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Morning clouds will give way to some sunshine Tuesday, although it will be cooler than recent days. It will quickly turn milder Wednesday with a good deal of sunshine.

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JOLIET – City officials may allow more time for proposals for re-use of the old Crabigale’s space after hearing from just one potential developer by a Friday deadline.

The city owns the Loughran Building downtown that was last used for the Crabigale’s comedy club, which closed in 2005.

Four potential developers toured the building but only one submitted a proposal by a 3 p.m. Friday deadline, Joliet Economic Development Director Steve Jones said.

“We have an evaluation initiated to decide if having one proposal is sufficient to move forward or to determine if a two- to three-week period is sufficient to determine if anyone else is interested,” said Jones.

Jones said a decision will be made this week.

Putting the building back into use has proved difficult for the city, which acquired it in 2001.

The city sought proposals for redevelopment after a previous agreement with Leaf Capital Investments was revoked in February. Leaf had missed deadlines for acquiring financing for the project.

A previous plan by the Lockdown Bar & Grill in Chicago to open a second restaurant in the Loughran Building fell through in November 2014.

In all three rounds, including the latest request for proposals, the city has offered to transfer ownership to the developer once $300,000 worth of renovations are spent on the building.

Jones said there appeared to be more interest in the building this time around

“We have an evaluation initiated to decide if having one proposal is sufficient to move forward or to determine if a two- to three-week period is sufficient to determine if anyone else is interested.”

Steve Jones

Joliet economic development director when four potential developers came for the tour. Only two came the last time around.

“The economy has gotten better, so more people are looking at it,” he said.

Anyone making a proposal was required to visit the building.

The incentive package is aimed at ensuring that a restaurant or bar is put on the first floor while the upper two floors are renovated as well.

The first floor was renovated by the late Brian Graf for Crabigale’s, which also had a restaurant.

of a firearm. Richards, of the 21000 block of Tall Grass Drive, is being held in the Will County Jail on $750,000 bond.

Shortly before 8 p.m. Oct. 12, Joliet officers were getting fuel at the city pump on Cass Street when they heard shots from a block to the west. They arrived at Shell Gas, 710 E. Cass St., to find Dontaya Pruitte lying in a pool of blood by the gas pumps, according to police reports. Joliet Deputy Chief Al Roechner said the victim was paralyzed from the shooting.

“Witnesses said the shooter was named

‘Maurice’ but they did not know his last name,” Roechner said. “The incident was also recorded by surveillance video and officers worked to enhance that video and link a license plate to Richards.”

Detectives believe Richards and Pruitte were involved in a dispute over a woman, Roechner said.

According to court records, Richards previously was convicted of armed robbery in 2007 in McLean County and was on parole at the time of the shooting.

LOCAL BRIEF Police: Dispute over woman led to Joliet gas station shooting

JOLIET – A Mokena man was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting a man last fall at a Joliet gas station.

Maurice Richards, 26, was taken into custody after police obtained a warrant charging him with attempted murder, aggravated battery, aggravated unlaw- Maurice Richards ful use of a weapon and unauthorized possession

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NUMEROUS OR NO CANDIDATES People have different reasons to run, or not run

By MIKE MALLORY

mmallory@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The dust is settling after last week’s election, with several races still up in the air until last-minute mail-in votes are counted next week.

But most other races – for all intents and purposes – already are determined, with leads likely too large to overcome before the winners are made official April 25.

Still, there are other offices throughout the county for which no one ran.

These include Shorewood village clerk, Wilmington village clerk, a handful of township assessor roles and countless trustee spots on various boards.

At the same time, other races – such as the 15 people vying for just three Jo-

Election results Municipalities, school boards and referendums, see Page 14.

liet City Council seats, the Bolingbrook mayoral race and Lockport Township’s opposing slates – became hotly contested.

Dr. Steven Nawara, an assistant professor of political science at Lewis University, said a couple of factors could play into this disparity of high interest in one office and low interest in another.

For one, people should look at the office itself, he said. In many cases, lo-

cal government offices are not full-time positions, and, as a part-time role, still can take away from a person’s primary job.

Typically, but not always, the larger the constituency, the more the official gets paid. According to payroll documents, Joliet City Council members are paid about four times more than members of the Morris City Council.

“And sometimes, they’re completely unpaid positions, so you have to get people to essentially volunteer their time,” Nawara said.

He ventures that in Joliet, with a population of more than 145,000 and three at-large council seats open to anyone in the city – as opposed to district or ward races, which limit the number

of people eligible because of geographic boundaries – such seats are bound to draw more candidates.

A separate factor that could play into the difference in total candidates in one area versus another is the presence of local political parties.

“It’s local parties that are often tasked with recruiting for these offices,” Nawara said. “If you have a vibrant party organization and competition between two parties, you’re more likely to get an influx of candidates.”

Beyond that, the amount of candidates running for an office could come down to the personal motivations of people in the area. While some run for office to help the community, others do

See NO SHOW ELECTIONS, page 9

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Students get up-close look at Vietnam War artifacts

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – The power of an M16 rifle – one of the top weapons used in the Vietnam War – was demonstrated Monday at Plainfield Central High School.

Historical re-enactors Eric Percy and Erik Benson were at the school to teach students not only about the rifle, but also about other weapons, tools and belongings soldiers used during the controversial conflict.

Percy and Benson showed in an outdoor demonstration how an M16 rifle worked and what it sounded like, firing blank rounds.

The rifle was sold to the military during the war as one that never needed to be cleaned, but early combat advisers discovered quickly that the rifle did require cleaning when it jammed after many rounds, Percy said.

“Once they issued our guys cleaning kits. … This became one of the best rifles in the world,” he said.

In addition to the display outdoors, Plainfield Central students gathered in the auditorium, where Percy and Benson gave them a “crash course” on the war between 1968 and 1969. The two have taught history of past conflicts such as World War II to students by showing them artifacts from the time periods.

On Monday, they were clothed in uniforms soldiers wore at the time, which Percy described as meant for jungle warfare – but the uniforms were not durable.

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Eric Percy (left) and Erik Benson talk to students Monday at Plainfield Central High School about M16 rifles used during the Vietnam War. Percy said the U.S. came close to winning the Vietnam War. The military was 18 miles into Cambodia and found the biggest weapons cache from the North Vietnamese Army and Viet

Cong. The destruction of the cache could’ve crippled their forces, he said.

Steve Lamberti, the school’s social studies chairman, said teachers can read and teach about history to stu-

dents, but a firsthand experience can also help.

“To get kids a firsthand experience – that’s the best kind of learning we can provide,” Lamberti said.

D-202 board OKs salary increases for administrators, support staff

By FELIX SARVER

fsarver@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – Plainfield School District 202 administrators and nonunion support staff will see a bump in their salaries next school year.

At Monday’s meeting the board approved in a 6-0 vote a 2.5 percent increase in salaries for 210 certified and noncertified administrators and nonunion, noncertified support staff.

Board member William Slabich was absent from the meeting.

Tom Hernandez, the district’s spokesman, said the positions affected by the raise include 106 administrators, 31 supervisors and 73 non-union

support staff.

The salaries for those 210 positions amounts to $15.6 million and that is projected to increase to about $16 million next school year under the 2.5 percent increase, Hernandez said.

Superintendent Lane Abrell will also receive a 2.5 percent raise next year as part of his three-year contract extension that the board approved in February.

The board also adopted a resolution authorizing notice of dismissal to educational support personnel that will be effective at the close of this school year. Hernandez said the dismissal is part of the releasing of staff that typically occur in the spring.

In March, the board approved giving notice of dismissal to 88 certified staff members – including 82 teachers – who may be hired back in the late summer when district officials have a better idea of enrollment needs or funding.

District 202 employs 3,049 regular full- and part-time staff members, of which 1,886 are represented by the teachers union.

Board members adopted two resolutions to authorize a notice of remedy. Abrell said the two items were regarding two personnel situations.

Board reorganization

Board President Michelle Smith

congratulated the six candidates who competed for four seats on the board.

In the audience at Monday’s meeting was newcomer Michael Robey.

Smith said the board will meet in special session 6:30 p.m. May 1 to seat new members, elect board officers and other business. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the district administrative center, 15732 Howard St. The candidates who won the race for the board were incumbents Robert Smith, David Koch, Rod Westfall and non-incumbent Robey.

Slabich and Nabeeha Bakhrani, a Plainfield East High School student, lost the race.

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SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR WILL COUNTY SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR WILL COUNTY TODAY

Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

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POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

• Willie F. Underwood, 32, of the 1500 block of Spring Oak Drive in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 25 on charges of aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession or use of a firearm, obstructing justice and disarming law enforcement.

• Lynae L. Maxie, 28, of the 600 block of Darcy Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 26 on charges of aggravated battery and vandalism.

• Bernard M. Stickel, 41, of the 800 block of Vine Street in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 26 on charges of theft and burglary.

• Jeffrey L. Brown, 49, of the 400 block of Strong Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 27 on charges of driving with a revoked license.

• Gerell J. Jimerson, 32, of the 1000 block of Lexington Circle in Ford Heights, was arrested by Steger police March 27 on charges of auto theft and driving with a revoked or suspended license.

• Christopher P. O’Donnell, 38, of the 11500 block of South Kildare Avenue in Alsip, was arrested by state police March 27 on a charge of drug possession.

• Blake D. Putman, 25, of the 10700 block of Mary Lane in Mokena, was arrested by Mokena police March 27 on a charge of unlawful restraint.

• Fredric C. Dellenbach, 59, of Hammond, Indiana, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 28 on a charge of theft.

• Jerod D. Doss, 22, of the 1000 block of Summit Street in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 28 on a charge of aggravated domestic battery.

• Katie M. Glisson, 29, of the 2300 block of Ashland Circle in Morris, was arrested by Joliet police March 28 on a charge of drug possession.

• Nathan A. Reiter, 38, and Carolyn R. Lafaire, 43, both of the 2200 block of West 21st Street in Chicago, were arrested by New Lenox police March 28 on charges of burglary.

Reiter was also charged with possession of burglary tools. Lafaire was also charged with drug possession.

• Deon O. McLaughlin, 47, of the 700 block of South Shannon Drive in Romeoville, was arrested by Bolingbrook police March 28 on a charge of drug possession.

• James E. Thompson, 21, of the 100 block of South Walker Street in Braidwood, was arrested by Bolingbrook police March 28 on

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a charge of drug possession.

• Scott J. Cahill, 42, of the 300 block of Lynn Drive in Manteno, was arrested

by Monee police March 29 on charges of obstruction of justice and driving with a revoked or suspended license.

• James E. Dunworth II, 19, of the 100 block of North State Street in Lockport, was arrested by Lockport police March 29 on a charge of receiving, possessing or selling a stolen vehicle.

• Chrystal B. Grigic, 32, of the 200 block of Pacific Drive in Bolingbrook, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 29 on a charge of drug possession.

• Eric J. Grimes, 42, of the 700 block of Prairie Road in New Lenox, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 29 on a charge of drug possession.

• Quincy L. McCoy, 30, of the 200 block of Karen Circle in Bolingbrook, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 29 on charges of drug possession.

• Jessica D. Rangel, 19, of the 400 block of Landau Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 29 on charges of criminal damage to property.

• Alonzo A. Raymond-Walker, 21, of the 900 block of Backus Street in Jackson, Michigan, was arrested by Plainfield police March 29 on charges of receiving, possessing or selling a stolen vehicle and obstructing justice.

• Eric Barrier Sims, 46, of the 500 block of North Hebbard Street in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 29 on a charge of retail theft.

• Crystal D. Smith, 26, of the 6900 block of South Preston in Chicago, was arrested

by Joliet police March 29 on a charge of criminal damage to property.

• Donnale C. Clay, 33, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was arrested by Joliet police March 30 on charges of aggravated fleeing, drug possession and disarming law enforcement.

• Oscar Gutierrez, 24, of the 2300 block of Plainfield Road in Crest Hill, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 30 on a charge of drug possession.

• Shannon M. McKenna, 31, of the 300 block of Laurie Drive in Lockport, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 30 on a charge of drug possession.

• William E. Mietkiewicz, 43, of the 600 block of Second Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Joliet police March 30 on a charge of domestic battery.

• Christopher W. Shanine, 25, of the 21000 block of South Benjamin Drive in Shorewood, was arrested by Romeoville police March 30 on a charge of retail theft.

• Linda A. Venturella, 53, of the 14800 block of Landing Lane in Oak Forest, was arrested by sheriff’s police March 30 on charges of criminal damage to property and aggravated fleeing.

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The Catholic Education Foundation got its start with a vision.

And that vision, by former Diocese of Joliet Bishop Joseph Imesch in 1996, was to establish a permanent entity focused on providing ongoing funding for the benefit of Catholic education.

Now, more than 20 years later, the Foundation has been able to award nearly $20 million in scholarship funding to 15,500 students in need, allowing them to attend elementary and secondary Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Joliet.

About 25 people make up the volunteer Board of Directors for the Catholic Education Foundation. And that board, which includes both clergy and lay leaders from the Diocese, ralliesforthebenefitofthestudentsbyproviding long-termfinancialsupporttodiocesanCatholic schools, and to Catholic educational programs of diocesan parishes and organizations.

Each board member has accepted the challenge of St. John Paul II: “Catholic institutions should continue their tradition of commitment to the education of the poor in spite of the financial burdens involved.”

Annually, the Foundation distributes individual scholarships of $700 to $1,500 in financial aid to students in grades K through 12 who qualify based on household income and expenses.

About 14 percent of those scholarship applicants are below poverty level, which is nearly 20 percent of all students who apply for CEF Scholarships.

The Foundation helps to educate the general public of numerous tax advantaged gift vehicles, and works with donors to determine an effective and appropriate plan to match their specific charitable intent.

The CEF then directly distributes those need-based scholarships and educational program grants.

For more information about the Catholic Education Foundation, visit http://cefjoliet.org/.

Click on ‘Ways to Give” or call the CEF Office at 815-221-6127.

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LOCAL BRIEFS Joliet man dies after Manhattan Township crash

MANHATTAN TOWNSHIP – A Joliet man died after a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Manhattan Township.

At 8:44 p.m., James T. Chestnut, 73, was driving a 2017 Chevrolet Spark north on Route 52 at Cedar Road when the vehicle traveled off the roadway to the right, entered an embankment and overturned, according to an Illinois State Police District 5 news release Chestnut, the only occupant of the car, was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, where he was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. Sunday.

The Will County Coroner’s Office reported an autopsy performed Monday showed Chestnut died from multiple injuries suffered in the crash.

Police: Romeoville man hid marijuana in ceiling

ROMEOVILLE – Police allegedly found nearly $3,000 in marijuana hidden in a

ceiling of a man’s home early Sunday.

Romeoville police were investigating a report of shots fired when they were directed to Eddie Soto’s residence in the 700 block of Echo Avenue, Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Chris Messina told Judge Art Smigielski on Monday.

“Police obtained a search warrant for [the residence] and found 214 grams of packaged cannabis in a drop ceiling,” Messina said.

Police said Soto, 26, is affiliated with a local street gang.

Soto was booked into the Will County Jail and charged with one count of manufacture or delivery of marijuana and one count of marijuana possession.

Soto has also previously been arrested on charges of aggravated battery, domestic battery, aggravated physical intimidation, marijuana possession and driving under the influence. Smigielski set his bond at $100,000.

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EMBRACING MINDFULNESS

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Since any form of memory loss and dementia can be a challenging diagnosis, it is important to learn helpful tips to interacting with someone who has memory care needs. Everyone with memory care needs experiences the condition differently. The needs of each person also will change as their dementia progresses. Learn how therapy can help individuals with dementia and how to better engage your loved one with memory care needs.

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The lack of interest in some township races could be a reason why politicians such as Gov. Bruce Rauner have talked of consolidating townships.

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it for personal gain, or a mixture of both.

“A lot of people look at local government as a steppingstone, a way to get experience and move on to a higher level of office,” Nawara said. “And it could be both those things. People act like ambition is a bad thing, but chances are, it’s a combination of those two things.”

Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots, whose office handles elections, said she thinks how many people run comes down to the amount of interest in a community.

“Running for office is not an easy thing to do. It’s expensive, and it’s hard to raise enough funds to win,” Schultz Voots said. “And I think people are busy, some people have two jobs and don’t want to take on another responsibility.”

For an office such as township assessor, candidates probably need a certain level of expertise, Nawara and Schultz Voots said.

“Assessors have to know about tax rates, they have to understand the tax cycle, that’s one of the reasons you don’t see many people running,” Schultz Voots said.

Nawara added an assessor likely needs a background in real estate and valuation.

“Quite frankly, a very small segment of the population is going to have that

Rauner signed a bill in 2015 allowing a downstate township to dissolve.

“I think they’re trying to analyze the numbers to see if there’s no interest in township government and how much is it spending taxpayer dollars?” Schultz Voots said, adding it’s not her decision to make.

Nawara said part of the argument for consolidation or elimination of certain townships is that there’s an overlap of services between townships and municipalities.

“It would play out differently depending on how populated the area is,” said Nawara, who lives in an unincorporated area near Plainfield. “I’m not a part of the village, but I get a lot of benefits from the township. But I also recognize that the county would likely provide those services if the township wasn’t there.”

Nawara said those in support of consolidating governments use the rationale that you get a cost reduction while not losing much service, assuming another governmental body would pick up the services.

And with all these empty spots, some people may find themselves in public office in the next few months without ever having to raise a dollar for a campaign.

After the election winners become official, mayors, village presidents, boards and other elected representatives will have to nominate and then vote on candidates to fill positions such as village clerk and township assessor.

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Come Celebrate Easter With Us HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE HOLY THURSDAY— 5 P.M. Mass of the Lord’s Supper.

Holy Communion & Procession Visit to the Repository until 11:00 p.m.

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100 N. Scott St. • Joliet, IL SM-CL0398488

GOOD FRIDAY — 3 P.M. Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord Holy Communion Veneration of the Cross HOLY SATURDAY — 7 P.M. Easter vigil Service No 4:00 p.m. Mass EASTER SUNDAY— 9:00 A.M.

