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It’s that time of year again – time for local Girl Scouts to start selling cookies!

We had a local Scout, 16-year-old Crystal Kotvan of St. Charles, drop off a media cookie kit at our office.

I put out the new flavor of cookie – S’mores – for my co-workers to try and provide feedback. The cookie features crunchy graham crackers on the outside, with creamy chocolate and “marshmallowy” filling on the inside.

We’ll get to the cookie feedback later.

First, I wanted to ask Crystal what she likes about being a Girl Scout.

“I love working with my friends, and I love all the things we learn and all the opportunities we get,” she said, noting she has taken field trips, worked with different people, been on the radio and in a movie thanks to the Girl Scouts program.

Crystal also said that selling cookies has helped her grow as a person.

“I was a pretty shy child,” she said.

“It’s definitely made me a very outgoing person.”

So what does Crystal think of the new S’mores cookie?

“I think it’s very delicious,” she said.

And my co-workers?

“Typically when you hear s’mores – if you are like me – your teeth might start to hurt due to the amount of sugar/sweetness,” said Jennifer Winder, a sales assistant for Shaw Media, which owns the Kane County Chronicle, Elburn Herald and Sugar Grove Herald. “However, this cookie wasn’t too sweet. It was light tasting.”

And intern Jonah Nink wrote: “Like they don’t taste like s’mores, but they’re still really good. So good, in fact, that anyone trying to follow through on their New Year’s resolu-

Kathy Balcazar is weekly group editor for the Kane County Chronicle, Elburn Herald, Sugar Grove Herald and Suburban Life Media, and is a member of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Board. Contact her at kbalcazar@ shawmedia.com or 630-845-5368. Learn more about NINA at ninaonline.org.

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK Kathy Balcazar tion should best avoid.”

Account executive Josh Coenen said he liked the new cookie but noted he still preferred Samoas.

And reporter Renee Tomell notKathy Balcazar ed: “The cookie is kbalcazar@shawmedia.com a tasty addition The new flavor of Girl to the lineup but Scout cookie this year sets expectations is S’mores. The cookunreasonably ie features crunchy high by naming graham crackers on itself after one of the outside, with the most beloved creamy chocolate flavors on the and “marshmallowy” planet. One that filling on the inside. is impossible to duplicate minus the shared experience of a roaring fire and the gooey goodness of the original.”

Want to try it yourself? Order cookies from a Scout you know or find a nearby cookie sale by visiting www. girlscouts.org.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com The Ride in Kane program is a curb-to-curb para-transport service available to residents in Kane County.

The program allows seniors and individuals with disabilities to request transport for daily needs, such as appointments or commutes to work, at a lowered rate.

Transportation services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, including holidays. Rides can be requested during business hours seven days a week up to seven days in advance.

St. Charles residents qualify for Ride in Kane if they are 65 or older or have a documented permanent disability and have a Regional Transportation Authority reduced fare card.

In St. Charles, qualifying residents can register by calling the city at 630-377-4426. Fares for Ride in Kane start at $4 for the first 10 miles, with a mileage charge for trips of more than 10 miles.

Ride in Kane is operated in partnership with the RTA, Kane County, Pace Suburban Bus and human service agencies, such as the Association for Individual Development and the Senior Services Association.

For information on the Ride in Kane program, including eligibility as well as to find ride sponsors in communities throughout the county, visit www.rideinkane.org or call 888480-8549.

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Geneva’s School of Rock house band performs Jan. 20 during the Geneva Academic Foundation’s 4th annual Geneva Idol Karaoke.

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New this year: Similar under-21 event on Jan.

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

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Harrison Street School music teacher Sally Hepler pairs with Eric Haugen to sing “Summer Nights” from “Grease” at the Geneva Academic Foundation’s Geneva Idol Karaoke Night on Jan. 20 at EvenFlow Music & Spirits. Harrison Street Elementary School staff sing backup, helping the school win the competition’s trophy for the third year in a row.

The group had to tell her she could not perform because of the venue and the serving of alcohol.

“But we sort of threw that around for six months – could we do this as an under-21 show?” Rothaar said.

That girl, Courtney Schmit, now 16 and a junior, was the first one to sign up for the new, under-21 karaoke event.

“I was going to sing ‘Back to December’ by Taylor Swift,” Schmit said of her proposed act last year. “This year

I’m doing ‘Sunday Morning’ by Maroon 5.”

Her second song – should she make it to the second round – will be “Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith.

An alto, Schmit said she sings in the school’s varsity choir and in an allgirls choir.

“I’ve always wanted to be a singer,” Schmit said. “I’m not sure exactly what I want to do, but something in music – maybe music education and be a

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Gabby and Leslie Fireman of Geneva sing at the Geneva Academic Foundation’s Geneva Idol Karaoke Night on Jan. 20 at EvenFlow Music & Spirits in Geneva.

choir teacher.”

Her mother, Christine Kane, said last year’s event did not state that it was for adults only.

“I told them it would be really great if you would have one of these for under 21 because they would love to show off their talent,” Kane said. “They’re not afraid of an audience and it’s great they are doing it.”

Rothaar’s daughter, Annaliese, a fourth-grader who sings in the Fox Valley Children’s Choir, said she would like to participate in the new karaoke event.

Also participating will be a brother and sister duet, Aiden Milmoe, 12, a seventh-grader and his sister, Lily Milmoe, 11, a sixth-grader, both from Thompson Middle School in St. Charles.

Aidan sings in the seventh-grade school choir and the Thompson boys competitive choir Hot Stuff, and Lily sings in the sixth-grade school choir and the Thompson girls competitive choir Bella Voce.

“We are doing ‘Closer’ by Chainsmokers,” Lily said.

Their second song, if they make it through the first round, will be “Bruises” by Train.

This will be the siblings’ first official duet. The only other times they have sung together is in the car, Aiden said.

Those interested in performing at the under-21 karaoke should sign up by sending an email to wendyrothaar@ yahoo.com.

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GENEVA – When the first karaoke contestant, Ally Miley, sang “Dock of the Bay,” she wowed the crowd with the range of her voice.

Then Gaby and Leslie Fireman sang a duet, crooning, “Elephant Love Medley” with Leslie clad in a strapless, red cocktail dress accented by a red feather boa.

Geneva Middle School North Principal David Norman and Heartland Principal Kimberly Hornberg – both clad in blue and white tutus awash in glitter – sang “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”

But the true show stealer was Harrison Street School’s music teacher Sally Hepler paired with Eric Haugen, husband of a staff member, singing “Summer Nights” from “Grease.” Their full backup choir of “Tell me more! Tell me more!” only added to their stage presence.

Welcome to the fourth annual Geneva Academic Foundation Geneva Idol Karaoke Night Fundraiser held Jan. 20 at EvenFlow Music & Spirits in Geneva. Supporters bought tickets to attend and “voted” for their favorite performances by putting dollars in buckets.

“It takes teamwork to make this happen,” said Taylor Egan, co-president of foundation and a candidate for the April 4 Geneva District 304 school board election.

The nonprofit was founded 30 years ago to raise money to pay for extras for Geneva District 304 students. The karaoke event raised $4,500.

The event featured judges who gave points to the acts, leading the top two to compete against each other for a trophy in a second round. The trophy was won by Harrison Street School for the third year in a row.

Foundation board member Wendy Rothaar said new this year will be an under-21 event also called Geneva Idol Karaoke at 3 p.m. Jan. 29. It also will be at EvenFlow, 304 W. State St., Geneva.

School of Rock will open for the contestants at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets to the Jan. 29 show are $10 per person and $35 for a family to attend. While there is no trophy, a raffle prize will be a week of camp at School of Rock, Rothaar said.

The under-21 idea evolved after a 15-year-old sophomore girl from Geneva High School signed up for the karaoke event last year, Rothaar said.

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Potter and Barker grain elevator lands on register of historic places KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com

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Get to know Steven Sledzinski

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

Geneva resident Steven Sledzinski, 26, was working at Button Man Printing in St. Charles when he answered questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

Schory: Where did you grow up?

Sledzinski: Geneva Schory: Who would play you in the movie of your life?

Sledzinski: Chris Farley, Sean Connery, Ben Vereen – or myself.

Schory: Do you act?

Sledzinski: I do a bit of acting myself. I work at Marquee Youth Theater inside The Quad in St. Charles. It’s a black box theater, and we teach ages from 8 to 18. And I work at the Comedy Shrine, a comedy club in Aurora. I do some stand-up, but mostly improv and sketch. I also coach the Geneva High School Speech Team.

Schory: First job?

Sledzinski: When I was 13, I was a caddie at Geneva Golf Course, but that did not last very long because I am not a morning person.

Schory: As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Sledzinski: I always wanted to get into acting in some way, and I am, so I’m happy with that.

BLACKBERRY TOWNSHIP – The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has added the Potter and Barker grain elevator in LaFox to the National Register of Historic Places, officials announced in a news release.

LaFox is an unincorporated area in Blackberry Township near Geneva.

The grain elevator was one of 25 sites – plus expansions – that were added throughout 2016, based on recommendations from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, which houses the state’s Historic Preservation Office, the release stated.

The grain elevator was built in 1868 and operated until 1945 and was significant for grain handling, which was an important commercial enterprise in the La Fox area, the release stated.

While the Potter and Barker grain elevator was moved 260 feet west from its original location, its current location is compatible with the property’s historical importance, the release stated.

A listing places no obligations on private property owners but does make properties eligible for some financial incentives, the release stated.

In general, properties have to be more than 50 years old to be eligible for the National Register, the release stated.

“Each of these sites tells a unique story that is a part of the rich fabric

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The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has added the Potter and Barker grain elevator in LaFox to the National Register of Historic Places. The grain elevator was built in 1868.

LaFox is an unincorporated area in Blackberry Township near Geneva.

News to your phone Sign up for breaking news text and email alerts at KCChronicle.com/subscribe. of Illinois history,” Heidi Brown-McCreery, director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, stated in the release. “We are proud to work with local preservationists to obtain national rec-

ognition for these historic buildings and neighborhoods.”

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of sites that merit special attention and preservation, the release stated.

Every county in Illinois has at least one property or historic district listed in the National Register, representing a cross section of the Prairie State’s history from its early settlement to the mid-20th century.

Community garden now taking reservations Community Gardens at Prairie Green has 129 garden plots available for the coming year.

Reservations are being taken at the Geneva Park District by calling 630232-4542. Plots are $45 for park district residents and $60 for nonresidents.

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – Reservations are now being accepted at the Geneva Park District for garden plots at the Community Gardens at Prairie Green, located at the intersection of Peck and Bricher roads in Geneva, officials announced in a news release.

The Community Gardens are open from dawn to dusk between April and October. They feature 129 garden plots, including five raised beds, the release stated.

The plots are available for rent on an annual first-come, first-served basis, with returning gardeners receiving priority, the release stated.

The cost per plot is $45 for residents and $60 for nonresidents, the release stated.

The community gardens offer residents and nonresidents the opportuni-

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ty to produce their own fruits, vegetables and flowers – as well as spending time outdoors enjoying nature and sharing gardening knowledge and skills, the release stated.

Gardeners’ excess produce is donated to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva, the release stated.

The community gardens is a cooperative partnership between the park district, city of Geneva and Forest Preserve District of Kane County, the release stated.

For reservation forms and garden rules, visit genevaparks.org or call 630232-4542.

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SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR KANE COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT

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Andersson discusses state budget woes

District 304 OKs security upgrades, capital projects

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com

By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – As Illinois seems to be lurching toward a possible budget – after not having one for two years – state Rep. Steve Andersson, R-Geneva, said he’s not willing to predict anything.

“The budget – it’s a moving target,” Andersson said. “My crystal ball is broken. It does not work.”

The ongoing state budget woes are a result of a stalemate between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled General Assembly in Springfield Steve that has left the state Andersson without a spending plan.

Even a 13-bill budget package from state senators that is supposed to represent new sources of revenue and other changes is not necessarily going to pass, Andersson said.

“My experience tells me probably not, but I remain hopeful,” Andersson said. “It might even be 14 bills. There is a lot there to be unpacked. They have not negotiated at all with the House, and the governor has not been involved, but he’s supportive. But it’s really premature at this point that this is going to move quickly.”

The multibill package is an all-ornothing venture, requiring all parts to be approved or none of it goes through.

Even if the Senate approves it, there is no guarantee the House will, he said.

“What’s in it is so big, with so many different things in it – a package like

this not only includes a tax increase that are controversial but includes a casino license for Chicago,” Andersson said.

The state has operated for two years without a budget, which is discouraging to people starting businesses because they can’t predict how the state will operate, Andersson said.

“The worst thing this budget crisis has done for us is create uncertainty for our markets, our businesses, people who live here,” Andersson said. “The real danger to me, when I’m a businessman, I want to know what the rules are.

I want to understand what they are. …

Why come to a state if you can’t predict how they operate?”

The important thing is to have a budget for a whole year, not just another stop-gap spending plan, he said.

“The speaker has not had a goal of having a budget,” Andersson said of House Speaker Michael Madigan. “It’s a very easy message for Democrats to have it all laid at the feet of the guy who occupies that [governor’s] chair.”

Rauner has dropped a lot from his turnaround agenda, except for items such as term limits, a property tax freeze and reforms to workers compensation, Andersson said.

“I do not think we are at polar opposites,” Andersson said. “There’s lots of room and opportunity for dialogue and compromise on all these issues.”

Andersson was recently appointed to the post of House Republican floor leader, making him the minority caucus’s point person during daily floor debates in the Illinois House.

GENEVA – The Geneva School District 304 board voted unanimously Jan. 23 to approve seven-year plans for capital projects addressing operations, maintenance and building security.

Projects in the seven-year plan for operations and maintenance would cost nearly $9 million and cover needed repairs and replacements at the district’s schools, according to a proposal prepared by Director of Facility Operations Scott Ney. Among the items that should be replaced are the seven air handlers that serve the Geneva High School library, Mack Olson gym, cafeteria, kitchen, auditorium and weight room – they are all more than 42 years old and in need of updating, Ney’s report stated.

Flooring has been an ongoing concern for several years as the existing carpet is at least 17 years old, and in some areas even older, Ney’s report stated.

In the separate building security

report, presented by Safety/Security Supervisor Amy Campbell, the cost over seven years is $646,050 for various upgrades.

Those include additional exterior security cameras at schools; replacing the current outdated access control system; roof access panels at Western Avenue School to prevent vandals’ easy access to the roof; and renovating the entrance to Harrison Street Elementary School to create a more secure vestibule, Campbell’s report stated.

Board President Mark Grosso complimented officials for keeping the costs steady so dollar amounts for the projects do not change much from year to year.

“It’s important for our taxpayers to know that along with smoothing this out … [we are] trying to marry that up with the philosophy the board has of evening out our costs,” Grosso said.

“We are trying to keep our property taxes relatively flat going forward for the future for the next seven, eight, 10 years.”

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25N Coworking in Geneva plans grand reopening celebration KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com GENEVA – A grand reopening celebration for 25N Coworking, 25 N. River Lane, Geneva, will begin at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by an open house at 5 p.m., the company announced in a news release.

The public is invited to attend, but for planning purposes, those who plan to come are asked to send an email to geneva@25ncoworking.com or call 630409-1030, the release stated.

Mara Hauser, community founder and CEO of 25N Coworking, said in the release that the new, expanded two-story space offers more private and dedicated desks, and is better suited for

diverse work preferences.

“With the two floors of space, we created a variety of work zones, nooks and crannies,” Hauser stated in the release. “Depending on the project or task at hand, one can be in the mix of the buzz or tucked away for headsdown work.”

25N Coworking spaces are designed to spark collaboration and productivity as an alternate to working from a standard office, home, coffee shop or public space, the release stated. With diverse meeting and team space available for two people or 20 people, the location is a suitable alternative for offsite meetings for larger corporations, the release stated.

For information, visit www.25ncoworking.

25N Coworking, 25 N. River Lane, Geneva, is having a grand reopening at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26 starting with a ribbon cutting followed by an open house at 5 p.m. The company offers a variety of workspace. such as this private office space, which is available to rent by the hour or the day.

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crime, not housing people in jail or prison, and the toll of drugs and alcohol on society, Benjamin said.

With a whole team to support a client with staying sober, getting and keeping a job, and maintaining treatment, it gives a person with an addiction the best chance at sustaining recovery, Benjamin said.

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Judge Marmarie Kostelny presides over the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court. Kostelny said research shows specialty courts can transform lives impacted by addiction. fender Brenda Willett said the office will miss Benjamin.

“She did a great job for us,” Willett said. “We are so sorry to see her go.”

Assistant Public Defender Juanita Archuleta will replace Benjamin in the drug court, Willett said.

“We are lucky to have someone coming up through the ranks and filling her shoes,” Willett said.

Kane County Circuit Judge Marmarie Kostelny, who presides over the drug court, said Benjamin will be an asset to the national organization.

“She’s a terrific attorney who really understands the drug court model,” Kostelny said. “She has been teaching for years at … national conferences with 3,000 to 5,000 drug court professionals in attendance. … She is very good at what she does.”

Finding her niche

Kane County’s drug court, established in 2000, is one of the oldest operating drug courts in the U.S. with many positive outcomes, Benjamin said.

When she became the public defender for drug court in 2006, it had been a six-month assignment, Benjamin said.

But she did not want to leave.

More about drug court Illinois lawmakers passed legislation establishing drug courts that went into effect in 2002, but Kane County established its drug court in 2000.

Kane County has graduated 750 people successfully from drug court.

To be included in drug court, a defendant must: n not have been involved in a crime of violence, n not deny his or her use of or addiction to drugs, and n demonstrate a willingness to participate in a treatment program.

Those not eligible for drug court are defendants who have been convicted of a crime of violence within the past 10 years, or previously completed or been “I went in and said, ‘I love this work,’” Benjamin said.

It worked out for both herself and the clients in drug court, she said.

“I think consistency is important,” Benjamin said. “[Drug court participants] need to know the same person who has known their struggles.”

Knowing what works

What Benjamin learned

discharged from drug court.

To complete the program successfully, participants must go 12 consecutive months without the use of prohibited substances.

Upon successful completion, the judge can dismiss the original charges and discharge the defendant from further proceedings.

The first drug court was established in Florida’s Miami-Dade County in 1989.

There are now more than 2,900 drug courts established in the U.S. and 13 other countries.

SOURCES: Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court Rules and Procedures, www. illinois16thjudicialcircuit.org; and the website of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, www.nadcp.org/www. nadcp.org.

at drug court was that evidence-based practices can be very successful.

“When you start to know better and do it your own way, you get into trouble,” Benjamin said. “It’s important to follow the research and follow the ways that have been shown to work.”

Every dollar spent on a drug treatment court saves $27 in the long run due to less

Willett, like Kostelny and Benjamin, are believers in how the drug court impacts people with addiction.

“It is only through programs like that do we have a real rehabilitative effect, which both restores the defendant to useful citizenship and protects the community,” Willett said.

Kostelny said not only is drug court healing to the defendant, but also to the family as well.

“There is nothing quite like watching people transform their lives from [being] near death and literally homeless and separated from their families and loved ones,” Kostelny said. “To be able to reclaim their lives and be productive, law-abiding members of the community, there is nothing greater than watching that happen.”

On a national level, that is the goal of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals – to make drug treatment courts, DUI and veteran courts available to every individual in every state and county, Benjamin said.

“We get to see how many babies are not born addicted because their mothers went through programs, and sons are reunited with their mothers. And fathers who got visitation with their kids, we are seeing them back in their children’s lives,” Benjamin said.

“We are returning people back to their families, and that is an amazing and beautiful thing to see,” Benjamin said.

“It’s an amazing, wonderful thing to witness.”

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For the past 10 years, Melynda Benjamin was the public defender serving in the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court.

“I represented a majority of clients – individuals who can’t afford an attorney,” Benjamin said. “ T h e [ K a n e Melynda County] Public Benjamin Defender’s Office would look at their case, and if an attorney felt he or she was a good candidate … the attorney would apply them for drug court.”

The rules require that the offenses not involve violence and that the individual was not charged as a drug dealer, she said.

“We discouraged a fox in the hen house – we don’t want drug court to be a forum for dealers to find more clients,” Benjamin said. “Drug court is for helping individuals who are ready to change their lives.

It’s not a ‘get-out-of-prison-free card.’ It’s a rehabilitation program.”

Benjamin also had supervised acting public defenders in Kane County’s other specialty courts – juvenile drug court, mental health and family courts.

Now she will begin a new career in Washington, D.C., with the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, providing technical assistance and training for drug courts in the U.S. and internationally.

When a court system is in the process of implementing a drug court, or an existing drug court wants to be assessed or needs help, that will be Benjamin’s new job.

“In the beginning, drug courts were the exception and not the rule,” Benjamin said.

“However, now that they have been shown to be so powerfully effective, drug courts are often mandated in many jurisdictions.”

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GENEVA – Vandals targeted nine properties, six stop signs and a street sign in Geneva with spray-painted graffiti that is possibly gang-related, according to police reports.

Also reported was more than $1,000 in damage done to a car in the 700 block of North Street, according to reports.

The graffiti described in police reports is “4C/H” and “LKK” with upside-down crowns, pitchforks and “BOZG3.”

“Due to the amount of [graffiti], we are taking them very seriously and investigating them with all of our available resources,” Geneva Police Cmdr.

Julie Nash said in an email.

“We understand that this could be very disheartening to the citizens of Geneva, and we want to do whatever is within our powers to stop further conduct and hold all parties responsible for this illegal activity,” Nash wrote. “Based on the information we currently have, it would appear that the information is gang-related; however, we will be reaching out to area gang experts to determine the legiti-

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Geneva police also issued a news release asking residents to watch their neighborhoods for suspicious or unusual activity, and to call 911 to report vandalism.

Police have worked with property owners to remove the graffiti as quickly as possible, the release stated.

Graffiti also was reported on a home’s vinyl siding and garage door in the 100 block of South Harrison Street; a garage door in the zero to 99 block of Crissey Avenue; a fence in the zero to 99 block of Kane Street; wood siding of a garage in the 800 block of Center Street; a fence in the 600 block of Richards Street; a fence and sign in the 300 and 400 blocks of East State Street; five stop signs and a street sign at North and Illinois streets; a stop sign at Oak and Kane streets; and a brick building in the 600 block of North Street.

Most of the damage was estimated at $100, except for the car and the fences in the 300 block of East State Street and in the zero to 100 block of Kane Street, which were both estimated at $500, Nash wrote in an email.

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“Can You Afford to Retire?” is a free one-hour presentation by retirement expert Greg Kurinec of Bentron Financial Group. The event will be held at 7 p.m.

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Attendees will be guided through several self-evaluation exercises to help reveal their readiness for retirement. Afterward, attendees will be introduced to 10 critical questions that every retiree must answer before embarking on a successful retirement. Those in attendance will discuss the basic need for an estate and/ or financial plan. Kurinec will then walk attendees through an estate analysis questionnaire and provide an example of a balance sheet.

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Rosemaling is a traditional form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway in the 1700s.

The association is trying to preserve the traditional Scandinavian art form.

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No previous art experience is needed.

All are welcome. The cost is $90.

Questions should be sent to Bev Gunderson at artbybev75@gmail.com or call 847-390-7846.

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Before refrigeration, ice harvesting on the Fox River was an important and necessary industry.

A man with a marker – drawn by a single horse – marked the frozen field both ways about 24 inches apart. The marker was followed by a plow, which was a flat blade with coarse teeth on the bottom to cut grooves in the ice.

