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Gompers reduces student behavior incidents by 40%

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Gompers Junior High School has improved its school climate and decreased student behavioral incidents by about 40 percent.

Joliet Public Schools Board District 86 board members learned Wednesday how Gompers Junior High School faculty and staff increased their efforts to keep the schools safe and students disciplined.

Gompers Principal Connie Russell explained how the school achieved this through several initiatives, including one called the Conversation Help Activity Movement Participation Success program, or CHAMPS. She unveiled data Wednesday showing how the school

reduced the number of student disciplinary incidents by about 40 percent. By the end of the third quarter of the 2013-14 school year, the number of such incidents was at 1,079. This year, it is at 619 incidents total.

“Look at where we’ve gone and how we grown,” Russell said. “I really, really thank the staff. They have worked so hard on this.”

The CHAMPS program is a classroom and hallway management program for teachers and staff, she said. The program helps the teachers make sure students are behaving and succeeding in the classroom.

Through the program, students learn how to have a common voice level in classrooms for different situations as well as behavior procedures in the hallway.

Russell said students have success sheets when they perform well in the classroom or hallways and they give students opportunities to be rewarded for good behavior.

The school also has worked on pushing for a stronger school climate. Russell said it has left a noticeable impressions on even substitute teachers who come to the school.

Russell showed school board members a graph chart of how far the school has come each quarter reducing student disciplinary incidents.

All of the board members were impressed by the improvements to the school climate. Board member Deborah Ziech said she visited Gompers Junior High School recently and saw how well the classrooms were being managed.

Unfit defendant could still face second murder trial

By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Double negative aside, Chief Judge Richard Schoenstedt agreed the easiest way to explain his decision Wednesday was Charles Hardig “is not ‘not guilty’ of murder.”

But while Hardig’s lawyers did not prove Hardig, 48, was insane when his father was slain 13 years ago, he will likely remain committed to a mental health facility because experts agree he is not fit to stand trial for a second time.

“The evidence shows he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of shooting his father.

The more interesting question is the issue of his sanity at the time of the offense,” Schoenstedt said after Assistant Will County Public Defender Kristine Honiotes and Assistant Will County State’s Attorney Dan Walsh presented closing arguments.

On the night of Jan. 21, 2002, Grace Hardig was play-

ing the organ at her home in the 30800 block of Racine Avenue in Beecher when she heard gunshots outside. Her son, Charles, came in carrying a rifle, clasped her hand and said, “They’re coming to get us. We’ll all be dead by tonight,” according to the lawyers.

Police arrived to find Richard Hardig, 65, dead near the house and Charles Hardig hiding in a nearby field with the rifle. The .357 handgun used to shoot Richard Hardig was discovered in a valet on top of a dresser in Charles Hardig’s bedroom, Honiotes said.

“The defendant admitted to shooting his father,” Walsh said. “He had no previous mental defect prior to [that night]. All his symptoms have manifested since and gotten worse.”

“He got drunk ... shot his father and has been malingering ever since. He’d rather spend his time in the Department of Health and Human Services than the Department of Cor-

rections,” Walsh said.

Hardig was found guilty of murder in September 2006, but the appellate court overturned his conviction and 52-year prison sentence three years later, ruling jurors should not have been kept until 2:30 a.m. to reach a verdict.

But subsequent psychiatric evaluations done by different doctors have determined Hardig is unfit. Honiotes told the judge that Hardig has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

“To maintain that episode of insanity, it would be understandable that he leaves the house, if he thought there was a ‘they’ out there, he would’ve kept the [handgun],” Schoenstedt noted.

Because Schoenstedt did not grant the defense motion to acquit Hardig, he can be held by the Department of Health and Human Services for up to five years. If he has not been restored to mental fitness for a trial by that time, the state will move to have him committed as a civil matter, Walsh said.

QUICK NEWS Plainfield Park District seeking feedback

PLAINFIELD – As part of the ongoing review of its comprehensive master plan, the Plainfield Park District has opened a website through which the public can offer their insights, ideas and opinions.

The site can be accessed by going to plainfieldparkplan. mindmixer.com or by following the link on the Plainfield Park District’s webpage, plainfieldparkdistrict.com/, according to a news release from the park district.

The new web discussion will be up and running for the next several weeks to give everyone who desires to comment an opportunity to do so. Any questions about the MindMixer discussion site or the update of the Park District’s comprehensive master plan can be answered by calling the Park District at 815-436-8812.

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Joliet City Council members discuss what’s likely to come next

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JOLIET – Mayor-Elect Bob O’Dekirk said Wednesday that he considers his 52 percent of Tuesday’s vote in Joliet’s mayoral election a mandate that will help him make changes at City Hall.

“When I talked about a change in culture at City Hall, I meant that,” O’Dekirk said Wednesday during an interview about plans after being elected Tuesday.

O’Dekirk, who will be sworn in May 4, finished well ahead of incumbent Mayor Tom Giarrante, who had 39 percent of the vote, and Andy Mihelich, who had 9 percent.

“I do believe that there’s a mindset that because we’ve done business a certain way for a long time, that’s the way we’re going to do it,” he said.

In Joliet, the mayor is just one of nine votes on the City Council. He has no veto power. The mayor has the power to make appointments, but the City Council can block them.

O’Dekirk himself joined a majority that blocked a recent appointment to the Rialto Square Theatre board sought by Giarrante.

Given those realities, it should not be surprising that reaching out to council members is on the top of O’Dekirk’s agenda.

“I’m going to reach out to every council member for two or three ideas that they would want to see accomplished in the next two or three years, and we’re going to see if we can get them done,” he said.

He thinks an open rapport with council members will create more cohesive leadership in the city.

At least one council member likes the idea.

“That’s awesome,” said Councilwoman Bettye Gavin, who won a close election in District Four. “I would love for him to do that. I want to be

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Gavin has made a similar offer to two of her opponents in the District Four race – James Foster and Angel Guzman. She did not extend the offer to Phillip Petrakos, who did not come to any of the debates and forums that the other candidates attended. Gavin said she, Foster and Guzman all brought up plans for District Four, which includes section of the East and near West sides of Joliet.

“We all were focused on making District Four better,” Gavin said. She said the three of them will meet to discuss plans for District Four and reach out to the community for participation, too.

Councilman Larry Hug, also re-elected Tuesday, said,

“I think we’re going to see a lot more collaboration on the council and individual members taking on more responsibility.”

Council incumbents re-elected

While there was a big change on the top with O’Dekirk replacing Giarrante as mayor, there wasn’t much change on the council.

All incumbents were re-elected. The only new council member will be Patrick Mudron, who won in District Two. The seat opened when O’Dekirk decided to run for mayor.

The Joliet City Council has gotten a reputation for in-fighting and divisiveness, although Councilman John Gerl not-

ed that the council probably agrees 95 percent of the time.

It’s that other 5 percent of the time that can get the attention.

“At times, I think debates have gotten a little too heated and a little too personal,” Gerl said.

Gerl said the council needs to focus on opportunities in Joliet, including a new courthouse downtown and industrial development on the south end of the city.

“There are a lot of exciting things happening right now.

We have to capitalize on those,” he said. “If we all have different agendas, we’re going to miss out on some of those things.”

Evergreen Terrace

One big question now that

O’Dekirk is mayor is how the city will approach the acquisition of Evergreen Terrace.

O’Dekirk has been the leading critic of the city’s approach to the takeover of the low-income housing project on Broadway Street. The city has won its court case for the takeover. But now O’Dekirk is mayor.

He said Wednesday his major objection always has been the lack of a specific plan, but he is not opposed to taking over Evergreen Terrace. He plans to discuss the matter this week with City Manager Jim Hock.

“I want to go forward with Evergreen Terrace, but I don’t want to do it flying blind,” O’Dekirk said.

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Village moving forward with home rule

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com SHOREWOOD – Mayor Rick Chapman isn’t slowing down after the passage in Tuesday’s election of a referendum paves the way for Shorewood to gain home rule powers.

He expects the Village Board to vote on a resolution adopting home rule taxing authority and jurisdictions during its May 12 meeting, when a new board is sworn in.

According to unofficial results from the Will County Clerk’s Office, 1,398 residents voted in favor of home rule, while 1,165 voted against it.

“I was hopeful that it was going to pass,” Chapman said Wednesday. “It was good to see the numbers come in for us. It was even better this morning than they were last night.”

Chapman said the next step after adoption would be to inform the state of the village’s home rule standing.

Then, when the village is legally home rule, the board would need to replace a 1 percent non-home rule sales tax with 1.75 percent home rule sales tax.

Chapman also said the village soon will be starting engineering work on extending a pipeline carrying Lake

Michigan water from Bolingbrook to the village.

Home rule for water

Chapman conducted a public campaign during the last two months, delivering several “State of the Village” addresses to different sub-communities in Shorewood.

His main message was Shorewood is facing a future water shortage crisis because of depletion of the aquifer sitting underneath Shorewood.

While searching for alternatives to groundwater, Chapman said staff identified Lake Michigan water as the best option. But the village would need to raise revenues

Lockport City Council gains new members, loses old members

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com LOCKPORT – It’s a new day in Lockport, with the City Council gaining three new faces and retaining one alderman.

Jim Petrakos, J.R. Gillogly and Joanne Bartelsen will be the new council members for the First, Second and Fourth wards, respectively.

Jason VanderMeer managed to keep his Third Ward seat.

Exiting incumbents will be Denise Marynowski and longtime Lockport politician Kelly Turner.

Mayor Steven Streit said he looks forward to working with a team that wants to solve problems. All of the candidates elected were endorsed by Streit, who said he did so because he believed they would be good people who want to work for Lockport’s betterment.

“I believe it’s a forward-thinking council,” Streit said.

Turner and Marynowski said they believed one of the reasons they lost the election was because of a last-minute “hit piece” mailed to residents by Caring for Lockport, a political action committee established by former First Ward Alderman Pete Colarelli.

But Turner had no hard feelings about losing to Gillogly.

“They seem like good guys and I’m sure they’re going to do a good job,” he said about the candidates who won.

Petrakos said one of the biggest factors he believed helped him win was meeting with every resident in the First Ward. He said he walked every neighborhood and the top thing he heard from residents was the need for more local shops and restaurants.

“I think a lot of people see what the council is doing now and what the mayor is doing and how Lockport is moving forward,” Petrakos said. “My

message wasn’t anything disgruntled. … I was just offering my expertise, my help, on the [council] to keep it in the right direction.”

Turner said he believed one of the reasons he lost was because of a voter guide criticizing him and Marynowski, mailed to residents on Monday by Caring for Lockport.

Marynowski wrote in an email Wednesday the guide was a “lying piece of garbage,” and a “pack of lies designed to turn voters against me and it worked.”

“I am proud of the things I have done for Lockport and for the residents and no amount of lies can change that,” she wrote.

Colarelli did not immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

A copy of the guide with an address for Caring For Lockport – provided by Marynowski and Turner – states they were anti-development and caused severe damage to Lockport’s reputation.

to pay for a pipeline extension from Bolingbrook to make that happen.

The best way that wouldn’t adversely affect residents, Chapman said, is raising the sales tax, a capped tax the village only could raise by becoming a home rule unit of government.

A community automatically becomes home rule once its population hits 25,000, otherwise it needs to ask residents through a referendum.

Resolution and PAC

Resident Clarence DeBold said he thinks a resolution passed by the village in March helped assure residents that

the village wouldn’t use its home rule powers to raise other taxes, like property taxes.

“I think it’s a credit to this village board,” DeBold said.

“The economy in Shorewood is good and the board doesn’t want to mess with that.”

DeBold led a political action committee, Shorewood Residents for Lake Michigan Water and Property Tax Relief for Home Rule, that campaigned for residents to vote “yes” to the referendum question.

“It just goes to show that the people here care about the village and their future,” DeBold said.

QUICK NEWS Fresh Thyme to host job fair Saturday

JOLIET – Fresh Thyme Farmers Market will host a job fair Saturday to help fill between 90 and 100 positions at its Joliet store, which opens in the summer, the company announced in a news release.

The job fair will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel Joliet Banquet and Convention Center, 411 S. Larkin Ave. Candidates are encouraged to apply at freshthyme.com beforehand and then bring a résumé when attending the job fair. Applicants should be prepared for an interview at the fair. Appointments are not necessary.

Full- and part-time jobs are available, including store management, department management, supervisor, store administrator and crew positions, the company said.

The store will be located at 2700 Plainfield Road, Suite C. Fresh Thyme is a specialty

retailer that focuses on healthy, natural and organic foods.

Joliet Library hosting financial literacy events

JOLIET – The Joliet Public Library is hosting a Money Matters workshop from 7 to 8 p.m. April 9. Attendees can learn tips and tricks to be money smart. Workshop is for adults, and registration is required. The event will be held at the Main Library branch, 150 N. Ottawa St, Joliet.

The library also will offer a Financial Recovery event for adults (registration required) where attendees can learn valuable tips on how to can rebuild a financial life and repair credit. The workshop will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library.

Both locations of the Joliet Public Library will open at noon Friday due to staff training in the morning. The library will close at its regular time of 5 p.m.

For information, call 815-7402660.

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By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com COAL CITY – The suspect in last week’s Coal City shooting of a trucking company owner turned himself in Wednesday at the Grundy County Jail.

Walter L. Webster was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery after authorities said he shot Adam Fierro, the owner of a Braidwood trucking company.

“He turned himself in about 2:35 this afternoon,” Sgt. Tom Logan with Coal City police said Wednesday. “We spoke to his attorney a couple of days ago who said he had been retained and that the suspect would be turning himself in within 48 hours.”

Webster of Romeoville was accompanied by his legal counsel, Chuck Bretz of Joliet,

according to a news release from Coal City police.

Coal City investigator Jason Clark of Coal City police met with Webster at the jail, where he was read his rights.

Clark was advised by Bretz that Webster would not make any statements to law enforcement at this time, according to the news release.

Webster could not post Walter L. bail and is beWebster ing held on a $1 million bond. Webster’s first court appearance is expected to be within 48 hours, Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland said.

If convicted on the attempted first-degree murder charge, Webster could be sentenced to six to 31 years in jail with a mandatory 85 percent of

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Logan said the victim’s family was notified after he was taken into custody.

Authorities responded at 8:10 p.m. April 1 after numerous residents reported hearing shots fired near the Shell gas station at 725 E. Division St. in Coal City.

Fierro of Braidwood, the owner of Horse Shoe Transportation Company, was found bleeding from gunshot wounds to his body after his vehicle struck an unoccupied vehicle at the Shell station.

During an altercation, Fierro was allegedly shot at several times by Webster, who is an ex-employee at Horse Shoe, according to Coal City police.

Authorities have said Fierro is in stable condition.

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But at 2:15 p.m., museum Executive Director Gregory Peerbolte plans to be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church downtown, where bells will ring to

join the commemoration of Appomattox.

Peerbolte said the sesquicentennial “is certainly getting a lot of attention nationwide. The bells are an example of that. ... I’ve been in the Civil War bubble my whole life. But I am pleasantly surprised with the attention that the sesquicentennial is getting.”

On April 9, 1865, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to set the terms of surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The National Park Service has asked the nation to join in what it calls “Bells Across the Land: A Nation Re-

members Appomattox.”

The Rev. Tim Andres, pastor at St. Joseph’s, is a historian who once taught Civil War history to high school students.

Andres noted the downtown Joliet church has “two beautiful bell towers” and ringing the bells is a way to remember the end to “the bloodiest conflict in the history of the United States.”

“And it marked the end of slavery, a sad chapter in our nation’s history,” Andres said.

An estimated 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, more than in any other American war.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – An Illinois Army National Guard soldier who trained in Joliet and his cousin have pleaded not guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in support of the Islamic State group.

Lawyers for 22-year-old guardsman Hasan Edmonds and 29-year-old Jonas Edmonds entered the pleas Wednesday at a Chicago federal court.

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A federal complaint says Jonas planned to attack an Illinois military facility while Hasan joined Islamic State fighters. It says Hasan vowed to bring “the flames of war” to America.

The complaint filed against Edmonds does not name the facility. Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, a spokesman for the Illi-

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He has said Edmonds primarily trained at the Joliet Armory and noted that the unit occasionally also trained at a facility in Marseilles. Edmonds was with Golf Company 634th Brigade Support Battalion, which is based in Joliet.

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• Jermaine T. Lewis, 39, of the 700 block of Eleventh Avenue in Rock Island, was arrested by Joliet police Friday on charges of delivery of marijuana, fleeing from police and driving without insurance.

• Erica L. Simonson, 31, of the 300 block of Pacific Drive in Bolingbrook, was arrested by Bolingbrook police Friday on charges of drug possession and forgery.

• Taylor Worrall, 20, of the 400 block of Livingston Drive in New Lenox, was arrested by New Lenox police Friday on charges of drug possession and marijuana possession.

• Alexander Irizarry, 23, of the 800 block of North Broadway in Joliet, was arrested by state police Saturday on charges of delivery of marijuana, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and driving with a suspended license.

• Andrew R. Martin, 29, of the 1100 block of Wauponsee Street in Morris, was arrested by Joliet police Saturday on charges of delivery of drugs and drug possession.

• Virginia Rojas-Garcia, 48, of the 1900 block of Edmonds Avenue in New Lenox, was arrested by Will County Sheriff’s police Saturday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence and hit-and-run.

• Shariah M. Williams, 23, of the 500 block of West Sixteenth Street in Chicago Heights, was arrested

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• John Bronson, 29, of Kokomo, Indiana, was arrested by Romeoville police Sunday on charges of vandalism and criminal trespassing.

• Walter J. Robinson, 36, of the 400 block of Nassau Avenue in Bolingbrook, was arrested by state police Sunday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license.

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By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – Village Administrator Brian Murphy and Planner Michael Garrigan Wednesday morning presented an advisory economic development task force with preliminary updates to several economic initiatives.

Some of those updates included progress on filling several outlots in the Meijers planned unit development at 135th Street and Route 59. “[We are] working with some of those retailers, including a 7,125-square-foot O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store, and additional retail space at

11,251 square feet,” Garrigan said. “The same developer has identified a [retail use] at the hard corner outlet.”

Also progressing are discussion on a potential big box retailer coming to the Boulevards property at the old truck stop along Route 30 near Interstate 55.

That retailer became more interested once the village got moving on Route 30 construction, and it also would be part of a tax-increment financing, or TIF, district the village is entertaining along Route 30, Garrigan said.

Murphy and Garrigan also said staff is entertaining the idea of bringing back impact

fees on developers to fill in the revenue lost with lower projected income tax revenue from the state.

Plainfield has higher impact fees than many surrounding communities, in part because of the high Plainfield School District 202 portion. So Murphy and Garrigan said the plan still is preliminary and staff is just looking at it.

“This is one of our bigger challenges,” Murphy said.

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By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com MINOOKA – Parents counting on day care services through Royal Child Care and Learning Center in Minooka were left out in the cold after its owners abruptly closed shop last July.

But a new day care center operated by former residents John and Michelle Ginley will open in its place soon. And Gene Briscoe, the landlord of the office complex at 101 W. Wapella St., is giving the new center $5,000 to help subsidize child care for some of those parents.

“I gave them a check to use at their discretion,” Briscoe said, adding he wants the money to go to as many families as possible. “I felt in that point in time I should help those individuals with children who need to get the education to better themselves.”

The new day care center, Discovery Child Care & Learning Center Inc., will be the Ginleys’ second child care center after Bright Start Child Care

Inc. in Naperville.

It’s a tough economic climate to run a day care center, let alone open up a new one, Briscoe said, adding he has financially helped out several day care providers that have occupied the space for the past 12 years.

“We were thinking, what can we do to help this town, help these people,” John Ginley said. “But with the subsidy situation with the state, it’s tough to make payroll. We’re still waiting for money promised from two months ago.”

Ginley also said he and Michelle have come full circle, after plans to start their first day care center in Minooka didn’t pan out Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed a short-term budget fix negotiated with the Illinois Legislature. The fix included redirecting money to a state subsidized child care program.

But earlier cuts already have closed down several child care centers across the state that heavily rely on state subsidies.

“We’re losing a third of our

state subsidy,” Ginley said.

