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ON THE COVER In honor of September being Library Card Sign-Up Month, Messenger Public Library in North Aurora will enter patrons who sign up or renew their library card into a drawing for one of two $25 Barnes and Noble gift cards.

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS A story that ran on page 4 of the Sept. 16 edition of the Kane County Chronicle requires clarification. A discussion of road improvements involves Route 31 from Elizabeth Place to the north entrance of Fabyan Forest Preserve.

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Art in Your Eye festival expands offerings Will take place Friday through Sunday night

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – This weekend’s Art in Your Eye fine art festival will feature expanded offerings under the new leadership of the Batavia MainStreet organization.

The festival, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, will be Friday through Sunday at the Batavia Riverwalk, Houston Street and North Island Avenue in downtown Batavia.

Batavia MainStreet has taken over running the festival after it was previously run by the city and community volunteers.

Batavia MainStreet executive director Joi Cuartero said the festival is a natural fit for the nonprofit group.

“It was mostly a volunteer-run event, and we also attract a lot of volunteers for our events,” Cuartero said.

“We will have at least 200 volunteers working this weekend. We have a really great community that likes to give back.”

As part of the expanded offerings, the festival will have evening activities Friday and Saturday, including live music along with a craft beer and wine garden with special

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Marian Sommers of Geneva browses Tatijana Jacenkiw’s art during Batavia’s 2012 Art in Your Eye show.

Know more More information about Art in Your Eye is available by going to the festival’s website at www. artinyoureye.com.

pours from Penrose Brewing in Geneva at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The festival will show off the talents of local and national artists from

ST. CHARLES – The Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District will host an open house from 2 to 6 p.m. It will be at the district’s new station, which is at 34W500 Carl Lee Road off

grateful to be in the show.”

Last year, one of her watercolor paintings of a local barn took first place in the show.

Scott Seifrid’s nature photography also has won awards over the years and has been exhibited in area art galleries.

He said he especially enjoys photographing eagles.

“I get a sense of awe,” he said. “They are so majestic.”

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition to an outdoor fine art show, there will be a City Hall exhibit.

Pattie Linden Seifrid of Batavia and her son, Scott Seifrid of St. Charles, are participating in this year’s festival. They have participated in the festival on and off over the years.

“It kind of keeps it in the family,” she said. “It is kind of a shared interest. I’m just

630.584.2239 Route 25 in St. Charles Township. There will be children’s activities, equipment displays, station tours and a chili cook off from 4 to 6 p.m.

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Wheaton resident Max Daniels, 75, was portraying President Abraham Lincoln at a Civil War re-enactment in Batavia when he answered 10 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Where did you grow up? Wauchula, Florida Do you have children? Two Who would play you in the movie of your life? I would play myself First job? Delivering handbills for a grocery store As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I was not ambitious. I served in the military and did many jobs, including working for 3M.

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And then I was cast in a play as Mr. Lincoln at a theater in Aurora, and the rest is history. My wife plays Mary Lincoln, and our company is called Abe and the Babe.

A movie you’d recommend? Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” on PBS Words of wisdom? “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt” What game show would you be on?

“Jeopardy” Favorite local restaurant? The Lincoln Inn in Batavia What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I have met Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama as Lincoln.

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birds of prey exhibit and musical entertainment. Patrons can mingle with animals in a petting zoo. They can connect with nature at the Hawks Hollow Nature Playground and experience the Butterfly House.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road in Geneva INFORMATION: Visit www.genevaparks. org or call 630-232-4542.

Elburn Lions Club plans book drive

WHAT: The Elburn Lions Club will be collecting donations of new and gently used books as part of the Elburn Lions for Literacy program.

Books should be appropriate for ages 1 to 18, and they should be in good condition.

WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 WHERE: Lions Park, south garage. The park is at 500 Filmore St., Elburn. The garage is on Stetzer Street.

INFORMATION: Visit www.elburnlions.com.

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Fox Valley Wildlife Center programs at Elburn library

WHAT: Donna Tate from the Fox Valley Wildlife Center will present programs at the Town and Country Public Library. The next is “Wildlife Tales and Truths.”

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 WHERE: Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North St., Elburn INFORMATION: Call 630-365-2244.

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Books Between Bites series starts in Batavia

WHAT: Books Between Bites, Batavia’s monthly noontime book program, will begin its 28th season. The season opener

will feature Diane Mayer Christiansen, who co-wrote “Jackie’s Journal” with her son, Jackie. Her other works include “Snub Club,” “Secrets of Woodcrest: Escape from Levitius,” and “Switcher.”

Attendees are invited to bring their lunch.

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. today WHERE: Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia INFORMATION: Call Becky Hoag at 630482-9157. Visit www.booksbetweenbites.com for a complete schedule.

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Autumn Fair event at Peck Farm Park

WHAT: The event includes pony rides, family activities, children’s games, crafts, a

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Camp Kane rededication set at Langum Park

WHAT: A special ceremony is planned to celebrate the move of the historic Jones Law Office and rededication of its new site, the lower portion of Langum Park along Route 25, as “Camp Kane.” Activities will include a Civil War-era encampment with actors portraying President Abraham Lincoln and General John Farnsworth, ceremonies led by Mayor Ray Rogina, and a pizza and ice cream social.

WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Langum Park is at Seventh and Madison avenues.

INFORMATION: Email campkaneheritage@gmail.com or call 630-546-1390.

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County officials frustrated by wait for 2015 insurance information

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com GENEVA – With a budget deadline looming, Kane County Board members on Wednesday expressed their frustration that health insurance costs are not yet known for next year.

Laurence Marx of Global Benefits Group – a Libertyville-based employee benefits consulting firm – told the Human Services Committee that negotiations still were in progress.

“Everything is near the end of the process,” he said, noting it should be completed

by Friday.

The county is self-insured and has a third-party administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Marx indicated an alternative insurance company is being considered.

Committee Chairman Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, said she was frustrated the information won’t be available until the “eleventh hour.”

The County Board is expected on Oct. 14 to vote to

place the budget on public display. Approval of the budget is planned for November.

Castro noted that the county’s budget cycle is the same every year. Getting the insurance information late in the process puts pressure on county staff, she said, and it can lead to a special Human Services Committee meeting so members can vet the information before it proceeds to other committees.

“I find it unacceptable,” Castro said. “I’m trying to figure out what’s the delay in

getting this done.”

Marx said renewal is a function of data. If the county were to lock in on a price Aug. 1 for a Jan. 1 renewal, he said, it would forgo the claims that come in during the later months, which could affect costs.

Committee member Mark Davoust, R-St. Charles, said waiting for the most updated information has been to the county’s benefit before.

County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen said he was grateful the committee was

discussing the issue Wednesday.

“Good work is coming out of your patience,” he said.

With information expected Friday, the committee directed staff to arrange a special meeting Tuesday, if possible, before the Finance/ Budget Committee meets next Wednesday.

Castro said she would be willing to meet earlier than the committee’s normal 9 a.m. start time.

“I’m willing to do whatever’s necessary,” she said.

Batavia aldermen discuss Prairie State Energy Campus project during Tuesday’s Joint Committee of the Whole meeting.

Earlier this year, state Rep. Tim Schmitz, R-Batavia, asked Madigan to investigate Prairie State Energy Campus. Schmitz had said the letter reflected his concern regarding cost overruns on the $5 billion project and the impact on participating communities that might have to pass the cost along to ratepayers.

In 2005, the Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, of which Batavia is a member, agreed to a long-term power contract to buy electricity from Prairie State. Geneva and Rochelle are other members.

“We have not seen any evidence of fraud,” Batavia City Administrator Bill McGrath told aldermen. Second Ward Alderman Martin Callahan said he didn’t think the city needed to have evidence of fraud to call for an investigation.

“We have no idea if there is fraud,” Callahan said. The discussion ended without a rec-

ommendation from aldermen.

The discussion follows on the heels of Batavia businessman Joe Marconi recently filing a class-action lawsuit in Kane County Circuit Court over the city’s investment in the downstate Prairie State Energy Campus.

Named in the lawsuit are the Indiana Municipal Power Agency; IMPA Service Corp., the consulting division of Indiana Municipal Power Agency hired by the city of Batavia to study the Prairie State Energy Campus project; Raj Rao, president and chief executive officer of IMPA Service Corp.

ages 8 through 13.

The society meets once a month during the school year at the Heritage Center, and the members participate in a variety of activities, which in the past

have included a cemetery walk, taking family oral histories and learning about St. Charles history. The society will hold an information meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the St. Charles

Heritage Center, 215 E. Main St., St. Charles. Anyone is welcome to attend. For information, call 630-584-6967 or visit www. stcmuseum.org.

Officials debate whether to ask for Attorney General investigation

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – Aldermen on Tuesday discussed whether the city should ask Attorney General Lisa Madigan to investigate Prairie State Energy Campus.

“We should talk about whether we should do it or not,” Batavia 5th Ward Alderman Lucy Thelin Atac said

and chairman of the Prairie State Generating Company Management Committee; Chicago-based consulting company Sargent and Lundy LLC, which was hired to study the quality and quantity of the coal at the Prairie State Energy Campus; and Skelly and Loy Inc., a Pennsylvania-based consulting firm hired to study the quality and quantity of the coal at the Prairie State Energy Campus. The cities of Batavia, Geneva and Rochelle are named respondents in the suit.

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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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NEW MEMBERS SOUGHT Libraries offer promotions during Library Card Sign-up Month

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com About 60 percent of North Aurora residents are cardholders for the Messenger Public Library – a good percentage in Administrator Kevin Davis’ eyes.

Even so, Messenger Public Library – along with others in the Tri-Cities – will be offering special promotions in September to encourage more people to get a library card as part of Library Card Sign-up Month.

“We, as libraries, have promoted it for quite some time,” Davis said.

According to the American Library Association, the observance began in 1987 to meet this challenge of then-Secretary of Education William J. Bennett: “Let’s have a national campaign ... every child should obtain a library card – and use it.”

Since then, the association reported, thousands of public and school libraries work toward that national effort each fall.

At the Geneva Public Library, a display case is devoted to the special month, and personnel are asking people if they have “the” card, public relations and adult outreach associate Kimberly Gotches wrote in an email.

“In addition to our usual in-house registrations, we are registering people for cards at events at schools, the senior center and a downtown merchants’ meeting,” she wrote.

Comic creator Stan Lee is serving as the honorary chair of Library Card Signup Month. According to the association, he never could have afforded all the books he wanted to read if it weren’t for libraries.

“Having a library card, it’s like having a key to all the information in the world,” Lee said, according to a written statement.

“When you have a library

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In honor of September being Library Card Sign-Up Month, Messenger Public Library in North Aurora will enter patrons who sign up or renew their library card into a drawing for one of two $25 Barnes and Noble gift cards.

Know more Here’s a look at the promotions libraries are offering as part of Library Card Sign-up Month: • Geneva Public Library – All new cardholders will be automatically entered in a drawing to win a Geneva Chamber gift certificate. Existing cardholders have the opportunity to win by clicking the “I have THE card” slider on the library’s website, www.gpld.org.

• Messenger Public Library – Those who sign-up for a card, renew their card or use their card in September will be entered in a drawing for one of two $25 Barnes and Noble gift cards.

• St. Charles Public Library – New cardholders be entered in a drawing for an iPad Mini. Current cardholders who show their cards at the library will receive a thank-you gift. card, you can read anything about anything, and I have found that whatever you read, it doesn’t matter, it increases your fund of knowledge. So a library card is the ‘Open Sesame’ to all the knowledge in

the world.”

Library officials here said it’s never too early for children to get a library card.

“We like people to get started right away,” St. Charles Public Library circulation

manager Bonni Ellis said, noting some parents get cards for their newborns.

The St. Charles library – which has about half of its population registered as cardholders – doesn’t have quantitative goals for the sign-up month, Ellis said. Rather, she said, officials do want to speak to as many people as possible about the programs and services offered.

Offering new cardholders a chance to win an iPad Mini and existing cardholders small gifts during September helps library personnel engage with visitors, Ellis said.

“That tells us that we’re having the conversation that we want to have,” she said.

She said regular library visitors might even learn

about something new.

“As people’s lives change, the way they use the library might be different,” Ellis said.

In North Aurora, Davis said Library Card Sign-up Month gives Messenger Public Library a chance to remind residents of the array of taxpayer-supported services it provides and “how vital we are in the community as a center of literacy and providing information.”

To those who say they never use libraries and call libraries a waste of money, Davis tells them to look at their tax bill.

“Generally, we’re not a huge part of the tax bill,” he said. After four to five visits – or sometimes after one, he said, “It pays for itself.”

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GENEVA – A 33-year-old Geneva man has been confirmed this week as the first human case of the West Nile virus to be reported this year by the Kane County Health Department, according to a news release.

The virus is spread through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird, according to the health department.

Previously this year, birds in Batavia and Campton Township had tested positive for the West Nile virus.

The virus also was spotted in a mosquito trap last month in Geneva.

The Geneva man is Kane County’s first human case this year, and the news release indicated he was being treated as an outpatient and is recovering.

According to the release, many people who have the virus have no clinical symptoms of illness, but some may become ill three to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito.

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bitten by an infected mosquito will experience an illness, according to the release.

Illness from West Nile is usually mild and includes fever, headache and body aches, but serious illness, such as encephalitis and meningitis and death are possible.

Those older than 50 years of age have the highest risk of severe disease, the release indicated.

Those interested can visit www.kanehealth.com/ wnv_surveillance.htm to view a map of the health department’s trap locations throughout the county.

Also, as part of its West Nile program, the health department collects birds from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Call 630-444-3040 to report the presence of birds that recently have died (such as crows or blue jays) to determine if testing is recommended.

The birds must not show any signs of decay, trauma, maggot or insect activity.

View detailed monitoring results from previous years by visiting www.kanehealth. com/west_nile.htm.

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LOCAL BRIEFS Forest Preserve District seeking volunteers GENEVA – The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is seeking volunteers in the following areas – natural resources (including seed harvest volunteers, stewards, preserve monitors, adopt-a-trail participants, tree care volunteers and horticulturist/garden volunteers); program/ special events (including nature center hosts, nature program volunteers and special event volunteers); cultural preservation (including windmill docents and millers, Japanese Garden volunteers, Fabyan Villa docents, Pioneer Sholes School volunteers and Durant House Museum volunteers); and public safety (including campground hosts and

mounted rangers).

Those interested may find out more about the volunteer positions available and the requirements for each at an upcoming volunteer orientation meeting.

Orientations are from 7 to 8 p.m. today and Nov. 12 at the forest preserve headquarters at 1996 S. Kirk Road, Geneva.

Those interested should RSVP if they plan to attend by calling the volunteer office at 630-208-8662 or emailing volunteer@kaneforest.com.

is at the northeast corner of Silver Glen and Corron roads in Campton Township. The event will be held rain or shine. Parking, admission and refreshments

are free. Attendees can tour the 1850s home built by Robert C. Corron, one of the township’s earliest settlers. Other activities include hay wagon tours of the

prairie and oak savanna and scavenger hunts and games for children. Visit www.camptontownship.com for information.

– Kane County Chronicle

Eighth annual Prairie Fest set for Saturday CAMPTON TOWNSHIP – The eighth annual Prairie Fest is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Corron Farm, 7N781 Corron Road, which

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Photos by Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com BELOW: Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India create a sand-painted mandala Wednesday in the lobby of the Waubonsee Community College Student Center in Sugar Grove.

RIGHT: The mandala, being created by Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India, is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants.

Riverview Counseling hosts free program ST. CHARLES – Riverview Counseling Services, 111 E. Main St., St. Charles, will host a free program about how to get your child out the door for school.

It is set from 1 to 2 p.m.

Sept. 25.

Contact 630-587-3777, ext. 103, or info@riverviewcounselingservices.com to register.

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OBITUARIES OPAL A. SPRINGER Born: Oct. 21, 1921; in Oroville, CA Died: Sept. 7, 2014; in Geneva, IL Opal A. Springer, nee Amaral, age 92, passed away peacefully and with dignity with her family at her bedside at Delnor Community Hospital, in Geneva, Illinois, on September 7, 2014. The cause of death was cancer. Opal was born on October 21, 1921 in Oroville, California.

She was preceded in death by her brother Jack; sister, Jeanne Goudie; and her husband, Frank Springer, with whom she shared a love of

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS How to submit Send information to obits@ KCChronicle.com or call 815-5264438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition.

Obituaries also appear online at KCChronicle.com/obits where you may sign the guestbook, send flowers or make a memorial donation. horse racing and dancing.

Opal was a devoted mother to Leon Jones (Myrna), David Jones (Maria), and Marilyn Prout; loving grandmother of Dana Lassek, Tracy Bunye (Bernard), Stacy

Sosnowski, Trina Williams (Clay), and Brock Jones(Amy). Opal’s spirit will be carried on by her amazing great-grandchildren, Kyle, Ethan, Alice Pearl, Jackson, Isabelle, Cadence, Elsie Joy, Sarah Grace, Cache, and Rider. Opal is also survived by her sister, Virginia Burton; and many nieces and nephews.

Even in her last days, Opal was quick-witted and kept up with the day-to-day activities of her many loved ones. She demonstrated resilience throughout her life as she moved to many different states and made friends across the country. She approached her illness with the same courage and

practicality. Opal will be dearly missed by her family.

Relatives and friends are encouraged to join the family in remembering Opal at Moss Funeral Home in Batavia, on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon, followed by a memorial service at 1:00 pm.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Pineview for all of the wonderful care that they provided to Opal during her extended stay. The family would also like to thank the nurses and staff at Delnor for their thoughtfulness and care during her final days.

Jeanine P. Maxwell: The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 408 Cedar St., St. Charles.

Donald E. Russell: The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Congregational Church of Batavia (UCC), 21 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.

George V. Zimmerman: The visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Thursday at the church, 2900 E. Main St., St. Charles.

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GENEVA – Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice has planned a program, Footprints, that will meet on Mondays, Sept.

29 through Nov. 3.

Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice is at 200 Whitfield Drive, Geneva. The program supports parents and adult family members who are coping with a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth or newborn death.

Short-term individual counseling is available at no charge during the interim between groups.

An intake interview is required before registering by calling Carol Ann Richeson at 630-232-2233, ext. 224. The event is free. A refundable deposit is required.

