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Do you like giving to a community agency that could use a helping hand?

If so, there’s a contest I encourage you to take part in.

IKEA is sponsoring a Life Improvement Challenge, which offers, through an online voting platform, local charities the opportunity to win a makeover of a space that improves the lives of others in a community.

IKEA Bolingbrook has three local charities nominated: The Will County Children’s Advocacy Center in Joliet, the Family Outreach Program in Crest Hill, and Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.

The Children’s Advocacy Center is a nonprofit agency where staff conduct child-sensitive interviews when there are allegations of sexual or severe physical abuse. Those statements have been used in the successful prosecution of hundreds of child predators, according to the agency’s website.

Mallory Hewlett, administrative assistant at the state’s attorney’s office, does a lot of work with the CAC. She said a toy, such as a stuffed animal, or comfortable surroundings can make a difficult experience a little easier for a child at the center.

And so she, along with other staff, is hoping the CAC wins the Life Improvement Challenge. The CAC has a few different rooms,

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including a lobby, two waiting rooms and rooms where children are interviewed, she said. Winning could mean upgrading furniture and new items for play therapy. All would help make the space more comfortable.

“That is what we are all about,” she said. “We want the people to be as comfortable as possible during an uncomfortable time.”

This column is, unabashedly, in support of the CAC. I’ve (sadly) written about many child abuse cases, and know the work at places such as CAC is vital in getting convictions. I’d love to see an agency that cares for those who have had their innocence cruelly taken away from them get a little lift.

If your heart calls you to a different cause, Family Outreach Program and Hesed House are worthy options.

Family Outreach Program provides nutritious food to those living beneath the poverty line. It is seeking a makeover of its food storage space for a more efficient collection and distribution process, and newly furnished office space for more comfortable and professional meeting space.

Hesed House homeless

shelter wants to make over some of its apartment spaces to bring hope and comfort to those transitioning from the street back to homes.

To vote, visit www.ikea. com/us and click on the “Life Improving Challenge” link.

You have to enter an email address (I’m told IKEA won’t bombard you with emails).

Pick the Bolingbrook store when prompted, and then choose your option.

You can vote once a day per email address entered.

The contest ends March 2, so if you have some time today or tomorrow, please take a few minutes to vote.

••• Monday is Read Across America Day, a day dedicated to motivating children and teens to read. It’s also known as Dr. Seuss Day, as it is the birthday of the children’s author famous for twisting the tongues of all who read his absurdly amusing books.

This year’s book is the Seuss classic, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” but any book will do. If you know a child or teen, please take some time Monday to read together.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News.

• Kate Schott is editor of The Herald-News, the Morris Daily Herald and Herald Life. She can be reached at kschott@shawmedia.com or 815-280-4119. Follow her on Twitter @Kate_Schott78.

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JOLIET – The city of Joliet was anticipating accumulating snowfall late Saturday evening and Sunday.

The city anticipates the Joliet area will get at least 3 to 4 inches of snow, so Joliet’s snow parking ban will be in effect, the city said in a news release.

Neighborhood streets will

not be plowed until the snow stops. The city aims to have all streets clear 12 to 18 hours after the snow ends.

Under the parking ban, all vehicles must be moved off public streets until Joliet snowplows clear the street.

Once plows have done so, residents may move their vehicles back, the city said.

Joliet police will have the option to issue parking tickets

to vehicles left on the street during a snowstorm and could have the vehicle towed, according to the news release.

Vehicle owners must pay towing and storage costs.

City crews will salt main roads and secondary streets during the storm. Plows will begin cleaning the main streets, and then neighborhood and subdivision streets, after the snow ends.

LOCAL BRIEF Cops: Man left dog in freezing car at hospital

JOLIET – Police say a man left a dog in his car in freezing temperatures Monday at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center.

Deputy Chief Ed Gregory said officers were called at 9:21 p.m. to the first floor of the parking garage at the hospital.

“Officers found a vehicle, not running, with a brown pit bull inside, while the outdoor temperature was recorded at 1-degree Fahrenheit,” Gregory said.

Brandon M. Wojtak, 23, allegedly returned to the vehicle 20 minutes later and acknowledged leaving the dog inside. He was issued a compliance ticket for animal cruelty, Gregory said.

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ON THE COVER Armindo Goncalves uses an ultrasound machine Feb. 25 on a sheep during an animal science lab at Joliet Junior College as Sergio da Silva (right) and other students watch. Goncalves and da Silva are international students from Timor-Leste studying agriculture at Joliet Junior College through the Timor-Leste Hillary Clinton Scholarship Program.

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Two Timorese students study at JJC to improve agriculture back home “I just heard from my professors that there [are] a lot of professional people who graduated from this college.”

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Sergio da Silva and Armindo Goncalves – part of a young generation from a young country – came to Joliet Junior College this year to study agriculture, hoping to improve farming back home.

The Timorese students, recipients of the Timor-Leste Hillary Clinton Scholarship Program, arrived in Chicago last October after a long journey spanning the globe. Da Silva, 20, was happy to be in a different place filled with tall buildings – something he had never seen before.

Goncalves, 26, felt a mixture of happiness and concern.

“I’m happy because I’m in the United States, and I’m proud of myself,” Goncalves said. “Everybody wants to come here, but they didn’t have the opportunity to come and I had the opportunity to come. I really appreciate it and I’m really happy, but on the other hand, I still know that I’m going to face a lot of big challenges.”

Over the past several months, the students have adjusted to dietary changes, language barriers and homesickness while forging new connections in a country about 9,380 miles from home.

Sergio da Silva Joliet Junior College student

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Sergio da Silva (right) helps Joliet Junior College instructor Brad Angus place a sheep on a stand for an ultrasound Wednesday during an animal science class in Joliet. Da Silva is one of two international students from Timor-Leste studying at the junior college through the Timor-Leste Hillary Clinton Scholarship Program.

They are part of a young generation of Timorese leaving home and learning new skills to help develop a country liberated in 2002, after decades of brutal Indonesian rule.

From Timor-Leste to JJC

Goncalves and Da Silva

hail from Timor-Leste, a small country of about 1.2 million people north of Australia and south of Indonesia.

They set out to learn more about agriculture and business in the U.S. after applying for a scholarship program that helps Timorese contribute to their country’s social and eco-

nomic development through education and training.

Out of all the schools where they could study agribusiness, they chose JJC. Both said they were impressed with the community college’s agriculture program and its surrounding farms. They also were impressed that it was the first

community college built in the U.S. “I just heard from my professors that there [are] a lot of professional people who graduated from this college,” Da Silva said.

The two hit several stops along the way to the U.S., traveling to Hong Kong, Singapore, Dallas and then Chicago.

They studied English intensively at Loyola University before coming to Joliet in January, although they had studied English for years back home.

Switching from the tropical climate of Timor-Leste to the cold, gloomy Midwest winter took some adjustment. Dayna Crabb, JJC’s International Student Services Coordinator, said that when the pair arrived in Joliet, there was a snowstorm. She saw they needed to go shopping.

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JJC works to attract, assist international students

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Officials at Joliet Junior College have actively recruited international students and instituted several programs to support them on campus.

The college invested in active recruitment and campus programming for international students in 2013, International Student Services

Coordinator Dayna Crabb said in an email. She said International Student Services provides holistic programming to help students academically and socially.

Crabb traveled to Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam to represent JJC at college fairs, high school visits and U.S. Embassy educational advising sessions.

In the past several years,

JJC has enrolled one or two international students each semester. This spring semester, JJC has 14 international students and the number is expected to rise with new strategic recruitment plans and on-campus programming, Crabb said.

This year, International Student Services instituted the International Friendship and Mentoring program, pairing up international stu-

dents with faculty or staff volunteers. The program has “really provided a deeper level of support for the new international students during their transition,” Crabb said.

Mentors take students out for haircuts or grocery shopping or have them join their families for the holidays.

Crabb wrote that JJC also offers international students a Peer Mentoring program and the International Stu-

dent Club, which helps them make new friends and practice English in casual environments. Peers provide a support system for students to succeed academically while the student club goes on cultural field trips.

When it comes to housing, JJC has student housing adjacent to campus. For transportation, students can use the PACE bus system, as well as Metra and Amtrak trains.

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Park district develops list of projects

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Pilcher Park, Memorial Stadium and eight neighborhood parks are slated for improvements this year as the Joliet Park District plans to spend money approved in a November referendum.

Engineers already are at Pilcher Park looking at possible alternatives to the park’s looping roads.

The park district plans to install brighter lights at Memorial Stadium before football season starts.

And assorted parks throughout the city will get new playground equipment and other improvements.

“We were looking a year ago at this time whether we were going to have to take

equipment out of parks because we were not going to be able to fix it,” Executive Director Dominic Egizio said.

That changed in November when 70 percent of voters approved a $19.5 million bond referendum for park improvements.

The park district in January sold $9.5 million in bonds to begin work on the projects and plans to issue the remainder of the bonds next year.

Twenty neighborhood parks are slated for improvements through 2018.

Some projects are more likely to be noticed more than others.

Pilcher Park roads

“Our No. 1 priority this year is to delve into the Pilcher Park roads,” Egizio said.

Lathan Goumas file photo – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

A sign marks a hiking trail in Pilcher Park in Joliet. The Joliet Park District has started projects to be funded by a bond referendum overwhelmingly approved by voters, including trail improvements at Pilcher Park.

“We’re evaluating the whole way vehicles travel through

the park to see if that’s the best way.”

Engineers from Reuttiger, Tonelli & Associates in Shorewood have been to Pilcher Park.

Company President Rod Tonelli said the firm is helping the park district determine if roads are in the right places before repairs begin.

“All the roads out there are essentially a one-way loop,” Tonelli said. “We’re exploring which direction is the best way to travel. Are there areas where it would be more effective for it to be two-way?”

Pilcher Park is getting a lot of attention this year.

The Illinois Audubon Society has announced it completed the $1.9 million acquisition of 80 acres of land adjacent to Pilcher Park. The acquisition

See PARKS, page 30

Landmark status for Nowell Park Inwood Athletic Center getting traffic light buildings under consideration

By BOB OKON

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JOLIET – Are the Nowell Park pool building and pavilion worth saving?

The Joliet Historic Preservation Commission toured the facilities last week and plans to discuss the matter at its March 25 meeting.

The pool building, unused for years, and the pavilion are not necessarily being torn down. But the Joliet Park District is looking at Nowell Park as the likely site for a future East Side recreational facility.

Hal Carlson, preservation commission member, said he would be concerned about taking actions that might get in the way of a future recreation center. But he noted that even the park district has not decided where to put the center.

JOLIET – It should become easier to come and go at the Presence Inwood Athletic Center once a traffic light is installed.

The state has approved the traffic light, which the park district has sought for several years.

The light should be installed

by August, Executive Director Dominic Egizio said.

“It should be all done before football this fall,” he said.

The Inwood complex includes Memorial Stadium and several softball fields. The Athletic Center includes a fitness facility, ice rink and park district offices.

“There are more than a million cars that come into the parking lot in a year,” Egizio said.

Vehicles exiting the parking

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A view on Feb. 15, 2012, of the former Nowell Park site in Joliet. The Joliet Historic Preservation Commission toured the facilities last week and plans to discuss the matter at its March 25 meeting.

“It’s going to be a hard one to figure out what to do,” Carlson said. “I personally don’t want to encumber another public agency.”

Carlson said there is some historic value to both Nowell

Park buildings.

“In terms of history, the pool is a significant part of Joliet history,” said Carlson, noting he swam there in his

See NOWELL PARK, page 30

lot face heavy Jefferson Street traffic, especially when trying to make left turns.

“For anyone who comes here, it’s almost impossible to head west from here,” Egizio said. “There have been numerous accidents.”

But the Inwood facility also is near Infantry Drive, which has a traffic light. Typically, the state does not permit traffic lights that close together, Egizio said. The park district had to demonstrate the need for a variance.

The Joliet Park District will pay for the traffic lights, estimated to cost in the range of $500,000 to $750,000. Egizio said the park district has saved money for the last three years, hoping the light would be approved.

Construction funds will not come out of the bonds approved by voters in the November referendum, he said.

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By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Area businesses vied for the attention of Louis Joliet mall visitors Friday during the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Expo.

Several gravitated toward Milano Bakery’s booth to get a closer look at – and a chance to taste – the DeBenedetti family’s sweet display of cupcake and cookie samples.

Others, like Denise Blain of Wilmington, stopped to inquire about the Joliet bakery’s “famous” ciabatta bread.

Laurie DiBenedetti said the bakery “couldn’t imagine” skipping the Joliet Chamber’s longstanding Expo event each

Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

People visit the Milano Bakery booth Friday at the Joliet Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Expo 2015 at the Louis Joliet Mall. year. Although Milano is a household name in Joliet, it’s

“always important” to stay involved in the community.

“As a local business, it becomes a part of what you do. It keeps your name out there,” DiBenedetti said.

The Joliet Slammers were among the 75 exhibitors who set up booths at the Louis Joliet Mall for the Expo, which was held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

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.

Before leaving the Louis Joliet Mall with her father, Blain said she had to stop by the Slammers’ exposition booth to get a 2015 game

schedule.

“We always try to go to at least one game,” she said.

Ken Miller, Slammers spokesman, said the Expo is a great opportunity to pass out schedules and get people “ramped up” for a new season. The team’s first home game is May 19, he said.

The number of exhibitors is up 20 percent from Expo 2014, according to the Joliet Chamber.

A children’s dance academy, along with bands from the Troy, Joliet, Elwood and Rockdale school districts, performed throughout the twoday event. The Joliet Police Department performed fingerprinting for children and met with the public.

Rialto says marquee contract violated bidding law JOLIET – The chairman of the Rialto Square Theatre board issued a statement Friday saying the board did not follow the law on competitive bidding when it awarded a contract for a controversial proposed marquee.

The marquee project has been under fire since the design was unveiled in November. While opposition initially was sparked by the marquee’s appearance, the process by which the contract for the sign was awarded also has been questioned.

The statement issued by Chairman James Smith on behalf of the board says the bidding process was “done in good

faith” but violated “normal competitive bidding process” because of a seven-year lag between the time the winning bid was submitted and the awarding of the contract.

Smith could not immediately be reached Friday evening for comment. The news release was sent about 5:30 p.m. Friday.

But his statement, which includes an opinion from board attorney Thomas Carey, said the Rialto still must meet the terms of the contract.

Smith is chairman of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, the board that oversees the Rialto. It already has paid about $171,000 for the marquee, although production was stopped when donor Ed Czerkies pulled his $350,000

“There was no competitive bidding for the construction of the marquee.”

Thomas Carey WCMEAA attorney

contribution for the project.

The board voted Wednesday to return Czerkies’ money while also voting to make another payment on the sign.

The WCMEAA in 2014 awarded the marquee contract to Landmark Sign Group, which reportedly has completed 75 percent of the project.

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the marquee,” Thomas Carey, attorney for the WCMEAA, said in the opinion released by the Rialto. “Clearly, that project should have been let out for bid in accordance with [state law], as the expense exceeds $10,000.”

Carey cited the state law that created the WCMEAA. Carey’s opinion noted Landmark was the “lowest responsible bidder” after the WCMEAA issued a request for proposals in 2007. But the contract was not awarded until 2014.

His opinion also states that

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8 Plainfield Central teacher arrested on charges PCHS teacher’s order he had inappropriate relationship with student of protection dismissed

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – A Plainfield Central High School science teacher was arrested Thursday by Plainfield police on charges the educator had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student, Plainfield Brian School District 202 D. Smith announced Friday.

Brian D. Smith, 32, of Joliet has been employed with the district since August 2014, according to a news release from District 202. He was charged with one count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.

“The alleged sexual relations took place about two weeks ago in a PHSCC storage room adjacent to Smith’s classroom,” according to the district. “The female was one of Smith’s students.”

Smith’s bond was set Friday at $600,000, with 10 percent needed to post bail, according to the Will County State’s Attorney’s office.

His next court date is March 26 for a preliminary hearing or arraignment.

Prosecutors alleged at Friday’s bond hearing that Smith and the student began a conversation on the website Whisper and that one of the questions asked to her by Smith, allegedly purporting to be “Andy,” was if she wanted to know how to get a better grade in Smith’s class, authorities said.

Prosecutors alleged after those conversations, the two subsequently traded messages on a software application called Kik and traded either naked or semi-naked pictures of themselves, authorities said.

Plainfield police said only one sexual encounter took place in the middle of February in the storage room, and at this time, police believe it’s the only one to occur.

Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek said the case came to police attention when a friend of the victim contacted Central’s school resource officer – a Plainfield police officer – about a week after the alleged storage room incident oc-

curred.

He said police started investigating soon after. The investigation continues, since police want to make sure it’s an isolated case, Konopek said.

“We just want to cover all the bases before we close it finally for prosecution,” he said.

District 202 spokesman Tom Hernandez said Smith has not been fired and his employment status is still being considered by school officials. Smith will be prohibited from school grounds and has been directed to have no contact with school staff or students pending a decision on his employment.

Smith has not been in class since Feb. 23, according to the district.

The district said it is fully cooperating with an ongoing police investigation. Counseling will be available to students needing it starting Monday.

“At this point in the investigation, it appears that this was an isolated incident,” the district said.

Anyone with further information is asked to call the police department at 815-436-6544.

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A Will County judge dismissed Friday a Plainfield high school teacher’s request for an order of protection against a student who allegedly threatened her online.

Nickey Walker, a Plainfield Central High School physics teacher, struggled to make her case against a student who allegedly threatened to stab her, among other threats, on social media. The student was suspended but brought back to school after a 4-3 vote by the Plainfield School District 202 Board.

Because Walker could not establish the Twitter account in question belonged to the student, or that the student made threatening videos online, Judge Chrystel Gavlin dismissed her case.

Walker represented herself in court since an Illinois Education Association representative, who was with her, could not legally represent her because she was not a licensed attorney in Illinois.

But the student had an attorney Friday, who asked that the case be dismissed because it lacked solid evidence against his client.

“I’m disappointed,” Walker said about the outcome of Friday’s hearing. “I believe it’s over.”

Walker filed Feb. 6 for a stalking no contact order of protection against one of her students. The

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However, Cosmo Tedone, the student’s attorney, told Gavlin on Friday that Walker failed to fulfill the burden of proof in her allegations that the Twitter account, or the tweets or videos, belonged to the student.

Walker said she had the web address to the student’s Twitter account and the tweets. But Gavlin sustained Tedone’s objections for not having a stronger link. Gavlin said she had to defer to Tedone, given he knew the rules of evidence needed for the case.

“I know it’s frustrating, but it’s what happens when you don’t have a lawyer,” Gavlin said to Walker.

Walker also tried to call Plainfield School District 202 Superintendent Lane Abrell as a witness, but Gavlin ruled against her doing so.

“I still fear for my life. I fear for the safety of my students.”

After Friday’s case was dismissed, Walker said she didn’t think she needed a lawyer because she thought her evidence was strong enough.

Ann Bachman-Thomas, IEA UniServ director, who would have represented her, said Walker was prevented from pleading her case and threats to teachers are a serious issue.

Tedone said his client is a “good young man” who made some bad decisions, but who is adjusting at school well. He said he had no comment when asked if the Twitter account in the complaint belonged to his client.

Walker decided to rest the case, but was still concerned.

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By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – Mistwood Golf Club owner Jim McWethy hasn’t invested tens of millions of dollars in recent renovations at the Romeoville facility just to make money.

“If you’re looking at raw moneymaking, it’s not best to do this,” McWethy said. “The economic times are not so good and the golf industry is struggling, too. But if you have a lot of pride in it, then you’re willing to accept a smaller return on investment.”

Mistwood is on the tail end of a large renovation project that includes a complete reconstruction of the clubhouse, a state-ofthe-art performance center, improvements on the golf course and the addition of a new restaurant and bar.

McWethy didn’t disclose the final cost of the renovations, but said he spent somewhere in the $10 million range on the clubhouse, “in addition to many millions put into the course and performance center.”

The project is split into three phases. The first phase renovated every hole on the golf course, General Manager Dan Bradley said.

Improvements ranged from better drainage, stacked sod bunkers similar to Scottish golf courses and stonework added throughout the ponds.

The second phase was the construction of the Mistwood Performance Center on the driving range. The center is an all-seasons golf performance and practice facility with heated hitting stations and rooms designated for custom club fitting, repair, instruction and a bar.

“It’s the place to have a beer after a round of golf,” Bradley said.

The first two phases were completed by 2014. The third phase, reconstruction of the clubhouse, is underway and will be finished by fall.

The clubhouse will essentially be two buildings connected by an underground floor.

One building will house office space and the club pro shop.

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restaurant and Scottish pub with three outdoor patios and a banquet hall that could seat more than 250 people.

The second building will not bear the Mistwood name, but will be branded separately, Bradley said.

“We’re creating something that’s not just for golfers,” Bradley said, adding that people can come to the restaurant and learn about the sport if they wish. “Everybody enjoys a good burger.”

Romeoville Mayor John Noak has tracked the renovation project since it started in 2011.

“You don’t have to be a golfer to be excited about the final renovation,” Noak said. “The clubhouse will bring a banquet facility a size that we don’t have in Romeoville.”

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By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet City Council on Tuesday is set to consider spending $360,000 on a video scoreboard for Silver Cross Field.

The price is higher than previously estimated and more than the city has budgeted for a new scoreboard. But staff is recommending the purchase, and Mayor Tom Giarrante is in favor of buying the scoreboard.

“I think we should,” Giarrante said.

Giarrante called Silver Cross Field “an asset to the city.”

The scoreboard purchase could face questions, however, from City Council members less enthusiastic about the city’s ownership of a baseball stadium. The price for the scoreboard is more than twice what the city allocated in its budget.

The scoreboard proposal first will go before the Joliet City Council Baseball Committee on Monday. The committee meets at 4:30 p.m. in the plan-

ning conference room at City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson St. The meeting’s agenda also includes a “Community Impact Report.”

Giarrante, the Baseball Committee’s chairman, said the report will show the economic impact of Silver Cross Field.

“People are going to be surprised Monday, because the city has made money from it,” he said.

The city’s ownership of Silver Cross Field at times has come under question, largely

because of the costs of operating the stadium and the declining income from minor league baseball.

The stadium is used primarily by the Joliet Slammers. The University of St. Francis also plays baseball there. And an Illinois High School Association state baseball tournament is played each year at Silver Cross Field.

The Slammers came to the Baseball Committee in August saying they need to replace the scoreboard, which is 12 years old.

At that time, the Slammers estimated the cost for a new scoreboard at between $250,000 and $300,000.

A staff memo to the City Council for the Tuesday meeting notes that the 2015 budget includes $150,000 for a new video board. The memo from City Manager Jim Hock also asks the council to amend the budget to allow for the $360,000 purchase.

According to the memo, the best price the city could negotiate after advertising for bids on a new board was $360,833 from Daktronics. That price was negotiated down from $442,883.

The memo states a new scoreboard is needed “to keep the Slammers competitive” and “maintain Joliet’s competitiveness for the IHSA state tournament.”

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By LAUREN LEONE-CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – An Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that a pension board’s 2010 decision to award a generous six figures in annual disability pay to Timothy Baldermann – a former Chicago Ridge police chief and now mayor of New Lenox – was mired with errors.

The February ruling noted the board violated the Open Meetings Act in failing to cast a formal vote on Baldermann’s pension buyout – which, under a now-defunct 2005 ordinance, allowed him and other police administrative retirees to capture a 20 percent salary increase on the

last day of employment.

According to the ruling, the board’s own attorney said in court that “this board of trustees did not follow any of its rules ever.”

A phone message left Friday with the pension board’s secretary was not i m m e d i a t e l y Timothy returned.

Baldermann The February ruling affirms an earlier ruling by the Cook County Circuit Court that resulted in Baldermann’s disability pension – and the pension of another Chicago Ridge police officer who retired about the same time – being lowered

back to pre-buyout levels. Baldermann and his deputy chief Dennis Kapelinski retired weeks apart in 2010.

“This board was just an absolute disaster,” Baldermann said Friday, adding that he and his attorneys “weren’t surprised” by the ruling.

“It wasn’t that they were trying to do something nefarious,” Baldermann added.

“They were just incompetent because they had done it that way forever. The ordinance had been on the books for five years before we left.”

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By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Less than 24 hours after being found not guilty of murder, Erik Hernandez walked out of jail Friday morning when his remaining charges were dismissed.

Hernandez, 32, had been facing two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, which were severed Erik from the murHernandez der, attempted murder and home invasion charges.

“Our office took a look at what was required to prove them and based upon the acquittal, it was decided the case would not meet the burden of proof,” Will County State’s Attorney spokesman Charles Pelkie said.

Attorneys Chuck Bretz and Neil Patel, who defended Hernandez, had planned to argue the charges should be dismissed anyway because the jury hadn’t believed he was there when Juan A. Gonzalez was killed and Ricardo Martinez wounded.

On March 19, 2012, Gonzalez, 39, and Martinez were in the garage of Gonzalez’s house in the 2500 block of Hacker Drive in unincorporated Crest Hill when they were ambushed by intruders.

Martinez testified Hernandez came in through the open door and shot him in the head while another man killed Gonzalez. Hernandez was arrested a few days later after Martinez identified him in a police lineup.

Bretz argued Martinez lied to police to cover his involvement in a drug deal gone bad and Hernandez was never at the house. A phone belonging to a Plainfield man exchanged several calls with numbers belonging to both Hernandez and Gonzalez during the day, according to cellular records produced during the trial.

“The state made a difficult but proper decision to dismiss the [remaining] charges,” Patel said. “The victims’ families won’t have to go through trial again and Erik is grateful for the decision so he can move on with his life.”

Will County jail records indicate Hernandez was released shortly after 11 a.m.

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disability pension equal to 65 percent of their salary, according to the state’s pension code.

With the lowered amount, Baldermann said Friday he is now receiving about $70,000 – 65 percent of his $110,000 preboost salary.

As part of the 2010 pension buyout – which raised Baldermann’s salary from $110,000 to about $127,000 – he agreed to forego vacation pay and health insurance benefits.

Baldermann said Friday he has a pending lawsuit against the board, arguing that because his pension was reduced, he is entitled to re-

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“I’m OK either way,” he said. “Either restore my pension or give me my health insurance and vacation pay I gave up.”

Baldermann said he believes he and Kapelinski were singled out, noting that “at least 15” other police administrative officers were given similar buyout deals before they left, he said.

“But the pension board did not go after them,” he said.

“They’ve gone after none of them. Just the two of us.”

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Alicia Feliciano Lockport resident County families utilize Head Start and other Catholic Charities programs. Shamill Muhammad of Joliet agreed it’s necessary those services remain geared toward single mothers.

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It’s great that they do this to promote the father’s role,” he said.

The Will County Health Department, Joliet Junior College and Rasmussen College had representatives available to answer questions while potential employers like First Student Transportation and Cook-Illinois Transportation accepted job applications.

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But the Lockport couple also are trying to figure out their dynamic with Horacio’s older children from a previous relationship – ages 12 and 10.

“We were together. Now we’re married. The kids are adjusting to each other, to me.

