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fsarver@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – A high school teacher complained to Plainfield School District 202 board members she didn’t appreciate them “playing with my life” after they brought back a suspended student who allegedly threatened her online.

At Monday’s board meeting, Nickey Walker, a Plainfield Central High School physics teacher, demanded school officials keep her and others at the school more safe. Walker said she was subject to threats a student had made on social media to stab her.

That student had been suspended but was reinstated after a 10-day period and a 4-3 approval from the board on Feb. 9.

Walker said board members did not follow recommendations from her buildings’ administration to place the student elsewhere.

“I do not appreciate the board of education playing with my life,” Walker said.

“I feel an intense obligation to protect my students. Our society is filled with examples of innocent people who have been shot

in malls, theaters and schools, and I do not take lightly the threat that was made on my life or see it as a laughing matter – that it was just a teenage mistake.”

Walker’s comments were met with applause from dozens of teachers sitting behind her at the meeting. The Association of Plainfield Teachers encouraged teachers to come to the meeting.

Board President Roger Bonuchi insisted before and after Walker’s comments that school officials make sure the safety of students and staff is always top priority.

“We don’t take any of this lightly by any means,” Bonuchi said. “And you’re calling it a joke? I find that offensive… a joke?

You got to be kidding me. How ridiculous is that?”

Before Walker’s comments, he said the police did not choose to charge the student who threatened Walker and a judge had denied an emergency order of protection that was requested.

Bonuchi has said the board’s decision to reinstate the student was not an easy decision. He said before Walker’s comments that the 4-3 vote was “very unusual,” for

student discipline matters and indicated how divided the board was.

“Much like our legal system, any disciplinary action may at times not be at the level of satisfaction of all, but it would never be administered to place a student or staff in harm’s way,” he said.

Walker said her life had been threatened twice at the Plainfield school district and in each instance she was forced to file a court order of protection.

Bonuchi said the board, having read the disciplinary hearing on the matter, rejected the statements she made.

“We will continue to investigate this situation and we [question] most of what you just said to this group. I want to point out the two times you’re saying your life was threatened was not the same student,” he said.

Dawn Bullock, Association of Plainfield Teachers president, said she was “not crazy” about the way Bonuchi made Walker’s statements sound like they were not factual.

“Sometimes it’s better to not respond at all. … Sometimes it’s best to just listen to the comments,” Bullock said.

Plainfield holding off on all new hires, pending Rauner’s budget

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – An updated draft has next year’s Village of Plainfield budget balanced at $47.9 million.

But uncertainty looms pending state negotiations over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed slash of income tax revenue to municipalities.

As a result, despite the need for a full-time development and planning position and two new police officers as outlined in a staff report, Administrator Brian Murphy said the village is holding off on all new hires until there is a clearer picture coming out of Springfield.

“The state won’t set their budget until after our budget is actually due to be voted upon,” Murphy said at a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday. “So we won’t know exactly where we fall on that. However, we feel very confident in the projections that we’ve made.”

Those projections include a 20 percent decrease in the vil-

lage’s income tax revenue.

Rauner proposed a 50 percent cut in municipalities’ income tax revenue during his State of the Budget address last week. Along with several other measures, he said the revenue would go toward fixing the state’s budget woes.

If that 50 percent cut stands, the village could lose $1.8 million in revenue next year.

Mayor Michael Collins said the village will need to take a hard look at the fiscal 2016 budget and see if additional cuts in services need to be made.

Murphy said he and Trustee Paul Fay to met with several state legislators who gave village officials a sense the cuts may not be as severe as 50 percent after all the dust is settled in Springfield.

“Where Gov. Rauner is with this budget process is not that dissimilar to the playbook in Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan,” Murphy said, alluding to similar cost-cutting policies enacted in other states. “So we can fully anticipate a reduction

in [income tax]. ... It’s usually a foreboding message.”

Murphy said the budget can be changed to accommodate any news coming out of the state legislature.

BUDGET DETAILS The general fund budget of $22.5 million includes the 20 percent decrease in income tax revenue. However, total general fund revenues are increasing about 2 percent to $9.5 million because of a projected $47,528 increase in sales tax, $25,000 in building permits and $130,000 in refuse collection fee revenues.

Property tax revenue is expected to decrease by $240,002 because of the village freezing its tax levy rate.

The water and sewer fund budget is increasing by 7.1 percent to $16.2 million, primarily because of more water usage revenue. The capital improvement fund expenses are decreasing from $6.3 million this year to $6 million.

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ON THE COVER Sam Knight rides Monday a Pace West Joliet Call-n-Ride bus to work at the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living in Joliet. Knight, who has cerebral palsy and cannot drive, uses public transportation to get to work and run errands. See story on page 3.

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Community organizers, local officials ready for budget battle in Springfield

By LAUREN LEONE-CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com

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OLIET – As a community organizer for the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, Sam Knight has made it his life’s work to fight and improve services for people with disabilities – including himself.

That’s why the 45-yearold Crest Hill resident with cerebral palsy is bracing for a “marathon” of a fight in Springfield over the coming months as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and a Democratic-controlled Legislature craft the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The only spending plan on the table right now is the one Rauner presented last week – one rife with deep budget cuts in several areas of state government, including a $127 million reduction to public transit.

That accounts for about 4.4 percent of the Regional Transportation Authority’s $2.9 billion operating budget, according to a budget summary sheet from the governor’s office. The RTA distributes state aid to its three arms: Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority.

On Knight’s radar is a proposed $8.5 million reduction to services for riders with disabilities.

“It’s scary, but it’s also exciting. We need to become educated and do something about this together. We can’t wait until the 11th hour to start fighting this,” Knight said minutes before stepping onto a Pace bus early Monday morning that takes him to work at the Center for Independent Living on Jefferson Street in Joliet.

“We have to start fighting today to prepare for what’s coming,” he added. “It’s going to be a long fight.”

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Sam Knight departs a Pace West Joliet Call-n-Ride bus after arriving for work Monday at the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living in Joliet.

Knight, who has cerebral palsy and cannot drive, uses public transportation to get to work and run errands.

Knight puts on his coat as he prepares Monday to catch a Pace West bus. six-county region, including Will County – has an annual budget of $172.2 million. The transit agency would lose $8.5 million – or a nearly 5 percent cut – under Rauner’s spending plan.

Such budget cuts are potential threats to transit services in Will County – including Pace’s Call-n-Ride service, which Knight uses daily to get to and from work.

The suburban bus agen-

cy’s Call-n-Ride service – although confined in western Joliet by Plainfield Road and Larkin Avenue to the north and east, and Jefferson Street and Interstate 55 to the south and west – can connect riders with main routes and drop people off at destinations within those boundaries, Knight said.

The fare is $1.75 oneway. The reservation-based, shared-ride service is for people with and without disabilities, he said. Other services for people with disabilities include Pace’s paratransit program, which requires eligible riders to reserve rides at least a day in advance.

Pace spokesman Patrick Wilmot said agency officials have “not yet had the time to fully analyze how the pro-

posed cuts to transit funding could impact” the budget, but noted the agency is “very concerned about the scale of [Rauner’s] proposal.”

“At this point, we can’t rule out any budget solution relative to service levels, fares or our employees,” Wilmot said in an email. “With that said, we have to remain aware that this is the beginning of the state’s budget process and we’ll be working with Governor Rauner’s office and the General Assembly.’’

‘A long battle’

In 2014, Pace’s paratransit ridership totaled more than 4 million individual rides throughout its six-county region, according to Pace data.

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Elwood officials question motive behind request to reopen crossing

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com

ELWOOD – Village officials are questioning the timing of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s change in position and recent request to reopen a controversial railroad crossing in Elwood.

“This about-face by IDOT is extremely troubling and suspicious given the timing,” Elwood Police Chief Fred Hayes said Monday in a news release from the village.

IDOT officials joined CenterPoint Properties earlier this month by filing requests to the Illinois Commerce Commission to reopen the crossing and to hold additional hearings on the matter.

Both filed separate requests a day before the Feb. 14 deadline to do so.

The developments come less than a month after the ICC – which governs the state’s railways – ordered the Walter Strawn Drive railroad crossing be shut down amid safety concerns. Village officials argued Monday that IDOT’s application is “directly contradicted by” IDOT’s earlier concurrence with the ICC’s order.

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Elwood police officers direct traffic as crews work Jan. 28 to close off access to the railroad crossing at Walter Strawn Drive along Illinois 53 in Elwood. An Illinois Commerce Commission hearing is set for Tuesday in Chicago after the Illinois Department of Transportation reversed its opinion as to whether the road should be closed.

Village officials also said the applications filed by CenterPoint and IDOT are “remarkably similar.”

CenterPoint attorney Michael Scotti said Monday that the Oak Brook-based developer had “no influence” whatso-

ever on the state agency’s decision to reverse its position.

“Elwood [is trying to frame this] as though big government is helping out big business.

That just didn’t happen in this case, at least not through CenterPoint,” Scotti said.

An IDOT regional engineer filed a letter with the ICC in late December, urging the administrative law judge to reconsider alternatives to the closure.

Guy Tridgell, a spokesman for IDOT, said the agency

takes the matter seriously.

“We look forward to having our concerns addressed while working with all impacted parties and local stakeholders on long-term solutions that maintain our commitment to safety and preserves economic growth in an important part of the state,” he said in an emailed statement.

Thousands of trucks have used the 1.7-mile stretch of road just west of Illinois Route 53 daily to reach the BNSF intermodal in Elwood or the Union Pacific intermodal in Joliet. But that route now is blocked.

An ICC hearing is set for Tuesday in Chicago.

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

Part of the problem at the crossing stems from the increase in truck traffic, which has exceeded initial projections from when the crossing project was first discussed in 2001.

The crossing opened in 2004.

Local schools close to using up five emergency days Cold weather still milder than last year

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – Although Will County hasn’t experienced record sub-zero weather this winter as compared with last, many area schools have taken up just as many emergency weather days.

With the exception of the Lincoln-Way and Joliet Township high school districts, other schools in Joliet and Plainfield

this winter have used, as of Monday, four weather-related emergency days.

Up to five emergency days are built into school calendars so students do not miss class time by the end of the school year.

Last year, the cold weather was bad enough to cause many school districts to take four snow days by the end of January.

“It’s been a strange couple of years in terms of the weather and we just try to keep plugging along,” said Tom Hernandez, Plainfield School District 202 spokesman.

Plainfield schools, which includes elementary, middle and high schools, have used four emergency days for snow and cold weather conditions so far this winter. Last year, the same amount was used.

Hernandez said the closings for cold weather occurred because the schools have students who either walk to school or wait for buses.

“When we have wind chills of [minus 30 or minus 20] degrees, that can be very dangerous in a short amount of time,” he said.

The schools have about 8,000

students who walk to school and about 20,000 who are bused, he said.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 also has issued four emergency closings this year, the same as last year. Several were for cold weather, while one was for intense snow conditions after the Super Bowl weekend.

“I think close to 70 percent of our students are bused to school. We didn’t want kids outside waiting for the school bus,” said Sandy Zalewski, District 86 spokeswoman.

Joliet Township High School District 204 has had three clo-

sures this year and used four emergency days last year.

Of the largest school districts in Will County, Lincoln-Way High School District 210 has only used one emergency day for snow conditions this winter.

Last year, the school district used four days, said Stacy Holland, Lincoln-Way spokeswoman. “[Superintendent Scott Tingley] judges them one at a time,” Holland said about emergency closings. “This year, we had that overwhelming snow. I think it was record snow for the Chicago area.”

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Joliet Chamber expo coming to Joliet mall

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry Expo this weekend might be a sign of a rebounding economy.

The number of exhibitors is up 20 percent from Expo 2014.

“We’re pretty stoked,” Executive Vice President Mary Jaworski said Monday.

Seventy-five exhibitors will be at Louis Joliet Mall from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. That will take up nearly all of the space available to the chamber for the expo.

Jaworski said the number of exhibitors is up because businesses are doing better.

The expo is getting back to pre-recession levels, she said.

“When the recession hit, this (expo) got hit, too,” she said. “We’re bringing back entertainment. We’re back to where we were 15 years ago

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Joliet Policeman Marcus Mitchell demonstrates the department’s vehicles at the 2010 Joliet Chamber Expo at Louis Joliet Mall. This year’s expo is Friday and Saturday. when it was at its height.”

The American Legion Band will perform Friday evening at the expo.

Bands from the Troy, Joliet, Elwood and Rockdale school districts will perform

throughout the two-day expo.

A children’s dance academy also will perform. The Joliet Police Department will do fingerprinting for children and meet with the public.

Sponsors include NRG and Silver Cross Hospital.

Exhibitors will range from local businesses, including Milano’s Baker, to the Joliet Park District and Joliet Slammers.

The expo has been at the Louis Joliet Mall for years, offering exhibitors exposure to mall customers who might otherwise not come to an expo. At one time, it was a three-day expo that stretched into Sunday.

Jaworski said the chamber tried to be more accommodating to exhibitors this year, allowing them to exhibit for one day instead of both days.

“We really worked hard on how we could get businesses participating, but on their own terms,” she said.

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Defense cross-examines second victim Martinez denied putting Gonzalez’s handgun in the laundry room next to the garage, but acknowledged it was unlikely the dead man’s wife or young daughter had done so, either.

Grasia Gonzalez testified last week that she hid in the house with her Erik daughter and Hernandez called 911 after the shooting. She said she did not know when or how the gun got to where police found it. Martinez was only able to recall hearing the shot that killed Gonzalez and the one that wounded him.

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Ross A. Crampton, 29, was taken to the hospital for a psychological evaluation after a standoff in Manhattan, according to New Lenox Police Chief Bob Sterba.

Manhattan Police Chief Joseph Wazny said police were called at 11:41 p.m. Saturday to a residence in the 400 block of Second Street, where a man had barricaded himself inside.

The incident ended about 4:30 a.m. when the subject agreed to come out and go to the hospital,

Wazny said.

“This was considered a mental health issue and there are currently no criminal charges,” Wazny said Monday morning.

“But based on what happened in New Lenox, our investigation will remain Ross A. open.”

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According to reports, Crampton was arrested by New Lenox police on a charge of driving under the influence in April 2007.

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Martinez picked Hernandez out of a photo lineup two days after the shooting and again in a live lineup later that week.

Bretz said police reports show Martinez first told detectives his attacker was a bald Hispanic man.

“You never described your assailant to the police before identifying Erik in the photo lineup as African-American or part black?” Bretz asked Martinez on Monday.

“I did not,” Martinez said.

Martinez also acknowledged doing research on Hernandez when he “got the name,” but said he hadn’t done so until after he’d been shown the photos.

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Monday afternoon that additional shell casings and bullet fragments were found in the garage.

During opening arguments, the defense argued there was no physical evidence to show Hernandez ever was at Gonzalez’s house.

While Grasia Gonzalez was on the phone with 911, Martinez has said “[a man’s] friends” were responsible, according to the recording.

Martinez, when he was on the stand Friday answering questions from the prosecution, testified he gave that name in error while thinking of the man Gonzalez told him was coming over a few minutes before the shooting.

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JOLIET – The man who survived a shooting in his friend’s garage said Monday he believes the ambush was the result of a drug deal gone bad.

But Ricardo Martinez, 42, denied he was involved in the transaction March 19, 2012, in the 2500 block of Hacker Drive in unincorporated Crest Hill that left Juan A. Gonzalez dead.

Erik Hernandez, the man Martinez identified as his attacker from police lineups, is on trial for murder and attempted murder.

Martinez said Hernandez, 32, and another man he was unable to see clearly, came through the open garage door

and held him and Gonzalez at gunpoint. After the intruders shouted “Give it up,” and Hernandez took Martinez’s cellphone, both men were shot, according to testimony heard last week.

“I don’t think somebody shot me over a phone,” Martinez told Chuck Bretz, the defense attorney for Hernandez.

“This whole thing was about a drug deal?” Bretz asked.

“I would guess,” Martinez said.

Bretz asked Martinez if he’d spoken on the phone with Gonzalez’s father a few weeks after the shooting and said they were “out $28,000 for the kilo that was taken.”

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A view on Feb. 15, 2012, of the former Nowell Park site in Joliet. The Joliet Historic Preservation Commission plans to tour the building Wednesday.

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The Nowell Park Pool was closed years ago. In past decades, Nowell Park was the city’s East Side pool, while Inwood Pool was on the West

Side.

The Inwood Park pool also was closed. But the park district later built the Inwood Recreation Center, which has an indoor swimming pool.

Egizio said a number of improvements have been made at Nowell Park in recent years, including a new playground and revamped tennis courts.

But a pool is not in the plans for Nowell Park.

The pool building was used for showers and changing rooms back in the day when the pool was open. The pool has since been filled in.

Carlson said the commission may consider whether to nominate both the pool building and an outdoor pavilion to be designated as historical structures. If so, the designation would have to be approved by the City Council.

“This is a fact-finding meeing,” he said. “It would be nice to find out what their [the park district’s] plans are.”

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100 block of Hopi Court in Bourbonnais, was arrested by Frankfort police Wednesday on a charge of theft.

• David Libby, 49, of the 24100 block of West Joseph Avenue in Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police Wednesday on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

• Earl E. Allen, 28, of the 7100 block • Jami A. Fantasia, 26, of the 0 to of South East End Avenue in Chicago, 100 block of West 26th Street in Chiwas arrested by the Metropolitan cago Heights, was arrested by Steger Area Narcotics Squad on Wednesday police Thursday on charges of drug on charges of drug possession and possession, possession of drug parmarijuana possession. aphernalia, driving with a suspended • Lee E. Barefield, 21, of the 500 license and driving without insurance. block of Pasadena Avenue in Crest • Romero R. Graham, 25, of the Hill, was arrested by Joliet police 100 block of Birch Street in Park Wednesday on charges of obstruct- Forest, was arrested by Will County ing justice and domestic battery.

