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Joliet D-86 prepares to change to new internet-based phone system

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet District 86 school board has approved a five-year lease agreement for an internet-based phone system.

Called voice-over internet protocol, the system from Rival5 Technologies Corp. in Mokena would represent an average monthly expense of $16,396, about $21,536 less than the phone system the district currently uses.

“It stands to save the district a significant amount of money, and at the same time provides a lot of features we currently don’t have,” said John Armstrong, district information services and technology director.

He told the board Wednesday that

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The new phone system also would use the district’s existing data network infrastructure.

“We have invested heavily as you recall in replacing our entire data network, and we now have a very strong, robust internet network. We can leverage for things like [VOIP],” Armstrong said.

Other features include “enhanced 911” calls that broadcast the location identification – or room number – and the phone’s direct callback number, districtwide all-call paging, emergency information boxes, mass instant messaging, instant call recording, voice mail with email notification and a 24/7 bully hotline, according to Rival5.

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Christmas tree farming is dedicated process

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Katie Siegel of Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm in Lockport said the Christmas tree portion of the family business this holiday season has been “pretty good.”

While temperatures have dropped in the past week and deterred potential customers, she said, snowfall seems to draw them in.

This happened with an unexpectedly heavy snowfall Dec. 4, and, according to Friday’s forecasts, it could happen again throughout the week.

“Once the snow hits the tree, it gets more fun for the customer,” Siegel said.

Rebecca Tammen of Tammen Treeberry Farm in Wilmington also said business has been good so far this year.

“It snowed pretty good [Dec. 4], and we had a lot of people here that day,” Tammen said, adding that the day after Thanksgiving always is busy as well.

Rain one week did muddy the Tammens’ 160-acre farm, but at this point it has dried and the ground is freezing.

Tammen expected another big crowd Saturday and Sunday.

People come back each year to the Tammen farm, which has been growing Christmas trees since 1956. The secret to prolonged success, Tammen said, is simple – faithful customers.

“We have a lot of people who’ve come for generations,” Tammen said. “Some came here as kids, and now they’re bringing their grandkids.”

Although their business is based on live trees, Tammen doesn’t hold anything against people who use artificial trees for Christmas.

“Some people have allergies, and some people travel for Christmas and don’t want to leave a real tree unattended,” Tammen said. “There’s various reasons people get artificial trees, but we do want to promote real trees.”

Picking out and cutting down a tree is a tradition for some families.

“It’s an experience, really,” Tammen said. “It’s an occasion to make memories. Some families come out and have photos taken. Some even have tailgate parties in our picnic area where they all meet up together.”

The first two weekends of December are when the Siegels are the busiest with tree shoppers, but people stop by until Christmas.

“We’ll get a lot more at the last min-

Ken Simpson shops for trees with his family Dec. 3 at Anderson Tree Farm in Plainfield.

Christmas tree facts n For every live Christmas tree harvested, one to three seedlings are planted the following spring. n Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states and Canada. Eighty percent of artificial trees worldwide are manufactured in China, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. n Live trees are a renewable, recyclable resource. Artificial trees contain non-biodegradable plastics and possible metal toxins such as lead.

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ute,” Siegel said.

Christmas tree farming stays steady

Will County Farm Bureau Manager Mark Schneidewind said unlike pumpkin farms, which have thrived in Will County with the rise of agricultural tourism, there hasn’t been the same buzz surrounding Christmas tree farms.

“Christmas tree farming is limited in Will County compared to pumpkin growers,” Schneidewind said.

But Christmas tree farming has been steady for the past 10 to 15 years, Schneidewind said. There are some mainstays while other growers leave and return to

the marketplace.

There are a couple of main factors that play into the viability of Christmas tree farming as a profitable venture.

For one, you need to have time.

“Christmas trees are a longer-term type of crop,” Schneidewind said. “It can take seven to 10 years for a mature tree. [Farmers] have to be able to wait a long time.”

Not only is time required for potential growers, but there needs to be an abundance of land. Schneidewind noted a single mature tree takes up much more space than a cornstalk, soybean plant or pumpkin.

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And just as with other living things, there are threats to Christmas trees.

“There are diseases and bugs you have to watch out for just like any other crop,” Schneidewind said.

The Tammens use as little pesticide as possible when trying to prevent infectious disease or bugs. They had a visit from a state inspector the other day.

“There’s a lot more to it than you may think,” Tammen said.

The Tammens have a detailed process for maintaining their crop.

Each year, they plant more trees. In the spring, they planted about 10,000, Tammen said. A fraction of these will live long enough to be harvested.

Between 2,000 and 3,000 trees are harvested every year at the Tammen farm by in-person customers. None of the trees are shipped to big-box retailers to sit in a parking lot.

Occasionally, factors are out of the farmer’s control. Mother Nature has taken out entire fields of trees on the

See TREE FARMS, page 30

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The home of the Parcell family, in the 800 block of Cheever Avenue in Geneva, is decked out for the holidays.

SHAW MEDIA From the Woodstock Square’s thousands of twinkling lights to the Dole Mansion’s elegant holiday display, community spirit is shining bright in McHenry County. But the beauty of the season doesn’t stop there. The Christmas Holiday Lights Train in Waterman features more than 300,000 lights along the half-mile ride. Family homes in Campton Hills and Geneva have large light displays timed to seasonal songs interspersed with quotes from holiday movies. New Lenox boasts the country’s largest illuminated Shaw Media file photo Santa. Whichever direction you The lights on Brian Larsen’s Campton Hills home dance to the beat of holiday music during a recent Christmas season. Larsen’s Light head this holiday, make a plan to Show will continue – but with shorter music and lights cycles and assistance from traffic control officers, as he and Campton Hills stop at one of these community officials recently agreed on details. treasures:

THE WOODSTOCK SQUARE

It’s a Victorian Christmas in Woodstock, with its quaint historic square complete with free horsedrawn carriage rides on the weekends and a nearby indoor Christmas Tree Walk at the Opera House.

“It’s one of the most community-inspiring events that you really feel a part of things,” said Terry Willcockson, a resident of Woodstock for 30 years and a city employee for 22, who loves Christmastime on the Woodstock Square.

“It’s just one of those things,” she said. “You get down there, and the energy just grabs onto you.”

THE DOLE MANSION

At Lakeside Legacy Arts Park in Crystal Lake, the Dole Mansion exudes holiday spirit with decorated trees indoors and out and winter-themed art displays. The Dole Gallery features “Disturbances in the Field,” a display of photography-based digital images by Sara Risley, while “Watercolors of Winter” by various members of the Lake Region Watercolor Guild has taken over the

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Lakeside Legacy Foundations employee Patty Bell decorates a Christmas tree in the Dole Gallery at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake.

Sage Gallery.

“We openly invite the community to come and see the beautiful holiday decorations and experience the festivities here,” said Sibhan Cottone, executive director of Lakeside Legacy Arts Center.

The mansion is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and closed Jan. 2.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS TRAIN

For 21 years, Pete Robinson and his wife, Charleen, have been operating the Waterman & Western Railroad, offering free miniature train rides in Waterman’s Lions Park, 435 S. Birch St., for Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

The Christmas Holiday Lights Train is the quarter-scale railroad’s

biggest event of the year. This year, there are more than 300,000 lights in the half-mile route’s various displays, including giant toy soldiers, candy canes and cascading snowflakes.

After their ride, guests can enjoy free popcorn and hot chocolate and visit with Santa Claus.

The Holiday Lights Train will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 4 to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 4 to 8 p.m. Sundays through December. The train also will run from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 through 23.

Children can visit with Santa Claus from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sundays and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday through Dec. 23.

FESTIVAL OF TREES

Sandwich’s Festival of Trees is hosted by the Sandwich Park District at Timber Creek Inn and Suites, 3300 Drew Ave., Sandwich.

This year, the festival features 60 Christmas trees varying in size, shape, color and artistic medium that were decorated by local businesses

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Continued from page 4 and organizations.

The majority of trees are artificial, but some are made from unusual materials, including the Sandwich Public Library’s tree made entirely of book pages and Village Ace Hardware’s tree made from a repurposed ladder.

Other trees are decorated with artwork, crafts and ornaments that represent the creators’ theme: Dr. Mark Weinhold’s dental office’s tree had toothpaste, toothbrushes and dental floss, and members of the Fair City Quilters Guild knitted and crocheted their tree’s ornaments.

The Festival of Trees is open during hotel hours through Dec. 28.

LARSEN LIGHT SHOW

Brian Larsen’s Light Show will continue in Campton Hills this year.

The show takes place from 5 to 10:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 5 p.m. to midnight Fridays through Sundays through New Year’s Day. It is 25 minutes long and features a medley of seasonal songs interspersed with quotes from holiday movies, Larsen said. The show takes place at his home, 42W891 Beith Road, Campton Hills. Tune into 88.5-FM to hear music timed to the light display.

In 2013, Larsen won his segment of ABC-TV’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight.” This will be the 11th year of the show. Learn more at www. larsenslightshow.com.

Passengers climb aboard the Holiday Lights Train at Lions Park in Waterman.

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PARCELL CHRISTMAS DISPLAY

The North Pole returns to radiant life in its 20th year at the Parcell family home in Geneva through New Year’s Eve. For the past 13 years, the display, with its polar bears and penguins, has included an official drop-off point for the Marine Toys for Tots, and the family’s event website at twasthenightbefore.com notes a total of almost 5,000 toys has been collected for Fox Valley kids in need.

The display is open from 5 to 10 p.m. daily at 813 Cheever Ave., and lights are synchronized to thoughtfully selected music broadcast at 88.5-FM. Look for the virtual Santa in one of the house windows until Christmas Eve, and check out the live webcam feed.

JOLIET’S BLUE SPRUCE

The city of Joliet chose a 30-foot Colorado blue spruce to be its Christmas tree in the downtown area.

The tree weighs 3,000 pounds and was lit Nov. 25 during the Light Up the Holidays Parade. It sits near the Rialto Square Theatre, ready for the holiday season.

The tree was donated by a recovery home for women on Frank Avenue, said Julie McCabe-Sterr, coordinator

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This 30-foot Christmas tree stands at Van Buren Plaza in downtown Joliet. of the Will County Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts. The tree removal, transport and installation services were donated by Arbor Tek Services and Chellino Crane.

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The largest illuminated Santa Claus in the U.S. resides in New Lenox. The decoration has about 19,000 LED lights, weighs 5,000 pounds and is 40 feet tall.

COUNTRY’S LARGEST ILLUMINATED SANTA

The largest illuminated Santa Claus in the U.S. makes its home in New Lenox.

The 36-foot-tall, 5,000-pound, 18,500-LED-light Santa was revealed in November at New Lenox Village Hall.

Mayor Tim Baldermann said hundreds of people have come to view and get pictures next to the giant Santa.

It will cost the village about $300,000 over three years to pay for the entire arrangement out of its marketing budget with the help of some private donations. The display includes an ice skating rink and a mailbox for children to send letters to Santa.

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Sixty trees decorated by businesses and organizations are on display through Dec. 28 at Timber Creek Inn and Suites, 3300 Drew St. in Sandwich.

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Q&A: Plainfield District 202 Superintendent Lane Abrell

By FELIX SARVER

It’s Turkey Time!

fsarver@shawmedia.com Plainfield District 202 Superintendent Lane Abrell sat down with Herald-News reporter Felix Sarver to discuss the district as it nears the end of the first semester.

Sarver: How are things going at District 202?

Abrell: I tell you what, things are

going great. We’re making inroads and positive steps in areas of finance, facilities, curriculum, professional development for our teachers. Probably one of the largest challenges for us or any school district these days is finance – the money aspect of things.

Things are getting a little bit better. I guess any time you’re not losing vast amounts of money or kind of staying even, that’s good. Especially these days with the climate in the state with the budget or non-budget.

Sarver: Does it typically get busy around this time of year?

Abrell: It’s interesting. Things ebb

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Lane Abrell.

wheel. Sometimes you slow down a little bit but you’re still at least jogging.

But sometimes you’re really sprinting.

Sarver: What do you think have been the highlights of this year thus far?

Abrell: There’s lots. From our

record number of AP scholars to recognition of our National Merit semi-finalists that we’ve had. Opening of the renovated athletic facilities at both [Plainfield Central and South high schools]. The success of the Plainfield North [High School] football team. ...

Those types of things are just a few of the highlights.

and flow a lot in the school calendar. ...

Sarver: What’s on the horizon for next We really start planning for even next year? year at the end of first semester. ... The hamster’s always on the [spinning] See ABRELL, page 19

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“We’ve had some of the assessments returned, and we want to make every effort to get them to the residents,” Hougas said.

Property owners were notified via local newspapers and direct mailing of their equalized assessed valuations for their property on Nov. 24.

Hougas said a relatively small number did not make it to their intended owners as addressed.

Those who haven’t received their notice in the past two weeks are asked to come to the assessor’s office at the Grundy County Courthouse to pick up the statement and update the mailing address.

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He said the purpose of the Notice of Property Assessment is to inform all property owners of the current assessed values of their property, list reasons for any change, give instructions for reviewing the assessment, give a brief explanation of the process and terms used, and to give an example of how a tax bill is calculated.

“It is not an actual calculation of your tax bill, or an actual statement of any exemptions that you may have on your property,” Hougas said in a news release.

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JOLIET – After a not-so-smooth March primary election for voters at various polling locations in Will County, Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots and her staff made several adjustments ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

By all accounts, it worked well. The clerk’s office announced last week a voter turnout of 74.51 percent with 306,410 ballots cast.

It’s the highest percentage turnout since the 2008 general election, when 76.14 percent of registered voters cast ballots. The total number of ballots cast in November was the highest ever in Will County. The previous high was 284,661, according to data on the county clerk’s website.

“I was impressed with voter turnout,” Schultz Voots said. “We accomplished our goal.”

Complications in March were created by the passage of a new same-day voter registration law that caused long lines, and in some cases, registered voters went home rather than waiting in line.

In June, the Will County Board signed off on the purchase of 375 electronic poll books and necessary equipment for each at a total cost of $426,292.

This allowed the clerk’s office to place three poll books at each polling place instead of two.

Additional election judges were hired as well, and more training was given to all election judges, Schultz Voots said.

The clerk’s office encouraged voters to vote early and vote by mail, a new feature added to voter cards that are sent to voters’ homes. Schultz Voots was pleased with the turnout in both forms.

There were 25,790 votes cast by mail and 63,236 votes cast at early-polling places. There were 7,468 same-day registration ballots cast.

The clerk’s office already is taking requests for vote-by-mail ballots in the April election, and Monday is the first day for candidates to file petitions.

“We wanted to make sure there were no lines,” Schultz Voots said. “People were able to vote in the privacy of their own homes or at early-voting sites. People have options; now I just hope they come out to vote in April.”

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The collision happened at 2:10 p.m. when a blue Mitsubishi Outlander was driving north on Route 45 near Steger Road.

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The driver of the Cruz, a 20-year-old Joliet woman, was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.

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Sarver: What are some of the things you’ve learned since becoming superintendent of District 202?

Abrell: What I’ve learned coming

Sarver: Do you ever get a chance to go into classes?

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back [from Leland Community Unit School District 1] is we have even more good people in the district than what I was exposed to being principal at Plainfield [Central] High School. ... Being superintendent, I’m kind of at the top of the mountain so to speak and I get to see all of it other than just being a principal and a building and seeing only my building. ... The super exciting, super awesome things that I see go on in our district every day, it just makes me very proud as superintendent and honored and fortunate [in District 202].

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Abrell: Facilities-wise, routine maintenance that we always have during the spring and summer.

Completion of the athletic renovations at Plainfield North and Plainfield East. Continuing to tweak our middle school schedule that underwent some major revisions from last year to this year offering Spanish in the curriculum. ... Continuing to try to stay afloat or at least again stay even or run a small surplus as far as finances go.

like. Every day I try to make an effort to get to a building, a school, and even just walk the hallways. Maybe stay 10 or 15 minutes or stay two hours. ... I can’t say that I’m successful every day but that’s a goal of mine. ... There’s just so many things going on at all the different buildings.

Police: 4 charged in package thefts in Joliet, Crest Hill and Plainfield

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At 3:37 p.m. Friday, the team was called to a theft in the 3300 block of Legacy Drive in Joliet and started an investigation that led to four arrests, Joliet Police Department Capt. Jeff Allbert said.

“It’s been an ongoing problem of people following delivery trucks and going up to houses, taking packages, so we’ve made it a priority to have plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles in different neighborhoods,” Allbert said.

After a neighbor described a car, officers followed the vehicle to the 16000 block of Siegel Drive in Crest Hill, where four men put several packages into another car parked in a driveway, Allbert said. Officers stopped them as they attempted to

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Mariay Glover, 18, of Crest Hill, Alfredo Montoya, 21, of Crest Hill, Andre Valerio, 19, of Crest Hill, and Deontre Davenport, 21, of Madison, Wis- Mariay consin, were taken Glover into custody. All four were later charged with one count of theft and 10 counts of criminal trespassing.

“It appears they started hitting houses about 6 a.m. in the Alfredo morning and going Montoya hard all day. Real entrepreneurs,” Allbert said.

When the vehicles were searched, police found packages addressed to a dozen people in Joliet, Crest Hill and Plainfield.

Packages also were stolen from the 2600 block of Frontier Lane, the 3700 block of Thoroughbred

Lane, the 3700 block of Indian Head Lane and the 2600 block of Sumac Drive in Joliet; the 25000 block of Parkside Drive in Plainfield; and the Andre 16000 block of Heron Valerio Street, and the 16000 and 21000 blocks of Zausa Drive in Crest Hill.

Allbert said Friday police still have items that have not been returned to their unidentified owners.

Deontre Shipping boxes also Davenport were found in the 2900 block of Kellogg Street and the 2400 block of Emlong Street in Crest Hill.

Anyone missing an expected shipment can call Joliet police at 815-724-3010.

Allbert said police expect to continue package patrols throughout the month.

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OBITUARIES SARAH ELLEN BINKLEY

Born: August 23, 1982 Died: December 8, 2016

Sarah Ellen Binkley, age 34, of Joliet, IL, passed peacefully, with her family by her side, Thursday December 8, 2016 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Born on August 23, 1982 in Joliet, IL. to Richard A. and K. Robin (nee Ireland) Binkley.

Sarah was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and the Church Choir. A Pharmaceutical Tech student at Everest College. Sarah was a bubbly, caring person and a very loyal friend who would help anyone in need. She enjoyed turtles, especially her pet turtle “Little Man”.

Survived by her loving daughter, Rylee; Parents, Richard and Robin; brother, Scott (Danielle); and sister, Susan Binkley; nieces, Gabrielle and Isabella; many aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of many friends. Preceded in death by her brother, Matthew(1981); grandparents, Robert and Benita Ireland and LeRoy and Georgia Binkley.

A huge thank you to the entire staff at Edwards Cancer Center and Messiah Lutheran Church for all their love and kindness shown to Sarah.

Family and friends may gather on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until time of Memorial

Service 11:00 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church 19901 S. Houbolt Rd. (at Jefferson St.) in Joliet. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial gathering will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Rd. (at Essington Rd) Joliet. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the family for future disbursement to many of Sarah’s charities that she was so fond and appreciative of. For information please call (815) 741-5500 or visit her memorial tribute at www.fredcdames.com

Grove; two sons, Michael Cannella of Crete and Anthony (Jessica) Cannella of Joliet; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Maryann (Ron) Levy of Arlington Heights; and his nephew, Vince Levy.

Funeral Services for Carlo F. Cannella will be on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL. All friends and relatives are invited to meet there at 11:15 a.m. Funeral Arrangements under the direction of the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL For more information, please call 815-7415500 or visit his Memorial Tribute at www. fredcdames.com.

CARLO F. CANNELLA Carlo F. Cannella, age 74, at rest on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Community Nursing and Rehab Center, Naperville.

Born in Chicago, he was the son of Frank and Josephine (Mostachio) Cannella and a resident of Bolingbrook since 1976. Carlo was a proud U.S. Army Veteran and retired from The Elevator Constructors Union Local #2.

Surviving is his former wife and lifelong friend, Norma (Glutzer) Cannella of Downers

NICKOLAS FRANK CASHION Born: March 27, 1951 Died: November 23, 2016

Nickolas Frank Cashion, 65, passed away in Denver, Colorado on the 23rd of November 2016, surrounded by loved ones, after a 6 month battle with cancer.

He was born on March 27th, 1951 in Oak Park, IL to Elizabeth (Betty) Schavietello.

He is survived by his wife, Kirsten Mood-

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ TheHerald-News.com or call 815-5264438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at TheHerald-News. com/obits where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. he-Cashion from Buffalo Grove, IL; his son, Travis Cashion (26yrs), Stepson, Joshua Cashion (30yrs); and Kirsten’s daughters, Sarah (23yrs) and Samantha Tyler (21yrs) all of whom reside in Colorado. He is also survived by his four brothers, Dennis, Rick, Tony and Mike Schavietello of Joliet, IL. Nick played football and ran track for Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, IL from 1965-1969 receiving all-state honors in 1968-1969.

A memorial service followed by a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday January 14, 2017 at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora, CO. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are encouraged to be given to Project Sanctuary for Military Families, a nonprofit foundation close to Nick and Kirsten’s heart at www. projectsanctuary.us/donate.

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OBITUARIES BERNARD L. FREDERICKS JR.

ROBERT A. HENDERSON

Born: March 22, 1949; in Morris, IL Died: December 4, 2016; in Joliet, IL Robert A. Henderson, 67, of Morris, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

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son of the late James Henderson and Virginia Peterson.

Robert was raised and educated in Mazon, Illinois.

He was a lifelong truck driver and Army veteran that enjoyed farming, fishing, and toying with everything from RC cars to classic hot rods.

Robert also enjoyed spending time with his friends and neighbors that so dearly touched his heart over the years like: Gordon Gantzert of Mazon.

He is survived by two children, Jeffery (Katie) Henderson of Braidwood and John Henderson of Morris; his mother, Virginia; one brother, Donny Henderson; and two sisters, Linda Bukes of Coal City, and Jean Hemmersbach of Morris; six grandchildren, Kameron Henderson, Nathaniel Henderson, Trent Bordeau, Aubrey Henderson, Tanner Henderson, and Ayden Henderson.

Preceded in death by his father, James, and his son, James Henderson on April 19, 2013.

A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, located at 301 W. Washington Street in Morris.

Enhanced video tributes will be played during the visitation.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be at Abraham Lincoln National

Cemetery in Elwood on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. with full military honors conducted by the Morris Color Guard.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact the funeral home at 815-942-0084.

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Bernard L. Fredericks Jr. “Bernie” passed away, at his home, on Thursday, December 1, 2016.

Survived by his three sons, Bernard “Bernie” L. Fredericks III of Joliet, IL, Matthew Fredericks of Richmond, IL. and Jordan Fredericks of Round Lake, IL; his daughters, Rachel (Joseph) Crocher of Bristol, WI; and Sarah (Jon) Bender of Antioch, IL; sister, Susan (nee Fredericks) Stechalski; brother, Dennis (Sue) Fredericks of Apache Junction, AZ.; five grandchildren, Gabriella Fredericks, Penelope Fredericks, Emma and Quort Crocher and Leah Bender; many nieces and nephews, cousins, Aunts and Uncles.

Preceded in death by his parents, Bernard Lee Sr. and Betty (nee Williams) Fredericks as well as his grandparents.

Bernie was stationed on the USS Nimitz during his time in the United States Navy Reserve. After his time in the USNR, Bernie learned carpentry trade and worked as a carpenter most of his adult life. He was very talented at what he did and took great pride in his work and craftsmanship. Bernie spent many summers at his family’s favorite campground Meneoka Beach Club. He enjoyed fishing and was an excellent grill-master. In

his later years, Bernie always had projects he was working on. Whether it was home remodeling, gardening, or any other project that involved him building or creating something, he liked to keep busy. He spent his final years mostly living in Independence, MO, and occasionally Joliet, IL. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 12, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. A Chapel Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Inurnment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery with Full Military Honors at 12:30 PM.

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RAYMOND E. KEZELE Raymond E. Kezele, age 89, at rest on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born in Joliet and a lifelong resident of the Joliet and Crest Hill areas. Ray proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the destroyer USS Chauncey 667. He was a member of the VFW Cantigny Post #367. Ray enjoyed his fishing trips to White Eagle Resort on Lake Vermilion with his family. He also enjoyed golf, bowling, and woodworking. Ray was a wonderful husband to the late Helen (2010).

Ray is survived by his children, David (Jean), Dan, Judy, Don, Dennis (Michelle) Kezele, and Nancy (Sean) Reardon; grandchildren, Brian (Sue) Kezele, Stacey Adams, Kari (Zeb) Freeman, Gina Talarico, and Jimmy (Melinda) Talarico; great-grandchildren, Michael, Jacob, Gabe, Rylan, Brycen, Braden, Naya, Raina, and Zander; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his loving wife, Helen; parents, Michael and Barbara (nee Racki); brothers, Mike, Richard, and Walter; sisters, Mary Biernat, Molly Stogis, Marge Gonda, Delores Wrona, and Helen and Virginia Kezele.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Raymond’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be greatly appreciated. Private services were held. Obituary and tribute wall for Raymond E. Kezele at www.tezakfuneralhome. com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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EDWARD J. KOLENC Edward J. Kolenc, age 93, entered eternal life on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

Edward was a favorite uncle, great-uncle and great-great uncle to numerous nieces and

nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents, John and Frances (nee Vidic) Kolenc; three sisters, Mary (Eugene) Vercellotti, Frances (Henry) Hubert and Ann (Michael) Zelinski; and two brothers, John (Pauline) Kolenc and Frank Kolenc.

Edward was born and raised in Joliet. He was a proud United States military veteran. Edward was a lifelong parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet. He was an avid fisherman and also loved to garden. He will be truly missed.

A celebration of Edward’s life will begin on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 with a visitation at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 416 N Chicago St, Joliet, IL 60432 from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Joliet. There will be no funeral home visitation or services.

Obituary and tribute wall for Edward J. Kolenc at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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dren who affectionately called her Granna.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Bessie McCullough; three brothers, Sam Miller, Thomas McCullough and Jerry McCullough.

Betty passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.