He’s adjusting. I’m adjusting,” Feliciano said. “We could [use help] acclimating. We do need values that we share.”

They were among 180 registered attendees at the Fatherhood Conference held Saturday at the Clarion Hotel. The event, sponsored by the Early Childhood Services Division of Catholic Charities, presented information on adult education and social services as well as workshops on employment and interpersonal relationships.

Conference Coordinator Ericka Williams said the goal of the biannual conference was to give fathers the tools they need to be more engaged with their children – though women outnumbered men about 3 to 1 during the morning sessions.

“We don’t turn anybody seeking these resources away.

A lot of women want to come with their boyfriend or husband and a lot say ‘I am the father. There’s no one else in that role,’ ” Williams said.

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Fair offers info on local resources More than 130 organizations participating

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – During a community resource fair Friday, Jamie Thigpen found some services she said she thinks will help her raise her three children.

“I talked with some [providers] about child development, behavioral health and counseling for kids with the father absent,” the single mother from Bolingbrook said. “It was helpful.”

Thigpen was only one parent attending the eighth annual Community Resource Fair, hosted by the Plainfield District 202 and Valley View District 365U at Plainfield East

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More than 130 libraries, hospitals, schools, nonprofits and other community organizations set up tables in the Plainfield East High School fieldhouse Friday for the eighth annual Community Resource Fair.

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It was the first time the fair came to Plainfield East, taking place previously at the Romeoville Recreation Center, fair co-chairwoman Mary Davis

said.

“The location was closer to the middle of both school districts,” said Davis, a Valley View School District 365U social worker.

More than 130 libraries, hospitals, schools, nonprofits and other community organizations set up tables Friday in the high school’s fieldhouse for the fair.

Co-chairman Alan Bank, a Plainfield School District 202 social worker, said the fair gives parents and residents a single place to go for information on community services.

“The community doesn’t always realize the help that is out there,” Bank said. “There is a lot of need for these services.”

Tricia Greenwood, an outpatient dietitian for Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, talked about nutrition with Thigpen and shared tips about food and health. Presence promoted services for outpatient nutrition and diabetes education.

“Several topics came up,” Greenwood said about her discussions at the fair. “Child-

hood obesity is probably the biggest one. Also diabetes and pediatrics.”

Kristin Perez moved to Plainfield six months ago and wanted to learn about services available to her 2-year-old daughter, Brianna.

“We’re unfamiliar with the place and this is a kind of one-stop shop,” she said, adding that she might enroll Brianna in an early childhood tumbling class available through the Joliet Park District.

Laura Piazza from SEAL South, an alternative school of expressive arts and learning in Romeoville, brought four students to check out the fair.

“Our students are geographically from all over, but as a transition program they may find something that could help them transition from high school age to adult life,” Piazza said.

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GOTTA DO IT Sunday • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays. Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Help with résumé, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Bingo – Doors open 5 p.m.

Games begin 7 p.m., Cantigny Post VFW 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Call 815-722-5398.

• Navigating the College Search Process – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., University of St. Francis, The Abbey, Marian Hall, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. Free workshop.

Register: 815-740-3600 or www. stfrancis.edu/solutions.

Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet.

Walk-ins welcome. Visit www. jobs4people.org.

• Joliet Ski Club General Meeting – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 100 Infantry Drive, Joliet.

Visit www.jolietskiclub.org.

• CASA Information Session – 6 p.m., Crest Hill Public Library, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. CASA of Will County volunteers play an integral role in acting as guardian ad litem in court cases involving minors who have been abused or neglected.

Call 815-730-7072, email Sheri Lerner at slerner@casaofwillcounty.org, or visit www.casaofwillcounty.org.

• Presentation of Sister Clare Award – 2 p.m., University of St. Francis, Sexton Auditorium of the Moser Performing Arts Center, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet. Recipient is Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, activist and founder of Hadiya’s Promise.

Contact: czielinski@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-5060.

• Free Winter Band Concert – 6:30 p.m., Plainfield Central High School auditorium, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield. Rescheduled from Feb. 19.

Tuesday • Career Cafe – 10:30 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Tips, techniques, guest speakers. Visit www. jobs4people.org.

Wednesday • How to Complete Online Applications – 10 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Free. RSVP: 815-727-4444 and press “0” or email chellis@ willcountyillinois.com. Visit www. jobs4people.org.

• Film Night – 7 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Showing of “Blue Gold,” about wars of the future. Free. Registration not required. Contact: 815-744-9020 or uujoliet.org.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Help with résumé, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.

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Thursday • Free Community Career Fair – 3 to 6 p.m., Clarion Hotel & Convention Center, 411 S. Larkin Ave., Joliet. Employers, employer panel, Q&A roundtable event.

• Will County Mobile Work-

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

• WSD’s Computer Lab – 10:30 a.m., JJC City Center

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Continued from page 6 services provided. The contract is enforceable as there was no fraud, abuse or insufficient value involved.”

Smith said the seven-year time lag between the request for proposals and award of the contract “resulted in omission of the normal competitive bidding process.”

Cheryl Grate, president of Joliet-based Grate Signs, told

the WCMEAA at a January meeting that she was not allowed to bid on the marquee’s construction. At that meeting, the board tabled a resolution that included a donor’s agreement with Czerkies.

Board members said they wanted answers to questions, including those raised by Grate on the bidding process. But the delay also led to Czerkies pulling his donation.

In Smith’s statement, he said Carey was asked to review the board’s action regarding

the marquee going back to 2005, to answer questions raised about competitive bidding.

Much of the opposition to the marquee design and the board’s actions has been led by the Rialto Belongs to the People group, formed in opposition to the project.

“I’m glad they’re coming clean about it,” Mary Beth Gannon, one of the group’s leaders who seeks appointment to an open spot on the Rialto board, said Friday. “They need to be open about a lot of things.”

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

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

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

• Fish Fry – 4 to 7 p.m., St. Ann Parish Center at 24500 S. Navajo

Drive, Channahon. Dine-in or carry-out. Ten percent discount for dine-in before 5 p.m.

• Fish Fry – 4 to 8 p.m., Karaoke is 8 to midnight, Cantigny Post VFW 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Contact: 722-5398.

• Fish Fry – 4:30 to 8 p.m., Joliet Elk’s Lodge No. 296, 250 S. E. Frontage Road, Joliet.

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• Fish Fry – 4 to 7 p.m., Ingalls Park A.C., 20 N. Park Road, Joliet.

Carry-outs: 815-727-7217 • Fish Fry – 4 to 7:30 p.m., St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, 310 Stryker Ave., Joliet. Fried and baked fish, shrimp, vegetable, bread. Choice of baked potato, rice or fries. Carry-outs: 815-7255502.

Saturday • Hopeful Tails Adoption Event – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; also March 8, PetSmart, 2775 Plainfield Road, Joliet.

• Annual Flea Market – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Joliet Moose #300, 25 Springfield Ave., Joliet. No entry fee. More than 25 vendors. Lunch served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Resource Management Volunteer Workday – 8 a.m. to noon, Forest Preserve District of Will County’s McKinley Woods – Frederick’s Grove, located on McKinley Woods Road, south of Route 6. Volunteers will assist in the removal of woody invasive species. Dress for outdoor work and the weather. RSVP: 815-7227364 or rgauchat@fpdwc.org.

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OBITUARIES

Elizabeth J. Gall “Betty” (nee Maurer), age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2015.

Betty is survived by her children, Linda (Bob) Wichowski, Richard (Barb) Gall, Susan Gall, Margaret (Robert) La-

DARRELL E. GERMAN

by his father, John E. German; and sister, Terri Jean German.

Darrell was a member of the First Christian Church of Joliet, and greatly enjoyed collecting John Deere memorabilia.

Family will receive friends on Sunday, March 1, 2015, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Road, New Lenox, IL 60451. Funeral service, Monday, March 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Joliet, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations to the First Christian Church of Joliet would be appreciated. For information, www.kurtzmemorialchapel. com or 815-485-3200.

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Darrell E. German, age 53, of Lockport, passed away on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015, at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago.

Darrell is survived by his loving family, wife, Jane German (Fultz); mother, Donna German (Lane); siblings, Robby German, Terina (Dale) Hasselbring, Tracey (Kenneth) Norman; seven nieces and nephews; and his dear pet, Maya the cat, whom he affectionately referred to as his “Baby Girl”.

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ELIZABETH J. GALL

Betty’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Inurnment will be held privately at a later date.

Visitation will be on Monday, March 2, 2015, at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Obituary and tribute wall for Elizabeth J. Gall at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

Arrangements entrusted to:

St. Ann Catholic Church welcomes their Parishioners and the Will and Grundy County Communities, to an evening of open discussion about pre-planning a funeral service and the impact that it has on all who are left behind.

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Jean Marie Domanus, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Age 74.

Survived by a brother, James Domanus; and a sister-in-law, Mary Domanus. Several nieces, grand-nieces and grand-nephews also survive.

Preceded in death by her parents, Frank Domanus and Laura Domanus; and a brother, Eddie Domanus.

Per her wishes cremation rites have been accorded with inurnment at Elmhurst Cemetery at a later date.

grone, Jim (Debra) Gall, Tina (Mike Kwasiborski) Rodgers, Donald (Val) Gall, Laura Darling, Charles Gall; 22 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; siblings, Daryl (the late Ruth) Maurer, Doris (the late Ray) Stachowiak, Margaret (George) Kosack; daughter-in-law, Marilyn (the late Kurt) Gall. Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband, Henry Gall on April 6, 1989; son, Kurt Gall on August 18, 2013; parents, Lester and Elsie (nee Keutzer) Maurer.

Betty was employed at Silver Cross Hospital and went on to work for Home Health Services in the greater Joliet Area. She was also a lifetime seamstress and an avid bowler. Betty loved to have a good time and will be missed by all who knew her.

To help in finding a cure and treatment for dementia and Alzheimer’s, donations in Elizabeth’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz. org would be appreciated.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff at Sunny Hill Nursing Home for the wonderful care provided to mom.

A Celebration of Betty’s life will begin on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, with a service to be held in the funeral home chapel at 10:00 a.m.

Fr. James Lennon officiating. Per

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LORETTA A. GOUGH Born: July 1, 1965 Died: Feb. 26, 2015

Loretta A. Gough (nee Turner), age 49, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center.

Born in Joliet on July 1, 1965, she was a lifelong area resident. Graduate of the last senior class of Joliet East High School, 1983. Before becoming the “family boss” for the past 15 years, she was formerly employed by both the Joliet Police Department and the City of Joliet. She was very active with Troy Baseball serving as Board Member and team mom. An avid Facebook Farmville Emporer. She was a devoted mom, volunteering much of her time with her children’s sports and activities.

Survived are her loving husband of 15 years, Terry Gough; her two sons, Ryan and Nick Gough, all of Shorewood; her mother, Gracy (Jerry) Blaylock of Joliet; one sister, Debbie Lynn Piasecki of Shorewood; two brothers, James Allen Turner of Shorewood and Robert Eugene Turner of Rosiclare, IL; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.

Preceded by her father, James L. Turner (June 3, 1997).

Funeral Services for Loretta A. Gough will be held Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Private family interment will take place.

Contributions in her name can be directed to the family for a memorial that will be established at a later date.

Visitation Sunday, 2:00 p.m. until time of service at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

DIANE W. JOHNSON-HAGEMAN Diane W. Johnson-Hageman (nee Watkins), of Plainfield, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015, after a short illness. Age 76 years.

Survived by her loving husband and best friend, Roderic L. Hageman; three children, Resa Pickel, Leeanne Joyce and Michael Hageman; a sister, Linda Huskey; six grandchildren; ten great-grandsons; and numerous adoring friends.

Diane is preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Justin Watkins and Verna Ruth Shanks; a sister, Barbara Justus all of Tennessee.

Diane was born in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and spent her childhood in east Tennessee. She was a classically trained Contralto and attended East Tennessee State University on a music scholarship.

Throughout her life she sang in church and community choirs and was often called upon to sing the Contralto solos of the Messiah in those communities where she lived. She was an avid gardener and loved to travel, especially with friends and family. She could often be found in the company of gardeners at resorts and hotels and was known to bring home “gifted” plants for her home garden.

Diane spent her lifetime working in fields traditionally dominated by men and was still working at the time of her death. She and her husband, Rod, have owned PRIT Service Inc., Minooka, Illinois, an electrical power testing company servicing industrial and power-producing companies throughout the Midwest for more than 30 years.

She was a long-time member and volunteer for NETA (the International Electrical Testing Association), where she was a member of the NETA Standards Review Council, editor of NETA World, the organization’s official publication, and became the only woman to be NETA’s Man of the Year in 1993.

She had lived throughout the southern United States prior to moving to Illinois. She worked at Cape Canaveral during the Mercury

Space Program from 1958-1961, followed by a three-year engagement at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 1961-1965. She lived in Paramaribo, Suriname, in the late 1960’s where she was generally believed to have the first fully air conditioned house in the country.

Diane was loved by all for her constant kindness, great generosity, and unfailing grace and elegance.

A celebration of Diane’s life will be held Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the Patrick C. Haley Mansion, 17 S. Center Street, with the family receiving from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 5:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials on Diane’s behalf to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Doctors Without Borders.

For information, please contact the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home at (815) 744-0022

VANCE C. MANHEIM Vance Clayton Manheim, age 62, of Manhattan died Thursday, February 26, 2015, at his home with his family around him.

He is survived by 1 daughter, Amanda Manheim of Kentucky; 2 sons, Clayton and Wyatt of Manhattan; former wife, Lynn Manheim of Kentucky; 2 sisters, Deborah (Danny) Latham and Kathy Manheim; 1 brother, Gary (Yevette); and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his son, Erik (1999); and his parents, Walt and Mildred Taylor Manheim.

Vance was born in Joliet, grew up in New Lenox and lived in Manhattan for the past 30 years. He graduated from Lincoln-Way High School, Class of 1971 and was a long time member of the Wilmington Moose Lodge #343 and the NRA. He has been the owner/operator of County Septic & Sewer for the past 38 years. Vance love the outdoors, camping and fishing and had a particular liking for antiques.

Funeral service for Vance will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Forsythe Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, March 2, 2015, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, Manhattan.

Forsythe Funeral Home, 507 S. State St, P.O. Box 421, Manhattan, IL 60442. www.forsythefuneralhome.com or call 815-478-3321.

EDWARD C. MELONE Born: March 20, 1929 Died: Feb. 26, 2015

Edward C. Melone, 85, of Naples, FL, dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on February 26, 2015.

Ed was born on March 20, 1929, in Chicago, IL. He attended Maryville Academy and was a 1951 graduate of DePaul University.

Following graduation, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Aberdeen, MD during the Korean War. He remained active in the Army Reserves for 8 years following his discharge in 1953. On April 14, 1956, Ed married the love of his life, Marilyn North who he met during his residency at Maryville.

During the 1970’s, he was the co-owner of World of Music in Joliet, IL and in the early 80’s he relocated to Florida to assist in the expansion of Crowther Roofing to Naples.

A lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast, as a teenager Ed boxed, played baseball, football and basketball. Later he continued to play until his heart attack in 1972.

He then coached men’s slow pitch softball, his sons’ baseball teams and his daughters’ tennis, softball and t-ball teams. For the past 30 years, Ed was dedicated to saving the lives of unborn babies through his work with the National Right to

Life and as Treasurer of the Naples Pro-Life Council.

Ed’s lifelong ministries of faith, family and friendship emphasized kindness to everyone. He followed the steps of St. Francis in every chapter of his life serving those in need including opening his home to the children of Maryville and teaching English to the Haitian community of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Naples.

Ed is dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years Marilyn; his cherished 8 children, Christie Dowd (John), Terese Flanigan, Marybeth Rohe (Tim), Joanne Kohlhagen (Jay), Kathleen Radak (Terry), Michael Melone (Kelly), Louanne Fischer (Patrick) and Wendy Hamilton (Jim); 29 adored grandchildren, John (Kate), Lauren, and Alex Dowd, Sarah Glog, Timothy, Lisa, Courtney, Matthew, Anthony, and Domenic Rohe, Brett, Stephanie, Michael, and Ryan Kohlhagen, Conrad Worthy, Chelsea and Corey Melone, William Radak, Zachary, Alec, Megan, and Mia Melone, Francesca, Marissa, Joseph, and Christian Fischer, Emma, Audrey, and Jack Hamilton; and 5 treasured great grandchildren, Johnny and Jake Dowd, Tyler Glog, Timothy Rohe, Jacob Kohlhagen; beloved brother, Christe Melone (Connie); sisters-in-law, Marge Melone and Pat Efrosinis; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Ed is welcomed into the loving arms of the Lord our God and is reunited with his beloved son, Eddie Melone; loving parents and family, Americo and Nancy Melone; siblings, Earl, Francesca, Maria, and George Melone; grandson, Christopher Glog; brothers-in-law, Tom, Jack and Bob North.

Ed’s family will receive friends this afternoon, March 1, 2015, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Fuller Funeral Home in Naples. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday (TOMORROW), March 2nd, 10:00 a.m., St. Peter the Apostle, 5130 Rattlesnake Hammock Road, Naples.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ed’s memory may be made to the Naples Pro-Life Council.

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RICHARD J. RUSS

LOIS C. SHERMAN

ELIZABETH A. MYSLINSKI

Richard J. “Zeke” Russ, age 83, at rest on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, with his loving family by his side.

Zeke is survived by his children, Regina “Kim” Roman, Rodger, Ray, Dan, and Rick Russ; sisters, Mary Ann Gregorich, Diane Budzinski, Kay Whiteley, and Linda Sartori; and loving friend and companion, Mary Lou Cookas.

Preceded in death by his parents, Anton B. and Mary D. (nee Fabian) Russ; sisters, Gertrude Shroba and Lucille Pagorski; brother, Anton R. Russ; and loving companion, Betty Monshau.

Zeke served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was an advocate of boys’ baseball during his children’s youth and after. He loved St. Joseph Church and enjoyed his duties as usher. Zeke was a fixture at St. Joe’s Park, spending countless hours visiting with friends and listening to polka music at Sunday picnics. Later in life he found joy in spending time with friends and fellow walkers at Louis Joliet Mall.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Zeke’s name may be made to Joliet Area Community Hospice, Wounded Warrior Project, or St. Joseph Catholic Church, 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432.

A Celebration of Zeke’s life will begin on Monday, March 2, 2015, with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet. There will be NO VISITATION OR SERVICES AT THE FUNERAL HOME. Interment to follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Obituary and tribute wall for Richard J. “Zeke” Russ at www.tezakfuneralhome. com or for information, 815-7220524.

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Lois Charlotte Sherman (nee Raddatz), passed away peacefully, Friday, February 27, 2015, at Lakewood Care Center. Age 97.

Survived by her two daughters, Renee (Tom) Geistler and Chari (Erich) Engelbrecht; four grandchildren, Gregory (Staci) Geistler, Gwendolyn (Garrett) Carlyle, Craig Engelbrecht and Candice (Timothy) Assell; eight great-grandchildren, Jonah, Lucas and Mia Geistler, Abigail and Lilah Carlyle, Noah, Moriah and Josiah Assell. Two sisters, Joyce (Donald- Deceased) Hamilton and Fay (Claude) Bogley. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband, William Sherman; her parents, William and Erna Raddatz; and a brother, LeRoy in infancy.

Funeral services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Road, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Tuesday, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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Elizabeth Ann “Bette” Myslinski (nee Donovan), passed away at her daughter’s residence, Tuesday, February 24, 2015.

Age 80 years.

Survived by her daughter, Gayle (Myslinski) Murnane; and her granddaughter, Shana Murnane.

Preceded in death by her husband, Edward B. Myslinski (1987); and her parents, Philip J. and Helen K. Donovan.

Bette was born in Towanda, PA. on May 20, 1934. Bette was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, enlisting in 1952 where she met her future husband Edward B. Myslinski who was also a veteran. She later adopted Ed’s 2 younger brothers, Joe and George Myslinski and together they raised the boys along with their daughter Gayle. Bette enjoyed sewing and taught sewing/quilting at several quilt shops. She also enjoyed reading and cooking. In her younger years, Bette worked in the offices of several different trucking companies while in later years she became a travel agent and enjoyed traveling to many countries and cities.

Committal services will be held at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6001 W. 111th St. in Alsip, Wednesday, March 4th at 11:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Bette’s name to TLC Animal Shelter, 13016 W. 151st St., Homer Glen, IL 60491 will be appreciated.

Visitation will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Rd., Joliet, Tuesday, March 3rd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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HELEN JEAN SLAYCO Helen Jean Slayco, age 57, at rest on February 21, 2015, at Silver Cross Hospital.

Survived by her sisters, Sandra Kehring and Ruth Binger; niece, Emily J. Binger; aunt, Marge Ready; and her devoted parakeet, Rose Helen.

Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Rosella Slayco; and her sister, Leita Rose Slayco.

Helen was born in Joliet and a lifetime resident. She attended Joliet West High School-Class of 1975.

She contributed to those around her with her kind spirit.

Private Interment Services were held.

MATILDA A. WILHELM WILLIAM E. SHUMATE, JR. William “Ed” Edgar Shumate, of Joliet IL, and formerly of Daysville, KY, died February 4, 2015.

A private memorial will be held at a later date in Kentucky.

He was preceded in death by his father, William E. Shumate Sr.; and his mother, Lillian G. Shumate.

He was a former Army reservist and was a retired Accountant for EJ&E Railroad in Joliet.

Survivors included his daughter, Amydee Shumate; and five sisters, Mary Gordan Gigette of Cave Creek AZ, Linda Orr of Elkton, KY, Stella Brady, of Daysville, KY, Joan Law of Holiday, FL, and Eleanor Ruud of Russellville, KY.

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Matilda A. Wilhelm (nee Razmo), of Joliet, passed on February 25, 2015.

Age 85.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Elmer F. Wilhelm.

She is survived by her sister, Victoria Magathan of Apple Valley, California.

Matilda was born at the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago, October 12, 1929, to the late Anton and Lubica Razmo.

She attended the Don Humbolt Grade School and Tuley High School in Chicago. She received her BS Degree in Education at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, and her Masters at Roosevelt University.

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Matilda was a teacher/principal for 35 years in Elgin, Illinois and the rest of her career in Joliet, Illinois at Forest Park School and Culbertson School. She loved her students and they loved her, she was an excellent teacher.

Matilda volunteered at Silver Cross Hospital for 15 years, in Same Day Surgery and the Discharge Lounge. She was very proud of her years of service at the Hospital.

She also volunteered as an Election Judge for many years and was a Notary Public.

She was a member of the Audubon Society for 15 years; the Croation Cultural Club where she did Kolo Dancing; Delta Kappa Gamma - Retired teachers; order of the Eastern Star and the New Lenox Public Library where she and Elmer were members for many years.

Elmer was president of the Library Board and helped with the planning and building of the library.

Matilda and Elmer were members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church for 57 years where she often served as lector.

Matilda and Elmer were inseparable traveling the world together.

They visited 63 different countries and took many trips with the Farm Bureau.

Before Elmer died he wrote this to Matilda: “This I will remember, When the rest of life is through: The finest thing I’ve ever done Is simply loving you” - Elmer Matilda was a very caring, Compassionate sister and everybody loved her. She will be truly missed.

A memorial service will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, Thursday, March 5, at 6:00 p.m. Rev. Timothy Linstrom officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorials to Bethlehem Lutheran Church will be appreciated.

Private inurnment will be held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.

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Ill. man faces child pornography charges

CHICAGO – A 36-year-old northern Illinois man has been arrested on child pornography charges.

A Friday statement from the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office says it worked with Kankakee County authorities in an investigation that led to the arrest this week of Mark V. McKune of Bourbonnais. He’s charged with eight counts of child pornography.

The statement says investigators found “squalid conditions” inside his house and it was deemed uninhabitable. Investigators seized computers and other digital devices from McKune’s home. The statement doesn’t provide details.

Authorities put a child of around 13 who resided at the house in the state custody. Later, the child was placed with other family members.

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Moody’s downgrades Chicago’s rating over pensions

CHICAGO – Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Chicago’s credit rating to two levels above junk status, citing the city’s $20 billion mountain of unfunded pension liabilities.

The agency said Friday that it lowered the rating on $8.3 billion in general obligation debt from Baa1 to Baa2. Moody’s also maintained its negative outlook for Chicago, indicating another downgrade could occur even if recent efforts to address the city’s pension problems survive legal challenges.

“Regardless of outcome of the legal challenges to pension reforms, we expect Chicago’s unfunded pension liabilities – and the costs of servicing those liabilities – to continue to grow, placing significant strain on

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the city’s financial operations,” Moody’s said.

The announcement thrust the pension issue back to the center of Chicago’s mayoral campaign.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia in an April 7 runoff after failing to get enough votes for an outright win on Tuesday, despite millions of dollars in campaign funds and support from business leaders.

Garcia’s campaign contended that the downgrade will increase the cost of city borrowing, and taxpayers will suffer for what it called “Emanuel’s lack of fiscal stewardship.”

“The Moody’s downgrade is yet another sign that Emanuel’s financial priorities are simply wrong,” said Garcia campaign manager Andrew Sharp. “It’s time for change.”

Emanuel’s campaign sought to cast Moody’s as out of step,

noting that other ratings services reaffirmed Chicago’s bond rating and cited Emanuel’s moves “in righting the city’s fiscal ship.”

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Wis. man arrested after standoff on I-94 in Indiana

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Indiana State Police say a man from Wisconsin wanted after allegedly firing shots inside an Illinois store was arrested following a standoff on Interstate 94.

State police say 34-year-old Vincent Toliver of Madison, Wisconsin, is facing preliminary charges of possession of stolen property and resisting law enforcement.

He could not be reached for comment because he was being held in the LaPorte County Jail on Saturday. It was not known if he has hired an attorney.

State police say they believe Toliver fired shots in a Walgreens store in Broadview, Illinois, about

10 miles east of Chicago, then led police on a chase until being stopped on I-94 near Michigan City about 8:30 p.m. State police said I-94 was closed until the standoff ended about 10:10 p.m.

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Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes newborn gorilla

CHICAGO – A western lowland gorilla was born this week at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. Zoo officials announced the female’s arrival Friday. They say she is healthy and staying close to her mother.

The newborn is the first for 27-year-old Bahati since 2004.

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Des Plaines alderman accused of trespassing in home

DES PLAINES – An alderman from suburban Chicago is accused of walking unannounced

into a resident’s home over a snow shoveling ticket.

The Arlington Heights Daily Herald reported Dick Sayad is charged with trespassing. The alderman from Des Plaines says he intended to speak with the homeowners about a ticket they received for not shoveling the sidewalk.

Police say Sayad believed the house was divided into apartments and walked up to the second floor music studio. He told police that he knocked on the studio door and resident Dave Uhrich answered.

Authorities say Ulrich asked Sayad to leave.

Sayad says he “was acting as an alderman” when he visited the home and believed he acted properly.

He was released on bond Friday and is due in court on April 10 in Skokie.

