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Calling readers to confirm the letter to the editor I received came from a real person who wanted it published is one.

Selecting local events to highlight in the Herald Life’s Life 5 or Morris Herald-News’ Gotta Do It 5 is another.

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This also is an area I get second-guessed on often, usually by people who had something at stake in the decision.

Some decisions are obvious, like if an event isn’t local enough, but many aren’t.

I often get calls, up to five to 10 a day, from people looking for us to write a story about something.

They are upset about anything from a business to an ex and feel like we should expose it. There are also the calls from PR people, many of whom seem to think we would love to send reporters to Chicago or wherever else outside our coverage area to cover events.

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Some happen immediately, most hap-

COLUMN NAME Jon Styf pen in the near future.

So how do we decide? A lot depends on if the story has an effect on other readers, or is a story we think they would really want to know about, such as an incident at a school or a police investigation. This week, we had both and we wrote about both.

The tough part was deciding what to write when. With the school incident, a first-grader writing a threatening note to another, that was tough. Kids are kids and say things they don’t mean, especially when they are that young.

But, ultimately, we felt there were questions about the process of action the school took and the threat of a gun that the public would want to know about.

With the police investigation, it was simply a matter of making absolutely sure we could confirm what we thought we knew before publishing it.

So we did that, called all the involved offices and spent time on the ground at the scene before confirming that Rolling Meadows police were searching a Joliet home

for the body of Michael Mansfield, who disappeared more than 40 years ago and who Russel Smrekar, of Joliet, admitted to killing in 2011.

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Rialto plans special meeting for management contract

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Rialto Square Theatre board expects to hold a special meeting in the next two weeks to consider VenuWork’s proposal for a five-year management contract.

“Much sooner rather than later,” board Chairman Robert Filotto said Friday when asked when he would like to see an agreement negotiated.

The cash-strapped Rialto needs to have a one-year agreement with a management company in place before it receives $250,000 – the first half of the city’s $500,000 annual funding for the theater. VenuWorks is now operating on a three-month contract.

Filotto plans to meet this week with VenuWorks to begin discussing the contract proposal. He said a special meeting of the board would likely be held early the week of Feb. 5-11 but has not been scheduled.

The five-tear term of the proposal is one item likely to be discussed, Filotto said.

“Do I have a sense of whether we’ll reach an agreement? I do believe we will, but everything’s negotiable,” he said.

The new Rialto board at its first meeting last week delayed a vote on the VenuWorks proposal, saying it needed time to review it.

Filotto was collecting fellow board members’ questions and comments about the proposal through the weekend.

The VenuWorks proposal sets a base management fee of $114,000 a year, while the management company would take on the task of ensuring that the theater meets budget.

The fee would be used to offset budget overruns, meaning the Rialto could pay less if the company underperforms.

The proposal does allow for budget deficits, and it also provides for mutually agreed budget revisions during the year. But if the deficit exceeds what is in the budget, the

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overrun comes out of the management fee.

“That’s a typical clause in all of our contracts,” VenuWorks Chief Operating Officer John Siehl said. “We negotiate a budget, and that’s what we head for. That’s what we live by.”

Siehl said the proposed contract is to a large extent a boilerplate agreement used at many of the venues the company manages, although some items are unique.

VenuWorks would have control of all operations of the Rialto and be responsible for expenses. The company would make its money from the management fee plus a variable management fee derived from a percentage of certain revenues, including food and beverage sales, sponsorships and naming rights.

Venuworks also would be the employer of Rialto staff. The 25-page proposal addresses operations, insurance, capital investments and other aspects of managing the theater.

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Catholic education tackles new challeges, relevance in the 21st century

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

Ben Hulbert, 17, of Minooka, is a junior at Joliet Catholic Academy.

He’s involved in clubs that interest him – Habitat for Humanity and photography – and feels JCA shines in academics.

But Hulbert, who attended Immaculate Conception School in Morris from second to eighth grade and felt he received a good education, believes one lesson taught in those schools tops the rest.

“I’m made for more than what the world offers,” Hulbert said. “God gives my life meaning and values, and I’m meant to live with him forever.

That’s what Catholic school inspired in me.”

According to the National Catholic Educational Association website, National Catholic Schools Week began in 1974 and starts each year on the last Sunday in January. To celebrate, schools might hold special Masses and open houses, as well as family-centered activities.

Despite rising tuition, lower enrollment in some cases and occasional school closings, Catholic education is still viable in the 21st century and possibly even more relevant than in the past, said the Rev. John Belmonte, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Joliet.

“Catholic schools are a good antidote for what ails us in society,” Belmonte said. “We need strong leadership as a society and as a culture, and Catholic schools produce strong leaders who are well-educated, leaders who are ethical, leaders who are faithful. That’s what Catholic schools have been doing for over 500 years in every metropolitan area around the world. And good leadership is always relevant.”

The Diocese of Joliet has 60 schools, and while it’s true the number of schools has decreased over the years, the current total is holding steady, Belmonte said. The last two schools to close were both in Joliet – St. Joseph’s (eight years ago) and St. Patrick’s (seven years ago).

People may assume a school closes because of lack of enrollment, but it’s more likely because of a demographic area having fewer families and fewer children. Also, schools can occasionally have financial difficulties that

Photos by Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Sister Cecilia Joseph Dulik helps Erik Rocha with his lesson Thursday at St. Jude Catholic School in Joliet. BELOW: Brett Hulbert (left) and Dylan Wheel read from Bibles on Thursday at St. Jude Catholic School in Joliet.

good way to invest in your child and in your child’s future,” Belmonte said. “No doubt families, especially those who have more economic challenges, find tuition a challenge for them. But most of our families, I believe, when they see what the school is doing for their children, and how it is a support to them, know that’s money well spent.”

Nevertheless, a family may spend a substantial amount on tuition – and that’s before the cost of uniforms, at schools still using them. Immaculate Conception is not one of them, although it does have a dress code, which mandates dressier clothes on Fridays for all-school Masses, said Kim DesLauriers, principal for 37 years.

The good old days lead to closure, Belmonte said.

“We’ve got some enrollment declines in general,” Belmonte said, “but the schools in the diocese are very well-managed.”

Increased tuition is challenging, but scholarships and assistance on the parish level help make Catholic education affordable, Belmonte said.

“Choosing a Catholic school is a

DesLauriers said tuition at Immaculate Conception was $175 per family in 1980 – with a book fee of $25 for the year. Today, the cost is $3,600 for

See EDUCATION, page 8

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INVESTING IN A CHILD’S FUTURE

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Police still digging at Joliet area home Cold case dates back to 1970s

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET TOWNSHIP – Police from Rolling Meadows and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office were still at 1113 Barber Lane in an unincorporated area near Joliet on Friday.

They are looking for the remains of Michael Mansfield, a Rolling Meadows man who disappeared 41 years ago.

Mansfield was the college roommate of Russel Smrekar, a Joliet man who confessed to Mansfield’s murder in 2011 when he was dying in prison while serving a sentence for two other murders.

Smrekar, however, did not tell police where Mansfield’s body was, and it’s unclear what led police to Barber Lane. Rolling Meadows police Cmdr.

Tom Gadomski said Friday afternoon that there were no new details to report.

Detectives are examining the home for the possibility that evidence or the remains of Mansfield may be located there, according to a Rolling Meadows Police Department news release.

Rolling Meadows police are working in conjunction with the Cook County Major Case Assistance Team, with the logistical assistance of the Will Coun-

One neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said no one has lived in the home in seven to 10 years.

Jovy Vincent, who lives nearby, said there’s been a noticeable increase of joggers and dog walkers on Barber Lane since news broke Wednesday that police were on location there.

Vincent, who has lived in the neighborhood since second grade, grew up with the family that once lived in the home.

As a child, Vincent said she slept over there many times, and vice versa.

“I spent several nights over there,” Vincent said. “[The parents] were a second mom and dad to me, and their kids are like my siblings.”

She said as an only child, she enjoyed being around a bigger family.

The home was loud, in a good way.

“They would come over here, too, because it was quiet,” Vincent said.

She’s worried what her childhood Mike Mallory – mmallory@shawmedia.com friends may be dealing with now.

Law enforcement vehicles from Rolling Meadows Police, the Will County Sheriff’s Office “I’m sure it’s very hard on them,” and Cook County Sheriff’s Office were still at a vacant home on Barber Lane in unincor- she said. “If something happened at porated Joliet on Friday. the house they grew up in.”

Smrekar was serving a sentence ty Sheriff’s Department.

In the late morning, two men could of 200 to 600 years at the time for the Will County Deputy Chief Tom be seen returning to the site in a van murders of two people, who, like ManBudde also said Friday afternoon that with multiple sheets of plywood that sfield, were going to testify against there is nothing new to report. He said were then carried toward the home. him. Mansfield was on break from the sheriff’s office lent a large Crime Several people wore yellow or Lincoln College when he disappeared Scene Investigation vehicle to Rolling white crime scene investigation suits from his Rolling Meadows home Dec. Meadows police as a warming up sta- and footwear. Some exited the house 31, 1975, and he was never seen again. tion for their officers.

Six days later, he was set to testifrom time to time with dirt on the The news release stated more de- suits. Tents were still set up behind fy against Smrekar, who was accused tails regarding the investigation the house and the lot was blocked off of stealing a guitar and some records would be released at a later date. from a dorm room. with yellow tape.

Q&A with Ameya Pawar, candidate for governor

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar became the first Democrat to announce a candidacy for governor in the 2018 election in early January. The alderman from the 47th Ward on the North Side was in Joliet last week.

Pawar, 36, has master’s degrees in threat and response management and in social service administration. He worked at Northwestern University’s Office of Emergency Management for seven years before becoming an alderman in 2011.

Okon: What brings you to Joliet

today?

Pawar: I wanted to make some intro-

ductions and just get to know people and then start talking about the campaign. ... We started this morning at a social service agency (Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living) and then we had lunch and now we’re here.

Okon: Why did you announce for governor so soon?

Pawar: When you look at what happened in the election nationally and then you compare with what’s been happening in Illinois over the last two years, it’s the same sort of politics where you pit rural communities against urban areas, and small towns against bigger cities, and one university against the next, all in an effort to drive down wages and cut benefits. That is ignoring a whole host of issues that are keeping Illinois from realizing its full potential. For example,

we’re the fifth-largest economy in the country, an economy that’s larger than most countries, and yet we’re dead last in what we’re spending on education funding.

Okon: The question is you announced very early and you’re the first Democrat to announce. Why did you decide to announce so early?

Pawar: I announced early because my sense is that there’s going to be a lot of money involved in this race. I also announced early because it’s not enough if you’re a Democrat to say we don’t like Bruce Rauner. It’s not enough to say we think he’s a bad guy. And, it’s also not enough to say we don’t like his policies. ... We need to have a progressive vision that is a counter-balance to his.

Okon: You’re a relatively unknown

Chicago alderman. What chance do you have of being the next governor?

Pawar: I’m here talking to you. We’re going around the state. When I first ran in 2011, I ran against a 36-year incumbent who had a million dollars. I had zero. But I knocked on every door in my community. It’s a big state. There are 13 million people, so clearly I’m not going to be able to knock on every door. But there is value in going out and seeing people and talking to them face to face and just explaining that progressive vision and talking about a progressive vision, That’s what we’re going to go out and do.

Okon: In state government now we have a Democratic House speaker from

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JJC board to talk budget, tuition, fees at meeting

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet Junior College officials plan to discuss the college’s budget, tuition and course fees at Tuesday’s board workshop meeting.

The JJC Board of Trustees will review a three-year financial plan and give input on the college’s current budget projections.

The board will also review a presentation on tuition and course fees that will include a recommendation from the administration on those items for the 2018 fiscal year, Kelly Rohder, the college’s spokeswoman, stated in an email.

No formal action will take place at

• AMEYA PAWAR

Continued from page 4 Chicago, we have a Democratic Senate leader from Chicago, and you’d be a Democratic governor from Chicago.

Wouldn’t that make Illinois maybe a little too Chicago Democrat-centered?

Pawar: I can see that’s one way to look at it. Like any state government, the key thing is statesmanship and working with people even if you dis-

the meeting.

Departments and divisions across the college are finalizing their budget sheets, which will go toward building and determining what the final budget will be for fiscal 2018, which begins July 1, Rohder stated.

JJC, like many colleges and universities statewide, has been struggling with uncertainty in state funding. The college is looking into ways to control costs, such as scheduling efficiency and tuition increases.

The state has been in a budget crisis for two years because of a stalemate between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and a Democrat-controlled Legislature.

While Rauner and lawmakers enact-

ed appropriations for all levels of education – including higher education – in fiscal 2016, colleges and universities sustained a year-to-year cut of about $1.3 billion from fiscal 2015 levels, according to the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a bipartisan research and advocacy organization.

The stopgap budget for fiscal 2017, which has since expired, appropriated $700 million to higher education – a $73 million increase over fiscal 2016 levels – but it is $1.25 billion less than fiscal 2015, according to the CTBA. In response to unreliable state funding, JJC has identified contingency items in its budget, closed its Small Business Development Center and ap-

proved a tax levy that does not rebate back to taxpayers the interest earned on bonds for major projects.

Last year, the board approved a tuition increase in a 5-2 vote that college officials said was needed to cover projected budget deficits, funding priorities for a federal grant, the City Center Campus and marketing costs.

Trustee Maureen Broderick, one of the supporters of the increase, said at the time the college was caught in a “political war of funding” and needed to be prepared if it didn’t receive state money.

At the Jan. 10 board meeting, some residents asked college officials to keep tuition affordable.

agree with them and their philosophies and their policies.

Okon: How would you solve the state budget problem?

Pawar: We’ve obviously got a growing deficit and a backlog of bills. Even the governor’s acknowledged that the tax rate needs to go up. The question is, are we going to go to a more progressive rate, a graduated rate, a fair rate – whichever term you want to use – and make sure we hold most people harmless and make sure most people pay

their fair share, or do we stick to the flat rate? My solution has always been we need a graduated income tax, because from the upper middle class down to the working poor, those people pay more than their fair share. But it’s the folks at the very top who don’t pay their fair share.

Okon: What did you think of Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Address yesterday (Wednesday)?

Pawar: He had a tendency to paint a very rosy picture year after year about

his accomplishments. The state has a bright future. If we make our state government and its resources more equitable and just, we have a really bright future. But he likes to paint a bright picture about his work. We have to remember that after two years and not having a budget, you have social service agencies near collapse, universities that we don’t know what’s going to happen in the next four to six weeks. That kind of chaos doesn’t do anything to create new jobs.

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Continued from page 3 one student and the book fee is $250, DesLauriers said. The fourth – or more – child or children in a family attend for free, he added.

That’s small comfort for financially struggling families.

“People are paying three, four, five hundred dollars a month,” DesLauriers said. “It’s a large payment, a big sacrifice. We don’t want to turn our backs on people who want it and can’t afford it, so we’ve got to make allowances for them. Catholic schools were created years ago for, basically, the immigrant families, the people new to this country, and it was pretty much free. It’s not just a school for the rich.”

Financial help is available at the diocesan level through the Catholic Education Foundation and on the parish level through scholarship money raised by members of Immaculate Conception Parish, DesLauriers said.

But even providing this last option is daunting as church collections have “pretty much flat-lined,” DesLauriers said.

In addition, schools have fewer sisters from congregations teaching than in the past – Immaculate Conception has one, he said – but hiring lay teachers also means paying salary and benefits, whereas the sisters were fre-

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Daniel Granados completes a spelling test Thursday at St. Jude Catholic School in Joliet. quently financially supported by the congregation.

Also, Immaculate Conception Parish used to pay a greater percentage of the school budget – close to 75 percent, DesLauriers said.

Today, it’s around 25 percent, he said.

“The increase is picked up by charging families for it,” DesLauriers said. “But if we can meet the needs of the child and the family sincerely wants to go here, we’ll figure some-

thing out.”

One hidden cost of increased tuition is the advance of technology and its role in education.

Buying equipment and updating buildings to handle it – Immaculate Conception was built in 1972 – all costs money, DesLauriers said.

“When this building was built, there mere electrical outlets in front of the room and in back of the room,” DesLauriers said, “and that was to plug in the overhead projector.”

Skimping on technology and specialty services comes at a cost. Amy Sheehan of Joliet started her children in a Catholic school, but when her son Aidan Sheehan, now 14, developed a processing disorder, the school didn’t have the resources to adequately address it, although it tried, Amy said.

“He had one wonderful teacher who would just read to him and she did it on her own time,” Sheehan said.

So she transferred Aidan to Troy School District 30-C, where he blossomed academically, Sheehan said, as did his siblings – Grace Sheehan, now 12, and Meghan Sheehan, now 9.

She felt this was because of “wonderful teachers” and a program that met his needs. But she felt Aidan’s moral values declined at Troy.

A friend recommended St. Jude Catholic School in Joliet to Sheehan.

Its Catholic environment, where classrooms are named for saints and sisters exemplify religious vocations, reinforced the Catholic standards in the Sheehan home, so she transferred all three children to St. Jude.

Furthermore, the small class size allowed teachers extra time to work with Aidan, but it wasn’t as ideal as a structured program, Sheehan said. “[Catholic schools] need somebody, or a team of people, whose full-time

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job is to sit with these kids who are not honor students and who need that extra push and that extra help along the way,” Sheehan said. “The classroom teachers are fabulous and tried their very best, but they are classroom teachers, and they have other students with needs to be met.”

Sheehan wants to send Aidan to Joliet Catholic Academy, but she and her husband, Tim, can’t afford its tuition – even if they should get financial assistance – and that’s with both par-

ents working. The tuition page on the JCA website lists tuition as $11,295 for the first student.

“It breaks my heart,” Amy said.

“You have good families that truly want Catholic education – like our family – and it’s completely out of their means.”

But Ann Hulbert, Ben’s mother, said Ben received scholarships that helped tremendously with tuition costs. Ben said applying for them was “a lot of work.” He had to write essays, and his parents had to submit financial forms.

“It was worth it,” Ben said. “It helped me a lot.”

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Joe Simpkins will lead the kindergarten through eighth grade Crest Hill district starting July 1, after longtime Superintendent Michael Early retires June 30. Simpkins will come from River Grove District 85.5, which he has led as superintendent since 2015.

“It’s a great school district. They got a lot of great programming for kids,” Simpkins said of Richland.

The community will have a chance to meet Simpkins and his wife at a reception that will be held in conjunction with the Feb. 15 school board meeting, according to a district news release.

Simpkins said he wants to continue the work of the board and Early. Richland is also located close to home – as he and his family reside in Frankfort – and has good staff doing cutting-edge work, he said.

“It’s good to be back in the Joliet area,” Simpkins said.

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At 5:18 p.m., Joliet police received a call of shots fired near Ruby and Center streets, Deputy Chief Al Roechner said.

When officers arrived, they saw a 2006 Buick in the middle of the intersection and found Blankenship, who had been driving the car, inside the vehicle and shot in the abdomen, Roechner said.

Blankenship was taken to Presence Saint Joseph and a second victim – a passenger with a graze wound to the ear – was identified, Roechner said.

According to the passenger, Roechner said, the two had been inside the Buick in a nearby barbershop parking lot when shots rang out.

Upon feeling the bullet, the passenger – a 32-year-old man – left the vehicle. But Blankenship hit the gas pedal when shot, causing the car to crash into a guardrail before rolling back into the intersection.

The passenger could not identify where the shots came from, Roechner said.

An autopsy, performed Saturday morning by the Will County Coroner’s Office, indicated that Blankenship died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to the call the Joliet Police Department at 815724-3020 or call Crime Stoppers of Will County at 800-323-6734.

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Channahon talks about Crossroads 55 growth

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Shaw Media correspondent CHANNAHON – The Channahon Village Board met with staff at a special meeting Wednesday to learn more about the proposed industrial development Crossroads 55, which would be constructed east of Interstate 55, splitting four buildings north and south across Amoco Road.

Venture One Real Estate is proposing constructing four warehouse and distribution centers on 300 acres of land in two phases. The first phase would consist of two buildings at 1 million square feet each. Developers want to break ground in April.

That early start is doubtful, though, according to Channahon Village Administrator Thomas Durkin, who said there is engineering to manage, several taxing bodies to approach with an intergovernmental agreement, public hearings to hold, a water main to extend and the Illinois Department of Transportation to deal with regarding work on the frontage road.

Although there have been no for-

mal agreements by the developer or the village yet, Durkin said plans are to have the considerable village infrastructure needs performed by Venture One, which will be reimbursed from future property taxes generated by the development.

The various taxing bodies, such as the schools, library, park district and fire district, must agree to such property tax abatements first.

Infrastructure necessary for the development to proceed includes extending the village’s water main from Thornton’s Inc. on Route 6, under the interstate and to the southern end of the Venture One property. Also included would be attending to the frontage road, which is currently in poor shape, especially for the traffic that would come from a modern industrial park, according to a report given to the village by Kane, McKenna and Associates.

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In the fifth year, the village would begin to see dollars back on the first building, Durkin said, and hopefully by then, he added, construction will have begun on the second building.

“I think this public-private partnership can work and make that property developable,” Village President Missey Moorman Schumacher said after the meeting. “The only thing that is being rebated to pay for that infrastructure is the tax revenue that is generated by that building.”

Since the acreage is farmland now, Schumacher said, significantly more

tax dollars will be brought into the area when the buildings are constructed.

“They will increase our property tax base and take some of the burden off residential property taxpayers,” she explained, “and it will increase our local jobs and our daytime population, which also drives retail and restaurants.”

Durkin said he has already spoken with the superintendents and business officials in the school districts involved, which include Channahon, Minooka and Troy schools, and they were amenable to the proposal. They also suggested that perhaps tax increment financing district dollars could be used from the section of a district that is in the infrastructure improvement area.

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Shaw Media correspondent MORRIS – Morris Elementary School District 54 Principal Chris Maier has been placed on paid administrative leave for the rest of the school year, according to a letter to parents and guardians dated Friday.

Maier’s leave is effective immediately, the letter stated. District 54 Superintendent Shan- Chris non Dudek will serve as Maier acting principal for the rest of the school year.

“There has been no action at this time with the board,” Dudek said. “We decided to put him on administrative leave, the reason being a personnel matter that did not involve students.”

Dudek said that with the change, he will move his office to the White Oak Elementary School building, and that he had planned to relocate the district offices from the old Shabbona Middle School building to White Oak next school year, regardless of the change in administration announced Friday.

The parent letter also stated Brad Guilinger, a district physical education

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There will be a full-time principal at District 54 for the 2017-18 school year, Dudek said, be it Maier or someone else.

“He is just put on administrative leave,” Dudek said. “We need to work through details, evaluate him and see what decisions need to be made. There has not been any board action as of yet.”

Maier was named in a lawsuit filed in September on behalf of the estates of Mark and Janice Wendling, a Morris couple struck from behind and killed while riding bicycles in June on Old Stage Road.

Maier owned the GMC Yukon driven by the teen involved in the crash. In the police report from the crash, Maier was described as a family friend of the teen.

The eight-count complaint alleges that the teen, who was 16 at the time of the crash, negligently failed to keep a proper and sufficient lookout, and failed to decrease speed to avoid colliding with the cyclists.

The complaint further alleges that

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The lawsuit is ongoing, with a status hearing scheduled for March 7.

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Eileen Helen Davenport, nee Ericksen, age 99, passed away January 20, 2017 surrounded by her family in Geneva, IL. Born September 3, 1917 in Joliet, IL. Survived by her loving son, Dennis (Roberta) Davenport; grandchildren, Jason (Cathy) Davenport and Lauren Klatt; great-grandchildren, Charles, Claire and Nora Davenport, Sophia Klatt; and many nieces and nephews.

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She wed Addison Dent Draper of Washington, D.C., September 4, 1942. They were both active in parish and community life.

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Well into her ninth decade, she swam daily at the YMCA, did volunteer work with Guide Dogs for the Blind and for several local shelters and agencies in Martinez, CA. She loved social gatherings where she was often asked to perform oratorical ditties, musical parodies and narrations from Mother Goose.

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Ella Jackson was born to Thelma Smith and Sammie Lee Vincent on January 10, 1954 in Tougaloo, MS. James Edward Smith raised Ella as his own child.

Ella was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a dedicated member and served as a nurse in the church.

Ella loved to cook and feed everyone. She also enjoyed spending time with family and friends which meant everything in the world

to her. She was also a devoted mother, sister, grandmother and very ambitious. She will be dearly missed.

Ella is preceded in death by her three sisters, Elaine Vincent, Carma Leatha Smith, and Demetrice Autman; and one brother, Verlon Smith; along with one grandson, Alan O’Large III. Ella departed this life on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Joliet Area Community Hospice in Joliet, IL. Ella leaves to cherish her memories her husband, Anthony Jackson; her mother, Thelma Smith-May; two step-daughters, Victoria Terry (Willie), and LaShelle McDonald; one sister, Phyllis Smith; one brother, Russell Smith; six grandchildren, Bobbie Holmes, Mary McDonald, Artesia O’Large, Greg Lee, James Abraham, and Tavon White; one special sister-in-law, Edith Dixon; sisters-in-law, Laura (Isaac) McDaniel, Clara Graham and Emma Mitchell; brothers-inlaw, Sammy Jackson, Lendell Jackson and William Jackson; two uncles, Eddie Smith and W.C. Williams; and a host of family friends nephews and nieces.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at St. Paul M.B. Church, 1404 S. Briggs St., Joliet, IL. Service at 11:00 AM, Pastor Edward Martin Jr., officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. Minor-Morris Funeral Home, Ltd. 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

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met on their travel adventures. Sandra was known for her correspondence and hand-written notes.

SANDRA JANE GARDNER As the oldest daughter of former Illinois Born: September 15, 1936 Gov. William G. Stratton and Marion Frazier Died: January 14, 2017 (nee Hook), she would regale her family with fond memories of life in the governor’s Sandra Jane Gardner (nee mansion in Springfield, Illinois.

Stratton), age 80, passed The family enjoyed hearing stories of her to her eternal resting place audiences with two different sitting queens, in heaven on Saturday, January 14, 2017 after a brief Queen Frederika of Greece during a European trip in the summer of 1958 and Queen struggle with cancer. She Elizabeth of Britain during her United States died peacefully, surrounded trip in 1959. in love by her husband and children.

She and her husband, Pat, loved to travel Sandra was born on September 15, 1936, and went to Europe many times, with a in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the particular love for France and Germany. late William Grant Stratton and Marion She created beautiful scrapbooks of their Frazier (nee Hook). Sandra graduated from experiences. She loved horses, especially Springfield High in 1954, and then from the her beloved horse Royal Man, and was an University of Arizona in 1958, where she avid equestrian as a young girl. was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.