She leaves to mourn; three children, Anthony (Angelic) McCullough, Jackie Lambuth and Carla (Yvonne) Greer; two brothers, Robert Jr. (Leasie) and James McCullough; one sister, Joyce McCullough; three grandchildren, Anthony, Ashton and Taylor; one great grandson, Antonie; very dear friend, Mary Lesley; two special sisters-in-law, Pamela McCullough and Betty Jean McCullough; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Monday, December 12, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home and Tuesday, December 13, 2016 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Love of Christ Ministries,1603 N. Prairie Ave., Crest Hill, IL. Service at 11:00 AM, Elder Andre L. Williams, officiating.

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She was united in marriage to William Lambuth in 1965 and to this union, three children were born. Betty received Christ as her personal Lord and Savior in 1982 and became a member of Holy Cross Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Samuel L. Thigpen.

She became a member of Love of Christ Ministries in March 2016, under the leadership of Elder Andre L. Williams. She devoted her life to her family and friends and everyone called her Auntie, with the exception of her grandchil-

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DARLENE M. SEARCY

Born: November 1, 1962 Died: December 7, 2016

Darlene M. Searcy, born on November 1, 1962, beloved daughter, sister and aunt is at rest as of December 7, 2016, out of pain and in the arms of those Angels sent before us. It was a peaceful passing after a long hard fought battle against cancer.

As a youth, Darlene was very active in the Romeoville Roadrunners 4-H Club for 10

years, demonstrating excellence nearly all ten of those years winning county shows and showing at the Illinois State Fair. She was also an active member of the Girl Scouts.

Darlene trained at the following institutions: Saint Andrew the Apostle Grade school in Romeoville, Illinois, St. Francis Academy in Joliet, Illinois, where she enjoyed working backstage in various theater productions - and two master’s degrees from the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University of Chicago.

As an adult in service to others, she has often been described as knowledgeable, intelligent, competent, and a passionate gentle soul serving Christ in the service to others around her.

Darlene had a career serving others keeping professionals on top of their game. She has held Executive Assistant and Marketing Administration positions with several companies including IBM and Unilever, as well as teaching administrative computer skills classes at various locations and most recently taking her executive skillset to Saint Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Romeoville, Il as the Communication Secretary where she found greater purpose while waging her war on her debilitating Cancer.

Darlene is survived by her Father, Clifford Earnest Searcy; Mother, Darlene Ann Searcy; Brother and Sister-in-Law, Kenneth J. and Donna Searcy; Brother and Sister-in-law, Michael A. and Joanna Searcy; Sister and Sister-in-law, Bernadette M. and Kirsten Searcy; Nephew, Matthew Searcy; Niece, Colleen Searcy; and Nephew,Kyle Searcy.

Funeral arrangements include visitation reception on Sunday, December 11th from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Chapel, 606 Townhall Dr, Romeoville, IL 60446. The Funeral Mass will take place on Monday Morning, December 12th, beginning at 9:30 a.m. from the funeral home chapel to St Andrew’s Catholic Community Church, 505 Kingston Dr, Romeoville, IL 60446 for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am.

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Andrew “Andy” Matichak It doesn’t seem possible that you have ve been gone for thirteen years.

We know your spirit is with us always.

You are in our thoughts and prayers everyday.

We hold dear memories of you in our hearts.

We love you and miss you forever.

God Bless You Dear Andy, Rita and Family SM-CL0390479

OBITUARIES WILLIE EDWARD SMITH

Born: December 19, 1939; in Abbeville, MS Died: December 3, 2016; in New Lenox, IL

NORMA J. STEWART

Born: December 1, 1938; in Morris, IL Died: December 7, 2016; in Morris, IL Norma J. Stewart, 78, of Morris, passed away Wednesday December 7, 2016 at home. Born December 1, 1938 in Morris,

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GEORGE WILLIS JR.

Born: July 13, 1929; in Minooka, IL Died: December 6, 2016; in Morris, IL George Willis Jr., 87, of Joliet, formerly of Morris, passed from this life to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

He was born to George and Iva (Bradley) Willis in Minooka, Illinois, on July 13, 1929.

George was educated in area schools. In 1974, he married Kathryn “Kay” (Heap) Zink.

He loved to fish and ride his motorcycle and was also involved with motorcycle racing for a few years with son, Robert. George was an avid guitar player and had a dear friend, Gary Abney, of Savanna, IL that played and enjoyed music with him. They spent many years together playing and singing in church.

Survived by his wife, Kay; children, Cynthia Higgins of Tennessee, Elaine Knott of Morris, Robert (Shelia) Willis of Seneca, Bruce (Velma) Willis of Carbon Hill, and G. Darin (Rhonda) Willis of Kingston, Oklahoma; Dale (Linda) Zink, Dawn (Robert) Cryder, and Deanne (Duane Cade) Brown. Grandchildren, Patrick, Donna, Nick and Brandy; Lori, Debbie, Julie, and Matthew; Wendy, Chris, and Richard; Jody, Jessica, and Joestela; John and Tiffany; Chad, Derek, Michael, and Kayla, Justin, Malorie, Alexis, and Grant; and Cody; also surviving are many great-grandchildren, and one sister, Elaine Gengler, of Cape Coral, Florida. Preceded in death by his parents, George and Iva; a baby brother; a half-brother, Elza Day; and half-sister, Essie White; and many other family members.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, located at 301 W. Washington Street in Morris. Enhanced video tributes will be played during the visitation. A Celebration of George’s Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Gary Abney of New Hope Assembly of God Church of Savanna, Illinois. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made

in George’s name to a recipient of the donor’s choice. Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact the funeral home at 815-942-0084. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

IN LOVING MEMORY

KENNETH L. DELROSE 11/15/1934 – 12/11/2015

Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure.

You are loved beyond words, And missed beyond measure.

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Your presence we miss, your memory we treasure, we will love you always and forget you never.

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Willie Edward Smith was born in Abbeville, MS to Champ and Elnora Smith on December 19, 1939.

Willie worked for Precoat Metals and retired after 45 years of service.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Champ and Elnora Smith, uncles, aunts and cousins.

Willie passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in New Lenox, IL. Willie is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nobie Smith; two daughters, Bobbie (Eligha) Bowie Jr. and Tamika Williams; sister, Emma (Maurice) Guins; special nieces, Uneika (Philip) Young, Carla (Anthony) Johnson, Angela (Tavon) Johnson and Darla (Tyrone) Cypress; nephew, Duane Townsend; grandchildren, Erica, Deundra and Eligah Bowie, III; grampies little cubz, Dominique, Amya, Philip Jr., Andrew and Jacob; god children, Latoya (Boo) Harrison, Dedrick Snapp, Isaiah Snapp, Aaron Larkins and Justin Jones; special aunt, Alberta Herod, special uncle, Johnnie (Daisy) Herod; special cousins, Levester Smith, Delinda Herod,Stella Ann Nuckols and Faye Logan; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1502 E. Mills Rd., Joliet, IL. Service at 11:00 AM, Pastor Darius Curtis, officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL Minor-Morris Funeral Home, Ltd. 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

she was the daughter of the late John and Hazel (Cryer) Iverson.

Norma was raised and educated in Morris. She was a secretary for the Morris Country Club, was also the finical manager for the Self Locking Employee Credit Union, she was involved with the school lunch programs and drove the bus for the school. She was an avid sports fan and a diehard Cubs fan.

She is survived by her children, Cindy (Ron) Fosen of Ohio, Scott Stewart of Ohio, and Dawn Arnold of Verona; grandchildren, Kari (Jeff Workman) Fosen, AJ (Sami) Fosen, Matt (Jamie) Fosen, Chad Stewart, Dylan Stewart and Katherine “Katie” Arnold; great grandchildren, Kendall Fosen, Adyson Fosen, Graham Stewart, Alexis Fosen and Kaleb Fosen; brother, Ken (Donna) Iverson; and her loving partner since 1994, Richard Brew.

She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Hazel; husband, Andrew Stewart in 1991; sister, Lois Lundy; and brother, Donald Iverson.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday December 13, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home located in Morris. A celebration of Norma’s life will be held on Wednesday December 14, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Robert Sathuri of the First Methodist Church in Morris. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Norma’s name to the Morris Hospital, Joliet Area Community Hospice, or the Morris YMCA. Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL. For further information visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact the funeral home at 815-942-0084. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

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STATE

Report: Ill. Lottery didn’t pay scratch-off wins The ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars in instant ticket sales during a roughly five-year period, but didn’t hand out many of the cash grand prizes, according to a newspaper report.

Lottery officials didn’t hand out 23 grand prizes for the largest scratch-off games starting from 2011 – more than 40 percent of what was designed into the games, The Chicago Tribune reported in its weekend editions. One of those games, called The Good Life, offered $46 million in installments to two winners.

Tickets were $30 apiece and millions were sold, but the game ended before the top prize was awarded.

Longtime player Jim Jurewicz, a suburban Chicago retiree, was frustrated by the findings.

“A person’s playing that game hoping to win a big one,” he told the newspaper, “And maybe they played it for six months or longer. And then all of a sudden the game’s gone with all these winners supposedly unclaimed.”

Illinois lagged behind other states that have high instant-game ticket sales when it came to paying out grand prizes, both in the number of prizes and the

ILLINOIS

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News from across the state

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U of Illinois inks 10-year deal to buy energy from wind farm

URBANA – The University of Illinois has made a decadelong agreement with the state’s largest wind farm to buy power for its Urbana-Champaign campus.

The agreement, announced Thursday, took effect Nov. 1 and runs through October 2026. It comes as the school enacts a sustainability plan with clean-energy targets that include obtaining at least 120,000 mega-watt hours of power annually from low-carbon sources by fiscal 2020, the Champaign News-Gazette reported.

School officials said the campus received about 2,400 megawatt-hours in November, and they hope the annual amount of power will total more than 25,000 megawatt-hours. The school’s clean energy total so far is about 33,200

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A man plays a New York Lottery scratch-off game after buying it from a newsstand Wednesday in New York. percentage of revenue, according to the Tribune.

In its investigation, the newspaper cited public documents obtained through open record requests and interviews as it reviewed 138 instant games over five fiscal years. The newspaper

zeroed in on 17 games with the largest payouts from 2011, when private lottery manager Northstar Lottery Group took over, until June 2015. Winners have a year to claim prizes.

Northstar boosted the number of printed tickets, allowing them to offer

megawatt hours a year – about 8.9 percent of the campus’ projected annual electricity consumption for fiscal 2017.

The school already has a nearly 21-acre solar farm it bought in December 2015, as well as solar installations around campus.

Police alerted state Child and Family Services officials, who found the girls’ estranged grandmother and placed them with her, although the state retains custody. The girls’ father faces charges including aggravated and domestic battery.

Chicago police have made donations to the girls, too, including diapers, milk, toys and clothing. They also stop by the house to see if anything is needed.

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More than $125K raised for 3 Chicago sisters found alone

CHICAGO – An online fundraising website has racked up more than $125,000 in donations for three young sisters found in an abandoned apartment.

Chicago police have nicknamed the 7-year-old, 2-year-old and 1-year-old the “Englewood Angels.” Police said they were called Nov. 6 to the apartment in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, where they found the girls alone on the floor near a mattress with no electricity, running water or food.

“I couldn’t even believe the conditions,” Officer Myrian Bugarin told the Chicago Tribune. “But they weren’t withdrawn. Not even the little ones.

They were upbeat. They were very responsive.”

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New webcam shows live views of Illinois bison herd

WILMINGTON – A new web camera is now available for those who want to see live views of the bison herd on federal prairie land in northern Illinois.

The U.S. Forest Service’s Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and the National Forest Foundation said Friday that the new camera covers areas where the bison have been known to graze.

The herd was introduced at the prairie near Wilmington in October 2015 as part of a 20-year experiment in restoring the landscape to native tallgrass. Researchers are monitoring the herd and prairie to collect data.

bigger prizes. Suppliers and the state received more profit. But as sales of big-payout tickets dipped, Northstar pushed to remove tickets from stores, often before grand prizes were awarded.

Lottery officials didn’t offer an explanation on why they ended certain games without paying prizes. They didn’t dispute the newspaper’s findings, but they said they were misleading or insignificant.

“Northstar consistently and unwaveringly made decisions for the benefit of the players and the Illinois Lottery and not its suppliers,” said a statement from International Game Technology, one of two companies that formed Northstar.

Northstar has been under scrutiny for other areas, including not meeting profit projections. Illinois officials have been looking for a replacement manager.

The Tribune found that players could have collected another $32 million for all 138 games run by Northstar.

One top elected leader says the findings are concerning. Senate President John Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, said if players aren’t treated fairly, they may stop playing. That could mean less revenue for the cash-strapped state.

The bison camera is about 25 feet above ground. It provides streaming high-definition video and is connected to the internet via wireless signal. Forest Service officials said it uses solar power.

It will operate 24 hours a day, every day.

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State trooper who died honored with overpass

HOFFMAN ESTATES – An overpass in suburban Chicago has been named in honor of an Illinois state trooper who was killed in the line of duty two decades ago.

In a news release, the state police said that the Interstate 90/Illinois State Route 59 overpass in Hoffman Estates has been designated the Chong Lim Memorial Overpass.

Trooper Chong Soo Lim was parked on Interstate 90 after writing tickets when a pickup truck slammed into his squad car on the night of June 5, 1995, causing his vehicle to burst into flames.

Lim went to Von Steuben High School in Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago before becoming a state trooper in 1990.

– Wire reports

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ILLINOIS LOTTERY

Midday Pick 3: 8-8-0 Midday Pick 4: 6-9-7-7 Lucky Day Lotto Midday: 15-17-20-23-27 Lotto jackpot: $4.25 million MEGA MILLIONS

Est. jackpot: $51 million POWERBALL Est. jackpot: $85 million

INDIANA LOTTERY Daily 3 Midday: 5-1-8 Daily 4 Midday: 5-0-5-4

Est. Lotto jackpot: $2.8 million

WISCONSIN LOTTERY Pick 3: 8-3-1 Pick 4: 3-6-3-3 Megabucks: 9-10-14-25-29-44 SuperCash: 2-7-25-31-32-37 Badger 5: 2-3-21-30-31 (Some numbers were not available at press time.)

NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Trump expected to tap CEO lower because fans had already left the newly built Vodafone of Exxon for State Dept.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of State on Saturday, meeting privately with the business leader for the second time in a week. Trump’s transition team cautioned that no announcement was expected over the weekend.

Trump has privately signaled that he plans to tap Tillerson for the powerful Cabinet post, but had not formally offered him the job as of Saturday afternoon, according to people who have spoken with Trump and his transition team.

Some advisers worry that Tillerson’s ties to Russia would lead to a contentious Senate confirmation hearing and keep alive questions about Trump’s own relationship with Moscow.

Arena Stadium after the soccer match when the blasts occurred.

Witnesses also heard gunfire after the explosions.

“We have once again witnessed tonight in Istanbul the ugly face of terror which tramples on every value and decency,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement.

The first bomb went off just outside the facility known popularly as Besiktas Stadium, after the local team and neighborhood. The second blast that came moments later was attributed by authorities to a suicide bomber.

IS militants re-enter Syria’s historic Palmyra

BEIRUT – Islamic State militants re-entered the historic city of Palmyra in central Syria on Saturday Twin blasts near Istanbul for the first time since they were stadium kill 29, wound 166 expelled by Syrian and Russian forces nine months ago.

ISTANBUL – Twin attacks The activist-run Palmyra Coby a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer ordination network said the milstadium Saturday killed 29 peo- itants had nearly encircled the city and entered its northern and ple and wounded 166 others in the latest large-scale assault to northwestern neighborhoods. traumatize a nation confronting The group, which maintains contacts inside the city, said IS an array of security threats. fighters were approaching the The bombs targeted police officers, killing 27 of them along city’s UNESCO heritage site as well. with two civilians, Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu Osama al-Khatib said government soldiers were fleeing told reporters early Sunday. He Palmyra. added that 10 people had been “The army as an institution has arrested in connection with the dissolved,” he said. “terrorist attack.”

– Wire reports The civilian death toll was

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Chris Wallace of “Fox News Sunday” interviews President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday at Trump Tower in New York.

Trump team challenges intel on election influence

By JULIE PACE

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. A top Senate Democrat demanded a full congressional investigation.

The CIA has now concluded with “high confidence” that Moscow was not only interfering with the election, but that its actions were intended to help Trump, according to a senior U.S. official. The assessment is based in part on evidence that Russian actors had hacked Republicans as well as Democrats but were only releasing information harmful to Trump’s rival, Hillary Clinton.

The official was not authorized to discuss the private intelligence assessment publicly and insisted on anonymity.

Trump’s public dismissal of the CIA assessment raises questions about how he will treat information from intelligence agencies as president. His view also puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of choosing between the incoming president and the intelligence community.

In a statement late Friday, Trump’s transition team said the finger-pointing at Russia was coming from “the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.”

On Saturday, spokesman Sean Spicer told CNN there were “people within these agencies who are upset with the outcome of the election.”

Spicer denied a New York Times report that Russia had broken into the Republican Nation-

al Committee’s computer networks. The U.S. official who disclosed the CIA assessment to The Associated Press said only that Republican entities had been targeted during the election.

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would press for a congressional investigation in the new year. “That any country could be meddling in our elections should shake both political parties to their core,” he said. “It’s imperative that our intelligence community turns over any relevant information so that Congress can conduct a full investigation.”

Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have also said they plan to pursue investigations into Russian election interference. Other Republicans have played down the reports. Texas Sen. John Cornyn wrote on Twitter Saturday that Russian hacking had been going on for years.

He said the matter was “serious, but hardly news.”

There was no immediate official response from Moscow. But Oleg Morozov, a member of the foreign relations committee in the upper house of the Russian parliament, dismissed the claim of Russian interference as “silliness and paranoia,” according to the RIA Novosti news agency. Morozov described the allegations as an attempt to force the next administration to stick to Obama’s anti-Russian course.

President Barack Obama has ordered a fullscale review of campaign-season cyberattacks to be completed before he leaves office in January. The investigation will be a “deep dive” into a possible pattern of increased “malicious cyber activity” timed to the campaign season, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Friday.

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Will County-area tree farms

• TREE FARMS

Continued from page 3 Tammen farm.

“Sometimes droughts cause you to lose a field of trees,” Tammen said.

“And we’ve lost a field of Fraser firs due to flooding.”

In some years, Tammen’s husband selects a field where trees are picked over and few are left. They harvest the remaining trees, mow down the field and plant new trees to start the cycle again.

Every June, local high school and college students earn money with the Tammens by shearing trees with long machetes in the summer heat.

“The trees get sheared in late June after they put on most of their new growth,” Tammen said. “Then during the harvest, on weekends, the same kids come and help with shaking and baling of the trees. They work hard.”

The Siegels don’t grow trees on site, but they switched this year from a supplier in Michigan to one in Wisconsin. There’s been a noticeable improvement in product quality. The trees, all Fraser firs, are shipped in from a family farmer.

n Anderson Tree Farm, 508 W. Route 126, Plainfield. For information, call 815-436-2140 or visit www.visitandersontreefarm.com. n Bengtson’s Christmas Tree Farm, 10919 W. Wilmington Road, Peotone. For information, call 877-640-2911 or visit www. treefarmusa.com. n Green Garden Christmas Tree Farm, 11615 Pauling Road, Manhattan. For information, call 815-735-2372 or visit greengardenchristmastreefarm.com. n Settlers Pond Christmas Trees, 1301 E. Offner Road, Beecher. For information, call 708-663-8103 or visit www.settlerspondshelter.net. n Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm, 17250 Weber Road, Lockport. For information, call 815-741-2693 or visit www.cottonwoodfarms. net. n Tammen Treeberry Farm, 37131 Essex Road, Wilmington. For information, call 815458-6264 or visit www.tammentreeberryfarm.net.

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Dear Mr. Berko: My father-in-law’s portfolio has 100 shares of North State Communications, which my wife and I think he bought in 2004 or 2005. Dad had Alzheimer’s disease, lived in High Point, North Carolina, and recently passed away.

We can’t find any record of his purchase, though his deposit slips to High Point Bank go all the way back to 2005. Mom is still living but has little knowledge about this stock (she thinks Dad paid $96 a share), though she’s familiar with Cincinnati Bell, AT&T, Vodafone, Verizon, Frontier, Sprint, CenturyLink, Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., Consolidated Communications and other telecom stocks that she owns.

We can figure out most of this stuff, but we need your advice on North State because we can’t find reports on this company. Our question is: Should Mom sell North State or keep it? She will keep the others. – FW, Durham, North Carolina Dear FW: North State Telecommuni-

cations Corp. (NORSB-$60.70) may be the biggest small telecommunications company you’ve never heard about.

NORSB is a modern, finely tuned and well-managed company headquartered in High Point and founded in 1895.

know whom to call. And when they call, they call their service technician by his given name and usually get friendly next-day service.

NORSB pays a $1.30 quarterly dividend ($5.20 annually) yielding 8.3 percent. It has paid this dividend since Today, 121 years later, NORSB is ably run by Patrick Harman, the grandson its initial public offering in 2004, when the stock traded at over $100 a share. of NORSB’s founder. The company Part of the reason for NORSB’s high posted $109 million in 2015 revenues, yield is that there’s little to no revenue or some $272,000 per employee. growth in the company’s service area NORSB, with 68,000 miles of and, consequently, there’s little to high-capacity fiber optics, is a very modern telecom company. It provides even less principal appreciation. All earnings improvement must be organlandline and cellular phone service, residential and business services, web ic and derive from continued operating and equipment efficiencies rather hosting, yellow pages, cloud hosting, than customer growth. The stock basidata management, and digital TV to cally trades by appointment, as there 600 square miles of rustic, bucolic are only 886,000 shares outstanding; communities with such names as some days, it doesn’t trade at all.

Thomasville, Archdale, Randleman, NORSB’s numbers look just fine.

Jamestown, Kernersville, Greensboro There’s $3.8 million in cash. Debt is and Trinity. approximately 48 percent of revenues.

In 2015, NORSB posted nearly $9.6 Book value is just under $43 a share. million in net income, so each of its Net profit margins run about 8.86 400 employees contributed about $24,000 in profits to the company. Most percent.

Return on equity and return on of the townsfolk like this local comassets are 2.2 percent and 9.51 percent, pany; we can’t say that about folks in respectively. Last year, earnings beMiami, Phoenix or Chicago, many of whom compare their phone companies fore interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came to $27.75 million, to the IRS or the DMV. When things and 34 percent of EBITDA, or $9.61 go wrong (and they do), the townsfolk

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko

million, translated into net income.

Meanwhile, Franklin Value Investors Trust has 22,000 shares. It is the only mutual fund that owns the stock, but High Point Bank has 21,000 shares in its portfolio.

I like phone companies. But things were so different before they changed!

Phone companies used to be impervious to inflation, depression and the economic cycle. Not so today, as telecom companies’ revenues have become an important and vital function of our business and data climate because of their involvement in almost every aspect of commerce.

NORSB’s service area is dominated by a $5 billion furniture industry, various small liberal arts colleges and numerous small businesses, which are not conducive to dynamic revenue growth for NORSB. But I’d keep NORSB for the dividend – certainly not for principal appreciation. I know that the dividend isn’t covered, but I’m told that 2016 revenues and earnings will be sufficient for the $5.20 dividend to be fine.

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

Big business warns Trump against mass deportation

By STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Still grappling with Donald Trump’s surprise election, the nation’s business community has begun to pressure the president-elect to abandon campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation and other hard-line immigration policies that some large employers fear would hurt the economy.

The push, led by an advocacy group backed by New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is still in its infancy as the business world struggles to understand the tough-talking Trump’s true intentions on an issue that defined his outsider campaign. Some groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are holding off, doubtful that Trump will actually create a deportation force, as he suggested before his election, to expel the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally.

But others are assembling teams of public officials and industry leaders on the ground in key states to encourage Trump to embrace a more forgiving immigration policy – in the name of economic development, if not human compassion.

“This election clearly showed that Americans are wildly frustrated with our broken immigration system,” said Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the New American Economy, a group whose board in-

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Dec. 8 rally in Des Moines, Iowa. The nation’s business community has begun to pressure Trump to abandon his campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation. cludes Bloomberg, Murdoch and leaders of business giants Marriott, Disney and Boeing. “But it would be a mistake to equate their desire for someone to secure the border with support for mass deportation or other hardline policies that would both devastate the economy and undermine core American values.”

Robbins’ organization has in recent days unveiled coalitions of business leaders and public officials that oppose an immigration crackdown – many of them Trump supporters – across Utah, California,

South Carolina, Florida and Colorado with more coming in Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. Backed by its directors’ deep pockets, the group is working to create a permanent infrastructure that will pressure the new administration and members of Congress in key battlegrounds even before the debate officially begins on Capitol Hill.

Trump railed against the dangers of illegal immigration throughout his campaign, several times sharing the stage with parents of children killed by immigrants in the country illegally. He also pledged to build a massive wall across the vast majority of the 2,100-mile border with Mexico. And, early in the campaign, he promised to create “a deportation force” to remove more than 11 million immigrants, although as Election Day approached, he left open the possibility for a pathway to legal status for some who entered the country illegally.

Trump’s transition team declined to answer questions about his immigration plans this week.

He hinted at a softer approach in a recent Time magazine interview, saying he would “work something out” to help immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children and granted work permits by President Barack Obama. On deportation, Trump told “60 Minutes” shortly after the election that he would prioritize deporting between 2 and 3 million “people that are criminal and have criminal records – gang members, drug dealers.”

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Larry Johnson, vice president of the Silver Cross Foundation, receives a check for $38,000 from Elaine Boros, treasurer of the Advisory Board, and Kathy Ullman, vice president of the Advisory Board. The payment is part of the Advisory Board’s $105,000 pledge to purchase new surgical equipment.

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$38K to buy surgical equipment The HERALD–NEWS NEW LENOX – The Advisory Board of Silver Cross Hospital recently gave the hospital $38,000 as part of its $105,000 pledge to help fund the purchase of new surgical equipment and patient care needs for the hospital.

“We are very grateful to the Advisory Board for donating funds to allow the hospital to purchase state-of-art equipment that will help physicians enhance the care they provide to our patients during surgical procedures,” said Larry Johnson, vice president of the Silver Cross Foundation, in a news release.