While being a new, separate operation from the Naperville center, Discovery also will feature free registration, Spanish enrichment and parental web supervision, which allows parents to watch their children play wherever they have Internet access.

It also is using Briscoe’s donation to offer a free week of child care to parents affected by the Royal Child Care closing.

Operating a child care center in Minooka costs less than in Naperville, Ginley said.

That includes teacher salaries, building rent and overhead costs. But the subsidies are also lower.

According to payment rates effective through last year, subsidy payments for a child under the age of 2 for a full day to a DuPage County licensed day care center was $46.49. But in Grundy County, that subsidy was $33.53.

The center is offering discounted pre-opening rates. Parents interested can call the center at 815-828-5202, Ginley said.

construction was coming and we understand that through our experience with Route 59,” said Allen Persons, director of public works. “This inevitably will occur.”

Officials urge residents to use alternate routes throughout the construction, including Route 59, Route 126 and Lockport and Caton Farm roads.

Village officials and community members also answered questions about driveway restrictions, PACE parking and the best way to learn about how state government affects Plainfield.

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Adults can get ready for the coming spring rains and save on their water bills by making their own rain barrels.

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Route 30 construction started April 1, and residents are worried about backed-up traffic, as well as cars rerouting through neighborhoods where children may play.

“It’s going to be very similar to what the Route 59 construction was,” Police Chief John Konopek said. “For people cutting through neighborhoods, we will monitor that.”

Konopek said the village is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to install proper signage for the construction.

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DuPage Medical Group will be buying Joliet-based Meridian JOLIET – DuPage Medical Group is acquiring Joliet-based Meridian Medical Associates S.C. & Midwest Hospitalists.

DuPage Medical Group this week announced its intent to acquire the Will County doctors’ organization, which started as Joliet Medical Group in the 1950s.

Maria McGowan, a DuPage Medical spokeswoman, said there will be no immediate changes at Meridian as DuPage Medical goes through a due diligence period before final approval of the acquisition.

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Downers Grove, was formed in 1999 from a merger of three doctors’ groups in DuPage County, McGowan said.

In a news release announcing the pending acquisition, Dr. Stefan Nemeth, Meridian president, said the acquisition “represents a decision we knew would be imminent for our group if we were to continue to compete in the current health care environment.

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ExceleRate’s system provides day care centers with ratings based on standards for helping infants, toddlers and preschool-age children develop intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally, according to a news release from JJC. It provides a framework for early learning and development professionals to identify opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills.

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Meridian has 39 physicians, and the organization has served patients for more than 60 years, according to the news release.

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ELECTION RESULTS The following offices were on the April 7 ballot in Will County and are in the coverage area of The Herald-News. Races that were in multiple counties are listed in Will County. Vote totals are from unofficial results from the county clerk’s offices from each county/counties a given race is in.

MUNICIPAL OFFICES

Braidwood Mayor (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • William Rulien – 546 • James A. Vehrs – 715 Braidwood Commissioner of Accounts and Finance (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Elena M. Hibler – 1,095 Braidwood Commissioner of Public Health and Safety (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Jamie Blackwell – 557 • Eric L. Tessler – 685 Braidwood Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Daniel K. Graf – 588 • Fay Smith – 641 Braidwood Commissioner of Public Property (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Timothy Duran – 509 • James Hutton – 724 Crest Hill Alderman Ward 1 (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • John S. Vershay – 196 • Gordon Butler – 160 • Joseph R. Casagrande – 96 Crest Hill Alderman Ward 2 (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Claudia Gazal – 133 Crest Hill Alderman Ward 3 (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Tina Oberlin – 147 Crest Hill Alderman Ward 4 (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Barbara Delaney – 175 • Nathaniel “Nate” Albert – 222 • Tom Inman – 341 Joliet Mayor (vote for 1; 80/80 reporting) • Tom Giarrante – 5,462 • Andrew “Andy” Mihelich – 1,186 • Robert O’Dekirk – 7,338 Joliet Councilman District 1 (vote for 1; 19/19 reporting) • Larry E. Hug – 1,081 • Terry Cottrell – 749 Joliet Councilman District 2 (vote for 1; 23/23 reporting) • Patrick Mudron – 2,388 • Brett Gould – 2,053 • Roger W. Powell – 556 Joliet Councilman District 3 (vote for 1; 21/21 reporting) • Ray Polikaitis – 501 • John E. Gerl – 1,748 Joliet Councilman District 4 (vote for 1; 15/15 reporting) • Bettye Gavin – 656 • Phillip A. Petrakos – 305 • Angel Guzman – 345 • James Foster – 620 Joliet Councilman District 5 (vote for 1; 21/21 reporting) • Leonard Thompson, Jr. – 750 • Terry Morris – 1,645 Lockport Alderman Ward 1 (vote for 1; 7/7 reporting) • Jim Petrakos – 405 • Michael Bonomo – 171 Lockport Alderman Ward 2 (vote for 1; 6/6 reporting) • J. R. Gillogly – 410

• Danny T. Price, Jr. – 80 • Kelly Turner – 219 Lockport Alderman Ward 3 (vote for 1; 7/7 reporting) • Jason Vandermeer – 284 • Richard Davis – 155 Lockport Alderman Ward 4 (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Denise Marynowski – 331 • Joanne Bartelsen – 395 Wilmington Alderman Ward 1 (vote for 1; 3/3 reporting) • Kevin J. Kirwin – 105 Wilmington Alderman Ward 2 (vote for 1; 3/3 reporting) • Darla Neises – 81 • Larry J. Hall – 115 Wilmington Alderman Ward 3 (vote for 1; 3/3 reporting) • Fran Tutor – 192 • Maria Migon – 46 Wilmington Alderman Ward 4 Full term (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Steven G. Evans – 103 Wilmington Alderman Ward 4 Unexpired term (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Frank A. Studer – 97 Bolingbrook Trustee (vote for 3; 34/34 reporting) • Leroy J. Brown – 2,773 • Ricardo “Rick” Morales – 2,424 • Patricia E. Schanks – 2,374 • Robert Jaskiewicz – 1,555 Channahon President (vote for 1; 13/13 reporting) • Missey Moorman Schumacher – 623 Channahon Clerk (with 13 of 13 reporting) • Patricia Perinar – 597 Channahon Trustee (vote for 3; 13/13 reporting) • Debbie Militello – 502 • Scott Mcmillin – 509 • Scott Slocum – 517 Coal City President (vote for 1; 8/8 reporting) • Thomas J. McKinney – 227 • Terry Halliday – 432 Coal City Clerk (vote for 1; 8/8 reporting) • Pamela Noffsinger – 536 Coal City Trustee (vote for 3; 8/8 reporting) • Daniel J. Greggain – 473 • Georgette Vota – 294 • Neal E. Nelson – 302 • Ross Bradley – 351 • Caleb Counterman – 222 Diamond Commissioner Unexpired Term (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Carolyn R. Wilson – 42 Elwood Clerk (vote for 1; 2/2 reporting) • Candidate Withdrew – 154 Elwood Trustee (vote for 3; 2/2 reporting) • Douglas Jenco – 163 • Francis B. Jones – 145 • Jasen Melahn – 126 Frankfort Clerk (vote for 1; 14/14 reporting) • Keith Ogle – 823 Frankfort Trustee (vote for 3; 14/14 reporting) • Cynthia Corso Heath – 751 • Mike Stevens – 740 • Robert J. Kennedy – 272 • Write-In – 21 Homer Glen President (vote for 1; 16/16 reporting) • George L. Yukich – 3,216 • James P. Daley, Jr. – 2,109

Homer Glen Clerk (vote for 1; 16/16 reporting) • Gale Skrobuton – 1,889 • Ann Holtz – 3,168 Homer Glen Trustee (vote for 3; 16/16 reporting) • Beth Rodgers – 3,217 • Marcia Devivo – 1,922 • Kevin Hoffmeister – 1,987 • Jay M. Bradarich Sr. – 1,703 • Carlo Caprio – 2,286 • Christina Neitzke-Troike – 2,758 Lemont Trustee (vote for 3; 16/16 reporting) • Debby Blatzer – 441 • Ron Stapleton – 420 • Rick Sniegowski – 450 Manhattan Trustee (vote for 3; 4/4 reporting) • Michael Adrieansen – 219 • James M. Reeves – 206 • Michael R. Naughton – 262 Minooka Trustee (vote for 3; 8/ 8 reporting) • Dennis P. Martin – 321 • Richard L. Parrish – 291 • Barry A. Thompson – 319 Mokena Trustee (vote for 3; 13/13 reporting) • Deborah Engler – 1,180 • Joseph E. Budzyn – 1,125 • James M. Richmond – 1,158 • Debbie Fox – 628 • Marietta Kafka Glass – 667 • Donald D. Labriola – 719 New Lenox Mayor (vote for 1; 19/19 reporting) • Timothy A. Baldermann – 2,519 • Ronald A. Sly – 1,989 • Andrew Englebrecht – 96 New Lenox Trustee Full Term (vote for 3; 19/19 reporting) • Keith C. Madsen – 2,366 • David L. Butterfield – 2,726 • Nancy Dye – 2,849 • Jasen Howard – 2,127 New Lenox Trustee Unexpired term (vote for 1; 19/19 reporting) • Sally M. Van Cura – 1,704 • Emily Johnson – 2,171 Plainfield Trustee (vote for 3; 23/23 reporting) • Bill Lamb – 763 • John Gregory Green – 443 • Edward O’Rourke – 757 • Mark Allan Chmura – 579 • Brian “Wojo” Wojowski – 737 • Michael A. Lambert – 740 Rockdale Trustee (vote for 3; 1/1 reporting) • Robert Scheidt – 134 • Frederick Stadler – 128 • Matt Cooling – 103 Romeoville Trustee (vote for 3; 16/16 reporting) • Linda S. Palmiter – 871 • Kenneth C. Griffin – 738 • Sue A. Micklevitz – 786 Shorewood Trustee (vote for 3; 10/10 reporting) • Steve Brockman – 1,633 • Barbara “Cookie” Kirkland – 1,743 • Anthony M. Luciano – 1,397

PARK BOARDS

Bolingbrook Park Commissioner (vote for 3; 31/31 reporting) • Jerry Hix – 1,870 • Thomas M. Gilligan – 1,657 • Al Traczek – 1,834 • Sue Vastalo – 1,913 • Alice R. Murray – 1,369

Braidwood Park Commissioner (vote for 2; 3/3 reporting) • Christopher J. Earley – 879 • Joshua James Bolatto – 870 • Richard Girot – 344 Channahon Park Commissioner (vote for 2; 11/11 reporting) • Ronald D. Lehman – 655 • Robert Babich – 590 Frankfort Park Commissioner (vote for 3; 13/13 reporting) • Larry Caracciolo – 435 • Ernie Stephens – 397 • Katie Marie Rak – 490 • Thomas Barz – 574 Frankfort Square Park Commissioner Full Term (vote for 3; 14/14 reporting) • Anthony D. Granata – 559 • David A. Geekie – 480 • Joseph A. Vlosak – 614 • Craig Maksymiak – 489 Frankfort Square Park Commissioner Unexpired term (vote for 1; 14/14 reporting) • James B. Kohlbacher – 841 Joliet Park Commissioner (vote for 2; 58/58 reporting) • Glen Marcum – 6,317 • Joe Mutz – 5,405 • Mike Trafton – 5,391 Lemont Park Commissioner Full (vote for 2; 18/18 reporting) • James (Jim) Davoren – 561 • John W. Diorio – 549 • Bill McAdam – 589 Lockport Township Park Commissioner (vote for 2; 31/ 31 reporting) • Jeffrey Guy Rigoni – 3,434 • James Louch – 3,133 Mokena Community Park Commissioner (vote for 4; 16/16 reporting) • Kevin K. Brogan – 1,513 • Dennis P. Bagdon – 1,356 • George McJimpsey – 1,293 • James E. Richmond – 1,443 New Lenox Community Park Commissioner (vote for 3, 21/21 reporting) • Bill Thomson – 2,561 • Garry Kraemer – 2,751 • Dale Larson – 3,448 • Brian Fischer – 3,422 Plainfield Township Park Commissioner full term (vote for 2; 49/49 reporting) • Mary Kay Ludemann – 3,535 • Larry D. Newton – 2,790 Plainfield Township Park Commissioner Unexpired term (vote for 2; 49/49 reporting) • Ridgley Ann “Mimi” Poling – 2,293 • Robert D. Ayres – 2,584 • John Ledvina – 1,679 Wilmington Island Park Commissioner (vote for 3; 5/5 reporting) • Paula Windom – 328 • Bob Thomas – 354 • George (Randy) Hill – 326 • Thomas Glenn – 388

LIBRARY BOARDS

Fossil Ridge Public Library Trustee Full Term (vote for 2; 8/ 8 reporting) • Sandra Bauter – 1,922 • Write-In – 37 Fossil Ridge Public Library Trustee unexpired term (vote for 1; 8/8 reporting) • Mike McCain – 1,856 Fountaindale Public Library Trustee (vote for 3; 36/36 reporting) • Steven J. Prodehl – 2,566

• Thomas J. Gilligan – 2,646 • Write-In – 671 Frankfort Library Trustee Full Term (vote for 3; 24/24 reporting) • Keith Ogle – 830 • Michael R. Arcy – 790 • Erin Skibinski – 940 • Nabila Farooqi – 421 Frankfort Library Trustee unexpired term (vote for 1; 24/24 reporting) • Lisa Stephens – 1,100 Homer Township Public Library Trustee (vote for 4; 18/18 reporting) • Michael L. Budde – 3,539 • Kevin R. Owen – 3,409 • Jane Klunk – 3,833 • Edward O’Brien – 3,713 Manhattan-Elwood Public Library Trustee Full Term (vote for 3; 7/7 reporting) • Christine Boeringa – 493 • Sharon Gill – 540 • Kimberly Ciuffini – 510 Manhattan-Elwood Public Library Trustee Unexpired term (vote for 1; 7/7 reporting) • Write-In - 53 Mokena Community Public Library Trustee (vote for 3; 13/13 reporting) • Carol A. Theodorou – 1,195 • Kathy Lewandowski – 1,373 • David Molinari – 1,161 New Lenox Public Library Trustee (vote for 2; 21/21 reporting) • Colette G. Loecke – 3,713 • Ann Podoba – 3,504 Plainfield Library Trustee Full (vote for 3; 48/48 reporting) • Sharon D. Kinley – 2,093 • Carl F. Gilmore – 1,677 • Crystal A. Andel – 1,750 Plainfield Library Trustee 2-year term (vote for 1; 48/48 reporting) • Jason M. Puetz – 2,300 Shorewood-Troy Library Trustee (vote for 2, with 19/19 reporting) • Robert Stahl – 1,947 • Brad Stacy – 1,768 Three Rivers Library Trustee (vote for 3; 18/18 reporting) • Leonard Hoffman III – 569 • Wendy McSteen – 588 • Carole Fremarek – 385 • Jennifer Doyle – 729 • Peggy Mcevilly-Reed – 771 White Oak Library Trustee (vote for 3; 34/34 reporting) • Deanna Amann – 2,779 • Christine Siegel – 3,357 • Adam Woodworth – 2,335 • Grant Spooner – 2,039 Wilmington Library Trustee (vote for 3; 5/5 reporting) • Christine Reigh – 594 • Mary M. Fitzsimmons – 622 • Diana M. Zolecki-Browning – 552

SCHOOL BOARDS

Channahon School District Board (vote for 3; 5/5 reporting) • Dee A. Foreman – 433 • Julie A. Bankes – 428 • Mistey Kosek –408 Coal City CUSD 1 Board (vote for 4; 15/15 reporting) • Robert J. Bianchetta – 572 • Kenneth P. Miller – 682 • Quintin Harmon – 480 • Chuck Lander – 525

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• ELECTION RESULTS Continued from page 14

• Arlene Albert – 9,008 • Jeff R. Pierson – 8,401 Lincoln-Way 210 Board (vote for 4, 56/56 reporting) • Christine Glatz – 5,995 • Ronald A. Lullo – 4,720 • Kevin L. Molloy – 6,132 • Chris R. Mcfadden – 6,132 • Joseph Spalla – 3,955 • Steve Kapsalis – 4,046 Lockport Township 205 Board (vote for 3; 37/37 reporting) • Mike Petty – 6,444 • Della M. Travis – 6,304 • Michael Lewandowski – 6,799 Minooka Community High School 111 Board unexpired term (vote for 1; 25/25 reporting) • Wendi Arlis – 2,207 Minooka Community High School 111 Board (Vote For 3; 25/25 reporting) • Lori Lakota – 1,728 • Lawrence W. Troutman – 1,287 • Trevor Markee – 1,057 • Kristine Shipla – 1,257 • Timothy Crouch – 1,241

JUNIOR COLLEGE

Joliet Junior College Trustee (vote for 2; 344/344 reporting) • Susan Marie Klen – 12,010 • Robert Wunderlich – 21,121 • Michael Venegas – 8,300 • Diane M. Harris – 13,078 • Sharon Cemeno-Hicks – 12,911 • Maureen Flanagan Broderick – 13,272

Regional Board of School Trustee (Grundy & Kendall) Full Term (vote for 2; 123/123 reporting) • Jeff Hanford – 4,282 • Wayne M. Nemetz – 5,040 • Curt Mitchell – 5,829 Regional Board of School Trustee (Will County) (vote for 2; 288/288 reporting) • Richard Dombrowski – 39,400 • Write-In – 1,672 Regional Board of School Trustee (Will County) Unexpired term (Vote For 1; 288/288 reporting)) • David B. Foreman – 38,768 • Howard A. Butters – 38,390

FIRE DISTRICTS

Braidwood Fire Trustee (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Lester Heberer – 1,145 East Joliet Fire Trustee (vote for 1; 10/10 reporting) • Harold O’Mara – 538 Frankfort Fire Trustee (vote for 1; 20/20 reporting) • Larry E. Nice, Sr. – 1,354 Lockport Township Fire Trustee Full (vote for 1; 40/40 reporting) • Rudy Jezek – 869 • William J. Kendziora – 2,024 • Barbara J. Delaney – 1,615 Lockport Township Fire Trustee (vote for 2; 40/40 reporting) • Gordon Mccluskey – 3,134 • Henry Meader – 2,727 • Grant Spooner – 1,629 Mokena Fire Trustee (vote for 2; 20/20 reporting)

REFERENDUMS Shall the Village of Shorewood become a home-rule unit of government?

• Yes – 1,398 • No – 1,165

GRUNDY COUNTY The following offices were on the April 7 ballot in Grundy County and are in coverage area of The Herald-News. Offices that encompass both counties are listed under Will County results.

