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New house for the elderly opens its doors near Batavia

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – A seven-bedroom house near Batavia has a new lease on life as a vacation home for the elderly.

The 6,800-square-foot house on Seavey Road was purchased by the Chicago nonprofit group Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, which has the mission of relieving isolation and loneliness among men and woman age 70 and older who live in Chicago.

Audrey’s House is named for the late Audrey Chesner, one of the group’s elders, who left a bequest after her

death in 2011 to encourage the group to find a new vacation home after its previous home in Rochelle was damaged beyond repair during the winter of 2009.

Chicago resident Connie Solano, 87, is one of the seniors who has been vacationing in the home this week.

Solano also is a member of Little Brothers’ Elder Advisory Committee.

“I didn’t expect such an enormous place,” Solano said. “I love gardening, and I want to start an herb garden.

There is so much space back there.”

Since June, groups of seniors have been vacationing at the house and going

At the same time, she noted the house is conveniently near shopping centers and other amenities.

Eventually, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly hopes to provide similar services to seniors in this area, Mitchell-Peterson said. She said she believes the elderly should have the same opportunities to participate in activities as everyone else.

“Just because you are in the eighth decade of your life doesn’t mean those passions go away,” she said.

Information about Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly is available at its website, www.littlebrotherschicago.org.

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on different outings, such as to Kane County Cougars games. Programs and activities are offered free of charge to seniors.

Simone Mitchell-Peterson, chief executive officer of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, said there were several reasons why the house on Seavey Road was appealing to the group.

“There were many Americans with Disabilities Act modifications already made to the house,” Mitchell-Peterson said. “And you feel like you are in the country.

It had a homey, but real getaway feeling to it.”

Cornfields surround the 5-acre sprawling property.

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Aurora resident Joe Pooler, 58, was shopping at the Rover Rescue garage sale when he answered 11 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up? Aurora Pets? Two dogs, a Maltese named Taz and a Japanese chin named Cindy Who would play you in the movie of your life? Harrison Ford First job? At Eagle grocery store As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A lawyer. I work in building maintenance.

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Indiana Jones movies Do you have children? Three daughters and five grandchildren Favorite charity? St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the American Kidney Fund What game show would you be on? “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”

Favorite local restaurant? Olive Garden What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I met Ann B. Davis, who played the housekeeper on “The Brady Bunch,” at a Muscular Dystrophy Telethon held at Pheasant Run.

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Auditions at Albright Theatre set for ‘The Memory of Water’

WHAT: Auditions for “The Memory of Water” will take place. The auditions will seek four women in their 20s to 40s, and two men in their 30s to 50s.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and Sept. 8 WHERE: Albright Theatre, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia INFORMATION: Call 630-406-8838, visit www.albrighttheatre.com, find the theater Facebook or follow Albright on Twitter.

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‘Shop Elburn First’ logo contest kicks off

WHAT: Those interested can stop by the Elburn Chamber of Commerce tent at Elburn Days to pick up an entry sheet for the chamber’s new logo contest for its “Shop Elburn First” campaign.

WHEN: Entries will be available Saturday and Sunday at the Elburn Chamber of Commerce tent at Elburn Days.

WHERE: Lions Park, 500 S. Filmore St., Elburn INFORMATION: The chosen design will win an Elburn basket of goodies and see the artwork all around town. All are welcome to participate. Designs for the logo/tag line contest will be due by midnight Sept. 1.

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Benefit concert aboard ‘Fox River Queen’ set

WHAT: The Fox Valley Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet will perform a benefit concert aboard the “Fox River Queen” to raise funds for the Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance.

WHEN: 3 p.m. Sept. 7 WHERE: At the “Fox River Queen” at Pottawatomie Park, 8 North Ave., St. Charles.

INFORMATION: Tickets for the benefit can be purchased by visiting www.FVacademy.org. Benefit tickets are $20 each and include entry into Pottawatomie Park for the concert cruise. Seating will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call 630476-9072.

Third Tuesday Supper at Geneva church

WHAT: A free “Dog Days of Summer” event is set as part of the Third Tuesday Suppers series at United Methodist Church of Geneva. The menu includes beef, sloppy Joes, tomato caprese salad, and “the legendary 16-foot-long dessert buffet.” Hot dogs, carrots and dip also will be available.

WHEN: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: United Methodist Church of Geneva, 211 Hamilton St., Geneva INFORMATION: Visit www.thirdtuesdaysuppers.com or call 630-232-7120.

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Fox Valley Holistic Health Celebration

WHAT: A free holistic celebration will feature more than 70 local holistic practitioners and suppliers. Admission is free.

Tote bags will be given to the first 300 visitors.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 WHERE: Outside of Soup to Nuts Alternative Grocery, 716 W. State St., Geneva.

INFORMATION: Call JR Carmany at 630232-6646.

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Library board schedules interviews Special closed meeting to be held Aug. 20 for candidates seeking to fill vacancy

editorial@kcchronicle.com ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Police Department recently received its eighth award of national accreditation, the department announced this week in a news release.

The July 26 recognition – held during the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies conference in Schaumburg – was the culmination of a process that included an on-site inspection of the police department.

In addition to reviewing the department’s policies and procedures, the assessors conducted interviews with department personnel, city officials and community leaders.

The assessors reported their findings to the full commission, who decided whether St. Charles would be granted re-accreditation status at CALEA’s summer conference.

Deputy Chief Steve Huffman, who was the interim chief during the on-site assessment in April, Deputy Chief Dave Kintz and accreditation coordinator Lisa Blackwell provided testimony to the commission at the conference. Chief James Keegan also was in attendance.

“After determining the agency met the requirements for re-accreditation, the commissioners also announced the St. Charles Police Department had been selected by CALEA to receive the Meritorious Award,” the release states.

The Meritorious Award is given to agencies that have participated in CALEA for at least 15 years.

The St. Charles department first achieved accreditation status in 1989, making it one of the first in the state to do so.

Re-accreditation is given for three years. During that time, the police department must submit annual reports attesting to compliance with the 482 standards.

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A retired anthropology professor, Ellenbaum worked with PBS and the Annenberg Foundation to do a film series on archaeology.

Ploppert, a fourth-grade teacher in Batavia, serves on the Strategic Plan Advisory Committee, Historic Preservation Commission and the Geneva Downtown Rezoning Work Group.

“As an educator and dedicated community volunteer, I will use my knowledge and experiences to help promote literacy and library services,” Ploppert wrote.

His goal is to work with the board, staff and public “to enhance library services and help keep the ... library current in the 21st century.”

Ploppert has lived in Geneva 24 years and twice lost elections to serve as a 1st Ward alderman.

Schmid, a resident of the community for 13 years, is a past employee of the Geneva library from 2001 until March, when she left to become a law librarian at the Kane County Law Library.

She noted that she could contribute her expertise in library and information science, as well as her experience working collaboratively on a team, if she were chosen to be on the board.

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – The Geneva library board has scheduled a special closed meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 to interview candidates for a vacancy on the board.

Six are seeking to be appointed to the board: Jennifer Bruggeman, Bob McQuillan, Ellen Fultz Schmid, Zachary Ploppert, Charles O. Ellenbaum and William Broderick.

The names and their applications were released through a Freedom of Information Act request.

In his application, Ellenbaum, a 12-year resident of Geneva, wrote that he has a lifetime of being “hooked” on libraries.

“For me, [libraries] are the gateway to new and wonderful worlds,” Ellenbaum wrote. “I don’t believe a democratic society can exist, much less flourish, without libraries open to all. ... I am an enthusiastic advocate for and user of libraries.”

Ellenbaum served as a library board member in Glen Ellyn from 1991 to 1995 and, after moving to Geneva, served on the Strategic Plan Advisory Committee from 2002 to 2005.

“I believe the Geneva Public Library District is one of Geneva’s most valuable assets,” Schmid said. “I can attest firsthand to the important role [the library] holds in our residents’ lives and in our community’s future success.”

McQuillan, who lost a 2013 bid for mayor to incumbent Kevin Burns, is an 11year resident of Geneva and works as a regional sales manager for a beverage company. McQuillan said he is “an independent thinker who will do the right thing for the entire community – not just special-interest groups. ... I have a true commitment to the freedom of expression and listen to all sides before making a decision.”

Bruggeman, who currently works as a human resources and risk manager at Batavia Park District, has lived in Geneva five years.

“I love working for a public service organization,” she wrote as a reason for wanting to serve on the board. “I believe my passion for reading and programs for all ages is a great fit for the library board.”

Broderick, a human resources consultant for executive searches, has been a Geneva resident for a year.

A member of the Huntley Tea Party since 2011, Broderick wrote that he has been active in local and national politics “in support of candidates consistent with key principles of constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets.”

With his background, Broderick wrote that he could assist the library board “in developing and implementing best practices in [human resources] management to enable fulfillment of library goals.”

“As a library user, relying upon library resources ... [I] normally consume one to two books per week,” Broderick wrote.

As a board member, Broderick wrote he could assist in developing plans and programs for the future direction of the library.

The vacancy was created when board member Steve Andersson resigned last month to pursue his campaign for state representative in the Nov. 4 election. Andersson won the Republican primary March 18 and does not face opposition in the general election.

The person who fills the vacancy would serve until a two-year seat becomes open in April 2015, officials said.

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Fox River Stages 0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 Hazardous Source: Illinois EPA

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Elburn Days gets underway Now in 85th year, festival features parade, music, mud volleyball, rides and more

By AL LAGATTOLLA alagattolla@shawmedia.com ELBURN – Tom Reynolds recalls the days when the Elburn Lion’s Club’s signature festival – Elburn Days – didn’t have one of its most popular features. Reynolds, who has been with the club for more than 40 years, said he was among those fighting against adding a beer garden in the 1970s.

Years later, Reynolds said he is glad he didn’t win that battle. He notes the beer garden has been a success, and it provides a section of the festival where the drinking can be contained.

And with the festival’s main stage nearby, he said it has turned out to be a major draw.

“We really didn’t want a beer garden for a long time,” he said. “And those of us who were against it for so long were wrong. … It turned out to be a huge money-maker for us. And they put the entertainment right there.”

The 85th annual Elburn Days festival begins Friday.

The parade starts at 6 p.m. on Route 47 in downtown Elburn.

Associated events start earlier Friday – a rummage sale and bake sale at St. Gall Church at 8 a.m., a book sale at the Town and Country Public Library at 9 a.m. and rummage sales at Community Congregational Church at 9 a.m.

After the parade Friday, the festival begins, with carnival rides, food stands, bingo, entertainment and the beer garden.

Among the highlights Saturday will be a 5K run starting at 8 a.m., truck and tractor pull events at 10 a.m., carnival rides at noon and the beer garden and live music at 1 p.m.

Also, the community stage features contests and performances throughout the day, highlighted by the Elburn Idol competition at 2:30 p.m.

On Sunday, there will be a pie-baking contest, mud volleyball competition, rides, bingo and the beer garden with live entertainment. Most

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ABOVE: Patrons fly through the air in the carnival area of the 2013 Elburn Days. This year’s festival runs Friday through Sunday. BELOW: Kids run for candy during the 2013 Elburn Days parade on Main Street.

If you go n WHAT: Elburn Days festival n WHEN: Friday through Sunday n WHERE: Most events will be

at the Elburn Lions Club, 500 S. Filmore St., Elburn. n INFORMATION: Visit www. elburnlions.com for details and schedules.

events will be at Lions Park, 500 S. Filmore St., Elburn.

Reynolds, 73, called it “a neat little festival” and noted that it has become hugely important for the Elburn Lions Club as a fundraiser.

Dave Broz, 39, the outgoing club president and the chairman of this year’s festival, said the festival and the park help make the Elburn Lions Club visible in the communi-

ty.

He said the 85th anniversary celebration is an opportunity “to look back at our past and also recognize all of the good things we are doing today.”

He pointed out the club’s literacy campaign, the safety

camp for kids and donations to food pantries, as well as the club following through on its mission to provide help to those who are visually or hearing impaired.

The 2014 festival theme is “anything is possible when you follow your dream.”

“We wouldn’t be where we are today without 85 years of Lions laying the foundation for us,” Broz said.

Maranda Schenk, 33, is the club’s second vice president.

She first joined as a Leo Club member at age 15. Schenk works on sponsorship with the festival. She noted that the event requires “a year-round planning process.”

She noted she has watched the festival grow since she first joined the club, noting the addition of the community stage, mud volleyball and RC car races.

“I think that it’s a great family event,” she said.

“There’s a variety of activities for people of all ages to come to, and it’s great to see what hundreds of volunteers can put together and make such a successful event.”

Incident happened Monday night in St. Charles

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – A 27-yearold St. Charles man has been

charged with one count of aggravated battery in an incident that took place Monday night in the 100 block of North 15th Street in St. Charles.

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Antonio Perez-Velasco, 27, of the 1800 block of Covington Court, St. Charles, was charged with aggravated battery to cause great bodily harm, a felony.

He is in custody in the Kane County Jail on a $25,000 bail.

St. Charles Police spokeswoman Lisa Blackwell said Perez-Velasco knew the victim.

“They were acquaintanc-

es,” she said. “It was an isolated incident just between the two of them.”

According to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department, a witness reported seeing a man with serious face injuries.

Police located the victim, identified as a 54-year-old man, in an apartment on North 15th Street.

The victim had cuts on his face, as well as bite marks on his body, police said.

He was taken to Delnor Hospital in Geneva for treatment, and police said his medical status is not known.

Perez-Velasco was later identified as a suspect.

Police said he had what appeared to be blood on him, as well as wounds to his hands.

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Tickets for each show are $32. Valet services and free parking will be available.

For tickets, call 630-584-

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LOCAL BRIEFS Potbelly sales to benefit CASA Kane County

Pheasant Run Resort holds pole dance convention ST. CHARLES – The Midwest’s fourth annual professional pole dance championship and convention is

Live music series to feature tribute bands

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ST. CHARLES – Tribute bands will be featured in August as part of the Fox Valley Repertory’s live music series at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.

The Legacy Girls will showcase hits from the 1950s and 1960s at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Denny Diamond and the Family Jewels will pay tribute to such songs as “Sweet Caroline” and “Cherry Cherry” at 8 p.m.

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GENEVA – Potbelly Sandwich Shop, at 1530 Commons Drive, Geneva, will donate 25 percent of its sales from 5 to 8 p.m. today to benefit CASA Kane County.

For information on CASA Kane County, call 630-2324484 or visit www.casakanecounty.org.

scheduled for Friday through Sunday at the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.

Five separate divisions will be held throughout the weekend.

Events include a vendor fair, workshops in stretching and flexibility, chair dancing and pole dancing.

The events will be presented by top professionals and champions.

Presentations and free group classes will be held throughout the weekend including free workshops.

This event is open to the

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By CAROL HAGGAS editorial@kcchronicle.com Who doesn’t love a birthday party? Food, friends, fun – celebrating this most elemental of milestones is one of life’s signature joys.

But if you’re a parent who has grown tired of putting on the same old, same old “cakeand-balloons” event, the St. Charles Park District can help put some pizzazz back in your party planning. Party packages are available at several of the park district’s most desired destinations, and – with way-cool birthday swag, including invitations, tableware and goody bags – these shindigs are not only the swankiest celebrations to pull off, they’re also the easiest. Park district staff provides set-up and take-down service, meaning parents can actually enjoy their child’s party for once.

Birthday parties can be held at the Pottawatomie Community Center, Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, Primrose Farm and – in season – Otter Cove Aquatic Park. Most party packages

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The St. Charles Park District can host a variety of birthday parties. Standard party packages begin at $209 for 20 guests and include choice of party theme; a party host to help manage games and activities; a goody bag for each guest; tableware; invitations; thank-you notes; and set-up and clean-up. allow for a 90-minute celebration, and children can choose from dozens of themes to make their day even more special.

At Pottawatomie Community Center, birthday party themes can range from princess to pizza, sports to science, or artistic endeavors like the “Tie-Dye Tangle” T-shirt

creating party or a “Mold & Model Party,” designing projects using clay and LEGOs. Parties are in the Party Room on the second floor at the south end of the center.

At Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, the Wahoo Room is the gathering point for parties that celebrate natural world themes such as bugs

Batavia aldermen waiting for information on industrial park

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Batavia aldermen have decided they want more detailed plans from a developer about its plans for a proposed industrial park at Kirk Road and Wind Energy Pass before hearing again from the group Keep Batavia Neighborhoods, which is opposed to the project.

“I would like to know what it is going to look like,” 2nd Ward Alderman Alan Wolff said Wednesday, after Tuesday’s Joint Committee of the Whole meeting. “The petitioner hasn’t brought us a finalized plan. I have to look at this as what benefits the entire city.”

The group’s members, along with other residents, recently crowded the Batavia City Council chambers to show opposition to the project.

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had been invited back to talk to aldermen at the Aug. 19 Joint Committee of the Whole meeting.

But aldermen at Tuesday’s meeting decided they wanted to see more information from the developer before the proposal is discussed again.

Members of Keep Batavia Neighborhoods voiced disappointment about the decision.

“KBN has researched and proven that many of the reasons that Batavia city staff used to justify the rezoning, which KBN has now found are absolutely not true; such as potential for increased electrical consumption for industrial usage, an enrollment burden imposed on Batavia schools for the students that the townhouses would necessitate, and that Batavians are not opposed to the industrial park,” Keep Batavia Neighborhoods member Joyce Keane wrote in a

statement. “KBN has solid evidence that now verifies all of these factors are not even factors anymore.”

Plan commissioners in April voted, 4-3, to recommend amending the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning map to allow for an industrial park on land along Kirk Road originally proposed for town houses. The 56-acre property, known as Prairie Commons, is on the east side of Kirk Road at Wind Energy Pass. City officials in 2005 annexed the property. The development originally proposed for the property included residential zoning on the eastern 36 acres, with 242 town houses proposed. The western 20 acres was to be zoned general commercial.

Skokie-based The Missner Group now proposes to build two large industrial buildings on the entire 56-acre property.

and reptiles, or through the creation of environmentally responsible crafts and jewelry at the “EcoArt Party.” There’s even a “Nighttime Nature” party after the sun goes down with a campfire and nature hike.

Kids also can celebrate down on the farm with a good, old-fashioned “Barnyard

Bash” at Primrose Farm Park. Don your denim, tug on your boots and tie up that bandana to go on a guided farm tour and tractor-drawn hayride.

Standard party packages begin at $209 for 20 guests and include choice of party theme; a party host to help manage games and activities; a goody bag for each guest; tableware; invitations; thank-you notes; and set-up and clean-up. For an extra $70, parents can select the premium party package, which includes all of the above, plus three one-topping pizzas, a cake and juice-box drinks.

Depending upon the facility selected, parties can be held most Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Pottawatomie Community Center is also available on Friday nights, and Hickory Knolls Discovery Center can be booked for week night events. With the exception of certain themed parties, most celebrations are designed for children ages 3 to 12.

For information on birthday party packages, call 630-513-6200.

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Police: St. Charles man staged burglary, charged with theft ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A 30-year-old man was charged with theft after he reportedly staged a burglary at his residence in hopes it would distract his roommate from the fact that he owed her money, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s Office report.

A resident of the 6N200 block of Whitmore Circle,

St. Charles Township, reportedly called authorities at about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 after returning home to find the garage door open, the front door unlocked, bel o n g i n g s r e - Andrew I. arranged and Sopoci her DVDs – about 50 – gone. When police called her roommate, An-

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drew I. Sopoci, he told them he left the house around noon to go to work and had closed the garage door and locked the doors, police reported.

Police asked Sopoci to return home so they could talk in person, but Sopoci said he was receiving treatment following a crash in Bartlett, police said.

Police reportedly confirmed Sopoci was in a crash and his 2005 Chevrolet Cava-

lier, which was totaled, was towed to Elgin.

Upon a request from the sheriff’s office, Elgin police visited the car and saw it contained numerous DVDs, police said.

When Sopoci returned home later that night, police reportedly confronted him with the information.

He said he stole the DVDs and tried to make the house appear burglarized because he owed his roommate mon-

ey for rent, police reported.

He “thought if it looked like the house had been burglarized she would focus on the burglary and not [on] the fact that he owed her money,” police said.

Sopoci was charged with theft and taken into custody.

Online records showed he remained in custody Wednesday afternoon on $2,500 bail.

He is expected in court Aug. 21.

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EDITH L. GESKE Born: Dec. 30, 1925; in Kane Co. Died: Aug. 11, 2014; in Evansville, WI

St. Charles • Mark Richard Chroust, 28, of the 1100 block of Sunset Road, Geneva, was charged Monday, Aug. 4, with trespass to state-supported property.