The Advisory Board raises funds for Silver Cross Hospital by operating

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VIEWS Austin Berg that hovered around $460,000 annually now comes in at more than $1 million.

“You think about where that halfa-million-dollar difference could go,” Zoeller said.

She estimates it would be enough to cover the cost of residential support services for nine adults for an entire year, or it could be used to raise the base salary of her care providers.

The sprained ankle is only one example of government funds flowing not to essential services, but to pay for a system that is clearly flawed.

Zoeller said the association recently had to pay out $1,500 for a paper cut.

That’s not where taxpayers expect their money to go, especially when funding care for Illinoisans with lifelong disabilities.

Instead of trying to solve this problem, legislative leaders have chosen to peddle wild conspiracy theories.

Steve Brown, spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, has blamed high costs on insurance companies not passing along savings to customers. There is no evidence supporting this claim, and it would require collusion among more than 330 rival insurance companies in Illinois, in violation of federal anti-trust law.

And the trial lawyers who bankroll Madigan’s machine would have been all over any kind of insurance price-fixing scandal. After all, people and businesses harmed by federal anti-trust violations can seek triple damages.

Those trial lawyers like the system the way it is.

That’s why Illinoisans continue to see public dollars wasted on paper cuts, sprains and bruises. And it’s why reform is needed now more than ever.

• Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Divisive leaders

To the Editor: The following is what Captain Picard told Worf in a “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode.

“We think we have come so far. The torture of heretics, the burning of witches is all ancient history and then, in a blink of an eye, it all comes back to start over again... she, or someone like her will always be with us, waiting for the right climate, spreading fear in the name of righteousness.”

Why do leaders seem to always have to be divisive to get power?

Hitler’s was Jews. For today’s potential European leaders, it’s Syrian immigrants, for Nicolás Maduro Moros, president of Venezuela, it’s elites, and the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, he has people killing drug traffickers and users.

We have often, too often, had such demagogues blaming an ethnic group or race for some problem.

In our colonial days, it was Indians and religious zeal. Later, the focus groups were Indians and ex-slaves.

In the last century, it was Germans in the First World War era, Japanese in World War II, Asians in 1800s and most of 1900s, Catholics until John F. Kennedy and Hispanics during the 1900s and today.

The most infamous was Sen. Joe McCarthy’s communist witch hunt in 1954.

He scared Ronald Reagan into naming

his friends and other people as sympathizers.

Today’s demagogues are pillorying museums, Hispanics, working poor, scientists and liberals.

My mother told me not to put other people down to get my way.

Most of us do that on occasion, whether it’s a Polack or a dumb-blond joke.

It’s when we go past political correctness into national belief and phony survival policies that we become dangerous and away from our ideals.

Chuck Johnson Morris

Firefighters and other leaders deserve our appreciation

To the Editor: As we approach the holiday season, with a voice of gratitude, it is fitting and right to write about the firefighters in Romeoville. They have history with some bad days, and some good days.

As a resident for many years, and an active member in our Romeoville Area Historical Society, I do remember some bad days. There was the explosion of the Union Oil (now Citco) in 1984. There were 17 people killed from Romeoville and the surrounding villages. My pictures on the wall all fell down. My house “shook.” Our Jewel (Spartan Square) had all the windows blown out.

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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At first glance, workers’ compensation reform might seem like small potatoes.

That’s because its effects can be tough for people to see: The payroll of a small trucking business in East Peoria, a routine railroad repair job in Rochelle, salaries at a Springfield steel shop.

This type of blue-collar work is where employers can experience serious pain on their workers’ compensation bills. Those costs, the highest in the Midwest, kill jobs growth and higher salaries. That’s why some state politicians dismiss workers’ compensation as purely an economic issue. They say it should be off the table in budget discussions. But they’re wrong. There are other unseen costs.

What many Illinoisans may not know is that this broken system greatly affects the ability of Illinois governments to care for the people most in need of public services. It is indeed a budget issue. And it lays bare the perverse priorities of our state.

Kim Zoeller is the CEO of the Ray Graham Association, a social service provider based in DuPage County that cares for 2,000 adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Nearly all of the group’s funding comes from state government.

The mission of the Ray Graham Association is not only to care for those people, but also to help them achieve more than they ever thought possible: A dream job, pursuing a passion or simply the joy of living independently. That takes years of patience and hard work from nearly 400 employees. But in 2010, something terrible happened.

While caring for one of the association’s clients, an employee stumbled and suffered a sprained ankle. After many visits to different doctors, a later diagnosis of a generalized pain disorder and years of litigation, the association found itself on the hook for a $650,000 settlement.

All for a sprained ankle.

“It was like someone pushed us off a cliff,” Zoeller said.

That case radically increased the organization’s workers’ compensation premiums. What once was a cost

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Wish I could recall what I wanted to write here Memory is a funny thing.

It’s such an inherent mental process that most of us take it for granted.

Usually we don’t even acknowledge its existence … until it goes missing.

When we can’t recall a name.

Or an appointment.

Or where we left the car keys.

Happens to everyone, right? Because just like a computer, the human mind is susceptible to data retrieval problems.

But at least when it happens to your computer, you get an error message.

Like Access Denied. Or File Not Found.

Or Out Of Memory. Which you can usually fix with the right password or the correct file name, or by simply adding some RAM. Not so for the human brain. Instead of an error message, you simply draw a blank. You have two options at the point: struggle to remember, or look elsewhere for help. Which is why we have sticky notes. And smart phones.

And spouses.

Meh. Happens to everyone. Happens all the time.

often forget someone’s name minutes after meeting them for the first time.

It can take three or four introductions Bill Wimbiscus before I remember someone on sight.

Happens all the time. Just last week someone hailed me in the store. After Let’s face it: human data storage and a couple seconds I had to admit to her I couldn’t place her name. Turns out I retrieval is usually a pretty mundane used to work with her a couple years concern. Until it isn’t.

On the extreme end, there are a host ago.

Oops. Storage failure. of disorders that can disrupt thought Some of it has to do with retrieval and memory, including Alzheimer’s disease, amnesia and dementia. At that failure.

When I was in my teens and 20s, my point, it’s a pretty horrible problem, both for the afflicted and for their loved memory was incredible. I could cram for exams the night before and then ace ones.

This column isn’t about one of those them the next morning. My memory ailments. It’s about the other end of the remained strong through my 30s and 40s until, as the incremental stress and spectrum, the little everyday lapses. fatigue of work and child-rearing and The forgotten names. The missed appointments. The lost car keys. aging began to pile up, it faded a bit.

No big deal. Happens to everyone, Still, despite my diminished RAM right? capacity, I was able to soldier on.

Some of it has to do with storage All that changed a couple years ago failure. when I became addicted to chemotherFor instance, I rarely have problems apy. It’s taken five courses to suppress my cancer and a sixth to keep it in remembering times and dates, but I’ve remission. And while I recovered most always had trouble connecting names of my physical vitality, the same hasn’t and faces. It’s just the way I’m wired. I

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There had been an enormous amount of damage done to their building and the surrounding homes.

These past heroic deeds by our firefighters again came to light at the fire in our Wesglen subdivision. There was much damage to property – but no personal injury.

At the present time, our former chiefs – Al and Carl – keep me reminded of our past.

These former chiefs were involved in the 1984 explosion. We now have a chief named Kent, who also has a great sense of community.

In August, our former chief Carl lost his beloved wife, Phyllis. Our community again demonstrated a “band of brothers and sisters” as we all waited two hours to attend her memorial. I, as a longtime resident was proud of the support, respect, and honor given to Phyllis. She was a true “soldier of goodness.”

Our firefighters are solid. Our paramedics are solid. The paramedics also comfort and empower us, when needed. Their courage is their character. They and our firefighters are the “spokes in our community.”

YES, it does take a village. It is our village of Romeoville. Our firefighters, paramedics, policemen and women, and our leaders ... mayor, trustees etc. make us the BEST OF THE BEST. Shirlee J. Pergler Romeoville

MIDLIFE CIRCUS

been true of my mental capacity.

Since 2014, I’ve been in and out of a kind of fog, a fog where it’s hard to think clearly and even harder to remember things. That fog mostly has lifted over the last few months, but sometimes I still wake up a bit confused.

Thinking clearly is … touchy, like navigating a marble through one of those hole-filled labyrinth games.

I guess they call it chemo brain.

When I first heard about it, I thought it was BS. Now I’m not so sure.

Thoughts become elusive. Concentration becomes scattered. Memory becomes fuzzy.

Sometimes it’s hard to find the right word to say. Let alone write.

You know, this was all supposed to lead up to an incredibly profound point.

I just wish I could remember what it was.

• Bill Wimbiscus, former reporter and editor for The Herald-News, has lived in Joliet for 25 years. He can be reached at news@theherald-news.com.

Castro a symbol of brutal political oppression SPRINGFIELD – On the afternoon that Fidel Castro’s ashes were buried in Cuba, I picked up the phone and called the Illinoisan who may have known him the best – former Gov. George Ryan.

Sixteen years ago, Ryan led a humanitarian trip to the island nation 90 miles off Florida’s shore. I was one of the reporters who covered the trip.

“Fidel Castro was a brutal dictator. He killed a lot of his own people.

I knew that before I went to Cuba.

And I think that will be his legacy in that country. … I had dinner with him twice while I was down there and I found him to be extremely friendly to me. The only problem was he wouldn’t be quiet. He just kept talking and talking and talking. At one point he started lecturing me on how many calories the Cubans consumed each day and how great things were.”

Things were far from great.

During the governor’s trip, I broke away from the official delegation and hiked through ordinary neighborhoods and talked to Cubans of all walks of life.

I’ll never forget meeting an orthopedic surgeon who had graduated from Oxford University in the 1950s, before Casto’s rise to power. Castro froze the compensation for doctors at $60 per month, a rate it remained at for more than 40 years. Castro said laborers should earn more because

VIEWS Scott Reeder doctors are compensated by the prestige of their profession.

To support his family, this doctor quit medicine and became a longshoreman. Later, after years of sucking up to the Communist Party, he was allowed to become a taxicab driver, a coveted position in Cuba because of tips from visiting foreigners.

A lasting impression of my visit to Cuba was this Oxford-trained physician reaching into his pocket and proudly pulling out his taxicab medallion. He then asked if I brought any Advil or Tylenol with me because he suffered from arthritis and the shelves of Cuban pharmacies were bare of even the most basic medicines.

I handed him a couple bottles of pills from my suitcase and watched him hobble away.

Several years later, I watched Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko” in which he praised the Cuban health care system and condemned our nation’s. Was he visiting a different Cuba than the one I was in?

Ryan, a pharmacist by training, has similar recollections.

“I visited a hospital and what was supposed to be a medical school. The

classroom had microscopes set up that looked like they were from the 1930s. And the windows in the classroom had fallen out. When I walked through the hospital, I saw people smoking, just throwing their butts down on the floor.”

Rather than utter Castro’s name and risk being overheard, many Cubans I interviewed would simply stroke their chins as if forming an imaginary beard. They would whisper that the government (Castro) had little tolerance for dissent. In fact, Castro killed tens of thousands.

But that hasn’t stopped some of our own nation’s most liberal activists from praising him. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, upon learning of Castro’s death, called him a “freedom fighter” and a “poor people’s hero.”

The dozens of Cubans I interviewed during my two trips to Cuba spoke of political oppression, not freedom. And most spoke of near universal poverty for those without connections to the Communist Party.

I guess the only thing folks like Jesse Jackson, Michael Moore and other leftists who praise Castro have in common is that they didn’t have to live under his regime.

• Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area and can be reached at ScottReeder1965@gmail.com.

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Humble leader ranks among Wilmington’s best

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dgoss@shawmedia.com WILMINGTON – With Wilmington nursing a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter of its Class 3A second-round playoff game, outside linebacker Owen Weaver stole the ball from Byron running back Peyton Keller, and 71 yards later, he was in the end zone to make it a 13-6 Wildcats’ lead.

“Only special kids make plays like that,” Wilmington coach Jeff Reents said. “It was a momentum changer and a game changer.”

The Wildcats went on to win, 3818. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound Weaver rushed for almost 200 yards and scored four touchdowns, the last of which gave him 38 for the season, breaking the school record held by former Northwestern standout and NFL running back Damien Anderson.

“Owen really is up there with the best we have had,” Reents said. “He’s in the same category as Damien Anderson, Tanner Roark, Tony Vercelli, Alex Zlomie, Mason Southall. When your name can be put in that group, it’s special.”

Weaver, the Joliet area rushing leader with 230 points and rushing leader with 2,041 yards and a 9.0 average per carry, is an Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 3A all-stater.

He also is The Herald-News Offensive Player of the Year on our all-area team.

“Owen is not a rah-rah type,” Reents said. “He leads by example. Our whole team played harder because of the example he set in the weight room and at practice. He definitely brings up the whole team.

“Other teams do their scouting reports, they knew we had to give him the ball. For him to still get the yards he got shows you what kind of player he is.”

Eventual 3A champion IC Catholic eliminated Wilmington, 41-14, in the quarterfinals, but at that, Weaver was at his best.

“IC Catholic was an outstanding team,” Reents said. “Nobody really gave them a close game, and Owen still had almost 200 yards against them. The bigger the game, the better he plays.”

Owen Weaver is the Herald-News Offensive Player of the Year.

getting everything he can from every play,” Reents said. “He’s always looking for that extra inch on every play.”

He also is outstanding defensively.

Swiping the ball and turning it into a Wilmington touchdown against Byron may be a play that stands out – “I guess that one against Byron is always going to stick with me,” he said – but he also had 14 sacks and 20 tackles for loss this season.

Reents said his achievements as a running back overshadowed how good he is defensively.

“Owen made more plays away from him, where he chased plays down, than most of our other good kids,” Reents said. “He made three or four plays like that against Peotone alone.”

Yet for all the accolades he has received, Weaver remains humble. It’s that way on the field as well as off.

“I judge how I’m doing pretty much by how the sideline reacts to how I’m doing and our team is doing,” he said.

“Otherwise, I don’t get too excited or FIGHTING FOR EVERY INCH What may set Weaver apart from too down about it.”

Weaver, who said he was last timed other backs who are capable of breaking a big play at any moment is the at a camp at 4.6 seconds in the 40, has way he treats every play as if every been playing football since his youth.

“I’ve played football pretty much inch could determine the outcome.

“At our awards night, I said Owen all my life,” he said. “I didn’t start was one of the best I have ever seen at playing offense until sixth or seventh

grade. I was primarily a defensive player. One of my coaches had me try fullback, then after a year there, I played wingback and toward the end [of youth football] I started running the ball.”

His introduction to varsity football came when he was a sophomore in 2014, the season the Wildcats won the 3A state championship.

“I was pulled up to varsity sophomore year,” he said. “I was primarily on special teams. I’ll most definitely cherish that memory of us winning state. I actually returned a kickoff 7 yards in that game. That was pretty exciting. I won’t ever forget that.”

Weaver has started on both sides of the ball his junior and senior years.

As a junior, he was the wingback in Wilmington’s double-wing attack opposite all-stater Nick Hawkins.

“I love offense and defense,” Weaver said. “I would play either side in college. I’m not thinking a specific level right now. I’m leaning toward bigger schools, Division I or II. I’ve talked to a couple coaches but not to a great extent.”

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average on a 4.0 system and wants to major in mechanical engineering.

“I’m a good student,” he said. “My mom [Therese] wouldn’t accept anything less.”

“Owen not only is a leader for our football team, he is a great leader in our high school,” Reents said.

Wilmington lost only twice in the three seasons when Weaver was on varsity.

“Wilmington is a great program,” he said. “It’s a special feeling playing here, especially running out of the woods to get the home games started.

“Playing in coach [Barry] Southall’s offense has been great, too. He’s been running the offense for a long time. He knows what he’s doing. He put us in a system where everyone in our offense could make a play.”

Weaver made more than his share.

Off the field, when he is not in the weight room or hitting the books, he enjoys hunting and fishing.

“We have property in southern Illinois, near Mount Vernon, that’s been in the family for generations where we like to hunt,” he said. “I was born in Joliet and lived in MiSTRONG ACADEMICS nooka until second grade. Then we Weaver’s academic record works moved to Wilmington. But we always in his favor. A two-time academic all- had the property in southern Illinois stater, he sports a 3.77 grade-point where we can go.”

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PLAINFIELD – The Plainfield North football team finished second in Class 7A this fall thanks in no small part to a defense that ranked with Illinois’ best, regardless of class.

The Tigers allowed a meager 146 points in 14 games, an average of 10.4 per game. In the state championship game against unbeaten East St. Louis, Flyers all-everything Jeff Thomas caught 43- and 61-yard touchdown passes from Division I quarterback Rey Estes in a 26-13 victory. Otherwise, powerful East St. Louis totaled 137 yards in 45 offensive plays, a 3.0 per average.

That’s the kind of production coach Tim Kane’s team got all season from a defensive unit that returned nine starters from the 2015 season. It was fitting The Herald-News Defensive Player of the Year on our all-area team should come from North.

That raised another question, however. Which individual most deserves the honor from such a balanced defense?

After considering the Tigers’ unit as a whole, analyzing the elements that made it the force that it was, we decided on senior cornerback Kevin Block as our Defensive Player of the Year.

As with most North defenders, Block’s statistics are not overwhelming. One reason is opponents understandably shied away from throwing the ball in his direction. In addition, the Tigers tended to get the opposing offense off the field quickly, so there were fewer stats to be had for all their defensive regulars.

Block, who covered opponents’ No. 1 receiver all season, intercepted five passes, broke up more than one per game and averaged two tackles per game. Until deep into the playoffs, he was giving up less than one completion per game.

“Kevin had to cover a lot of pretty good receivers,” Kane said. “He could cover the deep ball or come up and make a tackle. He could go up and get it in traffic. So many times we gave him no help at all because he was so good at one-on-one coverage. That allowed us to do other things defensively.”

“I always lined up against the best receiver,” Block said. “My job was to shut him down. Most of the time it worked.”

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Plainfield North’s Ryan Paige (from left), Kevin Block carries the second place trophy while walking off the field on Nov. 26 after their second place finish in the Class 7A State Football final.

“Our linebackers did a great job stuffing the run and [fellow defensive backs Dillon McCarthy and Anthony Fumagalli] were a big part of our coverage.

“The way our line got in on the quarterback, he wouldn’t have a lot of time to throw, He’d panic and not throw a good ball. That made my job easier.”

Block not only was the Tigers’ shutdown corner, he and McCarthy were dynamic returning punts and kickoffs, he was the holder for Connor Peplow’s extra points and field goals and he played some quarterback and wide receiver when needed. He threw 19 passes this season, completing seven, and rushed 11 times for 74 yards.

“Kevin has been a playmaker on both sides of the ball and has outstanding ball skills,” Kane said. “His stats are good but probably don’t show how his coverage skills allowed us to do so many things defensively. He has been a three-year starter and a great leader of the defense.”

Block has been best friends with Kane’s son, North wide receiver TJ WORKING AS A UNIT Like all the Tigers on the defensive Kane, since first grade. That friendside of the ball insist on doing, Block ship may be responsible for Block becredited his teammates for his success. ing involved in the sport to this day, “Our defensive line did a great job and why he is planning to play football pressuring the quarterback,” he said. in college.

“I’ve been talking with Butler and visited Minnesota State,” he said. “It’s I-AA and bigger DIIs mostly that I am looking at.”

FOOTBALL AND BEYOND

Block grew up in Plainfield and played with the Plainfield Junior Cats from first through sixth grade.

“I tore my ACL in sixth grade and took seventh and eight grade off,” he said. “I thought I was done with football. But my dad is a friend of coach Kane, and he said I should come back out for it. I did, and I love it.

“I was a quarterback in the Junior Cat days. Freshman year I played running back. Sophomore year I played tailback, wide receiver and then weak corner.”

Block was summoned to the varsity during his sophomore season and found a home.

“Sophomore year I started for the first time on varsity against Romeoville,” he said. “They had a lot of speed.

I was going one-on-one against seniors and had four breakups and no completions against me. That’s where my confidence started to go up.

“Last year, [Minooka all-area receiver] Isaiah Hill caught a touch-

down against me but I picked one off in the end zone. [Joliet West’s] Johnny Holman and [Plainfield South’s] Tom Macari were pretty good guys I went up against, and [Oswego’s] Elliott Pipkin had no catches on me.”

Block also played baseball freshman and sophomore years and was in track last spring before leaving it when he joined a 7-on-7 passing league. Next spring, he plans to play on coach John Darlington’s baseball team.

“I play center field and pitch a little,” he said. “With Brady Corrigan, Connor Peplow and Brady Miller on the mound, we should be pretty good.”

After graduating, Block will be moving on to college to play football and get a degree in business management, after which he plans to work for his dad.

“My dad owns a construction business, a concrete business,” he said. “I plan to work with him for about five years after I graduate from college and then take it over. We’ve been talking about it for a while.”

Wherever life takes him, being a huge contributor on the first Plainfield team to play for a state football championship, the first to advance beyond the quarterfinals, is a memory that will last a lifetime.

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HERALD-NEWS ALL-AREA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM JAKE ARTHUR

Lincoln-Way East QB, 6-1, 160, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest

Suburban ... Champaign News-Gazette special-mention all-state ...

Completed 126 of 189 passes, 66.7 percent, for 1,719 yards, 9.1 per pass attempt, and 18 touchdowns with five interceptions ... Led an offense that averaged 417 total yards per game ... Led Lincoln-Way North to 11-1 season as a junior and then worked into a leadership role in his only season with the Griffins.

JOSH BAKER

Lockport, DL, 6-3, 210, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest

Suburban ... Made 35 tackles, including 21 solo, 10 for loss, with 5.5 sacks, seven hurries, three forced fumbles and two recoveries ... Had four tackles for loss with two sacks, two forced fumbles and two recoveries against Lincoln-Way West ... Coach Dan Starkey: “Josh had a dominant season from his defensive end position. He had a monster game against Lincoln-Way West.”

KEVIN BLOCK

Plainfield North DB/KR/PR/QB, 6-0, 175, Sr. Credentials: Herald-News

Defensive Player of the Year ... Champaign News-Gazette special-mention all-state ...

All-Southwest Prairie ... Excellent cover corner ... Intercepted five passes, broke up more than one pass per game and made 26 tackles despite most opponents not throwing often his direction ...

Rushed 11 times for 74 yards, a 6.7 average, and completed 7 of 19 passes when needed to fill in at quarterback ... Threeyear starter ... Being recruited

by lower Division I and Division II schools ... Coach Tim Kane: “Kevin is very athletic and covered each team’s top wide receiver. He was a playmaker on both sides of the ball and has outstanding ball skills.”

MIKE CEPOLSKI

Lincoln-Way Central DL, 6-3, 210, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest

Suburban ... Team captain ... Made 55 tackles with seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss ... Excellent student ...

Looking to play at a high-ranking Division III school ... Coach Jeremy Cordell: “Mike was the heartbeat of the defense.”

SAM DIEHL

Lincoln-Way East OL, 6-3, 285, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest

Suburban ... Champaign News-Gazette first-team all-state ... One of two threeyear starters in offensive line in Griffins’ history, the other Illinois starting guard Nick Allegretti ... Played tackle, guard and center at various times for an offense that averaged 417 total yards per game ... Coach Rob Zvonar: “Sam is the complete package. He was our leader. He has tremendous character and is a smart football player.”

JACK DUFFY

Joliet Catholic DB, 6-0, 190, Sr. Credentials: All-East Subur-

ban Catholic ... Was a starter on senior-laden 2015 Hilltoppers’ team but missed much of that season with injury ...

Bounced back this season to lead team in solo tackles with 40 and total tackles with 77 .... Intercepted two passes ... Played on multiple special

teams ... Coach Dan Sharp: “Jack was an all-around player for us, a bright spot in our season.”

ARI EKOWA Plainfield North DL/OL, 6-1, 245, Sr. Credentials: IHSFCA Class 7A all-state ... Champaign News-Gazette special-mention all-state ... All-Southwest Prairie ... Extremely quick ... Made 54 tackles with nine sacks and 8.5 other tackles for loss ... Finalist for Herald-News Defensive Player of the Year ... Also an offensive guard, value as two-way player showed more and more as Tigers progressed in the postseason, when he seldom left the field ... Coach Tim Kane: “Ari is an explosive, dominant player. Offensive linemen have a difficult time blocking him due to his athleticism and strength. Each week, opposing coaches commented on how good he is and how difficult he is to prepare for.”

MICHAEL FEENEY Morris RB/DB, 6-0, 185, Sr. Credentials: IHSFCA Class 5A all-state ... All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East ... Rushed for 1,283 yards, averaging 7.8 per carry, and eight touchdowns ...

Caught seven passes for 174 yards, a 24.9 per catch, and two touchdowns ... Made 34 tackles with four interceptions and four deflections ... Has offers from Olivet Nazarene and Saint Xavier ... Coach Alan Thorson: “Michael is a great athlete who can play several spots on both sides of the ball.

Every time he touches the ball, he has the potential to make a big play happen.”

NOLAN FEENEY Morris OL, 6-2, 275, Jr. Credentials: All-Northern Illinois

Big 12 East ... Two-year starter at center ... Leader in the line for an offense that averaged nearly 400 yards per game .... Coach Alan Thorson: “Nolan has good speed for his size, he is a good blocker and he has been the leader on our line.”

JJ FREY

Plainfield North LB, 6-1, 225, Sr. Credentials: All-Southwest

Prairie ... Made 109 tackles with 12 for loss and two sacks ... Intercepted a pass ...

Combined with Will Stoll to give the Tigers two strong threeyear starters at inside linebacker ... Coach Tim Kane: “JJ was a mainstay in our defense. He plays a physical brand of football but also is fast enough to get into coverage. He has a very good understanding of our scheme and is rarely out of position.”

Jason Aubry: “Arthur is a very talented kid. We are very excited to have him back next year.”

KYLE HASSERT Plainfield East K/P, 5-11, 160, Sr. Credentials: Averaged 39 yards per punt for a team that punted 40 times ... Made 5 of 6 field goals, including 35-, 34- and 30-yarders ... Coach Mike Romeli: “Kyle is getting FCS and Division II interest.”

ISAIAH HILL Minooka WR/KR/PR/DB, 5-11, 175, Sr. Credentials: All-Southwest Prairie ... Finalist for Herald-News Offensive Player of the Year ...