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Campton Forest Preserve to host regional drill Saturday

By ASHLEY SLOBODA asloboda@shawmedia.com CAMPTON HILLS – Passersby near Campton Forest Preserve on Saturday shouldn’t be alarmed if they see search-and-rescue personnel, K-9 units and emergency vehicles.

The commotion will be part of a drill sponsored by the Kane County Office of

Emergency Management and the Kane County Forest Preserve District, OEM Director Don Bryant said.

The Campton Forest Preserve SAREX – which stands for search and rescue exercise – will involve 50 to 100 searchers representing 18 agencies throughout the region, he said, noting this is the first time his organization has done a drill of this size.

“We’re going to simulate two older people who had become lost in the forest preserve,” Bryant said.

He said the drill is expected to run from 7:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. at the forest preserve, 4N379 Town Hall Road in Campton Hills.

“It will take them that long to find them,” Bryant said.

In addition to giving the participants a chance to test

their plans and capabilities, he said the exercise will give the mutual aid departments a chance to meet face-to-face and experience working with each other.

Afterward, a report will be generated indicating strengths and areas for improvement, Bryant said. He

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LOCAL BRIEFS Elgin Genealogical Society to hold meeting today ELGIN – The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today in the first-floor meeting room of the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.

Linda Eder will be presenting “Land Records: The Neglected Resource.” She is a member of the Kane County Genealogical Society and has been a genealogist for 45 years. Learn how deeds can establish a timeline of a family’s existence in a specific locality and, as such, can signal the date of arrival, the previous location, paternity, a death date, a marriage date or the family’s

move to another location. Meetings are open to the public.

For information, visit www. elginroots.com.

Elburn public library offers homework help ELBURN – The Town and Country Public Library will offer homework help to students at every grade level. The sessions will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays throughout the school year.

Certified teachers and student volunteers are present to help.

The library is at 320 E. North St., Elburn. For information, call 630-365-2244.

Elgin Community College hosts ‘Movie on the Lawn’ ELGIN – Elgin Community College will be hosting “Movie on the Lawn” night at 7:30 p.m. today on its new green space located on the open grassy area near the Building C library.

ECC is at 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The Office of Student Life will be showing “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” on a 40-foot movie screen. The event is free and open to the public. Snacks will be provided. Those interested are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. For information, call 847-214-7370.

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said all the participants will receive a copy.

Homeowners in the area have received fliers notifying them of the drill, and signs will be posted about the activity, Bryant said. He noted the forest preserve district will close the facility to the public for the day.

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After the traffic stops, police searched homes in the 300 block of Nebraska Street in Elburn and the 2700 block of Sperry Court in Batavia, reports indicated.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the DuPage County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, the North Central Narcotics Task Force, the Illinois State Police, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Marmion Academy to host artwork exhibit AURORA – Marmion Acad-

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SUGAR GROVE – The Kaneland Foundation’s annual golf outing is today at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golfview Lane, Sugar Grove.

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Two of the five people charged in 2012 in the trafficking of nearly 600 pounds of marijuana from Arizona to Illinois have pleaded guilty.

Mary Nunez, 59, of Batavia was sentenced to three years in prison. Matthew A. Westerlin, 30, formerly of Elburn, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

They were part of a group that had been under police surveillance for several months before their arrest in November 2012. Police seized 598 pounds of marijuana during the investigation, which included simultaneous traffic stops on four vehicles

in Sugar Grove and Aurora.

Westerlin’s wife, Crystal Westerlin, pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced to three years in prison. Dean A. Dziuba, 57, of Darien also recently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison.

Richard G. Ecklund, 50, of Batavia pleaded guilty in August. His sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 28.

In November 2012, police pulled over a 2008 Toyota Camry at the intersection of Jericho Road and Route 47 in Sugar Grove, according to reports issued at the time by the North Central Narcotics Task Force. Three other vehicles were stopped on Orchard Road, just north of Prairie

emy is hosting an exhibit of artwork by the late Rev. Gregory Obee, now through Oct. 4 in the Dr. Scholl Exhibit Mezzanine at Marmion Academy, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora.

It is open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on school days.

A reception, also open to the public, will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 28.

For information, call Lisa Dzuricsko at 630-897-6936, ext. 216, or email ldzuriscko@ marmion.org.

From 1956 to 1975 Gregory taught art, religion, English, and mathematics at Marmion Academy.

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St. Peter Barn Sale to offer ‘something for everyone’

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com ST. CHARLES – The St. Peter Barn Sale will be ready to offer something for everyone this weekend, as members of the St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva have been collecting items for months.

Barn Sale organizer Lisa O’Leary-Volk, of Geneva said the parish has collected 18 departments of goods – every-

thing from furniture to clothing, books to electronics and bikes to antiques, as well as home and holiday decor.

“If you cannot find it at the barn sale, you don’t need it, or it doesn’t exist,” O’LearyVolk said.

The sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Admission is free.

O’Leary-Volk said it takes about 400 volunteers to pull the huge sale together, starting in March with sorting out the goods from donations.

Historically, the church nets $100,000 from the sale after expenses and uses the money to support its ministries and for repairs to its campus buildings, O’LearyVolk said.

The sale serves other goals, she said, such as pro-

viding low-cost goods to the surrounding community, as well as recycling and repurposing items that otherwise would be thrown away.

“People come to us with different eyes, different needs or creativity,” O’Leary-Volk said.

Anything that is not sold still gets repurposed, she said.

“We have a lot of contacts now for metal and cardboard and clothing recycling,”

O’Leary-Volk said. “Whatever we don’t sell goes to many charities. Some of it is turned into insulation, so we are also economically and ecologically savvy.”

A breakfast of coffee and doughnuts will be available for sale on both days, and six food vendors will be selling lunch and beverages and sharing a portion of their profits with the church, she said.

lecture intended to enhance the opera experience with composer information, story insights, music history and musical highlights.

This program is scheduled before the opening on Oct. 6, which features soprano Renee Fleming and conductor Sir Andrew Davis. The lecture is free, and the public is welcome to attend. For information, visit www.stcharleslibrary.org or call 630-584-0076.

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The seminar introduces participants to the legal field of estate planning, including discussions of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, proper designations of beneficiaries and related matters. Sample documents will be discussed, and there will be time for questions.

The presenters are Sugar

Grove attorney Bill Durrenberger and financial planner Mark Durrenberger. Anyone interested in attending this seminar should call the park district at 630-466-7436, visit www. sgparks.org or go to the park district’s offices at 61 Main St. in Sugar Grove.

LOCAL BRIEFS Fruitful Yield to host nutrition expert SOUTH ELGIN – Fruitful Yield will be hosting a nutrition expert, Tammy Mish, who will be teaching parents how to make their own baby formulas and foods.

The event will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at 360 Randall Road, South Elgin. For information, call 847-888-0100.

St. Charles Public Library to host opera lecture ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Public Library, in partnership with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, will present Capriccio by Richard Strauss at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Carnegie Community Room of the library, which is at 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles.

A member of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corps will present a

Park district to offer estate planning seminar SUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove Park District is offering a seminar on estate planning from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Sugar Grove Township building, 141 S. Main St., Sugar Grove.

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Suspicious incident unfounded, says N. Aurora police KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com NORTH AURORA – North Aurora police officers are no longer investigating a suspicious incident that was reported to police Tuesday afternoon.

Police previously had reported that an 11-year-old boy was walking home from school when a short yellow school bus pulled up to the curb near him on White Oak near Hawksley Lane. The juvenile reported that the bus was driven by a white male and a female passenger motioned for him to come over by the bus, a news release from

the North Aurora Police Department stated.

After speaking with the bus driver, the school bus company, and the parents of the 11-year-boy, the North Aurora Police Department has determined the incident is unfounded.

Neither the driver nor passenger of the bus made any attempt to get off the bus or follow the juvenile, a previous release had stated. The juvenile then ran away and reported the incident to an adult, who called police.

The bus was reported to be shorter than a typical school bus and had no markings, police said.

LOCAL BRIEFS Knights of Columbus run/walk set for Sept. 27 ST. CHARLES – The Knights of Columbus 5K run and 2K walk is set for 9 a.m. Sept. 27 at Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles. The cost is $30 in advance or $35 on race day. For information, call Jim Webb at 630-514-7703. Register online at www.active.com.

Proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics, Hope for Haitians and other charitable works.

Kane County Audubon plans bird walk GENEVA – Kane County Audubon has planned a bird walk for 7:30 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Prairie Green Wetland, which is on Peck Road, north of Keslinger Road and south of Route 38.

Participants should park on Heartland Drive, a side street on the east side of Peck Road. For information, contact Paul Mayer at 630-377-3438.

Batavia House Walk showcases Ravine House BATAVIA – The Batavia House Walk will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Five homes will be showcased this year, including Frank Lloyd

Wright’s Ravine House. A tea is offered to attendees after the walk concludes, with food, drink, entertainment and an art exhibit. Tickets are $25 in advance and can be bought at www.downtownbatavia.com or 630-761-3528. If still available, tickets will be $30 on the day of the event. For information or to volunteer for the house walk, call the Batavia MainStreet office at 630-761-3528.

Volunteer opportunities available for house walk BATAVIA – Volunteer opportunities are available for the 2014 Batavia House Walk, sponsored

by Batavia MainStreet. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Five distinctive homes and a tea will highlight the walk, and there will be a variety of volunteer opportunities available. The House Walk is presented by The Kane County Chronicle and benefits Batavia MainStreet and efforts to continue the revitalization of downtown Batavia. For ticket information or to volunteer, contact Batavia MainStreet at 630-761-3528 or www.downtownbatavia.com.

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Second art studio tour on tap in Geneva

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – The Greater Geneva Art Guild is hosting its second annual Studio Tour, a three-day event, for the public to visit a dozen members’ studios and see 31 artists’ work.

The studio tour is from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sept. 27, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 28.

Tickets are $10 and may be redeemed as a discount on the purchase of art from any of the featured studios.

The tour includes paintings, photography, pottery, glasswork, jewelry, collage, fiber and metal sculpture.

Artists will demonstrate their work during the tour.

No strollers or pets are allowed, and everyone on the tour needs a ticket.

Nearly 400 people attended last year’s first tour, said Lorraine Ochsner, an art guild board member and artist.

“We thought we did well for the first time,” Ochsner

We have everything from Shakespeare plays to art exhibits to concerts in Geneva. We want to have a place where people can go to and enjoy and attract people to Geneva, especially to Third and State streets.”

Lorraine Ochsner Art guild board member and artist

said.

The tour also serves as a fundraiser with the intention of creating a cultural arts center in Geneva, she said.

“We have everything from Shakespeare plays to art exhibits to concerts in Geneva,” Ochsner said. “We want to have a place where people can go to and enjoy and attract people to Geneva, especially to Third and State streets.”

Artist and guild board member Pat Bouvat said all are welcome to come to the tour and to the guild’s monthly meetings.

The guild is part of the Geneva Cultural Arts Commission.

“There are so many reasons to come,” Bouvat said.

“The tour helps out local artists who are your neighbors.”

But even more than that, the art itself is something to recognize and celebrate, she said.

“Art is one of the most valuable things a civilization has to offer and it is one of the most lasting things civilization has to offer,” Bouvat said. “If you don’t have art, your civilization has nothing to offer the world. The best

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LOCAL BRIEFS Advocate Sherman Hospital to hold fair ELGIN – Advocate Sherman Hospital will present an event, Healthy Families Fun Fair, from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. In addition to healthy cooking, eating and exercise tips, Sherman Hospital pediatricians, dietitians and other experts will teach children and parents how to make healthy choices together through interactive games and activities. Free blood pressure and diabetes screenings also will be offered. Information and activities will be presented in both English and Spanish, and children who complete their “passport to fitness” will receive a special gift. For information, call 800-323-8622.

Sugar Grove Farmer’s Market held Saturdays SUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove Farmer’s Market will be from 8 a.m. to noon each

thing humans can produce is their art, music, dance, poetry or sculpture.”

Participating studios include: • Nancy McGuire, 39W125 Platt Place, Blackberry Township, Mill Creek subdivision.

• Vincent S. Chiacamonte, 3N079 Town Hall Road, Campton Township near Elburn.

• Fatima Figueiredo, 2018 Wellington Court, Geneva.

• Lorraine Ochsner, 127 Seventh St., Geneva.

• Jan Schmuckal at Gallery 28, 28 N. Fourth St., Geneva.

• L.K. Johnson, 409 Stevens St., Geneva.

• Joe Gagnepain, 411 N. Second St., Geneva.

Saturday through Sept. 27. The markets are in the Sugar Grove Village Hall parking lot at Route 30 and Municipal Drive.

They are held, rain or shine.

For information, visit www.facebook.com/sgfarmersmarket.

program. To sign up, visit the “Register Online” section at web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk or call 630-584-6166. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, notify at registration.

Registration open for Four Seasons Gardening

Park district hosts Mom and Son Wagon Rides

ST. CHARLES – Registration is open for the fall series of the University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening program. Taught by University of Illinois Extension experts, the classes will be presented via statewide teleconference at the Kane County office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. There will be time for live discussion between the presenter and participants. Classes are as follows: • “Get Your Feet Wet with Rain Gardens” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

• “Hydroponics for the Home Gardener” at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7.

There is a $10 fee to attend each session, and registration closes one week before each

BATAVIA – Moms are invited to spend an evening with their sons, ages 3 to 12, at Mom and Son Wagon Rides at 6 p.m. Sept.

25 at West Main Community Park, 40W101 W. Main St., Batavia. Wagon rides and dinner will be provided, as well as all the fixin’s for s’mores.

The evening will include a storyteller featuring campfire stories. The cost is $10 for residents, $12 for Batavia nonresidents of the park district and $13 for nonresidents. The price is per person, and advance registration is required. For information, call 630-879-5235 or visit www.bataviaparks.org.

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Batavia resident wants to set record for largest kick scooter parade

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com BATAVIA – After scuttling efforts to set a world record for largest group hug, Batavia resident Randy Simonian now wants to set a record for largest kick scooter parade.

“This is something families could do,” Simonian said. “It could be fun.”

Simonian informed aldermen at Tuesday’s Joint Committee of the Whole meeting of his plans. He wants to break a record set last year in New Zealand, when 489 participants set a new Guinness World Record for largest kick scooter parade.

He hopes to get 1,000 people involved in the event. Simonian wants to break the record in the spring or early summer

of next year, but first has to get permission from Guinness World Records.

Earlier this year, he scuttled plans to set a new record this month for largest group hug. He wanted to surpass the current Guinness World Record for largest group hug of 10,554 people.

Simonian had said there wasn’t enough time to organize such a large event. He noted that this new attempt at a world record would be on a much smaller scale.

Batavia 7th Ward Alderman Dave Brown said he supported Simonian’s efforts. Simonian said he might try to break a new record every year.

“I would love to make this an annual thing,” Simonian said. “Why can’t we break a world record every year?”

LOCAL BRIEF Batavia Mothers’ Club to hold winter coat drive BATAVIA – The Batavia Mothers’ Club Foundation has planned its annual winter coat drive, benefiting families in need. It will be from Monday through Oct. 3, at locations throughout Batavia.

Donations of clean, gently used and in good condition winter coats, snow suits, snow pants, hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, and boots are needed in sizes

from infant to adult. Items can be dropped off at any Batavia elementary school, Rotolo Middle School, Batavia High School, the Batavia Public Library, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, and Meadow View Veterinary Clinic.

Items are distributed to Fox Valley area charities and shelters.

For information, call Beth Feller at 630-326-9230 or visit www. bataviamothersclub.org.

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STC Culver’s to host marrow registry drive and fundraiser Marrow Registry Drive n When: Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday n Where: Culver’s restaurant, 4068 E. Main St., St. Charles n Information: Call 630-444-1700 or visit bethematch.org.

blood transfusions while she waits for a bone marrow transplant.

Since neither Lee’s parents nor her younger sister are a match, the family hopes to find an unrelated marrow donor match.

Be the Match will have a booth inside the store where they will collect cheek swab samples for the bone marrow registry.

Participants for the registry must be at least 18 and no older than 44 and in good health, according to the release.

Martenson said his information has been on the bone marrow registry for 20 years.

Three seats up on Geneva District 304 school board

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – Three seats on the seven-member Geneva School District 304 Board will be up in the consolidated election that is scheduled from April 7, 2015. The fouryear terms will expire in April 2019.

The terms of Kelly Nowak, Michael McCormick and Mary Stith all expire next year, according to the District 304 website. Nominating petition forms for the school board election are available online at www.geneva304.org.

Forms also are available from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on any business day at the Coultrap Educational Services Center, 227 N. Fourth St., Geneva.

The first day to circulate

nominating petitions is Tuesday, and the filing period will run from Dec. 15 to Dec. 22.

Because of a change in state law, beginning with the 2015 consolidated election, nominating petitions for school boards and the regional board of school trustees will be filed at the Kane County Clerk’s Office, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Building B, Geneva.

To be eligible to serve, a prospective school board member must be a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a registered voter, and a resident of the Illinois and of the school district for at least one year immediately preceding the election.

Elections are nonpartisan, and board candidates do not indicate a political party affiliation.

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“It just breaks your heart when you see these people in desperate need of a transplant just to stay alive,” Martenson said.

Martenson’s other Culver’s store in Lombard hosted a separate registry drive and fundraiser in August for a woman who needed a transplant and has since found a matching donor.

When information about Ava landed in his email account about Ava, he offered to host an event at the St. Charles store.

Since Ava is of Taiwanese and Korean descent, her match most likely will be with someone who shares a similar ethnicity.

A donor’s ethnicity plays a large role in the likelihood of a match, according to the registry.

Although only 7 percent of the current, national registry of potential marrow donors are Asian, Lee’s parents are hopeful that the Culver’s drive will reveal the donor they seek, according to the release.

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ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Culver’s restaurant this weekend will host a day of giving in honor of a girl battling a rare leukemia.

The event will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant, 4068 E. Main Street in St. Charles.

The store will donate 10 percent of its pre-tax sale receipts during that period to Be the Match, a national bone marrow registry, said Scott Martenson, owner of the St. Charles Culver’s. Donations to the registry also can be made at the store, he said.

The store is hosting the event in honor of 6-year-old Ava Lee of Deerfield, who was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia last March.

What started out as a skin infection soon after revealed the rare disease, which is seen in only about four percent of children with leukemia, according to a news release about the event.

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STC Park District seeks candidates for 2015 election KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park Board has three open commissioner seats for the April 7 consolidated election, the St. Charles Park District announced this week in a news release.

