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A level of equality worth protesting I’ve heard more than a few people say they “don’t understand” why so many women marched in cities around the country a couple of weeks ago. I’ve heard multiple women – grownup women – say they think American society treats men and women as equals. We may be equals according to the letter of the law, but the fact is that my straight white guy friends and I are more equal. When the guys and I get together to watch the Super Bowl this weekend, it’ll be a regular festival of equality (and buffalo wings). Other than the Super Bowl, I’ll gloss over the ways mass media is tailored to appeal to men and elevate masculinity, although you can research things such as the “male gaze” or the Bechdel test on your own if you want. Or just look at the advertisements all around you. In everyday life, men have rights that most women are taught from a young age never to expect for themselves. As a straight man, I never think about being sexually assaulted. I’ve never experienced sexual harassment from a boss or co-worker. I never worry about dressing too provocatively for fear I’ll be shamed or attract unwanted attention from wom-

en, or end up a victim of a crime before a judge who thinks I led my attacker on. I go out after dark alone whenever I want, and I feel safe going pretty much anywhere. If I want to talk to a stranger of the opposite sex, I do so without a second thought. However, I also have three daughters who are growing up in a society in which women are abused and objectified while some perpetuate the myth that they receive equal treatment. Any father of daughters knows the joke about having to keep the boys away. The statistics behind that joke aren’t funny at all, however. A 2015 study by the Association of American Universities found that one in four college women experience sexual violence during their college careers. Usually it’s by a person they know. One in six women – 15 percent – will be victims of an attempted or actual rape in their lifetime, and 90 percent of rape victims are female. But if they press charges against their attacker,

not only will they face potential humiliation in court as their sexual history is dissected, but they’re going to have a hard time seeing justice done without invasively obtained evidence gathered immediately after they were victimized. Those are some of the realities of our “equal” society. And people marched because in the recent election, we as Americans condoned or at least were willing to overlook the behavior of the man we elected president. Donald Trump has been married three times and has publicly said disparaging things about women and their bodies, before and during the campaign. Trump was recorded saying in private that his celebrity status allowed him to kiss women and grab them, whatever he wanted. “They let you do it,” he said. This audio was released during the campaign, and we elected him president, anyway. Women have a right to demand better from society. All of us should support them in that.

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Former building manager says he ‘had enough’ at Rialto By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Among the things new Rialto Square Theatre board members learned during a tour of the facilities last weekend was that the person in charge of maintaining the property had quit weeks ago. Building Operations Manager Mike Biedron said Wednesday that he left the Rialto in December because he “had had enough” after cleaning toilets and bringing his wife to help do janitorial work because the Rialto would not hire people to take over custodial duties. “I left pretty abruptly because I was at my wit’s end,” Biedron said. “We were drastically understaffed.” Biedron returned Saturday to lead the tour of the new Rialto board through the theater and adjacent office space, exemplifying his expertise with the property.

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“I was concerned about that. You’ve got a guy who has eight years of institutional knowledge. You’re talking about a guy who knows that place ... every component and every piece of machinery.” Joe Carlasare

Rialto Square Theatre board member

Board member Joe Carlasare said he “was shocked” when he learned during the tour that Biedron was no longer working for the Rialto. “I was concerned about that,” Carlasare said. “You’ve got a guy who has eight years of institutional knowledge. You’re

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talking about a guy who knows that place ... every component and every piece of machinery.” Carlasare said he had previously been given Biedron’s name when he asked for a list of top managers at the Rialto, and no one told him that Biedron was no longer working there. He and other board members were appointed in January after the previous Rialto board resigned Dec. 29. Carlasare said other board members also did not know Biedron had resigned until he mentioned it on the tour. Biedron said he left the week before Christmas after he had been told for months that something would be done about the custodial situation. He and his wife, Nancy Biedron, who was paid $11 an hour, had taken over

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Old photos and memorabilia line the lobby of the Rialto Square Theatre on Wednesday during the United Way of Will County’s 80th anniversary in downtown Joliet. See story on page 3. Photo by Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

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More online To view video from the 80th anniversary celebration, visit this article at TheHerald-News. com.

Pamela Williams looks at old photos and memorabilia on Wednesday during the United Way of Will County’s 80th anniversary in downtown Joliet. Photos by Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

CELEBRATING A MILESTONE

United Way of Will County – formed in 1937 as Joliet Community Chest - marks 80 years By BOB OKON

Hennessy called out to donors, volunteers, staff members and member agencies at the celebration in commending them for the effort. “Together we have provided each other support and brought together advocates from all walks of life,” he said.

bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The United Way of Will County celebrated 80 years and more to come Wednesday. The anniversary party was held at the Rialto Square Theatre – the same place where the local United Way held its first campaign kickoff on Feb. 1, 1937. Back then, it went by the name of Joliet Community Chest. “Our commitment to this community remains the same as it was when we started in this venue 80 years ago,” Kathy Slattery, chairwoman of the United Way board, told the gathering that filled the Rialto rotunda. Slattery also read a letter from the column of the late advice columnist Ann Landers with the theme “life begins at 80” to send a message that United Way looked forward to “many milestones” in the future. United Way of Will County has provided $100 million in funding to social service agencies in the area in the past

United Way causes

Guests at the Rialto Square Theatre celebrate the United Way of Will County’s 80th anniversary Wednesday. 80 years, Chief Executive Officer Michael Hennessy said. The organization in 2016 raised $3.3

million to support 109 different programs run by 46 organizations in Will County.

United Way raises money to help fund organizations that serve a variety of social needs. Just a few organizations listed among those that it has funded over the years are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will & Grundy Counties, Crisis Line of Will County, Daybreak Center, Northern Illinois Food Bank and Warren Sharpe Community Center. United Way funding has become increasingly important in recent years amid the state budget crisis, said Ines Kutlesa, chief executive officer for Guardian Angel Community Services, which has programs for foster children,

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JJC president shares pillars for college’s success “I am working with our academic affairs team to review our course scheduling – minimizing class overlap and repackaging coursework so that students can receive a quality education when it’s convenient for them.”

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet Junior College President Judy Mitchell shared her vision for the college’s future success to a crowd of local leaders Wednesday. “We have a proud history at this institution as the first public community college in the nation. It is through this lens of unparalleled innovation and our history of revolutionizing local higher education that I consider the future of [JJC],” Mitchell said. The pillars she shared at her presidential inauguration Wednesday included: ensuring fiscal responsibility and a stable budget; focusing on academic programming to meet the needs of the students; increasing graduation and retention rates; and focusing on community and legislative engagement, as well as philanthropic outreach. JJC President Emeritus J.D. Ross spoke at the inauguration to give Mitchell some advice as she continues to lead the college. He complemented the board for having the “foresight and the courage” to appoint a qualified person “who just happened to be an internal candidate.” Mitchell has worked at JJC for 20 years, rising through the ranks after starting out as a administrative assistant in the Computer Information and Office Systems department. She was appointed interim president following the

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Joliet Junior College President Judy Mitchell speaks with attendees at her presidential inauguration Wednesday at the college. abrupt resignation of former JJC President Debra Daniels before becoming the permanent leader. Ross encouraged Mitchell to continue being a servant leader, acting with integrity at all times, having a sense of humor and being herself. “Use the tools that got you to the job to do the job,” Ross said. With Mitchell’s pillars, she said it’s imperative the college provides the best education to students at an affordable cost.

Last year, JJC received only 24 percent of allotted state funding and college officials identified $6.5 million in contingency items that they will continue to reserve to avoid a potential deficit, she said. “Many of these initiatives were a one-time cost reduction and cannot be repeated without impacting our students,” she said. For academic programming, she said reviewing the college’s courses and curriculum is one step to ensuring the

success of students, but offering classes that meet their needs is equally important. “I am working with our academic affairs team to review our course scheduling – minimizing class overlap and repackaging coursework so that students can receive a quality education when it’s convenient for them,” Mitchell said. She said she also seeks to expand her reach in the community, sharing JJC’s achievements, gathering input on its initiatives, continuing to engage lawmakers and working with companies to develop curriculum that produce skilled workers. “I am a building a bond with many of you already in the room and I will continue to do so throughout my presidency,” she said.

JJC seeks student support in face of state money woes By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet Junior College officials are looking to get students to reach out to state lawmakers as the college considers raising tuition because of uncertain state funding. Under a scenario where the college receives only 50 percent in state funding, administrators proposed to the Board of Trustees two options that could increase the total tuition and fee rate to either about $146 or $141 per credit hour. JJC President Judy Mitchell said at Tuesday’s board meeting one message the college needs to put forward is asking students to reach out to state lawmakers. “This [tuition] increase is because of the state funding,” she said. State Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, who chairs the senate’s Higher Education Committee, said Wednesday

“I would assume the worst and hope for a little because I don’t think we’re going to get the best. The best would be if we get fully funded.” Patricia Deiters

Joliet Junior College board trustee the college’s action is understandable and they’re putting the blame where it belongs – on Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers not enacting a budget. He said a bipartisan compromise between Democratic Senate President John Cullerton and Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno would release money for higher education. “The bipartisan compromise the Senate is hoping to reach would be good news for [JJC],” McGuire said.

Trustee Alicia Morales asked college officials what was being done to mobilize students on the issue. Student Trustee Kathleen Duong said before winter break, students had contacted state lawmakers. Morales said that needed to continue, along with using petitions and visiting representatives. “We need to organize more because I don’t think it’s fair we try and just put it back on students and ask them for more money,” Morales said. Trustee Maureen Broderick asked if JJC had lawmakers’ contact information on the college’s website and suggested it should be on there. She also suggested the college make use of social media. Board President Robert Wunderlich said the college will have to wait and see what happens at the state level but it wouldn’t hurt to reach out to lawmakers. Trustee Patricia Deiters was pessimistic about the possibility

of the college receiving the state support it needed. “I would assume the worst and hope for a little because I don’t think we’re going to get the best. The best would be if we get fully funded,” Deiters said. Following the two options the administration proposed, one option that would increase tuition to $141 per credit hour included differential tuition – additional tuition charged to certain courses that are costly to the college – that would net JJC about $1 million in additional revenue. Mihelich and Morales were favorable to differential tuition, with Morales saying she would support it instead of an overall tuition increase. Mihelich also urged the college to plan for a property tax freeze – which Rauner is seeking – that he personally thinks will occur. “We got to make a plan for a property tax freeze,” he said.

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Home sales increase in 2016 throughout Will County By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Will County saw growth in home sales in 2016. The Three Rivers Association of Realtors reports that both home sales and median prices in the state of Illinois finished 2016 strong despite a year marked by tight housing inventories and continued strong consumer demand. Will County had 10,631 closed sales in 2016, up slightly from 10,583 sales in 2015. The median sales price in the county went from $183,000 in 2015 to $199,654 in 2016, an increase of 9.1 percent. Association CEO David McClintock said several factors probably have played into the buying trends, and noted more people are in the marketplace now. “Credit could be clearing up, and consumer confidence could be clearing up,” McClintock said. “The job market appears to be stronger and financing rates could be less for many.” In fact, some say the inventory of homes for sale in Will County isn’t enough to meet current demand. “Our members have been encouraged with the increase in market prices

and decrease in market time,” Association President Matt Persicketti said. “When a good house that is priced right goes on the market, it generally sells quickly. There is definitely a need for more houses to fill the demand.” Realtor.com’s chief economist, Jonathan Smoke, told Illinois Realtors last week that low housing inventory is likely to have a significant impact on the 2017 housing market. In Illinois, year-end inventory dropped to 50,213, which is down 15.7 percent from 2015 and the lowest level since 2008. McClintock said interest rates don’t seem to be going up, and Realtors will have lobbyists trying to convince federal legislators to help keep it that way. “The biggest hurdle will be inventory,” he said. “In Joliet, houses between $140,000 to $200,000 are going to sell quickly if they’re in good shape.” Grundy County had 689 closed sales in 2016 versus 636 in 2015, an 8.3 percent increase. The median sales price in Grundy County was $163,000 in 2016 compared to $162,700 in 2015. The Three Rivers Association of Realtors represents more than 900 members primarily in Will and Grundy counties.

Forest Preserve District readies for annual invasive species removal By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s two main board committees met Wednesday morning and recommended the full board approve several measures at its next meeting. The forest preserve district is like-

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ly to continue its invasive species program after receiving bids for three different contracts, which district staff brought forward to the Operations Committee. The committee recommended the first contract, at $70,918.28, to Integrated Lakes Management of Waukegan.

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bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – A Country Club Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years behind bars for the murder of a University Park teenager in 2011. Tommie Crockwell Sr., 47, faced a minimum of 45 years in prison so “anything [Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak] gave him would be a life sentence,” defense attorney Sam Adam said. On Oct. 26, 2011, Johnny Rouse, 19, was killed while walking through Craig Park in University Park. An investigation by the Will-Grundy Major Crimes Task Force was stymied for

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ing to the recording. Crockwell Sr. was driven to the park and waited in the bushes until Rouse walked past, then shot him once in the back of the neck. Crockwell Sr. had no prior criminal record, but the judge said the circumstances of the crime prevented her from issuing the minimum sentence. “It was an [ambush] in the dark on the unsuspecting Mr. Rouse,” Bertani-Tomczak said. Keith Rouse recalled the last time he saw his son alive. He went into his room to say he was leaving for work and put some meal money on his

dresser. They each said they loved the other. The next time Keith Rouse saw his son was in the back of a mortuary. “Seeing your child’s body cold and lifeless is something no one should endure,” Keith Rouse said. “I don’t hate you. ... I can’t forgive you. You took my son away from me but you can’t take my humanity away from me.” Keith Rouse finished his testimony by addressing Crockwell Sr. from the witness stand. “Just as Johnny can’t get out of his square box, I don’t think you should get out of yours,” he said. Crockwell Sr. did not address the court before he was sentenced.

and would go to Homer Environmental LLC of Lockport. It is for work at McKinley Woods Preserve, Messenger Woods Nature Preserve and Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve. Funding for the projects comes out of the district’s construction and development fiscal 2017 budget, aside from a $10,000 annual contribution by the Lockport Township Park District through a management agreement for Dellwood Park West. The committee also was presented

with the 2016 annual vandalism report. According to district documents, there were 180 incidents of vandalism, fly dumping, theft or accidents resulting in losses at 36 district sites, with a total cost of $13,611.41 to date in materials, labor, equipment and contracted repairs. The totals represent a 21 percent increase from 2015 in the total number of incidents and a 25 percent decrease from 2015 in the total cost. Sugar Creek Preserve and Hammel Woods had

the highest number of incidents and McKinley Woods and Wauponsee Glacial Trail recorded the highest costs in 2016. The district’s Finance Committee positively recommended the 2017 vehicle fuel contract. The district received one bid for the contract, at a cost of $163,272, submitted by Heritage FS Inc. of Wilmington. The contract includes up to 58,000 gallons of gasoline and 14,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

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MarySue McLey and her family are grateful that early signs and a test for a scheduled surgery found her heart disease, which allowed her life to be saved. In the back of her mind, she wondered if it might be her heart, but she and her husband decided it was probably not. She was too young to have angina, they thought. Meanwhile, her symptoms grew

worse. “Every time I exerted myself,” she said, “tingling and numbness went up and down my arms. It was more prominent in my right arm, and I had a lot of shortness of breath.”