• Javier Lima, 38, of the 1300 block of West Main Street, St. Charles, was charged Monday, Aug. 11, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent, driving without insurance, improper lane use, felony driving with a suspended license and two counts of felony aggravated DUI. • Eric John Hoffman, 24, of the 40W300 block of Francis Bret Harte Street, Campton Hills, was charged Monday, Aug. 11, with speeding for reportedly going 66 mph in a 30 mph zone along East Main Street in St. Charles.

• Robert F. Reiner, 40, of the 1700 block of Hazel Court, Sleepy Hollow, was charged Tuesday, Aug. 12, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent and texting while driving.

• John A. McKiness, 61, of the 1600 block of Evergreen Street, St. Charles, was ticketed Wednesday, Aug. 6, with a noise complaint after police received calls about noisy geese and roosters at his residence.

• Carol L. Krenger, 75, of the 600 block of James Street, Geneva, was cited Wednesday, Aug. 6, with leaving a dog in a vehicle at Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road, St. Charles.

Police reported the dog appeared healthy and uninjured.

• Paul Thomas Senechalle, 18, of the 3N900 block of Bittersweet Road, St. Charles, was charged

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Marylou Ward: The memorial service of the life of Marylou Ward will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, with a reception to follow at the Founder’s Room at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle.

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The goal of treatment is to prevent permanent vision loss with medication. Recently, there has been some good news on this front in that an inexpensive drug currently used to treat glaucoma may help preserve and actually restore vision for women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Combined with a weight-loss plan featuring calorie reduction, lowered salt intake, and exercise, acetazolamide (Diamox) was found to improve the vision of IIH sufferers.

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Thursday, Aug. 7, with retail theft for reportedly stealing a $199.99 watch from Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road, St. Charles.

• Joseph T. Smithey, 18, of the 400 block of North Constitution Drive, Aurora, was charged Sunday, Aug. 3, with criminal trespass.

• Michael David Terry Abernathy, 21, of the 2S500 block of Deerpath Road, Batavia, was charged Sunday, Aug. 3, with criminal trespass.

• David A. Farnsworth, 52, of the 6900 block of North Blue Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, was charged Sunday, Aug. 10, with fighting.

• John M. Morten, 26, of the 4300 block of Chesapeake Drive, Aurora, was charged Sunday, Aug. 10, with fighting.

• Anthony Hozelle Thomas, 30, of the 3000 block of St. Michel Lane, St. Charles, was charged Tuesday, July 29, with felony theft.

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Edith L. Geske, age 88, passed away August 11, 2014, in Evansville, Wisconsin. Born Edith Lois Cowherd on December 30, 1925, to Richard and Beatrice L. (Taylor) Cowherd, on a farm in Kane County, Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Geske; and son, Richard Geske; her father and mother; brother, John J. Cowherd; sisters, Virginia Myers and Anna M. Sarver.

She is survived by her brother, William H. Cowherd (Jean) of San Antonio, Texas; and sister, Mary L. Zessman of Pahrump, Nevada; step-son, Ron (Sandy) Geske; step grandchildren, Lori, Amber, and Ronnie, Jr.; and many nieces, great nieces, great-great nieces, nephews, great nephews, and one great-great nephew.

The family moved from the farm near Kaneville, Illinois in Kane County to St. Charles in 1939. Edith attended Shelby Elementary School, Haines Junior High School, and graduated from St. Charles Community High School in 1944. She worked for Illinois Bell as an operator and later as a “Girl Friday” for an Ad Agency in St. Charles. She and her husband later moved to Oregon, Illinois where she

retired from Ogle Service Company.

She loved music, dancing, knitting, auctions, and genealogy, but mostly her family and friends. She spent her last years at Evansville Manor, a Skilled Nursing Facility in Evansville, Wisconsin.

Her family thanks Evansville Manor and especially her niece, Barbara Buttchen for the skilled and loving care “Aunt Edie” as she was affectionately known, received in her final years.

She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

Services will be at Yurs Funeral home, 405 E. Main Street (Corner of Rt 64 & Rt 25), St. Charles, IL 60174 on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M., until the time of the services. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Route 25, St. Charles, IL. In lieu of flowers, please donate to alz.org (Research Center for Alzheimer’s).

To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral homes obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

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

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Batavia School D-101 proposes $74M budget Public hearing set for Sept. 16

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Batavia School District 101 is proposing an operating budget of $74.6 million for next year, an increase of $1.8 million from last year.

The Batavia School Board on Tuesday voted to put the proposed budget on public display. A public hearing on the budget will be at 5 p.m.

Sept. 16 at the Rosalie Jones Administration Center, 335 W. Wilson St., Batavia.

Originally, the public hearing was set for Sept. 23, at the same meeting board

members are set to vote on the budget. But board members Jon Gaspar and Melanie Impastato thought that would not provide enough time for the board to react to public comments.

“Is that going to give us enough time for us to absorb what the public has to say?”

Impastato asked.

The public also is invited to attend and comment on the budget at several other meetings, including the board’s finance committee meeting at noon Aug. 26 and the regular board meeting at 7 p.m. that day, as well as the board’s finance committee meeting at noon Sept. 23 and the regular board meeting at 7 p.m. that day.

Assistant Superintendent for Finance Kris Monn noted the budget could change. For example, he said the district

is still in contract negotiations with the district’s support staff and teachers.

“The salaries and benefits are very much in flux,” he said.

As proposed, the budget shows $76 million in revenues, an increase of $3.2 million from last year. Major revenue changes include an increase of $2.3 million in property taxes, that Monn said is largely from the expiration of Aurora’s tax increment financing district No. 2, which includes the Chicago Premium Outlets mall in Aurora and significant industrial properties in the Interstate 88 corridor.

The district also is expected to receive an increase of $300,000 in general state aid this year because of a switch in the foundation formula for one year, Monn said.

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Learn about Robotics club at meetings KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics (FVR/BR) will be opening registration for their 13th season this year with new robotics challenges for kids in first through 12th grades.

Information meetings for those wanting more details or interested in joining are

scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 22, 1 p.m. Aug. 23 and 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at Rotolo Middle School, 1501 S. Raddant Road, Batavia.

The organization hosts competition events in December, January, February and March, with 30 to 60 teams participating in different robotic challenges.

Batavia Robotics has been around since 2002, and adopted the name Fox Valley Robot-

ics in 2007.

As a nonprofit, multi-community based organization, the group is recognized by many schools and school districts in the area and provides kids throughout the year with the ability to explore the world of robotics with a variety of programs.

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Kane County Board OKs new court case management system contract fices associated with the court system – including the county’s chief judge, state’s attorGENEVA – The Kane Coun- ney, public defender and cirty Board this week could not cuit court clerk – have pushed let one multimillion-dollar for the project for years to recontract pass without notice. place the court’s current sys“This is too big of a thing tems, which they said are outto let slide by in consent agen- dated and dysfunctional. The da,” member Drew Frasz, contract was approved TuesR-Elburn, said of the contract day by a unanimous vote. with Tyler Technologies for a Based in Plano, Texas, Tynew court case management ler Technologies is a publicly system. traded company whose court Officials at the various of- software is used throughout

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the country.

Board member Phil Lewis, R-St. Charles, described the $6 million contract with the company as one of the “most significant investments” he has been a part of.

County staff have said negotiations with Tyler Technologies took about two months. The negotiated price is $6.025 million and includes data conversion, customization requests and free maintenance for one year.

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The $6.025 million is only for the software license and maintenance, staff have said.

The agreement with Tyler Technologies also includes project-related travel expenses and a 10 percent project contingency for a total price of $6,866,582.

“To me, this is a minor cost,” said board member Ron Ford, D-Aurora, explaining its benefits won’t be fully appreciated until it is operational.

On behalf of the 16th Judicial Circuit, Chief Judge Judith Brawka thanked the board for its willingness to address this serious issue.

Board attorney Patrick Kinnally said the new system will provide access to justice in a very positive way.

“This is a huge deal,” he said.

Officials involved in the project have said the new system will take about 18 months to implement.

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GENEVA – The cross country course planned as part of the redevelopment of Settler’s Hill landfill is one step closer to a 2015 groundbreaking.

On Wednesday, Kane County Board member Mike Donahue, R-Geneva, told the Development Committee that a design has been approved

by Waste Management, the Kane County Forest Preserve District and USA Track and Field.

“It’s not as simple as you might think,” Donahue said, explaining various designs were considered before all parties were satisfied. “We ran the gamut and finally came up with this.”

Additionally, he said, the Phase I engineering report shows the cross country course is “technically feasible.”

Next steps include Phase II engineering and a full economic impact study. Although the committee had concerns about proceeding with both steps simultaneously, they ultimately directed

staff to do so.

Conducting Phase II engineering and the study consecutively likely would delay groundbreaking to next summer when the hope is to move earth by spring, Donahue said.

“Now’s the time to spend the money on the economic impact study,” he said.

A similar study was done for the site’s overall master plan, but that mainly filtered the proposed uses for the property, Donahue said. He said this study will focus on the cross country course and will determine whether it will be financially self-sustaining.

As work on the cross country course continues, board member Melisa Taylor, R-Sugar Grove, said meeting the track and field standards must be a priority.

“That, to me, is going to be the dollar driving the train,” she said.

Ken Anderson, director of the county’s division of environmental and water resources, said the current design reflects such standards as slope requirements.

“That’s all part of this Phase I design,” he said.

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Conquering the crafting Like most teenage girls, I’ve spent part of my recent days doing the time-honored summer crafting project. This year, I’ve been attempting my biggest project yet: a quilt.

Sure, I’ve helped/ watched my mom create some quilts in the past, but I’ve never tried anything as complex as this by myself. I chose the St. Brigid cross pattern, which I found on Pinterest and involves cutting out and pairing many rectangles to make squares, with four squares making one cross.

My quilt has 48 crosses in eclectic colors. I started my quilting journey in late May, just after graduation. I’ve finished the quilt top recently (with a few seams done by Mom), and just bought the border fabric. I’m still figuring out what I’m going to do with the back, but I’ve been envisioning a giant cross or two to mirror the front. My goal was to finish it by the time I left for school, but it looks like I’ll have something to finish up when I come back home for visits.

My creative side has always had me doing crafts for as long as I can remember. During my early years, I loved making little dollhouses out of old boxes and shelves. Popsicle sticks have always been a favorite medium of mine as well. More recently, I’ve attempted knitting, which is very hard when no one can teach you how to do it left-handed; crocheting, quite a bit easier, even if I only know how to make one type of infinity scarf; and duct tape flowers, which explains the dozens of half-used rolls in my basement. Now, I can see myself in the near future bundled up under the

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LIFE AT EAST Brigid Ackerman blanket that I made myself (honestly, it was just three seams I got help with). I know I’m in good company with my crafty friends.

One of my good friends has been reliving her childhood by iron-beading her way through our last summer before college.

I’ve spent hours with her assembling coasters, figurines and even picture frames bead by bead. Talk about true dedication.

Another impressively creative friend has made herself dresses for dances and FCCLA competitions for years. She is known to make friendship bracelets in her spare time, and everything she makes is simply gorgeous. Some of my other friends aren’t really the Jo-Ann crowd, which I cannot understand. I think it’s so much more rewarding to have something that you’ve made yourself instead of any old thing from the store.

When I get to college, I don’t know what I’m going to do about crafting! Sure, the first few weeks I’ll be making my dorm feel like a place I could live, but I doubt I’ll have room – or time – for a craft table. I guess I could try knitting again or learn to crochet something other than a scarf. I guess I better Google if there’s a craft store by campus!

• Brigid Ackerman is a recent graduate of St. Charles East High School.

She enjoys playing the trumpet, eating bread and writing this column, which runs every Thursday. Contact her at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Sales tax holiday shouldn’t be celebrated THE WASHINGTON POST The left-leaning Citizens for Tax Justice called the idea “silly.” The right-leaning Tax Foundation deemed it “poor policy.” So why do 16 states continue to offer sales tax holidays during the August backto-school shopping season?

The most likely answer is that these policy gimmicks are popular among consumers and a certain set of retailers, especially big chain stores.

But they aren’t in the public interest. The states that still stage sales tax holidays should do what Washington did a few years ago: Get rid of them.

Maryland’s sales tax holiday, going on this week, eliminates state sales tax on clothing and shoes priced under $100. Virginia’s also exempts school supplies. The theory is that these tax breaks

will encourage economic activity, or at least save people money.

In fact, though the research on the subject is sparse, several analyses indicate that sales tax holidays fail to produce notable economic benefits for the states that enact them.

Mostly, people appear to time purchases they would have made anyway so that they fall within the holiday. For example, New York, a pioneer of the back-to-school sales tax holiday in 1997, found that sales of exempted goods rose during the holiday – but that sales fell in the weeks before and after. The state no longer offers a sales tax holiday.

There’s no compelling economic rationale for time-shifting consumer purchases, but there are many reasons it’s not worth the forgone tax revenue.

Studies suggest that some

stores merely raise their prices a bit during tax holidays, siphoning off the state’s generosity for themselves. Wealthier people, meanwhile, are much more likely than poorer people to have the spare cash needed to take full advantage of holidays, possibly skewing the benefits to the rich.

That wealthy consumers benefit just as much – and likely more – than low-income consumers is itself an indictment of the policy. It is a lousy way of helping needy people buy various necessities.

If the goal is to help strapped consumers purchase supplies during back-to-school season, or whenever it would be most helpful to them, then the state would be better off handing low-income residents sales tax vouchers that they could use any time, the Tax Foundation argues.

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Travel agents booking more vacations today instead of issuing airline tickets

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com Wilson Travel & Cruise President Janet Foster knows how easy it is for people to book airline tickets online these days through the proliferation of such websites as expedia.com and orbitz.com.

So her agency has had to change its approach in order to survive.

“The business has changed,” Foster said. “You have to move with your industry as the buying patterns change.

Booking airline tickets is no longer a major part of our business.”

Not all travel agencies have been able to make the adjustment. According to recent statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 73,000 travel agents in 2012, down from 95,360 a decade earlier.

Foster has seen plenty of changes in the travel industry since she purchased Wilson Travel & Cruise in St. Charles in 1986. The travel agency was started by the Wilsons in 1962, Foster said.

One of the first changes happened as the result of the rise of the Internet in the mid-1990s, when airlines stopped paying commissions to travel agents and started selling tickets themselves, Foster said.

“The Internet has opened up ticket buying,” she said.

These days, the majority of Wilson Travel’s business is putting together vacation packages.

“Cruises comprise 25 percent of our business, with the rest of it being landbased vacations,” Foster said.

Oui Travel also has had to adjust to the changes in the travel industry since opening on Randall Road in Batavia in 1990.

“It’s very true that we don’t issue as many airline tickets as we used to,” said Oui Travel manager Cindy Brown.

“However, I think that in recent years, especially this past year, I think that

““The business has changed. You have to move with your industry as the buying patterns change.

Booking airline tickets is no longer a major part of our business.”

Janet Foster President of Wilson Travel & Cruise in St. Charles

people are actually returning back to agencies for that kind of stuff.”

Her father, David Owen, started the business and continues to work there.

Brown thinks that more people are returning to travel agents because they don’t have the time or knowledge to plan a trip themselves.

“They don’t want to deal with it,” she said. “It’s confusing, because there’s so much out there. There’s so much information out there, and they don’t want to sift through it.”

Her customers also like the convenience of going to a travel agent who can check and double-check every detail of the trip, Brown said.

“People just want one-stop shopping,” she said. “ I had booked a cruise for someone recently, and they just wanted to make sure the flights were going to coordinate with the cruise times, and that they wouldn’t get there and miss the

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Janet Foster, president of Wilson Travel & Cruise, works in her St. Charles office. Since the rise of the Internet, Wilson has had to change the business’ approach in order to survive. boat, things like that. I think there is a comfort in using somebody, a professional who knows what they’re doing and does it everyday.”

Booking plane tickets only comprises about 5 percent of the agency’s business, she said. Most of Oui Travel’s business these days is booking cruises, tours and vacation packages, both inside and outside of the United States.

“I just helped a gentleman put together a little trip,” Brown said. “He’s going to Oklahoma to see Lionel Richie. But he needed air and car travel and a hotel, and he wanted it all coordinated and I just did it. So it’s that kind of stuff.”

Foster noted that the employees at Wilson Travel have more than 20 years of professional experience, so they are well-versed in putting together a vacation package. Before putting together a package, Foster and her employees first try to determine the needs of the customer.

“We listen to their needs, and find out what they are after,” Foster said. “We do the research and pricing, and come to them with a proposal.”

Value, rather than the best price, is what is important to her clients.

“Our clients aren’t necessarily looking for the best price,” Foster said.

“They are looking for the best value.

They want a good product at a fair price.”

And although the Internet has presented its share of challenges to the travel industry, it also has proven to a blessing to travel agents.

“It used to be, you would have to go get a brochure,” Brown said. “You would have to go get destination information.

You have all that information at your fingertips now. Most of the major tour suppliers will have online booking engines that are for travel agents only.

If I wanted to book a Royal Caribbean cruise, there is a whole booking engine for just travel agents. You have to have travel agent credentials to get into that.”

Foster is confident that Wilson Travel will be serving customers well into the future.

“There is room for this kind of travel agency, and I believe there always will be,” she said.

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WHEN: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15 WHERE: Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles COST/INFO: “The Wine of Life,” the Norris’ one-man show by St. Charles artist Nick Freeman, closes with a gala fundraising auction event, featuring a live auction of the painting “Sunrise St. Charles” and other Freeman paintings, as well as a selection of works from the Norris Gallery’s collection. The event also will include a silent auction of donated products and services, appetizers, live music and dessert. Tickets cost $40 a person and $75 a couple. For information or to purchase tickets, call 630-584-7200.

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I ordered the Nobel House Burger, which came with a half-pound of 100-percent, black-Angus ground beef and a choice of cheese on a brioche bun. I added caramelized onions and mushrooms which came at an up-charge of Shaw Media photos $1 each. I ordered my burger The Nobel House’s Crab Cake Club ($14) is stacked with two meaty crab cakes and layered with slices of medium and it came well-done, but other than that it was bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato and house aioli. a good choice.

My other dining companion ordered the Nobel House Smoked Sandwich, which allows diners to choose between brisket, pulled pork, turkey pastrami and Ream’s andouille sausage. The brisket tasted tender and the barbecue sauces took its flavoring to another level.

Nobel House entrées and sandThere’s just something wiches are served with a side of about combining burgers and mac and cheese (pictured), house barbecue with great beer, and fries, belly beans, coleslaw, chips in Geneva’s blooming craftor a side salad. beer scene, Nobel House has managed to bring both to the of the spectrum. Both were table, and with gumption. If delicious. the Nobel Prize is given for My dining companions and achievement, I think Nobel I visited Nobel House around As one of its starters, Nobel House serves Mexican Ceviche ($10), citHouse is a place that is worthy lunch time on a Monday, and rus-marinated shrimp with cocktail sauce, fresh pico and panko-fried of its name. it was buzzing, not packed – avocado chunks, with lime creme fraiche and tortilla chips. which is ideal – but definitely • The Mystery Diner is a full of activity. glass bottle and without ice, meal was the Crab Cake Club newsroom employee at the Worth taking a gander at, and started with the Mexican ($14), which was recommendKane County Chronicle. The in addition to the menu, is the Ceviche ($10), citrus-marinat- ed by our waitress. The dish diner’s identity is not rerestaurant’s “Market Chalked shrimp with cocktail sauce, comes stacked with two meaty vealed to the restaurant staff board” located at the end of fresh pico and Panko-fried crab cakes and layered with before or during the meal. the bar, which displays a list avocado chunks served with slices of bacon, avocado, letThe Mystery Diner visits a of oysters, cheese and charlime creme fraiche and tortuce, tomato and house aioli, local restaurant every other cuterie, flatbreads and soups tilla chips. The bits of fried creating the perfect blend of week and then reports on the of the day. avocado were a nice touch, flavors and textures. experience. If the Mystery My dining companions and adding a bit of crunch and Entrées are served with Diner cannot recommend the I ordered a round of waters, house fries, belly beans, coletaming the acidity. establishment, we will not which were served out of a slaw, mac and cheese, chips or publish a review.

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GENEVA – When I first noticed Nobel House’s striking, bright-blue awning distinctively standing out along busy State Street in downtown Geneva, I was immediately intrigued.

Because it’s named after Swedish-born Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize, I imagined the restaurant’s interior would be filled with tattered books lining shelves, rustic mahogany furniture, Oriental rugs and walls adorned with framed photos of Nobel Prize laureates like Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King, Jr. But my envisioned “Nobel theme” ends as soon as you walk through the door.

Instead, you’ll find a youthful, contemporary, tavern-like eatery that has made its culinary prowess the star of the show. Still exuding plenty of rustic charm with hearty, exposed wooden beams running along the ceiling and urbanesque lighting features, Nobel House is a strong contender among Geneva’s drinking and dining scene.

