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Changing for the better I was reading a story last week on CNN.com that detailed an idea from a 14-year-old from Pittsburgh that hypothetically could save state and federal governments $400 million a year – just by changing the size of the font used on documents.

The story intrigued me for several reasons, not the least of which was that a middle school student came up with this. And the nerd in me thought: I love words, and am fond of examining how they are presented. How wonderful that some kids still pay attention to the size and spacing of fonts and words.

Mostly I was struck by how often simple ideas have the potential to result in real change (not that the government is committing to this idea of changing the fonts, by the way).

But the possibility is there.

Change is more of a buzzword these days, and its overuse means we run the risk of removing its true meaning, which is to transform or convert something.

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Shorewood trustee Schwartz dies

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com SHOREWOOD – Robert and Celine “Cene” Schwartz were out on a drive nearly 20 years ago when Cene noticed a crooked sign in the cornfields southwest of the village announcing the land was for sale.

“She was always thinking Celine of what the chil- “Cene” dren and famiSchwartz lies could enjoy, and she saw it right there.

She made it happen,” Robert Schwartz recalled Friday.

Schwartz, a 22-year village trustee, died Thursday at the age of 64 from a lingering illness.

Schwartz served as parks and recreation chairwoman and on the Planning and Zoning Commission in addition

to her membership in several civic and social organizations.

She also operated “Cene’s Golden Leash” pet grooming in the Shorewood Plaza for many years. Cene grew up in Lockport and was working at J.C. Penney when she met Robert at a Rockdale night spot and hit it off.

“I had on the marriage license that she had to come to Shorewood,” joked Robert, a lifelong resident and president of the Troy Fire District. “She knew how I felt about it and she really embraced it herself.”

Mayor Rick Chapman said Schwartz was a strong ally for managing the growth of Shorewood.

“She made a lot of decisions thinking more about the community than her own ego.

Her contributions are incalculable,” he said.

Chapman and Robert Schwartz believe Cene was proudest of Four Seasons Park,

the 45-acre site the village purchased in 1996 with the help of an open-land grant.

“Four Seasons Park would not exist without Cene Schwartz. She had the vision,” Chapman agreed.

Four Seasons Park now occupies the village’s western border and contains baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, picnic areas, playground equipment and a hill used for sledding in the winter.

“She worried about the safety of the big hill at West Shore Park next to the DuPage River,” Robert said. “So when they were building the Jewel, she knocked on the trailer and asked what they were going to do with the dirt they were excavating.”

Cene Schwartz got the operating engineers to bring it over and make the hill at Four Seasons and “it only cost her a couple of sandwiches,” Robert said.

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ON THE COVER A hearse travels south on Route 53 on March 25 while traveling to Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.

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Max Bosso, Elwood director of engineering and public works

WHERE TRUCKS AND FUNERALS MEET It’s a dangerous combination on Walter Strawn Drive

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com

• Sunday, March 30, 2014

ELWOOD – It’s not uncommon for someone to walk into Elwood Village Hall and ask for directions to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery after being cut out of a funeral procession by a semitrailer.

“They say, ‘I got cut off. I couldn’t follow them. Can you give me directions?’ ” Max Bosso, the village’s director of engineering and public works said. “We tell them how to get there, but a lot of times they end up missing the burials of their brothers, their cousins.”

The ever-increasing heavy truck traffic in the area is one problem. Then, there is the growing number of funeral processions to the national veterans cemetery.

It all comes to a head at a railroad crossing over Walter Strawn Drive, which is close to the main cemetery entrance on state Route 53.

In 2013, the railroad gates at the crossing were crashed 47 times – more times than at any other crossing in Illinois – because trucks drove through them. In some cases, trucks waiting for funeral processions were stuck on the tracks and drove through the gates to avoid trains, Bosso said.

Neither Route 53 nor Walter Strawn Drive were designed to handle the volume of truck traffic coming out of CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Elwood, Bosso said. Local officials try to direct truck traffic onto Arsenal and Baseline roads to Interstate 55. Nevertheless, the trucks often wind up at Route 53 and Walter Strawn Drive.

Village officials hope something can be done to improve safety at the railroad crossing.

In 2012 a semitrailer was stuck on the crossing because of backed up traffic and was nearly hit by an oncoming Amtrak train.

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THEY SAY, ‘I GOT CUT OFF. I COULDN’T FOLLOW THEM. CAN YOU GIVE ME DIRECTIONS?’ WE TELL THEM HOW TO GET THERE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES THEY END UP MISSING THE BURIALS OF THEIR BROTHERS, THEIR COUSINS.”

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A funeral procession, driving behind a semitrailer on Route 53, passes Walter Strawn Drive on its way to Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood on March 25.

The railroad crossing was designed to handle only about 700 trucks a day, Bosso said.

But about 8,000 trucks cross the tracks daily now.

The truck traffic and funeral processions often clash.

Brian Dames, director of the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home in Joliet, said a semitrailer breaks up about one in every four or five of the funeral processions he leads on Route 53 to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

“It’s not unusual. From my personal experience, when we approach that particular intersection, the semis will do anything they can to get over in the right-hand lane, where

all the funeral processions are, because they have to turn right onto Walter Strawn Drive,” Dames said. “A lot of processions do get cut off.”

The situation at the intersection is unique, Dames said, with 25 to 30 processions a day to the national cemetery, and up to 37 on Mondays and Fridays.

Ongoing safety concerns at the railroad crossing has led the Illinois Commerce Commission, which governs the state’s railway system, to reopen a 2001 case brought by the village of Elwood, which wants to reduce truck traffic.

An ICC public hearing is tentatively set for April 15. Rep-

resentatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Union Pacific railroad and Elwood will discuss immediate and long-term solutions.

Some suggestions include realigning Walter Strawn Road west of the Union Pacific railroad, prohibiting certain turns on red and adding lanes in some areas to ease the flow of traffic.

Lengthening the delay between the red light and the crossing bars coming down could also give trucks more time to clear the crossing, Bosso said.

The ICC has suggested closing the crossing or reducing train speeds from 79 mph to 40 mph.

Union Pacific officials are

opposed to reducing speeds.

Studies show such a reduction does not necessarily improve safety, said Wes Lujan, director of public affairs for the railroad company.

This summer, the village of Elwood plans to resurface the entire 1.8-mile Walter Strawn Drive because of damage caused by truck traffic, Bosso said.

“The greater the weight and the greater the number, that reduces the life of the pavement,” Bosso said. “Let’s say you have pavement with only cars. That lasts X amount of years. If you have overweight semis, that’s basically cut in half.”

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Joliet

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack stopped in Joliet on Friday to highlight the area’s important role in strengthening the nation’s agricultural exports and lessening dependence on foreign fuel.

Vilsack said the train and truck distribution network in Will County makes up the nation’s “largest inland port,” moving farm products nationally and overseas.

“This is one of the top agricultural states in the country,” Vilsack said at a news conference after meeting with farmers at the DeLong Company in CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Joliet. He was joined by local officials and lawmakers.

Vilsack pointed to grain exporters such as DeLong Company, where locally grown grains are shipped via trains to other states and overseas, as an example of how locally based distributors contribute to the nation’s agricultural economy.

“If there’s one word that describes what goes on in rural America, it’s really partnership,” Vilsack said. “This facility is partnering with

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (right) talks with U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (left) and Will County Executive Larry Walsh on Friday following a news conference at the DeLong Company facility in Joliet. Vilsack made a stop in Joliet to speak with farmers and to tour the DeLong Company facility, located near CenterPoint Intermodal, part of the largest inland port in the nation. producers across Illinois and across the United States.”

Still, few people appreciate the magnitude of agriculture and food processing, he said, even though it makes up 5 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product and supports

one of every 12 jobs.

“Without agriculture, without food processing, some of the folks who work here may not have jobs,” he said.

Last year, Illinois shipped $8.3 billion in agricultural

products overseas, just as the nation experienced its strongest five-year period of growth in agricultural exports, setting a new record last year at $144.1 billion, Vilsack said.

Vilsack also spoke about the nation’s latest Farm Bill,

calling it a “solid bill” that protects the area’s farming communities, especially livestock farmers, with disaster relief from floods, droughts and other natural disasters.

Vilsack said he’s promoting biofuels overseas in addition to corn and soybeans.

“We are going to incorporate new opportunities to use promotion dollars to acquaint the rest of the world with what we know, and that is our biofuel industry is one that can create a better environment, create greater stability in farm income, create jobs and help reduce our reliance on foreign oil,” he said.

Will County Executive Larry Walsh, who joined Vilsack on Friday, said the area would be better served with the construction of the Illiana Expressway, a 47-mile tollway linking Interstate 55 in Wilmington and I-65 near Lowell, Ind. It will be a huge win for the area’s producers and farming industry, he said.

The expressway will feed directly into RidgePort Logistics, a rail-served industrial park in Wilmington, he said, which will ease truck traffic congestion along Route 53 and help local officials plan for future growth.

Joliet councilman questions who saw Evergreen Terrace report

By BILL WIMBISCUS bwimbiscus@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Councilman Larry Hug wants to know why the City Council was never shown a 2011 consultant study analyzing the cost of acquiring, redeveloping and managing Evergreen Terrace.

The 130-page report outlines five “revitalization” options and four replacement options at estimated initial cost ranges from $24.3 million to $101.9 million.

“The big question is why myself, or the rest of the council, never received this report,” Hug said. “Moving

forward we need to have this consultant come before us and explain this report in detail.

We still need to explain how we will do this and how much it will cost, period.”

The study by EJP Consulting Group LLC was undertaken in late 2010 and 2011, according to the report. The report was dated August 2011, when it apparently was released to the city.

City Attorney Jeff Plyman said Friday the report was prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD was threatening to cut off the city’s community development block grant

funding unless it provided a financial feasibility study for the proposed Evergreen Terrace condemnation, as well as a fair housing report, he said.

“It was a big-picture concept that we used to convince HUD that [the city’s Evergreen Terrace plan] was feasible,” Plyman said.

According to Plyman, the report concludes that existing HUD subsidies and tax credits will provide sufficient funding for whatever option the city chooses.

Hug, by his own analysis, has estimated Evergreen Terrace could cost the city about $57 million.

“Based on my own informal estimate, I knew the number was big. But there’s some huge numbers in this report,” Hug said. “While it answers some questions, it raises a slew of questions.”

Mayor Tom Giarrante and several other members of the City Council said they were not aware of the report.

Councilman Mike Turk said he didn’t recall if the council was given the report, but was sure it would have had to approve the expenditure for the study.

Councilman John Gerl, who was appointed to the council in October 2010 be-

fore being re-elected in 2011, said he was not aware of the study. Nor were the other new councilmen from 2011 – Terry Morris, Bob O’Dekirk and Jim McFarland.

Councilwoman Jan Quillman could not be reached for comment.

The report likely will be a topic for discussion at the Monday pre-council meeting.

Also scheduled to appear before council Monday is Holsten, a Chicago-based real estate development company that the city has contracted to analyze its options should it successfully condemn Evergreen Terrace.

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(From left to right) Plainfield Congregational Church of Christ members Rae Hoblin, Ati Kuhr, Marty Cetina, Moireen Taylor and Dayan Hancock pose with scarves they helped knit that will be blessed on Sunday. The scarves will be given to runners of the 2014 Boston Marathon during a blessing service at the Old South Church, which sits right at the finish of the course. preciative,” Romeoville resident Rae Hoblin said. “It’s a feeling that we people have to give to one another.”

The Marathon Scarf Project is an initiative of the Old South Church in Boston to honor runners joining the marathon in spite of last year’s attack.

The church invited knitters and crocheters to donate scarves with the marathon’s blue and yellow colors. The scarves will be distributed to runners who come in for

a blessing before the race on April 21.

The Holy Hookers took the call and will be contributing 32 scarves. They joined members of the First Congregational UCC of Lockport, St. John UCC in Mokena and the Community Christian Church in Shorewood to donate about 50 total scarves.

“It was a gut response to what we found the Boston church was doing for the tragedy last year,” Taylor

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“This also inspires other people to get involved,” said Dayan Hancock, a Joliet resident who helped make scarves. “And it’s just fun.”

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CHANNAHON – The Canal Corridor Association began planning for a 30th anniversary celebration when it met last week.

This year is the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, which runs along the length of the historic canal and is the nation’s first such designated corridor.

The Canal Corridor Association is preparing for a celebration at some point later this year, according to a news release from the Annual Canal Alliance Congress.

The gathering was Wednesday at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon.

About 70 people participated in the congress, including representatives from the Will County Forest Preserve District, the Joliet Area Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service staff at the Midewin National Tallgrass Cemetery in Wilmington.

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PLAINFIELD – When Moireen Taylor received a prayer shawl from members of her church, it was an uplifting feeling during a tough time.

“A message of love and humanity,” Taylor said about the shawl, which is made and blessed by church members for individuals in the community. “I got sort of a totally different feeling like an essence of warmth and happiness.”

That message is what Taylor and other knitting and crocheting members of the Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ are hoping to give to participants of this year’s Boston Marathon.

A terrorist attack rocked last year’s Boston Marathon when two pressure cooker bombs went off near the finish line.

Three people died and more than 250 were reported injured in the April 15 attack.

But that didn’t deter people from signing up for this year’s race. And the group of women, who call themselves the “Holy Hookers” for “hooking” together prayer shawls for the community, are participating in the national Marathon Scarf Project to honor those runners.

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Legislator wants local projects in plan McGuire seeking state funds to aid bridges, schools

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com JOLIET – State Sen. Pat McGuire said Friday he hopes a number of highway and bridge projects will be included in the five-year capital improvements plan proposed last week by Gov. Pat Quinn.

“The bridges on Interstates 80 and 55 over the Des Plaines River can only be repaired once more before they’ll have to be fully replaced,” said McGuire, D-Joliet.

In Wednesday’s annual state budget address, Quinn called for a bipartisan working group to lay the foundation for a new multi-year

plan to repair and invest in the state’s transportation infrastructure.

But how the state plans to pay for such projects is still up in the air, McGuire said.

He said the proposed working group could hash out potential revenue sourcSen. Pat es, a process McGuire in which he D-Joliet hopes to take part.

A new interchange at Interstate 55 and Weber Road and improvements at I-55 and U.S. Route 6 should also Gov. Pat be high on the Quinn list, McGuire said.

There are schools in the area, too, that could benefit from capital improvements,

“That underlines the need for a capital bill that will provide funding not just for roads and bridges but also for badly needed improvements in schools.”

Sen. Pat McGuire D-Joliet he said.

Several school districts in the area have been waiting a decade to receive state funding for particular construction projects, McGuire said, including Valley View School District 365U, Chaney Monge District 88, Taft School District 90 in Lockport and Lockport Township High School District 205.

Those districts are still waiting, he said, even though they applied for funding through the state’s School Construction program years ago.

McGuire said some schools across Illinois that applied for funding back in

2003 only just received money late last year to move forward.

“That underlines the need for a capital bill that will provide funding not just for roads and bridges but also for badly needed improvements in schools,” McGuire said.

One project slated under the governor’s plan is the reopening of the state’s shuttered Illinois Youth Center-Joliet as a facility for inmates with severe mental illnesses.

The 484-bed facility on McDonough Street was one of several places including youth centers, prisons and

other state facilities that closed last year as part of budget cuts and prison restructuring.

The center, which would be the state’s first prison designed specifically for seriously mentally ill inmates, could bring roughly 300 jobs to the area.

Local legislators and Joliet officials have urged the state to make use of IYC-Joliet, hoping to avoid the kind of long-term blight that has developed since the old Joliet Correctional Center on Collins Street was shut down in 2002.

A spokesman for Gov. Quinn last week cautioned that the future of the IYC-Joliet project depends on legislative support for the governor’s proposal to make permanent the 2011 hike in income taxes.

But the state is under pressure from a court order to provide new facilities for mentally ill inmates.

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“In [nine] years, this defendant will be free, while Kayla will remain in prison,” Byers said. “When Castillo leaves [prison], she’ll only be living in a nursing home where everyone else is twice her age instead of three times her age.”

Castillo was arrested twice in 2008 for driving under the influence of alcohol. He also has separate arrests for driving with open liquor and property damage with a vehicle.

Castillo faced a maximum of 12 years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol.

Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak, who delivered the sentence, said Castillo deserved some credit for pleading guilty.

“But you don’t stand before me as a first-time offender,” the judge said. “You’re certainly familiar with driving under the influence. You’re a grown man ... it’s unfortunate it took this for you to [pursue] sobriety.”

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JOLIET – The drunken driver who caused injuries that will keep a 19-year-old woman in a nursing home for the rest of her life will serve nine years in prison.

Fidencio “Denny” Castillo, 29, apologized Friday to the family of Kayla Haun during a statement at his sentencing hearing.

“I would trade places with her if it were possible. This is something I will live with for the rest of my life. I’m so sorry,” Castillo said.

Assistant Will County State’s Attorney Frank Byers said Castillo’s actions on Aug. 2, 2012, were “beyond reckless.”

About 9 p.m. Hahn was walking home from work at McDonald’s with a co-worker on Wilmington-Peotone Road near the Will County Fairgrounds when they were struck by Castillo’s Dodge Intrepid. Byers said Castillo, a car salesman, informed police he’d had “a couple beers” after work at a nearby bar. But later that night he told the hospital staff he’d had two shots and about seven beers.

Kayla Haun was knocked 50 feet down the roadway and suffered massive brain damage. She spent nearly a month in a coma and has been left 95 percent disabled, her father Jeffrey Haun said. Kayla Haun requires a wheelchair, is unable to speak clearly and has

from the back of a police car after the crash and told her it wasn’t his fault because Haun and her friend had been walking in the middle of the road. On Friday he told a different story.

“I made a decision to drink and drive that changed the lives of two families forever,” he said. “I take responsibility. ... I think about the pain I’ve caused every single day.”

Castillo was ordered to report to the Will County Jail after he met with his 14-year-old son Friday afternoon.

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Joliet Park District wants video gaming

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JOLIET – The Joliet Park District will consider bringing a new kind of game to its golf courses: video gaming.

The park district board will consider at a special meeting Wednesday an agreement with Donico Gaming LLC to bring video gaming to Inwood, Wedgewood and Woodruff golf courses.

“Golf over the last few years has really struggled, so anything we can do to pump up the revenue, we look at,” park district CEO Dominic Egizio said.

The meeting will be at 7 a.m. in Conference Room A at the Presence Saint Joseph Inwood Athletic Club, 3000 W. Jefferson St. The district already has received approval from the state for two machines at Inwood’s clubhouse, said Glen Marcum,

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CHANNAHON – Police will start patrolling the construction zone on Interstate 55 near the Des Plaines River bridge around the clock Monday.

“Construction season” begins with north- and southbound traffic being reduced to one lane for the second year of bridge repair.

State Police Capt. Bridget Bertrand said traffic and backups are expected to be extremely heavy, especially between Arsenal Road and Route 6.

“Last year we added additional patrols to work in both directions. This year, we’re going to start off doing that,” Bertrand said. Troopers will focus on speeding, driving under the influence, seatbelt

usage and distracted driving, including texting and cellphone usage.

Rush hours will likely have even more police patrolling in the construction zone, Bertrand said. Several crashes, including a fatal one, occurred last year when drivers were unable to stop in time where the backups occurred.

“I think [construction driving] is most difficult in the beginning until more people are aware of it and start using alternate routes as we recommend,” Bertrand said.

Police also remind drivers they are required to slow down for vehicles using emergency lights and change lanes away from them if possible. That law also applies to tow trucks and maintenance vehicles.

JOLIET – Lawmakers and leaders are looking to spur job growth and development in Will County through a stronger middle class, transportation and education.

U.S. State Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, gathered several area leaders in business, education, transportation and economic development Friday to discuss the congressman’s Project Growth initiative.

The priorities of the initiative include improving transportation, education and manufacturing. Foster said a strong middle class will be essential for economic growth, too. Some of the challenges the initiative faces are improving worker skills and creating jobs.

“It’s a tragedy when a worker is staying home unemployed, and a business manager is frustrated that their business is not growing,” Foster said.

The future of job growth in the county looks strong for John Grueling, president and CEO of Will County Center for Economic Development, who joined Foster in a panel discussion.

Grueling said while manufacturing had been dominant in the county for several decades, that is changing. Growing industries now are retail, transportation, warehouses, health care and energy.

One of the problems the manufacturing industry faces is that its workforce is aging while young workers show little interest in factory jobs, said Joan Wisniewski, human resource manager for Bolingbrook-based Pactiv. She said the initiative is important.

Greuling said there are more job opportunities for young, mid-career and senior citizens.

“The challenge, of course … is matching up job openings with the workers that have the skills or can get the skills,” he said.

Nancy Baldwin, vice president of human resources and

information technology for Romeoville-based Nanophase Technologies Co., shared how her company partners with Lewis University for internship opportunities, which are critical for hiring people.

She said her company allows educators to take tours to see what their employees do.

She usually has entry-level engineers and scientists explain to them how they apply skills they learned in the classroom to the jobs they work now.

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Five years ago, Tim Reilly wondered what he could do to help jump-start a local small business economy mired in a nationwide recession.

“Everybody I talked to in the business world in this area said they were down on their luck because of the economy,” said Reilly, owner of Babe’s Hot Dogs. “Everybody was wondering what we could do.”

It was then Reilly recalled an adage from his father: “Do business with the people who do business with you.”

“I figured maybe if we all stuck together, if all the businesses in Will County thought the same way, we could help each other out by using and promoting one another,” Reilly said.

He launched the idea by calling six businesses advertising on a local radio station. All six business owners loved the concept and agreed to sit down and talk.

A few weeks later the Will Buy Local Alliance was born.

“I put the word out that we were going to have an organization just for small businesses,” Reilly said. “We had more than 80 people show up for our first meeting.”

The organization has since grown to nearly 200 local businesses dedicated to helping each other out with leads, promotions and opportunities.

Will Buy Local meets once a month in a different venue,

usually at a local restaurant or bar. A couple of businesses are usually spotlighted at the meetings, and attendees also have an opportunity to network.

Members get a free listing on the group website at www. willbuylocal.org, use of the alliance logo, and the opportunity for group purchasing and advertising discounts.

For instance, the group utilizes a credit card processing system that’s allowed members to save money, one as much as $1,200 a year, Reilly said.

Membership is $70 a year and open to any independently owned local business in or bordering Will County.

The current membership includes everything from contractors and real estate agents to doctors and lawyers to restaurants and entertainment venues.

“We have people that have storefronts, people who work out of their homes, people who work out of their trucks,” Reilly said. “We let in everybody as long as they are locally owned.”

