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Police: Employee clings onto fleeing getaway car Now faces gun charge “Delamora grabbed onto

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A store employee held onto the hood of a car making a getaway from a shoplifting attempt, used a gun to stop the suspects and ended up getting arrested himself, according to a Joliet police account.

The heroics followed an alleged attempt to steal a cellphone from a store in the 2200 block of West Jefferson Street on Tuesday. The store had the phone back before the suspects drove off with Enrique Delamora, 26, clinging to the hood of their car.

“Yeah, I was on it while [the driver] was flying,” Delamora said Wednesday.

The car went about a block before the suspects stopped with Delamora holding them at bay until police arrived.

But Delamora, of Morris, was charged with not having a firearm owner’s identification card and released on bond.

the hood of the car as Barield drove down Springield Avenue. As they reached Oneida Street, Delamora pulled out a gun, so Barield stopped the vehicle.”

Lt. Jeff Allbert Joliet Police Delamora said Wednesday he used his gun to protect an employee being attacked at the store, but declined further comment.

A 911 call brought police to the scene. Lee A. Barfield, 20, and Trianna T. Williams, 21, both of the 1400 block of Pioneer Road in Crest Hill, were charged with battery and released on bond. A 16-year-old girl was arrested on a charge of shoplifting.

Police did say Delamora actions led to the fleeing suspects being stopped.

“Delamora grabbed onto the hood of the car as Barfield drove down Springfield Avenue. As they reached Oneida Street, Delamora pulled out a gun, so Barfield stopped the vehicle,” Lt. Jeff Allbert said.

Allbert said the incident began about 4:25 p.m. when the three suspects came into the store.

The 16-year-old girl asked an employee to see a cellphone and was looking at it when Williams began speaking with the employee, Allbert said. When the employee noticed the teen walking out with the phone, she confronted her outside the store and got the phone back.

“Williams then grabbed the woman [employee] and threw her to the wall of the building before she and the 16-year-old went to leave in a silver car driven by Barfield,” Allbert said.

Delamora and another worker came to their co-worker’s aid, and both were reportedly struck by the car as Barfield pulled out to drive away. Neither of them required hospital treatment.

Joliet man accused of pulling gun during road rage encounter

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Police say a known gang member pulled a gun during a “road rage” confrontation with another driver Tuesday night on Essington Road.

About 7:15 p.m., one driver honked at the blue Nissan in front of him for not making the turn from westbound Jefferson Street onto Essington Road in a timely manner, Lt. Jeff Allbert said.

The vehicles drove next to each other as the drivers exchanged gestures, but the situation escalated when they stopped at Black Road.

“The driver of Nissan, later

identified as Gerardo Gutierrez, 20, displayed a semi-automatic handgun to the other driver, who drove away and called 911,” Allbert said.

Responding officers found Gutierrez at Route 30 and Larkin Avenue a few minutes later with a female passenger who had not been present when the confrontation occurred, Allbert said.

“A chase lasted until Kenmore and Oregon avenues, where Gutierrez stopped but refused to come out of the vehicle. Officers tried using a Taser but were unsuccessful and he drove off again,” Allbert said.

Gutierrez pulled over again in the 1200 block of Clara Ave-

nue and surrendered without incident, Allbert said.

Allbert said Gutierrez’s passenger was questioned and admitted seeing him throw a gun from the car near Kenmore and Oregon. Officers returned to find a .32 Beretta loaded with five rounds at the scene, he said.

Gutierrez, of the 100 block of South Midland Avenue, was arrested and booked into the Will County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm by a gang member, fleeing from police, aggravated reckless driving, speeding and three counts of disregarding stop signs.

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ON THE COVER Volunteers for Operation Care Package, including Tom O’Connor (left) and John Kestel, help move boxes of cookies from the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois into the Will County Farm Bureau in Joliet Wednesday morning.

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27,672 boxes of Girl Scout cookies – biggest shipment yet – for Operation Care Package

By BILL WIMBISCUS bwimbiscus@shawmedia.com

• Thursday, March 27, 2014

JOLIET – Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of young women, 27,672 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies soon will be making their way to U.S. soldiers around the globe.

It’s all part of the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ Gift of Caring program, which encourages participants to donate cookies to veteran groups, including Operation Care Package, a Joliet-based nonprofit that weekly ships more than 150 boxes filled with supplies, food and other items to U.S. troops.

“We have people just come up to our [cookie] booths and give money for the troops,” said Patti Graw, a Girl Scouts volunteer who organized the cookie donation program with Operation Care Package seven years ago. “We had one guy who donated $1,000.”

This year’s donation of 598,068 Thin Mints, Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Savannah Smiles and Tagalongs cookies was the council’s largest yet.

Volunteers on Wednesday unloaded a full semitrailer of cookie cases into storerooms, hallways and just about any open space available at Operation Care Package’s packing center at the Will County Farm Bureau.

The most popular cookie with soldiers? Thin Mints, hands down.

“The veterans love the chocolate,” Graw said. “It’s a reminder of home, and it’s a reminder that we haven’t forgotten about them.”

The idea of helping the Girl Scouts help the troops has a great appeal, organizers said.

“So many people know someone who is or was in the military, it hits their hearts,” said Anna Jarrett, product sales manager for the Northern Illinois council, which includes 1,500 troops northwest of Joliet. “It’s a $4 box of cookies. Who wouldn’t want to do this for our troops?”

It’s also a great option for people who can’t or shouldn’t be eating sugary sweets.

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Debbie Smothers, founder of Operation Care Package, stacks boxes of cookies Wednesday from the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois at the Will County Farm Bureau in Joliet. There were more than 27,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies delivered and they will be shipped inside care packages to troops stationed around the world.

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What: Operation Care Package will co-host a Blues n’ Rock Benefit For Our Troops, featuring Tallan Noble Latz, T Bird Huck and Danny and the Devils When: 5 to 11 p.m. May 17 Where: At Cantigny Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet.

Details: The event will include music, dancing, raffles, a cash bar and food for purchase from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets, $10 in advance, also will be available at the door. Proceeds from tickets and raffles will benefit Operation Care Package, food will benefit Men’s Auxiliary, and the bar will benefit the VFW.

“People with high blood pressure or high cholesterol or whatever can still participate,” said Brittany Wylie, a Girl Scout senior from Plainfield.

The cookie donation to Operation Care Package follows a $7 million donation last fall of moisturizers and sunscreen

by Rodan + Fields Dermatologists.

Still, keeping the nonprofit running is a challenge, Smothers said. Postage alone runs about $2,500 a week, and then there’s the never-ending need for toiletries, food and

other items.

“Now I have a lot of cookies and moisturizer,” Smothers said. “Other than that, I have to shop each week just so we can keep up our packing.”

At the moment, the charity is in need of canned soups, chili, tuna, beef sticks and jerky, trail mix, protein bars and powder, coffee, body

wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths, baby wipes and athletic socks.

Volunteers pack the supplies into flat-rate boxes each week and ship them all over the world. Many go to places such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, Guam and even ships at sea.

Smothers said she has about 2,800 soldiers on her

mailing list. New requests arrive daily.

“Somebody just sent us a request from a little island I never even heard of,” Smothers said. “It doesn’t matter.

Everyone who requests a package gets a package.”

The need for supplies seems to be increasing, even as U.S. military operations overseas are being scaled back, Smothers noted.

“A lot of soldiers are having their PXs close, so they don’t have access to anything unless they live near a city,” Smothers said. “It’s pretty hard when you hear from a colonel or a major telling us ‘Please send my guys anything you can.’ ” Especially Thin Mints.

“They don’t care if they’re melted or not,” Smothers said.

“They just tell us to keep sending them.”

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Quinn’s budget draws reactions Views mixed on proposed permanent income tax increase “At the end of the day, $500 is a nice start, but if you do the math, the math doesn’t add up.

That’s nothing compared to what someone is paying each year in income taxes.”

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com Local officials and state lawmakers said they weren’t surprised when Gov. Pat Quinn proposed Wednesday to make permanent a once-temporary income tax hike.

Some were critical but most said they expected the governor would keep the tax hike, framing the move as a way to avoid “radical cuts” to education and critical state programs.

“Given the Sen. Jennifer fact that we’re still with a Bertinodeficit and Tarrant we’ve got a maD-Plainfield jor backlog of bills, I fully expected it,” said John Grueling, president and CEO of Will County Center for Economic Development.

John Quinn outGrueling lined in his President budget adand CEO of dress what Will County would happen Center for if the income Economic tax, which he Development signed into law in 2011, were to drop from 5 percent to 3.75 percent in January as scheduled.

His office forecasts a loss of nearly $2 billion for the next fiscal year if that happens.

“If action is not taken to stabilize our revenue code … extreme and radical cuts will be imposed on education and critical public services – cuts that will starve our schools and result in mass teacher layoffs, larger class sizes

State Rep. Sue Rezin R-Morris

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State Rep. John Anthony, R-Plainfield, and state Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, listen Wednesday to Gov. Pat Quinn deliver his annual budget address in Springfield. and higher property taxes,” Quinn said.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, along with every Republican lawmaker, voted

against the tax levy in 2011.

“This is my fourth budget address. He always throws out the worst-case scenario, saying all of this will happen

unless we support his tax increases,” Rezin said.

There are other ways to generate revenue and balance a budget, she said.

“We need to reform programs, root out fraud and pass policies that promote job growth,” Rezin said, adding that the state could save money with budget cuts. She suggested fully scrubbing the state’s Medicaid rolls of people who don’t meet the program’s eligibility requirements.

Quinn attempted to soften the blow by proposing a $500 annual property tax refund for homeowners. Rezin argued the proposal “sounds good” but people are still paying the same in regards to the income tax.

“At the end of the day, $500 is a nice start, but if

you do the math, the math doesn’t add up,” she said.

“That’s nothing compared to what someone is paying each year in income taxes.”

Russ Slinkard, president and CEO for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry, said Quinn has failed on his promise in 2011 to use the tax hike to pay off the state’s billion-dollar backlog of bills.

The tax hike has generated about $26 billion in revenue since 2011, but the backlog remains at $6 billion.

“It’s not right to the citizens. And now, here he is again, trying to balance the budget,” Slinkard said.

However, Democrats credited Quinn with taking a bold step in a difficult budget year.

State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Plainfield, said in a news release that Quinn’s call for additional education for early childhood education, which he dubbed the Birth to Five initiative, is in line with her own goals.

“Although this is an extremely tough budget year, I was happy to see the governor work to keep his word regarding investment in education,” Bertino-Tarrant said.

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Bill to restructure Plainfield park board advances

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – The state bill that would restructure the Plainfield Township Park District board has advanced through a legislative committee.

The bill has changed, however, giving state legislators the authority to appoint new park board members instead of local mayors.

The House Cities and Villages Committee voted 15-1 vote to move the bill forward, said state Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego. Cross said the next step will be having a roll call on the

House floor to see if the bill has enough support to pass.

Cross introduced the bill amid growing controversy over actions taken by a majority bloc on the park board.

The legislation would expand the board with the attention of breaking up the majority bloc.

Two changes have been made in the bill.

The bill now increases the number of park commissioners from five to seven. Originally, the board would have been expanded to nine members.

The two new commissioners would be appointed by Cross and state Sen. Jennifer

Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, instead of the mayors of Plainfield, Joliet and Romeoville.

“There was some pushback on if this is setting a bad precedent,” Cross said, explaining how some were concerned about the state interfering in local boards and elected officials. “But this is more than just policy. These are people misusing their power.”

House Bill 5593 would amend the state park district code to expand the Plainfield park district board. The commissioners would be selected by the two state legislators after the bill passes, and each

would serve a two-year term.

The bill was amended from its original state because Cross said there were concerns about officials in other local governmental bodies selecting the commissioners.

“It’s a better bill now that a couple of things changed on it,” said Plainfield resident Mike Kelly, a former Plainfield school district board member who drove down to Springfield and presented written testimony to the committee. “This is a very good approach to solving the problem.”

Regular park board critic and Plainfield resident Vicky Polito went to Springfield and

spoke to the committee.

“They asked some good questions,” Polito said, adding that she spent the day walking around the Capitol, meeting legislators and dropping off copies of statements about the bill and park district. “They were super engaged. I was surprised on how much they knew about what was going on.”

Polito also said legislators were surprised that the park district has six-year instead of four-year terms.

The bill was filed Feb. 13 by Cross and has since received the support of Bertino-Tarrant and state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, who is a co-sponsor.

Chaney-Monge school referendum approval ends a losing streak

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com CREST HILL – Voter approval of $3 million in bonds for Chaney-Monge School District 88 ended a series of failed referendums that dated back to 2000.

“The parents wanted building repairs,” Superintendent Andy Siegfried said Wednesday, explaining his theory of why the referendum passed March 18. “I mean, you come in and see several buckets for the leaks from the roof around the school.”

The school district has tried to pass similar referendums unsuccessfully five

times in the past 14 years.

The referendum allows the district to take out $3 million in bonds for what Siegfried said were long overdue improvements.

About $1 million of the referendum funds will be used for repairs to the school’s roof and heating. The replacement of a 35-year-old roof and new heater exchanges will cost about $800,000. The other $200,000 will be used on other school repairs, including electrical work.

Improvements are expected to start the summer of 2015.

The remaining $2 million will be set aside to qualify the school for the state Capital De-

velopment Board School Construction Grant. The grant was supposed to give two-thirds of the funds to complete the district’s construction plan in 2004. Delayed state funding stymied the district’s plan for improvements until now.

The plan would upgrade existing classrooms and add new ones. It also would add technology space and increase bathroom sizes.

From 2000 to 2008, the district tried to pass a similar referendum five times, according to former Superintendent Gus Tomac.

“We had the same problems,” said Tomac, who led the district for 17 years and

retired in 2012. He explaining how those failed referendums forced the district to roll out modular classrooms to keep vital programs.

“It’s a tough proposition, just a tough thing to vote yes sometimes because they’re having tough times at home,” Tomac said.

The state grant requires a district to set aside a portion of its construction plan in order to be eligible for the funds.

Passing the referendum means the district now has up to $2 million to contribute to its $4.5 million school expansion plan. The state should add $2.7 million, but Siegfried said he doesn’t know when

that would happen because the state has been 10 years behind in giving funds for projects.

“The best case is we get it next spring to early summer and we can do the roof,” Siegfried said, adding that the district’s plan should be one of the next on the state’s list to fund. “Then by FY 2016 we can start construction on the school.”

Tomac was ecstatic when he saw the referendum passed.

“Congratulations to Chaney-Monge,” Tomac said.

“These are things a lot of school districts take for granted that Chaney-Monge has had to struggle to get.”

Judge: Guns and cannabis found during pursuit can be used in trial

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A judge ruled Wednesday that the guns and marijuana found when police pursued a man into an Evergreen Terrace apartment last year can be used in his trial.

Judge Robert Livas decided Joliet Sgt. Andrew Jose was within the rights of his duty to temporarily detain David M. Evans, 24, when they met each other in the third-floor hallway on the night of Dec. 14.

Livas’ ruling came after an attorney for David M. Evans, 24, argued that police had no

probable cause before entering his apartment where guns and cannabis were found before the arrest.

Evans was allegedly wearing similar clothes to a “suspicious” trespasser police had been called about.

Evans testified he came out of the apartment door and was grabbed by someone who said “Hey” and turned out to be a police officer.

“I had one hand on the door, and I was holding my pants with the other because I don’t own a belt,” Evans said.

Evans claimed he jumped back into the apartment and

ran into a bathroom for 30 to 45 seconds before coming back and surrendering to Jose and Officer Matthew Campos.

Jose testified Evans struck his arm to get back in the apartment and was reaching for his waistband as if he could’ve been carrying a gun.

Jose ordered Evans to stop running, but stopped chasing him near the living room to draw his own gun.

“I saw there were two men in the kitchen area with a large amount of cannabis ... in several small bags on the kitchen table,” Jose said.

Those men and two other

women were in the kitchen and living room area while some young children were in another room, Evans and Jose testified.

After Evans came back to the living room, Campos swept through the rest of the apartment to make sure no one else was hiding and saw two handguns in the area Evans had been in, Assistant State’s Attorney Chris Koch said.

Evans was arrested on charges of battery, resisting arrest, delivery of marijuana, armed violence, possession of a firearm by a gang member,

unauthorized possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of ammunition.

Defense attorney Robert Lewin argued Jose had no probable cause in holding Evans. But Koch said Evans’ flight from the officer demonstrated he hadn’t been seized for arrest.

“I don’t understand [Evans’ other] claim they entered his home [illegally] when he provided another address in his affidavit to the court,” Livas said before denying all of the defense motions to suppress evidence and quash the arrest.

Survey: Joliet car insurance rates among state’s highest Here’s how area towns rank in ValuePenguin’s study of car insurance rates among Illinois’ 50 largest cities: Rank 26 30 36 38

City Plainfield Romeoville Bolingbrook Joliet

Annual Premium $838 $852 $864 $874

include the state’s 50 largest cities, Joliet has the 12th highest rates, the study said.

The most expensive Illinois cities for car insurance are Cicero, Skokie, Berwyn, Oak Park and Chicago’s Near North Side, the study said.

The cheapest Illinois cities for car insurance are Quincy, Bloomington, Normal, Champaign and Urbana, according

to the study.

The study was based on quotes for a 30-year-male with excellent credit driving a Toyota Camry with minimal coverage. The study was based on an individual driving 10,000 to 15,000 miles per year and had no tickets or accidents.

Quotes were obtained from Geico, State Farm, California Casualty, Amica and Allstate.

Forest police Tuesday on a charge of residential burglary.

• David T. Owsley, 36, of St. Charles, Mo., was arrested by sheriff’s police Tuesday on charges of aggravated battery, theft, vandalism, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance.

• Donald F. Steinhaus, 37, of the 0 to 100 block of Fernwood Drive

in Bolingbrook, was arrested by sheriff’s police Wednesday on charges of vandalism and driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Terion D. Steward, 21, of the 400 block of Water Street, was arrested by Joliet police Wednesday on a charge of drug possession.

• Carl A. Wilcher, 20, of the 1800 block of Asbury Circle, was arrested by Joliet police Wednesday on a charge of delivery of marijuana.

8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

• Benjamin J. Butowski, 23, of the 100 block of Nanti Street in Park Forest, was arrested by Park

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JOLIET – Joliet ranks third among Illinois’ 10 largest cities for the average annual cost of auto insurance at $874 a year, according to a new study.

The only large cities with higher costs are Cicero, with an average of $1,061 per year, and Chicago, at $958 per year, according to ValuePenguin, a company that provides insurance, salary and health care comparisons.

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New Lenox approves permit for senior housing building

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com NEW LENOX – Construction of a new affordable senior housing center is one step closer with approval by village officials.

The New Lenox Village Board this week unanimously approved granting a special-use permit for a preliminaryplannedunitdevelopment plat for the Alden Foundation.

The Chicago-based nonprofit organization, which develops and manages affordable senior housing, seeks to create a 53-

unit independent apartment community for senior citizens.

“We’re a town that wants to make sure we have got housing for all of our constituents to have and to have something like this works out great,” Mayor Tim Baldermann said.

The building, called New Lenox Horizon Senior Living Community, will be for residents 62 years or older. It will be located at the northwest corner of Otto Drive and Cedar Road. Beth Demes, executive director of the foundation, has said construction of the apartment building could

begin in summer 2015.

She had also noted a need for the apartment building because the Guy A. Sell Senior Housing Center – managed by the New Lenox Township – has a large waiting list. The township’s senior apartment building has 24 rooms and a waiting list of more than 60 people.

Village board members also unanimously approved a resolution urging the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to approve a land use licensing application for the location of a proposed water

transmission main.

