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JOLIET – A Joliet Central High School student Monday experienced what it was like to be the mayor of the city.

Student Dana York met Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk to learn the ins and outs of city government and what it takes to be mayor.

O’Dekirk talked with York about fielding calls from the media, meeting with community groups and negotiating with other politicians on projects.

“There’s no routine day as the mayor,” O’Dekirk said to York, who wants to be involved in local politics.

York chose to meet with O’Dekirk as part of the Joliet Township High School District 204 job shadowing program. The program is an outgrowth of the high school district’s career academy structure to better prepare students for college and career readiness.

“It’s an interesting experience, definitely,” York said after traveling with O’Dekirk

from City Hall to the Will County Courthouse.

O’Dekirk took him to meet with Will County Chief Judge Richard Schoenstedt to discuss courthouse issues and then for a walk around downtown Joliet to talk about economic development.

Job shadowing is a requirement for all District 204 students enrolled in English 2, according to the district’s website. Students must complete a minimum of four hours of job shadowing experience related to their chosen career field or career academy.

District officials partner with hundreds of local businesses and organizations to help students find someone to shadow, said Carol Collins, district project director. Collins supervises the program.

“It’s a wonderful community, so we’re very fortunate to have all these doors open for us so we can provide these experiences for these students,” she said.

The program was highlighted by the Pathways Resource Center at the University of Illinois at Urba-

na-Champaign. One of the strengths of the program identified by the center was that it connects students with someone in their career field in the community.

“We do it so they have an experience, so they have a better foothold of what they want to be as they move forward to post-secondary experiences,” Collins said.

Katey Sheets, another Joliet Central student, was able to have her job shadowing experience at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

She said she shadowed two nurses who were administering medications and chemotherapy.

The experience helped solidify her decision to be an oncology nurse, she said, and she was able to see how nurses created a relationship with patients.

“It was fun but also educational,” Sheets said. “They tried to keep it an environment where the patients feel comfortable.”

said. The cards included actual Visa gift cards and other gift cards that had been linked to Kirpatrick J. other accounts, Taylor he said.

Taylor, of the 100 block of North Karlov Avenue in Chicago, was booked into the Will County jail on charges of fraud, burglary and participating in a continuing financial crimes enterprise.

about 200 pounds and wore a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a black hat.

“One employee was cleaning behind the counter when he came in with the hood of his sweatshirt up. He grabbed a box of Pixies and approached the counter when another employee walked out of the back room,” Benton said. “He announced this was a robbery and put his hand into his pocket.”

The bandit made the two women empty the contents of the cash register into a bag and fled on foot, Benton said. No one was injured.

Benton said Monday there have been no similar robberies in the area recently.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 815724-3020 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.

LOCAL BRIEFS Police: Man had 166 phony credit/gift cards

NEW LENOX – Police said a man had more than 150 bogus credit cards and gift cards when he was arrested last week.

At 2:54 p.m. Friday, police were sent to National Tire and Battery, 2460 E. Lincoln Highway, where Kirpatrick J. Taylor, 22, was paying to have a tire repaired or replaced, according to New Lenox Deputy Chief Robert Pawlisz.

“The store employees saw there was a problem with the credit card, so an investigator went over with our [portable] reader that scans whether the name and numbers on the card match the information,” Pawlisz said.

The card Taylor allegedly was using did not and he was arrested.

“He had 23 fraudulent cards on his person and 143 fraudulent cards in his vehicle,” Pawlisz

Man robs Joliet candy store; takes cash, sweets

JOLIET – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Joliet candy store.

Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said the holdup occurred at 8:26 p.m. Friday at Fannie May, 2322 Route 59, when a white man in his late 30s came into the store.

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ON THE COVER ABOVE: Four young girls walk through the rain June 22 after wading through a flooded Elizabeth Street after a tornado touched down in Coal City.

BELOW: Work on damaged homes along Elizabeth Street nears completion Monday in Coal City.

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“At the end of it, we are all doing really well. There is still help for those that need it, and we still have some cleanup to do, but we’ve come a long way in six months.”

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

COAL CITY – It’s been six months since an EF3 tornado ravaged the village of Coal City, causing millions of dollars in damage.

Village Administrator Matt Fritz said the municipality and community are moving strongly forward with the rebuilding of their town.

“A lot of residents are bouncing back. We are seeing a lot of work in the building department,” Fritz said.

He said that since June 22, the village has issued 227 permits and 61 certificates of demolition.

“You have to remember, we don’t require permits for siding or roofs, so the number of homes that required work is much higher,” he said.

He also said the 61 certificates don’t take into account the 15 homes that were demolished in the path of the tornado.

Initially, the village started the process to destroy 14 homes that showed no signs of work after the tornado, but will end up demolishing only three at a cost to the city. Fritz said the other homes have been addressed without the city having to step in and take legal action.

The work the village was responsible for came at a cost of $1.3 million. However, Fritz said, the actual cost is much higher.

The village refinanced $4.85 million in bonds while taking out an additional $3 million in bonds that ultimately will cost taxpayers $6.3 million in extra payments and interest to cover the needed work. Fritz said the reason the village took out the additional bonds is because state and federal governments did not approve help to the community.

“At the end of it, we are all doing really well,” Coal City Mayor Terry Halliday

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The sun rises over Dennis Siebersma’s home June 23, the day after a tornado ripped through Coal City.

Dennis Siebersma’s home is still under construction Monday, six months after a tornado ripped through Coal City. said. “There is still help for those that need it, and we still have some cleanup to do, but we’ve come a long way in six months.”

The Coal City Fire Protection District still has a long way to go, with an estimated 242 workdays until Station 2 is repaired to pre-tornado stan-

dards.

A bid has been awarded to Narvick Brothers General Contractors in Morris that estimates the cost to rebuild the

structure and repair damage at $1.3 million.

Nick Doerfler, public information officer at the district, said work is scheduled to start in January.

“Just like the homes, there was a lot of damage inside in addition to structural damage,” Doerfler said.

Devan Gagliardo, program manager at the Community Foundation of Grundy County, said the Long Term Recovery Committee already has given out more than $350,000 in aid to those affected by the tornado.

“We ended up with 525 families registered,” Gagliardo said. “The vast majority of them have told us they are fine and no longer need our help.”

She said one example of the improvement is that one case manager group initially had 150 cases active and now is down to eight open and active cases.

She said the committee delivered $208,000 in $400 checks in November, and an additional $11,200 in December.

The balance of the tornado fund will be issued based on need, verified through an application process as the recovery goes forward.

“We want to keep the fund open and keep case management open for at least another four to five months,” Gagliardo said.

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Joliet council OKs budget, keeps fire station open

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet City Council approved its 2016 budget Monday, but not before removing one more controversial element from the spending plan.

The council opted not to close Fire Station No. 3 on Laraway Road, a move designed to save $1.2 million in overtime costs. City officials said they still expect to reduce overtime costs, and the station could be closed later in the year if they can’t.

Keeping the station open follows the council’s earlier decisions to block a proposed 5 percent increase in the city property taxes and a proposed increase in the real estate Lathan Goumas file photo – lgoumas@shawmedia.com transfer tax.

A crowd gathers outside at the Rialto Square Theater for a performance December 2014, in Joliet.

All three decisions increased the budgeted deficit for the General Fund, which is now at $6.8 million. The city will cover the deficit with reserve funds.

In the end, the city’s $600,000 contribution to the Rialto Square Theatre, the most talkO’Dekirk would not say whom he wants as

By BOB OKON ed about item in the $289 milinspector general. But sources have said he bokon@shawmedia.com lion budget, was not touched. plans to hire Christopher Regis, a felony prosHowever, it was the only matJOLIET – The City Council on Monday au- ecutor in the Will County State’s Attorney’s ter brought up during a public thorized the City Manager Jim Hock to fill new Office. Regis, like O’Dekirk, is a former Joliet hearing on the budget that prepositions with six-figure salaries in the 2016 police officer who went on to become a lawyer. ceded the vote. budget.

The position is created in such a way that Both positions are likely to be filled without Hock would hire someone as assistant corpoFire Station No. 3 an application process. ration counsel, who would then be appointed The council met in closed Hock already has said he plans to make by the mayor with the council’s approval to session for more than a halfSteve Jones, now the city’s special projects inspector general. hour before voting on the budsupervisor, as the new deputy city manager/ Jones’ current job is a temporary position. get. economic development director, which pays But Hock said he hired Jones with the intent Fire Chief Joseph Formhals $145,000 a year. to make him economic development director was included in the session, Mayor Bob O’Dekirk said he has identified once the position was created. making it apparent that the disthe person he wants to be the city’s new assisJoliet now has a director of community and cussion was about Fire Station tant corporation counsel/inspector general, economic development, Jim Haller, whose No. 3. which pays $120,000 a year. work primarily involves supervision of the Mayor Bob O’Dekirk said O’Dekirk said after the meeting Monday city’s planning and zoning staff. The new ecolater that the closed session that he has not decided whether he will open nomic development director is seen as somewas justified because it inthe position up for applications but suggest- one who will recruit businesses to bring them volved discussion about union ed it could be a waste of time for potential job into Joliet. contracts. The city will look for candidates.

Hock cited Jones’ extensive experience in concessions from firefighters “I think it would be a little disingenuous public administration, which includes previon manning requirements that because someone is already targeted for the ous work as village manager in Oswego and are driving up overtime costs. job, but I haven’t made up my mind,” he said.

Glen Ellyn, as qualifications for the job.

O’Dekirk commended Councilman Terry Morris for advocating to keep Station No. 3, which is in Morris’ council ment overtime budget “is a come to the table, so we can will be closed if overtime runs stick to that number,” O’Dekirk over budget again this year. district, open. But, he said, the hard number.”

“I would advise everyone said, adding that the station Formhals said he plans to $900,000 now in the fire depart-

City closer to hiring inspector general and economic development director

“When there is not a show at the Rialto, I can see the economic impact.

There’s no one down there.”

Tim Shanahan Rialto patron

reduce overtime in the meantime by replacing two trucks with a quint, which is a combination truck, at Station No. 9 and reducing manning requirements there.

Rialto funding

The council did not even discuss Rialto funding, although two members of the public did.

Jim Lynch of Shorewood, a Rialto volunteer for 15 years, urged the council to maintain Rialto funding at $600,000 “to allow it to continue.”

