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Plainfield N. will play in title game Cook County judge rules in IHSA’s favor

By JEFF ARNOLD

Shaw Media correspondent CHICAGO – Plainfield North will play for the Class 7A football state championship Saturday as scheduled after a Cook County judge Wednesday ruled in favor of the Illinois High School Association after a controversial finish in last weekend’s state semifinal against Fenwick High School.

Judge Kathleen Kennedy delivered her decision in front of a standing room-only courtroom crowd after she had deliberated for about 45 minutes after arguments by attorneys representing both the IHSA and Fenwick.

Fenwick filed a lawsuit against the IHSA and was seeking a temporary restraining order after Plainfield North’s 1817 overtime semifinal victory. An official mistakenly provided Plainfield North an untimed down at the end of regulation after calling an intentional grounding penalty when Fenwick was trying to run out the clock and leading 10-7.

The untimed down allowed Plainfield North to kick a game-tying field goal before it won in overtime to advance to the Class 7A title game against East St. Louis in Champaign.

“Here, as on the playing field, one side wins and one side loses,” Kennedy said while issuing her decision inside the Daley Center courtroom.

Kennedy ruled that Fenwick had proven it suffered “irreparable harm” because of the official’s incorrect call, but that it did not prove the IHSA had applied its rules inconsistently.

The IHSA Board of Directors declined to hear an appeal from Fenwick on Monday, which led Fenwick to seek the restraining order Wednesday. IHSA attorney David Bressler called Fenwick’s attempt to get the game result overturned in court “absurd.”

After Wednesday’s hearing, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson – who has held the post for 10 months – was subdued in his reaction to Kennedy’s decision.

“Well, I don’t feel like it’s a win,” Anderson said. “It’s tough on both sides and it’s a tough decision to make. We’re glad that the judge ruled and followed the law.”

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Plainfield North’s Brady Miller passes downfield against Fenwick on Saturday during the IHSA Class 7A semifinals at Triton College in River Grove. After a wrong call by an official, a judge ruled Wednesday that North’s victory will stand.

IHSA later issued a statement that stated, “there are no winners in this circumstance. It is simply a resolution.

“The Fenwick High School community has been dealt a pair of devastating blows over the past few days, while Plainfield North had a historic moment shrouded in controversy simply for following the rules provided for them, first by the game officials, and then by the IHSA.” Todd Faulkner, who represented Plainfield North at Wednesday’s hearing, called the situation tough for both involved parties. He said Fenwick’s lawsuit against the IHSA demonstrated how important sports have become in society. Faulkner said Fenwick representatives approached him after the hearing and wished Plainfield North luck in Saturday’s state championship game.

“We appreciate the best wishes and are very hopeful Plainfield North emerges as state champion on Saturday,” Faulkner said.

In a statement issued after Wednesday’s hearing, Plainfield North reiterated its empathy for Fenwick players and their supporters, but appreciated Kennedy’s decision.

Fenwick Principal Peter Groom read from a statement after Kennedy’s ruling, which he called disheartening. Groom

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said the district owed Fenwick students a fair hearing of their grievance, but said the private Catholic school, located in Oak Park, would seek no other action after Wednesday’s hearing.

“Now, it is finished,” said Groom, who added the focus needs to shift back to the 16 teams that will compete in eight state championship games this weekend.

During the hearing, Fenwick attorney Peter Rush said the IHSA had breached its contract by allowing a game official to extend the game after time had expired. Rush said Fenwick was not appealing the call on the field, but instead, the decision to give Plainfield North an untimed down, which led to the game-tying field goal.

“We’re not here to challenge the call,” Rush told Kennedy in his argument.

“We’re here to enforce the contract.”

Rush said IHSA officials “encouraged” Fenwick to appeal the final result, but that the Board of Directors then chose not to hear it. In his argument, Bressler told Kennedy that hundreds of bad calls are made each week, but that Kennedy would be allowing an unprecedented reversal of a game result if she ruled in Fenwick’s favor.

“I wish there was a way Fenwick could participate in the [state championship game], but there’s not,” Bressler told Kennedy. “Sometimes, the law is not fair.”

ON THE COVER

Maddie Olenick chases down Tyler Sarcletti during the community pickup football game Wednesday in Shorewood. About 40 people participated in the event.

See story on page 3.

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More than 40 people participate each year in Shorewood football game

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com SHOREWOOD – About five years ago, Jim Murphy and his family moved to Shorewood.

Throughout his life, Murphy has had a fondness for neighborhood football games around Thanksgiving.

Growing up in New Jersey, Murphy said friends and family would go to a local park and play a pickup game of football this time of year.

After settling into their Shorewood subdivision, Murphy was eager to build the same sense of community he grew to love in New Jersey. For the past few years, Murphy has organized a neighborhood football game the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

“When we moved in, we didn’t know that many people,” Murphy said.

They do now. Between 40 and 60 people participate in the game each year. Murphy said he was inspired to organize the games because people don’t know their neighbors these days.

From 2 p.m. until sunset Wednesday, Murphy, his wife and a handful of other adults participated in this year’s game with more than 25 neighborhood kids. Many were in high school, while some were as young as 6 and a couple were home from college.

Murphy said more adults usually come over in the late afternoon when they get off work.

Wednesday afternoon has proved to be the best time for the game, as getting together the rest of the week can be difficult.

“People have family obligations for Thanksgiving week,” Murphy said. “But this builds a big sense of community.”

Brett Bebej, a student at Minooka Community High School, said it was his first time participating, although he’s grown up in the neighborhood.

“I do like it,” Bebej said after about an hour of playing in the game. “I’ve actually gotten to know more people today.”

The Murphys’ lot and adjacent lots in their court provide a nearly perfect arrangement for a game of football, baseball or soccer behind their homes. The land behind their homes is relatively flat, open and full of healthy grass.

Each year, Murphy paints the out-

Mike Weed intercepts a pass during an annual community pickup football game Wednesday in Shorewood.

“I do like it. I’ve actually gotten to know more people today.”

Brett Bebej

Minooka Community High School student line of a 53-yard-long, 20-yard-wide football field complete with two end zones and an “M” logo at midfield.

In a new twist this year, Murphy installed a set of field goal uprights made of PVC pipe with flags at the top to help detect the wind direction. Af-

ter a touchdown, players were called upon to make an extra point.

Last year it snowed, so they had to shovel the end zone for both safety and integrity of the game. It’s hard to know if someone scored a touchdown if you can’t see the white boundary lines.

There wasn’t a specific strategy carried out Wednesday by either team, nor did they keep a strict score. Bebej said he was just trying to get open. It appeared most of the others were doing the same.

Even Shelby, the next-door neighbor’s boxer, was trying to get open.

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In fact, she excelled at it. Twice she escaped the house and darted in and out of the game as people chased her for a few minutes until she was lured back home.

Some players wore soccer cleats and attire, while others wore football jerseys of their favorite college and pro teams. Quarterbacks were duped into interceptions several times by players calling for the ball who were actually not on their team.

When the teams finished, a catered meal was waiting inside the Murphy home.

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Agency feeds families for Thanksgiving Nonprofit leader says hunger an issue all year

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet resident Ed Rogers waited in line Tuesday for a Thanksgiving meal at MorningStar Mission.

Rogers, 44, was one of about 1,400 people being served by the nonprofit agency with food for the holiday. Once he entered MorningStar Mission, he was helped by volunteers and soon was waiting at the corner of the agency with bags of food.

Rogers said he’s been going to MorningStar Mission for food during the holidays for the past few years.

“I like it. It helps me out with the food for me and my daughter and granddaughter,” he said.

Every year, MorningStar Mission ensures families in need do not spend Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter without food. The agency provides 2,250 food baskets to about 5,000 people during those times every year.

“We know this is a very giving time of the year during the holiday season,” said Michael Hennessy, president and CEO of United Way of Will County, which partners with 46 agencies that support residents. “But as everyone knows, hunger, unfortunately, is all year round.”

Feeding America, which networks with Northern Illinois Food Bank, said in a 2014 study that 60,220 residents in Will County are food insecure.

Hunger has been a local issue for decades and Feeding America estimated about $29.6 million would be needed to solve the hunger problem in the county.

Hennessy said it is good people are donating during Thanksgiving, but they also should be mindful that food pantries have needs in the months after the holidays.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank partners with 800 feeding programs across 13 counties, according to its website. Many food pantries in Will County receive food from the organization.

The Rev. Bob Butler, a volunteer coordinator at MorningStar Mission, said the agency was helping 330 families for the Thanksgiving food basket donations. He said the county has many great organizations, such as The Salvation Army or Catholic Charities

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Volunteers from across Will County provide Thanksgiving meals Tuesday at MorningStar Mission in Joliet.

of Joliet.

“Everybody is trying to do their best,” Butler said. “I think that’s actually helping, taking some of the pressure off of a single institution.”

Butler was holding the door open for guests to enter the agency’s building Tuesday to receive their food. He said all the families who come have been screened for income and needs assessment.

He said in the last few years, the number of families MorningStar Mission serves has remained stable. Part of it has to do with the support from local nonprofits, but there’s also more awareness of poverty locally, he said.

“I think people have become aware of poverty in our culture and the willingness to help,” he said.

He said he used to do mission work in Africa and the work is about showing people they care. It is something that’s easy to do at the local level, he said.

“This is the same story all around Dave Hedden unloads boxes of food Tuesday while providing Thanksgiving meals at MorningStar Mission in Joliet. the world,” he said.

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SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR WILL COUNTY SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR WILL COUNTY TODAY

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42 31

Considerable cloudiness

Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

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Sunset tomorrow ..................... 4:26 p.m.

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Coin toss will decide Grundy board race Ryan, Severson both get 3,321 votes in District 3

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent MORRIS – Jim Ryan, D-Morris, waited Wednesday at the Grundy County Clerk’s Office to hear the long-awaited results that would determine whether he or Brian Severson, R-Dwight, had taken the third spot in the Grundy County Board District 3 race.

When the initial results of the Nov. 8 election were released, the pair had only been separated by three votes, with mail-in votes yet to be tallied.

“I was sitting there in the office when the results came across and I saw the young girl who worked there

mouth the word tie,” Ryan said. “I said, ‘Did you just say tie?’ ” County Clerk Kay Olson confirmed that was the case. With the voting finalized, both men received 3,321 votes. Olson Jim Ryan said when a tie occurs, it’s up to the clerk to decide how to handle the situation.

“I have decided to do a flip of a coin,” Olson said. “One candidate will flip and one will call. There is only one flip unless [the coin] rolls off of the carpet or hits an object. It’s pretty cut and dry.”

The coin flip will be at 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday.

Ryan, who was on the board in 2012 and lost his campaign in 2014, hoped for a different outcome for the 2016 race.

“I’m going into it with an attitude of whatever happens happens. Now we have to wait and see.

It’s been nerve-wracking,” he said.

Severson, a first-time candidate, said he ran Brian because he has been dis- Severson appointed with things he has seen in the county and wanted to bring representation from the southern part of Grundy County. He said no matter the

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outcome, he knows the people of the county will be served.

“I haven’t heard a lot about Jim, but what I have heard is good things,” Severson said. “It’s such a close race, and either way, the people will get served.”

Olson said the last time this happened was Feb. 27, 2007, when John Swezy and Donald Barkley vied for the position of Morris 2nd Ward alderman in the primary election. Then, too, Olson chose to do the coin toss to decide the winner, and Barkley took the race.

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THE HERALD-NEWS | The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com • Thursday, November 24, 2016

Cass Street bridge open in time for Friday festivities

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Cass Street bridge opened at noon Wednesday.

The reopening of the bridge, which was closed for four months, means Cass Street will be available for traffic leaving downtown during Joliet’s Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade on Friday.

The downtown bridge over the Des Plaines River had been closed since mid-July for a paint and cleaning job aimed at preventing deterioration.

“I’m thrilled that the Cass Street bridge will be in service in time for our holiday festival and parade, and for Small Business Saturday the next day, and for the holiday season,” said Lauren Las, marketing and event manager for the Joliet City Center Partnership.

Thousands of people typically attend the Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade, with most of them converging downtown before the parade, which starts at 5:30 p.m., and leaving when it’s done.

Cass Street at the bridge is westbound only, so it is only used by motorists leaving or passing through downtown. But any bridge closing clogs traffic during high-volume times downtown.

“We have so many shops and businesses downtown that would really benefit from the bridge being down to have their holiday shopping,” Las said. “It makes it that much easier to get downtown and patronize them.”

Joliet has five drawbridges downtown. They are operated and maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The bridge was only painted at street level and below, similar to the previous painting and cleaning job on the Jefferson Street bridge.

Unlike the Jefferson Street bridge, contractors were able to finish the Cass Street job in one season. The Jefferson Street bridge was closed in 2015 for painting and cleaning, but needed repairs were discovered during the project, and the paint job was shut down for the winter before continuing again through spring 2016.

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Shorewood board changes regulations on smoking

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Shaw Media correspondent SHOREWOOD – The Shorewood board of trustees met Tuesday, when it altered its smoking regulations to address vaping.

The board unanimously passed an ordinance amending village code with respect to smoking in public places.

Community Development Director Karen A. James was absent, and Village Attorney Dave Silverman spoke on her behalf.

Silverman said the amendment aligns the village ordinance concerning smoking in public places with that of the state’s Smoke Free Illinois Act. The document, created by James, stated that the presented ordinance would add vape products to smoking restrictions and put tobacco and vape product retailers on a level playing field, while protecting air quality.

Silverman clarified, saying that retailers can sell the products, but smoking them within the store will not be allowed.

Also on Tuesday, Public Works Superintendent Chris Drey asked the

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Drey said the vehicle still has about three years of life left, so he wanted to repair it. After the purchase, Drey said, a company out of Rockdale will install the engine for about $2,500.

The board approved the purchase unanimously.

Village Chief of Police Aaron Klima approached the board Tuesday with a resolution to execute an intergovernmental agreement with WESCOM for STARCOM 21 radio project financing.

The single payment to WESCOM will be due in November 2017 in the amount of $138,811.

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Board members Curt Jebens and John Clucas were absent during the approval process, but all other members voted in favor. Final approval of the tax levy will take place at the next regular board meeting Dec. 19.

Superintendent Kris Monn offered the proposal to the board, which stated that the total proposed tax levy came to $21,455,000, which was a 10.97 percent increase over the 2015 levy. He went on to explain that taxes extended for bonds and interest payments are expected to increase from $5,378,919 to $5,829,088, and the combined operating and debt taxes levied have an increase of 10.4 percent.

Monn said during the meeting Monday that district estimates show a homeowner with a property value increase of 5 percent could expect to see an increase in their tax bill between 3.95

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He said the district has headed in the right direction, and that financially, the district is trending toward a balanced budget, if there is steady property growth. He mentioned that residential growth brings students, which leads to financial costs for teachers, staff and supplies.

“Balanced growth between residential, commercial and industrial properties is key to sustained financial health, and our communities have done a great job of attracting growth in all areas,” Monn said.

The hearing for the proposed tax levy will take place at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 19 at the district boardroom, 305 W. Church St. Also Monday, the board had a discussion on the future of the district and its ability to house the students. Two elementary schools, Jones and Aux Sable, have been in a strong growth pattern because of new construction in those areas, Minooka Intermediate will probably be at capacity next year, and the district will have to look at how the students will occupy the building.

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bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Three cats died and a duplex was damaged by fire Wednesday morning in Joliet.

Joliet Deputy Fire Chief Ray Randich said a passer-by noticed smoke and flames about 9:20 a.m. from a single-story duplex in the 700 block of Big Timber Drive.

“No one was home in the unit [on fire], but he alerted the resident of the adjacent unit, who was able to get out,” Randich said.

The one unit suffered “moderate to heavy damage,” but a firewall protected the other one, Randich said.

Heavy smoke caused Joliet police to shut down the eastbound lanes of Black Road for 20 minutes and reroute Photo provided all traffic to the westbound lanes.

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• Brandon J. Koniuszy, 23, of the 2300 block of Palmer Ranch Drive in New Lenox, was arrested by New Lenox police Sunday • Troy J. Simms, 24, of the 1200 block on a charge of drug possession. of Linne Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by • Corneilus L. Loftis, 23, of the 400 block Joliet police Friday on a charge of domestic of South May Street in Joliet, was arrested battery.

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bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Rialto Square Theatre is enjoying a happy “ ’Twas the Month Before Christmas ... at the Rialto” season in what has otherwise been a tough year.

Nearly three weeks of Rialto fundraising activities have started, and the outlook is upbeat, said Jack Ericksen, director of development.

The Rialto last year launched “’Twas the Month Before Christmas ... at the Rialto” as its seasonal fundraiser, replacing Festival of Trees.

“People see us headed in the right direction in a very positive way,” Ericksen said. “We have more “ ’Twas” events with wreath sales and with movies and with the events VenuWorks has brought in.”

VenuWorks is the management firm brought in by the Rialto, which parted ways with former general manager Randy Green earlier this year.

The company has booked country musicians Ronnie Milsap for Dec. 2 and Kacey Musgraves for Dec. 15.

Neither show is a fundraiser. But to the extent that they make a profit, the shows will help pay Rialto bills. And, they should make a profit, said interim general manager Timothy Berry.

“Right now, they’re making money for us,” Berry said.

Traditional Rialto holiday events also are doing well.

Ericksen said 300 advance tickets have been sold for the showing of “A Christmas Story,” a movie that will be played Friday during the city’s annual Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade.

Two more movies were added for “ ’Twas” season, “Elf” on Dec. 4 and “Polar Express” on Dec. 18. Together, 400 advance tickets have been sold for both movies, Ericksen said.

The Teddy Bear Teas on Friday have sold out.

Another 1,500 tickets have been sold for Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet performance of “The Nutcracker” on Sunday, and Ericksen said the show is likely to sell out.

Neither Berry nor Ericksen would characterize “ ’Twas” fundraising as

particularly urgent this year. But the Rialto’s foundation, the fundraising arm of the theater, is trying to raise money to help pay off an end-of-year deficit projected at $675,000.

VenuWorks officials have said that the company, which arrived in September and has a contract through December, cannot continue to manage the theater with that much inherited debt on the books.

Ericksen said he has been working with the foundation for months on raising money to help pay off the debt.

“We’re going to take a good chunk out of that,” he said.

The Rialto also faces the prospect of the city not providing annual funding in 2017 as it has done in past years. The Rialto has asked for $500,000 and could find out when the City Council votes on the budget Dec. 6 whether it will get the money.

In the meantime, Berry said, fundraising “is always important.”

“The ‘ ’Twas’ event is extremely important to us this year as we try to keep the lights lit,” he said, “and we think this is a festive way to do it.”

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Home for the Holidays to offer Christmas nostalgia

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent MORRIS – After the Thanksgiving holiday, downtown Morris turns up the charm and transforms into a scene of Christmas past.

Streets are lined with white sparkly lights, Christmas carols are sung with cheer and the smell of cookies and cider fills the air as Santa greets girls and boys with a “ho ho ho.”

Friday through Sunday, the annual Home for the Holidays event kicks off in downtown Morris. Julie Applegate, Morris Downtown Development Partnership executive director and Home for the Holidays chairwoman, said there are two new activities added to this year’s schedule.

Jamie Barbeau will host a holiday vinyl record exchange Friday at Clayton’s Tap, 122 W. Washington St. Applegate said there was a similar event at the Liberty Arts Festival this past summer and it was a big hit, so this was planned in addition. Any type of music will be allowed for exchange.

“People can bring in their vinyl for swap, trade or give it away,” Applegate said.

She also said there will be record players so people can sample the music and that the event would give vinyl enthusiasts a chance to connect.

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A float representing Bethlehem Lutheran Church lights up the 2015 Home for the Holidays parade with a Nativity scene. This year’s parade will take place Friday.

Another new event will take place Sunday, this time at the Morris Public Library, 604 N. Liberty St. From 2 to 3 p.m., dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle and pianist and vocalist Elizabeth Doyle will offer classic Christmas carols and tales of the White House celebrations throughout the years, Applegate said. The first 125 people to arrive will be admitted.

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Santa will be available for snapshots, so bring a camera, and plan to sip on hot cider and cocoa on a wagon ride.

The sold-out breakfast with Santa will take place from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Morris Public Library, where children of all ages can enjoy doughnuts and juice and take pictures with the big guy in the red suit.

“It’s fun to see the happiness and magic when they see Santa, and we want people to have a good experience at the library and learn about our programs,” library youth services manager Jill Baetiong said.

Join the holiday house walk from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, when spectators can tour homes in Morris decorated to specific themes, learn about the homes and enjoy fellowship with other residents.

Homes on this year’s walk include those of John Callahan, Wendy and Joe Mundigl, Deb and Bernie Torri, and Jennifer and Doug Pryor.

