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A TIME OF CHANGES

ST. CHARLES HAS SEEN A SPATE OF CITY OFFICES CHANGING FACES. PAGE 7 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

Mark Koenen was named St. Charles city administrator last August after the departure of Brian Townsend.

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Shaw Media to buy The Herald-News

By SHAW MEDIA DIXON – Shaw Media announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire the assets of The Herald-News in Joliet from Sun-Times Media.

The purchase is expected to close during the first week of January. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Herald-News has been serving Joliet, Will County and Grundy County communities for more than 150 years and will continue as part of Shaw Media’s newspaper group.

“We are excited to bring The Herald-News into our established, and growing, family-owned media portfolio,” Shaw Media President John Rung said. “We expect to maintain the storied tradition of serving the Joliet region with a high-quality, community-oriented newspaper.”

“We have found a great buyer for The Herald-News in Shaw Media,” said Tim Knight, president of SunTimes Media. “This sale will allow the Sun-Times to focus its resources on transforming

“We have found a great buyer for The Herald-News in Shaw Media.”

Tim Knight President of Sun-Times Media its core products.”

Shaw Media, based in Dixon, is the third oldest continuously owned and operated family media company in the nation. It is the parent company of the Kane County Chron-

icle and The Republicans.

The purchase of The Herald-News adds to Shaw Media’s growing portfolio of publications in the Chicago suburbs. It follows the 2012 purchase of Downers Grovebased Suburban Life Media, which added 22 weekly publications in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties to the company’s award-winning publications in Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Dixon, Grayslake, Morris, Princeton, St. Charles and Sterling in Illinois, and in Newton and Creston in Iowa.

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Jim Hanson named Citizen of the Year

By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Former Batavia alderman Jim Hanson, 88, will be honored by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce as the city’s Citizen of the Year.

Roger Breisch, executive director of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, said Hanson’s “lifetime of commitment” is what makes him stand out.

“It’s humbling to see all things he’s done,” Breisch said. “And to meet him – he’s the kindest, most humble, most generous person.”

Hanson will be honored Jan. 31 at the chamber’s annual awards event, “Inspire 2014: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us!” That event will be at the Commons Auditorium at The Holmstad, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia.

For information, register at www.bataviachamber.org or call 630-879-7134.

Hanson was elected as an alderman in 1961 and served as the chair of what then was known as the planning, zoning and annexation committee, the release stated. During his 16 years in his tenure, downtown Batavia Plaza came into being, and land was acquired north of Wilson Street for additional development.

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke said Hanson was one of the driving forces of the original move to renovate and revital-

ize downtown Batavia. He said it was during Hanson’s tenure on the City Council that a lot of old factory buildings were torn down, and he helped redevelop the area where Panera Bread and Walgreen’s now are located on Wilson Street.

“He was also very instrumental with the arrival of Fermilab in the area in the 1968 and 1967 time frame,” Schielke said. “He’s Jim Hanson a great choice.

Talk about somebody who’s a giving citizen.”

While on the City Council, Hanson also worked on an open housing ordinance that fought discrimination and segregation to ensure fair housing, according to a news release from the chamber. He was instrumental in helping provide the Muslim community with a meeting place 30

years ago. The Muslim community continues to meet at Calvary Church today, states the release.

“He wanted to make sure fair housing had some teeth to it, and his willingness to welcome the Muslim community to the Calvary” are examples of that, Breisch said.

The Batavia Citizen of the Year is selected by a committee of previous recipients of the award and is based on nominations from the community. The award is given for extraordinary contributions to the community over the course of the recipient’s lifetime.

Breisch said when previous Citizen of the Year Award recipients heard Hanson’s name on the nominee list, they all seemed to know who Hanson was, despite Hanson’s public sector work being long behind him.

“Most of his recent activity is very quiet and behind-the-

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scenes,” Breisch said. “When I got this group together, they all knew Jim Hanson.”

In addition to his work on the Batavia City Council, Hanson continues to volunteer each month at the Batavia Depot Museum, according to the news release. He was involved with RSVP and resigned from the board last spring. Hanson worked as a teacher in the West Aurora School District and also served three terms as the Kane County regional school superintendent.

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Where did you grow up? Addison Who would play you in the movie of your life? Al Pacino First job? A caddy at Glen Oak Country Club As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A football player. I became an electrician instead.

Favorite charity? St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital What game show would you be on? “Survivor” Favorite local restaurant? ZaZa’s in St. Charles What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I played golf with Mike Ditka.

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Playhouse 38 casting for ‘Beauty and the Beast’ WHAT: Actors ages 8 to 18 are invited to audition. Those who wish to audition must prepare a musical theater song to be performed a capella of no more than 32 bars in length, and a monologue or cutting from a story or poem of no more than 1 minute in length. Auditionees will be taught a song, dance combination and may be asked to read from the script.

WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8 and Jan. 10 WHERE: Playhouse 38, 524 W. State St., Geneva INFORMATION: Call 630-232-4542 to schedule an audition. Callbacks are by invitation only and will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 11.

Teens’ feedback sought for Batavia Teen Center WHAT: The Batavia Park District will host a series of focus groups with local middle and high school students. Staff hopes to gain insight into the types of recreation opportunities teens would like to see.

WHEN: High school students are invited to attend a focus group from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 or

Jan. 15. Middle school students will be invited to share their thoughts from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8 or Jan. 14.

WHERE: Peg Bond Center, 151 Island Ave., Batavia INFORMATION: Contact Kristin Bykowski at 630-406-5282, ext. 2162.

New Year’s Eve potluck supper at Geneva Church WHAT: The First Congregational Church of Geneva has planned a potluck supper event for those of all faiths and beliefs. Prayers and meditations will be at 11:30 p.m. There will be a structured prayer group, led by seminarian Kyle Tade, as well as spaces for silent prayer and meditation or spiritual reading.

WHEN: 10 p.m. Dec. 31 WHERE: First Congregational Church of Geneva, 321 Hamilton St., Geneva INFORMATION: Visit www.genevaucc.org.

Wedding expo set at Hickory Knolls WHAT: Anyone planning a wedding, quinceañera, anniversary party or any type of

banquet occasion is invited to attend this free event. There will be vendors from the Fox Valley area, and participants can try a variety of free product samples. Many vendors feature locally sourced products or ingredients and environmentally friendly options for event planning.

WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 19 WHERE: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, St. Charles INFORMATION: Visit www.stcnature.org or call 630-513-4399.

Spaghetti dinner at St. Charles Episcopal Church WHAT: Two Guys and Free Spaghetti will provide a homemade spaghetti and meatballs dinner with beverage, salad, garlic bread and homemade dessert to anyone who attends the event. For this holiday dinner, live music will be provided by the group One Brick Short.

WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday WHERE: St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. Fifth Ave. (Route 25) in St. Charles INFORMATION: Call Joe at 630-890-6586.

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Area comes out for sing-along

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Three-year-old Marie Hegele has been listening to the song “Jingle Bell Rock” a lot this Christmas season.

So it was no surprise to see her breaking out in dance as Tom Malouf strapped on his guitar and started singing “Jingle Bell Rock” on Sunday at Batavia Public Library’s holiday sing-along.

“We listen to ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ a lot at home and in the car,” said her mother, Rachel Hegele, of St. Charles. “This is a fun way to celebrate the holidays.”

Malouf treated the crowd to an hour full of holiday favorites. He also urged the audience’s help in singing several songs, including “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

He was joined on stage by his daughter, Beth, on several

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Jodi Carlson (from left), Miles Carlson, Andrea Burns and son, Evan, 3, dance to Christmas music performed by Tom Malouf during a holiday sing-along Sunday at Batavia Public Library. songs, and put on his best Elvis Presley impression for the song “Blue Christmas.”

The song “Silver Bells” took Bartlett resident Bob Burns down memory lane.

“I remember singing it when I was in elementary school,” he said.

Burns and his wife, Andrea, took their son, Evan, 3, to

the library to enjoy the festivities. Evan was quick to help Malouf out when he needed a hand with the Kermit the Frog puppet that he brought along to entertain the audience.

“The holiday season is a busy time, but a great time to be out at something like this,” Burns said.

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ECC, union reach tentative agreement KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com ELGIN – The Elgin Community College Faculty Association and the Elgin Community College board of trustees negotiating teams reached a tentative agreement Thursday on a new three-year contract.

