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JJC board OKs tuition increase

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet Junior College board approved a student tuition increase of $19 that also will include differential tuition – or additional tuition rate – charged to classes in certain academic programs.

The board approved in a 7-1 vote Tuesday an increase that goes in effect next fall semester and will bring student tuition at JJC up to $144 per credit hour.

Trustee Alicia Morales voted against the increase.

The increase will also include differential tuition for the upcoming school year applied to 100-level classes in culinary arts; automotive service; electrical and electronic automated systems; and welding and metal fabrication.

In the following year, differential tuition will apply to 100- and 200-level classes in those programs.

Robert Galick, administrative services vice president, said to board trustees that differential tuition would result in “1.5 times the rate of tuition as all the other programs.”

Galick said $16 of the $19 tuition increase is because of the absence of state

Andrew Mihelich

Joliet Junior College board vice chairman funding. College official have proposed increasing the tuition under the assumption JJC will receive only 50 percent of state funding because of the ongoing state budget crisis.

“This is intended to be a one-year stopgap for us to be able to overcome what is happening in Springfield,” Galick said.

JJC trustees blamed the state for having to increase the tuition to cover a budget deficit for the next fiscal year that is projected to be $4.4 million. The $19 tuition increase will net the college $4.1 million in new revenue. Differential tuition would provide $312,000.

“We’re not here because of ourselves.

This is the state. I want to make this

completely clear to our public. This is a state funding issue,” said Andrew Mihelich, board vice chairman.

In one chart Galick presented to the board, the amount of state funding was shown to be about 5 percent of total revenue, compared with property taxes which is about 58 percent. Tuition makes up about 34 percent of revenue.

Trustee Patricia Deiters said regardless of the state politicians people support, she thought they were not working for “our benefit at this point.” She said JJC is a great institution with great staff and facilities.

“It makes me angry we have to do this,” she said.

Morales, who voted against the increase, said JJC officials need to keep the college affordable while delivering a high-quality education for all students, including those who are disadvantaged.

She implored the college to do more to increase enrollment, as well as visibility in minority communities.

“I wish a survey would’ve been done for the nontraditional students. ... And I don’t know that enough was done to reach out to them and see if they understand it or if they support it,” Morales said.

CREST HILL

Authorities: School janitor made video of students

By BRIAN STANLEY

bstanley@shawmedia.com CREST HILL – A junior high school custodian has been arrested for allegedly making inappropriate videos of students.

Ryan M. Thompson, 27, was arrested about 5:30 p.m.

Monday after staff called police to Chaney-Monge School, 400 Elsie Ave., Chief Ed Clark said. Thompson Ryan has been charged with one Thompson count of unauthorized video recording – a felony count carrying a one- to six-year prison sentence

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if he is convicted.

“During school hours [Monday] it was learned he was video recording eighthgrade females in the locker room from under the door of the supply closet,” Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Chris Messina told Judge Art Smigielski during a hearing Tuesday.

The maintenance supervisor admitted to police he recorded students several times from the closet during the last month for sexual gratification, Messina said.

Clark said Thompson used a cellphone to make the videos.

“We are still investigating this matter and officers will be very present at the school,” Clark said. On Tuesday after-

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noon, Thompson asked to be represented by the public defender, but Smigielski denied that request and set a bond amount of $25,000.

“As offensive as the charge is, it’s still a probationable offense,” the judge noted.

If Thompson does make bail, he cannot have any contact with minors, use the internet or have any contact with ChaneyMonge School, Smigielski ordered. Thompson also will have to surrender his firearm owner’s identification card and any guns he owns while the case is pending.

Court records indicate Thompson has an address in Lockport, but he told Smigielski on Tuesday that he is a Joliet resident.

Bollingbrook’s Malik Binns (30) jumps into the student section after winning Tuesday night’s IHSA Class 4A supersectional game against Naperville North at the Convocation Center in DeKalb.

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CORRECTIONS

In a story on page 3 of Sunday’s edition of The Herald-News, Bolingbrook mayoral candidate Jacqueline Traynere was directly quoted discussing Mayor Roger Claar’s activities as a Republican saying, “He’s had Sarah Palin in Bolingbrook. He’s had Donald Trump in Bolingbrook.” Claar has never been involved in an event in Bolingbrook at which Palin appeared.

The Herald-News regrets the error.

CAMPAIGN CONTROVERSY Matter of sign swiping at Joliet restaurant resolved “I should have informed Alex Rodriguez that the business owners didn’t want his signs anymore.”

By BOB OKON

bokon@shawmedia.com

and BRIAN STANLEY

bstanley@shawmedia.com JOLIET – With all the campaign signs popping up for the April 4 election, trouble was inevitable.

One candidate for City Council filed a police report Sunday accusing a Joliet housing commissioner of taking down his signs without permission.

It’s one more incident in local elections that are typically filled with accusations of campaign sign tampering.

But as news of Alex Rodriguez’s accusations spread Tuesday, a person stepped forward to say it was he who took down the signs, and it wasn’t the accused.

“I should have informed Alex Rodriguez that the business owners didn’t want his signs anymore,” said Richard Rodriguez, no relation to Alex.

Richard Rodriguez is politically active and a leader in the group Latinos for Joliet.

He said he went to three Hispanic restaurants that had Alex Rodriguez signs posted outside and persuaded the owners to take them down because of the local candidate’s national political views.

Alex Rodriguez was a supporter of President Donald Trump in the November election.

“I’m a proud Republican,” Alex Rodriguez said. But he added that his position on Trump should not be relevant in a Joliet City Council election.

“This is a nonpartisan local election, and it shouldn’t matter,” he said. “What happens on the federal level shouldn’t be brought to the local level.”

Richard Rodriguez said it did matter to the business owners who, he said, gave him permission to take down the signs.

Police have been trying to sort out what happened.

Joliet Police Capt. Nate Albert said Alex Rodriguez called police to Taqueria El Zarape in the 700 block of Jefferson Street about 10 p.m. Sunday. “[Alex Rodriguez] had two signs ziptied together to make a double-sided sign in front of the business but discov-

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A campaign sign for Angel Contreras stands Tuesday outside Taqueria El Zarape in Joliet. ered it had been replaced with an Angel Contreras sign,” Albert said.

Contreras, an appointed commissioner on the board of the Housing Authority of Joliet, also is running for a school board seat with Joliet Township High School District 204.

Albert said that employees told him Contreras had come in and had been given permission to put one of his signs in front, but they “did not agree to tak-

ing [Rodriguez’s] sign down.”

That version clashes directly with what Richard Rodriguez and Contreras said.

“I’ve never even been inside the one [restaurant] on Jefferson Street,” Contreras said. “It could have been someone else who dropped the sign off and asked them to take the [Rodriguez] signs down.”

Richard Rodriguez said that was

him, and the restaurant owner gave permission to take down the Alex Rodriguez sign.

Richard Rodriguez said he knows the owner, David Cortez, and had posted signs at the restaurant in past campaigns. He said there was probably a misunderstanding Sunday because of a language barrier.

Cortez, who speaks little English, told The Herald-News that a busboy at the restaurant Sunday helped translate with the police officer, who did not speak Spanish.

He also said he did not know either Alex Rodriguez or Angel Contreras.

“I don’t know Contreras. I don’t know [Alex] Rodriguez,” Cortez told The Herald-News.

Because of a language barrier with the reporter, who does not speak Spanish, it was hard to determine from Cortez what else happened when the Alex Rodriguez sign was taken down.

However, Alex Rodriguez, who also does not speak Spanish,said it was clear to him Sunday that Contreras was being identified as the person who took down his sign. “[Contreras] has fliers in there, and he has signs on the outside,” Rodriguez said. “So I find it hard to believe that he’s never been in there.”

“This is all a misunderstanding,” Contreras said.

“We’re actually getting statements from the business owners saying they took the signs down themselves,” Contreras said.

Alex Rodriguez signs also were taken down at two restaurants on Plainfield Road.

“I spoke with both owners there, and they don’t know what happened to the signs,” he said.

Richard Rodriguez said he took them – with permission.

“I don’t know how Angel got swooped into all this,” Richard Rodriguez said, “but it’s absurd.”

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LOCAL NEWS Minooka native wins Discovery Channel’s ‘The Wheel’ Have a news tip?

Contact Jon Styf at 815-280-4119 or jstyf@shawmedia.com

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com MINOOKA – Minooka native Adam Kimble has won the Discovery Channel survival show “The Wheel.”

The show placed six contestants into six different climate zones in South America with limited supplies and no human assistance other than the transportation to and from the zones. With the turn of a wheel, their time in one zone ended and they were transported to another zone.

The participants were everyday people with something to prove, according to Discovery Channel. For Kimble, it was to help inspire his friend, Mark Smith, who was battling brain cancer at the time. “‘The Wheel’, without sounding too cliché, was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through in my life,” said Kimble, who participates in various marathon types and ran 2,484.1 miles across America in 60 days.

“This was considerably harder than the run across America,” Kimble said.

More than anything, it was the emotional aspect of things that weighed on Kimble. It was the first time he was away from his wife, Karen Kimble, for an extended time without communication. Kimble and the other contestants had no contact with the outside world.

“It wore on me more than I ever thought it would,” Kimble said.

Not only that, the lack of food affected him more than he expected. That’s why Kimble said the tundra climate was the toughest one to deal with, but

he was fortunate it was the first zone he entered.

“If I ended up there, I would be in a lot worse situation,” Kimble said.

His favorite zone, surprisingly, was the Amazon. He was most worried about it before filming started. He envisioned hot, wet weather with lots of predators.

But it was there that he had his best food, including fish and nuts. Not to mention, he took a selfie with a sloth.

Unfortunately, he returned home in November to the news that Smith had died. Smith’s wife, however, told him it felt like Smith was holding on long enough to see Kimble one last time.

Kimble and his wife now live in the Lake Tahoe area, but he returned home to Minooka to be with family and friends after the death of his close friend.

He’s now building on his motivational speaking career that he launched last year. He has a couple of more experiences that he can build on to inspire others.

“I get the opportunity to speak to lots of different groups – students, teachers, business people, churches – but it’s more meaningful to have an impact on the hometown community,” Kimble said, adding he has a few engagements lined up in Minooka.

He will add more elements of appreciation to his speaking.

“I told a lot of people the three things that will stick with me the most from this are to: appreciate time with family and friends, appreciate food on the table and appreciate a roof over my head,” Kimble said. “I’ll never take it for granted ever again.”

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NEW LENOX

Zoning rules changes for gun shops, ranges considered

By SARWAT S. AHMAD

Shaw Media correspondent New Lenox village trustees are deliberating over whether to allow gun shops and indoor gun ranges in the village.

The village board was presented with an ordinance Monday night that would allow gun shops and indoor gun ranges to be built in some commercially and industrially zoned portions of town.

Currently, the village’s zoning ordinance does not include zoning districts for these types of businesses, senior planner Jeff Smith said in a phone interview.

According to the proposed ordi-

nance, allowing guns shops in a C-3 (general business) and C-7 (regional shopping) districts and gun ranges in I-1 (limited industrial) districts “would not negatively impact the public health, safety and general welfare.”

The village has been approached by a party interested in building a gun range, so the village needed to amend its code to regulate zoning for this type of business, Mayor Tim Baldermann said in a phone interview.

“The board is in favor of having one in the community, but we want to make sure that it is in an appropriately zoned location,” he said.

That owner has only shown an interest so far and no specific plans have been considered yet, Baldermann said.

The proposed ordinance stipulates that these businesses will need to procure special-use permits, which requires a public hearing process.

The ordinance was previously discussed at a public hearing at the village’s planning commission’s Feb 21 meeting, at which time no residents were present for comments, according to the minutes from that meeting.

Smith, who presented the measure at the public hearing, said that a separation clause requiring that any proposed gun shops and ranges would need to be 500 feet away from residential areas, schools, daycare facilities, churches and parks was considered but then rejected due to possible constitutionality issues because it would too

strictly limit land available for these uses.

Without a study demonstrating a specific need for that separation, the ordinance could be legally challenged, Smith said.

The village did have a gun shop on Route 30 previously that was allowed because it had been there for many years, Smith said.

A break-in at that shop led to the village code being amended in 2012 requiring masonry for exterior walls of shops primarily selling guns, as well silent alarms, surveillance cameras and gates and bars on doors and windows.

The measure will come to the village for final approval at its March 27 meeting.

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Mayor optimistic in State of the Village address

By ALLISON SELK

Shaw Media correspondent The Village of Shorewood Mayor Rick Chapman said the village was thriving at the annual State of the Village Address on Tuesday, which was held at the Troy Township Community Center in Shorewood.

The event, which was sponsored by the Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce, included a lunch and address by Chapman. He touched on five main key points, such as business activity, TIF district, capital improvement projects, Lake Michigan water and the financial outlook for the village.

Chapman said, in the past year, the village has welcomed 33 new businesses and 100 new homes have been built.

He hopes to keep the building going with low impact fees.

“In a town of this size, that tells you a lot,” Chapman said. “That tells you

that people want to be here. Not only do they want to live here, but they want to do business here.”

He said there are five new businesses to look forward to in the upcoming year, including Which Wich, UPS, Meadowlark Builders and M/I Homes.

The big business coming in, Chapman said, is the new La Quinta Inn and Suites, which will go near the intersection of I-55 and Route 52 near Ron Tirapelli Ford.

Chapman then went on to explain the much talked about Route 59/ 52 TIF (tax increment financing) district that was established and approved by the board of trustees last month.

“What it does for you, it allows you to help redevelopment of an area,” Chapman said. “On the date that we created it, the property tax in those areas that goes to each government entity

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freezes at that number.”

The schools, fire department, library, county and village get a certain amount.

“Now there is a fund set up that the village controls, that when the EAV [equalized assessed valuation] within that district, those extra tax dollars that come off of those properties go into this pool. They sit there and grow and they grow,” Chapman said.

With those funds, developer and builders can receive assistance from the village, as well as the village can come up with redevelopment plans to improve the village in the TIF areas.

Next, Chapman highlighted the major capital improvement projects. First was the addition of Wynstone Park to be finished in fall 2017. The park will include a splash pad, pavilion, playground, fitness stations, walking path and field with baseball backstop.

Next was a reconfiguration to align the intersection of Wynstone Drive and Route 52, and a designated left-turn lane from the west will be added to Route 52 and a right-turn lane will be added to Route 52 from the east.

Additionally, more lanes will be added on Route 52 at the corner of River Road and Route 52, with designated right-turn lanes north and south on Riv-

er Road. Chapman said the additional lanes on 52 will pinch down again as drivers go into the older part of Route 52, but will be addressed in the future.

Also, the section of asphalt on Black Road from River Road to I-55 will be repaved this year, with exception to the intersection of Route 59 and Black Road, which is already concrete.