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Venezuela officials detain, free 4 missionaries

Four North Dakota missionaries were released by Venezuelan authorities Saturday after being detained and questioned for several days, a pastor at their church said.

Bruce Dick, lead pastor at Bethel Evangelical Free Church in Devils Lake, said the three men and one woman were released Saturday morning after being in custody since Wednesday.

U.S. Embassy Press Director Glenn Guimond said the missionaries boarded a plane out of the country and would not be allowed back for two years.

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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll for 3rd year

OXON HILL, Md. – Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual presidential preference straw poll.

Pollsters announced Saturday that Paul won 25.7 percent of the votes in the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in second, with 21.4 percent. Sen. Ted Cruz came in third in the contest with 11.5 percent,

followed by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 11.4 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 8.3 percent. All of the other names listed received under 5 percent.

The three-day CPAC conference in suburban Washington draws many libertarian-leaning college students whose views and priorities differ significantly from the Republican Party at large. But it is nonetheless seen as a barometer of certain conservative activists’ early leanings.

Pollsters said just over 3,000 attendees voted. Nearly half identified as between the ages of 18 and 25.

Report offers new clues about Buffett’s successor OMAHA, Neb. – Billionaire Warren Buffett is proud of what he’s built as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO over the past 50 years, but he’s also willing to admit making a few costly mistakes along the way.

Buffett used his annual shareholder letter released Saturday to make the case for his conglomerate’s future while also offering investing advice. Buffett dropped a few hints about his eventual successor, and though he didn’t name names, another key executive did single out two people as strong executives who could lead the company well.

But no, the 84-year-old Buffett isn’t retiring.

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Obama, Netanyahu on collision course 6 years in the making

By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW LEE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a highstakes endeavor both men see as a centerpiece of their legacies.

The coming weeks will put the relationship between their countries, which otherwise remain stalwart allies, to one of its toughest tests.

Netanyahu is bound for Washington for an address to Congress on Tuesday aimed squarely at derailing Obama’s cherished bid for a diplomatic deal with Tehran.

At the same time, Secretary of State John Kerry and other international negotiators will be in Switzerland for talks with the Iranians, trying for a framework agreement before a late March deadline.

In between are Israel’s elections March 17, which have heightened the political overtones of Netanyahu’s visit to Washington.

The prime minister is speaking to Congress at the request of Republicans. His visit was coordinated without the Obama administration’s knowledge, deepening tensions between two leaders who have never shown much affection for each other.

Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the liberal Jewish advocacy group J Street, said Netanyahu was “crossing some lines that haven’t been crossed before and is putting Israel into the partisan crossfire in a way it has not been before.”

But the largest pro-Israel lobby in the U.S., the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has tried to play down the partisanship.

“AIPAC welcomes the prime minister’s speech to Congress and we believe that

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting Feb. 8 in his Jerusalem office. this is a very important address,” spokesman Marshall Wittmann said. “We have been actively encouraging senators and representatives to attend and we have received an overwhelmingly positive response from both sides of the aisle.”

Nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers plan to sit out Netanyahu’s speech, calling it an affront to the president.

Stopping Iran from building a nuclear bomb has become a defining challenge for both Obama and Netanyahu, yet one they have approached far differently.

For Obama, getting Iran to verifiably prove it is not pursuing nuclear weapons would be a bright spot in a foreign policy arena in which numerous outcomes are uncertain and would validate his early political promise to negotiate with Iran without conditions.

Netanyahu considers unacceptable any deal with Iran that doesn’t end its nuclear program entirely and opposes the diplomatic pursuit as one that minimizes what he considers an existential threat to Israel.

Tehran says its nuclear program is peaceful and exists only to produce energy for civilian use.

“Through scaremongering, falsification, propa-

ganda and creating a false atmosphere even inside other countries, [Israel] is attempting to prevent peace,” Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Saturday in Tehran. “I believe that these attempts are in vain and should not impede reaching a [nuclear] agreement,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

U.S. and Iranian officials reported progress in the latest talks on a deal that would freeze Tehran’s nuclear program for 10 years, but allow it to slowly ramp up in the final years of the accord.

Obama has refused to meet Netanyahu during his visit, with the White House citing its policy of not meeting with foreign leaders soon before their elections. Vice President Joe Biden and Kerry will both be out of the country on trips announced only after Netanyahu accepted the GOP offer to speak on Capitol Hill.

The prime minister is scheduled to speak Monday at AIPAC’s annual policy conference. The Obama administration will be represented at the event by U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power and national security adviser Susan Rice, who criticized Netanyahu’s plans to address Congress as “destructive” to the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

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WASHINGTON – Democrats are losing some skirmishes over the Department of Homeland Security, but many feel they are winning a political war that will haunt Republicans in 2016 and beyond.

Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings. Still, even some Republicans say party leaders are on a perilous path with a very public ideological struggle only highlighting the GOP’s inability to pass contested legislation and possibly worsening its weak relationship with Hispanic voters.

Worst of all, numerous lawmakers said, Republican leaders have offered no plausible scenario for a successful ending, so they simply are delaying an almost certain and embarrassing defeat.

Conservatives defend their doggedness. They say they courageously are keeping promises to oppose President Barack Obama’s liberalization of deportation policies, which they consider unconstitutional. Several said their constituents support their stand, while others said the issue transcends politics.

As a deadline fast approached Friday night, the House agreed to extend the department’s funding for a week.

But some in both parties said the Republicans were losing political ground.

“It’s bad policy and bad politics,” said Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who once oversaw his party’s House campaigns. The shortterm fix, he said, “doesn’t help the country, and it just shows that they’re incapable of governing” despite holding House and Senate majorities.

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Weeks ago, Republicans embarked on a strategy that targeted Obama’s executive order protecting millions of immigrants from deportation.

They voted to cut off the department’s money flow after Feb. 27 unless the order was rescinded.

But they never figured how to overcome Democratic delaying tactics in the Senate that, as many predicted, blocked the GOP plan. Stymied, Senate Republican leaders agreed to fund the department for the rest of the budget year, through September, and to deal separately with immigration.

House Republicans rejected that approach. Shortly before Friday’s midnight deadline, the House extended funding for a week without resolving the larger dispute.

“We all know how this is going to turn out,” said an exasperated Republican, Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho. “Politically, it’s devastating.”

Democrats turned up the heat, saying short-term extensions will damage morale at the agency.

“It’s a staggering failure of leadership that will prolong this manufactured crisis of theirs and endanger the security of the American people,” said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California.

But Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said he and his fellow conservatives are taking a principled stand against Obama’s “unconstitutional” action. The president, he said, has forced lawmakers to choose between “potential short-term national security threats and almost inevitable long-term damage to the constitutional foundation of the nation.”

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Boris Nemtsov addresses demonstrators during a massive Moscow rally March 15 to oppose president Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine.

Nemtsov was shot and killed late Friday in Moscow. tin used three years ago when he warned that his political opponents were planning to kill one of their own and then blame it on his government.

The investigators said they also were considering whether there was “personal enmity” toward Nemtsov in his domestic life. State-controlled and Kremlin-friendly TV gave considerable attention to Nemtsov’s companion, identifying her as a Ukrainian model 30 years his junior and showing photos of

Poland’s ‘Barbie’ candidate dashes hope for left’s revival

By VANESSA GERA The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s main left-wing party was once a major player. It helped bring Poland into the European Union, sent troops to Iraq and let the CIA operate a prison for terror suspects.

Today, the Democratic Left Alliance – heir to the Cold War-era’s Communists – is fighting for its very existence. Corruption scandals and a failure to inspire young voters have eroded its standing, leaving Poland’s political scene without a viable center-left party.

With presidential and parliamentary elections coming up this year, the left-

wing party’s leader, Leszek Miller, has gambled on an unknown and untested presidential candiMagdalena date to reverse Ogorek the party’s sharp decline: Magdalena Ogorek, 36, a former bit-part actress and TV presenter with striking good looks – whom some Poles dub a “Barbie” candidate. While Ogorek has a doctorate in history, she has virtually no political experience.

Miller, 68, said he is counting on her youth and energy to attract new voters to the party, whose ranks include many former communists like

himself – a major factor in the party’s decline in this young, West-looking democracy.

So far, the tactic seems to be backfiring. Ogorek has drawn praise of men’s magazines because of her looks.

But many Poles, even the party’s traditional supporters, say Miller has made the party look foolish by choosing an unknown candidate without political experience to compete for the prestigious position, a job once held by Solidarity founder Lech Walesa.

“This is a disaster – it shows the party has no serious program,” said Stanislaw Mrowczynski, a physics professor who has supported the party in the past but won’t vote for Ogorek.

her in alluring poses. The Investigative Committee said the pair was headed for Nemtsov’s apartment.

The agency also listed the possibility that the killing was carried out by Islamic extremists angered by Nemtsov’s position on the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris or was connected to the Ukraine conflict, where Russia-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since last April.

Nemtsov was working on

a report presenting evidence that he believed proved Russia was directly involved in the Ukraine conflict, despite official denials that it has supplied the separatists with troops and sophisticated weapons.

In a previous report on corruption released before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Nemtsov alleged that Russian officials and businessmen had stolen up to $30 billion during the preparations for the games.

He also has exposed alleged corruption in state gas company Gazprom.

Nemtsov served as a regional governor and then a deputy prime minister in the 1990s and once was seen as a possible successor to Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first elected president. But Yeltsin chose Putin instead.

Nemtsov then served a term in Russia’s parliament, until all opposition parties were driven out as Putin consolidated his power. He and other leading opposition figures long have been purged by state television and steadily marginalized by the Kremlin.

In recent years, Nemtsov has been identified by Kremlin propaganda as among the leaders of a “fifth column,” painted as a traitor serving the interests of a hostile West.

Egyptian court: Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’ The ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO – An Egyptian court declared Hamas a “terrorist organization” Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by the country’s toppled Islamist-dominated government.

The ruling is unlikely to have any immediate effect on Hamas, still reeling from last summer’s war with Israel and choked by an Israeli-Egyptian blockade set up in 2007. Moussa Abu Marzouk, Hamas’ No. 2 leader, is based in Cairo and is receiving medical treatment there, group members said.

The move underlines Egypt’s increasing hostility to Hamas, which the court blamed for violence in the

country’s restive Sinai Peninsula. The secretive movement, founded in Gaza in 1987 as an offshoot of the region’s Egyptian-originated Muslim Brotherhood.

“There is no doubt that Hamas is being pushed into the corner further and further,” said Mkhaimar Abu Sada, a political science professor at Gaza’s Al Azhar University.

Hamas’ relationship with Cairo has “reached a point of no return” and is unlikely to be salvaged, he said.

The ruling Saturday by Judge Mohamed el-Sayed of the Court For Urgent Matters said Hamas had targeted both civilians and security forces inside the Sinai Peninsula, and that the group aimed to harm the country.

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MOSCOW – Maybe it was Islamic extremists who killed Boris Nemtsov. Or someone offended by his love life. Or agents of a Western power that will stop at nothing to disfigure President Vladimir Putin’s image and drive him from power.

Russian investigators, politicians and political commentators on state TV covered much ground Saturday in looking for the reason Nemtsov was gunned down in the heart of Moscow, but they sidestepped one possibility – that he was murdered for his relentless opposition to Putin.

Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister and leading Russian liberal political figure for the past two decades, was gunned down shortly before midnight Friday as he walked across a bridge near the Kremlin with a female companion.

The killing came just hours after a radio interview in which he called on Moscow residents to join an opposition rally Sunday to protest Putin’s handling of the economic crisis and his “mad, aggressive and deadly policy of war against Ukraine.”

After his death, organizers canceled the rally and instead called for a demonstration to mourn him Sunday in central Moscow. The city gave quick approval, in contrast to its usual slow and grudging permission for opposition rallies.

The mourning march could serve to galvanize the beleaguered and marginalized opposition, or it could prove to be a brief catharsis after which emotions dissipate. Popular support for Putin has remained above 80 percent in recent months, despite the severe economic recession and soaring inflation.

Russia’s leading investigative agency said it was looking into several possible motives for the killing.

The first possibility, the Investigative Committee said, was that the murder was aimed at destabilizing the political situation in the country and Nemtsov was a “sacrificial victim for those who do not shun any method for achieving their political goals.”

This suggestion echoed comments by Putin’s spokesman and other Russian politicians that the attack was a “provocation” against the state.

The term “sacrificial victim” was also the same one Pu-

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at Memorial Stadium • PARKS

Parks with projects scheduled for 2015

is part of a deal where the land will be sold to the park district, which is buying the property with money from a state grant.

Q Rockdale Playground, Belleville Avenue and Connell Avenue Q Heggie Field, Collins Street and Williamson Avenue Q Mayor Art Schultz Park, Bluff Street and Marion Street Q Paul E. Briese Park, Ingalls Avenue and Cedarwood Drive Q Gottschlag Park, Maple Street and Route 30 Q Crombie Park, 400 block of Columbia Street Q Legion Park, Hickory Street and Granite Street Q Garnsey Park, Curtis Avenue and Wilcox Street

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Brighter lights, neighborhood parks

Another big project on the park district’s list is the installation of new lighting at Memorial Stadium.

The stadium lighting was installed in the 1980s. Egizio described the field as “really dark” for night games compared to stadiums with modern lighting. The new lighting will be brighter and more energy efficient.

“Our goal is have that ready for football,” Egizio said.

Playground equipment will be updated and rubberized surfaces will be installed at neighborhood parks. Egizio said individual parks will be examined for other possible

improvement. One idea is to install exercise equipment along a walking trail at Heggie Field.

The park district has a schedule of park improvements on its website, www.jolietpark.org.

Landmark status would have to be approved by City Council • NOWELL PARK

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But the pool has been filled in, and the pool building has not been used in 20 years, he said.

The pavilion has strong elements of a Spanish architectural style that was prevalent in the early 20th century. It is an open-air pavilion with a fireplace.

Whatever the commission decides would have to be approved by the Joliet City Council. But landmark status for the buildings could affect future redevelopment at Nowell Park.

Park District Executive Director Dominic Egizio said it’s too early to say where a recreational building would be built at Nowell Park and whether it could be worked around the two buildings.

While Egizio said a final decision has not been made on where an East Side recre-

“If we were going to put it [an East Side recreational facility] somewhere other than Nowell Park, we’d have to acquire land.”

Dominic Egizio Joliet Park District executive director ational facility would go, he acknowledged Nowell Park is the likely spot.

“If we were going to put it somewhere other than Nowell Park, we’d have to acquire land,” Egizio said.

The park district does not plan to build the East Side facility until 2017 at the earliest, he said. But Egizio believes preliminary design plans will be created this year. And he hopes to share those with the public at community meetings aimed at shaping what would be included in the facility.

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ABOVE: Armindo Goncalves and Sergio da Silva take notes Wednesday during an animal science class at Joliet Junior College in Joliet.

From Timor-Leste, the two are studying agriculture at the junior college through the Timor-Leste Hillary Clinton Scholarship Program and hope to bring the knowledge they gain back to their county. LEFT: Goncalves takes notes during an animal science lab.

“I’m studying here with the one hope that I can make a change.”

Armindo Goncalves Joliet Junior College student

Liberation from Indonesian rule

The two students were young when Timor-Leste was occupied by Indonesia. The Southeast Asian nation had occupied Timor-Leste from 1975 to 1999 and about 200,000 Timorese were killed by Indonesian forces, according to the Center for Justice and Accountability, an international

human rights organization.

The Indonesian military used starvation, sexual violence, chemical weapons and napalm during that time, according to the CJA. When the Timorese tried to fight for their independence in 1999, it caused more violence and destruction, with 75 percent of the country’s infrastructure crippled.

Goncalves and Da Silva said many people weren’t allowed to work and many faced violence, rape and torture from the Indonesian military.

In 1999, in a United Nations-supervised popular referendum, the majority of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia and fought for it despite blowblack from anti-independence Timorese militias and the Indonesian military, according to the Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook.

Since being liberated, Timor-Leste’s democratic government has worked with neighboring countries – including Indonesia – to help with economic development.

“We aren’t going to go anywhere … so that’s the reason my government decided it’s better to cooperate,” Goncalves said. “It’s better for us to sacrifice justice instead of sacrificing many things, such as economy, education. … It’s

better to forgive the past in order to move to the future.

“I hope in the future there is justice,” he added.

Going back home

In about two years, Goncalves and Da Silva can go back home. They said they’ve thought of many things they could do with their newfound knowledge and skills. They may work with local businesses in Timor-Leste, join international organizations or start their own business.

They keep in contact with their family through social media and Skype. Da Silva said he took some pictures of snow and sent them back home.

Goncalves is optimistic he’ll find work when he returns, but he’s not certain.

Until then, he’ll keep learning.

“I’m studying here with the one hope that I can make a change,” Goncalves said.

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“They didn’t have winter jackets. They thought they would be fine in hoodies and their hats and gloves,” she said. “We made sure to stock up on winter stuff.”

The food took some adjustment, too. Goncalves said rice is mainly eaten back home.

Da Silva, however, discovered he was a fan of McDonald’s.

Goncalves and Da Silva live in an apartment near campus and receive assistance from peer mentoring programs, making new friends through the college’s International Student Club.

Students come to JJC from countries such as Brazil, Germany, Palestine, Nigeria and Canada, Crabb said.

Goncalves and Da Silva wanted to study agriculture and business at JJC to improve farming techniques in Timor-Leste. The country is newly liberated and needs economic development after Indonesia’s occupation, they said.

Unlike in the U.S., farmers back home don’t use GPS to collect data or meteorology when farming. There is poor access to electricity and inefficient equipment, such as hand tractors.

“In my country, we never use a weather forecast company that can detect the exact weather that can be suitable for farmers to farm their seeds. Here [in the U.S.], everything is available,” Goncalves said.

Both Goncalves and Da Silva grew up farming. Da Silva said his father is a farmer and they have a huge farm back home, abandoned because it lacks financial support.

“I was just thinking, if I can go back, I can help my dad,” Da Silva said.

Goncalves said he enjoys the independence of farming, such as choosing his own hours to work. He said by studying in the U.S, he can go back and help other farmers know how to grow based on scientific methods and increase their productivity.

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Consider SunPower for solar security Dear Mr. Berko: What do you think of SolarCity bonds, which pay 4 percent and are guaranteed by individual leases on solar installations? I would like to invest $10,000 in the solar bonds, which would give me an income of $600 a year, if you approve. – SA, Springfield Dear SA: SolarCity (SCTY$55), with 170,000 customers, is among the nation’s largest installers of residential solar systems. Elon Musk – the spacey, flaky, high-profile, high-hype investor – was an SCTY founder and is the chairman. Something about this fellow feels wrong, and I’m leery of his quixotic pursuits.

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to an expected $380 million this year, and Elon’s projections are off the charts. While Elon’s glowing was going on, SCTY’s price zoomed to $89 last year, and some analysts actually think SolarCity will run to $110 by 2016.

Today’s cost to convert a home (an average of 5 kilowatts of power) to solar is about $27,000. It has fallen 65 percent in the past four years. The homeowner doesn’t put a dime down, because 100 percent of the costs are financed by SCTY. Homeowners sign 20-year leases and send their utility checks to SCTY each month rather than to the power company.

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TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko customer leases into bundles, selling pieces of those bundles to selected private investors as an asset-backed security. Then SCTY promises to maintain the system and pay interest to bondholders for 20 years. And bond buyers will be happy as pigs in a mud pond, as long as the interest arrives on time.

However, with lower energy prices and declining material prices, system installation costs are falling faster than a speeding turtle.

And as competition pushes SolarCity’s margins lower, smart bond buyers are less willing to risk capital on this junk-quality debt, which lacks a liquid market. So now

SCTY retails this junk debt to dummies like us, using a Webbased investment platform called Common Assets. From its California offices, SCTY sells these bonds, importuning guaranteed leases and steady cash flows.

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And I also doubt a 20-year lease from Mr. and Mrs. Homeowner is considered a secure asset.

Because the investment tax credit will be cut significantly in 2017, SCTY must continually reduce costs to remain competitive. I’d also stay away from SolarCity’s shares, which, like those of Elon’s Tesla Motors (TSLA-$207.10), are grossly overpriced. SCTY won’t earn a centime this year or next and trades at a silly 50 times expected 2017-18 earnings. If you must own a solar security, consider SunPower (SPWR-$31.55). It’s a far better company, with four times SCTY’s revenues, and handsomely profitable.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Lockport’s Lemming attends police meeting

Lockport Police Chief Terry Lemming was in Riverside during a Feb. 12 meeting of police chiefs from multiple jurisdictions in that area.

Lemming serves as co-chairman for the legislative committee for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and brought ILACP legislative initiatives to hand out at the meeting.

The meeting was suggested by Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel to discuss the current situation in Springfield, pro-law enforcement legislation and concerns about current legislation being proposed that may hamper law enforcement’s ability to do their job, according to a news release. Several state lawmakers from that area also attended.

Current legislation on police lineups, DUI legislation, and proposals in Springfield regarding police body cameras were discussed along with other legislative issues, according to

the news release.

“I’m also thankful that Chief Lemming came to our meeting – his presence was very strong as he serves in a powerful position as co-chairman of the Legislative Committee for the Illinois Association of Chief of Police,” Weitzel said. Lemming was able to brief attendees “on statewide issues of legislation that directly affect law enforcement agencies, including funding, training, equipment and just simple operational issues that are affecting law enforcement agencies throughout the state.”

Local apprentices competing nationally

Local apprentices Cody McClintock (pipefitting), German Medina (welding-plate) and Zach Bozinovich (welding-pipe) will compete Sunday to March 6 at the National Craft Competition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

All three were selected by the Illinois Associated Builders and Contractors to represent the

state and work at Manhattan Mechanical Services, LLC in Manhattan, according to a news release from the business.

McClintock is a Joliet native and started his career in pipefitting with MMS three years ago.

He has been assigned to the service truck and delivers mechanical services to the chemical and petrochemical industry.

Bozinovich is from Griffith, Indiana, and also started his career three years ago with MMS. Zach has been on service and capital construction. He is working at the BASF site in Kankakee.

Medina has been in the insulating and scaffold building trades and is trying his hand at welding. German has worked in service, capital construction and maintenance. He is assigned to the BASF site, as well.

They will be evaluated in craft knowledge, safety and hands-on performance skills by trade. There will be nearly 200 competitors in 11 different crafts

Hollywood Casino holding March ‘Trip a Day’ giveaway

JOLIET – Hollywood Casino’s locations in Joliet and Aurora are giving away a ‘Trip A Day’ every day this March.

Drawings will take place at Center Stage every evening at 7:30 p.m., according to a news release from the casino.

Additional trips will be awarded on Saturdays to destinations including Ireland, Las Vegas and the Gulf Coast.

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Visit www.business.comcast. com/i4E to submit an application and essay and review the full program details.

Entries are due by March 15. Two winners will be selected in each of the 16 Comcast Business Regions: one winner for startup companies (in business less than two years) and one winner for entrepreneurs (in business for more than two years). The 32 regional winners each will earn $10,000 in cash.

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Don’t make gov’t less transparent Here we go again.

Some lawmakers in Springfield again are taking aim at making government less transparent.

Republican state Rep. Joe Sosnowski of Rockford has filed House Bill 261. If passed, it would end the publication of all public notices in newspapers in favor of government websites. The legislation states when a governmental unit is required to provide notice by publication in a newspaper by law, order of court, or contract, the governmental unit may publish the notice on an official government website instead of in a newspaper.

You might recall a similar assault of transparency occurred in 2011, when a similar bill was filed. It was unsuccessful.

Proponents of the bill say it would save governments money. The tradeoff might seem sensible, but a closer look exposes the legislation for what it is: a stealthy assault on open government under the guise of saving money.

Newspapers, of course, have a vested interest in this matter: The bill would take revenue from most newspapers.

For decades, however, public notices have been printed in newspapers for a good reason: to provide the greatest verifiable public exposure for the money spent. (Public notices are billed at a discounted ad rate, by the way).

The audience provided by a local newspaper dwarfs the number of readers on a local governmental website. The legislation’s flaws become more apparent with the realization many people still don’t use or have access to the

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Internet, especially the poor, the elderly, minorities and the disabled.

Ample proof exists that local governments blatantly disregard the law when it comes to posting information online.

A recent audit conducted by the Citizens Advocacy Center studied more than 750 public body websites in Illinois. In cases where local governments already are required by law to post information on their websites, the compliance rates were abysmal. Only 73 percent complied with posting notice of upcoming meetings, a mere 57 percent complied with posting proposed meeting agendas and less than half – 48 percent – complied with posting approved meeting minutes.

And remember, Illinois has an excessive number of taxing bodies. Citizens would have to check each one to monitor legal ads, which provide notice of such things as public meetings, budget hearings and government expenditures.

That’s much less efficient for the public than having a onestop source for public notices – the local newspaper.

For people who use the Internet, Illinois newspapers (including this one) already offer a free, online public notice service. Visit www. publicnoticeillinois.com/ to search for public notices from this community and many others.

HB 261 is sitting in the House Counties & Township Committee. That’s where it should die. The bill is a risky step backward for the interests of open, honest, above board government.

In Illinois, it’s absolutely the wrong step to take.

A GOP revolution: Let’s increase taxes, fees Outside the Beltway surrounding Washington, D.C., a surprising trend is occurring of Republican governors supporting tax increases. Like many Democratic governors, a handful of Republican Governors have found the courage to break loose from bleak austerity measures and have embraced the need to increase fees or taxes to ensure funding for essential state services. Less surprising, though, is who these taxes fall on.

Republican Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan said of the new $1.9 billion tax increase from higher sales and gas taxes he plans on taking to the voters to approve: “It’s not based on partisanship; it’s based on common sense and good government.

We’ve been underinvesting in Michigan for some time, so I view it as a way to, longterm, save us resources.”

It’s nice to hear that some Republicans think government can be “good.”

President Obama’s goal since his inauguration in 2009 was proposing (and

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state was among the first to bounce back to economic health from a $25 billion Donna deficit.

Brazile Despite this, when the 2010 elections came, the Regetting) a mixture of tax cuts publican party captured the U.S. House and increased for the middle class, budget its control of state govercuts, tax increases on the norships and legislatures. wealthy, stimulus spending In 2014 they did even better, and bailout packages to taking the U.S. Senate as save the financial and auto well, plus securing a staggerindustries from oblivion.

Republicans bellowed about ing near-monopoly on state legislative chambers, getting “job killing” bills, and control of 69 out of 99. claimed the stimulus had And, in state after state, produced “zero jobs” – even Republican governors as more than 100 Republifollowed their rigid orcan federal lawmakers cut thodoxy, refusing to raise ribbons and touted specific taxes. Some enacted tax stimulus-funded projects as cuts and gave corporations successes. special tax breaks to spur President Obama’s prudent (and pragmatic) eco- economic growth, and many cut state budgets well past nomic blend has started to show some results. Over the any fat-trimming and into past 59 months of the Obama the muscle of government services itself. administration, the private Now that things are imsector has added nearly 12 proving – although we’re not million jobs, which is the longest streak on record. On in any way completely over all the mitigating effects of a smaller scale, in California, where Democratic Gov. the great recession – some of our states are doing better.

