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Two incumbents and one candidate are running for four seats on the Troy District 30-C board: President Mark Griglione, board member Catherine Besler and Sabrina Price. No other candidate has filed.

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Four seats will be open for Lockport Township High School District 205. Four incumbents are running: board President John Lukasik, board Vice President Ann Lopez-Caneva and board members Lisa Bickus and Lou Ann Johnson.

At Fairmont District 89, incumbents board Vice President Richard Myers, Louis Spoonhour and Jeremy Burns will compete for three seats, along with candidates Karen Hunsaker and Carla Pope-Blakney.

Lockport District 91 has four candidates running for four seats: incumbents Estella Rodriguez and Jennifer Fracaro, as well as Laura Garrett and David Lee. One candidate – for one of four seats – is running for Taft District 90: board President Anthony Peloso. No other candidate filed.

Running for one seat on the East Side of the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors are incumbent Gwendolyn Ulmer and Sanina “Nina” Campbell.

For the West Side, three candidates are running for two seats: Loretta Westbrooks and incumbents Anthony Contos and board Vice President Jeffrey Pritz.

Three seats will be open for Joliet Township High School District 204. The candidates running include Mary “Meg” Cappel, Angel Contreras, Frank Edmon Jr. and board Vice President Tracy Spesia.

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For Plainfield District 202, incumbents David Koch, Rod Westfall and William Slabich Jr., along with nonincumbents Robert Smith, Michael Robey and Nabeeha

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Skooter’s gets 4-day liquor license suspension

By KRIS STADALSKY

Shaw Media correspondent The owners of Skooter’s Roadhouse in Shorewood will lose their liquor license for four days beginning Jan. 12 because of a violation of liquor laws.

Shorewood Mayor Richard Chapman, who also is the liquor commissioner, became aware of the Dec. 23 holiday event, which violated state codes by advertising and offering liquor specials without offering food, on Christmas Day. During an investigation, it was discovered that Skooter’s was also advertising a similar special for New Year’s Eve. Sighting a “dangerous situation for Shorewood residents and patrons of the establishment,” Chapman issued an emergency suspension order for the sale of liquor at Skooters’ for the New Year’s Eve event.

At the request of Skooter’s management, a meeting was held between Chapman and village legal staff.

Skooter’s filed an appeal with the State

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In April, school boards across Will County will have elections.

Many incumbents are running once again to retain their seats on the board, while some races see new candidates, according to the Will County Clerk’s Office.

Six candidates will compete for four seats at New Lenox District 122. They are incumbents board Vice President Rhonda Starklauf and Phil Adair, as well as non-incumbents Theresa Ann Berkey, Albert Haring, David Rush and Chad Hull.

Frankfort District 157-C will have three candidates running for three seats: incumbent board President Gina Briese, and Brett Cosich and Christopher McFadden, a former board president who was also a Lincoln-Way District 210 board member before he resigned in January 2016.

Four seats will be up at Manhattan District 114, which has three candidates: board President Scott Mancke and board members Dawn Murphy and Joseph Mitchell. No other candidate filed.

Five candidates will compete for four seats at Mokena District 159: board President James Andresen, board member Anna Briscoe, and Lisa Zielinski, Alycin Baser and Eric Bush.

Summit Hill District 161 has five candidates running for four seats: board President Rich Marron, board member David Faber, and candidates James Martin, Joy Murphy and Debra Staples. However, objections were pending for Staples, Martin and Murphy as of Sunday.

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Liquor Control Board, saying short notice from the village would cause an undue hardship on the establishment and the 45 employees who were scheduled to work New Year’s Eve. “It’s highly irregular that the city would seek to serve any establishment [with emergency suspension] after 5 p.m. with the hearing [scheduled] at 3 p.m. the next day,” said George Lattas, attorney for Skooter’s.

Skooter’s agreed to drop its appeal as the result of the compromise made with the village to correct the code violation for New Year’s Eve, Lattas said.

Chapman issued a four-day suspension of liquor sales to Skooter’s based on the first violation on Dec. 23 beginning Jan. 12.

Skooter’s has gone on official record, according to Chapman, accepting the suspension and admitting to the Dec. 23 violation. Scooter’s also agreed to pay $1,000 to cover village legal fees, Chapman said.

Lattas said the owners of Skooter’s feel blindsided by the suspension, given

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it wasn’t intentional, and “in the spirit of cooperation are working together with the city.” “[My client] inadvertently [violated the law],” Lattas said. “We had a party with a drink package on Christmas Eve. There was no malice to violate the law.”

During 2016, Shorewood police were called to the establishment 75 times for various complaints, Chapman said.

“Police are constantly being called there on weekends,” he said. “More than any other establishment in the village.

Chapman said the original intent for Skooter’s was to be an upscale steak house.

“It has now turned into a late-night entertainment facility. It draws in hundreds of people from out of town and is causing us some difficulties,” he said.

The village currently is addressing complaints of excessive noise coming from Skooter’s, particularly on the weekends.

Lattas said the businesses owners tried to make a go of the steakhouse alone, but it wasn’t profitable.

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Gina Giarrante-Rodriguez, Joliet Park District fitness superintendent, leads an exercise class Friday at Inwood Athletic Club in Joliet.

See story on page 3.

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Several members of Inwood Athletic Club participate in an exercise class Friday in Joliet.

RESOLVING TO BECOME HEALTHIER Fitness clubs help residents reach health goals

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet resident Steve Bajt is set on becoming more fit this year after losing 30 pounds since March.

Bajt was one of many people exercising in a class held by Gina Giarrante-Rodriguez, Joliet Park District fitness superintendent, at the park district’s Inwood Athletic Club on Friday.

Bajt said that last March he was getting ready for a ski trip and he had a hard time putting on his favorite pants.

He resolved to lose weight.

“I said, ‘That was it.’ When I got back, I’ve been doing this pretty steadily since March,” he said.

Since then, he said he lost 30 pounds.

This year, he said he still wants to participate in exercise classes and continue with toning and weight loss.

Weight loss is likely to be on everyone’s mind with the beginning of a new year. Area fitness clubs such as those at the Joliet Park District, Zip Fitness and others are offering special deals with the potential influx of those trying to become healthier.

Losing weight was second among the top New Year’s resolutions for 2017, according to a Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll, which surveyed 1,005 adults from Dec. 1 through Dec. 9. The top resolution was being a better person.

Tying for weight loss in the New Year’s resolution poll was exercising more, and the rest of the top resolutions were spending less money and saving more, improving health and eating healthier.

Fitness club sign-ups in the first few months of the year trend upward, and while they can be costly, affordable gym options can provide regular exercise, which is one of the best ways to boost cardiovascular health, according to Harvard Health Publications, the media division of Harvard Medical School.

The main advantage to joining a gym is having “access to a wide variety of exercise equipment,” Alex Petrus-

ka, a senior physical therapist at the Sports Medicine Center of Massachusetts General Hospital, said in Harvard Health Publications.

That equipment includes machines such as treadmills, elliptical trainers, stationary bikes and others for cardiovascular workouts. Harvard health experts also recommended moderate-intensity exercise such as brisk walking for burning fast, which is easier to sustain for longer periods of time.

At the Inwood Athletic Club, a twoweek free guest pass will begin Tuesday. Giarrante-Rodriguez said the park district always offers the guest pass

See GETTING FIT, page 13

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LOCAL NEWS Joliet, Morris hospitals welcome babies New Year Have a news tip?

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Both babies arrive ahead of due dates

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – On New Year’s Day, Porscha Sellers of Joliet learned she was never too old to need her mother.

“I was at home in bed asleep and my mom called around 11:30 a.m. to see if I was still having contractions. I woke up and was wet and realized my water had broken in my sleep,” Sellers said. “I would have had my baby at home if my mom didn’t call me about my contractions.”

Just six hours later, Dr. Frank Tomasik delivered King Leon Hall to Sellers’ and father Michael Hall at 6:28 p.m. and was declared the first baby of 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

At the time of birth, King weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19 inches long, the same measurements as Sellers second child at birth.

However, Sellers was not the only one saved by her mother when it came to going into labor. Sellers’ mother, Linda Sorrelles, had a similar incident when in labor with her children.

“What’s crazy is that I would have had one of my kids at home if my mama didn’t call me. I didn’t know I was having contractions because I had all C-sections before, I didn’t know what a contraction felt like,” Sorrelles said.

King, who was originally due to arrive Jan. 24, tried once already to make an appearance in 2016, when Sellers went into labor on Dec. 9, which landed her a two-day hospital stay and medications to slow the process. Sellers said the contractions never did completely stop, but decreased long enough to give him more time.

Sellers, who works as a dental assistant, went right back to work once out of the hospital, with some office work mixed in to lighten the load.

King will join two older brothers at home, Antwon White, 11, and Antonio Sellers, 2. White said he already helps his mom with his 2-year-old brother when he changes diapers, makes bottles, puts him to sleep and plays.

White said it will fun to have another brother, but added, “I hope he does not cry a lot.”

Sellers said the hospital staff told her she was in the running for the first baby of 2017, but she was concerned when the patient next to her received

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Porscha Sellers of Joliet holds son King Leon Hall, who was the first baby born in 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. her epidural first.

“There was one other person here before me, but I have my babies fast,” Sellers said. “I kept asking if anybody had their baby first.”

King received gifts of a piggy bank, teddy bear, keepsake items, candy cigars and booties – all donated by the hospital.

Sellers said she hopes King turns out to be the best person he can be and to always reach for the stars.

First baby at Morris Hospital

Hailey Transou of Dwight welcomed her first child, CaroleLynn Marie at 4:01 a.m. Jan. 1, which made CaroleLynn Marie the first baby of 2017 at Morris Hospital.

Charge nurse Summer Promise said Dr. Leticia Setrini-Best delivered the baby in the family birthing suites at the hospital. CaroleLynn, who was originally due to be born Jan. 10, weighed 5 pounds. 10 ounces and was 18 inches long, her grandmother Jennifer Standley said.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox had no information at press time.

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Hailey Transou of Dwight holds her daughter, CaroleLynn Marie Transou, who was the first baby born in 2017 at Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers.

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Minooka native stars in Discovery Channel show Watch the show

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – It’s a good thing Adam Kimble never unsubscribed from one particular annoying, recurring email blast.

“The emails were just infrequent enough and also interesting enough to not unsubscribe,” said Kimble, a contestant on a new Discovery Channel show called “The Wheel.”

Kimble, a Minooka native, applied years ago to be on a reality TV show that he has since forgotten the name of. But he ended up on an email list for other reality shows.

“I got an email about ‘The Wheel,’ and the buzzwords they used were just intriguing enough to get me to open it up,” Kimble said. “It was about travel and adventure – two things I like – so I read about it and applied.”

A Discovery Channel description states: “‘The Wheel’ dares six participants to survive in six distinctly grueling landscapes across South America.

With every turn of the wheel, each survivalist is dropped into a new isolated location, exposed to the world’s deadliest terrains, including freezing tundra, rugged mountains and treacherous

n WHAT: “The Wheel” on Discovery Channel n WHEN: 9 p.m. Jan. 13 n ETC.: Minooka native Adam Kimble on survivalist show set in South America.

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rainforest.”

The show lasted up to 60 days. The participants are not typical survival experts, but rather everyday people with something to prove, according to Discovery Channel.

Kimble is unsure how many people applied but said it was in the hundreds.

He made it to final casting in Los Angeles, where six people were chosen for the show out of 30 finalists. He was one of the chosen six.

Casting was all about understanding the contestant and what it was that would drive them to want to survive in the wilderness without winning a prize, he said.

“For me, a big part of it was my friend Mark Smith,” Kimble said.

Smith was a teacher at Minooka Community High School who was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in May. He died in November.

Kimble said he wanted to do something that would inspire his friend as he battled cancer.

“During the casting process, I talked about the different experiences I had,” Kimble said, noting his attempt to run across America in early 2016.

Kimble began his journey Feb. 15

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in Huntington Beach, California, with a goal to run to New York City. After several injuries, Kimble redirected his journey to have a final destination of Tybee Island, Georgia. Kimble, along with his wife, Karen Kimble, and two crew members made the trek in 60 days and covered 2,484.1 miles, a bit shy of the 3,000 he hoped to finish.

He said learned quite a bit from the experience.

“I’m a faithful person,” Adam said.

“Having faith in what I feel called to do and what God has planned for me is a big part of what I do. So I was very vocal about that in the casting process.”

Adam said producers came to the Minooka/Channahon area to film background on him before he took off for South America. He took them to the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Lake Chaminwood Preserve, where he likes to run.

He made sure to order some pizza from Fat Boyz Pizza and Stuff, a Minooka staple.

“I showed them around as best as I could,” Adam said. “I think they got some cool footage, but I haven’t seen any of it yet.”

The show debuts on Discovery Channel at 9 p.m. Jan. 13.

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Feb. 26: A Night at the Movies March 12: Leprechaun Zero K Run May 25: Redneck Ravinia July 1: Independence Celebration July 22: Battle of the Bands Aug. 12: River Fest

Boats line Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park during the 2016 River Fest in Joliet. The event will return in 2017, a year that will also see some new festivities at the park.

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Bicentennial Park comeback continues in 2017

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park is coming off a comeback year, and park management plans to do more in 2017.

Popular events that went away, including Independence Day fireworks and a summer river festival, were brought back last year. Park staff introduced new activities, including a big-screen Bears game outdoors and an adult twist to the popular Festival of the Gnomes.

Park manager Lori Carmine said staff will add to the schedule of events in 2017.

The park is owned and operated by the city of Joliet but is supported by fundraising through a separate park

board.