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COAL CITY – February is Heart Health Month, physicians and patients are stepping up to remind folks to be aware of the symptoms of heart disease and to get medical help immediately when they experience them. One can be any age, gender, size or state of health and have serious heart problems. MarySue McLey of Coal City might have been thought of as too young for heart disease at age 49. She had been a little short of breath, but then again, that had been going on for decades, she said. Even in high school, she couldn’t put in the long-distance mileage her teammates did when running. She was diagnosed, mistakenly, she said she learned later, with asthma. During the summer of 2015, as McLey and her family still were reeling from the damage the infamous Coal City tornado did to their home, she took her dog for a walk around the neighborhood. “I had the worst chest pain,” she said. “I had to sit down on the sidewalk with my dog until it subsided.”

Even little tasks such as bringing in the groceries or vacuuming would set off her symptoms again. It was October 2016 when McLey saw her physician, Morris Hospital cardiologist Dr. Syed Ahmed, to prepare for carpal tunnel surgery to repair an injury from repetitive keyboard typing. Ahmed had given her a stress test a couple of years before, she said, because of a family history of heart disease. He told her he wanted a nuclear dye stress test before the surgery, McLey said, since it had been a while since her last one. It was a good thing she had it. “Dr. Ahmed said there was something unusual in the test,” she said, “and he wanted to do an angioplasty. ... When I woke up from the angioplasty, Dr. Ahmed, my mom and dad and my husband were all in the room.” The finding was serious. McLey had a rare birth defect called ALCAPA, or anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. It’s a condition that involves a different placement of a coronary artery.

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The condition occurs in about 1 in 300,000 babies, according to the American Heart Association’s website. A majority of those undiagnosed babies die of congestive heart failure within the first year of their life. McLey somehow had survived 50 years with the heart vessel abnormality. At any time, she could have suffered sudden cardiac death, heart failure, myocardial ischemia or arrhythmia’s. The diagnosis was not easy to take. “My mom started crying and had to leave Dr. Syed the room,” she said. Ahmed “My mouth was open, and I said, ‘Repeat that again.’ [Dr. Ahmed] said I could have had a massive heart attack anywhere, anytime, and I would have probably died.” Ahmed scheduled her immediately for open heart surgery in Chicago. Today, McLey is better. Her rehabilitation at Morris Hospital is going very well, she said. “I feel better than I have my whole life,” she said. “This past birthday, I had the biggest celebration of my life. God has given me a second chance in life. ... I probably never had asthma. It was a misdiagnosis.”

“We are seeing more and more cases of heart disease in women probably due to increased awareness and paying more attention to the symptoms.” Dr. Syed Ahmed

Morris Hospital cardiologist Heart disease can happen to anyone, Ahmed said, of any age, and people with symptoms should take them very seriously. According to the AHA, symptoms of a heart attack in women can be different than those in men and can include: • Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of the chest. It lasts more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. • Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. • Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. • Other signs, such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of

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POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court. • Ricardo Ledesema-Rodriguez, 30, of the 3100 block of West 39th Place in Chicago, was arrested by Bolingbrook police Jan. 26 on a charge of delivery of drugs. • Jose L. Lopez, 26, of the 5600 block of South Trumbull Avenue in Chicago, was arrested by Bolingbrook police Jan. 26 on charges of delivery of marijuana and marijuana possession. • Jose L. Mascote, 21, of the 100 block of Hobbs Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Jan. 26 on charges of aggravated battery and vandalism. • Martin Ocampo, 40, of the 5900 block of South Mozart Street in Chicago, was arrested by Bolingbrook police Jan. 26 on a charge of delivery of drugs. • Kyle A. Sears, 27, of the 2000 block of Black Road in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police Jan. 26 on charges of burglary, theft and shoplifting. • Lavance L. Steels, 29, of Michigan City, Indiana, was arrested by Crete police Jan. 26 on charges of aggravated robbery, armed robbery and robbery.

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BRAIDWOOD – Two women were arrested by Braidwood police in unrelated drug cases Tuesday night. The first incident occurred about 5:50 p.m. when officers saw a vehicle with a cracked window on Main Street in Braidwood and made a traffic stop. Chief Nick Ficarello said Tiffany R. Emanuelson, 34, “was acting very nervous” and a police canine detected Tiffany R. Emanuelson drugs in the area. When Emanuelson was asked if she had anything illegal, she removed four bags of heroin from her bra, Ficarello said. Emanuelson was taken to the police station where she Tammy L. Fiedler then turned over seven other bags that had been hidden in her underpants. Ficarello said police seized 4 grams of heroin. Emanuelson, of the 400 block of West Main Street in Essex, was arrested on a charge of drug possession and

booked into the Will County jail. At 6:30 p.m. police received information that Tammy L. Fiedler, 35, was going to be selling drugs in a parking lot in the 100 block of East Main Street in Braidwood, Ficarello said. Officers reportedly witnessed a drug sale and moved in to arrest Fiedler and seize 21 Adderall tablets. Ficarello said Fiedler has been under investigation for drug activity “for the last several months.” Fiedler, of the 1900 block of North Division Street in Morris, was arrested on charges of delivery of drugs and drug possession and booked into the Will County Jail.

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MORRIS – When Pastor Esther Holiday was a young girl, she was forced to leave a home where abuse occurred more days than not. At 17 years old, she took to the streets of Chicago with a boyfriend and soon found herself in a situation she had no control over – prostitution. “I had to leave my home; if you knew the kind of home it was you’d understand,” she said. “I hit the streets and got in with the wrong type of people.” Today, Holiday is a pastor at House of Glory for all Nations Church in Morris, where she has made it her mission to provide girls, who are now like she was a way out of the streets and the sex trafficking industry. She said it’s important to bring the message to all people, even the small rural towns such as Morris where young girls are kidnapped and sold to sex traffickers and forced to do things they never intended to do. She said with the internet, sex traffickers have found their way into lives of girls everywhere, so she founded the Love Outreach Training and Development Center to educate Morris and

surrounding communities about sex trafficking and give the girls someone to reach out to. On Saturday, Holiday held an open house at the center’s new office at 1522 Creek Drive in Morris. She said she is working with Selah Freedom and Dream Center, both of Chicago, as well as Children of the Night in California in an effort to reach the girls being trafficked and give them someone to call who can help them escape. In addition to those groups, she also is working with a local trauma nurse and a therapist from Guardian Angel Services as she moves forward. She said networking with other agencies helps her to have resources to get the girls out safely and to people who are equipped to take care of their physical and emotional scars as well as provide them with a place to live. Holiday said she will be reaching out to Morris Community High School to see how she can help educate the local girls on what to watch for and how to avoid situations that could land them in the world of sex trafficking. For information, call Holiday at 815651-8564 or email loveoutreachtc@yahoo.com.

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domestic violence victims and sexual assault victims. Support from United Way has helped the agency continue domestic violence programs for which Guardian Angel is owed more than $100,000 in state funding, Kutlesa said. “Because of what’s going on at the state level and federal level, I don’t know if there was a time when support was more critical,” she said. Guardian Angel and the Greater Joliet Area YMCA are two organizations that have been funded through United Way since it was the Joliet Community Chest. United Way funds especially are important in supporting children who otherwise might not be able to take part in 42 after-school programs that the YMCA runs in Joliet- and Plainfield-area schools, said James Watts, chief executive officer of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA. “The funds that we get from United Way have helped us make good on our promise not to turn anybody away if they cannot afford us,” Watts said.

janitorial work May 1 to fill in after the previous custodial contractor, Unicare Building Maintenance, stopped providing services because it was not getting paid. Unicare is suing the Rialto and claims an outstanding balance of $23,383. “My wife didn’t want to do this,” he said, noting that she has a full-time job. But they both took over cleaning duties to help the Rialto. Mike Biedron said he did not have another job when he left the Rialto but now is working for the state of Illinois. Interim Executive Director Timothy Berry said one of the engineers from Mike Biedron’s staff, Mark Busen, has taken over the building manager’s duties on an interim basis. He said the Rialto plans to hire someone for the job but does not know when. “It’s just an important position that needs to be filled,” Berry said. “We do hope to fill it sooner rather than later.” Berry works for VenuWorks, the management company that arrived in September and is in the process of negotiating a contract with the new board. At least a one-year contract must be in place before the Rialto receives $250,000 in needed funds from the city of Joliet. The Rialto faces a backlog of unpaid bills that was listed at $597,000 last week.

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OBITUARIES Edith V. Bossi, passed away at Willow Falls Assisted Living Center, Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Age 90 years. Survived by her friends and family at Willow Falls where she received wonderful care and from the Joliet Area Community Hospice Nurses. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Maria (nee Mazzalli) Bossi; two sisters, Yolanda and Norma Bossi and her twin sister, Gloria Bossi. Graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing, UIC DePaul and College of St. Francis. Edith was a nurse for over 40 years at St. Joseph Medical Center. Committal services will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 23060 W. Jefferson St., Thursday at 10:30 A.M. For information (815) 744-0022 or www.CHSFUNERAL.com.

Born: May 14, 1928 Died: January 29, 2017

Elizabeth F. Burkhardt (Corp) nee Anzelc, age 88, at rest Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Born in Rockdale on May 14, 1928 to the late Anton and Anna (nee Gersich) Anzelc. A lifelong Joliet area resident. Member of the Slovenian Union of America and the Paulites. Survived by her daughter, Ann E. Corp of Joliet; two sisters, Theresa (Peter) Papesh of Joliet and Catherine Emery of Lemont; one brother, Charles Anzelc, Sr. of Plainfield; stepchildren, Karen (John) Holy and John (Connie Menefee) Burkhardt. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Preceded by her parents; her first husband, Francis Corp, Jr.; her second husband, John B. Burkhardt; siblings, Anton (Susan) Anzelc, Mary (Martin) Kambic, Anna (Ed) Montgomery, Joseph (Bertha) Sterle, Johanna (John) Gorc, Frances (Matthew) Senffner, John Sterle, Matilda (Steve) Tadey, William (Catherine) Anzelc, John (Mary) Anzelc; sister-in-law, Evelyn Anzelc and brother-in-law, John Emery. As it was Elizabeth’s request, she donated her body to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois for the advancement of medical study. A Memorial Mass for Elizabeth Burkhardt will be celebrated Friday, February 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 600 N. Brookforest Drive, Shorewood, IL. Family will receive friends and relatives from 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass. Future inurnment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital would be appreciated.

MacARTHUR LEE CAMPBELL Born: February 4, 1957 Died: January 26, 2017

MacArthur Lee Campbell was born on February 4, 1957 in Camden, Mississippi, to the union of Willie and Sallie Campbell. MacArthur was taken to eternal rest on January 26, 2017. MacArthur attended Velma Jackson High School, and entered into the United States Army upon completion of high school in 1975. He finished his term and was honorably discharged as a disabled veteran. After his discharge, MacArthur relocated to San Jose, California, where he resided for nearly 40 years. MacArthur was the youngest of his siblings, and was preceded in death by his parents, William and Sallie Campbell; five brothers, George Willie Campbell, James Campbell, Thomas Campbell, Truman Campbell, and Leroy Campbell; three sisters, Mary (Luther) Jones, Susie Campbell, and Sallie Bacon. Mac leaves to cherish his memories one sister, Eva (Ernest) Williams of Joliet, IL; one brother, Henry Campbell of Belzoni, Mississippi; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at the funeral home. Service at 10:30 AM, Pastor Gary R. Williams, officiating. Interment following at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. Minor-Morris Funeral Home, Ltd. 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

ris, IL; one daughter, Regina (Adam Berman) Cotner of Kailua Kona, HI; one sister, Sheila (the late Greg) Baranski of Channahon, IL; three nephews, Charles (Erica) Young, Ahren (Beth) Baranski and James (Elaine) Hutson; two nieces, Theresa (Ken) Black and Michele (Mark) Linhardt; and families also survive. Funeral Services for Marjorie Ann Cotner have been held in an intimate gathering with her immediate family as she had requested. Cremation rites have been accorded. Arrangements entrusted to the care and guidance of Fred C. Dames Funeral Home. For further information, please call 815-9425040 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www. fredcdames.com.

MARIA E. GARCIA-DIAZ Maria E. Garcia-Diaz, age 65, passed away Tuesday January 31, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center. Survived by her husband, Joaquin Diaz; two daughters, Elvia (Dayton) Garcia-Dawson and Marina Diaz; five sons, Teodoro (Rosie), Carlos (Rosa), Vicente, Javier (MaryLou) and Jose Garcia; sisters, Juanita Loza, Hilda Martinez, Margaret Garcia and Noemi Garcia; brothers, David, Robert, Albert, Ismael and Rodulfo Garcia; 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her daughter, Alma Garcia; parents, Manuel and Maria (Rocha) Garcia; one sister, Odelia Pardez; and one brother, Juan Garcia. Born in Sebastian, Texas, living in Joliet. Member of the Apostolic Assembly Church. Funeral Services will be held, Saturday February 4, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Apostolic Assembly Church, 201 Manhattan Rd, Joliet, IL 60433. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation Friday 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home.

MARJORIE ANN COTNER

Born: May 18, 1936 Died: January 27, 2017

Marjorie Ann Cotner (nee Hutson) “Cookie,” age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Morris. Born on May 18, 1936 to Cecil and Grace (nee Baldwin) Hutson. A long time resident of Morris, she worked at Casey’s General Store in Channahon, she had a smile on her face for everyone she met while there for several years after retiring in 1997 as a glass worker from Ball Glass in Plainfield. Preceded by her parents; and two brothers, Leonard Hutson and Billy Joe Hutson. Survived by her son, Michael Cotner of Mor-

ANN L. LANE

Born: April 2, 1925 Died: January 28, 2017 Ann L. Lane was born April 2, 1925 to Eugene McDaniel and Mary McDaniel (nee Jones) in Mexia, Texas. She was the youngest of five children. Ann was a member of Victory Cathedral Worship Center, under the leadership of Pastor Smokie Norful and has been a victory walker and served on the Mother’s Ministry and GYA

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ TheHerald-News.com or call 815-5264438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at TheHerald-News. com/obits where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. Ministry. Ann went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Mary McDaniel; son in infancy, Lester Lane, Jr.; her siblings, Johnnie C. “J.C.” McDaniel, Emma Lee McDaniel-Wharton, Eugene McDaniel, and James McDaniel; sisters-in-law, Gussie McDaniel and Birdie McDaniel; great-grandson, Anthony Byrd; and her beloved dog, Princess. Left to celebrate her life and legacy is her loving and devoted daughter, Lola (Robert) Gilmore; five grands, Gwenda Williams; Bonita (George) Kimbrough, Lamarris Creal, Deidre (Terry) Morris, and Patricia Hill; 12 great-grandchildren; 26 great-great-grandchildren; five great-great-great-grandchildren; special friends; Eddie B. Edwards, Pearlean Spights, Annie M. Betts, Ceola Edmond and Dorothy Vidales; and many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home and Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Victory Cathedral Worship Center, 369 N. Weber Rd., Bolingbrook, IL. Service at 10:00 AM, Pastor Smokie Norful, officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. Minor-MorrisFuneral Home, Ltd. 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

ROBERT E. MURTAUGH Robert E. Murtaugh, 71, of Joliet, IL., died from his battle with lymphoma on January 30, 2017. He was a member of the Lockport Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his wife, Alma S Murtaugh (Roberts); both parents, Robert W and Evelyn F (Grorich) Murtaugh; and a sister, Mary (Roger) Gaughan. Survived by two daughters, Suzette (Joel) Tolbert and Cynthia (Branden) Pedersen; grandsons, Joshua (Rachel) Tolbert and Caleb Tolbert; a granddaughter, Emma Sue Pedersen; a sister, Judith A Murtaugh; and two nephews, Kevin Gaughan and Patrick (Diane) Gaughan. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 1:00pm, at the Lockport Church of Christ, 615 N State St., Lockport, IL. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Joliet Hospice. www.joliethospice.org. • Continued on page 16

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ELIZABETH F. BURKHARDT

Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL is in charge of arrangements. For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com.