Finished with 1,850 all-purpose yards ... Caught 46 passes for 965 yards, a 21.0 average, and 16 touchdowns ...

Averaged 20 yards in occasional rushing attempts ... Returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns ... Committed to North Dakota State ... Coach Paul Forsythe: “I believe Isaiah’s numbers would be even better had our quarterback [John Carnagio] not been hurt in the middle of the year. He could score from anywhere on the field and also was the best blocking wide receiver on our team.”

JULIUS GARRETT Joliet West DL, 5-11, 220, Sr. Credentials: All-Southwest Prairie ... All-SouthWest Suburban Blue as a junior ...

Made 58 tackles, including 17 solo, and had six sacks ... Extremely TYLER HOOSMAN quick ... Moved Plainfield North to linebacker for RB, 6-0, 175, Sr. playoff games against Oswego All-Southwest PraiCredentials: and was a dominant force ... Coach rie ...

Champaign News-Gazette Jason Aubry: “Julius is one of the special-menmost physical kids I have ever tion all-state coached.” ... Rushed 247 times for 1,692 ARTHUR HART Joliet West yards, a 6.9 DB, 6-1, 175, Jr. average, and 26 Credentials: All-Southwest touchdowns for Prairie ... Big hitter ... One of 7A state runarea’s leading nerup Tigers ... Caught 22 passes tacklers from for 242 yards and four touchdowns the secondary ... ... Scored 30 touchdowns and had Made 90 tackles, 182 points in all ... Coach Tim Kane: nine per game, “Tyler runs tough between the from safety slot, tackles and also runs well outside. including 40 solo, He can be a physical, punishing and had a sack runner or an elusive back. He is and three interceptions ... Coach multi-faceted.”

HERALD-NEWS ALL-AREA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM

FRANK LETIZIA Lemont LB, 5-11, 190, Sr. Credentials: IHSFCA Class 6A all-state ... Champaign News-Gazette first-team all-state ... AllSouth Suburban Blue ... Made 128 tackles, including 77 solo, with 34 tackles for loss, nine sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception ... Coach Brett Kooi: “Frank is one of the smartest players I ever coached.”

JOJO MCNAIR Joliet Central DB/WR/RB/QB, 5-11, 175, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest Suburban ... Led team in rushing with 407 yards in 44 carries, a 9.2 average, and four touchdowns ... Caught 47 passes

SPENCER NAGEL Lemont QB, 5-11, 180, Sr. Credentials: All-South Suburban Blue ... Champagin News-Gazette special-mention all-state ... Completed 127 of 218 passes, 58.3 percent, for 2,059 yards and 24 touchdowns ... Averaged area-best 9.4 yards per pass attempt ... Cousins Aaron and Brett Nagel were allstaters at Lemont and played at Northwestern and cousin Flynn Nagel, also a former all-stater at Lemont, currently is a wide receiver at Northwestern.

JEREMY NELSON Lincoln-Way East WR, 6-4, 195, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest Suburban ... Champaign News-Gazette special-mention all-state ... Caught 55 passes for 887 yards, a 16.1 average, and 10 touchdowns ...

Coach Rob Zvonar said Nelson was “all-state caliber” after battling back from a torn meniscus that caused him to miss all of last season.

JORDAN NETTLES Romeoville RB, 5-9, 175, Sr. Credentials: All-Southwest

Prairie ... Finalist for Herald-News Offensive Player of the Year ... Rushed for 1,405 yards, averaging 7.6 per carry, and 18 touchdowns ... Planning to play at Northern Illinois ... Coach Oliver Gibson: “Jordan is the best running back Romeoville has produced in recent history.

He broke all of Cameron Stingily’s career and season rushing and touchdown records.”

DEVIN O’ROURKE Lincoln-Way East DL, 6-6, 245, Jr. Credentials: IHSFCA Class 8A all-state ... Champaign News-Gazette first-team all-state ...

All-SouthWest Suburban ...

Finalist for Herald-News Defensive Player of the Year ... Has offers from Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Syracuse, Iowa State and Central Michigan ... Ranked by 247Sports.com composite ratings as No. 2 recruit in Illinois in the Class of 2018 ... Made 95 tackles, including 52 solo, with nine sacks and 19 tackles for loss ... Scored a safety.

MATT POLLACK

Lincoln-Way Central WR/RB, 6-0, 175, Jr. Credentials: All-South-

West Suburban ... Champaign News-Gazette first-team allstate ... Caught 52 passes for 968 yards, an 18.7 average, and 10 touchdowns ... Rushed for 512 yards in 56 attempts, a 9.1 average, and four touchdowns ... Coach Jeremy Cordell: “Matt was our team MVP as a junior. He is being actively recruited.”

JAKE PORTZ

Plainfield South LB, 6-0, 220, Sr. Credentials: Southwest

Prairie Defensive Player of the Year ... Finalist for Herald-News Defensive Player of the Year ...

Had 95 tackles with two sacks ... Makes plays sideline to sideline ...

Plays fullback on offense ...

Coach Bill Wicker: “Jake was the unquestioned leader of our team and frankly is the best leader I’ve come across in 15 years of coaching. He is a fantastic football player and will be for years to come.”

KEAGAN SOBOL Morris LB/RB, 6-0, 205, Sr. Credentials: IHSFCA Class 5A all-state ... Northern Illinois Big 12 East Defensive Player of the Year ... Finalist for Herald-News Defensive Player of the Year ... Made 119 tackles with an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three pass deflections ... Rushed for 672 yards, a 7.6 average, and 10 touchdowns ... Caught eight passes for 77 yards ... Has offer from Saint Xavier ... Coach Alan Thorson: “Keagan is one of the best linebackers and football players I have coached. He is a three-year starter and a leader on and off the field.”

Credentials: IHSFCA Class 7A all-state ... All-SouthWest Suburban ...

Two-time Herald-News first-team selection ...

Made 54 tackles, including 25 solo, with seven sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss ... Blocked three kicks, returning two of his own blocks for touchdowns ... Was a defensive leader as a junior, when Warriors finished second in state in Class 5A ... Coach Dave Ernst: “Trey is a beast.

He is an excellent athlete, and he is an exceptional football player. He’s relentless.”

RJ VAN DUYNE Wilmington OL, 6-2, 265, Sr. Credentials: All-Interstate Eight ... Three-year starter in offensive line for a team that averaged 300 rushing yards per game over that span ...

Coach Jeff Reents: “In our scheme, RJ has to pull a lot and to be able to do that at his size is a credit to his athletic ability. He also is one of the smartest players I have coached.”

OWEN WEAVER Wilmington RB/LB, 6-0, 194, Sr. TYRON TAYLOR Credentials: IHSFCA Class Bolingbrook 3A all-state DB, 5-11, 180, Sr. ...

All-InterCredentials: All-SouthWest Suburban ... Made 61 tackles, including state Eight ...

Herald-News 37 solo, with 10 Offensive tackles for loss Player of the ... Broke up eight Year ... Rushed passes, intercept226 times for ed two, forced area-leading 2,041 yards, a 9.0 five fumbles, average, and 37 touchdowns ... recovered two Scored area-best 230 points ... and blocked two kicks ... Coach Made 20 tackles for loss and John Ivlow: “Things are heating had 14 sacks ... Getting looks up for Tyron. He is getting a lot of from several Division II schools interest from Division II schools. He ...

Coach Jeff Reents: “Owen has two offers so far.” is one of the top five players I have coached in my 23 years.

TREY TELEZ He gives everything he has on Lincoln-Way West every single play.”

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GEORGE KRINGAS Lockport OL, 5-11, 200, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest Suburban ... Two-year starter ...

Coach Dan Starkey: “Though undersized, George is one of the most tenacious, hardest-working offensive linemen that I have coached in 13 years as a head football coach.

He contributed to our team’s ability to run the ball really well every game this season.”

for 442 yards and three touchdowns ... Excellent cover corner ... Made 22 tackles, including 15 solo and two for loss ...

Returned two interceptions for 59 yards and one touchdown ... Averaged 22.6 yards on 15 kickoff returns and returned four punts for 19 yards ... Had monster game against Plainfield Central, when Steelmen broke their long losing streak ... Coach Brett Boyter: “JoJo is as good an all-around football player as I have coached.”

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JOHN IVLOW Bolingbrook OL, 6-2, 280, Sr. Credentials: All-SouthWest Suburban ... Son of Raiders coach John Ivlow ... Threeyear starter ... Started 31 varsity games ... Leader in the O-line for a team that averaged 399 total yards per game ... Coach John Ivlow: “John is drawing a lot of interest from the Division II and NAIA levels.

He has two offers so far.”

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HERALD-NEWS ALL-AREA FOOTBALL SECOND & THIRD TEAM SECOND TEAM Jaxon Aubry Joliet West, QB, 6-0, 185, So. All-Southwest Prairie ... Champaign News-Gazette special mention all-state ...

Completed 164 of 274 passes, 59.9 percent, for 1,933 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Coach Jason Aubry: “Jaxon will be a special player the next two years.”

Daytwone Burge Romeoville, LB, 6-0, 190, Jr. Made 42 tackles, including 28 solo, with one sack, seven tackles for loss and an interception ... Coach Oliver Gibson: “Daytwone is a great athlete. He led the team in tackles for loss and made a ton of big plays.”

Brock Crawford Coal City, LB/OL, 6-0, 220, Sr. All-Interstate Eight ... Made 93 tackles with four for loss ... Coach Lenny Onsen: “Brock is an outstanding leader on and off the field. He is one of our very best football players.”

Brendan Cunningham Lemont, DB, 6-2, 180, Sr. All-South Suburban Blue ... Made 27 tackles, including 18 solo, and was Indians’ lockdown corner.

Jared Drake Providence, QB, 6-3, 185, Sr. All-Chicago Catholic Blue ... Completed 111 of 183 passes, 60.7 percent, for 1,389 yards with only three interceptions ... Rushed for 337 yards and four scores.

Tim Donnahue Plainfield North, DL, 6-2, 210, Sr. Defensive end set school sack record as a junior ... Holds school career record for sacks ... Converted linebacker who plays with tenacity and is fast off the edge.

Blake Evans Lincoln-Way West LB, 6-0, 195, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Controlled middle for Warriors’ defense that allowed 13.9 points per game and shut out two opponents in regular season ... Made 60 tackles with 2.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss.

Chandler Gartner Peotone, RB, 5-8, 170, Jr. Consistently among the area rushing leaders all season ... A work horse, he averaged 25 carries per game ... Rushed for 1,327 yards, a 5.9 average, and 13 touchdowns.

Tom Gustafson Plainfield Central, LB, 6-1, 220, Jr. Hard hitter ... His tackles often prevented ball carriers from falling forward for the extra yard ... Also played some fullback and is a good blocker.

Keenan Hailey JCA, RB, 5-10, 180, So. All-East Suburban Catholic ... Rushed for 1,093 yards, a 6.8 average, and six touchdowns . .. Coach Dan Sharp: “Keenan has a great future. He made all those yards with four of our five offensive linemen being sophomores.”

Nate Henry Lincoln-Way West, OL, 6-5, 315, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban .... Has drawn interest from Illinois, Miami of Ohio, Purdue, Nebraska and Missouri, among others ...

Started as a junior on Warriors’ outstanding offensive line that helped lead he team to 5A state finals.

Avery Hofmann Morris, DL, 6-0, 260, Jr. All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East ... Made 46 tackles and had three sacks ... Has good speed to go with his size.

Johnny Holman Joliet West, WR, 6-2, 175, Jr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Caught 29 passes for 476 yards, a 16.4 average, and four touchdowns ... Coach Jason Aubry: “Johnny was a

huge playmaker for us this year.”

Eric Hypke Lincoln-Way Central, OL, 6-2, 220, Sr. Anchor at right tackle on offensive line that helped the Knights rush for 250 yards per game ... Excellent student ... Looking to play at Rose-Hulman.

Eric Jungheim Lockport, DB/PR, 5-11, 165, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Made 72 tackles, including 45 solo ... Intercepted a pass, broke up four, recovered three fumbles and caused three ... Coach Dan Starkey: “Eric was always around the football, making things happen.”

Austin Kavanaugh Dwight, RB, 5-9, 205, Sr. All-Sangamon Valley ... Rushed for 1,313 yards, 6.2 per carry, and 14 touchdowns ...

Averaged 197 all-purpose yards per game.

Zach Kijowski Minooka, DL, 6-2, 230, Sr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Made 40 tackles with sacks and five tackles for loss ... Coach Paul Forsythe: “Zach did a tremendous job on the edge all year.”

Evan Lee Romeoville, K, 6-4, 180, Jr. Made 21 of 22 extra points – the only miss the result of a bad snap – and 5 of 5 field goals with a long of 37.

Tom Macari Plainfield South, WR, 6-2, 185, Sr. All-Southwest Prairie ... The No. 1 target for quarterback Nick Deppe ... Caught 44 passes for 570 yards, a 13.0 average, and four touchdowns ... Had one drop all season.

Brady Miller Plainfield North, QB, 6-3, 185, Jr. Champaign News-Gazette special-mention all-state ... Completed 151 of 259 passes, 58.3 percent, for 1,998 yards and 21 touchdowns ... Rushed for 214 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run in state title game vs. East St. Louis.

Tavares Moore Lockport, RB, 5-6, 150, Jr. Rushed for 1,284 yards, a 5.8 average, and caught 13 passes for 174 yards ... Scored 11 touchdowns ... Very good blocker.

Nigel Muhammad Lincoln-Way East, RB, 5-8, 170, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Led Griffins’ balanced rushing attack with 879 yards, averaging 6.0 per carry ... Scored 20 touchdowns.

Peyton Nigro Lincoln-Way Central, DB, 6-0, 185, Jr. Intercepted seven passes, returning one for a touchdown ... Made 56 tackles ... Being recruited by Division I and FCS schools.

Kevin O’Boyle Providence, LB, 6-0, 200, Sr. All-Chicago Catholic Blue ... Led Celtics with 79 tackles and had two sacks and a fumble recovery ... Coach Mark Coglianese: “Kevin was the signal caller and brain trust of the defense.”

Connor Peplow Plainfield North, WR/K, 5-11, 160, Sr. Caught 57 passes for 878 yards, a 15.4 average, and eight touchdowns, including one in the state championship game ... Made 56 of 63 extra points and was 2 of 2 on field goals, including one that created overtime in the Tigers’ semifinal win over Fenwick.

David Salazar Plainfield East, DB, 5-10, 160, Sr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Two-year starter ...

Team defensive MVP ... Led team in tackles ...

Returned two interceptions for touchdowns.

Kendall Smith Bolingbrook, WR, 6-2, 175, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Committed to Illinois ... Two-year starter ... Caught 25 passes for 276 yards, an 11.0 average, and one touchdown and rushed 40 times for 212 yards,

a 5.3 average, and seven scores.

Will Stoll Plainfield North, LB, 6-1, 215, Sr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Three-year starter alongside JJ Frey ... Made 100 tackles with nine for loss and had five sacks ... A major reason opponents averaged only 60 yards rushing against the Tigers.

Richie Warfield Providence, RB, 6-1, 205, Sr. All-Chicago Catholic Blue ... Three-year starter ... Rushed for 548 yards, a 4.4 average, and seven touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 428 yards, 15.9 average, and three scores ... Also played some safety and linebacker on defense.

Nick Zelenika Lincoln-Way East, WR, 5-9, 155, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Combined with Jeremy Nelson to give Griffins a potent 1-2 receiving punch ... Caught area-best 64 passes for 685 yards, a 10.7 average, and six touchdowns.

THIRD TEAM Jared Akin Morris, OL/DL, 6-3, 225, Sr. All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East as offensive lineman ... Two-way starter ... Made 23 tackles with four sacks and one deflection.

Danny Allan Lincoln-Way West, LB, 6-1, 215, Sr. Multi-year starter ... Made 42 tackles with one sack and six tackles for loss.

Zyon Bell Bolingbrook, DB, 6-3, 185, Sr. Has 10 offers so far ... More than likely will play at a Division II or FCS school ... Made 30 tackles and broke up two passes.

Clay Briscoe Joliet Catholic, LB, 6-2, 200, Sr. Played first season at JCA after sitting out junior year as a transfer from Minooka ... Made 64 tackles, including 28 solo, with two for loss ... Intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.

Jordan Brown Lemont, DL, 6-4, 230, Sr. All-South Suburban Blue ... Committed to Air Force ... Made 64 tackles, including 35 solo, 14 for loss and seven sacks.

Ben Davis Lockport, QB/P/K, 6-3, 180, Sr. Threw for 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns ...

Consistently landed kickoffs inside the 5-yard line and averaged more than 38 yards per punt ... Was 17 of 19 on extra points and 6 of 7 on field goals, including a game-winner in the closing seconds vs. South Elgin.

Jack Eken Bolingbrook, OL, 6-5, 300, Sr. Two-year starter ... Drawing interest from Division II and NAIA schools ... Has two offers so far.

Nick DeGregorio Lincoln-Way Central, LB, 6-2, 220, Jr. Led Knights with 94 tackles and had five sacks and six tackles for loss ... Will be actively recruited.

Jake Dudeck Lincoln-Way West, LB, 6-3, 230, Sr. Played at Lincoln-Way Central as a junior ... Returned from early season injury to notch 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks and three tackles for loss from defensive end position opposite Trey Telez.

Omari Ferguson Joliet West, WR, 5-8, 160, Jr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Caught 48 passes for 612 yards, a 12.8 average, and six touchdowns ... Coach Jason Aubry: “Omari is a very explosive kid who does not know how good he can be.”

Mitch Hosman Lincoln-Way Central, RB, 5-9, 155, Sr. Rushed for 600 yards and eight touchdowns

... Team’s leading rusher among four who had more than 500 yards.

Jazontae Howard Bolingbrook, RB, 5-6, 165, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ...Rushed for 681 yards in 88 carries, a 7.7 average, and five touchdowns ... Caught 11 passes.

Birley Johnson Romeoville, LB, 6-1, 175, Sr. Made 46 tackles, including 20 solo, with a sack and three tackles for loss ... Three-year starter ... Coach Oliver Gibson: “Without Birley the defense would not work. He was an integral piece of why the defense had any success.”

Sam Jones Wilmington, DL/TE, 6-3, 230, Sr. All-Interstate Eight ... Coach Jeff Reents: “Sam has great athletic ability for his size. He is one of the best blocking tight ends I have coached and was able to make plays up and down the defensive line.”

Kyle Julius Lincoln-Way East, DL, 5-11, 230, Sr. Made 43 tackles, including 27 solo, with five sacks, nine tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

Jake Kirkman Lemont, RB, 5-10, 180, Sr. All-South Suburban Blue ... Rushed for 723 yards in 88 carries, an 8.2 average.

Kaden Laurie Morris, LB, 6-0, 215, Jr. All-Northern Illinois Big 12 East ... Made 97 tackles with a sack, a forced fumble and two recoveries.

Dillon McCarthy Plainfield North, RB/DB/KR/PR, 5-9, 155, Jr. Rushed for 276 yards ... Scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams ... Big hitter for his size ... Scored touchdown and decisive two-point conversion run in Tigers’ 18-17 overtime win over Fenwick in state semifinals.

Matt Murphy Lincoln-Way West, DB, 6-1, 165, Jr. Intercepted three passes and broke up three ... Made 28 tackles, including 23 solo ...

Returned six punts for 13-yard average.

Sam Nasc Bolingbrook, DB/LB, 5-10, 195, Sr. All-SouthWest Suburban ... Made 40 tackles, including 12 for loss, broke up two passes, recovered four fumbles and blocked a kick.

Scott Oderio Romeoville, OL, 6-1, 225, Sr. Multi-year starter ... Leader of the Spartans’ offensive line ... Coach Oliver Gibson: Scott was a main reason Jordan Nettles rushed for more than 1,400 yards.”

Nick Portz Plainfield South, LB, 6-0, 230, Sr. All-Southwest Prairie ... Made 57 tackles with 12 for loss and 2.5 sacks ... Broke up two passes and had seven quarterback hits ...

Rushed for 222 yards, a 4.4 average, and six touchdowns.

Jake Price Lincoln-Way West, DB, 5-9, 160, Jr. Made 42 tackles, including 15 solo ... Had three tackles for loss ... Intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown ... Returned a punt for a touchdown.

Sean Reyna Lincoln-Way Central, DB, 5-7, 175, Sr. Made 25 tackles and intercepted a pass ... Had more than 300 return yards and more than 200 yards of offense rushing and receiving despite limited touches ... Looking to play on DIII level.

Steve Schimanski Minooka, OL, 6-0, 250, Sr. Coach Paul Forsythe: “Steve is very athletic.

He led our team in pancake blocks.”

Kaleb Spreitzer Coal City, WR/DB, 6-0, 170, Jr. All-Interstate Eight ... Made 51 tackles, intercepted a pass and recovered two fumbles ... Caught 28 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns ... Returned a kick for a touchdown.

Walker Whalen Minooka, OL, 6-2, 240, Sr. Coach Paul Forsythe: “Walker was our coach on the field. He was the leader of our O-line.”

Trevor Schmidt Lincoln-Way West DL, 6-0, 200 Sr. Had five sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss among 42 total tackles.

Vince Vercelote Reed-Custer RB, 5-8, 145, Sr. All-Interstate Eight ... Rushed for 690 yards, 7.3 per carry, and scored 50 points.

Gaosh Williams Providence, DB, 6-0, 170, Sr. All-Chicago Catholic Blue ... Shutdown corner ... Knocked down six passes, forced a fumble recovered one and returned a kickoff for a touchdown.

SPECIAL MENTION Jared Akin, Morris, OL/DL, Sr. Nate Ascolani, Lemont, DL, Sr. John Carnagio, Minooka, QB, Sr. Max Christiano, Minooka, WR, Jr. Eduardo Favela, Providence, K, Jr. Justin Fox, Dwight, LB, Sr. Marcus Hayes, Plainfield Central, QB, Sr. Chris Kaminski, Providence, LB, Sr. Dustin Kelly, Wilmington, RB/DB/LS, Sr. Justin LaBuhn, Lincoln-Way West, RB, Sr. Kaden Laurie, Morris, LB, Jr. Nathan Lindroth, Plainfield North, OL, Sr. Sean Maloney, Lincoln-Way East, DB, Sr. Shane McGrail, Plainfield North, DE, Jr. Brett McWilliams, Wilmington, LB, Sr. Danny Norton, Coal City, LB/RB, Jr. Jared Price, Minooka, DL, Jr. August Ramos, Plainfield East, OL, Sr. Nick Reilly, Lincoln-Way East, DL, Sr. Max Shafer, Lincoln-Way East, WR/QB, Sr. Drew Smith, Joliet West, LB, Sr. Ezekiel Tulloch, Joliet West, RB, Jr. HONORABLE MENTION Bolingbrook: Izayah Green-May, DE/LB, Sr.; Anthony Vespo, QB, Sr. Coal City: Ryan Chapman, DE/WR, Sr. Joliet Catholic: Pat Roth, QB, Sr. Joliet Central: Camaron Harvey, LB/WR; Sr.; Zach Wisneski, QB, Jr. Lemont: Steve Fleming, WR, Sr.; Austin Nagel, WR, Jr.; Trace Rakow, OL, Sr. Lincoln-Way Central: Hunter Campbell, QB, Sr.; Mario Rodrigues, OL, Sr. Lincoln-Way East: Brendan Morrissey, RB, Jr.; John Christensen, LB, Jr.; Max Cesario, DB, Jr.; Turner Pallissard, TE, Jr.; Jack Carroll, LB, Sr.; Dom Dzioban, K, F.; Zack Tencza, TE, Sr. Lockport: Austin Hoffman, super back, Jr.; Patrick Cooper, WR, Sr. Minooka: Drew Turek, WR, Sr. Morris: Ricky Del Favero, QB, Sr.; Merrick Hairapetian, LB, Sr.; Sean Grogan, DE/FB, Sr.; Michael Gerischer, RB/DB, Sr. Plainfield Central: Lovell Houston Jr., RB, Sr. Plainfield North: TJ Kane, WR, Sr.; Tony Little, OL, Sr.; Zach Nadle, DB, Jr. Providence: Alex Bowler, DL, Sr.; Dakota Kotowski, WR; Jr.; Kevin Marmo, DL, Sr.; Nico Planeta, WR, Jr. Reed-Custer: Sam Lepper, DB, Sr.; Cole Pfeifer, OL, Sr.; Russell Page, WR, Jr. Wilmington: Blake Geiss, OL, Jr.

BOYS BASKETBALL: MINOOKA 48, JOLIET CATHOLIC 42

By DICK GOSS

Joliet Catholic Academy’s Pete Ragen drives to the basket around Minooka’s Jonathan Butler during a game Saturday at Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet.

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• Sunday, December 11, 2016

JOLIET – Minooka coach Scott Tanaka said his team has been battling some sickness and looked sluggish in Friday night’s Southwest Prairie victory over Plainfield South.

In Saturday night’s 48-42 nonconference triumph at Joliet Catholic Academy, the Indians showed more life. “”We have been in little bit of a funk,” Tanaka said. “We had half our team out sick last week. It was really good to see us get our energy back.”

The Indians improved to 6-1. JCA (2-4) had been hoping to sweep a home weekend as the Hilltoppers rallied to beat Marian Central on Friday night.

“We take a lot of pride [in] this game even though it’s not a conference game,” Tanaka said. “It was nice to see us at full energy. I wouldn’t have thought we’d be 6-1 at this point, but we’re there.”

After leading, 18-14, in a first where the Indians limited JCA to nine shots, Minooka opened a 39-25 lead with 4:32 left. But as expected with Coach Joe Gura’s Hilltoppers, they did not go away quietly.

Senior forward Pete Ragen scored 10 of his game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter, including his second and third 3-pointers of the night, as JCA got as close as 43-38 and 45-40 in the final minute.

But the Indians, who had missed some free throws earlier to help the Hilltoppers stick around, put it away with good foul shooting. Kyle Graebner, who led Minooka with 13 points, hit four

straight free throws in the final 46 seconds and was 5 of 6 over the final 1:35.

Jonny Butler chipped in 11 points for Minooka, but it was not only his scoring that mattered. Minooka runs its offense through the 6-foot-2 senior, and he finished with six assists. Four of the assists set up teammates for layups, and two led to 3-pointers.