“We’re encouraged,” Carmine said.

“The city was encouraged by us having a full calendar. They liked having a full calendar, and we’re going to give them as full a calendar as we can without killing ourselves.”

Coming up early in the year is A Night at the Movies on Feb. 26, when the theater at Bicentennial Park will set up a big screen to show the Academy Awards. A red carpet will be rolled out, and eventgoers will be encouraged to dress with Hollywood flair.

“There will be a look-alike contest,” Carmine said.

Bicentennial Park will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 12 with a Leprechaun Zero K Run, which will be sort of a pub crawl from one end of the park to the other with beer booths along the

way.

Redneck Ravinia is scheduled for May 25 with an outdoor evening of country music at the band shell.

Traditional favorites such as Concerts On the Hill and Festival of the Gnomes will be back.

The park also will bring back “The Drunk’n Gnome,” a spoof of the Festival of the Gnomes that was introduced in 2016 with some trepidation.

“That will definitely be returning,” Carmine said. “I was a little nervous about it. But people really enjoyed it.”

The park also is venturing into educational events with a seminar called Guitar Biz 101 planned for March 25, a seminar for junior high students on how to audition for theater productions slated for April 23, and a gender equality seminar being planned for a date to be

determined in the summer.

The park also hosted its “first fullblown wedding reception” in the theater building, said Jeff Barnes, president of the Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park Inc. Board.

“It’s really a pretty place for a wedding reception,” Barnes said.

Billie Limacher, whose name is on the park, has become president emeritus.

“We talk to her all the time,” Barnes said. “Even though she’s not at the park, she knows everything that’s going on.”

The park board in 2016 hired Debbie Greene as development director to raise money and solicit corporate sponsorships for events.

Barnes said the park has added several corporate sponsors, and, “Next year is really looking well.”

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kcraver@shawmedia.com More than 190 changes to Illinois law took effect with the new year.

No, none of them is an actual state budget or meaningful pension reform. You know better than to expect that of state lawmakers. On the bright side, Illinois did enter 2017 with an official state archaeological artifact.

Some of the new laws are meant to save you money at the checkout line, others seek to keep your local governments from wasting money, others have public safety in mind, and a handful give the appearance that some of our state lawmakers may have too much free time on their hands.

Government waste and ethics

Crime

Senate Bill 210 makes it a Class 3 felony for retailers to sell “bath salts,” which mimic the effects of other dangerous drugs. Besides the felony, which carries a fine of up to $25,000 and five years in prison, the new law allows local governments to revoke a business’ license for selling them.

Licensed hairstylists and cosmetologists now have to undergo domestic violence training to help identify potential victims and encourage them to seek help under House Bill 4264.

The training consists of an hourlong course every two years. Beauty workers do not have a reporting requirement under the law.

It is now a felony offense if you rent more than $500 in equipment and fail to return it within three days, under Senate Bill 1120.

One bill puts limits on how police can collect cellphone data. Senate Bill 2343 requires police to obtain a warrant before deploying “stingray devices,” or cell-tower simulators that can locate and track a person’s cellphone without their knowledge.

Any data collected that does not deal with the target suspect must be deleted within 24 hours.

House Bill 5651 allows you to set its expiration date to your date of birth.

Employment

Employees may now use sick leave for absences due to illness, injury and medical care for immediate family members under House Bill 6162.

House Bill 5576 mandates that insurance companies provide coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs.

Senate Bill 3163 makes it illegal for employers to force any employee making less than $13.50 an hour to sign a noncompete agreement. The bill was inspired by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office suing Jimmy John’s for requiring employees to sign agreements forbidding them from working for other sandwich shops two years after leaving the company. Another bill, House Bill 1288, creates a “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights,” which extends Illinois’ employment protections to housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers.

House Bill 4999 makes it illegal for your boss or a potential employer to ask you to sign into an online or social media account to view your online activities.

The sales tax on tampons, pads and menstrual cups is lifted under Senate Bill 2746.

Hunting

A slew of new laws seek to expand hunting and fishing opportunities in Illinois.

Senate Bill 2410 expands the youth license program to include trapping.

People younger than 18 may apply for a license, and must be accompanied by an adult age 21 or older who also has a valid state trapping license.

House Bill 5788 adds catfish to the list of fish that can be taken by bow fishing or pitchfork, and House Bill 4604 allows the state to issue permits to hunt bobwhite quail, chukars and gray partridge on public hunting grounds.

Under Senate Bill 3003, the state can offer free landowner hunting permits for deer and turkey as long as the landowner has at least 40 acres.

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House Bill 538 officially designates the pirogue, a narrow canoe carved from a tree trunk, as the official state artifact of Illinois.

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Illinois law now clarifies that bicyclists have the same rights applicable to drivers, including right of way, courtesy of House Bill 5912.

House Bill 6006 requires drivers to change lanes when coming up on a car with its hazard lights on, and Senate Bill 2806 doubles the fine for disregarding railroad crossing lights or gates to $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.

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By Denise Freese A new year is a time for resolutions and goals, and is also the perfect time to update your wardrobe, your makeup, and your hairstyle.

If you’re bored with your routine look, consider the following ideas for a new winter hairstyle.

The bob is always a popular, flattering look. Winter is a good time to let it grow out; it’s nice to have your hair cover your neck for warmth, and it gives you more styling options.

The versatile “long bob” boasts long layers that blend together nicely, and works well with all face shapes.

Hidden details are another trendy look; consider creating a skinny braid or two in unexpected places. You can have it trailing down your back under other layers, or you can wrap it around a bun or ponytail. A braid is also flattering when french braided along the hairline

and tucked behind one ear.

A textured ballerina bun is a fashionable look that is prevalent in magazines and on television.

The bun should be high, on the crown of the head, but not directly on top. Spraying with dry shampoo adds texture; leave hair messy when you gather it into a ponytail holder. Use bobby pins matching the color of your hair to randomly tuck hairs into a bun.

The “half up/half down” style is effortless, and can be adjusted to flatter the shape of your face. The top half can be sleek, pulled tightly into a ponytail or a bun, or loose and curly with tendrils on the sides. The bottom half can be left straight or curly.

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Shenanigans at the College of DuPage and Northern Illinois University inspired several government spending reforms.

Senate Bill 1102 forbids governments from paying the legal fees of employees who plead guilty to crimes committed while they were employed by that government. The bill was inspired by Northern Illinois University, which did exactly that for several former employees who pleaded guilty to stealing university scrap metal and selling it to pay for parties and other gatherings.

The controversy surrounding the compensation and spending of the former president of the College of DuPage prompted several reforms. Senate Bill 2159 limits contracts for university and college presidents to four years, and severance packages to one year.

Another bill, Senate Bill 2158, prohibits community college boards from approving employee contracts from six weeks before an election or during the “lame duck” period between the election and the seating of new members.

Embarrassing expenses racked up at COD and elsewhere inspired House Bill 4379, which limits the amount that non-home-rule governments can spend on travel, meals and lodging, and outright bans spending on entertainment expenses.

Local governments will find it

much more expensive to willingly violate the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. House Bill 4715 gives courts the power to fine governments between $2,500 and $10,000 for willful noncompliance – after 30 days, the courts can increase the fine to $1,000 a day.

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Spieler appointed to Joliet housing board

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet resident Kathy Spieler is the latest appointment to the board at the Housing Authority of Joliet.

The Joliet City Council on Dec. 20 approved Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s appointment of Spieler.

Spieler fills the housing board seat vacated previously by Lorraine Guerrero. Spieler is the fourth housing authority commissioner appointed by O’Dekirk in the past two months. In November, Glenda McCullum, Angel Contreras and Yvonne White were appointed to replace three commissioners whose terms had expired.

Spieler described herself as a fulltime mom and homeschool teacher.

She said she also does volunteer

“If not for this program, so many residents would not have a bed to sleep on at night.”

Kathy Spieler

House Authority of Joliet board appointee work on the internet, including work on the mayor’s Facebook page, “Up to Date with Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk.”

She has previous experience in food and beverage management.

Her father, Charles Spieler, was a commissioner and chairman of the housing board in the 1980s.

“If not for this program, so many residents would not have a bed to sleep on at night,” Spieler told the city council after she was appointed.

Joliet police still investigating Saturday’s fatal shooting

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet police have no information Monday of who was involved in the death of a Joliet man who was fatally shot before his car crashed into a garage Saturday.

Deputy Police Chief Al Roechner said Monday morning that police had no further suspect information.

On Saturday, Dasean B. Clark, 21, had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and the silver Hyundai Sonata

he was driving had crashed through the brick wall of a garage of a house in the 400 block of Grover, police said.

The noise of the crash at 8:57 p.m. near Fifth Avenue and Grover Street caused neighbors to contact police.

Roechner said Sunday that investigators searched the area and were backtracking Clark’s activities to determine where he was shot.

Joliet police are asking anyone with information to call them at 815-724-3020 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.

POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

• Courtney I. Barnes, 20, of the 4100 block of South Kings Drive in Chicago, was arrested

by Bolingbrook police Saturday on charges of burglary, residential burglary, and credit or debit card fraud.

• Mario A. Castro, 35, of the 1000 block of North Hickory Street in Joliet, was arrested by Lockport police Sunday on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.

• Ricardo Espinoza, 31, of 400 block of South Palmer Drive in Bolingbrook, was arrested by Bolingbrook police Sunday on charges of resisting a peace officer and aggravated domestic battery.

• Shada S. Hardy, 24, of the 5700 block of Artesian Avenue in Chicago, was arrested

by Romeoville police Sunday on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence.

• Robert James Smith, 58, of the 1300 block of Sterling Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Sunday on charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

• Anthony C. Arceneaux, 22, of the zero block of Harmony Lane in Romeoville, was arrested

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“We like people to kind of find a home without a necessary commitment right away,” she said. “They can come to the gym and see if it’s the right fit for them.”

The park district also is offering its annual Joliet Weight Loss Challenge.

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The program was started as a public campaign to fight obesity. Last March, 419 participants weighed in, and the results were a combined 2,416 pounds lost.

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By JAKE COYLE and GREGORY KATZ The Associated Press

NEW YORK – John Berger, the British art critic, intellectual and prodigious author whose pioneering 1972 book and the BBC series it spawned, “Ways of Seeing,” redefined the way a generation saw art, died Monday. He was 90.

Simon McBurney, the British actor and a friend of Berger’s, told The Associated Press that Berger died at his home in the Paris suburb of Antony. Berger had been ill for about a year, McBurney said.

The author of criticism, novels, poetry, screenplays and many less classifiable books, Berger had considerable influence as a late 20th-century thinker. He consistently, provocatively challenged traditional interpretations of art and society and the connections between the two.

He examined the role consumerism played in the rise of Picasso in 1965’s “The Success and Failure of Picasso.”

He claimed that cubism anticipated the Russian revolution in “The Moment of Cubism, and Other Essays.” When he won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1972 for his novel “G,” Berger spoke against the prize’s roots in Caribbean slave labor and pledged to give half his reward to the Black Panthers, a group he said more accurately reflected his own politics.

That same year, Berger – with a head of wavy brown hair, a beige ’70s shirt and a magnetic authority – captivated the British public with “Ways of Seeing,” a series of four 30-minute films. In it, he mined imagery for larger cultural discoveries. How women were depicted in art, for example, revealed much about a time period’s attitude toward gender.

“It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world,” Berger wrote in “Ways of Seeing,” which became a common curriculum of universities. “We explain that world with words, but words can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.”

Born to a London family on Nov. 5, 1926, Berger never attended university.

He was drafted into the British Army in 1944 and was dispatched to Northern Ireland. “I lived among these raw recruits,” he told the Guardian in 2005, “and it was the first time I really met working-class contemporaries. I used to write letters for them, to their parents and occasionally their girlfriends.”

After the army, he joined the Chelsea School of Art. He began as a painter, later taught drawing and eventually began writing criticism for the New

Statesman. But his studies later expanded significantly into other realms. He examined the lives of migrant workers in 1975’s “A Seventh Man: Migrant Workers in Europe.” In 1980’s “About Looking,” he considered, among other subjects, how animals exist alongside human lives.

Berger also wrote several screenplays, among them 1976s’ “John Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000,” a drama set amid the 1968 protests in Paris.

Berger’s considerable output ran right up until last year, when he published a collection of essays, “Confabulations.” A documentary on Berger, produced by Tilda Swinton, was also released in 2016. In “The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger,” Berger and Swinton converse in the French Alpine village he lived in for much of his life. Swinton calls him “a radical humanist.”

The ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY – Monsignor Hilarion Capucci, who was a Greek Melkite Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem when Israel convicted him in 1976 of using his diplomatic status to smuggle arms to Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank, has died. He was 94.

Both the Vatican and the Greek Melkite Catholic patriarchate on Monday confirmed reports that Capucci had died in Rome, but did not say when or provide other details.

A native of Aleppo, Syria, he had a history of activism linked to the Palestinian and other Middle East conflicts.

Capucci served two years of the 12-

year sentence in an Israeli prison for the conviction, then was released due to Vatican intervention and deported.

In a statement on the Wafa news agency web site, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered his condolences and described Capucci as a great “freedom fighter” who was known for patriotic positions and defense of the rights of the Palestinian people.

The prelate went to Iraq to help secure freedom for 68 Italians in 1990.

The Italians were among hundreds of Westerners Saddam Hussein’s government had prevented from leaving Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait that year.

But the regime allowed politicians, prominent public figures and peace

groups to escort some Westerners out of the country. Some people, including more than 100 Americans, had been held as “human shields” at strategic military and industrial sites in Iraq.

Capucci’s activism continued well into his elder years.