Negotiations began in early September. The current contract expires on Dec. 31.

Lori Clark, communications liaison for the union negotiation team, said both teams worked hard for a settlement and they were happy to have reached a tentative

agreement before the expiration of the previous agreement.

The union membership will schedule a meeting to ratify the agreement, which

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Christmas tree recycling will be available throughout Kane County after the holiday, with some municipalities offering removal programs. Also, there are opportunities for residents to drop off their trees.

One drop-off location will be at the Advance Disposal (Veolia) transfer station, 766 Hunter Drive, Batavia. All decorations and lights should be removed. The cost is $15. Trees may be dropped off from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday. For information, call 630-879-3587.

Another drop-off location will be at Midwest Compost, 1320 Spaulding Road, Elgin.

All decorations and lights should be removed. The cost is $10. Trees may be dropped off from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For information, call 847931-2900.

Among the municipalities offering services will be: • Aurora Township: The Aurora Township Highway Department will have a tree and wreath pickup service for unincorporated areas of the township only. The pickup will take place Jan. 6. There should be no bags or plastic of any kind, and the cut end should face toward the street. Also, the township will accept trees and wreaths at its facility at 220 Butterfield Road, North Aurora. Drop-off times are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays from Jan. 2 to Jan. 10.

• Batavia: Advanced Disposal will pick up trees on residents’ regular collection dates. Residents will not have to use a sticker for tree removal on the

designated dates, but after the dates, residents should affix a sticker to the tree and place it at the curb on the normal collection date. All other materials should be removed. Those on the south side of the city (Wilson Street to the south, between Kirk and Randall roads) will have collections on Jan. 8 and Jan. 15. Those on the north side (north of Wilson to Fabyan Parkway between Kirk and Randall roads), will have collections Jan. 9 and Jan. 16.

Those on the far west side (Randall Road west to the city limits) will have collections Jan. 10 and Jan. 17.

• Elburn: Trees will be picked up curbside by Waste Management on Jan. 2 and Jan. 8. Decorations should be removed.

• Geneva: Tree pickup will take place in the second and third weeks in January without a sticker. A waste hauler will pick them up, not city trucks.

• Maple Park: Trees will be picked up on residents’ service day after Wednesday. Pickup will continue through January, and trees must be free of decorations.

• South Elgin: Allied Waste/ Republic Services will remove trees through Jan. 16 on normally scheduled refuse days.

All decorations should be removed.

• St. Charles: Trees will be removed during the weeks of Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, on both sides of the river, on regularly scheduled refuse days. Trees collected during this period would not require a sticker.

After the period, a sticker will be required. Decorations should be removed. Wreaths and garland will not be picked up. For information, call 630377-4405.

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By NICOLE WESKERNA nweskerna@shawmedia.com

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ST. CHARLES – With several city employees recently retiring and taking positions with other municipalities, lots of new faces are now helping shape the future of St. Charles.

Since Mayor Ray Rogina was elected in the spring, the city’s administration has gone through many changes, and one department was even restructured recently. The vacated positions so far have been filled or temporarily filled internally by current staff members.

Mark Koenen, who previously served as director of public works, replaced Brian Townsend, who served as city administrator of St. Charles until August, when he took a new job as Schaumburg’s village manager in August.

Koenen was public works director for 23 years before changing his job title. He was replaced by Peter Suhr, formerly the city’s assistant public works director, who is filling the position as interim director.

Koenen is now at the helm of hiring the city’s employees, which so far this year has included an interim police chief and two economic development positions.

“We need to fill these positions when people leave. That’s just a given,” Koenen said. “It also brings new approaches and fresh blood into the organization, which is always good.”

The shakeup in city employment started earlier than Townsend’s departure. The city’s Economic Development Department changed dramatically months after Economic Development Coordinator Michael Mertes left his job for a position in Arlington Heights in July. Shortly after, Economic Development Director Chris Aiston announced his retirement in July. Aiston now works in Batavia.

The positions weren’t filled until earlier this month, when

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Mark Koenen was named St. Charles city administrator last August after the departure of Brian Townsend. city administration announced that the Economic Development Department would be restructured. Rita Tungare, who was director of St. Charles Community Development, recently was named to a newly created position as director of Community and Economic Development.

The new position combines two departments together under one director, saving the city some money, said Mayor Ray Rogina, who also is new to his post after being elected in April. He estimated that the reorganization will save, on a conservative estimate, about $100,000 a year because one high-paying position was eliminated.

But that’s not the only benefit, he said.

“With that [merger], we’ve created a certain amount of synergy. They complement

each other in assisting current corporate citizens, as well as working with new businesses in St. Charles,” Koenen said.

“It’s not unusual for a new business to come into town and talk to both the economic and community development departments for different reasons. Having them in one department, we best serve those business interests by having everyone in one location. It’s one-stop shopping.”

Rogina said the city administration didn’t rush to fill those vacated positions and waited for about seven months before acting on any changes. However, he said between Tungare and Karla McCleary, senior administrative assistant for the department, a lot had been accomplished in that time.

“They were able to initiate the [Charlestowne Mall sale],

get First Street in its proposed stages and, not to mention, lifting the retail overlay downtown,” he said.

The Charlestowne Mall went under contract to be sold in August; the city granted developers a firm extension to get the First Street development project started in April; and the City Council also voted recently to lift certain requirements that prevented non-retail businesses from locating to the downtown area.

The city’s administration continues to search for an economic development manager, who would work directly under the community and economic development director.

The St. Charles Fire Department also has seen some changes since former Chief Patrick Mullen retired in November of 2012. Assistant Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet, who served as in-

terim chief, officially filled the position as fire chief in June of 2013.

Last week, city officials announced that longtime police officer Steven Huffman would become the interim St. Charles police chief. The post recently became vacant when outgoing Chief Jim Lamkin announced that he would end his employment with the city to serve as Schaumburg’s police chief.

Huffman was one of two deputy chiefs with the St. Charles Police Department who were interviewed for the position.

“The process has been good,” Rogina said about filling that position. “I think we kind of followed the same footsteps as the public works director for the interim basis and took somebody internal.

It’s the council’s wishes that we’re going to do a complete search.”

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Levy referendum hearing complete; results must wait

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com The result of a closed-door preliminary hearing about a complaint filed against Show You Care Kane won’t be known until at least early next year.

Allen Skillicorn, an East Dundee trustee and anti-tax activist, has filed a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections against Show You Care Kane, alleging violations.

Show You Care Kane is pushing voter support for a referendum on the March 18 primary ballot that seeks a 0.1 percent property tax to fund services for people with developmental disabilities.

The Association for Individual Development formed

Show You Care Kane to advocate for the referendum.

Andy Nauman, deputy director of campaign disclosure for the board of elections, confirmed the closed preliminary hearing was conducted Thursday but could not disclose details. The hearing officer will write a recommendation, which will be presented to both parties and the board, Nauman said.

The board will determine whether the complaint was filed on justifiable grounds and, if so, whether a public hearing is warranted or if corrective actions would resolve the matter, Nauman said.

Although the board next meets Jan. 9, Nauman said the topic might not be addressed until the Feb. 19 meeting.

8POLICE REPORTS St. Charles

• Police responded to the 400 block of 37th Avenue in St. Charles at about 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 19, for a John Deere bulldozer fully engulfed in flames. A 38-year-old Elgin man told police he was operating the equipment when he saw smoke coming into the driver’s cab area. Police reported the fire did not appear suspicious in nature.

• A leather bi-fold wallet was reported stolen Friday, Dec. 13,

from a locked locker at XSport Fitness, 238 N. Randall Road, St. Charles, between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Because the lock was secure on the locker when the victim retrieved his belongings, he said he wasn’t aware of the stolen wallet until his credit card company alerted him of suspicious activity. In addition to credit cards, the wallet contained a debit card, $50, $75 in gift cards, a health savings card, a driver’s license and a FOID card.

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8OBITUARIES Died: Dec. 17, 2013

DOROTHY G. JEZIOR Born: Sept. 25, 1923; in Chicago Died: Dec. 19, 2013; in Florence, Ky. FLORENCE, Ky. – Dorothy G. (nee Wozniewski) Jezior, 90, previously of St. Charles, beloved wife of the late Edmund Jezior, passed away peacefully Dec. 19, 2013, at her home in Florence, Ky. She was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Chicago, to her parents, Lillian and Frank Wozniewski.