The seats of board President Bob Thomson, board Secretary Nancy Cox and board Treasurer Jim Cooke are up for re-election in the spring.

Commissioners do not receive any compensation and serve four-year terms, according to the release. Commissioners are expected to serve on committees and attend a minimum of two to three meetings each month.

Commissioners also are assigned to represent the park district as liaisons to various nonprofit groups and organizations.

Anyone interested in this election may obtain information and materials at the St. Charles Park District Administrative office at the Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St. in St. Charles. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Information is available online at www.elections.il.gov.

Petitions for candidates for election to the office of park commissioner may be circulated beginning Tuesday, according to the release. The filing period for these petitions will be Dec. 15 to 22. The petitions should be filed with board Secretary Cox at the Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St. in St. Charles.

Candidates who seek office are urged to consult with an attorney on specific questions they might have, according to the release.

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Among the items for sale are AURORA – The Crisis Line of homemade baked goods, books, the Fox Valley is looking for those interested in its 10-week jewelry, art, crafts, plants, cards and items found at the flea Crisis Line training program. market style This ‘n’ That shop.

Classes start today.

They will be at the Association Profits go to meet community needs through the residents for Individual Development’s association. Those previously Behavioral Health site at 1230 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora. The benefitting from the money free training focuses on mental raised include the Batavia Fire Department and Batavia Public illness, crisis intervention, Library, according to a news suicide, addictions, abuse and community resources. For ques- release.

Financially challenged tions, or to register, call Cheryl residents within the Holmstad at 630-966-4304. community benefit through the Good Samaritan Fund. Also, 37th Holmstad Bazaar graduation gifts and college scheduled for Oct. 4 scholarships are awarded to BATAVIA – The 37th Holmshigh school seniors employed at tad Bazaar, sponsored by the Batavia retirement community’s The Holmstad.

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OUR VIEW

Hardly normal college food I hate college food. I have to walk a few blocks to the dining center, which inevitably is always crowded due to the dramatically larger student body this year. Sometimes they run out of the only appealing dishes and don’t bother making more. It is all just such a hassle. The only consistently good food is the dessert, which doesn’t help prevent the freshman 15.

The biggest tragedy in this situation is that the food service makes terrible eggs. Fried eggs are hands-down my favorite go-to meal, and it pains me not to be able to eat them on basically a daily basis.

On weekends, they have make-your-own omelettes for about four hours each day. My roommates have jumped on the egg-obsession bandwagon, and we now plan our meals around when we eat our heavenly omelettes. Saturday and Sunday brunch are easily the best meals of the week.

A few weeks ago, a girl who lives next to me was talking about how she really wanted to make her own frozen hot chocolate.

Already displeased with the normal food options, I jumped at the chance to try it with her. This turned into a solid hour of making the frozen hot chocolate, root beer floats and ice cream-cookie sandwiches. It was a great change of pace from the boring and yucky food that we’ve come to expect.

Just a couple of days later, we were both eating with some girls on our floor when we noticed someone with what looked like an orange Dreamsicle shake. We looked at each other and immediately

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LIFE AT EAST Brigid Ackerman jumped up to try it for ourselves. It was just as good as our first experiments.

Needless to say, this has become a habit of ours. A couple of days a week, one of us will think of something new to try and we’ll set a date to it.

We have about 10 different dishes so far – most are desserts (the easiest part of the meal to get excited about!), but we’re trying to branch out to all food groups. Our current challenge is figuring out how to make smoothies without a blender.

We’ve been documenting all our creations with photos and videos, and we’re starting to create a blog, because – of course – everyone in the world will want to read about food we like eating. If it comes into fruition, we’ll have to pace our posts and have a steady stream of ideas.

I think a blog will give me good experience for publishing, and it will be a new style of writing to try!

Even if no one else finds it amusing, trying “new” cafeteria foods brings me immense joy.

Since I (my parents) are spending way too much on it, it’s best to have fun and make the most of the vast array of food I have at my disposal!

• 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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Fracking no threat to drinking water if wells are sound BLOOMBERG NEWS As it turns out, fracking doesn’t necessarily pollute the water supply. But the wells used for fracking might.

The distinction matters because drilling companies know how to make wells more reliable, even if all the effects of the fracking process are not yet well understood. One of the biggest worries, for example, has been that the hydraulic fracturing of deep underground rock to release the natural gas within it could somehow cause that gas to leak upward and contaminate drinking water supplies many thousands of feet closer to the surface.

But a new study finds that this danger is oversold.

In places where the water near fracking sites has been contaminated, the culprit has

been faulty steel tubing inside the vertical wells that lead down to the shale, or weak cement in the casing around it.

Making sure the wells are built soundly is something that drilling companies, and state regulators, can do. In about 5 percent of wells, the cement is imperfect enough to carry the risk of internal leaks. Poor cementing was partly to blame for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago.

So states need strong standards for well construction – to ensure, for example, that the cementing is done effectively, that there are plenty of layers of casing, that the well runs straight and has smooth sides, and so on. And states need enough trained inspectors to see that the rules are carefully followed.

The good news is that many

states have been putting such rules in place. Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Texas have all strengthened their regulations since 2010. In just the past year and a half, eight other states have updated their well-integrity rules, and six more have changes in the works.

Knowing that water pollution isn’t inevitable with fracking should help both critics and defenders of the technology come together to agree on well standards.

It wouldn’t make fracking problem-free – there’s still a need for the safe handling of wastewater, as well as the noise, light and other distractions that many well neighbors hate. But it allays worries about a possibly dangerous side effect of a business that increasingly provides the U.S. with a relatively clean and inexpensive fuel.

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A wine dispensing area behind the bar at Wildwood in Geneva is seen. The restaurant was recently honored by Wine Spectator Magazine for excellence in wines.

Geneva’s Wildwood receives fourth Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com GENEVA – With more than 300 wines from around the world in stock, Wildwood restaurant owner and wine director Patrick Neary takes pride in the restaurant having an expansive wine list.

His efforts have not gone unnoticed.

For the fourth year in a row, the restaurant has been awarded an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine.

Wine Spectator bills itself as the world’s leading authority on wine.

“It’s been something we’re really proud of,” Neary said. “When I buy the wines, I try and get a representation from California and Europe, along with countries like New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. And we have a good variety of price points. My favorites aren’t always at the highest price. There is a $38 South African wine that has been on my favorite list for a long time, and I recommend it to everyone who comes in if they are looking for something that is a little unique.”

Wildwood was the only restaurant in the Tri-Cities area honored this year with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.

Last year, Atwater’s restaurant in Geneva and The Turf Room in North Aurora were honored by Wine Spectator, along with Wildwood.

Wildwood restaurant, located at 477 S. Third St. in downtown Geneva, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in April.

Neary, who had been a world traveler in his previous profession, said he wanted to create a place he “would go to when I was traveling the world.”

A longtime St. Charles resident, Neary is also a partner in the popular Geneva restaurant Bien Trucha.

The Award of Excellence honors those restaurants that “offer a well-chosen selection of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style,” according to the magazine.

Wildwood offers more than 300 wines by the bottle and 30 wines by the glass, Neary said.

“I think one of the nice things about our list is that it’s expansive, but it also represents a broad level of appeal,” Neary said. “If someone likes a cabernet, they have 35 to choose from. If they like a chardonnay, they have 30 to choose from.

So I try to give them a lot and keep a high quality point, too. Most of our wines by the glass are a little higher quality than you will find in many restaurants.”

He also follows trends in the wine industry.

“The state of Washington is really coming into its own – it has great cabernets and merlots,” Neary said. “I have a lot of state of Washington wines because I try and keep up with those trends and reflect that in my wine list.”

In addition, Neary tries to ensure the wines are kept as fresh as possible. Wines that are sold by the glass are kept in a nitrogen system.

“You put nitrogen in to keep the oxygen off the wine, and then you use the tapper to pull the wine out,” Neary said.

“So when you open a bottle of wine, it could last up to the three weeks without the quality of the wine diminishing. I want people to know that we care about our wine. I want our wine to be fresh.

There’s nothing worse than going into a bar and seeing a bottle of wine sitting on a warm shelf with a cork in it.”

The restaurant’s wine storage rooms are temperature controlled as well.

Neary also wants to educate his customers. Starting this fall, Wildwood restaurant will offer wine classes taught

by Neary himself.

ABOVE: Patrick Neary, owner and wine director of Wildwood in Geneva, stands in the restaurant’s wine room. LEFT: The restaurant recently was honored by Wine Spectator Magazine for excellence in wines. The restaurant has more than 250 wines in stock.

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“We can share with them not just a nice dining experience, but we can also teach them a little about wine,” Neary said. “One of the classes is going to be on how to taste and evaluate wine. I can help people learn and appreciate wines.

We’ll keep it fun. We’ll taste a little wine; we’ll have some food. We’ll make it a fun night.”

More information about Wildwood restaurant is available by going to its website, www.wildwoodsteak.com.

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WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 WHERE: Rustic Road Farm, 1N292 Brundige Road, Elburn COST/INFO: Casey’s Safe Haven, a holistic horse rescue farm in Elburn, will host a “Down on the Farm” barbecue fundraiser, featuring food, beverages and live music. Tickets cost $50 each. There will be raffle items, a 50/50 raffle and visits from some equine guests. Visit www.caseysil.org for more information and to learn about Casey’s mission. For information, contact Barb at 630-687-4445 or barb.james@caseysil.org

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WHEN: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19; 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 WHERE: Batavia Riverwalk, 100 N. Island Ave., Batavia COST/INFO: The 10th annual Art in Your Eye Fine Art Festival will feature a Fine Arts Show, live music, a craft beer and wine garden, dance performances and instructional lessons, local theater performances and the Citywide Art Walk. The festival is free to attend.

For a complete schedule of events or information, visit www.artinyoureye.com.

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WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 WHERE: Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1201 Main St., Batavia COST/INFO: The Batavia Fine Arts Centre will host an evening dedicated to celebrating the arts. The event will begin with an artist reception for the center’s “Green” show from 6 to 8 p.m., when attendees can speak with the featured artists. There will be a pre-concert discussion with Fox Valley Orchestra’s Music Director Colin Holman at 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre, followed by a performance entitled “Relatively Speaking,” which will highlight John William’s score from the movie “Lincoln,” among other famous compositions. For more information, visit www.bataviafineartscentre.org.

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 WHERE: Town House Books, 105 N. 2nd Ave., St. Charles COST/INFO: Town House Books in St. Charles will celebrate being in business for 40 years with a Champagne Open House.

Marilou Kelly founded the business in 1974, and in 1992 David Hunt purchased the store, states a news release. Kelly died in early July, but her dream for the bookstore continues even through the present tumultuous times in the book publishing and retail world, the release states. For information, visit www. townhousebooks.com.

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WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 WHERE: Peck Farm Park, 4038 Kaneville Road, Geneva COST/INFO: The Geneva Park District Foundation’s Autumn Fair will feature pony rides, crafts, hay rides, musical entertainment, a petting zoo, a Birds of Prey exhibit and more. Attendees will be able to explore the observation silo, connect with nature at the Hawks Hollow Nature Playground and view hundreds of butterflies in the Butterfly House. The event also will feature a basket raffle. Tickets for the basket raffle cost $5 and will be available for purchase at the Sunset Community Center, Peck Farm Park Interpretive Center and the Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center.

Admission to the event is free, with fees for some activities, food and beverages. For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit genevaparks.org.

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Eric Schelkopf: I know in November you were in Chicago for Once Upon A Dream, which tells the story of The Rascals. When you were approached with the idea for this show, what did you think of it? How did Steven Van Zandt pitch it to you?

Felix Cavaliere: Well, basically what he originally was trying to do was create a reunion. I think the idea for the show came later, rather than that being the initial idea.

He sat down with us, and we kind of related some stories, and I think he realized that unless we did something kind of different, that it might not be received as well as if it was like just a bunch of guys getting back on the stage after X amount of years.

Schelkopf: Do you think it was an accurate retelling of The Rascals’ story?

Cavaliere: I have mixed feelings about it. I think the audiences really enjoyed it. I think they got a taste of something they had been wanting for many years, which was a reunion.

For me, I feel that the more creative you are, the less you want to be confined to a script.

And that’s the first time in my life I really have been confined to a script. So I found it really inhibiting.

Schelkopf: One of the songs that you probably will be performing at the Arcada is “People Got to Be Free.”

I understand you were inspired to write that song after the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.

Cavaliere: I was very active in working for his campaign. I was dating somebody at the time who was actually there when he was assassinated.

It was kind of a revelation to me that it was time to make a statement. In those days, I think that a lot of people, especially people who made music, were more conscious of what was going on around them in the world.

We wanted to make some sort of a difference, for better or for worse, on the planet.

That’s why the song was written. It was saying: ‘This is where we are coming from. This is what we think.’

And the record company did not like that, because obviously its interests were in sales.

Trying to change the world is an interesting thing.

The good thing is that in all of the oppressed countries of the world, and in those days, you had Berlin, you had Hong Kong, you had South Africa, that was the No. 1 record. I was really proud of that, because the message reverberated all around the world.

As a matter of fact, when they did take the Berlin Wall down, that song was played on the street. Things like that, they just kind of make it worthwhile to be a musician.

Schelkopf: It did become a hit, despite the heavy message. Were you grateful that people understood and connected with it?

Cavaliere: Absolutely. You’re always grateful when people listen to your music and accept it, because you never really know.

When we first started playing “Good Lovin’” in a club, we got instant gratification, because you’re playing right in front of the people, and they loved it.

So, you keep playing it.

Schelkopf: “Good Lovin’” – a cover of a song by the group The Olympics – was a No. 1 hit. Did you feel pressure to follow it up?

Cavaliere: Well, the tables kind of turned and instead of taking orders from the record company, the record company was taking orders from us.

And that’s when it gets really tough, because now you have to compete with some of the best music in the world, coming out of England, for example, as a writer, as well as a performer and recording artist.

Schelkopf: You’ve been honored in many ways – you’re in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame, and Hammond Organ Hall of Fame.

Cavaliere: Hammond Organ Hall of Fame is the coolest of them all. That one blew my mind.

It’s a really small fraternity.

Songwriters Hall of Fame is pretty cool, too. Let’s face it.

When all is said and done, to be able to still make music after all these years and have people come and see you, it’s pretty cool.

I’d take that over any of those things.

The Rascals’ founder will perform Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Arcada in St. Charles.

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Paramount kicks off season in strong fashion with ‘Cats’

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com

Photo by Liz Lauren

Laura Savage (from left) is Rumpleteaser and Jonny Stein is Mungojerrie in “Cats,” the blockbuster opener of the 2014-15 Broadway subscription series at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The Paramount Theatre has kicked off its 2014-15 Broadway series in strong fashion with the beloved musical “Cats.”

Although the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was first staged in 1981, the Paramount has injected new energy into the musical, based on the poetry of T.S. Eliot. For those not familiar with the musical, “Cats” tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer.

The show is perfectly cast.

Sawyer Smith, last seen as Angel in the Paramount’s version of “Rent,” has the charisma needed to handle the role of the biggerthan-life Rum Tum Tugger, even going out into the audience to kiss an unsuspecting woman.

One of the stars of the show is someone who is not a stranger to the Paramount stage. Lauren Villegas, who has appeared in such Paramount productions as “In the Heights,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “The Music Man” and “Annie,” delivers a knockout performance as Grizabella.

Along with bringing just the right amount of empathy to the

role, her version of the “Cats” signature song “Memory” will make you forget all others.

The musical’s striking scenery and outstanding choreography also play starring roles in this version of “Cats.” The musical is rated “G,” so parents can feel comfortable bringing their kids to this family-friendly show. ‘’Cats’ will run through Sunday, Oct. 12. The Paramount Theatre is located at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

Tickets are available by calling the Paramount at 630-896-6666 or visiting its website, www. paramountaurora.com.

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The Rascals’ founder Felix Cavaliere was inspired by the assassination of Bobby Kennedy to write “People Got to Be Free,” which went on to become one of the group’s biggest hits.

Cavaliere will perform many of the group’s hits when he comes Saturday, Sept. 20, to the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles.

Also on the bill is The Brooklyn Bridge. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are available by calling 888-695-0888 or at the Arcada’s website, www.oshows.com.

Kane County Chronicle reporter Eric Schelkopf had the chance to talk to Cavaliere about the upcoming show.

I have my own band, and we do a whole different type of show. We’re on the opposite side of that formula. We go wild.

We use the audience as a kind of barometer.

You feel like dancing? OK, we’re going to do some dancing songs. We kind of adapt to the scene a lot more.

It’s kind of like an energy that passes between them and us.

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Italian sparkling wine you can drink with a meal What started off as a friendly bet, turned into an endeavor into world-class winemaking.

Second generation winemaker Arturo Ziliani has carried on a tradition that started in eastern Italy in 1961.

Berlucchi became the first winery in Franciacorta to make sparkling wine in the classic method, where the secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle. Today their wine label boasts the number 61.

The terroir and mastery of the method continue as Berlucchi crafts sparkling wine with depth, character and complexity.

Winemaker spotlight Franco Ziliani was hired to perfect still wine at Berlucchi in 1955.

Instead he found a vineyard and extensive underground cellar fit to make fine sparkling wine. His son Arturo, the CEO and managing and production designer, has expanded and grown the business, yet fondly recalls the family roots.

“It was a challenge,” Arturo

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Ziliani said. “We didn’t know the winery would grow like this.

It was done almost as a joke between friends. It started with a few bottles.”

With the Italian Alps as a northern border and plains to the south, there are dramatic shifts between the day and nighttime temperatures. The vineyards are calcareous and have sandy soil with a limestone bedrock. The minerality is represented in the wines and provides a layer of elegance.

“Our method is the same as the one used in Champaign,” Arturo Ziliani said. “But the water, the soil and the sun are different here. They add a characteristic that is different than wines from Champaign. We make a wine that you can drink with a meal. It’s not only made for a celebration.”

• Guido Berlucchi, Franciacorta DOCG, Brut ($29.99): Pear flavors yield to a yeasty finish on a crisp sparkling wine laced with minerality.

“The most important thing is mature soil,” Arturo Ziliani said. “We get wind off the mountains, but the roots are very deep.”

• Guido Berlucchi, Franciacorta DOCG, Rosé ($34.99): The fruit is cold soaked at low temperatures for 12 to 15 hours and then is soft pressed. The result is a sparkling wine with rich aromas of strawberry, raspberry and a gentle pink color.