Chapman gave a forward mention of a $600 million project by developer Cullinan Properties Ltd., on the corner of I-80 and I-55, which would include roadwork at the I-55 and Route 52 and Route 52 and Route 59 interchanges to be looked over, engineered and improved.

In 2006, the village began to look at a potential water shortage for the village and has done two comprehensive water supplies studies since then. In 2008, the village said it was time to buy water allocations to Lake Michigan Water and every year has continued the allocation.

In 2017, the village is in the progress of securing an easement for a right of way from ComEd, working on dealings with Illinois American Water, building a pipeline from Bolingbrook to Shorewood, with the first drips of water to occur in six to seven years.

Lastly, Chapman briefly went over the budget. The 2017 budget was balanced with revenues and expenses of $11,981, 857, and the 2018 budget was balanced with revenues and expenses of $12,305,405.

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JOLIET – Speedway plans to build a gas station with truck fueling on Route 53.

The Speedway would be the third large fuel center to be built in recent years on Route 53, the major truck route connecting the growing warehouse and industrial complexes on the south end of Joliet with Interstate 80.

The Speedway, which would include a convenience store and restaurant area, would be built on four acres at 2121 S. Chicago St. The site is on the west side of Route 53 at Emerald Drive, the entry road into the Laraway Crossings Business Park that now is home to two Amazon fulfillment centers and is where Ikea is building a 1.25 million-square-foot distribution center.

The area is north of the Laraway Road intersection, where Route 66 Food n Fuel Center opened in 2013 and

Pilot Travel Center opened in 2015.

Cadence Premier Logistics also plans to add a truck service and fuel center as part of its new corporate offices and truck depot in Laraway Crossings.

The Joliet Plan Commission will consider an annexation agreement for the Speedway site when it meets at 4 p.m. Thursday.

The site is now residential and would be reclassified for general business zoning.

A Speedway representative could not be reached Tuesday to comment on the plan.

The Speedway will include a convenience store and café, along with areas for car and semitrailer fueling, according to a city staff report for the plan commission.

Truck parking is proposed for back area for short stays, not overnight parking, according to the report.

A compressed natural gas building also is being proposed for buses and trucks that use that fuel.

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The suspect, who has not been identified by Will County Sheriff’s police, was arrested about 1 p.m. at the Hi-Way Motel, 159th and Central Park Avenue in Markham. Will County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said charges were pending Tuesday afternoon.

The robbery occurred about 5:20 a.m. at Speedway, 15060 S. Bell Road.

The man entered the store carrying the shotgun and demanded money from two employees. When one woman refused to cooperate, he allegedly struck her on the head with the barrel of the

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After taking cash from the register and a customer’s purse, the man got into a Scion and drove onto Bell Road, but reportedly had car trouble at 151st Street.

“According to several witnesses, he abandoned the vehicle for some reason and approached two other cars on the street before he returned to the gas station and took a vehicle from a customer pumping gas,” Hoffmeyer said. The suspect fled in a 2015 Chrysler 200 that was later found by police near Robbins.

Hoffmeyer noted sheriff’s detectives are working on this investigation with Oak Forest Police because the suspect “may be involved with a similar armed robbery [that happened] there on Monday.”

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The new school is in an area south of the 1.25 million-square foot Ikea distribution center under construction and north of a major distribution center being build at Lowell and Laraway. But the school should not see truck traffic from either project, said Kendall Jackson, director of community development for Joliet.

Ikea will not have access to Rowell, although the road runs along the edge of that development.

“The truck traffic is going to be directed in and out along Emerald onto Route 53,” Jackson said.

Trucks using the distribution center to the south will only have rightturn access in and left-turn access out, keeping trucks away from the school, Jackson said.

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JOLIET – The zoning board on Thursday will consider a special-use permit needed to build the new Laraway School on Rowell Avenue.

School officials plan to begin construction this spring.

“We’re still expecting to break ground in April or May, at the latest,” Laraway School Superintendent Joe Salmieri said.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 2 p.m. and will consider a special-use permit for the school.

City staff has recommended approval of the permit.

The school would be built on 26 acres previously planned for a residential subdivision that was never built. The land was annexed to the city in 2008.

The new Laraway School is slated to open in fall 2018.

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ROMEOVILLE – Police are seeking a man who robbed a Romeoville gas station Monday.

Commander John Ferdinardo said the incident occurred at 8:33 p.m. at Shell Gas, 1 Alexander Circle.

“A man came in wearing a red bandana-type mask, said he was armed with a gun and demanded money,” Ferdinardo said. “He did not display a weapon.”

One customer and one employee were at the counter, while another employee was in a back room during the robbery. No one was injured.

Ferdinardo said the suspect took about $2,000 from the register and fled on foot toward Arlington Drive.

The robber was described as a 5-foot-7 black man weighing 175 pounds. He was wearing a white hoodie, black pants and boots.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 815-886-7219.

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Among other things, the proposed law would give legal protection to police through provisions written into the law, because police aren’t allowed to possess the drug if there are no charges.

With the proposed law, the drug would be placed into evidence as if it were a criminal case but no charges are filed. Then, the police can seek a destruction order through the state’s attorney’s office, get a court order, and the drug is destroyed. Then, you refer the individual to a licensed treatment facility, not a volunteer group.

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The Lemont, Lockport and Mokena police departments partnered recently with Will County Executive Larry Walsh Sr., A Man in Recovery Foundation and Strategic Prevention group to establish the Safe Passage Initiative.

First announced in December, Safe Passage allows any resident addicted to heroin or other opiates to go into one of the police stations and have volunteers enroll them immediately in an accredited treatment center.

The pilot program is based on a similar initiative in Dixon. Noting the 77 heroin-related deaths in the county in 2016 and many more due to other pharmaceuticals, Glasgow commended the program. But it’s not legally sound, yet.

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Dear readers: The age of CAVEAT EMPTOR let the buyer beware - is still with us. In the past several weeks I have had several elderly clients come to me with the same problem. My clients are all in their mid-eighties and one probably has the onset of Alzheimer’s or dementia. What happened was this: After getting a mid-year notice in the mail from their bank that a certificate of deposit was coming due, a bank employee called them at home and made an appointment with them to come into the bank to renew the certificate. When they went to the bank they were introduced by a bank employee to another person who was sitting in an office in the bank. This person told my clients that the bank had a “new higher interest program” that would provide them with higher interest income than the bank’s COs. This meeting lasted no more that 5 to 10 minutes.

One of my clients even went back and met with this same person again and closed out another one of her CD’s to put into the bank’s “new higher interest program”.

It turns out that the person my clients met with was not an employee of the bank. He was an out-of-town, “certified senior advisor”, insurance agent. What he sold my 80+ year old clients were 20 - 25 year, variable or deferred annuities. These annuities usually carry higher fees, greater risks and steep penalties for withdrawing funds early. Most of these variable or deferred annuity contracts charge from 5% to 10% if my clients wanted to withdraw any funds during the first 2-8 years of the annuity.

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ture until you are 110 years old, why buy it???? These annuities are an insurance contract which pays out periodic cash payments on a monthly or quarterly basis. These annuities subject the owner to risks because the value of the underlying investments rise and fall with market conditions. These are long-term investments. If an emergency occurs - and more emergencies seem to occur as we get older and you need the money in this annuity, then you are going to pay a very heavy penalty for early withdrawal.

One of my clients wants to take out some money to help pay for a down payment on an assisted living apartment.

According to the terms of his annuity contract, it is going to cost him $1,050.00 to take out $15,000.00.

According to my clients, the bank employees never introduced the person with whom they met as an insurance agent.

They said that they did not realize that they had purchased an annuity until they got papers in the mail several weeks after the meeting in the bank.

With today’s low interest rates, it is often very tempting to want to get a higher interest rate on your investments. Just remember the higher the rate of return usually means a higher risk on the investment. So, whether you are a senior citizen or not, be careful and cautious when investing. Just remember what your Aunt Sophie used to tell you: If it sounds too good to be true...it probably is! Call me or my partner, Jennifer Lynch if we can help you.

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Block, Klukas, Manzella & Shell, P.C. 19 W. Jefferson St. • Joliet, Illinois 60435 • (815) 726-9999 www.blocklaw.com It treats all injuries as similar. Permanent brain injury, death and severe Q. Why should I care about whether the Affordable (1) physical injuries have the same cap as a successful spinal fusion or a broken leg.

Care Act is replaced with something else? My insurance is Think about it- a 35 year old who will never work again due to injury will only covered by my employer. be able to recover $250,000. After that money runs out, who pays the medical A. Because politicians are sneaky. As part of the repeal and replacement bills? He can’t work, so who pays for his housing and food? Answer: Not the of the ACA, Congress is trying to sneak in other matters. Some of these could company who caused the injury, but you and me, the taxpayers! affect you or a loved one if you get hurt on the job, by a medication, in a car (2) It takes away the power of that jury to determine what the appropriate accident or in a myriad of other scenarios generalized as “personal injury”. damages are. (Does Big Business think we, the people, are too dumb to do this? Or are they just afraid of being held accountable?); and We, as a country, have a right to a civil trial in most injury cases. The Seventh In some respects the most frightening affect is that capping damages Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial by your peers except in very (3) means that Big Business can “budget in” the cost of bad decisions. If the worst small cases. Big Business is smart enough not to attack that directly. Instead, it is trying to do an end run by gutting the right to a jury through severe and that can happen by putting out an unsafe product is a $250,000 verdict, even nonsensical limitations. If successful, a jury trial will ultimately be useless; Big if they kill someone, then hike the prices to cover the costs; in the long run it’s Business’ actual goal. cheaper than making a safe product. NO ACCOUNTABILITY! Though this may not affect you personally, today, odds are it will affect someone you know at some point. Additionally, the very idea of eroding our rights should concern everyone. If you want to keep these rights, do not stay silent! Please e-mail, write or call your Congressperson and let him/her know that you are against these proposed changes and attacks to your rights!

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Block, Klukas, Manzella & Shell, P.C. 19 W. Jefferson St. • Joliet, Illinois 60435 • (815) 726-9999 www.blocklaw.com Q.

I WAS JUST INJURED AT WORK AND THE EMERGENCY ROOM SAID I SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH MY DOCTOR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS RECOMMENDED A DOCTOR THEY LIKE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

A. Under no circumstances should you ever see a doctor recommended by a workers’ compensation carrier or anyone working on their behalf, unless you know something about that doctor. There are many doctors out there who are “pro-patient,” yet many others who don’t treat their patients as well and seem to have a bias for the insurance company which is paying them.

My advice is always to choose your treater yourself. But the next question is, should you begin with a general practitioner or a specialist? This, again, can depend on the special circumstances of both your case and your doctor. If you have a well established relationship with a good general practitioner, one that would refer you out should the problem require a specialist, then starting with your general practitioner is usually a good idea. There is a two lines of doctor’s rule in workers’ compensation, which means that an injured person generally gets to use two lines of doctors of his own choice. A line of doctor is defined as the first doctor he starts with on his own, and then any referral following from that without a break in the chain. If your company uses something called a “preferred

provider program”, then there is only a right to one line of doctors.

The advantage of a general practitioner is that he may be willing to refer to multiple others in multiple specialties if the needs so require. The limitations of a general practitioner, however, are that sometimes they are limited to refer within a particular system or group.

If an injury results in, for example, one very specific problem within one specialty, the best bet maybe to contact a doctor at a major medical institution who is a superstar in that specialty.

Workers’ Compensation is the one area where you can pick your doctor, and we have a number of fine major medical institutions from which to choose. Why not pick the best?

The good news is that the Internet allows us to do research on these doctors. However, a doctor who that is not pro-patient may appear to be superbly qualified yet, because of an anti-patient bias, treatment may be limited, returned to work may be premature, or the office notes maybe written up in a way which diminishes the claim. Pro-patient doctors frequently write their notes in a way which will favor the claim, do not limit treatment, and make sure the patient is ready to return to work before they release them. As I said before, choosing from day one to see a workers’ compensation attorney, for the 20% they charge, can give you very good, stress relieving advice in this regard.

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How does that work? Well, first, Special Interest Groups are putting out bills under the guise of “Tort Reform”. These bills do little to “reform” anything.

In reality, the only significant thing they attempt to do is limit the ability of an injured person to acquire just compensation for the injury. How is this accomplished? By trying to place a cap on the verdicts, that’s how. This does several things:

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OBITUARIES LOUIS BAKOS

Born: January 11, 1923 Died: March 13, 2017 Louis Bakos, age 94, at rest, Monday, March 13, 2017, with his loving children by his side.

Louis is survived by his loving children, Janet (Richard) Keto of Escondido, California, Carol (Stanley) Allen of Joliet, James (Lee) Bakos of Ottawa, IL and the late Michael (Cheryl) Bakos.

Dear grandfather of Melanie (Walker) Burl, Allison (Eric) Cohen, the late Nicholas Keto, Deborah (Ellen) Allen, Wendy (Joseph) Fleischauer, Christine (Michael) Stone, Christian Bakos, Benjamin Bakos and Michael S. Bakos. Beloved great-grandfather of Mackenzie, Delaney, Natalie, Sierra, Max, Molly, Madison, Anthony, Nathan and Claire.

He leaves behind the love of his life, Beverly Kolodziej, and her children, Thomas, Leah, Kevin, Dawn and James. Also survived by one brother-in-law, Carl Guardia; and one sisterin-law, Wanda Bakos.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers and sisters, Anton, Andrew (Mary), Sandy (Emery) Paul, Mary Guardia, and Stephen Bakos.

Born in Joliet, on January 11, 1923, to Anton

and Julia (Sari) Bakos, Louis worked at and retired from Texaco Refinery in Lockport after 40 years of service. He proudly served in the United States Army, W.W. II, in the South Pacific Theater, including the Philippines, Australia and Japan.

Lou was a legendary fisherman, expert mushroom picker, excellent cook, accomplished bowler, gardener, and handyman.

He enjoyed many fishing outings with his dear nephew Carl Guardia, Jr. He traveled to Washington, D.C., with Honor Flight Chicago in May 2010. He was the Yankees No. 1 fan, and enjoyed a visit to the old Yankee Stadium in 2008.

The family is grateful to the nurses and staff of Joliet Area Community Hospice for their kind and expert services.

Funeral from the Blackburn-Giegerich-Sonntag Funeral Home, Friday March 17, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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SANDRA M. HATHWAY Sandra M. Hathway, nee Milcher, age 76, of Hoffman Estates. Beloved wife of John H. Hathway. Devoted mother of Kerri (Wade) Ash and Hali (Daryl Jr.) Sittig.

Cherished grandmother of Brock, Ellory, Bennett and John. Caring daughter of Eugene and Katherine Milcher.