Jerry Brown pursued the same economic weave of cuts, taxes and stimulus, the See BRAZILE, page 34

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than the current U.S. diet.

The 1977 recommendation that Americans eat less meat by the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs was quashed by the meat industry, and subsequent dietary guidelines panels have been very cautious. The 2010 dietary guidelines panel merely shoved meat and dairy off the official Raymond F. Stoiber MyPlate icon, representing the Joliet U.S. Dietary Guidelines.

Although the experts now NUTRITION PANEL TELLS ALL have told the truth, our family’s To the Editor: health still is up to us. FortuThe U.S. Advisory Panel nately, local supermarkets offer on Dietary Guidelines finally a variety of meat and dairy-free has mustered the courage to options and the Internet has lots recommend that Americans eat of advice on vegan recipes and less meat and dairy products. transition tips.

And not just to lower our risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, Sincerely, diabetes and obesity, but also James Henderson Joliet because it slows the rate of climate changes, with its own LET VOTERS DECIDE WHO devastating consequences.

The 572-page report released IS BEST FOR CITY COUNCIL recently notes that half of all To the Editor: Americans have preventable I have lived in Lockport since diet-related chronic diseases 1957. I have seen our city and that two-thirds of adults council in good times and bad. and one-third of children are Having never been involved in overweight. It concludes that a city politics, I do not truly know dietary pattern higher in planthow the wheels turn. I do not based foods and lower in aniknow if the big wheel should mal-based foods is more health control the little wheels. I do promoting and associated with believe the little wheels should lesser environmental impact have the right to succeed or fail

on their own merit.

I voted for our present mayor in the last election and probably will again unless a better candidate comes forward. My question is this: How will I know if one of these little wheels could be a better candidate?

Their dreams and wishes are being squashed before they get a chance to use their wings.

It is up to us, the citizens of Lockport, to accept or reject any candidate who we feel may help or hurt our city. The mayor’s job is to take the newly elected candidates, whoever they may be, and listen to their fresh ideas and suggestions. Then, with the input from other council members, mold the ideas into something good for our city.

Mr. Mayor, I know you have the best interested of our city in mind, but please let us voters decide who will help lead our city into the future. After all, that is why we put you in office.

A concerned citizen, Robert Haas Lockport

UNFORTUNATE FOR JRW BASEBALL PLAYERS

To the Editor: The only real victims of the Jackie Robinson West Little League situation are those won-

derful young men who clearly achieved great successes with noteworthy integrity, class and sportsmanship, both on and off the baseball diamond.

This unfortunate situation truly boils down to adults and their very poor judgments and selfish decisions.

The championship successes that these fine young men achieved should never be tarnished or diminished due to these adults/supervisors/ coaches very negative actions.

The JRW teams members should always be remembered for their championship efforts in life and baseball.

when it comes to the barbarians calling themselves the Islamic State.

Killing your fellow man is a poor reason for resolving issues. However, in order to save innocent people and stop the spread of tyranny, we must.

Like a cancer, sometimes you need to remove the tumor before you can effectively treat and restore health to the good areas.

The world is waiting for us to act immediately and also to acknowledge and identify the enemy. Unfortunately, it will take significant number of boots on the ground along with specific and saturation bombing David Marco to neutralize the situation.

Joliet All clergy, along with all people of all faiths must work and WHEN ARE WE pray together to apply enough GOING TO LEARN? pressure to get this done.

To the Editor: We need to tell other countries When Hitler killed and they must join us with manmaimed his own people, we power, supplies, and resources stood back because it wasn’t or they are against us. If so, we directly affecting us. He took must stop trading with them over Poland and other Baltic immediately and suspend all States. We still did little bemilitary and humanitarian aid. cause it wasn’t us. He took over We need to take these actions the Eastern half of France and before the barbarians come for still we did little. Only when he us. If not, no one will be availmoved toward western France able to help us. and started bombing England did we act.

Mark Turk We are acting the same way Joliet

Walker, in Wisconsin, targeting the state’s universities with budget cuts • BRAZILE

Continued from page 33 However, as The New York Times reports: “The National Association of State Budget Officers recently warned that revenue growth was not strong enough [in states] to both maintain basic services and meet the growing demand to spend more on such things as higher education and prisons.”

That’s why today Republican governors are facing budget deficits on top of relentless public demands to restore services they cut, and to repair crumbling roads and bridges. Simply put, there’s nothing left to cut.

Not everyone’s heard this

message. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is doubling down on cutting into government muscle. This year, Walker’s excessive tax cuts produced a $1.8 billion budget shortfall.

But, he’s targeting the state’s universities with a $300 million cut in state aid, skipping a $100 million debt payment and borrowing more money.

Many of the Republican governors not running for president have decided it’s better to fund government than dismantle it. Bloomberg News reported that Alabama’s Republican Gov. Robert Bentley said “the state’s perennially precarious budget has reached the breaking point. I don’t want to raise taxes, but I also know that we need to pay our debts.”

More than 10 Republican governors at this point have come out in favor for increasing taxes to make up for budget shortfalls and maintain services.

Although not universal to each Republican governor, a running theme (South Carolina, South Dakota, Maine, Kansas, Utah, Michigan and Ohio all qualify) is that instead of income tax increases, governors are targeting consumption taxes to increase (sometimes paired with lower income taxes).

Consumption taxes (like sales taxes on food and clothing, gas taxes and so-called sin taxes on cigarettes and liquor) fall on the middle and working classes’ backs far more than the backs of the wealthy.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has found that although the bottom fifth of earners devote 10 percent of their income to state and local taxes, the top 1 percent pay only 5 percent of their income to these taxes.

So, these taxes burden everyday Americans more than wealthy ones, but consumption taxes also change behavior and are not a dependable source of revenue.

The strategy of shifting from income to consumption taxes already has caused massive budget shortfalls in Kansas and North Carolina. Kansas’ decision to delay further scheduled income tax cuts makes a lot of sense given this.

So, there’s good news and

bad news. The good news is that Republicans have awakened to the fact that you can’t run a state without enough revenue to operate essential services.

The bad news is that Republicans seem still wedded to trickle-down economics that relieves the wealthy of income taxes and burdens the middle and working classes with higher sales taxes and less disposable income.

The pendulum swings ever so slowly.

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

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Lockport’s Shayne Oster wrestles Glenbard North’s Brandon Fierro during their Class 3A 145-pound bout at Saturday’s dual team state wrestling finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. Oster helped Lockport claim its first state wrestling trophy.

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IHSA CLASS 1A/2A DUAL TEAM WRESTLING FINALS

Coal City claims 3rd in return to state

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com BLOOMINGTON – After experiencing a memorable season in so many respects, it only seemed appropriate Coal City’s wrestling team would capture a state trophy.

The Coalers capped their first trip to state since 1999 by claiming third place in Saturday’s Class 1A dual team finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

Coach Mark Masters’ squad defeated Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher, 40-31, to capture the school’s first trophy since 1998.

“We wrestled about as well as we could wrestle,” Masters said. “We’ve been consistent the whole season and have progressively gotten better each week, and the kids stayed focused. I was concerned after the individual tournament because kids accomplish goals, and it can be a letdown – but our seniors didn’t allow that.

“This might be a once-in-alifetime senior class. You had two kids who are three-time finalists and three state champs out of those two guys, and we had another all-stater, so it will be tough to replace them.

The kids have been having success, but we’ve always been missing something, and today kind of filled that empty spot.”

In the finale against GCMS/F, Riley Kauzlaric (195 pounds) and Jake Frost (220) got things started with falls; and Jake Hiles (106), Joey Rivera (113) and Cody Minnick (126) followed later with pins.

Corey Jurzak (138) also won by fall and Jonah Englert (152) won a major decision.

“This is awesome,” Frost said. “After individuals was over, I had my mind set on coming here and getting a trophy, and we did it. Hopefully, the wrestling program grows for Coal City and gets better from here, and pretty soon we can take home a championship. I’ve been wrestling with most of this group of seniors since I was in second grade, and I love all of them.”

In the semifinals, Coal City fell, 56-16, to eventual champion Dakota. Kauzlaric and Rivera won with pins, while

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Coal City’s Cody Minnick wrestles Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher’s Jacob Horsch during their Class 1A 126-pound third-place match Saturday at the state dual team wrestling finals in Bloomington. Minnick got a pin.

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Lemont’s Jack Leffler works during the Class 2A 106-pound match at Saturday’s state dual team wrestling finals in Bloomington. Leffler went on to win by a major decision.

Minnick (120) claimed a major decision and Frost and Zach Montgomery (285) both dropped close matches.

The Coalers assured themselves of the fifth trophy when they beat Vandalia, 45-24, in the quarterfinals. Coal City jumped out to a 16-3 lead after four matches and expanded its

advantage to 40-12 before the Vandals won three of the last four.

Coal City received falls from Englert, Kauzlaric, Frost, Rivera and Minnick, while Jurzak (145) won by technical fall, Brock Crawford (170) won a major decision, and Hiles picked up a forfeit win.

Lemont returned to state for the first time since 2011 but fell, 41-23, to Crystal Lake Central in the Class 2A quarterfinals.

The Indians won the first three matches to grab a quick 13-0 lead, but the Tigers got three straight pins and then a forfeit win to take control for good.

“Hopefully, having some success like this will get some more kids involved and hopefully help keep all Lemont kids in Lemont as we try to rebuild the program to where it was,” Lemont coach John St. Clair said. “These kids fought. We could have come down here and said, ‘We’re giving up two weight classes and they have two state champs’, but our kids didn’t back down at all.

“After the dual, I talked about the seniors, and then I talked about next year and what the kids are willing to do from now until then to get back here. We really didn’t know what we were going to have, but it just shows that what we do works. So if you’re willing to come into our room

and work hard, you’re going to have some success.

The Indians got a pin from Jake Kirkman (152) in the opener, while Dimitri Giatris (160) followed with a decision and John Polk (170) won by a major decision.

Later, Jack Leffler (106) won a major decision, and Damyen Gothard (132) and Jim Brennan (145) added narrow victories. Gabe Berta (120) and Egan Berta (138) both lost one-point decisions.

“It was good to see a lot of our younger guys stepping up today and over the last couple of months, and all of their hard work shows,” Brennan said.

“Coach is a great motivator, so everyone has been in the room doing their jobs, and it’s been a team effort, and we all did what we needed to do this year.

“Hopefully, this is the start of a new era for Lemont, and I got to see them both. I’ll remember being the captain, being a leader in the room and helping coach out to push kids when he wasn’t there.”

IHSA CLASS 3A DUAL TEAM WRESTLING FINALS

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Lincoln-Way Central’s Jack Burica wrestles during his Class 3A match Saturday’s state dual team wrestling tournament in Bloomington.

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win some more trophies in the future since we’re starting to grow as a program, so it’s exciting. The first meet was a close one, and I’m glad that it came together. I just thank all of my teammates for helping my senior year to be memorable.

“It was nice to finish off my last match with a kid I wrestled in the semis. I had a rough week last week and probably one of my worst tournaments.

So it was good to end my last match like that.”

In the semifinals against eventual champion Oak Park River Forest, Lockport dropped a 51-21 decision. Johnson (220) recorded a fall, Sam Fuentes (126) picked up a 6-4 victory, and Oster (138) and Timmons (152) both received forfeit wins, while Pat Kozyra (285) dropped a 5-2 decision.

The Porters assured themselves of their first trophy in the sport when they edged Deerfield, 33-30, in the quarterfinals. The Warriors, who jumped out to an early 15-5 lead, needed a pin in the finale

to create a draw at 33, which would have given them the victory by criteria.

But Wolfe not only denied state placewinner Andrew Mehrholz of getting a pin at 145, he nearly won the match.

The Porter junior tied it at 7 with a late takedown but then allowed Mehrholz an escape in order to avoid sending the match to overtime.

Johnson (220), Assaf and Oster (138) all had falls, Timmons won by technical fall, Murino (285) claimed a major decision and Dalton Dwyer (106) won a 1-0 decision and Fuentes claimed a 3-1 win.

Lincoln-Way Central

Lincoln-Way Central made its third straight appearance in the dual-team meet, where it fell, 55-12, in the quarterfinals to SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue rival Sandburg.

“You look at three of the eight that are here in 3A are from the same conference,” Knights coach Jason DePolo said. “So when you talk about

the area that we come from, it says a lot just making it through the regional and beating Moline in the sectional.

This year was special – because when you looked at things on paper, we didn’t think that it would be a year for getting here. It’s almost becoming an expectation for the kids.

“You bring some freshmen and sophomores in, and as much as you can, you just try to keep that train going. We didn’t have a lot of elite kids, – we just had a good group of kids on this team. We had kids who looked back at the other 13 guys who were watching them do well, and that’s what Tuesday night was about. Guys saying, ‘I can’t lose because all of these guys are counting on me.’ It’s a real close-knit group that hangs out together. It’s just a good group to be a part of, and it’s been a lot of fun.”

Sean Kelly (220) and Bryan Ditchman (285) recorded consecutive falls to pull the Knights to within 21-12 midway through the meet, but the

Eagles closed things out by winning the final seven matches. Dropping decisions for Central were Brandon Dominski (170), Jake Dudeck (182), Joe Brandt (195) and Vinnie Piunti (120).

“Three years in a row this has kind of become a habit like we’re going to make it every year,” Kelly said. “I think this is going to start becoming a habit, and everyone’s going to say, ‘The team before us made it, so we have to make it to state now.’ On Tuesday, I don’t think anyone got pinned, and a couple of guys got pins. It was really fun since a lot of guys came out and battled.

“Earlier in the year, we had some doubts about it. But then in dual meets, people started realizing that they couldn’t give up pins and extra bonus points. Later in the year, we started getting better and better on that. Some of these guys had never wrestled varsity until this year, so you have to expect that it would take some time to adapt.”

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BLOOMINGTON – Lockport’s wrestling team has been among the state’s top programs for the past few years, but the only team accomplishments it had to show was a state quarterfinal appearance in 2012.

But that all changed on Saturday when coach Josh Oster’s Porters picked up their first-ever trophy in the sport after claiming fourth place in the Class 3A dual-team finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.

The Porters dropped a 4224 decision to Glenbard North in the third-place meet to conclude the day, which featured a semifinal loss to eventual champion Oak Park River Forest and a dramatic quarterfinal win over Deerfield.

“It feels kind of like a weight is off of our shoulders since this finally happened, and now it can happen again,” Oster said. “Coming into this year, this wasn’t a team that people expected to do something like this. I thought coming into the year that we’re a top-five team; but even though we weren’t ranked that high, I told them we’d prove where we belonged.

“We knew that it was a little different type of team since we had a lot of kids who didn’t have varsity experience, but we knew that they were good.

We’ve been talking about this for years and have been in the top-tier of teams since 2008 or 2009 that could do something like this, but we hadn’t yet. So this team will always be the first to place here.”

Against Glenbard North, Tyler Johnson (195 pounds) avenged a state semifinal loss to Luke Greenberg by getting a pin. Chris Murino (220) and Abdullah Assaf (113) both lost close decisions a bit later.

The Porters closed with a bang as Cameron Roat (138) got a pin, Shayne Oster (145) picked up a major decision, George Wolfe (152) won a decision and Trevell Timmons (160) recorded a fall in the final match.

“It’s great for us to make history, and it’s a good start for a new beginning,” Johnson said. “I feel like we’re going to

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Farewell to a coach who did things right VIEWS Dick Goss Retiring Joliet Central Principal John Randich and outgoing Lockport basketball coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. shook hands and congratulated each other at center court.

Time marches on. Change happens. That doesn’t mean emotions can be erased, however.

Randich and Thompson were honored Friday night before a large crowd on Joliet Central’s senior night.

Randich received a framed Steelmen jersey with his number 33 as a gift from the basketball team. Thompson, a Joliet East graduate, received a bag of Kingsmen goodies.

Randich served as honorary coach of the Steelmen, sitting on the bench with the coaching staff during the 50-39 victory over the Porters. He is going out on his terms.

Not so for Thompson. He expressed interest in staying on as basketball coach when he retires after this school year as dean of students. However, a statement from the administration said Thompson never was promised he could remain the basketball coach in retirement; and about a week ago, he was informed he will not be kept on in that capacity.

People who know Thompson well are upset with the decision, and when he was informed. In a hurry-up farewell tour of sorts, Joliet Central wanted to participate as he coached his final game in the Central gym.

“John [Randich] played here and has been here I believe 34 years,” Central coach Jeff Corcoran said.

“Larry [Thompson] has been at Lockport, what, 33 years.

Both were accomplished in athletics, and they have given so much of themselves for their schools.

“Honoring them was the right thing to do. I can’t think of a better night to do this.

It’s senior night, and who better would you want your seniors to look to as examples

er was a sophomore,” he said.

“In Alando’s senior year, we played Joliet for the championship at Pontiac [Christmas tournament].”

Thompson reminisced about playing and coaching at Central.

“We had great games here in this gym, too,” he said.

“Wins and losses for both sides, against Joliet Township, Joliet Central and Joliet West. This is a great place to play. I remember playing here in high school.

“I lived in the same neighborhood as [former Central standout] Ron Williams. I remember listening to games when he played here against Lockport. I remember some great sectional games against Bloom and Joliet.”

Thompson’s run of three straight sectional titles went from 2006 through 2008.

In 2008, the first season of the four-class system, Thompson’s Porters beat O’Fallon, 50-47, in the supersectional and finished fourth. In 2007, Lockport lost to O’Fallon, 4845, in the Class AA supersectional. In 2006, the Porters fell Photos by Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media to West Aurora, 67-61, in the Joliet Central Principal John Randich and Lockport coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. speak before the game AA supersectional.

Give Thompson talent, Friday night. and Lockport operated on the state level. But even when not coaching here with Ski [Bob blessed with big-time talent, Koskosky], I thought, ‘Larry the Porters competed. The is a quiet guy. He doesn’t talk reason? Their impeccably much.’ But when you get to dressed coach. know him, you see he has a “Even when you have a real passion for the game, and he is always kind to your pro- team that’s under .500, if kids believe they can get things gram. If there is anyone who deserves to go out his way, it’s done, that’s big,” Thompson said. “Talent helps, but believhim.”

With the many good teams ing in what your coaches say is still more important.”

Joliet Central and Lockport That’s the philosophy he have had through the years, always followed, through all the rivalry has never weakened. Nor has the closeness of those years as an assistant and head coach, and all those Joliet Central retiring Principal John Randich received a framed Steel- the coaching staffs. years he guided the Porters’ “There were lots of times men jersey with his number 33. Randich was honorary coach for the after games where we coaches strong cross country teams. night, sitting on the bench with the coaching staff.

“I think continuity means [from both schools] would go something,” he said. “Maybe out and hang out,” Corcoran than John Randich and Larry that’s a definite. And besides being a winner – he is the only said. “We talked a lot of basyounger guys who are getting Thompson?” coach in Lockport’s storied into coaching today don’t see ketball, shared ideas.”

“I always tried to show history to have won three themselves doing this for 25, Thompson recalled kids how it should be done,” straight sectional titles – he 30, 35 years.” memorable games from his said Thompson, the Porters’ always has been a class act.

Thirty-three, 16 – it has been coaching tenure, beginning head coach the past 16 years Putting all that aside, our with Lockport, on its old home quite a run. It’s a shame there after spending a similar numarea is losing its best-dressed won’t be more years. Excuse court, beating Joliet, 106-101, ber of years as an assistant, coach. Thompson’s array of me while I wipe away a tear. in triple overtime during the coaching with Bob Basarich, 1999-2000 season – Thompson’s Rollie Bollatino and Joe Gura. suits is second to none.

“Larry is just a great guy,” first as head coach.

• Dick Goss can be reached “I hope I did it the right way.”

Corcoran said. “When I was “That’s when Alando Tuck- at dgoss@shawmedia.com.

From this vantage point,

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Steelmen’s senior night includes ceremonies honoring Randich, Thompson “I’d have to check Larry’s scorebook, but we probably gave them the least amount of points they have scored in a half and the most they have scored in a half.”

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

Jeff Corcoran Joliet Central boys basketball coach

Photos by Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media

ABOVE: Joliet Central’s Jerry Gillespie drives past Lockport’s Kyle Gallagher in the Steelmen’s 50-39 victory over the Porters on Friday night. Gillespie had 11 points. BELOW: Lockport’s Ralph Blakney moves past Joliet Central’s defense in the Porters’ 50-39 loss. Blakney led all scorers with 16 points.

The result was the Porters (8-16, 5-9) hitting 1 of 15 shots, including 0 of 5 from beyond the arc, and committing 14 turnovers in the first half.

Kenyon Woodfork hit a jumper and Ternell Jordan a 3-pointer to give Central (1412, 7-7) its 25-3 lead early in the third quarter.

The rest of the way, the Porters outscored the Steelmen, 36-25. Before it ended, Central went into a four-corner offense to help put the game away.

“In the second half, I think they got a little more lax and we got more aggressive,” Thompson said. “What hap“We got up, 3-0, in the first they are. But when we broke pened in the first half was a half and then Joliet got us to their press, we took the first credit to them, and I didn’t do play their tempo,” Thompson open shot. When we drove, it a good job of getting my guys said. “Not as fast as them, be- looked like we were just try- to focus on what was going on. For a second there, we cause we aren’t as quick as ing to get rid of the ball.”

almost had that deer-in-theheadlights look.”

Jerry Gillespie made 5 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 points for Central. Taquan Sims scored eight, and Jordan and Kewon Ware chipped in seven.

The Steelmen shot a modest 37.1 percent on 13 of 35 but helped compensate by hitting 21 of 30 free throws.

Lockport guard Ralph Blakney scored 15 points in the second half and finished with 16 to lead all scorers.

Gehrig Hollatz contributed 10 and Mikolaj Nowobilski seven.

The Porters recovered from their dismal start to shoot .318 on 14 of 44 but attempted only eight free throws.

Both teams enter regional play next week, with Lockport facing Shepard on Monday night at Yorkville. If the Porters win, red-hot Providence would be the Tuesday opponent.

Central will meet SWS Blue rival Sandburg on Tuesday at Romeoville.

“Our execution has got to tighten up over the next couple days,” Corcoran said.

“We’ve been preaching the value of every possession.”

“Shepard is a game we hope we will be able to compete in, but you never know,” Thompson said.

Lockport won the sophomore game, 42-41, as veteran coach John Meyer went out with a thrilling victory.

• Sunday, March 1, 2015

JOLIET – Not that the renewal of the Lockport-Joliet Central boys basketball rivalry ever produces an ordinary game, but this Friday night get-together was unique.

On this senior night, when the Steelmen honored retiring Principal John Randich – who played in the program back in the day – they also cited Lockport coach Lawrence Thompson Jr., a Joliet East graduate.

Thompson, who is retiring as dean of students and learned a week ago he would not be allowed to continue coaching the Porters in retirement, was coaching his final game in the Central gym that holds so many memories.

Randich received a framed Steelmen jersey with his number 33 and posed with the current team for pictures and recognition.

After he wiped away a few tears, he served as honorary coach for the night, sitting on the bench with the coaching staff.

After the starting lineups were announced and before the opening tip, Thompson was presented a gift bag of Joliet East Kingsmen goodies.

Unfortunately for Lockport, the Porters had no answers for the Central defense in the first half, which ended with the Steelmen on top, 20-3.

After Central scored the first five points of the third quarter to cap a 25-0 run, Lockport’s offense awakened.

The Porters hit six 3-pointers after that and got as close as 46-39 with 1:05 remaining before the Steelmen prevailed, 50-39, in the SouthWest Suburban Blue season finale.

“I’d have to check Larry’s scorebook, but we probably gave them the least amount of points they have scored in a half and the most they have scored in a half,” Central coach Jeff Corcoran said.

“They made six 3s in the second half – we have been giving up a lot of those.”

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BOYS BASKETBALL: THORNWOOD 61, LINCOLN-WAY WEST 48

Thornwood spoils Lincoln-Way W’s senior night

By DRAKE SKLEBA Shaw Media Correspondent NEW LENOX – In a SouthWest Suburban Red matchup with championship implications, Thornwood needed a Bradley-Bourbonnais victory over first-place Thornton in Bourbonnais on Friday night to share the conference title with the Wildcats.

Thornwood (21-5, 12-2), led by some long-range artistry, took care of its business, defeating the host Lincoln-Way West, 61-48, on the Warriors’ senior night. Thornton, however, crushed Bradley-Bourbonnais, 64-42, thus wrapping up the SWSC Red crown.

Lincoln-Way West (18-7, 9-5) took a 31-22 lead with 6:58 left in the third quarter on a driving layup by sophomore Marco Pettinato. Thornwood senior Darrion Robinson (15 points, three 3-pointers) and senior Chelby Frazier (15 points, four steals, four rebounds, three assists) then gave the large crowd a long-range, 3-point performance. Frazier buried one and Robinson nailed three, the last giving the Thunderbirds a 40-39 lead with 2:31 left in the quarter. Thornwood took a 44-41 lead into the fourth quarter.

Frazier opened the fourth quarter with a pair of bombs to give the Thunderbirds a 50-41 lead, and they never

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Lincoln-Way West’s Marco Pettinato is fouled by a Thornwood player during Friday night’s 61-48 loss. Pettinato, playing with flu symptoms, led Lincoln-Way West with 15 points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists. looked back.

“There was nothing we could do about the shooting accuracy of Robinson and Frazier,” West coach Brian Flaherty said. “The further we went out to defend them, the

further they would make the shots. Thornwood is a great basketball team.”

West was outrebounded, 103, in the first quarter but took a 10-7 lead after one, led by seniors Craig Majcher and Trace

Howard (six points). Both seniors scored four points in the quarter.

Howard’s two free throws gave the Warriors their largest lead, 25-15, with 1:59 in the half. Majcher (12 points, six re-

bounds, three assists) scored eight points and had five rebounds to lead the Warriors to a 27-22 advantage at the break.

“We played well in the first half,” Majcher said. “Once they started nailing the 3s, they really came after us. We played right with them for three quarters. It was great to start the game tonight. I still prefer my sixth-man role, but it was special to start on my senior night.”

Pettinato, playing with flu symptoms, led the Warriors with 15 points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Jon Marotta had five points and hauled down six rebounds.

“We played well in the first half, and until they started burying the 3s, we were right with them,” Pettinato said.

“That is a terrific basketball team, and having played them will help us in the upcoming state tournament.”

Seniors Howard, Majcher, Max Petrungaro, Anthony Marotta and Joel Hollingsworth were honored in pregame senior night festivities.

“I am very pleased with the way we played in the regular season,” Flaherty added.

“We’re 18-7. We lost twice to Thornton, twice to Thornwood and once to Bradley-Bourbonnais, all highly ranked basketball teams. All seven of our losses, we could have won. I think we can make some noise in the upcoming tournament.”