Having visited two times prior to sample Nobel House’s mighty craft-beer list – featuring 30 brews on tap and anywhere from 60 to 90 brews by the bottle – I was looking forward to trying the recipes coming out of its kitchen.

But first – beer. Nobel House is a great place to explore the world of craft brew.

The staff is friendly, quite knowledgeable and will give you free samples of whatever they have on tap if you’re having a difficult time making a decision. If you don’t know what you like, they can help you with that, too. No beer snobs here; they are happy to help and teach.

Now, the food. The restaurant is equipped with its own smoker, so – to be expected – meat is a formidable option, and they have at least two barbecue sauces – one that is more vinegar-based and the other is on the sweeter end

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TAKING CARE OF NOW Switch-hitting catcher joins Cougars with optimistic view / 18

Kane County Cougars catcher Victor Caratini meets with pitcher Jen-Ho Tseng on the mound during a game Tuesday against the Quad Cities River Bandits at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva. Caratini joined the team from the Atlanta Braves organization last month when the Cubs traded Emilio Bonifacio and James Russell.

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By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Victor Caratini might have sulked had he been traded from the Atlanta Braves organization to the Cubs system when he first started playing baseball in Puerto Rico.

His mood still might have darkened had a deal been struck when Caratini took up switch-hitting.

As it stands, becoming a Cubs prospect when he did – last month in a deal that sent Emilio Bonifacio and James Russell to Atlanta – suits the 20-year-old converted catcher just fine.

“One of the things that I have seen coming into the system and to this team is that they’re winning right now,” Caratini said through a translator. “With a team that is winning, having a great season, it is always good to come and be with a team that is winning and competing well.”

The Cougars entered Wednesday with the Midwest League’s best record (75-45) and a silent if not deserved swagger. Only 10 players remain from the Opening Day roster, but the mounting transactions have paralleled the club’s climbing win total.

Several would-be teammates knew of Caratini’s reputation before he arrived in the clubhouse Aug. 1 with a win against Quad Cities well in progress. The Braves, perennial playoff contenders, drafted him in the second round (65th overall) in June 2013 out of Miami Dade College, and Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus touted Caratini on their updated midseason prospect lists.

Coming to Kane County from Rome (Georgia) of the

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Kane County Cougars catcher Victor Caratini joined the team from the Atlanta Braves organization last month when the Cubs traded Emilio Bonifacio and James Russell.

South Atlantic League, the Midwest League’s Class-A cousin, figured to be a smooth transfer, especially with Caratini hitting .279 in 87 games before the trade. Caratini instead approached it with his usual inquisitiveness.

What’s the lineup? What pitches does the opposing starter throw? What can he do to help his own starting pitcher through the game?

“And that’s great when you’ve got young guys like that that are keeping their head in the game with responsibility.

That’s taking responsibility for the role, what they do, and that’s the way that this game has to be played,” Cougars pitching coach David Rosario said.

“You just don’t walk into the field expecting it to happen

your way. You’ve got to prepare for it, and that hopefully will lead you to good positions on the field. And I think he’s doing that. I think he’s experienced for a kid and he’s really positive, willing to learn, good leader, so I feel that he’s going on the right track.”

Caratini was batting .222 with six RBIs in seven games with the Cougars entering Wednesday. A natural left-handed hitter, he carried a .280 average against left-handers and a .272 mark against right-handers between Rome and Kane County.

He began switch-hitting at 15, and has since found he hits for better average from the left side but with more power from the right. He does not differ his pregame routine from either side and takes the same

amount of swings during batting practice.

“I feel OK,” Caratini said.

“I think that I have done good enough the first 1 1/2 years [in the minors] that I have done a good job.”

Caratini grew up admiring countryman Roberto Alomar, a Hall of Famer who also switch hit, and also recalls watching longtime big league righty Javier Vazquez pitch in Puerto Rico.

Neither one of those players were catchers, which could have fooled Cougars manager Mark Johnson, a big league backstop for parts of eight seasons. As with all converted catchers – namely the Cougars’ Ben Carhart – Johnson had expectations coming in.

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“One of the things that I have seen coming into the system and to this team is that they’re winning right now. With a team that is winning, having a great season, it is always good to come and be with a team that is winning and competing well.”

Victor Caratini, Kane County Cougars catcher

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From a football standpoint, the Chicago Catholic League is considered cutthroat competition, and the arrival of Montini, Marmion, St. Francis and Aurora Christian from the SCC should only enhance the depth.

Marmion and St. Francis will be part of the Chicago Catholic Green’s Division – along with Montini, Fenwick and De La Salle – while Aurora Christian will compete in the White Division.

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Regardless of the school that they follow, high school sports enthusiasts will see changes on the ever-shifting conference landscape beginning this fall.

Changes abound throughout the area, most drastically affecting local private schools.

Marmion, St. Francis and Aurora Christian move from the Suburban Christian Conference to the Chicago Catholic league in football and soccer while Aurora Central Catholic and Wheaton Academy were part of the former SCC bloc to relocate to the Metro Suburban Conference.

Other Marmion and St. Francis sports teams – along with Rosary – will compete in what remains of the SCC this year before Marmion and St. Francis join the Chicago Catholic League in all sports beginning in 2015-16, while Rosary links up with the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference.

The changes will break up some notable, local conference rivalries – Marmion/Aurora Central Catholic, ACC/Rosary and Wheaton Academy/St. Francis being the most prominent – but also will create some new ones, sooner rather than later, in ACC athletic director Sean Bieterman’s opinion.

“I don’t think it usually takes very long to be honest with you,” Bieterman said.

“When you have teams that are competing evenly with each other, and we’re looking at a lot of teams that on paper look very similar, I think that’s when you start to see rivalries born.”

In football, ACC and Wheaton Academy will be part of the six-team West Division of the Metro Suburban. The Metro Suburban has 12 football-playing members and 14 schools overall, creating two, seven-team divisions in other sports that mostly will feature the same teams in each division, with a few tweaks based on competitive balance in certain sports.

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“I think it’s a nice setup,” Bieterman said. “I think it gives us a great chance to build our programs. I envision our athletic [programs] being able to grow much stronger as a result of this new conference.”

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Aurora Central Catholic’s Kent Brauweiler (center) leaps for a rebound between Marmion’s Mark Peters (left) and Tyler Hlavac during the first half of a 2010 game at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. The rival schools are no longer in the same conference after ACC joined the Metro Suburban Conference effective this fall.

Geneva AD: The new additions are ‘a very positive thing’ • CHANGES Continued from page 19 probably won’t pay the scheduling changes much mind – in most cases.

“The kids don’t know Plainfield Central from Ottawa,” Thorpe said, referencing Marmion’s opening nonconference opponents. “They do know St. Francis.”

Elsewhere, the Upstate Eight Conference moves from 14 to 16 schools, albeit only for this school year. West Chicago shifts from the UEC Valley to the UEC River in its second year in the conference while newcomers West Aurora and Glenbard East each slot into the Valley. Each of the Tri-Cities schools remain in the UEC River.

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plans to account for the impending losses of Waubonsie Valley, Neuqua Valley and Metea Valley to the DuPage Valley Conference in 2015-16.

“I think the new additions to the conference are a very positive thing,” Geneva AD Jim Kafer said. “The excitement is a little bit tempered because at the end of year we’ll lose three schools, so we have to find at least one more in order to move on, but I think West Aurora is an excellent addition and Glenbard East, too, I think is a good fit, and West Chicago has already been in for a year. I think that’s all been good, and then I’m confident that we’ll find some good schools down the road.”

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“The excitement is a little bit tempered because at the end of year we’ll lose three schools, so we have to find at least one more in order to move on, but I think West Aurora is an excellent addition and Glenbard East, too, I think is a good fit, and West Chicago has already been in for a year.”

Jim Kafer, Geneva athletic director horizon but Kafer isn’t convinced that will occur in the near future.

“If I had to guess right now, I’d lean more toward us adding one to three schools to get up to 16 as opposed to a quote super conference, but you know what, who knows,” Kafer said.

“If a situation like that presented itself and you could come up with a workable arrangement

of more than 16 schools, that’d be fine, too.”

While the UEC is bumping up by two schools this year, the Northern Illinois Big 12 is down to 10 schools with Dixon and Streator leaving the NI Big 12 West for other conferences.

Rochelle is shifting from the NI Big 12 East to the West to balanced the conference with two, five-team divisions.

The conference has struggled to replenish its ranks, and this year’s five-team divisional format presents scheduling challenges. Football teams had to line up three nonconference games.

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If no new schools come aboard, reconfiguring to one, 10-team conference – at least for football – might be considered.

“In football it would be a lot easier if we just [changed] to one conference because then we wouldn’t have to mess around with finding non-conference games,” Goff said.

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• CARATINI Continued from page 18 When he first noticed Caratini’s fluid movement behind the plate, Johnson, like Cubs executives, knew the organization was onto something.

“You’ve got to be able to do it physically, and then you look at the mental side. Whether they can be able to follow a game plan, be able to handle a pitching staff, be able to run a game,” Johnson said. “And then other than that, it’s just tweaking mechanics with receiving and throwing and blocking and all that. But the first thing is seeing if he can actually get back there and do it.

And he’s proven that he can. He looks really good back there.”

Caratini played third base in college and for Rookie League Danville, his first destination after signing with the Braves. Last offseason, the organization elected to move him behind the plate in a bid to keep the system well-stocked with budding catchers.

Braves catcher Evan Gattis is 27, while prospect Christian Bethancourt, 22, is batting .277 at Triple-A Gwinnett.

“There were quite a few good catching prospects over there in Atlanta, so basically I came here and got to understand that they need catching here,” Caratini said. “So that’s something that might be good for me as far as how quick I can develop in the system and all that. But I am not trying to think too far away, just trying to take care of now, and then hopefully that leads to tomorrow.”

Although Caratini was traded for major leaguers, that principle also guards against scoreboard watching. Before Wednesday, the Braves had lost 8 of 10 and were closer to third place than first place in the NL East.

While, the Cubs’ World Series drought is well-documented, but Caratini offers an optimistic system one more potential star.

“I’m getting used to it and everything is good,” Caratini said. “I’m having fun.”

The job offer thrilled Kerri McCastland but it came with a consequence that “rips your heart in half,” she said.

McCastland, a teacher and department chairwoman at Plainfield North, was offered a dean’s position at DeKalb, but found out after receiving the job offer late last month that she would be unable to continue coaching girls volleyball at Kaneland in her new role.

Cynthia Violett will replace McCastland as the Knights’ coach, Kaneland athletic director Peter Goff confirmed. The last-minute coaching change created quite the backdrop for the start of preseason tryouts for the Knights on Wednesday. “[McCastland] was disappointed she had to do it but

like I told her, you have to do what’s best for your family,” Goff said.

McCastland, a Geneva resident, said she worked intensively during the offseason leading up to what would have been her second year with the Knights.

“I spent the entire offseason Cynthia reconstructing Violett the schedule, picking new tournaments, uniforms, warmups, building a program and just really making it my own, and I was so ready to launch,” McCastland said. “I couldn’t even wait for camp and all of that to go down … it all happened so quickly.”

McCastland’s hiring at DeKalb was approved at an

Aug. 5 school board meeting and she said she submitted her resignation the next day, but had laid the groundwork with players beforehand.

Despite the abrupt timing, Violett figures to bring a steadying influence to the program. She was McCastland’s varsity assistant and the program’s head coach from 1997 to 2001.

“That’s the thing about it is Cynthia Violett has been a mainstay for our volleyball program,” Goff said.

Violett is listed on Kaneland’s website as a teaching and learning coach. A former counselor at Kaneland, she played college volleyball and basketball at Upper Iowa University.

The Knights are scheduled to open their season Aug. 27 at a tournament hosted by Whea-

ton North.

McCastland came to Kaneland last year with extensive volleyball coaching experience, including previous stints at Oak Forest, Andrew, Plainfield South and Plainfield North. The Knights went 14-16 in McCastland’s lone season, falling to Sycamore in an IHSA Class 3A regional final.

McCastland said she’s confident Violett will thrive in her new role but lamented the timing of the transition, noting Goff’s recent arrival as Kaneland’s AD. “I feel terrible because I feel like I stressed his life out a little but hopefully he’ll forgive me for that, but I think he’s going to be great for them there,” McCastland said. “I think he’s super invested and I think he’s made some good choices already.”

homestand that concludes today.

Lefty Michael Heesch struck out four in three perfect innings of relief of starter Paul Blackburn. Francisco Carrillo struck out three and allowed one hit in

the final two innings to earn the save. The Cougars (31-20 second half, 76-45 overall) made the most of six hits. Ben Carhart smacked an opposite field, tworun homer to right to open the scoring in the first inning.

The Cougars and River Bandits will conclude their series at 6:30 p.m. today, with Kane County’s Duane Underwood opposing fellow righty Troy Scribner.

SPORTS BRIEF Cougars beat Bandits, eye sweep today GENEVA – Early offense and a solid bullpen effort propelled the Cougars past Quad Cities, 6-3, Wednesday night, assuring a series victory in a three-game

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By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com

Derrick Rose much.

“I don’t see him forcing anything,” Bulls general manager Gar Forman said. “I see him letting the game come to him and then when he has opportunities to make plays, he makes them. He’s playing with what appears to me great confidence.

“When I say he’s playing with confidence, he is playing with a real nice pace to his game. Obviously, he is so athletic that he’s going to make explosive plays. But I don’t see him rushing in anything that he’s doing.”

Bulls open against New York: The NBA announced the 2014-15 regular-season schedule Wednesday, with the Bulls opening up against Carmelo Anthony on Oct. 29 in New York.

There will be little time to breath, coming back for the home opener on Halloween night, and hosting LeBron James and the new-look Cavs.

It will be one of four meetings with James and their division rivals, going to Cleveland Jan. 19, hosting Cleveland on Feb. 12, and then back to Cleveland on April 5.

The circus trip will again be the longest road tilt for the Bulls, beginning on Nov. 17 in Los Angeles against the Clippers and ending Nov. 30, in Brooklyn.

The Bulls once will again have a Christmas game, hosting former power forward Carlos Boozer and the Los Angeles Lakers that night.

As far as the end of the season, the Bulls will finish at home against Philadelphia, at Brooklyn and then home against Atlanta on April 15.

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It was more than just an endorsement.

A shaking of the head in almost disbelief usually is.

Asked in Las Vegas two weeks ago about the play of Derrick Rose, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski was searching for adjectives.

He really couldn’t find enough.

But now this weekend, Bulls fans will get their first look at the hype, as Rose and USA Basketball resume training for the FIBA World Cup, as well as playing an exhibition game with Brazil at the United Center on Saturday night.

It will continue to be all eyes on Rose, who played just 10 regular-season games since the 2012 playoffs, undergoing two separate season-ending knee surgeries.

As for Rose, expect him to continue to keep it simple, even as good as he looked in the first week of the camp.

“We just have to keep talking to each other, keep giving each other confidence,” Rose said recently. “The thing is gelling quick. Learning players’ tendencies.

“I usually say whatever the game needs, that’s what I’m going to put into the game, man. I learned that by actually playing through my mistakes with the first injury. Just seeing that I was forcing everything. It wasn’t just the way I was playing, I wasn’t enjoying the game like I was before the injury. Now it feels like I appreciate it a little bit more, just enjoy being on the court and playing the game I love playing.”

Not that circumstances haven’t changed for Rose. Team USA suffered two tough losses, first with the Paul George injury and then with NBA MVP Kevin Durant dropping off the roster because of what he claimed was exhaustion.

So while Rose may be counted on to do more than first anticipated, those that know his game aren’t worried about him trying to do too

“We just have to keep talking to each other, keep giving each other confidence. The thing is gelling quick. Learning players’ tendencies.”

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Flexibility will help you excel.

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Decorating, getting together with friends or indulging in your favorite hobby will ease your stress and help you rejuvenate.

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Jazz might be easy to mock, but it’s music that still matters

By DAVE MOONEY Special to The Washington Post NEW ORLEANS — When I was 16, I enthusiastically confessed to my guitar teacher that I wanted to become a professional jazz musician.

After the lesson, he told my mother: “Don’t let him do it.

He’ll be doomed to a life of frustration.”

I didn’t listen.

In the 20 years since that afternoon, I have definitely experienced that frustration.

But it doesn’t define my life, and I hardly feel “doomed” to it. The jazz sub-culture is alive and, if not exactly well, as determined as ever to stay alive. We know that what we do is valid, even important, in the way that any art form is important. It is a creative act rather than a destructive one, and that makes it a valid human endeavor.

Yes, our work is underappreciated and poorly remunerated at times. That’s OK; we knew what we were getting into. Nobody lied to us about fame and fortune when we were young. We’re chasing a peak experience: When we improvise and everything comes together, when it falls perfectly into place, there’s nothing like it.

It’s otherworldly. We’re happy to share this with you, but if you’re not interested, that’s OK too! We’ll keep playing.

And sometimes things turn out beautifully. As I finished a tour of Japan last week, I felt great. The gigs had been wonderful, the audiences enthusiastic, and everywhere I went in Japan – bars, shopping malls, coffee shops – I heard jazz. (Everywhere except Starbucks, anyway.)

The scolds of the world mean well, and they are very sensible in their bitterness.

So imagine my surprise (as I waited for boarding to

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“The jazz sub-culture is alive and, if not exactly well, as determined as ever to stay alive,” writes musician Dave Mooney. begin at Narita airport) to find that The New Yorker, one of America’s most eminent cultural publications, had printed a clumsy satire of jazz. In it, a comedian pretending to be Sonny Rollins laments, “in his own words,” his choice to become a jazz musician. The piece was not funny; it was deeply negative, nihilistic even. It ended with “Sonny” declaring: “I hate music. I wasted my life.”

It’s not that jazz musicians lack a sense of humor.

As you’d expect, we have a pitch-perfect gallows sensibility, honed over a century’s worth of badly paid gigs and lack of respect from the monoculture. Jazz musicians are the funniest people I know. But why was The New Yorker so hostile to the jazz community? It upset many of us.

The real Sonny Rollins’s online response brought me back from the brink. Every aspiring artist, musician and creatively minded person should watch it and glean some wisdom and encourage-

ment from the master: www. youtube.com/watch?v=aYt8B2RkqrM. I made it back to the states, rejuvenated by Sonny’s positivity. Then, between sets on a Friday night gig, I saw an article in The Washington Post called “All that jazz isn’t all that great” in which the author lists five reasons why he thinks jazz is “insubstantial and hard to grasp.”

He begins this way: “Jazz is boring. Jazz is overrated.

Jazz is washed up.” What was going on? The author, Justin Moyer, doesn’t like jazz, that much is clear. Perhaps he prefers Big Freedia to Wes Montgomery; that’s a perfectly valid choice. But had August been declared national Kick-a-Jazz-Musicianin-the-Teeth Month while I was away?

Here’s the thing: Jazz has certainly not stopped evolving, as Moyer argues. When I graduated from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (a performing arts high school) in 1998, I sounded like

Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Steve Masakowski and Pat Martino, with a bit of “Question and Answer”-era Pat Metheny thrown in. Since then, one of the greatest frustrations (and sometimes joys) of my career has been constantly returning to the proverbial “woodshed” to deal with all the innovation in the music since then.

On my instrument alone, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein and Ben Monder (among many others) have taken music to new places.

The rhythmic and metric world of jazz has moved light years beyond 4/4 time, aided by “Black Codes”-era Wynton Marsalis, the Brad Mehldau trio and others too numerous to mention; the music of Brian Blade and Jon Cowherd in the Brian Blade Fellowship has incorporated harmony from the most sophisticated pop music as well as the spirit of the sanctified church.

Keeping up with all the innovation in jazz can feel like an exercise in futility.

It’s exponential!

If there is a sin that we’ve committed, it’s a sin against the market. By choosing to spend our lives playing music that isn’t easily branded or marketed, we confuse the mainstream. Jazz, at its best, is artistic entertainment – not as heady as 21st century classical music, but more esoteric and sophisticated than your average pop tune.

Pop is a commodity; jazz is artisanal. People around the world understand and appreciate its place on the spectrum of musical art and entertainment, but Americans have trouble with us.

• Dave Mooney is a jazz guitarist based in Brooklyn and New Orleans. His latest CD is “Perrier St,” from Sunnyside Records. His debut novel is “Hometown Heroes.”

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Dear Abby: I’m not much of a drinker. I have nothing against drinking or those who do. I just do not like the taste of alcohol. Worse, I have a very low tolerance for it. After only half a glass of wine, I become sleepy. It makes me feel physically awful.

My husband takes offense to the fact that I don’t want to drink. When we’re out with friends, he’ll have three or four beers and pressure me to the point of embarrassment in front of them until I finally give in and order a glass of wine. Of course, I then spend the rest of the evening feeling terrible.