The idea is to ensure that money spent in Will County stays in Will County.

“With a big box store, the majority of the money goes out of state. With online, all of the money goes out of state,” Reilly said. “Local businesses give the town character.

Plus the little guy always is giving back to the community. It keeps the money in the community, and the local taxes benefit all of us.”

On the web For information on the Will Buy Local Alliance, visit www. willbuylocal.org.

Online scavenger hunt Will Buy Local Alliance is hosting an online scavenger hunt to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

The promotion will offer prizes of $100, $250 and $500 to three winning contestants.

To play, download a contest form at www.willbuylocal.org.

Contestants will be challenged to answer a series of questions, including: Why is Gallery 7 called Gallery 7?

How many people are in the picture at the top of the VR Agency website? What is opening night for the Joliet Slammers?

Completed scavenger hunt forms must be mailed back or dropped off at Babe’s Hot Dogs by April 14. Addresses are available on the contest forms.

Will Buy Local will announce the winners at Cemeno’s Pizza on April 16. Four tickets for a Chicago Bears game will be raffled off at the event. The group will collect items for Morning Star Mission at both the event and through participating businesses.

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Burning tornado debris has caused concerns

By JESSICA BOURQUE jbourque@shawmedia.com COAL CITY – When deciding what to do with debris leftover from November’s tornado, the Diamond Village Board chose one of the least expensive and quickest removal methods – burning it.

Earlier this month, John Trotter of J. K. Trotter Enterprises, Inc. collected about 500 cubic yards of tree limbs, shingles, furniture and other debris into a large burn pile just north of Coal City, on a plot of unincorporated Grundy County land.

Trotter secured a special permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency that allows the burning of debris in designated disaster areas. Before lighting the pile on fire, Trotter had the burn site inspected and approved by the IEPA and sorted away any materials considered hazardous, per the IEPA rules.

“It’s standard practice for the IEPA to issue these burning permits in disaster areas, “ Trotter said. “I traveled to Washington, [Illinois] to observe how they were handling their disaster debris, and [burning] was the standard procedure.”

A few months ago, the village of Diamond accepted Trotter’s bid of about $24,000 to dispose of the tornado debris. Diamond Mayor Terry Kernc said Trotter was about $16,000 cheaper than the next bidder.

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Workers remove debris from Diamond Estates after the November tornado. Much of the remaining debris was burned at a location north of Coal City earlier this month, causing safety concerns among neighboring residents. the village about $100,000 by burning the debris as opposed to hauling it away.

The burning lasted about one week and was nearly completed as of two weeks ago.

But Coal City residents and Mayor Neal Nelson were unhappy about the thick, black and potent smoke drifting toward some of the neighboring homes and are voicing their complaints.

“Whatever was being burnt was causing some good, significant black smoke,” Coal City Administrator Matt Fritz said.

“We had at least 10 phone calls to Village Hall from concerned

residents.”

Some of the residents called the IEPA directly, complaining that the city’s water table was somehow compromised by the materials being burned, which Kernc said was not the case.

As a result of the complaints, Kernc said she has postponed the burning of the remaining debris. Trotter already has burned the majority of the material, but was contracted to remove another “minuscule” amount from Amber and Laura lanes.

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Kernc said. “One look at it and I knew it would be a problem.”

As a direct response to those concerns, Kernc called a special meeting last week, inviting all local officials and Claypool Drainage representatives to discuss and try to resolve the problem.

She is currently working with the IEPA to get the burn site moved from the current spot near Coal City to a location closer to Diamond’s village limits.

She added that the burning is perfectly legal and presumably safe, according to the IE-

PA’s regulations.

“I have complete faith that the IEPA is concerned about the people’s health and safety,” Kernc said. “They are the experts. They know what they are doing and I trust them.”

Kernc said debris removal has been a “major issue” for the village and is predicted to become more of a problem this spring when the weather allows for more demolitions.

There were 243 homes and businesses affected by November’s devastating tornado, and about 50 percent of those structures sustained moderate to major damage, Kernc said.

It is still unclear how many of those buildings will have to be torn down, but Kernc said she expects there to be a “deluge” of activity when the weather warms.

“It’s up to those homeowners and their contractors to decide how they will get rid of their debris,” Kernc said. “Some of them may want to burn it as well. I just don’t know.”

The village will be holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. April 9 inside the Diamond Banquet Hall for all homeowners and contractors to make sure everyone is aware of the laws and zoning procedures associated with demolition.

Kernc said they will have experts available to answer any questions.

“By next November, we hope the area will look 90 to 100 percent better than it did one year ago.”

Bolingbrook man dies after being hit by vehicle Thursday

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – A Bolingbrook man died after being struck by a SUV Thursday night.

Gilberto Damian, 33, was walking on Route 53 just north of Enterprise Drive at 11:51 p.m. when he was struck by a blue 1998 Ford Explorer traveling south, according to Deputy Chief Steve Lucchesi.

“It appears [Damian] was standing in the lane of traf-

fic,” Lucchesi said.

The driver, Victor Garcia, 19, of Joliet, refused medical treatment. Damian was taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital where he died in the emergency room at 1:50 a.m.

Friday, according to the Will County Coroner’s office.

The crash remains under investigation and no citations were issued Friday.

There are no preliminary indications Garcia was using drugs or alcohol, Lucchesi said.

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By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning residents of an illegally manufactured cheese that has resulted in nearly 100 cases of salmonella in the state.

Thirteen counties, including Will County, have reported cases to the IDPH with the same strain of salmonella believed to be associated with an illegally produced Mexican-style cheese.

Two cases have been identified in Will County, with both individuals from Bolingbrook, according to Vic Reato, spokesman for the Will County

Health Department.

Both cases were identified in spring 2013, but neither person was hospitalized. The majority of cases have come from six Chicagoland counties or Chicago, and more than 30 of the cases statewide resulted in hospitalizations.

The cases statewide began back in summer 2012, but about 40 cases are still active, though none in Will County, Reato said.

Many of those affected by the cheese obtained it from worksites, street vendors or from relatives and friends, the news release said. The cheese is not labeled and is often wrapped in aluminum foil.

“I think the state is hoping they can nip this in the bud, especially with the warmer weather coming up, when we’ll see more vendors and more people outside,” Reato said. “That’s where they think this is coming from.”

The local health department is teaming with the state’s public health department and local health jurisdictions across the state to warn consumers of the associated health risks.

“We’re concerned that people who consume this manufactured cheese may become sick from salmonella,” IDPH Director LaMar Hasbrouck said in a news release. “It is

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important for you to check the labeling to make sure the product was made by a licensed dairy manufacture – even if you purchased the cheese from a grocery store. If you become ill after eating Mexican-style cheese, contact your health care provider and your local health department.”

The average age of people who have become ill from the cheese is 9, and a third of all the cases have been hospitalized.

Salmonella bacteria can’t be detected by sight, taste or smell. Symptoms of Salmonella poisoning include fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Most people can recover in three to five days, but the

infection is more severe in young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.

The IDPH encourages people to always buy dairy products from a licensed manufacturer.

“Make sure you know the name of the product, where it was produced, those types of things,” said Melaney Arnold, spokeswoman for the IDPH. Anyone with information about unlicensed Mexican-style cheese is urged to contact their local public health jurisdiction.

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BOLINGBROOK – Two Bolingbrook teens were arrested after one allegedly snuck into his girlfriend’s house Thursday while carrying baggies of marijuana.

Elton Dorsey, 18, of the 1000 block of Crestwood Lane, has been banned from a residence in Elton Dorsey the 500 block Bolingbrook of Blackhawk Lane for “his involvement in drug activity from this residence,” according to Police Lt. Mike Rompa.

At 11:33 a.m. neighbors reportedly saw Dorsey crawling into the window of the residence and called police, who were told by the homeowner

only she and her 17-year-old daughter were inside.

“The homeowner requested officers check the home [and] they located Dorsey in the daughter’s room,” Rompa said. Dorsey was searched, and police said they found marijuana.

While he was being taken into custody, the 17-year-old “became verbally abusive, refused to comply with commands and began to strike an officer,” Rompa said.

Dorsey was arrested and booked into the Will County Jail on charges of residential burglary, criminal trespassing, delivery of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The 17-year-old girl was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest and booked into the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center.

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GOTTA DO IT Sunday • University of St. Francis attempt to set Guinness World Record – Noon, Joliet Memorial Stadium. USF hopes to draw people for “the most people doing a hip-hop dance.” The $5 donation will go to two charities: the Illinois Special Olympics and Mercy Ships medical missions. To register, visit www. stfrancis.edu/bernielean.

• Duty, Honor, Country: The Life of Dwight D. Eisenhower – 2 p.m.

Joliet Public Library, Black Road Branch, 3395 Black Road, Joliet.

Historian Jim Gibbons will present the life of the man known as Ike. The 2014 Great Read explores the impact of the two World Wars 100 years after the start of World War I. • Passover in the Matzah Aisle – 1 to 4 p.m. 1401 W. Jefferson St. (at Midland Ave.) Join Joliet Jewish Congregation volunteers at the Jewel-Osco grocery store for a community outreach program. Call for details 815-741-4600.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for kids’ sake – Noon to 2 p.m. Strike ‘N Spare, 811 Northern Ave., Lockport.

Cops vs. Fire. For information, 815723-BBBS, ext. 204.

• Meat Madness – 1 p.m. Lions Club of Plainfield, at Gruben’s Uptown Tap, 512 W. Lockport Road, Plainfield, “Meat Madness,” fundraiser. Raffle tickets are 50 cents each.

• Bingo – 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street and Raynor Ave., Joliet. St. Joseph Parish is hosting an afternoon of Bingo. Call Cherie at 815-727-9378.

Monday • Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays at Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. The library hosts the Will County Mobile Workforce Center. The unit helps residents with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people. org.

Tuesday • Three Rivers Gardening Angels – 7 p.m. at the Channahon Methodist Church, Route. 6, Channahon. Dr. Jim O’Donnell will speak about using annuals in unique ways in your garden.

• St. Joseph Parish Museum Open House – 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

416 N. Chicago St., Joliet, in the former St. Joseph Grade School building.

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• Operation Welcome Home Wounded Warrior 5K – 8 a.m.

Settlers’ Park, 24403 W. Lockport St. Plainfield. Start your Memorial Day

weekend by honoring local wounded warriors. Runners and walkers can sign up now for the race. Register online at register.itsracetime.com/ Register/ by noon on May 19.

Wednesday • Wednesday Morning Walkers – 7:30 to 9 a.m., Thorn Creek Nature Center, 247 Monee Road, Park Forest.

The free program is for ages 11 and up. No registration required. Participants will hike for 2 miles.

• Signs & Symptoms Seniors Should Never Ignore – 1:30 pm. Will County Farm Bureau, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet. The monthly informational Will County Farm Bureau Prime Timers meeting. No reservations.

Refreshments will be served.

• St. Joseph Parish, Lecture series – 7 to 8:30 p.m. 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet. Jackie Goes will conclude the Lecture Series with “Experiencing Life through the Eyes of Faith.” For information, call 815-727-9378.

• Workforce Services Resumes – 10:30 a.m. 214 N. Ottawa St., fourth floor of the JJC City Center Campus building, Joliet. Attendees will learn the basics of creating a resume and may schedule one-on-one resume reviews with WSD staff. Free to Will County residents. For reservations, call 815-727-4444 and press “0” or email chellis@willcountyillinois.com.

• Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. The library hosts the Will County Mobile Workforce Center. The unit travels throughout Will County to help residents with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, www. jobs4people.org.

• Bill Sturtevant, Senior Principal Gifts Consultant – Joliet Junior College. Sturtevant will present a seminar on relationship-focused fundraising. The Southwest Suburban Philanthropic Network is hosting the event. Cost is $25 for SWSPN members and $50 for nonmembers.

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Thursday • Blood Drive – 3 to 7 p.m. 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. United Methodist Church New Lenox community blood drive.

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

• Jane Addams Forum Lecture will feature Andy Shaw – 2 p.m.

Lewis University Sancta Alberta Chapel, on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Andy Shaw is president and CEO of the Better Government Association. For information, contact Kathrynne Skonicki at 815836-5711 or skonicka@lewisu.edu.

• University of St. Francis presents Mergers & Acquisitions Republic Partners – 11 a.m. in the Sexton Auditorium, Moser Performing Arts Center, main campus. Notes from the Field will be presented by the president and managing director of Republic Partners. For information, call 815-740-3395.

Friday • The Joliet Cyborgs at Midwest Regional Competition – at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago. A day of competition. For information, visit robotics. jths.org or www.usfirst.org.

• Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Fridays at Mokena Community Public Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.

The library hosts the unit that travels throughout Will County to help residents with resumes, cover letters and job applications. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

Saturday • Morning Bird Hike – 8 to 10 a.m.

Plum Creek Nature Center, 27064 S. Dutton Road, Beecher. The free event is for participants over 18. Registration is required. Call 708-946-2216.

For information, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.

• St. Jude Craft Show – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. St. Jude School, 241 W. Second Ave., New Lenox. The event will include more than 45 handcrafted booths, vendors, prizes and kids activities. Cost is $2 and children 12 and under are free. For information, email stjudespringcraftshow@gmail.com.

• Taft School Craft Fair – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Taft School, 1605 S. Washington St., Lockport. A variety of quality handmade and home-based business products will be available

for purchase. Free admission.

• Youth Spaghetti Dinner – 4 to 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, 339 New Lenox Road, New Lenox. Adults are $10, seniors are $8 and children 6 to 14 are $4. Tickets will be sold between services and at the door.

• Women & Minorities Aviation Spring Conference – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lewis University Harold E. White Aviation Center on the university’s main campus in Romeoville. Find out how to launch a career in aviation at the conference. For information, contact Frank DuBois at 815-836-5936 or duboisfr@lewisu.edu.

• The Joliet Cyborgs at Midwest Regional Competition – 1 p.m., at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals take place.

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• Lions Club Cash Bash – 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Park, Theodore Street, in Joliet. Cash Bash is a fun event featuring games of chance and games of skill. Tickets are $100 a couple and include a dinner buffet and bar.

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• The Quad County Urban League and the Forest Park Community Center Walk – 11 a.m. to noon.

Forest Park Community Center, 1017 Woodruff Road, Joliet. Pledge of nonviolence from noon to 1 p.m. Be the Change You Want to See nonviolence and peace walk.

• Joliet Noon Lions Club will assist the Will County Regional Office of Education in a screening at the Sator Sanchez Grade School.

• Little Flowers Catholic Dance and Theatre Troupe – 7 p.m. St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Performing The Seven Last Words of Christ. Tickets are available at St. Mary’s. Call 815462-3809 or visit www.SevenLastWordsofChrist.com.

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• PNHS Fast Cat 5K/10K and 1-mile Kids Run – 8 a.m. PNHS, 12005 S. 248th St., Plainfield. The Kids Run starts at 8 a.m. The 5K/10K starts at 8:30 a.m. Online registration open through April 1. Race day registration will start at 6:30 a.m. in the PNHS lobby. Information at www. runfastcat.com.

• Transition Conference – 9 a.m. to noon, Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. District 202 students with special needs and their families are invited to the Will-Grundy Transition Planning Committee’s conference. The event will feature exhibits exploring special needs students’ rights, responsibilities and resources for life after high school.

For information and to register visit www.transitionplan.org.

April 6 • Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for kids’ sake – 1 to 3 p.m. Echo Bowling Lanes, 220 Bedford Road, Morris. Call 815-942-9011.

• JWHS Honor Society to hold Tiny Tigers Fun Fair – 3 to 6 p.m.

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• Corvette Show and Swap meet – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bill Jacobs Chevrolet, 2001 W. Jefferson, Joliet.

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COAL CITY – The village of Coal City may need a tax increase to pay for the anticipated increase in emergency dispatch service costs next fiscal year.

The village board discussed the added dispatch costs, while going over the proposed budget for fiscal 2015 at its board meeting last week, Village Administrator Matt Fritz said Friday.

For the last three years, Coal City has paid $50,000 a year for dispatching services through the Grundy County Dispatch Center’s first intergovernmental agreement.

The new agreement is awaiting approval and will go into effect next fiscal year. If it passes, Coal City will be paying about $87,801 a year for the next three years. The agreement includes 14 police, fire and municipal entities who all have to vote on the agreement.

Although Coal City has been fighting against the $37,000 increase in dispatch costs, Fritz said officials are including that increase in the 2015 budget.

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The board also discussed last week halting its business improvement loan program next year.

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Spivey’s Saloon was the first local business to take advantage of the program, applying for nearly $40,000 in loan money to add new windows, brick, limestone, lighting and signs to its establishment on Broadway Street.

The second business to take a loan was Bass Investment Corp, which manages the currently vacant building at 640 S. Broadway St. Bass used the $25,000 loan to upgrade to a brick facade and install new windows.

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by his loving wif Marnie De Benedetti (Watkins); his parents, Andre De Benedetti and Patricia Marco; his children, Teresa (Devin) Nier, Michael J., and Nick; stepchild, Carmen; and husband, Andy Dompier; his siblings, Gloria (Phil) Sieger and Patrick (Mary) De Benedetti; his nieces and nephews, Shawna Casey, Sarah (Nick) Reardon, Joshua Casey, Tonya Casey, and Joseph De Benedetti; and his grandchildren, Cody Nier and Olivia, Aidan and Elliott Dompier; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

He will be forever loved and missed by his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Esophageal Cancer Education Foundation in his name at PO Box 821, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 or www.fightec.org/donate-today/ Memorial Service to be held Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:00am at St. Mary Nativity Church in Joliet.

A benefit in his honor will be held April 5, 2014 from 6:00pm-10:00pm at the Plainfield Moose Lodge.

JOHN RAYMOND EGLY, JR. Born: Jan. 24, 1929; in Joliet Died: March 28, 2014; in Joliet

John Raymond Egly, Jr., age 85, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, March 28, 2014, with his family at his side.

Born on January ROBERT DANIEL CAREY 24, 1929, he was a lifelong resident “FROG” of Joliet. He graduated from Joliet GLORIA IDELLE Born: Nov. 6, 1957; in Streator, IL Township High School in 1947. He CONNOLLY Died: March 27, 2014; in Morris, IL was a member of Stone Hill Bible Born: May 4, 1927; in Herrin, IL Church (Larkin Baptist) where he Died: March 27, 2014; in Herrin, IL served in various capacities R. Daniel Carey including Chairman of the Board of “Frog”, age 56 of Trustees, member of the Building Morris, passed away Gloria Idelle MICHAEL A. DE Committee, Treasurer, and AWANA Connolly, age 86, of Thursday March 27, leader. He was a Boy Scout/Cub 2014, at Morris Herrin, passed away BENEDETTI Scout Master. He worked at Hospital. at 1:15pm on Material Service as an electrical Thursday, March 27, Born November 6, 1957, in Michael A. De superintendent for 35 years. He was 2014, at the Mount Benedetti. On Streator, Robert Daniel is a son of Vernon Health Care Catherine (nee Venegone) and the Sunday, March 23rd, a devoted family man, a mister fixit, and an avid wood working after a short, but Center. Gloria, born late Robert V. Carey of Kinsman. He craftsman. His family remembers an only child, in courageous, battle was raised in Kinsman; educated in him as a fun-loving husband and with cancer, God Herrin, IL, on May 4, the Mazon schools and graduated father. During the summer, he drove called home a terrific man at the 1927, was the from MVK High School with the daughter of Aloysius "Al" Robert Class of 1975. Known to many as young age of 54. He was a lifelong his family to vacation locations resident of Illinois; a hard-working, including Yellowstone, Grand “Frog”, he retired as a Deputy from Foppe and Ida S. (Mackey) Foppe.

Tetons, and other National parks. the Grundy County Sheriff's Office, She married Rudy Ammer in 1946. dedicated family man. All those His children and grandchildren are who knew him, adored him. after 28 years of service. Daniel was Gloria later married Edward grateful that despite his hectic work As a young man, he was one of a member of the Fraternal Order of Connolly in 1955. schedule, he always left time to Eagles in Morris; enjoyed fishing, Mrs. Connolly served in the United the best breakfast cooks, working play with and support them. and cherished spending time with States Army, WAAC. She worked as for The Family Table and Torch He is survived by his loving wife of a medical technician and also as a his children and grandchildren.

Restaurants. For the last 20 years, Survivors include his mother he worked as a machine operator at 65 years, Beverly (nee Davy); one physical therapy technician during Catherine Carey of Kinsman; World War II. She received her International Paper, formerly known daughter, Barbara (William) Reeves; sons, Larry (Frances) and John children: Sarah Carey of Morris and honorable discharge on February 19, as Weyerhaeuser.

(Jeanette); grandchildren, Rebecca 1946. Gloria served as Post Master He is preceded in death by his Jordan Carey of Normal, and their mother Dawn Carey, and Jessica in Sheridan, Illinois, retiring in 1987. grandparents, Joseph De Benedetti (Brett Sontag) Gesher Haney, Nolan Carey and Megan Carey, both of She was a member of the American (Eleanor Govoni) and Albert Posego (Ramona) Egly, Maria (John) Legion. Mrs. Connolly volunteered Morris and their mother Toni (Katherine Jackson); and stepfather, Gelsthorpe, Will (Tanya) Reeves, John Ryan (Michelle Lowe) Egly, and Lowery; two grandchildren Audrey from high school days until the time Ermand Marco.

Erin (Daniel) Roubik; greatCatherine Weaver and Greyson she entered assisted living at He is survived by his loving wife,

grandchildren, Spencer (Jessica Stoczanskyj) Haney, Addison (Victoria Glasscock) Haney, Donovan and Kendall Sontag, Eric Egly, Jaycie, David and Joseph Gelsthorpe, Liam and Skylar Reeves; brothers, Robert (Wanda) Egly, James (late Marilyn) Egly, Richard (Cissy) Egly, Donald (Joan) Egly and David (Karen) Egly; brother-in-law, Glen Schulte; numerous nieces and nephews; and best friend, Mason.

Preceded in death by his parents, John Sr. and Myrtle (nee Forbis) Egly; brothers, J.W. (late Darlene) Egly and Thomas (late Judy) Egly; one sister, Marianna Schulte.

Funeral Services for John R. Egly, Jr. will be Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rd., Joliet, with Pastor Greg Munyon officiating. Interment will be at Elmhurst Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name to Stone Hill Bible Church, 1516 Edgerton Drive, Joliet, IL 60435 would be appreciated. Visitation will be Monday 2:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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JOHN W. EMERY John W. Emery, age 86, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, March 22, 2014.

John is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Catherine (nee Anzelc) Emery; his loving children, son, Robert J. (Lynne) Emery and daughter, Diane M Emery; grandchildren, J Ryan and Tyler Anne M. Emery.

