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JOLIET – New ordinances headed to the Joliet City Council for approval would give local companies an edge on city contracts, set new rules for resident participation at council meetings, and put a limit on temporary signs around town.

The Joliet Land Use and Legislative Committee voted Wednesday to recommend approval of all three ordinances, which have been in the works for months.

The proposal on bidding rules for city contracts was changed Wednesday to add Grundy County to the region deemed local. The ordinance also gives local preference to companies in Will and Kendall counties.

The local preference rules would not go into effect until January.

City staff wanted time to work out procedures for verifying that bidders qualify as local and how the bidding pref-

erence would be used.

“I think we want to be careful if we do this that we don’t increase the prices,” Public Works Director James Trizna said.

Local companies that do not submit lowest bids on city contracts would have an opportunity to match the lowest bid. But they could do so only if their bids fall within 2 percent of the lowest bid and are not more than $20,000 higher.

Trizna said there is a possibility that outside companies would stop bidding if they continuously lose contracts to local companies despite submitting low bids. That he said would reduce competition for city business.

The committee voted to send the ordinance to the full council for a vote April 21 to give staff time to finalize the ordinance for a vote.

“Before it goes to council, I want to be clear to council in telling them when it applies and when it doesn’t apply,” City Attorney Martin Shana-

han said.

State and federal law would bar the use of the local preference on contracts involving federal money and road projects using state Motor Fuel Tax funds, Shanahan said. He said he needed to determine if there were other contracts where the local preference could not be used.

The committee considered holding off on a recommendation. But Councilman Jim McFarland, who proposed the legislation, said he wanted it to go to council for a vote.

“I want this implemented as soon as possible,” McFarland said. “Just like the state legislature, they approve laws and give a time to implement it. It happened with Obamacare. It happened with medical marijuana.”

Resident comments

Residents would get another minute to have their say during the public comments sections of City Council meetings, under the new rules rec-

Cadence plans corporate office and other operations in Joliet

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A southwest suburban logistics company wants to move its corporate office to Joliet and open a natural gas fueling station for trucks at the new site.

Cadence Premier Logistics, now located in Alsip, presented its plan Wednesday to the Joliet City Council Land Use and Legislative Committee.

“This is going to be our new corporate office,” President and CEO Rocky Caylor told the committee. “This is where we want to grow from.”

The company would relocate 120 jobs. It plans to add between 100 and 150 jobs in the two years after the opening of the new facility, Caylor said.

Cadence, which also develops safety products for the transportation industry, would have a warehouse,

light assembly plant and truck maintenance facility at the Joliet site. The fueling station would also have a convenience store.

Joliet would still have to approve zoning for the operation, which would be in the Laraway Crossing Business Park at Illinois 53 and Emerald Drive. Caylor said the company also has a potential site in Indiana but prefers Joliet.

The committee voted to recommend the project for approval to the full City Council, although Councilman Jim McFarland raised concerns about increased truck traffic.

“I feel we have a safety hazard at Emerald and 53,” McFarland said.

McFarland asked if the company would consider helping pay for a traffic light at the intersection.

City staff said they are in discussions with Ryan Companies, the developer of Lar-

away Crossings, about a possible traffic light at Emerald, an entry point to the business park. Public Works Director James Trizna said staff began exploring a traffic signal at the intersection in February when IKEA announced it would build a distribution center in Laraway Crossings.

Caylor said the natural gas fueling station would serve Cadence’s trucks and those already in the area. He said Cadence trucks would move north from the site to Interstate 80.

Rezoning and special use permits for the site will probably go to the City Council for approval in June, said James Haller, director of community and economic development.

In the meantime, the staff plans to continue working with Ryan Companies and the Illinois Department of Transportation on plans for a traffic light at Emerald Drive.

ommended by the committee.

The rules would allow residents four minutes, instead of the three that are given now.

The mayor could still give residents more time to speak with council approval.

The proposed ordinance, likely to go to the council for approval on April 7, includes other changes that loosen the rules for resident participation.

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An ordinance that would limit banners, balloons and other temporary signs placed in front of businesses also will go to the council for approval April 7.

In most cases, businesses would need to get 30-day permits to have a maximum of three temporary signs. Only two permits would be issued during the course of a year.

Exemptions would be allowed for real estate open houses, signs directing the public to special events, and signs used by nonprofit groups.

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vshanker@shawmedia.com SHOREWOOD – Obtaining Lake Michigan water to satisfy long-term water needs was a main talking point in Shorewood Mayor Rick Chapman’s State of the Village address.

But a new water tower under construction off Mound Road between Ingolsby and County Line roads will soon satisfy the urgent need for more water capacity today.

“We should have enough water above ground in our storage tanks to have at least 1.8 days of normal pumping for emergency purposes,” Chapman said, citing a recommendation from the American Water Works Association.

“We barely make one day’s average pumping in the two tanks we have,” he said.

The village has 1.5 million gallons of storage capacity in its two tanks: 500,000 gallons at the Black Road and Route 59 tank, and 1 million gallons at the tower near Walnut Trails Elementary School.

Doubling capacity

The 1.5 million gallon Mound Road tower is expected to double the water capacity.

The basement of the tower was completed during the winter, including sanitary and drainage utilities, Public Works Director Chris Drey said. “[Workers] are welding pieces right now for the base,” Drey said.

The $4.3 million water tower project started earlier this year. It’s expected to be completed by the end of December and become operational for 2016.

The tower will be 122 feet tall, shorter than the other towers but at the same elevation because the Mound Road tower rests on a higher elevation, Drey said.

The project was put out to bid for a second time last summer after the first call for bids only attracted one, which came in at more than the village estimated.

Two bids were received the

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ABOVE: A construction worker welds as a crew erects a water tower Wednesday in Shorewood. BELOW: A construction worker welds. The Mound Road tower is expected to double the water capacity of Shorewood.

“I don’t know what the next 15 years will bring us. But right now it’s going to be used for the whole village.”

Chris Drey Public Works director

second time: $4.33 million from CB&I Constructors and $5.1 million from Caldwell Tanks.

The CB&I Constructors bid came under the village estimate of $5 million and was accepted by the Village Board on June 10.

An engineering report by Village Engineer Brian Welch

also noted CB&I was an excellent contractor.

Chapman said the village has planned for the water tower for the past seven years.

“We’ve been planning these capital improvements through a five-year plan,” Chapman said. “We started working through finance sources. A lot

of those are through new development fees, building up funds and looking for ways to pay off bonds to put us in a better position.”

Planning for expansion

The water tower isn’t just a quick fix for present-day issues. Village officials hope it will allow for further residential growth on the village’s undeveloped western and southwestern regions.

“I don’t know what the next 15 years will bring us,” Drey said. “But right now it’s going to be used for the whole village.

The tower will still maintain the same pressure as the other tanks.”

Drey said future water use depends on the housing market, but the Mound Road tower would help serve immediately developing and future development areas in the western part of the village.

Neighborhoods such as Lake Forrest, Westminster Gardens, Hidden Creek and Kipling Estates will theoretically get water from the tower.

Chapman said the Mound Road tower is the largest public works project he could remember.

“But these are just the necessary things that have to be done to keep infrastructure up to date,” he said.

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Chamber invites in candidates for forum ity of Joliet, pointed to experience working on budgets and collaborating with other commissioners at the agency to get things done.

“Joliet has been good to me,” Powell said, adding, “What I can give back is collaboration. ... One thing I want to make sure is that we as a people come together and work.”

Brett Gould, an administrator at Lockport Township High School and a commissioner at the Joliet Park District, pointed to his experience at the park district, including widespread support for a tax referendum last year.

“In these economic times, we run a government with a balanced budget and we’re doing a lot of great things,” Gould said. He also said he runs a small business with his wife.

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Mayor Tom Giarrante Wednesday went on the offensive against Councilman Bob O’Dekirk, one of his opponents in the April mayoral election, while Andy Mihelich tried to set himself apart from the two of them at a candidates’ forum.

In addition to all the mayoral candidates being at the forum sponsored by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 11 of the 13 City Council candidates spoke at the event.

Most of the candidates offered their credentials to the chamber crowd, noting business backgrounds or plans for economic development in the city.

Giarrante, who has heard O’Dekirk criticize the city’s tax increases at past forums, led off his comments saying the city was in “very bad shape” when he took office four years ago.

The mayor said he supported a budget proposal that “included a small sales tax increase and a telecommunications tax knowing it would be an issue in this election. But it was the right thing to do.”

The mayor disputed O’Dekirk’s campaign trail statements that he voted against the tax increase, noting his opponent had voted for subsequent budgets bolstered by revenues from the hikes.

O’Dekirk, who has promised to roll back the tax increases, disputed claims that city budgets have been balanced.

“We are not meeting budget,” O’Dekirk said.

He said the city had to use up $3 million in reserves last year and will spend millions in reserve funds again in 2015.

“The problem with Joliet is not a lack of tax revenue. The problem with Joliet is the culture at City Hall,” O’Dekirk said.

O’Dekirk said as mayor he would market the city and lead creation of an economic development plan to bring more

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ABOVE: Candidates sit at a table Wednesday during a candidates forum put on by the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. BELOW: People listen to candidates Wednesday during the forum. business to Joliet.

Mihelich, chairman of the Joliet Junior College board, urged chamber members to read his “101 Ideas for a New Joliet.”

“If you review for yourself my list of 101 ideas, you’ll see how I differ as a candidate for mayor,” Mihelich said.

Mihelich offered several of his ideas, including development along the Des Plaines River, a facade improvement program for businesses along Jefferson and Collins streets, and moving forward with acquisition of Evergreen Terrace, the low-income housing project condemned by the city.

“We need [Evergreen Terrace] possession issues resolved, not debated,” Mihelich said, an apparent reference to council divisions over the project.

Council District 1

Councilman Larry Hug, an independent insurance agent, pointed to his business experience in making a case for re-election.

“You want to make sure you have representatives who truly understand business,” Hug

said. “What can business do for us? I’ll tell you what most businesses tell me. Please get out of the way. Please don’t put up any obstacles. And, we’ll let you know when we want to partner up.”

Terry Cottrell, an administrator at the University of St. Francis, said he has experience in management and team-building that would serve well on the City Council.

“Joliet definitely needs a new vision for the future. That is what my candidacy represents,” Cottrell said. He said he would serve as an “ambassador” to try to bring more eco-

nomic development to District 1, which includes the Louis Joliet Mall area and Route 59.

Council District 2

Pat Mudron, an insurance broker, said he has been “a self-employed business person in Joliet for 43 years. I’ve lived in District 2 all my life.”

Mudron said he hoped to build more of a “team concept” on the City Council: “I think the City Council needs to work together with the committee heads and with the city manager.”

Roger Powell Sr., a commissioner at the Housing Author-

Council District 3

Ray Polikaitis said he has more than 20 years of experience as an accountant and runs his own firm. But the biggest issue in District 3, which extends west into Kendall County, is representation.

“The fundamental issue the voters seem to have is they want someone who is a proactive City Council member,” Polikaitis said. He said he would seek out resident concerns “each and every day for a fouryear term.”

Councilman John Gerl, a Certified Public Accountant and finance director for the Forest Preserve District of Will County, said the city four years ago was “in pretty bad shape” but recovered financially while creating 9,000 jobs and cutting unemployment in half.

“You’re going to hear a lot of things about the city, but look at those facts,” Gerl said.

Council District 4

James Foster pointed to his business experience as a union electrical contractor and former involvement in a small day care center in Forest Park, where he lives.

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By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – The Romeoville Police Department showed off its new decorated DARE squad car Tuesday.

The vehicle was parked in front of the Edward Hospital Athletic and Events Center as people walked in to listen to Mayor John Noak’s state of the village address.

Noak said the vehicle, donated by Terry D’Arcy of D’Arcy Motors and decorated

by several other businesses in town, was one example of how the village’s departments are finding new and innovative ways to run Romeoville.

Noak also lauded the village staff’s efforts at being responsible with taxpayer money.

“We continue to have a very fiscally responsible approach to our finances,” Noak said, adding that the village has doubled its fund balances since 2006.

Noak said finance depart-

ment staff continues to run the village under budget. He also noted that the village is offering property tax rebates for the fourth straight year.

Noak said the police department successfully moved the DARE program to the fifth grade for Romeoville schools.

The fire department’s fire academy also has been successful, generating nearly $1 million in revenue with more than 2,000 students, Noak said.

Last year was the first year for the Romeoville Fire Acad-

emy, which extends its educational reach beyond the United States.

“It’s so far-reaching ... that they were able to go on two international trips, one to Jamaica, one to Guatemala, to give training to international fire departments,” Noak said, adding the trips were at no cost to the village.

The parks and recreation department upgraded Lakewood Estates Park with a playground, path and other amenities, Noak said, hinting

that residents should watch for technology improvements, like Wi-Fi, to help promote healthy lifestyles in the village.

Noak said public works has done several noteworthy tasks throughout the year, including $3 million in street resurfacing, more than $2 million in water and sewer improvements, and receiving national recognition for a new ultraviolet disinfection system on one of the village’s wells.

New director takes over at Romeoville Area Chamber

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – Michelle Jarnutowski started her relationship with the Romeoville Area Chamber of Commerce in October 2013 as an eager member who volunteered and quickly became more involved in the community.

Now she’s running the chamber as its new executive director. Jarnutowski officially started as the new director March 1, with a focus on bringing Romeoville businesses closer together.

Jarnutowski owns her own business, Plainfield-based ON Target Marketing Services and Promotional Products. She also has more than 22 years of experience in marketing.

She has held high-level staff or consulting positions at several companies, including executive director of marketing at Successories LLC in Aurora and global marketing manager for the U.S. division of Axelent Inc. In her new role, Jarnutowski wants to implement a connecting business with business program as soon as possible.

Jarnutowski wants to help with business retention and promote more chamber involvement. She also said she wants to work out a program that helps small home-based businesses.

“Those are the businesses that kind of get forgotten,” Jarnutowski said. “For whatever reason, many don’t have marketing dollars to do sponsorships or are able to pay for [chamber dues]. I’d like to start getting them more involved.”

Jarnutowski is replacing former executive director Mari Edmondson, who left the Romeoville chamMichelle ber at the end Jarnutowski of last year and is working on member relations at the Plainfield Area Chamber of Com-

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Romeoville Chamber Board President Michael Van Wyk said the board interviewed and hired Jarnutowski because she was familiar with the community, has experience in managing large and small groups of people, and had good ideas of how to help the chamber grow.

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E. Wesley Russell Joliet Public Schools District 86 assistant superintendent for business and financial services $1.6 million short.

“The biggest part of the budget is personnel salaries and benefits. And we can’t touch that. We can’t lay anybody off,” Russell said. “We’ll have to dip into our reserves.”

Doing more with less is nothing new for schools, said Chris Mehochko, superintendent for the Regional Office of Education for Grundy and Kendall counties. Having grown accustomed to budget cuts and lagging state payments, school officials have for years built up – and dipped into – cash reserves.

“To hear Gov. Rauner say ‘Just use your reserves’ … we’re doing that already,” Me-

hochko said.

Morris High School Superintendent Pat Halloran said his one-school district is better off than others that rely more heavily on state revenue.

Morris High School relies more on a mix of local sources and property tax revenue. Just 18 percent of the school district’s fiscal year 2015 budget came from general state aid and other state sources, while 55 percent came from property taxes. About 25 percent came from other local sources.

Still, the district doesn’t have much cash reserve to work with.

“We rely often on onetime transfers at the end of the year,” Halloran said. “We shift around funds to make ends meet. It’s going to be challenging and will impact our minimal reserves that we do have.”

The legislation under consideration gives Gov. Bruce Rauner authority to transfer money from programs such as roads, parks and conservation, to those deemed more of a priority for the last three months of the fiscal year. It also gives the governor the authority to distribute $97 million to needy schools less able to absorb the reduction.

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JOLIET – Schools stand to lose out under a budget fix emerging out of Springfield this week that aims to resolve a $1.6 billion hole in this year’s budget.

The short-term solution – aimed to fund severely underfunded daycare programs, along with salaries for prison guards and court reporters – calls for a 2.25 percent acrossthe-board cut to schools and other programs in the last three months of the fiscal year than ends June 30.

While expected, news of additional cuts were not welcomed by local officials.

“It’s bad news,” said E. Wesley Russell, assistant superintendent for business and financial services for Joliet Public Schools District 86.

The legislation passed the Illinois House earlier this week. A vote is expected Thursday by the Illinois Senate.

About $73.5 million – or 65 percent – of District 86’s $138 million budget comes from state revenue. If the legislation is approved, that means the district will go into the last three months of the fiscal year

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By CHRISTINE JOHNSON Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – Maker culture took center stage Tuesday at the University of St. Francis.

Dale Dougherty offered the presentation “America Was Built by Makers” to students, parents, administrators and faculty gathered inside the Pat Sullivan Recreation Center on Tuesday evening.

Dougherty is the founder and CEO of Maker Media Inc., which produces Make Magazine.

Prior to Dougherty taking the stage, the audience watched a video statement by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville. Foster, who supports the Maker Movement, believes the movement is transforming industry.

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azine are known for involvement in the Maker Movement, described as individuals or groups using do-it-yourself (DIY) technology to create and market products.

Dougherty, a technology enthusiast, described himself as a “creative thinker who likes to explore and use my hands.” He believes “everyone is a maker at heart” and encouraged people of all ages to get involved in the economy of manufacturing through the “joy of making.”

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“The focus of Makerspaces is on hands-on learning and education,” Dougherty said.

One of the main purposes of these spaces is to bring people together from all walks of life

to create new inventions and share expertise.

Dougherty stressed the importance of Makerspaces that allow children to learn and be inspired to create something fun by promoting a designated kid’s area, project night or

summer camp.

Dougherty also spoke about Maker Faires, which are part science fair, part county fair.

They are family friendly festivals of invention, creativity, resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the largest of the Faires, the Bay Area Maker Faire, which will take place in San Francisco on May 16 and 17. Locations and dates of other Maker Faires can be found at www.makerfaire. com.

“The deans of the school were looking for a means to come together and find common ground,” said Nancy Pohlman, community relations executive director at the University of St. Francis.

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The agreement was tabled because it’s not ready, said Minooka Mayor Pat Brennan.

“We are still working on the draft to make sure all parties are protected as we enter into a long-term agreement with Morris and Grundy County,” Duffy said after the meeting.

A public hearing also was held as part of the final process to allow the village to move ahead with selling $3.4 million in general obligation bonds.

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Shorewood establishes police pension benchmark

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Trustees approved a resolution to align the village’s pension plans with recent changes implemented by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board that call for an increased focus by municipal governments on their police and fire pension obligations.

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MINOOKA – Minooka trustees are urging Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois General Assembly to protect local municipalities’ share of the state income tax.

The village had previously reached out to all state representatives, urging them to support local government. On Tuesday, trustees unanimously approved a resolution concerning municipal shares of the state income tax.

The resolution represents the village’s participation in a response the Illinois Municipal League has distributed to municipalities, Minooka Village Administrator Dan Duffy said.