The complexity in the wine comes from the pinot noir, which is blended with two different chardonnays to provide acidity.

Where to go Galena has it all.

I’ve long cherished my trips to the beautiful, old-fashioned town in northwest Illinois. The rolling hills and awe-inspiring topography are home to the best

winemakers in the state. It’s also an ideal setting for a bevy of talented chefs committed to crafting the finest meals.

The second annual Galena Food and Wine Festival recently delivered a brilliant marriage of food and wine at the Galena Convention Center. Of the 200 different wines available, Tait, Barossa Valley, The Ball Buster 2012 ($19.99) was a bold, masculine wine with ripe flavors.

It stood out amongst the other wines in the Tait portfolio.

Chestnut Mountain Resort’s Sunset Grille had my favorite dish, a grilled pork ribeye with warm Napa cabbage slaw, Door County cherry glaze and crispy sweet potato garnish. Not to be outdone, Fried Green Tomatoes also shined with a beef tenderloin, topped with shrimp and alfalfa sprouts on a crostini. Main Street Cheesecakes had a blue cheese and cheddar cheesecake, which was a welcome change from the traditional dessert.

At a Saturday night dinner with Fried Green Tomatoes owner Fred Bonnett, his eclectic menu shined. Fried Green To-

matoes claimed the prestigious Wine Spectator Award Winning Wine List for a 15th straight year There were about 300 people in attendance on the Friday night. As the event grows and word continues to spread, I anticipate an even more impressive third edition next year.

For more information on a trip to Galena, visit www. visitgalena.org.

Wine 101 Blue netting sat atop the lush, green grass at Galena Cellars vineyard.

Harvest is near when the protective bird netting is removed. Galena Cellars has already started to bring in fruit, and harvest in the northwest Illinois hills is underway. Look for harvest updates in future columns.

• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for Shaw Media. He’s been tasting, and collecting in the wine world for years. Contact him at planitkanenews@shawmedia.com.

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Running store rumble part of marathon New twist adds friendly competition

If you go n What: 5th annual Advocate

Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon n When: 7 a.m. Sunday n Where: Illinois and First streets, downtown St. Charles n Where: Fox Valley will once again include a full marathon, 20-mile run and half marathon. For more information, visit foxvalleymarathon.com.

By JAY SCHWAB jschwab@shawmedia.com JJ Schmidt expects to have a little extra pep in his step despite a potential sleep deficit when it comes time for Sunday’s Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon.

Schmidt is part of the St. Charles Dick Pond team that will take part in a running store competition at the marathon, a new twist in the fifth year of the marathon.

Stores choose two men and two women to represent them, and the participants are allowed to run whichever of the three Fox Valley races they prefer – the full marathon, 20mile run or half marathon.

Schmidt, a St. Charles resident, is one of two St. Charles Dick Pond team members who will run the full marathon. His teammates are Tammy Hartje of St. Charles (full marathon), Elena Shemyakina of Geneva (20-mile run) and John Collet of Verona (half marathon).

Schmidt said St. Charles Dick Pond store manager Glen Kamps reeled him in without formal permission.

Schmidt, Hartje and Shemyakina are regulars in a weekly “fun run” affiliated with Dick Pond.

“I think Glen heard ‘JJ wants to be on the team,’ so it wasn’t an ask me, it was all the sudden I was on the team,” Schmidt said. “And I like Glen far too much to say ‘Nah, I’m not so sure, that’s a lot of pressure.’ So that’s how I got on the team. I think Tammy accidentally volunteered me.”

Hartje, close friends with Schmidt, is the only employee of the St. Charles store among

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Tammy Hartje (from left) of St. Charles, Elena Shemyakina of Geneva and J.J. Schmidt of St. Charles participate in a training run Tuesday through Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. The three runners, along with John Collet (not pictured), will be competing in Sunday’s Fox Valley Marathon and representing the Dick Pond Athletics store in St. Charles. BELOW: Hartje, Shemyakina and Schmidt of St. Charles during the training run.

the quartet.

Craig Bixler, one of the Fox Valley Marathon’s co-race directors, said the competition has turned into a Dick Pond showdown with the St. Charles location competing against Dick Pond stores out of Carol Stream, Lisle, Park Ridge and Schaumburg. Another prominent local run-

ning store – Geneva Running Outfitters – is providing pace groups for the marathon, but Bixler said he would like to expand the competition to include Geneva Running Outfitters and others, provided this year goes well.

Bixler said cross country-style scoring will be used, with runners’ placement in

their race among their gender dictating the points total.

“You can go out and recruit four ringers and might end up winning the competition but the real winning is not the score, it’s how much the runners who are loyal to the store get out of it,” Bixler said. “So you might come up with the lowest score but not get the results you wanted in terms of enthusiasm for your runners.”

Considering their ages – Schmidt is 66, Shemyakina 55, Hartje 49 and Collet 47 – the St. Charles team is especially seasoned, to put it politely.

“We are older runners, but we all are pretty good runners,” said Shemyakina, who finished second among female participants in last year’s Fox Valley Marathon, finishing in 3:02.28. “We are racing against younger, 300 year old runners – that’s why I think it’s not

very big chances we will win, but we will do our best.”

The running store competitors will wear special bibs to signify their inclusion. Bixler’s organizing partner, Dave Sheble, said a challenge like this adds to the marathon’s community feel.

“Our goal has always been to introduce friendly competition between local groups,” said Sheble, noting that creating some type of competition including local fire and police departments also has been a discussion point.

Hartje said she lives within a block of the start line in downtown St. Charles, and Schmidt only resides about a mile away.

Good thing. That should buy him a little extra shut-eye on Sunday morning, which might come in handy.

“It’s actually a lot of pressure,” Schmidt said of the competition. “A lot of runners will say I’m just going to run this race for fun, but you always go out and run hard. But usually I’m running only for myself. I’ve only run a couple races where I’ve felt some pressure to be part of a team or something like that. It adds a different dimension. It will be a struggle for me this week to not let that get to me and cost me some sleep. I’ll have to lecture myself several times.”

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Cubs have two choices for Class-A level Team could pick Cougars or leave for South Bend

By KEVIN DRULEY kdruley@shawmedia.com Fort Wayne, Ind., may bear the nickname “The Summit City,” but after what transpired Wednesday in the Class-A player development contract chase, the Cubs’ truly urgent meetings now reside in Geneva and South Bend, Ind. With the Fort Wayne TinCaps announcing the renewal of their PDC with the San Diego Padres for the next two seasons, the Cubs are seemingly left with two choices for the Class-A level for 2015-16: Renew with the defending Midwest League champion Cougars or leave for South Bend.

TinCaps president Mike

Nutter offered little insight into the Cubs’ brain trust’s thoughts Wednesday after speaking with president of scouting and player development Jason McLeod Tuesday night.

Just as it did after the 2012 season, Fort Wayne filed paperwork to possibly explore agreeing to terms with parent teams closer to the midwest. Despite a harmonious relationship with the Padres since 1999, TinCaps brass, like many in the Midwest League, coveted the Cubs.

Given his longstanding rapport with McLeod and Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer, both former Padres executives, Nutter could afford to cut to the chase quicker than most. The ultimate verdict proved equally swift.

“They let me know they were not interested in coming to Fort Wayne,” Nutter said.

“They said that it was too far from Chicago. I reminded them how many miles it was to Fort Wayne and was unsuc-

cessful in that.”

A self-described “glorified intern” with Kane County for four seasons in the early 1990s, Nutter texted Cougars general manager Curtis Haug Wednesday morning that he need not worry about the Cubs fleeing for Fort Wayne.

“The first four summers I ever worked were in Kane County, and I loved every minute of it,” Nutter said. “Or most minutes of it.”

Traditionally a top draw in the 16-team MWL, the Cougars provided an especially gratifying season for their players, fans and brass in 2014.

Behind the best record in minor league baseball – 98-49 including postseason – the club captured its first league title since 2001.

Its opponent then should be familiar: South Bend, which has been affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

On Sept. 2, one day before the playoffs opened, the Cougars announced a capital improvement project for Fifth

Third Bank Ballpark for the 2015 season, the club’s 25th in Geneva. The overhaul includes a climate-controlled batting cage, weight room and video room triggered to the Cubs’ specifications.

Nutter said Fort Wayne officials did not enter negotiations with Arizona or the Oakland A’s, a former Cougars parent club that did not immediately renew its PDC with Beloit at season’s end. If it wasn’t the Cubs, it would be the Padres again.

“We’re already with west coast guys where we love the guys and get along great,” Nutter said.

Haug reiterated a similar relationship with Cubs officials Monday as Cougars players cleared their lockers and prepared to descend on Wrigley Field for a pregame ceremony.

The Cougars will raise a championship banner in 2015.

It’s still unclear whether prospects completely foreign to the run will be on hand.

Early returns favorable on Williams’ transfer After going through an unanticipated transition, it always helps to see some familiar faces.

Matt Williams, the former Geneva quarterback, is now catching passes as a wide receiver at Grand Valley State after transferring from Northern Illinois prior to this season. An all-conference selection in both football and baseball in high school, he dropped baseball in favor of football when he went to NIU, then switched from football to baseball after things with the Huskies’ football program didn’t Matt go the way he’d Williams hoped.

Wanting to get back to football – and still play baseball at the same time – he made the move to Michigan prior to this season. He’s back to the two-sport thing, and he’s had some help getting situated thanks to some fellow former Vikings. Former Geneva standouts Michael Ratay and Frank Boenzi are

ON CAMPUS Vinnie Duber both members of the Grand Valley State football team, and they’ve helped Williams in this year of transition.

“It’s good. Michael’s been great. I played with Frank my sophomore year of high school.

They’ve been a great help kind of getting me acclimated with everyone,” Williams said.

“They’ve put me under their wing and welcomed me with open arms, kind of introduced me to everyone and the customs of the program, showed me the way.”

Williams said he wasn’t surprised when Ratay and Boenzi welcomed him in to the program, as he knew what to expect from a couple fellow Geneva alums. Boenzi also came to Grand Valley State after beginning his college career at NIU. Their presence wasn’t the main reason Williams settled on Division-II power Grand Valley State, but he said that

had a little to do with it.

“It’s always good to have familiar faces around. It makes it a lot easier,” Williams said.

“Frank and Mike have been great to me. It’s not surprising they would because back in Geneva everyone’s pretty close with each other. It just really shows that Geneva football really sticks together and you’re a family no matter where you go. They’ve been excellent.”

Williams caught six passes with the Huskies last season during their march to the MAC title game. Through two games, he’s already a third of the way to that total with the Lakers. He caught his first touchdown in a Grand Valley State uniform in the second game of the season.

Plus, he’s back to playing two sports, something he loves doing. Baseball season hasn’t started yet – he’ll be an outfielder and pitcher when it does – but he’s already enjoying the comforting feeling of year-round competition.

“I really wouldn’t want it any other way,” said Williams, eligible to compete right away

since he transferred down a level from Division I. “It’s hard to give up a sport knowing you can compete at the next level.

It’s fun, I enjoy it. It keeps me focused, keeps me locked-in in the classroom, as well.”

Through two games, Williams has hauled in a pair of passes, including that touchdown grab. But on the field and off it, Williams is loving what he’s doing at Grand Valley State. And he’s happy that though in a different place where he started, his college experience is going so well.

“I love it up here. I needed a fresh start somewhere, and Grand Valley gave me a second chance. I couldn’t have asked for anything better,” Williams said. “I’ve had a great time up here, I get along with everyone great. I’m really enjoying my time.”

• Vinnie Duber writes the weekly On Campus column for the Kane County Chronicle. To submit a column idea about local athletes competing collegiately, contact him at vinnieduber@gmail.com.

WHAT TO WATCH Pro baseball L.A. Dodgers at Cubs, 7:05 p.m., CSN Pro football Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:25 p.m., NFL/CBS College football Auburn at Kansas St., 6:30 p.m., ESPN Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU Soccer UEFA Europa League, Partizan vs. Tottenham, at Belgrade, Serbia, noon, FS1 UEFA Europa League, Wolfsburg at Everton, 2 p.m., FS1 Women’s national teams, exhibition, United States vs.

Mexico, at Rochester, N.Y., 6 p.m., ESPN2 CONCACAF Champions League, Saprissa at Kansas City, 7 p.m., FS1

PREP SCHEDULE Today Girls volleyball: Marengo at Burlington Central, 6 p.m.; Rosary at Newark, 6:30 p.m.; St. Charles East at Hinsdale Central, 6 p.m.; Fenton at Wheaton Academy, 5:30 p.m.; Sycamore at Kaneland, 6 p.m.

Boys soccer: St. Charles East at Waubonsie Valley, 6:30 p.m.; St. Charles North at Pepsi Showdown, TBA; Marmion at St. Laurence, 6 p.m.; Mt. Carmel at St. Francis, 6:30 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at Pepsi Showdown, TBA; Burlington Central at Johnsburg, 6 p.m.

Boys golf: IC Catholic Prep at Wheaton Academy, 4 p.m.; Elgin at Batavia, 4 p.m.; Geneva at Larkin/St. Charles East, 4 p.m.; Glenbard South at Aurora Central Catholic, 4 p.m.

Girls tennis: Batavia at Geneva, 4:15 p.m.; St. Charles East at West Chicago, 4:15 p.m.; St. Charles North at Larkin, 4:15 p.m.; Wheaton Academy at ICCP, 4:30 p.m.; Glenbard South at Aurora Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.; St. Francis at Montini, 4:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: St. Charles East at Waubonsie Valley, 5 p.m.; St. Charles North at Bartlett, 5 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: ST. CHARLES EAST 2, BATAVIA 1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-11)

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two blocks.

Senior Chloe Rojas added 17 digs while sophomores Kyla Augustine and Emily Schildmeyer had seven and six kills respectively.

“Batavia came out strong,” East coach Jennie Kull said. “… We didn’t pass well and we weren’t setting our offense as well as we needed to.

Our second game was a little bit better and third game [we] started to get back into rhythm.”

East started the third game on an 11-0 run from which Batavia was not able to recover.

BOYS SOCCER: GENEVA 1, WEST CHICAGO 0

Geneva makes lone goal count

By DEREK WOLFF editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – A first-half rout turned into anything but for the Geneva soccer team on Tuesday night as it hosted conference rival West Chicago.

The Vikings held off the Wildcats in a thrilling second half behind strong defensive play, taking the match 1-0 behind a goal from senior midfielder Jason Lagger.

Geneva coach Ryan Estabrook has seen plenty of close games over the past two seasons and was grateful his side endured the onslaught thrown at it in the second half.

“There’s been so many times in the last two seasons where we’ve given up a lead late, so it was gratifying to hold one out tonight,” Estabrook said. “We were holding on for the last 15 minutes and we weren’t playing much in the way of soccer. That’s what it takes to be effective and win a game and I’m happy we’ve done that. We’re pushing the ball in the right direction right now.”

Geneva pushed the play from the onset, creating a number of chances before finally breaking the deadlock in the 19th minute.

Pressing forward on the

attack, Ryan Anderson was taken down at the 20-yard line, drawing a yellow card from West Chicago midfielder Robert Bejarano.

Lagger stepped up on the ensuing free kick, floating a strike over the head of Wildcats goalkeeper John Garcia and into the back of the net.

Lagger said he saw an opening beyond the defensive wall and took the chance. It worked.

“I saw the goalie, he was kind of standing behind his wall in the middle of the goal,” Lagger said. “So then I just figured I’d hit it hard back post and it curved and went right over him and in.”

But while Geneva continued to press forward in the attack third in the first half, the offense sputtered in the second as West Chicago, playing its second game in as many nights, found its form.

Senior midfielder Oswaldo Estrada led the charge for West Chicago as it created a number of chances off of set pieces. The closest chance to equalize came in the 72nd minute when Estrada’s free kick from 21 yards out rang off the crossbar.

With time running down, West Chicago got one final chance on a tackle just outside the 18. Estrada’s free kick

went straight into the wall and was kicked out to the safety of the midfield, ending the game.

Geneva’s back line had a particularly strong first half when it severely limited West Chicago’s forwards, and while the Vikings created more scoring opportunities in the second half, most of them came off set pieces as the back line refused to give them space.

Geneva had its best chance to extend the lead in the 56th minute with the Vikings on the counterattack. Anderson slotted a through ball to freshman forward Josh Hartsock, who found himself all alone with Garcia.

But Garcia cut off the angle, sliding to limit Hartsock’s options and grabbed the ball without giving up a second chance.

Senior center-back Matt D’Onofrio said communication with his line was key to stopping the West Chicago attack.

“We limited their forwards by staying organized,” D’Onofrio said. “I think we did a great job communicating in the back and passing of marks.

They tried to do a lot of switches and moves where they would switch forwards or centers and we stayed with them the whole time.”

Still, the Bulldogs gave a much stronger overall showing than in a lopsided loss to East on Saturday at Prairie Ridge’s tournament.

“We watched a lot of film, we had a great game plan,” Batavia coach Lori Trippi-Payne said. “I am really proud of this team and what they did.”

Batavia (5-11, 2-1 UEC River) was led by senior Jancy Lundberg with seven kills and junior Alissa Danosky, who tallied five.

Captain Sam Bradle led the team with 17 assists and one service ace.

Both coaches talked about the depth and talent of the conference and how matches and standings will get tighter as the season progresses.

East and Geneva are now the last remaining unbeaten teams in the conference.

“We know we have a tough road,” Kull said. “I’m very proud of how the Fox Valley has really upped its volleyball game.”

St. Charles East and Batavia do not play again until Tuesday when they both take to the road as East visits Streamwood and Batavia takes on St. Charles North.

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By Stephanie Kohl The St. Charles Park District invites residents to get in the spirit of fall with its annual Primrose Farm Frolic.

The Primrose Farm Frolic will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 21 at Primrose Farm Park, 5N726 Crane Road, in St. Charles.

Enjoy a day on the farm with traditional games, music and crafts at this festival, which offers fun for the whole family.

Admission to the event is $8 for adults 12-years-old and older and $4 for children 4-years-old to eleven-years-old. Admission includes all activities.