Loving cousin of Janice, Linda, Rodney, Wayne, Rocco, Carol, Beverly, Ricky, Suzanne, Linda, Mikey, De, Marybeth, Kim, Alesia, Cindy, Nancy, the late Ronnie, Donnie, Mike, Bernice, Charlotte and Larry Jr. Best friend for 63 years of Nancy Pisoni.

Sandra was spunky, vivacious and truly loved people. Not only was she the mom of her 2 joy-filled girls, but she also had a heart connection with a few special someones who called her “My Other Mother.”

She was a great leader, and had open arms for all who needed her. She lit up a room when she entered and greeted everyone with a big hug. She had a generous heart, contagious laugh, and helped those she could.

Married to John for over 53 years, they shared an unbreakable bond. From raising

their beautiful daughters to their Sunday drives, they did everything together. Music was the theme throughout their marriage, from singing folk songs together to entertaining Sandy’s newest friends at Alden – their love of music and each other endured.

As a mom, Sandy was totally fun! She could often be heard exclaiming “Ta-da!” after accomplishing something – whether it was a twirl in front of a mirror wearing her best outfit or slam dunking an empty container into the trash can. If she knew that you were running out to the store (or driving past one!) she would always say “Bring me back a Prizee!”

Some of her favorite “prizees” included McDonald’s caramel sundaes, Diet Coke, Frappuccinos, cheese danish, Entenmann’s chocolate donuts and, of course, she always had room for jello!!! She will be missed by so many.

Come celebrate the life of this beautiful woman on Friday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, 330 W Golf Road, Schaumburg. Funeral prayers Saturday 10:15 am at the funeral home to St. Hubert Catholic Church, 729 Grand Canyon Street, Hoffman Estates. Mass 11:00 am. Interment St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine.

Funeral info or online condolences, www. ahlgrimfuneral.com or 847-882-5580.

JEFFERY LYNN LARDI JR.

Born: March 14, 1979 Died: March 11, 2017

Jeffery Lynn Lardi Jr., age 37, of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Born March 14, 1979 in Joliet, Jeffrey Lynn is a son of Jeffrey Lynn Sr. and Barbara Ann (Ragain) Lardi of Wilmington.

He was raised in Wilmington; was a 1993 graduate of St. Rose School, and a 1997 graduate of Wilmington High School. Jeff went through the Electrical Engineers Apprentice program, and was a former member of IBEW Local #176, Operating Engineers Local #150 and the Labors Local #75. He worked as an independent electrician.

Jeff was a diehard Chicago Blackhawks Fan, as well as a Green Bay Packers fan. He loved the outdoors, and all creatures large and small. Jeff will be remembered for his love of spending time on Lardi Lake, where he played pond hockey, spent time with friends and family, and fished with his daughter.

Survivors include his parents; one daughter, Kayla Bomba Lardi of Wilmington; his fiancée, Kelly Sievert; brother, Anthony Lardi (fiancée - Alexa Krueger) of Shorewood; niece, Bella Lardi; maternal grandmother, Margaret “Peggy” Ragain of Coal City; paternal grandparents, James and Bernice Lardi of Wilmington; his future mother-in-law, Gale (Bob) Brady of Minne-

sota; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, as well as his beloved pets: Hazel, Chief, Ferby and Kaner. Jeff was preceded in death by his grandfather, Gerald Ragain; father-in-law, Robert J. DePratt; and the grandmother of his fiancée Kelly, Ima Jean Sayers.

Visitation and video tribute will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington.

Services will follow Friday morning, March 17th at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Reverend Dr. Roy Backus will officiate, and interment will be in Wesley Cemetery in Wilmington.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Jeff’s memory to his family for the benefit of his daughter Kayla’s future education. Family and friends may sign the guest book, upload photographs or share Jeff’s memorial page on social media by logging onto: www.BaskervilleFuneral.com. Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington. (815476-2181)

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OBITUARIES DOROTHY M. OSTAFIN

PAULINE M. ROGAN Born: December 19, 1930 Died: March 13, 2017

Pauline M. Rogan (nee Wedic), age 86, at rest Monday, March 13, 2017, at her son’s home surrounded by her loving family.

Born on December 19, 1930, in Joliet, IL to the late Joseph and Mary Ann (Zema) Wedic.

Pauline enjoyed her day trips to the casino.

Survived by her children, James (Deborah) Rogan, John Jr. (Lynn) Rogan and Patricia (Roger) Hiller; five grandchildren, Scott (Karen) Rogan, John III (Andy) Rogan, Sarah Rogan, Michele Dolbee and Jason (Lori) Rogan; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph Wedic; sister, Judith Hamilton; Karen (Mike) Foster who was like her guardian angel and a daughter to her; many nieces and nephews; and her loving friends and neighbors especially Jerry and Virginia Wirkus.

Preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, John J. Rogan Sr. (2015); her parents; sister, JoAnn Speaker; and brother-in-law, Joseph Speaker.

A memorial gathering for Pauline Rogan will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until time of prayers at 11:15 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL to St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 15629 S. Rte. 59, Plainfield, IL where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 NOON. Inurnment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name

MATTHEW R. SCHOENBECK Born: June 19, 1979 Died: March 10, 2017

Services will be held Saturday, March 18, for Matthew R. Schoenbeck who lost his two and a half year battle with traumatic brain injury on Friday, March 10th, following a construction accident at his home in Beecher in July of 2014. The service will be held at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, 1604 Main St., in Crete, IL, beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Lon Kuether officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery in Crete.

Matthew was born June 19, 1979, in Kankakee to Lloyd & Patti (Reichert) Schoenbeck of Monee. He was baptized at St. Paul’s UCC in Monee and reaffirmed his baptism thru his confirmation at Zion in Crete. Matt graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1997 and went on to the University of Illinois Champaign campus, where he graduated in 2001 with a BS from the College of ACES. He worked for ADM in Burlington, IA, and St. Louis, MO, until he decided to come back to the Monee area in 2003 and continue his career in farming with his dad. Matt purchased a farm in Beecher and moved there in 2005. Matt was active in the farming community with various organizations and served as Chairman of the Will-South Cook County Farm Service Agency at the time of his accident.

Matt applied and was accepted to the Illinois Ag Leadership Program in 2010 in which the class he was in went many places and held events for educating the public on agriculture.

They made trips to Chicago, Peoria and Springfield in Illinois, Washington, D.C., China and India.

Matt was a die-hard fan of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and college basketball leaning toward his alumini, the U of I. Matt played league volleyball in the summer months as well as enjoying spending time on his boat with friends.

Besides his parents, Matt is survived by his sister, Sarah Kelley of Monee. Also mourning his passing are nieces, Katie & Autumn Schoenbeck of Momence, Karlie and Mackenzie Kelley of Dongola; and nephews, Dustin & Jacob Schoenbeck of Momence and Ty Kelley of Monee. He is survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins who will greatly miss his beautiful smile and teasing personality. Matt was a “best friend” to many.

Matt was preceded in death by his brother, Michael in 2013; his grandparents, Elmer and

Dorothy (Jarmuth) Reichert, Raymond Schoenbeck, Edgar and Shirley (Piepenbrink) Koehn; Uncles Chuck Hasse & Rich Reichert; Aunt Nancy Reichert; and cousin, Jeff Reichert.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 17, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, 1604 Main St., in Crete and one hour prior to the service on Saturday.

Memorials may be directed to the Zion Church or to family’s wishes.

Pallbearers are Dave Groebner, Chuck and Steve Hasse, Brad Heldt, Kevin Koehn, Josh Reading and Mark Riegel. Honorary Pallbearers are his Godparents Sonny Bartolini, Tina Hodgin and Jim Schoenbeck along with his Godchildren Eric Groebner, Dustin Schoenbeck, Karlie Kelley, Kolton Koehn and Ari Heldt.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Crete Funeral Home

THERESA M. TALARICO Born: April 27, 1934 Died: March 12, 2017

Theresa “Tre” M. Talarico (nee Bucciferro), age 82.

Passed away peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Born April 27, 1934, in Joliet, IL to Antonio and Lenora (nee Alberico) Bucciferro. Tre enjoyed nature watching from her sun room, puzzles, music, crocheting, knitting, Italian cooking and watching “Wheel of Fortune.” She will be remembered for her selflessness, big heart and unending love for children and animals, both of whom always gravitated toward her.

Survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Fred; four children, Fred Talarico, Sally (David Mills) Talarico, Tony (Libby) Talarico, and Susan Talarico; grandmother of Nicholas, Anya, Lenora, Paul, John, and Mark; one great-grandchild is expected in April; two sisters, Lil Papesh and Toni Brisco; aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Preceded by her parents and one sister, Mary Ellinger.

Funeral services for Theresa M. Talarico will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black (at Essington) Rd., Joliet, IL to St. Anne Catholic Church, 1800 Dearborn, Crest Hill, IL where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607 or www. shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/en/donate would be appreciated. Visitation Thursday, March 16, 2017, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com.

EDWARD FRANCIS VERCELLI

Born: April 30, 1925 Died: March 13, 2017

Edward Francis Vercelli (Major USAF, retired) passed away peacefully in Joliet, IL on Monday March 13, 2017.

Preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Helen (nee Biernat) in 2013; by his parents, John and Mary (nee Heck); and by his brothers, Jack (John), Bob (Robert), and Raymond Vercelli.

Survived by his children, Mary (Michael) Blatti and Nita (Dan) DeCanniere. Loving grandfather of Michael (fiancée Lauren Maver), Nicholas and Christopher Blatti, and Justin (Ashley) and Andrew (Rose) DeCanniere. Also survived by his sister, Lorraine Evans; his devoted niece, Janet Jurman; and many other nieces, nephews and cousins.

Edward Vercelli was born the 30th of April, 1925, in Joliet, Illinois, and attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School and Joliet Catholic High School Class of 1943. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he proudly served our country as the lead navigator in the 401st Bomb Group during World War II, based in Deenethorpe, Northhampshire, England. He and his fellow crewmen conducted over 40 successful missions in the European Theatre.

Edward later became a senior pilot in the Korean War and rose to the rank of major, ultimately winning 9 awards and decorations including the Air Force Commendation Medal and was a 3 time recipient of the Air Force Air Medal for his exemplary service. Post-war, he worked as a hurricane hunter based in Bermuda, and base operations officer in Japan. Following his 21 years of military service, he retired from active duty and continued to serve his country working for the Defense Department.

As one of his last wishes, Edward wanted to thank his caregivers, Anna, Dawn and Kathy for their kindness and devotion in helping him through his final years. His family and friends will miss his strong faith, great sense of humor and quick wit most of all.

Funeral Services for Edward Francis Vercelli will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017, at 10:45 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, IL to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 18 Woodlawn Avenue, Joliet, IL where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Memorials in his name to the Hines V.A. Hospital Blind Center, 5000 5th Ave., Hines, IL 60141 would be greatly appreciated.

Visitation Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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

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Dorothy M. Ostafin, nee Koerner, age 94, formerly of Lemont, passed peacefully at home, Saturday, March 11, 2017. She was a lifetime area resident.

Survived by her children, Dorothy “Debbie” Teague and Stephen K. Ostafin; her grandchildren, Paul Ostafin, Paul (Mandy) Teague, Marianna (Kevin) Pastori, Dr. David (Laura) Teague, Jason (Jenn) Teague, Stephanie Ostafin and Ashley (fiancé Elliott Etzkorn) Ostafin; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard (Jennie) Koerner; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her husband, Stephen J. Ostafin; a daughter-in-law, Lynn Ostafin; her sisters, Helen Homan, Anna Koerner, Clara Koerner, Elizabeth Bode and Marion Paul; and her brothers, Jacob, Lawrence, Harry, Donald, Russell and Elmer Koerner, and William John in infancy.

Funeral services Saturday, March 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m., from Markiewicz Funeral Home, P.C. 108 Illinois St. Lemont, to SS. Cyril & Methodius Church for Mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment SS. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery. Visitation Friday 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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

to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated.

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

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STATE

House panel seeks school funding reform

By KIANNAH SEPEDA–MILLER The Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – The latest group of Illinois lawmakers to tackle the way the state finances public schools hopes to propose a new funding model and approve it this spring.

The House panel, which met for the first time Tuesday, aims to pick up where members say a previous commission convened by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner left off.

That commission made funding recommendations last month but produced no legislation.

Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan called together the group of 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans to address lawmakers’ remaining questions

– including the decades-old concern that Illinois relies too heavily on property taxes to fund schools.

House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie of Chicago, the panel’s chairwoman, said the previous commission made clear that Illinois must do more to support lower-income school districts – but failed to reach consensus on how to do so.

“It is our task to try to move forward and see if we can fill in the blanks,” Currie said.

The panel’s minority spokesman, Rep. Robert Pritchard of Hinckley, also pledged Republican support for moving legislation this session to overhaul the current funding formula.

The governor’s commission focused its suggestions on a model that con-

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News from across the state

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Police: More than 30 cars involved in Chicago pileup

CHICAGO – Illinois State Police said snowy weather caused two crashes on a Chicago expressway that involved a total of 34 cars.

A state police spokesman said seven people suffered minor injuries in Monday night’s pileup on the Kennedy Expressway.

Both wrecks occurred in the express lanes of the highway on the city’s North Side.

Police said both crashes happened in the same area, and the express lanes were closed for hours. Local lanes of the expressway remained open.

Additional details were not available.

Illinois State Police are investigating.

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Lottery lawsuit moves from county to federal court

BELLEVILLE – A lawsuit accusing the company that runs the Illinois Lottery of fraud has been moved from county court to federal court.

The Belleville News Democrat reported that the change was made after Northstar Lottery Group’s attorney requested the move. The attorney said the case should be heard in the U.S. District Court of Southern Illinois because the company “is not a citizen of Illinois” and the amount of money at issue is more than $75,000.

siders a school district’s students – in terms of poverty, the number who are not proficient in English, or who have disabilities – and the strength of the local property tax base in determining how much state aid it receives.

But panel members are re-examining that framework – called the “evidence-based model” for its focus on ensuring schools have the funds necessary to pay for smaller class sizes and other practices known to work – to determine whether it’s the right answer for Illinois.

The state currently supports schools by providing every district with $6,119 per student, along with grants for students who have special needs, are low-income or are not English-proficient.

Ben Boer, deputy director for Advance Illinois, testified that the evidence-based model would help students succeed by focusing new funds where they are most needed.

But no district would lose money, experts testified, because the model does not reallocate per-pupil funds districts currently receive.

To make it work, they said, the state must contribute more money.

Democratic Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates cautioned that the funding mechanism behind the model needs more attention.

Rauner’s commission reported the state would need to contribute an additional $3.5 billion to $6 billion for the model over the next 10 years – but that estimate did not account for inflation.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks at a news conference Feb. 1 in Chicago. On Tuesday, the department released a blueprint of reforms it will undertake to battle crime.

tity of life, the reasonable and proportional use of force, de-escalation and force mitigation, and limitations on the use of deadly force,” Johnson said.