“This is the official resolution where the board is taking a stance,” Duffy said.

Rauner’s budget proposal would cut local government’s share of the state income tax in half. Minooka stands to lose $530,000 from its annual budget.

When Illinois instituted the state income tax in 1969, local governments were asked to forego enacting local income taxes with the understanding they would instead receive 10 percent of state taxes collected from residents in their jurisdiction.

The loss of the income tax revenue will result in elimination of jobs, local tax increases, cuts in programs and services and increase local debt that would be felt by all citizens, according to the resolution.

“This is the income tax we all paid,” Duffy said.

In other news, trustees unanimously approved tabling a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Morris and Grundy County for the Brisbin Road redevelopment.

The agreement must be passed by all three governmental entities in order for Grundy County to recapture costs of constructing a new two-lane road to service the area.

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By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Two drivers were arrested on DUI charges after a crash killed a pedestrian Friday.

At 8:48 p.m., Mark A. Cipolla, 56, was standing on the northwest corner of Hickory Street and Western AveOscar A. nue when two Garduno vehicles collidLopez ed, according to

Deputy Police Chief Ed Gregory.

Oscar A. Garduno Lopez, 18, was pulling out Jefferson of a parking J. Davis lot when his 2015 Mazda M3 struck a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Jefferson J. Davis, 21, Gregory said.

The impact pushed both vehicles to the corner where Cipolla was standing. He was struck by the Santa Fe, and his head was pinned beneath

the driver’s side wheel, according to police reports.

Cipolla, of Joliet, was taken to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9:19 p.m.

Garduno Lopez, of the 400 block of Hunter Avenue, was taken to Silver Cross Hospital. Gregory said hospital tests showed Garduno Lopez was under the influence of marijuana.

Garduno Lopez was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence and misdemeanor charges of driving with a sus-

pended license, driving without insurance and marijuana possession. He was booked into the Will County jail and was being held on $500,000 bond.

According to court records, Garduno Lopez was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and texting while driving in April 2014.

He pleaded guilty in October and was sentenced to a year of court supervision.

A 16-year-old boy who’d been a passenger in the Mazda was treated for minor injuries at Silver Cross and released.

Gregory said officers at the scene smelled alcohol on Davis’ breath. Davis, of the 900 block of Lois Place, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, transportation of open alcohol, speeding and improper lane use.

A 24-year-old man who’d been a passenger in the Santa Fe refused medical treatment.

Gregory said the case is being reviewed with the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office and other charges could be filed when bloodwork is complete.

Joliet police allege man had marijuana, loaded gun in car

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Police say a man had marijuana and a loaded handgun in his car early Tuesday.

At 12:22 a.m., an officer noticed “suspicious activity” in a 1997 Toyota Camry parked near Devarrius D. the motels in the 1700 block Thompson of McDonough Street, Deputy Police Chief Ed Gregory said.

Devarrius D. Thompson,

19, was “surprised” when the officer approached and Thompson got out of the car on his own, Gregory said.

“The officer could smell the burnt odor of cannabis from Thompson and searched him when other officers arrived,” Gregory said.

Besides marijuana and a large amount of cash, Thompson had a loaded handgun inside a white stocking cap on the driver’s side floorboard, according to Gregory.

Thompson, of the 300 block of Edward Street, was booked into the Will County jail on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unautho-

rized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a street gang member and marijuana possession.

In April 2013, Thompson was showing off a handgun and fired into a creek near Second and Iowa avenues.

The gunfire brought police, who found Thompson carrying the weapon in his front pants pocket. Thompson pleaded guilty to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 24 months’ probation.

Thompson pleaded guilty in order to have charges from an August 2013 incident dismissed. Police said gunfire

brought officers to Thompson’s father’s house, where they found shell casings in the driveway and backyard.

When police searched the house, Thompson and his friend, Jubyris M. Jordan, were sitting near a computer desk with two large bags of

marijuana on top of it. Two guns were found inside the desk and Thompson also had plastic bags of marijuana in his pockets, police said.

Jordan and Devarrius Thompson’s father, Laurice D. Thompson, also were arrested at that time.

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• James W. Davis, 38, of the 200 block of North Vernon Street in Herscher, and Jason E. Davis, 35, of the 300 block of South Ottawa Street in Joliet, were arrested by Will County Sheriff’s police Monday on charges of theft.

• Kenneth J. Janusz, 36, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was arrested

by Plainfield police Monday on a charge of drug possession.

• Jose R. Romero, 47, of the 400 block of Henderson Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Monday on a charge of violating an

order of protection.

• Jerry Spears, 27, homeless, according to jail records, was arrested

by Will County Sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of vandalism.

• Otearia O. Streeter, 24, of Houston, Texas, was arrested by Joliet police Monday on a charge of shoplifting.

• Richard A. Ambrogio, 35, of the 400 block of South Mazon Street in Coal City, was arrested by Will County Sheriff’s police Tuesday on charges of home invasion, residential burglary and vandalism.

• Cody D. Dortch, 25, of the 1000 block of 135th Street in Chicago, was arrested by Frankfort police Tuesday on charges of burglary and fraud.

• Kenneth T. Neal, 40, of the 21800 block of Hannibal Court in Plainfield, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday on

a charge of delivery of drugs.

• Macky M. Sharp, 20, of the 700 block of Red Oak Lane in University Park, was arrested by Steger police Tuesday on charges of theft, criminal trespassing and domestic battery.

• Alexander D. Weatherspoon, 34, of the 200 block of Tampa Street in Park Forest, was arrested by Park Forest police Tuesday on a charge of marijuana possession.

• Cefor R. Anderson, 26, of the 400 block of Strong Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by state police Wednesday on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence.

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By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – During the first districtwide STEM Fair at Valley View Schools, educators will connect students with people who work in technology and industry.

Starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Romeoville High School, the districtwide STEM fair will feature the best projects from dozens of middle school students covering science, technology, engineering and math. The fair also will present demonstrations covering different areas in STEM. Students from Brooks, Martinez, Lukancic, Humphrey

and Addams Middle schools will display projects.

“It’s our first year of having this and our goal is definitely awareness and a few of the judges [for the STEM contest] will be speaking to the crowd before we do awards just to explain their schooling and how it connects to their jobs,” said Christy Vehe, Valley View mathematics and science director.

Valley View is one of many local school districts creating more STEM programs and activities to get students interested in the science and math fields. School officials at Joliet Public Schools District 86 have pushed for similar efforts.

Vehe said middle school students started on new projects this year to give them the opportunity to come up with their own experiments. Students who were interested in participating were asked to attend a fair to have their projects judged.

The top winners from that contest were selected to enter the fair Thursday, Vehe said.

More than 40 students will present their projects and first through third place winners will be selected for each grade level, she said.

Thirteen judges will come from companies and organizations such as ComEd, Exelon and Argonne National Labo-

ratory, she said. The public is invited to attend.

“We encourage the students to bring siblings and anybody of any age,” she said. “They can be interested in watching the robotics because they’re really cool. There will be demonstrations on how they were built.”

The Romeoville High School Robotics Club will do demonstrations, as will Mr.

SPRINGFIELD – Redevelopment plans for the old Joliet Correctional Center now are on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s radar after a Wednesday meeting in Springfield between county officials, state lawmakers and two members of the Republican governor’s staff.

“They listened and took a lot of notes,” said Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, who first requested a meeting with staff two weeks ago as a member of the Collins Street Prison Task Force.

The blighted Collins Street

prison closed in 2002 and has since stood empty with shattered windows and crumbling drywall. Land just east of the old prison was once home to two stone quarry ponds and was used for decades as a shooting range for the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The site is owned by the state of Illinois.

The task force was created to spearhead redevelopment efforts outlined in a 2012 report.

McGuire said the meeting was designed to give Rauner’s staff a better understanding of the project, its status and the work the task force and others

have conducted so far.

McGuire said the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase II contaminants study of land just east is complete. A report is being compiled to “put the lab results into context,” McGuire said.

It’s likely the site will require environmental remediation before anything can be done with the property.

The prison, which opened in the 1850s, draws visitors from around the world despite being inaccessible to the public. The prison is famous for its appearance in the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers.”

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The equipment can be used to design anything, including tools, motors, data networks and artwork.

The first Fab Lab began as a project of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, and has expanded to more than 450 locations throughout the world.

The bill would create a nonprofit entity to establish a National Fab Lab network

throughout the United States, according to the release. The goal of the network will be to establish at least one Fab Lab for every 700,000 people, giving students and entrepreneurs throughout the country access to needed tools and skills.

The legislation does not provide funding, but seeks to provide the project with the recognition needed to grow and establish new centers throughout the country.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, and U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, have reintroduced legislation supporting advanced manufacturing.

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Study: Will County ranks among healthiest counties

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Will County has been ranked among the state’s healthiest counties for the sixth consecutive year, according to a nationwide study released Wednesday.

Will County ranks 21 out of the state’s 102 counties in terms of health outcomes and ranks 19 in terms of health factors.

Last year’s study ranked Will County at No. 25 in both categories.

The study – called the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health, or MATCH – uses data sets collected from various sources to rank each county’s health.

Despite the high score, county officials continually look for ways to improve.

“It’s important that we understand the value of this

report. What it means. What it doesn’t mean,” said John Cicero, who heads up the Will County Health Department. “It helps us focus on the issues and develop community-wide outreach programming. The first step is being aware.”

Although rankings improved compared to 2014, the county continues to lag behind the state average in obesity levels and access to primary care.

About 29 percent of the county’s adult population is considered obese, compared to the state’s 27 percent. Improved access to nutritious foods and exercise is vital to improve those numbers, Cicero said.

Access to primary care also is an issue. With a population of 682,000, Will County has one primary care physician for every 1,967 residents. DuPage County tops the state’s ranking, with one physician for

every 746 residents, while the state’s average ratio is 1,266-to1.

Cicero said the ratio could improve, but what’s more important is educating Will County residents on how to best access health care within the system. That’s one of the main initiatives from the county health department moving forward, Cicero said.

“It’s important to have adequate providers. But it’s also important to educate users on what’s appropriate,” he said.

“You don’t go to the emergency room when you could go to an urgent care center. And you don’t go to an urgent care center when you can go to a primary care doctor.”

In 2010, Will County ranked 10 in health factors, dropped to 37 in 2011, and has steadily improved its rankings since then, according to the data.

Grundy board looking at ways to cut budget

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Grundy County Board Chairman David Welter will sit down with department heads and elected officials Wednesday to discuss where the county budget can be trimmed.

The county faces declining revenue that could result in a more than $1 million loss to the county because of loss of pointof-sale revenue from Channahon and proposed cuts by the state.

“We know for sure that we aren’t getting the point-of-sale revenue from Channahon,” Welter said. “While we are vigilant about the proposed state cuts, we aren’t there yet.”

Channahon, along with several other state municipalities, were sued by the Regional Transportation Authority for using taxing strategies that enticed companies to open purchasing offices in Grundy County to take advantage of lower sales tax rates.

In November 2013, the Illinois Department of Revenue became involved in rewriting

the state’s sales tax sourcing laws when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled the laws were basically unconstitutional.

In June of 2014, the Joint Committee of Administrative Rules adopted the Illinois Department of Revenue’s proposed sales tax sourcing rules, which included a five-part test.

Companies must meet at least three of the five criteria to be considered a legal business headquarters.

Since those changes were implemented, Channahon’s point of sale program showed steady decline. Today, there are no companies participating in the program.

“Currently we have no one enrolled, but we are still looking at possibilities under the new law,” Channahon Mayor Joe Cook said. “We are certainly open to it, but it is up to the individual companies what resources they want to put in to it. My personal feeling is that there will be people interested.”

In the meantime, Grundy County has seen revenues decrease in fiscal year 2015 from Channahon’s sales tax drop to

$73,667, from a high of $358,539.

Both numbers are significantly lower than the same sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2014 of $1.33 million and from the highest fiscal year 2011 where it saw revenue reach $2.34 million.

Welter gave a presentation to the Grundy County Finance Committee on Monday, which explained the revenue loss and offered insight into ways to get the county budget balanced.

He said the board needs to decide on a plan and implement it immediately to find between 3 and 6.5 percent reductions.

“We are looking at a combination of things: not starting capital projects that haven’t started yet, reducing department budgets, and moving money set aside for the Mazon River Project to the general fund,” Welter said Tuesday.

“The Mazon River Project is a project the county has been working on with the state for decades and we have no idea when the state will give us the go-ahead, so I think we should use the money now for the budget crisis and if the project ever happens, we can go to our reserves if we need to.”

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JOLIET – Will County Sheriff’s police are investigating a threat against the former sheriff.

Spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said Wednesday a letter was recently sent to Paul Kaupas threatening to harm him and his family. Kaupas retired in December after serving three terms as sheriff.

“We are investigating and taking it very seriously,” Hoffmeyer said.

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Sheriff’s police had Kaupas file a police report about the letter.

“I’ve had them before,” Kaupas told The Herald-News Wednesday. He declined to discuss the contents of the letter.

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Will County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said Robin K. Hughes, 37, was taken off life support at Stroger Hospital in Chicago, where she’d been since the

March 18 accident.

The single-vehicle crash was reported about 3:17 p.m. on Will Center Road, a half-mile North of Pauling Road in Monee Township, Hoffmeyer said.

Hughes was trapped in the vehicle and had to be removed

by Monee firefighters. She was taken to Olympia Fields Hospital and later airlifted to Stroger.

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Gavin said safer neighborhoods is a key issue. “Businesses will not be attracted if the neighborhoods are not safe,” she said.

Phillip Petrakos did not attend.

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Councilman Terry Morris, a funeral home owner, said, “I believe the city has moved forward in the past four years, and I believe the chamber has been an integral part of us moving forward.”

Leonard Thompson Jr. did not attend.

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if you are going to be a council member, you should have some experience and expertise in managing money,” Foster said. He said the city needs “a watchful eye for unforeseen conditions,” noting the growing expense of the city’s transportation center project.

Angel Guzman said District 4 is “ripe for development” along Collins Street and Woodruff Road, but needs someone like himself with marketing

experience to promote the area.

Guzman also said the city needs to fix roads, add sidewalks and improve street lighting to make the area safer for residents and more attractive to potential businesses.

He also supports hiring more police to deal with crime in District 4.

Councilwoman Bettye Gavin, executive director of the Forest Park Community Center, said she has worked in community organizations for 30 years “because my passion is to improve the quality of life for all residents.”

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“The vehicle then became airborne and rolled several times before coming to rest on the roof in the embankment of a ditch.”

Hughes was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, Hoffmeyer said. The cause of the crash remains undetermined.

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OBITUARIES ROGELIO F. GUERRERO Rogelio “Roy” F. Guerrero, age 64, peacefully passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, with family by his side.

Born in Mission, TX and a lifelong Joliet and Rockdale area resident.

Retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company after over 35 years of service as a welder. He was a dedicated family man who loved spending time with his family and friends. He also enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle.

Preceded by his father, Felipe Guerrero; one brother, Gilbert Guerrero; one niece, Michelle Hinojosa; and one nephew, Dr. Tony Guerrero.

Survived by his mother, Trinidad (nee Flores) Guerrero of Joliet; loving wife of 43 years, Maricela (nee De La Rosa) Guerrero of Rockdale; one daughter, Hilda Orozco of Rockdale; one son, Rogelio “Roy” Guerrero Jr. of Plainfield; three grandchildren, Reyna Orozco, Angelo Orozco and Rogelio Guerrero, III; one great-grandson, Izayah; five sisters, Janie (Angel) Trinidad of Joliet, Alma (Boyd) Stewart of Metropolis, IL, Elida Hinojosa of Joliet, Leticia (Daryl) Magolan of Rockdale and Maria (David) Bandosz of Minooka; five brothers, Carlos of Edinburg, TX, Ray (Carolina), Robert and Adam, all of Joliet, and Rolando (Suzy) Guerrero of Shorewood; numerous, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.

Visitation for Rogelio F. Guerrero will be held Friday, March 27, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. until time of funeral services at 7:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Pastors Isidro “Sid” Casillas and Salvadore Guerrero officiating. As it was Rogelio’s request, Cremation Rites will be accorded following his services.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Guerrero family so that they may distribute them to a Pediatric Cancer Care Children’s Hospital in his name would be appreciated.

For information: (815) 741-5500 or visit his Book of Memories at www. fredcdames.com

JAMES D. OTTEN

Born: Sept. 19, 1939; in Sheboygan, WI Died: March 24, 2015; in Fond du Lac, WI. Jim Otten, age 75, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, passed away on March 24, 2015, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. He was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on September 19, 1939, the son of Martin and Minnie (nee Katte) Otten.

He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 24 years, Mona (nee Richardson); his children, Tom (Kelly Hager), and Julia (Brian) Knier; and his granddaughter, Isabel Knier. In addition to his wife and children, Jim was also survived by step-children, Laurie Butler and Scott Calvert; step-grandchildren, Brandon, Amanda, Sarah, and Regan; brother, Roger (Audrey) Otten; sister, Marge (Harlan) Huibregtse; and many dear nieces, nephews, and friends.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Eunice Hendrikse; and brother-in-law, John Hendrikse.

Jim attended Sheboygan Christian School and North High School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He graduated from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1961. After teaching English at the Zeeland Michigan Christian School and Westminster Christian School in Miami, Florida, he became a Senior Systems Analyst at Eastern Airlines

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in 1966. He spent several years in fundraising for Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois and then went on to manage several neighborhood healthcare facilities for Bethany Home and Hospital of the Methodist Church in Chicago, Illinois. In 1985, he was recruited as Executive Director for Health Service Systems, Inc., an affiliate of Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Illinois. He worked as Administrative Director of Clinic Services for Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan, from 1993 to 2000. During his tenure at Genesys, he was appointed Adjunct Assistant Instructor in the Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University. In 2000, Jim was recruited to Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio. He retired in 2005, and then served on Mercy Foundation’s Board of Directors until 2011. Throughout his career in the healthcare industry, his continued love of teaching was realized through his thoughtful mentoring of his employees and colleagues.

In 2012, Jim and Mona moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to be closer to family. He has been elected to the posts of Elder and Deacon in the churches he attended over the years and is a member of Community Church in Fond du Lac. He had a wonderful bass voice and loved to sing in church and in the Calvin College Meistersingers. Jim was a skilled fisherman throughout his life as well as a hunter in his earlier years. He was a devoted Green Bay Packer fan, no matter which state he was living in, and was known to take vacations to watch the NCAA March Madness games.

As father, grandfather, brother, uncle, husband and friend, Jim will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Community Church in Fond du Lac www.ccfdl. org, Agnesian Hospice Hope in Fond du Lac www.agnesian.com/giving, or Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, www.calvin.edu/support.

Memorial service for Jim will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015, at

5:00 PM at Community Church, N6717 Streblow Drive in Fond du Lac with Pastor Ken Nabi officiating.

Cremation has taken place with burial to follow in Rienzi Cemetery at a later date.

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ROSIE PICCIOLO Rosie Capitino Picciolo, a lifelong resident of Crest Hill, passed away on March 25, 2015, at the age of 94, with her loving family by her side.

