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Adding a few more branches to family trees One of the many things I’ve always loved about being a journalist is the people I’ve encountered along the way. While most of the ones I remember are from in-person meetings, every now and then I get a written correspondence that caught my attention. In the past week, I received two letters from people hoping to find some long-lost relatives in the Joliet area as they work on their respective families’ genealogy. I get – tops – one or two of these types of letters a year. Twice in a week made me think some stars aligned and encouraged me to use this space to maybe help them complete a few more branches on the family tree. The first was a letter from Nancy Chelini Mescher of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. It read: “My son and I are researching our Chelini family ancestry and need help locating a relative who lives in Joliet. Her name is Lorene or

VIEWS Kate Schott Lorena Chelini (maiden name, don’t know her married name). Her father, Achille, and my grandfather, Michael, were brothers. “I’m hoping she sees my letter or someone who knows her sees my letter and tells her about it. Then, she can contact me at this address: 1426 Brecon Road, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464.” She gave me permission to include her address. Strangely enough, a relative of hers who lives in Morris also wrote me this week for our Letters to the Editor page; he said he didn’t know the whereabouts of that particular Chelini but also seemed to find a bit of delight in the timing. The second was an email from Sandra Baguley nee Humber of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

It read: “I have been researching the name Humber for over 20 years and over that time have collected a few ‘missing links.’ “One missing link is Moses Humber born on the Isle if Wight, UK in 1841. He left the Island as a young man and traveled North here on the Mainland, married, and then disappeared leaving a wife and child. “Conveniently there is a record of another Moses Humber, crossing the Atlantic at this time. He works his way to Joliet, marrying and settling. I believe this could be the same Moses Humber. “Could this be the same Moses Humber who patented a horse halter, and who wrote a book – ‘The Horse of Another Colour’ – in 1881? “I wonder if you could print my letter as I may then find some of his descendents in the states?” If you can held Sandra out, let me know and I’ll put you in contact with her.

••• We tried something new online Thursday night when we livestreamed coverage of the Lincoln-Way School Board meeting. It’s a fairly new tool we have available to us. We’re aware there were some connection problems, and that there was a delay in what was happening and what was seen on the video. We are working to fix those issues. If you watched it, I would love to hear what you thought. And I’m also interested to know, once we iron out any problems, what other types of events you might like to see us cover in that manner. Thank you for reading The Herald-News.

• Kate Schott is editor of The Herald-News, the Morris Herald-News and Herald Life. She can be reached at kschott@shawmedia.com or 815280-4119. Follow her on Twitter @Kate_Schott78.

Parents prepare for changes as L-Way North set to close By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com NEW LENOX – Hundreds of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 parents are working together to plan how to help students and families transition now that Board of Education members voted to shutter North’s campus to restore financial stability to the district. When it became evident in July board members were considering shutting down one of Lincoln-Way’s four high schools – Central, East, North or West – Dawn Rellinger, a West parent, said she and dozens of other parents formed a group to figure out how to ease the transition. The size of that group has grown to about 250 people in the past week, she said. “We’re able to do specifics [now] because we know where each of the students would go,” Rellinger said. She hopes in either September or October the group – with smaller groups focused on sports, music, special education and other programs – will propose ideas to accommodate families changing schools to board members. After the Illinois State Board of Education required

that didn’t occur. All four district schools are under enrollment capacity. Board member Christine Glatz and Vice President Dee Molinare were against closing North. They wanted to find other revenue sources and said it was a state-of-the-art facility with low operational costs. Board member Christopher McFadden argued the needed savings from closing a school would not be realized by shutting down Central, where district offices and programs would still run. He, along with President Kevin Molloy and board member Arvid Johnson, also feared more state aid cuts and a potential property tax freeze. The decision upsetted many North parents, including Ann Jenkins, an administrator of the Save Lincoln-Way North Facebook page. Among some of her criticisms was how the decision was political and did not inLathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com clude the possibility of closing Matt Maguire Jr., 15, reacts Thursday after the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Educa- West. “Clearly this was not a fition voted to keep Lincoln-Way Central open. The board voted to close Lincoln-Way North during the meeting. nancial decision. Clearly the Lincoln-Way to submit a plan 5-2 vote Thursday to shutter will attend North. students needs were not taken North, along with West, into consideration,” she wrote by September to reduce bud- North. The school opened in get deficits ranging in the 2008 and the 2015-2016 academ- was built within the past de- to The Herald-News. millions over the past several ic year that starts Wednesday cade to accommodate projectSee CLOSING, page 27 years, the board decided in a will be the last year students ed massive student growth

Officials concerned over consequences of proposal to keep taxes flat for 2 years By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com

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OLIET – Park districts in Illinois account for just a small portion of property owners’ tax bills compared to schools and other taxing bodies. But it’s park district officials whose hands will be tied if Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers ever reach an agreement to follow through on one of the most talked-about and politically popular proposals in Springfield – a two-year property tax freeze. Supporters of a tax freeze say property owners are being taxed out of their homes, citing Illinois’ No. 2 ranking in the U.S. for high property taxes. But opponents – namely local governments and taxing districts that rely heavily on that funding — say a two-year freeze may do more harm than good. “We don’t get a share of the income tax. No sales tax funds. No direct state aid,” said Chuck Szoke, executive director for the Channahon Park District. “And we’re not a big piece of the tax bill. The majority goes to schools.” About 40 percent of the district’s $5 million operating budget comes from property taxes, while the rest is mainly derived from user fees, donations and sponsorships. For every dollar paid on a property tax bill in Illinois, just under 4 cents on average goes to park districts, Szoke said. The latest property tax freeze proposal in Springfield – Senate Bill 318 – passed out of the Illinois Senate earlier this month but is awaiting action in the House. The temporary property tax freeze would apply to all taxing districts for two years, freezing tax levies at 2015 levels through 2017. All taxing districts’ extension limitation would be set at zero – versus allowing

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Campers from the Camp Wewannago Program play duck-duck-goose Thursday at Haines Wayside Park in New Lenox.

“We don’t get a share of the income tax. No sales tax funds. No direct state aid. And we’re not a big piece of the tax bill. The majority goes to schools.” Chuck Szoke, executive director for the Channahon Park District taxing districts to levy up to the Consumer Price Index or 5 percent, whichever is less. As part of the two-year freeze proposals, going to referendum would be the only way park districts and other taxing bodies could increase the dollar amount of a local government’s annual tax extension on a year-to-year basis. The New Lenox Communi-

ty Park District is concerned about the prospects of getting voter approval for a levy increase. Voters rejected the district’s referendum in the November 2014 election to maintain its tax rate, said Lauren Lotz, district communications and marketing specialist. That effectively lowered the district’s tax rate from 30 cents per $100 of equalized as-

sessed value to 24 cents, after the bonds used to develop the Sanctuary Golf Course were paid off. “Some park districts have been more successful in getting individuals to pass referendums. But I know that if we were to approach any individual, I think no one would say, ‘Yes, let’s go ahead and give the park district what they deserve.’ We’ve tried that ... and that was just to maintain the tax rate,” Lotz said. Joliet Park District Executive Director Dominic Egizio said Will County’s taxing districts are already limited by PTELL – the 1991 state law designed to artificially keep

taxes low. “In a sense, our hands have been tied since then. We’ve experienced very little growth. So, you take it away for two more years, the effect is detrimental,” Egizio said. Joliet Park District Board of Commissioners President Glen Marcum said he believes officials do their best to keep costs down, but a property tax freeze would trigger a need to raise program or registration fees as expenses continue to increase, and fee hikes might lead to drops in participation rates. About 35 percent of the district’s $17 million operating

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budget derives from property taxes while the rest stems from mainly user fees, along with state grants and sponsorships. The property tax revenue allows the district to offer free programs, too, such as outdoor concerts and movies. The Joliet district was successful in the last election in getting voters to approve a $19.5 million referendum for capital improvements and maintenance needs, Marcum said, but taking away its ability to levy up for two straight years without voter approval would hinder long-term planning.

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Although Republicans and Democrats agree on a twoyear freeze, the latest proposal faces an uphill battle with Rauner repeatedly arguing he would only approve a freeze if the proposal was paired with controversial restrictions on collective bargaining and public works contracting as a cost-saving tool for local governments. Since Rauner took office earlier this year, Illinois House lawmakers have taken up various property tax freeze bills, only to watch them fail, with Republicans choosing not to vote because key components sought by Rauner were left out. In a memo addressed to lawmakers July 31, Rauner said a short-term property tax freeze alone, while politically popular, “is only a small step and will not be truly effective at helping our homeowners and small-business owners

ABOVE: Dillon Barnett, a camper at the Camp Wewannago Program, watches a ball while swinging on a swing set Thursday at Haines Wayside Park in New Lenox. BELOW: Campers from Camp Wewannago Program play on a jungle gym and swing set Thursday at Haines Wayside Park in New Lenox.

unless we also give local units of government and school districts the ability to control costs. “Absent those tools, property taxes will increase again as soon as the freeze expires. Our proposed legislation of-

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fers reasonable reforms that allow – but do not require – local units of government to use tools to control costs,” he said. State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, said she stands by the governor, arguing prop-

erty taxes in Illinois have gotten out of control. “The person who does not have a say in this conversation are the people who are paying their property tax bills. But I hear from them. And they’re saying they’re being taxed out of their homes,” Rezin said. But Channahon’s Szoke said he’d rather see Illinois lawmakers take a holistic approach to the state’s tax structure. “I think the ability to look at the entire tax system is certainly not a bad idea,” he said. “But if you cherry-pick, pointing to just one group of governments, or one [tax] rate, or say ‘Oh, here’s a fix,’ you run the risk of doing more harm than good.”

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Campers from the Camp Wewannago Program play on a jungle gym Thursday at Haines Wayside Park in New Lenox. Local park districts say a two-year property tax freeze may do more harm than good.

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Braidwood contractor faces home repair fraud charges By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com BRAIDWOOD – An area contractor already under criminal investigation in Grundy County concerning aggravated home repair fraud is now facing similar charges in Will County. The charges were filed Friday – the same day Steve Johnson, of Reds Concrete in Braidwood, was questioned at the request of the federal judge overseeing his Chapter 13 bankruptcy case about the truthfulness of his recent income tax filings. Johnson, 42, of the 100 block of North Division Street in Braidwood, was charged with two counts of home repair fraud for entering into contracts with two Braidwood residents but never intending to perform the work, said Charles Pelkie, spokesman for the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office. In the first count, Johnson is charged with aggravated home repair fraud – a Class 2 felony. The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office alleges Johnson entered into a $4,500 contract earlier this year with Norman Heiman, of the 600 block of North School Street, to install a driveway but never intended to complete the work. The charge is considered aggravated, Pelkie said, because Heiman is older than 60. Johnson also is charged with a second count of home repair fraud – a Class 4 felony – for entering into a $1,200 contract with Elizabeth Walsh, of the 600 block of Eureka Street. The charges allege Johnson told Walsh he would install a patio but never intended to do so. If he is convicted, the Class 2 felony carries a punishment of three to seven years in prison, while the Class 4 felony is one to three years. Both are probation eligible. A warrant was issued Friday for Johnson’s arrest. Johnson was charged in April by the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office with aggravated home repair fraud. He is accused of taking $19,000 from a Morris couple for work he was supposed to complete for them in 2013 and

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Morris resident Jeff Berry sits at his kitchen table while going over correspondence and legal papers April 22 after speaking with the Grundy County state’s attorney in Morris. He said he paid Steve Johnson, of Reds Concrete in Braidwood, money for work that never was done at his home. Johnson was facing criminal charges in Grundy County and, as of Friday, in Will County, too. 2014. Prior to charges being filed in the Grundy County case, Jeff Berry, one of the homeowners who said he was defrauded by Johnson, went to small claims court seeking the return of his money. Since then, Berry said he has taken it upon himself to reach out to other potential victims. “I’ve got a long list,” he said. Berry learned Friday of the criminal charges against Johnson. “I feel very good. I can tell you that absolutely, in all honestly, he would have gotten away with all of it if it hadn’t been for me pushing people to file reports and to care about this, to want him stopped,” he said. Berry said he urges other potential victims to file a report with local police. “Once they have a report, at least it’s on file,” he said. “Then they can go to the state’s attorney’s office with a copy.”

Braidwood Police Detective Steve Finlon said the department forwarded the reports to the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office earlier last week.

Bankruptcy case

Johnson filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy March 16. All creditors – including those who have won civil cases against him – are included in the bankruptcy filing. An evidentiary hearing was held Friday in the Joliet City Hall Chambers to determine whether the judge should dismiss Johnson’s bankruptcy case on the grounds he lied on his income tax returns. The judge also considered whether to approve his repayment plan, requiring he pay creditors just 10 percent of debt owed. On Friday, Johnson testified he filed for bankruptcy in March because of the “aggravation from all of the phone calls [from creditors].” “I wanted a fresh start,” he

said. Johnson admitted during testimony he previously lied by claiming he didn’t make enough in 2012 and 2013 to file tax returns. Johnson filed amended tax returns only after an investigation proved otherwise, said Gerald Mylander, the attorney for U.S. Bankruptcy Court Chapter 13 Trustee Glenn Stearns. Mylander said it was discovered through the course of the bankruptcy proceedings that Johnson received income amounting to $30,800 in 2012 and $24,000 in 2013. Both amounts meet the IRS threshold for filing tax returns. “How come you didn’t file a tax return in 2012?” Mylander asked. “I thought it was going to be a cash deal,” Johnson said, adding that once he “knew it was going to be a problem,” he rectified it, filing amended tax returns. “I’m sorry about that.” Three people testified

Johnson had more income than what he stated on tax return filings used as the basis for his filing for bankruptcy and for later determining how much to pay his creditors. That additional income includes at least $55,000 for home repair work in 2013 and a sum of $9,100 that Jason Kehm, of Wilmington, said he loaned to him. “He said he needed [$9,100] to pay for his daughter’s cosmetology school,” Kehm testified Friday. Kehm said Johnson made seven monthly payments totaling $1,400 but then stopped. He said he texted Johnson for “30 straight days,” asking for his money back, but all he received was excuses. Judge Bruce Black, with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Northern District of Illinois, denied Mylander’s motion to dismiss the case – but he also did not approve Johnson’s 10 percent repayment plan. “[In bankruptcy cases], I do my best to make sure the right people win ... and the right people lose. Seldom is there a clear winner,” Black said. “I don’t believe [Johnson’s] testimony today when he said, ‘That was it. What you caught me on was all there was.’ ... I don’t believe that. And I don’t believe he expected me to.” Instead, Black ordered Johnson to return with a revised repayment plan that provides “substantial compensation” for his creditors. “Ten percent isn’t even in the ballpark,” Black said to Johnson and his attorney. Johnson refused to comment Friday. Attorney James Durkee, who is representing Johnson in the bankruptcy case, also declined to comment. When asked by a Herald-News reporter if he could comment on the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office’s filing of criminal charges against Johnson that same day, Durkee questioned whether the charges had been filed. When the reporter confirmed they had been, Durkee replied, “Oh boy.” Durkee said he presently does not represent Johnson in the criminal charges.

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JOLIET – A homeless man who was scheduled to face trial in a 2012 Troy Township slaying pleaded guilty last week to a murder charge. Michael T. Eberle, 45, will instead be sentenced later this month, according to court records. Eberle faces 20 to 60 years in prison, but prosecutors are expected to recommend a 35-year sentence in exchange for the plea. On the morning of March 25, 2012, Eberle was seen breaking into a house in Shorewood’s Saddlebrook Estates subdivision and fled the scene by stealing a pickup truck from another residence, police said. About an hour later, an employee arrived to work at Knauer Industries, 19515 Northeast Frontage Road, and found Eberle coming out

of the burial vault company, which was not open to the public at the time, and called police. Will County sheriff’s deputies searched the plant to find Patrick M. Shaughnessy, 69, had been beaten to death with a crowbar and fire extinguisher. Eberle was discovered Michael T. hiding in some Eberle nearby weeds and arrested. Shaughnessy had worked at Knauer for 25 years before his death. At a hearing in 2013, Assistant Public Defender Stewart Ferreira said Eberle had a history of abusing synthetic stimulants known as “bath salts,” which can cause brain damage as well as hallucinations and psychosis, but a judge determined he was fit to stand trial.

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bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Judge Jessica Colon-Sayre and her staff did a pretty good job “keeping traffic moving” Friday as more than 800 Elwood traffic defendants came to the Will County Courthouse. While a typical morning starts with about 200 files for the judge to process, there were 830 violations on the docket Friday for the Village of Elwood’s monthly court date. Among those were the expected speeding, insurance and seat belt violations, but about three out of every five cases called were for truck drivers using village streets. “[The number of tickets issued] wasn’t an intentional statement, but with the closing of Walter Strawn Drive there has been an increase in violators and this reflects our enforcement of that,” Police Chief Fred Hayes said. The Walter Strawn Drive railroad crossing just west of Illinois Route 53 was closed

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dangerous to remain open. Trucks are expected to use Interstate 55 and Arsenal Road to access the intermodals. The state is preparing to take over Arsenal Road from Will County between Interstate 55 and Baseline Road, allowing the Illinois Department of Trans-

portation to make permanent upgrades to accommodate the heavy truck traffic. CenterPoint Properties, the developer of the two intermodals, along with trucking and logistics companies, has opposed the shutdown. Many truckers were cit-

ed for “disobeying a traffic control device” by ignoring the posted signs that prohibit trucks and “vehicle length violation” for having a truck on the streets. Drivers who pleaded guilty to the length violation, which is not a moving violation, were fined $350 and the traffic control ticket was dismissed. A portable barrier was set up in the first-floor hallway to direct defendants with last names A to L and M to Z to separate lines before they entered the courtroom where bailiffs coordinated everyone ready to approach. Colon-Sayre said Judge Carmen Goodman volunteered to set up for cases in the room next door and three other judges also offered assistance. “I knew this was coming and was able to prepare for it. I don’t know what [the volume] will be next month,” Colon-Sayre said. The judge said the village and the county will both receive a percentage of any fines she imposed Friday.

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JOLIET – A resurfacing project scheduled to start Monday on Metra’s Rock Island Line to Joliet will mean delays for the midday trains. A construction schedule will be in effect from Monday through Oct. 25 for midday and weekend trains as the tie replacement and track resurfacing project is done, according to a news release from the city of Joliet. Delays of up to 10 minutes should be expected by riders. The construction schedule is available online at www.metrarail.com. “Due to the nature of the project, some rush hour trains may also experience delays due to slower operating speeds in

work zones,” the city said in the news release. Metra is replacing 17,500 ties and resurfacing track over a nearly 25-mile stretch of the Rock Island Line between Blue Island and Joliet, according to the news release. Crews will be working seven days a week, with most of the work occurring between the weekday morning and evening rush hours to minimize impacts to passenger service. Those who live along the route may hear noise associated with the construction equipment, as well as trains passing through the construction area sounding their horns to alert the work crews, according to the news release.

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Joliet seeks buyer to redevelop historic Loughran Building Property at Cass and Chicago streets vacant since 2005 By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com JOLIET – City officials are actively pursuing a tenant to redevelop the historic Loughran Building for the future downtown Joliet entertainment district. The city stated in a news release Friday it will start issuing requests for qualifications to review and identify a firm or individuals to take over the building at 1 E. Cass St., across the street from Juliet’s. “The goal of the RFQ is to first re-introduce the property to the development community,” Joliet Planning Director Kendall Jackson said. The city hopes to receive a bid from a restaurant-lounge business to use the ground floor, Jackson said, with mixed use of the second and third floors. “Moving forward, we’re developing a new downtown plan that is focusing on Chicago Street as a restaurant entertainment point of destination,” he said.