MUNICIPAL OFFICES

Morris City Clerk (vote for 1; 12/12 reporting) • Carol A. Adair – 1,077 Morris Ward 1 Alderman (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Randy A. Larson – 264 Morris Ward 2 Alderman (vote for 1; 5/5 reporting) • Doug Hayse – 291 Morris Ward 3 Alderman (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Zora Baron – 88 • Jeffrey Wachowski – 149 • Robert K. Strandell – 91 Morris Ward 4 Alderman (vote for 1; 4/4 reporting) • Duane B. Wolfe – 169 Dwight Trustee (vote for 3; 5/5 reporting) • James L. Mixen – 233 • Marla Kinkade – 217 • John T. Dougherty – 177 Gardner Mayor (vote for 1; 2/2 reporting) • Gary A. Cox – 133 • Donald E. Reed – 36 • Michael Serena – 311 Gardner Commissioners (vote for 4; 2/2 reporting) • Robert Wolf – 295 • Gerald Vonqualen – 184 • James K. Riley – 302 • Dick Hileman – 262 • Terry L. Jensen – 266 • Patricia Ann Parks – 151 • Edward R. Fellows – 174 Mazon Trustee (vote for 3; 1/1 reporting) • James A. Hintze – 56 • James Matteson – 54 South Wilmington President (vote for 1; 1/1 reporting) • Richard Alderson – 108 South Wilmington Clerk (vote for 1; 1/1 reporting)

• Terry L. Schultz – 114 South Wilmington Trustee (vote for 3; 1/1 reporting) • Wayne E. Wren – 102 • David W. Simms, Jr. – 91 • William Simms – 87 South Wilmington Trustee (2-year term; 1/1 reporting) • Christopher Halpin – 95

LIBRARY DISTRICTS

Coal City Public Library Trustee (vote for 2; 13/13 reporting) • Lois Phillips – 608 • Jill Ames – 474 Coal City Public Library Trustee Unexpired Term (vote for 1; 13/13 reporting) • Renee McLuckie – 741 Morris Area Public Library Trustee (vote for 2; 18/18 reporting) • Doug Pryor – 892 • Michelle Pruim – 975

SCHOOL BOARDS

Nettle Creek CCSD 24 Board Unexpired Term (vote for 1; 3/3 reporting) • Write-In Candidate – 8 Nettle Creek CCSD 24 Board (vote for 3; 3/3 reporting) • Tracy Zabel – 34 • Write-In Candidate – 19 Morris Elementary School District 54 Board (vote for 4; 15/15 reporting) • Jim Hitchcock – 908 • S. Joannie Johnston – 731 • Sandra J. Marsmaker – 721 • Sheryl Dzuryak – 965 • Lisa Kneller – 431 • Caroline Cummings – 369 Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60 C (vote for 3; 9/9 reporting) • Scott Thorson – 240 • John Darlington – 229 • Michael J. Wright – 248 South Wilmington Grade School District 74 Board (vote for 4; 3/3 reporting) • Terry L. Schultz – 135 • Christopher M. Jett – 137 • Eric Conger – 107 Gardner-South Wilmington High School District 73 Board (vote for 3; 6/6 reporting) • Katy Wepprecht – 577 • Joseph R. Elens – 437 • Pamela J. Brooks – 492 • Bob Swisher, III – 318 • Kori S. Speed – 453 Morris Community High School District 101 Board (vote for 3; 20/20 reporting) • Scot Hastings – 713 • Kathleen Randall – 486 • Lynn Vermillion – 723 • Judith A. Roth – 893 • Mark A. Olbrot – 376 • Stu Hipes – 460

FIRE DISTRICTS

Gardner Fire Protection District Trustee 4-Year Term (vote for 1; 7/7 reporting) • John H. Hollmeyer – 462 Gardner Fire Protection District Trustees 6-Year Term (vote for 1; 7/7 reporting) • Todd Perkins – 338 • Barbara J. Baker – 153

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REGIONAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION

• William F. Haas – 1,298 • Kenneth Blank – 1,190 New Lenox Fire Trustee (vote for 1; 20/20 reporting) • Joe Levey – 2,338 • Robert Fronek – 1,775 • W. Brandon Rinker – 777 Plainfield Fire Trustee (vote for 2; 46/46 reporting) • Dennis E. Bennett – 830 • Mark T. Reynolds – 929 • James R. Sossong – 566 • Tom Paul – 887 • Jacob Snitko – 492 Troy Fire Trustee (vote for 2; 23/23 reporting) • John Scheidt – 1,894 • Roger Barrowman – 1,985

ELECTION RESULTS | The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com

Elwood District 203 Board (vote for 3; 2/2 reporting) • Brandon Lipke – 171 • Jill Berscheid – 131 • Lauren Cotter – 148 • Ryan J. Shaw – 87 • Zachary C. Freeman – 148 • Robert Hauert – 199 • Write-In – 10 Fairmont School District 89 Board unexpired term (vote for 1; 3 /3 reporting) • Jeremy Burns – 390 • Bradley S. Johnson – 140 Fairmont School District 89 Board (vote for 4; 3/3 reporting) • Charles E. Travis – 337 • Joseph C. Dalpiaz – 424 • Katie E. Ulmer – 304 • Sylvia Dotson – 401 • Tommie Wayne Poe – 241 Frankfort School District 157-C Board (vote for 4; 15/15 reporting) • Damien Aherne – 372 • Edie Adamski – 588 • Edith Lutz – 520 • Brian Skibinski – 425 • Kevin Regas – 453 • Tom Reidy – 599 Homer CCSD 33c Board (vote for 3; 16/16 reporting) • Scott Likins – 1,346 • Russ Petrizzo – 2,419 • Debbie Martin – 1,876 • Vivienne Porter – 1,793 • Elizabeth Hitzeman – 1,886 • Kathryn Talaski – 1,319 • Julie Obradovic – 1,616 Joliet School District 86 At-Large School Inspector (vote for 1, 40/40 reporting) • Deborah K. Ziech – 7,064 Joliet School District 86 East School Inspector (vote for 2; 15/15 reporting) • Tonya M. Roberts – 1,353 • Sammie Valadez – 783 • Christine Kim – 908 Joliet School District 86 West School Inspector (vote for 1; 25/25 reporting) • Frank Cabreda – 2,140 • Quinn Adamowski – 3,553 Laraway School District 70-C Board (vote for 4; 6/6 reporting) • Gary E. Knight – 195 • Write-In – 121 Lockport School District 91 Board (vote for 3; 4/4 reporting) • Daniel T. Dorion – 557 • Marjorie J. Otis – 567 • Courtney Oxley-Turner – 589 Manhattan School District 114 Board (vote for 3; 7/7 reporting) • Dan Decaprio – 259 • Liz Boyles – 248 • Susan M. Prynn – 219 • Write-In – 182 Minooka School District 201 Board Unexpired term (vote for 1; 19/19 reporting) • Curtis H. Jebens – 1,613 Minooka School District 201 Board (vote for 3; 19/19 reporting) • Kristan Crouch – 1,066 • Mireya C. Martin – 728 • John S. Clucas – 1,073

• Alan Skwarczynski – 1,072 • Ed Cronin – 1,071 Mokena School 159 Board (vote for 3; 10/10 reporting) • Aaron Janik – 1,185 • Jaime Staley – 1,184 • Write-In – 155 New Lenox School District 122 Board (vote for 3; 21/21 reporting) • Jennifer C. Babbington – 1,443 • Michele “Degroot” Rosenfeld – 2,194 • Jonathon (JP) Cohen – 1,376 • Nicole A. Swallow – 2,695 • Nick Disandro – 1,688 • Albert H. Haring – 2,022 • Maureen Flanagan Broderick – 1,658 • William Pender – 2,238 Plainfield School District 202 Board (vote for 3; 57/57 reporting) • Gregory Nichols – 3,027 • Heather Drake – 3,340 • Kevin Kirberg – 2,763 • Sharlyne P. Williams – 1,989 Richland School District 88a Board (vote for 4; 7/7 reporting) • Sam Chellino – 711 • Michelle Cipiti – 698 • Stormy Reiter – 594 • Stephanie S. Hernandez – 587 • Steve McNabb – 701 Rockdale School District 84 Board unexpired term (vote for 3; 4/4 reporting) • Chelsea Rose Sontag-Amezcua – 148 • Write-In – 121 Rockdale School District 84 Board (vote for 3; 4/4 reporting) • Geralyn S. Wyke – 175 • Loretta A. Hamilton – 117 • Cynthia L. Medina – 139 • Robert Jimenez – 132 Taft School District 90 School (vote for 3; 3/3 reporting) • Julie Chesser – 189 • Christine Jelinek – 208 • Sheri Skowron – 190 Troy School District 30-C Board (vote for 3; 22/22 reporting) • Kristin Cross – 3,033 • Cynthia Jo Rasmussen – 2,987 • J. Terry Mcfadden – 3,137 Union School District 81 Board (vote for 4; with 4/4 reporting) • Linda Brunner – 105 • Christopher Gustafson – 84 • Shelly Sinclair – 89 Valley View 365U Board (vote For 3; 39/39 reporting) • Diane Parro – 2,882 • Steven A. Quigley – 2,519 • James (JT) Boudouris – 2,461 • Sally (Clemens) Guilbo – 2,341 • Write-In – 63 Will County School District 92 Board (vote for 3; 11/11 reporting) • Elizabeth A. Bilotta – 1,106 • Michael Messina – 1,079 • Andrea Kropf – 1,043 Wilmington School District 209-U Board (vote for 3; 6/6 reporting) • Kevin R. Cherveny – 481 • Terry Anderson – 657 • Jennifer A. Matters – 318 • Van Holman – 546 • William Welch – 471 Joliet Township 204 Board (vote for 4; 65/65 reporting) • David R. Skorupa – 8,435 • Donald Dickinson – 8,777

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Minooka mayor touts growth

By KRIS STADALSKY Shaw Media correspondent MINOOKA – Minooka Mayor Pat Brennan had good reason to speak with an air of confidence during his sixth annual state of the village address Wednesday.

Minooka has been listed as one of the top 10 best cities for young families in Illinois by NerdWallet, an online personal financial website geared to helping consumers.

“We are a friendly, Midwest town with solid businesses, restaurant choices, with a selection of places to worship, great schools, libraries, medical professionals and a variety of service businesses that cause many to find what they are looking for right in their own hometown,” Brennan said.

The Minooka Police Department, headed by Chief Justin Meyer, saw a 46 percent decrease in crime compared to the previous year and had no formal complaints lodged against its officers for police misconduct again this year.

During 2014, 34 new homes were built, keeping up Minooka’s five-year average of 30 homes a year. There were 335 building permits granted, with a construction value of more than $72 million invested in the village.

Trader Joe’s opened an 850,000-square-foot warehouse in September and, next door, NFI opened its 100,000-squarefoot facility in December.

Airgas is in the second of a two-year construction project, which will bring about 70 new jobs to the area at an average annual salary of $40,000.

Hampton Inn on Bob Blair Road plans to begin operating this September and Grainger has purchased an additional 52 acres, with plans to expand.

The new community investments represent almost 700 jobs for Minooka, Brennan said.

Village staff, trustees and committee members have maintained a conservative approach over the years.

Other notable projects Brennan mentioned are the CN Railroad viaduct replace-

ment, which includes the expansion of Ridge Road, from McEvilly Road to Minooka Road, to eliminate traffic bottlenecks; the widening of the Minooka Road bridge; and the purchase of 66 acres for central detention near Brisbin Road.

Work will start on the McEvilly Road bike path this summer, with an expected completion date of summer 2016. And the beginning of the next longterm recreational goal of creating a river walk along the DuPage River was marked with the purchase of a former home and property on McEvilly Road being used by Minooka’s Public Works department.

“This is a good example of the Village Board planning and conservation of 20 percent open space within the village,” Brennan said, “and offering residents alternative options for outdoor recreational opportunities.”

Brennan thanked many people during his address, from his wife Denise to village staff, local business owners, pastors, city, county and state officials and former Mayor Dick Ellis.

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“I have not polled individual council members,” he said.

“But I would be afraid that the vote [for Evergreen Terrace acquisition] will not pass if we can’t get those specifics.”

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HOMER GLEN – A day after George Yukich ousted Jim Daley Jr. in a contentious race for mayor, Yukich said he wasn’t surprised by local turnout, which averaged better than numbers seen countywide.

“I believe the people of Homer Glen were tired of the way people were being treated,” said Yukich, a village trustee.

“I don’t think anyone was being listened to. People didn’t know a lot of what was going on with the village.”

According to unofficial vote totals from the Will County Clerk’s office, with 16 of 16 precincts reporting, Yukich had 3,216 votes (or 60 percent) to Daley Jr.’s 2,109 votes (or 40 percent).

All but one of the village’s precincts performed above the countywide average of 14.9 percent voter turnout, with the greatest precinct turnout coming in at 38 percent.

“This is their village,” Yukich said. “I can’t tell you how good it made me feel to see all these people turn out at the polls.”

“This is their village.

I can’t tell you how good it made me feel to see all these people turn out as the polls.”

didn’t have any interest in running, Yukich said. The top vote-getters were placed on Tuesday’s ballot, allowing Yukich and other names to appear on the ballot for Tuesday’s election.

Yukich said he and Daley Jr. “never saw eye-to-eye” on anything.

The two often disagreed over the village’s approach to its planned relocation of Village Hall to the Woodbine Golf Course’s former banquet facility. Yukich said Daley Jr. wanted to spend $2.4 million on facility renovations.

“No way it’s going to cost $2.4 million for a remodel,” Yukich said.

Yukich also often claimed during the campaign, and while serving as on the Village Board, that the mayor was not transparent with information and finances with the public.

Yukich said he looks forward to making changes at Village Hall – starting with transparency. He said he hopes to have budget information available online within the coming months.

Yukich will be sworn in as mayor May 13.

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OBITUARIES THERESA L. AUTMAN Theresa L Autman, age 65 years, died Sunday, at the Unity Point Health Center in Peoria. Born in Joliet, L.T.H. S. class of 1967.

Formerly employed as a L.P.N. at the Haymarket House in Chicago.

Preceded in death by her parents, one brother, one sister, and a son.

Theresa is survived by her devoted husband, David L Autman Jr.; two sons, David (Charlotte) Autman III, Vance Autman of Wisconsin; three daughters, Dionne (Justin) Edmonds of Japan, Cynthia (Jesse) Wilson of Peoria, and Shantria Autman of Aurora; 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; three sisters, Rosemary Blalock, Deborah Shade-Dougherty, and Caroline Brooks; two brothers, Charles Washington Jr. and Gregory Washington. Numerous nieces and nephews, including special niece, Ikenya Durham. Devoted friends, Joycelyn Jones and Carolyn Scott.

Funeral services will be Friday, April 10, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at Brown Chapel AME Church with visitation Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Rev. Angela R Jones officiating. Interment Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to Elmhurst Cemetery.

JAMES D. BINGLE Born: 1930 Died: 2015

James D. Bingle, retired scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and former Assessor for DuPage Township in Will County, Illinois, passed away on April 3, 2015, in Prescott, Arizona.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; and his four children; as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Anderson Memorial Chapel, 606 Townhall Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at The First Presbyterian Church of DuPage, 180 N. Weber Road, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 with interment immediately following at Boardman Cemetery on Paxson Road, just north of Royce Road, in Bolingbrook, IL

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that charitable contributions be made to; Pineda Presbyterian Church (USA), 50 North Wickham Road, Palm Shores, Florida 32940; http://www. pinedapres.org/ or Bingle Camp, 3510 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709 https://binglecamp.org/ donate/ For information, www.

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Memorials in his name to the Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20037 would be appreciated.

There will be no visitation.

For more information, 815-7415500 or visit his Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

ROBERT F. CALLAGHAN Robert F. Callaghan, age 83, late of Sugar Grove and formerly of Shorewood, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Presence Mercy Medical Center, Aurora, with his family by his side.

Bob was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany and was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the AmVets. He was also a member of the Belmont AC and Matteson Lodge #175, A.F. and A.M. He worked as a building contractor and was a member of Carpenter’s Local #174.

Survived by his wife, Judy (nee Presson) Callaghan of Sugar Grove; one son, Jeff Callaghan of Ottawa; three grandchildren, Connor, Jacob and Molly; two stepchildren, Marta (Aaron) Maschman and Robin (Joann) Kirkhove; two step-grandchildren, Hope and Faith Maschman; the child of his heart, Terry (Hope) Tait; one sister, Margaret (Jim) Gregorich of Merrimack, NH; one sisterin-law, Virginia (late Bill) Callaghan of Shorewood; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded by his parents, Matthew and Anna (nee Feltz) Callaghan; one brother, William Callaghan; and his first wife, Patricia Callaghan.

Graveside Services for Robert F. Callaghan will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

BENJAMIN J. EASTON Born: April 7, 1978 Died: April 6, 2015

Benjamin “Ben” J. Easton, passed away at his home, peacefully of natural causes, Monday, April 6, 2015. Age 36 years. Born April 7, 1978.

Survived by his son, Jaden Benjamin James Easton, who his father’s entire world revolved around. His parents, Rex D. and Melodee M. (nee Crnkovic) Easton; his two sisters, Beverly A. (Dr. Jake L.) Wines, Erin M. (Eric) Hwang.

Nieces and nephews, Melodee M. Wines, Abraham E. Wines, Eleanor E. Wines and Adeline M. Hwang. Aunts and uncles, Kay (Jack) Riley, Vicky (Larry) DiGiusto, Catherine (Gordon) Milne, Max (Katie) Easton, Candee Schlesser, Kevin Roache, Desiree (Rick) Fronek, Joe (Shawn) Crnkovic and John Crnkovic. Also numerous cousins and other loving relatives.

Preceded in death his grandparents, Wendell and Wanda (nee Scott) Easton, Vincent and Beverly (nee Kaiser) Crnkovic.

Ben was employed at Packard Transport Management Inc. for the past 15 years. Graduate of Minooka High School Class of 1996.

He attended Joliet Junior College

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and Lakeland College in Mattoon, IL. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, skateboarding, go-kart racing, welding, fishing and camping. He was forever a “garage rat” tinkering with trucks, bringing home stray dogs and able to make a gourmet meal out of nothing. Ben was a friend to everyone he met, always rooting for the underdog. Ben was the life of the family. He could make you laugh and remind us that in everything there was an adventure. His compassion and love he felt for his son and others was immeasurable.

Funeral services will be held from the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Road, Friday, April 10th at 10:00 a.m. to St. Mary Catholic Church, 303 W. St. Mary’s Street in Minooka at 10:30 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial.

Entombment Woodlawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers memorials in Ben’s name to a charity of your choice will be appreciated.

Visitation will be held Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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Father of funny commercials Stan Freberg dies

By JOHN ROGERS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Stan Freberg, the spirited comic genius who lampooned American history in his landmark recordings “The United States of America” and was hailed as the father of the funny commercial, died Tuesday. He was 88.

Freberg died at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, his wife, Hunter Freberg, told The Associated Press.

His face might not have been as recognizable as other humorists’, but Freberg’s influence was arguably greater, thanks to a huge body of work assembled over 70 years that encompassed radio, television, comedy albums, advertising jingles and nightclub performances.

“He’s an American institution,” film historian Leonard Maltin once said. “His name has become embedded in our culture like Mark Twain’s.”

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John Stephen “Vern” Flanagan

16 years ago today, God was looking down upon us. He saw a bright, loving & courageous young man. God needed someone like him to become one of His Heavenly Angels.

That young man was a son, grandson, nephew, cousin & a great friend to many. That day our lives would change forever. Our tomorrow will never be like yesterday. All we have now are the fond memories of what we shared together.

And thoughts of what should have been. John, you’re not far away because we hold you close in our hearts and minds.

Until we’re togehter again, shine your light upon us.

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OBITUARIES JOHN T. FEENEY

Born: Jan. 19, 1945; in Chicago, IL Died: April 6, 2015; in Joliet, IL

DONALD E. GIARRANTE Born: Dec. 12, 1933 Died: April 4, 2015

Donald E. Giarrante, 81, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away April 4, 2015. He was born December 12, 1933, in Cherry, IL and moved to Florida in 2000 from

RICHARD E. HOLMQUIST

Born: Sept. 15, 1927; in Joliet, IL Died: April 8, 2015; in Joliet, IL Richard E. Holmquist passed away at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Age 87 years.

Survived by his wife, Joyce E. Holmquist (Rys); a son, Gary R. Holmquist; and a daughter, Lisa G. Holmquist. Four grandchildren, Cody Holmquist, Casey Spangler, Chelsea Marji and Chad Holmquist.

Four great-grandchildren, Addyson, Kinsley, Eligh Holmquist and Jesse Spangler. His sisters-in-law, Gloria Holmquist and Phyllis Holmquist.

Also numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Alma (nee Sullivan) Holmquist. Four brothers, Leonard, Donald, Howard and Gordon Holmquist. His sister, Phyllis Holmquist.

Richard was born September 15, 1927 in Joliet. Graduate of Joliet Township High School Class of 1945. He was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Veteran of W.W. II serving in the U.S. Navy. Rich retired from the Joliet Fire Department Fire Inspection Bureau in 1980. Following his retirement, he was the parking lot attendant at First National Bank of Joliet Downtown Branch for 10 years. Rich was a avid Illini fan and enjoyed exploring Chicago. He was

a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

Funeral services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Rd., Friday, April 10, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. Interment will take place at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Tuesday, April 14th at 1:30 P.M. Visitation will be held Friday from 3:00 P.M. until time of services at 7:00 P.M.

tan Rd. Joliet, IL. 60433 would be appreciated.