In addition to raising two children, she In 1961, Sandra married her childhood loved spending time with her only grandsweetheart, Patrick Gardner, and lived in child, Abigail. She faithfully attended the many different cities during their life togethChrist United Methodist Church of Plano for er, including St. Louis, Missouri; Cleveland, 34 years and was a woman of great faith.

Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Germantown, Tennessee; and spent over thirty years in Plano, She always approached life with a positive, can-do attitude, even after she became sick.

Texas. In each place she formed lifelong Sandra is survived by her husband of 55 friendships with neighbors that were loved years, Patrick Gardner; daughter, Lori Harn like family. (nee Gardner), her husband, Mikal Harn and Her loves in life were her family and their daughter, Abigail Harn of San Antonio, friends, travel and horses. She stayed in Texas; son, Jeff Gardner and his wife, Caroclose contact with many dear friends from childhood, college, the many places she and line Grahmann Gardner of Houston, Texas; sisters, Diana Weiskopf (nee Stratton) and Pat lived over the years, and even friends Nancy Taylor (nee Stratton); and many other

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MARGARET L. KRAUS Born: December 18, 1956 Died: January 25, 2017

Margaret “Peggy” L. Kraus, 60, of Morris, passed away Wednesday January 25, 2017.

Born December 18, 1956 in Morris, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Marjorie (Morrall) Welch.

Peggy was born and raised in Morris. She attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1974. She was a waitress at the Rockwell Inn of Morris for over 30 years. She enjoyed spending time at Delavan Lake in Wisconsin, loved music and was an avid Chicago White Sox fan. Her three favorite places were Delavan Lake, White Sox Park, and St. Thomas. She loved her cats and especially loved spending time with her granddaughter Molly. She married Richard Kraus in 1999.

Peggy is survived by her husband, Richard; daughter, Andrea (James) Gustafson of Morris; granddaughter, Molly; brother, Jimmy Welch; and sister, Becky Morfey; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dick Welch; and a sister in infancy, Donna Welch.

Visitation for Peggy will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29, at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home. Enhanced video tributes will be played during visitation. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Morris, presided by Father Edward J. Howe, CR. Family will gather at the funeral home before Mass for a 9:30 a.m. prayer. Burial will be at Mount Carmel.

Memorials may be made in Peggy’s name to the animal shelter of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, IL. For information, visit www.ucdaviscallahan. com or call the funeral home at 815-9420084. Online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting the website.

DOROTHY MARIE KURE Born: November 3, 1924 Died: January 25, 2017

Dorothy Marie Kure “Dotsy” age 92. At rest peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 in Rhode Island.

Born on November 3, 1924 in Joliet, IL to John and Mary (nee Kocjan) Lilak. Before starting her family, she worked at the Joliet

Steel Mill. She nourished people around her with love, faith, and kindness. Dorothy was a role model to all who taught others the importance of giving. Nicknamed “Dotsy” by her granddaughters, she was a humble soul that left a legacy for those who survive her.

Survived by her two children, Jeff (Karen) Kure and Judy (Larry) Crystal; three grandchildren, Brittany Kure, Jordan Crystal, and Megan (John) Mutz; and one great-grandchild, Morgan Mutz.

Preceded by her husband, Frank Kure (2010); sister, Betty Lilak; and grandson, Ron Brereton (2016).

As it was Dorothy’s wish, there will be no services.

Memorials in her name to the Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted to the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL 60431.

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

her school years. Another amazing talent was her skill in sewing, creating detailed outfits, creating church banners, and expertly altering clothes for many relatives and friends. In addition, Diane shared her special cake baking/decorating techniques to celebrate many special events.

In her spare time and in retirement years, Diane devoted herself to family and friends, being the go-to person that would always say yes when called upon. She will be missed by many.

Visitation will be Sunday, January 29, 2017 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Helmar Lutheran Church, 11935 Lisbon Rd., Newark, Il. Funeral services in her honor will be held on Monday, January 30, 2017 at Helmar Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at West Lisbon Cemetery.

Preferred memorials may be made to Helmar Lutheran Church Mission Fund, Helmar Music Department or American Cancer Society.

Fruland Funeral Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in Morris is in charge of arrangements.

For more information, call the funeral home at 815-942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook at www.frulandfuneralhome. com.

care and love they afforded our mother in her last few years of life.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 4th at Joliet Church of God at 1917 South Chicago St. in Joliet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider giving a homeless person a hug, volunteering somewhere you feel uncomfortable and/ or donating to an organization that helps the least among us such as Cornerstone Services or NAMI.

WILLIAM J. POTOCHNIC

William J. Potochnic, age 87, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 with his loving son and family by his side.

William is survived by his loving son, William Jr. (Lynne Remko); cherished granddaughter, Jessica Samoska; cherished great-grandson, Kohen; dear brothers, Richard, John, and Jim (the late La Vonne) Potochnic; dear sister, Diane (Ken) Derickson; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

DIANE H. LARSON NANCY LEASURE Preceded in death by his wife, Naomi (nee Born: April 7, 1950 Born: June 6, 1955; in Joliet, IL Brown); parents, John and Anna (nee KuzDied: January 26, 2017 Died: January 24, 2017; in Joliet, IL mijak); brothers, Daniel and Bob Potochnic; sisters, Lillian Adamic and Albina Mengo.

Diane Harriet Larson Nancy Leasure, 61, Bill served proudly in the United States passed away and entered passed away on January Army and was stationed in Germany for three eternal life on Thursday, 24, 2017 surrounded by her years. He retired from American Steel and January 26, 2017 at the Joliet loving family and friends Wire Company after 40 years of service. Bill Area Community Hospice after fighting the good fight graduated from St. Joseph Catholic Grade Home against many health issues School and Lockport High School. He was Born April 7, 1950 in for the last several years. a lifelong parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Morris, Diane was a daughter of the late Nancy Leasure was a spitfire. She was the Church and member of KSKJ Lodge #29 and Harvey B. Larson and Deloris (Hauge) Larson most faithful and fierce loving mother & St. Joseph Holy Name Society. He was a of Newark, Il. friend. die-hard White Sox fan. Bill’s unique sense of Survived and forever cherished by her If you ever met her you would not forget sarcasm and humor could put a smile on anymother, Deloris Larson of Morris; brother, her. Compassionate and generous to a fault one’s face. Bill devoted his life to his family.

Doug (Debbie) Larson of Shorewood; sister, and loved indiscriminately.

He will be greatly missed.

Sharon McKanna of Morris; nephew, Jon She never knew a stranger because she A Celebration of William’s life will begin on McKanna; nieces, Kristen(Dennis)Mueller made friends with everyone. She taught her Tuesday, January 31, 2017 with prayers in the and Kelly Larson. She was a very proud children to stand up for what is right and to funeral home chapel at 9:20 a.m. then driving great-aunt to Nolan, Hayden and Addison know God’s hope is real. in procession to St. Joseph Catholic Church Mueller. Also leaving behind many close Her legacy of unconditional love will in Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial at relatives and friends who were a large part be carried on by her family and friends 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Joseph of her life. including Daniel (Kristin) Leasure, Lorraine Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, January Diane attended Lisbon Grade School and (Aaron) Guerrero Neumayer, Eddie (Erica 30, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Tezak Newark High School. She graduated from Krahl) Leasure, Nathan Leasure, Arthur Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL Illinois State University with a bachelor’s (Katie) Leasure, Serena Brownfield; special 60435. degree in education. She also obtained her nephew, Robert(Angie) Leasure; brothers, Obituary and Tribute Wall for William J. Pomasters degree in education from Illinois Mark (Debbie) Leasure, Arthur (Linda) tochnic, Sr. at www.tezakfuneralhome.com State University. Diane retired from PlainLeasure and Frank (Cindy) Leasure; several or for information, 815-722-0524. Arrangefield High School, where she devoted her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and ments entrusted to: entire career teaching Home economics and friends. drivers education.

Nancy is preceded in death by her Diane was a member of Helmar Lutheran loving parents, Floyd and Lorraine Leasure; Church, Newark, IL, where she was an active longtime companion, Dean Brownfield; participant and sang with the church choir. sisters, Judy, Chrystalin, Cindy; baby sister, Diane enjoyed music her whole life and Jeannette; and many friends. was an accomplished organist. As a young We would like to give special recognition teen she competed at the State Fair. She to the CNAs and Nurses of Joliet Terrace, also enjoyed playing her saxophone through Sunny Hill and Cornerstone services for the • Continued on page 23

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SAN DIEGO – Ken Hartle, who as a Navy diver during World War II had the grim task of retrieving bodies from ships sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 103.

Hartle died Tuesday afternoon at an Escondido, California, center for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Friday. A reporter was at his bedside with Hartle’s son and daughter three hours before his death.

Hartle may have been the oldest surviving Pearl Harbor salvage diver, said David Ball of San Diego, an officer with

the Navy Divers Association.

Hartle and his fellow Seabees worked in the days before scuba diving equipment was commonplace. His heavy canvas diving suit and brass helmet weighed more than 200 pounds.

Japan’s Dec. 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor sank or beached 18 ships, among them battleship Arizona, which went down with 1,177 crew members.

Hartle was working as a civilian ship-fitter at a Navy yard in the San Francisco Bay Area when the war broke out, but he wasn’t allowed to enlist until 1943 because his job was deemed too important to the war effort.

Hartle was proud of the work he

His son said Hartle managed to cheat death several times, beginning at age 3 when a mule kicked him in the face and knocked him unconscious for 20 hours.

At 9, he was stabbed in the neck during a schoolyard brawl. In college, he was flung hundreds of feet when his car was crushed by a truck. He was bitten by a rattlesnake and a scorpion while working alone at a mining camp.

He had colon and prostate cancer, six heart bypass surgeries, and broke his shoulder falling from a ladder while trimming trees when he was 97.

“He was from a generation of people who were amazingly tough,” said his daughter and caregiver, Karen Dahl, 66.

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lifelong resident of Joliet.

Reyna was a student at JJC and employed at DHL in Joliet.

VISITATION & DVD MEMORIAL: Sunday January 29, 2017, 5:00 to 9:00 PM at Delgado Funeral Chapel. Live Visitation Webcast also available on-line for details call (815) 7749220.

Reyna will be cremated in accordance to the wishes of her family.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the family would be appreciated.

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OBITUARIES of four children born to Nicholas and Helen Tosseng.

She was preceded in death by her parents; SHIRLEY E. SEEHAFER her brothers, Nicholas and George; and her Born: June 26, 1920; in Chicago, IL sister, Gertrude Pietranczyk.

Died: January 25, 2017; in Joliet, IL She is survived by her nieces and nephews.

Sister Nicholas was a member of the Sisters Shirley E. Seehafer, age 96, a resident of of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate (Joliet) for Shorewood and a former longtime resident of 69 years.

Plainfield, IL, passed away peacefully on JanuBefore entering religious life, Sister Nicholas ary 25, 2017 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement was a member of Annunciata Parish in ChicaHome in Joliet, IL. She was born on June 26, go.

She attended St. Francis de Sales Grade 1920 in Chicago, IL. School and High School.

Shirley is survived by her daughters, Jean She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilkerson and Claire (Lex) Hahn; her cherished the College of St. Francis (University of St. granddaughters, Sandra Jurani and Melanie Francis) Joliet, Illinois.

(Kairo) Hannon and great-grandchildren, Sister Nicholas began her ministry in the field Alexandra Jurani and Victoria Hannon; as well of education in 1950 at St. Joseph School in as numerous nieces and nephews. She was Joliet where she taught fourth grade. preceded in death by her beloved husband, She taught the middle grades for most of her Estley A.”Buzz” Seehafer; and their son, Estley 37 years in the classroom, serving at St. FranA. “Bud” Seehafer; and her sister, Edith (the cis of Assisi, St. Francis de Sales, Assumption late Robert) Foran. and St. Ludmilla in Chicago.

Private family funeral services were held She also ministered at St. Stephen in Streand interment was at the Plainfield Township ator, St. Joseph’s in Elgin and St. Rita of Cascia Cemetery, Plainfield, IL. in Aurora.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Shirley’s Sister Nicholas also served in the area of name may be made to a charity of one’s Pastoral Ministry and Parish Ministry. She choice. Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Creministered at Cook County Jail for 22 years and mation Services, Plainfield was entrusted with arrangements. For information, please call 815- at St. Tarcissus Parish for 29 years.

The wake for Sister Nicholas will be at 436-9221 or visitwww.overman-jones.com Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, 1201 Wyoming Avenue, Joliet, IL, (Wyoming and Rt. 30) on Monday, January 30, 2017, from 2:00 to 6:45 p.m.

A Prayer Service will be at 4:45 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 p.m.

The Funeral Procession will leave from Our Lady of Angels on Tuesday morning, January 31, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. The Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville, Illinois.

SISTER M. NICHOLAS Memorials may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, 1433 Essington TOSSENG, OSF Road, Joliet, IL 60435.

Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng, OSF, died at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, Joliet, Illinois, on January 24, 2017.

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Born: May 26, 1942 Died: January 25, 2017

Angela Rose Trojniar, age 74, a resident of Plainfield, IL since 2000, and formerly of Burr Ridge, IL, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2017. She was born on May 26, 1942 in Chicago, IL. Angela is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Konrad A. Trojniar; her devoted children, Christopher Trojniar, David Trojniar, Deborah (Michael) Coker and Angel Zwettler; her beloved grandchildren, Andrew, Stephanie and David Luke; her adored great-granddaughter, Emily; her dear sister, Carol (Robert) Spiewak; her cherished niece and God-daughter, Geralyn (Alan) Kuban and her faithful great-nephew, A.J. Kuban. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lucille (nee Nardi) Paladino; her parents-in-law, Louis and Felice Trojniar; and her nephew, Rob Spiewak.

Member of Santa Maria Incoronata.

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 31, 10:00 to 11:00AM at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic HAROLD I. VOLRATH Church, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Harold I. Volrath, age 78, of Lemont, passed 11:00 AM and interment will follow at St. Mary away, January 24, 2017, after a long, couraImmaculate Cemetery, Plainfield.

For information, please call 815-436-9221 or geous battle with lung cancer.

Preceded in death by his parents, Irving and visit www.overman-jones.com Agnes Volrath; his brother, Milton Volrath; his sister, Dorothy (late Ray) Marciniak; and his in-laws, Connie and Cecilia Dominick.

Survived by his wife of 59 years, Nancy, nee Dominick, Volrath; his children, Greg (Michelle) Volrath and Andrea (David) Baker; his grandchildren, Melanie and Kurt Volrath, and Rebecca and Dylan Baker; two sisters-in-law, Helen Volrath and Dottie Waugh; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation Sunday, January 29, 2017, from REYNA G. RAMIREZ VILLA 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. 108 Illinois Street, Lemont, IL 60439.

Reyna G. Ramirez Villa “Lupita,” age 21, passed away Memorial Mass Monday, January 30, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at SS. Cyril & Methodius Church, unexpectedly on Wednesday 608 Sobieski St. Lemont, IL. Interment Private.

January 25, 2017.

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performed over the next two years, his children said. He risked death by towing away unexploded torpedoes and salvaging ships and planes, first at Pearl Harbor and later from Maine to the Philippines.

He suffered the bends – painful and dangerous bubbles in his bloodstream from improper decompression – and was nearly killed when an anchor chain cracked and spewed metal shards. But he avoided mentioning one task: recovering the long-submerged bodies of sailors who went to the bottom at Pearl Harbor.

“He just didn’t like talking about it,” said his son, Ken W. Hartle, 64, of Montana. “He would only say that the hardest part of the job was ‘bringing up our boys.’ ”

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Rauner criticizes request to halt workers’ pay Illinois Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan speaks at a news conference Aug. 21, 2014, in Chicago.

Madigan filed a motion to stop state workers’ pay until legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner approve a spending plan.

By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request that a judge bar the state from paying 63,000 government employees to get feuding Republicans and Democrats to move on a budget deal was decried Friday by GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner, who claimed the Democrat is attempting to “cause a crisis” and shut down the government.

Madigan filed the motion Thursday in St. Clair County, a staunch working-class Illinois suburb of St. Louis where a judge nearly two years ago ordered that withholding paychecks, even without a budget, would violate the state Constitution’s requirement that contractual agreements be honored.

She wants the court to set a Feb. 28 deadline, giving Rauner and Democrats who control the Legislature “additional time to enact appropriations” before the comptroller stops cutting checks.

Madigan’s move could halt $400 million a month in payroll to state workers, forcing major parts of state government to temporarily close. With no budget since July 2015, it’s the longest a state has gone without spending authority since at least World War II. “We won’t abandon the prisons

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and the state police won’t park their cars, but most of state government will grind to a halt,” said Springfield political scientist Kent Redfield.

Rauner criticized the attorney general. Lisa Madigan is the daughter of powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, the Chicago Democrat whom

Rauner has held up as emblematic of problems he wants to fix.

“I hope this is not a direct attempt to cause a crisis to force a shutdown of the government ... as a step to force a tax hike without any changes to our broken system,” Rauner told reporters Friday in Chicago.

IYC Murphysboro,” Wilson said.

Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens said about a month ago he was told by the governor that the facility could open Work continues on southern anytime from March to July.

Illinois prisoner facility The facility is being created to provide News from across the state MURPHYSBORO – Work contraining, education and support people tinues to transform a former youth who are near the end of their sentences Illinois State Police: $1,000 detention center in southern Illinois into as part of the governor’s focus on prison reward in trooper attack a facility for prisoners about to re-enter reform in the state.

SOUTH HOLLAND – Illinois State the community. There is no firm timeline “I’m happy that it’s on the way,” StePolice said a $1,000 reward is available for information leading to the arrest of a on when the former Illinois Youth Center phens said. “I know that a watched pot never boils.” suspect wanted for attacking a trooper in in Murphysboro will reopen as the Life Skills and Re-entry Center, The Southern the southern Chicago suburbs.

Illinois man arrested in death Illinoisan reported. It has been estimatState police said the plain-clothes of knocked-out bartender ed that it will cost about $800,000 to trooper was in an unmarked squad car CHICAGO – Minneapolis police repurpose the center. trying to question someone at a toll have arrested a Chicago man suspected Department of Corrections spokesplaza on Interstate 294 in South Holof throwing a punch that left unconwoman Nicole Wilson said the departland on Nov. 7. Police said the suspect approached the trooper with a handgun ment is committed to reducing the pris- scious a bartender who moments later on population and giving offenders tools was accidentally run over by a taxi. when the trooper identified himself as A video released by the family of that will help them become successful a police officer. Police said there was a 32-year-old Marques Gaines shows more before they are released from custody. struggle over the gun and the offender than a dozen people doing nothing to “We are working diligently to create fired at least one bullet before fleeing. help him after he was punched by a man staffing plans and develop criteria and The officer wasn’t shot but was hurt curriculum for the offenders who will be and fell to the ground Feb. 7. The video and still is recovering from injuries. shows his cellphone and debit card being eligible to participate in the Life Skills Authorities searched for the suspect stolen. after the incident but he wasn’t located. Re-entry Center, located at the former

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The first-term Republican governor campaigned on smaller government and often impugned state workers. But he became their biggest ally in 2015 when their paychecks were threatened and a work stoppage would have evaporated his leverage. Rauner wants to tie a balanced budget to restructuring the business climate to boost commerce, curtail union influence and curb politicians’ power.

Rauner noted that the Senate continues negotiating a bipartisan budget plan to break the deadlock. Leaders promised a January vote which didn’t materialize, but pledged to try again next month.

A government shutdown would appear to favor Democrats who want to tackle the shortfall with tax increases, spending cuts – and no Rauner policy changes, said Nick Kachiroubas, a DePaul University political scientist.

But played shrewdly, Rauner could reject a tax increase, weather the shortterm pain of a possible shutdown, and still recover, with help of his personal wealth, in time for the 2018 governor’s race, he said.

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall said the union was “shocked and extremely disappointed” by the filing.

The Chicago Tribune reported the man who allegedly threw the punch was arrested Monday on a warrant issued by authorities in Chicago.

The man is unidentified because he hasn’t been formally charged. He appeared before a Hennepin County, Minnesota judge on Wednesday and waived extradition to Cook County.

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Chicago Police unveils Twitter account in Spanish

CHICAGO – The Chicago Police Department has launched a Spanish language Twitter account to “bridge the gap” with the city’s Latino community.

The department announced the new social media outreach Friday. The Twitter handle of the Spanish language account is @ChicagoPD_Vivo.

The announcement said the account is part of a continuing effort “to ensure that our police department reflects the diverse city.” It said: “We are very excited to have taken on this venture and bridge the gap even further with our Latino community.”

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NEW YORK – The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till’s alleged killers has acknowledged that she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book.

Historian Timothy B. Tyson told The Associated Press on Saturday that Carolyn Donham broke her long public silence in an interview with him in 2008.

His book, “The Blood of Emmett Till,” comes out next week.

“She told me that ‘Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him,’” said Tyson, a Duke University research scholar whose previous books include “Blood Done Sign My Name” and “Radio Free Dixie.”

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago who was tortured and killed in 1955 in Mississippi after allegedly whistling at a white woman, then known as Carolyn Bryant.

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Judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban, saying travelers who had been detained had a strong argument that their legal rights had been violated.

U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York issued the emergency order after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect.

The judge’s order affected only a portion of Trump’s executive action. As the decision was announced, cheers broke out in crowds of demonstrators who had gathered at American airports and outside the Brooklyn courthouse where the ruling was issued.

As the decision was announced, cheers broke out in crowds of demonstrators who had gathered at American airports and outside the Brooklyn courthouse where the ruling was issued.

The order barred U.S. border agents from removing anyone who arrived in the U.S. with a valid visa from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. It also covered anyone with an approved refugee application.

It was unclear how quickly the order might affect people in detention, or whether it would allow others to resume flying.

“Realistically, we don’t even know if people are going to be allowed onto the planes,” ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt said.

“This order would protect people who they allow to come here and reach U.S. soil.”

Under Trump’s order, it had appeared that an untold number of foreign-born U.S. residents now traveling outside the U.S. could be stuck overseas for at least 90 days even though

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Protesters assemble Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. they held permanent residency “green cards” or other visas.

However, an official with the Department of Homeland Security said Saturday night that no green-card holders from the seven countries cited in Trump’s order had been prevented from entering the U.S. Some foreign nationals who were allowed to board flights before the order was signed Friday had been detained at U.S. airports, told they were no longer welcome. The DHS official who briefed reporters by phone said 109 people who were in transit on airplanes had been denied entry and 173 had not been allowed to get on their planes overseas.

Trump billed his sweeping executive order as a necessary step to stop “radical Islamic terrorists” from coming to the U.S. It included a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen and a 120-day suspension of the U.S. refugee program. Trump’s order singled out Syrians for the most aggressive ban, indefinitely blocking entry for anyone from that country, including those fleeing civil war.

The directive did not do anything to prevent attacks from homegrown extremists who were already in America, a primary concern of federal law enforcement officials. It also omitted Saudi Arabia, home to most of the Sept. 11 hijackers.

As a candidate Trump pledged to temporarily ban Muslims from coming to the U.S., then said he would implement “extreme vetting” for people from countries with significant terror concerns.

He told reporters Saturday that the order is “not a Muslim ban.”

The order sparked protests at several of the nation’s international airports, including New York’s Kennedy and Chicago’s O’Hare and facilities in Minneapolis and Dallas-Forth Worth. In San Francisco, hundreds blocked the street outside the arrival area of the international terminal. Several dozen demonstrated at the airport in Portland, Oregon, briefly disrupting light rail service while hoisting signs that read “Portland Coffee Is From Yemen” and chanting anti-Trump slogans.

U.S. lawmakers and officials around the globe also criticized the move. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said while Trump is right to focus on border security, the order is “too broad.”

“If we send a signal to the Middle East that the U.S. sees all Muslims as jihadis, the terrorist recruiters win by telling kids that America is banning Muslims and that this is America versus one religion,” Sasse said. “Our generational fight against jihadism requires wisdom.”

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Dear Mr. Berko: I am 66 and will retire next year with a $1,365 monthly pension and a 401(k) worth $349,000, which I rolled over to an individual retirement account. I have no debt and will maximize my Social Security by waiting until age 70 to take checks. I told my new stockbroker that I want to invest for dividend and principal growth, and he suggested Qualcomm, Maxim Integrated and Verizon. What do you think? – GD, Vancouver, Wash-

ington Dear GD: I think you have an expea-

lidocious broker.

Qualcomm (QCOM-$65.71), founded in 1985, makes chips – and plenty of them – has excellent long-term appreciation potential and has an attractive, well-supported dividend, which yields 3.2 percent.

QCOM is engaged in the commercialization of wireless communication technology. QCOM is the biggest mobile chipmaker in the world, and when its merger with Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors is fully integrated, QCOM will become the biggest automotive chipmaker in the world.

Revenues zoomed from $5.6 billion in 2004 to $23 billion in 2016, and share earnings grew from $1.09 to $4.30 in that time frame. By 2020, those revenues could grow to $28 billion, and

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko share earnings could rise to $6.40. And QCOM’s dividend, which was 19 cents in 2004, increased in each of the past dozen years, all the way to $2.12.

The consensus says that by 2020, the dividend could rise to $3.10, which would be a 5 percent yield on the current price. Analysts have a fouryear price target between $90 and $110.

Meanwhile, Market Edge, Thomson Reuters, Argus Research and S&P Capital IQ rate QCOM as a “buy.”

Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM$40.46), founded in 1983, has 7,200 employees designing, producing and selling $2.3 billion worth of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits. With its high-quality power management ICs for servers and communications equipment, the company expects to produce impressive results. When revenues broke the $1 billion mark in 2003, MXIM earned 91 cents a share and paid its first dividend of 8 cents.

In 2017, Wall Street expects earnings of $1.95 a share, and the dividend, which has increased for 13 consecutive years, may be increased to

$1.40. That would be a handsome 3.6 percent return on today’s price. The consensus is that the company will have continued earnings and dividend growth, with a $65 price target by 2020.

Value Line, Susquehanna International Group, S&P Capital IQ and RBC Capital Markets have “buy” ratings on MXIM. Verizon Communications (VZ$52.67) is a boring pale blue chip telecommunications company that’s certainly less volatile than QCOM and MXIM. VZ’s revenues, earnings and dividends are not so sensitive to the economic cycle as those of QCOM and MXIM. VZ was created by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE in the summer of 2000, when the newly combined company traded in the mid-$50s. Revenues that year were $65 billion. Share earnings were $2.92. And the dividend was $1.54.