Tim Shanahan of Manhattan, a Rialto patron, said the theater’s economic impact is obvious by the crowds at downtown restaurants on show nights.

“When there is not a show at the Rialto, I can see the economic impact,” Shanahan said.

“There’s no one down there.”

Councilman Larry Hug, who generated most of the Rialto controversy by urging the city to stop funding the theater, did not comment on the subject.

Hug, however, was one of only two council members to vote against the budget. The other was Jim McFarland.

Legal staff

Councilman Michael Turk made a motion to keep city legal staff intact rather than going to private law firms, but no one seconded the motion.

“I don’t feel outsourcing is going to be cost effective,” Turk said.

City Attorney Marty Shanahan said he has drawn up a 14page list of rules for outsourcing that include requirements for firms doing business for the city and measures for reviewing their performance.

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Illinois to switch to SAT; Morris, Plainfield schools make ACT plans

By ANNA SCHIER aschier@shawmedia.com Illinois will stop giving the ACT college entrance exam and instead has contracted to administer high school juniors the rival SAT, according to state records, but some area districts are planning to continue giving the long-administered ACT – at least for now.

The company that offers the ACT has filed a protest with the state seeking to cancel Illinois’ new contract with the College Board, which offers the SAT, the Chicago Tribune reported. The three-year contract is worth $14.3 million, state records show. Illinois has for 15 years given the ACT for free to 11th-graders.

For Morris Community High School District 101, the decision to have students take the ACT was made about nine months ago, according to Superintendent Pat Halloran.

The district has approved a contract for $12,000 to $15,000

to give the exam, depending on how many students take it.

Halloran said the district has seen steady score improvement since the ACT was introduced.

“Our results have been positive from our preparation efforts,” he said.

However, Halloran added, he has been told the SAT better aligns with the widely implemented Common Core curriculum and said the district will need to assess moving forward which test is right long-term. For now, he said, it’s too early to tell.

Plainfield School District 202 is investigating the cost of administering the ACT as well, spokesman Tom Hernandez said, although the school board has not yet discussed it.

There is no estimated price tag for the district to offer the exam at this point, but Hernandez said the pay model could mean a nominal fee for parents or the district covering the full cost.

Hernandez said the state’s switch to the SAT will have no effect on the district’s curriculum, which is aligned to the Common Core.

“We want to do whatever’s most beneficial for our students,” he said.

A new law took effect in Illinois this past summer requiring a college entrance exam be included in the state testing cycle. The state’s ACT contract ended by that time, and the state launched a competitive process for a new contract. State records show the SAT won with a proposal that was $1.37 million less than the ACT over three years.

Meanwhile, a state budget impasse means there is no budget for statewide college testing. That led to dozens of districts, including Morris District 101, signing up for ACT testing earlier this school year. The College Board also has been working with some Illinois districts that would like to give the SAT this spring.

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The committee was formed in response to the Plainfield Library District Board of Trustees’ vote Dec. 16 to place two referendum questions on the March primary ballot that would authorize funding for construction and operation of a 72,000-square-foot library on the current downtown site.

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Library staff have been clamoring for years for more space through an expansion, new library or reconstructed building. The next step in the referendum process is building support through informational campaigning, said Lisa Pappas, assistant director for the Plainfield Public Library.

The committee’s formation is key to the referendum’s passage. Referendums for a new library failed in both 2009 and 2011, she said.

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JOLIET – A week before the eighth annual Done with Drugs Foundation Christmas Party was to be held, organizer Iris Pinnick said donations were down and she wasn’t sure how to cover the cost of the event.

Iris – widow of founder Michael Pinnick, an ex-drug addict who began the foundation and Christmas party to give back to the community – said she needed a miracle to increase the $1,000 she received to $4,000 to treat 250 low-income children to a festive Christmas party.

Michael died July 4 from complications of lymphoma and lung cancer.

After sharing the plight, Iris said she received an additional $4,300 in donations, five bicycles to raffle off instead of two, a flat-screen TV, stereos, winter clothing and food for the hot dog lunch, which was held Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Joliet.

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at this year’s party that was different from previous years – leftover cookies. Iris had previously shared how Michael would hide an entire row of cookies for himself.

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By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A co-defendant in a Joliet murder case won’t be home for Christmas, a judge ruled Monday.

Jermain K. Bennett, 42, had requested a one-week furlough from the Will County Adult Detention Facility where he’s been held since August 2012. Special Prosecutor Dave Neal told Judge Daniel Rozak that he did not oppose the request, but Rozak noted Bennett’s criminal history before denying the motion.

“He has a prior conviction of aggravated battery to a police officer.

He has a prior conviction as a drug dealer and another for drugs,” Rozak Jermain K. said while Bennett reading over the case file.

On Aug. 9, 2012, Sean D. McGinn arrived to meet Bennett at the KO Zone, a gym they co-owned at 218 E. Cass St. McGinn expected to buy a large amount of cocaine from his business partner, but was fatally shot in the parking lot

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Bennett initially was charged with murder but last year pleaded guilty to robbery in exchange for testifying against Edwards at his upcoming murder trial.

Edwards has been released on bond because needed DNA testing delayed his right to a speedy trial.

“When Mr. Bennett agreed to the plea deal, it was anticipated the Edwards case would’ve been resolved by this time. The reason for this delay is attributable to the state,” Neal said after Monday’s proceedings.

“This is not a probationable offense. He’s facing six to 25 years in prison; and considering the health of his elderly parents, it’s not unheard of for [prosecutors] to agree to a furlough request because of his cooperation,” Neal said.

Bennett originally was being held on $2 million bond, but that was reduced to $150,000 earlier this year.

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By BRIAN STANLEY bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Three teens were shot early Saturday outside a banquet hall in Joliet Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said the victims were leaving a party at 1:35 a.m.

attended by about 350 people at La Hacienda Banquet Hall, 24 Ohio St., when they heard shots.

A 17-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his leg, a 15-year-old boy was struck in the left leg, and a 13-year-old boy was shot in the left shoul-

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None of the injuries was considered life-threatening, officials said.

Benton said investigators believe the shooting was gang-related but that no suspect information was available Monday.

Hometown, was arrested by Joliet police Sunday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence and drug possession. • Christopher C. Knight, 52, of the 100 block of Hobbs Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Sunday on a charge of aggravated domestic battery. • Derek M. Mesik, 25, of the 300 block of East Washington Street

in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police Sunday on charges of drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, vandalism and criminal trespassing. • Max N. Teichman, 23, of the 13600 block of South Maple Avenue in Lemont, was arrested by state police Sunday on charges of aggravated battery, delivery of drugs and delivery of marijuana.

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OBITUARIES RONALD L. GORNICK SR.

Born: Feb. 3, 1949; in Joliet, IL Died: Dec. 18, 2015; in Green Bay, WI Ronald L. Gornick Sr., age 66, a Green Bay resident, passed away, Dec. 18, 2015. He was born on Feb. 3, 1949, in Joliet, Illinois to the late Joseph and Verna Mae (Allison) Gornick.

Ronald graduated from Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering. He used to be a children’s bowling coach, and enjoyed bowling, auto racing, and Chicago Cubs baseball.

He is survived by his two sons, Ronald, Jr. (and his wife, Stephanie) and Robert; and grandchildren, Victoria, Hunter, Brandon, and Aiden.

Services were held in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Simply Cremation is assisting the family with arrangements. Visit www.simplycremationgb.com to send a condolence to the family.

BERNADETTE L. METTILLE Bernadette L. Mettille (nee Kozlicka), age 85, entered into eternal life on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015.

Bernadette is survived by her children, William Benson and Steven (Jill) Benson; dear friend, Barbara Benson; and five grandchildren, Anna, Joe, Victoria, Mike and Brian.

Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Eugene C. Mettille.

Donations in Bernadette’s name to the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Seniors Club, 604 N. Raynor Ave, Joliet, IL 60435 would be greatly appreciated.

A Celebration of Bernadette’s life will begin on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, with a visitation from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m. at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435, Deacon Dan Mahoney officiating.

Interment of cremated remains to follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Per Bernadette’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.

Obituary and tribute wall for Bernadette L. Mettille at www. tezakfuneralhome.com or for

information, 815-722-0524.

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Tony-winning actress and TV soap star Patricia Elliott dies The ASSOCIATED PRESS

RAYMOND L. VOGEN Raymond “Bill” Laverne Vogen, age 97, of Streator, IL passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Heritage Health Nursing Home in Streator, IL. Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ld. & Crematory, 815-458-2336, www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com

BETTY J. WALLER Betty J. Waller, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

She is survived by her children, Jan (Bill) Eaton, Steve (Adrienne) Waller, Dawn (Jim) Glenn, Beth (Larry) Bravato, Daniel (Mary) Waller and Jon (Paula) Waller; 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; her sisters, Nancy (Jerald) Olson and Bev Young; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and mable Engebretson; her husband, Merle (2015); two brothers, Lloyd and Bert; and her sister, Patricia Ritter.

Betty was a home maker most of her life, she enjoyed her cooking, needle point, crossword puzzles and going to the boats to gamble.

She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.

A private Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at Our Lady of Angels.

Memorials in Betty’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be most appreciated.

Forsythe Gould Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.

815-478-3321, www.forsythegouldfh.com

NEW YORK – Patricia Elliott, who won a Tony Award on her Broadway musical debut, went on to star opposite David Bowie in “The Elephant Man” and spent 23 years aboard the TV soap opera “One Life to Live,” has died. She was 77.

Elliott died of cancer Sunday at her home in Manhattan, according to her niece, Sally Fay. Elliott, who was born in Gunnison, Colorado, made her Broadway debut as Countess Charlotte Malcolm in the original production of

Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” and won the Tony for best featured actress in 1973.

She also was nominated for a Tony in 1977 in the original production of “The Shadow Box.” Her other Broadway credits include “A Doll’s House,” ‘’A Month of Sundays” and “Hedda Gabler.”

For “The Elephant Man,” she replaced Carole Shelley as Mrs. Kendal, and her John Merricks included Philip Anglim and Bowie.

Elliott also played Renee Divine Buchanan on the ABC daytime drama “One Life to Live” from 1988 to 2011. In ad-

dition, she was on the “CBS Radio Mystery Theater” series from 1974 through 1982.

She graduated from the University of Colorado in 1960 and worked at the Cleveland Play House, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., among others.

