordable Care Act funding for 37 health centers in Illinois to recognize quality improvement achievements and to invest in quality improvement activities.

The Will County Community Health Center in Joliet is set to receive $15,635 in

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Lockport Township Deputy Fire Chief John Kure thinks it’s time paramedics and firefighters did the same.

Firefighters spent Thursday morning conducting drills with Romeoville and Crest Hill police officers to handle mass casualties from a shooting incident.

In the last 15 years, police have changed tactics and no longer surround the building and wait for a SWAT team while someone is targeting those inside. The first few officers to arrive go in because it’s statistically better to confront the attacker quickly, according to Romeoville Police Sgt. Chris Burne.

Reaching victims as quickly as possible also increases their chances of survival and recovery, so paramedics will be going in with other officers to perform first aid and remove the wounded soon after.

“It’s not quite the same as medics assigned to a SWAT team,” Burne said. “It’s combat care. [Paramedics] moving in with law enforcement to stop the bleeding.”

During Thursday’s drills, three firefighters learned how to move through an “unsecured” area with police

officers while staying in a formation that can protect everyone. The firefighters wore helmets and body armor similar to the police officers. Fire Lt. Chris Kozak said the protective gear will now be carried on fire trucks.

The squads practiced staying together while moving up and down stairs and coming around corners – while one team member had to watch behind them at all times.

Upon reaching “a victim” the police would stand guard while firefighters made initial treatment and rolled the wounded onto a sling that had been folded onto their gear. The squad then had to return with the victim to their transfer point.

“We’re bridging gaps so police and fire respond as a unit,” Burne said.

Fire Capt. Mike Gale said some larger cities will coordinate fire and police efforts, but Lockport is the first local district to develop a Rescue Task Force with police. Six police agencies operate in Lockport Township.

Kure said other local fire departments are interested in utilizing the drills that firefighters went through with Burne and the police officers, and he expects this joint training will become commonplace.

“It’s a good idea. I think everyone needs to do it,” he said.

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Lockport Fire Protection District emergency responders practice removing a victim from an active shooter incident during a training session Thursday in Lockport. Emergency responders trained with police on techniques to get to victims quicker when responding to an active shooter.

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Arrests made in package thefts Joliet police say to be wary of leaving packages on porches

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Police say two teens were caught Tuesday taking packages left on doorways in the Reedswood and Cathedral areas.

About 12:30 p.m. a resident of Reedwood Drive noticed a red Pontiac parked on the wrong side of the street, then saw the occupants remove boxes from a nearby porch and put them in the trunk, Police Chief Brian Benton said.

Neighborhood Oriented Policing Team officers Mike Reilly and John Byrne were only a block away when the neighbor called. Police saw the vehicle turn into another driveway in the 300 block of Dwight Avenue.

“The resident was very observant and the dispatcher was really on the ball. It’s like we were waiting for them,” Reilly said.

Tyshaun J. Collins, 18, and

Alyssa J. Mohr, 18, were questioned before being arrested and booked into the Will County Jail on theft charges.

Reilly said police found four packages from the Reedwood Drive address in the car.

They also found boxes or packing information for six other addresses.

Police then searched a dumpster near Collins’ home in the 200 block of Third Avenue and found empty boxes that matched 10 additional houses.

“There are also property items we recovered that appear to have been removed from other packages,” Reilly said. Residents who did not receive expected deliveries can call police at 815-724-3100.

“This is the time of year we want residents to be aware there are many packages left on porches and doorways and to notify police about any suspicious activity,” Benton said.

Joliet police investigate fast-food robberies

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Police are investigating whether the same man is responsible for two fast-food robberies this week.

Joliet Police Lt. Mike Batis said the first robbery occurred at 2:36 p.m. Tuesday at Burrito Loco, 315 E. Cass St. According to reports, a tall black man came in, showed employees he was carrying a handgun and demanded money. No one was injured.

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“The subject was wearing a dark jacket. He came in and demanded they open the safe,” Batis said.

No one was injured again.

The robber took more than $2,500 and fled in a tan or gold car, according to police reports.

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OBITUARIES MARIAN J. BANKS Marian J. Banks (nee Klenz) age 89, at rest on Thursday, December 11, 2014.

Marian is survived by her loving children, Barbara Bartels, Gerald (Theresa), and Larry (Dawn) Banks; grandchildren, Diana (James) Brandt, Jeanne (Richard) Webber, Theresa Bartels, Carrie (Michael) Stirratt, Anthony (Mariah) Banks, Weston Banks, Nathanial Banks, Michael (Erin) Malik, Matthew (Yuko) Malik, Scott Banks and Melanie; 15 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-granddaughters; one sister, Kathryn (the late Frank) Polka; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins; and longtime companion, Gizmo.

Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Anthony Banks; one daughter in infancy, Geraldine Banks; parents, Elsie and Friedrich Klenz; siblings, Franklin (Vera) Klenz, Evelyn (Albert) Montacelli, Dorothy (Joseph) Lamberta, Eleanor (Frank) Misischia, and Edith (Nofrio) Ficarello.

Marian was born and raised on her family farm in Peotone, Illinois. She loved music, played the piano, and tap danced. She also loved to cook, sew and bake. Marian was a strong, independent woman who loved to care for her family. She will be dearly missed.

A special thank you to Diana and Carrie for the loving care provided to grandma.

A celebration of Marian’s life will begin on Monday, December 15, 2014, with prayers in the funeral home chapel at 10:20 a.m., then driving in procession to Holy Cross Catholic Church in Joliet, for a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. Per Marian’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Obituary and Tribute Wall for Marian J. Banks at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524. Arrangements entrusted to:

PAULINE HARRELL Pauline “Pearl” Harrell (nee King), age 66, answered the call “Come my good and faithful servant”, December

5, 2014, at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family.

Pauline was born in Carrollton, Mississippi, but a long life resident of Lockport/Joliet. Pauline is a graduate of Lockport Township and attended Lewis University, majoring in Management. Pauline proudly retired from Caterpillar Tractor as a Manufacturing Engineer with 35 years of dedicated service and returning for eight more years as and contract consultant. Pauline also held several offices at her church home as a Secretary, audio tech and usher to name a few.

Pauline is preceded in death by her parents, Tom King Sr. and Pauline (Walker) King; nieces, Charlene Baines and Carrie King; nephews, Edward Bass, Nairobi Bass and Muhammad Abdullah; eleven uncles; and five aunts.

Pauline leaves to cherish her loving memories to son, Omar (Vernessa) Harrell of Lawrenceville GA; and daughter, Tracey Adams (George) Rogers of Joliet, IL; nine grandchildren, Stedman and Charwanna Kelly, Shaquille and Stanae Williams, Kierra, Candace and Kylah Brand of Joliet, IL and Colin and Caleb Harrell of Lawrenceville GA; six great grandchildren, Kingston Dunagan, Kaiden Alexander, Vincent Moore II, Samarion and Samya Williams and in expectance, Jasiah Williams; nine brothers, Claude King, Tom (Carol) King, Jr., Jimmy (Sharon) King, Robert (Cheryl) King, Jerry (Denise) King, Sr. of Goodyear AZ, Roger (Sherry) Powell, Clyde (Linda) King, Sr., Leonard (Marilyn) King Sr., all of Joliet, IL, Frances Poston, John King, Sr. of Peoria, IL; eleven sisters, Anna King, Margaret (Joe) Baines, Geneva (Edward) Rucker, Patricia (Linwood) Johnson, Brenda King, Gwendolyn (Rev. Herbert) Brooks, Jr., Mary Ann Poston, Minister Denise (Henry) Montgomery, all of Joliet, IL, Leisha Johnson-King, Atlanta GA, Valencia Abdullah of Jackson, Tennessee, Veronica King, Kenosha WI; two aunts, June Young of Joliet and Ann (Clinton) Palmer of Niagara Falls, NY; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pauline’s greatest passion was her family and church home and serving others.

Pauline will lie in repose on Sunday, December 14, 2014, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd., Joliet, IL. Visitation on Monday, December 15, 2014, from 9:00 a.m.

to 12:00 noon, at Prayer Tower Ministries C.O.G.I.C., 500 Stryker Ave., Joliet, IL. Pastor Warren C. Dorris, Jr. Home-going celebration at 12:00 noon, Pastor Herbert Brooks, Jr., officiating. Private interment.

Minor-Morris Funeral Home 112 Richards St. 815-723-1283

ANN C. HUNT Ann C. Hunt, age 91, of Naperville, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014.

Arrangements by Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services. 630-355-0213

PAMELA S. JONES Pamela S. Jones, “Pam”, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox. Born in Spring Valley, Illinois, the first born daughter of Raymond and Carol (nee McComb) Jones. Dearly loved mother of Brandon Wilhelmi, Amber (fiance, Gage Kuczaj) Wilhelmi, Brandt Wilhelmi and Nathan Wilhelmi; cherished sister of Lorie (Dorsey) Foster and Ray (Debbie) Jones. Also left to cherish Pam’s memory, the father of her precious children, Todd Wilhelmi, many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, dear friends and her beloved fiance, Doug Ashby.

Pam was a long time employee of Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers in Morris where she served in many capacities and was a great asset to the company.

Funeral Services for Pamela S. Jones will begin at 9:15 a.m., on Monday, December 15, 2014, at The Maple Funeral Home located at 24300 W. Ford Road, Channahon to St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Channahon for Mass of Christian Burial Celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment Willard Grove Cemetery, Channahon.

For information www.themaplefuneralhome.com

Thomas (Margaret) Lustyk and Nora King; devoted grandfather of seven; fond brother of Irene (late Harry) Laskowski, Rose (late Vernon) Proffitt, Edward (late Jeanette) Lustyk, Chester (late Marilyn) Lustyk and Brother Jude Lustyk O.F.M.; many nieces and nephews; Preceded in death by his parents and also by his siblings.

Mr. Lustyk was a Korean War Army Veteran and was a retired food service manager.

Visitation Friday, December 12, 2014, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Anderson Memorial Chapel, 606 Townhall Dr., Romeoville, IL with funeral services Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. Private interment will take place at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. For information please call 815-886-2323.

NICHOLAS G. MANIKAS Nicholas G. “Nick” Manikas, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2014.

Nick is survived by his loving brother, George (Shirley) Manikas; dear nieces and nephews, Janet (Steven) Erio, Linda (Bob) Walker, George (Laura) Manikas, John (Susan) Chase Jr., Robert (Laly) Chase, and Deborah (Dan) Ochs; cousin, Frank Kula; as well as numerous

great nieces and great nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents, Constantine and Frances (nee Geryk) Manikas; his sisters and their husbands, Mary and Jack Chase, Effie and Pete Pomykala; and nephew, James Pomykala.

Nick was a member of American Legion Harwood Post #5. He served proudly in the United States Army with the 85th Division in Italy and North Africa during WWII. He received three Purple Hearts, the Army Infantry Badge and his European Theater Ribbon holds several battle stars. Nick worked as a printer for the American Institute of Laundering for 36 years. Nick was a great brother, uncle, and friend, and will be missed by all.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of the staff at Brookdale Joliet/Emeritus for their care over the past 7 years, as well as to all of his doctors and their staff who provided care for Nick.

A Celebration of Nick’s life will begin on Saturday, December 13, 2014, with a visitation from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435, then driving in procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Obituary and Tribute Wall for Nicholas G. “Nick” Manikas at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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NANCY K. MARTIN Nancy Katherine “Katie” Martin, age 33, entered into eternal life on Thursday, December 11, 2014.

Katie is survived by her loving parents, Kelly and Karla (nee Konjevich) Martin; loving brother, Kraig (Jenna) Martin; dear niece, Kendall Martin; loving maternal grandparents, Donald and Nannette (nee Long) Konjevich; loving paternal grandmother, Nancy Thorpe; special aunt, Kamelia Oneth; as well as numerous other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Preceded in death by her great grandparents, Lee and Lucinda Long; and Milos Sr. and Martha Konjevich; uncle, Robert E. Long; and aunt, Krystal.

Katie served very proudly and excelled in the United States Coast Guard. Katie loved and adored her family and was loved and adored in return. She has left us early to mourn her loss, but will remain in our hearts.

Donations may be made in Katie’s name to Wounded Warrior Project.

Funeral services for Nancy will begin on Monday, December 15, 2014, with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435.

Interment will be private at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Obituary and Tribute Wall for Nancy Katherine “Katie” Martin at www. tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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cooking and baking for her family and friends. Mary’s passions were spending time with her family and going to garage sales with her sister, Marge.

Surviving are her loving and devoted daughters, Teena (Ken) Knezetic and Tammy (Ted) Mazor both of Channahon; three sons, Robert (Pat) McGee of New Lenox, Joseph (Carol Kohl) Sukley Jr., and Jerome Sukley both of Channahon; son-in-law, Jim Testa; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Thomas (Pat) McGee of Ottawa, Donald (Nancy) McGee of Three Rivers, MI, James (Cherrie) McGee of Aurora and Frank Orenic of Joliet; four sisters, Jean Carpenter, Margie Webb, Linda (John) Bizzotti all of Joliet, and Donna (John) Volker of Aurora; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Sukley, Sr.; parents, John McGee and Margaret McGee-Orenic; two daughters, Jana Testa and Patricia (Ken) Falkenberg; two brothers, George and John McGee; one sister, Sharon Tryon; grandson, Robert McGee, Jr.; and step-great-grandson, Beylen Testa.

Funeral Services for Mary E. Sukley will be Monday, December 15, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St. Joseph Catholic Church, for Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to the American Heart Association or American Cancer Society would be appreciated.

Visitation Sunday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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MARY E. SUKLEY Mary E. Sukley (nee McGee), age 82, at rest Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center. She was a longtime Joliet resident.

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SIU to conduct internal search for new chancellor

CARBONDALE – In a departure from previous methods of nominating school officials, Southern Illinois University will not use an outside search firm to hire a new chancellor, according to President Randy Dunn.

Instead, an internal committee will be formed to conduct a search, saving the school as much as $120,000, he said.

“I’m working on the assumption, based upon the sense of the board that I have at this stage, that you’re comfortable moving forward doing this in-house, staffing it with people out of the system office,” Dunn said at a Wednesday board meeting.