The ice was then sawed by a hand saw and guided with long-handled chisels toward the shore. An elevator, made of an endless chain with oak cross pieces about every four feet, went out into the water 30 or more feet. The ice blocks were hoisted into the huge ice house with this elevator.

Much of the ice was shipped by railroad into Chicago to supply meat markets and saloons. Smaller blocks of ice were delivered by horse-drawn wagon to local

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residents. Homeowners would place a card in the window indicating how much ice they needed. The ice man would cut

the required amount and carry it to the ice box, which was usually located in the kitchen near the back door.

Ice houses slowly disappeared from the shores of the Fox River when refrigeration was invented in the 1920s.

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GENEVA – The Kane County Electoral Board voted unanimously Jan. 20 to remove an advisory countywide tax freeze referendum from the April 4 consolidated election ballot.

It is the second time such a ballot question filed by state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, was removed from a ballot. An electoral board in McHenry County did the same Jan. 13 for essentially the same reason: not enough signatures as required by law.

Skillicorn’s question would have asked voters whether taxing bodies should have to seek voter approval before increasing their tax levies.

In the Kane County objection filed

by Majella Forde of Hampshire, the electoral board agreed that Skillicorn’s petitions did not contain enough signatures, nor were his pages numbered consecutively, both as required by law.

Skillicorn’s petitions contained 302 signatures, well short of the statuto-

ry minimum of 8,603 for Kane County.

Similarly in McHenry, a countywide ballot question required 7,566 signatures, but contained only 92.

Skillicorn, describing himself as a “tax cutter� in an emailed news release, had stated that he “filed thousands of signatures from both Kane and McHenry county residents.�

The electoral board also voted unanimously to dismiss Skillicorn’s motion to dismiss Forde’s objection. Skillicorn had asserted that the objection was deficient, in that it did not include a statement of interest as required by law.

But in its ruling, the electoral board cited a portion of Forde’s objection that served as her statement of interest: “There will be presented substantial, clear, unmistakable and compelling evidence which establishes an utter and contemptuous disregard for the mandatory provisions of the election code.�

The electoral board did not sustain the portion of Forde’s objection regarding petitions lacking the county where they were notarized.

Skillicorn did not respond to a voicemail or email seeking comment on the electoral board’s decision.

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I love spending an afternoon or evening in a movie theater. Sometimes, there’s nothing better than relaxing with a big bag of popcorn and escaping into a new world for a couple of hours.

A few weeks ago, I got to spend the afternoon with Randy Pollock, the general manager of the Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 movie theater in St. Charles for a story.

Pollock’s father also worked in movie theaters for several decades. In fact, his dad met his mom at the theater. Randy then told me that he, too, met his wife working in the theater many years ago.

“We both married our candy girls,” he said.

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On crows, the practice of kleptoparasitism and more My friend Valerie (Blaine, nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County) and I have had an ongoing conversation for almost four years now about some visitors we seem to share.

The group started out as three, then grew to five, and now appears to be at seven. They’re somewhat clannish, yes, and can be loud at times, but overall we’re thrilled to see them over and over again.

I see them at Hickory Knolls in the late morning or early afternoon. Valerie says she usually sees them at her nature center, Creek Bend at LeRoy Oakes, early in the day and also later on, toward evening. They arrive together and leave together, and in between behave pretty much like the tight-knit family unit we think they are.

You’d think by now, almost four years into this relationship, that we’d know a little bit more about our frequent guests. But at this point we’re really only certain about two things.

One, we know the group’s name, Corvus brachyrhynchos, the American crow. And two, we know we’d love to someday devote more time to our study of these birds. In fact, we often joke about the lofty name we’ve chosen for our endeavor: The Centre for Corvid Research.

It may sound strange that Valerie and I have chosen to focus on a species that’s neither rare nor particularly well liked among the public. These big black birds have been labeled noisy, messy and disease-carrying. They are famous for raiding nests, helping

GOOD NATURED Pam Otto

Note to readers This column has been updated from its original version, which ran in 2010. themselves to eggs and baby birds alike. They’ve even had a deterrent device designed just for them – the scarecrow.

But for all their rabble-rousing, crows have at least one major redeeming quality: They’re sharp. Really sharp. So much so, in fact, that scientists rank them right up there with the great apes – chimpanzees and gorillas – in terms of intelligence.

If you’ve spent any time watching crows, you’ll know what I mean.

Instead of bypassing a discarded McDonald’s bag, crows will open it up to see what’s inside. Rather than banging away at a mussel shell, they’ll drop it from up high to open it. When a food scrap is too tough or dry, they do what my good German grandma did – they dunk it.

They’re team players, too, and are somewhat famous – or maybe infamous – for their group behavior, known as mobbing. Always on the lookout for potential danger, the birds will gather together and caw, loudly and repeatedly, when a threat

is detected.

(Nature watchers, pay attention when you hear this sound. If you track down where it’s coming from, you just might be rewarded with a view of a hawk or owl, two frequent targets for crow harassment. Then again, it might be a cat, another common object of their attention. Not quite as unusual, but still a cool display of anti-predator behavior.)

Crows also are quite good at getting other animals to do their bidding. I once watched a crow spend several minutes sizing up the contents of an open trash can. Some sort of worthy morsel must have been inside, but the can was nearly empty. Jumping inside the can, and potentially getting trapped, was not on the crow’s agenda for the day. Instead, it waited nearby, busying itself with preening and other such birdish chores.

After a short time, a fox squirrel came along, no doubt attracted by the same tasty morsel. It jumped down into the can, grabbed the tidbit – it looked like part of a sandwich – and took it out, intending to eat it someplace nearby. Like lightning, the crow flashed down from its perch and grabbed the treat. Mission accomplished!

Was this an act of stealing? By our human code of conduct, yes. But from an animal behavior perspective, the crow was simply practicing a widespread foraging technique called kleptoparasitism – taking food procured by others. (Interestingly, research shows this behavior in birds

is closely correlated to brain size: The bigger the brain, the more likely the species will be to kleptoparasitize its animal cohorts.) In this sense, it’s not stealing, it’s strategy.

For all their quirks, crows also have a decidedly warm-and-fuzzy side.

They’re playful, challenging one another to games such as tug o’ war and tag. They’re also great family birds.

Unlike most bird species, which push their young from the nest and out into the world, crows let their offspring stick around for several years past fledging. I think that’s what Valerie and I have been seeing with the Creek Bend-Hickory Knolls crows as we’ve watched their group grow.

While we haven’t done a lot to encourage the group – we haven’t begun feeding them or doing anything else that would artificially inflate their population – we haven’t done anything to discourage them either. And we’re eagerly awaiting this year’s breeding season, to see if the group grows larger.

How about you? Have you noticed an increase in crows in your neighborhood? If so, I’d love to hear about it.

Shoot an email if you have a chance, or give me a ... caw … .

Pam Otto is the manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at potto@ stcparks.org or 630-513-4346. Feedback on this column can be sent to editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Crows have a brain-to-body ratio that is similar to humans. They are able to problem solve, use tools and even engage in play. Their family ties are strong, too, with some individuals remaining with their parents for five years or more.

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Get in service calendar To include your place of worship, call 877-264-2527.

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Batavia Covenant Church and Preschool: 1314 W. Main St., Batavia. 9:30 a.m. Sunday coffee at Fellowship Hall, lower level; 10 a.m. Sunday. 630-879-3721, batabiacov.com. Preschool: 630-879-3795.

(Missouri Synod): 950 Hart Road, Batavia. Traditional worship: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday; 8 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday; Contemporary worship: 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

9:30 a.m. Sunday education hour. Day school serves preschoolers through eighth-graders. 630-406-0157, ilsbatavia.org.

New Hope Lutheran: 710 Western Ave., Geneva Park District, Geneva. 9 a.m.

Sunday; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school, fellow and intergenerational. 630-492-0455, hewhopelcmc.org.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Preschool (Missouri Synod): 101 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles. 5:30 p.m.

Saturday; 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday; 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. education hour. 630-5848638, stmarkschurch.church. Preschool for ages 2 through pre-K: 630-5844850.

First Baptist Church of Geneva: East campus: 2300 South St. 5 p.m. Saturday; 9:15 a.m. Sunday: Traditional and Worship Cafe; 10:45 a.m. Word & Table.

West campus: 3435 Keslinger Road, 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday contemporary LUTHERAN service; 630-232-7068, fbcg.com. Hand Bethany Lutheran Church: 8 S. Lincoln in Hand Christian Preschool, 630-208St., Batavia. 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday; 4903.

10 a.m. Sunday coffee; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school; 5 to 7 p.m. monthly last Friday community supper, free to CATHOLIC community. 630-879-3444, bethanybatSt. Peter Catholic Church: 1891 Kaneville avia.org.

Road, Geneva. 7 and 8 a.m. Monday PRESBYTERIAN through Friday; 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sat- Bethlehem Lutheran Church: 1145 N. Fox Valley Presbyterian Church (USA): Fifth Ave., St. Charles. 8, 9 and 10:30 urday; 7, 9 and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.

227 East Side Drive, Geneva. 8 (informal) a.m. Sunday; 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. SunSchool Mass at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. education day school for all ages; 5:30 p.m. Saturduring school year. Call church for holy hour; 10 a.m. church school; 8:30 to 11 day. 630-584-2199, bethlehemluth.org. day and holiday Mass times. Confessions: a.m. nursery care; 8:30 a.m. Adult BreakFull-day child care/half-day preschool: 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 fast Club; 4 p.m. seventh- and eighth630-584-6027. a.m. and 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday. 630grade confirmation; 7 p.m. youth group.

Immanuel Lutheran Church and School 630-232-7448, foxvalleypres.org.

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• A bottle of liquor valued at about $47 was reported stolen Jan. 11 from Wal-Mart, 801 N. Randall Road, Batavia.

• A cellphone worth $59 was reported stolen Jan. 11 from Wal-Mart, 801 N. ST. CHARLES Randall Road, Batavia.

• Mary M. Hisey, 60, of the 29W100 • Aurelio A. Palomar, 34, of the 1200 block of Barnes Avenue, West Chicago, block of Lehnertz Circle, Aurora, was was charged Jan. 11 with retail theft. charged Jan. 12 with driving with a • Tabitha L. Mitchell, 26, of the 2400 revoked license, and was arrested on block of Lincolnwood Avenue, Aurora, an Aurora Police Department warrant in was charged with driving under the the 1200 block of North Raddant Road, influence, driving with a blood-alcohol Batavia. content of greater than 0.08 percent, • Jodi L. Ladron De Guevara, 45, of the speeding and improper lane use.

1200 block of Lencioni Court, Geneva, • Narantsogt Vanchindorj, 40, of the was arrested Jan. 12 on a Kane County 4900 block of Hull Street, Skokie, was warrant at Church Street and North charged with DUI, improper lane use and Washington Avenue, Batavia. driving without insurance.

• Kiandra L. Powell, 18, of the 43W900 block of Oakleaf Drive, Elburn, was BATAVIA charged Jan. 12 with retail theft less • Michael A. Pedroza, 25, of the 100 block of Ann Street, Elgin, was charged than $300 at Kohl’s, 251 N. Randall Road, Jan. 11 with retail theft at Wal-Mart, 801 Batavia.

• Denzel Hudson, 21, of the 1000 block N. Randall Road, Batavia. of Lorlyn Circle, Batavia, was charged • Jocelyn Esparza-Velazquez, 21, of the Jan. 14 with driving with a suspended 100 block of East State Street, North license in the 100 block of West Wilson Aurora, was charged Jan. 11 with retail Street, Batavia. theft less than $300 at Wal-Mart, 801 N.

• Hector Ventura-Hernandez, 45, of the 600 block of High Street, Aurora, was charged Jan. 14 with driving without a valid license and for operating an uninsured vehicle on North Randall Road, Batavia.

• Robert L. Walker III, 27, of the 100 block of Jefferson Street, Batavia, was charged Jan. 16 with driving with a suspended license on North Van Buren Street, Batavia.

• Ray L. Rodriguez, 29, of the 700 block of Sexton Street, Aurora, was charged with retail theft, according to a Jan. 16 police report that stated that about $59 in merchandise was stolen in the 800 block of North Randall Road, Batavia, but was retrieved.

• Keys to an apartment were reported stolen Jan. 16 in the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia.

• The Jan. 14 theft of $500 in cash at Riverrain Point apartments, 200 N. Island Ave., Batavia, was reported Jan. 17.

• Sarah H. Lau, 28, of the 8800 block of Leslie Drive, Orland Hills, was charged Jan. 17 with DUI of alcohol and for driving with a blood-alcohol content of greater than 0.08 percent on Feece Street, Batavia.

Library foundation seeking candidates to serve on board

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Public Library Foundation is accepting applications for individuals interested in filling a vacancy on its board of directors.

The foundation is a nonprofit corporation established in 1993 whose mission is to provide funds to enhance the St. Charles Public Library’s programs, services and facilities. The foundation supports the speaker series and Sunday concerts, and – most recently – established the early literacy area in youth services.

To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be an adult resident of the St. Charles Public Library District.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and a resume to the foundation by Feb. 10.

Letters may be dropped off at the administrative office of the library or mailed to the foundation at St. Charles Public Library Foundation, 1 Sixth Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174.

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25th anniversary of ‘Wayne’s World.’”

The night of the game, fans are encouraged to come to the arena dressed as Wayne and Garth and the “ex-cellent”

evening’s festivities will include: • A pregame performance by the School of Rock House Band.

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• A Dreamweaver smile cam.

• Clips from the Chicago Steel “Wayne’s World” episode.

The Chicago Steel will help launch the “Party On! 25 Years of ‘Wayne’s World,’” a six-month-long celebration of the movie hosted by Aurora Downtown, the City of Aurora, and the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. The celebration will feature about a dozen events from Feb. 3 to July 4.

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“Game On!” In a nod to the low-budget community access spoof that helped make Mike Myers and Dana Carvey comedy stars, the Chicago Steel hockey team created and will broadcast a parody of “Wayne’s World” on Aurora Cable 10, the actual home of the fictional show that began on “Saturday Night Live.”

Fictional co-hosts Wayne and Garth were big hockey fans and lived in Aurora, near where the Steel play their home games at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. The parody will broadcast at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 27. The team will also feature segments of their parody at a “Wayne’s World”themed game Jan. 28.

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Lawmakers return, donate controversial stipend

By ERIC SCHELKOPF eschelkopf@shawmedia.com State Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, said he will donate a stipend of $1,506 for two days of work after being named House Republican conference chairman in the waning days of the 99th General Assembly.

House Republican Leader Jim Durkin appointed Wheeler to the position. He also appointed state Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, as an assistant House Republican leader following the Peter Breen retirement of state Rep. Ed Sullivan.

Durkin named Breen and Wheeler to fill the posts on Jan. 9 and 10, the last two days of the 99th General Assembly. The 100th General Assembly began Jan. 11.

The leadership positions carry a monthly stipend of $1,506. But because

“We don’t have a choice by law, but we will then be donating it back to the state by some process that I am not fully aware of yet. That is what our legal people told us is the way it has to be done.”

State Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego Breen and Wheeler weren’t named to the posts until the final two days of the 99th General Assembly, they were effectively being paid that amount for two days of work.

Both Breen and Wheeler said they have no plans to keep the stipends, which they technically haven’t received yet.

“We’re getting paid six months in arrears, so I wouldn’t even see that money until June,” Breen said. “It wasn’t like I got a check that day.”

Breen was elected to the General Assembly in 2014. House rules state that committee spokesman positions may only be held by lawmakers with

at least three terms under their belt or lawmakers who have been named to a leadership position.

“There’s a special provision of the rules that says you can be a spokesperson if you get a leadership stipend in the prior General Assembly,” Breen said. “That’s how it happened.”

Breen said he didn’t even know how much the stipend would be until he read about it in a news story.

“There was never any intention to unduly increase the salary, certainly,” he said. “It was two days of work. The way the law reads, as I understand it, is that the gentleman who retired will

get a stipend, and then they would have paid me a stipend as well. So there is no reason to have a double payment of a stipend to two different representatives.”

Now that a new General Assembly is beginning, Breen said he didn’t immediately know whether he will be able to keep his leadership post.

“I’m honored to serve in whatever way I’m chosen to serve,” he said. “It was a great honor to be selected for this.”

Wheeler said he plans to accept the stipend and donate it back.

“We don’t have a choice by law, but we will then be donating it back to the state by some process that I am not fully aware of yet,” he said. “That is what our legal people told us is the way it has to be done.”

Wheeler said he also was honored to have been named to the leadership post, even temporarily.

“The purpose was really so I’d be eligible to serve as a minority spokesman in the next General Assembly because we are so short-handed,” he said.

OBITUARIES DORIS ELIZABETH MEAD Born: March 21, 1923 Died: January 8, 2017

Doris Elizabeth Mead, 93, of Geneva, IL and formerly of Muscatine, IA passed away on January 8, 2017.

She was born on March 21, 1923 in Hinsdale, IL the daughter of Sydney Douglas and Hortense (McClean) Jackson. She was united in marriage to John T. Mead Sr. on October 2, 1954, in Chicago, IL. She is survived by her three children, Dr. Karen Mead of Penn Yan, NY, John T (Nancy) Mead Jr. of Geneva, IL and Donald T. (Carol) Mead, of Iowa City, IA; seven grandchildren, Brian (Anna) Mead, Kevin Mead, Emily (Tim) Stover, Scott Mead, David (Jamie) Mead, Michael Mead and Jennifer Mead; four great grandchildren, Dashel Mead, William Stover, Peyton Mead and Reagan Stover.

She is preceded in death by her husband John, a daughter, Jean Marie Mead; and two brothers, William and David Jackson.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 11, 2017 at St. Mark’s Church in the main church, 320 Franklin Street, Geneva, IL, 60134.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Mark’s Church in memory of Doris or Doris & John Mead, Sr.

RUSSELL L. SANDBERG

Russell L. Sandberg, age 79, of Elgin, IL passed away on January 18, 2017.

Arrangements by Malone Funeral Home, Geneva, 630-232-8233.

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ KCChronicle.com or call 815-526-4438.

Notices are accepted until noon Tuesday for Thursday’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at KCChronicle. com/obituaries where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation.

JOHN JOSEPH WILK, JUNIOR Born: February 28, 1936 Died: January 12, 2017

John Joseph Wilk, Junior, of Sugar Grove, Illinois, passed peacefully at the age of 80 on January 12, 2017.

Born February 28, 1936, he was the only son of the John J. Wilk, Senior, and Agnes (Forys) Wilk of Chicago, Illinois. He attended St. Ann’s Grammar School and Holy Trinity High School, both in Chicago.

After high school, John served in the Illinois National Guard and United States Navy where he served as a Quartermaster with the Pacific fleet aboard the USS Rowan and USS Twining.

Following honorable discharge from the Navy, John worked while attending school and learning his life’s trade at Coyne Electrical Institute. After graduating from Coyne, he joined Aurora West School District 129 as the District Electrician. He retired in 1998 after 30 years of service.

John met his life’s love, Loretta Genevieve Wilk, and they courted for nearly eight years before they married on October 4, 1958.

Together they raised three children, cared for family, and even found time for family camping trips and the rare vacation.

Away from work, he was a supportive Father, enjoyed tropical fish, read biographies and history, and developed a love for computers and family history. His true passion was the family Christmas Village, a collection of buildings, figurines and scenery that was meticulously assembled each Thanksgiving in a unique and special way. It was his joy to share with friends and family each Christmas season. A tradition he has passed to his Grandchildren.

John was preceded in death by his Mother and Father.

He survived by Wife, Loretta (Franczek) Wilk of Sugar Grove; three children, Barry (Kathy) Wilk of Bolingbrook, Anita Wilk of Sugar Grove and Brian (Patti) Wilk of Sugar Grove; six grandchildren, Kit and Lindsay Pokorny, Brin and Grant Wilk, Amanda (Tony) Smith and Niki (Jim) Wright.

A visitation will held on Friday, January 27th from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 12:00 PM at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway Ave. Montgomery, IL. A buffet luncheon will follow.

Interment will be private at Risen Lord Cemetery in Oswego, IL. In lieu of flowers, please make independent memorial contributions, in the name of John J. Wilk, to Fisher House Foundation (www. fisherhouse.org), The Navy Seal Foundation (www.navysealfoundation.org), The Holy Angels Food Pantry (http://www.foodpantries.

org/li/holy_angels_pantry_60506) or the charitable organization of your choice.

ROGER C. WILLIAMS

Roger C. Williams, age 90, of Geneva, IL passed away on January 21, 2017.

Arrangements by Malone Funeral Home, Geneva, 630-232-8233.

LORETTA J. WOJEWODA

Loretta J. “Lola” Wojewoda, age 90, of Elburn, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva.

She leaves behind her daughter, Patricia (Ronald) Marcinek; one son, Robert Wojewoda; three grandchildren, Eric Marcinek, Sandra Lynn (Penn) Ellletson and Julie (Joseph) Rzepka; one nephew, Jack (Eleanor) Wojewoda; and one niece-in-law, Veronica “Ronnie” Wojewoda.

Loretta now joins her parents; husband; a daughter-in-law, Linda; and one nephew, Wayne Wojewoda.

A visitation will from 5:00 to 9:00pm, Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Conley Funeral Home in Elburn, 116 W. Pierce Street.

A private family graveside service will be Saturday, January 21, 2017 at St. Michael the Arc Angel Catholic Cemetery in Palatine.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Loretta’s name. Checks maybe made to the Northwestern Home Health and Hospice Care and may be mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, 60119. Tributes may also be forwarded to the same address, the Conley Funeral HomeFacebook Page, or at www. conleycare.com.

Advocates to Rep. Roskam: Science cannot defend itself’

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@shawmedia.com Those who want to help an adult speak English and assimilate to life in the community can attend Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley’s free tutor training workshop.

It will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 6, 8, 13 and 15, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles.

The workshop will teach attendees how to tutor adults in English and will discuss the problems adults face when they know little about American customs. Once a person completes training, he or she will be matched with one adult learner and teach one hour per week. Staff members will provide continuing support.

No previous teaching experience is necessary. Volunteers do not need to know a second language. Volunteers provide tutoring to adults in St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, Campton Township, LaFox, Lily Lake, Wasco and Wayne.

To register or for information, visit www.lvfv.org or call/text 630584-4428.

Auto & Light Truck Service & Repairs Brenda Egelhardt of St. Charles drops off a letter Jan. 23 at Rep. Peter Roskam’s office at the DuPage Airport, calling on him to take action to stop climate change and find clean energy alternatives. She was one of about 250 people who attended a rally at the airport urging Roskam to take action to stop climate change and find clean energy alternatives.

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Shesgreen called for those who work in the fossil fuel industry to receive government support and training for new jobs.

“Our ecosystem cannot afford any new fossil fuel infrastructure,” Shesgreen said. “That means no new oil or gas pipelines, no new fracking wells, no new oil tankers, no new drilling.”

Jack Darin, director of the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, said Roskam’s constituents are making themselves clear.

“They demand action to confront climate change and are ready and willing to hold elected officials accountable for failing to protect our planet,”

Darin said.

Lombard resident Linda Sullivan, who attended the rally, said she was concerned that all the progress on clean energy and environmental issues would be reversed in a Trump administration.

“If they don’t go further than the Obama administration did, it’s kind of game over for the planet,” Sullivan said. “Once the polar ice caps melt, there’s a tipping point ... where you can’t put it back.”