Village records state New Lenox is one of five customer communities served water by Oak Lawn’s water supply system and has entered a 40-year agreement for the supply. The agreement includes a new 60inch transmission main that would be routed within the forest preserve district’s right of way under existing ComEd high voltage transmission lines.

The routing would have a negligible impact on the forest preserve district’s holdings and yield significant improve-

ments to its property, such as funding for ecological restoration and supply water several camp areas, village officials said. The proposed improvements represent the most energy-efficient means to deliver water from Oak Lawn to the growing south suburban communities, they said.

Village board members agreed to urge Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to approve the land use licensing application submitted by Oak Lawn village officials.

Study: Will County remains among state’s healthiest counties

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com Will County remains among the state’s healthiest counties, according to a nationwide study released Wednesday.

But Will County’s ranking in some areas has dropped over

the last five years, and obesity levels continue to rise.

The study, called the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health, or MATCH, uses data sets collected from various sources to rank each county’s health. The county ranks 25 out of the state’s 102 counties based

on two areas: health factors and health outcomes.

Grundy County ranks 44 out of 102 counties for health outcomes and 38 for health factors.

In 2010, the county ranked 12 in health factors and has steadily decreased since then. In 2010, the county ranked 33 in health

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Health outcomes ranking is based on an equal weighting of morbidity and mortality measures that influence the length and quality of life, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Will County Health Department.

Health factors ranking is determined from an examination of health behaviors, access to and quality of clinical care, and the physical environment. Social and economic factors were also considered.

John Cicero, head of the Will County Health Department, said the fact that Will County is in the top 25 is significant considering the county’s high population.

“In Will, there’s a doctor for every 2,000 residents, but in the higher-rated counties, in some instances, there’s a doctor for every 600 or 700 residents,” he said. “We don’t have as high of number of providers than some of the other counties yet we’re high up there in ranking.”

In 2010, Will County ranked 10 in health factors, dropped to 37 in 2011, and has steadily bettered its rankings since then, according to the data. In 2010, the county ranked 17 in health outcomes and dropped to 25 in 2013 where the county has remained since.

At the same time, the county’s adult obesity rate increased from about 26 percent in 2007 to about 33 percent in 2010, according to the data.

Grundy County’s adult obesity rate also increased, from about 28 percent in 2008 to about 34 percent in 2010, according to the study.

Will County’s Mobilizing Action Through Planning and Partnership group, which started in 2008 as a coalition of education, business, health care and social service agency leaders, works each year to set goals and priorities in an effort to improve the population’s overall health, Cicero said.

“We educate where we can.

It’s a tough road. Obviously, obesity is a nationwide epidemic,” Cicero said.

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JOLIET – The “godmother” of Title IX Bernice Sandler event at the University of St. Francis scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to a news release from the school.

The event was part of the Women’s History Month

celebration. Efforts will be made to reschedule Sandler’s program, according to Debra Workman, history professor and chair of the Women’s History Month Committee.

Title IX is the federal Civil Rights law that prohibits discrimination in education, but is best known for breaking down barriers in sports for girls and women.

Motor fuel tax funds allocated Minooka will have $395,000 to spend on maintaining streets and highways this year through its Motor Fuel Tax fund.

Robinson Engineering was approved in a 6-0 vote Tuesday to complete the design engineering, construction engineering and material testing for the 2014 projects.

No large or main road projects are on this year’s list, as Twin Rails was for the last two years, Duffy said.

“This year we are going [to do] various projects throughout the village,” he said.

Robinson will receive $39,000 for their services, a fee set by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The board also adopted the village’s official zoning map for 2014. No changes were made to the previous map.

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MINOOKA – A cluster analysis of the Brisbin Road industrial area being performed by Northern Illinois University will help village officials from Channahon and Minooka determine the best use of funds for wastewater treatment.

Minooka trustees, in a 6-0 vote Tuesday night, approved a contract with both the village of Channahon and NIU board of trustees to enter into a contract for the analysis, Village Administrator Dan Duffy said Wednesday.

NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies was selected to perform the analysis.

A $100,000 Economic Development Administration grant will fund the joint study. Each village will contribute $25,000 comes, and $50,000 will come from federal sources, Duffy said.

The board also authorized Strand Associates and Robinson Engineering to provide engineering services for the feasibility study of the same area.

The studies will determine if the area will need two small treatment plants – one for each municipality – or a larger one that services both.

“It really gives us a blueprint, or roadmap, for that far west road and how to best develop it,” Duffy said.

The interchange, which opened two years ago, serves as an alternate truck route for industry on U.S. 6. The surrounding 12,000 acres, once developed, is expected to lower property taxes and bring jobs to the area.

It is situated in the three towns of Channahon, Minooka and Morris.

Once the studies are completed, the villages can then apply for additional grants for

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OBITUARIES JUNE L. CHRISTENSON Born: June 22, 1908; In South Bend, IN Died: March 23, 2014; In Tucson, AZ June Laura Christenson, age 105, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014. She was born in South Bend, Indiana to Norah Florence (Kellogg) and Edwin Arthur Kagel on June 22, 1908.

On February 28, 1937 she married Adolph M. Christenson, in Benton Harbor, Michigan. It was a package deal with Adolph Sr. coming with Daniel and Adolph Jr. On March 25, 1942 David Loren joined the family.

June and Adolph Sr. spent many years in Joliet, Illinois where Adolph managed a food production facility for Stokely-Van Camp during WWII. Since the 1930s they spent summers in Onekama, Michigan, where they owned and operated the Onekama Packing Company, a cherry processing facility. In 1970, they sold the business to David, and retired to Pinellas Park, Florida.

June stayed in Pinellas Park for several years after Adolph Sr.'s death, September 7, 1979, and then moved to Traverse City, Michigan, and later to Tucson, Arizona.

Music was always a big part of June's life. During her high school years in Benton Harbor, she studied piano and voice, and participated in several operettas. While in Joliet, she played piano and organ, and conducted the choir and several vocal groups at the Hunter Ave. Lutheran Church. She also sang the soprano solo in Handel's Messiah with the Joliet Choral group in the 1950's, and accompanied many musicians in the Joliet Junior High School Band solo and ensemble competitions June was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Adolph Sr.; and sons, Adolph Jr. and Daniel.

She is survived by her son, David (Karilyn) Christenson; grandchildren, Derek (Regina) Christenson, Sara Christenson, Matthew (Judy) Christenson, Bradley Christenson, Kimberly Christenson, Brian Christenson, Stacey Christenson, Keith (Bethany) Christenson, and Candice Christenson; great grandchildren, Rileigh Christenson, Madison Christenson, Chloe Christenson, Alexandra Orozco, Jessica Orozco, Kevin Orozco, and Kirsten Christenson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her primary caregiver in Tucson was her niece, June Ellam, who was named after June Christenson.

A family Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

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Contributions in her name can be made to the Gentiva Hospice, 5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 300, Tucson, AZ 85711

unt, Mildre gl John was a proud IBM'er for 37 years and retired in 1991.

Memorial donations to the American Heart Association or to a charity of choice in his name would be appreciated by John's family.

Per John's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, March 31, 2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet at 10:00 a.m. Inurnment will be held at a later date.

Park.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Frost Medical & Memorial Fund c/o First Community Bank Joliet, Plainfield, Channahon, Naperville, Homer Glen or online at www.gofundme.com would be appreciated.

Visitation Sunday from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet.

For more information: 815-741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com

MADISON R. FROST

Long before our hearts were ready, our wonderful Clark A. Colabuono. At rest shooting star was Monday, March 17, 2014 after a given her angel courageous battle with cancer, at wings Tuesday, the Joliet Area Community Hospice March 18, 2014.

Home. Age 60.

She made it hard not to love her Survived by his sister, Darlene with her sassiness and diva spirit.

Bergman; and a brother, Paul Madison couldn't help making a (Maggie) Colabuono. Three lasting impression on everyone's nephews, Matt (Amanda) heart from the moment you met Colabuono, Paulie (Barb) Colabuono her. She would walk into a room and Tony Colabuono; two nieces, and always made her presence Amy Post and Molly Diaz. Four known to all. She was so energetic, great-nephews, John Post, Anthony, bouncy and full of spirit, but she Vinny and Dominic Colabuono; also was so caring that she was the three great nieces, Kylan, Giavanna "Mother Hen" to those that needed Colabuono and Olivia Diaz. His dear just a little help. friend, Melinda Berry.

Madison is in 3rd grade at Preceded in death by his parents, Richland Grade School, but her Rudy and Dorothy Colabuono; and a passion was her PJC cheerleading, sister, Carol Keenan. which she strived so hard and A special thank you to the staff at loved. Even though her footprint in Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, this life was so small, the memories Presence Villa Franciscan she left cannot be measured. Her Rehabilitation Center and the Joliet love was to the moon and back, to Area Community Hospice for the infinity and beyond, and to the excellent care provided to Clark. brightest star.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial Madison is survived by her loving will be celebrated at the Cathedral parents, Christopher and Tina Frost of St. Raymonds, on Saturday, of Crest Hill; sister, Mariah and March 29, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Per brother, Nicholas; mother's his wishes cremation rites have grandparents, Louis "Papa" and been accorded.

Meri "Jamma" Knauer; father's grandparents, Richard "Pops" and Joy "Grama" Frost Sr.; greatgrandparents, Conrad "Pa" and Arlene "Nan" Knauer Sr.; many aunts and uncles, Kevin "Kunco" and Tammy "Aunt T" Smith Sr., Richard Frost Jr., Jaime Whitt, Sheila JOHN W. EMERY and Benjamin Renteria, Phil and Amy Frost and Andrew Frost; John W. Emery, age 86, passed cousins, Kevin Smith Jr., Sharon Slobodnik, Kyle Smith, Alexis away peacefully, on Saturday, Buccini, Kelsey Frost, Tyler Frost, March 22, 2014.

Hunter Frost, and Brianna Frost; also John is survived by his beloved survived by many numerous greatwife of 60 years, Catherine (nee uncles, second cousins and many Anzelc) Emery; his loving children, loving friends that were thought of Robert J (Lynne) Emery and as family.

Daughter Diane M Emery; Madison R. Frost will lie in state grandchildren, J Ryan and Tyler Monday, March 31, 2014 at First Anne M Emery.

Preceded in death by his parents, Assembly of God Church, 1741 Essington Rd., Joliet from 9:00 a.m.

Eva and Ray Emery; one brother, Private James Robert “Bob” Emery; until time of services at 10:00.

Pastor Jim Arnold officiating. one sister, Coral Ann Cowan; and his aunt, Mildred England.

Interment Woodlawn Memorial

CLARK A. COLABUONO

DANIEL S. GELSOMINO Born: March 21, 1969; In Joliet, IL Died: March 18, 2014; In Winfield, IL Daniel Scott "Danny" Gelsomino of Addison, Illinois and formerly of Princeton, lost his heroic battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.

He was the beloved son of Jeanie and Vince Gelsomino of Princeton.

Danny was born on March 21, 1969 in Joliet, Illinois.

His parents survive along with a loving sister, Amy Gelsomino of Peoria, Illinois. Also surviving are two children, Kasey and Nathan Gelsomino of Elmhurst, who were the joys of his life and who inspired him to fight so bravely during his 25 month battle.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mary and Arthur

grandpa , Mary Residori and Josephine and Joseph Gelsomino; a special aunt, Mary Ann Stasko; two uncles, Ronald Stasko and Richard Mikuska; and a cousin, Ronnie Stasko, all of Joliet.

He attended Princeton schools and was a 1987 graduate of Princeton High School. During his high school years, he was active in band, basketball, and baseball.

Danny loved playing the drums.

Danny attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He avidly followed Purdue football and basketball programs even following graduation.

He had an illustrious career in software sales, achieving many awards for his expertise and work ethic. He was an inspiration to friends and co-workers all during his career. He most recently was Director of Alliances for Accenture and traveled to New York regularly.

Danny was happiest when he could attend Kasey and Nathan's activities including Kasey's Irish dance competitions and Nathan's hockey, basketball, and soccer games.

He was a die hard Cub's fan and also loved the Blackhawks, Bears and Chicago Bulls.

Danny was the recipient of the 2013 Jay Braida Memorial Golf Open, an event that truly celebrated his life. He felt very humble to be selected for this outstanding event.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oakland Cemetery in Princeton. No public visitation will be held. All services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Gelsomino Children's Trust Fund, c/o Ron Griggs, 4205 Royal Fox Drive, St Charles, IL, 60174.

Norberg Memorial Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Ann R. Romanazzi 3/27/59 - 12/23/09 My memory of you will never fade or be lost.

It’s what I cherish most.

Happy (55th) Birthday!!

Love always, Joanne

ing ing girlfriend, Trish Moffatt and her husband Mike. She also enjoyed her two furry companions, Big Man and Izzie.

Cremation rites have been accorded per Tammie's wishes. A celebration of Tammie's life will be held at the New Lenox Methodist Church, New Lenox, IL at 1:00 P.M. Friday, March 28, 2014 with visitation one hour preceding services. Private inurnment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Joliet for family only.

Memorial gifts in her name may be given to her family or a charity of the donor's choice.

R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, Braidwood Chapel is entrusted with arrangements.

For more information and to sign her online quest book, please log on to www.rwpatterson funeralhomes.com

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lifetime of laughter and misadventures together. She valued her friends very much and Born: Sept. 18, 1961; In Joliet, IL considered them family.

Died: March 24, 2014; Survived by her beloved husband, In Hinsdale, IL Craig A. Morrison of Joliet; children, Nicole Martis of Joliet, Christopher Catherine L. "Cathy" Morrison Martis of Joliet and Anne Morrison (nee Chizmark), age 52, passed of Chicago; one brother, Joseph away Monday, March 24, 2014 at Chizmark of Joliet; her Adventist Hinsdale Hospital with Goddaughter, Annika Chizmark and her family by her side. She had her son, Peter Boylan; numerous fought a long, hard battle against nieces and nephews; and her fourHamman-Rich syndrome, also legged friends, Radar and Stubby. known as acute interstitial Preceded by her parents, Joseph pneumonia. and Demetra "Dee" (nee Born September 18, 1961 in Joliet, Calamaras) Chizmark; two brothers, she was a graduate of Joliet West Michael and Peter Chizmark; and High School. her beloved dog, Riley, who made Cathy was previously employed at his journey to Rainbow Bridge late Roadsafe in Romeoville. She last year. decided to follow her dreams and The loss of Cathy will leave a void became an entrepreneur. In 2013, in all of our hearts. The world will she became co-owner of Versed never be the same without her in Salon in Plainfield. Alongside her it. husband, friends and family, she A Memorial Visitation for was able to build this vision from Catherine L. Morrison will be held the ground up.

Friday, March 28, 2014 from 3:00 to She married Craig Morrison on 8:00 p.m. at Fred C. Dames Funeral February 11, 2000. Together, they Home, 3200 Black at Essington embarked on an adventure filled Rds., Joliet. Interment will be with love, laughs and hot, sandy private. beaches. Cathy and Craig enjoyed For more information: their time spent vacationing in 815-741-5500 or Mexico and in the Caribbean. They www.fredcdames.com often shared this time with cherished friends. She truly enjoyed her time boating and floating at Lake of the Ozarks, happy to be relaxing with a cold beverage under the hot sunshine with loved ones.

Cathy was a "proud mama" who taught her children, Chris and Nicole, to stay strong and independent. She welcomed Craig's daughter, Anne, into the family with open arms and considered her a TAMARA MUCHITCHdaughter. She loved to make her infamous "Yellow Bowl Chicken" LEE and found great joy in watching her kids eagerly open their "stockings" Tamara Muchitchon Christmas. She always had a Lee, formerly of good laugh when she threatened Joliet, age 55, the "kids" (now in their 20's and passed away 30's) that "this would be the last unexpectedly, year for stockings, you guys are too Tuesday, March 18, old for this." However, the stocking 2014 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. kept coming.

Surviving are her loving children, Cathy also had a very special Elizabeth (Rick) Caulfield of Broken relationship with her much-loved Arrow, Oklahoma and David Goddaughter, Annika Chizmark. She Zachary Lee of Joliet; five loving was proud "yai-yai" to Annika's son, grandchildren, Tami, Cheyenne and Peter Boylan. Peter was Cathy's Dakota Caulfield, Riley Lee and pride and joy and was amazed at his Tamantha (Jason) Herman; and ability to figure out electronic great-grandson, Bradley Herman. devices that adults couldn't figure She is also survived by three loving out. sisters, Bonnie (George) Dvorak, Cathy will be especially Laura (Tom) Donohue and Deborah remembered for her laughter, goofy (Alan) Babbel; and numerous nieces conversations, and her willingness and nephews. to listen to problems. She made it Preceding her in death were her her goal to make people smile and parents, Earl (1961) and Eleanor laugh if they were sad. She was the (2002) Muchitch; and one infant life of the party. She and her "BFF's" sister (1949).

Lisa Pleski and Shari Hill shared a In her leisure, she enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking and being with her closest

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paig He married Marion Gertrude Leonhardt, February 10, 1945. They were married for 69 years!

He is survived by his wife, Marion; his children, Gregory (Cindy), Ann T. "Annie" Hamilton (nee Deborah Trumpus (John), Douglas Krippel), passed away Sunday, (Terri), Geoffrey (Karen) and Robin March 23, 2014 at Northwestern (Janet); 13 grandchildren, 14 great Memorial Hospital with her loving grandchildren and one sister, Lois husband and family by her side.

Yunker.

Ann and her husband, Charles, After 35 years with Caterpillar owned and operated Hamilton's Hair Design in Plainfield for 31 years. Tractor Company in Joliet, Bud and Preceded in death by her parents, Marion retired to Crivitz, Wisconsin in 1981. While in Crivitz, Bud served Raymond and Gertrude (nee on the Crivitz Fire Department for Braugham) Krippel; brothers, many years as a fire fighter and an Raymond, Clarence and Richard assistant fire chief. He also started Krippel; brother-in-law, Tony the first auxiliary police department Pavlich; and several great-nieces for the Marinette County Sheriff's and great-nephews.

Survived by her loving husband of Department. Bud was a member of 37 years, Charles Hamilton; sisters, the Tri County Masonic Lodge 218.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, Yvonne Pavlich, Sr. Lucille Krippel, snowmobiling and spending time OSF, Marcella (Robert) Kestel; with his family during his retired brothers, Gerald Krippel and David (Linda) Krippel; sisters-in-law, Joyce years. He was loved and will be missed dearly by his family and Krippel, Mary Krippel, Barb (Karl) friends.

Astrom and Elizabeth Maxson; Friends may call at the Rhodesbrother-in-law, Richard (Kathie) Charapata Funeral Home in Crivitz, Hamilton; and several nieces, WI, March 28, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. nephews, great-nieces and greatuntil time of Memorial Service at nephews, all whom she loved and 1:00 p.m. cherished.

A Mass celebrating Ann's life will www.rhodescharapata.com be held Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 600 Brook Forest Avenue, Shorewood at OLIVER J. MARTINEZ 10:00 a.m. Interment will be private.

Oliver (Babe) In lieu of flowers, memorials in her James Martinez, age name to the National Multiple 83, passed away on Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, March 25, 2014 with New York, NY 10163 would be his family at his side. appreciated.

He was a life-long resident of Joliet, There will be no visitation.

Illinois.

Arrangements by Fred C. Dames Preceded in death by his parents, Funeral Home, 815-741-5500 or Isadoro and Lena Martinez; and one www.fredcdames.com grandson, Ryan Martinez.

Babe is survived by his loving wife of over 59 years, Marlene Durkes.

Two sons, Ronald Martinez and Kenneth Martinez; and one daughter, Mary (Frank) Studer.