Dunn also has taken on the Carbondale campus’ chancellor duties since the unexpected death of interim chancellor Paul Sarvela last month. The search for a new chancellor should take about six months, he said.

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Life sentence for ex-Chicago cop in slaying plot

CHICAGO – A former Chicago police officer who spent years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned was sentenced Thursday to life in prison plus five years for a more recent grisly plot to kill a businessman.

Steve Mandell loudly proclaimed his innocence during a 30-minute speech, calling the case against him “phantasmagorically ridiculous,” The Chicago Sun-Times reported.

But U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve called the 64-year-old’s actions “evil” and said he has a “complete disregard for human life.”

“The public needs protecting from you,” St. Eve said.

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Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 67, of Chicago is interviewed Nov. 10 outside federal court in Detroit, after the Palestinian immigrant was found guilty of immigration fraud for failing to disclose her conviction and imprisonment in a Jerusalem supermarket bombing that killed two people.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain reversed his earlier decision that Odeh remain jailed until her sentencing in March. Drain said he no longer believes she will flee and said she can leave by posting a $50,000 bond. She was charged for not revealing an Israeli military court conviction for several bombings in 1969. She served 10 years before being released in a prisoner swap with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Mandell was arrested in 2012 and was convicted in February of plotting to kidnap, torture, extort money, then kill and dismember suburban Chicago businessman Steve Campbell. Authorities said he wanted Campbell to transfer ownership of 25 buildings to him.

Mandell vowed to appeal.

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Attorney General Eric Holder to visit Chicago

CHICAGO – Attorney General Eric Holder plans to talk about law enforcement and community relations in Chicago.

The Justice Department says Holder will be in Chicago on Friday. President Barack Obama asked Holder to set up the meetings in the wake of clashes

between protesters and police in Ferguson, Missouri, last month.

The first meeting was Dec. 1 in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached. There Holder said he would soon unveil Justice Department guidance aimed at ending racial profiling. He has since held similar meetings in Cleveland, Ohio, and Memphis, Tennessee. More are scheduled in Oakland, California, and Philadelphia.

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Sheriff: Cook County inmate attacks attorney

CHICAGO – Authorities said a Cook County Jail inmate has attacked his public defender during a jail visit.

A Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said the inmate struck the assistant public defender Wednesday as the attorney and his legal partner were ending their visit with the 39-year-old inmate. She said the inmate who was awaiting trial on sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and contraband charges was handcuffed during the visit.

The spokeswoman said the victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries that didn’t appear to be life threatening. Correctional officers took custody of the inmate and called 911 after the attack.

Charges tied to the Wednesday incident are pending.

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Illinois deer hunters increase harvest 3 percent

SPRINGFIELD – Preliminary totals show Illinois hunters harvested 3 percent more deer this firearm season compared with last year’s season.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said deer hunters harvested about 76,500 deer during the seven-day traditional firearm sason that ended Sunday.

That’s up from about 74,300 deer harvested during the 2013 firearm season.

The top counties in the state were Pike County with 2,163 deer taken and Jackson County with 2,114 deer taken.

–Wire reports

By KERRY LESTER and JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press

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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka speaks at a July 25, 2013, news conference in Chicago. Topinka, who won a second term in November in a tough race with Democratic challenger Sheila Simon, died early Wednesday morning at age 70. are two terms to be filled – the current one that ends in January and a four-year term that ends in 2019.

Some have suggested it means outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn may name a replacement to serve both terms, but two experts point out that accompanying language in the state law says, “the appointee

shall hold his office during the remainder of the term, and until his successor is elected.”

Quinn could fill the post now, and GOP Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner would get his own pick on Jan. 12, Inauguration Day. But with the state facing its first politically divided government for the first time in more than a decade, some law-

ernor almost always chooses a member of his own party.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office said Thursday it continues to work on its constitutional interpretation.

And while Rauner is pushing for Quinn to appoint Nancy Kimme, Topinka’s chief of staff and a member of Rauner’s transition team, to the interim post, Quinn has said it is too early to discuss succession plans, noting “the Constitution, constitutional debates and state law” would guide his decision-making process.

Meanwhile, Senate President John Cullerton’s spokeswoman, Rikeesha Phelon, said discussions about a special session are on the table but that it is “inconclusive as to whether that’s necessary.”

“There are certainly some concerns about having someone in a constitutional office for four years without voter approval,” she said.

A spokesman for Cullerton’s House counterpart, Michael Madigan, declined to address the possibility of a special session. The appointment decision, Steve Brown said, is “really an executive department matter.”

Governors have filled 16 vacancies since 1848

By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Since the unexpected death of Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, Gov. Pat Quinn has said he’s researching the history of gubernatorial appointments to fill vacancies.

This one is different from most – the Republican was just elected last month to a second four-year term.

Neither the Constitution nor state law is entirely clear on whether a Quinn appointee would serve until the end of Topinka’s current term, Jan. 12, thus giving GOP Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner his own pick, or through the term ending in January 2019.

Since 1848, there have been 16 such vacancies, eight because of deaths. The most similar situation to the Topinka one occurred in 1894, when sitting

Treasurer Rufus Ramsay died less than a week after the election.

But Ramsay had not sought another term – perhaps because, according to newspapers at the time, incoming Republican Henry Wulff later found Ramsay had taken over $300,000 in state funds. Gov. John Peter Altgeld appointed Ramsay’s son, Elijah, to serve until Wulff was inaugurated.

Other vacancies include: • 1912: Republican Secretary of State James Rose died in May 29. On June 3, Gov. Charles Deneen appointed Republican Cornelius Doyle. Doyle ran and lost in November’s election to Democrat Harry Woods.

Woods died Oct. 11, 1914, and three days later, Gov. Edward Dunne appointed Democrat Lewis G. Stevenson (father of future Gov. Adlai Stevenson II) to serve out the rest of the term.

• 1944: Democratic Secre-

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Judy Baar Topinka takes the oath of office for Illinois comptroller on Jan. 10, 2011, in Springfield. tary of State Edward Hughes died June 28. Two days later, Gov. Dwight Green appointed Richard Yates Rowe (a relative of the father-and-son governors Richard Yates). Rowe served until Democrat Edward Barrett took over in January 1945.

• 1956: Republican Orville

Hodge, auditor of public accounts, resigned July 18, just a month before pleading guilty to embezzling $1.5 million in taxpayer money. Gov. William Stratton appointed Republican Lloyd Morey, who served until Republican Elbert Smith took over in January 1957. The Hodge scandal prompted delegates at the 1970 constitutional convention to create separate offices of comptroller and treasurer – posts that Topinka and others, including Rauner, have said should be recombined.

• 1970: Democratic Secretary of State Paul Powell died Oct. 10 (leading to the later discovery of shoe boxes in his hotel room stuffed with $800,000 in cash). Gov. Richard Ogilvie appointed Republican John W. Lewis on Oct. 13; he served until Michael Howlett was elected in 1972.

• 1970: Democratic Treasur-

er Adlai Stevenson III won the special U.S. Senate election to replace the late Sen. Everett Dirksen. Republican Ogilvie appointed another Democrat, Charles Woodford, on Nov. 17, but he served only until election-victor Alan Dixon was inaugurated.

• 1976: Dixon, re-elected treasurer in 1974, won election as secretary of state, so new Gov. James Thompson appointed Republican Donald Smith to serve out the term.

• 1980: Republican Attorney General William Scott was convicted of underreporting his taxes. On July 29, Thompson appointed Republican Tyrone Fahner, who lost in 1982 to Democrat Neil Hartigan.

• 1981: Dixon resigned Jan. 3 to become a U.S. senator.

Thompson appointed Republican Jim Edgar, who served until 1991 when he became governor.

• Friday, December 12, 2014

SPRINGFIELD – As state officials contemplate replacing late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, the clock is running down for those dependent on the checks the office issues.

She approved a limited number of checks before her death, raising the specter of a possible funding gap for schools and social service agencies should a successor not be chosen quickly.

Topinka, a moderate Republican from Riverside, died unexpectedly Wednesday from complications of a stroke, just weeks after the 70-year-old was re-elected to a second term.

Operations in the comptroller’s office can continue as scheduled for “several” days, but a new official must be named to the post to approve future payments, spokesman Brad Hahn said.

Yet the appointment is on hold as officials seek answers to the interpretation of Illinois’ 1970 Constitution, which orders the governor to fill a vacancy “until a successor is elected and qualified.” There

makers in the Democratic-run legislature have raised the possibility of an early January special session in to consider legislation that would set up a special election for the comptroller’s seat.

The constitutional situation is murky because of the state law’s succession language, said Charles Wheeler III, a journalism professor at the University of Illinois-Springfield who covered the 1970 constitutional convention.

The state Constitution carries the same succession language as its predecessors, documents penned in 1870 and 1848, according to Ann Lousin, a professor at John Marshall Law School who was a research assistant in 1970.

Delegates saw no reason to tinker with previous constitutional provisions that had worked, she said.

“Who thought this would happen? You can’t cover every contingency,” she said.

In an ideal political world, Quinn would confer with Rauner on a single pick, Wheeler said. But that’s unlikely. According to records reviewed by The Associated Press, Illinois history has shown that a gov-

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thirds of American schools still don’t have access to high-speed connections, which can affect a child’s ability to do homework, research college scholarships and acquire basic job skills.

“We are talking about a moral issue,” said Wheeler. “The greatest responsibility – the greatest moral responsibility – that any generation has is the preparation of the next generation,” and “16 cents a month is a small price to pay for that great responsibility that we all have.”

The program is paid for through a larger “universal service fund.” Service providers are required to contribute to that fund, but the cost often is passed on to consumers as a required monthly fee.

WASHINGTON – A sweeping defense policy bill that would give President Barack Obama authority to expand the campaign against Islamic militants cleared a major hurdle Thursday.

The Senate voted 85-14 to move ahead on the bill despite objections from a few Republicans to a provision to designate 250,000 acres of new wilderness.

Inclusion of the unrelated land issue has divided GOP senators but is unlikely to scuttle the bill, which the Senate should pass and send to the president Friday.

The bill would authorize the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebels for two years and provide $5 billion for the fight against Islamic extremists. It also DOJ: Tribes can decide would provide core funding of whether to legalize pot $521.3 billion for the military.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The U.S. High-speed Internet on its Justice Department said Thursday Indian tribes can grow and sell way to more schools marijuana on their lands as long WASHINGTON – The Federal as they follow the same federal Communications Commission agreed Thursday to dramatically conditions laid out for states that have legalized the drug. boost spending to bring highOregon U.S. Attorney Amanspeed Internet access to schools da Marshall said Thursday and libraries in poor or rural the announcement addresses areas, a move likely to increase Americans’ phone bills by about questions raised by tribes about how legalization of pot in states $2 a year. such as Oregon, Washington Educators hailed the 60 perand Colorado would apply to cent jump in spending to $3.9 billion as critical to making sure Indian lands.

Only three tribes have exmuch of the nation’s populapressed interest in growing and tion doesn’t get left behind, selling marijuana, said Marshall, particularly as other countries who co-chaired a group that invest heavily in broadband connections. FCC Chairman Tom developed the policy.

– Wire reports Wheeler said he estimates two-

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Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference Thursday at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va. Brennan pushed back against the wave of criticism following a Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism war-era detainees.

CIA chief challenges Senate torture report

By KEN DILANIAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – CIA Director John Brennan threaded a rhetorical needle in an unprecedented televised news conference at CIA headquarters Thursday, acknowledging that agency officers did “abhorrent” things to detainees but defending the overall post-9/11 interrogation program for stopping attacks and saving lives.

At the heart of Brennan’s case is a finely tuned argument: that while today’s CIA takes no position on whether the brutal interrogation tactics themselves led detainees to cooperate, there is no doubt that detainees subjected to the treatment offered “useful and valuable” information afterward.

Speaking to reporters and on live television – something no one on the CIA public affairs staff could remember ever happening on the secretive agency’s Virginia

campus –Brennan said it was “unknown and unknowable” whether the harsh treatment yielded crucial intelligence that could have been gained in any other way.

He declined to define the techniques as torture, as President Barack Obama and the Senate intelligence committee have done, refraining from even using the word in his 40 minutes of remarks and answers. Obama banned torture when he took office.

He also appeared to draw a distinction between interrogation methods – such as water boarding – that were approved by the Justice Department at the time and those that were not, including “rectal feeding,” death threats and beatings. He did not discuss the techniques by name.

“I certainly agree that there were times when CIA officers exceeded the policy guidance that was given and the authorized techniques

that were approved and determined to be lawful,” he said. “They went outside of the bounds. ... I will leave to others to how they might want to label those activities.

But for me, it was something that is certainly regrettable.”

But Brennan defended the overall detention of 119 detainees as having produced valuable intelligence that, among other things, helped the CIA find and kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

A 500-page Senate intelligence committee report released Tuesday exhaustively cites CIA records to dispute that contention. The report points out that the CIA justified the torture – what the report called an extraordinary departure from American practices and values – as necessary to produce unique and otherwise unobtainable intelligence. Those are not terms Brennan used Thursday to describe the intelligence derived from the program.

By KARIN LAUB The Associated Press

German citizen killed in Kabul school bombing The ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan – A teenage suicide bomber attacked a French-run high school in Kabul on Thursday, walking into a packed auditorium during a theater performance and killing a German citizen, Afghan officials said.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the performance underway was immoral. Ironically, the subject of the musical play was the aftermath of a bombing.

It was the first attack on a foreign target in the Afghan capital in more than a week

and came after a series of insurgent bombings in the past month targeted foreigners, killing a British embassy security and three members of a South African family.

Acting interior minister, Mohammad Ayoub Salangi said the person killed was German, while police chief Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi identified the victim as a man, without giving more details.

The attack took place inside the auditorium of the French Cultural Centre, which is on the grounds of a high school known as Lycee Estaqlal, run under contract by the French government.

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RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Palestinian government blamed Israel on Thursday for the sudden death of a Cabinet minister, citing preliminary autopsy results – disputed by Israeli pathologists – that he died from a blow during a confrontation with Israeli troops.

The contradictory interpretations of a joint autopsy on the minister, Ziad Abu Ain, threatened to further inflame tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, amid demands from an angry Palestinian public to halt security cooperation with Israeli forces in the West Bank.