Sheriff’s police Thursday on a • Alexander D. Benes, 24, of the charge of domestic battery.

14700 block of South Cricketwood • Eddie W. Jackson, 47, of the Drive in Homer Glen, was arrested 8100 block of South Woodlawn

by Joliet police Wednesday on a Avenue in Chicago, was arrested charge of forgery.

by Tinley Park police Thursday on • Carl E. Cawthon, 25, of the 400 charges of burglary and shoplifting. block of Fox Burrow Trail in Boling• Eric D. Lurry, 32, of the 2200 block brook, was arrested by Romeoville of Cottonwood Road in Joliet, was police Wednesday on charges of arrested by Elwood police Thursday on delivery of marijuana, marijuana charges of delivery of drugs, drug pospossession, possession of drug par- session and driving without insurance.

• Dominique L. McNeal, 29, of aphernalia, unauthorized possesthe 100 block of Stevens Avenue in sion of a firearm and unauthorized possession of ammunition.

Joliet, was arrested by state police • Shaquita Coleman, 29, of the Thursday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of 1400 block of Solfisburg Avenue in Aurora, was arrested by Joliet police alcohol, driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance Wednesday on a charge of forgery.

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JOLIET – The Joliet Historic Preservation Commission goes on the road Wednesday when it meets for a tour of Nowell Park.

The commission wants to check out the old Nowell Park pool building in case the Joliet Park District plans to destroy it for new development, Commission member Hal Carlson said.

“The whole purpose of the meeting is to see what the building is like and what it’s like inside,” Carlson said. “If it’s a significant building, it could be worth saving. We’re just not sure what the park district wants to do.”

Neither is the park district,

said Executive Director Dominic Egizio.

The park district is considering building an East Side recreation building with a “fitness component” that very well could go in Nowell Park.

The Nowell Park facility was included among projects to be funded in a $19.5 million bond referendum that was approved by voters in November.

“It makes sense that it would go there,” Egizio said.

“And, if it does, that [pool] building would come down.”

Egizio said park officials will show the building to the commission. But he was not aware of any historical significance to the structure.

The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the park, which is at Mills Road and Illinois Route

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Landowners group appeals state decision for Clean Line project

By CHRISTINA CHAPMAN-VAN YPEREN cchapman@shawmedia.com OTTAWA – A group representing landowners affected by the proposed Rock Island Clean Line project in Illinois has appealed an Illinois Commerce Commission decision approving the project.

The Illinois Landowners Alliance filed Feb. 17 an appeal in the Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa asking for a review of the ICC’s November decision allowing Rock Island Clean Line to construct and operate an electric transmission line and of its January denial of requests for rehearing, according to the petition.

“Too many aspects of the ICC’s final order put landowner rights, livelihoods and investments at risk,” Curt Jacobs, an alliance board member, said in a news release from Block RICL. “Whatever the outcome of RICL, it will set case law and precedent for future private companies hoping to grab rights to our private property.”

The project involves channeling 3,500 megawatts of wind energy from Iowa to Illinois through a series of aboveground transmission lines.

RICL has proposed constructing a $300 million converter station in Grundy County.

The station would be the end point for a 500-mile direct current energy transmission line where the energy could be converted into alternate current electricity and injected into the power grid, servicing power throughout the Midwest and to the East Coast.

Before reaching the station, the transmission line would cut through numerous Illinois and Iowa farms, including some within Grundy County.

“What has been filed in court is really procedural at this time and we don’t know the details of the appeal,” Amy Kurt of RICL said Monday afternoon. “We will continue to monitor it.”

“The ICC did a thorough review of the case over a two-

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“We are very pleased and encouraged with the ICC’s unanimous approval of the project.”

ComEd also has appealed to a decision.

“ComEd certainly does not oppose renewable energy or merchant transmission projects, however, as ComEd pointed out throughout the ICC proceeding, RICL has not provided enough information about the specific project right now to, among other things, whether RICL actually will build the project,” ComEd spokeswoman Elizabeth Keating said in a statement.

“Until important economic and operating uncertainties are resolved and protections against excessive customer costs are strengthened, approval is premature and potentially poses a risk to customers. It may well be that this project makes a lot of sense – we just don’t believe that RICL has provided sufficient information and protections to justify approval at this early date,” the statement continued.

The ILA represents more than half the landowners affected by the Illinois portion of the project, according to the news release. It states RICL’s routing for the project is based on a “flawed study” and that the ICC failed to consult with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in making its decision.

In addition, it contends RICL failed to prove the project is necessary or that it is capable of financing the construction, according to the news release.

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able to do for paratransit to critics who say the govriders in giving them a safe ernor’s proposed cuts affect Continued from page 3 mode of transportation. He’s the most vulnerable citizens throwing the baby out with and that Rauner is “out of the bathwater.” touch” with everyday people, In the same year in Will The already-limited paraa spokeswoman for the County, paratransit ridership transit service in Will County governor’s office said “years totaled just 21,134 individual of financial recklessness and rides – a relatively small num- is exactly why Knight is so worked up over Rauner’s mismanagement forced Gov. ber compared to the overall proposed budget cuts.

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ence St. Joseph Medical Center as well as Deacon Marco and everyone at Joliet Area Community Hospice for the wonderful care and comfort provided Bill and his family.

Funeral Services for William E. Conroy will be Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 9:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St. Jude Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Memorials in his name to Joliet Area Community Hospice or the Cancer Research Hospital for Children would be appreciated.

Visitation Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

For more information: (815) 7415500 or visit his Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

Baptist Church, 1404 S. Briggs St., Joliet IL. Service at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Edward Martin Jr., officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. Minor-Morris Funeral Home, 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

SANDRA M. HUMMEL

Lavazza; four daughters, Karen (Robert Quinlan) Lavazza, Cynthia (Daniel) Freddie W. Banks (nee Wells), age Sandra Marie Hummel, age 60, of Muir, Mary (the late Peter) Pierce, and Elizabeth (Obediah) Elliott; a foster 98, of Braidwood, IL formerly of SaRomeoville, IL. Beloved mother of vannah, GA, passed away Saturday, Alana (Wayne) Vermeulen, Amanda child, Robert Tidwell; 25 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; one brother, February 21, 2015, at Silver Cross Borders, Edward Borders and RobThomas McDonald. Numerous nieces Hospital in New Lenox, IL. ert Borders; devoted grandmother and nephews also survive.

Arrangements by R.W. Patterson of Alyssa Vermeulen; cherished Preceded in death by her husband, Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory. daughter of Robert D. (Patricia) Julie Robert Lavazza; parents, Thomas 815-458-2336, www.rwpattersonHummel and Anne M. Hummel; fond IVY LOU FISCHER and Louise McDonald; one daughfuneralhomes.com sister of Linda (Kenneth) Porter, Born: May 12, 1930 Patricia Hummel, Theresa Hummel, ter, Donna Wood; one grandson, Died: Feb. 1, 2015 Diana (Kenneth) Oboikovitz, Robert Joshua Lavazza; one great-grandson, Jr. (Cricket) Hummel, Daniel (Bess) Raymond Lavazza; and one brother, Ivy Lou Fischer, 84, of Naples, FL, WILLIAM E. CONROY formerly of New Lenox, IL died peace- Hummel, Melody Hummel, Michael Edward Snider.

Betty was born and raised in Joliet, fully in her sleep on February 1, 2015. Hummel and Steven (Trisha) Garcia; William “Bill” IL. She married, Julie Lavazza on Born May 12, 1930, in Toledo, Ohio, many nieces and nephews.

E. Conroy, age February 19, 1949. Betty was a devout Funeral services Thursday, she was predeceased by her husband, 81, passed away Catholic, a member of the Cathedral of February 26, 2015, 9:30 a.m. from Robert Fischer, Sr.; and infant son, peacefully with St. Raymond for 50 years and a memthe Anderson Memorial Chapel Vernon; and by her parents, Leo and family by his side ber of Christian Family Movement.

Ethel (Hall) Griswold of Toledo, Ohio. 606 Townhall Dr. Romeoville, IL to Sunday, February She had a P.H.D. in Special Education, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Ivy Lou was a Social Worker at 22, 2015, at the taught at Wilmington High School and Church, Romeoville, IL for Mass Silver Cross Hospital for 10 years.

She Joliet Area Commuretired from WILCO Special Education and her husband Bob loved the Florida of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m., nity Hospice. visitation Wednesday, February 25, Co-op. Betty’s passions included art, sun and relocated there from New Survived by his loving and 2015, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the music and education. She loved to Lenox in 1986. devoted wife of 43½ years, Dolores funeral home. Cremation Rites to be travel and opened her heart to everyIvy Lou is survived by her sons, (nee Batalon); he leaves to cherish one. Betty was actively involved in the Robert Jr. (Susan) of Frankfort, IL and accorded. his memory one son, Raymond lives of her children, grandchildren and www.AndersonMemorialHomes.

Scott (Doyce) of Naples, FL; grandchil(Annie) of Moreland City, N.C.; and great-grandchildren. com dren, Jeremy (Katie), Hannah, Dustin, one daughter, Lynette (Gregg) The family would like to offer a speAdam (Peyton), Alan; and step-grandWilson of Rockford. Bill will be cial thank you to Vitas Hospice for the son, Brandon. remembered as a loving grandfawonderful comfort provided to Betty.

The family will be conducting a prither and great-grandfather. His five A celebration of Elizabeth’s life will vate Memorial Service at a later date. grandchildren, Steven (Denise), begin on Thursday, February 26, 2015, DOROTHY M. David (Andrea), Raymond Jr. “Eddy” with prayers in the funeral home (Tabitha), Timothy (Regina) Conroy COTTRELL-FORTNER chapel at 9:20 a.m. then driving in proand Leslie (Jason) Mann and eleven PEDRO J. FOURNIER SR. cession to the Church of St. Anthony great-grandchildren, all brought COREY S. JOHNSON Dorothy M. Cotin Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial him much joy. Bill’s entire family trell-Fortner, age 77, Pedro J. Fournier Sr., to be held at 10:00 a.m. Interment meant the world to him. He is also Corey Scott Johnson, 18, of at rest Wednesday, age 84, of Romeoville, to follow at Resurrection Cemetery survived by two sisters, Patricia Morris, passed away at home on February 18, 2015, IL, passed away in Romeoville. Visitation will be on (late Donald) Conroy and Sharon Saturday, February 21, 2015. at Silver Cross February 22, 2015.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at (Leonard) Ciarlette; two brothers, Arrangements are pending with Hospital in New Beloved husband Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Gene (Eileen) Conroy of Spring ValU.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home.

Lenox, IL. of the late Juanita Road, Joliet, IL from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. ley, IL and James (Marilyn) Conroy Born in Grenada, Mississippi to Fournier; loving father of Socorrito Obituary and tribute wall for of Avon Park, FL; and numerous the late David and Susie Stokes, Sr. “Cookie” (James) Doran, Edward (JoanElizabeth J. Lavazza at www.tezaknephews and nieces.

She was a lifelong resident in Joliet, ie) Fournier, Carlos (Judy) Fournier, funeralhome.com or for information, ELIZABETH LAVAZZA Preceded in death by his first wife, Illinois and was employed by Cater- Maria (Lee) Allison and the late Pedro 815-722-0524.

Grace (nee White) Conroy; his par- pillar Tractor Company and retired (Kathy) Fournier Jr.; devoted grandfaArrangements entrusted to: Elizabeth “Betty” Lavazza (Snidents, Helen and James Conroy; and after many years of service. ther of Stephanie, Julie (Matt), Kevin, er-McDonald), age 86, passed away one sister, Georgia (late Richard) Dorothy was a very loving daugh- Laura, Curtis, Elizabeth, Gregory, Kyle peacefully on Saturday, February 21, Scheidt. ter, wife, mother, grandmother, and James (Amber); and great grand2015, with her loving family by her Bill attended Joliet Catholic High great grandmother and friend. She father of four; fond brother of Francisco side.

School. He was a member of the was well known for her kindness, Fournier and the late Eduardo (Elsa) Elizabeth is survived by her three Joliet Moose Lodge and longtime caring and nurturing personality to Fournier and Ralph (Rosa) Fournier; sons, Raymond (the late Linda), member of Union Local #75. He was everyone she knew. many nieces and nephews.

Ronald (Annie) and Richard (Lena) • Continued on page 15 employed by Local #75 from 1954 She is survived by her children, Pedro was Korean War Marine Corps until his retirement in 1995.

Deborah Cottrell, Wesley (Maria) Veteran and was a retired janitor for One of his favorite pastimes was Cottrell and Jacquenette Cottrell; Romeoville School District 365-U. washing and waxing his cars. He grandchildren, Robert Lee, Kyla Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, also enjoyed spending his time out- Duckworth, Bianca Ellis and ChrisFebruary 25, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at St. doors and took pride caring for his tian Cottrell. She is also survived Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, yard. Bill also found great pleasure by four great grandchildren, nine Romeoville, IL. Interment Abraham when he was able to help someone brothers and sisters and numerous Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. Anderson Brown “Junior” in need. He looked forward to his www.AndersonMemorialHomes. family members and friends.

11-28-72 - 2-24-09 daily routine of coffee at McDonVisitation will be held Wednesday, com When a loved one becomes a memory ald’s with his buddies, including his February 25, 2015, from 5:00 to that memory becomes a treasure. best friend, John Knorr.

7:00 p.m. at the funeral home and Love Mom & Sis The Conroys will always rememThursday, February 26, 2015, 10:00 ber the staff and physicians at Pres- to 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Missionary adno=0310410 adno=0310410

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Born: April 8, 1930 Died: Feb. 20, 2015

Frances I. Martin (nee Singleton),

ALLISON ANN REEVES

Born: Sept. 26, 1960; in Joliet, IL Died: Feb. 22, 2015; in Bonita Springs, FL

Lenore M. Mueller, nee Zaleski, age 87 passed away at her resi-

Allison Ann Reeves, 54, of Darien, IL passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Joanne’s House at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL. She enjoyed winter residency as a “snow bird” in Bonita Springs over the past 20 years. Allison was born September 26, 1960, in Joliet, IL a daughter of Howard E. and Colleen A. (Murphy) Reeves.

After graduating from St. Francis Academy, now Joliet Catholic Academy, in Joliet, IL, Allison earned her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Allison earned the distinction of P.E. most recently working at Omega and Associates as Resident Engineer. Previously, she worked at Plote Construction Company as Quality Control Manager. She consulted on many prestigious road and bridge

“American Horror Story,” says Woolf has died.

The actor died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Cen-

ter in Los Angeles, publicist Zack Teperman said. The 4-foot-4 actor was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by

LENORE M. MUELLER

How to submit Send information to obits@ TheHerald-News.com or call 815-526-4438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at TheHerald-News. com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. construction projects including the “Mile Long Bridge” on interstate I-294 and the I-355 South Extension spanning Des Plaines River Valley Bridge. As a female in construction she earned industry recognition and provided opportunities to many through her initiatives in diversity hiring.

Candidates she hired into the Earned Credit Program obtained on the job training and often excelled at careers overcoming barriers to entry in construction careers. As an avid golfer she was a member of Spring Run Golf Club in Bonita Springs, FL. Survivors include her loving parents, Howard E. and Colleen A. Reeves of Bonita Springs, FL; sister, Stephanie Reeves McCollom of Indian Head Park, IL; brother, Kirk (Beverly) Reeves of Joliet, IL; and nieces and nephews, Rourke, Colleen, John “Jack,” Blair, Lauren, and Lucas.

A celebration of Allison’s life will follow in May. Online condolences may be offered by visiting www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com.

Memorial contributions in Allison’s name, gratefully accepted by: Joanne’s House at Hope Hospice, 27200 Imperial Parkway, Bonita Springs, FL 34135.

BERNICE M. WALKER Bernice M. Walker, 91, of Aurora passed away on February 22, 2015.

She was born on March 17, 1923, in Joliet, the daughter of Peter and Mary Skroko.

Bernice was a devout Catholic and longtime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aurora. She was

employed with Mercy Center Hospital for 17 years. Bernice loved her trips to the casino and especially loved going to Las Vegas. She will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who was devoted to her faith and family.

She is survived by her children, Linda (Randy) Morris, MaryAnn (Frank) Carney and Greg (Felecia) Walker; 11 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and 1 sister, Rose Walker.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Walker; and sons, Bobby and Scott Walker.

Family will be receiving guests on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway Ave., Montgomery, IL. Funeral Mass will be on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 430 E. Downer Place Aurora, IL. Interment will follow at Lincoln Memorial Park, Aurora, IL. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her honor to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Dieterle Memorial Home 630-897-1196 www.dieterlememorialhome.com

KENNETH H. WALKER Kenneth Hugh Walker, age 85, long time resident of Hinsdale, formally of Joliet.

Beloved husband of the late Barbara, nee Schoffen; loving father of Laura (Donald) Morin, Nancy (John) Jacob, and the late Susan Walker; cherished grandfather of John, Michael, William, Thomas, and Margaret; dear brother-inlaw of Carol Walker; fond uncle of Christy Wammack, and Alan Walker.

Visitation Wednesday, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, 8:30 to 9:30, at Gibbons Elliston Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale.

Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m at St. Isaac Jogues, Hinsdale. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville.

In lieu of flowers donation may be made in Kenneth’s honor to Children Research Foundation, P.O. Box 205, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514.