Revenues for 2016 should come in at $127 billion, and earnings should come in at $3.95 a share. Meanwhile, the $2.31 dividend, which has been increased for 14 consecutive years, yields 4.34 percent. The Street’s fiveyear consensus puts the share price between $70 and $85 and predicts revenues of $139 billion, share earnings of $4.75 and a $2.60 dividend, which would yield 5.5 percent at today’s

share price. Drexel Morgan, Value Line, Argus Research and Bank of America are recommending VZ. The company’s finances, rated A++

by Moody’s, are in grand shape. Longterm debt is declining, and its cash position is growing.

VZ’s board of directors seems dedicated to maintaining shareholder value and should continue to raise the dividend. Though many on the Street believe that VZ has significantly above-average appreciation potential, VZ’s price may be stagnant for a couple of years. The main culprit is Yahoo.

The purchase of Yahoo will combine one of the largest portfolios of exclusive internet content with an impressive distributor of internet service.

That’s good. But the Yahoo schnooks who’ll come over to VZ may not be able to work effectively within the VZ culture. They couldn’t even function well under the Yahoo culture.

That’s not good! Still, VZ is a dandy long-term stock. I like your broker’s picks.

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

America’s economic growth slowed at end of 2016

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy lost momentum in the final three months of 2016 as a downturn in exports temporarily depressed activity.

But there were hopeful signs in housing and business investment that the economy will rebound in the coming months.

The gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.9 percent in the October-December period, a slowdown from 3.5 percent growth in the third quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday. GDP, the broadest measure of economic health, was held back by a swing in trade with exports of soybeans plunging in the fourth quarter after having surged in the third quarter.

“If you smooth out the volatility in soybeans, you get growth of around 2.5 percent in the two quarters,” said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Markit. “We really didn’t have a slowdown at the end of the year.”

For all of 2016, the economy grew 1.6 percent. It was the worst showing in five years since a similar 1.6 percent gain in 2011. GDP grew 2.6 percent in 2015, and since the recession ended in mid-2009, growth has averaged a weak 2.1 percent.

But analysts believe there were signs in Friday’s report of a rebound in business spending and housing activity, which could lead to stronger growth in 2017 of around 2.5 percent.

President Donald Trump has set a goal of doubling growth to 4 percent in coming years through an ambitious stimulus program featuring tax cuts, deregulation and higher infrastructure spending.

Private economists believe sustained annual growth rates of 4 percent will be a high hurdle, given underlying trends such as slow growth in the labor market and weak productivity. However, many analysts have been boosting their forecasts, believing that Trump will succeed in getting at least a portion of his program approved by a Republican-led Congress.

At a glance The gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.9 percent in October-December 2016, and GDP grew at just 1.6 percent for 2016 as a whole. But economists are predicting a better performance in 2017, with many raising their forecasts to incorporate the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s stimulus program.

For the fourth quarter, the biggest factor contributing to the slowdown was a widening in the trade deficit.

Exports, which had been temporarily bolstered by a surge in sales of soybeans to Latin America, retreated in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, imports surged.

Trade cut 1.7 percentage points from growth in the fourth quarter after adding 0.9 percentage point to growth in the third quarter. A higher trade deficit subtracts from economic growth because it means more production is being supplied from abroad.

Consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic growth, slowed to still-solid growth of 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter from a 3 percent gain in the third quarter. But business investment spending accelerated in the fourth quarter, rising at a 2.4 percent rate, the best showing in more than a year. That’s a hopeful sign that a prolonged slowdown in investment spending, reflecting in part big cuts by energy companies, is coming to an end.

Residential construction, which had been falling for two quarters, rebounded in the fourth quarter, rising at an annual rate of 10.2 percent, while government spending grew at a 1.2 percent rate as strength in state and local activity offset a drop in activity at the federal level.

Rebuilding of business stockpiles added 1 percentage point to growth in the fourth quarter. The cutbacks in business investment along with efforts by companies to reduce an overhang of unwanted inventories were major reasons growth slowed in 2016.

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OUR VIEW: THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN

New leaders set to help guide Rialto Thumbs up: To the new members of the Rialto board and both Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and Gov. Bruce Rauner, who appointed them. The new board, led

by Chairman Robert Filotto, appears to be filled with top members of the local business community and seems to be heading the theater in the right direction, working to pay off old bills and make the theater financially viable into the future while taking its time on reviewing and potentially negotiating a new contract with booking contractor VenuWorks. We believe the board is set up well and will make the right moves heading into the future for the theater.

Thumbs down: To the continued squabbling among Lincoln-Way District 210 board candidates that has led to not all candidates agreeing to attend the Lincoln-Way Area Taxpayers Unite candidate forum on Feb. 2. While it is understandable that candidates might not want to be involved if they feel a forum will be unfair, we believe it is in the best interest of taxpayers and the district for school board members to be at one place at one time to discuss the issues and allow the community to decide in one place who they would like to be on the board heading into the future. For that reason, we hope that all candidates will attend the forum to be held on March 8 by the Lincoln-Way Education Association.

Thumbs up: To the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus for its Blue Mass to honor local law enforcement officers for their work in the community. Students at St. Raymond School took part in the program as part of their commitment this year to the culture of RISE, or Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence.

Thumbs down: To whoever decided to set fires at two parks in New Lenox a week ago. The fires at Sharon’s Bay Park and Lion’s Den Park destroyed a fence and shed along with expending the time of local firefighters and police in solving the issue. Needlessly setting fires in public areas is both costly and dangerous, and can also lead to unforeseen issues as they spread. Police believe both fires were set intentionally.

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AMENDMENT

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Laughing at cartoon

It sounds like an improvement, maybe “half a loaf,” until you learn that the same policy has been tried in other countries, and it has harmed low-balance investors.

In the United Kingdom, and in Australia, consumers with lower balances found themselves unable to obtain investment advice.

Their versions of the rule made it so Raymond F. Stoiber Pete Colarelli that stock brokers and captive insurJoliet Lockport ance agents could not afford to work with lower-balance investors.

Thanking Judge Rozak Fiduciary Rule would harm Sure, stock brokers and captive To the Editor: less-affluent investors insurance agents work on commission, It was with mixed emotions that I Dear Editor: but should we wipe out that channel of read the Herald-News story on the As a fiduciary adviser, I find myself in advice? retirement of Judge Dan Rozak from the the awkward position of writing today Consumers already have a choice in Will County bench. to urge your readers to oppose impletoday’s marketplace. They can choose I am happy that he will be able to mentation of the Department of Labor’s to work with a fiduciary adviser, or they enjoy his well-deserved retirement, Fiduciary Rule. can choose a non-fiduciary adviser. but I am sad that our county will be The rule is set to take effect on April The rule, I’m afraid, would likely make without one of the wisest and fairest 10, 2017. it impossible for less-affluent investors jurists that I have ever met. As a former Under the rule, stock brokers and to get any investment advice. police officer in Will County, I had the captive insurance agents, which are Also, the issue of the rule not applying pleasure of witnessing Judge Rozak in non-fiduciary advisers, would be to non-retirement accounts would action on several occasions – he was required to apply a fiduciary standard leave consumers thinking that they’re always thoughtful and thorough in his of care on retirement accounts (but not decisions and he sought justice above on non-retirement accounts).

• Continued on page 30 To the Editor: Struck my funny bone, it did.

What did? I’ll tell you.

The Jan. 19 Herald-News Editorial Page showing Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus closing because it couldn’t compete with Donald Trump.

So it goes, in show business.

all else.

He protected the residents he served in a manner that would make Abraham Lincoln proud – it is no wonder that this great president played such a huge role in the development of Judge Rozak’s legal mind. God bless you, Dan – thank you for a career that has left an indelible, positive mark on our community.

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

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We’re all living on borrowed time

The other night I watched an intriguing episode of “Dr. Who.” You know, the guy who travels through time and space each week to save the universe. It was a rerun of an oldschool episode from the 1980s, one featuring Tom Baker, the doctor with the long scarf and the bad teeth.

The plot was about a society of mathematicians on the planet Logopolis who, for reasons unknown, devoted their entire lives to performing monstrously complex computations on abacuses. Most of the show was spent unraveling the mystery, which turned out to be this: their computations somehow forestalled the heat death of the universe, which essentially had been running on borrowed time for eons.

Borrowed time. Now that’s something I can identify with.

As I’ve already mentioned way too many times, I have multiple myeloma, which is basically an incurable – though not necessarily fatal – cancer of the bone marrow. A few years ago, it was a terminal disease. Now, thanks to drug breakthroughs, it’s more of a chronic disease. At least if you can keep it in remission.

And therein lies the rub.

To keep it in remission you have to pop powerful and somewhat toxic oral chemo 14 out of every 21 days. And then have your blood tested. Every month. And hope your test numbers

background. Though, for some reason, I can’t get the wife to sign off on the idea.

Bill Wimbiscus Next choice would be to die while sleeping. I’m getting really good at sleeping, so I think this one is doable.

Though, again, my wife probably don’t get out of control. wouldn’t be very happy come mornNow if you ever get cancer, there ing. are three words you probably should After that, I’d opt for self-sacrifice avoid Googling. Those words are “median survival rate.” for a good cause, hopefully painlessly According to cancer.org, Stage I and instantaneously. Perhaps by setting off a nuclear device on a doomsmultiple myeloma has a median survival rate of 62 months. Meaning that day meteor. roughly half the first stagers die after But death by pneumonia? Or kidney failure? They don’t even rate in about five years. The rest live considerably longer. Some for the duration. my top 10.

Me? I’m already two years in. But, Fortunately both of those options hell, I’m planning to stay in remission are avoidable … as long as my forever. monthly test numbers don’t get out of The weird thing about myeloma is control. that it isn’t the disease itself that gets Because if the numbers get out of you; it’s the complications. The most control, your time runs out. common form of death is infection, On Logopolis, time ran out when usually by pneumonia. I was hospithe mathematicians stopped counttalized with pneumonia back in 2015. ing, resulting in the entire planet and Can’t say I’m a big fan. Your other a good chunk of the universe being options are bleeding, complications wiped out. from bone fractures, blood clots in the In one sense, we’re all living on borrowed time, one that actually involves lungs and kidney failure. borrowing. One that affects every Sheesh. Take your pick. man, woman and child in the U.S. It’s If I had my druthers, my first choice of death would be what the cow- called the national debt. boys call “dying in the saddle,” the fate On Jan. 3, the national debt hit $19.9 that the French term “mort d’amour.” trillion. That’s about 560 percent more Preferably with Pink Floyd’s “The than the government takes in every Great Gig in the Sky” playing in the year, and about 107 percent more than

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the entire American economy produces annually. In 2015, the interest payments alone totaled $223 billion, or 6 percent of our entire federal budget.

Currently the feds manage to stay on top of it by borrowing more money as the debt comes due. Which is about as effective as making minimum payments on a credit card.

If the debt ever gets out of control, some experts say, it would wipe out the American way of life. And there’s only three ways to fix it: 1. Have every living American chip in $61,469 to pay it off. I don’t know about you, but I’m running a little short this week.

2. Increase government revenue.

By a lot. For a long time. But the new Republican Congress want to aggressively cut taxes, so that leaves …

3. Cut government spending. By a lot. For a long time.

So which option do you think our new president will choose?

If you work for a social program run by Departments of Energy, Justice, State, Commerce or Transportation, this might be a good time to Google “median survival rate.”

Because it looks like your careers could be living on borrowed time.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • Continued from page 29

Lower cost of workers’ comp

To the Editor: always protected when working with a Over the last few years, the cost of non-fiduciary adviser, when they’re not. workers’ compensation has been a major As I mentioned, the DoL Fiduciary Rule concern for Illinois employers. To improve would only apply to retirement accounts. the business climate for Illinois’ small and Readers should call, or write, their U.S. medium-sized businesses, the legislature senators, their House representative, and passed workers’ compensation reform in the president.

2011.

There’s still time to avert this mis-step, Industry experts agree that the 2011 and to preserve low-balance investors’ reform has provided significant savings. access to advice.

Claims have plummeted and are now well Respectfully, below the national average. The National Council on Compensation Insurance recScott Tucker ommends that rates in Illinois be reduced President and founder, Scott Tucker Solutions Inc. by 30 percent as a result of the reforms Chicago passed in 2011.

Instead of lowering rates and passing Why won’t Donald Trump the savings onto businesses, corporate release tax returns? insurance companies have taken advanTo the Editor: tage of the law. Since 2011, insurance Why is President Trump so afraid to companies have seen their profits from release his tax returns, especially after he workers’ compensation rise from 0.3 stated that he would? percent to 10.8 percent. At the same time, these same insurance companies Susan Cornell have continued to raise premiums on Romeoville

businesses.

To even the playing field and ensure these savings are passed on to Illinois’ job creators, I’m supporting legislation to allow Illinois to review insurance rates before they become effective and reject those it finds excessive. This law brings Illinois into line with 25 other states, including Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin.

My reforms will allow us to lower the cost of workers’ compensation insurance without slashing the rights of Illinois workers. I encourage Gov. Rauner to join me in supporting this reasonable compromise bill to help us lower costs on Illinois businesses and create good-paying jobs.

Sincerely, Larry Walsh Jr.

State Representative, 86th District

Complaining about Buzzfeed story is hypocritical

To the Editor: The 1/15 H-N had an editorial comment decrying Buzzfeed’s release of inflamma-

tory information regarding Mr. Trump.

Some questions occur to me.

First, did the H-N ever call out our new president about his fascination with the former president’s birth certificate since at least 2011?

Second, were editorial points ever made regarding the fake news nearly universally critical of and damaging to Mrs. Clinton? There were ample opportunities, since it continually sprouted across electronic media during the general election campaign.

For example: The pizza parlor that was the site of a child pornography ring?

Secretary Clinton’s imminent indictment on any number of imaginary charges?

The payment to Khizr Khan’s law firm by the Clinton Foundation? The mysterious death of the lead agent in the FBI’s investigation into Mrs. Clinton?

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Washington, had endorsed Mr. Trump?

Or after the election, that Mr. Trump had won the popular vote?

There was much more, but the point is clear.

Third, and related to the previous, were there responses to Mr. Trump’s actually having repeated several of those fake news lies on the campaign trail?

It’s unfortunate that Buzzfeed released the story.

On the other hand, things that Mr. Trump has repeatedly done and lies that he has consciously and repeatedly told (including but hardly limited to those related to the birth certificate), lead me – an absolute sectarian – to recall something from scripture.

I think it goes something like, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” Or as we’ve all likely heard, “What goes around, comes around.” That fits, as well.

As a result, regrettable as the Buzzfeed release may have been, I feel absolutely zero sympathy for Mr. Trump, or your journalistic sensibilities.

Sincerely, Dennis McGann

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To the Editor: I think the readers of the Herald would benefit from a comprehensive series of articles concerning the area’s electric generation. They would include the relationship and history of ComEd and Exelon.

The articles would include the complexities of coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, wind and solar. It would include how each type works, start-up times, regulations and laws, CO2 footprint, dangers to environment, costs and profits per megawatt, subsidies, local, regional, national, power grid, and the power auction and its strategies.

I would hope that each article would be extensive and understandable to those who have no knowledge of the subject.

Many different organizations are asking us to contact our senators and representatives to promote one view or the other.

Other organizations want money to lobby for their viewpoint. We need an unbiased reporting on the entire subject.

It should be given all the space each topic requires.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET WEST 69, ROMEOVILLE 66

BACK ON TRACK

Tigers hold off Spartans comeback, halts two-game skid

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – The Joliet West boys basketball team finished the first half on a 9-0 run Friday night to lead Southwest Prairie Conference adversary Romeoville, 46-30, at the break.

However, the Spartans were not interested in seeing their January winning streak vanish that easily.

With Kahlil Blakney hitting 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range in the second half, Romeoville challenged the SPC leaders before the Tigers made the big plays in the final minute to survive, 69-66.

The Spartans (12-8, 6-3), who came in having won seven straight this month, rallied to within 60-56 after three quarters and took their first lead since it was 5-4 when Dontia Johnson hit a turnaround shot with 1:07 left to make it 66-65.

On the next possession, West’s Teyvion Kirk missed a jumper from the right side, but the ball went out of bounds off Romeoville.

“It was a 50-50 ball,” Spartans coach Marc Howard said. “If we had grabbed it, it might have been a different result.”

Instead, West (18-3, 9-0), which snapped a two-game losing streak, showed its mettle. Kirk lobbed the inbound pass to Trevian Bell in the lane, and he was fouled and made both free throws for a 67-66 lead with 42 seconds to go.

Johnson got a good look but missed and Bell rebounded, was fouled and returned to the line, where he hit the first of two with 30 seconds remaining.

Robert Johnson, Romeoville’s 6-foot-2 strong man, had a shot to tie from under the basket, but the Tigers’

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Tabyous Casterberry deflected it into the hands of teammate Eddie Creal. He made the first free throw and missed the second, and with 15 seconds left, West led, 69-66.

“I like Dontia getting a point-blank

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Wildcats top Cougars in UC experience

By JEFF DE GRAW

Shaw Media correspondent CHICAGO – Plainfield Central and Plainfield South play only once in boys basketball this season, and the two met Friday afternoon in their Southwest Prairie Conference matchup at the United Center.

From the reaction of the players when they took the floor to warm up, you knew this was going to be a special game. You heard words such as “indescribable” and “unbelievable”.

A player said he couldn’t believe he was actually on the floor.

“I’ve sat up in the stands and watched games,” South coach Tim Boe said as he buried a free throw before the teams came out of the locker room. “We grew up in the ’90s watching a certain player make this place what it is. The kids are now too young to really remember Michael Jordan, but the coaches certainly remember.”

Central coach Steve Lamberti has coached at the UC before but doesn’t take it for granted.

“This is my third time, but it’s so humbling to be here on the floor,” Lamberti said. “This is a great ex-

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“Hats off to our defense on the last possession,” Tigers coach Nick DiForti said. “We thought they would run 1 [Blakney] or 11 [Slater] off a stagger or ball screen. We made them put it on the floor, which is what we wanted, and they didn’t get the shot they wanted.

“They’re a solid team. But we’ve been through these types of games with this group, and you can see that experience with the way we finished.”

Bell, who had an 11-point, five-rebound night, caught a Robert Johnson shoulder in the middle of his chest and had to leave the game for a few minutes in the third quarter.

“I took a shoulder in the chest and heard a pop,” he said. “She [the Romeoville trainer] said she thought there could be damaged cartilage.

“When I got back in, I knew I had to be mentally tough, make my free throws and get defensive stops. It didn’t matter how good or bad a game I had to that point.”

Bell, who was 7 of 8 from the freethrow line to help the Tigers to a respectable 18 of 31, said he enjoys stepping to the line with the game in the

perience for the kids. We talk about this. We use this as a teaching moment because most down the road won’t remember who won or lost the game. But they will always talk about playing on this floor in this building.

Those are the experiences that athletics bring, something you have for the rest of your life.”

Central athletic director Mark Krusz talked about the importance that this game holds to both teams.

“We (Central) have played here about five different times,” Krusz said. “But South has never been here and since we only play them once, we thought this would be a special game.

This is such a great opportunity for the players to experience this and it’s something they will remember the rest of their lives. We have a great relationship with the Bulls’ organization and hope to continue this.”

Central (5-14, 4-5) scored 24 fourth-quarter points and held off South (4-18, 1-8) to win, 61-56, before more than 1,000 excited fans.

The nerves seemed apparent in the early going as the Cougars led, 6-2, midway through the first quarter.

Both teams had trouble finding the balance.

“I love to be in clutch situations with the crowd going insane and knock down the free throws when I need to,” he said.

Kirk walked past at that moment, pointed at Bell and said, “He is the reason we won.”

Kirk led West with 19 points. Creal hit 7 of 9 shots and scored 17 points, 13 in the first half, when he was 6 of 6 from the floor. With Casterberry ruling inside, West earned a 29-26 rebounding edge. The Tigers forced 19 turnovers and committed 15.

“We really weren’t worried about pulling this one out,” Creal said. “If we just ran our offense, we thought we could get the scores we needed to get.

I was moving around a lot, getting in position to be just another scorer, and my teammates did a good job getting me the ball.”

Blakney closed with 17 points and seven rebounds for Romeoville. Dontia Johnson and Salter chipped in 11 points, DeAndre Heckard 10 and Robert Johnson eight. The Spartans were 5 of 8 in the second half and 9 of 18 overall from 3-point range.

“They were ridiculously hot for a while there in the third quarter,” Bell said. “They must have made four or five threes in a row. There’s not much

sight lines for shooting in the massive arena. But Central made a run and led, 12-8, entering the second quarter.

South then scored seven consecutive points and outscored the Wildcats, 12-4, in the second for a 20-16 halftime lead. The Cougars held Central to only four free throws in the quarter on nine attempts.

But that changed as the third quarter began. The Wildcats hit three 3-pointers in the first two minutes, two by Sedric Brooks (18 points), to lead, 27-20.

“My initial reaction when I walked in this place was unbelievable,” Brooks said. “I had never, ever been in here for anything. But I had to put that excitement away; we had a game to play and the win was important.

“At halftime it’s a familiar place.

We have been in this position all season and we needed to finish. Maybe being here gave us that extra push today. We just need more wins like today, and now I can enjoy this whole experience.”

The teams then battled back and forth, with South getting 10 points in the fourth quarter from sophomore Diamond Presniakovas, who scored

15.

“I was nervous at the start of the game,” Presniakovas said. “But over time, you realize it’s just a basketball game. But this is a pretty special place to play. It feels really small on the court.”

Central hit two more 3-pointers and led, 37-35, entering the fourth quarter.

There were five ties in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter and the Wildcats trailed only 47-45 after the Cougars’ Devin Smith (15 points) scored four consecutive points. But Brooks answered with a 3-pointer and Matthews Morganfield scored 10 of his 16 points in the quarter to seal the win.

“Give Central credit, they shot the ball well in the second half,” Boe said.

“We didn’t execute offensively or defensively in the second half and that was the difference. But this certainly was a great experience to play here.”

Central has beaten the other three Plainfield schools, which Lamberti noted.

“Today, we hung in there and got the win,” he said. “Today we finished and hopefully we can build on that and the entire atmosphere of today.”

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Joliet West’s Teyvion Kirk dunks the ball Friday at Romeoville High School.

you could do at times like that.” beat a high-profile team like this.

“Our guys are taking this loss very “They’re growing up.” hard,” Howard said. “They were going West won the sophomore game, 51for a perfect month. They wanted to 45.

BOYS BASKETBALL: LINCOLN-WAY EAST 71, LOCKPORT 47

By CURT HERRON

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• Sunday, January 29, 2017

FRANKFORT – Dorian Aluyi and Sam Shafer definitely enjoy having a friendly competition to see who can outscore the other.

And when the Lincoln-Way East boys basketball standouts are both enjoying successful shooting nights, then good things are almost certainly guaranteed for their squad.

Such was the case on Friday, and while the scoring display proved to be very enjoyable for the home fans, it resulted in a disappointing evening for Lockport.

Aluyi and Shafer combined for 40 of their team’s initial 49 points during the opening 23 minutes of play and that proved to be more than enough firepower to help the Griffins roll to a 71-47 SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue Division victory over the Porters.

Aluyi finished with a game-high 25 points along with six 3-pointers and five rebounds, while Shafer added 18 points and eight rebounds as East (149, 2-3) used a 36-14 outburst following halftime to turn a 24-20 lead over the Porters (10-10, 1-4) into a 60-34 romp.

“Sam and I are the two main scorers on this team, and coach tells us every day that if they can get us the ball and get us in sync together, that we can beat any team in our conference or our sectional and that’s how we were today,” Aluyi said. “We fed off of each other. Sam passed me the ball and I hit a 3 and I passed him the ball and he hit a 3. That’s how it went, we were hot today and that’s how we have to do it in every game.”

While Max Shafer only had one point, he limited Lockport scoring leader Matt Smietanski to just six points, all of which came during the game’s opening 10:53. Smietanski’s layup with 5:07 left in the first half gave the Porters their only lead of the evening at 13-11.

Just under a minute later, East collected its first of 11 3-pointers, with Brandon Petkoff (nine points) putting his squad ahead for good at 14-13 on his first of three treys. From that basket until Aluyi hit the last of the 3s with 5:43 remaining in the contest, the Griffins outscored the Porters by a whopping 49-21 margin.

“We had some really good looks in the beginning of the game but couldn’t finish,” East coach Rich Kolimas said.

“The pace of the game was very methodical early and we were exploring opportunities and finally found them and took advantage as we started to

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Lockport’s Jacob Karli (20) and Chase Travis (24) defend a layup from Lincoln-Way East’s Austyn Sanders on Friday at Lincoln-Way East. shooting real well. Dorian shot exceptionally well, Sam is a great shooter and Brandon came in and shot well.

“And Max just works so hard defensively. He’s our stopper and usually guards the best player on the other team, no matter who it is. He sacrifices and knows that he’s not going to get many looks at the basket. But he just wants to win and what a competitor that kid is. We’ve shown this type of play at home and been a little inconsistent on the road. I hope that we settle into a routine and can finish strong so that we get a good (sectional) seed.”

Patrick Cooper (nine points, five rebounds) hit a 3 to pull to Porters to within 21-20 late in the first half but Aluyi answered with a trey to give East a four-point lead at the break.

From that basket until Zach Zivo

(nine points, five rebounds) converted a three-point play in the final seconds of the third quarter, Aluyi and Sam Shafer accounted for the Griffins’ next 28 points, with the former collecting 16 of those tallies.

“When we get the offense going with Dorian and me getting very involved and when we’re both hitting, it’s scary for the other team because it’s hard to stop,” Sam Shafer said.

“It all started with our defense in the first half. We put our best defender, my brother Max, guarding him (Smietanski) and he played good defense.

That was a big win because they’re in our sectional. We’re just going to have to keep working hard and taking it game by game.”

One of the few positives for Lockport was the performance of Chase

Travis, who led his team with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The third-generation Porter, whose father and grandfather were two of the program’s alltime greats, collected 14 of his points during the final half.

“You make open shots if you want to be a good basketball team, and they certainly did that, so credit them,” Porters coach Brett Hespell said. “But our defense was clearly not good.

“The thing I was mostly disappointed in was that when East was rolling, we didn’t do anything on the offensive end to slow their rhythm down. We took quick shots and had rushed possessions. We have to learn that if the other team is hitting shots, we need to be able to put the brakes on the game a little bit, and it’s my responsibility to make that happen.”

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36 GIRLS BASKETBALL: HERSCHER 38, COAL CITY 32

Tigers edge Coalers to win I-8 tourney title

By ROB OESTERLE

roesterle@shawmedia.com COAL CITY – As is fitting in a conference tournament championship game, Friday night’s Interstate Eight Conference girls championship matchup between Herscher and Coal City came down to the wire.