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By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – Volunteers were hustling through The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps in St. Charles on Saturday, as more than 600 families were expected for the organization’s annual Christmas food, winter coat, toy and book distribution, an all-day event.

The parking lot was packed, and clients were lined up according to their scheduled times. Although the center was bustling with activity, it was quiet and orderly as each guest was shepherded along by a volunteer with a clipboard.

“We get them signed up and an appointment time, so everyone has slots, so they’re not waiting all day,” said Angel Ayala, office administrator for The Salvation Army in St. Charles.

Organization is the key, she said, as staff and volunteers start meeting in September for the Christmas distribution.

“Lots of planning, lots of volunteers,” Ayala said.

New toys were everywhere, organized according to age and gender with Elmo and Super Grover for small children, plastic trucks for boys and makeup kits for teen girls.

Among the volunteers was Jim Womac of Elgin, who was in charge of sorting the books and helping people get a book in the right age group.

“I deal with a lot of disadvantaged people that I work with [at] The Salvation Army,” Womac said. “And this is an extension of that in mind, in helping those who are less fortunate.”

In another area, volunteers Randolph and Bari Behnken of St. Charles were folding clothes and helping clients

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Volunteer Randolph Behnken of St. Charles helps out at The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps during Saturday’s distribution of Christmas dinners, toys, coats and books. pick out the right sizes for their needs.

“I’m trying to just generally greet people and be helpful to them – and wish them Merry Christmas,” Randolph Behnken said. “As a believer in Jesus, I just feel this is what I need to be doing and I’m glad to be helping our community.”

Bari Behnken said they were new to St. Charles, having just moved back to Illinois after 43 years in Kentucky, and wanted to be involved in the community.

“We were involved in many ways in Kentucky, and we are just discovering ways in St. Charles,” Bari Behnken said. “We are thrilled that The Salvation Army offers so many avenues of volunteering.”

Among the donated items that so impressed Bari Behnken are handmade sweaters.

“I’m a knitter so I know ... somebody has been really sweet with their knitting hours,” she said.

New coats are an important part of The Salvation Army’s distribution, Ayala said, which are sponsored by the St.

Charles Breakfast Rotary.

Maj. Mary Hammerly, the toy shop coordinator, said the area is laid out like a store, marked for age and gender appropriateness. Each child gets two brand-new toys and a new coat, she said. And each family gets a new game, something everyone can play.

“When our guests come, they just are so pleased and happy to see what’s here,” Hammerly said. “In fact, a lady asked specifically if we had a Dora [the Explorer] stove for her little girl. And I was able to give her one, and she was so excited.”

Many times clients ask for something specific, and Hammerly said they often have it because the community has been so generous in providing the toys.

“There are circumstances that we don’t know,” Hammerly said. “In listening to stories, many are laid off and people who supported us in the past are in here now, shopping. Some of it is because of circumstances, like a death.

The reason does not matter.

It matters that we can help them.”

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ELBURN – Barbara “Barb” Crump, 70, of Elburn, passed away peacefully surrounded by the prayers of her family on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013.

She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Mark Crump; two children, Ann (Ken) Johnson of Evanston and Jim (Kristen) Crump of Muskego, Wis.; three grandchildren, Ginny Johnson, Kathryn Crump and William Crump; and one unofficial “adopted” granddaughter, Marquita Howard.

She was preceded in death by her parents, K. Neville and Virginia Ens. A closed casket visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn. A funeral to celebrate her life will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 28, at Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva. The Rev. Carl Gray, pastor of the church, will officiate. Private family interment will follow at Garfield Cemetery in St. Charles.

A memorial has been established in Barbara’s name to benefit her favorite charities, including Fox Valley Presbyterian Church. Checks may be made to “Barbara Crump Memorial” and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Tributes may also be forwarded to the same address or on the Web at www.conleycare.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.

She was the loving mother of Dee (Terry) Gaffney, Robert (Connie) Jezior, Shirley Hodges, Kathy Meyer, Dennis (Kathy) Jezior, Lori Miller, and (Rodger) and Deanna Holmes; special grandmother to Melissa Tepe, Shane Jezior, Michael Dunning, Cindy Lindsey, Tracey Williams, Amy Hodges, Stephanie Martino, Krista Jezior, Kelly Jezior, Ashley Hawkinson, Ryan Hawkinson, Austin Hawkinson, Justin Holmes and Tyler Holmes; great-grandmother to 16; and great-great-grandmother of one. She is survived by her sisters, Lorraine Lysiak (Henry) and Joann Gniech (Chuck).

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Janet Huseby.

Before her retirement, she worked as a greeter at Walmart.

Prior to that, she worked for School District 303 as an aide, where she was fondly known as “Grandma” to the students at Anderson School. One of her greatest joys in life was spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends, but God and heaven has received a new angel.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 2900 E. Main St., St. Charles. The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St. (at the corner of Routes 25 and 64), St. Charles. Burial will be at Lakewood Memorial Park in Elgin.

To leave an online condolence or remembrance to the family, visit the funeral homes’ obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles at 630-584-0060 or like it on Facebook.

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OPINIONS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Levy to increase your taxes To the Editor: On Dec. 9, I attended the Kaneland School Board meeting, where several residents stood up and explained their difficulty to pay such high taxes. Their request to the board members was for relief from any more tax increases.

When the vote came to raise the school district levy by 4.58 percent, five members of seven voted to raise the tax. Their reason was they didn’t want to lose the compounding effect of the allowable taxation formula.

The educational need for more money was not presented.

The year ending June 30, 2013, Audited Financial Statement reports, “Property taxes for the 2012 levy, which are collected during 2013, are considered to be budgeted to fund operations of the 2013-14 school year and are reported

as deferred revenue.” This deferred revenue is listed on the Statement of Net Position as a liability ($50,090,242) to offset cash and receivables. A person might ask the question as to what has happened with all this accounting discussion.

The Standards and Poor’s Ratings Audit Services of February 2013 simplified it by stating, “The large discrepancy between the fund balance and the cash assets is due to the district deferring both its spring and fall property tax receipts for use in the next fiscal year ... .”

I am not an accountant, but somewhere in all this audited material there is a sizable amount of money. I would say it looks to be about $50 million being moved into the next business year. The district is cash rich.

The school district 2013 levy that the board just voted to

raise our property school tax ($52,210,825) by 4.58 percent is by law designated for the fiscal 2014-15 business year – the district will have approximately $12 million in savings going into that year, and the school board wants $52 million more just so they don’t lose the compounding effect of taxation to the poor citizens testifying in front of them!

A person has to ask why would any person sitting on a decision-making board render such tax judgments on people in financial distress.

Reminds me of Marie Antoinette’s give-them-cake statement.

The time has come for a Kaneland School District election alliance to find people with good judgment and compassion for its citizens.

Jerry Elliott

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Tinkering with Affordable Care Act could undermine law THE WASHINGTON POST President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Friday that the Affordable Care Act, his biggest legislative accomplishment, is on track. He said that more than 1 million people enrolled in private health insurance plans through the law’s online marketplaces since Oct. 1, with the pace accelerating in December. Higher enrollment is good news. But just a few days from the law’s first major coverage deadline, the administration still is failing to inspire confidence that the policy is on firm footing.

Enrollment is far from the 7 million the Congressio-

nal Budget Office estimated would be signed up by next March, the final deadline to get 2014 coverage. Missing that target would not be a disaster – as long as a diverse group of people signs up.

The system needs to attract healthy participants to offset the costs of the sick, and it’s not clear how well it’s doing that, nor will it be for a long time. A lack of balance would challenge the system’s cost structure – and, possibly, its long-term viability.

A policy shift announced Thursday infuriated insurance companies because they worry the administration has offered healthy people another way to avoid the insurance pool. Calling it a clarification, Health and Human

Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that people whose current insurance plans were canceled because their policies didn’t comply with the new law would be eligible for a temporary exemption from the requirement that they purchase qualifying health insurance next year. If those people can credibly claim that they don’t have affordable options on the new marketplace, they will be able to buy skimpy “catastrophic” plans for next year. That would pull them out of the insurance pool.