He was 86 in 2009 when he was a passenger on an aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip that Israel intercepted. The ship had tried to enter Gaza in defiance of Israel’s blockade of militant-held territory. The Israeli military cited concerns about smuggled weapons.

Those aboard said the ship was carrying medicine, food and toys.

In 2000, Capucci led an anti-sanctions delegation to Iraq. The archbish-

op, leading a group of Italy-based clerics and intellectuals, flew to Baghdad from Syria on a humanitarian flight authorized by the U.N. sanctions committee.

Capucci told reporters at the time that two nations were suffering in the Middle East, “the Iraqis because of sanctions and the Palestinian people, who are fighting for their dignity.”

While in Iraq, he visited a shelter that was struck by a U.S. missile during the 1991 Gulf War. The U.S. military believed the building was an intelligence-gathering facility. More than 400 civilians were killed, and Capucci called the bombing victims “Iraqi martyrs.”

like a father to his grand nephews, Niko and Kino Garcia, and like a second grandpa to his neighbors, Mark and Eric Heck.

He was the beloved husband of 34 years to Amparo (nee Gutierrez) Palade; devoted brother to John Palade, Marie Peterson, Pete (Connie) Palade, Elsie Quinn, Bob (Beverly) Palade, Jeannie (Neil) Cieslak, and Vikki (Barry) Daidone; and loving uncle to many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded by his parents, John and Elsie Palade; a sister, Dorothy Palade; a sisterin-law, Marcella Palade; and two brothers-inlaw, Pete Peterson and Ron Cowl.

Funeral services for James W. Palade will be on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fred C Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds, Joliet, Il. Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the

funeral home.

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

Born December 6, 1961 in Joliet, IL to Anthony and Patricia Schmitz, John resided for many years at the Elisabeth Ludeman Center in Park Forest, IL. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Schmitz; siblings, Sister Raphael Peregrine of Naperville, IL, Thomas Schmitz of Naperville, IL, Patricia (Jeff) Lair of Billings, MT, Michael Schmitz of Billings, MT, Catherine (Dennis) Murphy of Braidwood, IL, and Dennis (Diane) Schmitz of Plainfield, IL. John is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

John was preceded in death by his father, Anthony Schmitz; and brothers, Anthony Schmitz and Timothy Schmitz.

A funeral mass will be held on Thursday January 5th at 10:00 am at Saint Patrick’s Residence (1400 Brookdale Rd.) in Naperville, IL. The burial service will be held privately at a later date.

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Born March 4, 1945 in Elmhurst, to John and Elsie (nee Marshall) Palade, he was raised in Northlake, and was a graduate of West Leyden High School. Jim worked as an operating engineer and heavy equipment operator through IUOE Local #150 for 42 years.

He enjoyed fishing and keeping his yard in perfect condition. He will be remembered for all the good deeds he did for others, and for being

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By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – His last vacation behind him, President Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.

Obama returned to Washington midday Monday from Hawaii with less than three weeks left. His final days will largely be consumed by a bid to protect his endangered health care law, a major farewell speech and the ongoing handover of power to Trump.

In an email to supporters on Monday, Obama said his valedictory speech on Jan. 10 follows a tradition set in 1796 when the first president, George Washington, spoke to the American people for the last time in office. The speech will take place at McCormick Place, a giant convention center in Obama’s hometown of Chicago.

“I’m thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you’ve changed this country for the better these past eight years, and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here,” Obama said.

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Trump takes dig at Emanuel over Chicago homicides

NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump says Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor and President Barack Obama’s former chief of staff, should ask for federal assistance if he can’t bring down the city’s rising homicide tally.

The nation’s third-largest city had 762 homicides in 2016 – the most in two decades and more than the largest cities, New York and Los Angeles, combined.

The Chicago Police Department says the city had 1,100 more shootings last year than in 2015.

Trump noted the spike in shooting deaths on Twitter, writing Monday: “If Mayor can’t do it he must ask for federal help!”

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted Monday as they arrive on Air Force One in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Washington as they return from their annual vacation in Hawaii.

Obama’s chief speechwriter, Cody Keenan, traveled with Obama to Hawaii and spent much of the trip working on the speech. The Chicago trip will likely be Obama’s last outside Washington as president and will be include a “family reunion” for Obama’s former campaign staffers.

Obama is also planning last-min-

ute commutations and pardons, White House officials said, in line with his second-term effort to cut sentences for inmates given unduly harsh sentences for drug crimes. Though prominent offenders such as Edward Snowden and Rod Blagojevich are also asking for leniency, Obama’s final acts of clemency are expected to remain focused on drug

Emanuel’s spokesman Adam Collins responded in a statement saying that if the federal government really wants to help, it can fund summer jobs programs for at-risk youth and pass meaningful gun laws.

number of state lawmakers have called for an investigation, with one lawmaker saying that hearings are necessary “for the integrity of the games.”

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Report: State of Illinois had little oversight of lottery

CHICAGO –The Illinois Lottery did nothing to stop a private company from pulling scratch-off game tickets from stores before all had been sold and all the grand prizes awarded, according to a published report.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Michael Jones, the director of the lottery from 2011 to 2015, acknowledged that lottery officials relied on the Northstar Lottery Group to manage the lottery and depended on the company’s expertise.

The revelation comes just weeks after the Tribune reported that the lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars in instant ticket sales during a roughly fiveyear period without handing out many of the cash grand prizes. Since the report, a

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Chicago’s tab for open records lawsuits increases

CHICAGO –The $670,000 the city of Chicago paid out in 2016 to settle lawsuits alleging violations of the state’s open records law was nearly five times what it paid over the previous eight years.

The Chicago Tribune reports that 19 of the 27 cases in which there were payouts last year involved the police department.

The largest single payout was $97,500, stemming from the city’s legal fight over a dashboard camera video of the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald by Officer Jason Van Dyke. A judge ultimately ordered the city to release the video.

The newspaper reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration still faces 54 open records lawsuits. The city’s law department says it is working to improve

offenders whose plight Obama tried but failed to address through criminal justice reform.

After taking office eight years ago, Obama and his aides were effusive in their praise for how Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, helped his team take over the massive federal bureaucracy. Obama has vowed to pass on the favor to Trump. But the transition hasn’t been without incident.

The two teams have clashed over the Trump team’s requests for information Obama aides fear could be used to eliminate government employees who worked on Obama priorities such as climate change and minority rights overseas. Trump’s team, meanwhile, has been frustrated by Obama’s attempts to box Trump in with parting moves to block ocean drilling, declare new monuments and further empty out the Guantanamo Bay prison.

While on his annual vacation in Oahu, Obama asserted himself forcefully on two foreign policy issues that put him in direct conflict with Trump.

Obama directed the U.S. to defy tradition by allowing a U.N. Security Council resolution criticizing Israel on settlements to pass, then slapped Russia with sweeping penalties over U.S. allegations of hacking.

how it handles open records requests.

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Last tour of Illinois Executive Mansion given

SPRINGFIELD –The final tours of Illinois’ Executive Mansion have been given before the home closed for restoration work.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that about 20 people were on Saturday’s tour. Illinois first lady Diana Rauner is leading a private fundraising campaign to pay for the estimated $15 million in work that is expected to keep the mansion closed for 18 months. So far the mansion association has raised $4.5 million.

Planned work on the 161-year-old home includes mechanical system upgrades, landscape and grounds improvements, security enhancements and interior and exterior restoration work. The home also will be made accessible to the disabled.

No work has been done on the mansion except emergency repairs since the early 1970s.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS killing at least 36 people in an Netanyahu questioned over corruption allegation attack claimed by the Islamic

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was grilled by police investigators for over three hours at his official residence Monday night, opening what could be a politically damaging criminal investigation into suspicions that he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy supporters.

Netanyahu has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, but the involvement of the national fraud squad indicated questions raised about him are considered serious enough to merit an investigation. Police said Netanyahu was questioned “under caution,” a term signaling that anything he said could be used as evidence against him.

Israel’s Justice Ministry later issued a statement saying Netanyahu was questioned “on suspicion of receiving benefits from business people.”

The ministry said investigators also had looked into suspicions of campaign finance irregularities and double billing for travel expenses, but determined there was not enough evidence to merit criminal charges.

IS suicide bomber kills 36 in Baghdad market

BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a bustling market in Baghdad on Monday,

State group hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital.

The bomb went off in a fruit and vegetable market packed with day laborers, a police officer said, adding that 52 people were wounded.

During a press conference with Hollande, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the bomber pretended to be a man seeking to hire day laborers. Once the workers gathered around, he detonated the vehicle.

Judge: More parking for mosque unconstitutional

NEWARK, N.J. – An upscale New Jersey town violated anti-discrimination laws by insisting that a proposed mosque have more parking spaces than churches or synagogues because of its unique worship times and traditions, a federal judge has ruled.

The ruling issued Saturday by U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp stated that Bernards Township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act by applying a different standard to Muslims.

Shipp found the township’s planning board had “unbridled and unconstitutional discretion” because of its vague parking requirements.

– Wire reports

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A police officer looks at photographs of the victims displayed Monday, a day after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul.

IS makes unusual claim for attack in Istanbul

By LORI HINNANT and DUSAN STOJANOVIC The Associated Press

ISTANBUL – The Islamic State group on Monday made an unusual claim of responsibility for a major terrorist attack in Turkey, saying a “soldier of the caliphate” carried out the mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people as they welcomed the new year.

The group said Christian revelers were targeted in response to Turkish military operations against IS in northern Syria, but most of the dead were foreign tourists from Muslim countries.

The claim came after a recent IS propaganda video urged attacks on Turkey, which is home to an air base used in the U.S.-led effort against the group in Syria and Iraq.

Turkish authorities never confirmed the authenticity of the Dec. 22 video that purported to show Turkish soldiers who were burned alive, but access to social media was temporarily restricted in what appeared to be an effort to curb circulation of the footage.

The nightclub assailant, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a police officer and a civilian early Sunday outside the Reina club before entering and firing at some of the estimated 600 people inside. The establishment is frequented by famous locals, including singers, actors and athletes.

Authorities obtained the fingerprints and a basic description of the gunman and are close to identifying him, Deputy Prime Min-

ister Numan Kurtulmus said Monday after a weekly cabinet meeting. He confirmed that eight people have been detained in connection with the attack.

The Islamic State group boasts of having cells in Turkey, regularly issues propaganda in Turkish and is believed to have hundreds of Turks in its ranks.

But until now, the main act of aggression it had claimed in Turkey was the March 2016 killing of a Syrian journalist and an attack on riot police in the province of Diyarbakir, which Kurdish militants also claimed.

Other attacks in Turkey have been linked to IS, but without specific claims of responsibility.

For some analysts, the claim signaled a shift in IS strategy in Turkey, a predominantly Muslim nation and NATO member.

“It’s a new phase,” security analyst Michael Horowitz said. “What we saw before was an undeclared war, and now we’re entering an open war.”

The IS claim said only that the attacker struck to “let infidel Turkey know that the blood of Muslims that is being shed by its airstrikes and artillery shelling will turn into fire on its territories.”

Early Turkish media reports suggested the nightclub gunman was probably from either Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan and may have been part of the same cell that staged a June attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport that killed 45 people.

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State Dems frustrated with national committee

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE The Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. – Democrats around the country are demanding change from a national committee they say has focused too heavily on the White House at the expense of governorships, legislatures and state party operations.

“It’s got to be helping us organize in our states to be able to build that power at the state legislative level,” Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon said of the Democratic National Committee, currently searching for a new leader. “We’ve lost governorships and state legislatures at a rate that is pretty astounding.”

DNC members gather in February to elect a new chairman, with five candidates running so far, each pledging to rebuild from the ground up.

Money from the DNC to state parties has been inconsistent during President Barack Obama’s tenure and, in most states, less than it was under former chairman Howard Dean. Party chairmen say that’s resulted in fewer staff members and training programs, a change felt particularly in Republican-leaning states.

State leaders also say Obama’s grassroots group Organizing for Action has functioned more like competition than a partner. Beginning in 2017, Republicans will hold 33 governorships and fully control legislatures in 25 states, as well as the Congress and presidency.

During Obama’s two terms in office, the party lost more than 1,000 seats at the state and national level.

“I love President Obama, but he and his administration allowed for the deterioration, the terrible deterioration, of the state parties over the last eight

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President Barack Obama sits with Attorney General Eric Holder May 15, 2013, during the 32nd annual the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Obama has announced plans to improve Democrats’ down-ballot fortunes once he leaves office. He is launching an initiative with Eric Holder aimed at making Democratic gains when states redraw legislative district lines after the 2020 Census. years,” said Mark Brewer, who led the Michigan Democratic Party for 18 years.

Obama has announced plans, though, to improve Democrats’ down-ballot fortunes once he leaves office. He is launching an initiative with former Attorney General Eric Holder aimed at making Democratic gains when states redraw legislative district lines after the 2020 Census. Democrats have blamed Republican gerrymandering for some of their losses in Congress and state legislatures.

State officials say it’s been hard to

plan long term and recruit and train candidates in off-election years due to inconsistent funding from the DNC. Under Dean, the national party installed and paid several staff members in each state. But that program ended after Obama’s election. State parties began to receive monthly payments of anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000, an amount that varies depending on the year.

At some point, the parties have received no money at all. The DNC does provide some money to state parties for elections based on the state’s competitive races and other factors.

The change has left some states scrambling.

The Nebraska Democratic Party, for example, paid five full-time staff members during Dean’s tenure. But when Dean’s “50-state strategy” ended, it was hard to keep one and pay the rent, said Maureen Monahan, a vice president of the Association for State Democratic Chairs from Nebraska.

