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Joliet sign ordinance faces questions; council to vote

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Not everyone agrees with an ordinance proposed to limit the numbers of temporary signs around businesses in Joliet.

The ordinance is on the agenda for City Council meetings on Monday and Tuesday.

The council could vote Tuesday for new rules that limit the number of temporary signs a business can use and how long they can use them.

Businesses also would pay permits for the signs and penalties for violations.

It’s not apparent whether business owners plan to oppose the ordinance. But Coun-

cilman Larry Hug said he is against it.

“If the ordinance is restricting based on it’s ugly, that’s too restrictive,” Hug said.

Councilwoman Jan Quillman has been the leading advocate for the ordinance, saying certain parts of town have taken on a carnival atmosphere because of “dancing puppets” and other types of attention grabbers being posted outside of businesses.

Planning director Kendall Jackson noted that temporary signs have become permanent fixtures outside many businesses because the city sign ordinance is outdated for current advertising methods.

But Hug said city ordinanc-

es do offer some limitations.

“If we’re saying we don’t want signs that block the sidewalk or view of traffic, or are a safety hazard, we have an ordinance against that,” Hug said.

The Land Use and Legislative Committee voted 3-0 to pass the ordinance on to the full council for a vote. But even at that meeting, Chairman Terry Morris questioned whether some provisions of the ordinance, such as a ban on streamers typically used by used car dealers, went too far.

The council meets in a workshop session at 5:30 p.m.

Monday and in a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson St.

Plainfield woman arrested for stealing from Boy Scout troop

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – A Plainfield woman has been arrested on charges of stealing from a local Boy Scout Troop.

Plainfield resident Annette Eichorst, 50, is facing multiple theft charges surrounding missing funds from the account of Boy Scouts of America Troop 19, according to a news release from the Plainfield Police Department.

Eichorst, a former treasurer of the troop, is accused of

bilking more than $17,000 from the group from November 2010 to October 2013, Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek said.

She is being charged with two counts of theft, according to the Will County circuit clerk’s website.

Konopek said police were notified shortly after an incident in October 2013.

“We’ve been investigating this for several months,” he said. “It took us some time to pull up statements and financial tracking.”

The Plainfield Police De-

partment Investigative Unit issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Eichorst.

She was taken into custody, posted the required $17,000 bond and was released, pending her court date.

“It’s very, very rare, but during my time here we’ve had other instances in towns with social groups, associations and things like that,” Konopek said.

Konopek urged organizations to do a financial audit at least on an annual basis to prevent theft incidents.

Police: Man had 3 pounds of pot in car The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – A California man who was arrested Thursday on Interstate 80 near Larkin Avenue had more than three pounds of marijuana with him, police say.

An Illinois State Police trooper stopped a 2014 Kia on I-80 about 3:28 p.m. for speeding and having an obstructed windshield, according to a

news release from ISP. The trooper determined there was probable cause to search the vehiJacob M. cle after a conStepek versation with the driver and passenger, according to the news release. An ISP canine was called to con-

duct a free-air sniff of the vehicle, and indicated the presence of drugs.

The trooper found 3.14 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle, which was owned by the passenger, Jacob M. Stepek, 31, of Willow Creek, California.

Stepek was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, and was taken to the Will County Jail.

LOCAL NEWS Police: Plainfield man was impersonating a cop

PLAINFIELD – Illinois State Police have arrested a Plainfield man they say was impersonating a police officer.

ISP investigators conducted a traffic stop Thursday on a man driving a car equipped to look like a police vehicle, Ross D. according to a Ferraro Jr. news release from the state police.

The driver, Ross D. Ferraro Jr., 45, of Plainfield was charged with false personation of a police officer. A search warrant was granted for a residence in Plainfield.

Numerous items related to the charge were located and seized at the home, including four firearms, ballistic vests, numerous police badges, uniforms and two vehicles containing emergency lighting.

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ON THE COVER Tom Bajt, 83, talks with Jeannie McCauley, 73, after delivering her meal Thursday through the Senior Services Center of Will County Meals on Wheels program.

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Center facing more cuts if funding doesn’t come through

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com

JOLIET – Tom Bajt’s hands may be full of food, but that’s often not what the senior citizens he visits each week are excited to see.

Sometimes he’ll clean their sidewalk, or bring them their newspapers or mail. But mostly, they enjoy the company he brings as a Meals on Wheels volunteer.

“One of the people, she just sits in the house, can’t go outside,” Bajt said, recalling one of the people on his route who is confined to her home because of medical issues. “I walked in [Thursday] and she said she was so happy to see me. ... It’s tough on a lot of these people.”

The 83-year-old Korean War veteran, who is spry on his feet, is one of more than 500 volunteers with the Senior Services Center of Will County’s Meals on Wheels program who delivers food to some of the area’s residents in need.

Volunteers are making deliveries one day fewer a week now. Because of financial difficulties, the Senior Services Center was forced last month to cut the meal delivery program from five days to four.

That means 500 to 600 Will County senior citizens in need enrolled in the program have to find alternative meals every Wednesday.

The center’s finances may become more dire if it doesn’t find funding to pay its line of credit soon. That line of credit was cut to $400,000 in the fall after a bank review found the value of the center’s building went down, Executive Director Patricia Hensley said.

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ABOVE: Tom Bajt, 83, delivers a meal Thursday to Jeannie McCauley, 73, through the Senior Services Center of Will County’s Meals on Wheels program. BELOW LEFT: Bajt grabs a meal before delivering it to a senior citizen in the Meals on Wheels program. BELOW RIGHT: Bajt walks to the door of home where he will deliver a Meals on Wheels dinner.

The culprit for most of the center’s financial problems is lagging state payments. The state owes between $400,000 and $500,000 in allocated funding to the center, but hasn’t kept up on payments. It’s caused a serious cash flow problem at the center, Hens-

ley said.

“We’ve maxed out our line of credit. We can’t pay our vendors, so we cut $200,000 out of our budget,” Hensley said.

So now there are no meal deliveries on Wednesdays.

Staff now have mandatory

and optional furlough days.

The center is now closed on certain days and is no longer offering transportation services for seniors.

“We feel so horrible about this,” Hensley said. “But we have to do those types of things.”

Funding woes

It’s not the first time the center has had to make cuts.

In 2012, the center made similar cuts, also eliminating Wednesdays for Meals on Wheels and furloughing

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ABOVE: James Berry, a U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2, (left) surprises his daughter Saleigh (bottom right) Friday in her third grade classroom at Troy Heritage Trails Elementary School in Joliet. TOP RIGHT: Berry is all smiles as he gets a hug from his daughter, Saleigh. BELOW RIGHT: Berry has served in the United States Marine Corps for more than 18 years. Berry has been serving in the Middle East for the past seven months.

Marine Corps officer returns from Middle East

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Saleigh Berry was in for a surprise Friday while she and classmates waited for a special guest to arrive.

Saleigh, 8, was waiting in her third-grade classroom at Troy Heritage Trail Elementary School. Her teacher, Sarah Tyrrell, had been planning what would happen next for more than a week.

But Saleigh didn’t have a clue that the surprise was for her – until she saw her father stroll in with a bouquet of flowers. James Berry, a U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2, had come back after spending seven months in the Middle East.

Students, school staff and teachers, and Berry’s family – including her mom, Sonja – applauded. The unexpected

sight of Saleigh’s father left her, well, surprised.

“It’s very exciting,” she said afterward. “I don’t know what to say. I’m very happy.”

The visit was planned by Tyrrell and the Berry family.

Tyrrell said James contacted her more than a week ago by email to see if she would be willing to allow him to surprise his daughter when he came back.

Tyrrell said she decided to tell the class they were going to use Skype for their global learning program but sat Saleigh in the back row so she could run to her father when he came in.

“It was exciting,” Tyrrell said.

After James embraced his daughter, he took time to talk with the students about his trips around the U.S. and overseas. He also talked to them about his work in the

U.S. Marine Corps. He’s been in the Marines for 18½ years.

“I love what I do in the Marine Corps. I love fighting for our country,” he said.

Sonja said she remembered her daughter having a dream a week ago about her father coming back and she was hugging him. She was happy her husband was back.

“I’m proud of what he does,” Sonja said.

She said James will be home until the end of February before he returns to Bahrain with his command unit, Command Element Marine Forces Central Command Forward. James said he looks forward to spending time with his family.

He predicted Saleigh would try to “play it off cool” when he came into the classroom for his surprise visit. But he knew “when we get home, it’ll be a different story.”

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I LOVE WHAT I DO IN THE MARINE CORPS. I LOVE FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY.” James Berry, U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2

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Families crowd local library for Winterfest

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com BOLINGBROOK – The weather at Winterfest in Bolingbrook wasn’t snowy enough for some activities, but it still drew a large crowd.

On Saturday morning, families packed inside and outside the Fountaindale Public Library to enjoy a series of fun activities with a winter season theme.

Children inside the library sang songs with their favorite snow queens and then sang along to the movie “Frozen.”

Outside, they launched snowballs at targets and practiced their hockey slap shot technique.

However, no snowmen could be built because it wasn’t snowing enough.

Winterfest was fun enough for Bolingbrook resident Kelin Fulkerson-Smith and her family to attend for the second time.

They watched with delight as a sculptor from Johnson Studios crafted an ice sculpture.

“It’s one of the many reasons we love Bolingbrook,” said Fulkerson-Smith, who also liked the range of activities for the children. “It’s nice we can come and the kids are all occupied.”

Saturday’s free community events represented the fourth

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Micah Valentine of Bolingbrook (center) prepares to slap a puck into the goal outside the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook for Winterfest on Saturday. annual Winterfest. Bolingbrook Park District partnered with Fountaindale Public Library and Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital to host the festival.

The festival was also the second year park district staff teamed up with the library to use the Fountaindale building as a venue. The crowds at the festival grew bigger over the years, said Christy Sorenson, Bolingbrook park district program event manager.

“We had so many people that we wanted a larger venue for the event and the library agreed to partner with us,” she

said.

Children were able to enjoy other activities at Winterfest, such as face painting, making trail mix and watching short films.

Jeff Simon and his daughter, Amaleia, both of Bolingbrook, were practicing slapping pucks into a net outside. Simon said he found out about the event through the Fountaindale library and decided to bring his family along.

“Good thing we got here early because the lines are long,” he said. “The weather is beautiful. Thank God the snow hasn’t hit yet.”

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Storm could bring several inches of snow to Joliet area THE HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – The city of Joliet expects a snow parking ban to go into effect in light of the winter storm watch that started Saturday night.

The watch started at 9 p.m. Saturday and is in effect through 6 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The service predicted 3 to 7 inches of snow could fall late Saturday into Sunday, with additional snow possible Sunday. It also noted winds could be as high as 25 mph Sunday, causing widespread blowing snow.

The Illinois State Police urged motorists to take precautions if they drive in the snow, and issued a travel warning for the weekend.

“Treacherous weather and road conditions are expected to pose a significant threat to motorists,” ISP said in a news release. “ ... Low temperatures and high winds are also expected, which may lead to deteriorating road conditions

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and low visibility.”

The Joliet parking ban kicks in after 2 inches of snow is on the streets, the city said in a news release Friday. Residents are required to move cars off the streets in most neighborhoods to make room for plows. An exemption was allowed last year for sections of the St. Pat’s Neighborhood and Cathedral Area.

Neighborhood streets are not plowed until the snowfall ends, the city said. Snow plows initially are put on major thoroughfares and emergency routes. The goal is to have all streets cleared 12 to 18 hours after the snow stops falling.

Once the snow plow trucks have cleared a street, vehicles can be parked there again.

Residents without driveways are encouraged to seek permission to park in other locations, including church parking lots.

Police will have the option of issuing parking tickets for vehicles left on city streets.

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By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Rialto Square Theatre needs more than a new marquee.

A handful of other projects amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars were mentioned last week at a Rialto board meeting where the marquee drew most of the attention.

“We may have to look at doing another capital campaign,” Rialto General Manager Randy Green said after the meeting when asked about the needed repairs.

Here is the to-do list discussed at the meeting of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, the board that oversees the theater built in 1926: • Complete exterior work not included in the terra cotta project now underway at a cost of $400,000; • Repair a chimney and ventilation system at a cost estimated between $150,000 and $200,000; • Fix an elevator and make other repairs needed to make empty Rialto office space marketable at a price to be determined.

None of those projects are included in a proposed 2015 budget that shows a $207,000 deficit. The WCMEAA was to vote Wednesday on the budget, but it was tabled until a future date at the request of Green so the Rialto can look for answers to its $350,000 marquee problem.

Nearly $200,000 of work already had been done on the marquee, according to Green, before donor Ed Czerkies pulled back his contribution amid a controversy over whether his parents’ names should go on the sign. Whether that sign or any marquee is built has been put in the hands of a committee. But the Rialto has already spent $120,000 of Czerkies’ money on the sign in production, Green said.

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Scaffolding and plastic wrap around the parapet of the Rialto Square Theatre are signs of the need for repair at the theater built in 1926. on the terra cotta work that already has run months longer than originally expected.

Work on the parapet should be completed next week, Building Manager Mike Biedron told the WCMEAA. Crews have been able to work this winter while trying to get the project done before the spring wedding season so scaffolding can be moved out.

Other terra cotta replacement on the exterior walls will be done once the weather warms up, Biedron said.

But once the exterior work is done, it won’t be complete.

Green said the Rialto exterior needed about $2.6 million worth of work but is being funded with a $2.2 million state grant. The Rialto at some point will have to find $400,000 to do more repairs, he said.

The chimney

The Rialto in March plans to seek bids on chimney work that is key to the theater’s heating and ventilation system. The work is estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000.

The interior lining of the chimney has deteriorated and needs to be replaced with a metal lining. Biedron said the project will include the replacement of a water heater at a cost of about $10,000.

The good news is that once the job is done, the repairs

are expected to last for a long time.

“I can guarantee you,” Biedron told the authority, “that we’ll all be long gone before it needs to be done again.”

Rialto North

Not everyone knows it, but the Rialto property extends beyond the theater and into neighboring buildings rented out for office space.

The newly opened Midland States Bank branch at 100 N. Chicago St. is in space rented from the Rialto. The streetside office at the corner of Van Buren Street adds a new shine to the Rialto property.

But another section of office space called the Rialto North Building is badly in need of repair, Green said at the Wednesday meeting.

“Right now that property is not marketable because of repairs that need to be made,” Green said.

Green said the Rialto office space will be part of a study being down by the Camiros Consultant Group, hired by the city of Joliet to help prepare a downtown development plan.

The study, Green said, will focus on aging downtown properties where landlords do not have the financial wherewithal to make necessary improvements to attract tenants.

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JOLIET – Uncertainty surrounding the state budget and the increased regional need for social services should motivate people to donate to the United Way of Will County – at least that’s the hope of Mike Hennessy, the nonprofit’s CEO and president.

The United Way – which serves as a funding arm for many county charities and social service agencies – is more than halfway toward meeting its $3.76 million fundraising goal for 20142015.

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ELWOOD – More than 100 tickets were issued to truck drivers in the first two days the Walter Strawn Drive railroad crossing in Elwood was closed to traffic.

Elwood Police Chief Fred Hayes said most of the citations – 114 in total – were for truckers seeking access to the CenterPoint intermodal via unauthorized roads.

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Gates at that crossing were broken nearly 50 times in 2013, according to village officials, who have tried for some time to steer semitrailer traffic away from the area.

CenterPoint Properties, the developer of the intermodals in Joliet and Wilmington, along with trucking and logistics companies, opposes the shutdown. They have argued the shutdown will divert thousands of trucks elsewhere in the region, thereby putting the rest of the region at risk.

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ROMEOVILLE – Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center is bringing a new medical pavilion to Romeoville.

The Presence Senior Health Pavilion and Family Immediate Care Center will be an $11 million, 30,000-square-foot outpatient medical facility that will provide services to seniors, their caregivers and families in the greater Romeoville community, according to a news release from the village.

The facility will house fellowship-trained, board-certified geriatricians Dr. Marc Kantar and Dr. Bhavesh Gandhi; along with geriatric nurse practitioners and rotating specialists dedicated to treating the elder population, including urologists, orthopedists and podiatrists.

“We have compiled the area’s top specialists for seniors and their caregivers,” Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center’s Regional President and CEO Beth Hughes said in the news release. “Our team of caregivers understand what families are dealing with as life changes, and we are going to make the experience expert, easy and comforting.”

The facility will offer an Immediate Care Center, full-service laboratory, physical therapy and advanced imaging, including MRI, CT scan, bone density and mammography, according to the news release.

The pavilion also will offer

wellness activities designed for seniors, medical resources for patients and caregivers, and community education events. A senior fitness center also is planned for the space.

“When it comes to great health care, seniors and families in Romeoville deserve great options,” Village Mayor John Noak said in the news release. “We are excited and honored to share in Saint Joe’s passion for this project that will provide an ideal setting for health care delivery for our senior population in the region.”

The facility is scheduled to open in December on Weber Road and Airport Road. The project is being built in partnership with Hammes Company.

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JOLIET – Educators in the Joliet area are urging prospective college students and those already in college to apply for federal student aid soon.

Graduating high school and college students who fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, forms early can be eligible not just for financial aid but scholarships.

Illinois students for the 201516 award year should apply as soon as they can after Jan. 1, as federal aid is awarded until funds are depleted, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

“There’s money that’s going to come from the state that you could qualify for,” said Martha Cardenas, Joliet Central High School College and Career Center paraprofessional. “It opens you up to a lot of scholarships.

Even if [students] don’t think they [will] qualify, I am adamant you fill it out anyways.”

Cardenas helps students fill out FAFSA forms. If a student is the “first kid out of their home to go to college” and unfamiliar with the process, she makes an appointment to help with the form.

FAFSA workshops are planned in the coming weeks

Upcoming FAFSA workshops, events Q FAFSA workshop: 4 to 7 p.m.

Thursday at University of St. Francis, St. Albert Hall, rooms A102 and A112 Q Financial aid completion night: 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Joliet Central High School Q FAFSA workshop: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 and 25; March 11 and 25 at JJC Main Campus Q FAFSA workshop: 1 to 3 p.m.

Feb. 25 at JJC City Center Campus Q FAFSA workshop: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at JJC Morris Education Center Q FAFSA workshop: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at JJC Romeoville Campus at Joliet Central and Joliet Junior College. Students and their parents can learn how to apply for federal aid, including grants, work-study programs and loans.

JJC and University of St. Francis representatives will be available Feb. 12 to help with federal aid applications, Joliet Central counselor Kristine Papa said.

Students also can apply online at fafsa.ed.gov.

When applying, students

need their Social Security numbers, their most recent federal income tax returns, their W-2 forms or other records of income, their bank statements and records of investment and their Federal Student Aid PINs, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Even if tax return information is not available, students can estimate based on the previous year’s returns and then update the information when it becomes available.

Joliet West High School counselor Alexshea Arroyo recommends using estimates if needed, especially to apply early. She said there are grant funds available when students apply and they do run out.

Arroyo said more college-bound students apply for federal aid every year and it’s something that’s become part of the high school’s culture.

“We are more of a college culture here at West,” she said.

“Even at freshmen year, we’re talking about university and careers.”

Some students do not apply for federal aid because they believe their parents make too much money or their grades are not good. But Papa said students cannot qualify for federal aid unless they fill out the forms.

Plainfield crime index falls

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – The village of Plainfield’s 2014 crime index was 21 percent lower than the previous year, according to data from the Plainfield Police Department.

The index dropped from 10.9 “Part 1” offenses per 1,000 residents in 2013 to 8.63 in 2014. Part 1 offenses are crimes against people or property, including burglary, robbery, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, aggravated assault, forcible rape and criminal homicide.

Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek announced the results during the first quarterly “Chat

with the Chief” discussion Wednesday night.

“This is excellent news,” Konopek said. “It’s one of the lowest crime indexes I could remember in the village of Plainfield.”

According to the data, the total number of Part 1 offenses dropped from 455 in 2013 to 360 in 2014. Thefts dropped from 369 to 269 incidents, burglary dropped from 54 to 37, and aggravated assault dropped from 17 to 16. Criminal homicide dropped from one in 2013 to none last year.

However, arson offenses rose from three to eight incidents, motor vehicle theft from five to 12, robbery from five to

nine and forcible rape from one to nine.

Konopek said the number of forcible rapes include incidents initially categorized as forcible rape but which were unsubstantiated or re-classified as another charge. The actual number of cases in 2014 was two.

Also, a string of related and unrelated arsons between June and July 2014 led to 16 juveniles being charged with igniting several dumpsters, garbage cans and abandoned vehicles.

Konopek said much of the total drop was because of the community’s vigilance in reporting suspicious activity, officers’ aggressive patrolling, traffic stops and plain old luck.

• Danielle M. Hatley, 21, of the 14000 block of South Weller Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police Wednesday on charges of drug possession, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Dontalyon Jimerson, 56, of the 500 block of South Joliet Street, Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s

police Wednesday for failing to register as a violent offender against youth.

• Alex J. McDowell, 49, of the 500 block of Water Street, Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Wednesday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspended license and driving without insurance.

• Ryan A. Smith, 21, of the 8700 block of West St. Francis Road, Frankfort, was arrested by New Lenox police Wednesday on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and delivery of marijuana.

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Wednesday • Interview Techniques Workshop – 10 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet.

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Thursday • WSD’s Computer Lab – 10:30 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Walk-ins welcome. For information, visit www. jobs4people.org.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilmington City Hall, 1165 S. Water St., Wilmington. Help with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Application for Federal Student Aid – 4 to 7 p.m., University of St. Francis, St. Albert Hall, rooms A102 and A112, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet.

Free workshop. For information, call 866-890-8331.

Friday • WSD’s Computer Lab – 2 p.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Walk-ins welcome. For information, visit www.jobs4people. org.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Mokena Public Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.

Help with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Fish Fry – 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Carryout orders: 815-723-3154.

• Joliet Ski Club – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Infantry Drive. For more information, visit www.jolietskiclub.org.

Saturday • Affordable Care Act Enrollment – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Learn if you qualify. Adults.

Register at jolietlibrary.org/calendar or call 815-740-2666.

• Hopeful Tails Animal Rescue Adoption Event – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Petsmart, 2775 Plainfield Road, Joliet. For information, visit hopefultailsanimalrescue.org or call 779-206-2132.

• Free Tax Preparation – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Will County Center for Community Concerns, 2455 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. First come, first served. Federal and state returns for qualified participants. Electronic filing.

• Interactive Functional & Access Needs Fair – 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. To equip attendees with compassionate and appropriate support services in an emergency. Register at will-kendall-fan-fair.eventbrite.com. For information, contact Miguel Ramos at Miguel.Ramos@redcross.org or 312-656-0356.

• Spaghetti Dinner – 4 to 7 p.m., Joliet West High School Cafeteria, 401 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet. Spaghetti, homemade meatballs, salad, bread, drinks and dessert. Dine in or carryout. Live music by Joliet West Jazz bands. Raffle table. Fundraiser for band program.

• “Four Rivers’ Wedding Open Houses” – 9 a.m. to noon, Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, 25055 W. Walnut Lane, Channahon. Free. 18 and up. Registration required; call 815-722-9470 or email fourrivers@fpdwc.org.

• “Hoops for D86” – 1 to 4:30 p.m., Joliet Central High School, 201 E. Jefferson St., Joliet. Teachers play basketball to raise money for students. Players from District 86 schools. $2 (adults) and $1 (children). Concessions, raffle tickets. For information, call Sandy Zalewski at 815-740-3196, ext. 204.

• COPE Adoption Event – 1 to 4 p.m., 302 N. Main St., Wilmington.

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• Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tuesday • Preschool Information Program – 7 p.m. (also 10:30 a.m. Feb. 4), Heritage Professional Center, 24023 W. Lockport St., Plainfield.

Learn about Plainfield Park District’s Great Adventures program. Free. For information about section openings, payment plans or registration, call Plainfield Park District at 815-4368812 or visit www.plfdparks.org. For specific information about program content, call Leslie A. at 815-2542992 or email greatadventures@ plainfieldparkdistrict.com.

• Get Graphic Book Club – 7 to 8 p.m., Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Discussing “The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines” by James Watson. Books at adult services desk. Register at jolietlibrary.org/calendar or call 815740-2666.

• “March on ‘Til Victory is Won” – 2 p.m., University of St. Francis, Sexton Auditorium, Moser Performing Arts Center, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet.

Speaker is USF alumna Rev. Linda Gatson-Rowe. Also Rev. Linda Gatson-Rowe musical performance, poetry. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit www.stfrancis.edu.

• Career Cafe – Will meet at 10:30 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Tips, techniques, guest speakers. For information, visit www.jobs4people. org.

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• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield.

Help with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Communication: Managing Difficult People & Discussions – Doors open 7:45 a.m. Event is 8 to 9:30 a.m., Joliet Junior College, U-1024, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet.

Identify communication styles, develop strategies, practice verbal and nonverbal tools. $10. To reserve your spot, email aquinn@jjc.edu.

• “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism” – 7 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

A 2004 documentary film that criticizes Fox News Channel for bias.

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Monday • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Help with resumes, cover letters and job applications.

For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Affordable Care Act Information Session – 7 to 8 p.m., Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Find out if eligible and how to sign up. To register, visit jolietlibrary. org/calendar or call 815-740-2666.

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OBITUARIES Born: Jan. 30, 1943 Died: Jan. 30, 2015

Robert J. Casagrande, of New Port Richey, Florida; born January 30, 1943, in Joliet, Illinois; passed away January 30, 2015.

Survived by spouse, Kathleen L. Casagrande; 4 children, Rob (Alice) Georgia, Dan (Maria) Channahon, Tina Aversa (John) Wisconsin, Robert, Lockport, Ill; 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren. One brother, James (Pat) New Lenox, Judy Fehrenbacher (Mark) Joliet.

Preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Blanche Casagrande; and one brother, Harry Casagrande.

RONALD F. CRESTO

Born: Feb. 16, 1942; in Joliet, IL Died: Jan. 21, 2015; in Brookfield, IL Ronald F. Cresto, of Brookfield, IL, formerly of Joliet, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, of an apparent heart attack.

Born February 16, 1942, to Frank and Angeline (Ciarletta) Cresto. Ronald was employed as an accountant for FMC Corp and JBT Corp for over 40 years.

A graduate of Joliet Township High School Class of 1960, and Southern Illinois University. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army.