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The lawsuit filed in February in St. Clair County in southern Illinois alleges that Northstar defrauded businesses that sold scratch-off tickets and the customers who bought them by manipulating the number of winning tickets available for purchase, among other things.

Plaintiffs are seeking class-action status. The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages.

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Chicago police release outline of practice reforms

CHICAGO – Chicago Police Department officials on Tuesday released a blueprint of reforms it will undertake to help it battle crime and combat the distrust of police that has built up in some of the city’s neighborhoods.

The department’s “Next Steps for Reform” details actions it will undertake this year, including better training of officers, an increased use of community

policing, improved manpower and supervision, and a revision of its use-of-force policies.

“I believe this framework demonstrates our commitment to keep the Chicago Police Department on the path to reform,” Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said at news conference. “And while reform is critical, it won’t be done in a vacuum.”

Johnson said training for the reforms will begin before the end of the year, with supervisory staff receiving it first. Among the proposed changes is the establishment of a new police training oversight committee that will oversee all aspects of training.

Johnson said a hotline and website are being created for officers to anonymously report misconduct by their colleagues.

The department also will allow for public comment on a revision to the department’s use-of-force policy.

“The new policies emphasize the sanc-

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Loyola suspends frat for 3 years after hazing probe

CHICAGO – Loyola University in Chicago has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for three years following an investigation into alleged hazing.

Dean of Students K.C. Mmeje said in a statement that Monday’s suspension stems from an alleged hazing incident and “engaging in disruptive and disorderly conduct that caused a disturbance in the neighborhood.”

“Hazing is directly in opposition to the mission and values of Loyola, and it will not be tolerated,” Mmeje said.

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Lake County deputies saving more overdose victims

WAUKEGAN – The sheriff’s department in Lake County said deputies are saving lives from opioid overdoses at a far faster clip than they did last year.

The department said in a statement that deputies in less than three months have administered the drug naloxone to save the lives of six people who overdosed on opioids compared with 14 during 2016.

A department spokesman also said the saving last week of a 29-year-old man found unresponsive puts the count at more than 30 instances in which deputies have used naloxone since they began administering the drug two years ago.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Budgets could complicate city said it has spent millions combating Oxycontin and heroin abuse AG’s vow to fight crime WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is promising his Justice Department will lead the charge in helping cities fight violent crime, and police chiefs are ready with their wish lists.

More technology to trace guns after shootings. More intelligence analysts to help dismantle gangs.

As the head of one police officers’ union put it, “We need more of everything.” But Sessions has inherited a federal government that built itself to fight terrorism since 9/11 and, more recently, to combat cybercrime.

Since taking office, Sessions has spoken repeatedly about a spike in murders. He and President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a crime-fighting task force, bringing together the heads of the major law enforcement agencies. And they seem to be counting on tighter border security to stop a flow of drugs and reduce crime.

City alleges drugmaker let Oxycontin on black market

EVERETT, Wash. – As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city.

Mayor Ray Stephanson stepped up patrols, hired social workers to ride with officers and pushed for more permanent housing for chronically homeless people. The

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks during a news conference Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Speaking about health care Tuesday, Pelosi said the GOP measure is “very, very cruel. It must be stopped.”

– and expects the tab to rise.

So Everett is suing Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid pain medication Oxycontin, in an unusual case that alleges the drugmaker knowingly allowed pills to be funneled into the black market and the city of about 108,000. Everett alleged that the drugmaker did nothing to stop it and must pay for damage caused to the community.

White House releases ’05 Trump tax information

WASHINGTON – The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year. The acknowledgment came as MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said she has obtained part of Trump’s 2005 tax forms, and prepared to discuss the document on her Tuesday night show.

The records were obtained by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who said he received the documents unsolicited in the mail. They have become highly sought-after because Trump refused to release his returns during the campaign, breaking a decades-long tradition. He claimed he was under audit by the Internal Revenue Service and said his attorneys had advised against it – although experts and IRS officials said such audits don’t bar taxpayers from releasing returns.

– Wire reports

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Facing defiance, GOP moves on with health bill

By ALAN FRAM

The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Facing mounting rankand-file defiance, Republican leaders and the White House redoubled their efforts Tuesday to muscle legislation overhauling America’s health care system through Congress following a sobering report about millions being shoved off insurance coverage.

President Donald Trump, whose strong Election Day showing in GOP regions makes him the party’s ultimate Capitol Hill vote wrangler, discussed the legislation by phone with the House’s two top Republicans. He also dispatched Vice President Mike Pence and health secretary Tom Price to hear GOP senators’ concerns.

With leaders hoping to move the measure through the House next week so the Senate can debate it, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged they were open to changes. Trump’s spokesman affirmed a willingness to accept revisions to win support.

“This has never been a take it or leave it,” press secretary Sean Spicer said.

The GOP bill is the party’s response to seven years of promising to repeal President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul. It would undo that law’s individual mandate, which requires most people to have coverage, by ending the tax penalty on those who don’t.

It would also provide age-based tax credits instead of the subsidies geared to income in Obama’s statute, end that law’s expansion of Medicaid and curb its future spending, and let insurers boost rates for seniors.

On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office said the Republican legislation would reduce the ranks of the insured by 24 million in a decade, largely by cutting Medicaid recipients and people buying individual policies. That would be more than the 20 million

who’ve gained coverage under Obama’s overhaul – and attach a big number to a problem haunting GOP governors and members of Congress whose states have benefited from “Obamacare.”

“I plan to vote NO” on the GOP bill, tweeted Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., among a mounting number of Republicans who expressed opposition following the report’s release. “As written the plan leaves too many from my #SoFla district uninsured.”

The budget office report also said the measure would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the next decade, largely by cutting Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, and eliminating Obama’s subsidies for low- and middle-income people. The report said that the bill’s changes would result in federal subsidies that would fall to half their current size in a decade and that older, lower-earning people would be hit especially hard.

Those findings further energized Democrats, who already were unanimously opposing the GOP repeal effort.

“Of course you can have savings if you cut off millions of people from access to health care,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California.

Pence and Price discussed the legislation over lunch with GOP senators at the Capitol.

Participants said senators suggested targeting the bill’s new tax credits more at lower-earning people, improving benefits for seniors and protecting the expansion of Medicaid, the federal-state program that helps lower-income people afford care.

McConnell, R-Ky., acknowledged that the bill could be reshaped, saying, “It will be open to amendment in the Senate.”

Ryan, R-Wis., added on the Fox News Channel, “Of course we want to listen to our members and make improvements to the bill, so long as those improvements don’t make the bill harder to pass.”

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Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare are getting lots of media attention. But like most reporting on major issues, the coverage is about who’s up, who’s down, who wins, and who loses. Explanations of how proposals will affect people will get short shrift.

I’ve heard from readers complaining about Obamacare and from some who praised it. This column will tackle some of those concerns and explain the potential effects of the legislation that has so far been ok’d by two congressional committees.

The bill that may reach the president could be very different in specifics, but the primary goal – to reduce government health care spending and encourage more personal responsibility in choosing health care arrangements – is not likely to change.

Will I continue to receive subsidies? Like Obamacare, Republican proposals call for tax credits to help people buy coverage, but there are significant differences.

Obamacare policies are pegged to income with those at the bottom of the income scale getting larger credits. Those credits get smaller as income rises and phase out when families and individuals have incomes greater than 400 percent of the federal poverty level. (This year that’s $97,000 for a family of four and $47,000 for individuals.)

The GOP proposal ties credits to age: individuals under 30 would receive a $2,000 credit with the amount gradually rising until someone age 60

GUEST VIEW Trudy Lieberman and older can receive a $4,000 credit.

The credit phases out for individuals with incomes of $75,000 and for families filing joint returns with income of $150,000. Each family member can receive a credit, but a maximum of five people in one family can get a credit of up to $14,000. Credits don’t take into account regional differences in medical costs. A credit for a family living in a low-cost area in the Midwest would be the same for a family living in high-cost city like Los Angeles.

Credits also may not be worth as much to older people even though their dollar amount may be greater.

Why? Currently insurers can charge an older person three times more than a younger person for the same policy.

Under Trumpcare, they can charge five times more.

An analysis just released by the consulting firm Oliver Wyman found that Republican tax credits would have a major impact in rural areas where insurance premiums now are often higher and people are older and poorer. A larger proportion of people may do worse. Jeanne Lambrew, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, says large premium increases could also cause a disproportionate number of healthy rural Americans

to drop coverage, potentially causing insurance markets in rural areas to unravel.

Will coverage for pre-existing conditions continue? Proposals still require insurers to cover people, no matter how sick they are. But if people let their insurance lapse for 63 days, they will have to pay a 30 percent penalty when they buy a new policy.

Will I have more choice of more insurers? Today consumers in one-third of all U.S. counties have a choice of only one Obamacare insurer, and if they want to use their tax credits, they must buy from the sole insurer.

Under GOP plans, people may have more choice because they can use their tax credits to buy any policy an insurer wants to sell, but they can’t use them to buy abortion coverage.

Under Obamacare, the value of the plans is standardized; for example, all silver plans must cover 70 percent of someone’s costs. But such standardization would disappear under the new law, making it difficult to shop.

Will I have to pay for benefits I don’t need? The ACA calls for an essential benefit package so insurers could not exclude services such as mental health treatment and maternity care. For now, the GOP plan continues the essential benefits, but that could change.

What about rising premiums and higher cost sharing? Premiums, deductibles and other cost sharing

will continue to rise because medical inflation continues to rise.

Neither Obamacare nor Republican proposals include serious provisions for containing costs. Although limits on out-of-pocket spending would continue, those limits increase each year, causing families to pay higher and higher amounts out of pocket.

Will anyone lose coverage?

Those who gained coverage under Medicaid expansion in their states may lose benefits. Young adults can remain on their parents’ plans until they turn 26, but Obamacare’s individual mandate would be gone.

Its purpose: to prevent people from gaming the system by buying insurance only when they needed it and dropping it when they didn’t.

It didn’t always work well. It’s not clear the GOP’s idea of making people pay a 30 percent penalty when they return to the market will work any better.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has promised, “Nobody will be worse off financially.” Not everyone agrees.

Washington and Lee law professor emeritus Timothy Jost says younger and wealthier people in low-cost areas will be better off than they were under Obamacare. Older and poorer people living in high-cost areas will be worse off.

• Will you be better or worse off under the Republican plan? Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.

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A lot can happen in 113 days

To the Editor: In regard to the article on Feb. 17 titled “Rae’s Early Arrival,” I was impressed by the heroic treatment efforts to preserve that little life.

Only 24 weeks in the womb, 1 pound, 8 ounces and only 12 inches long.

One-hundred and thirteen days in neonatal intensive care.

Can you imagine the expenses?

I immediately wondered how many babies at that stage of development were torn from their mother’s womb and discarded in a cruel and uncaring way, and very likely at a govern-

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ment-funded facility in those same 113 days.

I have been brewing on this and was stirred into action by Robert Lemke’s recent letter on abortion.

What a sick, selfish and sinful culture we live in.

Richard Sievers Minooka

Oscar season for optimism

To the Editor: There’s still a chance I win an Oscar.

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BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A NIU SUPERSECTIONAL: BOLINGBROOK 83, NAPERVILLE NORTH 57

THE RAIDERS’ CLINIC

Bolingbrook rolls over Naperville North, will face Simeon at state

By DICK GOSS

dgoss@shawmedia.com DeKALB – It was nothing short of a clinic.

Bolingbrook established early on that its plan was to get the ball to the basket in Tuesday night’s Class 4A DeKalb Supersectional against Naperville North at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, and the Raiders do that as well as anyone.

The result was a resounding 83-57 victory that sends Bolingbrook (29-1) into Friday night’s 7:15 p.m. semifinal against Simeon, which whipped Edwardsville in the supersectional at ISU. The Raiders were coming off a rugged sectional final victory over Joliet West, and it was almost as if that experience put them at ease against Naperville North (25-6).

Although they did not begin to put distance between themselves and the Huskies until late in the first quarter, Bolingbrook junior point guard Kaleb Thornton established early on that the plan was to get to the basket. The point guard scored 10 first-quarter points from in close, with most of the shots contested.

Then in the second quarter, the devastating sophomore duo of Joseph Yesufu and Tyler Cochran took over.

Cochran scored all eight of his first-half points in the second quarter and Yesufu had six of his 10 as Bolingbrook moved out to a 39-28 lead at the break. The halftime score marked the fourth time the Raiders led by 11 points in the second quarter.

The Raiders’ M.O. has been pressuring the opposition into mistakes and converting turnovers into quick points.

On Tuesday, the Huskies committed only five first-half turnovers, yet 12 of Bolingbrook’s 17 first-half baskets were from inside. If the turnovers aren’t happening, there’s always long rebounds and quick offensive attacks that the Raiders will employ in their uptempo approach.

In the third quarter, Bolingbrook put it away in a hurry. Malik Binns scored off an inbounds pass and on an offensive rebound, and Isaiah Clemmons nailed two free throws to stretch the lead to 45-28 with 5:18 on the clock.

“Our pressure took over at the end of the second quarter and beginning of the third quarter,” said Bolingbrook coach Rob Brost, whose team forced 16 turnovers in all. “We did a good job, especially on the glass and getting into our transition game.

Photos by Paul Bergstrom for Shaw Media

ABOVE: Bollingbrook’s Nana Akenten dunks the ball during Tuesday’s Class 4A NIU Supersectional against Naperville North at the Convocation Center in DeKalb. BELOW: Bolingbrook students cheer during Tuesday’s NIU Supersectional against Naperville North.

“Naperville North is a very good team, and going in, their inside game was a big concern. We did a good job on the glass, especially after the first quarter.”

Bolingbrook finished with a 43-27

edge on the boards.

The Raiders’ halftime lead grew to as much as 61-37 after three quarters as Thornton tacked on eight of his gamehigh 20 points in the third quarter. He finished 7 of 12 shooting, hit 6 of 8 free

throws and dished out five assists.

Cochran closed with 18 points, and he was 6 of 9 from the floor, 5 of 7 from the line and had six rebounds.

“Tyler does a really good job of getting to the rim,” Brost said. “He has a weird hesitation about his game.”

Binns totaled 14 points and 11 boards, Yesufu chipped in 10 points and Nana Akenten contributed nine points, nine rebounds and two assists. Yesufu, Thornton, Cochran and Akenten all had two steals.

Akenten and Thornton both had the enjoyment of assisting on Binns’ rim-rocking dunks in the fourth quarter, which added the exclamation points to the victory. Naperville North got back as close as 74-57 in the fourth quarter, but the Raiders scored the last nine points to finish it off. Bolingbrook vs.

Simeon – a dream semifinal matchup.