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TRIDUUM SCHEDULE HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 13 7:30 am Liturgy of the Hours 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Foot washing GOOD FRIDAY FRIDAY, APRIL 14 7:30 am Liturgy of the Hours Noon Ecumenical Service 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross 6:00 pm Polish Liturgy Central 7:00 am English Church 7:00 pm Spanish Viacrucis Gym

HOLY SATURDAY SATURDAY, APRIL 15 7:30 am Liturgy of the Hours 7:30 pm Easter Vigil Church EASTER SUNDAY SUNDAY, APRIL 16 7:30 am English Church 9:00 am English Church 9:00 am Polish Central 9:00 am English Ira Jones 9:01 am English Gym 10:30 am English Ira Jones 10:30 am Spanish Central 10:45 am English Church 12:15 pm Special Needs Cana 12:15 pm English Church 12:30 pm Spanish Central No 6:00 pm Mass DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 23 2:00 pm Confessions 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Service

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Holy Saturday ~ April 15 8:15am Morning Prayer 11:00am Easter Basket Blessing 8:00pm Easter Vigil

Sacrament of Reconciliation Wed April 12 7:00-9:00pm

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SAINT BERNARD

Catholic Church

Sterling Avenue & High Street • Joliet, IL

The Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil Liturgies will be celebrated at St. Mary Magdalene

We welcome you to worship with us during Holy Week

Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m.

(Church Open until Midnight)

Good Friday 3:00 p.m.

(Service & Veneration of the Cross)

Good Friday Fish Fry @ St. Joseph Park, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Easter Basket Blessing (Holy Saturday) 11:30 a.m.

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday 8:30, 10:00, & 11:30 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 416 N. Chicago St. Joliet, IL 60432 Ph: 815-727-9378

Join us for Mass on Sat. @ 4pm, Sun. @ 8:30, 10 & 11:30am, Weekdays @ 8:30am; Adoration Chapel open daily.

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Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 Masses: 7:30 and 9:00 AM

Palm Sunday Saturday, 4:00 p.m. & Sunday, 8:30, 10:00, & 11:30 a.m.

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Come Celebrate Easter With Us 2017 Holy Week Schedule

Grace United Methodist Church

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

Larkin & Avalon, Joliet, IL • 815.725.7632

710 W. Marion St., Joliet, IL 60436

April 9 Palm Sunday 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

April 13 Holy Thursday 7 p.m.

April 14 Good Friday 7 p.m.

April 16 Easter 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

(815) 727-4746

Holy Thursday: (April 13th, 2017)

Good Friday:

Spanish Stations of the Cross at 12:00 noon English Good Friday Service at 3:00 p.m.

Spanish Good Friday Service at 5:30 p.m.

English Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.

(April 14th, 2017)

Holy Saturday:

Blessing of Food Baskets at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 p.m. (In English) No 3:15 Confessions or 4:00 Mass

Easter Sunday:

Masses in English at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.

Mass in Spanish at 12:00 p.m. (noon)

(April 15th, 2017)

(April 16th, 2017)

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Bilingual Mass 7:00 p.m.

Adoration in the Chapel until Midnight.

Confessions will be heard from 8:00-10 p.m.

Tour of City after 7:00 Mass (Sign up in Church) Night Prayer at 11:30 p.m. (In English)

Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church Iglesia Catõlica San Juan Bautista

404 N. Hickory St., Joliet, IL 60435

CHURCH OF ST. JUDE, JOLIET 2017 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 11 CONFESSIONS After 7:00 Novena HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 15 NO ADORATION IN CHAPEL 7:15 – until finished MORNING PRAYER/DIVINE MERCY NOVENA 8:00 A.M. HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 13 BLESSING OF FOOD 10:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER 8:00 A.M. GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER 8:00 P.M. MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 7:30 P.M. CHAPEL REOPENS AFTER ADORATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN THE CHAPEL VIGIL MASS GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 14 CHAPEL CLOSED UNTIL AFTER EASTER VIGIL EASTER SUNDAY, MORNING PRAYER/DEVINE MERCY NOVENA 8:00 A.M. APRIL 16 MASSES 8:00, 10:00 CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION W/VENERATION OF THE CROSS & HOLY COMMUNION 3:00 P.M. AND 12:00 NOON

2212 McDonough Street, Joliet, IL 60436 •(815) 725-2209

St. Mary Magdalene CATHOLIC CHURCH

Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017

Palm Sunday/Domingo de Ramos

Morning Prayer..............................................7:30 AM Mass of the Lord’s Supper .............................7:00 PM

Sunday/Domingo - April 9, 2017

Night Prayer...................................................10:45 PM

Saturday/Sãbado - April 8, 2017 4:00 PM Mass - English • 5:30 PM Misa - Español 9:00 AM Misa - Español - Iglesia y Gimnásio 11:00 AM Mass - English 1:00 PM Misa - Español - Iglesia y Gimnásio 6:30 PM Misa - Español

Holy Thursday/Juevos Santo

April 13, 2017 - 7:00pm - Bilingual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 PM - Midnight Church

Good Friday/Viernes Santo - April 14, 2017 Lord’s Passion Liturgy - 5:00 PM - English Viernes Santo de La Pasiõn del Señor - 7:00 PM - Español

Adoration continues until 11:00 PM

Good Friday, April 14, 2017

Morning Prayer & Stations of the Cross ........7:30 AM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion..........................3:00 PM

Holy Saturday, April 15, 2017

Morning Prayer..............................................7:30 AM Blessing of Easter Food..................................11:00 AM Easter Vigil Mass............................................7:00 PM

Easter Vigil/Sãbado de Gloria - April 15, 2017

There is no 4:00 PM Mass on Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday/Domingo de Pascua - April 16, 2017

Masses: 7:30 and 10:30 AM

8:30 PM - Bilingual

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SACRED HEART CHURCH 337 SO. OTTAWA, JOLIET 815-722-0295

Maundy Thursday

April 13th ~ 7:00 p.m. service

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Live Reenactment of the Last Supper Communion open to all

8:00 a.m.: 7:00 p.m.:

Morning Prayer Mass of the Lord's Supper Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon presiding Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 14 8:00 a.m.: 3:00 p.m.:

6:00 p.m.:

Morning Prayer Reading of the Lord's Passion, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon presiding Stations of the Cross

Easter Sunday

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Morning Prayer Blessing of Easter Baskets Easter Vigil Mass Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon presiding Cathedral Choir

April 16th 7:00 a.m. sunrise service, 9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. traditional services, 10:20 a.m. contemporary service

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EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 16 7:30 a.m.: 9:00 a.m.: 11:00 a.m.: 12:30 p.m.:

Easter Mass with Very Rev. Joseph Tapella presiding Easter Mass with Very Rev. Brad Baker presiding Children’s Choir Easter Mass with Most Rev. Joseph M. Siegel presiding Cathedral Choir Easter Mass with Rev. Elizeo Nthalika presiding There is no 7:00 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday

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310 N. Broadway Joliet, IL 60435 815-722-3567 www.stpeterjoliet.org Rev. Karl Hess, Pastor

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MAUNDY THURSDAY April 13 • 9:15 am & 7:00 pm GOOD FRIDAY April 14 • 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm EASTER VIGIL April 15 • 7:00 pm EASTER SUNDAY April 16 • 8:00 am & 10:45 am

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HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 13

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Holy Thursday 7pm Good Friday 7pm Holy Saturday 8pm Easter Sunday 10am

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ELECTION RESULTS Vote totals are unofficial and appear as provided by election agencies in Will, Grundy, Kendall and DuPage counties and Joliet Junior College.

Steven Streit: 2,369 Joey A. Jeraminas: 843

MUNICIPALITIES

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JOLIET COUNCILMAN

Renee Saban: 413 Kristopher A. Capadona: 252

Michael Turk: 4,094 Jan Quillman: 3,710 Don Dickinson: 2,742 Brooke Hernandez Brewer: 2,564 R. Dale Evans: 1,775 Rachel Ventura: 1,687 Betty Washington: 1,426 Roger Powell: 1,404 Alex Rodriguez: 1,289 Marc Ragusa: 1,040 Diane Harris: 928 Larry Crawford: 740 Michelle Stiff: 466 Christian Egwunwoke: 423 Nathaniel Romeo: 261

MINOOKA TRUSTEE Three seats open

Chad Hrechko: 484 Terry Houchens: 471 David R. Deahl: 350 Michael Needham: 309

PLAINFIELD TRUSTEE Three seats open Margie Bonuchi: 2,434 Cally J. Larson: 2,230 Larry D. Newton: 2,166 Garrett M. Peck: 1,633

BOLINGBROOK MAYOR

SHOREWOOD PRESIDENT

Roger C. Claar: 6,293 Jacqueline L. Traynere: 6,189

Richard (Rick) Chapman: 1,351 Barbara “Cookie” Kirkland: 1,317

CHANNAHON TRUSTEE Three seats open

SHOREWOOD TRUSTEE Three seats open

Sam Greco: 937 Mark Scaggs: 910 Chantal Host: 723 Steve Czyz: 695

CREST HILL MAYOR

Raymond R. Soliman: 1,541 Nicholas “Nick” Churnovic: 965 John S. Vershay: 194

CREST HILL WARD 4 ALDERMAN One seat open Nathaniel “Nate” Albert: 658 Charles Convery: 529

ELWOOD PRESIDENT Todd Matichak: 256 William E. Offerman: 192

HOMER GLEN TRUSTEE Three seats open Brian Burian: 1,789 Sharon Sweas: 1,529 Keith Gray: 1,263 Robert Kman: 1,184

LOCKPORT MAYOR

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Dan Anderson: 1,733 Daniel Warren: 1,452 Clarence “CC” DeBold: 1,325 Lona Jakaitis: 1,290

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WILMINGTON MAYOR

CHEVROLET

Roy Strong: 541 J. Marty Orr: 519 Larry J. Hall: 215 Darla Neises: 156

TOWNSHIPS

CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

Michael F. “Mike” Rittof: 1,001 Patrick McEvilly: 718 Brian S. Jackson: 671 Vicky Breen: 650 William D. “Bill” Bankes: 648 Jason Foreman: 641 Patricia Bleuer: 625 Leonard Kokalj: 467

See ELECTION RESULTS, page 16

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• ELECTION RESULTS

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CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR Judith M. “Judy” Wooten: 813 Melissa Ruettiger: 693

CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP CLERK Rita Duchene-Hughes: 749 Susan McMillin: 735

CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER

Adam Briner: 1,116 John Reiniche: 1,111 Eduardo Campins: 1,016

Thomas Burnes: 972 Erin Moran: 851 Ken Kulpa: 763

Barb Delaney: 3,400 Barb (Stefanek) Boyce: 3,355 Dean M. Morelli: 3,330 Gregg Bickus: 3,108 Leigh A. Kelley: 3,045 Ron O’Malley: 3,040 Grant Spooner: 2,785 Lance McCalla: 2,757

LINCOLN-WAY DISTRICT 210 2-YEAR TERM Two seats open

JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK

4-YEAR TERM Three seats open

Joe Silich: 3,180

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

Steven “Steve” Troutman: 776 Patrick Feeney: 736

Charles H. “Chuck” Willard: 3,642 Zeeshan A. Bakhrani: 2,008

HOMER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

Pam Meyers: 2,219 James W. Orban: 1,544

HOMER TOWNSHIP CLERK

Linsey L. Sowa: 2,276 Marcela Lynn Cuevas: 1,470 Write in: 10

HOMER TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR

Debbie Kraulidis: 3,370 Matthew C. Starr: 3,040 Eric Nelson: 2,856 Ernest C. Knight: 2,755 Rebecca Hosford: 2,404 John Zepeda: 2,242 Phillip Scholp: 2,113

WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP CLERK

Karen Szynkowski: 2,170 Erwin C. Wirth: 1,574

Lyn Allot: 728 John G. Cairns Jr.: 590

HOMER TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER

WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

Mike DeVivo: 2,239 John D. Ouradnik: 1,510

HOMER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

John Kruczek: 2,123 Edward L. Kalas: 1,977 Tom Fijan: 1,941 George Offord: 1,824 Susan L. Spratt: 1,631 Jeffrey Michael McCarthy: 1,548 Robert T. Sepka: 1,540 Thor Batchelor: 1,445

JOLIET TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Four seats open

Raymond F. Slattery: 3,237 Burke Schuster: 2,975 Archie Gavin: 2,938 Rosie Verdin: 2,891 Harvey “T-bird” Huckstep: 1,801 Jan “the Man” Nahorski: 1,706 Jan Hozian: 1,567

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR

Ron Alberico: 3,558 Ronald Cornolo: 3,277

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP CLERK Denise Mushro-Rumchak: 3,557 James Louch: 3,289

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Debbi E. Mason: 3,489 Frank DiGiovanni: 3,319

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER

John Cielenski: 3,759 John Batusich: 3,084

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP COLLECTOR Karen M. Johnson: 3,511

Joseph A. Kirkeeng: 7,290 Beth Janus-Doyle: 6,133 Karen Town: 4,834 Robert J. Ripp: 4,301 Lee R. Talley: 3,371

Aaron Janik: 7,376 Joseph M. Kosteck: 6,977 Christopher Lucchetti: 5,788 Catherine Vasilakis Pleasant: 4,668 Chris Kosel: 4,563 Dee Molinare: 4,024 Gus Yiakos: 3,409 Ben Yomtoob: 3,343

MINOOKA DISTRICT 201 Four seats open Victoria Allen: 1,315 Renee A. Thompson: 1,275 James Satorius: 1,191 Kristan M. Crouch: 1,190 Joshua S. Harris: 924 Curt Jebens: 838

Gary L. VanDuyne: 838 Sue Craig: 669 Ryan Jefferies: 623 Joanne Fitzpatrick: 614 John G. Cairns Sr.: 545 Sherri Michaels: 536 Robert “Bob” Neises: 425

MINOOKA DISTRICT 111 Four seats open

SCHOOL BOARDS

NEW LENOX DISTRICT 122 Four seats open

JOLIET DISTRICT 204

Three seats open

Tracy Spesia: 6,352 Mary “Meg” Cappel: 5,788 Angel Contreras: 5,207 Frank Edmon Jr.: 4,552

JOLIET DISTRICT 86 EAST SIDE One seat open

Gwen Ulmer: 809 Sanina “Nina” Campbell: 590

WEST SIDE Two seats open

Anthony B. Contos: 2,495 Jeffery Kenneth Pritz: 2,332 Loretta Westbrooks: 1,968

FAIRMONT DISTRICT 89 Three seats open Jeremy Burns: 436 Karen L. Hunsaker: 435 Louis D. Spoonhour: 380 Richard Myers: 209 Carla Pope-Blakney: 203

HOMER DISTRICT 33C Four seats open

Karen A. DeFilippis: 1,791 Christine Marcinkewicz: 1,678 Kevin DeSchaaf: 1,348 James Ketelaar: 1,124

Patti Ruettiger: 2,752 Michael J. Brozovich: 2,540 Wendi Arlis: 2,249 Cherie Barnes: 2,207 Jerry Kosek: 2,046

Rhonda Starklauf: 2,872 Albert H. Haring: 2,730 David Rush: 2,469 Phil Adair: 2,424 Theresa Ann Berkey: 2,308 Chad R. Hull: 2,088

PLAINFIELD DISTRICT 202 Four seats open Robert C. Smith: 5,323 David W. Koch: 4,766 Rodney (Rod) Westfall: 4,643 Michael E. Robey: 4,638 William A. Slabich Jr.: 4,433 Nabeeha Bakhrani: 3,535

VALLEY VIEW DISTRICT 365U Four seats open Deborah Sykora: 5,666 Elizabeth “Liz” Campbell: 4,553 Sally (Clemens) Guilbo: 4,508 Victor D. Zack: 4,183 Vickie Sutterlin: 3,985 Charlotte A. Droogan: 3,884 Daniel J. Falese: 3,392 Natale Garofalo: 2,898 Sinatra Strong: 2,394 Kokeith Perry: 1,246

WILMINGTON CUSD 209-U Peggy Kunz: 1,149 Stephanie Southall: 1,095 Timothy W. Cragg: 1,092

2-YEAR TERM

Two seats open

Jake Mahalik: 26,395 Susan Marie Klen: 25,999 Mike “OC” O’Connell: 24,626 Margaret Hornung: 23,389

6-YEAR TERM Two seats open

Daniel O’Connell: 23,838 Alicia Morales: 21,689 Patricia “Patty” Deiters: 21,658 Bob Bodach: 17,734 George Gaspar: 11,913 Philip Juarez: 6,559

PARK DISTRICT

JOLIET 2-YEAR TERM One seat open

Matt McGuire: 3,778 Pat Marcum: 3,769

4-YEAR TERM Three seats open

Sue Gulas: 4,387 Joe Clement: 3,571 Bill Tatro: 3,210 Kevin Paul: 2,993 David Talarico: 2,783 Jim Patnoudes: 959

FIRE AGENCIES

HOMER TOWNSHIP FIRE TRUSTEE Three seats open Daniel P. Troike: 924 Paul Anderson: 756 Kevin Doyle: 696 Kenneth J. Fijan: 643 Mark Lobes: 539

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP FIRE TRUSTEE Two seats open Todd Randich: 4,259 Paul F. Siegel: 4,121 Gordon McCluskey: 3,830

NEW LENOX FIRE TRUSTEE Two seats open Bill McCollum: 3,020 Thomas Sauter: 2,450 Bob Fronek: 1,520

PLAINFIELD FIRE TRUSTEE 6-YEAR TERM One seat open Douglas W. Shreve: 1,680 James R. Sossong: 1,339 Arnold T. Hartley: 1,138

LIBRARY DISTRICTS

PLAINFIELD LIBRARY TRUSTEE Four seats open Lisa Schmidt: 3,812 Patricia Lynn Miller: 3,680 Vicki M. Knight: 3,598 Ryan Gilles: 3,071 Jason M. Puetz: 2,593

OBITUARIES

HARRIET A. RICHARDS Born: July 22, 1933 Died: April 8, 2017

Harriet A. Richards (nee Rasmussen), passed away peacefully with her family at her side, at Rosewood Care Center, Saturday, April 8, 2017.