Pathologists disagreed on the main cause of death, with Palestinian doctors saying the 55-year-old Cabinet minister died from a blow to the body and Israeli doctors saying he had a heart attack.

“The results of the autopsy show that the ones who killed the martyr Ziad Abu Ain are the Israeli occupying forces,” Palestinian Health Minister Jawad Awad said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appeared in no rush to comply with demands to halt security coordination with Israeli forces. The policy is highly unpopular, particu-

larly at times of heightened tensions. But the alliance of Israeli and Palestinian security forces against a shared foe, the Islamic militant Hamas, has helped insure Abbas’ continued rule in the autonomous areas of the West Bank.

Abbas also has been leery of turning a strained relationship with Israel into a confrontational one, despite repeated warnings he would seek international sanctions against Israel in the absence of meaningful talks on Palestinian statehood.

Abu Ain died Wednesday after a confrontation between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers that included pushing and shoving. At one point, a member of Israel’s paramilitary border police grabbed Abu Ain by the throat and pushed him. Troops also fired tear gas during the clashes.

Several minutes after the scuffle, Abu Ain collapsed, clutching his heart. He received first aid and was evacuated, but died en route to a hospital. An autopsy was conducted later Wednesday by Palestinian, Jordanian and Israeli pathologists.

Citing preliminary findings, Palestinian pathologist Dr. Saber Aloul, said Thursday that “the cause of death was a blow, and not natural causes.”

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OUR VIEW

Thumbs-up to more police in neighborhoods The Herald-News Editorial Board offers this week’s thumbs-up and thumbs-down: Thumbs-up: to the Cunningham and St. John’s neighborhood associations for making their case for more neighborhood police.

Their message was heard by Joliet city officials who signed off on the Police Chief Brian Benton’s recommendation for three more neighborhood police, bringing the number of officers on the street to 14 for the Neighborhood Oriented Policing Team.

This is an example of citizens speaking and government officials listening to work out a solution for the public good.

Thumbs-up: to everyone who is giving to those in need this holiday season.

Some are giving their time to local shelters, where a warm smile and kind comment can go a long way, while others are giving money to local organizations that serve the poor. There really is “no gift too small” to someone who is going without.

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities around Will and Grundy counties this time of year, so if you can spare a couple hours or a couple dollars, please consider it.

Thumbs-up: to a hearty welcome home for the military members who protect us.

Army Spc. Patrick Adams and two visiting fellow soldiers, Pfc. William Engelking of California and Spc. Justin Tillema of Idaho, were the recipients of a homestyle welcome Sunday in Braidwood that included a parade, flags along Braidwood’s Main Street and an escort by a patriotic motorcycle group and emergency vehicles. The soldiers are members of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and have been serving combat duty in Afghanistan. Adams is home visiting for a month before resuming his duties with his reassignment at Fort Briggs. It’s wonderful to see our communities honor those who serve.

Thumbs up: to Nicholas Lindblad, 13, of Lockport.

Despite a congenital heart problem – and the multiple surgeries and frequent hospitalizations that have accompanied it – Nicholas is an active member of Boy Scout Troop 50 in Lockport and is working on his First Class rank requirements, with the longterm goal of attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. This is despite the fact Nicholas also has celiac disease and that his liver also may be failing. When it’s all too easy to buckle under pressure, Nicholas’ example of steadfastness is a good reminder that perseverance is possible, even when dealing with tough challenges.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR New marquee doesn’t match majesty of Rialto To the Editor:

After reading the article in the Dec. 3 Herald-News about the new marquee for the Rialto, I just have to write and say I think the new marquee’s design doesn’t go with the majestic look of The Rialto’s exterior or the look people will see when they go inside.

Modernizing the marquee with the newer electronics is great, but the style just isn’t right. And you see the “In Memory” line better than The Rialto information display – the line just

stands out too much and should be a lot smaller if it has to be on the sign.

And if anyone’s name should be on the front of The Rialto, it should be Dorothy Mavrich’s!

It was because of her that the Rialto still is standing, renovated and remains the Jewel of Joliet.

Mr. Green, I don’t think this design makes “a very significant improvement.”

And as for the opportunity to provide input at the two meetings – I didn’t see anything in the Herald with the design photo and meeting info. Then you would have had input a lot

earlier; but then again, maybe you really didn’t want it.

Thank you for your time.

Lynn Johnson Minooka

Can’t Rialto marquee be repaired or replaced as is?

To the Editor:

The design for the new marquee on the Rialto Theater is, in my opinion, ugly. It will ruin the beauty of the theater.

Can the current marquee be repaired or replaced – as is?

Bonnie Badurski Shorewood

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BOYS BASKETBALL: BOLINGBROOK 63, JOLIET WEST 52

Bolingbrook gets message, beats West

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com JOLIET – After Bolingbrook’s boys basketball team lost to Joliet Central in the SouthWest Suburban Blue opener Friday, the Raiders endured what coach Rob Brost described as “the three toughest practices we’ve had in five or six years. I really got after them.”

The results were positive Thursday night as Bolingbrook jumped to a 12-0 lead and never was seriously challenged in a 63-52 victory over Joliet West.

“Hearing it from a coach is one thing, but from your peers, it’s totally different,” said the Raiders’ leader, allstater senior guard Prentiss Nixon, who scored 27 points.

“Those couple of days we got after each other. We pushed ourselves in practice.”

West (5-2, 1-1) caught the brunt of Bolingbrook’s heightened energy.

That, and the Raiders had their man mountain – 6-foot9 wide body Julian Torres – back from sick bay. He had missed the Joliet Central game with illness.

“Without him on the floor, we’re a small team,” said Nixon, who also had six rebounds, a handful of assists, a couple steals and several deflections.

“He’s a big presence.”

“They really applied the pressure early, and we had no answer,” West coach Nick DiForti said. “A lot of what happened was because of their defense, their size and their good guard play.”

While it wasn’t only scoring that Nixon, Torres and fellow Division I prospect Brodric Thomas had in their arsenal, the threesome accounted for all but two of

Bolingbrook’s points as the Raiders (3-2, 1-1) grabbed a 4122 lead at the break.

Nixon had 21 and Torres and Thomas, who is playing with a broken finger on his right (shooting) hand, each had nine at the half. Torres finished with 17 and Thomas with 12.

“We had some good practices but enough good ones,” DiForti said. “This was our biggest test so far.”

And despite where the score stood off the start and at halftime, “It’s not that we failed,” he added.

Indeed, the Tigers cut their 13 first-half turnovers to six in the second half, forced 24 Bolingbrook turnovers and stayed within 42-37 on boards for the game. They got within 41-27 early in the third quarter and fell behind 49-27 and 56-31; but a 12-0 run brought them back within 56-43 midway

through the fourth quarter.

“We had three sophomores on the floor most of the second half,” DiForti said of Trevian Bell, Jaron Nabors and Teyvion Kirk. “We’re learning quickly on the job. It’s nice to have seniors who push our young kids the way they do.”

The 6-foot-5 Bell, showing no fear going inside against Torres, finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. He had 13 points and eight rebounds the first half, when West was on the verge of being buried.

Bell came in leading the Tigers in scoring at 12.7 points per game and in rebounding at 8.7. On a couple occasions, he used reserve layups along the baseline to score baskets.

“We had some foul trouble early with our big kid [senior Max Ahern],” DiForti noted.

“Our sophomore is really a skinny kid. But Trevian has good footwork. He’s a hard

WRESTLING: PLAINFIELD SOUTH 55, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 20

Plainfield South dominates rival Plainfield Central in SPC match

By JEFF DEGRAW Shaw Media Correspondent

PLAINFIELD – Plainfield South hosted Plainfield Central Thursday night in a wrestling rivalry that was all one-sided. South dominated a young Wildcats team, 55-20, in the Southwest Prairie Conference dual.

With the match starting at 170, the Cougars’ Derek Biliskov got things rolling with a technical fall over Central’s Jacob May for a 5-0 lead.

The Wildcats’ Akwasi Aikins jumped to a 7-1 lead over Cougar Andy Gastelum at 182. Then, when the opportunity presented itself, Gastelum turned the home crowd crazy with a pin at the 3:39 mark.

“I didn’t want to disappoint the fans, my teammates or the coaches,” Gastelum said. “I saw the moment, and I attacked, just like our coaches teach us. I hate losing – in fact, I hate losing more than I like winning.

Plus, tonight it was a little more motivating because it was Central.”

That started a string of four con-

secutive pins by the Cougars. Danny Saracco (195), Eric Johnson (220) and Nate Karas (285) all pinned their Central counterparts. Karas’ pin only took 42 seconds and gave South a 29-0 lead.

Forfeit wins for South at 106 and Central at 113 made the score 35-6 South.

“We started off extremely well.

Andy’s (Gastelum) match really got everyone going,” South coach Jason Acevedo said. “It was his first live match of the season – he always has a lot of fight in him. It’s always great to beat a crosstown rival. They [Central] have beaten us a lot over the years. They have a great program, and our kids were motivated tonight.”

Central’s Ethan Plese recorded a pin over South’s Robert Howe with 49 seconds left in the second period to notch the Wildcats’ first win on the mat.

The Cougars’ Marc Fleenor (126) and Daniel Escobar (132) recorded major-decision victories, 16-7 and 145, respectively, to extend the lead to

43-12.

The Wildcats came right back with major-decision victories as Jared Ellingwood (138) won, 12-2, and Clayton Ledbetter (145) recorded a 10-0 victory.

Plainfield South won the last two weight classes (152 and 160) on forfeits to make the final 55-20.

“Coming in we knew it was going to be a tough match. We had a lot of first-time starters on the mat,” Wildcats coach Ryan West said. “We are young and learning. We tell them to worry about what you do and do the things we teach. Ellingwood and Ledbetter moved up weight classes tonight and did an excellent job against very good opponents.”

Even in dominating Central, Acevado said that there is room for improvement.

“We left points on the mat,” he said. “It’s still December, and our goal is to be ready for sectionals when it really matters.”

Plainfield South moves to 2-0 in conference duals, while Central is 1-1.

guard, and he runs in transition.”

“We had them down about 24 points, and then they hit some shots,” Brost said.

“They’re a team to be reckoned with. They’ll beat some good teams.”

Mike Ruwoldt hit 3 of 4 shots, two from beyond the arc, and scored eight points for West. Nabors had seven, and Jeff Washington grabbed eight rebounds.

Bolingbrook was without 6-foot-5 Zach Grady, who was sick, and starting guard Devon Sams, who has a torn MCL. “We’re all banged up and missing a couple guys, but there are no excuses,” Brost said. “All I was concerned about tonight was playing harder, and we did that. When we’re healthy, I think we’ll be a pretty good team.”

He would get no argument from DiForti or his Tigers.

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Joliet West’s Roman Johnson (top) gets a takedown against Lockport’s Zach Reese (bottom) Thursday at Lockport.

WRESTLING: LOCKPORT 46, JOLIET WEST 18

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com

• Friday, December 12, 2014

LOCKPORT – It’s always easy for a wrestling coach to cite the many things his team didn’t do right in a meet, especially when he has a young squad.

But while Lockport and Joliet West qualify as youthful teams, both coaches are focused on looking at the positives of where their teams could be at the end of the year.

Coach Josh Oster’s Porters enjoyed the upper hand over Chuck Rumpf’s Tigers in Thursday’s SouthWest Suburban Blue meet in Lockport with a 46-18 victory.

Although Lockport (112) only enjoyed a 6-5 edge in contested matches, it received three forfeit wins. In addition, West (5-2) lost the battle of the bonus points, 19-3.

“It’s just like every year where we test them early,” Oster said. “That exposes things early in the season and allows us to fix those issues. We’re a little younger than we’re used to being right now, but they’ve been fine and have been performing.

“We have three freshmen who’ve gotten significant amounts of varsity matches.

We brought 20 guys to Missouri and 12 who weighed in or wrestled were freshmen or sophomores. You can see the improvement in guys who didn’t have much varsity experience.”

One of the Porter freshmen, Tyler Krestel, kicked off the meet by recording a fall in 3:57 over Sergio Hernandez at 126 pounds. Then Cameron Roat added a 14-5 victory over Jonathan Pullen in the next match to give the Porters an early 10-0 lead.

The Tigers responded with a pair of decisions as Roman Johnson won, 5-1, over Zach Reese at 138 and Joshua Durrly followed with a 3-2 win over Blake Bell at 145.

Lockport answered with a pin in 5:35 by Trevell Timmons over Lajon Davis at 152 and then West’s Ben Mahn rallied from five points down in the final period to pull out a 14-12 victory over Payton Fer-

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Lockport’s Tyler Krestel (top) wrestles Joliet West’s Sergio Hernandez during Thursday’s match at Lockport. in 4:15 over Cody Carberry at 195.

After Lockport’s Chris Murino beat Will Spruell, 11-5, at 220, Pat Kozyra received a forfeit win at 285 to give the Porters a 37-14 advantage.

West’s Darvell Flagg picked up his team’s final victory with a 16-5 triumph over Dalton Dwyer at 106. That win briefly gave the Tigers a 5-4 advantage in matches on the mat, but the Porters still enjoyed a big lead due to bonus points.

“It came down to bonus points, situational wrestling and wrestling smart at the end of periods,” first-year Joliet West’s Ben Mahn (top) wrestles Lockport’s Eddie Ginnan during West coach Rumpf said. “We have a real young group with Thursday’s match. only one senior in the lineup, so we have some youth and innandes at 160. fore Meekah Ben-Israel pro- experience.

The Porters received for- vided the Tigers with their “We wrestled a team tofeit wins from Eddie Ginnan biggest-point total of the night that is in top-tier of the (170) and Joe Pacetti (182) be- night, a win by technical fall conference and one of the top

teams in the state and they wrestle through situations and don’t relax in any positions, so our kids saw what it takes today. Our kids are hard workers and they’re buying into our system.”

But the Porters, who didn’t wrestle returning placewinner Shayne Oster, closed things out with a pin in 5:00 by Abdullah Assaf over Austin Poch at 113 and then Brendan Ramsey edged Malik Daniels 7-5 in the finale.

“Our lower guys are solid, like usual, but I think that we’ll be able to rely more on our bigger guys this year,” Assaf said. “Whenever anyone on the team is cutting weight, the other guys are always there for you. We have a lot of sophomores on this team, and it’s fun watching the kids grow. Shayne and Cameron are really showing a lot of leadership.”