Grandchildren, Nicole Stroud, Morgan Martinez, Shannon Martinez, Mackenzee Martinez, James Studer, Ben Studer. Great grandchildren, Hayden and Lainey MANNING HUTSON Stroud, and Allyson Martinez, and Born: Feb. 1, 1924; In Mokena, IL Dante Martinez.

Died: March 24, 2014; Babe served four years in The In Marinette, WI United States Navy Mobile Construction Battalion Number Two Manning “Bud” Seabees in Korea 1950-1954. He Hutson, age 90, was also a 59 year retired member Athelstane, WI, of Local 150. He enjoyed spending passed away March time with his family at his cabin in 24, 2014 at Bay Area Wisconsin on the Wisconsin River Medical Center in fishing.

Marinette. He was There will be no Visitation born February 1, 1924 to Nevalene and John Manning Hutson, in Mokena.

He proudly served in World War II as a Corporal in the 2nd Marine Division in the Pacific Campaign.

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CHICAGO – The Chicago Transit Authority says it’s lowering the speed limit for trains entering the O’Hare International Airport station to 15 mph from 25 mph after a derailment earlier this week.

The CTA also said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it would move trip switches that stop trains traveling above the speed limit. The agency said it would put the switches farther back so they work earlier.

CTA officials say service between the Rosemont and O’Hare stations could be restored as early as this weekend.

College athletes can unionize, agency says CHICAGO – In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize college sports, a federal agency said Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University can create the nation’s first union of college athletes.

The decision by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board means it agrees football players at the Big Ten school qualify as employees under federal law and therefore can legally unionize.

“Based on the entire record in this case, I find that the Employer’s football players who receive scholarships fall squarely within [federal labor law’s] broad definition of ‘employee,’ ” Peter Sung Ohr, the NLRB regional director, said in his 24-page decision.

Littlewood named Argonne director LEMONT – A University of Chicago physics professor has been named director of the Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago.

Peter B. Littlewood also has been associate laboratory director for physical sciences and engineering at the U.S. Department of Energy research facility.

– Wire reports

tery & In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association would be appreciated.

g sister, Beverly Juarez Navarrette.

Cremation rites were accorded.

A memorial visitation will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, Braidwood Chapel, Friday, March 28, 2014 from 4:007:00 p.m. Inurnment will be private in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, Braceville.

For more information and to sign her online guestbook please log on to www.rwpattesonfuneralhomes.com

KAREN J. WEGNER

Karen J. Wegner (nee Orr), age 68, at rest Tuesday, March 25, 2014 RoseMary Pastore, at Briar Place Nursing Center in Nee Beich, age 85.

Indian Head Park, IL. Born in Joliet to She met her beloved the late Glenn and Inez Orr, she was husband Ted, a lifelong resident.

Monday, March 24, Graduate of Lockport Township 2014 as he took her High School, she received her hand and guided her into the gates associates degree from Joliet Junior of heaven after she left this earth College. She was an active from the Adventist Bolingbrook volunteer within the community.

VIRGINIA J. ROBERTS Hospital after a lingering illness Survived by her loving husband of with family by her side.

48 years, Richard R. Wegner, Sr. of Virginia J. Roberts Survived by her cherished Joliet; two sons, Richard R. (Ragina) nee McClintock, age daughters, Connie (Awalt) (Herb) Wegner II of Watertown, WI and 92, passed away Biggs, and Theresa (Bob) John (Molly) Wegner of Joliet; four Tuesday March 25, Kaczmarek; grandchildren, Jacquie grandchildren, Richard R. III, 2014, with family by (Mark) Kaegebein, Michael Nathaniel, Tristan and Charlotte her side.

Petrusich, Eric (Shelli) Awalt, Brian Wegner; one sister, Caroline (late Survived by one (Diana) Petusich, Steve (Erin) Charles) Vespie of Texas; one son, James (Regina) GLORIA J. WALLACE Awalt, Dan Petrusich, Gregg brother, Richard Orr of Illinois; and Born: October 16, 1951 Roberts; three daughters, Nancy (Kristen) Petrusich, Matthew numerous nieces and nephews.

Died: March 23, 2014 (James) Johnson, Charlene (Kim) (Trisha) Petrusich, Allison (Mark) Preceded in death by her sister, Brunett and Tina (Jonathon) Rupolo; Rutkowski, Joe (Tricia) Awalt, Jim Glenna (Francis) Leiker.

Gloria Jean grandchildren, Scott and Troy Awalt, Kevin (Marianna) Pastore, As it was Karen's wish, Cremation Wallace (nee) Roberts, Jim and Christopher Kimberly Pastore; great Rites have been accorded. A Wright, departed Johnson, Shuna Smart, Samantha grandchildren, Jonathon, Joshua, Memorial Service will be held on this life on Sunday, and James Rupolo; 9 great Molly, Alixander, Dalton, Jacob, Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 11:00 March 23, 2014 after a.m. at St. Edward and Christ grandchildren; two sisters, Romona Ethan, Christian, Madison, Brody, a courageous battle Episcopal Church, 206 N. Midland at Daniels and Rebbeca Harris; one Zander, Camden, Maizie, Davis, brother, Donald McClintock. with breast cancer.

Turner, Mccord, Reagan, and Campbell Sts., Joliet. Rev. Dr. Gloria was a resident Kathryn L. White officiating.

Nicholas; a brother-in-law, Anthony Numerous nieces and nephews also of Joliet prior to relocating to survive.

(Jeanne) Pastore; a brother, Peter In lieu of flowers, memorials in her Merrillville, Indiana in 2011.

Preceded in death by her “Bud” (Lucille) Frederick; and also name to the charity of donor's Gloria leaves to cherish her husband, Cloyd Roberts; one son, survived by nieces and nephews. choice would be appreciated.

Preceded in death by her husband Ted Roberts; parents, Lawrence and memory, three sons, Antonio Visitation SATURDAY morning at of 67 years, Ted Pastore Sr. (2012); Grace McCLintock; and one brother, (Crystal) Edwards of Portsmouth, the church from 9:00 a.m. until time Dave McClintock.

VA, Terrence Williams of Houston, a son, Ted Pastore Jr. (2009); a of services.

TX, and Corrie Wallace; two Born in Joliet, a lifelong resident. granddaughter, Jennifer Pastore Arrangements under the direction brothers, Buford Wright, Charter member of Faith Bible (2002); a sister, Lois (Robert) of Fred C. Dames Funeral Home. For Indianapolis, Indiana, and Joseph Beard; brothers, Howard Beich and Church. information: 815-741-5500 or Wright; three sisters, Minnie (Rufus) www.fredcdames.com Funeral Services will be held, Paul Frederick; her father-in-law, Friday March 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Terry, Merrillville, IN, Pastor Glenda Nicholas; and mother-in-law, at the Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag McCullum, Plainfield, Portia Young, Concetta Pastore.

Funeral Home. Interment will be at Chicago; five grandchildren; a host RoseMary was a life-long Crest of nieces and nephews; childhood Abraham Lincoln National Hill resident. She was a very kind, friend, Tamara Warren and special Cemetery. Visitation Friday loving and warm mother, morning, from 10:00 a.m. until time friend, Deidre Morris. grandmother, aunt, sister and Visitation will be held on Friday, of services. sister-in-law. She will be greatly March 28, 2014 from 4:00 - 8:00 missed by all who knew her. Mom p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation was a dedicated homemaker and Saturday, March 29, 9:00-10:00 cared for the needs of her family. a.m. followed by Life Celebration at She loved bingo, rummy, music, Prayer Tower Ministries, 500 reading and the Food Network. She KATHY VIGNOCCHI Stryker Avenue, Joliet, IL, Dr. Glenda retired from Joliet Pattern Works.

McCullum, officiating. Interment Mom we will never stop loving and following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Kathy Vignocchi, age 70, of missing you. Rest in Peace.

Joliet, IL. Gardner, IL passed away Tuesday, The family wishes to express a Minor-Morris Funeral Home, 112 March 25, 2014 at her home. Born heartfelt thank you to Tracy, her Richards Street. 815-723-1283 September 16, 1943 to the late physical therapist with Girling Frank and Catherine Mae (nee Health Care, as well as Dr. Bruce Corwin, for 21 years of trusted care Anderson) Vignocchi.

In May 2009, after thirty-five mom received. years of employment Kathy retired Family will receive friends at the from the Grundy County Clerk's funeral home on Thursday, March office in Morris, as chief deputy 27, 2014 (her 86th birthday) from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Chapel prayers county clerk. She also formerly served as the Garfield Twp. tax will be held at the funeral home at 9:15am Friday, March 28, 2014 then assessor.

Surviving are her brother, Joseph a procession to St. Anne Catholic Church, 1702 Dearborn Street, Crest Vignocchi of Goose Lake; two nieces, Kathryn Vignocchi and April Hill, IL 60403 for a 10:00am Mass.

Entombment will be at Resurrection Juarez; and one nephew, Patrick Wren.

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Some mudslide victims may not be found

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press DARRINGTON, Wash. – Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state’s deadly mudslide.

Doug Massingale waits too, for word about his 4-monthold granddaughter. Searchers were able to identify carpet from the infant’s bedroom, but a log jam stood in the way of a more thorough effort to find little Sanoah Huestis, known as “Snowy.”

With little hope to cling to, family members of the missing are beginning to confront a grim reality: Their loved ones might never be found, remaining entombed forever inside a mountain of mud that is believed to have claimed at least 24 lives.

“It just generates so many questions if they don’t find them,” Bach said. “I’ve never known anybody to die in a natural disaster. Do they issue death certificates?”

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Teresa Welter cries as she holds a candle Tuesday at a candlelight vigil in Arlington, Wash., for the victims of a massive mudslide that struck the nearby community of Oso, Wash., on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and leaving dozens missing.

Search crews using dogs, bulldozers and their bare hands kept slogging through the mess of broken wood and mud again Wednesday, looking for more bodies or anyone who might still be alive nearly five days after a wall of fast-moving earth destroyed a small rural community. But authorities

Feds praise verdict against bin Laden’s son-in-law

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS The Associated Press NEW YORK – Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law was convicted Wednesday for his role as al-Qaida’s fiery chief spokesman after 9/11 – a verdict prosecutors said vindicated the Obama administration’s strategy of bringing terror suspects to justice in civilian court.

A federal jury deliberated six hours over two days before finding 48-year-old Sulaiman Abu Ghaith guilty of charges that included conspiracy to kill Americans and providing support to al-Qaida.

Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti-born imam who married bin Laden’s eldest daughter about five years ago, is the highest-ranking al-Qaida figure brought to trial on U.S. soil since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Prosecutors said he played a leading role in the terror organization’s post-9/11 propaganda videos, in which he and others gloated over the destruction and he warned of a “storm of airplanes” to follow.

He could get life in prison at sentencing Sept. 8.

In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said he hopes the verdict brings some comfort to al-Qaida victims.

have acknowledged they might have to leave some victims buried.

Trying to recover every corpse would be impractical and dangerous.

The debris field is about a square mile and 30 to 40 feet deep in places, with a moon-like surface that includes quick-

sand-like muck, rain-slickened mud and ice. The terrain is difficult to navigate on foot and makes it treacherous or impossible to bring in heavy equipment.

To make matters worse, the pile is laced with other hazards that include fallen trees, propane and septic tanks, twisted vehicles and countless shards of shattered homes.

“We have to get on with our lives at some point,” said Bach, who has spent the past several days in the area in hopes that searchers would find her brother, his wife, her 20-yearold great niece and the young girl’s fiance.

Sixteen bodies have been recovered, but authorities believe at least 24 people were killed. And scores of others are still unaccounted for, although many of those names were believed to be duplicates or people who escaped safely.

The knowledge that some victims could be abandoned to the earth is difficult to accept.

“Realistically, I honestly don’t think they’re going to find them alive,” Bach said, crying. “But as a family, we’re

trying to figure out what to do if they find no bodies.”

In previous mudslides, many victims were left where they perished. Mudslides killed thousands in Venezuela in 1999, and about 1,500 bodies were found. But the death toll was estimated at 5,000 to 30,000, so the government declared entire neighborhoods “memorial grounds.”

As families grieved, officials were questioned again Wednesday about warnings from years ago that showed the potential for catastrophic landslides in the area. A 1999 report by geomorphologist Daniel Miller raised questions about why residents were allowed to build homes in the area and whether officials had taken proper precautions.

Snohomish County Emergency Management Director John Pennington said authorities took steps to mitigate risks after a 2006 landslide and told residents about potential hazards. But the sheer size of this disaster was overwhelming.

“It haunts me,” a sometimes-emotional Pennington told reporters.

Millions could get extra time for health sign-ups

By RICARDO ALONSO–ZALDIVAR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans could get extra time to enroll for taxpayer-subsidized coverage this year under President Barack Obama’s health care law.

That would let the administration boost sign-ups and aid Democrats under attack over the program’s troubles.

The Health and Human Services Department Wednesday posted two documents that outline “special enrollment periods” for

broad groups of people trying to access the new online health insurance markets.

Those who’ve started an application, but weren’t able to finish before the March 31 open enrollment deadline, would get a limited amount of time to sign up for coverage that would take effect May 1.

Additionally, people with 10 general categories of “special” circumstances would also get extra time to apply – up to 60 days. Categories include natural disasters, system errors related to immigration status, computer

error messages due to technical difficulties, family situations involving domestic abuse, and other sorts of problems.

“We won’t close the door on those who tried to get covered and were not able to do so through no fault of their own,” Julie Bataille, communications director for the health care rollout, told reporters.

She deflected repeated questions on whether there is a hard deadline beyond which the administration won’t take applications.

By LAURA MILLS The Associated Press

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Malaysia’s Defense Minister and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein shows a printout of the latest satellite image of objects that might be from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane Wednesday at Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

By ROB GRIFFITH and TODD PITMAN The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – They are the most tantalizing clues yet: 122 objects spotted by satellite, floating in the turbulent Indian Ocean where officials believe the missing Malaysian jetliner went down.

But bad weather, the passage of time and the sheer remoteness of their location kept answers out of the searchers’ grasp.

Nineteen days into the mystery of Flight 370, the discovery of the objects that ranged in size from 3 feet to 75 feet, offered “the most credible lead that we have,” a top Malaysian official said Wednesday.

With clouds briefly thinning in a stretch of ocean known for dangerous weather, aircraft and ships from six countries combed the waters far southwest of the Australian coast.

Crews saw only three objects, one of them blue and two others that appeared to be rope.

But search planes could not relocate them or find the 122 pieces seen by a French satellite. Limited by fuel and distance, they turned back for the night.

That echoed the frustration of earlier sweeps that failed to zero in on three objects seen by satellites in recent days.

Forecasters warned that the weather was likely to deteriorate again Thursday, possibly jeopardizing the search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that vanished early March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Despite those weather concerns, the search resumed at first light Thursday with 11 planes and five ships scouring a search area 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) southwest of the Australian west coast city of Perth.

With the search in motion, Malaysian officials again sought to assuage the angry relatives of the flight’s 153 Chinese passengers. But Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein also expressed exasperation. About two-thirds of the missing are Chinese, but Hishammuddin pointedly said Chinese families “must also understand that we in Malaysia also lost our loved ones,” as did “so many other nations.”

The latest satellite images, captured Sunday and relayed

by French-based Airbus Defense and Space, are the first to suggest a debris field from the plane, rather than just isolated objects.

At a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Hishammuddin said some of the images “appeared to be bright, possibly indicating solid materials.”

Australian officials did not say whether they received the French imagery in time for search planes out at sea to look for the objects, and did not return repeated phone messages seeking further comment.

None of the three objects spotted by searchers Wednesday “were considered to be distinctive to MH370 or relevant to the satellite imagery,” Australian Maritime Safety Authority officials said.

the result of technical maintenance and insist they would do nothing to harm residents.

Russian officials have rushed to the rescue with hundreds of diesel generators and started drafting plans to connect the region’s electrical grid to mainland Russia, which is separated from Crimea by the Kerch Strait. They said a possible water shortage could be offset by more efficient use of existing resources.

Those reassurances have provided little comfort to Filipp Savchenko, the 29-yearold owner of a refrigeration and logistics business in Simferopol, the Crimean capital.

Savchenko said Tuesday that the power had been out for two nights at his warehouse, where he stores about $9,000 of produce daily for his clients.

Space station arrival delayed for crew

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Associated Press MOSCOW – A software glitch on a Russian spacecraft heading to the International Space Station has delayed the arrival of three astronauts, including an American.

NASA said the crew was in no danger, and the U.S.-Russia space partnership was strong despite tensions over Ukraine.

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russians Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Steve Swanson blasted off successfully early Wednesday and was scheduled to dock six hours later. Because of the glitch, the trip will now take two days.

Since the 2011 retirement of the U.S. space shuttle fleet, NASA has depended on the Russian spacecraft to ferry crews to the orbiting outpost and is paying Russia nearly $71 million per seat. This cooperation has continued despite tensions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and U.S. calls for harsher sanctions on Russia.

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U.S. astronaut Steven Swanson, left, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov, center, and Oleg Artemyev, crew members of the mission to the International Space Station (ISS) walk Wednesday before the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden repeatedly has said that the conflict in Ukraine would have no effect on the U.S.-Russian partnership. As recently as Tuesday he reiterated on his blog that while NASA continues to cooperate successfully with Russia, it wants to resume launch crews from U.S. soil. NASA is trying to

speed up private American companies’ efforts to send crews into orbit, but it needs extra funding.

The Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 3:17 a.m. local time Wednesday (2117 GMT Tuesday) from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It reached orbit about 10 minutes later.

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Floating objects seen in Flight 370 search area

SIMFEROPOL, Crimea – Within days of Crimea being swallowed up by Russia, the lights began flickering out.

Officials in the peninsula accused Ukraine of halving electricity supplies in order to bully Crimea, which voted earlier this month in a referendum to secede and join Russia.

“Cutting supplies is an attempt by Kiev to blackmail Russia through Crimea,” Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov wrote on his Twitter account.

Aksyonov’s combative reaction reflects a sobering reality for Crimea: the strategic peninsula’s overwhelming reliance on electricity and water supplies from mainland

Ukraine. The Kiev government, which has been unable to prevent the Russian annexation, still wields a weapon it can use to bargain with its aggressive neighbor.

Crimea currently gets about 80 percent of its electricity and a similar share of its water needs from Ukraine.

But Ukraine also needs to be careful not to hit Crimeans too hard over electricity and water. It cannot afford to be seen hurting ordinary people as it argues that the region remains part of its territory.

Analysts say that Ukraine will likely be able to charge higher prices for power and water supplies to Crimea, but won’t get any leverage on political and security issues.

Ukrainian authorities have described power cutoffs to Crimea this week as simply

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OPINION

Don T. Bricker Vice President and Publisher

Robert Wall General Manager

Kate Schott Editor

OUR VIEW

Quinn full of contradictions There were some glaring contradictions in Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget speech in Springfield on Wednesday.

Quinn talked about Illinois being in a stronger position now than five years ago, despite an 8.7 percent unemployment rate, 13 reductions in the state’s credit rating and interest payments on unpaid obligations at an all-time high at $318 million a year.

He touted reforms to the state’s pension and worker’s compensation systems, even though those measures have not solved either problem.

And despite closing his speech by urging legislators to “make the will of the people the law of the land,” Quinn advocated for making the unpopular 2011 income tax increase permanent.

That last one is the one most likely to haunt the governor through his 2014 re-election campaign. Should he win re-election, it likely will haunt taxpayers for many years to come.

When it comes to the income tax, Quinn has a history of making and then breaking promises. On the campaign trail in 2010, he promised to veto any increase that raised the state’s income tax on individuals above 4 percent. When legislators passed a 67 percent hike that increase rates to 5 percent, Quinn signed off.