Age 83 years.

Survived by a son, Edward (Mary ) Richards Jr. of Waukesha, WI; two daughters, Kay (James) Novak of Shorewood and Anne (Richard) Doss of Lake Charles, LA. Eight grandchildren, Lynnea (Jim) Derocher, Paul (Becky) Richards, Phillip (Jodie) Richards, Ryan (Laura) Novak, Brett Novak, Mark (Austin) Novak, Samantha (Thomas) Milhoan and Katie Krock. Thirteen great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Her sister, Janet (Raymond-deceased) Reardon; and a niece, Stacey Reardon. Preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Edward R. Richards Sr., (2014); a grandson, Christopher Richards; and her parents, Harry and Elnora Rasmussen.

Harriet was born in Joliet on July 22, 1933 She graduated from J.T.H.S Class of 1951. Harriet and her husband, Ed, enjoyed spending their winters in Mesa, AZ, where they had a active social life and many close friends from all across the U.S. and Canada. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many who will be dearly missed by all.

Harriet’s family would like to thank Dr. Ramesh Patel and Dr. Sarode Pundaleeka for their many years of compassionate care.

Funeral services will be held at the Carlson-Holmquist-Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory, 2320 Black Rd, Tuesday, April 11th, at 4:00 P.M. Interment will be private. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 2:00 P.M. until time of services.

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

PATRICIA ANN JOHNSON Patricia Ann Johnson, nee Cervelli, age 79, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet. A resident of Plainfield, IL, formerly of Romeoville, IL. Patricia is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Johnson.

Patricia was formerly employed by Silver Cross Hospital and GM Electromotive in the payroll services department.

Per her family’s request cremation rites to be accorded and interred privately at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood at a later date.

Services entrusted to Anderson Memorial Home, 21131 W. Renwick Rd., Crest Hill, IL

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Former Texas Tech football coach Spike Dykes walking the field Sept. 26, 2015, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lubbock, Texas. Dykes, the folksy West Texas native who led Texas Tech to its only Cotton Bowl when that game was reserved for the Southwest Conference champion, died Monday. He was 79.

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Spike Dykes, revered former coach at Texas Tech, dead at 79 The ASSOCIATED PRESS LUBBOCK, Texas – Spike Dykes, the folksy West Texas native who led Texas Tech to its only Cotton Bowl when that game was reserved for the Southwest Conference champion, has died. He was 79.

School spokesman Matt Dowdy said Dykes died Monday in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, near Austin. There was no immediate word on a cause of death.

Dykes gave Texas Tech coaching stability after the Red Raiders had been spurned by David McWilliams, who left Texas as an assistant to become Tech’s head coach in 1986 only to return to Austin a year later when Fred Akers was fired.

Texas Tech promoted Dykes, who had joined the staff in 1984, and he retired as the school’s winningest coach with a record of 82-67-1 over 13 seasons, plus an Independence Bowl loss after McWilliams’ departure.

Mike Leach, who took over when Dykes retired at the end of the 1999 season, broke Dykes’ mark with 84 wins in 10 seasons.

The Red Raiders hadn’t had a head coach stay more than five years since JT King in the 1960s before Dykes and Leach, whose combined tenures covered 23 seasons. Dykes was a threetime SWC coach of the year.

“Anyone who met Spike quickly learned how much he loved West Texas and most importantly, Texas Tech,” athletic director Kirby Hocutt said. “The legacy he left at Texas Tech will be remembered forever.”

William Taylor Dykes, the son of a cotton ginner, was born across the

street from the Texas Tech campus and grew up in tiny Oasis, near the New Mexico state line. He was a high school standout in Ballinger, another small West Texas town.

Dykes spent 40 years in coaching, starting in high schools mostly in West Texas before a few college assistant stops that included Texas and Mississippi State. He returned to the high school ranks at West Texas power Midland Lee in the early 1980s before joining Jerry Moore’s staff at Tech.

The Red Raiders finished in a fiveway tie for second in the SWC in 1994, when Texas A&M went 10-0-1 but was ineligible for postseason play because of NCAA sanctions.

Texas Tech got the Cotton Bowl bid in the second-to-last season of the SWC because it had the longest Cotton Bowl drought. The Red Raiders lost to Keyshawn Johnson and Southern California, 55-14.

Dykes’ homespun style endeared him to fans, players and reporters. In his words, a loss was “a bad day at Black Rock” and good teams were “a rollin’ ball o’ butcher knives.”

“Words cannot describe what Coach Dykes meant to West Texas, Texas Tech University, this program and me, personally,” said current coach Kliff Kingsbury, whose first start as a Tech quarterback was Dykes’ final game in 1999 – a 38-28 win over Oklahoma.

Dykes had a pair of nine-win seasons in the SWC and winning records the first four years in the Big 12 before Leach took over. Texas Tech had seven losing seasons in eight years before Dykes arrived.

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Walter A. “Beetle” Bliefnick, age 92, of Plainfield, IL, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center of Joliet. He was born January 8, 1925, in Chatham, IL, to the loving late parents, Edward and Lena Bliefnick.

Beloved husband of Shirley M. Bliefnick, nee Aubrey, wedded on September 28, 1947. Cherished father of Charles Bliefnick of Chatham, Gary (the late Jan) Bliefnick of Pawnee, IL, and the late Sandra Smego. Adored grandfather of Jennifer (Matt)Rothbart and Jay Bliefnick. Great-grandfather of Tyler and Alaina Rothbart. Preceded in death by 5 sisters and 3 brothers. Uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Walter was a proud U.S. Navy WWII veteran.

He was a 70-year member of American Legion Chatham Post #759 and Chatham VFW Post #4763. He was also a member of the Destroyer Escort. Walter was a longtime dedicated employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Peace Lutheran Church. Visitation Wednesday, April 12th, 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Overman-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15219 Joliet Rd., Plainfield, IL 60544. Additional visitation on Thursday, April 13th, 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Peace Lutheran Church, 24024 W. Main St., Plainfield, IL 60544. Funeral service to follow at 10:30 AM at Peace Lutheran Church. Family and friends will gather Friday, April 14th, at 11:00 AM Chatham Memorial Cemetery, Chatham IL for interment services.

For more information, please call 815-4369221 or www.overman-jones.com.

Born: January 8, 1925; in Chatham, IL Died: April 9, 2017; in Joliet, IL

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Airlines often end up bumping passengers

By DAVID KOENIG

The Associated Press United Airlines booted 3,765 passengers off flights last year just because it sold more tickets than there were seats on the plane, but none of those got as much attention as the man who was dragged off a plane in Chicago over the weekend.

Video posted on Facebook showed the shock on the faces of other passengers. And it created a public-relations nightmare for the airline Monday as news of the video spread.

Airlines are allowed to oversell flights, and they frequently do, because they assume that some passengers won’t Audra D. Bridges via AP show up. U.S. airlines bumped 40,000 This image made from a video provided by Audra D. Bridges shows a passenger being passengers last year, not counting those removed from a United Airlines flight Sunday in Chicago. who volunteered to give up their seats.

But there are some federal rules that When voluntary offers don’t work, Compensation apply. the airlines can deny boarding – or Compensation varies by how long “bump” passengers against their will. the passenger will be delayed. If the Volunteers That appears to be what happened be- airline can rebook the passenger and When they know a flight is oversold, fore Sunday night’s United flight from airlines will ask for volunteers to give Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky. When get him to his destination within an up their seat, usually for a travel vouch- it comes to forcing passengers off a hour of his originally scheduled arriver or other reward, and a seat on a lat- flight, Southwest is the undisputed lead- al time, no compensation is required.

If the passenger will arrive between er flight. According to the government, er among the larger airlines – it bumped 434,000 passengers voluntarily gave up nearly 15,000 passengers last year, ac- one and two hours later than planned – or between one and four hours for an seats on the country’s largest 12 airlines cording to government figures. last year, including nearly 63,000 on Federal rules spell out how much the international flight – the airline must United. The champion of overbooking airline must pay each passenger who pay the passenger twice the amount of was Delta Air Lines – about 130,000 pas- is forced off a flight. Airlines must give the one-way fare to his destination, up sengers on Delta agreed to give up their bumped passengers a written statement to $675. seats last year. that explains their compensation rights.

If the passenger will be delayed

ILLINOIS ROUNDUP

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News from across the state Criminal case judge fatally shot outside his home

CHICAGO – A judge who oversaw criminal cases in Cook County was shot to death early Monday outside his Chicago home and a woman he knew was shot and wounded, police said.

Investigators are looking at the possibility that the shooting of Associate Circuit Court Judge Raymond Myles and the acquaintance could have been part of an attempted robbery, although police don’t believe anything was stolen from the victims or the house. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Myles also “may have been targeted for one

reason or another.”

“The offender shot him numerous times,” Guglielmi said.

No arrests have been made in the shootings that happened around 5 a.m. on Chicago’s South Side. Myles was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Since the woman who was shot is a witness to a killing, her name is not expected to be released, Guglielmi said. Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples described the woman as a close associate of Myles and said she was shot once and is expected to survive.

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General Assembly takes break – with no budget

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly left the capital city last week for a two-week spring break – without progress on an annual budget.

The House approved an $817 million spending plan Democrats call a “lifeline.”

It would take money from special funds to help universities and human services.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner disapproves of the measure. And the Senate continues work on a “grand bargain” to end the budget drought.

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State Rep. Drury explores run for Illinois governor

SPRINGFIELD – A third-term Illinois state representative said he’s considering a run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018.

Scott Drury said Monday that he wants to stop the “partisan bickering, public corruption and uncontrolled violence” in Illinois. He blames both Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan for the two-year budget stalemate.

The former assistant U.S. attorney from Highwood was notable in January when the 100th General Assembly was sworn in.

He was the only Democrat not to vote in favor on Madigan’s election to a 17th term as speaker.

more than two hours – or four hours for international flights – the airline must pay him four times the one-way fare, up to $1,350.

Avoiding getting bumped

Airlines will usually bump people flying on the cheapest tickets because the required compensation will be lower. Carriers have other rules, too.

United Airlines said that when deciding who gets bumped, it considers how long it will take for passengers to reach their destination on a later flight, it won’t break up a family group, and won’t bump minors who are traveling alone.

Airlines are most likely to oversell flights during busy travel periods, such as spring break and the summer-vacation season, but bumping can happen any time there is bad weather that causes some flights to be canceled.

If you want to be bumped

Some savvy travelers see oversold flights as an opportunity – for them.

They’ll give up their seats if the airline makes a sweet enough offer. Some check their flight’s seating chart ahead of time to see whether it’s sold out. If you aim to be bumped, sit near the gate agent’s desk so you can pounce before other passengers take that offer of travel vouchers, gift cards, and sometimes cash. If offered a spot on a later flight, make sure it’s a confirmed seat. And don’t check a bag.

Democrats who have announced challenges to Rauner in 2018 include businessmen Chris Kennedy and J.B. Pritzker, state Sen. Daniel Biss, Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, small-business owner Alex Paterakis and educator Bob Daiber.

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Niles woman pulls stone slabs on top of her, dies

NILES – A 77-year-old Niles woman has died after two large stone slabs fell on top of her home.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Mary Sullivan was at her home in Niles on Friday when in an attempt to keep from falling, grabbed the stone slabs leaning against the stairwell she was on.

The slabs fell on top of her.

An autopsy found she died of mechanical asphyxia and entrapment under the stone slabs, and her death was ruled an accident by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS the personal toll of the case.

Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in class The self-avowed white supremSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A man walked into his estranged wife’s elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.

A 9-year-old student also was critically wounded. He and the boy who died were behind their special-education teacher, Elaine Smith, 53, the target of the man she had married months earlier, police said.

Staffers knew Cedric Anderson, who had been estranged from his wife for about a month, and he got into the school by saying he had to drop something off for Smith, officials said.

acist entered his guilty pleas while standing at the defense table with his attorneys, clad in a gray and white striped jail jumpsuit and handcuffed to a chain at his waist.

Sweden mourns 4 killed, 15 wounded in attack

STOCKHOLM – Sweden observed a minute of silence Monday on a national day of mourning for the four people killed and 15 wounded in a truck attack last week, while the suspect’s name emerged in court papers and the U.N. Security Council condemned the rampage.

Swedish royalty, foreign diplomats and politicians were among the crowds gathered for a noon observance outside Stockholm City Hall, where Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said “the whole of Sweden” sympathized with the families and friends of the victims.

The suspect, named in court 9 life sentences in state documents Monday as 39-yearcase on church slayings CHARLESTON, S.C. – Convicted old Uzbekistan national Rakhmat Charleston church shooter Dylann Akilov, allegedly drove the truck Roof was given nine consecutive into a crowd outside an upscale department store in central Stocklife sentences in prison after he holm on Friday. The four people pleaded guilty to state murder killed included two Swedes, a charges Monday, leaving him to await execution in a federal prison British man and a Belgian woman.

The victims’ home countries and sparing his victims and their suffered “horrendous acts of families the burden of a second terrorism, but we have also seen trial. the strength and determination Judge J.C. Nicholson imposed and power of our democratic the sentences after a hearing societies,” Lofven said. in which church members and – Wire reports Roof’s grandfather testified about

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President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch on Monday during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Gorsuch’s wife, Marie Louise, holds a Bible at center.

Gorsuch sworn into Supreme Court, restores conservative tilt

By VIVIAN SALAMA and SAM HANANEL The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place in history Monday as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority and marking a much-needed political victory for President Donald Trump.

Gorsuch was sworn in during a sunsoaked ceremony in the Rose Garden, nearly 14 months after the seat was left vacant with the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The oath was administered during the White House ceremony by Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom Gorsuch once served as a law clerk. A smiling Trump stood behind his nominee.

It was the second of two oaths – the first was conducted privately in the Justices’ Conference Room by Chief Justice John Roberts.

“To the Scalia family, I won’t ever forget that the seat I inherit today is that of a very, very great man,” Gorsuch said to the audience of family and administration staffers, as well as all the sitting Supreme Court justices.

“I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great nation,” he said.

Gorsuch joins the court that is often the final arbiter for presidential policy.

Speaking ahead of Gorsuch at the ceremony, Trump said that “our country is counting on you to be wise, impartial and fair, to serve under our laws, not over them, and to safeguard the right of the people to govern their

own affairs,” hinting at his own friction with the judiciary.

Gorsuch’s confirmation was a badly needed boost for an administration riddled with controversy and misstep. Trump failed to get enough Republicans on board to support his plan to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s signature health care bill. His efforts to build a physical border wall with Mexico remain uncertain and his attempts to ban certain travelers from entering the U.S. because they pose a security threat have been blocked by the courts.

Trump was lighthearted about his latest win, saying that Gorsuch’s successful nomination came during his first 100 days in office and added: “You think that’s easy?”

Trump said Americans would see in Gorsuch “a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States” and predicted greatness for the 49-year-old former appeals court judge from Colorado.

Gorsuch said he was humbled by his ascendance to the nation’s high court and thanked his former law clerks, saying of his former law clerks, “your names are etched in my heart forever.”

Scalia had anchored the court’s conservative wing for nearly three decades before he died unexpectedly in February 2016. In nominating Gorsuch, Trump said he fulfilled a campaign pledge to pick someone in the mold of Scalia.

Gorsuch is the youngest nominee since Clarence Thomas, who was 43 when confirmed in 1991.

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What exactly is U.S. Syria policy? Big questions for allies

By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press

LUCCA, Italy – Seeking support from abroad, the U.S. struggled Monday to explain a hazy Syria strategy that has yet to clarify key questions: whether President Bashar Assad must go, how displaced Syrians will be protected and when America might feel compelled to take further action.

Successive attempts by top Trump administration officials to articulate a plan have only furthered the appearance of a policy still evolving, even after the U.S. broke with precedent last week by attacking Assad’s forces. In the absence of answers, other countries seem to be moving ahead on their own terms.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, after a meeting in Italy with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, floated the possibility of new sanctions on both the Syrian and Russian militaries, an idea the U.S. has only briefly mentioned. In an unusual announcement for a foreign government, Johnson also said the U.S. could launch more cruise missiles into Syria like the ones President Donald Trump ordered last week in reaction to Assad’s use of chemical weapons.

“Crucially, they could do so again,” Johnson said.

Tillerson himself raised fresh expectations for aggressive U.S. action – and not only in Syria – as he visited Sant’An-

na di Stazzema, a Tuscan village where the Nazis massacred more than 500 civilians during World War II. As he laid a wreath, he alluded to the Syria chemical attack.

“We rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents anywhere in the world,” Tillerson said.

Though such comments hint at a more activist U.S. foreign policy focused on preventing humanitarian atrocities, Trump has consistently suggested he prefers the opposite approach. His young administration has generally downplayed human rights concerns while promoting an “America First” strategy de-emphasizing the concerns of foreign nations.

The uncertain view of U.S. objectives prevailed as Tillerson planned to attend a meeting Tuesday of the “likemindeds” – countries that share a similar approach to resolving Syria’s protracted civil war. The session on the sidelines of the Group of 7 summit in Italy was to include Middle East countries, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, that share a U.S. interest in resolving the conflict and resisting Iran’s influence in Syria.

Tuesday night, Tillerson will fly to Moscow, the first official visit by a Trump Cabinet official to Russia, Assad’s strongest ally. The U.S. has said its Syria strategy centers on persuading President Vladimir Putin to stop

supporting Assad. On Monday, the U.S. upped the stakes significantly by accusing Russia of knowing in advance of the chemical attack and using a Russian-operated drone to help cover it up.

No component of Trump’s Syria policy has engendered more confusion than Assad’s future – an issue that similarly befuddled the Obama administration, whose once-adamant position that Assad must go softened substantially by the time President Barack Obama left office in January.