The number of people who will take advantage of this new coverage avenue is probably small. Many people with canceled plans will get good deals in the marketplace.

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Others have arranged insurance for next year. Insurance companies might not be ready to accommodate many of those seeking catastrophic plans, anyway.

But all of these last-minute policy shifts confuse people who already were struggling to understand a complex new system, and they force insurance companies to take on more work, which would be difficult even if everything were going right. The cumulative effect is that at least some people – we hope not many – will misunderstand their responsibilities under the law or be deterred from seeking coverage.

The biggest danger is that the Obama administration is encouraging politicians

to meddle in the health-care system every time a few vocal constituents get upset about its requirements.

Sebelius’s Thursday announcement was a response to six Democratic senators from competitive states who are concerned about people getting insurance cancellation notices.

Not everyone was going to win under health care reform, and not everyone can if the system is to work. The threat is that, in seeing to the concerns of those who might have to pay more in 2014 or in future years or some other group that feels put upon at some time, politicians will poke so many holes and add so many exceptions that the law is seriously undermined.

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

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KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Batavia-based Aldi has announced that it plans to open 650 new stores across the United States by 2018, according to a news release.

“We’re ramping up our expansion plans to meet growing demand for Aldi from customers across the country,” Aldi president Jason Hart in the release. “Recently, we successfully entered new markets such as Houston and expanded our presence in com-

petitive markets like South Florida and New York City.

At Aldi, we believe that great quality can be affordable, and we are eager to bring the Aldi difference to new markets like Southern California.”

Aldi officials did not say how many more stores they plan to open in the Chicago area. The grocery chain currently has about 1,300 stores in 32 U.S. states and employs more than 18,000 people, making it the 25th-largest grocer in the nation, according to “Supermarket News” weekly trade magazine.

Aldi opened its first American store in Batavia in 1976.

Aldi’s 56-acre campus at

1200 N. Kirk Road in Batavia serves as the U.S. headquarters for Aldi Corp.

Aldi, short for Albrecht Discount, is based in Germany.

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The Batavia girls basketball team overcomes a shaky start to defeat Zion-Benton at the Montini Christmas Tournament and improve to 11-2 on the season. PAGE 17

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TOUGH TEST

UPLIFT’S 8-3 RUN TO START FOURTH DOOMS EAST. PAGE 16 Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

St. Charles East’s Cole Gentry dribbles downcourt during the Saints’ 81-71 Proviso West Holiday Tournament loss Monday to Uplift in Hillside.

LOOKING FORWARD: THE WEEK AHEAD IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS Wednesday A feature story on Geneva graduate Matt Williams, who switched from quarterback to wide receiver this season at Northern Illinois in order to get playing time. Williams also has returned punts for the Huskies, who will play Utah State in the Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday in San Diego.

Saturday Check out our top 10 local sports stories of the year.

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By IAN MATTHEWS editorial@shawmedia.com HILLSIDE – One late sequence summed up the St. Charles East boys basketball team’s 81-71 loss to Uplift in the first round of the Proviso West Holiday Tournament Monday afternoon.

With the Saints down by 11 points, Cole Gentry forced a steal but missed a layup that would have cut the Uplift lead to 77-68.

Uplift grabbed the rebound and Saints senior Dom Adduci picked up his fifth foul on a reach-in.

Before fouling out, Adduci had a tough day for East, scoring 11 points while finishing 3 for 14 from the field.

Had it not been for Jake Asquini’s five 3-pointers, the Titans’ margin of victory could have been far greater.

“We knew that they had a lot of confidence coming in, obviously, as they were undefeated and we knew they were going to drive on us all day,” Asquini said. “Our game plan was to keep them in front of us and don’t let them drive and force them to shoot. You have to give them credit, though, they hit big shots and we weren’t expecting them to shoot like that.”

East (5-5) used a big first half from Mick Vyzral to keep pace early and trailed, 37-34, at halftime. The 6-foot-5 junior scored seven of his 10 first-half points in the second quarter, including a put-back that cut the Uplift lead to 35-34 right before halftime.

The game began to open up more at the start of the third quarter, with both teams trading transition baskets. AJ Washington was active inside, throwing down a pair of emphatic dunks, including a two-handed alley-oop on a lob from Gentry. Washington’s second dunk, a one-handed tomahawk from the left baseline, cut the Uplift lead to 44-40.

East would get no closer as the Titans (12-0) used a pair of lay-ins from Quintin Olagbegi and a jumper from Augustin Tronou that made it 52-44 with 1:08 to go in the third quarter. Uplift went on an 8-3 run at the start of the fourth quarter that was punctuated by a 3-pointer from Deshon Fluckes and a hard-fought putback from Jamaya Wyatt that gave the Titans their biggest lead of the afternoon at 62-49.

“We shot 26 of 65 from the field and we got killed on the boards and we couldn’t stay in front of anyone,” East coach Pat Woods said. “We wanted a test, we got it and we failed, but it’s December and we

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St. Charles East’s Jake Asquini attempts a 3-point shot during the Saints’ Proviso West Holiday Tournament game Monday against Uplift in Hillside. Asquini finished with five 3s in the game. have a long ways to go.”

A pair of Asquini 3s cut the Uplift lead to nine on both occasions, but the Titans proved to be too athletic offensively as five players scored in double figures.

Tronou, who scored a game-high 21 points for Uplift, went out of his way to prepare for the Saints, specifically Adduci.

“We got ranked and everything at the start of the season but we’ve been eyeing

this tournament for a long time; we came in wanting to win the tournament,” Tronou said. “Coach told us to watch games online, but I actually went to a couple of games to watch how [Adduci] played. I kind of knew what he wanted to do, so I just tried to stay in front of him.”

The Saints, who were led by Asquini’s 15 points, will take on Gage Park at 8:30 a.m. Friday in consolation bracket play.

Boys basketball: Batavia vs.

TBD, at Elgin Tournament, TBD.; St. Charles North vs. Bloomington at Pontiac Tournament, 1 p.m.; Geneva vs. Oak Lawn at East Aurora Tournament, 2:30 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic vs. Milwaukee North at East Aurora Tournament, 5:45 p.m.; Aurora Christian vs.

Genoa-Kingston at Plano Tournament, 9 a.m.; Kaneland vs.

Newark at Plano Tournament, 10:30 a.m.; Burlington Central vs. Somonauk/Peru St. Bede at Plano Tournament, 8:30 p.m.; St. Francis vs. Willowbrook at Glenbard West Tournament, 6:15 p.m.; Marmion vs. Belvidere at DeKalb Tournament, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Batavia vs. Trinity at Montini Holiday Tournament, 4:45 p.m.; Geneva at Montini Holiday Tournament, TBA; St. Charles East vs. TBD, at Wheaton North Tournament, TBD.; St. Charles North vs.

New Trier at Dundee-Crown Tournament, 4 p.m.; Burlington Central vs. Mother McAuley at Dundee Crown Tournament, 7 p.m.; Aurora Central Catholic vs. Metea Valley at Oswego East Tournament, 1 p.m.; St. Francis vs. Mt. Assisi at Lisle Tournament, 5 p.m.; Wheaton Academy vs. Timothy Christian at Lisle Tournament, 6:30 p.m.; Aurora Christian vs. Dunlap at Dixon Tournament, 10:30 a.m.; Kaneland vs. Stillman Valley at Dixon Tournament, noon.

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LOMBARD – The Batavia girls basketball team kicked off its winter break Monday with a 49-34 victory against Zion-Benton at the Montini Christmas Tournament.

The Bulldogs (11-2) overcame an early deficit to push past a tough Zion-Benton press.

The Zee-Bees (9-2) jumped out to a 15-8 lead behind a swarming man-to-man defense that caused a flurry of Batavia turnovers. The Bulldogs were unable to settle into their half-court offense and were forced into a series of rushed passes and contested shots.

Liza Fruendt Zion-Benton dominated in the paint, with four first quarter points apiece from Auri Hampton, Shania Thompson and Mia Yarbough.

Batavia came out refocused in the second quarter, locking down on defense and finding a way to push past Zion-Benton’s pressure. The Bulldogs went on a 13-0 run in the first four minutes of the quarter behind the efforts of senior guard Liza Fruendt, who scored 10 of her game-high 24 points in the quarter.