For service information please call 630-323-0275

BRIEF ‘American Horror Story’ actor dies after accident

LOS ANGELES – A representative for Ben Woolf, an actor on

not cited or arrested. Woolf had the side mirror of a passing vehicle on an LA area street. The been a cast member on the FX show since 2011. motorist stopped at the scene – Wire report last Thursday night and was

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FRANCES I. MARTIN

dence in Plainfield, IL formerly of Chicago, IL. Lenore is survived by her loving husband, Charles; children, Mark (Nancy), Scott (Patricia) Mueller, Susan (Kaz) Kazluski, Marilyn (Michael) Krzus and Beth (Robert) Johnson; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren also numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Bernice Zaleski.

Visitation Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Anderson Memorial Home, 21131 W. Renwick Rd., Crest Hill, IL 60403. Funeral Thursday, February 26, 2015, 10:15 a.m. from the funeral home to St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield for an 11:00 a.m. Mass. Services conclude at the church, cremation rites to be accorded and later interred at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. www.AndersonMemorialHomes. com (815) 577-5250

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of Lockport passed away peacefully at Lemont Nursing and Rehab Center on Friday, February 20, 2015, at the age of 84 years, with her family, JEAN ALICE LESLIE hospice and nursing staff near by.

Born: Nov. 16, 1930 Born on April 8, 1930, in Joliet, IL Died: Feb. 21, 2015 Frances grew up in Wilmington, IL where she met and married William Jean Alice Leslie, age 84, died peacefully on February 21, 2015, at J. Martin on July 23, 1949, following her home surrounded by her loving his honorable discharge from the US Army after serving his country family, after a courageous battle during WWII. They were happily with cancer. married for 61 years until his passJean was born on November 16, ing in 2010.

1930, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, To this union Frances leaves to the daughter of Lloyd H McGregor mourn her passing two sons; Thomand Marie Sholley. as J. Martin of Willowbrook, IL and Jean married the love of her life and childhood sweetheart, Leroy E. William “Tim” (Penny Jones) Martin Leslie Jr., on September 29, 1951, in of Sandwich, IL; she was the proud Johnstown, PA. Jean and Leroy were grandmother of Candice (Marc) Costa, Lisa (Bruce DeYoung) Martin married for 63 wonderful years. and Lindsey Fulton; dear great They made their home in Joliet, grandmother of Antonio, Jonathan, Illinois for 35 years where they Cameron, Bryan and Jase. raised six children. Jean worked at Preceded in death by her husband, Al Baskins for many years before Bill (2010); her parents, Arthur and she and Leroy retired to Venice, Mary (nee Ward) Singleton; one Florida in 1995. older brother, Arthur Singleton; and Jean is preceded in death by her her youngest son, Robert Martin loving husband, Leroy.

(2014).

Jean is survived by her sister, Frances was a homemaker who Joanne Nowading of McKeesport, enjoyed flower gardening, crafts, PA; children, Sue (Jim) Howen of her pet cat Dusty, traveling and site Venice, FL, Dave (Melissa) Leslie of Billings, MT, Jeffrey Leslie of Venice, seeing with her husband Bill after his retirement from IBEW Local # FL, Sandy (Bill) Gullickson of Palm 176 in 1988. A true lady at heart, Beach Gardens, FL, Laurie (Richard) Frances will be missed.

Jackel of Nashville, TN and Daniel Funeral Service for Frances I. (Terri) Leslie of Gilbert, AZ. She is Martin will begin at 12:15 p.m. on also survived by 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Jean was Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at The Maple Funeral Home located a loving and amazing wife, mother, at 24300 W. Ford Rd, Channahon. sister, grandmother and friend to Interment Abraham Lincoln National all those that knew this incredible Cemetery, Elwood. Visitation will be women. held from 11:00 a.m., Wednesday A special thanks to the loving team at Tidwell Hospice of Venice, until services begin.

For information www.themaplefuFL for making our mom comfortable neralhome.com in her final days.

A celebration of life will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1301 Center Rd, Venice, FL, on Wednesday, February 25th at 10:00 a.m.

To send condolences/messages to the family, please visit www. farleyfuneralhome.com

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Trial of trucker opens Tuesday in fatal 2014 crash

WHEATON – A trial is set to begin Tuesday for a truck driver charged in a 2014 crash that killed an Illinois Tollway worker and seriously injured a State Police trooper along Interstate 88.

The Daily Herald reports 46-year-old Renato Velasquez of Hanover Park faces a maximum of three years in prison on charges including driving while fatigued and falsifying driving logs. Authorities say he slept for 3½ hours on a 37½-hour shift before the crash.

Legislation filed Friday by state Sen. Chris Nybo, R-Elmhurst, would increase penalties for truck drivers involved in serious crashes who violate regulations on driving time. Under federal law, drivers can’t go for more than 11 hours in a 14-hour window and must then break for 10 hours straight.

Nybo said he proposed the legislation because of the crash involving Velasquez, but said it was not purposely timed around the trial.

Velasquez’s case wouldn’t be affected by the legislation. A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.

Doug Balder, the trooper hurt in the crash, and his wife had asked for Velasquez to be charged with reckless homicide.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said he could “only bring charges that can be substantiated in a court of law.”

Nybo said his proposal was made on Berlin’s behalf, but Berlin declined to comment on the legislative agenda of his office.

“If my state’s attorney makes a request, I’m very inclined to support his thoughts and help him out. He’s the expert,” Nybo said.

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Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., speaks to reporters Feb. 6 in Peoria. Schock spent taxpayer and campaign funds on private airplanes to fly him around the country on aircraft owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found.

On Jan. 27, 2014, authorities said Balder and Tollway worker Vincent Petrella were assisting with a disabled semitrailer along the highway when Velasquez’s truck crashed into their vehicles with the two men sitting inside.

Petrella was killed. Balder was in a hospital burn unit for three months after the crash.

the runner-up in April.

Since taking over for longtime Mayor Richard M. Daley four years ago, Emanuel has won praise for bringing about a longer school day, luring companies to the city and taking steps to address the worst-funded pension system of any major U.S. city.

But his challengers have put him on the defensive over his Emanuel looks to avoid runoff for handling of a contract dispute 2nd term that led to Chicago’s first teachCHICAGO – In a city where ers’ strike in 25 years, over the the voters like tough-talking closing of nearly 50 neighborpoliticians, Chicago Mayor Rahm hood schools, and over a spike Emanuel’s pugnacious style is in violent crime. They also have being put to the test Tuesday criticized his sometimes-comas he tries to win a second term bative style. without having to go through a But in almost half a dozen derunoff. bates and a barrage of campaign After raising more than $15 ads, including an endorsement million, or roughly quadruple the from his former boss, President combined total of his four rivals, Barack Obama, Emanuel at times the former White House chief of seems to revel in his tough-guy staff is the clear favorite. reputation, cracks jokes about it But the 55-year-old Emanuel and insists his just-get-it-done has been campaigning like a approach is what Chicago needs first-timer, hoping to get the after decades of “failed politics” more than 50 percent necessary that have “shortchanged this to win re-election outright. great city.”

Otherwise, he will have to face A Chicago Tribune poll re-

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leased last week showed Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia running second.

The field also includes an outspoken alderman, Bob Fioretti, wealthy businessman Willie Wilson and perennial officer-seeker William Walls.

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Lawmakers form school shootings task force

CHICAGO – Illinois lawmakers set out to work with educators, mental health professionals, police and others to help mentally ill children in the hopes of preventing school shootings.

The Violence Prevention Task Force that met Monday was spearheaded by House Speaker Michael Madigan. It was created after a report out of Connecticut last year revealed mental health professionals and educators missed several chances to help Adam Lanza before he went on a shooting spree in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty children and six educators were gunned down before Lanza killed himself.

Committee members acknowl-

edged that given the financial straits of Illinois, tough choices have to be made about which initiatives to fund, but they said something has to be done to protect the state’s children.

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Proposal would have grads who leave Illinois repay aid

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Records show doctors part of marijuana businesses

SPRINGFIELD – A measure introduced in the Illinois legislature would make students pay back certain tuition breaks from the state if they leave Illinois within five years of graduation.

The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports the legislation would affect the Monetary Award Program, which serves about 140,000 lower-income students. It’s part of a package of legislation sponsored by state Sen. Chapin Rose, a Republican from Mahomet.

Under the proposal, students receiving grants through the program also would have to graduate within four years and wouldn’t be able to get a grant the year after they flunk out.

Doctors are listed in records as being involved with medical marijuana businesses in Illinois.

The businesses are approved to open dispensaries or cultivation centers in Chicago, the Rockford area and the area near East St. Louis, The Chicago SunTimes reports.

Medical marijuana dispensaries aren’t allowed to let doctors hold an economic interest if the doctor recommends the treatment to patients. The doctor also can’t partner or have a profit-sharing agreement with another doctor that recommends medical marijuana.

Records show licensed doctor Katherine Katsoyannis owns roughly 10 percent of a company that plans to open a dispensary in Chicago. The company was denied a zoning permit Friday to locate on the city’s North Side.

– Wire reports

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WASHINGTON – Tapping the anxieties of aging baby boomers, President Barack Obama on Monday called for tougher standards on brokers who manage retirement savings accounts, a change that could affect the investment advice received by many Americans and aggravate tensions between the White House and Wall Street.

The Labor Department submitted a proposal to the White House Monday that would require the brokers who sell stocks, bonds, annuities and other investments to disclose to their clients any fees or other payments they receive for recommending certain investments.

The proposed rule, which could be months away from actual implementation, has been the subject of intense behind-thescenes lobbying, pitting major Wall Street firms and financial industry groups against a coalition of labor, consumer groups and retiree advocates, such as AARP.

ceed ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline to fund the department or see it shut down. It was far from certain whether it would win any Democratic support, and House conservatives remain firmly opposed to any funding bill for the Homeland Security Department that does not also overturn Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

But with Senate Democrats united against a House-passed bill that funds the agency while blocking the president on immigration, McConnell said it was time for another approach.

Companies fighting over effects of smoking

WASHINGTON – America’s biggest tobacco companies asked a federal appeals court Monday to set aside a series of court-ordered advertisements saying they lied about the dangers of smoking.

The companies told a threejudge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that they’re ready and willing to pass along factual public health information about cigarettes, but said they won’t GOP leader McConnell go along with being forced to tries to resolve impasse underwrite an ad campaign WASHINGTON – Days from a Homeland Security Department that would have the companies brand themselves as liars. shutdown, Senate Republicans The statements imply “that sought a way out Monday we’re still engaged in aspects of by splitting President Barack Obama’s contested immigration wrongdoing ... [and] that we do things that we don’t do,” Miguel measures from the agency’s Estrada, an attorney representfunding bill. ing the tobacco companies, told It was not clear whether the gambit by Senate Majority Lead- the panel. er Mitch McConnell would suc– Wire reports

Progress made toward closing Guantanamo Bay

By BEN FOX The Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Thirtyfive-year-old Abdalmalik Wahab had been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 14 years without charge when he got some good news: The U.S. government was no longer interested in holding him.

A panel made up of representatives of six government agencies, including the Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, determined on Dec. 5 that Abdalmalik was “almost certainly” a member of al-Qaida at one point but it was no longer worth keeping him at the U.S. base in Cuba.

“This is a happy day,” he said in a statement released by one of his lawyers, David Remes, after the decision, “but the happiest day will be when I see my wife and daughter.”

He may get that chance, along with others who have been languishing at Guantanamo for years.

Despite the fiery rhetoric over Guantanamo in Congress, President Barack Obama has been making progress toward his goal of closing the detention center, reaching some notable milestones.

A surge of releases in recent months has brought the number of men in custody to 122, less than half the number when Obama took office, and the fewest since 10 days after the U.S. began shipping al-Qaida and Taliban fighters, shackled and clad in orange jumpsuits, to the base on Jan. 11, 2002.

The number of prisoners cleared for transfer is now 54, with the remainder still facing indefinite detention.

One result of these efforts, according to military officials, is that Guantanamo is a quieter, more manage-

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This undated photo taken by the International Red Cross released by attorney David Remes shows Remes’ client Abdalmalik Wahab taken as he is held at the detention center on the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. able detention center. Army Col. David Heath, who runs day-to-day operations inside the camps, said about 80 percent of the men are now deemed “highly compliant” with the rules to the point that they can live in communal conditions, confined in their cells for only two hours a day. The rest of the time they are free to eat together, pray, play soccer and computer games and watch satellite TV. Some who have pushed to close the prison said fewer detainees may make that goal more realistic.

“I strongly believe that momentum leads to more momentum,” said Clifford Sloan, who served until Dec. 31 as the State Department special envoy on Guantanamo. “The smaller the number, the more manageable the issue is and the more overwhelming the arguments for closure.”

But there are plenty, including many Republican members of the new Congress, who don’t want to see the facility shuttered and are proposing an end to future transfers. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said there were too

many empty beds at Guantanamo. “We should be sending more terrorists there for further interrogation to keep the country safe,” he said, before adding that those there now can “rot in hell.”

At its peak, in June 2003, Guantanamo held nearly 700 prisoners, and more than 500 were released under President George W. Bush. Obama came into office pledging to close it in a year, but Congress banned the transfer of any prisoners to the U.S. for any reason, including trial and later imposed restrictions on transfers.

Congress eased the transfer restrictions in December 2013, but the surge of releases didn’t begin until November, when Obama directed officials to pick up the pace, resulting in resettlements to Estonia, Oman, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Slovakia, Uruguay and Afghanistan.

That brought a degree of optimism for some of the prisoners, hoping they might be next. “There was definitely a palpable mood change when the transfers went out,” said Brian Foster, a member of Abdalmalik’s legal team.

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Greece readies new list of bailout reforms

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and RAF CASERT The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece – Caught between its own defiant campaign pledges and pressure from creditors, Greece’s leftwing government will deliver a list of reforms Tuesday to debt inspectors for final approval of extended rescue loans, officials said.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras already was facing dissent within his left-wing Syriza party over claims it is backtracking on its recent election-winning promises to ease budget cuts for the recession-battered Greeks.

Two officials linked to the government said the list will

be sent to Brussels early Tuesday and be reviewed at a teleconference of the 19 eurozone finance ministers later in the day.

They spoke on condition of anonymity either because he wasn’t authorized to make comments or because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.

Greece and bailout creditors have been in a standoff since Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party won general elections last month on a pledge to tear up bailout agreements and seek a massive write-off of bailout debts, totaling $271 billion.

But they reached a tentative agreement Friday to extend the country’s rescue loan program by four months,

avoiding the risk of a Greek default and exit from the euro currency.

The government official said reforms would focus on curbing tax evasion, corruption, smuggling and excessive bureaucracy while also addressing poverty caused by a six-year recession.

A Syriza official in Brussels said that “immediate priority” would be given to the settling of overdue debts, the protection of people with mortgage arrears and the ending of foreclosures of first residencies.

“Creditors will be skeptical. These are notoriously difficult reforms and, in the case of the latter, usually cost money,” said Megan Greene, chief economist at Manulife Asset

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Families of three missing U.K. girls urge them to return home

By SYLVIA HUI LONDON – Turkish police searched Monday for three missing British schoolgirls believed to be headed to Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group as their frightened families issued urgent pleas begging the girls to return home.

The girls, said to be “straight-A students” from the same east London school, disappeared last Tuesday without leaving any messages. Authorities said they boarded a Turkish Airlines plane to Istanbul.

The relatives of Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, broke down in tears as they spoke of their fears in

cannot be crossed – that’s why they are red,” he told the weekly Real News. “If the Germans choose to push the issue to a rift, they will bring catastrophic consequences on themselves.”

The dissent could complicate approval of the overhauled reforms in parliament, with Syriza lacking a majority and relying on right-wing coalition partner, the Independent Greeks.

Government spokesman Gavrill Sakelaridis argued Greece is still locked in tough negotiations with lenders.

“No one can be expected to change everything in three weeks. We haven’t got a magic wand,” he told private Skai television.

Historic U.S.-Iran nuke deal nearer

Kadiza Sultana (left), 16, Shamima Begum (center), 15, and Amira Abase, 15, are seen going through security at Gatwick airport before catching a flight to Turkey on Feb. 17, reportedly to join Islamic extremists in Syria.

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Management.

“It will be difficult for the Greek government to provide concrete measures for achieving these goals, and they will almost certainly be unable to achieve much before the next round of negotiations in June.”

Tsipras also is facing pressure within his party.

Several prominent Syriza members have said publicly the party should honor its campaign promises.

Environment Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, an outspoken bailout critic, lashed lead bailout lender Germany for insisting that Athens stick with austerity measures – an effort he insisted would fail.

“Red lines in negotiations

televised interviews on British TV. “We miss you. We cannot stop crying,” said Abase Hussen, Amira’s father, clutching a teddy bear Amira gave to her mother on Mother’s Day. “Please think twice.

Don’t go to Syria.”

The case has captured wide attention in Britain, where authorities say at least 500 people have left for Syria to join extremists and fear they pose a terrorism threat when they return.

Authorities have been criticized after it emerged that, before the girls disappeared, Begum had online contact with a fourth girl, Aqsa Mahmood, who left for Syria in 2013 to become a “jihadi bride.”

Aamer Anwar, the law-

yer for Mahmood’s family, argued that the police failed to engage with communities.

“I cannot see why this isn’t considered a child protection issue,” he said.

“These young girls have been groomed online. They have been trafficked.”

The girls took advantage of lax regulations governing international air travel for unaccompanied minors, which makes it relatively easy for teens to travel without parental permission.

Many major airlines place no restrictions on children over 12. The Turkish Airlines website states written permission is needed for children between 7 and 12 to travel unaccompanied but does not mention rules for children over 12.

GENEVA – Edging toward a historic compromise, the U.S. and Iran reported progress Monday on a deal that would clamp down on Tehran’s nuclear activities for at least 10 years but then slowly ease restrictions on programs that could be used to make atomic arms.