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Japanese arcade pioneer and ‘Father of Pac-Man’ has died By YURI KAGEYAMA The Associated Press

TOKYO – Masaya Nakamura, the “Father of Pac-Man” who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91. Nakamura, who died Jan. 22, founded Namco, part of Bandai Namco, in 1955. It started out as just two mechanical horse rides on a department store rooftop but went on to pioneer game arcades and amusement parks. Bandai Namco, formed in 2005 from a merger of two game companies, confirmed Monday that Nakamura had died.

Pac-Man, designed by Namco engineer and video game maker Toru Iwatani, went on sale in 1980, at a time when there were few rival games, such as Space Invaders. The plucky yellow circle with the huge mouth was a huge hit. It’s estimated to have been played more than 10 billion times: Guinness World Record has named it the world’s most successful coin-operated arcade game. The game was nonviolent but just challenging enough to hook players into steering the Pac-Man for hours through its mazes on the hunt for ghostly tidbits. The iconic Pac-Man adorns T-shirts and other merchandise and inspired

animation shows, a breakfast cereal and even the nickname for Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. The idea for Pac-Man’s design came from the image of a pizza with a slice carved out. Nakamura reportedly chose the word “Pac,” or “pakku” in Japanese, to represent the sound of the Pac-Man munching its prey. “Pac-Man is a gamer-friendly game with tons of cute characters, and that’s why it was loved for such a long time,” Iwatani said in 2015 at a New York red carpet premiere of “Pixels,” which featured Pac-Man creatures and featured him in a cameo role. The game started out as an arcade item and then was played on the Nintendo Family Computer home con-

sole. It since has been adapted for cellphones, PlayStation and Xbox formats. Other hits from Namco include driving simulation games such as “Ridge Racer” and a drumming game. Nakamura was a key player in Bandai Namco’s global growth. His pet saying was that his company delivered varied and total entertainment. He took pride in having fun and games for his job. The company reported Nakamura’s death but would not comment on its cause or other personal details, citing his family’s wishes. A private wake and funeral were held for the family, but a separate memorial is being planned, Bandai-Namco said.

cards. She had a keen love of music and enjoyed singing with the Holy Family Church Choir of North Chicago. She also had a passion for researching family genealogy. Most of all, she enjoyed time with her family and grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Petruska (1989); her parents, Charles and Hannah (nee Williamson) Nolen; four brothers; three sisters; and two stepsons, William and Terrence Petruska. Survived by three daughters, Margaret “Peggy” (late Gerhart) Rommel of Grayslake, IL, Kathleen (Don) Fisher of Joliet, and Elizabeth Petruska of San Jose, CA; one son, John “Art” (Darlene Smithhart) Jackson of Oklahoma City, OK; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Petruska; one brother, Rudolph (late Jean) Nolen of Sacramento, CA; twelve grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. On behalf of our family we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our mom’s caregivers Crystal, Linda and M.J. at Allied Health. Clara B. Petruska lie in state Monday February 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of her Mass of Christian Burial which will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 15000 W. Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth, IL. Fr. James Merold will officiate. Interment will be at Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Joliet Area Community Hospice or the Alzheimers Association in her name would be appreciated. Visitation on Saturday will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., with prayers at 2:00 p.m. by Fr. Jim Lennon at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Roads, Joliet. For more information, please call 815-7415500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www. fredcdames.com.

VALERIA P. WITTENKELLER

procession to St. John Vianney Church, 401 Brassel St., Lockport, IL. for 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial. Interment S.S. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery. Visitation, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Arrangements entrusted to: Pisut Funeral Services 815-722-0998

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MARY MAC PENNINGTON Mary Mac Pennington, age 76 of Romeoville, IL. Passed away Friday January 27, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Charles Pennington Sr. and William Watts; loving mother of Charles (fiancée Robyn) Pennington Jr., William (Tiffany) Watts and the late Lindbergh Pennington; devoted grandmother of William S. Watts, Nicholas Watts, Charles Pennington and Trinity Watts; fond sister of Priscilla (Ron) Besel and the late Madeline Farmer, William McKeehan, O.C. McKeehan, Betty Powers, Brenda Aldey, James McKeehan and Harrison McKeehan Jr.; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday February 3, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Anderson Memorial Chapel 606 Townhall Dr. Romeoville, IL., funeral service Saturday February 4, 2017 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, IL.

CLARA B. PETRUSKA Clara B. Petruska (nee Nolen) passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Inn at Willow Falls, Crest Hill, IL at age of 92. Born in Huntington, IN, she was a long time North Chicago resident before retiring with Walter to Joliet in 1987. Retired from Lake Forest High School after many years of food service. She was an active volunteer at the Rialto Square Theater for 21 enjoyable years. Clara was an avid golfer who also loved gardening, traveling to see family, and playing

Born: August 14, 1924 Died: January 29, 2017

Valeria (Val) P. Wittenkeller, nee Brnca, 92 years, passed away at Joliet Area Community Hospice. Survived by two daughters, Jeanette (late Michael) Lyons of Bloomington, Minnesota and Jodene (Mark) Hertko of Homer Glen; one son, Willard Wittenkeller Jr. of Lockport; One brother, Raymond (late Agnes) Brnca of Joliet; Four grandchildren, Jessica (William) Batterman, Christopher Lyons, Kristin (Tyler) Young and Elyse Hertko; Three precious great grandsons, Noah, Finn, and Reed Batterman; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Willard (2000); her parents, Joseph and Kristina Brnca; one son, Ricky at infancy; one grandson, James Hertko at infancy; three brothers, Stephen (late Bernice) Brnca, Joseph (late Dora) Brnca and Daniel (late Dolores) Brnca; three sisters, Mary (late John Rubocki) Texas, Emily (late Adolph (Oberts) Joliet and Anna at infancy. Born in Joliet, IL. moved to Lockport, IL. in 1957. Member of The Daughters of Isabella. As a young adult, Val worked as a waitress at the Louis Joliet Hotel. ‘Val and Willie’ owned and operated Wittenkeller Dental Lab from 1952 until retirement in 1985. She loved fabrics and design and was an excellent seamstress. Her life was devoted to her family and friends. She loved hosting celebrations for birthdays, holidays and special occasions. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Richelle Lugo CNA, for 4 years of dedicated in-home caregiving of our Mother. In lieu of flowers, donations to Joliet Area Community Hospice for their loving and compassionate care. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at 9:45 am from Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd. Joliet. Then driving in

DARLENE YOUNG-NEWELL Born: November 18, 1956 Died: January 28, 2017

Darlene Young-Newell, was born on November 18, 1956 by way of John (Jewell) Reed and Mary (Louis) Rhynes in Caruthersville, MO. She passed away on January 28, 2017 at the age of 60. After moving to the Joliet area at a young age, she received her education in the Joliet Public School system. She took pride in being employed at Harrah’s Casino Joliet before her passing. She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents and uncles. She leaves to cherish in her memories, her parents; husband, Abraham Newell Jr.; four children, Dentson (Leslie) Reed, Demetria Grubbs, Shameka (Antoine) Dawson, and De’Nett Reed; four brothers, John (Jacqueline) Reed, Gregory (Jillian) Reed, James Reed, and Daryl (Jennifer) Green; three sisters, Eva (Eugene) Palmer, Reva (David)Hester, and Mary Reed; 13 grandchildren, numerous aunts, nieces, nephews,cousins, and a host of friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the funeral home and Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 am at St. John M.B. Church, 104 E. Zarley Blvd., Joliet, IL. Service at 10:00 am, Pastor Herbert Brooks Jr., officiating. Interment following at Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL. Minor-Morris Funeral Home, Ltd. 112 Richards St. (815) 723-1283

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By KIANNAH SEPEDA–MILLER The Associated Press

CHICAGO – A bipartisan group of lawmakers and other officials reached agreement Wednesday on a plan to bring more equity to the way Illinois funds its schools, although enacting the blueprint could be tricky amid the state’s budget stalemate. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner convened the 25-member commission six months ago to address the growing spending gap between low- and high-poverty districts, one of the widest such gaps in the nation. The framework would create funding targets for districts based on the needs of a student population, rather than the current system in which every district receives the same base level of per-student funding. Under the new model, districts with high percentages of low-income or disabled students, for example, would get additional resources. Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar, who has sponsored previous school funding legislation, had hoped the commission would be able to introduce legislation Wednesday. But short of that, he said the fact that the group agreed that more resources are needed for districts with high numbers of low-income students is “substantial.”

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Metra fare increase took effect Wednesday

CHICAGO – Passengers are paying more to travel on Chicago’s suburban commuter rail service. Metra’s fare increase took effect Wednesday. One-way tickets increased by 25 cents, or between 2.4 percent and 7.1 percent depending how far a passenger is traveling. Monthly passes are increasing by $11.75, while 10-ride tickets will cost $2.75 more a ticket. Metra’s board approved the increase last year. They said it will generate an additional $16 million, and all of that money will go toward a backlog of capital projects. The fare increase is Metra’s third in three years.

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Illinois State Secretary of Education Beth Purvis smiles Feb. 18 at Riverton Middle School in Riverton. A group of Illinois lawmakers have agreed on a framework for making the way Illinois funds its schools more equitable. “Now today the task is to take this report and translating it into a bill,” Manar said. “The true measure of success will be ... whether or not Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature can come to an agreement with Gov. Rauner and enact a meaningful change.” Previous efforts to overhaul Illinois’

Feds reimburse $4M for veterans home water system

QUINCY – The federal government is reimbursing Illinois more than $4 million for a new water treatment facility at a Quincy veterans home that was the site of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was awarding the money to the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, which would reimburse the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. An outbreak of the disease killed 12 people and sickened at least 54 in 2015 and a federal report found the bacteria was likely spread by an aging water system. The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease grow in warm water and are often present in water supplies. The disease is spread when a person inhales water mist.

Chicago’s Willis Tower to get $500M face-lift

CHICAGO – Chicago’s famed Willis Tower skyscraper is preparing for a $500

school funding formula have failed, in part because bolstering poorer districts either shifted money away from wealthier ones or cost the financially struggling state billions more overall. And many obstacles remain. The group estimated it would cost an additional $3.5 billion to $6 billion to en-

million face-lift under an ambitious plan supported by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The renovations call for six levels of entertainment, restaurant and retail space that could become an attraction for the building’s thousands of employees and the 1.7 million annual visitors drawn to its SkyDeck Chicago observation deck on the 103rd floor. The SkyDeck also would be improved under the plan. The owners also have agreed to offer 5,000 tickets annually to Chicago Public Schools. “A lot of kids don’t know about downtown,” Emanuel said. “Don’t see the office buildings. Don’t ride in elevators. This is going to make sure that this icon is part of all Chicago kids’ lives.” A revamped plaza will include a 30,000-square-foot outdoor deck and garden, as well as a three-story transparent glass structure set atop the existing plaza. The skyscraper, considered the second-tallest building in the nation, opened as Sears Tower in 1974. The building is owned by private equity and real estate

sure each district has adequate funding. Illinois Secretary of Education Beth Purvis – who was appointed by Rauner to lead the commission – said that amount would vary depending on how the legislation is written, what percentage of spending comes from the state and the demographics of individual districts. She said the increase would be phased in over many years and that no school district would receive less money than it’s currently getting on a per-student basis. The commission didn’t address where that money would come from. That decision would be left to the Democrat-led Legislature and Rauner. The talks about overhauling the school formula have progressed even as lawmakers remain unable to solve the state’s overall budget standoff, which is now well into its second year. Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Senate included school funding reform in a recent attempt to negotiate a “grand bargain” solution to the larger crisis. Illinois House Democratic Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, a committee member, said new resources are critical to the success of an equitable funding formula. She added that questions remain over how to increase funding without overburdening local taxpayers who are already “taxing themselves to the hilt” to fund their schools.

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Delayed payment ups costs in whistleblower case

CHICAGO – Chicago State University has been ordered by a Cook County judge to pay $4.3 million to a school official who was fired after accusing the school’s former president of misconduct. That’s about $1 million more than a jury awarded in 2014 to attorney James Crowley because the university has delayed paying damages in a whistleblower lawsuit. The jury in 2014 found Crowley was fired for turning over former university president Wayne Watson’s employment records to a faculty member under the state’s open records law, and for exposing questionable university contracts. Crowley said Tuesday he hopes a newly appointed university board of trustees brings the case to a close rather than spend more money contesting the case.