SENECA CLASS 2A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINAL: REED-CUSTER 90, CLIFTON CENTRAL 63

Reed-Custer makes history with regional victory

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com SENECA – In a season when Reed-Custer’s boys basketball team established a state record – and a national record, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations – for connecting on more than 400 3-point shots, one might think repeating as a regional champion wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

However, the Comets’ 90-63 victory over Clifton Central in the Class 2A Seneca Regional

final was a major accomplishment considering the Comets never before had won consecutive titles in the tournaments, which have taken place since 1936.

Coach Mark Porter’s squad (24-5), advances to Tuesday’s 7 p.m. El Paso-Gridley Sectional, where it meets Illiana Christian, which claimed a 7156 victory over Beecher in the Beecher Regional.

Reed-Custer’s 24 wins are its highest total since 1966; and since then, this was only the program’s fourth regional

championship. In addition, the Comets’ two-year mark of 43 victories hasn’t been bettered since the 1954-1955 campaigns, when they won 46 times.

“I’m happy and for the kids, since they’ve done a phenomenal job,” Porter said. “They’ve worked from day one, and getting back to the regional finals has been a big focus for them.

We’ve won two and been to three straight now, and I don’t know if our program has done that, either. It’s a big turnaround for our program, and I’m really proud of the kids.

“The biggest thing tonight was that we came out with great energy. You have to give Seneca credit with how they played and attacked us the other night, and they did a great job. But I don’t think that we came out with the energy that we needed; and tonight they did, and you could tell. With the plaque sitting in front of us, we had to reach out and grab it.”

Central (18-11), which lost to Reed-Custer, 103-74, on Jan. 2, was determined to make things tougher this time as it tried to pull off the upset to claim a

third straight regional title.

But unlike its semifinal victory over Seneca, when it made four 3-pointers – including just one in the last three quarters – Reed-Custer had its long-range game rolling, hitting nine threes before the break and seven more in the final half.

“This is huge for us,” said Austin Hauck, who led ReedCuster with 14 points. “It’s something that our school has never done, and we’re

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BOYS BASKETBALL: MORRIS 39, SYCAMORE 33

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com

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MORRIS – During the first half of Friday night’s boys basketball game between Morris and Northern Illinois Big 12 rival Sycamore, a basket seemed to be the equivalent of Bigfoot. There were rumors, of course, but not many people actually had seen one.

The Redskins (17-9, 7-6) spotted Sycamore the first four points of the game, then ran off 10 straight points to end the first quarter with a 10-4 lead en route to a 39-33 victory. Austin Patterson hit two 3-pointers for six of his game-high 18 points in the first quarter.

Morris, which plays the winner of Monday night’s game between Plano and Coal City in the semifinals of the Class 3A Coal City Regional on Wednesday night, then got a free throw and a basket by Griffin Sobol to take a 13-4 lead in the second quarter.

Sycamore finally scored its fifth point of the game with 3:55 to play until halftime on a free throw by Maxx Miller.

That started a 7-0 Sycamore run that included a basket by Seth Ortega and two free throws and a basket by Mack Mizgalski after a technical foul on Morris. The spurt pulled the Spartans to within 13-11, but Jake Walker ended the first-half scoring with a reverse layup after receiving a pass on the baseline from Patterson.

“We had trouble getting into a rhythm offensively,” Morris coach Joe Blumberg said. “That was in part due

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Morris’ Jake Walker looks to make a pass in the Redskins’ 39-33 win over Sycamore on Friday night. to Sycamore’s switching defenses, and quick shots, lack of ball movement and lack of movement without the ball on our part.

“The thing is, those have been the main points of emphasis during practice this week, but they didn’t transfer over into [Friday’s] game. If they don’t transfer over on Wednesday, we might be one and done.”

Defense was the name of the game in the third quarter for Morris as the Redskins held Sycamore (9-17, 2-11)

scoreless for the first 3:37. In that time, Morris got baskets from Patterson and Jake Jurasits around a 3-pointer from Cody Niewinski to take a 2211 lead. A free throw by Miller made it 22-12 before Sobol made a free throw. Ty Sulava made a putback for Sycamore to make it 23-14, and Jordan Miracle beat the buzzer with a banked-in 3-pointer for Morris to give the Redskins a 26-14 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Then, Sycamore got hot.

Luckily for Morris, so did Pat-

terson.

The Spartans opened the fourth with a 3-pointer by Timothy and a putback by James Mitchell. Patterson countered with a 3-pointer to put Morris ahead 29-19 before Zahn and Patterson traded treys.

Trailing 32-22, Sycamore went on a 9-1 run to pull to within 33-31 with less than two minutes to play.

From there, Morris went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line, and Sobol grabbed a pair of key rebounds off Sycamore

misses to seal the victory.

“It was my last home game, so it was nice to win,” Patterson said. “It doesn’t seem like it should be over already.

“On defense, we just tried to stay between our man and the basket and keep their shooters from shooting.”

Zahn led Sycamore with 10 points.

“It wasn’t a good shooting night for us,” Sycamore coach Andrew Stacy said.

“We executed our offense and had good shots, but we just couldn’t get them to fall.”

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so much fun to change from that.”

The good news for the Comets was that despite receiving just two points in the opening half from Travis Schoonover (13 points) and only four points scored shortly before the break by Brent Headrick (eight points), six 3-pointers in the second quarter helped

them grab a 45-31 halftime advantage.

Mason Dransfeldt (11 points, eight rebounds) and Hauck each scored 10 points during the opening half to boost ReedCuster, which broke the game open by scoring the initial eight points of the third quarter. The Comets led, 71-44, going into the final quarter.

Reed-Custer also got nine points from Vince Damiano and Tommy Shaw, eight from Neil O’Donnell and seven from Steven Podkulski. Central was led by Justin Lemenager (28 points, 11 rebounds), Chris Garcia (16 points) and Tommy Wellborn (10 points).

“We keep building on what we established last year

and keep moving forward,” Dransfeldt said. “Tonight, we had open shots, and we were knocking them down. It’s pretty crazy when we’re hitting our shots, and it’s really hard to stop us. We’re really coming together at the end of the year like we’re supposed to. I’m looking forward to our next game.”

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MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: LEWIS 3, QUINCY 0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-20)

Lewis tops Quincy, continues sweep streak

By KAITLYN JASNICA kjasnica@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – How good is the No. 2 men’s volleyball team in the nation? So good that its has swept 11 of 15 opponents and beaten all but one.

Why that good?

“We focus on the little things,” rightside hitter Eric Fitterer said. “During practice, we really focus on the small things, being perfect with everything we do. That carries over to the games.”

Lewis earned two MIVA conference victories by sweeping Lindenwood, 25-19, 25-14, 2519, on Friday and Quincy, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20, on Saturday at Neil Carey Arena.

The Flyers are making volleyball look easy.

Even though Lewis has earned commanding victories over most of its opponents, the Flyers keep finding something that they want to improve.

“There’s always things that you can work on to get better, no matter how good of a team

you are,” outside hitter Greg Petty said. “As long as you realize that, that’s what makes great teams even better. We’ve realized that. Coach [Dan] Friend realizes that. He’s always on us making sure that we don’t take a point off and keep going.”

The Flyers (13-1, 5-0) will play another powerful team March 9, when they face the reigning national champion and top-ranked Loyola Ramblers at Gentile Arena.

It will be the toughest match yet for both teams; but to come out with a win, Lewis has to play consistently and execute.

The Flyers also have to be strong at the net with blocking because of Loyola’s fast offense.

“It’s a big 1-2 battle. We’re going to prepare,” outside hitter Geoff Powell said. “Luckily, we have a week off, so we have a long time to take time off, then get back in the gym and work on what we have to do and come at them. They have a faster tempo offense, so we have to do some block work, be-

“There’s always things that you can work on to get better, no matter how good of a team you are.

As long as you realize that, that’s what makes great teams even better.”

Greg Petty Lewis outside hitter

cause we haven’t faced teams that go as fast as them.”

In the first game against Quincy, the Hawks (9-8, 3-6) could not stop the Flyers’ offense. Powell alone had four kills in the first game, the same number as the entire Hawks lineup. Fitterer had two kills off his four swings, and junior middle hitter Bobby Walsh had two kills on three attempts.

Outside hitter Petty also helped Lewis dominate the opening game. The senior

CHICAGOLAND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL: CARDINAL STRITCH 83, USF 68

USF men fall, await word on national tourney play SUBMITTED REPORTS BOURBONNAIS – Tony Smit scored a game-high 26 points to go along with 10 rebounds and five assists as No. 18-ranked Cardinal Stritch defeated No. 21 St. Francis, 83-68, in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball T=tournament semifinal action Friday night at Olivet Nazarene.

St. Francis (23-9) remains in contention for an at-large bid to the NAIA Division II Tournament. The 32-team field will be announced at 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the national championship bracket to be announced via a live se-

lection show at 8 p.m.

St. Francis built a 10-8 edge at the 14:15 mark of the first half, but the Wolves went on a 9-0 run to take a 1710 lead.

Cardinal Stritch took its largest lead of the opening half, 35-26, at the 2:10 mark before the Saints closed out the half with a 7-1 run to trim the deficit to 36-33. Smit scored 11 points in the first half, while junior Ilya Ilyayev tallied 12 for USF. Sophomore Jo Jo Ballestero and junior Edvinas Presniakovas (Plainfield South) buried 3-pointers less than a minute apart early in the second half to put St. Francis on top, 41-38, with

18:32 remaining. Cardinal Stritch (24-8) reclaimed the advantage, 42-41, on a Smit jumper at the 17:19 mark and led the rest of the way.

The Wolves matched their largest lead to that point at 71-59 on a pair of Smit foul shots with 6:06 to play. USF cut the gap to 71-64 when sophomore Jake Raspopovich converted a three-point play with 4:47 left, but Cardinal Stritch scored the next six points to lead, 77-64, at the 2:09 mark.

Ilyayev led St. Francis with 18 points and nine rebounds. Raspopovich finished with 15 points and five assists. Junior Jens Kennedy (Dwight) scored 11 points.

kept the Hawks out of system by serving rockets. The Flyers went on a 9-0 run before sideout.

The next two games were closer, but Lewis still had control throughout and trailed only once the entire match.

The senior hitters did what they have done all season – dominate. Petty had six of his 10 kills in the final game. Powell had eight kills and a .467 hitting percentage. Fitterer notched five kills.

“This whole season, our two outsides have been great,” Fitterer said. “They’re two of the best in the country. They do what they do. Scott Fifer has been doing a great job setting the ball, and that makes everyone – even the middles – a big threat. Our passers have been great and giving good balls to Scott. He’s been doing a great job distributing it evenly.”

Middles Walsh – the reigning AVCA National Player of the Week – and sophomore Jacob Schmiegelt (.400 hitting percentage) each tallied three

kills. Fifer had 16 assists and a team-high four digs. Rightside hitter Tom Logan had three kills off four attempts in the final few plays of the match, and Gert Lisha and James Hofmann each earned a kill off their single hitting attempt.

“All of the pieces are good.

You have a bunch of guys who’ve been around the program for the past four years, if not five years,” Friend said.

“Those guys have a standard of excellence in terms of what we’re trying to do. Then you throw a couple of these new pieces in. A new setter this year. Jacob Schmiegelt is playing more consistent this year.

Those guys are kind of stepping up, and the other guys are helping it. It’s where we want to be.

“We have a lot of volleyball left to play, half a season. We have a lot of little things that we know we have to get better at, and we’re striving to do that to put us in the position where we want to be in at the end of the year.”

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Saint Xavier proves too strong for USF women SUBMITTED REPORTS CHICAGO – Led by Mikayla Leyden’s 22 points and Morgan Stuut’s 20 rebounds, No. 4-ranked and host Saint Xavier defeated the St. Francis women, 71-47, Friday night in the semifinal round of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

Saint Xavier (29-2) never trailed. The Cougars opened a 15-4 lead midway through the first half en route to building a 35-14 advantage at the break.

Saint Xavier outscored the Saints, 12-2, during the first five minutes of the second half and maintained at least a 30-point edge for most of the remainder of the game.

In addition to her 20 re-

bounds, Stuut collected eight points and eight assists. Saint Xavier posted a 59-38 edge on the boards and outshot the Saints 36 percent to 21 percent from the field.

Senior Katie Gonnering paced USF with 10 points, all from the free-throw line.

With her 10 free throws, she finished her career with 702, the most in NAIA Division II women’s basketball history.

Gonnering also increased her NAIA Division II season freethrows-made mark to 255 and raised her USF season scoring record to 720 points.

Senior Cydney Weisflog came off the bench to add nine points on 3 of 4 shooting from 3-point range.

St. Francis finished the season 17-15 after a 2-10 start.

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seventh in the 100 free (1:34.41) and eighth in the 50 free (42.29).

SUNDAY’S EVENTS BOYS TRACK & FIELD JCA at ICOPS Meet, 9 a.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Illinois-Springfield at Lewis, 3 p.m. in GLVC Tournament

BOYS BASKETBALL

Dwight 54, St. Anne 53: Sophomore Justin Fox’s 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds left lifted Dwight (26-4) to the championship of the Class 1A regional it hosted. Devin Connolly scored 11 points and Fox 10 for the Trojans, who meet Flanagan-Cornell at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a Somonuk Sectional semifinal.

Lemont 51, Reavis 42: Nick Wisz led Lemont (16-10, 9-4) with 14 points. Ryan Shereck contributed nine points and seven rebounds, and Brian McClafferty had seven points and five assists.

Andrew 56, Lincoln Way Central 52 (OT): Central’s Isaac

Panfil hit a 3-pointer with 47 second to left to force overtime. Jarret Gmazel scored 26 points for the Knights.

Families of Faith Christian 75, Victory Christian 59: Cody Blan

scored 22 points, Amari Morgan 20, Thomas Larson 13 and Cameron Latour 10 for Faith Christian (31-8, 6-0).

Other scores: Bolingbrook 73, Sandburg 35; Peotone 39, Manteno 38; Streator 56, Coal City 51.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Victory Christian 62, Families of Faith Christian 31: Destiny

Villalejo led Faith Christian (8-15, 0-4) with 21 points, five

Plainfield Central’s Ryan Netzel competes in the 500 freestyle during Friday’s preliminaries at the boys state swimming and diving meet.

(21-11) cut a 17-point deficit to three but could not get over the hump. Freshman Chavon Banks scored 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting and had 13 rebounds.

Hillary Dietahin scored 12 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Lockport wins invite: Lock- points without missing a shot port won its own seven-team and grabbed five rebounds. indoor invitational with 150 Le’Royia Campbell and Alexis points, and Marist was sec- Oglesby had 10 points each. ond with 93. Lockport winners were Lane Kadlec in the long COLLEGE BASEBALL Lyon College 2-5, USF 1-3: At jump and shot put, Carolyn Dietz in the triple jump, the 4 x Batesville, Arkansas, Kjeld 400 relay and the 4 x 800 relay. Torkelson (Morris) singled Finishing second for the Por- home St. Francis’ only run in ters were Jacki Greci in the 55 the opener. Adam Panayotovich and 200, Kayla Isom in the 400, (1-1) was the tough-luck loser.

In the second game, USF Autumn Wisz in the pole vault (1-4) scored three runs in the and Emmie Hahn in the 800. third inning to lead, 3-1, but could not hold it. Cody ColumWOMEN’S BASKETBALL Rock Valley 86, JJC 77: Jo- bus (Joliet Catholic) sparked liet Junior College’s season the rally with a one-out douended with the Region IV ble. After Kyle Burton walked, Tournament loss. The Wolves Rick Faron reached on a steals and three blocks. Gabrielle Frazier and Natalie Robertson posted five rebounds a piece.

MONDAY’S EVENTS BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A LINCOLN-WAY NORTH REGIONAL Plainfield South vs. Lincoln-Way North, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A JOLIET WEST REGIONAL Plainfield Central vs. Oswego East, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A ROMEOVILLE REGIONAL Romeoville vs. Lincoln-Way Central, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A LOCKPORT REGIONAL Lockport vs. Shepard, 6 p.m.

CLASS 3A COAL CITY REGIONAL JCA vs Sandwich, 6 p.m.

Coal City vs. Plano, 7:30 p.m.

CLASS 3A HILLCREST REGIONAL Lemont vs. Bremen, 7:30 p.m.

Thornridge vs. Tinley Park, 6 p.m.

throwing error that enabled two runs to score. Matt Scott then singled home Faron.

Junior reliever Cori Herbert allowed four runs, three unearned, and took the loss.

Kyle Cunningham (JCA) started on the mound and allowed four hits and one run in three innings before giving way to Herbert (0-1). Matt DeGraw (Lockport, JJC) pitched one scoreless inning.

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WINNETKA – Plainfield Central co-op junior Brandon Tran finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 57.49 seconds and eighth in the 200 IM in 1:53.42 on Saturday to lead Joliet area finishes in the boys state swimming and diving meet at New Trier.

In the 100 backstroke, Plainfield Central senior Alex Netzel was seventh (51.21), and Lincoln-Way Central’s Cody Moris took eighth (51.55).

Lincoln-Way East’s Andy Grever was seventh (4:37.86) in the 500 free preliminaries, and Plainfield Central’s Ryan Netzel was 12th (4:38.81) to earn spots in the 500 consolation finals. Results of that race were unavailable at press time Saturday.

Ryan Netzel, a freshman, was 18th in the 200 free (1:43.44), and Lincoln-Way East’s Bryan McNitt was 37th (1:47.17). Plainfield Central sophomore Kyle Potts was 26th in the 200 IM (1:58.30), and Grever was 35th (2:00.61).

Meanwhile, McNitt was 40th in the 100 free (48.65).

In the 100 fly, Lincoln-Way West’s Kyle Karpluk was 28th (52.64), while Alex Netzel was disqualified. Lockport sophomore Alex Sgarbossa was 30th in the 100 breast (1:00.61).

Lockport’s Michael Howard was 45th in diving.

Plainfield Central’s 200 medley relay finished 17th (1:36.35) with Potts, Tran, Alex Netzel and senior Tyler Adkins competing. Lincoln-Way used Moris, Kevin Triner, Jon Ramos and Dylan Sterling to finish 31st (1:41.21).

In 200 free relay, Lockport’s unit of Steven Howell, Eric Johnson, Haddy Khatib and Matt Cavanaugh was 20th (1:28.08), while Lincoln-Way East’s unit of Kellen Bachler, Riley Murphy, McNitt and Grever claimed 25th (1:29.33).

Plainfield Central was 27th (3:15.54) in the 400 free relay with Alex Netzel, Potts, Adkins and Ryan Netzel swimming.

The Lincoln-Way East unit of Grever, McNitt, Hackett and Murphy took 31st (3:19.81).

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YOUTH HOCKEY

Jaguars’ Mites try to duplicate Squirt feat IF YOU GO

SUBMITTED REPORT JOLIET – Most youth hockey games end after three periods. There is no overtime.

There is no shootout. There is only a tie.

When that youth hockey game is for the Northern Illinois Hockey League Squirt Division Gold A championship, however, a tie is not an option.

And, for the Jaguar Hockey Club’s Squirt Luedtke team, which earned the Presidents Cup for the best regular-season record, neither was a loss.

Maximillan Campagnolo guaranteed there would be no loss for the Jaguars last weekend. Instead, a little more than three minutes into the extra period, Campagnolo gained possession of the puck in the defensive end. He skated the length of the rink, maneuvering through several of the opposing Admirals from Glen Ellyn, and fired the puck past the Admirals goalkeeper for the 3-2 win, and a Wolves Cup championship.

“We have a great group of boys this season,” Jaguars coach Chris Luedtke of his team of 10-year-olds. “They have worked hard, listened and set goals. We are now seeing those goals being achieved, and it is so great for them to witness that process working.”

For the Jaguars, who host-

Q WHAT: NIHL Wolves Cup championship Q WHEN: Jaguars Mite Zschach playing for the Mite Silver B title at 10:30 a.m. Sunday Q WHERE: Inwood Ice Arena, 3000 Jefferson St, Joliet Q COST: Admission is $5 a person or $8 a couple. Special rates available for students. Children under 12 admitted free.

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Joliet Jaguar NIHL champion Squirt Luedtke players display their Wolves Cup championship banner and their Presidents Cup banner following their 3-2 overtime victory in the Northern Illinois Hockey League Squirt Gold A championship game. ed the Silver and Bronze NIHL Wolves Cup title games this weekend at Inwood Ice Arena, goals are being attained by youngest Mite-level skaters through the high-school-aged Midgets.

After having advanced one team to a NIHL championship game in the past three seasons – a Squirt Gold B team last season that included four players from this year’s Gold A championship team – the Jaguars advanced three teams in their

respective divisions this year.

Other club teams are just beginning tournament play this weekend in pursuit of Northwest Hockey League championships.

The club’s oldest players, the Midgets, played Feb. 22 at Inwood ice for the NIHL Midget Major B Elite title and came away with a second-place banner. The Wolf Pack from Hoffman Estates beat the Jaguars, 2-0, on the strength of an early first-period goal and an

empty-net tally in the waning seconds. Midway through the contest, an apparent game-tying goal off the stick of Nick Wayne was ruled to have not fully crossed the goal line before being pinned against the post by the goalie.

For the Midgets and coach Griffin Schiele, the second-place finish in the Wolves Cup came after a fourth-place regular season and followed an appearance at the end of 201314 in NIHL’s third-place game, after which the team raised a fourth-place banner.

On the opposite end of the age spectrum, the Jaguars’ Mite Zschach team is made up of youngsters 7 and 8 years who will get their own shot at a Wolves Cup championship – in the Mite Silver division – at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Inwood against

the Sabres from Bolingbrook.

“Words can’t even begin to say how proud I am of these kids,” coach Ken Zschach said after his team posted a 4-3 overtime victory in the semifinals to earn the berth in the title game. Ken’s son, Kenny “Marty” Zschach, was the MVP-winning goalie for the Squirt Luedtke team.

In addition to Zschach and Campagnolo, other members of the Wolves Cup champion Squirt Luedtke team are Kevin Gryzybowski, Joseph Vish, Jack Campbell, Brian Lynch, Joseph Boguslawski, Kenneth Goings, Connor Picard, Brandon Bloom and Wyatt Hubbard.

Members of the Midget team are Nick Johnson, William Drew, Brandon Stornello, Tommy Coffey, Connor Pravdica, Matthew Kaminski, Zander Zafiro, Joshua Katsimpalis, Luke Barth, Andrew Highbaugh, Patrick Slade, Dominic Mangialardi, Nicolas White, Jacob Ciszek, Noah Roth, Jake Borth, Blake Paquin, Nick Wayne, Robert Curtis and Dillon Gall.

Playing Sunday for Mite Zschach will be Sean Brophy, Mateo Campasano, Lincoln Chizmark, AJ Fazio, Alex Garbelman, Alex Humann, Aidan Kilcoyne, Mason Laney, Connor Louthan, Adam Lukwinski, Daniel Lunn, Jameson Thulin and Lukas Woodrow.

WHITE SOX

Ace Sale breaks bone in foot, out at least 3 weeks The ASSOCIATED PRESS GLENDALE, Ariz. – White Sox ace Chris Sale is out for at least three weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot in what the team described as an accident at home.

Unloading the back of his truck, general manager Rick Hahn said Saturday.

Sale, though, told quite a different tale. Asked what happened, the three-time All-Star launched into a longer story, deadpanning the whole way, about some intruder breaking into his house at night.

“So I hit him with a round-

house, tied him up” and put him by the curb, Sale told reporters.

Asked if he was concerned about his foot, Sale went on with a straight face: “Well, yeah, by looking at the other guy’s head when I kicked him, it didn’t look good.”

“Initially, I was a little worried, but after the X-rays and all that stuff, it worked out,” he said. “I don’t see this trickling into the regular season at all.”

The 25-year-old lefty was on crutches in camp, and the injury put in jeopardy a possible start for him on opening day.

The Sox begin April 6 at Kan-

sas City.

“Things happen. It was really just a freak incident,” Sale said.

Sale had X-rays on Saturday at a hospital in Glendale. He’ll have more tests after the swelling goes down.

“I came into this spring as ready as I’ve ever been, so this is a minor setback,” he said.

Sale was 12-4 last season, with 208 strikeouts and a 2.17 ERA, finishing third in the AL Cy Young Award voting. He missed a month last year with a flexor strain in his left elbow but returned at top form.

“I mean, essentially, it’s a

sprained ankle. I’ll be fine,” Sale said. “They aren’t going to have to cut it off. I’ll be walking on it in a few days. I’m not going to get down on myself.”

At the same time, Sale said he’s not going to rush back.

“I’m not a doctor. I’m here to do my rehab and get it right as fast as I can,” he said. “That’s what I’m going to do. I’ve never done anything like this before and I don’t know what the timetable is.”

While the Sox had not yet announced their rotation for the beginning of the season, it was expected that Sale would start on opening day for the

third straight season.

If he’s not ready by then, other candidates to fill Sale’s rotation spot include veteran Brad Penny and Carlos Rodon, the team’s first-round draft pick last June.

Jeff Samardzija, Jose Quintana, John Danks and Hector Noesi already are set in the rotation.

“Clearly, we’re going to err on the side of caution, and we’ll know more in the coming weeks,” Hahn said. “Due to the off-days early in the season, we do not need a fifth starter, so to speak, until April 12. That would buy you another week.”

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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Toronto Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando

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WESTERN CONFERENCE GB — 2 4½ 7 11 GB — 7 16 18½ 25½ GB — 8½ 15½ 25 29½

Saturday’s Results Washington 99, Detroit 95 Atlanta 93, Miami 91 New York 103, Toronto 98 Memphis 101, Minnesota 97 Brooklyn 104, Dallas 94 San Antonio at Phoenix (n) Milwaukee at Utah (n) Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Bulls, noon Cleveland at Houston, 2:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 7 p.m.

Illinois puts away Wildcats in 1st half The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHAMPAIGN – Rayvonte Rice scored 19 points in his first start since early January and Illinois buried Northwestern with 3-pointers Saturday, 86-60.

The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Illini (1811, 8-8 Big Ten) and stopped a four-game win streak for the Wildcats (14-15, 5-11).

Rice, who added seven rebounds, was one of five Illini players to score in double figures. Ahmad Starks had 17 points, Malcolm Hill added 15 and Kendrick Nunn 14. Maverick Morgan contributed 10 points and a game-high eight

Rose expected back this season from surgery

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Anaheim Vancouver Los Angeles Calgary San Jose Arizona Edmonton

Central Division GP W L OT 63 41 15 7 61 39 18 4 63 37 21 5 63 31 20 12 61 32 22 7 62 27 24 11 62 27 25 10 Pacific Division GP W L OT 63 39 17 7 61 35 23 3 61 29 20 12 62 33 25 4 62 30 24 8 63 20 36 7 62 18 34 10

Pts 89 82 79 74 71 65 64

GF 191 190 183 174 173 166 195

GA 151 152 150 170 160 179 207

Pts 85 73 70 70 68 47 46

GF 186 174 164 175 173 138 142

GA 176 162 157 160 177 214 206

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 62 41 16 5 87 63 38 19 6 82 61 35 15 11 81 62 31 22 9 71 62 27 22 13 67 59 26 23 10 62 62 25 32 5 55 63 19 39 5 43 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 64 41 21 2 84 N.Y. Rangers 61 38 17 6 82 Pittsburgh 61 35 17 9 79 Washington 63 33 20 10 76 Philadelphia 63 27 25 11 65 New Jersey 63 26 27 10 62 Columbus 61 26 31 4 56 Carolina 61 24 30 7 55 Montreal Tampa Bay Detroit Boston Florida Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

GF 171 207 180 165 150 167 170 123

GA 135 167 159 161 175 161 189 212

GF 205 192 176 184 168 141 157 142

GA 179 152 152 159 183 164 191 162

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

Saturday’s Results Florida 5, Buffalo 3 Detroit 4, Nashville 3 Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 New Jersey 2, Columbus 0 Boston 4, Arizona 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 0 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Minnesota at Colorado (n) St. Louis at Edmonton (n) Ottawa at San Jose (n) Sunday’s Games Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 4 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

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Illinois guard Rayvonte Rice drives on Northwestern’s center Alex Olah (center) during their game Saturday in Champaign.