Jim will Lie in State Friday, April 10, 2015, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Wilton Center, IL from 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville. Visitation Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the O’Neil Funeral Home Chapel 1105 E. 9th St., Lockport from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Family and friends can sign the online guest book or to attain directions at: www.oneilfuneralhome.com.

JAMES L. MEADER James L. “Jim” Meader, age 78, passed away peacefully April 4, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Joliet, lifelong Lockport resident. Member of St. Patrick Church, Wilton Center, former member of St. Dennis Church, Lockport. He attended Taft Grade School, Lockport and was a 1955 Graduate of Lockport Township High School.

United States Army Reserve Veteran.

Jim retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company as a supervisor after 32 years of service. A very proud lifelong Farmer.

Active member of the Will County Farm Bureau where he was past Vice President. Member of the Minneapolis-Moline Collector’s club. Jim loved auction sales, Minneapolis- Moline tractors, farming but most of all cherished spending time with his family and friends. He especially adored and was very proud of his two grandsons.

Preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Gertrude (Stief) Meader; and a sister, Lois Meader.

Survived by his loving wife and soul mate of 34 years, Norma (Hennings) Meader; one cherished daughter, Lisa Meader; two loving step children, Robert Domanic and Jodi Domanic; two adored grandsons, Shawn Domanic and Alex Riccio; one sister, Gladys (late John) Matejcak; two nephews, Mark (Jeanne) Matejcak and Steven (LuAnn) Matejcak; a great niece, Stephanie (fiancé Tim Turner) Matejcak; and great nephew, Shane Matejcak; and dear cousin, Henry (Mary Beth) Meader.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Phone Cards for Troops c/o Will County Farm Bureau 100 Manhat-

JAMES J. MUHICH, SR. James J. Muhich Sr., age 71, entered eternal life on Saturday, April 4, 2015 after a courageous battle of a chronic illness.

James is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sharon T. Muhich (nee Brencich); children, James (fiancée Danielle Petrovich) Muhich Jr., Kimberly Muhich, and William Muhich; daughter-in-law, Nichole Muhich; one sister, Dorothy (John) Otte; dearest mother-in-law, Frances Brencich; one niece and one nephew.

Preceded in death by his parents, Frank (1970) and Josephine (1999) Muhich; brother, William Muhich (1951).

James was the owner and operator of Jim’s Body Shop in Crest Hill, IL for 52 years. James enjoyed flying homing pigeons, fishing and hunting.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the University of Chicago Medical Center and staff, especially nurse Rae for her care.

A Celebration of James’ life will begin on Saturday, April 11, 2015 meeting at Holy Family Catholic Church in Shorewood for a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Obituary and tribute wall for James J. Muhich at www.tezakfuneralhome. com or for information, 815-7220524. Arrangements entrusted to:

MICHAEL D. POWERS Michael D. Powers, age 62, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

Michael is survived by his loving wife, Sharoll (nee Beasley) Powers; children, Viki Powers, Vanessa Powers, Andrea (Dustin) Standish, Paul (Samantha) Romero, Alexander Romero and Kristi Romero; grandchildren, Alexxys, Addysen, Alyssa, Rachael, Ian and Amelia; siblings, Lynn Powers, Edward “Eddie” Powers; Virginia Powers, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Charlotte “Dolly” (nee Cirrencione) Powers; brother, Shawn “Buzz” Powers.

Michael was born in Joliet and raised in New Lenox. He enjoyed playing football in high school, as well as riding Motocross. He was employed by the City of Joliet, first as a dispatcher for 13 years and retired from public works after an additional 5 years of service. He loved spending time with his daughters, taking them to downtown Chicago to the different museums and various venues to attend concerts. Michael also loved his dogs, hunting and fishing. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

A celebration of Michael’s life will begin on Friday, April 10, 2015, with a visitation at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service to be held in the funeral home chapel at 12:30 p.m. Interment to follow at Maple Wood Cemetery in New Lenox.

Following interment, the family would like to invite relatives and friends to gather at River Valley Christian Fellowship, 800 Cardinal Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 for a funeral service to be held at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Derick Miller officiating.

Obituary and tribute wall for Michael D. Powers at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524. Arrangements entrusted to:

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John T. Feeney, age 70, of Joliet and a former Chicago resident, died Monday, April 6, 2015. Born January 19, 1945 in Chicago, IL to the late Ethel (nee Sward) and Thomas “Tim” Feeney.

A graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, he also held a P.E. license with the State of Illinois and had retired as an engineer from the Water Reclamation District of Chicago with 31 years of service.

A U.S. Army veteran who served during Vietnam War. A member of American Legion Post #1080.

Survived by his beloved wife of 45 years, Susan (nee Marciniak) Feeney; sister-in-law, Phyllis (Gerald) Schuytema; brother-inlaw, William (Rebecca) Marciniak; some cousins; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Donald Espinosa.

Funeral Services for John T. Feeney will be held Friday, April 10, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. As it was John’s wish, Cremation Rites will be accorded following services.

Visitation Friday, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the funeral home.

For more information, 815-7415500 or visit his Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

Mundelein, IL. Don was a retired Vice President for Koenig and Strey Real Estate in Libertyville, IL. He was a member of the Lake County Rotary, Past President of the Lake County Realtors, Past President of the Chamber of Commerce and many other organizations. Don served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Razorback Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Carole; daughters, Sally of IL; Pamela of WI; Mark of IL; John of MO; sisters, Mary Anges, Rose Ann, Annette; brothers, Gordon, Tom Bob; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Monday, April 13, 2015, in Port Charlotte, Florida.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Virginia B. Andres Clinic, 21297 Olean Boulevard, Port Charlotte, FL 33952

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LINDA SUE SHARP Linda Sue Sharp, age 58 years, died Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Joliet Hospice Home. Born in Joliet, she was a lifelong resident, JT Central class of 1974. Formerly employed at Rosewood Nursing Home.

She is preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, and one brother.

Linda is survived by her son, Gary Sharp; two grandchildren; a brother, Theodis Sharp; five sisters, Diane Schook, Patricia Sharp and Sharon Sharp all of Joliet, Rita (Glenn) Cross of Romeoville and Kearon Sharp of Richton Park. Special aunts Lillie Samuels and Louise Jones both of Joliet. Nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends also survive.

A special thanks to the staff of St. Joseph Hospital and Joliet Hospice.

Funeral services will be Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 2:00PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, with visitation from 1:00 to 2:00PM. Rev Richard House officiating.

MARION A. UNDERWOOD, SR. Born: Oct. 7, 1968 Died: April 3, 2015

Marion Anthony Underwood, Sr. Born October 7, 1968, and departed this life on Friday, April 3, 2015.

Tony was born to the late Cornelius and Mary Underwood. He was the youngest of five children.

Marion was affectionately known as “Tony” and “TO.” Tony was a graduate of Joliet Township High School and accepted Christ at an early age. Marion enjoyed entertaining family and friends and loved spending time with his children and

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He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Louise Underwood; father, Cornelius Underwood; and brother, Kevin Deon Underwood. He leaves to cherish his memories, six children, Marion Anthony Underwood, Jr., Arteshia, Denishia, Sonja, Anthony and Kaveion; six grandchildren; one sister, Sonja Underwood; a special niece, Mary Underwood; two brothers, Cornelius Cookbay and Larry Howard; two godchildren, Bruklan Grant and Audie Wilson; and his former wife, Tamu Underwood; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held Friday, April 10, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the funeral home and Saturday, April 11, 2015, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 402 Singleton Pl., Joliet, IL. Service at 10:00 AM, Pastor David G. Latimore, officiating.

Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. Minor-Morris Funeral Home 112 Richards St. 815-723-1283

LAWRENCE VAN ALLEN, JR. Lawrence Van Allen Jr., age 78, at rest on Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Lawrence is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Jo Ann (nee Sartori) Van Allen; children, Julie A. (David) Wiedmeyer; grandchildren, David A. (Kelly) Wiedmeyer Jr., Zachary L. Wiedmeyer and Gianna N. Wiedmeyer; great-grandson, Ryder A. Wiedmeyer; sisters, Charlotte (Scott) Derenzo, Joan Ann (Ron) Warnell, Louise Carol Piotis, Mary Agnes Van Allen and Dolores Estell Patterson; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Louise Van Allen; brother, Martin (Mary Theresa) Van Allen.

Lawrence was born and raised in Rockdale, IL. He retired from ICG after 37 years of dedicated service.

Lawrence’s grandchildren were the light of his life and he enjoyed spending time with them. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who will be dearly missed.

The family would like to offer a

special thank you to Dwight Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care for the wonderful comfort and care provided to Lawrence.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Lawrence’s name to the Will County Humane Society, 24109 W Seil Rd, Shorewood, IL 60404 would be appreciated.

A celebration of Lawrence’s life will begin on Thursday, April 9, 2015, with a visitation at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Per Lawrence’s wishes cremation rites will be accorded. Inurnment will be held privately at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville.

Obituary and tribute wall for Lawrence Van Allen at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

Arrangements entrusted to:

MERLE E. WALLER Merle Eugene Waller, age 82, of Joliet, passed away peacefully April 2, 2015, at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.

He is survived by his loving wife, Betty (nee Engebretson) Waller; his children, Jan (Bill) Eaton, Steve (Adrienne) Waller, Dawn (Jim) Glenn, Beth (Larry) Bravato, Daniel (Mary) Waller and Jon (Paula) Waller; 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; his brother, Rolly (Faye) Waller; and our loving caregiver, Judy Oldham.

Preceded in death by his parents, Hiram and Mae (nee Corcoran) Waller.

Merle retired from Statesville Penitentiary after 23 years where he worked as a correctional officer.

Merle had many hobbies, he enjoyed golfing, bird watching, gardening, and wood working to name a few, but, most of all, spending time with his family was what brought him most joy.

A private memorial Mass with Fr. Stan Tabor officiating was held on

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet.

Memorials in Merle’s name to Our Lady of Angels, 1201 Wyoming Ave., Joliet, IL 60435, would be most appreciated.

Forsythe Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. 815-478-3321, www.forsythefuneralhome.com

FRANCES M. YOUNG

Born: July 27, 1931; in Belknap, IL Died: April 1, 2015; in Olney, IL Frances Margaret Young, 83, formerly of Lockport, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Burgin Manor in Olney, Illinois.

Frances was born on July 27, 1931, in Belknap, Illinois, the daughter of the late Clarence and Taliatha (Richards) Mescher. She married Harold Young on August 19, 1950. They resided in Lockport until moving to Olney in 1994.

Frances enjoyed genealogy research and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 64 and one-half years, Harold Young of Olney; son, David (Phyllis) of Joliet; daughter, Catherine (Roy) Nerad of Oswego; son, Steven of Westchester; five grandchildren, Sarah (Zachary), Rebecca, Brandon (Christina), Michael, and Britney; and three great-grandchildren, Molly, Michael, and Henry. She is also survived by her brother, Jerry (Dorothy) Mescher of Lockport; and brother, Jack (Becky) Mescher of Andrews, SC. Frances was preceded in death by her parents; and her brothers, William Mescher and Harold “Gene” Mescher.

Cremation rites were accorded

by Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with a memorial service scheduled for a later date in Joliet.

Online condolences may be left at www.summers-kistler.com.

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MARGARET C. ZELEZNIK Born: April 30, 1917; in Oconto Falls, WI Died: April 7, 2015; in LeRoy, IL

Margaret Carmen Zeleznik nee Spice, age 97, of LeRoy, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Margaret was born on April 30, 1917 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, to Joseph and Augusta (Wolf) Spice.

During the depression, the family moved to Joliet when Margaret’s father accepted an offer to manage the paper company in Joliet. Margaret married Louis Zeleznik in September of 1937; and after losing their first baby, Janet, in a miscarriage, they had 3 children, Judith, Joe, and Jim. Margaret worked at Hart Schaffner Marx for 23 years, and later at Silver Cross hospital as a receptionist.

She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church until it closed.

Margaret enjoyed golfing and traveling with her husband. After her husband preceded her in death, she and her sister, Helen were constant traveling companions. At the age of 82, she moved to LeRoy, IL where her son, Jim built a home for her. Her last few years have been in the Alzheimer’s unit at Le Roy Manor in LeRoy. She is survived by her three children, Judith (Bill) Elens, Joe (Sandy) Zeleznik, and Jim (Carol) Zeleznik; 6 grandchildren, David Elens, Catherine Elens Lucero, Brett Zeleznik, Heidi Zeleznik Roa, Brian Zeleznik, and Julie Zeleznik Lohnes; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Kurtz Memorial Chapel, 102 E. Francis Rd., New Lenox, IL 60451 on Monday, April 13, 2015 from 12:00 Noon until time of funeral service at 1:00 PM. Interment Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the National Fragile X Foundation, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 170 Box 302, Washington DC 20037 would be appreciated.

For information, www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or 814-485-3200

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‘Moderate risk’ of storms, tornadoes in Middle America

NORMAN, Okla. – Forecasters cautioned millions of people in Middle America to keep an eye to the sky Wednesday and Thursday amid threats of hail, high winds and strong tornadoes.

The Storm Prediction Center, in a midday update to its forecast Wednesday, upgraded to its second-highest advisory level – a moderate risk – while stressing a significant tornado or two could form in a narrow stretch from northern Oklahoma to central Missouri.

Severe thunderstorms packing 70 mph winds and large hail made their way across central Missouri on Wednesday afternoon, including several capable of producing tornadoes.

Emergency managers in Kansas and Illinois huddled separately to address the approaching storms. Kansas officials warned that hail could be the size of baseballs, while Illinois officials told residents they should be prepared to seek shelter if bad weather arrives.

Heat, humidity and the approach of a cold front and a jet stream could cause severe weather on Thursday, too.

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Vote to dissolve tiny village fails by a mere two votes

CLEARLAKE – A tiny Illinois village will continue to exist after a public vote to dissolve it failed by two votes.

Voters in Clearlake decided against dissolution in a 19-17 vote Tuesday, the State Journal-Register said. That’s more than the dozen or so voters who typically cast ballots in elections in Clearlake, a village

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Illinois State University senior forward John Jones comforts head basketball coach Dan Muller during a news conference Wednesday at Hancock Stadium in Normal concerning Tuesday’s plane crash that claimed the lives of Aaron Leetch, the athletic department’s deputy director for external relations, and associate head basketball coach Torrey Ward. The two were among seven men killed Tuesday when a 414 Cessna twin-engine aircraft crashed east of Bloomington. The plane was returning from the NCAA national championship game in Indianapolis. Officials weren’t sure what caused the crash. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Todd Fox said the plane began to climb out of its descent into Central Illinois Regional Airport early Tuesday as if it had missed its approach. If that happened, the plane should have climbed and turned west. Instead it turned east.

of about 250 people.

Services in Clearlake likely would have been taken over by another tax entity if the village were dissolved.

Village trustee Tracy Dorrough said six people went to the board’s meeting Monday, showing an interest in Clearlake. No one ran for the board Tuesday.

Village officials have said the town can’t sustain itself because of declining resources in the past decade. Dorrough said Clearlake might run out of funds and still have to close in the future.

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Emanuel facing huge challenges in 2nd term as mayor

CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he has his work cut out for him in a second term.

The former White House chief

of staff spoke at a news conference Wednesday, a day after besting Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in Chicago’s first mayoral runoff.

After failing to win an outright majority in February’s election, the famously aggressive mayor campaigned during the runoff on promises to soften his approach. He said Chicago’s problems, including rising pension costs, are hard enough without management style issues.

Emanuel said he wants the city council to prioritize reform and change. Some organizations that supported Garcia have vowed to push Emanuel to embrace progressive policies.

Emanuel said he received congratulation calls from President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.

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No grandstand at this year’s DuPage County Fair

WHEATON – Unresolved building code violations mean there won’t be a grandstand at this year’s DuPage County Fair.

The Daily Herald said fair officials hope the repairs to the grandstand will make it available in time for the 2016 fair. Fair officials said scheduled events for this year’s fair will happen in temporary bleachers.

DuPage County fair Association manager Jim McGuire said the restrooms are the only part of the grandstand that the public can use this year. The fair is scheduled for July 22-26.

Wheaton building inspectors found more than 600 violations at the 42-acre fairgrounds. The fair association plans to have all issues resolved by June 1.

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Assistance planned for laid-off Granite City steel workers

GRANITE CITY – Thousands of southern Illinois steel workers who are expected to lose their jobs soon could benefit from training and counseling to get them back to work.

The Belleville News Democrat said Madison County officials are working with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide assistance to the soon-tobe unemployed workers of U.S. Steel’s Granite City plant near St. Louis. The worker assistance will provide help securing insurance, unemployment benefits and job retraining.

U.S. Steel announced the layoffs and temporary closure of the Illinois plant last month.

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NATION BRIEFS Senate creating secret list of U.S. spy programs

eras so every uniformed officer wears one in North Charleston.

Protests began within hours WASHINGTON – Trying to get of the murder charge against a handle on hundreds of sensiMichael Thomas Slager, 33, a tive, closely held surveillance programs, a Senate committee five-year veteran of the city’s is compiling a secret encyclope- police force.

The video recorded by an dia of American intelligence colunidentified bystander shows lection. It’s part of an effort to improve congressional oversight Slager struggling to use what appears to be a Taser against of the government’s sprawling Walter Lamer Scott then pulling global spying effort.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein launched out his Glock pistol and firing at the man’s back. The man crumthe review in October 2013, ples to the ground about 30 feet after a leak by former Nationaway, after the eighth shot. al Security Agency systems administrator Edward Snowden Family of Miss. man found disclosed that the NSA had been eavesdropping on German hanging wants information JACKSON, Miss. – Lawyers Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hired by the family of a black cellphone.

“We’re trying right now to look man who was found hanging at every intelligence program,” in Mississippi said Wednesday they are hiring independent Feinstein told The Associated experts, including a high-profile Press. “There are hundreds of forensic pathologist, to conduct programs we have found ... sprinkled all over. Many people an investigation separate from the one pursued by state and in the departments don’t even federal authorities. know (they) are going on.”

Otis Byrd, 54, was found hanging by a sheet from a tree Outrage spreads with near his home March 19 in the video of police shooting NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – A small southwestern Mississippi town of Port Gibson. Authorities white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed an are trying to determine if he was killed or took his own life. He had unarmed black man in self-defense has been fired after being been reported missing about two charged with murder, the city’s weeks before he was found.

“At this point, the family mayor announced Wednesday after a video exposed him firing believes that it’s not suicide,” eight shots from a safe distance attorney Dennis Sweet IV said at the fleeing 50-year-old man. during a news conference in The mayor also announced he Jackson.

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Tsarnaev guilty on all charges in Boston Marathon bombing

By DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press BOSTON – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a jury that now will decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed or shown mercy for what his lawyer says was a crime masterminded by his big brother.

The former college student stood with his hands folded, fidgeted and looked down at the defense table in federal court as he listened to the word “guilty” recited on all 30 counts against him, including conspiracy and deadly use of a weapon of mass destruction. Seventeen of those counts are punishable by death.

The verdict, reached after a day and a half of deliberations, was practically a foregone conclusion, given his lawyer’s startling admission at the trial’s outset that Tsarnaev carried out the terror attack with his now-dead older brother, Tamerlan.

The defense strategy is to try to save Tsarnaev’s life in the upcoming penalty phase by arguing he fell under Tamerlan’s evil influence.

The two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs that exploded near the finish line on April 15, 2013, killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 other people, turning the traditionally celebratory home stretch of the world-famous race into a scene of carnage and putting the city on edge for days.

Tsarnaev was found responsible not only for those deaths but also for the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who was gunned down days later during the brothers’ getaway attempt.

“It’s not a happy occasion, but it’s something,” said Karen Brassard, who suffered shrapnel wounds on her legs and attended the trial. “One

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LEFT: Boston Marathon bombing survivor Karen Brassard speaks Wednesday outside federal court in Boston. RIGHT: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted in a courtroom sketch as the jury presents its verdict Wednesday in his federal death penalty trial. more step behind us.”

She said Tsarnaev appeared “arrogant” and uninterested during the trial, and she wasn’t surprised when she saw no remorse on his face as the verdicts were read.

She refused to say whether she believes he deserves the death penalty, but she rejected the defense argument he simply was following his brother’s lead.

“He was in college. He was a grown man who knew what the consequences would be,” Brassard said. “I believe he was ‘all in’ with the brother.”