Elliott starred in “Hay Fever” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and played Regina Giddens in “The Little Foxes” at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. She had guest roles on such TV shows as “Kojak,” ‘’St. Elsewhere” and “Hill Street Blues.”

Longtime civil rights activist Sutton dies at 90 The ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA – Ozell Sutton, a longtime civil rights activist who was associated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, his daughter said Sunday. He was 90.

Alta Sutton told The Associated Press that her father died Saturday at Saint Joseph Hospital in Atlanta. She said the family had celebrated his birthday nearly a week ago.

She said her father “went peacefully.”

“He was a wonderful husband and father,” she said.

“They don’t make daddies like him. He was a gem, a rare pearl. He was such a tremendous force. He lived a great life.”

Ozell Sutton marched for equal rights alongside King in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 and was present at the Memphis hotel where King was assassinated in 1968.

In 2012, Ozell Sutton earned a Congressional Gold Medal as one of the first Af-

rican-Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was also director of the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Relations Service in Atlanta until he retired in 2003.

Ozell Sutton also served as the general president of the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha. He worked for worked for Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and as the director of the Governor’s Council on Human Resources. He was a journalist for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

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Medical marijuana edibles debut in state, come with risks

CHICAGO – Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling. To some, cannabis-infused foods seem milder than smoke or vapor, but the products carry their own risks.

It takes longer to feel the effects when marijuana is eaten, so it’s easy to eat too much with unpleasant – or even dangerous – results.

“As exciting as bringing edibles to market is, we want to make sure that every patient takes small portions, and wait at least an hour before taking more, until you understand and get comfortable with consuming medical cannabis in its edible forms,” said Ross Morreale, owner of Ataraxia, an Illinois company with marijuana chocolates hitting the market.

Under the state’s pilot program, edible products must be manufactured by licensed cultivation centers, the same businesses growing cannabis in locked indoor facilities. Ataraxia shipped marijuana chocolates to two dispensaries, which will start selling them Saturday, Morreale said.

The square-inch chocolates contain 10 milligrams of THC, marijuana’s leading active ingredient, and come in three flavors: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate-raspberry. They’ll be priced at $7 to $9 per square.

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Sandra Bland’s family criticizes grand jury process

CHICAGO – The family of a black woman who died in a Texas jail last summer said they have no faith in a grand jury con-

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Joseph Pierro (left) and Lenny Ganshirt are shown Sept. 15 at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion. They are using their culinary degrees as Ataraxia’s extraction chefs to create recipes for cannabis edibles that the company will distribute to dispensaries. Edible medical marijuana made its Illinois debut Saturday, ending a wait for patients who prefer eating to inhaling.

sidering criminal indictments.

Sandra Bland’s mother and sisters spoke Monday at a news conference in Chicago, four days after a judge set a 2017 trial date for their wrongful death lawsuit.

Bland’s mother, Geneva ReedVeal, said she wants to see all the evidence and is frustrated by delays.

Attorney Larry Rogers acknowledged that grand juries usually meet in secret, but he said the process “screams of a cover-up” of events after Bland’s arrest. He hasn’t been able to examine a Texas Rangers report because it’s grand jury evidence.

A medical examiner ruled that Bland hanged herself at the Waller County jail. Bland’s family disputes the finding.

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Texas man charged in wife’s 1973 death in Illinois hospital

ROLLING MEADOWS – A Houston-area man charged last week with killing his 19-year-old wife more than 40 years ago in suburban Chicago is being held without bond while he is hospitalized in Illinois.

Donnie Rudd, 73, didn’t appear in court Monday because he is being treated at a suburban Chicago hospital for a bacterial skin infection, defense attorney Tim Grace said. A new bond hearing was set for Thursday.

Rudd, a former lawyer who was disbarred for dishonesty in 1994, was arrested last week at his apartment in Sugar Land, Texas, on charges he killed Noreen Kumeta Rudd.

Noreen Rudd was reported killed in a car accident in 1973 in Barrington Township, less than a month after they were married.

Police responding to the scene found Donnie Rudd cradling his wife’s head inside the vehicle, prosecutor Maria McCarthy said. Authorities now believe Donnie Rudd killed her by hitting her on the head and staged the accident to cover up her murder.

McCarthy said Donnie Rudd told authorities a vehicle had pulled into his lane and he swerved to avoid an accident.

He said Noreen Rudd was thrown from the car after it left the roadway and must have

hit her head on a rock that was found nearby, smeared with blood, McCarthy said.

No autopsy was conducted, but a coroner’s inquest determined she died as a result of the crash.

Noreen Rudd’s body was exhumed in 2013 and an autopsy conducted. McCarthy said authorities determined her injuries were consistent with multiple blows to the head, and inconsistent with being thrown from a vehicle.

Three years ago, police in Arlington Heights started reinvestigating a separate death of a woman who was shot in the head in 1991. They questioned Donnie Rudd as part of that case, authorities said Monday.

They said they questioned Donnie Rudd about Noreen Rudd’s death during those conversations, and that inconsistencies in his statements led them to have the remains exhumed.

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Indoor water park still closed after health, safety woes

ROCKFORD – An indoor water park in northern Illinois is still

closed months after a health department found health and safety violations.

The Rockford Register Star said the Winnebago County Health Department closed CoCo Key at the Clock Tower Resort in August. The health department found pools with too little chlorine, a lack of certified pool operators and other problems.

Steve Hsu, president of Texas-based Beltway Hospitality, which manages the hotel and waterpark, told the newspaper the company is addressing the health and safety violations but that a malfunctioning temperature control system will cost $200,000 and take four months to replace.

The newspaper said the water park won’t be able to reopen without city and health department approval. Fines assessed total $250,000.

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Landowners fight Grain Belt Express power line approval

PITTSFIELD – The Illinois Farm Bureau and a group of landowners are challenging the state’s approval of a 780-mile electricity transmission line.

The Illinois Commerce Commission gave regulatory approval in November to the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage electric transmission line that would stretch from Kansas to Indiana and provide wind power.

The Herald-Whig said the Illinois agriculture group and other project opponents have filed a request with the state to reconsider its decision.

Blake Roderick, of the Pike County Farm Bureau, told the newspaper that Texas-based Clean Line Energy Partners did not meet state requirements for an expedited review of the project. The company is seeking its own clarification of the commerce commission order.

The Grain Belt Express has won approval in Kansas and Indiana. Missouri regulators have blocked the effort.

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Lakeisha N. Holloway, 24, resided in Oregon and had been

in Las Vegas for about a week in her 1996 Oldsmobile sedan, parking it at garages throughout the city, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

After her arrest, Holloway “described a stressful period today where she was trying to rest/sleep inside her vehicle with her daughter but kept getting run off by security of the properties she stopped at,” the police report states.

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KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol Monday, killing six American troops in the deadliest attack on international forces since August. Two U.S. troops and an Afghan were wounded.

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why she drove onto the sidewalk but remembered a body bouncing off her windshield, breaking it.”

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She had changed her name to Paris Paradise Morton in October, according to Oregon court records.

Several years ago, Holloway, a graduate of an alternative high school, received an award for overcoming adversity from the nonprofit Portland Opportunities Industrial Center.

By Diane Krieger Spivak The holiday season is upon us!

Why not spend it right here in downtown Joliet?

“Spending holiday time downtown with family and friends during the holidays will be an experience you’ll remember forever!” said Sarah Strickland, Joliet City Center Partnership Marketing & Events coordinator.

Here are just a few of many businesses waiting to make your holidays beautiful and bright.

Harrah’s Joliet Casino accommodates groups up to 325 guests with the latest audio-visual, communications and production capabilities, light and sound systems, video projectors, wireless microphones and a dance floor.

Sue Regis Glass Art accommodates private parties up to 20 to make and take your own glass art. What holiday fun!

Jitters Coffeehouse offers a unique, intimate space for holiday gatherings or just catering, if needed.

Chicago Street Pinball Arcade has more than 40 pinball and video arcade machines, including

private rentals for a crowd. Bring your own food and beverages.

The Blue Taco can cater or host your event in their quaint, private space for up to 65 people where you can relax and enjoy your holiday gathering.

The Joliet Area Historical Museum features spaces for large or small groups, including access to the Museum galleries in the beautiful 1909 Ottawa Street Methodist Church. “Wow” your guests without breaking your budget.

Chicken N Spice, open Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve, caters their famous breast chunks, sides, and Italian beef by the pound.

Juliet’s Tavern is a wonderful place to host your holiday gathering in their classic Italian dining room.

Tin Roof dishes fresh food and craft cocktails. Seating 40 to 70, they can customize menus. Try their exquisite cocktail program.

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Two approaches to terror guesstimates These are indeed scary times in which we live – and no one wants to put lives on the line, especially the lives of children in the nation’s second largest school district.

No one wants to be wrong.

And so it’s understandable in the wake of the San Bernardino, California, terror attack that Los Angeles school officials and police last week acted out of an abundance of caution, closing down a system of 900 schools, serving 640,000 students.

New York City police and public officials received a similar threat and made a very different call, insisting the threat was “not credible.” New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the NYPD began an immediate investigation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI. Then Bratton added, “The language in

the email would lead us to believe that this is not a jihadist initiative. That would be incredible to think that any jihadist would not spell Allah with a capital ‘A.’?”

Maybe a little too much information?

And that’s the problem with both responses – from what appears to be an overreaction in L.A. to the New York exercise in bravado.

They both provide, however unwittingly, lessons for those with malicious intent on how to do it better the next time – and how to throw a major American city into chaos.

The ripple effect of such threats – lives disrupted, students missing a day of learning, lost productivity – are very real even if the threat is not. Last week was a cautionary tale from which all public officials can learn about living with fear while not giving in to it.

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Budget impasse may be worse since end of candidate filings One of the realities of Illinois legislative politics is that our state’s system tends to discourage competition.

Byzantine ballot access laws, a highly partisan legislative district map-drawing process, heavily concentrated populations of partisan voters in Chicago (Democrats) and in the collar counties and Downstate (Republicans), along with often tireless work by incumbents and political parties at the state and local levels to “discourage” opposition all combine to help tamp down the number of competitive races.