Applegate said donations from the public, the city of Morris and downtown businesses help to provide the necessary items to offer the Home for the Holidays event to the public. Funds raised typically go to downtown beautification and community nonprofits.

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Baptist Church for over 60 years, serving on the Senior Usher Board. A 1957 Send obituary information to obits@ Joliet Township High School TheHerald-News.com or call 815-526graduate, he was formerly 4438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. employed by Woodruff Golf for the next day’s edition. Obituaries Course, Phoenix Steel Mill also appear online at TheHerald-News. and retired Stateville Correctional Center com/obits where you may sign the guest as a Correctional Officer after 32 year in book, send flowers or make a memorial December 2002. donation.

Booker was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Mitchell J. Helms, Mary L. Duncan; step-father, Dan Duncan; a son, Bruce Barefield; two brothers, Arjames Helms and HENRY P. CHAVEZ TyroneThompson-Duncan; one sister, Annie B. Williams, step-sister, Fannie Mae ThompHenry P. “Hank” Chavez, son; and one great-grandson, Julius Rogers. age 82 years, late of New He leaves to cherish his memories his Lenox, passed away peacewife, Helen; two sons, Carl (Marilyn) fully at home on Saturday, IRVING F. ERICKSON and Elder Dwayne Barefield-Helms; four November 19, 2016 with his daughters, Cora (Stanley) Whiting, Elaine family by his side.

Irving F. “Bud” Erickson, age 89, born Sep(Leonard) Sanderson, Jerhaun Cameron He was a graduate of Joliet tember 16, 1926, late of New Lenox, passed and Jennifer Helms; ten grandchildren; four Township High School, Class away on June17, 2016 at Joliet Area Commu- great-grandchildren; a special brother, of 1952 and an alumnus of nity Hospice.

Daniel Duncan; two sisters, Mary Joyce JJC. Hank was a retired memHe is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Duncan and Leatha Thompson-Duncan of ber of Joliet Pipefitter’s Union Millie Erickson (nee Bolker); his sons, Lee Saginaw, MI; one step-sister, Rosa Mae Local 422 and 597. He was a (Gayle) Erickson, Don (Roseann) Erickson and Hudson of Cataula, GA; one aunt, Elizaproud US Army veteran (1957-1959). Member Guy Erickson; Grandchildren, Patrick Flynn, beth Weatherington of St. Petersburg, VA; of Stone City Post VFW # 2199, serving on Briana Erickson, Robbie Erickson; Great grand seven brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law; a the Stone City Honor Guard and the American daughter, Lucy Renick; Brother in law, Bill special niece, Barbara Ann (Frank) Thigpen; Legion Post # 1977. He worked and volun(Claudia) Bolker; several nieces and nephews. two other nieces, Selene (Dave) Spooner teered at the Harry E. Anderson VFW in New Bud was preceded in death by his parents, and Tracy Williams; two nephews, Benny Lenox and the Stone City Post VFW bingo Fred and Ethel Erickson; brother, Wayne Williams, Jr. and Anthony Duncan; numerous and mostaccioli dinners. Member of St. Jude Erickson; brother in laws, Bob (Mary Therese) other relatives and friends.

Catholic Church in New Lenox.

Bolker and Rudy Bolker.

Visitation, Friday November 25th, 2016 Henry was an avid lifetime Cubs fan. He Bud was a Caterpillar retiree.

4:00pm to 7:00pm at Range Funeral Home, was very caring to his family and friends; In lieu of flowers, memorials to Joliet Area 202 South Eastern Avenue, Joliet, Illinois, affectionately referred to as the “Honorary Community Hospice or The United Methodist Mayor of New Lenox”.

60433 and Saturday 9:00am to 10:30am at Church of New Lenox would be appreciated.

Preceded in death by his wife, Leona (nee the church. Funeral Services 10:30am at Mt. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM Gillette/Murphy); his parents, Ciriaco and SuZion Baptist Church, 402 Singleton Place, Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the United sana Chavez; three brothers, Raymond (late, Joliet, Illinois, 60436. Interment Mt. Vernon Methodist Church of New Lenox 339 W. Christine), Joseph and Jack (late, Norma); one Estates, 11875 Archer Avenue, Lemont, Illinois, Haven Avenue New Lenox. sister, Florence (late, Harold).

60439. Elder Dwayne Barefield-Helms, Visitation 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Survived by his son, Michael (Traci) Chavez; Officiating. grandsons, Michael Jr. and David Chavez; three sisters, Carmen (late, Robert) Perez, Essie Chavez and Gloria (William) Nussbaum; BOOKER T. HELMS Born: August 2, 1937 one brother, Richard Chavez; numerous Died: November 16, 2016 nieces, nephews, great-nieces and greatgreat nieces.

Booker T. Helms, age79, transitioned Henry’s family would like to extend a thank peacefully at home Wednesday November DIANE OLSON you to Dr. Pundaleeka and staff at JOHA, Dr. 16, 2016 with his family by his side.

Born: May 21, 1948 Gamagami and Dr. Enacopol.

Born August 2, 1937, in Midland City, AL, to Died: November 20, 2016 Visitation will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home 2320 Black Road, the union of the late Rev. Mitchell J. Helms Diane Olson, age 68, of Morris passed away and the late Mary L. (Ford) Duncan.

Joliet on Friday, November 25, 2016 from Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Regency Care Booker was a member of Mt. Zion 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral Services will begin

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on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 9:30 am from the funeral home to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial for mass at 10:00 am. Interment and Military Honors to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

In lieu, of flowers, memorials in his memory to the DAV, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250 or online at DAV.org For information call (815) 744-0022 or visit www.CHSFUNERAL.com.

of Morris.

Born May 21, 1948 in Morris, Diane Ruth was the daughter of Percy and Ruth (Vanden) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Morris, and attended Faith Baptist Church in Goose Lake. Diane enjoyed solving crossword puzzles, playing cards, especially Canasta, and bingo with her friends.

She looked forward to getting a cup of coffee and a vanilla ice cream cone from McDonalds, and loved spending time with her family and doting on them when she could.

Survivors include her husband, Roger Olson of Jasper, Missouri; three children, Henry Ward and Ron (Tricia Porak) Ward, both of Morris, and Rita Olson of Jasper, Missouri; three grandchildren, Patrick Ward of Chicago, Brittany Ward of Youngstown, Ohio, and Dwayne Ward of Morris; one brother, Dwayne (Rose) Ehrler of Morris; and several nieces and nephews.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents; son, Ralph Ward; and brother, Gary Johnson.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Family and friends may sign the online guest book, upload photographs, or share Diane’s memorial page by logging onto: www.

ReevesFuneral.com Cremation services and arrangements are under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd., 408 East Washington Street, in Morris 815-942-2500.

IN MEMORIAM AL ZANELLA

12/21/27 - 11/24/ 93 To hear his voice, to see his smile, to sit and talk awhile, to be together in the same old way, would be our greatest wish today.

Fondly remembered by, Marge, Children and Families.

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Former baseball player Ralph Branca throws out the first pitch April 15, 2012, before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston. Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up the home run dubbed the “Shot Heard ’Round the World,” has died at the age of 90.

13 jersey, trudged off the mound.

“You know,” Branca told The Associated Press in 1990, “If you kill somebody, they sentence you to life, you serve 20 years and you get paroled. ...

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I’ve never been paroled.”

Thomson, who also homered off Branca in Game 1, capped a sensational comeback for the Giants, who trailed the Dodgers by more than a doz-

JOHN R. OBLAK May 28, 1922 - March 9, 2013

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I will walk beside you in the fall, the autumn color of the leaves.

William F. Krzywanos, Jr. 1965 – 1998

I will walk beside you in the winter, The first snowfall of the year.

“When someone you love becomes a memory, The memory becomes a treasure.”

My memories of our 49 years together Cannot be bought, sold, or given away. For they are mine to keep and treasure.

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Ralph Branca’s career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball.

The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson’s famed “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that still echoes more than six decades later as one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, died Wednesday. He was 90.

His son-in-law, former big league manager Bobby Valentine, said Branca died at a nursing home in Rye Brook, New York.

Branca was a three-time All-Star and spent 12 seasons in the majors. Brought in from the bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning during the deciding Game 3 of the National League pennant playoff in 1951, he gave up a three-run homer to Thomson that gave the rival New York Giants a stunning 5-4 victory.

The one-out line drive into the left field lower deck at the Polo Grounds prompted the frenetic call from announcer Russ Hodges, “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!”

The team and its fans celebrated wildly as Thomson breezed around the bases while Branca, wearing his unlucky No.

en games heading toward mid-August.

For the next 50 years, Branca and Thomson often appeared together at card shows, corporate events and baseball functions, re-telling the story of the home run that grew into a sports legend. They always were friendly at the affairs, sometimes even teaming up to sing about the big moment.

“I was closer to Ralph than to any other Dodger,” Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully said in a statement. “He carried the cross of the Thomson home run with dignity and grace.”

It wasn’t until many years later that it was revealed that the Giants had a little extra help.

That’s when it came to light that the Giants employed a telescope-and-buzzer system that season to steal signs from opposing catchers. With that advantage, Giants hitters got a boost in their swings.

And for years, the question remained: Did Thomson know the highand-inside fastball from Branca was coming?

Thomson firmly asserted that, no, he didn’t get a sign in advance. A threetime All-Star himself, Thomson stuck to that claim until he died in 2010 at age 86.

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STATE Chicago reforms uneven year after shooting video

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Laquan McDonald’s life seemed to be headed nowhere. A ward of the state who had been shuffled between relatives’ homes and foster care, he was 17 when, high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP, he wandered down the street slashing tires with a knife.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the video showing the night a white police officer shot the black teen and kept shooting as he lay mortally wounded – 16 times in all.

The video turned McDonald into one of the most significant figures in the story of race and justice playing out in Chicago and across the country, although one whose lasting impact remains in doubt because of the city’s uneven response and the uncertain impact of Donald Trump’s election as president.

Although the city has created a new agency to investigate police shootings and misconduct it has delayed the promised creation of a citizen oversight board. Critics said the city is not spending enough money for the new agency to work effectively and that it won’t be independent of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office.

A probe of Chicago police practices by the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is expected to wrap up

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Thanksgiving travel expected to be heaviest since 2007

CHICAGO – Elizabeth Thompson can’t wait to leave the big city behind and decompress over the Thanksgiving holiday at her grandmother’s house in rural south-central Indiana. But first she has to get there.

On Wednesday, Thompson, 23, missed her Amtrak train from Chicago to Galesburg, Illinois, where she’d planned to catch a ride with a family member the rest of the way to Edinburgh, Indiana.

“It’s just where we go to unplug and escape,” said Thompson, who had to decide whether to wait several hours for the next train or hop on a bus and get going.

Americans took to the roads, air and

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Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke approaches the bench during a hearing Aug. 18 at Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. This week marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the video showing Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times. in the first months of next year. That could mean a final draft and enforcement of any reform recommendations is left to the appointees of Trump, who repeatedly cited Chicago’s violence during his campaign and said the city’s police should get “very much tougher.”

Still, the video and release of reports

railways Wednesday for what is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in almost a decade. Almost 49 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more between Wednesday and Sunday, the most since 2007, because of lower gas prices and an improving economy, according to AAA.

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People line streets to honor Ill. soldier who was killed

DU QUOIN – People are lining the streets of a southern Illinois town to pay respects to a soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Pfc. Tyler R. Iubelt of Tamaroa died from injuries inflicted by an improvised explosive device at Bagram Airfield on Nov. 12.

The Southern Illinoisan reported that about 50 members of the Patriot Guard formed a flag line as Iubelt’s casket was carried into the First Baptist Church in Du Quoin on Wednesday.

Darla Hunter and her granddaughter are among the supporters who lined the streets to say good-bye. She called the

of officers at the scene did something that other police shootings of African Americans could not: Not only show the killing but also the way officers allegedly covered it up.

“Here, the video of an officer using deadly force without basis (and) the falsification of police reports is precisely why there is a lack of public confidence in the work police officers carry out,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, D.C. The public uproar prompted accusations that Emanuel fought the release of the video of the 2014 shooting because he did not want it coming out during his re-election campaign.

Emanuel, scrambling to regain public trust, fired the police superintendent.

Residents voted the county’s top prosecutor out of office. Jason Van Dyke became the first Chicago officer in nearly 35 years to be charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality. A grand jury is deciding whether to indict other officers at the scene, who were fired for allegedly lying in their reports.

The city released hundreds more video clips of police encounters and created a policy to release videos within 60 days. The most noted example came in August when, a week after police fatally shot a suspected car thief, the city released video of the chase.

A number of use-of-force reforms have been implemented, including de-escalation training for officers. A pilot program to equip patrol officers with body cameras has been expanded, and the city said all patrol officers will be wearing them by the end of 2018.

Casting a shadow over it all is a mounting toll of shootings. The city is expected to surpass 700 homicides by the end of the year, the highest since 1998, and some 4,000 people injured.

A connection between the video aftermath and the rise in shootings isn’t clear. Since its release, police have expressed concern that officers are hesitating to do their jobs for fear of becoming the next “viral video.”

So far this year, there have been 77,000 arrests compared with 102,000 during the same period last year. But while the department said a big reason is a concerted effort not to make arrests in minor drug cases, others suspect officers are being more cautious.

“I have no doubt criminals feel emboldened because they see cops are absolutely much more reluctant to do their job,” said the Rev. Marshall Hatch, whose neighborhood has suffered from the violence.

The number of officer-involved shootings, which already had been dropping, fell to 20 so far this year compared with 28 last year and 43 in 2014, according to the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates complaints.

20-year-old husband and father a “superhero, because he died for us.”

Gov. Bruce Rauner and U.S. Rep. Mike Bost are attending the services.

Thirty-year-old Sgt. John W. Perry of Stockton, California, and two American contractors also died in the explosion.

panded turkey drive came together after a presidential campaign that she called discouraging and with many Muslims fearing they’ll be viewed as un-American by the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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Muslim volunteers give 5K turkeys to Chicago families

CHICAGO – A group of Muslim volunteers in Chicago has expanded a 16-year-old program in which it gives free turkeys to underprivileged families on the city’s South Side.

Volunteers from Sabeel Food Pantry, a Muslim-run pantry on the city’s northwest side, have distributed 5,000 turkeys this year, which is three times as many as they handed out last year, the Chicago Tribune reported. This year, they started giving away turkeys through eight schools in three South Side neighborhoods.

Dr. Sofia Shakir, who organizes the event, said it was fortunate that the ex-

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Ill. man convicted of raping 2 toddlers to get new trial

MOUNT VERNON – An Alton man convicted of raping two toddlers and sentenced to life in prison will get a new trial after the appellate court overturned his conviction.

In December 2012, Michael Burgund, 33, was found guilty on five counts of predatory sexual assault of two girls between the ages of 1 and 3 years old, the Belleville News-Democrat reported.

Madison County Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Mudge said prosecutors intend to proceed with the charges as soon as the case is officially remanded back to them.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Wayne State officer dies from gunshot wound

DETROIT – Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody said Wayne State University officer Collin Rose, 29, died about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at a hospital after he was shot in the head while on patrol near the campus in Detroit.

Rose’s death had been reported earlier in a news release from school President M. Roy Wilson.

“This is a tragedy felt by all of us,” Wilson said. “Collin served Wayne State with distinction, and we owe those he left behind our deepest sympathies and our strong support.”

Rose also is the “only Wayne State officer ever to fall in the line of duty,” Wilson said.

The five-year veteran of the university’s police force had gone through surgery earlier Wednesday, but his condition was described by the department’s chief as “very grave.”

Police said a suspect in the shooting was arrested Tuesday night a few blocks from where Rose was shot, but no charges have been filed.

deaths in Panama, and officials in Costa Rica ordered the evacuation of 4,000 people from its Caribbean coast. Nicaragua ordered evacuations in low-lying areas of its sparsely populated Caribbean coast, an order that could cover about 7,000 people.

CDC: Abortion rate falls to lowest level in decades

NEW YORK – The number and rate of abortions tallied by federal authorities have fallen to their lowest level in decades, according to new data released Wednesday.

The latest annual report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, incorporating data from 47 states, said the abortion rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years. That is down 5 percent from 2012, and is half the rate of 25 recorded in 1980. The last time the CDC recorded a lower abortion rate was in 1971, two years before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v.

Wade decision that established a nationwide right for women to have abortions. Abortion was legal in some states at that time.

The CDC tallied 664,435 aborTropical Storm Otto takes tions in 2013 from the 47 states, down 5 percent from 2012 and aim at Central America down 20 percent from 2004. The MANAGUA, Nicaragua – An CDC does not receive abortion unusually late-season Tropical data from California, Maryland and Storm Otto swirled over the Caribbean just off Central America New Hampshire, so its total is less on Wednesday and headed toward than the widely accepted estimate of more than 900,000 abortions a a possible landfall as a hurricane year in all 50 states. in Nicaragua. Heavy rains from – Wire reports the storm were blamed for three

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President-elect Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos pose for photographs Saturday at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump has chosen charter school advocate DeVos as education secretary in his administration.

Trump picks women for U.N., education positions

By JULIE BYKOWICZ and STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Injecting the first diversity into his Cabinet-to-be, Donald Trump selected two Republican women Wednesday who had unflattering things to say about him during the presidential campaign: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and charter school advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education.

Haley has little foreign policy experience, yet Trump praised her as “a proven dealmaker.” DeVos, like Trump, is new to government but has spent decades working to change America’s system of public education.

DeVos and Haley are the first women selected for top-level administration posts as the president-elect works to shape a White House team from scratch.

Haley is the daughter of Indian immigrants, so she also would be his first minority selection after a string of announcements of white men.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said “an announcement is forthcoming” on his role, which would make him the first black choice – possibly as secretary of Housing and Urban Development – but he also suggested he’d be thinking about it over the Thanksgiving holiday.

“I feel that I can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inner

cities great for everyone,” Carson wrote on his Facebook page.

Trump is also expected to select billionaire investor Wilbur Ross Jr. to lead the Commerce Department, a senior Trump adviser said Wednesday, speaking only on the condition of anonymity because the adviser was not authorized to disclose internal deliberations.

The 78-year-old Ross, who is white, is chairman and chief strategy officer of private-equity firm W.L. Ross & Co., which has specialized in buying failing companies.

Wednesday’s picks came as Trump worked to distance himself from the “alt-right,” a movement of white supremacists who continue to cheer his election.

He announced his two new choices in a statement released as he gathered with family behind closed doors at his Palm Beach estate for Thanksgiving. He’s spending the holiday there after a week of interviews of potential appointees in New York, punctuated by announcements of members of his national security team.

In a Thanksgiving message posted on social media, Trump acknowledged that the nation “just finished a long and bruising political campaign.”

“Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight,” he added. “It’s my prayer that on this Thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve.”

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Let’s give thanks Thanksgiving was declared a federal holiday by President Abraham Lincoln during the darkest days of our republic.

It was Oct. 3, 1863. The country was in the midst of a terrible Civil War. Only months earlier, about 50,000 soldiers had lost their lives in a three-day battle fought on the hills and farm fields around a small borough in southern Pennsylvania called Gettysburg.

Amid the fighting and strife, Lincoln appealed to the people to give thanks, noting that the year had been “filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.”

“To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God,” the proclamation, which was written by Secretary of State William Seward and signed by Lincoln, said. “… It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.”

Americans gave thanks during those difficult times, as they have for almost 150 years since, and in that spirit, let us do so today.

Some of us are so blessed on this Thanksgiving – with friends and family, the trappings of success and the promise of a bright and beautiful tomorrow – that giving thanks will be easy.

For others, it will be harder. Perhaps, like so many families in 1863, we have loved ones who can not be with us because they are serving in the armed forces. Or maybe this year will be difficult because we have recently lost people we love.

Or maybe things just aren’t going well in our lives. Yet all of us can find some reason to give thanks, to celebrate the day and find comfort in the things that make our lives special and worth living. Yes, this has been a year marked by disagreement and division on political matters.

But the Thanksgiving holiday should transcend our differences. Set forth at a time when the country was most divided and most in peril, it is meant to help us cut through the negativity and sadness in our lives and allow us to focus on those things that make our lives special, that give us joy and comfort.

We wish for all of you to enjoy this Thanksgiving and to share it with those who matter to you – whether all of them can be with you in person or not.

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AMENDMENT

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Why I am eating tofurky this Thanksgiving

Dear Editor: President Obama is taking a break from the Trump transition to pardon two turkeys. Every one of us can exercise that presidential pardon power on Thanksgiving by giving thanks for health and happiness while skipping gratuitous violence.

The 235 million turkeys killed in the U.S. this year have nothing to be thankful for. They are raised in crowded sheds filled with toxic fumes.