Preceded in death by his parents, Eva and Ray Emery; one brother, Private James Robert “Bob” Emery; one sister, Coral Ann Cowan; and his aunt, Mildred England.

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 may be made in his name.

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 private.

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d living at Hurricane Creek in Herrin. She volunteered in Southern Illinois with the VA Hospital in Marion, the US Forest Service, the Crime Stoppers, and the Sheriff's Office in Williamson County. Volunteering was a constant activity for Mrs. Connolly and she helped so many people. She also enjoyed gardening and being with her favorite dog, Gaby.

Survivors include her son- John Ammer of Kahului, Hawaii, SonRudy Ammer of Katy, TX, DaughterPatricia Connolly of Hood River, OR, Son- Chris Connolly of DeWitt, IA, Son- Mark Connolly of Madison, WI, Seven Grandchildren, Four Great Grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Mount Vernon Health Care Center for their loving care and compassion.

Graveside services will be held at 11am on Monday, March 31, 2014, at San Carlo Cemetery in Herrin with Monsignor Ken Schaefer officiating.

Military rites will be performed by Herrin's VFW and American Legion Posts with assistance from the United States National Guard.

Family and friends are asked to gather directly at the cemetery.

Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin is assisting the family with final arrangements.

For those who prefer, memorial donations may be made to the Women's Memorial Foundation; PO Box 96742; Washington, DC 20077.

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ey Weaver; two brothers: Pat (Susan) Carey and Tim (Belinda) Carey, both of Kinsman, as well as his special friend Sherri Brown.

Daniel was preceded in death by Age 76 of New his father Robert Carey(March 10, Lenox, passed away Wednesday, March 2002).

Visitation will be held on Sunday 26th, 2014, at his home in New Lenox, March 30, 2014, from 2:00PM until time of funeral service 6:00PM at IL. Reeves Funeral Home, 408 East Kenneth is survived by his loving Washington Street (one block East family, his wife, Lynn Arnstrom of Illinois Route 47) in Morris.

(Lamp), son, Gus (Katherine) Reverend John Hornicak will Arnstrom, nieces, Sheryl (Harold) officiate. Cremation rites will be Hudson and Janice M. Becker and several other nieces and nephews. accorded following the services and a private family inurnment will be in Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Gustave & Elizabeth Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Ransom.

Preferred memorials may be made Arnstrom, his father & mother in as gifts in Daniel's memory to: The law, Stanley & Mary Lamp, Sr., Betty J. Sterritt Scholarship Fund brother in law, Stanley Lamp, Jr., c/o The Morris Hospital Foundation, sisters in law, Shirley Gora and 150 W. High Street, Morris, Illinois Janice E. Becker.

60450 or to a charity of the donor's Kenneth was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the choosing.

Friends may sign the online guest Alzheimer's Association. book or send private condolences Family will receive friends at Kurtz to the family by logging onto: Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis www.ReevesFuneral.com Road, New Lenox, IL 60451 on Funeral services and Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 from arrangements have been made 6:00 PM until time of funeral under the direction and care of service at 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Entombment will be private. Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Morris. 815-942-2500 For information www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or 815-485-3200.

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Robert L. “Lee” Farkas, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Age 84 years.

Bob is survived by his wife of 36 ½ years, Laurie Holmquist Farkas; his sisters-in-law, Gloria Farkas and Delores Farkas; his mother-in-law, Phyllis Holmquist; his brother and sister-inlaw, Larry and Cindy Holmquist.

Survived by many nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews and cousins. And also his kitty companions, Clarybelle, Sadybelle and Zoey.

Preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Majorie (Farkas) and Stephan Palko. Two brothers, John and George Farkas.

Father-in-law, Howard D. Holmquist; and two nephews, Robert Palko and Russell Farkas.

Born in Joliet, August 6, 1929, to John and Anna (Cipala) Farkas. Bob was raised and educated in Joliet, member of JTHS Class of 1947.

While in school, he began his association with Oestreich Top Service Company, retiring in 1994 as president and part-owner of Oestreich Sales and Service, Inc. Bob was a proud Korean War veteran, having served as SFC in the 955th Field Artillery Battalion of the U. S. Army. He was a member of the V. F.W. Stone City Post #2199 where he had also enjoyed bowling for many years.

Bob always had an interest in and supported Laurie's work in the schools. For over ten years, Bob served as Balloon Chairman for the Will County Council for Exceptional Children's Olympics and in 1986, he was recognized by the state organization with the Meritous Service Award. Bob continued volunteering and assisting with school related events and programs.

Upon his retirement from Oestreichs, Bob returned to an earlier job, driving a truck; this time for Coldwater Seed Farm where he was so at-home in his phenomenal garden. Throughout school, church and the neighborhood Bob was known for his gardening and cooking talents and the joy of sharing these and himself with others.

Funeral services will be held at the Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Road, Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Tim Linstrom, Pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Rev. Julia Baum-Coldwater officiating.

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In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home or Tender Loving Care (TLC) Animal Shelter or Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital will be appreciated.

Private interment services will be held at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 30 from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Essing until time of services at 10:00.

Pastor Jim Arnold officiating.

Interment Woodlawn Memorial 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 shooting star was given her angel wings Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

She made it hard not to love her with her sassiness and diva spirit.

Madison couldn't help making a lasting impression on everyone's heart from the moment you met her. She would walk into a room and always made her presence known to all. She was so energetic, bouncy and full of spirit, but she also was so caring that she was the "Mother Hen" to those that needed just a little help.

Madison is in 3rd grade at Richland Grade School, but her passion was her PJC cheerleading, which she strived so hard and loved. Even though her footprint in this life was so small, the memories she left cannot be measured. Her love was to the moon and back, to infinity and beyond, and to the brightest star.

Madison is survived by her loving parents, Christopher and Tina Frost of Crest Hill; sister, Mariah and brother, Nicholas; mother's grandparents, Louis "Papa" and 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 and Benjamin Renteria, Phil and Amy Frost and Andrew Frost; cousins, Kevin Smith Jr., Sharon Slobodnik, Kyle Smith, Alexis Buccini, Kelsey Frost, Tyler Frost, Hunter Frost, and Brianna Frost; also survived by many numerous greatuncles, second cousins and many loving friends that were thought of as family.

Madison R. Frost will lie in state Monday, March 31, 2014 at First Assembly of God Church, 1741 Essington Rd., Joliet from 9:00 a.m.

RAYMOND E. GRIFFIN Raymond Eugene Griffin, of Joliet, peacefully joined his Savior, after a long fight with Alzheimer's, on the evening of January 30, 2014 in Perry, Michigan. His family will miss his Christ-like example as a dad and grandpa. He was 87.

Survived by his two sons, William (Patrice) of Joliet and Rev. Gary (Joy, nee Morris) of Fowlerville, MI; six grandchildren, Craig, Heather (Gabe) Furgason, Chad, Nicholas (Melanie), Tina (Nick) Pucel and Heidi (Phil) Clark; and three greatgrandchildren, Makiyah, Elijah and Norah.

Preceded in death and waiting for him in heaven, his wife, Esther (nee Irvine) Griffin; daughter-in-law, Sharyl (nee Weber); his parents, George Eugene and Catherine (nee Berger) Griffin; and his only brother, John “Jack”.

Born in Joliet. Veteran of WWII, and served on the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Formerly employed with Deaton Kennedy for 20 years, and retired from Friedrich Bindery after 20 years. He was an active member of the Joliet First Church of the Nazarene before his illness.

Memorial celebration will be held at the Joliet First Church of the Nazarene, 1009 S. Briggs Street, on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Joliet First Church of the Nazarene will be appreciated.

Private family interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. NO VISITATION.

JACOB J. IVEZICH Jacob J. “Jack” Ivezich 77, late of Lockport, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014, at his home. Jack was born in Joliet to the late Louis and Manda (nee Saric) Ivezich.

Survived by his loving family; his wife Donna (nee Jungles); daughters, Diane (Mark) Stenson and Christine (Scott) Clavenna; grandchildren, Nick, Luke and Mary Grace Stenson and Ryan and Drew Clavenna; brothers, Louis (the late Fran) Ivezich and Robert (Bonnie) Ivezich; sisters, Mary Ann (Mel) Oetter and Jeanne (Bob) Kempiak; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Jack was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving aboard the U.S.S. Spiegel Grove. He was former President of DyMar Industries and a retired broker with Stofan and Agazzi.

Family will receive friends at Goodale Memorial Chapel 912 S. Hamilton St, Lockport, IL 60441, on Sunday, March 30, 2014, from 2:00 – 7:00 PM. Funeral Service Monday, March 31, 2014, with prayers at the funeral home at 9:30 AM to St. Dennis Catholic Church, Lockport, for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM. Interment St. Mary Nativity Cemetery, Crest Hill. www.goodalememorialchapel.com or (815)838-1533 for info.

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served Frankfort State Bank as a Director, President, and Chairman of the Board for over 47 years. As a founder and member of the LincolnWay School District #210 Board of Education for 12 years, he was also the driving force behind the construction of Lincoln-Way High School. In addition to all his accomplishments in business and community, Al somehow also found time to be an award winning dairy farmer, garnering numerous awards for his achievement from the Holstein-Friesian Cattle Association and President of the Pure Milk Association. Throughout his life though, perhaps Al's greatest achievements were in his efforts as a dedicated humanitarian and family man. He served as the Charter President and an active member of the Frankfort Lions Club for over 50 years, while also teaching Sunday school and actively serving on the board at St. Peter's UCC. In his spare time, ALBERT H. KRUSEMARK “Krusee” enjoyed pheasant hunting expeditions, wayward boating trips JR. to Cabbage Key and beyond in Punta Gorda, FL, and gin rummy Albert H. marathons with his family and Krusemark Jr. friends. As an alumnus of the passed away peacefully on March University of Illinois he also enjoyed 25, 2014, in his home attending Illini football games even at age 90! Al's life was spent in of 74 years in Frankfort, IL. He was service to others, bringing joy and happiness to all that had the honor 98 years old and was cherished by all who knew and of spending time in his company.

Visitation will be at the Kurtz loved him.

Memorial Chapel 65 Old Frankfort He was preceded in death by his Way, Frankfort, Illinois, on Friday, wife of 73 years, Bernice April 4 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Weichbrodt Krusemark, in 2003, funeral service will be held at St. and his son Al Krusemark III of Peter's United Church of Christ 12 Frankfort in 2005.

W. Sauk Trail Frankfort, Illinois on He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Sue Phillips of Urbana, Illinois, Saturday, April 5 at 11:00 a.m., internment to follow at Pleasant Hill along with 9 grandchildren, 15 Cemetery, Frankfort, Illinois. In Lieu great-grandchildren and 1 greatof flowers Alzheimers Assoc. great-grandchild.

For info 815-806-2225 Al's life was devoted to www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com supporting and growing the community of Frankfort, and spending time with his many beloved friends and family. A member of the Bar Association for over 60 years, he served as the Frankfort Village Attorney for 11 years. Additionally, Al faithfully • Continued on page 29

Born: Sept. 14, 1960; in Joliet Died: January 5, 2014; Florida

DALE A. MUIR Born: March 1, 1928; in Joliet Died: March 27, 2014; in Joliet Dale A. Muir, of Joliet, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Age 86 years.

Survived by his three sons David of Ft. Myers, FL., Daniel (Cynthia) of Minooka and Mark (Mary) of Channahon. Six grandchildren Donald, Shane, Yesenia, Michael, Jessica and Gabrielle Muir. Two sisters Delores (Raymonddeceased) Marini of Joliet, Wanda (Gordon) Mather of Blue River, WI, three brothers Donald (Sharon) of San Diego, CA., Dean (Jolene) of Rockford, and Gale (Joy) Muir of Ringgold, GA, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his loving wife of 63 years Gladys A. Muir (July 21, 2013), his father Gabriel (Charlotte-deceased) Muir and his mother Louise (Walt-deceased) Gora, a brother and sister-in-law Bill and Carol Muir; two brothers-in-law Fran (Alvera-deceased) White and Bill (Lucille-deceased) White, and a grandson Jonathan Muir.

Dale was born in Joliet on March 1, 1928. He was a graduate of Joliet Township High School, Veteran of the US Navy, and retired from Olin Chemical after 38 years. He was a member of Faith Bible Church and a former member of First Assembly of God Church.

SOPHIE A. PETERSON

Sophie A. Peterson nee Stancel, 92, of Joliet passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014.

Beloved wife of the late Robert George Peterson; loving mother of Alma Jean (Joseph D.) Synovic, Ronald (Karen) Peterson, and George Peterson; dear stepmother of Carol Lynne (Sherman) Arrington, John (Pat) Czajkoski, John (Pat) Czajkoski, Bill (Kathy) Czajkoski, Michael Czajkoski, and Susan (Steve) Calvert. Also survived by numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Sophie was preceded in death by her parents and siblings.

Lifetime member of St. Bernard Parish in Joliet, she enjoyed playing bingo and pinnacle.

The family would like to extend a special Thank-you to Dr. Panaherrera and the staff at Silver Cross Hospital.

LAWRENCE D. PARADAY Family will receive friends on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Kurtz Memorial Chapel 102 E. Francis Rd, Lawrence D. Paraday, “Larry”, of New Lenox, IL 60451, from 3:00 to Lockport, peacefully 8:00 PM. Funeral service Monday, March 31, 2014, with chapel prayers on March 27, 2014. at 9:15 AM to St. Bernard Parish, Born in Chicago, 1313 Ridgewood Ave, Joliet, IL lifelong Chicago area resident.

60432, for a 10:00 AM Mass of A U.S. Army Veteran, serving Christian Burial. Interment Mt. during the Vietnam War. Retired Olivet Cemetery, Joliet, IL. from Local Teamsters Union # 710 after many years of service. He was Info at www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan.

Larry was a loving husband, father, 815-485-3200. grandfather, brother, uncle and a dear friend to many.

Preceded in death by his wife, Mary Paraday (2000); parents, Clinton and Lucille Paraday; three brothers; and a step-grandson, Robert Fitzsimons.

VICKI D. REYES-PEREZ Survived by two devoted children, Danielle (Robert) Keska and Vicki Dianne Lawrence (Kerrie, fiancé) Paraday; Reyes-Perez four grandchildren, Brendan, (Harrison), a lifelong Thomas and Norah Keska and resident of Joliet, Anthony Banez; brothers and passed away sisters, Fr. Mark, Earl, Linda, Renee, suddenly at the Terry, Debbie, Keith, Randy and young age of 54, on Friday, March Gregory. Numerous brothers-in21, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews Medical Center, in Joliet with loved and many friends also survive. ones by her side.

Visitation for Larry will be held Survived by her loving husband of Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 1:00 23 years, Guadalupe Perez; four pm to 6:00 pm in the O'Neil Funeral sons, Daniel (Carolina), Davey Home Chapel, 1105 E. 9th St. (159th (Rhonda), Darrel (Daniel), Dylan St.), Lockport with funeral services (Rachel); numerous grandchildren, at 6:00pm with Deacon Rob three brothers, family members and Weierman officiating. Interment friends. will be private.

Visitation & DVD Memorial: Family and friends may sign the Monday March 31, 2014, from 5:00 online guest book and for directions to 9:00 PM, at Delgado Funeral at: www.oneilfuneralhome.com Chapel, 400 Landau Ave. at Jackson St. (Rt. 6). Live webcasting of the visitation is available online, for details call, 815-744-9220. Burial will held from Delgado Funeral Chapel Tuesday April 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM to Elmhurst Cemetery for

y graveside service.

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CELINE SCHWARTZ Celine "CENE" Schwartz (nee Solley), age 64, at rest Thursday, SHIRLEY M. ROBERTSON March 27, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Shirley M. Center.

Robertson Nee: Born in Joliet to the late Norman Cranford, age 76, and Marjorie (Ward) Solley. went to be with the Residing in Shorewood since 1970.

Lord, Saturday Graduate of Lockport Township March 29, 2014, at High School and Joliet Junior Joliet Area College with an associates degree Community Hospice in accounting. Owner of CENE's Home, after a courageous battle Golden Leash in the Shorewood with cancer.

Shopping Plaza since 1978.

Survived by her daughter Terri CENE was very involved with her Webb of Tinley Park, IL; community, currently a Shorewood grandchildren Justin Webb and Kyle Village Trustee for 22 years, Kent; one sister Hazel Louise Duke Chairman of Shorewood Parks and of Portville, CA. Numerous nieces, Recreation, Shorewood Planning and Zoning Commission, Charter nephews and many special friends member of Shorewood C.O.P.S., also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband co-chair of Shorewood Citizens Advisory, member of Shorewood of 55 years Edward D. Robertson; Ladies of the Lions, past president son-in-law Brad Webb; parents Arvel and Velma (Garrett) Cranford; and member of Troy Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for brother Arvel Cranford Jr. over 20 years.

Born in Marks, Mississippi, living Survived by her loving husband of in the Joliet-Plainfield area since 44 years, Robert F. Schwartz, Jr. of 1959. Retired school teacher from Shorewood; two sisters, Karen Robert C. Hill School. Shirley with her husband Edward founded Faith (Jerry) Bozych of Morris and Mary Lou Arnold of Lockport; sister-inUnited Pentecostal Church, 43 law of Jyme (Thomas) Hurley of years ago.

Shorewood and Steven (Tammy) Funeral Services will be held at Schwartz of Shorewood; dear aunt the Faith United Pentecostal Church, 3400 Caton Farm Rd., Joliet of Bart (Wendy) Bozych, Kelly (Lou) on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 11:00 Haussman, Thomas (Christy) a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Hurley, Kevin (Amanda) Hurley, Park. Visitation Wednesday morning Carissa (Shawn) Garland and Chad at the church from 10:00 a.m. until Schwartz; great-aunt of Brooke, Brandon, Jackson, Ava, Louie, time of services.

Hayden, Owen and Mason.

Preceded by her infant son, Brett Eric Schwartz (1974); and infant daughter, Bretta Lynn Schwartz (1978).

All friends and relatives are invited to meet Monday, March 31, GERALD A. SCHEFFLER 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 600 Brook Forest Avenue, Shorewood, where a Mass of Gerald A. Scheffler born July 28, Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 1938, peacefully passed away on March 28, 2014, after a courageous a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. battle with cancer.

Arrangements by: Fred C. Dames He is survived by his wife Alice K. Funeral Home. For more (Bell) Scheffler, his loving children information: (815) 741-5500 or Maryfran and Mike Klein, Joe and www.fredcdames.com Jeannine Scheffler, Nettie and Ken Simonich, Lynne Scheffler, Jim and Kristen Scheffler, Ginny Scheffler, Deb and Scott Crowther. His joys, his grandchildren Maxx, Jack and Natalie, Hailey, Drew and Abby, KC, Olivia and Sofia, Brynn, Ava, Logan and Lola. He is also survived by his sister Jeanne.

Full obituary and Memorial Service will be made at a later date.

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Janis LeMaster (nee Wiedmeyer), born September 14, 1960, in Joliet, IL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Suncoast Hospice Mid Pinellas Care Center in Florida. Age 53. Formerly of Lockport.

Preceded in death by her parents, Wayne (2013) and Teresa Wiedmeyer (1992).

Survived by two children, Terryn Noel and Dylan Kenton LeMaster of Florida and one brother Gregg of Joliet.

A 1978 graduate of Lockport Twp High School.

"A Celebration of Life" luncheon is planned for 11:30am on Saturday, April 5 at Al's Steakhouse, 1990 W. Jefferson St, Joliet. Memorial gifts may be given for the continuing education of her children. Please contact Patti Pesavento Oelrich to RSVP for luncheon and/or to make a gift in her name for her children.

815-954-5285.

God Church.

Dale will be remembered for his deep faith and his enjoyment of music, fishing and bowling.

A special thank you to the Joliet Area Community Hospice for the compassion and care given to Dale.

Private family services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, with Rev. Jay Fernland officiating. Memorials to the Joliet Area Community Hospice will be appreciated. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 3:007:00 PM. www.CHSFUNERAL.com

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Eleanor (late Raymond) Pesavento of Crest Hill; her loving nieces, Debra (Roy) Mitchell of Channahon, Passed away Linda (late Scott) Strysik of Crest (nee Ausec), age 73, Friday March 28, Hill and Patricia (Brian) Kulesza of entered eternal life 2014, at Morris Joliet; cherished great-nieces and on Thursday, March Hospital. great-nephew, Susan and Kelly 27, 2014, with her Survived by one Mitchell and Adam and Laura loving family by her son Phillip (Mary) Strysik; and a very special friend, side.

Vaughan; one Sarah Lage of Rock Island.

Carol is survived by her loving daughter Amy Preceded by her parents, Carl E. daughter, Jill Sivitskis; brother, Leon Vaughan; grandchildren Celise, and Mary E. (nee Scholes) Erickson; “Rocky” (Sharon) Ausec; sister, Calysa, Caiden, Nicky and Lucas; her former husband, Robert E. Peggy (Peter) Stump; sisters-in-law, parents Arvel E. and Magdalena Whalen; and her faithful canine Junie (William) Ausec, Felice (Varju) Vaughan Sr.; two sisters companion, Freda.

Sivitskis, and Jill (the late Anthony) Kathie (Ike) Widner and Susan Funeral Services for Carole J. Romer; and special niece, Kathleen (Mike) Warren. Numerous nieces Whalen will be held Tuesday, April 1, Beveridge. Carol was also the dear and nephews also survive.

2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Fred C. aunt, cousin, and friend to many.

Preceded in death by one sister Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Preceded in death by her beloved Estella Humann.

Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment will husband, Paul Sivitskis; parents, Born in Joliet, living in Braidwood, William J. and Margaret (nee IL. Graduated from Joliet East High be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Memorials in her name to the Will Sullivan) Ausec; sister, Phyllis School. Employed by Hollywood County Humane Society, 24109 W. Murray; brother, William D. Ausec; Casino.

Seil Road, Shorewood, IL 60404 or and brother-in-law, Anthony “Tony” Funeral Services will be held, Rock Island Humane Society, 724 Sivitskis.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.

2nd Avenue W., Milan, IL would be Carol was a parishioner at St. at the Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag appreciated.

Visitation TUESDAY Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale Funeral Home. Interment Woodlawn MORNING, 10:00 a.m. until the time where she was a member of the Memorial Park. Visitation Monday of services at the funeral home.

Council of Catholic Women and was 3:00-7:00 p.m.