He is survived by his loving wife, Mary M. “Margie” Cresto (nee Zimmerman); sons, Scott (Jessica) Gregory (Margaret) and Douglas Cresto; one granddaughter, Katherine Rose Cresto; and his sisters, Joanne (Donald, deceased) Legerski, and Mary (Joseph) Babich; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Ron was a great husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend to all. He will be deeply missed.

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Saturday, January 24, at St. Barbara’s Church in Brookfield, and Interment took place on Monday, January 26, at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

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MARY M. FREDERICK Mary M. Frederick (nee Dix) “Gramma Mary” passed away peacefully in the comfort of her late Channahon residence on Wednesday, January 28, 2015.

Born in Morris, the beloved daughter of the late Clarence and Edna (nee Thorsen) Dix. Mary is survived by her son, Tom Frederick; and her daughter, Cindy Sabino; dearly loved grandmother of Sheina, Erich, Adam Dietz, Sarah (Tim) Lacko, Samantha, Corina (Tim) Bedinger, Rory, Alan and

the late Ryan; 11 great grandchildren also cherish her memory, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Dear sister of Ruth (the late George) Lambrose, Dolores (the late Willis) Johnson and Donald (Shirley) Dix. Preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Ryan; and one great grandson, Adam.

A life long resident of Channahon, Mary truly was a “Golden Girl” at heart, she was a ray of sunshine and a shining star. Most of us will remember her sunny side up effervescence as she served us for 30+ years at our popular local Restaurant, Lonestar.

She was also a long time employee at Uniroyal Tires. Mary dearly loved her family, her friends and her community. If she wasn’t working hard, she was dancing with joy, doing crossword puzzles, reading or browsing through the latest celebrity magazine taking in the fashion, news and gossip all the while sipping a cold Miller Lite.

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Hi mom. Has it been 13 years? Sometimes it seems that the time has passed so quickly and yet, a life time ago. On your birthday, I sent a reminder to our children to think of you on that day. Jimmy said, “Happy Bday, Cupie Doll. We miss you.” He remembered Dad used to call you that. It was hard for everyone the day you and Dad moved from the farm house. It bothered Jimmy very much. All those traditions faded that day and I miss them all too. Jeff responded, “Bedda Madda”, which was some kind of Italian saying that you would say when the kids were loud and wild! He misses all those things about you too. Dawn and I got to share your last night, and she will always be grateful for that. She misses you Mom. So much has happened this year. You and Dad would be so proud of all your grandchildren and great grandchildren. My regret is, is that you didn’t get to hold all of your great grandchildren in your arms. In your own way, though, I believe you have. ALS stole you from us and we held you close as long as we could. But it was time to let you go to a place where you could walk again, talk again, smile, laugh and even dance again. So give up one dance for Aunt Jean and one for Aunt Marion too, But save the rest for the one who calls you his “Kewpie Doll”. Know that your memory and legacy lives on in us all.

I love and miss you Mom,

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RICHARD P. FREDERICK Richard P. “Rick” Frederick, age 64, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 30, 2015.

Rick is survived by his mother, Dolores Fitzgerald (nee Dernulc); three sisters, Paula, Cindy, and April; brother, Gordon (Tanya).

Preceded in death by his father, Richard P. Frederick Sr. Funeral services for Rick will begin on Monday, February 2, 2015, with a visitation from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd. Joliet, IL 60435. A chapel service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be private.

Obituary and Tribute Wall for Richard P. “Rick” Frederick at www. tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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and her 6 great-grandchildren. Affectionately known as “Shiny Grandma” to her five year old grandson, Jaxon, she had a love of sparkling jewelry that paled only in comparison to her smile that could light up a room.

Peggy was known for her warm heart, generous and loving spirit and awesome ability to make everyone she met feel like a friend. She will be dearly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and loving her.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 6th in the chapel at Tempe Mortuary, 405 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85282. Open visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with a memorial service immediately following.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made in honor of Peggy to Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation, 2025 N. 3rd Street #250, Phoenix, AZ 85004 or online www. bannerhealth.com/SupportAlz

HELEN A. PYTLEWSKI

MARGARET GREGOREC Margaret “Peggy” Gregorec, a longtime resident of Tempe AZ, died Tuesday, January 27th at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.

Peggy was born in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois, and was the only child to parents Albert and Margaret (Nicholson) Siegrest. She married her high school sweetheart, the late Ronald Joseph Gregorec, and raised three children, Rhonda Mahalik, Ronald Douglas Gregorec (Paula) and Jeffrey Gregorec (Michelle), in the Joliet area prior to moving to Tempe in 1980.

While living in Tempe she enjoyed a career of nearly 30 years working in various departments within the Banner Health System.

Peggy’s greatest joys in life came from spending time with her family.

In addition to her three children, she adored her 5 grandchildren, Margaret (Jeff), Christina (Steven), Nicole (Michael), Melissa (Mark), and Jaxon,

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Helen A. Pytlewski nee Lingin, age 93, passed away January 28, 2015, at the SCI Unit at Hines V.A. Hospital, Hines, IL. She was a lifetime resident of Lemont and attended the local schools. She was in the U.S. Navy Waves, World War II as a specialist in the Navy Code & Signal Lab. in Washington D.C. for 3 years.

She was an active member in the Special Recreation Association program. Named volunteer of the year with the special baseball team “Dynamites” with her husband, Edwin. Lifetime member of the Wave Post 988, Chicago. Lifetime member of the Girl Scouts of America for over 55 years. She was active in many programs concerning children in the Joliet area.

Preceded in death by her husband Edwin Pytlewski.

Survived by her sister, Dorothy Jarzynka; three daughters, Lora Evans-Pytlewski, Mary Ann Reich and Jane B. Pytlewski; and two grandchildren.

Visitation Monday, February 2, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until time

of funeral services at 12:00 p.m. at Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. 108 Illinois St. Lemont. Private interment will take place at SS. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery.

No flowers please. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Helen’s memory to the Gary Simpkins War Museum, P.O. Box 336, Heyworth, IL 61745.

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JEAN QUIGLEY Jean Quigley (nee Krupinski), age 80, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015.

Born June 9, 1934 in Chicago, Jean was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose Beliski-Krupinski. She was raised in Chicago, and graduated from St. Francis High School in Chicago. On August 21, 1955, Jean married Ronald W Quigley at St. Raymond’s in Joliet, and he preceded her in death.

Jean was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Wilmington, and worked for many years at APSA. Jean enjoyed cooking, was a very good mother, and truly loved doing crafts.

Survivors include four children, Steve (Becky) Quigley of Wilmington, Richard (the late Nancy) Quigley of Braidwood, Patricia Lemke of Braidwood and Paul (Mary) Quigley of Reedsburg, Wisconsin; eight grandchildren, Joshua, Travis, Brian, Ronnie, Rachel, Russell, Jennifer and Kaitlin; and 5 great grandchildren.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Benjamin; husband, Ronald; one son, David; and one daughter, Norma Wilm.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m., at St. Rose Catholic Church, 604 South Kankakee Street in Wilmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated with Reverend Steve Bondi officiating, and cremation rites will be accorded, following the services.

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Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Jean’s memory, to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org).

Friends may sign the online guest book, or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.

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MARY C. SAAVEDRA Born: June 28, 1965 Died: Jan. 29, 2015

Mary C. Saavedra, age 49, passed away peacefully at home.

Mary is survived by her loving mom, Rose Mammosser; sisters, Debora (Vern) Wilda, Patricia (Joel) Perez; a brother, Tom Wilabay. Her favorite niece, Kathleen Walters; nephew, Joe (Kelly) Wilda; her best friend, Tia Shelby; many great nieces and nephews and friends also survive.

She was preceded in death by her father, Durwood Wilabay; and step father, John Mammosser; and God Father, John Vanisko.

Cremation Rites were accorded and services were private.

WILLIAM L. SHONKWILER

Born: July 21, 1926; in Manteno, IL Died: Jan. 26, 2015; in Joliet, IL William L. Shonkwiler of Longmont, Colorado and Joliet, Illinois, died January 26, 2015 at the age of 88.

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Bill was born in Manteno, Illinois on July 21, 1926, to William Shonkwiler and Meryl S. Parks. Bill lived in Joliet, for 76 years before moving to Colorado to be closer to his daughters and grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Goolsby Shonkwiler; son-in-law, Phillip Watts; parents; and brother, Jack Shonkwiler.

Surviving Bill are his daughters, Jacquelyn (Paul) Kingsbury of Crested Butte, CO, Denese Watts of Longmont, CO, and Debra (James) Carlson of Whitney, TX; seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; brother, Gene (Mary) Shonkwiler of Florida; brothers-inlaw, Edwin Moore of Wilton Center, IL, and Grant (Joan) Goolsby; sisterin-law, Mary Goolsby of Joliet, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bill was a member of Elks Lodge #287 in Joliet where he earned the highest honor by being elected as Exalted Ruler. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion and Elks Lodge #1055 in Longmont, CO. Bill served his country during World War II in the Navy as a member of the Seabees NMCB40 building airstrips in the Pacific islands. His military experience led him to his career with Wesch Redi-Mix in Joliet, IL. Following retirement he and Juanita moved to Colorado, but he always remembered with affection his years in Joliet. He was a faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church in Joliet, IL. Bill will be greatly missed by his family, for he was a gentle man who loved and supported his family in all their endeavors. He especially loved being involved with his grandchildren and great grandchildren by attending school activities, swimming and horseback riding.

Cremation has been entrusted to Howe Mortuary and Cremation Services of Longmont. He will be re-united with his wife, Juanita, in a private service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, CO. Memorials may be given to Round Pantry at Westview Presbyterian Church, 1500 Hover Street, Longmont, CO 80501 or Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Share condolences with his family at www.howemortuary.com • Continued on page 26

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British actress Geraldine McEwan dies at age 82 The ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON – The family of longtime actress Geraldine McEwan says she has died following treatment for a stroke. She was 82.

McEwan was known for many roles including playing the famous Agatha Christie detective Miss Marple in 12 TV episodes.

Her two children said in a statement that she died Friday after suffering a severe stroke at the end of October.

She had been hospitalized

extensively since then.

McEwan worked for many years in theater, television and films, sharing the stage with Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney and other top British stars.

She won numerous awards, including a BAFTA Best Actress prize for her 1989 performance in “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.”

McEwan was born in Old Windsor, 20 miles west of London, and made her stage debut at 14, moving into starring roles just four years lat-

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2015, at 9:00 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St. Mary Catholic Church, Minooka for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m.

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She excelled at Shakespeare, playing major roles in “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Hamlet,” and directing one of the Bard’s plays.

She played Miss Marple in 12 TV episodes from 2004 to 2008, stepping down at the end of a hugely successful run as the fictional detective.

When she announced she was leaving the show, she said it had been “a marvelous experience to inhabit” the role and that she was

leaving with fond memories of playing Miss Marple, one of the most enduring figures of mystery fiction.

Her career also included movies like “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” in which she played an evil witch alongside Kevin Costner and Alan Rickman.

She was married for nearly 50 years to Hugh Cruttwell, a former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He died in 2002.

She is survived by their two children, Greg and Claudia.

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LOUIS J. STARK

Born: July 5, 1929; in Joliet, IL Died: Jan. 28, 2015; in Braceville, IL Louis John “Skip” Stark, age 85, of Braceville, IL, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at his home.

Born July 5, 1929, in Joliet, IL and was married to Lorraine on December 6, 1952.

He was honorably discharged from the Army after the Korean Conflict.

He was a hardworking family man, working as a Local #150 Operating Engineer, farming, and raising his animals and birds. He was known by many to be outspoken and somewhat “opinionated”, appearing on the outside to be hard-nosed, but actually had a very big heart.

He was preceded in death by his father, Louis; and mother, Dora; wife, Lorraine (nee Jewett); sisters, Betty Kildahl, Marion Voight, and Dora Jean Zan; and grandson, Sean Mudd.

He is survived by daughter, Debra (Charles) Mudd; daughter, Cathy (Kenneth) Ballenger; grandchildren, Sarah (Michael) Cox, Stephanie Bradley, Cody Ballenger, Drew Ballenger, Holly (Ian) Mellendorf, and Kiley (Michael) Haberzetle; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Joan Lee; and brother, John Senffner.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Private funeral services will be held. Inurnment Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, Braceville.

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ZBIGNIEW B. SZYMEL Born: March 11, 1932 Died: Jan. 29, 2015

Zbigniew “Phil” B. Szymel, age 82, at rest Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born on March 11, 1932, in Berezowiec, Poland to the late Stanislaw and Helena Szymel. A veteran of the U.S. Army. He loved playing and watching soccer and was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and woodworking.

Survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Jozefa “Josephine” (nee Hlady); three sons, Andrew (Joan), Christopher (Kinga) and Stanley (Joanna); 10 grandchildren, Anthony, Zachary, Mitchell, Christina (Michael) Kelly, Andrew, Matthew, Damian, Eryka, Klaudia and Michael; great-grandson, Aiden Kelly; siblings, Zofia Kuntaras, Adam Szymel and Boguslawa “Lala” Russ; and many nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral Services for Zbigniew B. Szymel will be Monday, February 2,

ROSS G. VANDERVENTER Ross Gary Vanderventer, 60 years old, of Shorewood, Illinois, beloved son of Elizabeth Holman and lovingly devoted sisters, Ruth Vanderventer and Amy Gibson, died Tuesday, January 28th of complications from diabetes.

Everyone who cared for Ross knew him for his quick wit, uncanny ability to find humor in every situation, the gratitude he expressed for every kindness shown him, his amazing love of life’s simple pleasures, and his love of cats and backyard wildlife no matter how he may have joked about liking them best with a brown sauce.

Ross’ family wants to express their gratitude to his many wonderful caregivers and hopes that others will give generously to organizations fighting diabetes.

ROSE M. VENEGONI Born: Nov. 29, 1916 Died: Jan. 30, 2015

Rose M. Venegoni (nee Lovati), age 98 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2015, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home.

Born in Joliet on November 29, 1916. Rose was a former co-owner of Dan’s Candies. She and her husband Maurice were original and founding members of St. Mary Magdalene Church. She was an active member for many years, serving as sacristan and Eucharistic minister. Member of the CCW of St. Mary’s and was named Woman of the Year for the parish.

Preceded in death by her husband, Maurice S. Venegoni (1997); her parents, Primo and Angela (nee Berra) Lovati; two brothers, Thomas and Louis Lovati and one sister, Frances Garavalia.

Survived by two sons, Maurice R. (Judy) Venegoni and Richard (Cynthia) Venegoni; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Visitation for Rose M. Venegoni will be held at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 127 S. Briggs Street Joliet on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until time of mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Rose’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Water Stone Circle, Joliet, Il 60431 would be appreciated.

GENEVIEVE F. VRANICAR Genevieve F. Vranicar, age 97, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Agnes (nee Kambic) Vranicar; and eleven brothers and sisters.

Genevieve is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Genevieve served in the United States Navy during WWII. Since her retirement Gen has been an active volunteer most recently at Joliet Area Community Hospice.

In lieu of flowers donations in Genevieve’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. Per Genevieve’s wishes cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery in Joliet at a later date.

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whose cases are still pending in the district. The suspects were arrested after federal agents led them to believe that the would-be stash houses contained valuable drugs. The drugs never existed and there were often no houses involved. The suspects were usually arrested on the way to the location.

The move from Fardon’s office comes amid increasing scrutiny and criticism of the stings by federal judges, who have noted they usually occur in lower-income minority neighborhoods. Although the drugs are an invention, suspects are typically charged with conspiring to distribute the amount of drugs they were told was in the would-be stash house.

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Banks remembered for unwavering optimism

CHICAGO – Fans and friends paid tribute to legendary Chicago Cubs slugger Ernie Banks on Saturday, recalling how he helped break baseball’s color barrier during a Hall of Fame career in which he won over teammates and an entire city with the unwavering optimism he brought to the game and life.

At a memorial service in a Chicago church, the buoyant man known as “Mr. Cub” was remembered for his character as much as his accomplishments on the ballfield, including his 512 career home runs. Speaker after speaker recalled Banks’ unflagging spirit and good cheer – he enthusiastically predicted each spring that his team would win the pennant – as well as his humility and care for others.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Banks “disarmed adversaries with optimism” and “branded goodwill.” Fellow Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins said the unassuming, joyful Banks strove to be a good teammate, not a star.

Saturday would have been Banks’ 84th birthday, and several speakers called on the crowd to celebrate his life, not mourn his passing. Banks, a two-time MVP, military veteran and winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, died Jan. 23. His coffin, which was in front of the altar, was draped in a banner emblazoned with his jersey number, 14. A choir performed a rousing version of “This Little Light of Mine.”

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Chicago mayor wages lively campaign

CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn’t face any big-name challengers in his push for a second term, but the former

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Illinois cross drew nearly 10,000 visitors in 2014

EFFINGHAM – Officials say a nearly 200-foot tall cross in Southern Illinois recorded close to 10,000 visitors last year.

The Effingham Daily News reported 9,479 people visited the Cross at the Crossroads. That’s about 2,000 more visitors than in 2013.

The cross and Welcome Center are located along Interstate 57 near Effingham.

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The casket for Hall of Fame slugger Ernie Banks is brought of the memorial service at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago on Saturday. Banks died Jan. 23 at 83 after a heart attack, according to an attorney representing his family. Known as “Mr. Cub,” Banks is remembered as much for his boundless enthusiasm despite playing on mostly losing teams as his 512 home runs and two MVP awards.

White House chief of staff isn’t taking any chances.

He’s pulled in more than nine times more money than any of his challengers through fundraising and a PAC. He’s dominated the airwaves with commercials, including a radio spot this week featuring an endorsement from his old boss, President Barack Obama. And he’s agreed to attend no less than six forums and debates – far more than the single debate he did during

his 2011 bid to lead the nation’s third-largest city.

Never known to be bashful, Emanuel said he takes every challenge seriously. But his acknowledgement that he’s not in position to coast to victory is rooted in political reality.

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Federal prosecutors drop dozens of stash house sting charges

CHICAGO – The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago has quietly

dropped dozens of serious narcotics conspiracy charges stemming from undercover stings involving fictional drug stash houses, a federal law enforcement technique critics contend amounts to entrapment and displays racial bias against minorities.

U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon’s office this month moved to dismiss the charges – which carry mandatory minimum prison terms of 10 or 20 years – for 27 out of a total of 33 suspects

Northern Illinois University looks at cuts, other changes

DEKALB – Northern Illinois University is beginning a yearlong review of many of its operations and programs as it deals with declines in enrollment and state revenue.

According to The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb, Provost Lisa Freeman said Thursday in a presentation on campus that mergers, cuts and other changes are possible for many programs.

The university expects to get $93 million from the state this fiscal year. That’s less than a quarter of its $400 million budget. State spending on public universities has been declining across the country for years.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – The daughter of late singer Whitney Houston was found unresponsive, face down in a bathtub Saturday and taken to a hospital in the north Atlanta suburbs, police said.

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Drive to repeal tax no slam dunk in Congress

WASHINGTON – It flew through the Republican-run House in 2012, and a year later 79 of the Democratic-led Senate’s 100 members embraced it. With Republicans now controlling both chambers of Congress, the chances for repealing the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices are better than ever.

Yet abolishing the tax won’t be easy, even though Republicans rank it a top priority and are backed by Democrats from states that rely on the industry for jobs.

The upcoming battle underscores the complex politics surrounding President Barack Obama’s health care law. Another round of that fight looms next week, when the House will likely

vote to repeal the entire 2010 law.

The device tax repeal faces a possible Obama veto. It is also opposed by many Democrats, including some who backed eliminating the tax in 2013 but say they want to replace any lost revenue.

Created under Obama’s expansion of health care coverage, the tax will raise an estimated $29 billion through 2022.

Africa agrees to send troops to fight Boko Haram ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – African leaders agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, an African Union official said Saturday, as the international community, including long-time foes the U.S. and Iran, rallied in support of Nigeria against the militants.

The move came after the council urged heads of state to endorse the deployment of troops from five West African countries to fight the terror group, said the head of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, Samil Chergui.

African leaders who are members of the 54-nation African Union are meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for a two-day summit that ends Saturday.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon earlier said he supports the AU’s move.

– Wire reports

Obama budget sets up battle with GOP-controlled Congress

By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget Monday that needles Republicans with proposals for higher taxes on the wealthy and businesses to pay for education, public works projects and child care.

The plan, expected to be dismissed by GOP lawmakers now running Capitol Hill, rolls out as the deficit is dropping and Obama’s poll numbers inch higher.

Although Republicans will march ahead on their own, they ultimately must come to terms with Obama, whose signature is needed on anything that is going to become law.

Big challenges loom: the need to increase the government’s borrowing limit; a deadline for sustaining highway funding; a bipartisan effort to ease painful, automatic cuts to the Pentagon and domestic agencies. Those cuts are the byproduct of Washington’s previous failures to tackle the government’s deficit woes.

First on the agenda is the need to finalize the current-year budget for the Department of Homeland Security. It’s tied up over a GOP demand to reverse Obama’s November executive actions that extended work permits and temporary deportation relief to some 4 million people in the U.S. illegally. Funding for the department runs out Feb. 27. Obama planned a budget speech at the department Monday.

A defiant Obama challenged the GOP in his radio and Internet address Saturday.

“If they have ideas that will help middle-class families feel some economic security, I’m all in to work with them. But I will keep doing

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President Barack Obama speaks Jan. 21 at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. everything I can to help more working families make ends meet and get ahead. Not just because we want everyone to share in America’s success – but because we want everyone to contribute to America’s success,” he said.

Republicans insisted they are the champions of the middle class.

“Expanding opportunity, protecting middle-class savings, holding government accountable: These are your priorities, which means they are Republicans’ priorities,” said Kansas Rep. Lynn Jenkins said in the GOP response to the president’s radio address.

Obama’s plan will contain familiar prescriptions.

He wants higher taxes on upper bracket earners and the oil and gas industry. He is proposing new initiatives for education and child care.

He is pitching investments in roads, bridges and other projects. And he is pushing for increases for annual agency operating budgets.

The requests come after a mostly tranquil year when Senate Democrats and House Republicans put in place the second year of a 2013 deal that eased the harshest of the automatic cuts. Republicans backed away from a confrontation over raising the government’s borrowing cap.

This year will not be peaceful, however, largely because the White House will ask for a $38 billion increase for the Pentagon that Republicans probably will want to match. Obama’s demand for a nearly equal amount for domestic programs sets up a showdown that may not be resolved until late in the year.

The centerpiece of the president’s tax proposal is an increase in the capital gains rate on couples making more than $500,000 per year. The rate would climb from 23.8 percent to 28 percent. Obama wants to require estates to pay capital gains taxes on securities at the time they are inherited. He also is trying to impose a 0.07 percent fee on the roughly 100 U.S. financial companies with assets of more than $50 billion.

Obama would take the $320 billion that those tax increases would generate and funnel them into middle-class tax breaks. His ideas: a credit of up to $500 credit for two income families, a boost in the child care tax credit to up to $3,000 per child under age 5, and overhauling breaks that help pay for college.

The ideas, billed as a boost for the middle class, drew scorn from GOP tax-writers who want to focus on revamping tax laws.

New federal rules may answer that

By ANNE FLAHERTY The Associated Press

THE ISSUE

Net neutrality is the idea that Internet providers should not move some content faster than others or enter into paid agreements with companies, such as Netflix to prioritize their data.

Broadband providers have questioned the fairness of this approach. They have invested heavily in a sophisticated infrastructure and question whether the government should be telling them how to run their networks and package services.

But what if the major cable companies that provide much of the nation’s broadband had free rein to load some files faster than others? It is easy to imagine scenarios where these providers might favor content produced by their affiliates or start charging “tolls” to move data. Consumers naturally would gravitate toward faster sites and services that pay those fees, while smaller startups or nonprofits get shut out.

The FCC had used the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which was intended to encourage competition in the telephone and cable industry, to enforce “open Internet” rules, until recently, when a federal appeals court knocked down that approach.

President Barack Obama and consumer advocates said a better tack would be to apply Title II of the 1934 Communications Act. That law, written with radio, telegraph and phone service in mind, prohibits companies from charging unreasonable rates or threatening access to services that are critical to society.

Industry likens that approach to cracking a nut with a sledgehammer.

THE FCC

Wheeler said he will circulate his proposal among the other FCC commissioners before Thursday. He has suggested it probably will apply Title II regulation to all Internet service, including wireless, but with some caveats.

Industry experts expect Wheeler will say many rules should not apply to broadband, invoking what’s called “forbearance.”

The commissioners will vote Feb. 26. Wheeler expected

to have the support of the other two Democratic commissioners. The two Republican commissioners have made clear they do not support applying Title II. Next stop will be the courts. Industry lobbyists and FCC officials said there’s no doubt one of the big providers will sue and probably ask the court to suspend enforcement of the new regulation pending appeal. It’s possible the issue won’t be resolved for several more years, even well into the next president’s first term.

CONGRESS

Lawmakers could try to resolve the uncertainty, but Congress rarely is that pragmatic. Lawmakers tend to take on issues that fire up their base or bring their states money, and an in-the-weeds compromise on telecommunications law would be a lot of work with little immediate payoff.

So far, Republicans have pitched an idea that would enforce basic open Internet rules but could strip the FCC of its ability to help local municipalities build their own broadband. It’s a nonstarter for Obama and congressional Democrats who say poor and rural areas have been left behind in the deployment of high-speed Internet.

Assuming Wheeler’s proposal satisfies consumer advocacy groups, Democrats would have little incentive to revisit the issue. While Republicans have the votes to ram though their own anti-regulation legislation without Democratic support, Obama would veto it.

CONSUMERS

Most Internet providers, except Sprint, have warned the legal uncertainty will chill future investments. FCC officials point to a recent wireless spectrum auction that has attracted some $44 billion as proof that the telecommunications industry is thriving even amid the current uncertainty.

As for taxes, the Progressive Policy Institute estimated that treating the Internet like phone service would trigger taxes and fees up to $15 billion a year, including $67 for each wired service and $72 for wireless in state and local taxes.

But that report, widely quoted by industry lobbyists, did not take into account the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits state and local governments from imposing new taxes on Internet access, or the FCC’s ability to shield consumers against some state and local taxes by claiming the Internet is an “interstate” service.

Drivers: Return to your dealers for a 2nd air bag recall fix

By MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press NEW YORK – Drivers, bring your vehicles back to the shop for more work on faulty air bags.

The government said more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running.

The recall includes some Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Avalon models made from 2002 to 2004.