Officials said there were still obstacles to overcome before a March 31 deadline, and any deal will face harsh opposition in both countries. It also would be sure to further strain already-tense U.S. relations with Israel, whose leaders oppose any agreement that doesn’t end Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to strongly criticize the deal in an address before Congress next week.

Still, a comprehensive pact could ease 35 years of U.S-Iranian enmity – and seems within reach for the first time in more than a decade of negotiations.

“We made progress,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said as he bade farewell to members of the American del-

egation at the table with Iran.

More discussions between Iran and the six nations engaging it were set for next Monday, a senior U.S. official said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the sides found “a better understanding” at the negotiating table.

Western officials familiar with the talks cited movement but also described the discussions as a moving target, meaning changes in any one area would have repercussions for other parts of the talks.

The core idea would be to reward Iran for good behavior over the last years of any agreement, gradually lifting constraints on its uranium enrichment and slowly easing economic sanctions.

Iran says it does not want nuclear arms and needs enrichment only for energy, medical and scientific purposes, but the U.S. fears Tehran could re-engineer the program to produce the fissile core of a nuclear weapon.

The U.S. initially sought restrictions lasting up to 20 years; Iran has pushed for less than a decade. The prospective deal appears to be somewhere in the middle.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Pebble not a mountain Letter to the Editor:

As I understand the situation, some people – such as me – don’t like the idea of the government listening to our conversations. But – and it is a big but – not-so-nice people use phones and the Internet to plot criminal actions. I don’t like them listening in, but it is very necessary for our safety.

Now let’s look at what private companies and individuals can get from what many Americans give away. People feel a compulsion to put out their most intimate details on sites such as Facebook.

That knowledge is collected easily by companies, organi-

zations and hackers.

When you buy a product at a store or online, that item is connected to you so it can be sold to a data broker. Supposedly, it isn’t name-specific, but investigations show your name can be found out easily.

People do their finances on the Internet, where the information is retrievable through the many cookies that are covertly implanted in their computer. Hacking isn’t necessary when you inadvertently open the gates.

Samsung’s new smart TV picks up what is said in the room and sends it to an unsecured server for storage.

Supposedly, you can stop it

from doing so, but how do you really know? One documentary showed many other devices collect information about you and sends it to the third parties.

So if we are worried about the feds getting your information, it is a problem that we have made into a political mountain instead of a sensible pebble. I’m more concerned about all the companies knowing where I’m at, what I’m saying and what I do in real time. Which is the biggest problem – the government pebble or the not-so-private companies and criminals?

Chuck Johnson Morris

Rauner’s budget comes with its own ‘booby traps’ After he was elected but before he was sworn in to office, Bruce Rauner repeatedly lambasted Gov. Pat Quinn and the legislative Democrats for passing a “booby trap” budget that was about to blow up in the state’s collective face.

Rauner was absolutely right. Last year’s budget was irresponsible and didn’t deal with the reality of the expiring income tax hike. As a result, the state’s budget is in a terribly deep hole right now.

But did Rauner really make all the “tough choices” necessary to get us out of that hole during his budget address, as he promised? Well, he sure proposed a lot of cuts. But he planted at least one major booby trap himself.

As you may already know, Rauner proposed a pension reform plan that he says would save at least $2.2 billion in the first year.

Set aside the fact that both Rep. Elaine Nekritz and Sen. Daniel Biss, who both worked very hard on the Legislature’s

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VIEWS Rich Miller pension reform law, cannot fathom how Rauner’s proposal to move every state employee and public school teacher into the lower-cost “Tier Two” pension plan July 1 actually will save that much money in the first year, or “immediately” knock $25 billion off the state’s massive unfunded liability.

Let’s just take him at his word on this one, as supremely difficult as that likely is.

The problem with the plan is that he’s counting on that $2.2 billion “savings” to help balance the budget next fiscal year. All those who believe that a judge won’t almost immediately stop the plan’s implementation, as another judge did to the last pension reform law, please raise their hands.

Anybody? I didn’t think so.

There is no way on God’s green Earth that the state can

rely on that $2.2 billion savings next fiscal year. It’s a complete and utter fantasy, which makes this yet another dishonest budget.

House Speaker Michael Madigan called the idea “reckless” after the governor’s budget address.

Madigan is right, but his counterproposal wasn’t a solution, either.

Madigan resurrected the idea of a 3 percentage-point tax on personal income above a million dollars. But, at most, that only would raise $1 billion a year. The deficit is nine times that amount.

And then there’s the problem of implementation.

Madigan’s spokesman reaffirmed that the proposal can’t be put into place without first winning the approval of voters via a constitutional amendment referendum. But that can’t be done for almost two years. The idea has zero worth for next fiscal year’s budget, which begins July 1.

OK, back to Rauner. During

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and after the campaign, Rauner said Quinn and the Democrats constantly had “kicked the can” down the road. Again, he was right. This fiscal year’s budget plan moved spending off budget, which created gigantic holes in next fiscal year’s budget.

But Rauner did the exact same thing last week with employee group health insurance.

The state’s backlog is about $1 billion. Some providers aren’t being paid for a year. But Rauner would increase that backlog by up to $700 million by cutting money spent on health insurance next fiscal year and not dealing with projected cost increases. His “savings” are completely illusory.

And then there’s the myriad of smallish savings he derives from eliminating tiny programs that benefit some of the most vulnerable people in Illinois. Homeless-youth services will be eliminated, for example.

And at a time when heroin use is skyrocketing, Rauner proposes to cut the state’s treat-

ment program.

The state eliminated Medicaid funding for dental services a few years ago. It was restored when Democrats, with plenty of evidence, claimed the cut actually was leading to higher costs elsewhere in the Medicaid budget. Rauner wants to eliminate it again.

The bottom line here is that no matter whatever else you read or hear, this budget is neither honest nor real.

It is, instead, a too-clever by half concoction of budgetary magic beans.

After two years of avoiding any sort of detailed questions about his budget plans while on the campaign trail, Rauner basically punted the entire budget to the General Assembly last week. And it’s difficult to have much confidence in those particular folks after how badly they screwed up this year’s budget.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

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7th Grade High Honor Roll: Alberto Perfecto, David Plascencia 7th Grade Honor Roll: Emily Gregurich 6th Grade High Honor Roll: Michael Brozovich, Kelly Fitzgerald, Carla Lozano, Lauren Paris, Kevin Rubio, Kristina Sanantonio, Louie Velasquez 6th Grade Honor Roll: Rachel Carreno, Hope Daga, Tony Denardis, Nolan Nemanich, Vann Sturdivant, Antonio Torres, Alana Wendel St. Mary Immaculate School - Junior High First Trimester 8th Grade High Honor Roll: Sean Barrett, Bridget Buckley, Peyton Buss, Sarah Deffenbaugh, Zachary deLeon, Patrick Elster, Lauren Glynn, Katherine Kirstein, Conor Klump, Joe Laurenti, Katelyn Martini, Liz Perez, Kaeli Ross, Cater Salbego, Sydney Scepkowski, Claire Sweeney, Angelina Vascik, Andrea Vollmer, Kylie Weis 8th Grade A Honor Roll: Sydney Bak, Madeline Buss, Gracie Chalkey, Jacob Infante, Sydney Koplinski, Jac Lindish, Patrick Malec, Andrew May, Ben Mazurkiewicz, Chris O’Donnell, Mark Sortino, Joel Wanta

7th Grade High Honor Roll: Mia Bertino, Holly Brascia, Jake Bumstead, Sarah Conley, Brianna Galang, Makenzie Kaput, Madison Mikuska, Jared Novak, Jack Prock, Natalie Sweeney 7th Grade A Honor Roll: Camryn Abshire, Chris Aguilar, Bridget Babich, Chris Barone, Skylar Coxon, Christian deLeon, Lindsey DuSatko, Aine Heron, Tyler Kaput, Erica Passo, Ana Pavlich, Alli Rux, Elizabeth Singletary, Lucia Wileman 7th Grade B Honor Roll: Madelynn Ahoyt, Nicholas Charbonneau, David Duran, Madison Evans, Aliza Flores, Gabriel Jackson, Jessica Kawa, Jack Lee, AnnaRose Nudera, Erin O’Grady, Emilie Ross, Aaron Scanlon, Kenzie Sieracki, Hannah Spreitzer 6th Grade High Honor Roll: Brandon Czerak, Bryan Galang, Emma Hovland, Lauren Klump, Skylar McGill, Faith Nolasco, David O’Leary, Rebecca Ratajczyk, Andre Tan 6th Grade A Honor Roll: Gia Allen, Andrea Broniewicz, Kerrigan Candra, Natalie D’Andrea, Isabel Duffy, Peyton Hartley, Colin Holsclaw, Liam Jarot, Mikey Malec, Megan Maloney, Emily Nelson, Grace Patel, Abigail Pintoy, Pierce Salbego, Jasmine Sarmiento, Isabelle Schroedle, Pat Stroccia

Seniors 1st Honors: Justino Alberico (Manhattan), Jacob Alfarah (Orland Park), Elena Alvarez (Shorewood), Tess Barrett (Tinley Park), Sydney Bartecki (Lockport), Danielle Beechy (New Lenox), Nicole Beechy (New Lenox), Matthew Bomba (Plainfield), Michael Bonaguro (Orland Park), Victoria Borrelli (Frankfort), Robert Brueggert (New Lenox), Zoe Bruni (Lockport), Grace Burchett (Mokena), Kyle Burke (Homer Glen), Carter Bussey (Lockport), Andrew Byars (Homer Glen), Ryan Carp (New Lenox), Erik Carroll (Tinley Park), Dominic Cascino (Palos Park), Matthew Cederberg (Plainfield), Justin Chmura (Tinley Park), Carly Cicirale (Lockport), John Colbert (Manhattan), Anne Corso (Palos Park), Michael Covelli (Lockport), Kristen Crawford (Elwood), Madeline Culligan (Orland Park), Michael Daly (New Lenox), Michael Davis (New Lenox), Margaret DeMauro (Tinley Park), Elizabeth Dennis (Lockport), Katherine Deters (Joliet), Cameron DiBiaso (Homer Glen), Matthew Diehl (Orland Park), Madeline Dudczyk (Joliet), Angela Duensing (Mokena), Leah Duggins (Palos Park), John Duzansky (Mokena), John Eckenstein (Homer Glen), Mary Fashingbauer (Tinley Park), Madison Fisher (Tulsa), Regan Flaherty (Mokena), Matthew Francis (Orland Park), Kyle Gardner (Lemont), Ryan Gardner (Lemont), Maeve Garvey (Mokena), Genevieve Gerrity (Homer Glen), Morgan Greenwood (Shorewood), Annicka Griffith (Lemont), Corynne Griffith (Lemont), Emma Griffiths (Mokena), Bryan Grill (Homer Glen), Nicholas Hahn (Frankfort), Brittany Hallberg (Tinley Park), Brian Heidegger (Orland Park), Meghan Hickey (Homer Glen), Brendan Hoffmeister (Homer Glen), Victoria Horak (New Lenox), Zosia Horak (Lockport), Katriona Horan (Orland Park), Ashley Hovorka (Lockport), Troy Howat (Plainfield), Justin Hunniford (Frankfort), Thi Huynh (Mokena), Matthew Iaciancio (Tinley Park), Andrew Jatis (Homer Glen), Christina Jazdzewski (Homer Glen), Brian Jensen (Tinley Park), McKenna Kaup (New Lenox), Kajus Kavaliauskas (Lemont), Beth Kavanaugh (Tinley Park), Kerry Kole (Homer Glen), Mary Kate Kozak (New Lenox), Jacqueline Loupakos (Lemont), Kevin Lynch (Orland Park), Daniel MacLean (Lemont), Matthew MacNab (Homer Glen), Gillian Madia (Joliet), Joshua Magold (Orland Hills), Stephanie Mastorakos (Homer Glen), Will McCabe (Mokena), Kevin McEneany (Lemont), Elise Morris (Plainfield), Adam Morrison (Mokena), Theresa Murphy (Tinley Park), Christian Nielsen (Plainfield), Zachary Oprzedek (Lockport), Martin Palmasani (New Lenox), Karina Pantoja (Lockport), Jake Payton (Orland Park), Jack Pell (Mokena), Maryssa Presbitero (Homer Glen), Jillian Rademacher (Mokena), Srirajku Ranganathan (Lemont), Nicholas Rojas (Lemont), Miguel Salazar (Crest

Seniors 2nd Honors: Alyssa Aiello (Lockport), Heather Baker (Orland Park), Clayre Bandyk (Mokena), Grace Barrett (Tinley Park), Luke Beamish (New Lenox), Mary Beattie (Wilmington), Michael Beller (Homer Glen), Benjamin Bernecker (Orland Park), Erin Blackburn (Mokena), Sophie Bonacorda (Plainfield), Alexander Brittan (Orland Park), Jonathan Brody (Lockport), Rachel Cipich (Crete), Joseph Connolly (Orland Park), Kristen DeCaro (Orland Park), Ezekiel DeYoung (Homer Glen), Michael DiGiovanni (Mokena), Cameron Dion (Lockport), Jordan Ernst (Mokena), Tessa Fairbairn (Elwood), Kerianne Fitzgerald (Manhattan), Allison Garetto (Homer Glen), MacKenzie Glos (Orland Park), Michael Grossmayer (New Lenox), Nicholas Grynevich (Joliet), Isabel Guidotti (Plainfield), Carly Halper (Mokena), Allison Hanson (Shorewood), Michael Houlihan (Oak Forest), Ross Jarzembowski (Joliet), Elise Jazdzewski (Homer Glen), Michael Jerik (Tinley Park), Alyssa Jurges (New Lenox), Taylor Juricek (New Lenox), Benjamin Justice (Homer Glen), Johnathan Koval (New Lenox), Nicholas Krejci (Plainfield), Kevin Krenz (Lockport), Samuel Lagger (Lockport), Matthew McConnell (Mokena), Brendan McDonnell (Tinley Park), Connor McGinnis (Orland Park), Joseph McGuire (Manhattan), Timothy McNally (Lockport), Meghan Meagher (New Lenox), Daniel Miller (Tinley Park), Sarah Miller (Channahon), Emelia Misischia (Monee), Dominic Monsivais (Romeoville), Meghan Murphy (Orland Park), John Narcissi (Mokena), Micaela Niven (Lockport), Ryan ODonnell (Mokena), Matthew OHalloran (Homer Glen), Kaitlyn Peil (Tinley Park), Anna Pfeiffer (Lockport), Nicholas Pillish (Crest Hill), Jessica Purvis (Shorewood), Daniel Ricker (Tinley Park), Daniel Stolarek (Frankfort), Robert Svidron (Shorewood), Jakob Swenson (Homer Glen), Rebecca Tompkins (Palos Park), Emmet Trost (Elwood), Brian Troy (Tinley Park), Luis Vasquez (Joliet), Hannah Wagner (Mokena), Patrick Walsh (Channahon) and Helena Whitmore (Shorewood).

Juniors 1st Honors: John Alfirevich (Lemont), Rachel Alles (Tinley Park), Theodore Azar (Joliet), Grace Baffoe (Orland Park), John Barrett (Lemont), Johanna Bastas (Mokena), Rudy Batis (Joliet), Claire Baudek (Joliet), Allison Bebar (Joliet), Lauren Bernas (Orland Park), Emily Bowles (Tinley

Park), Colin Brankin (Orland Park), Margaret Broderick (Joliet), Kathleen Caruso (Lemont), David Charnot (Orland Park), Spencer Cherry (Orland Park), Amanda Christianson (Plainfield), Jason Ciabattoni (Frankfort), Patrick Connelly (Tinley Park), Alessandra Conte (Shorewood), Carly Cosentino (Tinley Park), Jessica Cothern (Plainfield), Connor Creed (Lockport), Mary Cummings (Lemont), Natalia Cutrano (Joliet), Anna Czerwinski (Homer Glen), Hannah Davis (Mokena), Haley Dee (New Lenox), Jeannine Diab (Mokena), Kevin Diehl (Orland Park), Thomas Dillman (Peotone), Anthony DiNardi (Palos Park), Nicole Dorigan (Lansing), Jackson Dvorak (New Lenox), Liza Ellingson (New Lenox), Kevin Fitzgerald (Orland Park), Joven Garces (Plainfield), Kendall Gloss (Homer Glen), Nicole Glynn (Lemont), Rachel Gorski (Shorewood), Bryan Gronek (Tinley Park), James Havlin (Orland Hills), Mason Heimlich (Elwood), Allison Hernandez (Homer Glen), Michael Higgins (Homer Glen), Connor Hilty (Mokena), Grace Huguelet (Frankfort), Brittany Jackson (Monee), Caleigh Jaskierski (Tinley Park), Alexander Jedlicka-Kriz (Frankfort), Bradley Jenner (Lemont), Joseph Juodvalkis (Plainfield), Michael Kamowski (Peotone), Patrick Kay (Orland Park), Thomas Kelley (Orland Park), Hunter Klein (Joliet), Ryan Kole (Homer Glen), Blake LaBelle (Orland Park), Emma Lagger (Lockport), Jakob Lambert (Homer Glen), Sarah Lennon (Orland Park), Clare Lima (Tinley Park), Justin Lumanga (Frankfort), Christina MacNab (Homer Glen), Maegan Magante (Homer Glen), Sydney Mann (Lockport), Michael Markasovic (Frankfort), Mia Massaro (Homer Glen), Daniel McDonald (Orland Park), Olivia McGill (Plainfield), Michael McGuire (Frankfort), Kassem Moukahal (Orland Park), Danielle Mulligan (Elwood), Harry OConnell (Frankfort), Bernard ODonnell (Lemont), Brendan OHara (New Lenox), Anna Olenek (New Lenox), Connor ONeill (Manhattan), Maria Papes (Elwood), Ryan Pilon (Shorewood), Mary Poulos (Orland Park), Valerie Richards (Shorewood), John Richardson (Mokena), Margaret Ruane (Mokena), John Scholl (Orland Park), Mary Schultz (Tinley Park), Carson Sineni (Homer Glen), Catherine Spesia (Joliet), Joseph Strick (Mokena), Kyle Struck (Orland Park), Kevin Sullivan (Lemont), Scott Tatro (Orland Park), Ryan Townsend (Frankfort), Matthew Trzesniewski (Orland Park), Ada Wang (Frankfort), Benjamin Wasicki (Frankfort), Anne Webster (Homer Glen), John Wheeler (Homer Glen), John Wolf (Orland Park) and Michael Wolf (Orland Park).