Fruendt led a swarming Batavia press that completely dictated the momentum of the game from the second quarter on.

Batavia coach Kevin Jensen saw a drastic improvement in the mental approach of his team from the first quarter into the second.

“For the first couple minutes, our focus wasn’t perfect and that kind of affects your

effort,” Jensen said. “That was the change to me. The girls just do a good job. I try not to get in the way of them.”

Fruendt echoed Jensen’s praise of the team’s ability to turn things around after a frustrating start.

“I think we were just a little bit asleep in the first quarter,” Fruendt said. “We just kind of turned it around and played into our flow and then once that happened, we were able to go from there.”

The second and third quarters looked almost identical, with Batavia outscoring Zion-Benton, 17-5 and 17-8, respectively.

Fruendt scored nine in the third quarter, and Hannah Frazier and Erin Bayram added four points each.

Jensen was happy with his team’s performance, especially considering the packed schedule that the Bulldogs face this month. The team finished a third-place run at the Oswego tournament over the weekend.

“It’s a marathon right now with our December,” Jensen said. “Overall, our two seniors [Fruendt and Erin Bayram] are so focused that all the young girls around them realize they have to be and that’s helped us a ton.”

Hampton led the Zee-Bees with 14 points and was followed by Thompson and Yarbourgh, who finished with six each.

Frazier followed Fruendt with nine points for Batavia.

Erin Bayram scored eight and Shea Bayram finished with three.

Bethany Orman also scored three points, and Jessica Koch added two to round out the scoring for the Bulldogs, who resume tournament play at 4:45 p.m. Thursday against Trinity.

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Mooseheart hunkering down for holidays Mooseheart’s traditional extended break over the holidays means Mooseheart will have had a full three weeks between games by the time the Ramblers next take the court.

Mooseheart improved to 6-2 after throttling Harvest Christian, 96-53, on Tuesday, and won’t play again until a Jan. 7 game at the United Center against Gage Park.

“It’s always a tough time of year but it’s way more important for our kids to get back to be with their families,” Ramblers coach Ron Ahrens said. “I will never say anything against that.

“And you know what? I’m kind of in the mindset now that everyone else is still practicing, sometimes they put five games in during the holidays or whatever, and we’re rested. I tell you what, our kids come back a little bit more rejuvenated.”

Ahrens said the unique venue for the Ramblers’ first game of 2014 should help guard against his players becoming too rusty over the break.

“What a good motivation to work out a little bit over break,” Ahrens said. “You’re going to play at the United Center, you don’t want to embarrass yourself, so I think there will be some kids that are going to come back in pretty good shape.”

Mooseheart has had a pair of games wiped off its early-season schedule, including a weather cancellation Dec. 14, when the Ramblers were supposed to play in Indianapolis.

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Mooseheart’s Mangisto Deng (24) drives the lane Dec. 17 during the Ramblers’ 96-53 victory over Harvest Christian in Mooseheart.

Ahrens said the Ramblers might try and add a game or two to their schedule to compensate for the lost matchups.

He’s a clever one St. Charles North coach Tom Poulin credited junior Jack Callaghan’s versatility, and said the forward’s smarts allow him to be a multidimensional threat.

“Jack is one of the smartest, if not the most intelligent players, basketball IQ-wise, that we’ve ever had here,” Poulin said after the 6-foot-3 Callaghan scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Friday’s win over Batavia. “He does a great job of positioning himself to get rebounds, he can shoot the 3, he can

find open people. He’s very good at distributing the ball. I think Jack’s best basketball is ahead of him.”

Callaghan also gives North another quality perimeter shooting option to complement guards Alec Goetz and Jake Ludwig.

“Jack is upset at himself because he hasn’t been shooting it like he wants to,” Poulin said. “He can shoot the ball as well as anyone we have. I’m waiting for that day where Alec, Jake and Jack are all on. That’ll be a real nice day for us.”

Ready to roll Batavia entered the Elgin Holiday Tournament in 2012 badly in need of some wins, as is the case again this sea-

son for the Bulldogs, who lost six games in a row heading into tournament play to fall to 2-7.

Last year’s Batavia team shook off its early-season doldrums by taking third in the Elgin tournament. The Bulldogs were set to begin their 2013 Elgin run Monday with a late tip against FW Parker.

“We play a lot of games in a short amount of time,” Batavia coach Jim Nazos said.

“I think we have the capability of [getting on a roll].

“We’ve got great leadership with our seniors. We’ve got juniors who play like seniors at times. We do have the makeup to go on a roll.”

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ST. CHARLES NORTH’S DEFENSE What the North Stars did: North held Batavia to five first-half field goals in Friday’s 70-49 win over the Bulldogs.

Batavia was 5 for 20 from the floor in the half.

WHAT WE LEARNED LAST WEEK ...

Once Kaneland gets rolling, the Knights don’t like to let up.

Kaneland outscored Hinckley-Big Rock by a whopping 31-2 margin in the third quarter of Tuesday’s 63-38 nonconference win at Hinckley-Big Rock.

WHAT WE’LL LEARN IN THE WEEK AHEAD ...

COACH SLY SEZ ...

Larkin has been a source of frustration for, well, the entire rest of the conference so far this season. The defending UEC River champs have let several teams hang tight late (including St. Charles North, Batavia and, most recently, Geneva), but the Royals have found a way to pull through in crunch time on each occasion.

That’s the mark of a well-coached team with veteran leadership. On the bright side, Larkin hasn’t been so dominant to make area teams feel like they don’t have a legit shot at them the next time around. At some point, however, someone’s got to close the deal, or this conference race could turn into a runaway.

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Whether any local teams can win a Christmas hoops tournament.

Among the leading contenders: Burlington Central or Kaneland (at Plano), Geneva (at East Aurora) and St. Francis (at Glenbard West).

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Kaneland fell to 4-6 and will play for seventh place.

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Marmion moved to 4-6 with an opening-round win against the host Barbs.

Glenbard West tournament – Northridge Prep 44, St. Francis 26: At Glen Ellyn, St. Francis’ Adam Hart notched a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) in defeat. The Spartans fell to 3-4.

Elgin Tournament – Batavia 69, FW Parker 37: At Elgin, Micah Coffey scored 19 points to help 3-7 Batavia snap a sixgame skid.

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The Aurora Central Catholic girls basketball team will take it, so long as the Chargers end the game on top.

That was the case for ACC during Monday’s 59-50 victory against Downers Grove South to open Oswego East tournament play. After navigating several lead changes to take a two-point lead at the break, the Chargers erupted for 22 third-quarter points, then held off the Mustangs’ late charge.

“Great game for us today,” Chargers coach Mark Fitzgerald said. “I’m really proud of them. DG South, for the most part, had us outsized, and our kids just refused to quit.”

Natalie Droeske paced 7-3 ACC with 13 points, as nine Chargers scored. ACC has won four of its past five games.

“It couldn’t have come at a better time,” Fitzgerald said.

“I’m going to have a nice Christmas now.”

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• ROUNDUP Continued from page 19 Koehring had been in touch with the program

since the end of his junior season. He made an official visit Dec. 14.

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North wins tourney with flying colors

By JARED BIRCHFIELD editorial@kcchronicle.com WEST CHICAGO – Appropriately, the team with the first two school colors matching those in the name of the Black and Blue and Orange Bowling Tournament competed in the team title games Saturday.

St. Charles North, with team colors of black and blue, topped Neuqua Valley in a two-game series to take the first-place girls’ trophy at Bowling Green Sports Center.

“I’m very happy. We’ve been bowling very well this season,” North coach Lindsay Madej said. “It’s a testament to our season that we are still bowling this well.

There’s no letdown even though [Christmas] break is on peoples’ mind. They were very focused.”

The St. Charles East girls finished fourth in the team competition.

Black, blue and orange were also well-represented in awards handed out for the

morning’s individual competitions.

East’s Erin Heuer took first place for individual high game with a score of 245. The junior also took second place for the individual series high with a total of 627.

“The support from my teammates really kept me going,” Heuer said.

“She was lower than her usual average the past couple of weeks,” said East girls coach Tom Cole. “We adjusted some things. It helped, so now she is doing really well.”

North’s Ashley England garnered second place for a single game (242) while teammate Bobbi Jo Buhlman finished third for high series (611).

England attributed her success to using a heavier bowling ball. The senior went from a 12- to a 14-pounder.