Tsarnaev’s lawyers left the courthouse without comment.

In the penalty phase, which could begin as early as Monday, the jury will hear evidence on whether he should get the death penalty or spend the rest of his life in prison.

Defense attorney Judy Clarke argued at trial that Tsarnaev was led astray by his radicalized brother, telling the jury: “If not for Tamerlan, it would not have happened.” She repeatedly referred to Dzhokhar – then 19 – as a “kid” and a “teenager.”

Prosecutors, however, portrayed the brothers – ethnic Chechens who moved to the

United States from Russia more than a decade ago – as full partners in a brutal and coldblooded plan to punish the U.S. for its wars in Muslim countries. Jihadist writings, lectures and videos were found on both their computers, although the defense argued that Tamerlan downloaded the material and sent it to his brother.

Tamerlan, 26, died when he was shot by police and run over by his brother during a chaotic getaway attempt days after the bombing.

The government called 92 witnesses over 15 days, painting a hellish scene of torn-off limbs, blood-spattered pavement, ghastly screams and the smell of sulfur and burned hair.

Survivors gave heartbreaking testimony about losing legs in the blasts or watching people die. The father of 8-year-old Martin Richard described making the agonizing decision to leave his mortally wounded son so he could get help for his 6-year-old daughter, whose leg had been blown off.

In the courtroom Wednesday, Denise Richard, the boy’s mother, wiped tears from her face after the verdict.

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ANOTHER VIEW

We did not sacrifice in vain

Too often, American service men and women make great sacrifices for seemingly unappreciative people in foreign countries. And too many of our tax dollars are spent defending countries that rely on the United States rather than their own resources.

And regularly, Americans – both those who go into harm’s way and those who provide money for our military – wonder what all the bloodshed and expense accomplished.

Afghan President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani used part of his recent address to the U.S. Congress to answer that question.

Many people in his country understand they “owe a profound debt to the 2,315 service men and women killed and the more than 20,000 who have been wounded in service to your country and ours,” Ghani told lawmakers.

Then he listed what both military and civilian aid has meant to Afghanistan. A sampling: “On Sept. 10, 2001, there were no girls enrolled in school in Afghanistan. ... Today, more than 3 million girls in primary schools ... are learning to actively participate in the future of a democratic Afghanistan.”

“In 2002, when the allies built their first clinics, the average lifespan of the ordinary Afghan was 44 years. Today, it is over 60.”

“Our partnership with America and its allies has brought our country hope where we had none.”

Ghani had much more to say. But his remarks made it clear U.S. intervention and Americans’ sacrifices in Afghanistan were far from in vain.

– The Post-Journal of Jamestown (New York)

Persecuted Christians abroad have lessons for us all Every presidential candidate should meet persecuted Christians.

As a political firestorm broke loose just before Easter in and around Indiana, it quickly became clear our society has lost the ability to talk about religious liberty. Some see it as code for bigotry. Meanwhile, the word “tolerance” is bandied about by people insisting on an adherence to a form of secular intolerance.

A presidential candidate who truly wants to lead could help change that.

Pope Francis has said there are at least as many martyrs today as during the times of the early church. This isn’t an academic debate. And even as we’ve been touched by the testimonies of relatives of Christian martyrs in the Middle East and Africa, it may still seem a world away. A visit to that area from an American presidential candidate could lead the way in bringing the

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sity of America and founder of an interdisciplinary program in law and religion, Kathryn Jean said: “Such a visit would also Lopez highlight the important role the Kurds and Jordanians are playing in the region. The sad tragic and inspiring stories truth is that the United States home.

The effort would serve mul- has no strategy: Everything we do over there ... is a retiple purposes. A trip to Iraq or Africa would mean actually flection of domestic politics, not strategic thinking about meeting the people, getting to what’s in the best interests of know and understand their lives and needs better, forging the United States and of the long-suffering people of the relationships. That can be of region.” benefit for both security and “Religious freedom is a humanitarian reasons. sacred space that must be Andrew Doran, co-foundprotected in the name of civier of the advocacy group In lization,” Nebraska Rep. Jeff Defense of Christians, said: “America ought to stand with Fortenberry, co-chair of the Caucus for Religious Minorithose who share its values. ties in the Middle East, told America invariably goes me. “Middle Eastern Christiwrong by placing too much trust in faux allies, such as the anity ... has provided multiple civil society benefits to MusMorsi regime or the Maliki lims –- including schools and government or “moderate” hospitals. He adds: “Military Syrian rebels or the Gulf might cannot ultimately win, Arabs.”

Robert A. Destro, professor but the demand for human dignity can.” of law at the Catholic Univer-

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The Christians today who know they may die simply for being Christian can teach us a thing or two about integrity, and they can show us why it’s crucial they remain where they are, in the birthplace of Christianity.

As Destro said, “Americans don’t know much about their Christian brothers and sisters over there.”

He adds a visit to the area by an American presidential candidate would be a “bonanza for the humanitarian agencies like Catholic Relief Services and World Vision.”

For anyone seeking to be president, it not only would demonstrate some mature leadership, it also would be the decent thing to do.

Everyone benefits from protecting human dignity.

Speaking during a “religious freedom summit” put on by New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan just before Easter, an imam suggested that Muslims take

a lead from Catholics and others who have worked to integrate their faith into a pluralistic society. Truth be told, Christians in the West have miles to go yet in terms of emulating Christ, but in walking that humble walk, by seeing God in others, they do make a difference.

When, not all that far from where Christ was crucified, modern-day martyrs are facing similar fates for following Him, we all can learn a thing or two about just how precious religious freedom is to life, communities and civilization.

So: Do you want to be president of the United States?

Start planning your trip to meet the persecuted.

• Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review Online and founding director of Catholic Voices USA. She can be contacted at klopez@nationalreview.com.

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Lockport starting and winning pitcher Justine Cielenski fields a ground ball for an out at first base during Wednesday’s softball game at Minooka. Lockport won, 16-0, in six innings.

Cielenski pitched a complete game and struck out four batters.

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PREP SOFTBALL: LOCKPORT 16, MINOOKA 0 (6 INN.)

Lockport rolls past Minooka in rematch

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com MINOOKA – After suffering its first defeat to Minooka in the title game of Saturday’s Providence Invite, Lockport’s softball team was determined to get a different outcome when the two teams met again Wednesday.

And with a 14-hit outburst and six errors by the Indians, the Porters had few difficulties getting their wish, as they captured a 16-0 nonconference victory in six innings.

The Indians had rallied from a 5-0 deficit after one inning to beat the Porters, 10-6, in their first meeting as Alyssa Hajduk pitched the last six innings to cap an impressive 18-inning effort on the mound for the day.

In this contest, Lockport broke the game open with a sixrun fourth inning, then scored nine more times in the sixth against Minooka, which managed just two hits.

“We went into Saturday knowing that we would see them again today and had a game plan and stuck with it,” Porters coach Marissa Chovanec said. “We worked on making some adjustments, and seeing Lincoln-Way West yesterday and back-to-back against Minooka, helped our hitters, since they were similar pitchers.

“We’re young, with three freshmen and three sophomores who are starting. Even though two-thirds are underclassmen, they’ve got quite a bit of poise and stature and haven’t hesitated, and they’re hungry and are enjoying it. I like how we’ve started, but it’s always about how we want to finish. So we’ll learn from our mistakes and grow in each game.”

The Porters (5-1) got the only run they would need in the second when Bailee Moll scored the first of her three runs following an error.

Minooka (5-4) threatened early, moving four runners to scoring position in the first three innings. But Porter starter and winner Justine Cielenski, who didn’t pitch Saturday, got out of trouble and went the distance, striking out four batters.

Lockport used four hits and

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Minooka’s Sally Tyrell tags out Lockport’s Gracie Voulgaris in a run-down play at home plate during Wednesday’s softball game at Minooka.

Lockport won, 16-0, in six innings.

“She [Minooka’s Hajduk] has a very good riseball, so we decided to lay off of that, and we only swung at strikes today.”

Elena Woulfe Lockport softball player

Lockport’s Elena Woulfe is safe at second with a stolen base as Minooka’s Caty Bell shortstop waits for the ball during Wednesday’s game. three Indians errors to push across six runs in the fourth.

Gracie Voulgaris (2 for 3, 2 runs) drove in one run, and Elena Woulfe (2-4, 3 RBIs, 2 runs) brought home two more.

“She [Hajduk] has a very

good riseball, so we decided to lay off of that, and we only swung at strikes today,” Woulfe said. “We have a team with a lot of ages distributed on it, so we didn’t start out too close, but now we are togeth-

er so we can work as a group.

Everybody has a good bat, so even when someone’s down, we have someone else that we can put in to pick them up. I think we’re really good this year, and hopefully we can get to state.”

Halle Hollatz (2 RBIs), Tara McElligott (3 for 5, two runs), Emily Dybas (two runs), Sidney Bottino (2 RBIs) and Cielenski (3 for 4) were some other leaders for the Porters.

“We hit their No. 1 pitcher

a lot better than we did last time since we worked on hitting rise balls in practice,” Dybas said. “We know that good defense wins games, and Justine pitched really well today.

I think that we’re going to have a good season. We’re really upbeat and positive, and we talk to each other on the field and communicate.”

Caty Bell and Nikki Hutson collected the only hits for Minooka, which had a five-game winning streak halted.

“It’s just one of those games where anything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and against a good team like Lockport they’ll make you pay for it, and they did,” Indians coach Mark Brown said. “Our No. 1, Alyssa, has been sick, so that wasn’t the same pitcher that they saw on Saturday. So we’ll turn the page since we can’t carry today into tomorrow.”

PREP BASEBALL: PLAINFIELD NORTH 6, MINOOKA 5

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

change.

“Sometimes when teams are struggling, they tend to tense up, and bad things happen.”

Minooka (2-7, 0-2) and Ruiz were in control most of the way. Freshman Hayden Laczynski was a vacuum at shortstop with seven assists, including a few on plays more difficult than routine, and delivered a two-run single with two outs in the third inning.

Senior second baseman Jake Null squeezed home a run in the fourth, and another scored on a throwing error on the play. And Nick Clemmons contributed a sacrifice in the fourth and solid defense in right field, including a running catch in foul territory where he hit the side fence and held onto the ball.

“We played 6½ really good innings,” Petrovic said. “That’s the positive.

We ran the bases, we bunted well, and we got timely hits and a great pitched game.”

However, there was a negative for a team that has been snake-bitten with injuries. Null fell at first base

trying to beat out an infield roller in the seventh and injured his left knee. He had to be helped to the Minooka dugout.

“Jake being hurt is really a negative,” Petrovic said.

“He’s a leader, a competitor.

He is irreplaceable on this team. I hope it’s nothing that lingers, but knees are always scary.”

Justin Yeager (1-0), a junior right-hander who is committed to Southern Illinois-Carbondale, replaced North starter Tyler Garrity to start the fourth inning. He walked two of the first three hitters he faced, committed a balk and was victimized by Null’s suicide squeeze and a throwing error as Minooka scored twice on no hits to go ahead, 5-1. Over the final three innings, he allowed only one baserunner on a dropped infield pop-up.

“I was really happy with Justin,” Darlington said.

“Those were his first varsity innings. Once he got comfortable, he threw the ball across the plate. That was pleasant to see. Throwing strikes had been killing us for a while.”

AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Studer, Podgorny key Lincoln-Way C. past Providence SUBMITTED REPORTS

NEW LENOX – Lincoln-Way Central scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Providence, 5-3, in a nonconference baseball game Wednesday.

Sean Studer ripped a tworun single down the left-field line to score Eric Ramos and Collin Brauer and tie the game. Two batters later, Nick Podgorny’s RBI single put the visiting Knights ahead for good.

Chad Tucker and T.J. Papousek each had two hits for Lincoln-Way Central (4-4). Ryan Tishka (20) earned the win, going six innings and striking out five. Collin Brauer picked up his first save.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Plainfield North 6, Minooka 2: Jake Dunham doubled

and drove in two runs and Richard Bryza had and RBI single for visiting Plainfield North as the Tigers won the Southwest Prairie opener Tuesday. Kyle Strepek (3-0) allowed two runs on two hits in four innings and struck out six. Brandon Rossiter and Jake Null had a hit and RBI each for Minooka. Tyler Paulsen took the loss.

Plainfield Central 6, Romeoville 1: Brandon Callender

(2-0) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning for visiting Central (3-1, 1-0) in the Southwest Prairie opener Tuesday. Austin Blazevic had two doubles and two RBIs, Danny Brandon singled and

doubled and stole three bases, and Matt Bunetta singled and doubled and drove in a run. Callender finished, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out eight in six innings.

Lincoln-Way Central 7, Joliet Central 6: Collin Brauer

singled home Marc Schaefer, who had reached on an error and advanced on a passed ball, in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to give the Knights the nonconference win. Nick Podgorny went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Brandon Porters (1-0) pitched 21⁄3 innings, striking out two and allowing no hits, to earn the victory.

Oswego 12, Plainfield East 2: East (5-3, 0-2) managed three hits in the five-inning

Southwest Prairie loss.

Aurora Christian 5, Wilmington 0: Luke Mann went 2 for 2 with a double for WIlmington (5-5) in the home loss.

Kankakee Trinity 18, Families of Faith Christian 6: Thom-

as Larson went 3 for 3 with two RBIs, a double and triple for Families of Faith (0-3-1).

Stephen Bestler doubled and drove in a run.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

Lewis 7, Saint Xavier 1: Lewis freshman Dalton Hottle (11) threw a complete game to earn his first career victory in the nonconference contest at Brennan Field. Hottle allowed nine hits and no walks while striking out eight. Jared Pyatt and Mark Kornacker had two hits and an RBI each for Lewis (11-16).

Baseball Lincoln-Way West at Sandburg, 11 a.m.

Oswego at Plainfield East, 4:15 p.m.

Plainfield North at Minooka, 4:15 p.m.

Plainfield South at Oswego East, 4:15 p.m.

Andrew at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

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

Plainfield Central at Romeoville, 4:30 p.m.

Thornton at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

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

Morris at Herscher, 4:30 p.m.

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

Seneca at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Lockport at Louisville, Kent. Invite, TBA Softball Lemont at Bremen, 10 a.m.

Lockport at Lincoln-Way North, 11 a.m.

Minooka at Romeoville, 4:15 p.m.

Oswego East at Plainfield East, 4:15 p.m.

Plainfield North at Plainfield Central, 4:15 p.m.

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

Bolingbrook at Thornton, 4:30 p.m.

Coal City at Joliet Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet Central at Andrew, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Kaneland at Morris, 4:30 p.m.

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

Wilmington at Momence, 4:30 p.m.

Peotone at Chicago Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Volleyball Lincoln-Way Central at Richards, 5:30 p.m.

Minooka at Plainfield North, 5:30 p.m.

Oswego East at Plainfield East, 5:30 p.m.

Plainfield Central at Romeoville, 5:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Oswego, 5:30 p.m.

Lemont at Eisenhower, 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer Lincoln-Way Central at Stagg, noon Lincoln-Way East at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

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

Plainfield South at Romeoville, 4:30 p.m.

Thornwood at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Plainfield North, 5:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Homewood-Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m.

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

Plano at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

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

Tinley Park at Lemont, 6:15 p.m.

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

Boys Track and Field Morris, Herscher, Aurora Christian at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Track and Field Morris, Herscher, Aurora Christian at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

College Softball St. Francis at Trinity International (2), 3 p.m.

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PLAINFIELD – At the plate in a situation where a base hit would win the game, right-handed hitting Josh Garner tried to take the ball to right field.

“I jammed myself a little,” he admitted.

But as the man once said, the idea in baseball is to “hit ’em where they ain’t.” Garner blooped the ball over first baseman John Vesper for a walkoff single Wednesday as Plainfield North rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Southwest Prairie rival Minooka, 6-5.

“At first I thought he [Vesper] was going to catch it,” Garner said. “But it was a great comeback. It shows we can fight back even when we aren’t having our best game.”

Garner’s two-out hit, his second of the game, came after Zach Jarosz knocked in one run with a single to left-center field, Bryan VanDuser drove in a pair with a double into the left-field corner, and Kyle Strepek

tied it with a sacrifice fly to right.

The Tigers (7-2, 2-0) had five hits in the seventh inning after totaling two through six innings against Minooka right-hander Miguel Ruiz.

“I don’t know – you tell me how that works,” North coach John Darlington said of the Tigers bunching their hits in the seventh. “I thought if we could put a couple at-bats together and get to the top of the lineup, we’d have a good shot at rolling it over.”

North loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh on Josh Heckman’s single, a walk and Jason Pacanowski’s swinging-bunt single.

Indians coach Jeff Petrovic removed Ruiz and summoned right-hander Brad VanAsdlen, with leadoff man Jarosz the first batter he faced.

“I started to worry about Miguel a little bit in the fifth inning, but then he had an easy sixth and had the 7-8-9 hitters coming up in the seventh,” Petrovic said. “But with the walk and swinging bunt, we had to make a

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Lockport’s boys volleyball team overcomes Oak Forest SUBMITTED REPORTS LOCKPORT – Lockport’s boys volleyball team improved to 7-2 after claiming a 25-21, 26-24 nonconference home victory over Oak Forest. Phil Holle had six kills, while Jon Wheaton chipped in with four kills and four blocks for the Porters.

VOLLEYBALL

Joliet Catholic 25-25, Carmel 2318: Aron Goeken tallied 24 assists and two kills, Blake Reardon had 11 kills and two blocks, and Ben Gabor five kills and a block for the visiting Hilltoppers (8-1, 1-0) in the East Suburban Catholic win.

Lincoln-Way Central 25-20-25, Providence 14-25-15: Andrew Bergstrand had 10 kills, Mike Kulinski 27 assists and Scott Mueller 20 digs for Central (8-4) in the nonconference victory Tuesday.

Lincoln-Way West 25-25, Lemont 4-8: Michael Wexter (seven aces),

Ryan Bakke (seven kills) and Jake Martin (11 digs) had strong games Tuesday for the Warriors (12-0).

Joliet West 25-25, Oak Forest 21-22: Juwann Jackson led West (11-1) with 11 kills in the nonconference match. Kyler Van Rossum-O’Connell added 20 assists and eight digs, and Chris Beltran had nine digs.

Plainfield South 25-25, Plainfield East 20-14: Adam Burt led South

with 14 assists, five digs and a block, while Brandon Langys

(six kills) and Ethan Mayer each had nine digs and Cody Viertel had seven kills and two blocks in Tuesday’s Southwest Prairie game.

SOCCER

Lincoln-Way Central 6, Homewood-Flossmoor 0: Anita Fournier

and Kyla Grundhofer scored two goals apiece, and Sarah Ortman and Alivia Crowhurst scored once for Central (3-1) in Tuesday’s victory.

Plainfield North 2, Minooka 1: Vanessa Ramos scored the goal and Lily Benig made 10 saves for Minooka (4-3) in Tuesday’s Southwest Prairie game.

GIRLS TRACK

Joliet Central 67, Thornwood 55:

Central winners Tuesday were Sheila Corona in the 800-meter run (2:41), Morayma Barron in the 1,600-meter (6:08) and 3,200 (13:36), Miya Crosby in the 100 hurdles (23.97), Tamara Snevely in the 300 hurdles (52.84) and pole vault (9-0), H’Aeneise Coopwood in the high jump (4-6) and triple jump, the 4x200 relay of Genesis Myers, Anjae’ Holder, Julmanice Diamond and Snevely (1:55.24) and the 4x800 relay of Andrea Gonzalez, Sandra Ortega, Corona and Jasmin DeLeon (12:07.39).

Minooka 118, Plainfield Central 21: Minooka individual winners Tuesday were Morgan Crouch in the 3,200 (12:18.7), Jenna Roberts in the 100 hurdles (17.2) and 300

hurdles (54.4), Ashleigh Wilson in the 100 (13.1) and 400 (59.4), Mackenzie Callahan in the 800 (2:18.8), Emily Shelton in the 1,600 (5:14.4), Jasmine Gregg in the high jump (5-2), Taylor Prieboy in the long jump (14-10), Jasmine Gragg in the triple jump (30-4.75), Alexis Pease in the discus (104-11), Bree Huber in the shot (30-11), Raven Pointer in the pole vault (8-0).