Unfortunately for the Lady Coalers, it was Herscher that was able to get the breaks at the end, and Coal City’s magical tourney run ended in second place as Herscher claimed a 38-32 victory.

Coal City (11-13) entered the tournament seeded fourth and had beaten Lisle, which was seeded fifth but had beaten Coal City twice earlier in the season, in the quarterfinals and top-seeded Plano in the semis. They were looking to remain giant-killers and hoping to hand Herscher just its second loss of the season.

All signs were pointed in that direction, as the Coalers overcame a 13-8 deficit at the end of the first quarter and battled back to have it tied at 28

with 4:30 remaining.

Tyra Ahrens then split two free throws with 4:21 remaining to give Herscher a 29-28 lead, but Coal City’s Mackenzie Bugg, who led the team with 12 points, scored in the lane with 3:12 left to put Coal City ahead, 29-28, and bring a sizable student section to its feet.

The shot by Bugg was the last one for Coal City until the 25-second mark as Herscher ripped off eight straight points to take control, 37-30, before Bugg scored again.

In that time frame, Coal City’s offense was able to work the ball for open shots, but the shots didn’t fall.

“It just wasn’t our night,” Coal City coach Brad Schmitt said. “We had shots that rolled around and hit every part of the rim, but just didn’t go in.

“Our girls had quite a run through this tournament, though. They kept battling and they are still getting better. If nothing else, this is going to have us very well-prepared for the regional. Playing a good team like Herscher this tough will definitely help

us. They are 22 or 23 and 1 for a reason.”

After Herscher led, 13-8, at the end of the first quarter, each team scored seven in the second quarter and the Tigers took a 20-15 lead into intermission. Coal City outscored Herscher, 9-5, in the third to pull to within 25-24 and eventually took a 30-29 lead before Herscher pulled away at the end.

Following Bugg in the scoring column for Coal City were Makenna Crater with six points, Maddie Halladay with five, Cali Caruso with three, Lindsay Stopka, Bridget Kauzlaric and Kenady Clayburn with two each.

Clayburn led with five rebounds, while Bugg and Caruso hauled down four boards apiece.

“To even be in the position to play for the tournament title is a testament to how hard these girls have worked and how much they have improved from the beginning of the year,” Schmitt said. “We’re still getting better, which is something you want to see at this time of the season. We haven’t peaked yet.”

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Coal City’s Maddie Halladay goes up for a shot in Friday’s loss to Herscher in the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament championship game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: MINOOKA 64, PLAINFIELD NORTH 29

Indians spoil Tigers’ Senior Night with overpowering second half

By KAITLYN JASNICA

kjasnica@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – The Minooka girls basketball team barely held an 8-7 lead over Plainfield North after the first quarter of Friday’s Southwest Prairie Conference showdown.

At the half, the Indians had increased the margin to 24-17.

The Tigers had hopes of rallying and pulling an upset in the second half of their Senior Night game, but then the Indians put on a show. Minooka outscored North, 40-12, in the second half for a 64-29 victory.

“We kind of start slow,” Indians senior guard Brooklyn Bachmann said.

“We have to get in our groove and understand what coach Torchia [assistant coach Rob Torchia] wants us to do on defense. It’s a little close at the beginning of our games. We are really in good shape and we’re really fast, so at the end we’re outrunning teams, and that’s where we get most of our buckets.”

“At halftime, we cleared up some things and started playing our zone like we have been working on,” Mi-

nooka’s Elizabeth Rivara said. “Coach Torchia does a phenomenal job scouting the other team and knowing what they’re going to throw at us. Once we were all on the same page, we really shut down on defense and with our press, we turned it into offense. We really distributed the ball well and kept them moving on defense, which tired them out.”

In the second half, Minooka (19-3, 101) was able to shut down the offense of the Tigers (16-7, 10-4). The Indians have been working on switching defenses and were able to focus on zone.

The strong defense resulted in an unstoppable offense.

Bachmann scored almost as many points as North. The senior guard sunk a pair of 3s, went 4 for 5 from the freethrow line and racked up 22 points.

“I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates,” Bachmann said. “Going into the games, [head coach Ray Liberatore] tells us that teams will be double- or triple-teaming me. My teammates find a way to get me the ball and get me open by driving in. When they start finishing, it’s hard for teams to focus on me when everyone is scoring.

I think that it’s all them and it’s a great job by the coaches getting everyone involved.”

All players did get involved.

Senior guard Hailey Arlis led the team in assists and added 11 points, while sophomore center Savannah Johnson had eight points. Cierra Bachmann (four points), Jenna Roberts (six), Sydney Andreano (four), Macie Alexa (three), Abigail Holloway (two) and Rivara also got on the board.

For Plainfield North, Lindsey DuSatko and Mariah Collins both scored eight points, while Olivia Cantu had four and Kelle Knopp three. The Tigers, who were not at full strength, hit 1 of 16 attempts from 3-point range.

“I don’t know if it was because of the excitement of Senior Night, but they did not play the way that they normally play,” North coach Reggie Lemon said. “They play a little tougher than that. We just did not come to play today. We have another game tomorrow, so I said that whole fourth quarter was to get ready for tomorrow.”

Minooka came out the same way it has all season. The headliner performed, and even the players who

didn’t score still contributed.

Going from the first to the second half, the Minooka energy picked up and the bench became more active. The new energy and support gave the Indians momentum to push even harder.

“Everyone has a role on the team,” Rivara said. “I’m not a big scorer. My job is to talk on the bench and get in there, rebound and be physical and have a lot of energy. That picks up other people around us.

“There are some girls that go in and they need to rebound and kick it out to Brooklyn. Hailey Arlis has the most assists on our team right now and that’s a huge factor in not only getting Brooklyn and other people the ball to score, but just sharing it and getting the defense off track.”

Liberatore said it’s that type of team mentality that is the reason the Indians have continued to get better. “[Rivara] really epitomizes what our team is about,” Liberatore said.

“She talks. She’s more excited when someone else gets a basket than herself. Anytime you have a group of 11 that are like that, you have a chance to do pretty good.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CENTRAL 72, MOUNT CARMEL 45

By DRAKE SKLEBA

Shaw Media corespondent

Joliet Central’s JoJo McNair goes for a layup Jan. 17 during the Steelmen’s 60-55 loss at Bolingbrook.

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Once again, my teammates are the main reason I was able to score as I did.”

McNair drew three more charging fouls against Mount Carmel. He has to be among the leaders in the state at drawing charges.

“When I was little, that’s all I would do when I played, was draw charges,” McNair said. “Now the players are a lot bigger, and I still get in there and draw charges but not I like I did when I was little. This was a great win for us. What I was able to accomplish in the third quarter is my team responsibility. To score, get rebounds and steals, is what I have to do to help us win.”

Jose Grubbs, who led the Steelmen on Friday, chipped in with six points, three rebounds and three steals. Marcelleus Hornsby added seven points off the bench. Don Joachim had five points. Johnny Fuller added four and Tyrell Hundley chipped in with three points as the Steelmen bench scored 23 points.

“I am so proud of the way everybody played today,” Thompson added. “I am also proud of our 17 wins to date and I can’t express enough our desire to improve each game. I am so happy for our bench players who work so hard in practice, to have played valuable minutes and scored today.”

BOYS BASKETBALL: JOLIET CENTRAL 48, OSWEGO EAST 39

Steelmen defeat Wolves to keep pace in SPC race

By DRAKE SKLEBA

Shaw Media corespondent OSWEGO – A lack of successful freethrow shooting has struck in Joliet.

After rival Joliet West (18-3, 9-0) had a difficult time with free-throw shooting against Whitney Young and No. 1 Bolingbrook, Joliet Central (16-3, 8-1) encountered the same problem at Oswego East on Friday, but the Steelmen still won the Southwest Prairie Conference game, 48-39.

Central (16-3, 8-1) led the Wolves (11-8, 5-4), 45-33, with 1:19 left. After a pair of missed Steelmen free throws, East’s Stephon Harris (10 points, seven rebounds) scored and six seconds later, a steal and score by Andre Harris had the lead down to 45-37. Two more Steelmen misses at the line and another Harris score made it 45-39 with 37 seconds left.

Central missed two more free throws for a total of nine misfires in the fourth

quarter. They put it away thanks to the Wolves missing their last four shots.

“Oswego East is a very well-coached team and hard to play against,” Central coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. said. “We withstood every run Oswego East threw at us and I am very proud of our effort.

Cameron Blackmon had an outstanding game and I was happy to see Jason [Bingham] make his shots. Jose [Grubbs] had another fine game.

“To be ready for March, we must shoot our free throws better. We didn’t do a good job at the line tonight.”

Grubbs led Central with 16 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two assists. Bingham scored 11 points, while Blackman scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter and totaled five assists.

“We knew they were going to come out and play zone,” Grubbs said. “We wanted to attack the zone from different aspects and get ready for March. I want-

ed to come out and play good defense. I wanted to make good plays with the ball as well. Cam Blackmon is really good and had a fine game.”

Blackmon assisted on the first three Steelmen hoops as Central jumped to a 6-0 lead and led, 11-6, after one quarter and 23-17 at halftime. Bingham and Grubbs scored six points each in the first half.

“It was a good win,” Bingham said.

“We all attacked their zone well and played well. We pride ourselves on our defense and the ability to turn over the other team. My teammates really helped me have a good game. We work really well together and practice well and that is why have great team chemistry.”

The Steelmen defense forced 22 turnovers.

After Oswego East tied the game at 28 with 1:15 left in the third quarter, Grubbs took over. His long-range three was followed by a steal and three-point play

from Marcellus Hornsby (four points, six rebounds). Grubbs’ fourth steal and slam made it 36-28 with 27 seconds on the clock. One official ruled Grubbs hung on the rim too long and he was assessed a technical foul.

“I really got excited on the slam,” Grubbs said. “It was a boneheaded play by me to pick up the ‘T’ and it won’t happen again.”

Grubbs scored with 4:10 to go, Blackmon followed with 2:33 left and Blackmon’s two free throws with 1:19 remaining made it 45-33. Over the next minute, the Steelmen missed five free throws, allowing the Wolves to get close.

“We really hope to stay within one game in the SPC behind Joliet West leading into our home date with them Feb. 18,” Thompson said. “It would be wishful thinking on our part to think someone will help us out and hand them an SPC defeat. West is very, very good.”

• Sunday, January 29, 2017

NEW LENOX – Whatever Joliet Central head coach Lawrence Thompson Jr. told his team at halftime of their game in the Lincoln-Way West’s Warrior Shootout should be preserved.

It would serve as a tool for Thompson’s post-coaching career as a motivational speaker. After a sluggish first half, the Steelmen led Chicago Mount Carmel, 32-23.

Eight minutes later, for all intents and purposes, the game was over. The Steelmen, led by JoJo McNair, Ryan King and Cameron Blackmon buried the Caravan, outscoring Mount Carmel, 25-10, in the third quarter. All 14 Steelmen played, and they won going away, 72-45, for their 17th win of the season.

“Friday night at Oswego East, we didn’t play well in the third quarter,” Thompson said. “ I told the kids that we must come out and play better today.

We had to come out of the locker room and finish off Mount Carmel.”

Indeed. The Steelmen (17-3) did just that.

McNair (eight points, seven rebounds, two steals), nailed four consecutive charity tosses to extend the Steelmen lead to 38-23 with seven minutes remaining in the quarter. Blackmon, who had an outstanding game at Oswe-

go East on Friday, converted a threepoint play to extend the Steelmen lead to 46-28 with 4:21 left in the quarter.

“We didn’t play well Friday night, but we came out today and played much better,” Blackmon said. “Jason (Bingham) got us started and we really got the looks we wanted. Our bench is like another starting five. They played today as they have all season” King scored his 10th and 11th points of the game to give the Steelmen a 54-29 lead. The Steelmen defense forced 10 Mount Carmel turnovers in that quarter and 31 for the game. Ryan Saunders’ long-range, buzzer-beating, three-pointer ended the onslaught with the Steelmen up, 57-33, after three periods.

“We played with great confidence today,” King said. “We made numerous passes and were able to find the open man. Coach (Thompson) told me to shoot the ball more. I was very confident today knocking down my shots.”

For the second game in a row, Steelmen senior guard Jason Bingham took home Steelmen scoring honors with 16.

Bingham buried a pair of 3s and scored eight of his 16 points in the first quarter for a 17-9 Central lead. King struck from long-distance with a pair of 3s while Bingham added five more points to help his team take a 32-23 halftime lead.

“We had a great week of practice,” Bingham said. “The last two games, we played as we had practiced all week.

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38 BOYS BASKETBALL: PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC 52, ST. RITA 47

Schutter, Celtics survive for sixth straight win

By TIM CRONIN

Shaw Media correspondent NEW LENOX – Friday night’s boys basketball game between Providence Catholic and St. Rita came down to defense, as was expected.

It also came down to free throws, with the Celtics under pressure to hold a lead the Mustangs were whittling away.

Providence held on, 52-47, in something of a Catholic League South classic on Senior Night to extend its winning streak to six games and stop St. Rita’s run at five.

The Celtics (9-11, 2-3) faced Rock Island on Saturday at Galesburg. St. Rita fell to 11-8, 4-3.

The combination of defense and accuracy at the line was exemplified by senior Jake Schutter, who scored seven of his 20 points in the final quarter, and five of those seven at the line in six free-throw attempts. Schutter also had seven rebounds and a steal.

“Free throws are something that’s real important to me,” Schutter said.

However, he missed a pair in the first quarter.

“I was all caught up in Senior Night, all my friends and family here, and I wasn’t thinking about putting the ball in the hole,” Schutter said. “I told myself after I missed those two if I got back to the line, I needed to calm down and it’s just me and the basket.”

He made seven in succession, the last giving the Celtics a four-point lead with 12.1 seconds left. That locked up the outcome.

All of that was just what coach Tim Trendel, now with 101 career wins, ordered.

“Senior leadership has been the biggest difference,” Trendel said.

“They’ve played more relaxed now that they’ve got their college issues out of the way. They’ve stepped up, and the juniors had stepped up, too.”

Juniors such as Scott Slocum, whose 15-point outburst included a quartet of 3-pointers, three of them in a third quarter in which the Celtics posted a 17-8 advantage to take a 36-23 lead into the final eight minutes. That was critical on a night Mike Drew scored but seven points on 3-of-9 shooting and a 1-of-4 reading at the line.

The Mustangs, though, would not go out to pasture quietly. They nagged at the Celtics, notably RaShaad Williams, with nine of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and freshman Joel Watts, who scored eight of his 10 in the final quarter in a bid to re-create his starring role of Tuesday’s upset of Marist.

“All week, coach was talking about defense and defensive rebounds, that that’s what wins championships,” Schutter said. “We hadn’t taken a huge interest in guarding. We were trying to outscore.”

This time, the Celtics were resolute.

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Providence Catholic’s Jake Schutter drives to the basket in front of Joliet Central’s Jose Grubbs on Nov. 23 at the 21st annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic at the USF Sullivan Center.

The defense came in the form of outre“You knew a team like that wasn’t bounding St. Rita, 30-21, filling the lane going to lie down,” Trendel said. “Their to prevent easy trips to the basket and kids showed a lot of grit.” keeping Watts to a minimum.

So did Providence.

BOYS BASKETBALL: MARIST 36, JOLIET CATHOLIC 20

Hilltoppers offense a no-show once again in loss to RedHawks

By MIKE FITZGERALD

Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – The offensive woes continued for the Joliet Catholic Academy boys basketball team against Marist on Friday as the RedHawks won the East Suburban Catholic Conference game, 36-20.

The Hilltoppers (9-11, 1-4) put up abysmal offensive numbers. They scored one point in the first quarter on a Pete Ragen free throw after the horn sounded. They scored eight points in the second quarter, two points in the third and nine in the fourth.

JCA, which fell behind St. Viator, 17-0, a week earlier, shot 6 of 23 from the field against Marist.

“First of all, we are not a great shooting team,” Hilltoppers coach Joe Gura said. “When you don’t have guys who can shoot, that hurts. That’s a relief valve. The next thing is we are really kind of small for our league. That takes away a little bit of the inside power.

“The old bugaboo of turnovers came around again. We have to take better care of the ball. We

tried to rush when we feel the pressure because we know we are not that skilled offensively. I just preach patience with them. We just have to keep working at getting better.”

Joliet Catholic committed seven turnovers in the first quarter. Marist converted three of them into easy layups as it took a 10-1 lead at the end of the quarter.

If there was a bright spot for JCA, it was defense.

The RedHawks (21-2, 5-0) led, 22-9, at halftime. They didn’t light up the scoreboard, either.

“I’m super proud of the defense we played,” Gura said. “Our defensive scheme was good. We were down 10-1, but we had five good defensive stands. That makes it tough, too, when you know the kids are playing good defense. We just did not get a chance to get into the game.”

Gura also was glad to see senior guard Jack Surin back in the lineup. After missing last Friday’s loss to St. Viator with a sprained ankle, Surin led the Hilltoppers with eight points. He buried backto-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter.

“He is about 85 percent, but he’s a warrior,”

Gura said. “ He helped us tremendously, especially on defense.”

Ragen also drew Gura’s praise for his efforts in guarding RedHawks’ 6-8 center Justin Brown.

“I thought Pete did a great job on Marist’s big man,” Gura said. “They had that advantage and Pete was alone because we had to worry about their shooters. Pete’s work helped us keep Marist in the 30s.”

The Hilltoppers still have to face tough conference foes Benet and St. Patrick, but Gura is optimistic he can have his team ready when JCA hosts a Class 3A regional come playoff time.

“We are who we are,” he said. “I’ve got a senior-laden group, but a lot of kids who didn’t play a lot. I made the determination not to bring up freshmen and sophomores, and we’ve got some very good ones.

“I want to let this group play out, and they have done a fine job. They play hard. I just have to keep working with them to get them better offensively.”

CHEERLEADING: ANDREW SECTIONAL

By CURT HERRON

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‘We’re never going to have that feeling again,’” Griffins senior Megan Hussey said. “We were going to go for it and give them no choice by doing the things that we could control, like having fun out there.

“People were coming up to me after the routine and telling me how amazing it was and that was an experience that isn’t even describable. It was so amazing and I thanked God for that since not many people get to be a cheerleader and have the crowd cheer for you. The thing that I love about this team is that everyone gives their input and we all motivate each other.”

Reed-Custer had never won any sectional titles in the sport prior to last year and now it has two titles to its credit. Coach Nicole Faletti’s Comets, who will be making their fifth-straight state trip, easily won the small team title by an 84.76-76.23 margin over defending state champion Wilmington.

Dwight took fourth place with 69.43 points to also advance.

“Going to state is a big privilege, so we’re taking it one day at a time and one routine at a time,” Comets senior Abby Hess said. “We’ve come together more as a family than we have in my four years and it feels really good to put that on the mat. We had planned on going with nine individuals, but two injuries brought us to seven and that was a big obstacle that we had to jump over. I don’t think that we’ve had the

same routine more than once this year.

“I’m obviously hoping for first, but I’ll also be happy with whatever we get at state, and I’m just happy that we’ll be there. We don’t have cliques on this team, we don’t argue, we’re one and we push each other to our limits and that helps us to be better.”

The Comets hoped to follow up on last year’s sectional title with their initial state trophy, but it wasn’t to be.

They would like to avoid a similar scenario next weekend.

“Last year we kind of had big heads after we won the sectional, since that was a big title for us to win,” Comets senior Skylar Windsor said. “That was definitely our goal to win it and when we did, we let that get to us and it kind of defined our season. But what we’ve learned throughout this year is that if we come together as a team and do the best that we possibly can, whatever the outcome is is what we deserve.

“Now after winning this again, it makes us feel good going to state. It was a definitely a challenge at the beginning of the season after losing all of the girls that we did and seeing others have to sit out. But seeing it all come together like this in the end is really rewarding.”

In the medium division, Lemont took third place with 79.33 points to earn its 12th-straight state trip. Bolingbrook took seventh place in the coed team division with 81.91 points.

BOYS BOWLING: IHSA FINALS

Lincoln-Way West’s Kirby finishes 11th, earning all-state honors STAFF REPORT O’FALLON – Lincoln-Way West junior bowler Caleb Kirby finished in 11th place to claim all-state honors in Saturday’s IHSA finals at St. Clair Bowl.

Kirby posted rounds of 718 and 643 to give him a two-day total of 2,651 (220.9 average), which was just 20 pins away from a sixth-place showing.

LaSalle-Peru’s Nate Stubler, who had consecutive 300 games on Friday, turned in rounds of 729 and 745 to give him a two-day total of 3,116 (259.7), a new IHSA record. He finished 308 pins in front of Collinsville’s Clayton Hartman (2,808), the runner-up.

In the team competition, Harlem beat Hononegah, 12,998-12,814, for the championship. Lincoln-Way West shot a 12,130 to take ninth while Lockport rolled a 12,012 for 10th.

Beside Kirby, other major contrib-

utors for the Warriors were Michael Nork (2,471), Eric Ullian (2,441), Nick Baber (2,048), Noah Selof (1,333) and Alex Kubitz (1,034). The Porters got significant contributions from Alec Buchaas (2,552), Caleb Derrig (2,352), Joe Wagner (2,311), Andy Sims (2,196), Dylan Smith (882), Andrew Bean (738) and Jimmy Rozhon (582).

Other area individuals in the top 20 were Providence Catholic’s Jordan Chavez (2,623; 17th), Minooka’s Austin Schomig (2,620; 18th) and Plainfield North’s Jack Baggs (2,613; 20th).

Lockport’s Alec Buchaas (2,552) tied for 31st place, Bolingbrook’s Alex Acosta (2,537) was 34th, Lincoln-Way East’s Colton Marks (2,530) placed 35th, Romeoville’s Jacob Hubbs (2,474) was 48th, Lincoln-Way West’s Michael Nork Shaw Media file photo (2,471) was 50th and Eric Ullian (2,441) was 57th and Lockport’s Joe Wagner Plainfield North’s Jack Baggs bowls a frame during the IHSA Bowling Sectionals at Joliet Town and Country Lanes.

(2,311) finished 65th.

• Sunday, January 29, 2017

TINLEY PARK – When you have a competitive cheerleading sectional that features programs that have won eight of the 11 state titles and placed second seven times, you have to expect that the champion will once again be in the title hunt in the state finals.

That’s why there was a definite buzz whenever any of those large team programs stepped onto the mat at Saturday’s Andrew Sectional. But the overflow crowd definitely made the most noise when Lincoln-Way East performed, and with good reason.

East, who won state in 2014 and 2015 but failed to qualify a year ago, made it clear that it is once again a force to be reckoned with after turning in a 92.09 score to easily win the sectional title by 2.32 points over runner-up Carl Sandburg. It was the Griffins’ first sectional championship since 2006, which was also the initial year of the tournament.

Griffins co-coaches Jayson and Julianne Polad are optimistic about seeing their program win a third state title in four years following their strong sectional showing. The only better sectional score in the large team division was turned in by Jacobs (93.03) at Belvidere. All qualifiers advance to next weekend’s finals in Bloomington.

Lockport took third place with 88.24 to advance to state for the 12th-straight

year while Providence Catholic finished fourth with an 83.63 score to also earn its 11th state trip. Marist edged the hosts, 83.33-83.29, for the fifth and final qualifying spot. Lincoln-Way Central beat out Lincoln-Way West, 79.67-79.43, for seventh place.

“I think because of how much time we spend together as a team, practicing every day and doing the same thing all of the time, when you go out there, it doesn’t feel any different,” Griffins senior Lauren Williams said. “You just feel that your teammates are next to you. And then the crowd gives you even more adrenaline to perform well.

“Even though this is a really big competition, our coaches make us feel so comfortable and we know what to do and don’t overthink it. There’s always at least one of your teammates cheering for another person, and that really pumps you up and that’s what gets you through the routine. Being a senior, this is my last chance. The sectional was a memory, but I want state to be the best memory ever.”

After missing out on state for the first time ever last season, there was plenty of incentive for this year’s squad to not only get back there, but also make another serious run at a title.

“Going to state kind of got taken away from us last year so before we went out there today, I talked to some of the seniors and told them that

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40 AREA ROUNDUP

Morris places 2nd in Class 1A in competitive dance SUBMITTED REPORTS

(83.97) took fifth to qualify while Plainfield North (75.85) placed sixth, RomeoBLOOMINGTON – Morris claimed ville (74.71) was eighth and Plainfield second place in Class 1A in the IHSA Central (73.73) took 10th. In the medicompetitive dance finals at U.S. Cellu- um-team division, Coach Kristin Sandlar Coliseum, while Lincoln-Way West ers’ Morris team beat Washington, finished fourth in Class 2A and Minoo- 86.97-84.4, for first place, giving them their first sectional title since 2014. ka took eighth in Class 3A. Coach Becky Bernardi’s Morris team posted a 93.2 to finish behind BOYS BASKETBALL champion Highland, who had a 94.72 Bolingbrook 70, Sandburg 41: The total. That was the same one-two finish Raiders (18-0, 5-0) were led by Joseph as at last year’s 1A finals. Lincoln-Way Yesufu (19 points), Kaleb Thornton (18 West had a 91.94 in 2A finals and Mi- points), Tyler Cochran (13 points) and nooka turned in a 90.92 score in 3A fi- Malik Binns (10 points). nals.

Lincoln-Way Central 58, Bradley-BourFailing to qualify in Friday’s pre- bonnais 49: Luke Handley (23 points), liminaries were Joliet West (85.12), Aaron Michalak (12 points) and Chris Plainfield Central (83.94) and Lockport Robinson (11 points) paced the Knights.

(83.3) in Class 3A; Lemont (86.94) and Gardner-South Wilmington 62, St. Anne Providence Catholic (82.74) in Class 2A; 44: Nathan Wozniak (four 3-pointers) and Seneca (80.56) and Gardner-South scored 23 points and Austin KavanaWilmington (79.22) in Class 1A. ugh added 15 to lead the Panthers.

Hillcrest 63, Lemont 60: P.J. Pipes (18 points), Jerry Radomski (13 points) CHEERLEADING Normal West Sectional: Joliet West and Nate Ferguson (11 points) led the and Morris both captured sectional ti- Indians.

Oswego 60, Plainfield East 44: The tles while Plainfield East and Minooka also advanced to next weekend’s state Bengals fell in SPC play.

Sandwich 63, Coal City 36: Blake Harfinals. In the large-team division, the Tigers defeated Neuqua Valley 90.97- seim (11 points) and Sean Micetich 90.53 for first place, giving coach Amy (nine points) paced the Coalers.