The Loughran Building was constructed in 1890 with a retail storefront. The second and third floors have housed a dance hall and several types of businesses. “It’s always been a mixeduse type of building,” Jackson said. Most recently, Crabigale’s Comedy Club operated in the first floor until about 10 years ago. The city became involved with the building when it bought the property in 2001. It sold the property to a developer in 2003, and bought the building back in 2007, about two years after the club shut down. Since then, the property has remained vacant. “We’ve had quite a great deal of interest in the building over the past several years, but no real project has developed,” Jackson said. He said this time around, city officials are targeting specific individuals or firms for the building, including brewpubs and other restaurant-oriented uses. The RFQs are due to the city by 3 p.m. Oct. 2. Jackson said he hopes the city will enter into a redevelopment agreement late this year or early 2016.

Nagle Hartray representative Eric Penny presented updated floor space allocation plans, including the addition of a performance space. The space would join popular collections, circulation and administration on the first floor. The second floor would host youth services. Adult and reference sections would be on the third floor. The meetings were the third set of public discussions about expansion plans. Each set was split into a public forum and a public task force meeting. Officials presented the pub-

lic with location plans at the first meetings June 11 and 13. Two suggested sites for the expansion included the existing location and a greenfield site west of the water treatment plant. Public and board input yielded a strong desire to keep the library at its current location. The second set of meetings July 9 and 11 centered around several site plans, including construction of a new library and an extension to the existing building. After public response, officials opted not to build the

more costly addition and decreased floor space from the original estimate of 95,000 square feet. The new library, which officials say is needed because of space issues, will only move forward if voters approve a referendum planned for spring. The board will discuss the public feedback and options for the library exterior at its regular meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the library small meeting room, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. The board also is expected to appoint a new member, after the resignation of Samantha Hurtado.

Grundy County will build a new salt storage facility By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – Grundy County will replace and move its existing salt storage facility to protect its road salt and make it more convenient for highway workers. At Tuesdays’ Grundy County Board meeting, the board voted to award the bid to Stott Contracting for $368,897 for the salt storage foundation and site work. In addition, work was awarded to Greenfield Contractors in the amount of $85,915.31 for a fabric cover on the site, which will move from Dwight Road to the highway department grounds. “It is something the county has talked about for several years,” Board Chairman David Welter said Friday. “We have put the money away to be able to replace it.” Grundy County Adminis-

trator Doug Pryor said Friday the existing storage facility is in extremely rough shape and has some leaks, which makes the decision to do the work now a wise choice. Welter said the walls are starting to cave in and the county needs to protect the stockpile before the building gives way. The county buys road salt in bulk in order to save the taxpayers money, but that means oftentimes there is salt left over from the winter which needs to be protected from the elements so it can still be used the next year. The building was expected to be built in 2014 but the Grundy County Highway Department exceeded its budget on salt purchases to keep the roads safe during the 20132014 winter, so the construction was put on hold. To account for the added and unexpected $206,000 ex-

penditure on salt, the department decided in March 2014 to divert funds saved for the building to cover the costs. Welter said the county is now able to buy the building after adding money back into that fund.

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PLAINFIELD – Planning for a new library continued during the past week in Plainfield with discussion of the library’s purpose and details on its layout. Plainfield Public Library District officials and architect firm Nagle Hartray presented plans to residents during pub-

lic meetings Wednesday and Thursday. Library Board of Trustees President Carl F. Gilmore attended Thursday’s meeting. “Last night, [Library Director Julie Milavec] presented a discussion of what the 21st century library is like,” Gilmore said Friday morning. Talk centered around how to adapt the new library to an increasingly digital culture. “A question that comes off the tongue is, ‘A library is really all about books, isn’t it?’ ” he said. “It’s not. It’s about information sharing, and distribution and creation.”

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OBITUARIES ELAINE A. BLASDEL

member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. She enjoyed winter visits to Windward Passage in Ft. Myers, FL, but her most favorite moments were spent being with her family. Elaine A. Blasdel Funeral services for Elaine A. (nee Ringfelt), Blasdel will be held Tuesday, August age 86, a lifetime Joliet area resident, 18, 2015, at the Church of the Good passed away peace- Shepherd, 2437 Plainfield Rd., Crest Hill, IL where visitation will be held fully in her sleep, at home, Friday, August from 9:00 a.m. until services begin at 11:00 a.m. Interment Elmhurst 14, 2015. Cemetery in Joliet. Born December 25, 1928, to the In lieu of flowers, memorials in her late Ruth and Walter Ringfelt, Elaine name can be made to the Church of attended Joliet schools and was a the Good Shepherd. graduate of Joliet Township High For information (815) 741-5500 or School. She worked for Paul Harvey visit her book of memories at www. in her earlier years and retired from fredcdames.com the Joliet Herald News after many years of service. Beloved mother of Gayle (Harry) Quinlan of Channahon, IL and Diane (Joe) Prillwitz of Mosnee, WI; loving grandmother of Kristin Prillwitz, Melissa (Keith) Allen, Heidi Prillwitz, Jonathon (Madison) Prillwitz and Kelly (Ron) Dube. A proud and devoted great grandmother of Quinn Allen and Olivia Dube; she was eagerly awaiting the arrival of three LYNN R. GAYNOR (including twins) additional great grandkids due later this year. Also Lynn R. Gaynor (nee Eichholzer) survived by her long-time special Passed away peacefully with her friend, Glenn Brosel. family by her side, at the Joliet Area Preceded in death by her husband, Community Hospice Home, Tuesday, Gene Blasdel; as well as her parents. August 11, 2015. Age 67 years. Elaine, an eternal optimist who Survived by her two daughters, always had a smile on her face, held Marne (Michael) Bailey and Maryn great hope in Christ and was an active (Chad) Evans; two granddaughters, Born: Dec. 25, 1928 Died: Aug. 14, 2015

Kate and Sophia Bailey; her brother, Jay Eichholzer; two nephews, David (Sheri) and Dennis (Natallie) Eichholzer. Dear friends and family, Dawn Belom, Jean Eichholzer, Judie Renz, Peg Pearce and Sharon Fisher. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard Gaynor; her parents, Harry and Evelyn Eichholzer. Lifelong member of First Lutheran Church, and was a dedicated nurse for well over 40 years. Lynn was a loving and devoted mom and grandma, who enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters. Lynn’s family would to thank the entire staff at the Joliet Area Community for the outstanding care and compassion they’ve extended to our family during her stay. Funeral services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home, 2320 Black Rd., Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Joliet Area Community Hospice will be appreciated. Visitation Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. For information please call (815)744-0022 or visit www.chsfuneral.com.

RALPH F. GRUBEN

Richard Gruben, Clare Belle Glass, Vivian Gruben, Robert Gruben and Shirlee Mulbarger. Ralph F. Gruben, Private funeral services will be age 90, at rest held for the family. Monday, August 10, Memorials in his name to the 2015 at Brookdale of Hinsdale Hospital Foundation, 120 Burr Ridge. N. Oak Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521 or Born in Joliet to Cathedral of St. Raymond would be the late Peter J. appreciated. and Clara (nee Knowles) Gruben, For more information: (815) 741formerly of Peoria, returning to 5500 or visit his Book of Memories Joliet in 2004. at www.fredcdames.com A retired executive for Caterpillar Inc. Graduate of Joliet Township High School where he was voted one of the top 100 athletes of the 20th century and received his bachelors degree from Drake University where he was a proud member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. An avid football player, he was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Bowl in • Continued on page 19 Montgomery, Alabama, and went on to play professional football for the Chicago Rockets. Survived by his two children, Ralph “Randy” (Kris) Gruben of Tehachapi, CA and Dorsey (Andy) Mojden of Same Family Owned for Hinsdale; four grandchildren, Katie 4 Generations and Erica Gruben and Molly and Kelly Mojden; great-grandfather of four; PO Box 326 1105 East 9th St. and several nieces and nephews. Lockport Preceded by his beloved wife of For Information: 65 years, Lorraine D. (nee Dillman) www.oneilfuneralhome.com Gruben (January 9, 2014); his (815) 838-5010 parents; six siblings, Lucille Fitch, adno=0310960

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FRANCES I. MANHEIM Born: March 25, 1924 Died: Aug. 6, 2015

JACK M. PETERSON Born: Nov. 14, 1937 Died: Aug. 13, 2015

Jack M. Peterson, 77, of Morris, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 13, 2015, at Morris Hospital with his family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Edward J. Howe, CR officiating. Interment will follow in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood with full military honors. Visitation will be held on Monday, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Fruland Funeral Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in Morris. Born November 14, 1937, in Morris, he was the son of Leslie and Madelon(Price)Peterson. He graduated from Morris Community High School. Jack served in the U.S. Marine Corp from June 27, 1956, to April 11, 1958. He was employed at the Morris Paper Mill and for 20 years he was a deputy with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Survived by his children, Cynthia (James) Milton of Morris, Diane THOMAS PAIGE (Robert) Grinton of Gurnee, Leslie Peterson of Morris and Kurt (PatThomas Paige, age ty) Peterson of Arlington Heights; 54, passed away six grandchildren, Colin Milton, August 3, 2015. Abigail, William and Charlotte He is survived by Grinton, Dominic Peterson and his loving daughters, Kurt Peterson Jr.; his former wife, Marcella Paige of Carol Peterson of Morris; his Manteno, and Miran- mother, Madelon Peterson of Morda Paige of Vienna, IL; his brothris; two brothers, Donald Peterson ers, Mark Paige of Phoenix, AZ and of Morris and William (Pam) PeterBrian (Laurie) of Joliet; sisters, son of Maple Grove, Mn.; his twin Dee-Dee (Tom) of Lockport and sisters, Judy Peterson of Morris Donna (Dave) Dorich of Anthem, and Joyce (Dr. Tom) Alderson of Rochester Hills, Mi.; several nieces AZ; his mother, Bette Paige of

and nephews. Preceded in death by his father, Leslie. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Jack was a fan of the Morris Redskins, Chicago Bears, Cubs, Bulls and Blackhawks. He enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren and all of his many friends. For more information call the funeral home at 815-942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook at www.frulandfuneralhome.com.

LORRAINE A. RUSS Lorraine A. “Laurie” Russ (nee Romain), age 76 of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Joliet, passed away on August 4, 2015. Laurie is survived by her children, Regina “Kim” Romain, Rodger (Kate), Ray, Dan (Pam), and Rick Russ; brothers, John and Louis Romain; grandchildren, Aaron, Kendra and Corryn. Preceded in death by her parents, John and Nancy (nee Tosauro) Romain; sisters, Mary Ann Clibery and Ginger Corvino. Affectionately known as “Mama Russ”, Laurie, was den mother, class-room mom, neighborhood mom, baseball mom, wrestling mom, Marine mom, and pseudo-mom to too many kids to name. She was a lifelong die-hard fan of her beloved Chicago Cubs and always believed in “next year”. She was known for her smile, her positive attitude, her wit, and her selfless nature. She never met a stranger. She will truly be missed by all that knew her or met her. In lieu of flowers, donations in Laurie’s name may be made to Cubs Charities. A Celebration of Laurie’s life will be held in September at a location to be determined.

PATRICIA SEXTON

Born: June 24, 1921; in Chicago, IL Died: Aug. 13, 2015; in Naperville, IL Patricia “Pat” Sexton (nee Haggerty), 94, a resident of Naperville, IL since 2005, formerly of

Joliet, IL and Diamond Head, MS, died Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Silverado Naperville. She was born June 24, 1921, in Chicago, IL. Beloved wife of the late James W. Sexton, whom she married July 4, 1944 and who preceded her in death February 27, 2000; loving mother of Patricia S. (Robert “Bob”) Wheeler of Naperville and James F. (Dori) Sexton of Hoffman Estates, IL; adored grandmother of Sarah (Mark) Hedborn, Laura Wheeler and Brian Wheeler; Michelle (Nick) Minich, Monica (Adam) Faucheux, James M. Sexton and the late Michael J. Sexton; cherished great-grandmother of Livia and Robert William Hedborn; Joseph Faucheux and Faith Minich; devoted daughter of the late Francis and Lillian (nee O’Neill) Haggerty; dear sister of the late Shirley (the late William) Martin and the late Marilyn (the late Robert) Grumhaus; fond aunt, great-aunt and friend of many. Pat resided in Joliet, IL for most of her adult life. Primarily a homemaker, she also worked for Illinois Bell Telephone and the EJ& E Railroad, Joliet. She was an active member and past president of the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, Joliet and St. Vincent DePaul Society at Annunciation Parish in Kiln, MS. Pat was a talented seamstress, enjoyed golfing, playing bridge and was a proud mother and grandmother. Visitation Sunday, August 16, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St, Naperville. Services will begin Monday, August 17, 9:00 a.m. from the funeral home and will proceed to a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Scholastica Catholic Church, 7800 Janes Avenue, Woodridge, Illinois 60517, (630) 985-2351. Interment: Private. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Patricia’s name may be made to: The Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer Society, P.O. Box 957672, Hoffman Estates, IL 60195, (800) 532-5162, www.neuroblastomacancer.org For more info. please visit www. friedrich-jones.com or call (630) 355-0213.

GEORGE A. WARGO

Born: May 25, 1922; in Centralia, PA Died: Aug. 12, 2015; in Joliet, IL George A. Wargo, age 93, passed away early Wednesday morning on August 12, 2015, at Presence Villa Franciscan. Born in Centralia, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1922. He was a W.W. II veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy, and was a member of Harwood Post #5 V.F.W. He was a retired telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad. George always enjoyed family vacations with his wife and children. Many of those vacations were taken by train. He liked model railroads and loved animals, especially dogs. Preceded in death by his wife Louise (nee Rogers). They were married on December 27, 1952, in Peoria, Illinois. Survived by his loving daughter, Nancy; and his devoted son, Roger. The family would like to thank the Joliet Fire Department EMS for their kind and professional help. Funeral from the Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home, Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, IL. Visitation Sunday, August 16, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Joliet Township Animal Control would be appreciated. George’s beloved cocker spaniel, Mr. Freckles, who died last January had been adopted from Joliet Township Animal Control.

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Frances Irene Manheim, 91, left us on August 6, 2015, with her children by her side in Urbana, Illinois. She was the widow of Robert Manheim. They shared 50 years together. Fran was born March 25, 1924, in Arkansas, to Jess and Maggie Bauldwin She had five siblings, Grover Bauldwin, Bernard Bauldwin, Alfred Tommy Bauldwin, Gertrude Terry and Juanita Ervin. She moved to Illinois in 1945. Fran was employed at Bergner’s for 39 years, and enjoyed helping her clients pick out the perfect items for their special events. She enjoyed gardening, traveling with friends and visiting with her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be remembered for her spitfire attitude, independent nature and true zest for life. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Grover and Nancy Manheim, Robert and Donna Manheim and Phyllis and Jerry Larsen; twelve grandchildren; thirty-seven great grandchildren; and ten great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her son, Thomas; and all five of her siblings. A Memorial is planned for Friday, August 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church Hall, 255 W North St., Manhattan, IL. Special words of remembrance at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

Phoenix, AZ; his nieces, Amber Dorich, Cailey Homerding and Brianna Paige; nephews, Jacob Homerding and Alec Paige; and his best friend, Jack (his dog). He was preceded by his father, Charles Paige; and brothers, Michael Wood and Daniel Paige. Cremation Visitation will be Sunday, August 30, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Old Congregational Church, 231 E. 9th St., Lockport. In lieu of flowers, donations to the family are preferred.

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2 parachutists injured at Chicago Air & Water Show

CHICAGO – Two parachutists were seriously injured Saturday during the Chicago Air & Water Show after colliding midair while performing a stunt, a parachute team spokeswoman said. Witnesses said at least one of the men clipped the top of a highrise apartment building before falling to the ground in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The two men were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning, Fire Department spokesman Juan Hernandez said. The Army Golden Knights and Navy Leap Frogs parachute teams were performing a stunt known as a “bomb burst,” Golden Knights spokeswoman Donna Dixon told WMAQ-TV. During the stunt, parachutists fall with red smoke trailing from packs and then separate, creating a colorful visual in the sky. Dixon said the men collided during the stunt. She said one man, a member of the Golden Knights for about four years who’s in his late 20s, underwent surgery and was in critical condition. The other man is a member of the Navy Leap Frogs. Dixon said he broke his leg and was expected to be released Saturday.

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Promoters of the Lollapalooza music festival said they will pay $236,000 to the Chicago Park District for repairs to Grant Park. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that park district officials said work is already underway to repair ground muddied by rain and thousands of festival goers. Officials say they expect the work to be completed by the end of September. The money being spent this year on repairs is far less than the $800,000 used to repair damage to the park 2011 torrential downpour that prompted evacuation of the festival.

herded visitors under a poorly secured tent on Aug. 2, as a powerful storm approached. Thirty-five-year-old Steven Nincic was struck and killed by a falling tent pole. 22 others were injured. Three of the injured are included as plaintiffs in the complaint, which names McCook-based Classic Party Rentals and Chicago Special Events Management as defendants. The lawsuit seeks a minimum Woman files lawsuit in husband’s of $50,000. The city was not named in the tent-collapse death WOOD DALE – The wife of a man lawsuit. killed when a tent collapsed at Health system seeks a suburban Chicago festival has approval for new filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Rockford hospital The Daily Herald reported that ROCKFORD – A northern Nicole Nincic filed the lawsuit Illinois health system plans to Tuesday in Cook County court. build a new 188-bed hospital in She alleges organizers of the Rockford and is in the process Wood Dale Prairie Fest and a of submitting paperwork on its tent vendor should not have

proposal to a review board. Rockford-based MercyRockford Health System announced this week it wants to build a $400 million facility near an Interstate 90 exit. Officials said the hospital would serve northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Health system spokeswoman Kristina DeCoster said an application will be filed Monday with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Approval would allow construction to begin late next year. Under the plan, the existing Rockford Memorial Hospital would still offer care, including an emergency department. However, it would have fewer state-licensed hospital beds than it does now. The plan calls for eliminating 109 state-licensed beds between the two campuses.

Police: Man shot ex-girlfriend, killed self in Chicago Loop

CHICAGO – Authorities have identified the two people shot to death in a murder-suicide at a downtown Chicago business. Police said 45-year-old Richard Idrovo walked into a loan store in the Loop business district Friday afternoon and shot his ex-girlfriend, 44-year-old Alma Hernandez, before shooting himself. The Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday Hernandez was shot multiple times and ruled her death a homicide. They said Idrovo was shot once in the neck and his death was a suicide. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Hernandez had been working as a clerk at AmeriCash Loans on West Van Buren Street. The store is across the street from the Chicago Board of Trade.