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No hurdle too high for Zimmer Lockport graduate and Vikings head coach overcomes all obstacles

BY ARTHUR ARKUSH Chicago Football Magazine It was a Friday morning late in October, less than 24 hours after he’d undergone a procedure to have kidney stones removed, when Mike Zimmer sat in an office at Winter Park and took a few minutes before practice to chat.

The Minnesota Vikings head coach and Lockport graduate had a game in Tampa Bay 48 hours later, one that would require an emergency greater than kidney stone removal for him to miss.

“I’m feeling fine now – all good to go,” Zimmer said of a surgery most describe as excruciating.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be considered a surprise that Zimmer, a man whose career has been defined by overcoming remarkable obstacles, would seemingly take another one in stride.

But he admits those strides are more manageable when there is so much support in his corner.

“We have a Make a Wish child that comes each Saturday before we leave, and he wrote this little letter to me,” Zimmer shared as his voice raised with excitement.

Thank you for letting me watch your practice last Saturday; it was fun. The players were nice to me and they signed my Vikings helmet. My grandpa said to expect good luck for you because you’ve used up all your bad luck already.

“I thought that was awfully funny. Things like these letters that people send you help, too,” Zimmer said. **** In his 31 years of coaching, Zimmer, 58, doesn’t rank kidney stones near the top of the obstacles he’s overcome. He became a Super Bowl champion as a defensive backs coach for the Cowboys in 1995, just his second season in the NFL, a year he still describes as one of his toughest in coaching.

while playing football at Illinois State University, the initial dream was to have a lengthy career as a player, not a coach.

Zimmer has felt the disappointment of not being wanted for head coaching opportunities and the physical pain of kidney stones and neck injuries. But nothing could compare to the tragedy he and the entire Zimmer family endured in the fall of 2009, when wife Vikki Zimmer passed away suddenly at the age of 50 due to natural causes.

“I just think, and it certainly helped me to learn that you have to keep going,” Mike Zimmer said. “The players keep me going a lot of the times, the way they work and the way we come out in AP photo practice. After my wife passed Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer walks on the sidelines during the second half of Sunday’s away, they were kind of my game against the New York Jets in Minneapolis. family. Those are the guys I was around all the time, the Zimmer has spent 19 come – you don’t want to have there were some people who defensive players, and you seasons since then chasing a job just to have a job.’” would say, ‘You are only play- get back to work and do those another Super Bowl ring. He Mike Zimmer has been ing because you are his kid.’ things. And that’s kind of how oversaw top-10 defenses six at virtually every peak and “So we weathered that.” it’s been here.” times in his 13 years as coordi- valley of the NFL mountain.

Mike Zimmer’s reputation **** nator. Despite annually being Yet aside from reciting the for speaking bluntly came in If Mike Zimmer as a kid considered by NFL insiders Make-A-Wish letter, it was part from his father. When was mesmerized by the reas an ideal head coach and discussing his induction into asked about the excitement sourcefulness of his father’s going on one interview after the Lockport High School of a Vikings’ two-game win coaching style, Adam Zimmer the next, Zimmer always was Athletic Hall of Fame in the streak, Bill Zimmer instead was caught off guard by the passed over until this offseaspring of 2010 – not reflecting chose to focus on the games straightforward demeanor son. Unlike Super Bowl rings, on his myriad NFL journeys they “let get away earlier in and new vocabulary he heard Zimmer said, a head coaching – that arguably elicited the the season.” Mike Zimmer when he would follow his dad position never really was his most excitement from him. also is consistently lauded for around the field as a kid. goal anyway.

“It was pretty special – his thorough attention to de“The first time I really But Adam Zimmer, Mike’s especially being able to go tail and ability to coach great remember going to practice son and linebackers’ coach in with my dad,” recalled defenses regardless of the was at Washington State,” with the Vikings, tells it a bit Zimmer, a former Lockport different types of personnel where Zimmer was defensive differently. quarterback and standout thrown his way. coordinator from 1989 to 1993, “I know ever since he wrestler.

It’s clear where that trait Adam Zimmer recalled. “… I became a coordinator in the **** comes from as well. learned pretty quickly that he NFL, he wanted to be a head When Bill Zimmer retired “Mostly, I grew up watchhad a different way of talking coach,” Adam Zimmer said. from coaching at Lockport ing my dad for so long,” he when he was around the play“He kind of talked about it a in 1995, he was among the said. “I always thought he ers than when he was around little bit; and I know it was winningest coaches in Illinois was a great coach because of me and my sisters. a long, frustrating journey high school football history. the way he was able to win “I was like, ‘I’ve never because year after year he’d He said coaching his son and with different types of players heard dad talk like that.’ have really good defenses and going into the Hall of Fame and different teams in high But after going to a couple of still get looked over. together was a “terrific time,” school.” practices, it was like the norm “So there were times when but not one without challengLike Mike’s son, Adam, so it didn’t take long to get he said, ‘I don’t want to do this es.

Bill’s son, Mike, as a kid used to.” anymore, I don’t want to go “He was a very good quarwould follow around his In addition to being blunt, through the interviews just to terback,” Bill Zimmer recalled father on the sidelines every “no-nonsense” is another get disappointed.’ We all had by phone from his Naples, chance he had. But Mike description often used by NFL to keep encouraging. We said, Florida, home. “But it was a Zimmer concedes that, until See ZIMMER, page 29 ‘The right situation is going to little tough for him because he suffered a neck injury

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observers to describe Mike Zimmer. As both his son and employee – he was the assistant defensive backs coach under Zimmer in Cincinnati in 2013 before joining the Vikings staff with his dad this year – Adam Zimmer provides a unique take while sort of debunking that as a myth.

“I’d say it’s more perfectionist than no-nonsense,” he said “He wants everybody to do everything the right way with the right technique and fundamentals, because he believes that’s going to help the team win. I don’t think he’s that way just to be that way; there’s a method behind his madness.”

No one has more expected of them than Adam Zimmer.

He remembers when he first joined his dad’s staff in Cincinnati and made the mistake of using terminology that he learned in his previous coaching stop in Kansas City.

It was a mistake he’d only make once.

“I learned quickly that he meant business, and I’ve tried to say it the right way since,” he said.

Having worked under Romeo Crennel and Gregg Williams, to name a couple, Adam Zimmer has seen firsthand there are a number of ways to skin a cat as a successful NFL coach. What makes his dad so special, in addition to his toughness and honesty with players, is his universal football knowledge.

“Just thinking back to Gregg, he was the ultimate motivator. … Romeo was a 3-4 guy, pure fundamentals … he knew defensive line inside and out. And then I go to coach with my dad last season and he coaches everybody – defensive line, linebackers, defensive backs – he knows it better than anybody.

“And that was the impressive thing to me. Usually, you’re with a coach and he’s been a defensive coordinator, they specialize in one area. … My dad doesn’t have to do that. He can see a defensive lineman stepping with the

can get – not frustrated – but if you let these things affect you, it can overwhelm you,” said Zimmer, whose team was 2-5 at the time of the interview and is now 6-7 and a game ahead of the Bears in the NFC Central.

“I think one thing that we’ve done well as a staff and one thing we’ve done well as a team – we’ve gotten over those things very quickly.

This team works extremely hard. And because of the way they work, I feel like we’re going to get over the hump eventually. I don’t know that I’ve seen a team work the way this team works. I’ve been around some bad teams that don’t work anywhere near as hard as this team. And I have to believe in my heart that if we continue to do the AP photos things that we’re doing, then Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer walks across the field after Sunday’s game against the New eventually the ball is going to York Jets in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 30-24. bounce our way.”

Less than 48 hours later, Mike Zimmer explained.

Zimmer’s Vikings earned a Bears defensive line coach dramatic win when stud rookPaul Pasqualoni coached ies Teddy Bridgewater and linebackers in Dallas when Anthony Barr led a two-minZimmer was coordinating ute drive to tie the game and the defense and Parcells was force, recover and return a the head coach. Like Ratliff, fumble for a game-winning Pasqualoni said Zimmer’s ap- touchdown on the first play of proach still really resonates. overtime, respectively.

“You can have a lot of One week later, Minnesotraits, but perseverance, ta erased a 10-0 deficit with persistence and toughness Bridgewater again showing … you can go a lot further up big in crunch time and in life on those traits than Zimmer’s ascending defense you can on good looks and taking over the game with a intelligence and all that other relentless pass rush that is stuff,” Pasqualoni said, smilamong the NFL leaders in ing. “I think it’s really true sacks. in life. I think it’s really true Unlike his first NFL head in football. And that’s Mike coaching win, which came Zimmer flashes a rare smile as he talks with New York Jets head coach Zimmer.” in Week 1, there were no Rex Ryan before Sunday’s game in Minneapolis. **** Gatorade showers. After all, The October phone conZimmer said the success his versation occurred two days team is starting to experience wrong foot, at the same time Zimmer’s style of coaching.” before the Vikings began is all part of the plan. he’s seeing a defensive back It gets back to his pertheir first winning streak of “A lot of the players will turn too soon out of his back- fectionist approach, Adam tease me; it’ll be really late in pedal.”

Zimmer said, and his father’s the Zimmer era. His hiring happened before the Vikings the game and we’re winning, Bears defensive tackle desire to be the best. After would lose their face of the and they’ll say, ‘Are you goJeremiah Ratliff, who spent his first year as a defensive franchise to child abuse ing to smile yet?’ And usually his rookie season in Dalcoordinator, Mike Zimmer charges, and starting quarI wait until after that last las learning from Zimmer, spent time working with whistle blows,” he said. flashes a big grin when asked other coordinators, including terback and best offensive “… But I did tell them after about the impact Zimmer had now-Bengals head coach Mar- lineman to season-ending injuries. Hardly new to that first win, I said, ‘The on him. vin Lewis, to keep learning.

Zimmer, the adversity simply next time you throw water on “He made sure that every After being hired as coach of forced his young team to me, it better be when we win single person on the field – the Vikings, Mike Zimmer assume the tough, focused, the Super Bowl.’ And then I no matter who you are – you put in calls to Bill Parcells disciplined personality of its started talking to them about knew what was going on in a and Sean Payton, soliciting the mistakes we made and insight from those who’d had rookie head coach. game situation,” Ratliff said.

“There have been a lot of what we needed to focus on “And if there’s anything that success as head coaches. ups and downs, obviously, for the next week’s oppocomes up, you never panic “I’m always trying to things that we didn’t expect nent.” develop a mindset on what I because you know you’ve That’s Mike Zimmer. want this football team to be,” to happen. Sometimes you been prepped on it. That’s

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AREA ROUNDUP

O’Donnell leads LWW girls SUBMITTED REPORTS THORNRIDGE – The Lincoln-Way West girls basketball team grabbed its first lead in the second quarter on Courtney O’Donnell’s basket and led the rest of the way in a 67-33 SouthWest Suburban Red victory Thursday night.

O’Donnell finished with 18 points. The Warriors (7-0, 2-0) had a 28-point second quarter, running up a 40-18 halftime lead.

Dani Morgan and Emily Atsinger also hit double digits with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Stephanie McDonald scored nine on three 3-pointers.

Note to Readers High School Cube is broadcasting two Joliet area basketball games Friday night that can be watched at www.herald-news. com. The games are Romeoville boys vs. Oswego East at 6:30 p.m. and the Plainfield North boys vs.Plainfield South at 6:15 p.m.

GIRLS BOWLING

Joliet West 2,166, Lincoln-Way West 1,786: Gracie

Plese had two 268 games for a 536 two-game series for Joliet West, and Taylor Bailey rolled 469 with a 245. Ellie Paul had 399 with a 233 game for Lincoln-Way West.

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

YOUTH GIRLS BASKETBALL

Angels scored in the double figures in the East Suburban Catholic victory. Andriana Acosta led with 23 points, Ty Battle had 16 and Jnaya Walker 12.

Providence beat Loyola, 55-17, but fell to Brother Rice, 44-33.

rari led Gardner (6-3, 2-1) with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Jenni Price had nine points, and five steals, and Celia Barna contributed eight points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Peotone 50, Herscher 33:

Carley Maupin led Peotone (7-3, 2-1) with 10 points, while Emily Carstens had nine points, seven rebounds and six steals.

BOYS BOWLING

Lincoln-Way North 1,819, Lincoln-Way Central 1,778: Zach

Grifford had games of 183 and 196, Brandon Brzowski a 213 and Jake Keagle a 266 for the Knights (3-6, 2-6).

Lewis’ Stennis earns Honors:

(Providence) has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Lewis. The 5-foot-8 guard, averaged 19.8 points as a junior and scored a school-record 36 points in a game.

WRESTLING

Gardner-South Wilmington 47, St. Anne 23: Marlana Fer-

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD

The GLVC announced that Lewis junior Chantel Stennis (Bolingbrook) has been selected the GLVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week.

Stennis won the 200-meter run at the GVSU Early Bird with a school-record and NCAA provisional mark of 24.28 seconds. That time is the fastest in the country, regardless of NCAAdivisionaffiliation.Stennis broke her own school-record of 25.25 set last season. She also ran a leg of the runner-up and NCAA provisional setting 4x400 relay (3:53.59) with sophomore Cortney Cross, senior Amy Polhemus and freshman Zoe Mead.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

JCA 66, Fenwick 38: Three

Barnes set a school-record with a first-place and NCAA Provisional setting finish of 47.67 in the 400-meter dash at the GVSU Early Bird last Friday. That time is currently the fastest in the country, regardless of NCAA affiliation.

Jean-Paul earns his second career GLVC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week accolade after a pair of second-place finishes. He set a provisional mark in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 11¾ inches and added another runner-up in the long jump (22 feet, 5¾ inches).

Providence splits matches:

BOYS SWIMMING

Lincoln-Way Central 67, TF South 27: The Knights (1-0) won their season opener.

Providence’s Jurges commits to Lewis: Alyssa Jurges

Lewis’ Barnes and Jean-Paul earn honors: The GLVC announced Thursday that No. 16 Lewis’ Andre Barnes and Isaac Jean-Paul have captured the inaugural GLVC Indoor Track And Field Athlete of the Week awards.