The increase was supposed to be temporary, with the individual tax rate set to fall to 3.75 percent in January. Despite all the “hard choices” Quinn said he and other state leaders have made in recent years, and despite the language they themselves put into the law, they clearly made no preparations for the tax to be rolled back.

If they had, Quinn’s speech Wednesday would not have promised the cut would pose such tremendous hardship on people including teachers, seniors, veterans, and domestic violence and rape victims.

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When women’s issues hide humanity’s problems You may have missed it, but March 8 was International Women’s Day, a holiday unconnected to a religious rite or person, and with no national or even seasonal significance. It is socialist in origin, and it was Lenin himself who made it an official holiday in the Soviet Union. Not surprisingly, it is now a rite of the United Nations.

In these origins lie the day’s basic fallacy: that womanhood is an international – global – political state of being; that there is a universal female political condition, which urges, a la Marx, “Women of the world, unite!” Against what? The common foe – men.

As with Marxism itself, for such a sisterhood to coalesce, even on paper or in elite committees and multinational organizations, the profound cultural and religious differences that shape and guide people’s lives have to be minimized, denied or actually destroyed. In real life, however, culture and religion will out, as they did on this year’s International Women’s Day. In post-U.S. Iraq, Reuters reported on the International Women’s Day activities of “about two dozen” women – a brave handful – who demonstrated in Baghdad against new, sharia-based legislation now before Iraq’s parliament. Known as the Ja’afari

VIEWS Diana West Law after an early Shiite imam, the legislation would allow Iraq’s Shiite Islamic clergy to control marriage, divorce and inheritance. Among other things, this would permit marriage between a man and a 9-year-old girl, according to the marital example of Islam’s prophet Mohammed. Indeed, by the Gregorian calendar, as The Associated Press pointed out, such legislation would apply to girls who are 8 years and 8 months old. (The Islamic calendar year is 10 or 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar year.)

Guess who has approved of this child rape legislation – some den of social outcasts? No, the ministers of Iraq’s cabinet. They preside, of course, over a government created in large measure by great expenditures of U.S. blood and treasure. The draft law now awaits a parliamentary vote.

The Baghdad protesters shouted: “On this day of women, women of Iraq are in mourning.” At least two dozen of them are, anyway. But more than Iraq’s women should be in mourning.

After all, child rape – not to mention marital rape and discriminatory divorce and inheritance practices also legalized in the draft legislation – shouldn’t be defined as “women’s” issues alone. If they are so pigeon-holed, by feminist implication, the modification of “male” behavior will ameliorate all. What these women are protesting, however, aren’t men or the “patriarchy” generally, but rather the brutal impact of Islam and its law on women, on children, on the family itself – the basis of civilization. It is here, in the treatment of the weak and the young, of motherhood, marriage and childhood, where core, existential differences between Islam and most of the world’s religions and cultures emerge. They are obscured as “women’s” issues.

In pre-withdrawal Afghanistan, the celebration of International Women’s Day took place inside the heavily guarded New Kabul Compound. It was an upbeat event, at least according to a Defense Department report, featuring several laudable and prominent Afghan women doctors, who naturally talked up education and the need to retain post-Taliban gains made on behalf of women in Afghanistan. Tragically,

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

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Gains for women only on paper Continued from page 16 the State Department’s most recent report on the shockingly low state of human rights in Afghanistan reveals that such gains for women – not to mention children, boys and girls alike – are already mainly on paper only. As the armed utopians withdraw, the dust of tribal Islam settles.

The elites who take International Women’s Day seriously, however, probably won’t ever notice. Consider the one American woman who spoke at the Kabul event, Rear Adm. Althea H. Coetzee.

As director of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, operational contract support, Coetzee has a big job, a hefty salary, status and power that few women – or men, for that matter – achieve anywhere in the world. But she, too, the Defense Department report noted, took to the same podium as the Afghan women who preceded her, to speak of her “challenges beginning with her graduating in the sixth class of women at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1985.”

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thought of Coetzee’s “challenges” – being among an early class of women at the elite military academy – in comparison to the challenges of their countrywomen – violence and degradation suffered at the hands not only of criminals and outlaws, but, as the State Department report makes plain, policemen and judges and other officials, too. As “international women,” they all can relate, right?

The report continued: “Her career, by her standards, has been nonstop. She reminded the crowd that she holds herself to three mantras that have enabled her to minimize any missed opportunities, and allows her to live life to the fullest. Those mantras are, ‘Carpe Diem!

Semper Gumby! And, Insha’a Allah! That is, seize the day!

Always be flexible! And, everything will turn out, God willing!’ said Coetzee.”

That’s Allah willing, actually. There’s a difference – and particularly for women and children. But not on International Women’s Day.

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Quinn mentioned the tax increase only briefly, saying he would “maintain current income tax rates.” He much preferred to tout a new plan to send a $500 property tax rebate to every homeowner in Illinois, which he mentioned three times.

On one hand, it’s hard to argue with property tax relief.

It is sorely needed in our communities. Some groups, including lower-income families and senior citizens, could benefit almost as much or more from a property tax giveback as they would from reducing the income tax rate.

It’s not clear how the state can claim to “rebate” property

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taxes when it doesn’t collect property tax, and the public has good reason to suspect that Quinn’s rebate program will be “permanent” the same way his tax increase was “temporary.”

In politics, Quinn has generally sought to appeal to the interests of the “common man” above all. But state government is collecting more money than at any time in its history and is still suffering from credit downgrades, high unemployment, a bill backlog of more than $7 billion and unfunded pension liabilities of about $100 billion.

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SPRING TRAINING: JOLIET WEST BASEBALL

Tigers have enough pitching to be competitive

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

2013 record: 22-11 Coach: John Karczewski Players to watch: Zack Thomas, Sr., OF/P; Cody Grosse, Jr., SS; Aleks Stobbe, Sr., P; Robert Talarico, Jr., P/OF; Mark Zelinski, Sr., P; Griffin McGuire, Jr., INF/P; Chad Benavidez,Sr., C/INF; Matt Ramirez, Sr., 1B/P coach Joe Host, might not suffer much of a dropoff.

“We’re deep in pitchers,” Karczewski said. “Zack is going to Chicago State, Zelinski has good stuff and Talarico is a Division I prospect.

“We’re young in other spots, we have some inexperience, but we may not be bad.”

A potential lineup begins with Grosse and Thomas, with junior third baseman Griffin McGuire hitting third, senior first baseman Matt Ramirez fourth and senior Chad Benavidez fifth.

Benavidez can catch or play the infield if he doesn’t serve as the DH. Photos by Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media “I’ll definitely have the Joliet West senior Zach Thomas throws at Friday’s practice. Thomas is expected to hit in the No. 2 spot in opportunity to drive in runs the lineup. hitting third behind Cody and Zack,” McGuire said.

“There’s not anybody Joe Locasto also is competing for the catching job. [who] could have called Karczewski said he has a what Cody did last year. few candidates to fill the second base slot, but whoever is He led us in everything. there will benefit from playHe’s so fast. I’m conident ing adjacent to Grosse.

“We have a lot of holes to that anytime he gets on fill,” Thomas said. “There’s irst, he’ll get to third definitely some new faces.

But if we do the same things right away with steals, we’ve been doing in practice, bunts, a hit-and-run or I think we can be as good as we were last year even with whatever.” losing Jake (Herron) and Quinn (Ahern).”

Zach Thomas Thomas said he and Grosse Joliet West baseballs senior will be the only left-handed hitters in the lineup but there is no problem with hitting body expected me to hit. This back-to-back, even against year I want to hit even better and cut down on my throwing Joliet West junior Cody Grosse throws at infield practice Friday. Grosse left-handers. is expected to be the Tigers’ leadoff hitter this season.

“I’m comfortable hitting errors.” against anybody,” Thomas Thomas, who will continue said. his career at NCAA Division I Aleks Stobbe, Mark Zelinski elbow surgery last year.

Aces Jake Herron and “I play travel ball against Chicago State, will play cen- and Anthony Panateri and ter field and help lead a pitch- juniors Robert Talarico and Q u i n n A h e r n g r a d u a t e d , some of the top kids in the ing staff that includes seniors Griffin McGuire. Zelinski had but the staff, under pitching country.”

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JOLIET – Joliet West baseball coach John Karczewski put together a unique batting order last season.

With Cody Grosse in the 9-hole, Larry Holman leading off and Zack Thomas hitting second, the Tigers featured three consecutive left-handed hitters with similar assets.

They all made contact, could bunt and had speed.

Holman graduated, but the other two-thirds return.

Thomas is a senior; Grosse a junior.

“I wish I could play and hit behind those two guys,” said Anthony DiNardo, the Herald-News All-Area quarterback last fall who had a second surgery on his right shoulder in January and could miss the season. In fact, the West roster lists him as an assistant coach.

“We’re going to miss DiNardo’s presence in the lineup,” Thomas said.

DiNardo, potentially a solid pitcher but the designated hitter last season because the shoulder limited his throwing, said he might attend College of DuPage where he can play football and baseball and learn which sport he wants to pursue further.

Grosse was a 5-foot-6, 125-pound shortstop when he was a sophomore and hit .475 to help the Tigers to a 22-11 record, including 10-4 in the SouthWest Suburban Blue.

Now he is 5-7 and 140 pounds.

“There’s not anybody [who] could have called what Cody did last year,” Thomas said. “He led us in everything.

He’s so fast. I’m confident that anytime he gets on first, he’ll get to third right away with steals, bunts, a hit-and-run or whatever.”

“I was happy with how last year went,” Grosse said. “No-

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Junior Selena Velasquez fields a ground ball during drills at a Joliet Central softball practice.

SPRING TRAINING: JOLIET CENTRAL SOFTBALL

Eichholzer, veteran squad look to take Steelmen softball to next level of play

By TIM O’BRIEN Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – A varsity player since her freshman year, Joliet Central’s Emily Eichholzer has seen the team change from year to year.

There were some seniors here and there, but mostly underclassmen were in the dugout and taking the field.

Not this year, though. The Steelmen have a nine-player senior class and are hoping to make the most of it.

“The team always seems to be young with a couple of seniors,” Eichholzer said. “With nine seniors, though, that’s a huge chunk of the team [this year]. We bring a lot of leadership back, and the team understands we have to play as a whole.”

For Joliet Central coach

Erin Douglas, she is looking for a veteran-heavy squad to take that next step forward.

Since splitting with Joliet West in 2010-11, the Steelmen have fallen on some rough times but have improved their win total each season.

Joliet Central finished 1019 overall last season with a 1-13 mark in the SouthWest Suburban Blue, the program’s first win in the conference since the West/Central split.

Looking at team goals, Douglas doesn’t have a set number of wins in mind.

She just wants her team to play up to their potential, to compete and hopefully the wins will come.

“As an identity, we need to support each other and work together as a team and as a unit,” Douglas said. “If we support one another and we

stay physically and mentally tough, we can compete in every game, week in and week out.”

Eichholzer will be a key for team success, both up the middle defensively in center field, while also providing some power in the lineup.

Douglas also will count on seniors Rosa Gonzalez, Jaelyn Tate, Taelor Martin and Genna Shaw, juniors Autum Lawson and Selena Velasquez and sophomore Hannah Gawenda, all returning starters.

The losses have piled up over the last three seasons, but the positive mindset remains for Shaw and her teammates.

Friends off the field and on, the chemistry will hopefully roll over.

“This group, we grew up as freshman playing together so we learned how we play,

Senior Emily Eichholzer of Joliet Central throws a ball as she warms up before practice. got to know each other and we trust each other,” Shaw, a second baseman, said. “We enjoy playing together, and that positive attitude boosts us. It’s

easier if you’re having fun, and what’s the point if you’re not?”

And while the Steelmen may boast more seniors than ever before, Eichholzer, also an outside hitter on the volleyball team, is stepping into that senior leadership spotlight.

“I want to help the younger girls, what they need to learn, to help them improve and encourage them,” Eichholzer said. “It means a lot to me that they can trust me to do it. [As a team], we can be a lot better.”

Navigating through the SouthWest Suburban Blue, the Steelmen will be tested every game, but the confidence is there.

“As a team, we have so many seniors with so much great potential,” Shaw said.

“The team is capable of whatever we put our mind to.”

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THURSDAY’S EVENTS Badminton Bolingbrook at Andrew, 4:30 p.m.

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

T.F. North at Plainfield Central, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet West, Shepard at Plainfield South, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Naperville Central at Plainfield East, 4:30 p.m.

Baseball Bolingbrook at Eisenhower, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Joliet Catholic Academy at Lincoln-Way North, 4:30 p.m.

Minooka at Batavia, 4:30 p.m.

Lockport at Marion Tournament, TBA Joliet Central at Lincoln-Way West, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at Bloomington, 10 a.m.

Reed-Custer at Milan, TN, 4:30 p.m.

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

Seneca at Stewerdson-Strasburg, 4 p.m.

Boys Tennis Andrew at Minooka, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Lockport, 11 a.m.

Lockport at Romeoville, 4 p.m.

Pontiac at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

STAFF REPORTS WAUKESHA, Wis. – Benedictine University pitcher Melissa Guzior, a Romeoville native, has been named as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Guzior tallied a pair of wins in three starts for the Eagles (5-4) in their final week of play in Florida. In 16 2⁄3 innings, the sophomore allowed just four runs – only one of which was earned. This is Guzior’s second straight weekly honor.

BOYS BASEBALL Southern Illinois Miners High School Showcase: Lockport split a pair of games Wednesday. In the opener, the Porters beat Warren Township, 5-3.

Tyler Hair broke up a scoreless game in the top of the fifth with an RBI double. Ryan Dalton added to the score by hitting a two-run triple. Dalton finished 2 for 2 with three RBIs, while Hair was 2 for 3. Winning pitcher Cole Bellair went three innings in relief of Noah Masa, allowing

three hits and striking out three in three innings. Masa fanned five in four innings. In Game 2, Harrisburg tripped Lockport 2-1. Frank Diaz tied the game in the top of seventh with an RBI. Russ Hoh pitched four innings, striking out four, while Kyle Gallagher suffered the loss. The Porters play Mundelein today at noon.

SOFTBALL Plainfield Central 10, Joliet West 9: Joy Treasure was 2 for 3 with two triples, three runs scored and an RBI for Joliet West, while Alysia Rodriguez was 2 for 2 with three RBIs and DeShonte Smith hit a three-run home run.

Lincoln-Way Central 8, Richards 5: Jackie Farbak went 2 for

Brother Rice 1, Plainfield East 3 with a double and four RBIs 0: Despite out-hitting Brother to spark the Knights’ offense in Rice 4-2, the Bengals dropped the nonconference decision Wednesday. Ryan Roberts (01) was sharp on the rubber for the Bengals, as Brother Rice managed just one hit off of Roberts, who allowed one earned run, walked two and struck out three during his five innings of work.

Brother Rice scored its only run on a groundout in the first inning.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Lincoln-Way Central 25-25, St Rita 10-16: Neal Brown led the Knights (2-0) with seven kills.

Mitch Severson had 11 digs, Mike Kulinski had 21 assists and Erik LeBeau contributed with four kills and three aces.

their season-opener Wednesday. Bree Schultz went 2 for 3 to back winning pitcher Hannah Dallio, who struck out three in 5 2⁄3 innings.

MEN’S BASEBALL JJC 10-10, Highland College 0-0: Eight runs in the first three innings allowed JJC (8-8) to put the opener away early. Tyler Thorson (Minooka) was 3 for 3 with a double and three RBIs. Matt DeGraw (Lockport) got the win, pitching a complete game, two-hitter, facing only 16 batters. In the nightcap, Thomas Goodyear (Romeoville) fired a one-hitter, also only facing 16 hitters. Kenny Milosovic (Morris) was 3 for 4 with an RBI.

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Boys Water Polo Lincoln-Way East at Lincoln-Way North, 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer Plainfield South at Joliet Catholic Academy, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Girls Track Minooka at Batavia Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Water Polo Richards at Lincoln-Way West, 5 p.m.

Softball Dwight at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

Eisenhower at Lemont, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield Central at Glenbard East, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Montini Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Men’s Volleyball IPFW at Lewis, 7 p.m.

Women’s Softball St. Francis at Trinity Christian (DH), 3 p.m.

CUBS

Baker finds home on Opening Day roster

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com MESA, Ariz. – The guitar case lay open on the floor in front of him as the guy who looked like he just rolled out of bed started strumming a chord.

If it wasn’t in the middle of the Cubs’ clubhouse on a spring training morning, passersby might have been tempted to throw some change or a buck into the case to help the homeless guy – in fact, somebody actually offered.

But John Baker doesn’t need the help. Especially after the journeyman catcher found a home on the Cubs’ Opening Day roster Wednesday.

Baker, who entered camp on a minor-league contract looking like a long shot to beat George Kottaras for the backup catching job, hit well enough this spring and struck enough of the right chords with pitch-

ers in camp to win the job when Kottaras was released Wednesday.

Now teammates get to find out if they can handle Baker’s clubhouse jams on his custom-made Taylor guitar once spring training ends.

“He’s good enough, so yes,” said pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who likes the decision for both baseball and musical reasons.

“You’ve got to look out for the mediocre guys that think they’re good. Those are the annoying ones, that only know about a minute of every song they play. That’s annoying.

“But he can actually play and sing a little bit, so he can jam out.”

Baker, 33, has played good baseball in his career, too. The lefty hitter has a .258 average and .342 on-base percentage in 291 career games with Florida and San Diego – a career that included regular playing time

until an elbow injury in 2010 that eventually required Tommy John surgery.

And when it comes to handling pitchers, it was no coincidence Baker got the call Tuesday night to catch top-prospect C.J. Edwards’ first appearance against big-league hitters.

“I’ve talked to him a lot,” said Samardzija, who pitched to Baker in one game and several bullpen sessions this spring. “He’s a vocal guy and a smart dude. You definitely enjoy a cerebral catcher for sure, so it’s nice even when he’s not catching he’s paying attention to the game, he’s locked in. So even after the game [if he didn’t catch] you can bounce things off him.

“And he’s an honest guy, too. That’s the best thing you can want out of a catcher. Hey, if I was garbage that day, tell me I was garbage. If I was good, tell me I was good.”

WHITE SOX

Konerko OK if not in Opening Day lineup

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com GLENDALE, Ariz. – Paul Konerko has experienced so many Opening Days during his 16-year career that if he’s not in the starting lineup Monday it won’t be a big deal.

Not to him, anyway, even if this is his last one. In fact, the White Sox captain who is retiring after the season doesn’t expect to start with right-hander Ricky Nolasco starting for the Minnesota Twins.

“I’m not making the lineup out, but I’m just saying from the matchups and what I’ve heard I would not, I guess,” he said. “It’s a righty

starting for Minnesota, so I’d think not.”

Not that Konerko wouldn’t enjoy being in there on Opening Day. “They’re great, for sure.

You remember all of them,” he said. “You can remember as a player what years, where you opened up, who you faced, what teams they were.”

There is little doubt that a majority of the fans at U.S. Cellular Field wouldn’t mind having another Konerko memory to call their own – they can say they were there for his last opener. And manager Robin Ventura said he might pencil Konerko in, it being his last one and all.

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By JOHN MARSHALL

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush With the acquisition of Jared Allen, the Bears now have moved the needle on free agency as much or more than any team in the NFL, with the exception of the Denver Broncos, and have to be considered the co-favorites to win the NFC North.

Are they Super Bowl contenders? Let’s have a draft first.

The Bears could be one of the oldest defenses in the NFL, but in Allen, Jeremiah Ratliff, Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings, you now can say that half the starters on defense have been to multiple Pro Bowls. All but Briggs, along with Lamarr Houston, Ryan Mundy and Willie Young, were free agents. It almost is certain all seven of those free agents will be Week 1 starters.