Gov. Rauner signs advanced placement reform bill into law

SPRINGFIELD – Starting next year, a new state law should help more students get college credit for the advanced placement classes they took in high school, something supporters of the measure hope will keep more college-bound students from going out of state. The legislation, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Thursday, requires all Illinois public colleges and universities to give students credit for a score of three or better on 34 of the AP course examinations. Currently, the minimum score required for college credit ranges between two and five, depending on the type of test and the school that the student wants to attend. – Wire reports

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passage for any presidential candidate. The respective Democratic and Republican FERGUSON, Mo. – St. Louis County police are investigating front-runners each drew large crowds of gawkers as Clinton a Facebook post in which one sampled a pork chop on a of its officers discusses how stick and Trump gave rides he spent his “annual Michael to children on his helicopter Brown bonus.” emblazoned with his famous The Guardian reported that last name. Officer Todd Bakula posted on his Facebook page that he took his wife to a bed and breakfast FAA site shows delays using money earned for staffing of 15 minutes or less WASHINGTON – Air traffic was the protests in Ferguson, where snarled and passengers’ temthe unarmed Brown was fatally pers frayed Saturday as many shot by a white officer last year. flights to and from airports St. Louis County Sgt. Shawn throughout a large swath of McGuire told The Associated the Northeast stretching from Press that Bakula is a patrolNew York down to the Carolinas man and the post would be were delayed or cancelled. investigated. As of about 9:30 p.m. general He also said the department arrival and departure delays understands the post is “conwere 15 minutes or less, actroversial.” cording to the Federal Aviation The general counsel for the Administration’s Flight Delay Missouri Fraternal Order of Information site. The informaPolice didn’t immediately tion on the site reports general respond to an email from The airport conditions and is not Associated Press. flight-specific. The FAA blamed the problem Clinton, Trump descend on “technical issues” at an on Iowa State Fair air traffic control center in DES MOINES, Iowa – As Leesburg, Va. Around 4 p.m., Hillary Rodham Clinton walked the agency said the problem among the booths of funnel had been resolved, and that cakes and corn dogs at the officials were working to lift Iowa State Fair, trailed by a any remaining orders to hold massive pack of media and planes on the ground. onlookers, Donald Trump’s heDelays began building licopter circled the fairgrounds about 9:45 a.m., according to in the air above. FlightRadar24, a flight monitorThat’s as close as Clinton and ing website. Trump’s massive entourages – Wire reports came at the state fair, a rite of

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Japan’s Emperor Akihito (left) delivers his remarks with Empress Michiko during a memorial service Saturday at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo. Japan marked Saturday the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Japan emperor offers ‘remorse’ on WWII surrender anniversary By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO – Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a day after the prime minister fell short of apologizing in his own words to the victims of Japanese aggression. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meanwhile, stayed away from a contentious Yasukuni shrine that honors war criminals among other war dead. He instead prayed and laid flowers at a nearby national cemetery for unnamed fallen soldiers ahead of the annual ceremony at Tokyo’s Budokan hall. That ceremony started with a moment of silence at noon to mark the radio announcement by Emperor Hirohito, Akihito’s father, of Japan’s surrender Aug. 15, 1945. “Reflecting on our past and bearing in mind the feelings of deep remorse over the last war, I earnestly hope that the ravag-

es of war will never be repeated,” Akihito said in his speech. Japanese media said it was the first time he had used the words “deep remorse” in reference to the war in his annual war-end anniversary speech. Akihito also emphasized that Japan’s peace and prosperity stand on “the people’s tireless endeavors and their earnest desire for peace,” and renewed his war-renouncing pledge. Even though they are subtle and still rather neutral, remarks by the emperor on Japan’s wartime past in recent years have caught attention, often portrayed in the media to contrast Abe’s nationalist and hawkish image, especially as he pushes to give Japan’s military an expanded role and change Japan’s pacifist constitution. Abe, who also spoke at the memorial service, avoided any reference to the damage caused by Japan’s aggression for the third year in a row since he took office in December 2012. Instead, as if talking to the spirits of the war dead, Abe thanked them for the sacrifice

on which he said Japan’s peace and prosperity are built. Abe did promise, however, to “face the past” and “never to repeat the calamity of the war.” On Friday, Abe issued a closely monitored statement, acknowledging damage and suffering on innocent people but falling short of apologizing in his own words to the victims of Japan’s aggression. His statement had been widely anticipated because of his past remarks on historical issues that suggested a revisionist stance. He has repeatedly said there is no clear definition of aggression, and has denied that Japan’s wartime government coerced foreign women to become military prostitutes, citing lack of documentary evidence. Friday’s statement drew mixed reactions from overseas – including criticism from China and South Korea, and praise from the United States. South Korean President Park Geunhye said the statement “left a lot to be desired,” and China called it evasive.

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ROME – At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes, and some 320 others aboard were saved by the Italian navy, the rescue ship’s commander said. Migrants by the tens of thousands are braving the perilous journey across the Mediterranean this year, hoping to reach Europe and be granted asylum. They are fleeing war, persecution and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “The dead were found in the hold,” said Cmdr. Massimo Tozzi, speaking from the navy ship Cigala Fulgosi while the rescue was still ongoing. Asked by RaiNews24 how the migrants died, Tozzi said “it appears to be from inhaling exhaust fumes.” When rescuers stepped aboard the boat, the bodies of migrants were “lying in water, fuel, human excrement” in the hold, Tozzi said. The death toll was not yet final. “They are still counting the victims,” Interior Minister Angelino Alfano told reporters. Tozzi said the survivors included three children and 45 women, some of whom “were crying for their husbands (and) their children who died in the crossing.” The navy said the survivors later were transferred to a Norwegian ship with the Frontex mission, a European effort to save migrant lives in the Mediterranean. The survivors were being brought to a southern Italian port. Elsewhere in the Mediterranean, migrants on a Turkish beach scuffled over places on one inflatable dinghy and frantically bailed out another to keep it from sinking during a dramatic night that highlighted their desperation to reach the Greek island of Kos – and the safety of Europe.

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Men gather on an elevated highway near the smoking remains of an explosion in northeastern China’s Tianjin municipality Saturday. New explosions and fire rocked the Chinese port city on Saturday, where one survivor was pulled out and authorities ordered evacuations within a 1.8-mile radius to clean up chemical contamination.

China blast zone evacuated By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN The Associated Press TIANJIN, China – New small explosions rocked a disaster zone in the Chinese port of Tianjin on Saturday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination and found several more bodies to bring the death toll to 104 in massive blasts earlier in the week. Angry relatives of missing firefighters stormed a government news conference to demand any information on their loved ones, who have not been seen since a fire and rapid succession of blasts late Wednesday at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals in a mostly industrial area. The death toll in the ensuing inferno included at least 21 firefighters – making the disaster the deadliest for Chinese firefighters in more than six decades. An unknown number of firefighters remain missing, and a total of 720 people were injured in the disaster in Tianjin, 75 miles east of Beijing. One additional survivor was found Saturday.

Two Chinese news outlets, including the state-run The Paper, reported that the warehouse was storing 700 tons of sodium cyanide – 70 times more than it should have been holding at one time – and that authorities were rushing to clean it up. Sodium cyanide is a toxic chemical that can form a flammable gas upon contact with water. Authorities also detected the highly toxic hydrogen cyanide in the air at levels slightly above safety levels at two locations in the afternoon, The Paper cited Tianjin environmental official Wen Wurui as saying. But the contamination was no longer detected later Saturday, and there was no obvious impact on anybody in the area, the report said. The disaster has raised questions about whether dangerous chemicals were being stored too close to residential compounds, and whether firefighters might have triggered the blasts, possibly because they were unaware the warehouse contained chemicals combustible on contact with water. The massive explosions

Wednesday happened about 40 minutes after reports of a fire at the warehouse and after an initial wave of firefighters arrived and, reportedly, doused some of the area with water. Authorities Saturday pulled out one survivor from a shipping container, state media reported. His identity was not immediately known. TV video showed the man being carried out on a sketcher by a group of soldiers wearing gas masks. Authorities were keeping residents, journalists and other people not involved in the disaster response outside a 1.8mile radius around the site of the explosions in what media reports said was an operation to clean up the sodium cyanide. Flames were spotted in the disaster area Saturday, and explosions were reported by witnesses and state media. In one case, heavy smoke from a fire engulfing several cars rose as high as 10 meters, accompanied by at least five explosions. Police and military personnel manned checkpoints on roads leading to the blast

sites, and helicopters were seen hovering in the overcast sky. The air had a metallic chemical smell, and there was uneasiness over rain forecasts, although it was warm and windy. Meanwhile, family members of missing firefighters disrupted the latest news conference about the disaster, demanding to know whether their loved ones were still alive. “(The authorities) didn’t notify us at all,” said Liu Huan, whose son, Liu Chuntao, has been missing since late Wednesday. “Our son is a firefighter, and there was a team of firefighters who lost contact. We couldn’t contact him.” Liu Longwang said she had not heard a word on her son, Liu Ziqiao, also a firefighter. “We are extremely worried,” she said. “He just turned 18.” State media reported the casualties of the first three squads of firefighters to respond and of a neighborhood police station have not yet been fully determined, suggesting that the death toll could rise further.

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People on Thursday watch TVs in the lobby of Lincoln-Way Central High School, which was streaming a Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education meeting in New Lenox. The board voted to close Lincoln-Way North during the meeting. tinues to decline. Tingley said closing North will be enough to bring in estimated savings of $5.2 million annually for Lincoln-Way. He said the goal will be for Lincoln-Way to not have a deficit in fiscal year 2017 and to have a surplus of $200,000 the

following fiscal year. Even with a school closing, district officials and board members may have to explore raising extracurricular activity fees, he said. Some board members mentioned the idea of leasing North but not selling it. Tingley said there has been no discussion

to lease it. He also said there has been no market interest in existing unused property the district owns in Manhattan and Tinley Park. Some parents have been concerned about how a school closing might affect class rankings, athletic team positions

Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. For information, visit www.plainfieldpubliclibrary. org or call 815-436-6639. • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilmington City Hall, 1165 S. Water St., Wilmington. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org. • WSD’s Computer Lab – 10:30 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Walk-ins welcome. For information, visit www. jobs4people.org. • JJC Farmers Market – 2 to 6 p.m., Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. Link card accepted. Contact Market Manager Dorothy Rosier at drosier@jjc.edu or 815-280-6662. • Thursday Night Horseshoes – 6 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. Call 815-485-8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org. • Concert on the Hill – 6:30 p.m., Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park &

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JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org. • Fish Fry – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. Toplist Karaoke begins at 8:30 p.m. Call 815-485-8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org. • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Stone City VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Drive, Joliet. Carryouts and eat-at-bar begins at 11 a.m.; dining room opens at 4 p.m. Call 815-722-7122. • Bingo – Doors open 4 p.m., cards begin 6 p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet. Call 815-726-4031. • Pork Chop Dinner – 4 to 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Club, 1503 Clement St., Joliet. Two pork chops or half-chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and coleslaw along with bread and butter. $10. Dessert and coffee available. Carryouts available. Call 815-723-3154.

and scholarships. For athletics, Ronald Sawin, assistant superintendent of business, said he has faith coaches will put the best students on the best teams. He also said extracurricular activities may become richer for students across the district. Matt McGuire, a Central student, said at Thursday’s meeting he hoped the graduating class of 2017-18 would be able to stay together. “We love the friends we have here. We all love sticking together … We would love to stick together as a class,” he said.

GOTTA DO IT • Continued from page 16 Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. For information, visit www. jobs4people.org. • Networking Your Way to a New Job – 2:30 p.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. One hour. Free. RSVP by calling 815-727-4444 and press “0” or email chellis@willcountyillinois. com. For information, visit www. jobs4people.org. • Cruise Night – 6 to 9 p.m., Stone City VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Drive, Joliet. THURSDAY • Expungment Clinic – The Pro Bono Project, 5 W. Jefferson St., LL, Joliet. Appointment required. To schedule, call 815-727-5123, press “0.” • Friends of the Plainfield Library Book Sale – 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday; also 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 21; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 22,

FRIDAY • LinkedIn Lab – 9 a.m., JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. Need basic LinkedIn account. 90 minutes. Free. RSVP: 815727-4444 and press “0” or email chellis@willcountyillinois.com. Visit www.jobs4people.org. • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Mokena Public Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. For information, visit www.jobs4people.org. • WSD’s Computer Lab – 2 p.m.,

• Karaoke – 8 p.m. to midnight, Cantigny VFW Post 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Call 815722-5398. SATURDAY • Minooka Community Market – 9 a.m. to noon, downtown Minooka parking lots 2 and 4, Minooka. For information, call 815-467-2151. • Community Shred and Electronics Recycling Day – 9 a.m. to noon, Rep. Emily McAsey constituent service office, 209 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Free. For information, call 815-372-0085. • Life Before Modern Conveniences – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Manhattan Township Historical Museum, 255 S. State St., Manhattan. Free exhibit. • Neighborhood Block Party – Noon to 8 p.m., Senior Star at Weber Place, 605 S. Edward Drive, Romeoville. For information, call 815-439-2033 or visit www. seniorstar.com.

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Now, with North closing, students from Alex M. Martino Junior High School in New Lenox School District 122 and Mokena School District 159 will attend Central. Students from Frankfort School District 157C and Summit Hill School District 161 will attend East. Students from Liberty Junior High School within District 122 and Manhattan School District 114 will attend West. Superintendent Scott Tingley said the focus now is on the beginning of a new school year. “Our focus and energy needs to be put toward our students as they begin a very important year,” he said. “Once they are back in their school setting and involved in their education and extracurricular activities, that healing process for them will begin.” He said there will be staff reductions, but they will be districtwide and not exclusively at North. Board members brought up at Thursday’s meeting the possibility of closing another school in the future if state funding for education doesn’t improve and enrollment con-

“Our focus and energy needs to be put toward our students as they begin a very important year. Once they are back in their school setting and involved in their education and extracurricular activities, that healing process for them will begin.”

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McKinnon, Piketty push ‘wealth tax’ idea Dear Mr. Berko: I have two questions: 1. What do you think of a wealth tax, as advocated by economist Thomas Piketty, on those Americans who have substantial assets as a way of restoring financial equality to America and paying down our huge national debt? 2. My contemporaries and I believe that XXXX was born to be president. XXXX has all the presidential skills, has the necessary experience, understands what America needs and is trusted by Congress and the voters. We love America and hope you’ll endorse XXXX in your column as you have past presidential candidates. Could I also persuade you to write a check for XXXX? – SB, Akron, Ohio Dear SB: Your request is early and egregiously wrong. I get an avalanche of emails and letters during the summer of each presidential election year asking me to endorse a candidate. And my response is always: “Please don’t waste time seeking my approval, because I won’t respond.” In the 40 years of

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko writing this column, I’ve commented on economic and political events that have affected the market, but I’ve never endorsed a candidate. I’m glad that you zealously support your candidate, whom you believe “was born to be president.” But from my observations, politicians are not born; rather, they’re poured from the contents of colostomy bags. I’d send a contribution if it would stanch the stench, but checks from people like you and me to a candidate are only crumbs that end up (tax-free) in the candidate’s pocket. The enormous contributions from Fortune magazine’s richest American families, on the other hand, buy an easy influence that even the pope might envy. The wealth tax was first proposed by Ronald McKinnon in a 2012 Wall

Street Journal article. McKinnon was a professor at Stanford University for more than 50 years and wrote extensively about monetary systems, economic development and finance. He died last year and is best-known for developing his theory of “financial repression,” which he believed explains the disparities in economic development among individuals, social groups and nations. Piketty, a French neo-Marxist, has borrowed extensively from McKinnon’s ideas and has been significantly more eloquent at marketing this philosophy than McKinnon. The attractiveness of an annual “wealth tax” seems to be growing. Thanks to the recent financial crisis, government borrowing has exploded. The Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing has issued more than $3 trillion of new debt, while private-sector debt has increased 133 percent since 2010. And in most industrial countries, total debt as a percentage of gross domestic product is 50

percent higher than it was prior to the financial crisis. So when shove comes to push, those with the means will be told they have to pay more to the piper. The U.S. has about 9.6 million households – about 8 percent of all U.S. households – with a net worth (assets minus liabilities) of more than $1 million, and about 4 million households have a net worth of $2 million or more. Tommy suggests that those with less than $1 million would pay no tax. Those with $1 million to $5 million would pay a 1 percent annual tax. And those above $5 million would pay 2 percent annually. Tommy believes that this would bring in about $300 billion – only a bit less than the $358 billion the government gets from corporate income tax receipts. Under the right economic and fiscal circumstances, Piketty’s wealth tax could emerge from our manicured, beautifully coiffed and finely tailored members of Congress, who, for as long as they

Ribbon-cutting at Edward Jones office The HERALD–NEWS NEW LENOX – The New Lenox Chamber of Commerce helped welcome Nick Alvarado to the New Lenox business community with a ribbon-cutting event June 24. Alvarado took over the New Lenox office in April 2015. He was surrounded by representatives from the Chamber’s Board of Directors, Ambassador Team and general membership as he cut the ribbon, according to a news release. Chamber President Lisa Kline presented him with a certificate commemorating the event and welcomed Alvarado and his office staff

to the New Lenox business community. A graduate of DePaul University, Alvarado began his career with Edward Jones in July 2014 in the home office located in St. Louis. As a former New Lenox resident and Lincoln-Way Central graduate, Alvarado is excited to be managing the New Lenox office. “It’s great to have the opportunity to work in my hometown,” Alvarado said in the news release. For information on Edward Jones Investments, call 815-485-2577 or visit www. edwardjones.com. The New Lenox office is at 2557 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox.

live, will never worry about their personal pensions and retirement income or their costs for health care, life insurance and college tuition. Tommy also wants this tax paired with a higher tax on personal and corporate income. And as the shift in the political power base continues to cultivate those who have failed economically, their demands are becoming the tribunal of opinion and eventually will be made into law. Tommy’s Marxist, Santa Claus philosophy espouses equal opportunity from the starting block to the finish line. Most Americans support equal opportunity to succeed, as long as it comes with equal opportunity to fail. However, I sense this is changing. And if Congress continues to rob Peter to pay Paul, fairly soon we will run out of Peters.

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Website sheds light on money in Ill. politics Did you know the Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC has raised more money than any other political committee in Illinois in the past 30 days (as of Friday morning), bringing in $270,110.31? Did you know the political committee with the most investments and cash on hand is Citizens for Rauner at $19,641,541.49? This information is only a mouse click away thanks to the new website Illinois Sunshine, a campaign finance database by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. According to the website, at illinoissunshine. org, the data comes from the Illinois State Board of Elections, which has been collecting this data electronically since 1994. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform said it built Illinois Sunshine to give journalists, activists and citizens better access to this data. The group gets data from the state board of elections daily. Money is the root of all evil in government. It buys policy, and it enables power. It flows freely and influences immensely. Follow it, and you’ll figure out why and how laws get introduced and, ultimately, passed. Illinois Sunshine makes it easier to follow the money in state and local government. The website is easy to use and very intuitive. You can track money by looking at donations, top earners or taking a closer look at committees. Clicking on the “Donations” tab allows you see a day-by-day breakdown of the top donations made. For example, if you typed in Aug. 12, 2010, into the donations search box, you’d see that 459 donations totalling $573,346.75 were made five years ago on that date, with the Health Care Council of Illinois PAC receiving the day’s largest donation – $126,728.02 from Carrollton Bank. Clicking on the “Top Earners” tab allows you to look the committees to receive the most donations in the past year, month, week, day or all time. The “Committees” tab allows you to look at candidates, independent expenditures, political action committees, political parties or ballot initiatives, such as Support Independent Maps, which has raised $404,770 since June 30. Illinois Sunshine is data-driven enough for the geekiest of money watchdogs and easy enough to use for the novices to embrace it. This tool should be embraced by anybody who cares about money’s influence on government.

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Budget impasse threatens safety, comfort By LUCIA WEST JONES CEO, Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging Home is where we should be able to prosper and feel safe. Home is where I am most comfortable and the spot I am most likely to defend to my death. Illinois is my home and for most of you reading this, Illinois is your home, too. Now, I ask you, do you want to live and die here? Do you feel safe and prosperous here? Are you comfortable enough to defend Illinois to your death? If your answer is no or you are the least bit hesitant to respond, it probably is connected in some way to the Illinois state budget ... or the lack of a state budget. The governor and the leaders of the Illinois General Assembly have dug their heels in and tossed compromise to the wind. The dust is hitting you and me in the face. Human service provid-

ers are choking, trying to stay alive to serve those most at risk in our communities. The budget impasse is threatening our safety, our prosperity and our comfort. We, the people, can’t be happy with or passive about that. Please join me in urging the governor and the General Assembly to act now to resolve their political differences and enact a state budget. No action has terrible consequences for all of us, especially for our fellow citizens at greater risk, including low-income families, children, older adults and persons with disabilities. Already community action agencies are reducing staff and hours of operation, cutting energy assistance programs and interventions for the homeless and victims of domestic violence. The longer the budget impasse lasts, the deeper the erosion to human services. Financial

reserves will be exhausted, lines of credit will be maxed out, staff will be laid off, hours and days of operation will be reduced and, finally, doors will close. Last year, home delivered meals postponed or prevented the institutionalization of more than 87,000 homebound elderly. Adult protective service providers will not have the staff or resources to investigate an estimated 19,000 reports of alleged abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. Those suffering from mental illness may not be able to obtain stabilizing medications. This amounts to “shooting our wounded.’’ Let us raise our voices for those who cannot speak for themselves. Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton and all our elected officials, come to the table of compromise and adopt a budget for the people of Illinois. The plight of Illinoisans compels you to do so now.