Leading up to the U.S. missile attack, Trump’s administration had said Assad’s future was up to the Syrian people. Then Trump, the day after the assault, said his thinking about Assad had changed. Tillerson answered a question about effecting regime change by saying the U.S. was organizing a coalition to do just that.

Yet after Trump’s retaliatory strike, the position became less clear. Some officials, such as Tillerson, said the U.S. was confident Syrians would choose on their own to push Assad aside, while suggesting the U.S. wouldn’t mandate it. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and others said ousting Assad was indeed a U.S. goal, but only one of several.

Another unanswered question: Did Trump’s strike set a precedent that any chemical attack will trigger a U.S. response?

At the White House, spokesman Sean Spicer insisted that Trump wouldn’t

box himself in by disclosing his actions in advance. But he added further uncertainty to the equation by saying that even barrel bombs – which Assad has used with frequency – would necessitate U.S. action.

“If you gas a baby, if you put a barrel bomb in to innocent people, I think you will see a response from this president,” Spicer said.

Minutes later, the White House rushed to clarify that Spicer wasn’t announcing any new policy on barrel bombs. “Nothing has changed in our posture,” a White House official said in a written statement.

On one point, the administration has been consistent: Defeating the Islamic State group in Syria is the first priority.

There’s less certainty about what comes now.

Tillerson and other officials have said the next priority is to create “zones of stability” in Syria where those displaced by civil war can live without fear of violence. They say that entails negotiating cease-fires between Assad’s government and rebels, who have been fighting both IS and Assad. With stability restored, they say, conditions will be ripe for a U.N.-brokered political transition. Yet it’s unclear why rebel groups would agree to cease-fires with Assad, who would protect the zones, and how.

Assad’s willingness to clear the way for political talks predicated on him leaving power is deeply in question.

Alabama governor resigns, pleads guilty to misdemeanors

By KIM CHANDLER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE The Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Monday rather than face impeachment and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor campaign violations that arose during an investigation of his alleged affair with a top aide.

In a remarkable fall, the mild-mannered 74-year-old Republican Gov. Robert and one-time Baptist Bentley deacon stepped down as the sex-tinged scandal gathered force over the past few days.

Legislators turned up the pressure by opening impeachment hearings Monday. Last week, the Alabama Ethics Commission cited evidence that Bentley broke state ethics and campaign laws and referred the matter to prosecutors.

“There’ve been times that I let you and our people down, and I’m sorry for that,” Bentley said in the old House chamber of Alabama’s Capitol after he

pleaded guilty.

The violations were discovered during the investigation of his affair but were not directly related to it.

In court, Bentley appeared sullen and looked down at the floor. One misdemeanor charge against Bentley stemmed from a $50,000 loan he made to his campaign in November that investigators said he failed to report until January. State law says major contributions should be reported within a few days. The other charge stemmed from his use of campaign funds to pay nearly $9,000 in legal bills for Rebekah Caldwell Mason last year.

“He did what he did and he deserves now to be called a criminal,” said Ellen Brooks, a retired district attorney overseeing the state investigation.

The plea agreement specified that Bentley must surrender campaign funds totaling nearly $37,000 within a week and perform 100 hours of community service as a physician. The dermatologist also cannot seek public office again.

Bentley’s successor is Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey, who became Alabama’s second fe-

male governor. The first was Lurleen Wallace, wife of segregationist and four-term Gov. George C. Wallace. She ran as a surrogate for her still-powerful husband in 1966 when he couldn’t seek re-election because of term limits. She won, but died in office in 1968.

“The Ivey administration will be open. It will be transparent. And it will be honest,” Ivey said.

Bentley said in his statement that he no longer wanted to subject his family and staff “to the consequences that my past actions have brought upon them.”

His staff gave him a standing ovation as he entered and exited the old House chamber.

Bentley’s resignation follows the ouster of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, who left office in 2016 after being convicted on ethics charges, and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was suspended from his post last year over an order opposing same-sex marriage.

Bentley, a staunch family-values conservative who won two terms partly because of his reputation for moral rectitude, was first engulfed in scandal last

year after recordings surfaced of him making sexually charged comments to 45-year-old political adviser Mason.

An investigative report prepared for the House Judiciary Committee and released last week said Bentley encouraged an “atmosphere of intimidation” to keep the story under wraps and directed law enforcement officers to track down and seize the recordings. The report portrayed the governor as paranoid and obsessed with trying to keep the relationship secret.

The committee on Monday started what was expected to be days of hearings.

Bentley lawyer Ross Garber had argued that impeachment should be reserved for only the “most grave misconduct,” noting that only two U.S. governors have been impeached since 1929, and both were indicted for serious felonies. The last U.S. governor to be impeached was Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2009. He was removed from office, and is now serving a prison sentence, for conspiring to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.

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Dear Mr. Berko: Please give me your opinion on DDR Corp., which yields 5.7 percent. I called Charles Schwab but had to call back three times to get an adviser. The adviser I worked with is no longer there, and this is my third adviser.

What’s going on? I have a large account at Schwab (almost $600,000), and during the past couple of years, I’ve noticed a problem that bothers me. When I call Schwab’s home office, I have to wait three or four minutes to speak to someone to place a trade for a preferred stock or bond, transfer funds to my checking account or take a distribution from my individual retirement account.

Is Schwab in financial trouble? I read that Schwab is encouraging employees to leave the firm. To prevent future problems, should I transfer my account to Fidelity? And should I sell my Schwab stock? – SS, Cleveland Dear SS: I’m sorry to tell you that $600,000 is not a large account. It’s difficult to find a wise and experienced stockbroker if your account is less than a few million dollars. It’s even difficult to find a good broker if your account is worth more.

Frankly, it doesn’t make a bit of

TAKING STOCK Malcolm Berko difference which brokerage you use.

Basically, except for minor differences in procedures, all brokerage firms are the same. Your success depends on employing a knowledgeable professional you can trust. Finding someone with whom you can confidently counsel makes all the difference in the world. To paraphrase Flannery O’Connor, a good broker is hard to find.

Charles Schwab (SCHW-$40) was founded in 1971. It’s a publicly traded company, so I have access to its financial statements. I can assure you that SCHW’s numbers are mighty impressive. And from conversations with industry executives, I assure you that SCHW has no financial worries.

SCHW will be around for many, many more years. I’ve not heard a word about SCHW layoffs.

Many investors are no longer buying stocks. Rather, they’re shifting billions of dollars to low-cost investment products and index-based

investments, which often perform better than actively managed funds. This has changed SCHW’s revenue mix, as fewer investors are paying advisers to actively manage their accounts.

SCHW doesn’t care if you have to wait three minutes or 12 minutes to speak with a Schwabman. And the folks in management won’t increase their payroll to shorten your wait, because they know you’ll eventually stop complaining and accept it. But moving your account to Fidelity would be figuratively hopping from the frying pan to the fire.

SCHW, like Fidelity, wants to grow revenues and make as much money as possible for shareholders, but it wants to do so with as few employees as possible. Therefore, management counsels employees to work smarter so they can be more productive.

I understand that you can chew your nails to the nub waiting on hold for a Schwabman to answer the phone while having to listen to market updates and Schwab’s endless mind-numbing advertising. But when a Schwabman answers, he’s usually knowledgeable, warm, friendly, patient and efficient. Buy the stock.

And stay away from DDR (DDR-

$13). DDR is a $904 million real estate investment trust that owns, develops, redevelops, leases and manages billions of tons of concrete, glass and steel shopping centers all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Today mall landlords are walking away from struggling properties and leaving creditors in the lurch.

Nearby land values are declining, and there have been draconian losses.

J.C. Penney, Sears, Nordstrom, WalMart, American Eagle, Aeropostale, Office Depot, Macy’s, Chico’s, Finish Line and others are closing hundreds of stores because 1) many shoppers are uncomfortable buying merchandise from a kid with technicolor tattoos and piercings up the wazoo who doesn’t give a fig whether he makes a sale and 2) the internet makes buying convenient, with fast, efficient and courteous self-service. DDR’s earnings stink.

Revenues and earnings are falling.

And the board may cut its dividend.

Ditto with many other REITs.

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

Wells claws back $75 million from top execs in sales scandal

By KEN SWEET

The Associated Press NEW YORK – The problems at Wells Fargo and its overly aggressive sales culture date back at least 15 years, and management had little interest in dealing with the issue until it spiraled out of control, resulting in millions of accounts being opened fraudulently, according to an investigation by the company’s board of directors.

The bank’s board also clawed back $75 million in pay from two former executives, CEO John Stumpf and community bank executive Carrie Tolstedt, saying both executives dragged their feet for years regarding problems at the second-largest U.S. bank. Both were ultimately unwilling to accept criticism that the bank’s sales-focused business model was failing.

The 110-page report has been in the works since September, when Wells acknowledged that its employees opened as many as 2 million checking and credit card accounts without customers’ authorization. Trying to meet unnaturally high sales goals, Wells employees even created phony email addresses to sign

customers up for online banking services. “(Wells’ management) created pressure on employees to sell unwanted or unneeded products to customers and, in some cases, to open unauthorized accounts,” the board said in its report.

Many current and former employees have talked of intense and constant pressure from managers to sell and open accounts, and some said it pushed them into unethical behavior. Monday’s report backs up those employees’ stories.

“It was common to blame employees who violated Wells Fargo’s rules without analyzing what caused or motivated them to do so ... (or determine) whether there were responsible individuals, who while they might have no directed the specific misconduct, contributed to the environment (that caused it),” the board said.

The report also says that problems in the bank’s sales culture date back to at least 2002, far earlier than what the bank had previously said. And that Stumpf knew about sales problems at a branch in Colorado since at least that year.

Wells Fargo’s CEO, Tim Sloan, said

in a conference call with reporters it was “frustrating” to hear that the bank may have had sales problems dating back so long ago.

The bank has already paid $185 million in fines to federal and local authorities and settled a $110 million class-action lawsuit. The scandal also resulted in the abrupt retirement last October of Stumpf, not long after he underwent blistering questioning from congressional panels. The bank remains under investigation in several states and by federal authorities.

The board’s report recommended that Stumpf and Tolstedt have more of their compensation clawed back for their negligence and poor management.

Tolstedt will lose $47.3 million in stock options, on top of $19 million the board had already clawed back. Stumpf will lose an additional $28 million in compensation, on top of the $41 million the board already clawed back. Along with the millions clawed back from other executives earlier this year, the roughly $180 million in clawbacks are among the largest in U.S. corporate history.

The board was unrelenting in their criticism of Stumpf and Tolstedt, say-

ing that both, when presented with the growing problems in Wells’ community banking division, were unwilling to hear criticism or consider changes in behavior. The board repeatedly faulted Tolstedt, calling her “insular and defensive” and unable to accept scrutiny from inside or outside her organization.

The board also found that Tolstedt actively worked to downplay any problems in her division. In a report made in October 2015, nearly three years after a Los Angeles Times investigation uncovered the scandal, Tolstedt “minimized and understated problems at the community bank.”

When the scandal first broke, Wells said it had fired roughly 5,300 employees as a result of the sales practices. But when that figure was revealed it was the first time that the board of directors had heard the sales practices problems were of such a large size and scope. According to the report, as recently as May 2015, senior management told the board that only 230 employees had been fired for sales practices violations.

Tolstedt declined to be interviewed for the investigation, the board said, on advice from her lawyers.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL: LOCKPORT 2, PLAINFIELD SOUTH 0 (26-24, 25-16)

Lockport wins a key clash against Plainfield South with strong finish

TRUE GRIT

By CURT HERRON

cherron@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Lockport boys volleyball coach Nick Mraz likes the determination that his team has displayed to help it open the season with a 15-1 record.

In Monday’s clash of two squads who hope to contend in the local sub-sectional, the Porters showed that same type of moxie against Plainfield South as they overcame some late deficits to rally for a first-set win and then carried that momentum into a 26-24, 25-16 victory.

Lockport, which won the Marian Catholic Invite over the weekend, has won 13 in a row since suffering its lone loss to Downers Grove North at the Marist Invite on March 25. It was the second-straight loss for the Cougars (11-3), who fell to Hersey for the championship at last weekend’s St. Charles East Invite.

“This team is gritty and we’re always going to push,” Mraz said. “We were down 24-23 and have been in that position before and we pushed back.

It’s tough doing that on their home floor against a very good team who has one of the better outsides in the area in Logan Nash.

“I think the reason for our success tonight was that we got a couple of early blocks on him and then he had to think a little bit about his shots and it forced him to make some decisions. Each day we tell our guys to be happy with a win, and this was a great win. But tomorrow we’re going back to work. We’re not going to get complacent or be content since our sectional is so stacked that you have to be playing your best in

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Lockport’s Noah Speechley (left) and Patrick Surane (center) get the block against Plainfield South’s Mykkel Wilke and Colin Turner at Plainfield South High School in Joliet.

May. So we’ll keep working.”

In the opener, the Porters seemingly took control with a 5-0 run, which featured two blocks as well as an ace from Felipe Valladares. They still led 17-13 following a block by Patrick Surane (3.5 blocks) and an ace by Dan Provenzano (10 assists) before the hosts rallied.

A kill and a pair of aces from Nash (10 kills) pulled South to within 17-16 and then it pulled even at 19-19. From there, neither squad owned more than a one-point lead until the Porters wrapped things up by collecting the final three points.

Nash put down four late kills to give

South one-point leads, but the Porters responded with a pair of kills from Justin Elliott (five kills) to pull even at 2323 and then won the set by receiving a kill from Kyle Dixon in between a serving error and a hitting error.

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AREA ROUNDUP

SUBMITTED REPORTS

BOYS TRACK & FIELD Romeoville fourth at Stagg: Amiri

BASEBALL Minooka 7

VOLLEYBALL Lockport 2, Plainfield South 1 (26-24, 25-16): The Porters (15-1) picked up the

Oswego 2: Hayden

Laczynski and Jackson Shepherd homered, and Tyler Talbot earned the Southwest Prairie victory for Minooka.

SOFTBALL Morris 12, Ottawa Marquette 1 (6 innings): Ashley Phelps singled, doubled,

hit a walkoff grand slam and drove in five runs for Morris (13-1). Rachel Trader had three hits, and Jasmine Cook added a single and a three-run homer.

Buchanan won shot put (47-2) and was third in discus (119-8). Taking second were Jordan Nettles in the 100 (:10.7), Sir Muhammad in triple jump (41-3.5) and Justin Suits in the 3,200 (10:15.32) while the 4x800 relay (8:40.8) was third.

nonconference win behind Anthony Pfeiffer’s eight kills and seven assists and Timmy Behland’s 11 digs.

Lincoln-Way Central 2, JCA 1(25-21, 25-18): Mason Davis had 11 kills and

two blocks, Willy Kickert four kills and three blocks and Jack Yurkanin two aces,10 kills and two blocks for the Knights (13-2).

COLLEGE BASEBALL S. Francis 9, Calumet College of St. Jo-

seph 7 (10 inn.): At Whiting, Indiana,

USF (26-12, 11-1) overcame a four-run deficit to complete a series sweep and extend its winning streak to 10 games, the Saints’ longest streak since they won 11 in a row in 2011.

Tom Smith (Lockport) hit a tworun single to help ignite the comeback, and Kyle Burton and Smith singled home runs in a three-run 10th inning.

Dan Darling (Coal City) got the win.

JJC 9-7, Morton 3-4: Cole Thompson went 2 for 3 with two singles and two RBIs and Andrew Rodriguez singled and doubled in four at-bats in Game 1.

Nick Evola (Morris, 3-4) threw a complete game, allowing six hits and striking out five.

In Game 2, Anthony Agne and Adam Knerr had two hits and Luke Debenedetti singled and drove in two.

Kyle Creagan picked up his first win and Danny Miller recorded his first save.

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“It was a really fun and competitive match and the first game was really tight,” Surane said. “In the second game, I think we got in their heads a little bit and kind of frustrated them.

Our blocking was really on and we were able to shut down one of their best players. I hope that our winning streak keeps on going.”

Lockport led throughout the final set, taking a 6-3 lead after two serving errors and a kill by Anthony Pfeiffer (eight kills, seven assists) and then expanded it to 10-4, thanks to a pair of kills

by Elliott. South was unable to get any closer than four points back after that.

The Cougars closed to within 14-10 on a block from Andrew Colantone (11 assists, nine digs, three blocks) but a kill by Pfeiffer kicked off a 5-0 spurt in which Timothy Behland (11 digs) served up four points, with Dixon and Pfeiffer securing half of those with kills.

“We’re very deep at every position and I feel that if we had an injury, someone could fill that role just as well,” Dixon said. “We work very well together on the court and we all get along.

They’re a very good team but we were able to shut down their biggest hitter and I think that’s kind of how we pulled it out, making them work around our block. We’re doing pretty well so I think we can go pretty far. The biggest thing is that we all get along, on the court and off.”

South also got six digs from Brandon Langys and five kills apiece from Eddie Jakubauskas and Mykkel Wilke, who

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Plainfield South’s Brandon Langys returns a serve against Lockport on Monday at Plainfield South High School in Joliet. also added two blocks.

“Anytime that you go up against a good team like this, you have to put your best effort forward,” Cougars coach Taryn Surbaugh said. “We’re

struggling a little bit right now with attitude over athleticism. My seniors have to remember that even when our athleticism is failing us a little bit, we can still pull through games if we have

the right attitude. Sometimes that escapes us, so I’m just hoping that it’s a small blip on the map and not a big one.”

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JOLIET – Shelley (nee Ruettiger) Poropat is no stranger to the JCA dance program, having led the Angels as head coach from 2003 to 2014, before a family relocation to New York for one year.

For the past three seasons, Poropat has served as Natalie Minarich’s top assistant coach in the program. Now, JCA athletic director Dan Sharp has announced that Poropat again will take over the reins of the Angels’ varsity dance program.