Survived by her sisters, Angie (the late Rudy) Gerl, Mary (the late Joseph) Cusimano and Catherine (the Late Anthony) Frankovich.

Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.

Preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Picciolo; her parents, Antonio and Catherine (nee Puleo) Capitino; her brothers, Anthony “Chubbers” Capitino and Paul (the Late Francis); and a sister, Maggie (the late Matthew) Fassiotto.

Rosie was born in Joliet and was a life long resident of Crest Hill.

She Owned Rosie’s Variety Store in Crest Hill for many years, and enjoyed visiting with everyone that would come into the store. She moved to Willow Falls, and enjoyed volunteering at the Willow Falls Ice Cream Shop. She was an avid bowler and was inducted into the Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame in 1999. She was a member of the St Ann’s CCW, St. Joe’s Seniors, Young Timers, Cantigny Post and Joliet Rivals Lady Auxiliary. She loved playing cards, going to Bingo and visiting with all of her family and friends.

A special thank you to Dr. Alvi and Dr. Maragodf, also long time caregivers, Kim and Jenny.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anne Church in Crest Hill, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 11:00 am. Visitation will be held at the Woodlawn Funeral Home, 3201

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The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials in Rosie’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice or St. Ann’s Church in Crest Hill would be appreciated.

SAMUEL J. RIZZO Born: July 16, 1980 Died: Dec. 22, 2014

Samuel “Sam” James Rizzo, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 22, 2014, at the age of 34.

Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, on July 16, 1980.

A gathering of family and friends is to be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

March 28, 2015, at the Stone City V.F.W. at 124 Stone City Dr. Joliet, IL 60436. Located on the southwest corner of Laraway and Rte 53, behind the gas station.

He is survived by his loving wife, Melissa Rizzo; his children, Tyler, Paige, and Abby; parents, Sam and Betsy; in- laws, Michele and Brian Bulmann and Dave and Roxy Young; siblings, Jennifer (Alex) Sustek and Melinda Rizzo. Brother-in-law, Chris (Stephanie) Young; sisters-in-law, Angie (Bo) Simmons and Pam (Charlie) Boyd. His best childhood friend, Jason Ahern; several aunts; uncles; cousins; nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his family.

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ROUNDUP News from across the state

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Disability advocates call for closing Illinois institutions

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Judge sends marijuana permit challenge back

DANVILLE – A legal challenge to an Illinois nonprofit’s medical marijuana permit has been

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Interstate 74 near Urbana open after truck wreck

SPRINGFIELD – A standoff between Springfield police and a man authorities say was holding several people against their will ended with the man shooting himself.

Springfield Deputy Police Chief Dan Mounce said 36-year-old Juan Kincade shot himself early Wednesday as officers entered an apartment were the man was holding an unspecified number of people.

Authorities say a preliminary

URBANA – The Illinois Department of Transportation says Interstate 74 near Urbana has been reopened after inspections found the damage to an overpass caused by a semitrailer was cosmetic.

Department spokesman Brian Williamson said the interstate was fully open again around 4:30 p.m.

Illinois State Police say the truck carrying an oversized load ran into the overpass at Champaign County Road just after noon Wednesday. Two cars driving on the interstate ran into a chunk of concrete knocked off the overpass, but no one was injured.

The westbound side of I-74 was partially closed while inspectors checked the overpass. Traffic was backed up for much of the

daughter, Sheila; her dear brother, Robert; her cherished sister, Peggy; and her parents, Robert and Minola Williams.

She is survived by her devoted and loving daughter, Merrily Kennedy; her three grandchildren, Kerry (Sal) Reyes, Kristi (Sean Baney) Brand, and Jamie (Christi Cardwell) Kennedy; her ten great-grandchildren, Bob Pearce, Adam (Lauren) Reyes, Chase Robinson, Hannah Reyes, Sarah Brand, Abbey Brand, Jack Kennedy, Sean Kennedy, and Eric Kennedy, Mikaela Reyes; her three great-great grandchildren, Bailey, Lincoln, and Breland Reyes; her nieces and nephews, Angela and Bob Williams, Tom (Mike)

Schlegel, Mary Ann (Bill) Hensley, Rosie (Pete) Sauer, and Gerry “Bo” (Mary) Schlegel; and numerous grand nieces and nephews.

Minola attended St. Teresa High School in Decatur. In 1939, she graduated from College of St. Francis. She was a gifted and much beloved teacher for many years, including teaching 3rd and 4th grade at St. Ray’s and teaching French and Language Arts at Hufford Jr. High. She still met regularly with the students from her first teaching assignment in Manteno.

Minola was a Secular Franciscan at St. John’s Church in Joliet, and was a parishioner of St. Joseph Church, Manhattan. She volun-

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Belleville looks to eliminate township government

SPRINGFIELD – A group of Illinois parents want a change in law to give them the ability to pull their children out of standardized tests administered by public schools.

State Rep. Will Guzzardi is a sponsor of legislation that would give parents the right to opt out their children from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and other standardized tests.

The Chicago Teachers Union and parent groups have objected to the PARCC exams over concerns of too much emphasis on tests.

Guzzardi said Illinois public schools lack a “clear and consistent policy” for students opting out of tests.

Jennie Biggs of Raise Your Hand said students can choose not to take the tests, but parents can’t act on their behalf.

BELLEVILLE – Joy Schreiber is the rare elected official who hopes voters get a chance to kick her out of office.

The Belleville Township trustee is among a group of local officials who want to shut down a unit of government that shares a name and exact boundaries with the southern Illinois city.

Unlike most of Illinois’ other 1,429 townships, it doesn’t assess property taxes or handle road maintenance. Its role is to provide temporary financial assistance to several dozen needy families annually, and its costs typically exceed the amount of aid given.

“I am not anti-township,” Schreiber said. “I’m anti-waste.”

A governmental system with its roots in the pre-colonial Northeast continues to thrive in Illinois, where townships remain in 85 of 102 counties. But after decades of unsuccessful efforts to trim the entities, Schreiber and others hope to gain momentum from new Gov. Bruce Rauner’s repeated calls to shrink bureaucracy.

Illinois ranks a clear first among all states in that category, with nearly 7,000 units of government, from school boards to mosquito abatement agencies.

Earlier this month, Rauner created a Local Government and Unfunded Mandates Task Force to help streamline services. Prior to that, DuPage County west of Chicago, eliminated a sanitation district and a fire protection district, and the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston paved the way for Belleville when it dissolved its township in May. “The issue is hard to tackle, because you can’t just make vague, broad pronouncements [about townships’ usefulness],” said state Sen. Daniel Biss, an Evanston Democrat who sponsored his hometown’s move.

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MINOLA C. STURM

Born: Feb. 14, 1919; in Decatur, IL Died: March 22, 2015; in Elwood, IL Minola Catherine Sturm (nee Williams), age 96, died March 22, 2015, after a brief illness at her home in Elwood, surrounded by friends and family.

Minola was born February 14, 1919, in Decatur.

She was preceded in death by her adoring husband, Jack; her beloved

teered throughout her life with the CCW, Meals on Wheels, FISH, Will County Historical Society and numerous other activities.

Together, with her husband, Jack, she founded the Shepherd’s Table in 1985. She was an active member of JARTA, Alumni of USF, and Joliet Women’s Club. She was an avid story-teller, extraordinary letter-writer, and lover of life, who gifted everyone with compassion, kindness, and joyful love.

Funeral service for Minola will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 27, 2015, from Forsythe Funeral Home in procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 235 W. North St., Manhattan, for 10:00 a.m. Mass of

Christian Burial. Visitation will be Thursday, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, Manhattan.

In the interest of Minola’s lifelong passion for helping others, the family requests an act of kindness towards someone, in her memory.

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SPRINGFIELD – Advocates of group homes for the disabled are calling for the closing of nearly all state-run institutions as part of plan they say would save Illinois $337 million a year.

Hundreds of advocates for the disabled rallied at the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday. Their plan calls on Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers to close six of the remaining seven institutions and transition those people into group homes.

The Republican governor said during his campaign that he supported keeping the Murray Developmental Center in Centralia open. Former Gov. Pat Quinn called for closing all state-run institutions.

Proponents of group homes say Illinois has an “antiquated” and costly system for meeting the needs of the disabled. Opponents argue that some of the disabled need the level of services provided at an institution.

examination indicated Kincade sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday Mounce said Kincade battered several people he was holding, resulting in minor injuries. Police say it was a domestic issue and those involved were being interviewed. There were children present.

Police were first called to Cedar Point apartments Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were in contact with the man into the early morning hours of Wednesday until officers heard a single gunshot.

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Vermilion County Judge Craig DeArmond on Wednesday sent attorneys for Shiloh Agronomics back to the drawing board. The lawyers now have 45 days to refile their petition with more details.

Shiloh claims Shelby County Community Services should not be entitled to its marijuana cultivation permit because it has federal tax-exempt status and growing marijuana violates federal law.

Attorney Dan Harris represents the Shelbyville nonprofit. He said the question should be of interest only to the IRS, which can tax the organization’s income under existing law.

Shelby County Community Services runs a mental health clinic and recently won a permit to grow medical marijuana. Shiloh Agronomics lost the competition for the permit in the same district.

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive for five years by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could get life in prison if convicted.

The misbehavior charge could land Bergdahl in prison for life, although some legal experts said a lengthy sentence was unlikely.

He also could be dishonorably discharged and forfeit all his pay if convicted on either charge.

Next, an Article 32 hearing – similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding – will be held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where Bergdahl has been performing administrative duties. A date was not announced. From there, it could be referred to a court-martial and go to trial.

Military worries about easing transgender ban

WASHINGTON – U.S. military leaders have expressed reservations about any move to lift the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces, an issue since Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s suggestion that he is open to the idea, officials say.

Carter told troops in Afghanistan that he was open-minded when asked if the Defense Department was planning to remove one of the last gender- or

sexuality-based barriers to military service. But some defense officials have said they have broad concerns about the impact of such a change.

Much of the opposition centers on questions of where transgender troops would be housed, what berthing they would have on ships, which bathrooms they would use and whether their presence would affect the ability of units to work well together.

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Student who led racist chant meets black leaders OKLAHOMA CITY – A former University of Oklahoma fraternity member caught on video leading a racist chant said he’s deeply sorry for his role in the incident and “upset and embarrassed” that he failed to stop it.

Surrounded by several black leaders, Levi Pettit publicly apologized Wednesday during a brief news conference. It followed a meeting he had at an Oklahoma City Baptist church with civil rights activists, pastors and elected officials.

Pettit answered a few questions from reporters but declined to say who taught him the chant or where he learned it.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, pauses Wednesday during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the budget.

GOP-controlled House OKs budget to erase deficits

By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Normally quarrelsome House Republicans came together Wednesday night and passed a boldly conservative budget that relies on nearly $5 trillion in cuts to eliminate deficits over the next decade, calls for repealing the health care law and envisions transformations of the tax code and Medicare.

Final passage, 228-199, came shortly after Republicans bumped up recommended defense spending to levels proposed by President Barack Obama.

Much of the budget’s savings would come from Medicaid, food stamps and welfare, programs that aid the low-income, although details were sketchy.

Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., chairman of the House Budget Committee, called the plan a “balanced budget for a stronger America” – and one that would “get this economy rolling again.”

Democrats rebutted that the GOP numbers didn’t add up and called their policies wrong-headed.

“People who are running

in place today are not going to be moving forward under the Republican budget, they’re going to be falling back,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

The Republican-controlled Senate is likely to approve its version of a budget by week’s end.

The plans themselves are nonbinding and do not require a presidential signature. Instead, once the House and Senate agree on a common approach, lawmakers will have to draft legislation to carry out the program that Republicans have vowed to follow in the wake of campaign victories last fall that gave them control of both houses of Congress.

Still, House passage of a budget marked a significant victory for Speaker John Boehner and the GOP leadership, which have struggled mightily to overcome differences within a fractious rank and file.

An equally notable second triumph appeared on the horizon. Legislation to stabilize the system of payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients is expected to clear the House Thursday, and Obama’s declaration of support enhanced its

chances in the Senate.

It includes a requirement for upper-income Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their coverage, a provision Republicans hailed as a triumph in their drive to curtail the growth of benefit programs.

There was nothing bipartisan about the budget debate, though. Republicans supported it, 228-17, while all 182 Democrats who voted were opposed.

The House plan calls for $5.4 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, including about $2 trillion from repeal of the law known as Obamacare.

Nearly $1 trillion would be saved from Medicaid and CHIP, health care programs for the low-income, and $1 billion from other unspecified benefit programs. Another $500 billion would come from general government programs that already have been squeezed in recent years by deficit-reduction agreements between Congress and the White House.

The budget outline itself provides few if any details of the cuts envisioned, although once they appear in legislation they are highly likely to spark a veto showdown with Obama.

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Night Prayer ..........................11:45 PM

Good Friday, April 3,2015

Morning Prayer ...................... 7:30 AM Stations of the Cross............... 8:00 AM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion ...3:00 PM

Easter Basket Blessing (Saturday) 11:30 a.m.

Saturday Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m.

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Tour of City after 7:00 Mass (Sign up in Church) Night Prayer at 11:30 p.m. (In English)

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Amanda Knox defense calls conviction grave error

By COLLEEN BARRY and FRANCES D’EMILIO The Associated Press ROME – Amanda Knox’s defense lawyer urged Italy’s highest court on Wednesday to overturn the American’s conviction in the 2007 murder of her British roommate, calling it a “grave judicial error.”

Knox faces 28½ years in an Italian jail for the 2007 murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in an apartment they shared in the university town of Perugia, after being convicted by a Florence appeals court last year along with her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.

Sollecito’s defense will make its case Friday, when the case resumes before the

Court of Cassation.

Winding up Wednesday’s full day of arguments, Knox defense lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said the Florence court’s conviction of Knox “is not justice, it is a distortion of the facts.”

He argued, that based on analysis of blood stains, including two handprints on the victim’s pillow, in Kercher’s room and elsewhere in the house the two women shared, “there is not one trace of Amanda in the room of the crime.”

“We are confronted with a very grave judicial error that must be set right,” he said before asking the court to overturn the 2014 guilty verdict.

Knox maintains her innocence. She returned to the

United States in 2011 after an earlier appellate court verdict acquitted the pair. She was

awaiting the high court’s decision in home town of Seattle, and is “worried, very wor-

ried,” Dalla Vedova said.

“I don’t think she is sleeping much,” he added.

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Yemen president flees by sea amid rebel advance in south

By AHMED AL-HAJ and MAGGIE MICHAEL The Associated Press SANAA, Yemen – President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled Yemen by sea Wednesday as Shiite rebels and their allies moved on his last refuge in the south, captured its airport and put a bounty on his head, officials said. Hours later, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.S. announced his country had begun airstrikes against the Houthi rebels.

The departure of the close U.S. ally and the imminent fall of the southern port of Aden pushed Yemen further toward a violent collapse. It also threatened to turn the impoverished but strategic country into another proxy battle between the Middle East’s Sunni powers and Shiite-led Iran.

Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir said his country had begun airstrikes against the rebels. Jubeir declined to say whether the Saudi campaign involved U.S. intelligence assistance.

There were indications others in the region would follow suit: The United Arab

Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain joined Saudi Arabia in a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, saying they would answer a request from Hadi “to protect Yemen and his dear people from the aggression of the Houthi militias which were and are still a tool in the hands of foreign powers that don’t stop meddling with the security and stability of brotherly Yemen.” Oman, the sixth member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, didn’t sign on to the statement.

In a statement on the state news agency, Egypt, too, announced political and military support. “There is coordination ongoing now with Saudi Arabia and the brotherly gulf countries about preparations to participate with an Egyptian air and naval forces and ground troops if necessary,” the statement said.

Arab leaders were expected to meet in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik this weekend for a pre-planned summit, which now is expected to be dominated by the developments in Yemen. It is not clear if Hadi will be able to attend the summit.

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf

allies believe the Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, are tools for Iran to seize control of Yemen and say they intend to stop the takeover. The Houthis deny they are backed by Iran.

The crumbling of Hadi’s government is a blow to Washington’s counterterrorism strategy against al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen, considered to be the most powerful in the terrorist network. Over the weekend, about 100 U.S. military advisers withdrew from the al-Annad air base where they had been leading a drone campaign against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP. Yemen now faces fragmentation, with Houthis controlling much of the north, including the capital of Sanaa, and several southern provinces. In recent days, they took the third-largest city, Taiz, as well as much of the province of Lahj, both just to the north of Aden.

In fighting in Lahj, they captured Hadi’s defense minister, Maj. Gen. Mahmoud al-Subaihi, and then swept into the nearby al-Annad base, which the U.S. military had left.

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People flee from gunfire Wednesday on a street in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen. Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country by sea Wednesday on a boat from Aden, as Shiite rebels and their allies advanced on the city where he had taken refuge.

SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France – The first half of Germanwings Flight 9525 was chilling in its normalcy. It took off from Barcelona en route to Duesseldorf, climbing up over the Mediterranean and turning over France. The last communication was a routine request to continue on its route.

Minutes later, at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, the Airbus A320 inexplicably began to descend.

Within 10 minutes, it had plunged from its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet to just over 6,000 feet and slammed into a remote mountainside.

To find out why, investigators have been analyzing the mangled black box that contains an audio recording from the cockpit. Remi Jouty, the head of France’s accident investigation bureau BEA, said Wednesday it has yielded sounds and voices, but so far not the “slightest explanation” of why the plane crashed, killing all 150 on board.

A newspaper report, however, suggests the audio contains intriguing information at the least: One of the pilots is heard leaving the cockpit, then banging on the door with increasing urgency in an unsuccessful attempt to get back in.

“The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer,” The New York Times quotes an unidentified investigator as saying. “And then he hits the door stronger and no answer.

There is never an answer.”

Eventually, the newspaper quotes the investigator as saying: “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down.”

The investigator, whom the newspaper said could not be identified because the

investigation is continuing, said officials don’t know why the pilot left. He also does not speculate on why the other pilot didn’t open the door or make contact with ground control before the crash.

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, airlines in the U.S. don’t leave one pilot alone in the cockpit. The standard operating procedure is that if one of the pilots leaves – for example, to use the bathroom – a flight attendant takes their spot in the cockpit. It was not immediately clear if European airlines have adopted the same practice.

The names of the pilots have not been released.

French officials gave no details from the recording on Wednesday, insisting the cause of the crash remained a mystery. They said the descent was gradual enough to suggest the plane was under the control of its navigators.

“At this point, there is no explanation,” Jouty said.

“One doesn’t imagine that the pilot consciously sends his plane into a mountain.”

Jouty said “sounds and voices” were registered on the digital audio file recovered from the first black box.

But he did not divulge the contents, insisting days or weeks will be needed to decipher them.

“There’s work of understanding voices, sounds, alarms, attribution of different voices,” the BEA chief said.

Confusion surrounded the fate of the second black box. French President Francois Hollande said the casing of the flight data recorder had been found in the scattered debris, but was missing the memory card that captures 25 hours’ worth of information on the position and condition of almost every major part in a plane.