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Hopefully, momentum won’t be lost this autumn. At the same time, signals from the Obama administration about the theft of some 22 million sensitive records from the Office of Personnel Management are ambivalent. This was the largest cyberattack on the U.S. government in history, giving those who stole the data, probably Chinese spies, access to confidential questionnaires used in applications for government security clearances. According to a report in The New York Times, administration officials want to retaliate but have not settled on how: economic sanctions, public

protests or a retaliatory assault in cyberspace. The officials are also justifiably concerned about escalating a conflict with China. A debate over how to respond to the OPM theft highlights some of the hard choices facing the United States in this new era of digital conflict. Among the most important questions: How can the United States deter others from such rampant assaults? Cyberconflict does not fit neatly into other types of war, espionage and crime. Still, it is past time to think about what kind of actions will bolster deterrence. Doing nothing is not an acceptable option.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bring back cisterns

To the Editor: The other day an old friend of mine mentioned having a cistern as a child. Would it be a good idea to go back to their use in some form again? Rain water is naturally soft, and could be treated for impurities and used for anything that chemically softened water is used for, as well as washing your car and watering lawns – really, almost anything but drinking. Instead rain water runs into our sewers, causes flooding, erosion and other problems. Why can’t engineers create a cistern-type system to utilize this water? Think of the water we could save from our wells and lakes, rivers, and other water sources, as well as reduce pollution. Frank Dollinger Channahon

Shorewood gas station

To the Editor: As a Shorewood resident, not residing in the Hunt Club Subdivision, I would like to comment on the recent 6-1 vote to bring Lenny’s Gas Station and Car Wash to Shorewood. Do I think a gas station and car wash would be beneficial west of Route 59 on Route 52 (Jefferson Street)? Absolutely! Do I believe the southwest

corner of Route 52 (Jefferson Street) and River Road is a good location? Most probably not! Why? Because Route 52 (Jefferson Street) and River Road are both two-lane roadways, except for “left-turn lanes.” Most gas stations especially with car washes enter (ingress) or exit (egress) onto four-lane roadways. Even in rural areas, two-lane roadways expand into fourlanes hundreds of feet before the intersections when gas stations are at the corners. Along with other issues and unwelcome elements a 24-hour gas station would attract, I guess I’m a little inquisitive as to how much of an “in-depth traffic study” was conducted by Shorewood before it was approved for a vote? Robert J. Pollack Shorewood

We shouldn’t tolerate abortion any longer

To the Editor: By now many of your readers have seen or heard of the disgusting undercover videos that show Planned Parenthood executives haggling over the price of body parts of aborted babies. How abhorrent and outrageous is this that these tiny children are more valuable dead than alive! Planned Parenthood Presi-

dent Cecile Richards says that the amount they charge for this “fetal tissue” only covers the cost of transmission to researchers. But this is not true, according to Abby Johnson, the former director of a Planned Parenthood in Texas. She said on Chris Fabry Live on Moody Radio that it is the middleman organizations which procure the baby body parts that cover all the costs of transmissions to the researchers and the money Planned Parenthood receives for the baby parts is all profit for them. This is horrendous. It’s time for Congress and state legislatures to investigate Planned Parenthood for probable criminal activity. It’s also time for these legislative bodies to stop giving our taxpayer money to this largest of abortion providers, which according to its latest annual report performed 327,653 abortions (from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013) and collected $528.4 million in local, state and federal government funds (for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2014). Please call your U.S. senators, congressman and state legislators about this. Ms. Richards says that these “fetal tissue donations” are used for medical research “in order to potentially save the lives of other folks.” If by “fetal tissue donations” she is referring to embryonic stem cells,

they have never helped heal or save anybody’s life. Only adult or placenta stem cells have done that. There is no excuse for us to tolerate this extremely evil activity any longer.

So, every year this increase will decrease disposable income. This is an unfair, inequitable tax. Put it on a referendum and see what taxpayers want.

Rick Barnard

Denise Marynowski

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Lockport vehicle stickers a bad idea

Examine our morals

To the Editor: The article, “Lockport to consider switching vehicle stickers for electricity tax” that was on page 2 of the Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, edition of The Herald-News, about vehicle sticker replacement with a tax on ComEd kwhs was very interesting. So, the mayor states this tax would not be a burden to seniors or those with disabilities? Does he live on a fixed income? Does he even have any concept of what this means? Does he need medications whose costs increase with the same greed as his? Only going to cost an estimated $41.52 a year (which includes a 3 percent administration fee for ComEd) as opposed to $36 for 2 stickers? Oops, seniors pay $18 for stickers and those who don’t have vehicles pay zero. Will the city budget show a decreased payroll? Don’t hold your breath.

To the Editor: There is a lot of fuss from animal lovers around the world about a dentist from the United States who killed a lion in Africa. This lion was well-known to the people of that region. Even here in the United States of America a lot of people are crying for a federal investigation. There is however, a story here in this country that is being – for a large part – kept out of the news media. That is both the print and the off-the-airwaves of television. It concerns the killing of thousands of human babies and the selling of their body parts. That is where an official government investigation should be. The morals of this country are in the sewer. Have we come so far down the drain that the life of an unprotected little innocent baby means nothing to us any longer? May God have mercy on us who sit back and do nothing. Michael Chelini Morris

• Sunday, August 16, 2015

The disclosure that Russia was responsible for penetrating the unclassified email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff should be disconcerting. Unfortunately, many accounts of cyberattacks seem to produce yawns. A major Hollywood studio discovered its computers ruined; a sensitive U.S. government trove of personnel information was stolen; corporate secrets were hacked and used for insider trading; major retailers and a healthcare provider were looted of customer data – yet the United States has been complacent and lazy in responding.

The attacks on the private sector have been unrelenting, and the onslaught against Sony Pictures Entertainment, discovered in November, which President Barack Obama blamed on North Korea, seemed to ignite a new determination in Congress to act. The House passed legislation and, before the August recess, the Senate seemed poised to consider a bill that would facilitate sharing information between government and business about malware on the private networks. The bills are no panacea, and privacy concerns remain an issue, but progress was evident before the recess.

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St. Francis looking to erase bad taste By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Midway through last season, the University of St. Francis football team was rolling along with a 4-1 record and was ranked No. 12 in the nation. However, the Saints lost their last six games and finished 4-7. “Every coach and player still has a bad taste from that,” coach Joe Curry said after a recent practice at ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium. “This program is expected to win. We need to get back with the top teams in the country.” Curry admits this year’s schedule will be a challenge. The Saints open with a Sept. 5 home game against powerful rival Saint Xavier. They have the Mid-States Football Association-Midwest schedule to negotiate after spending the last two season in the MSFA-Mideast. Their four nonconference games include matchups with NCAA Division II foes Lincoln and Truman State, and they will face 2014 NAIA national runner-up Marian of Indiana. “It will be a challenge,” Curry said. “But I think we will surprise people with how consistent and good we can be. Five or our six losses last year were by six points or less. We lost to Marian, 22-19, after beating them all day, and Marian was the national runner-up.” A major reason Curry – who is entering his 11th season at USF and fourth as head coach – feels the Saints can get over the hump and turn some of those gut-wrenching defeats into victories is experience. “We have 19-20 kids on defense who have played a lot of football here,” he said. “And every year since I have been here, we have been blessed with great skills on offense. We have several of those guys back.” Curry cited nine returning starters from a defense that was ranked eighth in the nation. With middle linebacker Mike Passo (Joliet Catholic graduate) and defensive line-

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University of St. Francis’ defensive tackle Joe Lyman (67) pauses on the sideline with other players during practice Thursday at ATI Field Memorial Stadium in Joliet. man Joe Lyman (Lincoln-Way Central) back from injury, it will only be that much stronger. Passo suffered a broken thumb in Game 2 and missed the remainder of last season. Lyman was red-shirted as he recovered from surgery for a torn ACL suffered in spring practice in 2014. “Getting Passo back is huge,” Curry said. “And [linebacker] Jamal Graham is a four-year starter. He is one of the best linebackers in the league who does not get enough credit. We forced 26 turnovers in 11 games with basically the same group, and we expect that again.” The skill players who return on offense include Trace Wanless, wherever he may be employed. He started at quarterback last season. Two years ago, he was an all-conference receiver. Now, Don Butkus, a thirdyear freshman because of a red-shirt season followed by a medical red-shirt season, is in line to start at quarterback. “He leads the team unbeliev-

University of St. Francis receiver Dantrell Wright takes part in running drills Thursday at ATI Field Memorial Stadium in Joliet. ably,” Curry said. As for Wanless? “Trace will get time at quarterback,” Curry said. “It’s a tight race right now. I have been very impressed with him in camp. He was an all-conference receiver two years ago and second team at

quarterback last year. He is a good running back, too, and he understands the offense so well. “He may be the long-snapper and may return some punts, too. I was joking with him that we need him to attend the defensive backs’

meetings, too.” Among the skill players returning are senior twins John and Sheldon Magee (Plainfield South). John, the No. 1 running back, rushed for 523 yards last season; and Sheldon, a starting wide receiver, caught 25 passes for 353 yards. Joining Sheldon Magee in the receiving corps, among others, is junior Dantrell Wright (Plainfield South), who red-shirted last season. “We have people like Dantrell, the Magees, [wide receivers] Eli Spann and Brandon Noland, and we have three freshman skill guys who are ready to play,” Curry said. “We have eight or nine skill guys where we’re comfortable with the ball in their hands. It’s a collective effort.” “The offense has a lot of talent, it just has to play.” The other element offensively, the line, is young but talented. “We’re thin in the offensive line,” Curry said, “but we have players there. We count on using eight or nine linemen every year, and we have that. The only problem is they are young, but they’re improving every day in camp. Good offensive linemen want to be physical, and these guys do.” Special teams hurt USF in some of its close losses last season, and Curry sees an improvement there. “We have a transfer kicker from East Carolina, Grayson Barnette, who is really good,” he said. “Last year, we struggled to put three points on the board. I hope that changes.” The schedule is anything but soft. But if the Saints can do the little things that help win close games, they feel they are in position to reverse their fortunes from the second half of last season. “When we hit the field, we believe we will be successful,” Curry said. “We have good leaders with Donny [Butkus], Trace [Wanless], Noland, Joe Lyman, [defensive back] Dante Cobb, Passo and Jamal [Graham]. But we have to play smart.” That’s where major emphasis will be beginning Sept. 5 against Saint Xavier.

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JOE LYMAN

Lyman, who probably will start at nose tackle but can move outside, started in the defensive line his freshman year. The ACL tear in the left knee was not his first physical setback. “I’ve had plenty of injuries in football,” he said. “I played with a broken hand freshman year with a club on it. Most of the time when I’ve been hurt, it’s probably been my fault. I play aggressively.” Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media Now at 255 pounds, Lyman University of St. Francis linebackers Mike Passo (left) and Brett Ditchman watch drills Thursday at ATI Field was a running back his first two years in high school. His Memorial Stadium in Joliet. last two years, he played nose most with winning, but if im- “When [Mike] Passo’s in there, our defense is great. tackle and was a short-yardage back. Curry and the USF staff proving the defensive numbers He calms everything down. He’s a leader – I don’t are excited to have him back even more helps produce wins, havoc in the trenchall the better. know how, because he doesn’t talk. But he’s a leader wreaking es. Following is some of what “Our defense has been phethe four said after practices in what is going on.” nomenal since I’ve been here, last week about their hopes for and I think we’ve grown,” he the team and themselves. Joe Curry said. “I hope we can be a topUniversity of St. Francis football coach five defense in the country.” MIKE PASSO Passo, who is in line to grad“Passo is as good a lineback- guys we have now average BREION TUCKER uate this school year although Tucker transferred to USF he has two years of eligibility, er as I have ever played with,” about 200 pounds, and we love and played for the first time flying around. suffered a UCL tear in his right Lyman said. “We have a good group on last season. “When Passo’s in there, our thumb. “For my first year in the pro“I participated a little in defense is great,” Curry said. defense. If some young guys the spring,” Passo said. “I’ve “He calms everything down. step up, it could really be spe- gram, I feel my performance been watching a lot of film He’s a leader – I don’t know cial. I’m proud to be on this was pretty good last year, but and trying to do stuff on my how, because he doesn’t talk. defense. We’re a tight-knit I need to get better,” he said. own. I have been able to be in But he’s a leader in what is go- group. We trust each other. We “I would like to get more interthe weight room. I have my ing on. He’s a calming force, just have to do better at minor ceptions [than the two he had things, make fewer mistakes.” in 2014].” strength back up. My grip, it’s and he makes a ton of plays. Tucker said he feels comDitchman was a workhorse “It must be something about all good. I feel better now than fortable in solo coverage or those Joliet Catholic lineback- running back in high school. last year before I got hurt. “I was a linebacker in youth any other scheme the defensive “My goal is I want to help us ers. [USF freshman] Mike Grufootball and my first two years coaches unveil. He wants to be ben doesn’t talk, either.” be 1-0 every week.” of high school at Tinley Park,” a leader in the secondary. Teammates are thrilled to “This is my senior year,” he said. “I transferred to Linhave their middle linebacker BRETT DITCHMAN Ditchman, like Passo, is list- coln-Way Central and was a he said. “I have to lead guys on healthy. and off the field.” “There is something about ed at 195 pounds on the roster. running back there.” He was a nickel back to be“When we had the Tondinis Passo,” Ditchman said. “He’s Next: A closer look at the St. amazing. I’m glad to be able to [Adam and Drew] and [Josh] gin his college career, then a play on a unit with him and Mander a couple of years ago, weak-side linebacker before Francis offense and some of the Jamal [Graham, a fourth-year our linebackers were a little taking over at the strong side area players who figure to help spark that unit. bigger,” Ditchman said. “The last season. starter].”

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JOLIET – University of St. Francis junior middle linebacker Mike Passo suffered a severe thumb injury in Game 2 last season and watched the rest of the season from the sideline. “It was horrible watching my teammates and not being able to play,” the Joliet Catholic graduate said. “All I could do was cheer them on.” Sophomore defensive lineman Joe Lyman (Lincoln-Way Central) suffered a torn ACL during a drill in spring practice in 2014. He missed all of last season. If USF is destined to enjoy a turnaround season after posting a 4-7 record in 2014, the effectiveness of its 3-3 stack defense will be a major reason. Coach Joe Curry noted that the Saints ranked eighth in the NAIA in defense a year ago – and with nine starters and about 20 players with significant experience returning on that side of the ball, a repeat performance, or better, appears plausible. “With Mike and I back, we gained there, and we have other good defensive linemen and other good defensive players back,” Lyman said. When Passo went down, Brett Ditchman (Lincoln-Way Central), who had been sharing snaps with since-graduated Kenny Mason, moved into a starting role at strong-side linebacker and led the team in tackles with 92, including 45 solo stops. He had seven tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a recovered fumble. Regular cornerback Breion Tucker (JCA) intercepted two passes and made 27 total tackles. He and Ditchman both are entering their senior seasons and are confident in what the Saints’ defense can accomplish. The Saints allowed 19.3 points a game last season. They yielded 286 yards a game, 167 rushing and 119 passing. The also forced 26 turnovers. In today’s game, those statistics are excellent. Passo, Ditchman, Lyman and Tucker are concerned first and fore-

Ditchman’s brother, Bryan, is an offensive lineman at Lincoln-Way Central and weighs close to 300 pounds. He recently committed to Florida International. “Bryan is almost exactly 100 pounds more than me,” Ditchman said. “He took after my dad, who is 6-3 and about 320. There are four of us brothers, and us other three are built like our mom – lanky.”

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Team’s leaders prepare to take charge Niewinski, Shannon, Guth, Sobol named by players as Morris captains By ROB OESTERLE

Morris captains Ryan Niewinski (left) and Jackson Shannon go up against each other in blocking drills at a recent Redskin practice.

roesterle@shawmedia.com MORRIS – It’s almost as much a Morris fall tradition as candy apples and the Corn Festival. Before the season officially starts, the players on the football team get together and vote for their captains for the upcoming season. This year, those votes went to seniors Nathan Guth, Ryan Niewinski and Jackson Shannon and junior Keagan Sobol. Guth looks to have the starting nod at quarterback and one of the safety positions, Niewinski returns as a starter on the defensive line, Shannon anchors the offensive line, and Sobol will be a running back and linebacker as well as handling kickoff and punt duties. More than their production on the field, however, their election as captains by their peers demonstrates the team’s confidence in their ability to be leaders as the season moves on. “It feels good,” Niewinski said about the election. “It comes with a little more responsibility, but it’s a great honor.” Guth noted that “leadership is kind of for everyone, but it came down to us. We’re looking forward to it.” It was noted that each has their own group of players to, in essence, command. Niewinski on the defensive line, Shannon on the offensive line, Guth with the offensive backfield and Sobol with the defensive backfield. “That’s 100 percent accurate,” Shannon said. “We all have kind of a different group.” Sobol is a rarity in football circles, as he has been selected to be a captain as a junior, as those roles are normally reserved for seniors. His experience playing on the varsity all season last year as a sophomore helped in his selection this year, but he takes it in stride. “We have a lot of leaders on this team,” he said. “A lot of kids have stepped up so far

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LEFT: Morris captain Keagan Sobol (left) and teammate Michael Feeney battle for a ball during a recent practice. RIGHT: Morris captain Nathan Guth tracks down a pass during drills at a recent practice. this year, especially some of the younger guys. It’s a pretty cool feeling, though, to be a captain as a junior. I am pretty honored.” While the players do the voting, the final decision on the captains is up to the coach-

ing staff. This year, like most, they came up with the conclusion that the players made the correct choices. “They are all good choices,” Morris head coach Alan Thorson said. “The players vote for the captains every year, and

this year it was pretty unanimous for all four guys. The coaching staff felt like they were good choices. “They all have their roles, Niewi with the D-line, Jackson with the O-line, Guth with the offense and Keagan with the

defense. Every year, it kind of works itself out that way. We are very confident that they will do a good job in those roles. “Our seniors, every year it’s a tough decision. We look at the roster, and think that maybe five, six or seven guys might be captains. We keep it to four. More than that can get confusing. Plus I think the IHSA says you can only take four out for the coin flip. We have always had four since I have been here, and it works out pretty well.” All four players played key roles last season, when the Redskins made a run to the Class 5A quarterfinals after starting the season with a 2-3 record. They are hoping to continue their late-season success from last year into this season and feel they have a good starting point. “We are a lot more advanced than we were at this point last year,” Shannon said. “It seems like it’s more about fine tuning stuff now rather than learning new stuff. We had a good run at the end of last year, and we want to keep it going.”

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

By KAITLYN JASNICA Even though the Joliet area graduated top-caliber talent in the spring, its girls volleyball players and teams will be strong this season. The area is returning half of last season’s Herald-News all-area first team, and almost every team has the potential to go even further than last season. The Herald-News will publish team capsule previews Monday, Wednesday and Friday and daily features Monday through Friday to help get the season rolling. Another way to preview the season is with a preseason all-area team, which we present below. The individual talent is everywhere, but let’s start with the quarterbacks of every team – the setters.

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SETTERS

RACHEL ALLES Providence, Jr.

Celtics’ go-to offensive player. ... A double-threat setter/right side hitter who was equally dangerous behind the sively as she is offensively. serving line with 60 aces.