The Indians swept the relays with Ashley Tutt, Ali Mondrella, Sarah Weed and Shelton winning the 4x800 (10:18.9); Wilson, Prieboy, Brooklyn Bachmann and Emma Tonelli taking the 4x100 (51.4); Gragg, Danyelle Myers, Olivia Klank and Bachmann winning the 4x200 (1:53.9); and Crouch, Mondrella, Tutt and Callahan capturing the 4x400 (4:24.4).

GIRLS WATER POLO

Lincoln-Way Central 11, Bradley 5: Delaney Shepherd, Erin

Muellerschoen, Kim Bernhard, Cailey Davern and Nikki Howe each scored a goal for the visiting Knights (6-5, 2-2) in the SouthWest Suburban win.

MEN’S TENNIS

USF 9, Purdue Calumet 0: Alex Haizel-Boris Peshev, Chad Randall-Lucas Randall and Mark Zubov-Lucas Navarro won doubles matches for St. Francis (10-8, 2-2) while Haizel, Peshev, Zubov, Luka Dordevic, Anders Sandberg and Diego Mogrovejo won in singles.

JCA tops Plainfield South, falls to Lincoln-Way Central SUBMITTED REPORTS JOLIET – It was one up and one down Wednesday for the Joliet Catholic softball team.

The Angels beat nonconference foe Plainfield South, 5-1, behind the pitching of Alyssa Callans, who struck out five. Reilly Jo Swanson and Jill Mantia had two hits, and Alivia Phelps doubled. Swanson scored two runs, and Mantia and Phelps each drove in one.

JCA dropped its other nonconference game to Lincoln-Way Central, 7-1. Naidelyn Medina went 2 for 3, including a home run, and drove in two runs for the host Knights (5-4). Winning pitcher Melanie Bakotic struck out eight in five innings and allowed only three hits.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Wilmington 15, Kankakee 3: Tori Mills went 3 for 4, Lorri Kucharski homered and singled and drove in three runs, and Miranda Southall doubled and singled to lead visiting Wilmington to the nonconference win. Chloe Lombardi had a two-run double.

Casi VanGampler tripled and Hailey Huml doubled.

Southall picked up the win with nine strikeouts and allowed three hits.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

Judson 5-4, USF 3-1: League co-leader Judson (187, 12-0) swept the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday night at Inwood.

Caitlyn Balandis had a two-run double and Tori Johnson (JCA) added a run-scoring single in Game 1 for USF (15-9, 6-6). Morghan Dieringer (Lincoln-Way West, 6-4) went the distance, allowing nine hits and five runs with one walk and six strikeouts.

In Game 2, the Saints scored their only run when Alex Wyss singled and Brooke Karraker doubled her home. Jasmine Sifuentez (3-2) took the loss, allowing one earned run, five hits and one walk while striking out three.

BOWLING

Riverfront Lanes, Team Scotch rule in city tournament SUBMITTED REPORT CREST HILL – Riverfront Lanes won the team handicap title and Team Scotch was the scratch champion in the 75th annual Joliet Area USBC City Tournament that concluded recently at Crest Hill Lanes.

The individual scores for Riverfront Lanes were Greg Paul, 718, Andrew Molloy, 669, Chase LeGrand, 666, Jon Roesler, 639, and Rick Gib-

bons, 612, for 3,303 scratch plus 374 handicap for a winning total of 3,677. Low to cash was 3,436.

The Team Scotch scores were Keith Nelson, 757, Ryan Lakota, 707, Craig Szplett, 707, Bob Osier, 680, and Chuck Clark, 638, for a winning score of 3,489. Low to cash was 3,294.

In doubles handicap, David Allen rolled a 738 and Paul Allen 729 for a 1,467 scratch

score plus 81 handicap pins for a winning 1,548 total. Low to cash was 1,414.

Ray Struck shot 749 and Dan Bachar 740 to claim the doubles scratch title with a 1,489 score. Low to cash was 1,348.

David Craig won singles handicap with a 781 scratch score plus 63 pins handicap for an 844 total. Low to cash was 732.

The singles scratch winner

was Kevin Allen, who shot 815. Low to cash was 698.

Kevin Fuchs captured the all-events handicap division with a 2,327 score. Low to cash was 2,099. Tom McNulty’s 2,176 took the all-events scratch title. Low to cash was 2,023.

Among the tournament highlights, there were two 800-plus series and five 300 games. Kevin Allen’s 815 and Kirk Biesmann’s 800 were the

top series. Fidel Marchena, Paul Allen, Jeff Chavez, Kirk Beismann and Jack Russell rolled the 300 games.

Kevin Allen, Bill Matiasek and Ron Davis had 299 games, and Ray Struck rolled a 298.

Tom Hinz and Brian Foster posted 290 games.

All local bowling centers have a complete list of prize winners. Tournament officials have said checks are in the mail.

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush

• Thursday, April 9, 2015

In case you haven’t heard it by now, Jason Cole of the Bleacher Report is reporting that the Bears have a growing interest in Marcus Mariota and are trying to swing a deal with the Tennessee Titans to send Jay Cutler there in exchange for the second overall pick in this year’s draft.

I’ve known Cole a long time. He’s an excellent reporter, and he wouldn’t be talking about this if he weren’t parroting a reliable source inside or close to the Bears.

But when you really listen to Cole, what he said is, “There are some people inside the Bears organization who believe Mariotta could be the answer [at quarterback] and that trading Jay Cutler might ultimately work out.”

Fair enough, but what Cole has not said is whether any of those “people inside the Bears organization” include general manager Ryan Pace or coach John Fox. Let’s start with the question of whether it would be wise to draft Mariota at all.

There are scouts who believe he should be the first or second pick in this draft, and others who believe he is not a top 10 pick and probably fits better between 20 and 35.

The second group is significantly larger than the first.

There are three major concerns about Mariota. The first and least serious is that while he is a great kid off the field, he may be a little too timid to command a group of NFL players.

The second concern that is very real and serious is he played his whole career in Oregon’s spread offense and rarely took snaps under center.

In the NFL, he will have to take snaps under center, turn his back to the defense and take three or five steps, turn around again, reacquire his receivers, read the defense, go through his progressions and deliver the football.

He eventually may become

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Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine Feb. 21 in Indianapolis. accomplished at it, but that alone could disqualify him as a top 10 pick. College quarterbacks from “gimmick” offenses – and that is how scouts categorize the Oregon scheme – almost never make it in the NFL. Finally – and most significantly – when you study tape of Mariota, when he does get back in the pocket, sets and tries to deliver the ball more than 10 to 14 yards down the field, he becomes very inaccurate.

I wouldn’t draft him at all.

But if the Bears could trade down to say 18 to 26 and still get him, he’d be a worthwhile risk.

At seven or higher, he might be a GM and/or coach killer.

Now let’s talk about the really goofy part of the report: the Titans trading for Jay Cutler.

It certainly would confirm Ken Whisenhunt, who’s proven to be a pretty good offensive coach, believes the same

Rams three first-round picks and a second for Robert Griffin III. What exactly might the Bears think they’re giving up besides Cutler to get the pick?

What’s really going to happen?

The Titans aren’t trading for Cutler’s contract unless the Bears are willing to badly overpay – at least three firsts and Cutler – and Pace has to know he can’t do that.

The Bears could stand pat and draft Mariota at seven, but I don’t see that either.

What’s the most likely scenario?

I think this leak is an announcement to the rest of the league: “When Mariota H. Rick Bamman file photo – hbamman@chicagofootball.com slips to us at seven, we’re the Jay Cutler voices his displeasure after being called for unsportsman- team you better overpay to get like conduct against Minnesota on Nov. 16. him or else we’re going to take him,” and this is the Bears’ things I do about Mariota.

Cutler without his contract. If best chance of trading down and stockpiling picks.

After all, Mariota is his for the contract stinks that badly the taking, he’s eight years for the Bears, why would it • Chicago Football editor younger than Cutler, has none stink any less for the Titans? of Cutler’s baggage and would Third, the last time the sec- Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@shawmedia.com or be a lot cheaper. ond overall pick was traded on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

Second, you can’t trade in 2012, Washington gave the

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MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Kansas City White Sox Cleveland Minnesota Baltimore Boston Toronto New York Tampa Bay Houston Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Texas

Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 East Division W L Pct 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 West Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

GB — — 1 1 1 GB — ½ ½ 1½ 2 GB — — — 1 1

Wednesday’s Results Kansas City 7, White Sox 5 Detroit 11, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Texas at Oakland (n) L.A. Angels at Seattle (n) Thursday’s Games White Sox (Danks 0-0) at Kansas City (Volquez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 3 .000 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 3 0 1.000 New York 1 1 .500 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 Washington 1 1 .500 Miami 0 3 .000 West Division W L Pct Colorado 3 0 1.000 Arizona 1 1 .500 Los Angeles 1 1 .500 San Diego 1 1 .500 San Francisco 1 1 .500 Cincinnati Cubs St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee

GB — ½ ½ 1 2 GB — 1½ 1½ 1½ 3 GB — 1½ 1½ 1½ 1½

Wednesday’s Results Cubs 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (n) Colorado at Milwaukee (n) San Francisco at Arizona (n) San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (n) Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 5:40 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

NBA

Magic, Oladipo spoil Rose’s return in home win over Bulls just shy of 13 minutes in the first half, scoring on a pair of jumpers, including a 3-pointer, along with an assist and two turnovers.

But he went cold after that, missing his next six shots.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla.– The Orlando Magic spoiled Derrick Rose’s return from his latest knee injury.

Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Magic a 105-103 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday night.

Rose started and played for the first time in more than a month since undergoing surgery on his right knee. But working on a minutes restriction, the point guard was 3 of 9 from the field and finished with nine points in 19 minutes.

“I felt all right,” Rose said.

“I think it was about right. It’ll get better the more I play, but I’m getting better every week.

It’ll take some time, but I’ll get there.”

The Bulls had a final chance with 1.5 seconds remaining, but an inbounds pass by Mike Dunleavy to Pau Gasol at the rim sailed out of bounds.

Nik Vucevic added 22 points in the Magic’s third straight win.

“There’s no playoff but we’re trying to treat every game like a playoff game,” Oladipo said.

“There’s teams that we’re playing that are playoff seeds, but we’re trying to get better too.”

Jimmy Butler had 19 points for the Bulls. Gasol, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic each added 15.

Rose was in his first action since Feb. 23 – a span of 20

Arrieta, Castro lead Cubs over Cardinals

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The Bulls’ Derrick Rose goes up for a shot during the first half Wednesday in Orlando, Fla. games. He underwent a minor operation on his right knee on Feb. 27 – the latest in a string of knee issues for the former league MVP. A torn meniscus in his right knee sidelined Rose most of last season. He also tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the 2012 playoff opener.

The plan was to ease Rose back into action by playing just 20 minutes on Wednesday.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau stuck pretty close to that, with Rose logging 19:24 in total.

He tried to make the most of it, and came out firing early on, connecting on two of his first four field goals. Rose played

CHICAGO – Cubs catcher Miguel Montero called Jake Arrieta a freak. Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Arrieta is in such good shape he could record fitness videos, like Jane Fonda used to.

Arrieta also can pitch.

Arrieta allowed three hits over seven innings and Starlin Castro had a go-ahead RBI single in a two-run seventh, leading the Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0, for their first win this season.

Backed by just two hits from the Cubs’ offense, Arrieta (1-0) struck out seven and walked three. He was 10-5 with a 2.53 ERA in a breakout 2014 and improved to 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA in six career starts against St. Louis.

“He deserves everything that he’s gotten,” said Maddon, who got his first win as Cubs manager after leaving Tampa Bay. Phil Coke, Neil Ramirez, Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon combined for hitless relief. Rondon pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season for the Cubs, who lost 3-0 to St. Louis on Sunday night’s opener.

WHAT TO WATCH Golf: The Masters, 2 p.m., ESPN AUGUSTA, Ga. – Already, it’s a Masters unlike any other for Tiger Woods.

On Wednesday his playing partners ranged in age from 6 to 63. On the practice range the day before, he listened to hip-hop music on headphones to find his rhythm.

And in what might have been the biggest surprise of

the week so far, he actually smiled and tried to be engaging at his news conference, something he normally tolerates with a guarded terseness.

Woods is playing in the Masters for the 20th time, almost unthinkable for those who remember his breakout win in 1997. Even more unthinkable after all these years is no one has an idea what to expect.

“Whether I have blinders on 7 p.m., CSN, NBCSN or not, I don’t feel any differPro baseball ent,” Woods insisted, “I feel N.Y. Mets at Washington or like I’m preparing to try and Minnesota at Detroit, noon, win the Masters.”

MLB – Tim Dahlberg, AP columnist White Sox at Kansas City, 1 p.m., CSN San Francisco at San Diego Pro basketball Bulls at Miami, 7 p.m., TNT or Boston at Philadelphia, 6 Portland at Golden State, p.m., MLB 9:30 p.m., TNT Tennis Pro hockey WTA, Family Circle Cup, Blackhawks at St. Louis, round of 16, noon, ESPN2

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L Pct 51 27 .654 46 32 .590 38 40 .487 35 43 .449 30 48 .385 Atlantic Division W L Pct y-Toronto 46 32 .590 Boston 36 42 .462 Brooklyn 36 42 .462 Philadelphia 18 61 .228 New York 15 63 .192 Southeast Division W L Pct z-Atlanta 59 19 .756 x-Washington 45 33 .577 Miami 35 43 .449 Charlotte 33 45 .423 Orlando 25 53 .321

GB — 5 13 16 21

y-Cleveland x-Bulls Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

GB — 10 10 28½ 31 GB — 14 24 26 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct 53 25 .679 53 25 .679 53 26 .671 46 31 .597 42 36 .538 Northwest Division W L Pct y-Portland 50 27 .649 Oklahoma City 42 36 .538 Utah 36 42 .462 Denver 29 49 .372 Minnesota 16 61 .208 Pacific Division W L Pct z-Golden State 63 15 .808 x-L.A. Clippers 53 26 .671 Phoenix 39 39 .500 Sacramento 27 51 .346 L.A. Lakers 20 58 .256

GB — — ½ 6½ 11

x-Memphis x-Houston x-San Antonio x-Dallas New Orleans

GB — 8½ 14½ 21½ 34 GB — 10½ 24 36 43

x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference

Wednesday’s Results Orlando 105, Bulls 103 Washington 119, Philadelphia 90 Boston 113, Detroit 103 Toronto 92, Charlotte 74 Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 111 Indiana 102, New York 86 Memphis 110, New Orleans 74 Cleveland 104, Milwaukee 99 San Antonio 110, Houston 98 Denver 119, L.A. Lakers 101 Utah 103, Sacramento 91 Phoenix at Dallas (n) Minnesota at Portland (n) Thursday’s Games Bulls at Miami, 7 p.m.

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

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

Central Division GP W L OT 80 49 24 7 80 47 23 10 80 48 26 6 80 45 27 8 80 42 26 12 80 39 31 10 80 37 31 12 Pacific Division GP W L OT 80 50 23 7 80 46 29 5 80 44 29 7 80 39 26 15 80 39 32 9 80 24 43 13 80 24 48 8

Pts 105 104 102 98 96 88 86

GF 242 229 226 225 225 253 215

GA 198 200 184 195 208 259 225

Pts 107 97 95 93 87 61 56

GF 234 231 237 215 224 192 169

GA 221 217 210 201 227 274 265

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts x-Montreal 80 48 22 10 106 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 104 Detroit 80 42 25 13 97 Boston 80 41 26 13 95 Ottawa 80 41 26 13 95 Florida 80 36 29 15 87 Toronto 81 30 44 7 67 Buffalo 80 23 49 8 54 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts z-N.Y. Rangers 80 52 21 7 111 x-Washington 81 45 25 11 101 N.Y. Islanders 80 46 28 6 98 Pittsburgh 80 42 26 12 96 Columbus 80 40 35 5 85 Philadelphia 80 33 29 18 84 New Jersey 80 32 35 13 77 Carolina 80 29 40 11 69

GF 213 255 230 209 232 199 208 159

GA 183 206 217 204 214 219 258 268

GF 248 240 245 218 227 213 176 185

GA 187 199 224 207 244 228 209 223

Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.; x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s Results Columbus 5, Toronto 0 Washington 3, Boston 0 Dallas at Anaheim (n) Thursday’s Games Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

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Overcoming pressures via relationship with Jesus Joliet native and church pastor to speak at youth revival If you go

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com JOLIET – When Wendell Martin of Joliet was 16, he took a proverbial leap of faith.

Martin, now 33 and co-pastor of CityPoint Community Church in Chicago, said he approached his father, the Rev. Edward Martin Jr. – pastor for 33 years at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Joliet – and said, “I want to be a preacher.”

That was a big move for Martin.

Martin always had felt God calling him to full-time church ministry. But growing up as a pastor’s son, he also saw his father’s sacrifices – cutting vacations short to conduct funerals and taking 2 a.m. phone calls for hospitalized church members.

“I didn’t want the responsibility of actually sacrificing my time. As many 16-year-olds, I was selfish,” Martin said. “I didn’t want to give up anything. I was only thinking of myself.”

On April 16 and 17, Martin will be the guest evangelist at a youth revival at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church in Lockport, where his father was a deacon before becoming pastor at St. Paul M.B. Church, Martin said.

Martin said his 30-minute discussion will challenge middle and high school youth not only spiritually but also socially and educationally.

Empowering youth is foundational to Martin’s ministry.

He began preaching to youth after becoming a licensed minister at age 17.

By 19, Martin was running a youth organization that coordinated fun activities – such as roller skating events – for Joliet-area kids.

Martin said he did so because he understood and felt the same temptations his peers felt – to use drugs, engage in premarital sex and cause trouble.

“The only way for me to overcome these pressures was the relationship I had with Jesus Christ,” Martin said. “I wanted my peers to get that experience.”

Nolan McCants, pastor at Harvest Church in Plainfield, believes if anyone can inspire kids, Martin can.

McCants was impressed at Nelson’s ability to connect with kids when Nelson had preached at his church

Q WHAT: Youth revival Q WHEN: 7 p.m. April 16 and 17 Q WHERE: Mt. Ebal Baptist Church, 221 Cameron Ave., Lockport.

Q SPEAKER: Wendell Martin, co-pastor CityPoint Community Church, Chicago.

Q VISIT: igniteumc.com, citypointcc.org Q CALL: 815-838-6727

If you go Q WHAT: Rev. Edward Martin 33rd anniversary Q WHEN: 10:45 a.m. April 26 Q WHERE: St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 1404 S. Briggs St., Joliet Q ETC: Wendell Martin will preach that day.

Q VISIT: www.stpaulmbchurch.org Q CALL: 815-723-5396

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Wendell Martin will be the guest evangelist at an upcoming youth revival at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church in Lockport. several years ago.

Ministering to youth requires creativity and the ability to both understand and engage – characteristics Nelson has – along with his years of experience in urban youth ministry, McCants said.

“He has that personality that just draws them in,” McCants said.

By 2007, a year after Nelson married Sharralyn Brass Martin, Nelson was teaching abstinence education in schools through CareNet Pregnancy Services of DuPage County. Nelson

estimates he reached about 20,000 kids each year.

After work, Martin and Sharralyn would eat a hurried dinner before heading to St Paul’s M.B. Church to help with various activities. This was not the course Martin wanted for his life, especially now that he had a 3-year-old daughter and twin 9-month old sons.

“I wanted to do full-time ministry,” Martin said.

So from 2007 to 2009, Martin said he served as youth pastor for Rock

of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood.

From 2009 to 2013, Martin worked as youth pastor for House of Hope Atlanta in Georgia.

At House of Hope Atlanta, Martin said he enhanced the youth ministry program by using tutors and clinical psychologists. He initiated college preparation programs and began a consulting service – Ignite Urban Ministry Consulting – to teach other youth pastors how to effectively minister to youth.

As Martin’s family grew, he and Sharralyn wanted to spend more time with their extended families, he said.

So they returned to the Joliet area.

A consulting job for CityPoint Community Church led Martin to become its co-pastor.