When we get home, he’ll want to be intimate, but I just want to go to sleep, which aggravates him further.

I have tried for several years to discuss this with him, but he can’t explain why he does this.

What can I do? – Just Water, Please Dear Just Water: Your husband is a drinker. He may be self-conscious about the amount he imbibes and feels less so if he has a drinking buddy (that’s

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips you), willing or not. To say the least, his behavior is inconsiderate – and I mean ALL of it.

When someone is involved with a problem drinker, and from your description of his behavior your husband is one, the place to start looking for answers is Al-Anon. To find a meeting close to you, go online to al-anon.org. Please don’t wait.

Dear Abby: My best friend, “Cecily,” has just come out to me as being a lesbian. We are both 15. I have tried my best to make her feel accepted and comfortable. But whenever she wants something from me and I refuse, she says I’m “treating her badly because she’s gay.”

I let it go the first couple of times, but now she does this every time she wants something.

When I finally confronted her about it, she went to her mother

and said I was bullying her because of her being gay. Her mother yelled at me and told me to “get my act together or get out of her life.” Her mother is like a second mother to me.

Other than this, Cecily has been a great friend. Abby, I have tried everything. What do I do? – Way Out Of Hand In New York Dear Way Out Of Hand: Cecily may react this way because she’s newly out and hypersensitive to being discriminated against for being gay. (For too many gay teens, this is a sad reality.)

Consider asking your mother to talk to Cecily’s mother and explain that you’re not homophobic but feel her daughter is being manipulative. If the woman hears it from another adult, she may talk to her daughter about it. However, if that doesn’t work, you may have to decide if it’s worth it to continue the relationship.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Many services, resources available to care for ailing patients Dear Doctor K: I’m a working mother. I also care for my ill and aging father. Are there professionals or services that can help me care for him?

Dear Reader: There can be plenty of rewards in caring for an ailing parent. I’ve had many patients and friends who have told me that they got closer to their parents in the process of caring for them.

However, that care takes a toll, especially when you’re also juggling other responsibilities. Here are some services and professionals you might want to look into.

• Adult day services offer a variety of programs. They may include transportation, nursing care, meals, personal care (such as help with bathing or toilet use), social opportunities or rehabilitation.

• Certified nurse’s aides can help with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and personal care. They cannot administer medications.

• Home health aides may administer medications. They also perform personal services such as

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff bathing and dressing.

• Nurses offer skilled nursing care, such as inserting IV lines, cleaning wounds and changing bandages. They can also administer medications.

• Hired companions and homemakers. You can hire someone who is not a trained medical professional to help with meals, shopping and laundry. This person can provide companionship.

• Meal programs. Your father may be able to get hot, nutritious meals brought to the home through programs like the Meals on Wheels (www.mowaa.org).

• Case managers coordinate services and help manage red tape. They can also communicate information between patient, caregiver, family and physicians.

• Physical, occupational or speech therapists may do in-home therapy sessions.

• Respite care workers provide caregivers with time off from their caregiving duties.

• Transportation services.

Some communities, religious and community organizations and senior centers offer free or low-cost transportation to medical appointments for seniors or people who are disabled.

There are more support services for ailing older people today in the U.S. than when I went to medical school. It surprises me how many of my patients don’t know of this, and how many doctors don’t refer their patients to these services.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ website, www.healthfinder.gov, may be able to refer you to services in your community. Ask your father’s doctor about other resources in your community.

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

Take the teen drug use quiz Dr. Wallace: When my wife and I divorced two years ago, she received custody of our then-10year-old daughter and our then-14-year-old son.

Our daughter is now 12, and our son is now 16 years old.

Six weeks before school was out, Eric and his friends were caught lighting a fire in the boys’ restroom. He was expelled for the remainder of the school year.

His mother was at wit’s end and called and asked me if our son could live with my wife and me. She felt this was a good idea to separate him from his delinquent friends. I love my son, and my wife and I agreed to take him in and enroll him in our local school for the remainder of the school year and then for summer school so he could adjust to the new school and make new friends.

He seemed relieved that he had a new chance and started out doing really well.

Then lately he has been hanging out with some unsavory-looking guys and his grades are not as good as they should be although he has good intelligence.

My wife and I have discussed this, and she thinks that he might be doing drugs. When I confronted him with this possibility, he said that he is drug-free. He could be telling the truth, and we have searched his bedroom several times and we haven’t found any drug evidence but we are still worried.

Since we are not up on what to look for exactly to determine if a teen is doing drugs, we thought you could tell us what to look for. We would appreciate your help, and I’m sure there are other parents who

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace would also be interested in this information. – Father, New Orleans Dear Father: Keeping tabs to determine if drugs are a part of a child’s life is extremely important. A group called Parents Who Care has provided a list of questions that could help determine if a teen is involved in drugs, including alcohol. With the group’s permission, I am sharing its quiz with you and other parents. The more “yes” answers, the greater the chance that drugs are involved.

Do You As A Parent?

1. Find it difficult to talk with your child 2. Make excuses for bad behavior

At Home Does The Teen?

1. Avoid the family 2. Disregard or break rules 3. Receive mysterious phone calls 4. Listen to loud rock music alone 5. Act rebellious 6. Have friends you don’t like 7. Have friends you don’t know 8. Argue over nothing 9. Use bad language 10. Sleep a lot

At School Does The Teen?

1. Arrive late 2. Skip classes 3. Cheat or vandalize 4. Have declining grades 5. Blame teachers for problems 6. Disrespect staff • Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@ galesburg.net.

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Lead after listening to the auction

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Brigham Young said, “Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?”

Can you think of a better way to find the best opening lead than to listen to the bidding?

Look at the West hand and the auction in today’s diagram.

What should West lead against four spades?

When the opponents are cruising toward a game or slam, pay attention. In particular, work out how many points each player has. And sometimes you will also know the distribution of at least one opponent’s hand – as in this deal.

North announced five hearts, four clubs and three spades; his hand had 3-5-1-4 (or perhaps 3-5-0-5 or even 3-6-0-4) distribution. He also promised extra strength, usually 15 or 16 highcard points. With a minimum, he would have raised one spade to two spades.

South showed game-invitational values with three-card heart support. Then, when he preferred four spades to four hearts, he indicated five spades.

Given that dummy is very short in diamonds, leading that suit has little appeal. (Yes, it works if East wins the first trick and shifts to a low club.) A trump is too passive. The opponents have bid quite strongly, so it is probably right to lead actively. That means choosing the club jack.

East takes dummy’s queen with his ace and returns the suit. Then the defenders can take two clubs, one diamond and one heart for down one.

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BATAVIA ANNUAL MULTIFAMILY GARAGE SALE 324 FIRST STREET WEATHER PERMITTING: Thursday-Saturday 8 am - 5 ish We're back again with tons more stuff! Coffee table, double stroller, high chairs, baby clothes and toys, tu-tu's and hair bows, men's Levi's, women's clothes, kitchen items, COKE collectibles, sports cards and so much more.

BATAVIA DOWNSIZING

• Thursday, August 14, 2014 • Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com BATAVIA

ELBURN

GENEVA

HUGE

THURS, FRI & SAT 8-4 HUGE SALE

2619 FARGO CIR FRI, AUG 15, 9-5 SAT, AUG 16, 9-4 743 E. WILSON ST.

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE

East of Prairie, North side of street.

Home décor, holiday décor, plus much more miscellaneous!

Friday & Saturday August 15 & 16 8am – 4pm

BATAVIA MULTI FAMILY

Blackberry Creek Sub-division

60+ YRS OF ACCUMULATION Antiques, books, games, furniture, kids toys, books & games, housewares, 1960s adult magazines, old TV/radio tubes, parts & equip., lots of misc.

For map: blackberrycreekelburn.com

112 N. DIXON DR. Randall & Wilson Antiques & quality furniture, tools, fishing, sports & garden equipment, oak farm house table & 6 chairs, Thomasville server, home decorations

& MUCH, MUCH MORE!

BATAVIA

FRI & SAT 9-4

ELBURN

129 SPUHLER

MULTI FAMILY

Many baby items, clothes, toys, bikes, TV's, household items & MUCH MISC!

Complete household, furniture, tools, kitchen, holiday & much more!

STC GARAGE SALE Kid stuff, furniture for college, burley bike trailer, attach bike 3031 Glacier Ct. St. Charles Fri. noon - 4pm Sat. 9 - 1pm

ST. CHARLES

THURS & FRI AUG 14 & 15 9AM - 3PM

ELBURN

541 Parkside Dr.

733 & 644 W HIGHLAND DR

Kitchen, general household items, toys

Antiques, furniture, toys, home goods, books, clothes.

Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527

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NE corner of Jewel & 7th.

FRI & SAT 8-4

YARD SALE

August 15 & 16

Timber Trail to Millington way to Sedgewick

2251 Williamsburg Ave. August 15, 8-5 and August 16, 8 to noon Teaching supplies, picture and chapter books, running supplies, household items, Coach and Vera Bradley purses, furniture, and lots more.

11.2 Acres mol

With $200,000 Reserve

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Buying? Selling?

Renting? Hiring?

To place an ad, call 877-264-2527 Kane County Chronicle Classified

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AUCTION SITE AT THE PROPERTY 10% not less that $50,000 earnest money paid the day of sale

Sale to be held at: The Auction Shed, 900 South Division Ave., Polo, IL 61064 OPEN TENANCY FOR 2015 CROP YEAR

A. PARCEL #08-13-176-008 5.83 ACRES

239 Acres +/- in Section 6 of Pine Creek Twp in Ogle County, IL Selling in 4 parcels. New Survey Available on website.

PARCEL A: 74.816 Acres +/- P.I. 135.3 PARCEL B: 79.731 Acres +/- P.I. 130.9 PARCEL C: House & Many Out Buildings 5 Acres +/8284 W Oregon Trail Road Polo, IL PARCEL D: 79.491 Acres +/- P.I. 136.0 Tax I.D #’s 15-06-200-002 & 15-06-400-001 Total Taxes $ 8,830.14 Total FSA Acres 225.1

Seller: WTFC-Land, LLC

For More Information Contact: Lenny Bryson- Auctioneer 900 South Division Ave Polo, IL 61064 Ph) 815-946-4120

Attorney for seller Stephen M Alderman, bus: 312-288-0102

PAUL BRESCIA, BROKER/AUCTIONEER #441-001963

Owner, John T. Jr & Annabel Cunningham Estate Co-Executors, Sylvia Howell & David Cunningham

Email: classified@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: www.KCChronicle.com

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Call 815-455-4800 Wake up with Kane County Chronicle 5 days a week.

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Estate Attorney: M.Thomas Suits 815-946-2276 For complete listing of sale bill, maps, soil maps, survey, photos, tax info, terms & conditions, etc., go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com

Take Somonauk Road to McGirr Road than West to farm yard slight jog in road at McGirr and Howison Rd. or from Il Rt 34 take Crego Rd. north to McGirr Rd. then east to farm yard (Watch for signs) Comfort Station

STARTING @ 9:00 AM

Lunch Available

JD 318 w/ 50” Deck; JD GT 235, 923 hrs. 48” Deck; John Deere “A”, styled; Champion Generator – 80cc (newer); a 20’ bale elevator w/ motor; (2) Lazy Boys w/ massage & heat; Child’s Wardrobe Cabinet; Sev.Crocks, & Crock Jugs; 1940’s Wicker Bassinet; Hanging Antique Lamp w/ HP Shade & Prisms; Misc. Antique Sm. Tables & Chairs; Oak Buffet w/ Frosted Glass Doors; Lg. Wagon Wheel Coffee Table w/ Reach; Corner Electric Fireplace; Sev. Crocks w/ Molded and Wire Handles; 3 pc. Oak Desk w/ Rollaway Chairs; File Cabinet w/ safe; Canon Copiers; Vita Master Tread Mill; New in Box X-Mass Lights; Bosttich Pancake Air Compress 6 Gal. 2 h.p. Shop lights; Campbell Hausfeld Pressure washer,; 1800 psi; Socket Set Chest w/ Swivel, Metric, Ratchets; Handmade from Barn lumber: Barn Crib, Chicken House, Outhouse, Church; Apple Sauce wood paddle; Clamps wood; Wall Mount Coffee Grinder; Sleigh Bells; China-16 place settings w/ serv. Pieces; Ice Cream table & chairs; Iron Yard Bench; Pine Kitchen Cabinet; White Wicker (5 pc.); Iron Plant Stand; Porcelain Counter Stool; Cistern pump; Lg. Barn Fan; Amana Refrigerator; Westinghouse Pedestal Fan; Weber Gas Grill; Work Bench; Tin Bread & Picnic Basket; Garden Supplies; Decorative Exterior Table Lamp; Craftsman Table Saw; Solid Core, Fiber Glass, Solar Shield Exterior Door; 8 x 10 Hearthland Shed; Potting Cart; Decorative Outhouse; Porcelain Pedestal Sink; Childs Toys, Dollhouse, Desk, Kitchen, Chairs; Childs Table & Chairs; Oak Roll Top Desk; Iron Sun Dial Sphere; Antique, Ribbed Gas Cans; Antique Large Handled Tools; Dough Pans; Sev. Galvanized Sprinkler Cans & Wash Tubs; Cast Iron Horse Head tie down; Sev. Concrete Yard Ornaments; Iron Base Floor Lamp; Decorative Yard Wood Windmill; Midget Garden seeder; Elgin Cream Can; Wannizer & Bordens Milk Bottles; Oak Framed Mirror; Oak Dresser; Spice Cabinets; Wheel Barrel; Shepherd hooks; Childs Rocker; Sev. Gal. Cans/ Kerosene Pals, Etc.; Sev. Decorative Handmade Bird Houses; Decorative Yard Props; Wooden Chicken Nest (5 hole); Bracket Lamp; Beveled Glass Oneida Chest; Hall Trees; DeWalt Vacuum; Bolens Gas Lawn Edger; Yard Machine Snow Blower; Fold up chairs; Ladies Bike; Pull type yard spreader; Iron wheels; Alum. Painters scaffolding; IH 1250 Cub Cadet lawn tractor; Sev. Sleds; Gas Blower & Weed Eater; Coolers; Painted Cabinet; 5 boxes of landscaping lights; Decorative Copper Sprinkler; Milk Cans & Cream Cans; Round Card Table; Craftsman 19V Cordless Drill; Men’s Golf Club; Wall Mount Horse Yard Bell; Rubbermaid Yard Cart; Filing Cabinet; Turkey Fryer; Granite Canner; Banana Box; Leg traps; Grandmother’s Clock; Metal Doll Bed; Twine Winder; Iron Railing; (20) Painted Pickett Fencing-; 10 ‘ sections; Work benches; Wood Wagon Wheels; Walk behind Cultivator; Appliance Dolly; Antique Wash bench; Old Window; Painted Set Back Cabinet; Nordic Track; Turn Post; Jockey Yard Ornament; Sleigh Blanket; Car Cover; Hayforks; Grain Cleaner; Troy Built Earthquake Garden Tiller; Cordless 19V electric saw; Wicker Fern Stand; Roofing Material; New Tin Ceiling Panels w/ Covering; Round Oak Pedestal Table; Watchmaker’s Desk; 310 McCulloch Chain Saw; Huffy Men’s Bike; Echo Weed Eater; Panel doors w/ Glass Knobs; Store style Rollaway Wood Shoe Rack; Tin Roofing; Dish Washers; Workmate; Hay Trolley; Advertising Boxes; Milk Crates; Marshmallow Tin; Firestone Bicycle; Mill Converted to table lamp; Water Purifier; Porcelain Stove; Sewing Machine Drawers; Weather Vain; Sm. Barn Turbine; Scooter; Pull Type Agri-Fab Lawn Sweeper; Plastic Interlocking Flooring; Craftsman Tool Chest (2 pc.); L.B. White Propane heater; Power Tools (DeWalt, Milwaukee, etc.); Lg. Quantity of Hand tools; Bench Vice and Grinder; 200 Watt Start-it; Tool chest; Werner 28’ Alum Ladder; Gal. Bath Tub w/ lettering “10 cent hot bath”; Craftsman Power Washer; Drill Press; Live Trap; Fence Post; Lots of Hardware; Chain Hoist; Rollaway Lawn Mower Jac; Metal Racking and Shelves; Drop in Stainless Stove; Dishwasher; Tool Bags; Milwaukee Angle Drill & Sawzall; Rollaway Carts; Air hose winder; Bottle Jacs; Footed Pot w/ holder; Saddle; Tricycle; Pipe Gates; Platform Scale; Water Tank; Wheel Barrel; Childs Swing & Play Set; Oak Barn Beams & Barn Sash; Igloo Dog House & Pet Crates; Rubber Rolled Roofing; Hay wagon w/ JD gear; Wood Copula; Corn dryer; Sulky Cart; Vinyl fencing material w/ Cross Sections, mounting brackets and; end posts; Sm. Rock pile; Scrap iron; One Pull type Bottom Plow. Terms: Cash, Good Check, Visa/Master card, Registration requires proper Id. No property removed until settle for. All items will be sold to best and highest bidder. Not responsible for items or accidents. Cleaning out the barns which are full expect to find some surprises!

JOYE GOMMEL, OWNER adno=964113

adno=963690

DEKALB LAND COMPANY AND AUCTION SERVICE. 815-766-1018

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ANTIQUES – COLLECTIBLES -JOHN DEERE- ANTIQUE FURNITURE &TOOLS

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Been In Family since 1945

Offered as one 11.2 acre parcel PARCEL A, POTENTIAL PUD APPROVAL FOR A SENIOR LIVING, AND Alzheimer’s CARE COMMUNITY Property to be sold “as is,” where is,” with no contingencies for finance, without any warranties expressed or implied.

TITLE by SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED, WILL BE PROVIDED TO BUYER. Not Responsible for Accidents.

Kitchen decorations, table cloth sets, pictures, many table lamps, Craftsman Radial arm saw, Craftsman work bench, 21” aluminum work ladder, futon, foosball table, fossil stone end tables

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11303 MCGIRR ROAD, DEKALB IL. 60115

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 10:30 A.M

B. PARCEL #08-13-176-010 5.19 ACRES

1807 JEANETTE AVE.

137 N. Cross Thursday 8/14 & Friday 8/15 only Comics, Trade Paperbacks, Microfiber Loveseat, Tables, Halloween and X-Mas decor, air conditioners, twin air mattress, clothes, shoes, Antique Wooden ladders, wooden photo frame screen, ladies vint. Schwinn bike, cleaning supplies, garden

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH 2014

FARMLAND, HOUSE & BUILDINGS ESTATE AUCTION

Location: Greenwood Acres Drive, and Enclave Boulevard, DeKalb, Illinois (between LOWE’s and Summit Enclave Subdivision, just east of Illinois Route 23, and west of Peace Road.)

FRI, AUG 15 8AM - 3PM SAT, AUG 16 8AM - NOON

SYCAMORE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

1722 ALLEN LN.

---------------CLIP & SAVE-----------------

Starting at 10:00 AM ON SITE

HUGE GARAGE SALE 12 Stirrup Cup. 8/15 & 8/16. Antique(furniture, vinyl, collectables, tools). Baby & Children(furniture, books, toys). Household(furniture, bedding, kitchen). Home D cor(pictures, frames, dishes, rug beaters, xmas). Sporting Goods, Lawn & Garden, Craft items, Tools.

LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION

REALLY NICE ITEMS!

Friday & Saturday 8am – 3pm 263 Sedgewick Cir.

ST. CHARLES

FRI & SAT AUG 15 & 16 9AM - 3PM Antiques, queen bed, household items, furniture & clothes

St. Charles

& MUCH MORE!

GENEVA

COMMERCIAL LAND AUCTION

Teacher stuff, household items, furniture, kitchenware, hardware, tools, collectibles, lawn & garden, games, kids stuff, office equip., cameras, electronics, a lot more goodies.

ST. CHARLES

& MUCH MORE!

1606 S 7TH AVE

EAST DUNDEE MULTI FAMILY SALE Furniture, Housewares, Collectibles and much much more. 32W846 Hecker Dr. East Dundee Behind Gat Guns on Rt. 25 just south of Rt. 72.

Friday & Saturday 8am - 6pm

Antiques, Vintage, Furniture, Poker Table Set, Scrapbooking, Gardening, Etc. Come out for Elburn Days, Lots of Sales.

306 N. PRARIE ST.

41W572 Burlington Rd.

ST. CHARLES

FRI & SAT 8 - ?

FRI & SAT, AUG 15 & 16 9AM - 3PM

August 14 & 15 Thurs/Fri 9am - 4pm August 16, Saturday 9am - 3pm

ST CHARLES

Keslinger & Blackberry Creek Dr.