For more information: (815) 741also a band parent and member of 5500 or www.fredcdames.com PTO at Rockdale School. Carol worked at First National Bank of Joliet for over 35 years. Carol was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Carol's life will begin on Monday, March 31, 2014, with a Visitation from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL 60435. A prayer service will be held CAROLE J. WHALEN at 7:00 p.m., Father John Doyle officiating. Per Carol's wishes Carole J. Whalen (nee Erickson), cremation rites will be accorded.

IN MEMORIAM Inurnment will take place at a later age 74, of Rock Island, and formerly of Joliet, passed away peacefully on date at Abraham Lincoln National Friday, March 28, 2014 at Trinity Cemetery.

MAURICE West Medical Center in Rock Island, Obituary and Tribute Wall for SULLINS IL with her family by her side.

Carol J. Sivitskis at Carole worked as a long distance www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for Happy Birthday to our loved operator for AT&T for 30 years. She information, 815-722-0524. one who passed away 19 also was employed by Blackhawk Arrangements entrusted to: years ago.

College Rock Island for several years. She loved to play bingo and Love, enjoyed investments and following Your Family the stock market.

Survived by her devoted sister,

Charles R. Sherwood, age 78, late of New Lenox, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Loyola Hospital, Maywood. Born in Chicago to the late Charles L. and Frances (nee Pooler) Sherwood.

Loving husband of Ruth (nee VanKampen); Loving father of Linda “Lindy”, Charles Scott, Douglas and Russell “Rusty” Sherwood; Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends for a Memorial Visitation at New Life Church in New Lenox on Monday, March 31, 2014 from 4:00PM until time of Memorial Service at 7:00PM. Memorials to New Life Church would be appreciated.

For information: www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or (815)485-3200 for info.

MITCHEL B. SIKITA Mitchel B. “Mike” Sikita, age 76, owner of Mickey's Handyman Service. Beloved husband of Helen.

Visitation Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 10:00 am until time of service at 12:00 Noon at Richard J. Modell Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 12641 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen.

For more information: 708-301-3595 or www.rjmodellfh.com

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Vietnam War POW, ex-senator Denton dies

By PHILLIP RAWLS The Associated Press Prisoner of war Jeremiah Denton declared his loyalty to the U.S. government during a 1966 interview for what was supposed to be a propaganda film. But his enraged captors missed his more covert message: “T-OR-T-U-R-E,” blinked into the camera in Morse code, a dispatch that would alert the U.S. military to the conditions he endured.

Denton, who would survive 7½ years confined in a tiny, stinking, windowless cell at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” and other camps before his release in 1973, died of heart problems Friday in Virginia Beach, Va., at age 89, his grandson Edward Denton said.

The elder Denton later became the first Republican from Alabama elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction, though the iron will that allowed him to persevere in captivity gave rise to criticism he was too rigid a politician.

In July 1965, a month after he began flying combat missions for the U.S. Navy in Vietnam, the Mobile native was shot down near Thanh Hoa. He was captured and recalled his captivity in a book titled “When Hell Was in Session.”

Elijah Simmons Jr. 9/7/1947 – 3/29/2004 It is now ten years since you went home to rest. The pain has and still remain in our hearts but we know you no longer are suffering. And you are with us each and every day.

We miss you, “Love” Billie Jean, Rosalind, Courtney, & Kyle

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By CHACOUR KOOP The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Opponents of a proposed state retirement savings program for private-sector workers say the Democratic-backed plan would burden small businesses in an already struggling economy.

Similar to a plan pushed

by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address, the proposal sponsored by state Sen. Daniel Biss cleared a Senate committee earlier this month after lengthy debate. Now Biss has until an April 11 deadline for voting bills out of the Senate to gather support for the program, which has failed

to gain approval in recent years.

The proposal calls for businesses without retirement plans and that have 10 or more employees to enroll workers in a savings program overseen by the state. Typically, 3 percent of each participant’s paycheck would be pooled into a privately managed investment account overseen by a new state board. Employers would be required to sign up workers, but employees could opt out.

Biss wouldn’t call the plan a part of the populist agenda in an election year but said “it is encouraging that there’s so much discussion about ways to build ladders

into the middle class for low wage workers.” He says this program would help millions of Illinoisans who don’t have access to employer retirement savings programs.

“I think the increasing discussion about income inequality has left people seeking a mechanism to address that growing problem, but also a mechanism that’s not costly for government or for employers when we’re experiencing still a far too high rate of unemployment,” the Evanston Democrat said.

Democrats who control the Illinois House and Senate are pushing for a minimum wage increase, a graduated or “progressive” income tax that would require more

State official must repay $7,200

By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – The chief of state parks in Illinois must repay $7,200 of travel reimbursement he wasn’t entitled to after inquiries by The Associated Press, the latest in a series of missteps at the Department of Natural Resources since February.

Ronald House, the department’s director of the office of land management, was reimbursed nearly 80 times for commuting to or from work when state travel rules forbid such reimbursement, according to an AP review of state records.

It’s another blemish for Natural Resources officials, who initially defended the reimbursements as proper, after a series of recent public relations troubles: a deputy director who attended fishing tournaments while on sick leave and two mining regulators who accepted campaign contributions from a coal-mine operator.

Chris Young, spokesman for IDNR Director Marc Mill-

er, initially said the director would not require House, who makes $75,000 annually, to repay the money because it was not his error.

But Miller changed his mind this week and asked for reimbursement, ten days after the agency acknowledged the error.

Young didn’t know if there are other administrators who might be in the same situation as House, whose main responsibility since joining IDNR in September 2010 is overseeing state parks.

“The IDNR believed it was properly interpreting the travel rules ... “Young said in a prepared statement. “Going forward, IDNR will provide training for all personnel who review travel requests, update its employee handbook and strengthen overall travel policies within the agency.”

House lives in Benton, in southern Illinois, and his officially designated headquarters is 165 miles away in Springfield. Rules set by the governor’s travel control board specify that on any trip

in which a traveler goes to or through headquarters, that person must subtract any commuting mileage.

An AP review of travel records showed 78 instances in which House traveled between Benton and Springfield with a side trip in between – typically Sparta, home of IDNR’s World Shooting and Recreational Complex. On those trips, only the side mileage to Sparta, about 20 miles, could be reimbursed, but House received the full 185 miles.

House served as interim director of the Sparta shooting complex from September 2011 to June 2013, Young said.

In total, House was paid $8,700 for 15,700 miles, when he was only eligible for $1,500 for 2,800 miles, according to the AP review.

“All I can tell you is that the people in DNR tell me what to do and what not to do, and ever since I have been there, that has been the policy, that’s what’s been approved, that’s what they have told me to do,” House said.

from the wealthy and a tax on millionaires to fund education.

Business groups and Republicans who oppose the plan are asking instead for a study to determine if this plan could work, and they said they would partner to educate workers about saving for retirement.

Kim Clarke Maisch, the Illinois state policy director for the National Federation of Independent Business, said forcing businesses to enroll employees would add to costs and actually hurt low income workers.

“If you can’t pay down your credit card and you can’t afford groceries, and you can’t afford gas for your

car, do you really think that forcing them to take 3 percent out of their paycheck makes sense?” Maisch said, adding that the state shouldn’t touch private sector retirement dollars after failing to manage public employee pensions.

But state Rep. Barba ra Flynn Currie, a Chicago Democrat, said she doesn’t think the government is running anything in this case.

Currie, who’s sponsoring a similar measure in the House, said that if people would rather invest in “beer and Skittles” on the weekend they could.

“I think most members of the workforce would be happy to put $5 away for rainy day,” Currie said.

STATE BRIEFS Reputed boss of Chicago heroin ring gets 25 years

FedEx worker wounded in Chicago shooting

CHICAGO – A federal judge has sentenced the reputed boss of a major Chicago heroin ring to 25 years in prison.

One issue at Domingo Blount’s sentencing Friday was whether the judge should factor in what prosecutors said was the likelihood he committed several murders in the course of drug trafficking.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported Judge Gary Feinerman decided there wasn’t enough evidence to pin murders on Blount. But Feinerman said his drug dealing “destroyed the lives of users.”

The alleged Black Disciples street gang member is a father of five. He told the judge he sold heroin to “take care of” his family. Prosecutors said Blount sometimes made $30,000 in profit distributing a kilogram of heroin.

Blount pleaded guilty in November to charges including conspiracy to possess and distribute heroin.

CHICAGO – A FedEx employee making deliveries has been shot and wounded in Chicago.

The company confirmed the victim is an employee.

Police say the 48-year-old woman was not the intended target of Friday night’s shooting in the Oakland neighborhood on the city’s South Side.

Police spokesman Jose Estrada said the incident began when a gunman got out of a vehicle and fired numerous shots at a 19-year-old man with known gang ties.

During the shooting, the FedEx courier was hit multiple times in the leg. She was hospitalized in serious condition.

The company released a statement saying its “primary concern is the safety and well-being” of its employees.

Estrada says the male victim was hospitalized in good condition.

As of Saturday morning, police had no suspect in custody.

– Wire reports

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GOP donors courted in Las Vegas

By STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press LAS VEGAS – Two of the nation’s highest-profile Republican governors Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America’s challenges abroad, emphasizing their support for Israel as they courted powerful Jewish donors.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also stoked speculation about their own presidential ambitions as they gave frustrated Republicans advice on how to reclaim the White House in 2016 after losing two

straight elections.

The Republican speakers at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual spring gathering largely avoided criticizing President Barack Obama by name in remarks that were thick with rhetoric faulting Obama’s foreign policy while offering few specifics.

“We cannot have a world where our friends are unsure of whether we will be with them and our enemies are unsure of whether we will be against them,” Christie said.

“In New Jersey, nobody has to wonder whether I’m for them or against them.”

Walker declared that the nation needs a “swift and decisive” foreign policy, while insisting that the GOP must find a presidential nominee from “outside Washington.”

The Republican governors, both considering presidential bids, appeared at the Venetian resort casino, which is owned by Republican super donor Sheldon Adelson. Their remarks came inside an ornate ballroom two floors from where gamblers played blackjack and roulette.

Two years before the 2016 presidential contest officially begins, the lesser-known com-

petition for the GOP’s most influential donors is well underway. No donor is more sought after than Adelson, who is among the 10 richest people in the world. He did not attend Walker’s speech, but he was seated directly in front of the podium as Christie spoke.

Earlier in the week, Adelson met privately with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition’s senior members at Adelson’s company airport hangar. Ohio Gov. John Kasich was the featured speaker during a Saturday luncheon that Adelson attended, along

with scores of Jewish donors.

“America must be engaged in the world and we should help the people who share our values,” Kasich said in a speech that repeatedly referred to Adelson by name.

The casino magnate almost single-handedly bankrolled the group behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s 2012 campaign. Now, he’s casting for a new presidential candidate on whom to shower his millions in campaign cash.

Adelson is known for his devotion to Israel, in addition to an aggressive American foreign policy.

Schools increasingly check students for obesity

By JULIE WATSON The Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The Chula Vista school district not only measures the academic progress of Marina Beltran’s second-grader, it also measures her son’s body fat.

Every two years, Antonio Beltran, like his classmates, steps on a scale. Trained district personnel also measure his height and then use the two figures to calculate his body mass index, an indicator of body fat.

The calculation isn’t reported to Beltran or her son, who cannot see the readout on the scale that has a remote display.

Instead it’s used by the district to collect local data on children’s weight.

Beltran supports her son’s school in measuring students because the data has brought in help to address obesity, which can lead to diabetes and other illnesses tied to a lifetime of poor habits.

But the practice hasn’t been embraced everywhere.

Other school districts have angered parents and eating disorder groups by conducting screenings to identify overweight children and send home what critics call obesity report

cards or “fat letters.”

Amid the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic, schools in nearly a quarter of all states record body mass index scores, measuring hundreds of thousands of students.

Some, like the Chula Vista Elementary School District, do what is known as surveillance, in which students are measured to identify how many are at risk for weight-related health problems but they remain anonymous. Other districts do screenings to track the weight of individual students and notify parents whose children are classified at an unhealthy weight.

Chula Vista is being touted for its methods that have resulted in motivating the community to take action. When nearly 25,000 students were measured in 2010, it discovered about 40 percent of its children were obese or overweight.

Officials used the data to make a color-coded obesity map of the district and showed the community. Instead of creating a stir, the information acted as a distress call, bringing in help.

Schools boosted partnerships with doctors. They planted gardens, banned cupcakes at school birthdays and tracked kids’ activity levels.

“The current policies to protect student data are pretty inconsistent and at times woefully inadequate.”

James Steyer CEO of Common Sense Media “I’ve seen a dramatic change,” Beltran said of her son, who now eats carrots and looks forward to running club.

Chula Vista’s program – which measures students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade – differs from California’s state-mandated program for fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders that screens students and notifies parents of the scores.

Vicki Greenleaf said she received what she called a “fat letter” in the mail last summer from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Her daughter does Brazilian martial arts four times a week and is built like Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, but was classified as overweight by the state-mandated body mass index screening program, she said.

Critics say body mass index can be misleading for muscular

body types.

Greenleaf, a spokeswoman for the National Eating Disorders Association, said her daughter knew about the screening’s limitations but other children’s self-esteem could be seriously harmed by such notifications.

“I think those letters make kids feel bad about themselves,” she said. “For a kid that is predisposed to an eating disorder, those are the kind of triggers that can set it off.”

Massachusetts in October stopped requiring schools notify parents when a child scores high after receiving reports that the data was not safeguarded enough, “leading to alarm, confusion or embarrassment,” according to the state’s public health department. Parents can request the results.

“The current policies to protect student data are pretty inconsistent and at times woefully inadequate,” said James Steyer, CEO of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Common Sense Media, which reviews technology and children’s privacy.

Little is known about the outcomes of school-based measurement programs, including effects on attitudes, and behaviors of youth and their families.

As a result, no consensus exists

on their utility for young people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Schools, over medical clinics, have the advantage of having access to the largest number of children. The local data is valuable to researchers who have had a dearth of childhood obesity information, and it can be used to pinpoint places that need help, said Dr. Matt Longjohn, an assistant adjunct professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

“If parents knew the facts – that obesity solutions may be being applied to their communities inequitably or inadequately without this data – they would support this,” Longjohn said.

Statewide childhood obesity rates in Arkansas have remained relatively stable since it became the first state in 2003 to mandate school-based screenings.

Arkansas has become a model for how to do it, as well as Chula Vista’s school district, along with San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, which also now records children’s body mass index scores, Longjohn said.

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PERTH, Australia – A day after the search for the Malaysian jetliner shifted to a new area of the Indian Ocean, ships on Saturday plucked objects from the sea to determine whether they were related to the missing jet. None were confirmed to be from the plane, leaving searchers with no sign of the jet three weeks after it disappeared.

Meanwhile, a Chinese military plane scanning part of the search zone, which is roughly the size of Poland, spotted several objects floating in the sea, including two bearing colors of the missing jet.

It was not immediately clear whether those objects were related to the investigation into what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, and officials said the second day of searching in the new area ended with no evidence found of the jet.

Dozens of relatives of passengers on the missing plane were to fly from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to seek answers from Malaysia’s government as to what happened to their loved ones. Two-thirds of the 229 passengers aboard Flight 370 were Chinese, and their relatives have expressed deep frustration with Malaysian authorities since the plane went missing.

Ships from China and Australia on Saturday scooped up items described only as “objects from the ocean,” but none were “confirmed to be related” to Flight 370, said the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is overseeing the search.

A Chinese Ilyushin IL-76 plane spotted three floating objects, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said, a day after several planes and ships combing the newly targeted area, which is closer to Australia than the previous search zone, saw several other objects.

The three objects spotted by

the Chinese plane were white, red and orange in color, the Xinhua report said. The missing Boeing 777’s exterior was red, white, blue and gray.

Investigators have been puzzled over what happened to Flight 370, with speculation ranging from equipment failure and a botched hijacking to terrorism or an act by one of the pilots.

The latter was fueled by reports that the pilot’s home flight simulator had files deleted from it, but Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said checks, including one by the FBI, had turned up no new information.

“What I know is that there is nothing sinister from the simulators, but of course that will have to be confirmed by the chief of police,” Hussein said.

Newly analyzed satellite data shifted the search zone on Friday, raising expectations that searchers may be closer to getting physical evidence that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean.

That would also help narrow the hunt for the wreckage and the plane’s black boxes, which could contain clues to what caused the plane to be so far offcourse.

The U.S. Navy has already sent equipment that can detect pings from the black boxes, and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters in Sydney that the equipment would be put on an Australian naval ship soon.

“It will be taken to the most prospective search area and if there is good reason to deploy it, it will be deployed,” he said, without giving a time frame.

Other officials have said it could take days for the ship – the Ocean Shield – to reach the search area.

The newly targeted zone is nearly 700 miles northeast of sites the searchers have crisscrossed for the past week. The redeployment came after analysts determined that the Boeing 777 may have been traveling faster than earlier estimates and would therefore have run out of fuel sooner.

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Taking stock of European stocks Dear Mr. Berko: I liked your ideas about foreign stocks.

The European stock market is in a recovery mode, and I think there are bargains to be had on the Italian, German and Spanish exchanges and other foreign exchanges. What do you think of a new Italian issue called Moncler, a designer and retailer of luxury clothing? I would also appreciate your recommendations of several other European issues that have attractive recovery potential. – CS, Bloomsburg, Pa. Dear CS: The toad-eating fashionistas and poseurs who party in tropical Boca Raton, Fla., and muggy Miami are strutting their $550 Moncler down vests, $1,400 Moncler down jackets and $1,800

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko Moncler wool pea jackets. And Moncler’s new retail locations in Sao Paulo and Taiwan, where cold weather is as common as a solar eclipse, are doing a brisk business.

Moncler (MOV.F-$12.53), a testament to conspicuous consumption, is a $3.4 billion-revenue Italian firm known only for its Alps-chic look. The company came public last December at $14 and then zoomed to $20. Although many on the Street are gaga over this over-prissy Italian luxury-goods firm, I wouldn’t go near it with a Sherman tank.

Forewarned is forearmed:

Revenues from other uber-luxury-goods companies – such as Tod’s, Ferragamo, Cucinelli and Gucci – are showing signs of stress. In late January, Merrill Lynch had a sell rating on Tod’s (Italian shoes, leather goods and accessories), which crashed from $145 to $97. MainFirst, the large London brokerage, downgraded Ferragamo in January, and it fell from $29 to $21. Stay away from MOV.F. Though the down is off the goose, I believe that the bloom is off the rose.

Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY-$15.87) – Europe’s largest telecommunications provider in Europe, with $81 billion in 2013 revenues – pays an annual dividend yielding an attractive 5.8 percent. This issue should have above-average recov-

ery potential and dividend growth. DTEGY is benefiting as the European recovery slowly improves its pace. And analysts at HSBC believe that 2014 revenues will increase to $83 and that earnings will rise from 77 cents a share to 98 cents. Analysts also believe that DTEGY’s new CEO will sell T-Mobile USA, which accounts for about 19 percent of earnings, to Sprint or another carrier, which should net DTEGY about $15 billion before taxes.

DTEGY’s 229,000 employees make sure that the company’s 131 million mobile customers, 33 million landline customers and 17 million broadband customers are satisfied users. And they are very satisfied because European wireless technology is, admittedly, very superior to what we use in the United States. European cellphone companies focus on one network, whereas U.S. cell companies branched off into several networks, each with a different technology. Therefore, not all U.S. cellphones work in Europe, where, for many reasons, the sound is clearer, calls don’t drop, connections are easier and there are practically zero dead spots.

Industria de Diseno Textil (IDEXY-$28.67) is a nicely profitable $22 billion-revenue company that designs, manufactures and retails clothing, footwear, accessories and

household products. IDEXY has almost no debt and an impressive net profit margin of 14.3 percent. Its 6,000-plus company-owned and franchised stores boast names such as Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Uterque. IDEXY is highly regarded for its expertise in “fast fashion,” and its retail units are staffed by 120,000 employees in 86 major cities around the world, from which they sell trendy but affordable clothing. And certainly, as the pulse of the various European economies quickens, IDEXY’s revenues, earnings and 30-cent dividend, which yields 1 percent, should improve.

By the way, IDEXY’s biggest competitor is Sweden’s Hennes & Mauritz (HNNMY-$8.88), better known as H&M. Last year, this 116,000-employee retailer generated $19 billion in revenues with just 3,000 stores (nearly twice the unit volume as IDEXY) in just 53 countries. HNNMY has zero debt and posted a 14.3 percent net profit margin, and the 30-cent dividend of this consistently profitable company yields 3.5 percent.

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

BUSINESS BRIEF Cuban lawmakers OK key foreign investment law

than the island’s Communist leaders had hoped.

Cuba’s GDP expanded 2.7 HAVANA – Cuban lawmakers percent last year, below targets on Saturday approved a law and weak for a developing aimed at making Cuba more nation. Government officials say attractive to foreign investors, the economy needs 5 to 7 pera measure seen as vital for the cent annual growth to develop island’s struggling economy. properly.

Meeting in an extraordinary Murillo said Cuba will especially session, parliament replaced a 1995 foreign investment law that look for agricultural investment.

–Wire report has lured less overseas capital

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OUR VIEW

‘Millionaire tax’ another job killer Speaker Michael Madigan’s “millionaire tax” proposal passed out of the House Revenue Committee on Thursday, 6-4 across straight party lines, providing further evidence that Democrats in the General Assembly just don’t get it.

Madigan proposes a constitutional amendment to allow for a 3 percent surcharge on annual income of more than $1 million, with the additional revenue going toward education. If the powerful, Democratic House Speaker gets his way, voters will be asked on the Nov. 4 ballot to change the state Constitution to allow the tax.

Never mind that the proposal is as much a political attack against Bruce Rauner as it is bad policy. Rauner, a self-made millionaire, was nominated by Republicans to run against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in November. Madigan announce the surcharge just days after the primary.

If you want to take shots at a political challenger, buy an ad. Don’t try to change the Constitution.

But more importantly, Illinois’ unemployment rate is 8.7 percent, tied with Nevada for the second highest in the U.S. And if approved, this bill will send the rate skyrocketing.

Small businesses account for about 80 percent of new job growth in Illinois. Many of them are set up as limited liability companies, partnerships, sole proprieterships and the like, which pay taxes at the individual rate.

Besides that, who in their right mind thinks Illinois state government needs more of our money?

And who in their right mind trusts Illinois state government to do anything other than waste it?

The state’s workforce – nonmillionaires and millionaires alike – already are losing about a week’s worth of pay annually after a cowardly, lame-duck General Assembly approved a “temporary” 66 percent income tax increase in the middle of the night in January 2011.

Part of that “temporary” increase was to be rolled back at the end of this year, after the additional revenue was used to pay down the state’s bills and get Illinois back on solid financial footing.