The National Highway Traf-

fic Safety Administration said all of the vehicles covered in Saturday’s announcement had already been under a recall for the faulty air bags. Carmakers originally tried to fix the defects by partially replacing the electronic control unit, made

by TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. of Livonia, Michigan, but that fix didn’t always work.

The new remedy – full replacement of the unit – will be available to all affected vehicles by the end of the year.

However, the NHTSA is urging consumers with cars under the first recall to have the partial unit installed despite the fix’s failure rate, even if they

have to return to the dealer under the second recall.

“Even though it’s a temporary solution until the new remedy is available,” NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said, consumers “and their families will be safer if they take the time to learn if their vehicle is covered and follow their manufacturers’ instructions.”

About 39 air bags, or 15 percent, that had been replaced under the previous recall have deployed inadvertently again.

The agency said about 1 million Toyota and Honda vehicles involved in the new recalls are also subject to a separate recall

related to defective air bags made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

Those air bags can deploy and rupture with enough force to cause injury or death.

In nine cases, cars had problems that included both the inadvertent deployment and the Takata rupture. Three of those cases resulted in injuries, including eye injuries, scratches and burns.

No death or injuries related to non-Takata air bag failures have been reported.

The announcement comes days after the family of Carlos Solis filed a lawsuit against Takata. Solis, 35, died on Jan. 18 in a minor crash in a Hous-

ton suburb. The lawsuit alleges that as an air bag in his 2002 Honda Accord inflated, it sent a piece of metal into his neck. Solis died at the scene. His death has not officially been linked to the air bag.

Takata is under fire for air bag inflators that can explode, shooting out metal and plastic pieces. At least five deaths and dozens of injuries have been linked to the problem worldwide. Ten automakers have recalled about 12 million vehicles in the U.S. and about 19 million globally for problems with the air bags. The company still is trying to determine the cause of the problem.

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WASHINGTON – Whose Internet is it anyway?

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said he’s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications industry since 1996, when people still used noisy modems and referred to the “information superhighway” as a fun way to buy books or check the weather.

Wheeler has not publicly released his plan yet, and might not for a few weeks. But he has suggested that Internet service has become as critical to people in the United States as water, electricity or phone service and should be regulated like any other public utility.

Wheeler told reporters this past week that he wants “yardsticks in place to determine what is in the best interest of consumers as opposed to what is in the best interest of the gatekeepers.”

That has the industry sounding the alarms, warning consumers of an inevitable $72 annual tax increase on each U.S. wireless account.

But advocates of the approach

said that is not likely to happen and your Internet experience probably will carry on as usual.

A look at what “net neutrality” means and what is likely to happen:

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Vatican hits sour note with women

By NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press VATICAN CITY – A new Vatican outreach initiative to listen to women hit a sour note before it even got off the ground: The sexy blonde on its Internet promo video came under such ridicule that it was quickly taken down.

But the program is going ahead, and an inaugural meeting this week will study women’s issues in ways that are utterly new for the Holy See. No, there is no talk of ordaining women priests.

But the working paper for the Pontifical Council of Culture’s plenary assembly on “Women’s Cultures: Equality and Difference” speaks about opening the church’s doors to women so they can offer their skills “in full collaboration and integration” with men.

It denounces plastic surgery as a form of “aggression” against the female body “like a burqa made of flesh.” And it acknowledges the church has for centuries offered women “ideological and ancestral left-overs.”

This is dangerous territory for the all-male Catholic Church hierarchy, as even Pope Francis has faced criticism for being a bit tone deaf as far as women are concerned.

The pontiff, a master of communication, has sincerely praised the “feminine genius.” But he also has elicited cringes, such as when he recently welcomed female members of the church’s most prestigious theological commission as “strawberries on the cake.” And when asked if a woman might someday head a Vatican office, he joked “pastors often wind up under the authority of their housekeeper.”

Few people doubt the seriousness of Francis’ pledge to appoint women to key Vatican decision-making jobs once his bureaucratic reform is complete. Nor do they question his sincerity when he says: “Women can

ask questions that we men just don’t get.”

But, as Vatican commentator David Gibson recently pointed out, Francis also can sound an awful lot like the 78-year-old Argentine churchman that he is - “using analogies that sound alternately condescending and impolitic, even if well-intentioned.”

The Vatican has made progress in recent years, appointing laywomen to some Vatican offices and giving women’s issues as a whole more ink with the monthly women’s insert of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.

But many would argue much remains to be done when the recently ousted Vatican high court judge, Cardinal Raymond Burke, complains that the church has been “assaulted” by radical feminism and the shortage of priests is because of an overly “feminized” church.

The latest initiative comes courtesy of Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, an academic who quotes Nietzsche and Amy Winehouse with equal ease and has no fear of courting controversy as he raises the Vatican profile in sport, art and even atheist circles at the helm of the Vatican’s culture ministry.

Ravasi’s first major foray into women’s issues, however, was a flop - at least in the English-speaking world.

Just before Christmas, his office launched the #lifeofwomen crowd-sourcing initiative to promote the Feb. 4-7 plenary meeting and invite women around the globe to send in a 60-second video of their lives for possible inclusion in a montage to be screened at the “big meeting of cardinals and bishops” next week.

In the video, Italian actress Nancy Brilli - buxom albeit in a modest blue top - earnestly asked her viewers how often they ask themselves “Who are you? What do you do? What do you think about yourself as a woman?”

The criticism was swift and harsh.

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Jawdat Al-Kaseasbeh, brother of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who is being held by the Islamic State group militants (center) carries a poster with his brother’s picture and Arabic that reads “we are all Muath,” while joining fellow tribe members carrying posters and candles at the captured pilot’s tribal gathering divan, in his home town of Karak, Jordan, Saturday. An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiations by diplomats to save the man.

Video: Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and YURI KAGEYAMA The Associated Press TOKYO – Japan condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday an online video that purported to show an Islamic State group militant beheading Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.

The video posted on militant websites late Saturday Middle East time ended days of negotiations to save the man and heightened fears for the life of a Jordanian fighter pilot also held hostage.

“I feel indignation over this immoral and heinous act of terrorism,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters after convening an emergency Cabinet meeting.

“When I think of the grief of his family, I am left speechless,” he said. “The government has been doing its utmost in responding to win his release, and we are filled with deep regret.”

He vowed Japan will not give in to terrorism and will continue to provide humanitarian aid to countries fighting the Islamic State extremists.

The White House released a statement in which President Barack Obama also con-

demned “the heinous murder” and praised Goto’s reporting, saying he “courageously sought to convey the plight of the Syrian people to the outside world.”

Obama applauded Japan’s “steadfast commitment to advancing peace and prosperity in the Middle East and globally, including its generous assistance for innocent people affected by the conflicts in the region.”

“I was hoping Kenji would come back alive to thank everyone who had supported him,” Goto’s brother Junichi told Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV. “I am filled with sadness he couldn’t do it.”

Goto’s mother, Junko Ishido, told NHK TV her son’s death showed he was a kind, gentle man, trying to save another hostage. That hostage, Haruna Yukawa, was shown as purportedly killed in an earlier video.

The fates of Goto, a 47-yearold freelance journalist, and the Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath Kaseasbeh, had been linked by the militants, but Saturday’s video made no mention of the airman. Jordan’s government spokesman, Mohammed al-Momani, declined comment. Earlier this week, Jor-

dan offered to free an al-Qaida prisoner for the pilot, but a swap never moved forward.

Saturday’s video, highlighted by militant sympathizers on social media sites, bore the symbol of the Islamic State group’s al-Furqan media arm.

Though the video could not be immediately independently verified by The Associated Press, it conformed to other beheading videos released by the extremists, who now control about a third of both Syria and neighboring Iraq in a self-declared caliphate.

The video, called “A Message to the Government of Japan,” featured a man who looked and sounded like a militant with a British accent who has taken part in other beheading videos by the Islamic State group. Goto, kneeling in an orange prison jumpsuit, said nothing in the roughly oneminute-long video.

“Abe,” the militant said in the video, referring to the Japanese prime minister, “because of your reckless decision to take part in an unwinnable war, this knife will not only slaughter Kenji, but will also carry on and cause carnage wherever your people are found. So let the nightmare for Japan begin.”

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ABOVE: Meals on Wheels volunteer Tom Bajt, 83, walks to the door of a senior citizen Thursday to deliver a warm meal. Bajt has been driving for the program for 14 years.

LEFT: Bajt, 83, picks up Jeannie McCauley’s newspapers before delivering her meal. For those signed up for Meals on Wheel, volunteers like Bajt not only provide meals, but company, too. grants from large donors.

One of the larger donors used to award grants of almost $35,000 in the past, but that decreased to about $20,000 this year, Carco said.

One less meal

Local seniors like Joliet resident Jeannie McCauley have felt the effect of the cuts.

“It’s such a shame,” said McCauley, who has trouble cooking because of arthritis.

“Having a good, hot cooked meal is great, especially in the winter. Otherwise, I probably have to just fill up on ham salad; [I] get tired of that.”

Carco said each meal, including labor, costs about $8.

The meals, which are con-

tracted through Batavia-based Hoffman House Catering, need to meet dietary regulations for seniors and include milk, bread, meat, starch, vegetables, a grain item and a healthy dessert.

The program feeds more than 500 residents every day of operation. More than 200 people are on a waiting list.

That food goes to people like 70-year-old Vietnam veteran Herman Ware, whom fellow veteran and volunteer Tom Bajt visited Thursday while making his deliveries for Meals on Wheels.

“It really helps me,” Ware said. “The people that come are so nice. And they come in all weather conditions.”

Ware said volunteers like Bajt not only provide meals, but company. Most recipients have appreciative smiles and many give him hugs when he arrives.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve shoveled snow to get to the door,” Bajt said, adding he also has helped senior citizens when they fall or can’t get to the bathroom.

“When we do deliver, we also offer well-being checks to make sure the residents are doing OK,” Carco said, noting Wednesdays were cut because it meant less time between visits than if another day was cut.

Furloughs and transport

The staff also are feeling the

financial difficulties. Hensley said staff have taken four mandatory unpaid furlough days.

They also are being asked to take voluntary furlough days.

So far, staff have taken furloughs amounting to $10,000.

The goal is to save $22,000 through furloughs.

“We understand some staff are not in the position to do that, while other of us have taken more than four days,” Hensley said.

The center also has canceled transportation services via a city of Joliet shuttle, saving $8,500 a year. The city let the center use the shuttle and provided gas, but the center paid for the driver and insurance.

“It only ran two days a week,” Hensley said. “We’re giving the shuttle back to the city.”

“We’re cutting back on transportation, cutting back on activities for seniors. We just can’t continue like this,” Carco said.

To help raise money, the center is hosting a March for Meals Mardi Gras Cocktail Party and Silent Auction Feb. 17 at Harrah’s Joliet Casino, with all proceeds going to the center’s nutrition department.

Hensley is hoping the public donates and urges their local businesses and organizations to donate to the fundraiser or the center itself.

“I don’t know what will happen,” she said. “But we’re always going to give it a shot.”

When we do deliver, we also offer well-being checks to make sure the residents are doing OK. Julie Carco, nutrition director

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employees.

“It wasn’t quite as bad back then,” Hensley said.

Hensley said the state is nine months behind in payments to the center’s abuse programs and about four months behind for the Meals on Wheels program. The state is about 90 days behind on funding for several other programs.

The center receives no funding from Will County and some funding from about half the municipalities in the county, not including the city of Joliet.

The center received a check Friday, allowing it to make payroll. But it needs to make up the lost $400,000 line of credit by the end of March or there could be more cuts and closures of the center’s services.

“We might have to close the whole center one day a week every week,” Hensley said, noting 200 to 350 people come in to use the center’s facilities each day.

The center was on a priority payment list under then-state Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. But after her death Dec. 10 and with new staff taking over, payments stopped coming in.

Hensley said Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new administration also is a concern.

“Rauner talked about cuts in the department, but on the other side he has talked about getting more for social services. We just don’t know,” she said.

Hensley said the center has reached out to state-level politicians, including Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, who is on the center’s Board of Directors.

In addition to the dwindling state support, Nutrition Director Julie Carco said the usual donors also have cut back funding to the center the past several years.

“Donors want to re-focus who they want to support,” Carco said, adding the center also has seen a decrease in

Q What: Mardi Gras Party and Silent Auction to benefit Senior Services Center of Will County’s nutrition program Q When: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 Q Where: Harrah’s Joliet Casino, 151 N. Joliet St., Joliet Q Entertainment: There will be New Orleans-style cuisine, the Chicago Blues Angels band will provide the entertainment and there will be more than 60 raffle baskets in a silent auction Q Cost: Tickets are $25 a person; call 815-723-5265 for tickets.

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Shippers won’t save you Dear Mr. Berko: I’m 70, and so is my husband, who retired in 2005. We had too much debt and were forced to sell our 2,800-square-foot home in Houston. I also lost my job in 2009. We downsized to a 1,450-square-foot home with a low-interest mortgage in Iowa, where our daughter and grandchildren live. We had $106,000 in cash from the home sale, so we paid off $68,000 of credit card debt (we have $23,300 left with Visa) and bought a new SUV to replace our 5-year-old car.

We still owe about $122,000 on a time share, a boat, Jet Skis, an RV and two ATVs. But we have $11,000 left in checking, and my husband wants to speculate with three cheap stocks. A stockbroker we know recommended against it and said to buy 100 shares of Apple. But my husband, a retired container crane operator, wants to buy dry bulk shipping stocks – namely, Diana Shipping, Eagle Bulk Shipping and Navios Maritime Partners.

His friends think they could quadruple in price by this time next year. What is your opinion? – GS, Waterloo, Iowa Dear GS: It must be a cultural shock, moving from Houston, a 627-square-mile Texas city with 2.2 million people and where anything goes, to Waterloo, where

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko 68,000 folks live in 63 square miles and have little reason to lock their doors at night.

Financial boneheads, such as you, shouldn’t risk their cash in Diana Shipping (DSX$6.72), Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE-$10.82), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM-$12.27) or issues like them. Like most of disappearing middle-class America, you have little buying power remaining. And like most Americans, you’re up to your chin in debt; your incomes have crashed; and future income has to repay yesterday’s spending. Consumers in Europe and Asia are in trouble, too, but few are dumb enough to wallow in debt like you two.

Freight rates for the busiest trade routes, from Asia to Europe, continue to fall. European growth has hit a wall, while Japan is falling back into a recession. And the world’s largest international dry bulk carriers – Maersk, China Ocean Shipping Co. and Hapag-Lloyd – are hurting badly. Freight rates in a single month dropped from $1,200 for a 20-foot container (large enough to hold the contents of an average three-bed-

room home) to $935. In the beginning of 2014, those rates were as high as $1,800 per 20foot container. It appears that shipping lines have lost control over their rate structures because of a triple whammy: 1) That serious economic slowdown in Europe and Japan. 2) Too many cargo carriers and not enough cargo to fill those ships. 3) The sharp rise of the dollar.

The busiest months of the year are August through October. Those months were hugely disappointing for Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and China Ocean Shipping Co., which had to take big hits to their income statements and balance sheets.

I’d like to disagree with your husband, but the consensus on Wall Street is that revenues and earnings for DSX, EGLE and NMM will improve this year. Although I doubt the improvement will be worth a sixpence, those three issues could have a 50 percent upside move by this fall, and I doubt Apple stock can do that. I hope your daughter and grandkids are smarter with their earnings than you two.

• Please address your financial questions to Malcolm Berko, P.O. Box 8303, Largo, FL 33775, or email him at mjberko@yahoo.com.

Plainfield project wins award THE HERALD–NEWS PLAINFIELD – Several local branches of the American Public Works Association have recognized Baxter & Woodman Inc. projects with awards, including for a project in Plainfield.

The Plainfield project was one of two awarded a 2015 Project of the Year, which is given to projects promoting excellence in public works by recognizing the alliance between the managing agency, the consultant/architect/

engineer, and the contractor who, working together, complete public works projects, according to a news release.

The village of Plainfield won the 2015 Project of the Year – APWA Southwest Branch – Transportation Category – Under $2 Million, for the Lockport Street Traffic Signal and Sidewalk Improvements project.

The Lockport Street project is regionally significant, impacting residential, commercial and municipal stakeholders, according to the

news release. The improvements provide a continuous, safe pedestrian route between the developments west of the DuPage River and Plainfield’s central business district.

Other projects that won include a Barium/Radium Removal Pretreatment System for the village of Gilberts and road improvements in Round Lake.

All three projects now will advance to compete in the APWA Chicago Metro Area Chapter competition this March.

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Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Superintendent R. Scott Tingley gives local business and community leaders the most current information about the high school district.

L-Way Dist. 210 gives update to local leaders THE HERALD–NEWS More than 60 local real estate agents, bankers and elected officials joined Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Superintendent R. Scott Tingley recently for an update on test scores, learning goals and instruction.

The Board of Education, which hosted the Jan. 13 informational program at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, invites local real estate agents, bankers and elected officials in once a year to receive an update on district programs and initiatives, according to a news release from the district.

“When someone is thinking about moving into our school

district, the first people they contact are their Realtor, banker and local officials,” Tingley said in the news release. “People looking to move into our district are asking questions about test scores and boundaries. The people in this room are our front line of communication. We want them to have the most current information about Lincoln-Way.” Tingley told the group that “District 210’s student achievement increased 11 percent since 2001 while the state average decreased 3 percent.

During this time of change, Lincoln-Way boasted the most student achievement growth of any large high school district in Illinois, as measured by the PSAE assessments.”

BUSINESS BRIEF Wise appointed to Farm Credit Board

ing stockholders. The remaining three, including Wise, are appointed by the other members of JOLIET – Stephanie Wise of Joliet has been appointed to the the Board of Directors. Wise will 1st Farm Credit Services’ Board serve on the board until 2018. of Directors. Wise was among 10 Wise grew up on a family farm candidates who were considered near Sheffield. She has a degree in economics and business for an appointed position. administration from AugustaThe Board of Directors meets regularly to set policy and busi- na College and a master’s in business administration from the ness direction and to monitor University of Chicago. Following and evaluate the operations of the farmer-owned cooperative, a 25-year career in banking, she is now primarily engaged in her according to a news release from 1st Farm Credit Services. It family’s farming and agribusihas 15 members, 12 of whom are ness interests.

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What will it take to shape up finances?

If you ever wonder what effect of the state’s abysmal financial situation is, look no further than the local residents who depend on a functioning state government for the most basic necessity – food.

The more than 500 recipients in the Senior Services Center of Will County’s Meals on Wheels program used to get meals Monday through Friday. Hundreds of volunteers deliver the meals, which always include milk, bread, meat, starch, vegetables, a grain item and a healthy dessert.

They used to get meals Monday through Friday.

Not anymore.

Those meals only come four days a week now, largely because Illinois’ political leaders have for years – primarily by pushing off into the future mandated pension payments – mismanaged finances into the $9 billion deficit mess that we call the state’s budget going into the next fiscal year.

Those who deliver meals provide more than food.

They pick up mail and newspapers; sometimes they shovel snow; and they can check the well-being of those getting meals. And they provide the only company some of the recipients will get that day.

It was a heartbreaking step for the staff of the Senior Services Center. But you can’t provide a meal if you can’t foot the bill. Because of late state payments – to the tune of $400,000 to $500,000 – and donations being down, the center had to reduce costs.

A day of meals – Wednesdays – is gone. The staff are

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each taking multiple unpaid furlough days, and activities to seniors have been reduced. Further cuts may be necessary if finances don’t improve.

So thanks to political leaders who for decades have cared more about their political parties and getting re-elected, instead of the people they represent, we have neighbors who might not eat on Wednesdays.

We could fill this entire page with the local agencies and nonprofits in the same boat as the Senior Services Center – and we wouldn’t have room for them all.

School districts wait months for state money – even as lawmakers add unfunded mandates that educators must comply with.

Human service agencies are worried what Gov. Bruce Rauner’s freeze on discretionary state spending means for them.

As it continues its annual fundraising campaign, the United Way of Will County is noting just how desperately donations are needed so agencies providing the most basic of services to our neighbors can continue to do just that.

Getting the state’s finances in shape is going to be painful. We understand cuts will be part of that process.

But we hope the governor and state lawmakers remember what their decisions – or lack thereof – made in Springfield mean to the state’s citizens.

If they need a reminder, we suggest they visit the area residents in the Meals on Wheels program.

Go on a Wednesday.

Can Republicans govern Congress?

America is changing. The cultural changes – gay marriage, legalized marijuana, etc. – pervade America from New York City to Redlands, California. What is not pervasive is economic opportunity and a middle ground in politics.

By 2050, European-Americans, or whites, will be the largest ethnic minority in a nation without a racial majority. The reality of this change is being lived daily. The new Congress reflects this new America. Sort of.

Last November, the U.S. Congress increased its minority members (women, Hispanics, African-Americans and Asians) by a handful.

Though the most diverse ever, this Congress is a distorted reflection of America. The 114th Congress is 80 percent male, 80 percent white and 92 percent Christian, while the America it represents is composed of 51 percent women and is 60 percent white and 60 percent Christian.

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The Herald-News Editorial Board Bob Wall, Denise Baran-Unland, Hannah Kohut, Chris LaFortune and Kate Schott

VIEWS Donna Brazile Though politicians in Congress like to talk about their humble childhoods, most who do so are millionaires. Over half of Congress is among the top 1 percent. OpenSecrets.org found that “it would take the combined wealth of more than 18 American households to equal the value of a single federal lawmaker’s household.”

There also are philosophical divisions within Congress greater than those in the country. Ironically, they are most pronounced within the majority party – Republicans.

After their 2008 loss, the GOP courted its most conservative base, activated them and elected them.

But when it comes to governing, the establishment Republicans elected before 2010 often find it difficult to forge consensus with the new-

ly organized and activist wing of their party.

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania put the beginning of the 114th Congress this way to the San Francisco Chronicle: “Week one, we had a speaker election that did not go as well as a lot of us would have liked. Week two, we got into a big fight over deporting children. ...

Week three, we’re debating reportable rape and incest. ... I just can’t wait for week four.”

Week four came, and Speaker John Boehner had to withdraw a bill for southern border security that House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, called the “toughest border security bill ever.” But tea party members opposed it as not going far enough.

The National Journal said, “Republicans [are faced] with a dilemma in which they don’t have enough votes in their own party to pass it.”

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

See BRAZILE, page 34

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RIALTO SITUATION IS FIXABLE

To the Editor: With the latest development in the Rialto situation, I would like to commend the board for taking a more thoughtful direction. Though it has been a bumpy road, I gather from recent happenings there is a real interest at the board level to seriously consider another marquee. I hope so, it’s the right thing to do.

To the people who have spoken up against the proposed marquee, thank you. Many in our community support you (many more than have expressed so in a public forum).

Please stay your course of working alongside Rialto representatives and trying to be part of the solution.

To the people who protest the protest – please consider a new perspective. Just because there was money behind that proposed marquee does not mean it belonged on the front of the Rialto. The people objecting did not create the problem.

When a person sees a God-awful design being considered for the front of an otherwise beautiful, historic and partially publicly funded building, they have a right stand up and say something – even if it might create more work or hurt some feelings. Silence was the easier path but I don’t understand how

that can possibly be the right thing to do.

This is fixable. I have no doubt there is a way to design a marquee significantly better than the one proposed. I suggest calling on experts: gather a group of local architects and historic preservationists willing to donate their time to offer their individual opinions for the committee to review.

A grassroots effort to raise money for a new marquee is underway. Further, consider this: It is entirely possible there is a person out there who could step up to be a major contributor toward a new, more beautiful, historically appropriate marquee, including updated technology; a true community hero.

Danielle Gardner Joliet

BE PRO-ACTIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

To the Editor: Last week the Senate voted 98-1 that climate change is a reality. I’d like to congratulate the 15 Republican Senators, including Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who voted “yes” that humans are contributing to the changing climate. But, the Senate ultimately stopped short of saying that humans are the cause of climate change.

There are at least three

reasons why scientists think human activity is causing climate change: 1) Analysis of the specific type of CO2 (Carbon 12 and 13) in the atmosphere indicates that essentially all of the recent increase of CO2 is due to the burning of fossil fuels.

2) CO2 traps heat; this has been known for over 150 years.

According to NASA, “There is no question that increased levels of greenhouse gases must cause the earth to warm in response.”

3) This higher concentration of CO2 is having its expected effect: we are now seeing record high temperatures on land and sea.

Republicans are usually proactive on the economy and our country’s defense. Now they need to become proactive about climate change, which has the potential to significantly harm our economy, and endanger our national security.

Debra Westhaver-Church Channahon

TIME TO REACT OURSELVES

To the Editor: A very old story that few people seem to remember is about a man who drowned during a flood. It seems the man was told by the weatherman a giant flood was coming and to

go to higher ground. He didn’t.

When the water reached the porch, two canoeists asked if he wanted to get to high ground. He said, “No, God will provide.” As the water reached the second floor, some National Guardsmen on a raft came by begging him to go to high ground and again he said, “No, God would provide.” Soon he was standing on the roof’s ridge when a Coast Guard helicopter lowered a ladder to him. He waved it off and said, “God will provide.” The water kept rising and he drowned.

Now the man comes before God, wanting to know why he wasn’t saved. God looked down on him, irritated, and said “What do you mean; I sent you a canoe, a raft and a helicopter. You have to do something yourself.”

That is a valuable lesson for today’s flood. Yes, it is a metaphor for climate change’s global warming. The oceans are warming up trying to absorb more heat and CO2 to reduce the greenhouse effects.

Volcanoes around the world are erupting and putting ash into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sun’s rays.

Yet each year is warmer than the previous year. It sounds to me like we need to be doing something to save ourselves.

The water is already on the second floor.

To continue the metaphor, we are still putting more CO2 into the atmosphere while the Earth is doing everything it can to stop the coming disaster.

The flood may not be able to be stopped, but we have to try. We have been warned for decades.

Chuck Johnson Morris

LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

To the Editor: Cubs could start a league of their own with all the players they have under contract.

Raymond Stoiber Joliet

BE POSITIVE AND LOOK FOR THE GOOD

To the Editor: Just a thought to all of our loyal readers: If all of us would have very positive attitudes toward life itself, like Ernie Banks consistently portrayed, then our daily struggles and troubles would soon disappear!

He found the goodness in everyone that he met and we all should, too. For if we seek the positiveness in everyone and all of our daily activities, then life will be an absolute joy.

Thank you, Mr. Cub, for leaving us this incredible life lesson that we all can practice.

David Marco Joliet

Areas of political agreement exist, but Republicans appear in no hurry on them • BRAZILE

Continued from page 33 “There have been a couple of stumbles,” said Boehner, who has had to spend as much time (unsuccessfully, so far) seeking Republican unity as he has on his and McConnell’s strategy to pass their legislative goals – while blocking President Barack Obama’s.