“I got a new ball which seems to be helping a lot,” England said. “I’m hitting my marks.”

Dean Mudlong of East tied for third with Curtis Majka of Elgin for boys’ high game with scores of 255.

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BY TERRY KOVEL KOVELS.COM Holiday-related collectibles are especially popular if they relate to Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, Easter, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day and even St. Patrick’s Day. But the most popular holiday for collectors is Christmas. Families save tree ornaments, toppers, trim and lights, but it is harder to find a Christmas tree stand or fence.

Early commercial tree stands were made of cast iron. Three or more legs held a tube large enough for the trunk of a tree and had large screws that dug into the tree trunk.

The designs for the iron legs were much like the patterns found on iron stove feet or garden benches.

The stands kept changing in style to match dominant furniture styles.

By the 1920s, cone-shaped metal stands with lithographed tin pictures of Santa were popular. They resembled lithographed tin toys.

Some of these stands were electrified for lights or hid a mechanism that made the tree revolve. Noma, the American company that made strings of Christmas tree lights and developed the bubble light in 1945, had started making stands in about 1926. By the 1960s, the Art Deco aluminum tree was popular, and stands with colored lights were made of shining metal to match.

The most expensive antique stands are the early 1900 figural iron stands that look like a small Santa, a group of people or even reindeer.

They sell for $200 to $750 each.

Noma stands sell for about $200 to $300, and old aluminum stands with lights are $250 to $350. But beware. These have all been copied. *** Q: I have a six-pack of 1955 Blatz Holiday flat-top beer cans. The pack has never been opened and it includes cans in all six colors. I think the cans, especially the pink and light blue, are valuable. What is the whole set worth?

A: There are many dedicated collectors of old and rare beer cans.

Some would be eager to buy your rare set of 1955 Blatz holiday steel cans. In addition to light blue and pink, the set included green, chartreuse, dark blue and orange cans.

Beer, previously sold in bottles, was first sold in cans in 1934. The cans were made of steel until 1958, when aluminum cans were introduced.

Blatz Brewery opened in Milwaukee in 1846 and continued to operate under various owners until 1958, when it was sold to Pabst. The brand name is owned by Pabst today, too, but the original Blatz brewery has been converted to condos. We have seen a single green 1955 Blatz holiday sell for more than $250, so your complete set could top $1,000. To sell your cans, do some research and find the right market. Contact experts at the Brewery Collectibles Club of America (BCCA.com) and at Breweriana.com. *** Q: I have a 6-foot-tall silver metallic Christmas tree that’s at least 50 years old. Does it have any value? Should I sell it?

A: Aluminum Christmas trees were popular in the 1960s. The first ones were made by the Aluminum Specialty Co. of Manitowoc, Wis., in 1959. The trees have wire branches wrapped with aluminum strips to represent “needles.” Early

Q: About 25 years ago, I bought an “M.I. Hummel” signed print of the Madonna for $12. It’s 12 by 18 inches. My children had it framed for me. My daughter tried to search online for information about Hummel prints, but all she could find were figurines. Can you help?

This Noma Christmas-tree stand was made in the late 1920s or 1930s. The base is 14 1/2 inches in diameter. The stand is made of lithographed tin and pictures Santa’s sleigh and reindeer. It sold for $270 at a November 2013 Rich Penn auction in Iowa.

trees had collapsible tripod bases.

Later, revolving bases were made, some with music. The trees came in various sizes and colors, but silver was the most popular. Since lights couldn’t be put on aluminum trees, most people used a lighted revolving color wheel at the base of the tree. Millions of aluminum trees were made in the 1960s by several manufacturers. They went out of fashion by the end of the decade and could be picked up at garage sales for just a few dollars. Reproduction and new aluminum trees are being made. Collectors have recently become interested in the old aluminum trees, and prices have risen. Some sell for over $100. If you like the tree, you may just want to keep it and display it during the holidays. ***

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Your print would not sell today for much more than you paid for it, even with the frame. *** Q: My husband’s grandfather’s uncle, named Otto Stark, was of German descent. He lived much of his life in the Indianapolis area and belonged to the “Hoosier Group.”

We have a few pieces of his work and wondered if they would be of any value.

A: The Hoosier Group was made up of five Indiana artists whose paintings, murals and portraits of Indiana people and places were featured in many exhibitions and public buildings in the “Hoosier State.”

The name “Hoosier Group” was first used to refer to them in 1894. Otto

Stark (1859-1926) was born in Indianapolis and is known for his impressionist landscapes dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s.

He started out as a woodcarver’s apprentice and later worked as a lithographer. Stark studied art in France. He opened a studio in Indianapolis in 1894 and later taught art. His oil paintings are offered for $2,000 to $4,000, and his watercolors for $400 to $1,000. *** Tip: Store fragile Christmas tree ornaments in plastic zip-lock bags.

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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Consistency should be your goal in the coming months. Adhere to your plans and perfect your techniques. You may feel anxious about upcoming changes, but if you are adaptable and optimistic, you will be rewarded. Expand your interests and peer groups.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – To maintain control and please everyone, you should avoid making abrupt changes. Someone you underestimated may surprise you with a thoughtful favor. This could open the door to an interesting relationship.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – It’s a good day to invite family and friends to your home. Being charitable toward those less fortunate will give you confidence, improve your relationships and lead to networking. Love is in the stars.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Keep your thoughts private, and avoid indulgence and excessive people. Be cognizant of time and money and do not allow others to take advantage of you. It’s not the time to break the rules.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Try to make peace with the past today. Remember the good times and let go of negativity. Opportunities will arise through people you meet. Enjoy this festive season and view it as a new beginning. Love is highlighted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Take care of unfinished business and then focus on travel, entertainment and spending time with those who bring you joy. Unusual conversations could lead you in a fruitful new direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Enjoy spending quality time with friends, family or your partner. Everyone will show interest in your plans and pursuits, and will seek honest advice from you. Your popularity will heighten your confidence.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Take care of business so that you can attend festive gatherings. A change to your professional plans may be unexpected, but it will also be a relief. Focus on your skills and speak openly of your intentions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Volunteer work will remind you of your good fortune. Love is in the stars.

Get out and socialize in order to meet potential partners or improve the relationship you’re in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Your commitment to finishing your work before enjoying the holidays with loved ones will enhance your professional reputation. However, this may upset those who want your attention. Weigh your options carefully.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Ignore any discord at home or someone trying to control you or your money. The joy you bring to others will be meaningful. Don’t be surprised by last-minute changes.

Welcome challenges with open arms.

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Make a commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Making alterations to your home environment will make you feel good and will delight loved ones. A secret plan you’ve been harboring will surface, leading to a change in your lifestyle.

The best music of 2013 don’t fall back on nebulous poetry or navel-gazing. “Eagle” continues that arc but wisely has a rawer, sparer sound than 2011’s slick, soft rock-like “A Creature I Don’t Know.”

BY CHAD BERNDTSON More Content Now As always, this ain’t a scientific exercise. No one hears everything, and with so many ways to consume music – do you know anyone under 24 who favors buying recorded music over streaming? – there’s so much that will go unheard.

But to me, picking out a best releases list means picking out what cut through the noise (or in the case of my No. 4 and 6 picks, reveled in it) – and what will endure as essential listening, long after this year’s hype cycle has given way to next year’s.

So, here’s what did it for me in 2013, a hodgepodge of pop, rock, jazz, country, psychedelic and archival material I don’t see the point of categorizing.

1. Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories.” What exactly do we call this? Electro-funk-fusion? 21st century disco? The next mutation of the dense, groovy synthpop-house that made us all so smitten with Daft Punk in the first place?

Best to forgo all the labels and just call it what it is – relentlessly catchy pop music, expertly and consistently executed. The backlash is almost as loud as the hype, but Daft Punk cut through it with the confidence they’re the best there is at whatever this is.

2. Phosphorescent, “Muchacho.” Here’s the album fans of Matthew Houck, the alt-folk troubadour who records as Phosphorescent, have been waiting for his entire career. The best of Houck’s songwriting is usually in the country-rock vein, and that’s his focus here, from the beersoaked rollicking kind to the quieter, sadder, more rustic stuff.

