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MORRIS – As the Grundy County Board rings in the new year, its members are looking forward not to 2017, but to 2020.

County Board President Chris Balkema said the county will continue to move forward with what is being called Vision 2020, a strategic plan to help align department heads and board members so they can work toward a common goal.

He said they will sit down and agree on what services the county wants to provide in 2020 and look at how to remain in a financial position to provide those services.

Balkema said it’s very common when working on strategic plans to work on a three- to four-year timeline and that is what the county did when it implemented

1. Vision 2020 strategic plan.

2. Brisbin Road and Ridge Road projects.

3. Continued growth in the county.

Vision 2020 in 2016.

In addition to working toward the service and financial goals as a group, several departments are also moving forward with their long-term plans.

Balkema said Grundy County Engineer Craig Cassem and board member Eric Rasmusson have developed the next part of the highway department’s five-year plan.

The plan is a rolling five-year plan that adds a year at the completion of each calendar year, ensuring the department has

a continuous five-year plan for infrastructure work such as road resurfacing and bridge work.

Balkema said two projects for that department this year include the Brisbin Road project and the Ridge Road project.

The Brisbin Road project is awaiting an intergovernmental agreement between the county, the city of Morris and the village of Minooka, which each has a stake in the property surrounding the road’s interchange with Interstate 80.

Balkema said 2016 was a year of growth, thanks to the Grundy Economic Development Council, which saw a lot of growth in the county and also has met with several more prospects.

“Twenty-sixteen was a year of growth and we’d like to see continued growth as we go into 2017,” Balkema said.

Morris plans to finish infrastructure improvements, upgrade city parks in 2017 Top Grundy County projects for 2017

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The city of Morris will continue to see infrastructure upgrades as it heads into 2017.

Morris Mayor Richard Kopczick said the end of Phase 2 on the sanitary sewer overflow project is set to be complete this spring, ending near Lisbon and Pleasant streets, and the city will look forward to starting Phase 3, which is in the 4th Ward behind Dairy Queen.

The city also is completing the $2 million expansion to the East Side Sewage Treatment Plant. The expansion will allow the plant to treat more water and was necessary because of the Costco meat processing expansion north of Interstate 80.

“With the expansion, we will see an increase in the amount of sewage we can treat a day,” Kopczick said. “Even though

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our permit will not go up past the 900,000 gallons we can treat now, the expansion would allow us to treat about 1.2 million gallons a day.”

Kopczick said the plant expansion also is part of the city’s long-term control project, which is required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

He said the expansion also will help accommodate construction at the Brisbin Road interchange, as companies look to invest in locating to the Morris annexed portion of the interchange. The city is working

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with Grundy County and Minooka on an intergovernmental agreement for Brisbin Road, and Kopczick said they’ve already had businesses show interest in the area.

Costco is building a 256,000-square-foot meat processing plant, expected to employ up to 155 people upon final buildout, which should be complete by this summer.

Kopczick said the city also is seeing growth in commercial business with O’Reilly Auto Parts constructing a new store on Route 47, which is scheduled to open this year.

The parks also are seeing upgrades with the band shell nearing completion in Goold Park.

The tennis courts at the west end of Goold Park will also be resurfaced and ready to play on this summer.

Kopczick said he’s looking forward to a year of continued growth and improvement.

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A year in preview for the Joliet area The HERALD–NEWS

The past year was an eventful one, but in many cases the stories that shaped Will County in 2016 are far from over.

From the ever-growing tragedy of the heroin epidemic to the city’s involvement in the sagas of the Rialto Square Theatre and Evergreen Terrance to the local effect of the statewide budget crisis, we offer a preview of what to watch in 2017.

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Carol Robinson wipes away tears from her eyes April 15 at her home in New Lenox while recalling the morning her son, Brandon Robinson, was found dead on the front lawn after taking heroin.

But the state remains unpredictable with payments it owes to local units of government that support essential services. Boards and administrators are left to budget extremely conservatively, never knowing when state funding is coming.

This caused a near disaster for the Will County Health Department in May, with more than 50 jobs threatened. Executive Director Sue Olenek said funding from the Will County Board was only a Band-Aid on a prolonged issue.

The department has decreased staffing five times in the past five years.

If the state doesn’t agree to a real budget, Will County could see a sequel of 2015, but worse.

WILL THERE BE MORE THAN 100 HEROIN-RELATED DEATHS IN 2017 IN WILL COUNTY?

It is certainly preferable to consider a positive story as possibly the biggest story of the upcoming year, but it’s become clear there is no greater threat to Will County residents than the presence of heroin and even more deadly substitute synthetic opiates that have become common in overdose deaths throughout 2016.

While officials debate the control of historic theaters and housing complexes, and how to secure funding for road improvements, there’s one topic on which they’re united – heroin is an epidemic in Will County and throughout the country.

Center for Disease Control data shows that heroin-related overdose deaths have increased in nearly every demographic nationwide. In Will County, it’s anticipated that more than 80 heroin-related deaths will be confirmed once toxicology results come back. Through November, there have been 73 confirmed heroin-related deaths.

Which prompts the question, with the increasing presence of fentanyl and other powerful opiates replacing or lacing heroin doses – according to overdose data collected by the Will County Coroner’s Office – is Will County going to eclipse 100 heroin-related deaths in 2017?

– Mike Mallory

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RIALTO DRAMA – STAY TUNED

The fate of the Rialto Square Theatre should keep lovers of the theater at the edge of their seats, at least in 2017.

The resignation of the entire Rialto board Thursday means Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and Gov. Bruce Rauner will appoint seven new board members. What the new board can do with a theater that could not pay its bills in 2016 will be interesting to watch.

But the Rialto at least can expect city funding in 2017, which was in doubt for much of the past

The Rialto theater’s future was unclear at the end of 2016, when the entire Rialto board resigned.

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– Mike Mallory

JOLIET TAKES OWNERSHIP OF EVERGREEN TERRACE

That’s a headline we’re likely to see in 2017. Or will we? year. VenuWorks, the company hired in August Joliet officials months ago to bring management expertise to the Rialto, has stopped announcing target dates for when the city agreed to a contract extension of three months. will get control of the low-income housing comFears that Joliet’s beloved Rialto Square plex it was awarded more than two years ago in a Theatre could close could be calmed. But for how federal court decision. long?

The city paid $15 million to a court escrow fund The Rialto board left without offering answers in August 2015 to secure ownership of Evergreen on how the theater will pay about $600,000 in old Terrace. bills. The theater’s foundation board is working Mayor Bob O’Dekirk at the start of 2016 said he on it, but hasn’t come up with the money yet. Will hoped it would be the year that Evergreen Terrace the new board have a plan? finally gets resolved.

It looks like the political and financial drama at But the private owners have not given up the Rialto is not over yet. easily, making an appeal to the U.S. Supreme – Bob Okon Court, which declined to hear the case. The city is still trying to meet requirements set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, THE STATE BUDGET, COUNTY which subsidizes rents at the 356 apartments off OPERATIONS AND ANOTHER Broadway Street.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CRISIS? City Manager Jim Hock said maybe in the The state of Illinois is entering 2017, spring it will happen. still with no official operating budget.

– Bob Okon Lawmakers agreed to a stopgap funding bill in late June that allowed many critical programs and infrastructure projects to continue.

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coln-Way Area Taxpayers Unite, the group that unsuccessfully tried to block the district from closing Lincoln-Way North High School with a lawsuit.

Since the board’s decision to close North, the district has seen a shakeup on its board and among its administrative staff.

Four board members resigned and the board agreed to an accelerated retirement agreement with Ronald Sawin, former assistant superintendent for business, before eventually approving the hiring of a new finance director and interim business manager.

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STATE BUDGET IMPACT ON LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES

State budget issues are likely to continue to be a source of anxiety for many school districts, colleges and universities next year.

School districts were able to avoid funding woes thanks to the stopgap deal that state lawmakers approved in late June. But colleges such as Joliet Junior College had their own issues to deal with because of funding uncertainty.

Due to the state falling behind on Monetary Award Program grants for students, JJC last school year advanced more than $1 million to those students.

State funding issues also led the college to close its Small Business Development Center over the summer and adopt a tax levy that would not rebate back to taxpayers the interest earned on bonds issued for the college’s master plan projects.

State Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, gave a gloomy outlook to JJC officials in the fall, saying he’s heard from his colleagues that Illinois would subsist on stopgap budgets through fiscal year 2019.

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Downtown Joliet will be a busy place with a new train station under construction.

It may open before the end of the year.

The city also hopes to begin work on reopening Chicago Street.

Meanwhile, Ikea, Mars and other giant distribution centers are being built.

One million-square-foot spec buildings have been permitted.

Cadence Premier Logistics is opening a corporate headquarters with a trucking operation.

If the Houbolt Road bridge project stays on schedule, construction will start sometime in 2017. The bridge is one solution to truck congestion being created by the logistics boom.

Look for possible news about Cullinan Properties’ plans to develop a major retail center at Interstates 55 and 80. Joliet wants help from the state for interstate exits into the northeast corner of the interchange.

Gov. Bruce Rauner was in Joliet to announce the Houbolt Road bridge project. Maybe he’ll be back in 2017 with news about I-55 and I-80 – also known as the crossroads of mid-America.

– Bob Okon

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE

April 4 is the date for Lincoln-Way District 210 Board of Education candidates Cathy Pleasant (from left), Karen many elections, includTown, Ben Yomtoob, Gus Yiakos and Lee R. Talley introduce themselves during a meet ing mayors, city councils, and greet Dec. 14 in Frankfort. With 13 candidates vying for five seats on the board, the village boards, school boards, park Lincoln-Way election in April is one to watch.

– Felix Sarver

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– Felix Sarver

The Evergreen Terrace housing complex, of 2017, is seen Sept. 30, 2011, in Joliet.

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JJC TO OPEN NEW BUILDINGS

Joliet Junior College will have a busy year in 2017 as it gears up to open several new buildings.

The first will be the long-awaited City Center campus building. College officials have said the building – located in downtown Joliet – will have a grand opening in January.

Exterior work to the building was completed in 2014 and the college has been at work on the interior of the building since then.

The building will house administrative offices, a restaurant, a ballroom, a kitchen, the culinary arts program, workforce development space, the adult education and literacy department, classrooms, labs and a library.

The JJC Event Center, a new athletic facility, is slated to open in fall 2017. The college broke ground on the building, located at the main campus, in August 2015.

The building will include an indoor gym area split between an area with artificial turf and a court for basketball

boards and more.

The vast majority of voters typically sit out local elections with turnout percentages as low as the 20 percent range.

But in Joliet, 15 candidates are running for three openings on the city council. If the voters aren’t interested in local government, the candidates certainly are.

Longtime Crest Hill residents should love the race for mayor. It features three Crest Hill lifers, and they all have long track records.

Incumbent Mayor Ray Soliman is seeking his third term. Former Mayor Nick Churnovic, who lost to Soliman which the city may finally take control in eight years ago, will mount a comeback bid. Alderman John Vershay, on the city council since 1979 but has never and volleyball. The Event Center also been mayor, is in the race, too.

Keep an eye on races in your towns. will have bigger offices for athletic staff – Bob Okon and offer space that can be rented out to the community for events.

The college also is working to comNEW LAWS WILL plete the expansion of the Romeoville IMPACT POLICE campus in 2017. College officials also New laws and are renovating the JJC Renaissance continuing concerns Center. about reform in law – Felix Sarver enforcement will affect the Joliet police in 2017.

LINCOLN-WAY D-210 A change to state law means possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana BOARD ELECTIONS Out of all the local no longer is a criminal offense that will school board races in result in arrest. Violators will be ticketApril, the one at Lin- ed and face a $150 fine in Joliet for viocoln-Way District 210 is the one to lating city ordinances, while the penalties for synthetic drugs have increased. watch.

Joliet police recently got funds to inIt’s already attracted 13 candidates competing for five seats on a board that stall video camera systems in almost has seen its share of controversies in every squad car. Body-worn cameras recent years, including a school clos- also are in the department’s future, but ing, a lawsuit filed by a taxpayer group Chief Brian Benton does not believe they will be implemented this year. and multiple federal investigations.

Benton said Joliet police will be Of the 13 candidates running, five are incumbents, five are part of a slate keeping up with the Springfield and called Citizens For 210 and three others Elgin police departments, which will are running as well, including Robert start using cameras.

Ripp, former vice president of Lin– Brian Stanley

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Reasons behind team resignation at Rialto unclear

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The motivation behind the group resignation of the entire Rialto Square Theatre board was never made clear as individual board members announced their decisions at a special meeting Thursday.

Meanwhile, a pool of candidates to replace the old board is developing quickly.

The board resigned at a special meeting, after approving an intergovernmental agreement with Joliet that will likely ensure $500,000 in city funding for the theater in 2017.

One board member, Mary Babich, said during the meeting that the resignations were connected to the $500,000 funding.

“We’re playing politics with the city,” Babich said after the meeting. “It was politics at its finest.”

She would not elaborate.

Outgoing board Chairman Dan Vera countered Babich’s statements during the meeting, calling the resignations “voluntary.”

“There’s no stipulation for our resignations,” Vera said.

Interviewed after the meeting, Vera said Mayor Bob O’Dekirk did not ask

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The Rialto Square Theatre board is seen in a March 21 file photo in Joliet. The entire board resigned Thursday. Pictured are Rialto attorney David Silverman (from left), Chairman Dan Vera, Vice Chairwoman Cynthia Tyler and David Thornton. for his resignation and had told him privately that he was not seeking resignations.

No one but Babich offered an explanation as to why the entire board was resigning.

The city and Rialto board were at odds through much of last year, jeopardizing the annual funding that Joliet typically provides the theater.

O’Dekirk on resignations

But O’Dekirk said Friday that it was wrong to interpret his comments at a Dec. 14 city council meeting as a sugges-

tion that Rialto board members should resign.

At that meeting, O’Dekirk asked if the council would consider funding the Rialto if he asked for resignations from city-appointed board members.

O’Dekirk said he was looking to find a way to resolve the funding issue because it was apparent the council at that time was unwilling to budget $500,000 for the Rialto.

“I wasn’t suggesting that people resign,” O’Dekirk said. “I was asking the council the question to see if this would change their minds to fund the theater.”

The mayor said he never asked any Rialto board members for their resignations.

“The only conversation I had with any of the board members about their status on the board was with Dave Thornton,” O’Dekirk said.

Thornton was one of three board members whose term expired in December. He was the only one of those three appointed by the mayor, who has four appointees on the Rialto board. The three others are appointed by the governor.

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Rialto agreement goes to Joliet council for vote Intergovernmental agreement

By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet City Council on Tuesday is slated to vote on an agreement that appears to be aimed at part in reducing fiscal surprises from the Rialto Square Theatre in 2017.

The Rialto board approved the agreement Thursday before resigning as a group for reasons not made clear.

The agreement was first proposed by the Rialto in early December in an attempt to budge the city at a time when it appeared the theater would not get the $500,000 in city funding sought for 2017.

The intergovernmental agreement does contain several elements not in the proposal made by the Rialto.

“I think it’s something from a legal

• RESIGNATIONS

Continued from page 6 O’Dekirk and Thornton met to discuss his spot on the board, and Thornton said he did not want to be reappointed.

“I told him I wasn’t interested in seeking another term, and he was fine with that,” Thornton said.

n City provides $500,000 in two installments. n Rialto must stage 30 shows by June 30 to get second installment. n Rialto must contract with VenuWorks for at least one year before getting any money. n Rialto must provide any financial records and contracts to city for review. n Rialto provides city with monthly reports on finances, shows and events. perspective that we can live with,” Rialto attorney David Silverman told the board before it voted.

One issue that will have to be addressed, Silverman noted, is that the The terms of Cynthia Tyler and Vicki Murphy also ended in December, but their appointments are made by the governor. If they had not resigned, they would have served until a new appointment was made or they were reappointed.

Vera, Babich and the other two Rialto board members who resigned – Mary Beth Gannon and Michael Murray – were still mid-term.

agreement requires the Rialto to sign up VenuWorks, the company now managing the theater, for at least a one-year contract before it gets any city money.

VenuWorks is now operating on a threemonth contract through March, which was just approved Thursday.

The intergovernmental agreement itself is a one-year deal, which is a change from the Rialto proposal that would have guaranteed four years of funding.

The city will provide $500,000 in 2017 in two payments, which was in the Rialto proposal.

One condition is that the Rialto must put on 30 shows by June 30 to get the remaining $250,000 of the subsidy. The Rialto proposed the performance standard, although the number of shows

was still to be determined.

Silverman said VenuWorks, which also books shows, views the performance target as “doable and not unrealistic.”

The final version of the agreement adds three stipulations for funding: • The Rialto must pay payroll taxes in a timely manner, which was the issue that ignited the theater’s yearlong crisis in 2016; • The Rialto must pay for its 2016 audit, which became an issue in December; • The Rialto cannot seek additional funds from the city in 2017.

The final agreement includes the same provisions for city access to financial records that the Rialto had proposed.

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ple who reached out to me about it,” O’Dekirk said. “I think I’m going to open it up and have people apply for it. That said, this is an ongoing business, and it can’t be left stagnant.”

Vera said at least eight names have been submitted to Gov. Bruce Rauner.

There does appear to be strong interest in serving on the board of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, the legal name for what is commonly called the Rialto board.

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By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet resident Joann Flannery became a figure in the news in 2016 when an anonymous complaint about her 200-pound pet potbellied pig, Tasha, led to a notice from the city that the pig had to go. But all ended well for Tasha in December, when the city council changed a Joliet animal ordinance to permit potbellied pigs under certain conditions.

Flannery spoke Friday with Herald-News Senior Reporter Bob Okon about the experience.

Okon: How’s Tasha doing?

Flannery: She’s doing wonderfully.

Her Facebook account is at 8,000 likes.

I try to get a picture or say something about her on her Facebook account every day. I changed it from Fight for Tasha. Now the name is Tasha Joliet’s Favorite Pig.

Okon: How do you feel about how this all turned out?

Flannery: I’m ecstatic. I’m ecstatic for

very different reasons. One, obviously we got to keep her. Two, the amount of support and friendships that we gained – the compassion. I’ve never seen that much overwhelming support. I gained so many friends over a pig. ... We still

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Okon: Did you ever find out who complained?

Flannery: I have a feeling I [know]. I

had to ban her from our Facebook page.

There was a complaint. The words that she used were kind of comparable to the complaint. I didn’t want people attacking her on Facebook. I just banned her, and there would be no hard feelings.

Okon: How did the neighborhood react when the city changed the ordinance?

Flannery: They were just ecstatic, too.

I don’t know how many people stopped by, saying, “Hi Tasha,” and, “Tasha’s here to stay.”

Okon: Do you believe you did some good because of the ordinance change?

Flannery: I really do. Potbellied pigs

are a perfect pet. But like every other pet, you have to show affection and you have to take care of them. They’re smarter than the average pet.

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• FLANNERY

Continued from page 10 Flannery: When I was researching, I really wanted a pig. The cat and dog thing? I do love dogs, but they do demand a lot of attention. I did research. I found that [potbellied pigs] were really smart and easy to train. Unlike other animals, they can reason. We had a gate so she wouldn’t go upstairs. She figured out how to open it. She figured out how to get into the refrigerator.

She can reason. She tries things. If that doesn’t work, she tries something else.

She was potty trained, and she can do tricks. And they’re lovable. I didn’t think pigs would be lovable. ... They don’t do well in apartments because they don’t do well on stairs. They have different personalities. We just happened to get a pig who loves adults and loves children.

Okon: Have you had any other pets?

Flannery: Cats, rabbits, turtles, hamsters. We had boys, so all the boy stuff.

But no dogs. I love dogs, but with our kids, it would never have worked out.

Okon: How do pigs compare with other pets?

Flannery: They’re a lot less finicky

than cats. My husband, when I brought Tasha home, was hysterically mad.

Now Tasha is his best friend. ... They’re a lot more lovable than people think.

Okon: Will Tasha celebrate the New Year?

Flannery: She’s pretty routine. When

it’s her bedtime, she’s ready for bed.

She got a new bed for Christmas and a new blanket. When she’s ready, she just goes right in her bed.

Okon: What’s Tasha’s favorite food?

Flannery: Healthy food, it would

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By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – At least four major school districts in Will County have not yet received some payments from the state that cover needs such as special education personnel and transportation funding.

The state comptroller has authority to issue checks for those payments and it’s more a question of when than if, said Jackie Rodgers, Illinois State Board of Education chief communications and partnerships officer.

A representative with the state’s comptroller office could not be immediately reached Friday.