Some states, such Mississippi, do not pay their party chairmen. Even in Michigan, a staff that once stood at more than a dozen now is between five and seven employees, party chairmen said.

“The past eight years we have not had any focus on the state parties,” Monahan said. “There’s been a sense that the DNC is a building in Washington.”

The push-and-pull between state parties and the DNC is nothing new.

State parties, congressional Democratic groups and the president’s allies often spar over how best to spend party resources. The DNC defended its involvement with states.

“State parties are the lifeblood of the DNC, and we make investing in all of them a priority because they are an integral part of winning up and down the ballot. State parties were critical to picking up Senate seats, House seats, legislative chambers and governorships in 2016, and their importance will be a key focus for the party as we elect new officers in February,” DNC spokesman Adam Hodge said.

Marcel Groen, Pennsylvania Democrats’ chairman, said it’s unfair to blame Democrats’ troubles completely on the national party. But he said a focus on recruiting and running Democrats even in low-level races in Republicans areas can help the top of the ticket in the long term.

Medicare launches revamp for heart attacks, hip fractures

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Heart attacks and broken hips cause much suffering and worry as people grow older. This year, Medicare wants to start changing how it pays for treatment of these life-threatening conditions, to promote quality and contain costs. Beneficiaries and family members may notice a new approach.

Hospitals and doctors in dozens of communities selected for large-scale experiments on this front are already gearing up. The goal is to test the notion that better coordination among clinicians, hospitals and rehab centers can head off complications, prevent avoidable hospital readmissions and help patients achieve more stable and enduring recoveries. If results back that up, Medi-

care can adopt the changes nationwide.

The cardiac and hip fracture experiments are the latest development in a big push under the Obama administration to reinvent Medicare, steering the program away from paying piecemeal for services, regardless of quality and cost. It’s unclear whether Donald Trump will continue the pace of change, slow down or even hit pause as president.

Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee, orthopedic-surgeon-turned-congressman Tom Price, has expressed general concern that the doctor-patient relationship could be harmed by Medicare payment changes seeking to contain costs. And the Medicare division that designed the experiments – the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation – is itself under

threat of being abolished because it was created by President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care law.

Some outside groups, including AARP, worry that Medicare may be moving too fast and that focusing on cost containment could lead to beneficiaries being shortchanged on rehab care.

Innovation center director Patrick Conway, who also serves as Medicare’s chief medical officer, is plowing ahead nonetheless. “Delivery system reform and paying for better care are bipartisan issues,” Conway said. And quality ranks ahead of cost savings in evaluating any results, he added.

The cardiac and hip fracture experiments focus on traditional Medicare, which remains the choice of nearly 7 in 10 out of Medicare’s 57 million ben-

eficiaries. The cardiac experiment involves both heart bypass and heart attack patients. The trials join similar ongoing tests involving surgery for hip and knee replacement, as well as care for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

In the experiments, doctors, hospitals and rehab centers get paid the regular Medicare rates. But hospitals are given responsibility for overall quality and cost, measured against benchmarks set by Medicare. If the hospital meets or exceeds the goals, it earns a financial bonus, which can be shared with other service providers. If the hospital falls short, it may have to pay the government money.

“Now your doctor and hospital are working together to make sure they are well coordinated,” Conway said.

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Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I are in our early 70s, are retired from good jobs and have no children. Our joint account (enclosed) has $1.23 million, and our two identical individual retirement accounts are worth $549,000 each. We own our home, which is worth about $170,000, free and clear.

Our car is paid for, and we have no debts. We are very careful about spending on things we don’t need and are very conservative in the market, as you can see from the investments in our three accounts.

We’re very concerned that the stock market is going to crash. We attended a steak-dinner sales pitch and were impressed with the annuity of an A-rated insurance company that has been in business for almost 100 years. There would be no commissions or annual fees, and we could take a 10 percent withdrawal every year. The annuity is invested in mutual funds; if the stock market were to go up, our investment would go up, but if the stock market went down, our investment would stay the same.

For the past 20 years, the mutual funds in this annuity have averaged between 3 percent and 9 percent a year. And the insurance company

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko would give us a bonus of 10 percent if we invested $500,000 and 15 percent if we invested $1.23 million. It sounds as if we couldn’t possibly lose and we could make a 15 percent profit immediately if we turned our $1.23 million joint account into this annuity. I don’t exactly understand how this annuity works, and your advice on what to do would be appreciated. I’m afraid the market will have a huge correction, and I think the annuity would protect us. Should I invest $1.23 million for safety? – TT, Springfield, Illinois.

Dear TT: This salesman wants to take you to the dry cleaners, the carpet cleaners and the sewage cleaners. That’s common in cities such as Springfield; the closer you are to a state capital, the more the morals of annuity salesmen resemble those of the legislators inside. My advice is to stay the course with the excellent stock selections in your accounts.

But for your information, I’ll ask you six questions about the annuity,

the name of which you haven’t shared with me. Then you must pose the same questions to your salesman.

1. Seeing as there would be no commission if you purchased a $1.23 million annuity, how would the salesman be paid? Does he work for the Salvation Navy or the Red Cross?

Did the Red Cross pay for your steak dinner?

2. If there are no annual costs with this annuity, who pays the mutual fund managers to make the buying and selling decisions in the annuity’s subaccounts? Who pays the salaries of the bookkeepers and clerks who collate, print, prepare and mail the quarterly statements investors receive? Who pays for the office rent, the utilities, the postage and the phones?

3. A 15 percent bonus would be a swell amount for you – about $185,000.

Now reach way down deep into that part of your soul where you know the truth exists and ask: “Where would that $185,000 bonus come from?”

“Why am I so lucky to be gifted this bonus right out of the blue?”

4. If the annuity earns between 3 percent and 9 percent annually and you took a 10 percent withdrawal

annually, how long would it take to reduce $1.23 million (plus the $185,000 bonus) to zero?

5. What would your tax obligations be on this money?

6. If the stock market were to go up in value, the annuity might rise in value. But if the market were to fall, how would it be possible for the annuity not to fall in value with the market?

Ask the salesman to mail his answers to you on his letterhead stationery. I’ll betcha 10 bucks he won’t.

Too many annuity salesmen are articulate incompetents who’d steal the dimes off their dead mothers’ eyes.

They prey on the naiveté of unsophisticated investors and speak in halftruths. They have no more conscience than a fox in a poultry farm, and most are employed by the banks where you redeem your certificates of deposit and deposit your checks. Don’t be shy about conferring with your stockbroker at UBS. I’m sure he will agree.

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

U.S. Sen. Warren seeks to pull pot shops out of banking limbo

By STEVE LeBLANC The Associated Press

BOSTON – As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block – lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, is leading an effort to make sure vendors working with legal marijuana businesses, from chemists who test marijuana for harmful substances to firms that provide security, don’t have their banking services taken away.

It’s part of a wider effort by Warren and others to bring the burgeoning $7 billion marijuana industry in from a fiscal limbo she said forces many shops to rely solely on cash, making them tempting targets for criminals.

After voters in Warren’s home state approved a November ballot question to legalize the recreational use of pot, she joined nine other senators in sending a letter to a key federal regulator, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, calling on it to issue addi-

tional guidance to help banks provide services to marijuana shop vendors.

Twenty-eight states have legalized marijuana for medicinal or recreational use.

Warren, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, said there are benefits to letting marijuana-based businesses move away from a cash-only model.

“You make sure that people are really paying their taxes. You know that the money is not being diverted to some kind of criminal enterprise,” Warren said recently. “And it’s just a plain old safety issue. You don’t want people walking in with guns and masks and saying, ‘Give me all your cash.’”

A spokesman for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said the agency is reviewing the letter.

There has been some movement to accommodate the banking needs of marijuana businesses.

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of the Treasury gave banks permission to do business with legal marijuana entities under some conditions. Since then, the number of banks and credit unions willing to handle pot money

rose from 51 in 2014 to 301 in 2016.

Warren, however, said less than 3 percent of the nation’s 11,954 federally regulated banks and credit unions are serving the cannabis industry.

Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a trade organization for 1,100 marijuana businesses nationwide, said access to banking remains a top concern.

“What the industry needs is a sustainable solution that services the entire industry instead of tinkering around the edges,” Taylor said. “You don’t have to be fully in favor of legalized marijuana to know that it helps no one to force these businesses outside the banking system.”

Sam Kamin, a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law who studies marijuana regulation, said there’s only so much states can do on their own.

“The stumbling block over and over again is the federal illegality,” he said.

The federal government lumps marijuana into the same class of drugs as heroin, LSD and peyote. Democratic President Barack Obama’s adminis-

tration has essentially turned a blind eye to state laws legalizing the drug, and supporters of legalizing marijuana hope Republican President-elect Donald Trump will follow suit.

Trump officials did not respond to a request for comment. During the presidential campaign, Trump said states should be allowed to legalize marijuana and has expressed support for medicinal use. But he also has sounded more skeptical about recreational use, and his pick for attorney general, Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, is a stern critic.

Some people in the marijuana industry say the banking challenges are merely growing pains for an industry evolving from mom-and-pop outlets.

Nicholas Vita, CEO of Columbia Care, one of the nation’s largest providers of medical marijuana products, said it’s up to marijuana businesses to make sure their financial house is in order.

“It’s not just as simple as asking the banks to open their doors,” Vita said.

“The industry also needs to develop a set of standards that are acceptable to the banks.”

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Bolingbrook’s Joseph Yesufu goes to the basket against Homewood-Flossmoor in the championship game of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic. The unbeaten Raiders won, 67-62, and are No. 1 in the Herald-News area rankings.

BATTLE FOR NO. 1

Bolingbrook takes top spot in boys basketball area rankings Undefeated Bolingbrook beat Homewood-Flossmoor, 67-62, for the championship of the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic.

Once-beaten Joliet Central went 4-0 in winning the large-school boys division of the State Farm Classic at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. The Steelmen knocked off previously undefeated Wheaton Warrenville South, 50-42, in the title game.

Joliet Catholic began the East Aurora Tournament with a 3-6 record.

VIEWS Dick Goss However, the Hilltoppers finished 2-1 in the tougher of the two pools, winning the pool title thanks to victories over Neuqua Valley and Oswego East. They then knocked off Aurora Central Catholic, 67-61, in the championship game.

Joliet West suffered its first loss, 68-64 to Bloom Township, in the

quarterfinals of the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. The Tigers, who were among three 1 through 4 seeds to lose in the quarterfinals of the loaded tournament, bounced back to beat Oak Park-River Forest, 69-57, and then No. 1 seed Curie, 55-49, in a fifthplace matchup many observers had expected, or at least hoped, to see in the championship game.

Those are merely a few of the highs Joliet area teams experienced last week. Now, as the 2017 portion of the schedule unfolds, with a heavy dose of

conference play the major ingredient, we are ready to present the first of our weekly top-10 rankings of the season.

1. Bolingbrook (10-0): The Raiders are among the best teams in Illinois.

For starters, Nana Akenten is a legitimate all-state candidate, Malik Binns is as devastating on the offensive boards as anyone, and Kaleb Thornton and Joseph Yesufu are outstanding in tandem and individually as point guards and all-around guards.

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ABOVE: Joliet West’s Teyvion Kirk drives to the basket during the Tigers’ 72-60 victory Dec. 22 over visiting Romeoville. Kirk is a major reason the Tigers claimed the No. 2 position in the first Herald-News area top-10 rankings of the season. BELOW: Joliet Central’s Cameron Blackmon (3) and JoJo McNair (13) battle for the ball during the Steelmen’s 46-21 victory Dec. 16 at Minooka. Blackmon and McNair are major reasons the Steelmen are 12-1 and No. 3 in the rankings.

A few days earlier, they traveled to Rock Island for a nonconference game and rallied to beat a good opponent, 51-50. Senior guard Matt Smietanski is a do-it-all, and coach Brett Hespell is finding the pieces to put around him. The Porters could be in for a good second half of the season.

7. Joliet Catholic (6-7): The Hilltoppers bid for a higher spot in the rankings with their championship in the East Aurora Tournament. However, they did lose at home to Minooka and at Lockport in December in nonconference games. Pete Ragen, Donavan

Finch and Jack Surin are a dependable threesome for coach Joe Gura as JCA prepares to attack the meat of the East Suburban Catholic schedule.

8. Romeoville (6-7): When the Spartans are playing good basketball, they compete with just about anyone.

That was demonstrated in the Rich South Big Dipper Tournament, where they went 2-2 with losses of 60-58 to Chicago Hope and 46-41 to Marshall.

The arrow is pointing upward for 6-7 junior forward Dontia Johnson, and the backcourt is solid, led by DeAndre Heckard and Mike Salter.

9. Lemont (7-7): The Indians regained the services of senior guard PJ Pipes in their final game at the DeKalb Tournament, a 63-44 win over Winnebago for seventh place. Pipes, who had been out all season with a suspension, scored 21 points. He will play at Wisconsin-Green Bay. Put him in the lineup, add in active big man Paul O’Leary and coach Rick Runaas’ team could be a factor in the second half of the season.

10. Morris (5-6): The Redskins played well at the Plano Holiday Tournament, dropping the fifth-place game to Peoria Notre Dame, 44-31. Matt Shaw was an all-tournament selection.

Most other teams in the area have struggled to produce many victories, but Providence Catholic, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way West, Plainfield North, Plainfield South and Plainfield East are among those perhaps with the potential to turn things around in the second half.

Take Plainfield North, for example.

The Tigers took St. Charles North, regarded as a better-than-average opponent, to overtime before falling, 51-49, in the consolation bracket at Pontiac.