FRI & SAT AUG 15 & 16 8AM - 2PM

ST. CHARLES Campton Township Garage/Estate Sales

Auctioneers: Chris Wegener Sandwich IL. 815-451-2820 Lic # 440.000267 Joe Wegener Rochelle IL. 815-766-0756 Lic # 440.000375 Go2wegenerauctions.com

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Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, August 14, 2014 • Clothing ~ Women's Tops

Good condition, size 1X & 2X, 50 tops altogether, $2 & $3/each.

Hampshire Area. 847-830-9725

REFRIGERATOR, 48" SUB ZERO 48" Sub Zero side by side with stainless steel doors for sale.

Asking $3,200.

Call 630-885-2346

Forge – 4 Leg Blacksmith Forge. $325. 847-464-5543

Bike/Softride Triathlon 650 New, $3200, sell for $1700.

630-217-8366

DESK ~ OAK

Antique, dated 1898, (original desk from St. Charles school) large, $300. 630-217-8366

DRESSER

Antique with marble top, smaller, $350. 630-217-8366 Get the job you want at KCChronicle.com/jobs

Desk w/Credenza wood-like, Decorator Drapery Rod double door filing cabinet w/2 66” to 120” Round Mercury Glass stackable drawers, also - filing Finials. Silver Rod. New. $15.

After 2 p.m. 630-945-3534. cabinet/printer table. Almost new. $200/set or best offer.

630-377-5526 DESK-Custom Made Solid Oak Desk. 7 drawers, 30”L x 52”W x 30”H. $400. 630-232-8736 Dinning Room/Kitchen table and 4 chairs. Wooden, Colonial style, medium brown 42” round expandable w/2 leaves. American Made, Solid very good condition.

Reduced $55. 630-263-9512.

Rolling Laundry Cart Sturdy, Steel cart. Chrome w/locking casters. Middle shelf adjustable. $65.

After 2 p.m. 630-945-3534.

SOFA & LOVESEAT

Brown & tan, great condition! $250. Can text for pictures.

TV 32” Insignia 630-803-6847 Flat front, large in back (a little older) $30. 847-830-9725 CAN'T GET ENOUGH BEARS NEWS? Find. Buy. Sell.

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Matthew Bullock Auctioneers 409 E. Stevenson Rd, Ottawa Saturday, August 16

9:30 am

Special Preview Day - Friday August 15th 10am-6pm All Music All Day!!!

Contents of the Sadler Music Store Aurora IL & Martin Hock Collection Jazz Records & Music Equipment.

COFFEE MAKER K-Cups, Nescafe Dolce Gusto Nescafe, like new! Paid $200, sell for $65. Hampshire Arae 847-830-9725

OIL PAINTINGS

Original, starting @ $25 and up. 630-217-8366

MATADOR TIMBALES stand 2 cowbells - Like new $250 great sound!

630-584-4289 WASHBURN OSCAR SCHMIDT "Delta King" electric guitar new w/ soft bag - $300 630-584-4289 WILLIAMS Piano/Organ 88 key weighted keyboard with bag $340. 630-584-4289

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !! !! !!! !! !!

Vintage Electronics & Sound Equipment - Mark Levinson Dual Monaural No. 26 & No 25 Preamplifier, (2) Mark Levinson PLS-226 Power Supply, McIntosh MA230 Stereophonic Pre-amp Amplifier, Luxman c-12 & M-12 Stereo Preamp, Marantz Model 33 Stereo Console Preamp, Bang & Olufsen Beomaster 4000 Receiver & Beogram 4002 Turn Table, (2) Adcom GFA-555 Stereo Power Amplifiers, Adcom GCD-575 & GFT-555 Tuner/ CD Player, Adcom GFP-555 Preamp, Wadia Digimaster X.32 Digital Processor, TC Electronic Gold Channel Preamp, Sota Sapphire Turntable with SME Series V Tone Arm, (2) Technics Quartz Direct Drive SL-1200 MK2 Record Players, Audio-Technica AT-PL120 Turntable, Empire Turn Table, Stylus & Cartridges, Roland Octapad, Roland R-5 Human Rhythm Composer, Roland PD-11, Roland M-120 Line Mixer, (3) Roland R-8m, Alesis 1622 16 Channel Mixing Board, Behringer DCX2496 & DEQ2496, Behringer Euro Rack 16 Channel Mixer, Behringer T1953 Microphone Tube Amp, Rack System with Behringer, Lexicon, DBX Effects & Patch System, Lexicon LXP-1, Several Vintage Shure Microphones, Shure Deta 58 Microphone, 3 Shure Stereo Preamps, Whippany Rhythm Master, Ramsa 24 Channel Mixer, Numerous Speakers-Foxtex PM-2 & PM-1, JBLs, Infinity, and others, Subwoofers, Snake Cables, Microphone Cables, Instrument Cables, Adapters, and just about anything else you can think of!!!

Records - 3-4,000 Records of all Genres, Large amount of Jazz, Blues, Big Band, with a large variety of artists. This is a very extensive collection in excellent condition. Also over 1,000 CD's from all Genres.

Over 500 online lots with another 200 lots that will only be available to the onsite crowd!! A music lover's dream sale!!

Sellers: Elsie Sadler Aurora IL, Estate of Martin Hock Chicago IL Terms: Cash, Check , & Credit Cards( add 5% convenience fee for all credit cards) Everything Sold AS IS. 10% Buyers Premium No Business checks without personal information, No out of state checks without a bank letter of credit or prior approval by Auction Company. Online bidding through Proxibid.com Need an auction? Contact Matt at 815-970-7077 to find out how we can maximize your estate or collection.

www.BullockAuctioneers.com Auctionzip.com ID #23761 Matthew Bullock IL Lic #441.001731

James Dresen IL Lic #441.001808

1 BDRM ~ 1 BATH $935 - $945 Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.

A/C, D/W, disposal, microwave, blinds, patios, clubhouse, pool.

Garages available, small pets OK.

630-232-7226 ST CHARLES – 3BR $1185 inc heat, water, gas, trash, tenant pays el. All new carpet, flooring, paint.

No smkg, pets. 630-921-1050

St. Charles -In Town Main Level 2 BR, $975 + utilities & 2 car gar, W/D, A/C, Updated. Nice yard.

No pets/smoking. 630-377-5526

ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE! Lrg 1BR $789, Lrg 2BR from $889/mo. Pool, Incl heat, water, cooking gas, appliances & laundry.

630-584-1685

Geneva 3BR Split Level Appl, LR, DR, FR, new carpet, 1 bath & ¾ bath, C/A, no pets/skmg. $1450/mo + sec. 630-325-1933 Maple Park (Rural) - 3 bedroom 1 3/4 bath 2 car garage big yard $ 1325 no pets/smkg 815-988-1457

JC100 of the Kane County Judicial Center, 37 W 777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Kane, State of Illinois, or so Publisher's Notice: All real estate much thereof as shall be sufficient advertising in this newspaper is sub- to satisfy said judgment, to wit: ject to the Fair Housing Act which PERMANENT INDEX NO(S). 14makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimina- 09-300-050 and 14-09-300-051 tion based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or na- COMMONLY KNOWN AS: VAtional origin, or an intention, to CANT LAND AT/NEAR ROUTE 47 make any such preference, limita- AND WHEELER ROAD, SUGAR tion of discrimination." Familial sta- GROVE (KANE COUNTY), ILLINOIS tus includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and PERMANENT INDEX NO. 06-15people securing custody of children 303-015 under 18.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1795 This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real es- GRANDSTAND PLACE, ELGIN (KANE COUNTY), ILLINOIS tate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this The person to contact for infornewspaper are available on an mation regarding this property is: equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll- J. Steven Butkus, Esq. free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll- GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 The terms of the sale are: Ten (10%) percent down by cashier's check or certified funds, with the balance to be paid by cashier's check or certified funds by 12:00 p.m., Noon, the next business day.

No refunds.

Basement, attached 2 car garage, stove, fridge, references needed. $1400/mo + sec. 630-707-7673

For sale. Call for info and pricing. 815-695-1600

1992 Honda Helix 250cc

Powered by:

14,000 miles, runs great, new tires and recent tune up, garage kept. $2,000 OBO Call 815-739-5918 or 815-758-6825

Drums - WFL Ludwig Parade Snare Drum, 1920's Ludwig Snare Drum, 1920's “Super Ludwig, Snare Drum, 1920's Leedy “Black Elite” Snare Drum, Antique Pierced Conn Snare Drum, 1970's Ludwig Piccolo Snare Drum, 1970's Ludwig Acrolite Snare Drum, 1966 Ludwig Supraphonic Snare Drum, 1966 Ludwig Sparkling Blue Snare Drum, Slingerland Blue Agate Bass & Toms Drum Set, Zildjian & Tosco Cymbals, Roland PD-11 Electronic Bass Drum, Pearl Fightman FM-8 Electronic Drum Set, 100's of Drumstick NOS, 100's of NOS Drum Heads Lamount of Drum Hardware, Accessories, Mufflers, Pads, Rings, Stands, Foot Pedals, and other misc. drum related items.

PEPPER VALLEY APARTMENTS

North Aurora - 3 Bedroom Ranch

GOLF CARTS

Music Instruments from Antique to New - Approximately 200 Instruments - Yamaha, Conn, Buffett, Bethoney, Buescher, Armstrong, H.N. White, and many others, 10+ Saxphones,10+ French Horns, 20+ Trumpets, 10+ Cornets, 40+ Clarinets, 15+ Flutes, 20 Oboes, 200 Mouthpieces for Brass Instruments Old and New, Guitar & Banjo Accessories, Instrument Cases, Bach Salesman Mouthpiece Cases, Dea-gan Ometer JC Deagan Symphony Tuner, RARE Multiplex Mouthpiece System in Case Patent Pending Aurora IL, Selmer Advertising Store Clock, Gretsch Drumstick Store Display Rack, Ludwig Store Banner, Pan American Store Banner, Manuel Rodriguez Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Gibson Explorer Tube Amplifier, and much more!!

!! !! !!! !! !!

BATAVIA, Cozy Duplex. For Sale St. Charles AROOM FOR RENT 323 Jackson. 2 lg. BR, lg. LR, DR $450/mo incl utll, shared housing off kitchen, 1.5 bath, garage w/priContact Summers Property Mgmt. vate entrance, laundry room, pri630-232-7535 vate fenced yard w/patio, c/a, gas heat, lots of storage. Great for THE PRIVATE SORORITY seniors, in beautiful neighborhood. ~ Near St. Charles Library ~ For Sale Only, 630-515-9906 Furnished rooms. Quality, private living for employed women, teacher, nurse, divorcee. $350 incl utils. 815-784-4137

ST. CHARLES Off/Ware Space 1,568sf - 19,000sf.

Docks/Drive-Ins Aggressive Move-In Package

BMW 1987 red convertible, 15,000 mi, pristine condition $22,000 630-232-2935

630-355-8094 www.mustangconstruction.com

BATAVIA 1 BR at $890 2 BR at $1030 3 BR TH at $1325

630-879-8300

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

815-575-5153

The property may not be inspected prior to sale.

Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. The sale is subject to unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, covenants, conditions, easements, restrictions, and other claims of record.

PUBLIC NOTICE

1989 Chevy Caprice 8 pass wagon V8-full power, daily driver. $2000 708-606-5910

A-1 AUTO

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BATAVIA – Lower apt in 2 apt bldg.

No garage. Includes all city's utilities. Appliances, W/D in bsmnt. $850/mo. 630-292-0284

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DEKALB - 3 BR, 1 BA, first floor unit for rent. First & last required upon move in. 630-768-5962 Geneva 2nd Floor 1BR Country Apt. Close to town, newly decorated.

New carpet, $650/mo + security.

630-232-6429

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Plaintiff, v.

WHEELER ROAD, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; MOLLOY BOLZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, ROBERT BOLZ, personally; PATRICK MOLLOY, personally; JOSEF L. MICHUDA, individually; MARK A. MICHUDA, individually; MICHUDA CONSTRUCTION, an Illinois company, WESTSIDE PROFESSIONAL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. 13 CH 2595 IN CHANCERY SHERIFF NO. 14SCH1460

GENOA 1 & 2 BEDROOM 1 bath, remodeled, appl. Country setting, close to downtown Genoa.

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346

ONLY as to the condominium units identified at Parcel 5 above, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR the purchaser of the subject condo16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT minium units (other than the PlainKANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS tiff-mortgagee) shall pay the assessments and the legal fees reNORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST quired pursuant to the provisions of COMPANY, an Illinois Banking Cor- subsections 9(g)(1) and 9(g)(4) poration (successor-in-interest to of the Illinois Condominium ProperFirst Chicago Bank & Trust), ty Act.

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

Call to advertise 800-589-8237 Or place your ad online kcchronicle.com/ placeanad

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois.

Dated: August 5, 2014 ARDC #06182562 J. Steven Butkus, Esq. GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS Attorney for Northbrook Bank & Trust Company 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, August 7, 14 & 21, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the NORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST above-entitled cause, the Sheriff of COMPANY, an Illinois Banking CorKane County, Illinois will on the 4th poration (successor-in-interest to day of September, 2014 at the First Chicago Bank & Trust), hour of 9:00 A.M. in Court Room Plaintiff,

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v.

MOLLOY BOLZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; ROBERT BOLZ, personally; PATRICK MOLLOY, personally; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. 13 CH 2597 IN CHANCERY SHERIFF NO. 14SCH1461 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above-entitled cause, the Sheriff of Kane County, Illinois will on the 4th day of September, 2014 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in Court Room JC100 of the Kane County Judicial Center, 37 W 777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Kane, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, to wit: PERMANENT INDEX NO. 14-21252-019

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS NORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois Banking Corporation (successor-in-interest to First Chicago Bank & Trust), Plaintiff, v.

MOLLOY BOLZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; ROBERT BOLZ, personally; PATRICK MOLLOY, personally; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO. 13 CH 2597 IN CHANCERY SHERIFF NO. 14SCH1461 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: VACANT LAND AT/NEAR ROUTE 47 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AND CHELSEA AVENUE, SUGAR pursuant to a judgment heretofore GROVE (KANE COUNTY), ILLINOIS entered by the said Court in the above-entitled cause, the Sheriff of The person to contact for infor- Kane County, Illinois will on the 4th mation regarding this property is: day of September, 2014 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in Court Room JC100 of the Kane County Judicial J. Steven Butkus, Esq. Center, 37 W 777 Route 38, St. GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H Charles, IL 60175, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidWheaton, IL 60187 der for cash, all and singular, the (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 following described premises and The terms of the sale are: Ten real estate in the said judgment (10%) percent down by cashier's mentioned, situated in the County check or certified funds, with the of Kane, State of Illinois, or so balance to be paid by cashier's much thereof as shall be sufficient check or certified funds by 12:00 to satisfy said judgment, to wit: p.m., Noon, the next business day.

THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF No refunds.

OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF The property may not be inspect- SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE ed prior to sale.

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DETogether with all buildings and SCRIBED BY BEGINNING AT THE improvements thereon, and the ten- NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 89 ements, hereditaments and appur- IN CHELSEA MEADOWS PHASE 2 tenances thereunto belonging. The (RECORDED MARCH 24, 1994 AS sale is subject to unpaid real estate DOCUMENT 94K026375 IN KANE taxes, assessments, covenants, COUNTY, ILLINOIS), AND RUNNING conditions, easements, restrictions, THENCE SOUTH 13 DEGREES 01 and other claims of record. The MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST sale is further subject to confirma- ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOTS tion by the Circuit Court of Kane 89 THRU 94, INCLUSIVE, IN SAID CHELSEA MEADOWS PHASE 2, County, Illinois.

568.71 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 94 (SAID Dated: August 5, 2014 CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHARDC #06182562 ERN SANTA FE RAILROAD RIGHT J. Steven Butkus, Esq. OF WAY); THENCE NORTH 83 DEGUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS Attorney for Northbrook Bank & GREES 13 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, Trust Company 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H 307.18 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE Wheaton, IL 60187 HIGHWAY ROUTE 47 AS PER PLAT (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 OF DEDICATION RECORDED DE(Published in the Kane County CEMBER 16, 1936 IN BOOK 1047 Chronicle, August 7, 14 & 21, ON PAGE 120 IN KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTH 2 DE2014.)

GREES 17 MINUTES 43 SECONDS Send your Classified WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 435.30 FEET TO THE Advertising 24/7 to: SOUTHERLY LINE OF A PARCEL Email: classified@ DEDICATED FOR HIGHWAY PURshawsuburban.com DOCUMENT POSES BY Fax: 815-477-8898 94K015935; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 39 SECor online at: www.KCChronicle.com

ONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 25.01 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 47 AS PER SAID DOCUMENT 93K49327; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 56.06 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CHELSEA AVENUE AS DEDICATED BY PLAT OF DEDICATION RECORDED JULY 2, 1993 AS DOCUMENT 93K49327 AND REDEDICATED BY SAID PLAT OF CHELSEA MEADOWS PHASE 2; THENCE NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CHELSEA AVENUE, BEING ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 25.0 FEET AND A LONG CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 43 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST, FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 38.40 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 61.49 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, BEING ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 3415.18 FEET AND A LONG CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 40 SECONDS EAST, FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 239.77 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 100.51 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN THE VILLAGE OF SUGAR GROVE, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PERMANENT INDEX NO. 14-21252-019 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: VACANT LAND AT/NEAR ROUTE 47 AND CHELSEA AVENUE, SUGAR GROVE (KANE COUNTY), ILLINOIS The person to contact for information regarding this property is: J. Steven Butkus, Esq. GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15

The terms of the sale are: Ten (10%) percent down by cashier's check or certified funds, with the balance to be paid by cashier's check or certified funds by 12:00 p.m., Noon, the next business day.

No refunds.

The property may not be inspected prior to sale.

Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. The sale is subject to unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, covenants, conditions, easements, restrictions, and other claims of record. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois.

Dated: August 5, 2014 ARDC #06182562 J. Steven Butkus, Esq. GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS Attorney for Northbrook Bank & Trust Company 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, August 7, 14 & 21, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT KANE COUNTY - GENEVA, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PLAINTIFF VS. FIRST AMERICAN BANK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 12, 2008 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1-08119; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF FIRST AMERICAN BANK LAND TRUST NO. 1-08-119; ELIAS F. CORTEZ; ROSALBA CORTEZ; L.A. METAL POLISHING WORKS, INC., an involuntarily dissolved Illinois

ily corporation; ARROWHEAD BUSINESS PARK OWNERS ASSOCIATION, an unincorporated association; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS NO: 14 CH 522 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 210 Walnut Street Elgin, Illinois 60123 and Lots 7 & 8 Arrowhead Park Hampshire, Illinois 60140 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO ELIAS F. CORTEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: ELIAS F. CORTEZ, Defendants in the aboveentitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Kane County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THAT PART OF LOT 1 OF ASSESSOR'S SUBDIVISION TO ELGIN, OF PART OF FARM LOT 5 AND LOTS 6, 7 AND 8 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23 AND PART OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 14 , TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 100 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 59.98 FEET TO A POINT 50 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 110.89 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 59.98 FEET TO A LINE DRAWN NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT, FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID LINE 110.89 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 06-23-228-0130000 COMMON ADDRESS: 210

Walnut Street, Elgin, Illinois 60123 And which mortgages were made

by ELIAS F. CORTEZ and ROSALBA CORTEZ, as Mortgagor(s); and given to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated January 18, 2008 and recorded as Document No. 2008K005234, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kane County, Chancery Division, on or before 08/29/2014 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Robert F. Rabin (ARDC #6203742) Ann Addis Pantoga (ARDC # 6243624) Thompson Coburn LLP 55 East Monroe St., 37th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 346-7500

The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant (s) therein and praying and for other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before September 1, 2014, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on July 17, 2014. /s/ Thomas M. Hartwell Clerk of the Circuit Court (SEAL) /s/ Laura A. Duplantier One of Plaintiff's Attorney's

Laura A. Duplantier (Published in the Kane County MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Chronicle July 31, August 7 & 14, Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 2014.)

Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney. No.: 6297986 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY – GENEVA, ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Charles A. Seidler; U.S. Bank, National Association N.D.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Greenwich Square Condominium Association Defendants.

Case No. 14 CH 822 2262 Rockefeller Drive Geneva, IL 60134 PUBLICATION NOTICE

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle, July 31, August 7 & 14, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of Folke Johnson who died on June 21, 2014, a resident of 230 Douglas Rd, Batavia, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate is: Lynn Ellen Gallert, 137 Cedar Road, East Northport, NY 11731 3. The Attorney for the estate is: DONAT & DONAT, P.C., 150 Houston Street, Batavia, IL 60510.

4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before February 8, 2015. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174 or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On July 15, 2014 an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and Appointing the Representative was entered.

6. Within forty-two (42) days after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the Will in open Court, or other evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will as provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8-1).