KAILEY HACKETT Lincoln-Way East, Sr., 5-10

TONI LEITSHUH Lincoln-Way Central, Sr.

Well-rounded setter/right side hitter who can set, hit block and play defense. ... Only setter in the group that tallied more than 200 digs.

The overall best-ball control skills in this group since she was a former varsity libero. ... Consistent across the board with 259 kills, 221 digs and 40 aces.

ASHLEY SHOOK Plainfield Central, Jr., 6-2

ALLIE LINDROTH Plainfield North, Sr.

Most natural setter in the group. ... Tallied the highest number of assists with 705. ... Impressive digging, blocking, hitting and serving statistics.

MACKENZI WELSH Plainfield East, Sr., 6-0

Smart player who hit higher than a .300 clip with 258 kills. ... Hits just as hard from the back row as from the front ... Consistent passer and defender.

GINGER PERINAR

Minooka, Sr., 6-1 A smart, offensive setter Dominant hitter who had who tallied almost 500 assists while getting 140 kills. ... Very a .323 hitting percentage with strong hitter when the team 330 kills. ... Posted her highest number of kills in big games runs a 6-2. and also was dangerous behind the service line. OUTSIDE HITTERS KAYLIN KORTE Morris, Sr., 6-0

Ended last season five kills shy of 400. ... Aside from her offensive abilities, Korte tallied more than 300 digs, proving she’s as big of a threat defen-

MIDDLE HITTERS

season as a junior.

DEYSHIA LOFTON Plainfield South, Sr., 6-3

Set Cougars’ season blocking record last season with 139. Other middles in the area recorded around half the number of blocks.

LAUREN STEFANSKI Joliet West, Sr., 6-2

The most versatile middle in the area. ... Has the kills (274) and digs (165) numbers of an outside hitter because she plays front and back row.

LIBERO

EMILY BOGGETTO Providence, Sr., 5-8

Transitioned from outside hitter to libero, but the switch will be easy because she plays it in club. ... Passed and defended as well as any area libero last season.

ALSO WATCH

Marlana Ferrari, GardSARAH DOBRICH ner-South Wilmington, Jr., M; Lincoln-Way East, Sr., 6-1 Emily Hise, Minooka, Sr., M; A large presence at the net. Megan Melone, Joliet Catho... Led the Griffins in aces (48), lic, Sr., DS/L; Lauren Robeck, kills (164) and blocks (77) last Plainfield North, Sr., M.

• Sunday, August 16, 2015

LEFT: Plainfield Central setter Ashley Shook sets the ball during a Class 4A volleyball sectional semifinal last season. BELOW: Plainfield North’s Allie Lindroth returns the ball during a Class 4A sectional match Nov. 4. BOTTOM: Joliet West’s Lauren Stefanski returns a serve during a match last year at Joliet West.

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BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush BOURBONNAIS – Let’s start with this: Since the Bears announced Kevin White needs surgery for a stress fracture in his left shin that will cost him the bulk of the 2015 season and quite possibly all of it, I have spoken with several other NFL teams to confirm their predraft evaluations of the young man. All assured me their predraft medicals on White were absolutely clean and they had him as a top-10 prospect on their draft boards. Asked Saturday whether he had any inkling of this problem before the draft, White said adamantly, “No, none whatsoever. I got checked out head to toe, and it’s all clear.” This is not Chris Williams with the 14th pick in the first round in 2008 when the Bears blew the medical and the scouting report. This is not bad work by a rookie general manager and his staff. This is bad luck – nothing less, and nothing more. Asked whether there were any second thoughts on his part as to how the White injury and the mystery that has surrounded it since training camp began was handled, GM Ryan Pace responded, “We were being very cautious. “To me, it was kind of black and white. If he’s having no pain, let’s go; let’s build him up slowly. Any type of setback, let’s do the right thing here. To me, hey, it’s unfortunate, but there’s clarity in this is the surgery that he needs to have. It’ll be successful.” Bears fans can only hope Pace is right. Unfortunately, the Bears’ issues at the receiver position are not the only problem the White revelation exposed. Meeting the media shortly after Pace broke the story Saturday, coach John Fox was asked why he misled everyone

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Bears rookie receiver Kevin White runs a play during the rookie minicamp practice May 8 in Lake Forest. about the nature of White’s injury. “I think, me personally, we tell you the body part, and that’s all we have to tell you. We’re not doctors, and stick to that.” When pushed on what the team stands to gain by withholding the full truth, Fox replied testily, “I don’t know. You guys figure that out. I just know that, by league, we’re required to give you a body part, unless it’s a quarterback or kicker, then we don’t even have to tell you which side. “I’ve been doing it for 14 years now. That’s the way we do it.” OK, here’s what I’ve figured out. Had Fox and Pace told us the day we arrived in Bourbonnais that White had a mild stress fracture and the recommended course of action was rest, and if that failed, surgery, there would be no controversy, no frustration, no mistrust and far less disappointment today. Also, White would not have been forced to lie to reporters 24 hours earlier, telling them he was fine and ready to go. My limited exposure to the young man tells me that kind of deceit does not come to him naturally and didn’t come to him easily. There have been rumblings spilling out of training camp since we arrived of a concerned media unhappy with its lack of access. I have

stayed out of the conversation because I’m sure many of you have taken it simply as whiny, lazy sportswriters and broadcasters complaining. Now you see the real problem. Alshon Jeffery showed up for the Miami game in a walking boot and on crutches with a calf injury no one knew he had suffered. Pace tells us it’s not serious and Jeffery won’t play this week in Indianapolis, but he’ll be ready for the regular-season opener. Fox says he’s day-to-day. Sound familiar? Why should we believe Jeffery isn’t injured much more seriously? Why doesn’t Bears management care what we believe? I cannot envision any competitive advantage Bears opponents would have gained had we been told the truth about White. There is reason to believe Pace really would like to clean this mess but Fox prefers to do it his way. I do not believe the media and fans are entitled to or need to know everything going on with the team. I do believe we are entitled, at a minimum, to the truth. It should be interesting to see what happens next.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@shawmedia.com or on Twitter at @Hub_Arkush.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Richard Papiese made his money selling store fixtures. For several years, the Chicagoan also has been cashing in at the race track with a large and successful thoroughbred racing operation. Saturday, Papiese scored big with The Pizza Man winning the Grade 1 Arlington Million. The 6-year-old gelding, ridden by Florent Geroux, beat Big Blue Kitten by a neck in Chicago-area racing’s biggest race. The Pizza Man became the first Illinois-bred to win the Million by coming up the middle to overhaul Big Blue Kitten with a sixteenth to go in the 1¼-mile turf. “It’s a very special horse that loves to win,” Geroux said. “He knows where the wire is.” Geroux brought The Pizza Man from ninth place on a turf course softened by a downpour an hour before post time. Going four-wide around the far turn, he galloped through the field, then went by Shining Copper on the right just after Big Blue Kitten had passed on the left. The Pizza Man paid $13.60, $6.60 and $4.60. Big Blue Kitten returned $4 and $3.20, and Shining Copper paid $11.60 to show.

Regan Smith wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Regan Smith bumped his way past Alex Tagliani in the Carousel a turn from the finish Saturday to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Driving for JR Motorsports, Smith ended a 52-race victory drought with his fifth career win. Last week at Watkins Glen, he was bumped twice in the closing laps and finished 20th. “These guys work their butts off all week,” Smith said. “This car was destroyed door tops down, they rebuilt it in one day. The guys back at the shop

phenomenal job, my road guys have stuck behind me for a while. We’ve had a lot of opportunities to win. I hate to do it in the last corner, but it’s been too long, a long time, I wasn’t going to pass the opportunity up.” Tagliani held on to finish second. “If I knew that he was going to win like that probably instead of passing him fair and square early on in the race, I would have probably pushed him off a bit,” the Canadian road racer said. “But he knows I’m not going to be there next weekend to retaliate.” Tagliani and defending champion Chris Buescher had the two strongest cars early, but both elected to pit on the eighth lap when the first of a track-record eight cautions flew. Ty Dillon was third, followed by Buescher, Chase Elliott, Elliott Sadler, Brian Scott, Darrell Wallace, Dylan Lupton and Ben Rhodes. Buescher leads the standings, 24 points ahead of Dillon.

Day in the lead at PGA as Spieth makes a charge

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – With six straight 3s on his card, Jason Day looked determined as ever Saturday to finally get that first major. He had a 6-under 66 and built a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship, the third straight major he has at least a share of the lead going into the final round. One look at the leaderboard at the name right behind him – Jordan Spieth – made it clear it won’t be easy. Spieth was five shots behind and had two holes to play when he capped off a stunning charge along the back nine at Whistling Straits with six birdies over his last eight holes, including three in a row at the end that gave him a 7-under 65 to get into the final group. He is trying to join Tiger Woods (2000) and Ben Hogan (1953) as the only players to win three majors in one year.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 63 54 .538 — Washington 58 57 .504 4 Atlanta 52 64 .448 10½ Miami 46 70 .397 16½ Philadelphia 46 71 .393 17 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 75 41 .647 — Pittsburgh 68 46 .596 6 Cubs 67 48 .583 7½ Cincinnati 51 63 .447 23 Milwaukee 50 68 .424 26 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 65 51 .560 — San Francisco 62 53 .539 2½ Arizona 57 58 .496 7½ San Diego 55 61 .474 10 Colorado 47 67 .412 17 Saturday’s Results Cubs 6, White Sox 3 Arizona 8, Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3, 14 innings St. Louis 6, Miami 2 San Diego at Colorado (n) Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers (n) Washington at San Francisco (n) Sunday’s Games Cubs (Haren 8-7) at White Sox (Sale 10-7), 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. Miami at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

FRONTIER LEAGUE West Division W L Pct GB 46 31 .597 — 42 34 .553 3½ 42 34 .553 3½ 32 44 .421 13½ 32 45 .416 14 32 45 .416 14 29 47 .382 16½ East Division W L Pct GB Evansville 49 28 .636 — Southern Illinois 49 28 .636 — Traverse City 44 30 .595 3½ Frontier 38 39 .494 11 Florence 35 42 .455 14 Lake Erie 33 43 .434 15½ Washington 32 45 .416 17 Saturday’s Games Joliet 12, Traverse City 2 Gateway 7, Florence 2 Windy City 4, Lake Erie 3, 10 inn., comp. of susp. game Frontier 8, Southern Illinois 5 Lake Erie 6, Windy City 4, 7 innings Evansville 4, Schaumburg 1 Normal 5, Washington 3 River City at Rockford (n) Normal River City Rockford Windy City Joliet Schaumburg Gateway

Duke. It was Ventura’s second ejection this season. Soler followed with an RBI single of his own against Matt Albers that made it 6-2. On Sunday, the Cubs will try for their first 10-game winning streak since winning 12 in a row in 2001.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and the Cubs won their ninth straight to match their longest streak in seven seasons, beating the crosstown White Sox, 6-3, Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The Cubs matched their longest streak since they reeled off nine in a row during the 2008 NL Central championship season and made it 15 wins in 16 games. Arrieta (14-6) improved to 8-1 in his past 11 starts, allowing three runs and five hits in 62⁄3 innings. Jorge Soler had two hits and two RBIs. Addison Russell doubled twice and scored twice. Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Dexter Fowler each added two hits and the Cubs had 12 in all. Sox starter Jose Quintana (6-10) lasted six innings, allowing three runs and seven hits. Rizzo and Soler had RBI singles in a three-run seventh that saw the North Siders break open a 3-2 game. Hector Rondon worked the ninth for his 21st save in 25 chances. Adam LaRoche and Alex-

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Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant throws to first base after the White Sox’s Avisail Garcia hit a single during the fourth inning Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field. ei Ramirez cut the lead to 3-2 with back-to-back two-out doubles in the sixth before the Cubs broke it open in the seventh. The Cubs’ David Ross singled leading off against Jake Petricka and scored from second on a wild throw by Ramirez as the shortstop tried to turn an inning-ending double-play against Kyle Schwarber. Sox manager Robin Ventura was tossed by plate umpire Joe West after Rizzo’s RBI single against Zach

Cubs: Soler showed up with a sore calf and served as the designated hitter after being listed as the right fielder. Schwarber moved from DH to left field, with Chris Denorfia going from left to right. Manager Joe Maddon hopes to have Soler play the outfield Sunday. Sox: Ventura said OF J.B. Shuck (strained left hamstring) is “doing fine” on his rehab assignment and has not experienced any setbacks. Shuck has been on the DL since Aug. 1.

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Cubs: RHP Dan Haren (87, 3.55 ERA) makes his third start for the Cubs following a trade from Miami and looks to build on his first win for them. Sox: LHP Chris Sale (107, 3.47) tries to make it two straight wins after giving up seven runs in back-to-back losses.

Joliet gets 7 in 5th to top Traverse City STAFF REPORTS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A seven-run fifth proved to be the key inning that helped the Joliet Slammers to capture a 12-2 Frontier League victory Saturday at Traverse City. Casey Fletcher went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs; Nate Roberts was 3 for 5, scored three runs and drove in three more; and Mike Garza went 3 for 6 to pace Joliet. Phil Bates and Max Casper each scored two runs each, and Phil Bates and Joe Staley also drove in runs for the Slammers, who collected four more runs in the eighth inning. Starter Kevin Walter allowed two runs on five hits and struck out three in 41⁄3 innings. Kevin McNorton only gave up a hit in 12⁄3 innings, Dan Tobik didn’t allow a hit and struck out three in two innings, and Sam Moore retired the side in the ninth inning. The Slammers fell, 6-2, in Friday’s series opener. They had trailed, 2-1, after four before the Beach Bums scored two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Alfredo Rodriguez, Roberts and Staley each had two hits, while Jack Cleary and Bates both collected an RBI.

WHAT TO WATCH Auto racing NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Pure Michigan 400, at Brooklyn, Mich., 1:30 p.m., NBCSN Golf PGA Championship, final round, at Kohler, Wis., 10 a.m., TNT PGA Championship, final round, at Kohler, Wis., 1 p.m., CBS USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur, championship, at Portland, Ore., 3 p.m., FS1 LPGA, Portland Classic, final round, at Portland, Ore., 3 p.m., Gymnastics P&G Championships, Men’s final, at Indianapolis, 2 p.m. NBC High school baseball All-American Classic All Star Game, at San Diego, 7 p.m., MLB

Little League baseball New England Regional, final, Bedford, N.H. at Cranston, R.I., at Bristol, Conn., noon, ESPN Mid-Atlantic Regional, final, Lewisberry, Pa. at Jackson, N.J., at Bristol, Conn., 3 p.m., ESPN Pro baseball Pittsburgh at NY Mets, noon, TBS Cubs at White Sox, 1:10 p.m., WGN LA Angels at Kansas City, 7 p.m., ESPN Motosports FIM Moto, Czech Grand Prix, at Brno, 6:30 a.m., FS1 Pro football Preseason, Indianapolis at Philadelphia, noon, NFL Soccer Premier League, Arsenal at Crystal Palace,

7:25 a.m., NBCSN Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt at Wolfsburg, 8:30 a.m., FS1 Premier League, Chelsea at Manchester City, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN Women’s International friendly, Costa Rica vs. United States, at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., FS1 MLS, Orlando City SC at Seattle FC, 4 p.m., ESPN2 MLS, Fire at Philadelphia, 6 p.m., FS1 Tennis Rogers Cup, women’s final, at Montreal, noon, ESPN2 Rogers Cup, men’s final, at Toronto, 2 p.m., ESPN2 Women’s pro basketball Sky at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. Indiana at Phoenix, 7 p.m., ESPN2

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Saturday’s Results Cubs 6, White Sox 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 1 Boston 22, Seattle 10 Baltimore 4, Oakland 3 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 1 Detroit 4, Houston 2, 11 inn.Kansas City 9, L.A. Angels 4 Texas 12, Tampa Bay 4 Sunday’s Games Cubs (Haren 8-7) at White Sox (Sale 10-7), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 12:35 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Detroit) at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Cubs top Sox to win ninth straight, most since 2008

SLAMMERS 12, BEACH BUMS 2

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AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 64 51 .557 Toronto 64 54 .542 Baltimore 59 56 .513 Tampa Bay 58 58 .500 Boston 52 64 .448 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 70 46 .603 Minnesota 58 58 .500 Detroit 56 60 .483 White Sox 54 60 .474 Cleveland 54 61 .470 West Division W L Pct Houston 63 54 .538 Los Angeles 60 56 .517 Texas 58 57 .504 Seattle 54 63 .462 Oakland 51 67 .432

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Combining her passions to uplift others Morris woman creates personalized greetings from original poetry or photographs By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com

ORRIS – Outside Frances Hall’s door is a plaque that reads: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Hall, 93, of Morris, feels the same way about her poetry and landscape photography, which have spiritual themes. Both interests developed separately, but several years ago, Hall merged them in specific ways. “One day, an idea came to me for a poem and I thought, ‘I’ve got a picture that would go good with that poem,’ ” Hall said. Hall, familiar with computers from her employment days, scans her photos and poems into a single sheet, prints them out and then sends them to loved ones in lieu of store-bought greeting cards. Occasionally, Hall adds Bible verses to those sheets. Hall said she always keeps a stack ready to disperse. It’s a way to send personalized, thoughtful well-wishes. It also puts to good use the folders of poems Hall has Heidi Litchfield – hlitchfield@shawmedia.com written over the years and Frances Hall, 93, of Morris creates poetry often inspired by her Christian background to share with those around her. boxes of loose photographs that never made the albums. “I’ve got complete poems high school, when she and up. That trio was resumed photographs, she said, but More online I’ve never done anything her sister AnnaBelle Hayes after graduation when the not because she’s lost interwith,” Hall said, “not even were quarantined with three friends worked for the est. During two instances of To view a video of Frances typed them up.” measles and scarlet fever, same radio station. Hall was downsizing her home, the Hall reading one of her original they amused themselves by a receptionist at the radio camera was misplaced. poems, visit this article at TheHeArtistry in action singing with their mother station. So in addition to her porald-News.com. The first time Hall wrote Anna Jensen. After moving to the Joliet etry, Hall has found another a poem, she was listening to Anna was an accomplished area with Ronald, Hall joined way to share God: She leads gospel music on the radio singer and pianist who used Phelan Acres Bible Church an informal weekly Bible when her daughter Cheryl of Coal City. to play the piano in theaters in Wilmington and sung in a study at Park Pointe Senior was only 2 years old. Although Hall arranged during silent films, Hall said. trio there, too. The trio disLiving in Morris, where she Through the years, when most of the pictures in Hall would bring out her banded just a few years ago, lives. inspiration struck, Hall wrote photograph albums, she also banjo uke – a four-stringed Hall said, when one of the While Hall feels that a an occasional poem and then amassed boxes and albums instrument with a banjo body women had trouble rememnatural talent for verse is as tucked it away. Over time, of loose photos she took on and ukulele neck. AnnaBelle bering the words. important for poetry as inspiHall accumulated many foldthose trips. just sang, Hall added. “I never stopped singing,” ration is, she offered one good ers. In 1998, after her husband “I love outdoors. I love “Music has been a big part Hall said, “only now I sing for suggestion for novice and Ronald died, Hall began trav- beautiful scenery,” Hall said. of my life,” Hall said. my own entertainment.” experienced poets. One, Hall eling to Canada and around “It reminds me of God’s creAlso in high school, Hall feels that good poetry should the United States with her ation and that inspires me.” was part of a trio that often rhyme. Two is more nuanced. God – and being niece, Jean Lanranger, and This love for artistry ran sang for Rotary lunches in “Let your heart be your true to oneself sister-in-law, Lois Hall, both in her family, Hall said. In Kansas, where Hall grew guide,” Hall said Hall no longer takes

LOCAL BRIEF JOLIET – The first day of school for all Joliet Grade

School District 86 students will be Wednesday. All students must be registered in order to attend school.