What a whopper of a lie that turned out to be.

Turns out almost all of that revenue has gone to the black hole that is the state’s failing pension systems – systems that Quinn, Madigan and the General Assembly knew were on their way to insolvency years ago yet did nothing.

See TAX, page 36

ANOTHER VIEW

Ukraine: Back to the future Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be doing his best to see that the world moves back into the future. He is a man of contradictory beliefs, saying he seeks no revival of the Soviet Union, and yet he draws upon the ghost of an empire as a model for the Russia of the future.

The crisis in Ukraine isn’t a Hollywood movie – although Putin apparently thinks he’s living in one. It can’t be navigated through a pre-planned choreography. Perhaps “all the world’s a stage,” but the United States is no longer interested in playing the all-powerful director.

To figure out this crisis, we need to understand the actors: Putin, Ukraine and Crimea.

First, Putin.

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, privately told President Obama that after speaking with Putin she thought he was

VIEWS Donna Brazile “in another world.”

“He’s not delusional, but he’s inhabiting a Russia of the past – a version of the past that he has created,” said Fiona Hill, the top intelligence officer on Russia during George W. Bush’s presidency. “His present is defined by it and there is no coherent vision of the future.”

Michael McFaul, who served as a special assistant to Obama at the National Security Council, describes Putin from the inside: Putin returned to power in 2012 “at a time when tens of thousands of Russians were protesting against falsified elections, and more generally, against unaccountable government.

“Mr. Putin was especially angry at the young, educated and wealthy protesters in Moscow who did not appreciate that he [in his view] had made them rich.

So he pivoted backward, instituting restrictions on independent behavior reminiscent of Soviet days.

He attacked independent media, arrested demonstrators and demanded that the wealthy bring their riches home.

“In addition to more autocracy, Mr. Putin needed an enemy – the United States – to strengthen his legitimacy. His propagandists rolled out clips on American imperialism, immoral practices and alleged plans to overthrow the Putin government.”

It’s important to remember that Putin does not see the U.S.

See PUTIN, page 36

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Ukraine economically dependent on Russia • PUTIN Continued from page 35 as weak. In an interview with Patt Morrison of the Los Angeles Times, McFaul, who left Moscow last month after two years as U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation, said: “I didn’t get the impression of a guy who thought we were weak. He assigned all kinds of power to the United States. He believes we were responsible for what happened in Tunisia that sparked the Arab Spring.

He believes we’re responsible for the demonstrations against the falsified [election processes] in Russia in 2011 and into 2012. They had zero support from us, but that’s what he believes. He believes the United States was behind what he considers to be an illegal coup against [Ukrainian] President [Viktor] Yanukovych. I think Putin looks at the United States as a rather threatening force around the world and to Russia.”

Then there’s Ukraine. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, writing in The Washington Post earlier this month, gave a crash course in Ukrainian history: “The West must understand that, to Russia, Ukraine can never be just a foreign country. Russian history began in what was called Kievan-Rus. Ukraine has been part of Russia for centuries, and their histories were intertwined before then.

“The Ukrainians ... [have]

a complex history and a polyglot composition. The west [part of Ukraine] is largely Catholic; the east largely Russian Orthodox. The west speaks Ukrainian; the east speaks mostly Russian.

Any attempt by one wing of Ukraine to dominate the other – as has been the pattern – would lead eventually to civil war or break up.

“Ukraine has been independent for only 23 years; it had previously been under some kind of foreign rule since the 14th century. Not surprisingly, its leaders have not learned the art of compromise, even less of historical perspective.”

Further, Ukraine is economically dependent on Russia. Half the raw materials it imports and half the gas it consumes – discounted a third below market price – come from Russia.

Finally, Crimea. Sixty percent of the population is Russian. Crimea became part of Ukraine after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union only because of a symbolic gesture in 1954. As part of a celebration of a 300-year-old Russian agreement with the Cossacks, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Ukrainian by birth, transferred Crimea’s administrative status from the Russian Soviet subunit to the Ukrainian Soviet subunit.

And Sevastopol was built

by Catherine the Great as a major base for the Russian Navy; it’s still the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

So what moves can the

United States make? Objectively, our options are limited.

While the comments of many conservatives and their pundits sound like so much ideological stepping on their own toes, Obama most accurately assessed the situation.

“Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors – not out of strength, but out of weakness,” Obama said, adding, “It would be dishonest to suggest there is a simple solution to what has already taken place in Crimea.”

Here’s the point: “Where our own self-defense may not be involved, we may not act militarily,” Obama said, but we still must “steadily push against those forces which would violate those principles and ideas we care about.”

For now, the U.S. must continue to rally the Europeans to stand together against Putin’s dream of rebuilding the lost Soviet empire.

Note to Readers: In my previous column about sentencing reform, the population figures I cited for a single California prison were, in fact, for the entire California prison system. Thank you for alerting me to this discrepancy, and my apologies for the oversight.

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

Lawmakers trying to tax their way out of mess • TAX Continued from page 35 Because of their ineptitude, Quinn this week had the gall to tell state taxpayers that he was recommending the “temporary” increase become

permanent.

As if that wasn’t the plan all along.

Our state’s leaders are afflicted with the delusion that Springfield needs more money, that somehow they can tax their way out of our state’s financial mess. The prob-

lem isn’t that we need more money, it’s that our elected officials haven’t taken steps to create the government we can afford.

Every new tax lawmakers try to institute delays that reckoning. They must not be allowed to delay it any longer.

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Plainfield East’s Aaron Jordan is the 2014 Herald-News Boys Basketball Player of the Year. In this photo from Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, Jordan goes up for a layup during the first half of a game against Plainfield South at Plainfield South High School.

2014 HERALD-NEWS ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM

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Bolingbrook, Joliet Central lead first team BRAD BASS Lincoln-Way Central

JONAH COBLE Joliet Central

ANTONIO DYSON Joliet Central

Height/Year/Position: 6-6, Sr., F Highlights:

Height/Year/Position: 6-1, Sr., G Highlights:

Height/Year/Position: 6-4, Sr., F Highlights:

All-SouthWest Suburban Red ... Averaged 17.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists ... Led Knights to 14-14 record ... Will attend Notre Dame on a baseball scholarship as a pitcher.

Coach Bob Curran: “Brad is a threeyear varsity starter and two-time all-conference. He led us in scoring and rebounding and was second on the team in assists.”

MILES BOYKIN Providence Height/Year/ Position: 6-4, Jr., F Highlights: Twotime All-Catholic League South ...

Team MVP ... Averaged 12.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and shot .635 from field ... High-major football prospect as a receiver.

Coach Tim Trendel: “Miles is one of the best two-sport athletes in the area. He would be a scholarship player in basketball, too. He is the guy that every team we played prepped for. He is one of the most unselfish players I’ve coached.

All-SouthWest Suburban Blue ... Three-year varsity starter ....

Drawing interest from numerous Division II schools ... Averaged 15.0 points, 4.4 rebounds.

All-SouthWest Suburban Blue ...

Averaged 11.2 points, 7.4 rebounds ... A highlight reel with athleticism and huge vertical ... Drawing interest from most junior colleges in the area.

Coach Jeff Corcoran: “Jonah is a very athletic, explosive scorer who could get to the rim when he wanted and developed into a great shooter. He could score in bunches and carry a team. He became a complete player as a senior.”

GAGE DAVIS Bolingbrook

PRENTISS NIXON Bolingbrook Height/Year/Position: 6-0, Jr., G Highlights: All-SouthWest Subur-

LOGAN VELASQUEZ Plainfield Central Height/Year/Position: 6-5, Sr., F Highlights:

Coach Jeff Corcoran: “Antonio’s length when defending the ball allowed him to defend smaller, quicker players at the guard position and allowed him to rebound with the 4s and 5s. He definitely played above the rim and could also shoot the three.”

ban Blue ... Led 22-6 Raiders in scoring from lead guard slot with a high game of 30 ... Averaged 18.2 points, 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals ... Has more than a dozen Division I scholarship offers.

Coach Rob Brost: “We have played in several lopsided games where Prentiss didn’t play more than 2-2 ½ quarters, which hurt his overall numbers.

He was IBCA All-State last year as a sophomore.”

Two-time unanimous All-Southwest Prairie selection ... Career rebound leader in Plainfield school history with 622 ...

Averaged 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists ... Shot 54 percent from field.

Coach Steve Lamberti: “Logan is being recruited heavily by quality NAIA and Division III programs. He is a ‘basketball player’ who does everything he can on both ends of the floor to help his team be successful.”

AARON JORDAN Plainfield East

TREVOR STUMPE Plainfield North

HAYDEN WITT Lincoln-Way West

Height/Year/Position: 6-3, Sr., G Highlights:

Height/Year/Position: 6-4, Jr., SG Highlights: South-

All-SouthWest Suburban Blue ... Averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2.2 assists ... High game of 25 points ...

Ideal complement to All-Area selection Prentiss Nixon in Raiders’ all-Division I back-court.

Coach Rob Brost: “After sporting numerous Division I offers, Gage signed with Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne of the Summit League. He’s the second-leading scorer for a 22-6 team.”

west Prairie MVP ...

Team MVP ... Top-20 in Chicago area by Sun-Times ... Second-team All-State by IBCA and AP ... Averaged 18.8 points, 4.2 rebounds ... Shot 46 percent from threepoint range and 84 percent from free throw line ... Committed to Illinois.

Coach Branden Adkins: “Aaron’s stats speak for themselves. He is a scoring threat from anywhere. He worked hard. He wants to be the best all-around player out there.”

Height/Year/Position: 6-5, Jr., G Highlights: All-Southwest Prairie ... Team MVP ...

Averaged area-leading 23.3 points plus 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2 steals, .93 blocks ... Led team in every statistical category except assists ... Being recruited by several Division I schools.

Coach Bob Krahulik: “Trevor can score in a variety of ways and is a great shooter. He has broken the school record for career points with 1,227.”

Height/Year/Position: 6-5, Sr., SF Highlights: Twotime All-SouthWest Suburban Red ... Team MVP ... Averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists .... Shot 78 percent from freethrow line ... scored 1,196 career points.

Coach Jon White: “Hayden is a true scorer. He put the team on his shoulders and led us to a (12-14) season. He went from being a good player to a great player and leader.”

– Dick Goss, dgoss@shawmedia.com

2014 HERALD-NEWS ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL SECOND TEAM, HONORABLE MENTION SECOND TEAM Grover Anderson, Lockport, 6-0, Sr., G – All-SouthWest Suburban Blue.

Averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals.

Conlan Callahan, Seneca, 6-3, Sr., G – All-Interstate Eight. Second-team All-State by IBCA. Averaged 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists. Shot 41 percent from three and 86 percent from free throw line.

John Campbell, Lockport, 6-2, Sr., F – Three-year starter. All-out effort player. Did whatever it took for Porters to succeed. Averaged 12.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.8 steals.

Corey Evers, Plainfield South, 6-0, Sr., G/F – All-Southwest Prairie. Averaged 12.4 points. Considering Grandview (Iowa) and Albion (Michigan).

Jalen Jackson, Joliet Catholic, 5-10, So., G – Honorable-mention All-East

Suburban Catholic. Averaged 14.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals.

Allias Roberts-Burnett, Joliet West, 6-2, Sr., G – All-SouthWest Suburban Blue. Will play at Illinois Valley.

Averaged 10.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists.

Travis Schoonover, Reed-Custer, 6-0, So., G – Averaged 15.9 points, 3.7 steals, 2.8 assists. All-Interstate Eight and IBCA special-mention All-State.

Brennen Shetina, Coal City, 6-1, Sr., G – Averaged 13.0 points, 5.1 assists, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 steals while running Coalers’ offense.

Kenny Wiliams, Bolingbrook, 6-6, Sr., C – IBCA All-State last season.

Limited early while recovering from ACL tear but still averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds. Will play at Northern Michigan.

Mike Wisz, Lemont, 6-2, Sr., G – Runner-up for South Suburban Blue Player of Year. Averaged 19 points, 5

rebounds, 3 assists. Will play baseball at Houston.

rebounds with school-record 20 in one game.

SPECIAL MENTION

HONORABLE MENTION

Joe Butler, Minooka, 6-2, So., G/F – Averaged 10.1 points and 6.7 rebounds, both team-leading. Also averaged 2 assists, 2 steals. Indians’ best defensive player.

Jon Marotta, Lincoln-Way West, 6-7, So., F – All-SouthWest Suburban Red. Averaged 15.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.1 steals, 2.1 blocks.

Austin Patterson, Morris, 6-3, Jr., G – All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East.

Averaged 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds.

Shot .389 from three.

Nick Peters, Coal City, 6-8, Sr., C – All-Interstate Eight. Averaged 16.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists. Shot .548 from field.

Miles Snowden, Plainfield South, 6-6, Sr., C – Averaged 11.5 points, 7

Bolingbrook: Josh Dillingham, 6-4, Sr., F; CJ Redmond, 5-11, Sr., G Gardner-South Wilmington: Kyle Robinson, Jr., F Dwight: Triston Dircks, 6-3, Sr., G; Caleb Boma, 6-3, Jr., G Joliet Catholic: Harold Davis, 5-10, So., G Joliet Central: Jailen Jones, 6-0, Sr., G; Jarvis Northington, 6-4, Sr., F Lincoln-Way Central: Kevin Mampe, 6-2, Sr, G; Alex Parks, 6-1, Sr., G Lincoln-Way East: Josh Jones, 6-2, Sr., G; Luke Lizen, 6-0, Sr., G Lincoln-Way West: Marco Pettinato, 6-2, Fr., PG Minooka: Adam Alexander, 6-4, Sr., F; Neal Tyrell, 6-0, Sr., G; Mark Geers,

6-7, Sr., F/C Morris: Sam Allen, 5-8, Sr., G; Jake Walker, 5-9, Jr., G; Evan Bjelland, 6-0, Jr., G Peotone: Josh Vincent, 6-4, Sr., F Plainfield Central: Dwight Watkins, 6-0, Sr., G; Robbie Brooks, 6-0, Jr., G Plainfield East: Nick Novak, 6-1, Sr., G Plainfield North: Kevin Krieger, 6-4, So., G; Jake Nowak, 6-3, Jr., G Plainfield South: Calvin Brooks, 6-1, Sr., G; Shane Ritter, 6-3, Jr., F Providence: Jack Brody, 6-4, Jr., SF Reed-Custer: Brent Headrick, 6-4, So., F.; Tyler Foote, 6-2, Sr., C Seneca: Alex Bott, 6-3, Sr., G; Carter Gallick, Sr., PG; Austin Applebee, 6-5, Sr., C/F Wilmington: Nate Rock, 6-3, Sr., C

– Dick Goss, dgoss@shawmedia.com

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Jordan has another season to spin magic at Plainfield East

BY DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

• Sunday, March 30, 2014

Following University of Illinois men’s basketball this season had its agonizing moments.

The Illini sport a good, energetic coach in John Groce, they play hard and do some things well. The issue that so often reared its ugly head was scoring.

Unfortunately for Illini Nation, it did not already have Plainfield East junior guard Aaron Jordan, who committed to Illinois in mid-season.

The 6-foot-4½ Jordan was second-team All-State by the Associated Press and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, a Top-20 selection in the Chicago area by the Sun-Times, Southwest Prairie Conference MVP after leading the Bengals to the title and now is named the Player of the Year on the Herald-News Boys All-Area Team.

Jordan, who wears No. 23, averaged 18.8 points after averaging 15.7 as a sophomore. He shot 47 percent from the floor, 46 percent from 3-point range and 84 percent from the free throw line. He qualified for state in the 3-point shooting contest.

No wonder he attracted the opponents’ best defenders and gimmick defenses.

“All the defensive attention was difficult at first,” Jordan said. “I usually got the biggest defender. I just had to stay focused.”

“Aaron really improved this year taking guys off the dribble,” East coach Branden Adkins said. “He is a scoring threat from anywhere now.”

“I got way better this year taking the ball to the basket,” said Jordan, who weighs a solid 183 pounds and intends to get stronger for next season. “When I go to the basket now, I plan on finishing. You have to be willing to get there.”

Illinois has to like what Jordan will add offensively, but there is more to his game. He

averaged 4.2 rebounds and has dedicated himself to defense.

“I just had to get focused on moving my feet and getting steals, and on rebounding,” he said.

“Aaron played above the rim better and defended better this year,” Adkins said. “He wants to be the best all-around player out there. He is confident in his abilities, and that partly comes from how hard he works.”

What Jordan also accomplished this season was becoming more of a leader.

“With me being a captain this year, some guys looked up to me,” he said. “They know I’ve been there. I definitely have a good relationship with our seniors.”

As with many hot talents, playing high-level AAU basketball (Jordan is with the Illinois Stars) helped him become a prime prospect for college recruiters. The mid-season commitment to Illinois put his mind at ease.

“For any kid and his family, that [committing] is always a weight off their shoulders,” Adkins said. “They know what’s coming next in their lives. But the whole recruiting process never affected Aaron’s play.”

Adkins coached another Division I player, 6-9 forward Brian Bennett, the 2012 Herald-News Player of the Year.

East went 27-2 that year, losing in the sectional, and Jordan had the privilege of suiting up as a freshman for state series games.

This season, Bennett played two games in the NCAA Tournament with Cal Poly and texted back and forth with Jordan.

“I congratulated him,” Jordan said. “I definitely want to play in the NCAA Tournament some day.”

Adkins said Jordan and the Illini will be a good match as they pursue that goal.

“Coach Groce is high-energy and a positive guy,” he said. “Aaron will fit in with his high-tempo game. He definitely will be able to help them with

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Plainfield East’s Aaron Jordan takes a shot during the first half of an IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal against Geneva at Plainfield East High School March 5. his scoring ability, and he’s a great guy to be around.

“The college scene can be a little intimidating, but I think he will fit in and be a good teammate.”

As for East, the Bengals finished 19-10 this season, ending with a regional semifinal loss to Geneva.

“We didn’t like losing that game, but like coach [Adkins]

said, we re-established our pride this season,” Jordan said.

“Next year, we’re going to be better.”

Not a pleasant thought for Bengals’ opponents.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Lincoln-West beats hosts to win Joliet West invite title

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com JOLIET – With several key players back, Lincoln-Way West boys volleyball coach Rory Olson felt good about how well her squad might perform this season.

After the first week of play, things are indeed looking up for the Warriors, who improved to 6-0 after claiming top honors in the 16-team Joliet West Tournament on Saturday.

The Warriors rolled in the opener over the host Tigers and then came from behind in the second set for a 25-11, 26-24 victory that gave them three wins on the day.

“This was a really encouraging start,” Olson said. “I think that we have guys on our team that just love the game, so it’s fun to watch them play. The guys are jelling really well together and are having a good time out there. We had a slow start on Friday but then it kind of picked up and we had a great championship match against Joliet West. “ The Tigers (4-2) were hoping to follow up on an exciting 25-15, 23-25, 25-18 semifinal victory over Wheaton North, but they could not slow down the Warriors’ attack at the start of the title match, which resulted in them falling behind 13-5 in the early going.

But to the hosts’ credit, they came out much stronger in the second set and actually owned a series of threepoint leads before the squads went back-and-forth down the stretch prior to the Warriors (6-0) scoring the last two points.

“We hadn’t been shut down like that the whole day and I think that it threw us a step back,” Tigers coach Jason Herrmann said. “After that, I told our guys that we had to work harder and not be so reactive to being blocked going into game two.

I thought that we were going to make a third set out of it but give Lincoln-Way West all of the credit.”

Photos by Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Lincoln-Way West’s Jake Martin hits the ball during a match Saturday against Metea Valley in the 2014 Tiger Challenge at Joliet West High School.

LEFT: Joliet Catholic’s Blake Reardon hits the ball during a match Saturday against Riverside Brookfield in the 2014 Tiger Challenge at Joliet West High School.

In the championship match, Lincoln-Way West received nine kills from Tony Prospero, seven kills from Jake Gasparich, 22 assists from Michael Wexter and 12 digs from Jake Martin.

During the Warriors’ 25-21, 25-15 semifinal win over Metea Valley, Wexter had six kills, seven aces and 17 assists while Jon Adlington and Prospero had six kills each.

“Everyone played their

best today and this is a great start for us,” said Wexter, a junior setter. “Everyone was passing well and I felt like our offense ran perfectly.

Our team is really close-knit and we hang out together all of the time. That really helps us out since everyone has to play together in volleyball.”

Martin, a junior libero, who drew praise from his coach for being all over the court during the tournament,

liked the way that the Warriors performed over the weekend.

“We really jelled today and everything was in sync together,” Martin said. “We’ve been working hard in practice and that showed today for the first time. We had some goals coming out of our first match with Plainfield East and we executed those today.

We like to bond as a team and I think that’s helped us.”

Leading the Tigers statistically during their last two matches of the tournament were Brian Lyman (16 kills, 8 blocks), Luke VanEck (15 kills, 7 blocks), Noah Slowik (47 assists), Brett Taccchia (9 blocks) and Kyler VanRossum-O’Connell (29 digs).

Joliet Catholic Academy lost in three sets to Wheaton North in Saturday’s pool play and thus wound up just missing out on meeting the Tigers in the semifinals.

The Hilltoppers bounced back from that setback with a win over Riverside-Brookfield and then defeated Edwardsville 25-15, 25-21 to claim fifth place in the competition.

For the tournament, JCA (5-2) was led by Blake Reardon (59 kills, 8 blocks), Aron Goeken (91 assists) and Tony Allen (4 aces, 63 digs). In the silver division title match, Reardon had 13 kills, Goeken added 19 assists and Allen had two aces and 11 digs.

BASEBALL

Indians finished fifth in summer state tourney

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com

• Sunday, March 30, 2014

Not many things in high school sports are certainties.

In this area, there are a few.

In the fall, half or more of the football teams will make the playoffs. In the winter, there will be multiple state placers in wrestling. And in the spring, Minooka’s baseball team will be mentioned when it comes to a discussion of the area’s best.

Don’t expect that to change this year, especially if you believe in the adage that pitching and defense wins games.

The Indians are coming off a summer state tournament appearance in which they beat St. Rita in the first game before losing to Lyons and St. Rita to finish fifth.

Heading the pitching staff is Illinois State-bound senior Mitch Vogrin, along with classmate Mitch Malone, who is heading to Augustana to play next year. Trevor Maly also returns on the mound for the Indians as their closer, while newcomers Joe Butler and Tyler Paulsen will also get plenty of innings.

“We have a really nice team this season,” Minooka coach Jeff Petrovic said, “I think that we have a great pitching staff and a group of guys that will play very good defense.