“He is so good,” Tanaka said of Butler.

“There really isn’t much more to say.”

Minooka hit 8 of 12 shots in the second half and finished the game 15 of 27 for 55.6 percent. JCA went 5 of 9 in the first half, when Minooka’s aggressive defense prevented many shot attempts, and 11 of 27 in the second to close at 16 of 36, a .444 mark.

Adrian Paige came off the Indians’ bench and contributed six points and John Carnagio and Antonio Milazzo each scored five. Aidan Tyrell had five for JCA. The Hilltoppers won a thriller in the sophomore game, 42-36, to improve to 6-0.

The Hilltoppers’ freshmen beat Minooka to up their mark to 5-1.

BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CATHOLIC 58, MARIAN CENTRAL CATHOLIC 42

JCA picks up defense, overcomes Marian Central

By MIKE FITZGERALD

Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – Joliet Catholic Academy’s fortunes on the hardwood changed when it picked up its defense, and the result Friday was a 58-42 win over Marian Central Catholic in the East Suburban Catholic Conference opener for both teams.

The Hilltoppers (2-3, 1-0) trailed the Hurricanes (3-2, 0-1), 32-25, with 4:35 to play in the third quarter before embarking on a 33-10 run that would carry them through the last 12 minutes of the game.

“That was the ball game right there, when they had the seven-point lead,” JCA coach Joe Gura said. “I thought

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the ball game was in the balance. The kids sensed the urgency and executed flawlessly from that point on.

“We played team defense. We lost (Donavan) Finch early to foul trouble. I thought our kids did a good job of hanging in there with Finch out almost the whole half. We went back to man-toman defense in the second half, and the kids really played great team defense. We had to establish a defensive rhythm, and I thought the kids did a good job of doing that.”

JCA forward Pete Ragen and guard Jack Surin fueled the comeback on the offensive end. Ragen finished with 18 points and six rebounds while Surin contributed 18 points and nine rebounds.

“We never gave up, and our defense was huge,” Ragen said. “Our defense wins games. When we play well on defense, we are able to capitalize on the offensive end.”

The key to the Hilltoppers’ success on the offensive end was Gura’s decision to spread the floor.

“We went to our spread and made them chase us,” he said. “Before we went to the spread, we ran good stuff that put people in the position where they could get a good look. We lost 85 percent of our offense from last season, and these kids (Ragen and Surin) came in and did a nice job.”

The Hilltoppers’ free throw shooting also improved. JCA made 21 of 24 foul shots against the Hurricanes after

shooting only 50 percent from the foul line in its first four games.

“We just needed to get our act together,” Ragen said. “We shot poorly in the tournament. We practiced it, and we performed better.”

Ragen made 12 of 12 foul shots.

Marian Central forward Sam Ohlrich led all scorers with 21 points. The 6-foot-8 senior scored 17 points before picking up his third foul with 3:51 to play in the third quarter with the Hurricanes ahead, 32-28. The rest of the Hurricanes’ team would score only six of the team’s last 10 points of the game.

“Kudos to our kids for changing the defenses up in the game and for really having quality possessions in the second half,” Gura said.

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44 BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CENTRAL 65, PLAINFIELD CENTRAL 44

Joliet Central uses strong start to beat Plainfield Central

By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – Although his Joliet Central boys basketball team had only lost once on a last-second shot while Plainfield Central hadn’t won yet, Lawrence Thompson Jr. certainly wasn’t taking anything for granted in Friday’s Southwest Prairie Conference game.

The veteran coach was anticipating a good battle against the Wildcats, so that’s why he was relieved to see his Steelmen utilize a decisive 13-0 run that spanned the first two quarters to make matters less suspenseful.

That big spurt helped the visitors build up a 20-point halftime lead which allowed Thompson to get many different players onto the court throughout the contest as the Steelmen went on to capture a 65-44 victory.

“I saw Plainfield Central play and lose some close games at WJOL,” Thompson said. “So we couldn’t come in thinking that because they don’t have any wins that they weren’t going to be a tough team. They’re wellcoached and their kids have quickness and they have kids who can put the ball in the basket. So we had to be prepared and I was happy to see that

“I saw Plainfield Central play and lose some close games at WJOL. So we couldn’t come in thinking that because they don’t have any wins that they weren’t going to be a tough team. They’re wellcoached and their kids have quickness and they have kids who can put the ball in the basket. So we had to be prepared and I was happy to see that the kids were ready to go when the game started.

Lawrence Thompson Jr. Joliet Central coach

the kids were ready to go when the game started.

“When they cut it to 15 points, I had a couple of guys that usually don’t play but they were still in there.

So instead of yanking them out and putting starters back in, you’ve got to try to give kids valuable minutes when you can. They work hard in practice and they’re trying to learn how I want things to be done, just like the starters are. For them to get a chance in the middle of the third quarter and most of the fourth quarter is going to help us out as a team.”

The Wildcats (0-6, 0-2) closed to within 14-11 late in the opening quarter on a three-pointer from Kameron Williams (12 points) but Jose Grubbs (18 points) hit a layup and Ryan King

(eight points) tossed in a trey to give the Steelmen (5-1, 2-0) a 19-11 advantage following one period.

To kick off the second quarter, the Steelmen received a layup from Jason Bingham, a rebound basket from Devonte Pitchford and then a slam and a put-back from Ryan Saunders (nine points) to grab a 27-11 lead with 4:30 left in the opening half. They extended their advantage to 39-19 at the break.

In the third quarter, the Wildcats managed to pull to within 14 points twice following layups from Michael Hood (six points) and Matthews Morganfield (seven points) and were only down 50-35 after Ryan Zydek (five points) hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter, but could get no closer.

The Steelmen also received eight points from Cameron Blackmon and five from Marcellus Hornsby while Zach Bonomo chipped in with six for the Wildcats.

While their margin of defeat and points allowed were both highs for the season, Wildcats coach Steve Lamberti liked much of what he saw from his squad, other than the Steelmen’s quick surge of points during a relatively brief span in the opening half.

“We had a rough five minutes,” Lamberti said. “We talked a lot in the locker room that we know what type of team we are and we’re successful when we focus on that mentality. We got caught up a little bit in their pressure and tried to go up and down with them. They’re better than us at that.

But when we were kind of able to turn it into our game, it was even. It was a good basketball game outside of that five minutes or so.

“I give Joliet Central a ton of credit. They did things that they wanted to do and in that stretch of time, we didn’t make very good decisions and allowed that to affect us. Obviously we’re disappointed with how the first half went, but our guys have enough commitment, love and pride to where they were not going to put their heads down at halftime.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: MINOOKA 59, PLAINFIELD SOUTH 49

Plainfield South misses opportunities in loss to Minooka

By JEFF DE GRAW

Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – Plainfield South never went away, but in the end, missed opportunities for the Cougars gave Minooka a 59-49 Southwest Prairie Conference boys basketball victory Friday night.

The Cougars’ Devin Smith hit a basket with 1:05 left in the first half to pull South (1-5, 0-2) within 22-18. But Minooka (4-1, 1-1) hit four free throws to end the half and then scored the first four points of the third quarter to take a 30-18 lead. It was the largest lead of the game for the Indians, but South could not get it under seven points the remainder of the game.

“Those two little runs were the difference tonight,” South coach Tim Boe

said. “At times we looked good and at other times we looked young. We created more opportunities than we have all season. I’m happy with the effort, but a little disappointed in our execution.

Free throws were a big difference and if you make some it changes the complexion of the game.

“What Scott [Tanaka, the Minooka coach] and his staff has done with the Minooka program is great. They are a very tough team. You add in a player like Jonny Butler, a player of the year candidate, and it’s a very tough assignment when you play them.”

Those free throws that Boe talked about represented the missed opportunities in the third quarter. The Cougars missed six consecutive free throws in the quarter and were only 5 of 14 for the game.

Minooka jumped out to a 7-0 lead with just over a minute gone in the game and was up, 11-4, before South scored the final eight points to take a 12-11 lead after the first quarter.

The Indians outscored South, 15-6, in the critical second quarter to lead, 26-18, at the half. The game was basically even the rest of the way as each team scored 13 points in the third quarter and Minooka held a 20-18 advantage in the fourth.

In that fourth quarter, the Indians made only two baskets, both by Butler, who finished with a game-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds. But the Indians were 16 of 23 from the free throw line in the quarter. They ended the game making 21 of 31.

“Plainfield South really grinds,” Butler said. “We couldn’t shake them

tonight. We didn’t play our best, but it was nice to get a win in the conference after losing to Joliet West last week.

“This past week’s practice was pretty intense. We had a couple of guys sick so it wasn’t real fun, but that was what we needed. We don’t want what happened last week against West to happen again.”

Kyle Graebner and Antonio Milazzo added 10 points each for Minooka.

“Coach Boe does a great job with that team and we knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Tanaka said. “We have to learn, as a team, to put four quarters together in a game.”

Joey Sarraco, a 6-foot-6 junior, led the Cougars with 14 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Diamond Presniakovas had 13 and junior point guard Anthony Marmolejo added 10.

BOYS BASKETBALL JOLIET WEST 73, PLAINFIELD EAST 43

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com

• Sunday, December 11, 2016

PLAINFIELD – The high-flying act that is Joliet West boys basketball stopped in Plainfield on Friday night and blew away another opponent.

Youthful Plainfield East was the victim as the unbeaten Tigers mixed 10 dunks into the ingredients for a 73-43 Southwest Prairie triumph.

At that, East (2-5, 0-2) did a good job establishing a pace and keeping the game within reason for much of the first quarter. But once the floodgates opened, there was no denying the Tigers (7-0, 2-0).

“When you think back to some of the good teams we had a few years ago, good teams attack other teams, find their weakness, which is what this Joliet West team does,” Bengals caoch Branden Adkins said.

“We put them on their heels for a while, took it possession by possession. We tried to make them shoot over us. But then they got a steal, a dunk after a long pass, and that builds momentum for them. It forces us out our of game plan, and they’re able to make more runs and more runs.”

West finished the first quarter on an 11-0 run that grew to 15-0 as Teyvion Kirk scored two baskets to open the second quarter and put the Tigers up, 20-7. After leading 32-19 at half, West turned up the defensive pressure – and consequently the dunk fest – in the third quarter and ran away and hid.

Kirk finished with 23 points. Elijah Ward and Tabyous Caterberry chipped in 10, Trevian Bell and Charles McKinney eight apiece and Eddie Creal six. Ward led the dunk count with three.

Casterberry and Creal had two and Kirk, Bell and McKinney one. The dunks helped the Tigers shoot 60.4 percent on 29 of 48.

“Dunks get us going,” Casterberry said.

“Charles [McKinney] going down the baseline and dunking on someone’s head like he did, that was great.”

“Our intensity was pretty good tonight,” West coach Nick DiForti said. “We were looking for little things. It was not so much if we scored, but how we scored that mattered. If we get a dunk, it’s not necessarily the result of doing the right things.”

One element that was part of the Tigers’ plan was to get the ball to the rim against the smaller Bengals. Kirk led that charge from his point guard slot.

“Coach said to attack the rim,” he said. “We do that first, and it creates open shots outside.”

“We stressed getting to the rim,” DiForti said.

“We asserted ourselves against their lack of size.”

West was coming off a huge 77-62 victory over North Lawndale last Saturday on the big floor at UIC. If there was a letdown in the offing Friday, the Tigers did not want any part of it.

“Basically, it’s one game at a time,” Casterberry said.

“Every game is a blessing,” Kirk said. “We know we have to play hard every time.”

East got 10 points from Justin Smith and eight from Vinny Tarello, both of whom are seniors.

The Bengals’ only other senior, Scott Olsen, scored four.

“We’re very young, and you need to learn from every experience you are in,” Adkins said.

“We’ll go back and reflect on this. We’ll watch the film. It will not be easy to watch it, but we will.

The obstacle is how much urgency our kids have to want to fix things.

“We had decent moments at times tonight.

I’m proud of the guys off the bench, the way they competed at the end.”

Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

Joliet West’s Elijah Ward jumps toward the basket against Plainfield East on Friday, Dec. 9, in Plainfield.

BOYS BASKETBALL: OSWEGO EAST 60, ROMEOVILLE 48

Romeoville shoots 26 percent in loss to Oswego East

By DRAKE SKLEBA

Shaw Media Correspondent ROMEOVILLE – In Friday night’s Southwest Prairie Conference early season showdown, Oswego East grabbed its first lead with three minutes remaining in the first quarter.

The Wolves led, 10-9, on a Stephon Harris jumper and led the rest of the way for a 60-48 victory. East remains tied with SPC newcomers Joliet West and Joliet Central atop the league standings.

East (6-1, 2-0) was led by senior forward Tahj Oliver, who had a gamehigh 18 points and hauled down 10 rebounds. Harris totaled 16 points and 10 boards. Kijana Caldwell came off the bench and had a big second half for the

Wolves, scoring six points and grabbing six boards.

Romeoville (3-3, 1-1) shot 26 percent from the floor and was led by DeAndre Heckard, who stuffed the stats sheet. He scored 16 points, had seven rebounds and added six steals. Mike Salter, scored eight of his 12 points in the second half and 6-7 Dontia Johnson, who had eight rebounds, scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half.

“I played well in the first half but didn’t do much in the second half,” Johnson said. “We must get better.”

“We just were not in sync all night,” Romeoville coach Marc Howard said.

“In the first half, we missed a number of layups and then in the second half, our outside shots were not falling. We also got outrebounded and have to get

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the ball more often to our bigs. With state-ranked Bolingbrook coming up on Wednesday, we have to have a good week of practice and play better.”

After Harris’ jumper made it 10-9, Romeoville fell behind, 18-12, after one quarter. The Spartans cut the deficit to 28-25 at the half behind Heckard (eight points) and Johnson. Oliver led all scorers with 12 first-half points.

“I played just OK tonight,” Heckard said. “I missed some layups and turned the ball over too much. We must play better as a team. We did not play well.”

In the third quarter, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Harris took over. He scored 11 points in the quarter, with four huge offensive rebounds, for a 44-37 Wolves’ lead.

A Johnson jumper brought the

Spartans back within 44-39 with 7:10 left. With 6:10 left, Harris stuffed Heckard’s layup attempt. Caldwell nailed a pair of free throws for a 46-39 lead. Oliver hit 1 of 2 free throws and Caldwell followed with a jumper for a 49-39 East lead with 4:01 left.

Salter scored and had a steal and score to pull the Spartans within 49-43, but that would be as close as the Spartans would get.

“We just were never able to get our game going tonight,” Salter said. “It was our first home game and we had jitters in the first quarter. First home game or not, we must play better than that. Wilt Bolingbrook coming up on Wednesday, we certainly want to go over there and win but most of all, we must play better.”

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46 GIRLS BOWLING

Lockport girls score huge victory at Strikefest

By JEFF DE GRAW

Shaw Media Correspondent JOLIET – Strikefest is considered the top regular-season girls bowling tournament in the state and on Saturday, Plainfield North hosted the 24th annual event at Town & Country Lanes.

For the past 10 years, the eventual state team champion has participated in the tournament. With 13 of the top 15 teams as currently ranked by Illinois Bowling among the field of 44, everyone in the house knew how important this event has become.

After the morning session, only the top 12 teams bowl in the Gold division and the remaining teams are split into Silver, Bronze and Copper divisions.

In the highly competitive Gold division, Lockport, ranked No. 2, got off to a great start in the morning and won the overall title with 5,914 over the six games. The Porters turned the tables on No. 1-ranked Machesney Park Harlem, which beat Lockport at the Rock Island tournament earlier in the season. Harlem finished second with

5,715.

“Our girls were relentless today,” Lockport coach Art Cwudzinski said.

“This is a tournament where you really want to bowl well because you can send a statement that you are one of the best teams in the state. We bowled well in the morning and carried it over to the afternoon.”

The Porters were led by by the top area finisher, senior Dana Ackerson, who placed third overall with a sixgame total of 1,272.

“I felt really good today,” Ackerson said. “I never thought about the individual title, I just had to bowl my best for the team. This really boosts our confidence as a team, especially winning a tournament like this with most of the best teams in the state here.”

Lockport also had Marissa Ramirez place eighth (1,252) and Bailey Delrose finish ninth (1,248).

The individual champion was Heather Petkewicz of Plainfield Central. The senior rolled a 1,285 and won by seven pins over Kayla Rossi of Warren.

“Wow, I’m speechless,” Petkewicz

said. “I didn’t think I was going to win.

I had two bad games and I thought that would not get it done. It’s special because I used to bowl here all the time and to win this tournament is really big.”

Lincoln-Way West finished fourth with 5,585, which exceeded the goal of coach Scott Jablonski.

“We pretty much have a new team this year,” Jablonski said. “We graduated four from last year and we gained two bowlers from Lincoln-Way Central. So this has been a learning process so far. I’m learning the bowlers and they are learning about me. Our goal was to be in the top 12 today. Only the top 12 bowl on the second day at state and today the competition is that good.”

The Warriors were led by Haley Jablonski’s 26th-place finish (1,190).

Minooka placed fifth (5,558) and received a 10th place from Carmelia Russell (1,245).

“This is as close to the state experience as you will get all season,” Minooka coach Frank Yudzentis said. “It was a great learning experience for us

because we have two sophomores and two seniors who didn’t bowl varsity last year. This tournament teaches you how to react and deal with adversity in a big-time situation.”

Joliet West, the defending state champion, placed ninth and was led by Karlee Barton’s 17th place (1,219).

“Today was extremely important for us,” Joliet West coach Jeff Bailey said. “It sets the tone for how you stack up in the state. We started the season with a few bumps in the road, but these kids have settled in and are starting to come together. They want to start a new legacy together. All the teams know how big this tournament is. The confidence you gain here, if you do well, is tremendous.”

Morris placed second in the Silver division, with Plainfield Central sixth and Plainfield East 12th.

In the Bronze division, Plainfield South was sixth with Plainfield North eighth and Lemont 10th. The Cougars’ Cassie Bucaro placed 11th overall (1,243).

Lincoln-Way Central was second and Joliet Central fifth in the Copper.

AREA ROUNDUP

Lewis women’s volleyball team falls in semifinals SUBMITTED REPORTS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The postseason run of the Lewis women’s volleyball team ended Friday night as the Flyers fell to Concordia-St. Paul, 25-18, 25-16, 2516, in the semifinals of the NCAA National Championship.

Lewis fought hard to try to come away with a win in the match that saw 10 ties and six lead changes.

“For us it was a really tough match, Concordia is extremely good,” Lewis coach Lorelee Smith said. “I’m extremely proud of the way my team fought. I don’t think they ever gave up. Obviously, there are things we need to work on, but as a team they took a huge step forward this year.”

Maddie Seliga had 10 kills for Lewis while Caroline Stefanon and Elizabeth Hyland (Plainfield Central) both added six. Abby Becker turned in 27 assists.

Seliga and Hyland also contributed eight digs apiece.

Gardner-South Wilmington 78, Donovan Hopkins had 12 points and everyone else and JV will compete in the medium JV 30: Austin Kavanaugh, Nathan Wozniak scored for Lockport (7-2) in the noncon- division.

and Junior Schultz each totaled 12 points for Gardner (3-4) in the home win.

ference win.

7 Aaron Michalak’s 19 points and Luke Handley’s 10 led Central (2-6, 1-1) to the SouthWest Suburban Red win.

Lemont 44, Shepard 31: Nate Podgorak scored a team-high 23 points and Paul O’Leary added 11 for Lemont (4-3, 2-0) in the South Suburban Blue victory.

Lisle 62, Reed-Custer 55: Russell Paige had 13 points, three steals, four rebounds and a block for Reed-Custer in the loss.

Sandwich 65, Coal City 42: Jake Brnca had 12 points for the Coalers in the Interstate Eight loss.

Dwight 62, South Newton (Ind.) 57: Justin Fox scored his season-average 32 points and Blake Graham added 22 for Dwight (4-2, 1-1) in the Sangamon Valley victory.

(8-2, 3-1) to the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference win. Claire Paciga scored 12 and Courtney Mahalik eight. Ogarek averaged 22.3 points over three games for the week.

Lemont 60, Shepard 41: Paige Terrazas and Shannon O’Donnell both had 14 points for Lemont (4-3, 1-1) in its first South Suburban Blue victory.

Peotone 49, Seneca 37: Josie Graffeo (11 points), Elizabeth Coffey (10 points) and Cameron Hunter (17 rebounds, eight points) helped Peotone (6-4, 4-0) remain undefeated in Interstate Eight play.

Providence 63, DeLaSalle 55: Ryann Og- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL USF 67, Roosevelt 45: Christina EkLincoln-Way Central 55, Thornwood 51: arek tallied 26 points to lead the Celtics

GIRLS BASKETBALL Minooka 63, Plainfield South 38: BrookBOYS BASKETBALL Thornton 64, Lincoln-Way West 58: Mar- lyn Bachmann scored 23 points for Mi-

co Pettinato scored 30 points for West nooka (6-2, 2-1) en route to its Southwest (2-5, 1-1) in the SouthWest Suburban Red Prairie home win.

Lockport 58, Tinley Park 19: Taykor loss. Nolan Green added 14.

homu (Joliet Catholic) scored 13 points for No. 3-ranked St. Francis in the CCAC win. The Saints (10-0, 5-0) remain one of three undefeated teams in NAIA Division II. Roosevelt is 7-4, 4-2. Kaitlin Aylward contributed 12 points and eight rebounds and Kamari Jordan (Bolingbrook) added 11 points, including three 3-pointers. Jordan Giddings pulled down 10 rebounds and USF forced 28 turnovers.

JJC 87 South Suburban 54: Joliet Junior College shot 45 percent from the field in the nonconference win. Deesha Brefford had 26 points, five assists and three BOYS BOWLING Reavis 1,722, Lemont 1,690: Patrick Ker- rebounds and Kianna Campbell added 18 points and five assists. Zakah Blake rigan led Lemont (7-2) with a 224 game. chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds and Cora Likins (Lincoln-Way Central) CHEERLEADING Romeoville qualifies: Both the varsity scored eight points on 3-of-3 shooting. and junior varsity cheerleading squads ffrom Romeoville have qualified for the MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Flyers ranked: Lewis is ranked sixth in Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association state championships. Varsity will the nation by the American Volleyball compete in the large varsity division Coaches Association.

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said. “It feels good to be a part of the team that put that to an end.”

Navy (9-4) was coming off a physical 34NEW YORK – Lamar Jackson is the first Louisville player to win the Heisman 10 loss to Temple in the American Athletic Trophy, beating out preseason favorite Conference title game and had only one Deshaun Watson of Clemson despite some week to prepare for Army with a new late-season struggles. quarterback: sophomore Zach Abey, who The sensational sophomore quarterwas making his first college start. Abey back leapt over a loaded field of Heisman took over Will Worth, who broke his foot Trophy contenders early in the season and against Temple. by the time he slowed down nobody could catch him.

Illinois defeats Central Michigan The highest honor in college football was CHAMPAIGN – Tracy Abrams scored a handed out Saturday night in New York. career-high 31 points and led Illinois in a Baker Mayfield finished third and Okla92-73 drubbing of Central Michigan on homa teammate and fellow finalist Dede Saturday afternoon.

Westbrook was fourth. Michigan’s Jabrill Abrams scored 23 points in the first half Peppers was fifth. and finished 7 of 8 from 3-point range on Jackson, at 19 years, 347 days, is the a day when he scored his 1,000th career youngest Heisman winner ever. point with Illinois (8-3).

BALTIMORE – Army ended a 14-year run of frustration against Navy, using an overpowering running game and opportunistic defense to carve out a long overdue 21-17 victory Saturday.

With future commander in chief Donald Trump looking on, the Black Knights blew a 14-point lead before quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw scored on a 9-yard run with 6:42 left to give Army the win it had been waiting for since 2001.

The Black Knights’ 14-game losing streak was the longest by either academy in a series that began in 1890. Army (7-5) now trails 60-50-7 in one of the nation’s historic rivalries.

“We heard for a long time here at West Point about the streak and all that,” Army coach and Joliet Central grad Jeff Monken

No. 1 Villanova beats Notre Dame

NEWARK, N.J. – Josh Hart scored a career-high 37 points and No. 1 Villanova rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat No. 23 Notre Dame 74-66 on Saturday at the Prudential Center.

Hart was the only Villanova (10-0) player to score double figures. He was 10 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 4 from behind the arc, and he made all 14 of his free throw attempts.

Matt Farrell and Steve Vasturia had 18 points each for Notre Dame (9-1), which entered the game as one of eight remaining Division I teams.

Villanova took its first lead of the game on a 57-56 after Eric Paschall blocked Vasturia’s 3-pointer with 9:15 left.

–Wire reports

WHAT TO WATCH Pro football Noon: Bears at Detroit, CBS Noon: Washington at Philadelphia, FOX 3:25 p.m.: Seattle at Green Bay, FOX 7:20 p.m.: Dallas at N.Y. Giants, NBC Pro hockey 6 p.m.: Dallas at Blackhawks, CSN Men’s basketball 11 a.m.: Mississippi at Virgnia Tech, ESPNU 11 a.m.: LIU Brooklyn vs. St. John’s, FS1 2 p.m.: Kentucky vs. Hofstra, ESPN 3 p.m.: Florida at Florida St., ESPNU 4 p.m.: Northern Illinois at Minnesota, BTN 4 p.m.: Tennessee at North Carolina, ESPN 5 p.m.: Alabama at Oregon, ESPNU 6 p.m.: New Orleans at Northwestern, BTN Women’s basketball Noon: Arizona St. at Kentucky, SEC 1 p.m.: Marquette at Wisconsin, BTN 1 p.m.: Connecticut at Kansas St., FS1 2 p.m.: Minnesota at South Carolina, SEC 3:30 p.m.: Tennessee at Texas, FS1 Golf 1 p.m.: PGA Tour, PNC Father/Son Challenge, final day, TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, PNC Father/Son Challenge, final day, NBC

Swimming 5:30 p.m.: FINA, World Swimming Championships, NBCSN Figure skating 7:30 p.m.: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Finals highlights, NBCSN (taped) Bowling Noon: PBA World Championship, ESPN College wrestling 11 a.m.: Rutgers at Maryland, BTN Soccer 12:55 a.m.: FIFA Club World Cup, quarterfinal, Jeonbuk (South Korea) vs. América (Mexico), FS1 4:20 a.m.: FIFA Clup World Cup, quarterfinal, Mamelodi (South Africa) vs. Kashima (Japan), FS1 6 a.m.: Premier League, West Bromwich Albion at Chelsea, NBCSN 8:15 a.m.: Premier League, Tottenham at Manchester United, NBCSN 8:30 a.m.: Bundesliga, Borussia Mönchengladbach vs.