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rebounds.

Illinois hit 14 of 29 3-point attempts in a game that was all but over by halftime, with Illinois leading at the break, 45-23.

Alex Olah led the Wildcats with 18 points.

The win was big for an Illinois team still trying to play its way into the NCAA Tournament.

Northwestern’s only real hope came early. The Wildcats closed to 12-9 with 16:28 left in the first half on a jumper by Bryant McIntosh.

But from there Illinois went on a 33-14 run to close the first half, and took a 45-23 lead to the locker room.

CHICAGO – The Bulls can breathe a little easier. They expect Derrick Rose to return this season from his latest knee surgery.

General manager Gar Forman said the star point guard will miss four to six weeks after the operation Friday to fix a medial meniscus tear in his right knee. Forman described it as a quick outpatient procedure and said Rose was able to walk out of the hospital.

“I talked to Derrick a couple times this week and, ob-

viously, he was really disappointed about being injured,” Forman said. “But I think he’s in a really good place, and I think he’s ready to attack this rehab the next several weeks.

And I know he’s really anxious to get back out onto the floor with his teammates.”

Rose played in only 10 games last season before having surgery for a similar injury in November 2013, cutting short his long-awaited comeback from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

He had the meniscus reattached in that operation. Team physician Dr. Brian Cole, who

operated on him last year and repaired the ACL in 2012, removed the damaged part this time. The procedure could lead to arthritis later in life, but Forman said it “should eliminate” the possibility of another tear, something the Bulls were told could happen after the operation last season.

The Bulls are not sure when the latest tear occurred.

Rose had an MRI on Tuesday after complaining of pain in his knee.

“The way it’s been explained to me is there may be a number of players in the league that have meniscus tears right

now and don’t even know it,” Forman said. “Until you start to have pain – that’s when the MRI is taken and that’s where the tear was found.”

It sounds as if Rose will be on some sort of minutes restriction when he gets back on the court. A return in about four weeks would give him eight to 10 games to tune up for the playoffs. The six-week mark would put him back on the court around the start of the postseason.

That’s assuming no setbacks and that Rose and his advisers are on board with the timeframe.

WHAT TO WATCH Athletics USA Indoor Championships, at Boston, 3 p.m., NBCSN Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, QuikTrip 500, at Hampton, Ga., noon, FOX Golf PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, final round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., noon, TGC PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, final round, at Palm Beach Gar-

dens, Fla., 2 p.m., NBC Men’s college basketball SMU at UConn, 1 p.m., CBS Marquette at Providence, 3:30 p.m., FS1 Michigan St. at Wisconsin, 3 p.m., CBS Pittsburgh at Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m., ESPNU Oregon at Stanford, 7 p.m., FS1 Arizona St. at Colorado, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU

Washington St. at UCLA, 8:30 p.m., FS1 Pro basketball L.A. Clippers at Bulls, noon, ABC Cleveland at Houston, 2:30 p.m., ABC Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Pro hockey Anaheim at Dallas, 7 p.m., NBCSN Soccer Premier League, Manchester

City at Liverpool, 6 a.m., NBCSN Premier League, Everton at Arsenal, 8 a.m., NBCSN Women’s college basketball Texas at West Virginia, noon, ESPN2 North Carolina at Duke, 2 p.m., ESPN2 Southern Miss. at UTEP, 3 p.m., FSN South Carolina at Kentucky, 4 p.m., ESPN2

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Southwest Division W L Pct 42 16 .724 40 18 .690 39 22 .639 35 23 .603 31 27 .534 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 38 19 .667 Oklahoma City 32 27 .542 Utah 22 35 .386 Denver 20 38 .345 Minnesota 13 45 .224 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 45 11 .804 L.A. Clippers 38 21 .644 Phoenix 31 28 .525 Sacramento 20 36 .357 L.A. Lakers 16 41 .281 Memphis Houston Dallas San Antonio New Orleans

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Central Division W L Pct 37 22 .627 37 23 .617 32 26 .552 24 34 .414 23 36 .390 Atlantic Division W L Pct 37 22 .627 24 33 .421 23 33 .411 13 45 .224 12 46 .207 Southeast Division W L Pct 47 12 .797 34 26 .567 25 33 .431 23 33 .411 19 41 .317

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COMPASSION IN MEDICINE Joliet surgeon with cutting edge techniques also serves less fortunate

By SEAN LEARY

Shaw Media Correspondent

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OLIET – Growing up on Chicago’s Northwest side, Matthew Endara watched his father, a family doctor, practice something even more powerful than medicine – compassion.

Now a doctor himself, and one of the top plastic and reconstructive surgeons in the country at age 32, Endara has followed in his father’s footsteps in more than profession.

As part of Alan Chen Surgical Associates in Joliet, Endara has not only brought his cutting-edge techniques and considerable ability to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox and Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, he’s embraced the responsibility and altruism at the heart of the caring profession through his volunteer work in hospitals around the world.

Compassion, Endara believes, is essential to practicing good medicine, but so is hard work. They tie together, he said.

“The ability to care about someone while going through something of this nature and doing your best to help them is very important,” Endara said. “There were times when I studied for 13 hours a day in school, but you’re not just studying to do well on tests.

You’re studying because someday what you learn could help somebody.”

Endara is the first surgeon in Will and Grundy counties to use the DIEP Flap, a technique used to reconstruct a patient’s breast after a mastectomy, using the “patient’s own abdominal skin and fat to reconstruct a natural, soft breast while minimizing the impact on the abdominal wall and muscles,” according to a news release from Silver Cross Hospital.

It’s especially useful in cases where typical protocols may be problematic, Endara

If you go Q WHAT: Girl Talk: Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy Q WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Q WHERE: Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox Q ETC: Dr. Matthew Endara will discuss the DIEP Flap procedure.

Q VISIT: www.alanchensurgicalassociates.com Q REGISTER: imatter.silvercross. org or 888-660-HEAL (4325)

sugar and surgical closure complications, as well as the implications of the use of leg bones for reconstruction of complex bone and cartilage defects, the release added.

Endara has participated in medical mission trips to South and Central America, including one to his father’s home country of Ecuador, which held special meaning to Photo provided both men.

“It was a great thing to be Dr. Matthew Endara is the only surgeon in the region performing the revolutionary DIEP Flap to reconstruct the breast after a mastectomy. Endara will speak Tuesday about the procedure at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. there with my father,” Endara said. “He did pre-op and postsaid. For instance, he said, Endara said his father was understanding, and I ended up op with me while I was in the silicone implants may not be family practice doctor who getting an A in the class.” operating room. We did about a good option in cases where had cared for underprivileged It also set him on the road 41 cases in four days. We did a patient has undergone expeople in the Wicker Park that would lead him to plastic everything from heads to toes, tensive radiation or has blood area. Endara always admired and reconstructive surgery. cleft palates to deformities. flow complications. that about his father.

“It’s a unique practice in It changed a lot of lives. That “I’m not afraid to use “His only thought was that you’re regularly called was a great trip.” advanced techniques if they about helping others,” Endara upon to solve problems that Also amazing was seeing work best for the patient,” said “I wanted to do the are as yet unsolved,” Endara people’s lives and appearances Endara said in the news same.” said. “When a general surgeon visibly changed, particularly release. “At the end of the Endara said he was fasciruns into a problem, he’ll small children, some of whom day, it is really about what the nated with the complexities often call a plastic surgeon received appearance-altering patient needs to be healthy and intricacies of the human because we always have to be cleft palate surgery. The faand happy.” body and quickly grasped thinking out of the box, apply- ther and son also experienced A top graduate from medical concepts – until he ing concepts in different ways a strange, coincidental tie to Northwestern medical school flunked biochemistry, the to problems.” their ancestral past. who served his residency at first test Endara said he ever Endara also is trained in “My grandfather was high Georgetown University, Enda- flunked. lower extremity reconstrucup in the military there, and ra didn’t set out to follow his His professor put that failtion, peripheral nerve surgery when my father was 6 or so, father’s path until he started ure into perspective. and cosmetic surgery, accord- he lived on a military base, college.

“He said, ‘You don’t have ing to the news release. In and just by sheer luck, when “At the end of high school, to memorize everything. addition, peer-reviewed medwe visited there, we ended I was all over the place,” You have to understand and ical journals have published up staying at the same base,” Endara said. “I took some know how things play off of his papers and he presents at Endara said. “Sixty years interest in law and economics, one another,’ ” Endara said. conferences. later, he was in the same spot, but nothing clicked with me “After that, my perspective He has researched the con- but so much had changed. It like medicine.” shifted from memorizing to nection between high blood was an emotional moment.”

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Visitation and Aid members Claire Millweard (from left to right), Fran Naal Sczepaniak and Colette Naal are grocery shopping for families on one of the Holiday Food Project Days. Members also collected more than 570 assorted hats and mittens for the children of Joliet Public Schools District 86.

PEOPLE BRIEFS JJC grad appointed Illinois ag official

L.J. Schilling honored for green practices

HOMER GLEN – L.J. Schilling School in Homer Glen is being awarded an IPad2 in recognition of its environmentally friendly practices. The Green, Non-Profit Contest was sponsored by the Will County Land Use Department.

Energy-saving practices used at Schilling School include building automation controls for both the HVAC system and building and parking lot lights.

Sleep mode is enabled on printers and copiers and thermostats are set at 68 to 70 degrees in winter.

Other green efforts include the recycling of paper, ink/laser jets cartridges, CFLs and fluorescent lamps. Low-flow fixtures are used in all bathrooms and the use of environmentally friendly cleaning products

Lockport hosts mid-year graduation ceremony

LOCKPORT – On Jan. 10, Lockport Township High School hosted its annual mid-year graduation ceremony.

Graduating students include Husni Abuobeid, Ayat AlMasri, Jakob Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson-Vargas, Tasneem Atieh, Da Micia Beals, Kaley Cahoon, Grier Casagrande, Taylor Ceglarek, Angela Chesser, Maggie Cole, Cassidy Coote, Samantha Devenney, Alicia Dicharia, Alexandria Dimitralias, Nasreen Elmatari, Michael Franc, Lucas Freitas, Mason Galarza, Jaylandt Gilmer, Derek Grabenhofer, Quindon Gray, Deena Hamdan, Omar Handan, Caitlin Honein, Mohammad Hussien, Gabriel Irace, Genardas Janonis, Marisa Johnson, Tyjiana Jones, Joseph Krestel, Monika Labinas, Zofia Lobas, Jesus Loza, Jessie Mancera, Rami Masoud, Montique Mays, Stefan Mijatovic, Angela Murphy, Raymond Navarro, Elyse Oliver, Nichole Olson, Jennifer Ornelas, Casey Prisby, Malek Qandil, Joseph Robichaud, Patricia Rolewicz, Ghadeer Shehayber, Jessica Shimko, Carmen Soto, Nicolette Survillas, Taylor Tokarczyk, Javier Vargas, Clarissa Villagomez, Hunter Wood and Syntrell Young-Morgan.

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Members of the Joliet Rotary Club donated more than 2,400 dictionaries to all Joliet Public Schools District 86 fourth- and fifth-grade students.

Students celebrate MLK’s birthday

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Aleksander Gartelmann, Marissa Padilla, Luke Dubsky, Ashley Hecker, Ryan Richardson and Raina Curatolo are reading about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

JTHS administrators graduate from Learning Forward Academy

Joliet Township High School Curriculum Director Dianne McDonald (from left to right), JWHS Assistant Principal Terri Schrishuhn, JCHS Freshman Academy Coordinator Robin English and JTHS Assistant Superintendent Karla Guseman are pictured. English, McDonald and Schrishuhn recently graduated from the Learning Forward Academy. Graduates completed a rigorous 2½- year program in which participants worked collaboratively to gain knowledge to solve significant student learning problems in their schools, districts, or organizations.

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JOLIET – In January, Gov. Bruce Rauner named Joliet Junior College alumnus and local farmer Philip Nelson as the new director of the Illinois Department Phillip of Agriculture in Nelson January.

Nelson studied agriculture at JJC in the 1970s and received the 2012 JJC Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

He owns a farm in Seneca and plans to keep the operations going as he works in Springfield.

Visit www.jjc.edu/ag for information.

The IPad2 will be used by the head custodian to connect to the building automation system, to monitor building controls for more energy efficiency and to access maintenance software to address needed repairs.

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PEOPLE BRIEFS Rotary club JTHS names student of the month

JOLIET – Joliet Township High School student Stephanie Pransky was the Rotary Club Transition Center Student of the Month for January.

Stephanie is the eldest child of Kevin and Nancy Pransky and is in her second year at the JTHS Transition Center.

Stephanie is an Stephanie excellent athlete Pransky who participates in Special Olympics basketball, bowling and track.

She recently learned a few ASL signs so she could communicate with the deaf and hard of hearing students in her class.

After the Transition Program, Stephanie wants to pursue a career where she can work with her hands and help people.

JTHS names January Students of the Month

JOLIET – Joliet Central High School Student of the Month for January were Kaleea Washington, Lions Club; Yareley Gonzalez, Kiwanis Club; Maria Del Rosario Martinez, Rotary Club; and Nicholas Varman, Exchange Club.

Joliet West High School Stu-

earned third place with his bridge achieving an efficiency of 1683.7. Jozwik is in Todd Drumheller’s AP Physics B class and Dan Moore’s Engineering Physics class.

Fourth place was earned by Ben Walczak, senior, with his bridge achieving an efficiency of 1559.0. Ben is also enrolled in Todd Drumheller’s Engineering Physics class and AP Physics B class.

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Lincoln-Way North student Mitchell Wasso concentrates on loading his bridge while teacher Dan Moore logs the bridge’s weight for the seventh annual bridge building contest. North had more than 150 bridges enter the contest, with 104 entries from the physics classes, 42 from engineering physics classes and four from teachers.

dents of the Month for January were Brittany Schutter, Lions Club; Michael Maticka, Kiwanis Club; Corey Kopchak, Rotary Club; Jefferson Cherrington, Exchange Club; and Cha’myia Cooper, NAACP. Joliet Township High School Students of the Month are nominated based upon character, citizenship, dependability, maturity and academic performance.

L-WE students participate in bridge building contest

NEW LENOX – Lincoln-Way East High School’s Bridge Building Contest was a record breaking year with 188 bridges quali-

fying for the contest. Bridges are constructed from balsa wood sticks and must meet height and weight specifications.

First place went to Nick Ferracuti whose bridge achieved an efficiency of 2281.1. This is the second straight year Ferracuti has won the contest. His bridge last year won with 2060 efficiency. Ferracuti is in Todd Drumheller’s Advanced Placement Physics B class.

Second place went to Alyssa Kandow, a junior, whose bridge achieved an efficiency of 1694.9.

Kandow is in Todd Drumheller’s physics honors class.

Slawek Jozwik, senior,

earned fourth place. Each bridge was tested by a science teacher for weight, mass and efficiency as the students are checked into the contest.

These represented Lincoln-Way North at the Regional Contest held at Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 27.

L-WW students participate in bridge building contest

NEW LENOX – Lincoln-Way West’s sixth annual Bridge BuildL-WN students participate ing Contest and Engineering in bridge building contest Career Expo was a success.

FRANKFORT – Lincoln-Way First place went to Miranda North High School’s seventh DeVito whose bridge achieved annual Bridge Building Contest an efficiency of 2016. Miranda is was a success. a junior this year.

First place went to Brandy She was also a finalist in her Huppert. Her bridge had a mass freshman year. of 19.91 grams (about the mass As a freshman she and last of 4 nickels) and held 45.2 year’s winner Alan Burggren kg (around 99 pounds). The advanced to the International winning bridge is determined Bridge Competition. by efficiency. The equation for Ryan Hastings earned second efficiency is the mass held diplace with an efficiency of 1517; vided by the mass of the bridge. third place was earned by Ray Brandy’s bridge achieved an Muro, with an efficiency of 1501; efficiency of 2270. and fourth place went to Jake Second place went to Allison Carlson, with an efficiency of Ger, Shelbee Earnest earned 1279. third place and Michael Meade – The Herald-News

Starcevich – Goddard Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. David Starcevich of Joliet, Illinois are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Starcevich to Rick Goddard, son of Richard and Debrorah of Naperville, Illinois.

The future bride is a graduate of University of Illinois and recently received her Masters of Business from Depaul University. Her fiancé is also a graduate from University of Illinois with a Masters of Health Systems Management from Rush University.

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Joliet West High School Students of the Month for January are Michael Maticka (from left), Brittany Schutter, Kyle Kopchak, Cha’myia Cooper, Jefferson Cherrington.

An August wedding is planned at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago with a reception at Galleria Marchetti. The couple currently reside in Chicago.

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Lewis University is continuing its research studies with Pall Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced filtration and purification systems.

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The second graders in Jody Diehl’s class at Arbury Hills School in Mokena enjoyed “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”

by Eric Carle.

Matthew Ni, second grader and Tinley Park resident, invited his mom, Sophie Yang Ni, to read the Chinese version of the story to his class.

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Spelling bee winner seventh-grader Abigail McCreary poses for a photo with District 157-C Assistant Superintendent Curt Saindon. McCreary’s winning word was “quadrangle.” She will compete in the Will County Regional Spelling Bee on March 5 at Lockport East High School. Allison Listota was a finalist.

Assistant Superintendent Curt Saindon. Judges were teachers Vanessa Giammarco, Jennifer Rayola and Tonia Gatsios. The bee lasted 17 rounds.

Second-grade students at Arbury Hills School enjoy classic story in Chinese

PEOPLE BRIEF Julianne Truffa of Frankfort continues research

ROMEOVILLE – Lewis University is continuing its research studies with Pall Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced filtration and purification systems.

Frankfort resident Julianne Truffa is one of the Lewis University undergraduates working on the research.

The three students include Lisa Janes, Alyssa Szponder and Julianne Truffa, along with research mentor Dr. Jason Keleher, associate professor and chair of chemistry.

They have collaborated with Pall Corp.

Technology Director Dr. Ahamad Khan.

Visit www.lewisu.edu.

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JJC, Caterpillar partner for event

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Students from Minooka Junior High School (Team B) were awarded the Best Portfolio at the NFPA Fluid Power Challenge. Pictured are team members Patrick Cunningham, Taylor Brown, Ethan Staley, Pablo Pardo (not pictured) along with Eric Lanke, chief executive officer of the NFPA (right) and Mark Landers (left), senior design engineer at Caterpillar, Inc. Teams consisted of four students who were challenged to solve a real life engineering problem using fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics). Visit and www.nfpa.com and www.trainingupdate.org.

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Students at Caroline Bentley in pilot program

River Valley teachers train in close reading techniques

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Some of the fifth-grade students at Caroline Bentley School in New Lenox are taking part in Southwest Airline’s Adopt-a-Pilot program. This award-winning program educates students on popular topics like “How does an airplane fly” and makes lessons in science, geography and math come alive. Pilot Tim Bryan will schedule regular visits throughout the remainder of the school year.

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Teachers at River Valley School in Lemont recently completed a four-part training series on close reading. Close reading is a technique that involves an investigation of a short, complex piece of text with the goal of deep understanding of various aspects of the text.

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FRANKFORT – The Hickory Creek Middle School second annual Spelling Bee was Feb. 6.

The event was sponsored by the Family School Partnership organization and conducted as part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Association. Sixty-seven students participated.

The four highest scorers from their sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classroom spelling bees were selected to participate in the school bee.

They included sixth grade: Noah Weygandt, Cal Wiechers, Aidan Leiteritz, Allison Lisota; seventh grade: Abigail McCreary, Michael Clarkin, Alex Desjardins, Kendall Blankenburg; and eighth grade: Caitlyn Caraway, Connor Knutson, Nate Warning, Kirsten Lutz.

The pronouncer was District 157-C

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Hickory Creek Middle School announces spelling bee results

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Students at Joliet Public Grade Schools 86 recognized The HERALD-NEWS JOLIET – Congratulations to the following Hufford Junior High School students who were recognized during the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors meeting in February: Find the Gift Awards: Madison Aguilera, Gabriel Arias, Alex Banda, Marquise Barnes, Maggie Becker, Nakariel Clark, Carmen Cruz, Kaeli Ford, Robert Fry, Gereldine Jimenez, Julie Matuszewski, Angel Newcomb, Juan Ramos, Dylan Vasquez, Michael Verherka, Carrington Washington, Niko-

la White, Kendrick Williams Peace Builder Awards: Lizbeth Avila, Alexis Cowles, Micaela Delgado, Adamari Esquival, Ava Figueroa, Joshua Figueroa, Tim Formhals, Juan Gonzales, Rachael Gudeman, Jeff Kemoue, Kasey Lyn, Estfany Ortiz, Yanni Ovalle, Tyshawna Pondexter, Victoria Santos, Jenna Turner, Megan Wynne

Perfect Attendance Awards:

Saisi Aguirre, Jacob Amador, Iyanna Baker, Bilal Boyd, Johnathan Garcia, Breanna Gill, Josel Hernandez, Stefanie Jimenez, Jeff Kemoue, DiJohne McGaughy, Andrea Ne-

grete, Tangela Norals, Ian Ray, Kevin Rea, Hailey Ryan, Cielo Salas, Kolby Thompson, Robert Wright Congratulations to the Lynne Thigpen Elementary School students who were inducted into the school’s Delta Tau Sigma Club: Edwin Arechiga, Kanye Autman, Ki’Sean McRae, Bryant Rivera, Frankie Smith, Ahmaad Turner, Kamaree Thompson, Matthew Walls, Riley Walls, Anthony Zabala In addition, the following Isaac Singleton Elementary School students also received awards in January and February:

Lewis hosts Fulfilling the Dream conference

Peace Builder: Amelia Braxton, Michael Garcia, Isac Medina, Carlos Mendoza, Santos Moreno, Jada Thompson, Bryan Vazquez Find the Gift: Litzy Guzman, Vanessa Onofre, Nataniah Palacios, Diego Patino, Ana Maria Perez, Michael Pratt, Jordan Sims, Chelsea Tauler, Perfect Attendance: Eliana Fowler, Marcus Gallegos, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Luis Gutierrez, Maria Patino, Jonathan Salas, Cyena Ulloa

Alanna Gonzalez, Daniel King, Antonio Love, Carlos Martinez, Nevaeh McNealey, Carlos Mendoza, Jocelyn Nunez, Cristian Ortiz, Chelsea Tauler, Jada Thompson, Jarell Thompson, Bryan Vazquez

February Students of the Month: Moises Aguirre, Tani-

ra Burrows, Danielle Cobble, Marley Flores, Jovany Galan, Bethzaida Gamino, Maria Hueramo, Shane Arroyo Jernigan, Messiah Lee, Santos Moreno, Jasmine Ortiz, KrysJanuary Students of the Month: tal Ortiz, Daniel Orozco, Angelo Justin Blackwell, Gabriela Ponce, Jorge Rios, Juan RodriBonfil, Denisha Cotton, Mar- guez, Karoline Rojas, Daniela cus Gallegos, Diego Gamino, Soto, Courtney Williams

PEOPLE BRIEF a critical two-way dialogue Joliet West instructors selected as AP Advocates between educators and the deJOLIET – Joliet West High School instructors Paul Oswald and Janice Sheehan and have been selected as members of the inaugural class of AP Advocates through the College Board and Advanced Placement® program.

AP Advocates will maintain

cision-makers whose support is essential to the growth and continued success of the AP program. They will meet directly with leading policymakers to help them understand teachers’ views and present teacher-generated solutions.

– The Herald-News

Local students portray historical figures

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a revolutionary warrior for peace and justice, and it is up to young adults to fulfill his dream to address the concerns of the poor and challenge society’s status quo, stated Dr. David Stovall. The associate professor of Educational Policy Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago encouraged the crowd of 120-plus high school and college students during his Feb. 17 keynote address at the annual Lewis University Fulfilling the Dream Conference.

On Jan. 23, Oakwood students, families, and staff in Lemont took part in “Show Your School Spirit – Wear Crazy Socks, Donate a Pair of Socks Day.” Oakwood School is sponsored a sock collection drive through the month of January to benefit the Hope and Friendship Foundation.

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Oakwood School held sock drive

Lockport fundraiser

Third-grade students at Chelsea Intermediate School in Frankfort portray historical characters at the school’s biography wax museum. Pictured left to right are Drew Arnold as Ulysses S. Grant, Jackson Burda as Albert Einstein and Chloe Sebuck as Sacagawea.

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The second annual Duct Tape Extravaganza raised $1,600 at Lockport Township High School on Jan. 16 when students were offered the chance to either duct tape their dean to the wall or throw a pie in the face of an LTHS staff member. The funds will be used for Special Games athletes, who will be competing at Lincoln-Way Central in March.

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Pictured are Greg Lewis, executive director; Brian Fischer, park board president; Stacey Schulz, secretary for friends of the parks; Jen Ruhls, board Director for Friends of the Parks. At the recent New Lenox Community Park District Board Meeting, representatives of the New Lenox Friends of the Parks Foundation presented the Park District with a generous check of more than $2,000 from proceeds obtained through a recent fundraiser. This fundraiser is annually earmarked to provide supplies and materials for the Park District’s Kiddie Kampus program.

Pictured are Ida Dorvee, parliamentarian (standing from left); Deb Strahanoski, secretary; Mary Ellen Brock, first vice-president; Sheila Shea, president-elect; Marian St. Clair, second vice-president; Suellen Brazil, treasurer. Cathy Jo Canterbury, director of Junior Clubs (seated from left); Babs J. Condon, General Federation of Women’s Clubs Executive Committee, international president. The photo was taken in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The GWFC, led by Condon and joined by Strahanoski attended a White House briefing on Jan 21. The organization engaged in dialogue on domestic violence, early childhood education and veterans’ issues.

Manhattan Irish Fest announces details

ships since 2004.

Baltas is the daughter of KimMANHATTAN – The 21st Annu- berly and Christopher Baltas of Manhattan. She currently holds al Manhattan Irish Fest will be March 6 and 7 at Central Park in a GPA of 4.8. At Lincoln-Way she participates in orchestra, Air Downtown Manhattan.