Students entering kindergarten, and required immunizations on sixth grade, or any students file to begin school. Visit www. new to Illinois are required to joliet86.org or call the J.F. Kenhave a physical examination

District 202 to hold curriculum nights The HERALD-NEWS

Bonnie McBeth Learning Center:

Aug. 26 • 5 to 5:45 p.m. – Morning classes and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. LEAP/ Multi-needs classes • 6 to 6:45 p.m. – Afternoon classes and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LEAP/Multi-needs classes

P-STEP Program:

• 6 p.m. Aug. 12 Plainfield Academy, Turnabout, TAP • 7 p.m. Aug. 19

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Central:

Aug. 20 • 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. (All grades will do both sessions)

Charles Reed:

Aug. 20 • 6 to 6:40 p.m. or 6:50 to 7:30 p.m. (All grades will do both sessions)

Creekside:

Aug. 20 • 6-6:45 p.m. or 7-7:45 p.m. (All grades will do both sessions)

Crystal Lawns:

Aug. 18 • 6 p.m. – First grade • 6:40 p.m. – Second grade • 7:20 p.m. – Fourth grade Aug. 20 • 6 p.m. – Kindergarten • 6:40 p.m. – Third grade • 7:20 p.m. – Fifth grade

Eagle Pointe:

Aug. 17 • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Fifth grade • 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Fourth grade Aug. 18 • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – First grade • 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Kindergarten Aug. 20 • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Third grade • 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Second grade

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Thomas Jefferson:

• 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19

Aug. 18 Walker’s Grove: • 5 to 5:40 p.m. or 5:45 to 6:25 Aug. 17 p.m. – Kindergarten, first and • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Kindergarsecond grades ten and first grade Aug. 20 Aug. 18 • 5 to 5:40 p.m. or 5:45 to 6:25 • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Second and p.m.– Third, fourth and fifth third grades grades Aug. 20 Grand Prairie: • 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Fourth and Aug. 18 fifth grades • 5 to 5:45 p.m. or 6 to 6:45 p.m. Wesmere: – Kindergarten through fifth Aug. 20 grades (all grades will do both • 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. OR 6:30 to 715 sessions) p.m. (all grades will do both sesLakewood Falls: sions) Aug. 20 MIDDLE SCHOOLS • 6 to 6:40 p.m. – Kindergarten All District 202 middle schools through second grade will host Curriculum Nights on • 6:50 to 7:30 p.m. – Third Aug. 27. through fifth grades Please call your middle school Liberty: for specific schedule details. Aug. 11 • Aux Sable: 6 to 8 p.m. • 6 p.m. – Kindergarten • Drauden Point: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 • Heritage Grove: 6 to 8 p.m. • 5:30 to 6:10 p.m. – Second and • Indian Trail: 6:30 to 8 p.m. third grades • Ira Jones: 6 to 8 p.m. • 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. – Fourth and • John F. Kennedy: 6 to 8 p.m. fifth grades • Timber Ridge: 6 to 7:30 p.m. • 7 to-7:40 – First grade HIGH SCHOOLS Lincoln: All District 202 high schools Aug. 18 will host Curriculum Nights on • 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. – Kindergar- Aug. 26. Start times vary slightly ten by school: • 6:15 to 7 p.m. – First grade Plainfield Central: • 7 to 7:45 p.m. – Second grade • 6 p.m. – Drivers education Aug. 20 (10th grade parents only) • 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. – Third grade • 6:40 to 6:55 p.m. – Early bird • 6:15 to 7 p.m. – Fourth grade • 7 to 8:45 p.m. – Periods one • 7 to 7:45 p.m. – Fifth grade through seven

Meadow View:

Aug.18 • 6 to 6:40 p.m. or 6:50 to 7:30 p.m. – Kindergarten, second and fourth grades Aug. 20 • 6 to 6:40 p.m. or 6:50 to 7:30 p.m. – First, third and fifth grades

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Plainfield East:

• 6 to 6:25 p.m. – Drivers education (10th-graders only) • 6:30 to 6:40 p.m. – Early bird • 6:40 to 8:25 p.m. – Periods one through seven

Plainfield North:

• 6 p.m. – Drivers education students Aug. 20 • 6:30 p.m. – Early bird • 5 to 6:45 p.m. – Kindergarten • 7 to 8:45 p.m. – All parents/ and fifth grade guardians, periods one through • 5:15 to 7 p.m. – First, second, seven third and fourth grades Plainfield South: River View: • 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. – Drivers eduAug. 10 cation (parents/guardians only) • 6 p.m. – Morning kindergar• 6:44 to 6:54 p.m. – Early Bird ten (parents or guardians only • 7 to 8:46 p.m. – Periods one please) through seven Elizabeth Eichelberger: • 7 p.m. – Afternoon kinder• Eleven Physical Education Aug. 18 classes will meet in the gymna• 5:45 p.m. – Kindergarten, sec- garten Aug. 20 sium. ond, fourth grades, and all FBI • 6 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. – First • Sophomore Drivers Educaclasses tion Classroom 196 • 7 p.m. – First, third and fifth through fifth grades

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PLAINFIELD – District 202 schools will hold Curriculum Nights in August to let parents and guardians see what their students will be learning this year, talk to teachers, and see their schools. Call school(s) directly for more information.

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PEOPLE BRIEFS The organizational meeting for the new Chanooka Kiwanis Club will take place at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at Chapin’s East. All those interested will be officially inducted as charter members, and officers will be elected, including president, treasurer and secretary. If interested, contact Donald

McKinney, superintendent for Nettle Creek School in Morris and Lieutenant Governor for Division 24 for the Illinois Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis International, at 815-861-1663 or drdonmckinney@yahoo.com.

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The now USATF certified race starts and finishes in front of the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex. Course monitors, split timers and water stations will be provided. For only $24, interested runners can sign-up by visiting www.runsignup.com/Parkies5K. Children ages 5 to 14 are eligible

to participate for $22. Registration closes Aug. 26. Race day registration is $26 ($24 for children), starting at 6:30 a.m. For a complete schedule of this year’s Summer’s Last Blast, visit www.bolingbrookparks.org. For information, call 630-7390272. – The Herald-News

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Robert Atkins, a physician and cardiologist who devised the Atkin’s Diet, said, “Fat is the backup fuel system. The role it plays in the body is that when there’s no carbohydrate around, fat will become the primary energy fuel.” It is always good to have a backup plan. This week, we have been looking at New Minor Forcing. After one of a minor – one of a major – one no-trump, two of the unbid minor by the responder is artificial, promises at least game-invitational values, and asks opener for more information. Most of the time, responder has a five-card major and is hoping partner can show three-card support. But if the opener does not do that, responder ought to have a backup plan. In this deal, it is three no-trump. And how should South play in that contract after West leads a fourth-highest diamond six: five, two, jack? Note East’s play of his lowest diamond. When third hand cannot play a nine or higher, he gives count. Here, East lowest diamond indicates an odd number of diamonds, which must be three based on the auction. South starts with eight top tricks: two spades, three hearts, one diamond (at trick one) and two clubs. So, one more winner is needed. That is easily available in clubs, but declarer must make sure that East doesn’t get on play. Otherwise, East will return a diamond, and the defenders will run the suit. South should lead the club two to dummy’s ace, then run the club jack or nine through East. Here, declarer cruises home with at least one overtrick.

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44 Regular exercise brings remarkable health benefits Dear Dr. K: I haven’t exercised in years, but I’d like to start. What kind of exercise should I do? Dear Reader: There is no single type of exercise that can meet all of your health needs. To get the most benefits from your exercise routine, you need a mix of activities. A balanced weekly exercise plan should look something like this: • 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise; • two or more strength-training sessions; • balance exercises for older adults at risk for falls. If this sounds overwhelming, remember that workouts can be broken up into smaller segments. For example, three 10-minute walks can get you to your daily goal of 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. And those walks can occur while you’re doing normal activities, like shopping and going to and from work, so that they don’t involve additional time. I’ll briefly describe the types of exercises I’ve mentioned: • AEROBIC EXERCISE. Aerobic activities, like walking, biking, running and swimming, make the heart and lungs work harder. They are great for burning calories and paring down unwanted fat. Aerobic exercise tunes up cardiovascular endurance. It is associated with lower risk for many diseases and longer life span. I’ve put a beginner walking workout guide on my website, AskDoctorK. com. Walking is usually safe for people of any age or level of fitness. It doesn’t jar joints or raise your heart rate to dangerous levels. • STRENGTH OR RESISTANCE TRAINING. This type of exercise may employ weight machines, free weights, or resistance bands or tubing. It protects against bone loss and builds muscle. It also provides the functional strength

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff you need to do everyday activities such as lifting groceries, climbing stairs or rising from a chair. Try to do strengthening exercises for all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, chest, abdomen, shoulders and arms) two or more times a week. Wait at least 48 hours between sessions to give your muscles a chance to rest and recover. • BALANCE EXERCISES. Our sense of balance typically worsens as we age. Poor balance can lead to falls, which can cause temporary or permanent disability. Balance-enhancing activities include tai chi, yoga and Pilates. Try to do 30 minutes of balance-training exercises three times per week. Begin each workout with a simple warm-up of gentle exercise, such as marching in place. This will loosen up your muscles and get more oxygen-rich blood flowing to them. Cool down at the end by slowing your activity for five to 10 minutes. Finish off with stretches to help prevent stiffness. Regular exercise surely helps you achieve a healthy weight. However, I’m surprised by how many people think that losing weight is the only purpose of exercise. That’s wrong: Regular exercise brings remarkable health benefits even if it does not cause you to lose weight. Regular exercise changes your body chemistry in ways that protect your heart, brain and other organs. This is not “preaching”: It is supported by abundant scientific evidence.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at askdoctork.com, or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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Dear Abby: Recently, my husband was asked to be the best man at his friend’s wedding. The happy couple did not have the financial means to hire a photographer, so I was asked to take pictures of the ceremony and reception. I’m not a professional photographer, and the bride knows that. I gladly photographed the nuptials on the couple’s big day. Of course, I charged them nothing for doing it. I am now on the receiving end of insulting comments regarding the photos I took. When the bride rudely voiced her displeasure, I was taken aback. I did nothing less than my very best to accommodate her, and I have received nothing but ingratitude and disrespect for my efforts. I believe in keeping commitments I have made. I intend to complete the edits of the original photos and create a wedding album as I promised. However, how do I tactfully address the situation with the bride if she “reminds” me again of my lack of professional photography skills? – Sad Newbie

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Dear Photographer: Alas, it seems that no good deed goes unpunished. The next time the bride “reminds” you, all you have to do is “suggest” that for the next happy occasion she spend some money and hire a professional instead of hitting up a friend for a freebie and then complaining about the result. Dear Abby: I have a friend, “Riley,” who is the sweetest woman I know. She’s in her mid-20s and has a stable job, but I’m afraid she is setting herself up. She rescues animals that are terminal or nearly so. She’s great with them and should become a veterinarian. A few she has brought back to health, but others just can’t be saved.

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips My concern is that when Riley loses one, she breaks down. She cries for hours on end, but the minute she gets a call, she willingly takes in another one. She’s like a sister to me, and I respect and admire her determination to care for these creatures and give them love when no one else will. How can I nicely say to her that I think she shouldn’t accept any more rescues because she will only continue to get more depressed? – Concerned Friend

in Georgia

Dear Concerned: There is no nice way to say that to your friend. What you CAN say is that you are concerned about her because of the depression she experiences when she can’t save one of her animals. For an animal lover, the loss of a pet is painful and personal, and her reaction isn’t unusual. Dear Abby: I am hoping you can clear this up. A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I had some of his family members over for a visit. It was very casual, as usual, more like a Sunday afternoon drop-in. I came out of our room barefoot, because I usually walk around that way in the house. I was scolded by his grandmother and told I was rude to walk around barefoot when there is company. Was she right? –

Barefoot Contessa

Dear Barefoot: No. She was out of line to criticize you. If people choose to go shoeless in their own home, it’s really nobody else’s business.

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pursue what you want today. You will gain the upper hand in a challenging situation by being direct and using the power of persuasion. You can outmaneuver your competition. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Joint ventures do not look promising. Check over your personal papers. Legal and financial affairs are best dealt with before problems become too big to handle on your own. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – People you encounter will be demanding and time-consuming today. Set limits on what you will and won’t do, or you will have no time to achieve your personal responsibilities. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Think before you speak. Jealousy is apparent. By keeping your

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Bonita Vista of Minooka - I80 to Ridge Rd. (Minooka exit) South to McEvilly L, Santos R, San Carlos L to 419. Stunning 5BR home bordering Dupage River in back & across the street from 30 acre neighborhood lake! Large kitchen w/fireplace, step down family room plus dining & living rooms & main floor laundry! Full, finished look-out basement w/rough bath & private master suite! New roof/Channahon Park Dist.! $250,000. Mark Meers will greet you or call (815) 347-7900

Mark Meers Spring Realty 815-347-7900

BREATHTAKING HOME OVERLOOKS PICTURESQUE GOLF COURSE!

You’ll fall in love with stunning home! Step inside and take in the gorgeous panoramic views from every window! This dramatic open floor plan features soaring ceilings, gleaming hardwood floors and 3 levels of luxurious living space! Formal living room and dining room are perfect for entertaining! Grand two-story family room has incredible wall of windows and wood burning fireplace. The gourmet kitchen is a chef’s dream with recessed and pendant lighting, plentiful custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, large island with breakfast bar and bright breakfast room. Convenient first floor laundry room has built-in cabinetry, granite counter tops and basin sink. Head upstairs to the luxurious master suite with large walk-in closet and private luxury bath with vaulted ceiling, skylight, dual vanity with granite tops, full body steam shower and whirlpool tub. You’ll also find three additional bedrooms with neutral carpeting and large closets. These additional rooms offer plenty of space & storage for all of life’s necessities. Heading downstairs, the beautifully finished walk-out basement boasts 10 ft. ceilings, recreation room, theatre room, game room, utility room and full bath! Huge 1 acre lot with large deck and entertainment sized patio overlook unforgettable views of the golf course! 4-car garage is also a big plus! Located in a wonderful community, this home is one you will not want to miss. It truly has it all! Join us today for your personal tour of this fantastic property during our OPEN HOUSE today from 2:00 to 4:00 or you can set up a viewing any time by contacting Rosemary West with RE/MAX Professionals Select at 815-729-1814. Visit www.rosemarywestteam.com for more information on this home and many other properties.

806 CORNELL CT., SHOREWOOD • Gorgeous Custom Built home in River Oaks West!

• Luxurious Master Suite w/Luxury Bath & Walk-In Closet!

• Incredible Open Floor Plan with Soaring Ceilings!

• Finished Basement Boasts Rec Room, Den & Exercise Room!

• Large Kitchen w/Striking Cabs, Island & Eating Area!

• Entertainment Sized Deck Overlooks Private Wooded Yard!

• Huge Family Room is Complimented by Brick Fireplace & Wet-Bar! • See additional features at www.806CornellCourt.com RosemaryWestTeam.com

Rosemary West RE/MAX Professionals Select 630-807-9700

BROOKSIDE SUBDIVISION – CUSTOM BRICK RANCH!

4 BDRM ~ RANCH IN ROMEOVILLE

One of the larger ranches in the area, this spacious & meticulously maintained home has an outstanding floor plan and beautiful decor! The roomy kitchen anchors the home and offers a gorgeous center island, SS appls & breakfast area. The expanded great room offers high volume ceilings, a stunning fireplace & loft. The superbly finished bsmt offers a 20’ bar & rec room. 3BRS, 3 baths & 3 car garage! $327,000 – Call Nancy Hibler at 815-263-5791 for your private viewing!

Charming home nestled in quiet College View subdivision near Lewis University. 4 Bdrm, 1 bath. Nice-

Nancy Hibler Karges Realty 815-725-1700 815-263-5791

sized bdrms most with laminate flooring. Newer windows and roof. Serene view with lots of trees from back deck! Big family room with vaulted ceiling! Spacious living room! Circular drive. $150,000. Call Deb Olson at 815-955-0428.

Deb Olson The Deb Olson Team Spring Realty 815-955-0428

• Sunday, August 16, 2015

419 SAN CARLOS RD. • OPEN SUNDAY 1-3PM

Directions: (Manhattan-Monee or Burns Rd. to Center at Golfview Dr., head east to Address, last house on left)

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BOLINGBROOK

$123,000, 386 Lakeview Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1991, 02-10-201-063-0000, Ramesh Chander Chedy To Rebecca M Nell, June 10 $78,000, 410 Hallmark Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-2906, 02-14-101-025-0000, Fannie Mae To Luis A Fallad & Luis E Fallad, July 7 $307,000, 2174 Emily Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-4926, 01-35-211-007-0000, Vincent M Petitti To Hipolito O Ortega & Angeles V Ortega, June 17 $277,500, 2430 River Hills Ln, Bolingbrook 60490-5044, 01-26-400-008-0020, K Hovnanian At River Hills Llc To Dyna Gail Hobson, April 29 $381,000, 430 York St, Bolingbrook 604401464, 02-10-218-018-0000, Anjali A Padhye To Nicole J Massey Hastings & Ryan M Hastings, June 12 $321,000, 2466 River Hills Ln, Bolingbrook 60490-5044, 01-26-400-008-0020, K Hovnanian At River Hills Llc To Jeremy Womack, June 17 $127,500, 247 Creekside Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2754, 02-16-210-012-0000, Ross J Lloyd To Suresh Bhagia, June 25 $227,000, 405 King Arthur Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2277, 02-12-193-032-0000, Rosenlund Real Estate Inc To Adam R Boyer & Ann N Supalla, June 6 $203,000, 309 Vista Dr, Bolingbrook 604905541, 02-07-302-004-0000, Susan R Hinton To Matthew Pikowski & Christine Siebert, July 17 $223,000, 508 Pheasant Chase Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-4517, 02-18-408-002-0000, Mark Zak To Janelle R Benuska & George J Benuska Iii, July 10 $101,000, 440 Wright Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2058, 02-11-118-006-0000, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee To Ciprian Stavaru, March 5 $144,000, 145 N Ashbury Ave, Bolingbrook 60440-2425, 02-11-412-025-0000, Sam Labib To Marcos A Pastor, July 13 $111,500, 142 Valley Dr, Bolingbrook 604402727, 02-16-208-011-0000, Caroline Quinones To Daniel Pacheco, June 5 $255,000, 1545 Suncrest Ln, Bolingbrook 60490-3279, 02-19-111-004-0000, Fannie Mae To Philip Nepomuck Ii, June 1 $457,000, 1859 Leeds Rd, Bolingbrook 60490-3232, 01-24-200-009-0000, Ryland Group Inc To Sohail S Hyderi & Renee Hyderi, June 4 $338,000, 325 Dogwood St, Bolingbrook 60490-2008, 02-07-306-012-0000, Steven E Mccarty To Robert E Rose Jr & Caryn M Rose Rose, June 8 $188,000, 324 Homewood Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2528, 02-12-201-018-0000, Cartus Financial Corp To Gregory Matthew Clanton & Laurel Jansen, May 7 $145,000, 313 Aristocrat Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-3189, 02-17-313-026-0000, Tcf National Bank To Howard Williams & Aritza

Diaz, June 1 $125,000, 366 Lakeview Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1924, 02-10-201-053-0000, Fannie Mae To Barbara King, June 17 $53,000, 26v Fernwood Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2943, 02-15-213-040-0000, Oriol Jaramillo To Rosavelia Jaramillo, July 17 $77,000, 12s Fernwood Dr 5, Bolingbrook 60440-2946, 02-15-223-012-0000, Pnc Bank Na To Terah A Emerson, June 30 $250,000, 5 Starwood Ct, Bolingbrook 60490-4540, 01-13-214-005-0000, Song Choe To Patrick H Dixon, June 30 $118,000, 315 Lakeview Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1996, 02-10-222-009-0000, Carol C Witt To Vanessa Zavala, May 8 $177,500, 489 Bloomfield Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-4957, 02-15-306-004-0000, Te H Yuen To Shea Rivera & Luisana Rivera, June 10