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on Wednesday. The book, still untitled, is structured around hunPITTSBURGH – Insufficient chlo- dreds of favorite quotations that have inspired her. The publisher rine in Pittsburgh’s public water said Clinton will use the quotes to supply led to the closure Wednes“tell stories from her life, up to and day of nearly two dozen grade including her experiences in the schools and a boil-water advisory 2016 presidential campaign” and in neighborhoods that include into her thoughts on the future. the University of Pittsburgh and “These are the words I live by,” Carnegie Mellon University. Clinton said in a statement. “These The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer quotes have helped me celebrate Authority said the advisory applied to 100,000 customers in the city the good times, laugh at the absurd times, persevere during the of more than 305,000 residents, but officials also stressed that the hard times and deepen my appreadvisory was only a precautionary ciation of all life has to offer.” measure and no public health Israel evacuates West Bank problems were reported. amid new settlement binge Officials said Wednesday AMONA, West Bank – Israeli evening that no contaminants had been found in the water, but some forces uprooted this West Bank fire hydrants would be opened to outpost Wednesday, removing residents and hundreds of their help flush the system. By Wednesday afternoon, school supporters in sometimes violent clashes as they dismantled a comSuperintendent Anthony Hamlet said city officials had supplied the munity that has become a symbol 22 affected schools and two early of Jewish settler defiance. The evacuation, which came childhood centers with enough after years of legal battles, came water to reopen Thursday. amid a flurry of bold new settlement moves by Israel’s governHillary Clinton to reflect on 2016 race in new book ment, which has been buoyed by NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton has President Donald Trump’s election. Thousands of police officers a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning carried out the removal, squaring off against hundreds of protesters, loss last fall to Donald Trump. many of them young religious The former secretary of state, senator and first lady is working on activists who flocked to the a book of personal essays expect- wind-swept hilltop to show their ed to come out Sept. 26, Simon & solidarity with residents. Schuster told The Associated Press – Wire reports

Trump: Scrap rules to confirm high court pick By ERICA WERNER and MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate’s Republican leader Wednesday to resort to the “nuclear option” of scrapping longstanding chamber rules if needed to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, an aggressive opening to what’s shaping up as a ferocious clash over the future of the high court. At the White House a day after nominating Gorsuch, Trump endorsed a scenario that would involve majority Republicans unilaterally changing Senate rules over the objections of the Democratic minority. It could come into play if Democrats try to block Gorsuch’s confirmation with a filibuster, as the liberal base is demanding, and would allow the GOP to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority instead of the 60 votes now needed. Addressing GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell from the White House, Trump said, “If we end up with that gridlock I would say, ‘If you can, Mitch, go nuclear.’ ” He said of Gorsuch that it “would be a absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web.” Trump made his comments as Gorsuch traversed Capitol Hill, escorted by Vice President Mike Pence and winning extravagant praise from Republican senators. Democratic divisions were on display. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced intense opposition from base voters to Trump’s nominee, while political risks confronted a half-dozen Democratic senators representing red states who are up for re-election next year and may feel pressure to support Gorsuch. “The president made an outstanding appointment; we’re all thrilled and looking

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Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch (left) meets with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., on Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. forward to getting the confirmation process started,” McConnell said as he stood with a smiling Gorsuch in the senator’s ceremonial office in the Capitol. McConnell has not said whether he might invoke the nuclear option if minority Democrats block Gorsuch’s confirmation, but the Senate leader has said repeatedly that, one way or another, Gorsuch will be confirmed. He reiterated that Wednesday evening in an interview on WHAS radio in Kentucky, saying: “Well I appreciate the president’s advice. What I would say to him is what I would say to you: We’re going to get this nominee confirmed and this is the beginning of a lengthy process.” Democrats are still smarting over the treatment of Judge Merrick Garland, former President Barack Obama’s nominee to the court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia a year ago. McConnell never allowed even a hearing on Garland over 10 months, asserting that the decision was up to the next president. Now some on the left are demanding payback. “This is a stolen seat being filled by an illegitimate and extreme nominee, and I will do everything in my power to stand up against this assault

on the court,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Schumer reiterated Wednesday that Democrats would insist on a 60-vote threshold for Gorsuch in the 100-member Senate, “not because they did it to us or we did it to them, but because 60 votes produces a mainstream candidate.” But as Schumer and other Democrats made clear, for many the fight was less about the mild-mannered 49-year-old appeals court judge than about Trump himself. Schumer said that “this Supreme Court will be tried in ways that few courts have been tested since the earliest days of the Republic.” Schumer had been invited to meet with Gorsuch on Wednesday but declined so he could learn more about the nominee’s record first. The rules change for Supreme Court nominees would be a momentous departure for the Senate, which traditionally operates day-to-day via deliberation and bipartisan consent. There is concern by some that it could begin to unravel Senate traditions at a hyperpartisan moment in politics and perhaps end up in the complete elimination of the filibuster – resulting in an entirely different Senate from the one that’s existed for decades.

Grave concerns over Trump’s immigration order Our national security is paramount, and the safety of the American people is the president’s primary responsibility. We undoubtedly need a comprehensive look at our immigration vetting process, and we need to be vigilant against all those who enter this country with intentions to cause harm to our country, our freedoms and our citizens. However, as I expressed over the weekend, I have grave concerns with President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order. From the miscommunication with executing this blanket order signed on a Friday evening, we watched as mass confusion created chaos and hysteria across the country and around the world. Stemming from this, I grew even more concerned about the impacts such an order will have on legal U.S. permanent residents, green card holders and visa requests for Iraqis (and their families) who served

VIEWS Rep. Adam Kinzinger with our military and U.S. personnel overseas. Encouraged by calls from Secretary James Mattis to provide exemptions, I led a bipartisan letter with my colleagues here in the House to urge President Trump “to exempt military interpreters, aides and other allies who risked their lives alongside U.S. personnel in Iraq.” Our allies risked their own lives, and the safety of their families and loved ones, to advance America’s interests. As a military veteran, I live by the code to leave no man behind, and it’s critical we honor that code now. We must uphold our promise to the men and women who served alongside us on the battlefield – it’s the honorable thing to do, and sends a strong

message to those who currently show such courage serving alongside our military. I’m proud to have had the bipartisan support of my colleague and fellow veteran Rep. Duncan Hunter and our co-signers. As we navigate the days and weeks ahead, I hope the President recognizes the need for these exemptions, and the need to clarify the specifics of his immigration executive order. I hope he surrounds himself with people who truly understand the holes and gaps in our immigration process, and people who can encourage the best remedies possible. We simply cannot afford to put ourselves in a position where we turn our backs on our friends. The national security threats we face are very real. We are in a generational fight against radical Islamic terrorism, and, in order to win the war on terror, we must be joined by allies

in the Muslim world and have the support of other freedom-loving nations. The values we hold dear in this country must be at the forefront of our policymaking decisions, and the security of our citizens must never be compromised. As we said in our letter to the president, the contributions of these Iraqi individuals in support of America’s global campaign against radical terrorism is significant and invaluable to our mission. I’m hopeful the president will take our considerations and remedy these issues swiftly. As a member of Congress and a veteran, I will continue to speak up on behalf of the American people – and on behalf of our mission to serve as an example in a world drowning in chaos. America’s time is now.

A Newsmax article reported the racial wealth gap grew 30 percent and blacks have record-low home ownership and business loans. Obama functioned like a dictator, ignoring laws, Congress and the Constitution. He failed to enforce laws he didn’t like. He issued executive orders that usurped the function of Congress. He and his administration rewrote or redefined laws and made foreign deals without approval from Congress. All of his unconstitutional unilateral actions can now be undone by a new president. Obama’s foreign policies helped set the world aflame. Our enemies don’t fear us and our friends don’t trust us. We have seen the rise of ISIS and aggressions by China and Russia. At the same time, our military capability to defend ourselves has been reduced substantially. His domestic policies set race relations back by decades. Mass shootings increased tremendously. We are flooded with illegal immigrants and non-vetted, often violent Muslim refugees. His administration has been secretive, not transparent. Judicial Watch had to file 300 lawsuits because Freedom of Information Act requests were ignored. There were scandals including: IRS

targeting of conservatives, Fast+Furious, Obamacare lies and failure, illegal Iran hostage deal, illegally releasing five GITMO prisoners in trade for traitor Bowe Bergdahl, lies about cause of Benghazi attack, Veteran Administration deaths while waiting, commuting prison sentences of traitors Oscar Lopez Rivera and Chelsea Manning, and stabbing Israel in the back at the U.N. Obama left a terrible legacy.

• Adam Kinzinger is a Republican and the U.S. representative for Illinois’ 16th Congressional District.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Important information on South even after the meters were shut off. The city sued for payment of its bills Ridgewood Sanitary District

To the Editor: A letter to the editor that appeared in your Jan. 22 edition expressed deep consternation that the city of Joliet would experience an $800,000 loss from taking over the South Ridgewood Sanitary District. The facts in this matter are far different than recent news articles. The sanitary district was created by Joliet Township to provide relief for one of the most polluted areas in the state of Illinois. To accomplish its creation, each homeowner had to contribute $2,000, of which $800 was paid to the city of Joliet. In the beginning, all bills from the city were paid on time. However, insufficient sewage flow caused the flow valves to clog and give extremely high readings. After the city blew out the lines, the readings would return to normal. Unfortunately, the city stopped blowing out the lines. The district offered the city the proposal to blow out the lines one more time and use the readings of a 10-day period as the basis for billing. The city refused. The district stopped paying the extremely high bills the city kept issuing,

but had to withdraw its suit as there was no rational basis for the billing. All funds collected by the sanitary district, minus the monies spent for billing, collection and accounting, will be turned over to the city. The city also will get the district’s high quality sewer lines, which have no infiltration of stormwater. The only loss the city will experience is basically the collection and accounting costs, which amount to about $80,000. Some of these same costs the city would have had to bear had they been the operating system. Franklin D. Burkey

Attorney for the South Ridgewood Sanitary District

Obama’s terrible legacy

To the Editor: Barack Obama’s presidency started after a recession ended. His policies and actions delayed the recovery. We had subpar growth rates and a reduced civilian labor force participation rate. His stimulus program was mainly stimulated pork, political payoffs and debt. The national debt almost doubled and is now $60,000 a person, including children. Debt is borrowing and stealing from the younger generation.

Robert Lemke Joliet

Humpty Trumpty sits on the wall

To the Editor: Humpty Trumpty sat on a wall. The Mexicans were cheering he would fall. Looking down, he said “I’ll see y’all behind that marvelous wall.”

Manuel Ramirez

Crest Hill

Trump’s Great Wall To the Editor:

The Great Wall of Trump.

Raymond F. Stoiber Joliet

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SPORTS

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JJC women upset No. 3 Madison

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: JOLIET JUNIOR 72, MADISON 67

TEAM EFFORT

By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Joliet Junior College’s women’s basketball team had the unenviable task of following up on a loss to second-ranked Rock Valley College with a game against Madison College, a squad ranked third in NJCAA Division III. And in a clash of two players who already have been selected twice as the division’s National Player of the Week, JJC’s Deesha Brefford was held 11 points below her season average while Madison’s Rachel Slaney went 4½ points over her 25.5 scoring average, which is fifth-best in the nation, the numbers didn’t really add up to an upset win. But the Wolves had four other players who matched or exceeded Brefford’s nine-point total and thus were able to lead throughout much of the contest as they claimed a 72-67 North Central Community College Conference victory Wednesday at Fizz Wills Gym. Kianna Campbell (Lockport) led the Wolves (15-9, 5-4) with 19 points and five steals, Destiny Villalejo (Families of Faith Christian Academy) contributed 12 points, Treanna Perry (Joliet West) had 10 points and Cora Likins (Lincoln-Way Central) joined Brefford (six assists, 11 rebounds) with nine points apiece. That balanced attack more than made up for the 30-point and 22-rebound effort turned in by Slaney for the Wolfpack (17-5, 6-2). “This shows what we’re capable of,” Wolves coach Shaun Sanderson said. “We told them at the beginning of the season that we knew that they could do it, because we recruited you. They get used to the leading scorer scoring and they stand and watch. But Deesha does so many other things for us, like passing the ball and rebounding, and she’s so unselfish. “We talked about limiting them to one shot and giving ourselves second and third opportunities to score, because those are the baskets that you want. This is a tough conference with four teams that easily could be in the top 10. At the end of the day, there’s

Photos by Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

ABOVE: Madison’s Jamie Falk takes a shot against the Wolves on Wednesday in Joliet. BELOW: Joliet’s Treanna Perry and Madison’s Mackenzie Ripp contest a loose ball Wednesday in Joliet. only eight of us. I always say ‘Eight is enough,’ but they probably don’t remember that show.” The Wolves grabbed a 25-18 lead after one quarter and used a strong finish to give them a 48-36 halftime advantage, and Madison got no closer than seven points in the third quarter and still trailed, 58-51, with 10 minutes remaining. Slaney scored her final points on a rebound bucket with 4:50 to go to pull her team to within 64-62, but JJC held the visitors scoreless for the next 4:20 while going on an 8-0 run with Kierra Tyler (Joliet West) and Campbell each supplying four points in that decisive stretch. “This was our best game,” Campbell said. “We were prepared for it and wanted it really bad. We had a wakeup call against Rock (Valley), and we couldn’t take two big losses in a row, we had to come back and take one. “Deesha’s our leading scorer, so we all felt like, ‘let’s play like Deesha’ and

See JOLIET JUNIOR, page 24

“This shows what we’re capable of.” Shaun Sanderson, Joliet Junior College women’s basketball coach

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

By DICK GOSS

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• Thursday, February 2, 2017

ROMEOVILLE – Romeoville football coach Oliver Gibson was not about to say it during the season, but Wednesday’s National Letter of Intent Signing Day provided the ideal setting. “This young man not only has Saturday talent; if he continues to work hard, he has Sunday talent,” Gibson said as the school celebrated the signings/commitments of five football players. “That’s something I never would have said while he was playing for me, but it is the truth. He has that bright of a future.” The object of the coach’s adulation was running back Jordan Nettles, who signed with Northern Illinois University. He had committed to the Huskies last June 16. They made an offer to him shortly after he attended their camp. Nettles is not a big back by any means. He played last season at about 175 pounds. But he is tough, elusive and fast. Nettles, a Herald-News All-Area selection, rushed for 1,405 yards in his senior season and 18 touchdowns. He averaged 7.6 yards a carry and broke the school’s single-game rushing record with 291 yards against Plainfield Central. Opposing coaches and players consistently were complimentary of him. “It was humbling that they talked highly of me,” Nettles said. Romeoville finished 3-6 but did have a late-season, three-game winning streak. Nettles’ teammates who were cited Wednesday included offensive lineman Felipe Alvarez and defensive end Davon Maxey, who will attend Aurora University, defensive lineman Thaddeus Ampadu with the University of St. Francis and outside linebacker Birley Johnson with Robert Morris University. “I love doing this because at the end of the day, this is what it is all about,” Gibson said. “We have another kid, Scott Oderio, who will pick a college later. He is Academic All-State. We will have a couple of others playing in college, too.” “This was a great team to play on,” Nettles said of the Spartans. “I couldn’t be more happy for that experience. We would have liked for our record to be better, but at the end of the day, I was blessed to play on this team.” “Jordan is one of the most dedicated players I have seen,” Gibson said. “He is humble and hardworking. But it is his personality, humility and work ethic together that are going to take

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Romeoville’s Nettles signs with NIU

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Romeoville’s Jordan Nettles runs the ball during the Spartans’ 52-14 victory over Plainfield Central last fall. Nettles rushed for a school-record 291 yards and four touchdowns in the game. him a long way in football and in life.” Gibson, the national defensive player of the year in 1989 as a senior at Romeoville, played at Notre Dame, then spent nine seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. He has seen scores of talented backs. He said Nettles compares favorably to former Atlanta Falcons standout Warrick Dunn and current Miami Dolphins back Damien Williams, whom Gibson coached at Arizona Western Junior College before he transferred to Oklahoma. “Jordan has that same ability to plant his foot in the turf, stop on a dime, get vertical and change direc-

tions,” he said. Nettles currently is training for track season, where he plans to be busy. He said he could compete in the 100, 200 and three sprint relays. “Most definitely, I want to finish my last year in track with a bang,” he said. After graduation, he will head to NIU for summer camp. “If the summer goes well, they told me I may have a chance to play my freshman year,” Nettles said. “But if they redshirt me, it’s no different. I’ll still keep working. “When you’re a back at NIU, you have to block and catch the ball besides running. I’m working to be a back who can do everything. I feel I have to keep

working on everything. I want to be one of the greats, be in the NFL some day.” Gibson said NIU, which finished 5-7 last fall, is a good fit for Nettles, who plans to major in physical therapy. “I look at them as a Boise State of the Midwest,” he said. “Jordan will have an opportunity to play against a Big Ten or SEC school or two, and that will be a good proving ground.” Rod Carey is NIU’s head coach. The coach Nettles will deal with most often, in all likelihood, is offensive coordinator/assistant head coach/running backs coach Mike Uremovich, a Providence Catholic graduate and former University of St. Francis head coach.