Westmont 88, Reed-Custer 55: The DiForti’s program, which won the state championship a year ago, its first Comets were led by Russell Paige (18 sectional title since 2012. Plainfield points) and Jake Welch (15 points).

East (84.76) was fourth and Minooka Seneca 50, Wilmington 42: The Wild-

cats were led by Joey Flannery, who had 17 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Flyers (13-8, 8-3) were led by Miles Simelton (25 points), Delaney Blaylock (20 points) and Cristen Wilson (19 points, nine rebounds).

Robert Morris 87, St. Francis 77: Iain Morison (21 points, nine rebounds), Jean Pietrzak (14 points) and Landus Anderson (10 points, 10 rebounds) paced the Saints (15-9, 9-6).

Rock Valley 71, JJC 66: Jonathan Boatright (15 points, 10 rebounds), Mitch Kwasigroch (12 points) and Robbie Brooks (10 points) led the Wolves.

Plainfield East 64, Oswego 30: Olivia Jenkins (13 points), Kennedy Collins (12 points) and Ashley Lewis (nine points) led the Bengals (19-7).

Joliet West 46, Romeoville 39: The Tigers were victorious in SPC play.

Seneca 51, Plano 44: The Irish took third place in the I-8 Tournament behind Cora Wilkinson (13 points, nine rebounds), Lexi Greve (10 points) and Lyda Robinson (nine rebounds). WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wilkinson and Robinson made the St. Francis 83, Robert Morris 46: The all-tournament team.

No. 1 Saints (22-0, 15-0), who are one Gardner-South Wilmington 48, Grant of two unbeaten squads in NAIA DiviPark 28: Jenni Price (21 points, seven sion II, were led by Kaitlin Aylward (18 steals) and Celia Barna (11 points, sev- points, seven rebounds), Jordan Giden rebounds) paced the Panthers (19-6, dings (17 points, seven rebounds) and 9-2).

Christina Ekhomu (1 point).

Lewis 71, Illinois Springfield 63: Jessica Kelliher (22 points), Jamie Johnson GIRLS BOWLING Lockport wins at Dixon: The Porters (16 points), Rachel Hinders (12 points) rolled a 6,286 to defeat Sycamore by 491 and Alyssa Siwek (10 points) led the pins for the championship. Sycamore’s Flyers (16-5, 8-3).

Megan Kolberg (1,350) won the title while Lockport placed second through MEN’S VOLLEYBALL fourth behind Marissa Ramirez (1,313), Lewis 3, Grand Canyon 2: The No. 6 Bailey Delrose (1,283) and Dana Acker- Flyers (6-1, 1-0) rallied from a two-set son (1,278). Ramirez also had the best deficit and match point in the fourth three-game series (707). set. Lewis was led by Mitch Perinar (27 kills), Ryan Coenen (15 kills, five blocks) Jacob Schmiegelt (nine blocks) MEN’S BASKETBALL Lewis 94, Illinois Springfield 73: The and Matt Yoshimoto (52 assists).

SENIOR BOWL: SOUTH 16, NORTH 15

Loss for Fox’s squad doesn’t negate week of plentiful insight

By MARK POTASH

mpotash@suntimes.com MOBILE, Ala. – It’ll be three months and beyond before we know just how good of a week the Bears had the Senior Bowl. But John Fox and his staff at least impressed the players who were trying to impress them.

“I loved it. They were great. Coach Fox is unbelievable,” said East Carolina wide receiver Zay Jones, who had six receptions for 68 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Fox’s North team in a 16-15 Senior Bowl loss to the South at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. “My wide receiver coach [Curtis] Johnson and Ben [McDaniels], they’re two phenomenal guys that I feel like I learned and improved my game just in three or four days. Really proud [of] the Bears’ organization.”

Fox and his staff concluded the week of evaluation with a competitive game in which Fox’s North team scored a late touchdown on Nate Peterman’s sixyard pass to Jones with 1:51 left. Fox went for the win, but Peterman was under pressure immediately on a roll-out and his pass for Jones in a crowd in the end zone was intercepted.

But winning and losing was an afterthought this week.

“I’d rather coach it – other than qualify for it – than [watch] it,” Fox said.

“It was a great experience being in the meeting rooms; being around the guys; getting to know them. It gives you tremendous insight.”

That insight is supposed to be the big advantage the Bears get from the opportunity to coach the North team – and spend one day in meetings with the South team. The standouts in the game

itself were there for everybody to see.

California quarterback Davis Webb was the game’s Most Valuable Player.

He completed 11 of 16 passes for 165 yards, including an NFL-quality 39yard touchdown pass to Texas A&M wide receiver Josh Reynolds (six receptions, 96 yards).

Toledo running back Kareem Hunt was the North’s outstanding player, rushing for 118 yards on 15 carries, including a 43-yard gain. Kansas State defensive end Jordan Willis, who had two sacks and two forced fumbles, was the South’s outstanding player.

“The Bears have some great coaches,” Hunt said. “They definitely showed me some great knowledge, especially in the pass [protection] game. They taught me a new way how to keep my head up and just be strong in there.”

For some, it was a chance to prove

they deserved to be here. North safety Lorenzo Jerome, who played for former Bears guard Chris Villarrial at Saint Francis University of Loretto, Pennsylvania, had two interceptions, a tacklefor-loss and a forced fumble.

But East Carolina’s Jones might have helped himself as much as anybody. The 6-2, 202-pound wide receiver not only had the late touchdown that gave the North a chance to win, but also had two apparent touchdowns that did not count but did not go unnoticed.

He made a terrific catch of a Peterman overthrow in the back of the end zone, but only was able to get one foot in bounds. He also had a 43-yard touchdown pass from Iowa’s C.J. Beathard nullified by a penalty.

“I feel the same [as I did before] because I believe I’ve had this in me all along,” Jones said.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: GEORGIA TECH 62, NOTRE DAME 60

By GEORGE HENRY The Associated Press

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG TEN ROUNDUP

Banks, Garner lead Penn St. over Illini The ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Shep Garner sparked the Nittany Lions with hot shooting early, took a heavy charge and sank critical free throws late, and his 18 points helped lift Penn State to a 71-67 win over Illinois on Saturday.

Payton Banks added 17 points, Tony Carr picked up 13 and Mike Watkins chipped in 10 and pulled down nine rebounds to help Penn State (12-10, 4-5 Big Ten) snap a three-game losing skid.

They couldn’t have done it without those free throws from Garner as Illinois (13-9, 3-6) closed the gap after trailing by 20 at halftime.

Malcolm Hill led Illinois (13-9, 3-6) with 19 points and Jalen Colman-Lands added 13. Coleman-Lands cut the lead to 65-62 with a 3-pointer with 1:58 left before Garner hit four free throws in the final 38 seconds to seal it.

Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 54 (OT): At New York, Ethan Happ scored a career-high 32 points, seven in overtime and scored eight in the 13-4 rally to close regulation, including the basket that tied it at 45 with 2 seconds left.

Happ was the only player for the Bad-

gers (18-3, 7-1) to shoot above 50 percent, and the team finished at 33.3 percent for the game (20 for 60), including 3 for 25 from 3-point range. Happ was 12 for 18.

Corey Sanders had 15 points for the Scarlet Knights (12-10, 1-8), who lost for the ninth time in 10 games.

Maryland 85, Minnesota 78: At Minneapolis, Justin Jackson had a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, making all five of his 3-point attempts.

The win allowed the Terrapins (19-2, 7-1) to keep pace with Wisconsin in a tie for first place in the Big Ten. Akeem Springs led the Gophers (157, 3-6) with a season-high 23 points.

Iowa 85, Ohio State 72: At Iowa City, Iowa, Brady Ellingson came off the bench to score 17 points and Iowa pounded Ohio State on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Reserve freshman Ryan Kriener had 14 for the Hawkeyes (12-10, 4-5), who won despite missing senior star Peter Jok – who sat out to rest a nagging back injury.

Jae’Sean Tate scored 17 to lead the Buckeyes (13-9, 3-6), who fell to 1-4 on the road after an effort that resembled an 89-66 loss at Wisconsin two weeks ago.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

POSTSEASON

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 48 32 11 5 69 Blackhawks 51 30 16 5 65 Nashville 49 24 17 8 56 St. Louis 49 24 20 5 53 Dallas 50 20 20 10 50 Winnipeg 52 23 25 4 50 Colorado 46 13 31 2 28 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 50 31 17 2 64 Edmonton 51 28 15 8 64 Anaheim 51 27 15 9 63 Calgary 52 25 24 3 53 Los Angeles 49 24 21 4 52 Vancouver 50 23 21 6 52 Arizona 48 16 26 6 38

GF 160 142 138 138 135 150 93

GA 109 132 130 152 157 161 156

GF 135 152 133 134 123 119 108

GA 116 132 129 149 121 140 152

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 50 29 14 7 65 150 125 Ottawa 47 26 15 6 58 127 123 Boston 52 25 21 6 56 131 135 Toronto 47 23 15 9 55 145 133 Florida 50 21 19 10 52 116 137 Tampa Bay 50 22 22 6 50 136 146 Buffalo 48 20 19 9 49 118 136 Detroit 49 20 20 9 49 123 144 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 49 33 10 6 72 160 106 Columbus 48 32 12 4 68 160 114 Pittsburgh 48 30 13 5 65 172 141 N.Y. Rangers 49 31 17 1 63 167 129 Philadelphia 50 25 19 6 56 140 155 N.Y. Islanders 47 21 17 9 51 136 136 Carolina 48 21 20 7 49 126 140 New Jersey 50 20 21 9 49 113 144 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Schedule No games scheduled Sunday’s Games All-Star Game semifinal, 3 p.m.

All-Star Game semifinal, 4 p.m.

All-Star Game final, 5 p.m.

Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Blackhawks at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

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

Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

CALENDAR

Feb. 25: NHL Stadium Series, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh April 9: End of regular season April 12: Playoffs begin

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 31 14 .689 Indiana 24 22 .522 Bulls 23 25 .479 Milwaukee 21 26 .447 Detroit 21 26 .447 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 29 18 .617 Boston 29 18 .617 New York 21 27 .438 Philadelphia 17 28 .378 Brooklyn 9 38 .191 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 27 20 .574 Washington 26 20 .565 Charlotte 23 25 .479 Orlando 18 30 .375 Miami 18 30 .375

GB — 7½ 9½ 11 11 GB — — 8½ 11 20 GB — ½ 4½ 9½ 9½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 36 10 .783 Houston 35 15 .700 Memphis 28 21 .571 New Orleans 19 28 .404 Dallas 16 30 .348 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 30 19 .612 Oklahoma City 28 19 .596 Denver 21 25 .457 Portland 21 27 .438 Minnesota 18 29 .383 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 40 7 .851 L.A. Clippers 30 18 .625 Sacramento 19 28 .404 L.A. Lakers 16 34 .320 Phoenix 15 32 .319

GB — 3 9½ 17½ 20 GB — 1 7½ 8½ 11 GB — 10½ 21 25½ 25

Saturday’s Results Sacramento 109, Charlotte 106 Miami 116, Detroit 103 Boston 112, Milwaukee 108, OT Golden State 144, L.A. Clippers 98 Minnesota 129, Brooklyn 109 Memphis 102, Utah 95 Denver 123, Phoenix 112 Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Bulls, 6 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 2 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games Sacramento at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

CALENDAR

Feb. 23: Trade deadline April 9: End of regular season

PRO BOWL Sunday At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (ESPN) SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston Atlanta vs. New England, 5:30 p.m.

(FOX)

NCAA BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Saturday’s Results No. 2 Kansas 79, No. 4 Kentucky 73 No. 3 Gonzaga at Pepperdine (n) No. 5 Baylor 78, Mississippi 75 Syracuse 82, No. 6 Florida St. 72 Miami 77, No. 9 North Carolina 62 No. 10 Oregon at Colorado (n) Georgetown 85, No. 11 Butler 81 Georgia Tech 62, No. 14 Notre Dame 60 No. 15 Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 54, OT No. 16 Creighton 83, DePaul 66 No. 17 Duke 85, Wake Forest 83 No. 18 West Virginia 81, Texas A&M 77 No. 21 Saint Mary’s at Santa Clara (n) No. 22 Maryland 85, Minnesota 78 No. 23 South Carolina 63, Missouri 53 No. 25 Florida 84, Oklahoma 52

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. South 16, North 15

GOLF PGA TOUR

Farmers Insurance Open Friday in San Diego s-Torrey Pines (South); Yards 7,698; Par 72 n-Torrey Pines (North); Yards 7,258; Par 72 Purse: $6.7 million Third Round Patrick Rodgers 68n-72s-67s—207 -9 Brandt Snedeker 68n-69s-70s—207-9 Tony Finau 73s-68n-67s—208 -8 Cheng Tsung Pan 70s-69n-69s—208 -8 Pat Perez 68n-74s-67s—209 -7 Marc Leishman 69s-72n-68s—209 -7 Stewart Cink 68n-72s-69s—209 -7 Jonas Blixt 68n-72s-69s—209 -7 Harris English 71s-69n-69s—209 -7 Ollie Schniederjans 69s-69n-71s—209 -7 Robert Streb 68n-71s-70s—209 -7 Justin Rose 65n-71s-73s—209 -7 Paul Casey 69n-73s-68s—210 -6 J.J. Spaun 72n-69s-69s—210 -6 Jon Rahm 72s-69n-69s—210 -6 Franesnco Molinari 71s-70n-69s—210 -6

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1 p.m.: Oregon at Oregon St., ESPNU 1 p.m.: Arkansas at LSU, SEC 3 p.m.: West Virginia at Texas, FS1 3 p.m.: Texas A&M at Mississippi St., SEC 5 p.m.: Auburn at Alabama, SEC 5:30 p.m.: Oklahoma at Baylor, ESPN2 Auto racing 5 a.m.: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Rolex 24 at Daytona, FS2 Noon: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Rolex 24 at Daytona, FS1 Extreme sports 11 a.m.: X Games, ESPN Figure skating 2 p.m.: ISU, European Championships, Men’s & Women’s Free Skate, NBC (taped) Skiing 6:30 a.m.: FIS Alpine World Cup, Men’s Giant Slalom, second round, NBCSN Winter sports 2:30 p.m.: Luge, FIL World Championships, men’s second run, NBCSN (taped) 3:30 p.m.: Bobsledding and Skeleton, IBSF World Cup, fourman bobsled, NBCSN (taped) Soccer 5:55 a.m.: FA Cup, Millwall vs. Watford, FS1 8 a.m.: FA Cup, Sutton United vs. Leeds United, FS1 10 a.m.: FA Cup, Manchester United vs. Wigan, FS1 3 p.m.: Men, international friendly, United States vs. Serbia, ESPN2 Cricket 9 a.m.: Big Bash League, Perth Scorchers vs. Sydney Sixers, NBCSN (same-day tape) 4:30 p.m.: FIS Alpine World Cup, Ladies’ Super G, NBCSN (same-day tape)

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• Sunday, January 29, 2017

ATLANTA – Georgia Tech keeps defying expectations in its first season under coach Josh Pastner.

Already steeled with Top 10 wins over North Carolina and Florida State, the Yellow Jackets added No. 14 Notre Dame to a resume that’s looking more impressive each week.

“Teams come in here that are Top 10, Top 25, but we don’t look at that,” guard Tadric Jackson said. “We just look at team matchups and play with more energy than our opponent.”

Josh Okogie made a fast-break layup as time expired, Jackson had a career-high 25 points and Georgia Tech earned another surprising victory over a ranked opponent, beating No. 14 Notre Dame, 62-60, on Saturday.

The Yellow Jackets (13-8, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased an early 10-point deficit with a 24-6 run and led by four points at halftime. With a roster that Pastner calls the least experienced in the nation, Georgia Tech never trailed

after Ben Lammers’ layup made it 40-all with 15:41 remaining.

Notre Dame’s Matt Farrell went up for a short jumper but missed off the rim with 7 seconds remaining. Jackson grabbed the rebound, tossed the ball upcourt to a streaking Okogie, and McCamish Pavilion erupted in cheers.

Ben Lammers, the only player on either team to play the entire game, had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Georgia Tech.

“He’s a really gifted, gifted young man,” Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey said. “What did he have? Three blocks?

It felt like he had 10 blocks. He changed another 10 (shots).”

V.J. Beachem finished with 23 points and hit a 3-pointer that made it 60-all with 2:45 remaining for Notre Dame (175, 6-3). He and Farrell both missed 3s in the closing minutes.

“We usually make plays down the stretch,” Beachem said. “Today the other team made them.”

Bonzie Colson had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Irish.

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Georgia Tech upsets Irish as Okogie scores at buzzer

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NHL ALL-STAR GAME

Fulmer looking to improved 2017 Keith quietly playing at All-Star level

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

Much of the focus this winter on the White Sox rebuild is on the seven prospects acquired from the Red Sox and Nationals in trades for Chris Sale and Adam Eaton, but keep in mind what they already had in place with firstround picks Zack Collins and Zack Burdi in from the 2016 “Zackdraft,” Carson Fulmer selected eighth overall in 2015 and current major leaguers Carlos Rodon (third overall in 2014) and Tim Anderson (17th in 2013).

Coupled together, those two groups shape a reasonably strong base for a makeover, with more high-end potential on the way if and when Jose Quintana is traded.

A wild card, if you will, is Fulmer, who possesses four good or plus pitches and has makeup scouts, coaches and executives gush about, but his struggles with command, both in the minors and when the Sox brought him up (arguably too soon) last year have made him something of a forgotten man in all the rebuild buzz.

Fulmer, though, believes he figured something out mechanically with the

help of AAA Charlotte pitching coach Rich Dotson late last season. If so, his mentions could soar once again.

“Career changing, I think,’’ Fulmer said.

“The ball was flat coming out of my hand with all my pitches. He told me drive my groin toward home plate, made me tall, gave me angle.’’

Fulmer, who made his debut in July by striking out Albert Pujols on three pitches, would return to AAA after allowing 11 earned runs and seven walks over 112/3 innings.

“He really figured it out with Dot,’’ said Curt Hasler, the Sox’ first-year bullpen coach this year after six years as minor league pitching coordinator.

“They calmed some things down, he stayed under control and he was able to execute pitch after pitch after pitch.

His last four to five outings, and really outstanding the last three to four, he really got it going.

“At the end of the year he made us go ‘Woah, this is what we see in him, this is what we think he can do.’ ’’ Fulmer figures to open the season at AAA where, if he picks up where he left off late last season could be close to another call-up.

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com LOS ANGELES – Duncan Keith’s hands are fidgeting beneath the table, palms pressed together, fingers interlaced, knuckles turning white as he squeezes and twists and squirms. It’s All-Star weekend media day, and he’s being asked about his least favorite topic: Duncan Keith.

But when asked if it bothers him to toil in the considerable shadow of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, Keith loosens up a bit.

“I don’t have to talk to media as much,” he said with a chuckle. “I don’t mind it. I think Kane and Toews deserve what they get. They are what they are. … I don’t feel like I need more, or that I’m not getting what Kane and Toews are getting as far as recognition. I’m totally fine with that.

It’s not what I play for. It’s not what I’m all about.”

For a guy who’s won three Stanley Cups, two Norris Trophies, a Conn Smythe Trophy and two gold medals, Keith somehow still flies under the radar – at least, compared with his more famous teammates. Casual

observers seemed almost surprised he was named one of the 100 greatest players in NHL history on Friday night, when his résumé is easily the most impressive among current Hawks. Really, he was the only shooin on the team.

It’s understandable why he’s not always the first guy fans think of when they think of the best defensemen in the world. He doesn’t have a signature characteristic, a trademark move, a style all his own. But ask his teammates about him. Ask his coaches about him. Ask his opponents about him. To the people who’ve been lucky enough to play alongside him, or unlucky enough to go against him – people that really know, who really see, who really understand the game – Keith is as good as it gets.

“Not knocking fans or anything like that, but there are maybe some things that they don’t see,” Carolina’s Justin Faulk said. “He brings it all. You saw in the playoffs, he can play damn near the whole game. And he plays well at that level. It’s not something you see every night from a normal defenseman. He’s just able to bring it every night.”

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MELBOURNE, Australia – Serena Williams held up a Grand Slam winner’s trophy for the 23rd time, celebrating her unrivaled place in history, and received a congratulatory letter and a pair of custom-made shoes from Michael Jordan, the name most synonymous with No. 23.

Venus Williams got to watch from close range again, and shed tears more of joy than regret after being beaten in a major final for the seventh time by her record-breaking younger sister.

Serena won the all-Williams final, the ninth in Grand Slam history and the second in Australia, 6-4, 6-4, on Saturday night.

With her record seventh Australian Open title, Serena moved ahead of Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open era.

The Williams sisters are close. They started out playing together in Compton, California, hardly a hotbed for tennis, with their father, Richard, and mother, Oracene, as coach and mentor.

And they still practice and travel together around the world.

They met for the first time at a major at Melbourne Park in 1998 – Venus won that one. In 2003, when the younger of the Williams siblings completed her “Serena Slam” of four consecutive titles, Venus was on the other side of the net. She didn’t reach another Australian final for 14 years.

When Serena sat on the court, holding both arms up to celebrate on Saturday, Venus walked over to her sister’s side of the net for a hug.

“This was a tough one,” Serena said.

“I really would like to take this moment to congratulate Venus, she’s an amazing person – she’s my inspiration.

“There’s no way I would be at 23 without her – there’s no way I would be at one without her. Thank you, Venus, for inspiring me to be the best player I can be and inspiring me to work hard.”

Asked whether it felt awkward to be on the receiving end of so many losses to her sister, the 36-year-old Venus didn’t flinch.

“No, because I guess I’ve been here before,” she said. “I really enjoy seeing the name Williams on the trophy. This is a beautiful thing.”

Venus won the last of her seven majors in 2008 at Wimbledon.

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Serena Williams (right) and her sister Venus (left) embrace after Serena won the women’s singles final Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

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GOODBYE, MISS SHEILA

New Lenox woman hosts final story time at Joliet Public Library

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

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OLIET – Such a simple item: Joliet Public Library needs someone to work in the children’s department and maybe read stories.

Sheila Kinsella, 81, of New Lenox, said she read that in a newspaper in 1993. At the time, Kinsella, a full-time wife and mother whose six children were grown, needed a new career.

So she applied and landed the job, despite the fact that she wasn’t a librarian or a teacher.

“I was hired for my life experience,” Kinsella said.

Last week, Kinsella retired as youth services programming associate for the Joliet Public Library. On Jan. 25 at the downtown branch and Jan. 26 at the Black Road branch, Kinsella presented her last weekly “Jamberry” story times.

Kelly Orsborn of Crest Hill said her son, Joshua Orsborn, 4, was so upset, he cried on the way to the library. But he did bring a gift for Kinsella – a “Hello Kitty” balloon.

“Because she’s leaving,” Joshua explained as he colored his final “Miss Sheila” picture. “I want her to stay.”

Kinsella never simply read a story; she engaged the children in a dynamic shared activity.

At the 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26 story time, Kinsella opened by leading the children in singing, “The More We Get Together,” while she banged a tambourine and the children clapped their hands.

Kinsella then settled into her chair with the stuffed bear she calls Jamberry.

“Jamberry knows what you had for breakfast,” Kinsella told the children.

“He is one smart bear.”

Now Jamberry would only whisper his guesses in Kinsella’s ear: sweet dill pickles, pepperoni pizza, and green eggs and ham. One by one, the smiling children shared with Kinsella what they really ate for breakfast. A few also showed off pictures they drew.

Finally, Kinsella introduced the stories. Before she opened the first book, she admonished the children to be quiet during the reading, out of respect for the other children.

“If you talk, they can’t hear,” Kinsella said. “And that’s just not polite.”

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Sheila Kinsella sings with a group of young children Thursday at the Joliet Public Library’s Black Road branch in Joliet. Kinsella, who has been reading to children for 23 years, retired Thursday.

More online Visit this article at TheHerald-News.com to view a video of one of Sheila Kinsella’s farewell story times.

But the hour was far from silent.

Kinsella encouraged the children to sing a repeating song at various intervals during the reading of “Pete the Cat” and to fill a large pouch with stuffed animals during the reading of “Katy No Pocket.”

Laura Yanchik, youth services manager, said patrons see Kinsella as “the coolest grandma ever.”

“She always said she was here on the life experience of having six kids,” Yanchik said. “That’s not something you can train someone for. She has such a personal connection with the kids.”

Yanchik said Kinsella is stricter than the other “story time ladies” but that’s part of her charm as “Miss Sheila.”

“She’ll ask them to behave and listen to the book, and they will do it for

Miss Sheila, but they will not do it for Miss Laura,” Yanchik said. “People come just to see her, not the books. The books will still be here, but it won’t be the same without Miss Sheila.”

Kinsella defined her 23 years with the Joliet Public Library as “her second career.” During her child-rearing years, she volunteered at her children’s schools, getting involved in every way she could, Kinsella said.

A news release stated Kinsella also presented summer reading programs and coordinated special projects. For instance, she partnered with the Joliet Area Historical Museum to celebrate Lewis and Clark’s travels.

Kinsella also attracted hundreds to the downtown branch with her Teddy Bear Picnic, the news release stated.

Kinsella recalled that first picnic.

“We made the peanut butter sandwiches in my home,” she said. “We gave each child half a sandwich, an apple, a bag of potato chips and a juice box and put it all in lunch bags. The kids marched out onto the lawn and they had the Teddy Bear Picnic.”

Kinsella said she expanded her story time program from reading and

coloring sheets to include displays of supplemental materials, singing songs and making crafts, all complementing the themes of the hour.

Will Kinsella miss it? Of course.

But she’s looking forward to other opportunities. She’s a catechist for 3- to 5-year-olds at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, which she finds rewarding. She’s also planned several trips to other states to visit with family.

In addition, Kinsella wants to spend more time with her sisters – Mary Kay Newman of Joliet, Karen Paterson of New Lenox and Gerry Timm of Lockport – as well as her children: David Kinsella of New Lenox, Danny Kinsella of Wheaton, Mary Jo Stiglich of Shorewood, Patti Jo Skates of New Lenox, Colleen Johnson of Gurnee and Kay Barnewolt of Virginia.

Still, saying goodbye is bittersweet.

“I’m going to miss the involvement with the good patrons who come into the library – the mothers, the fathers and the kids,” Kinsella said. “They just show a lot of joy and you can see they want the kids to have this opportunity to read and be read to. I’m going to miss that the most, I think.”