BRAIDWOOD

$150,000, 190 S English St, Braidwood 60408-1881, 24-07-309-025-0000, Samuel E Shaw To Daniel W Hendry & Samantha Ashley Shaw, July 24 $100,800, 330 N Walker St, Braidwood 60408-1625, 24-08-108-023-0000, Us Bank Na To Christopher Altiery, May 22

CHANNAHON

$124,000, 24812 W Bluff Rd, Channahon 60410-8653, 10-08-400-009-0000, Dale D Koditek To Troy A Harris, June 16

CREST HILL

$162,900, 2507 Tulip Ln, Crest Hill 604038595, 03-36-210-067-0000, First Midwest Bank Trustee To Daniel J Rush, July 9 $45,100, 1602 Hosmer Ln, Crest Hill 604032032, 04-32-418-010-0000, Us Bank Trust Na Trustee To Barbara Culinovic, May 29 $219,000, 17241 Scott Ct, Crest Hill 60403-1498, 04-30-310-030-0000, Elias Ponce Chavez To Pablo Martinez & Brenda E Martinez, June 15 $46,000, 1621 N Raynor Ave, Crest Hill 60403-2323, 04-32-421-022-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Rosalva Rojas, June 25 $110,000, 2514 Daisy Ln, Crest Hill 604031658, 03-36-210-010-1000, Sean E Michalczewski To Martin J Hetelle, July 6 $200,000, 15934 Palm Ct, Crest Hill 604030743, 04-20-101-011-0000, Karen A Rae To Melvin Jones & Eva D Terry, June 30 $129,900, 2523 Juricic Dr, Crest Hill 604038571, 03-36-210-134-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Emmanuel A Pola & Kathy Pola, June 5 $180,000, 2520 Silver Rock Dr, Crest Hill 60403-8906, 03-36-402-031-0000, Barbara M Lichtenwalter To Jose Esparza & Yadira Esparza, July 16 $188,000, 2514 Springside Dr, Crest Hill 60403-5197, 03-36-401-021-0000, James P Copp To Guy Walters, June 12 $45,000, 1301 Cedarwood Dr B, Crest Hill 60403-3125, 06-01-203-050-0000, Hud To Luis Manuel Vera & Guadalupe Ibarra, June 24

FRANKFORT

$258,000, 507 Lincoln Ln, Frankfort 60423-

1116, 09-21-115-019-0000, Ronald J Hatje To Matthew J Shanahan & Lindsay K Bialas, June 15 $365,000, 10866 Pembrook Ct, Frankfort 60423-8535, 09-29-303-034-0000, Peak Five Properties Llc To Michael T Newman & Barbara T Reen, June 30 $540,000, 23040 Sun River Dr, Frankfort 60423-7884, 09-31-303-017-0000, Spicer Trust To Kathryn M Millar & Bradley Millar, June 19

HOMER GLEN

$220,500, 13050 Thistle Ct, Homer Glen 60491-8703, 05-14-404-010-0000, Chicago Trust Co Na Trustee To Marta Maka, June 5 $194,900, 14325 S Provencal Dr, Homer Glen 60491-7560, 05-11-101-050-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Maureen A Ferguson, July 13

JOLIET

$68,000, 2621 Inwood Dr, Joliet 604355258, 06-12-403-027-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Daniel Rowe, June 10 $175,000, 3309 Pandola Ave, Joliet 604318444, 06-02-213-024-0000, Janet C Brink To Susan Gould, June 26 $195,000, 302 Waterford, Joliet 60431, 0335-208-007-0000, Keith D Miller To Israel A Velazquez & Dina A Velazquez, July 6 $155,000, 3251 Caton Farm Rd, Joliet 60431-1228, 03-26-404-027-0000, Raymond P Michalczewski To Kenneth Meyer & Angela M Meyer, June 15 $66,500, 222 Comstock St, Joliet 604361681, 07-16-117-029-0000, Wells Fargo Bank To Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez & Erika Gomez, July 1 $133,500, 2213 Saint Francis Ave, Joliet 60436-1132, 07-18-107-034-0000, Steven H Hall To John Wood, June 3 $70,000, 314 S Reed St, Joliet 60436-2051, 07-17-222-009-0000, Jennifer E Cravens To Mark R Lewandowski & Sherry M Lewandowski, June 19 $127,500, 300 Barr Elms Ave, Joliet 604332126, 07-13-128-002-0000, Gary J Fuqua To Angelika M Mercer, June 1 $122,000, 3108 Harris Dr, Joliet 604311504, 03-35-302-008-0000, Gillian C Schultz To Scott Kochniarczyk & Lisa Kochniarczyk, June 8 $161,000, 3211 Sharen Ct, Joliet 604311670, 06-02-212-007-0000, John G Jutzi To Jessica C Barwa, June 18 $97,500, 2637 Crescenzo Dr, Joliet 604361052, 06-13-203-007-1003, Rita A Castelli To Edna Kluska, June 3 $123,000, 2112 Graystone Dr, Joliet 60431-8784, 03-35-209-032-0000, Derek M Christensen To Valerie Mcgowan, June 24 $136,000, 2754 Harbor Dr, Joliet 604311078, 03-26-402-038-1000, Lorraine D Kilpatrick To Deddrick Perry Sr & Marilyn Perry, May 21 $132,500, 2737 Harbor Dr, Joliet 604311000, 03-26-402-053-1000, Jenette L Waldvogel To Reid Paxson & Diane Paxson, June 8 $181,500, 3320 Timberfield Way, Joliet 60431-2836, 03-35-406-109-0000, Scott L Barry To John Roche & Joan Roche, June 22

$149,000, 3623 Indian Head Ln, Joliet 60435-1590, 03-24-106-047-0000, Natalie C Ponce To Nicholas J Morenzoni, July 1 $105,000, 418 N Hebbard St, Joliet 604322639, 07-11-226-005-0000, Crystal Aguirre To Rodolfo Cerrillo Jr & Moira Cerrillo, June 29 $41,500, 508 Morgan St, Joliet 60436-1616, 07-16-127-001-0000, Jeanne M Cosgrove Estate To Dainius Kasperavicius & Ieva Kasperavicius, July 10 $107,500, 107 Stevens Ave, Joliet 604323029, 07-11-318-020-0000, Gbre 8 Llc Development To Samuel Debenedetto, June 24 $108,500, 501 Westnedge Rd, Joliet 604355437, 07-07-114-006-0000, Woelfel Trust To Irving Casildo, May 1 $110,000, 1104 W Jefferson St, Joliet 60435-7380, 07-17-201-004-0000, David F Reiter To Melissa Y Sherrod, June 19 $84,000, 1129 Valley Ave, Joliet 604321264, 07-03-403-007-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Antonio Pintor Reyes, May 13 $111,000, 1414 Nicholson St, Joliet 604354233, 07-04-111-007-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Adilene Tejada, June 23 $174,500, 4333 River Glen Dr 1, Joliet 60431-8944, 06-03-201-017-0000, Elizabeth A Noel To Tracey Murphy, May 29 $150,000, 4326 River Glen Dr, Joliet 604318945, 06-03-203-018-0000, Molo Trust To Stephen Gawron & Joanne Gawron, June 25 $165,000, 4314 Odonahue Dr, Joliet 604318960, 06-03-204-033-0000, Olivia F Arens To Pamela Deschatelets, June 29 $132,500, 3565 Tyler Dr, Joliet 60431-8787, 03-35-210-044-0000, Israel A Velazquez To Linda S Dobbs, July 10 $115,000, 422 Earl Ave, Joliet 60436-1904, 07-17-314-009-0000, Joseph A Sammarco To Kristina B Wison, July 6 $166,000, 413 Stockton Dr, Joliet 604364505, 11-04-304-008-0000, Fannie Mae To David J Collins, July 21 $163,500, 410 Madison St, Joliet 604355504, 07-07-125-011-0000, Jeffrey A Dickson To Gayle Becker & Ricky Becker, March 14 $100,000, 408 S May St, Joliet 604362041, 07-17-403-005-0000, Todd Horkey To Richard A Hartley, July 2 $174,000, 3808 Hennepin Dr, Joliet 604319239, 03-26-102-019-0000, John D Gannon To Maricela Ponce, July 10 $108,000, 3622 Forest View Dr, Joliet 60431-0588, 06-14-301-096-1000, Beverly K Young To Andrew M Hobson & Cara Hobson, June 18 $61,500, 400 Peale St, Joliet 60433-2142, 07-13-302-001-0000, Fannie Mae To Don Miller, July 20 $115,000, 2533 Harbor Dr, Joliet 604311075, 03-26-402-059-1000, Margaret K Wendt To Dean Yarbrough & Mary Yarbrough, June 8 $100,000, 356 N William St, Joliet 604356957, 07-08-402-003-0000, Carol L Allen Estate To Dale R Morrissette, June 10 $175,000, 3742 Buck Ave, Joliet 604312712, 06-02-107-029-0000, C&c Investments Of Chicago Llc To Diego Rios Pinon & Rocio Rios, July 2 • Continued on page 52

3885 Coneflower Circle, Coal City Offered at $408,900

Cell phone 815-351-3353

Built in 1994, custom cabinets, 5 acre lot, 35 x 50 pole barn w/insulated walls & propane gas, horses allowed, 28 x 32 garage, dining room to deck, patio with new doors, wood burning fireplace, all rooms have Casablanca fans, washer/ dryer & furnace 7 yrs old, central air 2 yrs old, new carpet in entire home, whirlpool in master bath, floors in basement are heated by hot water boiler, all smoke detectors are hard wired. MLS# : 08855931

OPEN TODAY 1-3PM 2310 FRANCINE, JOLIET (Jefferson to Joyce Rd. to Francine) FIRST TIME OPEN AND PRICE JUST REDUCED! Original owner on this 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath ranch with family room, fireplace and 2 car garage. Now only $109,500!

Susie Scheuber

MOTIVATED SELLER! Large 4 bedroom Cape Cod on 1/2 acre lot.

• Ranked in the Top 1% of All Real Estate Brokers in the U.S. – Chicago Agent Real Data

Needs some updating, but great location and easy access to highways, shopping, etc. PRICE JUST REDUCED TO $215,000!

• Over 16 Million in Sales in 2014 • Chicago Magazine’s Five Star Agent Multi-Year Recipient • Will County Top 20 Agent 2012, 2013 & 2014

ULTIMATE PROFESSIONALS

DICK DOW 815-342-1033 OFFICE SUITE FOR LEASE 1100 Plainfield Rd., Joliet

1526 N. Prairie., Joliet | $152,000 Check out this 2 unit in great location – perfect opportunity for investor – all work has been done! Unit 1 main level features 2 beds, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen w/appliances & partially finished basement w/laundry area. The 2nd floor unit features a full kitchen, living area, 1 bedroom & full bath. The 2nd floor will come fully furnished! 2 car detached garage – can be included or used as extra storage rental – another money maker. Rent potential for unit 1 $1000-$1050 – unit 2 rental potential $800-$850.

Rarely available 1200 sq. ft. on Rt. 30. Ground level, separate utilities, all new windows, 2 baths, kitchen area, plenty of parking, 2 private entrances. Great exposure with sign identification space above the windows and visible from all directions.

www.susiescheuber.com • sscheuber@hotmail.com

Call me today! 815.263.5988

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14926 S. Rt. 59, Plainfield

3750 sq. ft. masonry building. Ideal for any small business. Space for trucks, cars, equipment & inventory. Estate sale. Owner must sell. Contract Sale possible. Call for an appointment today.

Fantastic opportunity fully improved .40 of an acre. Located next to Walgreens with great access and high visability. Bank owned. 114’ of frontage on Rt. 59. Property fronts 3 streets. Call for further information.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS • Continued from page 50 $161,000, 3814 Harms Rd, Joliet 60435-9047, 03-24-219-005-0000, Ryan Reese To John M Thompson & Jessica Thompson, May 22 $179,500, 1704 Black Rd, Joliet 60435-3419, 07-07-210-002-0000, First Midwest Bank Trustee To Thyra Johnson, June 10 $200,000, 3425 Lake Shore Dr, Joliet 604318809, 03-26-411-011-0000, Barb Cardwell To William Milosovic & Carolann Milosovic, July 8 $151,000, 3907 Pandola Ave, Joliet 604312735, 06-02-112-017-0000, Eugene J Borgra To Joseph L Quatraro, July 8 $80,000, 40 Ohio St, Joliet 60432, 07-10228-004-0000, Maria M Alonzo To Esequiel Alonso Santiago, December 15 $192,500, 3741 Fallon Ln, Joliet 60431-8775, 06-02-305-009-0000, David Augustine To Chester L Green Jr, June 22

LEMONT

$183,500, 348 River St 3404, Lemont 604397257, 22-20-300-037-1066, Mark R Lepore To Matthew Giblin & Barbara Ann Giblin, July 16 $423,000, 13373 Anne Dr, Lemont 60439, 22-34-400-013-0000, M I Homes Of Chicago Llc To Jotautas Aliubavicius, June 12 $106,000, 435 Julia St, Lemont 60439-4020, 22-20-439-021-0000, Fannie Mae To Loren P Kirkman & Grace A Kirkman, June 1

LOCKPORT

$171,900, 1007 Holly Ct, Lockport 604413711, 04-24-307-002-0000, Brian S Butts To Brian T Westerhausen & Adriana Westerhausen, February 2 $328,000, 14543 High Rd, Lockport 604415864, 04-12-102-015-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee To Jeffrey A Owen & Rachel Revor, September 27 $205,000, 2606 Heritage Lake Dr, Lockport 60441-3965, 03-24-402-037-0000, James L Harris To Joanna Kasperek, June 10 $185,000, 1524 Peachtree Ln, Lockport 60441-4544, 04-25-104-077-0000, Matthew W Dudek To Marija Steigvilaite, May 26 $200,000, 14629 S 135th Ave, Lockport 60441-2384, 05-07-203-003-0000, Charles A Ignasiak To Leonard Frank Krch, July 6 $312,000, 16811 Swift Arrow Dr, Lockport 60441-4382, 05-30-102-006-0000, Dale A Larson To Jeffrey Putala & Dianne Putala, June 11 $129,900, 1716 S Hamilton St, Lockport 60441-4320, 04-26-116-019-0000, O Donnell Trust To Derek Fagan, June 23 $194,000, 200 Madison St, Lockport 604412941, 04-23-230-001-0000, Matthew A Kairis To Caralin A Nagel, May 8 $183,000, 16429 Newcastle Way, Lockport 60441-6022, 05-21-404-025-1000, Robert J Bak To Melissa Mitchem, June 26 $220,000, 16758 W Fawn Path, Lockport 60441-7647, 05-07-302-013-0000, Charmaine C Peterman To Mark Kroplewski & Renee Kroplewski, July 18

MANHATTAN

$139,500, 25122 Faraday Rd, Manhattan

60442-6216, 12-17-317-015-0000, David C Godfrey To Toni Jendraszkiewicz, June 30 $220,000, 24934 S Blackthorne Rd, Manhattan 60442-9187, 12-17-201-003-0000, Mallory Galvin Fairless To Justin S Mcelwee & Erica L Mcelwee, July 19 $127,000, 25233 Colligan St, Manhattan 60442-1414, 12-17-408-071-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Brigid A Peterson, July 22 $221,500, 25040 Abbey Ln, Manhattan 60442-1427, 12-17-218-010-0000, Fannie Mae To Bethany C Keshen & Daniel Keshen, May 1

MINOOKA

$299,900, 301 Maria Ct, Minooka 604479358, 10-07-103-067-0000, Arthur J Kries To Steven M Edgcomb & Vicky Gambino Edgcomb, May 2 $270,000, 214 Southfield Dr, Minooka 60447-9367, 10-06-405-010-0000, Scott M Scranton To Kevin S Tucker & Jennifer T Tucker, May 18 $118,000, 208 Vista Ct B, Minooka 604479182, 10-06-303-026-1000, James E Morrical To Carl R Cole, July 23

MOKENA

$395,000, 18828 Rosewood Ln, Mokena 60448-1091, 09-05-307-004-0000, Stelmar Trust To Steven Tran & Ngoc Phung, June 12 $475,000, 20962 Tail Feathers Dr, Mokena 60448-2445, 09-19-104-017-0000, Countryside Bank Trustee To Kyle Shanahan & Paige Shanahan, June 3 $251,000, 19927 Lakeview Way, Mokena 60448-7781, 09-16-206-036-0000, Fannie Mae To Stephen Kopinski & Beata Kopinski, June 12 $275,500, 19646 Therese Ln, Mokena 60448-1751, 09-08-401-030-0000, Kubin Trust To Tammy D Robertstad & Timothy J Robertstad, June 26 $391,000, 19511 S Hunter Trl, Mokena 60448-8844, 08-11-402-003-0000, Christine Elliott To Jared Koutnik, June 15 $325,000, 18918 Marley Ln, Mokena 604488686, 09-05-429-047-0000, Kratovil Trust To Donald B Salzman & Roberta M Salzman, July 2 $355,000, 18816 Meadowview Dr, Mokena 60448-9107, 09-06-407-005-0000, Thomas J Holan To Larry M Lawless Jr & Lisa J Lawless, July 23

NEW LENOX

$281,500, 320 Sycamore St, New Lenox 60451-1066, 08-16-101-039-0000, Staley Trust To John David Munch & Rebekah Ruth Munch, July 17 $350,000, 370 Monterey Dr, New Lenox 60451-3299, 08-18-114-008-0000, Pak Industries Llc V To Davd J Vujaklija Jr, June 8 $142,500, 2816 Morcambe Bay Dr, New Lenox 60451-2731, 08-36-302-005-0000, Hud To Kirsten J Albek & Chris A Zielinski, June 26 $263,000, 1601 Cimarron Dr, New Lenox 60451-2308, 08-29-413-022-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee To Mark Sowards & Moira A Sowards, June 26

$325,000, 420 Sonoma Rd, New Lenox 60451-3293, 08-18-113-037-0000, Prisciliano R Ortiz To Andrew Stanke, June 11 $171,000, 1359 Spector Rd, New Lenox 60451-1030, 08-09-303-002-0000, Kevin M Brown To Daniel P Liberty, June 23 $85,000, 125 W 4th Ave, New Lenox 604511711, 08-21-210-015-0000, Apryl N Valy To Gary Slomski & Thomas Slomski, June 24 $70,000, 308 Sunset Trl, New Lenox 604511811, 08-22-103-049-0000, Hud To Heather R Sincak, June 17 $327,500, 1060 Grand Mesa Ave, New Lenox 60451-3133, 08-32-203-003-0000, Jeffrey H Groves To William R Kozicki, July 17 $181,000, 305 W Woodlawn Rd, New Lenox 60451-2271, 08-21-401-013-0000, Randy H Senkpeil To Jenette L Brown, June 9 $104,000, 1023 Southgate Rd, New Lenox 60451-2675, 08-27-102-011-1000, Fannie Mae To Mark Harvey & Terese C Harvey, July 13 $118,550, 1906 Heatherway Ln 10, New Lenox 60451-2451, 08-29-405-025-1000, Residential Solutions Inc To Heather Brunner, July 21 $300,000, 2727 Genoa Dr, New Lenox 60451-9230, 08-24-406-012-0000, Nick D Calvi To Brandon J Cotter, July 10 $295,000, 2758 Bluestone Bay Dr, New Lenox 60451-9213, 08-24-406-005-0000, William D Moore To George L Rogers Jr & Patricia A Rogers, June 19 $325,900, 2792 Northern Lights Way, New Lenox 60451-7503, 08-33-407-019-0000, Erin L Murphy To Monica J Decicco & Dominic A Decicco, June 22 $480,000, 2785 Reiter Rd, New Lenox 60451-9608, 08-32-400-015-0000, Anthony Sebastiano To Marc A Stamborski & Gerri D Stamborski, April 30