Sullivan said the majority of Roskam’s constituents will support him if he supports climate science initiatives and policies.

“This is a very conservative district,” Sullivan said. “But everybody needs clean air. Everybody needs clean water. Everybody needs a livable planet. And that’s the message we have – that he needs to do the right thing on the environment. And his constituents have his back.”

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By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com WEST CHICAGO – About 250 people packed a meeting room Jan. 23 at the DuPage Airport, just down the hall from the district office of U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, to call upon the congressman to take action against climate change.

Organized by the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice, advocates for addressing climate change spoke for less than an hour, calling upon the public and elected representatives to step up.

J.C. Kibbey with the Union of Concerned Scientists said the science is clear that climate change is happening and that human activity through fossil fuels is the cause. Kibbey said the world needs to move to a clean energy economy as soon as possible.

“I hope Representative Roskam is listening here,” Kibbey said. “Because this does not need to be a partisan issue. There are 100,000 jobs in the clean energy sector.”

Roskam consistently has voted against attempts to limit carbon emissions, increase renewable energy, or increase energy efficiency, despite the growing demand for action from scientific experts and his constituents, organizers said in a statement.

Kibbey said 97 percent of scientists believe that climate change is real, and the only scientists who do not agree are being paid by the fossil fuel industry.

“Science cannot defend itself,” Kibbey said. “Being right is not enough.

The only way we will have policy based on real facts and real science instead of corporate-funded propaganda is if we stand up and defend it.”

A spokesman sent an email statement from Roskam regarding the rally Jan. 23, stating that he “supports an all-of-the-above-approach when it comes to energy.”

“American ingenuity can make it possible to rid ourselves of our dependence on foreign oil and eliminate a major national security threat,” Roskam’s email stated. “New advancements in technology and research allow us to better provide for our energy and security needs, while safeguarding our natural resources for the future.‎”‎ Mary Shesgreen of Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice countered that the goal is not to rely on fossil fuels at all – and to change from a fossil fuel-based economy to a renewable fu-

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Ryan Wells General Manager

Kathy Balcazar Weekly Group Editor

Tarah Thorne News Editor

Jason Rossi Sports Editor

Renee Tomell Kane Weekend Editor

What real men talk about I’m struggling against resistance machines at a neighborhood gym when my peripheral vision catches two men talking. Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty” runs through my earbuds, so I can’t hear them, but their stances and outfits tell me they lead comfortable, unassailable lives.

Doctors? Lawyers? Hedge fund managers? Trust fund babies? I imagine them downtown commuters, secretary summoners.

I’m nothing like them.

They wear the likes of Under Armour compression shorts and inscrutable, left-breasted logo tops; I wear the corduroys I taught in today and a Geneva Park District T-shirt won in a raffle.

As a high school teacher and occasional writer, I envy how smartly they fit into a world apparently designed for them – men who play golf, commute to New York, watch TV sports, and make the kind of money in a day that I make in a year.

Naturally, I want to spy on them. By eavesdropping, maybe I can slip inside their gated world, peer through a downstairs window into the cryptic nature of their lives – and thus learn how to befriend that sense of advantage.

I unplug my music. “ … China’s always outdone America.”

“You want something made, you’re stupid not to pay a quarter of the price.”

Huh? The economy? That’s the guardhouse password into their gated compound? For all I know about international economics, they could be speaking ancient Urdu. And no matter what I read, said or wrote, multinational finances would remain unfazed, my contribution as inconsequential as a dust speck in a Caterpillar plant.

If economics rule Real Men’s considerations, I’m good where I am. Give me talk about movies and books; give me hilarious, self-depre-

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“It is difficult to get the news from poems,” wrote William Carlos Williams, “yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.”

I leave the gym feeling satisfied, gratified.

Long ago, in a New York Central dining car, my mother asked our waiter how, with the train rocking back and forth, he could carry coffee without spilling it.

“I look where I’m going,” he smiled. “Worry about the coffee by looking down, it’ll spill for sure.”

Worrying about whether there’s a secret to a man’s posture of sovereignty, I’d threatened to spill my own great happiness: a loving family, a creative bent and a career that allows me to share my passion for reading and writing with some terrifically talented, witty and bright young people who help keep me young. Real Men didn’t worry about others’ lives; they looked where they were going.

A few days later, two different men stand chatting.

Not envious, just curious, I listen in.

“Doesn’t seem like exercise is doing you any good,” one chides, leading the other to retort, “I’m a [heck] of a lot better looking than you!”

Good-hearted insults.

Maybe these guys are the real Real Men. Guys like me.

Rick Holinger teaches high school English and facilitates a local writing workshop. His poetry, fiction, essays, criticism and book reviews have appeared in numerous literary journals.

He’s lived in the Fox Valley for more than 35 years.

Contact him at editorial@ kcchronicle.com.

Starting my last semester at Waubonsee On Jan. 17, I woke up at 7:30 in the morning to start my day. I drank a cup of coffee and ate a bowl of granola cereal.

As always, I somehow poured more cereal than I could ever possibly eat. (I’ve got to stop doing that!) I got all dolled up and put on a nice sweater and jeans. I then hopped in my car and drove 20 minutes to my college’s campus.

That day was my first day back to classes at Waubonsee Community College in a month due to winter break.

When I arrived, parking was a pain. What else is new?

I walked to my first class and was greeted by my friend in the hallway, who is in that same class. The two of us found the correct classroom and found some seats. Then it all dawned on me. This spring semester is my last semester at Waubonsee. I graduate from Waubonsee in May. Part of me is relieved. In just a few months I will have finished my two first years of college. Meaning, all my general education classes will be completed and I can take classes relating to my major when I transfer schools. No more math or science classes, thank good-

BEFORE THE DIPLOMA Denise Cartina ness! If there’s anything that I’ve learned from my entire school career, it’s that I need to stay away from those two subjects. I plan on transferring to Illinois State University this fall. Graduating from Waubonsee will allow me to start a new chapter in my life.

Yet, I’m also terrified to transfer and leave my family behind as I venture into unknown territory. I’ve been attached to my mother for 19 years of my life – what am I going to do without seeing her every day? It’s going to be an exciting, new adventure transferring to ISU, but it’s also going to be a ton of work to figure everything out before moving in. Picking classes, paying thousands of dollars for tuition and having to buy items to live on my own stresses me out. As much as I just want to ignore everything for now because I won’t be transferring until August, these worries are in the back of my head most days.

As of now, I’m just trying to get adjusted to my new classes and professors. So far, my professors all seem passionate about what they are teaching, and the classes all seem very hands-on and interactive. My new classes are basically the opposite of the ones last semester, which were all lectures.

I’m naturally shy and I enjoy listening to professors speak, and I oddly prefer lectures.

However, it’ll be nice to break out of my shell and participate in class discussions and presentations.

This semester is going to be different. At the end of this semester, I’ll earn an associate degree. When this semester ends, everything will be new to me again. I’ll be going to a new school, new environment and experiencing new adventures.

Denise Cartina is a student at Waubonsee Community College and a graduate of Batavia High School. In addition to writing, she enjoys watching sappy romantic comedies, eating peanut butter and keeping elegance alive. Her column runs every other Thursday. Contact her at editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Even though 2017 is only a few weeks old, a new year means a clean slate and new ambitions. While many people choose to focus on exercise, eating healthy or learning new skills, January is also a great time to set a few financial goals for the year. Keep in mind that while you likely won’t achieve these goals overnight, a bit of progress over the next 12 months can go an exceptionally long way.

Here are a few ideas: Prepare for the unexpected. Unexpected events, such as a car accident, loss of income, surgery or a flooded basement, can negatively impact your finances if you are unprepared. While it’s impossible to predict the future, establishing an emergency fund stocked with enough cash to cover three to six months of expenses can help mitigate the outcome of events that take us by surprise.

Opening a separate bank account and setting up automatic contributions is one of the best strategies for creating an emergency fund. Although it may be difficult to set aside money for future use, an emergency fund provides an invaluable financial safety net.

Update insurance beneficiaries. Many of us buy insurance, hastily fill out the

GUEST VIEW Frank DeVincentis paperwork and then place it into a file.

Make sure to review insurance forms and confirm the designations are accurate, as beneficiaries are likely to change as you age and experience different life events. For example, you may decide to name your child as a beneficiary when he or she turns 18 or need to make adjustments if you have recently divorced.

Keeping beneficiaries current helps ensure a smooth process should anything unexpected occur, while also preventing a potentially large and complicated financial headache.

Monitor your credit report. Credit reports provide a summary of your credit situation and include everything from payment history and debt to new accounts and types of credit.

Many people solely rely on their monthly statements to check credit, but credit reports are much more comprehensive and indicative of your current situation.

Remember, you are entitled to

Cutting wasteful spending is a popular January goal and surely tops many 2017 checklists. Some plan to reduce spending in hopes of relieving debt, while others want to allocate more money to retirement or simply place a greater emphasis on saving. Regardless of the reason, cutting spending requires discipline and planning. up to three free credit reports per year. In addition to gaining a greater awareness of your credit history and current standing, credit reports are an effective way to monitor for fraud or extraneous accounts.

Cut wasteful spending. Cutting wasteful spending is a popular January goal and surely tops many 2017 checklists. Some plan to reduce spending in hopes of relieving debt, while others want to allocate more money to retirement or simply place a greater emphasis on saving. Regardless of the reason, cutting spending requires discipline and planning.

As a first step, I recommend analyzing 2016 spending and determining where you overspent. Based on that information, develop specific buckets (i.e. groceries, education, travel, entertainment, etc.) with strict spending

limits for 2017. Staying below those limits is key. Additionally, strategies such as eating out less and planning a staycation instead of traveling can help cut down on excess spending.

Take some time this January to focus on your finances. Think about where you excel, where you need to focus and establish short-, medium- and long-term objectives. This approach will help you set realistic goals to guide your finances in the right direction for 2017 and beyond.

Frank DeVincentis is a senior vice president and financial adviser with the Wealth Management Division of Morgan Stanley in Chicago. The information contained in this article is not a solicitation to buy or sell investments. Feedback on this column can be sent to editorial@kcchronicle.com.

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Chronicle Achievement Program The Chronicle Achievement Program recognizes outstanding local high school students who demonstrate strength in academics, character and

leadership. Several CAP students will be chosen to receive a partial scholarship to the college of their choice at Evening of Applause in the spring.

St. Francis High School​: Isabel Bettag ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: National Honor Society (grades 11 and 12), High Honor Roll both semesters (grades 9, 10 and 11) and Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship nominee (grade 12) ACTIVITIES: Basketball (grades 9, 10, 11 and 12), track (grades 9, 10, 11 and 12), food truck, Feed My Starving Children, vacation Bible school, school orientation and local school auction NOMINATED BY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR ADAM LINDLEY: Isabel Bettag is a wonderful young lady. She is a very good student and athlete who does a great job of juggling her busy schedule. Isabel is a well-rounded, outgoing, articulate, well-informed, dependable, trustworthy and thoughtful young lady. She shows effort and integrity in everything she does. She can adapt in every environment and takes the initiative to get the job done or her goal accomplished. She is a great role model for her peers and will be a tremendous addition to any college community.

St. Charles East High School: Ashley Cornille ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Mock Trial Team and president of Student Council ACTIVITIES: PE classes, Peer Leadership Program to help freshman and HOPE club NOMINATED BY SCHOOL COUNSELOR JAMES HAWKINS: Ashley Cornille is an exceptionally intelligent, confident and driven young lady. She has great communication skills and seeks to impact those around her whenever possible. As a stellar student, Ashley challenges herself in preparation for college through honors and advanced placement courses in core academic areas.

She advocates for herself, asking great questions and leverages her available resources to navigate potential challenges. We are fortunate to have Cornille serving as a leader in our school. ... She is without question the type of student and person that you would want working with you on your team. Not simply because of her high level of intelligence, but also because of her ability [to] understand people and work toward a common goal to improve the lives of others. Her passion, hard work and commitment to excellence will serve her well as she aspires to pursue a career as a federal or state prosecutor.

Rosary High School: Rachel Groth ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Honor Roll, National Honor Society and Illinois State Scholar ACTIVITIES: Student Council (where she serves as senior class president); chorus member; school plays and concerts; Rush-Copley Medical Center volunteer; works with Our Lady of the Angels mission; Crayons for Kids; and Heritage Woods Retirement Community NOMINATED BY SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT CHAIRWOMAN AND STUDENT COUNCIL CO-MODERATOR DENISE IFFLAND: Rachel Groth is a senior at Rosary High School. … This student deserves recognition because of her many academic and extracurricular achievements here [at] Rosary. Rachel’s grades have gained her recognition on the school honor roll and most recently as a recipient of becoming an Illinois State Scholar. As an instructor in her American government and psychology courses, Rachel stands out in maintaining high grades and consistent involvement in class participation and exhibiting enthusiasm for the subject matter. She has a very outgoing personality and also gets along well with her peers. ... All in all, this young woman … deserves recognition for all that she does in and outside of school.

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Aurora Central Catholic High School: Austin Runde ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: High Honor Roll every semester, received Gold Presidential Academic Award each year, and National Honor Society ACTIVITIES: Tennis team, served as class president for two years, student ambassador, school newspaper, blood drives, Feed My Starving Children, ACC Walk-A-Thon, and planned and ran an ACC St. Baldrick’s event NOMINATED BY DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE BRIDGET BUCKLEY: As his school counselor throughout his Aurora Central Catholic High School career, I have come to know Austin as a bright, motivated and independent young man. … He has maintained an extremely solid GPA in some of the most challenging coursework we offer. ... Extracurricular involvement is a huge part of his life. He has made a huge difference for our tennis team, both because of his athleticism and his attitude toward competition and sportsmanship. ... Austin also writes for our school newspaper, and his articles are always smart, well-researched, well-written and interesting. He is dedicated to bettering his surroundings by involving himself in volunteerism in many different areas. ...

Austin is one of the most well-rounded and dedicated students I have worked with at Aurora Central Catholic High School.

Batavia High School: Parvathi Swaminathan ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, High Honor Roll and ranked No. 1 in class.

ACTIVITIES: Girls varsity tennis team, captain of the girls JV tennis team, orchestra (plays the violin), treasurer of National Science Honor Society, member of Principal Student Advisory Team, volunteer at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital (wayfinder/messenger), tutors fellow student outside of school, and serves as a mentor for an elementary school student in the district NOMINATED BY SCHOOL COUNSELOR COREY BERNARD: I have had the pleasure of working with Parvathi over the past four years as her school counselor, and she has impressed me to no end. I have yet to meet another student who is more diligent, analytic, mature and responsible. Parvathi came into her freshman year with three goals: to work as hard as she possibly could; end her four years at the top of her class; and to take advantage of every opportunity along the way that will lead her to success. Up until this point, Parvathi has surpassed her goals, and it is this reason alone that makes me so confident she will achieve nothing but great success in college and in her career.

Wheaton Academy: Jaime Wills ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Two AP classes this year, achieved a score of 30 on the ACT, is in the top 5 percent of her class and is a member of National Honors Society ACTIVITIES: Orchestra; volunteers at Feed My Starving Children, the Northern Illinois Food Bank and at the Kendall Road Equine Clinic; and baby-sits her 3-year-old niece NOMINATED BY COLLEGE AND ACADEMIC COUNSELOR BART GREGERSEN: Jaime manages a very rigorous equestrian riding schedule while earning top grades in her classes.

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: National French Honor Society, Chicago Catholic League All Academic Golf (junior and senior year), Marmion Honor Roll (freshman year), Distinguished Honor Roll (sophomore and junior years), JROTC Academic Wreath (freshman and junior years) and JROTC West Point Sword ACTIVITIES: ​Student Council Executive Board vice president, lacrosse captain, French Club vice president, Ukulele Club founder and president, Cadet Crazies, JROTC first sergeant, MENtor for freshman student, co-captain of golf team, YMCA Camp Edwards staff volunteer, Feed My Starving Children, Special Olympics, Abbey Farms, and Sole Hope NOMINATED BY DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE GUIDANCE DANIEL THORPE: Henry is a giver and a doer. All schools need those students who “run” the school, and Henry is one of those. His positive attitude – blended with his willingness to work and lead others – is so important. He is setting himself up for a great career and life as he works extremely hard while being so positive and friendly. We are a better school because of Henry Pierce, and this award proves to him that others have noticed and we at the high school level appreciate what he has done for our school, our students and even the staff.

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No phone calls or appointments will be taken (unless noted). The program is on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no eligibility requirements.

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Continued from page 31 • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb 3: Dr. Edmund Lipskis (routine extractions), Dr. Lynn Lipskis, Dr. Dana Lipskis and Dr. Lisa Reust, 516 E. Main St., St. Charles.

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 7: Dr. Tricia Crosby (routine extractions), Dr. Martin Kolinski and Dr. William Trahan, 525 Tyler Road, Suite E, St Charles.

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The company was founded as a porcelain decorating shop by Carl August Lehmann and Paul Zierold in 1885. It began making porcelain

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In 1953, Goebel began to make these parts with a rubber material, like your boy doll. Vinyl dolls were made in 1960, and dolls with porcelain heads and cloth bodies were made in the 1980s. Your doll is from the 1700 Series, which was made from 1953 until about 1959. He is called Peterle and is marked with the “full bee” trademark used by Goebel from 1950 until 1959. The dolls were sold dressed in cloth outfits, some with small accessories like a goose, stein or travel pack. It appears your doll’s clothing is a combination of pieces from other Hummel dolls and doesn’t have any accessories. Dolls like yours sell for $25 to $50. *** Q: Over 50 years ago my father gave me a collection of about 20 E. Berliner gramophone records from the late 1800s. Most are signed by the original artist, and they are names like The Sousa Band, F. Gianni, The Hayden Quartet, E. Spangler, etc. He thought they would be

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Geneva’s Matt Johnston (left) drives around St. Charles East’s Zach Mitchell on Jan. 21 during a game in St. Charles. The Vikings won 58-47 to remain unbeaten on the season and take control of the Upstate Eight River conference race.

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A PICTURE OF PERFECTION Seniors key road win for unbeaten Geneva

By CHRIS CASEY editorial@kcchronicle.com ST. CHARLES – Geneva’s boys basketball team has yet to show signs of panic in any situation this season.

It faced another test on the road on Jan. 21 when St. Charles East jumped out to an early eight-point advantage in front of a raucous crowd.

Again, there was no panic.

Geneva closed the first half on a 9-0 run and didn’t look back in a 58-47 Upstate Eight River win that kept the Vikings unbeaten.

Geneva (22-0, 7-0 UER) got big nights from Cole Navigato (18 points), Matt Johnston (12 points, 10 rebounds), and Dom Navigato (12 points, nine rebounds).

After falling behind 23-15 in the second quarter, those three seniors scored nine of the next 11 points to get the Viking back on track. All three not only led the team in scoring, but once again settled things down in times of need.

“This is probably one of the most unflappable groups I have ever coached,” Geneva coach Phil Ralston said. “They recognize mistakes they are making and settle down to make adjustments.

Our kids have played in big games before and I think tonight was an example of that.”

Despite two dunks and a teamhigh 17-point, five-rebound night from East’s Justin Hardy, the Vikings forced the Saints’ go-to offensive option into some difficult shots.

Making Hardy work hard on the offensive end, combined with having the two 6-foot-5 Navigato brothers working the glass, made it tough for East to stop Geneva.

The Vikings finished by nearly doubling East on the glass 30-16.

“We knew Hardy was a beast on the boards, so we knew we had to send all five guys a lot of the time,” Cole Navigato said. “We did a great job of getting position down there and were really aggressive going for offensive rebounds.

“We knew we were fine. We don’t let fans or other teams worry us. All of our players are calm, even the underclassmen have been so composed in those moments. We stay focused on our own game and know what we need to get done to be successful.”

The Saints (12-6, 4-2) wouldn’t make it all smooth sailing in the second half as Alec Champine’s bucket to open the fourth quarter tied the game at 38-38.

But a quick 7-0 run fueled by Johnston and sophomore Mitch Mascari’s only

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Geneva’s Cole Navigato (right) looks for a shot Jan. 21 while being defended by St. Charles East’s Justin Hardy during a game at East.

Navigato scored a game-high 18 points as the Vikings moved to 22-0 on the season.

field goal of the game gave the Vikings a lead they would not relinquish.

“That’s a good team. They run their [offensive] stuff extremely well and make it difficult for teams to come back when they get up a couple of buckets,” East coach Pat Woods said.

“I think we just need to play better. It’s a work in progress for us, and I think we gave ourselves chances, but we just didn’t finish when we needed to. I still think this [conference] race is a long way from over. I’ve stuck by that, and there’s a lot of basketball still to play.”

Zach Mitchell reached double figures for the Saints with 10 points.

Geneva finished 16 for 20 from the free-throw line, knocking down 11 of 14 in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Jack McDonald also reached double figures (11 points) for the Vikings.

The Saints host Elgin at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 and travel to Galesburg on Jan. 28.

The Vikings welcome Larkin at 7 p.m.

Jan. 27 as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Geneva’s Hall of Fame induction night.

“This is by far the best team I’ve played on,” Johnston said. “Chemistry-wise, we really do pick each other up and make sure mistakes get corrected quickly. Everyone has each other’s backs out here. We don’t get rattled playing on the road. Every tough team that we’ve faced, we’ve taken care of and tonight was just another example St. Charles East’s Kevin Cook goes up for a layup Jan. 21 during a home game against of that.”

Geneva. The Saints fell 58-47.

Cougars offer Valentine’s Day dinner packages for Feb. 11, 14

Chicago Cubs fans hoping to get a glimpse of the World Series trophy can do so on Jan. 28 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Hotel.

Fans can view and take photos with the trophy from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 28 as part of the Chicago Cubs Trophy Tour.

The event is free to the public.

Other than a Feb. 14 viewing at the Chicago Auto Show, this is the last scheduled tour stop in the Chicago area before the start of the 2017 baseball season.

Chicago Steel to celebrate 25th anniversary of ‘Wayne’s World’

The Chicago Steel will help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie “Wayne’s World” on Jan. 27 and 28.

At 10:30 p.m. Jan. 27, a parody show of the famous “Saturday Night Live” sketch created by the Steel will be broadcast on Aurora Community Television.

When the Steel host the Bloomington Thunder at 7:05 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Fox Space still available for Valley Ice Arena, clips from the Steel’s Cougars’ free coaches clinic “Wayne’s World” parody show will be Space still is available for the Kane shown during the game.

County Cougars coaches’ clinic set for There also will be trivia, a pregame 9 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 28 at Northwestern performance by the School of Rock Medicine Field. house band and an a cappella perforThe free clinic, featuring professional mance of the Queen song “Bohemian instructors from both the Cougars and Rhapsody” by the group Acappellago on Arizona Diamondbacks organizations, is Jan. 28. intended for adult coaches and includes The Steel’s home game at 7:05 stations focusing on hitting, fielding, p.m. Jan. 27 against the Cedar Rapids pitching, baserunning, and strength and Roughriders is a Meijer kids day in conditioning. which children 12 and younger get a Those interested in attending should ticket, popcorn, drawstring bag and RSVP by calling the Cougars’ front office postgame autographs for just $10.

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JOE RUFFINO St. Charles East Senior | Wrestling Why Ruffino was selected: Ruffino pinned each of his three opponents at the Upstate Eight Conference tournament Jan. 21 to help ignite the Saints to winning the conference title.