COLLEGE WRESTLING

By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com

Photos provided

ABOVE: Oklahoma University’s Brad Johnson (right), a Lockport graduate, will compete in the NCAA finals in St. Louis. BELOW LEFT: Augustana College’s Christos Giatras (left), a Lemont graduate, earned All-American honors at the Division III national finals. BELOW RIGHT: The University of Illinois’ Kyle Langenderfer, a Lincoln-Way East graduate, will compete in the NCAA finals in St. Louis. nationals for the second time after taking second place in the Central Super Regional.

In D-I, Central Michigan University junior Jordan Ellingwood, who’s a Plainfield Central graduate, earned his third-straight trip to the national

tournament after claiming third place at 184 at the Mid-American Conference tournament. Ellingwood owns a 26-8 record this season for the program in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Princeton University senior Jordan Laster, who’s from Bolingbrook

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Several wrestlers from the area earned spots in divisions of the NCAA finals, with six advancing to this week‘s Division I tournament in St. Louis, one at last weekend’s D-II meet in Birmingham, Alabama, and two to the D-III finals in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The action gets underway in the D-I tournament Thursday.

In the D-III meet, Augustana College junior Christos Giatras earned All-American honors after placing seventh at 184. He capped a 30-8 season by going 4-2. Both Giatras and former Illinois Class 3A champion Adarios Jones had top-eight finishes for the Vikings, marking the first time since 2001 that the Rock Island school had multiple all-Americans. Giatras earned his first trip to nationals after taking second place in the Central Regional.

Also in the D-III Central Regional, Central College (Pella, Iowa) freshman Daniel Radcliffe, a Lockport graduate, placed third at 141 pounds to earn a spot in the NCAA meet, where he went 0-2. Radcliffe finished 30-10 this season in his return to the mat.

In D-II, McKendree University’s NaQuan Hardy, a Romeoville graduate, fell in overtime, leaving him one victory shy of earning All-American honors at 133 for the second year in a row. He went 1-2 in the event to finish 28-17 for the season. Hardy, who was one of six qualifiers for the school in downstate Lebanon, advanced to the

but competed mostly at Montini, also earned his third national trip. He’s one of a record seven national qualifiers for the program from Princeton, New Jersey. Laster, who is 21-7 at 149, earned a 16-seed in the national event after capturing his first Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title.

University of Illinois junior Kyle Langenderfer will be making his second NCAA appearance in three seasons after placing eighth in the Big Ten Tournament. Langenderfer, a Lincoln-Way East graduate, has posted a 23-8 record at 157 for the program in Champaign-Urbana.

Oklahoma University senior Brad Johnson, a Lockport graduate, is one of eight individuals from the program in Norman, Oklahoma who qualified.

He earned his first trip to nationals and owns a 16-12 record after claiming third place at 197 in the Big 12 Championships.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Jake Residori, a Minooka graduate, secured his first trip to the national finals by winning his first Southern Conference championship after previously placing in the top three in that event for the past three seasons. He is 19-11 at 174 for the Edwardsville program.

And Northern Illinois University senior Shaun’Qae McMurtry, another Lockport graduate, is one of five qualifiers for the DeKalb school, its largest contingent since 1985. He earned his first NCAA trip and moved to 10-10 by placing third at 165 in the MAC Championships.

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26 PREP BASEBALL: PLAINFIELD SOUTH SEASON PREVIEW

Summer champion Cougars set sights higher

By DRAKE SKLEBA

Shaw Media correspondent JOLIET – In the championship game of last summer’s Illinois High School Coaches Association/Phil Lawler Classic, Trey Stewart scored the winning run on a wild pitch as Plainfield South beat Brother Rice, 3-2.

“I never dreamed that we would win the state championship on a wild pitch,” Stewart said. “It was very exciting scoring the winning run.”

Stewart, along with everyone but catcher Gabe Wair, return from last spring’s 24-13 Cougars squad, which reached the supersectional before losing to eventual champion Providence, 4-3.

“Ever since the loss to Providence, we all set our goal to win the Class 4A state championship, in 2017,” Stewart added.

High-quality pitching has been a constant at South, under coach Phil Bodine. Entering his ninth season with the Cougars, Bodine welcomes back Kentucky-bound Austin Marozas. The 6-foot-6 right-hander won his second game of the summer tournament in the finale and earned the Jack Kaiser Memorial Most Valuable trophy.

Last spring, Marozas was 6-2 with a 0.98 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 71 innings. Collegiate America announced recently that he has been named to its High School Preseason All-America second team.

“We have only one goal going into the season,“ Marozas said. “We want to take home the state championship for our school and our community. It would be the first team state championship in Plainfield history.”

The second member of the Cougars’ big three on the mound is Missouri-bound right-hander Konnor Ash. In 2016, Ash set a school record for victories with nine, finishing 9-3 with a 1.58 ERA. He struck out 99 in 79 innings and can hit, too. He hit .311 with a .412 on-base-percentage and 21 RBIs. “The regular season is important, but we are targeting the state tournament,” Ash said. “Our one goal is to win state. To win the Southwest Prairie would be nice, but we must win state.”

Western Illinois-bound Jordan Mikel, a summer all-tournament selection, also is back. He was only 2-4 in 2016 but received little run support as evidenced by his 1.84 ERA. When he wasn’t pitching, Mikel plays second base, alongside Illinois-Springfield-bound shortstop Nick Mayerhofer (.294, 13 RBIs). Mikel hit four of the six Cougars home runs in 2016, driving in 21 runs.

“It was very exciting to win the summer state,” Mikel said. “I believe

Shaw Media file photo

Plainfield South’s Antonio Gutierrez cracks a double during the Cougars’ 3-2 victory over Brother Rice in the IHSBCA/Phil Lawler Classic summer state championship game July 25 at Schaumburg.

COUGARS 2016 Record: 24-13 overall, 10-11 in Southwest Prairie Coach: Phil Bodine, 169-101 in eight seasons at South.

Returning starters: 13 Outlook: After the Cougars were eliminated by eventual Class 4A state champion Providence in the supersectional in 2016, they won the IHSBCA/Lawler Summer state title. Catcher Gabe Wair was the only regular who graduated, and South understandably is ranked among the best teams in the state. If the Cougars’ potentially dominating pitching delivers, they will be a threat to win the state title. with our great pitching, great defense and solid hitting we will be able to win state. We all are very excited by all the preseason accolades being bestowed upon us. We embrace the challenge of taking on all opponents in pursuit of our dream.”

St. Francis-bound Eric Fitzmaurice looks to be the No. 4 starter. In 11 innings in 2016, he did not allow a run.

Right-hander Trey Ricco (2-4) returns after his impressive work in the Lawler Classic. He earlier beat Plainfield Central to give the Cougars the Lockport Regional title. JJC-bound right-hander Nick Becker looks to log important in-

nings with the new pitch-count rule.

With Wair gone, sophomore catcher Justin McGuigan takes over. McGuigan burst on the scene last summer.

He made the summer all-tournament team, hitting .400 in the finals. Blessed with blazing speed for a catcher, he had five bunt singles in the tournament, four in the regional alone.

“With Gabe graduating, I was fortunate to be able to step in and win a state title as a freshman,” McGuigan said.

“We must take each game and play as hard as we can and I know we will be successful.”

Senior right-hander Nick Enloe returns after leading the Cougars, hitting .388 with 19 RBIs. Center field again will belong to senior Marco Escobar (Parkland). Stewart (Parkland) hit .289 with 14 RBIs and will be at third base.

Also heading to St. Francis, Antonio Gutierrez returns after hitting .314 in 2016 with eight RBIs. A pinch-runner deluxe, sophomore AJ Manucci, also returns.

“Winning the summer state championship was a lifelong memory for us,” Enloe said. “It also gave us a taste of success at the highest level as we pursue our goal to win again this spring.”

“It was very disappointing for all of us after the loss to Providence,” Escobar said. “I am so happy to be able to try to help us attain our only goal to win

the 4A state championship.”

“It was such a blessing for me to be able to win the summer state with all my friends who I have grown up with,” Mayerhofer said. “We must play every game as if it’s the state championship.

Having tasted the feeling of being No. 1 in the summer, we want to close out our careers being No. 1 in the spring.”

Senior Brad Roberts and senior John Galczak return and will share first base.

National attention has already been bestowed on the Cougars as Collegiate America has them No. 16 in the nation.

With the addition of Joliet Central and Joliet West to the Southwest Prairie, the three-game series will be replaced by a two-game home-and-home format.

“Right now we are just concentrating on our first game and getting better each game,” Bodine said. “It’s been very exciting and rewarding for the kids and the program, being honored by the media as they have. It was very exciting to win the summer state championship last July.

“We are blessed with great pitching depth and our defense is solid. We’re not perfect. We have some holes, but our strength is that these kids have all played together for a long time. It would really be cool to take home the Class 4A state championship on June 10.”

AREA ROUNDUP

SUBMITTED REPORTS

COLLEGE SOFTBALL USF-Lewis postponed: Thursday’s non-

conference softball doubleheader between Lewis and St. Francis has been postponed because of poor weather conditions. The twinbill will be rescheduled at a date to be determined.

Lewis’ Sanders cited: Lewis sophomore Dara Sanders has been selected as the GLVC Softball Pitcher of the Week for the period ending March 12. In seven appearances, Sanders went 6-0 with six complete-game victories, including four shutouts. She struck out 55 in 392/3 innings and allowed four earned runs for a 0.71 ERA. She held opponents to a .170 batting average and allowed two hits or fewer in three of her six starts.

For the season, Sanders is 7-0 with a 0.74 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 47 innings.

BLACKHAWKS 4, CANADIENS 2

Kane helps Hawks topple Canadiens The ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTREAL – Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Corey Crawford made 40 saves and the Blackhawks defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, on Tuesday night.

Johnny Oduya, Artemi Panarin and Jonathan Toews, into the empty net, scored for the Hawks, who jumped past Minnesota and lead the Central Division with 93 points.

Paul Byron and Shea Weber scored for Montreal.

Carey Price made 20 saves as he became the third Canadiens goaltender to reach the 500-game milestone.

Only Patrick Roy (551) and Jacques Plante (556) have played more games between the pipes for Montreal.

The Canadiens have not beaten the Hawks since 2014 (0-6-1).

Crawford is a big reason for the Hawks’ recent success against the Canadiens.

The Montreal native, who was coming off a season-best 42-save effort against the Minnesota Wild on Sun-

day, has never lost to the Habs in regulation (7-0-2).

Crawford withstood a flurry of shots at the end of the first period to preserve the Hawks’ 1-0 lead.

In the second, the 32-year-old took a mighty Weber slap shot off his mask from just a few feet out. The Hawks goalie was stunned but stayed in the game.

Crawford never has conceded more than two goals in a game against Montreal – his highest save percentage against any opponent.

Both the Canadiens and Hawks came into Tuesday’s matchups with 8-2-0 records in their past 10 games.

The Hawks were outshot 11-4 in the first period, but the visitors made the most of their good chance when Kane scored at 12:23, capitalizing on a mistake by Alexei Emelin at center ice then firing a wrister off the post and in.

Oduya made it 2-0 at 10:49 of the second period when his slap shot from the point took a slight deflection off Byron’s arm – enough to elude Price.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 69 44 20 5 93 Minnesota 68 43 19 6 92 Nashville 69 34 24 11 79 St. Louis 68 36 27 5 77 Winnipeg 70 30 33 7 67 Dallas 68 27 31 10 64 Colorado 68 19 46 3 41 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 68 41 20 7 89 Calgary 69 39 26 4 82 Anaheim 69 36 23 10 82 Edmonton 68 35 24 9 79 Los Angeles 68 33 29 6 72 Vancouver 69 28 32 9 65 Arizona 68 25 35 8 58

GF 208 225 205 189 208 189 131

GA 173 167 196 190 224 221 222

Cleveland Boston Washington Toronto Atlanta Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W 44 42 41 39 37 34 33 32

GF 190 191 181 191 169 159 165

GA 158 185 174 181 171 201 217

Bulls Miami Charlotte New York Philadelphia Orlando Brooklyn

32 32 29 27 24 24 12

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 70 39 23 8 86 191 176 Ottawa 68 39 22 7 85 183 175 Boston 69 37 26 6 80 196 179 Tampa Bay 69 34 26 9 77 191 187 Toronto 68 31 23 14 76 206 206 Florida 68 30 27 11 71 175 195 Buffalo 69 28 29 12 68 177 203 Detroit 67 26 30 11 63 166 202 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 69 45 17 7 97 222 154 Pittsburgh 68 43 16 9 95 239 190 Columbus 68 44 18 6 94 219 160 N.Y. Rangers 70 44 24 2 90 225 183 N.Y. Islanders 69 33 25 11 77 206 211 Philadelphia 68 31 29 8 70 176 204 Carolina 67 28 27 12 68 172 196 New Jersey 68 25 31 12 62 153 197 Note: 2 points for win, 1 point OT loss.

Tuesday’s Results Blackhawks 4, Montreal 2 Washington 4, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, Carolina 2, OT Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa 1, OT Florida 7, Toronto 2 Winnipeg at New Jersey, ppd.

Dallas at Edmonton (n) Arizona at Los Angeles (n) Buffalo at San Jose (n) Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

L 22 25 25 28 30 33 34 34

Pct .667 .627 .621 .582 .552 .507 .493 .485

GB — 2½ 3 5½ 7½ 10½ 11½ 12

35 35 38 41 42 44 54

.478 .478 .433 .397 .364 .353 .182

12½ 12½ 15½ 18 20 21 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pct .788 .788 .687 .627 .597 .567 .552 .478

GB — — 6½ 10½ 12½ 14½ 15½ 20½

Portland 29 37 .439 Dallas 28 38 .424 Minnesota 28 38 .424 New Orleans 27 40 .403 Sacramento 26 41 .388 Phoenix 22 45 .328 L.A. Lakers 20 47 .299 x-clinched playoff spot

23 24 24 25½ 26½ 30½ 32½

x-Golden State x-San Antonio Houston Utah L.A. Clippers Oklahoma City Memphis Denver

W 52 52 46 42 40 38 37 32

L 14 14 21 25 27 29 30 35

Tuesday’s Results Cleveland 128, Detroit 96 New York 87, Indiana 81 Oklahoma City 122, Brooklyn 104 New Orleans 100, Portland 77 Philadelphia at Golden State (n) Wednesday’s Games Memphis at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

NCAA BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT

FIRST FOUR At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday Mount St. Mary’s 67, New Orleans 66 Kansas State (20-13) vs. Wake Forest (19-13) (n) Wednesday N.C. Central (25-8) vs. UC Davis (2212), 5:40 p.m.

Providence (20-12) vs. Southern Cal (24-9), 8:10 p.m.