Poropat, a 1997 graduate and four year-member of JCA’s dance program, has a wealth of experience in the dance world, beginning with her training at Mary Ann Corcoran’s studio in Joliet, and BDA Dance Company, where she currently teaches Creative Movement and 3-year-old ballet. Poropat danced with BDA all the way up through her high school career at JCA, then moved

onto Arizona State University, where she spent four years as a member of the Sun Devils’ competitive dance team.

A 2001 ASU graduate, Poropat coached for three years at a local Arizona high school while in college, and then joined JCA as its head coach in 2003.

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Postseason assignments announced

By CURT HERRON

The Illinois High School Association recently announced assignments for teams in bracketed sports, which are baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball and boys and girls water polo. Here’s a look at who will be where.

coln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield South and Providence. They also will be joined by Andrew and Rich Township coop. The other squads will participate in the Oswego Sectional. Those five teams are Bolingbrook, Lemont, Plainfield East, Plainfield North and Romeoville.

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The 14 local teams in Class 4A are split evenly between the Homewood-Flossmoor and Oswego sectionals.

Competing at Oswego will be Bolingbrook, Minooka, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South (regional host) and Romeoville, while teams at H-F are Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East (host), Lincoln-Way West, Lockport and Providence.

In Class 3A, Coal City (regional host), Joliet Catholic, Lemont (host) and Morris are in a sub-sectional of the Ottawa Sectional. In Class 2A, Peotone, Reed-Custer, Seneca and Wilmington are in a sub-sectional of the Wilmington Sectional. And in Class 1A, Dwight and Gardner-South Wilmington are in a sub-sectional of the sectional at Illinois Wesleyan.

SOFTBALL

Most of the area’s Class 4A teams will in the Minooka Sectional. Teams who will be there are Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lincoln-Way Central (host), Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Minooka, Plainfield Central (host), Plainfield South and Romeoville. Competing in the Bolingbrook

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Lockport’s Nick Strysik watches his double against Lincoln-Way West during the Porters’ 7-4 win over Lincoln-Way West in the third-place game at the WJOL Don Ladas Memorial Tournament at Slammers Stadium. Both teams will be in the Class 4A Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional.

Sectional are Bolingbrook, Plainfield East and Plainfield North.

Competing in Class 3A in a sub-sectional of the Oak Forest Sectional are Coal City, Joliet Catholic, Morris (host) and Providence, while Lemont (host) will be in the Nazareth Academy Sectional. In Class 2A, Peotone, Reed-Custer (host) and Wilmington are in a sub-sectional of the Seneca Sectional, while Seneca (host) is in the

other. And in Class 1A, Dwight (host) and Gardner-South Wilmington will be in a sub-sectional of the LeRoy Sectional.

VOLLEYBALL

Local teams will compete in two sectionals. Eleven will take part in one of the sub-sectionals of the Edwardsville Sectional. Those teams are Joliet Catholic, Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lin-

Most of the area’s Class 3A teams will be in the Lockport Sectional. They are Bolingbrook, Lockport (host), Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South and Romeoville. They’ll be joined by teams from Aurora, Naperville and Oswego. Competing at Sandburg are Lincoln-Way Central (host), Lincoln-Way East (host) and Lincoln-Way West.

Morris and Providence will compete in a sub-sectional of the Class 2A Dunlap Sectional while at Marist, Lemont (host) is in the field. In Class 1A, Coal City, Reed-Custer (host), Joliet Catholic and Wilmington are in a sub-sectional in the Manteno Sectional.

WATER POLO

Lincoln-Way Central will host 10team sectionals in both boys and girls water polo which will each feature three of the area’s four teams who compete in the sport. Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way West and the hosts will be joined by Andrew, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Bremen coop, Homewood-Flossmoor, Richards/Shepard coop, Sandburg and Stagg. Both Lockport teams will take part in the Neuqua Valley Sectional.

SLAMMERS

Slammers’ roster gets boost from pitcher Ortiz SUBMITTED REPORT JOLIET – The Joliet Slammers’ 2017 roster is beginning to take shape.

The addition of Joseph Ortiz, a former Cubs prospect who pitched in 32 major-league games for the Texas Rangers in 2013, is being counted on to help the Slammers build on a 2016 campaign where they won the Frontier League East Division championship.

Ortiz, a native of Caracas, pitched for Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Winter League in 2016.

He originally was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Rangers

at the age of 16. He also pitched for the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs, in 2015.

“Joe is coming off an injury and wants to show major league teams he’s healthy,” Slammers manager Jeff Isom said. “We are looking at him to anchor our pitching staff. He could be a starter or a receiver, that is still up in the air. But to get a pitcher with experience that Joe has, it’s exciting for our club. He is one of four players to play in the major leagues and come to the Frontier League.”

The Slammers also have some area products who will make their Frontier League debuts this season.

Zach Jones, a Northwestern graduate from Glenview, will play the outfield and first base for Isom. Maxwell Biedrzycki, an Illinois-Springfield graduate and Plainfield native, will add depth to the Slammers’ pitching staff. Justin Kovalsky, a graduate of Judson University and native of Bolingbrook, can catch and play third base.

Returning from last year’s East Division championship team is Marc Flores, who joined the Slammers in the second half of the 2015 season. In 2016, he played in 95 games and had 12 home runs and 62 RBIs. He was selected in the 30th round of the 2014 MLB

draft by the White Sox. The 2017 Frontier League Tryout Camp and Draft will be held April 2425 at GCS Ballpark, home of the Gateway Grizzlies. All 12 teams will be present, along with scouts from multiple major-league franchises.

The Slammers open the 2017 season on the road on Friday, May 12, against the Lake Erie Crushers.

They open at home on Tuesday, May 16, against the Traverse City Beach Bums. Individual-game tickets go on sale Monday, April 17. Groups and season ticket plans are on sale now.

For information, call the Slammers box office at 815-722-2287.

CUBS 2, DODGERS 0 (6th inning)

By BRUCE MILES

bmiles@dailyherald.com

AP photo

Tom Ricketts (center), with Laura Ricketts and Todd Ricketts, hoists the 2016 World Series Championship trophy before the game between the Cubs and the L.A. Dodgers on Monday the home opening day in Chicago. The Cubs led 2-0 in the 6th inning at press time.

League championship banner from 2016.

Finally, Anthony Rizzo led his teammates as they put up the 2016 world championship banner. Fireworks shot out from behind the videoboards, and the ceremony culminated with team owners Laura, Tom and Todd Ricketts throwing out ceremonial first pitches.

The cheers were thunderous.

“It’s being part of something,” manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s being part

of something bigger than you. That’s the really impressive part about it. Of course winning a World Series and winning a World Series in Chicago with the Cubs for the first time in a long time and the fan base, the tradition, the city itself, the organization, it’s just different.”

Pressed as to why it’s different, Maddon explained it from the point of view of a relative newcomer. He arrived on the scene in the offseason of 2014-15.

WHITE SOX

Moncada, Kopech open eyes in minors

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

dvanschouwen@suntimes.com

CLEVELAND – The White Sox felt validated about the Chris Sale trade when they got their eyes on second baseman Yoan Moncada and right-hander Michael Kopech during spring training.

The minor league debuts of those two, ranked No. 3 and No. 15 by MLBPipeline.com among baseball’s top prospects, did nothing to kill the vibe.

“To get three hits on Opening Night and four the second day and a home run [on the third],’’ that obviously is a good thing to see,’’ first-year Director of Player Development Chris Getz said Monday.

That’s what Moncada, 21, showed for Triple-A Charlotte against Norfolk, going 8 for 20 with one walk and six strikeouts. Kopech, 20, struck out 10 over 41/3

innings of two-run ball for Double-A Birmingham at Jackson.

A direct answer wasn’t expected but it was asked, anyway: So when will Moncada be called up?

“Fair question, but I can’t give you an answer because I don’t know the answer,’’ Getz said, “But he’s getting better every day. He’ll be there, let’s just put it that way.’’

There are service-time issues in play, not unlike those when the Cubs waited until April 17 to call up Kris Bryant in 2015. If the Sox wait until after May 15, they’d prevent Moncada from becoming a free agent until 2023, when he’s 28.

Bryant, however, was 23 at that time and farther along than Moncada, who collected 31 days with the Red Sox after getting called up from Double-A Portland in September (going 4 for 19 with 12 strikeouts over eight games) but is

now gathering his first Triple-A experience. He would stand to benefit from more time there, most talent evaluators agree.

How much more is up to the Sox. “When he goes [to Chicago], the development of his game isn’t going to stop when he gets to the major leagues,’’ Getz said, “but we want to put him in the best position right out of the gate to be able to perform in all aspects of the game to the best of his ability. Whether it’s the defensive side, hitting left-handed, right-handed or baserunning. He can do all those things, but we want him to be in the best position to succeed when he gets there.

“He’s certainly not a finished product by any means. But he’s getting close.”

Getz saw a smiling face on Moncada, who seems to be having fun and enjoy-

ing being on a team that bolted to a 4-0 start going into Monday night.

Kopech, with his 100-mph fastball and comparisons to Noah Syndergaard, is rated as baseball’s No. 1 pitching prospect (seventh overall) by ESPN’s Keith Law. With no more than 65 innings logged in 2015 and 135 total in three seasons, none higher than Single-A before this year, the Sox’s primary goal for him “is to get innings under his belt,” Getz said.

Although some scouts see him profiling as a closer, “we view him as a starter,” Getz said. “And he’s shown all the signs he can. He actually has a smooth, repeatable delivery considering he can throw triple digits.

“As he refines some of the tools and starts to pitch with the power that he has, we have something that is going to be pretty good.”

• Tuesday, April 11, 2017

CHICAGO – Nothing was going to dampen the spirits of Cubs fans Monday night.

Not a steady rain that poured down during the early evening hours and certainly not a wind that shifted from warm to chilly in an instant.

This was the night the Cubs raised their championship banner, and what’s a little waiting to Cubs fans?

The ceremony got underway close to two hours late, and members of all levels of the organization had their take on what celebrating the 2016 World Series title meant and how the evening – and the banner – might unfurl.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the looks on everyone’s faces as that banner goes up, players and fans alike,” team president Theo Epstein said. “They say all glory is fleeting, and it is. But the flag will fly forever, and that feeling of being part of something bigger than ourselves will last forever, too. To me, that’s what it symbolizes.”

Four new flagpoles behind the center-field bleachers provided a hint that more than just the 2016 banner would be hoisted.

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg raised the banner for the 1907 world championship. Fergie Jenkins did the honor for 1908. Billy Williams raised the National

“I’ve been to every ballpark in the big leagues now, and there are some really good ones,” he said. “Great fan bases, wonderful traditions. But there is just something different about this place.

Maybe it’s just because the ballpark is in a neighborhood. It has something to do with it. I know Fenway is kind of like that, but not quite like this.

“Maybe the long-term suffering of the group’s not having won in so many years. There’s an intellectualism about this place also that I think is different.

There’s a passion about it. It really runs the gamut of all the spectrums of groups that are following this team and the reasons why. I didn’t know that. I did not know that before I got here.”

The players shared their experiences, too. World Series MVP Ben Zobrist won the 2015 championship with the Kansas City Royals, but doing it with the Cubs resonated differently.

“Recently, I had a guy basically cry on my shoulder, an officer from the city here,” Zobrist said, relating how he ran into the man in St. Louis. “To see how emotional it makes people and how much it means to them that we were able to win, I think all the stories people share about their families, that they’ve experienced the Cubs with their families over all the years, they’ve lost loved ones that didn’t get a chance to see it, it just reminds them of their loved ones. Those are the stories that touch the heart the most.”

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Bulls embarrass Magic, move near playoff berth

By PAUL LADEWSKI The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Emergency starter Jerian Grant had 17 points and a career-high 11 assists on Monday night, and the Bulls routed the Orlando Magic, 122-75, to move closer to a postseason berth.

The Bulls led by as many as 47 points in their largest margin of victory this season. They would have clinched a playoff berth with a Miami loss to Cleveland, but the Heat’s rally means the Bulls will have until its final regular-season game. The Bulls host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

The Bulls and Miami remained one game behind No. 7 Indiana after the Pacers beat the 76ers in Philadelphia.

The Bulls (40-41) would claim a threeway tie if the teams finish with the same record.

The Bulls scored 14 of the first 16 points en route to a 34-13 lead at the end of one quarter. Grant led the way with seven points, four assists and one steal.

Robin Lopez scored 18 points for the Bulls and Jimmy Butler added 17.

Evan Fournier and Nikola Vucevic each scored 14 points for the listless Magic, who shot 36 from the field in the first half and 34.5 overall.

The victory was the sixth for the

Bulls in its last eight games. Fifthplace Orlando lost for the seventh time in its last eight.

NOTES: Magic: Vucevic grabbed 10 rebounds to move ahead of Shaquille O’Neal into second place in franchise history. Only Dwight Howard has more. ... The team had its streak of 100-or-more points snapped at 11 consecutive games, its longest since the 1994-95 season. ... F Jeff Green (sore lower back) sat out an eighth straight game.

Bulls: F Nikola Mirotic entered the contest with an average of 15.6 points a game in March and April compared with 9.3 before then.

RONDO IN LIMBO: G Rajon Rondo (sprained right wrist) sat out a third consecutive game but reported some improvement after a pregame workout.

Grant replaced the team assists leader.

“It’s better,” reported Rondo, who met with a hand specialist earlier in the day.

Coach Fred Hoiberg called the injury “significant” with “a lot of swelling.”

“He’ll be able to increase activity to the point that he tolerates the pain,” Hoiberg said. “He’s not ready yet.”

UP NEXT: Bulls: Close their regular season at home versus the Nets on Wednesday.

AREA SCHEDULE TUESDAY BASEBALL Coal City at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington at Beecher, 4 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor at Lincoln-Way Central, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet Catholic at Minooka, 4:30 p.m.

LaSalle-Peru vs. Morris in Bloomington, 6:30 p.m.

Manteno at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Oswego East at Joliet West, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield East at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Plainfield Central, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Romeoville, 4:30 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

St. Laurence at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

TF North at Lemont, 4:30 p.m.

Westmont at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL Coal City at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.

Eisenhower at Lemont, 4:30 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington at Beecher, 4 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor at Lincoln-Way Central, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet West at Romeoville, 4:30 p.m.

Manteno at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Marist at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m.

Oswego East at Plainfield South, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield Central at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield East at Oswego, 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Minooka, 4:30 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Peotone, 4:30 p.m.

Resurrection at Providence, 4:30 p.m.

Westmont at Seneca, 4:30 p.m.

SOCCER Crete-Monee at Joliet Central, 6 p.m.

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

Lincoln-Way Central at Homewood-Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.

Marist at Providence, 4:30 p.m.

Minooka at Lincoln-Way West, 4:30 p.m.

Peotone at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

Reavis at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

Reed-Custer at Lisle, 6:45 p.m.

Thornwood at Bolingbrook, 6:15 p.m.

Wilmington at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL Brother Rice at Lincoln-Way East, 5:30 p.m.

Joliet Central at Minooka, 5:30 p.m.

Lemont at Homewood-Flossmoor, 5:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way Central at Richards, 5:30 p.m.

Oswego at Plainfield East, 5:30 p.m.

Oswego East at Plainfield Central, 5:30 p.m.

Plainfield North at Romeoville, 5:30 p.m.

Plainfield South at Joliet West, 5:30 p.m.

Reavis at Lincoln-Way West, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS WATER POLO Andrew at Lincoln-Way West, 5 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor at Lockport, 5 p.m.

Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way East, 5 p.m.

GIRLS WATER POLO Lincoln-Way East at Lincoln-Way Central, 5 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Andrew, 5 p.m.

Lockport at Homewood-Flossmoor, 5 p.m.

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Plainfield East at Neuqua Valley Invite, 4 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Lake County at JJC (2), 2 p.m.

MEN’S GOLF USF Invitational at Inwood, 10 a.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 5 2 .714 Cubs 4 2 .667 Pittsburgh 3 3 .500 St. Louis 2 5 .286 Milwaukee 2 5 .286 East Division W L Pct New York 4 3 .571 Washington 4 3 .571 Miami 3 3 .500 Philadelphia 3 4 .429 Atlanta 1 5 .167 West Division W L Pct Arizona 6 2 .750 Colorado 5 2 .714 Los Angeles 4 3 .571 San Diego 3 4 .429 San Francisco 3 5 .375

GB — ½ 1½ 3 3 GB — — ½ 1 2½ GB — ½ 1½ 2½ 3

Monday’s Results L.A. Dodgers at Cubs (n) San Francisco 4, Arizona 1 Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 3 Washington 14, St. Louis 6 San Diego at Colorado (n) Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Davis 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Harvey 1-0) at Philadelphia (Buchholz 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 0-0) at Washington (Gonzalez 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Peralta 1-0) at Toronto (Happ 0-1), 6:07 p.m.

Atlanta (Colon 0-0) at Miami (Straily 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Weaver 0-1) at Colorado (Senzatela 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 0-0) at San Francisco (Samardzija 0-1), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 5 1 .833 Detroit 4 2 .667 Cleveland 3 3 .500 White Sox 2 3 .400 Kansas City 2 5 .286 East Division W L Pct Baltimore 4 1 .800 Tampa Bay 5 3 .625 Boston 3 3 .500 New York 3 4 .429 Toronto 1 5 .167 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 5 2 .714 Houston 4 4 .500 Oakland 4 4 .500 Texas 2 4 .333 Seattle 2 6 .250

EASTERN CONFERENCE GB — 1 2 2½ 3½ GB — ½ 1½ 2 3½ GB — 1½ 1½ 2½ 3½

Monday’s Results N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 2, Boston 1 Oakland 2, Kansas City 0 Seattle 6, Houston 0 Tuesday’s Games White Sox (Shields 1-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 1-0), 3:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Santiago 1-0) at Detroit (Boyd 0-1), 12:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Peralta 1-0) at Toronto (Happ 0-1), 6:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 1-0) at Boston (Pomeranz 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Hamels 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 0-1), 9:07 p.m.

Houston (Musgrove 0-0) at Seattle (Miranda 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games White Sox at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Baseball calendar May 16-18: Owners’ meetings, N.Y. June 12: Amateur draft starts.