Juniors 2nd Honors: Colin Airola (Shorewood), Michael Altobelli (Tinley Park), Alexander Baker (Plainfield), Alexandra Beller (Homer Glen), Nikolas Bertucci (Elwood), Ryan Blackburn (Plainfield), Emily Boggetto (Joliet), Jerod Burczak (Homer Glen), Brian Carroll (Tinley Park), Iliana Caso (Tinley Park), Timothy Cederberg (Plainfield), Kathleen Compagno (Orland Park), Ryan Coyle (Orland Park), Sera Cummings (New Lenox), Mitchell Cunningham (Orland Park), Sean Daugherty (Lemont), Christian Davis (Mokena), Jacob Ditzler (Mokena), Griffin Duesing (Tinley Park), Jonas Duncan (Plainfield), Jack Dunne (Tinley Park), Bridget Fudala (Homer Glen), Carrie Fuesel

Sophomores 1st Honors: Ryan Anderson (Mokena), Francis Baffoe (Orland Park), Brad Baldys (Mokena), Jessica Baldys (Mokena), Makenna Bartecki (Lockport), Thomas Bernecker (Orland Park), Tyler Bomba (Plainfield), Alejandra Botello (Monee), Isabella Bucciferro (Joliet), Kelcie Burdiak (Joliet), Luke Bussey (Lockport), Matthew Byars (Homer Glen), Mark Cachey (Tinley Park), Daniel Canning (Homer Glen), Michael Cascino (Palos Park), Alexi Cornelio (Wilmington), Cara Cox (Mokena), Emily Cummings (New Lenox), Kurt Dankovich (Homer Glen), Angelique DeBellis (Orland Park), Joshua Deffenbaugh (Plainfield), Allyssa Demma (Orland Park), Natalie Deters (Joliet), Thomas Dickason (Frankfort), Samantha Dorning (Orland Park), Margaret Doyle (Orland Park), Jared Drake (Shorewood), Michael Drew (Plainfield), Hope Ehling (Plainfield), Bridget Geary (Mokena), Samantha Gillooley (Homer Glen), Riley Graham (Manhattan), Elise Grill (Homer Glen), Alyssa Gromala (Mokena), Molly Hallberg (Tinley Park), Michael Halleran (Orland Park), Adam Harrington (Orland Park), Joseph Harris (Orland Park), Christian Hecht (Tinley Park), Maureen Hennenfent (Homer Glen), Max Hernandez (Homer Glen), Meghan Howat (Plainfield), Alexandra Hoye (Homer Glen), Ryan Iaciancio (Tinley Park), John Irwin (Frankfort), Mallory Jatis (Homer Glen), Amy Jensen (Tinley Park), Eric Juds (Orland Park), Sarah Kaley (Tinley Park), William Karabel (Homer Glen), Danielle Kieffer (Orland Park), Domenic Kimak (Bolingbrook), Shannon Knoebel (Lockport), Claire Kruchten (Joliet), Theodore Lagger (Lockport), Danielle Lagone (Mokena), Joshua Lambert (Homer Glen), Jacob Mahaffey (Plainfield), Haley Malovan (Homer Glen), Maggie Manalli (Lemont), Lindsey Marnell (Mokena), Karly Marth (Mokena), adno=0309764

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Hill), Mikayla Sanders (Mokena), Nicholas Santangelo (Manhattan), Joseph Santschi (New Lenox), Amelia Schroeder (Joliet), Kelly Schultz (Tinley Park), Kirsten Schultz (Tinley Park), Samantha Schwartz (Joliet), James Sharkey (Mokena), Mitchell Sharkey (Mokena), Meghan Shea (Orland Park), Rebecca Sidler (Mokena), Damian Simrayh (Lemont), Jessica Skole (Joliet), Christian Spesia (Joliet), Jillian Sweeney (Homer Glen), Kevin Troy (Homer Glen), Kyle Troy (Homer Glen), Nathan Vejvoda (Homer Glen), Brenton Villasenor (Lemont), Taylor Warfield (Orland Hills), Shannon Washburn (Lockport), Robert Watson (Frankfort), Stephen Westman (Tinley Park), Nicolas White (Channahon), Andrea Zecca (Minooka), Joseph Zemen (Manhattan) and Nicholas Zielinski (Mokena).

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6th Grade B Honor Roll: Grace Buss, Annabel Chlebana, McKenna Clinton, Kaitlin Durkin, Jonah Elias, Georgia Jackson, Paddy McCormick, Mikey McGuire, Anastasia Mucha, Joey O’Connell, Katie O’Connor, Brant Singler, Ella White

Colin Martin (Orland Park), Michael Massaro (Homer Glen), Kyle McBrady (Frankfort), Brendan McGuire (Woodridge), Meaghan McGuire (Woodridge), Paulius Mikuzis (Homer Glen), Kate Miller (Tinley Park), Meghan Mitoraj (Mokena), Faith Morrison (Mokena), Meghan Morrissette (Joliet), Robert Mueller (Frankfort), Caroline Murphy (Tinley Park), Tadziu Oprzedek (Lockport), Claire Paciga (Orland Park), Nina Pantoja (Lockport), Brian Peck (Orland Park), Joseph Pericht (Orland Park), TJ Quinlan (Orland Park), Kellista Quirke (Flossmoor), Hailey Radakovitz (Tinley Park), Kathleen Reynolds (Palos Park), Justin Ries (Orland Park), Grace Rost (Orland Park), Gino Sanfilippo (Tinley Park), Isabella Santangelo (Manhattan), Dominic Schroeder (New Lenox), Ingrid Schwartz (Joliet), Matthew Sebek (Joliet), Sophia Senese (Lemont), Caitlin Shanahan (Orland Park), Samantha Sharkey (Mokena), Alexandra Smyth (Lemont), Cecilia Spesia (Joliet), Stella Spesia (Joliet), Nicholas Spreitzer (Shorewood), Elizabeth Stack (Tinley Park), Caitlin Stephens (Orland Park), Celine Stroup (Shorewood), Patrick Sullivan (Tinley Park), Maria Svidron (Shorewood), Cailyn Talamonti (Manhattan), Justin Tomaselli (Shorewood), Ursulina Tomczak (Homer Glen), Aaron Tompkins (Palos Park), Matthew Troy (Homer Glen), Natasha Tuminello (New Lenox), Morgan VanderWey (Tinley Park), Richard Warfield (Orland Hills), Rachael Wasmund (Lemont), Aidan Wheeler (Homer Glen), Joshua Wilcox (Mokena), Jamie Zavodny (Orland Park), Joshua Zubik (Homer Glen) and Kailey Zych (Monee).

Sophomores 2nd Honors: Isabella Altobelli (Tinley Park), Cameron Aurelio (Orland Park), Zachary Bilotta (Lockport), Christopher Binder (Frankfort), Lauren Bird (Tinley Park), Madysen Brenn (Channahon), Derek Bresingham (Mokena), Ryan Casey (Frankfort), Jordan Chavez (Crest Hill), Matthew Ciabattoni (Frankfort), Richard Costello (Homer Glen), Michael Crawford (Elwood), Matthew Crowley (Homer Glen), Jordan Dababneh (Orland Park), Anthony DeLise (Orland Park), Claire Diamond (Lockport), Holly Dryer (Mokena), Kiley Duffy (Wilmington), Olivia Duggins (Palos Park), Liam Flaherty (Mokena), Owen Flaherty (Mokena), Gabija Gorys (Homer Glen), Claire Graham (Shorewood), Matthew Grzywacz (Orland Park), James Gurley (Joliet), Grace Hamilton (Frankfort), Daniel Herman (Frankfort), Kevin Horan (Orland Park), Anne Huguelet (New Lenox), Drew Hunniford (Frankfort), Bridget Kavanaugh (Tinley Park), Jacqueline Kelly (Tinley Park), Dallas Klein (Joliet), Lukas Kliarskis (Lemont), Arthur Kraus (Elwood), Lea Kulpinski (Tinley Park), Nicole LaPapa (Lockport), Kevin Marmo (Mokena), Josephine Marron (Mokena), Andrew Masterson (Homer Glen), Franchesca Mata (Joliet), Maureen McLoughlin (Homer Glen), Ryan Minikel (Lemont), Mary Murphy (Mokena), Riley Nolan (Frankfort), Nicholas Noonan (Tinley Park), Matthew Noone (Mokena), Kevin OBoyle (Plainfield), Hunter OShea (Braidwood), Gabrielle Pawlak (Lockport), Zachary Pell (Romeoville), Luke Picard (Homer Glen), Robert Pierce (Rockdale), Karli Pikowitz (Tinley Park), Daniel Porter (Orland Park), Jennifer Powell (Homer

Glen), Mateo Probst (Lockport), Erin Pushic (Frankfort), Amanda Rachke (Elwood), Kevin Remiasz (Channahon), Jenna Renas (Lockport), Elizabeth Rohrer (Mokena), Cassandra Rojas (Lemont), Jacob Rott (Orland Park), Brenna Russell (Lockport), Gabrielle Salazar (Plainfield), Angel Sandoval (Homer Glen), Jacob Scheeringa (Plainfield), Alissa Schultz (Tinley Park), Jake Schutter (Mokena), Summer See (Orland Park), Kyle Smith (Joliet), Megan Sullivan (Orland Park), Matthew Swanson (Orland Park), Jason Swenson (Homer Glen), Oscar Tellez (Joliet), Trae Thompson (South Holland), Tyra Thompson (South Holland), Tyler Trella (Manhattan), Liam Trost (Elwood), Alexa Vennetti (Orland Park), Jake Vennetti (Orland Park), Luke Wennlund (Lockport) and Katherine Wheeler (Orland Park).

Freshmen 1st Honors: Antonio Alejo (Tinley Park), Olivia Alfirevich (Lemont), Dominick Ambrose (Tinley Park), Angelique Anonuevo (Tinley Park), Brandon Balog (Lockport), Magdalene Bandyk (Mokena), Claire Barrett (Tinley Park), Gregory Beeson (New Lenox), Karli Boyd (Homer Glen), Allison Boyer (Lockport), Payten Bruni (Lockport), Thomas Burchett (Mokena), Bruno Caruso (Lemont), Zixi Chen (Tinley Park), Catherine Cicirale (Lockport), Kelsey Clarke (Homer Glen), Anastasia Cokinos (Orland Park), Tara Collins (Monee), Grace Combs (Homer Glen), Querida Contreras DeFrias (Monee), Emily Conway (Homer Glen), Isabella Corso (Palos Park), Emma Coughlin (Tinley Park), Payton Craig (Lemont), Ryan Curwick (Manteno), Cameron Cutler (Shorewood), Nora Czupek (New Lenox), Andrew Dalton (New Lenox), Genevieve DeMauro (Tinley Park), Jessica Dorigan (Lansing), Stephanie Duensing (Mokena), Charles Dunne (Tinley Park), Emma Eckenstein (Homer Glen), Devin Evans (Mokena), Hannah Falejczyk (Manhattan), Eduardo Favela (New Lenox), Harrison Fenoglio (New Lenox), Hunter Fenoglio (New Lenox), Brighid Fobert (Channahon), Jack Francis (Orland Park), Aaron Gaspardo (Orland Park), Ava Gleason (Frankfort), Mitchell Gray (New Lenox), Rachel Gregory (Homer Glen), William Griffiths (Mokena), Isabelle Hanson (Shorewood), Sydney Harder (Channahon), Jacob Hilty (Mokena), Jonathan Horak (New Lenox), Mike Hu (Frankfort), James Huguelet (Frankfort), Thomas Huguelet (New Lenox), Jake Iannantone (Homer Glen), Gavin Jaime (Shorewood), Nicholas Jones (Wilmington), Emily Joos (Country Club Hills), Caden Kalinowski (Mokena), Matthew King (Romeoville), Braden Kobus (Shorewood), Dakota Kotowski (Channahon), Katelin Kowalkowski (New Lenox), Megan Kulpinski (Tinley Park), Kennedy Lake (Manhattan), John Land (Frankfort), Zackari Landy (New Lenox), Nicholas Lappin (Channahon), Alyssa Lennon (Orland Park), Matthew Lewandowski (Frankfort), Connor Lima (Tinley Park), Joseph Markasovic (Frankfort), John McAllister (Lockport), Chase McCool (Plainfield), John McFarland (Frankfort), Aidan McGinty (Joliet), Mary Middleton (Frankfort), Grace Monahan (New Lenox), Alexandria Naleway (Shorewood), Brendan Nieukirk (Tinley Park), Analisa Nolan (Frankfort), Joseph Nugent (Manhattan), Joseph OConnell (Mokena), McKenzie OMalley (New

Lenox), Kevin Osborne (Lemont), Jack Patterson (Mokena), Kathryn Pfeiffer (Lockport), Emily Pilon (Shorewood), Gianna Prucha (Mokena), Matthew Rachke (Elwood), Hannah Regan (Mokena), Bailey Remiasz (Channahon), Corrin Remiasz (Channahon), Jacob Reyes (New Lenox), Maeve Richardson (Mokena), Samuel Rost (Orland Park), Mary Grace Santschi (New Lenox), Katherine Saunders (Frankfort), Abigail Schaefer (Mokena), Natalie Schaefer (Mokena), Taylor Schaefer (Mokena), Brian Seeber (Mokena), Emily Sicinski (Mokena), Nathan Simowitz (New Lenox), Scott Slocum (Channahon), Mariano Sori-Marin (Mokena), Gary Spencer (Homer Glen), Peter Spesia (Joliet), Cassidy Stolarek (Frankfort), Keely Tess (Orland Park), Carina Tolan (Tinley Park), Dawn Triche (Frankfort), Emma Urchell (Tinley Park), Anthony Waldron (Plainfield), Frances Webster (Homer Glen) and Benjamin Zawacki (Channahon).

Freshmen 2nd Honors: Blake Alfarah (Orland Park), David Appleton (Minooka), Alec Baltazar (New Lenox), Jacob Best (Frankfort), Dominic Borrelli (Frankfort), Rofelio Botello Jr (Monee), Samuel Brody (Lockport), Abby Bruno (Orland Park), Anthony Cappello (Homer Glen), Zach Carlsen (Romeoville), Anna Carroll (Tinley Park), Cameron Cecola (Bolingbrook), Sean Costello (New Lenox), Morgan Coyle (Orland Park), Matthew Crosse (Tinley Park), Audrey Cunningham (Orland Park), Sophia Davis (Mokena), Andrew DeBoer (Joliet), Timothy Dee (New Lenox), Rachael Dion (Lockport), Connor Duesing (Tinley Park), Matthew Dykas (Orland Park), Benjamin Emery (New Lenox), Thomas Farley (Mokena), Renee Forneris (Joliet), Luke Freeman (Homer Glen), Andrew Fries (Homer Glen), Brendan Gales (Tinley Park), De’Shon Gavin (Joliet), Miranda George (Joliet), Amanda Gillooley (Homer Glen), Silvestros Gkizas (Homer Glen), Dylan Gorski (Shorewood), Conor Greenawalt (Frankfort), Noel Gurrola (Joliet), Thomas Harlovic (Lemont), Riley Harper (Plainfield), Katelyn Hoff (Tinley Park), Molly Houlihan (Tinley Park), Madison Jasper (Joliet), Robert Jeffries (Mokena), Connor Jennings (Lockport), Nicholas P. Jones (New Lenox), Ryan Joslyn (Homer Glen), Ethan Judge (Mokena), Michael Jurlow (Plainfield), James Kamowski (Peotone), Domas Kavaliauskas (Lemont), Kevin Kavanaugh (Tinley Park), Dylan Kimak (Bolingbrook), Aaron Krockey (Homer Glen), Jack Kropke (Channahon), Marissa Lewinski (Shorewood), Courtney Mahalik (New Lenox), Jack McConnell (Mokena), Clare McKinney (Elwood), Sebastian Mejia (Joliet), Steven Meyer (Homer Glen), Jacob Miller (Plainfield), Joseph Mondia (Romeoville), Elizabeth Motola (Lockport), Hailey Mulcahy (Homer Glen), John OConnell (Frankfort), Lauren OConnor (Homer Glen), Nathaniel OHalloran (Homer Glen), Athena Okrie (Orland Park), Austin Omiecinski (Tinley Park), Nathaniel Orszulak (Plainfield), Angelina Panelli (Homer Glen), Alex Pecho (Mokena), Victoria Pietka (Lemont), Matthew Pirc (Elwood), Benjamin Riner (Manteno), Tyler Roat (Lockport), Felipe Rodriguez (Joliet), Lily Ryan (Joliet), Patricia Sabal (Frankfort), Stefannie Sestak (Manhattan), Catherine Slade (Frankfort), Olivia Smagala (Lemont), Cole Smith (Channahon),

Kiara Smith (Joliet), Rex Stengele (New Lenox), Sean Streicher (Plainfield), Conor Townsend (Frankfort), Keegan Trainor (Frankfort), Andrew Traven (New Lenox), Kevin Treacy (Homer Glen), Ryan Vallone (Mokena), Carlos Venegas (Crest HIll), Carson White (Channahon) and Taylor Young (Homer Glen).