Jouty refused to confirm the discovery.

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U.S. conducting airstrikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit

Viji Arumugam, a scientist at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., works March 4 in her laboratory in San Diego. Vertex hopes to have treatments for roughly 90 percent of cystic fibrosis patients by around 2020.

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Science, patients driving rare-disease drug research

By LINDA A. JOHNSON The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. – The global pharmaceutical industry is pouring billions of dollars into developing treatments for rare diseases, which once drew little interest from major drugmakers but now point the way toward a new era of innovative therapies and big profits.

The investments come as researchers harness recent scientific advances, including the mapping of the human genome, sophisticated and affordable genetic tests and laboratory robots that can screen thousands of compounds per hour in search of the most potent ones.

“It’s a very, very promising time,” said Jimmy Lin, a National Institutes of Health cancer researcher who co-founded the Rare Genomics Institute.

By definition, a rare disease is one that strikes fewer than 200,000 Americans, sometimes only a few dozen. But with 7,000 rare diseases known to doctors, and more emerging all the time, nearly 1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease. For most, there is no treatment, let alone a cure. Just getting an accurate diagnosis often requires a medical odyssey, and 30 percent of children with a rare disease die before age 5.

For decades, drugmakers were reluctant to invest in rare-disease treatments, preferring to focus on mass-market

drugs for cholesterol, heart trouble and other common problems. Then, starting a decade ago, patents on some of the industry’s most lucrative medicines began to expire, and cheap generic drugs started wiping out tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue.

So, many firms shifted money to rare-disease drugs, knowing those medicines cost less to develop and will face limited competition. Some already sell for $100,000 or more for a year of treatment, although drugmakers usually give financial aid to patients and big discounts to insurers and government health programs.

“They’re recreating the blockbuster,” said WBB Securities analyst Steve Brozak.

“There’s more money, fewer patients and it’s 10 times easier to defend high prices to payers.”

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a record 17 medicines for rare diseases. More than 450 others are in development to treat a wide variety of ailments – rare cancers, sickle-cell disease, the hormonal disorder Cushing’s disease and a bleeding ailment called thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as hemophilia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and pulmonary fibrosis.

Patient-advocacy groups are getting better at raising money for research and building registries of patients that

could be used to recruit participants for drug studies, a process that otherwise can take years.

In the 1970s, only a handful of rare-disease drugs got approved. Then the 1983 Orphan Drug Act helped rouse interest by providing expedited drug reviews, tax credits and other benefits for drug companies.

Since then, about 220 medicines have been approved – 93 in the last decade.

For diabetes, heart and other common medications, drugmakers must test treatments on thousands of patients, usually through three rounds of studies lasting roughly seven years total. Counting initial cell and animal studies, and regulatory review at the end, the process easily takes a decade and more than $1 billion.

But for rare diseases, the drugs are tested on much smaller groups, sometimes just a few hundred or few dozen. And patient testing can wrap up a couple of years sooner. That, plus government financial incentives, can cut development costs by onethird to one-half, and approval is nearly assured.

Big drugmakers do not disclose how much they invest in rare diseases. But the returns can be huge. Pfizer Inc. made $3.53 billion last year selling rare-disease treatments, not counting its 10 cancer drugs for patients with specific genetic mutations.

WASHINGTON – At Iraq’s request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters. The bombing marked a significant expansion of the U.S. military role in Iraq.

“These strikes are intended to destroy ISIL strongholds with precision, thereby saving innocent Iraqi lives while minimizing” unintended damage to civilian structures, Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, the commander of the U.S.-led campaign to defeat the Islamic State group, said in a written statement.

“This will further enable Iraqi forces under Iraqi command to maneuver and defeat ISIL in the vicinity of Tikrit,” Terry said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.

Tikrit is deemed an important test of the ability of Iraq, with coalition support, to retake ground it ceded to the Islamic State last year.

The U.S. initially did not provide air support in Tikrit because Baghdad pointedly chose instead to partner with Iran in a battle it predicted would yield a quick victory.

In recent days, however, the Pentagon has called the Iraqi offensive “stalled.”

An Associated Press correspondent in Tikrit reported hearing warplanes

overhead late Wednesday, followed by multiple explosions. An Iraqi commander in the city told the AP that a warehouse used to store Islamic State weapons was bombed by a U.S. plane, and a U.S. official in Washington confirmed that arms warehouses were among the targets. The Iraqi commander spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the airstrikes.

The Washington official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss military details, said there were no more than one dozen airstrikes Wednesday, and said some were conducted by U.S. allies. The official had no details on the extent of allied participation, including which countries launched airstrikes.

The official said Wednesday’s attacks were the first in a series that would be carried out in the days to come as the coalition coordinates with Iraqi ground troops who have encircled Tikrit but not penetrated deeply into the city.

The battle for Tikrit is widely seen as a step toward the more difficult and potentially decisive battle to regain control of the larger city of Mosul.

In an address to the nation Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi predicted success in Tikrit but did not say the U.S. was providing airstrikes.

A member of an Iraqi Shiite militant group called Imam Ali Brigades patrols Wednesday in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE ARE OUR BROTHER’S KEEPER To the Editor:

I am aware there is legislation to make homelessness illegal. This possibly could catapult us into a new dark age, something like the Salem witch hunts, just larger.

I don’t know what the unemployment rate is, but I know once you no longer receive benefits, you aren’t counted as unemployed. As most people know, I am a minister, so I will refer to God and his word.

The Bible says we came from Adam and Eve, who had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain got jealous of Abel because God preferred Abel’s offering over his, so he killed Abel.

When God questioned Cain over Abel’s whereabouts, Cain replied with a question: Was he his brother’s keeper? God did not dignify that with an answer.

I think that question is a no-brainer and needs to be answered by everyone. There are many empty buildings where businesses either failed or abandoned and which could provide shelter. I know it would take

some supervision to maintain safety, but there are organizations and social services that, if joined together, could alleviate suffering if properly funded and staffed.

This is not a Third World country, and we should not stand still and let it become one. We should not allow government officials to make cuts that will undermine the well-being of our elderly, the young or those with physical or mental problems.

Making cuts to programs like these will only perpetuate the homeless problem, not to mention the incarceration of many citizens.

People have fought and died to preserve the American dream and way of life. To do nothing, ignore or deny these existing problems means to allow the American dream to vanish. There once was a man who said, “I have a dream,” and another who said, “Love thy brother.” God help us all.

Steve Sherwood Joliet

Human rights and religious wrongs in Middle East “Media coverage is not about ratings, it is about lives,” Coptic Orthodox Bishop Angaelos said during a panel at the National Press Club this past week. He is based in London and came to the United States, as he has frequently in past months, to raise alarms, make pleas and express gratitude.

Much of what most Americans know of the Middle East involves violence and impossible struggles. But His Grace Angaelos is here to deliver a different message. Don’t get caught up in ideology and don’t make assumptions. Misreporting and misquoting can unintentionally feed violence, Angaelos warns.

This particular panel discussion was sponsored by a group called In Defense of Christians and called “Sensitivity Rather than Sensationalism: Western Media Coverage of Human Rights and Religious Issues in the Middle East.”

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VIEWS Kathryn Jean Lopez Just as the media has a responsibility to accurately and humanely depict the tragedy and suffering of persecuted groups in the Middle East, we as responsible citizens have a duty to think and act appropriately. We must not give in to the sense of powerlessness that often comes when we think about complicated tragedies occurring far away.

For Christians, the persecution of Christians is a family affair, as Johnnie Moore puts it in a new book, “Defying ISIS.” Moore, formerly a pastor at Liberty University, felt the need to do something.

In his book, he tells the stories of some of the Iraqi and Syrian Christians who now live in refugee camps, having fled

their homes on account of ISIS. When I ask him what the average American can do, he advised: “1. Pray every day.

2. Give. 3. Educate yourself. 4.

Keep unrelenting pressure on politicians. 5. Tell the stories of those in harm’s way. 6. Use #DEFYINGISIS to raise a storm on social media.”

The courage of these persecuted Christians should provide an example to Americans, who have in many ways taken religious freedom for granted.

Bishop Angaelos is grateful that the stories of the 21 Christians killed by an ISIS death squad – a slaughter brazenly trumpeted in a video released by the terrorist group – were of interest to the Western media and told with sensitivity. We heard mainstream media sources tell of the faith and work of these men and the faith and forgiveness of their families.

We must be careful about terminology and generaliza-

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tions, Angaelos says. It’s not, for instance, “the Muslim world.” There are Chaldean Christians there. There are Maronite Christians there.

There are Coptic Christians there. Robert Destro, a law professor at the Catholic University of America, who moderated the discussion, added that there is an astounding amount of ignorance about Christianity in the Middle East.

I think of violence against Christians throughout the world – a friend who often works in Haiti just told me of the horrific violence that nuns, among others, are experiencing at the hands of mysterious assailants – and yet they serve on.

I think of a 71-year-old religious sister who was gang-raped recently in India, who forgave the men who attacked her.

Undeserved love and forgiveness can be a powerful countercultural witness in an atmosphere of hatred, despair, exhaustion and exasperation.

It can be light in a darkening world.

Some months ago, Pope Francis stated emphatically that the world cannot allow Christians to vanish from the Middle East. I thought of this as Katrina Lantos Swett, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, said during the panel question-and-answer period: “Listen to what terrorists say.

They will often tell you their mission ... ‘Rome next’ was not a theoretical flourish.”

As Holy Week and Easter approach, the Christians of the Middle East threatened by ISIS are walking the difficult way of the Cross. As they do so, we could afford to stop, look, listen and support them. For their sakes and our own.

• Kathryn Jean Lopez is founding director of Catholic Voices USA. She can be contacted at klopez@nationalreview.com.

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Lemont’s Eric Whatley hits the ball past Lincoln-Way Central’s Connor Hipelius (left) and Mark Sargis during a match Wednesday in New Lenox. Lincoln-Way Central claimed the 25-10, 25-16 nonconference home victory.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL: LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL 2, LEMONT 0 (25-10, 25-16)

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• Thursday, March 26, 2015

NEW LENOX – With much of its regional championship squad from a year ago returning, Lincoln-Way Central’s boys volleyball team has some big hopes for the upcoming season.

And new coach Neil Lucchetti, a good volleyball and soccer player during his days at Lincoln-Way East, liked what he saw from his squad in his head coaching debut.

Central used a varied attack to help it claim a 25-10, 25-16 nonconference home victory over Lemont on Wednesday.

“We have a team that has a lot of potential talent,” Lucchetti said. “We have a good mix of senior leadership with a lot of underclassmen who can play. We have kids who play club year-around, and we’re kind of bonding together right now. They like to come in a little bit loose, but at the same time they know they have to be ready to go to work, and it shows.

“Once our offense is on and Mike Kulinski is moving the ball around, our hitters can put balls away from any position. We’ve struggled with our passing a little bit in practice, but we’re working on that.

And tonight it looked great, and that’s why our offense had a lot of firepower behind it. With the way that we can play and how hard they work, the sky’s the limit.”

Four of the five seniors were among the first seven Knights who stepped onto the court – Kyle Nilsen (seven kills), Scott Mueller (nine digs), Connor Hipelius and Andrew Bergstrand. The other senior is Kevin Hutchinson.

“We have a great attacking and blocking team this year,” Hipelius said. “We’re also really tall and have a close-knit group, so we should be a great group if we can come together.

Our returning team is strong, and with the addition of some people, it will definitely help us out. If we can utilize our height and get our blocking down, we can succeed as a team.”

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Lincoln-Way Central’s Kyle Nilsen hits the ball past Lemont’s Chase Huron during a match Wednesday in New Lenox. Nilsen had seven kills in Central’s 25-10, 25-16 nonconference home victory.

Lemont’s Rich Machaj hits the ball during a match Wednesday against Lincoln-Way Central in New Lenox.

Other top performers for the Knights during their opener were juniors Mike Kulinski (19 assists, three aces, five digs), Neal Brown (seven kills) and Mark Sargis (five kills).

“What I like the most about this group is that we’re real close, and everyone gets along

well,” Kulinski said. “We have really good attacking and blocking, and though we could work more on defense, we’re doing pretty good. Pretty much everyone on the team can hit, so I just have to dish it around as good as possible and try to get single blocks.

Most of our team returns from

last year, and coach is doing great and has been pushing us real hard.”

Although one match isn’t an indication of much, the good start is encouraging for a Knights squad that already was excited.

“I’m really thrilled about this year,” Brown said. “We have a great, tall group with a lot of intensity, and we are all clicking. And our new coach is kind of pulling the team together. We still have to learn not to get complacent like we did in the second game. In every game, we need to push to the very end. One of my favorite things about this team is that there are no conflicting personalities. So as the year progresses, we’ll just be like one big family.”

While things look upbeat for Central, Lemont will have to go through some growing pains as coach Dina Kyriakoulis teaches the fundamentals.

The Indians were led by

seniors John Bermele (seven digs, five blocks, three kills) and Alejandro Herrera (10 digs). Other starters were senior Eric Whatley and juniors Michael Prasauskas, Chase Huron and Anthony Belsan.

“I have a lot of new athletes who have never played volleyball, so we’re working through that,” Kyriakoulis said. “Our goal is to learn and progress together and to compete. We’re trying to compete against athletes who play all year-round and playing for many years, while I have some athletes who’ve been playing for a month.

“I’m getting good leadership from John Bermele, a senior who played last year.

Junior middle Michael Prasauskas, senior outside Eric Whatley and freshman middle Jerry Radomski are some of the new faces, which includes soccer players. I just want them to know the game and to respect it. I think by the end of the year we’ll be OK.”

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SPRING TRAINING REPORT: LINCOLN-WAY WEST BASEBALL

Lincoln-Way West aiming for more success

By STEVE MILLAR Shaw Media Correspondent NEW LENOX – Lincoln-Way West lost a number of key pieces from last season’s team that finished 307, but junior third baseman Ryan Hastings feels as if little has changed.

“Even though we lost a lot of guys to graduation from last year, guys stepped up and filled in those spots, and it seems like we’re playing with the same team as last year,” Hastings said. “Everyone on the team plays together well, and we feel like it’s going to be a great season.”

The Warriors have high expectations for themselves. Senior right-hander Steve Skolarz has his sights set squarely on one thing.

“We want a state title,” Skolarz said. “It’s everyone’s dream to walk out with a ring.

That’s our goal this year.”

Skolarz will need to play a big role if that’s going to happen. Luke Morgan, Richard Yelnick, Ben Francis and Dylan Eller – who combined to win 21 games on the mound last season – are gone.

That leaves Skolarz (3-2, 2.97 ERA) and fellow seniors Andrew Clavenna (3-1, 3.18) and John Saffrahn (1-0, 2.68) to be counted on heavily.

“Usually, West comes out with some strong pitchers,” Skolarz said. “I think it’s going to be one of our biggest assets again this year. I’d like to step up and be the ace this year. I’ve been working really hard over the offseason, just trying to do everything I can to step up for this team.”

Offensively, the Warriors return the majority of their starting infield from last year with Hastings (.362 average, 26 RBIs, 25 runs) at third base, fellow junior Adam Knerr at shortstop and senior Jake Rossborough at second. Senior Bailey Magruder is expected to start at catcher.

“We will have a whole new outfield this year, but we have the talent to fill those open positions,” West coach Jake Zajc said.

Seniors Chase Starcevich and Mike Pratl, junior Joe Paparelli and sophomores A.J.

Lincoln-Way West’s Adam Knerr puts down a bunt during a game last year against Lincoln-Way Central.

LINCOLN-WAY WEST Q 2014 RECORD: 30-7, 12-2 in SouthWest Suburban Red Q COACH: Jake Zajc (fifth season) Q RETURNING REGULARS: 3B Ryan Hastings, P Steve Skolarz, SS Adam Knerr, 2B Jake Rossborough, P Shaw Media file photos Andrew Clavenna, P John Saffrahn, Lincoln-Way West third baseman Ryan Hastings fields a Lockport grounder during a game last season.

P Trevor Dallio Q OUTLOOK: The Warriors lost Lincoln-Way several key performers from last West inyear’s team, which started 21-0, fielder Jake but have a good core of returners Rossborin the infield and the pitching staff. ough tries After last year’s regional final loss to field a to eventual state champion Lemont, Lincoln-Way West is hungry for a deep playoff East run. grounder during a ont in the regional final. game last “It was a good experience season.

Ashley and Noah Hibler are among those who will see time in the outfield.

“We don’t have a lot of big power hitters,” Hastings said.

“But I think we’re going to have a good lineup as long as everyone does their job and just keeps the lineup rolling over and over.”

The Warriors hope to get off to another fast start. They won their first 21 games a year ago.

“Our strength over the last few seasons has been starting stronger than other teams,” Hastings said. “The coaches always have us ready to go.

We don’t necessarily have the

most talent, but I think we have the best baseball players around.”

Last year, the Warriors found themselves in the toughest regional in the state. After topping the hosts in the semifinals of the Class 3A Joliet Catholic Regional, they fell to eventual state champion Lem-

last year, playing that good of competition in the playoffs,” Hastings said. “We have a few of those games under our belt now, and now we know how to win them.”

Skolarz is confident there will be a lot of postseason wins this time around.

“We just need to stick together as a team, not let our minds get a hold of us. We have to play the game, and we can’t defeat ourselves. We’ve got the talent. All we need to do is perform together as a team and do what we need to do, and we can win state. I have high hopes.”

SPRING TRAINING REPORT: JOLIET CATHOLIC BASEBALL

By DICK GOSS JOLIET – The Joliet Catholic baseball program is such that anything short of a visit to the Class 3A State Tournament at Silver Cross Field is a disappointment.

“That’s the expectation every year,” said coach Jared Voss, who recently was inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “These kids thrive on those expectations.”

Last season, JCA dropped a 3-1 decision to Lincoln-Way West in the regional the Hilltoppers hosted. Lemont won the regional and went on to claim the state title. Many observers felt Lincoln-Way West and JCA also were equipped to win state, so loaded was that regional.

“What we learned last year is that we need to put all the hype out of our minds and go out and do the job right,” said Hilltoppers senior shortstop Mitch Boe, who will play at Iowa.

“Definitely, the bottom line is we want to win another state championship,” said senior Nick Dalesandro, who led JCA to last year’s summer state title. “That is the ultimate goal.”

The high expectations for JCA will be evidenced by state rankings throughout the season. Unless things go haywire, expect the Hilltoppers consistently to be near the top of everyone’s list.

Among the key reasons is junior right-hander Drake Fellows, who tops 90 with his fastball and went 6-1 with a 0.69 ERA last spring, when he struck out 77 and walked seven. He has committed to Vanderbilt and has been mentioned as a potential high pick in the 2016 draft.

His catcher, at least through the first half or so of the season, will be Dalesandro, who will play at Purdue unless this year’s draft changes his thinking. Dalesandro, who can play any position on the field and play it well, went 7-1 with a 1.39 ERA and 74 strikeouts last season, and he may not pitch until later in the season to get ready for the postseason.