For mandated categorical payments, Joliet Township High School District 204 has not received $1.8 million as of Dec. 1; Joliet Public Schools District 86 has not received $5.9 million as of Wednesday; Plainfield District 202 has not received $15 million as of Friday morning; and Lincoln-Way District 210 has not re-

Outstanding mandated categorical payments: n Joliet Township High School District: $1.8 million (as of Dec. 1) n Joliet District 86: $5.9 million (as of Wednesday) n Plainfield District 202: $15 million (as of Friday morning) n Lincoln-Way District 210: $2.4 million (as of Friday) ceived about $2.4 million as of Friday, either.

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“Hopefully, this means that the rest of the 2016 payments will be vouchered [Thursday] or [Friday],” she stated.

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JOLIET TOWNSHIP – Repair crews will work on the center lock of the Brandon Road bridge to get it back in service.

The drawbridge over the Des Plaines River was shut down Wednesday morning because of what the Illinois Department of Transportation described as mechanical problems.

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OBITUARIES Cornelious Common, age 73, passed away on December 17th, 2016 at home in Joliet.

Funeral arrangements forthcoming.

MARGUERITE MARY CORN Marguerite Mary Corn, (nee Edmundson), age 84, of Braceville, IL, passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 29, 2016 at her home.

Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336www. rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com

BERTHA M. FISHER

Born: March 25, 1919; in Tipton, IA Died: December 28, 2016; in Shorewood, IL

Fisher (1997); her parents, Yaro and Bertha (nee Campbell) Matucha; five brothers; and two sisters of which she was the youngest.

Visitation Monday 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL. Funeral services for Bertha M. Fisher will be Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 1718 Avalon St., Joliet. She will lie-instate from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park, Forest Park, IL. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her name to Grace United Methodist Church or a no-kill animal shelter of your choice.

For more information, please call 815-7415500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www. fredcdames.com.

BECKY HACKETT Becky Hackett, 62, of Joliet passed away Wed, December 21st in her home.

Survived by her brother, Bob Broadus; son, Robert Hackett; and her many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 4:00 pm at Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral home on Monday, January 2nd, and will conclude at 6:00 pm. A brief memorial service to celebrate and honor Becky will begin at 5:00 pm.

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Bertha M. Fisher (nee Matucha), age 97, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Shorewood, IL. Born in Tipton, IA on March 25, 1919, she grew up in Spirit Lake, IA. She then moved to the Chicago area to work as a stenographer for United Airlines.

She met her husband, Rudy, on a blind date

on Pearl Harbor Day and they married the following Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1942.

She was a member of the Berwyn United Methodist Church and involved in PTA. After raising their 5 children in Berwyn, IL, she worked at MacNeal Hospital and Penney’s. 15 years ago she moved to Joliet and became a member of Grace United Methodist Church where she enjoyed the fellowship of her new church family.

Bertha, always the busy lady, liked to socialize with family and friends, sew cloths, play piano and organ for her church and at home, bake and share her creations with family, neighbors, and friends, watch her game shows, play rummy and dominos, and go shopping. She liked to dress nice and always got compliments on what she wore. She enjoyed the companionship of the many cats she owned (or owned her) over the years.

Bertha was young at heart and will be remembered for her smile and laughter. She was dearly loved by all who knew her.

Survived by two sons, Richard (Janet) of Naperville and David Fisher of Joliet; three daughters, Mary (Bill) Craig of Minneapolis, MN., Nancy (Dennis) Babcock of Peoria, AZ. and Sally (Dennis) Planic of Shorewood; and former daughter-in-law, Marlene Drygalski; eight grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren; and first great-grandchild girl on the way that she was looking forward to.

Preceded by her beloved husband, Rudolph

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VANCE HEATH

Born: August 1, 1913 Died: December 27, 2016 Vance Heath, was born August 1, 1913 in Camden MS, the youngest of ten siblings, to the late Will and Lula Heath.

His parents and all of siblings, Hudie, John, Amos, Ben, Willie, Hattie, Eddie Mae, Sallie Bell, and Virginia, preceded him in death.

He attended the public schools in Camden, MS. Vance joined Murphy Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Camden at an early age. After moving to Joliet, IL in later years, he reunited with Mt. Zion Baptist Church where he remained until his death.

Vance was preceded in death by two children, Emma and Vance Heath Jr. Vance and Viola united in holy matrimony in 1992 and remained devoted to each other for 24 years. His 103 years on this earth were lived giving wise advice to both family and friends. God blessed him to live his life out in his right mind, still knowing everyone whom he talked.

On December 27, 2016 at St. Joseph Hospital, he kept the faith and finished his course. God called him home to be at peace with him.

Vance can now say, “When you hear of my home going, don’t worry about me. I’m just another soldier gone home.”

When Vance moved from Mississippi to Illinois, he made a name for himself with his employers. He did his job well and didn’t hesitate to speak his mind. He was a member of Local #75 until his retirement. Many of his relatives and friends got jobs because of Vance Heath.

Those who will cherish his memory and honor his legacy are his devoted wife, Viola Heath; his four daughters, Eddie B. Brown, Lenora Williams and Eula Anderson (Jay T.) Smith of Jackson, MS and Cathelena (Bennie) Martin of Shorewood, IL. One special grandson, Keith Heath of Joliet, IL; six stepchildren, Lillie (Joe) Bennet, Michael Hill, Monica Hill, LaToya Hill, Nathaniel Hill and Terrel Hill; Eleven grandchil-

dren, twenty six great-grandchildren, twenty one great-great-grandchildren; two special nephews, John Short and Elex Short; one special niece, Vinnie Lenoir; one play daughter, Helen Dale (“Paper Plate”); seven sisters-inlaw, four brothers-in-law and a host of other nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Visitation Tuesday January 3rd, 2017 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Range Funeral Home, 202 South Eastern Avenue, Joliet, IL 60433.Wednesday January 4th, 2017 Visitation 10:00 am to 11:00 am at Mt Zion Baptist Church 402 Singleton Place, Joliet, Illinois 60436. Funeral Services 11:00 am. Interment Elmhurst Cemetery, 1212 East Washington Street, Joliet, IL 60433. Rev. Calvin Quarles, Officiating.

you to all of the nurses, CNAs and staff at Presence Villa Franciscan who cared so lovingly for Nellie.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Nellie’s name to Joliet Area Community Hospice or for Masses to be said in Nellie’s name would be appreciated.

A celebration of Nellie’s life will begin with her family receiving relatives and friends on Monday, January 2, 2017 with a visitation at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Joliet from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. Interment of cremated remains to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Joliet. Per Nellie’s wishes cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no funeral home visitation or service.

Obituary and tribute wall for Nellie Klancher at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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NELLIE KLANCHER Nellie Klancher “Pat” (nee Brugnara), age 96, at rest on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Presence Villa Franciscan Nursing Home with her loving family by her side.

Nellie is survived by her daughter, Shirley (Raymond) Munday; son, James Klancher; grandchildren, Michael Munday, Robert (Cassandra) Klancher, Becky Klancher and Amy (Nick) Malewicki; great-grandchildren, Braleyn and Jaxson Klancher; son-in-law, Thomas (the late Patricia) Janes; and one grandpet, Nermal.

Preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph Klancher (2007); parents, James and Marcella Brugnara; one daughter, Patricia Janes; sister, Erma Fabian; and one brother, Alfred Brugnara.

Nellie was born in Italy, was raised in Johnson City, IL and resided in Joliet. She was a member of the Rosarians of St. Joseph Church as well as a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph Church.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister who will be truly missed.

The family would like to offer a special thank

MATTHEW R. KOCHEVAR Matthew R. Kochevar, age 83, a lifelong resident of Joliet and dedicated educator, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 24, 2016.

Matt’s teaching career spanned 39 years beginning at North Chicago, Joliet Central (1951 Alum) and Joliet West High Schools. Matt was a constant presence at all school activities in support of his students.

Matt received both his Bachelor and Master degrees from Illinois State “Red Birds” University. He had the starring role in the school play “The Crucible.” Matt was also a United States Army veteran.

He was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and was able to enjoy two World Series wins before leaving this earth.

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@TheHerald-News.com or call 815-526-4438.

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.

Matthew is survived by his sister, Barbara Clark; and cousins.

Preceded in death by his father, Matthew Kochevar (2000); mother, Stephanie (nee Novak) (1999); brother, Stephen Kochevar (1964); and brother-in-law, Donald Clark (2016).

He was a member of St. John’s #143 KSKJ, Holy Family Society #1, St. Joseph’s Holy Name Society and St. Joseph’s Senior Citizens Club.

Per Matthew’s wishes a private interment has taken place at St. Joseph Cemetery in Joliet. No services will be held.

Obituary and tribute wall for Matthew R. Kochevar at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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PATSY KRUEGER Family and friends are invited to join in the celebration of life for the late Patsy Krueger, who joined the angels on November 30, 2016.

Services to be held on January 7th, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the First Church of God (1805 E. Laraway Rd. Joliet, Illinois 60433).

Flowers can be sent in care of Russ Avery at 404 E. Illinois Street Morris, IL 60450. Cards can be sent in care to Kathryn Heitzman at 2216 10th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104.

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DR. ALLEN C. McCOWAN Dr. Allen C. McCowan, age 81, of Lockport, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home surrounded by family. Allen was born in Joliet and was a lifelong area resident.

Starting at Brown’s one-room school in Elwood, Allen continued his education attending Joliet Central High School, Joliet Junior College, Northern Illinois University and earned his Doctorate of Administration degree from University of Illinois. He was a former administrator in Waterman, IL, Lockport, IL, Edwardsville, IL and Woodridge, IL; currently supervising student teachers through Eastern Illinois University.

He was a United States Army veteran; an avid golfer and tennis player; gardener and dancer; a huge University of Illinois sports fan, but his greatest joy was spending time with his family and friends, of whom he cherished.

Preceded in death by a daughter, Diane Shogren; his parents, Howard and Alice (Noel) McCowan.

Survived by his loving and devoted wife, Nancy (Boza); his children, Richard (Roberta) McCowan, Cathy (Oliver) Brandt, Don (Kathy) McCowan, Amy (Mike) Steffgen and Andrew (Andrea) Fry; nine grandchildren, Melissa (Kyle)

ROSE H. MILLER Rose H. Miller, Nee Wesolowski, age 91, passed away December 29, 2016, with her granddaughter at her side.

Born in Lemont, a lifelong resident. Employed

by Rockwell International,Downers Grove, for 10 years, retiring in 1987. Member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Church Altar & Rosary Society.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Julie Roth of Lemont; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her husband, Harvey C. Miller II; a daughter, Catherine Rigsby; a son, Harvey C. Miller III; and her siblings, Agnes Fryman, Steve Wesolowski, Bernice “Babe” (late John) Robinson, Michael Wesolowski, Paul Wesolowski, Stanley Wesolowski and Jake Wesolowski.

Private services will be held at a later date.

Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. 630-257-6363 or www.markiewiczfh.com

GERTRUDE F. MOORE Gertrude F. Moore, nee Farrell, age 93, passed away December 29, 2016.

Beloved wife of the late Philip J. Moore; loving mother of Shauna (Patrick) West and Brian (Patti) Moore; dearest grandmother of Katie (Jordi) Linder, Megan Tuntland, Caitlyn Moore and Breanna Moore; cherished great-grandmother “GG” of Erin and Kaleigh Tuntland; dear sister of Rita Buckley; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. She leaves behind her loving companion “Karmi.”

Funeral Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. from the McKenzie Funeral Home, 15618

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For information: 708-687-2990.

EDWARD W. OVERTURF Edward W. Overturf, 68.

Longtime Joliet resident, originally from Benton, IL. U.S. Army veteran and retired Sheriff’s Deputy for the Will County Sheriff’s Department with 23 years of service.

Son of the late Oris and Helen (nee Fairchild) Overturf.

Loving Husband of Annette (nee Cap). Brother of Willard “Bill” (Cindy) Overturf. Longtime friend TJ Tichey. Father of Floyd, Sally, Richard and Timothy (Mary) Overturf and Tara (Christopher) Price. Stepfather of PatrickHarvey. Grandfather to Emma, Ethan, David, Mercedes, Gregory and Lily.

Preceded in death by his brother, Nathan Overturf; and sister, Betty”Char” Williams.

Services were private.

For further information please contact Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, Chicago Heights,(708) 481-9230 or panozzobros.com

JOSEPH M. PESACK Joseph M. Pesack, age 77, of Big Sandy, TN, and formerly of Joliet, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Tennessee.

Affectionately known as “GPa”, “Papa Joe” and “Mr. P”, he will be remembered as a loving husband, dad and grandpa.

Joe was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and was the former owner of Mr. P’s Tavern in Joliet. He later was a driver for Teamster’s Local #179.

Surviving are his three sons, David (Rosemary) Lynch of Tennessee, Scott Pesack of California, and Jeff (Priscilla) Pesack of California; one daughter, Marlene (Christopher) McDaniel of Reddick; six grandchildren, Dennis, Danielle, Ashley, Brody, Paige and Kaylee; one brother, Robert (Ruth) Pesack; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis (1994); one son, Joseph II (2015); his parents; one brother, John; and one sister, Cathy.

Graveside services for Joseph Pesack will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Roads, Joliet.

For more information, please call (815) 7415500 or visit his Memorial Tribute at www. fredcdames.com

DELORES ANN POGLIANO

Born: May 26, 1941; in Randolph, NC Died: December 27, 2016; in Morris, IL Delores Ann (Peace) Pogliano born May 26, 1941 in Randolph, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep after a battle with kidney disease on December 27, 2016 in Morris, IL at the age of 75. She moved to Illinois in the late 1950’s from North Carolina.

She is survived by her children, Maria, Ed (Susie), and Dougie (Lynn); grandchildren, Heidi (Jeremy), Michael (Shawna), Daryk (Erin), Eddie (Estefany), Sam, and Joey; and great-grandchildren, Abbi, Jessi, and Charli; and life long friend, Bev (Donnie); and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Louis (Louie) in 2005; parents, Jacob Dennis and Virginia Ruth; 2 sisters, Sue (Bob) and Vivian; and nephew, Craig; and several beloved pets.

It was her wish to be cremated and have her ashes spread in a creek behind her childhood home in North Carolina so cremation rites have been accorded. A private memorial will be held in North Carolina in the spring. The family will host a Celebration of Delores Ann’s life for friends and family at Maria’s Ristorante, 1591 N. Division St., Morris, IL on Sunday, January 1st at 3:30 pm.

Memorials may be made in her name to Morris Hospital Transportation.

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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Rudolph Mahalik Sr., “Rudy” age 95, passed away Wednesday December 14, 2016 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home.

Survived by his three sons, Rudy (Gerry) Mahalik Jr., Tom Mahalik and Mark (Hua) Mahalik; grandchildren, Cathy (Tim) Lindeman and Jake (Serina) Mahalik; great-grandchildren, Isabella and Mason Lindeman; stepgreat-grandchildren, Tayler and Tyler Lindeman; brother, Edward (Marian deceased) Mahalik. Numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren.

Preceded in death by his wife, Isabelle Mahalik; parents, Michael and Mary (Kucavik) Mahalik; 9 siblings, Mary, Ann (Charles) Wibirt, Josephine, Joseph (Florence), Amelia, Ambrose (Mildred), Frank and Raymond (Lorraine).

Join the Mahalik family in celebrating Rudy’s life. A Memorial Gathering will be held, Saturday January 7, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Joliet Country Club.

Memorials in Rudy’s name to Silver Cross Hospital Foundation, Lewis University or Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home would be appreciated.

Fraiser, Kevin and Keith McCowan, Jessica, Jordan and Tyler Shogren and Carter, Isabella and Camryn Steffgen; son-in-law, Steve Shogren; and a brother, Charles (Diane) McCowan.

Several nieces and nephews also survive.

PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS. Because of the various charities that Allen loved, in lieu of flowers, donations to the family would be appreciated so that they may contribute to those charities.

Per Allen’s wishes, cremation rites will be respectfully addressed.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10:00 A.M in the O’Neil Funeral Home Chapel, 1105 E. 9th St., (159th St.), Lockport with Larry Busch officiating. Visitation Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

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

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​Allan Williams, who set up Beatles’ early gigs, dies at 86

By GREGORY KATZ The Associated Press LONDON – Allan Williams, a fixture on the Liverpool music scene who gave the Beatles a place to practice and helped them get early gigs, has died. He was 86.

Graham Stanley, manager of the Jacaranda club that Williams used to own, said Saturday that Williams died Friday night. He did not have further details.

Williams, who opened the Jacaran-

da in 1958 in the early days of rock ’n’ roll, played an important role in finding club dates in Liverpool and in Hamburg, Germany, for the young Beatles.

Stardom was still in the future for a band then known as the Silver Beatles.

Williams’ club also provided a training ground for many other up-and-coming Liverpool bands at a time when young British musicians inspired by American hit-makers were developing the sounds that would eventually fuel the British Invasion led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Williams believed in 1960 the Beatles had potential and let them practice at the Jacaranda – in exchange for putting them to work decorating the club’s basement, Stanley said.

At the time, the band played mainly cover versions of American rock ’n’ roll hits by masters like Chuck Berry.

The songwriting skills of John Lennon and Paul McCartney had not yet surfaced.

Williams personally drove the band to Hamburg in a cramped van in 1960 for an extended series of nightclub

shows that honed their stamina and live skills. He is sometimes described as their first manager.

The band eventually fell out with Williams and moved on to be managed

by Brian Epstein, who helped clean up their scruffy image and get them a record deal after a series of rejections.

Martin King of The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool said Williams played a vital role shaping the youthful band.

“His legacy will continue to be told for years to come,” King said.

Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Korean Conflict.

Member of the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles and the St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a certified scuba diver and a member of the Chicago Seahorses. John was a proud union steward for Litton and Boeing, having worked for over fifty years. He loved to travel, camp, and enjoy the outdoors with his family.

Surviving are three daughters, Nannette (Dave) Marszalek of Lowell, IN, Paulette (Randy) Domagalla of Manhattan, and Jeannette (Ron) Siemers of Hayward, WI; five grandchildren, Ashley (Travis) Zupan, Cody Marszalek, Joshua Myers, Kyle Siemers and Kevin Siemers; two sisters, Dolly (nee Bennette) Majerczyk of Tinley Park, IL and Jackie Pavelich of Orland Park, IL; one greatgrand child on the way; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were the love of his life, his beloved wife, Dorothy (nee Pavelich) Williams, whom he married April 12, 1958 in Chicago; and one uncle, Charles Bregovy.

Funeral services will be from the Forsythe Gould Funeral Home, Manhattan, Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. to the St. Joseph Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Cremation rites will be accorded following services. Visitation Friday, January 6, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his name to the Hospice of Kankakee Valley or the Alzheimers Association would be appreciated.

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Gay N. Williamson, age 65, late of Mokena, IL. Beloved sister of Bonnie Harmon. Caring aunt of Eric and Iain.

Preceded in death by her parents, John and Edna Williamson.

Funeral Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Lying in State at Immanuel Lutheran Church 10731 LaPorte Road Mokena, IL. 60448 from 10:00 AM until time of Service 11:00 AM. Interment is Private.

Miss Gay was a longtime Mokena resident and school teacher. She passed away peacefully on December 27, 2016.

Visitation Tuesday, January 3, 2016 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the Vandenberg Funeral Home 19604 S. Wolf Road Mokena, IL. 60448.

For information on services 708-479-1210 or www.vandenbergfuneralhome.com

Arlene L. Youngren (nee Erickson), passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Friday December 30, 2016. Age 85.

Survived by her four children, Susan (James) Hinds, Kathleen Searing, Judith (George) Kaluzny and Robert (Marsue) Youngren Jr. Fifteen grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Aceto; and a brother, Ronald W. (Pat) Erickson. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Youngren Sr.; her son, Dennis Youngren; parents, Peter and Alice Erickson; and two brothers, Charles E. and Earl D. Erickson.

Graduate of JTHS and JJC LPN School. Arlene was an LPN for 26 years, 13 years in Pediatrics and 13 years in Kidney Dialysis Unit at Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet Il. Member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Joliet most of her life, and a member of Peace Lutheran Church of Morris at the time of her death.

Arlene loved spending time with her family especially with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Funeral services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home 2320 Black Road, on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 12:00 Noon. Interment Elmhurst Cemetery.

Visitation on Monday, January 2, 2017 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Vitas Health and Hospice Care, La Salle, Il., Easter Seals in Joliet or Shriners Hospital will be appreciated.

For information call (815) 744-0022 or visit www.CHSFUNERAL.com.

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PATRICK ANTHONY PONZEVIC Born: July 21, 1943 Died: December 28, 2016

Patrick Anthony Ponzevic, age 73, of Plainfield, IL at rest Wednesday, December 28, 2016.

Born July 21, 1943 in Chicago, IL the loving son of the late Benjamin and Florence Ponzevic. Beloved husband of 42 years to the late Janet. Loving father of Michael (Donna) Koga and John (Laura) Koga. Cherished grandfather of Ashley and Tony Koga, Robert (Liz), Louis (Jessica) Filipow, Nick DeZee, great grandfather to Jayce and Bella. Dear brother of the late Kathleen Ponzevic; brother-in-law of Gene (the late Linda) McGovern. Fond uncle of Kevin (Debbie) McGovern, Chris (Mike) Hallstom, Keith McGovern, Kim (Frank) Gargano and Robert Ponzevic. Fond great-uncle and dear friend of many.