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COAL CITY CLASS 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: JOLIET CATHOLIC 81, OAK FOREST 48

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• Tuesday, February 24, 2015

COAL CITY – The first half? Not so good The second half? The Joliet Catholic girls basketball team appeared ready to make a strong run through the Class 3A playoffs.

The Angels committed 10 turnovers in the first quarter, 14 in the first half, and led underdog Oak Forest only 26-25 at the half.

But after a good old-fashioned halftime talking-to from the coaching staff, the Angels exploded in the second half and ran away with an 81-48 victory Monday night in the semifinals of the Coal City Sectional.

Next up for JCA (20-8) is a matchup against Rich South in Thursday’s sectional final.

The Stars, who beat the Angels three times this season, eliminated Chicago Brooks, 72-59, in the other semifinal.

“Maybe we went out and thought it would be easy,” JCA senior forward Andriana Acosta said of the first half.

“We got a big talking-to at halftime, and we came out in the second half and started to get good looks.”

And convert.

“The first half, we weren’t in sync,” long-range shooter Kennedy Weigt said. “We weren’t finishing. In the second half, we got our motion going, and we got the lead and took off from there.”

Weight, who hit eight 3-pointers in last week’s regional championship victory over Lincoln-Way West, came back Monday and swished four more, including one off a long offensive rebound in the second half.

“That’s the first time I’ve had one of those,” she said. “I haven’t always been shooting that well this year. I had been hitting a few here and there, but it has started to come to me now.”

“She hit a big 3 the first half and got hot in the second half,” JCA coach Kenny Battle said of Weigt. “She and Kaitlyn Williams came off the bench and sparked us,

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Joliet Catholic’s Andriana Acosta eyes the basket as she drives for a layup in front of Oak Forest’s Taylor Sterkowitz during Monday night’s Class 3A sectional semifinal at Coal City. Acosta finished with 13 points.

Joliet Catholic’s Kaitlyn Williams drives to the basket for a layup in front of Oak Forest’s Kelsey Kolecki Monday night. Williams had five points coming off the bench. not only with offense but with their defense as well.”

Weigt finished with 12

points and Williams with five – and when those two top reserves were in the game, the

Angels took off.

Meanwhile, guard Nicole Ekhomu exploded for 17 of her game-high 26 points in the third quarter, when she hit 8 of 10 shots.

The Angels scored 30 points in that third quarter to open a 56-34 lead.

Acosta then hammered the final nails into the Oak Forest coffin as she scored four quick baskets in the fourth quarter and finished with 13 points. Ty Battle chipped in 12.

JCA hit 23 of 39 shots in the textbook second half, 59 percent, to finish the game at .508 on 33 of 65. Oak Forest (19-11) shot the ball decently well but committed 30 turnovers.

“Our girls have some length,” Battle said. “We don’t expect them to always make steals, but we want

them to deflect passes. They do that, and something good could happen. That’s what Weigt and Williams were doing when they got in there.”

Battle said the Angels’ struggles in the first half were a credit to Oak Forest.

“They played well,” he said. “They did all the things they should. We did all the things we shouldn’t. We had a lot of turnovers, but that was a credit to their defense.

“We were fortunate to be a point ahead at halftime. Then in the second half, we caught fire. Our defense picked up, and we got easy baskets. We got good ball movement and knocked down shots.”

As for Thursday’s matchup against Rich South, Battle said, “It’s just another game.

If we want to keep advancing, we have to win.”

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Providence belongs in sectional title talk There are times when a week off in a basketball season is more than welcome.

However, the way the Providence boys team as been playing, you wonder if the Celtics would have preferred playing every day until the state tournament concludes, rather than being idle this last week of the regular season.

Providence (19-9) is coming off a remarkable run where it won the Chicago Catholic League Tournament. That’s never an easy task. To get the job done, the Celtics had to beat St. Rita, Hales Franciscan and St. Joseph in a six-day span.

All three of Providence’s victims were ranked among the top teams in the Chicago area. All three are talented and are threats to make noise in the postseason; the state series begins next week for Class 4A and 3A schools.

Then there’s Providence, which had to bide its time while football standouts

much his athleticism can influence a team.

If Providence wins its Dick Yorkville Regional semifinal, Goss probably against Lockport, the Celtics likely would face Miles Boykin and Nate Vejvo- No. 5 Oswego in the regional da recovered from injuries final. and got into basketball shape.

In the sectional semifiThey have arrived – and nals, Neuqua would be the Boykin, especially, is having opponent, assuming the a huge effect on the Celtics’ Wildcats would not stumble fortunes. Guys such as Catho- against Minooka or Joliet lic League Tournament MVP West in the Joliet West ReTroy Howat, Jack Brody, gional final.

Jake Rost and Tyler Pygon Celtics fans viewed Saturare playing that much better day night’s result at Neuqua as they get reacquainted with with interest. On the WildBoykin on the court. cats’ Senior Night, Plainfield Now, when the Class 4A East – the No. 6 sectional seed Bolingbrook Sectional is dis- – had a 24-14 halftime lead cussed, No. 4 seed Providence before No. 1 Neuqua got back is included as no less than a in it and eventually won, 66contender. Boykin will play 63, in double overtime. football at Notre Dame; but Not to knock Neuqua, ever since he was a varsity because the Wildcats do so standout as a sophomore, many things well that conCeltics basketball coach Tim tribute to winning. However, Trendel has said he could Saturday’s game does help have been a Division I basdemonstrate this is not a secketball player had he chosen tional where the No. 1 seed is to go that route. That’s how head and shoulders above the

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rest of the field.

East (14-11) does not have the record it was hoping to have. But with guard Aaron Jordan plus good size inside, the Bengals are dangerous and capable of competing with anyone in the sectional.

In fact, the third meeting of the season between East and Plainfield North – the No. 3 seed – could happen in the championship game of the Lincoln-Way North Regional.

The teams have split so far.

The game East played against Neuqua gives Providence and everyone else a bit more confidence heading into the sectional.

Of course, we have not even mentioned No. 2 seed Bolingbrook. The Raiders have talent, beginning with guard Prentiss Nixon, and have played well the second half of the season. Imagine – if Plainfield North and East meet in the regional final, the winner likely would have to come back a few days later and beat Bolingbrook on its

floor to reach the sectional final. Talk about a tall order.

Providence’s recent surge undoubtedly is a contributing factor, but this sectional has taken on the appearance of one that will be fun to follow from beginning to end. Any of the four teams that reach the semifinals will have a legitimate chance to win it.

Who knows? Perhaps a Joliet Central or Minooka will get hot and shake things up beyond what we are discussing here. Both at times have shown they can play with anyone.

Once the firing concludes, the survivor will advance to the Hinsdale Central Supersectional against the East Aurora Sectional winner. There are several good teams at East Aurora, yet nobody who can’t be had by our Bolingbrook Sectional winner.

What a nice thought.

• Dick Goss can be reached at dgoss@shawmediacom.

CLASS 4A OSWEGO EAST GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL: BENET 85, BOLINGBROOK 66

Benet beats Bolingbrook in sectional semifinal

By KAITLYN JASNICA kjasnica@shawmedia.com OSWEGO – First-half turnovers proved to be too much for Bolingbrook’s girls basketball team to overcome on Monday as Benet Academy beat the Raiders, 85-66, the Class 4A Oswego East Sectional semifinals.

“We talked about that (turnovers) coming in,” Raiders coach Chris Smith said. “The trouble that they had when they played Bishop Mac, Marian Catholic and JCA was that they didn’t turn the ball over.

That was one thing we noticed in film, they didn’t turn the ball over. We come here and turn the ball over like we did, and we don’t have a chance in beating them. We just don’t.

“Our rotational defense was giving up way too many points, and it came back to haunt us. We played 16 minutes in the first half, and we had 16 turnovers. We averaged

a turnover per minute. That’s not going to beat a team like Benet. You’re just not going to beat them with turnovers like that.”

Benet (30-3) took a 16-6 lead going into the second quarter, and Bolingbrook never could catch up. The Raiders (15-12) came within two points off of an early second-quarter spark by senior Daija Hurks and sophomore Karli Seay.

Seay made a layup within the first two minutes, making the score 16-14 and prompting the Redwings to call a timeout.

After the timeout, however, Benet regrouped and made an immediate basket. Bolingbrook had a hard time containing the strong offense, especially that of Kathleen Doyle.

The junior point guard capitalized on the early turnovers, scoring seven of her 20 points in the first quarter.

“We understood that Kathleen (Doyle) was going to get

“This year it was about trying to put everything together. Get a system in and get everyone on the same page. We did some good things. I’m happy, it was a good year. We have some younger kids coming up through the program that I think are going to help us out drastically. You’ll see a difference next year.”

Chris Smith Bolingbrook girls basketball coach hers,” Smith said. “We were just trying to limit what everyone else was able to do. Defensive pressure wasn’t there. Rotation wasn’t good on defense, and the turnovers caught up with us.”

Doyle also dished out nine assists, and three other Redwings – Emily Schramek (22 points), Emily Eshoo (16 points) and Elise Stout (16 points) – dominated offensively.

In the second half, two se-

niors and a junior tried to spark the Raiders’ offense. To start the third quarter, senior Parris Bryant scored on a putback that shortened the deficit to 10 points, 33-23. Bryant made some important blocks and scored all of her eight points in the third quarter.

In the fourth, it was all Bennita Drain and Brittney Patrick. Drain scored a consistent two points in each of the first three quarters. Trying to

keep her senior season alive, the 5-foot-7 forward scored 10 fourth-quarter points.

After being scoreless in the first three quarters, Patrick scored 13 points, hitting two 3-pointers and sinking in 5 of 6 free throw attempts. Bolingbrook scored 25 points in the fourth quarter. Bryant and Drain posted seven and four rebounds, respectively.

Despite the loss, the future appears bright for the Raiders, who are returning Patrick and Seay (12 points) and have good talent in the younger teams.

“This year it was about trying to put everything together,” Smith said. “Get a system in and get everyone on the same page. We did some good things. I’m happy, it was a good year. We have some younger kids coming up through the program that I think are going to help us out drastically. You’ll see a difference next year.”

IHSA DUAL TEAM WRESTLING SECTIONALS PREVIEW

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com

• Tuesday, February 24, 2015

The Joliet area rarely has had the opportunity to advance five squads to state in any team competition, but that actually is a possibility this season for dual team wrestling.

Lincoln-Way Central and Lockport hope to qualify in Class 3A, Lemont and Lincoln-Way West seek spots in Class 2A, and Coal City and Peotone will battle for a Class 1A berth.

While it might be difficult to get five entrants to Saturday’s state finals competition at Bloomington’s U.S. Cellular Coliseum, four squads look to be favorites heading into Tuesday’s 6 p.m. sectionals, which determine the eight teams that advance in each class.

The area has sent at least three teams to state since 2008.

The most teams to advance is four, which happened in 2010.

In Class 3A, coach Jason DePolo’s Lincoln-Way Central team looks to qualify for the event for the third straight year. The Knights will compete in the Geneseo Sectional against Moline, which hasn’t advanced to state since 2000. Central had the only placewinner of the two squads – Bryan Ditchman (third). Both teams had four state qualifiers.

After being eliminated in the regionals the past two years by the Knights, coach Josh Oster’s Lockport team is hoping to get back to state for the first time since making their only appearance in 2012.

It competes against Edwardsville, which last qualified in 2009, in the Taylorville Sectional.

The Porters had four placewinners – state champ Shayne Oster plus Abdullah Assaf (third), Tyler Johnson (fourth) and Trevell Timmons (fifth), while the Tigers had no medalists. Lockport also holds a 5-4 edge in the number of state qualifiers If Central advances, it likely would meet Sandburg in a 9 a.m. quarterfinal; and if Lockport moves on, it will face ei-

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Lincoln-Way West’s Joey Schloegel wrestles against Prairie Ridge’s Travis Piotrowski in their 120-pound preliminary match at the IHSA individual state wrestling finals Thursday in Champaign. In the upcoming dual team competition, Lincoln-Way West hopes to earn its second state trip in the last three years, although coach Brian Glynn’s Warriors come into the Geneseo Sectional as underdogs against Washington.

AREA SCHEDULE TUESDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL Stagg at Joliet Central, 6:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way East at Joliet West, 6:30 p.m.

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

Oswego at Minooka, 6:30 p.m.

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

ther Deerfield or Jacobs in an 11 a.m. quarterfinal meet.

In Class 2A, Lemont will be taking on De La Salle at the Oak Forest Sectional. Coach John St. Clair’s Indians last advanced to state in 2011, while De La Salle never has

earn its second state trip in the last three years. But coach Brian Glynn’s Warriors come Romeoville at Plainfield South, into the Geneseo Sectional as 6:30 p.m. underdogs against WashingOswego East at Plainfield North, ton, which is trying to qualify 6:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Bradley-Bourfor the first time. bonnais, 7 p.m.

West had two state placeBolingbrook at Lockport, 7 p.m. winners – Noah Keefe (third) Dwight Class 1A Regional: Dwight vs. and Tom Buell (sixth). MeanDonovan, 6 p.m.; Gardner-South Wilmwhile, the Panthers had three ington vs. Iroquois West, 7:30 p.m. champions – Elijah Oliver, Randy Meneweather and Jake Warner – as well as three othparticipated. Lemont had no er finalists. Washington had placewinners at state, while a 10-6 advantage in qualifiers. the Meteors had a pair. The If Lemont qualifies, it likeIndians had six qualifiers, ly would face Crystal Lake while De La Salle advanced Central in an 11 a.m. quarterhalf that total. final. And if West pulls off an Also in the middle class, upset, it would run into GenLincoln-Way West hopes to eseo or Kaneland for a 9 a.m.

match Saturday.

Coal City will be seeking its first state appearance since 1999 when it takes on Peotone at the Class 1A Plano Sectional. The Blue Devils made their first state trip a year ago.

Coach Mark Masters’ Coalers received titles from Joey Rivera, Cody Minnick and Corey Jurzak, while Riley Kauzlaric (third) and Jake Frost (fifth) also placed.

Coach Greg Goberville’s Peotone squad didn’t have any medal winners. Both squads advanced seven.

Whoever advances from the Coal City-Peotone clash will draw either Belleville Althoff or Vandalia in an 11 a.m. quarterfinal.

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PREP STATE INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING RECAP

Third-place medalists proud of finish at state

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com CHAMPAIGN – While several area wrestlers just missed out on their goals of reaching the Grand March that features the state’s final two at their weights, a group that settled for third had few regrets about their showing at the State Farm Center and the season in general.

Lincoln-Way West senior Noah Keefe, Minooka junior Carson Oughton, Lincoln-Way Central junior Bryan Ditchman, Coal City junior Riley Kauzlaric and Lockport sophomore Abdullah Assaf all won two matches in the wrestlebacks after falling in Friday’s semifinals.

Although Oughton and Ditchman saw their title hopes dashed in one-point semifinal losses, and Kauzlaric suffered a similar fate in a two-point decision, all of the competitors were determined to bounce back from the disappointment by finishing up on a strong note.

Keefe made history by becoming the Warriors’ first three-time placewinner as well as its highest finisher at state after capturing a 7-6 win over Civic Memorial’s Drake Boverie in the third-place match at 132 pounds in Class 2A. That concluded a 40-7 season for Keefe, who was fifth last year after finishing sixth as a sophomore.

After falling to Richmond-Burton’s Grant Sutton in the semifinals, Keefe won a pair of close decisions to wrap up his record-setting career for the Warriors.

“God has given me so many opportunities, so I just wanted to go out and prove myself,” Keefe said. “I have great coaches who get me ready for everything. We have some really special, talented kids on this team, and they’ll definitely step it up in the years to come.

“After growing up and watching my brothers wrestle for West, it was always something that I wanted to do. I was always talking to coach (Brian) Glynn, and that got me excited.

We have such a great coaching staff, so it’s hard not to be ready

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Lincoln-Way West’s Noah Keefe takes down Lockport’s Cameron Roat in a 132-pound match earlier this year. Keefe become the Warriors’ first three-time placewinner as well as its highest finisher at state after capturing a 7-6 win over Civic Memorial’s Drake Boverie in the third-place match at 132 pounds in Class 2A.

Lincoln-Way Central’s Bryan Ditchman controls Lincoln-Way East’s Samuel in a 285-pound match earlier this year. Ditchman, who finished with a 43-4 record, responded with a 3-1 overtime victory over Glenbard East’s D’Andre Johnson and then beat Belleville West’s Ricky Nelson for third. for these kinds of matches.”

After placing sixth as a freshman, Oughton was disappointed after not winning a medal a year ago. While he made sure that didn’t happen again, he fell just short of his goal of competing for a championship after suffering a 3-2 semifinal loss at 170 to Marmion’s Riley DeMoss, who went on to capture the Class 3A title.

But the Indian junior responded in a big way, edging Sandburg’s Brian Krasowski,

3-2, on an ultimate tiebreaker and then beating Prospect’s Matt Wroblewski to claim a third-place finish and put the finishing touches on a successful, 40-3 season.

“I can’t complain about third place, but it’s definitely not where I wanted to be,” Oughton said. “I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t come away with a win in my semifinal match. But I had a good season; and next year’s the year, and I’ll be shooting for the top of the podium.

“After taking sixth last year and third this year, I need to move up and hopefully get the championship next year. You can’t let the losses get to you in this tournament.

Once some guys lose here, they give up – and my goal was to not give up and to wrestle like I can.”

Bryan Ditchman Lincoln-Way Central 285-pound wrestler “I was pretty devastated after that semifinal loss, so I had to do some soul-searching. I pulled out that first win, and that was a big one since I lost to him earlier in the year.