St. Charles East senior Joe Ruffino often has one job when his wrestling matches begin: give the team momentum with an early pin. Ruffino improved to 34-0 on the season at 106 pounds with three victories by fall at last weekend’s Upstate Eight Conference meet. With the three pins, including a fall 52 seconds into the title bout, Ruffino spent a grand total of just 4:30 on the mat at the conference meet. With the postseason right around the corner starting with the regional on Feb. 4, Ruffino, the St. Charles Bank & Trust Athlete of the Week, caught up with Kane County Chronicle correspondent Chris Casey.

Casey: What was the mindset going

into your matches at the conference meet?

Ruffino: We talked a lot about how I

needed to get pins. I just worked hard and tried to make sure I got that done.

Casey: What does it mean to you to be a conference champion as a team and individually?

Ruffino: It’s great because I’ve worked

hard for it, but now it’s time to go and get three more championships.

Casey: What are you looking for out of yourself as the postseason gets closer?

Ruffino: I’m looking for top of the podi-

um. That’s what I have been looking for, and my coaches and I have been working hard to push through it.

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GENEVA – The Kane County Cougars have announced a limited number of Valentine’s Dinner packages are on sale for Feb. 11 and Feb. 14.

Candlelit dining both nights will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Northwestern Medicine Field. Couples can choose a private suite option ($95 per couple) or enjoy dinner in the Super Suite banquet room ($75 per couple), which will be set up restaurant style with multiple tables.

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Bringing back the hardware St. Charles East earns title for fifth time in six years; Batavia’s Winkle a champion

By CHRIS CASEY editorial@kcchronicle.com ELGIN – There were constant reminders of what happened a year ago.

Many St. Charles East wrestlers had not forgotten – and weren’t allowed to forget – the second-place finish to Batavia at the Upstate Eight Conference wrestling meet a year ago.

The Saints made sure to leave no doubts this time around, scoring 261 points on Jan. 21 en route to the program’s fifth conference title in the past six years.

East topped its rival from the UEC Valley, Glenbard East (244 points), while Batavia (179.50), West Aurora (175.50) and Geneva (123) rounded out the top five at the meet at Larkin High School.

After taking second by the smallest of margins to the Bulldogs a year ago, Saints coach Jason Potter got a strong effort from his first three wrestlers in their championship matches to set the tone for the remainder of the day.

“I think our team drives off of our bottom three [wrestlers],” Potter said.

“We thrive off of getting big points from those three, which I think takes pressure off of everyone else and gives the whole group momentum.”

The Saints were given that early boost by 106-pounder Joe Ruffino, who improved to 34-0 on the season and won the conference title with a pin at 52 seconds of the first period of the championship match. Ruffino won each of his three matches by pin.

Ben Anderson (113 pounds) and Justin Benjamin (120) followed with titles by decision to give the Saints three straight first-place finishes to start the finals.

“Seeing teammates wrestle before you and win just gets you ready to go,” said Benjamin, a sophomore who was a state qualifier as a freshman. “It’s a great feeling to win this meet and bring the plaque back to East. We have bigger goals of making [the] team state [finals], which we haven’t done in a while, and this can give us momentum moving into the postseason.”

Joining the three as a conference champion for the Saints was Louis Gordon (132-pound winner by injury default).

Lucson Schneider (126), Niko Derain (145) and Cody Glidwell (182) all took second place in their respective weights.

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St. Charles East’s Justin Benjamin (back) wrestles Streamwood’s Juan Ramirez at 120 pounds on Jan. 21 during the Upstate Eight Conference tournament. Benjamin was one of four individual champs for the Saints as they won the team title.

While Glenbard East had five firstplace finishers to East’s four, the Saints got pins and points when it mattered most, taking a 20-point advantage into the meet’s finals.

“We knew coming in that if both of our teams showed up and wrestled well that it would be a battle,” Potter said.

“They won their side of the conference, we won our side, and we wrestle in very similar ways. We knew they would give us a fit, and I thought those [113- and 120-pound] matches being crucial, great matches, and they were just that.”

After winning the meet one year ago, Batavia rode a surprise conference champion in Seth Winkle, who upset the top-seeded Derain with a 5-2 decision at 145, to third place as a team.

After breaking his nose in December and reaggravating the injury in practice prior to the meet, Winkle was forced to once again wear a protective mask. He also was battling a broken pinkie finger during the meet, but the elation of beating someone he’s wrestled for a number of years helped him overcome any pain he was feeling.

“I just lost to [Derain] on [Jan. 17] and have probably lost to him about 10 other times,” Winkle said. “We have been wrestling against each other since we were like six years old. That’s probably the last time we’ll ever wrestle each other, so it felt nice to finally get one over him on the big stage.”

Winkle ended up being Batavia’s lone conference champion. Both Joe Posledni (160) and Nick Benson (170) lost their championship matches by pin to take second place.

Other local notable finishers were Geneva’s Cole Campbell (second place at 220 pounds) and Michael Donatelli (second at 138), and St. Charles North’s Chad Reynolds, who took second at 152 pounds after being forced to forfeit his championship match because of injury. The North Stars finished ninth overall with 81.50 points.

Like most teams, Geneva is looking to get more consistent efforts on the mat moving toward the postseason.

“I thought Donatelli wrestled really well and so did Cole after missing a lot of this season with an injury,” Geneva

coach Tom Chernich said. “Right now, it starts to get into individual breakdowns. This time of the year, those little details on finishes can be huge in matches. We like the efforts from some guys today, but also know there’s room to improve moving forward.”

Potter thought much of the same heading into regionals, sectionals and what he hopes is a trip to the state tournament as a team for the Saints.

Despite the noticeable excitement when posing on the podium for the team picture as conference champions, Potter and the group know there’s more work to do if they want to take that same picture down the road.

“Every one of these guys and I have talked and they all have their own postseason goals,” Potter said. “But at no point during the season did any of them say ‘I want to win an individual conference championship.’ It says a lot about this team. Everything they have done to contribute to this team’s success so far is in preparation to get them ready for regionals, sectionals and state.”

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it would make the finals on Jan. 28.

St. Francis

The Spartans earned a team score of 86.13 and placed third in a Class 2A sectional at Geneva on Jan. 21.

St. Francis will compete at state at 5:29 p.m. Jan. 27 at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. A top-12 score would send the Spartans to the finals Jan. 28.

WRESTLING Marmion

Behind championships from Ryan Fleck (120 pounds), Anthony Cheloni (138) and Nate Jimenez (160), the Cadets took home the title at the Chicago Catholic League tournament at De La Salle.

Fleck, the No. 3 seed at 120, scored a 9-8 decision in the semis and won by fall in the championship match.

Cheloni’s title included a 1-0 semifinal win and a 3-0 victory in the final.

Jimenez won by fall in his title bout.

Sean McKenna (132), Jake Polka (145) and Calvin McDonald (285) made championship matches and finished second as all 14 Marmion wrestlers had top-five showings.

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Colin Cheaney recently was named to the All-Tournament Team at York Xmas Tournament. He averaged 15.4ppg and 4.0 apg. Before the tournament he scored 14 points against Conference Rival Geneva. He has been the team leading in scoring all year and is doing the job on the defensive end too.

Jordan is the team captain for the Vikings bowling team and in the Month of December he bowled an average score of 211.8 in competition, raising his yearlong average to 200.34 and his conference average to 205.6. Also this year Jordan placed in the top 10 at the Plainfield North Invitational.

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tional finish for Geneva on Jan. 21.

Competing in one of two Class 2A Timmy Smith’s 1,251 series (259 high game) paced the Saints at the Ver- divisions, the Vikings earned a score of DOWNERS GROVE – Sarah Rosen- non Hills sectional Jan. 21. East had a 92.0 as they claimed the sectional title feldt led four players in double figures team total of 5,670 pins as it placed 12th. ahead of Fenton (89.0). as St. Charles East’s girls basketball Geneva is scheduled to compete in a team topped host Downers Grove St. Charles North state prelim at 4:23 p.m. Jan. 27 at U.S. South 71-60 on Jan. 21.

The North Stars racked up a team Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. A The Saints led 32-30 at halftime. East score of 5,767 as they placed 10th at the top-12 score would send the Vikings to was up 45-42 late in the third before a Vernon Hills sectional Jan. 21. Dawson the finals on Jan. 28.

Rosenfeldt free throw sparked a 17-5 Walters (1,253 series, 268 high game) run that put the Saints in front 62-47 and Blake Miller (1,235 series, 233 high Rosary with six minutes to play. Rosenfeldt game) led the way for North.

In the Class 1A division at the Genescored eight of her game-high 27 points va sectional Jan. 21, the Royals scored during the surge. a 70.7 and finished ninth. The top six Rosenfeldt also hauled in a game- COMPETITIVE DANCE teams advanced to state.

Batavia high 13 rebounds.

Competing in one of two Class 2A St. Charles East Sam Munroe scored nine of her 21 points in the third quarter for East, divisions at the Geneva sectional Jan. The Saints earned a score of 89.63 at which improved to 18-4 overall ahead 21, the Bulldogs earned an 89.93 score a Class 3A sectional at Huntley on Jan. of a Jan. 24 game against St. Charles to place second behind Eisenhower 21 and finished seventh, just one place (92.60) and lock up a spot at the state and .14 points back of Harlem, which North. competition. Batavia will compete at earned the final team state berth. state at 3:27 p.m. Jan. 27 at the U.S. CelBOYS BOWLING lular Coliseum in Bloomington. With a St. Charles North Geneva top-12 showing in the prelims, it would The North Stars’ score of 91.40 was Thomas Antonson bowled a 1,109 se- advance to the finals on Jan. 28. good for third place and a state berth at ries (199 high game) and Jordan Soto a Class 3A sectional at Huntley on Jan. had a 1,098 series (201 high game) at Geneva 21. North will compete at 6:13 p.m. Jan. the Vernon Hills sectional Jan. 21, but Home cooking served up a solid sec- 27 in a state prelim. With a top-12 score, neither advanced to state.

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Energetic Bulldogs battle past North Stars Third-quarter barrage bolsters Batavia in win

By KEVIN DRULEY editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – Psst. Come closer. The Batavia boys basketball team feels like it’s finding a pulse on how to fix a season-long issue.

Sustained effort and energy down the stretch boosted the Bulldogs past St. Charles North 51-38 in Upstate Eight River play Jan. 20, and Batavia thinks there’s more fourth-quarter resolve where that came from.

“I think we’re doing a better job keeping our composure throughout the end,” junior guard Eric Peterson said. “A lot of our previous losses, we struggled at maintaining the lead and ended up losing some of those games.

Our focus is keeping our composure, staying strong and finishing games.”

Batavia (12-11, 3-4 UER) channeled its coolness in the composure department earlier than it might have liked.

The Bulldogs shot 0 for 7 from the floor in the first quarter and collected just two field goals by halftime.

Still, an agile defense kept North honest, and the Bulldogs’ quick moves to the basket from their motion offense helped create ample opportunities at the free-throw line.

The North Stars (13-4, 5-2) led only 17-15 entering the third quarter when the Bulldogs at last unleashed a barrage. Usual suspects Colin Cheaney (20

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Batavia’s Colin Cheaney (right) handles the ball Jan. 20 during a home game against St. Charles North. A big third quarter paced the Bulldogs in a 51-38 Upstate Eight River win. points, 13-of-17 free throws) and Peterson played key roles in the surge, although some reserves also enjoyed big moments.

After North had drawn to within

seven points late in the period, top sub Devion Davis punctuated Batavia’s 25-point third quarter by drilling successive 3-pointers in the final minute-plus of the period.

“Just being ready. Being ready, staying with the energy,” said Davis, a junior guard. “That’s mostly it. Pushing the ball, doing what I can to help us win. … I’ve always been the guy that comes in and brings a lot of energy to the floor.”

Although he wasn’t one of the three Bulldogs rotating on 6-foot-5 North junior center Kyle King, Batavia mirrored Davis’ peppy approach with its interior defense.

Batavia limited King to just six points. Brendan Dal Degan and Anthony Delisi led the North Stars with nine and eight points, respectively. North coach Tom Poulin conceded the Bulldogs played harder than his team in the second half, namely in the third quarter, after which Batavia led by 11 points.

“When you let them move the ball and share it and run their stuff, you’re going to get carved up,” Poulin said.

“So then you give up 25 points in the third quarter to a team that we’ve done well defending against this year up until that third quarter.”

The Bulldogs enjoyed the victory for about 12 hours before boarding a bus Jan. 21 for a trip to Quincy. The Blue Devils outscored Batavia 19-6 in the fourth quarter to win 53-35, but Batavia still savored what Davis called “a cool experience to bond with your teammates.”

“We might have only 20 people rooting for us, but I really think it really gets you to concentrate and play well,” Batavia coach Jim Nazos said. “Love the opportunity.”

Batavia girls see strides in loss to St. Charles North

By KEVIN DRULEY editorial@kcchronicle.com BATAVIA – Geddy Rerko senses the Batavia girls basketball team is on the verge of a breakthrough.

“We’re working really hard and we’ve made a lot of improvements,” the Bulldogs’ sophomore forward said.

“I’m really proud of the way we’ve progressed, but we just need a few more shots to fall and we’ll hopefully get some more wins.”

Batavia naturally bemoaned its nail-biting, 37-35 loss to Upstate Eight River rival St. Charles North on Jan. 20. Given various circumstances, however, the Bulldogs didn’t sulk for long.

North (14-7, 6-2 UER) had defeated Batavia by nine points in St. Charles earlier this season and was just days removed from upsetting conference-leading Geneva.

Seeing the game end the way it did stung, to be sure. But pushing the proceedings to Elena Cabrera’s driving layup attempt as time wound down still felt like it counted for something, if not a league win.

“That was a really great game and it gave us some confidence,” Bulldogs senior guard Morgan Erickson said.

“I think it would be awesome if we played them in a regional. It was a good game.”

The IHSA is not set to release Class 4A postseason seeds and pairings until Feb. 2 and 3, respectively, but assignments were revealed Jan. 19. The Bulldogs are one of four regional hosts – joining St. Charles East, Conant and Hoffman Estates – in a Glenbard West sectional that also includes the North Stars and Geneva.

Erickson’s progressive thinking echoed the mindset coach Kevin Jen-

sen is asking the Bulldogs (6-17, 2-5) to internalize down the stretch.

“Everything right now is about making steps forward so we can be a tough out in the postseason,” Jensen said. “[North] might be a team that’s a potential semifinal game to get to a regional title. So I feel like, OK, we’ve proved we can be right there with them until the final buzzer. It’s just a matter of can we get over the final hump.”

Jensen said the North game was indeed a step forward. The Bulldogs showed defensive moxie against North Stars leading scorer Anna Davern, who earned a game-high 12 points to go with nine rebounds. Sami Sample added eight points before her own nimble defense preserved the win.

After the North Stars missed two free throws with 6.4 seconds to play, the Bulldogs corralled the rebound and whipped the ball upcourt. Cabre-

ra took a crossing pass and darted to the middle of the floor for a layup attempt.

There was contact with Sample, but no foul was called as the ball missed the mark and the North Stars held on to win.

“Some of those [calls] go back and forth all through the game,” Jensen said. “It’s just that I’ll remember that one just because it was the last play of the game, unfortunately.”

Rerko’s 10 points and eight rebounds led the Bulldogs. Mackenzie Foster followed with eight points.

The Bulldogs realize their set offense lulled at times, but they stayed committed to creating offense from their defense.

“We are a fast team. We do have a lot of endurance and we’re quick off the ball,” Erickson said. “We’re just going to keep working on that.”

Without Ginsberg, Vikings battle against tough Barbs

GENEVA – The Geneva girls gymnastics team knew it had to step up its game in a big way entering a Jan. 18 dual meet against DeKalb.

With one of their key team members Claire Ginsberg out because of illness, the Vikings adjusted their lineup and added new skills in order to be competitive against a tough opponent.

“We all wanted to hit for our best [scores] because we knew we’re missing a key person on our team, Claire.

Each person really stepped up,” senior Michaela Allen said.

The absence of Ginsberg proved to be too much for the Vikings. DeKalb won the meet with 146.7 points while Geneva scored a total of 137.3.

“The score was still decent, but we know we can do a lot better,” Geneva coach Kim Hostman said.

The Vikings used several secret weapons to try to gain a competitive edge over DeKalb. One was Paige Beitzel.

Beitzel does not normally compete on floor exercise. Not only did she compete in the event, she did it very well and scored an 8.35 on floor.

“She stepped in the most and did a really great job,” Hostman said of Beitzel. “She’s one of our seniors. She did vault. She stepped up in a couple areas which she doesn’t normally do. She did really well.”

Geneva excelled on floor exercise as everyone pulled together as a team.

Allen earned a 9.0 on floor and placed third.

“I just added a new jump on floor … just to boost my start value,” Allen said. “My tumbling wasn’t as high [because] I recently fell on beam and hurt my toe so it’s a little bruised. I [toned] down the tumbling and upped the jumps.”

Lilly Chapman had an 8.2 and Bailey Pihera a 7.85 on floor exercise.

“I think floor is always exciting because it is fun to watch and the last event especially when we are home,” Beitzel said. “It’s exciting with the crowd. It’s easy to get amped up for it.”

On vault, Allen scored a 9.25 and took third at the meet. Beitzel and Pihera tied with an 8.6 each on vault. Lily Chapman scored an 8.3 and Gracie DeVita had an 8.1.

On bars, Allen got an 8.9, Pihera an 8.5 and Beitzel an 8.3. Lindsay King and Gracie DeVita tied with an 8.2 each.

“I think bars [was my best],” Beitzel said.

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Geneva’s Bailey Pihera competes on the balance beam Jan. 18 during a dual meet against the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op team. Pihera scored an 8.8 on the event, but the Vikings lost the dual.

ABOVE: Geneva’s Michaela Allen competes on the floor exercise Jan. 18 during a dual meet against the DeKalb-Sycamore co-op. Allen scored a 9.0 on floor to place third.

RIGHT: Paige Beitzel of Geneva competes on the floor exercise Jan. 18 during a dual meet against the DeKalb-Sycamore coop. Competing without Claire Ginsberg, the Vikings scored a 137.3, but fell against DeKalb’s 146.7 score.

Allen took third on the beam with an 8.9, capped by a successful difficult dismount.

“I excelled on beam. I hit [the dismount] without falling,” Allen said.

Right behind her was Pihera with

an 8.8. Kelly Frank and Holly Friedel each got an 8.4 for the Vikings. DeVita had an 8.25.

DeKalb’s Aleah Leman won the allaround with a score of 38.2. She had a 9.9 on vault, 9.6 on bars, 9.1 on beam

and 9.6 on floor.

“I had a very good meet,” Leman said. “My best event was floor and putting in a pass that we’ve been waiting to put in. I put it in, and I hit it really solidly.”

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ABOVE: Aurora Central Catholic’s Taylor Harazin (left) and Delani Kosner (right) battle with Rosary forward Katherine Danos for position under the basket Jan. 23 in a game at Rosary. The Royals won the game between local rivals.

RIGHT: Rosary guard Caitlyn Unruh shoots a floater Jan. 23 in a home game against Aurora Central Catholic.

Extra session KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE editorial@kcchronicle.com AURORA – Rosary High School and Aurora Central Catholic High School are separated by about a half mile.

There wasn’t much separating the girls basketball teams from the two schools when they met Jan. 23.

Rosary center Zoe Ketterman eyes the basket Jan. 23 during a home game against Aurora Central Catholic. Ketterman and the Royals won 49-43 in overtime.

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In a game that went into overtime at Rosary’s Mary Lou Kunold Athletic Facility, the Royals earned a 49-43 win against their rivals from up the street.

Rosary improved to 11-10 overall before a Jan. 24 game against Hinckley-Big Rock.

ACC slipped to 13-11 before facing Glenbard South on Jan. 24.

Rosary head coach Phil VanBogaert paces the floor Jan. 23 during a game against Aurora Central Catholic. Rosary notched an overtime win against its local rival.

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Get inspired in a designer house

By JURA KONCIUS The Washington Post The five-story house at 2509 Foxhall Road in Washington was built for throwing parties. With three kitchens, a wine cellar, an elevator and an infinity pool, it was recently the French ambassador’s temporary residence. You can still spot the iron security gates and the house number sign painted in the colors of the French flag.

In October 2016, the 11,242-squarefoot home (for sale at $10.8 million) had been adopted by the design community for the annual DC Design House. The rooms are decorated for imaginary owners, 21 spaces transformed by designers into glitzy Russian-inspired powder rooms and secret whiskey bars and lairs for ladies.

A show house is meant to highlight the talents of designers and spark the imagination of visitors looking for inspiration – or a new decorator. It’s also a place to spend an afternoon with a friend and dish about the rooms.

Things like: Why is there a peacock sitting at the Steinway in the living room? Or: Is that really a mirrored console covering that toilet tank?

The business of show houses can be rough. Top designers can be hard to sign up and interesting homes tough to pin down. This show house was traditionally held in the spring, but because organizers could not find a suitable house for spring 2016, they moved the event to fall.

The DC Design House was formed in 2008 to bring back the popular annual event after the long-standing National Symphony Orchestra Decorators’ Show House ended its 34-year run in 2006. In 2008, 7,500 people visited the first DC Design House, an 1842 brick Georgetown home, raising $100,000 for Children’s National Health System.

The event continues: Last year’s Design House raised $365,820 from ticket sales, boutiques, sponsors and items designers sold from their rooms; virtually everything is for sale.

“We’re always looking for the next house,” said Skip Singleton, co-founder of the DC Design House. If you’ve got a place with at least 20 rooms that you’d be willing to move out of for several months, contact the organizers.

Meanwhile, if you’re looking for a few decorating ideas, here are our top six.

Luxury is sleep-friendly bedroom Master Bedroom Suite Designer: Victoria Sanchez Victoria at Home, Alexandria, Va. Bedrooms should be beautiful, but they should also be quiet and calming,

The master bedroom suite in the DC Design House; designer Victoria Sanchez says bedrooms should be beautiful, but also quiet and calming.

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Designer Quintece Hill-Mattauszek created a cozy spot in a small outdoor area with this vintage cabana on the roof deck.

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Continued from page 44 Sanchez said. Her dusty-blue bedroom, with a lavish upholstered bed and French doors opening to a balcony, draws you in and makes you long for an Arianna Huffington-approved nap.

The first thing she did was upholster the walls. “That assures that all the sound gets absorbed and makes the room really restful,” Sanchez said. She installed a big Stark rug in shades of blue atop a thick jute pad.

Other amenities include two kinds of reading lights: bedside lamps and swing-arm lamps. The ceiling was painted Farrow & Ball’s Skylight.

“A pale blue ceiling is perfect for a bedroom because it makes you look up and imagine the sky,” Sanchez said.

“It helps you unwind.”

Create a cozy spot in a small outdoor area

Vintage Cabana/Roof Deck Designer: Quintece Hill-Mattauszek Studio Q Designs, Alexandria, Va. One of the tiniest spaces in this house is also one of the most charming. When presented with a little roof

Designer Betsy Barmat Stires warmed up a vanilla kitchen in the 2016 DC Design House in Washington, D.C. deck on the top floor of the massive house, Hill-Mattauszek thought of a glam place she’d like to relax with a cup of tea. She imagined a comfy narrow sofa covered with a canopy top and side drapery panels that could keep out the sun. She built a cabana worthy of a retro Hollywood hotel pool, using indoor/outdoor white fabric and Tommy Bahama Home Swaying Palms print. She found galvanized-metal components for the frame at canopiesandtarps.com.