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D-202 seeking to honor student service workers The HERALD–NEWS PLAINFIELD – District 202 is seeking nominations for the second annual Cheryl Ricciardi Exceptional Student Service Award to honor a school-level student service worker who exhibits extraordinary dedication to students. Parents, community members, students and district staff may nominate any certified student services employee from any District 202 school for the award.

An online nomination form is posted on the front page of the District 202 website at www.psd202.org and all district school websites.

Nominations must be received by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10. The award will be presented as part of the District 202 Board of Education’s Awards of Excellence at 7 p.m. March 23 at Plainfield South High School.

Ricciardi started working in District 202 in 1996 as a social worker. She lost a courageous two-year battle with breast cancer in 2012.

She worked at all school levels, but her passion was working with high school students, said Crystal Lawns Elementary School social worker Cindy Cook, who helped to organize the award.

During her District 202 career, Ricciardi also initiated several unique programs including an after-school breakdance group for at-risk teens, the Catalyst Program to all District 202’s high schools, and the annual yellow ribbon run to raise money for suicide awareness.

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PEOPLE BRIEFS in Public Affairs award. The Joliet club District 202 Board of Education in Plainfield is seeking nominees awards two $1,000 scholarships.

high schools: Coal City, Gardner-South Wilmington, Minooka and Morris. A wide variety of paid internships are available, The Jane M. Klausman Scholarship PLAINFIELD – The District 202 Board of Education is seeking nominees for its award is given to a woman who is return- including accounting, engineering, IT, health care, machinists and much more. ing to college or pursuing an advanced 25th annual Awards of Excellence.

Most positions are full-time, but partdegree. The candidate must be seeking a The awards honor teachers and nondegree in the business field. The club will time opportunities are available to acadministrative staff whose work on commodate interns with other summer behalf of students and support of District award one $750 scholarship. commitments.

For more information, visit www.

202 has been exceptional in some way.

Students may view the positions and Students, staff, parents and community jolietzonta.org/scholarships or call Mary apply online at the GAVC website, gavcKapella at 815-258-5372. members are welcome and encouraged il.org. All applications must be submitted to submit their nominations.

by Feb. 22.

Soil and Water Conservation Nominations can be made online in If students have additional questions, District will host workshop both English and Spanish. The 2017 On Feb. 8, the Will-South Cook Soil and they can speak with the guidance counAward of Excellence nomination form selors at their respective schools.

Water Conservation District and USDA is posted on the District 202 website at – The Herald-News Natural Resources Conservation Serwww.psd202.org and all school webvice will host a workshop – The Role of sites.

Cover Crops in a Nutrient Loss Reduction Past nominees and recipients can be nominated again. A list of past recipients Strategy.

The program will be held in the SWCD is posted on the nomination page online.

Board room, at 1201 S. Gougar Road in All nominations must be received by New Lenox.

A continental breakfast will 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10. be available, with the program starting at The Awards for Excellence ceremony will be at 7 p.m. March 23 in the auditori- 8 a.m. and concluding by noon.

Speakers will include Lauren Lurkins, um at Plainfield South High School, 7800 Illinois Farm Bureau; Russ Higgins, UniW. Caton Farm Road, Plainfield. versity of Illinois Extension Service; Mark A Board of Education committee will Schneidewind, Will County Farm Bureau; review all nominations and select this year’s recipients. The Board of Education USDA-Natural Resources Conservation has honored 370 teachers and staff with Service staff; and Neil Pellmann, SWCD. Also included in the program will be a Awards of Excellence since the award’s local farmers’ panel discussion on cover inception. crops – successes and obstacles.

RSVP by Feb. 3 at 815-462-3106, ext. 3, Zonta Club of Joliet seeks ST.GEORGE or neil.pellmann@will-swcd.org. scholarship award candidates SERBIAN JOLIET – The Zonta Club of Joliet is SOCIAL 50 paid internship opportunities seeking young women to apply for its CENTER for Grundy juniors, seniors annual scholarship awards.

Serving Your Banquet Catering Needs The Grundy Economic Development Young women ages 16 to 19, as well as for over 30 Years those enrolled at a college or university, Council and the Grundy Area Vocational • Two Reception Halls • Parties from 50 - 375 Center have announced 50 paid internare encouraged to apply by Feb. 22 for • Variety of Dinners & Lunches ship opportunities for the 2017 Grundy the Young Women in Public Affairs and Please Call 815-207-0737 Jane Klausman Scholarship awards that County Summer Internship program.

310 Stryker Ave. • Joliet are sponsored by the Zonta Club of Joliet, The program, now in its fifth year, www.st.georgejoliet.com has grown exponentially thanks to the an organization that works to advance • Fine Foods • Excellent Service successful partnership between the the status of women. education and business communities.

All women between the ages of 16 to Summer internships are available to 19, regardless of area of study, are encouraged to apply for the Young Women all juniors and seniors from the four area

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GOTTA DO IT • Holiday Lights Drop-off – Through Jan. 31, lobbies of the County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet; Sunny Hill Nursing Home of Will County, 421 Doris Ave., Joliet; and the Land Use Department, 58 E. Clinton St., Joliet. Dispose of unwanted string holiday lights. For more information, visit www. willcountygreen.com.

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

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

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

• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Visit www.jobs4people.org.

• Conversational ESL – 10 a.m., Fountaindale Public Library District, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Call 630-759-2102 or visit fountaindale.org.

• After School Program – 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Boys and Girls Club, 226 E. Clinton St., Joliet. Ages 6 to 18. For rates and information, call 815-723-3434.

Jan. 31 • Electronics Recycling – 6 to 11 a.m., Lockport Public Works, 17112 Prime Blvd., Lockport. For information, visit www.willcountygreen.com.

• Industry Orientation – 9:30 a.m.; also Feb 1, and 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet.

Register at www.jobs4people.org or call 815-727-4444.

• Living Life Skills Educational Workshop – 9:30 to 11 a.m., Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, 2415 W. Jefferson St.,

more information, visit www.jjc.edu/agriculture-horticulture.

Zonta Club of Joliet will host • Free AARP Tax Preparation Service – • Microsoft Word – 10:30 a.m., Workforce annual fundraiser March 5 Lockport Branch Library, 121 E. Eighth St., Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood JOLIET – The Zonta Club of Joliet will Lockport. For seniors and low-income individ- Ave., Joliet. How to use Microsoft Word in host its annual fundraiser on March 5 at uals. By appointment only. Visit whiteoaklijob searches. For information, visit www. the Crystal Grand, 12416 S. Archer Ave. brary.org or call 815-552-4260. jobs4people.org or call 815-727-4444. in Lemont.

• Re-employment Workshop – 9:30 a.m., • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Knights of The event will begin with a social Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 Glen- Columbus Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., hour and cash bar from 11 a.m. to noon. wood Ave., Joliet. For information, visit www. Joliet. Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout.

Lunch will be served at noon. jobs4people.org or call 815-727-4444.

Call 815-723-3827.

In addition to lunch, raffle tickets can • Will County Mobile Workforce Center • Fish Fry – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Stone City be purchased in advance or at the event – 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3:30 p.m., VFW Post 2199, 124 Stone City Drive, Joliet. for the price of three for $10. There will Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Dining room opens 4 p.m. Carryouts availbe auction items including a week’s Plainfield.

Visit www.jobs4people.org. able. Call 815-722-7122. stay in a Fort Myers, Florida, condo and • Job Fair – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Workforce • Will County Mobile Workforce Center raffle baskets ranging from $100 to Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mokena Public Library, $500 in value.

Suite 100, Joliet. Seeking cargo warehouse 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena.

The theme of this year’s Zonta agent, certified medical assistants, driver/ • Bingo – Doors open 4 p.m. Cards begin 6 fundraiser is “Zonta Empowers Women service worker, drivers, forklift operators, p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. BroadWorldwide,” which celebrates the general laborers, installation technician train- way St., Joliet. achievements and accomplishments ees, machine operators, medical receptionist, • Fish Fry/Karaoke – Fish fry is 4 to 8 p.m. of women from all walks of life. The package handlers, ramp service agent, snow Karaoke is 8 p.m. to midnight, Cantigny VFW club will also honor the 2016/2017 shovelers, truck driver/ramp agent and ware- Post 367, 826 Horseshoe Drive, Joliet. Call Woman of Distinction, a person who house associates. Visit www.jobs4people.org. 815-722-5398. has contributed to Zonta’s mission of • ESL Conversation Group – 3 p.m., White • Fish Fry – 4 to 7:30 p.m., Croatian improving the status of women locally Oak Library District, Crest Hill Branch, 20670 Cultural Club, 1503 Clement St., Joliet. Baked and around the world.

Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. Call 815-552or fried cod, shrimp, catfish or fried chicken Tickets are $65. Purchase from event 4185 or visit whiteoaklibrary.org. breast. Dine-in or carryout. Music starts at co-chair Mary Baudino at mfbaudi7:30 p.m. For carryout, call 815-723-3154. no59@aol.com or 815-955-4066.

Feb. 2 • Fish Fry – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW – The Herald-News Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox.

• Master Your Job Search – 9 a.m., Work- Karaoke begins at 8:30 p.m. Call 815-485Joliet. Call 815-729-0162 (voice) or 815-768- force Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood 8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org.

2582 (VRS) Ave., Joliet. Learn job search skills. RSVP at • Illinois JobLink – 10 a.m.; also 10:30 a.m. 815-723-3885 or email pabbott@willcountyFeb. 4 Feb. 3, Workforce Center of Will County, 2400 illinois.com.

Glenwood Ave., Joliet. For information, vis• Will County Mobile Workforce Center – • Community Coffee with the Superinit www.jobs4people.org or call 815-727-4444. 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Wilmington tendent – 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., District 202 • Encore Resale Shop – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Public Library District, 201 S. Kankakee St., administrative center, 15732 Howard St., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and the first Wilmington.

Plainfield. Free; registration not required.

Saturday of the month, Silver Cross Hospital • English as a Second Language Conver• Book Nook Sale – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Campus, 710 Cedar Crossings Drive, New sation Club – 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Plainfield White Oak Library, Crest Hill Branch, 20670 Lenox. For information, call 815-300-7642 or Public Library District, 15025 S. Illinois St., Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. Newly donated the hospital’s volunteer services at 815-300- Plainfield. Call 815-263-8145 or email thess@ books, DVDs, CDs, special literature and 7117. plainfieldpubliclibrary.org. music collection. For information, call 815• Career Café – 10:30 a.m., Workforce • “Our Mockingbird” film screening – 7 725-0234 or visit whiteoaklbrary.org.

Center of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, • Seed Exchange – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Joliet. For information, visit www.jobs4peo3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Documentary Lockport Branch Library, 121 E. Eighth St., ple.org or call 815-727-4444. examines race, class, gender and justice, then Lockport. Free organic and heirloom seeds.

• How to Sell Your Unwanted Presents and now. For more information, call 815-744- For information, call 815-552-4260. on eBay – 2 to 3 p.m., White Oak Library 9020 or visit www.uujoliet.org.

• Fish Fry – 4 to 8 p.m., Knights of ColumDistrict, Romeoville Branch, 201 W. Normanbus Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., Joliet. town Road, Romeoville. For information, call Feb. 3 Carryout. Call 815-723-3827.

815-552-4230 or visit www.whiteoaklibrary.

• “Hallelujah” Soup Supper – 4 to 7 p.m., • Will County Mobile Workforce Center org.

Coal City United Methodist Church, 6805 • Math Review – 2 p.m., Workforce Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon, Frankfort Public Library E. McArdle Road, Coal City. $8 for ages 13 of Will County, 2400 Glenwood Ave., Joliet.

District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort. and up, $4 for ages 6 to 12, $2 for ages 3 For information, visit www.jobs4people.

• Antiques & Collectibles Sale – 10 a.m. to to 5, free for age 2 and younger. Carryouts org or call 815-727-4444.

3 p.m.; also Feb. 4, Silver Cross Hospital Cam- available.

• Bingo – 5 p.m., Harry E. Anderson VFW pus, 710 Cedar Crossings Drive, New Lenox.

Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road, New Lenox. For information, call 815-300-7642.

Feb. 5 Call 815-485-8369 or visit vfwpost9545.org.

• “Developing Food • Bingo – 6:45 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Security for Africa” – 10 • Super Bowl Tamale Fest – 8:30 a.m.

100 S. Infantry Drive, Joliet. Call 815-725a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Joliet to 1 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish gym, 0746.

Junior College, U-Building 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Pork, chicken or • Midwest Crossroad Chorus of Sweet Auditorium, Room U-1024, beef tamales served with red or green sauce.

Adelines International – 7 p.m., Trinity 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet.

Hosted by Knights of Columbus Good ShepChristian School, 901 Shorewood Drive, Presenter: Agricultural herd Council #5573. Preorder by calling John Shorewood. Call 866-588-7464 or visit midresearcher and JJC alumnus Dave Arduino at 815-524-5868 or Steve Zimmer at Westphal westcrossroad.org.

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• Breakfast Buffet – 8 a.m. to noon, St Mary Immaculate Parish gym, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Scrambled eggs, sausage, French toast, juice, coffee. Hosted by Knights of Columbus Good Shepard Council #5573.

Benefits charities. Bring donation for Plainfield Interfaith Food Pantry.

• 5th Annual Prom/Homecoming Dress Resale – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; also Jan. 29, Lockport Township High School East Campus cafeteria and gym lobby, 1333 E. 7th St., Lockport. For information, call 815-588-8121.

• Early Childhood Education Programs open house – 2 to 3 p.m., Program Center, 10925 W. La Porte Road, Mokena. For more information, call Mokena Park District at 708390-2401 or visit www.mokenapark.com.

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Football teams compete in Florida App to help

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The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – The Joliet Ravens Youth Football & Cheer took three of their seven levels to the 2016 United Youth Football League National Championship in Tampa, Florida.

The Mighty Mite team – ages 8 and 9, coached by Jesse Palomar – won the national championship over the Tri-City Chargers by a score of 6-0.

The road to the championship game came after two separate wins in double overtime. During the celebration of the Mighty Mite win, the team was awarded a championship trophy, belt and rings with the United Youth Football National Champion logo.

The Junior Pee Wee team – ages 10 and 11, coached by Frank Bermudez – are second in the nation. They fell short in the championship game to the returning national champs Pinellas Park Thunderbirds. The Junior Pee Wee team triumphed over teams from

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The Joliet Ravens Youth Football & Cheer competed at the 2016 United Youth Football League National Championship in Tampa, Florida.

Detroit, Michigan, and Houston, Texas.

The 12U team led by Bobby Ervin placed third in its division at the national tournament. They lost in the

second round to the team that became the national champions. They had two victories in competing against teams from Brooklyn, New York and Baltimore, Maryland.

World War II veteran receives diploma The HERALD–NEWS LOCKPORT – After having to leave Lockport Township High School in 1943 to serve in World War II, Ronald Pesavento finally has his well-earned high school diploma.

On Dec. 19, the Lockport Township High School Board of Education presented Pesavento with his diploma while Pesavento’s two children, Tony and Melissa, watched with tears in their eyes.

Pesavento (known as Reno by all his friends and family) was born in 1924 in Lockport to Italian immigrant parents. He attended Sacred Heart School (now St. Dennis) before moving on to Lockport Township High School.

Along with many of his classmates, Pesavento was drafted and ordered to serve on May 18, 1943, with the United States Army. He completed basic training on Oct 2, 1943, at Camp Roberts, California, and later spent time in the Mojave Desert, as well as Hilo, Hawaii.

Pesavento served with the 819th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Company

Pictured are Ronald Pesavento (second from right), his children, Tony and Melissa, and LTHS Board President John Lukasik.

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“A” as a cannoneer, radio operator and assistant driver. The 819th was prepared to disembark to Europe to assist forces overseas but on Aug. 14, 1946, they received the news that the Japanese were willing to accept peace terms. Within months, the men were on their way home and Pesavento was honorably discharged on Jan. 20, 1946.

The men in the 819th Battalion were awarded the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with one Bronze Star for participation in the Western Pacific Campaign. Pesavento also received

the Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal and was considered an expert marksman with a 30-caliber carbine.

After the Army, Pesavento met Laura Cullen, also born and raised in Lockport. They built their first home on Division Street when it was still just dirt and gravel. In 1971, they moved to 13th Street by Lockport Central and have been there ever since. He became an operating engineer with Local 150 and retired in 1989 and focused on his family and many special projects.

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PEOPLE BRIEF Soil and Water Conservation District to elect 2 new directors

The Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District will host its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the district office, 1201 S. Gougar Road, New Lenox.

WILMINGTON – The Wilmington Police Department, Wilmington School District, and the Wilmington Fire Protection District ran drills in all district schools Thursday morning, testing out a new tool called “I’m Safe for Schools.”

I’m Safe for Schools integrates teachers and staff into an emergency response with first responders during a school lockdown.

In 2013, the U.S. Department of Education spent considerable resources researching active shooting events in schools. Their findings have resulted in a change in guidance of how such events should be handled.

The ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) program offers options that have become the accepted response, versus the traditional “lockdown only” approach. Both the Wilmington police and the school district sent representatives to be trained as instructors for the ALICE program.

Those instructors (Principal Venita Dennis from Stevens Intermediate School and Officer Jose Campos) then trained school district personnel providing preparation and a plan on how to more proactively handle the threat of an aggressive intruder or active shooter event.

It is an unfortunate fact that in most schools once a lockdown has been declared, very little (if any) information on the status inside the school is shared with responders, risking a slower, less focused response.

That is where the I’m Safe for Schools app comes into play. According to Chief Phillip Arnold, it is the “I” (Inform) in ALICE. I’m Safe Apps is a Virginia-based, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, and its system has been used in schools in Virginia, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Wilmington is the first city to use the system in the Midwest and is the first to do district-wide drills incorporating the use of the I’m Safe system in a single day.

Two directors will be elected to the WillSouth Cook Soil and Water Conservation District Board. The terms of Everett Moeller and Rob Ogalla will expire.

Absentee balloting will be available until Feb. 6, with an election being held at the

office from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8 Absentee ballots will be available at the office or by mail. For more information, contact Kim Mitchell at 815-462-3106 or kim.mitchell@will-scookswcd.org.

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DEAN’S LIST ROUNDUP

Grand Valley State University

Below is a list of local students that earned a spot on the dean’s list for summer 2016.

We will continue to run schools in alphabetical order as space permits.

Kirkwood Community College

• McKenzie Hughes – Plainfield

State Technical College of Missouri

• Nicholas Urban – Braidwood

The College of St. Scholastica

• Christina Mizera – Frankfort

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Farrah Maragha

Jada Brand

Kristy Kesselring

Morgan Fisher

Ignacio Rios

Jessy Marasco

Damarkco Jackson

Stavion Colquitt

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Joliet Township High School congratulates Students of the Month for November 2016 The HERALD–NEWS

and Stavion Colquitt, NAACP. Joliet West High School StuJOLIET – Joliet Central High dents of the Month for November School Students of the Month for are Jada Brand, Kiwanis Club; FarNovember are Ignacio Rios, Kiwan- rah Maragha, Rotary Club; Kristy is Club; Damarkco Jackson, Rotary Kesselring, Lions Club; and MorClub; Jessy Marasco, Lions Club; gan Fisher, NAACP.

Joliet Township High School Students of the Month must demonstrate character, citizenship, dependability and maturity.

The final selection is then based on the student’s resume and academic performance.

LOCAL GRADUATES The following local students earned degrees in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016. We will continue to run schools in alphabetical order as space permits.

Grand Valley State University

Frankfort: • Shannon E. Heynen Homer Glen: • Eric J. Dietz Lockport: • Zachary R. Amrein • Garret M. Kooi • Krista S. Nauseda Manhattan: • Alyssa E. Leggero Mokena: • Lauren P. Benda • Daniel A. Cooper • Kristina M. Graefen • Lauren E. McCutcheon • Taylor L. Scroggin • Alyssa S. Vierk • Samantha A. Widdows New Lenox: • Jakob N. Bax Plainfield:

• David J. Inda • Megan K. Maher • Ashley M. Marth • Katelyn R. O’Grady • Kristin N. Petrella • Thomas S. Vachon Romeoville: • James M. Majeske-Mikyska

University of WisconsinStevens Point • Stephanie Stanton – Joliet

University of WisconsinStout • Mitchel Clayton – Frankfort

University of WisconsinWhitewater

Bolingbrook: • Jordan Pstrzoch • Jesse Walk Frankfort: • Michael Judd • Kenneth Witt Homer Glen: • Christopher Bowman • Austin Mrkvicka Lockport:

• Ashleen Parker • Michael Weber Minooka: • Amanda Arnold Mokena: • Jordan DalSanto • Caitlin Roak New Lenox: • Caitlin Kuhn Plainfield: • Caylee Kuchenbecker • Brittney Lumb • Donald Scott

Western Governors University

• Lori Mammosser – Joliet • Tammie Hardrick – Joliet • Stephanie Wright – Channahon • Pamela Zweizig – Lockport

Western Illinois University

Bolingbrook (60440): • Karla Gaspar • Kenneth Harrington • Gabriel Luis Leon • Jeffery Lindsey • Katherine Marie Neeley • Camille Sierra Pye

• Richard John Sandeen • John A. Wascher Bolingbrook (60490): • Nico Edwin Diaz • Tyler James Goss • Shameka Shamon Green Crest Hill (60403): • David Earl Brooks • Brody Alexander Wilhelmi Elwood (60421): • Katelynn Marie Walsh Frankfort (60423): • John Alexander Ehrich • Kacyee Maureen Hart • Kyle Shrader Sullivan Joliet (60431): • Emily Ann Cranston • Lauren M. Fowler • Heather Jensen Joliet (60433): • Faith M. Jackson • Robert W. Price Joliet (60435): • Ryan Joseph Denewellis • Zachary T. Mikrut-Kinkade • Robert Norman Neven Joliet (60436): • Sandra Pape • Kimberly Ann Sullivan

Lemont (60439): • Mary Claire Callaghan • Arnas Laurinaitis Lockport (60441): • Brad T. Bertram • Tierney Regan Bottino • Brendan Charles Wallace Manhattan (60442): • Jonathan Michael Tribo Mokena (60448): • Jacob Blankenberger • Megan Elizabeth Kennedy • Kevin Michael Kintzel • Trent William Sayers Orland Hills (60487): • Kevin E. Hlado • Eric Ryan Justin • Nicholas Marcum • Brandon M. Oconnor Orland Park (60462): • Jaclyn Ashley Andrews • Claire Elaine Jarrell • Kathleen Elizabeth Jarrell • Victoria Lynn Kappel • Jessika Nicole Meinecke • Michael Joseph Mihalov • Kara Leigh Ziegler Orland Park (60467): • Lindsey Lynn Huhtelin

• Kyleen Mary Kenny • Karissa Marie Kouchis Plainfield (60544): • Lauren Elizabeth Bender • Bien Cuenca Bordas • Jacqueline Nicole Covey • Kasey Suzette Meadows • Alexander Nunez Plainfield (60585): • Austina M. Blecha • Gabriela A. Busse • Jon Matthew Zaehler Plainfield (60586): • Caity Elizabeth Hitchins • Ryan Aric Linwood • Jordan G. Mcgheemiller • Brenda M. Rodriguez Romeoville (60446): • Micaela M. Bratland • Kelly R. Hardin • Holly Mae Polis Shorewood (60404): • Danielle Marie Burne Wilmington (60481): • Catherine Rose Alberico

Wittenberg University

• Melissa Newman – New Lenox

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Bolingbrook: • Rachael E. Chase • Emily A. DeMoss • Sara G. Stevens Crest Hill: • Toni M. Wolfe Frankfort: • Tara E. Galovich • Kelley I. Heynen • Rebecca S. Hoekstra • Rachel A. Rainville Homer Glen: • Alyssa A. Black • Andrew B. Buchheit • Michael Ford • Kristen E. Olejnik • Amanda R. Witsaman • Brandon E. Witsaman • Olivia N. Witsaman Joliet: • Caroline E. Floyd • Daniel O. Ruettiger Lemont: • Katherine J. Faron • Nicholas D. Urban Lockport: • Garret M. Kooi • Krista S. Nauseda • Matthew C. Phad • Kathleen Reaney • Ashley M. Stefanski Manhattan: • Marisa A. Dunbar Mokena: • Carlie A. Cash • Erin M. Hosty • Ryan D. Huisenga • Michelle A. Nedved • Lauren E. Smith • Ryan T. Smith • Amanda N. Voss New Lenox: • Emma K. Hahs

• Katherine M. Hoppa • Haleigh M. Hunter • Hannah L. Hunter • Taylor N. LeBeau • Abigail M. Lyons • Stephanie A. McDonald • Ashley L. Raehsler • Paige K. Schedin • Megan E. Weygandt Orland Hills: • Katelyn R. Nowobilski Orland Park: • David P. Cantillon • Mia J. Digiacomo • Amber L. Miller • Katarina Samardzija Plainfield: • Kayla M. Bates • Melissa J. Campbell • Justin R. Frapasella • Merribeth K. Govern • Caitlin E. Hamaker • Mergime Imeri • David J. Inda • Megan K. Maher • Gloria V. Mileva • Kristin N. Petrella Romeoville: • Jennifer L. Scieszka • Catherine B. Sweeney Wilmington: • Jordan C. Pretto

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Below is a list of local students that earned a spot on the dean’s list for spring 2016. We will continue to run schools in alphabetical order as space permits.

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Joliet Chamber set to honor its ‘Great Teachers’ The HERALD–NEWS On Feb. 2, the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry will honor 21 outstanding Joliet-area teachers with a banquet at the Jacob Henry Mansion Victorian Ballroom at 15 S. Richards St., Joliet.

Teachers will also receive gift baskets donated by chamber member businesses. The program began in 2008.

The banquet begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. The dinner and program follow at 5:45 p.m.

Tickets are $35 each.

Reservations are required by Jan. 30. Call the Joliet Chamber office at 815-727-5371 or visit http://shawurl. com/2ztv.

Allison Acevedo, William B. Orenic Intermediate School

This is Acevedo’s eighth year teaching fifth grade at William B. Orenic Intermediate School in the Troy 30C school district.

Her current position is Citizenship Through Community Service, a social-emotional learning curriculum embedding community service. She has also taught science and ELA (English Language Arts).

Acevedo lives in Orland Hills with her husband, Camilo Acevedo.

Her parents, Lynn and Dan, are also teachers. She has two brothers: Danny and David.

She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary and middle school education from Illinois State University in 2009. Acevedo received her master’s degree in school counseling from Lewis University in Romeoville in 2015.

Dawn Bates, Woodland Elementary School

Bates has been teaching first grade for the last nine years. She has been at Woodland Elementary School for the last six years. Prior to Woodland, Bates was a teacher at Fairmont School in Lockport.