NIT

First Round Tuesday Illinois 82, Valparaiso 57 Mississippi 91, Monmouth 83 Oakland 74, Clemson 69 UNC-Greensboro (25-9) at Syracuse (18-14) (n) Indiana (18-15) at Georgia Tech (1715) (n) College of Charleston (25-9) at Colorado State (23-11) (n) Richmond (20-12) at Alabama (1914), (n) Boise St. (19-11) at Utah (20-11), (n) CS Bakersfield (22-9) at California (21-12), (n) Wednesday South Dakota (22-11) at Iowa (18-14), 6 p.m.

Belmont (22-6) at Georgia (19-14), 6 p.m.

Colorado (19-14) at UCF (21-11), 6 p.m.

Akron (26-8) at Houston (21-10), 6:30 p.m.

Fresno St. (20-12) at TCU (19-15), 7 p.m.

Texas-Arlington (25-8) at BYU (22-11), 8 p.m.

UC Irvine (21-14) at Illinois State (276), 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY SCHEDULE Bucknell vs. West Virginia at Buffalo, N.Y., 1:45 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Albany (NY), 6 p.m.

UNC-Wilmington vs. Virginia at Orlando, Fla., 11:40 a.m.

ETSU vs. Florida at Orlando, Fla., 2:10 p.m.

Xavier vs. Maryland at Orlando, Fla., 5:50 p.m.

Furman at SC-Upstate, 6 p.m.

UNC-Asheville at UT Martin, 7 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida St. at Orlando, Fla., 8:20 p.m.

Princeton vs. Notre Dame at Buffalo, N.Y., 11:15 a.m.

Winthrop vs. Butler at Milwaukee, Wis., 12:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee vs. Minnesota at Milwaukee, Wis., 3 p.m.

Vanderbilt vs. Northwestern at Salt Lake City, Utah, 3:30 p.m.

Vermont vs. Purdue at Milwaukee, Wis., 6:27 p.m.

Stony Brook at Ill.-Chicago, 7 p.m.

Virginia Tech vs. Wisconsin at Buffalo, N.Y., 8:40 p.m.

Nevada vs. Iowa St. at Milwaukee, Wis., 8:57 p.m.

Lamar at Texas State, 7:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. vs. Gonzaga at Salt Lake City, Utah, 1 p.m.

VCU vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Salt Lake City, Utah, 6:20 p.m.

North Dakota vs. Arizona at Salt Lake City, Utah, 8:50 p.m.

Weber St. at Cal St.-Fullerton, 9 p.m.

WNIT

First Round Wednesday Little Rock at Southern Miss. (n) Thursday Northern Illinois at South Dakota St., 7 p.m.

Jacksonville at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

Stetson at UCF, 6 p.m.

Kent State at Michigan, 6 p.m.

Central Michigan at Wright State, 6 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

Ball State at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Grambling State at Mississippi, 6 p.m.

Missouri State at Iowa, 7 p.m.

North Dakota at South Dakota, 7 p.m.

Abilene Christian at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

IUPUI at Saint Louis, 7 p.m.

UT Arlington at Tulane, 7 p.m.

Mercer at Alabama, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Wyoming, 7:30 p.m.

UNLV at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Washington State at BYU, 8 p.m.

Saint Mary’s at Colorado State, 8 p.m.

Morehead State at Middle Tennessee, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday NBA 7 p.m.: Memphis at Bulls, CSN 7 p.m.: Portland at San Antonio, ESPN 9:30 p.m.: Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, ESPN Men’s basketball 5:40 p.m.: NCAA tournament, First Four, NC Central vs. UC Davis, TRU 6 p.m.: NIT, first round, South Dakota at Iowa, ESPN2 6:30 p.m.: NIT, first round, Akron at Houston, ESPNU 8 p.m.: NIT, first round, Texas-Arlington at BYU, ESPN2 8:10 p.m.: NCAA tournament, First Four, Providence vs. Southern Cal, TRU 8:30 p.m.: NIT, first round, UC Irvine at Illinois St., ESPNU Pro baseball Noon: Spring training, Baltimore , MLBN 3 p.m.: Spring training, L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco, MLBN 8 p.m.: World Baseball Classic, second round, Venezuela vs. United States, MLB 9 p.m.: Spring training, Cubs vs.

Arizona, CSN NHL 6:30 p.m.: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, NBCSN 9 p.m.: St. Louis at Anaheim, NBCSN Golf 4 p.m.: PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am (same-day tape), TGC Skiing 11 a.m.: FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing, Men’s and Women’s Downhill, NBCSN Soccer 2:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, Leg 2, AS Monaco vs. Manchester City, FS1 2:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, Leg 2, Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen, FS2

MLB Tuesday’s Results Milwaukee 7, Cubs 7 Seattle 7, White Sox 6 Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 0 Detroit 7, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Houston 1 Tampa Bay (ss) 10, N.Y. Yankees 6 Tampa Bay (ss) 9, Baltimore 6 Boston 5, Toronto 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 4, Oakland 3 Kansas City 8, L.A. Angels 4 San Francisco 6, Cleveland 5 Arizona 12, Texas 0 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City vs. White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 5:35 p.m.

MLB Calendar Through March 22: World Baseball Classic.

Wednesday: Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers pay 30 days termination instead of 45 days.

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• Wednesday, March 15, 2017

ROMEOVILLE – The Division II Conference Commissioners Association announced that Lewis’ Jamie Johnson and Jessica Kelliher have been selected to the D2CCA Women’s Basketball All-Midwest Region first team. Both are eligible for All-America accolades.

Lewis has had at least one all-region first-team selection in each of the past four seasons. Mariyah Brawner-Henley earned the honor in 2014, 2015 and 2016, while Johnson was honored in 2015.

A three-time All-GLVC first-team selection, Johnson is Lewis’ all-time leading scorer (2,059 points) and is the fifth-leading scorer among active NCAA D-II players. The redshirt senior guard led the GLVC in free-throw percentage (.879), was second in 3-pointers made (79) and third in scoring (17.8 average). Those 79 3s are the second-most in school-history for a season.

Kelliher, the 2017 GLVC Player of the Year, was a D2CCA All-Midwest Region second-team selection as a freshman.

A four-time GLVC Player of the Week, Kelliher led the conference in scoring (19.7) and scored in double figures in 31 out of 32 games. The sophomore for-

ward set a school record with 18 baskets on 18-for-19 shooting to finish with 38 points Jan. 14 against Maryville.

She also set a school record with a field-goal percentage of .652 (258 for 396), which was the best in NCAA D-II. Kelliher has the best career field-goal percentage (.628) of any active D- II player and the second-highest career scoring average (19).

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28 NFL

Former Bolingbrook QB looking for NFL shot

By KEVIN FISHBAIN

kfishbain@shawmedia.com EVANSTON – Four years ago, quarterback Aaron Bailey was preparing to begin his college career at the University of Illinois, coming off a star-studded high school career at Bolingbrook.

Bailey never got his chance in Champaign. He transferred to Northern Iowa, where he played for two seasons, and he was back in his home state Tuesday throwing in front of NFL scouts from 30 teams at Northwestern’s Pro Day. “It was a great experience,” Bailey said. “It’s something that every football player dreams of, having a Pro Day to get the chance to showcase your skills and hone in. All the hard work from the time you started playing football up until this moment.”

Stuck on the Illini’s depth chart, Bailey wanted more playing time, so he transferred to Northern Iowa and he put on a show as a junior, rushing for 1,334 yards and passing for 1,656 yards.

He set a UNI record with 19 rushing touchdowns and threw for 13 more.

Bailey’s athleticism has always been his strong suit, and he even took a break from throwing to fellow draft prospects to run a route as a receiver for the scouts at Northwestern.

“I always say that I want the opportunity to play quarterback and if, God forbid, I blow that opportunity and a team wants me to play a different position, like receiver, that’s why I ran that one route,” he said.

Bailey’s final season at Northern Iowa was a tough one, as an AC joint sprain in his right (throwing) shoulder cost him the final two games of the season. He said he is at 100 percent now and didn’t need surgery, but it was

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Northern Iowa quarterback Aaron Bailey sets to throw Sept. 3 in Ames, Iowa. another bump in what hasn’t been a smooth road for Bailey, who ran for 149 yards and two scores in Bolingbrook’s state title win over Loyola in 2011.

“I’m definitely glad I went through the adversity at the time I did so I could know how to handle it later on in my life,” Bailey said.

For an in-state star, Illinois seemed like destiny, and it was a bit of a culture shock heading west to Northern Iowa.

“First, I was excited but then at the same time, I’ve got to start all over again, with friends and meeting people and starting over with winning teammates over,” Bailey said. “That was big for me to win my teammates over, win the coaches over, just be myself out there. ... Learned to be a better man and I’m more than grateful for it.”

With the Panthers, Bailey singled out two games he’s most proud of – a win over Southern Illinois when he threw for three touchdowns and ran for 112 yards and another, and a win over FBS rival Iowa State, when Bailey ran for 128 yards and accounted for two touchdowns.

Bailey will work out at UNI’s Pro Day on March 28.

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CUBS SPRING TRAINING

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bmiles@dailyherald.com

what’s going to happen. We’ve just got to go out there and be ready to play every day, and everything will work itself out.”

The Cubs might or might not go with a straight platoon with the left-handed hitting Jay and the right-handed Almora to start the season, but with Almora being the Cubs’ first-round draft pick in 2012, the assumption is he will take over the center-field job at some point. Jay seems OK with sharing time.

“That’s the role I started off on,” he said. “You never know when it’s going to be your turn. You’ve got to be mentally prepared, physically prepared and just ready to roll.”

Both can play all three outfield positions, so both could be in the lineup on some days.

Almora, who plays the outfield with an authority belying his youth, got into 47 regular-season games in 2016, compiling a line of .277/.308/.455 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBIs. He got into nine postseason games, scoring the eventual game-winning run in Game 7 of the World Series after tagging up

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“I just took all the experience,” Almora said. “I feel like what I got the most is that now I know what it takes to be a winning ballclub. And it’s everybody in the clubhouse coming together. When I got called up, usually you think as a rookie you can’t speak and you’ve got to be quiet and so forth. But when I got here, it was like I had been a part of the team for 10 years. They let me be myself, and I feel like that’s a big thing.

“It’s a big thing just playing baseball freely, having a lot of fun and playing the game hard. That’s what I take out of it.”

The Cubs would like Almora to improve his on-base percentage, but they won’t rush it.

“Everybody always talks about plate discipline,” Maddon said. “But you’ve got to be careful. Some guys just come with that chip. Some guys do not. And the guys that do not, you have to be careful that while you’re instructing it that you don’t take away this kind of aggressiveness, because it’s hard to teach.”

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Center field was an island of stability in an otherwise changing sea for the Cubs the past two years, both with their batting order and defense.

Dexter Fowler put the “go” into the offense from the leadoff spot and was the primary center fielder.

Manager Joe Maddon would tell Fowler, “You go, we go,” before Albert his at-bats.

Almora Jr. Fowler has gone, to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kyle Schwarber likely will take over leadoff duties, and the tandem of Jon Jay and Albert Almora Jr. will share time in center field.

Jay, who celebrates his 32nd birthday Wednesday, is expected to pave the way for the soon-to-be 23-year-old Almora, who got a taste of the big leagues last year in the regular season and postseason. The Cubs signed Jay to a one-year contract this offseason after he spent six seasons with

the Cardinals and last year with the San Diego Padres.

A broken right forearm limited Jay to 90 games last year, but he has World Series-winning experience with St. Louis.

“I’m just another voice here that has some experience,” he said early in spring training. “It’s all about fighting for that ring and getting into October. Last year was the first year I missed that. It was kind of hard watching it on TV. It’s nice to be back in that atmosphere.”

The Cubs like Jay’s leadership ability and his friendship with Almora. The two are workout buddies in Miami.

Jay has a lifetime on-base percentage of .352. His .996 fielding percentage in center field is the highest among active players with at least 500 games at the position.

“I’ve been in a lot of different situations when I was in St. Louis, where I started off the year not playing much or was projected this or projected that. But I’m not worried about that. That’s been the same message I told Albert. We don’t know

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GLENDALE, Ariz. – The White Sox were lauded all around baseball for the returns they got for Chris Sale and Adam Eaton, but as they say, it’s early.

Real early.

We’re only three weeks into spring training, and it won’t even be known by the end of the season whether the packages received for the five-time All-Star left-hander and the team’s most productive offensive player in 2016 were wins or losses for general manager Rick Hahn.

For the players involved, Hahn wants this Chicago Seven to know those deals won’t be graded for a good, long while.

“The common thread through all seven of these guys is they all want to be great,” Hahn said. “None of them seem satisfied with making it to the big leagues. They all want to have a significant impact on this organization.

“That’s a great thing, but at the same time, we need to impart to them that none of the seven individuals

needs to justify the trade.”

The Sox have given multiple Cactus League starts to right-handers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Michael Kopech, and all have had their rocky moments. All also have demonstrated why they are rated among the best prospects in baseball.

Show us what you’ve got, but no need to break any records now, Hahn said.

“We have to pull them back a little bit,” Hahn said. “Explain to them that lighting the radar gun today or hitting a five-run homer isn’t going to prove to everyone that we were right or you’re the player we believe you can be. No one is justifying these moves in the first few weeks or months – probably the first few years.”

Coming off a strong outing against the Diamondbacks, Giolito took a 2.00 ERA into his Tuesday start against the Mariners, faced eight batters, gave up four runs and got KO’d. Lopez hopes to do better Wednesday against the Royals, and after Thursday’s off day, Kopech is scheduled to pitch in relief against the Cubs. All three will start the season in the minor leagues.

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to observe the seven in camp, here is what Hahn had to say about each (likely starting point in parenthesis): Giolito (Triple-A Charlotte): “He had a strong reputation in terms of his makeup, but when you talk to him and see how seriously he takes the craft and how diligent a worker he is, it reinforces what you heard. You can see the stuff is good, and he is open to ideas about improving the consistency and results we all want from him.”

Lopez (Charlotte): “The stuff is eye-popping. One thing we didn’t necessarily see that impressed us more is his aptitude for making adjustments.

He has taken to the cutter quickly.

The last guy we had who took to an adjustment that quickly in spring training was Jose Quintana.”

Right-hander Dane Dunning (Single-A Kannapolis): “Has only been on

the back fields, but our guys are impressed with his stuff. Heavy sink, and another good kid who has a bright future.”

Infielder Yoan Moncada (Charlotte):

“You see the lightning-quick bat speed, athleticism, power, plate discipline, the work ethic. He has roughly 200 plate appearances in A ball and

Kopech (High A Winston-Salem):

“Great stuff, extremely impressive from a physical tool standpoint. A great example of someone at age 20 who, whether he starts in A ball or finishes in Double-A, nothing is going to be proven this year. This is a development year. He doesn’t need to throw 104 (mph) on March 10 to show everybody that he’s that dude. We believe he’ll be that dude in time. If anything, we need to pull him back a little bit.”