Plug in D.J. Williams, who has at times played close to a Pro Bowl level when healthy, and you essentially have nine new starters – if you include Briggs – for the team that had such a disastrous second half of the 2013 season.

As they suggested they might at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, general manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman have rebuilt the Bears’ entire defense in one offseason – albeit with the return of a few injured stars – just as they did with the offense in 2013.

Of course, the rub is all those Pro Bowlers – with the possible exception of Jennings and Williams – clearly are past their primes. So how much will they have left and can they stay healthy? Allen was the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle and now it definitely is worth a shot to find out. It won’t be a dominant defense, but now it should be good enough.

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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler talks to former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen after a game Sept. 15. The Bears signed Allen to a four-year contract Wednesday. three-technique in the NFL, but I don’t see how he projects as a right end. With the option of starting Allen and Young at end and David Bass, Cheta Ozougwu, Cornelius Washington, Trevor Scott, Austen Lane and Israel Idonije all competing to be the third and fourth rotational rushers, there now is no need to waste Houston there.

Certainly you can slide him outside and up and down the line on occasion – although, unlike Julius Peppers, Allen should not slide inside – but starting Houston at tackle would give the Bears a rare asset.

Both Houston and Ratliff are talented enough to play the three-technique or the anchor/ nose tackle, stuff the run or be disruptive in the backfield.

Most teams don’t have one player like that. The Bears have two. If Nate Collins is healthy, don’t be surprised if Stephen Paea is the odd man out. Or will competition for a roster spot make Paea the player former GM Jerry Angelo and former coach Lovie Smith hoped he would be?

What’s left to do? Mundy deserves a shot to start, but he never will be mistaken for one of the top safeties in the league.

The Bears still need two start-

ing safeties, depth at cornerback and more pass rush. You can’t be overly excited about any of the six guys competing for the third and fourth end spots.

And, of course, just because Shea McClellin and Jon Bostic are competing for the “Sam” linebacker spot doesn’t mean you have a good one, but you have to be a lot more comfortable with the experiment than you were yesterday.

The Bears still aren’t better than the Packers. Peppers very well could prove to be a more compelling get for them than Allen is for the Bears, and Aaron Rodgers still is an easy choice over Jay Cutler.

But the two clubs are competitive at every other position and it might be as simple as the team that stays the healthiest wins the NFC North.

Certainly, there is much work for the Bears left to do, but now we’ve got a border war.

Oh, and by the way, Vikings and Lions, how do you like that one?

• Hub Arkush covers the Bears for ChicagoFootball. com. He can be reached at HArkush@ChicagoFootball. com or on Twitter @Hub_ Arkush.

Florida. Gators were the No. 1 overall seed and did nothing to diminish that.

Arizona. That defensive performance against Gonzaga has to be causing some sweaty palms among the other 15 teams still left.

Michigan State. Izzo and the Spartans Storm the Sweet 16, Part XII. Louisville. Defending national champs on another roll.

Virginia. Cavaliers have proven the ACC sweep and No. 1 seeding were deserved.

THE UPSTARTS Dayton. Archie Miller has the Flyers flying high, just like big brother Sean’s Arizona Wildcats.

Tennessee. Vols aren’t exactly a mid-major, but they are a bit of a surprise to get this deep after having to sweat out Selection Sunday.

Stanford. See above.

San Diego State. Aztecs appear to be on the verge of a huge breakthrough.

Kentucky. We know, the team with the second-most national titles in history is no upstart, but Coach Cal and his latest crop of NBAers-inwaiting had to claw their way into the bracket after some shaky moments during the regular season.

THE PLAYERS Nick Johnson, Arizona.

Great two-way player and leader who’s already pulling down All-America honors.

Russ Smith, Louisville. Like Johnson, he’s a finalist for the Naismith Award.

DeAndre Kane, Iowa State.

Kane has been the king

through the first two rounds of the bracket.

Kyle Anderson, UCLA. A 6-foot-9 point guard who can rebound, score and facilitate.

Shabazz Napier, UConn. A shorter version of Anderson from the East.

Nik Stauskas, Michigan.

Best pure shooter left in the bracket.

TOP MATCHUPS Kentucky-Louisville, Friday in Indianapolis. The Bluegrass rivals have had some great games in the past. This one could be epic.

Florida-UCLA, today in Memphis. Two power programs at the top of their games.

Baylor-Wisconsin, today in Anaheim, Calif. The clash of styles is going to be fun to watch.

Arizona-San Diego State, today in Anaheim. The Wildcats won an earlier meeting this season. Both teams may be better now.

NUMBERS .850 – Baylor’s postseason winning percentage (17-3) over the past six seasons, best in Division I among schools with multiple NCAA tournaments in that span.

5.0 – Assist-to-turnover ratio of Iowa State’s Monte Morris, leading the nation.

7-0 – The SEC’s record in the NCAA tournament so far, best among all conferences.

8 – Turnovers per game by Wisconsin, best in the nation.

14 – Years since Iowa State had reached the Sweet 16.

16 – Wins without a loss for Rick Pitino in the regional semifinals.

19 – Years since Virginia last reached the Sweet 16.

28 – Games of Florida’s winning streak.

WHAT TO WATCH

MLB SPRING TRAINING Wednesday’s Results White Sox 9, Cincinnati 5 Atlanta 14, Cubs 4 St. Louis 3, Washington 2 Baltimore 5, Boston 4 Pittsburgh 2, Minnesota 1 Toronto 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 Atlanta 9, Miami 2 Detroit 1, Philadelphia 0 L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 2 Texas 5, Seattle 3 San Diego 9, Kansas City 5 Cleveland 10, Milwaukee 3 San Francisco 8, Colorado 6 Houston 9, N.Y. Mets 6 Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 4 Thursday’s Games Washington at N.Y. Mets, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.

Miami at St. Louis, 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

White Sox at Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

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New York 29 42 .408 22½ Cleveland 29 44 .397 23½ Detroit 26 45 .366 25½ Boston 23 48 .324 28½ Orlando 20 52 .278 32 Philadelphia 15 56 .211 36½ Milwaukee 13 58 .183 38½ WESTERN CONFERENCE x-San Antonio 55 16 .775 — d-Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 3 d-L.A. Clippers 50 22 .694 5½ Houston 48 22 .686 6½ Portland 45 27 .625 10½ Golden State 44 27 .620 11 Memphis 42 28 .600 12½ Phoenix 43 29 .597 12½

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d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Wednesday’s Results Charlotte 116, Brooklyn 111, OT Phoenix 99, Washington 93 Toronto 99, Boston 90 Cleveland 97, Detroit 96 Minnesota 107, Atlanta 83 New Orleans 98, L.A. Clippers 96 Indiana 84, Miami 83 San Antonio 108, Denver 103 New York at Sacramento (n) Memphis at Utah (n) Thursday’s Games Portland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Washington, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at Bulls, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 8 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Results Cleveland 102, Toronto 100 Orlando 95, Portland 85 Dallas 125, Oklahoma City 119, OT L.A. Lakers 127, New York 96

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF x-St. Louis 72 49 16 7 105 233 x-San Jose 74 47 18 9 103 227 x-Anaheim 71 46 18 7 99 228 Blackhawks 73 42 16 15 99 244 Colorado 72 45 21 6 96 221 Los Angeles 73 42 25 6 90 182 Minnesota 73 37 25 11 85 182 Phoenix 73 35 26 12 82 202 Dallas 72 34 27 11 79 203 Vancouver 74 34 30 10 78 181 Nashville 73 31 31 11 73 177 Winnipeg 73 32 32 9 73 202 Calgary 72 30 35 7 67 183 Edmonton 73 25 39 9 59 180 EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF x-Boston 72 49 17 6 104 230 d-Pittsburgh 72 46 21 5 97 224 Montreal 74 41 26 7 89 190 Tampa Bay 72 39 24 9 87 214 N.Y. Rangers 73 40 29 4 84 194 Philadelphia 71 38 26 7 83 205 Columbus 72 37 29 6 80 204 Detroit 72 33 25 14 80 191

Washington Toronto New Jersey Ottawa Carolina N.Y. Islanders Florida Buffalo

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GA 163 177 180 188 198 155 183 207 207 198 218 213 211 241 GA 153 180 184 193 178 201 196 204

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NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Wednesday’s Results Vancouver 5, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 1 Anaheim at Calgary (n) Thursday’s Games Blackhawks at Boston, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Detroit, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Blackhawks at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

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Men’s college basketball NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinals Stanford vs. Dayton, at Memphis, Tenn., 6:15 p.m., CBS Wisconsin vs. Baylor, at Anaheim, Calif., 6:47 p.m., TBS Florida vs. UCLA, at Memphis, Tenn., 8:45 p.m., CBS Arizona vs. San Diego State, at Anaheim, Calif., 9:07 p.m., TBS Pro baseball Preseason Washington vs. N.Y. Mets, 11 a.m., ESPN White Sox vs. Cubs, 2:05 p.m., WGN Golf PGA Tour, Texas Open, first round, at San Antonio, 2 p.m., TGC

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-Indiana 52 20 .722 y-Miami 48 22 .686 d-Toronto 40 31 .563 Bulls 40 31 .563 Brooklyn 37 33 .536 Washington 36 35 .514 Charlotte 35 37 .479 Atlanta 31 39 .449

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Pro hockey Blackhawks at Boston, 6 p.m., CSN The Hawks will be looking to gain a better grasp on second place in the Central Division when they play the top team in the Eastern Conference.

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‘IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT’ Joliet woman shares story of abuse so others will find healing through Jesus Christ More information

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com JOLIET – For three decades, when Connie Harris shares her personal testimony of finding healing from rape and incest through a strong faith in Jesus Christ, she often receives the same reaction from those listening.

“I wish my aunt [sister, mother, etc.] could hear that story,” attendees tell her.

Well, Harris said, now they can.

Because Harris will soon retire from speaking, she recently released her book, “How to Be Overcomers and Survivors … Not Victims!” so that testimony, told in Harris’ simple, candid and concise style, will continue to reach the minds and hearts of those needing to hear it, Harris said.

“I’ve already sold 100 books and it was just released the end of February,” Harris said.

“Everyone that reads it says, ‘Connie, it felt as if God was on every page. I love this story.’”

Harris’ life began in Kentucky when her mother, at 15, “got into trouble with a boy in the church.” The boy, Harris said, promised marriage and then “left town and married someone else.” So Harris’ mother’s poor sharecropper parents helped her through the pregnancy.

“She could not have the baby naturally,” Harris said, “so grandpa sold the family cow to pay for the surgery.”

When Harris’ mother was 16, she found work as a nanny and took Harris with her on the job. Her mother met a soldier, had Harris’ younger brother and sister – and then the soldier left, too. At age 19, Harris’ mother returned home with three children.

That house was the happiest place Harris lived as a child.

“Grandma’s was a home of love,” Harris said. “She was always singing songs to Jesus

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Connie Harris of Joliet wrote and published her story of childhood incest and abuse to encourage healing in other victims. and taking us to church on Sunday.”

Harris’ mother found work at a bus station and met “Satan’s brother,” known as “Freddy” in Harris’ book.

Harris’ grandparents don’t like him, but Harris’ mother married him anyway – partly because he promised to be a father to her “beautiful children, as he cannot have children – and moved to Chicago. Within three months, Harris’ mother was pregnant again.

“She found out he was a liar, drunk and a cheat,” Harris said. “But she did not want to take another baby back to my grandparents’ house.”

Four lonely years passed, she said. Harris and her two younger siblings were still living in Kentucky. Harris grows up with an aunt just seven months older than her. Finally, when Harris was 9, her mother returned for the rest of the children. Harris was excited, she said. Finally, she would

have a mommy and a daddy.

“We were suddenly taken into a home where there’s cursing and drunkenness,” Harris said. “There were no more songs to Jesus or church for the family on Sunday.”

When Harris was 11, her new “daddy” offered money if she would shave him. Harris thought, “When me and my friend go to the movies, we can buy candy,” until Freddy began groping her and ignoring her pleas to stop. A year later,

he raped her for the first time.

“He said, ‘If you tell your mother, she’ll kill me and you all will go to the orphanage,’” Harris said. “So I kept my mouth shut and it got worse.”

Harris and her siblings watched the raping and beatings of her mother and Freddy beat and molested all of the children, including his biological daughter, she said. Harris’ teen years were filled with promiscuity and one pregnancy scare. In time, Harris had two children “out of wedlock.”

But the story has a happy ending. Harris married Ron Harris, “a very nice guy,” to whom she is still married; the couple has two children. Eventually, Harris’ mother left Freddy, who is now deceased, Harris said, and then added, “the world’s a better place; children are safe.”

“He’s not missed,” Harris said.

Harris found healing through Jesus Christ after her aunt’s cancer diagnosis. Harris assured God that if he would heal the aunt, Harris would become a Christian. The cancer disappeared, Harris said, and both women converted, as did the aunt’s husband.

That was 1976. In 1979, Harris joined a Christian women’s organization and, through God’s leading, she said, became one of its official speakers. Through the years, Harris shared her story at events in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Wisconsin, she said.

Harris tells rape victims, “It’s not your fault.”

“When I let Jesus Christ into my heart, all of the hatred and guilt and shame was just released,” Harris said. “A peace swept over me.”

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Celebrate Recovery coming to Plainfield

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St. Mary Nativity School students placed at the Regional Science Fair at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

Lewis University in Romeoville.

Clergy, lay people from parPLAINFIELD – Starting 7 p.m. ishes in northern Illinois, Lewis April 3 at 14360 South Route 59 University students, faculty at Crosswinds Church, Celebrate and staff were among the 300 Recovery will begin holding people that attended. weekly meetings to help people In this past year, Allen said he find freedom from hurts, habits has witnessed the pope make and hang-ups including addican impact with the populace, in tions, compulsive and dysfunc- the media and on the culture of tional behaviors. This free and Rome. confidential group is open to the public.

St. Mary Nativity places Celebrate Recovery is a at Regional Science Fair Christ-centered recovery groups JOLIET – On March 7, the that has grown to more than following St. Mary Nativity 20,000 groups throughout the students placed at the Regional world since it began in 1991.

Science Fair at the University of For information about CelSt. Francis in Joliet: Sofia Sanebrate Recovery, visit www. tamaria – Bronze, Nia Autman xwindschurch.org/ministry/cr.

– Silver, Emily Poole – Silver, or www.celebraterecovery@ Samantha Garza – Silver, Nathan xwindschurch.org.

Nemanich – Silver, Alexander Gregurich – Silver, Taylyn Paris Vatican correspondent – Silver. to speak in Romeoville Qualifying for the state finals ROMEOVILLE – On March 20, at Northern Illinois University John L. Allen Jr., Vatican correon May 2 and 3 are: Megan Giauspondent and senior Vatican drone, David Lozano and Reese analyst for CNN, will share a Hafner. Congratulations to the presentation: “The Francis Rev- students and junior high science olution: Taking Stock of the New teacher Carole Frano.

Pope at the One-Year Mark” during the 12th annual Signum Divine Mercy Service on Fidei Lecturenside inside the April 27 in Plainfield St. Charles Borromeo Center at PLAINFIELD – On April 27, St.

St. Mary Immaculate to have special service

PLAINFIELD – On April 27, St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 JOLIET – On April 6, two Israe- South Rt. 59, Plainfield, will li soldiers will speak during the celebrate the Canonization of 10 a.m. service at the Christian Blesseds John 23rd and John Paul II through canonization Faith Center Church, 501 Rayservice streaming from 8:30 nor Ave., Joliet Iris and Anat (last names are a.m. through 2 p.m. in the gym.

At 10:15 a.m. a Multilingual held for security reasons) will Prayer Service in Spanish, recount their personal experiItalian, Polish and English will ences of serving in the Israel be in the gym.

Defense Forces (IDF) as part of Fellowship will run throughout StandWithUs, the international the event, first with coffee, doIsrael education organization’s nuts and fruit, then an Italian/ sixth “Israeli Soldiers Stories” Polish Potluck starting at 10:30 U.S. tour. a.m.

They will discuss their backThose interested in contributHoly Family Parish grounds, interests, life in Israel ing to the potluck are asked to collects for baby drive and share stories of upholding contact Laura VanHam at 815SHOREWOOD – The religious the strict IDF code while facing 436-2651 ext. 887. The public is education program at Holy an enemy that hides behind invited.

Family Parish, Shorewood, its civilians. Iris and Anat put a participated in the Alisha & Ava human face to the IDF uniform.

Kids & Company preschool Annual Baby Drive.

Iris is a fourth generation More than 900 baby bottles Israeli. Her great-grandfather, a accepting registration NEW LENOX – Kids & Compawere passed out to students physician in pre-independence ny preschool a Ministry of the to collect change. The money Israel, was killed by one of his United Methodist Church of went to the baby of a young Arab patients.

New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., single mother and for the Joliet She served in the Israeli Air is accepting registration for the Junior Woman’s Club Alisha and Force in an elite paratroopers 2014-15 school year.

Ava Scholarship Fund. unit. She instructed combat It is for classes for 3 to 5 year Along with $2453.12 of teams on high technology change and bills, hundreds of secret weapons and coordinat- olds.

For information or to set up a items were collected including ed operations against terror diapers, blankets, wipes and visit, call 815-485-9504. groups Hezbollah in Lebanon clothes.

– The Herald-News and Hamas in Gaza. Today, Iris Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 South Rt. 59, Plainfield, will celebrate a Divine Mercy Prayer and Reconciliation service in the church.

All are welcome to participate in this celebration. Confessions begin at 2 p.m. At 3 p.m. the prayer service with Veneration of the Divine Mercy, along with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, will begin.

For information about St. Mary Immaculate Parish, or any of its services, call 815-436-2651 or visit us at www.smip.org.

Israeli soldiers to speak at Christian Faith Center

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PLAINFIELD – Join us at St. Mary Immaculate Parish on Friday nights during Lent for an encounter with Jesus in silent prayer. Eucharistic Adoration, as well as Confessions will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Church every Friday from Friday through April 11. Stations of the Cross are also offered in three languages.

6 p.m. Adoration and Confessions (Church) 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross – English (Narthex) 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross – Polish (Cana Hall) 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross – Spanish (Narthex) St. Mary Immaculate Parish is at 15629 South Rt. 59, in Plainfield. For information, call 815-436-2651 or visit us at www.smip.org.

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is a medical student tutoring Arab women who want to enter the medical profession.

Anat was born and raised in a small village south of Tel-Aviv.

She joined the Spokesperson unit of the IDF, eventually rising to Platoon Commander. At only 20 years old, she found herself an IDF spokesperson in the midst of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s battle against Hamas in Gaza. She is studying social work at Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

StandWithUs (SWU) is a 12-year-old, international, nonprofit Israel education organization that supports people around the world who want to educate their campuses and communities about Israel.

Visit www.standwithus.com for information.

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FIRST AND SANTA CRUZ

ST. NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH

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The Joliet City Center Lutheran Parish 143rd Year of Faith & Service in Missouri Synod Downtown Joliet 310 N. Broadway, Joliet 55 W. Benton St., Joliet 60432 (815) 722-3567 (at Ottawa st.) www.stpeterjoliet.org (815) 722-4800 • firstsantacruz.org www.stpeterschool-joliet.org The Rev. Keith Forni, STS, Pastor Sunday Service at 8:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

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Church open daily for Eucharistic Adoration

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BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH (E.L.C.A.) 132 Years of Mission and Ministry, 412 East Benton, Joliet, IL. 60432-2496 815-726-4461 • www.blcjoliet.com (Communion First & Third Sundays) Mid Week Lenten Services 6:30pm April 2 & 9 Choir Rehearsal - 8:30 a.m.