Patrick will be remembered most for his wonderful sense of humor and putting smiles on everyone he touched.

Visitation, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 3:00 to 9:00 pm with a Prayer Service at 8:00 pm at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment will be private.

For info (815) 741-5500 or visit his Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com.

JOHN WILLIAMS

Born: February 24, 1932; in Chicago, IL Died: December 30, 2016; in Kankakee, IL John Williams, age 84, of Manhattan, IL passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Miller Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Kankakee, IL. Born February 24, 1932 in Chicago, IL to the late John and Mary (nee Bregovy) Williams.

KATHLEEN YOUNG Kathleen Young, Nee McGuran, age 94, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at Sunny Hill Skilled Rehab Center in Joliet, IL. Kathleen was survived by her children, Karen (Lawrence) Cooke, Howard (Denise) Young; grandchildren, Larry (Terri) Cooke, Sheri Cooke, Garry (Kristen) Cooke, Jerry (Stephanie) Cooke, Jason Young, Justin (Ashley) Young, Tyler (fiancée Meghan Dolan) Young, Parker Young, Tegan Young; 14 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Preceded in death by her husband of 69 years , Howard L. Young; 2 brothers, James and Albert McGuran.

She was born and raised in Yorkshire County, England and that fact coupled with her family was her greatest pride and joy.

Private services were held with inurnment at the Woodlawn Memorial Park I in Joliet.

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Nearly 200 new laws to take effect in 2017

and the teen had to spend the weekend in jail. Supporters believe the measure will cut incarceration costs.

The state also will extend the statute of limitations from two years to five years for people to file wrongful death lawsuits and will increase fines for public bodies, including police departments, that don’t comply with court orders to release information. The plans are dubbed “Molly’s Law,” after Molly Young, a Carbondale woman who was found shot to death in 2012 in her ex-boyfriend’s apartment. A special prosecutor couldn’t determine whether Young’s death was an accident, suicide or homicide. Her father fought for public records, but it took so long he couldn’t take civil action.

By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Nearly 200 new Illinois laws will take effect in the new year, including first-in-the nation rules requiring hairstylists to undergo training to help domestic violence victims and others making it easier for juvenile offenders to get a fresh start.

The 192 laws taking effect Jan. 1 cover many topics, including health, law enforcement and youth. There’s even one for state history buffs.

Here’s a sampling:

Domestic abuse

Illinois is believed to be the first state to require hairstylists to undergo training to help them spot signs of domestic or sexual abuse. Backers say barbers, aestheticians, cosmetologists and nail technicians already have the trust of their clients and are privy to personal information. The law was a next step to equip them to offer help.

New rules will apply to law enforcement when it comes to abuse: Police officers will have to complete written reports of every sexual assault complaint.

Illinois will expand job protections for victims of domestic or sexual violence, requiring small companies to allow victims four weeks of unpaid leave a year.

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

News from across the state

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Silent march through Chicago marks year of violence

CHICAGO – Hundreds of people carried crosses Saturday for each person slain in Chicago this year during a quiet march along Michigan Avenue.

Each 3-foot-tall cross was engraved with the name of a homicide victim. The silence of the march was punctuated by demonstrators who spoke each name aloud. Authorities said more than 760 people were killed in Chicago in 2016.

There were fewer than 500 homicides in the city last year.

March organizer the Rev. Michael Pfleger said he hopes the visuals of the protest along Chicago’s premiere retail street will inspire people to take action

AP file photo

Juveniles

Police can no longer interrogate Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) speaks with Larry Young (center), father of Molly Young, on July anyone younger than 15 without an at19 after Rauner signed the two bills collectively known as “Molly’s Law” in Carbondale

torney present when investigating seriAnother law says employees allowed ous crimes. The age was previously 13.

Also, people charged or arrested for Illinois is the first Midwest state to sick leave for injuries or doctor appointgrant legal protections to housekeep- ments can take leave for the illness or an incident occurring before turning 18 can petition the court to expunge the ers, nannies and in-home caregivers, appointment of a family member. records. The Illinois Juvenile Justice joining six coastal states that have alCommission pushed for the changes. ready adopted such protections for the Law enforcement State agencies must keep paperwork Illinois jails must accept cash to post mostly female and largely immigrant workforce. Illinois’ law extends sexual bail under a law inspired by a Rock- up to date on juveniles, including reharassment protections to such work- ford-area resident whose teenage son quiring the Department of Juvenile ers and requires they be paid at least was arrested for a traffic offense. Since Justice to file a report within 10 days the minimum wage and get at least one the credit card machine wasn’t work- of any “critical incident,” such as a suiday off per seven-day workweek. ing that day, the father couldn’t pay cide attempt.

Workers

to reduce violence in 2017.

“This is a Chicago problem,” Pfleger said. “The reason we’re on Michigan Avenue is because this is a Chicago problem.

And until everybody in Chicago decides it’s their problem, we’re not going to end it.”

offer and insulted him. It was then that he punched her and strangled her as she tried to call for help. Her body was found on Christmas Eve.

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5 Chicago police officers injured in crash

CHICAGO – A collision of two Man charged in murder of Chicago police vehicles responding to a teen who advertised online call of officers needing assistance has MARKHAM – A Chicago man who left five officers injured. couldn’t pay for sex with a 16-year-old Authorities said the two officers who who advertised her services online has needed help early Saturday were trying been charged with first-degree murder in to arrest a person who had been involved the girl’s death. in a crash in Chicago’s South Shore Cook County prosecutors said Antonio neighborhood. The officers were injured Rosales, 32, contacted Desiree Robinson during the arrest attempt, and they eventhrough a website that hosts classified tually used a stun gun to take a man into ads, including a section for adults. custody. The man was not immediately Assistant State’s Attorney Christina identified.

Dracopoulos said Rosales and Robinson Officers in two unmarked police cars met at a party in Markham, and later had were injured when their vehicles collided sex in the man’s truck. Rosales attempt- a little over a mile away as they headed ed to negotiate a free encounter. to the scene to assist in the arrest.

Dracopoulos said Robinson refused his Authorities said six officers, including

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the five involved in the crash, were taken to area hospitals to be treated for injuries not considered life-threatening.

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Chicago woman celebrates 110th birthday on New Year’s

CHICAGO – A Chicago woman is getting ready to celebrate her 110th birthday on New Year’s Day. WLS-TV reported that family and friends are throwing a party for Daisy Driss, who was a 1907 New Year’s baby.

Driss said she doesn’t feel any different from when she was 99. She said “The days go by, and I go by with them.”

Driss worked as a Chicago Public Schools teacher until she was forced to retire in 1972. Since then she’s kept her mind sharp by reading the newspaper “cover-to-cover” at breakfast.

Driss said she doesn’t have any secrets for a long life, but she does have some advice: “Have faith in something and stick to it.”

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Attack on packed Istanbul U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor granted a temporary club leaves 35 dead ISTANBUL – An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations, killing at least 35 people and wounding 40 others in what the province’s governor described as a terror attack.

Gov. Vasip Sahin said the attacker, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a police officer and a civilian outside the club shortly about 1:45 a.m. Sunday before entering and firing on people partying inside. He did not say who may have carried out the attack.

“Unfortunately (he) rained bullets in a very cruel and merciless way on innocent people who were there to celebrate New Year’s and have fun,” Sahin told reporters.

Private NTV news channel said the assailant entered the Reina nightclub, in Istanbul’s Ortakoy district, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit.

Judge halts transgender health protections

AUSTIN, Texas – A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered a halt to another Obama administration effort to strengthen transgender rights, this time over health rules that social conservatives say could force doctors to violate their religious beliefs.

New Zealand’s U.N. Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen (left) and Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., Vitaly Churkin, raise their hands Saturday as they join other members of the Security Council at the United Nations headquarters voting to adopt a resolution supporting efforts

by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart peace negotiations.

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injunction stopping federal health officials from enforcing rules that are intended to ban discrimination by doctors and hospitals against transgender persons.

O’Connor wrote in a 46-page ruling that the rules “likely violate” the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and “places substantial pressure on Plaintiffs to perform and cover transition and abortion procedures.”

After alleged hack, states check cybersecurity

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Several states around the country on Saturday asked cybersecurity experts to re-examine state and utility networks after a Vermont utility’s laptop was found to contain malware that U.S. officials say is linked to Russian hackers.

The Burlington Electric Department, one of Vermont’s two largest electric utilities, confirmed Friday that it had found on one of its laptops the malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name the U.S. government has given to malicious cyber activity by Russian civilian and military intelligence services.

A Burlington Electric Department spokesman said federal officials have told the company the threat was not unique to them.

– Wire reports

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U.N. backs efforts from Russia, Turkey in Syria amid perilous cease-fire

By EDITH M. LEDERER and PHILIP ISSA The Associated Press BEIRUT – The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jumpstart peace negotiations, as a fragile countrywide cease-fire wavered.

The resolution also calls for the “rapid, safe and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria. And it anticipates a meeting of the Syrian government and opposition representative in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, in late January.

The resolution’s final text dropped an endorsement of the Syria cease-fire agreement reached Thursday, simply taking note of it but welcoming and supporting Russian-Turkish efforts to end the violence. Western members of the council sought the last-minute changes to the draft resolution to clarify the U.N.’s role and the meaning of the agreement brokered by Moscow and Ankara.

U.S. Deputy Ambassador Michele Sison said the Obama administration strongly supports a cease-fire and “unfettered humanitarian access,” but she expressed regret that additional documentation to the agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey with details about its implementation have not yet been made public.

Meanwhile on the ground in Syria, rebels warned on Saturday that cease-fire violations by pro-government forces threatened to undermine the 2-day-old agreement intended to pave the way for talks between the government and the opposition in the new year.

Airstrikes pounded opposition-held villages and towns in the strategically important Barada Valley outside Damascus, activists said, prompting rebels to threaten to withdraw their compliance with a nationwide truce bro-

kered by Russia and Turkey last week.

The airstrikes let up in the late evening, but rebels nevertheless staged retaliatory attacks against government-held areas in other parts of the country, according to the media arm of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is fighting alongside the government in Syria.

Hezbollah military media reported a barrage of rebel rocket fire on the twin Shiite villages of Foua and Kfraya in northern Syria that have remained loyal to the government in the otherwise rebel-dominated Idlib province.

The government’s side has rallied thousands of Shiite militia fighters from across the Middle East on the grounds of defending the sect in Syria.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group also reported the attacks. It added that pro-government forces had advanced against rebels in the eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus, in a clear violation of the cease-fire.

Rebels also accused the government of signing a different version of the agreement to the one they signed in the Turkish capital of Ankara, further complicating the latest diplomatic efforts to bring an end to six years of war.

Nearly 50,000 people died in the conflict in 2016, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which maintains networks of contacts on all sides of the war.

More than 13,000 of them were civilians, according to the Observatory. Various estimates have put the war’s overall toll at 400,000 dead.

If the truce holds, the government and the opposition will be expected to meet for talks for the first time in nearly a year in the Kazakh capital of Astana in the second half of January.

Those talks will be mediated by Russia, Turkey and Iran, though Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin has said other key players including the United States are welcome to participate.

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Explaining confusing ROE, P/E and NPM Dear Mr. Berko: I’m writing for our investment club and requesting your explanation of return on equity, price-earnings ratio and net profit margin. Could you please use untechnical English? We had a certified public accountant explain this to us last month, but he was too technical for us. – HG, Charlotte, N.C. Dear HG: This subject is as boring as watching iron rust, milk spoil and water evaporate, but here goes.

In the tedious world of accounting, “equity” is the difference between a company’s total assets and its total liabilities. And return on equity calculates how many dollars of profit a company generates with each dollar of shareholders’ equity. Here’s how it calculates: Return on equity equals net income divided by shareholders’ equity.

Assume that AZBZ Corp. – which designs, manufactures and markets a fully functional artificial appendix – posted $5 million in net income last year. If AZBZ’s shareholders’ equity equaled $20 million, we would, using the above formula, divide $5 million by $20 million, giving us 25 cents. This tells us that AZBZ returned 25 cents of profit for every $1 of shareholders’ equity, giving the company a return on equity of 25 percent.

Some consider return on equity to be more a measure of efficiency than a measure of profit. When the ROE rises, this suggests that AZBZ is increasing its capacity to produce profit while reducing its need for capital.

Return on equity also measures how well AZBZ’s management is using shareholders’ capital. Some would say that the higher the ROE the better it is for shareholders. And a falling ROE can indicate a problem.

But it’s important to recognize that when shareholders’ equity declines, the ROE rises. Thus, share buybacks and asset write-downs can artificially boost ROE, as will a high debt level.

Certainly, as AZBZ’s debt increases, its shareholders’ equity decreases (as a percentage of total assets) and the ROE becomes higher. Some industry sectors – e.g., pharmaceuticals, utilities, heavy manufacturing and food services – tend to have higher ROEs than others. So when comparing ROE, it’s generally more meaningful among companies within the same sector.

Some investors are more comfortable using a price-earnings ratio.

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko Here’s how we determine a P/E. Assume that AZBZ stock trades at $10 a share and last year the company had net income of $1 per share. To calculate the price-earnings ratio, we take the trading price of a company’s stock and divide it by its earnings per share.

So in this instance, AZBZ’s price-earnings ratio is 10-to-1. In essence, the P/E tells us the dollar amount an individual must invest to receive $1 of that company’s earnings.

Usually, a high P/E suggests investors expect high earnings growth in the future. A low P/E can indicate that AZBZ is undervalued or the company isn’t doing well relative to past trends. And sometimes a low P/E can tell us that a company is in trouble.

Price-earnings ratios also vary by industry sector. Companies in the biotech industry, for example, usually have very high price-earnings ratios, whereas utilities trade at lower ratios.

We only compare birds of a feather together. So comparing a P/E is meaningful only when doing so among companies in the same sector.

Though the above metrics are useful, I only use them in conjunction with net profit margin when I research a company. Simply put, NPM tells me how much profit a company earns per $1 of sales. In my opinion, the NPM is the best way to determine a company’s management’s skills. To determine NPM, we need two figures: sales and net income. Then we divide net income (AZBZ made $5 million) by revenues (AZBZ’s revenues were $25 million) and multiply this number by 100. The result is expressed as a percentage, and in this case, the net profit margin is 20 percent. So for every dollar of sales, AZBZ (after all costs, expenses, depreciation, etc.) nets 20 cents. If two companies are in an identical business and one company has an NPM of 15 while another has an NPM of 25 percent, I’d rather own the latter because it tells me management may be more efficient.

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

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Laila (left) and her sister, Nour (last names not given), play with Pepper the robot at Westfield Mall in San Francisco.

Ambitious humanoid robot amusing, but is it practical?

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don’t dismiss it as mere child’s play.

Pepper embodies the ambitions of SoftBank Robotics, an Asian joint venture formed by a trio of major technology companies that’s aiming to put its personable robots in businesses and homes across the U.S. over the next few years.

If the technology advances as Softbank Robotics hopes, Pepper could become a playmate, companion and concierge. It could eventually respond to voice commands to retrieve vital information, make reservations and control home appliances that are connected to the internet.

That’s the theory, anyway. For now, Pepper is more amusing than practical, Forrester Research analyst J.P. Gownder says.

For instance, Pepper has been directing shoppers to stores in the mall through text messages because it still isn’t advanced enough to say them out loud. And Pepper still has trouble understanding what people are asking, requiring shoppers to type in their requests for mall directions on a tablet mounted on the robot’s chest.

SoftBank is trying to improve Pepper’s capabilities by focusing first on the business market – retailers, hotels, auto dealerships and even hospitals.

SoftBank hopes to use those environments to learn more about what consumers like and don’t like about Pepper and, from that, teach it more tasks,

said Steve Carlin, the venture’s general development in North America.

Pepper got its start two years ago in Japan before expanding into Europe.

In those two markets, more than 10,000 Peppers are already operating in grocery stores, coffee shops, banks, cruise lines, railway stations and homes.

Most of the robots are in businesses.

SoftBank hasn’t disclosed how many have been sold to consumers.

Carlin acknowledges the U.S. will be a tougher market to crack than Japan, where he says consumers tend to embrace new technology more quickly.

In addition, Pepper’s price is likely to be out of reach for most consumers. The robot currently sells for about $2,000; a three-year subscription covering software upgrades, insurance and technology support increases the total to $18,000 to $20,000.

Softbank Robotics is controlled by Japan’s Softbank Group, a technology conglomerate that recently pledged to invest $50 billion in U.S. startups. A remaining 40 percent stake is equally owned by China’s Alibaba Group, Asia’s e-commerce leader, and by Taiwan’s Foxconn, which assembles Apple’s iPhone and is considering a U.S. expansion.

Despite its pedigree, Pepper already lags behind a cruder-looking robot that home improvement retailer Lowe’s has been testing as a way to help shoppers find merchandise in its sprawling stores, Gownder says.

The “LoweBot,” a box-like machine on wheels, began patrolling a San Jose, California, store last month and will begin showing up in 10 other stores in the San Francisco Bay area in early 2017. If all goes well, it could become a fixture in all of Lowe’s stores.

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OUR VIEW

Embrace promise a new year holds People have made New Year’s resolutions since ancient times.

For many of us, these resolutions are about self-improvement – being more generous, courteous, or living a healthier lifestyle.

Whether we stick to our resolutions or not, the sentiment behind them – that it’s within our power to make life better in the year to come – is a good one.

Today will mark the first day of 2017, and it is within all of our power to make the coming year a good one.

The beauty of a new year is the promise it holds. The year to come will be unlike any other – just as 2016 was unlike any other.

This year in particular promises to be filled with change, both at the broadest world level down to the towns and families we live in, and even our own minds and bodies.

So much occurs in a year’s time that by the end, we forget things that have happened months earlier, until we are reminded of them in the annual “year in review” stories in newspapers and on television.

It can take less than a year for the improbable to become reality. In November, the Cubs won the World Series six days before Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States.

What similarly improbable surprises might 2017 bring? Maybe this will be the year that Illinois’ Republicans and Democrats come together to address our state’s financial predicament.

Maybe 2017 will be the year we finally see the economic expansion that we have waited for since the Great Recession ended in 2009.

For many of us, this will also be the year we accomplish important goals and milestones in our own lives – be it losing weight, completing a degree, getting married, having a child or visiting a place we’ve always wanted to see.

There is no way of knowing just what this New Year has in store for us and our communities. But it will begin filled with promise, and as 2017 unfolds, The Herald-News will be there to tell the story one day at a time.

Regardless of our individual situations, let us all resolve to meet the promise of this new year head on, and try to make it the best that we can for ourselves and those around us, from January all the way through to next December.

Happy New Year, Will County!

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AMENDMENT

Our regrettable shrinking state The U.S. Census Bureau released new migration data Dec. 20, and it’s frightening. Illinois has a massive people problem.

From July 2015 to July 2016, the state’s population declined by more than 37,000 people. That’s the worst population loss in the nation, and will likely mean the loss of a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Pennsylvania, which also experienced a net population loss in the Census, is now set to overtake Illinois as the fifth-largest state. Illinois is simply sliding backward faster.

Census data show an alarmingly rapid trend fueling Illinois’ shrinkage: Illinoisans leaving for greener pastures. And Springfield has had practically no solutions for this problem.

Illinois lost more than 114,000 people to other states over this period. That’s akin to losing almost the entire population of Peoria in a single year, or 1 Illinoisan every 4 minutes and 36 seconds.

VIEWS Austin Berg Lynn Cisco is one Peorian who’s already left.

After moving to Indiana in 2015, Cisco said her family is saving more than $400 a month on property taxes alone.

“We felt like suckers for staying [in Illinois] for so long. That [property tax] bill affects how you structure your family,” she said.

Cisco’s husband works for Caterpillar as a service engineer, and was transferred to Lafayette.

“I’m convinced Caterpillar is slowly, stealthily moving out of Illinois. The world headquarters might stay in Peoria but the manufacturing is absolutely leaving,” she said.

The long-term trend of Illinoisans leaving for other states is astonishing.

Since 2000, Illinois has lost 1.2 million more people to other states than it gained from other states. This is roughly equal to the 10 largest Illinois cities outside of Chicago vanishing: Aurora, Rockford, Joliet, Naperville, Springfield, Peoria, Elgin, Waukegan, Champaign and Arlington Heights.

All gone in a flash.

Tom Paul is leaving for Arizona.

He’s worked as a police officer and crime analyst in a village near the Wisconsin border for 30 years. But he won’t be able to afford Lake County property taxes on a fixed retirement income.

After that bill hit $5,000 a year in 2013, he and his wife began planning their escape.