OF Luis Basabe (Winston-Salem): “On the back fields he has excited a lot of people. Brings a legitimate five tools to the table. You see the athleticism, fantastic attitude. Switch-hitting center fielder who can run, play good defense and has some pop. You’re going to see his more prominently on these prospects lists a year from now.”

Victor Diaz: “Big, strong kid with plus-plus stuff. Shows a feel for three pitches, but we project him as a backend (bullpen) guy. Going to A ball with impressive, projectable stuff.”

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Robinson, the smallest player in Division I at 5-foot-5, carried the Mountaineers (20-15) to only their second NCAA tournament win.

They’ll head to Buffalo to play defending national champion and top overall seed Villanova in the East Regional on Thursday.

Mount St. Mary’s led most of the way, but New Orleans (20-12) pulled off a comeback befitting its resurgent season. The Privateers had a chance for a final shot, but Erik Thomas’ inbound pass with 2.6 seconds left was off target and stolen by the Mountaineers’ Chris Wray to clinch it.

Note: The Mountaineers wear warmup shirts with “Mayhem” on the back, reminding them of their pressure defense. They forced 14 turnovers that set up 19 points.

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(1) The approximate amount of taxes extendable at the most recently extended limiting rate is $3,458,583, and the approximate amount of taxes extendable if the proposition is approved is $3,998,158.

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CHAMPAIGN – Malcolm Hill scored 25 points, Leron Black had a double-double and Jamall Walker picked up a win in his debut as the interim coach for Illinois, an 82-57 romp over short-handed Valparaiso in an opening game of the NIT on Tuesday night.

Hill made 7 of 12 shots, including four 3-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws and became the fourth player to surpass 1,800 points for the Illini (19-14), who are seeded second in their bracket and are home against the Boise State-Utah winner next. Black had 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Walker served as an assistant to head coach John Groce for five seasons until Groce was fired Saturday.

Tevonn Walker had 25 points for Valparaiso (24-9), which reached last year’s NIT title game. The Crusaders were without Horizon League player of the year Alec Peters, the program’s alltime leading scorer and rebounder, who started all 134 games of his career before an injury sidelined him before the last regular-season game.

Hill and Black combined for 24 points and the Illini shot 53 percent, including 5 of 10 behind the arc, to lead 41-24 at the

half. Valpo pulled within 15 early in the second half, but got no closer.

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Fire Water BBQ has some outstanding brisket MYSTERY DINER

CREST HILL – I’ve been all over the place eating barbecue.

From Texas to Kansas City to the Carolinas.

Some places have sauce varieties I love, others have some I could do without.

But the key is getting the right meat and sauce combination.

That’s why having plenty of options is important.

Walking into Fire Water BBQ in Crest Hill, it was clear I had those options.

For starters, the restaurant is set up like a picnic, with picnic and square tables set up throughout and bar stools near the windows. Then there’s board after board of menu options, written in different colored chalk.

I definitely just stood there and stared for a while, and I wasn’t alone.

Once I did decide, I went with the two-meat BBQ Dinner option ($13.95) with angus beef brisket and pulled chicken. I chose bacon and chive potato salad as a side.

Of course, I had to try all of the sauces. There was Texas heat, Alabama white, Original Sweet Home Chicago, Carolina vinegar and Georgia mustard.

The variety is good, but man, that sweet home Chicago sauce hit the spot and the brisket was as good as I’ve had. Certainly right up there with a hole-in-the-wall spot I’ve been to in Texas that’s always been held

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ABOVE: Fire Water BBQ in Crest Hill is so good that the Mystery Diner went back for round two. BELOW LEFT: The two-meat BBQ Dinner option came with angus beef brisket and pulled chicken with bacon and chive potato salad as a side. BELOW RIGHT: Pictured are the Texas Tacos with three-cheese mac and bacon and chive potato salad.

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dear as the best brisket I’ve eaten.

In the Joliet area, from what I’ve tried, it’s the best.

So good that I had to go back.

So I did.

Because one of my co-workers was talking up the Texas Tacos ($8.95). I’ll admit, I was skeptical they could live up to the hype, or the brisket.

But I was willing to try.

So I went back and ordered them, and this time I was all in on both the Texas heat and Sweet Home Chicago sauces. One with the heat, two sweet.

On the side, I had to get the potato salad again. I didn’t mention it before, but the stuff is no ordinary potato salad. It was outstanding, without

too mustardy of a taste.

This time, I also got the threecheese mac. Because, well, I’m a kid at heart and I can really never resist an original mac and cheese dish.

Let me tell you, my co-worker was right about the tacos. They were delicious.

Fire Water BBQ also has a decent variety of beer.

On my first trip, not too long after the new year, I bought its last Great Lakes Brewing Christmas Ale. I knew what I was getting and was pretty happy it was available. My second option would have been a Lagunitas, which wouldn’t have been bad either.

What I know now is I have to go back and try the rest. Because there’s still smoked jumbo wings, pulled pork and rib tips in $6.45 or $9.45 options. There’s smoked hot link sausage, house smoked bacon, sweet potato fries and some burger/ sandwich ($8.99-$9.99) options to try.

There’s catering, too.

And, for what it’s worth, there’s something about root beer and a great plate of barbecue that makes me smile.

• The Mystery Diner is a newsroom employee at The Herald-News.

The diner’s identity is not revealed to restaurant staff before or during the meal. The Mystery Diner visits a restaurant and then reports on the experience. If the Mystery Diner cannot recommend the establishment, we will not publish a review.

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The medication used in that study was temazepam (Restoril), but many other medications are also available to help people sleep. The problem is that many have side effects, especially for those over the age of 65. The most common side effects are seen with sedative hypnotics such as temazepam, zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta), but also with benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Ativan, Valium and Klonopin. I would caution you not to start these medications.

As for melatonin, it appears to be safe, but doesn’t seem to be working that well for you. Medications that work differently than the ones above might provide more relief with fewer side effects. One drug specifically for sleep is Ramelteon, and it binds to the melatonin receptors in the body. Another is the antidepressant Trazodone, which works by increasing levels of serotonin and can cause drowsiness.

But start by improving your sleep hygiene. Don’t take naps during the day; decrease your intake of alcohol and caffeine; use the bed only for sleeping; get outside regularly; and exercise. If these methods don’t work, a cognitive behavioral therapist who focuses on sleep might be able to help.

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Dear Doctor: I’m 81 and usually go to bed by 10:30 p.m. Although I would like to sleep until 7 or 7:30 a.m., I wake up after 5 or 5½ hours. I’ve tried 3 milligrams of melatonin, then 5 milligrams. What else can I do?

Dear Reader: Generally, sleep problems get worse as we get older, meaning we have more difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep and our total sleep time is lessened.

The elderly in particular have a greatly reduced percentage of deep, or restorative, sleep – that is, stages 3 and 4. This lack of high-quality sleep causes older people to feel more tired during the day and feel an increased need to take naps. Those naps can significantly affect the sleep-wake cycle at night.

If you’re already forgoing daytime sleeping, you’ll need to focus on other ways to improve your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. Start by increasing your amount of exercise and by spending more time outside.

Also, assess how much time you spend in the bed not sleeping. If you use the bed as an entertainment platform for watching television or some other form of media, removing the television from the bedroom would be helpful.

Pain and problems with urination or your bowels can also affect sleep, as can caffeine and alcohol. If you have the former, talk to a doctor. If you indulge in the latter, limit their intake.

In a 1999 study published in JAMA, researchers divided 78 people with insomnia into two groups. One group had eight weeks of behavioral therapy that included learning to stop daytime napping, getting rid of media prior to sleep and meditation techniques for relaxation. They compared this group with people who used drug therapy alone for eight weeks. The authors found that those who did the behavioral changes were able to fall asleep more quickly than those who

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Keep your temper under control and your emotions in check this year. Try not to react too quickly or make assumptions based on information with little substance. Think matters through, regardless of the pressure you face. Walk away from anyone trying to control your life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Get the facts and prepare to act fast. An opportunity will not be available forever. Set boundaries and rules when dealing with partnerships. Romance will lead to a proposition.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – What appears to be an impulsive move to some will in truth be well planned and executed. Don’t let someone’s

uncertainty cause you to doubt a personal decision. Follow through with your plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take control of situations that concern your assets, health or occupation. Don’t wait to see what happens, when you should step up and manipulate the situation in your best interest.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Stay focused on building your assets. Professional changes will put you in a better position to rise to the top.

Invest in what you want to pursue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – An unusual destination will prompt you to consider options that you have neglected to explore in the past. Don’t limit what you can do just because someone opposes you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Be careful when moving

forward. Not everything will be known initially.

Get all the facts before making a commitment.

Anger will take charge if you let someone get away with something.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Take the initiative to set your plans in motion. Being proactive will pay off and show others that you mean business. It’s what you do, not what you say, that will count.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Money matters will lead to emotional stress and uncertainty. Joint ventures will not turn out as hoped, leaving you in a precarious position if you didn’t take precautions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Emotional matters will creep up on you. Look for alternative ways to deal with trouble. Explosive tactics will not bring you the satisfaction you need to move forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – The help you offer others will put you in a good position.

Sharing experiences with colleagues will ensure that you avoid facing certain problems. Home and personal improvements are highlighted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Don’t get involved in situations that require force or that present a physical challenge. Protect against insult and injury when dealing with demanding individuals. Have your facts and documentation straight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – A financial opportunity will be presented if you take part in events that deal with causes that concern you.

Reconnecting with someone from your past will prove to be entertaining and interesting.

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George S. Patton said, “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

A bridge player’s success may be measured by how high he plays -- as in today’s deal.

South is in six spades. West leads the diamond king. How should South plan the play and how can East thwart his dastardly plan?

After North responds with four diamonds, a splinter bid showing four-plus spades, at least game-going values and a singleton (or void) in diamonds, South wonders whether his partner has both black-suit kings. If he does, seven spades will be anything between a favorite and laydown. Could your partnership uncover those cards? Most couldn’t.

South could bank all on the club finesse, but there is a better approach. He should win the opening lead, play a trump to dummy, cash the ace of hearts (discarding a low club from hand) and crossruff the red suits to eliminate them. Now declarer leads a club off the dummy. If East contributes the four or five, South covers with his eight to effect an endplay. West must either lead back into declarer’s ace-queen club tenace or concede a ruff-and-sluff.

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Whenever declarer has eliminated the side suits and is about to execute an endplay, second hand must play high.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Village of Rockdale Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday April 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Rockdale Village Hall, 79 Moen Avenue, Rockdale, Illinois. The matter to be considered is an application for re-zoning of the property located at 119 Central Avenue from Rockdale R-1 to Rockdale R-2. The property is legally described as follows: LOT NINE (9) IN BLOCK FOURTEEN (14) IN ROCKDALE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY (20) IN TOWNSHIP THIRTY-FIVE (35) NORTH, AND IN RANGE TEN (10) EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPT. 28, 1892 IN PLAT BOOK 8, PG. 38 AS DOCUMENT 170358 IN WILL COUNTY, IL Commonly known as 119 Central Avenue, Rockdale, Illinois 60436 PIN: 30-07-20-121-023-0000.

All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Village President and Board of Trustees Village of Rockdale, Illinois (Published in Herald-News March 15, 2017) 1353848

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS United Security Financial Corp.

PLAINTIFF Vs. Thomas Mondragon; The Walnut Trails Townhome Association; The Walnut Trails Master Operating Association, Inc.; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 17CH 00148 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Thomas Mondragon 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: 213 Parkside Drive Shorewood, IL 60404 and which said Mortgage was made by: Thomas Mondragon the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Flagship Financial Group, LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, as Document No. R2014041786; 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 Mandato4/18/2017 ry Mediation on at 2:15 pm at the Will County Court Annex-3rd Floor (Arbitration 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 April 7, 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. 14-16-05333 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF WILL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ESTATE OF GUADALUPE M. SPINDOLA, Deceased CASE NUMBER 2016 P 612 Notice is given of the death of GUADALUPE M. SPINDOLA, whose address was Crest Hill, IL 60403.

Letters of Office were issued on October 20, 2016 to Patricia Srachta, 1929 Euclid Avenue, Unit 2, Berwyn, IL 60402 as: INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR whose attorney is Kenneth DucDuong, KMD Law Office, 4001 W. Devon Ave., Ste. 332, Chicago, IL 60646.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Andrea Lynn Chasteen, Circuit Court Clerk, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before September 1, 2017, any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.

ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN CLERK OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JOLIET, ILLINOIS. Kenneth DucDuong, Attorney For: (Published in the Herald-News Patricia Srachta, Administrator, March 8, 15, 22, 2017)

p Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 PUBLIC NOTICE Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 "THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT Fax: 312-360-9461 A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WA16-0784 OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I715713 THAT PURPOSE" WA16-0784 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF (Published in the Herald-News THE 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT March 1, 8, 15, 2017) WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION PUBLIC NOTICE U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Asset Backed Securites FORCIBLE DETAINERCorporation Home Equity Loan NOTICE BY POSTING Trust 2004-HE6, Asset Backed IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Pass-Through Certificates, Series 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2004-HE6; WILL COUNTY Plaintiff, Lexicon Real Estate Management, VS. LLC, as Managing Agent for Owner Cynthia Edwards f/k/a Cynthia Plaintiff Thornwood North vs.

Hinton; Homeowners Association, Inc. aka Estate of Neomie Cartwright-Redd, Thornwood North Condominium Deceased, Unknown Occupants Association; Unknown Heirs and Defendant Legatees of Cynthia Edwards, if any; No. 17 LM 0344 Unknown Owners and Non Record Forcible Detainer Claimants; NOTICE REQUIRING APPEARANCE Defendants.

IN PENDING ACTION 17CH 53 To the Defendant(s) Estate of NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Neomie Cartwright-Redd, Deceased The requisite affidavit for / Unknown Occupants. publication having been filed, notice The requisite affidavit for Notice is hereby given to you:

by Posting having been filed, you -Cynthia Edwards f/k/a Cynthia are notified that at the instance Hinton of Plaintiff Lexicon Real Estate that Plaintiff has commenced this Management, LLC, as Managing case in the Circuit Court of Will Agent for Owner, the above County against you and other entitled action against you for the defendants, for foreclosure of a recovery of the possession of real certain Mortgage lien recorded estate is now pending in the Circuit against the premises described as Court of Will County, Illinois: That follows: the premises, the possession of UNIT NUMBER A, BUILDING which is sought to be recovered by NUMBER 16, AS DELINEATED the Plaintiff from you, are located ON THE CONDOMINIUM SURVEY in Will County, Illinois and are AFFIXED TO THE DECLARATION OF described as Follows: CONDOMINIUM OF THORNWOOD 705 Burnham Drive, Apt. 2, NORTH CONDOMINIUM RECORDED University Park, IL 60484 JULY 2, 1973, AS DOCUMENT Summons was issued in said NUMBER R73-19352 OF A suit and was returned without PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE service stating that service could SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, IN not be obtained.

TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN You are hereby required to RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD appear in person on: April 4. 2017 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TOGETHER at 9:00a.m. in Courtroom 111 at WITH AN UNDIVIDED 2.2104 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet PERCENT OF THE COMMON Illinois for the TRIAL of this case.

ELEMENTS AS SET FORTH IN You are further required to file THE SAID DECLARATION, IN WILL your written appearance by yourself COUNTY, ILLINOIS. or your attorney at the same time C/K/A: 1007 Gael Drive, Unit A, and place.

Joliet, IL 60435 If you fail to appear for trial, PIN: 05-06-01-410-009-0000 judgment by default will be entered said Mortgage was given by against you for the possession of Cynthia Edwards f/k/a Cynthia the aforesaid premises. After the Hinton, Mortgagor(s), to New judgment is entered, the Sheriff Century Mortgage Corporation, may evict you.

Mortgagee, and recorded in the Dated February 21, 2017 Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Witness Will County, Illinois, as Document ANDREA LYNN CHASTEEN No. R2004134595.

Clerk of Court YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO Law Offices of David K. Barhydt SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT David K. Barhydt/Attorney for IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. Plaintiff By order of the Chief Judge of the Atty Code #6192456 Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial 2901 Butterfield Rd. Circuit Court, this case is set for Oak Brook, IL 60523 Mandatory Mediation on March 9, (630) 218-4915 2017 at 1:30 PM at the Will County Court, Annex 3rd Floor (Arbitration (Published in the Herald-News Center) 57 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, March 1, 8, 15, 2017)1268814 Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss PUBLIC NOTICE options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification.

STATE OF ILLINOIS YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. WILL COUNTY - IN PROBATE UNLESS YOU file your IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF appearance or otherwise file your answer in this case in the Office of MARY ANN CORNELIUS the Circuit Clerk of Will County, DECEASED No. 17 P 000118 Will County Courthouse, 14 West CLAIM NOTICE Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60432 NOTICE IS GIVEN to creditors on or before March 31, 2017, A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR of the death of Mary Ann Cornelius, DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE of Plainfield, Illinois on January ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR 16, 2017. On February 23, 2017, THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE Letters of Office were issued to Craig PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT. A. Cornelius, whose address is Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) 21813 Helen Drive, Plainfield, The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Illinois, as Independent Executor, Atto fo Plaintiff

The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com • Wednesday, March 15, 2017 • pe and whose attorney of record is ILLINOIS Bradley S. McCann, of Spesia & The Village of Romeoville will Ayers, 1415 Black Road, Joliet, receive sealed bids for the Street Illinois 60435.

Lighting Maintenance 2017/2018 Contract until 1:00 P.M. on March Claims against the estate may 28, 2017 at 1050 W. Romeo be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Road, Romeoville, Illinois, 60446, the Circuit Court at the Will County at which time they will be publicly Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson Street, opened and read aloud.

Joliet, Illinois 60432 or with the The work includes the representative, or both, on or before maintenance of street lighting the 1st day of September, 2017, or and associated appurtenances at if mailing or delivery of a notice various locations throughout the from the representative is required Village.

by Sec. 18-3 (755 ILCS 5/18-3) Bids are to be addressed to the of the Probate Act of 1975, the Village of Romeoville, 1050 W. date stated in that notice. Any claim Romeo Road, Romeoville, Illinois, not filed on or before that date is 60446, and shall be marked barred. Copies of a claim filed "Sealed Bid - Street Lighting with the clerk must be mailed or Maintenance 2017/2018 - Section rdelivered by the claimant to the No. 18-00000-02-GM." Bidding Documents may be representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has obtained upon presentation of been filed.

Certification of Eligibility to bid with the State of Illinois from the Village of Romeoville Department of Public Craig A. Cornelius Independent Executor of the Works, 615 Anderson Drive, Romeoville, (815) 886-1870.

Estate of Mary Ann Mailing of Bidding Documents will Cornelius, Deceased ofBy: Bradley S. McCann not be provided.

All proposals must be accomSpesia & Ayers panied by a proposal guaranty as Attorney for Estate provided in the Illinois Department 1415 Black Road of Transportation- Bureau of Joliet, IL 60435 Local Roads and Streets Special (815) 726-4311 Provision for Bidding Requirements (Published in the Herald-News and Conditions for Contract on March 1, 8, 15, 2017) Proposals contained in the "Supplemental Specifications and 1269192 Recurring Special Provisions". t Bidders will be required to be hat in compliance with the Prevailing PUBLIC NOTICE Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), as amended, except where a DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY prevailing wage violates a federal FEDERAL EMERGENCY law, order, or ruling, the rate MANAGEMENT AGENCY conforming to the federal law, Proposed Flood Hazard order, or ruling shall govern.

Determinations for the City of Bidders shall be responsible to ithoutJoliet, Will County, Illinois, and notify each subcontractor of the Case No. 17-05-2357P. The wage rates set forth in this contract Department of Homeland Security's and any revisions thereto. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical Department of Labor revises the information or comments on pro- wage rates, the revised rate as tposed flood hazard determinations provided by the public body for the Flood Insurance Rate Map shall apply to this contract and (FIRM), and where applicable, the the Bidder will not be allowed lfFlood Insurance Study (FIS) report additional compensation on for your community. These flood account of said revisions. hazard determinations may include The Village of Romeoville the addition or modification of Base reserves the right to waive Flood Elevations, base flood technicalities and to reject any or depths, Special Flood Hazard Area all proposals as provided in IDOT boundaries or zone designations, riffor the regulatory floodway. The BLRS Special Provision for Bidding FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS Requirements and Conditions for report have been revised to reflect Contract Proposals contained in the these flood hazard determinations "Supplemental Specifications and through issuance of a Letter of Map Recurring Special Provisions".

Published by the authority of the Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code Village of Romeoville of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the Dr. Bernice E. Holloway, floodplain management measures Village Clerk that your community is required to Dated at Village of Romeoville adopt or show evidence of having March 13, 2017 in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. (Published in the Herald-News For more information on the pro- March 14, 15, 16, 2017) posed flood hazard determinations 1272788 and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA's website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/ PUBLIC NOTICE fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877Will County Clerk's Office 336-2627).

Assumed Business Name (Published in the Herald-News Certificate of Registration of Ownership of Business March 8, 15, 2017)1270401 Name of Business: y

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT TO BID STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE 2017/2018 SECTION NO. 18-00000-02-GM VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE,

Charley Teez Certificate No.: 31398 Filed: March 6, 2017 Located at: 520 Campbell Street Joliet IL 60435

Name(s) and residence of address (es) of the person(s) owning, conducting or transacting business: Johnathan Edwards 520 Campbell Street Joliet IL 60435 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois. /s/ Johnathan Edwards March 6th, 2017 /s/ Nancy Schultz Voots County Clerk, Will County, IL (Published in the Herald-News March 8, 15, 22, 2017) 1271258 BREAKING NEWS available 24/7 at TheHerald-News.com

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VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING DESIGNATION OF A PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT AND THE ADOPTION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING "SOUTH LOWER TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT" Please take notice that on the 5th day of April, 2017, during the course of the regular Village Board Meeting which commences at 6:00 o'clock p.m. at the Village Board Chambers, Village Hall, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, IL 60446, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Romeoville will conduct a public hearing with regard to the designation of an area as a Redevelopment Project Area known as the "South Lower TIF", together with approval of a proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project and the use of Tax Increment Financing to finance all or a portion of the Redevelopment Project costs all pursuant to the Illinois "Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act," 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. (the "Act"). The South Lower TIF is legally described as PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH 30 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART OF THE EAST 1 ACRE THEREOF, LYING SOUTH OF THE LAND CONVEYED TO JOHN H. GULICK BY DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 26, 1925 AS DOCUMENT NO 388472) AND (EXCEPTING THAT PART CONVEYED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 11, 1949, AS DOCUMENT 652942, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PART OF PARCEL 3 - SOUTH TRACT: THAT PART OF WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 11, 1949, AS DOCUMENT 652939, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. EASEMENT THAT CONNECTS THE TWO PARCEL 5: EASEMENT FOR A PRIVATE ROADWAY, SIXTEEN AND ONE-HALF FEET IN WIDTH, AS RESERVED IN A DEED RECORDED MARCH 11, 1949 AS DOCUMENT 652939 FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELS 2 AND 3, TAKEN AS A TRACT. PIN NUMBERS: 12-02-26-100-023-0000 (part of) 12-02-26-100-022-0000 (part of) The South Lower TIF Redevelopment Area is generally located on the eastern side of the intersection of Illinois Route 53 and Joliet Road and south of the Com Ed right of way, situated near the northern entrance into the Village.

During the public hearing, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Further, any affected person or taxing district may file written comments or objections at the public hearing or in advance of the public hearing in the Office of the Village Clerk, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, Illinois 60446. You are further notified that at the public hearing all persons may be heard orally regarding any issue embodied in this Notice and that the Mayor and Board of Trustees will hear all protests and objections. You are further notified that the public hearing may be adjourned to another time, date or place without further notice other than a motion entered upon the minutes fixing the time, date and place of the adjourned hearing.

The proposed Redevelopment Project and Plan contemplates a range of improvements such as improvements such as design and installation of various public improvements; construction, repair and upgrade of public street, utility and stormwater management infrastructure; development of new industrial and commercial facilities; office, public an retail facilities; rehabilitation and remodeling of existing commercial/retail properties; rehabilitation of existing properties, infill development assistance, property acquisition and generally other improvements and assistance. The actions by the Village are intended to encourage redevelopment and investment in the South Lower TIF and to enhance property values in the area. Further, the actions contemplated by the Village of Romeoville include but are not limited to land acquisition; construction of public infrastructure and roadways; site preparation; rehabilitation; reconstruction or repair or remodeling of existing buildings; related professional costs; entering into Redevelopment Agreements and other matters contemplated or allowed by the Act. The Village of Romeoville will implement the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan through public finance techniques including but not limited to tax increment allocation financing and the issuance of one or more series of debt obligations. A draft Eligibility Report and Redevelopment Plan and Project are, and have been, on file with the Office of the Village Clerk, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 and are available for public inspection during regular business hours or may be requested by mail from the Village Clerk. The draft Redevelopment Plan may be amended prior to adoption in conformance with the TIF Act. For further information, please contact Nathan Darga, Senior Planner for the Village of Romeoville, at 815-886-5033 or by email at ndarga@romeoville.org during regular business hours.

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VILLAGE OF ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING DESIGNATION OF A PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, APPROVAL OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROJECT AND THE ADOPTION OF TAX INCREMENT ALLOCATION FINANCING "NORTH UPPER TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT" Please take notice that on the 5th day of April, 2017, during the course of the regular Village Board Meeting which commences at 6:00 o'clock p.m. at the Village Board Chambers, Village Hall, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, IL 60446, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Romeoville will conduct a public hearing with regard to the designation of an area as a Redevelopment Project Area known as the "North Upper TIF", together with approval of a proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project and the use of Tax Increment Financing to finance all or a portion of the Redevelopment Project costs all pursuant to the Illinois "Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act," 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. (the "Act"). The North Upper TIF is legally described as: PARCEL 1: THE NORTH 500 FEET AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 66A AS DEDICATED BY DOCUMENT NO. 452330 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART CONDEMNED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES BY CONDEMNATION CASE 2000ED174) IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF U.S. ROUTE 66A AS DEDICATED BY DOCUMENT NO. 452330, (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING TRACTS: TRACT 1: THAT PART CONVEYED TO PUBLIC SERVICE SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 11, 1949, AS DOCUMENT 652939, AND TRACT 2: THE WEST 443.63 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26 LYING SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE CENTERLINE CURVE OF SAID U.S.ROUTE 66A AT A POINT 418.70 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE SAID CENTERLINE WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26, AS MEASURED ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, AND TRACT 3: THE NORTH 500 (AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY), ALL IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TRACT 4 (SOUTH TRACT): THAT PART OF WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY DEED RECORDED MARCH 11, 1949, AS DOCUMENT 652939, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 4: THAT PART OF THE WEST 443.63 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DUPAGE TOWNSHIP, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUETS 19 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 930 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 149.27 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUETS 19 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 79.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 294.36 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID 443.63 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1009.07 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 443.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 6: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER : THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER 930 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST 149.27 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST 79.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST 137.31 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST 157.05 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 443.63 FEET OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE 277.39 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 29 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST 320.04 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.5 ACRES, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN Numbers: 12-02-26-100-018-0000, 12-02-26-100-023-0000 (part of), 12-02-26-100-022-0000 (part of), 12-02-26-100-027-0000, 12-02-26-100-029-0000 The North Upper TIF Redevelopment Area is generally located on the eastern side of the intersection of Illinois Route 53 and Joliet Road and north of the Com Ed right of way, situated near the northern entrance into the Village.

During the public hearing, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Further, any affected person or taxing district may file written comments or objections at the public hearing or in advance of the public hearing in the Office of the Village Clerk, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, Illinois 60446. You are further notified that at the public hearing all persons may be heard orally regarding any issue embodied in this Notice and that the Mayor and Board of Trustees will hear all protests and objections. You are further notified that the public hearing may be adjourned to another time, date or place without further notice other than a motion entered upon the minutes fixing the time, date and place of the adjourned hearing.

The proposed Redevelopment Project and Plan contemplates a range of improvements such as improvements such as design and installation of various public improvements; construction, repair and upgrade of public street, utility and stormwater management infrastructure; development of new industrial and commercial facilities; office, public an retail facilities; rehabilitation and remodeling of existing commercial/ retail properties; rehabilitation of existing properties, infill development assistance, property acquisition and generally other improvements and assistance. The actions by the Village are intended to encourage redevelopment and investment in the North Upper TIF and to enhance property values in the area. Further, the actions contemplated by the Village of Romeoville include but are not limited to land acquisition; construction of public infrastructure and roadways; site preparation; rehabilitation; reconstruction or repair or remodeling of existing buildings; related professional costs; entering into Redevelopment Agreements and other matters contemplated or allowed by the Act. The Village of Romeoville will implement the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan through public finance techniques including but not limited to tax increment allocation financing and the issuance of one or more series of debt obligations. A draft Eligibility Report and Redevelopment Plan and Project are, and have been, on file with the Office of the Village Clerk, 1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, Illinois 60446 and are available for public inspection during regular business hours or may be requested by mail from the Village Clerk. The draft Redevelopment Plan may be amended prior to adoption in conformance with the TIF Act. For further information, please contact Nathan Darga, Senior Planner for the Village of Romeoville, at 815-886-5033 or by email at ndarga@romeoville.org during regular business hours.

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