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Six Providence football players reveal college picks By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com NEW LENOX – Six football players from Providence Catholic got the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends Wednesday as they announced where they intend to continue their careers in the sport, as well as their academic plans. Coach Mark Coglianese’s Celtics were represented by Chris Binder, Jared Drake, Martez Malone Jr., Kevin Marmo, Kevin O’Boyle and Richie Warfield, who are bound for six different schools that make up a good cross-section of college football. Warfield is headed to the University of Dayton in Ohio, where he plans to major in business. “I went there and really fell in love with the school,” Warfield said. “I liked all of the coaches and every player that I met there, and they all had really good things to say about the program, and it was just something that I really wanted to be a part of. “And it’s a great place to continue not only my athletic future, but also my academic future, which is first and foremost. I feel that I’m in a special place that really caters to the student athlete in the best way possible and it’s something that I’m really looking forward to.” O’Boyle will continue at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he intends to major in business finance. “College will be a big part of my life, and being able to play college

Area signings/commitments The following list of college signings/ commitments for area athletes are based largely on submissions from area schools in conjunction with Wednesday’s National Letter o Intent Signing Day. The Herald-News will publish more signings and commitments as they are provided.

FOOTBALL

Bolingbrook: Izayah Green-May, Wisconsin; Kendall Smith, Bolingbrook. Joliet Central: Bobby Ogden, Lindenwood; Zach Schraer, St. Ambrose; Jeremiah Crisostomo, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Allen Smith, Illinois College; David Stocking, Illinois College. Lemont: Jordan Brown, Air Force; Logan Christopherson, Missouri. Lincoln-Way Central: Nico Muto, Illinois State; Mario Rodrigues, Eastern Illinois. Lincoln-Way East: Drey Boyter, Concor-

football is going to teach me so many things in life, and especially at Carthage,” O’Boyle said. “They have a great coaching staff and a great program, and they did real well last year. “I’m really looking forward to playing football, a game I love and have played since I’ve been 7 years old. Most people aren’t fortunate enough to play at the next level. I’m thankful for my family, faith, Providence and the people who helped me get to where I’m at.” Marmo will go to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he hopes to major in biology. “I’m really excited to have another chance to play next year, since I definitely was not ready to be done after this year,” Marmo said. “I’m just excited to have another four years to play football again, playing a sport that I love.” Malone will attend McKendree University in downstate Lebanon, where he intends to major in physical therapy. “I’m very proud for having stayed through football for all four years,” Malone said. “I’ve worked hard in the weight room and gotten better with everyone on the team. It’s a great opportunity since not a lot of kids have the ability to go to the next level, so I feel blessed. “One of their coaches saw me on film and told me that they could really use me at McKendree. When I looked at my options, I definitely was committing to their school.” Drake chose the most distant option, the University of Rochester in dia-Wisconsin; Sam Diehl, Colgate; Kyle Julius, St. Ambrose; Brett Stegmueller, Wisconsin-River Falls; Zach Tenza, Truman State. Lincoln-Way West: Danny Allen, Findlay; Joe Dunlap, St. Ambrose; Trey Telez, Winona State; Blake Evans, Concordia-Minnesota. Morris: Michael Feeney, Wisconsin-Whitewater. Plainfield East: August Ramos, St. Francis. Plainfield North: Kevin Block, Saint Xavier; Ari Ekowa, Olivet Nazarene; JJ Frey, Saint Xavier; Johnny Goodson, Saint Xavier. Plainfield South: Jake Portz, Concordia-Minnesota. Providence: Martez Malone, McKendree; Jared Drake, Rochester; Kevin Marmo, Wisconsin-Platteville; Richie Warfield, Dayton; Chris Binder, Elmhurst; Kevin O’Boyle, Carthage-Wisconsin. Romeoville: Felipe Alvarez, Aurora; Thaddeus Ampadu, St. Francis; Birley Johnson, Robert Morris; Davon Maxey, Aurora; Jordan Nettles, Northern Illinois.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lincoln-Way East: Bailey Kramer, Aurora.

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Six Providence Catholic football players announced their college choices on Wednesday: (front row, from left) Kevin O’Boyle, Kevin Marmo, Jared Drake and Martez Malone Jr. Back row: Richie Warfield, Celtics coach Mark Coglianese and Chris Binder. New York, where he hopes to major in finance. “I’ve always dreamed of playing college football,” Drake said. “I always knew that football was kind of a privilege that came along with academics, and Rochester is prestigious in their academics, being one of the top-ranked schools in the country. “I had a couple of D-II and D-III looks, but this one stood out. The campus was great, and the football team is on the rise now. And it’s a great academic opportunity for me Reed-Custer: Val Guzman, Trinity Christian.

BASEBALL

Lincoln-Way Central: Cam Post, Oakland. Minooka: Tyler Talbot, Lewis. Plainfield North: Dylan Diorio, Rose-Hulman. Providence: Bryce Barnett, Arizona State. Reed-Custer: Hunter Murawski, St. Francis; Eddie Wilkins, Illinois Springfield.

SOFTBALL

Lincoln-Way Central: Makayla Otto, Trinity Christian; Marina Esparza, Lindenwood; Colleen Barrett, St. Ambrose. Reed-Custer: MacKenzie Collier, Quincy; Kenna Wilkey, Northwestern.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Reed-Custer: Kassidy Barr, Trinity Christian.

MEN’S BOWLING

Plainfield North: Paul Conrad, Saint Xavier.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Lincoln-Way East: Ana Warkocki, Augustana.

MEN’S GOLF

Plainfield North: Evan Carden, Concordia-Wisconsin.

because it’s not just a four-year commitment, it’s the next 40 years of your life.” Binder will stay closest to home, going to Elmhurst College, where he plans to major in exercise science. “I’m very excited to go to Elmhurst,” Binder said. “My sister goes there and is finishing up her last year in grad school, so we’re going to carry on the tradition. I’ve been playing football since I was in fourth or fifth grade, so it’s nice to have this opportunity to keep playing.”

WOMEN’S GOLF Lincoln-Way Central: Hanah Mastandrea, St. Francis.

LACROSSE

Plainfield North: Lindsey Sykora, Augustana.

MEN’S SOCCER

Plainfield North: Nick Anweiler, Concordia-Wisconsin; Jake Farley, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Cade Fink, Macalester; Jackson Ranck, Wisconsin-Whitewater.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Lincoln-Way Central: Sarah Heimberg, St. Francis. Lincoln-Way East: Bianca Galassini, South Carolina; Kim Seper, Illinois Wesleyan. Plainfield North: Jessica Christmas, Illinois-Chicago; Megan Donnally, Northern Illinois; Brittaney Kroll, Minnesota State-Mankato; Megan Breier, Ohio Northern.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Reed-Custer: Kassidy Barr, Trinity Christian.

CHEERLEADING

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NBA

NFL

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

POSTSEASON

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GA 109 132 134 157 160 164 156

GF 135 152 133 134 123 119 108

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

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The Joliet West cheerleaders will look to win a second straight state title this weekend.

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet West family enjoyed a whirlwind couple of weeks last February when the competitive cheerleading team won the LargeTeam state title and the girls bowling team followed suit with their first state championship. The Tigers’ competitive cheerleaders will take their best shot at repeating this weekend after winning the Normal West Sectional and advancing to the state finals Friday and Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. Twenty-five teams qualified, five from each sectional, in each division – Large Team, Medium Team, Small Team and Co-Ed. The Joliet area representatives include Joliet West, Lincoln-Way East, Lockport, Plainfield East, Providence and Minooka in Large Team. Morris and Lemont qualified in Medium Team, Reed-Custer, Wilmington and Dwight in Small Team and Plainfield South in Co-Ed. Lincoln-Way East and Reed-Custer won sectional titles at Andrew, and Morris claimed a sectional crown at Normal West. Joliet West’s sectional championship was the first in five years for the Tigers under coach Amy DiForti, who is in her 12th season. Becky Stortz is in her second season as DiForti’s varsity assistant. She previously coached for several years on the junior varsity level. Sixteen of the 24 on the Tigers’ roster were on the state championship

team a year ago, and with the coaching staff intact, West has experience in its favor. “It does help that we won last year, I guess, but I’m never 100 percent confident,” DiForti said. “I know these girls are going to do their best. It’s pretty cool that we won the sectional, but we actually did not do our best that day. We were good, but there is room for growth.” West is scheduled to perform at 4:10 p.m. Friday in the preliminaries, where there always is pressure. Ten of the 25 schools in each division will qualify for Saturday’s finals. Everything scoring-wise will be erased after Friday and starts over Saturday. “You have to go out there under the lights and get through the first round and enjoy the moment,” DiForti said. “Fortunately, I’ve got a great group of kids and a great group of seniors. They’re definitely extremely hard-working and self-motivated. They are all in. Everyone understands the culture.” The West seniors are Brynn Becker, Sandra Egizio, Karolyn Johnson, Brooklyn Johnson, Rachel Macdowell, Lydia Schrock and Taylor Styrczula. Juniors include Hope Benavidez, Megan Carbaugh, Leah Combs, Lea Delattre, Makayla Hurd, Mario Magowen, Jessica Orr, Lexi Stariha and Julia Todd. Sophomores Taylor Latta, Lindsey McCrea, Jazmine Morales, Lauren Peters, Ria Roland and Ashley Styrczula, along with freshmen Kennedy Aubry and Kelsey Bishop, complete the roster.

See CHEERLEADING, page 25

Wednesday’s Results Washington 5, Boston 3 Minnesota at Calgary (n) Colorado at Los Angeles (n) Thursday’s Games Blackhawks at Arizona, 8 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Friday’s Games Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Calgary at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

GB — 7 9½ 11½ 12 GB — 1½ 10 12½ 22 GB — ½ 5½ 9 10½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 37 11 .771 Houston 36 16 .692 Memphis 30 21 .588 Dallas 19 30 .388 New Orleans 19 31 .380 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 31 19 .620 Oklahoma City 28 21 .571 Portland 22 28 .440 Denver 21 27 .438 Minnesota 19 30 .388 Paciﬁc Division W L Pct Golden State 41 7 .854 L.A. Clippers 30 18 .625 Sacramento 19 30 .388 L.A. Lakers 17 34 .333 Phoenix 15 33 .313

GB — 3 8½ 18½ 19 GB — 2½ 9 9 11½ GB — 11 22½ 25½ 26

Wednesday’s Results Bulls at Oklahoma City (n) Cleveland 125, Minnesota 97 Indiana 98, Orlando 88 Boston 109, Toronto 104 Detroit 118, New Orleans 98 Miami 116, Atlanta 93 New York 95, Brooklyn 90 Dallas 113, Philadelphia 95 Memphis 119, Denver 99 Utah 104, Milwaukee 88 L.A. Clippers at Phoenix (n) Charlotte at Golden State (n) Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Washington, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Houston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE

Conference W L PCT Maryland 8 1 .889 Wisconsin 8 1 .889 Northwestern 7 3 .700 Purdue 7 3 .700 Michigan St. 5 4 .556 Indiana 5 5 .500 Iowa 5 5 .500 Michigan 4 5 .444 Nebraska 4 5 .444 Penn St. 4 6 .400 Minnesota 3 6 .333 Illinois 3 7 .300 Ohio St. 3 7 .300 Rutgers 1 9 .100

Overall W L PCT 20 2 .909 19 3 .864 18 5 .783 18 5 .783 13 9 .591 15 8 .652 13 10 .565 14 8 .636 10 11 .476 12 11 .522 15 7 .682 13 10 .565 13 10 .565 12 11 .522

Wednesday’s Results Indiana 110. Penn State102, 3OT Purdue 80, Northwestern 59

Thursday’s Game Michigan St. at Nebraska, 6 p.m.

AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Wednesday’s Results No. 3 Kansas 73, No. 2 Baylor 68 No. 4 Villanova 66, Providence 57 No. 9 Virginia 71, Virginia Tech 48 No. 11 UCLA 95, Washington State 79 No. 14 Cincinnai 57, Tulsa 55 No. 15 Florida State 75, Miami 57 No. 19 South Carolina 88, LSU 63 No. 23 Purdue 80, No. 25 Northwestern 59 Thursday’s Games No. 1 Gonzaga at BYU, 10 p.m. No. 5 Arizona at Oregon State, 8 p.m. No. 13 Oregon vs. Arizona State, 10 p.m. No. 18 Saint Mary’s at Paciﬁc, 10 p.m. No. 24 Florida vs. Missouri, 6 p.m. Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled

SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston Atlanta vs. New England, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

WHAT TO WATCH NHL 8 p.m.: Blackhawks at Arizona, CSN 6:30 p.m.: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, NBCSN NBA 7 p.m.: Atlanta at Houston, TNT 9:30 p.m.: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TNT Men’s basketball 6 p.m.: Michigan St. at Nebraska, ESPN 6 p.m.: Missouri at Florida, ESPN2 6 p.m.: Bryant at Mount St. Mary’s, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Memphis at South Florida, ESPNEWS 7 p.m.: E. Illinois at Tennessee St., CBSSN 8 p.m.: Arizona at Oregon St., ESPN2 8 p.m.: Belmont at Murray St., ESPNU 9 p.m.: UAB at UTEP, CBSSN 10 p.m.: Gonzaga at BYU, ESPN2 10 p.m.: Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Pacific, ESPNU 10 p.m.: Arizona St. at Oregon, FS1 Women’s basketball 5 p.m.: Indiana at Michigan St., BTN 6 p.m.: South Carolina at Kentucky, SEC 7 p.m.: Maryland at Purdue, BTN 8 p.m.: Mississippi St. at Auburn, SEC Golf 5:30 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Omega Dubai Desert Classic, first round, TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, first round, TGC 1:30 a.m. (Friday): European PGA Tour, Omega Dubai Desert Classic, second round, TGC Boxing 7 p.m.: Premier Champions, Sammy Vasquez Jr. vs. Luis Collazo, welterweights; Yordenis Ugas vs. Levan Ghvamichava, welterweights, FS1

AREA SCHEDULE Thursday Girls basketball Bolingbrook at Lincoln-Way East, 6:30 p.m. Herscher at Coal City, 6:45 p.m. Lemont at Bremen, 6:30 p.m. Lincoln-Way West at Andrew, 6 p.m. Peotone at Lisle, 7 p.m. Providence in GCAC Tournament, TBA Thornton at Lincoln-Way Central, 6 p.m. Westmont at Reed-Custer, 7 p.m. Wilmington at Seneca, 7 p.m. Bolingbrook at Lincoln-Way East, 6:30 p.m. Herscher at Coal City, 6:45 p.m. Lemont at Bremen, 6:30 p.m. Lincoln-Way West at Andrew, 6 p.m. Peotone at Lisle, 7 p.m. Providence in GCAC Tournament, TBA Thornton at Lincoln-Way Central, 6 p.m. Westmont at Reed-Custer, 7 p.m. Wilmington at Seneca, 7 p.m. Men’s basketball Lewis at William Jewell, 7:30 p.m. Women’s basketball Lewis at William Jewell, 5:30 p.m.