That loss ended the Tigers’ tournament, but it also served as indication they may not be that far away.

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The Raiders have two conference games remaining against H-F. Among other challenges, they will face Joliet Central on Jan. 17 and Joliet West on Jan. 24 in must-see nonconference games. At this point, though, there is no argument. Coach Rob Brost’s team is No. 1 in this area.

2. Joliet West (13-1): The Tigers did not play to their usual form in losing to Bloom, but their recovery in the two games last Friday at Pontiac indicates the loss could wind up being a positive.

Point guard Teyvion Kirk has been leading the way, Tabyous Casterberry is providing a strong inside presence and Mike Smith is a valuable sixth man. When Trevian Bell and Elijah Ward are on top of their games, coach Nick DiForti’s team can play with anyone in the state.

3. Joliet Central (12-1): There were years when the Steelmen’s résumé to date would have them in the No. 1 position, but Bolingbrook and Joliet West will be difficult to displace. Central is small, but the Steelmen hustle defensively and generally take good shots.

They are responding to first-year coach Lawrence Thompson Jr.’s style and will be a challenge for anyone to beat, Bolingbrook and West included.

State Farm Classic all-tournament pick Jose Grubbs has an all-around game that makes him one of the best in the area. Point guard Cameron Blackmon is getting better all the time at running the show, Jason Bingham can score and JoJo McNair is a defensive specialist who might have found his shooting touch in the victory over Wheaton Warrenville South.

4. Minooka (10-3): The Indians are having an unusual season is that their record is very good, yet the three losses – to Joliet West, Joliet Central and Wheaton North – are by a combined 75 points. Coach Scott Tanaka’s team went 4-1 in the York Tournament, losing only to Wheaton North. Jonny Butler made the all-tournament team.

5. Lincoln-Way East (10-4): The Griffins took the long trip for their holiday tournament, traveling to the Effingham/Teutopolis Tournament.

They reached the semifinals, where they lost, 67-38, to powerful Teutopolis.

Forget that one, but the difficult pill to swallow for coach Rich Kolimas’ team was losing to Effingham, 59-58, for third place in game where East led 38-24 at the half and 52-41 after three quarters before being outscored 18-6 in the fourth. Dorian Aluyi and Sam Shafer were all-tournament selections.

6. Lockport (8-6): The Porters showed well at Pontiac. The finished 2-2 and on the final day beat West Aurora, 56-52, in the consolation semifinals before falling to St. Charles North, 51-49, in the consolation final.

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22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ROSE BOWL: USC 52, PENN STATE 49

USC hits FG at gun, beats Penn State in epic Rose Bowl

By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

PASADENA, California – Matt Boermeester kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, and No. 9 Southern California rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a spectacular 52-49 victory over No. 5 Penn State on Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played.

Freshman Sam Darnold passed for 453 yards and five touchdowns while leading a jaw-dropping comeback for the Trojans (10-3), who won their ninth consecutive game and won their first Rose Bowl since 2009.

“It was a whole team effort,” Darnold said. “That’s the way it’s been all year. We never gave up.”

The Trojans were almost finished when they trailed 49-35 with nine minutes to play, but Darnold and the Trojans had something extra in one of the most entertaining chapters in the 103-game history of the Granddaddy of Them All. Deontay Burnett, who had three TD catches, caught a tying 27-yard scoring pass from Darnold with 1:20 left to cap

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USC kicker Matt Boermeester hits the game-winning field goal against Penn State as time expired Monday in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. an 80-yard drive in 38 seconds with no timeouts available.

Leon McQuay III then intercepted a long pass by Trace McSorley and returned it 32 yards to the Penn State 33 with 27 seconds left to set up Boermeester, who missed two earlier field

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goals.

The junior confidently drilled the Rose Bowl winner, and he sprinted away to celebrate amid pandemonium in the packed stadium.

“It’s beautiful,” McQuay said.

“This is a special group of guys. Oh

man, this is the time to step up. This is the time to make plays.”

McSorley passed for 254 yards and threw two of his four touchdown passes to Chris Godwin for the Nittany Lions (11-3), whose nine-game winning streak ended in heartbreaking fashion.

Saquon Barkley rushed for 194 yards and two TDs for the Nittany Lions (12-2), who followed up their 21-point comeback in the Big Ten title game with another ferocious rally.

With one jaw-dropping play after another from two talent-laden offenses, the teams obliterated the combined Rose Bowl scoring record in the third quarter, surpassing Oregon’s 4538 victory over Wisconsin in the 2012 game.

The Nittany Lions’ offensive stars put together a highlight reel for the ages during a 28-point third quarter.

After trailing 27-21 at the break, Penn State scored three touchdowns on its first three snaps of the second half: a stunning 72-yard run by Barkley, a jaw-dropping bobbled 79-yard catch by Godwin and a 3-yard TD run by McSorley after an interception return.

OUTBACK BOWL: FLORIDA 30, IOWA 3

Wisconsin wins Cotton Bowl, Appleby shines, No. 20 Florida only Western Michigan loss beats Iowa in Outback Bowl

By STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas – Troy Fumagalli had highlight catches for Wisconsin even before the big tight end’s leaping 8-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and his 26-yard gain on third down that effectively wrapped up the Cotton Bowl victory.

The game’s offensive MVP also had a nifty one-handed grab on third down with his left hand – the one missing an index finger since right after his birth – to extend the eighthranked Badgers’ opening touchdown drive. There was another leaping two-handed catch in the first half of a 24-16 victory Monday that denied Western Michigan a perfect season.

“It’s special,” said Fumagalli, a junior. “It’s a great feeling to come out on top.”

Fumagalli had seven passes thrown his way, and the 6-foot-6 junior caught six of them. The last two clinched the third consecutive bowl victory for the Big Ten runner-up

Badgers (11-3).

After his TD catch between two defenders in the back of the end zone with 12:26 left made it 24-10, Western Michigan (13-1) took 9 minutes to score. Wisconsin was able to run out the clock after Fumagalli’s big play on third-and-8.

“He’s unbelievable,” Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck said.

With their “Row The Boat” mentality inspired by Fleck, the 12th-ranked Broncos (13-1) went from one win during his first season in Kalamazoo three years ago to the last FBS team other than No. 1 Alabama this season with a chance to be undefeated.

The Badgers, who finished with 11 wins for the fourth time in seven seasons, were clearly bigger and stronger – especially up front. Their offensive line averaged about three inches and 45 pounds more than the WMU defensive front.

Wisconsin set the tone early, with rushing touchdowns on its first two drives to lead 14-0 against the Group of Five team.

By FRED GOODALL The Associated Press

TAMPA, Florida – No. 20 Florida dominated the Outback with stingy defense and a persistent offense that did its job, too.

Chauncey Gardner Jr. returned one of his two fourth-quarter interceptions 58 yards for a touchdown, and graduate transfer Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two TDs to pace Monday’s 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa.

With Gardner grabbing game MVP honors, the Gators (9-4) held up their end of what many expected to be a day defense ruled , especially considering Florida entered ranked 115th in the nation in total offense – five spots ahead of the sputtering Hawkeyes.

Conversely, the teams were sixth and 24th, respectively, in total defense.

“The MVP, it goes to our guys up front, the linebackers and the coaching staff because they put me in good position to make plays. ... It should be a team MVP,” Gardner said. “Our motto is just go out there and have fun, and play our game.”

Mark Thompson scored on an 85yard pass play in the first half and Appleby, who spent the past four seasons at Purdue, tossed a 6-yard TD pass to DeAndre Goolsby to break the game open late in the third quarter.

Florida (9-4) rebounded from lopsided losses to archrival Florida State and No. 1 Alabama, scoring more points on Iowa (8-5) than the Hawkeyes allowed to Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska combined while ending the regular season on a three-game winning streak.

“It was a tough day for our football team,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.

“Our team really had a good month, they practiced and prepared well. I’m not sure there’s a thing I’d go back and change. Ultimately, we didn’t play well enough to come up with a victory.”

Iowa’s C.J. Beathard led an early field-goal drive and managed to get his team close to the end zone on two other occasions. Florida’s defense stiffened both times, stopping the Hawkeyes on downs at the Gator 3 in the second quarter and forcing them to settle for a 30-yard field goal that sailed wide right midway through the third quarter.

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By GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press

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Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron is stopped by the Green Bay Packers secondary during the first half Sunday in Detroit. ons game.

Rollins, who was carted off the field with a neck injury after hitting his head on the turf on a scary play along the sideline, has returned to Lambeau Field. He walked through the locker room briefly on Monday.

Rollins still needs to undergo more tests, but “everything is progressing in a positive manner,” McCarthy said.

Randall, who was already on the injury report with a shoulder injury,

also hurt his knee against the Lions.

Dorleant, a backup, had to be carted off with a knee injury.

Pass coverage at cornerback was already an issue the past couple of games before injuries again hit the position.

One of the Packers’ top linebackers in coverage, Joe Thomas, also left the Lions game after a back injury flared up.

All the injuries forced McCarthy

BEARS

Walking wounded clean out lockers as questions abound LAKE FOREST – The Bears cleaned out their lockers Monday in a scene that resembled a sports rehabilitation facility.

Guard Kyle Long and receiver Marquess Wilson went through the locker room on their scooters. WR Kevin White stopped in for the first time since he fractured his fibula.

Linebacker Danny Trevathan was on crutches. LB Lamarr Houston was spotted for the first time since he tore his ACL. Quarterback Brian Hoyer talked about his broken arm, LB Leonard Floyd discussed his concussion, LB Pernell McPhee answered questions about his knee and shoulder, and center Hroniss Grasu said he’ll be ready for the offseason after his torn ACL. And that doesn’t even include the injured players we didn’t see – QB Jay Cutler, WR Eddie Royal and tight end Zach Miller.

The final glimpse of the Bears’ locker room was a fitting one considering the attrition for the 3-13 team.

BEARS INSIDER Kevin Fishbain “I don’t know the exact numbers, but it was in the mid- to highteens of guys that were out,” said Long, who will have a cast on his ankle for the next few weeks before he undergoes surgery on his shoulder. “I think eight or nine guys were starters and five or six of those guys were potential Pro Bowlers.”

Long joked that he might put himself in bubble wrap next year.

“I’m going to look like the ‘Christmas Story’ kid,” he said. “It’ll be summer months, I’ll be in like three North Faces.”

Most of the injured players were matter of fact about what caused them to go on injured reserve and focused on getting back. A free agent such as Hoyer has to prove to the Bears and the rest of the league he can return

and be efficient, like he was in his starts.

“Unfortunately, part of this sport is injuries,” he said. “It’s something that I couldn’t have really prevented.

So when you look at it like that, you try not to worry about something out of your control and get right in and start working on rehab.”

Hoyer said it was his first broken bone. Long’s ankle surgery was his first time going under the knife, and he lost a lot of weight, but he added that the shoulder surgery “will be a lot less invasive.” Floyd said he had headaches “every couple minutes” after suffering his second concussion in five weeks. White, too accustomed to the rehab process for a second-year player, said he’d rather have this injury than the one that knocked him out of his rookie campaign and that he’ll be back “just fine.”

On Wednesday, coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace will address reporters and likely answer questions about all the injuries and

how the organization can avoid it in 2017 so there can be more stories about football and less about a M.A.S.H. unit.

“Honestly, it’s football. It’s a tortured existence from a physical standpoint. You’re never going to be healthy,” Long said. “Nobody’s healthy. Nobody’s 100 percent. You show up to camp 100 percent – you do the conditioning test, you’re at 98 percent and then you try to hover in the 80s to 90s the whole year. So when you get guys who are getting dinged, guys who are on scooters, casts, surgical procedures, it takes a toll.

“Unfortunately, I’m not able to be around as much as I’d like to. A lot of those guys aren’t able to be around as much as they’d like to. But there’s a plan in place to get healthy. And hopefully we’ll get better luck of the dice next year.”

• Kevin Fishbain covers the Bears for Pro Football Weekly. Write to him at kfishbain@profootballweekly.com.

• Tuesday, January 3, 2017

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin– When three cornerbacks went down with injuries, the Green Bay Packers’ safeties had to make a quick change.

Forced to play out of position in coverage late in the game against the Detroit Lions, safeties Morgan Burnett and Micah Hyde, for the most part, did the job.

The Packers finished atop the NFC North and in the playoffs after their defense withstood another tough game in the secondary.

“It’s a microcosm of the season.

Guys are going down and the next one jumps in and you keep going,” coach Mike McCarthy said Monday about the 31-24 victory over the Lions.

“With that comes a lot of confidence with the fact that you just do whatever you have to do to win the game,” McCarthy added. “That’s kind of the way we’re wired this year and that’s what we’ll take into this contest Sunday.”

A depleted secondary is the last thing that the Packers need ahead of the playoff date at Lambeau Field against the New York Giants and star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Green Bay (10-6) lost cornerbacks Quinten Rollins, Damarious Randall and Makinton Dorleant during the Li-

and defensive coordinator Dom Capers to scramble. Burnett and Hyde, who already have key roles on defense for their versatility, assumed different responsibilities.

Hyde, who plays safety and slot cornerback, moved to an outside cornerback position opposite the Packers’ last remaining healthy cornerback, Ladarius Gunter.

A fourth-year veteran, Hyde intercepted a pass at the goal line intended for Golden Tate with 1:35 left in the game.

In his seventh year in the league, Burnett’s role has also evolved. With the Packers deep at safety, Burnett at times has played a hybrid-inside linebacker role that gives the team a little more athleticism in coverage while not sacrificing run defense, which is one of Burnett’s strengths.