Homer takes second: The Homer sixth-grade girls finished second at the Des Plaines Valley Conference Tournament. The team, coached by Leanne Kubinski, finished with a record of 14-5 (A team) and 13-3 (B team).

AREA SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY’S EVENTS Boys basketball Herscher at Peotone, 5:30 p.m.

Joliet Central at Carl Sandburg, 6:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way Central at Thornwood, 6:30 p.m.

Minooka at Plainfield East, 6:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Plainfield North, 6:30 p.m.

Oswego East at Romeoville, 6:30 p.m.

Coal City at Westmont, 6:45 p.m.

Benet at JCA, 7 p.m.

Plainfield Central at Oswego, 7 p.m.

Leo at Providence, 7 p.m.

Lemont at Oak Lawn, 7 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Streator, 7 p.m.

Seneca at Sandwich, 7 p.m.

Manteno at Wilmington, 7 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington at Grant Park, 7:15 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball Seneca at Sandwich, 5:30 p.m.

Joliet West at Lockport, 6 p.m.

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Lincoln-Way Central, 6 p.m.

Plainfield East at Minooka, 6:30 p.m.

Oswego at Plainfield Central, 6:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Plainfield South, 6:30 p.m.

Romeoville at Oswego East, 6:30 p.m.

Morris at Geneseo, 7 p.m.

Oak Lawn at Lemont, 7 p.m.

Providence at Naperville North Tournament Wrestling Lockport at Stagg, 5 p.m.

Joliet Catholic, Saint Viator at Nazareth, 5:15 p.m.

Coal City, Peotone, Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Plano Reaper Classic, 5:30 p.m.

Joliet Central at Homewood-Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m.

Manteno, Thornton at Lincoln-Way West, 5:30 p.m.

Sandburg at Joliet West, 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S EVENTS Boys basketball Chicago Clark at Lincoln-Way Central, 12:30 p.m.

Moline at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Minooka at JCA, 7 p.m.

Yorkville at Morris, 7 p.m.

Herscher at Dwight, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball Romeoville at Oak Lawn Tournament, 12 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Somonauk, 3 p.m.

Newark at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

JCA, Bolingbrook at Chi-Town Showdown Providence at Naperville North Tournament Gardner-South Wilmington at Raider Holiday Tournament Wrestling Bolingbrook, Lincoln-Way Central, Plainfield North at Hoffman Estates Invite, 9 a.m.

Coal City, Peotone, Plainfield East, Plainfield South at Plano Reaper Classic, 9 a.m.

Joliet Catholic, Joliet Central at Pontiac Tournament, 9 a.m.

Joliet West, Lincoln-Way West at Downers Grove South Invite, 9 a.m.

Lemont, Marian Catholic, Wilmington at Romeoville, 9 a.m.

Lincoln-Way East, Providence at Minooka Super Duals, 9 a.m.

Seneca at Riverdale Invite, 9 a.m.

Morris at Buffalo Grove Lewis Invite, 9:30 a.m.

Crystal Lake South, Harlem, St. Rita at Plainfield Central, 10 a.m.

Lockport 10-team Mega Duals, 10 a.m.

Boys bowling Joliet West, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Lemont, Plainfield North, Plainfield East at Lincoln-Way East Invite, 8 a.m.

Girls bowling Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way Central, Lockport, Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South, Lemont, Lincoln-Way East, Plainfield East at Plainfield North Strikefest, 9 a.m.

Romeoville at Streamwood Invite, 9 a.m.

Bolingbrook at Ray Maxwell Sabre Tournament, 9 a.m.

Men’s Basketball St. Francis at Indiana-South Bend, 2 p.m.

Women’s Basketball St. Francis at Indiana-South Bend, noon SUNDAY’S EVENTS Women’s Basketball St. Francis at Cumberland, 2 p.m.

BLACKHAWKS 3, BRUINS 2

Blackhawks lose Toews but still defeat Bruins ins, 3-2, on Thursday night for their eighth consecutive victoBOSTON – The Boston Bru- ry, a win that was tempered by ins got their captain back on the loss of forward Jonathan the ice for the first time in sev- Toews. The Hawks’ captain en weeks. and No. 2 scorer left the game The Blackhawks lost theirs, after Dennis Seidenberg came and they hope he won’t be gone up behind him, hit him on the much at all. back of the shoulder and sent The Hawks beat the Bru- him face-first into the boards in

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the second period.

“Dangerous. Tight area.

Strong guy,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “He seemed all right. We’ll see how he is tomorrow, but it looks like he’s going to be all right.”

Seidenberg said he was aiming for the shoulder and had no intent to injure Toews, who

was the MVP of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and twotime NHL champion, Toews has 11 goals and 12 assists in 28 games so far this season.

“It was unfortunate how he went into the boards,” said Seidenberg, who waited in the hallway outside the Hawks

dressing room after the game to shake hands with alternate captain Patrick Sharp.

“I try to be clean,” Seidenberg told reporters. “I would never want to hurt anyone.”

Ben Smith assisted on the Hawks’ first goal and scored their second as they opened a 3-0 lead before Boston rallied.

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WHAT TO WATCH NBA Portland at Bulls, 6 p.m., CSN, ESPN L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m., ESPN College football NCAA, FCS, playoffs, quarterfinals, Chattanooga at New Hampshire, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Soccer Men’s NCAA semifinal, UMBC vs. Virginia, 4 p.m., ESPNU Men’s NCAA semifinal, Providence vs. UCLA, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU Women’s college volleyball NCAA tourney, Round of 16, Nebraska vs. Washington, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU Golf PGA Tour, Franklin Templeton Shootout, second round, at Naples, Fla., noon, TGC

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – Dan Jennings traded Dan Jennings.

On the final day of the winter meetings, the Miami Marlins sent Jennings – a 27-yearold left-handed reliever – to the White Sox on Thursday for 26-year-old right-hander Andre Rienzo.

Dan Jennings, the Marlins’ 54-year-old general manager, laughed about the deal.

“On the road, sometimes he’d get to the room and say to me, ‘I think I got the wrong room. They put wine in my room,’” the GM said.

The pitcher was 3-6 with a 2.43 ERA and 84 strikeouts

AP file photo

Relief pitcher Dan Jennings throws against the Washington Nationals on Sept. 18 in Miami. over 100 innings in 116 relief appearances with the Marlins from 2012-14.

“When it happened, I had

to question which Dan Jennings we were trading,” said Mike Hill, Miami’s president of baseball operations.

The two men aren’t related.

“We used to have running jokes, he and I,” the general manager said. “A box would come in and it would go upstairs to me. Different mail would come in and go to the wrong guy.”

The GM, who joined the team in 2002 as vice president of player personnel, said the Marlins’ Manny Colon would be a beneficiary of the trade.

“Our traveling secretary is certainly glad it happened, because it was a mess on the road,” the elder Jennings said.

BEARS NOTEBOOK

Bostic back at middle linebacker

By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@shawmedia.com LAKE FOREST – The Bears don’t see a dilemma of what to do with Jon Bostic. Once they placed D.J. Williams (neck) on injured reserve, they moved Bostic back to the middle linebacker spot.

It’s the position where Bostic started last year for Williams, but he had spent the past two games at the ‘Will,’ where some believe he’s best-suited long-term.

It’s a specific example of something the Bears’ staff isn’t letting happen – having trouble balancing winning games and thinking about the future. Their focus is on beating the Saints, and that means moving Bostic inside.

“I think the most important thing is what he can do today, tomorrow and Monday night to help us win a football game,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said after Thursday’s practice. “Part of the reason we moved him around during the course of training camp and early in the season is because if we did get in this position, he’d be able to handle it. And if we decide that it’s in the best interest of the team for him to go to that po-

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sition, that’s what we have to do. And Jon certainly understands that.”

As he has all year when moving around – he played “Sam” for Shea McClellin in Weeks 3 through 5 and ‘Will’ the past two weeks, while always playing in the nickel when healthy – Bostic didn’t make much of another switch.

“To be honest, (the Mike) is really the person echoing the call – it’s the same (job) overall,” he said, adding that “it’s not that big of a deal” who is making the calls on defense.

Bears defensive coordinator Mel Tucker echoed Trestman’s sentiments, saying there’s a “good chance” Bostic will be starting in the middle and that the focus is on now, not where Bostic will play in 2015.

“We’re not thinking about next year or future games or things like that,” he said.

“We’re focused on this week’s game against New Orleans and what can we do to put our guys in the best position to win this game.”

The only other player who has started in the middle in the Bears’ base defense this season is Darryl Sharpton, and he impressed in that spot

against Atlanta. Sharpton hasn’t played since Week 8 and missed Thursday’s practice with a hamstring injury.

Tucker said that Sharpton “has position flexibility.”

New spot for Jones: The domino effect of injuries to Williams and Briggs means undrafted rookie Christian Jones will be a full-time player, as the “Will” in the Bears’ base and playing alongside Bostic in the nickel.

“I just want to fly around there and make plays,” Jones said about playing the weak side. “I feel like I’ve got a lot of ability. I’ve been getting coached up since I’ve been here. I just want to go out there and show them what I can do.”

Jones said he didn’t have a favorite of the linebacker spots but that he has not played any middle since joining the Bears.

Bostic knows that even though he has played with both McClellin and Jones, they’ll be a new trio for the base and that communication will be key. “Just being a lot more vocal, making sure that Christian and I and Shea that we’re all on the same page, that we’re all on the same page with the D-line and the secondary,” Bostic said.

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Central Division W L Pct 13 8 .619 13 8 .619 11 12 .478 7 15 .318 3 19 .136 Atlantic Division W L Pct 16 6 .727 8 12 .400 7 13 .350 4 20 .167 2 19 .095 Southeast Division W L Pct 15 6 .714 15 6 .714 10 12 .455 9 15 .375 6 15 .286

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Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 17 4 .810 Houston 16 5 .762 San Antonio 16 6 .727 Dallas 17 7 .708 New Orleans 10 11 .476 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 17 5 .773 Denver 10 12 .455 Oklahoma City 9 13 .409 Utah 6 16 .273 Minnesota 5 16 .238 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 19 2 .905 L.A. Clippers 16 5 .762 Phoenix 12 11 .522 Sacramento 11 11 .500 L.A. Lakers 6 16 .273 Thursday’s Results Oklahoma City 103, Cleveland 94.

Houston at Sacramento (n) Friday’s Games Portland at Bulls, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Miami at Utah, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

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North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 10 3 0 .769 423 Detroit 9 4 0 .692 265 Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 263 Bears 5 8 0 .385 281 East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 389 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 293 Washington 3 10 0 .231 244 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 5 8 0 .385 328 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 333 Carolina 4 8 1 .346 269 Tampa Bay 2 11 0 .154 237 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 11 3 0 .786 287 Seattle 9 4 0 .692 322 San Francisco 7 6 0 .538 244 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 291 Monday’s Result Green Bay 43, Atlanta 37 Thursday’s Result Arizona 12, St. Louis 6 Sunday, Dec. 14 Oakland at Kansas City, noon Pittsburgh at Atlanta, noon Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Miami at New England, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Jacksonville at Baltimore, noon Green Bay at Buffalo, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon.

Denver at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 15 New Orleans at Bears, 7:30 p.m.

Dan Jennings heading to Sox

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Thursday’s Results Blackhawks 3, Boston 2 Buffalo 4, Calgary 3 Philadelphia 4, New Jersey 1 Columbus 3, Washington 2, OT Los Angeles 5, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Winnipeg at Colorado (n) Nashville at Arizona (n) Minnesota at San Jose (n) Friday’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

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‘Just playing, meeting people, having a good time’ Up-and-coming country singer to perform in Shorewood If you go

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com Just this year, up-andcoming country singer Drew Baldridge, 23, has shared the stage with Dustin Lynch, Phil Vassar and Josh Turner.

But when he appears tonight at Skooter’s Roadhouse in Shorewood, new and seasoned fans won’t see an unapproachable celebrity but a young man from southern Illinois delivering a friendly and energetic show of original compositions.

“We’re making friends on the road,” Baldridge said. “Everywhere we go, we hang out with all the fans.”

Born and raised in Patoka, Baldridge had two hobbies: sports and singing. He played baseball and basketball, and sang in church. At 17, Baldridge was performing acoustic shows in local bars.

But when he received tickets to a Josh Turner show on his 18th birthday, Baldridge said he set aside an athletic scholarship in favor of a music career.

“I just thought I could do it,” Baldridge said. “I prayed a lot about it.”

Before moving to Nashville, Baldridge said, he spent a year traveling back and forth, networking and trying to make friends

Q WHAT: Drew Baldridge Q WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday Q WHERE: Skooter’s Roadhouse, 700 W. Jefferson St., Shorewood Q ETC: 21 and up Q VISIT: www.skootersroadhouse.com and www.drewbaldridgemusic.com Q CONTACT: 815-799-4700 Photo provided

Drew Baldridge with “everyone in town” with his low-key, “My name is Drew and it’s nice to meet you” approach.

Once settled, he began attending workshops on songwriting because, Baldridge said, a great artist sings his own songs.

“If you can write something that’s true to you and true to your soul,” Baldridge said, “you’ll feel it more when you’re singing it, and your fans will feel it, too.”

Baldridge said he grew his fan base in a similar manner, socializing with them at concerts and connecting with them on social media. His Facebook page, which has more than 11,000 fans, is personable and approachable with plenty of interaction.

His down-home, friendly approach apparently is working.

On Dec. 2, Baldridge posted on Facebook that his latest EP, “Crossing

County Lines,” debuted in the Top 15 on iTunes country chart, which his management company confirmed.

His plan is to release “Crossing County Lines” in four-song installments throughout 2015.

Baldridge did not expect the rapid sales.

“It just blew me away,” Baldridge said. “I’m just playing, meeting people and having a good time with the support they give me.”

For now, Baldridge isn’t concerned about not being signed to a major record label or lack of airplay on the popular stations, although he admits some people might feel those elements are necessary to launch a successful music career. He prefers building long-term relationships.

“I want fans to stay engaged with me,” Baldridge said. “People can’t take fans away from you.”

Plainfield honors student to portray The Mouse King THE HERALD-NEWS PLAINFIELD – Olivia Aguzzi, 12, an honors student at Heritage Grove Middle School in Plain-

field, is The Mouse King in the Broadway In Naperville Conservatory production of “The Nutcracker and The Mouse King” at 5 p.m. Saturday at Yellow

Box Community Church, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children.