She lives in Joliet. She is the oldest of three siblings. Her parents also reside in Joliet.

Bates received her master’s degree in teaching in 2008 from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.

She attended Lewis University in Romeoville and earned her English as a Second Language endorsement in 2014.

Bates is currently working on her national board certification with Illinois State University.

Linda Ragusa Bowers, Joliet Central High School

Linda Ragusa Bowers teaches English at Joliet Central High School.

She has also taught English classes at the University of St. Francis in Joliet and Joliet Junior College.

Bowers is the sponsor of Joliet Central’s Key Club, and the sponsor of Mr. and Ms. J., students who represent District 204’s character attributes and exemplify academic excellence.

She has also served on many committees, including the school improvement team, teacher evaluation team and the strategic planning committee.

After raising four children, Bowers pursued an undergraduate degree in English and was able to graduate with her daughter, Candace Thomas.

Her family includes her four children, Candace Thomas, Emily Simon, James Matesevac Jr. and Nicholas Bowers, and husband, John Bowers.

He will retire this year after teaching English for 40 years, with 36 of those years as an English professor at the University of St. Francis.

Bowers has a master’s degree in English, a master’s degree in educational leadership, a doctorate in educational leadership, and a TESOL certification.

Ernest Crim III, Joliet Central High School

Crim is a social science instructor in the STEM Academy at Joliet Central High School. He also teaches advanced placement United States history and college prep United States history.

This is his fifth year at Joliet Central.

He also taught for two years in Chicago at an alternate school.

Crim has been involved with many programs at Joliet Township High Schools including: Brother-to-Brother mentoring group as a sponsor, ILT (instructional leadership team), RTI (response to intervention) leader, district improvement team, black history assembly planning committee, “How to Motivate Unmotivated Students” (presentation), boys basketball coach (assistant on the varsity team, one year) and Powder Puff coach (two years).

His wife is a math teacher at Joliet

West High School and they have two daughters. His mother is currently a principal in Chicago and his father is retired.

Crim earned his bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in African-American studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in secondary education from Roosevelt University.

Megan Crocker, Pershing Elementary School

Crocker teaches fourth-grade general education in an inclusion classroom at Pershing Elementary School. In the past, she taught kindergarten, third and fifth grades at T.E Culbertson Elementary School.

She also worked for Giant Campus as a technology instructor at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California.

Crocker lives in Crest Hill. Her family includes her two children, Mason and Peyton, and parents, Chris and Patricia Rouskey of Shorewood.

She received her associate’s degree in accounting from Joliet Junior College and bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

Mary Rezk Guirguis, Joliet West High School

For 10 years Guirguis has taught English at Joliet West High School including English 4, English 4 Blended and English 3-4 Block.

Her husband, Mark, is a structural engineer in the energy sector and they have a 16-month-old daughter.

They live in Woodridge.

Guirguis attended high school in Downers Grove where her parents live.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in English education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in curriculum, technology and educational reform. During that time, Guirguis also earned her technology specialist certificate.

Laura Hall, Farragut Elementary School

Hall is the K-2 PALS (ED) teacher at Farragut Elementary School. This is her 20th year in education as a special

education teacher.

She has worked in all areas of the special education continuum including resource, autism, life-skills, traumatic brain injury and ED/BD/ behavior.

Hall has worked with therapy dogs in her classroom for more than a decade and published a book with special needs students five times.

Hall resides in New Lenox. Her family is involved in the education system, as well.

She has dual master’s degrees in special education, as well as curriculum and instruction.

Anne Henschen, Forest Park Individual Education Elementary School

Henschen has been in education for the past 10 years.

She began as a paraprofessional then became a substitute teacher, long-term substitute and eventually a classroom teacher.

She is currently in her second year as a third-grade teacher at Forest Park Individual Education Elementary School in Joliet District 86.

Henschen has also taught first grade at Rockdale Elementary School for five years and worked as a paraprofessional for SOWIC (Southern Will County Co-op for Education).

Her parents are Anthony and Therese Marino of Joliet; her siblings are Emily and Anthony Marino. Anne and her husband of five years, Jason, live in Joliet and have two sons. They also have a dog named Mack and a cat named Tigger.

Henschen received her education from Joliet Junior College and the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, where she earned her bachelor’s in public relations with a minor in speech communication.

She completed her master’s in teaching – elementary education at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest,.

Nicole Horrigan, Sator Sanchez Elementary School

After graduating from the University of St. Francis in 2011, Horrigan worked for one year at the Joliet Boys & Girls Club as a 21st Century program coordinator. Nicole is currently in her fifth year at Sator Sanchez.

In her first year, she worked as a

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Matuszewski earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

special education paraprofessional, and then she became a fourth-grade general education inclusion teacher.

Horrigan has been married almost two years to Benjamin Horrigan and they live in Morris. Nicole’s dad resides in Lockport. She has one older brother who resides in Crest Hill.

She graduated from the University of St. Francis in 2011.

She completed her master’s degree through the University of Phoenix in August 2016.

Mary Pat Mayo, Troy Craughwell Elementary School

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Maria Landeros, A.O. Marshall School

Chris Majack, Shorewood Elementary School

Majack has been a first-grade teacher with Shorewood Elementary for seven years. Prior to that he was a kindergarten teacher at Farragut Elementary and has also worked in various positions at Aurora University and DePaul University.

He lives in Woodridge. His family includes wife Tobey, who is a social worker, and step daughters Sydney and Bella. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education (with honors) from Lewis University in Romeoville.

Jennifer Matuszewski, Channahon Junior High School

Matuszewski lives in Channahon, where she has taught seventh- and eighth-grade math for nine years.

Her family includes her husband, Allen Matuszewski, and two daughters, Nella and Summer. They are expecting a third addition to their family this spring.

Jennifer McGowan, William B. Orenic Intermediate School

McGowan has been teaching for nine years at William B. Orenic in Plainfield. She spent her first four years co-teaching fifth grade. For the past five years, she has worked with the Accelerated English Language Arts learners.

She and her husband live in Joliet and have daughter named Sawyer.

McGowan is an alumni of North Central College and is currently halfway through her master’s program at the University of Illinois.

Stacey McIntosh, Hufford Junior High School

McIntosh has been a teacher for five years with the last four at Hufford Junior High School.

She is an eighthgrade special education teacher. She previously taught in Calumet Park.

She and husband Craig McIntosh rescued their dog Sophie.

McIntosh attended Illinois State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting. She earned her master’s degree in elementary education (K-9) with an endorsement in special education at National Louis University in Chicago.

Bethany Nichols, Hufford Junior High School

Nichols is in her fourth year of teaching and currently an eighth-grade math general education teacher in an inclusion classroom at Hufford Junior High School in Joliet.

her parents, Jo Ann and Barry, and brother, Jeremy. She now lives in Joliet with her husband, Wesley, and their dog, Ollie.

Ringfelt earned her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Type 73 in school counseling from Lewis University in Romeoville.

Courtney O’Grady, Cathedral of St. Raymond School

Turro has taught full-time for a total of nine years, at Kankakee High School, Plainfield Central High School and currently for elementary special education students at Laraway Consolidated School District 70C. She has also been a dedicated coach for elementary through college athletes throughout her career.

Turro is married and lives in Joliet with a variety of family pets.

She obtained her bachelor’s degree in education in 2007 from the University of St. Francis in Joliet and is currently enrolled in the master’s degree program.

O’Grady is a preschool teacher and team lead for the early childhood program at the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet.

She is also an adjunct teacher in the college of education at the University of St. Francis.

She began teaching while completing her master’s degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign, teaching preschool at the university’s child development laboratory and also serving as a lab instructor for university students.

Her family lives in New Lenox and includes her husband, Jeff, and two sons, Henry and James.

O’Grady earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from St. Xavier University and master’s degree in early childhood special education from the University of Illinois in Champaign. Last year, she completed the English as a New Language program through the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame.

Amanda Ringfelt, Joliet West High School

Ringfelt has been a high school English teacher for 11 years at Joliet West High School. She currently teaches English 2 Honors and English 2/3 Block.

She grew up in LaGrange with

Gina Turro, Laraway Consolidated School District 70C

Sarah Wells, Troy Hofer Elementary School

Wells is in her first year as a fourth-grade teacher at Troy Hofer Elementary School in Shorewood, where she previously taught the accelerated third/fourth-grade multi-age class since 2009.

She began her teaching career 13 years ago as a fifth-grade teacher in Westmont.

Wells and her husband live in Plainfield and have two sons, Dyson and Deyton. They enjoy being outdoors, camping and boating.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Concordia University in River Forest.

Concordia University is also where she earned her master of education degree in curriculum and instruction in 2010.

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Landeros has been a teacher for seven years. She has spent the last six years as a thirdgrade bilingual teacher at A.O. Marshall School.

She and her husband, Juan, live in Joliet and have four children: Lily, a freshman in college; Emily, a freshman in high school; Johanna, a third grader; and 2-year-old Juan.

Landeros earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Roosevelt University, and her master’s degree in teaching and learning from University of St. Francis in Joliet.

Mayo has been teaching at Troy Craughwell Elementary School for the last five years as a special education teacher.

Her husband, Mike, is a mechanical engineer and their son, Tom, is a senior at Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox.

Mayo earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Mundelein College in Chicago and master’s degree in special education from the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

She lives in Plainfield. Her family includes her parents William and Lynn Nichols, and also their three crazy dogs: Oliver, Daisy and Ebony.

She has a brother, Billy, and sister, Brittany.

Nichols studied at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in mathematics and middle school endorsements in mathematics, language arts and social science.

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The benefits of six meals a day Dear DoctorS: I’ve been hearing eating six small meals a day instead of three large ones is better for your health and even helps with weight loss. When I try it, though, I wind up feeling hungry all day.

Are six meals really better than three?

Dear Reader: Your question arises from recent news reports, but it has been debated for centuries in one form or another.

From the ancient Romans, who believed a single meal a day was the path to good health, to a Canadian study in the 1980s that touted the benefits of a “nibbling diet” of 17 snacks a day, the question of meal frequency has long been a topic of great fascination.

The premise behind eating smaller and more frequent meals is the control of blood sugar, also called blood glucose.

This refers to glucose, a type of sugar that is extracted from the food we eat. When digestion is complete, glucose is carried by the bloodstream and throughout the body to supply our cells and organs with energy.

When blood glucose levels drop, hunger and cravings spike. By eating six small meals a day, the thinking goes, you’re ensuring blood glucose is available at all times. By controlling the trigger for cravings, you’ll eat less and won’t be as likely to give in to the siren song of that bag of chips or chocolate bar.

But does it work?

While the logic is solid, results have been mixed. Participants in a study who ate six small meals showed no metabolic advantage over those who ate three large meals. What did separate them from the three-meal group was they reported higher levels of hunger and an increased desire to eat.

Another study found eating smaller

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ASK THE DOCTORS Elizabeth Ko and Eve Glazier meals more frequently throughout the day had little effect on fasting glucose levels. However, it did conclude waiting until the end of the day to eat the majority of calories had a detrimental effect on blood glucose control.

In fact, intriguing data from recent studies supports the idea intermittent fasting is beneficial. The shift in the way the body metabolizes food after a weekly fast as brief as 16 hours was found to have measurable health benefits.

As research continues and we add to the body of knowledge regarding meal frequency, we can fall back on what we know for sure – what you eat can play a significant role in maintaining good health. It’s the total calories consumed and the nutritional quality of those calories that matter.

However many meals a day you decide to eat, be sure to limit your calories to a healthy level. Processed foods, refined sugars and sugary soft drinks are empty and even dangerous calories, so steer clear.

Lean proteins, vegetables (specifically, leafy greens) and fresh fruit are the building blocks of a healthful diet. And we know you’ve heard it before, but we’ll say it again: For the best chance at ongoing good health, remember to exercise.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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Siblings start to resent funding parents’ shortfall Dear Abby: I love my parents and would do anything for them. They have never been good about managing money. They are both retired now and on a fixed income, and they have been asking me or one of my four adult siblings for money to help with their bills each month.

I don’t mind giving, but recently my siblings and I have become annoyed because, while they continue to ask for money, at the same time they also are taking short trips, which include hotels and rental cars, and inviting friends out to dinner.

They also have a storage locker full of junk that eats up several hundred dollars a month. We have offered to help them clean out the locker, and possibly make money from some of the items in there, but they never commit.

Should my siblings and I continue to

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DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips help, or should we put our collective feet down? – Annoyed In Alameda,

CalifORNIA Dear Annoyed: Put your collective

feet down. You and your siblings are good children, but it’s time for an intervention. Before giving your parents more money, you should all sit down with them and help them to create a budget, taking into account their fixed income and what you children can afford as a supplement. Then tell your parents they must live within that budget. Period. Their expenses must be trimmed, and the storage unit would be an excellent place to start.

NEIGHBOR

Dear Abby: How do you discourage someone’s friendliness without being rude?

An elderly man recently moved in with his family in our neighborhood.

He roams the neighborhood and approaches anyone he sees to introduce himself and start a conversation. He doesn’t seem to have dementia, as he knows where and who he is, but his behavior is a little odd (such as asking for the precise spelling of everyone’s first name).

Unfortunately, now that he has met my husband and me, he comes up and knocks on the door to chat – weekdays, evenings, weekends. The last time I was outside with my three kids, he approached with a stack of photos and proceeded to show me at least 100 prints of a trip he had taken abroad – 10 years ago.

Volunteer.

I feel trapped because I don’t want to be mean to an old man, but I dread seeing him stroll down the road. What is the best way to deal with this situation? – Wanting To Withdraw Dear Wanting: The poor man is probably lonely and looking for human contact. Because you are not prepared to engage in his “neighborly” conversations, the next time he strolls by, tell him you do not have time to chat right now. If he knocks on your door, tell him you are busy or you will be leaving shortly. And suggest to him he may want to find a senior center so he can make friends with contemporaries and won’t feel so isolated.

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

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“DREAM HOME” AWAITS IN LAKE OF THE WOODS first-floor laundry, custom cabinetry, dual zoned heating and air conditioning systems, landscape irrigation system, storage shed, and an unfinished attic for extra storage.

ABOUT THIS PROPERTY Address: 21537 S. Mattox Lane, Shorewood Size: 4,400 square feet, with 4 bedrooms, 5½ baths Room Sizes: Family room, 21by-17 feet; dining room, 20-by-14; kitchen, 21-by-17; den, 14-by10; sun/Florida room, 12-by-11; entertainment center, 33-by-19; game room, 25-by-21; laundry room, 16-by-12; master bedroom, 16by-14; other bedrooms, 18-by-16, 21-by-13, 17-by-11 Price: $675,000 Directions: Take South River Road (south of Seil Road) to West Mound Road, east to Mattox Lane Tour: By appointment Realtor: Mark Meers, of Spring Realty, at (815) 347-7900, or via email to meersemail@gmail.com.

Visit the website at www.MarkMeers1.com.

1021 Kennebec Lane, Naperville 4 bed, 2 1/2 bath

2-story. Large LR & FR. Hardwood. Full bsmt.

Corner lot with fenced yard. Minutes from downtown Naperville.

Offered at $349,900 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22MLS# 09483127

109 S. Jackson Street, Elwood

3 bed, 1 1/2 bath 2story. Main floor den and laundry. 7x7 room off master could be WIC, sitting room or nursery. Full bsmt.

Offered at $108,900 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22MLS# 09356699

3052 Jeffrey Drive, Joliet

1250 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet

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This custom home in Shorewood is right out of a storybook, with so many unique features the excitement builds as you turn each page on your tour.

Set on a one-plus-acre landscaped homesite, the all-brick home is approached on a concrete driveway that encircles a manicured lawn, up to an arched, mostly glass entryway underneath a pleasing array of multiple rooflines.

Upon entry, it is clear that this home is in a class by itself. Nearly every room showcases stunning views of the outdoor terrace, in-ground swimming pool, gardens and treetops.

Meticulous maintenance, durable quality features, custom details, modern styling and a relevant floor plan combine into a blend that will satisfy the most discerning buyers.

Some of the really special touches include Asian walnut flooring, known for its unique whirling grain pattern; Brazilian Macauba quartzite kitchen countertops, Carrara marble bathroom finishes, and, outside, LED landscape lighting and a salt water pool with over-sized patio surround.

Special features include a covered, heated colonnade outdoor living space designed for three-season use; heated sun/Florida room.

The home also offers a finished basement with radiant heat, and a large entertainment center room, wet bar, game room, pool table, bathroom and dual interior staircases to the first floor and 3½-car garage.

This four-bedroom, 5½-bath home is also “smart,” with optional remote cellphone control of the heating, cooling, surround sound audio and alarm systems.

It also has two fireplaces, den/home office,

3 bed, 3 bath home.

Open concept with 2-story vaulted ceilings in LR & DR. Open staircase, 2nd floor landing. Finished bsmt.

Offered at $242,500 Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22 MLS#09404906

Dow Realty, Inc. DowCompanies.com

815-730-1900 1300 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60435

FOR RENT

Great location. 2,500 sq. ft. zoned B-1. Corner lot.

Access from Jefferson and Dwight. 2 garage bays. Great signage.

Lots of off street parking. $2,500 per month.

Thomas Mulvey, Managing Broker, 730-1900 x22 MLS#09480616

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Coret to Erin Slusher, October 12 $187,000, 9 Lily Ct, Bolingbrook 604403263, 02-17-204-039-0000, Huixin Pan to Christopher P Bell & Breea Van Looy, June 10 $253,500, 215 N Canyon Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-1528, 02-07-405-009-0000, Jurate Vaitkeviciute to Ricardo Cruz & Michelle A Cruz, December 12 BOLINGBROOK $255,000, 872 Bonnie Brae Ln, Bolingbrook $151,000, 246 Butternut Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1132, 02-02-102-022-0000, Dale W 60440-2614, 02-16-106-017-0000, Kenneth Mcclannahan Estate to Leva Katkeviciute, T Vankell Estate to Petro Dzhugla & Liliia March 31 Dzhugla, October 14 $139,500, 880 Rebecca Ln, Bolingbrook $340,000, 845 Barclay Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-4892, 02-16-412-002-0000, Federal 60440-6120, 02-08-212-004-0000, Birch Canyon Properties LLC to Irene Racic & Jaime Home Loan Mtg Corp to Antony Gnat, March 1 $230,000, 880 Rebecca Ln, Bolingbrook Freundt, August 18 60440-4892, 02-16-412-002-0000, Antony $111,500, 210 Pacific Dr, Bolingbrook 60440Gnat to Reginald Raines, November 16 2326, 02-11-310-009-0000, Deutsche Bank $304,000, 881 Bluestem Dr, Bolingbrook Nal Trt Co Trustee to Valencia Law, October 4 60440-4209, 02-01-111-014-0000, Federal $122,000, 223 Diane Ln, Bolingbrook 60440Home Loan Mtg Corp to William Wasp & 2015, 02-02-311-051-0000, Linda Stork to Marguerite Wasp, March 14 Vitalie Cantir, November 21 $210,000, 1028 Commonwealth Ct, Boling$240,000, 730 Dorchester Dr, Bolingbrook brook 60440-1639, 02-08-406-024-0000, 60440-1161, 02-02-209-033-0000, David Beau Gilstrap to Christina Walker, October 12 E Seastrom to Jillian L Gondek & Gregory $268,000, 866 Brompton Cir, Bolingbrook Tomsick, November 1 60440-1485, 02-08-206-008-0000, Guy Ma$190,000, 847 Beech Dr, Bolingbrook cino to Paul Vollmer & Lisa Vollmer, April 25 60440-1601, 02-16-117-008-0000, Anthony $179,000, 132 Seabury Rd, Bolingbrook Joseph Martinson to Antoinette Watson & 60440-2410, 02-11-406-011-0000, Salvador Robert Watson, April 25 Cossyleon to Estela Tagle & Marion Tagle, $163,500, 240 Homewood Dr, Bolingbrook November 15 60440-2526, 02-12-407-002-0000, Mo$300,000, 9 Plainview Ct, Bolingbrook hammad Khalifeh to Mario Gutierrez Chacon, 60440-3489, 02-16-307-070-0000, Roy A December 5 Pura to Jean E Kulig & Clifford S Tucker, July 27 $167,000, 850 Beech Dr, Bolingbrook $111,000, 409 Justine Ave, Bolingbrook 60440-1679, 12-02-116-018-0000, Daniel 60440-2220, 02-11-212-039-0000, Eddy J J Dusek to Michelle S Razo & Kristopher P Nubine to David Januski, November 5 Pennoyer, August 19 $267,000, 895 Brompton Cir, Bolingbrook $229,000, 844 Lily Cache Ln, Bolingbrook 60440-1493, 02-08-207-004-0000, Sami 60440-3261, 02-16-117-027-0000, Ireneusz Uddin to Sheldon P Wilkins & Samantha A Panek to Jonathan R Hane & Katarina Hane, Moss, May 20 October 31 $110,000, 400 Michelangelo Dr, Bolingbrook $138,000, 534 White Oak Rd, Bolingbrook 60440-2050, 02-11-118-011-0000, Kevin 60440-2507, 02-12-308-036-0000, Mark Brockington to Ciprian Stavaru, November 14 Nessler to Evilyn R Ramirez, December 3 $235,000, 9 Hidden Valley Ct, Bolingbrook $274,000, 1406 Glenside Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-5537, 02-07-307-009-0000, Timothy J 60490-5446, 02-19-407-014-0000, Rodriguez Leonakis Jr to Joseph Madson, June 10 Trust to William E Knox & Yvette Knox, March $449,555, 9 Keller Ct, Bolingbrook 6044030 9054, 02-04-206-062-0000, K Hovnanian at $240,000, 439 Aristocrat Dr, Bolingbrook River Hills LLC to Earnest Davis Jr, April 8 60490-3190, 02-17-310-017-0000, Adam $138,000, 160 Cypress Dr, Bolingbrook Labitt to Muzammil Iqbal & Maheer Iqbal, 60440-2816, 02-15-202-026-0000, GrandNovember 23 view Capital LLC to Rumyana Stefenyashka, $86,000, 855 Tamms Ln, Bolingbrook December 5 60440-1621, 02-16-113-003-0000, Richard A $232,000, 894 Brompton Cir, Bolingbrook Wells Estate to Roman Hajnas, June 2 60440-1485, 02-08-206-007-0000, Beth Ann $365,000, 3 Dogwood Ct, Bolingbrook Avanzado to Gee Y Leong & Joyce T Leong, 60490-2009, 02-07-301-019-0000, CheckMay 24 mark Properties LLC to George Nagy Jr, $213,000, 224 Charlotte Ln, Bolingbrook November 16 60440-1306, 02-02-405-038-0000, Brent $273,000, 3 Ennis Ct, Bolingbrook 60440Allen Stump to Jacquelyn Vazquez & Frederick 1176, 02-02-201-037-0000, Ronald J Romans- Miller, November 21 ki to Moiduddin Muhammad, November 23 $144,000, 890 Brompton Cir, Bolingbrook $255,000, 863 Fieldcrest Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-1485, 02-08-206-006-0000, Brum Pal 60490-5443, 02-19-402-005-0000, Henry T to Tilawat Ali Mir, August 15 Vandewerken to Mustapha S Ghallami, July 13 $211,500, 897 Bonnie Brae Ln, Bolingbrook $109,000, 431 Salem Sq, Bolingbrook 60440-1130, 02-02-213-006-0000, Federal 60440-2911, 02-14-103-028-0000, ComHome Loan Mtg Corp to Vincent Thomas & munity Service Council to Cassandra L Hurt, Holly Calvo, June 1 December 5 $255,500, 112 N Vincent Dr, Bolingbrook BRAIDWOOD 60490-5586, 02-18-201-021-0000, Russell T $123,000, 849 W Main St, Braidwood