At 16 weeks, slaughterhouse workers cut their throats and dump them in boiling water to remove their feathers.

Consumers pay a heavy price too.

Turkey flesh is laced with cholesterol and saturated fats that elevate risk of chronic killer diseases. Package labels warn of food poisoning potential.

But, there is good news. Annual per capita consumption of turkeys is down by a whopping 35 percent from a 1996 high. A third of our population is reducing meat consumption. Food manufacturers are developing a great variety of healthful, delicious plantbased meat products.

My Thanksgiving dinner will include a “tofurky” (soy-based roast), mashed potatoes, stuffed squash, chestnut soup, candied yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and carrot cake. An internet search on vegan Thanksgiving and a visit to my local grocery store will provide me heaps of recipes and delightful plant-based turkey alternatives.

Julian Hartfield Joliet

Thank you for support in Will County Board race

Dear Editor: I am humbled beyond words at the support I received as I ran for Will County Board District 10.

Although I lost the election, I would like to sincerely congratulate both Tyler Marcum (Democrat) and Gloria Dollinger (Republican).

It must have been extremely difficult for Tyler with his father passing the week before the election. Although he is young, Tyler’s heart is in the right place and he will do great things for all of us.

Gloria Dollinger carries herself with class and character.

I was very impressed with how organized she was and the support she was able to garner. I am confident both will do a great job representing every resident in District 10.

Throughout my campaign we walked every single precinct in the district and knocked on thousands and thousands of doors. I met so many kind and genuinely decent people throughout the area.

You should be proud of the character you represented.

I would like to thank my wife, Becky Talarico, my mother Shirley Talarico, Shery Sullivan, Toni Van Gampler, Danny Talarico and John Talarico, as well as the hundreds of others that helped deliver signs, knocked on doors, attended fundraisers, talked to their friends and co-workers.

Thank you all.

We must remember, regardless of what political party we are affiliated with, we all have more things in common that we agree on than not. I look forward to the next opportunity to serve you. Thank you.

David J. Talarico Joliet

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

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BOYS BASKETBALL WJOL THANKSGIVING CLASSIC: JOLIET CENTRAL 58, PROVIDENCE 25

Joliet Central rolls past Providence Catholic

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By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com JOLIET – After surviving two overtimes to get past Romeoville in their opener, there was a lot less drama for Joliet Central’s boys basketball team in its second game when it met up with Providence Catholic on Wednesday.

The Steelmen jumped out to a 13-0 advantage over the Celtics just more than five minutes into their game in the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic, and then used a 10-0 spurt to open the second half as they captured a 58-25 victory at the University of St. Francis’ Sullivan Center.

Although coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. didn’t have any players who reached double figures, 11 individuals scored points for the Steelmen (2-0), who complete pool play at 4:15 p.m. Friday with a contest against Lemont.

“Providence is a great program, and coach (Tim) Trendel is a great coach and their kids play hard, so you need to be prepared for what’s going on,” Thompson said. “I was happy to see that my kids had respect for that when the game started, and they were ready to go.

“I thought that Romeoville’s athleticism caused problems for us, so we worked on that a little bit. We just tried to get better offensively, and the kids worked with each other. It’s great to see the ball go in and have that kind of success. I like that these guys play hard, try to do the right thing, nothing gets them down and they listen in order to try to get things done.”

To open the contest, the Steelmen got a layup and a 3-pointer from Jose Grubbs (nine points, eight rebounds)

Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media

Joliet Central’s Jose Grubbs drives to the basket on Wednesday as Providence Catholic’s Martez Malone defends at the 21st annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic at the University of St. Francis’ Sullivan Center in Joliet. before and after a pair of free throws from Cameron Blackmon (four points), and then Marcellus Hornsby (nine points) made consecutive 3-pointers.

Ryan Saunders (five points) hit another trey to give Central a 16-1 lead after one quarter.

Providence (0-2) closed the gap

to 23-12 at halftime, thanks to seven points from Adam Taylor (nine points,

See JOLIET CENTRAL, page 26

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Romeoville bounces back with win over Lemont

By MIKE FITZGERALD

Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – Romeoville started turning up the defensive pressure on Lemont in the second quarter and kept it up the rest of the game on its way to a 59-38 win Wednesday in the WJOL Thanksgiving Classic at the University of St. Francis.

“Romeoville’s pressure picked up in the second quarter, and they were able to turn us over a little bit,” Lemont coach Rick Runaas said. “The guys put their heads down for a little bit and just didn’t respond the way we should.

We talked about what they would try to do, but it’s different when you experience it for the first time.”

The Indians (1-1) not only lost their 11-10 first quarter lead to the Spartans

(1-1), but they also lost junior guard Nick Chlapecka when he dove headfirst onto the floor and into a Spartans’ player while trying to recover a loose ball.

The game was stopped at the 3:14 mark of the second quarter, and Joliet Fire Department paramedics eventually removed Chlapecka from the gym on a backboard.

“I’m not a doctor, but it seemed like Nick probably did suffer a concussion,” Runaas said. “He had a knot on his head, but everything else seemed fine. He knew who he was, and he answered some basic questions.”

At that point, Romeoville led 20-11.

The Spartans took a 25-16 lead into halftime.

Romeoville started the third quarter with a 13-0 run to put the game

away. The Spartans’ Dontia Johnson scored nine points in the quarter.

Romeoville converted three-straight Lemont turnovers into six points to take a 38-16 lead with 4:52 to play in the quarter.

“We wanted to pick up the tempo and make them play our style,” Romeoville coach Marc Howard said.

“I think sometimes with this young group we start slow. We kept stressing to them on the sideline that we had to apply the pressure, and when we did that we looked much better. It helped all aspects of our game, our shooting, our rebounding, us sharing the ball and playing together.”

Romeoville guard Kahlil Blakney led the Spartans with 13 points on 5-of9 shooting from the floor. The 5-foot10 junior entertained the crowd with

back-to-back dunks in the fourth quarter. Dontia Johnson finished with 11 points while Robert Johnson added 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.

“Robert Johnson is a senior, and he is our unsung leader. Sometimes he doesn’t get much credit because he’s just Mr. Consistency. He’s always on the glass. He’s diving on the floor.

At 6-foot-3, he can guard 6-foot-7. He’s been doing that for three years on the varsity level, and he had a monster game,” Howard said.

Center Paul O’Leary, a 6-foot-8 junior, led the Indians with 18 points.

“I think he’s disappointed in the way he played because he’s a perfectionist. He’s got to bring more variety to his game. He was trying to play big, which we love, but he has to show a counter-move,” Runaas said.

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Continued from page 25 five rebounds), but Central took control with a 10-0 burst to start the second half, with Jason Bingham (eight points) contributing a 3-pointer and a layup.

The Steelmen remained hot as five different players scored on a subsequent 12-2 run to take a 45-16 lead into the final quarter.

“We got ready early earlier this morning, so we were prepared, and we just came in and did our job against a pretty good team,” Grubbs said. “I like our bench; we’re pretty deep this year, and as the year progresses I’m sure that some of those guys will step in and make some big moments happen for us.

“This season is the same game of basketball for us. I’m looking to hit my guys in open spots and taking what the defense gives us. Romeoville was a really good team, and they play a lot like us and I think we just had the edge in experience on us. Providence was really patient and waited on us to take the game to them, and our guys did the right thing by being patient.”

The Steelmen also received eight points from Jomarre McNair while Marcus Stone scored five points and Johnny Fuller contributed four points and five boards.

Providence, which meets Romeoville at 6 p.m. Friday, also got seven points from Jake Schutter, five points from Aaron Gaspardo and five rebounds from Matt DiNardi.

ABOVE: Joliet Central’s Ryan Saunders drives to the basket against Providence Catholic on Wednesday at the 21st annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic at the University of St. Francis’ Sullivan Center in Joliet. FAR LEFT: Providence Catholic’s Jake Schutter goes for the layup on Wednesday against Joliet Central. LEFT: Joliet Central’s Jomarre McNair drives to the basket around Providence Catholic’s Mitchell Gray on Wednesday at the 21st annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic.

Photos by Larry W. Kane for Shaw Media

JOLIET WEST THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT: JOLIET WEST 37, RICH SOUTH 32

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com

OTHER GAMES Lincoln-Way Central 58, Tinley Park

45: Central (1-1), which trailed, 22-7,

midway through the second quarter, outscored Tinley Park, 26-9, in the third quarter to erase a 27-18 halftime deficit and take a 44-38 lead that it did not relinquish.

Knights senior guard Aaron Michalak scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter. Chris Robinson and Joe DiNaso chipped in 10 points each, and Dylan Post had eight.

“We shot 16 percent in the first half, rushing our shots too much,” Central coach Bob Curran said. “We were trying to get into our offense too early.

“In the second half, we did a better job shooting, and our defense created some offense. We got some breakaways, and we shouldn’t miss those.”

Curran noted that the Knights still finished shooting at only 31 percent, “but we got 67 shots to their 57, and any time you can do that, you’re probably doing a good job in the rebounding and turnover departments.”

Curran said he has a roster full of kids pushing for playing time, so he wants to take advantage of the depth by pushing the ball down the floor. Michalak, however, is the only Knight who had significant varsity experience entering the new season.

Central will be tested when it meets

Joliet West at 5:45 p.m. Friday.

Brother Rice 70, Lincoln-Way East 63:

After beating Crete-Monee, 63-60, in the tournament opener, East battled from behind to tie Brother Rice at 60-60 with less than three minutes remaining. But the Crusaders took over from there.

Sam Shafer scored 19 points and Dorian Aluyi 15 for East, and the pair combined for 18 free throws in 22 attempts. The Griffins were 20 of 25 from the line as a team.

Brother Rice shot 54.7 percent on 23 of 42 and hit 11 3-pointers. The Griffins shot .488 on 20 of 41 with three 3s.

“This is what we wanted from a Thanksgiving tournament,” East coach Rich Kolimas said. “Playing teams like the two we’ve played will give us an idea who we are. This game in particular will show us what we have to work on.

“This turned into a chess match.

We were chasing them for a while, and they’re small and quick. We said, ‘Let’s go bigger and go zone,’ and we got back in the game.”

Crete-Monee 89, Plainfield South 55:

Devin Smith scored 19 points and sophomore Diamond Presniakovas chipped in 16 for South (0-2). The Cougars trailed, 17-9, after one quarter, 39-26 at half and 70-39 after three quarters.

BOYS BASKETBALL WJOL THANKSGIVING CLASSIC: MINOOKA 48, LINCOLN-WAY WEST 34

Minooka uses strong second half to beat Lincoln-Way West

By JEFF DEGRAW

Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – Thursday night’s matchup between Minooka and Lincoln-Way West in the 21st annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic had the feel of a championship game, from the play on the floor to the atmosphere of the crowd.

Both teams were coming off impressive victories on Monday and wanted that early-season momentum to continue. The winner would be in the driver’s seat to play in Saturday’s championship game at 3:15 p.m.

Quick starts for Minooka in both the third and fourth quarters propelled the Indians to a 48-34 victory.

They outscored the Warriors, 22-9, in the second half along with holding the Warriors to 3-of-12 shooting from the floor.

“I’m blessed to have a number of kids who have bought into our system,” Minooka coach Scott Tanaka said. “We beat a very good and wellcoached team in West, with their allstate player in (Marco) Pettinato. We

“I’m blessed to have a number of kids who have bought into our system. We beat a very good and well-coached team in West, with their all-state player in (Marco) Pettinato. We are really pleased with this win. There is a number of great players in the area, and Jonny Butler is right there with all of them.”

Scott Tanaka

Minooka boys basketball coach are really pleased with this win. There is a number of great players in the area, and Jonny Butler is right there with all of them.”

The Indians (2-0) started the second half with an 8-0 run, as Butler (21

points) and Kyle Graebner (13 points) hit threes and Butler added a layup at the five-minute mark to help his team go up, 34-25.

“The team played really well tonight,” Butler said. “We shot the ball well and played great defense. Kyle got us off to a great start with those two long 3-point bombs, and my teammates were able to get me the ball inside. This was a big win.”

West’s Marco Pettinato (13 points) hit a jumper with 4:45 left, the only points that West (1-1) scored in the period. It also was the last scoring of the third quarter since Minooka took the air out of the ball as West sat in its zone and the quarter ended with the Indians up, 34-27.

The Indians used that momentum to outscore West, 10-3, in the first four minutes of the final quarter and push their lead to 44-30. Minooka then used its patient, time-killing offense to wrap up the win.

Minooka held a 14-11 lead after the first quarter as Graebner hit three 3-pointers, the third coming at the

buzzer to end the quarter.

“We wanted to move the ball around their zone, and we did that, which gave us a lot of great shots,” Graebner said. “Last year we fell a little short in this tournament, and we would really like to win it this year and be the first Minooka team to win this prestigious tourney.”

The intensity didn’t wane in the second quarter, as it was back and forth.

Minooka played a very tough in-yourface, man-to-man defense, and West played a very active zone defense.

With the score tied at 20-20, Minooka’s Brandon Hill connected on two long 3-pointers to give the Indians a 26-20 lead with 2:40 left in the half.

But the Warriors weren’t deterred as Austin King hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter and Pettinato made a late basket to get West to within one at 26-25 at the break. The teams combined for nine 3-pointers in the first half.

On Friday, Minooka plays Plainfield Central at 2:30 p.m., and West faces Lockport in the 7:45 p.m. game.

• Thursday, November 24, 2016

JOLIET – It wasn’t exactly the type of game you might expect from Joliet West, but the Tigers will take their 2-0 start any time.

West recovered from a 24-17 halftime deficit by scoring the first 14 points of the second half to grab a 3124 lead, then put the ball in the deep freeze for much of the fourth quarter en route to a 37-32 victory Wednesday night over Rich South in the Joliet West Thanksgiving Tournament.

“We had guys on the floor with four fouls [Teyvion Kirk and Eddie Creal], and they had been out there a long time,” Tigers coach Nick DiForti said when asked about the delay game.

“Last year it might have been a different story when we tried that, but our guys are older, and we have confidence we can make that work.”

Another factor was Rich South’s 1-2-2 zone defense. The Tigers began to freeze the ball with about 6:50 remaining, and the Stars refused to come out and challenge until the 3:50 mark. It was another minute later before West committed a turnover. The difference never shrunk below four points.

“They did a good job packing it

in. They got us out of our transition game,” DiForti said. “We had a tough first half, we had to come back and we used our stall game. It’s all a learning experience.”

Trevian Bell led West with 14 points and eight rebounds. Creal scored 10, and Kirk chipped in eight.

The Tigers, who will face Lincoln-Way Central at 5:45 p.m. Friday, had difficulty with Rich South’s zone in the first half. They hit only 7 of 22 shots, 31.8 percent, and went 3 of 12 from 3-point range before the intermission.

In addition, the Stars grabbed a 1710 rebounding edge in the opening half.

West jumped to a 10-4 lead, but a 10-0 Rich South run changed the complexion. Kirk’s 3-pointer from the right side tied it, 17-17, before the Stars finished the half on a 7-0 run.

The Tigers thus were in position to learn a little something about coming from behind, and they accomplished it largely with a tenacious pressure defense in the third quarter. The teams combined to commit 15 fouls in the third quarter before Rich South had its first point of the second half.

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Full steam ahead to the state championship game VIEWS Dick Goss Win or lose, Plainfield North will celebrate its football team at 2 p.m.

Sunday with an assembly in the school gymnasium that is open to the public.

The decision that came down Wednesday morning from Chicago Circuit Court sided with the IHSA, which had said that according to its bylaws, Plainfield North rightfully belongs in Saturday’s 4 p.m. state championship football game against East St. Louis.

Fenwick, whose officials said they will not pursue the matter further, had taken the IHSA to court on the grounds that an official’s mistake in application of the rules allowed North to tie the game, 10-10, on a field goal on an untimed down.

The Tigers went on to win, 18-17, in overtime.

The arguments that have been made the past few days were reasonable on both sides. North played the game as it was dictated by the game officials and won on the scoreboard, which ultimately is what mattered.

Fenwick claimed it would have won, 10-7, had the mistake not happened.

The IHSA’s stance was it stands by its bylaw, which say the decisions of the game officials are final, making North the 18-17 winner.

You can’t help but come away from this whole mess feeling sorry for everyone involved.

First is Fenwick, the team being left out of the state championship game when it thought it won its semifinal.

Then there is East St. Louis, which went into Wednesday morning not knowing for sure which opponent it was preparing to meet, or if it would be playing for a state title at all.

North is a winner in one very important sense, but the Tigers have been robbed of the opportunity to fully enjoy the week leading up to the state championship game.

Coach Tim Kane and his staff were bound and determined to keep the players’ minds on East St. Louis all of this week. However, in this age of social media, the Tigers likely were aware what was being written and said about them, as if they somehow were the bad guys.

Here’s hoping this situation is behind us. Questions will be asked

Saturday of Kane and his players after the state championship game in Champaign, regardless of the outcome. Until then, the focus for the Tigers will remain where Kane has attempted to keep it all week – on facing East St. Louis.

The Flyers (13-0), of course, are among the state’s best teams regardless of class. It will take a monumental effort for North (11-2) to pull off the upset.

Of course, according to most observers, the Tigers were significant underdogs when they traveled to Bradley in the second round of the playoffs to face the No. 1 seed and rolled to a 49-20 victory.

It can happen. It will be interesting to hear the reaction from around the state if North does come out on top.

The reaction from here will be nothing but praise for a bunch of kids who did everything asked of them and, through no fault of their own, had to endure all of the scrutiny that came from being embroiled in the controversy over who really won the semifinal game.

Brad Klett, who covered sports events for the Herald-News for decades back in the day and now is a teacher and a coach on the freshman football staff at North, has been telling me for a long time that this senior class is the best class North has had.

These kids dominated on the freshman and sophomore levels, and they had all the ingredients necessary to make this sort of run in the playoffs. They have ample athleticism as a group, and they love playing the game together. I don’t know how much the controversy might have affected them before it was settled, but I have a feeling they are in a proper frame of mind now.

Playing for a state championship against a storied program such as East St. Louis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The focus now is going out and playing the best football game – together – that they ever have played.

Regardless of whether you are able to get to Champaign on Saturday to cheer for the Tigers, you may want to set aside some time Sunday afternoon for the big celebration in the North gymnasium.

This football team is the first in Plainfield history to play for a state title, and the Tigers did nothing wrong in arriving on the big stage.

• Dick Goss can be reached at dgoss@shawmedia.com.

Plainfield North’s Tyler Hoosman breaks away from Romeoville’s Jorge Ocampo on Sept. 9 at Plainfield North High School. North defeated Romeoville, 62-6.

Shaw Media file photo

AREA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (LEADERS BASED ON SUBMISSIONS FROM AREA COACHES) RUSHING Attempts Yards Average Owen Weaver, Wilmington 225 2,137 9.4 Tyler Hoosman, Plainfield North 230 1,625 7.1 Jordan Nettles, Romeoville 186 1,405 7.6 Chandler Gartner, Peotone 226 1,327 5.9 Michael Feeney, Morris 165 1,283 7.8 Tavares Moore, Lockport 220 1,240 5.6 Keenan Hailey, JCA 161 1,093 6.8 Keagan Sobol, Morris 112 955 8.5 Nigel Muhammad, Lincoln-Way East 148 880 5.9 Justin LaBuhn, Lincoln-Way West 163 808 5.1

Touchdowns 38 26 18 13 8 8 6 13 20 11

PASSING Completions Attempts Percent Yards Touchdowns Spencer Nagel, Lemont 127 218 .583 2,059 24 Jaxon Aubry, Joliet West 157 273 .575 1,929 14 Brady Miller, Plainfield North 139 235 .591 1,868 20 Jake Arthur, Lincoln-Way East 125 189 .661 1,710 18 Jared Drake, Providence 110 181 .607 1,372 13 Anthony Vespo, Bolingbrook 90 153 .588 1,362 7 John Carnagio, Minooka 72 114 .632 1,343 15 Ben Davis, Lockport 93 175 .531 1,089 12 Hunter Campbell, Lincoln-Way Central 71 130 .546 1,133 12 Cal Pohrte, Lincoln-Way West 96 196 .489 1,054 4

Matt Pollack, Lincoln-Way Central Isaiah Hill, Minooka Jeremy Nelson, Lincoln-Way East Connor Peplow, Plainfield North Nick Zelenika, Lincoln-Way East Omari Ferguson, Joliet West Tom Macari, Plainfield South Austin Nagel, Lemont Max Christiano, Minooka Johnny Holman, Joliet West

RECEIVING Receptions 51 45 55 50 64 48 44 29 31 30

Owen Weaver, Wilmington Tyler Hoosman, Plainfield North Nigel Muhammad, Lincoln-Way East Isaiah Hill, Minooka Jordan Nettles, Romeoville Connor Peplow, Plainfield North Steve Fleming, Lemont Dustin Kelly, Wilmington Matt Pollack, Lincoln-Way Central Michael Feeney, Morris Chandler Gartner, Peotone

SCORING Points 230 182 120 110 110 108 90 84 82 78 78

Yards 950 927 887 783 685 587 572 522 516 490

Average Touchdowns 18.7 10 20.6 13 16.1 10 15.6 7 10.7 6 12.2 1 13.0 4 18.0 8 16.6 5 16.3 4

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• Thursday, November 24, 2016

One more.