The net result is that Illinois has some of the fewest numbers of challenged state legislative races in the country – just 39 percent in 2014, which put us in the bottom fifth of the nation. By contrast, nearby Michigan saw a 100 percent challenge rate in the 2014 general election, and the rates in both California and Minnesota were above 90 percent.

That’s simply unheard of here.

The state’s 2014 rate may be higher next year. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vast personal cash

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reserves and his access to his many wealthy friends means the Republican Party can widen the playing field. The Democrats also are looking at doing the same thing, fielding candidates in districts that they have previously avoided (GOP Rep. Bill Mitchell, for instance, has a pretty decent general election opponent for the first time in a long while).

While that’s good for politics, is it good for government?

It almost assuredly is a good thing in the long run. Far too many people think they own their districts. Competition is good.

But in the here and now, these campaigns are just one more headache to deal with in the ongoing governmental impasse. Legislators who aren’t accustomed to challenges may not be all that willing to take the tough votes necessary if the leaders ever come to a deal.

Indeed, we could see a tail wagging the dog scenario.

For instance, as a member of House Democratic leadership, Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, has taken a ton of votes that his conservative Southern Illinois constituents probably

VIEWS Rich Miller wouldn’t love, including a vote for the 2011 income tax hike.

But Bradley is now a Tier 1 target. And unless we see a massive political truce with pledges to not use tough votes against incumbents (as we did in the old days under Republican governors Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar and George Ryan), it’s probably safe to assume that Bradley and many, many others aren’t going to want to be a part of any tax hike solution.

The Illinois Republican Party compounded the problem the other day by blasting Bradley and Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, for standing with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (whom the Republicans now refer to as “#TaxHikeMike”) against taxpayers.

The Republican Party accuses Madigan – and, by extension, Bradley, Phelps and others – of publicly favoring a return to the 5 percent state

income tax. They conveniently “forget” that Rauner has said he will raise taxes once he gets his “Turnaround Agenda” passed.

And it’s not just the general election that’s complicating matters. Look at what happened not long ago when conservative activist Dan Proft examined GOP Rep. David Harris’ nominating petitions to see if he could kick the Arlington Heights legislator off the ballot.

Proft pointed out that Harris had “previously voiced support for tax increases.”

Harris, in turn, noted Rauner’s support for hiking taxes to balance the budget, but the message was clear: Proft controls a big pot of campaign money and Republicans need to beware of crossing him.

The ILGOP’s “#TaxHikeMike” assault even could play out in Madigan’s own legislative district.

Madigan’s Democratic primary opponent, Jason Gonzales, has a campaign message that appears specifically designed to attract money from wealthy people who are fed up with the speaker’s longtime dominance. Some Democrats

(and Republicans) are speculating that forces allied with Rauner could spend millions of dollars on that one race alone.

Blanketed network TV ads with a solid message can move voters, especially with that kind of money behind them.

Madigan is a notoriously cautious politician. So, whether or not his enemies pull the trigger on a massive campaign assault, he’ll deploy enough foot soldiers to cover his district many times over.

Chicago and Cook County voters (and Madigan represents both kinds) already are up in arms about property and sales tax increases, so we can also probably expect Madigan to be at least reluctant to raise taxes before the March 15 primary.

What I’m saying here is that if you think a solution to this impasse has looked next to impossible for the past several months, the situation may have gotten substantially worse since the candidate filing period ended.

• Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.

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Joliet Central’s Malik Fuller (15) drives to the basket Monday in front of Stagg’s Gus Komperda. Joliet Central lost, 56-54.

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Area teams prep for tough tournaments

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com As the area’s wrestling teams make the transition from the first part of their seasons to the next, the transition features a series of tough competitions that should give us a better idea of just how good some of the top individuals are from this area.

One such test happened this past weekend when Minooka and Lemont took part in Hinsdale Central’s 24-team Whitlatch invite, which has developed into one of the state’s best events.

How tough was the competition for the two Indian squads? Neither finished in the top half of the field, and the best placer for the two squads was Lemont’s Egan Berta, who was fourth.

Things ratchet up quite a bit this week for four teams that are off to good starts so far this year. Bolingbrook, Plainfield East, Plainfield South and Providence will hit the road for Machesney Park on Tuesday and Wednesday to compete in the Al Dvorak Invite at Harlem.

Perennial power Montini is back in the field, but last year’s champion Marmion instead will be competing in The Clash in Rochester, Minnesota, which begins on New Year’s Day. Mount Carmel has been on a roll thus far, and it again will be joined by Glenbard North in the Dvorak field. This area’s top two finishers at last year’s competition, Lincoln-Way Central and Lockport, also will not be competing at Harlem this week.

The Celtics and Cougars both have earned top-25 spots in Class 3A in Rob Sherrill’s GEI Apparel rankings on Illinois Matmen. A few area individuals also are ranked, or should be, and they’ll hope for a strong showing at the Dvorak to make their case as state contenders.

After winning a state title a year ago, East’s Michael McGee doesn’t need to impress anyone, but he still is ranked just fifth in a loaded 120-pound weight class. On paper, McGee

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Providence Catholic’s Dominic Ferraro (right) has control of Marist’s David Tishchina during a 220-pound match Thursday at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox. looks like the one to beat at his weight this week.

McGee’s Bengals teammate Zach Krause is fourth-ranked at 138 and is behind top-ranked Will Lewan of Montini among Class 3A competitors, while Crystal Lake Central’s Lenny Petersen is second in Class 2A. South’s best hopes likely will be Eric Johnson, who last year was state runner-up at 220 and this season is topranked at that weight, and Danny Saracco, who is ranked third at 195 and could run into Class 2A’s second-ranked Dru Worker of Mount Carmel.

East and South did not compete in the Dvorak a year ago.

The Bengals went to Palatine’s Berman Classic while the Cou-

gars waited a week until going to Granite City, where they also will travel to next week.

Other area individuals ranked in the top 12 or honorable mention at their weights who hope to make some noise at the Dvorak include Providence’s Jacob Lindsay (106), Josh Ramos (120), Ben Emery (126) and Cole Smith (152), South’s Marc Fleenor (132) and Adrian Cervantes (170), East’s Anthony Zamora (106) and Bolingbrook’s Clarence Golden (152).

Early next week, Plainfield North and Plainfield South will go to the Granite City Invite; and Coal City, ReedCuster, Seneca and Wilmington head to the St. Thomas

More duals meet; Joliet West, Lemont, Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West will be at Palatine’s Berman Classic; Plainfield Central is at the DeKalb duals meet and Lockport travels to Pennsylvania for the Powerade Invite. Then to kick off 2016, Lincoln-Way Central heads to The Clash.

It wasn’t that many years ago that Providence used to be a regular among top-five placing squads at the Dvorak. But after finishing 26th and 23rd the past two years, coach Keith Healy’s Celtics figure to move up in the final standings.

Despite having a young squad this season, Providence is ranked among the top 20 programs in 3A for the first

time in a while. One of the squad’s highlights this season was picking up Healy’s 500th dual meet win of his 24-year career as the program’s head coach. He’s joined an exclusive club of perhaps 10 others who’ve won that often in one program.

“I’ve been blessed,” Healy said. “I came into a great situation when I started here and I was just a young buck then.

I’ve seen some great kids come through here over the years and I’ve kept in contact with them. And I’ve had a lot of great coaches who’ve helped me out, and that’s really what it takes. We’ve had great families, great kids and great coaches.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: STAGG 56, JOLIET CENTRAL 54

Stagg builds 14-point lead, holds off Joliet Central rally

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com

• Tuesday, December 22, 2015

JOLIET – There wasn’t much that separated the boys basketball teams from Joliet Central and Stagg when the squads met in Monday’s clash of first-place teams in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division.

While the 56-54 final score in favor of the Chargers seems to validate that point, the other side of the story is that the Steelmen came up a bit short only after staging a late rally to try to overcome a deficit that had grown to as much as 14 points early in the final quarter.

Stagg (7-1, 3-0) scored the final six points of the first half to grab a 31-25 advantage at the break, and then outscored the Steelmen (5-3, 2-1), 16-8, in the third quarter to build up a 4733 lead heading into the final eight minutes.

“I think they outscored us 24-10 for a stretch,” Steelmen coach Jeff Corcoran said. “We outscored them in the first and fourth quarters, but the thing that rings in my head is our start of the second half. We had the ball and ran a good set and had a good look in the post and threw it away, and then we traded turnovers for three possessions in a row.

“At this point, it comes down to knowing about time and situation and what you need to do and how to execute it along with what the other team is running and how to defend against that. We’ve been in this position before where we started off the season hot and then we level off. Hopefully, we can do some damage at Rich South (Big Dipper Tournament).”

The Steelmen will likely have Jose Grubbs back during Rich South’s Big Dipper, which begins when Central plays King at 4 p.m. Saturday. The junior forward suffered a hand injury that might take some time to heal.

Central could have used his

energy during the third quarter when the Chargers began to build a comfortable lead, with Tom Kazanecki (17 points, seven rebounds) providing four layups and a free throw during that period.

John Contant (20 points, seven rebounds) hit two free throws early in the fourth quarter to give Stagg a 49-35 lead, but the Steelmen responded with an 8-0 run, thanks to two layups from Malik Fuller (19 points, 15 rebounds) and two free throws and a layup from Marcellus Hornsby (10 points, six rebounds) to close to within 49-43 with 4:52 left.

Josh Strama (13 points, six rebounds) seemed to provide some cushion when he hit a layup to make it 54-46, but Central got a 3-pointer from Jomarre McNair and a jumper from Hornsby to make it a 5451 game with 13 seconds left.

Contant hit two free throws with five seconds left to end the drama. The Steelmen also got 10 points from Taquan Sims.

While the late stages were more dramatic than Chargers coach John Daniels would have liked, he was pleased to see his team get a road win to stay perfect in league play.

“Whenever we play them, it’s always close and always physical,” Daniels said. “I like the way that all of the kids like each other, and it’s a good rivalry. I remember when I first got to Stagg, we beat somebody who was a big rival for everyone at our school and I said to myself, if Stagg’s going to be a good program that we have to have a rivalry with Joliet and since then, we’ve had some great games. I’m going to miss playing against these guys.

“Our league is really good this year, and I think this is the deepest that our conference has been in a long time.

Another good thing about our conference is that there aren’t many games where a team is not prepared. We have a lot of good coaches in our league.”