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Weekday Adult Bible Study Wed. - 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Timothy Linstrom All Are Welcome

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH L.C.M.C. Jefferson St. & Houbolt Rd., Joliet 815.741.4488 Sunday Morning Worship: 8:00 & 9:30 Traditional 11:00 Family Praise & Worship Sunday School: 9:30 Christian Education for Adults & Children

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

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1018 Barber Ln., Joliet, IL 60435 Rector: Fr. Andrew Bartek 815-725-4742 • www.stnicholasjoliet.org Sunday Worship; 9 am Church School 9:30 am 3rd & 6th Hours 10:00 am Divine Liturgy LENTEN SERVICES Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m. & Lenten Service Thursday 3/27 7pm Prayer Service followed by Adult Ed/Bible Study Friday 3/28 7:00 pm Prayer Service for departed Saturday, May 29 4:45 pm Great Vespers Wednesday, April 2 6:30 pm Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts Easter Bake Sale April 12 Please call Evelyn O’Brien at 815-725-5328 for orders or information.

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.

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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

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The combinations come thick and fast

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Peter De Vries, a novelist and an editor who died in 1993, said, “The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination.

But the combination is locked up in the safe.”

I wonder if we will ever find that safe combination?

This week, we have been looking at various suit combinations. Here is another deceptive one. How should South play in six spades after West leads the diamond queen?

North’s initial two-no-trump response was the Jacoby Forcing Raise. South’s jump to game showed a minimum opening with no singleton or void. North then launched Roman Key Card Blackwood, which was good for this deal. After South bid five diamonds, indicating zero or three key cards (the four aces and the trump king count as key cards), North relayed with five hearts to ask about the spade queen.

When South denied holding that card, North knew not to bid a grand slam. (And, yes, North might have signed off in six notrump.)

Since the side suits are solid, declarer’s only problem is to avoid two trump losers. South should start with a low trump from the board (not the ace), planning to rise with his king or to finesse his jack. When East shows out, declarer can still do either. If he wins with his king, he then leads low toward the board, covering West’s card as cheaply as possible. If South plays his jack, West wins with his queen and probably leads another diamond. But declarer wins on the board, plays a spade to his king, returns a spade to dummy’s nine, cashes the ace, and claims.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips source. It offers information on a wide variety of issues related to raising grandchildren, financial assistance and advocacy. To find out more, go to www.aarp.org/ grandparents.

Dear Abby: I have been divorced for about 10 years and have dated far more since my divorce than I did before I married. The marriage ended because my wife was emotionally abusive.

What disturbs me is that somehow I either attract, or am attracted to, emotionally abusive women. They are usually successful, confident, good looking and controlling, and the results are always the same. The relationships don’t last long. How do I stop being attracted to the same type of partner? – Repeating Patterns Dear Repeating: In order to break any cycle, a person needs to understand how the pattern became established in the first place.

People are usually attracted to the familiar, and it may have something to do with the dynamics of the family in which you grew up.

Ask your doctor for a referral to a psychologist who can help you to understand, so you won’t make the same mistake again. It’s the quickest fix for what ails you.

Dear Abby: I take pride in my looks, and when I go to parties, the dresses and accessories I choose. I am often asked where they came from, and I feel the question is rude and inappropriate. Am I being rude to evade the question, or is there a proper response when I’m asked? – Time And Place Dear Time And Place: When someone asks where you found an item you’re wearing, it is usually intended as a compliment because the person would like to find something similar. If you prefer not to share that information, smile and thank the person for the compliment, then change the subject.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Daily aspirin offers protection against heart disease Dear Doctor K: What are the risks of taking a daily aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke?

Dear Reader: I didn’t have to do much homework on this one, because I take a daily aspirin and already know the answer.

It was front-page news in 1988 when colleagues of mine at Harvard Medical School reported the results of a randomized trial that found that a daily aspirin protected against heart disease.

A simple, cheap, over-the-counter pill could protect against the No. 1 cause of premature death: heart disease (specifically, atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart)? It seemed too good to be true.

In my opinion, it now is well established that daily aspirin protects people who have heart disease, or are at high risk of developing heart disease. It reduces their risk of future heart problems. If you have heart disease, or have had the most common kind of stroke (the kind caused by a blood clot), taking a low-dose (81-milligram) aspirin every day is probably a wise move.

But for the average adult (of either sex) who is not at high risk for heart disease, the value of daily aspirin is less clear. Every

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff medicine that has benefits also has risks, which is what your question points out.

Most heart attacks and strokes happen when a clot blocks blood flow in a vessel that feeds the heart or brain. Aspirin helps prevent these clots from forming. That’s the benefit of a daily aspirin.

But any medicine that makes blood clots less likely to form is likely to increase the risk of bleeding. That’s surely true of aspirin, although less so with low-dose aspirin than with a daily fullstrength aspirin pill (325 mg).

In addition to lowering the blood’s ability to clot, aspirin also irritates the stomach’s delicate lining. This can cause gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.

For people who are at high risk for GI bleeding – because of lifestyle practices such as heavy drinking, or diseases that increase the risk of GI bleeding – the risk may outweigh aspirin’s benefits.

Taking aspirin with food

can help. So, can drugs to treat heartburn, which help protect your stomach. Daily aspirin users can also lower their risk of GI bleeding by avoiding nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation.

What about the type of aspirin? Enteric coating prevents the aspirin from fully dissolving until it reaches the intestine.

That’s supposed to lessen stomach upset. Buffered aspirin combines aspirin with an antacid to “soothe the stomach.” However, to make a long story short, enteric-coated aspirin and buffered aspirin probably don’t reduce the risk of GI bleeding.

There’s also evidence that not all the aspirin in coated pills gets into your bloodstream. This can compromise its heart benefits.

Your best bet may be to take chewable low-dose aspirin. You may remember it from childhood as orange-flavored “baby” aspirin.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK. com to send questions and get additional information.

Dr. Wallace: I am a stupid 16-year-old teenager. My new boyfriend and I had been dating for about a month.

We met at a mutual friend’s 17th birthday celebration where we both found each other interesting.

We dated about a dozen times, and I had a good time and really liked this guy.

We have now decided to have a sexual relationship, as he said, “to prove our love.” It was a big deal for me because I was a virgin, while he said he had been sexually involved with about a dozen girls. I didn’t want to get pregnant, so I went to this guy’s uncle who is a medical doctor and he gave me a prescription for some birth control pills. I took the “pill” before having sex and I thought I was safe from everything.

Last night, this guy told me that he found out he has a sexually transmitted disease and that it would be wise for me to see my family doctor. I don’t want to do that. Please tell me whom I can talk to who can give me advice. Is it possible the “pill” gave me protection against a sexually transmitted disease? Please hurry with your answer. I’m a very scared young lady.

– Nameless, Dyer, Ind. Dear Nameless: It’s imperative that you get checked by a medical doctor, be it this guy’s uncle or another medical doctor. But before you do, contact the National STD Hotline at 800-227-8922. A hotline member will answer all of your questions regarding sexually transmitted diseases and will give you professional advice. All discussion is confidential. You can also reach the hotline website at

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace ashastd.org.

Dr. Wallace: Even though I’m a girl, my best friend when I was younger was a boy. We never dated because we were too young. Three years ago, my family moved away and I lost all contact with him.

Last week we moved back to Lake Charles and I was very happy to see him once more, but things had changed.

He now has a girlfriend and doesn’t seem to be as friendly as he once was.

But things have also changed with me. The instant I saw him, I realized I was in love with him. Yesterday I saw him at church.

He had his girlfriend with him and hardly had time to talk to me.

It was a quick, “Nice to see you, I’ve got to go now” conversation.

When I saw him and his girlfriend walking hand-in-hand, I really got the blues and tears came into my eyes.

Please tell me that this guy will eventually come to realize that we are destined to be soul mates. – Nameless, Lake Charles, La. Dear Nameless: If the two of you are destined to be soul mates it will happen, but don’t sit and wait for it to happen. There are a great number of eligible young men in Lake Charles that will find that you are the girl of their dreams, and when you meet one you will forget about your former soul mate. Get busy and find your new soul mate.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@ galesburg.net.

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Dear Abby: I’m 62 and own my own home. I have legal guardianship of my eldest grandson, who is 5. Another grandchild is 2 1/2 and in foster care. I would like to keep both children together because I have been told that in the long run it is better so they won’t lose contact with each other.

Some friends of mine have been telling me I should let the little one get adopted through the state in a closed adoption. This is really traumatic for me and I’m not sure what to do.

Please give me some advice.

I love both of my grandchildren and want the best for them, now and in the long term. – Quandrified In California Dear Quandrified: Many grandparents raise their grandchildren successfully. If your health is good, and you have a high energy level and relatives who can provide respite when you need it, have both of your grandchildren live with you. If not, you must consider what could happen to them if something should happen to you.

AARP can be a helpful re-

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Pearls Before Swine

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More than young children end up in emergency rooms every year because they got into medicines while their parent or caregiver was not looking.

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Keep your child safe.

Blondie

Real Life Adventures Always put every medicine and vitamin up and away every time you use it. Also, program your poison control center’s number in your phone: 800.222.1222.

To learn more, visit UpandAway.org

In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Henry Royce (1863-1933), founder of Rolls-Royce Limited; Quentin Tarantino (1963), filmmaker; Mariah Carey (1970), singer; Nathan Fillion (1971), actor; Fergie (1975), singer-songwriter; Buster Posey (1987), baseball player.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Your ability to stick to your principles and focus on your goals will draw many people to your side. You’ll have little trouble convincing others to get on board with your plans this year.

There will be many interesting developments on your journey to the top.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Your involvement in a charitable organization will have unexpected benefits. In addition to helping others, you will make a new acquaintance who will play an important role in your future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Your trusting nature could tempt others to try to take advantage of you. Make sure you read the fine print before agreeing to any new venture. Love is in the stars.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – You will be on the losing end if you get involved in someone else’s argument. Reserve judgment, don’t meddle, and have the confidence in others to solve problems without your help. Focus on personal gains.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – The future looks bright. An investment opportunity should be considered. Staying active mentally and physically will keep you in top shape for the exciting times ahead. Participation will lead to good times.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Face up to your problems. The sooner you begin the process, the better you will feel. Keep your emotions under control and make strategic practical choices.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Follow your intuition to discover an unusual way to improve your financial future. You should also take steps to resolve any health issues that have been concerning you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Do something to lift your spirits. A new look will lead to compliments. Plan a social event with people you find stimulating. Brainstorming could result in a profitable idea.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Dealing with past disappointments is the most critical step in moving forward. Your loved ones will offer support if you are receptive. Let go of negativity and focus on the good things.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Remaining honest will be essential in all of your relationships. Success in financial matters will depend on diligence and patience. You will come out ahead if you take control.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Take a second look at your commitments. It’s possible that you may have overlooked an important detail that will cost you emotionally or financially.

Someone from your past will surface.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You have more to offer than you think. Your financial future will improve if you increase your knowledge. An important friendship will develop if you follow through with a joint venture.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Make time for love and romance. Plan a trip to a musical or sporting event. A shared interest in a charitable organization will result in a rewarding friendship and long-term commitment.

‘Noah’: Audacious adaptation of one of Bible’s most enigmatic chapters

By ANN HORNADAY The Washington Post Old Testament fury has rarely come to such spectacularly fearsome life than in “Noah,” Darren Aronofsky’s audacious adaptation of one of the Bible’s best-known but still enigmatic chapters.

Be warned – anyone familiar with the 500-year-old man and his ark may need to check some of their most cherished visualizations of him at the theater door. No cozy two-by-two images of beatific giraffes grace this “Noah.” Like any good artist, Aronofsky has avoided predictable, literalistic retellings of beloved Sunday school stories, inserting new characters, bringing parenthetical figures to the fore and making one of history’s most enduring and universal myths his very own.

The result is a movie that is clearly deeply respectful of its source material but also at times startlingly revisionist, a go-for-broke throwback to Hollywood biblical epics of yore that combines grandeur and grace, as well as a generous dollop of goofy overstatement. Viewers may not agree about what they’ve seen when they come out of “Noah.” But there’s no doubt that Aronofsky has made an ambitious, serious, even visionary motion picture, whose super-sized popcorn-movie vernacular may occasionally submerge the story’s more reflective implications, but never drowns them entirely.

Appropriately enough, Aronofsky starts “In the Beginning,” and after a brief prologue revisiting Adam and Eve, original sin and the fatal rivalry between

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Russell Crowe (right) and Jennifer Connelly star in the film “Noah,” in theaters Friday, March 28.

Cain and Abel, catches up with Noah as a boy who, by virtue of his lineage and an enchanted snakeskin bestowed on him by his father, is clearly destined for greater things. Conceived and staged like a conventional superhero origin story, “Noah” then finds the grown-up protagonist – played by a solemn, haunted-looking Russell Crowe – living in Canaan alongside his wife, Naameh (Jennifer Connelly), and their sons, Ham, Shem and eventually Japeth.

Canaan is a desolate world of arid deserts, ruthless tribal warfare and dead cities, but also supernatural wonders. When Noah begins to experience visions of the apocalyptic flood to come, Aronofsky choreographs them not as words-fromon-high messages from the divine, but as stylized, terrifying unconscious visions.

Fans of the filmmaker’s

work – from “Requiem for a Dream” and “The Fountain” to “Black Swan” – won’t be surprised to learn that he’s at his best with these fantastical, mystically-inclined sequences. He’s just as evocatively expressive with the most technically challenging set pieces of the story: the arduous construction of the enormous Ark (here produced according to Biblical proportions, down to the last cubit), the arrival of the animals and that annihilating flood, which Aronofsky stages as an awesome cascade of rainstorms, geysers and terrifying waves.

Amidst such visual busyness, Crowe and Connelly deliver impressively grounded, powerful performances, with Crowe playing Noah first as a humble, divinely inspired servant and, eventually, as a wild-eyed zealot, and Connelly brimming with earthy rectitude as his far more steady-eyed wife. One of the

most delightful reshufflings is a central role for Noah’s ancient forebear, Methusela, played by Anthony Hopkins in a mischievous and altogether convincing turn as a white-haired figure of mystical, oracular wisdom.

So much of “Noah” is so good, and so impressively executed, that when discordant notes are sounded, they do so with clanging dissonance.

Aronofsky creates characters and story lines that feel wildly out of place – not because they don’t appear in Scripture, but because they’re so at odds with the often brilliant aesthetic language that animates the rest of the film. (We’ll chalk up Noah’s surprisingly sophisticated wardrobe of primitive-chic leathers and open-work knits up to artistic license.)

Like interpreters through the millennia, Aronofsky has taken Noah’s journey sincerely to heart, processed it through his own singular visual and moral imagination and come up with a narrative that feels deeply personal, broadly mythical and cannily commercial all at the same time.

That feels just about right for “Noah,” which ultimately invites viewers to form their own meanings, whether they’re about sacrifice and obedience, stewardship and service or the enduring entertainment value of an epic adventure that, thousands of years on, still manages to astonish.

• “Noah” received three out of three stars and is rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief suggestive content. The film runs 131 minutes.

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JOB FAIR Immediate Openings Saturday, March 29 9 am - 1 pm ASG Staffing on location at Clearwater Paper Corp.

21561 W. Mississippi Elwood, IL 60421 630-378-9719 EOE

$2000 Sign On Bonus!

Class - A 2yrs Exp Company Drivers .44cpm East & .40 all other Health/Dental/401K-Local, Regional & OTR Owner Op's 78% of line haul 100% FSÊ Plate Program, No electronics.

Tom: 800-972-0084 x6855

DRIVERS NEEDED Joliet, IL (2500-2900 miles / week) Owner Operators Company Drivers Excellent Pay includes: Sign-on & qrtly bonus Detention, pump, loading pay Full Benefits, Pay wkly Home on weekends Must have: Tank & haz endorsements 3 yrs T/T exp; flatbed exp a plus.

25 yrs or older w/ clean MVR Call 214-377-1584 or www.andrewslogistics.com to apply

DRIVERS WANTED

to transport railroad crews in the Joliet, IL area. Paid training, benefits, & company vehicle provided. Starting pay $.20 per mile or $8.50 per hour while waiting.

Apply online at: www.renzenberger.com

DRIVERS: Immediate openings.

All shifts for local taxi company Good driving record, 25 years or older. 815-726-8294 Education Joliet Township High School, District 204 is accepting applications for the position of:

PAYROLL COORDINATORDistrict Administration Center

Payroll experience required.

Salary to be determined by Board of Education.

For job requirements and to apply, go to our website at:

www.jths.org.

(Human Resources)

Lathe & Set Up - Exp'd.

Apply online: kwmgutterman.com

Manufacturing - Stant is a leading supplier of auto parts & systems.

Regular weekends & O.T. Production Assembly Nights Performs repetitive production & packing.

Inspector Inspect parts. Requires regular bending & parts trimming.

Materials Associate Forklift & shipping/receiving.

Apply in person: Mon - Fri 9am to 4pm Stant, 1355 Lakeview Dr, Romeoville, IL 60446.

Pay & Benefit package including shift premium, 401k matching.

EEO/AA/EVerify employer

SECURITY OFFICER Inter - Con Security - Armed Security, P/T position in Joliet area at $16.58/hr. Must have armed credentials.

IDFPR Lic. #122-000852.

Email resumes to: midwestops@icsecurity.com

Health Care Long Term Exp preferred.

PT Restorative Aide, PT Social Services and CNA's all Shifts.

Apply in person at Lakewood Center, 14716 S. Eastern Ave, Plainfield, IL 60544

OTR CDL-A Drivers

Dedicated Routes, home weekly, newer equipment, great pay. Must have 1 year OTR experience and pass DOT Physical and Drug Test.

Call 815-693-1362 or 815-693-4514

TREE CARE OPENINGS

Acres Group is hiring Crew Leaders, Climbers, Groundsmen & Customer Service Specialists for the Tree Care division. Experience preferred. Must have valid driver's license. Call Michelle 847-487-5071 or apply online: www.acresgroup.com

Park on Street or lot, NOT on lane to Townhome

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

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Furniture, Electronics, Household, Appliances, Collectibles, Art Work, Tools, Holiday décor, Clothing, Shoes & MORE!

PLAINFIELD

Morning newspaper delivery needed in Illinois areas.

Must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid drivers license and an insured vehicle.

Call 708-342-5649 and leave name, contact info and town you reside in.

patio set, grill, couches, computer desk & other furniture, fridge, alot of misc home items; including seasonal, too much to list, all in great condition.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Second Hand Sale Thursday and Friday, March 27-28, 8am-3pm

Corner of Clara and Larkin Kitchen items, clothing, bedding, TV, small appliances and other household goods.

Strollers welcome.

Cubs Jersey, Size XL Blue w/ red trim - $25 815-436-4222

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KNUDSON AUCTION & APPRAISALS 815-725-6023 “Since 1947”

1696 Willow Circle Dr.

Female, black and tan, 55 lbs.

DELIVERY DRIVER Last seen March 23 near Theodore Earn $300 to $400 per weekend & County Line Rd in Joliet, delivering and setting up party Cumberland South Sub. equipment near your home. Cargo REWARD! van, truck, (or SUV with trailer) Call Jennifer 630-222-0327 owners preferred but not required. or 815-409-1709 Call (630)396-0378 for information. Moon Jump, Inc.

DON'T NEED IT? SELL IT FAST!

1841 Lewis Lane Moving-Garage Sale

SAT, MAR 29 9-3

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NEW LENOX

Saturday March 29th.

8am – 2pm.

CRESTHILL ESTATE SALE

MECHANIC - full time

Apply at: Shorewood Home & Auto 1002 W. Jefferson, Shorewood

Found: Permanent Handicap Parking Permit, color blue, expiration date May 23, 2018. Found on Clay Street on March 20, 2014.