I thought it would be this year, but I fell short. But I still came back and finished well.”

Just like a year ago – when the Class 3A heavyweight division was wide open and Ditchman placed sixth as a sopho-

more – things were totally up for grabs among the big men.

Ditchman fell, 3-2, in the semifinals to Hinsdale Central’s Matt Allen, who lost a 1-0 title decision to Marist’s Jake Ford, whom the Knight junior beat for the Dvorak championship. Ditchman, who finished with a 43-4 record, responded with a 3-1 overtime victory over Glenbard East’s D’Andre Johnson and then beat Belleville West’s Ricky Nelson for third.

“Anybody could beat anybody at any time this year,” Ditchman said. “I think that anybody who made it to the quarterfinals could have made the finals if they had their best match. Obviously, everyone wants to make it to the finals – and that was my goal, but I came close.

“After taking sixth last year and third this year, I need to move up and hopefully get the championship next year. You can’t let the losses get to you in this tournament. Once some guys lose here, they give up – and my goal was to not give up and to wrestle like I can.”

One of the most impressive showings was turned in by Assaf, who didn’t even advance to the sectional a year ago. The Lockport sophomore capped a 43-6 season by defeating Sandburg’s Robbie Precin, 3-1, in overtime to claim third place at 113 pounds.

After falling in the semifinals to the eventual champion, Glenbard North’s Austin Gomez, Assaf beat Mount Carmel’s Kaleb Guzior in his first wrestleback before finishing third.

“I knew that I had to keep pushing and looking for my shots,” Assaf said. “I knew that if I kept pushing, that I would finally hit it. I used my scrambling when I needed it. I wasn’t even a sectional qualifier last year, and then I come here and take third in just one year.

“You better watch out next year, because I think you’ll see me on top of the podium. The main thing was proving that I could hang with the best kids, and now I know that I can.

Coach (Josh) Oster pushed me every day, and Kevin Bialka working with me really helped.”

AREA ROUNDUP

NBA Bulls Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Indiana Toronto Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando

Central Division W L Pct 36 21 .632 35 22 .614 31 25 .554 23 33 .411 23 33 .411 Atlantic Division W L Pct 37 19 .661 23 31 .426 21 33 .389 12 44 .214 10 45 .182 Southeast Division W L Pct 44 12 .786 33 23 .589 24 31 .436 22 32 .407 19 39 .328

GB — 1 4½ 12½ 12½ GB — 13 15 25 26½ GB — 11 19½ 21 26

WESTERN CONFERENCE GB — 3 4 7 12 GB — 5½ 15 16½ 24 GB — 7½ 16 24½ 30

SUBMITTED REPORTS ROSEMONT – The Lewis women’s softball team took advantage of two second-inning Upper Iowa errors Sunday as the Flyers scored five unearned runs en route to a 5-3 regional win over the Peacocks in the final day of the Flyer Dome Invitational at The Dome at the Ballpark.

Freshmen Sarah DeMasi (Lockport) and Jenna Cairo and sophomore Carly Jaworski (Lemont) all had two hits for Lewis (3-2). Carolyn Nojiri chipped in a two-run triple in the second inning.

Senior right-hander Kelly Bowler (Lockport) earned the complete-game victory while allowing six hits. Bowler (3-0) struck out a season-high nine batters.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

All-SouthWest Suburban:

The SWS Red all-conference team, selected by the league coaches, included Lincoln-Way West junior guard

Dan Morgan, senior guard Deven Bax and sophomore guard Emily Atsinger, along with Lincoln-Way Central sophomore forward Hayley Holmes and senior guard Candace Finnin.

Lincoln-Way East had junior forwards Anna Rose and Claire McMahon were on the SWS Blue all-conference team.

Bolingbrook was represented by junior guard Brittney Patrick and senior forward Alecia Gulledge. Joliet Central junior guard Monica Barefield and Lockport guard Jamari McAfee also were selected.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Seneca 66, Wilmington 34:

The Irish won the quarterfinal game in their own Class 2A regional and advance to Wednesday’s semifinals against top-seed Reed-Custer.

Neuqua Valley 66, Plainfield East 63: Plainfield East

(14-11), the No. 6 seed in the Bolingbrook Sectional, had a 24-14 halftime lead over No 1 Neuqua Valley. But the Wild-

cats came storming back in the third quarter, and it was nip-and-tuck the rest of the way.

Gardner-South Wilmington 56, Donovan 42: Kyle Robison scored 21 points, Austin Kavanaugh 10, Blake Marks nine and Brendan Elens eight for Gardner (18-9, 10-2) in the River Valley Conference victory.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

USF’s Gonnering honored:

For the third consecutive year, St. Francis senior Katie Gonnering has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America College Division Women’s Basketball Team.

A second-team honoree, Gonnering leads NAIA Division II in scoring (24.7) and ranks second in the nation in offensive rebounding (5.3) and 12th in total rebounding (10.4).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Burchett cited: North Central College senior Jack Burchett (Providence) has been named the College Confer-

ence of Illinois and Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season.

The accounting major had a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds during the Cardinals’ 82-72 win over North Park. It was Burchett’s sixth double-double. He finished 8 of 14 shooting and had two blocks. The win clinched the fourth and final CCIW Tournament spot for North Central.

BRADLEY HALL OF FAME

Shanahan to be inducted:

Teresa Sluder (nee Shanahan) will be inducted into the Bradley University Hall of Fame for Sports at the ceremony scheduled Friday in Peoria.

Shanahan excelled in cross country at Lincoln-Way more than two decades ago and holds the Lincoln-Way indoor track record for the 1,600 meters. While at Bradley, her team was the first in the history of the school to win a conference cross country title.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville St. Louis Blackhawks Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado Anaheim Vancouver Los Angeles Calgary San Jose Arizona Edmonton

Central Division GP W L OT 60 40 13 7 59 38 17 4 60 35 20 5 61 30 20 11 59 31 21 7 60 27 24 9 60 26 23 11 Pacific Division GP W L OT 60 37 16 7 59 34 22 3 58 28 18 12 59 32 23 4 61 30 23 8 60 20 33 7 61 17 34 10

Pts 87 80 75 71 69 63 63

GF 181 186 177 169 168 189 159

GA 141 146 144 166 156 198 170

Pts 81 71 68 68 68 47 44

GF 178 169 161 171 171 133 140

GA 168 155 152 156 174 201 205

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 59 38 16 5 81 62 37 19 6 80 57 33 14 10 76 59 29 21 9 67 59 26 21 12 64 57 24 23 10 58 60 24 31 5 53 60 17 38 5 39 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 61 39 20 2 80 N.Y. Rangers 58 36 16 6 78 Pittsburgh 60 34 17 9 77 Washington 61 33 18 10 76 Philadelphia 60 26 23 11 63 New Jersey 60 25 26 9 59 Columbus 58 26 28 4 56 Carolina 58 21 30 7 49 Montreal Tampa Bay Detroit Boston Florida Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

GF 157 203 170 157 143 163 167 110

GA 131 167 149 156 166 161 183 202

GF 195 185 172 181 161 136 153 130

GA 172 145 149 152 174 158 180 158

Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Results New Jersey 3, Arizona 0 Detroit at Anaheim (n) Tuesday’s Games Florida at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Boston, 6 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Calgary at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

WHAT TO WATCH

BULLS 87, BUCKS 71

Bulls hit boards to beat Bucks

By JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Tony Snell scored 20 points, Nikola Mirotic had 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and the surging Bulls pounded the Milwaukee Bucks on the boards on their way to an 87-71 victory on Monday night.

Pau Gasol added 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls enjoyed a whopping 62-41 advantage on the glass. Joakim Noah had eight points and 16 rebounds on his bobblehead night, and Jimmy Butler finished with 11 points and nine boards.

Milwaukee shot 34 percent (30 for 89) from the field in its second straight loss after a stretch of nine wins in 10 games. Ersan Ilyasova had 15 points and 11 rebounds in his first start since Jan. 27 at Miami.

The Bulls played without key reserves Taj Gibson and Kirk Hinrich, who were away from

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Bulls center Joakim Noah yells as the Bulls take a big lead over the Bucks during the first half Monday. the team due to an illness. But Snell and Mirotic each provided a big boost off the bench.

The Bulls grabbed control in the first half and led by double

digits for most of the final three quarters. Butler had an impressive rebound dunk off a miss by Aaron Brooks, and Mirotic made two foul shots to make it 75-56 with 6:29 left.

The Bulls won for the sixth time in its last seven games despite an awful performance for point guard Derrick Rose, who had eight points on 1-for-13 shooting.

The Bucks have dropped two of three since they shipped leading scorer Brandon Knight to Phoenix in a three-team trade on Thursday. Milwaukee got Michael Carter-Williams from Philadelphia in the deadline deal, but the point guard has been sidelined by a right foot strain.

“We have to get him on the floor, he’s been out,” coach Jason Kidd said before the game. “Once we get him on the floor, we’ll kind of restart and get everyone comfortable playing with him.

Hopefully, that will be soon.”

Men’s college basketball Wisconsin at Maryland, 6 p.m., ESPN Texas at West Virginia, 6 p.m., ESPN2 LSU at Auburn, 6 p.m., ESPNU Providence at Villanova, 6 p.m., FS1 Texas A&M at Arkansas, 8 p.m., ESPN Boston College at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., ESPNU Creighton at DePaul, 8 p.m., FS1 New Mexico at Boise St., 10 p.m., ESPNU Pro hockey Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m., NBCSN Soccer UEFA Champions League, round of 16, first leg, Barcelona at Manchester City, 1:30 p.m., FS1

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Southwest Division W L Pct 40 14 .741 38 18 .679 38 20 .655 34 22 .607 29 27 .518 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 36 19 .655 Oklahoma City 31 25 .554 Utah 21 34 .382 Denver 20 36 .357 Minnesota 12 43 .218 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 43 10 .811 L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 Phoenix 29 28 .509 Sacramento 19 35 .352 L.A. Lakers 14 41 .255 Monday’s Results Bulls 87, Milwaukee 71 Miami 119, Philadelphia 108 New Orleans 100, Toronto 97 Houston 113, Minnesota 102 Boston 115, Phoenix 110 Brooklyn 110, Denver 82 Utah 90, San Antonio 81 Memphis at L.A. Clippers (n) Tuesday’s Games Golden State at Washington, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans

Lewis softball team defeats Upper Iowa

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Not a typical stomach bug

Joliet-area health experts discuss prevalence and treatment of C. difficile

By JAN STEELE Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – Last spring, my relatively robust dad, age 93, was hit by a series of health misfortunes: pneumonia, a mild heart attack, a fall on his face and a urinary tract infection.

The latter sent us scrambling for nursing homes in his hometown of Normal, as it rendered him helpless, physically and mentally. A month later, our poster boy for rehab nearly had worked his way out of the nursing home when another UTI developed.

When I left him one Sunday, he was fine. Tuesday, he was admitted to the hospital with the UTI. Wednesday about noon, the diagnosis turned more serious: Clostridium difficile. Neither my sister – his loyal housekeeper – nor I ever had heard of C. difficile.

It turned out “C diff” is one of many health care-associated infections, or HAIs. HAIs are among the top 10 causes of death in the United States, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

What I read online didn’t scare me too much. I understood his watery, severe diarrhea was caused by a bacteria imbalance in his colon because of antibiotic use. I didn’t understand his medically fragile state – from long-term congestive heart failure – would turn jeopardy into tragedy.

His delirium troubled me.

“This isn’t my dad,” I told every nurse, who now entered his room in gowns, gloves and masks. “He usually is more on the ball than me.”

I worried he wasn’t getting enough rest. He was, he believed, at work in the 1960s.

And boy, was he busy.

Friday night, I bid him my usual “see you tomorrow.”

Several hours later, his heart stopped, the night nurse

Know more Once you’ve had C. diff, the recurrence risk is one in five – or two in five after one occurrence – local experts agreed. One of the newer pharmaceuticals to treat a recurrence costs $3,000 for 10 days.

Promising developments include: Q Vaccines: A vaccine to prevent C. difficile is being developed.

It would be for at-risk patients, namely the elderly who are hospitalized and taking antibiotics, and certain people anticipating a hospital stay.

Q Better infection control: Researchers are experimenting with ultraviolet light to kill C. difficile spores on contact.

Cross Hospital and Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center had fewer cases than expected based on population.

C. difficile standardized inProvided photo fection ratios are available by J. Russell Steele (right) and Anne Anderson, wife of BJ Anderson, Steele’s grandson, shortly before Steele’s hospital for Illinois at www. death from complications related to the intestinal infection Clostridium difficile, commonly known as C. diff. healthcarereportcard.illinois. gov/files/pdf/Statewide_CDI_ until about 35 years ago. Dr. book Hospital. “Perhaps [they Report_2013_fnl.pdf. said. He had signed a “do not “A more toxigenic strain get infected] from cleaning up resuscitate: order more than a Gary Trager, a physician of C. diff has developed in the with Family Medical Group diapers.” month before. last 10 years,” Owaisi said. “It of Joliet, remembers someAt highest risk are people Increase in hospitalizations thing called AAC during was first recognized in Monwith medical issues, those his residency in infectious more likely to be hospitalized, treal, Canada, and is named and deaths NAP-1. We don’t know what to undergo surgery and be Each year, 14,000 people die diseases, about 1975. AAC exposed to antibiotics, Owaisi caused it; but hyper secretes of C. difficile, according to the stood for antibiotic-associatof toxin make it more toxic.” ed colitis. said. Or as Trager put it, “the Centers for Disease Control Using “proton clump “Patients who got certain more trouble you have, the and Prevention. That’s about inhibitors” such as Nexium antibiotics seemed to get diar- more trouble it gives you.” as many people who died of or Prilosec, which suppress rhea a lot,” Trager said.

The CDC explains that C. Ebola in Africa last year, stomach acid, can also trigger The bacteria responsible difficile spores, which are according to World Health C. difficile, Trager said. Furwas eventually identified and not easily eradicated, are Organization projections. named Clostridium difficile. transferred to patients mainly thermore, C. difficile still can Between 1996 and 2009, C. find its way into the general “If you have never taken an via the hands of health care difficile rates for hospitalized personnel who have touched a population. people older than 65 increased antibiotic, it’s more difficult Dr. Jeffrey Port, a gastroento get this disease unless you contaminated surface.

200 percent, according to the terologist with Southwest Gasare exposed to it,” Trager said.

“Hospitals are doing a CDC. troenterology in New Lenox, However, Trager also said better job of preventing latAlso from the CDC: Deaths was surprised recently when a related to C. difficile increased 5 percent of newborns have C. eral transmissions – i.e., per20-year-old male patient tested difficile in their intestines. son-to-person,” Owaisi said.

400 percent between 2000 and positive for C. difficile.

“I’m seeing more young “It’s a recordable illness that 2007, at least partially because “We thought maybe he had mothers [with the disease],” goes into a national database.” of a more-virulent strain. irritable bowel syndrome,” said Dr. Anjum Owaisi, an inThe CDC reported 10 perPort said. “A [otherwise fectious disease specialist and cent fewer C. difficile infecIndividuals at risk healthy] person can have C. tions between 2011 and 2013.

C. difficile always has been medical director of infection diff and not know it.”

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HEALTH CALENDAR

Wednesday

• Senior Health Fair – 1:30 to 3 p.m., St. Jude School, 2204 McDonough St., Joliet. University of St. Francis nursing students will educate and perform screenings.

Call St. Jude Rectory at 815-7252209.

• Making Heart-Healthy Choices – 6 to 7 p.m., Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Auditorium Room 8, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet. Contact Kara Carr, clinical dietitian, at 815-725-7133, ext. 3806.

• Obesity and Your Health: Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You? – 5:45 p.m., BMI Surgery, Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Suite 260, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Drs. Christopher Joyce and Brian Lahmann, gastric bypass surgeons, will offer a free informational session.

Register at 888-660-4325 or at www.silvercross.org.

• Bariatric Support Group – 6 to 7 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. For individuals who have undergone weight-loss surgery.

Free. First-time participants call 815-717-8744.

Thursday

• “In the Blink of an Eye” – 7 p.m., Our Lady of the Woods, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.

Michael Schofield, fire battalion chief in Orland Park, will address the current heroin epidemic. Patty Brucki, a teacher, will discuss making choices from Catholic social teaching perspective.

• Caregiver Support Group – 6:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public. Call Kim Jackson at 815-609-0669 or visit www. timbersofshorewood.com.

Friday

• Breastfeeding Support Group – 10:30 a.m. to noon, Silver Cross Hospital’s Conference Center, Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Infants welcome. First-time participants register at www.silvercross.org/ specialdeliveries or call 888-660HEAL (4325).

• Scoliosis Screenings – 9

a.m. to 3 p.m., Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Dr. Anthony Rinella performs the screenings.

Free and available for children and adults. Register at 877-6947722.

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• Frankfort Wellness Fair – 8:30 a.m. to noon, Founders Center, 140 Oak St., Frankfort. Free health screenings and seminars.

Exclusive sponsor is Franciscan St. James.

• “Sneeze, Wheeze and Itch: Is it an Allergy?” – 9:15 a.m., Grundy County Chamber’s Family Fest, Minooka Community High School South Campus, 26655 W. Eames St., Channahon. Speaker is Dr. Hetal Amin, board-certified allergist with Morris Hospital.

Registration not required. Call 815-705-7009.

• Birthing Center Tours – 1:30 p.m.; also 1:30 and 4 p.m.

Sunday, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org/ our-services/other-services/ birthing-center.

Monday

• Wrist and Hand Pain – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., Pavilion A, New Lenox. Discussion on carpal tunnel syndrome and prevention. Gift bag. Register at www. silvercross.org or 888-660-HEAL (4325).