8. The estate will be administrated without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/25-4).

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF (Published in the Kane County FOLKE JOHNSON Address: 230 Douglas Road, Chronicle, August 7, 14 & 21, 2014.)

Batavia, IL 60510 General No. 14 P 357 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS,

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Kane County Chronicle / KCChronicle.com • Thursday, August 14, 2014 •

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as MATT HOSEY STUDIO located at 1212 Dean Street, St Charles, IL 60174.

Send your Classified Advertising 24/7 to: Email: classified@ shawsuburban.com Fax: 815-477-8898 or online at: www.KCChronicle.com

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Dated: July 30, 2014 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle, July 31, August 7 & 14, 2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

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Sealed bids submitted in DUPLICATE in a sealed envelope with the words "CITY OF GENEVA 2014 3 TON DUMP TRUCK" clearly marked on it, will be received by the City of Geneva, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the office of the City Administrator, 22 South First Street, Geneva, IL 60134, at which time

PUBLIC NOTICE

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Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as G.I. TOWING located at 13 Livingston Ave, Carpentersville, IL 60110.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE (Published in the Kane County OF: REV. MSGR. RICHARD G. Chronicle, August 14, 2014.)

FITZSIMMONS Address: 830 Garfield Ave, Batavia, IL 60510 PUBLIC NOTICE Date and Place of Death:June 16, 2014 Batavia, IL Capital Telecom LLC, is proposing to construct a 130-foot CASE NO. 14 P 421 telecommunications tower at N. PUBLICATION NOTICE Randall Road St. Charles, Kane INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION County Illinois 60174 (41, 54, TO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UN- 59.98 N / 88, 20, 11.84 W). The KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES tower is anticipated to have no lights. Interested persons may re1. Notice is hereby given of the view the application for this project death of REV. MSGR. RICHARD G. at www.fcc.gov/asr/applications FITZSIMMONS who died on June and entering Antenna Structure 16, 2014, a resident of Batavia, Registration (ASR) Form 854 File Illinois.

Number "A0910177" and may 2. The Representative for the raise environmental concerns about estate is: Corinne Albright, 830 the project by filing a Request for Garfield, Batavia, IL 60510.

Environmental Review with the Fed3. The Attorney for the estate eral Communications Commission.

MARY ELLEN HULCE, 2210 Dean Requests for Environmental Review Street, Suite P-2, St. Charles, IL must be filed within 30 days of the 60175 date that notice of the project is 4. Claims against the estate may published on the FCC's website. be filed on or before February 14, The FCC strongly encourages inter2015. Claims against the estate ested parties to file Requests for Enmay be filed with the Clerk of vironmental Review online at www. the Circuit Court, 540 S. Randall fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest.

Rd., St. Charles, IL 660174 or with Parties wishing to submit the rethe Representative, or both. Any quest by mail may do so by adclaim not filed within that period is dressing the request to: FCC Rebarred. Copies of a claim filed with quests for Environmental Review, the Clerk must be mailed or deliv- Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th ered to the Representative and to Street SW, Washington, DC the attorney within 10 days after it 20554. Public comments regardhas been filed. ing potential effects on historic 5. On August 5, 2014 an Order properties may be submitted within Admitting the Will to Probate was 30 days from the date of this publientered. cation to: EBI Consulting, ? Project 6. Within forty-two (42) days af- #61146766-SF, 6876 Susqueter the effective date of the original hanna Trail South York, PA 17403 Order Admitting the Will to Probate, or via telephone at (781) 273you may file a petition with the 2500.

Court to require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witness- (Published in the Kane County es to the Will in open Court, or oth- Chronicle, August 14, 2014.) er evidence, as provided in Article VI 5/6-21 (755 ILCS 5/6/21).

7. Within six (6) months after the effective date of the original Order Admitting the Will to Probate, you PUBLIC NOTICE may file a petition with the Court to contest the validity of the Will ASSUMED NAME as provided under Article VIII 5/8-1 PUBLICATION NOTICE of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/81).

8. The estate will be administrat- Public Notice is hereby given ed without Court supervision un- that on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 a less an interested party terminates certificate was filed in the office of independent supervision adminis- the County Clerk of Kane County, tration by filing a petition to termi- Illinois, setting forth the names and nate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of addresses of all persons owning, the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) conducting and transacting the business known as COME CLEAN /s/ Mary Ellen Hulce GROUPS located at 1393 Lance Attorney for Corinne Albright Ave, Elburn, IL 60119.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the Dated: August 5, 2014 business known as RAFA located at /s/ John A. Cunningham 921 S Raddant Rd, Batavia, IL Kane County Clerk 60510.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

g addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as CRYSTAL WINE DESIGNS located at 1256 Shamrock Lane, Pingree Grove, IL 60140.

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they will be publicly opened and read aloud for a 3-Ton Dump Truck with dump body, hydraulics and snowplow/spreader. The bid package may be obtained at the Public Works Department located at 1800 South Street, Geneva, Illinois or at www.geneva.il.us/bids.aspx

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NORTHERLY LINE OF SUGAR GROVE CORPORATE CENTER UNIT 2; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, 142.23 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 47 SECONDS WEST, NORTHBROOK BANK & TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois Banking Corpora- ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE AND THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SUGAR GROVE CORPORATE CENTER UNIT 2, 144.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINtion (successor-in-interest to First Chicago Bank & Trust), NING, IN SUGAR GROVE TOWNSHIP, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Plaintiff, v.

PARCEL 4: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, WHEELER ROAD, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; MOLLOY BOLZ PROPERTIES, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, ROBERT TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDBOLZ, personally; PATRICK MOLLOY, personally; JOSEF L. MICHUDA, in- IAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST dividually; MARK A. MICHUDA, individually; MICHUDA CONSTRUCTION, CORNER OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINan Illinois company, WESTSIDE PROFESSIONAL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCI- UTES 09 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9, 1352.20 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HILLSIDE COUNTRY ATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, SUBDIVISION NORTH; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST Defendants.

ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID HILLSIDE COUNTRY SUBDIVISION NORTH, 338.47 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINCASE NO. 13 CH 2595 UING NORTH 0 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, ALONG THE EXTENSION OF IN CHANCERY THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE, 1096.75 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY SHERIFF NO. 14SCH1460 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE NO. 47; THENCE SOUTH 39 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTHNOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE WESTERLY LINE, 849.45 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE HILLSIDE COUNTRY SUBDIVISION NORTH EXTENDED NORTHEASTERLY; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment heretofore en- THENCE SOUTH 50 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 39 SECONDS WEST, ALONG tered by the said Court in the above-entitled cause, the Sheriff of Kane THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, AND County, Illinois will on the 4th day of September, 2014 at the hour of ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE 693.76 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE9:00 A.M. in Court Room JC100 of the Kane County Judicial Center, 37 GINNING, IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SUGAR GROVE, KANE COUNTY, ILLIW 777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175, sell at public auction to the NOIS. highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described PERMANENT INDEX NO(S). 14-09-300-050 and 14-09-300-051 premises and real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Kane, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient COMMONLY KNOWN AS: VACANT LAND AT/NEAR ROUTE 47 AND to satisfy said judgment, to wit: WHEELER ROAD, SUGAR GROVE (KANE COUNTY), ILLINOIS PARCEL 1: LOTS 1 TO 7 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN HILLSIDE COUNTRY PARCEL 5: UNITS 9 AND 10 IN WESTSIDE PROFESSIONAL CONDOSUBDIVISION NORTH, IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF LOT 3 OF LARKIN WEST PROFESSIONAL PARK, INC., WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE TOWNSHIP OF SUGAR GROVE, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, 1510750 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN THE CITY OF ELGIN, KANE COUNTY, ILLIMERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST NOIS. CORNER OF HILLSIDE COUNTRY SUBDIVISION NORTH; THENCE SOUTH PERMANENT INDEX NO. 06-15-303-015 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 251.89 FEET TO A POINT HEREINAFTER RECOMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1795 GRANDSTAND PLACE, ELGIN (KANE FERRED TO AS POINT "A"; THENCE NORTH 7 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE AURORA-KANEVILLE ROAD AS IT EX- COUNTY), ILLINOIS ISTED IN 1909; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTER LINE The person to contact for information regarding this property is: TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ABANDONED RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; J. Steven Butkus, Esq. THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE TO A POINT NORTH 7 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST FROM POINT "A" AFORESAID; GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS THENCE NORTH 7 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST TO THE SOUTHWESTER- 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H LY LINE OF STATE ROUTE 47; THENCE NORTH 39 DEGREES 05 MIN- Wheaton, IL 60187 UTES 27 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF HILLSIDE COUNTRY SUBDIVISION NORTH, EXThe terms of the sale are: Ten (10%) percent down by cashier's check TENDED NORTHEASTERLY; THENCE SOUTH 50 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE 546.71 FEET TO THE or certified funds, with the balance to be paid by cashier's check or certiMOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 39 fied funds by 12:00 p.m., Noon, the next business day. No refunds.

DEGREES 05 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST 329.21 FEET; THENCE The property may not be inspected prior to sale.

SOUTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 305.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST 240.0 Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the teneFEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SUGAR ments, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging. The sale GROVE, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. is subject to unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, covenants, conditions, PARCEL 3: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9 AND easements, restrictions, and other claims of record.

PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, ONLY as to the condominium units identified at Parcel 5 above, the RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 16, purchaser of the subject condominium units (other than the Plaintiff-mortTHENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST ALONG gagee) shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required pursuant to THE QUARTER SECTION LINE, 587.0 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF the provisions of subsections 9(g)(1) and 9(g)(4) of the Illinois CondoPREMISES CONVEYED TO MINNIE R. OWENS BY DEED RECORDED minium Property Act. MARCH 20, 1912 AS DOCUMENT 122638; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of Kane 51 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID PREMISES, 2643.43 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9; County, Illinois.

THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST ALONG Dated: August 5, 2014 SAID SOUTH LINE, 171.00 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 7 DEGREES 30 MINUTES EAST 154.99 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE AURORA-KANEVILLE ROAD AS IT EXISTED IN 1090; ARDC #06182562 THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ALONG J. Steven Butkus, Esq. SAID CENTER LINE, 116.72 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF GUERARD, KALINA & BUTKUS WAY LINE OF F.A. ROUTE 64 (ILLINOIS ROUTE 47) AS SHOWN ON THE Attorney for Northbrook Bank & Trust Company PLAT OF HIGHWAY RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1172190; 310 S. County Farm Road, Suite H THENCE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, ALONG Wheaton, IL 60187 SAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, 440.55 FEET TO THE (630) 665-9033, Ext. 15 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, GENEVA, ILLINOIS

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1248 Hillsboro Dr: Sold on or before 070714 by Keith H Getz to John Paul Baunach; $245,000.00 1306 Meadowrue Ln: Sold on or before 071614 by David A Trillet to Raul Juarez & Shannon Juarez; $357,000.00 1316 Aster Ct: Sold on or before 061614 by Kase Trust to Serc Llc; $295,000.00 200 E Fabyan Pkwy: Sold on or before 061614 by Fred Jung to Cg Batavia Holdings Llc; $4,273,500.00 2393 Bird Ln: Sold on or before 061614 by Jonathan M Schaller to Paul A Hoogervorst & Monica E Hoogervorst; $615,000.00 3 N Daniels Dr: Sold on or before 071614 by Kirk A Seppa to Matthew Campbell & Sara Campbell; $343,000.00 348 N Jefferson St: Sold on or before 070814 by Kane County Sheriff to Ct Land Trust 8002360077 Ttee;

0S968 Skyline Dr: Sold on or before 070914 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Randall E Fuchser & Carol A Fuchser; $277,500.00 1250 North Ave: Sold on or before 071414 by Kane County Sheriff to Meiborg Trust; $217,000.00 206 N Water St 301: Sold on or before 071414 by R Russell Builders Inc to Wallert Trust; $330,000.00 2345 Hunt Ln: Sold on or before 071414 by Faganel Builders Llc to Darren M Schambach & Krystin R Schambach; $513,500.00 351 Woodland Hills Rd: Sold on or before 070914 by Richard C Otepka to Brian D Pehlke & Robin E Pehlke; $250,000.00 467 Taubert Ave: Sold on or before 070914 by R Russell Builders Inc to Gail J Purcell; $290,000.00

$232,500.00 409 Mill St: Sold on or before 070714 by John Bucholz to Francine L Mccormick; $150,000.00 412 Republic Rd: Sold on or before 061614 by Charles B Jewison to Douglas R Johnsen & Jennifer R Johnsen; $270,000.00 427 Douglas Rd: Sold on or before 061614 by Nelson Trust to Kevin Papp & Natalie Wagner; $230,000.00 476 Mill St: Sold on or before 071614 by Karla V Thompson to Jennifer Birkhaug; $155,000.00 517 Mckee St: Sold on or before 071614 by Alan A Wehmann to James Redmon & Lindsey Redmon; $175,000.00 609 Cleveland Ave: Sold on or before 071814 by Antoinette M Parker to Ashley Egert; $122,500.00 733 Blaine St: Sold on or

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4 Il Route 47: Sold on or before 071814 by Dale Krueger to First American Bank Trustee; $44,000.00 609 Stetzer St: Sold on or before 071614 by Kane County Sheriff to Hud; $271,659.00 821 Shepherd Ln: Sold on or before 071614 by Giustino Trust to Michael K Mcdonald & Naomi M Lillie; $167,500.00

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Stunning private .65 acre lot backs to woods & Park district woods! Lovingly maintained by original owner! 4 sided brick!

4365 sq ft! Curved staircase! Huge island kitchen w/10x9 walkin pantry! Beamed vaulted Fam rm! English bsmt! Pristine!

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Just like new! 3600 sf of wonderfully maintained home on 1.7 acres zoned for horses!

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Gorgeous setting among towering oaks & backing to woods! Newer roof, windows, HVAC & updated kitchen! Walkout basement! Amazing outdoor living with 2 large decks and an awesome lighted seated paver patio firepit!

Lovely mature acre plus setting with furnace/AC & roof updates! Vaulted ceilings! See thru fireplace! Updated granite island kitchen! Spectacular octagon sun room with fireplace! Master has new updated bath and wonderful loft office! Finished basement has full bath!

Finished storage room! 3 car heated garage!

$304,900

Gorgeous peaceful wooded acre lot! 4100 sqft home in pristine condition! Awesome vaulted sun room!

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Feels like Wisconsin! Not a home but a lifestyle! St Charles schools! Private drive! Backs to nursery! 4 bedroom home with large master & full basement!

In ground pool! Huge outbuilding w/Car lift! 3 stall barn & tack! Stocked pond!

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4342 sf of exceptional elegance on an acre plus in a premier subdivision! Brazilian cherry floors, high profile millwork and wide expansive windows & arched transoms! Awesome great room & sun room! 2nd floor bonus room! Easy access to Randall corridor & Big Timber metra!

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321 Jefferson St: Sold on or before 070214 by Leo Danek to Jason Samuels & Emma Samuels; $218,000.00 39W077 Herrington Blvd S: Sold on or before 062714 by Barbara A Derouin to Joseph F Nischbach Iii & Nancy A Nischbach; $330,000.00 40W242 Chadsworth Dr: Sold on or before 070114 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Scott S C Close; $404,500.00

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St Charles $669,900 Stunning 5 br, 4 ba custom home w/finished walk-out bsmt.

2nd flr media rm & hardwood flr on 1st flr. Kit w/stainless appl & pantry. Mstr suite w/sitting rm & fplc.

Pam Burke 630-935-2777

St Charles $665,000 Fab 4 br, 4.5 ba home w/5473 sq ft. 1.26 acres w/views.

Open floor plan. 9’ ceil, gour granite kit w/ss appl, Fam rm w/fplc. Walkout bsmt. 1st-flr ofc. Mstr w/sitting rm.

Caren Miller 847-465-3662

St Charles $649,000 Updated 4 br, 4.5 ba home on 5+ acres. Updated baths.

Amazing view thruout! Huge fam rm, kit, master br, bonus rm & bsmt. Screen porch, spiral staircase & water frontage.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

St Charles $624,900 Cust 4 br, 4.5 ba home on 1.25-ac lot. Gour kit w/island, granite, ss appl, pantry & 42” cabs. 2-sty fam rm w/fplc.

Loft. Fin Eng bsmt W/fplc. 1st flr Master. Den & more.

Pam Burke 630-935-2777

Geneva $599,900 4 br, 3+2 ba 4308 sq ft home w/curved foyer staircase.

Soaring fam rm. Huge granite kit. Sunken liv rm. 2 fplc. Mstr w/sitting rm, huge ba & unreal closet. Fin Eng bsmt.

Stephanie Doherty 630-643-3602

St Charles $489,500 Beaut 4 br, 2.5 ba home w/character in wooded neighborhood. Foyer, den, kit, fam & din rm w/hdwd flrs. Fam rm w/fplc. Mstr ste w/whrlpl ba. Fin bsmt w/theater & rec rm.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

Geneva $464,900 Remod 4 br, 4 ba home backing to the golf course w/amazing views & across from park! New designer white island kit w/ss appl. Hdwd flrs & new carpet. Fin walkout LL! Debora McKay 630-587-4672

Geneva $460,000 Gorgeous 4 br, 2.5 ba home w/golf course views! Eat-in kit w/ss appl & brkfst bar. Lg vault fam rm w/soaring windows.

Hdwd flrs. Front & back staircases. Lrg brick patio.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

St Charles $449,000 4 br, 3.5 ba updated home on priv .6-acre lot w/curb appeal w/brk paver drive/walk + new gar drs, roof & ext paint.

New hdwd flrs. New granite kit & master ba. Conv loc.

Amy Andreas 630-542-5173

St Charles $429,900 4 br, 2.5 ba home on 2+ acres. White oak & slate flrs. Fab kit w/granite counters, ss appl incl Wolf oven/range. Fam rm w/beam ceil & wbfp. Lux master ba. Walkout bsmt.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

Sugar Grove $389,000 Custom 3 br, 2.5 ba home w/formal liv rm & din rm, fam rm w/see-thru fplc. Kit w/brkfst area & fplc. 1st-flr master w/ updated ba & large walk-in closet. Deck & patio.

Betty Theisen-Placek 630-460-9268

St Charles $375,000 Outstanding 2 br, 3.5 ba condo w/panoramic views. 1 mile to downtown! 2-story great rm w/fplc. Finished walk-out bsmt.

1st flr laundry.

Stephanie Doherty 630-643-3602

Elburn $374,900 Gorgeous 4 br, 3.5 ba home mins to train. Hdwd flrs. Open kit w/ss appl. 1st-flr master w/lux ba. Bonus rm. Vaul, tray & gambrel ceil. Fplc. Fully fin bsmt. 3-car gar.

Bridget Wagner 630-400-0658

St Charles $364,900 Beaut 3 br, 2.5 ba Colonial w/fab kit w/hdwd flrs, oak cabs, island & eating area. Lrg fam rm w/stone wbfp & huge bar.

Updated baths. Lrg fin bsmt & screened-in porch.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

St Charles $359,900 Wonderful 4 br, 2+2 ba home w/lrg kit w/mpl-glazed cabs & hdwd flrs. Extensive trim & cwn mldg thruout. Master w/ walk-in closet & rehabbed ba. Fin walkout bsmt. Deck.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

St Charles $339,900 4 br, 2.5 ba home on fab 1.3-ac lot backing to woods! Granite kit w/unique mason cooking station. New ss oven/range.

Fam rm w/fplc. Mstr ba. Walkout bsmt w/fplc. Updates!

Stephanie Doherty 630-643-3602

St Charles $309,999 4 br, 2 ba split-level on lrg lot. Kit w/ss appl, silestone counters & brkfst bar. Bamboo hdwd flrs. 3-season porch & 2-tier deck. Master on each level. Newer windows.

Joseph H. Baez 847-222-8759

Wayne $275,000 Well-maint 3 br, 2.5 ba converted barn from the Dunham Estate. 1.6 ac. 10’ ceil, solid const, stucco ext, beaut grnds & fam rm. Stone fplc, 2+-car gar, lrg attic. Bsmt.

Heide Hughes 630-587-4630

St Charles $269,900 Traditional 4 br, 2.5 ba 2-story in Surrey Hill. Updated roof & furn. New windows & w/d. hdwd flrs thruout, crown molding, updated baths, rustic barn wd bsmt & wine rack.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

Batavia $249,500 Open 3 br, 2 ba ranch w/lrg liv rm w/soaring ceil & fplc, sep din rm & eat-in kit w/newer appl. Fresh paint. Master w/tray ceil, walk-in closet & ba. Full part-fin bsmt.

Karen Blum 630-484-5535

St Charles $207,000 Charming 4 br, 2 ba approx 1800 sq ft ranch close to town!

Freshly-painted ext. LL master br w/walk-in-closet & bath.

Great loft. New deck, fenced back yard & play set!