PLAINFIELD

$744,000, 26204 W Baxter Ct, Plainfield 60585-9557, 01-30-103-027-0000, Djk Custom Homes Inc To Scott P Brennan & Elizabeth Brennan, June 17 $80,000, 5 W Lily Cache Rd, Plainfield 60544, 03-27-300-044-0000, Mccudden Trust To Ramiro Guzman, June 20 $175,500, 1712 Silver Ridge Dr, Plainfield 60586-2962, 03-31-403-057-0000, Arturo Negrete Jr To Remill Lee & Jennine Bradford, June 17 $197,000, 1301 Brookfield Dr, Plainfield 60586-7623, 06-04-110-019-0000, Shreyas A Mitra To Kerrick K Meyer, June 9 $123,000, 5001 Albany Ct, Plainfield 605864029, 06-04-204-139-1001, Michaeline A Biros To James J Gans & Gudrun I Gans, June 12 $269,000, 12912 Meadow Ln, Plainfield 60585-1788, 01-32-108-005-0000, Sudhakara Nallamilli To Michael White & Diane White, June 24 $215,000, 4408 Mallard Ln, Plainfield 60586-7123, 06-03-114-007-0000, Ramiro Ochoa To Derek Gunier, July 27 $375,000, 12125 Red Clover Ln, Plainfield 60585-7819, 01-29-203-026-0000, Thomas E Smith To William E Witt & Jeanne M Witt, June 25

$185,200, 4702 Gilson Ct, Plainfield 605868311, 03-34-110-013-0000, Fannie Mae To Victor J Mikos & Maria T Mikos, June 17 $213,000, 2706 Telluride Ct, Plainfield 60586-6679, 03-28-306-004-0000, James A Sortino To John Allen & Jamie Allen, June 16 $187,000, 25042 W Willow Dr, Plainfield 60544-1626, 03-17-201-010-0000, Steven L Miller To Heath W Hassler & Lindsey Hassler, June 6 $325,000, 25135 Liberty Grove Blvd, Plainfield 60544-2589, 03-08-402-026-0000, John E Lederer To Gary L Smith Ii & Diana M Vollmer, June 8 $145,000, 2542 Stonybrook Dr, Plainfield 60586-6643, 03-28-310-110-0000, James W Beutel To Jennifer Dollins, July 6 $235,000, 1908 Arbor Gate Dr, Plainfield 60586-5733, 03-32-410-017-0000, Anthony Filippelli To William W Tufts & Kathleen A Tufts, June 19 $425,000, 11980 Winterberry Ln, Plainfield 60585-5606, 01-29-201-002-0000, Kurt D Doy To Yusuf Nsereko & Caroline W Karugu, June 26 $206,500, 2615 Steamboat Cir, Plainfield 60586-6684, 03-29-401-057-0000, Chad Turner To Jeremy Cohen, April 24 $270,000, 15325 S Heritage Dr, Plainfield 60544-2135, 03-17-206-014-0000, Jon F Gislain To Nicholas Vai, June 18 $180,000, 4423 W Riverside Dr, Plainfield 60586-8530, 03-34-101-003-0000, Castillo Krusinger Trust To Alvaro Moreno, June 12 $185,000, 4512 Victoria Dr, Plainfield 605868142, 03-34-307-009-0000, Tristan A Borzick To Thomas J Hovorka, March 31 $195,000, 4608 Peacock Ln, Plainfield 60586-7276, 06-03-109-011-0000, Matthew T Macintosh To Justin M Sample & Jayme L Sample, June 19 $330,000, 14851 S Morgan Ln, Plainfield 60544-4221, 03-09-306-017-0000, K Hovnanian At Fairfield Ridge To Erick Michael Rohn & Kristin C Callahan, June 26 $215,000, 1401 Green Trails Dr, Plainfield 60586-7613, 06-04-108-001-0000, Carlos Aguilar To John A Chorak, June 22 $119,500, 13856 S Balsam Ln B, Plainfield 60544-6481, 04-06-176-026-1000, William T Bentley To Rosemary Burlock & Irene Burlock, June 29 $184,000, 4221 Carrington Ln, Plainfield 60586-7745, 03-34-403-011-0000, Anthony R Adams To Andre Hontanon, June 18 $154,000, 4921 Montauk Dr, Plainfield 60586-4037, 06-04-207-043-0000, David R Schurman To Kathryn L Kociuba, June 25 $355,000, 15254 Eyre Cir, Plainfield 605441499, 03-16-103-031-0000, Mark L Helgeson To Joshua Quinn & Tawny Quinn, July 24 $295,269, 16614 Lewood Dr, Plainfield 60586-4020, 03-21-315-012-0000, Nvr Inc To Quiana L Mollison, July 9 $422,500, 25709 Pastoral Dr, Plainfield 60585-2531, 01-31-207-014-0000, Jeffrey M Mehrer To Usman Ali Ahmed & Beenish Ahmed, June 12 • Continued on page 53

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.

REALTY OF JOLIET 3033 W. JEFFERSON ST. STE. 101, JOLIET

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Large Ranch with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths in unincorporated Plainfield. 3 bedrooms on the main level, 2 bedrooms lower level. Large kitchen with oak cabinets, counter top range, snack bar & dinette. Oversized detached 2 car garage. Driveway holds many cars. 1/3 acre lot... $169,900 Visit me at: www.CarolBoland.com

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Green Tree! 3 bedroom brick ranch with 2 car garage! HUD owned home! Case #137-094899. Sold “AS IS”. Insured status: IE (Insured with escrow). Escrow amount $3245. Property is also eligible for FHA 203K financing. www.hudhomestore.com | www.illinoisREOsite.com

RYAN BEHRENS 815-791-1715

GORGEOUS SHOREWOOD TWO-STORY

514-516 CAMPBELL ST., JOLIET – $179,900

Wonderful and spacious 4 bedroom 2.5 bath, brick home in move-in mint condition. Kitchen features granite countertops and Stainless Steel appliances and wood floors. Big family room with sunken living room. Fabulous master suite with walk-in closet and jacuzzi tub. Finished basement with extra room for 5th bedroom. Stunning fenced in back yard with lovely pool and deck! Like your own resort! Heated garage. No back yard neighbor. Classing Shorewood neighborhood. 1118 Geneva St. $279,900. Hurry won’t last!

Legal 2-unit (side-by-side) - good investment opportunity - 1 unit has 2 bedrooms and the other has 3-4 bedrooms - both units have gas, heat and window air units - current tenants pay gas and electric - one of the tenants takes care of the yard work and snow removal - there is a full basement - call Nancy Freeman (815-530-5633) or email nfreeman221@comcast.net

MARC FREEMAN 815-741-3100

TOM HOOKS 815-741-5074

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906 WABASH STREET, WILMINGTON

WOODED LOT – NOW $214,900!

Beautiful private wooded setting on almost an acre! Backs up to Forest Preserve on 2 sides! Large 3-4 bedroom raised ranch with unique floor plan! Large wrap around porch with sliding doors to enjoy the view! Eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, living room with stone fireplace & 3 season room! Lower level family room with wood burning stove, office and work room. Partial new roof, new windows in bedrooms. Unincorporated Joliet, Troy schools. Located at 21061 Rock Run. Visit www.VictoriaDillon.com to see interior pictures.

Beautifully updated home! This home has a large 2.5 detached garage with an extra room above the garage. New roof in 2014 and many of the inside include custom tile work, new countertops, new carpet, new ceramic flooring, new water heater, and freshly painted. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy! Private backyard with no neighbors behind you.

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1500 WOODBRIDGE RD. UNIT 1H, JOLIET – $72,100 Move-in 2 bed, 2 bath, first floor condo in extremely well

Shadow Lakes! Gorgeous home on the water! 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, private dock / water access, hardwood floors, updated kitchen. HUD owned home! Case #137-418999. Sold “AS IS”. Call for more details. www.hudhomestore.com | www.illinoisreosite.com

RON & DARLENE GERSCH 815-741-5658

MARC FREEMAN 815-741-3100 thefreemanteam@ comcast.net

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WE HAVE MOVED! BUSINESS AS USUAL..ONLY A NEW ADDRESS!

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$210,000, 13759 S Tamarack Dr, Plainfield 60544-6359, 04-06-112012-0000, Schreiter Trust To Ronald L Paulaskas & Valerie A Paulaskas, June 2 $170,000, 13655 S Redbud Dr, Plainfield 60544-6473, 04-06-253034-0000, Fannie Mae To Latanya Morrison & Anthony Morrison, June 18 $307,500, 25231 Blakely Dr, Plainfield 60585-6753, 01-32-309-0150000, Jeffrey S Porth To Phillip Parma & Michele A Parma, May 27 $117,000, 4145 Oak Tree Ln, Plainfield 60586-5935, 03-27-402051-0000, Jaclyn M Hoessler To Tyler Evancic & Morgan Evancic, April 23 $299,900, 25305 Federal Cir, Plainfield 60544-2487, 03-08-301048-0000, Daniel W Murphy To Ronald R Baxter & Elizabeth Anne Baxter, June 7 $165,000, 16313 S Ellna Ct, Plainfield 60586-9011, 03-22-409-0160000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Bartlomiej Placha, July 15 $360,000, 15243 Hamlin St, Plainfield 60544-2401, 03-16-103008-0000, Michael Phelps To Derek Naujokas & Jennifer Naujokas, July 1 $455,000, 24721 Kingston St, Plainfield 60544-2432, 03-16-111-0040000, William Ruffner To Victor M Tristan & Sandra Tristan, June 12 $105,000, 2513 Stonybrook Dr, Plainfield 60586-6689, 03-28-309026-0000, Maurice Gatorano To Robert Sullivan, October 15 $297,500, 23703 W Ewing Dr, Plainfield 60586-9788, 03-22-310044-0000, Penny T Hogan To Steve Rosali & Donna Lynn Rosati, June 9 $190,000, 2923 Twin Falls Dr, Plainfield 60586-1733, 03-30-102015-0000, Deborah Balis To Miguel Angel Aguilar, May 28 $178,000, 24510 W Peacedale Ct, Plainfield 60586-6906, 03-21106-018-0000, Helen Baxa To Brian Wesche & Stacey Wesche, June 22 $334,700, 24659 Lincolnway St, Plainfield 60544-2413, 03-16-110008-0000, Joe Palumbo To Aaron Vantilburg & Carrie Vantilburg, June 19 $179,000, 2817 Ruth Fitzgerald Dr, Plainfield 60586-7141, 03-30-214005-0000, James H Mcdaniel To Kimberly Nowicki & Arthur Gerhardt, May 1 $340,500, 24956 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield 60544-2944, 03-05-408019-0000, Pulte Home Corp To Michael E Sikora & Nicole A Sikora, June 29 $348,500, 24952 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield 60544-2944, 03-05-408018-0000, Pulte Home Corp To Carrie

A Frantzen & Brent C Frantzen, June 23 $162,500, 22819 W Davy Ct, Plainfield 60586-9009, 03-23-304031-0000, Joyce M Kinzler To Jose A Orozco, May 28 $315,000, 24809 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield 60544-2943, 03-05-407008-0000, Perroni Trust To Michael J Perez & Jill T Perez, May 27 $346,665, 24812 Fieldbrook Dr, Plainfield 60544-2876, 03-05-404043-0000, Pulte Home Corp To Susan L Marston, June 29 $252,000, 2812 Adobe Dr, Plainfield 60586-2628, 03-30-220-005-0000, Serc Llc To Jay Baaske & Debra Ann Baaske, June 24 $122,500, 24816 Gates Ct, Plainfield 60585-2217, 01-20-405-045-1006, Peter D Dijkstra To Scott Gunther Jr & Traci Bianchi, June 22 $170,000, 24819 Gates Ct, Plainfield 60585-2232, 01-20-405-043-1000, Victoria L Bonham To Laurence Re, June 1 $254,900, 24838 Vermette Rd, Plainfield 60585-7738, 01-32-408030-0000, N P Dodge Jr Trustee To Colleen K Kindelin, May 14 $173,500, 24924 Gates Ln, Plainfield 60585-2196, 01-20-404-025-1004, Steven R Muck To Kristin Bonk & John N Bonk, June 5 $115,000, 25530 Pastoral Dr, Plainfield 60585, 01-32-101-025-0000, Searls Building Co To Kristopher Gutrich & Jody Gutrich, July 9 $349,000, 25017 Michele Dr, Plainfield 60544-7148, 03-05-212-0010000, Tamara S Reichert To Andrew J Thornton & Jamie L Thornton, March 31 $385,000, 26100 W Chatham Dr, Plainfield 60585-2336, 01-30-303007-0000, Joseph Gupana To James Wesley Norris & Julie M Morris, June 29 $160,000, 11828 Ford Ct, Plainfield 60585-2204, 01-20-406-020-1000, Shawneka D Holmes To Cynthia O Donnell, June 10 $274,000, 11713 Glenn Cir, Plainfield 60585-5794, 01-20-407-037-0000, Jon Higgins To Paul Vincent Allen & Karen A Allen, June 17 $195,000, 21015 W Snowberry Ct, Plainfield 60544-6418, 02-31-407017-0000, Rodger M Miller To Clara E Voss, June 1 $408,000, 25033 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield 60544-2947, 03-05-409008-0000, Bart Homes Inc To Chad L Cartner & Jacklyn N Cartner, June 26 $205,000, 2113 Gray Hawk Dr, Plainfield 60586-4618, 03-31-205005-0000, Christopher M Chosay To Veronica L Bailiff, April 4

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS • Continued from page 53 $149,000, 2305 Olde Mill Rd, Plainfield 60586-8261, 03-33-226001-1000, Robertas Rupeika To Kathryn M Close, June 26 $176,500, 11713 Glenn Cir, Plainfield 60585-5794, 01-20-407-0370000, Will County Sheriff To Jon Higgins & Glenda Higgins, June 16 $170,000, 2717 Old Woods Trl, Plainfield 60586-7760, 03-27-303021-1002, Joe Paul Dibernardo To Andrii Halambets, June 24 $196,900, 21437 W Sycamore Ct, Plainfield 60544-6465, 04-06-102014-0000, Fulton Trust To Kathleen J Barrett, June 11 $126,000, 2159 Rossiter Pkwy, Plainfield 60586-8352, 03-34-106016-0000, Checkmark Properties Llc To Bradley S Worek & Katie L Worek, July 16 $193,500, 21659 W Joyce Ct, Plainfield 60544-7020, 03-01-206072-0000, Emara Trust To Clinton Rife & Meghan Cummings, July 24 $389,000, 24959 Heritage Oaks Dr, Plainfield 60585-5773, 01-29204-003-0000, Messina Trust To Radu M Maruseac & Carolina Panfil, July 17 $136,000, 2186 Rossiter Pkwy, Plainfield 60586-8345, 03-34-107016-0000, David M Gay To Dawn Maslovaric, June 29 $151,000, 5014 Corning Ct, Plainfield 60586-1101, 06-04-207054-1000, Brad Rawlings To James T Picchetti & Constanza L Picchetti, February 8 $353,000, 25313 W Cerena Cir, Plainfield 60586-6817, 03-29-112017-0000, Nvr Inc To Evan C Nave & Kandis M Nave, June 12

ROCKDALE

$90,000, 1124 Belleview Ave, Rockdale 60436-2603, 07-20-200005-0000, George H Schafer To La Donna M Iverson, July 24

ROMEOVILLE

$100,000, 101 Arcadia Ave, Romeoville 60446-1115, 02-28-412016-0000, Carol Rolnik To Jose F Lazaro, June 1 $266,000, 1860 Lake Shore Dr, Romeoville 60446-3945, 03-12205-102-0000, Douglas M Roderick To Rutha J Brewer & William H Brewer, June 19 $200,000, 1912 W Brimstone Rd, Romeoville 60446-5329, 03-13105-017-0000, Nitza I Anaya To Steve G Zielinski & Laurie Davis, June 12 $218,000, 435 Melissa Cir, Romeoville 60446-5158, 04-18-102012-0000, Fidel Reyes To David

Alicea & Jennifer Alicea, May 28 $135,000, 339 Richfield Trl, Romeoville 60446-5055, 03-12412-019-0000, Carol Ann Lewis To Mithil S Patel, July 8 $52,276, 35 Honeybear Ln, Romeoville 60446-1049, 02-27-102022-0000, Hud To Adam Baccega, June 25 $136,000, 316 Karen Ave, Romeoville 60446-1738, 04-04-211-0230000, Porfirio Gallegos To Arturo J Torres & Beverly J Gomez Torres, May 28 $130,000, 412 Haller Ave, Romeoville 60446-1724, 04-04-216-0310000, James A Frost To Alondra Galvez & Amador Montalvo, May 22 $136,000, 419 Camden Ave, Romeoville 60446-1357, 02-34-304001-0000, Demeter Construction Co To Joseph F Annarino, May 27 $110,000, 1557 Azalea Cir 692c, Romeoville 60446-5279, 04-07104-111-1000, Lisa M Barrios To Deena A Ellian, June 10 $195,000, 15 Kentland Ct, Romeoville 60446-3976, 03-12-102008-0000, Scott M Stopen To Piotr Mikolajczyk & Joanna Mikolajczyk, June 11 $128,000, 15 Belmont Dr, Romeoville 60446-1303, 02-34-303-0030000, Pervez Hai To Pedro Garcia, May 8 $128,500, 1477 Calendula Ct, Romeoville 60446-3981, 04-07206-110-0000, Hud To Monique A Price, May 22 $69,500, 435 Berkshire Ave, Romeoville 60446-1416, 02-33-311001-0000, Jose J Barrios To Jeffrey Staschke, June 11 $72,000, 414 Glen Ave, Romeoville 60446-1508, 02-33-404-0310000, Lucas Trust To Robert L Lucas & John Allard, June 10 $108,000, 313 Healy Ave, Romeoville 60446-1731, 04-04-218015-0000, Gbre 8 Llc Development To Tyler Joseph Ditchfield & Trang Diem Tran, June 25

SHOREWOOD

$475,000, 21320 S Redwood Ln, Shorewood 60404-7545, 06-20404-010-0000, Richard C Wilk To Jodie Johnston, June 15 $266,000, 101 Bravery Ct, Shorewood 60404-9571, 06-17-201045-0000, Lawrence E Scanlon To Lawrence R Larkins & Sharon K Larkins, June 16 $48,500, 24664 Coachford Ct, Shorewood 60404-8191, 06-21103-070-0000, Daryl B Keene To Kaitlin Halleran & Michael Struck, June 15 • Continued on page 55

Join us as we celebrate 16 local Everyday Heroes Derek Breen, Channahon • Maddison Dobbs, Shorewood Samantha Henderson, Shorewood • Vince Hernandez, Bolingbrook

Maddy Holloway, Channahon • Jeremy Hylka, Joliet Virgil Kemp, Joliet • Joseph Kokoska, Channahon Kristen Koppers, Channahon • Karen Looper, Coal City The Memorial Squad Volunteers, Elwood • Darlene Purler, New Lenox

Allie Rios, Joliet • Debbie Schenk, Lockport Dick Schuster, Joliet • Debbie Smothers, Joliet

Friday Sept. 11, 2015 Joliet Country Club 1009 Spencer Rd. Joliet, IL 60433 8:00am - 9:30am

$20 per person Breakfast Included

Reserve your ticket(s) today by calling (815) 280-4113 or online at www.TheHerald-News.com/forms/everyday-heroes-event Reservations accepted until Sept. 3, 2015. Seating is limited. Tickets are non-refundable. Tables seat 8 guests

Watch for the Everyday Heroes special section Sunday, Sept. 13th with full page features with photos for all of this year’s heroes