“Who wouldn’t want a roof deck like this?” Hill-Mattauszek said, looking up at the trees. “But you could imagine this also on a small urban balcony or deck.”

Black and white is always right

Living Room Designer: Pamela Harvey Pamela Harvey Interiors, Oakton, Va. Classic architecture and molding give this formal room a head start in the style game. Harvey painted it Pointing,

Farrow & Ball’s creamy white, and used the crisp combination of black and white. “Black and white is timeless,” said Harvey, who added shades of green and lots of plants, including a seven-foot fig tree from Merrifield Garden Center and succulents from Home Depot.

She included a Steinway baby grand and three 1950s Hollywood Regency-style stools she found online at 1stdibs and upholstered in a green and white cut-velvet fabric. For the curtains, she chose a Schumacher black cotton moire. “Several designers stopped by and said, ‘Wow, you are doing black window treatments.’ They were amazed. I don’t think it’s that common. I think it’s super sophisticated,” Harvey said. A pair of sofas were upholstered in durable white Sunbrella fabric. “I want people to sit on them and not be afraid,” she said.

Warm up a vanilla kitchen

Kitchen Designer: Betsy Barmat Stires Frog Hill Designs, Alexandria, Va. Although the original kitchen was large and luxurious, with lots of off-white cabinets, a huge center

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warns DIY painters to check the weather forecast before painting anything on the exterior of a house. The company’s Your front door is like your calling advice: Don’t paint when the temperacard to the world. Its color reflects your ture drops below 50 degrees, and avoid personality and gives a hint of your style. painting when rain is in the forecast, So the quickest and most economical as that could ruin your finish. way to make over the front of your house We asked some designers and blogis to paint that door a glossy new color. gers which front door color they love.

Sure, you could go with traditional Many suggested choosing a high-gloss but boring black, white or red. But why finish. Here are edited excerpts of not choose something that will make their responses. your place stand out from the crowd?

Designer Stuart Nordin of Alexandria, “Painting your front door is a fast Va.: Magenta by Benjamin Moore: “I don’t and easy way to upgrade and freshen usually care for a crazy color because I up curb appeal. All you need is a quart think you can get sick of it quickly, but of paint and a brush,” said Jill Waage, recently a client and I decided to go for executive editor of the Better Homes a deep magenta, and it turned out beauand Gardens brand. She said many tifully. It’s close to red but more fun and consumers are choosing colors for their playful without being too trendy.” doors that are different from the walls, Designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey of trim or shutters. “This speaks to the Alexandria, Va.: Basil Green by Benjamin personalization that people are doing all Moore: “This is the color of my office over their homes right now,” she said. front door and goes with virtually In a survey, about 48 percent of Bet- every exterior color. Green identifies ter Homes and Gardens readers said with harmony and growth. I like to their front door is painted a color other think every entry should invite both than white, black or a wood finish.

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of those things to those who enter.”

Boston designer Erin Gates, blogger at Elements of Style: Wasabi by Benjamin Moore: “This is a wonderful char-

treuse that looks incredible on my white house with black shutters. It also makes brass hardware absolutely sing.”

New York designer Alexa Hampton: Chase Green from Darryl Carter Colors for Benjamin Moore: “It’s traditional

and not cocky, but it has more personality than just a black door and certainly more softness.”

Better Homes and Gardens East Coast editor and blogger Eddie Ross: A Cappella by C2 Paint: “I’m really lov-

ing this color. I am thinking about it for our new house on the historic Main Line of Philadelphia. It’s the hue of my favorite French blue opaline glass, and it reminds me of gold-monogrammed Paris porcelain plates. My vintage octagonal brass door knocker will look very chic against the color.”

Silver Spring, Md., designer Iantha Carley: Pelt by Farrow & Ball: “It’s easy

when you are giving directions to your house. You can say, ‘It’s the one with the aubergine door.’ Your front door is the heart of your home.

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ABOVE: Designer Stuart Nordin selected Magenta by Benjamin Moore as the front door color for clients in Alexandria, Va. RIGHT: The front door of Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey’s Alexandria, Va. design studio is painted Basil Green by Benjamin Moore.

It should be something that sets it apart. Aubergine is a rich, deep color and also very soothing.”

Beautiful front doors have warranted several hashtags on Instagram, which you can see on #DoorsOfInstagram; it has more than 20,000 posts.

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0N601 Charlotte Y Dr: Sold on or before 122716 by Brian R Gassmann to Bonita K Baker; $418,000 107 Nebraska St: Sold on or before 122916

by Tom Stras to Lake N Bobek; $282,500 1334 Windsor Ct: Sold on or before 010417

by Joseph A Pusateri to Hendryk Rieck & Sara Rieck; $174,000 221 Oakwood Dr: Sold on or before 010417

by John J Pelanek Estate to Robin D Wills & Cynthia L Wills; $188,000 2642 Camden St: Sold on or before 010417

by Trombetta Trust to Gloria Sanzol Grado; $385,000 321 Grant Ave: Sold on or before 010417 by Kathleen S Filipiak to James M Rasmussen Jr & Jennifer Rasmussen; $172,500 3808 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 122816 by Nvr Inc to Darlene Radkte; $358,000 3812 Ridge Pointe Dr: Sold on or before 122916 by Nvr Inc to V Marie Koehn; $446,000 428 Ford St: Sold on or before 122716 by James L Carlson to Robert C Forslund Jr & Annette M Forslund; $225,000 611 Dodson St: Sold on or before 122316 by Diane M Siebens to Patti S Hill; $235,000 913 Saint Andrews Cir: Sold on or before 010417 by Dennis E Grummer to Raymond Tubridy & Laura Tubridy; $448,000 916 Hawthorne Ln: Sold on or before 010417 by Eric Mcthurston Estate to Anna Shodeen Harmon & Paul D Harmon; $745,000

North Aurora

1693 Waterford Rd: Sold on or before 010417 by Regina Sylvester to Robert Mack & Marilyn Mack; $155,000 187 Woodland Cir: Sold on or before 122716

by T & T Investors Inc to Ashley M Granger & Jeremy J Granger; $164,000 203 Acorn Dr: Sold on or before 010417

by Covelli Trust to Michael Oakes; $220,000 221 N River Rd: Sold on or before 122316

by Larry D Piatz to Casey Matolek; $129,000 310 Hillside Pl: Sold on or before 122816 by Ronald W Sanders to Heather Rt Weissinger; $175,500 358 N Lincolnway: Sold on or before 122916 by Stout Trust to Jeffery D Ashton; $250,000 41 S Walnut Dr: Sold on or before 122316 by Robert E Riebe to Tollios Trust; $192,500

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1421 Lance Ave: Sold on or before 010417 by Kishore Mahadev to Scott Simon & Danielle C Simon; $360,000 1581 Fairfield Dr: Sold on or before 122716

by Mccue Builder Inc to Joseph Markel & Nicole Markel; $390,000 454 Highland Dr: Sold on or before 010417

by John A Dalman to John Warrington & Jaime Warrington; $268,000

122316 by Elsa Quinones to Arturo Caballero & Marcelino Caballero; $202,500 6N580 Sycamore Ave: Sold on or before 122316 by Egidigus Butkus to Sarah Tarjan; $224,000 6N741 Tuscola Ave: Sold on or before 122816 by Us Bank Na to Maria Ascencio; $90,000 888 Riding Ln: Sold on or before 010417

by Donald Enright to Rhodes Trust; $202,000

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Brian E Przybylski to Eulogio Ocegueda & Tiffany Brewer Ocegueda; $170,000 565 Dean Dr B: Sold on or before 122316

by Christopher L Mccoy to Dana N Rinaldi; $105,000 736 Glenwood Dr: Sold on or before 122316 by Pulte Home Corp to Lakshmi Prasanth Yalamanchili & Nikjila Manne; $406,500 814 Hamilton Dr: Sold on or before 122916

by Pulte Home Corp to Michael J Bovio & Dawn M Gnoffo Bovio; $398,000 830 Hamilton Dr: Sold on or before 122916

by Pulte Home Corp to John M Fabiano & South Elgin Nicole M Fabiano; $411,000 10 N Gilbert St 203: Sold on or before 122916

by River Crossing Se Llc to Dorothy Jablon- 9 Ione Dr B: Sold on or before 122316

by Rick Domeracki to Bryce Rathman; ski; $150,000 $177,000 1120 Manchester Ct: Sold on or before 122716 by Mary A Bromm to Debra Griffith; 95 E Lynn St: Sold on or before 122816 by Old St. Charles Second National Bank to Acorn Builders Llc; $95,500 136 Fairview Dr: Sold on or before 010417 $228,000 1151 N Harvard Cir: Sold on or before 010417

by Saleem Mohammed to Mason K Day;

by Joseph Plumb to Nicholas Fortman & $195,500 Jessica Birmaingham; $260,000 Sugar Grove 1518 Riverside Ave: Sold on or before 122716 1 Normandie Dr 210: Sold on or before

by Harold E Bates to Mary Lagatutta & Doug 2 Sweetbriar Ct: Sold on or before 122716

by Gloria M Kutzleh to John M Swartz & 122916 by Fritsch Trust to Susan Clark; Lagatutta; $50,000 Margaret G Swartz; $100,000 $150,000 1609 Larson Ave: Sold on or before 249 Nicole Dr E: Sold on or before 010417 by 41W068 Denny Rd: Sold on or before 122316 122816 by Hennen Trust to James G Lidel; Laurie S Butler to Benjamin Gray; $165,500

by Kunjukuju John to Olegario Gomez & $283,000 3 Woodland Ct: Sold on or before 122916 by Jessica Gomez; $391,000 1730 Division St: Sold on or before 010417 Kane County Sheriff to Mtglq Investors Lp; 474 Division Dr A: Sold on or before 122716

by Jeffrey S Hrubee to Mack Enterpise Llc; $191,152

by Old Second National Bank to Beatus Llc; $175,500 320 Denton Ln: Sold on or before 010417 by $210,000 1732 S 5th Pl: Sold on or before 122816 Nelson E Romero to Jason Chalker & Kerrie 59 Snow St: Sold on or before 122316 by

by James M Schafer to Wendy Kreeider; Chalker; $385,000 Stephen R Wallace to Anna M Jung & Travis $202,500 A Mclain; $235,000 1828 Lucylle Ct: Sold on or before 122316 by 372 Juniper Ln: Sold on or before 122316 by Erri L Wickert to Marc Bossert & Jennifer Bossert; $142,000 1902 Waverly Cir: Sold on or before 122716

by Valg G Mcpeak to Ann Marie Snook & Lee E Snook; $312,000 Elburn $499,000 219 S 17th St: Sold on or before 122716 by 4 bds 3.1 ba 4053 sqft Fox Valley Buyers Llc to Jennifer L RobertStatus: Active Listing #:09368535 son; $220,000 Commuters Dream & Refuge from the 222 Benham Ct: Sold on or before 010417 city on a 1.23 acre. Custom built home, open floor plan, with elevator in garage for

by Troy M Spolum to Skuljski Trust; wheel chair access. Many more impressive $173,000 features. A must see!

34W868 N James Dr: Sold on or before 122916 by Kane County Sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank; $105,300 FREDA CIESLICKI, 36W669 Crane Rd: Sold on or before ABR, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SFR, RELO SPECIALIST 122716 by Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Providing Personal Service and Professional Excellence for 31 Successful years Ttee to Bednarz Real Estate Holding; (630) 334-6545 $466,500 www.fredacieslickirealty.net 36W995 Red Oak Rd: Sold on or before 010417 by Pump Trust to Grandview Capital Llc; $101,000 37W546 Highpoint Ct: Sold on or before 122916 by Bernnardo Trust to Gonzalez Mendez Trust; $1,300,000 For more information please call: 40W228 Wasco Rd: Sold on or before The Federal Savings Bank is a The Bank 122916 by Terry K Boworen to Andrew C veteran owned, federally chartered specializes in: Lenkaitis & Sarah A Lenkaitis; $400,000 bank with a focus on educating its customers about the mortgage 49 Hunt Club Dr 213: Sold on or before VA process and providing opportunity 122916 by James Palmer to Frantine D for home ownership. Our bankers Conventional Altobello; $152,000 provide an unmatched level of Bob Szarmach 4N604 Longfellow Pl: Sold on or before FHA professionalism and service.

Mortgage Banker, NMLS# 187219 They are dedicated to giving their 010417 by Philip L Meiss to Todd A Wiley & direct : (630)-816-3884 Jumbo clients a worry free experience.

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by Pablo E Peterz Jr to Karen Pizzolato & for your Mortgage needs. thefederalsavingsbank.com/bobszarmach Christopehr Pizzolato; $230,000 Copyright 2017 © The Federal Savings Bank | Co. NMLS# 411500 | All Rights Reserved | TheFederalSavingsBank.com 6N372 Oakwood Dr: Sold on or before

413 Chesterfield Ln: Sold on or before 122816 by Eric W Barber to Amy Quarles; $285,000 426 Mallard Point Dr: Sold on or before 122316 by Gladstone Bulders & Developer to Scott A Soss & Susanne M Soss; $442,500 716 Fairfield Way: Sold on or before 122916

by Ruben Alonso to Ronald W Streets & Rebecca D Streets; $299,000 860 Wingfoot Dr: Sold on or before 122816 by Matthew Bluhm to Kris P Hollarbush & Bethany J Hollarbush; $290,000 980 N Deerpath Rd: Sold on or before 010417 by Gary L Schafer to Allen Crock & Marianne Crock; $500,000

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• DESIGNER

Continued from page 46 island and granite counters, it lacked a special sense of style. Stires said, “I wanted to warm up the neutral kitchen setting and build texture, since it had so little.”

Stires hired decorative painters from Dieter Pluntke Decorating to execute a wall treatment she created that resembles grasscloth in an overscale pattern. Farrow & Ball colors Mahogany and String and mixed glazes give it a polished and durable finish. The pattern nicely fills in the narrow spaces above and between the cabinets. She placed two gray antiqued balustrade lamps from Niermann Weeks on the counter. “I think lamps in a kitchen warm up the space and give any kitchen more of a human scale,” Stires said.

Go bold in unexpected places

Back Stairs Designer: Eve Fay Farrow & Ball, Washington, D.C. The back hall is not a glamorous assignment in a designer show house.

But Fay stepped up to the job by keeping this space simple yet bold.

The back stairs that go down from the main floor to an entertaining level below were papered with a navy grid-patterned wallpaper, Enigma, by Farrow & Ball. A gold chain suspends a golden 30-inch orb, the Mill Ceiling Light by Aerin for Circa. “I loved this fixture because it had scale and presence and could float in the air like a giant sphere,” Fay said.

Fay’s decorating restraint was evident in her choice of window covering for the 11-foot stairwell window: none.

From the pool, someone enjoying an evening swim can catch a glimpse of that golden orb softly glowing inside.

Something old can be reimagined

Library Designers: Josh Hildreth and Victor Sanz There is a lot going on in the library, an Old World room with lots of fascinating art, photographs, vintage books and curiosities. And designers Hildreth and Sanz like it that way.

Their goal, they say, was to bring some patina and warmth to a plain, boxy room.

One of their major feats was to use an 18th-century French Aubusson woodland tapestry to create a rich look on one windowed wall, which otherwise looks onto a fence and the house next door. “The French put these on their castle walls to create warmth and create a view,” Hildreth said. “This also solves a modern problem.” Can’t spring for a tapestry?

Try an Oriental rug or an interesting textile, he said.

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The Library in the 2016 DC Design House in Washington, D.C., designed by Josh Hildreth and Victor Sanz whose goal was to bring warmth to a plain, boxy room.

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wild, and then try to work with our Chinese colleagues to work at the conservation When I look at the paperend of things,” he said. bark maple tree outside my As with pandas, the aim is window, I see a choice ornato have enough diversity to mental plant whose peeling, ensure the survival of the specinnamon-colored bark will cies even if it becomes extinct only get more beautiful with in the wild. age (sort of like me, ha-ha).

“The ultimate goal is to When Tony Aiello looks at preserve it in its native habihis home-garden specimens, tat, but, as a backup, preserve he sees the giant panda of the it in cultivation,” he said. plant kingdom.

In horticulture, plant hyLike the panda, this species bridizers also need a diverse geis running out of individuals netic pool to tweak a species for in its native habitat in central desired traits, which include China, and it may come down disease resistance, size and to those in our little plant habit, vigor and cold hardiness. zoos – that is, mine, Tony’s The paperbark maple has and yours, if you have one – to not been extensively bred help bring the wild Acer grisefor new traits, but the Krautum back from the brink. manns are about to release an No one is knocking on my upright columnar form, as yet door for pollen or seed at the unnamed, that will be grafted Photos provided by Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum onto rootstock. moment, but the idea that I’m growing a tree that is imperGarden versions of the paperbark maple are smaller than those in the wild, but they have the same decoMany ornamental tree iled is sort of exciting and species, particularly from Asia, rative bark. decidedly unexpected. were introduced in the United “When I tell people it’s States a century ago or longer, was sickly from the start. endangered in China, they’re and our current stock may not I suspect my maple started very surprised,” said Aiello, have the genetic diversity that it life in the Salem, Ore., nursdirector of horticulture at the ery of Mark and Jolly Krautneeds for its long-term security.

Morris Arboretum in PhilaIn that respect, the papermann, Heritage Seedlings. delphia. bark maple is “something of a (Nursery trees generally go The paperbark maple was poster child” for all trees that through two or three growers introduced to the West more need the intervention of scienbefore reaching a retail nursthan a century ago by the tists to ensure their future, said ery.) The Krautmanns have intrepid plant collector E.H. Paul Meyer, executive director been propagating as many as Wilson, but it has remained of the Morris Arboretum.

40,000 paperbark maples ana fairly uncommon garden And the idea of a tree in nually since 1985 from seeds plant, in part because Wilson horticulture preserving one in they collected in China or had started with only about 100 the wild has precedence, the shipped to them. seedlings. native Franklinia tree being “We also collected from a Part of its rarity – in the obvious example. Collecttree here in Oregon that was commerce and in nature – is ed in Georgia by Philadelphia very fertile,” Mark Krautbecause it sets very few fertile mann said. botanist John Bartram in seeds. Another major problem 1770, it is now found in botanAiello and colleagues at is that cuttings don’t root, ical gardens and a few private other botanical gardens are so the nursery keeper has to ones but hasn’t been seen in seeking to increase the divermake new plants from a limit- sity of paperbark maple, and the wild since 1790. ed number of seeds.

Today, species of oak and last year they visited five ChiIn recent years, its availmagnolia are facing the same nese provinces to collect DNA ability has increased subconundrum, Mark Krautsamples and some seed from stantially, but the tree is still mann said. wild specimens. Populations mostly found in the gardens of have become isolated from If you are seeking to plant connoisseurs. It doesn’t have a tree as a piece of living one another as forest land has In its native China, the paperbark maple is rare and often big; it’s also sculpture this fall, consider the the flamboyant floral display been lost to agriculture and endangered there. of, say, a magnolia or dogpaperbark maple. It has clean, other human pressure. wood, and its chief ornament, deep green leaves that turn a “It was a very interesting direct us to it,” he said.

From samples collected in the peeling red bark, requires way to see what it means to showy deep red-orange in the The team, organized under the wild and plant collections, fall. But it is during the winter a more refined appreciation. It be an endangered species beAiello and his colleagues are deserves wider use. when its decorative, glossy and cause it took us a day to drive the North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium, testing about 125 trees for It can grow to 50 feet in the exfoliating bark stands out the between different” stands, wild, but in the garden it tends Aiello said. The tree’s distinc- began its conservation project their DNA. This will create a most. Precious, in all its meanin 2013 and includes plant gene pool for future conserva- ings, seems the word to use. to be a much smaller tree that tive bark – at times a coppery scientists from the Morton tion efforts. lends itself to use by a walkAs Michael Dirr, Ameriorange – made it easy to find Arboretum in Lisle, Ill., the Ar“We are trying to get an way or patio. Mine was plantca’s woody-plant guru, has the survivors. “The Chinese nold Arboretum in Boston and understanding of what’s in ed that way about four years written: “No finer tree could call it the blood-bark maple, the Beijing Botanical Garden. cultivation and what’s in the ago to replace a stewartia that and people could generally be recommended.”

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ABOVE: Cameron Buerke and Patrick Murphy rehearse a scene from “Marvin’s Room” at Kaneland High School in Maple Park.

LEFT: Patrick Murphy and Trisha Mills rehearse a reading from “Marvin’s Room.”

Photos provided by Tiffany Kufer Photography

RIGHT: Maria Dripps-Paulson (left) and Trisha Mills rehearse “Marvin’s Room.”

The Kaneland Arts Initiative performed the play Jan. 20 to 22. KAI will host a Fine Arts Feast on Feb. 18 at Open Range Southwest Grill in Sugar Grove, as well as Comedy Knight on Feb. 25 at Kaneland High School.

Performing ‘Marvin’s Room’ LEFT: Peter Lopatin and Trisha Mills of the Kaneland Arts Initiative rehearse “Marvin’s Room” in Maple Park.

NEWS BRIEFS Volunteer and help restore Bliss Woods through weeding

SUGAR GROVE – A habitat restoration work day will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve on Bliss Road, just east of Route 47 in Sugar Grove.

Volunteers will cut and stack honeysuckle, an invasive shrub. Volunteers should dress for the weather. The workday will not take place if the temperature is below 20 degrees. Meet in the inner parking lot.

Children younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be provided. For information, email maryox-

ie@sbcglobal.net or call the Kane Forest Preserve District Office at 630 232-5980.

Retirees to meet for lunch and play dominoes in Kaneville

KANEVILLE – Retired people in the Kaneville area are invited to the Kaneville Lunch Bunch at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 1 in the Village Room at Kaneville Community Center. Lunch will be meatloaf, baked potatoes, green beans, chocolate eclair pie and beverages for $7.

Call 630-365-9477 for reservations. A domino game will follow for those interested.

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KANE WEEKEND | ABOVE: General manager Evan Scott cuts a steak in the kitchen at Restaurant Juliette.

LEFT: Restaurant Juliette sits at Sixth and State streets in downtown Geneva as an inviting French getaway in Geneva.

FAR LEFT: Chefs David and Juliette Reyes recently open Restaurant Juliette at Sixth and State streets in downtown Geneva.

The couple also own The Grandstander in Geneva and The Finery & Blacksmith Bar in St. Charles.

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Restaurant Juliette plots romantic dining

By RENEE TOMELL rtomell@shawmedia.com GENEVA – A grand romantic gesture lies behind the naming of Restaurant Juliette, newly opened in Geneva to embody a charming Parisian bistro.

It’s the latest venture for chefs Juliette and David Reyes, who own The Finery & Blacksmith Bar in St. Charles and The Grandstander in Geneva. They have extensive culinary experience, including Michelin-starred restaurants in the U.S. and France.

“There’s an international influence in every restaurant we put together,” David Reyes said. “We stay focused on great ingredients and seasonality.”

The title of the new restaurant was kept a secret from its namesake by her husband, who thought it a perfect fit for a French bistro.

“Her mother being a Francophile spelled her name in the French form,” he said. “I joke about it with guests

who come in. [Juliette] let me go to the World Series. The least I could do is name a restaurant after her. She’s been the driving force in my life, inspiring me to do better and work hard.”