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ABOVE: Joliet Central’s Taquan Sims (22) shoots over the arms of Stagg’s Gus Komperda on Monday in Joliet.

LEFT: Joliet Central’s Ryan King (30) looks to drive around Stagg’s Josh Strama on Monday in Joliet.

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AREA ROUNDUP

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

USF bounces back with Northwestern win over Mount Mercy wins 8th straight SUBMITTED REPORTS

JOLIET – In its final game before Christmas, the No. 2-ranked University of St. Francis men’s basketball team defeated Mount Mercy, 99-91, in nonconference home action Monday.

Coming off its first loss of the year two days ago, USF improved to 11-1 overall and won for the 18th time in its past 19 home games.

The Saints opened up an early 11-2 advantage – matching their largest edge of the first half – and led 4134 at the intermission.

An 11-2 run early in the second half gave USF its biggest lead of the night, 67-53, with 13 minutes to go.

Mount Mercy used a 9-3 run to cut the deficit to five points, 91-86, with less than a minute to play, but the Saints hit eight consecutive free throws in the game’s final 36 seconds to seal the victory.

Ilya Ilyayev posted gamehighs with 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Edvinas Presniakovas tallied 24 points, including a 13-for-14 performance from the freethrow line.

USF, which entered the game as the sixth-most accurate free-throw shooting team in NAIA Division II, was 35 of 43 (81.4 percent) from the foul line.

Iain Morison came off the bench to contribute 12 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.

Landus Anderson added 10 points and three steals.

eca (5-10) with 12 points and six rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

McMahon scored 13 points, while Sam Nair had 12 points for the Griffins in the Medieval Classic opener.

The Knights (5-5) got eight points from Colleen Barrett and seven points from Grace Curran.

University Athletics Department will introduce the All-Decades (1980s) men’s basketball team on Jan. 23 at halftime of the Flyers’ showdown against Bellarmine.

The game starts at 3 p.m.

The men’s team includes Ben Billups, Cliff Evans, Walter Glass, Ron Lesiak, Jamie Martin, Charlie Niego, Joe Niego, Mark Niego, Tom Niego, Larry Tucker and Kevin Whittler.

This is the third year Lewis has celebrated an All-Decades Team, as they feted the Flyer standouts from the 1950s and 60s in 2014; and the 1970s team last year.

The All-Decades (1980s) women’s basketball team also will be honored Jan. 23 at halftime of Lewis’ contest with Bellarmine. The game starts at 1 p.m.

The women’s team includes Susie Bosch, April Calvert, Krista Eshoo, Julie Fruendt, Candy Hummel, Mary Niego, Terry Niego, Donna Obradovitz, Chris Toscas and Rosemary Turner.

This is the second year Lewis has celebrated an All-Decades Team for the women’s basketball pro gram, as they honored the Flyer standouts from the 1970s last year.

Lincoln-Way East 59, LinLewis to honor 1980’s coln-Way Central 20: Claire all-decade team: The Lewis

Plainfield South 59, Andrew 48: Jaianna Brooks led South

with 22 points, while Antwanetta Boswell added 18 points in the Medieval Classic.

Lincoln-Way West 54, Metamora 43: Courtney O’Donnell

led the Warriors (11-1) with 18 points in the Ottawa Tournament win.

Joliet West 66, Eisenhower 33: The Tigers picked up

their first win in three tries in the Bradley-Bourbonnais Tournament as Sarah Gersch, Nicole Gal and Raven Reed led the way.

Bradley-Bourbonnais 64, Peotone 54: The Blue Devils (11-3) suffered their first defeat in the Bradley-Bourbonnais Tournament despite getting 22 points and 10 rebounds from Cora Graffeo and 12 points from Elizabeth Coffey.

Mother McAuley 66, Minooka 50: Brooklynn Bachmann

scored 18 points while Sydney Arlis added 12 points for the Indians (6-4) in the Medieval Classic.

Seneca 45, LaMoille-Ohio 41: Claudia Paulson led Sen-

The ASSOCIATED PRESS EVANSTON – Alex Olah scored 21 points, Tre Demps added 17, and Northwestern pulled away from Sacred Heart, 103-67, on Monday night for its eighth straight win.

Scottie Lindsey and Nathan Taphorn each added 11 points as the Wildcats (11-1) set a season high for scoring by shooting 61 percent (36 for 59) from the floor.

Olah became the 33rd player in Northwestern history to record more than 1,000 points in his career. He entered with 996.

Cane Broome had a gamehigh 26 points and Quincy McKnight added 15 for Sacred Heart (1-9), which dropped its ninth straight after a season-opening win over Quinnipiac. The Pioneers shot 40 percent (22 of 55).

Northwestern suffered its lone loss to current-No. 7 North Carolina on Nov. 23. Coming off a 78-70 overtime win over crosstown rival DePaul on Saturday, the Wildcats took charge of this one late in the first half, then blew it open with a 23-5 run in the second.

Northwestern led, 48-32, at the half and trailed only once in the opening 20 minutes at 4-2.

Both teams went cold from floor during a scoring lull midway through the opening half, but Northwestern pulled out of it and went ahead. Sacred Heart had a dry spell of just over four minutes, while Northwestern got back on track and outscored the Pioneers 16-2 in one run.

Northwestern ended up out-

shooting Sacred Heart 55.6 to 39.3 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes.

Olah was a force from underneath in the first half, connecting for 15 points and pulling in four of his five rebounds.

Northwestern outscored Sacred Heart 55-35 in the final 20 minutes.

Demps picked up his shooting in the second half and hit 4 of 8 3-pointers for the game.

Lindsey and Taphorn also joined Northwestern’s 21 for 32 (65.6 percent) second-half shooting party as the Wildcats turned the game into a rout.

Notre Dame 87, Youngstown State 78: At South Bend, Indi-

ana, Demetrius Jackson scored 17 points Monday night and Notre Dame had to hold on late to beat Youngstown State.

Jackson bounced back from a season-low, nine-point effort on 4-for-17 shooting in an 80-73 loss to Indiana on Saturday by hitting 8 of 12 shots from the field to go with four rebounds and four assists.

V.J. Beachem scored 16 points for the Irish on 4-for-6 shooting from 3-point range.

Zach Auguste also had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Bonzie Colson added 14 points and nine boards.

Cameron Morse scored 22 points and Sidney Umude added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Youngstown State (5-8) which has lost four of its past five.

Notre Dame (8-3) is off for the next eight days before a final nonconference game against Liberty on Dec. 29. The Irish open ACC play Jan. 2 at No. 8 Virginia.

AREA SCHEDULE TUESDAY’S EVENTS Boys Basketball Gardner-South Wilmington at Dwight, 7:30 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Clifton Central, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Andrew vs. Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way East Medieval Classic, noon

Gardner-South Wilmington at Dwight, 6 p.m.

Joliet Central, Lemont, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North at Oswego East Tourney, TBA Joliet West vs. TF South at Bradley-Bourbonnais Tourney, 10 a.m.

Lincoln-Way West, Morris at

Ottawa Tourney, TBA Minooka vs. Reavis at Lincoln-Way East Medieval Classic, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Lincoln-Way East in Medieval Classic, 1:30 p.m.

Seneca at St. Bede Tourney, TBA Wrestling Bolingbrook, Plainfield East,

Plainfield South, Providence at Harlem Dvorak invite, 9:30 a.m.

Bradley-Bourbonnais, Oak Forest at Lincoln-Way West, 10 a.m.

Glenbard South at Romeoville, 10 a.m.

Joliet Catholic in ESCC mega dual at Marist, 9 a.m.

Prairie Central at Coal City, 5:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West at Homewood-Flossmoor pentathalon, 10 a.m.

Women’s Bowling St. Francis in Collegiate Shootout at Las Vegas, TBA Men’s Bowling St. Francis in Collegiate Shootout at Las Vegas, TBA

NBA

NFL

Monday’s Results Brooklyn 105, Bulls, 102 Washington 113, Sacramento 99 Boston 113, Minnesota 99 Orlando 107, New York 99 Houston 102, Charlotte 95 Atlanta 106, Portland 97 San Antonio 106, Indiana 92 Phoenix at Utah (n) Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers (n) Tuesday’s Games Memphis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m.

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 34 25 7 2 52 120 88 Blackhawks 35 20 11 4 44 96 83 St. Louis 35 20 11 4 44 90 85 Minnesota 32 17 9 6 40 89 79 Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86 Colorado 34 17 16 1 35 95 90 Winnipeg 32 15 15 2 32 90 97 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 32 20 10 2 42 81 71 San Jose 33 16 15 2 34 88 91 Vancouver 35 12 14 9 33 89 102 Arizona 32 15 15 2 32 87 102 Calgary 33 15 16 2 32 87 112 Edmonton 34 14 18 2 30 88 105 Anaheim 32 12 15 5 29 60 82 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 20 12 3 43 104 87 Boston 32 19 9 4 42 104 83 Detroit 33 17 9 7 41 86 85 Florida 34 18 12 4 40 93 80 Ottawa 34 17 12 5 39 104 102 Tampa Bay 34 17 14 3 37 86 80 Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89 Toronto 31 11 13 7 29 77 86 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71 N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82 N.Y. Rangers 35 19 12 4 42 101 91 New Jersey 34 16 13 5 37 79 84 Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92 Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84 Carolina 34 13 16 5 31 80 101 Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112

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

Monday’s Results N.Y. Islanders 5, Anaheim 2 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 2 Washington 2, Carolina 1 Nashville 5, Montreal 1 Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 Toronto at Colorado (n) Winnipeg at Edmonton (n) Tuesday’s Games Blackhawks at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Boston, 6 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Montreal at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA 11 3 0 .786 378 243 9 5 0 .643 378 287 4 10 0 .286 292 360 3 11 0 .214 253 387 East

W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269 N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272 Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336 Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380 Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259 Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257 Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356 San Diego 4 10 0 .286 280 348

x-Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

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Bulls center Pau Gasol (16) screens out Brooklyn Nets guard Donald Sloan for a rebound during the first half Monday in Chicago.

NBA: NETS 105, BULLS 102

Noah injured in 3rd straight loss

By JOHN JACKSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Brook Lopez had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Thaddeus Young added 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Bulls, 105-102, on Monday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Bulls center Joakim Noah left the game late in the third quarter with an apparent left shoulder injury.

Wayne Ellington had 13

points on 5-of-9 shooting off the bench for the Nets.