Republican leaders made no secret when talking with reporters that they intended to begin this Congress by confronting Obama. They planned to repeal legislation he’s committed to. And they will.

Obama, for his part, has

found his freedom. He is resolute to accomplish his pledged goals by taking action where Congress has long refused. He and his team feel the Republican Congress will be rigid and uncompromising, and reveal that 1. They can’t lead, even among themselves; and 2. They can’t get anything done.

All the seasoned Washington watchers who say that Obama’s proposals are dead on arrival at the Republican Congress’ doorstep are forgetting one thing: If the Republicans kill these ideas, the American people will know who did it.

Indeed, appearing with McConnell on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Boehner played along

with host Scott Pelley who ticked off Obama’s goals and asked Boehner if they were “dead or alive.”

“Dead. Real dead,” Boehner said about the president’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy.

On a minimum wage increase, Boehner responded, “Bad idea.”

“Dead?” asked Pelley.

“Bad idea,” Boehner repeated. And so it went, until it became clear that by “working together,” Boehner meant the president needed to capitulate.

Good luck with that strategy.

To be sure, there are areas where both the president and Republican leaders might agree on the need for action:

repairing highways and bridges, tax reform, cyber security and possibly new trade agreements. Yet, Republicans didn’t start with these, and don’t seem anxious to get to them before the budget battles.

The problem behind all this is a Congress that is struggling to find its voice and to govern as leaders of the legislative branch. There’s plenty of time for the House and Senate to work out their disagreements before the 2016 campaign season kicks off and voters return to the polls. Meanwhile, Obama has two short years left on his watch and a lot more to accomplish with regard to economic growth, climate change,

national security and investments in American infrastructure. Gridlock didn’t end last fall with the election of the new Congress. But, partisanship can be put aside in order to achieve some meaningful goals for the American people.

We would all be well-served by a Republican Congress working with the president in his final two years, and vice versa.

• Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

Contact Sports Editor Dick Goss at 815-280-4123 or at dgoss@shawmedia.com.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CENTRAL 43, LOCKPORT 31

Gillespie, Joliet Central down Lockport Guard scores game-high 15

By MIKE FITZGERALD Shaw Media Correspondent LOCKPORT – Joliet Central guard Jerry Gillespie settled down after a rough start and helped the Steelmen to a 43-31 win over Lockport on Friday in the renewal of the Southwest Suburban Blue’s storied rivalry.

The 5-foot-6 senior scored two points and picked up a technical foul during a tussle over a loose ball in a first half that saw Central (11-7, 4-3) take a 13-8 halftime lead over the Porters (6-11, 3-4).

Gillespie got back on track in the second half, scoring seven points in the third quarter as Joliet Central increased its lead to 29-20 going into the fourth quarter.

The Porters pulled to within 33-26 with 3:55 to play on a 3-pointer by Kyle Gallagher, but the Steelmen outscored Lockport, 7-2, over the next three minutes to salt the game away.

Gillespie added six points in the fourth quarter to finish with a game-high 15.

“I came out in the first half and picked up the technical,” Gillespie said. “Coach [Jeff Corcoran] sat me down to think about what I did wrong.

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Joliet Central’s Jose Grubbs (right) and a Lockport player battle for possession of the ball Friday at Lockport.

I had to come back in and help my team pick up the lead.

Ternell Jordan told me to just forget about it and come back and play my game.”

Corcoran said the Steelmen played out of sync offensively in the first half.

“It was a sloppy first half in the sense that we had no rhythm and no flow,” Corcor-

an said. “We had a chance at halftime to talk about what we wanted to do in terms of reversing the basketball, getting into gaps, finding the shooters, speeding the game up a little bit. We were finally able to get into the offensive flow that we wanted.”

He also was pleased with Gillespie’s play and the effort

his team showed on the defensive end.

“You hate to rely on one player, but we go as [Gillespie] goes,” Corcoran said.

“He’s good handling the basketball. He brings energy.

He’s a great defender, and he can get us up and down the floor quickly.

“Our defensive effort was a

credit to coach Brian Koehne.

He saw some things after the Stagg game last Friday, and he made some adjustments in practice and we executed.

“We knew that [Lockport coach] Larry Thompson wanted to slow the tempo down, which helped us defensively because we were able to get our rotations down.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: DE LA SALLE 47, PROVIDENCE 46

Late Willborn basket gives De La Salle win over Providence

By TIM CRONIN Shaw Media Correspondent NEW LENOX – George Willborn saw an opening.

He was about the only one who did, but he was right and so was his 6-foot, running one-hander. The De La Salle junior’s shot with nine seconds left proved to be decisive in the Meteors’ 47-46 Catholic League South victory over Providence Catholic on Friday night.

“I wasn’t scared to take

a shot, but I wanted a smart shot,” Willborn said.

It proved to be genius.

It also stunned the Celtics (11-9, 3-6), although they had to rise early to take a bus to Galesburg for a nonconference game Saturday.

This Catholic League affair was typically testy. The Meteors refused to give up even though Providence held the lead from midway through the first half until Willborn worked his magic. The Celtics led by six on Troy Howat’s

16-footer at the start of the fourth quarter and by four after a pair of free throws by Nate Vejvoda with 1:25 to play.

The Meteors (10-8, 6-3) held Providence scoreless the rest of the way. De La Salle’s Karl Harris drilled a 3-pointer with 58 seconds left to close to 46-45, and after Providence lost the ball with 47 seconds left, the Meteors looked for an opening and Willborn found it.

Howat received the inbounds pass from Jack Brody after a pair of timeouts but

wasn’t able to get a shot away before the buzzer.

Providence coach Tim Trendel was disappointed but not downcast. After running through 11 different starting lineups in 20 games, he finally has his full complement on hand.

“You’re putting some talented players out there,” Trendel said. “Miles [Boykin] is still kind of getting back in the flow. Call me crazy, but this team’s going to be dangerous in March.”

Brody, held scoreless in the fourth quarter, led Providence with 10 points. Harris’ 15 paced De La Salle, with Willborn and Christian Hayes scoring 12 each.

Providence led, 29-23, after a turnover-filled first half in which defense ruled. The Celtics were forced into 13 turnovers, the Meteors eight. But Providence’s nine-point run late in the half, highlighted by Howat’s 3-pointer and a jam

by Boykin, gave them some separation.

VIEWS Dick Goss

• Sunday, February 1, 2015

Several years ago, esteemed sportswriter Bill Gleason provided unforgettable opening acts for the annual Old Timers Baseball Association of Will County banquets.

He also was unforgettable in the post-banquet extravaganzas at Galli’s A.C., but for now we will table that discussion.

Anyway, Bill Gleason II has arrived. Denny McLain, baseball’s last 30-game winner, probably forever, was the guest speaker at the 2015 Old Timers banquet. He enjoyed himself so much that he said he wanted to come back, and he warmed up the throng of nearly 600 at Thursday night’s 66th annual event with this: “It’s nice to be back here.

Of course, at my age [70], it’s good to be anywhere.”

McLain set the table for guest speaker Scott Fletcher, the former Cubs and White Sox infielder who played in the major leagues for 15 years and currently is minor league infield coordinator for the Detroit Tigers.

Of course, McLain made his name in baseball pitching for the Tigers. He needled Fletcher about joining that organization at exactly the wrong time, when it was on the way down.

Also in attendance was longtime American League umpire Bill Haller from Lockport, who worked games McLain pitched. He was not immune from McLain’s needle.

“Every year they used to take a vote on who the best umpires are,” he said. “Bill Haller was voted second-best in the American League. All the rest tied for first.”

McLain could not resist digging in a little deeper.

“What do you call a good umpire? Rare,” he said.

“What do you call an umpire whose IQ is higher than his shoe size? Gifted.”

Don “Soupy” Andrews, longtime board member with the Old Timers, has struck up a friendship with McLain over the past couple of years.

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Retired major league umpire Bill Haller (left), guest speaker Scott Fletcher (center) and retired Lockport baseball coach Jim Hall talk at the annual Old Timers Banquet on Thursday in Joliet.

McLain would not feel complete if he left town without a couple of Soupy jabs. For example, the way he walks on the entire length of his pants, which is understandable “when you have a nine-inch inseam.”

When Fletcher’s turn at the microphone came, he turned the tables on McLain.

“Denny said he never threw a ball with anything foreign on it,” he said. “Everything is from the good ol’ USA.” Fletcher told about growing up in Wadsworth, Ohio, where he played football, basketball and baseball.

“I wanted to be all-state in all three sports,” he said.

“I wrestled a little, too – with math, science ....”

He told of being sidelined for six weeks during football season, then another six weeks into basketball season, with knee injuries. Then

when he finally got out of a cast the second time, his dad, a football coach, said, “Why are you limping? Does it hurt that bad?”

It took awhile, but Fletcher got even.

“My dad’s 83 now and just had double knee replacement,” he said. “I said to him, ‘Does it really hurt that bad that you have to be limping?’

He said, ‘You’re getting back at me, aren’t you?’

“What goes around, comes around.”

Fletcher was drafted multiple times before he signed with the Cubs. But he zipped through the minor leagues quickly, making his major league debut at age 22.

“I was 22 and looked like I was about 12,” he said. “Jim Kaat, the pitcher who had been in the majors for about 20 years, saw me and told me to go get some baseballs.

When he saw me taking some

balls at shortstop, he said, ‘Hey, their ball boy is out there at shortstop.’ ” He told of the rocket arm of outfielder Dave Winfield, who threw a “pea rod” home to nail a runner trying to score from second on a single.

A coach in the dugout told a young player who had just come up to the big leagues, “You won’t see another throw like that in a million years.”

“Well, later in the game,” Fletcher said, “the same thing happened – another pea rod from Winfield to nail a guy at the plate. And the young kid looked at the coach and said, ‘Time sure flies up here in the major leagues.”

Fletcher had a story about Jody Davis, the former Cubs catcher, thinking he could throw out Tim Raines, one of the best base stealers in history.

He told of his friend, Don Slaught, relaying what pitch

was coming to mess with his mind. But Slaught tried the same tactic with Rafael Palmeiro and bang, the ball was long gone. As Palmeiro was crossing home plate, he looked at Slaught and simply said, “Thank you.”

If you’re wondering whether Fletcher has a favorite to win the Super Bowl, it’s Seattle. That’s because he coached quarterback Russell Wilson in the Colorado Rockies system.

Wilson is quite an infielder.

The throw Wilson made across his body for the twopoint conversion against the Packers?

Fletcher said he saw him make that throw time after time in infield practice.

It’s true, you can’t beat fun at the old ballpark But fun at the local baseball banquet is not a bad alternative.

• Dick Goss can be reached at dgoss@shawmedia.com.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: PLAINFIELD EAST 45, MINOOKA 22

Plainfield East smothers Minooka

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com CHANNAHON – If you’re wondering how well Plainfield East played defensively in Friday night’s 45-22 victory Southwest Prairie victory over Minooka, take a look at a few numbers.

Minooka made 1 of 16 shots in the first half and 4 of 31 overall, 12.9 percent. The Indians misfired on all 12 attempts from 3-point range. They shot free throws well, hitting 14 of 16, but otherwise found the lid on the basket.

As for what offense they mustered, how about one player accounting for 77.3 percent of his team’s points? Junior forward Joe Butler scored 17 points, including 11 of 12 free throws. Larry Roberts had four points and all other Indians combined for one.

“We saw what Butler did down low last week against Plainfield North,” East coach Branden Adkins said. “He’s very good down there. He’s so active. If he touched the ball, we doubled down on him, and our rotations from there were decent.

“We didn’t shut him down completely. But we limited their 3-point shooters and made it tough for everyone. If Butler

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Minooka’s Joe Butler (22) tries to get around Plainfield East’s defense during Friday’s game at Minooka. is going to score 17 points and everyone else has five, I’m happy.”

Minooka (11-12, 4-5) was hoping to remain within shouting distance in the SPC race. East (12-8, 7-2) began the night in a three-way tie with Plainfield North and Oswego for first place and was coming off a loss

to Oswego earlier in the week.

“Without question this is one of the best games we have had recently, especially defensively,” Adkins said. “We have been up and down lately defensively.”

Wynston Wright, the Bengals’ 5-foot-10 senior guard, made sure this was a night of

positives on the defensive end.

He was all over Minooka lead guard Jon Butler to such a degree that Butler never could get the Indians’ offense functioning smoothly.

“I love to start the tempo defensively,” Wright said. “We needed to make a statement in this game. There’s a lot of

conference to play yet, and we wanted everyone to know we’re still here.

“Joe Butler is a great player, and our defense rotated to him real well. We made them take tough shots. Good things happen when you play good defense.”

As well as East played defensively, the Bengals experienced offensive issues in the first half, which ended with the Bengals on top, 15-7. In the second half, however, East began converting turnovers and defensive rebounds into fast-break points, and it became a blowout.

“Coach says our defense dictates offense,” Wright said.

The Bengals made 11 of 13 shots and all eight free throw attempts in the second half.

They also finished with a 23-15 rebounding advantage.

East’s Aaron Jordan, getting closer to full strength after missing time with a thigh bruise, closed with 12 points and a game-high six rebounds.

He hit 2 of 3 from 3-point range.

Elyjah Goss made all five shots around the basket and had 10 points.

“Aaron is still getting his basketball legs back,” Adkins said of Jordan. “He forced his first couple shots, and after that, he let the game come to him. That’s what he has to do.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: PLAINFIELD NORTH 81, PLAINFIELD SOUTH 51

Krieger, Stumpe fuel Plainfield North victory

By DRAKE SKLEBA Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – Plainfield North’s boys basketball team was determined to make amends after Minooka ambushed the Southwest Prairie-leading Tigers, 66-65, a week ago.

Behind 21 points from Wofford-bound Trevor Stumpe and 18 from Kevin Krieger, the Tigers dominated archrival Plainfield South, 81-51, on Friday night in the 2015 version of the Plainfield Civil War. The Tigers (15-4, 7-2) maintained a share of the top spot in the SPC. Both teams shot lights out in a first quarter that featured

seven lead changes and two ties. Krieger scored 14 points and the Cougars countered with Iowa-bound pitcher Shane Ritter, who had 10.

North’s Richie Elias (eight points, five rebounds) buried a pair of 3-pointers to open a 35-21 North lead with 5:06 left in the half. Cody Campbell’s putback gave the Tigers a 4125 lead and Krieger’s driving layup, his 18th point of the half, made it 45-29 at the break.

“We really worked hard in practice this week and played great defensively,” Elias said.

“My defense helped me with my offense.”

“It was great way for us to come back from the loss to Mi-

nooka,” Krieger said. “It felt good to come out really hot.

We got out in the passing lanes on defense and ran our offense well.”

Stumpe erupted for 13 third-quarter points to make it 65-40 entering the fourth quarter.

“Had a pretty good night,” Stumpe said. “My shot wasn’t falling in the first half, but Kevin and Richie were great.

I had a poor performance against Minooka and really wanted to come out and have a good game. We were really upset about that loss last week and were energized to make up for it.”

North received 10 points off

the bench from Mark Winston, and Jake Novak chipped in eight.

“Last week, we didn’t play well, we had no intensity and our defense wasn’t very good,” Tigers coach Bob Krahulik said. “This week in practice we worked really hard on defense and it showed.

“Kevin [Krieger] and Trevor [Stumpe] played well. We really shared the ball well which led to open looks. Richie (Elias) got in the flow of the game with his fine defensive plays that led to his big 3-pointers.”

Ritter totaled 14 points and had nine rebounds for South.

Jake Buchner added 12 points

and seven rebounds, Nick Welter 10 points.

“We came out strong in the first eight minutes,” Ritter said. “We just couldn’t stop them. Krieger in the first half and then Stumpe in the second. We have a lot of basketball left and hopefully we can pick up a couple of victories and get back in the race.”

“We really wanted this one to stay in the conference race,” South coach Tim Boe said. “We started out strongly offensively, but we just never played any defense. Bob [Krahulik] had his kids ready and they deserve all the credit.

Our guys played hard, but we didn’t play smart.”

WRESTLING: COAL CITY 34, WILMINGTON 30

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com

MINOOKA BASEBALL

Foltynewicz’s No. 25 retired

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

CHANNAHON – As Minooka baseball coach Jeff Petrovic said, “Once an Indian, always an Indian. Go Braves.”

The jersey number 25 of the favorite son of the Minooka baseball program, pitcher Mike Foltynewicz, was retired Friday night in a ceremony preceding the Indians’ boys basketball game against Plainfield East.

Foltynewicz, the firstround draft pick of the Houston Astros in 2010, got his first taste of the major leagues late last season, making 16 relief appearances. Armed with a 100-mph heater, he was the central figure going to the Atlanta Braves in the recent trade for power-hitting outfielder Evan Gattis.

“This is a pretty big deal to me,” Foltynewicz said of his jersey being retired. “A lot of hard work and dedication went into getting where I am, and a lot of that started in high school.

“Tonight, I have so many people showing their appreciation, so many family members and friends. Everyone is congratulating me a lot. Like this guy.”

That was the moment Scott

Parzych walked by and offered his best wishes. Parzych was the all-state center on Lockport’s unbeaten state championship basketball team in the late 1970s. Parzych’s son, Blake, is Minooka’s starting center this winter.

Foltynewicz said several of his former teammates and classmates were on hand, along with some who went before him in the Minooka program.

“I still haven’t lost all those friendships one bit,” he said. “It’s always nice – this is like a reunion.”

Petrovic is much more to Foltynewicz than his high school baseball coach.

“He’s good to me. He’s a friend,” Foltynewicz said.

“We play golf together. It’s cool to talk to him. He pushed for this night. That’s the kind of guy he is. I thank him and Mr. Tyrell [Bob Tyrell, the Minooka athletic director] for making this happen.”

As for his Petrovic’s golf game, “It’s crazy how good he is,” Foltynewicz said “I’m a big guy and can hit a golf ball a long way. As small as he is, he’ll get up there and hits it farther than me. Then his short game, he just nails those shots. I love getting out and messing around with him

on the course.”

Petrovic has warm feelings for Foltynewicz as well.

“Mike deserves to be the first in our program to have his number retired,” Petrovic said. “He has meant that much to our program. Having to buy a new jersey, that’s a small price to pay.”

Foltynewicz has donated sports memorabilia items to the Minooka athletic program.

In the offseason, he throws with current pitchers in the program.

“It’s always great to see Mike around and talk with him,” Petrovic said. “The guys like having him around.”

Foltynewicz will be leaving soon for spring training in Florida.

The Braves told him they want him to compete with Wandy Rodriguez and maybe a couple of others for the fifth-starter spot.

“They want me to be a starter, which is what I’ve been practicing to do,” he said. “If I’m not, I might be in the pen with [Craig] Kimbrel in an eighth- and ninth-inning thing.”

Regardless of his role, Friday’s ceremony suggests he always will have plenty of support back home.

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Minooka retired baseball player Mike Foltynewicz’s jersey number Friday night in a ceremony preceding the Indians’ boys basketball game against Plainfield East.

COAL CITY – The last time Coal City’s wrestlers beat Wilmington in a dual meet back in 2003, this year’s group of seniors was just getting started in the sport.

On Friday, the Coalers finally ended their frustration against the Wildcats when they rallied to capture a 34-30 victory in a clash of two of the state’s top Class 1A teams.

The fifth-ranked Coalers (26-3) and eighth-ranked Wildcats (25-6) see each other again Saturday in the Agricultural Science Regional in Chicago with the winner advancing to the dual-team tournament.

Coal City trailed, 21-13, with six matches left but won four of those to edge Wilmington, which beat the Coalers for first at last weekend’s Interstate Eight Conference meet.

“Even in our losses, I thought that we were stealing a few points here and there, and when our studs went out there, they put people on their backs and put them away,” Coalers coach Mark Masters said. “We have great senior leadership and parental support and from our kid’s club, middle school and offseason program, we saw a lot of those things come together tonight to get the success that we had.”

Riley Kauzlaric started the comeback for the Coalers when he recorded a fall at 182.

After Wildcat Ryan Berman defeated Parker Czaja, 4-1, in the next match, Coal City got a key win at 220 from Jake Frost.

A week ago, Wilmington’s Kyal Davis edged Frost, 2-1, in double overtime, but with his team trailing, 24-19, the senior got an escape at the start of the third period to claim a 2-1 win.

“Losing that match last week put a fire in my heart and that wasn’t happening again,” Frost said. “It’s been a lot of years since we beat Wilmington. And it’s really big for me, being a senior, to help us do something that we

haven’t done in a long time.

Everyone came with their best tonight, and if that happens in the regional, it will be another close one.”

Wilmington made things interesting when Kyle Hull recorded a fall in the heavyweight match, but Jake Hiles answered with a pin in 47 seconds at 106, and Joey Rivera received a forfeit win in the final match of the evening.

Coal City opened the meet on a good note when Cody Minnick picked up a forfeit in the opener at 120 and T.J. Jezik followed with a 7-3 win over Branden Neises.

Then Corey Jurzak claimed a 14-5 victory over Colin Weis to give the hosts an early 13-0 lead.

“It feels great,” Jurzak said. “This is my senior year and I’m kind of leaving with a bang. One of my main goals was to beat Wilmington ever since my freshman year and it’s been close with them. We should have everyone back for the regional and hopefully we’ll wrestle a little better than we did at the I-8.”

But Wilmington responded by winning the next five matches to move in front. Austin Headrick got things started with a pin at 138 before Bobby Shields recorded a takedown with one second left to claim a 3-1 win over Nate Buck.

Nick Pretto used a first-period takedown to help him post a 2-1 win over Jonah Englert at 152 before Nick Hawkins got a win by technical fall. The Wildcats took their largest lead after Joe Mann captured a 12-3 victory over Brock Crawford at 170.

“We knew that we had to win two of three at 126, 145 and 220,” Wildcats coach Rob Murphy said. “We’re spotting everyone 12 to 18 points and we’ve lost six times, each time with a score like this. So the guys that we have are good, but we just don’t have enough of them right now. They got this round and we’ll see who wins next week.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: ST. FRANCIS 59, CALUMET COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH 54

USF rallies for seventh straight win SUBMITTED REPORTS WHITING, Ind. – The No. 16-ranked St. Francis men’s basketball team edged Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Calumet College of St. Joseph, 59-54, on Saturday afternoon after rallying from a double-digit deficit.

Sparked by an 11-2 run midway through the opening period, Calumet St. Joseph built a 19-10 advantage at the 8:52 mark. Senior Matt Sherriff’s fourth 3-point basket with 50 seconds to go in the first half trimmed Calumet St. Joseph’s lead to 30-25 at the break.

St. Francis (19-5, 13-0) took its first lead of the second half on a 3-pointer from sophomore Jake Raspopovich with 17:30 remaining in the contest. Calumet College of St. Joseph regained the advantage on its next possession and held the lead until junior Edvinas Presniakovas’ (Plainfield South) 3-pointer gave USF a 45-44 edge at the 12:58 mark.

Presniakovas hit a 3-pointer with 2:37 remaining to give USF the lead for good, 56-54.

Junior Jens Kennedy (Dwight) connected on one of two freethrow attempts with 11 seconds to go to make the score 5754 in favor of St. Francis and Kennedy buried a pair of foul shots with two seconds left to preserve the victory.

Sherriff was 5 of 8 from 3-point distance on the day to finish with a game-high 15 points.

Kennedy and junior Ilya Ilyayev added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Raspopovich handed out seven assists.

With its seventh consecutive victory overall, St. Francis remains undefeated in CCAC play. USF caps a three-game road trip Wednesday night in a key CCAC South Division matchup at Olivet Nazarene University.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: LEWIS 70, UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 61

Lewis knocks off top-ranked Indy

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – When you need to get a win to boost your confidence, a good way to do it is to beat a team that entered the week undefeated and top-ranked in the nation.

That’s just the Lewis University men’s basketball team went out and did Saturday when they overcame an eight-point deficit early in the final half to claim a 70-61 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over the University of Indianapolis at Neil Carey Arena.

The last time the Flyers defeated the nation’s top team was in 2004, when they won at Southern Indiana.

Indy (17-2, 9-2) was hoping to bounce back from its initial loss, at Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday, while Lewis (14-6, 6-5) was determined not to drop another close game, which it had done three straight times before beating St. Joseph’s two days earlier.

“I think the world of Indy and they’re a great team, but it’s as much about us since we’ve lost an awful lot of close games,” Flyers coach

“I think the world of Indy and they’re a great team, but it as much about us since we’ve lost an awful lot of close games. I’m proud of our guys in how they responded, so now we just want to build on this win and keep going forward.”

Scott Trost Lewis men’s basketball coach Scott Trost said. “I’m proud of our guys in how they responded, so now we just want to build on this win and keep going forward.

“We made some plays and shots. I thought Jeff Jarosz was fantastic and he dominated the game with the ball in his hands. He found the open guy, made the right reads and was really slippery with the ball. It was a heck of a team win and I couldn’t be happier.”

Leading the way for the Flyers was Jarosz, who scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out five assists.

“We hadn’t been playing our best the last few weeks, but we know that if we come together and stay poised and play as a team, we can beat

anybody in the nation and that’s what we did today,” Jarosz said. “Anybody on our team can make plays, including the guys on the bench.

This was a big win because we were lacking confidence with those last three losses.

This is a big boost since now we know that we can beat anybody.”

Ryan Jackson (11 points, five assists, three blocks) and Julian Lewis (nine points, 10 rebounds) came up with big plays down the stretch for the Flyers, who also received key efforts off the bench from David Niggins (10 points) and Gabe Williams (nine points).

“I thought that we came out here and played well and played at our pace,” Jackson said. “We wanted to win, and I called it, and we just came

out and made it happen today. At any time in this conference, you can go from 0-3 to winning four or five games in a row. It’s all about who’s going to put it together. We kind of had a little struggling point, but we’ve bounced back from that and I think that we looked darn good tonight.”

Indy jumped out to a 3122 first-half lead, but Lewis closed to within 31-27 when Jackson hit a 3-pointer shortly before the buzzer.

The Greyhounds took a 35-27 lead less than a minute into the final half, but the Flyers, who shot 57 percent in the second half, used an 8-0 run to tie the score at 35 and then got consecutive 3s from Niggins and Jackson to take a 47-42 advantage with 12:24 left.

A long scoreless drought by the Flyers let Indianapolis grab a 51-47 lead with 8:05 left, but Lewis moved back in front for good after a conventional three-point play by Williams, a 3 from Capel Henshaw and a jumper by Lewis.