Activities throughout the day include pumpkin painting, face painting, tractor-drawn hayrides, a corn cannon, a BB gun range, archery, storytelling, a sneak peek of the 3D haunted house of the Kane County Scaregrounds, barn building, arts and crafts projects, a petting zoo, pony rides, an old-fashioned gaming area, a pick-your-ownpumpkin patch, a livestock

showcase, straw maze for your children, an antique farm equipment display, live music, self-guided tours of farm buildings built in the 1930s and blacksmithing demonstrations.

The STC Underground Teen Center will also host a makeyour-own-caramel-apples activity for an additional cost. The activity will serve as a fundraiser for the organization.

Refreshments will be available for purchase from the organic, home-cooked kitchen of Inglenook Pantry, 11 N. Fifth St., Geneva.

According to the Primrose Farm Facebook page, organizers are still accepting volunteers to help with the Farm Frolic. Volunteers will assist with crafts, demonstrations and games. If interested in volunteering, contact Laura at (630) 513-4374 or ljohns@stcparks.org.

Money raised through the Farm Frolic helps keep the animals fed, the staff paid and Primose Farm Park open.

Parking for the event is available only at the entrance off Bolcum Road near the ballfields of the park.

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BATAVIA – The St. Charles East girls volleyball team came into a rowdy Batavia gym Wednesday night and quieted the Bulldogs in three games, 19-25, 25-17, 2511.

Batavia was able to capitalize on East’s mistakes in the first game while playing superb defense, but the tide turned in favor of the Saints in the middle of the second game when senior middle hitter Mikaela Mosquera started to dominate the center of the

court.

She had four kills in the second game and seven in the third for a total of 12 on the evening.

“We stared off a little slow,” Mosquera said. “We just needed to pick it up mentally.”

The Saints (14-3, 3-0 Upstate Eight Conference River) cleaned up their errors as the match went on and began to utilize their size in the middle.

Senior captain Megan Schildmeyer finished with eight kills, 21 assists, four service aces, seven digs and

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KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE ST. CHARLES – Sticking together paid off double for the St. Charles East girls golf team Wednesday. Playing at the somewhat familiar surroundings of St. Charles Country Club – but still not their home course of Pottawatomie – the Saints showed their balance in scoring a 187 to defeat Naperville Central, which shot 198.

“It was a beautiful night and the greens were very fast, and not a bad score for tough course conditions,” East coach Rod Osborne said.

Rose Bundy and Kacie Gaffney shared medalist honors with 45s for the Saints. Karina Shah followed with a 46.

Chicago, St. Charles North (163) triumphed in the UEC River triangular over West Chicago (174) and Streamwood (195).

Michael Staszcuk (39) was medalist for North, and he had help from Trevor Kurtzhals (40) and Jarron Gandy and Kyle Shipman, who both shot 42s.

BOYS SOCCER Kaneland 2, DeKalb 0: At DeKalb, Cameron Pieczynski and Drew Franklin scored for Kaneland as the Knights (4-4-1, 2-1-1 Northern Illinois Big 12 East) prevailed, scoring one goal in each half.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Francis def. Aurora ChrisWaubonsie Valley 153, Bata- tian, 2-0 (25-18, 25-14): At Aurovia 180: At Springbrook in Na- ra, St. Francis dominated the perville, Emily Clark (41) and Suburban Christian ConferLauren Anderson (43) paced ence match.

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Kamryn Malloy had six kills and Anna Melka added 17 assists for St. Francis (14-1, 1-0 BOYS GOLF St. Charles North wins trian- SCC).

By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – After missing a handful of practices during the 2001-02 season, former NBA star Allen Iverson was criticized by 76ers coach Larry Brown for missing too many.

Iverson proceeded to go on in his famous press conference rant about practice, saying the word more than 20 times.

Speaking after Northern Illinois’ workout Wednesday, Huskies running back Cameron Stingily mentioned practice numerous times as well, but in a good way.

In Week 2 at Northwestern, the senior tailback saw game action without having any practice reps during the week, or all of fall camp for that matter.

After being able to get reps leading up to UNLV, and Arkansas, who NIU will visit

Saturday, Stingily realizes how big the reps are.

“Practice is everything. I realized that without practice you can’t be good. You can’t be average without practice,” Stingily said. “I feel like Allen Iverson but practice is everything.”

When Stingily was diagnosed with what has been an undisclosed injury in fall camp, the prognosis was that he’d miss the first four games of the season, at least.

The injury ended up healing quickly, and Stingily was cleared for the season opener against Presbyterian.

He was held out that game, but ended up showing his old style and ran for 46 yards on six carries in Evanston, though he jokes he still feels the first hit after playing without game week reps.

“Northwestern, I really didn’t get practice reps and then I just went out there on game day and tried to play,”

he said. “That was pretty rough.”

At UNLV last week, Stingily had 102 rushing yards on 17 carries, and has fully made his way into the Huskies strong group of tailbacks.

“Cam’s looked good.

Again, he is light a bunch of reps because he wasn’t with us in fall camp with the injury. I think his pad level is dropping,” NIU coach Rod Carey said. “His ball security has been good. His feet look alive. I think he’s responding well. It’s going to be a process as we go here. I kind of always say that game reps count for three practice reps so he’s catching up pretty quick.”

Stingily said that overall he just feels more comfortable at this point than he did two weeks ago.

“Just reading my keys, footwork,” he said. “Fundamentals, really.”

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A Senior member of the South Elgin Boys Golf team, Hildebrandt scored a low 74 at Geneva Triangular, finished 3rd place individual at Larkin Invite, and earned a low score of 36 vs. Glenbard East. He also had a Top 20 medal finish at Geneva Invite.

Ege was the 2A State Champion in 300 Hurdles, 3rd place in State for 110 Hurdles, lead leg in 4x400 placing 3rd in State, and lead leg in 4x100 placing 4th in State. He also went undefeated in 300 Hurdles Junior year, and was the Kane County Champ, Sectional Champ, and Conference Champ in 110 and 300 Hurdles.

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IN THE GROOVE KATE LILLIE ST. CHARLES NORTH, SO. What she did: Lillie continued a strong surge with a medalist-effort 34 at Monday’s South Elgin Invitational at Elgin Country Club, helping the North Stars (163) win the team title in a field that also included third-place Geneva (163).

After competing as an individual last season, Kaneland’s Tori Guyton has welcomed the complement of a four-score team in 2014.

Kaneland girls ‘root each other on’ Four golfers, fourth place out of 21 teams.

The newly-formed Kaneland girls golf team embraced that exchange rate after shining at Saturday’s Stillman Valley Invitational.

“Really pleased about how they’ve been doing, especially with four girls,” Knights coach Mark Meyer said.

“There’s not much room for error when you have to take everyone’s score.

They’ve fared very well against the competition, especially considering it’s just the four of them.”

Seniors Tori Guyton and Julia Van Gemert competed as individuals last season, advancing from regionals to sectionals but unable to qualify for the Class AA state meet. Per usual, they practiced with the boys team, which Meyer also coaches, but were without girls teammates and a full regular season schedule.

With senior Dominique Lee joining the group alongside Paige Guyton, Tori’s sophomore sister, in 2014, the Knights began spreading their influence over the program’s home course – Elburn’s Hughes Creek – as well as at various other tracks around the region.

“It takes it to another level when you’ve got an actual team score, something to root each other on about instead of just worrying about your own individual score,” Meyer said.

Kaneland was set to host Sandwich in a dual at Hughes Creek Wednesday before competing in the Glenbard East invite Saturday.

The Northern Illinois Big 12 meet at Rochelle Country Club, scheduled for Sept. 30, will usher Lee and Paige Guyton into their first stretch run and state series. Having two teammates to consult about those big meets only adds to the camaraderie.

“They jelled as a team right away, especially going to these Saturday invitationals,” Meyer said. “It’s a lot of fun for them, and I think they’ve had a great time playing as a girls team this year.”

Twenhafel awaits BC boys’ launch “Deep,” not “top heavy,” figured to more accurately describe the Burlington Central boys team as it returned much of its core from last season’s Class 2A state qualifier.

Although individual runner-up Matt Weber had graduated and moved on

to a collegiate career at Indiana, his supporting cast appeared primed for a repeat.

Consider that charge in a holding pattern for now.

“Our 4-5-6 [golfers] are just struggling like there’s no tomorrow,” Rockets coach Deb Twenhafel said. “I don’t know the word. ‘Disheartening’ or something like that.”

Seniors Austin Niesel and Andrew Sherman have paced BC alongside sophomore Joe Sherman have steadied the team, routinely contributing what Twenhafel calls “consistently decent scores.”

The lone coach in program history, Twenhafel plans to retire from coaching the boys and girls at season’s end.

She has taken nothing about her career for granted, but admits she could easily envision a state meet swan song after the boys finished fourth as a team in 2013.

“I won’t be upset if we don’t make it, but your last season, you would like to go out seeing the kids do the best they can do,” Twenhafel said. “And I think they can make it downstate if they’re on their A-game.”

– Kevin Druley, kdruley@shawmedia.com

HITTING REWIND Perspective, like one’s clubs, can be a hard thing to grip during wet and chilly fall weather, the kind that often descends on the boys and girls state tournaments in downstate Bloomington-Normal and Decatur, respectively.

For that reason, there aren’t many athletes or coaches taking that preparation tack recently as temperatures hover around the cooler side.

“Oh my gosh, this is ridiculous weather,” Burlington Central girls and boys coach Deb Twenhafel said. “What happened to our 80s? Even a 70 would be nice. The weather’s not been very good for golfing, either, I tell you. Especially for me. I know I get cold.”

COMING ATTRACTION Today’s Larkin boys triangular at The Highlands of Elgin also features St. Charles East and Geneva, whose athletes have enjoyed their share of memorable shots at an oft-visited opponent’s home course. The Vikings will be looking to get the better of the Saints for once.

They looked up at East during the season-opening McChesney Cup and also watched the Saints win last month’s Geneva Invitational at Mill Creek.

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GENEVA GIRLS’ BALANCE What the Vikings did: Behind counting scores from Nicole Hassels (88), Mary Clare Novak (90), Allie Henry (91) and Reilly Krohe (92), Geneva won Saturday’s seven-team Cougar Classic at Vernon Hills Country Club.

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By ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com With domestic abuses cases squarely at the forefront of the NFL world, a high-profile civil rights lawyer called a press conference Wednesday in Atlanta to blast the NFL’s handling of the years-old allegations against receiver Brandon Marshall.

And it prompted a supportive statement in defense of Marshall from Bears general manager Phil Emery.

Attorney Gloria Allred claimed that the league and commissioner Roger Goodell did not properly investigate Marshall’s past incidents with ex-girlfriend Rasheedah Watley, stemming from arrests in 2007 and 2008 when he was with the Denver Broncos.

Allred said that “this isn’t a case” against Marshall and the NFL, but that “our focus in on the [investigation] process” in light of the situations of Ray Rice, Greg Hardy and Adrian Peterson.

“This issue is so much bigger than Brandon Marshall,” Allred said. “This issue is about the NFL and what it needs to do to in the future.”

Joining Allred at the press conference were Watley’s father, Clarence, and friend, Kristeena Spivey, who read statements alleging that they were ignored by the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell after being informed of Marshall’s alleged actions.

Allred and Watley called for Goodell to resign. Allred said Watley, herself, is not interested in being interviewed.

“It wasn’t like the commissioner was in the dark about what was going on with Brandon Marshall and my daughter,” Watley said. “There was no way he could be out of the loop on that many instances.”

Marshall was handed a three-game suspension by

Goodell on Aug. 6, 2008 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after incidents with Watley in March 2008.

It was later reduced to a one-game suspension.

In August 2008, Marshall was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple battery. In August 2009, he was found not guilty.

Marshall’s past is well-documented. His story was just featured on ESPN’s “E:60” on Tuesday, which Marshall viewed unfavorably according to his remarks on Twitter, and will later be detailed on NFL Network’s “A Football Life” on Friday.

Marshall has become a team leader since joining the Bears in 2012, using his platform to raise awareness for mental health issues.

Marshall, while a member of the Miami Dolphins, announced at a press conference in July 2011 that he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

“Brandon has the full support of the Chicago Bears,” Emery said. “We were aware of his personal background when we traded for him in 2012 and equally aware of the tremendous efforts he made to bring positive changes in his life and in the lives of all the people around him.

“Since his arrival, Brandon has thrived in an environment that has been supportive. He has been a very positive, thoughtful and proactive leader and role model. He has acknowledged his past struggles and shared his story in an effort to help others improve their daily lives.

Brandon has been at the forefront of mental health awareness and has extended himself in an unprecedented way to help fellow players across the NFL. He has helped himself through helping others and we are proud to have him as a teammate.”

OK, I understand NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had himself a really rough week last week.

You know, seemingly getting caught in a couple of fibs and all.

But is that justification to take off on vacation or a few personal days when it turns out the league is in just as big or perhaps even bigger trouble than he is?

Beyond Goodell’s horrible mismanagement of the Ray Rice situation, we’ve recently learned that one of the NFL’s greatest assets, Adrian Peterson has been charged

with child abuse and another All Pro, Greg Hardy has been found guilty of domestic violence at least at the same level of horrifying as Rice’s and was continuing to play, unpunished.

Supporters and critics alike have agreed almost unanimously the NFL is facing the darkest hour in its history.

Yet ever since Goodell went on CBS claiming to have been unable to acquire videotape we now have reason to believe had been in his office and available to him for months, the commissioner has been

NFL INSIDER Hub Arkush harder to find than Waldo.

Not a public utterance or a peep out of Goodell since the Peterson story broke and the Hardy story caught on fire.

What, inquiring minds might ask, are we to make out of that?

There are two possibilities.

The first is that acting on the advice of the owners’ crisis management team he is being kept purposely out of

sight while the groundwork is being laid to craft the new image he will need if he is to remain in charge of the NFL. The second is a bit more titillating and a lot more disturbing. It could be Goodell has to keep his head down right now because he actually was fibbing about the Rice case, what he knew and when he knew it and he knows it’s going to eventually all come tumbling down around him, and perhaps his bosses know it too.

I’d much rather it turns out Goodell was a fool but not a liar and that he survives and

eventually is rehabilitated as the commish because that would certainly be what’s best for the game.

But the longer he stays underground while the fires rage around him, the more it’s reasonable to at least consider that he’s been told by the owners if he wants a nice separation package to just stay out of sight until they’ve figured out their next move, and his replacement.

• Chicago Football editor Hub Arkush can be reached at harkush@chicagofootball.com or on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

VIEWS Rick Morrissey the switch-wielding Peterson – with Radisson’s logo on a screen behind Spielman as he talked. Some of the NFL’s bigger corporate partners began applying pressure.

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Wednesday that the team “made a mistake” and that “it is important to always listen to our fans, the community and our sponsors.” And by that he meant, “sponsors.”

It’s one thing for fans to be angry with a soulless football team. The NFL knows fans are more forgiving than Jesus. It’s another thing when corporations that have invested billions of dollars in the league

locate their moral outrage, thanks to the threat of consumer boycotts. On Tuesday, Nike pulled Peterson merchandise from its stores in the Twin Cities. Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, said in a statement it was unhappy with the league’s response to domestic-violence issues.

“We are not yet satisfied with the league’s handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code,” it said.

PepsiCo, the Campbell Soup Co., McDonald’s and Visa followed suit with statements criticizing the league’s response to domestic abuse, including Ray Rice’s assault on his now-wife. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell initially gave a two-game suspension to the Ravens running back but then suspended him indefi-

nitely after video was released showing him knocking out the woman with one punch.

That case has descended into a who-knew-what-when sleaze pit worthy of Watergate.

If the NFL doesn’t know how to run its house – and judging from its bumbling of the Rice and Peterson cases, it wouldn’t know a vacuum cleaner from a cake mixer – then the corporations that pay the league’s bills will show them. How many businesses want to be publicly associated with a woman beater, a child abuser and a league that is, at best, indecisive and, at worst, a lying heap of corporate entitlement?

With business partners at the league’s gate, the Vikings released the news of Peterson’s suspension at 12:47 a.m.

Wednesday. Normally, the

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Later in the day, the Panthers put woman-beater Greg Hardy on the NFL’s exempt list, finally giving up hope of playing him Sunday against Pittsburgh. They had stood by the defensive end even though he had been convicted in July of assaulting and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Hardy is appealing that conviction, which had given the Panthers the sliver of an opening they needed to justify their sickening stance. Funny how things start to move when a beer company gets in a sudsy lather.

• Rick Morrissey is a Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist. Write to him at rmorrissey@suntimes.com.

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It took a hotel-chain boycott and the threat of other corporate action, not the welts on an abused 4-year-old boy, for the Vikings to suspend Adrian Peterson. No matter where this mess ends up, let’s make sure we never lose sight of that.

Nobody needed a reminder that the NFL is a slobbering, money-hungry hog, but the league hit us in the face with it anyway Wednesday morning.

The Vikings put their star running back on the NFL’s exempt/commissioner’s permission list ostensibly to let him deal with his child-abuse case but mostly because they have the backbone of a jellyfish.

The Radisson hotel chain had suspended its team sponsorship after watching in horror Monday as Vikings general manager Rick Spielman announced he was reinstating

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By EUGENIA LAST Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – It’s time to realize your potential.

Keep your outlook realistic, and don’t spread yourself too thin. A focused approach, combined with your talent and determination, will help you make big strides toward your dreams, hopes and wishes. Keep your eye on the big picture.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Think outside the box. You will be pleasantly surprised by a new or unusual venture presented to you. Don’t be afraid to try something new.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Slow and steady will be your best approach. You will be frustrated if you take on too many projects. Nothing will be accomplished to your satisfaction if you don’t pay attention to detail.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – An unexpected change will result in an exciting venture. Find a way to incorporate the old and the new into your plans for the future, to better suit your needs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – You will need to take good care of financial matters. A joint venture will have an unfavorable outcome. An in-depth look at your documents and records will ensure that nothing has been overlooked.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – A personal relationship will cause dissatisfaction. Don’t get sidetracked from your professional duties. Once you are outside the workplace, you will have more time to do some soul-searching.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Social activities, love and romance are all highlighted. Don’t be afraid to show your romantic side. An escape from your regular routine will contribute to a happier personal life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Your compassion will shine in dealings with those you care about. Feel confident to enable beneficial changes to take place.

Make a difference by reaching out to those in need.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – You are always ahead of the crowd. Don’t be too hard on people who can’t keep up.