Jimmy Butler had 24 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points and the Bulls lost their third straight.

Butler said before the game that he didn’t regret his critical comments of first-year coach Fred Hoiberg two days earlier after a loss in New York. He was 11 for 20 from the field in this one.

Brooklyn had scored 100 points just once in the previ-

ous five losses. It had a 58-55 halftime lead thanks to 26 of 47 (55.3 percent) shooting in the first half.

Young led the way with 12 first-half points, while Ellington had 10 points (4-of-5 shooting) in 12 minutes off the bench.

Not much changed at the start of the second half. The Nets stayed hot and stretched the lead to 81-69 with 4½ left in the third quarter on a 3-pointer

by Bojan Bogdanovic.

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Saturday’s Game N.Y. Jets 19, Dallas 16 Sunday’s Results Minnesota 38, Bears 17 Atlanta 23, Jacksonville 17 Houston 16, Indianapolis 10 Carolina 38, N.Y. Giants 35 New England 33, Tennessee 16 Washington 35, Buffalo 25 Kansas City 34, Baltimore 14 Seattle 30, Cleveland 13 Green Bay 30, Oakland 20 San Diego 30, Miami 14 Cincinnati 24, San Francisco 14 Pittsburgh 34, Denver 27 Arizona 40, Philadelphia 17 Monday’s Result Detroit at New Orleans (n) Thursday, Dec. 24 San Diego at Oakland, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 26 Washington at Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27 Bears at Tampa Bay, noon Houston at Tennessee, noon Cleveland at Kansas City, noon New England at N.Y. Jets, noon Indianapolis at Miami, noon San Francisco at Detroit, noon Dallas at Buffalo, noon Carolina at Atlanta, noon Pittsburgh at Baltimore noon Jacksonville at New Orleans, 3:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28 Cincinnati at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

WHAT TO WATCH Pro hockey Montreal at Minnesota, 7 p.m., NBCSN Blackhawks at Dallas, 7:30 p.m., CSN San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m., NBCSN College football Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Akron vs. Utah State, at Boise, Idaho, 2:30 p.m., ESPN Boca Raton Bowl, Temple vs.

Toledo, at Boca Raton, Fla., 6 p.m., ESPN

Pro basketball Dallas at Toronto, 6:30 p.m., NBA Men’s basketball Diamond Head Classic, Auburn vs.

New Mexico, at Honolulu, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU Troy at Mississippi, 3 p.m., SEC Diamond Head Classic, BYU vs.

Harvard, at Honolulu, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Miami at LaSalle, 4 p.m., CBSSN Kennesaw State at Indiana, 5 p.m., BTN Clemson at Georgia, 5 p.m., SEC

South Florida at Seton Hall, 5:30 p.m., FS2 Georgetown at Charlotte, 6 p.m., CBSSN Iowa State at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Michigan State vs. Oakland, at Auburn Hills, Mich., 6 p.m., ESPNU Delaware at Villanova, 6 p.m., FS1 Vanderbilt at Purdue, 7 p.m., BTN American at LSU, 7 p.m., SEC Southern Utah at Butler, 7:30 p.m., FS2 St. John’s vs. South Carolina, at

Uncasville, Conn., 8 p.m., CBSSN California at Virginia, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Mercer at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ESPNU George Washington at DePaul, 8 p.m., FS1 Diamond Head Classic, Oklahoma vs. Washington State, at Honolulu, 10 p.m., ESPNU Kansas at San Diego State, 10 p.m., CBSSN Diamond Head Classic, Northern Iowa vs. Hawaii, at Honolulu, midnight, ESPNU

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 18 7 .720 — Indiana 16 11 .593 3 Bulls 15 11 .577 3½ Detroit 16 12 .571 3½ Milwaukee 11 18 .379 9 Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 17 12 .586 — Boston 15 13 .536 1½ New York 14 15 .483 3 Brooklyn 8 20 .286 8½ Philadelphia 1 28 .034 16 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Miami 16 10 .615 — Atlanta 18 12 .600 — Orlando 16 12 .571 1 Charlotte 15 12 .556 1½ Washington 12 14 .462 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 24 5 .828 — Dallas 15 12 .556 8 Memphis 15 14 .517 9 Houston 15 14 .517 9 New Orleans 8 19 .296 15 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 18 9 .667 — Utah 11 14 .440 6 Denver 11 16 .407 7 Minnesota 11 17 .393 7½ Portland 11 19 .367 8½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 26 1 .963 — L.A. Clippers 16 12 .571 10½ Phoenix 12 17 .414 15 Sacramento 11 17 .393 15½ L.A. Lakers 4 23 .148 22

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE North

W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265 Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272 Bears 5 9 0 .357 289 352 Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336 East

W L T Pct PF PA Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362 N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358 Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 South

W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397 West

W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269 x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339

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Beyond chicken nuggets and fries Joliet Junior College chef helps bring healthy food to schools

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com JOLIET – While demonstrating how to make healthy black bean salsa to elementary school-aged children, chef Michael McGreal listed off the ingredients – tomatoes, green peppers, black beans and onions – and received the same reaction to each one.

Ick. “The kids were looking at me like, ‘I’m not going to eat that,’ ” said McGreal, chairman of the Joliet Junior College culinary arts department.

According to a JJC news release, McGreal spent Nov. 16 in Washington, D.C., for a “Chefs Move to Schools” leadership team meeting, a part of first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” healthy lifestyle initiative for schoolchildren.

At the meeting, McGreal and other team members – who included representatives from various divisions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Institute of Child Nutrition, the School Nutrition Association and a corporate chef from General Mills – recapped their past work and discussed what they should address in the future.

McGreal was the only post-secondary educator on the team.

This is the first time, McGreal said, that the government has looked at nutritional guidelines for schools since the 1970s, and the reasons for doing so were much different.

“Back then, kids were too skinny to be drafted,” McGreal said, “So they said, ‘In order to get kids healthy, let’s give them free and reduced meals.

Maybe their only chance to get the nutrients they need is at schools.’ ” Today, McGreal said, many kids have diseases formerly associated with middle age, such as hypertension and diabetes. He attributes this partly to frequent consumption of soda, potato chips, candy bars and fast food.

“This is the first generation in a long time where the parents might outlive the kids,” McGreal said. “At least we came from the generation where we ate a lot of fruits and veggies and ran through the parks until the streetlights came on.”

This wasn’t McGreal’s first trip to the White House. In 2010, McGreal and Kyle Richardson – another JJC chef –

tortillas – brown rice as opposed to white and dried legumes in place of lard-laden canned refried beans, as well as replacing extra sodium with herbs.

“This isn’t the old days where you took the box of spinach and threw it in the steamer so it tasted like seaweed,” McGreal said.

Part of McGreal’s role as a USDA food consultant is training school food service staff on meal preparation using the updated guidelines, along with presenting ideas to positively spin the new recipes so kids will want to eat them.

In today’s global society, McGreal believes this is not impossible.

“Kids are curious,” McGreal said, “I think if we talk about different places in the world, like Thailand or India, and show pictures of how people dress and then make a nice dish using their grains and fruit, kids will be excited to try it.”

McGreal said he already has hosted training programs in California and Kansas and that one Joliet area school district has expressed interest in scheduling one in spring 2016.

He understands change won’t be easy, especially in school kitchens with deep fryers instead of stoves or schools working with tiny budgets – $1 per student per meal in some cases, McGreal said.

“I couldn’t operate a restaurant on that,” he said.

He also hopes to include JJC culinary students in the demoing process, especially when demos occur at the Photo provided students’ former schools. Another posChef Michael McGreal (right), chairman of the culinary arts department at Joliet Junior sibility is starting a national contest in College, and Chef Monica Coulter, a corporate chef for General Mills, stand at first lady which kids would create and submit a Michelle Obama’s podium just before Obama spoke to her “Chefs Move to Schools” lead- healthy recipe, with the winning entry ership team. appearing in school lunches.

McGreal feels this would boost went to Washington, D.C., also as part from those efforts, such as the Amerkid appeal. During the black bean of the “Chefs Move to Schools” proican Culinary Federation’s “Chef & salsa demo for the grade school kids, gram, which had just begun then.

Child” initiative.

McGreal appointed an assistant chef, The initiative matched chefs with Locally, the JJC culinary arts who tasted the salsa and liked it, which interested schools in their communidepartment used “Bring Your Kids to encouraged the other kids to try it, too. ties to educate students on good nutriWork Day” to teach the children of the It reminded McGreal of the old Life tion and to demonstrate techniques for other JJC staff – about 60 kids – how cereal commercial where two kids healthy food preparation. to prepare whole grain vegetable pizza shunned the unfamiliar brand until However, the downside in those using low-fat cheese. picky eater Mikey wolfed it down. early years was there was no unificaAs it turned out, JJC was ahead of McGreal hopes creating healthy eating tion and no listing on the White House the game. The new USDA guidelines patterns in today’s kids will influence website, so no one could measure the for school lunches, McGreal said, emgenerations to come. program’s effectiveness, McGreal said. phasize whole grains instead of white “This will make a healthier, happier Still, McGreal felt good results came flour – even for pizza crust and society, I think,” McGreal said.

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Students at Arbury Hills treated to a Brain Break assembly Students at Arbury Hills School in Mokena were treated to a Brain Break assembly by GoNoodle.

GoNoodle offers movement videos that deliver, reward and measure physical activity in the classroom. Fourth-grader Shae Eggert was chosen to help by wearing one of the “Champs” costumes. She is pictured with her brother, Colton Eggert, who is in second grade. For more information, visit www.gonoodle.com.

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More than $160K raised for Silver Cross The HERALD–NEWS NEW LENOX – More than 425 friends of Silver Cross Hospital attended the 87th Annual Childerguild Ball on Nov. 21 at the Odyssey Country Club and raised more than $160,000, which will be used to support women’s and children’s programs and services at the Silver Cross Hospital.

This year, Phyllis Etheridge and Marcia Obman Gray co-chaired the ball. Their committee included Robin Hartney and Lorraine Schiek.

This year’s Silver Cross Sehring Medal of Excellence was awarded to radiology and nuclear medicine physician Dr. Salvador Rinella, who has

served the healthcare community for more than 40 years.

Throughout his years at Silver Cross Hospital, Rinella has served as chief of staff and a member of the cancer and bylaws committees, the tumor board, and the audit and legal affairs, quality and cost effectiveness committees of the hospital’s board.