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Oakwood and River Valley schools in Lemont recently took park in a Fun Run activity to kick off Family Fitness Week. The theme for the activity was “heroes,” celebrating local heroes and superheroes.

The event was sponsored by the Oakwood/River Valley PTO. The children requested sponsors make a pledge for their participation in the event. The money raised from this event will allow the PTO to support technology in Lemont schools.

Three-week Prepared Childbirth Class to be at Silver Cross Hospital The HERALD-NEWS NEW LENOX – Silver Cross Hospital will offer a three-week Prepared Childbirth Class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, March 3 to 17, in the Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

Participants will receive instruction from a registered nurse on breathing, relaxation and floor exercise techniques.

She will also review the labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum processes.

The cost is $80 per couple, and free for patients under the care of an OB-GYN with the Aunt Martha’s Joliet Community Health Center or the Will County Community Health Center.

People can register at www. silvercross.org/silvercross. org/specialdeliveries or call 888-660-HEAL (4325).

Tuesday

• Free Carpal Tunnel Screening – By appointment, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, New Lenox. Call 815-300-7110.

• Girl Talk: Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Speaker is Dr. Matthew Endara, plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Register at imatter. silvercross.org or call 888-660HEAL (4325).

• Family Caregiver Support Group – 11 a.m. Easter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Call Kathy Miller at 815931-9693.

• Brain Injury Support Group – 6 p.m. Easter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Call Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693.

Students gather loose change as part of their “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser at Oakwood and River Valley Schools.

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‘Pennies for Patients’ raises $7K The HERALD-NEWS LEMONT – Oakwood and River Valley schools took part in a PTO-sponsored event that raised more than $7,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by collecting loose change.

The top three classrooms at each building that raised the most money earned Barnes & Noble gift certificates to buy books for their classrooms. The top classrooms at each grade level earned a “PJ spirit day” for their class.

• Tuesday, February 24, 2015

• CPR for the Health Care Provider – 9 a.m. to noon, Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St., Morris.

For licensed and certified health care professionals. CPR, use of an automated external defibrillator and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. $70. Register at www.morrishospital.org/events or call 815-705-7362.

• Bipolar Disease Support Group – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Firsttime participants register at 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www. silvercross.org.

• Basic First Aid Class – 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Lions Community Center, 1 Manor Drive, New Lenox. First aid, CPR, and how to use an AED. Limit 12. $30. Call 815-485-3584.

• Birthing Center Tours – 7 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org/ our-services/other-services/ birthing-center.

• “I Can Cope” Breast Cancer Support Group – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

Free. First-time participants register at 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www.IMatter.silvercross.org.

• Family Caregiver Support Group – 11 a.m., Easter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Call Kathy Miller at 815931-9693.

• Brain Injury Support Group – 6 p.m. Easter Seals - Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Call Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693.

• Age-Related Cardiac Disease registration deadline – Event is 3 p.m. Wednesday, Senior Star at Weber Place, 605 S. Edward Drive, Romeoville. Presented by Dr. James McMahon of Adventist Heart and Vascular.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Seats limited. RSVP at 815-676-5776.

• Meal Building for Diabetes – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Madison Board Room. 333 Madison St., Joliet. Presented

by Lauren Smith, dietitian. Free.

Register at 877-737-4636. Visit www.presencehealth.org.

• How to Survive a Heart Attack – 6 to 7 p.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman Assembly

Room 1, 150 W. High St., Morris.

Presented by Dr. Ari de la Hera, cardiologist. Register at www. morrishospital.org/events or 815-416-6089.

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Don’t take a finesse that must lose

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Does your partner suffer from finesseophilia? Will she or he take every available finesse? If so, show your partner this deal.

How should South play the play in four spades? West leads the diamond ace (under which East encourages with his nine), continues with the diamond king and plays a third diamond to his partner’s queen.

Note South’s bidding sequence.

To make a takeout double, then, after partner advances with a minimum bid in a suit, to rebid shows a very strong hand: at least 18 highcard points (or a super 17).

Declarer starts with five potential losers in his hand: one heart, two diamonds and two clubs. He has only eight top tricks: five spades, one heart and two clubs. Perhaps South would think that he can get at least one more heart trick. And maybe clubs are 3-3, or the fourth round can be ruffed in the dummy.

But if a finessing fanatic crosses to dummy with a trump and runs the heart queen, he will fail here. West takes the trick and returns, say, a trump.

Count the high-card points. There are only 15 missing, and East has already produced the diamond queen.

West must have the heart king.

South should cash his heart ace and lead another heart.

If West takes the trick, declarer has 10 tricks: five spades, three hearts and two clubs. Or, if West ducks, South can play three rounds of clubs to arrange a club ruff in the dummy.

Use the bidding to place missing key-cards and do not take a finesse that must lose.

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work and personal relationships.

Positive symptoms tend to go through cycles where they get better and worse.

Negative symptoms and cognitive problems are more constant.

People with schizophrenia are more likely to become depressed, to start drinking or abusing drugs, and to commit suicide.

The impact of the illness can be reduced by early and active treatment. The earlier it is diagnosed, the better chance there is to prevent its worst effects.

Treatment requires a combination of medication, psychological counseling and social support.

The major medications used to treat schizophrenia are called antipsychotics.

They are generally effective for treating the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. If a medication does help, it is important to continue it even after symptoms get better. Without medication, there is a good chance that psychosis will return. Each recurring episode may be worse.

Psychosocial treatment is also essential. These treatments are given in addition to, not instead of, medications.

The goal is to provide ongoing emotional and practical support, education about the illness, and perspective on the symptoms of the illness. Therapists may provide advice about managing relationships and health. And they may teach skills to improve functioning and orientation to reality.

We have more potent treatments for schizophrenia today than we did 50 years ago.

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• Limited speech: great difficulty in carrying on a conversation.

• Trouble starting, continuing or completing any particular activity, including activities as simple as washing the dishes.

Many people with schizophrenia experience a steady decline of logical thinking, social skills and behavior. They can stop taking care of themselves – keeping clean, dressing properly, even combing or brushing their hair. These problems can interfere with

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Dear Doctor K: There is a history of schizophrenia in my family. I’d like to learn more about it. Can it be treated?

Dear Reader: Schizophrenia is a long-lasting psychotic disorder. People with the condition have a hard time recognizing reality, thinking logically and behaving naturally in social situations. Having a parent or sibling with schizophrenia increases your risk of developing it.

The symptoms of schizophrenia are often defined as “positive” (remarkable because of their presence) or “negative” (remarkable because of their absence).

Positive symptoms include: • Delusions: distorted thoughts or false beliefs.

A delusional person may speak of people who aren’t real. She may imagine she is in communication with people who are dead. He may believe he is capable of impossible feats • like leaping tall buildings in a single bound.

• Hallucinations: hearing, seeing, touching, smelling or tasting things that aren’t there. The most common hallucinations involve hearing voices, music, noises like those made by machinery, or other sounds.

• Disorganized speech.

• Unusual movements or disorganized behavior.

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HOROSCOPE TODAY – Keep a close watch on contractual obligations or proceedings that need updating. Your hard work will pay off, and the results will be spectacular.

Familiarize yourself with financial trends and investment strategies, and make the moves necessary to increase your wealth and improve your future.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – If you have an idea for your own business, take the plunge. Extra cash can be made if you find new ways to put your skills to good use.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Get busy whittling down your never-ending to-do list. Focus on your destination, and push hard until you reach your goal. What you accomplish will make a difference.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Rather than reveal every detail of your plan, be secretive in order to have a greater impact when you do share it with others. Moderation will be the key to your success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – A leadership role is likely if you make contributions to a group to which you belong. Your self-esteem will increase as you take on more responsibility.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You will be put in an awkward position if you have to explain claims that someone has been making about you or on your behalf. Make sure you do not embellish the truth.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t feel you have to explain your actions to everyone who comes your way. Your desire to do everything yourself and your winning personality will distance you from your competition.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Money matters will be on your mind. Scrutinize your budget and see where you can cut back. Start with non-essential expenditures.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your love life is looking good. You can reach the next level with your current partner, or if

you are single, you will find someone you feel comfortable confiding to.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Spend time on the projects that will bring you fulfillment. Cultivate the people who will have the greatest influence on your future. With persistence and stamina, you can accomplish anything.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You will experience a burning desire to make your life or community better.

With your skill and fierce determination, you will be able to make a substantial impact on others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Put all your effort into your work and you will reap the rewards. Choose another day to make planned changes to your home, appearance or personal life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You will be instrumental in helping a friend solve a troublesome problem. Your own experience will serve as a teaching tool. Travel looks favorable, so make a point to visit someone special.

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Dear Abby: I have been married to “Carla” for 16 years. It’s my second marriage. My problem is I never see her. She has always spent more time with her mother than with me. We see each other for about an hour a day after she returns from her mom’s, usually at 9:45 to 10 p.m.

I have had several conversations about this with her over the years, but nothing seems to work.

We’ll argue and she starts to cry, and it ends without a resolution. Her mother is in her mid-80s and has had her share of health problems.

Carla has a sister who could help out, but rarely does. I have had health problems of my own -- a kidney transplant and several bouts of skin cancer -- but she doesn’t seem to care as much about my problems as she does her mom’s. Her mother even tells her to go home to be with me, to no avail.

I love my wife, but my isolation and loneliness are finally getting to me. How can I convince her that this isn’t fair to me or our marriage? How much longer do I take it? – Lonely in Illinois Dear Lonely: I feel sorry for both of you. Your wife may be trying so hard to be a responsible daughter that she has forgotten you need her, too. Your sister-in-law should have stepped up and started doing her share long ago – and she still may if you and your wife talk to her about it together.

I don’t know what your schedule is like, but you might have more time with Carla if you went with her to your mother-in-law’s occasionally. It might also improve your communication if the two of you went for marriage counseling. If Carla’s mother has to insist she go home to you, there

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips may be reasons other than her mother’s health for Carla’s spending so much time away.

Nothing will change until you get to the bottom of it, so don’t let your wife’s tears prevent you. And if your wife resists seeing a counselor, go without her.

Dear Abby: My husband and I recently quit our jobs and moved to London from New York. Being a freelancer and having lived here before, he’s never had trouble finding work. But I have just changed careers, and I’m finding it hard to earn a consistent paycheck here.

Despite his constant assurances that he is happy supporting both of us right now, I can’t shake feeling guilty. I have never felt right living on someone else’s dime -- not even my parents’ while I was growing up.

Should I man up and find a job I don’t exactly love to better contribute, or “keep on truckin’” without guilt with hopes of getting there?

– Guilty in London

Dear Guilty: Because of your history, I’m not sure you are capable of happily “keepin’ on truckin’” without contributing financially.

For some people, the sense of independence they derive from having a job is important to their self-worth.

I say, look around and see if there are some job openings. It’s better than sitting around moping and feeling guilty, and it might give you and your husband a chance to make some new friends.

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS BANKUNITED, FSB, PLAINTIFF VS. PAUL J. BERNASEK, STEVEN J. BERNASEK, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF PAUL J. BERNASEK, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF STEVEN J. BERNASEK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS Property Address: 918 Parkwood Drive Joliet, IL 60432 11 CH 4393 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF STEVEN J. BERNASEK, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF PAUL J. BERNASEK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 10 IN THIRD ADDITION TO PARK HILL, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 13, 1965 AS DOCUMENT R65-1 1464 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 7, 1967, AS DOCUMENT NO. R67-10967, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: (30) 07-01-402-024 COMMON ADDRESS: 918 Parkwood Drive, Joliet, IL 60432 And which mortgages were made by Paul J. Bernasek and Steven J. Bernasek, as Mortgagor (s); and given to Bank United FSB as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated June 13, 2006, and recorded as Document No.R2006109107, that Summons was duly issued out of said court

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2060-0315 PROJECT NAME: 2015 ROCK RUN INTERCEPTOR INSPECTION The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the multisensor technology internal inspection of the Rock Run Interceptor. The contract will include Closed Circuit Televising (CCTV) inspection, Sonar Inspection and Laser Inspection of the above mentioned interceptor sewer. Access points to the Rock Run interceptor are very limited and should be taken into consideration when bidding this work. The contract will include all work necessary to complete the multi-sensor inspection and submittal of all data in a usable format.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 10:00 A.M. local time on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may obtain electronic copies of the bid documents and detailed specifications on a flash drive at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet. All questions regarding this contract shall be directed to Joe Sullivan, from RJN Group, at 1-630-346-2877 or by email at jsullivan@rjnmail.com.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders must be prequalified with the City of Joliet to bid this project pursuant to Ordinance 7345.

The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) BID DOCUMENT FEE: -0James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News February 23, 24, 2015.) HN 1738

against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF STEVEN J. BERNASEK, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF PAUL J. BERNASEK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the March 19, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J.MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: RLMX.0016 I643013 (Published in the Herald-News February 17, 24, 2015 March 3, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

VILLAGE OF BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS

The within and foregoing proposal is the result of a petition by Andrew Notice is hereby given to all per- Venamore, Mach 1, Inc. sons in the Village of Bolingbrook, Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois, All persons are invited to attend that the Bolingbrook Zoning Board said public hearing and be heard. of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 11, Paul Wonderlin, Chairman 2015 at or about 7:00 p.m. in the Zoning Board of Appeals Village Hall Boardroom, 375 West Village of Bolingbrook Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illi- Dated this 23rd day of February, nois, to consider varying certain 2015 provisions of the Bolingbrook Zon(Published in the Herald-News ing Ordinance as follows: February 24, 2015.) HN 1765 DOCKET NO.: 15.02V-0311 TO ALLOW: A variance from the Bolingbrook Zoning Ordinance Sections 3-311(A) and 5-103(A)1 which requires that every single family dwelling unit, constructed on a lot prior to May 18, 2004, must contain a garage no less than 425 square feet in area and no greater than 640 square feet in area and must not exceed 14 feet in height in a R-3 Single Family zoning district. The proposed variance, if approved, will allow for the construction of a 720 square foot detached garage, with a height of 15 feet on the property commonly known as 120 Thornhurst Road, Bolingbrook, and legally described as follows: 12-02-11-404-028-0000

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2069-0315 PROJECT NAME: 2015 UTILITIES RESTORATION PROGRAM - PHASE I The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 13,000 square feet 5-inch P.C.C. sidewalk; 9,000 square feet 8-inch P.C.C. driveway pavement; 2,000 linear feet combination curb & gutter B6-12; 200 linear feet combination curb & gutter B6.24; 400 square yards class B patch 12” (ty II); 400 square yards class B patch 16” (ty II) special; 50 linear feet barrier curb B-6; 5,000 square yards furnishing & placing topsoil; 5,000 square yards class 1 seeding w/excelsior blanket and 100 square yards sodding; 300 square feet brick pavers; 40 square feet detectable warnings; 20 days traffic control and protection, 550 work sites for mobilization, 10 each manhole frames adjusted, 10 each valve boxes adjusted, 10 each catch basin frames adjusted, 10 each b-box blowouts, 10 each b-box resets, 10 each b-box resets with trench backfill, 5 each curb stop replacements, 30 square yards class D patch 10”, 30 square yards class D patch 6”, and 30 square yards of hot mix asphalt driveway pavement.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432-4156 until 10:15 A.M. local time on TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders are required to be pre-qualified through the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Capital Development Board, or the City of Joliet. The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) BID DOCUMENT FEE: -$0.00James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News February 23, 24, 2015.) HN 1750

CLASSIFIED 39 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ATTENTION: Local Education Agencies, Labor Organizations, Community Based Organizations, and Interested Persons. The Workforce Investment Board of Will County under the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is now soliciting proposals for the following: One-Stop Operator for the

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2072-0315 ELGIN / KRAKAR / SCRIBNER WATER MAIN PROJECT - 2015 The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 3,550 lineal feet of ductile iron water main, various sizes, 2,300 lineal feet of copper water service line 1”, 2,500 square yards of hot mix asphalt removal & replacement 4”, restoration & various water main related items.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 9:00 A.M. local time on Wednesday - March 11, 2015 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders are required to be pre-qualified through the Illinois Department of Transportation or the Capital Development Board. The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) BID DOCUMENT FEE: -$0.00James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News February 24, 25, 2015.) HN 1758

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2070-0315 PROJECT NAME: PURCHASE OF SEWER PIPE TELEVISION INSPECTION CRAWLER AND CAMERA SYSTEM FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the purchase of Sewer Pipe Television Inspection Crawler and Camera System for the Department of Public Utilities to be delivered to 921 East Washington Street, Joliet, Illinois 60433.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 10:30 A.M. local time on TUESDAY - March 10, 2015 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday.

The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids. No submitted bid may be withdrawn until a period of (30) days after the bid opening date, without written consent of the City of Joliet.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) BID DOCUMENT FEE: -$0.00James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News February 23, 24, 2015.) HN 1749

40 CLASSIFIED period of April 20, 2015 through June 30, 2016 Due Date: March 16, 2015 Work Ready Community Outreach and Job Profiling for the period of April 20, 2015 through June 30, 2016 Due Date: March 16, 2015 GED Preparation/Attainment and Youth Occupational Skill Training for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 Due Date: April 13, 2015 On-the-Job Training for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 Due Date: April 13, 2015 Work Readiness Training and Certification for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 Due Date: April 13, 2015 All proposals will be reviewed to determine whether or not the provider meets the following procurement requirements: financial resources, technical qualifications, experience, organization and facilities adequate to carry-out the project, resources to meet the completion schedule contained in the contract, a satisfactory performance record for completion of contracts, and accounting and auditing procedures adequate to control property, funds, and assets. Copies of the Request for Proposals can be found at www.willcountyworkforceboard. com.

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