Mainz, FS1 10:20 a.m.: Bundesliga, Schalke vs. Bayer Leverkusen, FS2 10:30 a.m.: Premier League, West Ham United at Liverpool, NBCSN 1 p.m.: Men’s NCAA College Cup, Division I championship, Wake Forest vs Stanford, ESPNU

PA 251 302 209 270 PA 228 237 295 245 PA 331 285 335 321 PA 194 251 262 370

WEEK 14 Thursday’s Result Kansas City 21, Oakland 13 Sunday’s Games Bears at Detroit, noon Denver at Tennessee, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon Minnesota at Jacksonville, noon Arizona at Miami, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Washington at Philadelphia, noon Pittsburgh at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Carolina, noon N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 3:25 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

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

Monday’s Game Baltimore at New England, 7:30 p.m.

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Pct .833 .583 .500 .250

PF 319 255 305 206

PA 207 278 274 307

Pct .583 .583 .375 .000

PF 256 290 245 197

PA 207 236 259 352

Pct .500 .500 .500 .167

PF 207 311 308 224

PA 257 311 296 313

Pct .769 .769 .667 .417

PF 302 358 286 334

PA 255 320 229 319

WEEK 15 Thursday’s Game Los Angeles at Seattle, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday’s Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18 Green Bay at Bears, noon Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Kansas City, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 29 17 8 4 38 St. Louis 28 16 8 4 36 Minnesota 26 14 8 4 32 Winnipeg 30 13 14 3 29 Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 Dallas 29 11 12 6 28 Colorado 26 10 15 1 21 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 28 14 9 5 33 Edmonton 30 14 11 5 33 Calgary 30 15 13 2 32 San Jose 27 15 11 1 31 Los Angeles 27 14 11 2 30 Vancouver 28 12 14 2 26 Arizona 26 8 13 5 21

East W L T New England 10 2 0 Miami 7 5 0 Buffalo 6 6 0 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 North W L T Baltimore 7 5 0 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 Cincinnati 4 7 1 Cleveland 0 12 0 South W L T Houston 6 6 0 Indianapolis 6 6 0 Tennessee 6 6 0 Jacksonville 2 10 0 West W L T Kansas City 10 3 0 Oakland 10 3 0 Denver 8 4 0 San Diego 5 7 0

GF GA 78 69 78 76 72 55 78 87 77 74 74 93 57 85 GF GA 76 74 90 83 75 84 64 58 71 70 67 83 58 82

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Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 28 19 6 3 41 91 62 Ottawa 28 16 10 2 34 69 73 Boston 29 15 12 2 32 69 70 Tampa Bay 29 14 13 2 30 81 81 Florida 29 13 12 4 30 70 77 Detroit 28 13 12 3 29 70 76 Toronto 26 11 10 5 27 78 81 Buffalo 27 10 11 6 26 56 72 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 28 18 7 3 39 97 84 N.Y. Rangers 29 19 9 1 39 100 70 Columbus 26 17 5 4 38 87 56 Philadelphia 30 17 10 3 37 100 94 Washington 26 16 7 3 35 69 59 New Jersey 27 12 9 6 30 69 77 Carolina 27 11 10 6 28 66 72 N.Y. Islanders 27 11 11 5 27 71 81 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Results Philadelphia 4, Dallas 2 Los Angeles 4, Ottawa 1 Columbus 6, N.Y. Islanders 2 Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 4, Boston 1 Montreal 10, Colorado 1 Florida 4, Vancouver 2 Nashville at Arizona (n) Winnipeg at Calgary (n) Carolina at San Jose (n) Sunday’s Games Dallas at Blackhawks, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Washington, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Arizona at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

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Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 17 5 .773 Bulls 13 10 .565 Detroit 13 12 .520 Milwaukee 11 11 .500 Indiana 12 12 .500 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 16 7 .696 Boston 13 10 .565 New York 13 10 .565 Brooklyn 6 15 .286 Philadelphia 5 18 .217 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 14 10 .583 Atlanta 12 12 .500 Washington 9 13 .409 Orlando 10 15 .400 Miami 7 17 .292

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Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 18 5 .783 — Houston 17 7 .708 1½ Memphis 17 8 .680 2 New Orleans 7 16 .304 11 Dallas 5 18 .217 13 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 14 9 .609 — Utah 14 10 .583 ½ Portland 12 13 .480 3 Denver 9 15 .375 5½ Minnesota 6 17 .261 8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 20 4 .833 — L.A. Clippers 16 7 .696 3½ L.A. Lakers 10 15 .400 10½ Sacramento 8 14 .364 11 Phoenix 7 16 .304 12½ Saturday’s Results Bulls 105, Miami 100 Denver 121, Orlando 113 Indiana 118, Portland 111 Washington 110, Milwaukee 105 Cleveland 116, Charlotte 105 Houston 109, Dallas 87 Memphis 110, Golden State 89 Brooklyn at San Antonio (n) Sacramento at Utah (n) New Orleans at L.A. Clippers (n) Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Boston at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Results No. 1 Villanova 74, No. 23 Notre Dame 66 No. 2 UCLA 102, Michigan 84 No. 3 Kansas 89, Nebraska 72 No. 5 Duke 94, UNLV 45 No. 8 Gonzaga 61, Akron 43 No. 9 Indiana 103, Houston Baptist 61 No. 11 Louisville 102, Texas Southern 71 No. 13 Xavier 77, Utah 69 No. 15 West Virginia 90, VMI 55 No. 16 Butler 75, No. 22 Cincinnati 65 No. 17 Wisconsin 93, Marquette 84 No. 18 Purdue 77, Cleveland St. 53 No. 20 Arizona 79, Missouri 60 Sunday’s Games No. 6 Kentucky vs. Hofstra at the Barclays Center, 2 p.m.

No. 7 North Carolina vs. Tennessee, 4 p.m.

No. 12 Saint Mary’s vs. UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Florida at Florida St., 3 p.m.

No. 24 Oregon vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.

Monday’s Game #19 South Carolina vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games #1 Villanova vs. Temple, 6 p.m. #22 Cincinnati vs. Texas Southern, 6 p.m. #24 Oregon vs. Montana, 9 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

(Through Dec. 26) SATURDAY Celebration Bowl At Atlanta NC Central (9-2) vs. Grambling St. (11-1), 11 a.m. (ABC) New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl San Diego St. (10-3) vs. Houston (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Toledo (9-3) vs. Appalachian St. (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas St. (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl SouthernMississippi(6-6)vs.LouisianaLafayette (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) MONDAY, DEC. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa (9-3) vs. Central Michigan (6-6), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) TUESDAY, DEC. 20 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego BYU (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) THURSDAY, DEC. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado St. (7-5), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) FRIDAY, DEC. 23 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (9-3), noon (ESPN) Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Navy (9-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Dollar General Bowl Mobile, Ala. Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) SATURDAY, DEC. 24 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii (67), 7 p.m. (ESPN) MONDAY, DEC. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Mississippi State (5-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Boston College (6-6) vs. Maryland (66), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

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North W L T Pct PF Detroit 8 4 0 .667 275 Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 295 Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 233 Bears 3 9 0 .250 204 East W L T Pct PF x-Dallas 11 1 0 .917 333 N.Y. Giants 8 4 0 .667 245 Washington 6 5 1 .542 303 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 268 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 386 Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 277 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 347 Carolina 4 8 0 .333 283 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 8 3 1 .708 264 Arizona 5 6 1 .458 276 Los Angeles 4 8 0 .333 180 San Francisco 1 11 0 .083 234 x-clinched playoff spot

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You’ll be at odds over what to do next, torn in two directions and trying to figure out whether to follow your head or your heart. Weigh the pros and cons and consider where you want to end up. Let your past be your guide to a better future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Keep your money tucked away in a safe place. You don’t need to spend in order to impress someone. Take better care of your health and wealth.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Put your heart into your home, family and the things you enjoy doing most. Progress can be made if you discuss

your plans with your intimate circle. Adjust your lifestyle to assure better health.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t let emotional discord lead to mistakes or mishaps. Protect against negativity by offering positive solutions.

Cooperation and fair negotiation will help you gain greater equality.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Volunteer for a cause or take time out to visit an old friend. The information you discover will help you make a decision regarding your status or professional plans.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Getting involved in something you believe in or attending a reunion and reconnecting with people you haven’t seen for a while will lead to information that will help

you excel.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – It’s a good day to visit a friend or relative and share memories as well as plans. Building a strong alliance with special people will give you the support and encouragement to follow your dreams.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Taking a day trip or visiting someone or a place that brings you joy is encouraged. Personal time will help you recognize what you want to do next.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – If you put emotional energy into a cause you believe in, you will make headway. A partnership can help you bring about the type of change that will make a difference.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Pump up your energy and make alterations to your lifestyle. Implement

your dreams and make plans that include the people you enjoy being with most. Romance is highlighted.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – A day trip will help you gather your thoughts and consider your options.

Don’t let the past anger you. Learn your lesson and make positive changes that will bring better results.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Force isn’t a good idea; it will only build a wedge between you and what you ideally want. Use kindness, diplomacy and incentives to help you get your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t let a fortunate situation slip away because you aren’t willing to bend. A stubborn attitude is one that lacks vision and hinders the ability to be a great leader.

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Churches United for Christ hosted ‘Sounds of Christmas Community Sing’ on Saturday

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

JOLIET – The Rev. Carl Wagner is more comfortable with preaching than emceeing.

But Wagner, pastor of First Church of God in Joliet, humbly does either if asked.

On Saturday, a choir of 75 Joliet-area singers gathered in the parking of Wal-Mart to wish the community a merry Christmas through song, snacks and giveaways. Six members of Wagner’s church sang in the choir with other members volunteering in different capacities.

Wagner emceed the event, which Churches United for Christ hosted. For the past six years, Wagner has participated in Churches United For Christ’s annual summer crusade, he said, and “Sounds of Christmas Community Sing” was a nonthreatening and uplifting way to share the joy of Jesus’ birth and God’s great love with attendees.

“We are reminded what a great gift he gave us,” Wagner said.

Former Joliet resident John King of Peoria, a member of Churches United for Christ, organized the volunteers.

“Christmas songs have a tendency to do something to your spirit,” King said.

“They make you feel everything is not so bad, especially people who have suicidal or depressing thoughts around the holidays. We try to bring them out of that low spot. It’s a spirit of giving, the singing, the giving away of free stuff – like a desktop computer and a laptop – and the hot chocolate and the apple cider.”

King said he offered the first event about 10 years ago at the Housing Authority of Joliet. Since then, he’s tried to hold it every year at different locations on Joliet’s south side. These have included Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ, he added.

When King began the pro-

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To participate in “Sounds of Christmas Community Sing,” singers had to agree to wear a choir robe and attend three rehearsals at the First Presbyterian Church of Joliet. Visit this article at TheHerald-News.com to view a video of “Sounds of Christmas Community Sing.” gram, his wife had recently died and King was living on the south side, trying to make a difference in his neighborhood, he said.

“I had moved into one of the worst drug-infested areas in Joliet,” King said. “I started working with the Southside Neighborhood Organization and I was able to build a rapport with the police department. I found that the more activities you do with the community, the more you can have an impact.”

At some of these Christmas singing events, King also held a Christmas tree decorating contest with gift and cash prizes.

“While we decorated the trees, we sang Christmas carols,” King said.

For yesterday’s event, about 75 people volunteered to sing. They included amateur and professional

singers, about 20 children age 5 to 12, and teens, adults and seniors, King said.

To participate, singers had to agree to wear a choir robe and attend three rehearsals at the First Presbyterian Church of Joliet.

Directing them was Karl Darley, a member of First Presbyterian’s choir. Darley became involved because he was interested in ending division in the community and especially in churches – because it’s in Jesus that true unity is attained, he said.

Darley was not disappointed. He witnessed that unity at rehearsals, as well as an abundance of happiness and joy.

“I’m seeing that we live in isolated fear of each other,” Darley said, “but when we get together and start talking, we’re a lot more united than one might imagine.”

Know more According to information supplied by John King, the following churches and church leaders were involved in the planning and execution of “Sounds of Christmas Community Sing”: • St. Mark Christian Methodist Episcopal Church – The Rev. Stephen Deloney • Second Baptist Church – The Rev. Larry Tyler • First Presbyterian Church – The Rev. Craig Herr • Good Samaritan Ministries – The Rev. Lester Brown • First Church of God – The Rev. Carl Wagner • All Nations Church of God in Christ – Bishop Robert Sanders • Refuge Mission United Holy Church – The Rev. May Ellis

• St. John Missionary Baptist Church – The Rev. Herbert Brooks Jr. • New Directions Church – The Rev. Betty Ware • Christ Vision Community Church – Elder Ernest Jones • Shekinah Full Gospel Church – The Rev. Wanda Onstad • The Whole Truth Church of God in Christ – Alan Young • Fellowship Bible Church – The Rev. Chuck Rains • Forest Park Church – The Rev. Keith McCain • Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church – Bishop JE Moore • New Testament Fellowship Church – Elder James Starks Jr. For more information, call 630201-1276 or visit churchesunitedforchrist.org.

GOTTA DO IT • After School Program – 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Boys and Girls Club, 226 E. Clinton St., Joliet. Ages 6 to 18. For rates and information, call 815-723-3434.

meeting – 6:30 p.m., Manhattan Township Historical Society, 255 S. State St., Manhattan. New members welcome. Email ManhattanHistorical@yahoo.com or visit Facebook. com/ManhattanHistoricalSociety.

Dec. 13 • State Sen.Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-Shorewood) Community Conversation • Electronics Recycling – 6 to 11 a.m.; also – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Crest Hill Branch Library, Dec. 16, Lockport Public Works, 17112 Prime 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. For Blvd., Lockport. For information, visit www. information, contact Bertino-Tarrant’s district willcountygreen.com. office at 815-254-4211 or email bertinotar• Encore Resale Shop – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. rant49@att.net.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first • Meet & Greet – 7 p.m., Frankfort Public Saturday of the month, Silver Cross Hospital Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. LinCampus, 710 Cedar Crossings Drive, New Le- coln Way High School District 210 School nox. For information, call 815-300-7642 or the Board candidates Karen Town, Lee R. Talley, hospital’s volunteer services at 815-300-7117. Gus Yiakos, Ben Yomtoob and Cathy Pleasant.

• Career Café – 10:30 a.m., Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Dec. 15 Joliet. RSVP at 815-723-3885 and press 0 or chellis@willcountyillinois.com.

• CSC meeting – 8 a.m., First Presbyterian • Computers for Seniors – 2 to 3:30 p.m., Church, 805 Western Ave., Joliet.

Crest Hill Branch Library, 20670 Len Kubinski • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – Drive, Crest Hill. Learn how to use the inter9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilmington net. For more information, contact Amy Byrne Public Library District, 201 S. Kankakee St., at 815-552-4278, abyrne@whiteoaklibrary.

Wilmington. org, or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

• English as a Second Language Conver• Exam Cram – 4 to 8 p.m., Crest Hill sation Club – 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Plainfield Branch Library, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Public Library District, 15025 S. Illinois St., Crest Hill. Tutors and computers provided.

Plainfield. Call 815-263-8145 or email thess@ For more information, contact Amy Byrne at plainfieldpubliclibrary.org.

815-552-4278, abyrne@whiteoaklibrary.org, • Computers for Seniors – 2 to 3:30 p.m., or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

Crest Hill Branch Library, 20670 Len Kubinski • Bingo – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW Drive, Crest Hill. Learn how to use email. For Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. more information, contact Amy Byrne at 815Call 815-485-8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org.

552-4278 or abyrne@whiteoaklibrary.org, or • Electronics Recycling – 5 to 7 p.m., 57 W. visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

Marion St., Joliet. For information, visit www. willcountygreen.com.

Dec. 16 • Bingo – 6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus, • Coffee with the Superintendent – 9 to 100 S. Infantry Drive, Joliet. Call 815-72510 a.m., Troy School District 30-C district of0746. fice, 5800 W. Theodore St., Door 10, Plainfield.

• Midwest Crossroad Chorus of Sweet Drop-in. For information, call 815-577-6760.

Adelines International – 7 p.m., Trinity • Will County Mobile Workforce Center Christian School, 901 Shorewood Drive, – 9:30 a.m. to noon, Frankfort Public Library Shorewood. Call 866-588-7464 or visit midDistrict, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. westcrossroad.org.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center • Morris Area Toastmasters – 7 p.m., – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mokena Public Library, Morris Hospital Education Room, 150 High St., Morris. Call Matthew Woyner at 815-478- 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.

• Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Knights of 3574 or Frank Hankins at 815-942-4733.

Columbus Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., Joliet. Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout. Call Dec. 14 815-723-3827.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Stone City – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m., VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Drive, Joliet.

Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Dining room opens 4 p.m. Carryouts available.

Plainfield. Visit www.jobs4people.org.

Call 815-722-7122.

• Job Fair – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Workforce • Bingo – Doors open 4 p.m. Cards begin 6 Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. BroadSuite 100, Joliet. Employers seeking drivers, way St., Joliet. forklift drivers, general laborers, independent • Fish Fry/Karaoke – Fish fry is 4 to 8 p.m. living coach, job coaches, light assemblers, Karaoke is 8 p.m. to midnight, Cantigny VFW production line workers, sanitation workers, Post 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Call team leaders and warehouse workers. For 815-722-5398. more information, visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Fish Fry – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW • ESL Conversation Group – 3 p.m., White Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox.

Oak Library District, Crest Hill Branch, 20670 Karaoke begins at 8:30 p.m. Call 815-485Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. Call 815-5528369 or visit vfwpost9545.org.

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815-729-4585 (Jefferson Street).

• The Giving Tree – Through Dec. 23, • 24th Annual Christmas Drive – For Dunkin Donuts, 11212 E. Lincoln Highway, Moneedy District 202-area families. Make mone- kena. Take a tag and help an area individual. tary donations payable to PTSO Needy Family Bring wrapped gift back to Dunkin Donuts.

Drive. Mail to Plainfield High School-Central Attach tag to gift. Benefits FISH of New Campus, Attn. Audrey Stein, 24120 W. Fort Lenox/Manhattan.

Beggs Drive, Plainfield, IL 60544. To adopt a • Toy Drive Drop Site – Menards: 290 family, contact Linda Hanley at 815-439-2670 N. Bolingbrook Drive, Bolingbrook; 17441 or hanfam7@gmail.com or Stein at 815-436Weber Road, Crest Hill; 3956 S. Bell Road, 3200 or astein@psd202.org.

Homer Glen; 2524 W. Jefferson St., Joliet; • Christmas for Tots Drive – Accepting 500 Menard Drive, Morris; 13441 S. Route 59, monetary donations or donations of new toys, Plainfield. clothing and food through Dec. 19. The Peter • Toys for Tots collection site – RE/MAX Claver Center at 172 S. Chicago St. in Joliet Ultimate Professionals, 576 Brook Forest Ave., has offered this program for over 60 years.

Shorewood.

Last year, it distributed $17,000 worth of toys to children in need. For more information, call Dec. 11 815-722-9121.

• Gently Used Toys, Books, Games and • Breakfast with Santa – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., DVD video collection event – Through Dec. Rockdale Grade School, Meadow Avenue, 16. Drop-off locations: Grundy County AdRockdale. $5 (in advance and seniors 62 ministration Building, 1320 Union St., Morris; and older), $6 (at door) and $3 (kids 10 and Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield St., younger). Photos with Santa are $2. Bake Coal City; Morris Public Library, 604 Liberty sale, raffles, 50/50. Hosted by Rockdale St., Morris; Minooka Three Rivers Library, School and Rockdale Lions Club. For informa109 N. Wabena Ave., Minooka; Channahon tion, call the Lions Club at 815-729-3201.

Three Rivers Library, 25207 W. Channahon • Forest Preserve District of Will County Drive, Channahon; Fossil Ridge Library, 386 Volunteer Workday – 8 a.m. to noon, W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood. For informaMessenger Woods Nature Preserve, Homer tion, contact Heidi Miller at 815-941-3229 or Glen. For information, email rgauchat@fpdwc. hmiller@grundyco.org. org or call 815-722-7364.

• Holiday Diaper Drive – Through Dec. 22, • Santa Paws – Noon to 3 p.m., Crest Hill Office of State Rep. Margo McDermed, R-Mo- Animal Hospital, 1807 Plainfield Road, Crest kena, 11032 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort; Hill. Pet photos with Santa, raffles, prizes, New Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, kids’ crafts, family activities. Proceeds benefit New Lenox; Frankfort Township Offices at The Bone Yard Animal Rescue. For informa11000 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. Diapers, tion, call 815-729-1155. baby wipes, diaper rash cream.

• Kids Helping Kids program – Donate Dec. 12 new, unwrapped toys in the bin near the exit door at Blain’s Farm and Fleet, 451 S. Weber • Holiday Joy for Veterans – 9 a.m. to 9 Road, Romeoville. Blain’s will match up to p.m., through Dec. 17, Mokena Community $200,000 in toys across the communities Public Library District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mothat Blain’s stores serve. kena. Make a holiday card or sign a pre-made • Operation Care Package – Drop off doone. Cards will be mailed to the Hines VA nations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Hospital. Open to all ages. Materials provided.

Friday. Senior Services of Will County, 251 N. Free. Contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalsCenter St., Joliet. For a list of items for the ki@mokena.lib.il.us or 708-479-9663. troops, visit www.operationcarepackage.org.

• St. Patrick’s Food Pantry – 9 to 11:30 • Remember the Troops Holiday Care a.m., 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For those living Package Drive – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to in the 60436 zip code. For information, call Friday, through Dec. 16, Slammers box office, the St. Patrick parish office at 815-727-4746.

1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive, Joliet. Benefit • Will County Mobile Workforce CenOperation Care Package. Those who donate ter – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., receive a 10 percent off coupon for use at the Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Slammers team store. For a list of items for Road, Bolingbrook. Visit jobs4people.org. the troops, visit www.operationcarepackage.

• Conversational ESL – 10 a.m., Fountainorg. dale Public Library District, 300 W. Briarcliff • Rescue Pet Christmas Tree – Pine Bluff Road, Bolingbrook. Call 630-759-2102 or Animal Hospital, 7995 E. Pine Bluff Road, visit fountaindale.org.

Morris. Pick a pet off the tree and buy it a gift • English as a Second Language Grammar and an item for the shelter. Due Dec. 19. Ben- Club – 10 a.m., Plainfield Public Library, 15025 efits Wags to Wishes Animal Rescue and Just S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Call 815-263-8145 or Animals. For information, call 815-942-5365. email thess@plainfieldpubliclibrary.org.

• St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores – 9 a.m.

• Microsoft Word – 1:30 p.m., also 10:30 to 5 p.m., 307 N. Chicago St., Joliet; and 9 to a.m. Dec. 15, Workforce Center of Will County, 8 p.m., 1820 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Monday 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. How to use is 50 percent off day. Seniors receive 20 Microsoft Word in job searches. RSVP at percent off on Thursdays. For more informa815-723-3885 and press 0, or email chellis@ tion, call 815-722-1140 (Chicago Street) or willcountyillinois.com.

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Harold Klode (left) and Charlie Klode salute as Jim Cornelison sings the national anthem.

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The Lockport Jr. Porters Jr. Pee Wee football division participated in the Chicagoland Pop Warner state finals on Nov. 5 at St. Francis High School in Wheaton.

Lockport Jr. Porters Jr. Pee Wee football takes first place The HERALD–NEWS LOCKPORT – The Lockport Jr. Porters Jr. Pee Wee football division participated in the Chicagoland Pop Warner state finals on Nov. 5 at St. Francis High School in Wheaton.

The Jr. Pee Wee football players took first place by beating the Oswego Bears in a hard-fought game in double overtime by a score of 7-6 and were crowned state champions in the Chicagoland Pop Warner Division III Jr. Pee Wee division.

The Jr. Porters Pee Wees are boys 9, 10 and 11 years old from Lockport, Crest Hill, Homer Glen and neighboring suburbs who won the opportunity

to compete in the regional championship game by completing a 7-1 season this fall.

The only game they lost during the regular season was to the Oswego Bears, the same team they ended up beating in the playoffs to advance them to regionals. This is the first state championship for the Jr. Porters Football League. The Jr. Porters league came into existence three seasons ago in 2014.

Coach Ken Kirchner of New Lenox said coaches of other teams commented on how well this team played together and fought to the end.

For more information, visit www. jrportersfootball.com.

Grandfather, grandson honored The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – Harold Klode of Joliet is a 93-year-old Army Air Corps veteran who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Charlie Klode is his 36-year-old grandson who is currently on active duty in the Air Force, stationed at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota as an aircraft repair and reclamation section chief. He has been stationed in the United States, the United Kingdom and Portugal and has deployed four times to Southwest Asia.

Harold’s daughter Karla, Charlie’s

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GOTTA DO IT • Continued from page 51 Dec. 17 • Forest Preserve District of Will County Volunteer Workday – 8 a.m. to noon, Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve. Meet at Isle a la Cache Museum, Romeoville. For information, email rgauchat@fpdwc.org or call 815-722-7364.

• Food Drive – 9 to 4 p.m., Brookhaven Marketplace, 19818 S. La Grange Road, Mokena.

For more information, call 815-790-6997.

Benefits FISH of New Lenox/Manhattan.

• Christmas Bake Sale – 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, 1000 Barber Lane, Joliet. Potica, assorted cookie trays, nut cups, rozhki, apricot stars, Russian tea cakes, cakes made to order, poppyseed rolls. To order, call Cindy at 815-409-2047.

• A Fair Tax meeting – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Silver Spoon Restaurant, 1601 W. Jefferson

St., Joliet. A lively discussion to abolish the IRS. Call 815-474-4385.

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

Carryout. Call 815-723-3827.