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JOLIET CATHOLIC Q 2014 RECORD: 28-8, 12-4 in East Suburban Catholic Q COACH: Jared Voss (413-175-1 in 16 years at JCA) Q RETURNING REGULARS: C/P Nick Dalesandro,, SS Mitch Boe, 3B Mike Quiram, P Danny Ehrsam, P/1B Drake Fellows, OF Keegan Tyrell, OF KC Simonich Q OUTLOOK: With Fellows and Ehrsam heading the pitching staff and Dalesandro ready to resume pitching late in the season, the Hilltoppers have a staff that can take Joliet Catholic’s Drake Fellows delivers a pitch during last season’s them a long way. The lineup also is WJOL Tournament championship game. The junior will lead the Hilltop- menacing with Boe, Max Brzostowski and Simonich at the top and pers’ pitching staff this season.

Dalesandro in an RBI spot.

“If Nick has the potential to be drafted as a catcher out of high school, we want to showcase that,” said Voss, who is 413-175-1 in his 16-year career.

“When the weather gets warm, when the state playoffs roll around, he’ll be pitching.”

“Working with Drake [Fellows] is going to be awesome,” Dalesandro said of catching his buddy. “We’ve been a duo since we were about 8 years old. We work really well together.”

Dalesandro also hit .409 and

drove in 28 runs last season.

“That’s something I want to do better,” he said. “A lot of guys say I’m not up to standards at the plate. I want to prove them all wrong.”

Another key on the mound is senior Danny Ehrsam, who is coming off a strong summer and is headed to SIU-Edwardsville. He had four wins and two saves last season.

Defensively, the Hilltoppers will line up with Mike Quiram at third base, Boe at shortstop and Max Brzostows-

ki at second. Fellows probably will play some at first base. An outfield of sophomore KC Simonich in left, Connor Brandon in center and three-year regular Keegan Tyrell in right is solid.

Junior Dan Devine is a quality catcher who can DH and will catch whenever Dalesandro is needed elsewhere.

Fellows likely will DH when he is not pitching or on the field.

“Drake is a threat at the plate,” Voss said.

Simonich, who started in the outfield as a freshman, is another Division I prospect.

He had two hits in JCA’s 10-3 season-opening win over Brother Rice last week.

“I’m excited about KC’s potential,” Voss said. “He hit in the 3-hole our first game. It’s not often a sophomore is in the 3-hole at Joliet Catholic. It’s going to be fun watching him develop.”

Brzostowski, a natural second baseman committed to the University of Chicago, had been penciled in to start at third base last season because the Hilltoppers had Rylan Bannon at second. But Brzostowski missed the season with a hip injury. Quiram, who will play at St. Francis, stepped in and claimed the third base job.

“In a sense, Mike benefited from Max’s injury,” Voss said.

“He did a great job at third base. You see him now, and he is really a good player.”

Boe, who hit .384 last season, said he is looking forward to working with his double-play partner. “Max and I work well together,” he said.

“Max is hitting in the 2-hole behind Mitch,” Voss noted.

“He is going to be a great player.”

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Joliet Catholic’s Nick Dalesandro connects during a game last season.

Dalesandro and the Hilltoppers are hoping to have a big season this year.

Dalesandro, who can play any position on the field, went 7-1 with a 1.39 ERA and 74 strikeouts last season.

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SPRING TRAINING REPORT: JOLIET CENTRAL SOFTBALL

Joliet Central team taking steps in the right direction

By DICK GOSS

AREA ROUNDUP

Channahon wins 8th-grade volleyball title

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JOLIET – It wasn’t the score that put a hop in the step of fifthyear Joliet Central softball coach Erin Douglas.

It was the Steelmen’s approach in their 18-0 victory last week over Rich Central.

“The biggest thing to come out of our first game is how mentally tough we can be,” Douglas said.

“We could have called it a day after we got a good lead, but we didn’t. The girls pushed through every at-bat.”

Central finished 7-24 overall and 1-13 in the rugged SouthWest Suburban Blue a year ago. The Steelmen have been on the short end of some one-sided scores through the years, but they are showing signs this group may compete on a higher level.

“One of our team goals is to keep up quality at-bats,” Douglas said. “We are putting an emphasis on our hitting. You have to score some runs in today’s game.”

Freshman outfielder/shortstop Joanna Zepeda homered and drove in six runs against Rich Central, and junior third baseman Christina Valentino went 4 for 4 and drove in five runs.

Shortstop Selena Velasquez, pitcher Hannah Gawenda and sophomore first baseman/pitcher Brenna Rande join Valentino as returning regulars. Freshman Megan Kulak is taking over at second base. Junior Shelby Fischer will catch, and junior Jicara Tate also can be an offensive contributor. Both had some varsity experience a year ago.

Senior Autumn Lawson is back. She missed much of the 2014 season because of an illness. A catcher previously in her softball life, she now pencils in as the center fielder.

“It does feel good to be back,” Lawson said. “I had Crohn’s disease last year, and it made me feel weak. I made it back for basketball, and I’m ready for softball, which is my main sport.

“I’m excited because all the girls on the team came in with a positive attitude. We’re excited about what we can do.”

With Velasquez and Zepeda –

ROCHESTER – The Channahon eighth-grade volleyball team beat Manteno, 25-14, 25-22, on Tuesday night to win the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 4A state championship.

The team members for Channahon (23-1) were Shannon Smith, Kelly Kotowski, Nicole Kijowski, Kaitlin Goocher, Caitlyn Shipma, Cayla Kenney, Alex Kolniak, Abby Mason, Maddie Johnson, Gabi Robles, Nicole Lovato and Catherine Angus.

Homer (13-9) dropped the Class 4A third-place game to Mount Zion, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Shaw Media file photo

Selena Velasquez fields a ball during drills at a Joliet Central softball practice last season. She is the starting shortstop as the new season gets rolling.

JOLIET CENTRAL Q 2014 RECORD: 7-24, 1-13 in SouthWest Suburban Blue Q COACH: Erin Douglas (fifth season) Q RETURNING REGULARS: P/OF Hannah Gawenda, 1B/P Brenna Rande, SS Selena Velasquez, 3B Christina Valentino Q OUTLOOK: With pitcher Hannah Gawenda entering her third varsity season and freshmen Joanna Zepeda and Megan Kulak on board, Central could have the ingredients for an improved season. An 18-0 win over Rich Central in the opener was a positive early sign. who also may do some pitching – in a rotation at shortstop and Kulak at second, Douglas said the up-the-middle speed on defense is improved.

“I think we will be able to take away some hits that teams got on us in the past,” she said.

That can only help Gawenda, who continues to improve. She is entering her third season as a varsity pitcher.

“Every year, Hannah really improves,” Douglas said. “She works hard and has increased the pitches that she has.”

“Every year, I try to get better, and I’m pretty happy with where I am,” Gawenda said. “My accuracy and speed, it’s all coming together.”

Gawenda allowed one hit and struck out 10 in the win over Rich Central. She is confident in three pitches – her fastball, changeup and riseball.

Her out pitch? “Probably the changeup,” she responded. “Even

if they make contact on it, our team can make the plays.”

A pitcher never minds seeing her team score runs the way the Steelmen did in the opener.

“Our bats came alive in that game,” Gawenda said. “I definitely think we can compete this year.

It will be fun to see how our freshmen will progress.”

Central not only has a couple freshmen on the varsity team, but the numbers on the freshman level are good.

“We have 20 girls on the freshman team and 15 on the JV team, and many of them have travel experience or some other experience,” Douglas said. “That’s a good sign where our program is heading.

“Our conference is tough every year. We usually manage to sneak out a win somewhere. This year, maybe we will surprise some people. We’ll definitely be stronger.

We are ahead of where we’ve been in the past.”

Lockport 5, Lincoln-Way North 4: Winning pitcher Austin Moralis allowed one hit and one run Wednesday while striking out six in three innings for Lockport. Cole Bellair started and allowed three runs in four innings. Tyler Hair went 2 for 3 with an RBI double, Ben Wishba singled and doubled and Gavin Lovesky chipped in an RBI double.

GIRLS SOCCER

Lincoln-Way West 4, Shepard 0: Bri Darlage had two goals and an assist, and Natalie Tannura scored twice for West (3-1) in the Reavis Tournament victory. Brittany Stover and Meredith Buldak added assists, and Audrey Pearson recorded her second shutout.

Minooka 1, Lockport 0: Martina Kotrba scored the goal for Minooka (1-0). Lily Benig made two saves.

Lincoln-Way Central 1, Marist 0: Alivia Crowhurst assisted on Brooke Mejdrich’s goal for Central (1-1). Erin Doody recorded the shutout.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Lincoln-Way Central 25-25, Lemont 10-16: Mike Kulinski’s 19 assists and three aces helped Central (1-0) win. Scott Mueller tallied nine digs, and Neal Brown added seven kills.

Romeoville 25-25, Joliet Central 17-21: Nolan Kavanagh tallied 11 kills to help Romeoville (1-0) win Tuesday’s home opener. James Lefaiver had 15 assists and Brad Gabrelcik four blocks.

BADMINTON

Lincoln-Way West goes 2-1: Lincoln-Way West fell to TF South, 4-2, in the first match of its six-team round robin Tuesday. The Warriors blanked Homewood-Flossmoor, 6-0, and beat Sandburg, 5-1.

MEN’S TENNIS

USF’s Peshev cited: After leading St. Francis to an upset of NAIA No. 25-ranked Aquinas with a pair of wins Saturday, Boris Peshev has been named CCAC Player of the Week. Peshev is 14-5 in singles and 12-9 in doubles.

BULLS 116, RAPTORS 103

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

Central Division W L Pct 47 26 .644 44 29 .603 35 36 .493 31 40 .437 27 44 .380 Atlantic Division W L Pct 42 30 .583 31 40 .437 30 40 .429 18 54 .250 14 58 .194 Southeast Division W L Pct 54 17 .761 40 32 .556 33 38 .465 30 40 .429 22 51 .301

GB — 3 11 15 19 GB — 10½ 11 24 28

By IAN HARRISON The Associated Press

GB — 14½ 21 23½ 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE GB — 1½ 5 5 12½ GB — 4½ 14½ 19 29½ GB — 11½ 20 32½ 38½

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

Wednesday’s Results Bulls 116, Toronto 103 Indiana 103, Washington 101 Atlanta 95, Orlando 83 Brooklyn 91, Charlotte 88 L.A. Clippers 111, New York 80 Miami 93, Boston 86 Houston 95, New Orleans 93 Cleveland 111, Memphis 89 L.A. Lakers 101, Minnesota 99, OT Philadelphia 99, Denver 85 Portland 92, Utah 89 Oklahoma City at San Antonio (n) Sacramento at Phoenix (n) Thursday’s Game Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

NHL

Anaheim Vancouver Calgary Los Angeles San Jose Edmonton Arizona

Central Division GP W L OT 74 46 21 7 74 45 21 8 73 44 23 6 74 42 25 7 74 38 24 12 73 35 28 10 73 33 28 12 Pacific Division GP W L OT 75 46 22 7 73 43 26 4 73 40 27 6 73 36 23 14 73 35 30 8 74 21 40 13 74 22 44 8

Pts 99 98 94 91 88 80 78

GF 226 211 207 211 207 228 196

GA 182 178 167 183 195 233 205

Pts 99 90 86 86 78 55 52

GF 219 211 214 196 201 177 154

GA 211 195 191 182 206 254 246

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts 74 46 20 8 100 74 46 21 7 99 72 39 21 12 90 72 37 24 11 85 73 36 25 12 84 73 33 26 14 80 74 27 41 6 60 73 20 46 7 47 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Rangers 72 46 19 7 99 N.Y. Islanders 74 44 25 5 93 Pittsburgh 73 40 22 11 91 Washington 73 39 24 10 88 Philadelphia 75 30 29 16 76 New Jersey 73 31 31 11 73 Columbus 73 34 35 4 72 Carolina 72 26 36 10 62

Montreal Tampa Bay Detroit Ottawa Boston Florida Toronto Buffalo

GF 195 242 208 212 193 180 193 138

GA 162 191 195 190 190 201 237 245

GF 219 226 202 212 196 164 198 165

GA 167 205 181 180 216 186 228 199

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

Wednesday’s Results Philadelphia 4, Blackhawks 1 Edmonton 4, Colorado 3 Dallas at Calgary (n) Thursday’s Games Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Montreal at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

FLYERS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1

Flyers roll past Hawks in Timonen’s return The ASSOCIATED PRESS

WESTERN CONFERENCE St. Louis Nashville Blackhawks Minnesota Winnipeg Dallas Colorado

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The Blackhawks’ Marcus Kruger tries to hang on to the puck as Philadelphia Flyers’ Nicklas Grossmann and goalie Steve Mason defend during the first period Wednesday in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA – Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Ryan White and Michael Raffl scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Giroux had his 22nd goal for his first even-strength score at home this season.

Steve Mason was stout again for the Flyers, finishing with 34 saves. Andrew Shaw scored for the Hawks.

Flyers fans gave Hawks defenseman Kimmo Timonen a standing ovation during a video tribute for the returning defenseman who helped lead Philadelphia to the 2010 Stanley Cup final.

Timonen returned to Philadelphia for the first time since he was traded to the Hawks in February for two draft picks.

Timonen’s Philly career ended because of blood clots that sidelined him all season until he was traded.

Timonen, who joined the Flyers in 2007, had said he would retire at the end of the season and wanted to go out with a playoff contender.

Long out of the postseason picture, the Flyers granted his wish once he was cleared to skate.

The four-time All-Star waved to the crowd and players on both sides tapped the ice with their sticks during a video tribute in the first period.

“Everything’s been unusual,” Timonen said before the game. “I’m trying to find my game. It’s been a process the last three weeks.”

The Flyers beat the Hawks at home for the 11th straight time during the regular season, dating to Nov. 9, 1996.

TIP-INS

Bulls: C Joakim Noah returned after sitting out Monday’s win over Charlotte with general soreness. He had nine points, five rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes. ... F Doug McDermott (back) was not available.

Raptors: The Bulls are one of two Eastern Conference opponents the Raptors have not beaten this season. Charlotte is the other. Toronto faces the Hornets twice more before the end of the season. ... Coach Dwane Casey said he regretted not calling a timeout in the final seconds of Tuesday’s loss at Detroit, allowing the Raptors to set up a play.

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Southwest Division W L Pct 50 22 .694 48 23 .676 44 26 .629 45 27 .625 37 34 .521 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 45 25 .643 Oklahoma City 41 30 .577 Utah 31 40 .437 Denver 27 45 .375 Minnesota 16 55 .225 Pacific Division W L Pct y-Golden State 58 13 .817 L.A. Clippers 47 25 .653 Phoenix 38 33 .535 Sacramento 25 45 .357 L.A. Lakers 19 51 .271 x-Memphis Houston San Antonio Dallas New Orleans

TORONTO – Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Pau Gasol had 18, and the Bulls beat Toronto, 116-103, on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory against the Raptors.

Tony Snell scored 17 points as the Bulls moved 1½ games ahead of the Raptors for third in the Eastern Conference. Aaron Brooks had 16 points, and Nikola Mirotic finished with 15.

Toronto has dropped three of four. It hasn’t defeated the Bulls since Dec. 31, 2013.

Greivis Vasquez had 22 points for the Raptors, and DeMar DeRozan scored 20.

Vasquez also matched a career high with six 3-pointers.

Making his second straight start after missing 11 games with a sprained left elbow, Butler was 7 for 8 from the field and 7 for 9 at the free-throw line. The All-Star guard also had five rebounds and three assists.

Raptors guard Kyle Lowry rested for the third time in four games with a sore back.

Lowry returned to the lineup against Detroit on Tuesday after a two-game absence, but left early in the second quarter and didn’t return.

The Bulls (44-29) took their first lead since the opening quarter on a layup by Mirotic with 5:47 left, but DeRozan tied it with a pair of free throws.

The Bulls went in front to stay with a 7-0 run. Gasol made a layup, Brooks drained

a pull-up 3 and Butler hit two from the line as the Bulls opened a 104-97 edge with 3:42 remaining.

Chicago outscored Toronto, 39-21, in the fourth as the Raptors missed 12 of 18 shots.

The Bulls have won four of five.

Ross scored 12 points in the first and Vasquez made three of Toronto’s five 3-pointers as the Raptors led, 29-20, after one.

Brooks made two of the Bulls’ five 3-pointers in the second as the Bulls cut the gap to 54-50 at halftime.

Toronto led, 71-60, on a basket by Ross in the third, but the Bulls answered with an 11-2 run, led by five points from Butler. Butler had 10 points in the quarter, but Toronto carried an 82-77 edge into the fourth.

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WOMEN’S DIV. II BASKETBALL ELITE EIGHT: NO. 2 LIMESTONE 61, NO. 4 LEWIS 58

Limestone ousts Lewis women SUBMITTED REPORT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 4-ranked Lewis women’s basketball saw the best season in school history end Tuesday night in the Elite Eight in a 61-58 loss to No. 2 Limestone at the Sanford Pentagon.

The Flyers had three looks at a 3-pointer in the final 12 seconds, but neither two shots by senior Alexus Grayer, nor one by senior Jamie Johnson, were successful.

Lewis needed a 3-pointer after Limestone’s Morgan Brown made two free throws with 24 seconds remaining. Her free throws came after a missed baseline jumper by senior Kristin Itschner with 38 seconds remaining that could have put the Flyers up one point.

Grayer made a 3-pointer with 8:26 remaining to put the Flyers up, 56-51. Lewis’ next and final basket came on a layup by junior Mariyah Brawner-Henley with 2:19 left to make it 59-58 Limestone.

Much of the final eight min-

utes were played with Brawner-Henley and senior Jess Reinhart on the bench with four fouls.

“I think that we got beat by a really good ball club tonight in Limestone,” Lewis coach Lisa Carlsen said. “It was a hardfought battle. You have to give them a lot of credit; I thought they played well, especially defensively.”

Limestone played a zone defense, and the Saints’ length helped force 20 Lewis turnovers.

The Flyers held a 35-29 lead at halftime thanks to Itschner’s 10 points. Junior Alyssa Dengler’s two 3-pointers also helped Lewis’ cause in the first half.

Limestone opened the second half hot, taking a 41-40 lead with 15:28 left. But the Flyers responded with a 13-3 run to take an eightpoint lead with 12:04 remaining.

Limestone chipped at the deficit and took the lead for good at 58-56 with 5:35 left after a 3-pointer by Celestra Warren.

Limestone limited Lewis to 22of-64 shooting, 34.4 percent. The Saints shot 23 of 63 from the floor

(36.5 percent).

Grayer led Lewis with 14 points. Itschner totaled 13.

The Saints (34-1) play Cal Baptist on Wednesday in the national semifinals.

Lewis (31-3) closes the season with school records for most wins and fewest losses. This was Lewis’ first Elite Eight berth in program history.

“What this group has accomplished this year is pretty remarkable,” Carlsen said. “From the day they stepped on the court and got ready to practice, we knew this was going to be a special year and a lot of firsts for Lewis.”