And while Burnett will cover a tight end or running back at times, covering slot receivers isn’t his specialty.

While players switch roles in practice to get the experience, using Burnett in that position is a last resort.

“At this point, it’s just all hands on deck, and doing whatever’s needed to help the team win,” Burnett said.

McCarthy needed more time on Monday to sort out the injury situation at cornerback.

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NHL WINTER CLASSIC: BLUES 4, BLACKHAWKS 1

Blues beat Hawks in Busch Stadium

By WARREN MAYES The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS – Vladimir Tarasenko looked quite comfortable at Busch Stadium. It turns out his wicked wrist shot works outside, too.

Tarasenko scored two goals in the third period, Jake Allen stopped 22 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Blackhawks, 4-1, in the Winter Classic on Monday at the longtime home of baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals.

Tarasenko is “a hungry offensive player. He sniffs out coverage issues and he jumps on it,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “When he’s engaged like he was today and like he’s been for the most part this year, he’s dangerous. He’s always one shift away from breaking the thing wide open.”

As usual, Tarasenko deflected the attention away from himself.

“It’s not about my goals. We have a great team and a great goalie,” he said.

“It was a great win for us and everyone played their best.”

It was 46 degrees when play began before a sellout crowd of 46,556, the sixth largest for a Winter Classic. It was the 21st regular-season outdoor NHL game.

Bobby Hull and son Brett dropped the ceremonial first puck. Bobby wore a Blackhawks jersey and Brett wore the Blues sweater.

The Blues went ahead 2-1 when Tarasenko made a backhand pass that hit the skate of Hawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and slipped by Corey Crawford at 12:05 of the third.

“That’s one of those few guys in the league that has a shot that’s more than above average and he doesn’t have to wind up to get a big shot away,” Hjalmarsson said. “So he can shoot it from anywhere, and that’s what makes him so dangerous.”

Tarasenko then scored on a wrist shot over Crawford’s shoulder at 13:58, giving him 18 goals this season. Robbi Fabbri assisted on both goals.

“It’s no secret. He’s got probably one of the best wristers in the league and everyone knows when he’s out there,” Crawford said. “Everyone knows what he can do.”

The Blues added an empty-net goal

by Alexander Steen at 18:46 to seal the victory.

St. Louis tied it at 1 at 7:45 of the second period. From behind the net, Jay Bouwmeester fed Patrick Berglund in the slot. Berglund one-timed the pass for his sixth goal this season. Steen got the second assist on the goal, the 300th of his career.

The Hawks scored 62 seconds into the game. Michal Kempny hit a slap shot from just inside the blue line that bounced and wobbled and went off the top of Allen’s glove. Kempny got the puck on a pass from behind the net by Artemi Panarin.

It was Kempny’s second goal of the season. He did not score in his first 24 games. Now he has scored in his last two games.

Crawford, who faced 34 shots, made his best save when he denied Tarasenko on a breakaway three minutes into the third period.

BULLS 118, HORNETS 111

Butler gets 52 to help Bulls top Hornets

By JACK CASSIDY

The Associated Press CHICAGO – Jimmy Butler scored 52 points and outdueled Kemba Walker, carrying the Bulls in a 118-111 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

Butler was a point shy of his career high, which he got Jan. 14, 2016, at Philadelphia. He scored 20 points in the first half and 17 in the game’s final four minutes.

Butler also had 12 rebounds and six assists while shooting 21 of 22 from the free-throw line. He has scored at least 25 points in four straight games, and his performance Monday surpassed his previous season high of 40 points, which he tallied Wednesday against Brooklyn.

Walker boosted his All-Star candidacy with 34 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. Walker, who scored 37 points

against Cleveland on Saturday, tallied consecutive 30-point games for the first time since March 7-9, 2016.

Nikola Mirotic had 12 points and Michael Carter-Williams finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls.

Nic Batum, who recorded a triple-double in Charlotte’s victory over the Bulls on Dec. 23, had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists. Jeremy Lamb added 15 points off the bench.

Charlotte led the Bulls for much of the second half until Butler’s threepoint play with four minutes remaining tied the game at 100. Carter-Williams’ jumper at 2:33 gave the Bulls a lead they would not relinquish.

Note: Rajon Rondo, who indicated he may ask for a trade after being benched both Friday and Saturday, again received no floor time in Monday’s win.

The 11th-year guard is averaging 7.2 points and 7.1 assists a game.

NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday Oakland at Houston, 3:35 p.m.

(ESPN) Detroit at Seattle, 7:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday Miami at Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.

(CBS) N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m.

(FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 Seattle, Green Bay or N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 3:35 p.m. (FOX) Houston, Oakland or Miami at New England, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 15 Pittsburgh, Houston or Oakland at

WHAT TO WATCH

Kansas City, 12:05 p.m. (NBC) Green Bay, N.Y. Giants or Detroit at Dallas, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 22 AFC TBD NFC TBD Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston TBD, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

NFL DRAFT At Philadelphia April 27-29 First Round W L T Pct W L 1. Cleveland 1 15 0 .063 139 114 2. San Francisco 2 14 0 .125 127 125 3. Bears 3 13 0 .188 133 122 4. Jacksonville 3 13 0 .188 135 121 5. Tennessee (from LA) 4 12 0 .250 127 125 6. New York Jets 5 11 0 .313 131 122 7. San Diego 5 11 0 .313 139 117 8. Carolina 6 10 0 .375 131 122 9. Cincinnati 6 9 1 .406 133 122 10. Buffalo 7 9 0 .438 122 131 11. New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 133 121 12. Cleveland from Philly 7 9 0 .438 141 111 13. Arizona 7 8 1 .469 117 136 14. c-Indianapolis 8 8 0 .500 126 130 15. c-Philadelphia from Minn. 8 8 0 .500 125 129 16. Baltimore 8 8 0 .500 126 127 17. Washington 8 7 1 .531 131 123 18. Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 119 137 19. Tampa Bay 9 7 0 .563 125 129 20. Denver 9 7 0 .563 140 115 21. Detroit-x 9 7 0 .563 121 134 22. Houston-x 9 7 0 .563 128 127 23. Miami-x 10 6 0 .625 115 138 24. Green Bay-x 10 6 0 .625 129 125 25. Seattle-x 10 5 1 .656 112 142 26. Atlanta-x 11 5 0 .688 122 132 27. New York Giants-x 11 5 0 .688 123 130 28. Pittsburgh-x 11 5 0 .688 125 128 29. Oakland-x 12 4 0 .750 129 127 30. Kansas City-x 12 4 0 .750 130 126 31. Dallas-x 13 3 0 .813 119 134 32. New England-x 14 2 0 .875 111 142 c-The 14th and 15th selections will be decided by coin flip. x-Subject to Playoffs.

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NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Blackhawks 40 23 12 5 51 109 98 Minnesota 36 23 9 4 50 113 76 St. Louis 38 20 13 5 45 108111 Dallas 38 16 15 7 39 97 113 Nashville 36 16 14 6 38 102100 Winnipeg 39 17 19 3 37 103117 Colorado 36 12 23 1 25 74 122 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 37 23 13 1 47 94 80 Anaheim 39 19 12 8 46 107109 Edmonton 38 19 12 7 45 110101 Calgary 39 20 17 2 42 105111 Los Angeles 37 18 15 4 40 92 91 Vancouver 38 17 18 3 37 94 114 Arizona 37 11 21 5 27 82 121

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 37 22 9 6 50 113 86 Ottawa 37 20 13 4 44 94 98 Boston 40 20 16 4 44 95 97 Tampa Bay 38 19 15 4 42 109105 Toronto 36 17 12 7 41 108103 Florida 38 16 14 8 40 92 104 Detroit 37 16 16 5 37 93 107 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 38 25 8 5 55 133107 N.Y. Rangers 39 26 12 1 53 135 97 Washington 36 22 9 5 49 99 78 Philadelphia 39 20 14 5 45 116120 Carolina 36 16 13 7 39 94 98 New Jersey 38 15 16 7 37 89 114 N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15 6 36 104113 2 points for a win, 1 point for OT loss.

Monday’s Results St. Louis 4, Blackhawks 1 New Jersey 3, Boston 0 Colorado at Vancouver (n) Tuesday’s Games New Jersey at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

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

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

Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Florida, 6 p.m.

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

Montreal at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 26 7 .788 Milwaukee 17 16 .515 Indiana 17 18 .486 Bulls 17 18 .486 Detroit 16 20 .444 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 23 10 .697 Boston 20 14 .588 New York 16 18 .471 Philadelphia 8 24 .250 Brooklyn 8 25 .242 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 19 16 .543 Atlanta 18 16 .529 Washington 16 17 .485 Orlando 16 20 .444 Miami 10 25 .286

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Pct .549 .504 .521 .527 .504 .518 .543 .518 .521 .482 .523 .559 .463 .492 .492 .498 .516 .465 .492 .549 .475 .502 .455 .508 .441 .480 .486 .494 .504 .508 .471 .439

GB — 9 10 10 11½ GB — 3½ 7½ 14½ 15 GB — ½ 2 3½ 9

Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 27 7 .794 — Houston 27 9 .750 1 Memphis 22 14 .611 6 New Orleans 14 22 .389 14 Dallas 10 24 .294 17 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 22 13 .629 — Oklahoma City 21 14 .600 1 Denver 14 19 .424 7 Portland 15 21 .417 7½ Minnesota 11 23 .324 10½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 29 5 .853 — L.A. Clippers 22 14 .611 8 Sacramento 14 19 .424 14½ L.A. Lakers 12 25 .324 18½ Phoenix 10 24 .294 19 Monday’s Results Bulls 118, Charlotte 111 Cleveland 90, New Orleans 82 Milwaukee 98, Oklahoma City 94 Orlando 115, New York 103 Utah 101, Brooklyn 89 Houston 101, Washington 91 Denver at Golden State (n) Phoenix at L.A. Clippers (n) Tuesday’s Games Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 8 p.m.

Tuesday College basketball 5:30 p.m.: Arkansas at Tennessee, SEC 6 p.m.: Saint Joseph’s at Rhode Island, CBSSN 6 p.m.: Wisconsin at Indiana, ESPN 6 p.m.: North Carolina at Clemson, ESPN2 6 p.m.: Mississippi at Florida, ESPNU 6:15 p.m.: East Carolina at UCF, ESPNEWS 7:30 p.m.: Alabama at Mississippi St., SEC 8 p.m.: Texas A&M at Kentucky, ESPN 8 p.m.: Kansas St. at Kansas, ESPN2 8 p.m.: Oklahoma at TCU, ESPNU 8:15 p.m.: West Virginia at Texas Tech, ESPNEWS Cricket 2 a.m. (Wednesday): Big Bash League, Sydney Thunder vs.

Melbourne Stars, NBCSN NBA 6:30 p.m.: Utah at Boston, NBA 9:30 p.m.: Memphis at L.A. Lakers, NBA NHL 6 p.m.: Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, NBCSN 9 p.m.: Los Angeles at San Jose, NBCSN Skiing 9 a.m.: FIS Ski World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Women’s Slalom, at Zagreb, Croatia, NBCSN Soccer 1:45 p.m.: Premier League, Arsenal at Bournemouth, NBCSN Women’s College basketball 6 p.m.: Iowa at Penn St., BTN 8 p.m.: Ohio St. at Northwestern, BTN

AREA SCHEDULE Tuesday’s Games Boys basketball Coal City at Morris, 6:45 p.m.

Dwight at Reed-Custer, 7 p.m.

Marian Catholic at Providence, 7 p.m.

Plainfield South at Oswego East, 6:30 p.m.

Girls basketball Joliet Central at Oswego, 6:30 p.m.

Joliet West at Romeoville, 6:30 p.m.

Morris at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Oswego East at Plainfield South, 6:30 p.m.

Men’s basketball Purdue Northwest at St. Francis, 7 p.m.

Women’s basketball Purdue Northwest at St. Francis, 5 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Monday’s Results Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Florida 30, Iowa 3 Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 16 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Southern Cal 52, Penn State 49 Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma vs. Auburn (n) Monday, Jan. 9 College Football Championship Tampa, Fla. Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (131), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Psychologist Margot Underwood shares strategies for making, keeping resolutions

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

JOLIET – Research shows about 50 percent of people make New Year’s resolutions, said Margot Underwood, associate professor of psychology at Joliet Junior College.

Whether one wants to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more or stop smoking, resoluMargot tions have similar eleUnderwood ments behind them.

“The resolution comes from some kind of self-awareness, that there is a problem you want to resolve,” Underwood said. “It’s about reinventing yourself and saying, ‘Hey, wait a second. I have this problem and I want to change it.’”

Underwood said the psychologist Carl Rogers refers to the tension between congruence (“Who we think we should be,” Underwood said) and incongruence (“Who we are not,” Underwood said). It’s this tension that motivates one to change.

“We don’t like to be incongruent,” Underwood said. “We like to be who we say we are.”

That said, research also shows only 8 percent of the people who make resolutions actually fulfill them, Underwood said. So how to tip the scales to that coveted percentile?

Get S.M.A.R.T. In other words, set goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-oriented, Underwood said.

“The reason why people don’t fulfill their goals is because they’re vague,” Underwood said. “‘Oh, I want to lose weight. I want to walk more.’”

For the person taking up walking, a Fitbit will measure the steps even as listening to “walking” music will make the steps fun, Underwood said. If the goal is drinking more water when one dislikes water, try flavoring the water, Underwood added.

Maybe eating out on busy work days is a diet’s undoing. Instead, plan ahead and pack a lunch, a delicious lunch, so one isn’t choosing between Portillo’s and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Underwood said.

All too often, unfortunately, a good beginning doesn’t lead to a successful conclusion.