Dec. 18 • Breakfast With Santa – 8 to 11 a.m., Knights of Columbus Council 382, 100 S. Infantry Drive, Joliet. $8 (adults) and $5 (ages 6 to 12). Ages 5 and younger eat free. For more information, call 815-725-0762.

• Pancake Breakfast – 8 to 11:30 a.m., St. Anne Church, 1800 Dearborn St., Crest Hill. $7 (adults) and $4 (children). Ages 3 and younger eat free.

• Christmas Walk – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Our Lady of Angels, 1201 Wyoming Ave., Joliet.

Tour building to view new Christmas decorations. Hot chocolate. For information, call 815-725-6631.

aunt, contacted the Blackhawks’ USO saying she had a veteran and an active serviceman who were related.

They called her back and coordinated it so they could both be honored during the national anthem while Charlie was in town for Thanksgiving.

Harold is the father of five children (all of whom are married and still live locally), grandfather of 12 children, and great-grandfather of 13 children.

Twenty-one of Charlie’s family members also came to the game to witness the event live, while still even more of them proudly watched from home.

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier see a counselor, or find a support group she can join.

• Something as simple as making transportation easily available can help isolated seniors break free of their bubble.

• If your mother has connections to a church or other spiritual community, reviving those ties can be helpful at this time.

• Gathering family members at your mother’s home for a meal or a movie can brighten her day. Make it a weekly or monthly habit if you can.

• For seniors who are strong enough, volunteer work, particularly with young people, gives them a meaningful activity that often has a positive effect.

• Encourage your mother to establish a new daily routine. A sense of stability can help life to feel normal again.

You may be so concerned about your mother’s pain you are shielding her from your own. Don’t be afraid to let her see the sorrow you feel about your father’s passing. Grieving together – sharing memories, telling stories, simply stating how you feel – can bring you closer and help her to feel ready to join the world again.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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Dear Doctor: My father passed away six months ago, and ever since, my elderly mother has withdrawn from all social activity. I can’t help wondering if this poses a problem for her mental health.

Dear Reader: The loss of a loved one is a heavy burden for anyone to bear. For an elderly person, particularly a surviving spouse, it can be even more difficult. Elderly women and men already are dealing with challenges such as declining health, loss of independence and the shrinking of their longtime social circles. When faced with the loss of their life partner, the overwhelming grief can cause them to retreat.

Your concern for your mother is well-founded. Research shows social isolation poses a real threat not just to her cognitive function, but to her physical health as well.

Elderly people who are socially withdrawn are at greater risk of long-term illness, high blood pressure, heart disease, dementia, losing their ability to walk and stay mobile, and of serious depression.

Grief can suppress the immune system, making the elderly even more vulnerable.

Studies reveal elderly men and women who do not engage with other people die at a significantly higher rate than those who remain socially connected. This is a particularly troubling statistic as the number of senior citizens who live alone is on the rise.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help: • Research shows grief counseling can help surviving spouses manage their sense of loss. Encourage your mother so

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Dear Abby: For the past 17 years, we have hosted parties at Christmas.

Although years ago they started with 15 guests and light hors d’oeuvres, the list has grown to 82 guests and a full buffet dinner and bar. It costs several thousand dollars when you factor in the servers and bartender, and it requires months of planning.

Over the years we have had guests who attend our party, but we never see or hear from them during the year unless it’s to inquire about the party.

We don’t expect a tit for tat, but we are now at a point where we need to curtail costs. We feel used by these people, and would rather host a smaller gathering for people we consider better friends and acquaintances.

What I’m struggling with is how to respond when asked why they are no longer on the guest list. – Used Party

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DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Host Dear Used Party Host: If someone ac-

tually has the gall to ask that question, I think you should tell the truth and respond, “We have had to cut costs, and this year we decided to entertain only people we see on a regular basis.”

Dear Abby: You missed the mark in your answer to “Mother Doesn’t Know Best” (July 7), whose 8-year-old stepson arrives for visits in old, ill-fitting clothing, even though the father buys new clothes for him on every visit.

I live in Ohio, and the state considers housing, food, electricity, gas and running water as part of the makeup

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of child support. I know this firsthand.

You also need to know if the mother is working and if she contributes to her son’s support. What about other expenses (toys, haircuts, uniforms, etc.)?

Part of the problem may be Stepmom and Dad live across the country and aren’t there to see what exactly goes on day to day. Yes, the little boy shouldn’t be showing up at their home in clothes that are too small, but even Stepmom said he was putting on weight. – Mitzi In

Dayton, Ohio Dear Mitzi: Your points are well tak-

en. However, the majority of the feedback I received about that letter pointed out children arriving in old clothes for visits with their dads is a popular ploy some custodial mothers use to get new clothes, and some even return the clothes for cash. Read on: Dear Abby: I had a divorced girlfriend

Volunteer.

I had confided in about this same problem. She said, “Don’t you know? We always send the kids to their dad’s in their worst clothing. That way, they’ll have to buy them new stuff during the visit.”

You can’t assume because a child arrives in worn or ill-fitting clothes the custodial parent is unfit or the child doesn’t have lots of better clothing at home. – Mrs. D. In Virginia Dear Abby: Please suggest when Stepmom and Dad buy clothes for his son, they mark the labels with the boy’s initials. The mom may be returning the items for cash and buying something she wanted for herself. – Mom Who

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Modernized classic Victorian offered in Joliet This incredible three-level Victorian home is a jewel, preserving the Old World atmosphere while providing the space, amenities and conveniences of modern living.

Located in the Upper Bluff Historic District of Joliet, the home’s front is modeled after the back of the White House, with a huge front porch leading in to an elegant entryway and foyer. Classic woodwork is found everywhere immediately evidenced by one of the two stairways to the second floor.

The large kitchen offers both modern design and a spacious eating area, with the dining room providing elegance for more formal entertaining.

There is also a spacious sitting room.

Upstairs are the three bedrooms, including a master suite with its own bath with whirlpool tub and separate shower. There also is a stairway to the finished, 23-by-36-foot attic, which could be used as a ballroom, library, computer room, fourth bedroom or other use.

Utilities would support any option, since there are three full baths on the second floor.

The home also offers flexibility, with a full unfinished basement with half bath, a fenced yard, a 728-square-foot, two-story carriage house/garage with plumbing and heat, and plenty of off-street parking.

Other amenities and features include parquet or hardwood flooring in most rooms and hallways, special window treatments, a secondfloor laundry, and a security system.

The home is within walking distance of

the University of St Francis and near the new Transportation Center in downtown Joliet, with Metra trains to Chicago.

Address: 504 Western Ave., Joliet Size: 3,216 square feet, with 3 bedrooms, 3 full and 3 half baths Room Sizes: Living room, 13-by-24 feet; dining room, 14-by-13; kitchen, 16-by-12; eating area, 13-by-14; sitting room, 15-by-16; master bedroom, 24-by-12; other bedrooms, 18-by-13, 17-by-13, 17-by-13 Price: $224,900 Directions: Take North Raynor Avenue (between Black Road and West Jefferson Street) to Western Avenue, east to home Tour: By appointment Realtor: Thomas Mulvey, of Dow Realty, at (815) 730-1900, Ext. 18, or via email to tmulvey@ dowcompanies.com. Visit the Website at dowcompanies.com.

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109 S. Jackson Street, Elwood 2 bed, 2 1/2 bath townhome in a great location. 1st floor has hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, formal LR and DR. Main floor laundry. Kitchen has separate eating area. 2nd floor loft. Master suite with balcony. Walking distance to Kingshilll Park. Owners club with swimming pool, tennis courts and clubhouse. Offered at $319,900 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22 MLS # 09399028

3 bed, 2 bath bungalow. Deep lot with large backyard. Alley access to garage. Large living and dining room. Eatin kitchen. Full bsmt.

Offered at $44,900 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22MLS# 09394697 3 bed, 1 1/2 bath 2story. Main floor den and laundry. 7x7 room off master could be WIC, sitting room or nursery. Full bsmt.

Offered at $114,900 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22MLS# 09356699

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MasterSuite w/whirlpool tub & separate shower. Call for more details.

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3 BR, 2 BA Longleat Tri-level w/ large 2.5 car garage. Fenced yard, whole house fan. Needs a little TLC. Call for more details.

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Well maintained 4 BR, 4 BA Ranch w/2 MBR’s, LR & DR, FR, 2 FP’s, finished bsmt.offers Rec.Rm, bath & extra storage.

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Great location to be in the business for sale or lease. Call for more details.

$155,000, 1802 Oakland Ave, Crest Hill 60403-2452, 04-33-311-012-0000, Heather A May to Aaron R Roe & Caroline A Roe, Oct. 4 $139,000, 1712 Oakland Ave, Crest Hill 60403-2428, 04-33-319-005-0000, Robert Mcbroom to Ricardo Morales & Amelia • Continued on page 60

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Duncan to Robert Brazys & Jennifer Bripkel, Sept. 13 $215,500, 1651 Boulder Ridge Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-5547, 02-07-305-008-0000, Curt M Costello to Timothy E Ard & Theresa J Nard, Sept. 7 $234,500, 11 Franklin Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-6152, 02-09-315-043-0000, Evelyn Velez to Paul Boudreau & Jocelyn J Boudreau, Sept. 1 $169,000, 566 Pinebrook Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-3121, 02-19-213-006-0000, Nazish Ahmad to Robert Biggs & Saundra Biggs, Sept. 27 $190,000, 558 Pinebrook Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-3121, 02-19-213-011-0000, Andrea S Whitehead Trujillo to Helen E Sorderberg, Sept. 29 $97,000, 168 Beaconridge Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2936, 02-14-104-064-0000, Josiah D Reese to Eduardo Rodriguez, Sept. 20 $168,000, 531 Goodwin Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2079, 02-11-214-004-0000, Gary Kehl to Mona Tickoo, Oct. 12 $233,000, 548 Hillcrest Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-4854, 02-21-202-019-0000, Francisco Sanchez to Ryan Lovell, Oct. 20

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$168,500, 404 Degas Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-2035, 02-11-122-027-0000, Melody Ann Murphy to Joshua Gaddam & Tineal Gaddam, Oct. 11 $207,500, 2 Lakewood Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-4500, 02-08-306-013-0000, Dennis R Wees to Colton J Wilde, Oct. 3 $155,000, 520 E Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook 60440-2181, 02-01-303-018-1002, WFO BP REO 2015 01 LLC to Cecilia Loeza, May 20 $256,500, 406 Langford Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1215, 02-02-204-014-0000, C2A Properties LLC to Salvador Carvajal, Sept. 28 $254,900, 248 Green Mountain Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2569, 02-12-404-008-0000, William F Mulford to Barbara P Evans, Sept. 16 $185,000, 424 Seneca Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-1845, 02-10-110-022-0000, JB REI Properties LLC to Claudia Sohs, Sept. 28 $190,000, 518 Larkspur Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-4811, 02-15-304-069-0000, Ronald Bonne to Zurisadai Carbajal, Oct. 18 $220,000, 517 Vanessa Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-5088, 02-21-210-005-0000, Grant L Siezega to Philip Wise, Aug. 15 $90,000, 32D Fernwood Dr 32, Bolingbrook 60440-2920, 02-15-222-039-0000, Saulo

Bradley to Rachel Jones & Marc Witkowski, Oct. 11 $250,000, 424 Charlestown Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1210, 02-02-205-029-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Grzegorz Samsel, Aug. 23 $88,000, 424 Gainsborough Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2904, 02-14-303-102-0000, Shahan Ahmad to Saad Ahmed, Aug. 1 $230,000, 424 Nassau Ave, Bolingbrook 60440-2134, 02-11-211-034-0000, Sergio Nevarez to Rodney L Lathan & Susan M Lathan, Sept. 12 $117,500, 376 Kirkwood Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-1972, 02-10-205-074-0000, Monica M Perkins to Chad A Blair, Sept. 27 $132,000, 650 Sundance Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1743, 02-09-215-003-0000, Eric W Zace to Ranier R Roldan & Gloria R Roldan, Aug. 22 $146,000, 643 Niagara Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2540, 02-12-330-002-0000, Andrew Grigg to Tomasz Szarkowicz, Sept. 27 $121,200, 1091 Crestwood Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-1657, 02-08-406-020-0000, James P Ullery to Jianqiu Zhang, Oct. 27 $135,000, 599 Eric Way, Bolingbrook 60440-1324, 02-02-303-001-0000, Melissa J Orr to Steven E Wagner & Barbara A Wagner, Aug. 23 $225,000, 585 Rebecca Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-4858, 02-21-206-015-0000, Mark K Vicencio to Jaime Raya & Cecilia Frausto, Sept.

23 $345,000, 527 Boardman Cir, Bolingbrook 60440-9015, 02-04-210-061-0000, Brian J

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Gutierrez to Maria Clara, Sept. 29 $278,000, 358 Clubhouse St, Bolingbrook 60490-2119, 02-18-317-008-0000, Victor H Rendon Jr to Mihir Patel & Shreya Patel, Oct. 19 $165,500, 524 Monroe Rd, Bolingbrook 60440-2025, 12-02-313-001-0000, Jocelyn D Painter to Shannon E Kelly & Jamie J Sikorski, Sept. 30 $107,000, 403 Providence Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2910, 02-14-303-024-0000, Rein Trust to Alfredo Diaz & Guadalupe Adana, Sept. 16 $141,500, 519 Monroe Rd, Bolingbrook 60440-2024, 02-02-312-074-0000, Shunde Zhao to Mary Ann Evans, Sept. 12 $216,500, 5 Liberty Ct, Bolingbrook 604401115, 02-02-203-015-0000, Chakresh K Gupta to Maria L Guzman & Claudia I Guzman Brambila, Sept. 12 $240,000, 420 Aristocrat Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-3188, 02-17-312-013-0000, Deborah J Plowden to Jacqueline Batts & Korey Batts, Aug. 26 $165,000, 450 Rothbury Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2253, 02-02-412-030-0000, Wilmington Sav Fund Soc Trustee to Sonya Gamble, Aug. 10 $167,500, 444 Falcon Ridge Way, Bolingbrook 60440-2107, 02-11-208-006-0000, Jorge Alberto Martinez to Brian Juknuis Jr, Oct. 13 $135,500, 442 Wright Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2058, 02-11-118-005-0000, Riverwood Group LLC to John J Giambrone, July 13 $225,000, 424 Ardglass Ct, Bolingbrook 60440-2129, 02-11-211-025-0000, Melissa T

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FRANKFORT

$345,000, 574 Aberdeen Rd, Frankfort 60423-7784, 09-26-205-023-0000, James P Matt to George R Kunz & Yolanda Matias, Sept. 19 $245,000, 418 Illinois Rd, Frankfort 604231112, 09-21-112-018-0000, Stratton Enterprises LLC to Eve Bukowski, Sept. 27

HOMER GLEN

$376,000, 13610 S Potawatomi Trl, Homer Glen 60491-6701, 05-02-106-015-0000, Geoffrey F Grabert to James Radzisz & Kristen Poradzisz, Oct. 14 $240,000, 15003 S Arboretum Dr, Homer Glen 60491-7101, 05-10-406-014-0000, Jeffery C Achterhof to David Palmer & Pamela L Palmer, Oct. 17 $289,900, 14611 S Pheasant Ln, Homer Glen 60491-9293, 05-12-104-047-0000, Joseph Wrobleski to Nicholas T Franek & Silvia Franek, Oct. 20 $286,000, 14618 S Stonegate Dr, Homer Glen 60491-6784, 05-11-176-003-0000, Leopold Staszel to Michal Tylka & Elzbieta Tylka, Oct. 14

JOLIET

$135,000, 1004 Rocky Hill Cir, Joliet 604320816, 08-06-302-052-0000, Mehra Real Estate Inc to Justine S Breath, Sept. 21 $140,000, 419 Cowles Ave, Joliet 604356041, 07-08-229-015-0000, US Bank NA Trustee to Alejandra Robledo Salas, April 13 $210,000, 420 Cornelia St, Joliet 604356038, 07-08-229-002-0000, Nathan Kren to Anthony Angelucci, Oct. 18 $145,000, 4216 Whitetail Ct, Joliet 604314778, 06-10-402-100-0000, Diane M Mikes Estate to Tasheka M Jones, Aug. 8 $118,000, 415 Bellarmine Dr W, Joliet 604361805, 07-18-400-008-0000, Arturo Vallejo to Joel Miramontes, Sept. 23 $115,000, 422 Krakar Ave, Joliet 604322647, 07-11-227-002-0000, First Midwest Bank Trustee to Maira Ochoa, Sept. 14 $92,500, 422 Chase Ave, Joliet 60432-1618, 07-03-423-009-0000, Jamie Mattio to Viviano Manzano Jr, Oct. 11 $70,000, 128 S Midland Ave, Joliet 604361304, 07-17-105-017-0000, Will County Sheriff to Mario Carrillo, Nov. 3 $200,000, 1708 N Autumn Dr, Joliet 604318531, 03-35-451-042-0000, Alan J Wegg to Constantine Toures & Tristin Toures, Oct. 13 $53,000, 607 Kiep St, Joliet 60436-2310, 0716-422-008-0000, Singleton Trust to Angela Greaves, Sept. 30 $46,000, 608 Morgan St, Joliet 60436-1638, 07-16-125-002-0000, Tiran Trust to Vivian Navarro, Aug. 26 $217,000, 612 Prestige St, Joliet 604355124, 06-12-205-012-0000, William David Henderick to Sonia Gil, Sept. 19 $105,000, 1422 Woodbridge Rd 2C, Joliet 60436-1378, 07-17-117-001-1015, Ramanaus-

kas Trust to Roy D Spohn, March 23 $167,000, 2514 Caddy Ln, Joliet 604355206, 06-12-403-016-0000, Thomas Fry to Margaret J Frost, Oct. 28 $137,000, 11 Kildare Ave, Joliet 60433-1563, 07-13-204-013-0000, Laurie Dobczyk to Roberto Paz & Maria Paz, Sept. 30 $228,000, 3205 Rosemont Dr, Joliet 604314958, 06-11-403-015-0000, Mary Ann Neely to Kevin Leverence & Kathleen Leverence, Oct. 1 $73,000, 412 Bellarmine Dr W, Joliet 604361806, 07-18-401-007-0000, Rajender B Kumar to David Wacker & Irina Wacker, Sept. 7 $178,000, 3733 Terrance Ferry Dr, Joliet 60431-2796, 06-02-121-001-0000, Eva Snider to Kenneth A Saieg, Sept. 29 $240,000, 1211 Dauphin Dr, Joliet 604315396, 06-06-201-036-0000, John A Howell to Ricardo Cardenas & Veronica Cardenas, Sept. 30 $115,000, 402 Morgan St, Joliet 60436-1614, 07-16-129-014-0000, Jaime Guajardo Jr to Alfredo Pena, Sept. 9 $55,000, 625 Dover St, Joliet 60432-2940, 07-10-413-023-0000, Manuel J Martinez to Arturo Mascote & Rosa A Martinez, Oct. 13 $58,000, 408 Ella Ave, Joliet 60433-2710, 07-22-202-006-0000, Ralph Leroy Dillow to Angelica Sandoval, Aug. 29 $136,000, 674 N Broadway St, Joliet 604354698, 07-09-214-001-0000, Mitchell R Minor to Cansausion Ortiz, Sept. 30 $135,000, 408 Miami St, Joliet 60432-2709, 07-12-131-032-0000, Glenn D Harris Estate to Alejandra D Neri Lopez, Oct. 14 $145,000, 3088 Woodside Dr, Joliet 604318829, 03-26-203-043-0000, Joseph E White to Donna Fic, Oct. 24 $45,000, 524 N Hebbard St, Joliet 604322022, 07-11-216-001-0000, Sanchez Trust to Hector Perez, Oct. 14 $94,000, 501 Scribner St, Joliet 60432-2027, 07-11-217-040-0000, Darlene Russ to Manuel Sandoval Jr & Alma Sandoval, Aug. 16 $140,000, 630 Spring Leaf Dr, Joliet 604311710, 06-14-410-103-0000, Charles H Acklin to Marshee D Jenkins, Aug. 22 $125,000, 514 Springwood Dr, Joliet 604310647, 06-14-302-018-1001, Andrea Findley to Edgar Ortiz Reyes & Cristina Pilar Mancilla Garcia, Oct. 4 $162,000, 520 N Raynor Ave, Joliet 604356026, 07-09-115-028-0000, Peter G Rizzuto Jr to Gregory A Cantu, Sept. 15 $125,000, 642 Springwood Dr, Joliet 604318970, 06-14-301-090-1002, Adam Dvorak to Genesis Loza & Erik Czuprinski, Aug. 19 $205,000, 6502 Fitzer Dr, Joliet 60431-5374, 06-06-203-034-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Jose Luis Reyes, Aug. 30 $125,000, 4345 Timber Ridge Ct, Joliet 60431-1705, 05-06-119-056-0000, Kathleen M Shapiro to Ronald Fuhrman Jr, Oct. 13 $90,500, 507 N Reed St, Joliet 60435-5965, 07-08-218-014-0000, Carrington Mortgage Services to Veronica Chavez, Aug. 4 $123,000, 520 N Reed St, Joliet 60435-5966, 07-08-219-002-0000, Daniel J Baldacci to Glen Jaspers & Mary Jaspers, June 23

$157,000, 506 Whiteside Dr, Joliet 604359420, 06-12-108-003-0000, Crutchfield Trust to Robert E Kramerick & Sandra A Kramerich, Aug. 31

LEMONT

$405,000, 660 Kromray Rd, Lemont 604394096, 22-28-218-007-0000, William F Ward to Donald S Hall & Alyssa M Hall, Oct. 24 $450,500, 1536 Ashbury Pl, Lemont 604398404, 22-32-216-001-0000, Ashbury Woods Development LLC to Daren S Schaffert & Karen L Schaffert, Oct. 31 $239,000, 411 Una Ave, Lemont 604394535, 22-29-417-014-0000, Jones Trust to Troy Ryan & Laura Ryan, Aug. 31

LOCKPORT

$161,500, 16143 Golfview Dr, Lockport 60441-4657, 05-30-413-024-0000, Matthew Brannan to Joshua E Dibenedetto, Sept. 29 $45,000, 205 Nobes Ave, Lockport 604415028, 04-34-206-006-0000, Tove Liv Mccann to Kyle Anderson, Sept. 19 $110,000, 1524 Lawrence Ave, Lockport 60441-4203, 04-26-200-018-0000, Matejcak Trust to Robert R Cronholm & Sally A Cronholm, Aug. 29 $138,500, 131 Bruce Rd, Lockport 604414904, 04-27-407-016-0000, Sandra Koski to Timothy Michael Fein, Sept. 30 $169,000, 16034 Golfview Dr, Lockport 60441-4660, 05-30-402-027-0000, Linda L Mueller to Ronald D Anderwell & Debora A Vanderwell, Oct. 14 $90,000, 404 Nobes Ave, Lockport 604415004, 04-35-109-004-0000, Justina Herrod to David Hulbert, Aug. 25 $231,530, 16122 W Coneflower Dr, Lockport 60441-4111, 05-19-413-033-0000, M I Homes of Chicago LLC to Joseph A Dearduff, Sept. 29 $177,000, 507 S Hamilton St, Lockport 60441-3021, 04-23-149-008-0000, Paul Kula to Manuel Cordova & Danielle Cordova, Sept.