In addition, Rinella served three terms as chair of the department of radiology and 8 years on the hospital’s board of directors. He was also involved in the planning and opening of the replacement hospital.

Silver Cross also honored Debra Condotti with the Sangmeister Medal of Excellence for 38 years of improving the quali-

ty of life for area residents.

Condotti began her career with Easter Seals Joliet Region as a case manager on the east side of Joliet. She was then named executive director of Easter Seals.

With her team of 25 employees, Condotti raised funds for the organization, developed a grant writing program and worked with a volunteer board of directors. Several years later, Condotti became President and CEO overseeing 168 employees.

The Silver Cross Foundation is accepting nominations through Dec. 31 for the 2016 Silver Cross Medals of Excellence. For information, call 815-300-7105.

HEALTH BRIEFS Morris Hospital nurse selected as Fire Starter of the Month

College of Nursing in Bloomington, Wepprecht was a medical/surgical nurse at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. When she and her husband moved back to this area, she worked for a few other area hospitals and Dwight Women’s Prison before seeing a job opening with Morris Hospital’s Dwight and Gardner Healthcare Centers.

receive bags filled with comfort items, to ensure that their stay is more enjoyable and comforting.

Furthermore, with each bag purchased, Thirty-One donated an additional 31 cents a bag to help fill them with even more items.

pital campus I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox.

Under the medical direction of Dr. M. MORRIS – For the past 17 years, Salah Lababidy, a board-certified pulmopatients at the Dwight and Gardner nologist, the center specializes in testing, Healthcare Centers of diagnosis and treatment of a variety of Morris Hospital have been sleep disorders including obstructive able to count on receiving sleep apnea, sleep-related breathing kindness, respect and a Sleep Disorders Center and movement disorders, insomnia and warm smile from nurse receives accreditation narcolepsy.

Daphne Wepprecht, a Liberty Junior High School holds NEW LENOX – The Silver Cross Sleep For information or to schedule an resident of rural Reddick.

Daphne ‘Blessing Bags’ donation drive Disorders Center in New Lenox has been initial consultation and sleep study, call Wepprecht received Wepprecht NEW LENOX – Liberty Junior High awarded accreditation from the Ameri815-300-REST (7378). The consultation certification as a nursSchool’s Chapter of NJHS, along with can Academy of Sleep Medicine. with a sleep specialist is required before ing assistant before her To receive accreditation for a five-year scheduling a sleep study. senior year of high school. Within a week the company Thirty-One, sponsored a “Blessing Bags” donation drive for the period, a sleep center must meet or exA free sleep disorders assessment of starting a part-time job at a nursing ceed all standards for professional health is available at www.silvercross.org\ home in Pontiac, she “fell in love with the past several weeks. our-services\sleep-disorders-center\ residents” and knew she never wanted to With these donations, 35 families stay- care as designated by the AASM. ing at the Christ Hospital location of The The Silver Cross Sleep Disorders Center sleep-assessment. do anything else but be a nurse.

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Saravanos Drive, Yorkville; Newark Healthcare Center, 5 N. Johnson St., • VA Community-Based OutNewark. For information, visit www. patient Clinic – 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and morrishospital.org/flu.

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Joliet CBOC, 1201 Eagle St., Joliet. For Dec. 22 information, contact Pam Kostecki • Family Caregiver Support at 708-202-8387, ext. 73063, or Group – 11 a.m.; also Dec. 29, Easpamela.kostecki@va.gov. ter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney • Free Blood Pressure Checks Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver Cross at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@ Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., gmail.com Homer Glen. Walk-ins welcome. For • Bipolar Disease Support Group information, call 708-364 6337.

– 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hos• NAMI – Offers information pital’s Behavioral Health Services, about mental illness conditions, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. symptoms and treatment at www. First time participants register at namiwillgrundy.org or through its 1-888-660-HEAL (4325) or www.

HelpLine at 815-731-9103. silvercross.org.

• Free Amplified Phones – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Dec. 23 Friday, Will-Grundy Center for Inde• Stroke Support Group – 4 to pendent Living, 2415 W. Jefferson 5 p.m. at Silver Cross Hospital, St., Joliet. Bring latest telephone bill Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and ID card.

Inpatient Unit Dining Room, 1900 • Flu Clinic – Regular office hours Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. through December, Braidwood Healthcare Center, 389 E. Main St., First-time participants register at Braidwood; Channahon Healthcare 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www.

Center, 25259 Reed St., Channahon; silvercross.org.

• Obesity and Your Health: Is Dwight Healthcare Center, 101 Weight Loss Surgery Right for S. Prairie Ave., Dwight; Gardner You? – 5:45 p.m. BMI Surgery, Silver Healthcare Center, 409, N. Route 53, Gardner; Marseilles Healthcare Cen- Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Suite 260, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. ter, 580 Sycamore St., Marseilles; Drs. Christopher Joyce and Brian Mazon Healthcare Center, 522 Depot St., Mazon; Morris Healthcare Lahmann, gastric bypass surgeons, Center, 1345 N. Edwards St., Morris; will offer a free informational Morris Business & Technology Cen- session. Register at 888-660-4325 or www.silvercross.org. ter, 1802 N. Division St., Suite 703, • Brain Injury Support Group – 6 Morris (office of Dr. Peter Roumeliotis); Morris Hospital & Healthcare p.m., Easter Seals – Joliet Region, Centers, 219 Bedford Road., Morris 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or (office of Dr. Ian Best); Morris Hospital Yorkville Campus, 105 kathy21miller@gmail.com.

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James Thurber, a wit best known for his cartoons and short stories, which were published primarily in “The New Yorker” magazine, said, “One (martini) is all right, two is too many, three is not enough.”

Does that apply to rounds of trumps in this deal?

South is in four hearts. The defenders begin with two rounds of diamonds. After ruffing, should declarer draw one, two or three rounds of trumps, given that they are splitting 3-2?

I agree with North’s raise to two hearts because it guarantees threecard support. Yes, the hand has 10 losers when the normal number is nine. If you use two-over-one game-force, you might respond one forcing no-trump, but when North rebids two hearts, South will assume his partner has only on a doubleton and will undervalue his hand.

South has 10 winners: three spades, five hearts and two clubs. But he must be careful while driving out the club ace and king.

Suppose declarer draws one round of trumps before attacking clubs. Then it might go: club to the king, club to the ace, club ruff by East for down one.

What if declarer draws all of the trumps, leaving himself with only one?

Then the play goes: club to the king, diamond ruffed by South, club to the ace, cash two diamond tricks.

Two rounds of trumps are just right. Suppose East wins the first club and leads a diamond.

South ruffs and drives out the club ace, but if West tries a fourth diamond, declarer ruffs on the board, crosses to his hand with a spade, draws the last trump, and claims.

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff means you don’t exercise for the remaining 1,410 minutes in that day. Your risk of cardiac arrest per minute is greater while you exercise.

Nevertheless, a recent study found exercise-related heart deaths are quite rare; they account for just 5 percent of sudden cardiac arrest cases. In the study, researchers reviewed 1,247 cases of sudden cardiac arrest in middle-aged men and women over a period of 11 years. Of these, only 63 cases occurred during exercise. Most occurred in men, and most of these men were jogging, playing basketball or cycling.

In the majority of cases, the cardiac arrest didn’t come out of nowhere. Two-thirds of the people who had cardiac arrest had known heart disease. And nearly onethird of them had experienced typical cardiovascular symptoms during the week before the sudden cardiac arrest, including chest pain and breathlessness.

This study offers two points of reassurance.

First, exercise-related cardiac arrest is rare.

The second important message is heart disease often gives warning signs.

Heed this message. If you feel any chest pain during exercise, have difficulty breathing or even feel more drained than usual, stop and call a doctor for advice.

So if your doctor, who knows your medical condition, agrees, tell your wife regular exercise will reduce your risk of sudden death during your remaining years together.

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By EUGENIA LAST

Newspaper Enterprise Association

TODAY – Explore new territory and expand your interests, but don’t make impulsive changes based on what others do or say.

Be your own guide and follow the path that makes you feel most comfortable.

Choose your route in order to become a leader.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Business and personal relationships will develop through networking functions and social activities. Attend an industry party and explore the possibilities. Romance will enhance your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You’ll have some good ideas that, once developed, will help you bring in extra cash. Take action and discuss your plans with someone you feel is a good sounding board.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Offer your help to a cause you believe in. Find out what you can do to assist older relatives during the taxing festive season. Someone you love will give you something

special.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t go into battle with someone who just wants the best for you. Self-discipline and personal changes that could improve your image, appearance or reputation will pay off.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – The sky is the limit. If you aim high, you will finish what you start. Picking up odds and ends for the upcoming festivities will get you in the spirit of the season. Romance is encouraged.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Stay focused or you will misinterpret a situation or offer. Read between the lines and don’t leave anything to chance. If you want to make a change, do your research first.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Put your heart into making your home ready for the holiday season. Spending time with friends, family or children will brighten your day. Update your look in order to receive compliments.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Control your emotions and avoid getting into a spat.

At work and at home, you are best off

keeping the peace. Make personal improvements instead of trying to change others.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – If you control whatever situation you find yourself in, you will be deemed a hero. Your insightful way of handling others will result in an unexpected surprise. Romance will improve your personal life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t run yourself ragged trying to take care of demanding people who have little concern for your well-being. Focus on yourself, not those who take advantage of you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Your imagination will lead you in a wonderful direction. Creative ideas will help you incorporate comfort and convenience into your living quarters. Someone you love will surprise you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Bring about changes that will improve your life. Put an end to bad habits and unsavory influences. Choose your lot in life. Don’t let others determine where you’ll end up.

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Dear Dr. K: My wife saw something on the news about a man who died of sudden cardiac arrest while jogging. Now she doesn’t want me to exercise. I’d really love to get my running shoes back on. What can I tell her to ease her worries?

Dear Reader: I read your letter as I was cooling off after exercising. So your question is timely. Your wife’s concerns are understandable, but probably misguided.

I spoke to my colleague Dr. Aaron L. Baggish, the associate director of the Cardiovascular Performance Program at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. He confirmed what I thought I knew.