The restaurant occupies the attractively appointed space of the former Hache, and the couple have added lighting and decor touches, including artwork on the theme of love.

The acquisition was unexpected, David Reyes said.

“The owners of Hache came to us and asked us if we wanted to partner up and take over 100 percent of the operation, and we agreed,” he said. “We have excellent staff to help us in every location and in every aspect – both in the kitchen and service.”

David and Juliette Reyes met while attending Kendall College culinary school in Chicago, rooted in classical French cuisine. They said Restaurant Juliette brings them back to their roots.

“It’s a lot of fun for us to dabble in classical French,” David Reyes said.

“Being a younger generation, we want to bring a little bit of modern thought and execution to some of the French bistro dishes. We’re doing everything from a classical ham sandwich with amazing goat butter on a beautiful baguette to bouillabaisse, and frog legs [in] tempura batter served with chutney and roasted squash.”

Juliette Reyes said other specialties include mussels with white wine and garlic; a frisee salad with bacon, blue cheese and duck egg; steak and fries; roast chicken with spinach and potato puree; and a French colonial sandwich inspired by some of the French Vietnamese dishes popular in Paris.

“Part of the thought process was to

make that [new] space more than just a special occasion place,” David Reyes said. “The price point is approachable.

We want to open up for lunch soon and offer a quick carry-out menu for businesses in Geneva … and then incorporate a delivery program. [We have] a good selection of sandwiches on our menu.”

He said they also will concentrate on quality wine selections at under $40 to pair with food.

And has Juliette Reyes adjusted to what’s in a name when it comes to the restaurant?

“I’m a very humble person, and I don’t like a lot of attention,” she said.

“It’s definitely something I have to get used to. It’s something a lot of chefs aspire to. I appreciate it all.”

For now, Restaurant Juliette is open from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and is available for private parties. For information, call 630-402-0288.

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The mixed green salad, with optional chicken, is served at Restaurant Juliette in downtown Geneva.

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FIVE 5 THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND KANE COUNTY

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IMPROV TROUPE

WHERE: Playhouse 38, 321 Stevens St., Suite P, Geneva WHEN: 8 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 27 COST & INFO: $10 for adults and $8 for students with high school or college ID; 630-232-4542, genevaparks.org ABOUT: An evening of improv comedy will be presented by the troupe called A Little Forward. It recently reached the finals of the Collider Improv Competition in Chicago.

The show is recommended for those ages 14 and older. The performers are Jess Smith, Ben McGuiggan, Jess Benson and Matt Hellyer.

GERSHWIN JAZZ

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SLED DOGS

WHERE: Lippold Park, 2001 S. River St. (Route 25), Batavia WHEN: 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 28 COST & INFO: $15 per family, with a portion of the proceeds going to Free Spirit Siberian Rescue; foxvalleyparkdistrict.org ABOUT: Dog sled demonstrations will feature mushers and their dogs in “Sledding with the Siberians” by the Free Spirit Sled Demo Team. The event will be held with or without snow, and will offer opportunities for dog adoptions, including Siberian husky puppies.

‘FOREVER PLAID’

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WHERE: Kimball Street Theatre at Elgin Academy, 350 Park St., Elgin WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 21, 27, 28 and 3 p.m. Jan. 22 and 29 COST & INFO: $20 in advance online and $23 at the door; encoretheatreproductions.com/shows.html ABOUT: The musical “Forever Plaid” will be staged by Encore Theatre Productions, featuring a close-harmony score of 1950s nostalgic pop hits. The cast stars St. Charles native Terry Christianson as Jinx; noted classical soloist David Pfenninger as Sparky; Karl Knutson as Frankie; and John Perry as Smudge.

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WHERE: Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29 COST & INFO: $30 to $65, with student tickets at $12; 847-888-4000, ElginSymphony.org ABOUT: Guest pianist Yana Reznik will join the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in a program of jazz by George Gershwin, conducted by Music Director Andrew Grams. The concert will include such pieces as “Rhapsody in Blue.”

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WHERE: Second and James streets, Geneva WHEN: 1:30 p.m. Jan. 29 COST & INFO: Free; uusg.org, 630-232-2350 ABOUT: The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva is celebrating its 175th anniversary with events during 2017, beginning with a public talk.

Don Brod, retired professor and chair of the Department of Journalism at Northern Illinois University, will share stories about the church building, the congregation and its original relationship with the Geneva community, followed by light refreshments.

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Louise Coffman repurposes chairs with handwoven seats made of new and vintage leather belts. Her work will be on display at Gallery 125 in the Sugar Grove Public Library. An opening reception is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25.

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the viewer as well,” Alleman said. “The oil pastel medium allows me to represent a memory or an impression of an experience without attempting to show an exact representation of that scene.”

Artists in the community are enjoying the opportunity to reach out to each other through Gallery 125.

“I want to be able to support my fellow creatives and share our work within the surrounding communities,” exhibit member Amanda Meyer said.

“Gallery 125 was born to do just that.”

Another exhibit member, Louise Coffman, repurposes chairs with handwoven seats made of new and vintage leather belts. Coffman wanted people to be able to experience her repurposed chairs in person. She also makes jewelry, knits original designs and creates stained glass.

“Photos don’t represent them well,” Coffman said. “I am very excited to be able to reach the library users in Sugar Grove to share my work. I have always been interested in creating objects which are both beautiful and functional.”

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volved with Gallery 125 since its grand opening in September 2016 have been part of a new, exciting opportunity SUGAR GROVE – The Sugar Grove for the Sugar Grove community – and Public Library will host an open recep- many of the artists in this second exhibtion from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15 to showit took an interest in art at a young age. case its new exhibit for Gallery 125.

“Gallery 125 is an exciting, new venAll community members are ue; the whole library is one big piece of welcome, and wine and cheese will be art, if you ask me,” exhibit member Leo served. There will be an acoustic perZarko said. “[The Sugar Grove library formance during the open reception. director] invited me out and asked for The owner and leader of the band a little help finding artists for the first Saint Astro, Saint Ramos, performs a show. Well the word is out now, and variety of music that will appeal to a she’s got plenty of artists coming her wide audience, he said. way. I think it’s a success and will be a “My style of music and the songs I great place to visit. I have always loved choose to cover are more eclectic,” Ramos art from a very young age and that was said. “At its core it’s rock, but throughout the only subject I liked in school.” there’s hints of jazz, folk, indie and Latin Another exhibit member, Deann as well. When I don’t play solo, I have the Alleman, became involved in creating art privilege to perform with a great group 30 years ago, but recently she has found of musicians. It’s a semi-new incarnation her niche in using oil pastels. of the band, but nonetheless we have a “My paintings are an attempt to certain chemistry that’s contagious. That represent visually for myself the connecenergy shared is hard to explain.” tions and feelings of those experiences All the artists who have been inand memories, perhaps evoking those in

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French, Spanish treats offer different take on traditional doughnuts

By PRUDENCE HILBURN More Content Now If it tastes anything like a doughnut, it certainly will find favor with my palate. My favorites are the classic yeastbased doughnuts, but I also enjoy the cake type from time to time.

When the kids want doughnuts in a hurry, my granddaughter, Meagan, told me she uses jumbo canned biscuits. After cutting a hole in the center of each one, she heats about 2 inches of oil and quickly fries the “doughnuts” and the “holes” until browned. Coated with a confectioners’ sugar glaze, these simple treats don’t last long.

I will never forget the first time my husband and I visited New Orleans. We had heard about the great French beignets and could hardly wait to try them. We were certainly not disappointed and we made more than one trip to the open air coffee shop, Cafe du Monde (Cafe of the World), located in the French Quarter.

I opted to enjoy my beignets with a glass of cold milk, while my husband wanted his with their special coffee.

Either way, these French “doughnuts” are special.

Sopaipillas are the Spanish version of the doughnut.

These hollow little “pillows” of bread are delicious served with honey. Yeast is optional in the following recipe.

Prudence Hilburn of Piedmont, Alabama, has won more than 30 national cooking awards and written several cookbooks, including “Kitchen Keepers.” Write her at prudencehilburn@aol.com or visit prudencehilburn.com.

FRENCH MARKET BEIGNETS 1 cup milk ¼ cup sugar ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 package dry yeast

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Beignets are a deep-fried French pastry similar to doughnuts. New Orleans’ French Quarter is famous for its beignets.

2 tablespoons lukewarm water 1 tablespoon oil 1 egg 3-½ cups all purpose flour confectioners’ sugar for coating cooking oil for frying

towel. Let rise in warm place until doubled. Turn soft dough onto wellfloured surface and knead gently.

Roll into 12 by 18 inch rectangle.

Cut into 36 small rectangles. Cover and let rise about 30 minutes. Heat cooking fat to 375 degrees. Fry few at a time until golden. Drain well on paper towels. Coat generously with confectioners’ sugar.

Heat milk and add sugar, salt and nutmeg. Cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast over the 2 tablespoons lukewarm water. Stir until dissolved. To the lukewarm milk mixture, add oil, SOPAIPILLAS egg and yeast. Use a wooden spoon for mixing. Gradually add flour until 4 cups sifted all purpose flour soft dough is formed. Cover with 1-½ teaspoons salt plastic wrap and then with a clean 1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon butter 1 package dry yeast ¼ cup warm water About 1-¼ cup scalded milk 4 cups cooking oil

bowl over dough. Set aside for 10 minutes. Heat oil to 420 degrees.

Roll a fourth of the dough to ¼-inch thick. Cut into squares. Cover cut dough with towel while frying sopaipillas a few at a time. Continue Combine dry ingredients and cut in until all dough is used. Do not reuse butter. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm any leftover scrapes of dough. Drain water and then stir into scalded milk well on paper towels. that has cooled to lukewarm. If not NOTE: To assure that the dough using yeast, use 1-½ cups milk and puffs, slightly stretch each piece omit the ¼ cup warm water. Make of dough before lowering into hot well in center of dry ingredients. oil. Then place rolled or top side Add about 1-¼ cup liquid and work of dough into fat first so it will be into dough until firm and springy. bottom side. Hold each piece of Knead about 15 to 20 times. Invert dough in oil until it puffs.

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Meet Generation Z, where every moment of childhood can be recorded, shared

By JESSICA CONTRERA The Washington Post

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The boys in the YouTube videos always land their bottles perfectly upright. Max Cole has spent hours studying their routine, and now, his own viewers are waiting: Empty half the blue juice. Hold the Powerade bottle by its cap. Flip it into the air and – “Dude!” Max shouts. “It landed!”

Max, who is 6, waves his arms in the air. He knows just how to overreact to get his audience excited, what makes them click “thumbs up” and comment and subscribe. He jumps. He wiggles his hips. He does the dab, a dance move that looks like he’s sneezing into his elbow.

“Oh, my gosh!” he yells. “That is insane!”

But no one is watching.

Max’s family is used to hearing him pretend strangers on the internet can see him. In the six years he’s been growing up, YouTube has become the largest platform for children’s entertainment on Earth. Today’s kids have little interest in the well-groomed child actors past generations saw on TV. They want to watch each other.

Videos of kids simply acting like kids attract millions of viewers, sometimes billions. Every moment of childhood – getting new toys, tagging along to the grocery store, making up games in their back yards – is material that can be recorded and uploaded.

So is it any wonder the children who watch these videos begin to act as if their entire lives are being recorded, too?

For the youngest members of the next generation, sometimes called Generation Z, the line between the online world and real life is fading.

Parents are having to explain to their toddlers the children whose whole lives they see on the screen aren’t actually their friends. They’re finding their kids methodically “unboxing” their toys, as if they’ve been paid to review them for an audience.

“Who are you talking to?” a parent will ask. “The viewers,” their children reply.

“For them it’s just normal,” Max’s mom, Shona Cole, said. “It wouldn’t even make sense to him not to film.”

Because cameras are all around Max and children of his age. The Coles have six kids, two dogs, three cats and 18 screens, nearly all with “record” buttons. Max’s little brother Mark

Shona and Nikki Nixon, Hope’s mother, were wary. Both had homeschooled their children in an effort to have more control over how they were brought up. Putting their daughters on the internet would expose them to commenters, and could provoke anxieties about how many page views they were getting and how they looked on camera.

But they were “say yes” parents, who filled their houses with books and art supplies and opportunities to try new things. They always encouraged their kids to follow their whims, especially the creative ones.

“When Matthew wanted to do competitive juggling, we took him to juggling,” Shona explains. “The girls want to do dance, I drive them to dance. What Annie wants is to do YouTube, and we had to support that.”

They could use YouTube as a chance for their kids to learn how to stick to a schedule. Their childhood Photo by Erin Hull for The Washington Post memories would be captured forever.

Hope Nixon and Annie Cole take an online personality quiz. The 10-year-old best friends And if Shona and Nikki followed the plans they found in online courses are the stars of “JazzyGirlsStuff,” a YouTube channel they started last year. about “the business of YouTube,” their daughters could even make money Adam, who is 3, knows how to start stands in front of two elephants at the from the advertisements that played recording on an iPad. Their 10-yearzoo, telling the camera how they have before the videos. old sister Annie films herself having “really, really, really long trunks, and The positives seemed to outweigh sleepovers, shopping at Target and that’s cool.” the negatives, though they couldn’t be going to Chick-fil-A. It was a completely unremarkable sure exactly what the negatives might “Hey guys!” Annie says, holding 18 seconds – and a foreshadowing of be. The phenomenon hadn’t been out the lens to face herself. “It’s 5 the cultural force to come. around for long enough to know how it o’clock, it’s dinner time so, yeah, I’m Mark Adam adores watching other affects children long term. so excited, I love Chick-fil-A.” little boys who do nothing but open Before long, Annie and Hope were She posts the videos, with her eggs with plastic toys inside. Max the stars of “JazzyGirlsStuff” “Annie’s mother’s supervision, to her YouTube would rather watch another kid play Vlogs” and “Hope’s Vlogs.” A few channel, “Annie’s Vlogs.” They appear Minecraft then play it himself. Annie months later, Hope’s whole family alongside videos from hundreds of doesn’t aspire to meet celebrities but started a channel together called “Suother girls who vlog their lives, too. the girls who get millions of views for perheroKids.”

More than 36,000 people will watch braiding hair.

The children dress up in costumes Annie in the back seat of her mother’s Kids have always learned by mimand put on imaginative performances, SUV, going through the Chick-fil-A icking their peers. Now, the children just as generations before them have drive-through near her house north watching YouTube are seeing role always done. But now, their play time of Houston. In the world of YouTube, models who don’t just play – they is actually work. that’s not very many. perform. They’re not just experiencing “SuperheroKids” has more than Annie and her brothers never knew childhood, but constantly considering 300,000 subscribers and a six-figure the time before the internet, when kids how their experiences will be perad-revenue stream. Every week, were taught not to talk to strangers. ceived by an audience. there’s a show to put on – a new video Now, they want to share their lives ••• to compete with the more than 1 bilwith as many strangers as they can.

It was Annie’s friend Hope who lion others on YouTube.

Annie turns the camera toward her first showed her the videos of “chalTheir oldest son, 19-year-old Zane, brothers Max and Mark Adam. lenges” and DIY activities girls their writes scripts, sets up professional “Say hi,” she instructs. age were doing on YouTube. Could camera equipment, shops for props, “Hiiiii,” they say, waving their litthey put five Warheads in their and tediously edits each scene. Hope tle hands at people they’ll never meet. mouths? Could they make their own and her 13-, 7- and 4-year-old siblings ••• green slime? Annie and Hope couldn’t study their lines and spend hours The first video on YouTube was just try the activities, they explained shooting scenes over and over. uploaded in 2005, four years before to their moms, they needed to film Then, their days of labor are transMax was born. The site’s co-founder them. formed into a five-minute video.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Readers can post events to the Kane County Chronicle’s online calendar. Visit planitkane.com, click “+Add Event” and follow the prompts. Select items also will appear in the newspaper.

JAN. 26

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Sean Hargadon (clockwise from left), Ann Keen, Justin Schaller and R. Scott Purdy perform in “Random Theft and Other Acts.” The play runs through Feb. 5 at Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles.

Steel Beam tests its mettle with ‘Random Theft’ ST. CHARLES – Steel Beam Theatre has opened its 16th season with “Random Theft and Other Acts,” a dark comedy that’s full of surprises.

Written by John David Westby and directed by Marge Uhlarik-Boller, the play takes its time setting the stage during the first act. Some might even say too much time is spent laying the groundwork.

But the pace definitely picks up steam during the second act.

The storyline initially focuses on a desperate trio of well-educated but unemployed suburbanites who resort to holding up a bank as a survival strategy.

“Random Theft” takes place around 2009. It’s after midnight and the place where everyone gathers to divvy the spoils is a room at a seedy motel. Credit Pete Steele for the well-executed set and lighting design.

Bruce Worthel also merits a gold star for a job well done as fight choreographer.

In a director’s note, Uhlarik-Boller describes the play as a mix “of comedy and violence with a touch of romance for good measure.” “‘Random Theft and Other Acts’ is a play about plans that don’t quite pan out in funny and often terrifying ways,” Uhlarik-Boller adds.

Martie (Ann Keen) was the brains behind the heist. Smarting from a divorce and seeking revenge, she enlisted some friends – all rank amateurs

CRITIC’S CHOICE Tom Witom

If you go ■ WHAT: “Random Theft and Other Acts” ■ WHEN: Through Feb. 5 ■ WHERE: Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W.

Main St., St. Charles ■ COST: $23 to $28 ■ INFO: 630-587-8521 or

steelbeamtheatre.com at strong-arm robbery – to rob a bank owned by her ex-husband’s family.

Her inept partners-in-crime included Ham (Justin Schaller) and Jack (Sean Hargadon), plus Henry (R. Scott Purdy).

Meanwhile, without revealing any spoiler alerts, theatergoers can expect the appearance of other characters who sense opportunities to capitalize on the loot from the robbery.

Rounding out the fine cast are Crystal Skipworth as Bridget, Frank Wiltse as Ross and Larry Boller as Bird.

Upcoming productions at Steel Beam include “Don’t Drink the Water” (Feb. 24 to March 19); “Ruthless” (April 7 to 30) and “Uncle Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (May 19 to June 11).

“THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD?” by Batavia High School: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 to 28 and 2 p.m. Jan. 28, the Black Box Theatre at Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1399 W. Wilson St. Tickets cost $12 at BataviaFineArtsCentre.org or $14 at the box office or 630-937-8930. The original play is written by teacher and director Joshua Casburn and members of the high school cast.

PHOTOS BY KEN WICKHAM OF ST. CHARLES ARE PART OF THE “PICTURE THIS” EXHIBIT: On display through Feb. 26 at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles. A reception and award presentation are planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 26. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Visit norrisculturalarts.com or call 630-584-7200.

LEARNING SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS: 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26, Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles. The Learn from the Experts program for ages 18 and older will be led by botanist Jack Shouba. The fee is $10, and advance registration is required at 630-4443190 or programs@kaneforest.com. The series is co-sponsored by the district and the St. Charles and Geneva park districts.

CHILDREN’S WINTER NATURE PROGRAMS KICKING OFF: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26, Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles, offered by Forest Preserve District of Kane County. In “Nature Tykes,” 3-year-olds explore the natural world through stories, nature hikes, songs, games and crafts. On Jan. 26, snowflakes will be the theme, followed by whistlin’ whistlepigs Feb. 23, and hibernators March 23. “Little Naturalists” meets from 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 for 4- and 5-year-olds, led by naturalists. Registration is $5 per session at 630-444-3190 or programs@kaneforest.com.

JAN. 27

NEAL MORSE BAND FEATURING MIKE PORTNOY: 8 p.m. Jan. 27, Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. Coming shows include The Wall Live Extravaganza, 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd, 8 p.m. Feb. 4; and Earl & The Agitators, with members who have played with Buddy Guy and Foghat, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Visit arcadalive.com or call 630-962-7000.

“WHEN THE CAT’S AWAY,” A BRITISH SEX FARCE BY JOHNNIE MORTIMER AND BRIAN COOKE: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 18, Riverfront Playhouse, 11 and 13 S. Water St. Mall, downtown Aurora. Tickets cost $17, and $15 for students and seniors. Discounts are available for military and local police and fire personnel. Reservations are encouraged at riverfrontplayhouse.com and 630-897-9496.

THE 2017 RESIDENT ARTISTS SHOW AT WATER STREET STUDIOS: Now to Feb. 4, 160 S. Water St., Batavia. The main gallery will show pieces by each of the 27 artists who work out of their

studios at Water Street. Upstairs at the Kane County Chronicle Gallery, photographers from the Photography Artist Exchange will display works. Gallery hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visit waterstreetstudios.org.

JAN. 28

AMERICAN GRANDS XXII: 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Jan. 28, Elgin Community College Arts Center’s Blizzard Theatre in Building H at the college, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. The center’s American Grands features about 460 performers of all talent levels and all ages from 50 towns. Up to 24 musicians perform classical and popular music at once on a dozen grand pianos provided by Cordogan’s Pianoland in Geneva, the event sponsor. Learn more at elgin.edu/americangrands. Colin Holman returns as conductor, and music director is Larry Dieffenbach. Tickets cost $24, $15 for children ages 12 and younger at tickets.elgin.edu or 847-622-0300.

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE AND TRAINS OPEN HOUSE: 1 to 6 p.m. Jan. 28, St. Charles Free Methodist Church, 214 Walnut St., St. Charles. Admission is free. For information, visit stcharlesfmc.org.

TRISTAN BUSHMAN AT EDDIE GAEDEL: 8 to 11 p.m. Jan. 28, Eddie Gaedel Pub and Grill, 117 N. Main St., Elburn. Bushman, who appeared on Season 11 of NBC’s “The Voice,” is a singer-songwriter from Ashton, Ill. Visit www. tristanbushman.com for artist information. The show is free. Call 630-365-9938 or visit eddiegaedelpubandgrill.com for event details.

WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION: 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 28, Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles.

The Learn from the Experts program for ages 18 and older will be led by Forest Preserve District of Kane County Nature Programs Manager Valerie Blaine. The fee is $10, and advance registration is required at 630-4443190 or programs@kaneforest.com. The series is co-sponsored by the district and St. Charles and Geneva park districts.

HABITAT RESTORATION WORKDAY: 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 28, Bliss Woods Forest Preserve, Bliss Road just east of Route 47 in Sugar Grove, meeting in the inner parking lot. Volunteers are needed to cut and stack honeysuckle, an invasive shrub. The workday will not be held if the temperature is below 20 degrees. All people are welcome, but children younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Mary Ochsenschlager at maryoxie@ sbcglobal.net or Robb Cleave at the Kane Forest Preserve District Office at 630 232-5980.

JAN. 29

THREE CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES FEATURED IN GALLERY CHAMBER SERIES: 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Wilson Hall at Fermilab, off Pine Street and Kirk Road, Batavia. Spektral Quartet will appear Jan. 29; The Three Celli on Feb. 5; and Picosa Ensemble on March 5. A free reception follows. Tickets cost $17 per concert, or $42 for all three. For reservations, go to events.fnal.gov or call 630-840-ARTS (2787).

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RIGHT: Sylvia Casares’ new cookbook, “The Enchilada Queen Cookbook,” includes step-bystep directions on appetizers, side dishes, desserts and breakfasts.

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‘Enchilada Queen’ demystifies Tex-Mex Restaurateur, chef and former food scientist Sylvia Casares recently added cookbook author to her curriculum vitae with the publication of “The Enchilada Queen Cookbook” (St. Martin’s Press).