“Our kids are here, our grandbabies are here, but we’ve done the numbers on trying to maintain a home in Illinois and that

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Revisiting the past in the new year Today is the day many of us get a bad case of the Auld Lang Synes, the recollection of times long past.

My memories tend to drift back to the 1970s, a decade where I did most of my growing up, a decade best summed up in two maxims: “Sex and drugs and rock & roll.”

– Ian Dury, the British punk rocker

credited with coining the term.

“Our long national nightmare is over.” – Gerald Ford, the American

president credited with pardoning Richard Nixon.

Now, some 40 years later, it’s worthwhile to revisit both platitudes.

Sex

In 1976, sex was considered a completely objective proposition, limited to one of two gender choices: male or female. Wiring was determined at birth. Attaching positive to positive or negative to negative was frowned upon, and any variations on the basic circuitry invited shock and possible injury.

And Bruce Jenner was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for winning gold in the men’s Olympic decathlon.

In 2016, we’re told gender now is a subjective concept, defined more by software than hardware, by feelings rather than physique, and by the availability of gender-neutral restrooms.

MIDLIFE CIRCUS Bill Wimbiscus And Jenner was again featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, though this time under a slightly different persona.

Drugs

In 1976, the drug of choice in America was alcohol. In Illinois, the drinking age was 19. The Legislature had lowered it following passage of the 26th Amendment, which gave 18-yearolds the right to vote. The idea being: old enough to vote, old enough to drink. And drive. Drunk driving was a big problem back then, partly because enforcement tended to be more of a guideline than a law. The cops were as likely to confiscate beer as make arrests.

In 2016, alcohol consumption in the U.S. is considerably lower than it was in the ’70s. Minimum drinking age is back up to 21. Tougher laws and stricter enforcement have halved drunk driving fatalities. And a new Illinois law requires cars of DUI offenders to be fitted with breathalyzers. No blow, no go.

In 1976, marijuana possession was a

• BERG Continued from page 25 math does not work at all,” he said. “We’ve lived here all our lives so the weather wasn’t really a driver. The main driver is the fixed income and zero trust in government to get these costs under control.”

Some politicians refuse to believe this flight of people and wealth means anything about the state of the state. Steve Brown, the spokesman for House Speaker Mike Madigan, had this to say about Illinois’ out-migration during an August interview on Chicago’s AM 560: “The important thing is to figure out the ‘why.’ What part of it is due to the quality of government services and what part of it is due to your grandchildren living somewhere, you’re retiring, [and] you want to be in a warmer climate? Nobody’s ever done that kind of qualitative analysis of the ‘why’ part.”

Brown was either clueless or lying.

The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute found in October that nearly half of Illinoisans want to leave the state. Pollsters asked why. The most common response? Taxes.

And data shows it isn’t retired snowbirds driving the majority of Illinois’ migration losses: It’s working-age adults.

Kayla Williams and her young son are leaving for Minnesota.

criminal offense. As in go to jail for six months if they found a joint on you. Or a lot longer if they found more.

Downstate, where I was raised, farmers once cultivated hemp to provide rope for the military. Vestiges of it still grew wild around many farm fields. Locals referred to it as “ditch weed.” City folk (mostly from Detroit, where “secret Illinois hemp maps” were clandestinely circulated) used to come and pick it. Usually they’d get picked up by the cops. And then sentenced to three to seven for possession with intent to distribute. All for a garbage bag of leaves and stem with a THC content of essentially zero.

In 2016, marijuana possession in Illinois was decriminalized. Get caught with 10 grams or less and the worst you face is a $200 fine. And if you have a valid medical marijuana prescription, maybe not even that.

And now that California has legalized recreational marijuana, many pundits believe it will be legalized nationwide within the next five years.

Rock & roll

In 1976, if you wanted to listen to a particular song, you had three choices: vinyl, cassette or eight-track. Portable music players back then were called transistor radios. Most were AM and

The budget impasse has thrown her work as a legal advocate for domestic violence victims into disarray. And she pays around $3,700 a year in property taxes on a Springfield home she can’t sell for $50,000.

“We tax everything and there’s still money for nothing,” she said. “You can’t really get much of a break in Illinois.”

Good luck trying to balance a state budget in the long term while young taxpayers like Williams are leaving in droves.

And hiking taxes on a population that’s clearly had enough is a great way to accelerate that trend.

Springfield lawmakers need to take a hard look at the long-term drift that has led the state to this point. Blaming the budget impasse is convenient, but isn’t grounded in reality.

Illinoisans pay among the highest property taxes in the nation, suffer under the worst manufacturing job growth in the region, and aren’t seeing any signs of a better job climate or lower tax burden in the near future.

Illinoisans are holding politicians accountable for this state of affairs in the most damning way possible: mass exodus.

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

only broadcast pop stations that played crummy top 40 hits and disco. If you wanted to listen to something besides the Bee Gees, you needed an FM tuner that could pull in what was then termed a “classic rock” station. Gratification was anything but instantaneous; you had to either wait, rewind or reset the needle.

In 2016, if you want to listen to a song all you need is a phone. With an app. And a thumb. Sometimes, not even that. My kids gave me something called an Echo Dot for Christmas. It instantly retrieves any song you want by voice command.

National nightmares

In 1976, presidential heir apparent Ford lost the election to a relatively unknown opponent, Jimmy Carter.

In 2016, presidential heir apparent Hillary Clinton lost the election to an incredibly well-known opponent, Donald Trump.

This time, however, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether “our long national nightmare is over.”

Or just beginning.

• 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.

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he Cubs’ first World Series championship since 1908 was the undisputed No. 1 sports story of 2016.

Local Cubs fans celebrated long and hard, and why not? A Cubs’ world championship is unmatched.

Right here at home, however, a number of sports stories unfolded that competed for the title of the No. 1 local story of 2016.

Staying with the baseball theme, we have chosen three as our number – and story – of the year.

Three, as in IHSA state baseball championships for three area schools –

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Providence Catholic in Class 4A, Lemont in 3A and Reed-Custer in 2A. Three, as in Providence winning its third straight 4A title, an unprecented accomplishment.

Also receiving serious consideration for the top story of the year was the entire scenario involving Plainfield North’s football team and its run to a second-place finish in Class 7A. Following is a rundown on what we decided were our top 10 of 2016, plus an honorable mention list of other stories that were worthy candidates for the top 10.

3-PEAT ON THE DIAMOND

Lincoln-Way East’s Alexis Pierre-Antoine sprints after taking possession of the baton during the 4x100 Meter Relay in May during the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

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Mike Madej, Zack Pych and Stulas.

Others who were on the roster the past two seasons included Colin Airola, Connor Creed, Dvorak, Kevin Fitzgerald, Shawn Harper, Hilty, Tom Kelley, Noah O’Brien, Brendan O’Hara, Kyle Struck, Matt Trzesniewski and Waznis.

For Lemont, meanwhile, righthander Garrett Acton pitched a threehit shutout as the Indians trumped Springfield, 10-0, in the 3A final. Lefty Brent Headrick was the key for ReedCuster in its march to the 2A crown.

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PLAINFIELD NORTH FOOTBALL

Local football fans knew Plainfield North belonged in the Class 7A state championship football game against East St. Louis. After North’s 26-13 loss to the Flyers, the rest of the state understood the same.

Unbeaten East St. Louis made the big plays in the title game that put them in control virtually from the start. And yet, North’s outstanding defense continued to stifle East St. Louis’ vaunted offensive attack. Meanwhile, the Tigers’

offense did what it could against a dominating defense that spent much of the evening in North’s backfield.

The state experience for North was significant from various angles. For instance, no Plainfield school ever had advanced beyond the quarterfinals. The Tigers beat tough opponents en route to the title game, not the least of which was previously unbeaten No. 1 seed Bradley-Bourbonnais, which North dominated, 49-20, in Round 2 on the Boilermakers’ home turf.

And then there was the unforgettable semifinal against Fenwick at Triton College. The officials awarded an untimed down after a grounding call against Fenwick on what would have been the final play. Connor Peplow kicked the game-tying field goal, and North prevailed, 18-17, in overtime to earn a berth in the state final.

Well after the game had ended, the officials admitted they made a mistake, that an untimed down should not have been awarded. Had that been the ruling at the time, Fenwick would have walked off with a 10-7 victory. The IHSA ruled it could not reverse the decision the offi-

cials made on the field, and Fenwick took the IHSA to court.

The ruling in Cook County circuit court came down on Wednesday morning of championship week. Plainfield North kept its spot in the title game.

Fenwick did not pursue the issue further, and North faced East St. Louis.

In this era of social media, talk radio, etc., fans and nonfans alike weighed in on the controversy. Depending on one’s perspective, that made the story more compelling, yet unfortunately, it also might have detracted from recognizing how well the Tigers played and how much they accomplished in their historic run.

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JOLIET WEST DOUBLE

One state championship is cause for celebration for any school. How about the same school claiming two titles within three weekends?

Joliet West accomplished the rare feat in February when the Tigers’ cheerleaders won the large-school champion-

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The Joliet area is known for its baseball excellence, and that certainly extends to the high school level.

Providence, Lemont and Reed-Custer all claimed IHSA state championships in early June. Reed-Custer won the 2A title in East Peoria, after which Hall of Fame coach Jerry Cougill retired. The following weekend at Silver Cross Field, Lemont captured its second 3A championship in three years while Providence made history with its third consecutive 4A title.

Coach Mark Smith’s Celtics became the first team in the 67-year history of the state baseball tournament to win three consecutive titles. Three other programs had won two straight, but none of the others returned to the championship game, much less completed a three-peat.

A single-elimination baseball tournament is considered one of the most difficult tournaments to win, and yet, Providence has found ways to win 21 consecutive playoff games over those three seasons. The Celtics won 12 of their 15 games over those three seasons at the sectional, supersectional and state levels by one run or by winning games that were tied or separated by one run heading into the seventh inning.

In the 2016 semifinals, Providence scored three times in the seventh inning to beat Plainfield North (which was making its first state appearance), 7-4.

Jackson Stulas delivered the go-ahead scarifice fly, and Matt Waznis drove home two insurance runs with a single.

In the championship game, the Celtics trailed Mundelein, 3-1, heading into the fifth inning. But they scored five times to take a 6-3 lead – with Jackson Dvorak delivering the go-ahead two-run single – and went on to claim a 10-3 victory. Left-hander Tyler Zarembka pitched three innings of one-hit, shutout relief to gain the victory. He replaced starter Connor Hilty after a walk leading off the fourth inning.

Four players were on the roster for all three championship teams – Jim Jeffries, Herald-News Player of the Year

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TOP 10 LOCAL SPORTS STORIES • Continued from page 29 ship, and two weeks later, the Tigers’ girls bowling team took its turn atop the medal stand.

After posting a 93.47 to finish second to Providence Catholic by .06 points in the preliminaries of the IHSA tournament in Bloomington, the Tigers’ cheerleaders turned in a season-best 94.7 in the finals to win the large-team title by 1.57 points over the Celtics.

As a result, coach Amy DiForti’s program became the first West team to win a state title since the Joliet Township schools returned to separate programs.

They became the first JT state champion since softball in 2000 and are the fourth one representing West, with the only other girls title won by the 1978 basketball team.

Then came bowling. West led throughout the final day at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford and fought off charges from Freeport and defending champion Lockport to win state. The Porters finished third.

West coach Jeff Bailey thus became the first bowling coach in Illinois history to win state titles with a girls and a boys team. He was the mentor at Plainfield South when the Cougars won the 2010 boys championship.

The Tigers were led by the all-state second-place finish of senior Gracie Plese. She bowled a 12-game total of 2,736 (228.0 average) and finished 13 pins behind state champ Jessica Soskich of Buffalo Grove. Also earning all-state honors was senior Taylor Bailey, Jeff’s daughter, who finished 11th with 2,618.

It was her second all-state award as she earned the honor as a freshman.

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LINCOLN-WAY WEST RUN

The Lincoln-Way West boys basketball team, led by Jon Marotta and Herald-News Player of the Year Marco Pettinato, pulled off the unthinkable in finishing second in the Class 3A state tournament. To reach the title game, West knocked off heavily favored Hillcrest, Morgan Park and Peoria Manual in succession.

The Warriors beat Hillcrest in the Streator Sectional final, 61-56, finishing on an 11-0 run after trailing by six points with 1:24 left. They beat highly regarded Morgan Park after trailing the Mustangs by 11 points in the first half at the Joliet Central Supersectional.

And in the state semifinals in Peoria, they outlasted hometown favorite Manual, 45-41.

The run finally ended in a 62-37 title-game loss to Belleville Althoff,

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St. Rita’s Austin O’Connor grapples with Lockport’s Shayne Oster in February during the IHSA Individuals State Wrestling Championship at the State Farm Center in Champaign. which was ranked second in the state.

West thus became the first Will County team to play for a boys basketball state title since Providence won the 1979 Class A crown. Lockport’s 1978 Class AA championship was the most recent large-school title for a Will County school.

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FOUR OF A KIND

State championships may be rare, but they have become commonplace for the Lincoln-Way East girls track team. The Griffins won the 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays en route to claiming their fourth consecutive Class 3A state title.

Since the IHSA went to the threeclass system during the 2008-09 school year, the grand slam was accomplished only once – by Springfield Southeast in Class 2A. Lincoln-Way East became the first 3A girls track team to accomplish the feat.

The Griffins scored 83 points to

easily win the title over runner Alton’s 37. It was the most points the Griffins scored in any of their championship years and also was the most points scored by any team in any class since Evanston scored 91 in 2006.

It was the second title for East coach Brian Evans. The other two titles were under the guidance of Wendy Hegarty (2014) and Caroline Gerritson (2013).

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JCA’S SHARP STEPS DOWN

An era ended as Dan Sharp stepped aside as football coach at Joliet Catholic Academy and was replaced by his defensive coordinator, Jake Jaworski.

JCA has won 13 state football titles in all, six under Sharp. That included the run of five championships in six seasons between 1999 and 2004. He stepped down with a 199-51 record in 20 years at JCA and a 223-69 overall mark, including four years at Minooka. JCA

qualified for the playoffs under his leadership in 18 straight seasons, the streak ending this fall.

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AREA OLYMPIANS

The Olympics Games at Rio de Janeiro were not without local representation.

Kelly Murphy, a 2008 Joliet Catholic Academy graduate who was Gatorade National Player of the Year her senior season as an Angel, was in the regular rotation for the United States women’s volleyball team, which won the bronze medal with a victory over Netherlands after a disappointing loss to Serbia in the semifinals.

Murphy returned home shortly after the Games concluded and was honored at JCA between the sophomore and varsity games of the early season matchup between Hinsdale South and the Angels.

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• Continued from page 30 Also in the Olympics, Lockport graduate Haley Augello finished ninth at 48 kilograms in women’s freestyle wrestling. At a Lockport football game later in the fall, she was inducted into the Lockport Athletic Hall of Fame.

Bolingbrook native Troy Doris, one of the world’s best in the triple jump, competed for Guyana and finished seventh in the Olympic finals.

The Minooka girls volleyball team pushed No. 1-ranked Mother McAuley to the limit before falling, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19 in the Class 4A state championship match. That came on the heels of a 25-17, 25-13 semifinal victory over Stevenson as the Indians made a huge impression in their school’s first visit to the state finals.

With Brooklyn Bachmann the only senior starter, coach Carrie Prosek’s team figures to enter the 2017 season as one of the top-ranked teams in the state.

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CLASH ON THE MAT

Lockport was the centerpiece of a historic matchup in the Class 3A Individual State Wrestling Tournament at Champaign. St. Rita junior Austin O’Connor, a two-time defending champion and a Lockport resident, met Lockport senior Shayne Oster, who won a state title in 2015, for the 145-pound championship.

O’Connor got the only takedown and then held off a late comeback try

by Oster to claim a 3-2 win to cap a 47-0 season. Oster, who finished with second-, first- and third-place medals the last three years, went 34-4 in a season where he missed more than a month due to injury.

Coal City finished with two state finalists in Class 1A and had four placewinners: champion Riley Kauzlaric (195), runnerup Joey Rivera (113), fourth-place finisher Jake Hiles (120) and fifth-place medalist Alex Friddle (106).

In team wrestling the following weekend at Bloomington, Coal City finished second in 1A, while Lockport beat Providence, 42-25, for third place in 3A. The Coalers took an 18-15 lead with six matches left but three-time defending Class 1A state champion Dakota responded with four straight wins be-

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Plainfield North’s Ryan Paige (from left), Kevin Block with the second-place trophy and Ryan Krystofiak walk off the field after their second-place finish in the Class 7A State Football final in November. fore forfeiting at the final two weights to win, 31-30. Lockport, meanwhile, claimed its second straight trophy under coach Josh Oster while Providence coach Keith Healy’s Celtics earned their 17th trophy as they returned to state for the first time since 2008.

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Minooka senior Soren Knudsen won the Class 3A individual state cross country title with a time of 14:02 over the threemile Detweiller Park course in Peoria.

He not only became the Indians’ first individual champion, but he follows in the footsteps of his father, Jim, who captured the title for Lockport in 1981. It is the first father/son winning combination in the history of the sport in Illinois.

In the team competition, the Minooka girls were in the hunt for a repeat state title in Class 3A and finished third.

HONORABLE MENTION

• The Joliet Catholic Academy senior doubles team of Maddie Bauer and McCoy Hutchison made history, becoming the first girls tennis Class 1A doubles champions. The IHSA switched from a one-class to a two-class system this school year. Bauer-Hutchison, a four-year doubles team, lost one set all

season and finished 33-0 in leading the Angels to a runnerup team finish in 1A. • In her inaugural appearance at state, Lincoln-Way Central sophomore Grace Curran shot 3-under-par 141 over two days to win the Class 2A girls state golf championship at Hickory Point in Forsyth. She finished one stroke ahead of another sophomore from the area, Benet Academy’s Lauren Beaudreau, who lives in Lemont. There had been one other area champion in the sport, Providence’s Dana Mackey in 1991, who won state on her fourth visit. Sophomore Brianne Bolden gave Lincoln-Way Central a second all-stater as she shot 149 to tie for 10th.

• Joliet Catholic Academy girls volleyball coach Christine Scheibe, who has three state championships, three runner-up finishes, one third place and one fourth place on her sterling resume, gained her 500th victory at the school Sept. 12 as the Angels beat rival Providence, 25-17, 25-18.

• Lockport’s John Meyer won the shot put at the Class 3A Boys State Track & Field Meet. The Porters’ Derrius Rodgers was second in the 100 and 200 and Minooka’s 4 x 100 relay also took second.

• A year after missing the playoffs, coach Alan Thorson’s Morris football team reached the Class 5A semifinals, where the Redskins gave favored Peoria a good battle before falling, 43-35.

• Wilmington graduate Tanner

Roark closed the Major League Baseball season with a 16-10 record and a 2.83 ERA, helping the Washington Nationals win the National League East and earn a berth in the playoffs. He received a fifth-place vote and finished 10th in the NL Cy Young Award voting.

• Joliet Central graduate Jeff Monken, in his third season, coached Army to a thrilling 21-17 victory over Navy, the Black Knights’ first win over the Midshipmen after 14 straight losses.

Army also won its bowl game, 38-31, over North Texas in overtime, under Monken’s leadership.

• Wilmington football coach Jeff Reents picked up his 200th career victory Sept. 23 as the Wildcats beat Seneca, 43-6.

• The Plainfield South’s baseball team won the Phil Lawler Classic Summer State Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Brother Rice.

• The University of St. Francis men’s and women’s basketball teams both qualified for their respective NAIA national tournaments.

• The USF women’s basketball team, under coach Samantha Quigley-Smith, early this season earned the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA national poll for the first time in school history.

• The Lewis University women’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division II national tournament and reached the semifinals before falling to Concordia-St. Paul.

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Joliet West rebounds with two victories

By JEFF DE GRAW Shaw Media correspondent PONTIAC – It was the matchup everyone was anticipating as Joliet West faced Chicago Curie. Except this game was for fifth place, not the championship, at the 86th annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament.

After both teams were upset in Thursday’s quarterfinals, it was a matter of how much motivation both would have on Friday. Each team played well in earlier Friday games to get to the matchup.

And the game didn’t disappoint as West came away with a 55-49 victory.

“This win was huge,” Tigers coach Nick DiForti said. “Coming into this tournament, they were the No. 1 team in the state. This was a statement game for us.

“We beat two top-25 teams in the same day. Sure, we were disappointed that it wasn’t for the title, but it was still Curie. We shared the same hotel all week, and our rooms were next to each other. It had an eerie feeling all week.”

Curie (11-2) led 14-12 after one quarter before a very sluggish second quarter, where a total of 11 points were scored as West (13-1) moved to within 19-18 at halftime. Both teams employed

“We get to see so many different styles of play here, many we don’t get to see during the regular season. The crowds, the excellent teams and players can only make you better.”