For the 11th year, the hosts will Force Junior ROTC (group commander), speech team, Pi Sigma be the Manhattan Park District Foundation, the Manhattan Park Pi, Link Crew, National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

District and the Irish American She also has completed more Society of County Will. than 200 hours of community Parade Grand Marshals are service. Baltas plans to double Coley O’Connell & Brandon Lipke, both of Elwood. O’Connell major in international studies, as well as environmental studies, and Lipke have dedicated a combined 30 years of volunteer with an added goal of earning service to Manhattan Irish Fest. her master’s degree in conservation leadership.

Both have chaired it.

Studer is the son of Tammy O’Connell has worked as a special education teacher, dean, and Kenneth Studer of Mancoach and alternative education hattan. He currently has a 3.7 GPA at and wants to become coordinator at Lincoln-Way Community High School District a mechanical engineer. This year, Studor was named Most No. 210 for almost 17 years.

Valuable Player of the football Brandon has also worked at team and also earned both Lincoln-Way High School since All-Conference and All-State for 2002 as a special education Academics. teacher and dean. He also is a At Lincoln-Way, Studer has member of the Elwood Grade participated in Mu Alpha Theta, School Board of Education.

National Honor Society and Winners of the King & Queen Scholarship Contest are Aislinn volunteered in the Academic Baltas as queen and Sean Studer Assistance program. as king. Both are students at Lincoln-Way Central High School Homer Glen student is in New Lenox. Each student will recognized by Lewis U ROMEOVILLE – Homer Glen receive $1,000 scholarships toward the school of their choice. resident George Krizka was recently recognized by the Lewis The Manhattan Irish Fest has given away $22,000 in scholar- University College of Business.

Krizka, an information technology management major, earned the Outstanding Student Award for his remarkable skills including his servant leadership style, outstanding analytical thinking and persevering work ethic. Visit www.lewisu.edu.

Joliet man graduates Marine corps boot camp

JOLIET – Private First Class Max A. Jankowski, 18, of Joliet graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Jan. 23.

Jankowski successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD San Diego as one of 70 recruits in Training Platoon 2123. While in recruit training PFC Jankowski achieved the following: Platoon Honorman & Platoon High PFT. After 10 days home on leave he will report to Camp Pendleton for two months at Infantry Training Battalion then Military Occupation Specialty School.

Kuli of Frankfort active in ‘Civic Action’ trip

FRANKFORT – On Jan. 15, LFA students and faculty of Lake Forest Academy – including Elijah Kuli of Frankfort – traveled to downtown Chicago to participate in Northwestern University’s fifth annual “Civic

Action” trip.

The trip is the result of a partnership between Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development and Lake Forest Academy.

Kuli spent the weekend in the West Englewood and the Back of the Yards neighborhoods, engaged in service and attended

seminars about housing, food security and universal human rights, where they heard firsthand accounts about growing up homeless on the streets. The group also took time to reflect on these talks and discussed ways to improve the living conditions of certain urban areas.

– The Herald-News

Dudley & Dovie May 70th Wedding Anniversary

Dudley May & Dovie Williams were married February 24, 1945. The couple celebrated their anniversary with a small family celebration.

Dudley is a retired Pipe Fitter. Dovie is a housewife.

They have 3 children Judy (David) Veronda of Channahon, Ted (Debbie) May of Plainfield, and Rhonda (Erik) Jaakkola of Plainfield.

They have 7 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Dudley & Dovie enjoy spending time with family and friends. adno=0317009

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April Bloomfield, an English chef best known for holding a Michelin star at two New York City restaurants, The Spotted Pig and The Breslin, said, “Food’s delicate. You have to handle it with finesse. You can’t just be a big ogre.”

Many bridge contracts require handling with finesse. This can involve taking a finesse or two. Alternatively, declarer might have to get the timing just right -- which is also arguably the number-one factor in cooking.

This week, we have been looking at deals in which a tempting finesse is not the right play. Here is a last example that is slightly different because there is no finesse available. South is in three no-trump, and West leads the spade queen. What should declarer do?

This auction is surely the most common in the game.

Declarer starts with six top tricks: two spades, three hearts and one club.

He does not have time to establish dummy’s club suit because he will lose three spades, one diamond and two clubs.

Instead, South must collect three diamond tricks; regular readers will have no trouble finding the right line.

Declarer should lead twice toward the hand with the two honors. So, after winning the first trick with dummy’s spade king, South should play a low diamond to his king. When he wins the trick, he crosses to the dummy with a heart and leads another diamond toward his hand. Here, East’s ace pops up and declarer has his nine winners.

If, though, West takes the trick with his ace or South wins the second diamond trick in his hand, he would have to hope that the diamonds are splitting 3-3. **

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be extreme. They may get Raynaud’s when reaching into a refrigerator or freezer. Air conditioning can do it for others. Wearing gloves before reaching into the refrigerator or freezer may be necessary.

You can cut an attack short by running your hands under warm (not hot) water. Or wave your arms in circles to get the blood flowing. Reusable gel warming packets are another option.

For people who get Raynaud’s attacks when they feel stressed, relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, usually help.

Another treatment option is thermal biofeedback in which you “think� your fingers warm. This technique uses sensors placed on the fingers that feed temperature information to a video screen. You learn techniques to try to warm your fingers, aided by feedback from the sensors.

Some people may need to take a medication to prevent or control attacks. Drugs that widen blood vessels, such as calcium-channel blockers, are often effective.

Finally, certain medications can trigger Raynaud’s. Culprits include beta blockers, some migraine medications and ADHD medications. Your doctor may be able to substitute other medications or change the dose. Some over-the-counter cold medications also constrict blood vessels.

It’s no fun to have Raynaud’s. I know – I have it.

But you can prevent it, or shorten the episodes, with proper planning.

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Dear Doctor K: When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m out in the cold, my fingers quickly go from cold to numb and often turn whitish. This goes beyond normal feelings of cold.

What could be going on?

Dear Reader: What youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re describing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cold, white (sometimes even bluish), numb fingers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are the hallmarks of an illness called Raynaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phenomenon.

When I first learned about Raynaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in medical school, I called it the â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost patrioticâ&#x20AC;? illness.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because its colors are white, blue and red, in that order: WHITE. When people with Raynaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go out into cold weather, the first thing that happens is that small arteries in the fingers go into spasm.

This reduces or cuts off the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the fingers. Without a steady supply of blood circulating through them, the affected fingers turn white. (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put an illustration of the process on my website, AskDoctorK.com.) Raynaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can also affect the toes, nose, lips, ears, nipples and other body parts.

BLUE. When the spasm ends, the arteries reopen, allowing blood to flow again. Oxygen leaves the blood rapidly, to supply your fingers and toes with the oxygen theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been missing. Blood depleted of oxygen turns blue or purple, and so do your fingers and toes. They may also throb or tingle.

RED. After your fingers and toes get the oxygen they need, less oxygen leaves the blood. So it, and your fingers and toes, turn pink or red.

Prevention is the best medicine for Raynaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Try to stay out of the cold when possible. When you have to go out, bundle up.

Keeping the whole body warm can help prevent blood vessels in your skin from constricting. Wear insulated gloves when you go inside.

In some people, the response to cold air can

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Flip-Flops â&#x20AC;˘ By Patrick Berry

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Rose Is Rose

Dear Abby: My best friend from school is pregnant.

Her baby’s father is practically nonexistent, and she has no other friends besides me and one other person. I am the only one so far who knows about her pregnancy. She hasn’t told her dad and her grandparents because she’s scared they’ll kick her out. She has nowhere to go. My parents have told me to cut her off. What should I do? –

Blondie

Unsure in Texas

Pearls Before Swine

Real Life Adventures

together. – Adrift in Los

Angeles

Dear Adrift: Listen to your gut. If one of Keith’s “friends” was stalking you, your feelings about her are probably accurate.

You have already had at least one child with your fiance. Recognize that Keith won’t change much if you manage to drag him to the altar. If he is telling you now that your feelings don’t matter (“you have no right to dictate his personal life”), I hope you realize this is how his attitude will be forever.

Personally, I wouldn’t wish a life with someone this self-absorbed on anyone I cared about. But if more of the same is what you are prepared to settle for, then all anyone can do is wish you luck.

Dear Abby: Two friends decide to take a road trip to Miami. One lives in New York and the other in North Carolina. They agree to use the New Yorker’s car and split the cost of the gas.

The New Yorker says the amount to be split is the cost of the fuel from New York to Miami and back to New York. The North Carolinian says the cost to be split should be from North Carolina to Miami and back to North Carolina. Which is fair? – Road Weary Dear Road Weary: Really? If you two can’t agree on your own, I have a suggestion for you: Cancel the trip. If you do, it may save the friendship.

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Dear Unsure: Because your friend is afraid to tell her family, she should talk to a counselor at school. The family will have to know soon because her pregnancy will become obvious, and she will need prenatal care so her baby will be born healthy.

I don’t agree with your parents that you should “cut her off.” She needs friends right now – and you can learn much from watching this scenario from the sidelines. Stress to her how important it is that she graduates from high school, because if she keeps her baby, she will need to be able to support it. Your state department of social services should also be contacted for guidance.

Dear Abby: I am engaged to a man, “Keith,” who has numerous female “friends.”

I suspect they are something more. Recently, during my second pregnancy, one of his “friends” decided to follow me, but would never say a word to me.

When I tell Keith I am uncomfortable with these women, he says I have “no right to dictate his personal life.”

I want to know if I’m wrong for not wanting to have to deal with these “friends,” even if they were his friends before we got

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips

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(5:30) 1408 (’07) ››› John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson.

Resident Evil: Extinction (’07) ›› Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr.

(5:00) Old School (’03) (DVS) The Campaign (’12) ››‡ Will Ferrell. (DVS) Old School (’03) ››‡ The Campaign (’12) ››‡ Premiere. Will Ferrell. (DVS) Shakespr (3:45) Fiddler on the Roof Chicago (’02) ›››‡ Premiere. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger.

Life Is Beautiful (’98) ››› Premiere. Roberto Benigni.

Sister (Season Finale) (N) Long Lost Family (PG) (CC) Sister Wives ’ (PG) (CC) Sister Wives (N) ’ (PG) (CC) Long Lost Family (N) ’ (PG) Sister Wives ’ (PG) (CC) Ministry Specl Prophecy Ministry Specl Manna Fest Living-Edge Turning Point With Doctor Make the Ministry Specl Van Impe (N) Joseph Prince Larry King Sp. Madea Goes to Jail Diary of a Mad Black Woman (’05) ›› Kimberly Elise. (CC) (DVS) Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself (’09) ››‡ Tyler Perry.

Steven Univ.

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The Oblongs King of Hill King of Hill Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers Family Guy ’ Family Guy ’ Mike Tyson Aqua Unit Ptrl Unsupervised Food Paradise (PG) (CC) No Reservations (N) (PG) (CC) Bourdain: No Reservations The Layover with Bourdain The Layover with Bourdain Bourdain: No Reservations Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Golden Girls Raymond Raymond King King King King Friends (PG) Friends (PG) Making of Dig (4:22) The Mummy (’99) ››› The Mummy Returns (’01) ››‡ Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz.

I, Robot (’04) ››‡ Will Smith.

Drumline: A New Beat (’14) Alexandra Shipp, Leonard Roberts. (PG) Hurricane Season (’09) Forest Whitaker.

Love & Hip Hop ’ (14-D,L,V) Love & Hip Hop ’ (14-D,L)

HOROSCOPE TODAY – This is the year for you to put some serious thought and effort into learning new skills. You can improve your financial position by becoming more attractive to current or potential employers. Don’t hold back. Updating your credentials will lead to greater success.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Fend off boredom by getting involved in fun activities. Any lighthearted group situation will provide you with amusement and entertainment. Love and romance are in the stars.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You can reduce tension if you resist the urge to blurt out the first thought that comes to mind. Be mindful of the feelings of others or you’ll tarnish your reputation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Strive to find an equal

balance between your personal and professional life. Too many pending problems will deter your focus and hinder productivity. Don’t obsess over the inevitable.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Take a good look at your current position. Reflect on what has worked for you in the past and what you want to achieve in the future. Stop wasting time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Your heightened sensitivity will trigger emotional discord. To avoid quarrels, find a place where you can spend some alone time to help settle your nerves and reconsider your position.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Hidden information will result in poor assessments. Don’t rely on what others tell you. Do some scrupulous investigating

to determine which details you need to know to make a good decision.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Idle time will leave you bored and out of sorts. Strive to accomplish something. Engaging in a hobby, uncluttering your place and re-organizing personal paperwork will all bring you satisfaction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t blame others if you aren’t happy. Take the initiative to follow your dreams. Advance your education, cultivate influential contacts or do whatever it takes to get the ball rolling.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Your loyalty and determination will make you an important ally to a worthwhile cause. Your willingness to help others will open many doors. You will learn much

and gain many friends.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Get your personal paperwork in order. Search for something you missed that will improve your financial picture.

Scrutinize any contracts or commitments that are coming due.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t neglect the ones who love you. Get any troublesome matters out in the open. Speak directly and honestly about your feelings. Brooding about past issues will not change the future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Give yourself the day to rest and relax. Free yourself from routine strife. A long walk, a chat with an old friend or time spent by yourself will refresh and clear your mind.

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properties Heritage Oaks home offers stylish room to grow heating systems, ceramic tile flooring in the kitchen and breakfast room, and hardwood flooring in the family room.

Heritage Oaks, which offers such features as a park and playground, is located between Routes 30 and 59, just a few miles north of the convenience of shopping and dining in downtown Plainfield.

ABOUT THIS PROPERTY Address: 12008 Winterberry Lane, Plainfield

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Size: 4,267 square feet, with 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths Room Sizes: Living room, 13-by-17 feet; family room, 20-by-27; formal dining room, 12-by-16; kitchen, 14-by-17; breakfast room, 14-by-14; den, 12-by-15; loft, 10-by-13; master bedroom, 15-by-17; sitting room, 13by-13; additional bedrooms, 12-by-12, 12-by-12, and 12-by-15 Price: $414,900 Open House: Today, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Directions: Take Route 59 to 119th Street, west to Millennium Parkway, south to Winterberry Lane, turn right (south) Realtor: Susie Scheuber, of RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals, at (815) 263-5988 or via email to sscheuber@hotmail.com.

Visit www.susiescheuber.com

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2859 Heritage Dr. Unit 2A, Joliet 2 bed, 2 bath end unit

Offered at $324,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22 MLS#08844045

Offered at $84,900. Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker 730-1900 x22.

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paint, new carpet. Full basement. Backs to open area/park. Minutes to Metra and downtown Naperville.

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3 bed, 2 1/2 bath. Great location. Large corner lot. Fresh paint; new flooring.

Granite counter tops. Full bsmt.

Oswego schools.

Offered at $186,900 Tom Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22.

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condo. Balcony with courtyard view. In-unit laundry. Walking distance to park district facilitiesandgolfcourse.

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Amazing 4 bed home on lakefront lot with full beach. Kitchen and great room have beautiful lake view. Walk out basement. Oversized 2.5-car garage. Offered

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This four-bedroom Plainfield home offers all the room a family needs in its more than 4,200 square feet, as well as an ultra-convenient location in the Heritage Oaks community between Routes 30 and 59, close to downtown Plainfield and within a reasonable distance of Interstate 55 and 88 interchanges.

The spacious atmosphere is enhanced by vaulted/cathedral ceilings with special window treatments, an open first-floor design plan, and a convenient layout of rooms in relation to one another.

The first floor features a customized kitchen with stainless steel appliances, abundant cabinetry and granite countertops, and a large breakfast room with access to the back yard. Formal entertainment is easily accommodated in the dining room with a broad entry flanked by columns, leading into a den/study, and the formal living room.

For less formality, there is a 20-by-27-foot family room with brick fireplace.

On the second floor are a loft and four bedrooms, including a master suite with sitting room, walk-in closet and master bath with whirlpool tub, separate shower and double sink. There also is a spacious 11-by9-foot walk-in closet.

Room for storage is found in the attached three-car garage, and expansion of living and activity space awaits in the full unfinished, deep-pour basement.

Special design and convenience features are found throughout, such as a firstfloor laundry, central air conditioning, two

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BOLINGBROOK $122,000, 371 Lakeview Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1999, 02-10-222-0040000, Annamaria Romano To Ricardo J Du Bois, November 4 $148,000, 276 Butternut Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2614, 02-16-106-0250000, Robert Rosetti To Derek J Howard & Sharon J Howard, December 8 $59,000, 35d Fernwood Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2920, 02-15-222-0420000, Antonio B Encinas To Jose A Soto, January 21 $237,500, 277 Fox Bend Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-3283, 02-16-302-0050000, Fannie Mae To Ruslana Viniarskaya, January 20 $232,000, 284 Tecumseh Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-5520, 02-18-207-0100000, Michael A Smith To Jerad Parrish & Angelika Parrish, January 12 $86,000, 361 Magnolia Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-3816, 02-15-108-032-1000, Martha Moore To Jessie C Moore & Londa Marlene Moore, December 16 $168,000, 362 Homewood Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2548, 02-12-202-0120000, Saleem Mohammed To Thomas G Porebski, December 30 $297,500, 287 Claridge Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-6184, 02-17-210-009-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Nagaraja Raghu & Usha Raghu, December 17 $229,000, 272 Tecumseh Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-5520, 02-18-207-0070000, Fannie Mae To Tomaras Woods, November 28 $165,000, 371 Aaron Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-2171, 02-02-415-024-0000, Geoffrey Houtman To Diana Farag, December 12 $270,000, 1653 Trails End Ln, Bolingbrook 60490-3291, 02-19-114-013-0000, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee To Ubaid Akrum, November 8 $185,000, 382 Deering Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-6165, 02-09-310-026-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Geoffrey Taylor, October 13 $255,000, 3 Arbors Edge Ct, Bolingbrook 60490-4970, 02-19-101-016-0000, Olubunmi A Onibokun To Jeffrey M Raiders & Heidi C Raiders, November 25 $140,000, 304 Dean Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1827, 02-10-112-004-0000, Chris R Mather To Michael K Neville & Kyle T Neville, December 19 $128,500, 141 Enclave Cir A, Bolingbrook 60440-7839, 02-11-314-027-1000,

Fannie Mae To Antonio Chavez & Lizeth Martinez Chavez, December 9 $145,000, 320 Lacrosse Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1829, 02-10-120-0090000, Fannie Mae To Daniel Diaz & Sandra Diaz, December 3 $78,000, 20 Fernwood Dr G, Bolingbrook 60440, 02-15-210-024-0000, Matthew J Ramsey To Eliciel Davila, December 29 CHANNAHON $165,000, 26336 S Magnolia Ln, Channahon 60410-5406, 10-30-102-0260000, Fannie Mae To Robert E Dennison & Kathy D Bostick, October 16 $213,000, 26254 W Erin Isle, Channahon 60410-5460, 10-30-102-020-0000, Paul L Margherio To Christine L Dunham, December 17 CREST HILL $189,900, 1616 Barthelone St, Crest Hill 60403-2022, 04-32-304-010-0000, Thomas G Boyce To William Knickerbocker & Julia A Knickerbocker, December 30 FRANKFORT $390,000, 325 Utah St, Frankfort 60423-1597, 09-28-215-018-0000, Conrad R Frodyma Jr To Carolyn Pachmayer, January 19 $275,000, 20397 Mackinac Point Dr, Frankfort 60423-1862, 09-15-403-0280000, Benjamin Freeman To Stacie Freeman, January 29 $685,000, 353 S Walnut Ridge Ct, Frankfort 60423-2131, 09-20-403-0370000, First Bank Of Manhattan Ttee To Sarah M Jacobi, December 17 HOMER GLEN $245,000, 15526 Badger Ln, Homer Glen 60491-9018, 05-14-408-024-0000, Fannie Mae To Jan A Wachala & Wioleta E Wachala, December 3 JOLIET $90,000, 1020 W Jefferson St, Joliet 60435-6897, 07-17-202-001-0000, Personal Finance Co Llc To Albert W Kopinski & Jolanta Kopinski, January 13 $93,000, 1423 Nicholson St, Joliet 60435-4232, 07-04-110-013-0000, Jeremy Cartwright To Eric Ochoa & Gabriel Sanchez Echoa, December 5 $117,500, 300 Peale St, Joliet 604332140, 07-13-126-001-0000, Arlyn Papesh To Daryl Johanzen Basuel, January 3 $225,000, 1504 Ridge Brook Dr, Joliet 60431-5349, 06-05-102-011-0000, Nathaniel J Brown To Karen J Sadowski & George Gutierrez, January 20 $140,500, 2915 Facel Vega Dr, Joliet 60435-6485, 06-12-315-007-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Kevin M

Kubacki & Eva Kubacki, December 16 $116,500, 2910 Boone Ct, Joliet 604351572, 03-24-106-069-0000, Fannie Mae To Imran Alikham, December 4 $205,000, 2902 Carol Dr, Joliet 604329608, 08-06-407-005-0000, Michael J Bochenek To Jodi A Pollard & Alan K Gow Jr, January 8 $190,000, 2700 Chevy Chase Dr, Joliet 60435-1212, 03-25-300-001-0000, First Midwest Bank To Mario Guzman, December 10 $157,000, 2442 Timber Wood Ct, Joliet 60432-0783, 08-06-305-011-0000, Kathleen M Mcguire To Kyle Mueller & Meghan Rae Mueller, January 10 $172,000, 2816 Amanda Ct, Joliet 60431-9217, 03-26-103-045-0000, Fannie Mae To Corey C Burke & Christine A Sinn, November 14 $147,000, 2815 Wake Island Dr, Joliet 60435-8581, 03-36-329-004-0000, Jerry J Rusin To Evelyn Rogers, December 5 $135,000, 2801 Wilshire Blvd, Joliet 60435-1223, 03-25-304-018-0000, Ina Bachara Estate To Andrea Maldonado, December 16 $55,000, 258 Hutchins St, Joliet 60435-4364, 07-04-408-003-0000, Bank Of New York Mellon Ttee To Martin Huichapa Torres, December 3 $90,000, 2623 Crescenzo Dr, Joliet 60436-1052, 06-13-203-006-1000, Sullivan Trust To Sara E Grygiel, January 12 $165,000, 2720 Dougall Rd, Joliet 60433-1735, 08-18-202-010-0000, Ann Marie Horvath To Jason W Gurney & Jillian M Gurney, December 18 $84,000, 2907 Heritage Dr 1b, Joliet 60435-4791, 06-12-317-002-1000, Brian J Stepien To Constandean J Eleftheropoulos, November 21 $55,500, 314 Notre Dame Ave, Joliet 60436-1254, 07-18-118-048-0000, Wells Fargo Financial Bank To Jose Serrato, November 25 $44,000, 1005 Plaza Dr, Joliet 604353842, 07-05-312-007-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Armando Lozano & Mercedes Rodriguez Lozano, January 12 $118,000, 3506 Sumac Dr, Joliet 604359018, 03-24-414-007-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To James Baranak, December 15 $113,000, 4028 Hennepin Dr, Joliet 60431-8806, 03-26-101-076-0000, Fannie Mae To Michael Rains, November 11 $235,000, 335 W Jefferson St, Joliet 60435-7487, 07-09-414-007-0000, Joliet Area Community Hospice To Daniel L Vera & Catherine M Westphal, June 1 $145,000, 3436 Lake Side Cir, Joliet 60431-8813, 03-26-411-001-0000, Josephine C Florek To Dorothy Atkins, December 10 $46,000, 401 Herkimer St, Joliet

60432-2335, 07-10-134-012-0000, Spinks Trust To Jorge Zamudio & Irene Spinks, November 24 $117,000, 3908 Adesso Ln, Joliet 60435-8714, 03-24-104-103-0000, Illinois Housing Dev Authority To Rosemarie J Dasho, December 10 $77,700, 3322 Caroline Dr, Joliet 60435-1112, 03-24-301-016-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Jetzabel Castrejon, October 28 $218,000, 3502 Stone Creek Dr, Joliet 60435-8786, 03-24-310-019-0000, Fannie Mae To Francisco Meza & Jane Meza, November 20 $188,000, 3425 Fiday Rd, Joliet 604311524, 03-35-213-024-0000, Steven Mevorah To Joshua M Sontag & Sarah E Sontag, November 25 $135,000, 3555 Tyler Dr, Joliet 604318787, 03-35-210-049-0000, Teresa M Streul To Erica E Alzamora, December 19 $65,000, 358 W Jefferson St, Joliet 60435-7440, 07-09-417-016-0000, Jose Pulido To Rosalinda Casas, November 20 $177,000, 3601 Hennepin Dr, Joliet 60431-9206, 03-26-104-026-0000, Duffy Trust To Victor M Mota, October 30 $143,000, 3709 Sumac Dr, Joliet 60435-9069, 03-24-217-021-0000, Michael J Condon To Tomasz Kiwior & Anna M Kiwior, November 13 $190,000, 3607 Mustang Rd, Joliet 60435-8759, 03-24-210-014-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Matthew Grzetich & Meghan Grzetich, January 6 $159,500, 3621 Prieboy Ave, Joliet 60431-9241, 03-26-105-028-0000, Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee To Mateusz Bafia, October 9 $132,000, 374 Brink Dr, Joliet 604359426, 06-12-313-016-0000, Hud To David K Watkins Jr, July 22 $125,000, 3213 Quincy Ct, Joliet 604319391, 06-23-205-023-0000, Michael K Berg To Suzette Munoz & Isabel Munoz, December 8 $147,500, 3272 Cathy Dr, Joliet 604319068, 06-23-276-014-0000, Law Property Management Llc To Fredrich W Grabs & Maureen A Grabs, November 25 LEMONT $497,000, 13103 Ballycastle Ct, Lemont 60439-2773, 22-35-209-009-0000, Inspired By Design Llc To Christopher S Randich & Megan H Randich, February 3 $444,500, 12795 Mayfair Dr, Lemont 60439-4686, 22-31-207-009-0000, Deriggi Construction Co To Steven M Anselmo & Collett M Anselmo, January 20 $270,000, 3 Liberty Dr, Lemont 604399761, 22-23-402-011-0000, Fannie Mae To Jerome Loos, January 13 Continued on page 63

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AFFORDABLE AND MOVE IN READY! 2452 Red Oak Trail, Crest Hill, IL 60403 Come view this two bedroom, one and a half bath duplex that has been beautifully updated. As you enter you will notice the large living area with wood laminate flooring. The flooring continues into a spacious eating area open to the kitchen which boasts newer cabinets, counters and many other kitchen upgrades.

There are two nice sized bedrooms, along with a bath and a half that have been very tastefully redone. Along with all of the mentioned upgrades there are some “big ticket” items that are also newer, including windows and a patio door, A/C unit and fan & light fixtures.

Looking for extra storage space? There is a new shed and attic access for your storage needs!

The backyard is fully fenced in, and on one of the larger lots in this neighborhood.

This property is in a location ideal for shopping & restaurants, easy highway access and biking/ walking trails. Best of all, it has no association costs, low taxes and is in move in condition!

$129,000

Call Barb Spivey with RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals to arrange a showing of this property. (815) 557-1098

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13146 LAKE MARY DR., PLAINFIELD • Incredible Duplex in Sought After Lakelands Subdivision!