Plainfield North football coach Tim Kane and his Tigers are one win away from taking home the first football state championship for any Plainfield school.

Standing in the way are none other than the mighty Flyers of East St. Louis, their opponent in the Class 7A title game at 4 p.m. Saturday at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

While the Tigers will be playing in their first state championship event, East St. Louis has played in 10 football title games and claimed seven titles.

The last state championship for the Flyers came in 2008, under present coach Darren Sunkett. In his 15th season at the helm, Sunkett has compiled a 132-45 record.

Kane is in his 10th full season as coach of the Tigers. His team entered the 2016 postseason 0-5 in their five playoff appearances, but things changed this fall.

East St. Louis features the deadly passing combination of quarterback Ray Estes (Missouri) and receiver Jeff Thomas (undecided). Thomas has 47 receptions for 996 yards and 11 touchdowns. Estes has thrown for 2,031 yards and 21 touchdowns. Charlando Robinson has chipped in with 24 catches for 416 yards and four TDs. What has made the Flyers’ offense virtually unstoppable are running backs Deonte Anderson and Jigg Brown. Anderson has rushed for 1,306 yards and 21 touchdowns. Brown has scored 15 touchdowns with almost 800 yards. Estes also can run, having rushed for 482 yards and eight touchdowns.

The Flyers’ offensive line averages 256 pounds from tackle to tackle, giving Estes time to find his targets and opening holes for the backs.

The East St. Louis defense has been one of the best in Illinois, allowing nine points a game. Safety James Knight is the leading tackler with 137. Outside linebacker Lemonte Harris, outside linebacker Ken Dixon and middle linebacker Erik Owens all have more than 100 tackles and 10 sacks.

The Flyers have returned six punts for touchdowns, with Estes and cornerback Perez Hall returning two each. Thomas also has a punt return for six points.

The Tigers will answer with one of the best defenses in the state. They have allowed 9.3 points a game and

are led by 6-1, 245-pound tackle Ari Ekowa, linebackers JJ Frey (6-1, 220) and Will Stoll (6-1, 215). Cornerback Rob Ostapkowicz, who had a key interception in the Tigers’ semifinal win over Fenwick, and Kevin Block are leaders in the secondary.

Junior running back/defensive back Dillon McCarthy scored all eight points in overtime in the heart-thumping 18-17 semifinal victory over Fenwick. McCarthy has been on fire since stepping in for running back Carlos Baggett, who went down with an injury late in the season. McCarthy has more than 800 yards running and catching the ball. He has amassed hundreds of punt and kickoff return yards and also has been a factor defensively.

Junior quarterback Brady Miller has been a key to the Tigers’ eightgame winning streak. Starting the season slowly, the junior quarterback has improved every week in leading the Tigers to Champaign. Miller has thrown for 1,885 yards and 19 touchdowns. His scrambling ability also has aided the Tigers in wins over Rockford Auburn and Fenwick.

Senior running back Tyler Hoosman has rushed for 1,625 yards and 26 touchdowns. He also has more than 300 yards and four touchdowns receiving, giving him 30 scores for the season.

Connor Peplow showed his grit last Saturday at Triton College. With no time on the scoreboard and the Tigers trailing, 10-7, Peplow had to wait through two Fenwick timeouts in tough conditions before kicking a 22-yard field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime.

“There was no way I was going to miss it,” Peplow said. “It felt so good to see the ball go straight through the uprights.”

Peplow also is Miller’s favorite target, having caught 50 passes for 783 yards and seven touchdowns. Peplow and senior wide receiver TJ Kane connected on a double pass for 32 yards in the win over Fenwick. Kane has added 34 catches for 403 yards and four touchdowns.

Last but not least, the offensive line of Will Vido, Nathan Lindroth, Dylan Zepeda, Ekowa and Tony Little has been the team’s unsung hero.

The battle lines are drawn: Seven-time state champion East St. Louis and a band of feisty and hard-hitting Tigers looking for the first state football championship in their town’s history.

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Drew Brees. The Cubs.

The list of dignitaries – and IN THE the friends and PITS neighbors who his Jenna toilet-papered North Carolina Fryer home overnight – shows just how significant this latest milestone is for Johnson. Greatest of all time? Maybe. He certainly deserves to be in the conversation.

Johnson joined Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt as the only drivers in NASCAR to win seven titles with a race-winning run Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

His record-tying championship came in a bizarre year for Johnson and his Hendrick Motorsports team, and on a day that did not belong to the iconic No. 48 Chevrolet until the final lap of the race.

Hendrick Motorsports was not good this year, and never found the speed to match Joe Gibbs Racing and its fleet of Toyotas.

Johnson, for most of the season, never even was mentioned as a title contender.

The organization buckled down, improved its cars and got Johnson in position to race for his seventh title.

Then he did the rest.

When Carl Edwards wrecked Sunday night to essentially lose the championship, Johnson charged through the melee and found himself suddenly leading the two remaining title contenders. On a night when he had started last – his team was found to have manipulated the body of his car after it had passed inspection – and clearly wasn’t as good as the other three contenders, he somehow had lucked into the lead.

He still had to earn the win, however, and did it with the restart of his life to hold

off Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. He led one lap and it was the one that mattered.

“He is probably the most underrated champion in this sport,” said his crew chief, Chad Knaus. “He is a fantastic, fantastic individual, an amazing race car driver. Most people in the situation we were just in would crumble. He didn’t even waver. He knew what he needed to do. He knew what the demands were on him at that point in time, and he made it happen.

“We’ve got a great team. We’ve got a great owner. We’ve got a great everything at Hendrick Motorsports. But the fact of the matter is the real spark in this whole thing is Jimmie.”

A fatigue perhaps set in when Johnson reeled off five consecutive titles. Fans didn’t seem to appreciate his dominance, certainly not the way they revered Petty or Earnhardt. Almost each Johnson championship was met with a collective yawn, when they should have been celebrated for their unique achievement.

Johnson, at 41, is the youngest driver to win seven. Petty was 42 when he did it in 1979, while Earnhardt was 43 in 1994. He also collected his seven titles in a 10-year span. Earnhardt needed 14 years to do it, while Petty did it in 15 seasons.

Johnson’s 80 career victories rank seventh all time, one spot ahead of Earnhardt.

“I think the five in a row was pretty phenomenal, and I think winning seven and tying seven is pretty special,” team owner Rick Hendrick said. “It’s special to see him tie those guys. I think it’s good for the sport, and I think it draws a lot of attention to our sport. We had Gatorade, had a lot of guys like Peyton Manning telling him how neat it was, and Serena Williams. I think it’s going to be a big shot in the arm for not only Jimmie but our sport.”

• Jenna Fryer is The Associated Press’ auto racing writer. Follow her on Twitter @ JennaFryer.

WHAT TO WATCH Thursday NFL 11:30 a.m.: Minnesota at Detroit, CBS 3:30 p.m.: Washington at Dallas, FOX 7:30 p.m.: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, NBC College basketball 11 a.m.: Battle 4 Atlantis, semifinal, Michigan St.-St. John’s winner vs. Baylor-VCU winner, at Paradise Island, Bahamas, ESPN 11:30 a.m.: AdvoCare Invitational, first round, Indiana St. vs. Iowa St., at Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 11:30 p.m.: NIT Season Tip-Off, Florida St. vs. Temple, at Brooklyn, N.Y., ESPNU 1:30 p.m.: Battle 4 Atlantis, semifinal, Wichita St.-LSU winner vs. Old Dominion-Louisville winner, at Paradise Island, Bahamas, ESPN 1:30 p.m.: AdvoCare Invitational, first round, Stanford vs. Miami, at Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 1:30 p.m.: NIT Season Tip-Off, West Virginia vs. Illinois at Brooklyn, N.Y., ESPNU 3:30 p.m.: Wooden Legacy,

first round, Virginia Tech vs. New Mexico, at Fullerton, Calif., ESPN 5:30 p.m.: AdvoCare Invitational, first round, Gonzaga vs. Quinnipiac, at Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 7 p.m.: Las Vegas Invitational, first round, Butler vs. Vanderbilt, at Las Vegas, FS1 7:30 p.m.: AdvoCare Invitational, first round, Seton Hall vs. Florida, at Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 7:30 p.m.: Wooden Legacy, first round, Nebraska vs. Dayton, at Fullerton, Calif., ESPNU 8:30 p.m.: Great Alaska Shootout, first round, Drake vs.

Iona, at Anchorage, Alaska, CBSSN 9:30 p.m.: Las Vegas Invitational, first round, Arizona vs. Santa Clara, at Las Vegas, FS1 10 p.m.: Wooden Legacy, first round, UCLA vs. Portland, at Fullerton, Calif., ESPN2 11 p.m.: Great Alaska Shootout, first round, UC Davis vs. Weber St., at Anchorage, Alaska, CBSSN College football 6:30 p.m.: LSU at Texas A&M, ESPN 9:30 p.m.: Miles College at Ala-

bama St. (same-day tape), ESPNU Golf 7 p.m.: PGA Tour Australasia, World Cup of Golf, second round, at Melbourne, Australia, TGC Soccer 9:50 a.m.: UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahce SK vs. Zorya Luhansk, FS1 9:50 p.m.: UEFA Europa League, Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv, FS2 Noon: UEFA Europa League, Sparta Praha vs. Southampton, FS1 Noon: UEFA Europa League, Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs. Inter Milan, FS2 2 p.m.: UEFA Europa League, Manchester United vs. Feyenoord, FS1 2 p.m.: UEFA Europa League, AS Saint-Etienne vs. Mainz 05, FS2 11:55 p.m.: Women, FIFA U-20 World Cup, quarterfinal, United States vs. Mexico, at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, FS1 3:25 a.m. (Friday): Women, FIFA U-20 World Cup, quarterfinal, Germany vs. France, at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, FS1

NFL

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 20 13 5 2 28 St. Louis 21 11 7 3 25 Minnesota 19 10 7 2 22 Dallas 20 8 7 5 21 Winnipeg 22 9 11 2 20 Nashville 18 8 7 3 19 Colorado 18 9 9 0 18 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Edmonton 20 11 8 1 23 Anaheim 20 9 7 4 22 San Jose 19 10 8 1 21 Los Angeles 20 10 9 1 21 Calgary 22 9 12 1 19 Vancouver 19 7 10 2 16 Arizona 17 6 9 2 14

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

GF GA 61 53 54 57 49 36 53 66 59 65 50 48 39 49 GF GA 59 51 52 49 45 42 51 51 51 69 41 61 44 56

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 20 14 4 2 30 63 46 Tampa Bay 20 12 7 1 25 62 49 Ottawa 19 11 7 1 23 44 49 Boston 19 11 8 0 22 47 44 Florida 20 10 9 1 21 53 54 Toronto 20 8 8 4 20 62 67 Detroit 20 9 10 1 19 48 52 Buffalo 20 7 8 5 19 38 50 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 21 14 6 1 29 82 53 Pittsburgh 20 12 5 3 27 60 56 Washington 19 12 5 2 26 52 43 Columbus 18 10 5 3 23 56 42 New Jersey 19 10 6 3 23 46 46 Philadelphia 20 9 8 3 21 65 68 Carolina 18 8 6 4 20 47 50 N.Y. Islanders 18 6 8 4 16 45 56 Wednesday’s Results Blackhawks at San Jose (n) Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 1 Detroit 2, Buffalo 1, SO Washington 4, St. Louis 3 New Jersey 5, Toronto 4, SO Calgary 2, Columbus 0 Minnesota 3, Winnipeg 1 Philadelphia at Tampa Bay (n) Dallas at Nashville (n) Edmonton at Colorado (n) Vancouver at Arizona (n) N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles (n) Thursday’s Games Carolina at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Blackhawks at Anaheim, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, noon Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at San Jose, 3 p.m.

Buffalo at Washington, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville, 5 p.m.

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

Calgary at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 8 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 11 2 .846 Bulls 9 6 .600 Milwaukee 6 7 .462 Detroit 7 9 .438 Indiana 7 9 .438 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 9 6 .600 Boston 9 6 .600 New York 7 7 .500 Brooklyn 4 10 .286 Philadelphia 4 11 .267 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 10 5 .667 Charlotte 8 6 .571 Orlando 6 9 .400 Washington 4 9 .308 Miami 4 10 .286

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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GB — 3 5 5½ 5½ GB — — 1½ 4½ 5 GB — 1½ 4 5 5½

Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 12 3 .800 — Memphis 10 5 .667 2 Houston 9 6 .600 3 New Orleans 5 10 .333 7 Dallas 2 11 .154 9 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 8 7 .533 — Portland 8 9 .471 1 Utah 7 8 .467 1 Denver 6 8 .429 1½ Minnesota 4 9 .308 3 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 13 2 .867 — Golden State 12 2 .857 ½ L.A. Lakers 8 7 .533 5 Sacramento 5 9 .357 7½ Phoenix 5 11 .313 8½ Wednesday’s Results Atlanta 96, Indiana 85 Cleveland 137, Portland 125 Memphis 104, Philadelphia 99, 2OT Phoenix 92, Orlando 87 San Antonio 119, Charlotte 114 Boston 111, Brooklyn 92 Detroit 107, Miami 84 Toronto 115, Houston 102 L.A. Clippers at Dallas (n) Denver at Utah (n) Minnesota at New Orleans (n) L.A. Lakers at Golden State (n) Oklahoma City at Sacramento (n)

North W L T Detroit 6 4 0 Minnesota 6 4 0 Green Bay 4 6 0 Bears 2 8 0 East W L T Dallas 9 1 0 N.Y. Giants 7 3 0 Washington 6 3 1 Philadelphia 5 5 0 South W L T Atlanta 6 4 0 Tampa Bay 5 5 0 New Orleans 4 6 0 Carolina 4 6 0 West W L T Seattle 7 2 1 Arizona 4 5 1 Los Angeles 4 6 0 San Francisco 1 9 0

Wednesday

Pct .600 .600 .400 .200

PF 231 205 247 157

PA 225 176 276 237

Pct .900 .700 .650 .500

PF 285 204 254 241

PA 187 200 233 186

Pct .600 .500 .400 .400

PF 320 235 285 244

PA 283 259 286 246

Pct .750 .450 .400 .100

PF 219 226 149 204

PA 173 190 187 313

AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville Oakland Kansas City Denver San Diego

East W L T 8 2 0 6 4 0 5 5 0 3 7 0 North W L T 5 5 0 5 5 0 3 6 1 0 11 0 South W L T 6 4 0 5 5 0 5 6 0 2 8 0 West W L T 8 2 0 7 3 0 7 3 0 4 6 0

Pct .800 .600 .500 .300

PF 271 218 253 179

PA 180 216 215 244

Pct .500 .500 .350 .000

PF 199 238 199 184

PA 187 215 226 325

Pct .600 .500 .455 .200

PF 181 263 281 193

PA 215 273 275 265

Pct .800 .700 .700 .400

PF 272 222 239 292

PA 243 187 189 278

WEEK 12 Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Washington at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Bears, noon San Diego at Houston, noon Arizona at Atlanta, noon Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon San Francisco at Miami, noon Jacksonville at Buffalo, noon Los Angeles at New Orleans, noon N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, noon Seattle at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Carolina at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Green Bay at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

1. Kentucky (5-0) beat Cleveland State 101-70. Next: vs. UT Martin, Friday.

2. Villanova (6-0) beat College of Charleston 63-47. Next: at Pennsylvania, Tuesday.

3. Indiana (3-1) did not play. Next: vs. MVSU, Sunday.

4. North Carolina (6-0) vs. No. 16 Wisconsin. Next: at No. 3 Indiana, Wednesday.

5. Kansas (4-1) did not play. Next: vs. UNC Asheville, Friday.

6. Duke (5-1) beat William & Mary 88-67. Next: vs. Appalachian State, Saturday.

7. Virginia (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa, Friday.

8. Arizona (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Thursday.

9. Xavier (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northern Iowa, Saturday.

10. Louisville (3-0) vs. Old Dominion. Next: vs. LSU or Wichita State, Thursday.

11. Gonzaga (3-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Quinnipiac, Thursday.

12. Creighton (5-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Loyola (Md.), Saturday.

13. Oregon (4-2) beat UConn 79-69.

Next: vs. Boise State, Monday.

14. UCLA (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Portland, Thursday.

15. Saint Mary’s (Cal) (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. UAB, Sunday.

16. Wisconsin (4-1) vs. No. 4 North Carolina. Next: vs. Prairie View A&M, Sunday.

17. Purdue (3-1) vs. Auburn. Next: vs. NJIT, Saturday.

18. Syracuse (4-0) did not play.

Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday.

19. West Virginia (3-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Illinois, Thursday.

20. Baylor (4-0) beat VCU 71-63.

Next: vs. No. 24 Michigan State, Thursday.

21. Iowa State (3-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Indiana State, Thursday.

22. Texas (3-2) did not play. Next: vs. UT Arlington, Tuesday.

23. Rhode Island (4-1) did not play.

Next: vs. Belmont, Friday.

24. Michigan State (3-2) beat St. John’s 73-62. Next: Next: vs. No. 20 Baylor, Thursday.

25. Florida State (4-0) did not play.

Next: vs. Temple, Thursday.

25. Michigan (4-1) lost to South Carolina 61-46. Next: vs. Mount St. Mary’s, Saturday.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 4 (11 a.m.). The playoff semifinals will match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl on Dec. 31, 2016. The championship game will be played on Jan. 9, 2017 at Tampa, Fla.

1. Alabama (61) 2. Ohio St. 3. Michigan 4. Clemson 5. Wisconsin 6. Washington 7. Oklahoma 8. Penn St. 9. Colorado 10. Oklahoma St .

11. Louisville 12. Southern Cal 13. Florida 14. W. Michigan 15. Florida St. 16. Auburn 17. Nebraska 18. Houston 19. West Virginia 20. Boise St. 21. Utah 22. Texas A&M 23. Washington St. 24. Tennessee 25. LSU

Record Pts 11-0 1525 10-1 1455 10-1 1370 10-1 1347 9-2 1255 10-1 1220 9-2 1169 9-2 1091 9-2 997 9-2 868 9-2 830 8-3 811 8-2 703 11-0 701 8-3 661 8-3 613 9-2 593 9-2 490 8-2 448 10-1 389 8-3 280 8-3 253 8-3 186 8-3 133 6-4 84

Pv 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 3 15 21 14 17 18 19 NR 10 22 11 23 20 NR 16

Others receiving votes: Stanford 81, Virginia Tech 77, Navy 62, North Carolina 55, Pittsburgh 24, South Florida 24, Arkansas 10, Iowa 7, Troy 6, Minnesota 5, Temple 1, Wyoming 1.

1. Alabama 2. Ohio St. 3. Michigan 4. Clemson 5. Washington 6. Wisconsin 7. Penn St. 8. Oklahoma 9. Colorado 10. Oklahoma St. 11. Louisville 12. Southern Cal 13. Auburn 14. Florida St. 15. Florida 16. Nebraska 17. Tennessee 18. West Virginia 19. Boise St. 20. Houston 21. Western Michigan 22. Utah 23. Washington St. 24. Stanford 25. Navy

Record 11-0 10-1 10-1 10-1 10-1 9-2 9-2 9-2 9-2 9-2 9-2 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-2 9-2 8-3 8-2 10-1 9-2 11-0 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-2

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Instead of dying from melanoma, Jack Schultz is living with it

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com

ELWOOD – “I’m alive.”

Counting blessings this Thanksgiving? So is Jack Schultz of Elwood.

In 2013, Schultz was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma and given three to six months to live. He believes prayer has kept him alive.

“I’ve had seven surgeries to remove tumors. I could barely walk,” Schultz said. “Now I can walk; I can do yard work. I can do just about everything.”

In early 2011, a new mole “about the size of a head on a No. 8 nail” appeared on Schultz’s neck, so he had his dermatologist examine it.

The mole looked suspicious, so it, along with some lymph nodes when it was discovered the mole was malignant, was removed in April 2011.

Schultz said his oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago told him that if he remained cancer-free for the next two years, he’d be fine. Schultz said he had checkups every six months.

At the end of the two years, Schultz said the oncologist, “shook my hand and said, ‘You did great.