Brennan McElroy (six rebounds) and Joe Lawson (10 rebounds) led Indy with 13 points apiece.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: TRITON 78, JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE 61

JJC men fall to conference leader Triton

By JEFF DE GRAW Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – After falling to Triton in overtime earlier this season, Joliet Junior College’s men’s basketball team looked to beat the top team in their second meeting Saturday in a North Central Community College Conference contest.

But the Trojans had other plans, beating the Wolves, 7861, at A.A. Wills Gymnasium.

Triton (22-2, 8-0) came in ranked third in the NJCAA Division II poll and was riding a 14- game winning streak.

“Their size was a big factor,” JJC coach Joe Kuhn said. “It creates turnovers, bad shots, something that you really can’t measure in preparing and we knew that com-

ing into this game.”

The first half saw a game of runs. Trailing 12-7, JJC (168, 2-6) went on a 20-4 spurt to take a 28-16 lead with 7:44 remaining. Darius Wells led the Wolves with 11 points during the six-minute span.

The Trojans came back with a 21-2 outburst of their own to take a 37-30 lead with 2:00 left in the half and the inside size that Kuhn talked about was present. Triton, which goes 6-foot-9, 6-7 and 6-6 along the front line, got its inside game going, and also went 10 for 11 at the free throw line.

Darius Randolph (Plainfield Central) hit a basket and a 3-pointer at the buzzer to get JJC to within 41-38 at the half.

“This is the third game in

a row we have played well in the first half,” Kuhn said. “We have to find a way to take that into the second half. This was a tough team to try to bounce back from.”

In the second half, the teams exchanged baskets, but Triton hit a 3-pointer to go up, 50-44, with 12:35 remaining and the Wolves would get no closer.

Turnovers also played a big part, as JJC turned it over 20 times while Triton used its height advantage to block 10 shots.

JJC shot 33 percent on a 21 of 63 shooting performance, which has Kuhn concerned.

“We have tried some different lineup combinations, because we have to get more scoring,” especially in the sec-

ond half,” Kuhn said. “This is tough right now, but we must find a way to climb out of this.

When things go like it has, that self doubt starts to creep in. We still have the whole month of February to go before the tournament.”

JJC has lost three consecutive North Central Community College Conference games and four of its past five.

Wells and Randolph led the Wolves with 14 points each while Matt Hund (Plainfield Central) and Paris Garrett added nine each.

JJC attempted 13 free throws and made 11.

Brian Howard scored 16 points and Darryl Howell added 13 points to lead Triton, which shot 29 of 34 from the free-throw line

St. Francis cruises to road victory SUBMITTED REPORTS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: LEWIS 85, UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 73

Lewis gets past Indy, improves to 21-0

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – On paper, Saturday’s women’s basketball game between undefeated and top-ranked Lewis University and a .500 University of Indianapolis team looked like it might be a bit of a mismatch.

But someone forgot to tell the Greyhounds that, as they were within two points with less than six minutes left in the Great Lakes Valley Conference game.

However, the Flyers were able to turn in a strong finish to claim an 85-73 victory before a season-best crowd of 1,019 at Neil Carey Arena.

The Flyers (21-0, 11-0) began to pull away for good after a 3-pointer by Alyssa Siwek and a jumper from Kristin Itschner (14 points, four assists) made it 70-63 with 5:05 left.

Another short jumper by Itschner followed by a 3 from Nikki Nellen (10 points, five assists) – both off of assists from Jess Reinhart (11 re-

bounds) – stretched the lead to 77-67 with 3:08 remaining.

Nellen has 450 career assists, which puts her in second place in the school’s record book.

“They were kind of out further on the guards so that middle spot was wide open and I just pulled up,” Itschner said.

“We’re a pretty good closing team and I think that it comes from our experience. We have a good group of people who’ve played together, so we know what to do and how to act.

We’re number one in the nation so everyone wants to beat us, so we just have to play our best game and if we do, I don’t feel like we can lose.”

Indy (9-10, 6-5) kept the pressure on throughout even though it finished the game with two players fouling out and three with four fouls.

Despite picking up three fouls in the first half, Princess German score 19 of her gamehigh 31 points after the break.

Lewis also had foul troubles, but despite picking up four fouls apiece, Jamie Johnson (seven assists) and Mari-

yah Brawner-Henley (five rebounds) each finished with 22 points.

“They’re definitely a tough team who had some people who could score and get to the basket and hit shots,” Johnson said. “That’s a team that can cause some problems toward the end of the season, so it’s nice that we got this experience and I’m happy that we were able to push through it and come away with the win.

Everyone’s gunning for us since we haven’t lost yet, so we have to be ready to bring our ‘A’ game in every game.”

The squads were close throughout the first half with the Flyers taking a 44-36 lead at the break. Alexus Grayer scored all nine of her points in a reserve role in the opening half.

Lewis was up, 62-51, with 9:32 left on a jumper by Johnson, but the Greyhounds used a basket and seven free throws from German and a three-point play from Sarah Costello (12 points) to close to 65-63 with 6:13 remaining.

The Flyers shot 51 percent from the field during the game while Indianapolis shot only 36 percent after the break to finish with 45 percent overall.

But the visitors hit all but two of their 23 free throws after going 16 of 17 from the stripe in the final half.

“I thought that Indianapolis played a real good ball game,” Flyers coach Lisa Carlsen said. “They had a couple of kids who really got hot, and they did a nice job of being aggressive. It wasn’t the prettiest basketball game in the world, but it put us in situations that we haven’t been in a while and, hopefully, that can help our team grow.

“We had different kids in situations that they’re not always in. We had some minutes from Alyssa Dengler that were key for us. She’s a really good defender and we asked a lot of her to guard German when she was playing so well and Jamie was in foul trouble and did a great job of that. The kids really stepped up and did what we asked them to do.”

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Lewis’ Jamie Johnson (left) celebrates with Nikki Nellen after making a 3-point basket Saturday against the University of Indianapolis at Lewis University in Romeoville.

WHITING, Ind. – Senior Katie Gonnering scored a gamehigh 24 points and sophomore Kamari Jordan (Bolingbrook) added 18 as the University of St. Francis women’s basketball team defeated host Calumet College of St. Joseph, 8861, in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.

St. Francis (11-14, 7-5 CCAC) built an early 26-5 lead and expanded its advantage to 51-19 by halftime.

The Saints, who snapped a two-game losing skid, outshot the host Crimson Wave 55 percent to 24 percent in the first half.

Calumet St. Joseph (8-18, 2-10) outscored the Saints, 15-5, during the first six minutes of the second half, but St. Francis scored 10 of the game’s next 15 points to increase its lead to 66-39 with 9:46 left in the contest.

Gonnering, the leading scorer in NAIA Division II, grabbed a game-high nine rebounds, six of them on the offensive end.

Jordan, who entered the game as the nation’s most accurate 3-point shooter, connected on five of six attempts from behind the arc. USF was 12 of 25 from 3-point range, good for a 48 percent clip.

Senior Kaitlyn Ray (Lincoln-Way West) joined Gonnering and Jordan in double digits with 10 points.

Sophomore Angelica Osusky (Romeoville) and freshman Christina Ekhomu (Joliet Catholic) handed out seven and six assists, respectively, as the Saints won on the road for the fourth time in five games.

St. Francis concludes its three-game road swing Wednesday night at Olivet Nazarene University.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: COAL CITY 42, PEOTONE 34

Borgetti, Coal City rally to win I-8 tourney title

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com COAL CITY – During the Coal City girls basketball team’s last timeout huddle Friday night, coach Brad Schmitt told his team someone was going to have to hit a big shot.

Luckily, Coal City had Nicole Borgetti in that huddle.

Borgetti hit a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left to give the Coalers a one-point lead.

In the remaining 37 seconds, Borgetti hit 7 of 8 free throws to give Coal City the 42-34 win over Peotone to hand the Coalers a repeat Interstate Eight Conference tournament title.

“I was a little nervous when the score got to 34-32,” Borgetti said. “But we ran a play, and I got open in the corner. I’ve been shooting that shot all year, and I have confidence in my 3-point shooting.

“It was nice to win the title, especially after we won it last year and lost a lot of seniors. Nobody expected us to win it again this year, but we stepped up and did it.”

Schmitt said, “I told the girls in the huddle that someone was going to have to hit the big shot. Especially after Mady Bunton fouled out. The girls were very patient and found Nicole in the corner.

Then we got a big stop on defense, forced a turnover, and Nicole hit 7 of 8 free throws.

Those are the things that matter in a big game like this.”

At the start, it was all Coal City (17-6), as the Coalers raced out to an 11-2 lead on the strength of two 3-pointers

by Mackenna Emerson and a 3-pointer and basket by Borgetti, who led all scorers with 21 points. She hit another 3-pointer before the end of the first quarter, and the Coalers took a 14-7 lead after the first eight minutes.

Borgetti hit another 3-pointer to open the Coal City scoring in the second quarter, and Bunton, who finished with 15 points, hit a pair of buckets to help the Coalers to a 21-14 halftime lead.

“I was glad we got off to

“It was nice to win the title, especially after we won it last year and lost a lot of seniors. Nobody expected us to win it again this year, but we stepped up and did it.”

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a good start,” Schmitt said.

“Then we did enough down the stretch. The girls showed a lot of composure and confidence when things tightened up, which they needed against Peotone. They are a very well-coached team and it’s always a fight when we play each other. We had a tough game the other night against Herscher, but we outscored them, 18-2, late, so our girls are used to being in close games.”

In the third quarter, it was all Bunton for the Coalers.

She scored all nine of their points, including a threepoint play on a putback basket at the buzzer, to give them a 30-20 lead heading into the fourth.

“Mady was huge in the third quarter,” Schmitt said.

“Their defenders were flying out to our wings, so we put Mady in the middle and tried to get her the ball. When we did, she was one-on-one and did a good job of scoring. That three-point play at the buzzer gave us a lot of confidence heading into the fourth quarter.”

Coal City needed every bit of it, as Peotone stormed back. Cora Graffeo scored 10 straight points for the Blue Devils to pull them to within 32-30, then Ellie Hagemeister scored to tie the score with 2 minutes to play. Emily Carstens then hit a pair of free throws to give Peotone a 34-32 lead with 1:37 to play, setting up Borgetti’s heroics.

“I give a ton of credit to our kids,” Schmitt said. “They never quit, and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CONFERENCE GIRLS BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Minooka takes second in SPC

By KAITLYN JASNICA kjasnica@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Deciding the Southwest Prairie Conference girls bowling champion came down to the final game at Saturday’s tournament.

And by 11 pins in the tournament and one total point, Oswego overcame Minooka by 6,304-6,293 and 100-99 margins.

To most teams, the narrow loss would be heartbreaking, but the Indians were happy with their performance at Echo Bowling Lanes.

“Our goal coming into this tournament was to bowl well,” Minooka coach Frank Yudzentis said. “We acheived what we wanted to. They beat us and I give a lot of credit to Oswego. They have a good program and they bowled really well today, but we acheived what we wanted today going into the postseason next week.

“We were all on the same page and we were all striving for the same goal. No one was worried about ‘me,’ they were worried about ‘us’ as a team and I’m really proud of the girls and how they handled today.”

So what single goal is each Indian aiming to reach? Fifthplace individual finisher and all-conference bowler Lexi Jones said the team wants to

keep its momentum going.

Minooka has strong bowlers in Nora Russell (all-conference, ninth), Heather McCubbin (all-conference, 13th), Carmella Russell (11th), Kortney Sickler (16th) and Samantha Isemonger (26th), but they want to make it to state as a team, not individually.

“We have to work as one team to be really amazing and that’s exactly what happened out there today. I’m really proud about that,” said Jones, who rolled a 1,302. “Next week is regionals and I think that this was a good showing of how we can bowl. We are all good individually, but we have to work as one to make it to state, which is the ultimate goal.”

Plainfield Central, third with a 6,026 six-game score, also has its eyes on state.

Stephanie Eden led the Wildcats and all bowlers with a 1,330, nine pins ahead of the next bowler. Sam Astalos (10th) and Rachel Kulhanek (21st) also placed in the top 25.

“Today was really great,” Eden said. “We barely shot less than 1,000 each game, so it was a positive day overall.

This showed us what we can do and going into the regional, we’re very confident and very excited about it. This team has so much potential.

Being a senior, I have gotten to watch each and every one

of them grow. I think it’d be really cool to make it down to state, and I think that we can.”

Plainfield North’s Audrey Krasauskis also had a strong day.

Krasauskis finished fourth individually by rolling a 1,303 and was named to the all-conference team.

Elizabeth Auriemma (all-conference, 8th individually) and Nadine Krasauskis (17th) finished in the top 25 to help Tigers place fifth in the tournament with a 5,910 score and sixth-place finish in the conference overall.

“As a team, we did really well,” Auriemma said. “We rolled over 900 every game, which we haven’t done this whole season. I’m really confident in my team. We’re all so close so we can pick each other up. Audrey Krasauskis did really good today. I’m so proud of her.”

Plainfield South (5,603) took sixth in the tournament, with Caitlyn Morris and Paige Kwiatkowski finishing 14th and 15th and earning all-conference honors. The Cougars took fifth overall in the conference.

Romeoville (5,181) and Plainfield East (5,003) rounded out the tournament in seventh and eighth, respectively, and were eighth and seventh overall.

IHSA STATE BOYS BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Area teams close in top 10 at state STAFF REPORT O’FALLON – The Minooka, Lockport and Plainfield North boys bowling teams each finished Saturday where they left off Friday – in seventh, ninth and 10th place – at the IHSA state boys bowling tournament.

Rockford Harlem won the title with a 12,909, followed by Harlem (12,641).

St. Charles East (12,559), Lake Zurich (12,483), O’Fallon (12,480) and Lincoln-Way North (12,420) rounded out the top six.

In addition to the three teams representing the Joliet

area notching top-10 finishes, Lincoln-Way West junior David Eggert – the area’s lone individual competitor who advanced to the second day – rolled a 2,466 series (205.5 average) and placed 46th.

Minooka was seventh with a 12,357 score, a 206.0 average a bowler, a game. Senior Chris Dombrowski rolled a 2,544 series and took 27th, while classmate Alex Guglielmucci was 34th (2,510). Sophomore Kai Devine was next for the Indians with 2,254. Sophomore Austin Schomig rolled the highest overall game for Minooka with a 257.

Junior Mike Pruchnik

helped lead Lockport to ninth place with his 2,623 total, good for 13th. Lockport had a 12,178 team score and a 203.0 average.

Sophomore Andy Sims had a 2,267 total, while junior Noah Zwit finished right behind with a 2,262. Philip Jackinoski rolled a 2,016. Zwit bowled the highest game for Lockport, a 263.

Plainfield North finished right behind Lockport with a 12,172 team score and 202.9 average. Three seniors, Steven Sussenbach, Dillon McGuire and Matt Gurgel, led the way.

Sussenbach (2,565) finished 23th, McGuire (2,507) 35th and Gurgel (2,409) 54th.

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Game for the Ages won’t be easy to pick BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush is a guarantee of a great game.

Last year was the second time in 20 years we got two No. 1s, and we all know what happened to the favored Broncos.

Still, this Super Bowl looks like a game for the ages.

Seattle comes in trying to be the first team since the Patriots to win back-to-back championships and boasts the best defense in the NFL. On the season, the Seahawks were first in total defense, third against the run, first against the pass and first in points allowed. The Patriots’ offensive stats don’t blow you away, as they are ranked 11th in total offense, 18th on the ground, ninth in passing and fourth in the league in scoring.

If the Seahawks aren’t concerned, they should be.

New England’s ground game is far more dangerous than that 18th ranking suggests.

Top running back Stevan Ridley was lost for the season after Week 6, and LeGarrette Blount wasn’t re-signed until Week 12.

Spread among Ridley, Blount, Brandon Bolden, Shane Vereen and Jonas Gray, the Pats’ running backs totaled 379 carries for 1,556 yards, a 4.1 average a carry, and Gray and Blount proved in two games with the Colts they can take over a game.

This will be the Seahawks pass defense’s biggest test of the year. With Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and Brandon LaFell all over 950 yards receiving and Danny Amendola, Tim Wright and Vereen all big-play specialists, as well, that’s more weapons than the Legion of Boom can handle by itself on any one play.

On offense, the Seahawks are great on the ground, poor through the air and possibly

not as tough a match for the Patriots’ underrated defense as the Pats’ offense is for theirs. Seattle’s offense is ninth in total offense, first in rushing, 27th in passing and 10th in points, while New England is 13th in total defense, ninth versus the run, 17th versus the pass and eighth in points allowed.

For the Seahawks to win their second straight Super Bowl, their offense will have to run the ball.

Russell Wilson will make some plays through the air, but unlike the wildly multiple Patriots’ aerial attack, Doug Baldwin leads Seattle with 825 receiving yards, 42nd in the league, and only Jermaine Kearse with 537 receiving yards is over 370 for the Seahawks.

Don’t expect Darrelle Revis, Brandon Browner and Devin McCourty to let them breathe.

The key for New England’s defense is to try to limit or control Marshawn Lynch,

since they’re not going to stop him, and to keep Wilson behind the line of scrimmage.

If they do, they win. If New England can’t control Wilson on the read option, they’re in trouble.

Here’s my favorite stat of the game. Over their past eight games, including against Green Bay, San Diego, Baltimore and Indianapolis offenses, the Patriots have allowed one second-half touchdown and 22 second-half points.

Here is another one. After allowing 21.5 points a game in their first 10 games this season, Seattle has given up an average of 9.7 in their past eight.

What’s a prognosticator to do?

Guess we know why there is no “smart� money in this one.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@chicagofootball.com or on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

Seahawks’ defense wants to be best ever

By ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com PHOENIX – The Seattle Seahawks have an opportunity to say they’ve punished the who’s who of NFL quarterbacks.

They made easy work of Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in last year’s Super Bowl. They overcame a rough, turnover-filled day on offense to beat a hobbled Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game two weeks ago.

Up next are Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. “If we beat the best,� Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said, “then we’ve got to be considered the best in the game.�

So let that debate begin.

Where do these Seahawks rank among the greatest defenses of all-time – from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Steel Curtain of the 1970s to the 1985 Bears to the

2000 Baltimore Ravens and the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

The Sun-Times interviewed more than a dozen former players and coaches during Super Bowl week, and the consensus is this Seahawks team could be in consideration for best ever. “If they go to back-to-back Super Bowls and they shut down Peyton Manning and the way that offense was functioning last year, and shut down Tom Brady and the way this offense is functioning right now, you’d have to put them in the conversation in those top-five defenses of all time,� former NFL coach and current NBC analyst Tony Dungy said.

Mike Ditka doesn’t put them at the top, even though the Seahawks have a chance to do something his Bears couldn’t do in the 1980s – become repeat champions. “I know they have a very good defense,� Ditka said. “But, hey, I wouldn’t trade their defense for our defense.

That’s for sure. Our defense

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I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there will ever be one that dominant. Ours was special.â&#x20AC;?

But there are arguments against that defense, starting

with what happened in 1986, when the Bears set a record for fewest points allowed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fact readily brought up by the rest of the NFL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people forget, the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;85 champions didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break the all-time record [for points allowed] â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;86 team that got bounced in the first round,â&#x20AC;? said NFL Network analyst Brian Billick, whose Ravens in 2000 broke the points-allowed record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The challenge is to sustain it.â&#x20AC;?

The Seahawks have led the league in total defense the past two seasons and in points allowed the past three â&#x20AC;&#x201C; despite unfavorable circumstances.

Offenses in this era have the upper hand, according to the NFL rulebook. Quarterbacks canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be hit like they used to be, and there are consequences for roughing up receivers. Penalties are a serious problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at some of the great defenses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to deal with all these rules and all these different

restrictions,â&#x20AC;? former Patriots safety and current NBC analyst Rodney Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To see what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing and how physical they play and not draw the penalties and to consistently be a really great group . . . itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a lot of fancy stuff. They say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Look, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to line up, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to kick your butt.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153; Longevity is important.

Most of the coaches and players interviewed said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the Bears but the Steelers of the 1970s who should be considered the gold standard for defenses because of their ruthless dominance, Hall of Fame players and four Super Bowl victories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were solid from front to back,â&#x20AC;? former NFL receiver Hines Ward said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were solid at linebacker, defensive end, the secondary. The Seattle Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense is probably the closest from front to back as a team in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s in the Pittsburgh Steelers.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday, February 1, 2015

PHOENIX â&#x20AC;&#x201C; How hard is Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks to predict?

Roughly 24 hours before kickoff, the consensus point spread in Las Vegas was a pick â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em. In the 49-year history of the Super Bowl, a game has never gone off even.

In Super Bowl VII, the undefeated Miami Dolphins were a 1-point favorite over Washington and in Super Bowl XVI the 49ers were a 1-point choice over the Bengals.

The Baltimore Colts were two-point favorites in Super Bowl V, the Pats were favored by 2½ in Super Bowl XLVI and the Broncos were 2½ point favorites over Seattle last year.

Why is this one so tough to call?

For starters, we have clearly the two best teams in the NFL, just the third time in the past 21 Super Bowls the game features the two No. 1 seeds. Of course, none of this

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Bulls Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Indiana Toronto Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando

Central Division W L Pct 30 19 .612 29 20 .592 25 22 .532 18 30 .375 17 32 .347 Atlantic Division W L Pct 33 15 .688 18 28 .391 16 29 .356 10 38 .208 9 38 .191 Southeast Division W L Pct 40 8 .833 31 17 .646 20 26 .435 19 27 .413 15 35 .300

GB — 1 4 11½ 13 GB — 14 15½ 23 23½ GB — 9 19 20 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct 35 12 .745 33 15 .688 32 17 .653 30 17 .638 25 22 .532 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 32 16 .667 Oklahoma City 23 24 .489 Denver 19 28 .404 Utah 17 30 .362 Minnesota 8 39 .170 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 36 8 .818 L.A. Clippers 32 15 .681 Phoenix 28 20 .583 Sacramento 17 29 .370 L.A. Lakers 13 34 .277

GB — 2½ 4 5 10

Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans

GB — 8½ 12½ 14½ 23½ GB — 5½ 10 20 24½

Saturday’s Results Toronto 120, Washington 116, OT Dallas 108, Orlando 93 Sacramento 99, Indiana 94 Atlanta 91, Philadelphia 85 Detroit 114, Houston 101 Memphis 85, Oklahoma City 74 Cleveland 106, Minnesota 90 Milwaukee 95, Portland 88 Charlotte at Denver (n) L.A. Clippers at San Antonio (n) Phoenix at Golden State (n) Sunday’s Games Miami at Boston, noon L.A. Lakers at New York, 1 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Anaheim San Jose Vancouver Calgary Los Angeles Arizona Edmonton

Central Division GP W L OT 48 31 11 6 48 31 13 4 49 31 16 2 51 26 17 8 49 23 19 7 50 21 18 11 48 22 20 6 Pacific Division GP W L OT 50 32 12 6 49 26 17 6 47 27 17 3 49 26 20 3 49 21 16 12 49 17 26 6 49 13 27 9

Pts 68 66 64 60 53 53 50

GF 145 156 155 142 157 131 131

GA 115 117 113 132 159 141 138

Pts 70 58 57 55 54 40 35

GF 147 137 129 140 134 113 113

GA 134 135 120 127 132 168 162

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 51 32 15 4 68 48 32 13 3 67 50 29 12 9 67 50 27 16 7 61 47 21 16 10 52 48 20 19 9 49 51 22 25 4 48 50 14 33 3 31 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 49 32 16 1 65 Pittsburgh 49 28 13 8 64 N.Y. Rangers 47 28 15 4 60 Washington 49 25 14 10 60 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 New Jersey 50 19 22 9 47 Columbus 48 21 24 3 45 Carolina 49 17 26 6 40 Tampa Bay Montreal Detroit Boston Florida Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

GF 166 128 149 134 115 136 144 94

GA 133 108 129 124 132 136 156 179

GF 158 145 139 144 140 113 120 105

GA 139 125 112 125 151 138 151 129

Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Results Blackhawks at San Jose (n) Montreal 1, Washington 0, OT Detroit 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Ottawa 7, Arizona 2 Dallas 5, Winnipeg 2 Philadelphia 1, Toronto 0 N.Y. Rangers 4, Carolina 1 New Jersey 3, Florida 1 Boston 3, Los Angeles 1 Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 1 Edmonton at Calgary (n) Sunday’s Games Arizona at Montreal, noon St. Louis at Washington, noon Nashville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 2 p.m.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh guard James Robinson hit a runner with 12 seconds remaining to give the Panthers the lead for good in a 76-72 upset of No. 8 Notre Dame on Saturday.

Robinson finished with 14 points and 10 assists for his first career double-double, including a twisting basket in traffic after Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant gave the Irish a 72-71 lead on two free throws with 31 seconds to go.

Notre Dame’s Steve Vasturia took an open 3-pointer that clanged off the rim on the Irish’s next possession. Jamel Artis made two free throws and Robinson stole the inbounds pass to seal it as the Panthers (14-8, 4-5 ACC) ended a three-game losing streak.

Grant had 14 points for Notre Dame (20-3, 8-2), including all nine during a 9-0 run that turned a 71-63 deficit into a 7271 lead.

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No. 7 Villanova 68, DePaul 55: Notre Dame’s Zach Auguste looks to pass as Pittsburgh’s Derrick Randall defends in the first half Saturday At Rosemont, Ryan Arcidi- in Pittsburgh.

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acono scored all 18 of his points in the second half and No. 7 Villanova beat DePaul to take the Big East lead.

Villanova (19-2, 6-2 Big East) moved a half-game ahead of Providence atop the conference. After a 3-0 start, DePaul (11-12, 5-5) lost for the fifth time in its past seven conference games.

The Wildcats opened the second half on a 14-4 tear to turn a six-point deficit into a 45-41 advantage in little more than 7 minutes. Arcidiacono scored eight points in the burst, highlighted by a four-point play that tied it at 41. Josh Hart followed with a layup to give the Wildcats the lead for good.

Billy Garrett led DePaul with 14 points and eight assists.

Illinois St. 48, Loyola 45: At Chicago, Deonte Hawkins scored 11 points, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, and Illinois State held off a late run by Loyola.

Daishon Knight scored nine points, Paris Lee had six steals, and Redbirds (14-8, 6-4 Missouri Valley) handed the Ramblers their fifth straight loss.

Montel James scored a career-high 22 points for Loyola (13-9, 3-7), but made only 2 of 7 free throws, missing five of six in the final 48 seconds when the Ramblers trailed, 46-45.