Buy at www.broadwayinnaperville.com.

A&E CALENDAR Friday

• Plainfield Art League “Best of the Best” exhibit – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Friday, District 202 Administration Building’s Jon Balke Gallery, second floor, 15732 S. Howard St., Plainfield. Free and open to public.

Call 815-277-1013.

• “Christmas on Broadway” – 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 2800 Black Road, Joliet. Choral harmonies by The New People. $10.

• Chamber Singers 37th Annual MadriGala – 7:30 p.m. Joliet Junior College Fine Arts Department, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. Featuring JJC Chamber Singers, JJC Brass Quintet and JJC Jesters. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts. $12. Must purchase in advance. Visit www.jjc.edu/info/fine-arts or call 815280-2223.

• Santa Claus Visit RSVP – Event is 11 a.m. Saturday, Senior Star at Weber Place, 600 S. Edward Drive. Romeoville.

Meet and take photos. May bring gift for respective child to be handed out

by Santa. Free and open to the public.

815-676-5776.

Saturday

• “Hooks, Needles and More” – 1 to 2:30 p.m. Romeoville Branch Library, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville.

Register at 815-552-4260 or at www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

• Hopeful Tails Adoption Event – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PetSmart, 2775 Plainfield Road, Joliet. www.facebook.com/ events/calendar/2014/November/8.

Call 779-206-2132 or visit hopefultailsanimalrescue.org • Christmas Bonanza – Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Will County Humane Society, 24109 Seil Road, Shorewood. Annual resale of holiday items. Details and event registration at www.willcountyhumane.com.

• JCHS 14th Annual Madrigal Dinner – 6 to 9 p.m. Joliet Central High School cafeteria, 201 E. Jefferson St., Joliet. Madrigal choir. Turkey dinner. No refunds for unused tickets. Reserve at 815- 727-6706.

• Holiday Collage Concert – 3 and 7 p.m. Plainfield East High School auditorium, 12001 S. Naperville Road, Plainfield. PEHS choral and instrumental groups. Free.

• PHSCC Annual Madrigal Dinner – 5 p.m. Plainfield High School-Central Campus, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield. Madrigal singers, brass ensemble, recorder ensemble. $18.

Includes full multicourse meal. Call 815-436-3200.

Sunday

• Carols and Chocolate – 3 p.m.

Joliet Junior College Fine Arts Theatre, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. Featuring JJC Chorale and JJC Brass Quintet. Complimentary buffet of chocolate desserts. $5 for adults; $4 for senior citizens and non-JJC students; and $2 for JJC students. www.jjc.edu/info/fine-arts or 815-280-2223.

Monday

• Bolingbrook High School Brass Quintet RSVP Deadline – Event is 10 a.m. Tuesday, Senior Star at Weber Place, 605 S. Edward Drive, Romeoville.

Holiday music. All ages. Light refreshments. Free. RSVP at 815-676-5776.

Tuesday • “Barefoot in the Park” open auditions – 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Morris Theatre Guild, 516 W. Illinois Ave. (Canalport Community Center), Morris.

Cold readings. 21 and up. Call-backs Dec. 19. Contact Judy Miller at aljudmilr@ hotmail.com or visit www.morristheatreguild.org.

• Guitar and Percussion Ensembles Concert – 7:30 p.m. Joliet Junior College Fine Arts Theatre, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. $5 for adults; $4 for senior citizens and non-JJC students; and $2 for JJC students. www.jjc.edu/info/fine-arts or 815-280-2223.

Wednesday

• Thira with Mushroomhead, Erimha, and Unsaid Fate – Doors open 6 p.m.

Show is 6:30 p.m. Mojoe’s in Joliet, 22 W. Cass St., Joliet. $18 in advance, $20 show day, $37.50 priority. 815-714-2688.

Thursday

• Snowflake Ballroom Dance – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Del Bergeson Orchestra and vocalist Sandi Haynes. Free and open to the public.

815-609-0669. www.timbersofshorewood.com.

Dec. 19

• Eddie Korosa Jr. and Boys from Illinois polka band – 6:30 p.m. The Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Polish/German Christmas concert. Free and open to the public.

815-609-0669 or www.timbersofshorewood.com.

• Joliet Drama Guild Annual Madrigal Dinner – 7 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20, and 1 p.m. Dec. 21, Bicentennial Park Theater, 201 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. $35-$15.

Reservation only. 877-JDG-1933 or reservations@jolietdramaguild.org.

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Also standard on the Sport are a 6-speaker Uconnect 5.0 AM/FM/BT multimedia system, with 5-inch Touchscreen, and a host of safety and security features.

The Latitude builds on the Sport basics, adding a 115-volt auxiliary power

Jeep Active Drive II is available on the Latitude, and includes a two-speed PTU with torque management and low range. The 4-Low mode locks the front and rear drive shafts for low-speed power or towing.

Low range provides a gear reduction that allows for The Jeep Cherokee Latitude (pictured) and Sport models enhanced climbing ability welcome buyers to the 2015 lineup of the iconic SUV. as well outstanding crawl Both offer all the basic features that have made the five-passenger Cherokee a legend on and off the road. ratios for severe off-road conditions. Jeep Active offers such features as an engine block Drive II gives the off-road heater, heated mirrors, heated front adventurer a ride height that is inseats and steering wheel, and windcreased by an inch. shield wiper/de-icer. The trailer group Standard is Jeep’s renowned includes wiring harness, receiver hitch, Selec-Terrain traction control system, and full-size spare tire. which allows the driver to choose the For Latitude, option groups also on- and off-road setting for optimum include a comfort/convenience group performance: Auto, Snow, Sport, Sand/ with power seats and liftgate, and a Mud and Rock. Selec-Terrain electronically coordinates and optimizes up to 12 SafetyTec Group that includes blind spot and cross-path detection. vehicle systems on any terrain, providing enhanced vehicle control.

Fuel efficiency allows up to 31 miles per gallon highway, and Cherokee has Several special “groups” of options are available to personalize your Chero- a maximum cargo capacity of about 55 cubic feet.. kee, including the Cold Weather Group

The transmission option for Latitude with the award-winning 3.2-liter Pentastar V-6, which provides 271 horsepower, is a 9-speed four-wheel-drive automatic.

Of course, these are Jeep Cherokees, so four-wheel-drive options are available on both Sport and Latitude.

Jeep Active Drive I is available on both models, and features a single power transfer unit (PTU), which is fully automatic and delivers seamless operation in and out of four-wheel drive at any speed. The system does not require any driver intervention or feedback,

and the Trailer Tow Group. The first

--Sources: Chrysler Group LLC, Jeep.com/en/Cherokee

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These include Brake Stability Control, supplemental rear seat side airbags, supplemental side-curtain front and rear airbags, remote start system, Keyless Enter- N-Go /Passive Entry system, Electronic Roll Mitigation, Hill Start Assist, advanced multistage front airbags, and supplemental front seat-mounted side airbags.

Options on the Latitude include the Uconnect 8.4 touchscreen with AM/ FM//SXM/BT multimedia system, and 9 amplified speakers with subwoofer. The power option is the 3.2-liter, 24-valve V-6 Pentastar engine with Engine Stop/ Start. This ESS system increases fuel efficiency by shutting the engine off when the vehicle comes to a complete stop.

Amenities (radio, gauges, heating or air conditioning, etc.) continue to operate, making the operation transparent to the driver. The engine restarts automatically when the driver releases the brake, allowing seamless acceleration.

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Sport comes with the fuel-efficient 184-horsepower 4-cylinder, 2.4-liter MultiAir Engine, a segment-exclusive 9-speed front-wheel/all-wheel-drive automatic transmission, 17-inch full-face steel wheels, and a 2,000-pound towing capacity.

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Opening a lineup that also includes the Trailhawk and Limited are the Sport and Latitude models, with the entry-level Sport leading the way with all the features expected of a vehicle that bears the “Cherokee” nameplate.

outlet, ambient LED interior lighting, leather-wrapped steering wheel, 17-inch aluminum wheels, and ParkView Rear Back-up Camera (optional on the Sport).

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Owning the legendary Cherokee is easily within your reach, and for 2015, Jeep has made it even more attractive to take home the iconic mid-size, five-passenger SUV.

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Push them as hard as you are able

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Frank Lloyd Wright said, “If automation keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.”

There’s nothing like making a comment push-button finger in cheek.

However, at the bridge table, push the opponents around as much as you can.

They will feel uncomfortable and make more mistakes.

In today’s deal, look at the West hand. North opened one diamond, East overcalled one heart and South responded one spade. (This guaranteed at least a five-card suit; he would have made a negative double with only four spades.) What should West have done?

I agree with North’s opening bid. A good six-card suit and two aces make that hand too strong for a weak twobid. (If South has, say, the diamond king, heart ace and club king, three notrump will be a strong favorite. With a good long minor, always think “three no-trump.”)

West knew of at least a 10-card heart fit, so jumped to four hearts, the 10-trick level. Then after two passes, what should South have done? (Yes, maybe East should have bid five hearts!)

South liked his hand for offense, so understandably rebid five clubs.

North corrected to five spades, and all passed. (Agreed, East might have sacrificed in six hearts doubled, which would have cost only 300.)

Five spades would have failed if West had guessed to lead a club, but why would he have done that? After the heart-ace start, South ruffed, drew two rounds of trumps and ran the diamond jack. Declarer was able to discard four clubs from his hand on dummy’s long diamonds.

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CPAP blows air into the airways to keep them open at night. It is nearly 100 percent effective at treating sleep apnea, and it improves blood pressure in people with sleep apnea who have heart disease.

But here’s the catch with CPAP: You have to use it. Some people find CPAP uncomfortable at night and don’t use it as prescribed.

There are other options. For example, an oral appliance, which looks like a mouth guard or retainer, can help prevent your tongue from falling back and blocking the airway while you sleep. For many people who find CPAP uncomfortable, this is a pretty good option.

If you do have sleep apnea, try some lifestyle changes. They may reduce your apnea episodes enough to avoid the need for treatment.

• TURN OVER. In some people, apnea occurs only when they’re on their back. If that’s true for you, buy a body pillow to keep you on your side.

• AVOID ALCOHOL. Alcohol is a muscle relaxant.

It can slacken the tissues of your throat while you sleep.

• STOP SMOKING. Cigarette smoking causes the upper airway to swell.

• LOSE WEIGHT. One of the best ways to prevent – or eliminate – sleep apnea is to shed extra pounds.

These changes not only can improve your sleep apnea, they also may reduce your risk of heart trouble and strokes.

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Dear Doctor K: At my last checkup, my doctor asked if I snore. When I told the doctor that my husband says I snore a lot, the doctor said snoring can be a sign of heart disease, particularly in postmenopausal women.

What does snoring have to do with heart disease?

Dear Reader: Snoring is not a sign of heart disease, but it can be a sign of sleep apnea. And people with sleep apnea are at greater risk for heart disease.

Sleep apnea is a condition that causes brief, repeated pauses in breathing throughout the night. A woman’s risk of sleep apnea rises after menopause. That’s when levels of the hormone progesterone (which increases the number of breaths per minute) decline. In addition to affecting your slumber, sleep apnea can threaten your heart health.

My colleague Dr. Lawrence Epstein is associate medical director for the Sleep Clinic at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

He explains that sleep apnea is a risk factor for high blood pressure, which raises the risk of both heart attacks and strokes. Sleep apnea also is more common in people who are obese. And obesity is itself a risk factor for heart disease.

So that’s why your doctor asked about snoring. If you have sleep apnea, you may be at higher risk for heart disease.

Snoring is just one sign of sleep apnea. Other signs include daytime drowsiness, morning headaches or mood changes.

If your doctor suspects sleep apnea, he or she may refer you for a sleep study. This test can confirm or rule it out.

The gold standard treatment for sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

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Dear Reader: Your impulse is generous. Start now by telling your grown children, “You know, I’ve been thinking ...” then discuss what you’re considering and the reasons for it. Make participation in the project voluntary so that those who wish to can contribute the money they would have spent on gifts for you to the fund.

Write (small) checks to those who would rather receive gifts than donate to your co-worker. You can’t “force” others to be generous, and frankly, you shouldn’t try.

Dear Abby: When visiting friends I usually prefer to stay in a hotel, but my friend insisted I stay at her place so we could have more time to visit and make the most of our weekend together. On my last day, I woke up to find a note on my bedroom door instructing me how to clean the bedroom and bathroom in a specific manner before my departure.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips I was mortified, not only by the request but by the way the note was written, requesting that I wipe down the shower walls and tub, and bag my trash. I complied with her request, but I wasn’t happy. I left the bathroom in a cleaner condition than it was when I arrived.

When I got home I sent my hostess a thank-you note for her hospitality.

I haven’t spoken to her since.

Over the years, I have entertained many guests in my home. I have always provided them with meals, drinks, towels and a clean room. I have never left a note for anyone to clean. Is there a new etiquette policy for guests that I don’t know about? – Still Upset

in Seattle

Dear Still Upset: I have never heard of any rule of etiquette that says this was OK. However, the night before you were scheduled to leave, you should have asked your hostess how she would like the room left.

I have “houseguested” in homes in which I was asked to strip the bed and leave my used towels in the laundry room when my visit was over. And as a polite guest, I happily complied. However, I have never been told to scrub a bathroom or been issued instructions on how to do it. If you choose to speak to this woman again, you have nothing to lose by telling her how you felt after reading her note -- and I think you should.

• Write to Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Dear Abby: I work with a wonderful, good-hearted young woman who holds a low-paying job. She’s raising three children alone, and I know she struggles to provide the necessities.

I have learned that the holidays at their home are pretty meager.