MLB REMAINING FREE AGENTS

AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX (1): Justin Morneau, dh. BALTIMORE (6): Pedro Alvarez, dh; Michael Bourn, of; Tommy Hunter, rhp; Nolan Reimold, of; Drew Stubbs, of; Matt Wieters, c. BOSTON (1): Aaron Hill, 3b. CLEVELAND (3): Marlon Byrd, of; Coco Crisp, of; Mike Napoli, 1b. DETROIT (2): Erick Aybar, ss; Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c. HOUSTON (1) — Doug Fister, rhp. KANSAS CITY (2): Luke Hochevar, rhp; Peter Moylan, rhp. LOS ANGELES (3): Tim Lincecum, rhp; Jered Weaver, rhp; Chris Wilson, lhp. NEW YORK (2): Billy Butler, of; Mark Teixeira, 1b.

OAKLAND (1): Sam Fuld, of. SEATTLE (4): Franklin Gutierrez, of; Chris Iannetta, c; Dae-ho Lee, 1b; Adam Lind, 1b. TAMPA BAY (3): Kevin Jepsen, rhp; Logan Morrison, 1b; Alexei Ramirez, ss. TEXAS (1): Colby Lewis, rhp. TORONTO (1): Dioner Navarro, c. NATIONAL LEAGUE CUBS (5): Chris Coghlan, of; Jason Hammel, rhp; David Ross, c; Joe Smith, rhp; Travis Wood, lhp. ARIZONA (1): Rickie Weeks, of. ATLANTA (1): A.J. Pierzynski, c. CINCINNATI (2): Ross Ohlendorf, rhp; Alfredo Simon, rhp. COLORADO (5): Jorge De La Rosa, lhp; Daniel Descalso, inf; Boone Logan, lhp; Ryan Raburn, of; Mark Reynolds, 1b.

LOS ANGELES (3): Joe Blanton, rhp; J.P. Howell, lhp; Chase Utley, 2b. MIAMI (2): Jeff Francoeur, of; Chris Johnson, 1b-3b. MILWAUKEE (1): Chris Capuano, lhp. NEW YORK (4): Jerry Blevins, lhp; Kelly Johnson, 2b-3b; Jon Niese, lhp; Fernando Salas, rhp. PHILADELPHIA (2): David Hernandez, rhp; Ryan Howard, 1b. ST. LOUIS (1): Jerome Williams, rhp. SAN DIEGO (2): Edwin Jackson, rhp; Carlos Villanueva, rhp. SAN FRANCISCO (5): Gordon Beckham, 2b; Javier Lopez, lhp; Angel Pagan, of; Jake Peavy, rhp; Sergio Romo, rhp. WASHINGTON (3): Matt Belisle, rhp; Mat Latos, rhp; Yusmeiro Petit, rhp.

• Thursday, February 2, 2017

Joliet West cheering for repeat state title

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 51 30 14 7 67 155 127 Ottawa 48 26 16 6 58 132 129 Boston 54 26 22 6 58 138 143 Toronto 48 23 16 9 55 148 139 Florida 51 22 19 10 54 122 142 Tampa Bay 51 22 23 6 50 139 150 Buffalo 49 20 20 9 49 120 141 Detroit 50 20 21 9 49 126 148 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 51 34 11 6 74 167 112 Columbus 49 33 12 4 70 166 118 Pittsburgh 49 31 13 5 67 176 143 N.Y. Rangers 50 31 18 1 63 171 135 Philadelphia 51 25 20 6 56 141 160 N.Y. Islanders 48 22 17 9 53 139 138 Carolina 49 22 20 7 51 131 141 New Jersey 51 21 21 9 51 117 147 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

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Continued from page 20 we gave it our all. Coach told us before the game to play with heart, and we showed composure tonight. Every time they came back, we brought the intensity, so they had to match our intensity instead of matching theirs. I like our unity. We’ve come so much closer together on and off the court.” The Wolves are hoping that the big win over one of the top-ranked teams in their division provides a spark for the rest of the campaign. “We learned a lot from the first time that we played them and worked on it,” said Nia Harris (Romeoville), who had six rebounds. “We really came together as a team this time, which is all that I wanted. I’m really glad that we could do that and execute the game plan. “We’ve lost a few players, but we’ve learned to work with what we’ve got. I think this is one of more important wins. What I like the most about this team is that we never give up.”

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By MICHAEL MAROT WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Vince Edwards added 17 points Wednesday night to lead No. 23 Purdue to an 80-59 rout over No. 25 Northwestern. The Boilermakers (18-5, 7-3 Big Ten) have won four of five and still have not lost consecutive games this season. Bryant McIntosh scored 22 points to lead Northwestern (18-5, 7-3). The Wildcats’ six-game winning streak came to an end on a night when leading scorer Scottie Lindsey sat out because of the flu. Purdue took advantage of Lindsey’s absence by going 9 of 14 on 3-pointers in the first half and pulling out to a

45-23 lead. Northwestern couldn’t get closer than 14 in the second half. Swanigan had his 19th double-double of the season. Edwards wound up with his highest scoring total since mid-December and made a season-high five 3s against the league’s best 3-point defense. The Wildcats finished with their second-lowest scoring output of the season as Purdue coach Matt Painter moved into a tie with former Michigan coach Johnny Orr for No. 17 in career Big Ten victories (120). Big picture: The Wildcats came up one win short of matching the longest Big Ten winning streak in school history. But without Lindsey, perhaps that should have been expected.

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JOLIET – Joliet Junior College’s men’s basketball team turned the tables on Madison College in Wednesday’s N4C game at Fizz Wills Gym. The Wolves lost, 81-58, when they played Jan. 7 at Madison but defeated the Wolfpack, 67-38, in the rematch to improve to 18-7 overall and 4-5 in league play. JJC led, 31-20, at halftime and opened the second half with a 15-2 run to break things open. “Our defense tonight was outstanding,” Wolves coach Joe Kuhn said. “The first five minutes of the second half was a big key to our win.” Leading the Wolves were Robbie Brooks (Plainfield Central), who had 20 points. Clinton Berhow added 14 points and seven rebounds while Richie Elias (Plainfield North) had eight points, four steals and four assists.

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Bringing needs and resources together KC and Gail Crino’s ministry meets people’s most basic needs By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com

JOLIET – Every Tuesday without fail, Michael “KC” Crino shows up at the Spanish Community Center. “He’s a big help with our food pantry,” said Monica Vasquez, citizenship and immigration director. Crino oversees the five to 10 volunteers who work the weekly food pantry, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Vasquez said. He arrives 60 to 90 minutes early to set up and stays afterward to ensure everything is clean and in order. It’s just one ministry Crino – a deacon at Judson Baptist Church in Joliet – and his wife, Gail Crino, perform as founders of the Joliet Community Transformation Initiative, which takes a collaborative approach to community transformation. The initiative is part of International Teams, a Christian organization that helps the oppressed and strives to restore human dignity with the slogan, “We change the future with each other with Jesus,” according to one pamphlet KC provided. JCTI connects local churches, community-based organizations, schools, businesses and, yes, even individuals, to bring “deep and holistic change for everyone in the community,” according to a written statement provided by KC. “We identify needs, we identify resources, and we bring those together,” KC said. “The great joy I get is bringing people together.” KC’s pastor at Judson, the Rev. Kevin Comfort, summed it up like this: KC ministers to people who “need someone to walk alongside them.”

A network of service and ministry

In an email, Kristine Schlismann, director of community and alumni relations at Joliet Township High School District 204, said KC serves on the district’s strategic planning team and volunteers with the Restorative Justice Problem Solving Circle Program, in which students on expulsion warning participate in a series of problem-solving circles. Schlismann said KC belongs to the district’s Joliet Region Interfaith Council and helped develop the tu-

Know more Since 1989, KC and Gail Crino have served in the U.S. and Mexico in the areas of church planting, urban ministry and leadership development. KC has a doctorate in missions leadership. Gail has an elementary education degree and home-schooled her children for 26 years. The Crinos have seven children ages 14 to 33 and five grandchildren. For information, visit Joliet Community Transformation Initiative on Facebook at shawurl.com/2zyp. toring program at Mount Carmel Church. The program began after KC arranged for student ambassadors from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools to present “What to Expect in High School” to the church’s eighthgrade students and parents. “KC has a gift that brings people together in a way that strengthens our community,” Schlismann said. “He is truly a ‘connector’ who understands the importance of sharing resources.” Gregory Thompson, the dean of students at Joliet West and coordinator for the problem-solving circle program, said he’s rarely met anyone as devoted to community as KC, while still being equally dedicated to his family and faith. “I think it’s important to meet people like that,” Thompson said. “It gives the rest of us hope.” James Kucer, the New Beginnings manager at Catholic Charities Daybreak Center in Joliet, said KC is a weekly volunteer with his program. New Beginnings offers supportive housing for homeless men, Kucer said. “They can stay here as long as they want in, basically, their own apartments,” Kucer said. “I’m just here to help with whatever they need help with – counseling, medical issues.” Kucer said he met KC about a year ago at a meeting at Will County Center for Community Concerns. KC also volunteers Wednesdays at Daybreak Center’s Shepherd’s Table, Kucer said, which serves meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in the community who needs them. KC even helps out with the mobile food pantry. “KC has been a huge help, and

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Michael “KC” Crino (right) – a deacon at Judson Baptist Church in Joliet – and his wife, Gail Crino, founded the Joliet Community Transformation Initiative, which takes a collaborative approach to community transformation. he’s been a great influence on the community,” Kucer said. “He’s been hanging out with clients who may not want to come in for shelter or accept emergency service. They just stay to themselves, but when KC comes in and asks them if they need a bike or a tent, they’ll readily take him up on his offer.” Since KC is “in” with the homeless population, is he familiar with Steve Sherwood, a street preacher who’s lived on the streets for more than 15 years? KC smiled. “He’s one of my collaborators,” KC said.

Thinking outside the organizational box

Sherwood said he met KC last year – both men know people at the Will County Center for Community Concerns – and struck up a mutual collaboration. KC said Sherwood drew his attention to a homeless family in Wal-Mart’s parking lot, whom KC was able to help. On the other hand, when KC wanted to provide a homeless man with a bicycle so he could get to job interviews, he went to Sherwood. “Boom! The next day I had a bike,” KC said. KC said he’s learned quite a bit from Sherwood.

“He’s helped me understand some things about the homeless community,” KC said. “Steve is a good guy as far as that goes. And he’s got a wonderful ministry himself.” Through working with Kids Hope USA, Gail began a mentoring program at Sator Sanchez Elementary School in Joliet, where many children live in poverty and in single-parent homes, Gail said. Kids Hope USA connects one local church – in this case, Judson – with one local school, Gail said, in order to provide positive role models in children’s lives. Each week, 17 mentors from Judson spend an hour with a child – each mentor with the same child every week. One husband and wife mentoring couple even developed a deeper relationship with the family of one of the children – despite a language barrier – to the point that the couple is considered their adopted grandparents, Gail said. The program is making a huge difference, she said. “I know some kids have moved up a grade level in math and a grade level in reading,” Gail said. “We took on one girl because she was kind of a bully, and she’s just flourishing in the program. She loves her mentor, and I think she is doing much better.”

FAITH CALENDAR

Feb. 2 • Lunch and Learn – Noon to 1:30 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Torah study. $5. RSVP at 815-741-4600. Visit www.jolietjewishcongregation.com. • St. Mary Immaculate CCW meeting – 1 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate, Faith Sharing Room. 15629 S. Route 59 Plainfield. Topic: “Aroma Therapy Using Essential Oils.” Also prayer, fellowship, desserts. For information,

Feb. 3 • Feast of St. Blaise “Blessing of Throats” – During 7:30 a.m. Mass and 8:45 a.m. school Mass, St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. • Women’s Bible Study – 9:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For information, call 815-485-8271. • Fish fry – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Knights of Columbus Council 4400, 1813 Cass St., Joliet. Fish, chicken and shrimp. Carryout. Call 815723-3827. • Bingo – Doors open at 4 p.m. Cards begin at 6 p.m., St. Mary Nativity School, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet. • Círculo de Oración (prayer group in Spanish) – 7 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746. • Services – 7 p.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Potluck follows services. For information, call 815-7414600.

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uted to Waterleaf. This was a service project for stuPLAINFIELD – St. Mary Immac- dents during Catholic Schools Week ulate Parish held a collection to do- as part of a kindness initiative pronate to Waterleaf, a local agency that moted each month through different avenues of service. assists women in our community. The intent was to teach the spirit As an anti-abortion effort, money was collected from parishioners in of stewardship and ministry that is a part of the third-grade curriculum baby bottles. The third-grade class at St. Mary with a project that directly benefits Immaculate School was asked to people in the community through a sort the money before it was distrib- parish fundraiser.

Coal City United Methodist Church, 6805 E. McArdle Road, Coal City. $8 for ages 13 and older, $4 for ages 6 to 12, $2 for ages 3 to 5, free for age 2 and younger. Carryouts available.

Feb. 5 • Super Bowl Tamale Fest – 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish gym, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Pork, chicken or beef Feb. 4 tamales served with red or green sauce. Host• First Saturday Devotion/Rosary – after ed by Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd 7:30 a.m., St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 Council 5573. Preorder by calling John Arduino S. Route 59 Plainfield. For information, call at 815-524-5868 or Steve Zimmer at 815-436815-436-2651. 0458. • First Saturday Devotion Prayers – 9 a.m., Church of St. Jude, 2212 McDonough St., Joliet. • Experience Youth Group – Worship is 9 a.m. Discussion is 10 to 10:45 a.m., United All welcome. Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New • Saturday services – 9 a.m., Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Ave., Joliet. Call Lenox. Meet in narthex. For information, call 815-485-8271. 815-741-4600 or visit www.jolietjewishcon• Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory gregation.com. – 9:40 a.m., St. Mary Nativity Church, 706 N. • Nolan and Gloria McCants Scholarship Broadway St., Joliet. Luncheon – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Whitetail Ridge Golf Course in Yorkville. $50. For more Feb. 6 information or to make scholarship donations, • St. Patrick’s Food Pantry – 9 to 11:30 a.m., visit www.harvestplainfield.com or call the 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For those living in the Plainfield church at 815-439-9696. 60436 ZIP code. For information, call the St. • Confession – 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For Patrick parish office at 815-727-4746. • “The Wesleyan Way” Small Group – 6:45 information, call 815-727-4746. • Fish fry – 4 to 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus p.m., United Methodist Church of New Lenox, Council 4400, 1813 E. Cass St., Joliet. Carryout. 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For information, call 815-485-8271. Call 815-723-3827. • “Hallelujah” Soup Supper – 4 to 7 p.m., • Chapel Bible Study – 7 p.m., United Meth-

odist Church of New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. New members encouraged. For current topic and information, call 815485-8271. • Erich Deptolla’s Bible Study – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For current topic and information, call 815-485-8271. • Michael Johnston’s Bible Study Group – 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 339 W. Haven Ave., New Lenox. For current topic and information, call 815-485-8271. Feb. 7 • Bible Study – 9:15 to 11 a.m., St. Mary Nativity, Nativity Room, 706 N. Broadway St., Joliet. RSVP to Joyce Traina at 815-726-9138. Feb. 8 • Confession – 3 to 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746. • AWANA – 6:15 p.m., Parker Road Bible Church, 18512 Parker Road, Mokena. Kids learn Bible verses, sing songs, play games. For information, call 708-463-1125. • Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults – 7:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesdays through May 24, St. Mary Immaculate Parish, upper meeting room, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. For information, contact Brian Trishman at itsinthefinish@sbcglobal.net.