Illinois State led, 26-19, at halftime, and pulled away 42-

27 in the second half. The Ramblers gained ground on a 13-2 run and pulled within 46-45 after James made one of two free throws with 48 seconds left. Reggie Lynch hit two free throws for a 48-45 lead, but James missed all four of his free throw tries in the final 16 seconds.

Purdue 68, Northwestern 60:

At Evanston, AJ Hammons scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Purdue beat Northwestern.

Raphael Davis added 15 points and Jon Octeus had 14 points for the Boilermakers (14-8, 6-3 Big Ten), who have won three straight.

Tre Demps and Bryant

McIntosh scored 18 points apiece for the Wildcats, who have lost seven straight.

Purdue took control of the game with a 21-4 run to turn a one-point halftime deficit into a 16-point lead in the second half.

Northwestern (10-11, 1-7) remains winless in 2015 with their lone conference victory coming over Rutgers on Dec. 30. The Wildcats’ average margin of defeat in their past five games was 3.4 points, and they had lost their previous three by a total of five points.

The Boilermakers opened the second half on a 15-2 run for a 43-31 lead, their largest of the game.

WHAT TO WATCH Pro football Super Bowl XLIX, New England vs. Seattle, 5:30 p.m., NBC Pro basketball L.A. Lakers at New York, 1 p.m., ESPN Men’s basketball Miami at Florida St., 11:30 a.m., ESPNU Oakland at Youngstown St., 11:30 a.m., CSN Michigan at Michigan St., noon, CBS Utah at USC, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU

Tennis Australian Open, men’s championship, 2 a.m., ESPN Golf European PGA Tour, Dubai (UAE) Desert Classic, final round, 3 a.m., TGC PGA Tour, Phoenix Open, final round, noon, TGC; 2 p.m., CBS Women’s basketball Penn St. at Rutgers, 11 a.m., BTN Connecticut at Temple, 1 p.m., ESPN2

Villanova at DePaul, 2 p.m., CSN Iowa at Maryland, 3 p.m., ESPN2 South Carolina at Mississippi, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Men’s wresting Illinois at Purdue, 1 p.m., BTN Soccer Scottish Premier League, playoffs, Cup semifinal, Rangers at Celtic, 7:30 a.m., FS1

AREA ROUNDUP

Kaneland 59, Morris 42: (one solo) as the Flyers out- both earned third-place finishes and NCAA Provisional Lincoln-Way West takes Evan Bjelland and Jake Walk- blocked the Bulldogs, 10.5-7.

Senior Eric Butch totaled marks. Dorenkamper picked JOLIET – Competitive third place: Lincoln-Way West er scored 17 and 11 points, SUBMITTED REPORTS

(91.2) finished third in Class 2A, Minooka (92.32) was sixth in Class 3A and Morris (88.26) placed ninth in Class 1A in this weekend’s Competitive Dance finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

BOYS BASKETBALL Notre Dame 60, Joliet Catholic 42: Jalen Jackson scored

19 points for the Hilltoppers (12-10, 2-3), who trailed by 12 points at halftime and couldn’t recover.

Oak Forest 56, Lemont 54:

PJ Pipes had a team-high 25 points, while Nick Wisz (18 points, six rebounds, three assists) and Austin Tittle (nine points, three rebounds, four assists) also posted strong numbers for Lemont (12-7, 5-3).

Andrew 55, Lincoln-Way Central 49: Jarrett Gmazel scored

14 points for Central (4-15, 0-7).

respectively, for Morris (14-7, eight kills while freshman Gert Lisha dished out 31 as5-4). sists and three aces. The Flyers (7-1) recorded seven aces GIRLS BASKETBALL Minooka 48, Plainfield East while not allowing a single 36: Kelly Carnagio (15 points) ace.

Senior Andy Orf tied a caand Sydney Arlis (10 points) each scored in double digits reer high with 10 digs. for the Indians (18-5 9-2), while Brooklyn Bachmann and Hai- MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Lewis takes third: Lewis juley Arlis had eight apiece.

Lemont 32, Oak Forest 18: nior Isaac Jean-Paul notched Lemont (11-11, 7-3) held Oak a school-record and NCAA Forest to 10 points over the Automatic Qualifying high final three quarters of the jump of 2.19m (7-foot-2¼) to game. Ali Kramer and Emma lead the No. 8 Flyers to their Bozue scored seven points third-place finish (67 points).

The Flyers claimed two each.

NCAA Provisional marks in the 3,000-meter run as senior MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Lewis 3, Barton 0: Senior Andrew McLain finished secTom Logan recorded a ca- ond with a time of 8:21.65, folreer-high 10 kills in No. 3 Lew- lowed by a third-place mark of is’ 25-16, 26-24, 25-20 sweep of 8:22.92 by sophomore Shawn Barton on Friday. Logan was Milhauser.

Senior Kevin Dorenone of six Flyers with three or kamper (Minooka) and jumore kills.

He also had three blocks nior Adam Barr (Oak Forest)

up a career-best time of 8.18 in the 60-meter hurdles, while Barr had a mark of 18.78m (617½) in the weight throw.

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Lewis takes second: Lew-

is junior Chantel Stennis (Bolingbrook) captured victories and recorded NCAA Provisional times in both the 200-meter dash (24.73) and 400-meter dash (55.27) to help the No. 3 Flyers to a second-place finish (98).

Senior Rebecca Priesler (Romeoville) set another NCAA Provisional mark in the pole vault with a second-place showing of 3.69m (12-11/”), while junior Amber Cook won the triple jump with a leap of 11.49m (37-8½).

Sophomore Amanda Farrough set an NCAA Provisional and career-best time in the 3,000-meter run with a third-place finish of 9:41.24.

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cheerleading teams from Lincoln-Way West, Lockport and Wilmington all won championships at Saturday’s Joliet West Sectional.

The Warriors claimed top honors in the Medium Team division by an 89.37-88.87 margin over Tinley Park.

Lemont (86.87) took fourth place and also advanced to next weekend’s state finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

In the Large School division, Lockport edged Lincoln-Way East, 94.47-94.2, for the title.

Joliet West (92.57) claimed third place and also advanced to state.

Wilmington beat ReedCuster, 86.23-85.47, for the title of the Small Team division.

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By DAWN AULET Shaw Media Correspondent SHOREWOOD – Eight months ago, Jeanett Scott of Shorewood realized her wish of owning a storefront bakery.

On Saturday, Scott will participate in an event to make wishes come true for others in her community who are financially in need or who have disabilities. Scott, owner of the Cookie Jar Bakery in Shorewood with her husband, Tom, is planning a special mix of scrumptious treats for Shorewood HUGS’ sixth annual Hugs & Wishes Chocolate Ball.

These will include miniature choco-cherry cookies (chocolate cookies with a maraschino cherry inside and a fudgey frosting), brownie trail bites, whoopie pie wedges and magic cookie bites – a 7-layer bar that includes graham crackers, pecans, chocolate chips and coconut.

Proceeds from the ball will benefit Shorewood HUGS’ Hugs & Wishes program. To date, this program has fulfilled nearly 300 wishes and donated more than $180,000 to individuals and causes in Shorewood, Channahon, Joliet, Minooka and Plainfield, according to Molly Babyak, Shorewood HUGS president and co-chairwoman of this year’s ball.

Scott is thrilled to participate in this year’s chocolate ball.

“They were looking for a donation and came and asked if I was interested,” Scott said.

“My husband and I are kind of like people that have a tender heart for helping others.”

For 16 years, Scott had shipped her baked goods, working first from home and then from a commercial kitchen, she said. She used traditional recipes, like the popular chocolate chip, and family recipes, such as the coffee cake muffin, which was passed down from her late mother-in-law.

Other varieties Scott pre-

Chocolate vendors and sponsors for the Hugs and Wishes Chocolate Ball are: Barolo Restaurant in Joliet, Bella Cucina in Joliet, Callie’s Cuties in Plainfield, Cathy’s Sweet Creations in Plainfield, Chicago Brew Werks in Plainfield, Cookie Jar Bakery in Shorewood, Guess What’s Cooking in Plainfield, Hollingworth Candies in Lockport, Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts Program and Millette’s Cakes in Plainfield.

The event also will include live entertainment – a first this year – by The Clients Band, as well as celebrity judges, who will decided a “Best Creation,” according to a news release from Shorewood HUGS.

If you go Q What: Sixth Annual Hugs and Wishes Chocolate Ball Jeanett Scott has been baking and selling cookies for 16 years. Eight months ago, she opened the Cookie Jar Q When: 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 7 Bakery, her first location. BELOW: Karla Markley prepares peanut butter cookies Wednesday at the Cookie Q Where: Clarion Hotel Joliet, 411 Jar Bakery in Shorewood. The store’s owners are participating in this year’s Hugs & Wishes Chocolate Ball. S. Larkin Ave., Joliet Q Tickets: $50 in advance or $60 pares, according to the Cookie at the door; buy at www.shoreJar Bakery Facebook page and woodhugs.org the website at www.cookiejarPhotos by Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

bakery.com, include whoopie pies, snickerdoodle sandwiches, choco-cherry cookies, buckeye balls, decorated sugar cookies, pecan chunk bars, ruskies, cranberry white chocolate cookies, triple chocolate cookies, macadamia nut white chocolate cookies, pecan tassies, turtle cookies, oatmeal chip cookies, low-sugar banana bread and blueberry muffins.

Scott also has a few gluten-free items, which she makes from gluten-free graham cracker crumbs instead of flour. She also offers specials and still takes orders from her website.

Her move to a storefront at 807 W. Jefferson St. in Shorewood – a homey space with vintage cookie jars and cookie-themed storybooks for children – was a delightful surprise. For five years, Scott had been seeking a location within

15 minutes from her house.

She ended up with better than that.

“I’m just five minutes away from home,” she said.

The journey to the storefront had delays, including Scott requiring knee surgery.

Finally, just as Scott began to doubt her dream, a real estate agent friend found the perfect spot.

“I had almost given up,” Scott said.

Not only have Scott’s existing customers remained loyal to her, she is building a solid new customer base. She even has a friendly rapport with some of the other businesses.

“The Subway guy sends all his customers down our way for the lemon bars because they are his favorite,” Scott said.

It’s not often that a challenging economy leads to something good, but that’s

how Shorewood HUGS began.

The group originally was five moms who wanted to give back to the community in which they raised their kids, Babyak said. Today, the organization boasts 43 members.

The chocolate ball, which helps raise the necessary funds to grant wishes, is perfect for any chocoholic – like Babyak, although, as co-chair, she rarely gets to sample more than a bite or two, she said.

Still, Babyak said her ultimate wish is not for chocolate, but to finally reach the $30,000 goal she sets each year for the ball and help even more people in the community live happier lives. It’s come close in the last couple years – $28,000 in 2013 and more than $29,000 in 2014.

“This year, I’d love to get over that magic number,” Babyak said.

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48 D-161 kindergarten registration drive to start Wed. THE HERALD-NEWS FRANKFORT – Summit Hill School District 161’s 201516 kindergarten registration drive is set for Wednesday and Thursday. Parents may access the Summit Hill website at www.summithill.org to review the checklist of documents needed for registration.

Parents may register their child at Dr. Julian Rogus School, 20027 South 88th Ave., Frankfort. Registration begins immediately following the 6 p.m. orientation program. Students and parents may then participate in a tour hosted by Rogus Kindergarten teachers.

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Parents may enroll their kindergartner in the extended day program,which is from 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., or the half-day program, which runs from 8:45 to 11:15 a.m.

Registration fee for extended day is $150. Registration fee for the half-day program is $125. Payment options are available. A $20 off registration fee incentive is available for those who complete their child’s registration on or before Feb. 27.

Parents will need to present an official birth certificate (with certification seal from the county).

Students must be 5 years

old on or before Sept. 1. If applicable, proof of legal custody would include presentation of a court order or decree for legal guardianship, proof of legal custody through public aid documents, or proof of foster care.

Upon completion of residency verification, parents will be given a username and password to access the online registration form. Parents can pay the registration fee online via credit/debit card. Yearly milk may be bought, as well.

Payment plans are included in the registration form.

For information, call 815469-9103.

Students given personal dictionaries

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The AT&T Pioneer Volunteers from the Sparking Knowledge to Brighten Your Future Program (Gary Miles, Pat Miles, Gerry Steffgen and Jackie Steffgen) visited Frankfort Square School in October to give each third-grade student a dictionary and pencil. Pictured are Ryan Molitor (left to right), Janie Clifton, Isaiah Williams, Nate Borgens, Hailey Grabinski and Alexis Pittman.

Students take top rank in Stock Market Game

Sport Stacking

Bonnie McBeth offers preschool programs PLAINFIELD – Bonnie McBeth Early Learning Center in Plainfield will now offer two-day, three-day and five-day preschool programs at the same tuition rate as its current programs.

The five-day program will replace the four-day program at no additional cost.

Bonnie McBeth will accept mail-in lottery applications for new students who do not have siblings at Bonnie McBeth postmarked by Tuesday. Do not send money at this time with these applications.

A lottery will be Feb. 6. Parents will receive either a confirmation letter or waiting list process information in mid-February.

Open registration for any remaining slots will begin on March 2.

Registration information is available at the Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, 15730 Howard Street, Plainfield; the District 202 Administrative Center, 15732 Howard St., Plainfield; and at all District 202 elementary schools.

Applications also are posted on the Bonnie McBeth Learning Center website, www.psd202. org/mcbeth.

For information, contact Tammy Ledbetter at 815-439-4288 or tledbett@psd202.org.

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Students at Arbury Hills School in Mokena joined other countries from around the world in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations in One Day. For the past eight years, Arbury Hill’s students have had a part in breaking the record. Students are taught how to Sport Stack.

Sport Stacking with Speed Stacks is an exciting individual and team sport where participants of all ages and abilities stack and unstack specially designed cups in specific patterns. Pictured are Matthew Ni, Olivia Jung, Alyson Orth and Dylan Vladika.

Joliet West High School students Josh Pearson (from left), Alex Volante and Youija Wang placed first in the SWSC Stock Market Game. The JWHS team competed among 2,700 teams to earn the first place title.

Students began the game with a virtual cash amount of $100,000.

Each team attempted to create the best-performing portfolio by researching and evaluating the current stock market. The team ended with $154,070 in about a two-month period of investing.

Norman & Kathleen Glenn 68th Wedding Anniversary

Attempt at largest shared reading event

On February 1, 2015, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glenn of Joliet, have two very good reasons to celebrate. The couple will be married for 68 years, and Kathleen will also be celebrating her 88th birthday.

Norman and the former Kathleen Miller were united in marriage by Reverend Fabian Donlan at St. Mary’s Carmelite Church in Joliet on February 1, 1947.

They are the parents of Vicki (Chuck) Woods, Joy (David, deceased) Videtich, Patricia (Larry) Musson, James (Paula) Glenn, Cheryl Papesh, Thomas (Hollie) Glenn, Scott Glenn and Gail Saunders. They are proud to have 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

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On Oct. 21, adults and children came together across the nation in hopes of breaking the world record for the largest shared reading event. In celebration of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, children read “Bunny Cakes” by Rosemary Wells. Oakwood School read the online version as a group, read in small groups using new computers and sat on a rug to hear the story read in a read-aloud fashion.

Norman recently celebrated his 90th birthday on November 27, 2014 (Thanksgiving Day). A birthday party was held at Cemeno’s on Friday, November 28, 2014, with his wife, children and grandchildren. Also invited were his sister, Eleanor Salman, and her extended family.

You have been truly blessed to have each other for 68 years. Life’s journey has been a good one, full of love and companionship. We treasure these moments and love you both very much. adno=0299588

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Christina Derusha, Nicholas Diamantopoulos, Daniel Diurczak, Krystyna Dlugopolska, Kaylin Doran, Angelica Fernandez, Dakotastar Fesi, Joseph Garcia, Brittany Gibas, NoelleGoldsmith,MicheleGovern, Megan Griffin, Victoria Hicks, Samantha Hlavac, Patrick Hurtado, Syed Hussaini, Tynan Jackson, Aiman Khan Benjamin Kolaczkowski, Cory Kopanski, Kelsey Kumrow, Alyssa Lantz, Katherine Ley, Claudia Lundgren, Crystal Lyons, Lucas Malloy, Olivia Malone, Rose Mannina, Colin Marmoll, Alexandra Mickow, Pablo Moreno, Virginia Niewoehner, Dominic Nirchi, Danielle O’Donoghue, Demoriya Phillips, Jacob Pruiett, Jeremy Ross, Farah Salim, Anthony Smith, Connor Smith, Payton Smith, Felicia Soto, Austin Volling, Rebecca Vondriska, Ellen Werderitsch, Stephanie Wyler • Plainfield North High School – Amal Alvi, Karina Arroyo, Matthew Babuskow, AlaaDean Bahhur, Jordan Barry, Lisa Binder, Abigail Boris, Adam Bruyere, Amanda Bullock, Madison Burns, Tyler Bussell, Victoria Cancelliere, Erin Chynoweth, Jessica Clanton, John Conley, Brianna Creter, Morgan Dastrup, Adam Dega-

la, Cassandra Diehl, Madeline Dilday, Henry Dykhuizen, Dean Edson, Benjamin Elliott, Briana Fernandez, Alyssa Fijalkowski, Melanie Flock, Jenna Garbars, Mikaela Gardner, Kristin Gentile, Margo Gislain, Landon Glunt, Autumn Grindle, Daniel Gulino, Gianna Hay, Jacob Helmold, Danielle Hensley, Reed Herner, Natalie Herrmann, Daniel Hiemenz, Taylor Hollingshaus, Hannah Jackovich, Sparsh Jain, Sydney Jones, Michael Jung, Ryan Kantor, Garrick Ketelhut, Irfaan Khalid, Morgan Krieger, David Latimore, Isaiah Lewis, Edward Lister, Katie McGrail, Jacob McLaughlin, Leigha Meredith, Gabrielle Mitchell, Alexander Netzel, Kahlan Noel, Abdelhalim Othman, Jason Pacanowski, Kelsey Paetschow, Allison Petro, Amanda Petro, John Piemonte, Joshua Plesnicar, Kaitlyn Rabulinski, Branford Richardson, Jamie Rohlfing, Alyssa Rousonelos, Alexander Ruscitti, Isaac Salvador, Preston Schlagel, Cassie Schmuhl, Jacob Sepka, Zain Shaikh Gabriel Sharp, Joshua Short, Valerie Sitarz, Brandon Smeets, Sydney Smith, Stephanie Sroczynski, Jordan Starks, Carly Staser, Dominique Stewart, Alexander Swatek,

Benjamin Tegtmeyer, Robert Thurman, Nathan Travers, Veronica Turturillo, John Tuskey Brandon Villanueva, Haley West, Molly Widing, Noah Wood • Plainfield East High School – Iraklis Analitis, Samantha Barbarek, Anthony Bryan, Kayla Cain, Daniel Colon, Benjamin Correll, Kyle Dickey, Anndrea Catheri Distor, Zachary Dixon, Courtni Eldridge, Daniel Espinoza, Nelson Fang, Michael Flattum, Samantha Ford Ryan Gaddis, Lucas George, Majdi Hassan, Antonio Jameson, Harris Jordan, Moses Kayiwa, Joseph Leon, Patrick Lopez, Mikaela Manson, Houston Meminger, Kevin Meyers, Lubna Mohiuddin, Randall Norman, Chizua Onua, Kenneth Padilla, Parth Patel, Monika Pendurkova, Timothy Perez, Noorani Pirani, Hannah Protich, Hani Qamruddin, Zanetta Quagrainie, Karla Ruiter, Kiran Sarvana, Joshua Simmons, Scott Smith, Justin Stein, Joseph Suarez, Jessica Tang, Rajiv Tatineni, Alec Tatum, Jordan Thill, Isabella Tonarelli, Luis Trapagaballesteros, Angelo Michael Tria, Chloe Velazquez, Abigail Warke, Megan Weston, Johnathan Whaley, Kerrin Williams, Haley Wilson, Marissa Zajac.

JROTC unit participates in volunteer events

Dance teams take first

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The junior varsity and freshman cheerleading teams from Lockport Township High School took first place at the statewide competition held by the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association on Jan. 4. The JV cheer team includes Julia Bisbikis, Ariana Chudzik, Kathryn Confer, Grace Crosby, Jessica Frederick, Caroline Hypta, Kasi Kot, Amanda Likas, Carley Panfil, Marissa Parus, Samantha Schulthies, Kara Skevis, Maddie Rarick and Caitlyn Warsaw. The freshman team includes Kailey Czaplicki, Mikayla Daciolas, Hailee Deloach, Mariana DiDana, Kenzie Fischer, Abby Freiman, Tatum Galvan, Jasmine Holguin, Nia Jones, Kathie Krouldis, Sydney McEntee, Ashlee Norman, Gabby Skrzypiec, Taelor Tapley, Stephanie Tomczuk, Brook Wiora and Gabby Wise.

NEW LENOX – The Lincoln-Way Central and West Air Force JROTC unit participated in three volunteer events with an accumulated 900 hours of time donated to the community over the course of eight days under the direction of Lt. Col. George Ramey and Master Sgt. Daniel Schliffka.

On Dec. 6, more than 40 cadets traveled to Navy Pier to meet the USS Mackinaw, a United States Coast Guard ship known at this time of year as Chicago’s Christmas Ship.

They helped unload more than 1,200 Christmas trees and put them onto trucks to be distributed to families in the Chicago area.

Lincoln-Way Central and West cadets also collected more than 3,000 items for Operation Care Package in Manhattan.

On Dec. 13, the cadets

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Lincoln-Way Central and West ROTC cadets Kori Koopman, Heather Wirth, Justin Gilliam, Aidan Piwnicki and Abigail Sutter are among the more than 40 cadets that helped unload Christmas trees at Navy Pier from the USS Mackinaw, a United States Coast Guard ship, known in December as Chicago’s Christmas Ship. went to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery for the Wreaths Across America event, along with ROTC cadets from Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way North.

Forty-six Lincoln-Way Central and West cadets unpacked more than 6,100 wreaths. They also spent time setting up and participating in the opening ceremony.

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PLAINFIELD – A record-high 242 District 202 high school seniors have been named 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars because of their superior academic potential.

The number is 28 more than last year’s 214 Scholars - which was itself an all-time high for District 202.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission awards the honor each year to students based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work in conjunction with ISAC to determine the winners.

Each year’s State Scholar group comprises the top 10 percent of graduates from approved high schools.

The Illinois State Scholar program recognized about 19,000 high school students statewide as 2015-16 State Scholars.

This year’s State Scholars include: • 37 students from Plainfield Central High School (down from 50 last year) • 56 students from Plainfield South High School (same as

last year) • 93 students from Plainfield North High School (up from 61 last year) • 56 students from Plainfield East High School (up from 47 last year).

The 2015-16 District 202 Illinois State Scholars are: • Plainfield Central High School – Ihssan Aitboucherbil, Kirsten Anderson, Jacinda Ayala, Derek Blidy, Regan Debellis, Nicholas Duesing, Margarethe Egly, Hannah Franceschini, Maura Freeman, Erick Gloria, Larranz Guider, Brittany Hauert, Mary Heagney, Anna Henry, Megan Hlade, Claus Kerr, John Lyons, Melanie Marek, Corrina Mauss, Paul Miller, Ronald Miller, Megan Muldoon, Rudainah Najeeb, Samuel Newill, Emily Orden, Noah Randall, Dana Schrock, Keegan Smith, Alec Sobkoviak, Declan Sparks, Rylee Stirn, Frank Syrek, Elizabeth Toon, Logan Traina, Benjamin Uthe, Melissa Witkowski, Gage Wuestenfeld • Plainfield South High School – Alexa Anderson, Ericka Battle, Tyler Benavides, Derek Biliskov, William Bockman, Adam Burt, Marissa Campobasso, Brandon Cox, Megan Cranley, Isabelle Dellamorte,

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Lockport National Merit Scholarship winner named

New Lenox native recently honored with national achievement award THE HERALD-NEWS

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Lockport Township High School senior Matthew Phad earned commended student honors in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Matthew and his family were recognized at the Oct. 20 Board of Education meeting, where he was presented with a certificate to commemorate the honor.

NEW LENOX – Joseph Grenchik of New Lenox, a full-time student studying automotive technology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, was recently honored with a national achievement award as the Mitchell 1/ASE Technician of the Future.

Grenchik was one of 47 automotive professionals recognized on Nov. 19 at the Fall Board of Governors meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence held at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

The ASE annual awards spotlight top scorers on the ASE Certification Tests from among the ranks of the more than 300,000 ASE-certified professionals nationwide.

Nick DiVerde, senior director of marketing; Glenn Dahl, chairman of the ASE Board of Directors; and Timothy Zilke, ASE president & CEO, pre-

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Left to right: Glenn Dahl, Joseph Grenchik, Nick DiVerde and Tim Zilke. sented the award to Grenchik.

Grenchik is studying to achieve a Bachelor of Science degree in Automotive Technology. This is his first year as an ASE-certified technician. Thirty-eight different companies from both OEM and Aftermarket segments sponsored the individual technician recognition awards.

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence was founded in 1972 as a nonprofit, independent organization dedicated to improving the quality of automotive service and repair through voluntary testing and certification of automotive professionals.

For information, visit www.ase.com.

Family named winner of contest

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Eighth-grader Andres Reyes (right) won Richland Junior High School’s annual spelling bee, narrowly beating eighth-grader Chibueze Onyenemezu (second from right), who received second place this year. In third place was seventh-grader Syed Bokhari (second from left). Onyenemezu and Reyes were both returning school champions. Onyenemezu won last year’s bee, and Reyes won the bee two years earlier as a sixth-grader. The bee was open to sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students and is part of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee program. A total of 25 students participated in the bee. The event was held Dec. 17 at the school. Michael Early, District 88A superintendent, served as pronouncer and moderator. Reyes will represent Richland at the Will County Regional Bee, which will be at Lockport East High School on March 5. The winner of that bee will compete in the National Bee in Washington, D.C., later this spring. Bokhari, Onyenemezu and Reyes are pictured here with teacher Rebecca DiClemente.