My husband and I have been discussing the many frivolous indulgences at our family Christmas and would like to suggest to our grown children that this year we pool our resources and send the money anonymously to this family a week or so before Christmas. Would it be rude to ask our kids for the money in advance? Unfortunately, there may be a couple who would prefer to receive gifts. How should we handle this? – Tennessee

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Wash (N) !Chi. Tonight Classical Rewind ’ (G) (CC) !World News PBS 11 !PBS NewsHour (N) ’ (CC) Last of Wine Ladies-Letters Austin City Limits (PG) (CC) Buddy Guy’s Legends !Journal (G) Tavis Smiley Charlie Rose (N) ’ (CC) PBS 20 Charlie Rose ’ (CC) Mike & Molly House/Payne House/Payne There Yet? There Yet? Family Guy Raising Hope Seinfeld (CC) Seinfeld (CC) King King CIU 26 Mike & Molly "High School Football St. Joe’s at St. Rita. (N) (Live) Paternity Judge Faith American Dad King of Hill Cleveland King of Hill U2 26.2 Jerry Springer ’ (14) (CC) M*A*S*H (PG) Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Hogan Heroes Gilligan’s Isle Saved by Bell Saved by Bell Cheers (PG) Perry Mason (PG) (CC) Dragnet (PG) ME 26.3 M*A*S*H (PG) Gunsmoke (G) (CC) Marshal Dillon Marshal Dillon Rawhide (PG) Bullwinkle Andy Griffith Andy Griffith I Love Lucy ME2 26.4 Hawaii Five-0 (PG) (CC) Diff. World Beloved (’98) ››‡ Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover. (CC) Clara’s Heart (’88) ››› Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean.

BNC 26.5 Diff. World Mod Fam !News (N) Mod Fam TMZ (PG) (CC) Dish Nation TMZ Live (PG) MasterChef The cooks face a restaurant challenge. ’ (PG-L) FOX 32 Big Bang Criminal Minds (14-L,V) (CC) Criminal Minds (PG-V) (CC) Criminal Minds (14-L,V) (CC) Rookie Blue ’ (14-V) (CC) Rookie Blue ’ (PG-L,V) (CC) ION 38 Criminal Minds (PG-V) (CC) !Telemundo (N) "Titulares, Mas Tierra de Reyes ’ (SS) Tierra de Reyes (N) ’ (SS) Senora Acero (N) ’ (SS) Los Miserables (N) ’ (SS) TEL 44 Caso Cerrado: Edicion Big Bang The Simpsons How I Met How I Met Anger Anger Family Feud Bones ’ (14-L) (CC) Bones ’ (14-L,V) (CC) MY 50 Family Feud Pablo Escobar: El Patron (N) En la Boca del Lobo (N) (SS) El Chavo (G) !Noticiero Univ. "Contacto Deportivo(SS) TF 60 Hardball (’01) ›‡ Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane. (SS) Mi Corazon Es Tuyo (N) (SS) Teleton USA Un evento para recaudar fondos para los ninos necesitados.

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The Wendy Williams Show (N) A Very Larry Christmas (14) This Christmas (’07) ››‡ Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba. (CC) "BTN Football & Beyond 2014 "College Basketball Iowa State at Iowa. (N) (Live) "BTN Football & Beyond 2014 "BTN Live "College Basketball Black Swan (R’10) Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce A Cinderella Story (PG’04) ›› Hilary Duff.

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Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Raising Hope Raising Hope We Are Marshall (’06) ››‡ Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox. South Park Tosh.0 (CC) You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (’08) ›› Adam Sandler, John Turturro. (CC) Shallow Hal (’01) ››‡ Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black. (CC) "Postgame (N) "Hail Mary: BC vs. Miami "SportsNet (N) "SportsNet (N) "H.S. Lites (N) "Football Week "NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Chicago Bulls. (N) (Live) ’ Gold Rush - The Dirt (N) (PG) Edge of Alaska (N) (14) (CC) Edge Gold Rush ’ (PG) (CC) Gold Rush (N) ’ (PG) (CC) !DNews (N) ’ Gold Rush ’ (PG) (CC) Toy Story Kirby Buckets Penn Zero Star-Rebels I Didn’t Do It Liv & Maddie I Didn’t Do It Liv & Maddie (5:40) Toy Story 3 (’10) ›››‡ (CC) Jessie ’ (G) The Soup (N) The Soup (14) E! News (N) (PG) Sex & the City Sex & the City E! News (N) I Love You, Man (’09) ››› Premiere. Paul Rudd, Jason Segel.

"NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Chicago Bulls. (N) (Live) "NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs. (N) (Live) "SportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) "High School Basketball (N) "College Football NCAA FCS, Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live)(CC) "SportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) "NFL Live (N)(CC) Frosty’s Holiday in Handcuffs (PG-D,V) Scrooged (’88) The Santa Clause (’94) ››› Tim Allen.

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Outrageous Christmas (G) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Snow White and the Huntsman (’12) Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Snow White and the Huntsman (’12) ››‡ Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron.

One Christmas Eve (’14) (PG) Christmas at Cartwright’s (’14) Alicia Witt, Wallace Shawn. (G) A Cookie Cutter Christmas (’14) Erin Krakow. (G) Let It Snow (’13) (G) Love It or List It (G) (CC) Love It or List It (G) (CC) Love It or List It (G) (CC) Hunters (N) Hunters Int’l House (N) Hunters Int’l Love It or List It (G) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) American Pickers (PG) (CC) The Women of the Bible (PG) The Red Tent (Part 1 of 2) (14-S,V) (CC) The Red Tent (Part 2 of 2) (14-S,V) (CC) The Red Tent (14-S,V) (CC) Friday After NewNowNext Ridiculous.

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She’s Out of My League (’10) ›› Premiere. Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve. Full House (G) Full House (G) Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends (PG) Friends (PG) How I Met Your Mother (CC) Ramona and Beezus (’10) ›› Joey King. (CC) Dateline on OWN (14-V) (CC) 20/20 on OWN ’ (14) 20/20 on OWN ’ (14) (CC) 20/20 on OWN ’ (14-V) (CC) 20/20 on OWN ’ (14) (CC) 20/20 on OWN ’ (14-V) (CC) (5:10) Love Jones (’97) ››› Larenz Tate.

Soul Plane (’04) ›› Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (’12) ›› Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy.

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Deal With It Seinfeld (G) Seinfeld (PG) Big Bang Big Bang Deal With (N) Home Alone (’90) ››› (DVS) Four Christmases (’08) ›› Vince Vaughn. (DVS) Last Gangster Now Playing Lili (’53) ››› Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer. (CC) Dangerous When Wet (’53) ››‡ (CC) Summer Stock (’50) ››› Judy Garland, Gene Kelly. (CC) Say Yes to the Dress (G) (CC) Halls; Dr. Christmas (N) TLC Holiday Moments (N) Halls; Dr. Christmas TLC Holiday Moments Four Weddings ’ (PG) (CC) Camp Meeting (PG) Gaither Homecoming (G) Robison Christian Life 10 Struggles Women The 700 Club ’ (G) (CC) Wake Up (Series Premiere) (N) Wake Up Call (CC) (5:00) The Help (’11) ›››‡ Viola Davis. (CC) (DVS) Hitch (’05) ››› Will Smith, Eva Mendes. (CC) (DVS) Advent. Time Regular Show King of Hill King of Hill Cleveland Cleveland American Dad American Dad Chicken Aqua Teen Family Guy ’ Family Guy ’ Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Museum (N) Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Museum Family Feud Family Feud Raymond King King King King Friends (PG) Friends (PG) Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (14-V) (CC) Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Chrisley Chrisley Suave Says (4:25) The Goonies Premiere.

Mob Wives ’ (14-D,L) (CC) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (’03) ››› Premiere. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush.

FRIDAY HOROSCOPE TODAY – Get ready to take advantage of opportunities. Staying on top of changing economic trends will ensure that you make much progress this year. Wise choices will help you stay in control and will stabilize your future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You will discover a new way to solve an old problem.

Love and adventure are highlighted, so don’t hesitate to involve your romantic interest in a challenging activity or unusual event.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – It’s likely that you will be confused about recent emotional happenings. Working on an enjoyable project will keep you from facing discord and give you time to reflect on the circumstances.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Surprise every-

one around you by making personal changes or adopting an interesting new way of doing things. Viewing life with optimism will bring positive results. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Being vigilant while traveling will spare you any unnecessary setbacks or delays. Stick to the rules and take care of matters yourself. Don’t trust others to do things for you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Love is in the air.

Plan a romantic getaway or engage in social events geared toward meeting someone new.

Travel and communications will play a large part in your success.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will have concerns with an older or younger person in

your life. Finances may be stretched if you have taken on too many responsibilities or overspent on luxury items.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t take anyone for granted. Spend time reinforcing important relationships to ensure that everyone is heading in the same direction. Loved ones will not know how you are feeling unless you tell them.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – If you are currently dissatisfied with your professional life, check out vocations that appeal to you. Discuss your thoughts with an expert in your field of choice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Take some time to let a loved one know how much you appreciate him or her. If you are currently unattached, get out

and mingle. You are likely to meet someone who will play an important role in your future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Delays and setbacks will test your patience. Keeping your emotions in check will help you adapt to the changing circumstances and ride out any problems that arise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Adventure and excitement are calling you today. Group activities and social events will let others see your exuberant and cheerful side. Love will blossom if you are attentive.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Scan help-wanted pages and online job postings, and arrange interviews. Update your resume to better represent what you have to offer.

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Encore PBS 11 !Weekend (N) McL’ghlin (N) Focus-Europe Independent Lens (PG) (CC) Film School Asian and Abrahamic Rel New Tricks ’ (PG) (CC) Father Brown ’ (CC) PBS 20 Chatsworth House (PG) (CC) Mike & Molly Futurama (14) Futurama (CC) American Dad American Dad American Dad Futurama (14) Futurama (CC) American Dad American Dad Family Guy ’ CIU 26 Mike & Molly Whacked Out Bounty Hunter Mixed Nuts (’94) ›› Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn.

Cheaters ’ (14) (CC) Jerry Springer ’ (14) (CC) U2 26.2 Murdoch Mysteries (PG) (CC) Lost in Space (G) (CC) Batman (PG) Star Trek ’ (PG) (CC) The Ghost of Frankenstein (’42) ››‡ Lon Chaney.

Wonder Woman ’ (G) (CC) ME 26.3 Batman (PG) Perry Mason (PG) (CC) The Untouchables (PG) The Untouchables (PG) The Fugitive (PG) The Fugitive Vigilantes. (PG) ME2 26.4 Perry Mason (PG) (CC) Uptown Saturday Night (’74) ››‡ Sidney Poitier.

Let’s Do It Again (’75) ››› Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby.

BNC 26.5 Deep Blue Sea (’99) ››‡ Thomas Jane. !Fox 32 News at Nine (N) Animation Domination !ThisMinute (N) Raw Travel ’ "UFC Fight Night Dos Santos vs. Miocic. (N) (Live) ’ FOX 32 TMZ (N) ’ (PG) (CC) A Christmas Kiss II (’14) Premiere. Elisabeth Harnois. (PG-D) Christmas Town (’08) ›› Nicole de Boer. (G) ION 38 A Christmas Kiss (’11) ››› Elisabeth Rohm.

"Titulares Tele. Operacion The Three Musketeers (’11) ›‡ Matthew MacFadyen.

12 Corazones ’ (14) (SS) TEL 44 Yo Soy El Artista ’ (SS) Burn Notice (PG) (CC) Burn Notice (PG) (CC) The Closer (PG-L,V) (CC) The Closer (14-L) (CC) Crime File Storm Stories MY 50 "Inside; Bears "Bensinger Hirokin: The Last Samurai (’12) Wes Bentley. (SS) Choques Ext. !Noticiero "Solo Boxeo TF 60 Ni Sangre Ni Arena (’41) Cantinflas, Elvia Salcedo.

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Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Cops Rel. Cops Rel. (4:00) We Are Marshall (’06) The Bucket List (’07) ›› Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman.

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The Soup (14) Evan Almighty I Love You Get Him to the Greek (’10) ››› Jonah Hill, Russell Brand.

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Chopped (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (G) Sons of Anarchy Jax makes his final moves. (MA) Sons of Anarchy (MA) (3:30) Thor Prometheus (’12) ››› Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender.

A Boyfriend for Christmas Best Christmas Party Ever (’14) Premiere. Torrey DeVitto. (G) The Nine Lives of Christmas (’14) Brandon Routh. (G) Moonlight and Mistletoe (G) Property Brothers (G) (CC) Property Brothers (G) (CC) Property Brothers (G) (CC) House Hunters (N) Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers (G) (CC) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) (5:00) A Nanny for Christmas The Santa Con (’14) Premiere. Barry Watson. (PG) (CC) Finding Mrs. Claus (’12) Mira Sorvino, Will Sasso. (PG) (CC) The Santa Con (’14) (PG) (CC) Snooki Snooki & JWOWW (14-D,L,S) Snooki Snooki Snooki Snooki Snooki Snooki & JWOWW (14-D,L) Snooki & JWOWW (14-D,L) Thundermans Henry Danger Henry Danger Nicky, Ricky Thundermans Hathaways Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends (PG) Friends (PG) How I Met Your Mother (PG-L) Deion’s Family Playbook (PG) Deion’s Family Playbook (N) Flex & Shanice (N) (PG-D,L) Deion’s Family Playbook (PG) Deion’s Family Playbook (PG) Oprah’s Master Class ’ (CC) Booty Call Madea’s Family Reunion (’06) Madea’s Family Reunion (’06) ››‡ Tyler Perry.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (’12) ›› Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy.

Cops (PG-L,V) Cops (PG-L) Cops (N) (14) Cops (14) (CC) Auction (N) Thrift (N) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (’09) ›‡ Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid.

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SATURDAY HOROSCOPE TODAY – Don’t spread yourself too thin. Focus on one task at a time, and see it through no matter what. Frustration will result if you feel that you are being pulled in too many different directions. Take control and make the most of your time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Not everyone will have your best interests at heart. You should be careful when choosing whom you deal with personally and professionally. Better to be safe than sorry.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – It’s time to complete half-finished projects and tie up loose ends. Ensure that you live up to your commitments and honor your contracts. Avoid unpredictable people and uncertain plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Move forward in a new direction. You may miss out on a valuable opportunity if you try to please someone else instead of doing your own thing. Be an instigator.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Emotional issues will come to a head if someone feels left out of the loop. A good, strong partnership requires input and effort from everyone involved.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t sit at home waiting for things to happen. Your outgoing nature will help you form valuable connections if you take a trip, a special-interest course, or discuss future plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will gain

perspective if you include younger family members in your plans. Working on a collaborative hobby or project will strengthen your bond and enhance your relationship.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Make a decision and stick to it. Events won’t turn in your favor unless you are adamant. Trying to appease one side or another will be confusing and will work against you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Procrastination will make you look bad. Someone is counting on you to be responsible. You’ll have to stay focused and be thorough if you are going to excel.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Feel free to express your opinions. You will influence people and

gain support as long as you don’t make unrealistic promises. Protect your credibility.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Be an observer today. You won’t know which direction to take until you see what others are up to. A hasty decision will have negative repercussions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You will crave new experiences. Taking a trip or signing up to learn more about an intriguing subject will stimulate your senses. Do what pleases you most.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t allow anyone to take credit for your work. Your efforts will be wasted if you aren’t willing to present and promote what you have done. Show off a little, and reap the rewards.