Showing patience and understanding will result in appreciation and admiration.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Aim high. Take an active role and see your commitments through to completion. A leadership position will be offered and will help get you where you want to go.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Don’t be dissuaded if others don’t see things your way. Keep on top of your professional responsibilities. Maintain your focus, be diligent and accept the changes that lie ahead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Keep busy and avoid trouble. If you are too idle, you will end up stressing over personal problems that you cannot fix. Avoid emotional scenes by pursuing your own projects.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – You can show generosity without opening your wallet.

Offer your time and advice rather than money. Your financial situation will deteriorate if you are too free with your cash.

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Tina Fey (from left), Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman and Adam Driver star in the film “This Is Where I Leave You.”

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a funny, good ‘August: Osage County’

By ED SYMKUS More Content Now For anyone still reeling from the ordeal, earlier this year, of watching “August: Osage County,” in which a father’s death reunited a dysfunctional family under one roof, resulting in much caterwauling and overacting, here’s some good news. “This Is Where I Leave You,” with a script by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the hit 2009 novel, is the snappy, sparkling, funny version of “August: Osage County.” Dad dies, kids come back to mom’s house for a week, arguments ensue, long-kept secrets are revealed. But you’ll be chortling rather than cringing.

Although this is a genuine ensemble piece, in which everyone gets some time to shine, the story has Judd (Jason Bateman) at its center. He remains the calm in the stormy sea of the Altman family, whose matriarch, Hillary (Jane Fonda), is a celebrity author who has written far too much, far too openly, about her family. Judd’s brothers, Paul (Corey Stoll) and Phillip (Adam Driver), are experiencing various degrees of difficulties with, respectively, a wife and an older fiancée, and with each other. Judd’s sister, Wendy (Tina Fey), is stuck in a bland marriage and still thinks about the good times with her now addled, accident victim ex-boyfriend Horry (Timothy Olyphant).

But it’s Judd we focus on because

he’s having the roughest patch. Even before his dad’s death, he discovers, in uncomfortably comic manner, in the film’s terrific introductory scenes, that his wife is sleeping with his boss, and has been for some time. Then dad dies; then he has to return to the little town he happily left long ago.

So, there they all are. Mom, the kids, their spouses, their partners, all sorts of friends and relatives, along with a few people who, for whatever reason, never got to leave the little town, squeezed together in the family home to pay their respects by “sitting Shiva,” which is a traditional Jewish period of mourning, and which is an oddity in this setting because none of the characters is Jewish. On a side note, there’s also Charles Grodner (Ben Schwartz), the hippest rabbi in the history of cinema, or at least the rabbi character who believes he’s the hippest.

Director Shawn Levy has a choppy track record, jumping from the forced comedy of the remake of “The Pink Panther” to the pretty good fantasy of “Night at the Museum” and the uneven science-fictioner “Real Steel.” But he keeps successfully tight control of the irreverent funny stuff here, and makes great use of sharp actors delivering Jonathan Tropper’s fast-moving dialogue, just about all of which flows naturally.

It’s always nice to see Jane Fonda in a comic role. Here she’s as adept at presenting Hillary as a free spirit, as a

concerned mom who is forgiving of all of her kids’ many faults, and as a woman who enjoys showing off her buxom figure, even if, maybe especially if, it makes her kids uncomfortable.

Complications for these folks never seem to stop piling on. Judd bumps into his old flame Penny (Rose Byrne), and there are definitely some unresolved issues there. Judd’s cheating wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) arrives, uninvited, with some interesting, plot-twisting news. Youngest brother Phillip, the true free spirit of the Altman clan, finally admits that he’s “the family screw-up.”

You’ve gotta wonder, can’t anybody in this movie be happy?

Yes, they can. But the film doesn’t need the off-putting distraction of a little kid running through the scenes, dragging and using a portable potty for comic effect, or to make the characters smile. It’s nice that in the midst of all of the film’s comedy and chaos and emotional complications, there are moments of tenderness. It’s even nicer that, in the end, all of the story’s up-and-down complexities are clearly explained, and will leave viewers satisfied and smiling.

• “This Is Where I Leave You” is written by Jonathan Tropper and directed by Shawn Levy. The film stars Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll and Rose Byrne. It is rated R.

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Dear Abby: My dad died in April after a brief illness. Before he passed, my stepmother encouraged him to donate his body to science because she is to be buried with her first husband, and she didn’t want the expense of burying Dad. I went to pick up my father’s ashes as she requested. When I got there, she invited me into her bedroom to see that she had made a shrine to her first husband, who had died three years before she and Dad were married. The one photo she had of Dad was 2 inches by 3 inches, and was the one from his memorial invitation.

Abby, she was married to my dad for 30 years. He supported her, took care of her, and worked to the age of 75 to keep her happy – and that was a task!

As I reached the front door, I remembered what I was there for in the first place – my dad’s ashes.

They were still in the UPS wrap,

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips in a bench that he kept his shoes and boots in by the door. Seriously, who does that? – Grieving Daughter In New York Dear Grieving Daughter: Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of your father. Unless he spent the entire 30 years of his marriage sharing his bedroom with the shrine to your stepmother’s first husband, inviting you in to see it was beyond insensitive on her part. The only bright side I can see to this is that you’re now in possession of your beloved father’s ashes, and you will probably never have to see her again.

Dear Abby: I am the father of an 8-year-old daughter, “Lindsey.”

She is my world. Her mom and I split when Lindsey was 2. She has

remarried.

Lindsey is getting to the age in which sleepovers at friends’ houses are happening, which is fine because I know a few of them and their parents. I’m worried about the fathers or older brothers of the ones I don’t know. How do you ask or tell an 8-year-old about the dangers of pedophiles without scaring her? – Dad In Louisiana Dear Dad: I assume that, as a conscientious parent, you are not sending your little girl off to stay with complete strangers. Make it a point to meet and talk with the parents of the girls who are having the sleepovers. Talk to your ex about your concerns and ask what she has discussed with Lindsey about boundaries, inappropriate touching and that Lindsey knows she can come to either of you if anyone makes her uncomfortable.

• Write Dear Abby at www. dearabby.com.

Time is of the essence in treating heart attack Dear Doctor K: Can you tell me what happens when someone having a heart attack gets to the hospital?

Dear Reader: You’re going about your day when you suddenly start to sweat and become short of breath. You feel a crushing pressure in your chest. You think: “This is it. I’m having a heart attack.”

A heart attack occurs when one of the coronary arteries, blood vessels that supply the heart, becomes fully or partially blocked.

The blood carries nutrition – oxygen, sugar and other molecules – that every tissue needs to survive.

It also carries away the waste material made by the cells. Any tissue that is completely deprived of a blood supply dies. That includes the heart muscle. (I’ve put an illustration of this process on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

If you think you may be having a heart attack, call 911. Don’t ask a friend or relative to drive you to the hospital. An ambulance will take you to the emergency department (ED).

When you arrive at the ED, the staff have three immediate challenges: • They need to assess how sick you are.

• They need to collect informa-

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff tion to make the diagnosis: Are your symptoms caused by a heart attack or by another condition?

• They need to give you treatments to relieve your suffering and to minimize the heart damage, if you are indeed having a heart attack.

The ED staff will immediately check your pulse and blood pressure and will take your electrocardiogram (ECG), if you haven’t already had one in the ambulance. They also will take a blood sample for various diagnostic tests.

Physicians will use the ECG, along with blood tests and your symptoms, to confirm that you are having a heart attack or to diagnose another condition that is the cause of your symptoms.

If you are having a heart attack, the doctors will start an intravenous line so that they can rapidly give you medicines. They will hook you up to a heart monitor to identify the development of dangerous heart rhythms.

Finally, they usually will give you oxygen, aspirin and possibly oth-

er medicines to minimize heart damage.

When I was a medical student, there was not much more that could be done. Specifically, there was no way to open up the blockage in the coronary arteries that was causing the heart attack.

Today, there are powerful new treatments for restoring blood flow to the heart and preventing further blockages.

One way to restore blood flow is to perform a procedure called angioplasty. Another way is to administer intravenous clot-busting drugs. Time is of the essence: The faster blood flow is restored to the heart, the greater your chances of surviving and recovering.

As soon as you are stable, you’ll be encouraged to sit up and then stroll the halls. This helps keep blood clots from forming and begins to strengthen your heart.

It sounds frightening. But if you have a heart attack and reach the hospital in time, chances are very good that you will survive – and walk out of the hospital within a week.

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

His flaw is extremely serious Dr. Wallace: The guy I’ve been dating for the last two weeks is super, and I like him very much. We are both 19 years old.

Everything about him is what I want in a guy.

He’s handsome, kind, intelligent, considerate, romantic and has a great build.

But he does have one flaw. He has been a “pot head” for over two years. As far as I know, marijuana is the only illegal drug he takes.

Sometimes he drives a short time after getting high. He constantly tells me that he has no problem driving safely after getting high on pot. He also says that he sometimes smokes a marijuana cigarette while driving. I will never be his passenger when he is smoking pot. I also don’t want to ride with him when he could be under the influence of pot even if he says he is 100 percent sober. He has told me that he was involved in two accidents in the past year, but says that he was not to blame in both crashes.

My question is, “how long does it take a marijuana user to lose the high? I want to make positive sure that he will be “pot-free” when I enter his car. – Nameless, Goshen, Indiana Dear Nameless: You are a very wise young lady. Your guy is handsome, kind, intelligent, considerate, romantic, has a great build, and only one flaw, but that flaw is extremely serious. Drivers must have a clear mind so they can make split-second decisions.

Most users of marijuana lose their high about four hours after their last joint. Is it possible that you could

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace drive your car when on a date and you’re not 100 percent sure your guy will be a safe driver?

Dr. Wallace: I’m mad as heck, and there’s nothing that can make me feel better. I’ve been grounded for two weeks just for calling my younger brother a “stupid idiot” during supper last night. To be honest, I screamed at him because he spilled a glass of milk all over my brand new jeans. It was an accident, but he wasn’t minding his manners. Instead of asking for the salad dressing to be passed to him, he reached for it and spilled my glass of milk.

It so happened that our grandparents were having supper with us, but that’s no big deal because they are a part of our extended family. Being grounded is disastrous because it means I can’t attend my best girlfriend’s surprise birthday party, which is being hosted by another good friend of ours. I think my punishment was much too harsh for my “crime.” If you agree, I’ll campaign for a lighter sentence. – Tina, Naples, Florida Dear Tina: Emotions must have been running high at dinner that night. You shouldn’t have screamed at your brother, but being somewhat upset by his clumsiness is understandable. Apologize sincerely to all concerned and perhaps you’ll convince Mom and Dad that they, too, overreacted.

• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@ galesburg.net.

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PUZZLES CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

What undertricks?

Go for the contract!

CELEBRITY CIPHER

F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.”

That is an interesting concept.

I wonder how he typed while swimming.

When the card play has finished, the contract will either be underwater or have floated safely ashore. If it has been defeated, though, declarer should not worry about how far it has sunk, as long as he took his best shot to make the contract. (Yes, if you are playing in a pair event scored by matchpoints, that is not necessarily true.)

In this deal, South is in three no-trump. After West leads the diamond king, how should declarer swim?

North’s jump-shift rebid guarantees extra values and forces to game.

South starts with six top winners: four hearts, one diamond and one club. In addition, he hopes to take either four club tricks or three clubs and one spade.

First, South should hold up dummy’s diamond ace until at least the second round to confirm the split. Yes, it is likely to be 6-0 or 5-1 because otherwise West would probably have led a different suit (presumably spades).

Declarer takes the second trick with dummy’s diamond ace, cashes his hearts and runs the club 10.

East wins with his king and shifts to a low spade. What should South do?

If West has the spade ace, the contract will drown. So declarer should play his spade king. Here, it wins and the contract comes up for air. But if the king loses, South has potentially gone down two instead of down one – a small price to pay for trying to collect a vulnerable game bonus.

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Auto Repair Technician Experienced Tech needed for busy Aurora shop. 401k, Health Insurance and Vacation.

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517 BLAINE ST. WE ARE STAFFING UP! Wise Plastics, a custom injection molding manufacturer has immediate openings, all shifts.

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Process Technicians Lead Operators Setup Technicians Material Handlers Warehouse Quality Inspectors Machine Operators and Assemblers

*DIRECTOR OF NURSING Full Time - 1st Shift *RN – PT 3rd Shift Apply within, no phone calls

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309 W. New Indian Trail Court Aurora, IL 60506 Phone: 630-966-4028 Fax: 630-844-1753

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BATAVIA Historic Batavia Home Downsizing

Sept 19 & 20 Friday & Saturday 8am – 4pm 509 N. Batavia Ave. antique furniture, china/ silver / crystal, paintings, prints, rugs and many smalls.

No pre-sales, no early birds, parking on side streets only.

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Carousel horse, 1920's bottle cooler with adv, antiques, furniture, Christmas, H. Hargrove art, iron double bed, RCA victrola

Send resume to HR@wiseplastics.com or visit us at 3810 Stern Ave, St. Charles

710 Vellagio, Sycamore

Directs the provision of health services for clients with developmental disabilities and behavior health related needs by assuring that quality healthcare is provided.

The position oversees; nursing, dietary, audiology, electronic medical records, and coordination of pharmacy services to meet identified treatment needs of clients. The Director of Nursing is responsible for monitoring the care of clients in group homes and day programs. The Director of Nursing will assists in creating and updating agency health related policies and procedures to assure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards related. The position is responsible for overall health care for clients and for, hiring training, monitoring and the supervision of assigned staff and independent contractors. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Bachelor of nursing degree required with minimum of three years working with people with developmental disabilities, mental illness and/or neurological impairments or general nursing services; with minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience preferred. Must be CPR certified. FT position.

Applications accepted online at www.the-association.org

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BATAVIA AUNT ELLEN'S ESTATE SALE Fri & Sat Sept 19 & 20 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Sun Sept 21 8:30 am - 2 pm.

2362 Hunt Lane We have it All! Something from every era... craft and sewing supplies, kitchen, holiday decorations, antiques and collectibles. Priced to Sell!

You Want It? We've Got It!

Once a year clearance sale.

50% off shelf items, glassware, cookware, collectibles, nic-nacs, purses, costume jewelry, framed art. Hundreds of items to choose from.

25% off cookie jars and items in case. 15% off stained glass.

Books 2/$1.00 dvds and cds $1.00 Large selection of used furniture marked down.

Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween will be here before you know it, buy now 11017 Woodstock St, Huntley Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4

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Proceeds to Benefit Medical Mission Trip!

BATAVIA MEGA KIDS' CLOTHING SALE 1024 S. Raddant Rd. Friday / Saturday 8-4 Multi-Family, 1000's of quality children's clothes and shoes, organized by size and gender, on hangers and under tents. Costumes, Girl Scouts, boots, hoodies, winterwear, baby swing, promo model cars, Hot Wheels, misc. kids' stuff.

VERY REASONABLE DEKALB 1134 MARKET ST. Custom 1983 GS 1100 Suzuki motorcycle, 12 foot flat bottom boat, Evinrude 9.9 motor.

Over 150+ plus pieces of ladies jewelry, greeting cards, other items too. Saturday only 8 to 4 pm

GENEVA 266 Kenston Fri. & Sat. 9am-2pm

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Geneva Cancer Society ~ Charity~ Garage Sale Sept. 19 & 20 Fri 8AM- 3:30PM & Sat 8AM-1PM 2509 Prairie Court Tools, Tools and More Tools, tool storage/aprons, all season of boys clothing newborn to 5T, some girl clothing as well, standard household items, Baby gear & toys, golf cart, collectibles, rocking chair, formal dresses.

ST. CHARLES - WEST THURS, FRI. & SAT. 8:30 – 3:00 39W863 CROSSCREEK Randall to Bolcum or Silver Glen to Denker to Crosscreek

GET READY FOR WINTER!

Warm winter clothes (many new), new overstock Christmas items, household goods, jewelry, pictures, wild west set, Brio & Thomas train items, Legos, books, stainless & silverware sets, Tupperware, canes (old?), full jewelry box, silks, purses, scarves, gloves. Nice clean sale.

No junk. 3 car garage is FULL. Saturday 1/2 price.

ST. CHARLES

SYCAMORE HERE WE GO AGAIN!!

1407 & 1345 William St ST. CHARLES FOX MILL COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Huge Community Garage Sale Entrance 4 miles west of Randall and on Rt. 64 & Fox Mill Blvd. and 4 entrances off La Fox Rd. between Rt. 64 & 38.

FRI. SEPT 19, 8am-4pm SAT. SEPT 20, 8am-4pm

Fri 9/19 8:30am – 5pm, Sat 9/20 8:30am – 2pm Rained out in July means bargains galore!

Coffee Table, wood microwave stand, Wilson Golf Set, Pr TREK bikes, pocket video camera (used once), Collectible dolls, glassware, 35mm camera w/lenses, china sets, store display racks, Little Tykes covered sandbox,12x8 roll linoleum, kitchen counter top, Adult costume items, pictures, books, clothing & so much more!

ST. CHARLES Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

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SAT. SEPT 20 8AM-4PM BEST GARAGE SALE EVER! 36W830 HICKORY DR. LEATHER COUCH, LOVE SEAT, HUTCH, CHAIRS, OFFICE DESK SET, END TABLES, APPLIANCES, WASHER/DRYER, ELLIPTICAL, WINE BAR GOODS(CLOSED), PICTURES, CLOTHES BOYS, MEN, WOMEN. TOYS, GAMES, SO MUCH MORE, EMAIL adria0469@gmail.com for more info

SYCAMORE 1230 E. State St. (TLC Mastertech)

Sat. Sept 20th 8am-4pm GARAGE SALE! Stop Light, Kitchenware, Furniture, Lamps, Bar Accessories, Jewelry, Oak Curio Cabinets, Coffee Table, End Tables, 14' Truck for Sale, 1956 Telefunken Radio am/fm SW and other misc. items.

8 Great American Trains Danbury Mint collector plates 1991 by Jim Deneen $250 847-464-5543 ANTIQUE ARMOIRE – 1800s. Dark wood, comes apart in 12 pieces.

Original handmade screws. Good condition. $1000. 501-779-2683 China Cabinet 3 ft. wide by 6 ft tall, large drawer, 3 large shelves, glass door w/design. $200.

630-584-5679 After Noon China Cabinet, 30” x 18” x 53” Oak, 2 Shelves, $125.

847-464-5543 JUKEBOX - Coin operated jukebox.

Loaded with 45's. Asking $1300.