Senior Nikki Nellen finishes her career as Lewis’ all-time leader in assists with 510. Reinhart will graduate seventh all-time in Lewis history in points with 1,668 and fourth in rebounding (831).

Itschner finishes with 857 points, 381 rebounds, 267 assists and the 10th-most blocks in school history (73). Grayer’s 154 career 3-pointers ranks sixth in Lewis history.

AREA SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S EVENTS High School Baseball Crossroads Christian at Romeoville, 4 p.m.

Lincoln-Way North at JCA, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way Central at Hinsdale South, 4:30 p.m.

Eisenhower at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

Clifton Central at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Streator-Woodland at Gardner-South Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago Christian at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Beecher, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Andrew, 4:30 p.m.

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball JCA at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Providence at Joliet West, 4:30 p.m.

Minooka at Lincoln-Way West, 4:30 p.m.

Yorkville at Plainfield East, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Lemont at Eisenhower, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at Dwight, 4:30 p.m.

Streator Woodland at Gardner-South Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Putnam County at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

Clifton Central at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer JCA at Plainfield South, 4:30 p.m.

Minooka at Joliet West, 4:30 p.m.

Providence at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m.

Coal City at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

Kankakee (JV) at Reed-Custer, 4:30 p.m.

Crete-Monee at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

Richards at Lemont, 4:45 p.m.

Stagg at Lincoln-Way West, 6:15 p.m.

Boys Volleyball JCA at Plainfield South, 5:30 p.m.

HF at Lincoln-Way East, 5:30 p.m.

Girls Track and Field Morris at Ottawa Multi-Team Meet, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Tennis Plainfield South at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield East at West Aurora, 4:30 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball Ball State at Lewis, 7 p.m.

College Softball St. Francis at Purdue Calumet (2), 3 p.m.

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‘Crime is wrong, period’

Two Joliet pastors form community initiative to stop gun violence If you go

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com JOLIET – About 20 years ago, the Rev. Clint Wilburn, senior pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Joliet, was locking up a church in Tennessee when a man put a gun to his head and said, “Give me your wallet.”

Outraged, Wilburn said he resisted. The man shot him in his arm and shoulder area and drove away with Wilburn’s car, credit cards and $3.

Wilburn called his father, who sent an ambulance and police.

The police found Wilburn’s car the next day, Wilburn said.

Physically, Wilburn recovered. His outrage, however, has become a fed-up outcry.

He, along with a second Joliet pastor – Lonnie Posley – have formed the Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative.

“No one,” Wilburn said, “should be able to harm anyone, physically or mentally.”

This isn’t the first time Posley, pastor of New Canaanland Christian Church in Joliet, has responded to gun violence.

Shortly after the 2012 school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Posley went to Newtown to offer his support, pray with residents and to present two art pieces he created as proof of his support.

Since forming the Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative, which is part of the Men of Valor 2 program Posley conducts through his church, Wilburn and Posley have been busy.

On Sunday, Men of Valor 2 will host a “Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Prayer Walk,” which will gather in the parking lot of Sacred Heart Parish in Joliet. On Tuesday, Wilburn and Posley will host a planning meeting at New Canaanland Christian Church.

The public is invited to attend both events.

The first event was a

Q WHAT: Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Walk Q WHEN: Noon Sunday Q WHERE: Sacred Heart Parish, 337 S. Ottawa St., Joliet Q CONTACT: 815-600-6813 or menofvalor2@gmail.com Q WHAT: Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative planning meeting Q WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday Q WHERE: New Canaanland Christian Church, 225 E. Clinton St., Joliet Q CONTACT: 815-600-6813 or menofvalor2@gmail.com

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Pastor Lonnie Posley (right) assists youths as they sign a pledge to end gun violence.

“We believe that the Lord has laid upon our hearts to step to the forefront, to organize men to stand up and to take on this gun initiative, and to say to those that are perpetrating these crimes, ‘Enough is enough.’ ” The Rev. Clint Wilburn Mount Moriah Baptist Church pastor public declaration against gun violence Feb. 28 at the main branch of the Joliet Public Library, Posley said. A news release said community leaders, clergy, local law enforcement and political figures attended, along with concerned citizens.

At that event, Posley also began collecting petition signatures asking for stiffer penalties for perpetrators of gun violence, as well as legisla-

tion to make gun manufacturers share some responsibility, Posley said.

The goal is 10,000 signatures

by May, if possible. So far, they have collected 2,500, Posley said. When the goal is reached, the signatures will be sent to U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, Posley added.

A proclamation of support was issued at the Joliet City Council meeting March 17, Posley said. Wilburn believes he and Posley have God’s support, too.

“We believe that the Lord has laid upon our hearts to step to the forefront, to organize men to stand up and to take on this gun initiative, and to say to those that are perpetrating these crimes, ‘Enough is enough,’” Wilburn said.

Racial issues have nothing to do with their efforts, Posley said.

“We’re not saying that it’s wrong if it’s black on white or black,” Posley said. “Crime is wrong, period.”

He and Wilburn have set some goals through the Stop

the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative, but they want people in the community to share their ideas and support, too, Posley said.

What are those goals?

The return of prayer in schools. Funds for résumé and job training. Extracurricular activities for low-income families. Lobbying in Springfield and Washington, D.C. The formation of mentorships.

Counseling and art therapy programs to promote healing.

For children to play outside and feel safe.

Mostly, these pastors want the violence to end; they want men to be the leaders God has called them to be; and they want people to be accountable for their actions.

“When Jesus in the Bible sent out his disciples, he didn’t send them out by ones. He sent them out by twos. He held them accountable to each other. That’s part of mentoring,” Posley said. “That might ruffle some feathers. But in the end, will it [accountability] make you a better person? Yes.”

Posley said he isn’t discounting the good that women can and have accomplished, and he used Mothers Against Drunk Driving as an example.

But Posley also believes God commanded men to set examples. Although Posley wants women to get involved in the Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative, he believes a lack of godly male leadership significantly contributes to gun violence.

Furthermore, Posley believes many women would agree and look to men to find solutions.

“Subconsciously and in the back of their minds, women want men to lead,” Posley said, “so we must take the initial role.”

Glenda McCullum, pastor at Kingdom Builders International Worship & Training Center in Joliet, will participate in Sunday’s walk. She believes the hole left in children’s lives by the lack of godly men modeling proper behavior – as well as the lack of prayer in schools – has been filled by gangs and violence.

“When prayer went out, guns came in,” McCullum said.

“We need to get our spiritual roots back. That’s the source of all transformation.”

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FAITH

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• Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:30 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet.

Torah study. $5. RSVP at 815-7414600. www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

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Thursday

Friday

• 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: 815-725-5502.

• Fish Fry – 4 to 7 p.m., St. Ann Parish Center, 24500 S. Navajo Drive, Channahon. Dine-in or carryout. Ten percent discount for dine-in before 5 p.m.

• Bingo – Doors open 4 p.m., games at 7 p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet.

Call 815-726-4031 for information.

• Shabbat Services – 7 p.m.; also 9 a.m. Saturday, Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Call 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation. com.

• Stations of the Cross – 6:30 p.m., St. Ambrose Church, 1711 Burry Circle, Crest Hill. Nonperishable food collections are accepted.

• Stations of the Cross in Polish – 7 p.m., St. Mary Nativity Church, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet.

Saturday

• Stations of the Cross – 9:40 a.m., St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 127 S. Briggs St., Joliet. Call 815-722-7653.

• St. Jude Craft Fair – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Jude School, 241 W. Second Ave., New Lenox. Fashion show at 1 p.m., 50 booths, raffle prizes, kids craft workshop, wine tasting. $2. Free for 12 and under.

Contact stjudespringcraftshow@ gmail.com.

• “Egg-stravaganza” – 9 to 11 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 805 Western Ave., Joliet. Light breakfast, Easter arts and crafts, telling of Easter story, Easter bunny, egg hunt. Age 3 through fifth grade with a parent. Bring own basket. Register at 815-727-9259 or office@firstpresjoliet.org. Visit www.firstpresjoliet.org.

• Pork Roast Dinner – 4 to 6:30 p.m., Ingalls Park United Methodist Church, 105 Davison St., Joliet. pork roast, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert. $9 (adults, in advance), $10 (adults, at door).

Children 12 and under are $4.

Carry-outs available. Call 815-7222383.

FAITH BRIEFS Sunday

• Sunday School – 10 a.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. For details on joining religious or Hebrew classes, call 815-741-4600.

• Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Walk – noon, Sacred Heart Parish, 337 S. Ottawa St., Joliet. Contact 815-600-6813 or menofvalor2@gmail.com. Visit www.menofvalor2.com.

• Confession – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 127 S. Briggs St., Joliet. Call 815-722-7653.

• Confession (English) – 2 to 4 p.m., St. Mary Nativity Catholic Church, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet.

• Confession (Polish) – 2 to 4 p.m., Holy Cross Church, 826 Elizabeth St., Joliet.

• “Who Is This King?” Cantata – 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., United Methodist Church of New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. Presented by the chancel choir, liturgical dancers, and a live 26-piece orchestra. Call 815-485-8271.

Tuesday

• Sanctuary: A Cantata of Hope and Peace – 7 p.m., St. Jude Catholic Church, 241 W. Second Ave., New Lenox. St. Jude Ministry Choirs and Orchestra and guest soloists from the Chicago Lyric Opera. Free.

• Stop the Gun Violence Epidemic Initiative – 7 p.m., New Canaanland Christian Church, 225 E. Clinton St., Joliet. Contact 815600-6813 or menofvalor2@gmail. com. Visit www.menofvalor2.com.

Wednesday

• Living Stations – 2 p.m., St. Mary Nativity Church, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet. Presented by the eighth-grade class.

April 2

• Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7 p.m., St. Mary Nativity Church, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10 p.m.

• Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Polish) – 7 p.m., Holy Cross Church, 826 Elizabeth St., Joliet.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11 p.m.

• Living Last Supper – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church of New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. Dramatic presentation. Each disciple examines relationship and motives when Jesus announces betrayer is sitting at table with them. Call 815-485-8271.

Milestone anniversaries for Joliet Franciscans

JOLIET – Each year, a group of dedicated sisters from the Joliet Franciscan Sisters’ Congregation celebrate their jubilees (anniversaries).

Below is the list of celebrants for the 2015 calendar year.

Celebrating their 80th, 75th, 60th, 50th and 25th jubilees are the following sisters: • 80th – Sister Marie Schramko and Sister Loretta Wagner.

• 75th– Sister Peter Didier, Sister Therese Greaney and Sister Felicity (Joy) Gaffney.

• 60th – SisSister Marie ter Janet Tucci, Schramko Sister Margaret Krieger, Sister Dorothy Kinsella, Sister Joan Clare Wisner, Sister Sister Loretta Phyllis Pitz, Sister Lauren Wagner Wiegman and Sister Albert Marie Papesh.

• 50th – Sister Marianne Saieg, Sister Martha Eckstein and Sister Elaine Kerscher.

• 25th – Irmã (Sister) Sebastiana Barbosa de Freitas and Sister Theresa Fifer.

The official celebration will take place June 13 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet.

DARE graduation for Holy Family fifth-graders

SHOREWOOD – Holy Family fifth-grade students recently completed a 12-week DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) course, which included writing papers and creating posters, and celebrated their accomplishment at a graduation.

Students wore DARE T-shirts and performed a DARE song for visiting parents and special guests. Several read a line or two from their papers. Makayla Freeman and Armando Ramirez read their award-winning reports.

Officer Kim Giugler, the

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Sister Felicity (Joy) Gaffney, Sister Peter Didier and Sister Therese Greaney are celebrating their 75th jubilees.

class’s DARE instructor; Richard Chapman, mayor of Shorewood; and Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen Grace Etzkorn also spoke.

Before receiving their medals and DARE certificates, students read a personal pledge they had written.

Cake and punch were served.

St. Mary School honors Feb. Students of Month

JOLIET – The February St. Mary Nativity Students of the Month for honesty and respect are Luke Murr, kindergarten; Mario Vargas, first grade; Raphael Diaz-Corcega, second grade; Mikey Skole and Sarah Westerhausen, third grade; Camila Angeles, fourth grade; Hailey Mascote and Leah Griffith, fifth grade; J. T. Morales and Alana Wendel, sixth grade; Christopher Ibarra, seventh grade; and Ari Morales and Reese Hafner, eighth grade.

Lockport pastor honored for Catholic ed support CREST HILL – The Rev. Gregory Rothfuchs, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church and School in Lockport, will receive the 2015 National Catholic Education Association’s Elementary Schools Department Distinguished Pastor Award, which honors pastors who have given outstanding support to Catholic elementary education.

Rothfuchs is one of 10 hon-

orees throughout the country and will receive the award April 7 at the NCEA Conference in Orlando.

He was recommended for nomination by the school board at St. Joseph’s School.

His nomination was endorsed by the Rev. John Belmonte, superintendent of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Joliet, and the school principal, Lynne Scheffler.

Rothfuchs will celebrate his 20th anniversary of being a priest in June; and throughout his service to the Diocese of Joliet, he always served a parish with a Catholic school.

He was assigned to St. Joseph Parish in June 2013.

Visit www.weteachmore.org.

Annual ‘Women of Year’ nominations sought

On April 12, the Herald-News will continue its long-standing tradition of publishing the community’s “Women of the Year.”

We invite area churches and organizations to submit a brief biography on their honorees (no more than two paragraphs or 200 words), along with a photo (jpg format) and daytime contact information to news@theherald-news.com.

Submission deadline is April 6.

Direct questions to Denise M. Baran-Unland at 815-280-4122 or dunland@shawmedia.com.

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Worship

St Mary Magdalene

CATHOLIC CHURCH

127 S. Briggs St. Joliet 815-722-7653

Masses: Saturday Vigil......................4:00pm Sunday .... 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 am Daily ..........Mon, Tu, Th, Fri.7:30 am Confessions .. Saturday 3:15 - 3:45 pm

www.stmarymagdalenechurch.com

Missouri Synod 310 N. Broadway, Joliet (815) 722-3567 www.stpeterjoliet.org www.stpeterschool-joliet.org Sunday Service at 8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Service on WJOL 1340 AM at 10 a.m.

Rev. Karl Hess, Pastor

ST. DENNIS CHURCH 1214 S. Hamilton St., Lockport Church Phone 815-838-2592 Sat.- 4:30pm Sun.- 7:30am, 9:15am, 11am www.saint-dennis.org

100 N. Scott St., Joliet, IL 60432 815-722-1057 Weekday Masses 12:05pm Sunday Mass 9:30am Saturday Mass 4:00pm Holydays 12:05pm Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena adoration following novena Every Tuesday following 12:05pm Mass Please Join Us! NEW PRAYER GARDEN COME SEE AFTER MASS Handicap Accessible Corner of Glenwood & Midland

353 N. Midland Ave., Joliet 815-725-4213 www.faithjoliet.com 8:30 Traditional Worship 10:00 Sunday School 11:00 Contemporary Worship Pastor Rebekkah Lohrmann HISTORIC ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet 815-727-9378 Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 a.m.

Weekdays 8:30 a.m. www.stjosephjoliet.org

LEMONT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 25 W. Custer, Lemont Church Phone & Prayer Hotline 630-257-5210 Rev. Kelly Van Sunday Worship 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Happy Hands Methodist Pre-School 630-257-3112 lemontumc@gmail.com

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

1000 S. Washington Street, Lockport (815) 838-1017 Rev. Joseph Kim, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 Young Womens Club 9:00 Worship 10:30 Coffee hour after worship Handicap Accessible Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

Email: lumclockport@ameritech.net www.lumclockport,org

ST.JOHNVIANNEYCATHOLICCHURCH

401 Brassel, Lockport 1 Block So. of Bruce Rd. Church Phone 815-723-3291 Sat.-4:15 p.m., Sun.-9:30 a.m., 11:30 (Polish) Handicap access w/covered entry

Broadway & Ruby St., Joliet 815-726-4031 Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 Sunday: 7:00, 10:30, 12:00 Noon & 5:30 p.m.

Weekday Mornings: (M,W,F) 8:30 a.m.

Church open daily for Eucharistic Adoration 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 12725 Bell Road • Lemont, IL 708.349.0454 • www.C1NAZ.org WORSHIP SERVICES For All Ages: Child - Teens - Adults Sat: 6 PM • Sun: 8:30 AM & 11:15 AM FX: FAMILY EXPERIENCE For kids grades 1-5 and their parents every Sunday at 10 AM NAZARENE PRESCHOOL www.c1naz.org/nazarene-preschool NAZARENE RECREATION 708.349.0460 • www.NAZREC.com

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ROCKDALE The Traditional Latin Mass Diocese of Joliet SUNDAY 10:00am Monday – Friday 7:30am SATURDAY 4:15pm New Rite Mass (English) THURSDAYS 6:00pm Holy Hour with Benediction LENT - FRIDAY 6:30pm Stations of the Cross

Come pray the Mass of all time.

(Latin/English Missal Booklets provided)

For complete Mass Schedule Visit: jolietlatin.org

ST. EDWARD AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

206 N. Midland Joliet, IL 60435 www.SECEC.net (815) 725-6800 7:30 & 9:30 AM Sundays All are welcome to belong and become Everyone is invited to communion at God's table MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH L.C.M.C.

Jefferson St. & Houbolt Rd., Joliet 815.741.4488 mlcjoliet.org Sunday Morning Worship: 8:00 & 9:30 Traditional 11:00 Family Praise & Worship Sunday School: 9:30 Christian Education for Adults & Children

Wednesday Evening Worship: 7:15 Rev. David Nygard, Senior Pastor Pr. Kurt Hoover,Associate Pastor Pr. David Stier,Youth Pastor

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

410 S. Jefferson St., Lockport 815-838-0187 Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 & 11:45 a.m.

Service Times

1910 Black Road Joliet, IL 60435 (815) 725-1606

Call Kelly at 815-280-4111 to share your worship times

Saturdays 5:30 pm Sundays 8:00 am 10:45 am

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

Brad Goreski, a fashion stylist and TV personality, said, “Putting on a new pair of glasses or sunglasses is a simple way to completely transform your look – just like a new hair style.”

This week we have looked at pairs of deals in which a small rearrangement of the cards transforms the right line of play or defense.

Look at this restyling of yesterday’s deal. One of West’s hearts has been given to East. How does that affect the result in four spades after the defense begins with three rounds of hearts?

As I mentioned yesterday, North might have raised spades with only three-card support when holding a minimum opening bid with 3-4-5-1 or 3-1-5-4 distribution. So South rebid three clubs to leave open three no-trump and four spades as possible game contracts. Here North, with a good club holding and four trumps, jumped to four spades. He hoped that his weak trumps would not prove fatal.

South must try to hold his trump losers to one by twice leading toward the hand with the two honors.

Yesterday, with hearts splitting 4-4, that line worked perfectly. Today, though, if East is wearing a prescription pair of glasses, he can defeat the contract.