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lows, to-wit: LOT 112 IN LAKEWOOD FALLS UNIT 7, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL CHANNAHON MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 25, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. SUN, DEC 14 12-3 R2001-096217, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 26409 S. LYNDSAY PIN: 11-04-18-104-014-0000.

Commonly known as: 1670 Pe4 + bedroom, 3.5 bath, ter Lane, Romeoville, IL 60446, 4 car heated garage . and which said Mortgage was by BERNARDINO made VIZOSO,PRUDENCIA VIZOSO,, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage ElectronCentury 21 Affiliated ic Registration Systems, Inc., as 815-258-2924 nominee for The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number R2007033570, and the present Cabery – 3 bedroom stone home, owner(s) of the property being Hardwood flrs. full bsmt, new furn & roof 2012, covered front porch, PRUDENCIA VIZOSO,, and for other relief: that summons was duly is1 acre lot. $85,000/negotiable sued out of said Court against you 815-210-1575 as provided by law, and that the Plainfield: 4BR, 2.5BA. FSBO said suit is now pending.

Seller Financing, Now, therefore, unless you, the new carpet/decor. said above named defendants, file Nice 2 story, near Weber Rd. your answer to the Complaint in the Walk to Excellent Schools said suit or otherwise make your $192,900 630-241-2594 appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY JOLIET, ILLINOIS, Will County Court Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before DECEMBER 29 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: KOZENY & MCCUBBIN ILLINOIS, Defendant Address: LLC. 1670 Peter Lane, (6309451) Attorneys Romeoville, IL 60446 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 (Published in the Herald-News Chicago, Illinois 60603 November 28, December 5, 12, STATE OF ILLINOIS, 2014) COUNTY OF Will, ss IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY JOLIET, ILLINOIS, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELSTATE OF ILLINOIS LON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1, BY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., F/K/A VERICREST FINANCIAL, INC., AS ITS JOLIET, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIAATTORNEY IN FACT, TION, Plaintiff, vs.

Plaintiff, PRUDENCIA VIZOSO, BERNARDINO vs.

VIZOSO, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC BRENDA L. PAGE, JPMORGAN REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIANOMINEE FOR THE CIT GROUP/ TION, MANNING CARLIN and CONSUMER FINANCE, INC., MID- FRANKLIN ESCROW, LLC, LAND FUNDING LLC, UNKNOWN Defendants.

OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON- PROPERTY ADDRESS: 812 MORGAN STREET RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, JOLIET, IL 60436 Case No. 14 CH 01492 .

CASE NO. 14-CH-1626 The requisite affidavit for publiNOTICE BY PUBLICATION cation having been filed, notice is NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Manning hereby given to you: PRUDENCIA Carlin and Franklin Escrow, LLC, VIZOSO, BERNARDINO VIZOSO, Defendants, this case has been OWNERS-TENANTS commenced in this Court against UNKNOWN AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, you and others, asking for foreclodefendants in the above entitled suit sure of the Mortgage held by the has been commenced in the IN Plaintiff on the property located at THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 812 Morgan Street, Joliet, IL 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL 60436, more particularly described COUNTY JOLIET, ILLINOIS, by the as: said plaintiff against you and other LOT 19, IN WESTWOOD, A SUBdefendants, praying for the foreclo- DIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH sure of a certain Mortgage convey- EAST QUARTER OF THE NORTH ing the premises described as fol- EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17 IN

OPEN HOUSE

$365,000

42 CLASSIFIED TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 268995 IN PLAT BOOK 14, PAGE 45, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 3007-17-226-005-0000 Commonly known as: 812 Morgan Street, Joliet, IL 60436 YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the TWELFTH Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on January 20, 2015 at

• Friday, December 12, 2014 • The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court Annex, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, Illinois 60432. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Clerk of this Court at the WILL County Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 on or before Jan-

uary 13, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525

Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

111 East Main Street Notice is hereby given to you, Decatur, IL 62523 the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Telephone: (217) 422-1719 (Published in the Herald-News De- Legatees of the decedent(s), Margo cember 12, 19, 26, 2014) K. Krug, that on October 20, 2014, an order was entered by the Court, naming William P. Butcher, 2044 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois PUBLIC NOTICE 60430, Tel. No. (708) 799-0600, as the Special Representative of the STATE OF ILLINOIS, IN THE above named decedent(s) under CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Party). The cause of action for the WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage HSBC Bank USA, NA, upon the premises commonly Plaintiff, known as: 1320 Galena Court, vs.

Naperville, IL 60564.

Margo K. Krug, et al.

(Published in the Herald-News DeNo. 14 CH 1831. cember 12, 19, 26, 2014)

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WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE9, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-HE9 PLAINTIFF VS. BILLIE SUAREZ, JUAN SUAREZ, PULASKI SAVINGS BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS Property Address: 6904 Riley Drive Joliet, IL 60431 14 CH 2150 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNPUBLIC NOTICE ERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT in the above-entitled action, that a

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Arthur M. Hayes, et al.

No. 14 CH 2136.

Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent(s), Arthur M. Hayes, that on November 17, 2014, an order was entered by the Court, naming William P. Butcher, 2044 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois 60430, Tel. No. (708) 7990600, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent (s) under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 455 S. Desplaines St., Joliet, IL 60436.

(Published in the Herald-News November 28, December 5, 12, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO ALL INTERESTED MORTGAGE LENDERS CITY OF AURORA, KANE, DUPAGE, WILL AND KENDALL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM The City of Aurora, Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties, Illinois (the “City”) intends to implement a Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (the “Program”), on its own behalf and on behalf of the other units of local government within the Eligible Program Area (as hereinafter defined) through intergovernmental cooperation, that will entitle eligible low and moderate income first-time homebuyers to a federal income tax credit. The following units of local government may be participating in the Program, and, therefore, if such units of local government agree to participate in the Program, such homebuyers of one-to-four-family residences located in the following areas (the “Eligible Program Area”) and meeting the other requirements of the Program may qualify for said federal income tax credit: the City of Aurora, Illinois, the City of Joliet, Illinois, the City of Peoria, Illinois, the City of Springfield, Illinois, Champaign County, Illinois, Coles County, Illinois, DeKalb County, Illinois, Kankakee County, Illinois, Kendall County, Illinois, Macon County, Illinois, Madison County, Illinois, McLean County, Illinois, Peoria County, Illinois, Rock Island County, Illinois, Tazewell County, Illinois, and Winnebago County, Illinois.

Under the Program, a homebuyer who satisfies the eligibility requirements described below may receive a federal income tax credit in an amount equal to the product of the certificate credit rate (from 10% to 50%) established under the Program and the interest paid or accrued by the homebuyer during the taxable year on the remaining principal of the certified indebtedness amount incurred by the homebuyer to acquire the principal residence of the homebuyer; provided, that, if the certificate credit rate exceeds 20%, such credit allowed in any taxable year may not exceed $2,000. In order to qualify to receive a mortgage credit certificate, the homebuyer must qualify for a conventional, FHA, VA or other home mortgage loan from a lending institution, and must meet the other requirements of the Program.

The mortgage credit certificates will be issued to qualified mortgagors on a first-come, first-served basis by the City acting through an administrator, which will review applications from lending institutions and prospective mortgagors to determine compliance with the requirements of the Program, and determine that mortgage credit certificates remain available under the Program. No mortgage credit certificates will be issued prior to ninety (90) days from the last date of the publication of this notice in the Eligible Program Area or after the date that all of the mortgage credit certificate amount has been allocated to homebuyers and in no event with respect to debt incurred after December 31, 2016.

In order to satisfy the eligibility requirements for a mortgage credit certificate under the Program, (a) the prospective residence must be a one-to-four-family residence located within the geographic limits of the Eligible Program Area, that can be reasonably expected to become the principal residence of the mortgagor within a reasonable period of time after the financing is provided; (b) except for residences in certain targeted areas and residences for certain veterans, the mortgagors must not have had an ownership interest in a residence at any time during the three-year period before the mortgage is executed; (c) the prospective homebuyer's current income must not exceed, (i) for families of three (3) or more persons, 115% (140% for targeted areas) of the area median income, and (ii) for individuals and families of two (2) persons, 100% (120% for targeted areas) of the area median income; (d) the acquisition cost of the residence must not exceed 90% (110% for targeted areas) of the average area purchase price applicable to the residence; and (e) no part of the proceeds of the qualified indebtedness may be used to acquire or replace an existing mortgage. To obtain additional information on the Program as well as the current income and purchase price limits (which are subject to revision and adjustment from time to time by the City pursuant to applicable federal and state law), please call Monarch Mortgage Management LLC at (312) 664-5664, or write Monarch Mortgage Management LLC, Suite 500, 220 West Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

The City intends to maintain, and periodically update, a list of single family mortgage lenders that have stated that they will participate in the Program by making loans to qualified holders of the mortgage credit certificates. Applicants for mortgage credit certificates in connection with the Program will not be required to obtain financing from the lenders on said list. Any lender interested in appearing on this list or in obtaining additional information regarding the Program should call Monarch Mortgage Management LLC at (312) 6645664, or write Monarch Mortgage Management LLC, Suite 500, 220 West Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654. If adequate interest is expressed, the City, through the administrator, may schedule a meeting with lenders to discuss in greater detail the requirements of the Program.

This notice is published in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Treasury Regulation Sections 1.25-7T and 1.25-3T(j)(4) issued thereunder, regarding the public notices prerequisite to the issuance of mortgage credit certificates and to maintaining a list of participating lenders.

(Published in the Herald-News December 12, 2014. HN1495)

Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 244 IN CUMBERLAND SOUTH UNIT THREE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2002212300, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 06-06-111-001-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 6904 Riley Drive, Joliet, IL 60431 And which mortgages were made by Billie Suarez and Juan Suarez, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Home Loan Corporation DBA Expanded Mortgage Credit as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated July 27, 2006 and recorded as Document No.R2006133772, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the December 29, 2014 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan Pervaiz - 06290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201-6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.1751 I635279 (Published in the Herald-News November 28, December 5, 12, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.

JOHN P. WLODAREK; CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 14 CH 2245 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, JOHN P. WLODAREK and UNKNOWN OWNAND NONRECORD ERS CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a cer-

The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com • Friday, December 12, 2014 • tain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 13, IN WINSTON WOODS, UNIT NUMBER 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PARTS OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1 AND THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 2, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 22, 1970 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R70-17089, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 707 Dorchester Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 P.I.N.: 12-02-02-202-019 and which said mortgage was signed by JOHN P. WLODAREK, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Banco Premier Corp., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will as Document No. County R2002221813; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on January 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to prescreen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the January 12, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 0841 I636591 (Published in the Herald-News December 12, 19, 26, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE

VERONICA VALENCIA AKA VERONICA A. VALENCIA, LUIS VALENCIA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR WMC MORTGAGE CORP., UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS Property Address: 554 Ward Ave. Joliet, IL 60432 14 CH 02378 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 5, IN BLOCK 21 IN DURHAM AND ENGLISH'S ADDITION TO JOLIET, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILINOIS P.I.N.: 07-10-203-002-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 554 Ward Ave., Joliet, IL 60432 And which mortgages were made by Veronica Valencia aka Veronica A. Valencia and Luis Valencia, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp. as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated October 16, 2006 and recorded as Document No.R2006188875, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the January 12, 2015 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan Pervaiz - 06290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201-6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.1892 I634836 (Published in the Herald-News December 12, 19, 26, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Will County Probate Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE State of Illinois TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT In The Circuit Court of the WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS Twelfth Judicial Circuit DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST Will County - In Probate COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST In the matter of the estate of Regina 2007-WMC1, ASSET-BACKED M. Baumgartner (Deceased) CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007Case No. 14 P 0656 WMC1 PLAINTIFF VS. Claim Notice

Notice is hereby given of the PUBLIC NOTICE death of Regina M. Baumgartner of Lockport, Illinois. Letters of office Certificate #29582 was filed in were issued on November 5, 2014 to Mark Curran of Austin, Texas, the office of the County Clerk of Will whose attorney is T. Andrew Coyle County on December 3, 2014 of 131 East 9th Street, Lockport, IL wherein the business firm of 60441.

La Mina Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Court Annex, 3208 McDonough Street, Joliet, Illinois 60431, or with the representative, or both, on or before May 29, 2014 which date is not less than 6 months from the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. /s/ T. Andrew Coyle

Located at 848 Plainfield Rd., Joliet, IL 60435 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), Is/are as follows: Gustavo Salmeron 1139 Liberty Aurora, IL 60505 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 3rd day of December, 2014.

Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk

(Published in the Herald-News November 28, December 5, 12, (Published in the Herald-News December 5, 12, 19, 2014.

2014. HN1456) HN1478)

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Joliet Township High School District 204 announces a public hearing to be held on December 16, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the District Administrative Center, 300 Caterpillar Drive, Joliet, Illinois. The purpose of the public hearing, which is required by Illinois law, is to hear testimony regarding intent to hold school on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 2016. By attending school on Lincoln's birthday, students will be given the opportunity to engage in activities and lessons which will commemorate the contributions of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, thus increasing the likelihood that students would appreciate this eminent figure of American history.

(Published in the Herald-News December 12, 2014. HN1492)

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #29579 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County on November 26, 2014 wherein the business firm of K.A.M. Construction Located at 443 Kingston Dr., New Lenox, IL 60451 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), Is/are as follows: Keith Michalowicz 443 Kingston Dr. New Lenox, IL 60451 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 26th day of November, 2014.

Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk (Published in the Herald-News November 28, December 5, 12, 2014. HN1464)

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