But Martin’s heart remains with young people, and he tries to affect their lives whenever he can, especially in Joliet.

Martin’s father said he is proud of his son.

“He has been more than I could expect of a child,” Edward said. “He never gave me trouble as a child, and he has always been a leader in the community, even when he was at Joliet Township High School. He is dedicated to his wife, children and – most of all – he is dedicated to the ministry of Jesus Christ.”

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Friday

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

Saturday

• Passover and Yizkor Services – Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Call 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

• Respect for Law Enforcement in a Multiracial and Cultural Society Forum – 10 a.m. to noon, United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 N. Hale St., Plano.

Sunday

• Religious/Hebrew Classes – 10 a.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Call 815-7414600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

• St. Joseph Parish Museum – 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet. 125 years of parish history on display.

• “Stop the Gun Violence” Prayer Walk – 2 p.m., corner of Second Avenue and Richards Street, Joliet.

• Combined Choirs Ministry Annual Day – 4 p.m., St. John M.B. Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd., Joliet. St. John M.B. Church Combined Choir Ministry invites you, your choirs and entire congregation to be our guest in worship service.

Call 815-726-7853.

Monday

• Victorian Tea /Luncheon reservation deadline – Event is 1 p.m. April 26, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1015 Winthrop Ave., Joliet. $30. No tickets sold at door. Call 815-725-4702 or 815-729-9901.

• Spring Prayer Breakfast registration deadline – Event is 7 a.m. Wednesday, Joliet Franciscan Center, 1433 Essington Road, Joliet. Topic: “A Ministry of Diversity.” For men and women. $10 suggested donation. Includes continental breakfast. Bring nonperishable food items. RSVP at 815-7258735 or nnagl@jolietfranciscans.org.

Tuesday

• Yom HaShoah program, Holocaust Remembrance Day – 7 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Free and open to the public. Call 815-741-4600.

Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

Wednesday

• The Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council 4400 Open House – 7 p.m., 1813 East Cass St., Joliet. Membership open to practicing Catholic men age 18 and older.

Contact Don at 815-436-4781 or kc4400@yahoo.com.

• Hadassah Book Club – 7 p.m. Current book: “The Beast” by Faye Kellerman. For details, including address, call 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

April 16

• Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:30 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Torah study. $5.

RSVP 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation. com.

• Holocaust Remembrance Program – 11 a.m., Hufford Junior High School, 1125 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet. Free and open to the public. Call 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

• Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:30 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Torah study. $5.

RSVP 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation. com.

• Youth Revival – 7 p.m.; also 7 p.m. April 17, Mt. Ebal Baptist Church, 221 Cameron Ave., Lockport. Guest evangelist is Wendell Martin, co-pastor of CityPoint Community Church, Chicago. Call 815-838-6727.

Holy Family School celebrates Vocation Day

SHOREWOOD – Students at Holy Family School heard several visiting speakers during Vocation Day on March 24.

The day began with Bishop Joseph M. Siegel celebrating an all-school Mass. After Mass, the students moved through the classrooms during three scheduled sessions.

Each session offered a classroom of students an opportunity to hear a different speaker.

JCA student named Noon Lions Club Student of Month JOLIET – Lukas Troha is the February Joliet Noon Lions Club Student of the Month for Joliet Catholic Academy.

With a GPA of 4.41, Troha’s favorite subject is precalculus. He is an Illinois State Scholar and a member of the A Honor Roll, National Spanish Honor Society and Spanish Club.

Troha is on varsity tennis team and placed third in the conference in first singles two years in a row. He also participates in intramural basketball and plays tennis and golf with his grandfather in Lukas the summer.

Troha Troha is the son of Rolf and Gretchen Troha of Joliet and a member of the Cathedral of St. Raymond. He volunteers at Daybreak Center in Joliet.

After high school, Troha will attend the College of the Holy Cross. He hopes to pursue a career as a zoologist, environmental scientist, veterinarian or physical therapist.

Kiwanis Club selects JCA Student of Month

JOLIET – Adriana Trizna is the February Kiwanis Club of Joliet Student of the Month for Joliet Catholic Academy.

A member of the JCA Honors Adriana Program, Trizna Trizna has been on the A Honor Roll every semester and re-

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Sister Theresita shares her story with seventh-grade students on Vocation Day at Holy Family School in Shorewood.

Volunteer honored

Catholic Church in Joliet. After high school, Trizna will attend the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.

Jehovah’s Witnesses host Bible event in Romeoville

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Joliet Catholic Academy senior Robert Babich has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a Certificate of Excellence from The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, and with a President’s Volunteer Service Award granted by the program on behalf of President Barack Obama.

cently was named an Illinois State Scholar. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta (Math National Honor Society).

Trizna is the founder of Joliet Catholic Academy’s Leo Club and a Student Ambassador. She has been involved in student council and international student ambassadors, and she participated on the golf and dance teams for two years.

Trizna is the daughter of Jim and Maureen Trizna of Joliet and a member of St. Paul the Apostle

ROMEOVILLE – The Romeoville Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, at 800 N. Schmidt Road, hosted a daylong series of Bible-based, spiritually up-building talks, demonstrations and local experiences March 22.

Circuit Overseer Jay Kosinski delivered the opening talk, “Righteous Ones Will Praise Jehovah Forever.” Many more talks and demonstrations were presented throughout the day including ones to help teenagers in troubling times.

At any event hosted by Jehovah’s Witnesses, there is never a charge for admission or parking, and no collections ever are taken. For information, visit jw.org.

St. Mary School announces March Students of Month

JOLIET – The March Students of the Month at St. Mary Nativity School, cited for empathy, forgiveness and encouragement, are Mia Morales-Rodriguez, kindergarten; Eleanor Knick, first grade; Laysha Garcia, second grade; Andrew Guzman and Ricardo Ponce, third grade; Arlett Becerra, fourth grade; Mariela Reyes, fifth grade; Nicole Gayton, sixth grade; Emily Gregurich, seventh grade; and Katie Murillo and Nathan Nemanich, eighth grade.

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Worship

St Mary Magdalene

CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

www.stmarymagdalenechurch.com

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

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

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

Rev. Karl Hess, Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

ST.JOHNVIANNEYCATHOLICCHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

Come pray the Mass of all time.

(Latin/English Missal Booklets provided)

For complete Mass Schedule Visit: jolietlatin.org

ST. EDWARD AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Service Times

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

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

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

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Plan well ahead when discarding

CELEBRITY CIPHER

W.H. Auden, an Anglo-American poet, said, “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.”

That is a good guideline. Today, we have two problems that do not have a common denominator. First, look at the South hand. West opens three clubs, showing a good seven-card suit and some 6-10 high-card points; North makes a takeout double; and East passes. What should South bid?

This is a situation so many inexperienced players get wrong.

They bid three spades, regardless of point-count. Yes, it is true that North, when entering the auction over an opponent’s pre-emptive opening bid, will assume that South has six or seven points – but he has noticeably more than that. South must jump to four spades.

That is passed out. How should the defenders play to defeat the contract?

If West leads the club king, declarer wins in the dummy, draws trumps, ruffs his last club in the dummy, and runs the diamonds for an overtrick. But if West leads his singleton heart, East wins the first trick with his heart jack, then cashes the heart ace and king.

What should West discard?

West should throw the diamond nine followed by the diamond two: high-low with a doubleton, asking for a diamond shift. Then, when East leads a diamond at trick four, West ruffs to defeat the contract.

Andy Robson, an English expert, pointed out that if a pre-emptive opener leads a side suit, that will be a singleton. If instead he leads his own suit, play him for a singleton in your trump suit. ******

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HOROSCOPE TODAY – Your willpower, courage and determination will help you achieve anything you want this year. Sitting on the sidelines is not for you. Get involved by participating in new activities. Bold moves will help you further your goals.

Follow your intuition, and don’t look back.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Express your outgoing attitude, and strive to be in a good mood. Get involved in social events that will lead to new friendships.

An important connection will be made.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Your quest for change will drain your bank account. Rather than spend money on unnecessary items, put your cash in a safe place. An unexpected bill will set you back.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Reflect on your current relationships. If you feel you may be moving in a different direction than the people around you, you should determine what could be done to revive the connection or move on.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Career and travel are highlighted. Advancement will head your way if you are willing to make the necessary changes. Keep an open mind and a positive outlook.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Don’t waste time. Use your energy wisely. Focus on your creative talents and stretch your boundaries. Classes that provide you with the stimulation you crave will lead to new friendships.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Before you reconnect with someone from your past, remember how the friendship ended. If you want to avoid a repeat performance, focus on meeting someone more like you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Your empathetic nature makes you a good friend.

However, you run the risk of burning out if you try to do too much for too many.

Offer advice without compromising your own needs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Step into the limelight. Your charm and talent

will impress the people you meet along the way. An interesting partnership is imminent. Embrace a new venture.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your emotions will escalate. Avoid getting involved in sensitive issues that could end in a dispute. Find a quiet corner where you can enjoy peace and quiet and mull over your thoughts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – You stand to profit if you take advantage of a moneymaking opportunity. Long-term savings or careful investments will prove to be lucrative and stress-free.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Idle time will work against you. Find some form of mental stimulation. Discussions with people who share your interests will turn out well, as will taking advantage of an opportunity to travel.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t settle for less when you could have so much more. Look into your options and prepare to make a move. Do whatever it takes to raise your standard of living.

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when you have a cold.

Your nose is trying to eliminate, to wash away, the substance causing the allergic reaction.

That might be ragweed, dust, hair and dander from a cat, or many other allergens.

The watery mucus that comes out of your nose when you breathe cold air is clear.

In contrast, mucus from a runny nose caused by an infection may become colored and opaque. That’s because the immune system cells that are fighting the infection get into the mucus.

When you have such an infection, you can help your nose drain by taking hot baths or showers.

If you have nasal congestion from a cold or allergies, you want your nose to run and open the nasal passages. Spicy foods might help. This time, the chemical capsaicin, found in many spicy foods, is what does the trick.

It causes the sinuses to open up, sending mucus out.

In fact, capsaicin is such a sinus-clearer, scientists have studied whether taking it as a capsule or spraying it in the nose would relieve sinus congestion.

The results have been disappointing. But eating a warming bowl of spicy curry is a different story.

It may clear things out for a little while – and give you something pleasant to take your mind off your cold.

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Dear Dr. K: Why does my nose run in cold weather? Does it mean I’m getting a cold?

Dear Reader: Cold air is not only cold, but also dry.

The lungs are built to deal with air that is warm and moist. So, a main function of your nose is to make the air you breathe in warm and moist.

Bones in the nose (called turbinates) are covered with blood-filled membranes.

The blood running through the turbinates is at body temperature: around 98.7 degrees F. The heat in the blood warms the cold air you breathe in.

The nose moistens cold, dry air by having its inner lining make watery mucus. It’s like a miniature steam bath with moisture dripping down the walls. The colder and drier the air, the more water and mucus need to be produced. This means more sniffles and drips.

Taking a warm shower or bath can help clear your sinuses and actually slow down your runny nose.

You’re basically allowing the membranes to stop secreting mucus because the air you’re taking in now is already moist and warm. So a runny nose in winter doesn’t necessarily mean you are sick.

Now to a question you didn’t ask: Why does your nose run when you have a cold? It runs for an entirely different reason.

As the mucus leaves your nose, it takes the germs that are causing the cold out with it.

It’s one of your body’s defenses against infection.

And another question: Why does your nose run when you have allergies?

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Dear Abby: I am heartbroken. I have an uncle “Tony” I’m close to, who is like my best friend. I was sending him pictures of a football game and he sent me back a very inappropriate picture of himself. He says it was a “mistake,” that it was supposed to go to his wife, but the text message he sent with it showed different.

I don’t want to be around him. I’m disgusted and hurt over this. I need advice. What do I do? – Heartbroken In

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what on earth does one say or do? – Beans The Musical Fruit Dear Beans: Stop beating yourself up over this. Expelling gas is normal. According to the National Institutes of Health, the average person passes gas about 14 times a day – although probably not as spectacularly as you did.

If it happens again, don’t try to be funny. Just say, “Excuse me,” and if the “toot” is a fragrant one, distance yourself. I’m positive that would be appreciated.

Dear Abby: We are planning to give a joint baby shower next month for two sisters-inlaw who are expecting their babies three weeks apart. The joint shower is a necessity because some of the relatives will need to travel quite a distance to attend.

Most of the guests know both girls, but some will know only one of them. Is there a way we can word the invitation so these guests won’t feel obligated to “gift” both babies? Any suggestions will be gratefully appreciated because we are stumped. –

Stumped In Ohio Dear Stumped: Put nothing

on the invitations themselves mentioning gifts. However, it is acceptable to include an insert along with the invitation that states gifts for both babies are not expected. If the shower is going to be a large one, you could email the guests to relay the information. However, if it will be relatively small, pick up the phone and call.

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photo and texts with your parents and ask what they think about them. Then ask if they think you should forward the picture and text message to your aunt with a note explaining Uncle Tony said they were meant for her, and you didn’t want her to miss them.

Because he makes you uncomfortable, listen to your intuition and keep your distance because what he did was appalling.

Dear Abby: I’m a female working full-time in an office with all men. Yesterday afternoon, I ate a salad that contained several varieties of beans. I was standing outside my boss’s office, laughing at a joke one of the salesmen was telling when the beans got the best of me and I passed gas.

I was mortified and wanted to sink through the floor. I patted the salesman on the arm and said, “I guess that’s what I think of the joke,” and walked back into my office. I didn’t know what else to say or do.

Today I can’t look either of them in the face.

Since this seems to be something that happens to older people (I’m 69), and it’s something we often don’t have total control over, please tell me how to “recover.” If this should happen again,

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips

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Rapidly growing trucking company, located in south suburbs, seeks a full time Dispatcher.

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Full Time Positions available.

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Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers have immediate openings in the Bolingbrook, IL. area.

Qualified applicants must have a good work history. Selected candidates must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check as a condition of employment. Exp. pref'd, but not necessary. Excellent pay and benefits package offered.

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PART TIME Joliet Insurance Agency looking for part time customer service person. Experience and license preferred. Please send resume or letter of interest to: Tom Johnson 2405 Essington Road #58, Joliet, IL 60435

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Mechanical Engineer Senior Level Machine Design Engineer Opportunity with Clover Technologies Group Automation Engineering Department

Due to continued growth, Clover is currently seeking talent to fill a Senior Automation Engineer position within our Automation Technology Team located in Ottawa, IL. This is an opportunity for an experienced Machine Design Professional to create automated equipment from tabletop machines to fully integrated robotic machine centers. You will be researching new techniques, components, and technologies to assist in this process and then be involved as we build and test this equipment at this facility. Our Machine Design Engineers are responsible for creating automation equipment and fixtures to help improve production in an ISO9000 environment. Qualified candidates will be proficient with 3D Modeling software (Solidworks preferred). Having a Bachelor's degree is preferred, Associates in Machine Design is acceptable, but a minimum 5 years relevant work experience is required. Knowledge of Electrical Controls and Pneumatic Systems is helpful. We want Experienced Engineers who can share their knowledge in a team dedicated to supplying top of the line, world class equipment.

Clover has a state-of-the-art Automation Center with cutting edge technology being used and created every day. Clover Technologies Group is one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. Clover is the global leader in collection, remanufacture, recycling and resale of electronic assets. Come be part of the team!

Clover Technologies Group offers an excellent salary and benefits plan. Only qualified applicants satisfying the above criteria should forward cover letter and resume including salary requirements to Clover Technologies Group, 4200 Columbus Street, Ottawa, IL. 61350 by Fax 815-431-1015 or by E-mail to: careers@clovertech.com.

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CAT “MURPHY”

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Murphy is still missing. Please help us find him. He is a cute male neutered cat, six years old, has a crooked ear, honey beige color. Please call if you see him.

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Dog - Yorkie Poodle all Black weighs 2-3 lbs, female, last seen Ingalls Ave. & Highland Ave. 815-325-9115

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ANNUAL BABY DAZE RESALE EVENT KNUDSON AUCTION & APPRAISALS 815-725-6023 “Since 1947”

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Annual Tea & Bazaar Shiloh Baptist Church Women's Ministry

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SAT, APRIL 11 9AM - 3PM ! Apple Tree Preschool !

is located in the Plainfield Congregational United Church of Christ on the NW corner of Rt. 59 & Fraser Rd. Sale will feature great buys on Toys, Clothing, Furniture & more for infants and children up to size 14 CASH~VISA~MC Accepted

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BEDROOM FURNITURE

Children's, Bassett, medium maple. $25 - $75 each piece. Selling desk, dresser, nightstand, chair, twin, XL long mattress, all in great condition!

815-347-3868

COLONIAL BEDROOM SET

Includes dresser w/ shadowbox mirror, high chest, nightstand, headboard & frame, full size $200 or best. 815-726-6492 Corner Baker's Rack Like New - $40.

Call 815-436-4222

Baby Bassinet/Changing Table, beige color & wood, mattress & sheet included- $50. Joliet 815-351-7786 Text for photo

Dining Table & Chairs Dining table w/ 8 chairs, formica & wood tabletop, ladder back wooden chairs w/leather seats, very excellent condition - $300.

773-315-9677

Baby Formula, Enfamil Premium Powder 6 - 12.5 oz. Cans 8.00/each 815-436-5171

Large, oak, $200/obo.

815-347-3868 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

19” drop in Retro Pink Cast Iron Sink, $40.

Call Betty @ 815-436-6717

3302 Waterford Dr.

Beautiful Oak Table with 4 Chairs & Pads, 2 Leafs, 60” long w/o leafs, $350 firm. Text for pictures 815-351-7786

Washer – Amana, Brand New $300 708-204-4334 Gardner

JOLIET

THURS, FRI, SAT APRIL 9,10,11 8AM - 2PM

Area Rugs – Sizes Vary, Choice of 4, $15-$40 each 815-436-4222

Corner TV Stand/Cabinet w/Storage - $35.

815-436-4222 Dark Blue Papazan Chair Cushion Clean, no stains, rips or tears, can also be used as a large dog bed $15. 815-436-4222

Dryer Electric – Amana, Brand New $300 708-204-4334 Gardner

APRIL 20

Contact Dawn Jones 815-722-2012 or Lady Robbie House 815-474-0601 for details

Adjustable Drafting Table $100.

815-436-4222

Entertainment Cabinet

Oak, 54”W x 49”H x 16”D, holds TV up to 25”, DVD shelf, large storage drawer below, 3 shelves include slide-out top shelf, storage area behind glass and wood door, like new, $100.

815-436-8689

Solid Brass Table Lamp – Antique, 1 Left, No shade - $15.

Call Betty 815-436-6717

Lawnmower, Craftsman 7.0hp, 21” cut, front wheel drive, self propelled, mulches $75 815-722-4381 PATIO SET White cast aluminum love seat, 2 matching chairs, ornamental w/ curved legs, Beautiful Set! $250. 815-436-5171 Small Patio Table Solid surface, 36” round plus 2 chairs - $25.

815-436-5171

Airless Paint Sprayer Graco Magnum Pro X7, Professional Grade Sprayer, Excellent Condition - $285.

815-325-2809

Relaxing Chair w/ Ottoman & Massage feature on both, Retro – very unique, $75.

Call Betty 815-436-6717

Toshiba Laptop, windows home basic system, Works. $75/obo.

815-724-0312

TV ~ SONY TRINITRON

20” with remote, (not a flat screen), excellent condition! $20 815-744-5937

~ WANTED ~ Buying Stereo Equipment

Ham, CB, Short wave radios, guitar & amps prefer vintage, will consider all working or not, no TV's, computers, or auto audio Call - Wayne 708-927-1871

Leopard Chaise

A small sofa, 2 years old In good condition - $300/OBO 815-741-9408 8-8pm Sectional, Lane 3 pc. Sectional, winter green, 3 pc. includes 2 recliners, w/ console, pull out sleeper, vibration & heat on recliners, $400/obo 815-744-4338 Tables, living room, set of 3, coffee table & 2 end tables $75, good cond.

2 oak end tables $50 815-999-5190 ~ 815-212-9938

Twin Headboard/Bookcase $25.