“If you pass any health club in January, you’ll have the most people there

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People are less likely to keep vague resolutions, so be specific. Instead of resolving to eat healthier, perhaps resolve to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into meals. than at any other time of the year,” Underwood said. “Then come back to the health clubs six weeks later in mid-February and see what they’re like.”

In addition to getting S.M.A.R.T., many people require two additional elements to fulfill their resolutions: intrinsic motivation and support. Many people rely on extrinsic motivation (“I want to fit into that dress for the wedding,” Underwood said) and then later regress so that lasting change never occurs.

“So many lose weight initially,” Underwood said, “and then put on at least a third of what they lose.”

Although occasional rewards can be fun and motivating – who doesn’t enjoy a new pair of shoes, Underwood said – external rewards will never ultimately satisfy. For long-term success, Under-

wood said, people need motivation beyond looking good for a wedding.

Such as?

“I like how I feel when I walk more,” Underwood said. “And I ate differently when I was walking.”

One way to see past the short-term rewards is to make a vision board – a poster board with images of changes one would like to see throughout the year, almost like a bucket list, Underwood said.

Next, enlist your supporters.

Underwood said recovering alcoholics know it’s easier to abstain in a support group meeting than in a bar. So find a walking partner or share your progress with your family, she added.

Underwood experienced the value of her own advice when she was recovering from cancer surgery.

“Maybe I only got 1,000 steps on the

Fitbit because I was in a wheelchair, but I kept track of it with my social group, and if I got 200 steps in, the people were like, ‘Good job,’” Underwood said. “Every time I made the wheelchair move was still work.”

What about the 50 percent that don’t make resolutions? Some, like Underwood, do make resolutions, just not on New Year’s Day. For instance, Underwood makes resolutions on her birthday, setting goals she’d like to attain before the next birthday.

Others self-evaluate throughout the year and initiate changes as changes are needed, Underwood said, adding that the reasons why people don’t make resolutions are as varied as the individuals.

“Some people think it’s a Hallmark trendy thing to do so,” Underwood said.

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HEALTH CALENDAR ONGOING • Abuse/neglect of seniors or disabled adults – In Grundy County, call Catholic Charities at 815-933-7791 or the 24-hour adult protective services hotline at 1-866800-1409.

• Advocate Childhood Trauma Treatment Program – No-cost 20 sessions therapy/counseling services for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Call 1-800-210-1110 or visit advocatehealth.com/familycarenetwork.

• Balance Enhancement and Fall Prevention Screening – 15-minute appointment, At The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Brain and Balance Clinic at Silver Cross Hospital. To schedule a free screening, call 815-300-6580.

• Breakfast Club – Lewis University, Student Recreation and Fitness Center, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville. Ages 55 and up. For times, fees, registration and information, call Jill Siegfried at 815-8365277.

• Catholic Charities’ Ombudsman Program protects and promotes the rights and quality of life for those who reside in long-term care facilities in Kankakee, Will and Grundy counties. Services are confidential and free. Call 815-932-1921 or 1-800-252-8966.

• Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-25-ABUSE (252-2873).

• “Courage to Quit” Smoking Cessation Program – Offered by Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, in partnership with the Respiratory Health Association. For information, call 877-737-4636.

• Free amplified phones – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, 2415 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Bring latest telephone bill and ID card.

• Free After School Respite Program – 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Melvin J. Larson Education Center, 311 S. Reed St., Joliet. For information, call Mitzi Boatright at 815-744-3500 or email mitzib@cdsil. org.

• Free blood pressure checks – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Walk-ins welcome. For information, call 708-364 6337.

• Grief counseling – Available at Joliet Area Community Hospice for anyone of any age experiencing loss due to death of child, parent, sibling, grandparent, relative, friend or pet, regardless of the cause of death.

Call Mary Ann Burns at 815-460-3282.

• Illinois Poison Control – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including holidays.

Call IPC at 1-800-222-1222. For information, visit illinoispoisoncenter.org.

• LifeSource Blood Donor mobile app.

– Android users: Google Play. iPhone users: Apple App Store.

• Morris Hospital online health risk assessments – For heart health, peripheral artery disease and stroke. Visit www.

morrishospital.org/getcheckednow.

• Silver Cross online sleep disorders assessment – Visit www.silvercross.org/ sleepdisorderscenter.

• Silver Cross online stroke risk assessment – Visit www.silvercross.org/ neuro.

• NAMI – Offers information about mental illness conditions, symptoms and treatment at www.namiwillgrundy.org or through its HelpLine at 815-731-9103.

• Postnatal physical therapy screenings – Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Free for women six weeks to one year post-delivery. 15-minute exam. Focus on posture, core and pelvic strength. For confidential appointment, call 815-300-6288.

Jan. 3 • Yoga – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; also Jan. 10, The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708-478-3529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Family Caregiver Support Group – 11 a.m.; also Jan. 10, Easter Seals – Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@gmail.com.

• Get Moving Get Fit – 4 to 5:15 p.m.; also Jan. 10, The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708-478-3529 or visit www.

CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Birthing Center Tours – 7 p.m., also Jan. 10, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org/ our-services/other-services/birthing-center.

• Home school P.E. registration deadline – Event is Tuesdays, Jan. 10 to March 28, The Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center, 10847 La Porte Road, Mokena. Times and ages vary. Register at 708-390-2343 or www.mokenapark.com.

Jan. 4 • Sit & Stay Fit Chair Exercises – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Crest Hill Branch Library, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. For information, contact Amy Byrne at 815552-4278, abyrne@whiteoaklibrary.org, or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

• Obesity and Your Health: Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You? – 5:45 p.m.

BMI Surgery, Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Suite 260, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Drs. Christopher Joyce and Brian Lahmann, gastric bypass surgeons, will offer a free informational session. Register at 888-660-4325 or www.silvercross.org.

• Brain Injury Support Group – 6 p.m., Easter Seals Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815931-9693 or kathy21miller@gmail.com.

• Substance Use Disorder Education – 6 p.m., Stepping Stones, 1621 Theodore

St., Joliet. Topics include effects of drugs, overdose prevention, disease versus choice, Alanon and co-dependency, effect on families and needs of family members.

Reservations not needed. For information, call 815-744-4555, ext. 111.

• Basics of Breastfeeding Class – 6:30 to 9 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital, Pavilion A, Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. $15 a person. Register at www.silvercross.org/specialdeliveries or 888-660-HEAL (4325).

Jan. 5 • T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – 9 to 10:45 a.m., Troy Township Community Center, 25448 Seil Road, Shorewood. For information, call Kathy at 815-210-5742 or Judy at 815-744-2068.

• Men’s group – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708478-3529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Art Journaling – 2 to 3:30 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708478-3529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Get moving Get Fit – 6 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708478-3529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

•“Neurotypical” – A Look at the World Through the Eyes of the Autistic – 6 to 8 p.m., Mokena Community Public Library District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. This rare film relates to the experiences of the neurologic disorder of autism and the point of view of autistics themselves. To register, contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalski@mokena.lib.il.us or 708-479-9663.

• Caregiver Support Group – 6:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public.

For information, call 815-609-0669 or visit www.timbersofshorewood.com.

• Nurturing Mom – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., offered by Edward Hospital, Naperville.

Weekly group for new or expectant moms who are experiencing emotional lows. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist and a therapist with extensive backgrounds in postpartum depression. For information, call 630-527-3957 or 630-527-6363.

Jan. 6 • Healthy Changes in the Kitchen and Beyond – 1 to 2:30 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708-4783529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter. org.

• Teen clinic – 3 to 6 p.m., Will County Community Health Center, 1106 Neal Ave., Joliet. Birth control, health education, and testing pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Ages 12 to 21. Walk-ins

welcome. For information, call or text 815685-2178.

Jan. 7 • Birthing Center tours – 1:30 p.m.; also 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org/our-services/ other-services/birthing-center.

Jan. 9 • Introduction to Breastfeeding – 9 to 10 a.m., Family Birthing Suites Classroom, Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St., Morris, Taught by an obstetrical nurse/certified lactation consultant. Covers benefits of breastfeeding, pumping techniques and tips for returning to work. Free. Nursing mothers may bring infants. Register at www.morrishospital.org/events. For information, call 815-942-3012.

• Zumba fitness (free class) – 10:15 to 11 a.m.,White Oak Library District, Romeoville Branch, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville. For information, call 815-5524230 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.org.

• Yoga for Cancer classes – Noon, Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, New Lenox. Bring yoga mat or blanket, and water bottle. $10. Registration required at www.silvercross.org or 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).

• Tai Chi – 2:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood retirement community, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public. For information, call 815-609-0669 or visit www.timbersofshorewood.com.

• Breastfeeding Support Group – 6 to 7:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Conference Center, Pavilion A, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Infants welcome.

First time participants register at www. silvercross.org/specialdeliveries or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).

Jan. 10 • Free Diet Free Session – 6 to 7 p.m., Morris Hospital, Whitman 1 Assembly Room, 150 W. High St., Morris. Ten-week program runs 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesdays, through March 14. Cost is $69, refundable at program completion. Registration for the Jan. 10 free session is required. Register at www.morrishospital.org/events or call 815-705-7364.

• Bipolar Disease Support Group – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. First-time participants register at 888-660-HEAL (4325) or www. silvercross.org.

• NAMI Family Support Group (Morris) – 7 p.m., Morris Hospital, 150 High St., Morris. Free. Confidential. Facilitated by trained team of family members of individuals living with mental illness. For information, call 815-731-9103 or email info@namiwillgrundy.org.

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HEALTH BRIEFS Morris Hospital prepares for installation of new cancer treatment equipment

MORRIS – Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has announced that it is temporarily deferring services at its Radiation Therapy Center in order to replace and upgrade the linear accelerator that is used to deliver radiotherapy cancer treatment. Services will be deferred until approximately mid-March.

Patients in active treatment have been transitioned to Presence Cancer Care, 2614 W. Jefferson St., in Joliet. The same radiation oncologists who serve Morris Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Center also practice at Presence Cancer Care, allowing patients to have their care and treatment managed by the same physicians they see in Morris. Patients will be able to transition back to Morris Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Center when the project is complete next spring.

According to Liz Bates, director of imaging services, patient access and radiation therapy at Morris Hospital, the current equipment used to deliver radiation therapy for cancer treatment is original since the center opened in 2004.

The $3 million system was funded in part by the community through proceeds from the 2016 Morris Hospital Auxiliary Gala and gifts to the Morris

Hospital Auxiliary and Foundation.

Bates says deferring services for several weeks is necessary so the old equipment can be removed from the Morris Regional Oncology Center at 1600 W. U.S. Route 6.

After removal of the equipment, construction is needed to prepare a 7-foot concrete vault that will house the equipment, and a new heating/air conditioning unit will be installed. After the new equipment is installed, physicists with Morris Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Center will test the equipment, while staff completes training.

Bates says staff will continue to be available by phone to guide and assist patients. Additionally, the free Morris Hospital Patient Transportation Service is available to give patients rides to Joliet for their cancer treatment.

‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ delivers for Joliet area seniors

JOLIET – The Home Instead Senior Care office located in Joliet would like to thank the community for its overwhelming support of the “Be a Santa to a Senior” program, now in its 12th year.

The program collected more than 750 gifts for area seniors this year, all of which were delivered by the Home Instead Senior Care team just in time

for holidays. Many of the gifts were for everyday needs, such as socks, shirts, blankets and toiletries. Through the “Be a Santa” program, volunteers brightened the holidays by bringing gifts and companionship to seniors in need across Will County.

Names and gift requests are collected, written on ornaments and hung on trees that are placed in local participating merchant locations.

Each year Jewel-Osco located in Shorewood and New Lenox, First Midwest Bank located at Infantry and Jefferson, The Inn at Willow Falls located in Crest Hill and Old Plank Trail Community Bank located in Frankfort host trees.

Names are provided by Catholic Charities, Sunny Hill Nursing Home and Joshua Arms. All nonprofit and merchant participants can be found at www. beasantatoasenior.com.

While the program is complete for the season, the local Home Instead Senior Care office, located at 3077 W. Jefferson St., Suite 218, in Joliet, will begin collecting gift bags (new and gently used) as well as ribbon and bows for the 13th annual Be a Santa to a Senior immediately after the holidays.

For information, call the office at 815725-2050 or visit www.homeinstead. com.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox partners with Teladoc

NEW LENOX – Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has partnered with Teladoc, the nation’s leading provider of telehealth services, to extend physician access to patients 24 hours, seven days a week through the convenience of phone and video consultation. The service began Jan 1.

Silver Cross patients and consumers in the community will be able to connect with a doctor at silvercross.org/ teladoc for just $49 a visit.

Teladoc’s network of board-certified physicians, including primary care physicians, family medicine physicians and pediatricians, can treat many common medical conditions such as cold and flu symptoms, allergies, acute sinusitis, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, skin problems and more.

To get started, visit silvercross.org/ Teladoc or call 1-800-Teladoc (8352362). Once your account is set up, simply request a consult anytime, anywhere and a Teladoc physician will contact you within minutes.

The cost for a visit is a flat fee of $49. Payment can be made with a credit or debit card; insurance will not be billed.

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• Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Illinois State Sen. Pat McGuire (43rd District) and Illinois Rep. Emily McAsey (85th District) learn about how telehealth remotely serves hospital patients requiring critical care from Presence Health System Director of TeleHealth Strategy and Development Laura Messineo at Presence Health Bolingbrook, 1000 Remington Blvd., No. 100, Bolingbrook,

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By EUGENIA LAST

Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – You’ll instinctively know what to do and when to do it, so trust your gut feeling and take action. Abiding by the rules will help keep you moving in the right direction, with few delays.