The book is aptly subtitled: “Enchiladas, Fajitas, Tamales and More Classic Recipes from Texas-Mexican Border Kitchens.” Casares said the recipes she shares were handed down from one generation to the next and they represent the real deal.

Readers will find practical, instructive recipes, including how to make her Holy Trinity spice paste and guidance on shortcuts, such as the use of chicken bouillon in certain dishes.

Casares also demonstrates a mar-

TOM’S COOKBOOK LIBRARY Tom Witom inating technique she uses to flavor and soften corn tortillas. Look for stepby-step directions on appetizers, side dishes, desserts and breakfasts.

Enchilada Queen Avocado Salsa Dip (recipe below) represents a good example of what Casares has to offer.

Journalist Tom Witom, who lives in Elgin, has written extensively for years about food and the food industry. Contact him at editorial@ kcchronicle.com.

ENCHILADA QUEEN AVOCADO SALSA DIP 2 cups chicken broth 1/2 large white onion, cut into 4 pieces; plus 1/4 cup diced onion 3 garlic cloves, smashed 2 large avocados, cut in half 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice 1 ounce cream cheese, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup crema, or creme fraiche 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro leaves 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh spinach 1/2 to 1 large jalapeno, seeded (if desired) and chopped 1 teaspoon salt In medium saucepan over high heat, combine broth, onion and garlic. Bring to

Makes 4 cups

boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until onion is tender. Set aside off heat to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. To make this go faster, place saucepan in large bowl or pan of ice water.

In blender jar, combine avocados, lime juice and 1 cup of cooled broth (leaving onion and garlic behind). Process at high speed until avocados are smooth.

Add remaining broth (discard onion and garlic), cream cheese, crema, diced onion, cilantro, spinach, jalapeno and salt.

Process at medium speed for about 30 seconds and then on high until smooth.

Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

May be made early in day, but should be served same day.

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Continued from page 60 PANCAKE BREAKFAST BY MARMION MUSIC BOOSTERS: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 29, Marmion Academy’s Lux Dining Hall, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Tickets cost $7 for ages 13 years and older, and $5 for those ages 3 to 12, or $25 for a family of up to five members. The meal will include scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, beverages and unlimited pancakes and toppings. For information or to buy tickets in advance, email Jim Tomei at jgtomei12@gmail.com. All proceeds will support the Marmion music program.

“WINTER WILDLIFE HIKE”: 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 29, Burnidge Forest Preserve, 14N035 Coombs Road,

Elgin. Forest Preserve District of Kane County naturalists lead the way as people look for signs of wintering wildlife, and learn about adaptations for surviving the cold. All ages are welcome at the free program; advance registration is required at 630-444-3190 or programs@kaneforest.com.

JAN. 30

LEARNING IMPROV, by do-over.me and Bill Russell: Evenings of Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13 and 20, Abby’s Breakfast & Lunch, 11 N. Third St., St. Charles. It is designed to improve public speaking and interpersonal communication skills.

Russell, an actor, teacher and director, will teach four weeks of improv for $99 at Abby’s, including pizza, and an alcoholic beverage.

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mentaries for nonprofit organizations to have for public viewing, he said.

GENEVA – In 1939, Unitarian “Czechoslovakia had a large minister Waitstill Sharp and his Unitarian population,” Haslett said. wife, Martha, a social worker, went “They knew a lot of changes were to Czechoslovakia to help Jewish ref- coming with the Nazis and there ugees and dissidents escape after the were thousands of people who needed Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. help in getting somewhere else.”

The couple was honored as RighThe Sharps answered their teous Among the Nations in 2006 by church’s call, putting their two Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ children, age 2 and 7, in the care of and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority friends in the congregation and set in Israel, for their work, which ultisail for Europe on Feb. 4, 1939. mately saved hundreds of Jews and Haseltt said the church provided political dissidents. the financing and support for the A documentary co-directed by Ken Sharps and the money necessary to Burns and Artemis Joukowsky about get people out. the Sharps’ work, “Defying the Nazis: Hitler invaded on March 15, 1939.

The Sharps’ War” will be shown at 7 “When the Nazis actually took p.m. Jan. 27 at the Unitarian Uniover, they were afraid they were versalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. going to be arrested,” Haslett said of Second St., Geneva. the Sharps.

The documentary is free and open The couple returned to the United to the public as part of the church’s States, later going to France in Friday Flicks series offered every 1940 to continue the work of aiding fourth Friday. children and refugees to escape the Church member Tom Haslett, who Nazis, he said. coordinates Friday Flicks, said he “The story of Waitstill and Martha looks for themes related to current Sharp is one of the most incredible topics in social justice, which align to tales of compassion, sacrifice and the Unitarians’ covenant, “promoting heroism that I have ever heard,” Ken practical goodness in the world.”

Burns said in information about the “It has an appeal to Unitarians documentary from PBS. as the Sharps were Unitarians, and “Nearly three years before Amerithey were on the first mission for ca, as a nation, became involved in the the Unitarian Service Committee,” Second World War, these two unasHaslett said. suming, so-called ‘ordinary’ Ameri“They were normal people – like us – cans gave up everything they knew who did extraordinary things,” Haslett and loved and risked their lives to said. “It’s a film about refugees in the become involved in a war 4,000 miles Second World War and people who away because they knew there were were at risk. That is still a big problem people in grave danger who needed today if you look at Europe – it’s a help,” Burns said in the PBS material. humanitarian crisis, a social crisis and More information about the Uniit’s turned into a political crisis.” tarian church is available by calling PBS provides copies of its docu630-232-2350 or visiting www.uusg.org.

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York Dear Revving Up: If it’s your money pay-

ing for the car, you don’t have to get her to see your side.

It will be yours – not hers – and you should buy the one that gives you pleasure and drive it to your heart’s content.

Dear Abby: I have been with “Roger” for 28 years. He is basically a good, honest man, but he thinks only of himself. When I had heart surgery, he left me alone at the hospital that night, not knowing if I would live or die. (Nothing would have kept me from HIS bedside!) I’ll be having knee surgery soon, and he won’t take the day off or a sick day to take me. He wants a friend of ours to do it.

These are just two samples of his lack of support for me. I guess there is no way to make someone care enough about you to put their conveniences aside. When we moved out of state, he said if he didn’t find a job, he was going back home. Well, where would that have left me?

Roger wouldn’t have anything at all if it weren’t for me. I know I should dump him, but after 28 years, I can’t pull the rug out from under him.

He cops an attitude and makes me feel bad if I press the subject. I only wish he would do something for me from his heart, but I guess it isn’t there. Any advice, Abby?

– His Last Priority in Florida Dear Last Priority: Yes, because you can’t

bring yourself to pull the rug out from under Roger, it might help you to memorize the Serenity Prayer when he disappoints you in the future.

It goes like this: “Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dr. Wallace: I invited a guy out on a date and he accepted. We went to a concert because I had won two tickets in a contest sponsored by a local radio station. After the concert, we went to a restaurant for a late night snack. When it came to pay, he picked up the tab and started to pay.

I told him that since I did the asking, it was up to me to do the paying. He refused my offer and said he was going to pay the bill, and he paid it.

Now my girlfriend told me I set the women’s movement back a year by not insisting that I pay the bill. I would have, but I didn’t want to cause a scene in the restaurant. What do you think? – Nameless, Orlando, Fla. Nameless: You offered to pay the bill, which is all that was necessary. Some guys just can’t get used to letting girls pay on a date. Trust me, the women’s movement was not damaged.

Dr. Wallace: I’m 15 and live with my parents. My 22-year-old sister lives in an apartment nearby with her 1-year-old daughter. She isn’t married, so my mother takes care of baby Lacey when she goes to work. It’s my job to take care of her when she goes out in the evening, which is usually twice a week. Lacey is the cutest and sweetest baby in the whole state of Mississippi and I love taking care of her.

My problem is that I don’t receive 1 cent for taking care of her. My sister has a decent job and can afford to pay me something. When I ask for money, she always pleads poverty, yet she smokes like a chimney and keeps white wine in her refrigerator.

I can’t refuse to babysit for her because my mother says Lacey is my niece and I should do it, but when it comes to earning money she always just says, “That’s between your sister and you.”

Don’t you think that my sister should find a way to pay me for taking care of little Lacey? I’d be happy with a dollar an hour. Besides sometimes I can’t take a paying job

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to go out with a “great guy.”

He doesn’t owe you an apology, but you sure owe him one. If you’re smart, you’ll give him a call and take back your foolish remarks.

If you’re lucky, he’ll accept your babysitting because I’m babysitting apology and ask you out again.

Dr. Wallace: My 20-year-old sister for my sister. Do you think I’m off still lives at home with another base? – Sara, Jackson, Miss.

Sara: No, I don’t think you’re sister and me. It so happens that off base at all. Babysitting is one this sister has always been a rowdy, of the most important jobs on wild, party-loving girl and now she earth and there’s no reason why is an unwed mother-to-be. She’s you should not be compensated. I four months pregnant and has dethink it’s up to your parents to tell cided against an abortion because your sister to do what’s right – pay the father told her he would marry for your work. One dollar an hour her (some day) and that he would enjoy being a father. Our family is cheap. The going rate now is considers this guy a loser and we much more than that amount.

Dr. Wallace: I’m really mad and I think that my sister would be better don’t really know what to do about off raising the child on her own. it. I went to the school Winter My worry is not about my sister Formal with a boy in my school or the baby’s father, but rather and we had a great time. He asked about the unborn infant. My sister me out several times after that and has been a regular smoker of at I thought we both had a fun time. least a pack of cigarettes a day for Then last week, I found out that nearly five years, but do you think he had already asked two other girls she would quit smoking for the sake to the dance before he asked me. The of her unborn child? No, and that’s first girl already had a date and the her second bad decision of late. other flat out turned him down. Now I’m not sure it will do any good, I’m feeling like a “second-hand Rose.” but could you please print the When I found this out I called damage that an unborn child can him and he confirmed that it was suffer when the pregnant mother true. I told him off and said I never smokes? I’ll cut it out and tape it to wanted to go out with him again. I the refrigerator so she will surely still think he owes me an apology. see it. (She eats a lot of snacks.) – Nameless, Toronto, Ontario.

What do you think? – Nameless, Nameless: The damage a fetus can Minneapolis, Minn.

Nameless: You may have heard suffer when the mother-to-be smokes the old expression about “cutting are extensive. According to “When off your nose to spite your face.” a Woman Smokes,” a publication of Your preposterous temper tantrum the Canadian Cancer Society, the was driven by your foolish pride nicotine and carbon monoxide from and it just ruined a good relationcigarette smoke can retard the baby’s ship. This boy really did nothing growth and cause it to be born below wrong, unless it was inviting you normal weight. … In addition, women who smoke during pregnancy are to the prom in the first place. As you said, you both had a great time. more likely to have a stillborn infant or a baby who dies soon after birth.

Instead of looking at yourself as Your sister is lucky to have such “second-hand Rose,” you could consider yourself as fortunate by way a caring person as you in her corner of fate. And just think about this: who wants to be sure her unborn two other girls missed the chance niece or nephew is optimally healthy.

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace

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Dear Abby: I DEAR ABBY am a successful business proJeanne fessional in my Phillips mid-50s.

I have put my children through college, and they have no student loans. (My wife did not help with any of the college expenses. It was all on me.)

I am finally at a point in my life that I can pursue my passion of buying a sports car. I have always been a car guy, and my wife knows it.

When I bring up the subject of purchasing the car of my dreams, which is not very expensive, she tells me I will look like an idiot. In her next breath she says it’s OK if I buy a sports car if it is the one she wants, and of course, the one she wants is very expensive.

No matter how I broach the subject, she does not “get” that it is not about her but about my passion as a car guy. How do I get her to see my side? – Revving Up in New

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‘Baby blues’ common after childbirth Dear Doctor: It’s been two weeks since our son was born, and my wife seems to be having a hard time. She cries easily and has a lot of anxiety. Is this just baby blues, like my mother says, or is it postpartum depression?

Dear Reader: Congratulations on welcoming a new baby! Your lives have undergone an enormous change, and that’s at the heart of your wife’s difficulties. Both in the short-term disruption of the so-called “baby blues” and the more serious struggle of postpartum depression, the physical, emotional and hormonal changes a woman goes through after she gives birth can often pose challenges.

First, let us reassure you that at two weeks postpartum, it’s perfectly natural for a new mother to feel overwhelmed. Up to 80 percent of new mothers report symptoms of mood swings, anxiety, mild depression, weepiness and negative thoughts or feelings in the first few weeks after the baby arrives.

Your wife’s body is not only recovering from the physical and emotional rigors of the birth process, but it is also now returning to its pre-pregnancy state.

That means she is experiencing a sudden drop in hormone levels – estrogen and progesterone in particular – which have been at record levels during her pregnancy.

Add in sleep deprivation and the seismic changes to her daily routine as she learns new tasks and takes responsibility for a new life, and it’s little surprise that she feels overwhelmed.

When these symptoms don’t go away after several weeks, or if they become more severe, then postpartum depression becomes a possibility. When this is the case, seeing a primary care physician is vital.

Symptoms of postpartum depression mirror those of major depression.

These include a sad or empty feeling that won’t go away, feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, pervasive pessimism, a change in sleeping or eating habits, withdrawal from loved ones, and often a lack of connection to or interest in the new baby.

Between 11 and 18 percent of new mothers experience postpartum depression. Fortunately, most women who seek treatment for postpartum depression will recover.

Meanwhile, there’s a lot that you can do to help your wife right now. Simply listening is important.

Get her to talk about how she’s feeling and what she’s going through so she knows that you care and understand. It’s quite likely you both have some of the same feelings, and sharing them can help build up your bond.

Help around the house without being asked. Make a meal, do housework, arrange for her to have some time to herself. Something as simple as getting outside can make a big difference. A daily walk will be good for both of you. Even a drive through the neighborhood just to look around can bring welcome distraction.

The baby blues are an isolating experience that comes at a time of life when women are told they should be happiest.

By stepping up to lend a hand, you’re not only helping your wife recover, you’re also setting the foundation to a parenting partnership.

• Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and primary care physician at UCLA Health.

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PRESERVE MAINTENANCE WORKER

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is currently accepting applications for two (2)Preserve Maintenance Workers.

Apply online at: http://kaneforest.com/employment/apply.aspx only.Application Deadline: 02/05/2017. EOE

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Join our team of compassionate, reliable caregivers to assist area seniors in their own homes with non-medical personal care, meal prep, light housework, errands, companionship. Experience with older adults preferred. Part-time hours available.

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Sales

Scholastic Inc. - Leading Educational Publisher seeking

INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVES

with a proven track record (education or library market knowledge preferred, but not required) Place high volume of calls daily to maintain existing customers, and develop new business within a specific territory Work with Management to create and meet sales growth plan Use Consultative approach and established sales methodologies to identify customer needs Ability to prospect and develop new leads Ability to perform in a fast-paced, sales orientated environment Strong computer skills Base salary starts at $40,000 (dependent on experience) plus commission. Great benefits package including 401k .

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Email resume to: skubica@scholastic.com

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Health Care

North Aurora Care Center is seeking caring & dedicated

Certified Nursing Assistants

DEKALB COUNTY REHAB & NURSING CENTER NOW HIRING C.N.A .’s Day (1st shift) Evening (2nd shift) Shift Differential $1.00 per hour.

Night (3rd shift) Shift Differential $2.00 per hour!

Additional $0.50 per hour for Weekend (Sat./Sun.) $10 - $30 for Extra shift bonus $11.23 per hour

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Excellent health insurance, County retirement (IMRF), Paid Hours Off (PHO’s), life insurance, and uniform allowance.

Apply at: DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center Attn: Jennifer Borresen, R.N., A.D.O.N. 2600 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, IL 60115 Email: JBorresen@dekalbcounty.org • Fax: 815-217-0451 EOE

Full-Time, All Shifts including PRN & weekends Current IL Certification Required

To apply, please contact: Ken Bogard, Administrator

310 Banbury Road | North Aurora, IL 60542 (630) 892-7627 EOE

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ABSOLUTE LAND AUCTION 80+/- ACRES - 2 TRACTS BIG CREEK BOTTOMS EDWARDS COUNTY February 9th 6pm 15 South 5th - Albion, IL Marketable timber, waterflood oil production, recreation options!

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Flexible hours.

Unlimited earning potential Must be 21 with valid U.S. driver's license, insurance & reliable vehicle.

Call 855-401-1161#1161

Meet little Jumble.

He was brought in as a stray and approx. 7 years young. Jumble is sweet as a slice of pecan pie!

Tiny as he is, his heart is as big as the moon. He just loves to be held, but yet he has some spunk.

Once you meet this little guy, you will fall in love with him just like the staff and volunteers have.

He just loves to attention and to be around people.

He is a very tiny dog and he would need a family that will be gentle with him. He would love nothing more than being in a home that will just let him be a lap dog or be held all day.

He is a snuggler for sure. Jumble is dog selective and may do better with another dog his size or in a single dog household.

He is fully vetted and adoptable at Kendall County Animal Control. Adoption fee is just $120.

For more information on Jumble or our other adoptable pets please call -

630-553-9256, email: animals@co.kendall.il.us Or Visit Kendall County Animal Control: 802 W. John Street Yorkville, IL.

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To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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Jean Nidetch, a co-founder of Weight Watchers, said, “It’s choice -- not chance -- that determines your destiny.”

That is not always true at the bridge table. Sometimes, as we have seen over the last few days, you make your choice for a line of play, and it is up to chance whether it works or not -- unless it has a probability of 100 percent.

Does declarer have a guaranteed line in today’s deal, or must he choose the approach that is mathematically most likely to work?

West leads a low heart against South’s six-spade contract. What should declarer do?

North blasted straight into Blackwood, eventually putting his partner into six spades when he learned that two kings were missing.

South starts with 11 winners: six spades, one heart, three diamonds and one club. There are two obvious chances to make this small slam: Either the heart or club finesse works.

But there is a third line; do you see it?

If East has the heart king, the slam is laydown with an endplay. Declarer wins with dummy’s heart ace, draws trumps, cashes his diamond winners and exits with a heart. Assuming East takes that trick, he must either lead a club around to the dummy or concede a ruff-and-sluff (South sluffs a club from his hand and ruffs on the board). Note also that if West does produce the heart king, the club finesse is still available.

Finally, yes, it would have been simpler if North had signed off in six no-trump. North has 12 tricks after taking the club finesse, even if it loses.

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Bridges of Rivermist Ranch Home Quality - Quality - Quality

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Parklike setting in breathtaking golf community Turnberry this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 car garage stately home with everlasting water views.

Tranquil setting amongst the mature landscaping this 3400+ sq ft home with 187 ft of shoreline with private pier. Large country kitchen with island/lots of cabinets/desk area, family room w/wet bar & masonry fireplace, first floor den/5th bedroom , formal living room & dining room freshly painted, screened in room to enjoy the summer evenings, first floor laundry room, master suite w/luxury bath, generous sized secondary bedrooms w/lots of closet space, much desired 3 car side load garage, circular driveway, huge deck for summer entertaining w/gorgeous views of Turnberry Lake and memorable sunsets - bring your personal decorating ideas but everything else is there for you to enjoy!

Units are completed and ready for you. Boating season is near!

West Harbor Residences at Reva Bay is a brand new apartment community in beautiful Fox Lake, IL. 5 minutes from Metra station.

Shopping and entertainment is just minutes away.

Residence is 2 bedrooms with 2 baths in a spacious 1,250 square feet. Larger unit also has dining room and guest bath. All new stainless steel appliances with washer/dryer included. Balconies, patios, covered and open parking. Boat slips available right at your back door. Additional storage available.

Monthly rent begins at $1,425.

West Harbor Residences at Reva Bay 8300 Reva Bay Lane Fox Lake, IL 60020 Phone: 630-835-4287 Email: westharborppm@gmail.com

$418,000

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Case No. 16 CH 01126 Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent, Marilyn Robison, that on December 22, 2016, an order was entered by the Court, naming Richard W. Kuhn, 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, Illinois 60540, Tel. No. 630-420-8228, as the Special Representative of the above-named decedent under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party).

The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 273 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hampshire, IL 60140.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: Primrose McCafferty MINORS GEN. NO. 15 JA 93 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN: John Doe & Unknown Father Take notice that on the 22nd day of September, 2015, Petitions for Termination of Parental Rights were filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Joseph H. McMahon, through his Designee in the Circuit Court of Kane County entitled "IN THE INTEREST OF Primrose McCafferty, MINOR(S)" and that on February 17, 2017 in courtroom #140 of the Kane County Courthouse, Geneva, Illinois, at 1:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING will be held upon the petitions to have the minor declared wards of the court under the Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINORS, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILDREN. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILDREN. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Thomas M. Hartwell Clerk Dated: January 9, 2017 (Published in the Geneva Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1259038

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY–GENEVA, ILLINOIS The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York as successorto JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of the Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust 2005-8, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-8 Plaintiff, vs.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: MARRIAGE OF GINA DIXON Plaintiff/Petitioner vs.

ARTHUR DIXON Defendant/Respondent Case No. 16 D 1410 PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHARLESTON IN THE FAMILY COURT NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF SADIE, born on August 16, 2015, in Kane County, Illinois.

SUMMONS and NOTICE OF ADOPTION TO THE DEFENDANT CHRISTOPHER PEREZ: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Plaintiffs' Complaint in this action (the object and prayer of which is to adopt the above minor child and to obtain other relief as set forth in the said Complaint), the original of which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Family Court of Charleston County, S.C., on August 12, 20016, and a copy of which will be delivered to you upon your request being made to the Plaintiffs' undersigned attorney; and you must serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiffs, R. Glenn Lister, Jr., at his office at the address below, within thitty (30) days following the date of last publication, exclusive of the date of such publication .

YOU ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to appear and defend and fail to answer the Complaint as required by this Summons within thirty (30) days after the service hereof as stated above, exclusive of the day of such service, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE HEREBY ALSO NOTIFIED THAT: 1. You have been identified by Rachel (the biological mother) as the biological father of a Caucasian female child known as Sadie who was born on August 16, 2015, in Kane County, Illinois, and believed to have been conceived in Kane County, Illinois.

2. Legal proceedings to adopt the said child have been filed and begun in the Family Court of Charleston County, S.C., (Case # 16-DR- 10-3084) on August 12, 2016.

3. Within thirty (30) days of receiving this Notice you must respond in writing by filing with the Family Court of Charleston County (address: Charleston County Family Court, 100 Broad Street, Suite 143, Charleston, SC 29401) a notice of your intent and reasons to contest, intervene or otherwise respond to these adoption proceedings (and send a copy to the below named attorney for the Plaintiffs).

4. If you fail to file such a response within thirty (30) days of receiving this Notice your failure constitutes consent to adoption of the child and forfeiture of all your rights and obligations with respect to the child.

5. You must inform the said Court of your cunent address and any changes of address during these adoption proceedings.

January 5, 2017 /s/ R. Glenn Lister, Jr. Attorney for Plaintiffs P.O. Box 2534 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 Phone: (843) 884-0555 (Published in Kane County Chronicle, January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258980

The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant(s) therein and praying The parties be awarded a judgment of dissolution or marriage dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between the parties. That the Court make an equitable division of the marital and non-marital property of the parties. That the Court make equitable division of the debt, of the parties. That the Plaintiff, may have such other relief may be just and equitable. and for other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before Feb 10, 2017.

AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINEST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed Seal of said Court on 1-6-17.