Nick DiForti Joliet West basketball coach a zone defense, which can be seen by the shooting. West shot 23 percent from the field and Curie 26 percent.

But the action and flow of the game picked up in the second half.

Curie led, 31-23, with 4:29 left in the third quarter, but the Tigers put together an 11-0 run over a 2:30 span to take a 34-31 lead. They stretched it to 38-33 entering the fourth quarter and never gave it up.

A key ingredient to the Tigers’ success was committing only three turnovers in the game.

“We executed well and stuck to the game plan even when we were down,” DiForti said.

Trevian Bell scored 21 points for the Tigers, with 13 of those coming in the second half. Teyvion Kirk added 14

points and had four assists. Tabyous Casterberry continued his strong inside play and chipped in eight points and six rebounds.

Elijah Ward contributed four points and five boards and brought an end to the longtime association the Ward brothers have had with the Pontiac tournament. Brothers Ed, Karrington and Kyle played for Lockport and Elijah always was in the stands cheering on his brothers.

“This tournament means a lot to our family,” Ward said. “We have played many games on this floor. You just have to go out and play 100 percent each time. This win will give our team confidence going forward. We wanted to make a statement tonight.”

West had high expectations coming into this tournament, but DiForti knows the importance of learning from the experience and moving forward.

“We get to see so many different styles of play here, many we don’t get to see during the regular season,” DiForti said. “The crowds, the excellent teams and players can only make you better.

“Most teams treat this tournament like the run you try and make in March. It’s always a great time for the kids. They learn from being away from

home, sleeping in a different bed and getting ready to play a lot of intense games in a very short period of time.”

BOUNCING BACK

Joliet West 69, Oak Park and River Forest 57: The question was how would

the Tigers respond after their Thursday loss to Bloom Township.

After a sluggish first quarter early Friday morning, West looked like the Tigers who had been seen for most of the season.

With the score tied at 11 starting the second quarter, West put together a 12-0 run and held a 30-20 halftime lead.

Then, it outscored the Huskies, 21-17, in the third quarter and cruised into the fifth-place game against Curie.

“We didn’t know what to expect with a 9:30 a.m. game after a tough loss,” DiForti said.

“But the long time from the loss to Bloom and this game was good. We had time to rest, think about it, regroup and practice.”

Bell and Kirk each scored 17 points and Bell stepped up with seven rebounds and four steals. In addition, Michael Smith added 12 points and Eddie Creal chipped in 11.

The Tigers hit 17-of-23 free throws after its 12-of-27 performance against Bloom.

BOYS BASKETBALL: ST. CHARLES NORTH 51, LOCKPORT 49

Lockport splits to close out Pontiac tournament play

By JEFF DeGRAW Shaw Media correspondent PONTIAC – Lockport met St. Charles North in the consolation championship Friday afternoon in the 86th annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament.

It didn’t start like the Porters wanted as St. Charles North scored the first 10 points and led by 14 midway through the first quarter. North hit four 3-pointers in the quarter and 11 for the game.

But the Porters never gave in and fought all the way back before falling, 51-49.

Lockport (8-6) took a 39-37 lead with 4:04 left in the third quarter, but the North Stars’ Brendan Daldegan hit three consecutive 3-pointers to take a 46-39 lead. North (11-2) led 51-43 with 5:06 left, but Lockport held it scoreless the remainder of the way and again fought back.

The Porters had opportunities down the stretch but couldn’t convert in the end.

John Meyer led Lockport with 17

points, grabbed three rebounds and had three blocks. It was his best game as a varsity player.

“I feel much more comfortable this year and as the season has progressed,” Meyer said. “I feel like I really belong on the floor this year. This tournament is a great experience and we just have to keep working together as a team.”

Patrick Cooper added eight point and five rebounds.

Lockport coach Brett Hespell didn’t like the outcome of the finale, but was pleased with the effort and what the Pontiac Tournament means to the program at this time of year.

“The competition you face in this tournament is better than anything all year,” Hespell said. “This gets you ready for not only the rest of the season, but the tournament in March.

When you look at our record, we have lost to Joliet West, Bolingbrook, Thornton, Benet and now St. Charles North, all top 25 teams in the state. We took some big steps this week and hopefully we carry it forward.

The Porters led, 35-28, as the second half began, but the Blackhawks chipped away and took a 36-35 lead with 2:22 left in the third quarter. The Porters were held scoreless until Patrick Cooper made a 3-pointer with two minutes left in the quarter to go back up, 38-36.

It was one of only three baskets the Porters would have in the quarter. Matt Smietanski hit a 3-pointer with 1:00 left and Christian Schultz hit a layup at the buzzer to give Lockport a 43-38 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

“We survived that third quarter,” Hespell said. “We lost the lead, but we didn’t fold. We battled back, and scoring at the end of the quarter really helped. This was a big win against another quality opponent.”

Smietanski again was the leader on the floor as he scored 18 points, grabbed MORNING SURVIVAL Lockport 56, West Aurora 52: Lock- five rebounds, had four assists and two port survived a tough third quarter in steals. Schultz, Cooper and Meyer each the consolation semifinal game Friday added 10 points, with Schultz pulling morning against West Aurora. down seven boards.

“This is a great experience for the kids. They get to experience the big crowds and great players. It’s an event and this will make memories for them in the future. It’s special.”

The leader for the Porters is guard Matt Smietanski. He leads the team in scoring, rebounding and steals, and Hespell had nothing but praise for his senior leader.

“I don’t know if there is a player tougher than Matt on the floor,” Hespell said. “But what makes it even better is that he is such a great kid off the floor. He makes the character of our team and it doesn’t hurt that he has improved tremendously as a basketball player. Last year as a junior he was just one of the guards. He has worked so hard on his game and grown so much.

It will help him at the next level.”

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Unbeaten Bolingbrook wins Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic title

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cherron@shawmedia.com HINSDALE – Throughout much of Friday’s championship game of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic, Bolingbrook clearly demonstrated why it should be regarded among the state’s best boys basketball teams.

But during the contest’s latter stages, the Raiders also showed that they need to do a better job of wrapping things up, which is understandable since they haven’t found themselves in that position very often.

When all was said and done, Raiders coach Rob Brost was definitely happy to come away with a 67-62 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor, which clearly wasn’t willing to throw in the towel after it fell behind by 24 points late in the third quarter.

In a matchup of the teams to beat in the SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division, the Raiders (10-0) were led by an impressive effort from tournament most valuable player Nana Akenten, who posted game-highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds. He was 8 of 14 from the field, including 6 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Although he wasn’t sure that he hadn’t committed any turnovers during the four-day event, Akenten was credited with doing that when recognized as the MVP. Regardless, the fact that a player who touched the ball often and was guarded so heavily and rarely gave the ball away speaks to just how well the future University of Nebraska athlete performed this week.

“H-F is a really good team that’s always been a good program and they’re our rivals, as well, so it’s always fun to play them,” Akenten said. “Everyone just took what they gave us and we just pushed ahead as much as possible. In the fourth quarter they started to fight, so we just had to battle more toward the end. The beauty about this team is that we’re so deep that when we get in tight situations, coach always knows what to do and who to put in.

“I honestly didn’t know that I didn’t have any turnovers because I felt like I had a couple. I love this team so much because you just can’t focus on one player, because someone else will step up. I like our chemistry. Everybody on this team likes each other and we hang out outside of basketball, so we’re real comfortable with each other. This team is just one big family and later down the line that will really help us stick together in tough times.”

In the last three games of the tournament, Akenten averaged 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds. Malik

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Bolingbrook’s Nana Akenten (25) shoots over the arms of Homewood-Flossmoor’s Elijah McCreary (32) during the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Championship game Friday at Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale. Akenten was named tournament MVP.

Bolingbrook’s Kaleb Thornton (3) drives to the basket in front of Homewood-Flossmoor’s Sterling Fields (3) during the championship game.

Binns also made the all-tournament squad after averaging 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds through four games. He had 14 points and eight rebounds in the championship.

Bolingbrook also received 14 points, six assists and six steals from Kaleb Thornton while Joseph Yesufu added nine points. The Raiders shot 23 of 41

from the field (56.1 percent) while H-F made good on 22 of 57 shot attempts (38.6 percent).

The Vikings (10-2), who play at Bolingbrook on Jan. 13 and host the Raiders on Feb. 10, were led by Nicholas Holmes (19 points) and Jeffrey Boyd (18 points), both of whom made four 3-pointers.

“H-F is really good and they were 10-1 coming into this game for a reason,” Brost said. “They’re wellcoached and didn’t give up and to their credit, they fought all the way. You know that any time Bolingbrook plays H-F, it’s going to be a battle and it was tonight. If you told me before the game that we’d get a five-point win, I would have signed up for that.

“We show what we’re capable of is spurts, but we also showed in the last three minutes what we’re capable of, as well. So this is a good learning tool for us. We can be one of the top teams in the state and if we don’t play right, things can get away from us.

Our guys genuinely like each other and care about one another, and that’s hard to find with high school kids.”

Bolingbrook got off to a fast start as Akenten hit three straight 3-pointers to give his team an early 9-2 lead. H-F could get no closer than seven points back in that quarter, and the Raiders took a 21-12 cushion into the second period and expanded it to 15 points before settling for a 32-20 halftime advantage.

After the Vikings closed to within 43-30 in the third quarter, the Raiders concluded that period with a 13-4 burst to claim a 56-34 lead heading into the final eight minutes. It was still 62-46 when H-F started its furious comeback, scoring 16 of the contest’s final 21 points.

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34 BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CENTRAL 50, WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH 42

Joliet Central claims State Farm Classic title

By DICK GOSS dgoss@shawmedia.com

BLOOMINGTON – Was the Joliet Central boys basketball team in trouble?

Not by a long shot.

Unbeaten Wheaton Warrenville South went on a 13-0 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth Friday night to take a 35-33 lead over the Steelmen in the championship game of the large school boys division in the State Farm Classic at Illinois Wesleyan University.

The Tigers heated up from 3-point range and benefited from a few errors on Central’s part during the run. But there was no panic in coach Lawrence Thompson Jr.’s team. The Steelmen outscored South, 17-7, the rest of the way to secure the title, 50-42.

“When they got the lead, we stayed calm and continued to focus on defense and playing our game,” Central point guard Cameron Blackmon said. “We basically led the whole game. We just

“We know we have to stay the course and keep trusting each other, and we pulled it out.”

Jose Grubbs Joliet Central basketball player didn’t want to make any stupid turnovers, and everybody pitched in.”

“We were fine,” first-team all-tournament selection Jose Grubbs added. “We’ve been there before. We’re a poised, experienced team. We know we have to stay the course and keep trusting each other, and we pulled it out.”

Central (12-1), which is playing with aggression and smarts these days, led 15-7 after one quarter and extended that to 24-13 at halftime. Grubbs had 10 points at the half and finished with 12. Blackmon, JoJo McNair and Jason Bingham assumed more of the offensive load in the second half.

Bingham finished with a team-high 14 points, McNair had 11 and Black-

mon chipped in nine. The Steelmen were patient against the Tigers’ zone and finished 15 of 27 from the field, a healthy 55.6 percent, and were 6 of 12 from 3-point range. That included McNair’s 2 for 2.

“The coaches talked to me about relaxing, being patient and some shots would fall,” McNair said. “They fell tonight.”

“JoJo is an awesome defensive player, a great teammate, and now he can shoot the J [jumper],” Grubbs said with a smile. “I love playing with him.”

The victory did not come easily by any means. Wheaton Warrenville South (13-1) came in undefeated for a reason.

“That is a well-coached team,” Thompson said.

“They remind me of Benet Academy the way they can make you play defense 30, 40, 50 seconds at a time and get a good shot. I’m just blessed to have kids who are dedicated to playing defense every day like they are.

“They say it’s a game of runs. They [Tigers] were able to get ahead and con-

trol tempo in their other games in the tournament.

“I’m happy we made the good run to start the game. That was big.”

The Steelmen, who entered the 16team tournament as the No. 6 seed – not that seeds matter much – built their first-half lead behind solid defense and hitting 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range.

“I told the coaches that I don’t think we could have a better defensive practice than the first half was tonight,” Thompson said. “We took advantage of every situation that we could.”

The result is Joliet Central’s name goes on the board of champions of prestigious holiday tournaments from around the state.

“This is the best thing that could have happened to us right now, after what happened in the WJOL Tournament [at Thanksgiving],” McNair said, referring to the Steelmen suffering their only loss to Minooka in the championship game on a last-second 3-pointer.

“It puts us on the map, although I do love being the underdogs, too.”

AREA ROUNDUP

Lockport wrestlers take third at Powerade Invite SUBMITTED REPORTS CANONSBURG, Pa. – Lockport’s wrestling team scored 128 points to take third at the Powerade Invite, one point behind runner-up Kiski Area.

Wyoming Seminary captured the championship with 161 points.

The Porters received a second place from Ronald Tucker (285), a third from Matt Ramos (106), fourths from James Pierandozzi (120) and Trevell Timmons (160) and an eighth from Chandler Proszek (170).

WRESTLING

Coal City wins Abe’s Rumble: The Coalers defeated Lena-Winslow, 35-30, for the title while Olympia beat Wilmington, 42-31, for third. Coal City went 9-0 while the Wildcats went 7-2. In the finals, Coal City’s Brock Crawford (220), Mark Hiles (106) and Jake Hiles (120) had pins. TJ Jezik (138) and Danny Norton (160) won major decisions while Alex Friddle (113) and Ryan Wasielewski (132) claimed one-point wins.

Granite City Invite: Plainfield South’s Enzo Silva won the title at 106 while Erik Santiago (152) and Adrian Cervantes (182) were fourth. Plainfield North’s Matt Hennessey (195) was second while Luke Smiley (138) and Leo

Santos (285) placed third. Lincoln-Way the all-tournament team as the IndiCentral was led by Jason Stokes (132), ans placed seventh at DeKalb. who took sixth.

Peotone 60, Herscher 57: Chandler Mahood (15 points), Jack Halverson (14 points, nine rebounds) and Austin GIRLS BASKETBALL Lincoln-Way West 72, Niles West 61: Marganski (13 points) paced the Blue Emily Atsinger had 24 points while Devils.

Peoria Notre Dame 44, Morris 31: Matt Taylor Gugliuzza added 21 as the Warriors (16-3) finished third at Nazareth. Shaw made the Plano all-tournament Marshall 74, Plainfield East 49: team after scoring 15 points in the Lotanna Onua and Ashley Smoldt fifth-place game.

Oswego East 57, Plainfield Central 51: made the Nazareth all-tournament team for the Bengals, who fell in the The Wildcats, who went 1-3 at East Aurora, trailed 42-28 after three quarters title contest.

Reed-Custer 42, Lisle 35: The Comets before rallying. Matthews Morganfield (9-8) won the Lisle consolation title as scored 17 points, first-team all-tournaKenna Wilkey had 19 points and nine ment selection Sedrick Brooks had 11 rebounds, Val Guzman added nine and Kameron Williams grabbed 11 repoints and seven assists, Amber Du- bounds.

Forreston 58, Coal City 57: Jacob ran had eight points and Antionette Brnca scored 18 points and ChrisHill grabbed 11 rebounds.

Bolingbrook 59, Naples (Fla.) Bar- tian Johnson added 15 points for the ron Collier 46: Jahari Smith scored 11 Coalers.

York Tournament: Providence’s Jake points.

Wheaton Academy 53, Coal City 51: Schutter and Minooka’s Jonny Butler Bridget Kauzlaric had 23 points and both made the all-tournament team. nine rebounds, Mackenzie Bugg added 17 points and Cali Caruso had 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL points and nine rebounds.

St. Francis 68, Davenport 56: The No. 1 Saints (13-0) beat the No. 7 hosts to win the Davenport Holiday Classic.

BOYS BASKETBALL Lemont 63, Winnebago 44: PJ Pipes Kaitlin Aylward had 17 points and 10 scored a game-high 21 points in his rebounds, Charnelle Reed added 16 season debut while Paul O’Leary made points and 10 boards, Jordan Giddings

had 11 points and Christina Ekhomu added nine points and eight rebounds.

Lewis 80, Saginaw Valley State 43:

The No. 17 Flyers (11-2) broke it open with a 32-10 third quarter as Jamie Johnson scored 21 of her season-high 31 points in the that period. Jessica Kelliher added 13 points and Rachel Hinders had 10 points and eight rebounds.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

JJC 77, Elgin 67: The No. 7 Wolves won at No. 2 Elgin as Robbie Brooks scored 20 points, Clint Berhow had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Johnny Campbell added 11 points and Mitch Kwasigroch scored 10 points.

St. Francis 96, East-West 86: The Saints (10-5) were led by Iain Morison (23 points, nine rebounds), Landus Anderson (16 points, seven boards), Jorden Thornton (13 points), Jo Jo Ballestero (11 points), Jean Pietrzak (10 points) and Logan Timmons (nine points, 10 rebounds).

Northwood 60, Lewis 50: The Flyers (7-5) only shot 25.4 percent from the floor. Frank Vukaj had 16 points and eight rebounds, Delaney Blaylock added nine points and nine boards and Cristen Wilson had seven points and nine rebounds.

PEACH BOWL: ALABAMA 24, WASHINGTON 7

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TIDE ROLLS Alabama wears down Washington 24-7, returns to title game

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

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Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough (9) breaks away for a touchdown run during the fourth quarter against Washington in the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Coleman. But Anderson peeled off to make the pick, knocked Coleman over in the process and was off to the end zone on a 26-yard return that made it 17-7 at the half.

For Alabama, it was the 11th defensive touchdown of the season.

“That’s as good a defense as there is out there in college football,” Washington coach Chris Petersen said. “They played like it.”

Any hopes of a Washington comeback were snuffed out by Scarbrough, a starter at most schools but not for the deep, talented Tide. On a simple running play to the left, he appeared to be stopped by two players just short of the line of scrimmage.

But Scarbrough somehow managed to stay on his feet and – boom! – he was gone. Streaking down the field in front of the Alabama bench, he avoided another defender with a subtle deke, cut back toward the middle of the field at the Washington 30 and outran everyone to the end zone.

Scarbrough also scored Alabama’s first touchdown with a bruising, 18-yard run.

FIESTA BOWL: CLEMSON 31, OSU 0

STYMIED HUSKIES

Washington was held to a season-low for points and yards, even after a 64-yard opening drive capped by Browning’s 16-yard TD pass to Dante Pettis.

The Huskies finished with 194 yards, below their previous low of 276 in a 26-13 loss to Southern Cal. That was also their lowest-scoring game of the season until they ran up against the Tide.

Browning finished 20 of 38 for just 150 yards. He was sacked five times and picked off twice.

HURTS STRUGGLES

Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts was 7 of 14 for 57 yards passing, with three sacks. He ran 19 times for 50 yards.

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ATLANTA – For Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, it would be unimaginable to end a season any other way.

Once again, they’ll be playing for a national title.

Going old school on playoff newcomer Washington, top-ranked Alabama relied on a stifling defense and the bruising runs of Bo Scarbrough to wear down the Huskies for a 24-7 victory Saturday in the Peach Bowl semifinal game.

Saban isn’t satisfied.

He never is.

“We’ve got more miles to go,” said Saban, who will be seeking his fifth national title in the last eight years at Alabama, a remarkable run that has stamped him perhaps the greatest coach in college football history.

The Crimson Tide (14-0) scored 10 points off turnovers, including Ryan Anderson’s interception return for a touchdown late in the first half, and Scarbrough’s 68-yard TD run in the fourth quarter finished off the Huskies.

Scarbrough totaled 180 yards and two scores, garnering offensive MVP honors.

Not bad for a backup.

“Whoever’s hot, that’s who’s going to get the ball,” Saban said. “He’s been hot lately and he’s going to get the ball.”

Seeking its second straight title, Alabama heads to Tampa, Florida, for the Jan. 9 championship game against either Ohio State or Clemson, who were meeting later Saturday at the Fiesta Bowl.

No. 4 Washington (12-2) reached the College Football Playoff with a remarkable turnaround season after struggling much of the last two decades – including an 0-12 debacle in 2008.

But Jake Browning and the Huskies’ high-powered offense were no match for Alabama’s topranked defense, even after an impressive drive gave them an early 7-0 edge.

The Tide began to exert its dominance late in the first quarter when Anthony Averett stripped the ball away from John Ross on a screen pass. Jonathan Allen recovered, giving Alabama possession at the Washington 40 and setting up Adam Griffith’s 41-yard field goal for a 10-7 lead.

Anderson made an even bigger defensive play with just over a minute to go in the half. With the blitzing Foster bearing down on him, Browning desperately heaved a pass into the flats for Lavon

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36 BUCKS 116, BULLS 96

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Big fourth puts Bucks over Bulls

By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points, Jabari Parker added 27 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls, 116-96, on Saturday night.