This is a year of progress that can result in good personal and professional fortune.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Your charm will help you win favors and attract attention from people who can contribute to your success.

Express your feelings to receive the encouragement you need to push forward.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – A change will do you good. Something you always wanted to do will be possible now. Volunteer for something

you believe in or negotiate on your behalf and raise your income.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your charm will help you win favors or gain the support you need from someone influential. Don’t feel pressured to make an impulsive decision. A partnership looks promising.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Maintaining a strong sense of discipline and living within your means will help you reduce stress. Too much of anything will lead to problems at work and in the home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Do something nice for someone; it doesn’t have to entail a hefty price tag. Living within your means will help keep your stress level low and your bank account fat.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Listen to your heart, not to what others tell you. Don’t feel you have to overachieve to make an impression. If someone doesn’t accept you the way you are, you need to move on.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Explore new avenues, travel to unfamiliar places and do things that excite you. Live in the moment and strive for self-awareness and perfection. Make love a priority.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Set up a routine that will help you strive to look and be your best. Changes at home initially will help, but if you don’t follow through with them, nothing will change.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Mixing business with pleasure will lead to stronger alliances. An important partnership will improve if you spend

more time nurturing it and less time trying to buy love.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – It’s a good day to initiate change. If someone beats you to it, you aren’t going to be happy with the outcome or the time it will take you to revise your plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Make your home a place of comfort, and designate a space that you find conducive to creative pursuits. It’s OK to do things differently. Don’t wait for validation when you can begin to follow your dream.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You need to reevaluate matters and think about what you could have done differently. It’s never too late to learn or to change your mind or direction.

Recognizing your mistakes is the first step to positive change.

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier • Being told the volume of your TV or radio is excessively loud; • Difficulty understanding a person who isn’t facing you as he speaks; • Struggling to hear conversations in noisy environments, such as a restaurant; • Difficulty understanding high-pitched voices; • Being told by others your hearing seems impaired.

If you’ve experienced these situations, a hearing test is a good idea. It will reveal whether you have hearing loss in either ear, and pinpoint the type of hearing loss and to what degree it has progressed.

There are several types of hearing tests.

A physical exam with an instrument called an otoscope reveals any problems in your ear canal or eardrum. Additional tests include a pure tone test, which reveals how well you can hear – you guessed it – a variety of pure tones.

A speech test evaluates your ability to understand the spoken word. Tympanometry tests reveal any problems in the middle ear and evaluate the mobility of your eardrum.

These hearing tests are painless. Taken together, the results offer a detailed picture of your hearing, known as an audiogram.

And if a problem should be uncovered, your audiogram gives you and your doctor the information needed to move forward.

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Dear Doctors: My parents, who are in their late 70s, both are now using hearing aids. This makes me wonder – when should a hearing test become part of an annual checkup?

Dear Reader: It’s a good idea to have a hearing test as a baseline when you’re a relatively young adult so if you develop a hearing issue later, you will have a useful comparison. You can talk to your family doctor about giving you a hearing test or seek out the help of a hearing professional, known as an audiologist.

Hearing loss usually happens so gradually you might not even be aware of it. It’s not until you run into problems, such as frequently asking people to repeat themselves or cranking up the volume on your TV, that you realize something has changed.

Hearing is a complex process. When you hear a sound, your brain is interpreting electrical signals it receives via the auditory nerve. These signals originate in the delicate structures within your inner ear, which receive sounds – that is, vibrations – and turn them into nerve impulses.

It’s important to identify hearing loss as soon as possible. Studies suggest a link between hearing loss and serious conditions such as depression or dementia. An early diagnosis and successful intervention can reduce symptoms of depression and help preserve cognitive function.

If you think you might have trouble with your hearing, you’re not alone. About 15 percent of American adults report some form of hearing problem. Signs you could be experiencing hearing loss may include: • Frequently asking people to repeat themselves; • Having trouble pinpointing the source or direction of a loud noise; • Trouble hearing phone conversations;

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My niece has a 1-year-old son.

Neither my niece nor the baby’s father is religious, and they have chosen not to have the baby baptized. My sister, the baby’s grandmother, while not wanting to impose her beliefs on the parents, comes from a generation when even couples who were not demonstrably religious usually had their baby baptized.

I know it would comfort my sister to know this ancient ceremony had been performed.

Since my sister watches the little boy at her house, would it be wrong for us to organize an informal baptism – just holy water and a couple of prayers? We don’t feel we need to have an officiant of any religion present and, of course, we would not tell the baby’s parents. Would this be appropriate? – Mortified In Montana Dear Mortified: No, it would not. If you were sure it would be, you wouldn’t have written to me about it. My advice is not to do anything like this behind the parents’ backs, because if you do, there will be hell to pay.

Dear Abby: Please post my message for people to be more considerate about their “help.” I am a housekeeper by choice. I have office skills, massage therapy skills and many talents, but I have noticed clients seem to have a preconceived idea of who I am. I am not someone who is money-driven. I also am not uneducated. I am a person who enjoys helping others, no matter what I may be doing.

I have been treated disrespectfully. People who have housekeepers – beware. We “might” be doing a sociological study on how people treat the help. – The Help Dear Help: What you have experienced isn’t a problem faced only by housekeepers. It is something many service industry workers encounter all too often. Perhaps it happens because some people were never taught that inside the uniform is a person with real feelings, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect.

Dear Abby: After a year together, my boyfriend recently proposed. We plan to wed in two years. During this time, he intends to move into my home so we can save for the wedding. My parents, however, are completely against our living together before we get married.

Abby, I’m 30 years old and so is my fiancé. I own my own home and my boyfriend currently rents. My parents are very traditional and may not help with the wedding if we move in together. We can’t afford to pay for much if we don’t do it and save. Do I honor my parents’ wishes or do what I feel is right for me and my fiancé? –

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King Charles I of England said, “Never make a defense or apology until you be accused.”

This week, we are looking at the players who were “accused” of finding the best defensive plays last year.

Those in the dock today are Espen Lindqvist (East) and Boye Brogeland from Norway. They were defending against four hearts.

East’s three-diamond raise was pre-emptive over North’s takeout double, saying that he had diamond support but did not think that three no-trump would make even if West had a balanced 18-19 points.

Since this deal occurred in a big pairs event, when stopping overtricks could have been important, Brogeland was worried that his opponents might have had 11 tricks via five hearts and six clubs. So, deciding that his side needed to take tricks as quickly as possible, he led the spade ace. East, with no desire for a shift, encouraged spades, and West continued with his spade three.

South, who has one European mixed teams and two mixed pairs titles, won with dummy’s spade king, cashed the heart ace, played a heart to his jack and led a club to the jack.

Lindqvist played low in tempo.

As the bidding suggested that West had the club king, declarer overtook the heart queen with his king and repeated the club finesse.

However, East produced his king and shifted to a diamond. Unable to reach the dummy, declarer was forced to duck this to West’s queen.

Brogeland then cashed the spade queen to defeat the contract and gain 90 percent of the matchpoints for his side.

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(c) Date of Mortgages: June 12, 2008 and July 6, 2011 (d) Date of Recordings: June 27, 2008 and August 16, 2011 (e) County where recorded: Will County (f) Identification of recording: R2008-082555 as to mortgage dated June 12, 2008 and recorded against Tract 1; R2008-082557 as to mortgage dated June 12, PUBLIC NOTICE 2008 and recorded against Tract 2; R2011-075815 as to STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE mortgage dated July 6, 2011 and against Tract 1; and recorded TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT R2011-075818 as to mortgage WILL COUNTY HOMESTAR BANK AND FINANCIAL dated July 6, 2011 and recorded SERVICES, an Illinois Banking against Tract 2.

Corporation, Andrea L. Chasteen Plaintiff, Clerk of the Circuit Court vs.

TAMARA FRANSEN, CENTRAL TOWING & RECOVERY, PREPARED BY: INCORPORATED, an Illinois William F. Smith, General Counsel Corporation, UNKNOWN OWNERS HomeStar Bank and and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Financial Services 3 Diversatech Drive, Defendants.

Manteno IL 60950 (815) 468-6504 / Case No. 16CH02258 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION Atty. Reg. No. #06207700 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO UNKNOWN OWNERS and (Published in the Herald-News NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, of the January 3, 10, 17, 2017.)

Complaint for Foreclosure filed in 1254867 the above entitled cause on the 22nd day of December 2016, and that they are named Defendants in the above entitled cause, pursuant PUBLIC NOTICE to the provisions of Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 5/15-1502 and that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT now pending in said Court and that WILL COUNTY - JOLIET ILLINOIS day on or after which default may ESTATE OF PAUL BOURAS, be entered against said Defendants DECEASED is February 3, 2017 and that 16P 817 the information applies to said Notice is given to creditors of foreclosure proceedings: the death of the above named 1. The names of all Plaintiffs decedent. and the case number are identified Letters of office were issued above.

2. The Court in which said to EMELIA BOURAS, 4738 MOHR action was brought is identified ST., NW, APT. 1, CANTON, OHIO, 44708, as Independent above.

3. The names of the title holder ADMINISTRATOR, whose attorney of record is CHRISTOPHER J. of record is: Tamara Fransen BERGHOFF & 4. A legal description of the real BERGHOFF; estate sufficient to identify it with BERGHOFF, LTD., 150 NORTH reasonable certainty is as follows: MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1230, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601.

TRACT 1: The South 485.37 feet The estate will be administered of that part of the Southwest without court supervision, unless Quarter of Section 25, Township 33 North, Range 12 East of the under section 5/28-4 of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat.

Westerly of the Westerly right of 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any person terminates way line of the Illinois Central Gulf interested Railroad Company, (except the independent administration at any South 223.50 feet of the West time by mailing or delivering a 294.50 feet thereof and except the petition to terminate to the clerk.

South 278 feet lying East of the Claims against the estate may West 294.50 feet thereof) all in be filed in the office of the clerk Will County, Illinois.

Andrea Chasteen 14 West Jefferson Street Commonly known as: Joliet, Illinois 60432-4399 31831 Rathje Road, or with the representative, or Peotone IL 60468 both, on or before JULY 3, 2017, PIN: 17-20-25-300-022 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice TRACT 2: Lot 6 in 1st Addition from the representative is required to the Meadows Subdivision, a by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Subdivision of part of the South Act, the date stated in that notice.

Half of the Southeast Quarter of Any claim not filed on or before that Section 23, Township 33 North, date is barred. Copies of a claim Range 12 East of the Third filed with the clerk must be mailed Principal Meridian, according to or delivered by the claimant to the the plat thereof recorded February representative and to the attorney 28, 1974 as Document Number within 10 days after it has been R74-4662 and Certificate of Correction recorded March 18, filed.

1977 as Document Number CHRISTOPHER J. BERGHOFF R77-8324, in Will County, Illinois. BERGHOFF & BERGHOFF, LTD. 150 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 1230 Commonly known as: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601 830 North Maple Lane, Peotone IL 60468 (312) 855-1818 PIN: 17-20-23-402-008 I711548

5. Identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: on Siesta, Lido & Longboat Keyes. Call for info. (a) Name of Mortgagors: Philip Dick Dow 815-342-1033 Premier Sotheby's J. Fransen, now deceased and Tamara Fransen LOCAL NEWS (b) Name of Mortgagee: WHEREVER YOU GO! Homestar Bank and Financial Up-to-date news, weather, scores & more can be sent directly to your Services phone! It's quick, easy & free to register at TheHerald-News.com

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THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET ILLINOIS ESTATE OF STANLEY SEMENCHUK, DECEASED 16P 856 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of office were issued to JOHN SEMENCHUK, 820 WEST INDIANA STREET, NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN, 49117, as Independent ADMINISTRATOR, whose attorney of record is PATRICK J. BIGGANE, 9924 WALDEN PARKWAY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60643.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat.

1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any person terminates interested independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk Andrea Chasteen 14 West Jefferson Street Joliet, Illinois 60432-4399 or with the representative, or both, on or before JULY 3, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

PATRICK J. BIGGANE 9924 WALDEN PARKWAY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60643 (773) 238-9041 I711440 (Published in the Herald-News January 3, 10, 17, 2017)

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All real estate advertising in Online Bids END at approx. this newspaper 11:00 am at CubeSmart #0675, is subject to the 12408 S Industrial Drive E., Fair Housing Act which makes it Plainfield, IL. 60585 illegal to advertise "any prefer(815)295-9099: ence, limitation or discriminaBonnie L Hawkins - Cube 107 - tion based on race, color, reliMisc Preschool Items gion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an Online Bids END at approx. intention, to make any such 11:30 am at CubeSmart #0615, preference, limitation of discrimi14203 S Rt. 59 Plainfield, IL. nation." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 liv60544 (815)254-7045: Bridjina Wiseman - Cube 1006- ing with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and Household items, Patricia A Greaney-Gudyka- people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper Cube 128-Household items will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which Online Bids END at approx.. is in violation of the law. Our 12:30 pm at CubeSmart #0609, readers are hereby informed that 2114 Oak Leaf St Joliet Il 60436 all dwellings advertised in this (Published in the Herald-News (815)744-8100: newspaper are available on an January 3, 10, 17, 2017) Elizabeth Betts Moulton, Cube 036, equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination Household Items call HUD toll-free at Elizabeth L. Moulton, Cube 036, 1-800-669-9777.

Household Items The toll-free telephone number PUBLIC NOTICE Cora L. Shelby-Williams, for the hearing impaired is Cube 077, Household Items 1-800-927-9275 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Cora L. Shelby-Williams,

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