Please call 630-377-1116.

In excellent condition.

Car Seat/Carrier, Baby Bouncer and Bounce Around Activity Center.

Great Cond. $50 630-335-6840

1219 S. 10th ST. 2 HOURS ONLY FURNITURE SALE SUNDAY, SEPT 21ST. NOON – 2PM kitchen table w/4 chairs, sofa, ping pong tble, twin sleeper chair w/ottoman, coffee table set, hutch, table & mirror set wall art and Much More ...

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SYCAMORE 228 Northgate Drive Sept 18-19-20 Thur & Fri - 8am-3pm Saturday - 8am to noon Vintage Asian tea cups & pottery, collectables, seasonal items, metal file cabinets, home decor, southwestern items, exercise equipment, AMERICAN GIRL dolls/accessories.

Plexiglas - 6 Sheets, 1/4” thick with plastic guards, Ready for enclosure.

Paid $650 ea. Asking $65 ea. or all for $250. Anytime 9am-9pm 630-957-8557.

Plexiglas - 6 Sheets, 1/4” thick with plastic guards, Ready for enclosure.

Paid $650 ea. Asking $65 ea. or all for $250. Anytime 9am-9pm 630-957-8557.

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Oak Desk Great for computer, TV, or paying bills. Doors close for security. $150.

630-443-4042 Anytime Rocker for Child White Wicker, $60.

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GOLF CLUBS

Callaway Diablo Edge Golf Clubs

Complete Set Available w/ irons 4-AW & Woods (Hybrid 4, 3 Wood Solid oak, great condition! Like & Driver). Set is only 2 years old, new, $400. 630-292-2459 Paid $600 New, asking $200.

Callaway Stand Golf Bag $50 Willing to negotiate splitting up irons & woods. 815-766-0242 Kitchen Cabinetries, Oak finish POOL TABLE – with cue sticks & $200/all 630-879-5341 pool equipment. In good shape. $300. 501-779-2683

Sleigh Bed ~ Queen

GARDEN TRACTOR – International Cub Cadet #1 Wagon. $325.

847-464-5543 GARDEN TRACTOR JOHN DEERE 110 $250 or offer for restore or parts.

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Lawn Tractor – Craftsman

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Will beat anyone's price by $300.

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

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

12.5 HP, 6 spd. 42” mulch or disch., new belts, Diehard batt., looks & runs like new! $285. 630-232-0183 AM Powered by:

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PATIO SET – 3 curved metal patio set with cushions. $100.

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POWER WASHER - 2500 PSI, Excellent, 6.5 Hp. Briggs & Stratton Engine, Reg. $299, Asking $125 Call 630-957-8557 9am-8pm

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PUBLIC AUCTION RUNNING TWO RINGS-BOTH STARTING AT 9:00 Lunch by: Relish the Dog

Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: BOONE CO. FAIRGROUNDS, 8791 RT. 76, 1 MI. NORTH OF BELVIDERE. LOCATED IN THE GOAT BARN NEAR SOUTH END. PLENTY OF PARKING.

ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD & TOOL See website for complete listing!!

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OWNERS: K. FORD, J. ANDERSON, R. DEBOSSCHERE, D. STRANG, D. TRZNAGEL, I. FRYE, R. CASE, S & J JANSSEN, C. PAWOLA & THE ESTATES OF E. SCHUCHARD & V. DIETERMAN Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa, Mastercard & Discover accepted. 9% Buyers Premium w/ 4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”. Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase. Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

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

815-784-4606 ~ 815-901-3346

PEPPER VALLEY APARTMENTS 2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH $1,120 - $1,130 Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.

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

Garages available, small pets OK.

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Special Preview Day Friday, September 19th from 10am-6pm Exceptional German WW2 Collection of Mr. Larry Stanford.

Mr. Standford collected the best of the best, another collection like this may not be seen for some time!!

Swords including-Railway Leader, TeNo, Red Cross, RAD, Government Officials, Land Customs, Water police, RLB, Luftwaffe, SS Chained, NSKK Chain, Hitler Youth Leader, Hitler Youth, Police, Hunting Cutlass, Trench Knives, Paratrooper Knives, Etched Bayonets, Armbands, Flags, Belt Buckles & Belts, Badges-Retired Pilots, Paratrooper, Panzer Assault, 1st & 2nd Class Iron Crosses, Bomber Flight Clasp, TeNo Badge, German Order of the Cross in Silver, Over 50 Badges in all, German Paratrooper Parachutes, German Helmets, Gas Mask, Gorgets, Caps, Canteens, Bags, and much more!! The Quality of this sale is amazing!!

Over 150 Firearms - WW2 German Luger, WW2 P38, WW2 Berretta, WW2 Sig Sauer, Browning Hi Power 9mm, Colt Double Eagle, Walther PPK, Many Smith & Wesson Handguns, aprx 100 long guns, Springfield 1873's, Military Rifles, Winchester, Browning, Remington, Marlin, Savage, Benelli, and many others. A high quality selection with many new guns. 1,000?s of rounds on ammo.

Other Highlights include - US Model 1917 Trench Knife, German Sawback Bayonet, Civil War Era Items, Pre 1900 US Shoulder Boards, Some amazing Taxidermy Fish, Bear, Wolf, Fox, and other, Military Fighting Knives, Hunting Knives, Trench Art, and other items

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2K Sq Ft 3 Bedrooms Hardwood English Basement Master w/ Ensuite 2.5 Baths 2 Attached Garage W/Dryer 9' Ceilings Cherry Cabinets Stainless Steel Freshly Painted Call Rick @ 630-696-6645 Check us out online

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BATAVIA WEST SIDE 3 bedroom, 2 bath newly refurbished home with 2 + car garage and large yard. A/C, all appl, gorgeous kitchen with granite counters. Must See! $1700 + utilities, deposit, non-smoking .

Mark: 630-640-9613 Find. Buy. Sell.

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ESTATE AUCTION To settle the estate of Steve Merritt, M&M Electric. All must go. All good used equipment in good working order. All the tools are top name brand from Snap On to Craftsman. All in like new condition. 1725 N. 43 Road, Leland, IL 60531. Watch for signs on Route 23 & 34 just west of Leland then south on Rte. 23 to 43rd Road. We will also offer Steve’s fishing equipment. Visit Auctionzip.com for full list and color photos.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2014 STARTING @ 9:30AM • TRUCKS & TRAILERS @ 11:45AM TRUCKS • SNAP ON TOOLS • FISHING GEAR TRUCKS: 2005 GMC C-4500 with Versa lift, fiberglass utility box, 83,000 miles; 1976 GMC digger/derrick with outriggers, new rope 5sp.; 1999 Ford F450 Super Duty, Versa lift, Stahl utility body, Tommy gate; 2003 Chevy 2500 cargo van, with ladder rack, storage racks TRENCHERS, TRACTORS, TRAILERS: Ditch Witch 20 J with trailer, 343 hrs.; Case 760 combo trencher/backhoe, 4 wheel steer, 18” bucket, 7’ blade New Holland L 785 skid steer, 1333 hrs., Diesel, forks & bucket; 12 ton “Backhoe Pro” tandem axle trailer, 23’ x 8 with 5’ split beavers; Tandem trailer 8 x 24’ Pendal hitch; Tandem trailer 6 x 14 with 5 ½ split beaver, will fit skid steer; Corn Pro 18’ trailer, 7000lbs, bulldog hitch, electric brakes, and ramps; 2storage containers, 24 x 8 x 8 Meyer 9’ snowplow; XMark 52” turf tracer walk behind mower, w/Sulky Shay equipment- tools tooling & supplies; Greenlee 882 combo bender with pump, 1’ to 2’ rigid; Ridgid portal ponies threaded ½” to 2”; Greenlee knockout puller, hydraulic foot pump, 4” Greenlee quick pull up to 2”; Generics 5500-watt generator; Snap on mig welder, 140amp; Powermatic industrial drill press; Toro T 1800 & Honda 3600 generator; Greenlee hand truck wire cart; Blue point pressure washer; Several pipe vises, ridged & other; Oster 552 pipe/bolt threader, 1/8 to 2” attachments, aluminum pipe; 2 sets of scaffling, 5 x 5’ steel pipe, 4’ x 6’; Assorted foot benders ½” to 1”; Full protection harness with lanyards; Lincoln welder; Electric meters; Concrete mixer; Jack stands with rollers; Propane heaters with hoses, tanks; Buffalo HVMVS 4.5” band saw; Milwaukee HD band saw; Milwaukee hole hawg; Johnson rotary laser level kit; Roto zip spiral saw; Large Remline rolling toolbox, HD; McCulloch Promac 510 chain saw; Simplicity rear tine tiller; String trimmers, echo, redmax, and craftsman; Troy Bilt 26”, 2-stage snow blower; Troy Bilt, tomahawk chipper/shredder; Black and Decker angle grinders; Professional miter saw; Bench grinder, 1hp; Assorted Robi cordless drills, saws, etc; Milwaukee HD saw zeal; Dynatel sheath fault cable locator, #573A; Shop benches and cabinets; Large electrical steel cabinet LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NAME BRAND TOOLS: Snap On, Mac, Craftsman Blue Point, Snap On Impact Drivers, Pneumatic, Open end box end, Standard & Metric Socket sets, ¼ & ½” drives, Snap on Impact socket sets, Snap on screw extractors, Snap on Torque wrenches FISHING GEAR: Poles, line, vest tackle boxes; Reels include Abu Garcia, Penn, Hyper Cast, and Quantum; Electrical supplies used in the day-to-day operation. Conduit, Wire, Fasteners, Switches, Lighting, Tapes, Breakers, Fuses, Pipe

OWNER: M&M ELECTRIC STEVE MERRITT Terms and Conditions: Cash or checks with proper I.D. Bid numbers will be used. All items will be settled for before removal. Not responsible for accidents or items after sold.

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Sellers: Larry Stanford Estate Joliet IL, and other local estates

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BEAUTIFUL 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE Rent this townhouse @ Reserve of Elgin for $1,650 per month.

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Great Condition, runs well.

Engine & parts nearly brand new!

Asking $950 OBO. Questions call 815-766-0242

Geneva 2nd Floor 1BR Country Apt. Close to town, newly decorated.

New carpet, $650/mo + security.

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German WW2 Highlights - Over 50 Daggers and

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2014 Toro Snow Thrower S-200 Electric start, 20” path- light weight, tune. $90 630-232-0183 A.M.

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1986 Monte Carlo SS Perfect for Seniors!

Black, original 305 V8 runs fine, Only 2 years old, very gently used. clean interior, general great shape.

Paid $1100 new, asking $500 obo Repairs needed. Asking $2,700.

Call 815-766-0242 Call John 815-739-1356

Buescher Aristocrat Tenor Sax. Needs new pads, Beuscher hard case included. $400.

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By JERRY KUYPER editorial@kcchronicle.com The handiwork of Richard Parent can be felt daily in many McHenry and abutting county locales.

Reach into or place mail inside your mailbox and it is possible that Parent has made his presence known.

Parent provides mail boxes in various shapes and sizes from his U.S. Post Company facility at 2701 N. Route 12, units A and B, in Spring Grove. He provides them to subdivision developers, apartment owners and individuals owning their own house.

“We do mailboxes, sell and install street signs,” he said. “We do a lot of work for developers such as KLM, Pulte, Cambridge Homes, Ryland Homes and we do individual home replacements or for an entire home owners association so that everybody has uniform mailboxes in front.

“We came up with a nice post and a nice mailbox for a reasonable price. In the mailbox world, there are a lot of choices.”

Several of those choices will be on display the weekend of Sept. 27-28 at the Old House New House Home Show at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles as Parent has rented an exhibitor’s booth for $900.

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at the show this year but we are looking to expand our business. St. Charles is a good market and we are doing a lot of business already in the area. Actually we are swamped. But this is a good show and if you are going to be in a show, this is the one,” Parent said.

The show has 300 exhibitors and 3,000 to 5,000 people are expected to attend each day, according to event producer Laura McNamara.

“My favorite thing about the Old House New House Home Show is that it serves as a terrific tool for homeowners,” McNamara said. “Maintaining, decorating, updating, repairing and renovating a home can be daunting. Sometimes homeowners can feel stuck, stalled or overwhelmed with projects. I love the creativity, expertise and passion our exhibitors bring to this event to inform attendees and inspire plans.”

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adult admission is $7 and $4 for senior citizens older than 62.

Children younger than 18 years old will be admitted free of charge.

Parking also is free.

A portion of the event proceeds will benefit The Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley based in Elgin.

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Pristine condition & move in ready! Pet and or small kids? No problem! Fully fenced in back yard! Newer carpeting! Granite kitchen w/adjacent hearth rm & screened porch! Dramatic step down vaulted fam rm! Finished basement! Paver patio, deck & shed!

Htd garage! Newer roof! Security system!

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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!

$450,000 St Charles Schools!

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

Interior & exterior just painted! Lovely hickory & granite kitchen! Crown molding & glass transoms! Vaulted family room! Huge master w/sitting room! English basement!

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Amazing outdoor living 2 large with private loft!awesome Great Proximity medecks and an lighted to seated tra train, Randall paver patio firepit!corridor & downtown!

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New AC & newer furnace! Easy access to Elburn metra!

Intown setting 4 blocks to schl! Plenty of room for the whole family! Approx.2750 sf! Hardwood flrs! Eat-in island Kit w/SS app! Finished Walkout!

Gigantic 40x14 Pergola deck & patio! Stunning landscaped large fenced yard w/16x10 shed! Htd oversized 2 car gar~Newer roof/siding/HVAC!

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St Charles

$489,900

St Charles

$168,500

South Elgin

$399,900

Geneva

$489,900

3BR/3.1BA end unit townhouse in Oak Crest.

Pristine inside & out. Hdwd, millwork, upgrades, 1st flr master. 2 fpls, loft, finished bsmt. Heated garage, large deck, outstanding location, just move right in! grf.me/3fA

Mint 4BR/3.1BA 4000 SQ FT home on acre lot in Evans Glen. Tiered deck, gazebo, courtyard.

Luxury amenities, gourmet eat-in kitchen, den, loft, master w/spa-like bath. Finished bsmt, 3-car garage… grf.me/2G9

Mint condition 3BR/2BA upper unit condo in Hunters Woods Commons! Light & bright decor, open floor plan, huge living room w/ fireplace. Eat-in kitchen, sun room, master suite w/walk-in closet & bath.

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Stunning 4BR/3.1BA Thornwood home on fenced corner lot. St Charles schools, new hardwood & carpet, gourmet kitchen, full finished bsmt w/wet bar & full bath. Unbeatable location & price! grf.me/33r

4BR/3BA Eagle Brook home on golf course lot!

3-car garage, pro landscaping, hdwd floors & 2-story family room. Spa room w/hot tub, master suite & 1st flr den. Outstanding location & Geneva schools! grf.me/32J

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This is the home you’ve been dreaming of!

4BR/3.1BA brick & cedar on cul-de-sac lot w/ saltwater pool! All the amenities plus finished lower level, detailed trim package, 2 fireplaces, 3-car garage & more! grf.me/1An

$349,900

Batavia

$199,900

Excellent 3BR/2BA starter home close to downtown! Fenced yard w/shed, screened porch & patio. 1st flr master w/private bath & walk-in closet. Family room w/brick fp. Full bsmt, mint condition! grf.me/1rx

St Charles

$449,900

5BR/3.1BA Fox Mill home offering over 3100 sq ft! Manicured lot w/paver patio & porch, custom millwork, gourmet kitchen, 2nd floor laundry & finished basement. Unbeatable location & true mint condition! grf.me/31S

Elgin

$249,900

7.7 ac. parcel for your estate AND your horses!

Peaceful country living, highly rated BURLINGTON SCHOOLS, less than 10 minutes to Randall Rd. Envision country living, still near all the conveniences. kombrink.com

$359,000

2500 sq ft Mill Creek home on landscaped lot.

Vaulted clgs, hdwd floors, gourmet kitchen w/ granite & stainless. 2nd flr laundry, master suite w/luxury bath. Deep pour bsmt w/bath rough-in, 3-car garage. grf.me/35i

Geneva

$299,900

3BR/3.1BA home on cul-de-sac lot in Randall Square! Fenced yard, deck, porch & shed.

Hdwd floors, eat-in kitchen w/granite, family room w/fireplace & built-ins. Master w/private bat, finished bsmt & more! grf.me/31T

Geneva

$289,500

Mint 3BR/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

$324,900

3BR/3BA ranch home on close to an acre!

Completely renovated inside & out, finished bsmt, high end appliances, custom millwork & lighting. Master suite, peaceful location, move right in & enjoy! grf.me/30o

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$239,000

$479,900

3100+ sq ft Hunt Club beauty! 5BR/3.1BA on manicured lot w/deck & patio. Hdwd, eat-in kitchen, den, sun room, loft. Master w/luxury bath. Finished bsmt w/full bath. Great location! grf.me/31x

St Charles

$289,900

Batavia

$745,000

Beautiful & roomy 4BR/2.1BA home in Cambridge! Backs to Rotary Park. Neutral decor, hdwd floors, eat-in kitchen. Huge family room, master w/walk-in closet & private bath.

Finished bsmt, deck & more! grf.me/3dT

Spacious 4BR/2.1BA home on acre lot! Mature landscaping, deck w/pergola, shed. Eat- in kitchen, family room w/beamed ceiling, 1st floor den. Master w/private bath & even a finished basement! grf.me/31n

Meticulous 5BR/4.1BA luxury home in Tanglewood Hills! Upgrades galore, exquisite decor, high end kitchen, finished bsmt w/home theater. 1st floor den, luxury master suite, excellent location! grf.me/3dl

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Batavia

$159,900

3BR/2BA townhouse in Thornwood Grove!

Close to parks, shopping, award-winning St Charles schools! Bright, open floorplan, vaulted ceilings, private deck, roomy kitchen. Master suite w/private bath. grf.me/36m

$649,900

Builders Own Home! Multi-generational/inlaw situation. 6-car garage great for car collector/ woodworker. 2 story & volume ceilings, hdwd floors, enclosed porch, gourmet kitchen. Pure Luxury! grf.me/1v6

$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!

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Batavia

$439,900

4500 sq ft home in Prairie Trails. 5BR/4BA, 9’ & vaulted ceilings, hdwd, skylights, finished bsmt. Eat-in kitchen, den, master w/luxury bath. 3-car garage, deck, landscaped cul-desac lot, walk to school! grf.me/3fN

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!