3. Jason Isbell, “Southeast-

8. Grateful Dead, “Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, OR, 8/27/72).”

More Content Now photo

Daft Punk is a French electronic music duo consisting of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. ern.” Jason Isbell remarried, got sober and made the best album of his post-Drive By Truckers career. Hard-bitten, yet soulful and plenty rocking, “Southeastern” feels serious and personal without being self-absorbed.

4. Wooden Shjips, “Back to Land.” Go along on this San Francisco quartet’s magical mystery tour, which combines psychedelic jam-candy with Velvet Underground-style industrial wallop and all the hallmarks of great space-out music, from pummeling rhythms to droning organ to jagged-edge guitars and vocals that sound lost in the squall.

5. Kacey Musgraves, “Same Trailer, Different Park” and Brandy Clark, “12 Stories.” Two new landmarks in Nashville country, each worth recognizing on its own and as being of a piece with the other. Musgraves, all of 25, offers frank narratives of working-class struggle in a singer-songwriter vein that’s unquestionably country but leans more John Prine than Taylor Swift. Clark is even more direct, covering similar

territory with biting wit and a sixth sense for how to keep a song un-cluttered.

The full-monty release of “Sunshine Daydream” – as big an event in the land of Dead as maybe any archival album in the band’s history – is something to unpack and revel in, from the music itself (this justifiably famous “Dark Star” is only the tip of the tentacle) to the lovingly restored audio to the absorbing DVD film and critical essays accompanying the box.

9. Speedy Ortiz, “Major Arcana.” The strongest album

frontman Kevin Shields announced during the reunited band’s New York tour finale in November that it would be their last concert “for a long time.” Kevin, Kevin!

We were just getting to know each other again! You put out a new album after 22 years of anxious quiet and it was not only capable, it was downright awesome – as if no time had passed since your landmark “Loveless” and sanity could be preserved with your annihilating guitar assaults.

Please come back.

by a Massachusetts band this year is from this nationally buzzed Northampton crew, which earns its comparisons to Pavement and other rawboned indie rock legends.

There’s a lot to grab onto here, from the early-90sstyle rush of guitars to the absorbing lyrics framed with grungy angst like so many beautiful, but crooked pictures. At the center of it all is frontgal Sadie Dupuis, who captivates with every caustic lyrical gem, from “My mouth is a factory for every toxic part of speech I spew” to “criminally twisted puny little villain.” Whoa.

7. Laura Marling, “Once I Was An Eagle.” She’s not

10. J. Roddy Ralston and the Business, “Essential Tremors.”

really only 23, right? British singer-songwriter Marling’s spent the last five years assembling a near-flawless catalog of folk-rock, and this year’s entry might be her best yet. Each of her albums reveals more poise, more finesse and deeper song craft than the one previous, all while preserving Marling’s gifts for story-songs that

There are other 2013 rock releases with more polish and finesse. But that’s not what you asked for. You asked to uncork something wicked fun and tuneful with the right mix of riotous energy and honest sentiment.

J. Roddy and his old-school rock and R&B crew have both your fever and your cure.

6. My Bloody Valentine, “mbv.” My Bloody Valentine

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There are reasons why grandpa’s generosity varies Dear Abby: I have some advice for “Lacking Why,” the girl in a previous column of yours who is wondering why the amount of allowance money Grandpa gives her and her sisters varies from one girl to the other. Stop comparing the amounts and try focusing on how attentive each of you is to your grandfather.

Do you all visit him with the same frequency? Do you all write thank-you notes for his generosity? Do you all phone him the same number of times each week? Do you all remember his birthday with a nice card or small gift? Do you take turns baking him a birthday cake?

I suspect, as with my grandchildren, there are wide disparities in the way these sisters treat Grandpa. Why would a person who ignores him expect the same generosity as one who showers him with love and affection? I have two grown grandkids who treat me differently and, son of a gun, I respond in kind. – Connecticut

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Grandma

Dear Grandma: Your explanation is one I received from other readers as well. That letter resonated with a large number of people, and what follows is a sampling of their responses.

Dear Abby: Financially speaking, I’ll bet there’s a good reason for the disparity in the amounts “Lacking” and her sisters receive.

If Grandpa intends that each granddaughter receive the same sum of money by age 18, and he started giving the money to each of them at the same time, he would HAVE to give them different amounts. This concept would be hard to explain to a child, which may be why the girls were never sure about the “why.” – Numbers Guy In San Mateo, Calif.

Dear Abby: My father did

the same thing. Each year I received more money from my dad than my brothers did.

Eventually I asked him why, and it turned out he felt that over the years he had helped them more in other ways. They had lived at home longer than I had, and Dad had paid for their educations while I’d had a scholarship.

In his mind, he was trying to even things out. Funny thing was, it didn’t matter to me. But I never told my brothers. – Solved The Puzzle In Denver Dear Abby: The mother of those girls should be the one to broach the subject with her father. She can soften the response to her daughters and point out to her father the possible harm he may be causing within the family.

But in the end, if Grandpa doesn’t budge, they’ll all have to learn to live with it. – Ken In Sarasota, Fla. • Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Food intolerance causes discomfort but is rarely fatal Dear Doctor K: What is the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance?

Dear Reader: They both involve food, but other than that, food allergies and food intolerances have little in common.

Food allergies are orchestrated by the body’s immune system.

Food intolerance results from the gut’s inability to digest food normally. Food allergies can be fatal; food intolerance causes discomfort but is not usually serious.

Food allergies require eliminating all traces of the food from your diet. Food intolerances can be managed without such drastic measures. (I’ve put illustrations of an allergic reaction and a food intolerance on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

A food allergy is the immune system’s overreaction to a normally harmless food. The most common foods that people are allergic to are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy.

When someone with a food allergy eats an offending food, the immune system springs into action. An antibody called IgE signals immune cells to release chemicals that stimulate nerves, dilate blood vessels and cause inflammation. This can cause light-

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff headedness; itching, hives or rash; swelling of the lips, tongue and throat; and nausea, vomiting, cramping and diarrhea.

Rarely, a food allergy will trigger a life-threatening, wholebody reaction known as anaphylaxis. That’s one of the reasons that some airlines no longer hand out peanuts on flights.

People with food allergies must completely avoid the dietary culprit.

Food intolerance results from the body’s inability to properly digest or metabolize a food.

Symptoms include gas, bloating, nausea and diarrhea. Lactose, a milk sugar, and gluten, a protein in grains, are the substances that people are most likely to be intolerant or sensitive to. Intolerance to lactose leads to cramping pain in the abdomen and loose bowel movements.

The reaction to gluten can range from mild to severe. With severe intolerance, the intestines produce so much uncontrollable diarrhea that a person can suffer from severe dehydration – severe

enough that if the fluid is not promptly replaced, they can die.

One common and effective way to reduce symptoms is enzyme supplementation. Say you’re lactose intolerant. This means you don’t produce enough lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, or milk sugar, into smaller, more easily digestible molecules. Taking a supplement that contains lactase can help you digest the lactose in dairy foods.

Probiotics might also help.

There’s some evidence that ingesting “gut-friendly” bacteria may help relieve lactose intolerance. However, there’s no standard formulation for probiotics, and finding one that’s right for you can be a hit-or-miss affair.

There is no similar antidote to gluten. A person with gluten intolerance needs to avoid any foods that contain gluten. Better labeling of gluten on food packages and the creation of more gluten-free products in recent years has made life somewhat better for gluten-intolerant people.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and get additional information.

Teen thinks having baby would hinder her goals Dr. Wallace: I’m 18 and my boyfriend is 19. He is planning to join the Air Force. He and I have been dating for almost two years and we love each other very much.

In the time we’ve been together, we have not been sexually active. But now the time has come for us to have sex and to share our true love to the maximum. Our time together will be extremely limited after my boyfriend enters the military.

Naturally, I don’t want to get pregnant.

I’m in the 12th grade, and after graduation I’m planning to attend college. A baby would severely hinder these goals. If by chance I become pregnant, abortion is out of the question.

He and I have discussed various kinds of birth control. I will use “the pill” (I have already visited a doctor) and he will use a condom. I realize that using only the pill or only a condom does not give a couple 100 percent protection. I would like to know the percentage of pregnancy protection if both are used simultaneously?

Please, no lectures on avoiding premarital sex.

Our minds are made up and nothing you say will alter our plans.