You’re fine now.’ ” Three months later, Schultz woke up with a lump in his neck.

“They biopsied it, and it was Stage 4 melanoma,” Schultz said.

Schultz said he returned to the surgeon who removed the first tumor.

“He hugged me and said there was nothing he could do,” Schultz said.

“He sent me to a neurologist.”

Schultz said he was admitted to the hospital to receive treatments with interleukin-2 therapy, which Schultz said “wiped out my immune system.” When Schultz read online that this particular treatment helped only 13 percent of melanoma patients, Schultz went back to his doctor.

“He said, ‘You could be one of the 13 percent,’ ” Schultz said.

But during the next three months, the tumor grew – from the size of a golf ball to that of an orange, Schultz said. Tumors also appeared in Schultz’s femur, chest and shoulder.

Schultz asked about radiation treatments but was told radiation was ineffective for melanoma.

Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

Jack Schultz, 69, was given three months to live after being diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in 2013. But through the prayers of others and discovering a combination of drugs, and a new doctor who helped him, Jack said his faith in God was reawakened.

“Basically, my tumor was going to choke me to death,” Schultz said.

In the meantime, Schultz said his family prayed for him. One relative brought Schultz several relics from various saints. Schultz, a Catholic who had not attended Mass in years, began attending.

“I didn’t go back to say, ‘Save me,’ or, ‘Cure me,’ ” Schultz said. “I went

back to say, ‘When it’s my time, forgive me and take me into heaven.’ ” One day, Schultz’s brother called him from Wisconsin. A magazine from the Kellogg Cancer Center in Evanston arrived in the mail. Schultz had never heard of the Kellogg Cancer Center.

The cover photo was of Dr. Bruce Brockstein, who specializes in ad-

vanced melanoma and cancers of the head and neck. Schultz said he immediately called Brockstein’s office.

“At first I got a hard time. The woman told me I couldn’t see him for weeks,” Schultz said. “I told her, ‘I don’t have weeks. I’m dying.’ ” The first treatment Schultz said Brockstein prescribed for him was 30 radiation treatments. Schultz said Brockstein agreed that radiation would not cure the melanoma. But it would – and it did, Schultz said – shrink the tumor.

“I could breathe,” Schultz said. “I could eat.”

But Schultz’s troubles continued.

The cancer drugs that affected his immune system caused an infection and then kidney failure; they also destroyed 6 feet of his colon, which had to be removed in February 2014.

Then Schultz required surgery to remove tumors attached to his kidneys and parts of his stomach.

The brain tumors first appeared in March 2016. Doctors radiated five serious ones and treated the minor ones with medication, Schultz said.

In June, Schultz had his first brain surgery. In September, Schultz had a second brain surgery to remove dead cells and small active tumors.

Schultz said Brockstein also started him on dabrafenib and pembrolizumab this past year.

Pembrolizumab is the cancer drug Jimmy Carter took. But the pembrolizumab wasn’t effective for Schultz, so now he only takes the dabrafenib, he said.

Side effects are mild, Schultz said, but tolerable.

Since starting the drug, Schultz said his PET scans show his tumors are inactive. “ L u c k i l y I h a v e g o o d i n s u rance because that drug is $15,000 a month,” he said.

To Schultz, the entire experience is a miracle.

“After all the prayers and all the relics, all of a sudden, out of the blue, there is a picture of a guy who treats my cancer, who has had great success, and he’s two hours north of me,” Schultz said.

Schultz said he now spends more time in prayer and makes more charitable contributions.

“I’m more in touch now with people who have problems,” he said.

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FAITH CALENDAR Ongoing • Adoration Chapel – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday, St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746.

• Aluminum tabs – St. Mary Nativity Catholic School’s Team Green is collecting aluminum tabs from beverages for the Ronald McDonald House in Winfield. For information, call 815-722-8518.

• Mary’s Prayer Warriors – A ministry of the St. Mary Nativity Lay Apostolate in Joliet. For information, call 815-723-7141.

• Recycling – Joliet Jewish Congregation collects inkjet/laser cartridges and cellphones to recycle. Drop them off at the office. It has a newspaper/magazine recycling container at the Campbell Steet Entrance.

For information, call 815-741-4600.

• St. Bernard Catholic Church new Mass schedule – 4:15 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. Sundays, St. Bernard Catholic Church, Sterling Ave. and High St., Joliet.

For information, call 815-726-4474.

• St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church new Mass schedule – 4 p.m. Saturdays and 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays, St. Mary Magdalene, 127 S. Briggs St., Joliet. For information, call 815-722-7653.

Nov. 24 • Thanksgiving Mass – 9 a.m., Holy Cross Church, 826 Elizabeth St., Joliet.

• Thanksgiving Mass – 9 a.m., Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. No 7:30 a.m. Mass this day.

Parish office closed 4:15 p.m. Nov. 22 and reopens 8:15 a.m. Nov. 28. For information, visit www.smip.org.

• Free Thanksgiving dinner – Peace Lutheran Church, 1900 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox. More than 200 meals to people who are alone, in need or want to spend the holiday with others. Most will be served at church, but others are delivered to those who cannot make it out. Transportation provided if needed. For information, contact the Rev. Dave Hedlin at 815-485-5327.

Nov. 25 • Women’s Bible Study – 9:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For information, call 815485-8271.

• Bingo – Doors open at 4 p.m. Cards begin at 6 p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet.

• Fish fry – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Knights of

Columbus Council 4400, 1813 Cass St., Joliet. Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout.

Call 815-723-3827.

• Círculo de Oración (prayer group in Spanish) – 7 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746.

• Services – 7 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Potluck to follow. RSVP at 815-741-4600.

Nov. 26 • Breakfast with Santa – 8 a.m. to noon, St. Mary Immaculate Parish School gym, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. $5 admission.

• Services – 9 a.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. RSVP at 815-741-4600.

• The 7th Annual Christmas Shoppe – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 24022 W. Lockport St., Plainfield.

Area vendors, custom-made jewelry, candles, handmade crafts, knitted/crocheted items by “The KnitWits” of Plymouth Church, homemade baked goods. Free admission, coffee and hot chocolate. Stroller and wheelchair accessible.

• 23rd annual Harvest Saturday Food Drive – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Andrew, 505 Kingston Drive, Romeoville. For information, call Bernadette Sedlacek, Monday through Friday, at 815-886-4145, ext. 303.

• Confession – 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet.

For information, call 815-727-4746.

• Fish fry – 4 to 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus Council 4400, 1813 Cass St., Joliet.

Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout. Call 815-723-3827.

Nov. 27 • Experience Youth Group – Worship is 9 a.m. Discussion is 10 to 10:45 a.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. Meet in narthex. For information, call 815-485-8271.

• Sunday School – 9 a.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet.

RSVP at 815-741-4600. Gift shop open.

Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

• Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory – 9:40 a.m., St. Mary Nativity Church, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet.

• Men’s annual Day – 10:45 a.m., St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd., Joliet. Topic: “What Power We Have.” Keynote speaker: Pastor William A. Martin, True Vine Missionary Baptist

Church, Chicago. For information, call 815726-7080 or visit www.stjohns.church@ comcast.com.

• “Invitation to a Miracle” cantata – 3 p.m., St. Jude Catholic Church, 241 W. Second Ave. New Lenox. Free. For information, call 815-463-4209, email tlabanauskas@stjudes.org or visit www. stjudes.org.

• “I’m Not OK. You’re Not Okay, But It’s Okay: Finding Hope in the Difficulties of Life” parish mission – 7 to 8:30 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Speakers Chris and Linda Padgett. Topic: “Called to Love.” For information, visit www.smip.org.

Nov. 28 • “I’m Not OK. You’re Not Okay, But It’s Okay: Finding Hope in the Difficulties of Life” parish mission – Following 7:30 a.m.

Mass and 7 to 8 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield.

Speakers Chris and Linda Padgett. Topics: “Something About Mary: Marian Devotion and Spiritual Growth” (morning) and “What Keeps Us From Love” (evening). For information, visit www.smip.org.

• St. Patrick’s food pantry – 9 to 11:30 a.m., 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For those living in the 60436 zip code. For information, call the St. Patrick parish office at 815-727-4746.

• “The Wesleyan Way” Small Group – 6:45 p.m., United Methodist Church of New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For information, call 815-485-8271.

• Chapel Bible Study – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church of New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. New members encouraged. For current topic and information, call 815-485-8271.

• Erich Deptolla’s Bible Study – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For current topic and information, call 815-485-8271.

• Michael Johnston’s Bible Study Group – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For current topic and information, call 815-485-8271.

Nov. 29 • “I’m Not OK. You’re Not Okay, But It’s Okay: Finding Hope in the Difficulties of Life” parish mission – Following 7:30 a.m. Mass, 9:30 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Speakers Chris and Linda Padgett. Topics: “Get out of the Boat: a look

at trusting Jesus” (morning, after Mass), a talk for women by Linda Padgett (9:30 a.m.) and “Sharing His Love “ (evening). For information, visit www.smip.org.

• Bible Study – 9:15 to 11 a.m., St. Mary Nativity, Nativity Room, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet. RSVP to Joyce Traina at 815-7269138.

• Songs in the Night at Jesus’ Birth – 6:30 p.m., Prairie Creek Public Library, Dwight. Performed by the Prairie Singers.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments.

For information, call 815-287-9806.

Nov. 30 • Confession – 3 to 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746.

• LOGOS – 5 to 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1015 Winthrop Ave., Joliet. Midweek program for youth ages 5 through high school. Free. To register, call 815-725-6687.

• AWANA – 6:15 p.m., Parker Road Bible Church, 18512 Parker Road, Mokena. Kids learn Bible verses, sing songs, play games.

For information, call 708-463-1125.

• Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults – 7:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays through May 24, St. Mary Immaculate Parish, upper meeting room, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. For information, email Brian Trishman at itsinthefinish@sbcglobal.net.

Dec. 1 • Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:30 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Torah study. $5. RSVP at 815741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com.

• “The Center” – 6:30 to 9 p.m., The Hub, 1303 Schoolhouse Road, No. 3, New Lenox. Free food, games, hang time, music, inspirational talk for teens. For information, call 815-474-2569, email info@thecenteryouth.org or visit www.thecenteryouth. org or www.facebook.com/cycteennight.

• Family Night – 6:45 to 8 p.m., Crystal Lawns Church of the Nazarene, 2424 Caton Farm Road, Joliet. For information, call 815436-3380.

• “The Wisdom to Survive” – 7 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Examines challenges climate change poses and discusses meaningful action individuals and communities can take. For information, call 815-7449020 or visit www.uujoliet.org.

FAITH BRIEF Trinity Christian School celebrates grandparents

SHOREWOOD – Trinity Christian School grandparents helped their grandchildren pack care packages that were sent to soldiers through Operation Care Packages. Grandparents were welcomed to spend part of the day with students at

the Shorewood school.

Grandparents also wrote letters to soldiers during the annual Grandparent Day celebration at Trinity Christian School.

The celebration was held on Veterans Day and included a special tribute to grandparents who had served in the military.

Trinity Christian School grandparents help their grandchildren pack care packages that were sent to soldiers through Operation Care Packages.

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

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24022 W. Lockport Street, Plainfield, IL 60544 (corner of Lockport & Illinois) Service: Sunday - 10:30am to 11:45am with fellowship immediately after Bible Study: Sunday - 9:30am to 10:15am Weekdays – please inquire Youth Sunday School: Sunday 10:45am to 11:45am James 1:27 Project - Continuous Family Movie Night – Monthly Call us at: 815-439-3409 Visit our website at: www.plymouthcongregational.org

100 N. Scott St., Joliet, IL 60432 815-722-1057 Tuesday & Thursday Masses 12:05pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am Saturday Mass 4:00pm Holydays 12:05pm Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena adoration following novena Every Tuesday following 12:05pm Mass Please Join Us! Father Timothy P. Andres Father James Lennon Very Reverend William Dewan Handicap Accessible

Corner of Glenwood & Midland

353 N. Midland Ave., Joliet 815-725-4213 www.faithjoliet.com

Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am Pastor Rebekkah Lohrmann

HISTORIC ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet 815-727-9378 Saturday 4:00 p.m.

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

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

LEMONT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 25 W. Custer, Lemont Church Phone & Prayer Hotline 630-257-5210 Pastor Hyo Sun Oh Sunday Worship 8:30 am and 10:45am Happy Hands Methodist Pre-School 630-257-3112 lemontumc@gmail.com

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ROCKDALE

1000 S. Washington Street, Lockport (815) 838-1017

The Latin Mass Community Diocese of Joliet

Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.

Email: lumclockport@ameritech.net www.lumclockport,org Pastor Phil Sheets

Come pray the Mass of all time.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday 4:15 PM (English) Sunday 10:00 AM (Latin) Weekdays 7:30 AM (Latin) Saturday 8:00 AM (Latin) except every 3rd Saturday when the 8:00 AM Mass is celebrated at the Poor Clares Monastery in Minooka Sunday 5:30 PM (Latin) at Ss. Peter & Paul in Naperville CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 PM & ½ hour before all other Masses except on Mondays HOLY HOUR with BENEDICTION: Thursday 6:00 PM Latin-English Missals are provided to guide you to a fuller, more prayerful participation.

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Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

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

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH Kosciol Sw. Krzyza Elizabeth and Ross St, Joliet • 815-726-4031

Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (Polish) Weekday Mornings: (T,TH) 8:30 a.m.

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

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

ST. EDWARD AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

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

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Sunday Service 10:00am Plainfield Academy Rt 59 & Lockport St. Plainfield Pastor Dennis Taylor www.lakesideworshipcenter.org

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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LCMS 310 N. Broadway, Joliet (815) 722-3567 www.stpeterjoliet.org www.stpeterschool-joliet.org 8:00 am & 10:45 am Sunday Divine Services 9:30 am Sunday School & Bible Study 10:00 am Sunday Service on WJOL 1340 AM Rev. Karl Hess, Pastor

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36 St. Mary Immaculate Parish holds 5th annual Make a Difference Day The HERALD-NEWS PLAINFIELD – More than 1,000 St. Mary Immaculate parishioners and friends from the community volunteered their time and talent on Oct. 15 for SMI’s 5th annual Make a Difference Day. Families, young adults, seniors, teens and youth came together to work on projects. More than 65 faith and service projects were offered throughout the day inside and outside the parish, as well as at sites in the local Plainfield community, Joliet and Aurora.

Projects included Eucharistic adoration and sprucing up the grounds at the parish and school, for homes in the parish’s immediate neighborhood and at the Mantellate Sisters convent.

Others made mats for the homeless from recycled plastic bags; some made beaded rosaries to be given away by the Legion of Mary in their evangelization efforts. More than 75 people came to the blood drive sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and conducted by Heartland Blood Center.

The St. Anne’s Sewing Circle accepted clothing items all day for free mending and hemming services. Kids made door hangers and cards for nursing homes and homebound residents.

Hundreds of people collectively provided service at Feed My Starving Children, Joliet Township Animal Control, Plainfield Park District’s Painting Project and Ready Set Ride Therapeutic Recreation Facility.

Others went to visit six area nursing homes to participate in music, bingo, crafts or manicures with the residents.

One group went out to a nearby neighborhood, inviting residents to the parish. A few teams went through neighborhoods collecting food for the Plainfield Interfaith Food Pantry.

At a drop-off site behind the parish school, hundreds of items were collected on behalf of 15 area organizations or ministries, including Guardian Angel Home, Waterleaf, Catholic Charities, local animal shelters, nursing homes and Ronald McDonald House.

All volunteers were invited to a free chili and cornbread lunch in the St. Mary Immaculate School gym.

The food was prepared and served by Boy Scout Troop 19 with more than 50 Scouts, parents and leaders.

The gym was decorated by a group of parish Girl Scouts and their families.

About 525 people attended the lunch.

The day concluded with 4 p.m. Mass celebrated by the Rev. David Medow.

For information, visit www.smip.org.

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Paula Bruno and her daughter, Alliviera, rake leaves for a senior citizen in the community on Make a Difference Day.

Student at St. Mary Nativity St. Mary Nativity School in Joliet in Joliet wins poster contest participates in academic bowl JOLIET – St. Mary Nativity’s first place Fire Prevention Week poster winner is fifth-grade student Sophia Benedick.

Sophia was introduced and present-

ed with her award at the Exchange Club Firefighter of the Year Banquet on Oct. 11. She proudly shows off her picture and award with her mom.

– The Herald-News

JOLIET – St. Mary Nativity students in Joliet recently participated in an academic bowl, hosted by Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox.

Kevin Rubio placed fourth in the math category.

Students representing St. Mary Nativity were Kelly Fitzgerald, Kristi Sanantonio, Michael Brozovich, Kevin Rubio, Louis Mendoza and Rachel Carreno.

– The Herald-News

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Sophia Benedick shows off her picture and award with her mom.

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Congratulations to the St. Mary Nativity students who participated in this year’s academic bowl.

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produce intense inflammation.

In response to the inflammation, synovial cells also begin to multiply. This causes the normally smooth synovium to form a rough, grainy tissue called pannus. The pannus grows into the previously empty space in the joint. In addition, synovial cells and other cells produce chemicals that eat away at the cartilage in the joint.

Together, the pannus and the inflammatory chemicals badly damage the joint. If the tendons become inflamed, they may shorten and prevent the joint from bending. If the tendons rupture, the joint may become loose or floppy.

In a normal immune system response, inflammation subsides when the threat is removed. But in RA, the immune response is not normal; it continues indefinitely. This prolonged inflammation can be devastating.

The result is swelling, redness, heat and pain in the joints. Ultimately, the joints can be so badly damaged they become deformed. People with RA can have great difficulty walking, bending, lifting or using their hands.

As RA progresses, it can limit a person’s ability to carry out normal daily activities such as dressing, bathing and walking. However, with medications, good self-care and, if necessary, surgery, most people with RA can avoid disability. In the past decade, research has led to powerful new medicines that prevent the slow destruction of the joints in many people with RA. I hope your doctor has prescribed one of these medicines for you.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School.

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Can you explain what is happening in my body to cause such uncomfortable symptoms?

Dear Reader: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-term) disease. It causes painful and sometimes disabling inflammation of the joints. RA also can affect other tissues in the body, such as the skin, eyes, lungs and blood vessels.

RA is an autoimmune disease. That means the immune system mistakenly identifies normal, healthy cells as dangerous and attempts to destroy them. Why does this happen? Do the normal, healthy cells somehow “look” foreign to the immune system? Or is there something in the normal cells, such as a virus that hasn’t yet been discovered, that attracts the attention of the immune system?

There are a lot of scientists trying to figure that out.

In RA, the immune system targets synovial joints, the movable joints found in the shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees, ankles and toes. In these joints, a protective layer of cartilage covers the ends of the bones where they meet. The joints take their name from the synovium, a membrane that lines the joint.

The synovium produces synovial fluid, a thick, sticky, yellowish liquid. It lubricates the joint and minimizes friction. It also forms a seal that allows neighboring bones to slide freely against each other without pulling apart.

RA occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the synovium. The attacking cells release inflammatory chemicals that increase blood flow to the site. They direct an army of white blood cells, germ-fighters and other substances into the invaded tissue. White blood cells

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Note to readers: This column originally ran in November 2014.

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Dear Abby: My husband and I have been dining out with another couple about twice a month. We have not been able to entertain them at our home because it is not easily accessible and the man is in a wheelchair. Over the past several months, his health has declined. His mind is sharp, but his body is weakening.

The last time we met them for dinner, we couldn’t understand what he was saying, so his wife “interpreted.” Also, when he tries to eat, the food falls out of his mouth onto a bib and from there to the floor.

Abby, we just don’t know what to do. We really like this couple, but it is nauseating to watch him eat with food falling out of his mouth. Plus, the other patrons at the restaurants are starting to stare. We look forward to your advice. – People Are Starting To Stare Dear People: If this couple ever needed understanding friends, it’s now. Because you are embarrassed to be seen with them in a restaurant, consider bringing a take-out meal to their home. Granted, watching your friend struggle is painful. But if he’s going downhill as rapidly as you say, he needs your support more than ever, and so does his wife. And when he’s gone, you’ll know you did the right thing.

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DEAR ABBY With the holiday shopping season Jeanne already here, may Phillips I suggest another way to look at gift giving? We all want to give the perfect gift to family members. Some gifts can cost a lot of money and some not. I would like people to take a step back and consider who they are buying for.

I stopped buying gifts for my parents and sister 10 years ago. Because their money is tight, I have been stocking their pantries with food and staples. I am well off enough financially that I have been able to fill their freezers with enough meat to last three months or more.