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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.

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Gilberts

$224,900

Updated & upgraded 2BR/2.1BA townhouse in Gilberts Town Center! Brick front, hdwd floors, gourmet eat-in kitchen w/granite & stainless.

Private deck, loft area, rec room, 2-car attached garage. grf.me/35o

St Charles

$164,900

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!

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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

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

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!

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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!

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$419,000

Unique 4BR/3.5BA 2-sty, wooded 1+ac., fenced, ingrd pool, spa, sauna, amenities & upgrades!

Circular drive, 3-car htd gar., deck. Fpl in sunken LR & master, wet bars, gourmet kitchen and more!

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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!

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$849,900

Wooded 1.25-acre cul-de-sac lot! Custom 4BR/4.1BA home w/hot to & inground pool!

Gourmet kitchen, custom architecural details, front & rear staircases, 1st floor master, finished walkout bsmt & more!

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by Eddie Z’s blinds and draperies with outlets in Wauconda, Vernon Hills and Deer Park.

For information, visit www.eddiezs.com/frankfontana. Eddie Z’s has a show booth.

A fixture at the show is Lou “Mr. Fix It” Manfredi. He will be at the show from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday to share tips, trends and industry insights. Manfredi’s WGN 720 AM radio show is from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturdays. He also hosts a television show.

“Designing Your Dream Kitchen” will be presented

by Loren Reid Seaman of LRS Interiors each day at 2 p.m.

“Beautiful Bathrooms” will be presented at 1 p.m. each day

by Linda Fougerosse of Interior Transformation Inc. Workshops will offer design basics, as well as new trends with interiors.

When it comes to choosing exhibitors for the show, Mc-

Namara and staff are careful.

“Our aim is to help homeowners make well-informed decisions on home improvements.

The exhibitors and presenters affiliated with this event must be of the highest caliber,” she said.

Besides U.S. Post Company, first-time exhibitors include Stockyard Brick Company featuring reclaimed brick, architectural salvaged items and old growth timber, Kole Digital Systems with home automation, Homer Tree Care, Fresh Twist Design and Window Treatments, Dave’s Custom Millwork and Entry Doors, Alarm Detection Systems, Airflow Experts with balancing systems for HVAC, American Garage Floor Systems, Reflections in Glass, and Independence Renewable Energy with solar products.

Elgin entrants include Sunburst Shutters, Universal Carpet and Climate Control Services.

Since 1984, there have been two annual Old House New House shows in St. Charles. The next event will be in February.

For information, including a printable admission coupon, visit www.kennedyproductions. com or call 630-515-1160.

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21 N 3rd St: Sold on or before 082214 by Us Bank Na to Ashland Ventures Llc; $1,240,000.00 2617 Fargo Cir: Sold on or before 082214 by Theodore R Tabour to Robert R Kindelin & Catherine M Kindelin; $286,000.00 2669 Blackman Rd: Sold on or before 082214 by Jeffery A Smith to David C Garcia & Ada Napolitano Garcia; $270,000.00 39W399 W Mallory Dr: Sold on or before 082114 by Brian K Huprich to Andrew J Stout & Sarah L Stout; $306,000.00 39W638 N Hathaway Ln: Sold on or before 082214

by Erik Dalton Peterson to Aaron M Larson & Jody L Larson; $570,500.00 40W200 Palmer Rd: Sold on or before 082114 by Et Cet Era Land Co to Shodeen Homes Llc; $80,000.00 717 Edison St: Sold on or

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by Jeffrey L Jar423 Laurel St: Sold on or vis to Kenneth M Case & Dana before 082214 by Robert K N Case; $246,000.00 Sheets to Gerald D Haney; 728 Lathem St: Sold on or $185,000.00 before 082114 by Huntington 461 Wolcott Ln: Sold on or National Bank to Rumyana Stebefore 082114 by Margaret fenyashka; $41,000.00 Hogan to Nicole A Bowser; $213,000.00 Elburn 503 Roberts Ln: Sold on or 1211 Lance Ave: Sold on or before 082014 by Debra D before 082114 by Chicago Title Depauw to Amy L Soprych; Land Trt Co Ttee to Ronald $178,000.00 R Boose & Jenny V Boose; 517 Spring St: Sold on or $380,000.00 before 082214 by Willam Carter 432 Conley Dr: Sold on or to Josue R Moraes & Sarah before 082014 by MagdaleMccarthy; $155,000.00 na Becut to Jennifer Jacobs; 530 N Van Buren St: Sold on $148,000.00 or before 082014 by Kevin S

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1448 Georgetown Drive, Batavia 2 bdrm/2 bath end unit ranch townhome, master bdrm and bath, living room with fireplace (630) 879-9555 $144,900 08608820

1211 Brandywine, Batavia 3 bed/1.5 bath, gorgeous updated kitchen, Anderson windows, fenced in yard, updated bath (630) 879-9555 $219,900 08701190

Blackberry Creek Beauty 4 bed, 4.5 bath, gorgeous kitchen, hardwood floors, heated 3 car garage, brick paver patio.

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

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

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

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420 Fox Court

$565,000

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 1 Barlow Drive 1 Garden Hill Lane, Unit 1 Lot 13, Brookhaven Subdivision $185,000 St. Charles $275,000 St. Charles $235,000 St. Charles 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=0279588

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Directions: Rt 31 to Red Gate (W) to Meadow View Drive (N) to home. Masterfully crafted home on west side of St. Charles- just walking distance to St. Charles North High School! Approximately 5,800 square feet of luxury living space. Hardwood floors, newer carpet, extensive millwork, 1st floor laundry, 2-story family room with gorgeous stone fireplace. Gourmet kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite counters, island, eat in area and butler’s pantry. Spacious finished basement with recreation room, storage and bedroom. Private, tree lined yard with brick paver patio!

OMG!! What an absolutely GORGEOUS home on a quiet cul-desac 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.

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Incredible views and cul-de-sac location!

Unparalleled Luxury

This unique home offers an enormous open floor plan complete with custom enclosed Sun/Florida room leading out to picturesque fenced backyard complete with paver patio and in-ground pool ideal for entertaining. All bedrooms are of ample size. Spacious Master-Suite and Luxury Bath. Walkout basement has full bath! New well pump and plumbing from house to septic tank.

Potential galore!!

Directions: Randall Rd to Silver Glen W to Burr S to Heritage Oaks.

Exquisite Estate nestled on 2+ acres in exclusive Heritage Oaks!

Grand foyer with marble flooring grants access to spacious office, dining and family rooms! Dream kitchen with all stainless steel appliances, large eating area and soaring windows! First floor master suite. Lavish master bath with sunken tub and a private laundry area!

Grand basement with huge bar, theater, game, and exercise rooms!

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38W310 HERITAGE OAKS DRIVE, ST. CHARLES $1,675,000

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It’s a vacation everyday at this river front contemporary chateau!

Excellent schools and close to train. Gorgeous hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, 3 fireplaces, updated bathrooms, and walkout lower level. Beautiful, spacious kitchen with high end appliances and butler’s pantry. Terrazo dock, gazebo and much more! 1.6 acres of easy care native perennial gardens and landscaping. The views from this home of the Fox River are unmatched!

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!

In picturesque Sanctuary of The Woods of Fox Glen, an incredible custom home with stunning water views of the pond and woods!

Boasting over 10,000 square feet including the finished lower level, this home will impress the most discriminating. 11 foot ceilings on 1st floor, 10 foot on the 2nd and lower level, 4 fireplaces, hardwood floors, extensive millwork and attention to detail thru-out!

MILLION $$ VIEWS and cul-de-sac lot overlooking private golf course in Geneva! Brazilian cherry floors, volume ceilings, Pella quality grade windows, Hunter Douglas window treatments and Pella honey comb shades on sliders, sprinkler system and 3 car garage! Trex deck, porches, patio and English basement ready to be finished! FABULOUS gourmet kitchen with Dacor, fridge and warming drawers and Gambrel ceiling with beams!!

1242 WOODLAND AVE., BATAVIA

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2902 GLENBRIAR DRIVE, ST. CHARLES

1610 BUNKER COURT, GENEVA

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GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD! 1st FLOOR MBDRM! FINEST LOCATION! OPPORTUNITY! Exceptional home w/6,000 sq ft of living space! Finished walk-out bsmt… 3-car attached + 36x24 detached garage w/10ft door… Scenic 2+ acre wooded lot! Huge gourmet kitch w/custom cabs… Fam rm w/soaring fp… Volume ceils… Excellent condition & location - Close to I-90!!

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Custom home on a 1 acre lot backing to acres of preserved land!! Exceptional trim & detail, granite kitch w/fp… Liv rm w/volume ceil & fp… Dramatic fam rm w/ fp & vaulted beamed ceil… 3-season gazebo, extensive deck & patios… Exceptional condition!!

Wonderfully updated 4,000 sq ft 1925 vintage home!

Walk to train & historic downtown!! Dream granite kitch…

Huge mbdrm suite w/27x13 luxury bth! Hwd floors thruout, blt-ins, 4 fireplaces, 4-1/2 bths, French doors… Open flowing floor plan! The best home in the best location!!

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SPACIOUS 4 BDRM... with dramatic vaulted fam rm w/soaring fp! Custom dream kitchen w/maple cabs, corian counters, SS appls & huge dinette w/fp!! Mbdrm w/whirlpool bth & volume ceils… Finished bsmt w/bth… Beautiful private fenced yard!!

in a spectacular 1.7 private wooded acre setting! Amazing tumbled marble kitch w/hearth rm, dramatic 2-sty liv rm w/massive fp… 1st floor mbdrm suite, versatile floor plan w/2nd floor 1,000 sq ft rec rm… Finished walk-out bsmt w/wine cellar… Too much to list - Call for details!!

home on a scenic 5+ acre lot w/pond backing to acres of preserved land! Impressive architectural details, 9 fps w/antique mantels, wide planked flooring, beamed wood ceilings… Huge granite kitch w/hearth rm… Mbdrm suite w/sauna, private balcony & amazing year round views!! One of a kind!!

with exciting floor plan! 2nd floor rec rm, 9 ft ceils, look-out bsmt & more! Granite kitch w/SS appls opens to upper deck, mbdrm suite w/sitting rm, den w/French doors… Huge bdrms & spacious rooms throughout! Better than new!!

home on a private scenic lot! Stunning detail thru-out, 10 & 12 ft ceils, extensive prairie woodwork, leaded & stained glass windows… Gourmet granite kitch w/commercial SS appls, mbdrm suite w/fp… Quality finished bsmt w/wine cellar & so much more!!

home on a cul-de-sac lot! Awesome kitch… Fam rm w/ fp… Huge mbdrm w/vaulted ceil, big wic & whirlpool bth! 3-car garage, nicely finished bsmt w/lots of recessed lighting, glistening hwd floors, freshly painted… Just move in!! Great neighborhood, walk to parks & close to I-88!

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Batavia

$339,900 Batavia

$239,900 Batavia

1169 Millview Dr. 2,548 sq ft, vaulted 11x18 master suite w/bath, 1st flr 5th bedroom w/bath ideal for in-law, hardwood flrs thru main level, liv rm fpl, fin bsmt. MLS ID 08720635

1253 Violet Ln. Split-level on corner lot in Woodland Hills Subdv, updated kit & bath, new carpeting thruout, 3br incl 15x15 master, 1.5ba, 13x19 lower level fam rm. MLS ID 08644908

Lucy Mullarkey

Lucy Mullarkey

Elgin

630-232-6900

$359,900 Elgin

10N646 Manchester Ln. On nearly 1 acre backing to tree line in Williamsburg Green, Dist 301 schools, 3,045 sq ft, 4 big bedrooms, 3.5ba, hardwood in many rms, ceramic in kit, bsmt rec rm, 26x20 deck w/awning. MLS ID 08724542 Julie Fabrizius 815-756-2557

630-232-6900

$189,900 Geneva

4072 Pompton Ave. Cedar Grove townhouse min from Randall Rd amenities! 1,688 sq ft, 2br (master has luxury bath & walk-in closet), loft, 15x13 fam rm, multi-purpose rm on lower level, 2 car gar. MLS ID 08608541 Dawn Stippich 630-232-6900

$219,500 Elburn

219 S Prairie St. 4 bedrooms, refinished hardwood floors thruout, remodeled kit w/granite, double oven & slate flring. New 1st floor full bath plus updated roof, furnace & air. MLS ID 08709225 Charles Kirkwood 630-232-6900

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Leslie Layne

$280,000 Geneva

810 N Bennett St. Near town, Metra & the river!

Hardwood flrs thru main level, oak cabinetry, fam rm & 4th bedroom on lower level. MLS ID 08677373 630-232-6900

$374,900 Elgin

2S571 Route 47. On 2.6 acres, brick 2500 sq ft ranch w/new roof plus 36x52 outbldg w/hoist & sodium lighting for hobbies, home business, endless possibilities! MLS ID 08718714 630-553-9000

$469,000

10N390 Il Rt 47 Hwy. 5 acre country estate w/4 stall barn, shuck fencing & peaceful riding areas! Approx 3,400 sq ft, 4br, vaulted fam rm w/stone fpl, additional 3 car detached gar. MLS ID 08721377 Darlene Kearney 630-232-6900

$279,900 Geneva

2542 Lorraine Cir. Over 1900 sq ft townhouse in Fisher Farms. Open concept great room, dining & kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, full bsmt w/rough-in bath. Incl home warranty! MLS ID 08684772 Dawn Stippich 630-232-6900

$279,900

1000 Lewis Rd. On oversized corner lot in Randall Square close to downtown & commuter train. 4 bedrooms (1 on 1st flr), 2.5 baths, hardwood flrs, fam rm fpl. Deck & brick sidewalks, side load 2 car garage. MLS ID 08654969 Charles Kirkwood 630-232-6900

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Geneva

$184,990 Geneva

821 Elm Ave. 3 bedroom home on 50x137 lot across from Elm Park. Updates incl carpeting, bath, windows & roof. Part fin bsmt, garage.

MLS ID 08693355 Brenda Galauner

St Charles

630-232-6900

$519,900 St Charles

40W408 Laura Ingalls Wilder Rd. In Fox Mill, 3,080 sq ft, crown molding thru most of main level, luxury master suite, kit has island & hardwood flr, 2 story fam rm w/stone fpl, fin bsmt w/rec & game rms, 5th bedroom & bath. MLS ID 08701509 Darlene Kearney 630-232-6900

St Charles

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Donna McQuade

630-232-6900

Joe Morrissey

630-232-6900

Rt. 64 to Dean to Bonnie to Amherst Ct -- On 1+ acres in Evans Glen, approx. 4700 sq ft incl fin English basement! 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, refin diagonal oak flooring, remodeled kitchen.

MLS ID 08709654 Frank Hammelman 630-232-6900

$289,900 St Charles

3N245 Ponderosa Dr. Fannie Mae Homepath home on almost full acre lot, as little as 5% down! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, rehabbed w/open concept liv/din rms, part fin bsmt. 2 car garage.

MLS ID 08714163 Shirley Guercio 630-236-6500

$450,000 West Chicago

1020 Aster Ln. In Forest Trails near Wheaton Academy, 3300 sq ft home w/fin bsmt 5th bedroom, 3rd full bath, rec rm & exercise area.

Hardwood flrs thru main level, fam rm fpl, lush private yard. MLS ID 08715522 Diana Denton-Szmurlo 630-232-6900

$144,900 4N010 Amherst Ct, St Charles $599,900

644 E Main St. On 87x126 lot short distance from schools. Wood laminate flrs in 2 of 3 bedrooms, updated windows, kit & bath. Wraparound front porch. MLS ID 08706854

$480,000 St Charles

1702 King Edward Ave. In Kingswood, only 3 car garage in the area! 2,852 sq ft, walk-in closets in all 4br, 3.5ba, hardwood flrs in din rm & kit w/granite counters, fam rm fpl, office, fin walkout bsmt. MLS ID 08671209 Imelda Sangalang 630-232-6900

$164,900 West Chicago

207 Auburn Ct. 1st flr condo in Timbers close to town. Full fin English bsmt w/family rm & 3rd bedroom. 2 baths, kit & liv rm both open to deck. MLS ID 08679269

$254,000 South Elgin

311 Mayfair Ln. On 110x62 lot, open flr plan w/ hardwood flrs thru main level plus 14x12 master br up. 2 sets of French drs lead to 32x12 deck in fenced back. Granite counters & cherry stained kit cabs. Fin bsmt. MLS ID 08692382 Cynthia Welsch 630-232-6900

$498,000 St Charles

2N110 Kautz Rd. 9 acre mini farm w/6 acres tillable, 56x48 Morton bldg, the home features 1st flr addition w/24x19 fam rm & 24x18 master bedroom both w/vaulted wood ceilings. 2br & bonus rm up, all appliances. MLS ID 08617290 Gina Rizza 630-232-6900

$234,000 St Charles

3N553 Lincoln Dr. Brick home on just over 1 wooded acre, hardwood flrs thru most of home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, liv rm stone fpl. Porch opens to 12x21 concrete covered patio. MLS ID 08694383 Marce Vanglabek 630-232-6900

$142,900 South Elgin

1221 Koster Ct. 1-owner townhome in Chesapeake Commons pool & clubhouse community, wood laminate flrs thru main level, both upstairs bedrooms have private baths, rec rm & 3rd bedroom in bsmt, garage. MLS ID 08726278 Maureen Christiansen 630-232-6900

$349,900 West Chicago

303 Heritage Woods Dr. In Prestonfield, approx 3,200 sq ft, 16x20 master suite, main flr den or 5th bedroom w/bath nearby, island & hardwood flr in kit, 2 story fam rm w/fpl, bsmt. MLS ID 08724181 Darlene Kearney 630-232-6900

$255,900

3715 King George Ln. Kingswood townhouse, quick close OK, private courtyard entry, 2,083 sq ft, 3br (14x17 master has bath & 2 closets), hardwood flrs thru main level, 2 story liv rm w/ fpl, bsmt. MLS ID 08714098 Imelda Sangalang 630-232-6900

$209,000

2N683 Woodcrest Dr. Fannie Mae Homepath Home on almost 1 acre in Waynewood, as low as 5% down, many recent updates, hardwood flrs in all 3br & 25x13 liv rm, bsmt rec rm has fpl & wood laminate flr. MLS ID 08641199 Shirley Guercio 630-236-6500