NOTHING! – Nameless, Cumberland, Md. Dear Nameless: When used properly and together, the pill and the condom offer 99 percent protection from pregnancy. That means that for every 100 couples who use “double coverage” to avoid pregnancy, one couple will be called parents nine months later. Only abstinence will offer 100 percent protection. Please don’t consider this to be a lecture; it’s just a fact, but a very important one.

Dr. Wallace: My grandfather is a great guy and

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace I love him dearly, but he has a difficult time adjusting to modern times. He lives with our family and he is a great addition. I enjoy hearing him talk about the “good old 1950s,” when he was a teen.

He thinks today’s teens are out-of-control, drug- and sex-crazed adolescents. I know that today’s teens are very different than the teens of yesteryear, but are we really as bad as the newspapers, television and movies make us out to be? – Nameless, North Aurora Dear Nameless: I’m fortunate to be able to travel throughout the U.S. and Canada speaking before groups of young adults. My brother was a teacher at the high school where I was once a principal, so I have the opportunity to visit his classroom and to keep in touch with today’s youth.

I’m happy to report that I’m totally impressed with today’s young adults. They are more intelligent and much more conscious of world events than teens in the ’50s. Our country and many other countries are going through very tough times right now. But when these world problems are eventually diminished, it will be because of the trust and respect of all world leaders who are now teenagers.

• Dr. Robert Wallace welcomes questions from readers. Although he is unable to reply to all of them individually, he will answer as many as possible in this column. Email him at rwallace@galesburg.net.

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

• Tuesday, December 24, 2013

CELEBRITY CIPHER

Mickey Mouse said, “Arithmetic is being able to count up to 20 without taking off your shoes.”

Bridge requires counting, sometimes – but rarely – as high as 40. And occasionally it is the count in one specific suit that makes all the difference – as in this deal. South is in four hearts.

West leads the club ace. How should the defense proceed?

East’s overcall is no thing of beauty, but everyone likes to bid these days, especially if the bid might make it harder for the opponents to find a major-suit fit and if it probably indicates the best lead for your side should you end on defense. North then rebid three diamonds to show his six-card suit, and South bid what he hoped he could make.

East is wondering how many clubs his partner holds. If West has only three, East can win the second club, cash his heart ace, and take a third club trick for down one. But if West has four clubs, East must shift to a diamond at trick three, hoping to establish a winner there before South can draw trumps and run dummy’s spades. How will East know how many clubs West started with?

Under the club ace, East drops his king. Then, in this deal, West continues with his club two, the lowest of three remaining cards. East wins and leads the diamond nine, which defeats the contract.

If West had started with only three clubs, he would have led his original middle one at trick two, starting a high-low with a remaining doubleton.

Carding can be critical on defense. Discuss it with your partner.

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PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF KANE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. VALLEY COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff, v. JAMES MANNION, KARLA DEBRUYNE d/b/a AOK CLEANERS, COMAN & ANDERSON, P.C., MCMAHON/WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CH 1580.

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of September, 2013, Steven Almburg, President of Almburg Auctionerring and Appraisal, Inc., or one of his agents, will on Tuesday, the 14th day of January, 2014, commencing at 11:00 a.m., at 2901 West Main Street, St. Charles, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash (Twenty Thousand

(T y Dollars ($20,000.00) at the time of sale and the balance on or before February 10, 2014), the following described premises situated in Kane County, Illinois. Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate.

The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a Receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court. Said property is commonly known as 2901 West Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. PIN: 09-29-300-0190000.

The real estate is improved with a commercial building with 5 rental units. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the amounts paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Auctioneer, the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. The property will be open for inspection by contacting the Auctioneer at 815-7393703. Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. For information contact Plaintiff's attorney: James F. White, White & Ekker, P.C., 263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, (630) 4661600, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR

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PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF KANE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. VALLEY COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff, v. JAMES MANNION, KARLA DEBRUYNE d/b/a AOKCLEANERS, COMAN & ANDERSON, P.C., MCMAHON/WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CH 1580.

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment entered in the above cause on the 5th day of September, 2013, Steven Almburg, President of Almburg Auctionerring and Appraisal, Inc., or one of his agents, will on Tuesday, the 14th day of January, 2014, commencing at 11:00 a.m., at 2901 West Main Street, St. Charles, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash (Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) at the time of sale and the balance on or before February 10, 2014), the following described premises situated in Kane County, Illinois. Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate.

The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a Receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court. Said property is legally described as follows: THAT PART OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF UNIT NO. 2 LAKE CHARLOTTE, TOWN OF ST. CHARLES, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING ON THE CENTER LINE OF CAMPTON HILLS DRIVE; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF CAMPTON HILLS DRIVE 2783.42 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO BEN E. AND SALLY J. SCHMlDTKE BY DOCUM'ENT 1250799 FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SCHMIDTKE TRACT AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO WILLIAM L. ROGOSKI BY DOCU-

MENT 1235318, 386.83 FEET TO THE PRESENT CENTER LINE OF ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE NO. 64; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE OF SAID STATE ROUTE 214.18 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTHEASTERL Y ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID STATE ROUTE, BEING ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1719.12 FEET TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 225.26 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF A TRACT OF LAND TAKEN FOR ROAD PURPOSES BY PROCEEDINGS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND KNOWN AS CASE NO. 71 ED 8322; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID ROAD TRACT 172.34 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID CAMPTON HILLS DRIVE; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID CAMPTON HILLS DRIVE 295.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, (EXCEPT THAT PART TAKEN BY STATE OF ILLINOIS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY ORDER IN CASE 99EDKA06) IN THE CITY OF ST. CHARLES, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2901 West Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174. PIN: 09-29-300-0190000.

The real estate is improved with a commercial building with 5 rental units. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the amounts paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Auctioneer, the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. The property will be open for inspection by contacting the Auctioneer at 815-7393703. Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. For information contact Plaintiff's attorney: James F. White, White & Ekker, P.C., 263 Main Street, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, (630) 4661600, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR

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Great 2 Bedroom Condo that has been freshly painted. Unit features all appliances, 2 baths, sprinkler system, Fireplace in living room, storage area, underground parking, and much more. Feel at ease in this solid security building. Priced to sell!

1.33 to 2.11 acre lots in prestigious Sunset Views subdivision. Great location: Close to town yet far enough away to enjoy the peaceful country setting. Several lots to choose from.

REDUCED TO $139,500

Starting at $69,000

Great 9120 sq. ft. building featuring 3 units. Owner has plans where you can put up an additional 10 thousand sq. on this 2.26 acre site. This steel building is in great condition with a fenced in area for outside storage, to bring in additional income. 4 overhead doors with plenty of parking. Also 2700 sq. ft. for lease with 1 month free rent!

Listed at $724,900

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Offered at $1,200,000

UPSCALE BOUTIQUE Great business in great location, with over $100,000 worth of inventory to get started with in this turn key operation. Very clean retail with high end products. Resale shop “My Favorite Things” for sale only, not real estate. Great exposure with super client base. Good household second income.

NOT A DRIVE BY. Must see inside to appreciate!

Asking Price $89,900

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Great single family home, presently used as a 2 unit. Many new features including second floor almost totally redone. You can walk to town, shopping, Fox River bike trails, etc. from this in town property. Great curb appeal and value for the money. This is a pre-approved short sale.

OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE. Fantastic retail location in the Campton Crossings center just west of St. Charles. 2 unit building features 1 1600 sq. ft. unit and 1 2400 sq. ft. unit. Great rental history and income producer. Good cap rate at current rental rates.

Beautiful exterior building with good location that fronts on busy Route 64. High visibility location.

REDUCED TO $799,900

Office Condo Unit C in upscale building in Campton Hills. This unfinished space is ready for you to layout for your business. Last unit left in this building. High traffic area with plenty of parking.

This 3,700 sq. ft. unit is bank owned and priced to sell.

55 Acres platted for 400 Condos. This is a rare development opportunity in blossoming Pingree Grove area. Zoned R-5 and ready to improve. Annexation agreement and plat available. Don’t miss the chance to take advantage of the improving residential market. Impact fees of less than $4,000 per unit with all the recapture fees paid. Density of 10 units per acre. If you don’t like condos you can put in 400 apartments.

Offered at $6,000,000

Offered at $259,900

Offered at $330,000

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