“We will have to wait to see how we do offensively.”

L e a d i ng t h e o f f e n s iv e group will be senior shortstop Neal Tyrell, who has signed to play with Lewis next year. Vogrin will play the outfield when he doesn’t pitch and will add to the offense, while catcher Tyler Desmarais, who is headed to North Central, also returns, as does DH/first baseman Brennan Polcyn. Helping out will be newcomers Cristian Sanchez in the outfield, Butler at third, Cole Thompson as a DH/first baseman, Jake

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Null at second and Kenny Walsh in center field.

“I really think that this is going to be a very good team,” Petrovic said. “One that is definitely capable of making a deep post season run.

“Pitching and defense wins games, and that is going to be our strength.”

Other candidates for playing time for the Indians include Tyler Thompson (infield), Gavin Pfeiffer (catcher), Miguel Ruiz (pitcher/infield), Sean Bell (outfield), John Vesper (infield/ DH) and Andrew Spreitzer (outfield).

Though Petrovic expects the “traditional favorites” – Minooka, Plainfield North and Plainfield South – to fight for the Suburban Prairie Conference title, another team entering the fray would not surprise him. Plainfield East, which like Minooka advanced to the Phil Lawl-

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ABOVE: Senior Neal Tyrell fields a bouncing ball during baseball practice at Minooka.

LEFT: Minooka coach Jeff Petrovic hits baseballs at a practice.

er Summer Classic in 2013, and Romeoville are threats, Petrovic says.

“Our conference has really gotten a lot better over the last couple years. I think that it

was always looked upon as one of the weaker conferences around,” Petrovic said.

NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

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AREA ROUNDUP

STAFF REPORTS

The ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMPHIS, Tenn. – First yet again this season, the Florida Gators want more.

Much more.

Try a national championship.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 23 points and Florida became the first team to advance to the Final Four with a 62-52 win Saturday night over the 11th-seeded Dayton Flyers in the South Region final.

The Gators reached their

fifth Final Four after losing at this point in each of the past three NCAA tournaments. This time, they came in as the country’s topranked team and the overall No. 1 seed.

Florida won its 30th straight game and improved to 36-2, topping the 35 wins by the 2007 national championship squad.

Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers with 18 points, including the final 11 for Dayton (26-11).

AREA SCHEDULE SUNDAY’S EVENTS Baseball

Lincoln-Way East vs. Mount Carmel at Chicago State University, 3 p.m.

Men’s Baseball

Forest, 4:30 p.m.

Bolingbrook at Providence Catholic, 4 p.m.

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

Boys Volleyball

Calumet College of St. Joseph at St. Francis, 1 p.m.

Saint Joseph’s at Lewis (DH), noon

Joliet Central at Plainfield Central, 5:45 p.m.

Joliet Catholic Academy at Providence Catholic, 6 p.m.

Women’s Softball Lockport at Oswego, 6 p.m.

Cardinal Stritch at St. Francis Mount Carmel at Lin(DH), noon coln-Way East, 5:30 p.m.

Lewis at Saint Joseph’s (DH), IMSA at Bolingbrook, 5:30 p.m. noon Boys Water Polo Shepard at Lincoln-Way MONDAY’S EVENTS West, 5 p.m.

Badminton

Bolingbrook, Glenbard East, Oak Forest at Willowbrook Quad, 4:30 p.m.

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

Baseball

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

Herscher at Plainfield South, 4:15 p.m.

Marist at Providence Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Boys Tennis

Lincoln-Way Central at Oak

Girls Soccer

Plainfield Central at Lincoln-Way North, 6:15 p.m.

Providence Catholic at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

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

Softball

Metea Valley at Plainfield North, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Oswego East at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

Thornwood at Romeoville, 4:30 p.m.

Sandwich at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

Coal City at Bishop McNamara, 4:30 p.m.

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

ROMEOVILLE – Clutch serving by Patrick Lilly in the fifth set led the No. 11 Lewis men’s volleyball team to a 2518, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 18-16 victory over Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne on Thursday.

IPFW jumped out on the Flyers in the fifth set, taking a 13-7 lead. With Lilly serving, Lewis rattled off six straight points to tie the match at 13. The Flyers got two kills by Geoff Powell, a putaway by Bobby Walsh and block assists from Eric Fitterer and Walsh as well as two IPFW errors in the run. The teams were tied three more times before the Flyers were able to break the 16-all tie and collect the victory on back-to-back kills by Greg Petty.

The Lewis offense was led

by Petty, who had a career-high 27 kills to go with two aces and three total blocks, while Powell tallied 24 putaways and three total blocks. B.J. Boldog dished out a season-high 56 assists while Walsh had seven kills and eight total blocks for the Flyers (16-6). Lucas Yanez matched a season-high 12 digs while Fitterer collected a career-high 12 digs as well as five kills and three block assists.

Girls Soccer Joliet Catholic Academy 4, Plainfield South 1: Andriana Acosta scored twice for JCA (20) on Thursday, while Kelsey Builta and Mandy Gruber each had a goal. Builta, Mariah Rodriguez and Alyson Egizio all had an assist. Plainfield South’s goal was scored by Kelsey Pruett.

Lincoln-Way Central 1, Hinsdale South 0: Sara Petrone scored the game’s only goal for the Knights (2-1-0) on Friday, with an assist from Sabrina DiFiori.

Lincoln-Way West 1, Tinley Park 0: Emily Wyskiel scored the only goal for the Warriors (3-1), with Meghann Lange recording the assist. Audrey Pearson earned the shutout in goal.

Lincoln-Way Central 0, Lockport 0: Erin Doody recorded her third shutout of the young season Saturday for the Knights (2-1-2). Cassidy Hensen made nine saves and notched her second shutout for Lockport

(0-0-2).

High School Baseball

Minooka 9, Providence Catholic 1: The Indians scored eight runs

RBIs. In the first game Saturday, Reed-Custer lost 7-2 despite two hits (double) and an RBI by freshman Eddie Watkins. The Comets (2-2) completed play with a 13-3 win over McKenzie, Tenn., as Brent Headrick got the win on the mound. Nick Urban and Tyler Murawski each had three RBIs, while Mason Dransfeldt went 2-for-2.

in the fourth inning to win their opener Saturday. Cole Thompson had two hits and an RBI, while Neal Tyrell had a double and an RBI. Mitch Vogrin for the win, striking out three and allowing two hits in four innings. Mitch Malone had six Boys Volleyball strikeouts in two relief innings.

Marist Tournament: LinBrent Salvador had two hits for coln-Way Central took third in Providence, while Mike Madej the event. Mike Kulinski had had a double and an RBI. a team-high 104 assists in the Lincoln-Way Central 10, Oak tourney for the Knights (6-1), Lawn 0: Eric Ryan and T.J. Pa- while Neal Brown led with pousek had two RBIs each for 29 kills. Adam Sargis had 28 Lincoln-Way Central. Brad kills and 19 digs, while Mitch Bass got the win, striking out Severson led the club with 40 five in 5⅓ innings. digs. Connor Hipileus had a Coal City goes 2-1: Coal City team-leading 10 blocks to go opened its season Wednesday with 13 kills, while Erik LeBby traveling to Jacksonville eau had 19 kills and 23 digs. and playing on the turf. In Game 1, Coal City suffered a High School Softball 9-1 loss to Normal West. Nate Bishop McNamara 9, Joliet Chapman took the loss, allow- West 5: Joy Treasure went ing six runs in two innings The 2-for-3 with a home run for the Coalers then tipped Rock Island Tigers on Friday, while Jen6-3. Sophomores Brad Littleton nifer Ames and Julia Liceaga (win) and Jared Skubic (save) were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. combined for nine strikeouts.

Lincoln-Way West 6, Joliet West Alex Wills, Shawn Greiner 2: Lincoln-Way West won its and Lane Cowherd all had an opener as Morghan Dieringer RBI, while Dillon Siejka had a struck out 10. Anna Ryan (doutwo-run double. On Friday, the ble) and Amanda Ruskowsky (3 Coalers thumped Prairie Cen- RBIs) each had two hits for the tral 13-0 as Rick Collins, Zach Warriors. Jen Ames hit a twoMellen and Joe Quinn com- run homer for Joliet West. bined on a two-hitter. Wills, Cowherd and D.J. Budde all Badminton had two hits, while Wills, Tom Hersey Invitational: LinYouskevitch and Zack Scerine coln-Way West finished third in both had two RBIs. the six-team event. Cassie RuProvidence Catholic 6, Plain- ettiger took first at second sinfield East 3: Providence won its gles, while Beth Heise and Hanseason opener Friday behind nah Sigrist took second at first the pitching of Brent Villase- doubles and Stephanie McDonnor and Dylan Rosa. Villasenor ald was third at first singles. got the win, while Rosa struck out five in four innings. Rosa College Baseball also led the offense with two Joliet Junior College 7 Wauhits, while Zach Pych had a bonsee 3: JJC relied on Josh double and Phil Kunsa had an Wojnarowski (Joliet Central) RBI. Cole Kotopka was the los- on Friday to eat up innings en ing pitcher for Plainfield East route to the win. Wojnarowski (1-2), allowing three runs, with pitched 82/3 innings and allowed just one earned. three earned runs, seven hits Reed-Custer goes 2-1 in tour- and one walk while striking ney: The Comets won twice in out five. Ben Kirchler and Ron the St. Jude Classic in Union Sessler (Lockport) both had City, Tenn. On Friday, the three hits for the Wolves (9-8).

Comets won a 13-0 decision Tyler Thorson (Minooka) was over Dresden, Tenn. as Travis 2-for-4 with two RBIs and T.J. Schoonover had four hits, in- Condon (Minooka) also had cluding two doubles, and three two RBIs.

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HOCKEY WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-St. Louis 74 50 17 7 107 240 x-Colorado 74 47 21 6 100 227 x-Blackhawks 75 42 18 15 99 247 Minnesota 75 38 26 11 87 186 Dallas 74 36 27 11 83 214 Winnipeg 74 33 32 9 75 206 Nashville 75 32 32 11 75 186 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-San Jose 76 47 20 9 103 232 x-Anaheim 73 47 18 8 102 234 Los Angeles 74 43 25 6 92 185 Phoenix 75 36 27 12 84 206 Vancouver 75 34 30 11 79 183 Calgary 74 31 36 7 69 189 Edmonton 74 26 39 9 61 184 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF y-Boston 74 51 17 6 108 237 Montreal 76 43 26 7 93 199 Tampa Bay 74 41 24 9 91 221 Detroit 74 34 26 14 82 199 Toronto 76 36 32 8 80 220 Ottawa 73 30 29 14 74 210 Florida 75 27 40 8 62 179 Buffalo 74 20 45 9 49 142 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF x-Pittsburgh 74 47 22 5 99 228 N.Y. Rangers 75 41 30 4 86 200 Philadelphia 73 39 27 7 85 210

GA 168 202 196 189 212 216 226 GA 184 186 157 212 201 217 244 GA 155 189 198 211 239 246 244 222 GA 184 183 206

Columbus Washington New Jersey Carolina N.Y. Islanders

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NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s Results N.Y. Islanders 2, New Jersey 1, SO Boston 4, Washington 2 Colorado 3, San Jose 2 Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 3, OT Detroit 4, Toronto 2 Montreal 4, Florida 1 Columbus 3, Carolina 2, OT Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 3, Phoenix 1 Anaheim at Vancouver, (n) Winnipeg at Los Angeles (n) Sunday’s Games Blackhawks at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m.

Calgary at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Washington at Nashville, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Results Ottawa 5, Blackhawks 3 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 2, Columbus 1 Dallas 7, Nashville 3 Calgary 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Edmonton 4, Anaheim 3, OT

TV/Radio AUTO RACING Noon: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, STP 500, at Martinsville, Va., Fox 2 p.m.: IRL, IndyCar Series, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, at St. Petersburg, Fla., ABC 10 p.m.: NHRA, SummitRacing.com Nationals, at Las Vegas, ESPN2

NHL 11 a.m.: Boston at Philadelphia, NBC 6:30 p.m..: Blackhawks at Pittsburgh, NBCSN, AM-720

AHL 4 p.m.: Wolves at Rockford, WCUU

NBA 6 p.m.: Bulls at Boston, WGN, AM-1000

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1:20 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, regional inal, UConn vs. Michigan State, at New York, CBS 4:05 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament,

COLLEGE LACROSSE 11 a.m.: Virginia at Maryland, ESPNU Noon: North Carolina at Northwestern, CSN

COLLEGE BASEBALL

SOCCER 7:25 a.m.: Premier League, Everton at Fulham, NBCSN 9:55 a.m.: Premier League, Tottenham at Liverpool, NBCSN

TENNIS

12:30 p.m.: Baylor at West Virginia, FS1 1 p.m.: Kentucky at Vanderbilt, ESPNU 1 p.m.: UNLV at Nebraska, BTN

1:30 p.m.: ATP World Tour/WTA, Sony Open, men’s championship match, at Key Biscayne, Fla., ESPN

COLLEGE HOCKEY 4 p.m.: NCAA Northeast Regional, ESPNU 6:30 p.m.: NCAA West Regional, ESPNU

GOLF Noon: PGA Tour, Texas Open, inal round, at San Antonio, TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Texas Open, inal round, at San Antonio, NBC 6 p.m.: PGA, Kia Classic, inal round, at Carlsbad, Calif., TGC

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m.: L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, ESPN

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, regional semiinal, Maryland vs. Tennessee, at Louisville, Ky., ESPN 1:30 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, regional semiinal, Louisville vs. LSU, at Louisville, Ky., ESPN2 3:30 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, regional semiinal, Stanford vs. Penn St., at Stanford, Calif., ESPN2 6 p.m.: NCAA Division I tournament, regional semiinal, South Carolina vs. North Carolina, at Stanford, Calif., ESPN2

Regional Championship Saturday, March 29 Dayton (26-10) vs. Florida (35-2), 5:09 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-Indiana 52 21 .712 y-Miami 50 22 .694 x-Toronto 41 31 .569 x-Bulls 40 32 .556 Brooklyn 38 33 .535 Washington 38 35 .521 Charlotte 35 38 .479 Atlanta 31 41 .431 New York 30 43 .411 Cleveland 29 45 .392 Detroit 26 47 .356 Boston 23 49 .319 Orlando 21 52 .288 Philadelphia 16 57 .219 Milwaukee 14 59 .192 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-San Antonio 57 16 .781 x-Oklahoma City 53 19 .736 d-L.A. Clippers 52 22 .703 Houston 49 23 .681 Portland 47 27 .635 Golden State 45 27 .625 Phoenix 44 29 .603 Memphis 43 29 .597 Dallas 44 Minnesota 36 New Orleans 32 Denver 32 Sacramento 25 L.A. Lakers 24 Utah 23 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

30 35 41 41 48 48 50

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Saturday’s Results Philadelphia 123, Detroit 98 L.A. Clippers 118, Houston 107 Washington 101, Atlanta 97 Dallas 103, Sacramento 100 Miami 88, Milwaukee 67 San Antonio 96, New Orleans 80 Sunday’s Games Bulls at Boston, 6 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

New York at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Results Portland 91, Bulls 74 Orlando 110, Charlotte 105, OT Washington 91, Indiana 78 Toronto 105, Boston 103 Brooklyn 108, Cleveland 97 Miami 110, Detroit 78 Minnesota 143, L.A. Lakers 107 Oklahoma City 94, Sacramento 81 New Orleans 102, Utah 95 San Antonio 133, Denver 102 Phoenix 112, New York 88 Golden State 100, Memphis 93

MEN’S COLLEGE NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL Regional Championship Sunday, March 30 UConn (29-8) vs. Michigan State (29-8), 1:20 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL

MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional Championship Sunday, March 30 Michigan (28-8) vs. Kentucky (27-10), 4:05 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL Regional Championship Saturday, March 29 Wisconsin 64, Arizona 63 OT

NIT GLANCE At Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals Tuesday, April 1 Minnesota (23-13) vs. Florida State (22-13), 6 p.m.

Clemson (23-13) vs. SMU (26-9), 8:30 p.m.

CIT GLANCE Semifinals Tuesday, April 1 Yale (22-12) at VMI (22-12), 6 p.m.

Pacific (18-15) at Murray State (21-11), 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE NCAA TOURNAMENT LINCOLN REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Lincoln, Neb. Saturday, March 29 UConn 70, BYU 51 Texas A&M 84, DePaul 65 Monday, March 31 Regional Championship UConn (37-0) vs. Texas A&M (27-8), 8:30 p.m.

STANFORD REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Stanford, Calif.

Sunday, March 30 Stanford (30-3) vs. Penn State (24-7), 3:30 p.m.

South Carolina (29-4) vs. North Carolina (26-9), 6 p.m.

NOTRE DAME REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Notre Dame, Ind. Saturday, March 29 Baylor 90, Kentucky 72 Notre Dame 89, Okalahoma State 72 Regional Championship Monday, March 31 Baylor (32-4) vs. Notre Dame (35-0), 6:30 p.m.

LOUISVILLE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Louisville, Ky. Sunday, March 30 Tennessee (28-5) vs. Maryland (26-6), 11 a.m.

Louisville (32-4) vs. LSU (21-12), 1:30 p.m.

BULLS

Emotion, energy keys to last 10 games

By JOE COWLEY Chicago Sun-Times Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler is only in his third NBA season, but he’s well aware of what time of the year it is.

With 10 regular-season games left and a playoff seed to grab, it’s time for the Bulls to flip the switch.

“We are a team that’s built on emotion,” Butler said. “It’s huge for us. We do a lot of different things, but emotion goes into a lot of that. I feel like we’re a team that whenever we get riled up, get to that level, the game changes for us.”

Coming off a 91-74 home loss Friday to the Trail Blazers, it needs to change. Luckily for the Bulls, they don’t merely have an ordinary ball of energy to feed off; they have one who stands 6-11.

“Joakim [Noah] is our leader, and he brings the energy,” guard D.J. Augustin said. “Especially this time of year, when so much matters. That’s very important for this team, more than any team I can remember playing on.”

Not only does Noah bring inten- sity to the locker room and the court, but he brings the “hatred” he often talks about. There’s a reason the Bulls play some of their best basketball against the Pacers and Heat, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference: Noah can’t stand either team.

That also might be why the

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76ers end 26-game skid, pound Pistons

Bulls at Boston, 6 p.m. Sunday, WGN, AM1000

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers snapped their NBA record-tying, 26-game losing streak, routing the Detroit Pistons 123-98 on Saturday night to avoid establishing the longest skid in U.S. major pro sports Bulls have struggled against the history.

Western Conference this season, Michael Carter-Williams and Thadgoing only 12-17. Maybe there deus Young each scored 21 points for are too many handshakes before the 76ers, who won for the first time games with players they see only in exactly two months and did it with twice a season.

“That mentality Jo brings can surprising ease, leading by as much as be the difference in a game,” Au- 32 points.

They also ended an 18-game home gustin said. “Just that energy, that emotion to get to the loose losing streak, which was one shy of ball, blocking a shot. It not only another NBA record.

– Wire report gets the fans into the game, but it gives us that energy that we need to bring out. It’s very important for this group.” there’s still more work to do if the With a playoff spot locked up Bulls want to keep home-court adthanks to the Knicks’ loss Friday, vantage in the first round.

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JWHS National Honor Society students host fun fair to benefit local kids

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JOLIET – They had no idea so much work had gone into it.

That was the impression of the members of this year’s Joliet West National Honor Society when they reviewed the 100 pages of notes from last year’s first Tiny Tiger fair.

Those students had conceived and led that event to assist three area children battling life-threatening diseases.

Still, as the current officers prepare to host it again this year, senior Franchesca Alejo of Plainfield, NHS co-president, brushes aside any lauds bestowed on their efforts.

“The families are appreciative but they don’t understand,” Alejo said, “We’re just so honored that they let us hold this event for their children.”

The students raised $6,000 last year, said Janice Sheehan, advanced placement literature teacher and Joliet West NHS sponsor – twice the initial goal of $1,000 for each child. The students have not set a goal for this year, only to raise as much as possible.

“Last year was my first year [as sponsor],” Sheehan said. “When the kids came to me about the fair, I took a deep breath and said, ‘OK.’” Sheehan said she provided only consultation and advice.

The students did all the work.

“I can’t begin to tell you the hours and hours they put into it,” Sheehan said, “everything from designing the T-shirts to forming the committees to running around and getting donations.”

Alejo and her co-president, senior Alex Paramo of Joliet, had worked last year’s Tiny Tigers Fun Fair. Alejo had overseen the obstacle course; Paramo ran the coin table.

Both agreed experience alone did not prepare them for the undertaking. Last year’s notes are a big help.

“They took a lot of the grunt work out of it and we really appreciate it because we’re not

n WHAT: Tiny Tigers Fun Fair n WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. April 6 n WHERE: Joliet West High

School, 401 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet n INFORMATION: Event will be held in the cafeteria. Food, carnival-style games, face painting, craft-making, raffles, silent auction. Donations welcome. Limited quantities of T-shirts available. All proceeds benefit two area families.

For information, visit tinytigers. weebly.com.

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ABOVE: Joliet West High School students work last year’s Tiny Tiger Fun Fair.

Pictured are (top row): Tommy Eklund, Anthony DiNardo and Andrew Thongsavath and (bottom row) Elija Prieboy, Caitlyn Shea, Amy Diaz and Anna Denuit.

LEFT: Joliet West High School Tiger mascot plays a game with Noah Galloy of Joliet, one of the recipients of this year’s Tiny Tiger Fun Fair. totally new to it,” said junior and co-president elect Alec Graff of Joliet. “We can perfect it from here.”

Graff inventoried leftover materials, wrote an article for the school newspaper to promote the fun fair, and reviewed and edited all marketing materials. Despite their organization and planning, the students stressed only community support will make the fun fair a success, whether that happens through monetary do-

nations, prizes for raffles and silent auctions, or attending the day of the event.

Admission, Alejo said, is free. Patrons will pay for games, food (hot dogs, chips, candy, nachos, popcorn, water, pop), T-shirts, batting cages, nail and face painting, crafts and, of course, the raffles and silent auction.

“We will also take donations at the door,” Alejo said.

Other event features include costumed characters

(Mickey Mouse, the Easter Bunny, the Joliet West Tiger and more) at every turn, students and “bouncies,” which the students feel are kid magnets. Children may also add their “paw prints” to a large banner. Last year after the event, students hung the banner at school.

“We’re emphasizing the fun,” Paramo said. “Even if people can’t spend a bunch of money, we want all the kids to have fun and know it’s a special day just for them.”