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The Viebach family of New Lenox – John and Jamie Viebach, along with their son, Liam, 6 – was chosen as the winner of the 2014 America Recycles Day Photo Contest, sponsored by the Will County Land Use Department. The family, avid gardeners, was awarded a recycled iPad provided by Vintage Tech Recyclers. The Viebachs also have an active compost bin and use the contents as fertilizer for their garden. The family deposits coffee grounds, tea leaves, fruit and veggie scraps, eggshells and a few paper products. The Will County Land Use Department began this contest in 2012 to encourage recycling habits for county residents. The department also set up a website, www.willcountygreen.com, to offer residents important information about recycling options. Pictured (from left to right) are John and Jamie Viebach, Liam, Will County Executive Larry Walsh and Will County Recycling Specialist Marta Keane.

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JOLIET – Joliet Central High School 1985 alumnus, Kenneth Strickland, recently delivered the Commencement Address at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for about 900 grad- Kenneth uates and 8,000 Strickland guests.

Strickland is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Mass Communications. He is also NBC’s vice president and Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief. Strickland, who now leads NBC’s editorial affairs and administration and works closely with NBC executives in his post atop the Washington bureau.

For a video clip, visit www. youtube.com/watch?v=HNqNf8qY88.

Lincoln-Way N. faculty nominated for award

FRANKFORT – Lincoln-Way North High School faculty member Philip Guimond has been nominated for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award.

Guimond was nominated by a former student who is currently attending the University of Philip Chicago. This Guimond distinguished award has existed for more than three decades at the University of Chicago.

According to a letter from James G. Nondorf, dean of admissions and financial aid, the university invites entering first-year students to nominate an educator who has changed them or helped them along the path toward intellectual growth. Guimond teaches English and journalism and has worked for the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 for 14 years. He has served as the sponsor of the journalism club and been an assistant soccer coach at North.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in education at Illinois Wesleyan University and his master’s degree at Loyola University.

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Fire Science and EMS faculty at Joliet Junior College pictured from left to right are Charlotte Garrabrant, Courtney DeBoer, Audrey Finkel, John Ross, Duane Stonich and Kevin Teper.

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100-plus toys donated

2 Mokena businessmen assist efforts to help Worth family Gradient Gives Back Foundation, a nonprofit organization that devotes its resources to assisting Americans in need, selected the Cook family of Worth to receive its annual gift, a year’s worth of mortgage payments. Josh and Alicia Cook and their five children have faced numerous medical and employment issues. Their 16-year-old son, Chase, is now two years into remission from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Josh has squamous cell carcinoma and lost his job as an ironworker. Mike Moylan and Rob Kirvan of Advanced Planning Advisors, with locations in Naperville and Mokena, joined the efforts as promotional partners. Photo provided

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ROMEOVILLE – Jessica Resendiz of Plainfield was among the Lewis University’s mass communication students that spent their summer working in TV by participating in multicultural summer radio/TV broadcasting internships at Univision Chicago, Chicago Tonight and Photo provided Telemundo Chicago.

Students from universities in Mexico recently arrived at O’Hare International Airport and will participate in a month-long intensive

USF welcomes students course to learn English at the University of St. Francis. They are part from Mexican universities of the United States-Mexico Proyecta 100,000 program.

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More than 100 toys were donated this year for the Plainfield Fire Department’s U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Pictured from left to right, with all of the toys, are firefighter/paramedics Jason Stone, Ryan Angelus, Lt. Chad Johnson, Mike Walden, Deputy Chief Jon Stratton, EMS coordinator Cheryl Hansen, Assistant Chief Larry Mores, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Justin Goodman, Chief John Eichelberger, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jawan Odis, Deputy Chief David Riddle, Fire Inspector Mary Ludemann, Chad Krnac, Jim Brereton and Mike Lough.

JOLIET – On Nov. 15, the University of St. Francis welcomed 11 students and three faculty members from universities in Mexico to participate in a month-long intensive course to learn English.

They are participants of Proyecta 100,000, a new program organized through the government of Mexico and the United States-Mexico Bilateral

Forum on Higher Education Innovation and Research.

The program aims to have 100,000 Mexican students in the United States by 2018.

The program also includes increasing the number of U.S. students going to Mexico to 50,000 from the current number of 4,100.

The students are from the

Universidad de Guadalajara, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Universidad Michoacána de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Universidad Tecnológica de Cancún and Universidad Tecnológica de Poanas.

For information, call 800-7357500 or visit www.stfrancis. edu.

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JOLIET – The Joliet Junior College Fire Science Technology program was nationally recognized with a Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education certificate in October.

This acknowledgement means JJC’s program met the standards established by FESHE professional development committees and the National Fire Academy.

JJC’s program is only one of two programs in Illinois that was recognized for offering an associate degree in fire science technology.

The JJC Fire Science Technology program is coordinated with the Illinois State Fire Marshal Office and has the support of area mayors, city managers and fire district trustees. JJC has offered a fire

science associate degree since 1970.

Each year, 120 students enroll in the fire science technology program and 200 enroll in the Emergency Medical Services program. Many enroll in both fire science and EMS classes to obtain degrees in both fields.

Graduates of the program have gone on to professional careers in the fire service industry and emergency medical services.

For information about the fire science technology program’s recognition, visit www.usfa.fema.gov/training/ prodev/feshe_recognition. html.

For information about JJC’s fire science technology program, visit www.jjc.edu/ emergency-services/Pages/ fire-science-requirements. aspx.

JOLIET – In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, more than 300 District 86 students participated in Hour of Code.

Students from throughout the world, including students from M.J. Cunningham Elementary, Dirksen Junior High, Eisenhower Academy, Gompers Junior High, and Washington Junior High, participated in a one-hour introduction designed to teach Photo provided the basics of computer science, and learn computer pro- Thirty-nine students from M.J. Cunningham Elementary, including gramming and video game (from left) fourth-graders Lesly Hernandez and Kimberly Garcia, took coding skills. part a after-school program led by teacher Ashley D’Arcy.

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Rather than signal, take control

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A.J. Kitt, a former World Cup alpine ski racer, said, “You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.”

That is sometimes true at the bridge table, but occasionally you can “control” what your partner does with your signals. For example, you are defending against a spade contract and badly need partner to shift to a heart. If you can make a discard, an unnecessarily high heart would ask partner to lead that suit. You hope this controls his play, but you cannot be sure. Maybe partner has his own plan in mind. If you can take total control, do so.

In this deal, South is in four spades.

West leads the diamond ace. When East signals with his nine, West cashes the diamond queen and continues with the diamond king. What should East discard?

North might be tempted to rebid two hearts, hoping partner can steer into no-trump with a diamond stopper.

Two hearts, though, is a reverse, which “guarantees” longer clubs than hearts. Two no-trump accurately describes the nature -- balanced – and high-card power – an excellent 17, 18, 19 or a poor 20 points – of the North hand. Also, it is in theory game-forcing.

East would like a heart shift at trick four. But the heart four might not look high to his partner. Similarly, the club seven might not look low, discouraging. East should take control.

He should ruff his partner’s winner and cash the heart ace. Then there is no danger that the contract will make.

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Because of problems with the availability of organs for transplantation, 18 people die each day waiting for organ transplants. LVADs help keep some people alive until a donor heart becomes available.

Other heart failure patients may not qualify for a heart transplant because of medical conditions that disqualify them. For these patients, an LVAD may be used to lighten the extra burden on the heart and give them more time. With this additional support, the other conditions may improve enough for the person to become a transplant candidate.

In the future, I expect that LVADs will increasingly be used as a permanent alternative to transplantation. But they do carry serious risks. For example, an infection can develop where the line to the battery pack exits the skin. In addition, blood clots can form. This requires ongoing use of blood-thinning medications. But these drugs, in combination with other changes caused by the LVAD, increase the risk of excess bleeding. The dual hazards of clotting and bleeding increase the risk of stroke.

Despite these potential risks, LVAD technology is continually improving.

Fortunately, you have available to you today a treatment that was not available several decades ago. I wish you the best.

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25 Something hard to drink?

26 Law-school class 27 Start of a conclusion 28 Satisfies 30 Sales force, informally 31 Summers on the Seine 32 Convention closing?

33 ___ black 34 Cutlass model of the 1980s-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s 36 Senile sort 39 Start of an oral listing of African nations, perhaps?

42 Texas home of the Bears 44 One small sip 46 Store 47 Asked to come back, in a way 49 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Over Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; subj.

50 VCR button 51 D halved 52 Alternative to JFK 53 Showing less cleavage?

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87 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to hear that,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; informally 88 Skip town 89 Big ___ 90 Stick in a rack 91 Mistakes 93 Setting for most of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MobyDickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 95 Kind of TV 98 Liqueur flavorers 99 Knockoff dress labeled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Armani,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; say?

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Dear Doctor K: I have severe heart failure. My doctor wants me to consider an LVAD. What do I need to know?

Dear Reader: Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump efficiently enough to meet the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need for blood. It needs help; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too weak to do the job. Medicines can strengthen the heart, but only to some degree.

Ultimately, the only solution may be a heart transplant.

What about when medicines arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, and there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a heart available to be transplanted? Increasingly, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are being used as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bridgeâ&#x20AC;? to transplantation.

An LVAD is a battery-driven pump that is implanted in the chest.

It pumps oxygen-rich blood around the body.

In so doing, it helps perform some of the work that normally must be done entirely by the left ventricle (the bottom left chamber of the heart).

In other words, it helps take the load off the left ventricle.

An LVAD consists of a pump, a control system and an energy supply.

The pump can be located inside or outside the body. The control system and energy supply remain outside the body.

(Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put an illustration showing how an LVAD works on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

A heart transplant can be performed only when there is a healthy heart available. For that to happen, someone must have died of something other than heart disease and have a healthy heart. Furthermore, that person must have agreed in advance to allow their heart to be given to someone else, should they die. Finally, the potential donor must be immunologically similar to the person who needs

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Twist Ending â&#x20AC;˘ By Alan Arbesfeld

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Stone Soup

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Real Life Adventures

Dear Don’t Want: By all means speak privately to your mother about this.

If she can smooth things over by explaining to your husband that when she sent the email she was a “mother bear defending her cub,” it may make the visit less uncomfortable for your husband.

Fences need mending here, and it will take cooperation on everyone’s part.

In the future, I hope you will resolve your marital problems like the adult you are and not go running to

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips your mother.

Dear Abby: I am a 20-yearold woman who works in an office with people who are in their 30s and older. I’m nice to everyone and treat them equally. Many of my co-workers have children who are about my age. I take my job seriously and carry myself with respect.

Lately, one of my male co-workers seems to be getting a little “too nice” with me. He brings me treats in the mornings and sometimes pays for my lunch. Sometimes he gives me these uncomfortable back-pats and sometimes even on my lower back. He is married with two kids.

I have been turning down the breakfast and lunch offers, but he still seems to want to be around me. I’m not sure how to make these things stop. I don’t want to get any supervisors involved because I don’t want to jeopardize anyone’s job.

Please help me. – Too Close

for Comfort

Dear Too Close: The next time this man puts his hands on you, tell him to stop because it makes you uncomfortable. Say it in a firm, clearly audible tone that can be overheard by anyone close by. Then document the incident with date and time. This should stop him. However, if he continues, you must immediately discuss the problem with a supervisor.

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

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Dear Abby: A few years ago, my husband and I had problems. Our marriage was going downhill, but we have recently managed to work things out. My problem is, I sounded off to my mother, who had never held him in very high esteem to begin with. She told me she never wanted to see him again.

She has finally accepted that we are a package deal and she’s happy that things are working out. She lives far away, so I don’t see her often, and I’d like to pay a visit with my husband and children. When I approached my husband with the idea of seeing Mom, he told me that a few years ago she had sent him an email telling him she didn’t like him. He is justifiably uncomfortable with going to see her.

My husband is contemplating going for my sake, but I don’t want to add any stress to the situation.

Should I talk to my mother about it and ask her to apologize? Or should I just let things go? I don’t like the idea of taking the kids and not my husband, and Mom wants to see her grandchildren. – Don’t Want to Be the

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Couple kisses and makes up, 55 but family tension remains

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HOROSCOPE TODAY – You have a strong sense of what you want to accomplish this year. Your goals are high, but organization and diplomacy will be a must if you want to fulfill your dreams. If you’re not afraid to ask for help, you will be surprised how much easier your life can be. This is a year to work with others, not to go it alone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Try to include your family in any social events that arise.

You need to create a closer bond with your loved ones. Your entertaining nature will win favors from co-workers.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Emotionally, things won’t run too smoothly today. Try not to let someone corner you. This is not the time to be faced with a situation that

could result in isolation. Busy yourself with activities that will enhance your looks.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Your friends or relatives will be able to give you some good advice if you confide in them. You need to get out and enjoy yourself more often. Look for inexpensive but entertaining activities.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Your life will stabilize if you stick to a tight budget.

Take care not to be talked into donating to organizations that you believe in but can’t afford to help.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You have to put your energy to good use by taking part in competitive sports events, socializing with friends or spending time with a loved one.

Your passion will be hard to contain.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You can learn if you listen to others. You need to stand back and decide if you are really going in a direction that will satisfy your needs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You need to take time to do things for yourself. You’ve been so busy caring for everyone else that you’ve forgotten what it’s like to be pampered.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Arguments will lead to anxiety and frustration, not to mention loneliness and hurt. Don’t overreact to your partner’s lack of time or attention.

Keep busy. Get involved in your own interests, and you won’t be by yourself for long.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your quick wit will win you points. Voice your opinion, but don’t be too pushy, or opposition will arise.

Physical activity will be rewarding. You will have the energy to get things finished.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Channel your efforts into fixing up your home, not arguing with those you live with. Don’t let your stubborn nature lead to irreconcilable differences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – An emotional partner will be upset if you have been neglecting your duties. Someone you have become friends with has greater interest in you than you realize. Tread carefully.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t let yourself be dragged into a love triangle. Be sure that the person you date is free and clear of past involvements. Children will play an important role today.

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properties Love A Serene Setting? huge flagstone patio is perfect for enjoying this wooded setting. Children in this area attend all Minooka Schools.

End your home search by seeing and buying this exceptional house today.

Multiple photos may be viewed at cbhonig-bell.comâ&#x20AC;Ś use MLS number 08819305 for quick access.

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ABOUT THIS PROPERTY Address: 22335 S. Camelot Ct, Shorewood Size: Approximately 2,798 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths Room sizes: Foyer 8-by-13; living room 13-by-12; dining room 12by-16; kitchen 12-by-20; breakfast room 10-by-13; family room 18by-20; master bedroom 14-by-17; additional bedrooms 11-by-20, 11-by-16 and 11-by-14 Realtor: Fran Hondros of Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell 815-715-1235, 815-744-1000 or e-mail fhondros@aol.com

115 N. May Street, Joliet

One-of-a-kind oversized bungalow set on almost a full acre lot. Great floor plan.

Finished basement with second kitchen and wet bar.

Multi-level back deck.

Offered at $194,900.

Tom Mulvey, ManagingBroker, 730-1900 x22.

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This spacious one-owner home is in beautiful wooded, rolling Camelot. This secluded yet convenient subdivision is located at the end of the west I-55 frontage road just 5 minutes south of Shorewood. The home is set on approximately one half of an acre that backs to the woods. An inviting 2 story foyer has a dual oak staircase that leads to the kitchen and the 4 large bedrooms including a luxury master suite with a double tray ceiling, walkin closet and luxury bath with dual sinks, whirlpool and separate shower.

Lustrous hardwood flooring flows throughout the main level. The formal living and dining rooms are located on either side of the foyer providing an ideal set up for formal entertaining.

For those informal gatherings, there is a 30-by-20 kitchen - family room arrangement with a fireplace. The gourmet kitchen has an island, granite countertops, recently new stainless steel appliances and a breakfast area.

There is also a full basement and a sideload 3 car garage for 2 big cars and all the bikes, tools and toys you own. A

2859 Heritage Dr. Unit 2A, Joliet 2 bed, 2 bath end unit condo. Balcony with courtyard view. In-unit laundry. Walking distance to park district facilitiesandgolfcourse.

DowCompanies.com 815-730-1900

Offered at $84,900. Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker 730-1900 x22.

MLS#08814020

3219 Randy Road, Joliet

Beautiful 3 bed, 1 1/2 bath brick ranch on large lot in Twin Oaks West. Formal living room. Large 3-season room. Partially finished bsmt. Full walk-up attic.

Offered at $198,000 Jane Hopkins, 730-1900 x23. MLS # 08769747

1300 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60435

Tom Mulvey X22

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TRANSACTIONS BOLINGBROOK $215,500, 922 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook 60440-5214, 02-08477-005-0000, Matthew Cowen To Jeffrey Lantz & Mary Lantz, April 24 ELWOOD $144,900, 929 Arrowhead Dr, Elwood 60421-6072, 11-20-103-0100000, Nationstar Mortgage Llc To Ashley Marren, June 26

FRANKFORT $432,000, 9252 Maura Ct, Frankfort 60423-9200, 09-15-105-048-0000, Frank J Bonfiglio To Nicholas D Gill & Jenny Gill, July 24 $375,000, 925 N Butternut Cir, Frankfort 60423-2104, 09-20-201025-0000, Pappas Trust To Patrick J Reilly & Patsey E Reilly, September 2 $147,500, 9210 Gulfstream Rd E, Frankfort 60423-2567, 09-34326-017-1005, Jozef Lukaszczyk To Ronald Van Oost & Jane Van Oost, April 28

JOLIET $42,000, 921 Kelly Ave, Joliet 60435-4648, 07-04-316-021-0000, Paul Krause To Lisa Standfield, May 15 $221,000, 923 Neufairfield Dr, Joliet 60432-0768, 08-06-306-074-0000, James W Regocki To Dane Hellriegel, June 10 $40,500, 923 Westshire Dr, Joliet 60435-3848, 07-05-322-014-0000, Household Finance Corp Iii To

Humberto Lopez & Maria Del Rosario Mireles Lara, June 5 $86,000, 922 Kelly Ave, Joliet 60435-4649, 07-04-317-004-0000, Thomas G Kowalski To Serafin Bibian, July 30 $132,000, 925 Mosby Ct, Joliet 60431-9350, 06-23-203-002-0000, Christopher A Davanon To Stephanie N Eoanou & Isaac Martinez, September 12 $85,000, 925 Westshire Dr, Joliet 60435-3848, 07-05-322-013-0000, Patricia R Dragovan To Craig Riney, May 20 $51,000, 926 N Hickory St, Joliet 60435-6220, 07-04-419-005-0000, Dimora Investments Llc To Tanaye Tucker & Ruthy Edwards, November 5 $206,000, 926 Neufairfield Dr, Joliet 60432-0767, 08-06-308040-0000, Fannie Mae To Anthony Buonafede & Rachel Buonafede, October 16

LEMONT

$465,500, 16714 Pasture Dr, Lemont 60439-4811, 22-31-113-0090000, Beechen & Dill Homes Inc To Justina Otruskeviciute & Gytis Aranauskas, January 7 $526,000, 12800 Tullamore Ln, Lemont 60439-2776, 22-35-203018-0000, Inspired By Design Llc To Edward M Pierce & Kimberly J Pierce, December 19 $290,000, 12660 Brighton Dr, Lemont 60439-4606, 22-30-305040-0000, M I Homes Of Chicago Llc To Linda Wildey, December 19 $510,000, 13050 Spruce Hill Ct, Lemont 60439-7328, 22-32-203-0350000, Edward S Dworkin To Nicholas Angiolo Ndoca & Lori Lea Ndoca, December 26

LOCKPORT

$170,000, 920 Putnam Dr, Lockport 60441-3722, 04-24-318-024-0000, Hope Lohmar To Christopher Bazant & Mallory Bazant, July 26

MOKENA

$167,000, 9208 W Westinghouse Ct, Mokena 60448-8891, 09-03-326075-0000, Melissa Richards To Lee David, July 11 $190,000, 9202 W Pullman Ct, Mokena 60448-8601, 09-03-326046-0000, Joshua M Bailey To Edward D Mizera & Edward G Mizera, April 29 $168,000, 9216 W Huntington Ct, Mokena 60448-8896, 09-03-327091-0000, Sheryl L Ryder To Steven J Bozzi & Samantha L Parker, June 26 $178,500, 9200 W Westinghouse Ct, Mokena 60448-8891, 09-03-326074-0000, Julie M Pikel To David Pawlak, September 12 $317,500, 9227 April Ln, Mokena 60448-8328, 09-10-116-007-0000, Randy H Ramus To Jason D Teel & Robin K Teel, August 22 $158,000, 9231 W Arquilla Dr, Mokena 60448-8888, 09-03-327-1110000, Jessica M Kowalczyk To Kevin Halleran, May 23 $162,000, 9235 W Arquilla Dr, Mokena 60448-8888, 09-03-327-1100000, Lawrence R Lexow To Kevin Halleran, May 19 $290,000, 9244 Elm Ave, Mokena 60448-8342, 09-10-116-013-0000, Robert W Seeman To Ryan Johnson & Jessica Johnson, August 29 $160,000, 9222 W Arquilla Dr, Mokena 60448-8889, 09-03-326080-0000, Patrick M Shaughnessy To Kristina M French, October 21

NEW LENOX $75,000, 922 Ogden Rd, New Lenox 60451-2236, 08-21-410-004-0000, Maruszak Trust To Corey Rob & Diane Rob, July 31 $225,000, 923 Chelsea Ct, New Lenox 60451-2016, 08-23-202-0140000, Jason W O Brien To Thomas Norkus & Lynn Norkus, September 2 $349,900, 923 Karen Ln, New Lenox 60451-3261, 08-23-116-019-0000, Winslow Ventures Corp To Michael C Faxel & Meghan K Faxel, October 1 $152,000, 920 N Cooper Rd, New Lenox 60451-1794, 08-15-109-0180000, Jeffrey Justice To Derrick Eiden, August 8 $150,000, 924 E Joliet Hwy, New Lenox 60451-2033, 08-23-401-0060000, Fannie Mae To Jerome Marion & Sharon Marion, August 21 $160,000, 927 Winter Park Dr 53f, New Lenox 60451-3107, 08-28-304026-1002, Rose M Gandurski To Robert A Fronek & Mary A Fronek, December 1

SHOREWOOD $118,247, 922 Summit Creek Dr, Shorewood 60404-8204, 05-06-326231-0000, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Jacob Starcevich, December 30 $255,500, 921 Nightshade Ln, Shorewood 60404-9545, 06-05403-006-0000, Ryland Group Inc To Andrew Joseph Sarata & Laura E Sarata, June 13

WILMINGTON $67,500, 927 Wabash St, Wilmington 60481-1465, 17-36-205-0150000, Eric Fisher To William I Rosa, May 20

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MINOOKA DUPLEX – CHECK THIS ONE OUT! Absolutely stunning unit offering 3BRS, 3bths, main flr master w/luxury bath, huge loft & FR w/ vaulted ceilings & frpl! Superbly fin bsmt w/4th BR & rec room, 3 car garage, more! $230s – Call Nancy Hibler today!

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INWOOD TERRACE – GROUND FLOOR UNIT! Sought after main floor unit offering 2BRS, 2 baths, a freshly painted interior, professionally cleaned carpet, updated kitchen & baths, all appls & 1 car garage! $84,900 – Call Grant Chignoli today!

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Mary Schild 815-483-0354

SUPER CLEAN & MOVE RIGHT IN! This is a great home for the money! Offering 3BRS, 2 baths, large den/office, low maintenance exterior, vinyl clad thermo windows, high def roof, all appls & large yard! Don’t miss out – Call Jim Karges today! NOW $114,900!

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SPOTLESS & READY – TROY SCHOOLS! Outstanding 3BR home offering a big eat-in kitchen, large FR, formal LR, office, 2 baths, lower level rec room, 2.5 car garage, beautiful landscaping, pool, deck & hot tub! $174,900 – Call Maribel Martinez today!

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SPOTLESS & READY – WEST SIDE QUAD! Immaculate 3BR, 2 bath home situated on a quiet dead-end street! Lovely kitchen w/wood lam floors & all appls, formal LR/DR, spacious sunroom, FR w/brick frpl, part fin bsmt & 2.5 car garage! $180s – Call Nancy Hibler!

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SHOWCASE of HOMES IMMACULATE HOME IN LOCKPORT’S VICTORIA CROSSING

14348 W Melbourne Place… 4 bedroom 2-1/2 bath home has new paint and carpet throughout – and it’s not been lived in since all refreshed and replaced! All the NEWS include granite in kitchen & baths, stainless steel appliances, refinished hardwood floors, new tile & shower in Master bath with separate whirlpool tub.

Even the finished basement has new paint & carpet. 2 story family room with fireplace, sliding doors off dinette area opens to deck and concrete patio in fenced yard. Asking $289,900 nothing to do but move in and enjoy!

Call Lee Hansen for a private showing at 815-478-3872.