WHAT TO WATCH Houston at Seattle or Arizona at San Francisco, MLB SOCCER 1:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinal, 1st Leg, Juventus vs. Barcelona, FS1 1:30 p.m.: UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinal, 1st Leg, Borussia Dortmund vs. AS Monaco, FS2

NBA 7 p.m.: Oklahoma City at Minnesota, NBA MLB 3 p.m.: White Sox at Cleveland, CSN, MLB 6 p.m.: St. Louis at Washington, ESPN 9 p.m.: Regional coverage,

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE

W Columbus 3 Orlando City 3 Atlanta United FC 2 Fire 2 New England 2 New York City FC 2 New York 2 D.C. United 2 Toronto FC 1 Montreal 0 Philadelphia 0

L 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 3

T 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 3 2

Pts 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 3 2

GF 9 4 13 6 9 8 5 4 6 5 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland FC Dallas Houston Sporting KC San Jose Los Angeles Seattle Real Salt Lake Colorado Vancouver Minnesota United

W 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

L 1 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 2 3 4

T 1 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 1

Pts 13 10 9 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 4

GF 16 6 11 5 7 7 7 6 4 6 10

GA 7 3 5 7 6 5 9 8 4 8 9 GA 8 2 9 2 7 8 6 8 6 10 22

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s Results Los Angeles 2, Montreal 0 Saturday’s Results Fire 1, Columbus 0 New England 2, Houston 0 D.C. United 2, New York City FC 1 Portland 3, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta United FC 2, Toronto FC 2, tie FC Dallas 2, Minnesota United 0 Real Salt Lake 3, Vancouver 0 Seattle 1, San Jose 1, tie Sunday’s Results Orlando City 1, New York 0 Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado 1 Friday’s Games New York City FC at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

FC Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games New England at Fire, 4 p.m.

Atlanta United FC at Montreal, noon Los Angeles at Orlando City, 1:30 p.m.

D.C. United at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota United at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NFL NFL CALENDAR April 21 : Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.

April 26: Deadline for prior club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.

April 27-29: NFL draft, Philadelphia.

May 22-24: Spring owners meetings, Chicago.

Aug. 3 : Hall of Fame game.

Aug. 5: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions.

Bears preseason games

Denver at Bears Bears at Arizona Bears at Tennessee Cleveland at Bears

x-Boston y-Cleveland x-Toronto y-Washington x-Atlanta x-Milwaukee Indiana Bulls

W 52 51 50 49 42 42 41 40

L 29 30 31 32 38 39 40 41

Pct .642 .630 .617 .605 .525 .519 .506 .494

GB — 1 2 3 9½ 10 11 12

Miami Detroit Charlotte New York Philadelphia Orlando Brooklyn

40 37 36 30 28 28 20

41 44 45 51 53 53 61

.494 .457 .444 .370 .346 .346 .247

12 15 16 22 24 24 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pct .825 .763 .675 .613 .613 .575 .531 .500

GB — 5 12 17 17 20 23½ 26

Denver 38 42 .475 New Orleans 33 47 .413 Dallas 32 48 .400 Minnesota 31 49 .388 Sacramento 31 49 .388 L.A. Lakers 25 55 .313 Phoenix 24 57 .296 x-clinched playoff spot, y-clinched division, z-clinched conference

28 33 34 35 35 41 42½

z-Golden State y-San Antonio x-Houston x-L.A. Clippers y-Utah x-Oklahoma City x-Memphis Portland

W 66 61 54 49 49 46 43 40

L 14 19 26 31 31 34 38 40

Monday’s Results Bulls 122, Orlando 75 Indiana 120, Philadelphia 111 Boston 114, Brooklyn 105 Miami 124, Cleveland 121, OT Milwaukee 89, Charlotte 79 Washington 105, Detroit 101 San Antonio at Portland (n) Houston at L.A. Clippers (n) Utah at Golden State (n) Tuesday’s Games Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

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

End of regular season

NHL PLAYOFFS WESTERN CONFERENCE

Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators Thursday: Nashville at Hawks, 7 p.m.

Saturday: Nashville at Hawks, 7 p.m.

Monday: Hawks at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 20: Hawks at Nashville, TBA x-Saturday, April 22: Nashville at Hawks, TBA x-Monday, April 24: Hawks at Nashville, TBA x-Wednesday, April 26: Nashville at Hawks, TBA NHL FIRST ROUND GAMES (Best-of-7) Wednesday New York at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Thursday Nashville at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Friday New York at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday Nashville at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday Minnesota at St. Louis, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Montreal at New York, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 9 p.m.

SOCCER: 2026 WORLD CUP

By ROB HARRIS

The Associated Press

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Sunil Gulati (from left), president of the United States Soccer Federation; Decio de Maria, president of the Mexican Football Federation; and Victor Montagliani, president of the Canadian Soccer Association, take part in a news conference Monday in New York. The three soccer federations announced a bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup. dent,” Gulati said of the Trump controversies. “He is fully supportive of the joint bid, encouraged the joint bid, and is especially pleased with the fact Mexico is participating in the

joint bid.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Trump has also faced criticism over his plans – since

hattan.

The North American nations are seeking to bring the World Cup back to the region for the first time since 1994 when the U.S. was the sole host. Mexico wants to be the first three-time World Cup host after previous editions in 1970 and 1986.

The U.S., Mexico, and Canada all expect to qualify automatically – as the last co-hosts South Korea and Japan did in 2002 – but the FIFA Council has the final decision on the 2026 slots. The quota of finalists for CONCACAF, the North and Central American and Caribbean region, will double to at least six under the new format.

The hosting rights are due to be awarded by FIFA in 2020.

Africa and South America are eligible to bid, but no countries from those continents have publicly declared an interest. Argentina and Uruguay are keen on co-hosting in 2030 to mark the 100-year anniversary of the event that was first staged in Uruguay.

SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

• Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The United States launched its bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada on Monday after gaining the support of President Donald Trump to pursue soccer’s showpiece amid heightened regional political tensions.

Trump derided Mexico as a source of rapists and criminals in his campaign and has vowed to build a wall on the southern border. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto recently canceled a trip to Washington over Trump’s insistence that Mexico pay for the wall.

U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati immediately faced questions about the impact of Trump’s stance toward Mexicans on staging one of the biggest events in sports as he presented the bid alongside his counterparts from Mexico and Canada in New York.

“We have very specifically addressed this with the presi-

stopped by courts – to bar new visas for people from Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said last month that all players, team officials, and support staff from the 48 finalists “need to have access to the country, otherwise there is no World Cup. That is obvious.”

The U.S., Mexico and Canada have to guarantee freedom of travel as part of the bidding requirements.

The proposal for the first World Cup with the field expanded from 32 to 48 teams is that the U.S. hosts all the games from the quarterfinals. The U.S. would get 60 games; Mexico and Canada would have 10 each.

“We don’t believe sport can solve all the issues in the world but, especially with what’s going on in the world today, we believe this is a hugely positive signal and symbol of what we can do together in unifying people, especially in our three countries,” Gulati said atop the Freedom Tower in lower Man-

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Rookies brace for playoff pressure

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com CHICAGO – Nick Schmaltz never has faced a defensive-zone draw in the second overtime of a Stanley Cup playoff game. He’s never made a daring pass through traffic that could lead to the game-winning goal or the game-losing turnover in a potential series clincher. He’s nev- Nick er had the puck on his Schmaltz stick and the Stanley Cup on the line.

But he knows a thing or two about playing – and winning – under pressure. A year ago this week, Schmaltz scored the game-winning goal with 56.8 seconds left in the NCAA national semifinal, sweeping in a rebound and propelling North Dakota to an eventual national championship. It’s not the Stanley Cup playoffs. But it’s not nothing, either.

“It helps, just knowing that you can make those plays when you need to,”

Schmaltz said. “When crunch time comes around, you’re not nervous to make a play. I think I’ll be ready and not too nervous.”

He’d better be. The Hawks are among the most tested teams in the league, with a staggering 1,462 career playoff games among the roster. But they won’t go anywhere this postseason without contributions from the four Ryan rookies in the lineup – Schmaltz on the top Hartman line, Ryan Hartman on the third line, and John Hayden and Tanner Kero likely on the fourth line.

And there’s no dipping a toe in the water when it comes to the playoffs; you get thrown right into the deep end.

“We’ll need these guys to be important players, like they were most of the season,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “We’ve had a number of guys that have come in and played some key situations for us. … They’re going to get important ice time.”

There’s nothing quite like the pres-

sure and intensity of the Stanley Cup playoffs. But the Hawks rookies have been in big games before. Schmaltz played in the Frozen Four in each of his two seasons at North Dakota and twice played in the World Juniors, posting eight points in seven games in a bronze-medal effort last season.

Hartman had two goals and two assists in five games during the 2014 World Juniors and played 11 AHL playoff games in Rockford. Kero played in nine playoff games in Rockford and had a goal and nine shots on goal in his one NCAA tournament game. Hayden played in the NCAA tournament after his sophomore and junior seasons at Yale.

It’s not much. But it’s something.

“It helps,” Hayden said. “Even the games I’ve been playing here, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve been trying to have a playoff mentality every night.”

The grind that awaits the rookies is all new. College hockey ends in April.

The IceHogs have won one playoff series in the past eight years. Schmaltz said “it’s crazy” that there could be two more months of hockey ahead of

the Hawks, given how much they’ve already played. He says he feels great physically, but the mental wear and tear in the Stanley Cup playoffs is unlike anything he’s faced.

“It’s a lot different mentally,” Schmaltz said. “Last year was just one and done – if you lose, you’re out. This year, it’s seven-game series, so it’s a lot more mental fatigue, and you’ve got to be mentally sharp every game.

We’ve got a lot of great guys in here to look up to, guys who have won before and know what it takes. I’ll just try to do my best and follow the leaders we’ve got in here.”

Schmaltz never will forget his game-winner in the Frozen Four last season, although he joked he “blacked out” during the raucous celebration.

At this point, it’s the biggest goal of his career by far.

He hopes to replace it soon.

“For sure,” he said. “I don’t think it can be much bigger than a goal in a Stanley Cup playoff game that decides a series or swings the momentum your way. I’m hoping I can contribute.”

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Jennifer Martillo and Martha Hernandez advocate for autistic sons

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

Two 9-year-old boys on the autism spectrum have brighter futures because they have proactive mothers who advocate for them.

Both Jennifer Martillo of Plainfield and Martha Hernandez of Joliet handpicked their sons’ schools, and sought therapy and extracurricular activities that best suited the boys’ needs.

Elliot Martinez

Elliot showed signs of autism after his second birthday, but wasn’t diagnosed until he was 3 years, 5 months old, Jennifer said. The therapist who did Elliot’s preschool screening spotted it – the family lived out of state at the time – so Jennifer scheduled an appointment at a children’s hospital.

There, Elliot received his diagnosis and Jennifer received a list of developmental milestones Elliot would probably never achieve, including the abilities to speak, interact with people and perform the tasks of daily living.

And then they were sent on their way, Jennifer said.

As a parent, Jennifer felt she had two choices: accept it or find another way. This wasn’t about trying to “beat the diagnosis,” but to “help my child be the best he can be,” she said.

Jennifer chose option No. 2.

“I decided to make sure he had every opportunity possible,” Jennifer said.

“And we struggled.”

They waited for services. Insurance didn’t cover services. The family moved several times seeking a school district that could meet Elliot’s needs.

“I have been in five school districts since my son was diagnosed,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer cites two reasons for Elliot’s progress: Troy School District 30-C and swimming, first through the Bolingbrook Pelicans (a recreational swim team) and then through the Greater Joliet YMCA Jets (a competitive swim team).

Elliot qualified for and competed at the YMCA state competition March 18 and March 19, Jennifer said. He came in 13th for his 50-yard butterfly, she added.

But it’s Troy that changed Elliot’s life, Jennifer said.

“Up until the time we started at Troy School District, we had a behavior plan,” Jennifer said. “Within a month,

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Elliot Martinez qualified and competed at the YMCA state competition March 18 and March 19. Swimming and a supportive environment at Troy Hofer Elementary School in Shorewood have contributed to Elliot’s progress. we met and they said, ‘This child does not need this.’”

Amanda DeBold, Elliot’s special education teacher at Troy Hofer Elementary School in Shorewood, said Elliot has made “huge progress” since she first started working with him last year in the third grade.

At the time, Elliot’s verbal and reading skills were minimal, DeBold said.

Little problems – not being first in line or computers with different screen savers – were big problems for Elliot; he hated school, she added.

“He did not want to be here. He was scared,” DeBold said. “And now he takes on challenges. He’s not afraid to say, ‘This is hard, but I can keep trying.’”

In fact, Elliot is doing so well at Troy, he no longer needs outside services in occupational and speech therapy, Jennifer said.

“Elliot is a 9-year-old boy that can do everything a normal 9-year-old boy does,” Jennifer said. “He has lots of friends. He goes to birthday parties.”

She’s not implying all struggles are gone. Elliot still is, after all, on the autism spectrum. That won’t change.

“But I think we all struggle with things, don’t we?” Jennifer said.

Anthony Hernandez

On Sunday, the Joliet West High School National Honor Society hosted its annual Tiny Tigers Fun Fair. Proceeds this year went to the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation in Florida in honor on Anthony Hernandez, 9, of Joliet.

Anthony was diagnosed with the rare disease when he was 3 years old. He was also diagnosed with autism when he was 5, said Anthony’s mother, Martha Hernandez of Joliet.

“At 9, he’s still nonAnthony verbal,” Martha said.

Hernandez “He’s still in diapers. He still doesn’t make eye contact with others.”

According to the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation’s website, Phelan-McDermid syndrome – also known as 22q13 Deletion syndrome – is a genetic condition “caused by the deletion of the terminal end of chromosome 22 or mutation of the SHANK3 gene.”

In most cases, including Anthony’s, the condition is not inherited, but results from a spontaneous mutation.

Martha and her husband, Jenaro Her-

nandez, also have three other children – Areli Hernandez, 18; Eric Hernandez, 14; and Eliana Hernandez, 6 months.

None has the disease, Martha said.

Like Jennifer, Martha searched to find the right school and visited several.

“Developmentally, he is still a 1-year-old,” Martha said. “Everything still goes in the mouth. His hands go in the toilet. He doesn’t know danger.”

She finally decided on Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights due to its variety of services. Anthony has occupational therapy and speech therapy at Elim (the school also has a pool for water therapy, Martha said) and applied behavioral analysis outside school, which the family’s health insurance covers.

After school, Anthony has oneon-one interaction at the Joliet Park District’s Hartman Recreation Center.

Anthony’s progress is not dramatic, but Martha is pleased her son’s experiences are widened and tailored to his needs.

“We used to do the [Picture Exchange Communication System] cards because he’s nonverbal,” Martha said, “but now he’s actually using a Go Talk 9+ device.”

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

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

• Breakfast Club – Lewis University, Student Recreation and Fitness Center, 1 University Parkway, Romeoville. Ages 55 and older.

For times, fees, registration and information, call Jill Siegfried at 815-836-5277.

• Cardiac risk assessment – Outpatient Testing Center, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Measures total cholesterol, including HDL and LDL levels, blood glucose level, triglyceride level, blood pressure, body fat and 12-lead EKG. A 12-hour fast is required. $40. Cash, check or credit card accepted at time of appointment. Insurance will not be billed. Call 815-300-7076.

• Catholic Charities’ Ombudsman Program protects and promotes the rights and quality of life for those who reside in long-term care facilities in Kankakee, Will and Grundy counties. Services are confidential and free. Call 815-932-1921 or 1-800-2528966.

• Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-25-ABUSE (252-2873) • “Courage to Quit” Smoking Cessation Program – Offered by Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, in partnership with the Respiratory Health Association. For information, call 877-737-4636.

• Food Safety – Food safety coaches are available 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday on the “Ask Karen Chat” and by phone at the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline, 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854). Recorded messages are available 24 hours a day.

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

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

• Grief counseling – Available at Joliet Area Community Hospice for anyone of any age experiencing loss due to death of child, parent, sibling, grandparent, relative, friend or pet, regardless of the cause of death. Call Mary Ann Burns at 815-460-3282.

• Illinois Poison Control – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including holidays. Call IPC at 1-800-222-1222. For information, visit illinoispoisoncenter.org.

• LifeSource Blood Donor mobile app – Android users: Google Play. iPhone users: Apple App Store.

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

rishospital.org/getcheckednow.

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

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

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

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

• WEWILL WorkHealthy Worksite Wellness Recognition Program – Businesses with employees in Will County are eligible to apply. The application will be available until May 31. No application fee. Businesses can view and complete an application at http:// tinyurl.com/MAPPWWWH. Questions regarding the WEWILL WorkHealthy Award Program can be emailed to mapp@willcountyhealth. org.

UPCOMING • An Evening of Hope – 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

April 26, Joliet Township High School Administration Building, 300 Caterpillar Drive, Joliet.

Dinner and presentations for cancer survivors and their caregivers. Dinner provided by Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates Ltd. Free. RSVP by April 19. Visit www.acshope. eventbrite.com.

• Autism Awareness 5K Run/Walk – 9 a.m. April 22, Joliet Memorial Stadium, 3000 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Hosted by Joliet Public School District 86. Benefits autism programs at Marycrest Early Childhood Center, Taft Elementary and Gompers Junior High schools. For information, call at 815740-3196, ext. 8261.

• Lincoln-Way half marathon – 7 a.m.

April 29, Breidert Green Park and Old Plank Trail, Frankfort. Proceeds benefit District 210 students. For information and registration, visit www.lincolnwayhalfmarathon.com.

• Mother’s Day Walk – 7 a.m. May 14, Channahon Village Hall, 24555 Navajo Drive, Channahon. For information and registration, visit www.PinkHealsJoliet.com.

• “No One Can Stop Me” 7th annual Abilities Expo – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22, Plainfield Central High School Field House, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield. Hosted

by Plainfield Township Abilities Committee.