815-426-4222

Treadmill, manual – used 1 time In Motion T900 – fully assembled $75 815-724-0312

Eureka Vacuum –The Boss Smart Vac,12 amp w/Hepa filter, $45. 773-315-1700

5 wooden shelf units from Ikea, 30”W x 19”D, Excellent for home or garage, $40 Each.

773-315-9677

Large Selection of Comforters, Sheets, Drapery, Valances & Bedspreads, Twin – King Size, All Like New, King still in original packaging, never opened, Prices vary $3-$45. 815-436-4222

Twin Oaks Spacious 1 Bedroom Appl, blt in micro, D/W, A/C, huge closets, free heat, soft water, ceil fans, no pets.

815-744-1155

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1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera For parts, not driveable, engine, trans good, many newer parts, $399 firm Call 815-212-3649

1997 Chevy Blazer

Runs good, newer tires, needs minor work, $1200/obo.

815-260-7104 Tires, Bridgestone set of 4 Blizzak WS15, 195/55R14 New $100/set 815-212-2013

MOTORCYCLES WANTED Ceiling Fan – Decorator, Includes remote & light kit, no shade, less than 1 year old, $50. 815-436-4222 Dinnerware/Microwaveable, $70 8 place settings + serving pieces, $70. Cannister set, candy dish and spice jars, $70, all as listed.

815-723-7260 Call 10am-3pm EXTENSION LADDER aluminum extension ladder, 22' including rope, excellent condition $125. 773-315-1700 Extension ladder, 22' aluminum including rope, excellent condition $125. 773-315-1700

Letter File Cabinet 2 drawer - $20.

815-436-4222 T-Birds Hardcover Book Glass China Cabinet – 3 Tier

by Doug Mitchell – Lots of glossy with storage under, large, Joliet ~ Woodlawn Cemetery 6' tall x 6' wide, good condition photos & information on the history of the Ford Thunderbird. One page (6) lots together, Section 9, near $100. 815-834-1184 days is torn on bottom, Sells for $15, Swans, incl forever maintenance.

Grandfather Clock – Howard Miller Asking $5. Call 815-212-0634 $2700-$2900/ ea. 815-274-2542 contemporary oak, $750 TASTE OF HOME COOKBOOKS Joliet, Elmhurst Cemetery Dining rm oak table, 6 chairs & “The Best of Country Cooking” single plot, Devotion section, buffet $1000 815-347-3868 6 Hardcover. '98, '99,'00, '05, $800 815-545-0298 KITCHEN TABLE '06 & '07. $2.50 ea or 6 for Table with 2 leaves and 4 chairs, $12.00 815-254-1015 oak, very good condition! $250/all.

815-267-7927 Radar Detector - Whistler Brand new in box, purchased $90, asking $45. 815-726-6531

Kungs Way Clean 2BR, Open Floor plan, appl, sep dining, ceiling fans, free heat, lots of closets, no pets.

Rent special.

815-744-5141

Australian Shepherd Dog

AKC registered, tri-colored, 1 + years old, lovable, smart, healthy, athletic, has all shots best offer .

Don 815-546-1115, Puppies - 8 weeks old Pit Bull / Lab Mix $50/each 815-342-9402 Joliet

Window Air Conditioning Units Total of 5 available, Sold As Is, May need TLC -$100 for all.

Call Betty at 815-436-6717

Child's Little Tikes Picnic Table $15.

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All makes, cash paid, reasonable.

Will pick-up. 630-660-0571

E. of Essington, Pretty 2 Bedroom Updated Condo, appl, D/W, ceil fans, 2 A/C, new carpet, sep dining Tiny dog OK. 815-744-5141

Joliet West Side 2BR Condo Nice secure building.

For appt call 708-609-1010

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, April 4/12 1:30pm-3:30pm

1106 Colonade Dr.

(West Jefferson/River Road S/Seil Rd/E/Colonade N) Oasis of space and beauty..

JOLIET PARKVIEW ESTATES Surrounded by 2.5 acres of mature 2BR Duplexes starting at $850 privacy, this 3 level contemporary per/mo and Single Family Homes family home features 5 bdrms, 4 Call for move in Specials!

1/2 baths, mainfloor master suite, 815-740-3313 3 car att plus 40X26 out bldg capable of housing up to 4 cars or Channahon 2 Bedroom storage as needed, Fireplace,cedar 1 bath, garage, $950/mo + lined office, walkout lower level, security deposit. 815-467-4526 28' great room w/overlook, 25' FR, unique cedar lined office, decks, impressive circular drive. $438,000..Gloria Dudek AVAILABLE NOW! Dudek, REALTORS Joliet & Will County - 2, 3 and 815-954-7650 4 Bedroom Homes. Call now or visit our web site for more info www.protown.org 815-722-1389

AVAILABLE NOW!!

CRESTHILL – 3 Bdr, 1 ba Ranch, appl, , 2.5 car gar, huge deck, large fenced yard, $1100/mo.

Avail 5-1 773-930-3674

PUBLIC NOTICE

quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95588.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95588 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 3225 TJSC#: 35-2484 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Herald-News April 2, 9, 16, 2015)

IN THE UNITED STATES LOCKPORT 3 BEDROOM DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 1 bath, full basement, 1 car garage. $800/mo + security.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR IXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL TRUST 2007-HE1 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE1, Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA A. CAREY, et al Defendant 1 : 12 CV 3225 JUDGE SHARON JOHNSON COLEMAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 9:30 AM on May 11, 2015, at the office of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund Inc., One Old Frankfort Way, Suite 9, FRANKFORT, IL, 60423, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 173, IN ABBEY GLEN ESTATES UNIT THREE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 11, 1995, AS DOCUMENT NO. R95-058024, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 1318 KEYWEST DRIVE, Lockport, IL 60441 Property Index No. 11-04-13-204-028-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $407,252.28.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the

foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95588.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C14-95588 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 3225 TJSC#: 35-2484 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Published in the Herald-News April 2, 9, 16, 2015)

that Plaintiff has commenced this case in the Circuit Court of Will County against you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage lien recorded against the premises described as follows: LOT 260 IN BARRINGTON RIDGE UNIT 3 BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6 AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 14, 2000, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R2000-75278, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 2763 Middleton Court, Aurora, IL 60503 PIN: 07-01-06-406-026 said Mortgage was given by Cheryl D. Ward, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Acting Solely As Nominee for Network Capital Funding Corporation, Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, as Document No. Illinois, R2013019201.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on March 26, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. UNLESS YOU file your appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Will County, Will County Courthouse, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60432 on or before April 27, 2015, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 PUBLIC NOTICE Fax: 312-572-7823 W13-1769 "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY I649993 INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE (Published in the Herald-News USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015) W13-1769 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL DISTICT PUBLIC NOTICE WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHANCERY DIVISION THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Flagstar Bank, F.S.B.; Plaintiff, WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS VS. Eric Bryant Roberts, Individually FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE and as Independent Administrator ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A of the Estate of Cheryl D. Ward; CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND Homestead Homeowners Associa- EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF tion; City of Aurora; Ryan Lamone THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Roberts; Unknown Heirs and Lega- PLAINTIFF tees of Eric Bryant Roberts, if any; vs.

Unknown Owners and Non Record VALENTINE C. OGUIKE; FESTINA Claimants; Defendants.

OGUIKE; HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION; HERJudge Daniel Rippy ITAGE LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWN13 CH 1765 ERS ASSOCIATION; HERITAGE LAKE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for ESTATES MASTER ASSOCIATION; publication having been filed, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, notice is hereby given to you: -Eric Bryant Roberts, Individually DEFENDANT 14 CH 2448 and as Independent Administrator PUBLICATION NOTICE of the Estate of Cheryl D. Ward

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, VALENTINE C. OGUIKE, FESTINA OGUIKE, HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES MASTER ASSOCIATION and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 83 IN HERITAGE LAKE ESTATES UNIT TWO, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 22, 1996, AS DOCUMENT NO. R96-6462, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 3356 Legacy Dr., Lockport, IL 60441 P.I.N.: 06-03-24-404-003 and which said mortgage was signed by VALENTINE C. OGUIKE, FESTINA OGUIKE, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2007087186; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on May 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 0953 I649971 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-41CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-41CB, PLAINTIFF VS. ESTATE OF SOPHIE BOGDANSKI, IF ANY, BARBARA A. ZIEMIECKI AKA BARBARA ZIEMIECK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SOPHIE BOGDANSKI, COUNTY OF DUPAGE, CARILLON ADULT MASTER ASSOCIATION, THE BEDFORD AT CARILLON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS Property Address: 13931 Bristlecone Unit C Plainfield, IL 60544 14 CH 02830 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sophie Bogdanski, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: UNIT 4008-08 IN THE BEDFORD AT CARILLON CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF VARIOUS LOTS IN CARILLON PARCEL 5B SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCIJMENT R96-85062, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT C TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED APRIL 8, 1997 AS DOCUMENT R97-28546, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. P.I.N.: 04-06-326-141-1008 COMMON ADDRESS: 13931 Bristlecone Unit C, Plainfield, IL 60544 And which mortgages were made by Sophie Bogdanski (deceased) and Barbara A. Ziemiecki aka Barbara Ziemieck, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for America's Wholesale Lender as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated December 8, 2006, and recorded as Document No.R2006211606, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Sophie Bogdanski, UNKNOWN AND GENERALLY, OWNERS, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit

Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.1983 I649226 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, AS SERVICING AGENT FOR FIRST MIDWEST BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR PALOS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, V. FIRST MIDWEST BANK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO PALOS BANK AND TRUST CO., AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 01/29/90 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 1-2970; 157 SOUTH YORK ROAD, LLC; STELIOS MELAHOURES; AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 010660 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 17 IN UNIT NO. 2 OF KENSINGTON ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 20, 1990 AS DOCUMENT NO. R90-33335, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Common address: 16511 Kensington Drive, Homer Glen, IL 60491 Permanent Index Number: 05-22-403-005-0000 and which said Mortgage FIRSTMIDWEST BANK, as Servicing Agent for First Midwest Bank, as Successor In Interest to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Palos Bank and Trust Company, the Mortgagor(s), to First Midwest Bank, as Successor Trustee To Palos Bank and Trust Co., as Trustee u/t/a dated 1/29/90 a/k/a Trust No. 1-2970, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2010064499; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on May 7, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present

along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file you answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Circuit Court 14 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before May 4, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. GARFIELD & MEREL, LTD. 180 N. Stetson, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601 312/583-1600 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.

LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA; NATIONAL CITY BANK; TARGET NATIONAL BANK F/K/A NATIONAL BANK; RETAILERS CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 15 CH 162 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 3 IN DARCY AND HALEY'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTH 2/5 OF BLOCK 30 IN SCHOOL SECTION ADDITION TO JOLIET IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 421 Madeline St., Joliet, IL 60436 P.I.N.: 30-07-16-116-034 and which said mortgage was signed by LUCI COLOME F/K/A LUCI HERRERA, mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The First Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2003053872; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out

CLASSIFIED 41 of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on April 16, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1218 I648967 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY-STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL PASS-THROUGH MORTGAGE TRUST 2004-29, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-29, PLAINTIFF VS. ALICE LEE, DAVID C. HART, DAVID WU, CENTURY TRACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS Property Address: 24731 West Champion Drive Plainfield, IL 60544 15 CH 00176 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 98 IN CENTURY TRACO

42 CLASSIFIED SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 16, 2000 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2000065228, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.: 01-21-105-004-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 24731 West Champion Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544 And which mortgages were made by Alice Lee and David C. Hart, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Webster Bank, National Association as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated November 10, 2004, and recorded as Document No.R2005021648, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, on or before the April 27, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

PAMELA J.MCGUIRE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SMSF.0049 I649229 (Published in the Herald-News March 26, 2015 April 2, 9, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS SHERI A. MACEJAK; BRIAN M. MACEJAK; THE OLD RENWICK TRAIL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 3447 OLD RENWICK TRAIL JOLIET, IL 60435 15 CH 414 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, BRIAN M. MACEJAK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 206 IN MIDWEST DEVELOPMENT'S OLD RENWICK TRAIL UNIT TWO A, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST THIRD OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 24, EXCEPT THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE THEREOF RECORDED PLAT MARCH 17, 2003, AS DOCUMENT R2003-60297, IN WILL COUNTY,

• Thursday, April 9, 2015 • The Herald News / TheHerald-News.com ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 3447 OLD RENWICK TRAIL JOLIET, IL 60435 and which said Mortgage was made by, SHERI A. MACEJAK; BRIAN M. MACEJAK; Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of WILL County, Illinois, as Document No. R201112144; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Court 14 W Jefferson Suite 212 Joliet, Illinois 60432 on or before May 11, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 5/12/15 at, 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to prescreen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1500404 I651497 (Published in the Herald-News April 9, 16, 23, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS KENNETH KERN A/K/A KENNETH M KERN; DENISE KERN A/K/A DENISE J KERN; STONEBRIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.; STONEBRIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 1609 STONEBRIDGE DRIVE NEW LENOX, IL 60451 15 CH 458 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, STONEBRIDGE HOMEOWNERS ALAN L ASSOCIATION C/O WISCHHOVER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 123 IN STONEBRIDGE SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 2, A

SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE THEREOF RECORDED PLAT SEPTEMBER 9, 1975, AS DOCUMENT NO. R75-23670, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED NOVEMBER 17, 1975, AS DOCUMENT NO. R75-31571, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 1978, AS DOCUMENT NO. R78-43909, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1609 STONEBRIDGE DRIVE NEW LENOX, IL 60451 and which said Mortgage was made by, KENNETH KERN A/K/A KENNETH M KERN; DENISE KERN A/K/A DENISE J KERN; Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of WILL County, Illinois, as Document No. 2008029611; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Pamela J. McGuire Clerk of the Court 14 W Jefferson Suite 212 Joliet, Illinois 60432 on or before May 4, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Circuit Court, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 5/12/15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to prescreen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1500228 I650320 (Published in the Herald-News April 2, 9, 16, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL COURT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF: ENEDINO JOSEPH ALBOR NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. 15 P 120 Notice is hereby given to creditors of ENEDINO JOSEPH ALBOR of the death of the above-named Decedent on August 21, 2014. Letters of Office were issued to TERRY JOSEPH ALBOR, c/o Agnieszka Z. Olechno, Anderson & Associates, P.C., 15255 S. 94th Avenue, Suite 201, Orland Park, Illinois 60462.

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filed in the Office of the Circuit, Will County Court House, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60462, or with the Representative, or both by October 2, 2015, which date is not less than 6 months from of the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it is filed.

Dated: April 2, 2015 Terry Joseph Albor, Independent Executor Name: Agnieszka Z. Olechno Firm Name: ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorney For: Independent Executor Address: 15255 S. 94th Avenue, Suite 201 Orland Park, IL 60462 City: Telephone: (708) 226-9904 6314339 Attorney No. (Published in the Herald-News April 2, 9, 16, 2015.) HN 1929

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Township of Plainfield, in the County of Will, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016 has been on file and conveniently available to the public for inspection at the Plainfield Office Building located at 22525 West Lockport Street, Plainfield, Illinois since 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2015.

Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday May 13, 2015 at the Plainfield Township Administration Office located at 22525 West Lockport Street, Plainfield, Illinois, in this Township.

Dated this 09th day of April, 2015 Anthony Fremarek, Supervisor

Bank & Trust One Citizens Drive the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as FERROMAGNETISMS Riverside RI 02915. follows: Located at 2314 S RT 59 UNIT (Published in the Herald-News April (Published in the Herald-News April 9, 2015.) HN 1954 134 PLAINFIELD IL was registered; JOHN BOOK 9, 2015.) HN 1963 that the true or real name or names 2701 GLASGOW ST of the person or persons owning JOLIET IL 60435 PUBLIC NOTICE the business, with their respective PUBLIC NOTICE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have post office address(es), is/are as Notice to Small, Minority and hereunto set my hand and Official follows: LEGAL NOTICE Women's Businesses Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Vissering Construction Company, DEITRAH COLLINS this 8th day of April, 2015.

ON PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP 175 Benchmark Industrial Drive, 2107 OLDE MILL RD ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET Streator, IL 61364, Phone: (815) Nancy Shultz Voots PLAINFIELD IL 60586 673-5511, is seeking qualified County Clerk DBE Businesses for the construction Notice is hereby given that a TentaIN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have of Dwight High Speed Rail Depot tive Budget and Appropriation OrdiProject. Subcontracting opportuni- nance for the Township Road and (Published in the Herald-News hereunto set my hand and Official ties in the following areas: Earth- Bridge District of Plainfield, in the April 9, 16, 23, 2015.) HN 1967 Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, work, Demolition, Site Utilities, County of Will, State of Illinois, for this 23th day of March, 2015.

Landscaping, Fencing, Concrete, the fiscal year beginning April 1, Masonry, Metals, Carpentry, Metal 2015 and ending March 31, 2016 Nancy Schultz Voots PUBLIC NOTICE Roofing, Doors, Glazing, Drywall, County Clerk Flooring, Painting, Specialties, has been on file and conveniently Plumbing, HVAC, Sprinkler & Elec- available to the public for inspecCertificate #29833 was filed in (Published in the Herald-News trical. All interested and qualified tion at the Plainfield Administration the office of the County Clerk of Will DBE Businesses should contact, IN Office located at 22525 West Lock- County, Illinois on March 17, 2015 March 26, April 2, 9, 2015.) HN 1893 WRITING (certified letter, return re- port Street, Plainfield, Illinois since wherein the business firm of ceipt requested), Tom Jones, to dis- 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2015. cuss the subcontracting opportuniDESTINY ties. All negotiations must be com- Notice is further given hereby that a pleted prior to the bid no later than public hearing on said Budget and April 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM. All Appropriation Ordinance will be Located at 23049 ARBOR CREEK bids received will be reviewed for held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday May DRIVE PLAINFIELD IL 60586 was It works. registered; that the true or real compliance of the contract docu13, 2015 at the Plainfield Townments and awarded to the lowest name or names of the person or Administration Offices located ship Call today to place your ad responsive bidder meeting these repersons owning the business, with at 22525 West Lockport Street, 877-264-2527 quirements. their respective post office address Plainfield, Illinois, in this township. (es), is/are as follows: (Published in the Herald-News April NOTICE Dated this 09th day of April, 2015 9, 2015.) HN 1962 LATRICE WILLIAMS PUBLICATION POLICIES Anthony Fremarek, Supervisor 23049 ARBOR CREEK DRIVE This publication reserves the BREAKING NEWS Anita Gerardy, Clerk right to edit or reject any ads PLAINFIELD IL 60586 available 24/7 at 815 436 8308 without comment. This publicaTheHerald-News.com tion is careful to review all ad(Published in the Herald-News April IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have vertising but the burden of truthhereunto set my hand and Official 9, 2015.)

HN 1955 PUBLIC NOTICE Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, ful content belongs to the advertiser. We use standard abbreviathis 17th day of March, 2015. tions and we reserve the right to Notice of Sale properly classify your ad. All ads Nancy Schultz Voots of Personal Property are subject to credit approval.

County Clerk We reserve the right to require PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the unprepayment. We accept cash, (Published in the Herald-News check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, dersigned will enforce a Mechanic's Certificate #29880 was filed in March 26, April 2, 9, 2015.) HN and American Express.

Lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS CHECK YOUR AD 50/3 et seq. on May 10, 2015 at the office of the County Clerk of Will 1892 Please check your ad the first 10:00 AM at Tuffy Auto Service County, Illinois on April 8, 2015 day it is published. If you see an Center, 600 E. 9th St. Lockport IL wherein the business firm of error, call us immediately and it 60441; 815-838-3700: 2010 PUBLIC NOTICE will be corrected for the next JDB FINISHES Sonata 5NHyundai available publication date. Our PET4AC4AH650872 to be sold to Certificate #29844 was filed in liability is for only one publicasatisfy lien of owner ($1,976.75) Located at 2701 GLASGOW ST the office of the County Clerk of Will tion date and shall not exceed diagnostic and storage fees. Robert JOLIET IL 60435 was registered; County, Illinois on March 23, 2015 the total cost of the first day of M. Gajewski Jr 9915 Cummings that the true or real name or names publication. wherein the business firm of Dr. Huntley IL 60142 & Citizens of the person or persons owning th busin ith thei ectiv

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