View even more photos at www.lee-hansen.com

PLAINFIELD - $237,900

SHOREWOOD - $194,900

1903 Hampton Ct… Fannie Mae Homepath home in Brighton Lakes with a neighborhood pool & clubhouse! Fresh paint, new carpeting, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, main floor den plus 19x13 family room with fireplace. Hardwood floor in foyer & 21x15 kitchen. Full basement, deck. Call Karen at 815-482-8734 for a private showing today. Preview multiple photos at www.makeamove.us

517 Danny Dr… Easy access to I-55 & I-80! Updated kitchen, siding & roof! 15x26 main floor living room, lower level has rec rm & 4th bedroom, all appliances, large deck overlooking fenced backyard. Call Rick or Donna today to see this split-level home. Preview multiple photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

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SHOREWOOD - $535,000

9 River Row… Panoramic river view! Multi-level Row Cottage end unit in Heritage Harbor Marina Resort community with boat slips, restaurant, pool, & more all along the Illinois River. Townhouse has 2 bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half baths, living & family rooms, screened porches, 2 car garage. Asking $355,000 Call George without delay to see this unique property at 815-228-1859. View multiple photos at www.georgeshanley.com

21449 S. Redwood Ln… Custom 4-5 bedroom 4 bath home in Lake Forrest, Minooka Schools!

Hardwood floors thru main level, open design with architectural finishes such as fluted columns, archways & unique ceiling treatments. Great room stone fireplace, cherry cabinets, granite counters & Thermador stainless appliances in kitchen. Call Diane today for a private showing of this stunning property at 815-509-0656. Preview multiple photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

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3531 Silver Leaf Dr, Joliet 1006 W. Marion St, Joliet 106 S. Margaret St, Joliet 1022 N Highland Ave, Joliet 5208 Meadowbrook, Plainfield MLS 08825036… Townhouse min from I-80 & I-55, MLS 08796044… Completely rebuilt! 2 bedrooms, all MLS 08798023… New windows, updated bath, MLS 08789768… On 52x135 lot, hardwood flrs, MLS 08825743...4 bedroom on a pond in Riverbrook 2 bedrooms, loft, loft, fin bsmt, 2 car gar. $129,900 appliances, bsmt, 2 car garage, $99,900 Bob La Tour kit ceramic, plumbing, electric, siding & roof! 4-5 bedrooms, 2 full baths, part fin bsmt, $129,900 Estates, Troy schools. New windows, $215,000 Tom Tanton 815-954-7338 815-744-1000 X255 3 bedrooms, $155,900. Ken Pytlewski 815-370-4226 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255 Jonathan Darin 708-473-5241

1607 Vantage Dr, Shorewood 24635 S Blackhawk Dr, Channahon 652 Chestnut Ridge, Minooka 1505 Kettleson Dr, Minooka 19264 Raymond Dr, Elwood MLS 08719711… In Del Webb, 1,576 sq ft, MLS 08678121… On 1 acre backing to woods! Liv rm MLS 08822472… In Chestnut Ridge, fam rm in fin MLS 08824820… Summerfield duplex, 2 bedrooms, MLS 08823683… On 3/4 acre, 3 bedrooms, 1.5ba, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, all appliances, no neighbors fpl, fam rm & 4th bedroom in fin walkout, oversized English bsmt, all hardwood or wood laminate flrs, loft, 2.5ba, fam rm fpl, tandem 2 car gar. $145,900 20x14 liv rm w/fpl, all appliances, 14x30 barn w/loft. behind, $164,900 Jim Skorupa 815-693-2970 gar, $299,900 Candy Salomoun 708-927-1320 2 bedrooms, $126,000 Don Michalski 708-567-3407 Don Michalski 708-567-3407 $149,900 Lee Hansen 815-478-3872

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2108 Wattles Ct, Plainfield 2615 Steamboat Cir, Plainfield 25115 Scott Dr, Plainfield MLS 08823662… On pond view lot in Caton Crossing, MLS 08823695… In Lakewood On Caton, new MLS 08807540… 2745 sq ft home w/2 story foyer, 4 bedrooms plus loft, hardwood flr in 21x10 kit, bsmt, carpeting, 3 bedrooms, 2.5ba, hardwood flrs, fin 4 bedrooms, loft, 42” expresso cabinets in kit w/ $244,900 Steve Sweedler 815-474-5499 bsmt, $214,900 Margie Apgar 815-263-8476 pantry. $254,900 Faith Staudenbaur 630-264-6114

24312 W Pheasant Chase Dr, Plainfield 25042 W Willow Dr, Plainfield MLS 08750731… 4 bedrooms incl luxury master plus MLS 08765349… In Whispering Creek, partly fin loft up, vaulted fam rm w/fpl, part fin bsmt, $265,000 bsmt 4th bedroom & 3rd full bath, $192,000 Sara Debbie 815-260-3773 or Pat 630-479-3694 Young, Managing Broker 815-685-5090

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1220 Clara Ave, Joliet 21545 Cormorant St, Crest Hill 1809 Parkside Dr, Shorewood 24526 States Ln, Shorewood 1731 Fieldstone Dr, Shorewood MLS 08794890… Hardwood flrs in all 3 bedrooms & MLS 08805057… In Renwick Club, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 MLS 08821914… Townhouse with 3 bedrooms, MLS 08823154… Riverfront, 2 bedrooms & loft up, MLS 08822325… End-unit ranch condo in Kipling liv rm, bsmt rec rm, 3-season building in back yard, baths, fin bsmt, new furnace/central air. $180,000 open kit/liv/din rm arrangement, Minooka Schools. 3rd bedroom & fam rm on lower level, $224,900 Estates, Minooka schools. New carpet in both $154,725. Ken Pytlewski 815-370-4226 Brian Miller 815-557-5456 $149,000 Roger Lewis 708-214-7141 Nancy Leggett, Managing Broker 815-790-4526 bedrooms, $155,900 Michael Smetana 815-207-3949

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650 Henderson Ave, Joliet 11331 S Preakness Dr, Plainfield 25038 Grant Ct, Plainfield 8619 Foxborough Way, Joliet 406 Reserve Ct, Joliet MLS 08709575… Off Jackson St -2-3 bedroom MLS 08823541… Off Rt.59 in Champion Creek. Fin MLS 08806320… Off Rt.126 - Fannie Mae Homepath MLS 08824556… Townhouse in Windsor Ridge, MLS 08789964… On the water in Wooded Creek! home, hardwood under carpet, new furnace 2013, bsmt rec rm, 5th bedroom, full 3rd bath & bonus rm. home in Liberty Grove, 4 bedrooms, loft, den & fin Plainfield schools! 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 9x14 loft, 3400+ sq ft, main flr master suite & 13x12 den. Fin $59,900 Jim Skorupa 815-693-2970 $289,900 Fran Hondros 815-715-1235 bsmt. $299,000 Patty Balun 815-666-3176 $175,000 Cari Potter 815-531-5566 bsmt, $469,900 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255

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620 ROCKHURST RD., BOLINGBROOK

4 bedroom ranch style home with 2 car garage on large one acre lot! Country living for under 20K! HUD owned home! Case #137-239150. Sold “AS-IS” Insured status: UI. 203K, cash or conventional financing. Call for more details. www.illinoisREOsite.com | www.hudpemco.com www.hudhomestore.com

RON & DARLENE GERSCH 815-741-5658

A magnificent 3 bdrm ranch with a secluded mstr bath retreat. A home built upon many newer items from the roof thru AC, vinyl siding, furnace, circuit brkrs & other things. Priced at $139,900. www.CarolBoland.com

CAROL BOLAND 815-354-2102 225 HEATHER CT., ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS - $134,460

NEW LISTING! UNINCORPORATED PLAINFIELD $180’S

Very attractive 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home, including the full bath in the partially finished basement. Nice size living room, dining room, and kitchen. And, plenty of oak cabinets, a breakfast bar, and a pantry in the kitchen. A loft area perfect for your computer station. Main floor laundry. Privacy fenced patio, and a 2 car attached garage. Go to hometelosfirst.com and hudhomestore. com for information and education. Call Burneva McCullum for help or questions - 779-279-4711.

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A DREAM COME TRUE. JUST MOVE IN.

Totally rehabbed 3 bedroom ranch on huge lot! Everything brand new! Beautiful gleaming hardwood floors in Living room and Kitchen with new stainless appliances! Stunning modern 1 1/2 baths with ceramic and dual sink vanity! Spacious family room with slider to patio and outside fireplace! 2 1/2 extra deep heated garage with work bench and cabinets and fresh epoxy floor!! Beautiful landscaped yard! Plainfield schools! Low taxes!!! Will be ready in February! Call today! To view interior pictures visit www.VictoriaDillon.com

VICTORIA DILLON,

BURNEVA MCCULLUM 779-279-4711

BROKER

815-545-2121 402 CORNELIA, JOLIET – $185,000

2925 WALDRON RD., KANKAKEE – $100,000 *** ATTN INVESTORS – MAKE AN OFFER! ***

A must see home! Charming 4 bedroom home with original oak

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granite counter tops. The dining room has glass French doors and there is a fenced back yard. View interior photos on the

your heart’s way of cheering you on for staying physically active.

Want a standing ovation?

MLS. Call Nancy Freeman at 815-530-5633.

MARC FREEMAN 815-741-3100

1233 TIMBER PL., NEW LENOX

1209 CLARK ST., JOLIET – $51,900

Recent rehab – ranch home has all new insulation, windows, siding, driveway and walks, electric, furnace & duct work, insulation and drywall – all new flooring, kitchen and bath with colonial doors & trim. There’s room for a garage – 3 bedroom, 1 bath – close to schools & shopping – being sold “as is” - call or e-mail Nancy or Marc Freeman (The Freeman Team) – 815-5305633 or nfreeman221@comcast.net

many upgrades to mention. New kitchen cabinets, appliances and flooring, new bathrooms & more. All rooms prof. painted.

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Intercom system. Gas start wood burning fireplace. All seasons room is heated. $265,000.

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7703 BRIARCLIFF DRIVE, PLAINFIELD – $247,200

Fantastic 5 bedroom 2 story home. Entertainment size living and dining room. 9’ ceilings. Ceramic entry. Beautiful kitchen with cherry cabinets, center island breakfast bar, hardwood floor, and huge dinette area with SGD’s to the wide open rear yard view.

Large family room w/brick fireplace. Master bedroom suite with 2 walk-in closets and a luxury master bath. Full basement with rough-in plumbing for a 3rd full bath. $100.00 down program available or New IHDA programs for down payment assistance!!! Call for details!!!

Very well maintained 2 story - just move right in and enjoy all the upgrades! Over 2500 sq. ft. sits beautifully on this lake lot, oversized patio, fenced & nicely landscaped. Lovely cathedral master suite features supersized closet & vaulted ceiling in bath w/whirlpool, glass shower & double sinks. Extras include tile, lighting package, intercom, doors & trim package, ceiling fans, water softener, full basement & more! Large kitchen w/plenty of cabinets plus island & pantry. Call today! $249,900

KATHY BLESSENT 815-351-2588

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Price reduced! Over 1800 sq. ft. for $100,000! 3 bedroom home with family room, fireplace, 1.1 baths, and attached 2 car garage. HUD owned home! Case #137-360365. Sold “AS-IS”.

Insured status: UI (Uninsured). Call for more details – www.illinoisreosite.com | www.hudpemco.com www.hudhomestore.com

flooring and woodwork, fireplace, stained glass windows and

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SHOWCASE of HOMES NEW LISTING – ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION Affordable and beautiful, this two story detached home in Riverside Townes has been lovingly cared for and is ready for a new owner! This “end” unit of enchanting row homes is open to the wide rolling and landscaped fields with access to neighborhood river front trails. A large deck overlooks this wide open area, both in front of the home and on the side. Location, location, location! 9 foot ceilings grace the first floor with its open floor plan and updated kitchen.

All appliances stay! Hardwood flooring on first and 2nd floors in some rooms.

New carpet in living room! Luxury master suite with vaulted ceiling and WIC. Home has two bedrooms, loft, and 2.5 bathrooms. Loft could be an office or nursery area. All ceiling fans and custom blinds stay! Full unfinished basement is insulated and ready for finishing. The 2 car garage is heated and attached and home comes with 4 visitor parking spots by garage entrance! Yard is landscaped and beautiful in all four seasons with open views! All this and much more for only $139,900!

Don’t miss this one, call Deb Olson of Spring Realty Today! (815) 955-0428

MINOOKA DUPLEX – CUSTOM BUILT & ONE OF A KIND! Absolutely gorgeous unit featuring superb decor, main floor master w/WIC & luxury bath, huge loft w/full bath, fam rm w/vaulted ceilings, skylights & wood burning frpl! 3 spacious BRS, 3 full baths, stunning kitchen w/gleaming hardwood floors, tons of cabinets, counter space & all appliances, main floor laundry w/W&D, finished bsmt w/4th BR, rec room & bonus room, 3 car garage, more! $230s – Call Nancy Hibler at 815-263-5791 for more details or your private viewing!

Nancy Hibler Karges Realty 815-725-1700 815-263-5791

819 VIOLETTA AVE., JOLIET • Completely Remodeled 2-Story Home w/Full Basement!

• Huge Basement is Ready for Your Ideas!

• New Flooring & Drywall Throughout!

• Fantastic Covered Porch!

• Kitchen w/New Counter Tops, Birch Cabs & Tile Flooring!

• Large Concrete Patio Overlooking Fenced Yard!

• 3 Spacious Bedrooms w/Neutral Carpeting & Large Closets!

• Hurry! Price Just Slashed to $98,900!

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3 Bdrm everything is newer, windows, roof, HWH, flooring, eat in kitchen and bath updates.

Large covered patio in fenced back yard also features a large shed. Don’t miss this one! Move in condition. Regular sale, quick close possible! Great home! $68,500. Call Deb Olson @ 815-955-0428.

Be lucky & see this 1st! Remodeled ranch w/new furnace. New wood laminate flooring & freshly painted white trim. 3BR & 1BA – detached garage. Refrigerator & stove included in the eat-in kitchen. $111,900. Call Mark Meers today (815)347-7900. www.MarkMeers1.com

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 BUILDING SAFETY INSPECTOR/PLUMBING CITY OF JOLIET

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The City of Joliet is seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of Building Safety Inspector / Plumbing. Applicants must possess a thorough knowledge of all aspects of plumbing including plan review and inspecting new construction, additions/renovations of commercial and residential occupancies.

Successful candidates must have graduated high school or have a GED equivalent, with 5 years of experience in the installation, construction, or inspection of Plumbing; be an Illinois State Licensed Plumbing Inspector or obtain within 6 months of employment. Salary range $57,983 - $93,988.

Applications are available on the City's website: www.cityofjoliet.info or at the Human Resources Division 150 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60432.

Application deadline is February 9, 2015 or until position is filled.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EMPLOYER

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DRIVERS

CDL – Class A Shuttle & City Drivers

Clean MVR. Benefits after 90 days. Pay based on experience.

Start immediately.

Call 815-955-9078 Flexo Print, Mounting & Die Cutting (Rotary/Flatbed) Jobs Machine helpers, press assistants and more needed in Lemont, IL plant. 1st/2nd/3rd Shift. Must have previous experience in corrugated packaging/ display industry.

Please apply at: www.rrdonnelley.com

General contractor for Cable TV, Internet & Phone company seeking an individual to do commercial building and property surveys. Must be able to read a cable TV plant map, have some Cable TV background in construction and installation. Must have good people skills and must speak English clearly and fluently.

Interested please e-mail: ew@rs-services.com Buying? Selling?

Renting? Hiring?

To place an ad, call 877-264-2527

Professional

Drive the Best.

Drive Maverick.

Maverick Transportation, the largest glass carrier in the transportation industry, has several openings for Class A CDL holders at their customer site/facility in Ottawa, IL.

Dedicated Glass Drivers

50 mile radius of Ottawa, IL $.46-$.49 per mile Home weekends (some home time through the week possible) 21 yrs. old, Class A CDL required Students with Class A CDL and no experience welcome

2 Positions Open Shifts will rotate between 1st and 2nd shift. Mon-Fri. 10:30am-6:30pm Starting pay rate is $17.50/hr $500 Paid Orientation & $550 paid securement training Spot trailers in dock doors Load, secure & tarp glass loads on flatbed, step deck & double drop trailers Lifting up to 50lbs & climbing required Active Class A CDL License No experience required, but must have stable work history

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Candidates should apply online, complete a profile and submit a resume to:

https://performancemanager4.successfactors.com/career?company=LBI Electrical & Instrument Technician - Requisition Number 27904 Maintenance Technician - Requisition Number 27902 Operation Technician - Requisition Number 27901

Online applications must be submitted online by Friday, February 20, 2015 for consideration.

LyondellBasell is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Transportation

NOW HIRING!

Residential Drivers in Rockdale, IL! Requirements Over 21 Years Old Class A or B CDL 1+ Years Experience

HANDYMAN – PART TIME for Joliet rental property. Must have tools & vehicle. Daytime hours only. Call 815-726-2000

OFFICE MANAGER

PART TIME Self Storage - Confident, self starter.

Experience in sales, customer service or management. Stable work history & computer experience important. 25 hours/week including alternating Saturdays.

Located in Crest Hill.

Call 630-857-0924

Certified Medical Assistant Full & Part Time

(Crest Hill) Join a winning team! Excellent opportunity for a FT CMA*. General medical experience desirable. Dermatology, cosmetics and Mohs experience a plus. Will consider strong inexperienced candidates. Willingness to travel to all locations required. Generous compensation package including benefits.*Only certified or registered medical assistants will be considered.

Send resume to: Employment@pdskin.com

Maggie's Cleaning Service

Too Busy to keep your home as clean as you would like?

Free Estimates. 815-509-0316

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

CARRIERS

Looking for Carriers to deliver newspapers in the Illinois area.

Must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver's license, An insured reliable vehicle and willing to work early morning hours.

Interested parties should call 708-342-5649 or email GCReed@tribune.com

CAT “AVATOR”

Male, lost in the Ingalls Park area in Joliet. Black and white, has a white check mark above his nose.

LOST DOG

If a friend or neighbor has a new dog that looks like a Sheltie (similar to a small Collie), please ask about the dog-or call the number below so that we can check to be sure that the dog is not our lost Kallie. We are hoping that someone has found Kallie and does not know that the owners are so sad about her loss. A large reward is being offered for the return of this family pet.

Thank You Natalie 309-824-0107

REWARD!

815-388-4023

Competitive Pay, Great Benefits!

Call or apply online for immediate consideration!

1-877-220-5627

To apply, contact Maverick's Recruiting Dept at 800-289-1100 or visit us online at: www.drivemaverick.com

LyondellBasell is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies.

The company manufactures products at 58 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive components, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.

More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com

Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers have immediate openings in the Bolingbrook, IL. area.

Qualified applicants must have a good work history. Selected candidates must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check as a condition of employment. Exp. pref'd, but not nec. Excellent pay and benefits package offered.

Call Bill at 630-378-2071 or Apply online at: www.goodyearctsc.com/careers Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

Dock Position

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ROAD SERVICE TIRE TECHNICIAN

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PUBLIC WORKS

The Civil Service Commission of the City of Crest Hill is accepting applications for: FULL & PART-TIME PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE POSITIONS. Employment applications, job descriptions and detailed employment requirements may be obtained during business hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from the Crest Hill Clerk's Office, located at 1610 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill. Fully completed applications must be received by the City Clerk's office no later than 5:00 p.m. February 12, 2015.

Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicant must have/provide a copy of a valid State of Illinois driver's license, must possess high school diploma or GED equivalent, must be able to work independently, must be able to lift up to one hundred (100) pounds and work in confined spaces. The employee will perform other related work as required, some of which will be mechanical. The employee will operate heavy machinery of all types. The employee will operate hand and power tools of all types. The employee will complete tasks that include, but are not limited to, the following: dig trenches, water distribution system operations, potable water operations, wastewater treatment plant operations, wastewater collection system operations, laboratory testing, sampling, clean up rubble and debris, trim trees, mow lawns, remove snow, repair underground utility infrastructure, patch streets, pump maintenance, general mechanical maintenance and restoration of construction sites.

CAT “MURPHY”

MANUEL SALAZAR Saw your paintings in Pilsen in the 1990's. Would like to buy one. Please get in touch.

562-304-3621

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REWARD $300

Murphy is still missing. Please help us find him. He is a cute male neutered cat, six years old, has a crooked ear, honey beige color. Please call if you see him.

We Miss Him Terribly!

815-236-2233

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ENRICHMENT COORDINATOR JOLIET, IL

LOST SHELTIE KALLIE

Answers to Name Kallie Knows the word treats Scared will run, don't chase, please call 309-824-0107 REWARD

I'm Looking for my Family

Essington Place Senior Independent Living Community is currently pursuing an energetic, self-motivated, creative person to fill our Enrichment Coordinator position. Our community is a senior independent living setting. We offer staff-lead and leisure activities. The person should have 3-5 years of experience working as an activity leader. Computer skills are necessary. CDL is required within 30 days of hire. Training will be provided but basic knowledge is required. Great benefits and hours.

Please send resume Attn: Hiring Manager to: 901 Essington Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 or apply in person at same address.

You may also fax resume to 815-744-0459

FOUND in CARY, near Silver Lk & Crystal Lake roads, Dark Grey & White, call - 773-218-1961

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Front load, $100. Washing machines comes with dryer, but needs repair. 815-705-4138

KNUDSON AUCTION & APPRAISALS 815-725-6023 “Since 1947”

GE Gas Range – 30” Continuous cleaning oven, large oven w/ 3 racks, bottom drawer Cast Iron Bathroom Sinks warmer, excellent condition, off Pink Retro – 19” drop in, Like new, white color, Asking $240/OBO 815-725-4536 8a-10a or 8p-9p Must see to appreciate! $75 each.

Call Betty 815-436-6717

New Washing Machine

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AREA RUG AIR TOOLS Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puppies 1991 Caprice Wagon 7' x 10', gray w/ white pattern, Sanborn Manufacturing Co., (sheds little to no hair, good for in barn 20 years 64K miles indoor/outdoor, excellent condition, straightline dual piston file sander allergy suffers) Born 12/30/14, New brakes & lines $3200 obf used only 1 month indoors Parents from Champion Bloodlines, $15; air sand blaster, $10; 1979 Chevy Motor Home originally $199, selling for $100. pneumatic random orbital sander AKC registerible, 708-557-8237 22 Foot Good for Hunting & Fishing 815-274-2542 $10. 815-436-8689 runs good 26K miles $2200 obf

CURIO CABINET ~ CORNER Light wood, 6.5', $100.

779-225-0157 DINING ROOM TABLE

With 6 chairs, heavy duty wood,

very nice! $200/obo.

Large capacity Hotpoint wash815-705-4138 ing machine (org. $450) Woodlawn Memorial Park, Joliet Furniture for sale in Mazon $250 2 grave sites, lot #169B. Garden of All in great shape, couch/loveseat,

Call 815-735-8294

LADIES BOOTS Black Pink & Pepper brand, Size 11, purchased from Carson's, Like new, Retail $45, Asking $25 815-212-0634 Ladies Snap-On Ball Cap – Never worn, hot pink “bling”, adjustable Retails for $19.95, Asking $5.

Can Email picture 815-212-0634

Infant Baby Formula

6 cans of powder Enfamil Premium Formula, 12.5oz. $8 each. 815-436-5171

Refrigerator- Igloo.

33”h x 18”w. $50.

815-722-4381

6 Pins – Boyds Bears & Friends The Folkwear Collection All on original cards & still in original wrapper, $10 each.

815-729-0900 The Herald-News Classified It works.

the Good Shepard $5,190/both call Sharon - 303-829-0275

FREE 46” PROJECTION TV Sony with stand. Works Great!

Free - you pick up Call after 3pm, 815-254-3684 Toshiba Laptop, windows home basic system, Works, no internet connection. $100-$75/obo.

815-724-0312

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION

coffee/2 end tables, sofa table, entertainment center, queen bedroom set 815-530-1358

Glass Dining Room Table 3' x 5' w/ 6 beautiful upholstered fabric dining room chairs, excellent condition - Must Sell! $150/OBO 815-272-3494

815-685-1210 815-729-0833

and umbrella $60 779-225-0157

Vacuum – Hoover Windtunnel $20 815-942-0021

DON'T NEED IT? SELL IT FAST!

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, JOLIET ILLINOIS.

TCF National Bank, plaintiff, vs.

Unknown Heirs at Law and/or Devisees of Michael Racanelli; Illinois Housing Development Authority; Parker Ridge Homeowners Association; Michael Racanelli; Kristin LitJoliet, Newly Remodeled tlefield a/k/a Kristin Racanelli; Kari 2 bedroom, 1 bath, full basement. Racanelli; Unknown Owners and $895/mo + sec. 815-272-4383 Non Record Claimants, defendants.

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815-476-9198 ~ 815-768-9476 Michael Racanelli. That on December 18, 2014, an Order was entered by the Court naming Kenneth J. Donkel, 7220 West 194th Street, Jolietrentalunits.com , Big Suite 105, Tinley Park, IL 60487, Clean,Furnished, wood flrs, fridge, 815-806-9000, as the Special microwave, laundry, elevator, On Representative of the Decedent(s) bus line. $105/wk. $455/mo under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death 815-726-2000 of a Party). The cause of action is for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage upon the premises commonly known as 16724 Parker Ridge Drive, Lockport, IL 60441.

with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284).

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned on behalf of herself and Bella Victoria Plascencia, shall appear in the Will County Court Annex Building, 57 N. Ottawa, Joliet, Illinois, 60432 courtroom 236 at 9 a.m. on the 5 day of March, 2015 before the judge assigned to hear Attorney for Executor: said matter, and then there present /s/ Kevin J. Barry a petition requesting the names of Bella Victoria Plascencia be (Published in the Herald-News changed to Bella Victoria WydraFebruary 1, 8, 15, 2015. Plascencia.

HN1661) /s/ Bobbi Wydra

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT

Date & Place of Death: September 18, 2014 Bolingbrook, Illinois CASE NO. 14 P 848

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Notice is hereby given of the death of Patricia A. Rubel who died on 09/18/14, a resident of Homer Glen Illinois.

The Representative for the estate is: Kathi L. Rubel-Butler, 44 West Logan Street, Lemont, IL 60439 The Attorney for the estate is: Kevin J. Barry, 3551 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60655 Claims against the estate may be filed on or before August 2, 2015. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 or

Notice is hereby given that the testing of the in-precinct tabulation optical scan technology equipment for the February 24, 2015 Consolidated Primary Election, required by Section 24B-9 of the Illinois Election Code will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the Will County Office Building, Election Services Department, Lower Level, 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois, as prescribed by the Illinois Election Code. This test is open to representatives of the political parties, the press and the public.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. RUBEL (“DECEDENT”) 15624 Marian Drive, #110 Homer Glen, Illinois 60491

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names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), Is/are as follows: Lisa L. Bergman IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 12050 Rambling Rd hereunto set my hand and Official Homer Glen, IL 60491 Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 22nd day of January, 2015.

Larry E. Bergman 12050 Rambling Rd Nancy Schultz Voots Homer Glen, IL 60491 Will County Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have (Published in the Herald-News hereunto set my hand and Official Certificate #29690 was filed in January 25, February 1, 8, 2015. Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, the office of the County Clerk of Will HN1637) this 5th day of January, 2015.

County on January 22, 2015 wherein the business firm of Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE Hill Road Moto Sports (Published in the Herald-News Located at 109 Dante Ct., ShoreCertificate #29633 was filed in January 18, 25, February 1, wood, IL 60404 was registered; the office of the County Clerk of Will 2015. HN1611) that the true or real name or names County on January 5, 2015 of the person or persons owning wherein the business firm of Buying? Selling? the business, with their respective Renting? Hiring? post office address(es), Is/are as St. Augustine Academy Press To place an ad, follows: call 877-264-2527 Scott M. Hill Located at 12050 Rambling Rd, 109 Dante Ct. Unit S Homer Glen, IL 60491 was regisThe Herald-News tered; that the true or real name or Shorewood, IL 60404 Classified

COURT OF WILL COUNTY Nancy Schultz Voots, County Clerk IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO CHANGE THE NAME(S) Bella (Published in the Herald-News Jan- The County of Will Victoria Plascencia TO Bella Victo- uary 18, 25, February 1, 2015.

(Published in the Herald-News HN1607) ria Wydra-Plascencia February 1, 2015. HN1649) CASE NO: 15 MR 113 NOTICE

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