The Bucks outscored the Bulls 36-20 in the fourth to break open a tight game and come away with a lopsided win after dropping four of six.

Antetokounmpo dazzled with an array of layups and dunks. He also had nine rebounds and seven assists in another strong all-around performance.

Parker scored 18 in the second half. Malcolm Brogdon finished with 15 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. Greg Monroe scored 15, and the Bucks pulled away in the fourth quarter after pounding the

Bulls on back-to-back nights two weeks ago.

Chicago held out struggling point guard Rajon Rondo, hoping Michael Carter-Williams could provide a spark. But the Bulls lost for the eighth time in 11 games.

Jimmy Butler scored 26 points for Chicago, and Robin Lopez added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dwyane Wade had eight points on 3-of-13 shooting.

The Bucks let an 11-point lead in the third quarter shrink to one early in the fourth, but put it away from there.

Chicago closed to 80-79 on a 3 by Nikola Mirotic in the opening seconds of the quarter. But Milwaukee responded with a 10-0 run.

Antetokounmpo started the stretch by driving for a 3-point play and finished it with a free throw that bumped the lead to 90-79 with 8:33 remaining.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Vasturia’s 3 lifts No. 24 Notre Dame by Pitt Dame’s 10 points in overtime.

Bonzie Colson led the Fighting Irish (12-2, 1-0) with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Farrell added 15 PITTSBURGH – Notre Dame senior guard Steve points for Notre Dame, which won its sixth straight Vasturia spent the better part of two hours trying overtime game. The Irish are 14-3 in their last 17 – and failing – to stay out of foul trouble against games pushed beyond regulation.

Pittsburgh. Trying – and failing – to get into an offensive rhythm. Trying – and failing – to help the Mitchell helps No. 6 Louisville 24th-ranked Irish shake the energized Panthers. get past No. 16 Indiana Until the end, that is.

At Indianapolis, Louisville coach Rick Pitino deThen Vasturia did what coach Mike Brey expects livered a clear message to Donovan Mitchell and his co-captain to do whenever the stakes are raised. Deng Adel earlier this week.

He stayed calm. He didn’t panic. And he made big Play like stars or suffer the consequences. shot after big shot, including the one that gave the After benching Mitchell on Saturday and threatIrish another high-wire victory over Pitt. Vastur- ening Adel with the same fate if he didn’t change ia’s 3-pointer from the wing with 2.5 seconds left in his ways, both responded to Pitino’s plea. Mitchovertime lifted Notre Dame to a 78-77 victory in the ell scored a career-high 25 points, Adel added 17, Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools. the lockdown defense returned and No. 6 Louisville The Panthers took a 77-75 lead on a runner by pulled away from No. 16 Indiana, 77-62.

Jamel Artis with 41 seconds to play. Vasturia missed “I told him, ‘I just saw who wants to play like a a shot but grabbed his own rebound with 21 seconds star and that means he’s not counting his misses, left, allowing the Irish to reset. Point guard Matt he’s someone that will shoot every shot and create Farrell drove the lane and stumbled but flung it to and not worry about what the outside world thinks Vasturia in the corner. Vasturia pump faked Pitt’s of his game,’” Pitino said, describing the converSheldon Jeter out of the way, took a step to his right sation he had with Mitchell. “I told Deng, ‘You’re and made the 3-pointer right in front of the Notre next.’”

Dame bench to quiet a raucous Petersen Events CenThe Cardinals (12-2) made it look easy. ter.

Mitchell, Adel, Anas Mahmoud and Jaylen John“You’ve just got to keep coming back to him,” son all made at least five field goals and shot better Brey said. “I thought when he got a clean look I’d than 50 percent from the field. Mitchell went 4 of 8 on have been shocked if it didn’t go down because we’ve 3-pointers and Adel was 3 of 6 on 3s. seen him make so many.”

The combination allowed Louisville to shoot a Vasturia went 1 of 6 from the field during regu- season high 52.9 percent from the field, and if they lation but hit two free throws with 25 seconds left to keep playing this way, everyone knows what’s possend it to the extra session and scored eight of Notre sible.

By WILL GRAVES

The Associated Press

WHAT TO WATCH SUNDAY Pro football Noon: Bears at Minnesota, FOX Noon: Patriots at Dolphins, CBS 3:25 p.m.: Oakland at Denver, CBS 3:25 p.m.: Giants at Washington, FOX College basketball 11 a.m.: Nebraska at Maryland, BTN

11:30 a.m.: Syracuse at Boston College, ESPNU 1 p.m.: St. John’s at DePaul, FS1 1:15 p.m.: Michigan at Iowa, BTN 1:30 p.m.: Penn State at Rutgers, ESPNU 2 p.m.: Providence at Butler, CBSSN 3:30 p.m.: Minnesota at Purdue, BTN 3:30 p.m.: Marquette at Seton Hall, FS1 4 p.m.: New Mexico at San Diego State, CBSSN

5:30 p.m.: Colorado at Utah, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Ohio State at Illinois, BTN 6 p.m: Tulane at Cincinnati, CBSSN 7:30 p.m.: Washington St. at Washington, ESPNU High school football Noon: All-America Game, ESPN Pro hockey 2 p.m.: Detroit at Toronto, NBC

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div 9 6 0 .600 401 364 6-2-0 3-4-0 7-4-0 2-2-0 4-1-0 9 6 0 .600 322 327 6-1-0 3-5-0 7-4-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 7 8 0 .467 289 297 4-3-0 3-5-0 4-7-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 3 12 0 .200 269 361 3-5-0 0-7-0 3-8-0 0-4-0 2-3-0 East

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div y-Dallas 13 2 0 .867 408 279 7-1-0 6-1-0 9-2-0 4-0-0 3-2-0 x-N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 291 274 7-1-0 3-4-0 7-4-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 Washington 8 6 1 .567 386 364 4-3-0 4-3-1 6-5-0 2-1-1 3-2-0 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 340 318 5-2-0 1-7-0 4-7-0 2-2-0 1-4-0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div y-Atlanta 10 5 0 .667 502 374 4-3-0 6-2-0 8-3-0 2-2-0 4-1-0 Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 337 353 3-4-0 5-3-0 6-5-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 437 416 4-4-0 3-4-0 6-5-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 353 385 4-4-0 2-5-0 5-6-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div y-Seattle 9 5 1 .633 329 269 7-1-0 2-4-1 5-5-1 4-0-0 2-2-1 Arizona 6 8 1 .433 374 356 4-3-1 2-5-0 5-5-1 1-3-0 3-1-1 Los Angeles 4 11 0 .267 218 350 1-6-0 3-5-0 3-8-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 286 455 1-6-0 1-7-0 2-9-0 0-4-0 2-3-0

Green Bay Detroit Minnesota Bears

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East

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div y-New England 13 2 0 .867 406 236 6-2-0 7-0-0 10-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 x-Miami 10 5 0 .667 349 345 6-1-0 4-4-0 7-4-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 389 348 4-4-0 3-4-0 4-7-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 245 399 1-6-0 3-5-0 3-8-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 262 304 7-1-0 2-5-0 7-4-0 2-2-0 5-0-0 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 357 361 4-3-0 4-4-0 5-6-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 387 372 3-4-0 4-4-0 4-7-0 3-1-0 2-3-0 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 298 376 2-6-0 1-6-0 2-9-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 North

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div y-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 372 303 5-2-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 2-2-0 4-1-0 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 333 294 6-2-0 2-5-0 7-4-0 1-3-0 4-1-0 Cincinnati 5 9 1 .367 298 305 3-3-1 2-6-0 4-7-0 1-2-1 2-3-0 Cleveland 1 14 0 .067 240 425 1-7-0 0-7-0 1-10-0 0-4-0 0-5-0 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div x-Oakland 12 3 0 .800 410 361 6-2-0 6-1-0 9-2-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 352 284 6-2-0 5-2-0 8-3-0 3-1-0 5-0-0 Denver 8 7 0 .533 309 291 4-3-0 4-4-0 5-6-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 San Diego 5 10 0 .333 383 386 3-4-0 2-6-0 4-7-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division Sunday’s Games Bears at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon New England at Miami, noon Seattle at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon New Orleans at Atlanta, 3:25 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Kansas City at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, noon Arizona at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, noon Oakland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, noon N.Y. Giants at Washington, 3:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Green Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

End of regular season

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 36 22 9 5 49 110 82 Ottawa 36 20 12 4 44 93 96 Boston 39 20 15 4 44 95 94 Tampa Bay 38 19 15 4 42 109 105 Toronto 35 16 12 7 39 103 99 Florida 37 15 14 8 38 89 103 Detroit 36 16 16 4 36 89 102 Buffalo 36 13 15 8 34 78 101 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 35 26 5 4 56 123 73 Pittsburgh 37 24 8 5 53 129 104 N.Y. Rangers 38 25 12 1 51 129 95 Washington 35 21 9 5 47 97 77 Philadelphia 38 20 14 4 44 113 116 Carolina 36 16 13 7 39 94 98 N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15 6 36 104 113 New Jersey 37 14 16 7 35 86 114

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Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 39 23 11 5 51 108 94 Minnesota 36 23 9 4 50 113 76 St. Louis 37 19 13 5 43 104 110 Dallas 37 16 14 7 39 96 110 Nashville 36 16 14 6 38 102 100 Winnipeg 39 17 19 3 37 103 117 Colorado 35 12 22 1 25 72 116 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 36 23 12 1 47 92 77 Edmonton 37 19 12 6 44 108 98 Anaheim 38 18 12 8 44 103 106 Calgary 38 19 17 2 40 101 109 Los Angeles 36 17 15 4 38 89 89 Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 91 112 Arizona 36 11 20 5 27 80 117 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Results Carolina 3, Chicago 2 Nashville 4, St. Louis 0 San Jose 2, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 3, Anaheim 2, OT Saturday’s Results Washington 6, New Jersey 2 Boston 3, Buffalo 1 Columbus 4, Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 1 N.Y. Islanders 6, Winnipeg 2 Montreal at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Florida at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 22 10 .688 — Boston 20 14 .588 3 New York 16 16 .500 6 Philadelphia 8 24 .250 14 Brooklyn 8 24 .250 14 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Charlotte 19 14 .576 — Atlanta 17 16 .515 2 Washington 16 16 .500 2½ Orlando 15 19 .441 4½ Miami 10 24 .294 9½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 7 .774 — Chicago 16 18 .485 9 Milwaukee 16 16 .484 9 Indiana 16 18 .471 9½ Detroit 15 20 .429 11

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Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 27 6 .818 — Houston 25 9 .735 2½ Memphis 22 14 .611 6½ New Orleans 14 21 .400 14 Dallas 10 24 .294 17½ Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Utah 20 13 .606 — Oklahoma City 20 13 .606 — Denver 14 19 .424 6 Portland 14 21 .400 7 Minnesota 11 22 .333 9 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 29 5 .853 — L.A. Clippers 22 13 .629 7½ Sacramento 14 19 .424 14½ L.A. Lakers 12 24 .333 18 Phoenix 10 23 .303 18½ Friday’s Results Indiana 111, Chicago 101 Washington 118, Brooklyn 95 Boston 117, Miami 114 Atlanta 105, Detroit 98 Houston 140, L.A. Clippers 116 Minnesota 116, Milwaukee 99 New Orleans 104, New York 92 San Antonio 110, Portland 94 Philadelphia 124, Denver 122 Golden State 108, Dallas 99 Saturday’s Games Memphis 112, Sacramento 98 Milwaukee 116, Bulls 96 Cleveland at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

New York at Houston, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE BOWL ROUNDUP

By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

– The Associated Press

CITRUS BOWL: At Orlando, LSU sophomore running back Derrius Guice burst up the middle, broke a tackle and then was off to the races for a 70-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that all but closed the door on the 15th-ranked Cardinals and sealed the 19th-ranked Tigers 29-9 victory at Camping World Stadium.

MUSIC CITY BOWL: At Nashville, “As a running back, you just have Joshua Dobbs finished his Tennessee to be patient, you can’t get upset, you career making one final move, helping can’t get mad when things don’t always All-America defensive lineman Derek go your way,” said Guice, who earned Barnett figure out how to lead the band the Citrus Bowl MVP after finishing in “Rocky Top.” his day with 138 yards and a rushing

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Dobbs ran for three touchdowns and 118 yards and threw for 291 yards and another score, while Barnett got a sack to break a tie with the late Reggie White for the school career record.

The Volunteers (9-4) beat a Big Ten team in a bowl for a third straight year and notched their first win in three tries against the Cornhuskers. It’s the first time Tennessee has won three straight bowls since 1994-1996 when Peyton Manning was quarterback for the Vols.

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TAXSLAYER BOWL: At Jacksonville, Dedrick Mills got a shoutout, some head nods and several high-fives as he walked toward the interview room at EverBank Field.

Those came from opposing players.

The freshman was an even bigger hit inside Georgia Tech’s locker room and in the stands.

Mills ran for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown, leading the Yellow Jackets to a 33-18 victory against Kentucky in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday. It was the seventh-most rushing yards in bowl history, earning Mills the Most Valuable Player trophy and making some forget about his two suspensions this season.

Senior P.J. Davis returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. Fellow linebacker Terrell Lewis blocked a punt late in the first half that set up one of Harrison Butker’s four field goals.

Thomas added a 21-yard TD run in his final collegiate game.

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Deondre Francois’ 12-yard touchdown pass to Nyquan Murray with 36 seconds left put No. 10 Florida State ahead for good, and the Seminoles topped No. 6 Michigan, 33-32, in a frantic, down-to-the-wire Orange Bowl on Friday night. It capped a simply wild final few minutes of a game that Florida State controlled most of the way before needing a rally in the final moments.

“I’ve said it before. I’m as proud of this team as any I’ve coached,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said.

Dalvin Cook rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown for Florida State (103), which led 17-3 and 20-6 early – and was up by 12 midway through the fourth quarter before falling behind.

Francois completed only 9 of 27 passes but made the most of them, throwing for 222 yards and connecting with Murray for two scores.

“There’s no team in the country like this team,” Seminoles offensive lineman Alec Eberle said.

Chris Evans had a 30-yard touchdown run and Khalid Hill an 8-yard scoring catch in the final minutes for

Michigan (10-3), which also got a defensive conversion when Josh Metellus ran a blocked extra point back after the second Francois-Murray TD. But Michigan turned the ball over on its final possession, and the Seminoles held on to win after the teams combined for 23 points and two lead changes in the final 5:22.

“I love them. Love these guys,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. “Great group of competitors, great group of workers, and a great group of guys that find a way.”

The Wolverines played without Heisman Trophy finalist Jabrill Peppers, their do-everything guy who couldn’t go because of a bad left hamstring, and lost standout tight end Jake Butt to what was believed to be a serious knee injury in the second quarter.

Wilton Speight was 21 for 38 passing for 163 yards for Michigan, which got a 14-yard interception return from Mike McCray for a touchdown.

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Up close with Janina Gavankar

Actress discusses new projects, reminisces about her Joliet childhood

By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Former Joliet resident Janina Gavankar will join the supernatural drama “Sleepy Hollow” when it returns to FOX on Jan. 6.

Gavankar recently took some time to answer questions from Herald-News Features Editor Denise M. Baran-Unland via email about her character, her years in Joliet and her current projects.

Baran-Unland: Well, first of all, congratulations on your new role in “Sleepy Hollow.” What led to you joining the show?

Gavankar: Thank you so much!

The producers called me, and offered me the role. We sat for an hour and discussed Diana, the character, and show mythology, and where they were planning to go, this year. Needless to say, it was an easy “yes” for me.

Baran-Unland: Please share some details about the role you’ll portray.

Gavankar: Diana Thomas is as agent

for the Department of Homeland Security. She’s also a mother to a daughter who has been having some issues.

She’s on a big case when she is faced with something highly out of the ordinary. Suddenly a strange guy shows up, and introduces himself as Ichabod Crane, and she realizes she’s going to need him to crack this case.

Baran-Unland: You’re gifted in acting, music and technology. How did your time in Joliet develop those gifts?

Gavankar: My parents [Peter Gavan-

kar (deceased) and Mohra Gavankar of Joliet] were more than supportive in my interests. My mother drove me to every piano, marimba, vocal, acting and dancing lesson I had, through the years, while living there. All of those teachers, including my teachers at Troy Craughwell, Shorewood [Junior High], and Joliet West gave me the capabilities I have, and use, everyday.

Baran-Unland: Tell us about the drum corps video and why that was a huge dream of yours.

Gavankar: While at Joliet West, Kev-

in Carol, our band director, and Fred King, our drum instructor (who became like an older brother to me) were inspiring. I was almost [a] percussion performance major, in college. So, in

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On Jan. 6, Janina Gavankar will join the cast of the FOX supernatural drama “Sleepy Hollow” as an agent for the Department of Homeland Security. many ways it feels like an alternate universe that still exists, somewhere, that I never stepped into.

Fred had a green championship ring from winning Drum Corps International with the Cavaliers. He was a superhero to me. I became obsessed with drum corps, and auditioned for the front ensemble of Phantom Regiment. I got in, but also was accepted to a summer intensive to study drama at Yale during the same summer.

Heart-wrenching. I chose Yale, and though it all worked out, drum corps feels like an unrequited love.

Making my last music video helped exercise some of those demons. ...

Working with the Jersey [Surf], a world-class drum [corps], and stepping into their line was incredibly emotional for me.

Baran-Unland: What’s your favorite music genre and why?

Gavankar: Oooo hard one. I think I

actually identify with the late roman-

tic period of classical music. It’s what was playing in the house, constantly, and what I opt into playing on Spotify.

Of course I also love popular music, but if I’m [on] a desert island, I’m taking Rachmaninoff.

Baran-Unland: You’re back in Joliet for the weekend. Where do you head for dinner?

Gavankar: My mother and I often

head to Smile of Siam, in Shorewood.

Baran-Unland: Favorite all-time food?

Gavankar: Chocolate. Milk, with

hazelnuts.

Baran-Unland: What’s a Joliet memory that sticks with you?

Gavankar: Rehearsing for “West Side

Story” in high school. It’s where I had an out of body emotional experience and was forever changed. That moment made me want to be an actor.

Baran-Unland: Name one goal you’d

like to attain.

Gavankar: SO MANY [sic] goals!

I’d like to continue to work for a very long time, which [as] a woman in this industry, is incredibly difficult. Also, my writing partner and I have quite a few projects we would like to have [green] lit. It’s a new area for me, but I’m ready.

Baran-Unland: This one’s your space.

What else would you like Herald-News readers to know about you?

Gavankar: I just launched a new en-

deavor on [Jan. 1, 2017]. It’s a lifestyle brand, and site called altFound.com – as in “alternatives found, every day.”

There are a number of actresses throwing their hat in the ring to supply the public with high-end beauty products and advanced recipes. “BUT WHO IS REPRESENTING THE SET WHO DOESN’T WANT TO PAY $3000 FOR A PAIR OF VEGAN HOUSE SHOES?” [sic] This is for me, and my people.

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Grundy County Land Use Dept.’s toy drive a success The HERALD-NEWS

Alumnus at USF in Joliet wins Emmy for work in news The HERALD-NEWS JOLIET – The University of St. Francis (USF) congratulates alumnus Pat Keating ’94 on his recent Emmy win.

Keating was awarded as part of a team of reporters, anchors, producers, and other news professionals in the category of Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering - Spot News.

His team covered the suicide of Fox Lake Police Officer Joe Gliniewicz in 2015.

Keating has been a news photographer at WLS-TV/ABC 7 Chicago for the last 17 years. He covered several aspects of the Gliniewicz death including the media briefing and the scene where the body was discovered.

Keating and his team followed through diligently on the coverage, including a 15-hour work day for the funeral. Ultimately the story broke and it was revealed that Gliniewicz had committed suicide in an attempt to cover up embezzlement and other criminal activity.

Keating received news he and the rest of his team won while he was in Mexico on vacation with his wife, Cindy (Rios) ’95.

He credits his time at USF for teaching him to always strive and do your best. Keating was studying under professor Rick Lorenc when his class won in the student category of the Chicagoland Cable Awards.

For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

Jan. 5 • Standout Résumés – 9 a.m., Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. One hour. Free. RSVP at 815-727-4444 and press 0 or email chellis@willcountyillinois.com.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center Jan. 1 – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilming• Happy New Year bowling – 1 p.m., ton Public Library District, 201 S. Kankakee Channahon Lanes, 25306 W. Eames St., St., Wilmington.

Channahon. Rock It’ Bowl after 6 p.m. For • Microsoft Word – 10:30 a.m. Workforce information, call 815-467-2026.

Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet. How to use Microsoft Word in job Jan. 2 searches. RSVP at 815-723-3885 and press • St. Patrick’s Food Pantry – 9 to 11:30 0, or email chellis@willcountyillinois.com. a.m., 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For those • English as a Second Language Conliving in the 60436 zip code. For information, versation Club – 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., call the St. Patrick parish office at 815-727Plainfield Public Library District, 15025 S. 4746.