When declarer plays a spade from the board at trick five, East must immediately grab the trick with his ace and lead another heart. As you can see, this affects a trump promotion.

If South ruffs low, West overruffs; or if South ruffs high, East will eventually gain a trump trick.

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joint pain, swelling or tenderness in people with RA. However, it did improve mood, quality of life and overall functioning.

• Yoga combines physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation.

Some small studies have found yoga improves physical function and helps relieve tender and swollen joints. People with RA should practice yoga cautiously to avoid placing too much stress on affected joints.

• Omega-3 fatty acids, the primary fat found in cold-water fish, such as salmon, tuna, herring, sardines and mackerel, have anti-inflammatory properties.

You can consume more omega-3 fatty acids by eating more fish or by taking fish oil supplements.

Studies have found fish oil supplements may help with tender joints and stiffness.

They may also reduce the need for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

However, fish oil supplements may increase the risk for bleeding, especially in people who take medications to prevent clotting.

So if you are taking any such medications, check with your doctor before starting to take fish oil supplements.

With each of these therapies some people did not have improved results.

Your doctor has no way of knowing if you’ll be one of the people who benefits.

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HOROSCOPE TODAY – You may be in a hurry to get ahead.

Gauge your responsibilities carefully and be sure you have enough time and resources to reach your goals. A lack of focus will develop if you don’t take time to rejuvenate.

Balance will be the key to your success.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Too much time spent hanging around the house will not help you get ahead. Give in to your playful side. Get together with friends or make plans with a loved one and have some fun.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – You will make positive strides if you are determined and dedicated. Self-discipline will ensure steady progress. Love is highlighted, and special plans will enhance a personal relationship.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You will face trouble when it comes to some of your decisions. Stop procrastinating and take care of unfinished business. A sense of achievement will give you incentive to take on a new challenge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Loss is appar-

ent. Keep an eye on your wallet and ensure that your valuables and assets are secure.

Go through your personal paperwork and make changes that will improve your standard of living.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Take a realistic look at your relationships. If you are bored or in a rut, consider what it will take to bring you greater happiness and satisfaction, and get to work.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Someone will try to ruin your reputation. Keep all of your business dealings open and aboveboard.

Any questionable choices will put you in a vulnerable position.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Add some excitement to your routine. Attend a course that appeals to your artistic and creative interests. The ability to express yourself in a different medium will bring you satisfaction.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Unanticipated home or personal expenses will put a strain on your budget. Don’t ignore your financial

position. Take care of any problems using cost-efficient methods.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Disappointment with regard to important partnerships should best be dealt with quickly. Leading someone on or making promises that you don’t want to keep will make matters worse.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You have the zest and vigor to accomplish everything you set out to do. Make plans for some enjoyable leisure time with people you like. You deserve some fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – The more you travel and communicate with others, the more knowledgeable you will become. The assortment of ideas with which you come into contact will help you shape your own convictions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t let anyone push you around. You will be frustrated if you refuse to stand up for yourself. Let others know what you will and will not tolerate.

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rheumatoid arthritis.

Medications have helped, but only up to a point.

Can you discuss alternative therapies that might help to further relieve my discomfort?

Dear Reader: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue lining the joints. This causes swelling, pain, redness and stiffness in joints throughout the body.

Drug treatments slow the effects of the disease, but alternative approaches can also help to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. I’ll tell you what I know about the evidence for some of the more popular alternative therapies.

Talk to your doctor before you try any of these.

• Acupuncture involves inserting tiny, sterile needles into the skin. It may relieve pain by releasing endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers. The few studies of acupuncture for RA have had mixed results. If acupuncture is performed by experienced therapists who are careful to sterilize their needles, it may help, and it has little risk.

• With mindful meditation, you are directed to focus your attention on the present moment. At least one study found that this type of meditation helped people with RA cope with pain.

• Biofeedback helps you monitor and control your body’s responses. Some evidence suggests this may be helpful for pain relief in people with RA. • Relaxation training includes the technique of tensing certain muscles and then relaxing them.

Relaxation training has been studied for RA, with mixed results.

• Tai chi is a low-impact, slow-motion exercise that emphasizes breathing and mental focus. Some small studies have not shown tai chi to improve

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Dear Abby: I am a full-time working woman, part-time student and new wife to an incredible husband. We’re in our mid-20s and have been living together for a year, but I have a problem I’m still unsure about.

Growing up I never learned to cook. The first meal I ever made was spaghetti when my husband (then fiancé) and I moved into our home. My issue is, I hate cooking.

Should I be ashamed I indulge in “box” dinners that take little time to prepare?

Naturally, I cook meat and vegetables to go along with them, but is it shameful when a wife doesn’t cook everything from scratch? My husband doesn’t mind, but I worry. Shouldn’t a wife cook real meals for her husband? –

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couples both work, many husbands and wives take turns cooking or prepare dinner together. The problem with prepackaged meals is many of them contain more sodium and/or other additives nutritionists say are bad for one’s health when consumed on a regular basis, so I think you do have cause for concern. The most important ingredient in a lasting marriage is a partner who lasts, so if you want yours to last, be vigilant about what you put in your stomachs.

Dear Abby: I’m a 29-year-old woman and I have been with my fiancé, “Gary,” for three years. We became engaged six months ago.

When I brought up wedding ideas recently, Gary responded with, “There are things that have to be

resolved before I can even think about getting married.” He said I need to get a better-paying job so I can contribute to the renovations on the house, buy my own personal items and have a shorter commute.

I’m hurt because I believe marriage is about committing to the person you love. I also realize you can’t live on love alone.

Am I overly sensitive about this? Is Gary’s request reasonable, or do you think he’s just looking for an excuse not to get married? –

Love Above All In New York Dear Love: Pay attention

to what your fiancé said because it appears he has unilaterally mapped out your future for you. This sounds less like a request to me than a demand. Open your eyes and keep talking with him.

Did he specify whether your name will be on the deed to the house you will contribute to renovating?

(I hope so.) I also hope you will be lucky enough to find a higher-paying job with a shorter commute, because not everyone is able to do that.

Because I believe in both love and practicality, I think it’s important you and Gary have premarital counseling together to clarify whether you’re on the same page regarding finances.

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

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CAT LOST “Ashley” Joliet – Rooney Heights, lost from Looney Drive on Friday 3-20, Siamese Mix, beige/gray w/ dark marking on her face, shorter hair, 6 years old, spayed, inside cat.

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Murphy is still missing. Please help us find him. He is a cute male neutered cat, six years old, has a crooked ear, honey beige color. Please call if you see him.

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501 International Parkway Minooka, IL 60447 DSC Logistics is holding a job fair Thursday, April 2nd from 2:30pm - 6:30pm to staff our new Distribution Center in Minooka, IL. We are looking for experienced:

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Seasonal would be approximately May - October. Can work around crop schedules.

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1998 Ford E350 extended van $2000 min.

2000 Ford E350 $2000 min.

2003 Ford Expedition $5000 min.

Dodge Ram Plow Truck $5000 min. plumbing PVC & copper fittings, electrical fittings, HVAC items...

Cadweld Graphite milds, Robinair vacuum pump, misc copper ½-1” L30” high velocity fan over 100 Dremmel bits, huge ring plyer set, tapping bit set, metal bits, wood bits, hole saw bits, ratchet sets, Klein snips, DeWalt, Stanley, Black & Decker power tools, hammer drills, grinders, drywall guns, belt & vibrating sanders, pole chainsaw, Schumaker speed charger, metal detector, tool shop compressor, Ridgid shop vac, ladders, 500# free weight set & bench, Schwinn admiral bike. over 250 lots of merchandise, Absolute (vehicles have stated minimum bids) 10% buyers premium, Terms: Cash or Check Visa, M/C Condition: As is - Where Is Petricauctions.com Lic # 441.001923 815-722-5411

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1970's East German Paratrooper Helmet, $100.

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Solid wood truck 8.5”L x 5”W makers mark on bottom excellent cond. Wheels work fine. $33 815-838-0239

Baby Formula, Enfamil Premium Powder 6 - 12.5 oz. Cans 8.00/each 815-436-5171

Toilet – Pink Like New Magoo ! $50 815-212-2013

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815-436-8689 Glass Dining Room Table 3' x 5' w/ 6 beautiful upholstered fabric dining room chairs, excellent condition - Must Sell! $150/OBO 815-272-3494 Mirrored Vanity Set With Chair Brand New, New Used, from Wayfair, paid $250. Has nickel bronze finish, swiveling mirror, 2 glass shelves, soft neutral padded seat with back - $150.

630-258-6262 Oak Table with 4 Chairs, Great shape, 60 long, comes with 2 leafs - $350 firm. Text for pictures 815-351-7786 Shelf units Ikea, 5 – wooden shelf units 30”w x 19”d, good for home or garage. $40/each 773-315-9677

Eureka Vacuum –The Boss Smart Vac, 12 amp w/Hepa filter, $45. 773-315-1700 Mikasa Dinnerware “California Casuals” - 12 piece setting plus extras - $80 773-315-1700

Small Patio Table Solid surface, 36” round plus 2 chairs - $25.

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Weslo Cross Cycle stationary bike, Has digital display & tension adjustment, Great condition, 47”L x 38”H x 19.5”W $44. 815-838-0239

EXTENSION LADDER aluminum extension ladder, 22' including rope, excellent condition $125. 773-315-1700

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AKC registered, tri-colored, 1 + years old, lovable, smart, healthy, athletic, has all shots, $400.

Don 815-546-1115

2002 Ford Explorer XLT

SNOWBLOWER ~ TORO

18” electric, 1800 power curve model 38025. like new, hardly used 2 years old $95 815-838-0239

White, newly rebuilt trans, new tires, body in excellent cond, needs engine, $1500. 815-530-9215

2008 Sunseeker, 2860 Model

Ford 450 V10, class C, 2 slides. 10,850 miles, $37,000.

815-252-7280 ~ 815-584-1458

Push Golf Cart – Excellent condition $25; Ladies new golf club, 8 iron $10. 815-725-5862

MOTORCYCLES WANTED

Evergreen Terrace Apartments

Accepting Applications Studio, 1, 2 & 3 BR's *Spacious Floor Plans *24-Hr Emergency Maint *Lndry Facilities in Ea Bldg *Minutes from Metra, Pace, Schools, Downtown Joliet

Call for Appt!

815-722-7556

350 N. Broadway Joliet, IL 60435 Ofc hrs 9am-4:30pm M-F

PLAINFIELD ~ 2 BEDROOM

Wanted: Any Appliances

Any condition. Will pay cash.

Contact Gina @ 815-730-1300

The Herald-News Classified Call today to place your ad

Updated condo, appl, D/W, ceil fans, 2 A/C, new carpet, sep dining.

Small pet okay. 815-744-5141

Send your Classified Advertising 24/7 to: Email: classified@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: TheHerald-News.com/ placeanad

Joliet, Northwest 1 bedrm, 2nd fl. newly painted, new kit floor, sm. computer room, gas/water incl.

815-423-5314, $675/mo.

Jolietrentalunits.com

Studio/1BR, utilities included.

Elevator, Laundry, Guest Library, Near Bus & Downtown. $115-$160/wk. $499-$694/mo.

815-726-2000

Matthew Bullock Auctioneers 409 E. Stevenson Rd, Ottawa Saturday, March 28 9:30 am Large Multi Estate Hayrack Auction

Large amount of Antiques, Primitives, Collectibles, & Coins

Selling 2 rings part of the day 12-14 large hayracks of quality items Antiques, Primitives & Collectibles - Large amount of items from an old country barn-Primitive

Cupboards & Cabinets, Antique Trunks, Large Antique Windmill, Large Victor Grain Scale, Cast Iron Floor Grates, Oak File Cabinet, Glass Floor Display Cabinet, Antique Spool Cabinet, Cast Iron Coat Rack, Antique Wood Wagons, Wrought Iron Chairs, Primitive Ornate Screen Door, Primitive Chairs, 20+ Crocks, Fruit Jars, Wood Boxes, Vintage Sleds, Cast Iron, Cast Iron Tractor Wheels, Milk Bottles, Antique Car/Buggy Lanterns, Ornate Frames & Prints, Vintage Tin School Lunch Boxes, Cast Iron Banks, Duck Decoys, Graniteware, Knife Collections, Advertising, Fishing Lures, Carnival Glass, Stein Collection, Vintage Typewriter, Mastercrafters & United Clocks, Kerosene Lamps, Depression Glass, Antique Glass, Carnival Glass, Fireking, Howard Holt, Frankoma, American Fostoria, Vintage Cameras, Baseball Cards, Lionel Train & Others, Vintage Toys, Costume Jewelry, Marbles, Display Cabinets, Vintage Purses, & much more that is not listed.

Coins -Morgan Dollars, Peace Dollars, 1/10 oz Gold Eagle, Silver Eagles, Silver Dimes, Quarters, & Half Dollars, Wheat Pennies, Paper Money, and other misc coins.

Most of these items have been packed up for years and we will not know what we are selling until a few days before the sale many surprises up until sale day!!!

Seller: Norman Neal, Plano IL, Arlington, IL Estate and others.

Lemont Tri-Level 3 Bedroom

2 bath, appl, blt in micro, new 2 2 bath, finished family room, near Oakwood/River Valley schools. car garage, Lisbon/Newark schools $220,000 815-685-2645 Available now. 815-744-1155

Rockdale 1 bd, clean, updated W/D incl. Shared garage, $600+ utilities & security, proof of income required, no pets. 815-725-8277

Plainfield, Custom 3 BR, 2 BA Raised Ranch, unincorp NW, Low RE. taxes, fin. bsmt, 2 car gar, Jolietrentalunits.com , Big .5 acres, move-in-ready !

Clean,Furnished, wood flrs, fridge, very clean,neutral colors, microwave, laundry, elevator, On $227,900 815-436-6512 bus line. $105/wk. $455/mo 815-726-2000

Twin Oaks West Spacious 1BR

1st floor, appl, blt in micro, 2 A/C's ceil fans, soft water, electric entry.

No pets.

815-744-1155

CREST HILL ~ 2000 SQ FT

AVAILABLE NOW!!

3 phase wiring, no mechanics.

JOLIET PARKVIEW ESTATES 12 x 12 garage door, $1050/mo.

2BR Duplexes starting at $850 630-850-7341 per/mo and Single Family Homes Call for move in Specials!

815-740-3313

Channahon 2 Bedroom

1 bath, garage, $950/mo + 2 bath, appliances, full basement, security deposit. 815-467-4526 garage. NO PETS, $995/mo + dep Mazon, 807 Center St. 1700 sf.

All makes, cash paid, reasonable.

630-697-2235 3 BR, 2 BA, laundry, lg.2 stall gar, Will pick-up.

630-660-0571 walk out-half bsmt, $1200/mo.

Joliet – West Side, 2 bedrooms 1yr. Lease 815-342-4962 big kitchen, living, dining room, & The Herald-News Classified den, water included, new carpet / It works. paint $1100/mo. 815-572-1586

JOLIET EAST ~ 4 BEDROOM

North of Morris, Beautiful 3BR

1 bath, appliances, A/C, new flooring, laundry, $1075/mo.

815-478-4316

Heritage Drive, Pretty 2BR

PULL SLED ~ CHILD'S

877-264-2527

Essington Rd Newly décor 2BR 1st floor, appl, D/W, blt in micro, ceil fans, 2 A/C's, elec entry, no pets, avail now. 815-744-5141

Income Restricted Apts

Photograph, 1920's Babe Ruth The Sultan ow Swat 21” x 8” $15 815-838-0239 Lockport

Possibly handcrafted, good cond.

No rust on rails, original wood in good condition. Has pull rope at the front of sled. Measures 37”L 10.5”H, 15”W outside and 13.5” inside width, $15 815-838-0239

Joliet ~ 3 Bedroom Ranch

Utility room, bath, rooms are large.

Water & cable included. No pets. Shed, 1.5 car gar, pets welcome. $810/mo + sec. 815-467-6826 $1280/mo+dep. 815-474-9054

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS

BANK OWNED

Cook and Will County Retail Office Apartments Houses Vacant and Sec 8 Must Sell Qualified Principals Only McKay Investment Realty Inc.

630-990-2000

Joliet – Near St. Joe's Hospital 1 room office with reception area, 815-409-6606

Send your Help Wanted Advertising 24/7 to: Email: helpwanted@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898

ESTATE & MOVING AUCTION SATURDAY MARCH 28, 11AM SAINT GEORGE SOCIAL CENTER 310 STRYKER, JOLIET, IL.

COCA COLA - vintage and contemporary collectibles including pop/cooler machines, Barbies/Ken dolls, Emmett Kelly (#3) & Franklin Heirloom dolls, 500 full bottles, banks, fountain syrup dispensers, plush bears, black Santa, die cast trucks, bistro set, china plates, glasses, playing cards and more. COINS/CURRENCY - U.S & Foreign, silver, mint/proof sets, fractional, silver certs, U.S. notes. STAMPS-U.S. & foreign. LONGABERGER BASKETS 60+ lots. 14 HARGROVE PRINTS. FURNITURE-marble top dresser, vintage dressing table, 6 soda fountain chairs, mirrored curio cabinet, hall tree.

Complete inventory and pictures at: auctionzip.com. Preview-Saturday 9-11 A.M. TERMS - cash or good check. 10% buyer's premium.

Not responsible for accidents or for items sold.

KNUDSON AUCTIONS AND APPRAISALS 815-725-6023

PUBLIC NOTICE "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W13-1769 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL DISTICT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Flagstar Bank, F.S.B.; Plaintiff, VS. Eric Bryant Roberts, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Cheryl D. Ward; Homestead Homeowners Association; City of Aurora; Ryan Lamone Roberts; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Eric Bryant Roberts, if any; Unknown Owners and Non Record

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION

SUNDAY MARCH 29 STARTING AT 10:00 AM F.F.Y.C., 801 E. FRANCIS ROAD, NEW LENOX IL CHECK AUCTIONZIP.COM I.D. #9525 FOR LISTING AND PHOTO'S

Peace Dollars (1922 THRU 1928 -1934-1935)-Morgan Dollars(1878 THRU 1891- 1896 THRU 19001902-1904)-WAPAK, GRISWOLD, MI PET AND WAGNOR CAST IRON SKILLETS ETC-Joliet & CHICAGO VTG BEVERAGES Bottles -Budweiser COLLECTOR Steins In Box- Porcelain Beer Decantors-Graniteware-6 Gal Redwing Crock-Beer Glasses-12 Metal Cans Of 10 Wt. Quaker State Oil, Excellent Condition-VTG GLASSWARE-BLUE CANNING JARS, ALL SIZES-VTG NEWSPAPERS (1912 TRIBUNE, JOLIET HERALD, 1891 NEW YORK TRIBUNE, 1915/16 CHICAGO SAT. BLADE-1898 ST. LOUIS GLOBE)-VTG POSTCARDS1898 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SOUVENIR SPOONS, PINBACK BUTTONS, TOKENS- Mysto Erector SetGilbert Action Helicopter Set-G.I. Joe Doll-Ken Doll-COOKIE JARS-DEPRESSION GLASS-CHINA-

Hintze Auction Service Inc. LIC # 440.000682 Auctioneer Bob Hintze Lic #440.000682 507 GRUNDY ST. MAZON, IL 60444

Terms: Cash, Check, & Credit Card (add 5% convenience fee for credit Cards) Need an auction?