29 $156,000, 16204 Dawson, Lockport 60446, 04-09-401-014-0000, Bruce D Kopecky to John D Petringer & Virginia Petringer, Sept. 27 $315,000, 16628 W Arbor Ter, Lockport 60441-7616, 05-18-153-007-0000, Spandonidis Trust to Jaime H Sanford & Victoria Sanford, Oct. 11 $65,650, 610 Clinton St, Lockport 604412824, 04-23-135-002-0000, PNC Bank NA to Maximino Cedano, Sept. 30 $205,000, 522 Charles St, Lockport 604414408, 04-26-211-057-0000, Marie E Reece to Liane Luckett, Oct. 24 $105,000, 628 S Hamilton St, Lockport 60441-3024, 04-23-211-006-0000, Nathan P Murawski to Steve Berry & Craig Rehak, June 16 $188,000, 603 S Hamilton St, Lockport 60441-3023, 04-23-150-008-0000, Andrew C George to John M Morrison Jr, Oct. 3 $279,000, 1338 Foxford Ln, Lockport 604416231, 04-13-213-003-0000, David N Bemis to Kyle Mueller & Kathryn Mueller, Oct. 4 $99,000, 1117 E Division St 1A, Lockport 60441-4577, 04-25-201-006-1001, Harvey

J Bolton to Brian Schmidt & Diane Schmidt, Oct. 24 $145,000, 410 E 18th St, Lockport 604414309, 04-26-134-001-0000, Artisan Builder & Co to Cody A Drew, Oct. 17

MANHATTAN

$296,500, 16356 W Palomino Path, Manhattan 60442-1490, 12-07-404-029-0000, Distinctive Homebuilders Ltd to John O Hoffman & Judith Hoffman, Oct. 10 $145,000, 635 S Eastern Ave, Manhattan 60442-9355, 12-20-224-004-0000, Alan W Stratton to Annette Johnston, Oct. 5 $309,500, 24517 S Arabian Ave, Manhattan 60442-1477, 12-07-406-004-0000, Distinctive Homebuilders Ltd to Frazer I Gulli & Linda A Gulli, Sept. 27

MINOOKA

$259,900, 540 Rivers Edge Dr, Minooka 60447-8454, 10-06-411-004-0000, Othman Akkawi to Steven Vangorkom & Mohtica Vangorkom, Sept. 30

MOKENA

$150,000, 12400 W Raymond Dr, Mokena 60448, 08-01-304-037-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Brandon Baranak, Oct. 30 $150,000, 12400 W Raymond Dr, Mokena 60448, 08-01-304-040-0000, Estate Mortgage Inc Trustee to Brandon Baranak, Oct. 18

NEW LENOX

$300,000, 602 Pine Grove Ct, New Lenox 60451-9658, 08-08-101-035-0000, Amy Lynn Peto to Christopher Kovacs & Tanya Kovacs, Sept. 16 $422,500, 2049 Rownham Hill Rd, New Lenox 60451-3476, 08-34-209-020-0000, DRH Cambridge Homes Inc to Jay R Boban & Lisa Boban, Sept. 28 $1,720,000, 1800 Carrington Ct, New Lenox 60451-3034, 08-14-226-001-0000, Chicago Trust Co Trustee to Ryan M Kelly & Renee O Kelly, Oct. 18 $312,500, 1776 Glenbrooke Ln, New Lenox 60451-3778, 08-25-309-017-0000, DRH Cambridge Homes Inc to Steven M Barkley & Theresa M Barkley, Sept. 29 $245,000, 430 S Marley Rd, New Lenox 60451-2392, 08-23-107-004-0000, David F Van Kley to John E Goetz & Cathy J Goetz, Oct. 10 $225,500, 664 Kristen Ct, New Lenox 60451-9284, 08-24-210-016-0000, Susan A Difiori to Daniel Buchler & Laura Schwitters, Sept. 16 $125,000, 550 Old Hickory Rd, New Lenox 60451-1651, 08-17-203-001-0000, Clifford J Scholp to Raymond Zarack, Oct. 2 $153,000, 445 S Pine St, New Lenox 604511719, 08-21-204-013-0000, Joseph T Graf to Judy Scheveck, Oct. 25 $229,900, 611 Oxford Ct, New Lenox 604512117, 08-21-214-008-0000, Dale W Gerritsen to Bekir Gungor & Rebecca A Gungor, Aug. 27 • Continued on page 62

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60586-1764, 03-30-105-051-1005, Chicagoland Home Remodeling to Wasi Murtaza & Mohsina Wasi, Oct. 20 $270,000, 612 Dartmouth Ln, New Lenox $146,500, 4133 Dalewood Dr, Plainfield 60451-3819, 08-23-211-002-0000, Aaron 60586-6627, 03-34-206-148-0000, Joseph Clemans to Steven P Buckley & Ann M BuckMurphy to Quinn K Williams, Sept. 26 ley, Oct. 24 $225,000, 4602 Mallard Ln, Plainfield $120,000, 613 S Pine St, New Lenox 604512119, 08-21-206-012-0000, Kneynsberg Trust 60586-7290, 06-03-111-001-0000, Tadeusz Pawlik to Joel Erickson & Amy Buteau, Oct. 12 to William Killroy, Sept. 26 $339,000, 25022 Blue Iris Ct S, Plainfield $121,000, 625 Northgate Rd 26, New Lenox 60451-3204, 08-22-306-031-1020, Gaul Trust 60585-2938, 01-29-401-014-0000, Marcos A Uson to Brian J Huegel & Nerissa J Huegel, to Leah Pietraszewski, Oct. 1 Oct. 17 $329,000, 631 Gibbons Dr, New Lenox $223,000, 5011 Brighton Ln, Plainfield 60451-3408, 08-10-406-007-0000, Quinlan 60586-9797, 03-33-401-008-0000, Doris S Trust to Donna K Oliver, Sept. 29 Troop to John H Brownlow & Karen N Brown$150,000, 538 Old Hickory Rd, New Lenox low, July 27 60451-1651, 08-17-203-004-0000, Allen M $232,000, 5110 Woodmere Ct, Plainfield Prodehl to Kevin A Kanaski, Sept. 8 60586-5450, 06-04-203-016-0000, Thomas $263,000, 505 Schoolgate Rd, New Lenox Wanamaker Jr to Nestor Rangel & Margarita 60451-3208, 08-22-317-015-0000, William Martinez, Sept. 8 P Mcguire to William T Conroy Iv & Dawn $230,000, 4408 Cove Cir, Plainfield 60586Conroy, Oct. 1 8519, 03-34-104-002-0000, Katrina Lehner to Edgar R Avila, Sept. 12 PLAINFIELD $195,000, 4407 Northmont Ct, Plainfield $368,000, 13653 Sharp Dr, Plainfield 605447952, 03-03-202-048-0000, Carlson Trust to 60586-8135, 03-34-308-018-0000, Debra M Castaneda to Carmen Cisneros & Alvin Libby White, Oct. 21 Cisneros, Sept. 10 $240,000, 5213 Kingsbury Estates Dr, $290,000, 5000 Saint Andrews Dr, PlainPlainfield 60586-6284, 03-33-114-039-0000, field 60586-7399, 03-33-208-014-0000, Mark Marlon Baylen to Jerome D Ramos, Sept. 14 $110,100, 14257 S Monticello Cir 3, Plainfield E Ryan to Christopher W Harcar & Lesley A Harcar, Oct. 19 60544-6051, 03-01-309-062-0000, JP Mor$235,000, 6100 Stafford St, Plainfield gan Chase Bank to Kai Song & Shuangshuang 60586-1683, 03-32-104-011-0000, ChristoChen, Aug. 9 pher J Rice to Mukutar A Gondal & Qamar Y $346,500, 12408 Canterbury Dr, Plainfield Gondal, Aug. 15 60585-3004, 01-29-404-033-0000, Barak J $185,000, 4509 Oriole Ln, Plainfield Bright to Jacob G Corbly & Ashley K Corbly, 60586-6776, 06-03-116-017-0000, Michael Sept. 27 J Lewkowski to Joseph R Sinovich & Danielle $221,000, 5312 Lindenwood Cir, Plainfield 60586-7617, 06-04-110-002-0000, Ryan Pilo- Sinovich, Oct. 7 $240,000, 5203 Brighton Ln, Plainfield ta to Daniel Randall & Joann Randall, Aug. 31 60586-7833, 03-33-305-005-0000, Phillip R $162,000, 24031 W Chicago St, Plainfield 60544-2810, 03-16-213-004-0000, Doris R Konieczny to Diane Kettelson, Oct. 12 Lamping to John L Bjerga, Oct. 20 $207,500, 2306 Wesmere Lakes Dr, $216,500, 6311 Blue Ridge Dr, Plainfield Plainfield 60586-6266, 03-33-101-022-0000, 60586-5596, 03-32-305-062-0000, Travis J Thomas W Nordeen to Susan Maccurrie, Oct. Reiken to Andrew Kelstrom, Sept. 7 11 $245,000, 6308 Dakota Ridge Ct, Plainfield $213,000, 4309 Glenlo Dr, Plainfield 6058660586-5632, 03-32-305-057-0000, Steven 7810, 03-34-205-037-0000, Rick J Gillies to Murray to Ryan Simeone & Colleen Simeone, Brett A Bode & Amy M Bode, Sept. 16 Aug. 15 $194,500, 2203 Candlewood Dr, Plainfield $174,500, 5908 Emerald Pointe Dr, Plainfield 60586-7231, 03-33-107-031-0000, Nelson 60586-6534, 03-32-404-012-0000, Norma C Lewis to Frank Kazmierczak & Andrea Amaya to Victoria Shainberg, Sept. 23 Kazmierczak, Sept. 30 $225,000, 5912 Timber Trl, Plainfield 60586ROMEOVILLE 6563, 03-32-208-001-0000, 2nd Chance $146,000, 504 Kenyon Ave, Romeoville Home Renovations to Andrew M Franczek & 60446-1234, 02-33-212-031-0000, Real Estate Cheryl L Foster, Sept. 27 $419,600, 12825 Pintail Rd, Plainfield 60585- Kid Inc to Daniela Gutierrez, Sept. 16 $105,000, 224 Haller Ave, Romeoville 4221, 01-35-105-009-0000, Cartus Financial 60446-1720, 04-04-222-017-0000, Gregorio Corp to Igor Sylveter & Fangg Li, Sept. 27 Gomez to Jesus Javier Alvarez, Oct. 24 $220,000, 6300 Black Hill Ridge Dr, Plain$164,000, 511 N Anna Ln, Romeoville 60446field 60586-5630, 03-32-305-008-0000, Timothy R Gardner to Kelvin B Henry & Paulette M 5284, 02-32-309-046-0000, John Pagliuco to Aimee L Eichelberger, Oct. 4 Henry, Sept. 30 $134,000, 409 Fenton Ave, Romeoville $236,000, 6310 Dakota Ridge Ct, Plainfield 60446-1327, 02-33-409-016-0000, Maricela 60586-5632, 03-32-305-056-0000, AntoniDiaz to Krzysztof Czerepko, Oct. 6 no Alejo to Dustin Schoettmer & Katherine $184,000, 495 Le Moyne Ave, Romeoville Schoettmer, Oct. 13 $155,000, 3051 Creekside Dr 135, Plainfield 60446-4163, 02-32-301-056-0000, Mark L

Taylor to Adam Depatie, Oct. 5 $178,000, 213 Karen Ave, Romeoville 60446-1735, 04-03-106-006-0000, Jeffrey Staschke to Kristi Hardman, Oct. 14 $189,000, 58 Freesia Dr, Romeoville 604464831, 04-07-208-026-0000, Mario Carrillo to Paula Deleon, Oct. 7 $273,000, 563 S Dollinger Dr, Romeoville 60446-4321, 03-13-116-011-0000, William Ryan Homes Inc to Matthew G Laiter & Mallory R Markett, Oct. 7 $299,500, 560 S Dollinger Dr, Romeoville 60446-4320, 03-13-114-035-0000, William Ryan Homes Inc to Brendon Dreps, Sept. 29 $95,000, 437 Arnold Ave, Romeoville 60446-1442, 02-33-314-022-0000, Wilmington Sav Fund Soc Trustee to Florentino Garcia, Oct. 10 $168,000, 432 Glen Ave, Romeoville 604461508, 02-33-404-002-0000, Azmi Ventures Corp to Gary W Sellars, Sept. 29 $346,000, 545 S Dollinger Dr, Romeoville 60446-4321, 03-13-116-008-0000, William Ryan Homes Inc to Felipe Nava & Veronica Nava, Oct. 26 $202,000, 637 Bridgeman Ln, Romeoville 60446-5194, 04-18-303-007-0000, Valerie A Smith to John Howell & Janet M Howell, Oct. 4 $172,000, 626 W Romeo Rd, Romeoville 60446-1426, 02-33-313-018-0000, Rockwell Development LLC to Alejandro Perez & Yvette Perez, Aug. 30 $90,000, 2 Concord Ave, Romeoville 60446-1314, 02-34-303-021-0000, Ermal L Daily Estate to Rito Espinosa & Gail Espinosa, Sept. 30 $228,000, 1759 Gleneagle Ct, Romeoville 60446-3907, 03-12-202-071-0000, Libby White to Timothy W Olsen & Samantha A Olsen, Oct. 19 $141,500, 613 Iola Ave, Romeoville 604461216, 02-33-206-015-0000, Barbara L Simich to Justin Jetton, Sept. 23 $145,000, 614 Cedar Ct, Romeoville 604464013, 02-27-115-022-0000, Albert H Wiggin to Brenda K Becerra, Oct. 14 $304,500, 508 W Hillcrest Dr, Romeoville 60446-1485, 02-28-415-008-0000, John Green to Susamma George, Oct. 14 $136,000, 519 Kenyon Ave, Romeoville 60446-1233, 04-04-203-008-0000, Curtis L Parks Estate to Richard M Buchta, Aug. 3 $245,000, 331 Shenandoah Dr, Romeoville 60446-4261, 04-05-211-012-0000, Klin LLC Fortune1 to Andrzej Ciezczak & Katarzyna Ciezczak, Oct. 20 $228,000, 517 N Anna Ln, Romeoville 60446-5284, 02-32-309-045-0000, Melissa A Delk to Jimmy Jones, Sept. 19 $200,000, 630 Wild Indigo Ave, Romeoville 60446-3700, 02-32-206-004-0000, Alison Burden to Martin J Hook & Angeline Hook, Aug. 18 $120,000, 516 Laurel Ave, Romeoville 60446-1236, 02-33-211-034-0000, David S Roeters to Bryant Quezada, June 29 $79,500, 623 Glen Ave, Romeoville 60446-1212, 02-33-208-004-0000, Fannie Mae to Wieslaw Karczmarczyk & Barbara Karczmarczyk, Aug. 23

$209,000, 536 Scott Dr, Romeoville 604461465, 03-13-213-015-0000, Jose Gabriel Villanuf to Duncan Burks, Sept. 28

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$252,380, 531 Northgate Ln, Shorewood 60404-6801, 06-09-111-004-0000, CalAtlantic Group Inc to Kenneth J Votava, Sept. 7 $318,000, 515 Buckingham Pl, Shorewood 60404-0514, 06-17-408-004-0000, Beverly D Tolentino to Todd King & Julie King, Sept. 1 $257,000, 631 Flag Dr, Shorewood 604049588, 06-17-313-012-0000, Sebok Trust to Robert R Doyle & Juanita R Doyle, Sept. 30 $353,000, 608 Cambridge Ln, Shorewood 60404-0525, 06-17-406-011-0000, Patrick D Haas to Kenneth R Bicknell, Oct. 14 $244,900, 503 Heintz Dr, Shorewood 60404-6102, 06-04-409-011-0000, Prof 2013 S3 Legal Title Trust to Shawn M Garland, Sept.

2 $320,000, 1009 Conrad Ln, Shorewood 60404-8164, 06-20-210-005-0000, Leanne Deutsch to Fred G Stangard, Oct. 13 $354,220, 519 Herath Ct, Shorewood 60404-6807, 06-09-113-017-0000, CalAtlantic Group Inc to Daniel Brandolino & Alejandra Brandolino, Aug. 31 $171,000, 407 Garden Ter, Shorewood 60404-9773, 06-16-224-022-0000, US Bank Trust NA Trustee to Justo A Moraga & Taryn E Moraga, Sept. 14 $188,000, 1600 Countryside Dr, Shorewood 60404-7015, 06-17-306-014-0000, David Craft Sr to Calvin Brosam & Linda I Brosam, Sept. 28 $339,000, 428 N Raven Rd, Shorewood 60404-8998, 06-09-102-008-0000, Sur Real Estate LLC to Michael Hogan & Courtney Hogan, Aug. 30

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$138,500, 420 Wabash St, Wilmington 60481-1441, 17-36-200-010-0000, Shawna Lauren Mccord to Kelly M Lesure Bargo, Oct. 24 $105,000, 521 S Main St, Wilmington 60481-1432, 17-36-113-004-0000, Mae Rose Kennedy to Matthew Fonck & Sharon R Gold, Sept. 2 $115,000, 640 S Outer Dr, Wilmington 60481-1062, 17-25-107-016-0000, Anthony J Lardi to Thomas Henderson & Heather Henderson, Oct. 14 $180,000, 420 S Kankakee St, Wilmington 60481-1341, 17-36-107-004-0000, David Vanduyne to Brandy Wooters, Sept. 30 $95,000, 621 S Circle Dr, Wilmington 604811014, 17-25-107-004-0000, Jennifer L Cioni to Felisha Duran Yeates, Oct. 1 $105,000, 411 S Kankakee St, Wilmington 60481-1342, 17-25-346-002-0000, Brownlee Trust to Jennifer Parsons, July 7 $160,000, 418 E Cross St, Wilmington 60481-1015, 17-24-306-022-0000, Jacob M Corlett to Travis C Thursby, Oct. 15 $148,000, 408 Koerner Ct, Wilmington 60481-1723, 24-01-107-008-0000, Richard L Gibbs to John E Bertone Jr & John E Bertone Sr, June 22

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Live in all year or use as a vacation home! Larger lot! Located only 55 mins S/W of Chicago, this gated year-round resort and residential comm offers a very unique opportunity for rec living where boating, fishing and swimming can be enjoyed on pristine spring fed stocked lakes. Miles of nature trails to hike, bicycle or use your electric golf cart. Also just minutes from the Des Plains State Fish and Wildlife area.

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The home has more space then it seems! Walk into a lovely enclosed porch, that makes it’s way to the living room with a brick fireplace. The attic can easily be a 3rd bedroom or extra living space. Large detached garage and the yard is fully fenced. This is a Fannie Mae HomePath property. www.BehrensGroup.com www.HomePath.com

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505 BUELL AVE, JOLIET, ILLINOIS 60435 $131,900 Price Reduced!! Victorian 2-unit with charm located in the historic cathedral area. Hardwood floors, Corian counter tops, large family rooms, and a master bath with jacuzzi tub are a few features of this home.

Imagine yourself on a rocking chair on this porch!

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This third floor 2 bedroom 2 bath 1426 sq. ft. condo features an extended living room(300 sq. ft.) with built-in cabinetry, wet bar and fireplace. Full kitchen with extra cabinets, dining room, master bedroom with master bath, 3 balconies overlooking landscaped courtyard. All appliances and central vacuum. 2 parking spaces and 1 enclosed parking space for extra storage make this a unique opportunity at Woodlawn. Listed at $109,900. Call John today for your private showing.

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4154 177TH PLACE , COUNTRY CLUB HILLS Lovely tri-level w/4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Large fenced in back yard with 25 x 25 basketball court and 20 x 20 deck. Ceiling fans throughout, brick and cedar exterior, 2 car attached garage and cul de sac location. Close to I57, schools and shopping. Bank owned property, “spld as is” with no guarantees. Offers must be prequalified. Call Marc Freeman 9815-671-2545) or email frango2545@comcast.net.

Minooka Schools! 3 bedrm, 2 bath manufactured home w/floor to ceiling fireplace, newer carpet, vaulted ceilings, fans & skylights. Newer sinks & faucets. Whole house water filtration system w/softener plus reverse osmosis filtration. Appliances stay. Large master bedroom w/walk in closet. Master bath has jacuzzi & sep shower. Magnificent kitchen, separate din room & much more. $35,000

4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Sheffield model in Neustoneshire subdivision Huge master suite with walk-in closet, separate shower, and double vanity sink. 9’ ceilings on first floor. Wood flooring in kitchen and entryway, Openconcept kitchen. Stamped Concrete patio. 2nd floor laundry. Full basement. Ready for an offer! $230,000

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SHOWCASE of HOMES 703 ABBEY WOOD DR., SHOREWOOD NEW PRICE!!! $304,900

Don’t miss the opportunity to own this remarkable home in the ever desired Vintage subdivision in Shorewood! This near 2700 square foot home is located on a large fenced in lot, featuring a large fenced in backyard paradisewith above ground pool, hot tub, gazebo, concrete patio, and professional landscaping! Your eyes will draw to the beautiful curb appeal of this two story home with sprawling three car garage. The main level boasts large eat in kitchen with all appliances staying, an abundance of cabinetry and counter space, breakfast nook with plenty of natural lighting!

Family room has full brick gas fireplace and newer updated carpeting. Separate mud room located right off the garage entry.

Formal living and dining room with trey ceilings are a great bonus!

Stairs and second level hallway have new carpeting. Grand master suite features private spa bath with dual sinks, soak tub, separate shower, and large walk in closet. Three additional large bedrooms and second full bath, give the right amount of space for the family!

Let’s not forget the partially finished basement with an additional full bath. All Minooka schools. Call Shannon Dames of RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals for more information, today!

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Adorable, one of a kind, two story in the heart of Joliet! This four bed 2 full bath property has original hardwood floors thru-out! Main level boasts large eat in kitchen with plenty of cabinetry and counter space including all appliances,large dining room adjacent with built in shelving,& master bed. Second level features three additional bedrooms with built in closets! Great fenced in back yard with full gazebo and tiki bar &6 seater hot tub!2.5 car detached garage. Call today!

Superb condition 3 bedroom townhome in Manhattan w/attached 2 car garage.

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Ready for immediate occupancy and includes all stainless steel appliances plus washer & dryer. Remodeled kitchen and baths. Bedroom are generously sized and offer loads of closet space. No back yard neighbor, great schools & location! $145,000. Call or text Mark Meers (815)347-7900

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Priced at just over $100.00 per square foot, this 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home covers your space needs with ease! A finished basement inc. rec room, bar area, optional 5th bedroom & loads of storage. Private master suite, eat-in kitchen, fireplace plus large living, dining & family rooms complete the check list. Fenced yard, in-ground pool, Troy schools! $229,900. Call or text Mark Meers for a showing today (815)347-7900 Additional info: www.MarkMeers1.com

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neighborhood full of high-end homes, this beautiful corner lot is fully sodded and complete with trees and sidewalks. Close to shopping and expressways!

Call Nancy Hibler today at (815) 263-5791 for more details!

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20928 S. Sarver Dr. Shorewood…Cute and spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath split level home with 2 car garage. Freshly painted eat-in kitchen with island has been updated with new granite counter tops. Other updates include newer A/C and hot water heater. 6 panel doors throughout and vaulted ceilings. Huge fenced yard with deck, fire pit and shed for extra storage. Great location, close to shopping and highway. Troy grade school and Minooka high school districts. This home includes a home warranty.

Call Carrie Jass for a private showing at 815-210-6965.

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Lee Hansen 815-478-3872 815-485-3401

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13443 Round Barn Rd, Plainfield MLS 09395596… 4 bdrm, 2 bath home in Walker’s Grove. Hardwood flrs, cathedral ceiling, open KT w/ SS appliances. Finished LL. $284,900 Ellen Williams 815-483-5788

1825 Oakland Ave, Crest Hill MLS 09400447… 4 bdrm, 2 bath ranch. Big eat-in KT w/ island. Newer windows, boiler and roof.Close to schools and park. $164,900 Marie Clucas 815-744-1000

15317 S Meadow Ln, Plainfield MLS 09346531… Many recent updates! 3 bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half baths, fam rm has fpl & opens to Florida rm, bsmt rec rm. $254,900 Charles Crews 815-436-2

2408 Vesta Dr, Joliet MLS 09392213… Well maintained 3 bdrm, 2 bath in established area. Welcoming liv rm and KT w/breakfast bar. 2 car gar w/ woodburning stove. $189,900 Pedro Reyes 815-744-1000

710 Nicholson St, Joliet MLS 09392387… Charming 3 bdrm, 2 bath home w/ update KT. Hardwood flrs on main level. Wrap around porch w/porch swing. $175,000 Carrie Jass 815-609-4360

20456 Kingsbrook Dr, Crest Hill MLS 09357280… New features include KT, baths, carpet, furnace & air! 2,387 sq ft, 4 bdrms, bamboo flooring on main level. $239,900 Frank Ristucci 815-609-4360

9 N Prairie Ave, Joliet MLS 09383853… 2 bdrm, 1+1 bath w/ new carpet, dishwasher, fresh paint thruout, all appliances stay. $134,500 Pedro Reyes 815744-1000

300 Honors Dr., Shorewood MLS 09374373… Active adult community, many upgrades, 2,600+ sq ft, 3 bdrm, den, 2 bath, liv rm w/ FP. $350,000 Diane Lambert 815-207-4002

2628 Eagle Dr, Joliet MLS 09349554…Fairway Estates ranch condo, 2 big bedrooms, 2 baths, volume ceiling in kit & 15x24 liv rm, all appliances. $149,900 Melissa Bell 815-744-1000

1204 Riverhaven Trl, Joliet MLS 09318599…$30K in upgrades! Open flr plan, 2,500+ sq ft, 3 bedrooms, loft, kit has island & opens to fam rm, bsmt.$249,900 Sandy Toth 815-791-2215

816 N Oakland Ave, Joliet MLS 09341268…Remodeled over past 6 yrs!

5 bedrooms (2 down & 3 up), main flr den, hardwood flr in liv & din rms, bsmt. $199,900 Staci Stanek 815-600-0423

20928 S Sarver Dr, Shorewood MLS 09396467… Cute 4 bdrm, 2 bath, split level. Many updates! Eat-in KT, open liv/ din rms for entertaining. Huge fenced yard. $229,900 Carrie Jass 815-609-4360

17401 S Honora Dr, Plainfield MLS 09327187… Updated 3 bdrm, 2 bath home on nearly 1 acre, approx 3,200 sq ft, hardwood flrs thruout, great rm, bsmt. $399,700 Bob La Tour 815-744-1000

13630 Golden Meadow Dr, Plainfield MLS 09360909… 5 bdrms, 2 full & 2 half baths, hardwood flr in KT w/ island, liv & din rms. Vaulted family rm w/ FP. $334,900 Melissa Bell 815-7441000

26901 Ashgate Crossing, Plainfield MLS 09301183… Oswego Schools, approx 3,100 sq ft, 4-5 bdrms, 3 bath, hardwood thru main level, vaulted fam rm w/ FP. $379,900 Ellen Williams 815-483-5788

16336 Fairfield Dr, Plainfield MLS 09362485… 3,000+ sq ft, 4 bedrooms (18x18 master), 4.5ba, kit opens to 2 story fam rm w/ FP, 1st flr den, fin bsmt. $315,000 Lora Lausch 815-609-4360

4418 W Riverside Dr, Plainfield MLS 09393868… Charming 3 bdrm, 2 bath.

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26557 S Lyndsay Dr, Channahon MLS 09368767… Backs to pond, 2,443 sq ft, 4 bdrm, 2.5ba, kit opens to fam rm w/ FP, partly fin bsmt. $250,000 Michelle Utter 815467-3140

24665 W Manor Dr, Shorewood MLS 09373046… 5 bdrm, 4.5 bath 2-story w/ finished walkout bsmt to pool, lot backs river.

Large rooms, custom KT w/ butler’s pantry. $624,900 Rosalie D’Andrea 815-744-1000

122 S Emery St, Joliet MLS 09398408… Cute 2 bdrm home with finished attic for additional room, Natural wood flrs. On corner lot. 2 car detached garage. $95,000 Teddy Dow 815-483-0224

2710 Steamboat Cir, Plainfield MLS 09311315… 1,560 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2.5ba, wood laminate flr in kit, liv & fam rms, bsmt. $189,900 Charles Crews 815-436-2232

7202 Faxton Ln, Plainfield MLS 09397547… 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath home w/ vaulted ceiling, laminate and hardwood flrs. Eat-in KT w/ island.

Office w/ built-in shelving. Full bsmt, landscaped yard w/ pond. $221,000 Ellen Williams 815-483-5788

4418 W Riverside Dr, Plainfield MLS 09393868… Charming 3 bdrm, 2 bath.

Hardwood flrs. Eat-in KT w/ lots of storage.

Partially finished LL. Many updates. $210,000 Lesa Meade 815-436-2232

23927 S Navajo Dr, Channahon MLS 09396552… 2 bdrm, 3 bath ranch. Updates galore! All appliance included. Professionally designed closets. Master w/ 2 closets. $300,000 Rick & Donna Gray 815-467-3140

1908 Burry Circle Dr, Crest Hill MLS 09397668… Unique 2 bdrm home. Inviting front porch. Large master w/ tres ceiling, doors to sun rm.

Eat-in KT w/ new cabinets, SS appliances. Finished bsmt. $149,900 Rick & Donna Gray 815-467-3140

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