For information, visit www.plainfield-township.com. To exhibit, contact Marie at 815577-8380 or marie-adams@sbcglobal.net.

• Two-Day Hospice Volunteer Training – April 22 and April 29 at Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Water Stone Circle, Joliet.

For information or to apply, contact Denise Payton, volunteer manager, at 815-740-4104 or dpayton@joliethospice.org, or visit www. joliethospice.org/volunteers.html.

• Vendors needed for Healthy Kids Day – 1 to 3 p.m. April 29, Smith Family YMCA, 1350 S. Briggs St., Joliet. Vendors, kids games, priz-

es, giveaways, YMCA membership deals. Call 815-726-3939 or visit www.jolietymca.org.

• Walk MS Chicago – April 30. Registration is 9:30 a.m. Walk begins at 11 a.m., Soldier Field, Southeast Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive, Chicago. For information, visit nationalMSsociety.org or call 800-344-4867.

• Will County Child Sex Abuse Conference – Registration is 8 a.m. Event is 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18, Jacob Henry Mansion Estate gathering room, 15 S. Richards St., Joliet. For health care, mental health, law enforcement and educational professions. $15. Lunch included. For information and advanced registration, call Sam Gehrig at 815-774-4568 or email sgehrig@willcountyillinois.com.

• Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living – Effective April 10, WGCIL will do business as Disability Resource Center at its new location, 77 N. 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet. To accommodate the move the office will be closed the week of April 3 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. April 10. For information, call 815-729-0162, VP/VRS: 815-768-2582, TTY: 815-729-2085 or visit www.will-grundycil.org.

April 11 • Yoga – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; also April 18, The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information, call 708-478-3529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Family Caregiver Support Group – 11 a.m.; also April 18, Easter Seals, Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@ gmail.com.

• Public Health Week – 1 to 3 p.m., Will County Health Department, WIC Building, 501 Ella Ave., Joliet. Educational tables, healthy refreshments, visit from Joliet Slammers. For information, visit www.willcountyhealth.org.

• Joliet TOPS – Weigh-in is 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. Meeting begins 6:30 p.m.; also April 18, First Presbyterian Church, 805 Western Ave., Joliet. For information, call Denise at 815-690-7035.

• Baby Care Basics – 6 to 7 p.m., Morris Hospital Boardroom, 150 High St., Morris. $15 a couple. Register at www.morrishospital. org/events. For information, call 815-9423012.

• Bipolar Disease Support Group – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. First-time participants register at 888660-HEAL (4325) or www.silvercross.org.

• NAMI Family Support Group (Morris) – 7 p.m., Morris Hospital, 150 High St., Morris.

Free. Confidential. Facilitated by trained team of family members of individuals living with mental illness. For information, call 815-7319103 or email info@namiwillgrundy.org.

• Birthing Center Tours – 7 p.m., also April 11, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www.silvercross.org/our-services/ other-services/birthing-center.

April 12 • Hines Mobile Medical Unit – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Minooka Village Hall, Minooka. For information, call Ken Buck, superintendent of the Grundy County Veterans Assistance Commission, at 815-941-3152.

• Pediatric exams – 8 to 11 a.m., Will County Community Health Center, 1106 Neal Ave., Joliet. For children in nursery and daycare programs. Sliding-scale fee, many forms of public and private insurance accepted. For information, call 815-727-8670.

• Blood drive – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. For information or to make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

• Wellness and Resource Fair – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Joliet Junior College, C and D concourse, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet. Includes nutrition, occupation, social, environmental, physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual displays related to health and wellness.

• Memory Lane Social – 10:30 a.m. to noon, Mokena Community Public Library District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. For people with Alzheimer’s (or other dementias) and their caregivers. Contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalski@mokena.lib.il.us or 708-4799663.

• Sit and Stay Fit Chair Exercises – 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Crest Hill Branch Library, 20670 Len Kubinski Drive, Crest Hill. For information, contact Amy Byrne at 815-552-4278, abyrne@whiteoaklibrary.org, or visit www. whiteoaklibrary.org.

• “Embracing Mindfulness” – 2 to 3 p.m., Alden Estates of Shorewood, 710 W. Black Road, Shorewood. Refreshments. To register, call 815-230-8700 or visit www.AldenEstatesofShorewood.com/Lecture.

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

BMI Surgery, Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A, Suite 260, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Drs. Christopher Joyce and Brian Lahmann, gastric bypass surgeons, will offer a free informational session. Register at 888660-4325 or www.silvercross.org.

• Brain Injury Support Group – 6 p.m., Easter Seals Joliet Region, 212 Barney Drive, Joliet. Contact Kathy Miller at 815-931-9693 or kathy21miller@gmail.com.

• Substance Use Disorder Education – 6 p.m., Stepping Stones, 1621 Theodore St., Joliet. Topics include effects of drugs, overdose prevention, disease versus choice, Alanon and co-dependency, effect on families and needs of family members. Reservations not needed. For information, call 815-7444555, ext. 111.

• “Screenagers” – 6:30 p.m., Heritage Grove Middle School, 12425 S. Van Dyke Road, Plainfield. Documentary on how technology (smartphones, tablets and video games) can influence a child’s development.

Open to District 202 community. Free.

To watch a preview, visit http://shawurl. com/31r9.

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Hospital receives 10 gold seal accreditations The HERALD-NEWS NEW LENOX – Silver Cross Hospital now has 10 gold seals of accreditation as the organization received three additional accreditations as a result of a review by the American College of Radiology.

Most recently, the ACR awarded Silver Cross three-year term accreditations in the following disciplines: • Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, which uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body parts to help providers diagnose illness, injury or other medical problems.

• Nuclear medicine which is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose and treat a variety of disease, including many types of cancers, heart disease and certain other abnormalities within the body; and • Positron Emission Tomography/ Computerized Tomography system (PET/CT) which can depict both technologies using a single machine to provide a picture of function (PET), a

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JOLIET – If you live in a house that receives its water from a private well, getting it tested is as easy as a trip to the Will County Health Department.

The testing lab is located at the main building, 501 Ella Ave., in Joliet. But you also can use the health department’s northern branch, at 323 Quadrangle in Bolingbrook, or the eastern branch, at 5601 Manhattan-Monee Road, in Monee, as your contact point.

Stop by an office, pick up a sterile water bottle for each test you need done and return the filled bottles on ice to that branch. Samples dropped off at the northern and eastern branch offices will be transported to the lab in Joliet.

Will County Health Department Environmental Division Director Tom Casey said those whose homes have well water are recommended to take this initiative.

“Cities that have their own water systems are required by the Illinois Department of Public Health to be tested monthly,” Environmental Health Department lab manager Trisha Kautz said in a news release. “But if you have a well, it’s really up to you. And we’ve always said, you should test at least once a year.”

Kautz says residents can test their water for nitrate levels, fluoride, overall hardness of the water and routine bacteria. The results will be returned to you, along with recommendations for any action you may need to take.

Nitrate testing is especially important if

you have children under 6 months of age, or if a pregnant woman or a woman trying to become pregnant lives in the home.

“A lot of times, there are no issues,” Kautz said. “But it often depends on where you live. For instance, those near a farm field or a golf course may have a high nitrate level due to fertilizers used. And if so, we recommend that they install a reverse osmosis system.”

Fluoride, on the other hand, is something you want in your water to assist in fighting tooth decay. If your fluoride level is too low, your dentist may recommend purchasing fluorinated bottled water.

Knowing the hardness of your water is important if you are installing a water softener. Hardness is caused by a variety of metals and compounds such as calcium and magnesium. The harder the water, the more soap and detergents that are needed for cleaning and laundering.

Finally, there is the importance of testing for routine bacteria, total coliform, and E.coli. Coliform in drinking water usually indicates that contamination of some kind is entering the water supply, meaning that action should be taken.

And E.coli, which can be pathogenic, must be taken very seriously.

The Will County Health Department says the best time for testing your water for bacteria is during the spring or summer, following a rainy period. It should also be done after repairing or replacing an old well pump, or piping; as well as after drilling a new well.

For information, visit willcountyhealth. org.

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TOP: Trisha Kautz (left) and Ravish Patel prepare for testing at the Will County Environmental Lab. ABOVE: Lab analysts Courtney Orlando (left) and Caitlin Murray begin another day of lab work.

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Silver Cross nuclear medicine employees Stephanie Burton (from left), Kristen Swenson, Bikram Sahdev and Brad Nicholas. picture of anatomy (CT), and a merged picture of both the body’s metabolism and structure.

Silver Cross already had been ACR accredited in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, breast ultrasound biopsy, MRI, breast MRI and CT, now the imaging departments are fully accredited by the ACR. For information, visit www.silvercross.org.

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MORRIS – Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers and Liberty Medical Center have finalized an affiliation agreement that merges the practice of Dr. Aftab Khan and Dr. Hassnain Syed, with Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers.

Family Nurse Practitioner Angela Todd also is part of the practice.

The affiliation will allow both physicians more time to focus on patient care, while Morris Hospital oversees the business management responsibilities of the practice. Three of their offices will remain at their current locations, now under Morris Hospital names: • Coal City Healthcare Center of Morris Hospital, 4 E. North St., 815518-5755 • Minooka Healthcare Center of Morris Hospital, 603 W. Mondamin St., 815-521-1010 • Morris Healthcare Center of Mor-

ris Hospital, 425 E. U.S. Route 6, Suite A, 815-942-8080.

Additionally, in Ottawa, Dr. Syed will relocate from Norris Drive to the Morris Hospital Ottawa Campus: • Morris Hospital Ottawa Campus, 1306 Gemini Circle, Suite 1, 815-4339200 Khan, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has served on the Morris Hospital Medical Staff since 1999. A graduate of the King Edward Medical University in Pakistan, Dr. Khan completed an internal medicine residency at Columbus Hospital. He provides primary care services for adult patients.

Syed is board certified in family medicine and joined the Morris Hospital Medical Staff in 2010. He is a graduate of Allama Iqbal Medical College in Pakistan and completed a family medicine residency at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Syed provides care for the entire family, from newborns to seniors.

Doctors remove spine tumor that could have paralyzed Plainfield man

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Betsey Vinson, a licensed stylist and president of the District 202 CAPE organization (Coordination of Administration and Parents Groups for Educational Efficiency), takes a “little off the top” of Plainfield District 202 Superintendent Lane Abrell at Plainfield North High School’s St. Baldrick’s event.

Plainfield students take part in event to fight pediatric cancer PLAINFIELD – Dozens of students and staff got their heads shaved at numerous District 202 schools on March 17. They did it to raise money for the

St. Baldrick’s organization to fight childhood cancer, in what has become an annual event.

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• Heartburn, Reflux Disease and Barrett’s Esophagus – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox. Presenters Drs. Kamran Ayub, medical director of the Advanced Endoscopy at Silver Cross, and R. A. Gamagami, general surgeon with The Midwest Institute for Robotic Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital. Free. Register to attend at www.silvercross.org.

• Nurturing Mom – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Offered by Edward Hospital, Naperville. Weekly group for new or expectant moms who are experiencing emotional lows. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist and a therapist with extensive backgrounds in postpartum depression. For information, call 630-5273957 or 630-527-6363.

• Baby Bereavement Support Group – 7 to 8 p.m., Silver Cross Hospital’s Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., Pavilion A, New Lenox. First-time participants register at www.silvercross.org/specialdeliveries or 888-660-HEAL (4325).

• Yoga – 7 p.m., Fountaindale Public Library District, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. Call 630-759-2102 or visit fountaindale.org.

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April 13 • T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) – 9 to 10:45 a.m., Troy Township Community Center, 25448 Seil Road, Shorewood. For information, call Kathy at 815-210-5742 or Judy at 815-744-2068.

• Will County Community Health Center Dental Van – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., VNA Health Care, 160 N. Independence Blvd., Romeoville. Comprehensive oral exams, teeth cleaning, fluoride treatment, X-rays, sealants, fillings, simple extractions, oral cancer screening (adults). Walk-in. For information, visit http://shawurl.com/31rb.

• “Get Fit Where You Sit” – 10 to 11 a.m., Mokena Community Public Library District, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. For information, contact Tracy Domzalski at tdomzalski@ mokena.lib.il.us or 708-479-9663.

• Men’s group – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information,call 708-4783529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter. org.

• Caregiver Support Group – 6:30 p.m., Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood. Free and open to the public. For information, call 815-609-0669 or vis-

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PLAINFIELD – Manuel Hernandez went to the hospital for an MRI of his spine on Dec. 31, 2015, after six months of increasing back pain and several sessions with a chiropractor that made him feel worse.

On reviewing the initial MRI, radiologist Dr. LeRoy Stromberg of Naperville Radiolo- Manuel gists, discovered a large Hernandez tumor on the lower portion of Hernandez’s spine.

A delay would’ve left Hernandez permanently paralyzed from the waist down, said Dr. Michael Caron, a neurosurgeon at the Edward Neurosciences Institute in affiliation with Northwestern Medicine (Institute).

On Jan. 5, Hernandez underwent a diagnostic spinal angiogram and tumor embolization, performed by Dr. Sameer Ansari, an interventional neuroradiologist with the Institute. Ansari located the arteries feeding the tumor and obliterated nearly 90 percent of the blood flow supplying the tumor.

On Jan. 6, Caron and another neurosurgeon at the Institute, Dr. William Schueler, to perform the tumor remov-

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• Birthing Center tours – 1:30 p.m.; also 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox.

Call 888-660-HEAL (4325) or visit www. silvercross.org/our-services/other-services/ birthing-center.

April 16 • NAMI Family Support Group (Joliet) – 6 p.m., Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, LDRP Classroom, 222 Madison St., Joliet.

Free. Facilitated by trained team of family members of individuals living with mental illness. For information, call 815-731-9103 or email info@namiwillgrundy.org.

April 17 • Hines Mobile Medical Unit – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Legion, 1752 E. Division St., Diamond. For information, call Ken Buck, superintendent of the Grundy County Veterans Assistance Commission, at 815-941-3152.

al and spinal fusion, which took five to six hours.

The doctors used bone chips and bone cement to fill in gaps left when the tumor was removed. Bone chips come from donors, and they’re akin to honeycomb, Caron said, with all of the donor’s cells removed. The blood cells of the receiving patient move into the chips and form new bone.

Hernandez went home on Jan. 9, and soon after started radiation, followed by chemotherapy, which left him feeling fatigued. He also had trouble eating and sleeping, so after several months, he quit the chemo treatments.

In the time since, he’s returned to eating and sleeping well. He also exercises regularly, walking on a treadmill and swimming.

In 2008, Hernandez had a work-related injury and sought treatment at the hospital. While there, doctors at Edward discovered a large, cancerous tumor on his left kidney, which was later removed. Fortunately, the tumor was completely enclosed, so he didn’t require follow-up radiation or chemotherapy.

For information about neurosciences at Edward-Elmhurst Health, visit www.EEHealth.org/services/ neuro.

• Guided Imagery – Noon to 1 p.m., The Cancer Support Center, 19657 S. LaGrange Road, Mokena. For information,call 708-4783529 or visit www.CancerSupportCenter.org.

• Mended Hearts Support Group – 2 p.m., PSJMC Bruce Wallin Auditorium A, 333 N. Madison St., Joliet. For information, call 877-737-4636.

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

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

For information, call or text 815-685-2178.

• Healing Hearts – 7 to 8:30 p.m., New Lenox Police Department, 200 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox. Survivors of suicide support group meeting. For information, email HealingHeartssssg@gmail.com.

April 18 • Free Zumba demo class registration deadline – 7 to 8 p.m. April 20, The Oaks Recreation and Fitness Center, 10847 La Porte Road, Mokena. 16 and older. Register at 708-390-2343 or visit www.mokenapark. com.

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An excellent question we received asked for advice on how to get the most out of the relationship with one’s family physician. In an upcoming column, we will discuss what we do to create the most useful relationships with our patients, and how we strive to serve them.

Finally, the other category of letter we get is from individuals sharing some interesting and surprising solutions to the problems many of us face. This one came from a 94-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with sleep apnea, which occurs only when he sleeps on his back. How to assure you don’t roll over onto your back once you’re asleep? His family doctor had an ingenious solution: “As suggested by my doctor, my wife sewed a pocket on the back of my pajamas to hold an everyday tennis ball. It was easily removable for washing. Since then, I have slept very comfortably, but only on one side or the other. And no longer do I snore.”

So thank you again for making this column part of your lives and for taking the time to write to us. We, in turn, will make responding to your letters part of ours.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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The answer came almost immediately, via your letters, all of which are read.

It has been heartwarming to learn we have helped many of you, delightful to discover how studious and curious you are about science and medicine, and humbling to have you engage us at such a personal level about your health issues and your lives.

We quickly learned that some of our columns, in which we answer a specific question or discuss a particular topic, give rise to a host of new questions. Many of these can and will be answered in future columns.

Some of the letters we receive are, unfortunately, so personal and specific we are unable to address them. But even in these letters we often find a more universal question that can be useful to discuss in the future.

So far, the columns about veganism, shingles, postpartum depression, vitamin B12 and toenail fungus have sparked the liveliest discussions.

Regarding the column about the specific nutritional needs of vegans, we received appreciative notes from families who are considering the move to a vegan diet. We also were taken to task for not congratulating the potential vegans who wrote to us for advice regarding their new direction.

The truth is, we are deeply appreciative of how engaged you, the readers, are in living the healthiest lifestyle possible.

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I have felt horrible that I vanished without any explanation and most likely hurt him. I really would like to apologize for my actions and immaturity. He didn’t deserve that type of treatment. I recently found his address and wonder if it would be all right to send an apology, or if it would be best not to open potential wounds. – Disappeared In Illinois Dear Disappeared: Because you feel an apology and an explanation are in order, I see no harm in offering them. However, before you do, think this through. Is there more to this than a guilty conscience? Because years have passed, you both may be at different places in your lives than you were then. One or both of you may be married or involved with others. So before you do this, be absolutely sure not only of your motivations, but also of your expectations.