John Schoditsch 630-561-9050

Geneva $169,900 Popular 4 br, 3.5 ba end unit TH w/finished bsmt. Kitchen w/ island. Large mstr suite. All appliances incl. Nice deck. Great schools!

Pam Burke 630-935-2777

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Geneva $672,500 Newer 3 br, 2.5 ba home w/fab views overlooking golf course. Braz cherry flrs, volume ceil, Pella windows & 3-car gar! Eng bsmt. Gour kit w/Dacor ref. Gambrel beam ceil.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

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St Charles $1,199,000 Cust 5 br, 5.5 ba 10000+ fin sq ft home w/views of pond & woods! Fin LL. 11 & 10 ft ceil, 4 fplcs, hdwd flrs, extensive millwork & attention-to-detail thru-out! Fab loc.

Debora McKay 630-587-4672

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Continued from page 2 411 N 2nd St: Sold on or before 070314 by Richerson Trust to Oak Creek Capital Partners Llc; $156,000.00 433 Bluegrass Ln: Sold on or before 070114 by Amy B Seykora to Dustin Evenson & Heather Evenson; $370,000.00 505 Linden Ct: Sold on or before 070114 by Alice A Brown to Lynn M King; $318,000.00 516 Franklin St: Sold on or before 070314 by Hughes Trust to Michael P Hellman & Lisa A Hellman; $365,000.00 935 S Batavia Ave: Sold on or before 063014 by Thomas M Gray to Terry Glass & Yvonne Glass; $480,000.00 0N404 N Mill Creek Dr: Sold on or before 070914 by Et Cet Era Land Co to Shodeen Homes Llc; $55,000.00 0N418 Eastwood Ct: Sold on or before 070914 by Et Cet Era Land Co to Shodeen Homes Llc; $70,000.00 1220 Appleton Ln: Sold on or before 061214 by David J Combs to Michael J Kenny Jr & Alissa M Kidd; $198,000.00 1917 South St: Sold on or before 061214 by Margaret C Wingstedt to Michael S Healy; $290,000.00 224 S Harrison St: Sold on or before 070914 by Mark A Benson to Christopher Stayer

& Frances Stayer; $165,000.00 227 Howard St: Sold on or before 070914 by Ryan P Keenan to Michael S Mortenson & Nancy L Mortenson; $325,000.00 38W541 Callighan Pl: Sold on or before 071414 by Peter D Mazzocchi to John Goers & Kimberly Goers; $433,000.00 39W127 Bartelt Rd: Sold on or before 070914 by Bradley Frick to Lloyd Chatfield & Christina Chatfield; $350,000.00 85 Westhaven Cir: Sold on or before 071414 by Thomas G Pratt to Christopher A Hann & Bernadeta D Kotula Hann; $390,000.00 888 Geneva Dr: Sold on or before 061214 by Christiana Trust to Marilyn Connelly; $141,000.00 132 Oak Hill Ct: Sold on or before 070114 by Chad A Story to Adam Paul Valguisti & Kristen Mary Valgiusti; $217,000.00 18 S Lincolnway: Sold on or before 061114 by Stephen Huebner to Kevin Staton; $75,000.00 206 Jessica Ct: Sold on or before 062714 by Joseph J Davids Iii to Rosette Mace; $245,000.00 336 Sharon Ln: Sold on or before 070314 by Jane T Laughead to Charles R Saloga; $235,000.00

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Wonderful east side location, quiet cul-de-sac, large lush lot! 1st floor master suite with new master bath. Formal LR & DR, FR open to kitchen and eating area. Large bedrooms up, one with private bath. Finished basement with rec room, exercise room plus good storage. Stamped concrete patio with built-in JennAir ss grill & sink. Much new here, stucco exterior over brick. New kitchen. Completely remodeled inside and out.

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Lot 13, one of the few lots left in Brookhaven Subdivision. Build your dream home on this 2.02 acre lot that backs up to Forest Preserve. St. Charles schools. Close to shopping and restaurants. Bring your own builder.

Last available lot in Barlow Woods Subdivision. Great opportunity to build your custom dream home on this 2 acre wooded lot in the country, just west of St. Charles.

Gorgeous mature trees creates a private setting.

Convenient access to shopping, entertainment, and close to LaFox and Elburn Metro Train Station. 2.03 acres.

Courtyard entrance to 2/3 bedroom RanchTownhome with center atrium. Living room has wood burning fireplace that looks out onto the private patio which includes a 6’ high brick fence. 3rd bedroom is currently being used as an office. Master bath has private shower and plenty of closet space. This end unit is very quiet and private with mature trees surrounding the property. adno=0279133

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$245,000.00 602 Austin Ave: Sold on or before 070814 by Catherine A Bode to Lucas P Wiesbrock & Meghan K Wiesbrock; $249,000.00 709 Fox Run Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Kent R Wohler to Charles W Gilchrist & Alison R Gilchrist; $475,000.00 801 Elm Ave: Sold on or before 061614 by Todd Linley to Sixth & Adams Llc; $185,000.00

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN INCREDIBLE HOME OFFERING TRANQUILITY AT ITS BEST? Don’t hesitate to view this stunning home w/updated kitchen. First flr master suite features French doors to private deck and access to LL workout room. Volume ceilings in almost every room. Huge family room w/beamed ceiling, wood burning fireplace and loads of windows bring the outside in. Screened porch, deck and 3 car side-load garage. New high efficiency furnace.

Sugar Grove - $389,000

Maple Park - $339,000

STUNNING HOME ON WOODED LOT featuring pond, deck, and Flagstone patio. First floor master suite w/updated bath & large walk-in closet. Family room features a see-thru masonry fireplace & built-ins. Magnificent kitchen with breakfast area and fireplace.

COUNTRY LIVING IN THIS 4 BDR HOME ON WOODED 1.5 ACRES. Family room addition in 1999 adds to the living space. Fireplaces in the living room and family room. Eat-in kitchen w/access to deck, hot tub, and above ground pool.

Lovely plantings can be found surrounding this home as well as a lily pond. Shed and 3 car heated garage.

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BETTY THEISEN-PLACEK, GRI, WCR St. Charles - $329,900 THIS LARGE HOME ON 1/2 ACRE WOODED LOT IN WINDINGS SUBDIVISION has great potential. Kitchen w/Dacor cooktop, big island, desk, pantry, large dinette opens to vaulted family room w/stone fireplace.

First floor den or 5th bdr has adjacent full bath. Sunroom, hardwood floors, large rooms, huge deck, 3 car side load garage plus finished basement w/rec room and bedroom add to the list of extras in this home.

Broker, Certified Relocation Specialist cell (630) 460-9268 direct line (630) 587-4691

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Big Rock - $150,000 BEAUTIFUL, HEAVILY WOODED LOT OFFERS APPROXIMATELY 3 ACRES. Build your dream home on this residential zoned lot. Just an hour drive from Chicago, this is wildlife paradise. This is a Flag Lot.

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39W660 Benton Ln: Sold on or before 071514 by Christopher T Myatt to Christopher C Mraz; $400,000.00 40W009 Palmer Rd: Sold on or before 070714 by Et Cet Era Land Co to Shodeen Homes Llc; $80,000.00 503 Shepherd Ln: Sold on or before 070714 by Pepping Trust to James J Seitelman & Anne Marie K Seitelman; $314,000.00 521 Oakwood Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Nathan J Christenson to Frank J Bogner & Laurel L Bogner;

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607 Holly Ct: Sold on or before 063014 by Kane County Sheriff to Hud; $306,965.00 929 Mirador Dr: Sold on or before 070114 by K Hovnanian T&c Homes At Ill to Erik A Nelson & Sarah S Ayre; $342,000.00 0N331 Charlotte Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Mark N Sneeden; $409,000.00 0S081 N Mathewson Ln: Sold on or before 070714

by Sho Deen Inc to Shodeen Homes Llc; $140,000.00 0S081 N Mathewson Ln: Sold on or before 071714 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Paul H Sahagian & Jill E Sahagian; $549,500.00 0S631 Preston Cir: Sold on or before 071814 by Mark Okolita to Patrick Naselli & Tracy L Naselli; $425,000.00 0S986 Mill Creek Cir W: Sold on or before 070714 by Lisa L Hughes to Nathan J Wituk & Elizabeth K Wituk; $280,000.00 1110 South St: Sold on or before 071714 by West Suburban Bank Trustee to Carol Donahue; $376,000.00 1201 Ford St: Sold on or before 071614 by Jane S Shepard to Mark Tyberg & Ashlee Tyberg; $235,500.00 127 Stevens St: Sold on or before 071514 by Michael L Mendel to Oak Creek Capital Partner Llc; $165,000.00 1431 Potomac Ct: Sold on or before 061614 by Susan Garesche to Jason T Branski; $144,000.00 148 Aberdeen Ct: Sold on or before 071714 by Baswell Trust to Alan P Kent; $110,500.00 1561 Kirkwood Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Sladkov Trust to Steven H Hill & Debra J Hill; $255,000.00 1809 Williamsburg Ave: Sold on or before 071614 by William Pierrakeas to Gary Draus & Ruby A Draus; $316,000.00 1811 Western Ave: Sold on or before 070814 by Kane County Sheriff to Ct Land Trust 8002360077 Ttee;

or before 071814 by Shodeen Homes Llc to Frederick D Peters & Elizabeth A Peters; $436,000.00 38W558 Berquist Dr: Sold on or before 071814 by Lee D Phillips to Brian R Whiston & Deborah A Whiston; $625,000.00 3905 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Blue Geneva Llc to Molly Busby; $329,000.00 39W170 E Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Hemant Sachdev to Shingo Watanabe & Alma E Rodriguez Estrada; $290,000.00 39W187 E Burnham Ln: Sold on or before 070714

by Douglas Craig to Todd L Pruitt & Lalena P Pruitt; $330,500.00 39W480 W Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Richard Rhoads to Cartus Financial Corp; $345,000.00 39W480 W Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Cartus Financial Corp to Joel Robinson & Jill Robinson; $345,000.00 39W534 Bealer Cir: Sold on or before 070714 by Joseph F Nischbach Iii to Mark F Cross & Lori E Cross; $646,000.00

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$175,500.00 1S060 E Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 071614 by Dennis Mccool Jr to Robert Staresina & Jennifer Staresina; $325,000.00 2107 Bent Tree Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Eckert Trust to Mark J Shanahan & Lisa M Shanahan; $465,000.00 2126 Fargo Blvd: Sold on or before 071514 by Boston Trust to Joseph R Eckert & Teresa G Eckert; $450,000.00 220 Howard St: Sold on or before 071714 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Stephen G Ciampi; $204,000.00 2256 Vanderbilt Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Lawrence A Mabbitt to Paula Colucci; $171,000.00 2651 Cedar Ave: Sold on or before 061614 by Jason Locke to Chad Mercado & Kristin S Mercado; $358,000.00 2855 Cornwall Ln: Sold on or before 071614 by Greg P Schweitzer to Breen Murphy & Kari Murphy; $332,000.00 2987 Larrabee Dr: Sold on or before 061614 by Robert S Gerard to Darren Parker; $330,000.00 38W519 Mcquire Pl: Sold on

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erson Ln: Sold on or before 062714 by Michael J Lawlor to Lawrence T Kacmar & Dawn Von Arb Kacmar; $540,000.00 3N964 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pl: Sold on or before 062714 by Rebecca A Small to L David Hood & Nancy R Hood; $525,000.00 4N045 Walt Whitman Rd: Sold on or before 070114 by Joseph W Ryser to Gerald Woods & Sandra Wightman; $569,500.00 52 Whittington Crse: Sold on or before 070314 by Paxton Calvanese to Bjorn Amundsen & Vanessa Amundsen; $256,500.00 5N301 Paddock Ln: Sold on or before 061114 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Brad D Buker & Linda M Dunham; $290,000.00 5N822 Kingswood Dr: Sold on or before 070214

by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Monique Edward; $200,000.00 601 Chesapeake Rd: Sold on or before 070214 by Werneke Trust to John A Armstrong & Kathleen M Armstrong;

$432,500.00 62 Lakewood Cir: Sold on or before 062714 by Ian J Stevenson to M Barbara Weides; $245,000.00 6N011 Riverside Dr: Sold on or before 063014 by Itasca Bank & Trust Co Trustee to Paul Domain & Kristie Domain; $235,000.00 6N150 Riverside Dr: Sold on

or before 070114 by Robert R Dahlin to Andrew W Solomon & Theresa Solomon; $292,500.00 6N365 Whitmore Cir: Sold on or before 063014

by M I Homes Of Chicago Llc to Tammy S Janczak; $237,500.00

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Lot 120 Prairie Rose Drive, St. Charles You will find a beautiful waterfront lot ready for building your dream home. One of the few lots left in gorgeous Prairie Lakes. Backs to the water with great views! Build your dream home HERE!” $219,900

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or before 071614 by Britton J Crates to Jeffrey Salzbrunn & Gerianne Salzbrunn; Continued from page 5 $400,000.00 307 Hillside Pl: Sold on or 834 Foxwood Cir: Sold on before 070714 by Dorothy or before 061614 by Kane Yehnert to Erica Yehnert; County Sheriff to Faizkan Inc; $128,000.00 $115,000.00 356 Messenger Cir: Sold on 844 Sunflower Dr: Sold on or or before 070814 by Bryan before 071514 by Ingevaldson Stresney to Sean Morrison; Trust to David P Ingevaldson $274,000.00 & Heather A Ingevaldson; 37 Silver Trl: Sold on or $441,500.00 before 071514 by William J 884 Manchester Crse: Sold Johannessen to Nicholas Maton or before 071514 by ti; $146,500.00 Richard A Olson to David 376 Timber Oaks Dr: Sold Cummins & Laura Cummins; on or before 070714 by $190,000.00 Dori Sue Pfeiffer to Daniel P 907 Foxwood Cir: Sold on Virtue & Catherine E Virtue; or before 070814 by James A $236,000.00 Crawford to Jonathan J Rams38W194 Mooseheart Rd: den & Lindsay P Anderson; Sold on or before 071814 by $204,000.00 Jones Trust to Ann E Riemenschneider & Jon L RiemenMaple Park schneider; $135,000.00 47W210 Welter Rd: Sold on 51 S Juniper Dr: Sold on or or before 061614 by Arnold before 071514 by Frederick Trust to Randall Richter & E Knowles to John R Rager; Bette Richter; $340,000.00 $175,000.00

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8 STIRRUP CUP CT. - ST. CHARLES Over 3000 sq. ft.! NEW kitchen & a screened porch! Lux master suite!

Offered at $479,750

39W804 HENRY DAVID - ST. CHARLES

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39W064 S. HYDE PARK - GENEVA 2722 SPERRY COURT - BATAVIA

Luxurious living! 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a finished basement & over 4700 sq. ft.!

Offered at $814,900

186’ of Fox River frontage! 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, HUGE 2 car garage! Pool!

Offered at $349,900

Mill Creek Beauty! 4 bedrooms, 2.5 Backs to open area! 5 bedrms,3.5 baths, baths and an oversized 1/3 acre lot! maple/granite kitchen & a fin. basement!

Offered at $324,900 Offered at $565,000

Mortgage Assn; $142,199.00 530 S 13th St: Sold on or before 061214 by Mahlke Trust to Christopher Shipka; $240,000.00 6N030 Oak Run Ct: Sold on or before 061214 by Fifth Third Bank to Randall R Hostman & Kristi J Hostman; $476,000.00

6N353 State Route 31: Sold on or before 070914 by Bradley James to Robert Geigner & Kathy Fraser; $400,000.00 101 Creekside Ct: Sold on or before 071514 by Harold R Hicks to Jeffrey D Hicks & Bea M Hicks; $370,000.00

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Beautiful Wooded Lot 5 bdrm/4 bath, English basement w/full bath, 4 season heated sunroom, newer roof, pond (630) 584-7000 $350,000 08578465

Equestrian Paradise 4 bdrm/3.5 bath, gourmet kitchen, 1st floor master bdrm, 2 story heated and AC garage.

(630) 879-9555 $749,900 08666638

Cul-De-Sac Location 4 bdrm/2.5 bath, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, pool with new liner, finished basement.

(630) 584-7000 $359,900 08636286

Beautifully Charming Home 4 bdrm/2 bath, hardwood floors, all new kitchen, oversized lot w/perennial garden and patio (630) 879-9555 $258,900 08618306

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WAYNE

MAPLE PARK

ST. CHARLES

BATAVIA

Spectacular Corner Lot 4 bdrm/4.5 bath, 3 car heated garage, brick paver patio and walkway, hardwood floors, updated kitchen and baths (630) 584-7000 $410,900 08533578

Gorgeous Country Home 4 bdrm/3 full & 2 half baths, one acre lot, 1st & 2nd floor master bdrms, open family room, office.

(630) 553-5060 $498,900 08670743

Popular Maple Park Tavern Large courtyard with band shelter and sand volleyball court, beer garden, separate party room for rentals.

(630) 584-7000 $449,900 08625037

Fantastic Fox Mill 4 bdrm/2.5 bath, sunroom, 1st floor office, hardwood floors, fenced in backyard.

(630) 584-7000 $459,000 08650399

Wonderful Wooded Property 5 bdrm/3.5 bath, main floor master, basement rec room, 1st floor office and laundry room.

(630) 879-9555 $660,000 08690370

ELGIN

ST. CHARLES

ST. CHARLES

HUNTLEY

St Charles Schools 4 bdrm/2.5 bath, brazilian cherry floors, 2 fireplaces, new roof, windows & sump pump.

(630) 584-7000 $294,900 08667360

Stunning Townhome 3 bdrm/3.5 bath, finished walk out basement, master suite, multisided fireplace (630) 584-7000 $309,900 08634853

Magnificent Majestic Oaks 5bdrm/ 4 full & 2 half baths, gorgeous kitchen, full finished basement, 4 car garage.

(630) 584-7000 $894,500 08645852

Move In Ready Townhome 2 bdrm/1.5 bath, hardwood floors, cozy loft, professionally painted throughout.