• 1st Floor Den is Perfect for In-Home Office or 4th Bedroom!

• Open Floor Plan w/Soaring Ceilings & Gleaming Hardwood Floors! • Master Suite has Walk-In Closet & Luxury Bath!

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3BDRM everything is newer, windows, roof, HWH, flooring, eat in kitchen and bath updates.

Large covered patio in fenced back yard also features a large shed. Don’t miss this one! Move in condition. Regular sale, quick close possible! Great home! $68,500. Call Deb Olson at 815-955-0428.

Fantastic 1BR condo offering a spacious LR, deck overlooking the courtyard, in-unit laundry w/washer & dryer, underground heated garage w/1 parking space & clubhouse with party room, indoor pool & workout facility. $64,900 – Call Nancy HIbler at 815-263-5791 for more details or your private viewing!

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JUST LISTED – WILLOW FALLS

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SHOWCASE of HOMES WELL-CARED FOR RANCH IN WEST JOLIET NEIGHBORHOOD 701 Westshire Dr…On 93x130 corner lot in great neighborhood close to schools & shopping! New carpeting & doors, updated electric, 3 bedrooms, large living & family rooms, wood laminate flooring in kitchen & dining room, appliances stay, 2 car garage. Asking $166,900.

Contact Jennifer Waldvogel to see this home at 815-409-9768. View even more photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

CHANNAHON - $184,900

MONEE - $379,900

24629 S Teal Dr…In Fairhaven Heights close to I-55, approximately 1800 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, hardwood floors, 21x13 family room with fireplace, basement rec room. Updated furnace & roof plus includes Home Warranty!

Call Rick or Donna today to see this home. Preview multiple photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

25613 S Bristol Ln… 3600 sq ft stone & brick home in Canterbury Lakes. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 20x17 family room has floor to ceiling stone fireplace, 21x17 kitchen with upscale cabinets, granite counters & breakfast bar opens to paver patio. Call Lee today at 815-478-3872 to see this lovely home. Preview multiple photos at www.lee-hansen.com

Rick & Donna Gray 815-955-2705 815-955-2706 815-467-3140

Lee Hansen 815-478-3872 815-485-3401

PLAINFIELD - $325,000

JOLIET - $60,000

16538 Winding Creek Rd…Backs to Lily Cache Creek & minutes from I-55!

4 bedrooms including main floor master, vaulted 15x22 great room with fireplace & hardwood floor, 13x22 kitchen, basement has roughed-in bath, tandem 3 car garage, paver patio. Adjoining buildable lot also for sale if you’d like more room to roam.

Contact Karen at 815-482-8734. Preview multiple photos at www.makeamove.us

1500 Woodbridge Rd, Unit 1F…1st floor condo in Woodlawn Terrace, a pool & clubhouse community. Bedroom is 13x12, stainless appliances in kitchen, patio doors to deck. Rare 2 parking spaces in underground heated garage. Call Judy at 815-791-9028 to see this condo today! Preview multiple photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

Judy Archer 815-791-9028 815-207-4002

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5505 Riviera Blvd, Plainfield MLS 08818762…Off River Rd in Riverbrook Estates - 3 bedrooms, 10x15 loft, part fin bsmt. Extended garage, $234,900 Carol Bradac 815-210-3288

26606 W Old Kerry Grove, Channahon MLS 08723990…Off McKinley Woods - In the Highlands, over 2000 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, loft, fin bsmt, $197,900 Candy Salomoun 708-927-1320

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26315 W. Ravine Woods Dr, Channahon 1330 Spector Rd, New Lenox 167 Saenz Ln, Joliet MLS 08509494…Off Rt. 6 - Approx 3,100 sq ft, MLS 08756901…Off Francis Rd - On 75x180 lot, MLS 08590993…1250 sq ft condo in Golfview Estates. many upgrades, 1st flr 5th bedroom w/bath, bsmt, hardwood flrs in liv rm & all 3 bedrooms. $174,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, in-unit laundry & appliances $339,900. Kate Flanagan 815-592-5449 Andy Domas 815-744-1000 X255 stay. $88,000 Ilene Williams 815-592-2632

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1330 Spector Rd, New Lenox 410 S Midland Ave, Joliet 11 N Prairie Ave, Joliet 1716 Pinewood Ln, Joliet 1306 Colorado Ave, Joliet MLS 08756901…Off Francis Rd - On 75x180 lot, MLS 08732654…On 60x134 lot, 3 bedrooms, 2ba, MLS 08793311…3 bedroom home w/main flr den & MLS 08750973…Brick ranch minutes from I-80 via MLS 08725989…Beautifully updated, hardwood hardwood flrs in liv rm & all 3 bedrooms. $174,900 fam rm fpl, updated upper level windows, deck, laundry. Updated kit, appliances stay, 2 car garage. Briggs St, new carpet in all 3 bedrooms & liv rm, bsmt flrs, fin bsmt rec rm, 3rd bedroom & bath. $129,900 Andy Domas 815-744-1000 X255 $139,900. Melissa Bell 815-342-3400 $118,900 Pete Reyes 815-272-0580 rec rm, $119,900. Lee Hansen 815-478-3872 Andy Domas 815-741-8338

5006 Syracuse Ct, North of Shorewood MLS 08725305…Rare 4 bedroom townhouse in Hampton Glen, Troy & Joliet West High Schools, 1,550 sq ft, $149,000 Leticia Tassone 815-545-7713

1708 Parkside Dr, North of Shorewood 25262 Forest Edge Dr, Channahon 117 Baybury Dr, Elwood 19413 Timber Dr, Elwood MLS 08721781…In Sunset Ridge, 2,355 sq ft, master MLS 08840058…In The Carriage Homes at Ravine MLS 08844094…In Meadowbrook. 3 bedrooms, MLS 08691269…On 1+ acre, liv rm w/fpl, possible suite has French drs to a loft/den. Part fin bsmt, Woods! Fin bsmt fam rm, 3rd bedroom & bath, fin bsmt, updated kit, new roof 2013, $159,900 4th & 5th bedrooms in bsmt, 20x40 deck. $279,900 $259,000 Jane Winninger 630-364-8849 $209,900 Rick Gray, Managing Broker 815-955-2705 Rick Gray, Managing Broker 815-955-2705 Lee Hansen 815-478-3872

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ROMEOVILLE

$62,500, 312 Elmwood Rd, Romeoville 60446-1014, 0227-101-005-0000, Kathleen M Whalen To Patricia C Prieto,

November 14 $136,500, 287 Richmond Dr, Romeoville 60446-5040, 03-12-409-033-0000, Wells Fargo Bank Trustee To Janette Cortez, October 1 $96,000, 405 Glen Ave, Romeoville 60446-1507, 02-33405-016-0000, Fannie Mae To Gonzalo Juarez & Maria Juarez, December 4 $74,000, 1716 Raleigh Trl, Romeoville 60446-5072, 0312-405-029-0000, Will County Sheriff To Vytautas Vilkauskas, December 3 $137,500, 38 Arlington Dr, Romeoville 60446-1258, 0234-100-007-0000, Midnight Properties Llc To Manuel Castrejon & Tess Torres, December 1 $203,000, 332 Aster Ct, Romeoville 60446-5123, 04-07313-010-0000, John Lobbezoo To Derrick Johnson Sr & Elicia Johnson, December 17 $103,000, 405 Six Pines Dr, Romeoville 60446-4029, 02-27-114-030-0000, Cesar Saldana To Kathy J Garcia, December 29 $200,000, 311 Georgetown Ave, Romeoville 60446-4112, 04-05-213-017-0000, William J Downey To Kevin Goshorn & Kathleen Goshorn, December 11

SHOREWOOD

$180,000, 309 N Raven Rd, Shorewood 60404-9639, 06-09-304-014-0000, Dennis F Siebert To Erika Martinez, December 23 $199,900, 334 N Brookshore Dr, Shorewood 60404-9665, 06-09-404-002-0000, Cynthia Payne To Ronald Malek, January 14 $125,000, 1715 Fieldstone Dr S, Shorewood 60404-7402, 06-20-103-047-1000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Timothy Kalkanis & Patty T Kalkanis, November 7 $398,500, 21311 S Forest View Dr, Shorewood 604048228, 06-20-410-003-0000, Galway Financial Llc To Scott M Anderson & Cheryl D Anderson, January 5 $150,000, 20844 S River Rd, Shorewood 60404-7636, 0620-200-008-0000, Deutsche Bank Tr America Ttee To Shari

Jaeger, November 28 $172,000, 309 Birch Dr, Shorewood 60404-9734, 0609-405-001-0000, Michael Bernacki To Carol A Hudecek, January 6 $192,000, 311 Greenfield Rd, Shorewood 60404-9620, 06-09-312-014-0000, Jeffrey A Putala To Martha Lozano, November 21

WILMINGTON

$63,200, 333 Sumac St, Wilmington 60481-1737, 2401-306-003-0000, Fannie Mae To Corey Savoia, November 25 $56,000, 404 S Buchanan St, Wilmington 60481-1395, 1725-422-002-0000, Konieczny Trust To Eric A Bryant & Dana A Bryant, December 17 $145,000, 34363 S Lakeside Ter, Wilmington 60481-9695, 24-13-205-062-0000, Phillip B Adlington To Clayton G Hall, December 19 $287,500, 34645 W Rivals Rd, Wilmington 60481, 25-18101-016-0000, Timothy Eaker To Jason M Bufton, December 24 $139,000, 18328 W Commercial St, Wilmington 604818813, 18-23-102-005-0000, Randall G Specht To Justin C Smith & Andrea Smith, December 18 $141,000, 34609 S Rivals Rd, Wilmington 60481-9614, 2518-101-013-0000, Fannie Mae To Mark Younglove & Cathy Albert Younglove, November 17

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Vainowski, November 20 $281,000, 14028 Briar Ln, Plainfield 60544-7569, 0305-403-008-0000, Richard E Balsano To Ben Lynch Zajeski & Rebecca C Zajeski, December 30 $325,000, 26328 Whispering Woods Ct, Plainfield 605852785, 01-31-301-010-0000, Vincent M Santiago To Luis A Hernandez & Astrid S Hernandez, December 30 $230,000, 2916 Twin Falls Dr, Plainfield 60586-1750, 03-30-104-028-0000, Tina M Luna To Daryl D Brown, November 26 $165,000, 24921 Mathews Ct, Plainfield 60585-7820, 01-32-409-021-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To James Ballard & Raquel A Ballard, January 16 $145,000, 2221 Twin Lakes Ct, Plainfield 60586-6254, 0333-101-014-0000, Fannie Mae To Glen Sandmire, December 18 $120,000, 2708 Canyon Dr, Plainfield 60586-5925, 03-30302-021-1004, Illinois Housing Dev Authority To Jacob C Schmidt, December 2 $229,000, 2618 Crested Butte Trl, Plainfield 605866665, 03-28-307-013-0000, Timothy J Gonzales To Julius J Rush Jr, December 19 $394,000, 26117 Whispering Woods Cir, Plainfield 605852623, 01-31-301-019-0000, Leandro A Alhambra To Michael J Ehm & Amy Ehm, January 12 $360,000, 2413 Von Esch Rd, Plainfield 60586-9079, 03-26-300-047-0000, Richard R Jungels To Michael Crotty, December 31 $70,000, 24031 W Main St, Plainfield 60544-2844, 0309-405-002-0000, Homestar Bank & Financial Svcs To Minerva Badar & Joseph Thomas, December 26 $374,000, 25046 W Prairie Grove Dr, Plainfield 605857901, 01-29-203-032-0000, William Ryan Homes Inc To Kamran Khan & Sana Mohammed, January 14

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$124,870, 12632 Royal Gorge Ct, Mokena 60448-1661, 08$130,000, 348 River St 3305, 12-302-070-0000, Suzanne Lemont 60439-7257, 22-20Szumigalski To Thomas Szumi300-037-1060, Robert Joseph galski, January 15 Uher To Katherine Drager, January 20 NEW LENOX $138,000, 317 Poplar Ln, LOCKPORT New Lenox 60451-1450, 08$229,000, 3206 Sunrise Ct, 15-109-006-0000, Messenger Lockport 60441-3988, 03-24- Trust To Andrew Simons & 403-004-0000, Michael W Gary T Simmons, November 26 Schad To Edward P Steffan & $225,000, 1080 Sanctuary Alicia M Steffan, December 16 Dr, New Lenox 60451-5628, $262,000, 1110 Valley Ln, 15-08-141-030-0100, Andrew Lockport 60441-3755, 04-24- S Engledow To Jared Kazich & 324-003-0000, Catherine R Nicole Kazich, November 26 Cook To Nicholas Karpinski & $230,000, 192 Bent Tree Ln, Sarah Karpinski, December 11 New Lenox 60451-3582, 08$300,000, 17045 Sterling 17-405-023-0000, Hoffman Dr, Lockport 60441-3666, Trust To Linda Beck, January 04-26-426-036-0000, Peter 28 Arundel To Ali Zeidan & Duaa $215,450, 3412 Blandford O Hamound, January 29 Ave, New Lenox 60451-9620, $239,500, 1210 Keywest Dr, 08-05-407-008-0000, Fannie Lockport 60441-2797, 04-13Mae To Amy Sparks, Novem201-013-0000, Us Bank Trust ber 11 Na Trustee To Wladyslaw $165,500, 321 E Circle Dr, W Jedrol & Marta N Cieslak New Lenox 60451-9757, 08Jedrol, November 25 24-202-016-0000, Fannie Mae To Nora E Herron, November MANHATTAN 21 $280,000, 29431 S Quigley $204,000, 225 Wintree Rd, Manhattan 60442-9339, Ln, New Lenox 60451-1543, 19-10-303-021-0000, First 08-18-110-022-0000, Jennie Bank Of Manhattan Ttee To Mannarelli To James F Hunt & Aaron C Edler & Erin K Edler, Linda P Hunt, January 6 January 20 $380,000, 2934 Southwind $44,000, 24164 S Lily Dr, Dr, New Lenox 60451-9252, Manhattan 60442-4006, 08-24-410-048-0000, Floyd 12-10-201-020-0000, Sunset Bassett To Keith Schomig & Lakes Development Llc To Michaelene Schomig, DecemJacqueline Bethell & Joshua ber 22 Bethell, December 23 $168,000, 302 Poplar Ln, $270,000, 25406 Shannon New Lenox 60451-1451, Dr, Manhattan 60442-6206, 08-15-110-015-0000, Alan W 12-17-313-016-0000, Edward Stratton To Jeremy R RobinWilke To Ryan Johnson & Lau- son & Kathryn R Robinson, ren A Johnson, December 10 December 22 $55,500, 22 1st St, Manhattan 60442, 12-20-214-010PLAINFIELD 0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To $177,000, 1907 Chestnut Patrick A Healy & Jeni A Healy, Grove Dr, Plainfield 60586November 14 6272, 03-33-306-008-0000, David Smith To David Harris & MOKENA Jamie L Harris, December 26 $350,000, 10524 Thornham $169,000, 13334 Red Cedar Ln, Mokena 60448-7518, Ln, Plainfield 60544-9369, 09-08-207-032-0000, Robert 02-31-379-004-0000, Dorothy J Loranger To Matt Ozan, Sharkey To Thomas D Buckner December 30 & Dianna M Buckner, January $45,000, 19398 Wolf Rd 12, 16 Mokena 60448-1162, 09-07$168,500, 14423 S Naperville 207-040-1000, Federal Home Rd, Plainfield 60544-3333, Loan Mtg Corp To Kelly Walsh, 03-10-103-002-0000, Pnc December 19 Bank National To Brandon B

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PUBLIC NOTICE THE WILL COUNTY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE POSSIBLE PROHIBITION OF VIDEO GAMING IN UNINCORPORATED WILL COUNTY DURING THE EXECCOMMITTEE MEETING UTIVE SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M., IN THE COUNTY BOARD ROOM, LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE WILL COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 302 NORTH CHICAGO STREET, JOLIET, ILLINOIS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. (Published in the Herald-News March 1, 2015.) HN 1764 Place your Classified ad online 24/7 at: www.TheHerald-News.com/ PlaceAnAd

PUBLIC NOTICE JOLIET PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 86 INVITATION TO BID - INTRUSION, FIRE, CRITICAL CONDITION MONITORING AND SERVICE

Joliet Public Schools District 86 is receiving sealed bids for INTRUSION, FIRE, CRITICAL CONDITION AND SERVICE. MONITORING Sealed bids are due Friday, March 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at which (Published in the Herald-News time they will be publicly opened For Sale: Local Tavern Business Established in current operation February 15, 22, March 1, 2015.) and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted to: for over 16 years. Sale includes HN 1719 turnkey operation with all bar Joliet Public Schools District 86 equipment, coolers, TV's, Karaoke System, etc. Video Gaming is Attention: E. Wesley Russell PUBLIC NOTICE established and generating $$$$.

JFK Administration Center Building lease to buy is available PUBLIC SALE 420 N. Raynor Ave. or outright purchase, $75K, Joliet, IL 60435 SATURDAY MARCH 14, 10AM owner financing maybe available.

United Self Storage Call 815-263-7807 for details Sealed bids must be clearly marked 21005 Division St. on the envelope: “BID ENCLOSED, Crest Hill, IL 60403 INTRUSION, FIRE, CRITICAL CONDIPhone: 815-741-8940 TION MONITORING AND SERVICE”.

Unit B002 Indoor 5x10 room Tenant: Glen Brown Contents include power tools, The name and address of the biddumbbell, couch, dresser, Kirby der must be clearly printed on the outside of the envelope. vac, plumbing snake and MORE Unit B077, Indoor 5x10 room Bid packages may be obtained Tenant: Isabel Lopez from the District website, Contents include TV, dresser, armoire, bed, chairs, shelves, www.joliet86.org or at the JFK Administration Center at 420 N. lamps and boxes Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois, 60435 Unit B016, Indoor 10x5 room during normal business hours.

Tenant: Janice Crayton PUBLIC NOTICE Contents include kitchen items, picture frames, clothes, luggage, All vendors submitting bids are required to attend a mandatory STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT boxes, bins and bags bidder's meeting at 2:00 p.m. on COURT WILL COUNTY Unit R052 Indoor 10x10 room Friday, March 6, 2015 at Joliet IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Tenant: Wendy Farries THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Contents include fans and heaters, Public Schools District 86 AdminWILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS furniture, books, football pads, bins istration Center, 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, IL 60435. The purand MUCH MORE pose of the meeting will be to anIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION Unit R062 Indoor 10x15 room TO CHANGE THE NAME(S) OF Tenant: Stephanie Bell swer any questions regarding Heaven Bryanne Byrd TO Heaven Contents include grill, fridge, these specifications. Bidders that Mi'angle Houston outdoor furniture, shelves, luggage, are not present at this meeting bins and MUCH MORE will not be permitted to submit a CASE NO: 14 MR 3030 Unit R097 Indoor 10x15 room bid.

Tenant: Shevetta Phillips Contents include bar stools, wine The bid opening will take place at NOTICE rack, paintings, kitchen items, the JFK Administration Center at Notice is hereby given that the un- furniture, bins, and MUCH MORE 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois, dersigned on behalf of herself and Unit R070 Indoor 10x20 room 60435 at the time stated above.

The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday, March 1, 2015 â&#x20AC;˘ Margaret E. McEvilly UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICE Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News Joliet Public Schools District 86 is (Published in the Herald-News February 26, March 1, 2015.) HN receiving sealed bids for UNIFORM 1766 March 1, 2015.) HN 1784 RENTAL SERVICE. Sealed bids are due Friday, March 20, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at which time they will PUBLIC NOTICE be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted to: STATE OF INDIANA, Joliet Public Schools District 86 COUNTY OF LAKE Attention: E. Wesley Russell IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, PUBLIC NOTICE JFK Administration Center JUVENILE DIVISION 420 N. Raynor Ave. LEGAL NOTICE Joliet, IL 60435 CITY OF JOLIET CAUSE NUMBER ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS 45D060909DR000591 Sealed bids must be clearly marked CONTRACT NO. 2074-0315 on the envelope: â&#x20AC;&#x153;BID ENCLOSED, PROJECT NAME: DATE: February 3, 2015 UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICEâ&#x20AC;?.

2015-2016 LANDSCAPE IN THE MATTER OF: MAINTENANCE CONTRACT Terrell Terrence Brown (66049) The name and address of the bidder must be clearly printed on the The City of Joliet, Illinois, does HEARING ORDER outside of the envelope. hereby invite sealed bids for the City of Joliet Landscape Maintenance The following appear for the hearContract as outlined in the contract ing: Terrence Terrell Brown (Father) Bid packages may be obtained from the District website, documents. This contract will be in effect for two (2) years.

This matter was convened for a(n) www.joliet86.org or at the JFK AdBids will be received at the Office Status Hearing. A(n)Status Hearing ministration Center at 420 N. of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Mu- on 3/24/2015 at 1:00 PM in Court Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois, 60435 during normal business hours. nicipal Building, 150 West Jeffer- #3 is scheduled. son Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 10:00 A.M. local time This hearing is set at the Lake All vendors submitting bids are on Friday, March 13, 2015 at County Juvenile Justice Complex, required to attend a mandatory bidder's meeting at 9:00 a.m. on which time they will be opened and 3000 West 93rd Avenue, Friday, March 6, 2015 at Joliet publicly read aloud.

Crown Point, IN Public Schools District 86 AdminThose desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed There is no proof of service upon istration Center, 420 N. Raynor specifications at the above address, the mother. Father to serve Mother Ave., Joliet, IL 60435. The purbetween the hours of 8:00 A.M. by publication. Father to bring pose of the meeting will be to anand 4:30 P.M., Monday through proof of publication to the next swer any questions regarding these specifications. Bidders that Friday. All bidders will be required hearing. to submit Bid Security in the form of are not present at this meeting a Certified Check, Cashier's Check Pursuant to TR 72, the Clerk is to will not be permitted to submit a or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten forward a copy of herein order to: bid. percent (10%) of the first year of The bid opening will take place at the contract bid, payable to the Terrence Terrell Brown 352 South Elm Street the JFK Administration Center at City of Joliet.

420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois, The successful bidder will be re- Kankakee, IL 60901 USA 60435 at the time stated above. quired to provide a Certificate of InYou are invited to be present if you surance as set forth in the Invitation Kristy Michelle Coleman so desire. of Bid and the General Terms & 113 Hunter Avenue Joliet, IL 60436 USA Conditions.

(Published in the Herald-News The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, ALL OF WHICH IS ORDERED THIS March 1, 2015.) HN 1783 parts of any and all bids, or to 3rd day of February, 2015. waive technical errors or omissions /s/ Aimee M Talian in bids.

MAGISTRATE The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et (Published in the Herald-News PUBLIC NOTICE seq.) to the extent required by February 15, 22, March 1, 2015.)

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Certificate #29750 was filed in ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT the office of the County Clerk of Will TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE County on February 13, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT wherein the business firm of CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of JOLIET PUBLIC SCHOOLS Cross Pathways Healing the Code of Ordinances) DISTRICT 86 BID DOCUMENT FEE: None James D. Hock Located at 111 Fairlane Dr., Joliet, City Manager IL 60435, was registered; that the INVITATION TO BID You are invited to be present if you so desire.

true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Deborah L. Bentley Ken Bentley 111 Fairlane Dr. Joliet, IL 60435 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, this 7th day of February, 2015.

Alicia Wooton Notary Public (Published in the Herald-News February 22, March 1, 8, 2015.)

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9 Traditional Wings Buy 12

Maximum value $6.00. Dine in only. Must present coupon. Expires 3/15/15

GET 6 FREE

We at Cherry Hill Cafe would like to welcome you to our establishment.

It is our hope that you enjoy your food and our hospitality. (Phone Orders Accepted)

NOW OPEN UNTIL 8PM

Home Style Food Family Dining

81 726-08 726-0881

On Route 30 In Cherry Hills Commons 1/4 Mile West of Gougar Road

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9 Pc Boneless Wings Meal

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CHERRY HILL CAFE

At Crest Hill Location Only.

Offer valid till 3/7/15.

$1 OFF

At Crest Hill Location Only.

Offer valid till 3/7/15.

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2209 Plainfield Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403 • www.WingKingz.org • 815.409.7419

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon. 5:30 - 3:00 PM Tue. - Sat. 5:30 - 8:00 PM; Sun. 6:00 - 3:00 PM

Open Mon-Sat. 5 pm Open Sun. 4 pm

Syl’s The Party Specialist!

For all occasions - Multiple private rooms with menus to satisfy your budget.

Specializing in post funeral luncheons, corporate functions, weddings, rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, bridal and baby showers, cocktail parties, etc.

You LOVE Cruising…..Now Let’s Get You River Cruising!

Join us March 11th @ 2 p.m. for a Wine & Cheese Reception Featuring Avalon Waterways Part of the Globus Family of Brands

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Please RSVP by March 9th to Secure Your Seat!

Contact Patti at 815-725-1977 Dinner for 2 Specials Available Mon. - Sun. FRIDAY FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY - DINE-IN or CARRY-OUT

829 Moen Ave., Rockdale • 815.725.1977 • Syls.com

The Historic

If your dryer takes longer than one cycle to dry your clothes, then you may have a fire hazard in your vent.

Renaissance Center

FRIDAY NIGHT OUT Dinner Series ITALIAN SIX COURSE DINNER

Wine and Food Pairing Dinner – Friday, March 13, 2015

SAVE $10.00

Appetizers and Cash Bar | 6:00pm - 7:00pm Six Course Dinner Paired with Flavorful Wines | 7:00pm - 9:00pm

$55.00 per person

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(Doesn’t include sales tax or gratuity)

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED Catering Office: (815) 280-1404 | Email: sstockwe@jjc.edu 214 North Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432

“get the lint out”

We Accept:

Dryer Vent Cleaning • Repair Alteration • Installations

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Catering Office: (815) 280-1404

FURNACE $ TUNE UP

79

REGULAR $165

INCLUDES 20-POINT INSPECTION

SERVICE $ CALL

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REGULAR $145 E XPIRES 3/31/15

A/C • SERVICE & REPAIR • NEW INSTALLATION • FREE ESTIMATES

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Any Service!

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BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER CARRYOUTS COCKTAILS

Larry’s Diner 815.436.3055

1131 Lockport Rd • Plainfield Rt. 126 & Rt. 30

Special Breakfast $4.99

Try the best corned beef in town!

Senior Discount -10% off Every Day!

Lenten Specials

Buy One Meal Get Second

HALF PRICE!

March Specials 2 Eggs & Ham $ 5 9 9 Sausage Omelette $ 5 9 9 Dinner Special $ 9 9 9

Valid Mon-Thurs only. No other discounts apply. No Holidays. Expires 3/31/15.

Excludes Holidays & Sundays

Try Our New Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Specials!

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• Learn All about the European River Cruise Itineraries Creative Travel Center • What is included on an Avalon River Cruise (815) 741-8081 & What Makes it so Unique 2300 Plainfield Rd • Crest Hill, IL 60403 • Special Offers just for Attending! creativetravelc@hotmail.com

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