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UPCOMING • 2nd Annual Trivia Knight Fundraiser – Event is Feb. 25. Doors open at 6 p.m. Trivia begins 7 p.m., Saint Mary Nativity gym, 702 N. Broadway St., Joliet. Master of Ceremonies: Duffy Blackburn, Will County auditor. Raffles baskets, 50/50, themed tables (prizes for most creative), cash bar. 21 and up. Bring own food/snacks/appetizers/desserts. To enter, call St. Mary Nativity School at 815-722-8518. • First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show – Event is 7 to 11 p.m., Feb. 10, McCormick Place, Chicago. Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, food, free professional photographs, live music. Enter to win new car with ticket purchase. $275. Purchase at catholiccharitiesjoliet.org or 815-724-1140.

St. Mary Immaculate School third-grade students (from left) Marlowe Horwath, Jacob Wojciechowski and Erin Jude are pictured. St. Mary Immaculate Parish held a collection to donate to Waterleaf, an agency that assists women. The thirdgrade class sorted the money before it was distributed as part of a service project for Catholic Schools Week.

call 815-436-2651. • Apostolic Fathers – Handing Down the Faith – 6 to 8 p.m., also Feb. 9, St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. Four-week bilingual faith formation video series. Free meal served. For information, call 815-7274746. • Family night – 6:45 to 8 p.m.; also Feb. 9, Crystal Lawns Church of the Nazarene, 2424 Caton Farm Road, Joliet. For information, call 815-436-3380. • “Our Mockingbird” film screening – 7 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, 3401 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.. Documentary examines race, class, gender and justice, then and now. Discussion follows. For more information, call 815-744-9020 or visit www. uujoliet.org.

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ONGOING • Adoration Chapel – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, St. Patrick’s Church, 710 W. Marion St., Joliet. For information, call 815-727-4746. • Aluminum tabs – St. Mary Nativity Catholic School’s Team Green is collecting aluminum tabs from beverages for the Ronald McDonald House in Winfield. For information, call 815-722-8518. • Kids & Company Preschool in partnership with the United Methodist Church of New Lenox at 339 W. Haven Ave. is now accepting registration for the 2017-2018 school year. Ages 2 through 5. For information, call 815485-9504. • Musicians needed – To play in an orchestra ensemble on Feb. 12, United Methodist Church in New Lenox, 339 W. Haven Ave. Rehearsal is 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 8. Fourth grade through age 90. For information, call 815-4858271. • Mary’s Prayer Warriors – A ministry of the St. Mary Nativity Lay Apostolate in Joliet. For information, call 815-723-7141. • Recycling – Joliet Jewish Congregation collects inkjet/laser cartridges and cellphones to recycle. Drop them off at the office. It has a newspaper/magazine recycling container at the Campbell Street entrance. For information, call 815-741-4600. • St. Mary Immaculate Parish Registration for the 2017-18 School Year – Located at 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. State of the art stem lab. Age 3 through grade eight. Four master teachers in religion, technology, reading and special education, to enhance curriculum. All-day kindergarten. Visit www. smischool.org or call 815-436-3953.

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Joliet woman makes rosaries for the cost of materials By DENISE M. BARAN–UNLAND dunland@shawmedia.com

JOLIET – Christine Merriman shared a poignant story related to one of her homemade rosaries, a special rosary Merriman made for a former co-worker who had delivered a stillborn baby. Merriman added a baby block with the baby’s initial on it to the rosary. Then she mailed the rosary to the woman with a card expressing her sympathy. “It’s nice when you hear those stories. You feel a little connection to the rosary and to the family,” Merriman said. “It tugs on your heartstrings when you hear, ‘This is for my mom. She’s in a nursing home.’ ” Christine Merriman will disMerriman play samples of her rosaries Feb. 4 at St. Ray’s Fun Fair & Vendor Fair. Because Merriman personalizes each order, none will be for sale that day. “A rosary is different than making a necklace,” Merriman said. “It’s more sentimental; it’s more personal.” Each rosary from ABC Rosaries costs an estimated $65 to $75. Merriman charges only for materials, never for labor. She said she makes them with sterling silver and genuine stones, such as amethyst and Swarovski crystal. She then adds a simple cross – not a crucifix. “It’s not ornate,” Merriman said. “They say ‘simple is best.’ ” The sterling silver is the most expensive part of the rosary, which is why Merriman does not keep it in stock. Merriman made the decision to use sterling silver years ago when she began hosting rosary workshops for second-grade students preparing for their First Communion. “I couldn’t use silver plate because of the lead,” Merriman said. “I didn’t want [the children] to have lead on their hands.” Merriman began making rosaries about 11 years ago. The venture started as jewelry making, compliments of a friend, who brought Merriman to a bead shop in Naperville as a day for Merriman, whose second son, J.P. Merriman, 16, was 7 months old at the time. In the past, Merriman had been a jewelry manager with Rogers and Hollands (10 years), David Nelson Jewelry (three years) and Service Merchandise (two years), before the company went

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Christine Merriman will display samples of her rosaries Saturday at St. Ray’s Fun Fair & Vendor Fair.

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out of business, she said. Despite her management experience, Merriman had never considered making jewelry. “I was overwhelmed at the thousands of beads hanging on the wall, and my first thought was, ‘Is my newborn OK?’ ” Merriman said. “This was not what I wanted to be doing.” But a woman working with a torch intrigued her. And Merriman heard the woman say, “You want to work with your favorite color.” So Merriman picked out pink beads

and created her first necklace, which she still wears today. “I still have that piece,” she said. A few years later, Merriman made a rosary for her oldest son, Connor Merriman, now 19, when he was in the second grade and making his First Communion. That’s when Merriman had an idea. Perhaps other parents at the Cathedral of St. Raymond – where Merriman is a member – would like to help their children make their own rosaries, too. So Merriman offered her first of many rosary workshops. “I showed them how to lay them out and I took them home and finished them,” Merriman said. “And the kids got to bond with their moms.” Merriman said she charged only for the materials and donated part of the proceeds to the cathedral’s religious education program. She wishes she had time to pray the rosary more often. But she knows someone who prays it daily – her mother-in-law, Pat Merriman, of Joliet. “I made her an amethyst rosary,” Christine said. “She takes it with her every day to Mass.”

CREST HILL – The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is attempting to address the problem of poverty by providing grants to self-help programs initiated and led by poor people. These groups help create sustainable jobs, preserve affordable housing, improve neighborhoods, and enhance opportunities for people so they can find a dignified way out of poverty. CCHD is funded by Catholics who generously give in a once-a-year collection at their parishes. The Catholic Diocese of Joliet has CCHD grants available for qualified low-income grass roots organizations. Eligible groups must be working for empowerment of the poor, education for justice and/or solidarity between poor and non-poor in the community. Organizations that receive CCHD funds must not participate in or promote activities that contradict the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church. More information about the grants and about groups funded in previous years can be obtained from www.dioceseofjoliet.org/cchd. Applications will be accepted from groups in DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall and Will counties through March 1. Grants will be awarded regardless of race or religious affiliation. Applications can be obtained online at the above website or can contact Steve Jackson at 815-221-6253 or email cchd@dioceseofjoliet.org.

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

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

Corner of Glenwood & Midland

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1000 S. Washington Street, Lockport (815) 838-1017

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ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ROCKDALE The Latin Mass Community Diocese of Joliet

Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors. Email: lumclockport@ameritech.net www.lumclockport,org Pastor Phil Sheets

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (Polish) Weekday Mornings: (T,TH) 8:30 a.m.

FIRST & SANTA CRUZ LUTHERAN CHURCH

55 W. Benton Street, Joliet 9am Holy Communion 10am Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 11am Misa Bilingüe Blessing Bench Food Pantry (Wed) Pastor Keith Forni 815 722 4800

ST. EDWARD AND CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

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Saturday Vigil Mass...............4:15 PM Sunday Mass .........................9:00 AM Monday to Friday..................7:30 AM

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

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Polio-like illness causes concern Dear Doctors: I’ve been reading about a new illness that’s a lot like polio and is making children in parts of the country very sick. What is it, and should I be worried? Dear Reader: You’re referring to acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, a rare neurological disease that affects the spinal cord. The symptoms mimic those of polio, which has helped to push AFM into the headlines. Before we get into specifics, we want to stress AFM is quite rare. Despite the sudden spate of alarming news reports that have, quite understandably, caused you concern, the rate of infection is extremely low – one person per million. As of last November, there were 120 confirmed cases of AFM in the United States in 2016. So what exactly is AFM? It’s a syndrome that can cause the muscles and reflexes in the body to stop working normally. Symptoms often arise quickly. What begins as a fever or respiratory illness gives way to weakness in the limbs, including a possible loss of muscle tone. In several reported cases, the first symptom in a child diagnosed with AFM was a sudden limp. Some patients have slurred speech or facial drooping. In the most serious cases, acute weakness in the muscles that control breathing has led to respiratory difficulties. At this time, the causes of AFM are not fully understood. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect a range of viruses might be involved. These include West Nile virus, enteroviruses that enter the body through the intestines and adenoviruses, which can cause coldlike symptoms, including sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhea and pink eye. Research into the causes of AFM, which affects children in greater numbers than adults, is a national priority. At the CDC, scientists and public health specialists are

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am a 14-year-old identical twin. My sister and I are sick of the whole “twin thing” and want to go to separate schools. We really want to be our own people. However, I’m not sure we can because, where I live, you have to go to the school in the town you live in. Do you have any suggestions on things we can do to make new, different friends, and how we can look different from each other? We are moving this year, so next fall we will be in a new school. – The Twin Thing Dear Twin Thing: You and your sister are smart girls. What you want to do will be healthy for both of you, and I congratulate you for wanting to do it. It’s important each of you develop as individuals, and the move will give the perfect opportunity to start. If you have been dressing alike, make a point of not doing it from now on. If you have been wearing your hair in the same style, change that, too. When you enroll in the new school, join separate clubs, go out for different sports, etc. If you do, people will no longer perceive you as molded from the same cookie cutter. Dear Abby: As a baby shower gift for my (soon-to-be) grandson, I plan on opening up a UTMA (Uniform Transfers to Minors) account for his college education with a $5,000 initial deposit. My idea is to add $1,000 every year on his birthday for the first five years. Would it be tacky to encourage his other three grandparents to contribute to the account by matching their contributions every year up to my $1,000? Or would it be better to just tell them my plans and let them know they also can make deposits to the account? I don’t want to offend anyone. – About To Be A Grandpa Dear Grandpa: I’m voting for your second idea. While the concept of an education fund for your grandbaby is laudable, making it a “challenge” might create financial stress for the other grandparents and be perceived as one-upmanship if they are unable to donate as much to the fund as you do. Dear Abby: An older friend and I have exchanged emails since last spring. Hers have been mostly political and disparaging toward minorities. I asked her to please not send this stuff since we have opposite opinions on the subject, and I don’t plan to change my mind. I enjoy our in-person talks because they are nothing like the emails she sends, which are “forwards” somebody else has put together. I quit reading them, but is there a way to politely stop her from disseminating nasty propaganda? I have tried fact-checking and sending corrections to her and to those on the long list of people she has sent these emails. It doesn’t work. – Fact Checker Dear Fact Checker: Because someone sends you emails does not mean you must read them all. Filter your email so the political rants go into a special folder, then delete them en masse.

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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. Applications are available on the City's website: www.cityofjoliet.info or at the Human Resources Division, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432. Application deadline is February 17, 2017 at 4:30 pm. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EMPLOYER Management

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Local not-for-profit agency seeks qualified person for full time Director of Programs position. Non-profit program management experience required; Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred. Must have impeccable oral/written communication skills. Computer proficiency required. Email cover letter / resume to: mpool@wcccc.net no later than Monday, February 6, 2017. No phone calls. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer LOCAL NEWS WHEREVER YOU GO! Up-to-date news, weather, scores & more can be sent directly to your phone! It's quick, easy & free to register at TheHerald-News.com

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10 Acres Horse Farm, Real Estate, Farm Equipment, Tractors, Trucks, Tools, Quad, Household

3094 E 22nd Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350 Saturday, February 18 9am Start Real Estate offered @ 2pm

Open House Dates: Feb. 5th at 12-2pm Feb. 12th at 12-2pm Feb. 8th at 4-6pm Feb. 15th at 4-6pm Owner: Louise Penn

Note: Louise is retired and selling her real estate & equipment and moving. This is a complete farming CLOSE OUT! Louise's farm is very clean and very nicely landscaped. Her tractors & equipment have been well maintained and cared for. She is also selling her collection of 4x4 trucks and vehicles that are well maintained. Please try to attend this Real Estate Auction! Content Terms: Cash or good check w/ proper ID. Every thing sold as is. Everything paid for day of sale. Not responsible for accidents or items after sold. All equipment sold AS IS condition. No buyer premium! Please try to attend this quality sale. Announcements day sale take precedence over all printed and verbal communications. Real Estate Terms: $10,000 down cash or equivalent day of sale. Balance at closing on or before March 2, 2017. This property is being offered AS IS condition day of sale. The owner has the right to accept or reject final offer made. For real estate inspection or open house dates please call with any questions.

Brian DeBolt Auction Service, Since 1987

Auctioneer: Brian DeBolt, Plano, IL #440000595, Ph: 630-552-4247 www.deboltauctionservice.com

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

Twin Oaks West, Cozy 2BR, One and One half bath, new carpet, appl, blt-in-micro, D/W, sep din, 2 A/C's, free heat. 815-744-1155

Matthew Bullock Auctioneers

409 E. Stevenson Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350

Saturday, February 4th 9:30am

Huge Tool / Mechanics Garage Estate Auction

Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist, said, “If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favorable to him.” First today, look at the North hand and the start to the auction. What should North rebid over three diamonds? Bridge players ought to know that when they have no major-suit fit and the values only for game (not a slam), they should steer toward three notrump. Only contemplate five of a minor if confident that three no-trump will fail. In this deal, North should rebid either three hearts (which gives partner a chance to show three-card spade support or to bid three notrump with a club stopper) or three no-trump (which is the most likely game). Note that if North is in three notrump, East will surely lead the club five, which gives declarer three tricks in the suit. He wins in hand, plays a diamond to the queen and ace, then returns a diamond toward his nine. He cannot be defeated. At the table, North raised three diamonds to four diamonds. South control-bid four hearts in case his partner was thinking about a slam, but North signed off in five diamonds. West led the heart five: jack, queen, ace. If South had played the ace and another diamond, he could have survived. Instead, he played three rounds of clubs, ruffing the last on the board. Then he led the diamond nine to the queen and ace. With perfect guesswork, declarer could have gotten home, but he understandably continued with a low diamond and lost three trump tricks to go down one.