(630) 584-7000 $139,900 08616554

3 bdrm/1.5 bath, beautifully remodeled, hardwood floors, updated kitchen, professionally painted

$188,900

(630) 584-7000 08689267

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6N365 Whitmore Cir: Sold on or before 070114 by M I Homes Of Chicago Llc to Nestor J Cuevas & Xiomara R Reyes De Cuevas; $235,000.00 6N884 Hastings Dr: Sold on or before 070314 by Benson Trust to Thanh Nguyen & Heather Nguyen; $462,500.00 712 Stuarts Dr: Sold on or before 070314 by Marino Trust to Matthew L Saxon; $184,000.00 7N040 Whispering Trl: Sold on or before 070314

by Schmidt Steel Inc to Max A Schmidt & Catherine E Schmidt; $0.00 7N201 Barb Hill Dr: Sold on or before 063014 by Mark A Heuer to Darren Allande & Aleksandra Allande; $472,500.00 865 Stuarts Dr: Sold on or before 061114 by Fannie Mae to Annmarie Belmonte; $198,000.00

Kelly A Niemann to Brian T Elbrecht & Gloria L Elbrecht; $720,000.00 38W175 Henricksen Rd: Sold on or before 061214 by First Fsb to Randall Flanagan & Linda Flangan; $517,000.00 40W654 Willowbrook Dr: Sold on or before 070914 by Lawrence A Todd to Travis E Huggins & Laura A Huggins; $405,000.00 4104 Royal Fox Dr: Sold on or before 070914 by Ralph Mariotti to Collins Trust; $540,000.00 45 Whittington Crse: Sold on or before 070914 by Bradford W Plane to Maud Brady; $235,000.00 46 Whittington Crse: Sold on or before 070914 by Kristine A Vickery to Jacquelyn L Kfoury; $248,000.00 4N641 Brookside West Dr: Sold on or before 071414 by Richard Alan Bell to Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee; $95,000.00 501 Walnut St: Sold on or before 070914 by Kane County Sheriff to Federal National

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8N102 Cloverfield Dr: Sold on or before 070114 by William G Mccoy to Anthony M Petrovic & Michael A Petrovic; $338,000.00 1003 King Edward Ave: Sold on or before 061214 by Robert C Brandt to La Dieu Trust; $460,000.00 102 S 13th St: Sold on or before 071414 by Steinbis Properties Llc to Patrick K Collins & Melinda C Preston; $175,000.00 1910 Bridle Ct: Sold on or before 070914 by Mark D Woodard to Steven R Carroll & Jennifer E Carroll; $484,000.00 34W930 Clyde Pkwy: Sold on or before 071414 by Yonnia Carol Soto to Chelsey Wilbur; $115,000.00 34W939 Stanton Dr D: Sold on or before 071414 by Bank Of New York Mellon Ttee to Matthew Moeller; $37,000.00 35W433 Riverside Dr: Sold on or before 061214 by Dennis Sieh to John E Sullivan; $70,000.00 36W700 Whispering Trl: Sold on or before 070914 by

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8 â&#x20AC;˘TRANFERS Continued from page 7 1222 S 2nd St: Sold on or before 071614 by Kenneth F Celic to David N Hicks Jr; $262,500.00 1319 S 3rd St: Sold on or before 061614 by Jared Atkinson to Jacob Leibham & Cassandra Leibham; $225,000.00 1475 Walnut Hill Ave: Sold on or before 071814 by Leonard J Santora to Douglas C Wickham; $154,000.00 1657 S Tyler Rd: Sold on or before 070714 by Bank Of America Na Trustee to Sfr Chi I Llc; $122,500.00 1700 Riverside Ave: Sold on or before 071614 by Susan M Foley to William Gebhardt & Penelope Gebhardt; $82,000.00 1925 Fairfax Rd: Sold on or before 070714 by Gary J Voltolina to Timothy J Gudex & Kathleen E Gudex; $317,000.00

23 Southgate Crse: Sold on or before 071514 by Nancy J Steffeter to Accent On Windows Ltd; $260,000.00 231 S 18th St: Sold on or before 071614 by Corfield Trust to Holly L Sepp; $189,000.00 2704 Royal Fox Dr: Sold on or before 071614 by Weichert Trust to Mark Gordon & Jeannie Y Gordon; $536,000.00 275 Shires Ln: Sold on or before 071614 by Michael R Massarelli to Peter G Debenny; $175,500.00 3006 King Richard Cir: Sold on or before 070814 by Keith E Schoenblatt to Andrzej Koczwara & Anna Bartnik; $500,000.00 3418 Blackhawk Trl: Sold on or before 071714 by Steven M Mahoney Estate to Brian E Hanlon Jr & Brittany D Hanlon; $300,000.00 34W655 D Roosevelt Ave: Sold on or before 071514 by M I Homes Of Chicago Llc to Terry J Luxmore & Glynda Luxmore; $215,000.00 34W897 S James Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by

Hellmann Trust to Patryk P Olewinski; $145,000.00 38W286 Mallard Lake Rd: Sold on or before 071814

by Grandview Capital Llc to Derek Ford & Heather Ford; $550,000.00 38W497 Mallard Lake Rd: Sold on or before 070714

by Astoria Bank to Ashley Marquez & Matthew Marquez; $420,000.00 39W673 Walt Whitman Rd: Sold on or before 070714

by Sean H Hawley to Eric J Hodge & Jenette W Hodge; $632,500.00 40W019 Robert Lowell Pl: Sold on or before 061614 by Stephen B Denton to Dean M Vicha; $465,000.00 41W445 Barlow Dr: Sold on or before 070714 by Philip C Dugger to Christopher R Kelly & Esther Contreras; $430,000.00 41W627 Barberry Ln: Sold on or before 070814 by Kane County Sheriff to 21st Mortgage Corp; $275,000.00 42W098 Copperwood Ln: Sold on or before 071714 by

Chicago Title Land Trt Co Ttee to Jeff Tomberg & Catherine M Smith S; $330,000.00 42W349 Hunters Hill Dr: Sold on or before 070714 by Todd A Hed to David A Gizewicz & Monika M Gizewicz; $445,000.00 43W874 Morningside Ct: Sold on or before 061614 by Scott M Names to Christian E Claussen & Amanda S Riddle; $515,000.00 4N111 Thornapple Rd: Sold on or before 070814 by Szabo Jr Trust to Shannon S Stebbins & Gina M Stebbins; $343,000.00 506 Wexford Ct: Sold on or before 071514 by Giancarlo Greco to Daniel Giesecke & Michelle Giesecke; $1,175,000.00 558 S 14th St: Sold on or before 061614 by Leo Vitali to Elizabeth S Treutler; $210,000.00 6N090 E Ridgewood Dr: Sold on or before 070814

by Fuerst Trust to Jason A Zeilenga & Karen M Zeilenga; $510,000.00

7N015 Homeward Glen Dr: Sold on or before 071614

by Richard A Rosenthal Jr to John E Gaddum & Brittany A Gaddum; $505,000.00 822 Steeplechase Ct: Sold on or before 070814 by Joseph G Tully to Joseph J Malnati & Alicia A Malnati; $462,500.00 903 Oak Crest Ln: Sold on or before 061614 by Stephenson Sr Trust to David Mulder & Jean Mulder; $400,000.00 925 Oak Crest Ln: Sold on or before 071814 by Robert Dannenberg to Fuerst Trust; $430,000.00 95 Renaux Blvd: Sold on or before 061614 by Jason S Mcandrew to David Petschke & Jennifer Petschke; $269,000.00

South Elgin 708 Robertson Rd: Sold on or before 062714 by Michael L Earnest to Jeffrey Scott Risdon & Heather E Risdon; $345,000.00

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Geneva

$599,900

Elgin

$349,900

4BR/4BA home in Mill Creek. Landscaped corner lot w/paver patio & gazebo. Hdwd, gourmet eat-in kitchen, den, bonus room & more. Full bsmt w/rough-in, 3-car garage, cedar & stone exterior. Move in!

39W793Hathaway.com

Affordable luxury home in Waterford!

4BR/2.1BA brick front Traditional. Walkout bsmt w/rough-in for bath, hdwd floors, vaulted & 2-story ceilings, gourmet kitchen, den & huge loft area. Master w/bath. grf.me/1z6

Elgin

LaFox

$229,900

Gorgeous 3BR/2.1BA 2200 sq ft duplex in Copper Springs! Porch, patio, pro landscaping.

Volume & 9’ ceilings, eat-in kitchen, 2-story family room w/fp. Vaulted master suite w/bath & more! grf.me/32c

$295,000

Mint 2BR/2.2BA duplex in Fisher Farms Villas.

Pond views, deck, porch. Hdwd floors, 9’ & volume ceilings, new carpet in finished bsmt.

Vaulted master w/bath, gourmet kitchen, 2nd floor laundry & more! grf.me/33o

St Charles

$489,900

Roomy 3,500+ SF 4BR/3.1BA Fox Mill 2-sty on lovely lot! Paver patio, screened porch, 3-car gar., walkout bmt. Vaulted clgs, formal LR & DR, gourmet kitchen, den, master w/luxury bath!

4N481SamClemens.com

$359,900

South Elgin

$549,900

Vintage 5BR/3BA home, 1.3 ac. in quiet LaFox! New foundation, new 2-car gar., all new mechanicals! Orig. period trim, pocket doors, b-i china cabinet. Horses allowed, room for the family!

1N026LaFox.com

Dwyer Homes proposed construction, one of few remaining lots in desirable Thornwood subd. Huge corner lot, also available to purchase just lot and bring your own builder and plans. Exceptional value! kombrink.com

South Elgin

St Charles

$725,000

Distinctive 4BR/4.1BA Luxury Thornwood Home! Cul-de-sac lot w/paver patio & putting green. Backs to walking trail. Quality amenities, gourmet kitchen, den, finished bsmt, master suite w/spa bath! grf.me/2Kn

Batavia

$1,299,000

5BR/5.1BA Tanglewood Hills home w/inground pool, hot tub, waterfall & slide. Pro landscaped cul-de-sac lot. Stunning architectural details, 1st flr den, 3rd floor bonus room, finished bsmt, more!

1052Schonback.com

$178,500

Move-in ready 3BR/1.1BA townhouse in Pheasant Run Trails. 2-car garage, eat-in kitchen, 9’ ceilings & generous room sizes.

Master w/walk-in closet & shared master bath w/whirlpool tub! Mint! grf.me/2Uu

St Charles

$459,900

Gorgeous 4BR/4BA Fox Mill Georgian backing to park! Extensive trimwork, newer roof, inground sprinkler, tiered patio, invisible pet fence. Full finished bsmt! Award winning schools!

4N414School.com

St Charles

$399,900

Batavia

$674,900

4BR/2.1BA ranch home in The Windings!

Wooded & landscaped lot, tiered deck, paver front walk, porch & courtyard. Vaulted & beamed ceilings, skylights, updated eat-in kitchen, office, wet bar & more! grf.me/30x

Exceptional 5BR/5.5BA 2-sty, super location, fin. bmt, custom in & out, hwd, granite, millwork, screened porch, gourmet kit, master / exc rm & office, 1st flr guest suite, mudroom, everything!

2314Kane.com

Batavia

St. Charles

$282,500

$226,600

Updated 4BR/2.1BA Braeburn home w/new siding, roof, soffits & gutters. New tile floors inside, eat-in kitchen, vaulted screened porch.

Master w/luxury bath. Bsmt w/gas log fp, walk to park & more!

651Mair.com

4BR/2.5BA two-sty, 2-car gar., peaceful cul-desac, backs to open space, over half-acre lot.

Fam rm w/vaulted clg, fpl, large eat-in kit w/ cherry cabs & pantry, 6-panel doors. Roof & furnace new in 2011.

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Geneva

St Charles

$509,900

$374,900

Maple Park

$385,000

4BR/3.1BA home on quiet cul-de-sac in Fisher Farms! 1st floor master, gourmet kitchen, 2-story family room. Brazilian cherry hdwd, cherry cabinetry, large paver patio. Walk to park. Close to Metra! grf.me/2Zq

4BR/2.1BA home on acre lot! Large patio, firepit & more. Lots of updates, large room sizes, 1st floor den, studio & conservatory.

Master suite w/private bath & walk-in closet.

2-car garage, full bsmt!

41W686Privet.com

3BR/2BA Farmette on 6 acres, 3 large outbuildings, garden space. Above ground pool, deck, parquet floors, stainless appliances. Close to Rts 64, 38 & 47. Great potential & excellent value! grf.me/33w

Aurora

St Charles

St Charles

$399,900

Immaculate 2800 sq ft 5BR/3.1BA home in Kirkland Farms! Batavia schools, gorgeous amenities, 1st floor den, gourmet kitchen, finished bsmt, ideal location close to I-88, shopping & more.

3183Secretariat.com

$346,000

1.75-acre horse property w/full service barn & pasture! 4BR/2.1BA updated 2-story w/hdwd flrs, granite counters, stainless appliances.

Vaulted family room w/brick fp. Master w/ private bath.

4N565Snowbird.com

$179,900

3BR/1BA in-town home on corner lot. Walk to park, dowtown & river. Eat-in kitchen, enclosed porch & sunroom, 1st flr bed & full bath. Two more bedrooms upstairs, full bsmt, 2-car garage & more!

602State.com

St Charles

$479,000

Exceptional 3,500 sq ft Fox Mill home! 2-story celings, open floor plan, neutral decor, mint condition! Gourmet kitchen, luxury amenities, 1st floor master suite, finished bsmt w/rec room & full bath! grf.me/2wm

Campton Hills

$119,000

Prime 1+ ac. wooded lot in The Woodlands of Campton Hills! Premium location on private circle. Last lot! Public utilities, curbs, street lights. Build your dream home here! kombrink.com

CHECK YOUR LATEST HOME PRICE Elburn

$750,000

Privacy abounds on this peaceful 1.9 ac. lot nature at its best! Builders-bring your small projects, or build your own estate in a wooded area. Can be subdivided into 4 lots. St Charles schools! kombrink.com

Maple Park

$489,000

Great 6-stall barn, 12x14 stalls w/indiv. fans, dutch doors, heated Nelson auto waterers, washrack w/h&c water, much more. Room to build home &/or indoor arena. Pressure treated fencing. 16+ acres! kombrink.com

St Charles

$849,900

Exquisite 5BR/5BA brk/cdr Oak Glen home!

Neutral, custom millwork, gourmet kit., sunroom, playroom, 1st floor master. Loft & office on 2nd flr. Fin. bmt. Paver patio, fenced, pool & more!

40W740Timbergate.com

St Charles

$529,000

Stately 2-story on 1.2 acs. Wood flrs, Fr. doors, panoramic windows, 2-story foyer & fam. room, 3-season room, bonus rm off master BA, oversized master w/sitting area, deck. St. Charles schools!

4N979Westwoods.com

Batavia

$539,000

Exquisite 5BR/5BA custom home, super location, backs to nature preserve, fin. bmt. w/ rec rm, office, wet bar, full BA, BR5, storage.

Gourmet kit, luxury MA w/fpl, 2-sty fam. rm., 1st flr ldry, den.

785TwinElms.com

St Charles

$219,900

Great homesite available in desirable Silver Glen Estates! 1.29 acres on this large corner lot. Community well and sewer. Don’t pass up this great investment! kombrink.com

Great American North Each office independently owned and operated.

40W160 Campton Crossing Drive, St. Charles IL 60175

St Charles

$189,900

ATTENTION INVESTORS! Vintage building, great downtown location adjacent to city parking lot! Former salon/resale boutique w/ one-BR apartment up. Perfect for owner/ occupied business opportunity! kombrink.com

St Charles

$449,900

Expansive 5BR/3BA home in Corron Glen! 3500 sq ft, 1.3 acres. 2-story foyer & family room, hdwd floors, gourmet eat-in kitchen. 1st flr den/ bedroom. Finished bsmt w/rec room, bedroom & more! grf.me/2zq

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Geneva

$349,900

Elburn

Mint condition 4BR/2.1BA Blackberry Creek home on fenced lot. Hdwd, 9’ ceilings, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances. Master w/walk-in closet & luxury bath w/whirlpool tub & much more! grf.me/2Ju

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10 •TRANFERS Continued from page 8 731 Lake Ridge Dr: Sold on or before 062714 by Tara L Kirby to Rachel Newton & Geofrey Newton; $350,000.00 848 Franklin Dr: Sold on or before 062714 by Davenport Trust to Veronica Mancera & Zaira L Muneton; $239,000.00 1520 Exeter Ln: Sold on or before 070914 by Us Bank Na Trustee to Kevin Mannerick; $135,000.00 21 Ivy Ct: Sold on or before 070914 by Collette R Dispensa to Selina Quinones; $269,000.00 273 Nicole Dr E: Sold on or before 061214 by Cesar Melgar to Lisabeth E Hawks; $150,000.00 284 Nicole Dr D: Sold on or before 070914 by Robert J Cooper to Edlora Bylykbashi;

$135,000.00 645 Waterside Dr: Sold on or before 071414 by Joseph M Bobka to Brian C Becker & Meghan R Martin; $405,000.00 699 Kateland Way: Sold on or before 061214 by Keith Fair to Steven Woloszyk & Tessica Woloszyk; $406,500.00 711 Chasewood Dr: Sold on or before 071414 by Alliant Cu to Yin Lu & Qixuan Chen; $315,000.00 7N072 Joseph St: Sold on or before 061214 by Heldt Trust to Steven B Woltman; $165,000.00 21 Persimmon Ln: Sold on or before 061614 by Peter Anderson to Jeffrey A Swanson & Lisa A Swanson; $417,000.00 391 S Collins St H: Sold on or before 061614 by Bayview Loan Servicing Llc to Robert

A Colella & Deborah H Hunt; $73,000.00 505 Lowell Dr: Sold on or before 070814 by Kane County Sheriff to Ct Land Trust 8002360077 Ttee; $68,500.00 736 Division St: Sold on or before 071614 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Justin T Gieraltowski; $75,000.00 880 Reserve Ct: Sold on or before 061614 by Than Win to Paul M Benton & Lisa M Benton; $515,000.00

Sugar Grove 150 N Buckingham Dr: Sold on or before 070314 by Mike P Degaetano to Yvonne M Meeks; $330,000.00 324 Bastian Dr: Sold on or before 061114 by Mary A Deking to Patrick Legendre & Athena Nicole Legendre; $190,000.00 592 Snow St: Sold on or before 070314 by Orleans

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Rhil Lp to Matthew A Krajniak; $309,000.00 736 Brighton Dr: Sold on or before 070214 by Mccue Builders Inc to Scot A Rutherford; $391,500.00 815 Maple St: Sold on or before 070314 by Orleans Rhil Lp to Mark C Krecl & Gloria J Krecl; $300,000.00 121 Walnut Cir: Sold on or before 070914 by James Rydland to Michael Buzecky & Katherine Buzecky; $375,000.00 145 Oxford Ave: Sold on or before 061214 by Brian J Schwab to George G Petmezas & Vickie P Petmezas; $320,000.00 187 Vale Ave: Sold on or before 061214 by Christopher I Goodacre to Lukas R Sharp & Kristin L Sharp; $301,000.00 133 Cobbler Ln: Sold on or before 061614 by Meloni R Seymour to Eric Moutray &

Beautiful River Front Property!

Kathleen Grimes; $239,000.00 134 Arbor Ave: Sold on or before 061614 by Pamela Sue Cunningham to Brian R Moore; $233,500.00 192 Vale Ave: Sold on or before 071814 by Timothy C Larkin to Robert Kufel & Jennifer Kufel; $303,000.00 277 Capitol Dr A: Sold on or before 071714 by Rlh Properties Vi Llc to Melissa K Lewis; $129,000.00 3S953 Lakewood Dr: Sold on or before 071514 by Ronald R Thomas to Dawn M Speckmann; $218,000.00 825 Queens Gate Cir: Sold on or before 070814

by Michael Barry to Daniel Passero & Marette R Ekart; $342,500.00 829 Edgewood Ct: Sold on or before 061614 by Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to John Blickem & Cassie Blickem; $306,000.00

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COMPLETELY REMODELED & Simply STUNNING!

Gorgeous Ranch!

Absolutely stunning town home in Heritage Ridge neighborhood!! Recently updated kitchen with all Stainless Steel Appliances, eating area, granite counters, subway tile backsplash, trendy fixtures and more! 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 1st floor laundry and 2nd floor loft area! Huge finished basement with fabulous bar- perfect for entertaining! Thoroughly maintained and move-in ready!!

BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF THE RIVER!! Boatable River Front property. This Spacious brick home gleams with hardwood floors throughout. Sunroom with vaulted ceiling, large Master Bedroom and Bath. Spacious Garage with extra storage space. Approximately 2,800 Square feet of living space. Large Family Room with Fireplace. 4 Beds/3 full Baths. Clubhouse, tons of Summer fun waiting for you!

Dir.: Rt 38 Or Randall To Kaneville To Country Club To Bilarda. INCREDIBLY OMG!! What an absolutely GORGEOUS home on a quiet cul-de-sac in one of Geneva’s premier neighborhoods! Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn could use this home in their catalogs…SERIOUSLY!! Very trendy and stylish lighting, fixtures, crown molding and dark stained Hardwood floors thru-out! AMAZING kitchen with custom cabinets, marble counter and back splash, Stainless Steel appliances! New roof, mechanicals.

Spacious/Like-New, too! Open floor plan, hardwood floors, AMAZING kitchen with gorgeous cabinetry, Stainless Steel appliances and granite counters! Eat-in area with sliding glass door to paver brick patio and large back yard! Volume and tray ceilings, transoms, oversized millwork, French doors and a full basement ready to be finished (if you need it)! Super luxurious master bedroom and bath! 3 bedrooms, plus a den! Walk to pool.

334 WOLCOTT LN., BATAVIA

6N178 RIVERSIDE DR., ST. CHARLES

1417 BILARDA COURT, GENEVA

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Over 4,000 Square Feet of Living Space!

Gorgeous Home on 1+ Acres

Great 2 story colonial in beautiful Lake Charlotte Subdivision. Located on a 1-acre wooded lot near lake and park. Bright, spacious kitchen with all stainless steel appliances and bayed eating area. Beautiful family room with hardwood floors and huge brick fireplace with access to deck and yard. Large living room with separate dining area, 1st floor den, and 1st floor laundry. Updated master bath, new roof and new drive in 2013!

Gorgeous, move-in ready home with fantastic golf course views! Beautiful kitchen with all Stainless Steel appliances, granite counters, breakfast bar and eating area opens to SPACIOUS and BRIGHT family room with vaulted ceilings and soaring windows. Hardwood floors, 1st floor laundry, front and back staircases and generous sized rooms throughout. Large brick patio with retractable awning and stunning views of golf course!

BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED RANCH on the quietest, most private cul-de-sac lot in Williamsburg Green! Volume ceilings, tons of windows with INCREDIBLE views and a Finished Walk-Out with Radiant heated floors! New carpeting and freshly painted thruout! Bar, Wine and Exercise rooms, 4th bedroom/In-Law Suite and sitting area, Billiard/Recreation Room and sooo much more!

Kitchen is GORGEOUS with all NEW Stainless Steel Appliances!

Exquisite custom built home in Red Gate Ridge. Sited on a GORGEOUS 1+ acre lot of this premier neighborhood (west sides to Randall Road). Extensive millwork, hardwood floors, super-spacious gourmet kitchen with granite and butler’s pantry. Two story family room with stone fireplace and great views of private yard! Luxurious master suite with HUGE walk-in closet. Granite in all baths Open floor plan, pergola, highly-rated schools!

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