Sudden cardiac arrest is caused by a lethal type of irregular heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation. The lethal rhythm causes the heart to stop pumping blood – it just sort of quivers. If that rhythm is not immediately reversed – such as by a defibrillator machine – it results in death.

Sudden cardiac arrest can occur in a person with or without known heart disease. Probably the most common cause is atherosclerosis of the arteries of the heart, which reduces the blood supply to some of the heart muscle.

The most important point to make is regular, moderate-intensity exercise is actually the best way to prevent sudden cardiac arrest. There is solid scientific evidence people who exercise regularly are less likely to develop cardiac arrest. Even people with heart disease who go through a carefully supervised exercise program are less likely to have a cardiac arrest.

Here’s what can be confusing: In all people, a cardiac arrest is more likely to occur when the heart is working hard than when it’s not. So, suppose you exercise for 30 minutes each day. That

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tient-Centered Nurse In California Dear Nurse: If readers take to heart your suggestions in

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips the spirit they were given, everyone will benefit. That visitors would charge into hospital elevators, wander the halls, barge into patients’ rooms and drag small children into sickrooms is an indication there has been not only a decline in courtesy but also common sense.

Patients are in hospitals because they need intensive treatment and rest. Creating a party atmosphere in which the patient is expected to entertain numerous “guests” is physically and emotionally draining and a danger to the person’s health.

Dear Abby: My ex-husband, “Charles,” is dying, and we have decided to get remarried before he dies so he won’t be alone at the end. (And also so I can receive his VA benefits when he’s gone.) Is this morally wrong?

I do take care of him, but not all the time because Charles likes living with his uncle and will remain there after we marry. I guess I just have a little guilt trip going on. – Guilt Trip In Texas Dear Guilt Trip: Charles earned his benefits. I see nothing morally wrong with people providing for someone they care for after their death. Unless Charles was coerced into his generosity, I can’t see why you should feel guilty.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Dear Abby: I have been a nurse for 35 years, and over time, I have noticed a decline in simple courtesy from people who visit friends or relatives in the hospital. Several things visitors should keep in mind: 1. If you don’t know what room the patient has been assigned, ask. Don’t wander in and out of rooms until you find the right one.

2. Be prepared to give the first and last names of the patient when asking for directions.

3. Abide by the visiting hours and the number of persons allowed into a patient’s room at one time.

Remember, patients need dedicated time for treatments and procedures.

4. Do not bring small children to the hospital unless they are visiting their parent or sibling. You needlessly place them at risk by exposing them to infections.

5. Make sure any food you bring to the patient is allowed by the physician.

6. Never question the staff for information regarding the patient’s diagnosis or condition. It is against the law for a health care provider to divulge patient information to an unauthorized individual. Ask the patient.

7. Get permission before plugging in your cellphone charger.

8. When taking the elevator, use public elevators. And when the doors open, stand back and allow the occupants to safely step out before entering. – Pa-

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White Hot Holidays sNews (N) Mod Fam TMZ (PG) (CC) Dish Nation TMZ Live (PG) Criminal Minds ’ (14-L,V) Criminal Minds ’ (14-L,V) Saving Hope ’ (14-V) (CC) Saving Hope ’ (14-V) (CC) Bajo el Mismo Cielo (N) (SS) sTelemundo (N) Senora Acero (N) ’ (SS) Bajo el Mismo Cielo ’ (SS) Big Bang How I Met The Simpsons How I Met Anger Anger The Walking Dead ’ (MA) sNoticias 66: sNoticiero (N) Monster-in-Law (’05) ›› I Spy (’02) ›› Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson.

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Married at First Sight (N) (PG) Born This Way (PG-D) (CC) Married at First Sight (14-D,L) Born This Way (N) ’ (PG-D) Married at First Sight ’ (PG) Married at First Sight ’ (PG) Muppets Christmas: Letters The Great Muppet Caper (’81) (5:00) The Muppet Movie (’79) Muppets Christmas: Letters The Muppet Movie (’79) ›››‡ Charles Durning. (CC) Monsters Inside Me (14) (CC) Monsters Inside Me (14) (CC) Monsters Inside Me (N) (14) Monsters Inside Me (14) (CC) Monsters Inside Me (14) (CC) Monsters Inside Me (14) (CC) Christmas at Water’s Edge Martin ’ (PG) Martin ’ (PG) Martin ’ (PG) Martin ’ (PG) House/Payne House/Payne House/Payne House/Payne The Wendy Williams Show ’ nCollege Basketball (N) nCollege Basketball Vanderbilt at Purdue. (N) (Live) nB1G Finale (N) nBig Ten Elite nB1G Finale nB1G Finale nB1G Finale Real Housewives/Beverly Real Housewives/Beverly Real Housewives/Beverly (N) Girlfriends’ Guide-Divorce (N) Real Housewives/Beverly Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing Last-Standing A Christmas Story 2 (’12) Daniel Stern, Braeden Lemasters.

I Love Kellie Cheerleaders Cheerleaders Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (14) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) nSportsNet (N) nBlackhawks Pregame (N) nNHL Hockey Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars. (N) (Live) nPostgame (N) nSportsNet (N) nFantasy Ftb nNotre Dame Moonshiners: Outlaw Cuts (N) Moonshiners ’ (14) (CC) Moonshiners (N) ’ (14) (CC) Moonshiners ’ (14) (CC) Moonshiners ’ (14) (CC) Moonshiners ’ (14) (CC) K.C. Under.

Austin & Ally Bunk’d ’ (G) Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (’12) (PG-L) Disney’s A Christmas Carol (’09) ››‡ (CC) Jessie ’ (G) Jessie ’ (G) Christina Milian Turned Up E! News (N) (PG) (CC) E! News (N) (PG) (CC) Coyote Ugly (’00) › Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia. nCollege Football Marmot Boca Raton Bowl — Toledo vs. Temple. (N) (Live)(CC) nSportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) nSportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) nCollege Basketball Iowa State at Cincinnati. (N) (Live) nCollege Basketball California at Virginia. (N) (Live) nNFL Live(CC) nNBA (N) nNFL Live(CC) Holiday in Handcuffs (PG-D,V) (5:30) The Santa Clause (’94) ››› Tim Allen.

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (’06) ›‡ Tim Allen.

The 700 Club ’ (G) (CC) Chopped (G) Chopped Junior (N) (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (N) (G) Chopped (G) Chopped (G) (4:00) Pacific Rim (’13) ››› Star Trek Into Darkness (’13) ››› Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto.

Star Trek Into Darkness (’13) ››› Chris Pine.

(5:00) A Royal Christmas (G) Christmas Land (’15) (G) (CC) Crown for Christmas (’15) Danica McKellar. (PG) (CC) Matchmaker Santa (’12) (G) Fixer Upper (G) (CC) Fixer Upper (G) (CC) Fixer Upper (N) (G) (CC) Hunters Hunters Int’l Fixer Upper (G) (CC) Fixer Upper (G) (CC) The Curse of Oak Island (PG) Oak Island: Digging Deeper The Curse of Oak Island (PG) The Curse of Oak Island (N) Hunting Hitler (N) (PG-L) (CC) Hunting Hitler ’ (PG-L) (CC) (5:00) The Last Song (’10) ›› 27 Dresses (’08) ››‡ Katherine Heigl. (CC) I Don’t Know How She Does It (’11) ›‡ (CC) 27 Dresses (’08) ››‡ Ridiculous.

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Catfish: The TV Show ’ Catfish: The TV Show ’ Catfish: The TV Show ’ Catfish: The TV Show ’ Catfish: The TV Show ’ Talia (N) Ho Ho Holiday Special Game Full House (G) Full House (G) Full House (G) Full House (G) Friends (14) Friends (14) Friends (14) Friends (14) If Loving You Is Wrong (14) Loving You If Loving You Is Wrong (14) If Loving You Is Wrong (14) If Loving You Is Wrong (14) If Loving You Is Wrong ’ (14) (CC) Snapped (PG) (CC) Ghost (’90) ›››‡ Patrick Swayze. A murder victim returns to save his beloved fiancee.

Sleeping With the Enemy (’91) ››‡ Julia Roberts.

Cops (PG-V) Cops (PG-V) Jail (14-L,V) Jail (14-L,V) Cops (PG-L) Cops (PG-L) Cops (PG-L,V) Cops (PG-L,V) Cops (PG-L,V) Cops ’ (PG) Cops ’ (PG) Cops (PG-V) The Expanse (N) (14-L,V) (CC) The Expanse (14) (CC) The Expanse (14-L,V) (CC) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (’08) ››‡ Harrison Ford. (CC) Seinfeld (CC) Seinfeld (PG) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan (14) (CC) 2 Broke Girls Conan (14) (4:30) North by Northwest My Favorite Wife (’40) ››› Irene Dunne.

The Goodbye Girl (’77) ›››‡ (CC) Desk Set (’57) ››› Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn.

Jill & Jessa: Countdown (N) Jill & Jessa: Countdown Kate Plus 8 ’ (PG) (CC) Kate Plus 8 (N) ’ (PG) (CC) 7 Little Johnstons (N) ’ (PG) Kate Plus 8 ’ (PG) (CC) Crosstalk Bible School Holy Night (N) Embracinglife Oakridge Boys Holiday Tribu Robison Sacred Name Love’s Pure Light (G) (CC) The 700 Club ’ (G) (CC) Castle ’ (14-L,V) (CC) (DVS) Four Christmases (’08) ›› Vince Vaughn. (CC) (DVS) Four Christmases (’08) ›› Vince Vaughn. (CC) (DVS) CSI: NY ’ (14-L,V) (CC) We Bare Regular Show King of Hill Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers Cleveland American Dad American Dad Family Guy ’ Family Guy ’ Chicken Aqua Teen Bizarre Foods America (PG) Bizarre Foods America (PG) Bizarre Foods (N) (PG) (CC) Booze Traveler (N) (PG) (CC) Booze Traveler (PG) (CC) Bizarre Foods (PG) (CC) Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King King King Facts of Life Facts of Life The Facts of Life ’ (G) (CC) Chrisley (N) Chrisley Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam (4:30) G.I. Joe: Retaliation ›› nWWE SmackDown! (N) (Live) ’ (PG)(CC) T.I. and Tiny T.I. and Tiny Love & Hip Hop ’ (14-D,L,V) Love & Hip Hop ’ (14-D,L) Love Don’t Cost a Thing (’03) ›› Nick Cannon.

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