Highlights include many Snap-On Tools - Tool Boxes, Large and Small Ratchets, Sockets, Socket Extensions, Deep Impact, Torqometer, Torque Wrenches, Click-Type Torque Wrench with case, Fuel Pressure Gauge Set with Case, Puller, Hex Key Set with case, Double Flaring Tool Kit with case, Crow Foot Sockets, SPP-113 Flat Head Screwdriver set with Original Box, Head and Gasket Aligning Tool Set, Split Lock Replacer, 6-12 Volt Etching Pencil, Pneumatic Chisel, Punch Set, Ignition Tune-upset, Wrenches including Open, Closed, and Many More. Pneumatic Drills, chisels, ratchets, sanders, air hoses & reels, battery chargers, automotive paint guns, chainsaws, homelite, zip, routers, refrigerant, Milwaukee super sawzall with box, mitre saw, routers, many name brands including Snap on, Mac, Matco, Craftsman, Makita, Black and Decker, Stant, and others. Jet Arbor Press, Jet angle band saw, Stihl weed eaters, AC Delco Car parts MIB 100's quarts of Valvoline 10w-30, 10w-40 motor oil, transmission fluid, auto light bulbs, seals and more, Fram oil filters, antifreeze, washer fluid, bottle jacks, floor jacks, Greenlee little giant tap and dye sets, drop lights, large & small c clamps, clamps, Wilton bullet vice, Buffalo vice, alternators, starters, some MIB, bench grinders, miter saws, paint sprayers. Sky Chief gas pump globe, Vintage Texaco outboard motor oil & grease cans, misc vintage advertising, farmall tractor parts, jet band saw, Lincoln electric arc welder, welding goggles/helmets, flux stix & more. Oxsee acetylene torches, tanks, dollies, vintage auto-lite ad hardware storage cabinet, 6 vintage storage cabinets, 2 ton triped under hoist stand.

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CRESTHILL 2 BEDROOM CONDO

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Joliet Big Clean, Furnished, Wood Floors Fridge, Microwave, Laundry, Elevator. On Bus Line, $105/wk, $455/mo. 815-726-2000 Joliet Downtown - Conveniently Located Newly updated, clean furnished rooms, elevator, utilities incl, $91/wk, $395/mo. 815-722-1212 JOLIET, FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT (BR. is your domain). Use of common area. Free Laundry. Clean. Credit and backround check. $675/mo. with $500 dep. 815-725-0745

Miscellaneous - Flood lights, engine jack, jack stands, extension ladders, folding ladder, lawn wagon, vintage sted work benches, shovels, racks, yard tools, lockers, tool carts, air compressor, air stapler & more. Saw horses, grease & oil pumps, grease guns, 25 gal portable oil lift, auto repair books, tool boxes, radio equipment, testers & more, 100's of open and closed ended wrenches, 100's of sockets, standard metric, impact, ratchets & more. Channel locks, hammers, screwdrivers, nut drivers, electrical tools, and many more (Craftsman, S&K and more) Micrometers, Kent Moore manual trans-axle shim selector with box, drill press. Heavy duty drinders & drills, large truck tools, punch sets, sharpening stone, and much more.

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PLEASE NOTE ** 3 Items still located at the garage in Manito ** Allis Chalmers Fork Lift was running needs batteries and possible propane 9000lb Rotary 2 post lift in excellent working condition new owner will need to disassemble and remove from garage. 100lb floor mounted air compressor in excellent working condition new owner will need to remove from the floor (bolted down).

Seller: Estate of William “Bill” Pescaglia Manito IL and others

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. PLAINTIFF Vs. Kimberly Shearer; United States of America - Department of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Valerie L. Schultz; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Valerie L. Schultz (deceased) DEFENDANTS 16 CH 002147 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Valerie L. Schultz Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 3443 Huntington Terrace Crete, IL 60417 and which said Mortgage was made by: Valerie L. Schultz executed the mortgage, however this individual is deceased and is not named as a defendant in this lawsuit the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Top Flite Financial, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2015034844; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 3/07/2017 at 2:15 pm at the Will County Court Floor (Arbitration Annex-3rd Center), 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Andrea Lynn Chasteen Clerk of the Court 57 N. Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60432 on or before February 21, 2017, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-13632 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I712042

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Tania Macias Plaintiff, vs. Carlos Valladares Defendant. Case No. 16 FA 01177 PUBLICATION NOTICE ORDER NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Carlos Valladares, defendant, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking Full Custody of Omar Valadares and Lyla Valladares. THIS MATTER HAVING come before the Court pursuant to proper Notice, the Court having jurisdiction and being fully advised in the premises, IT IS ORDERED: Case set for status on service summons issued. Plaintiff is given time to serve by publication.

po Street, Plainfield, Illinois, for the purpose of hearing and considering testimony regarding a request for special use for a drive-thru for the property commonly known as 15420 S Route 59 in the B-3 (Highway Business District). The subject property is legally described as follows: Outlot "A" In Highview Subdivision Unit No. 1, Being A Subdivision Of Part Of The Northeast Quarter Of Section 16, Township 36 North, Range 9 East Of The Third Principal Meridian, According To The Plat Thereof Recorded June 23, 1964 As (Published in the Herald-News Document No. 1012121, And January 19, 26, 2017 February 2, Re-Recorded August 25, 1964 As Document No. 1016494, 2017)1259433 (Excepting The Fee Simple Title Thereof To That Part Thereof Vested In The Department Of PUBLIC NOTICE Transportation Of The State Of Illinois By Decree Entered In Case STATE OF ILLINOIS No. 07ED03), In Will County, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Illinois. P.I.N. # 06-03-16-222TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 007-0000 WILL COUNTY - IN PROBATE An accurate map of the subject property is on file with the IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Village Clerk. OF KEITH SLOBODA All interested parties are DECEASED invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. No. 17 P 000032 CLAIM NOTICE

pr or before July 20, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. GREGORY J. BERTSCH, DUGGAN BERTSCH, LLC 303 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606, 312-263-8600.

NOTICE IS GIVEN to creditors of the Next Case Management death of Keith Sloboda, of Crest Date: 2/17, 2017 at 9:00 Hill, Illinois on December 27, 2016. On January 24, 2017, a.m. Letters of Office were issued to UNLESS YOU file your Carrie Sloboda, whose address is answer or otherwise file your 1335 Rock Run Drive, Unit 2, appearance in this case in Crest Hill, Illinois, as Independent the office of the Will County Administrator, and whose attorney Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson of record is Bradley S. McCann, of Street, Joliet, IL, A Spesia & Ayers, 1415 Black Road, JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY Joliet, Illinois 60345. DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE Claims against the estate may be RELIEF ASKED IN THE filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Will County COMPLAINT. Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 or with the Andrea Lynn Chasteen or both, on or before representative, Clerk of the Circuit Court the 26th day of July, 2017, or if OF WILL COUNTY mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Tania Macias Sec. 18-3 (755 ILCS 5/18-3) of Petitioner Pro Se the Probate Act of 1975, the date (Published in the Herald- stated in that notice. Any claim not News January 26, 2017 filed on or before that date is February 2, 9, 2017) barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or 1260844 delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has PUBLIC NOTICE been filed.

ppor ty By order of the Corporate RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT Authorities of the Village of ANY OR ALL BIDS OR TO ACCEPT Plainfield, Will County, Illinois. ANY BID WHICH MAY BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COLLEGE. MICHELLE GIBAS VILLAGE CLERK (Published in the Herald-News, on February 2, 2017) 1262268 Published: Herald - February 2, 2017 Case No. 1753-013117.SU (Published in The Herald-News February 2, 2017) 1262921

PUBLIC NOTICE BID INFORMATION FOR ARTICULATING BOOM LIFT & VERTICAL MAST LIFT CAN BE SECURED BY CONTACTING THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & AUX. SERVICES, 1215 HOUBOLT RD., JOLIET, IL; 815.280.6643. BID DOCUMENTS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://www.jjc.edu/businessauxiliary/purchasing. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS & AUXILIARY SERVICES, A BUILDING ROOM A3100 UNTIL 10:00 AM ON FEBRUARY 16, 2017. JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE ESERVES GH TO CT

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NOTICE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act notice is given of a receipt of the change of ownership application Exemption E-005-017 - Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, 19110 Darvin Drive, Mokena, Illinois. The applicants are UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ("UHG"), Spartan Merger Sub2, 9900 Bren Road, East Minnetonka, MN, Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., 510 Lake Cook Road, Suite 400, Deerfield, Illinois, and Southwest Surgery Center, LLC., 19110 Darvin Drive, Mokena, Illinois. Southwest Surgery Center, LLC owns and operates in Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery a licensed surgery center ("Facility"). SCA-Mokena, LLC, which is wholly-owned subsidiary of Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc, owns 60% of the ownership interests in the Facility. The remaining interests in the Facility are held by unrelated third parties. Southwest Surgery Center, LLC will remain the licensee and the owner of the site is Medcore Relaty Mokena, LLC, 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1450, Dallas, Texas. SCA is a publicly-traded corporation that, by and through its subsidiaries, operates one of the largest networks of surgical facilities in the United States, which as of December 31, 2016, included 198 ambulatory surgery centers and seven surgical hospitals, among which is the Facility. UHG is a publicly traded corporation that, by and through its subsidiaries, operates a diversified family of businesses dedicated to helping people live healthier lives. SCA and UHG are parties to an agreement that will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions result in the merger of SCA with a wholly owned subsidiary of UHG. The Merger Agreement calls for the acquisition of SCA's outstanding common stock for a fixed price of $57.00 per share, to be funded between 51 percent and 80 percent with UHG's common stock, with the final percentage to be determined at UHG's option and the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF remainder in cash. Due to the structure of the transaction, no specific Carrie Sloboda THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT consideration is designated as being for the Facility. The transaction is Independent Executor of the expected to close during the first half of 2017, subject to the tender of a WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS Estate of Keith Sloboda, ESTATE OF KATHRYN S. BEVEN, majority of SCA's shares, regulatory approvals and other customary Deceased DECEASED. closing conditions. By: Bradley S. McCann The proposed transaction will result in a change of the ownership 2016P 000856 structure several levels up the ownership chain from the legal entity that Notice is given to creditors of Spesia & Ayers the death of the above named owns and operates the Facility. The transaction is a stock transaction Attorney for Estate resulting in no change in the current licensee. The legal entity that owns decedent. Letters of office were 1415 Black Road issued to THE NORTHERN TRUST and operates the Facility will retain its assets, and there will be no Joliet, IL 60435 COMPANY, 50 S. LASALLE STREET, change in the direct ownership of its stock. The legal entity that owns (815) 726-4311 and operates the Facility will also retain its legal business name B6, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603, as Independent EXECUTOR , and federal tax identification number. Accordingly, the Proposed whose attorney of record is (Published in the Herald-News Transaction will not result in a change of ownership of the Facility for GREGORY J. BERTSCH, DUGGAN on January 26, 2017 February 2, Medicare or state licensure purposes. In addition, no change in the BERTSCH, LLC 303 W. MADISON 9, 2017) 1261165 local governing body or day-to-day operations of the Facility is anticipated as a result of the Proposed Transaction. STREET, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606. This exemption application was called complete on January 30, The estate will be administered 2017. Written requests (no emails or faxes will be accepted) for a PUBLIC NOTICE without court supervision, unless public hearing must be received by the Illinois Health Facilities and under section 5/28-4 of the Services Review Board no later than February 14, 2017. To view Probate Act III. Compiled Stat. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING or download a copy of these applications, please CLICK HERE. The 1992, Ch. 755, par 5/28-4) applications can also be viewed at the offices of the Illinois Health VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD any interested person terminates Facilities and Services Review Board at the address below. PLAN COMMISSION independent administration at any Courtney Avery, Administrator PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS time by mailing or delivering a Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board On Tuesday evening, February petition to terminate to the clerk. 525 West Jefferson Street (2nd Floor) Claims against the estate may 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., a public Springfield IL 62761 (Published in the Herald-News be filed in the office of the clerk hearing will be held by the Plan 217-782-3516 January 19, 26, 2017 February 2, ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN 14 W. Commission of the Village of (TTY #800-547-0466 for hearing impaired only) 2017) Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 or Plainfield in the Village Hall (Published in the Herald-News February 2, 2017)1262343 with the representative, or both, on Board Room, 24401 W. Lockport

PUBLIC NOTICE Will County Clerk's Office Assumed Business Name Certificate of Registration of Ownership of Business Name of Business: RANDIMONIUM Certificate No.: 31291 Filed: January 24, 2017 Located at: 14423 EDISON DR UNIT B NEW LENOX IL 60451 Name(s) and residence of address (es) of the person(s) owning, conducting or transacting business: KATHERINE AHRENS 647 BOBWHITE LN NEW LENOX IL 60451

CLASSIFIED 39 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois. /s/ Katherine Ahrens January 24, 2017 /s/ Nancy Schultz Voots County Clerk, Will County, IL (Published in the Herald-News January 26, 2017 February 2, 9, 2017) 1260980

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act notice is given of a receipt of the change of ownership application Exemption E-009-017 - Amsurg Surgery Center, 998 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet, Illinois. The applicants are UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ("UHG") , Spartan Merger Sub2, 9900 Bren Road, East Minnetonka, MN, Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., 510 Lake Cook Road, Suite 400, Deerfield, Illinois, Joliet Surgery Center Limited Partnership, 998 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet, Illinois. Joliet Surgery Center Limited Partnership owns and operates Amsurg Surgery Center in Joliet, Illinois. Surgicare of Joliet, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. ("SCA',), owns 50.78% of the ownership interests in the Facility. The remaining interests in the Facility are held by unrelated third parties. SCA is party to a planned transaction. The licensee will remain Joliet Surgery Center Limited Partnership and the owner of the site is La Property XI. L.LC. c/o Venture Management Consultants, 12333 Stratford Drive, Clive, Iowa. SCA is a publicly-traded corporation that, by and through its subsidiaries, operates one of the largest networks of surgical facilities in the United States, which as of December 31, 2016, included 198 ambulatory surgery centers and seven surgical hospitals, among which is the Facility. UHG is a publicly traded corporation that, by and through its subsidiaries, operates a diversified family of businesses dedicated to helping people live healthier lives. SCA and UHG are parties to an agreement that will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions result in the merger of SCA with a wholly owned subsidiary of UHG. The Merger Agreement calls for the acquisition of SCA's outstanding common stock for a fixed price of $57.00 per share, to be funded between 51 percent and 80 percent with UHG's common stock, with the final percentage to be determined at UHG's option and the remainder in cash. Due to the structure of the transaction, no specific consideration is designated as being for the Facility. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2017, subject to the tender of a majority of SCA's shares, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The proposed transaction will result in a change of the ownership structure several levels up the ownership chain from the legal entity that owns and operates the Facility. The transaction is a stock transaction resulting in no change in the current licensee. The legal entity that owns and operates the Facility will retain its assets, and there will be no change in the direct ownership of its stock. The legal entity that owns and operates the Facility will also retain its legal business name and federal tax identification number. Accordingly, the Proposed Transaction will not result in a change of ownership of the Facility for Medicare or state licensure purposes. In addition, no change in the local governing body or day-to-day operations of the Facility is anticipated as a result of the Proposed Transaction. This exemption application was called complete on January 30, 2017. Written requests (no emails or faxes will be accepted) for a public hearing must be received by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board no later than February 14, 2017. To view or download a copy of these applications, please CLICK HERE. The applications can also be viewed at the offices of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board at the address below. Courtney Avery, Administrator Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board 525 West Jefferson Street (2nd Floor) Springfield IL 62761 217-782-3516 (TTY #800-547-0466 for hearing impaired only) (Published in the Herald-News February 2, 2017)1262347

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