Contact Matt at 815-970-7077 to find out how we can maximize your collection or estate.

CELL: 815-228-7634 HO: 815-448-2368

Matthew Bullock IL Lic 441.001731

NEXT AUCTION SUNDAY APRIL 19, 10:00 AM 801 E. FRANCIS FIELD RD., NEW LENOX

www.BullockAuctioneers.com

Claimants; Defendants.

Judge Daniel Rippy 13 CH 1765 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: -Eric Bryant Roberts, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Cheryl D. Ward that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of Will County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: LOT 260 IN BARRINGTON RIDGE UNIT 3 BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6 AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 14, 2000, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2000-75278, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 2763 Middleton Court, Aurora, IL 60503 PIN: 07-01-06-406-026 said Mortgage was given by Cheryl D. Ward, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Acting Solely As Nominee for Network Capital Funding Corporation, Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, as Document No. Illinois, R2013019201.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on March 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60432 on or before April 27, 2015, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W13-1769 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I649993 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

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

VALENTINE C. OGUIKE; FESTINA

OGUIKE; HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION; HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES MASTER ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 14 CH 2448 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, VALENTINE C. OGUIKE, FESTINA OGUIKE, HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES MASTER ASSOCIATION and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 83 IN HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES UNIT TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1996, AS DOCUMENT NO. R96-6462, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 3356 Legacy Dr., Lockport, IL 60441 P.I.N.: 06-03-24-404-003 and which said mortgage was signed by VALENTINE C. OGUIKE, FESTINA OGUIKE, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2007087186; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on May 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Johnson, Blumberg, &

The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com • Thursday, March 26, 2015 • Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 0953 I649971 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

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

IVETTE MARQUEZ; VION HOLDINGS LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 14CH 2454 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, IVETTE MARQUEZ and UNKNOWN AND NONRECORD OWNERS CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 43, IN ROLLING HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 5, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 883001, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 12035 W Josephine Dr., Mokena, IL 60448 P.I.N.: 15-08-01-405-025 and which said mortgage was signed by IVETTE MARQUEZ, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Simplicity Mortgage, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2003215601; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 16, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file

your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the April 20, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1003 I648201 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-41CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-41CB, PLAINTIFF VS. ESTATE OF SOPHIE BOGDANSKI, IF ANY, BARBARA A. ZIEMIECKI AKA BARBARA ZIEMIECK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SOPHIE BOGDANSKI, COUNTY OF DUPAGE, CARILLON ADULT MASTER ASSOCIATION, THE BEDFORD AT CARILLON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS Property Address: 13931 Bristlecone Unit C Plainfield, IL 60544 14 CH 02830 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sophie Bogdanski, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: UNIT 4008-08 IN THE BEDFORD AT CARILLON CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF VARIOUS LOTS IN CARILLON PARCEL 5B SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCIJMENT R96-85062, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT C TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED APRIL 8, 1997 AS DOCUMENT R97-28546, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. P.I.N.: 04-06-326-141-1008 COMMON ADDRESS: 13931 Bristlecone Unit C,

Plainfield, IL 60544 And which mortgages were made by Sophie Bogdanski (deceased) and Barbara A. Ziemiecki aka Barbara Ziemieck, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated December 8, 2006, and recorded as Document No.R2006211606, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sophie Bogdanski, UNKNOWN AND OWNERS, GENERALLY, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.1983 I649226 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. 2006-FRE1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FRE1 PLAINTIFF VS. MOHAMED TURAY, FRANCESS M. MATHIS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. 2006-FRE1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFISERIES 2006-FRE1, CATES, FOREST BROOK TOWNHOME OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS Property Address: 33 Brook Park Lane Park Forest, IL 60466 14 CH 02832 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: PARCEL 1: THE NORTH 22 FEET OF THE SOUTH 68.8 FEET OF BLOCK 4 IN FOREST BROOK TOWNHOMES, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT,

BEING A SUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT 1, OUTLOT 1-A, OUTLOT 2 AND VACATED SYCAMORE DRIVE, ALL IN ARBOR TRAILS SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 11, 1993 AS DOCUMENT R93-68524, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER, THROUGH AND ACROSS THE COMMON AREA FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PARCEL L AS SET FORTH AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R92-67236, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. PARCEL 3: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER, UNDER THROUGH AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF VACATED SYCAMORE DRIVE ADJACENT TO SAID SUBDIVISION AS CREATED BY GRANT OF EASEMENT AS DOCUMENT RECORDED NUMBER R98-75519.

P.I.N.: 15-06-103-063-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 33 Brook Park Lane, Park Forest, IL 60466 And which mortgages were made by Mohamed Turay and Francess M. Mathis, as Mortgagor (s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated October 7, 2005, and recorded as Document No.R2005201868, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 20, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.2000 I646535 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

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

LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA; NATIONAL CITY BANK; TARGET NATIONAL BANK F/K/A NATIONAL BANK; RETAILERS CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 15 CH 162

PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 3 IN DARCY AND HALEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTH 2/5 OF BLOCK 30 IN SCHOOL SECTION ADDITION TO JOLIET IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 421 Madeline St., Joliet, IL 60436 P.I.N.: 30-07-16-116-034 and which said mortgage was signed by LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The First Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2003053872; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 16, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1218 I648967 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL PASS-THROUGH MORTGAGE TRUST 2004-29, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-29, PLAINTIFF VS. ALICE LEE, DAVID C. HART, DAVID WU, CENTURY TRACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS Property Address: 24731 West Champion Drive Plainfield, IL 60544 15 CH 00176 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 98 IN CENTURY TRACO SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 16, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2000065228, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.: 01-21-105-004-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 24731 West Champion Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544 And which mortgages were made by Alice Lee and David C. Hart, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Webster Bank, National Association as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated November 10, 2004, and recorded as Document No.R2005021648, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J.MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SMSF.0049 I649229 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS PNC Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Mildred L. Juckins; Donald E. Juckins, Jr.; Darlene Janulis; Russ Tedrahn d/b/a RDT Construction; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00220 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Mildred L. Juckins, Donald E. Juckins, Jr. Darlene Janulis Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 55 IN RIVER OAKS SOUTH UNIT 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 17, 2000 AS DOCUMENT R2000-075761 AND CERTIFICATES OF CORRECTION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2000-95720 AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2000102357, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 24820 Jensen Street Shorewood, IL 60404 and which said Mortgage was made by: Mildred L. Juckins Donald E. Juckins, Sr executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit Donald E. Juckins, Jr.

CLASSIFIED 41 the Mortgagor(s), to National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, as Document No. Illinois, R2007034168 modified with R2013130355; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 5/19/2015 at 2:15pm. at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Court 57 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before April 20, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-14-18321 NOTE: This law firm is deemed

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Any proposal received after the stated closing time will not be considered and returned unopened. If proposals are sent by mail, the Offeror shall be responsible for ensuring delivery of the proposal to Region 4 Education Service Center before the advertised date and hour for the opening. Proposals must be signed, sealed, clearly identified with the solicitation number, title, name and address of the company responding.

Specifications and details of this RFP can be found at www.esc4.net or www.tcpn.org under Current Solicitations. General inquiries may be directed to Robert Zingelmann at questions@esc4.net Until final award, Region 4 Education Service Center reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals, to waive any technicalities, to re-advertise, and to otherwise proceed when in the best interest of Region 4 Education Service Center.

(Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015.) HN 1855

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I648402 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS INLAND BANK AND TRUST, PLAINTIFF vs.

DALE J. KOTNOUR; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. DEFENDANTS 2015 CH 00256 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE EAST 365.82 FEET OF THE SOUTH 535 FEET OF THE NORTH 975 FEET OF THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, LYING WEST OF THE CENTER OF JOLIET AND CHICAGO ROAD (NOW KNOWN AS ALTERNATE ROUTE NO. 66) IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN(s): 04-03-300-002 COMMON ADDRESS: 4.5 acres of vacant land on Rt. #53, Romeoville, IL 60446 and which said Mortgages were made by: Dale Kotnour and Inland Bank and Trust as Mortgagee, and dated November 18, 2002, and recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds on December 17, 2002 as Document No. R2002221971, as modified by the Modification of Mortgage dated September 1, 2005, and recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds on November 1, 2005 as Document No. R2005190476, as modified by the Modification of Mortgage dated September 1, 2007, and

• Thursday, March 26, 2015 • The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds on September 26, 2007 as Document No. R2007143249, as modified by the Modification of Mortgage dated September 1, 2009, and recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds on October 21, 2009 as Document No. R2009126001, as modified by the Modification of Mortgage dated August 1, 2010, and recorded with the Will County Recorder of Deeds on September 7, 2010 as Document No. R201092059 and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Pamela McGuire Office of the Circuit Will County Court House 14 W. Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before April 20, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Scott & Kraus, LLC 150 South Wacker Drive Suite 2900 Chicago, Illinois 60606 NOTE: You are advised that this law firm is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I645985 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH3, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, PASS-THROUGH SERIES 2007-CH3, PLAINTIFF VS.

JUAN R. LOPEZ, JR. AKA RICKEY LOPEZ, KRISTA M. LOPEZ, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NVA PLAINFIELD VETERINARY MANAGEMENT, INC., DBA CREST HILL ANIMAL HOSPITAL, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS Property Address: 1504 Green Trails Dr. Plainfield, IL 60544 15 CH 00402 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Unknown Owners, Generally, and NonRecord Claimants, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 56 IN RIVERBROOK ESTATES, SECTION IC, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 10, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R98-134415, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N. 05-06-04-103-038-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 1504 Green Trails Dr., Plainfield, IL 60544 And which mortgages were made by Juan R. Lopez, Jr. aka Rickey Lopez, Krista M. Lopez as Mortgagor(s); and given to Chase Bank USA, N.A. as Mortgagee, to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated 11/17/2006 and recorded as Document No. R2006199006, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you, Unknown Owners, Generally, and

Non-Record Claimants, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 27, 2015 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Attorneys for Plaintiff Penny A. Land - 06211093 Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201-6679 Our File #: SPSF.2089 I649238 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE THE COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS M-III CHICAGO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v.

JOLIET RENTALS.COM LLC, an Illinois limited liability company; ROBERT AEGERTER; SUSAN AEGERTER; SUNNYLAND SANITARY DISTRICT; CITY OF JOLIET; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS, Defendants.

15 CH 00529 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to the following: UNKNOWN OWNERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS, Generally. Notice is hereby given to Defendants in the aboveentitled suit that the above-named Plaintiff has filed its Complaint in said Court for Foreclosure pursuant

to the mortgage foreclosure laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises in the Complaint situated in Will County, State of Illinois: PARCEL 2 THE EAST 26 FEET OF LOT 6 AND THE WEST 23 FEET OF LOT 7, IN FAIRACRES, A SUBDIVISION OF CHARLES M. FISH OF 18.68 ACRES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 07-12-118-049-0000.

Common Address: 1607 Elgin Avenue, Joliet, IL 60432.

PARCEL 3 THE NORTHERLY 26 FEET (AS MEASURED ALONG AND LYING WESTERLY OF THE PRESENT HICKORY STREET) OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 24 IN NORTH JOLIET, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 07-09-203-003-0000.

Common Address: 759 N. Hickory Street, Joliet, IL 60435. that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that said suit is now pending. The said Complaint is for the foreclosure of the mortgage.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your appearance in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, on or before the April 20, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Stephen G. Daday Aaron D. White, Jr. Klein, Daday, Aretos and O'Donoghue, L.L.C 2550 W. Golf Road, Suite 250 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 847-590-8700 Attorney No. 3127015 I648262 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS MARQUETTE BANK, Plaintiff, v.

VICTOR MARTINEZ; ALFREDO JOEL MARTINEZ; MARTINEZ; JULIANA MARTINEZ; LAKEWOOD RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Owner Occupied Residential 307 Clarendon Lane Bolingbrook, IL 60440 2015 CH 00537 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed Notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN and NONRECORD OWNERS CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 98 IN LAKEWOOD RIDGE UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF SECTION 9, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 22, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2002-050730 AND AMENDED

BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MAY 21, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2002084623, IN THE VILLAGE OF BOLINGBROOK, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN: 12-02-09-102-014 Common Address: 307 Clarendon Lane, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 and which said Mortgage was made by VICTOR MARTINEZ, ALFREDO MARTINEZ AND JOEL MARTINEZ as Mortgagor and MARQUETTE BANK as Mortgagee, and recorded on August 9, 2007 in the Will County Recorder of Deeds Office as document number R2007120815, and Loan Modification Agreement recorded on April 20, 2011 as document number R2011038833; And for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending; NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, said above named Defendants, file your Answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your Appearance therein in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, in the City of Joliet, Illinois, on or before the April 20, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 North Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have

and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD AND OSTLER, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 208 S. LaSalle St., #1410 Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 332-6194 Will County Attorneys' No. 06195074 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 648064 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60432 on or before April 20, 2015, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W14-2016 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I648198 (Published in the Herald-News March 19, 26, 2015 April 2, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm, a sale by public auction will be held at 25641 W Wolfs Road, Plainfield IL 60585, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under PUBLIC NOTICE the Self-Service Storage Facility Act, "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO 770 ILCS 95/1 et seq., against COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY such articles, for storage furnished INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE at 25641 W Wolfs Road, Plainfield IL 60585 USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W14-2016 Unit # Tenant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 1007 Brian Procanin COUNTY DEPARTMENT, 1010 The Deket Group CHANCERY DIVISION Diane Ketterer Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; 1011 The Deket Group Plaintiff, Diane Ketterer VS. 2024 Vanessa Quick Jennifer M. Stalilionis; Breckenridge 3001 Timothy D. Piper Homeowners Association; Brecken3127 Michelle Spicer ridge Homeowners Association of 6127 Amanda Sims Shorewood; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Wolfs Road Storage Jennifer M. Stalilionis, if any; 25641 W Wolfs Road Unknown Owners and Non Record Plainfield IL 60585 630-904-9494 Claimants; Defendants.

Judge Daniel Rippy (Published in the Herald-News 15 CH 61 March 26, April 3, 2015.) HN NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for 1880 publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: -Breckenridge Homeowners Association that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of Will County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: LOT 101 IN BRECKENRIDGE SUBDIVISION UNIT 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 22, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005123594, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AS DOCUMENT R2005159464 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 818 Vertin Boulevard, Shorewood, IL 60404 PIN: 05-06-04-302-061 said Mortgage was given by Jennifer M. Stalilionis, Mortgagor (s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as a nominee for Resource Plus Mortgage Corp., Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, No. as Document Illinois, R2007084887.

UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM, a sale by public auction will be held at 1906 Plainfield Road; Crest Hill, Illinois, to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the Self-Service Storage Facility Act, 770 ILCS 95/1 et seq., against such articles, for storage furnished at 1906 Plainfield Road; Crest Hill, Illinois.

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The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com • Thursday, March 26, 2015 • MARKESSA DENSON 59 in the Village of Plainfield, Will LEONARD FAIRROW County, Illinois, as legally deTINA FINCH scribed below: PATRICIA GAGNER Parcel 1: Lots 2 And 4 In Kensington Center, Being A Subdivision Of Route 30 U-Store-It Part Of The Northeast 1/4 Of Sec1906 Plainfield Road tion 33, Township 37 North, Crest Hill, IL 60403 Range 9 East Of The Third Principal 815-730-3100 Meridian, According To The Plat (Published in the Herald-News Thereof, Recorded December 12, March 26, April 3, 2015.) HN 2001 As Document No. R2001173280, In Will County, Illinois.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING On April 15, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., a meeting conducted by Valley View School District 365U will be taking place at Valley View School District Administration Center, 755 Dalhart Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district's plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home-schools within the district for the 2015-2016 school year. If you are a parent of a homeschooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Valley View School District 365U, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Erica Ekstrom, Executive Director of Student Services at 815-886-2700 x. 244.

Parcel 2: Easements For Vehicular And Pedestrian Ingress And Egress And Parking, Public Utilities And Stormwater Drainage For The Benefit Of Parcel 1 As Contained In Operation And Easement Agreement Recorded January 3, 2001 As Document No. R2001-000661, And Amendments Recorded July 19, 2001 As Document No. R2001-092726 And May 14, 2002 As Document No. R2002081296, In Will County, Illinois.

James McHugh Construction Co. 1737 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60616, 312-986-8000, is seeking qualified subcontractors, vendors and suppliers including DBE Certified firms in the IL Unified Certification Program to submit bid proposals for the UPRR IL HSR Kankakee River, Service Order No. 61355. The project includes but is not limited to the following scope of work: furnish all labor, equipment, tools, and material (except Railroad-furnished material) needed for bridge construction, grading, track construction, road crossings and fencing Wilmington, IL - Joliet Subdivision: Milepost 51.9 to Milepost 53.2. The project has a DBE project specific goal of 8%. All such businesses should contact Caroline Melton at 312-821-0280 to discuss subcontracting opportunities. Fax bid proposals to 312431-8518, or e-mail to cmelton@ mchughconstruction.com. All proposals must be submitted prior to 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2015.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, this 23th day of March, 2015.

Nancy Schultz Voots County Clerk (Published in the Herald-News March 26, April 2, 9, 2015.) HN 1893

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #29800 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois on March 5, 2015 wherein the business firm of

IL 60433 was registered; that the in the business firm of true or real name or names of the ENRIGHT INSURANCE person or persons owning the business, with their respective post ofBROKERAGE SERVICES fice address(es), is/are as follows: Located at 1022 S. STATE STREET BREAHNA K JIMINEZ FIGUEROA LOCKPORT IL 60441 was registered; that the true or real name or 207 LOGAN AVE names of the person or persons JOLIET IL 60433 owning the business, with their reIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have spective post office address(es), hereunto set my hand and Official Is/are as follows: Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, MARK ENRIGHT 1022 S. STATE STREET this 5th day of March, 2015.

LOCKPORT IL 60441 Nancy Schultz Voots County Clerk IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official (Published in the Herald-News Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, March 12, 19, 26, 2015.) HN this 24th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

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Certificate #29798 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Located at 203 LOGAN AVE JOLIET County on MARCH 5, 2015 wherehearing will be Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Plainfield Village Hall, 24401 W. Lockport Street, Plainfield, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. at which time and place all interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard.

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Certificate #29784 was filed in (Published in the Herald-News the office of the County Clerk of Will March 12, 19, 26.) HN 1829 County on MARCH 2, 2015 wherein the business firm of GOOD TRUE HEARING Located at 11041 FRONT STREET MOKENA IL 60448 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), Is/are as follows: LESLIE EUGENE WINGET 11041 FRONT STREET MOKENA IL 60448

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official (Published in the Herald-News Seal atSTmy office in Joliet; Illinois, this 21 day of FEBRUARY, 2015.

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