Will be in the Rectory at 416 N Chicago St. 815-727-9378

THURS & FRI MARCH 27 & 28 9AM - 2PM Farmstone Ridge Sub.

REFRIGERATOR ~ MAYTAG

Black with french doors and freezer bottom, like new, $1000.

815-263-7061 Vacuum Cleaner Electrolux Intensity Upright, Used Very Little - $100 815-485-3426

(4) Vintage Hand Saws w/ Wood Handles. $10/ea. or 4 for $25 815-436-4222 Antique Oak Bench Solid Oak Wood, Slatted Back, Cushioned Seat, Very Sturdy, 23” x 74” - $110 815-210-0789 8am-8pm Antique Vintage Climax Cast Iron food & meat grinder w/wood handles & 3 Discs. Clean, No Rust $25/OBO. 815-436-4222

BASKET ~ LONGABERGER 1987 Mistletoe Edition, $200. obo 815-741-3667

Native American Plates (4)

Tribal Forces Collection $120 call for more info 815-782-5915

Parlor Stove ~ Cast Iron

Harvard 1830's with lots of scroll on stove with atttached porcelain bowl with 2 eagles on top, $250.

815-436-5964

Antique & Collectible Auction Sunday MARCH 30, 10:00 Am F.F.Y.C., 801 E. FRANCIS RD., NEW LENOX, IL. CHECK AUCTIONZIP.COM I.D. #9525 FOR LISTING AND PHOTOS

OWNERS: JIM AND CAROL BAUM VERN AND MIRIAM HIGH

Fantastic Moving Sale, Don't Miss!!

PARTIAL LIST: “KIRK” STERLING SILVER FLATWARE IN CASE- ANTIQUE FRENCH CARVED WALNUT SIDEBOARD-1920'S OAK DENTAL CABINET - LAWYER'S BOOKCASE-CONNOR CHINA CABINET-OAK DESK W/HUTCH CABINET- VICTORIAN SETTEE - EIGHT DRAWER HANGING SPICE CABINET- SPOOL CABINET-GERMAN BLANKET CHEST-VTG PATIO SET- CABINET HUMIDOR-CHERUB D COR TRUNK -ANT. MANTLE CLOCKS-MERCANTILE SCALE-PRIMITIVES-PERSIAN RUG- SEVERAL OLD ORNATE RUGS-ROYAL WORCESTER “CHANTILLY” CHINA-NUMEROUS GLASS-SILVER PLATE-LINENS-POSTCARDSDAIRY BOTTLES-OLD COKE BOTTLES-15 GAL RED WING CROCK-4 GAL RED WING JUG-VTG TRUNK-

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Joliet Woodlawn Cemetery Two desirable lots in section 4. $2,325/ea/obo.

630-420-1457

Joliet ~ Woodlawn Cemetery (2) Outdoor Crypts, Swan Pond complete. $7500/for both.

815-729-3662

3' Brass Lamp – No Shade $25. 815-436-6717 Mikasa Dinnerware 12 Piece Setting & Extras, “California Casuals” - Oven Proof, Great Color & Design - $250 773-315-1700

Bookcase 37.5”W x 36”H x 6.25”D $15. 815-436-4222

12 x 14 Screen Room (Wenzel) Coffee & End Table – Solid Wood w/attached flooring, like new & in original box. $95 815-782-5915 Must Sell – Moving - $50/OBO 815-436-4222 Entertainment Center 48”H x 49”W x 15.5”D 3-way electric massage chair w/ Oak Color, Has 7 compartments, ottoman many features 3 way posi2 of which have bottom doors tioning, Like New, call for info $35. 815-729-3115 8am-4pm $150/obo. 815-436-6717 Entertainment Unit, Beautiful Solid Oak 21”D x 51”H x 54”W Must Sell – Moving – $75/OBO. 815-922-8896 Leave Message

3-Way Massage Chair w/ Massaging Ottoman Excellent Condition, Never Used Must See to Appreciate $150/OBO 815-436-6717

Furniture Desk - $30; Sofa & Love Seat - Brass lamp 3' tall no shade $150; Table & Chairs – $30 $25/obo. 815-436-6717 Good Condition 815-412-0599 Food Grinder – Cast Iron Lighted 5 Shelf Unit Includes 3 Disks – Very Clean Great lakes finished hardwood w/ glass door on top & No Rust - $25/OBO flooring, 3/4” x 3” tongue/groove wooden doors on bottom 815-436-4222 nail down install from Menards $50.

773-315-1700 new solid oak 24 sq. ft. partial box Macy's wedding champagne new in box/excellent condition toasting flutes, new in box, on-line Small Round Décor Table $60/obo. 815-436-6717 exclusive $20/obo.

Can be used nicely for a child's Call after 3 PM 815-436-4222 play table - $10. 815-436-4222 BREAKING NEWS available 24/7 at TheHerald-News.com

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Partial Box – Great Lakes Finished TABLE ~ CANADEL Flooring, Solid Oak, 24sq.ft., Black wooden table with New – Excellent Condition 4 chairs, $400. 815-263-7061 $50/OBO. 815-436-6717 Wooden coffee table w/ matching ind table $45 815-436-4222

ESTATE AUCTION

SATURDAY MARCH 29, 11 AM 915 ROSARY LANE JOLIET Essington Road to Black Road(east) to Rosary Lane FURNITURE-2 pc. and 3 pc. double bed sets, sofa/love seat, 2 pc. sectional sofa, winged arm chairs, dining table/6 chairs w/leaves & pads, open hutch, dry sink, dinette sets, bookshelves, quilt stand, TV tables, console radio, ping pong table, storage cabinets, upright freezer, glider.

Hintze Auction Service Inc.

CHINA/GLASS-J. Haviland and Polish dinner sets, English bone china cups/saucers, tea pot, S.Temple bowl & pitcher, Tiara dinnerware plus more colored, pressed, carnival and milk glass.

HOUSEHOLD-table/vanity lamps, Corning and kitchenware, luggage, bed linens, canning jars, vacuum, M. Mouse telephone, quilt/quilt tops, gas grill. TOOLS-hand/power, shop/yard, electric chain saw, hedge trimmers, drills, tree trimmer, shop vac, hardware and more in the attic.

Auctionzip.com for Pictures.

TERMS-Cash or good check. 10% buyer's premium. Not responsible for accidents or for items after sold. Bring you lunch and chairs

Cell PH: 815-228-7634 /252-1911 HOME PH. 815-448-2368

KNUDSON AUCTIONS AND APPRAISALS 815 725-6023

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Call after 3 PM 815-436-4222

WEST JOLIET–modern, furnished rooms for rent w/whole house privileges. Please call 815-573-7618 OR 815-725-0745

Navy Scrapbook, New -Never Opened – Must See to Appreciate $20 – must pick up this week 815-436-4222 Straight forward pre-algebra book 1 & 2, geometry step by step grade 7 plus, McGraw-Hill Spectrum math grade 7, Spectrum test practice grade 8 all books $40 815-616-0866 Vantage TV wall mount, will hold 13” - 17” TV new in box. $30/obo. 815-436-4222 Wooden Teachers Chair $15. 815-436-4222

Cat Carrier, Rubbermaid very HD straps/mesh,airline aprvd. as carry on 16”lx12”wx12”h $20 815-436-4222 after 3pm.

Mastiff English, AKC. Large pups, from Huge Parents.

Champ lines. $950 309-944-3917 SHIH-TZU ~ Puppies 8 weeks, 3-Males 1-Female, Papers parents on premises , $400-$500 815-528-0919 no emails avail.

Power Wheels Jeep, Red, 2 seater, needs batteries.

Paid $350 selling for $75 773-315-9677

1997 Buick LeSabre Ltd. Very clean, very reliable, garage kept, $5,500. 815-423-9973 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, White, Gray leather int., super clean, garage kept, fully loaded. 154K miles $3,300.00 815-524-4044.

1999 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 202K miles, original owner, body is in really good cond, some repair needed, $4000. 815-436-1860

2009 Yamaha V-Star-250 Cruiser, 695 mi, windshield, good starter bike, gar kept, adult driven. $2,200 Charlie @ 312-907-0851

Send your Classified Advertising 24/7 to: Email: classified@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: TheHerald-News.com/ placeanad

Cresthill~All Masonry Building 420/1S Off Black Rd, W of St. Jos Hosp, Spacious 3BR, 1.5BA, appl, DR, ceil fans, elec entry. Free heat.

815-744-1155

2000 sq ft, 3 phase wiring.

12x12 garage door, $900/mo.

630-850-7341

520/2E - Kungs Way Pretty 2BR Birch kitchen, appl, dining room 2 A/C's, ceiling fans, free heat.

No pets. 815-744-5141 CREST HILL ~ 527 PASADENA 2BR with balcony, appliances incl.

Secure bldg, no pets, $950/mo.

By Appointment. 815-592-3782 Joliet - Affordable Cathedral Studio/1BR, utilities included.

Elevator, Laundry, Guest Library, Near Bus & Downtown. $105-$140/wk. $455-$607/mo.

815-726-2000 JOLIET - Lg. 2Bdrm $850/mo.

H.W. Flrs, new kitchen/ba, parking, close to College of St. Francis, CC/ backgrnd needed 815-585-1499

I PAY CASH FOR HOUSES Any Location. Any Condition.

Ron Orloff 815-730-1300

PUBLIC NOTICE

Joliet, 2 Bdrm, newly refurbished, IN THE UNITED STATES $775/mo+ Security Deposit DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 815-774-0145 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF Joliet: 2BR Duplex, cath. area, ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION private bsmnt, fresh paint, newer DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST windows, updated kitch, no dogs, COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR $850/mo.+ sec. 815-407-7003 SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.JESUS VILCHIS, et al Defendants Minooka Very Nice, Large 2BR JUDGE EDMOND E. CHANG 1 : 12 CV 2601 Off street parking, extra storage.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL W/D hook-up, no pets/smoking.

COMMISSIONER'S SALE $840/mo. 815-528-5692 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVRockdale ~ Newly Renovated EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Lower 2BR. Quiet, appl, carpet. Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Water incl, off St 1 car, $675/mo above cause on August 22, 2012, + sec, no pets. 815-439-1065 an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 22, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, JOLIET 2BR CONDO West side, 1 bath, laundry on site. FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest No pets/smoking, $840/mo, bidder, as set forth below, the incl water. 815-219-9592 following described real estate: Joliet/West Side & Cresthill Commonly known as 3705 2BR Condo, Nice secure building. SARATOGA DRIVE, Joliet, IL 60435 Garage available. For appt call.

Property Index No. 708-609-1010 06-03-24-204-001 -0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was AVAILABLE NOW!! $333,348.74.

JOLIET PARKVIEW ESTATES Sale terms: 10% down of the 2BR Duplexes starting at $800 highest bid by certified funds at the per/mo and Single Family Homes close of the sale payable to The JuCall for move in Specials! dicial Sales Corporation. No third 815-740-3313 party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is 25608 - W of 59 Shorewood 3BR subject to general real estate taxes, 2BA Farmhouse, appls, new carpet special assessments, or special taxC/A, 2 patios, 2.5 htd gar, 2 encl es levied against said real estate porches, no pets. 815-744-1155 and is offered for sale without any JOLIET WEST - 3BR, 1BA, Laundry, representation as to quality or Wood Floors, Front/Back Enclosed quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" Porch, Sec. 8 Welcome, condition. The sale is further subject $1,150/mo. 815-272-5836 to confirmation by the court. Upon Joliet- 3 bdrm,1ba,living room/ payment in full of the amount bid, kitchen, laundry, 2 car, big fenced the purchaser will receive a Certifiyard, good area, all appliances cate of Sale that will entitle the purincl.$1200 mo 815-272-4071 chaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the Joliet Room - Big,Clean,Furnished United States, the United States newly renovated, wood flrs, fridge shall have one year from the date micro or stove, laundry, elevator, of sale within which to redeem, exon bus line. $95/wk $412/mo cept that with respect to a lien aris815-726-2000 ing under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the BREAKING NEWS period allowable for redemption available 24/7 at under State law, whichever is TheHerald-News.com

longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-92072.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-92072 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 2601 TJSC#: 34-4106 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I596839 (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-ASAP5, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.LAWRENCE A. FOSTER, et al Defendants JUDGE ELAINE E. BUCKLO 1 : 12 CV 4124 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 21, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 601

y EDGEBROOK DRIVE, Shorewood, IL 60431 Property Index No. 06-09-208-015.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $194,568.34.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-95383.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95383 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 4124 TJSC#: 34-3943 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I596862 (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF THE FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, SERIES 2006-1 Plaintiff, -v.-

Thursday, March 27, 2014 • Page 35 ANASTASIA MOCCALDI, et al Defendant JUDGE SAMUEL DER-YEGHIAYAN 1 : 12 CV 10387 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 15, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 409 MONTCLAIR CT, Romeoville, IL 60446 Property Index No. 0233402015. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $138,183.53.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-96316.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-96316 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 10387 TJSC#: 34-3694 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector atte tin to llect debt and

tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I595597 (Published in the Herald-News March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.JESUS VILCHIS, et al Defendants JUDGE EDMOND E. CHANG 1 : 12 CV 2601 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 22, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 22, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot 37 in Midwest Development's Old Renwick Trail Unit 1, being a Subdivision of part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter and also part of the West 1/3 of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 36 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof Recorded March 20, 2001 as Document R2001-29747, and the Certificate of Correction Recorded February 20, 2002 as Document R2002029136, all in Will County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 3705 SARATOGA DRIVE, Joliet, IL 60435 Property Index No. 06-03-24-204-001 -0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $333,348.74.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption

mp pe under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-92072.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-92072 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 2601 TJSC#: 34-4106 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I596839 (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-ASAP5, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.LAWRENCE A. FOSTER, et al Defendants JUDGE ELAINE E. BUCKLO 1 : 12 CV 4124 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 21, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

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Page 36 • Thursday, March 27, 2014 ng LOT 90 IN FIRST ADDITION TO BROOK FOREST NORTH, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 13, 1973 AS DOCUMENT R7310408, AND CORRECTED BY DOCUMENT R73-13574, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 601 EDGEBROOK DRIVE, Shorewood, IL 60431 Property Index No. 06-09-208-015.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $194,568.34.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-95383.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95383 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 4124 TJSC#: 34-3943 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I596862 (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2014) The Herald-News Classified It works.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF THE FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, SERIES 2006-1 Plaintiff, -v.ANASTASIA MOCCALDI, et al Defendant JUDGE SAMUEL DER-YEGHIAYAN 1 : 12 CV 10387 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 9:30 AM on April 15, 2014, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 15 IN BLOCK 3 IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION OF UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 33, AND THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 3, 1959, AS DOCUMENT NO. 872683, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 409 MONTCLAIR CT, Romeoville, IL 60446 Property Index No. 0233402015. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $138,183.53.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Fo info ation, Plain-

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C14-96316.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-96316 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 10387 TJSC#: 34-3694 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I595597 (Published in the Herald-News March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY STATE OF ILLINOIS ESTATE OF LEE M. FENOGLIO, DECEASED. 13 P 739 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to ANDREA L. BURLA, 16391 FAIRWAY WOODS DRIVE, FORT MYERS, FL 33908, as Independent ADMINISTRATOR, whose attorney of record is ANN M. HOUHA, BEUTLER LAW CENTER, LTD., 16335 HARLEM AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Court 57 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 or with the representative, or both, on or before September 20, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

ANN M. HOUHA BEUTLER LAW CENTER, LTD. 16335 HARLEM AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 (708) 444-4987 I596936 (Published in the Herald-News February 20, 27, 2014 April 3, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION.

The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com g ing a pe nate to the clerk.

DECEASED. NO. 13 P 0897.

Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of Office were issued to Michele L. Wells, 5121 Hunning Road, High Ridge, MO 63049, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Jahnke, Sullivan & Toolis LLC, 10075 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, IL 60423. The law office of Jahnke, Sullivan & Toolis shall serve as registered agent for Michele L. Wells within the State of Illinois.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk in the River Valley Justice Center, 3208 McDonough Street, Joliet, IL, or with the attorney of record for the estate, or both, on or before September 13, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

(Published in the Herald-News March 13, 20, 27, 2014. HN250)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION. ESTATE OF ALICE LANDIN, DECEASED. NO. 2014 P 000010 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of Office were issued to Sven E. Landin, 18800 Hamlin, Flossmoor, IL 60422, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is Jahnke, Sullivan & Toolis LLC, 10075 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, IL 60423.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk in the River Valley Justice Center, 3208 McDonough Street, Joliet, IL, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 13, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

(Published in the Herald-News ESTATE OF SANDRA L. BROWN, March 13, 20, 27, 2014. HN251)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF THOMAS C. GEDDES DECEASED, NO 14 P 000094 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent who passed away on January 19, 2014.

Letters of Office were issued to Deborah S. Vanderwall, 25053 W. Pauline Drive, Plainfield, Illinois 60586 as Independent Executor on 3/18/2014, whose attorneys of record are Denkmann & Grabavoy (616079), 682 W. Boughton Rd. Bolingbrook, IL 60440.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, Par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to termi-

TATE, LLC; OCCUPANT; SHARE Belleville ,IL 62226 INVESTMENTS, LLC; WILL COUN- 618-277-8700 TY CLERK AND UNKNOWN OWN(Published in the Herald-News ERS OR PARTIES INTERESTED. March 13, 20, 27, 2014. HN211) A petition for Tax Deed as Case No. 14-TX-00005 has been filed in the Circuit Court of WILL County, PUBLIC NOTICE Illinois on premises described below. On 08/27/2014 at 09:00 AM, LEGAL NOTICE the Petitioner will make an application to such Court in WILL County, TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEIllinois, for an order on the petition VISEES OF JAMES M. & TRACY L. that a Tax Deed be issued if the real MOORE; JAMES M. MOORE; estate is not redeemed from sale. TRACEY L. MOORE; EDWARD R. The real estate is described by Cer- JAQUAYS; INTERNAL REVENUE tificate No.(s) 10-00466, and by SERVICE; U.S. ATTORNEY; U.S. Permanent Index No.(s) 12-02- ATTORNEY GENERAL; ILLINOIS 16-102-063-0000 of WILL CounDEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; ILLIty, Illinois and was sold on (Published in the Herald-News 11/21/2011 for general taxes for NOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL; WILL March 27, April 3, 10, 2014 the year 2010 and described as: COUNTY CLERK AND UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES INTEREST#348) 12-02-16-102-063-0000 ED. The period of redemption will expire on 08/13/2014 A petition for Tax Deed as Case PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14-TX-00006 has been filed in John A. Vassen #6189245 the Circuit Court of WILL County, Attorney for Petitioner LEGAL NOTICE Illinois on premises described be1801 North Belt West low. On 08/27/2014 at 09:00 AM, TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OR DEVISEES OF MARANATHA REAL ESTATE LLC; MARANATHA REAL ES-

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk, Will County Courthouse, Will County Clerk, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 27, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE TO: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A/K/A JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CLIVE W. MILLER A/K/A CLIVE MILLER, OCCUPANT, WILLIE WILLIAMS, ANTHONY HALL, PARTIES IN OCCUPANCY OR ACTUAL POSSESSION OF SAID PROPERTY; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID LAND OR LOT. WILL COUNTY CLERK TAX DEED NO. 2014TX000024

FILED 3/7/2014

TO: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA, FSB F/K/A HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA, FA, CITY OF JOLIET, CITY CLERK, OCCUPANT REAR, EFREN MENDOZA, CITY OF JOLIET, CORPORATION COUNSEL, CITY OF JOLIET, MARCOS CAMARGO JR., OCCUPANT FRONT, JUANA MENDOZA, PARTIES IN OCCUPANCY OR ACTUAL POSSESSION OF SAID PROPERTY; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID LAND OR LOT. WILL COUNTY CLERK TAX DEED NO. 2014TX000034 TAKE NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE County of Will, State of Illinois Date Premises Sold Certificate No. Sold for General Taxes of (year) Sold for Special Assessment of and Special Assessment Number Warrant No. N/A

11/21/2011 10-00959 2010 N/A (municipality) N/A Inst. N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

FILED 3/7/2014

County of Will, State of Illinois Date Premises Sold Certificate No. Sold for General Taxes of (year) Sold for Special Assessment of and Special Assessment Number Warrant No. N/A

11/21/2011 10-02064 2010 N/A (municipality) N/A Inst. N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at 21017 W. BLOOMFIELD DR., PLAINFIELD, IL

Property located at 501 ELWOOD AVE., JOLIET, IL

Legal Description or Property Index No. 04-06-414-003-0000

Legal Description or Property Index No. 07-10-202-009-0000

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 7/14/2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming: This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 7/14/2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Joliet, Illinois, on 9/4/2014 in the Will County Courthouse, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432, Courtroom 236 at 9:00 A.M. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 7/21/2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming: This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 7/21/2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Joliet, Illinois, on 9/4/2014 in the Will County Courthouse, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432, Courtroom 236 at 9:00 A.M. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made at any time on or before 7/14/2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before 7/21/2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

INTERSTATE FUNDING INC. PURCHASER or ASSIGNEE Will County Clerk 302 N Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 740-4615

CENTRAL BUYER CORP. PURCHASER or ASSIGNEE Will County Clerk 302 N Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 740-4615

Dated: 03/13/2014

Dated: 03/13/2014

(Published in the Herald-News March 26, 27, 28, 2014. HN349)

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prosp ope g ty ity and a new bid opening date sched- scope of work, refer to the RFP docnicipal Building, 150 West Jefferument which is located on the Liuled. son Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE brary's website at 4156 until 10:20 A.M. local time LEGAL NOTICE (Published in the Herald-News http://www.jolietlibrary.org/ on TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014, at Legal Notice: CITY OF JOLIET aboutus/RFP1401. All firms conMarch 27, 2014. HN354) which time they will be opened and sidering responding to this RFP ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS publicly read aloud. must submit a Letter of Intent by The USDA Forest Service CONTRACT NO. 1987-0414 There will be a pre-bid meet5:00 pm, CDT, on April 7, 2014 PROJECT Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie NAME: EASTSIDE ing on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 via email or regular mail to: PUBLIC NOTICE is withdrawing the UNITED STATES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT at 10:00 AM, at 1021 McKinley DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FINAL CLARIFIERS REPAINT - Avenue, Joliet, Illinois. AttenFOREST SERVICE March 2014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR Deb Fowler, Administrative Services JOLIET, ILLINOIS Coordinator dance is voluntary.