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A Christmas Story 2 (’12) (CC) South Park South Park South Park South Park (5:20) Tower Heist (’11) ››‡ Ben Stiller. (CC) The Hangover (’09) ››› Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. (CC) n(4:00) Crosstown Classic From July 25, 2016. nCubs Classic From Aug. 18, 2016. nHard (N) n3 and Out (N) nInside N.D. Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Alaska: The Last Frontier (14) Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Walk the Bizaardvark Bizaardvark The Lodge (G) Girl Meets Best Friends Fashion Police (14) (CC) (4:00) Forrest Gump (’94) (CC) Forrest Gump (’94) ›››› Forrest Gump (’94) ›››› Tom Hanks, Robin Wright. (CC) nSportCtr (N) nCollege Football LSU at Texas A&M. From Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. (N) (Live) nSportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) nSportsCenter (N) (Live)(CC) nCollege Basketball: AdvoCare Invitational (N) nCollege Basketball AdvoCare Invitational — Seton Hall vs. Florida. (N) (Live) nCollege Basketball Wooden Legacy — Portland vs. UCLA. (N) Chopped (G) (CC) Chopped (G) (CC) Chopped (N) (G) (CC) Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Beat Bobby Chopped (G) (CC) Toy-TERROR! (5:20) Toy Story (’95) ››››, Tim Allen (CC) Toy Story 2 (’99) ›››› Voices of Tom Hanks. (CC) The 700 Club ’ (G) (CC) Dennis the Menace (’93) ›› Mr. Peabody & Sherman (’14) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (’14) ››› Voices of Jay Baruchel. (CC) How to Train Your Dragon 2 (’14) ››› Voices of Jay Baruchel. (CC) (5:00) A December Bride (G) Christmas in Homestead (’16) Premiere. Michael Rady. (G) My Christmas Dream (’16) Danica McKellar. (G) (CC) A Very Merry Mix-Up (’13) (G) Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Hunters (N) Hunt Intl (N) Hunters Hunters Int’l Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars (5:00) Big Daddy (’99) (CC) Step Brothers (’08) ››‡ Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. (CC) Step Brothers (’08) ››‡ Step Brothers (’08) ››‡ Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. (CC) Ridiculous.

Ridiculous.

Ridiculous.

Ridiculous.

Ridiculous.

Ridiculous.

(5:00) Lottery Ticket (’10) ››‡ Bow Wow. (CC) Ridiculousness ’ (14) (CC) Friends (PG) Friends (PG) Friends (14) Friends (14) (5:00) Rio (’11) ››› (CC) The Parent Trap (’98) ››› Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid. (CC) What to Expect When You’re Expecting (’12) What to Expect When Christmas at the White House The Single Moms Club (’14) ›› Nia Long, Amy Smart. (CC) Stepmom (’98) (4:25) Stepmom (’98) ›› (CC) Crazy, Stupid, Love. (’11) ››› Steve Carell. (CC) Crazy, Stupid, Love. (’11) ››› Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling. (CC) Jurassic Park (’93) ›››‡ Sam Neill, Laura Dern. (CC) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (’97) ››‡ Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore. (CC) Z Nation (14) (CC) Z Nation (14) (CC) Z Nation (14) (CC) Z Nation (14) (CC) Z Nation (14) (CC) Z Nation (14) Big Bang Big Bang Search Party Search Party Search Party Search Party Search Party Search Party Search (N) Search (N) Billy-Street 2 Broke Girls You Can’t Take It With You Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Auntie Mame (’58) ››› Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker. (CC) The Life of Riley (’49) ››‡ Premiere.

Long Lost Family (PG) (CC) Long Lost (Series Premiere) Long Lost Family: Togeth. (N) Long Lost Family: Togeth. (N) Long Lost Family: Togeth.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – There will be a fine line between work and play. Be careful not to let your emotions hinder your productivity. Stay focused on what’s important in all areas of life, but keep them separate. Try to take care of your responsibilities quickly. A balanced lifestyle will deter trouble.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You need to initiate positive change and stick to your game plan. Avoid going over budget. Step up and do the work yourself. Take on responsibility and aim to do your best.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Emotional situations will escalate if they’re not handled

diplomatically. An intelligent approach when dealing with institutions or government agencies will help you avoid being penalized.

Romance doesn’t have to break the bank.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You must speed things up. Take control and make things happen. You can negotiate a deal, but don’t take on impossible physical challenges. Use your intelligence to battle your way to the top.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t promise more than you can deliver. You’ll be prone to talking big when you should be bringing about positive change without braggadocio.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You’ll be quick to respond and eager to get involved. Your contributions will be well received and will give you the boost you need to excel. Travel

and education are highlighted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Conquer any fears you have by facing them head-on. Focus on the personal changes you can make that will add to your assets and potential.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Go where the action is. Sign up and participate. You can’t bring about change by talking about it; you have to do the legwork and finish what you start.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – A change at work might be good for you, but it is likely to cause a disturbance at home. Make your decisions based on what’s best for the people you care about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Think big and pursue your goals. Your ability to field whatever comes your way will put you in a good posi-

tion. Don’t let anyone deter you from acting on your own behalf.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Think about the past and use certain experiences to help you out now. Temptation to overspend should be rejected. Ease stress instead of adding to it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Put your needs first. Get involved in something that will bring you joy, expand your mind and help you use your skills and talents in ways you find more to your liking.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – A personal improvement may tempt you, but before making an impulsive decision, you must consider the cost versus the outcome. Don’t believe all the hype. Base your decisions on facts and proof.

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I am writing this column on a transatlantic jet covering a mile approximately every six seconds. It is impossible to imagine that speed at 35,000 feet, but if we were doing it on a salt flat a la Donald Campbell, it would be a mixture of thrilling and scary.

Defense and declarer-play are like that. Sometimes speed is of the essence -- you need to be actively trying to win tricks or eliminate losers. At other times, you want to sit back and wait for winners to fall into your lap -- you play passively.

Which is relevant in today’s deal?

Look at the West hand. What would you lead against four hearts: the spade three or club queen?

North’s three-diamond rebid promised at least a decent six-card suit and seven winners. South’s three hearts was game-forcing and also indicated a six-card or longer suit.

North’s four clubs was an advance control-bid, which said that he had heart support, liked his hand for a slam and had the club ace, but did not have the spade ace (a suit he skipped over). South settled into four hearts.

North and South have the values for game; they even dabbled at a slam. West must be active, leading the spade three. East wins with his ace and returns the spade 10, the higher of two remaining cards. West overtakes with his jack and cashes the spade king. But where is trick four?

West, seeing no minor-suit winner available, must try for a trump trick.

He leads the 13th spade and hopes partner ruffs with the heart queen, which would effect an uppercut.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of BRUCE E. SANDERS Deceased.

Case No. 2015 P 000705 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of BRUCE E. SANDERS, of Shorewood, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on November 23, 2015 to MICHELE P. SANDERS, of Shorewood, Illinois, whose attorney is Scott E. Nemanich, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 4343 Commerce Court, Suite 415, Lisle, Illinois 60532.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before May 24, 2017, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975, as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the Will County Courthouse, River Valley Justice Center, 3208 W. McDonough, Joliet, Illinois 60431, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Scott E. Nemanich, Esq. HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP 4343 Commerce Court, Suite 415 Lisle, Illinois 60532 (630) 505-0010 Atty. No. 2035316 (Published in the Herald-News November 24, 2016 December 1, 8, 2016) 1245974

PUBLIC NOTICE 16-080475 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsBRIAN T. BROZOVICH A/K/A BRIAN TIMOTHY BROZOVICH; NADIA M. BROZOVICH A/K/A NADIA MAJED BROZOVICH A/K/A NADIA ABBUSHI; THE MIRAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS; OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 16CH 1587 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed,

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public ng notice is hereby given you Brian T. Brozovich a/k/a Brian Timothy Brozovich and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Unknown Occupants.

Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 9, IN MIRAGE SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 UNIT 5, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 5, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-12277, AND CORRECTED BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MARCH 26, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO. R98-31325, AND RECORDED MARCH 26, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. R99-39374 AND RECORDED APRIL 8, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NO. R99-45079 AND RECORDED MAY 30, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. R2001065577, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2503 Falls Court, Plainfield, IL 60586 Permanent Index No.: 06-03-30-314-015-0000 and which said Mortgage was made by Brian T. Brozovich and Nadia M. Brozovich Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for AEGIS Wholesale Corporation as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, Document No. R2003202331.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on December 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Will County Arbitration Center, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 3rd Floor, Joliet, Illinois 60432. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Pamela J. McGuire, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is December 19, 2016. Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY

INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I707335 (Published in the Herald-News November 17, 24, 2016 December 1, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.

DENITRICE L. VISOR; ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT HOUSING AUTHORITY; THE LAW OFFICES OF BOB O'DEKIRK, LLC; OLDFIELD TOWNHOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN OAKS; OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 16 CH 1772 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, DENITRICE L. VISOR; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS, NONRECORD Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT G OF LOT 12, IN TOWNHOMES OF INDIAN OAKS RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 25 AND 26 OF THE TOWNHOMES OF INDIAN OAKS UNIT 5, A SUBDIVISION IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 9, IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO SAID PLAT OF RE-SUBDIVISION RECORDED JUNE 16, 1983, AS DOCUMENT NO. R83-16655; TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAID LAND AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. R73-13707 AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 662 Sundance Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440 P.I.N.: 12-02-09-215-015 and which said mortgage was signed by DENITRICE L. VISOR, mortgagor, to CitiMortgage, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County as Document No. R2005161952; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Will County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO

MICHAEL W. ROSE A/K/A MICHAEL ROSE; PAMELA L. ROSE; CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS; OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 16 CH 1801 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Pamela L. Rose and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Unknown Occupants.

Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 12 IN BLOCK 12, IN HAMPTON PARK SUBDIVISION NUMBER 12, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 3, 1968, AS DOCUMENT R68-6759 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 234 Haller Avenue, Romeoville, IL 60446 Permanent Index No.: 11-04-04-222-012-0000 and which said Mortgage was made by Michael W. Rose Mortgagors, to CitiMortgage, Inc. as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, Document No. R2003227944.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of (Published in the Herald-News the Circuit Court of the Twelfth November 24, 2016 December 1, Judicial Circuit, this case is set for 8, 2016) Mandatory Mediation on January 12, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Will County Arbitration Center, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 3rd Floor, Joliet, Illinois 60432.

A lender PUBLIC NOTICE representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to 16-080710 discuss options that you may IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF have and to pre-screen you for a THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT potential mortgage modification.

WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR PLAINTIFF, MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. -vsNow therefore, unless you, the JOHN A. CONTRERAS; DORA said above named defendants, file LINDA CONTRERAS; UNKNOWN your answer to the Complaint in the OWNERS AND NON-RECORD said suit or otherwise make your UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS; appearance therein, the office of the OCCUPANTS Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will DEFENDANTS County, Pamela J. McGuire, 57 N. 16 CH 01777 Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois PUBLICATION NOTICE 60432, on or before the 30th day The requisite affidavit for after the first publication of this publication having been filed, notice which is December 27, notice is hereby given you John A. 2016. Default may be entered Contreras and Unknown Owners against you at any time after that Non-Record Claimants; and day and a judgment entered in Unknown Occupants. accordance with the prayer of said Defendants in the above entitled Complaint. suit, that the said suit has been Clerk commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by the said Plaintiff (Published in the Herald-News Shapiro Kreisman & against you and other defendants, November 24, 2016 December 1, Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a 8, 2016) 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 certain Mortgage conveying the Bannockburn, IL 60015 premises described as follows, to (847) 291-1717 wit: ILNOTICES@logs.com LOT 3 IN BLOCK 24 IN THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO PUBLIC NOTICE FRANKFORT SQUARE UNIT NO. 6 COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE OF PART OF THE NORTH 33 FEET 16-079103 USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, AND PART OF THE THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED ALL IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, MIDFIRST BANK

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PLAINTIFF, OR

BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING -vsSAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on January 19, 2017 at 1:30 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Will County at Will County Court House 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 on or before the December 27, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

PAMELA J. MCGUIRE, Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Email: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Ph. 312-541-9710 / Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 16 4050 I708179

TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 2, 1976 AS DOCUMENT NO. R76-9158, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 20511 South Graceland Lane, Frankfort, IL 60423 Permanent Index No.: 19-09-13-308-003-0000 and which said Mortgage was made by John A. Contreras and Dora Linda Contreras Mortgagors, to Cendant Mortgage Corporation as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, Document No. R2004092100.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on January 12, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Will County Arbitration Center, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 3rd Floor, Joliet, 60432.

A lender Illinois representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Pamela J. McGuire, 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is December 27, 2016. Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO THE DISCHARGED COLLECT PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I707908

REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I707903 (Published in the Herald-News November 24, 2016 December 1, 8, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Plaintiff, v.

VEOLA BAKER; SANDRA EVANS; CITY OF JOLIET; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

16CH 1832 1324 Fairmount Ave. Joliet, IL 60432 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to the following: UNKNOWN OWNERS and CLAIMANTS, NONRECORD generally. Notice is hereby given to Defendants in the above-entitled suit that the above-named Plaintiff has filed its Complaint in said Court for foreclosure pursuant to the mortgage foreclosure laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and premises in the Complaint situated in Will County, State of Illinois: THE SOUTH TWENTY TWO FEET OF LOT THIRTY NINE AND THE NORTH TWENTY TWO FEET OF LOT FORTY, IN FAIRMOUNT PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE QUARTER OF NORTHWEST SECTION TWO, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED 5/18/1904, AS DOC. NO. 227714, IN PLAT 15, AT PAGE 9 THEREOF. PIN: 07-02-113-006.

Common Address: 1324 Fairmount Ave., Joliet, IL 60432. that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that said suit is now pending. The said Complaint is for the foreclosure of the mortgage.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file your appearance in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois, on or before the December 19, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Stephen G. Daday Aaron D. White, Jr. Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC 2550 West Golf Road, Suite 250 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 847-590-8700 Attorney No. 3127015 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

I706391 (Published in the Herald-News November 17, 24, 2016 December 1, 2016)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WILL, STATE OF ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff(s), vs.

MARY J. JANUSZEWSKI, TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. N/K/A HFTA FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

16CH 1865 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN TENANTS and UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 14 (EXCEPT THE NORTHWESTERLY 54 FEET THEREOF) AND THE NORTHWESTERLY 36 FEET OF LOT 13 IN RENWICK HEIGHTS A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 15, IN TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 16, 1956 AS DOCUMENT 804504, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Tax Number: 06-03-15-401-004 A/K/A 03-15-401-004 commonly known as 15722 S. JOLIET RD., PLAINFIELD, IL 60544; and which said Real Estate Mortgage was made by MARY J. JANUSZEWSKI, and recorded in the Office of the Will County Recorder as Document Number R2009026867; that Summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said named Defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Circuit Court of Will County, located at 57 N. OTTAWA STREET, JOLIET, IL 60432, on or before the December 19, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Ira T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808 Aaron Nevel - ARDC #6322724 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com # 16-02671

The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com • Thursday, November 24, 2016 • gallo mp package with specifications can be picked up at the Plainfield Fire s(Published in the Herald-News Protection Administrative building, November 17, 24, 2016 23748 W. 135th Street, Plainfield, Illinois 60544 during regular December 1, 2016) business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.).

I707806

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE MIRAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Plaintiff v.

JAMES ORLANDO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF ORLANDO, ANY/ALL JAMES UNKNOWN TENANTS AND/OR OCCUPANTS, Defendants L 16LM 2326 TA FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER NOTICE REQUIRING APPEARANCE IN PENDING ACTION To the defendant: The requisite affidavit for notice by posting having been filed, you are notified that at the instance of plaintiff THE MIRAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION in the above entitled action against you for the recovery of the L possession of real estate is now pending in the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois that the premises, the possession of which is sought to be recovered by the plaintiff from you, are located at 2808 Discovery Drive, Plainfield, Illinois, 60586, and are described as follows: Summons was issued in said r suit and was returned without service stating that service could not be obtained.

You are hereby required to appear in person on *JANUARY 6, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 111 located at Will County Court House, 14 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, Illinois. You are further required to file your written appearance by yourself or your attorney in the above cause.

IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE POSSESSION OF THE AFORESAID PREMISES AND ANY RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. AFTER THE JUDGMENT IS ENTERED; THE SHERIFF MAY EVICT YOU. PAMELA J. MCGUIRE, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILL COUNTY Charles M. Keough er Keough & Moody, P.C. er Attorney No 6237432 114 E Van Buren Ave Naperville, IL 60540 by (630) 245-5081 collection@kmlegal.com NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I707593

The sealed bids are due in our office no later than 2:00 pm on December 2, 2016; clearly marked on the outside of the envelope "PUMPER TENDER BID".

The bid openings will take place December 2, 2016 at approximately 2:30 pm at the Plainfield Fire Protection District Administrative Building at 23748 W. 135th Street, Plainfield, IL 60544. Bidders do not need to be present during the bid openings.

Include with your bid proposal a list of exclusions accompanied by the original specifications. Include in your proposal any additional discounts that are available.

Late proposals will not be accepted under any circumstances. Sole responsibility rests with the

puty spon bility proposing firm to see that their Plainfield Fire Protection District proposal is received on time.

(Published in the Herald-News If an award is made, it will be to November 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, the lowest responsible bidder 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 2016) that meets the specifications. The 1243961 Plainfield Fire Protection District reserves the right to reject any or all bids after bid opening and evaluation, or as a result of PUBLIC NOTICE a change in the budget or procurement plans of the District.

Incomplete or nonresponsive bids Will County Clerk's Office may be rejected. All bids must Assumed Business Name remain valid for not less than 30 Certificate of Registration of days following bid opening. The Ownership of Business District will consider bids which propose purchase of the apparatus Name of Business: through a joint purchasing arrangement which complies with the Illinois Government Joint Product Compliance Consulting Purchasing Act (30 ILCS 525).

Certificate No.: 31119 If you have any further questions Filed: November 3, 2016 please contact me at 815-405- Located at: 8301 or via E-mail at jkstratton@ 13315 S. Columbine plainfieldfpd.com.

Plainfield, IL 60585 Sincerely, Name(s) and residence of address Jon K. Stratton (es) of the person(s) owning, Deputy Chief

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of February, 2017, the Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois will sell at public sale, the property commonly known as 7551 West 191st Street, Tinley Park, Illinois, and legally described as: THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF FLOSSMOOR DITCH, (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART CONDEMNED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN CASE W66G894H AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12 AFORESAID WITH A LINE 140.00 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 12; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE 150.28 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE 60.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE 95.53 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE 1990.08 FEET RADIUS, CONVEX TO THE SOUTHWEST AND TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED PARALLEL LINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A LINE 433.00 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12 AFORESAID; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH A LINE 390.00 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12 AFORESAID; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12 AFORESAID; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING), IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Part of P.I.N: 19-09-1200-011-0000 The sale will be conducted by taking sealed bids, which shall be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451. The sealed bids shall be submitted to the attention of: Dr. R. Scott Tingley, Superintendent and shall state on the outside of the sealed envelope the property address. The bids will be opened and read aloud at 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District.

The Board of Education will decide which bid, if any, it will accept at its meeting on February 16, 2017, which meeting will be held at Lincoln-Way Central at 7:00 p.m.

Please note the following terms and conditions: 1. The property is approximately 71.90 acres.

2. The property is vacant land.

3. The property is located in unincorporated Will County, Illinois.

4. The minimum bid price for the property is Four-Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000).

5. Bidders may secure information pertaining to the site at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451 or by contacting Dr. R. Scott Tingley (815) 462-2130.

6. Bidders shall submit a statement, along with the bid, certified by a principal or authorized officer of the bidder, setting forth the following information: a) The legal names, address and contact person for the bidder. b) If a corporation, the state and date of incorporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers thereof - if a partnership, the date of organization, type of partnership and names and addresses of the general partners thereof - if a sole proprietor, the date of the organization of the business and the name or names and address or addresses of the owners. c) Information demonstrating bidder's financial capability of funding the payments required either by ur (Published in the Herald-News guarantees of a financial institution or other proof of assurance.

November 17, 24, 2016 7. A security deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the proposed sales price submitted with the December 1, 2016) bid as earnest money in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to the "Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois," must accompany the bid.

8. Based on the best interests of the School District and community, the Board of Education will decide which y bid, if any, it will accept. The Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. PUBLIC NOTICE 210, Will County, IL reserves the right to waive irregularities, to continue the sale from time to time, to reject any and all bids, whether or not they meet the minimum bid price, and to adjourn the sale.

PLAINFIELD FIRE 9. Closing shall take place within the time and upon the terms provided in the Contract for Sale. A finalized PROTECTION DISTRICT Contract for Sale shall be completed between the parties no later than 30 days after bid acceptance. A 23748 W 135th Street copy of the Contract for Sale to be entered into by the Board of Education and the successful bidder shall Plainfield Illinois 60544 be available for inspection at the Administrative Offices of the Board of Education.