Dear Abby: I recently have had discussions with friends and family about the best way to express concern for someone who is facing major surgery. Some say they’d prefer hearing about others who have undergone similar procedures successfully. (But might that set expectations that can’t be met, since not all procedures and physical circumstances are the same?) Or is it best to keep comments general?

For example: “You will be in my thoughts/ prayers/heart,” or “I hope it goes even better than you hope it will.” What’s the most helpful way to express concern? – Sensitive Subject Dear S.S.: Unless the surgery is for something life-threatening – in which case the thoughts, prayers and heart are necessary – keep the message upbeat and positive. Example: “Is there anything I can do for you while you’re recuperating?” And if the answer is no, say, “I’ll give you a call in a couple of days to see how you’re doing, and we’ll visit when you’re up for company.”

Dear Abby: If you give a wedding shower gift, is it proper to also give a wedding gift? I have done both for many years, but recently was questioned about why I do it. I told the person that’s the way my mother raised me. Was she correct? – Gift Giver In Conroe, Texas Dear Gift Giver: Your mother raised you right. Weddings and showers are separate events. When attending a shower, it is customary to give the honoree a gift. The same is true for a wedding. That someone has given the bride a shower gift does not mean the person is not supposed to give the couple a wedding gift.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY –Take a close look at your connections to the people you live and work with. Knowing where you stand and who is willing to stand beside you will make your decisions much easier this year. Gains can be made if you stick to the rules and precise plans.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Take pride in everything you do. Pay attention to detail and be consistent. You have plenty to gain if you are confident and informative. Avoid bad influences.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take on the role of instigator and get everyone around you fired up about something you want to see happen. Your

enthusiasm will be contagious and will bring about positive change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Deal with personal papers and any problems you face with government agencies or institutions. Taking care of business will help ease uncertainty and ongoing stress.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Take time to evaluate and develop your ideas instead of rushing into something you know little about. Be a leader, not a follower.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You can bring about positive change at work and home. Taking responsibility and sticking to your plans will help you avoid getting into a disagreement. Honor your word.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – A partnership that offers mental stimulation and promotes equality

will encourage growth and invite responsible change. Travel and educational pursuits are favored. Live your dream.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Information you receive will spark you to make a sudden change in the way you deal with others and how you view yourself and the things you stand for.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – An emotional plea will help you sort out differences you have with someone. Expressing your thoughts will help you live up to your standards and implement personal improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Question anyone who is asking for something that makes you feel uneasy. It’s important to avoid getting trapped by someone pressuring you to make a

commitment that infringes on your integrity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Too much of anything will turn into a bad thing. Keep moderation in mind and avoid anyone who is inconsistent or unreliable. Concentrate on home, family and accomplishing your goals.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Weigh the pros and cons of any offer that comes your way.

Someone will try to take advantage of you if you don’t ask questions and require changes that will suit your needs.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Don’t take a chance or forget the past when it comes to dealing with expenses, money matters or people who have caused problems or cost you financially. Avoid being used.

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Common wisdom recommends making the stronger hand of a partnership the declarer. But that does not work all of the time. In today’s deal, the second consecutive sixheart contract my wife and I bid at bridgebase.com last month, it would have been better if North were the declarer. But that seems impossible in a normal sequence.

In our auction, two diamonds was natural and game-forcing. Then, once we had agreed hearts at the three-level, a drawback of two-overone arose: Neither player knew partner’s strength, except that each had opening values. We use a variation of an idea that was originally proposed, I believe, by Eric Rodwell. With a minimum, South would have raised to four hearts. With middling strength, she would have bid an artificial three no-trump: a semi-serious slam-try. Her actual three-spade control-bid was a serious slam-try.

After I control-bid four clubs, East doubled to ask for a club lead. This might have given my partner pause, but she drove into six hearts.

West led the club eight. Declarer needed hearts 3-2 and West with the diamond ace. Also, just in case spades were 5-0, after winning with the club ace and cashing the heart ace-king, South played a spade to the king.

She then drew the last trump, ran the spades (discarding two clubs and a diamond from the board) and led the diamond jack.

Declarer took five spades, three hearts, one diamond, one club, a diamond ruff in her hand and a club ruff on the board.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTA DILLON DECEASED No. 15 P 545 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN to creditors of the death of Christa Dillon, of Joliet, Illinois on November 20, 2016. On April 4, 2017, Letters of Office were issued to Michael D. Dillon, whose address is 13348 S. Columbine Circle, Plainfield, Illinois, as Independent Administrator, and whose attorney of record is Bradley S. McCann, of Spesia & Ayers, 1415 Black Road, Joliet, Illinois 60345.

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ga deceased, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 12 Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 19 in Block 9 in Wood Hill's Ridgeview Subdivision, First Addition, being a subdivision of part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12 and the Northeast 1/4 of Section 13, all in Township 34 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded July 26, 1961 as Document Number 934896, in Will County, Illinois.

923 Blackhawk Drive, University Park, IL 60484 21-14-13-211-014-0000 Now, therefore, unless you, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Essie M. Turner, deceased, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 12 Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois, on or before May 4, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Joel A. Knosher (6298481) MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613 Email: MDKIllinoisFilings@ manleydeas.com One of Plaintiff's Attorneys

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the Will County Courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 or with the representative, or both, on or before the 11th day of October, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required

by Sec. 18-3 (755 ILCS 5/18-3) of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney (Published in the Herald-News within ten (10) days after it has April 4, 11, 18, 2017) been filed.

Michael D. Dillon Independent Executor of the PUBLIC NOTICE Estate of Christa Dillon, Deceased F16120286 WELLS By: Bradley S. McCann IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Spesia & Ayers 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Attorney for Estate WILL COUNTY-JOLIET, ILLINOIS 1415 Black Road Wells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc. Joliet, IL 60435 Plaintiff, (815) 726-4311 vs.

(Published in the Herald-News Unknown Heirs and Legatees of on April 11, 18, 25 2017) Peter J. Horvath; Amanda Horvath; Kevin Horvath; Todd Horvath; 1397586 Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 17 CH 328 PUBLIC NOTICE 16020 Weber Road Lockport, Illinois 60441 MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI LLC NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION One East Wacker - Suite 1250 The requisite affidavit for Chicago, IL 60601 publication having been filed, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE notice is hereby given you, TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Unknown Heirs and Legatees of WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Peter J. Horvath, Todd Horvath, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC., and UNKNOWN OWNERS and Plaintiff, CLAIMANTS, NON-RECORD v. defendants in the above entitled PRO TOWN PROPERTIES; cause, that suit has been UNKNOWN OWNERS AND commenced against you and other CLAIMANTS; defendants in the Circuit Court for NON-RECORD SHARON DRAKE; UNKNOWN the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ESSIE M. praying for the foreclosure of a TURNER, DECEASED; JOSEPH certain mortgage conveying the AS SPECIAL premises described as follows, to CERNUGEL, REPRESENTATIVE OF ESSIE M. wit: TURNER, DECEASED, Defendants, THE SOUTH 132 FEET OF THE Case No. 2016CH001659 NORTH 924 FEET OF THE EAST The requisite affidavit for 330 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 publication having been filed, OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 36 notice is hereby given you, NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE Unknown Owners and Non-Record THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, Claimants, Unknown Heirs and EXCEPT THE EAST 50 FEET Legatees of Essie M. Turner, DEEDED TO THE STATE OF

The Herald-News / TheHerald-News.com • Tuesday, April 11, 2017 • ILLINOIS BY DOCUMENT RECORDED JANUARY 5, 1983, AS DOCUMENT NO. R83-364, AND EXCEPT THE WEST 20 FEET OF THE EAST 70 FEET DEDICATED TO THE WILL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS BY DOCUMENT RECORDED MAY 26, 2011, AS DOCUMENT NO. R2011050076, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. t P.I.N.: 04-19-200-012-0000 of Said property is commonly known as 16020 Weber Road, ofLockport, Illinois 60441, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Peter J. Horvath and Deborah M. Horvath and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of erDeeds as Document Number R2008021594 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make ryour appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Will County on or before April 27, 2017, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on May 9, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. 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 NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION on file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court or by contacting the Plaintiff's attorney at the address listed below.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN, OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any ofinformation obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, rPeoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com of THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. (Published in the Herald-News March 28, 2017 April 4, 11, 2017) r

PUBLIC NOTICE 17-082326 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN GENERAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2009-1, AMERICAN GENERAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2009-1 PLAINTIFF,

-vsROBERT J. ELLERBROCK; ANGELA ELLERBROCK; UNKNOWN R. OWNERS AND NON-RECORD UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS; OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 17CH 412 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Robert J. Ellerbrock and Angela R. Ellerbrock and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Unknown Occupants.

Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE EAST 15 FEET OF LOT 147, AND THE WEST 55 FEET OF LOT 148, IN NORTH WESTACRES, A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1310 Douglas Street, Joliet, IL 60435 Permanent Index No.: 30-07-08-113-040-0000 and which said Mortgage was made by Robert J. Ellerbrock and Angela R. Ellerbrock Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, Document No. R2006016600.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on May 25, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Will County Arbitration Center, 57 N. Ottawa Street, 3rd Floor, Joliet, Illinois 60432. 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.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR MEDIATION WILL BE TERMINATED. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, Andrea Chasteen, 14 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432-4399, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is May 11, 2017.

Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR

BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS

PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE REMAINING THE ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I718540 (Published in the Herald-News April 11, 18, 25, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY HOMESTAR BANK AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, f/k/a HomeStar Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL S. STARKEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 17CH00707 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, of the Complaint for Foreclosure filed in the above entitled cause on the 5th day of April 2017, and that they are named Defendants in the above entitled cause, pursuant to the provisions of Illinois Compiled Statutes, 735 ILCS 5/15-1502 and that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in said Court and that day on or after

day which default may be entered against said Defendants is May 12, 2017 and that the information applies to said foreclosure proceedings: 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

2. The Court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The name of the title holder of record is: Michael S. Starkey 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 36, IN T.J. O'BRIEN SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST SECTION 23, IN TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, AND IN RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 1, 1967 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R67-7056 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 29, 1967 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R67-12427 IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. which is commonly known as 1503 Marion Street, Wilmington IL 60481 PIN: 03-17-23-304-011 5. Identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: (a) Name of Mortgagor: Michael S. Starkey (b) Name of Mortgagee: Homestar Bank and Financial Services f/k/a HomeStar Bank (c) Date of Mort

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2252-0517

PROJECT NAME: UNION STATION PLAZA SITE IMPROVEMENTS - 2017 The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 1207 square yards of brick pavers to be removed, 80 linear feet stone walls to be removed and reinstalled, 224 cubic yards Aggregate Base Course TY.B Variable Thickness, and 1207 square yards of High Early-Strength PCC Pavement.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 9:45 A.M. local time on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications in the City of Joliet Purchasing Division, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Electronic copies can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/bids-proposals.

All Bidding Document holders should sign up for RSS feeds at http://cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/bids-proposals/ construction-public-works and provide your first and last name and email address to automatically receive addendums.

Addendums will also be posted on the City of Joliet's website at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/bids-proposals. The potential vendor/ contractor remains responsible for obtaining all addenda to the original specification so they should check the specific bid page before submitting a bid to make sure they have received all addendums to a specific contract.

All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of 10 percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

The City of Joliet has a local qualified bidder ordinance that would apply to this contract. To apply to be a local qualified bidder please go to http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/ prequalification-process.

Bidders are required to be pre-qualified through the Illinois Department of Transportation or the Capital Development Board. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their pre-qualification information is provided to the City of Joliet Purchasing Division prior to the bid opening. The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law and the City of Joliet Procurement Code (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances).

BID DOCUMENT FEE: $50.00 - Electronic download is free Published in the Herald News April 11, 2017 James D. Hock City Manager April 13, 2017 Margaret E. McEvilly Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News April 11, 13, 2017) 1397010

(c) Date of Mortgage: September 7, 2004 (d) Date of Recording: September 8, 2004 (e) County where recorded: Will County (f) Identification of recording: R2004-166475

BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, Will County, Illinois, will convene a Special Board Meeting on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Knights' Round Table Hall at Lincoln-Way Central High School, 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox, Illinois to Reorganize the Board of Education.

Certificate No.: 31436 Filed: March 15, 2017 Located at: 8152 Old Mill Road Frankfort IL 60423

CLASSIFIED 43 /s/ David Reyna March 6, 2017 /s/ Pierre J Gregoire Notary Public 3/18/2017

Name(s) and residence of address (es) of the person(s) owning, (Published in the Herald-News conducting or transacting business: March 28, 2017 April 4, 11, 2017) 1392551 David Reyna PREPARED BY: 8152 Old Mill Road The William F. Smith, General Counsel (Published in the Herald-News Frankfort IL 60423 HomeStar Bank and April 11, 2017) 1398107 Herald-News Financial Services Classified IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have 3 Diversatech Drive, hereunto set my hand and Official Manteno IL 60950 It Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois.

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LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2232-0417 PROJECT NAME: WESTSIDE SCREEN RELOCATION - 2017 The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the Westside Screen Relocation project. The project consists of installation of the existing bar screen, installation of two baffle plates, screen support extenders, control panel, controls, level gauges, discharge chute adapter, associated piping, wiring and appurtenances. It also includes raising of the existing screen building and other related items.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 10:00 A.M. local time on Wednesday April 26, 2017 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to submit a bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications in the City of Joliet Purchasing Division, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Hard copies will not be provided. Electronic copies can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/ bids-proposals.

All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The City of Joliet has a local qualified bidder ordinance that would apply to this contract. To apply to be a local qualified bidder please go to http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/ prequalification-process.

All Bidding Document holders should sign up for RSS feeds at: http://cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/bids-proposals/ construction-public-utilities and provide your first and last name and email address to automatically receive addendums.

Addendums will also be posted on the City of Joliet's website at: http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/ bids-proposals.

The potential vendor/contractor remains responsible for obtaining all addenda to the original specification so they should check the specific bid page before submitting a bid to make sure they have received all addendums to a specific contract.

All questions regarding this contract shall be directed to Andrea Bretl at Clark Dietz Engineers, at 217-373-8933 or by email at andrea.bretl@clarkdietz.com.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation to Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders are required to be pre-qualified through the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Capital Development Board or the City of Joliet. It is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their pre-qualification information is provided to the City of Joliet Purchasing Division prior to the bid opening. If bidders are not prequalified through IDOT or Capital Development Board, then they must be prequalified with the City of Joliet. Financial prequalification forms can be obtained from the City of Joliet website at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/ finance/purchasing/prequalification-process. This prequalification MUST be renewed yearly. To check on your current prequalification status, you can contact purchasing@jolietcity.org. The current price for City of Joliet prequalification is $175, which offsets the costs for independent auditor review of the documents. Those documents are to be submitted to the Purchasing Division, City of Joliet, 150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432 at least 6 days prior to the bid opening.

The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

BID DOCUMENT FEE: $50.00 - Electronic download is free JAMES D. HOCK MARGARET E. MCEVILLY City Manager Purchasing/Contract Administrator Publish in the Herald-News on April 11, 2017 (Published in the Herald-News April 11, 2017) 1397518

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LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS CONTRACT NO. 2251-0417 PROJECT NAME: WELL 20D REINSTALLATION - 2017; JOLIET, IL The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for the Well 20D Reinstallation project, Joliet, Illinois.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, and 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432-4156 until 10:10 A.M. local time on, April 26, 2017, at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to submit a bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications at the City of Joliet Purchasing Division, 150 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Electronic copies can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/bids-proposals.

All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The City of Joliet has a local qualified bidder ordinance that would apply to this contract. To apply to be a local qualified bidder please go to http://www.cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/ prequalification-process.

All Bidding Document holders should sign up for RSS feeds at http://cityofjoliet.info/departments/finance/purchasing/bids-proposals/ well-projects and provide your first and last name and email address to automatically receive addendums. Addendums will also be posted on the City of Joliet's website at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/bids-proposals.

The potential vendor/contractor remains responsible for obtaining all addenda to the original specification so they should check the specific bid page before submitting a bid to make sure they have received all addendums to a specific contract.

The successful bidder will be required to post performance Security and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders must be prequalified with the City of Joliet to bid this project pursuant to Ordinance 7345. A bidder shall become prequalified in one of the following ways: 1) If a company is currently prequalified by the State of Illinois (via IDOT or the Capital Development Board), such person shall submit a copy of said prequalification to Office of the City Clerk prior to the date and time set for the bid opening.

2) If a company is not State of Illinois prequalified as described above, they shall submit a City of Joliet Prequalification Form and a financial statement. The financial prequalification forms can be obtained from the City of Joliet website at http://www.cityofjoliet.info/ departments/finance/purchasing/prequalification-process.

This prequalification MUST be renewed yearly. The current price for City of Joliet prequalification is $175, which offsets the costs for independent auditor review of the documents. Those documents are to be submitted to City Clerk's Office, City of Joliet, 150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, IL 60432, at least 6 days prior to the bid opening and must be accompanied by $175 and need to be updated annually. In addition to the form being submitted, a financial statement prepared or certified by a duly certified public accountant should be also submitted. The certified public accountant shall also certify that he/she is presently a duly certified public accountant in the state in which he/she is certified.

This financial statement must include the company's latest balance sheet and income statement showing the following items: Current Assets (e.g., cash joint venture accounts, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accrued income, deposits, materials inventory, and prepaid expenses). The evaluation of the independent auditor shall determine the amount of prequalification. Prequalification shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) calendar months following the date of verification by the independent auditors.

3) Bids from bidders who have not submitted required prequalification documents as required in subsection (1) or (2) above shall not be opened.

The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL BIDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Section 2-430 - 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances) BID DOCUMENT FEE: $50.00 hardcopy or electronic download is free JAMES D. HOCK CITY MANAGER To be published in the Herald News Tuesday, April 11, 2017 MARGARET E. MCEVILLY CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR (Published in the Herald-News April 11, 2017) 1397548

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