Illinois St., Plainfield. Call 815-263-8145 or • After School Program – 2 to 6 p.m. email thess@plainfieldpubliclibrary.org.

Monday through Friday when school is in session and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when school is Jan. 6 not in session, Boys and Girls Club, 226 E. • Will County Mobile Workforce Center Clinton St., Joliet. Ages 6 to 18. For rates and – 9:30 a.m. to noon, Frankfort Public Library information, call 815-723-3434.

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort.

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center Jan. 3 – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mokena Public Library, • Electronics Recycling – 6 to 11 a.m.; 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. also Jan. 6, Lockport Public Works, 17112 • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Knights of Prime Blvd., Lockport. For information, Columbus Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., visit www.willcountygreen.com.

Joliet. Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout.

• Living Life Skills Educational WorkCall 815-723-3827. shop – 9:30 to 11 a.m.; also Jan. 5, Will-Grun- • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Stone City dy Center for Independent Living, 2415 VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Drive, Joliet.

W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Call 815-729-0162 Dining room opens 4 p.m. Carryouts avail(voice) or 815-768-2582 (VRS) able. Call 815-722-7122.

• Encore Resale Shop – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Bingo – Doors open 4 p.m. Cards begin Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first 6 p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. Saturday of the month, Silver Cross Hospital Broadway St., Joliet.

Campus, 710 Cedar Crossings Drive, New • Fish Fry/Karaoke – Fish fry is 4 to 8 p.m.

Lenox. For information, call 815-300-7642 Karaoke is 8 p.m. to midnight, Cantigny VFW or the hospital’s volunteer services at 815Post 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Call 300-7117.

815-722-5398.

• Bingo – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW • Fish Fry – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New VFW Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. Call 815-485-8369 or visit vfwLenox. Karaoke begins at 8:30 p.m. Call 815post9545.org.

485-8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org.

• Electronics Recycling – 5 to 7 p.m., Romeoville Public Works, 615 Anderson Drive, Jan. 7 Romeoville. For information, visit www.

• Fish Fry – 4 to 8 p.m., Knights of Columwillcountygreen.com. bus Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., Joliet.

• Bingo – 6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Carryout. Call 815-723-3827.

100 S. Infantry Drive, Joliet. Call 815-7250746.

Jan. 8 • Midwest Crossroad Chorus of Sweet • Forest Preserve District of Will County Adelines International – 7 p.m., Trinity Volunteer Workday – 8 a.m. to noon, HickChristian School, 901 Shorewood Drive, ory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction, Shorewood. Call 866-588-7464 or visit mid- Mokena. For more information, email westcrossroad.org. rgauchat@fpdwc.org or call 815-722-7364.

• Sunday, January 1, 2017

Each year, the Grundy County Land Use Department holds a gently used toy drive for children.

The donations of 130 games, baby toys, and girl and boy toys from the community was overwhelming this year.

The South Wilmington Grade School through Cindy Christiansen and local Boy Scouts also donated toys this year.

The Rotary club to picked up and distributed the items.

The Morris Library, Fossil Ridge Library, Three Rivers Library in Minooka and Channahon, and the Coal City Library gave space within their libraries as drop off locations for toys.

Park Pointe nursing home partnered in sanitizing and washing all of the

stuffed animals that we received.

The used and new toys were distributed to four different locations.

New toys were given to a needy local family, and to the Toys for Tots organization.

All gently used toys were sorted into either girl, boy or baby toys and all of the stuffed animals once cleaned and dried were bagged.

The Mazon Toys for Joy program did receive some of the toys for families, and the Chicago Rotary picked up everything that remained. Toys were given to families by displaying all of the toys on tables and allowing the parents to pick out toys that are appropriate for their children.

Bob ‘Santa’ Pazely for picked up toys multiple times in the last month from local libraries and Cheryl Wardell sorted and boxed toys.

Jan. 4 • Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. Visit www.jobs4people.org.

• ESL Conversation Group – 3 p.m., White Oak Library District, Crest Hill Branch, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. Call 815-5524185 or visit whiteoaklibrary.org.

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The donations of 130 games, baby toys and girl and boy toys from the community was overwhelming this year.

ONGOING • Holiday Lights Drop-Off – Through Jan. 31, lobbies of the County Office Building, 302 N Chicago St., Joliet; Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County, 421 Doris Ave., Joliet; and the Land Use Department, 58 E Clinton St., Joliet. Dispose of unwanted, burned out or horribly twisted string holiday lights.

For more information, visit www.willcountygreen.com.

• St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 307 N. Chicago St., Joliet; and 9 to 8 p.m., 1820 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

Monday is 50 percent off day. Seniors receive 20 percent off on Thursdays. For more information, call 815-722-1140 (Chicago Street) or 815-729-4585 (Jefferson Street).

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By EUGENIA LAST Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Take the first step toward personal freedom. It’s time to pursue a new adventure. Be open to suggestions, but don’t let anyone take charge or crowd your space. It’s your life and your choices that should dictate what you are going to do next. Set your plan in motion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t let the words or actions of others confuse you. Stick to your principles and plan. Keep your life simple and focused on achieving personal success. Don’t fold under pressure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Something good is within reach. An unexpected offering or proposal

will get you thinking about new possibilities. A change will do you good. Start a new diet and exercise regimen.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – An idea you have could change your life, but before you jump in you should consider the downside and the cost involved. The response you get from friends will be telling.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – It’s time to work hard for positive change. A productive plan that will send you in a favorable direction personally and professionally will set the stage for a bright future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Plan your strategy for the upcoming year. Preparation will help you reach your goals quickly. Your intelligence, keen perception and imaginative mind will lead to prosperity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Consider what is and isn’t possible. Weed out any ideas that are likely to slow you down or cause you to miss your goal.

Stay focused, and set your course.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t let your emotions lead you astray. Don’t overspend or make a donation that you cannot afford just because someone makes you feel guilty. Look out for your best interests.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Put time aside for the ones you love. Share your thoughts and plans, and make any adjustments necessary.

Romance is favored and will improve your No. 1 relationship.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – How you move forward at home or the ways in which you ensure having

some leftover cash for things you enjoy will lead to positive progress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Return to basics and strategize about how you are going to handle a financial or physical deficit due to past indulgence or extravagance. Romance will help improve your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – If you limit your expenditures and live modestly, you will put together a solid plan that will ensure your personal and professional success. It’s a new year and a new beginning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Stick to your word, and refuse to get into a debate with friends or relatives about a decision you’ve made. It’s your life, your happiness and your future.

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The Born Loser

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Soup to Nutz The Argyle Sweater

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier your bones.

As to the question of carbonation being bad for your teeth, we need to talk about the carbonic acid we mentioned earlier.

While it’s true the process of carbonation results in the creation of an acid, it’s a very weak one. Plain bottled water has a neutral pH of 7. Carbonated water such as Perrier is only slightly more acidic, with a pH of 5.25. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), that’s “minimally corrosive.” Cranberry juice, by contrast, with a pH of 2.5, is considered by the ADA to be “extremely corrosive.”

So the good news is you and your family are on the right track with fizzy waters replacing sodas and other sweet drinks.

Just be sure to always read the labels.

If you see the words sucrose, glucose, fructose or corn syrup, you’re holding a sugary drink.

And here’s a bonus for weight watchers from a National Institutes of Health study: Young women who drank a glass of fizzy water reported feeling full and satiated.

Lastly, for those of you with kids who may have heard this urban legend – eating the carbonated candy Pop Rocks and then drinking a soda definitely will not make your stomach explode!

• 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: We’re finally winning the battle against sugary soft drinks in our home, but a family friend insists the sparkling water our kids are drinking instead is bad for their bones and teeth. Is this really true?

Dear Reader: First, congratulations on weaning your family off of soft drinks.

One out of every three Americans drinks at least one (and often more) sugar-packed soda or other sweetened beverage every day. This puts them at increased risk for serious health problems such as obesity, Type-2 diabetes and even heart disease.

Although in a perfect world we would all stick to plain water to get the hydration we need, the truth is that can get boring.

It’s no surprise, then, that sparkling water, with its fizzy bubbles and wide range of flavors, has become a go-to replacement for people who want to cut back on calorie-laden sodas.

Sparkling water, which typically has no calories, is made when carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in plain water, a process known as carbonation. This results not only in the bubbles we love, but also creates carbonic acid, which gives fizzy water a mildly tart flavor. (We’ll get back to that in a minute.)

The concern voiced by your family friend, that drinking carbonated water weakens bones, quite possibly finds its roots in a study conducted in 2006. Known as the Framingham Osteoporosis Study, researchers tied the consumption of cola beverages to decreased density in the hip bones of older women.

But the operative word here turns out to be “cola.” Women in the study who drank non-cola beverages did not exhibit increased bone loss. The researchers concluded that carbonation doesn’t damage

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ACROSS 1. Leave a permanent mark on 5. Stows, as a banner 10. Ice carving?

15. Frequently 18. Romance writer Roberts 19. Ultimately succeed 20. Coin portraying Queen Victoria, once 21. Quaint cry of disapproval 22. Play by heart?

25. Monastery title 26. Sphere 27. Personal problems 28. Relay segment 29. Roman emblem of power adopted by Mussolini 31. Big name in grills 33. Toward the back 34. Gymnastics event 36. Means of death for Judas Iscariot 37. A plus average?

41. Tight-lipped 42. Took first 43. 2007 Peace Prize recipient 44. Rio greeting 45. Makes minor observations?

50. Gum that comes in Fire and Ice varieties 53. Begot 54. Letterhead?

55. “Star Trek: T.N.G.” counselor 57. Leeway 58. Life force in Eastern medicine 60. Handle with care?

64. Chart of the heavens 68. River more than 2,700 miles long that crosses the Equator twice 69. Two turtledoves, e.g.

70. Cry at a surprise party just before the honoree arrives 72. Get a groove on?

73. Drink Gatorade after a workout, say 75. Calm before the storm?

78. Blow it 79. Red-haired biblical twin

80. Marco Polo crossed it 81. “Gnarly!”

82. What a lead runner sets 85. Learns 88. Some Bavarian brews 91. Under the weather 92. “Pronto!”

93. Part of a film studio tour 95. Disney Channel’s “____ and Maddie” 96. Grab and go?

104. Land bordering Nepal 105. Errands, e.g.

106. A.T.M. expense 107. Provider of limited coverage?

109. Subject to a recall, maybe 111. Ginger ____ 112. “You betcha!”

114. Middle X or O 115. Milne young ’un 116. Stay ahead of the curve?

120. Dec. 31, e.g.

121. ____ Hawkins dance 122. Glossy fabric 123. Baja’s opposite 124. Setting for much of “Lord Jim” 125. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse ____ 126. Stuck-up sort 127. Spot for brooding DOWN 1. Support, as a foundation 2. Dara who swam at five Olympics 3. Curmudgeonly 4. Common Christmas entree 5. Former Saudi king 6. Release from shackles 7. Way up a bunny slope 8. San ____ Obispo, Calif.

9. Thérèse, e.g.: Abbr.

10. Make available 11. Bars for swingers?

12. Go (for) 13. Coral bleaching locale 14. Drive mad 15. Salty or spicy

16. Event with steeply discounted prices 17. Interest piquer 19. Sports team tally: Abbr.

23. Boeing competitor 24. Dollar, in slang 30. Pittance 32. One of nine for Tina Fey 34. Swedish lake that’s the largest in the European Union 35. Suffix with beta or cyclo38. Drops 39. Metaphor for punishment 40. Standing 45. Luau locale 46. Cupronickel, e.g.

47. Like some uncertain dates 48. Poppycock 49. 1998 N.L. M.V.P. 51. Night at the museo?

52. ____ the line (obeying) 53. Canoe builder’s bark source 56. “Quite true” 59. Padlock’s place 61. Find common ground 62. What spirits can do 63. Toward the back 64. Kept for later 65. “A Visit From St. Nicholas” writer 66. Very loud 67. Isn’t over yet 71. Maker of the fragrance Sauvage 74. Wreck, informally 76. Russian moolah 77. Triangular road sign 79. Big purveyor of sports talk 82. Imagines 83. Like a machine that prints, scans and faxes 84. Provider of the fizz in a gin fizz 86. Worm or fly 87. Blubber 89. Setting for some aerial maneuvers

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The dawn of a new year brings joy, hope for new beginnings Dear Readers: It’s 2017! A new year has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning.

Today is the day we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions – which were adapted by my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of AlAnon: Just for today – I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.

I know I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today – I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine.

BE A GOOD

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Just for today – I will accept what is.

I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.

Just for today – I will improve my mind.

I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer.

Just for today – I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my path, and I’ll not speak ill of others. I will improve my appearance, speak softly and not interrupt when someone else is talking.

Just for today, I will refrain from improving anybody but myself.

NEIGHBOR

Just for today – I will do something positive to improve my health. If I’m a smoker, I’ll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat healthfully – if only just for today. And not only that, I will get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it’s only around the block.

Just for today – I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions.

And now, Dear Readers, I would like to share an item that was sent to me by L.J. Bhatia, a reader from New Delhi, India: Dear Abby: This year, no resolutions, only some guidelines. The Holy Vedas say, “Man has subjected himself to thousands of self-inflicted bondages. Wisdom comes to a man who lives according to the true eternal laws of nature.”

The prayer of St. Francis (of which there are several versions) contains a powerful message:

Volunteer.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love; For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

8817, 03-26-411-016-0000, Carol A Voigts to John G Sclunid & Lois E Sclunid, Nov. 7 $45,000, 319 Russell St, Joliet 60435-2628, 07-04-201-009-0000, Anthony Thompson to Jose L Leon Villagomez, Dec. 4 $86,500, 717 N Reed St, Joliet 60435-5935, 07-08-200-012-0000, Christopher J Adler to Lizbeth Borras & Alberto Paniaya Jacobo, Sept.

28 $66,000, 623 Buell Ave, Joliet 60435-7004, 07-09-302-014-0000, HUD to Froyland Bivian & Maria Bibian, Oct. 21 $79,000, 10 Manor Ct, Joliet 60436-1506, 0717-208-005-0000, James R Mcallister to Marie Owen & Michael Owen, Oct. 24 $120,000, 107 Jessie St, Joliet 60433-1429, 07-13-111-018-0000, Shelly M Mcreynolds to Alvinson Stepney & Lisa Reed Stepney, Nov. 16 $84,500, 2891 Heritage Dr 1D, Joliet 604350304, 06-12-317-008-1004, Benjamin H Mootrie III to Michael W Pauly, Nov. 3 $82,500, 2891 Heritage Dr 3D, Joliet 604350304, 06-12-317-008-1012, Fannie Mae to Elizabeth Brown, Nov. 11 $100,000, 16 Dwight Ave, Joliet 60436-1425, 07-17-104-011-0000, PNC Bank NA to Alberto Enriquez & Araceli Lopez Lopez, July 26 $180,000, 3308 Indianwood Ln, Joliet 604314921, 06-11-211-023-0000, Ruth M Clatt to Terry V Higgins & Kayce F Higgins, Oct. 21 $59,000, 1315 Kenmore Ave, Joliet 604353941, 07-05-304-010-0000, Wells Fargo Bank Trustee to Frank J Ostir Dr, Oct. 10 $140,000, 1426 Citadel Dr, Joliet 60435-5195, 06-01-101-029-1002, Jesus Navejas to Kate Forster, Oct. 28 $135,000, 710 Campbell St, Joliet 604356908, 07-09-316-007-0000, Joshua Vargo to Mary Jo Paris, Oct. 3 $229,000, 24434 W Pellinore Dr, Joliet 60404-6666, 06-33-107-032-0000, Chlcago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Daniel R Procarione, Oct. 27 $59,000, 700 Campbell St, Joliet 604356908, 07-09-316-010-0000, William F Duerr to Alfredo Gutierrez & Lorena Lopez Hernandez, Sept. 21 $120,000, 1400 Middletree Rd, Joliet 604332913, 07-22-303-018-0000, Tiffani L Tolbert to Burnell Holman & Carrie Holman, Oct. 22 $260,000, 607 Lavinia Ln, Joliet 60435-5631, 07-07-203-006-0000, Beverly Feehan to Thomas Fry & Helen Fry, Oct. 28 $59,500, 212 Youngs Ave, Joliet 60432-2931, 07-10-412-001-0000, Clyde Crockett to Rosa Luna & Miguel Luna, Oct. 29 $256,500, 1102 Cumberland Dr, Joliet 604317526, 06-06-306-002-0000, Greg Leach Homes Inc to Brian J Schuenemann & Vicky Greene, Nov. 4

$54,000, 713 N Hickory St, Joliet 60435-6324, 07-09-207-011-0000, Jacqus Harris to Jose A Guzman, Sept. 11 $100,000, 710 Algonquin St, Joliet 604322164, 07-12-101-006-0000, Angela Lawson to John M Lawson & Lisa M Lawson, Oct. 28 $131,000, 2402 Vesta Dr, Joliet 60431-1243, 03-26-404-014-0000, Offerman Trust to Kurt Fife, Nov. 14 $115,000, 553 N Eastern Ave, Joliet 604321850, 07-10-112-011-0000, Roy W Dodge Jr to Martin Rangel Ortiz & Vanessa Salgado, Nov. 15 $161,000, 701 Terry Dr, Joliet 60435-5117, 0612-203-014-0000, Carmody Trust to Armando Casarrublas Gonzalez, Sept. 14 $165,000, 709 N William St, Joliet 604355957, 07-08-204-028-0000, Mary Ann Stubler to Christopher Bryant Clinton & David A Clinton, Aug. 29

LOCKPORT

$205,000, 16531 Willow Walk Dr, Lockport 60441-1106, 05-31-102-133-0000, David Plese to Anne Sadler, Oct. 31 $169,500, 705 Maryknoll Dr, Lockport 604412293, 04-13-102-008-0000, Donald A Hubbs to Eric Szynkowski, Oct. 18 $150,000, 703 Daviess Ave, Lockport 604412832, 04-23-121-007-0000, Georgantas Trust to Michael J Mccann, Sept. 22 $110,000, 2005 S State St, Lockport 604414624, 04-26-106-012-0000, Jonikas Inc to Joseph R Jaworski, Nov. 14 $417,575, 15711 Mueller Way, Lockport 60441-1025, 05-32-307-008-0000, Brian Wille Construction Inc to Suzanne Bement, Nov. 1 $100,000, 16665 W 144th Pl, Lockport 604412332, 05-07-102-008-0000, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Trustee to George Tragos & Sueann Tragos, Sept. 27 $195,000, 1022 Cove Ave, Lockport 604412240, 04-13-201-002-0000, Williams Trust to Jennie Biscan, Oct. 24 $375,000, 15787 Mueller Way, Lockport 60441-1025, 05-32-307-001-0000, Brian Wille Construction Inc to Kevin R Schultz & Carol A Schultz, Nov. 10 $173,000, 16725 W Natoma Dr, Lockport 60441-6234, 16-05-304-259-0000, Christopher Chin to Trent Munson, Oct. 14

NEW LENOX

$255,000, 686 Grace Ct, New Lenox 604519282, 08-24-410-062-0000, Patrick M Couch to Judy G Wingfield, Oct. 5 $279,900, 656 Sandpiper Dr, New Lenox 60451-8598, 15-08-108-022-0000, Brian W Henderson to Thomas Sherlock Jr & Casey