815.436.5335 10. All information about the property included in this Notice of Sale is believed to be reliable, but is not 815.436.6420 fax guaranteed and no express or implied representations or warranties are made with regard to the property or matters relating thereto, or terms contained herein.

November 16, 2016 BOARD OF EDUCATION LINCOLN-WAY To Whom It May Concern: COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210 WILL COUNTY, IL Plainfield Fire Protection District is currently accepting bids for (1) (Published in the Herald-News November 24, 30, 2016 December 7, 2016) 1245931 3,000 gallon Pumper Tender. Bid

(es) pe (s) ning, conducting or transacting business: Harold Cunningham 13315 S. Columbine Plainfield, IL 60585 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois. /s/ Harold Cunningham November 3, 2016 /s/ Nancy Schultz Voots County Clerk, Will County, IL (Published in the Herald-News November 10, 17, 24, 2016) 1241313

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210, WILLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of February, 2017, the Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois will sell at public sale, the property situated immediately west of 13125 West Smith Road, Manhattan Township, Unincorporated Will County, Illinois, and legally described as: THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, T34N, RANGE 11 EAST LYING NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE Part of P.I.N: 14-12-14-100-003-0000 The sale will be conducted by taking sealed bids, which shall be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451. The sealed bids shall be submitted to the attention of: Dr. R. Scott Tingley, Superintendent and shall state on the outside of the sealed envelope the property address. The bids will be opened and read aloud at 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District.

The Board of Education will decide which bid, if any, it will accept at its meeting on February 16, 2017, which meeting will be held at Lincoln-Way Central at 7:00 p.m.

Please note the following terms and conditions: 1. The property is approximately 78.18 acres.

2. The property is vacant land.

3. The property is located in unincorporated Will County, Illinois.

4. The minimum bid price for the property is Seven-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000).

5. Bidders may secure information pertaining to the site at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451 or by contacting Dr. R. Scott Tingley (815) 462-2130.

6. Bidders shall submit a statement, along with the bid, certified by a principal or authorized officer of the bidder, setting forth the following information: a) The legal names, address and contact person for the bidder. b) If a corporation, the state and date of incorporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers thereof - if a partnership, the date of organization, type of partnership and names and addresses of the general partners thereof - if a sole proprietor, the date of the organization of the business and the name or names and address or addresses of the owners. c) Information demonstrating bidder's financial capability of funding the payments required either by guarantees of a financial institution or other proof of assurance.

7. A security deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the proposed sales price submitted with the bid as earnest money in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to the "Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois," must accompany the bid.

8. Based on the best interests of the School District and community, the Board of Education will decide which bid, if any, it will accept.

The Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, IL reserves the right to waive irregularities, to continue the sale from time to time, to reject any and all bids, whether or not they meet the minimum bid price, and to adjourn the sale.

9. Closing shall take place within the time and upon the terms provided in the Contract for Sale. A finalized Contract for Sale shall be completed between the parties no later than 30 days after bid acceptance. A copy of the Contract for Sale to be entered into by the Board of Education and the successful bidder shall be available for inspection at the Administrative Offices of the Board of Education.

10. All information about the property included in this Notice of Sale is believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed and no express or implied representations or warranties are made with regard to the property or matters relating thereto, or terms contained herein.

BOARD OF EDUCATION LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210 WILL COUNTY, IL (Published in the Herald-News November 24, 30, 2016 December 7, 2016) 1245960

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210, WILLCOUNTY, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of February, 2017, the Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois will sell at public sale, the property commonly known as 16460-16462 West Manhattan Road, Unincorporated Will County, Illinois, and legally described as: THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION 14: ALSO THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 14 LYING NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, AN IN RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THAT PART OF THE EAST 1645.34 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, 2646.59 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, 1645.38 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1645.34 FEET OF THE SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID EAST 1645.34 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 2648.36 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE AFORESAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID EAST 1645.34 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 1645.39 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING THERE FROM THE EAST 822.81 FEET, THEREOF, IN WILL COUNTY, IL CONTAINING 50.00 ACRES MORE OR LESS. Part of P.I.N: 14-12-18-100-006 The sale will be conducted by taking sealed bids, which shall be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451. The sealed bids shall be submitted to the attention of: Dr. R. Scott Tingley, Superintendent and shall state on the outside of the sealed envelope the property address. The bids will be opened and read aloud at 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2017 at the administrative offices of the School District.

The Board of Education will decide which bid, if any, it will accept at its meeting on February 16, 2017, which meeting will be held at Lincoln-Way Central at 7:00 p.m.

Please note the following terms and conditions: 1. The property is approximately 100 acres.

2. The property is vacant land.

3. The property is located in unincorporated Will County, Illinois.

4. The minimum bid price for the property is One-Million Two-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000).

5. Bidders may secure information pertaining to the site at the administrative offices of the School District located at 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, IL 60451 or by contacting Dr. R. Scott Tingley (815) 462-2130.

6. Bidders shall submit a statement, along with the bid, certified by a principal or authorized officer of the bidder, setting forth the following information: a) The legal names, address and contact person for the bidder. b) If a corporation, the state and date of incorporation, the names and addresses of the principal officers thereof - if a partnership, the date of organization, type of partnership and names and addresses of the general partners thereof - if a sole proprietor, the date of the organization of the business and the name or names and address or addresses of the owners. c) Information demonstrating bidder's financial capability of funding the payments required either by guarantees of a financial institution or other proof of assurance.

7. A security deposit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the proposed sales price submitted with the bid as earnest money in the form of a cashier's or certified check made payable to the "Lincoln-Way Community High School District No. 210, Will County, Illinois," must accompany the bid.

8. Based on the best interests of the School District and community, the Board of Education will decide which bid, if any, it will accept.

The Board of Education of Community High School District No. 210, Will County, IL reserves the right to waive irregularities, to continue the sale from time to time, to reject any and all bids, whether or not they meet the minimum bid price, and to adjourn the sale.

9. Closing shall take place within the time and upon the terms provided in the Contract for Sale. A finalized Contract for Sale shall be completed between the parties no later than 30 days after bid acceptance. A copy of the Contract for Sale to be entered into by the Board of Education and the successful bidder shall be available for inspection at the Administrative Offices of the Board of Education.

10. All information about the property included in this Notice of Sale is believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed and no express or implied representations or warranties are made with regard to the property or matters relating thereto, or terms contained herein.

BOARD OF EDUCATION LINCOLN-WAY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 210 WILL COUNTY, IL (Published in the Herald-News November 24, 30, 2016 December 7, 2016) 1245887

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Thursday, November 24, 2016 • The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016

The Summary must be published in the local newspaper.

Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016 will be available for public inspection in the school district/ joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2016.

Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: EDUCATION 601 Willow, Frankfort, IL 60423 815-806-4600 7:30AM - 4:00PM School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, 2017 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website @ www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30,2016 Educational

Operations & Maintenance

Local

1000

9,687,484

582,793

Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District

2000

0

0

State Sources

3000

1,137,963

0

Federal Sources

4000

Debt Services

0

0

Transportation

Municipal Retirement/ social security

4,351,6161

0

0

0

0

0

Capital Projects

Working cash

Tort

Fire Prevention & Safely

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,052,857

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total Direct Receipts/Revenues

13,878,304

582,793

0

4,351,616

0

0

0

0

0

Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures

12,549,238

379,778

191,810

3,786,158

0

0

0

0

0

(191,810)

191,810

0

0

0

0

0

0

809,629

74,607

0

150,293

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,138,695

85,812

0

715,751

0

0

0

0

0

Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2015 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2016

SALARY SCHEDULE OF GROSS PAYMENTS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL AND NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL This listing must be published in the local newspaper, sent to ISBE, and retained Within your district/joint agreement administrative office for public inspection.

LINCOLN - WAY AREA SPECIAL EDUCATION 56-099-8430-60 GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL SALARY RANGE LESS THAN $24,999 Black, Alyson Laird, Carolyn Brown, Anita Lamacki, Christy Costello, Patrick Miller, Louise Cowfer, Elizabeth Mitchell, Stacey Doherty, Katherine Murray, Shane Dowling, Amy Nicholson, Sarah Draus, Danie O’Malley, William Fagan, Kristen Pisarski, Emilee Faulkner-Ridley Bettye Rehm, Catherine Foltz, Jennife Reif, Tammy Frick, Johanna Reilly, Maryjane Frick, Mary Rendleman, Gail Glenn, Susan Riemer, Jan Grabowski, Carrie Shoplas, Gregory Hall, Patricia Sinadinos, Doreen Harris, Ebony Slabe-Mehmel, Barbara Heffernan, Debra Sospizio, Donna Herbst, Mildred Steinkamp, Patricia Hernandez, Christopher Teichmiller, Andrea Hughes, James Tobin, Jill Igoe, Louise White, Nicole Jenkins, Sarah Zerkel, Lynn Koswenda, Kristina

SALARY RANGE $25,000 - $39,999 Bailey, Sarah Leitschuh, Emily

SALARY RANGE $40,000 - $59,999 Antonini, Nancy Bauer, Emily Cachey, Suzanne Dezynski, William Galfano, Christine Grund, Brian High, Kathy Holt, Jennifer Kaster, Mark Martin-Hunter, Melissa Morgan, Sandra Panfil, Amy Pascarella, Jessica Pearson, Amanda Pistek, Eric Jr. Rees, Jennifer Seppi, Margaret Stacel, Scott Studdard, Sara Villarrubia, Lisa Wheeler, Lisa

SALARY RANGE $60,000 - $89,999 Bacon, Michael Bentivenga, Joanna Burnett, Susan Christensen, Linda Crafton, Kimberly Crumpley, Diane Goulet-Raffety, Marie Hartung, Jeanne Hochhalter, Carlene Hochreiter, Pamela Kasper, Holly Kreml-Mulka, Kathy Lesh, Therese Malvestuto, Gail Nicholson, Janis Phelps, Ina Price, Diann Roiland, Dawn Sicinski, Christine Trovato, Anne

SALARY RANGE $90,000 Bodach, Patricia Boyens, Judith Fronek, Susan Kaczmarczyk, Susan Kienzle, Jean Rexroad, Sarah Rice, Judy

SALARY RANGE $25,000 - $39,999 Black, Lori Boyle, Jane Broughton, Diane Budz, Edwin Burdeaux, Jacqueline Carter, Margaret Chionis, Susan Dancu, Katrina Decraene, Connie Eggert, Cindy Gercone, Joanne Gradi, Corinne Hurley, Madelin Johns, Deborah Kerrican, Kathy Lindberg, Phyllis Lukas, Donna Mahkovec, Pamela Malecki, Kerry Manzella, KAthy McCabe, Barbara McReynolds, Janice Miller, Brenda Nelson, Constance O’Donnell, Robyn Opalacz, DOnna Palkovitz, Debra Pelletier, Elizabeth pershall, Melanie Pfzenmaire, Vicki

SALARY RANGE $40,000 - $59,999 Devine, Kathy Kimsey, Sheri Perez, Carmen Pitts, Tammy Powers, Kimberly Randles, Lauralyn

SALARY RANGE $60,000 - $89,999 Brent, Janet Della Penna, Cheryl Furgason, gregory Reigler, Brian

SALARY RANGE $90,000 Gardner, Sandra Grill, Margaret Ravetto, Thomas

GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL SALARY RANGE LESS THAN $24,999 Posey, Danielle Montelone, Joseph Radzienda, Ilene Muckian, Cathy Ralston, Susan Muckian, Meghan Ramsdorf, Rachael Muckian, Natalie Ratzel, Cynthia Muckian, Rachel Redmond, Christine Narcisi, Melissa Reilly, Maryjane Nicholson, Sarah Rexroad, Racy Nijakowski Kathleen Richard, Kariann Nijakowski, Neal Riemer, Jan Noisette, Emmanuel Rios, Victoria Noriega, Naomi Roberts, patricia Nystrom, Jodi Roethle, Amanda O’Brien, Eileen Rogers, Marcella Ohlund, Barbara Rose, Ashlee O’Neill, Katherine Rose, Brianna Paarlberg, Courtney Salazar, Celia Pagel, David Salazar, Gabriel Palmer, Karen Sanders, Glenn Parente, Jenna Sandt, Jeri Patton, Terry Sandt, William Paul, Kristy Scates Adrienne Pavlacka, Nancy Schneider, Florence Pelini, John Schor, Miranda Pettit, Jill Sendziak, Julie Phelps, Laura Sidebottom, Gwendolyn Pidgeon, Wendla Simon, Jeannine Piper, Megan Sinnot, Beverly Pistek, Mallory Skraba, Sandra Pizza, Patricia Smalter, Pamela Popp, Jolene SM-CL0409049

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GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL SALARY RANGE LESS THAN $24,999 Smaltz, Jeffery Vales, Terri Smith, Alexandra VanEtten, Ellen Smith, Mary VanGampler, Lorel Smith, Olivia Vasquez-Ritter, Mary Sniegowski, Suzette Veltman, Betty Snyder, Lynn Villardito, Joseph Spizzirri, Laura Vuckovich, Sheila Starts, Robert Wagerner, Cynthia Stechley, Margaret Wajchert, Kimberly Steepleton, Amy Waldier, Brigitte Stetich, Gail Walker, Susan Stetich, Michael Walsh, Marianne Streeter, Patricia Waters, Carol Thigpen, Tiffany Weber, Blake Thyer, Gail Tiberi, Kyle Whalen, Sharon Tobert, Mary Ellen White, Donald Tomaska, Laurene Williams, Bernice Torress, Maria Wilson, Jerry Torres, Tony Wison, Suzanne Toussaint, Guerdy WIn, Megan Tran, Thi Wojewocki, Carol Travis, Ashley Young, Barbara Travis, Janice Yozze, Laura Tucker, Annette Zayed, Heyam Ulas, Mary Zerkel, Lynn Valdez, Jill Zilis, Kyle

SALARY RANGE $25,000 - $39,999 Pruis, Rita Touch, Howard Williams, Jamie

SALARY RANGE $40,000 - $59,999

SALARY RANGE $60,000 - $89,999

SALARY RANGE $90,000

SALARY SCHEDULE OF GROSS PAYMENTS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL AND NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL This listing must be published in the local newspaper, sent to ISBE, and retained Within your district/joint agreement administrative office for public inspection.

LINCOLN - WAY AREA SPECIAL EDUCATION 56-099-8430-60 Payments over $2,500 excluding wages and salaries.

Person, Firm, or Corporation ACCURATE OFFICE SUPPLY AMALGAMATED BANK OF CHGO APPLE INC AQI MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AT&T B & J TOWING INC BETTER HEALTH CARE OPTION THE BRICKMAN GROUP CAIRS CAR CRAFT CARDMEMBER SERVICES CDW GOVERNMENT COMCAST COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN COMED CPI DELL MARKETING DIRECT ENERGY BUSINESS EDMENTUM EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES EVANS MARSHALL AND PEASE EXPERT PLUMBIN SERVICE INC FRANKFORT SCHOOL DISTRICT 157C FRONTLINE TECHNOLo=OGIES GCA SERVICES GROUP INC JENNIFER HOLT HOME DEPOT HOUGHTON MIFFLIN IASA IDES IL COUNTIES RISK MANAGEMENT IMPREST FUND ISDLAF PLUS JTC TECHNOLOGIES LLC LINCOLNWAY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 210 LINCOLNWAY AREA AFFIL PART SCH DIST MAHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 114 MARTIN WHALEN OFFICE MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICE INC MEDWORKS MIDWEST TRANSIT EQUIPMENT MOKENA SCHOOL DISTIRCT 159 SANDRA MORGAN MW LEASING N2Y NCS PEARSON INC NICOR GAS NEW LENOX SCHOOL DISTRICT 122 NUWAY DISPOSAL SERVICE OMNI THERAPEUTICS INC ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OTICON INC OTIS ELEVATOR PHILLIPS CHEVROLET CO PROMETHEAN INC PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP IN

Aggregate Amount

9,725 191,810 3,579 3,257 88,868 5,378 5,764 5,182 19,087 3,509 42,152 2,608 3,406 8,065 12,791 4,014 2,630 25,495 12,270 9,250 10,040 10,960 411,458 5,876 119,984 3,087 4,162 3,609 2,570 25,967 393,826 5,550 72,494 6,225 1,526,250 1,900,268 327,282 25,846 3,870 7,030 14,775 545,690 2,672 10,333 2,836 4,383 7,991 154,136 4,798 4,987 2,721 2,648 5,217 4,868 6,799 33,184

Person, Firm, or Corporation PURCAHSE POWER-PITNEY BOWES QUILL CORPORATION RCP ENTERPRISES INC REHAMBMART SARAH REXROAD BRIAN RIELGLER ROBBINS SCHWARTZ NICHOLAS LIFTON SAM’S CLUB SANTANDER LEASING LLC JOSEPH SERIO SERTOMA SPEECH/HEARING CENTER SOLIANT HEALTH SOUTHPAW ENTERPRISES SSF REPAIRS INC STATE DISBURSMENT UNIT SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT 161 THERAPY CARE LTD TRI K SUPPLY IN TYCO INTEGRATED SECURITY TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC UCP SEQUIN US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE DENNIS VAREL VERIZON WIRELESS VILLAGE OF FRANKFORT WILL COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE WRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE INC WEX BANK

Aggregate Amount

6,683 21,210 5,535 5,540 3,137 3,632 31,415 5,009 407,451 4,675 3,833 9,230 3,927 6,193 4,069 766,965 5,581 7,445 3,055 10,015 10,365 35,647 4,675 2,931 2,931 3,672 19,675 9,275

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2016.

Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Will County School District 92 708 N. State St. Lockport, IL 60441 815.838.8031 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 PM. Also by January 15, 2017 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website@ www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2016 Operations & Maintenance

Educational Local Sources 1000 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from 2000 One District to Another District State Sources 3000 Federal Sources 4000 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2015 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2016

Debt Services

18,098,471

2,501,901

0

0

1,506,018 1,011,094 20,615,583 18,567,109 -1,993,837 8,996,072 0 9,050,709

0 0 2,501,901 2,402,622 -998,876 2,037,976 0 1,138,379

741,003

0 0 741,003 760,975 0 514,193 0 494,221

Fire Prevention & Safety

Municipal Retirement/ Social Security

Capital Projects

Working Cash

362,324

708,631

202,066

20,076

58

187

0

0

778,257 0 1,140,581 1,609,609 0 2,473,880 0 2,004,852

0 0 708,631 853,428 0 662,896 0 518,099

0 0 202,066 6,290,378 3,000,000 8,729,788 0 5,641,476

0 0 20,076

0 0 58 142,669 0 155,462 0 12,851

0 0 187 0 0 114,286 0 114,473

Transportation

0 947,032 0 967,108

Tort

GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 BENNETT, KAREN A.; BOREK, CHRISTINE M.; BROCK, BRENT R.; CAREY, MARGRETEL A.; CHAPPELL, DEBORAH A.; CRONHOLM, ROBERT R.; DOUBEK, KRISTEN M.; FAGAN, TRACI L.; FISCH, KEVIN M.; FISCH, THERESA A.; FLYNN, KRISTIN M.; FRANCIS, DENISE E.; GIGANTI, JANAH D.; GILKERSON, ELLEN M.; GORECKI, KATHLEEN A.; GRAF, LISA N.; HARRIS, TIMOTHY; HENDRICKS, SARAH G.; HILL-DAVIS, KAREN M.; KRUEGER, LISA A.; LAPSANSKY, ARLENE M.; LARA, SHARON M.; LOID, MEGHAN N.; LUCAS, THOMAS J.; MANNING, PAUL A.; MASINI, JACLYN C.; MASON, ASHLEY P.; MAYERHOFER, SCOTT W.; MCCORMICK, STEPHEN M.; MIKALAUSKAS, KIMBERLY A.; MURRAY, SHANE T.; NAYLOR, PATRICIA A.; OKUBADEJO, KEHINDE A.; OLINO, CHRISTINA A.; OROURKE, SUSAN M.; ORYHON, HARRY W.; PENCAK, REBECCA E.; PRISTAS, JULIE A.; PUCEL, NICHOLAS J.; REATO, KAREN M.; RUFF, CLAIRE L.; SANDY, AMANDA K.; SARTORI,

ZACHARY A.; SMITHEY, LINDA C.; SPEECHLEY, KIMBERLY A.; SURMAN, NICHOLAS M.; TOBOLASKI, JEREMY M.; TRAN-CONATY, MARIA C.; VELA, ROBERT M.; WALSH, AMY C.; WERNSMAN, ELIZABETH E.; WOJCIK, SANDY L.; WORWA, WERONIKA P. Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 HENRY, SHANNA M.; NOMMENSEN, DANIELLE L.; PECK, KIM A. Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 ALBRIGHT, KRISTIN E.; AMSDEN, JENNIFER N.; BARRETT, ERICA L.; BLONDELL, JILLIAN A.; BUDDE, BRITTANY K.; CARLSON, ERIK L.; COLEMAN, TABITHA M.; CULLYBRUECKS, SANDRA A.; CUSACK, AMY K.; DANDREA, ELIZABETH A.; DANLEY, ANISSA J.; DECKINGA, BRIDGET A.; EVANKO KUNSELMAN, HEIDI A.; FINNEN, EMILY K.; FOX, JAMES M.; FOX, THERESA B.; GAINES, JESSE C.; GIALAMAS-HAYES, DEBRA A.; GOODING, JERI A.; HAYWOOD, EBONI P.; HEFLING, LAUREN A.; HOEHN, ANNEMARIE J.; HUTSON, MARGARET R.; JANUS, SARA A.; KOEHLER, ALYSE D.; KUBILIUS, ANDRYA J.;

LAGA, ELIZABETH J.; LITTLE, MEGAN A.; LUSTYK, SHELLY L.; MATALAS, CALLAN M.; MCELHENY, JENNIFER J.; MIDDLETON, MARY S.; MORRIS, ELIZABETH P.; MURPHY, EILEEN M.; NELSON, NATALIE M.; OOSTEMA, CRYSTAL V.; PASCH, KELLIE D.; PETERS III, CHARLES R.; PETERS, TRACY A.; PRICE SENDERS, STACY E.; REYNOLDS, COLLEEN A.; RIEBE, ELIZABETH A.; RODRIGUEZ, LISA M.; RUTKIEWICZ, BERNADETTE M.; SHRAMUK, SHANNON H.; SIERACKI, EMILY R.; SINRAM, STACY M.; SNIEGOWSKI, ANNE R.; TRUSE, KATHLEEN J.; WELCOME, KATHLEEN M.; WINTERS, JESSICA L.; YERKES, JACQUELINE M. Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999 ADAMCZYK, KAREN R.; ANTONICK, LAURIE L.; ARIENT, SUSAN M.; BILLQUIST, JINGER D.; BLACKBURN, CARRIE A.; BLACKBURN, LINDA L.; BLASING, DANIEL J.; BOND, KENRIC L.; BOYD, KIMBERLY A.; CARLI, MICHELLE L.; CARTER, JENNIFER A.; CLARK, MARY BETH; COOPMAN, CHRISTOPHER W.; CRONHOLM,

SALLY A.; CULL, PAULA F.; DALY, ELIZABETH A.; DEALEY, RHONDA P.; DIETZ, MARGARET L.; DOBRINICH, CAROLYN M.; DYER, THERESE M.; FLANNERY, MINA J; GOLD, RYAN P.; GRAHOVEC, KRISTIN T.; GRIFFITHS, DANIELLE M.; GULLIFORD, AMY K.; HAGEDORN, SCOTT R.; ILCEWICZ, VIRGINIA; JACOBSON, KYLE J.; JANKOWSKI, LYNN M.; JASSO, CATHY A.; KELLEY, MARILYN J.; KINDER, FERN N. FINDLAY; KNOBBE, JESSICA L.; KORIENEK, EMILY M.; KOSZELA, CHRISTY A.; KRATOCHVIL, MARY ANN; KRUEGER, KELLY L.; LANGE, CRYSTAL M.; LITRO, PASQUALE F.; MANIETTA, JOLENE E.; MANNING, VILIJA M.; MASCOLINO, TINA M.; MATZ-SCHLETZ, LISA J.; MCCLUSKEY, JAMIE S.; MCFAUL, NATALIE G.; NELSON, GRETEL L.; ODONNELL, PATRICIA D.; PAULIN, KERRY J.; POLSON, CATHERINE M.; RACHNER, LINDA G.; RAINALDI, AMANDA M.; RANK, WILLIAM J.; RIOPELL, JANELLE M.; RIZZO, JEANINE M.; ROMEO, PINA T.; RUSICK, AMY L.; SADOWSKI, LYNNE M.; SCHAULAND, PATRICIA

K.; SQUIRES, JULIE J; STAMPER, CAROL M.; STYRCZULA, THERESE M.; TACCHIA, GINA M.; TERNIG, AMY E.; THIES, ANNE C.; TYRELL, SARA A.; VANDERMEER, RENEE M.; VICKERS, LISA M.; WALLACE, DANIEL E.; WALSH, ANGELA M.; WASON, CHRISTOPHER A.; WEDEWER, EMILY A.; WEDEWER, STEVEN J.; WISE, JENNIFER J.; SULLIVAN, SHARON K..

Salary Range: $90,000 and over ARVIA, KIMBERLY K.; BISHOP, TERESA A.; BRODERICK, KATHLEEN A.; COLLINS, NANCY B.; CREEK, MARY K.; DENNIS, CYNTHIA J.; DUFFYHOOK, JACQUELINE M.; FLEMING, MARK T.; GRAUER, LAURA A.; HADSELL, JUDITH M.; HICKS, DIANE L.; JASINSKI, MARY F.; KOCH, CAROL A.; MARTIN, TERESA M.; MICHALAK, LORI J.; MOORE, KARMA JO; MURRAY, MARK E.; NYSSEN, SCOTT M.; SULLIVAN, PETER M.; WEST, KIMBERLY K..

MARTIN, ZACHARY M.W.; MARTINEZ, NADINE R.; MAVRIN, PAMELA A.; MCALLISTER, HOLLY A.; MCGUIRE, MICHELLE M.; MCGUIRE, REILLY M.; MENDOLA, ANTHONY G.; MERK, DANIELLE M.; MIGLANS, TABITHA A.; MILLERIN, JEREMY M.; MOLASCHI, BETH A.; MOLEK, LOTTIE; MOLITOR, TRACY; MORRIS, PAULA B.; MRAZ, DALE A.; MUELLING, LISA E.; MURPHY, MAUREEN; MUSIAL, DEBRA J.; NICKEL, SANDRA K.; NIELSEN, MICHELLE G.; NIEMANN, VICTORIA J.; NORMAN, VANESSA A.; OBOYLE, MARY ELLEN; OCALLAGHAN, ERIN E.; OCALLAGHAN, RYAN M.; ORTIZWAYNE, MELISSA M.; PACETTI, JULIE A.; PAGUNAS, PATRICE; PAPPAGEORGE, WENDY J.; PATULA, DAPHNE A.; PEMBLE, JORDAN R.; PEMBLE, SHELBY A.; PEPSNIK, LYNN M.; PERRY, CARRIE A.; PETERSON, GAYLE N.; PETERSON, RAE MARIE; PHANOR, GARRY J.; PIERSON, ELLEN R.; PUSTELNIK, MAUREEN A.; PYTLEWSKI, EVAN R.; RANDLE, JULIA C.; REED, LYNN MARIE; REILLEY, MARIA A.; RICHARDSON, WYATT A.; RIGONI, JERI LYNN; RODRIGUEZ,

ROMAN G.; RUDD, MICHELLE J.; RYMAR-RODNEY, TANIA I.; SAMMONS, MEGHAN E.; SCHOMMER, REID M.; SCHROLL, TIMOTHY M.; SCHWAB, JASON P.; SCIALABBA, ANDREA M.; SEBIAN, CAROL A.; SIERGIEJ, JOY V.; SILVA, SETH A.; SKLY, NICOLE L.; SMITH, ELIZABETH A.; SMITHWICK, CYNTHIA G.; SOBIESZEK, BARBARA A.; SPILLER, JANICE M.; STACK, CAROLYN A.; STALEY, KAREN A.; STEISKAL, ASHLEY K.; STERKA, ALLISON M.; STROM, KRISTINE L.; SUTKOWSKI, JOSEPH M.; SZYMANSKI, LISA C.; SZYMANSKI, TERI L.; TABOR, TRICIA L.; TAGUE, CHRISTINA A.; TISONCIK, TAYLOR L.; VANDERMEER, KATHLEEN C.; VILLALAZ, RUDOLPH J.; WALDEN, MARY T.; WALDVOGEL, DONALD D.; WALDVOGEL, GUNNAR; WALICZEK, JANUSZ S.; WILSON, DUSTIN J.; WILTGEN, AMANDA L.; WINTERSTEEN, ROSS M.; WISTOCKI, ANTHONY R.; WRIGHT, DYLAN T.; WRONA, KERI A.; ZUKLIC, KAREN T. Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 ABETE, KATHLEEN M.; AVILA, DAMA A.; AWALT, LYNETTE M.; BAUMA,

DARRELL L.; BOO, BRANDON M.; BUDDEN, CARA L.; CIRILLO, CORINNE L.; DINELLO, JANET K.; KREMER, MICHAELINE C.; MALONE, JOAN L.; MCMILLIAN, TAMIKA D.; MUSICH, PATRICIA LANE; NOODWANG, REGINA; ONDERISIN, LYNN M.; PETIT, PAMELA F.; SCHROLL, DENISE M.; SMITH, KIMBERLEY A.; STERKA, LORI M.; VACUDA, ELAINE A.; WACYRA, KAREN M.; WALLACE, TINA M. Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 CIALONI, SANDRA M.; FRENCH, MARCIA J.; GRYCZEWSKI, JENNIFER M.; JAROSZ, GENEVIEVE M.; JONES, DENISE A.; LONDOS, STARLYNN S.; MOSER, SPENCER H.; NUCCIO, DEBORAH E.; RANDLE, MARY BETH; SCHALLER, JOSEPH M.; VISKOCIL, VIRGINIA A.; WACYRA, JAMES R.; WAGNER, PATRICIA C. Salary Range: $60,000 and over BEECHY, NANCY A.; BOLEK, GREGORY A.; FEEHAN, JAMES R.; FUNKHOUSER, ALAN T.; HALL, MARK; HASTINGS, RUTH A.; JONES, NICHOLAS R.; ONDERISIN, ANDREW J.; WILHELMI, JUDITH B.; MOSER, GARY L.

GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 ALBRECHT, MARGARET A.; ALVARADO, CHRISTIAN M.; BAAR, ANDREW J.; BANICH, ERIC J.; BENBOW, SHIRLEY FELTON; BENDER, PAMELA J.; BERNDT, CAROL L.; BICISTE, KIMBERLY C.; BLAZEVICZ, BILLY A.; BLINDT, EDWARD; BOLAND, CINDY A.; BOLAND, THOMAS B.; BOROWSKI, ROBIN A.; BORST, PAULA J.; BRADY, CAMERON J.; BRADY, CAROLYN; BRONIEWICZ, DEREK A.; BURIAN, KAREN A.; BURNS, NICOLE S.; CAMARDO, CHRISTINE F.; CAMPBELL, DENISE R.; CASTANEDA, ALEXANDRA T.; CHABAN, DANIELLE M.; CIOE, MICHELLE L.; DANGELO, SANDRA M.; DARLAK, JOANNA; DAVIS, JULIE A.; DELAHUNT JR, PHILIP J.; DEVITO, ROXANNE R.; DEWEY, DEBRA A.; DIGIOIA, MEGAN R.; DINELLO, ANTHONY V.; DINELLO, HALEY E.; DOHERTY, JACK R.; DONATO, JAMES M.; DUNN-GILLIS, JILL R.; EGELHOF, CHRISTINE; ESCAMILLA, ELIZABETH A.; FEBEL, CHRISTIANE S.; FIELD, JULIE A.; FINKE, REBECCA P.; FISHER, JUDY L.; FISHER, MICHELLE L.; FLEMING,

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MARY KAY; FLESZEWSKI, DENISE E.; FLESZEWSKI, SARA E.; FLETCHER, BARBARA A.; FRENCH, EMILEE R.; GERRITY, RYAN J.; GIRARD, MAXWELL J.; GORECKI, ALLYSON E.; GREEN, SUE A.; GREENHAM, SANDRA; GRYCKO, ANTHONY D.; GRYCKO, ASHLEY M.; HAASE, BARBARA J.; HARCAR, LINDA S.; HARTFORD, JEFFREY T.; HITZEMAN, ELIZABETH B.; HOCKENBERRY, ANDREW C.; HUNT, JEREMY W.; HUTCHINSON, MARY LEE; JANOVYAK, KYLEIGH B.; KARLI, LAURA J.; KAVANAGH, NOLAN T.; KAVANAGH, SPENCER P.; KERRIGAN, CINDY C.; KERRIGAN, JENNIFER R.; KIMMEY, CAROLYN A.; KLANN, DEBORAH A.; KORCZAK, MATHEW G.; KRISTOFF, PATRICIA M.; KURTENBACH, NICOLE L.; LAROCCO, MELISSA A.; LATKA, DEBRA J.; LAVVAS, ANASTASIA; LEIN, LINDA A.; LENZ, SUSAN K.; LIBNER, WADE M.; LICHTENSTEIN, SHARLENE L.; LINDEMANN, KRISTINE L.; LITWICKI, ANDREA L.; LONDOS, MICHAEL D.; LUKASIK, JUDITH J.; LYCZAK, MARY KAY; LYNN, MAUREEN T.; MAGOSKY, ANNE L.; MALEVITIS, LYNMARIE;

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Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount 3,180 CES 2,484 CROSS POINTS SALES INC 3,261 Anderson Lock 2,525 Illinois Principals Association 3,330 CarQuest Auto Parts Stores 2,562 Dahl, Rachel 3,380 THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORP 2,563 SCHOOL HEALTH CORP. 3,395 Alert Solutions Inc. 2,564 Regional Truck Equipment Co 3,415 Fitness Express Inc 2,568 Illinois Department of Revenue 3,454 Cintas Fire Protection 2,578 Teaching Strategies 3,476 BMO Harris 2,711 Skatetime School Programs 3,515 Morrison, Mary Kay 2,727 School Outfitters 3,522 Barrett Hardware & Indsutrial Supply Co 2,769 CARD IMAGING 3,527 Clement, Holly 2,800 AT & T MOBILITY 3,542 Premier Agendas Inc 2,836 Global Equipment Company BUILDING OUTFITTERS INC 2,855 LINCOLNWAY AREA SPECIAL EDUCATION 3,611 3,636 DO ALL FENCE INC 2,866 QUILL CORPORATION 3,642 Blackboard Inc 2,869 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing 3,810 Zaner Bloser 2,947 SPORTS HUDDLE 3,842 Marriott Business Services 2,971 GRAINGER 3,875 Companion Corporation 3,000 PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP 3,881 POLAR ELECTRO INC 3,030 Brain Pop LLC 3,886 Lab Aids 3,034 Ready Refresh by Nestle 3,991 Vista Learning, NFP 3,092 Murtaugh Mechanical

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount K Log Inc 4,006 JOLIET PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4,496 Fusion Fabrication Inc 4,585 EBS Healthcare 4,615 National Business Furniture 4,808 GYM FLOOR SERVICES INC 4,842 AMERICAN VENDING SALES INC 5,055 YMCA Camp Duncan 5,212 REVOLVING FUND 5,224 E T PADDOCK ENTERPRISES INC 5,315 AT & T MOBILITY 5,423 PRO-ED 5,517 TELESOLUTIONS CONSULTANTS 5,525 ABEEP LLC 5,629 BMO Harris 5,699 BMO Harris 5,745 SUNBELT RENTALS 5,751 K Five Construction 6,012 Anderson Pest Solutions 6,131 PALOS SPORTS 6,147 Groot Industries Inc 6,148

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount LAKESHORE LEARNING 6,159 MCMASTER CARR SUPPLY CO 6,196 CENTRAL PARTS WAREHOUSE 6,346 Metro Professional Products 6,573 Carpet America 6,595 Farnsworth Group Inc 6,600 BMO Harris 6,681 AFFILIATED CUST. SERVICE INC 6,892 P & M NATIONAL SALES 6,938 Chicago Office Technology Group 7,138 DUPAGE PUMP INC. 7,195 ASSURANT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 7,240 Zeiters Septics Unlimited Inc. 7,275 MARKERBOARD PEOPLE 7,346 INetworks Services LLC 7,495 R & G Consultants 7,635 Suburban Door Check 7,795

Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount 13,520 DISCOVERY EDUCATION 7,840 Lowery McDonnell Company 13,611 Advanced Telecommunications of Illinois Inc 7,847 Scholastic 13,906 LEARNING A-Z 7,867 Designed Envirnoment Solutions 14,082 Guardian Angel Community Services 8,074 C R Leonard Plumbing & Heating Inc 14,149 Kalebich, Carrie 8,438 IASB 14,385 Mid Atlantic Trust Company 8,483 BMO Harris 14,627 Tremco 8,767 Amazon 14,653 Specialized Data Systems 8,820 Great Lakes Kwik Space 14,778 DOUBEK, KELLIE RILEY 9,000 RAY PECKLER EXCAVATING 14,806 SCHOOL NURSE SUPPLY 9,003 BMO Harris 14,813 Jatis, Patricia J 9,053 BMO Harris 16,204 PERFORMANCE CHEMICAL & SUPPLY 9,326 Masterpiece Masonry 16,685 Rod Baker Ford 9,471 Wilson Language Training Corp 17,160 SPEEDWAY SUPERAMERICA 10,638 US Bank Equipment Finance 17,647 MORELLI, ROBIN 10,780 MIDWEST SUPPLY CO. 17,851 Shide, Cathy 11,000 BMO Harris 17,950 Haldeman Homme Inc. 11,260 Konet Creative Window Designs Inc 18,425 Ivanhoe Concrete Construction LLC 11,300 Quinlan & Fabish Music Company 18,518 Spring Green 11,387 Follett School Solutions Inc 18,685 Miller Purcell 11,434 Grand Stage Company 18,749 Kids at the Core 11,858 D Oxley Construction Inc. 19,109 BMO Harris 12,269 PEARSON EDUCATION 19,407 GALLAGHER & CO, ARTHUR J. 12,413 Home Depot Credit Services 19,760 Lapin Systems Inc 12,500 Northwest Evaluation Association 19,792 FileWave USA Inc 12,672 NU WAY DISPOSAL SERVICE 19,857 BMO Harris 13,020 City of Lockport 20,615 NCS PEARSON 13,038 Lockport Area Special Ed Coop 20,777 Ricoh USA Inc 13,235 Nicor Gas 22,192 Lockport Township High School 13,401 WHITT LAW 22,500 Frontline Technologies Group LLC 13,480 EHC Industries Inc.

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount AMS Mechanical System Inc 24,001 MILLER MECHANICAL INC 24,251 Midwest Store Fixtures 24,895 J M PRINTERS 25,469 WENGER CORPORATION 25,735 REPLACEMENT WINDOW SYSTEMS 25,876 MIDLAND PAPER 27,002 FAR SOUTH DISTRIBUTORS 27,421 Hauser Izzo LLC 29,284 ENGLEWOOD ELECTRIC SUPPLY 29,342 Wermer Rogers Doran & Ruzon LLC 29,899 AT&T 31,461 Mr Davids Flooring Intl LLC 33,248 COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEM 37,817 TEACHERS HEALTH INS SECURITY 37,834 Kidtracks Inc 42,490 Proven Business Systems 43,427 Gibson Solutions 45,333 School Specialty Inc 50,702 Virtek 51,371 SupplyWorks 52,242 RICOH USA Inc 52,577 St Colettas of Illinois 52,720 LITTLE FRIENDS INC 53,419 Frank Cooney Company 53,602 Commonwealth Edison 57,352 Schoolwide Inc 57,813 SCHOOL EMPLOYEES LOSS FUND 58,456 SOUTHERN WILL COUNTY COOP 67,538 CDW GOVERNMENT 67,625

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount BMO Harris 69,553 VANGUARD ENERGY 73,779 Midwest Educational Support Services Ltd 75,532 ESIC 79,507 LUDWIG-WALSH DISTRICT 92 88,891 SOUTHWEST COOK COUNTY CO-OP 95,361 Guiding Light Autism Academy 97,330 HEINEMANN PUBLISHING 102,871 Hudson Energy 104,043 ELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES 122,951 COMCAST 124,300 Performance Foodservice 137,470 Environmental Services Inc 139,080 THIS (THCR HLTH INS) FUND 199,570 Lite Construction 250,583 MID ATLANTIC TRUST CO 285,005 CANALS & TRAILS CREDIT UNION 322,197 APPLE COMPUTER INC. 366,965 STATE OF ILLINOIS 452,454 IL MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT 583,847 Grand Prairie Transit 609,551 AMALGAMATED BANK OF CHICAGO 760,975 First Student Inc 966,755 TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1,117,965 FIRST MIDWEST BANK 2,359,265 LINCOLNWAY AREA AFFILIATION 3,003,364 Siemens Industry Inc 5,861,294

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