JOLIET PUBLIC LIBRARY PROSPECTUS FOR GENETICALLY The City of Joliet, Illinois, does Joliet Public Library Those desiring to bid may exam150 N. Ottawa Street MODIFIED, GLYPHOSATE RESIShereby invite sealed bids for the re- ine the bid documents and detailed 150 N. Ottawa St. Joliet, IL 60432 TANT SOYBEANS and WHEAT For painting of Final Clarifiers No. 4, specifications at the above address, Joliet, IL 60432 Will County 2014 and 2015 GROWING SEAdfowler@jolietlibrary.org 5 and 6 at the Eastside Wastewa- between the hours of 8:00 A.M. SONS FOR 2 PARCELS ON ter Treatment Plant, Joliet, Illi- and 4:30 P.M., Monday through RFP #1401 MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS (Published in the Herald-News nois.

John A. Vassen #6189245 Friday. All bidders will be required March 27, 28, 30, 2014 #351) PRAIRIE WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS Bids will be received at the Office to submit Bid Security in the form of Public Notice is hereby given by Attorney for Petitioner Parcel I: Tract Nos. 12, 14, 15, the Joliet Public Library requesting of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Mu- a Certified Check, Cashier's Check 1801 North Belt West Get the job 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 36, 37, 38, proposals for Consulting Services Belleville ,IL 62226 you want at 40, 55, 216, 217 and Parcel II: for Strategic Planning. For addi618-277-8700 Tract Nos. 28, 50, 60, 62”. The tional information relating to the TheHerald-News.com/jobs bid opening on Thursday March of rk fe to the RFP doc (Published in the Herald-News PUBLIC NOTICE 27, 2014 has been cancelled. A March 13, 20, 27, 2014. HN212) new prospectus will be developed PUBLIC NOTICE TO: BMO HARRIS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A HARRIS N.A. The Herald-News Classified A/K/A HARRIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, EDWARD T. BODNAR A/K/A It works.

TO: BNY MELLON, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK EDWARD BODNAR A/K/A EDDIE T. BODNAR A/K/A EDDIE BODNAR, OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS OCCUPANT, NICOLE HAGGERTY A/K/A NICOLE HOCHREITER, SARA TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ HAGGERTY, BRUCE A. BROWN, HERITAGE FS, INC., ILLINOIS SECREPUBLIC NOTICE TARY OF STATE FOR HERITAGE FS, INC., A NON REGISTERED CORPOINC., CWHEQ REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006RATION, COUNTY OF WILL, WILL COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY, CAPITAL H, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TO: WEST SUBURBAN BANK, CITY OF NAPERVILLE, FINANCE DEPARTAS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., BLATT, HASENMILLER, LEIBSKER & MOORE MENT, KELLY GRANT, DONNA STEMBRIDGE, AS TRUSTEE OF THE MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-J2, MORTGAGE PASSLLC, AS ATTORNEY FOR CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., LEON DONNA STEMBRIDGE 2001 DECLARATION OF TRUST, CITY OF THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-J2, OCCUPANT, AMY B. WILLIAM MOORE, AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR BLATT, HASENMILLER, NAPERVILLE, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, OCCUPANT, HEATHER GRANT, YARSHEN A/K/A AMY YARSHEN, BNY MELLON TRUST COMPANY OF LEIBSKER & MOORE LLC, AS ATTORNEY FOR CAPITAL ONE BANK NATALIE A. HECKMAN A/K/A NATALIE A. SCOTT, RYAN M. PIZINGER, ILLINOIS, CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, AS REGISTERD AGENT FOR BNY (USA) N.A., DISCOVER BANK, BAKER & MILLER, P.C., AS ATTORNEY DONNA STEMBRIDGE, CITY OF NAPERVILLE, CITY CLERK, STEMMELLON TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, RICHARD M. YARSHEN A/K/A FOR DISCOVER BANK, DAVID S. MILLER, AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR BRIDGE BUILDERS, INC., HAROLD EDWARD STEMBRIDGE, AS REGISBAKER & MILLER, P.C., AS ATTORNEY FOR DISCOVER BANK, PARTIES RICHARD YARSHEN, SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES, LLC., ILLINOIS CORPOTERED AGENT FOR STEMBRIDGE BUILDERS, INC., HAROLD STEMIN OCCUPANCY OR ACTUAL POSSESSION OF SAID PROPERTY; UNRATION SERVICE COMPANY, AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR SAFEGUARD PROPERTIES, LLC., PARTIES IN OCCUPANCY OR ACTUAL POSSESSION BRIDGE, PARTIES IN OCCUPANCY OR ACTUAL POSSESSION OF SAID KNOWN OWNERS OR PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID LAND OR LOT. PROPERTY; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID OF SAID PROPERTY; UNKNOWN OWNERS OR PERSONS INTERESTED WILL COUNTY CLERK LAND OR LOT. WILL COUNTY CLERK IN SAID LAND OR LOT. WILL COUNTY CLERK TAX DEED NO. 2014TX000008 FILED 3/5/2014 TAX DEED NO. 2014TX000009 FILED 3/5/2014 TAX DEED NO. 2014TX000010 FILED 3/5/2014 TAKE NOTICE TAKE NOTICE TAKE NOTICE County of Will, State of Illinois County of Will, State of Illinois County of Will, State of Illinois Date Premises Sold 11/21/2011 Date Premises Sold 11/21/2011 Date Premises Sold 11/21/2011 Certificate No. 10-00140 Certificate No. 10-00170 Certificate No. 10-00234 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2010 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2010 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of N/A Sold for Special Assessment of N/A (municipality) Sold for Special Assessment of N/A (municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A (municipality) and Special Assessment Number N/A and Special Assessment Number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 25541 W. US HIGHWAY 30 A/K/A (25541 W. RT. Property located at 5624 BERGAMOT CT., NAPERVILLE, IL 30), PLAINFIELD, IL Property located at 12820 SCOTER CT., PLAINFIELD, IL

the Petitioner will make an application to such Court in WILL County, Illinois, for an order on the petition that a Tax Deed be issued if the real estate is not redeemed from sale.

The real estate is described by Certificate No.(s) 10-00634, and by Permanent Index No.(s) 06-0301-412-010-0000 of WILL County, Illinois and was sold on 11/21/2011 for general taxes for the year 2010 and described as: 06-03-01-412-010-0000 The period of redemption will expire on 08/13/2014

Legal Description or Property Index No. 01-22-303-013-0000

Legal Description or Property Index No. 01-35-101-012-0000

Legal Description or Property Index No. 01-19-401-012-0000

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 7/21/2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming: This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 7/14/2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Joliet, Illinois, on 8/21/2014 in the Will County Courthouse, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432, Courtroom 236 at 9:00 A.M. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 7/14/2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming: This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 7/14/2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Joliet, Illinois, on 8/21/2014 in the Will County Courthouse, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432, Courtroom 236 at 9:00 A.M. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 7/14/2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming: This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 7/14/2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Joliet, Illinois, on 8/21/2014 in the Will County Courthouse, 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432, Courtroom 236 at 9:00 A.M. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

Redemption can be made at any time on or before 7/14/2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before 7/14/2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

Redemption can be made at any time on or before 7/14/2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Will County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Joliet, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk.

INTERSTATE FUNDING CORP. PURCHASER or ASSIGNEE Will County Clerk 302 N Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 740-4615

NATIONAL INDEMNITY CORP. PURCHASER or ASSIGNEE

DIAMOND QUEST REALTY INC. PURCHASER or ASSIGNEE Will County Clerk 302 N Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 740-4615

Will County Clerk 302 N Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 (815) 740-4615

Dated: 03/10/2014

Dated: 03/10/2014

Dated: 03/10/2014

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(Published in the Herald-News March 26, 27, 28, 2014. HN294)

or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet. The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

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

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

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator

g Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News March 23, 27, 2014. HN274)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BOLINGBROOK PLAN COMMISSION BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS

On Wednesday evening, April (Published in the Herald-News 16, 2014 at 8:00 p.m., a Public March 24, 27, 2014. HN286) Hearing will be held by the Plan Commission of the Village of Bolingbrook in the Boardroom of BolPUBLIC NOTICE ingbrook Village Hall, 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, IlliLEGAL NOTICE nois, for the purpose of considering CITY OF JOLIET and hearing testimony as to a SpeADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS cial Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development on a tract of property CONTRACT NO. 1974-0414 comprising approximately 3.22 acres of land located at 485 S. PROJECT NAME: Weber Road and legally described HUTCHINS STREET (KELLYas follows: WILCOX & HIGHLAND- CORA) ROADWAY PROJECT - MFT SECT. PIN #: 12-02-18-409-003-0000 NO. 13-00468-00-FP A map of the subject property The City of Joliet, Illinois, does and a plan which shows the prohereby invite sealed bids for 2362 posed development are available cu. yd. Roadway Excavation; for review at the Bolingbrook Public 4630 sq. yd. Aggregate Base Services & Development DepartCourse, 8”; 2612 lineal feet B-6.12 ment, Bolingbrook Village Hall, curb & gutter; 2500 sq. yd. Park- 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingway Excavation; 387 lineal feet brook, Illinois.

12” RCP storm sewer; 7 each Catch Basins; 3 each manholes; The foregoing proposal is the re280 sq. yd. PCC Driveway Pave- sult of a petition by Li Fuming, ment; 3800 sq. ft. PCC Sidewalk; Lucky Foot Spa. 2200 sq. yd. Topsoil and Sod. All interested parties are invited Bids will be received at the Office to attend the public hearing and of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Mu- will be given an opportunity to be nicipal Building, 150 West Jeffer- heard. son Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432By order of the Corporate Author4156 until 10:00 A.M. local time on Monday, April 7th, 2014 at ities of the Village of Bolingbrook, which time they will be opened and Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois. publicly read aloud.

Russell Fletcher, Chairperson Those desiring to bid may exam- Plan Commission ine the bid documents and detailed th specifications at the above address, Dated this 25 day of March, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through (Published in the Herald-News Friday. All bidders will be required March 27, 2014. HN355) to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check PUBLIC NOTICE or a Bid Bond in the amount of FIVE percent (5%) of the Base LEGAL NOTICE Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

ATTENTION: Local Education The successful bidder will be re- Agencies, Labor Organizations, quired to post performance Security Community Based Organizations, and to provide a Certificate of Insur- and Interested Persons. The County ance as set forth in the Invitation of of Will and the Workforce InvestBid and the General Terms & Con- ment Board of Will County under ditions. the provisions of the Workforce InBidders are required to be pre- vestment Act (WIA) of 1998, herequalified through the Illinois De- by announces submission of a partment of Transportation. The City modification to the WIA Five Year of Joliet reserves the right to reject Plan to the Illinois Department of any and all bids, parts of any and Commerce and Economic Opportuall bids, or to waive technical errors nity, Springfield, Illinois. The puror omissions in bids. pose of this modification is to incorporate an additional allocation of The Contract shall be subject to $118,633 into the Dislocated the provisions of the Prevailing Worker funding stream of the PY13

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Sp tions and must be contained in a sealed opaque envelope which A copy of the modification will be shall be endorsed on the outside available for public review and thereof with the following informacomment until April 25, 2014 by tion: appointment at the Workforce Investment Board Office, 214 N. Ot- a) Original Sealed Bid for Transtawa Street, 4th Floor, Joliet, Illiportation Services for Curb to Curb Students nois, (815) 727-5670, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 b) Name and Address of Bidder pm. A public hearing will be held All contractors submitting bids regarding this modification on April 7, 2014 at 7:30 am at Joliet Ju- are required to attend a mandatory nior College Renaissance Center, bidder's meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Room 424, 214 N. Ottawa Street, Monday, April 7, 2014 at Joliet Joliet, Illinois.

Public Schools District 86 Administration Center, 420 N. Raynor Ave., (Published in the Herald-News Joliet, IL 60435. The purpose of March 27, 28, 30, 2014 #352) the meeting will be to answer any questions regarding these specifications. Bidders that are not present at this meeting will not be perPUBLIC NOTICE mitted to submit a bid.

On behalf of Sprint, an FCC-licensed wireless provider, this will (Published in the Herald-News advise interested members of the March 27, 2014. HN357) general public as follows. Sprint intends to collocate antennae on an existing 130ft building located at PUBLIC NOTICE 373 Western Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435. Members of the public inINVITATION TO BID terested in submitting comments on TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR the possible effects of the proposed REGULAR EDUCATION STUDENTS collocation on properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the The Board of School Inspectors National Register of Historic Places of Joliet Public Schools District 86, may send their comments to Adam Will County, Illinois (hereinafter reHolman, Trileaf Corporation repreferred to as the “Board of School Insentative acting on behalf of Sprint, spectors”, the “Board,” the “School 1821 Walden Office Square, Suite District” or the “District”), will re510, Schaumburg, IL 60173 or ceive bids for Transportation Sercall at 630-227-0202. vices for Regular Education Students of the School District. The (Published in the Herald News contract period will be for the March 27, 2014 #350) school years 2014-2015, 20152016, and 2016-2017 and summer school of 2015, 2016, and PUBLIC NOTICE 2017. All bids must be submitted to the School District no later than INVITATION TO BID Thursday, April 24, 2014 at TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 11:00 a.m. at which time they will FOR CURB TO CURB STUDENTS be opened and read aloud at Joliet Public Schools District 86 AdminisThe Board of School Inspectors tration Center, 420 N. Raynor Ave., of Joliet Public Schools District 86, Joliet, Illinois. Faxed or electronic Will County, Illinois (hereinafter re- bids will not be accepted. ferred to as the “Board of School Inspectors”, the “Board,” the “School Bidding documents may be obDistrict” or the “District”), will re- tained from the District website ceive bids for Transportation Ser- www.joliet86.org or the JFK Advices for Curb to Curb Students of ministration Center, Monday-Friday, the School District. The contract pe- 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. at the adriod will be for the school years dress below.

2014-2015, 2015-2016, and Bids and any questions related 2016-2017 and summer school of 2015, 2016, and 2017. All bids to the bid are to be addressed to: must be submitted to the School District no later than Thursday, Mr. E. Wesley Russell, April 24, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at Assistant Superintendent for which time they will be opened and Business Services read aloud at Joliet Public Schools Joliet Public Schools District 86 District 86 Administration Center, 420 N. Raynor Ave. 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, Illinois. Joliet, Illinois 60435 Faxed or electronic bids will not be Phone number: (815) 740-3196 Email: ewrussell@joliet86.org accepted.

Each proposal must be submitted on the bid form provided with the Bid Specifications and Conditions and must be contained in a sealed opaque envelope which shall be endorsed on the outside thereof with the following informaBids and any questions related tion: to the bid are to be addressed to: a) Original Sealed Bid for Transportation Services for Regular Mr. E. Wesley Russell, Education Students Assistant Superintendent for b) Name and Address of Bidder Business Services Joliet Public Schools District 86 All contractors submitting bids 420 N. Raynor Ave. are required to attend a mandatory Joliet, Illinois 60435 Phone number: (815) 740-3196 bidder's meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Joliet Email: ewrussell@joliet86.org Public Schools District 86 AdminisEach proposal must be submit- tration Center, 420 N. Raynor Ave., ted on the bid form provided with Joliet, IL 60435. The purpose of the Bid Specifications and Condi- the meeting will be to answer any Bidding documents may be obtained from the District website www.joliet86.org or the JFK Administration Center, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the address below.

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g y questions regarding these specifications. Bidders that are not present Located at 223 Stryker Ave, Joliet, at this meeting will not be per- IL 60436 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the mitted to submit a bid. person or persons owning the busi(Published in the Herald-News ness, with their respective post office address(es), Is/are as follows: March 27, 2014. HN358) Timothy Dimmick 223 Stryker Ave Joliet, IL 60436 PUBLIC NOTICE Would Alonzo E. Walker or anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. Walker please contact the Law Offices of Robert C. Chapman, Jr. at 985-665-1472.

(Published in the Herald-News March 25, 26, 27, 2014. HN332)

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #29048 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County on March 18, 2014 where in the business firm of Amplient Technologies Located at 2144 Skylane Dr., Naperville, IL 60564 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: Gaurishankar Krishnan 2144 Skylane Dr. Naperville, IL 60564 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 18th day of March, 2014.

Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk (Published in the Herald-News March 27, April 3, 10, 2014.

HN344)

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #29034 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County on March 13, 2014 where in the business firm of Sterling Administrative Services Located at 1107 Valencia Drive, Shorewood, IL 60404 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: Karen Gaydos 1107 Valencia Drive Shorewood, IL 60404 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 13th day of March, 2014.

Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 2014.

HN278)

PUBLIC NOTICE Certificate #29032 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will County on March 12, 2014 wherein the business firm of Tim Dimmick Sewer Service

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet; Illinois, this 12th day of March, 2014.

Nancy Schultz Voots Will County Clerk (Published in the Herald-News March 20, 27, April 3, 2014.

HN277)

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