This year’s “Tiny Tigers” are: • Henry Fink, 9 months, of Braceville. Henry was born with a coronary artery fissure and a dilated coronary artery, said his mother Abbey Fink of Braceville. On Feb. 7, Henry underwent open heart surgery to repair the fissure. Henry is currently on aspirin therapy to prevent blood clots, Abbey said.

He will require periodic monitoring with sedated CT scans. Challenges for Abbey and her husband Tyler are mounting medical bills and frequent separations from their older son, Levi, 2. Abbey calls Henry, who is always smiling

and laughing, “my hero.”

• Noah Galloy, 4, of Plainfield. Noah was born with an immune deficiency – IL-12 Beta 1 Receptor Deficiency – so rare that only three identified cases exist in the world, said Jennifer Galloy of Plainfield, Noah’s mother and English and journalism teacher at Joliet West High School. Noah’s brother Brayden Galloy, 12, is one of the three but his deficiency is not as severe, she said.

Two years ago, Noah acquired an infection called Atypical Mycobacteria Avium Complex (MAC infection), which shut down his organs, Jennifer said. Noah became the first person in the world to be identified with both the immune deficiency and MAC infection, she said.

Anyone with an infection as severe as Noah’s has not survived, Jennifer said. Noah did have a stem cell transplant but the graft failed and he’s back on the transplant list, Jennifer said. She has since learned her husband, Ryan Galloy and she are both carriers for the syndrome, which can run in families.

• Arick Walker. According to a news release from Joliet West High School, Arick, son of Rick and Kristi Walker, was three months premature when he was born Aug. 18. Since then, Arick has undergone three surgeries – intestinal, hernia and heart – and even battled a leg infection.

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Grand Prairie students representing kindergarten, first and second grade are Bryson Das, Carston Salgado, Nathan Reiss, Josh Abbiott, Quinn Borden, Kylie Steinhauser, Sydney Williams, Charlie Hunt and Jacob Panozzo with Physical Education Instructor Richard Innocenti.

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Orphans in Tanzania wear handmade rainbow loom bracelets.

Key Club helps Tanzania orphans JOLIET – Joliet Central High School Key Club recently contributed to the collection of 200 hand-made rainbow loom bracelets that were donated to the Angel House Orphanage in Tanzania.

Local orthodontist, Dr. Clarence Red, traveled to Tanzania to provide dental care to the children in the

orphanage and brought the bracelets with him to give to the children.

The Key Club donation was coordinated by JCHS Academy Coordinator Angel Hauert. Other groups and individuals that contributed bracelets are Starr Dance Studio, Elwood Girls Scouts, JCHS teacher Linda Bowers and JCHS teacher Patti Edwards.

Joliet women receive Isaac Singleton Award JOLIET – On Feb. 28, The Reverend Isaac Singleton Award for Service was recently awarded to Lorrayne Cornelius and Robertine Cole at the Joliet Central High School African-American History Celebration.

The awards were presented posthumously and were accepted

by Lorrayne’s son, Vincent Cornelius, and by Robertine’s daughterin-law, Deborah Cole.

Lorrayne Cornelius was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and moved to Joliet in 1966. She joined Mt. Olive Baptist Church and taught at Washington Junior High School for 34 years. In 1976, she was inducted into the Kappa Mu Omega graduated chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

She became Soror of the Year in 1997 and served the chapter until her death. Lorrayne also received many community honors including Who’s Who Among American Teachers, the NAACP Outstanding Service Award and

Students collect pop tops for the Ronald McDonald House PLAINFIELD – Grand Prairie Elementary School kindergarten, first and second grade students collected 105 pounds of pop top tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The students have been collecting them since the beginning of the school year.

The Ronald McDonald House encourages the collection of pop top tabs to raise funds and teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling. Physical Education Instructor Richard Innocenti will bring the donation of pop top tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn on behalf of the school.

the Gold Star Woman of the Year Award from the National Hook of Black Women Robertine Cole was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., before she moved to Joliet. She became a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and worked for Joliet Public School District 86 for 35 years.

After retirement, Robertine worked as a preschool teacher at the Forest Park Community Center. Cole continued her service to the community through the Joliet NAACP, Original Ten Investment Club and as the President of Delta Kappa Gamma International.

Seeking submissions for ‘Women of the Year’ On April 20, the Herald-News will continue its long-standing tradition of publishing the community’s “Women of the Year.”

We invite area churches and organizations to submit a brief biography on their honorees (no more than two paragraphs or 200 hundred words), along

with a photo (jpg format) and daytime contact information to news@theherald-news.com.

Submission deadline is April 14. Direct questions to Denise M. Baran-Unland at 815-280-4122 or dunland@shawmedia.com.

Student journalists do well at Invitational PLAINFIELD – Student journalists from Plainfield East High School and Plainfield High School Central Campus earned several top prizes at the Feb. 22, Minooka High School Journalism Invitational.

PEHS placed second overall in the contest. As well, these individual students earned top awards: First Place: • Kate Schreiber – News • Chrissy Rodriguez – Page Design • Kevin Chavez – Info Graphics • Hannah Gutierrez – Editorial Writing • Katrina Spontak – Feature Writing.

Second Place: • Kate Schreiber – Headline

Students read to see admins taped to wall PLAINFIELD – On March 10, a new reading incentive began at Grand Prairie Elementary School. Students are encouraged to reach an all-school goal of 4,300 reading minutes. Featured book this year is “Frindle”

by Andrew Clements.

Guest readers from the school and community read the first chapter of the book to children gathered in small groups.

Community guest readers included Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland.

If students complete the 4,300 minutes of reading,

Writing • Maher Kawash – Sports • Katrina Spontak – Review Writing • Chris Kovac – Editorial Cartooning.

Third Place: • McKayla Braid – News • Chris Kovac – Advertising • Abbey Warke – Editorial Cartooning Fourth Place: • Courtney Ellis – Photography • Carlos Avitia – Page Design • Monika Pendurkova – Info Graphics Fifth Place: • Monika Pendurkova – Editorial Cartooning • Chrissy Rodriguez – Headline Writing • Abbey Warke – Sports Writing Sixth Place: • Maher Kawash – Feature Writing • Kevin Chavez – Headline Writing PHSCC placed third overall in the contest. As well, these individual students earned top awards:

principal Eileen Nelson and Sharon Nepote have promised to allow the students to duck tape them to the wall on April 17 while they read the final chapter of the story.

Each class will receive a piece of duck tape and will have an opportunity to tape them to the wall. The duck tape is to show everyone that the students are stuck on reading.

Last year’s reading incentive was successful in getting Nelson to kiss a pig as her promise to the students for completing the required number of minutes of reading.

First Place: • Trevor Bush – Editorial Cartooning Second Place: • Allie Wright-Worrell – News Writing • Ihssan Ait-Boucherbil – Copy Editing • Kaiya Hietekko – Photography Third Place: • Crystal Velazquez – Page Design • Megan Schuller – Yearbook Copy Writing • Dajah Collins – Info Graphics Fourth Place: • Megan Shuller – News Writing • Crystal Velazquez – Double Page Layout • Katina Gyftakis – Review Writing • Luis Gonzalez – Advertising and Editorial Cartooning Fifth Place: • Trevor Bush – Advertising • Allie Wright-Worrell – Feature Writing • Dajah Collins – Editorial Writing Sixth Place: • Ihssan Ait-Boucherbil – Editorial Writing

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Vega studying in Denison University’s program ROMEOVILLE – Jonathan Vega, a Denison University student

New principal at Crystal Lawns Elementary School PLAINFIELD – Starting July 1, current Crystal Lawns Elementary School assistant principal Jennifer Jachowicz will take over as principal.

She will replace current Crystal Lawns principal Kathy Baxter, who is retiring in June, after 21 years as the leader of District 202’s oldest school.

Baxter will have worked 40 years for District 202 when she retires.

Jachowicz came to Crystal

Lawns this year after three years as assistant principal at Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

Prior to Thomas Jefferson, she served three years as assistant principal at Lincoln Elementary.

She also taught music from 2002-2007 for Central, Creekside and Eagle Pointe elementary schools in District 202.

Teacher selected for UIC Ph.D program JOLIET – Joliet West High School Special Education Teacher Doug Fowler has been selected for the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) Ph.D. program. He has also been awarded the Urban Educators Scholarship from the university to fund his education. UIC gave the scholarship to only seven teachers this year and selected recipients based on test scores, letters of recommendation, personal essays and an interview.

Fowler will receive $22,000 each year for the program, which includes tuition and a

small stipend. The program begins this summer and will take five years to complete.

Former resident receives 2014 Dal Nogare award JOLIET – Former Joliet resident Mary J. Wirth has received the 2014 Dal Nogare award, sponsored by the Delaware Chromotography Forum, at the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, held this month in Chicago.

Wirth is the W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The awardee was chosen on the basis of her contributions to the fundamental understanding of the chromotographic process.

Her research is on new materials for protein separations.

Applications include characterizing heterogeneity of protein drugs and protein biomarker discovery for cancer.

Wirth is a Fellow of the Soci-

ety of Applied Spectroscopy, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Coach, a worldwide organization of women for the support of women in the study of science.

The daughter of Robert and Betty Wirth of Wilmington, Wirth attended St. Paul the Apostle School, St. Francis Academy, Joliet Junior College , Northern Illinois University (B.S.) and Purdue University (Ph.D.) She and her husband, Dennis Evans, reside in West Lafayette.

JWHS Contest Play wins Award JOLIET – Student cast and crew members of the Joliet West High School Contest Play won the Technical Excellence Award at the Southwest Suburban Conference Festival.

The award is given to a cast and crew that can both set up and strike the set in a fast, productive, organized and safe manner.

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JOLIET - Joliet West High School Symphonic Band and its director, Kevin Carroll, commissioned the piece, “Polyphonic Head Case Study,” specifically for the band to debut from local composer, Michael Oldham.

Oldham is originally from Custer Park near Braidwood and attended Reed-Custer High School. Oldham continued his musical education in composition and film score writing at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.

The Symphonic Band will perform the piece for the first time to the public on April 26 at Illinois State University. It will also be included in their Spring Concert performance at 7 p.m., May 12 in the Joliet West Auditorium, 401 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet.

47 from Romeoville and a member of the class of 2015, is studying off campus with the Philadelphia Center Program in Philadelphia for the spring 2014 semester.

Many of Denison’s undergraduate students choose to broaden their horizons through off-campus study each semester. In these programs, students receive full credit toward a Denison degree while pursuing diverse research or academic opportunities.

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Bagpiper Kevin Bennett performs in a hallway outside the room of hospice patient Bernadette Greenfield on March 14. His wife, Nita Lueking, holds his music. Bennett played for Greenfield prior to playing for all of the residents in the cafeteria. He played in the hallway because it would have been too loud to play in the room.

Bagpiper brings music to Sunny Hill resident JOLIET – A look of recognition crossed 80-year-old hospice patient Bernadette Greenfield’s face as Shorewood bagpiper Kevin Bennett played “42nd Highlanders” and “God Bless America” just for her.

Activity director Danette

Krieger said when she asked Bennett to play for the residents as an early St. Patrick’s Day treat, staff members remembered that Greenfield had come from Ireland when she was 19. Krieger suggested the idea to the family as Greenfield was unable to go to the cafeteria for the performance there.

HOMER GLEN – Amanda Pollock, who attends Homer Jr. High, set the school record reciting the most numbers of Pi – 605. Pollock started memorizing about a month ago preparing. She exceeded her goal of 600 digits and had 605 correct digits of pi, making a new school record.

Pollock wanted to see how many digits of Pi she can commit to memory and found a website that lists the top 150 people who had their memorization of Pi officially recorded and observed.

Pollock hoped to certify her performance and list it on the website.

Haven’t gotten around to it?

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PEOPLE BRIEFS Novak graduates from Illinois Central College PEOTONE – Kyle Zachary Novak, of Peotone, graduated from Illinois Central College, East Peoria, with an associate in science degree. More than 800 students met the graduation requirements for the Fall 2013 semester.

Miller on Northwestern – St. Paul’s dean’s list PLAINFIELD – Melinda Miller, daughter of Dale & Sally Miller of Plainfield, was named with Highest Honors to the fall semester dean’s list at University of Northwestern – St. Paul.

The dean’s list includes full-time students with a GPA during the semester of 3.65 or higher.

Miller is pursuing a degree in early childhood education at Northwestern.

Highest honors are awarded to students with a GPA of 3.90-4.0.

Jurica named to Findlay’s dean’s list PLAINFIELD – Megan Jurica was named to the Fall 2013 dean’s list at The University of Findlay. To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

The University of Findlay is a comprehensive university with a hands-on approach to learning located in Findlay, Ohio, approximately 45 miles south of Toledo. The school has a total enrollment of approximately 3,600 full-time and part-time students.

White Emmrich named to Citadel’s president’s list PLAINFIELD – Savannah White Emmrich, of Plainfield, has been named to the president’s list at The Citadel. Savannah is a criminal justice major.

The President’s List is the most distinguished awards list on which a cadet can be placed.

It indicates excellence in academics and military duties for the previous semester. The President’s List is a combina-

tion of the dean’s list and the Commandant’s Distinguished Service List, which is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies and who have excellent military and academic records.

The Citadel, founded in 1842, is a public, coeducational military college in Charleston, S.C., that offers a classic military education for young men and women seeking a college experience.

Milwaukee School of Engineering dean’s list Milwaukee School of Engineering has announced the following students have been named to the MSOE dean’s list for the 2013-14 Winter Quarter: Alyssa Brehm, Homer Glen, high honors. Brehm is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science.

Elizabeth Paoli, Plainfield, Paoli is pursuing a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering.

Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are on the dean’s list. Students who have maintained a 3.70 or higher receive “high honors.”

Top students join of chapter of Beta Beta Beta JOLIET – On March 21, 12 University of St. Francis students were inducted into the National Biology Honor Society.

Alumna Julie Doll of Joliet and a past president of Gamma Kappa Chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national biology honor society, presented her undergraduate research into anatomical variations.

Requirements for induction into the honor society include being a biology major, having completed at least three biology courses at USF and having a 3.00 GPA in biology, according to advisor and professor Jacqueline Wittke-Thompson.

The following local students were inducted into the USF

Gamma Kappa Chapter of Beta Beta Beta: Elwood - Eleni Cimino Joliet - Thomas O’Connor Lockport - Samantha Mosz Minooka - Eric Kubacki Mokena - Sarah Saffran Morris - Selma Dzelil and Rachel Max Wilmington - Jacqueline Mann The University of St. Francis, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs are offered in arts and science, business, education, nursing, health care and social work. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit www.stfrancis.edu.

Residents on Olivet Nazarene dean’s list BOURBONNAIS – Olivet Nazarene University announces that the following students from this area have been named to the dean’s list for the recently completed fall 2013 semester: Jessica Anderson of Frankfort Rachel Anderson of Frankfort Sarah Anderson of Frankfort Madylin Barker of Plainfield Amy Bernhard of Elwood Jacob Boyce of Lockport Angela Brandon of Wilmington Cara Champlin of Manhattan Jennifer Christensen of Manteno Isabella Colangelo of Frankfort Nicholas Colangelo of Frankfort Rebecca Crofoot of New Lenox Abigale Crowder of Joliet Kate Dekoning of Frankfort Jacqueline Deslauriers of Morris Tatiana Diaz of Plainfield Amber Drozd of Frankfort Jennifer Druse of Coal City Renee Enz of Wilmington Hannah Gardner of Frankfort Jessica Govern of New Lenox Paul Griffin of Homer Glen Griselda Guzman of Joliet Holly Harlow of Joliet Lauren Hausken of Morris William James of Lockport Lucas Kamely of Homer Glen Cody Keppner of Manhattan Colin Keppner of Manhattan Andrew Klauba of Frankfort Stacy Knoderer of Plainfield Courtney Kodat of New Lenox

Katelyn Kuper of New Lenox Jaqueline LaPash of Plainfield Justin Lautermilch of Lockport Kayla Layman of Homer Glen Caleb Macon of Manhattan Jessica Matulis of New Lenox Kimberly Maue of Frankfort Morgan McCormick of Wilmington Lindsay Miller of Plainfield Rebecca Mooi of Frankfort Kyle Nolan of New Lenox Amanda Nowman of Channahon Alexander Nuxoll of Bolingbrook Katelyn Oprondek of Homer Glen Faith Pepper of Lockport Rebecca Piechur of Plainfield Amanda Price of Homer Glen Steve Rachan of Homer Glen Heidi Reichelt of New Lenox Beth Rodriguez of Braidwood Alexandra Schoessler of New Lenox Maxwell Shaw of Frankfort Lindsey Shoemaker of Frankfort Kylie Smith of Wilmington Monica Stamper of Plainfield Lucas Stefanski of Plainfield Erin Taylor of Morris Kelsey Vihnanek of Plainfield Luke Vihnanek of Plainfield Jacob Wagner of Joliet Megan Weretka of Joliet Lexis Wilke of Joliet Bailey Zeilenga of Lockport To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Will Kibler receives $1,000 scholarship LOCKPORT – Will Kibler, son of William and Kathy Kibler of Lockport, received the Allan May Memorial Conservation Education Scholarship. The $1,000 award was presented at the Will-South Cook Soil & Water Conservation District’s Annual Recognition Dinner March 6th at the Peotone Atrium.

Kibler is a student at Plainfield Central High School and plans

to attend Joliet Junior College in the fall. Future plans including a career in forestry management.

Active in his community and his church, Kibler enjoys hunting, fishing, skiing and anything involving the outdoors.

Student selected for Irish Life scholarship JOLIET – Jessica Weiss, a Joliet Central High School senior, has won a scholarship from the Irish American Society of County Will to study abroad in Ireland this June and July.

Through the Irish Life Experience program, Weiss will spend 25 days in the country of her heritage. Joliet Central teacher Joe Baltz introduced her to the program.

The program’s goal is to introduce students to the characteristics and qualities of Irish life. Throughout her trip, Weiss will attend various classes, workshops and tours in three locations in Ireland with other American and Canadian students.

Weiss was required to submit an essay and letters of recommendation to the Irish American Society to be considered for the scholarship.

More information about Irish Life Experiences and the Irish American Society of County Will are available at irishlifeexperience.com/highschool/ and www.countywillirish.net/index.htm.

Berklee College of Music releases its dean’s list FRANKFORT – Berklee College of Music Boston MA announces that Evan Borkstrom of Frankfort has earned placement on the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2013 academic year.

The Berklee curriculum focuses on practical career preparation for today’s music industry.

To be eligible for the dean’s list, a full-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or above; a part-time student must achieve a grade point average of 3.6 or above.

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PEOPLE BRIEFS before they start student teaching. Golden Apple award-winning educators lead the summer institutes.

Bruce said he has wanted to be a teacher since first or second grade. He plans to attend Illinois State University and major in elementary education, with a possible double major in early childhood education.

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PLAINFIELD – Plainfield East High School senior Jamal Bruce is one of 175 students statewide named a 2014 Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois.

Bruce was chosen from over 1,600 nominations received for the prestigious program designed to help future teachers. Bruce’s counselor, Maria Hernandez recommended him

for the Golden Apple program.

The Golden Apple Scholar program provides tuition assistance to each scholar while they pursue an undergraduate education at a designated state university.

The scholars also participate in a series of summer teachJamal Bruce ing institutes

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Shorewood Allstate insurance agent Jim Delaney (right) presents $2,000 on behalf of Allstate to support Plainfield South High School’s “Operation Teen Safe Driving” program. Accepting the check are PSHS sophomores Nick Panos, Deyshia Lofton, Sabrina Burian and Travis Fowler. This is the third year that PSHS has participated in the Operation Teen Safe Driving program.

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hulbert of Joliet, Illinois will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on April 4, 2014. Richard and the former Rosemary McCure were married on April 4, 1959 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Joliet, Illinois.

A small family celebration is being planned.

They are the parents of four children, Richard, Jr., Beverly (Matthew) Gans, Sharon (William) Grossklaus and David, all of Joliet, Illinois. They are also blessed with five grandchildren, Rachel and Jeremy Gans, and Susan, William, Jr., (Roxane) Grossklaus and Michael. They also have three greatgranddaughters, Cassandra Shabnow and Alexis and Hailey Veugeler. They also have two greatgrandchildren due this year.

Mr. Hulbert is retired from U.S. Steel Corporation.

Mrs. Hulbert is a retired Certified Nurse’s Aide from Our Lady of Angels.

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WILL COUNTY – Through Monday, support families in need by donating hygiene supplies at the Regional Office of Education located at 702 W. Maple St, New Lenox between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or at the Will County Center for Community Concerns located at 304 N. Scott St., between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Cash donations are very welcome and are tax-deductible, as allowed by law. Send to: “Families in Transition,” United Way of Will County, 54 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432.

For information, contact Ron O’Connor 815-740-4787.

5K race benefits ‘wounded warriors’ PLAINFIELD – Operation Welcome Home Wounded Warrior 5K – 8 a.m. Settlers’ Park, 24403 W. Lockport St. Plainfield. Start your Memorial Day weekend by honoring local wounded warriors. Runners and walkers can sign up now for the race. Online registration at register.itsracetime.com/Register/ ends at noon May 19. Race-day registration is from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., and is cash only. All

proceeds from the event benefit local wounded warriors.

Place orders for Spring 2014 Tree and Fish Sale NEW LENOX – Will/South Cook Soil & Water Conservation District is currently taking orders for the Spring 2014 Tree and Fish Sale. Order forms are available on the district website at will-scookswcd.org and can be picked up at the Will/South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District office, 1201 Gougar Road, New Lenox. Order forms can also be requested by calling 815-462-3106, ext. 3.

CAPE Award nomination accepted through April 1 PLAINFIELD – CAPE award nominations – District 202 community members are invited and encouraged to nominate a District 202 staff member for the 2014 CAPE Award. The CAPE Award nomination form is posted on the District 202 web site www.psd202.org, and all District 202 school web sites.

Nominations must be received

by April 1.

Crafters wanted for New Lenox festival NEW LENOX – Artists and

craftsmen are invited to reserve selling space for the 39th annual “Old Campground Festival,” to be held 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. June 28 in New Lenox.

Only 100 spaces will be sold.

For registration fee and application, call 815-485-8271, ext.

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Forest Park, Hufford Schools accepting apps JOLIET – The magnet program at both Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School and the I.E. program housed at Hufford Junior High are now accepting student applications for the 2014-2015 school year.

The schools provide a focus on academics, socialization, and creativity. Parents must commit to the school’s philosophy including signing a parent contract and attending four parenting sessions during the school year.