TRANSACTIONS

Enright to Johnny J Tomczak & Lori L Tomczak, June 28 $76,000, 8740 W Blackthorne Way, Frankfort 60423-1292, 13-11-301-002-0000, John J Van Artsen to Brian S Thompson & Kelly Ann Waiter, June 22 $240,000, 8667 Saddlebred Ct 5 3, Frankfort 60423-8618, 09-23-301-003-1003, Engstorm Trust to Ewa Karim, May 31 $399,000, 8921 Liatris Dr, Frankfort 60423CHANNAHON 1787, 09-15-204-009-0000, Martin Trust to $213,000, 22503 S Deal Ave, Channahon Timothy Reyburn & Kate Reyburn, May 20 60410-3037, 06-35-104-001-0000, 2nd $415,000, 8721 W Blackthorne Way, Chance Home Renovations to William N Frankfort 60423-1293, 13-11-303-003-0000, Contos, November 15 Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Anne E $138,000, 25230 S Canal St, Channahon Morehouse, April 8 60410-5102, 10-17-310-004-0000, Lee O $300,000, 8911 Charrington Dr, Frankfort Sexton to Walter Eugene Sweeney III & Lauren 60423-9441, 09-22-411-003-0000, Pamela Holschbach Sweeney, November 4 A Hett to Marshall James & Sharon James, $169,900, 24224 Marble Rd, Channahon October 17 60410-9325, 10-08-101-025-0000, Rich Trust $447,700, 886 Saint Andrews Way, Frankto Judith A Clusen, December 5 fort 60423-8764, 09-25-303-013-0000, John $355,000, 36351 S Ivy Ln, Channahon M Mackowiak to Matthew Smith & Rebecca 60410, 10-30-101-011-0000, Ann Bowden to Smith, July 7 Dominick Centracchio, November 18 $381,000, 8850 Huckins Dr, Frankfort $160,500, 22400 S Joseph Ave, Channahon 60423, 09-14-302-003-0000, Kevin Halle60410-3066, 06-35-101-016-0000, Kathleen ran to Olatokunbo O Kolawole & Oladapo F M Zook to Karyna D Delgado, November 14 Kolawole, October 13 $347,000, 892 Ayshire Ct, Frankfort CREST HILL 60423-9782, 09-25-304-019-0000, James W $152,000, 21535 Victory Lake Way, Crest Vaughan to Sebastian Zaba & Tiffany Zaba, Hill 60403-1503, 04-19-104-008-0000, Henry May 2 J Gagner Estate to David J Tierney & Mary A $342,500, 885 Saint Andrews Way, FrankTierney, December 1 fort 60423-8766, 09-25-304-020-0000, First $215,000, 2531 Reflections Dr, Crest Hill Midwest Bank Trustee to James Mcfarland & 60403-1776, 06-01-204-074-0000, Sur Real Lauren Mcfarland, August 23 Estate LLC to David A Kolb, October 24 $500,000, 8824 Port Washington Dr, Frank$117,450, 1711 Hosmer Ln, Crest Hill 60403- fort 60423-1775, 09-15-404-028-0000, SJSJJ 2033, 04-32-413-031-0000, Joshua Winkle to LLC to Cheri Williams Franklin, August 1 Robert Domanic, October 28 $237,500, 8953 Jeanie Ln, Frankfort 60423$138,000, 16546 Buckner Pond Way, Crest 6604, 09-22-415-038-0000, William E Man to Hill 60403-8806, 04-19-305-135-0000, Brash- Daniel D Rossi & Susan M Rossi, March 24 ler LLC to Tom Nowicki & Debbie Nowicki, $610,000, 8984 Port Washington Dr, FrankNovember 30 fort 60423-1777, 09-15-404-021-0000, First $44,500, 2210 Webb St, Crest Hill 60403Midwest Bank Trustee to Richard D Jordan, 1839, 04-31-111-016-0000, Mary L Hermans to April 22 Martin Gomez, November 30 $415,000, 22339 Welland Ct, Frankfort $147,000, 21528 Egret Dr, Crest Hill 60403- 60423-5150, 09-31-207-054-0000, Linda S 1545, 04-19-310-019-0000, Amy Bulthuis to Cohrs to Gregory J Bufford & Kelly M Bufford, Chavis L Cole Sr & Desiree D Cole, October 25 November 4 $205,000, 319 N Locust St, Frankfort 60423ELWOOD 1227, 09-21-402-001-0000, Timothy J Ryan to $190,000, 897 Laurel Dr, Elwood 60421Matthew Henninger, December 7 6109, 11-20-201-014-0000, Michael L $286,500, 8516 W Stuenkel Rd, Frankfort Hernandez to James M Tuma & Amanda Buryj, 60423-7752, 13-02-300-029-0000, Falcone March 11 Trust to Brett Raehsler & Katie Raehsler, $165,000, 895 Laurel Dr, Elwood 60421October 29 6109, 11-20-201-015-0000, Roger W Dillman $303,223, 302 Oregon St, Frankfort 60423to Dean Kutz Jr, August 23 1433, 09-28-215-017-0000, PNC Bank NA to $145,400, 900 Laurel Dr, Elwood 60421Rachael R Gish, October 28 6086, 11-20-202-029-0000, Karl Navarrete to $259,100, 8629 W Dralle Rd, Frankfort Israel Palencia, June 13 60423-8219, 13-14-100-017-0000, Bank of $204,900, 885 Arrowhead Dr, Elwood New York Mellon Trustee to Juan Garcia Jr, 60421-6092, 11-20-106-015-0000, Sheila July 12 A Buffano to Eduardo Carbajal & Johana A $408,000, 10453 Yankee Ridge Ct, Frankfort Carbajal, November 3 60423-2203, 09-20-407-008-0000, Thomas J Hallman to Michael A Kaminski & Amy E FRANKFORT Aurelio Kaminski, December 6 $335,000, 21153 Raintree Ct, Frankfort $285,000, 845 Oakwood Dr, Frankfort 60423-8819, 09-22-414-013-0000, Pamela E 60423-1035, 09-16-301-013-0000, Robert H Hill to Veronica J Messenger, October 12 Coffey to Kathryn J Johnson, August 10 $222,500, 8659 Saddlebred Ct, Frankfort 60423-8618, 09-23-301-003-1005, Marybeth â&#x20AC;˘ Continued on page 59 60408-1804, 24-07-404-027-0000, William D Ritze Sr to Jennifer Wruk, July 8 $158,000, 582 N Walker St, Braidwood 60408-1524, 24-08-120-003-0000, Robert A Isaac to Joseph E Curry, November 4 $85,900, 341 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood 60408-1904, 24-17-101-001-0000, Jessica Passafiume to Caitlin Medina Montoro, November 30

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HOMER GLEN

$509,000, 13922 Stonebridge Woods Xing, Homer Glen 60491, 05-22-206-027-0000, Marquette Bank Trustee to Richard A Vandyke & Jane K Vandyke, November 10 $275,000, 14735 S Heathcliff Rd, Homer Glen 60491-7945, 05-12-305-036-0000, Izabella M Zbronska to Susan Alyafai & Ali Saleh, November 7 $1,162,500, 16545 S Hidden Cove Ct, Homer Glen 60491-5833, 05-24-408-018-0000, Lakeview Homes LLC to Matthew W Ebert, December 6 $576,900, 15510 Jeanne Ln, Homer Glen 60491-7943, 05-15-301-006-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Deborah Jo Vieceli & Louis James Vieceli, December 6 $212,900, 14160 Sheffield Dr 202, Homer Glen 60491-8050, 05-01-305-009-1006, Standard Bank & Trust Trustee to Wynonia Pavelich, November 29

JOLIET

$92,000, 1417 Highland Ave, Joliet 604354218, 07-04-109-014-0000, George Porvaznik to Braulio Rodriguez, November 30 $151,000, 2419 Par Four Ct, Joliet 604361074, 06-13-204-024-1004, Linda K Hodge to Joseph Mutz, November 3

$199,500, 204 Westport Dr, Joliet 604314939, 06-11-406-005-0000, Kao Trust to Anastacio Salazar & Anastacio M Salazar, July 31 $154,900, 3107 Harris Dr, Joliet 60431-1503, 03-35-301-009-0000, Matthew Allen Dieter to Billy Huling, November 5 $185,000, 3109 Meadowsedge Ln, Joliet 60436-9730, 06-24-105-026-0000, Nicholas P Grabowski to Carlos Bedolla, November 22 $95,000, 3111 Ingalls Ave 1D, Joliet 604359312, 06-01-101-010-1004, Sue Hill to Mary Piercy, November 1 $90,000, 2205 Webster Ave, Joliet 604361144, 07-18-103-030-0000, Schorie Trust to Jean E Schorie, November 22 $44,600, 1022 E Benton St, Joliet 604322502, 07-11-313-001-0000, HUD to Luis A Calderon, July 26 $116,000, 216 Earl Ave, Joliet 60436-1419, 07-17-106-029-0000, Christopher J Newman to Craig A Duzan, November 29 $240,000, 3510 Legacy Dr, Joliet 604359208, 03-24-408-040-0000, James Lezza to Leizl Agreda Sison, November 2 $154,000, 2510 Glenwood Ave, Joliet 60435-5444, 06-12-402-021-0000, Abdel F Issa to Terrell W Shell & Danielle N Shell, October 1 $50,000, 827 Porter St, Joliet 60432-1459, 07-02-409-006-0000, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Trustee to Demetrios Konstantopoulos, December 9

NEW LISTING This fantastic investment property would be ideal for additional income! The 1st floor unit offers a living room, dining room, kitchen, bath and 2 bedrooms. The 2nd floor unit offers a living room, kitchen, bath and 2 bedrooms.

All appliances, large yard and full basement with washer & dryer! Tenants pay gas & electric, owner pays water.

Call Nancy Hibler at (815) 263-5791 for more details or your private viewing!

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Don’t miss this great end unit townhome that backs to the forest preserve! Great location, close to everything! 2 bedrooms, 1 ½ bath open floor plan. Wood deck, all appliances including new microwave and washer, new storm door, 2 yr. old carpet and new garage door opener! $143,000.

Stop today or call Leah at 630-337-8387 for a private showing.

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Newer construction located in Shorewood offering Minooka schools! 3BR/2BA home w/ full 9ft deep basement offering rough-in bath.

3.5 car garage and all brick exterior construction!

Impressive great room, eat-in kitchen, spacious den, private luxury master suite. Main floor laundry/mud room & 3 fireplaces too! $324,900.

Call/text Mark Meers (815)347-7900

• Continued on page 62 SHOREWOOD $315,000 301 Honors Dr…Large 2 bedroom, 2 bath beautiful ranch with full basement on corner lot in Shorewood Glen. Open floor plan with formal din. rm. connected to great room. Kitchen has upgraded 42” cabinets, Corian counters, island, breakfast bar, eating area and a rare double oven. This home has many upgrades and is located in a 55+ active adult community offering numerous amenities!

Call Don at 708-567-3407 today.

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$105,000, 602 Mack St, Joliet 60435-5924, 07-08-211-008-0000, Betty M Stoxen to Matthew R Koerner & Lauren E Koerner, October 14 $170,000, 805 Sherwood Pl, Joliet 604355953, 07-08-206-016-0000, Margo L Trimby to Kelly Richardson, November 1 $181,000, 808 Thorn Creek Dr, Joliet 604369749, 06-24-108-011-0000, James Luka to Alejandro Ortega & Jose Luis Rodriguez, December 1 $45,000, 812 E Jackson St, Joliet 604322543, 07-11-300-006-0000, Jimmy L Hensley to Baudelio Chaidez & Luz Chaidez, November 22 $220,000, 714 W Washington St, Joliet 60435-7370, 07-16-100-011-0000, Aaron Elstner to Amy Ahuja, October 27 $200,000, 501 Palladium Dr W, Joliet 60435-5674, 07-07-207-003-0000, Radakovich Trust to James Machak & Kathleen Solley, November 28 $73,000, 859 Moran St, Joliet 60435-4558, 07-05-412-013-0000, Roman Development Inc to Sheryl Ann Stewart, May 31 $219,000, 3807 Rollingwood Ct, Joliet 60431-4819, 06-11-205-036-0000, Deutsche Bank Nal Trt Co Trustee to William J Berg & Darcia L Berg, October 27 $140,000, 4205 Fawn Ct, Joliet 60431-4782, 06-10-402-112-0000, Ryan J Trost to Cory A

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$420,000, 8566 High Stone Way, Frankfort 60423-9337, 09-35-304-009-0000, Samuel Cortes to Micah Herin & Kerry Herin, October 13 $299,000, 846 Highland Rd, Frankfort 60423-8762, 09-25-402-003-0000, Christopher J Madden to Adam Widger, August 24 $222,900, 20023 S Thorndale Dr, Frankfort 60423-8391, 09-14-207-012-0000, Fannie Mae to Erik Peacock, November 21 $425,000, 8473 Milford Ln, Frankfort 60423-7870, 09-35-106-008-0000, Flaherty Builders Inc to Shadi F Kherwish, August 22 $522,358, 8486 Stone Creek Blvd, Frankfort 60423-8638, 09-35-103-006-0000, First Bank of Manhattan Trustee to Kevin L Swan & Yolanda L Swan, June 30 $525,000, 8563 High Stone Way, Frankfort 60423-9096, 09-35-305-002-0000, Mark A Jensen to Georgia March & Alan March, March 10 $305,000, 8543 W Dralle Rd, Frankfort 60423-8217, 13-14-100-005-0000, MTGLQ Investors LP to Stephen E Schultz & Roberta J Schultz, September 23 $687,000, 844 Stonebridge Rd, Frankfort 60423-1182, 09-17-476-010-0000, Candelaria Trust to Paruyr Khachatryan, May 4 $340,000, 8524 Farmview Dr, Frankfort 60423-4403, 09-23-302-034-0000, Dianna Foley to Kevin Menard, September 1

$290,000, 21453 S 80th Ave, Frankfort 60423-9184, 09-24-302-014-0000, Kenny Newton John to Rosario C Sheehan, June 27

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Sacket & Rachel A Holmes, November 29 $163,000, 3106 Nantucket Dr, Joliet 604359023, 03-24-112-037-0000, Faisal Omran to Theoda Calvert Jr & Melissa A Eichinger, November 9

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$278,000, 89 Timberline Dr, Lemont 604393833, 22-30-205-002-0000, Diane L Haynes to Scott D Fudacz & Allison D Fudacz, August 11 $451,000, 1326 Ashbury Pl, Lemont 604398431, 22-32-215-005-0000, Ashbury Woods Development LLC to Eydie Wrobel, December 22 $562,000, 694 Woodglen Ct, Lemont 60439-3100, 22-28-113-020-0000, Woodolen Development LLC to Robert J Malatt & Susan M Malatt, December 22 $418,000, 13075 Silver Fox Dr, Lemont 60439-6764, 22-35-105-009-0000, Luz M Gawenda Estate to Mark Pietryka & Ewa Pietryka, December 12 $375,000, 881 Woodcrest Ln, Lemont 60439, 22-28-211-006-0000, Stanley Remiasz to Lora Leseviciute, April 29 $215,000, 1010 State St, Lemont 604394234, 22-29-306-011-0000, George Pitsilos to Nick Pitsilos, December 20 $212,000, 210 E Division St, Lemont 604394007, 22-29-200-005-0000, Christopher S Ihde to Peter J Hovorka, December 16

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$180,000, 338 River St 3401, Lemont 60439-7283, 22-20-300-037-1063, Michael A Rauch to Jaime R Drain, December 14 $582,500, 12364 Thornberry Dr, Lemont 60439-4613, 22-30-309-011-0000, Deriggi Construction Co to Michael F Petkus & Joy M Petkus, December 19 $305,000, 1304 Ashbury Dr, Lemont 604398414, 22-32-210-047-0000, Susan L Varak to Koce Trifunovski & Vesna Trieunovski, December 1

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS bahlen to Daniel G Degraaf, November 17

60446-5222, 04-18-312-014-0000, Edward R Ehrhardt Estate to Richard H Sonnemaker & Bonnie Sonnemaker, November 17 $150,150, 302 E Daisy Cir, Romeoville 60446-4965, 04-07-306-021-0000, Fannie Mae to Charnise Williams, November 14 $250,000, 1793 Helen Dr, Romeoville 60446-4271, 03-13-206-010-0000, Robust Real Estate LLC to Brian Kovarik & Stephanie Kovarik, May 16 $197,000, 450 Lexington Dr, Romeoville 60446-1780, 04-04-407-018-0000, James A Marzullo to Angelica Alcaraz, October 31 $200,000, 469 Claire Ave, Romeoville 60446-4854, 02-32-305-020-0000, Fannie Mae to Francisca Trujillo & Gabriela Rodriguez Camargo, November 8 $127,500, 8 Elgin Ave, Romeoville 604461324, 02-34-304-021-0000, Cristina Mayfield to Samantha Merrigan, October 31 $335,500, 717 N Sunrise Dr, Romeoville 60446-5801, 02-28-418-014-0000, Teton Development LLC to Kinga Wierza, November 30 $205,000, 17 Kentland Ct, Romeoville 60446-3976, 03-12-102-009-0000, Jeffrey F Vergen to Eduardo Jimenez & Jennifer Jimenez, November 28

SHOREWOOD

$160,000, 853 Summit Creek Dr, Shorewood 60404-8264, 06-03-326-170-0000, Reshawn C Davis to Chan Thi My Tran, July 14 $145,000, 623 Shorewood Dr, Shorewood 60404-9767, 06-09-201-006-0000, Fannie Mae to Jeffrey J Borgra, November 16 $162,000, 847 Summit Creek Dr, Shorewood 60404-8264, 06-03-326-174-0000, Anthony J Keigher to Dana Margrabe, August 12 $224,900, 1710 Devonshire Ln, Shorewood 60404-8177, 06-20-103-015-0000, Sur Real Estate LLC to Richard Fox & Sharon Fox, October 31 $254,870, 1020 Ridge Rd, Shorewood 60404-8996, 06-09-101-030-0000, CalAtlantic Group Inc to Quoc Tran, October 28 $233,000, 1018 Ridge Rd, Shorewood 60404-8996, 06-09-101-031-0000, CalAtlantic Group Inc to Trung Tran & Nhat Thi Anh Ngo, October 28 $236,500, 1117 Northside Dr, Shorewood 60404-9519, 06-04-304-002-0000, Weichert Workforce Mobility to Earl L Bryant & Brenda J Bryant, November 22

WILMINGTON

$146,000, 405 S Buchanan St, Wilmington 60481-1320, 17-25-419-002-0000, Scott D Capwell to Michael Vanfleet, December 9 $233,000, 770 Kerry St, Wilmington 604818557, 17-35-210-011-0000, Read Trust to Jeffrey Logsdon & Tina Logsdon, December 6 $78,000, 135 Tummy Tooth Ln, Wilmington 60481, 24-04-126-038-0000, Francis Seehoffer to Don J Fisher & Kathleen M Fisher, November 15 $145,000, 600 S Circle Dr, Wilmington 60481-1013, 17-25-106-009-0000, Chris Andruskevitch to Joshua A Matheny, November 29

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$165,000, 2706 Old Woods Trl, Plainfield 60586-7765, 03-27-307-008-1004, Zielinski MOKENA Trust to Michelle Kuehnle, October 13 Hurckes to Alexander Evers & Kathryn Evers, $375,000, 10508 Williams Way, Mokena $235,000, 5302 Brookshire Estates Dr, September 15 Plainfield 60586-6236, 03-31-140-080$231,490, 16141 W Coneflower Dr, Lockport 60448-3314, 09-08-432-034-0000, Walter 0000, Neil Vandenberg to Raymond A Bravo, 60441-4112, 05-19-416-006-0000, M I Homes V Pascale to Jacob H Bledsoe & Kristin A Bledsoe, December 13 November 16 of Chicago LLC to Debra K Hadlock, October $239,000, 19203 104th Ave, Mokena $395,000, 25126 W Zoumar Dr, Plainfield 27 60448-8655, 09-09-111-020-1002, Standard 60586-7236, 03-20-210-011-0000, Jodi De$75,050, 1010 Thornton St D, Lockport Bank & Trust Trustee to David A Benedetto & velopment LLC to Chad S Hageman & Bethany 60441-3233, 04-13-312-036-0000, Coral Julie A Benedetto, November 18 A Hageman, November 30 Beach Investments LLC to David Vlcek, $174,000, 19537 Beechnut Dr, Mokena $175,000, 24818 Gates Ct 2481, Plainfield October 3 60448-8912, 09-10-301-012-0000, Marc A 60585-2217, 01-20-405-045-1005, Kurt E $117,000, 851 E 11th St, Lockport 60441Saldana to Genene Taylor, December 6 Mosson to Anjlee S Annapureddy & Ibiang 3625, 04-23-422-011-0000, US Bank NA to $355,000, 10408 Oconnell Ave, Mokena Obeten, November 14 Glen Ter Horst, June 2 $197,500, 13461 Redberry Cir, Plainfield $161,500, 2001 S Austrian Pine St, Lockport 60448-1783, 09-08-277-007-0000, Natubhai J Patel to Alan Ithal & Christina Ithal, 60544-9366, 02-31-455-013-0000, Guy 60441-3879, 04-26-211-046-0000, Rachel November 17 S Gresser to Donald Fencl & Leona Fencl, Millar to Barbra A Miller, November 18 $140,000, 10824 1st St, Mokena 60448November 1 $97,900, 311 Edinburgh Dr, Lockport $275,000, 6300 Stafford St, Plainfield 60441-3302, 04-13-404-015-0000, Doreen T 1502, 09-08-308-028-0000, Warren A Klier 60586-1753, 03-32-105-085-0000, Raul S Schoening to James D Speckman & Breanna N to John J Sweeney & Patricia M Sweeney, November 30 Rosario Jr to Antwon Jamison, November 5 Speckman, October 31 $240,000, 11031 Quail Dr, Mokena 60448$240,000, 6416 Denali Ridge Dr, Plainfield 8286, 09-05-303-024-0000, Edward T 60586-1496, 03-31-402-002-0000, ArmanMANHATTAN Slattery to Chiraphorn Lindsey, October 18 do Alvarez to George Ayad & Mira Ayad, $155,000, 15617 W Waterford Ln, ManhatNovember 21 tan 60442-9163, 12-17-310-018-0000, Emily $166,000, 21344f Silktree Cir, Plainfield A Bauer to Matthew Beno & Cassandra Boat, NEW LENOX $377,668, 859 Somerset Ct, New Lenox 60544, 02-31-379-008-0000, Lottie A JodDecember 9 lowski to Linda Kuzniar, November 28 $300,000, 14408 Butternut Ridge Dr, Man- 60451-3930, 08-23-412-024-0000, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to James E Scarsella$175,000, 14630 Paul Revere Ln, Plainfield hattan 60442, 12-16-201-055-0000, Munoz 60544-4512, 03-09-111-036-0000, Scot TJ Construction Inc to Kyle C Mcnabb & Jessica L to, October 26 $338,000, 858 Cheyenne Ln, New Lenox Brown to Diana Abouseif, November 17 Mcnabb, December 13 60451-3258, 08-23-116-004-0000, John G $212,000, 16454 Spangler Rd, Plainfield $121,000, 222 Fairview Dr, Manhattan Berger to Robert W Dalzell & Mary A Kelbus, 60586-9623, 03-23-311-024-0000, Gregory 60442-9700, 12-17-309-014-1014, Michael November 9 S Kirchen to Christopher Lentz & Shannon Adrieansen to Karen L Schoudel, October 3 $366,386, 849 Somerset Ct, New Lenox Lentz, November 18 $180,000, 25459 Colligan St, Manhattan 60451-3930, 08-23-412-023-0000, Chicago $318,000, 15203 Hamlin St, Plainfield 60442-1418, 12-17-408-106-0000, Kimble Title Land Trt Co Trustee to William P Mcguire 60544-2401, 03-16-103-002-0000, Cartus Trust to Tim L Cook Gossett, December 2 & Linda M Mcguire, May 17 Financial Corp to Carl Purnell, October 5 $136,000, 320 Marion St 5A, Manhattan $300,000, 859 Willowfield Rd, New Lenox $290,000, 15952 S Howard St, Plainfield 60442-9354, 12-17-302-035-1005, Daniel 60451-1524, 08-23-318-013-0000, Chicago 60586-2330, 03-22-106-019-0000, Michael Smith to Marlene Acevedo Smith, August 16 Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Scott J Wienski & J Knapczyk to Thomas A Knapczyk & Tasha J $332,939, 15955 Iroquois Dr, Manhattan Ashlee D Wienski, September 28 Knapczyk, November 23 60442-1706, 12-08-105-003-0000, Chicago $326,000, 1100 Diana Ct, New Lenox 60451, $207,500, 1614 Brighton Ln, Plainfield Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Clavert R Mccarty 08-05-302-050-0000, NKK LLC to Jonathan K 60586-7554, 03-33-454-008-0000, Stepha& Jennifer R Mccarty, November 2 Clasing, September 12 nie Boyajean to Eligio M Espino III & Lovel A $480,000, 26210 S Cherry Hill Rd, Man$310,000, 440 Willow Rd, New Lenox Espino, November 15 hattan 60442-8908, 11-24-400-026-0000, 60451-1049, 08-16-100-008-0000, Dorothy William Geigner Jr to Jason R Ooykaas & ROMEOVILLE M Brown to Christopher R Bay, November 1 Stephanie A Irvine, November 14 $217,500, 89 Olde English Dr, Romeoville $336,500, 864 Ruthenbeck Ln, New Lenox $400,000, 16316 W Palomino Path, Man60446-1685, 03-12-201-185-0000, Miguel O 60451-2397, 08-23-112-005-0000, Winslow hattan 60442-1490, 12-07-404-034-0000, Distinctive Homebuilders Ltd to Brian S Young Ventures Corp to Stephen E Dippold & Kaitlin Rosario to Edward R Lowry & Rosa A Lowry, July 11 A Dippold, August 23 & Beth Young, November 30 $165,000, 9 Mikan Ln, Romeoville 60446$175,000, 845 Winter Park Dr, New Lenox $184,900, 450 2nd St, Manhattan 604422531, 02-34-313-002-0000, William D 9125, 12-21-104-011-0000, Debra R Crampton 60451-3106, 08-28-304-058-1001, Chicago Title Land Trt Co Trustee to Francesco Russo Tidwell to Carlos H Caceres & Tina M Dolibois to Luke P Ross & Brooke M Charbonneau, Caceres, July 12 & Concetta Russo, April 20 November 28 $178,000, 89 Freesia Dr, Romeoville 60446$276,500, 772 Brockwood Rd, New Lenox $327,000, 24300 S Jennifer St, Manhat4849, 04-07-208-050-0000, Mark Conway 60451-8550, 08-23-313-003-0000, Richard tan 60442-4412, 12-10-307-009-0000, K to Jonathan Claudio & Jacqueline Mendez A Putman to Gregory W Brynda & Nicole M Hovnanian at Hanover Estates to Matthew Becerril, March 31 John Wierzbinski & Brittany Lynn Wierzbinski, Brynda, November 30 $224,000, 1929 W Highland Ct, Romeoville November 30 PLAINFIELD 60446-5324, 03-13-111-022-0000, Stephen $160,000, 13824 S Mandarin Ct, Plainfield Wood to Jaime Garcia & Shannon Garcia, MINOOKA 60544-9338, 04-06-281-010-0000, Ervin C November 11 $184,000, 23932 Lakeview Dr, Minooka Wallenberg to Ronald Laffee & Avelina Laffee, 60447-9234, 10-07-201-005-0000, Michael $134,000, 636 Belmont Dr, Romeoville November 14 K Scheele to Zachary W Ritsos & Maricela A 60446-1605, 04-04-101-019-0000, Suburban $138,000, 4125 Rivertowne Dr, Plainfield Ritsos, November 1 Acquisitions LLC Trustee to Jose L Flores & $136,000, 323 Vista Ct A, Minooka 6044760586-6902, 03-34-206-026-0000, Stephani Irene Flores, November 28 9025, 10-06-302-005-1001, Theresa A ZumSpencer to Charles 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The City is hiring for current and future positions in the Public Works and Public Utility departments. These positions include constructing, maintaining, and repairing City streets, working in the City's treatment plants and other related duties. In order to apply you must have/provide a copy of a valid State of Illinois "CDL" motor vehicle operator's license. Prior experience is preferred. Salary range: $45,832-$86,433.

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Lea Michele, an actress and singer, said, “I always knew that I wanted to work, and I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actor. I knew that every choice I made would help me get to that point. So the better the choices I made, the more of a chance I would have to get to where I wanted to be.”

That has been our theme this week. In this last example, how should South play in seven spades after West leads the heart queen?

What are his choices?

In the auction, I strongly agree with North’s three-club response, which showed at least a five-card suit and eight or more points. South’s final bid was a slight gamble because if North had the club ace and king, South did not know where the diamond queen would go. Still, the grand slam rated to be at worst on the diamond finesse.

With 12 top tricks, declarer can make his contract if either the diamond finesse works or the clubs break 4-4. So, after taking the first trick, South should play a trump to dummy’s seven, ruff a low club with the spade jack, cross back to dummy with a trump to the eight, ruff a second low club high and draw East’s last trump by leading the spade nine to dummy’s 10. Now declarer cashes the club ace and king, discarding his two low diamonds.

Are the clubs 4-4? If so, South throws his diamond queen on the club seven. If not, he takes the diamond finesse. Altogether, the odds of success are an acceptable 66.36 percent.

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