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2136, 02-18-316-004-0000, Jeevesh Khanna to Syed Khaja Mohiuddin & Tazeen Ferhana, Oct. 10 $330,000, 564 Truman St, Bolingbrook 60440-9040, 02-04-208-010-0000, Linda H Bowman to Serra Vonderhorst, Oct. 24 $266,000, 223 S Cranberry St, Bolingbrook 60490-2062, 02-18-307-013-0000, Kranthi BOLINGBROOK Kalagara to Jeremiah J Stingl, Oct. 26 $244,000, 400 Springwood Ln, Bolingbrook $267,500, 176 Hillside Dr, Bolingbrook 6044060440-1475, 02-08-206-041-0000, Aracelio 6145, 02-09-300-004-0000, David Ruszkowski Torres to Caroline Aigbi Lucas & George Agyare, to Melissa Kneip, Oct. 31 June 14 $215,500, 682 Timberline Dr, Bolingbrook $210,000, 279 Clarendon Ln, Bolingbrook 60490-5412, 02-19-209-019-0000, Matthew 60440-6168, 02-09-102-007-0000, Loquist S Jarka to Michael A Hurd & Jennifer L Hurd, Trust to Jordan Cinco, Oct. 7 Sept. 20 $206,500, 473 Monarch Ln, Bolingbrook $64,000, 16P Fernwood Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-4974, 02-15-309-012-0000, Siu Luk to 60440-2958, 02-15-224-015-0000, VA to Joel T Papa, Oct. 26 Amanda P Lowry, Aug. 9 $147,000, 1086 Towner Dr, Bolingbrook $200,000, 692 Niagara Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1654, 02-08-411-011-0000, West 60440-2541, 02-12-329-030-0000, Tara Sue Suburban Bank Trustee to Alejandro Gutierrez, Stanley to Jurate Ruleviciene, Oct. 5 Sept. 30 $324,500, 6 Picnic Ct, Bolingbrook 60490$158,000, 144 Enclave Cir D, Bolingbrook 6542, 01-13-201-026-0000, Algozine Trust to 60440-7836, 02-11-303-028-1002, Sean D Ronald R Konstantopoulos & Amanda KonstanMcmillan to Bradley J Waalkes, Oct. 25 topoulos, Sept. 9 $263,500, 628 Derbyshire Ln, Bolingbrook $199,000, 255 Braemar Gln, Bolingbrook 60440-1167, 02-02-406-008-0000, Paulius 60440-3052, 02-14-108-005-0000, Florence L Joneikis to Al Edward Felizardo & Roselle Wierzbicki Estate to Donald Smith, Sept. 2 Felizardo, Sept. 30 $347,000, 1201 Winding Way, Bolingbrook CREST HILL 60490-3318, 01-26-408-014-0000, Nicole E $156,000, 16336 Crescent Lake Dr, Crest Hill Link to Chad Shearer & Deena Shearer, Oct. 11 60403-1643, 04-19-305-014-0000, Kathleen L $182,500, 307 Musial Cir, Bolingbrook 60440- Adams to Robert E Krikston & Diana M Krikston, 1833, 02-10-116-002-0000, Chicago Title Land Sept. 27 Trt Co Trustee to Michael P Chung, Oct. 25 $155,000, 2389 Caton Crest Dr, Crest Hill $116,000, 401 Degas Cir, Bolingbrook 60440- 60403-0673, 03-36-210-092-0000, Robert E 2086, 02-11-120-013-0000, Samuel Harrold Lepper to Michael Laporta, Nov. 14 Estate to Rogelio Aguilar Sanchez & Maria Lucero Garcia, Sept. 29 JOLIET $163,000, 424 Seminole Ln, Bolingbrook $185,000, 3111 Fiday Rd, Joliet 60431-1671, 60440-1843, 02-10-120-006-0000, Barry P 03-35-107-027-0000, Mitchell R Minor to Kauther to Michael J Secor & Deborah Kramer Christopher Dahl, Oct. 31 Secor, Nov. 11 $164,500, 1606 N Overlook Dr, Joliet 60431$169,000, 429 N Ashbury Ave, Bolingbrook 1544, 03-35-304-026-0000, Beal Bank SSB to 60440-2103, 02-11-202-051-0000, Jian Liang Laura Foster, June 20 He to Randy L Strauel & Nancy L Strauel, Nov. 2 $142,000, 3508 Meadow Lily Dr, Joliet 60431$370,000, 1407 Danhof Dr, Bolingbrook 8360, 06-14-403-066-0000, Holly A Panfil to 60490-4905, 01-35-207-007-0000, Yingcai Xu Nicholas J Green II, Sept. 14 to Mohammed Issa, Oct. 21 $96,000, 623 N Broadway St, Joliet 60435$123,000, 468 Seminole Ln, Bolingbrook 6316, 07-09-218-009-0000, Michael J Crotty to 60440-1857, 02-10-102-066-0000, Community Bonifacio Sandoval, April 25 Service Council to Tiffany M Neustadter, Nov. 1 $199,500, 3403 Harris Dr, Joliet 60431-8528, $290,500, 1340 Farmstead Ln, Bolingbrook 03-35-454-007-0000, Samuel Baller to Ken60490-5478, 02-19-405-006-0000, Anthony L neth J Lindahl, Oct. 18 Orillo to Bartlomiej Kochanczyk, Aug. 18 $180,000, 3339 Thomas Hickey Dr, Joliet $209,000, 720 Dorchester Dr, Bolingbrook 60431-1650, 03-35-408-028-0000, Wilmington 60440-1160, 02-02-203-026-0000, Bradford Sav Fund Soc Trustee to Jonathan Surprenant & Trust to Tingbi Wu & Shuxian He, Oct. 14 Kerri Surprenant, Oct. 10 $257,000, 342 Osage Dr, Bolingbrook 60490$188,000, 3526 Lake Side Cir, Joliet 60431-

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60446-1129, 02-28-410-022-0000, Randy B Fane Jr to Craig R Pettrone & Lynnette J Pettrone, Oct. 13 $158,000, 53 Strawflower, Romeoville 60446ROMEOVILLE 3790, 04-07-208-121-1001, Jose Mendez to $179,000, 695 Aspen Dr, Romeoville 604463983, 02-32-201-038-0000, Michael L Huff Jr to Cesar Quezada II, Nov. 4 $174,000, 725 Farragut Ave, Romeoville Shalanda Lee, May 22 60446-1128, 02-28-411-009-0000, Two Guys $141,000, 229 Mckool Ave, Romeoville 60446-1713, 04-04-211-017-0000, Kevin Marin LLC to Jose Rivera & Mayra Rivera, Sept. 1 $181,000, 710 Roof Ave, Romeoville 60446to Matthew R Bancroft, Oct. 28 1644, 04-04-118-001-0000, Michael J Nowak to $165,000, 691 Aspen Dr, Romeoville 60446Richarad Colant & Robin Colant, Oct. 24 3983, 02-32-201-022-0000, Fannie Mae to $333,000, 727 N Sleepy Hollow Ln, RomeoRobert Lamkin, Sept. 8 $178,000, 693 Cadillac Cir, Romeoville ville 60446-5805, 02-28-416-013-0000, Thom60446-5218, 04-18-313-013-0000, Lamparski as K Zuchara to Homar Zamora & Antoineqtte C Trust to Florida Freeman, Oct. 21 Berzins, Sept. 13 $67,500, 620 Lynn Ave, Romeoville 60446$147,000, 733 Essex Ave, Romeoville 604461238, 02-33-202-039-0000, Housemart Biz Inc 1126, 02-27-306-001-0000, Fernando Ceciliano to Arminas Nekrasius, Sept. 23 Jr to David Miskiewicz, Oct. 7 $152,000, 612 Avalon Ave, Romeoville 60446$139,000, 739 Hillcrest Dr, Romeoville 604461603, 04-04-102-026-0000, First Bank of 1104, 02-28-409-004-0000, Edward Liceaga to Manhattan Trustee to Alfredo Vallejo Jr, Nov. 1 Rafael Farias, Nov. 9 $150,000, 607 Palmer Ave, Romeoville $253,000, 652 Sedge Meadow Ct, Romeoville 60446-1423, 02-33-313-014-0000, Raymond 60446-4819, 02-32-301-004-0000, Dennis R W Kaptena to S Rick Yifrach & Josef Yifrach, Epley to Mauricio Martinez Lopez, Oct. 24 Oct. 12 $195,000, 1160 W Maggie Ln, Romeoville $218,000, 1967 Whitmore Dr, Romeoville 60446-5303, 02-32-306-031-0000, Serra 60446-5082, 03-12-307-038-0000, Jason Vonderhorst to Paul Tamez, Oct. 21 Wetherholt to Benedict O Chukwurah & Esther N Okwudili Chukwurah, Oct. 23 SHOREWOOD $207,000, 59 Sonoma Dr, Romeoville 60446$375,500, 1810 Spencer Way, Shorewood 5171, 04-07-107-007-0000, Jeffrey P Polen to 60404-1238, 06-08-307-016-0000, NVR Inc to Jose Morfin, Nov. 11 Craig S Cowan & Olivia R Cowan, Oct. 26 $138,000, 573 Scott Dr, Romeoville 60446$165,000, 1723 Parkside Dr, Shorewood 1474, 03-13-216-014-0000, HUD to Karol 60404-0681, 06-17-108-042-0000, Jasson R Oleksiak, Sept. 26 Pech to Brittany N Obrien, Oct. 20 $220,000, 542 N Anna Ln, Romeoville 60446$133,500, 717 Franklin Rd, Shorewood 5285, 02-32-310-018-0000, Ricardo Duran to 60404-9285, 06-16-218-020-0000, Frederick Marcus Richardson & Sasah Richardson, Nov. 2 W Crownhart to Stephen B Bourque & Margaret $70,000, 613 Glen Ave, Romeoville 60446Bourque, Oct. 7 1212, 02-33-208-009-0000, First National $266,300, 311 Towne Center Blvd, Shorewood Financial Inc to Kathleen Leavitt, Aug. 2 60404-1244, 06-08-303-035-0000, NVR Inc to $277,000, 131 Wedgeport Cir, Romeoville Jeffrey R Ward & Valerie A Ward, Oct. 27 60446-3734, 03-12-105-091-0000, Szymon A $127,000, 415 S Raven Rd, Shorewood Rychtarczyk to David Jaluvka & Lindsey Jaluvka, 60404-9299, 06-16-226-034-0000, Linda Oct. 21 Treleven to Kyle Hudson, Oct. 27 $145,000, 141 Yarrow, Romeoville 60446$260,000, 24800 Jensen St, Shorewood 3951, 04-07-204-157-1003, Steven M Ziroli to 60404-0670, 06-21-107-007-0000, Craig Micah R Booker, Nov. 8 Gunty to Ryan A Boyce & Angela A Boyce, Sept. $128,500, 311 Elmwood Rd, Romeoville 1 60446-1053, 02-27-104-004-0000, Carmen $132,900, 723 S Raven Rd, Shorewood Torres to Lucero I Garcia, Sept. 30 60404-9106, 06-16-226-030-0000, Salvatore A $153,900, 720 Farragut Ave, Romeoville Esposito to Sharlene Thomas, Sept. 7

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ick W Mitchell III to Michael Kolpacki & Amy Kolpacki, Sept. 29 $145,000, 7007 Creekside Dr, Plainfield Sherlock, Oct. 28 60586-1777, 03-30-107-015-1001, Nicole E $365,000, 3009 Edgecreek Dr, New Lenox Neushwander to Timothy Doctor, July 22 60451-9634, 08-08-107-003-0000, Hoppen$147,500, 6513 Walter Adamic Ln, Plainfield rath Trust to Daniel A Gunther & Jennifer A 60586-7219, 03-30-201-024-0000, Lisa G Kline Sucech, Oct. 26 to Ronald W Schuler & Janet L Schuler, Oct. 19 $273,000, 739 Bluestone Bay Dr, New Lenox $130,000, 7002 Creekside Dr, Plainfield 60451-9204, 08-24-403-013-0000, Fannie Mae 60586-1701, 03-30-105-060-1002, Fannie Mae to Robert R Fiore & Abigail M Fiore, Sept. 14 to Rudy Luevano & Lisa L Durante, Sept. 2 $326,350, 729 S Anderson Rd, New Lenox $170,000, 6921 Creekside Dr, Plainfield 60451, 08-23-316-031-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Robert Alan Denney & Lindsay 60586-1765, 03-30-107-014-1006, Corey T Byington to Zachary Hartzold, Oct. 21 Marie Denney, Aug. 25 $200,000, 6905 Gallatin Dr, Plainfield 60586$490,000, 712 Jennifer Ct, New Lenox 604511307, 08-13-205-005-0000, Brett Vanasdlen to 5364, 03-31-102-052-0000, Jeffery E Hodges to Victoria Cornacchia, March 5 Brenda D Mcgraw & Natalie Mcgraw, Oct. 24 $179,000, 4601 Mallard Ln, Plainfield 60586$206,000, 317 Stonegate Rd, New Lenox 7293, 06-03-110-004-0000, William D Chatman 60451-2278, 08-22-314-005-0000, Ann B to James Rodgers IV & James F Rodgers III, Nov. Grabowski to Drew C Hass, Oct. 7 14 $332,211, 2135 High View Dr, New Lenox $161,000, 5112 Eastchester Ct 5112, Plainfield 60451-8817, 08-36-101-004-0000, Marquette 60586-5869, 06-04-205-062-1002, Glenn W Bank Trustee to Samer A Shalati & Valerie A Gerharz to David T Stanton & Rena Regan, Nov. Shalati, Oct. 7 $298,000, 742 Lisson Grv, New Lenox 60451- 2 $215,000, 7009 Sahara Dr, Plainfield 605869563, 08-24-355-001-0000, Danny L Chiang to 1115, 03-30-105-005-0000, Jason T Barten to Christopher Rafalski, Sept. 30 $89,900, 200 Foxhill Ct A, New Lenox 60451- Joshua A Pfrommer & Gilliam Leigh Meyer, Sept.

29 1673, 08-16-306-033-0000, Saleem Moham$150,000, 2349 Woodhill Ct, Plainfield 60586med to Steven J Patterson & John N Patterson, 6992, 03-34-206-081-0000, Frank Almquist to Nov. 8 Jennifer L Shearer, Oct. 25 $264,446, 2333 Alta Vista Dr, New Lenox $194,900, 22853 W Lorraine Ave, Plainfield 60451-8805, 08-36-105-017-0000, Marquette 60586-9035, 03-23-305-002-0000, Deborah A Bank Trustee to Jeffrey J Carlson & Stacey L Specht to Daniel Wolf & Krystina Wolf, Nov. 16 Carlson, Oct. 9 $210,000, 5211 Pine Trails Cir, Plainfield $239,900, 2146 Wellington Ct, New Lenox 60451-8540, 08-24-103-015-0000, Laura Lupe 60586-7646, 06-04-110-083-0000, Thomas B Noakes to William A Carranza & Yesenia E to Tammy Jungiewicz, Nov. 4 $120,000, 218 Manor Dr D, New Lenox 60451- Montalvo, Oct. 27 $240,000, 24313 Apple Tree Ln, Plainfield 1667, 08-16-306-054-1004, Jo A Obrien to 60585-2260, 01-28-205-036-0000, Main Trust Judith A Martin, Oct. 14 to Derek K Jeninga, Oct. 24 $450,000, 691 Edgewater Ct, New Lenox $255,000, 16027 S Legion Ct, Plainfield 60451-4820, 08-34-203-016-0000, Lynn 60586-8829, 03-21-101-013-0000, Ernest Builders Inc to Donald J Anderson & Bridget S Nielsen to Robert Forrest & Patricia Grimmett Anderson, Nov. 10 Forrest, Nov. 16 $210,000, 708 S Cooper Rd, New Lenox $380,000, 15921 Hometown Dr, Plainfield 60451-2293, 08-22-317-003-0000, Swanson 60586-7107, 03-21-101-056-0000, Joseph Trust to Thomas Dodaro & Jennifer Dodaro, Deskovich to Christopher J Rosso & Samantha L Sept. 29 $189,900, 108 E 2nd Ave, New Lenox 60451- Rosso, Nov. 9 $245,000, 1710 Chestnut Hill Rd, Plainfield 1827, 08-22-101-001-0000, Chicago Trust Co 60586-8515, 03-33-452-017-0000, William C Trustee to Deanna Hnetkovsky, Nov. 10 Bell to Frank K Almquist, Sept. 16 $285,000, 662 Bishops Gate, New Lenox $127,750, 22308 W Odessa Ct, Plainfield 60451-9567, 08-24-104-007-0000, Brian Hanson to Patrick M Keane II & Carrie M Keana, 60544-7059, 03-01-301-240-0000, William J Mcguire to Muhammad Wasey Ameen, Oct. 13 Oct. 25 $208,000, 2003 Mystic Dr, Plainfield 605865320, 03-31-308-001-0000, Jon T Gul to Sandra PLAINFIELD $219,000, 4706 Osprey Ln, Plainfield 60586- White, Oct. 21 $180,000, 21928 W Kettering Ct, Plainfield 5328, 06-03-117-004-0000, Richard Dublin to 60544-7029, 03-01-203-028-0000, Cheryl Stephani Spencer & Ian Spencer, Oct. 3 $439,900, 13448 Skyline Dr, Plainfield 60585- Zauratsky to Luetenah Reed, Oct. 5 $150,100, 14006 Danbury Dr, Plainfield 1914, 01-31-404-024-0000, Arlene L Hornilla to 60544-7325, 04-06-401-005-0000, Linda L Matthew Schauer & Sarah Schauer, Nov. 10 Merklin to Jesse E Byrer & Christy A Byrer, Nov. $225,000, 24050 Water Lily Ct, Plainfield 60585-8716, 01-33-476-041-0000, Mark Malys 10 $235,000, 2014 Kensington Estates Ct, to Brad M Giacomi & Raisa C Belen, Nov. 16 Plainfield 60586-6239, 03-33-114-023-0000, $152,000, 5464 Keystone Ct, Plainfield Ziad Ghanayem to Samaria M Narayan & Robert 60586-6646, 03-28-310-137-0000, Federal E Beavis, Oct. 13 Home Loan Mtg Corp to Lukas Pimas, Sept. 2 $205,000, 4414 Willowbend Dr, Plainfield $201,000, 7009 Waterway Ct, Plainfield 60586-6407, 03-34-310-008-0000, Nathaniel 60586-6392, 03-30-306-008-0000, Freder-

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First, I hope all of my readers have a very happy and healthy 2017.

Alfred North Whitehead, an English mathematician and philosopher, said, “If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.”

I disagree, believing that the more time you put into your cats, the stronger their affection for you will be. But if you faced this deal at the bridge table, with no warning bell ringing, you would jump to defeat if you played too quickly.

South is in six hearts. After West leads the spade jack, what should declarer do?

South’s two-club rebid was New Minor Forcing. It guaranteed at least game-invitational strength and asked opener to describe his hand further.

Then, when North indicated threecard heart support, South jumped to six hearts, giving the defenders no more information.

Declarer seems to have 12 easy tricks: two spades, five hearts, four diamonds and one club. It looks obvious to win with dummy’s spade ace and to draw two rounds of trumps.

If both opponents follow suit, South unblocks his diamond ace, draws the last trump with the heart queen and claims.

Here, though, the trumps break 4-1. Now declarer needs a dummy entry to reach the three diamond winners. What is it?

The entry has to be in spades, and that requires South to throw his spade queen under dummy’s ace at trick one.

Did you avoid jumping forward to trick two with undue haste?

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On Wednesday evening, January 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m., a Public Hearing will be held by the Plan Commission of the Village of Bolingbrook in the Boardroom of Bolingbrook Village Hall, 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois, for the purpose of considering and hearing testimony as to a Special Use Permit for a Planned Development with Variances, Preliminary Development Plan and Preliminary Plat of Subdivision on a tract of property comprising approximately 22.89 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Boughton Road and Falcon Ridge Way and legally described as follows: PIN #: 12-02-11-100-029-0000 12-02-11-100-023-0000 12-02-11-100-014-0000 12-02-11-100-032-0000 A map of the subject property and a plan which shows the proposed development are available for review at the Bolingbrook Public Services & Development Department, Bolingbrook Village Hall, 375 West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois.

The foregoing proposal is the result of a petition by Hartz Construction Co., Inc. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard.

intends to sell his right, title, and interest in "Lots 3 and 4 in Links Edge Subdivision of the South 1/2 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 22 Township 34 N Range 12 East of Third Principal Meridian according to the plat thereof recorded as document R2002-145283 with the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois" those parcels bearing Will County property tax identification numbers 18-13-22302-005 and 18-13-22-302-006 respectively. The parcels will be offered as a single lot, both "as is" and "where is," and will be sold for the highest and best offer.

For more information, please contact the Trustee: David P. Leibowitz, Lakelaw, 53 W. Jackson, Suite 1610, Chicago, IL 60604, dleibowitz@lakelaw.com, 312-360-1501.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF ONLINE Real Estate Auction NEW IL Foreclosure HUD Home Not Listed in MLS. 3033E Hickory Ln, Crete, IL

4BR 2.5BA 3,185sf+/- Property will not be available for inspection.

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By order of the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Bolingbrook, Will and DuPage Publisher's Notice: All real estate Counties, Illinois. advertising in this newspaper Lon Schank, Chairperson is subject to the Plan Commission Fair Housing Act which makes it Dated this 28th day of illegal to advertise "any preferDecember, 2016. ence, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, reli(Published in the Herald-News gion, sex, handicap, familial January 1, 2017) 1255136 status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes PUBLIC NOTICE children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custoBANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE'S dians, pregnant women and RETURN OF BIDS SALE people securing custody of chilOF REAL PROPERTY: dren under 18. This newspaper Not sooner than one week after the will not knowingly accept any publication of this Notice, David P. advertising for real estate which Leibowitz, not individually, but as is in violation of the law. Our bankruptcy trustee for the estate of readers are hereby informed that Stephen Brad Carter, pursuant to all dwellings advertised in this authority granted him in Northern newspaper are available on an District of Illinois Bankruptcy cases equal opportunity basis.

15-B-14354 and 16-AP-00586, To complain of discrimination intends to sell his right, title, and call HUD toll-free at interest in "Lots 3 and 4 in Links 1-800-669-9777.

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