Enrollment is open to all District 86 students in grades K-8. Interested parents with children in grades K-5 call 815-723-0414 to inquire about open enrollment at Forest Park. For grades 6-8. Call 815725-3540.

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

W. Somerset Maugham said, “It’s asking a great deal that things should appeal to your reason as well as to your sense of the aesthetic.”

Bridge deals are sometimes aesthetic, but the right answer to all of them can usually be found by applying reason. In today’s deal, what is the reasonable approach for South in four hearts after West leads the club queen?

North used a transfer bid followed by a jump to three no-trump to show the values for game with exactly five hearts and, probably, a balanced hand.

Here, South would have done best to pass, but it is hard to quibble with opting for the eightcard major-suit fit. (Note that the transfer did its job. Four hearts

by North goes down if East leads the spade queen.)

Taken in isolation, declarer would finesse in hearts. But here a heart finesse ought to be fatal.

East would win with his queen and should shift to the spade queen.

Not wanting a spade lead through his king, declarer should try to keep East off the lead. South wins the first trick and cashes dummy’s two top hearts. When the queen does not drop, he turns to the diamonds.

Yes, East ruffs the fourth round, but declarer has discarded one of dummy’s spades, so loses only one heart and two spades.

Note that if West has queenthird of hearts, South’s play costs only an overtrick. And if East can ruff the second or third diamond, declarer is still all right when East either does not switch to spades or holds the spade ace.

Always take the full deal into account.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips saying, “Birds of a feather flock together,” and it’s usually true.

If the price of being popular at your school is being pregnant at 12, then accept that you are better off NOT running with the popular crowd, even if “Jon” is “nice.”

Not all the students in your class are into sex and drinking.

It’s up to you to avoid the ones who are and socialize with the ones whose values are like yours.

If you do, you will never have to worry about someone getting you “buzzed” and taking advantage of you.

Dear Abby: I’m in an awkward position. I started working for my uncle’s plumbing business four months ago. I’m a laborer, not an apprentice or mechanic, so I don’t know a lot about the trade. I’m not qualified to do a lot of the basic tasks like welding

or pipe fitting, but I work hard.

I come in early and stay late.

I’m respectful and try to have a positive attitude.

The problem is most of the guys here regard me as the arrogant, spoiled nephew (which I’m not). They think I’m incapable and only got the job through my family ties.

How do I prove myself to them? I want to earn their respect. If I ask my uncle to talk to them, they won’t trust me and it will make me look bad. Help me, please. – Underestimated In Virginia Dear Underestimated: I know it’s difficult, but if you want to earn their respect, keep doing exactly what you are doing.

Come in early, stay late and learn all you can about the business. In time, your efforts will be recognized. What you are experiencing is something that happens to anyone who enters a family business.

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Even with inactive TB, treatment can stop future infection Dear Doctor K: My 6-year-old just had a positive reading on her Mantoux test. What does this mean?

Dear Reader: Doctors perform a Mantoux test to see if someone may have been exposed to bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB).

TB is a bacterial infection that typically infects the lungs. Fortunately, in most people exposed to the bacteria, TB never develops.

TB bacteria spread from person to person through the air.

The bacteria come out of someone’s mouth or nose when that person coughs or sneezes. When infection occurs, bacteria are inhaled into the deepest portion of the lung. There, the bacteria multiply. They also can spread to other parts of the body. (I’ve put an illustration on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

When the TB bacteria first enter a person’s lung, the immune system can usually keep them from multiplying, but it usually cannot destroy them completely.

As a result, the disease often remains inactive for life. People with inactive TB do not have any symptoms. And if the bacteria are not multiplying, and the person is not coughing, a person cannot spread the infection to others.

But it still can be important

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff to determine if someone has inactive TB. That’s because an inactive infection can slowly and quietly become active. The bacteria can start multiplying again, causing symptoms and often making the person contagious.

Treatment can eradicate the inactive infection, and thereby prevent a future active infection.

Testing for inactive TB is most important in people who are at high risk. That includes people who live with other people who have had active TB of the lung, and people who have been in casual contact with those who have highly contagious types of TB. Health workers often fall into the latter category.

The only way to tell if a person has been infected is with a Mantoux skin test. I assume the test was done on your daughter because the doctor believed she was at extra risk. Perhaps there was another child in her school who was found to have an active infection that could have been spread to other kids.

Here’s how the skin test

works: A small amount of protein taken from dead TB bacteria is placed just under the skin.

(It’s completely safe.) The site is checked two to three days later.

If TB bacteria have been in the person’s body before, there will be a slightly hard, sometimes red swelling. Whether or not it is “positive” depends on the amount of swelling. Once a Mantoux is positive, it tends to stays positive, even after treatment.

If your daughter’s Mantoux test is positive, it doesn’t necessarily mean she has active TB disease. It just means that the bacteria have entered her body.

Your daughter’s doctor will check her for any signs of TB. The next step is a chest X-ray to check for TB infection in the lungs. If there is any indication your daughter has an active infection, she will be treated with antibiotics.

Even if the checkup and X-ray are normal, your daughter’s doctor might still recommend medicine to eradicate the bacteria and prevent a future active infection.

• 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’m 14 and have a father who has been in jail twice because he was arrested for drunk driving both times. He and I are close, but the last time he went to jail he missed my birthday.

My mom and I keep begging him to stop drinking, but he always says there’s nothing wrong with having a couple of beers with his pals.

We’re also worried that he will be hurt if he has an accident while driving after drinking.

When he got out of jail the last time, he promised us that he wouldn’t drink anymore. But that only lasted for a few weeks, and then he started drinking again.

I love both my parents very much, but it hurts me to watch my father destroy our family. What can I do to help my dad get a grip on his problem? – Frustrated, Mobile, Ala. Dear Frustrated: Your father is addicted to alcohol and won’t be able to overcome his drinking habit without help from someone outside the family. Let your goal be to get him to join Alcoholics Anonymous.

The phone number for your local AA can be found in the white pages of your telephone directory. You should also become a participant in Alateen. It is a section of Alcoholics Anonymous that helps teens cope with family and friends who are addicted to alcohol.

Dr. Wallace: Daniel and I had been together for about six months when a month ago he broke up with me because he wanted to date another girl.

He was a really nice guy and we had a lot of fun together, and my parents liked him, too. I

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace was really hurt when he broke up with me, but there wasn’t anything I could do but accept it.

Daniel called me last night and told me he had stopped dating the other girl because he realized he cared for me more than he did for her.

He said he was sorry for breaking up and asked me if I would go out with him again.

This really caught me by surprise.

I think I’d like to get back together with him, but my older sister thinks if I say yes right away, he will take me for granted and then break up whenever he wants to date someone new, and then expect me to go back with him again. When he returns, she thinks I should tell him I haven’t made up my mind and to call me again in a couple of weeks. What should I do? – Confused, Bakersfield, Calif.

Dear Confused: You don’t need my advice or your sister’s either.

You have things under control. Discuss the possibility of going out with him again.

No need to play games or make him feel any worse. Just express the full range of your feelings to him when you talk, and then gauge the sincerity of his response.

Then trust your own judgment.

• Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg. net.

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Dear Abby: I’m 13, and my classmates are just beginning to “date.” Sometimes what this means is, “Hey, do you want to go to my house, get drunk and have sex?” There’s already a pregnant girl in our school. She’s 12.

I’m trying not to get involved in any of this, but I’m constantly being teased for not holding a guy’s hand, let alone not having had my first kiss. I have learned to deal with it, but my problem is there’s this one guy who has been flirting with me.

“Jon” is sweet and nice, but he’s part of the popular crowd.

I’m afraid if he asks me out, he’ll end up trying to get me drunk.

He’s different from the people he hangs out with, but I still don’t know if I can trust him.

I want to stay a virgin until I get married. I won’t drink until I’m 21, and I never intend to use drugs. But how do I say no if Jon asks me out and tries to have sex with me or gets me buzzed?

Can you help? – Too Young For Trouble, Columbia, Mo. Dear Too Young: There’s an old

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS TV personality Peter Marshall is 88. Actor Richard Dysart is 85. Actor John Astin is 84. Actor Warren Beatty is 77. Drummer Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues is 73. Musician Eric Clapton is 69. Actor Robbie Coltrane (“Harry Potter”) is 64. Actor Paul Reiser is 57. Rapper MC Hammer is 51. Actor Ian Ziering (“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 50. Singer Tracy Chapman is 50. TV host Piers Morgan is 49. Singer Celine Dion is 46. Singer Norah Jones is 35. Country singer Justin Moore is 30.

HOROSCOPE

By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – The more you speak about your plans, the better. The response you receive will help shape important decisions. Cast aside any doubts you may be feeling and plunge into positive forward motion. Be proactive to achieve the success you crave.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t allow frustration and disappointment to cause problems at home or work. Actions speak louder than words. Despite the situation, do what needs to be done.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – If your intentions are sincere, you will gather support for your plans. You may face some criticism, but, in time, others will respect your efforts and applaud your determination.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Confusing changes may be occurring within an important partnership. You may feel you are being pulled in several directions. It’s OK to say no if you feel stressed or unsure.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You are in need of a change. Break out of your routine. Travel, enroll in an interesting course, engage in recreational activity or take time to reconnect with an old friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – A minor disagreement or misunderstanding can cause a delay in your plans. Make your intentions clear, without criticism or accusations, in order to get back on track quickly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Don’t let a procrastinator hold you back. Ask questions and be open and flexible where change is concerned.

Scrutinize documents and proceed with your plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – You’ll be stressed out by too many obligations. Don’t be a pushover. Say no to anyone asking for too much or urging you to do something that isn’t in your best interest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Someone may be trying to undermine your achievements.

Remember to speak up and set the record straight. Taking a firm stance will help you to stay focused and in control.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You may be thrown off balance by an unexpected obstacle. Pay attention to the actions of others before making a move. Don’t commit to anything without considering the outcome.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A change in your routine will provide a new path of achievement. Keep an open mind. Consider all the options and choose the one with the most benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Take the helpful advice that someone is giving you. Change is only possible if you allow new ideas to take hold. Clinging to past behaviors and practices will keep you from moving ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Have confidence in your plans, and continue down your chosen path. With some positive input and a creative idea, you can make your dreams a reality.

‘Le Week-end’ serves up deft humor, insight

By ANN HORNADAY The Washington Post One of the joys of attending the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival was the generous helping of adult-oriented romance on offer, from Nicole Holofcener’s funny and wise “Enough Said” to the ruefully triumphant Chilean drama “Gloria.” One of the sparkliest jewels in that crown was “Le Week-End,” an alternately prickly and knowing tone poem to desire and disappointment whose light touch belies far deeper, darker human understandings.

“Le Week-End” begins on a train, which in this case is conveying Meg and Nick – an academic couple from Birmingham, England – to a Paris getaway. While a gorgeous jazz score plays, we watch as they engage in what are obviously age-old travel rituals (“You’ve got the euros”), in a scene that recalls Stanley Donen’s 1967 marriage travelogue, “Two for the Road.” Recall the most stinging exchange in that film: “What kind of people sit like that without a word to say to each other?” asked Audrey Hepburn’s character, observing a couple in a restaurant. “Married people,” Albert Finney replied sourly.

“Le Week-End” possesses that same tone of wintry, hard-gained wisdom, as Meg and Nick’s sojourn reignites youthful passions on the one hand, and years of accumulated resentments and regrets on the other.

Such a candid portrait of warts-and-all intimacy would be a slow, depressing slog were it not for the fact that it has been so gracefully executed: Roger Michell, known best for such sweet-natured romantic comedies as “Notting Hill,”

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“Le Week-end” stars Lindsay Duncan (left) and Jim Broadbend, seen in a scene from the film. directs a script by the great Hanif Kureishi (“My Beautiful Launderette”). Meg and Nick are brought funnily, bitingly to life by the equally fabulous Lindsay Duncan and Jim Broadbent.

“It’s ... beige,” a crestfallen Meg murmurs when they enter what will be the first of their hotel rooms. “There’s a certain light-brownness about it, yes,” Nick replies, a tad defensively. At first Meg seems to be the heedless romantic of the two, eager to splash out on pricey dinners, talking about the Zumba classes she’s taking to “redesign” her body. Nick worries about money and “likes things settled.” But gradually, “Le Week-End” reveals gnarlier truths beneath the neat categories, especially in bed, where Nick tries to rekindle amatory passion and is curtly

rebuffed. “You’re hot,” he says to Meg at one point.

“Hot but cold.”

Oof. “Le Week-End” continues in this vein, the exchanges alternating between tender and venomous, until a human wild card arrives on the scene in the form of Jeff Goldblum, who introduces notes of anarchic, daffy humor that send the film into flights of escalating, antic fancy – a crescendo that climaxes in a breathtakingly frank dinner-table aria to rival anything those battling, bickering Westons of Osage County can dish out.

As a portrait of middle-age boredom, dissatisfaction, fury and creeping mortality, “Le Week-End” may sound to some viewers like it’s too close to the bone to be that much fun.

But in the capable hands

of these fine filmmakers and actors, even its most bitter observations about life and aging are nearly always reliably balanced by moments of warmth, understanding and out-and-out screwball humor.

The late writer Nora Ephron once said that the last thing you know is your effect: “Le Week-End” pays homage to that notion with a combination of resignation and heartening good cheer.

What kind of people go to Paris only to fight and cry, laugh and play and behave like fools? Married people, of course.

C’est l’amour.

• “Le Week-End” received three-and-a-half stars out of four. It is rated R and contains profanity and some sexual content. The film runs 93 minutes.

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ESTATE OF CLAIRE J. WIEST, deceased.

No. 14 P 95.

PUBLICATION NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Claire J. Wiest, whose address was 575 Huntley Terrace, Crete, Il 60417.

Letters of Office were issued on March 18, 2014 to Portia Batek, as Independent Executor whose attorney is William P. Butcher, 2044 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois 60430.

The estate may be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Court Annex, 3208 McDonough Street, Joliet, Illinois 60431 or with the representative or both on or before September 23, 2014.

Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.

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fices. Bids should be labeled "Sanctuary Golf Course Asphalt".

(Published in the Northwest Herald March 23, 30, April 6, 2014. A Certified or Cashier's check payable to New Lenox Community #A299) Park District, or a Bid Bond in an amount equal to Ten Percent (10%) of the total bid amount PUBLIC NOTICE must accompany each bid. Failure to provide a Bid Bond or Certified ANNUAL TOWN MEETING or Cashier's Check shall render the bid incomplete and rejected. Once Notice is hereby given to the legal voters, residents of the submitted, no bids will be withTown of New Lenox in the County drawn without written consent from of Will and State of Illinois, that the the New Lenox Community Park Annual Town Meeting of said District's Attorney.

Town will take place on The successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Payment Bonds in the full amount being the second Tuesday of the contract price and proof of of said month at the hour of 6:30 o'clock PM. insurance demonstrating the Bidder's insurability.

At No Bids will be withdrawn without written consent of the Park DisNew Lenox Township trict.

The New Lenox Park District Office Building reserves the right to reject any 1100 South Cedar Road, and/or all bids and to waive any New Lenox, Illinois 60451 informalities in the bidding. for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the said town; (Published in the Herald-News and after a Moderator having been March 28, 30, 2014 #385) elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, and decide on such measures as may, in PUBLIC NOTICE pursuance of law, come before the meeting; and especially to consider REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR JOLIET PUBLIC LIBRARY and decide the following: 150 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 Dated March 27, 2014.

Will County Annette Boyd RFP #1401 Town Clerk Public Notice is hereby given by (Published in the Herald-News the Joliet Public Library requesting March 30, 2014. HN398) proposals for Consulting Services for Strategic Planning. For additional information relating to the PUBLIC NOTICE scope of work, refer to the RFP docAdvertisement for Bids ument which is located on the Library's website at Sealed Bids will be received for http://www.jolietlibrary.org/ Sanctuary Golf Course Asphalt aboutus/RFP1401. All firms con(Marley Road to Railroad Tracks) sidering responding to this RFP for the New Lenox Community Park must submit a Letter of Intent by District at the Lions Community 5:00 pm, CDT, on April 7, 2014 Center. Bid packets can be picked- via email or regular mail to: up at the Park District's Administrative Offices, One Manor Drive, New Deb Fowler, Administrative Services Coordinator Lenox, Illinois 60451, after Joliet Public Library 9:00AM on Monday, March 31, 150 N. Ottawa St. 2014. Any inquiries should be di- Joliet, IL 60432 rected to Mike Langlois, Facilities dfowler@jolietlibrary.org Superintendent at 815.485.3584.

(Published in the Herald-News Bids are due and will be opened March 27, 28, 30, 2014 #351) and publicly read aloud on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 10:30AM at Get the job you want at the Park District Administrative OfTheHerald-News.com/jobs

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 1990-0414 PROJECT NAME: 2014 LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 40 square yards parkway excavation (special); 200 square yards furnishing and placing topsoil; 200 square yards of sodding and 1000 square yards sod removal and replacement.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432-

ght j y 4156 until 9:30 A.M. local time on parts of any and all bids, or to UNINCORPORATED WILL COUNTY, Monday - April 14, 2014 at which waive technical errors or omissions SPECIFICALLY NUISANCE FIRES COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS time they will be opened and pub- in bids.

"OPEN BURNING", DURING THE licly read aloud.

The Contract shall be subject to REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC Those desiring to bid may exam- the provisions of the Prevailing HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE ine the bid documents and detailed Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et MEETING ON THURSDAY, APRIL specifications at the above address, seq.) to the extent required by 10, 2014, AT 8:30 A.M., IN COUNTY BOARD OFFICES, SECOND between the hours of 8:00 A.M. law.

FLOOR OF THE WILL COUNTY OFand 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All bidders will be required ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT FICE BUILDING, 302 NORTH to submit Bid Security in the form of TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHICAGO STREET, JOLIET, ILLIa Certified Check, Cashier's Check CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT NOIS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. THE PROpercent (10%) of the Base Bid, the Code of Ordinances) POSED ORDINANCE IS ON DISpayable to the City of Joliet.

PLAY AT THE WILL COUNTY OFFICE James D. Hock BUILDING, COUNTY CLERK'S OFThe successful bidder will be reCity Manager FICE, 302 NORTH CHICAGO quired to post performance Security STREET, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, AND and to provide a Certificate of InsurMargaret E. McEvilly MAY BE VIEWED DURING REGUance as set forth in the Invitation of Contract Administrator LAR BUSINESS HOURS OF 8:30 Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

(Published in the Herald-News A.M. - 4:30 P.M. MONDAY March 30, April 3, 2014. HN393) THROUGH FRIDAY. The City of Joliet reserves the (Published in the Herald-News right to reject any and all bids, PUBLIC NOTICE March 30, April 6, 2014 #361) NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE TO: WEST SUBURBAN BANK, CITY OF NAPERVILLE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, KELLY GRANT, DONNA STEMBRIDGE, AS TRUSTEE OF THE DONNA STEMBRIDGE 2001 DECLARATION OF TRUST, CITY OF NAPERVILLE, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, OCCUPANT, HEATHER GRANT, NATALIE A. HECKMAN A/K/A NATALIE A. SCOTT, RYAN M. PIZINGER, DONNA STEMBRIDGE, CITY OF NAPERVILLE, CITY CLERK, STEMBRIDGE BUILDERS, INC., HAROLD EDWARD STEMBRIDGE, AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR STEMBRIDGE BUILDERS, INC., HAROLD STEMBRIDGE, 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. 2014TX000009 FILED 3/5/2014 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 10-00170 2010 N/A (municipality) N/A Inst. N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 5624 BERGAMOT CT., NAPERVILLE, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 01-22-303-013-0000 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 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 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 Dated: 03/10/2014 (Published in the Herald-News March 30, 31, April 1, 2014. HN303)

The City of Lockport Committee of PUBLIC NOTICE the Whole Meetings held at the Central Square Building, 3rd Floor Board Room, 222 E. 9th Street, NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE Lockport, will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Public Sealed Bid Sale on the First and Third Wednesdays of every month for the remainder of Wilmington Public Library the 2014 year, instead of at 7:30 p.m. The City of Lockport City Property located at Council Meetings held at the Cen219 S. Kankakee Street tral Square Building, 3rd Floor Wilmington, Illinois Board Room, 222 E. 9th Street, Lockport, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the First and Third Wednesdays Sale is Friday, of every month for the remainder of May 9, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. the 2014 year, instead of at 7:00 p.m.

Notice is hereby given that at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 9, (Published in the Herald-News 2014, the Wilmington Public LiMarch 30, 2014 #386) brary District, Will County, Illinois (the “District”) will sell certain real estate (“Real Estate”) via public PUBLIC NOTICE sealed bid sale.

LEGAL NOTICE The Real Estate consists of property located at 219 S. Kankakee ATTENTION: Local Education Street, Wilmington, Illinois.

Agencies, Labor Organizations, The sale will be held at the DisCommunity Based Organizations, trict's Offices at 201 S. Kankakee and Interested Persons. The County Street, Wilmington, Illinois. of Will and the Workforce InvestSealed bids will be accepted in ment Board of Will County under the District's office until 11:00 a.m. the provisions of the Workforce In- on Friday, May 9, 2014. vestment Act (WIA) of 1998, hereThe Terms and Conditions of the by announces submission of a Sale are available at the District's modification to the WIA Five Year offices during regular business Plan to the Illinois Department of hours.

Commerce and Economic OpportuThe District reserves the right to nity, Springfield, Illinois. The pur- waive irregularities, to continue the pose of this modification is to incor- sale from time to time, to reject any porate an additional allocation of and all bids, and to adjourn the $118,633 into the Dislocated sale.

Worker funding stream of the PY13 WIA Budget.

WILMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT A copy of the modification will be By: /s/ Mary Smith, President available for public review and Board of Library Trustees comment until April 25, 2014 by appointment at the Workforce InDated: March 17, 2014 vestment Board Office, 214 N. Ottawa Street, 4th Floor, Joliet, Illi- (Published in the Herald-News nois, (815) 727-5670, Monday March 23, 30, 2014. HN288) through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. A public hearing will be held regarding this modification on April 7, 2014 at 7:30 am at Joliet Junior College Renaissance Center, PUBLIC NOTICE Room 424, 214 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois.

Certificate #29060 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Will (Published in the Herald-News County on March 21, 2014 where March 27, 28, 30, 2014 #352) in the business firm of

PUBLIC NOTICE THE WILL COUNTY BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING AN ORDINANCE REGULATING OPEN BURNING WITHIN

Philosophers Press Located at 22186 Jasmine Drive, Frankfort, IL 60423 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

pos s( ), follows: Scott Jerome Blakely 22186 Jasmine Drive Frankfort, IL 60423

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