Thomas M Hartwell Clerk of the Circuit Court (SEAL) Name: James M. Kiss PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney for: Plaintiff Atty Registration No.: 1475053 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Address: 96 N. Kennedy Drive FOR THE SIXTEENTH City, State, Zip: Carpentersville, IL JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 60110 KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Phone: 8474285477 JUVENILE DIVISION Attorney E-mail: jamesmkiss@live.- IN THE INTEREST OF: com DAVID GARCIA A MINOR Published in the Kane County GENERAL NO. 16 JD 328 Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, NOTICE BY PUBLICATION 2017) 1257925 NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, DAVID GAR-

IN THE INTEREST OF: DAVID GARCIA A MINOR GENERAL NO. 16 JD 328 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, DAVID GARCIA & DAVID GARCIA SR., L.K.A. UNKNOWN and TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that a Petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by Joseph H. McMahon, through his designee, in this Courtroom and that in the Courtroom of Judge Hull or any Judge sitting in Courtroom #1 of the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center, St Charles, Illinois, on FEBRUARY 22, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a Hearing will be held on the PETITION TO ADJUDICATE, to have the minor declared a delinquent and that said minor be made a Ward of the Court and enter such further orders as may be appropriate under the Juvenile Court Act. Dated: January 10, 2017 /s/ Thomas M. Hartwell Clerk (Published in the Geneva Kane County Chronicle on January 26, 2017) 1259041

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOISIN RE THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: CRISTAN DOUGLAS, FOR CHANGE OF NAME. Gen No.: 16 MR 1231 NOTICE is hereby given that on March 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as Petitioner may be heard, the Petitioner shall appear before the Honorable Judge Presiding in Courtroom 250 of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 S. Third St., Geneva, IL 60134, and then and there present her petition requesting that her name be changed from CRISTAN DOUGLAS to CRISTAN TORRANCE, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

Any person interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.

Petitioner: Cristan Douglas 2343 Glenmoore Dr. West Dundee, IL 60118 Attorney for Petitioner: Michael E. Kelly Law Offices of Michael E. Kelly 118 W. Bartlett Ave. #1 Bartlett,IL 60103 630.837.6600 Attorney Code 06185648 January 19, 26, February 2, 2017 Kane County Chronicle 1258913

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF DANIEL REYES GONZALEZ Plaintiff, CONSTANTINO DANIEL GUADARRAMA VALENCIA Defendant.

No. 16 MR 1520 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION REGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2017, in Courtroom No. 250 of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, a Petition will be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name of DANIEL REYES GONZALEZ, to CONSTANTINO DANIEL GUADARRAMA VALENCIA, pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101.

Dated December 30, 2016 at Geneva, Illinois.

GONZALEZ, to CONSTANTINO DANIEL GUADARRAMA VALENCIA, pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101.

Dated December 30, 2016 at Geneva, Illinois.

ANGELICA GUADARRAMA and CONSTANTINO GUADARRAMA

By: Patrick M Kinnally, their attorney Patrick M. Kinnally Kinnally Flaherty Krentz Loran Hodge & Masur PC 2114 Deerpath Road Aurora, IL 60506 Phone: 6300-907-0909 Fax: 630-907-0913 January 12, 19, 26, 2017 Kane County Chronicle 1257944

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS 16 MR 1522 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION REGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that on February 24, 2017, in Courtroom No. 250, of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may heard, a Petition will be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name of Michael Wayne Moser-Booth to the new name of Michael Wayne Booth pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. /s/ Michael Moser-Booth Petitioner

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1260581

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS 16 MR 1522 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION REGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that on February 24, 2017, in Courtroom No. 250, of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may heard, a Petition will be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name of Yadira Gronzalez to the new name of Yadira Booth pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. /s/ Yadira Gonzalez Petitioner

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1260577

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLIINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HELMUT K. LUKAS 513 Ryerson Avenue Elgin, IL 60123 Date and Place of Death: 9/23/2016, Elgin, IL Case No. 16 P 624 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION To: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of Helmut K. Lukas who died on 9/23/16, a resident of Elgin, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate is: Doris A. Lukas, 812 Greenwood Avenue, Carpentersville, IL 60110 (pro se).

3. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before 7/26/17.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174 or with the Representative, or both. Any Claim not

Obe filed on or before 7/26/17. ,Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174 or with the Representative, or both. Any Claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Aclerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative within 10 days ,after it has been filed. y4. On 1/06/17 an Order Admitting the Will to Probate, Appointing the Representative was entered.

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

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

7. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filiing a petition to terminate under Aricle XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4). d/s/ Doris Lukas rSignature of Executor r January 26, February 2, 9, 2017 n Kane County Chronicle 1260682 r l

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COUNTY OF Kane r In the Circuit Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit, y Kane County, Illinois, y Chancery Division Partners for Payment Relief DE II, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Tim Ford, et al., Defendants.

Case No. 17 CH 10 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been dcommenced in the Circuit Court of rthe 16th Judicial Circuit, Kane rCounty, Illinois, Chancery Division, nby the said plaintiff against you rand other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows: to-wit: All that parcel of land in City of rAurora, Kane County, State of Illinois, as more fully described in yDeed Doc #2003K132622, ID# y1519178005, being known and designated as Lot 60 in Blackberry Creek, Unit One, in the City of Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, by fee simple deed from Robert B. Zygadlo and Carol Zygaldo, husband and wife as set forth in Doc# 2003K132622 dated 06/19/2003 and recorded 07/31/2003, Kane County Records, State of Illinois.

Commonly known as: 2280 Apple Hill Lane, Aurora, IL 60506 P.I.N.: 15-19-178-005 Mortgagors: Tim Ford and Lynn Ford, husband and wife.

Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic -Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation dba ditech.com .

Recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Kane County, IL, as Document No. 2004K103868.

Present owners of the property are the above mentioned mortgagors. . Notice is also given you that the said Complaint prays for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Notice is also given you that the said Complaint prays for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kane County, IL, on or before February 19, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

DANIEL O. BARHAM, (6319903), Attorney, 2644 Kull Road, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258872

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: MARRIAGE OF Lisa Guerette Plaintiff/Petitioner vs.

Hank Guerette Defendant/Respondent Case No. 17 D 26 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant(s) therein and praying Hank Guerette (Date of Birth: 2/28/1968) formerly of 1515 Exposition Avenue Aurora, IL 60506 and for other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before 2-22-17.

AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINEST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed Seal of said Court on Jan 9, 2017.

Thomas M Hartwell Clerk of the Circuit Court (SEAL) Name: Law Office of Gordon R. Hughes, Jr. Attorney for: Plaintiff Atty Registration No.: 1281399 Address: 1737 S. Naperville Rd., Suite 207 City, State, Zip: Wheaton, IL 60189 Phone: 6302601770 Attorney E-mail:logh@sbcglobal.net Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1260898

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Humberto Villagomez Plaintiff/Petitioner vs.

Maria Baluaneda Rodriguez Angulo Defendant/Respondent 17 D 60 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED

17 D 60 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the plaintiff(s), naming you as defendant(s) therein and praying DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and for other relief; that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before 2/27/17. AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINEST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed Court on the Seal of said 1/19/2017. /s/ Thomas M. Hartwell Clerk of the Circuit Court SEAL Name: Humberto Villagomez Attorney for: N/A Atty Registration No.: N/A Address: 1012 North Camden City, State, Zip: South Elgin, IL 60177 Phone: 224-388-0400 Attorney E-mail: N/A (Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1260933

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS 17 MR 78 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION REGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that on February 24, 2017, in Courtroom No. 250, of the Kane County Courthouse, 100 South Third Street, Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as this matter may heard, a Petition will be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name of Christa Urlaub to the new name of Christa Castrogiovanni pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et seq. /s/ Christa Urlaub Petitioner (Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, February 2, 9, 2017) 1260575

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Richard A. Missing, Sr. Deceased Case No. 2016 P 136 INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: Creditors and Claimants 1. Notice is given of the death of Richard A. Missing, Sr., who died onNovember 10, 2016 a resident of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate and his/her address is:Richard A. Missing, Jr. of 217 S. Lake Street, Grayslake, IL 60030.

3. The attorney for the estate and his/her address is: Strohschein Law Group, 455 Dunham Road, Suite 200, St. Charles, IL 60174.

4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 19, 2017. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with

may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. On January 4, 2017, an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and/or Appointing the Representative was entered.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 110 1/2, Par. 28-4) (Published in the Kendall County Record on January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258817

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD F. JELINSKI, 400 Sullivan Rd., Aurora, IL 60506 Date and Place of Death: November 11, 2016/Aurora, IL PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO: Creditors and Claimants (ONLY) 1. Notice is hereby given of the death of Edward F. Jelinski who died on November 11, 2016, a resident of Aurora, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the estate is: Robert Jelinski, 708 Campbell St., Geneva, IL 60134.

3. The Attorney for the estate is: Craig D. Hasenbalg, Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper Gilbert & DiNolfo, Ltd., 303 N. Main St., Elburn, IL 60119 4. Claims against the estate may be filed on or before July 19, 2017.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles, IL 60174 or with the representative , or both. Any Claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

5. The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4). /s/ Robert Jelinski Administrator (Published in the Elburn Herald January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258891

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Village of Lily Lake is looking for bids for yard care from April to October of 2017. All Bids need to be submitted to the Village office by 12:00 pm on March 1, 2017. Bid packets will be opened at the Public Works Meeting on March 2, 2017.Please stop by the Village Office, 43W870 Empire Road, to obtain your copy of the bid package.

Interested bidders will need to submit a certificate of liability insurance with the proposal.If you have any questions, please contact the Village at 630-365-9577 or by email at clerk@villageoflilylake.org.

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 26, 2017) 1260954

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE In compliance with the American SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT with Disabilities Act and other Federal and State laws, the Public KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Meeting will be accessible to those with disabilities. If any additional NOTICE OF PUBLICATION assistance is required, please conREGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that tact Bonnie Flock, Project Manager, on 02/24/17, in Courtroom No. by telephone at (630) 406-7359 250, of the Kane County Court- or by email at house, 100 South Third Street, FlockBonnie@co.kane.il.us at least Geneva, Illinois, at the hour of 9:00 five (5) business days prior to the a.m. or as soon thereafter as this meeting such that any additional matter may be heard, a Petition will arrangements can be made. be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name(s) of Brandon M. January 26, February 2, 2017 Kane County Chronicle Hickey to Brandon M. Burica Elburn Herald pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/21-101 et 1260660 seq..

Dated 01/05/17 at Aurora, Illinois

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(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, The personal property located at Convenient Self-Storage, Inc. 201 2017) 1257936 N. Dempsey, Elburn. IL 60119, Unit A2 belonging to Melanie ElPUBLIC NOTICE liott will be disposed of on FebruLien Sale ary 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. due Notice of Publication to non-payment of rent.

Notice is hereby given that a dis- The personal property located at posal of property will be held on Convenient Self-Storage, Inc. 201 2/1/2017 at 9:00 a.m. at 1690 N. Dempsey, Elburn. IL 60119, Shanahan Drive, South Elgin, IlliUnit A67 belonging to Jason Pownois 60177 by the following person(s) Valerie C. Rivera, Unit L4, ell will be disposed of on February Joe Dibella, Unit I11, Melanie 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. due to Dewis, Unit F21, Nevin Bens, Unit non-payment of rent.

C9, Alberto Beltraqn, Unit G6, and The personal property located at Heather Angerman, Units EE1 and Convenient Self-Storage, Inc. 201 N. Dempsey, Elburn. IL 60119, EE3.

This notice is being published on Units A65 & A3641 belonging to Bill Wimmer will be disposed of on 1/19/2017 and 1/26/2017 in the Kane County Chronicle in accor- February 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. dance with the S.S.S. Act SHA, due to non-payment of rent.

Chapter 114, Paragraph 801 et.

Seq. (Illinois Law). This disposition (Published in the Elburn Herald on is subject to prior cancellation in January 19, 26, 2017) 1259047 the event of settlement between AAA Storage, Inc. and the obligated party. This disposition is not open to the public.

PUBLIC NOTICE January 19, 26, 2017 Kane County Chronicle 1259421 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Informational Meeting Dauberman Road Extension Granart Road to US 30 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Kane County Division of Transportation (KDOT) will hold an Introductory and Scoping Public Meeting concerning the extension of Dauberman Road from Granart Road to US Route 30, with a potential grade-separated crossing at the BNSF Railroad and US Route 30.

The Public Informational Meeting will take place on: Date: February 9, 2017 Time: 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Hinckley-Big Rock Place: Middle School 47W984 US Route 30 Big Rock, IL 60511

Public Notice is hereby given that on Friday, January 06, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Always Perfect Painters located at: 3N475 Ponderosa Drive, St Charles, IL 60175

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: COOLLEX located at: 469 Gertrude St Elgin, IL, 60123

business known as:

Grain Renovations located at: 617 Hinman St. Aurora, IL 60505 Dated: 1/13/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

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Dated: 1/17/2017

Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, January 04, 2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Kane County Clerk Illinois, setting forth the names and (Published in the Kane County addresses of all persons owning, Chronicle on January 26, February conducting and transacting the 2, 9, 2017) 1260574 business known as:

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Monday, January 09, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: D & D MAINTENANCE located at: 847 S Randall Rd STE 105, Elgin, IL 60123

JUST RUN Athletes located at: 1811 Ness Way, Montgomery, IL 60538 Dated: 1/4/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, 2017) 1257857

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Dated: 1/9/2017

Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office /s/ John A. Cunningham of the County Clerk of Kane County, Kane County Clerk Illinois, setting forth the names and (Published in the Kane County addresses of all persons owning, Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, conducting and transacting the 2017) 1257916 business known as:

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Public Notice is hereby given that on Monday, January 09, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, /s/ John A. Cunningham Illinois, setting forth the names and Kane County Clerk addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the (Published in the Kane County business known as: on January 12, 19, 26, Chronicle The Public Meeting will be conducted in an informal open house for- 2017) 1257857 Danielle Rouille mat, with two 20-minute presentaPUBLIC NOTICE Insurance Agency tions at 5:30 P.M. and 6:30 P.M. Exhibit boards will be available for ASSUMED NAME located at: viewing and discussion with project PUBLICATION NOTICE 43 S Randall Road, staff. The purpose of this public North Aurora, IL 60542 meeting is to introduce the project, Public Notice is hereby given that describe the current planning pro- on Thursday, January 19, 2017 a cess, review the existing conditions, certificate was filed in the office of Dated: 1/9/2017 and gather input and information the County Clerk of Kane County, from the community and public. In- Illinois, setting forth the names and /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk put, comments and questions will addresses of all persons owning, be solicited on the project. Written conducting and transacting the (Published in the Kane County comments and questions are wel- business known as: Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, come at any time but must be re2017) 1257852 ceived by the County on or before Beauty By Ashlynn February 23, 2017 by close of business to be part of the project located at: PUBLIC NOTICE record. Written comments can be 601 W. State St Suite J submitted during the meeting, Geneva, IL, 60134 ASSUMED NAME emailed to kdotcomments@co.kane.il.us, or Dated: 1/19/2017 PUBLICATION NOTICE can be mailed after the meeting to: Kane County Division of TransPublic Notice is hereby given that /s/ John A. Cunningham portation on Friday, January 13, 2017 a Kane County Clerk 41W011 Burlington Road certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, St. Charles, IL 60175 (Published in the Kane County Attn: Ms. Bonnie Flock, Project Illinois, setting forth the names and Chronicle on January 26, February addresses of all persons owning, Manager 2, 9, 2017) 1260573 conducting and transacting the In compliance with the American business known as: Breaking News with Disabilities Act and other Fedavailable 24/7 at eral and State laws, the Public Grain Renovations Dated: 1/6/2017

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Linda's LA DI DA DESIGNS located at: 343 Hilltop Dr North Aurora, IL 60542 Dated: 1/11/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

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Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Molly Skeen Photography located at: 324 Chesney Dr Sugar Grove, IL 60554 Dated: 1/11/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: My Moment Meals located at: 216 Mistwood Lane North Aurora, IL 60542 Dated: 1/11/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258942

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Nursing in Motion located at: 858 Columbia Circle North Aurora, IL 60542 Dated: 1/11/2017 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 19, 26, February 2, 2017) 1258939

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, December 29, 2016 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: Omega Plastics located at: 45W433 Raymond Rd, Big Rock, IL 60511 Dated: 12/29/2016 /s/ John A. Cunningham Kane County Clerk (Published in the Kane County Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, 2017) 1257873

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Kane County, Illinois, setting forth the names and addresses of all persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as: RMS MEDICAL BILLING

located at: 4585 GREYWOOD DR. ST. CHARLES, IL 60175

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CAUSE NO. 17-TX-4: TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IF DECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND TO ALL INTERESTED DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THEREOF, INCLUDING AMONG OTHERS KANE COUNTY CLERK , KANE COUNTY TREASURER , KANE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY , ILLINOIS DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ILLINOIS DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS PUBLIC AID FIELD CONSULTANT, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF HEALTHCARE & FAMILY SERVICES (PUBLIC AID) GENERAL COUNSEL, CITY OF GENEVA, CITY OF AURORA, CITY OF Dated: 1/10/2017 BATAVIA, CITY OF ELGIN, CITY OF ST CHARLES, VILLAGE OF CARPENTERSVILLE, VILLAGE OF ELBURN, VILLAGE OF GILBERTS, VILLAGE OF MONTGOMERY, VILLAGE OF WEST DUNDEE, AND TO OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTER NAMED: /s/ John A. Cunningham Parcel Number Owners/Parties Interested Cert Number Street Or Common Address Kane County Clerk 15-08-231-015 MCCALLA, KATHLEEN A 2014-00041 I-88 (Published in the Kane County 15-11-331-005 GEHANT, SAM Chronicle on January 19, 26, Publisher's Notice: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CORP, K GEHANT 2014-00077 MARIKAY AVE. February 2, 2017) 1258922 All real estate 15-11-331-005 GEHANT,KDRESIDENTIAL BUILDING CORP, K GEHANT 2014-00077 MARIKAY AVE. advertising in 15-11-331-005 PRAIRIE PATH ESTATESD HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 2014-00077 MARIKAY AVE. this newspaper 15-14-228-026 HART, EDWARD J 2014-00104 1050 N. FARNSWORTH AVE. G-7 is subject to the 15-14-228-026 HART, JAMES D 2014-00104 1050 N. FARNSWORTH AVE. G-7 PUBLIC NOTICE Fair Housing Act 15-14-228-026 LEON, LINDA R 2014-00104 1050 N. FARNSWORTH AVE. G-7 which makes it 15-14-228-039 CHOI, CHOON C 2014-00106 1050 N. FARNSWORTH AVE. G-4 ASSUMED NAME illegal to advertise "any prefer15-14-426-040 BURCH, JOHN E 2014-00128 AUSTIN AVE. PUBLICATION NOTICE ence, limitation or discrimina- 15-14-426-040 BURCH, IVORY J 2014-00128 AUSTIN AVE. tion based on race, color, reliUNITED STATES OF AMERICAD ATTORNEY GENERAL 2014-00128 AUSTIN AVE. Public Notice is hereby given that gion, sex, handicap, familial 15-14-426-040 FOX METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2014-00128 AUSTIN AVE. on Friday, January 06, 2017 a status or national origin, or an 15-14-426-040 AURORA TOWNSHIP 2014-00128 AUSTIN AVE. certificate was filed in the office of intention, to make any such 15-14-426-040 15-15-328-037 FOX METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2014-00149 727 ORCHARD AVE. the County Clerk of Kane County, preference, limitation of discrimiAURORA WIRE COMPANY 2014-00149 727 ORCHARD AVE. Illinois, setting forth the names and nation." Familial status includes 15-15-328-037 addresses of all persons owning, children under the age of 18 liv15-15-328-037 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUED 2014-00149 727 ORCHARD AVE. conducting and transacting the ing with parents or legal custo15-21-480-020 RIVER & BENTON LLC 2014-00303 OFF RIVER ST. business known as: ARTLOW SYSTEMS INCD 2014-00303 OFF RIVER ST. dians, pregnant women and 15-21-480-020 15-21-480-020 THERESA HALUCH-BRANCH MANAGERD CORELOGIC 2014-00303 OFF RIVER ST. people securing custody of chilTranSolar Enterprises 15-24-177-004 FOX METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT 2014-00450 316 PARKSIDE AVE. dren under 18. This newspaper 15-24-177-004 ARIZA, PRAXEDIS 2014-00450 316 PARKSIDE AVE. will not knowingly accept any located at: ESPARZA, ROJELIOD 2014-00509 SUMMIT AVE. advertising for real estate which 15-26-231-015 625 Canterfield Parkway West, 15-26-231-015 ESPARZA, LETICIAD 2014-00509 SUMMIT AVE. is in violation of the law. Our West Dundee, IL 60118 15-27-155-023 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00543 344 WESTON AVE. readers are hereby informed that 15-27-155-023 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00543 344 WESTON AVE. all dwellings advertised in this Dated: 1/6/2017 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00544 WESTON AVE. newspaper are available on an 15-27-155-024 equal opportunity basis.

15-27-155-024 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00544 WESTON AVE. /s/ John A. Cunningham To complain of discrimination 15-27-155-025 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00545 WESTON AVE. Kane County Clerk call HUD toll-free at 15-27-155-025 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD C/O JOSEPH M TAGES MD 2014-00545 WESTON AVE. 1-800-669-9777.

15-27-155-026 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00546 WESTON AVE. (Published in the Kane County The toll-free telephone number 15-27-155-026 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00546 WESTON AVE. Chronicle on January 12, 19, 26, for the hearing impaired is 15-27-155-027 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00547 356 WESTON AVE. 2017) 1257903 1-800-927-9275 15-27-155-027 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00547 356 WESTON A 15-27-155-028 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00548 WESTON AVE. 15-27-155-031 COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 2014-00551 372 WESTON AVE. 15-27-155-031 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COD 2014-00551 372 WESTON AVE. 15-34-410-018 SANCHEZ, EDUARDO 2014-00698 HINMAN ST. PUBLIC NOTICE 15-34-410-018 RUSH-COPLEY MEDICAL CENTER INC 2014-00698 HINMAN ST. State of Illinois 15-34-410-018 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUED 2014-00698 HINMAN ST. County of Kane 12-20-401-034 S&P REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC 2014-00734 MAIN ST. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS 12-20-401-034 PACIFIC WESTERN BANK 2014-00734 MAIN ST. OF THE SUGAR GROVE WATER AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 11-08-200-026 AMCORE INVESTMENT GROUPD B & B ENTERPRISES 2014-00845 KESLINGER RD. COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 2016 AND ENDING 11-08-200-026 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016 NKA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N A 2014-00845 KESLINGER RD. RECEIPTS 11-21-300-044 ABRAHAM, JOHN M 2014-00863 BLACKBERRY HILL RD. Source Amount 08-25-130-019 FOX MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPD KANE COUNTY LAND CO 2014-00926 BAERT LN. Kane County Treasurer 08-25-130-019 FOX MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP KANE COUNTY LAND 2014-00926 BAERT LN. Distribution of 2016 03-03-126-002 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKED General Real Estate Taxes $ 12,228.24 JOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01087 WINAKI TRL. Interest ReceivedJanuary - December $ 908.13 03-03-126-002 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKE NKA Other Income Balance on-hand HOME STATE BANK N ADJOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01087 WINAKI TRL. As of January 1, 2016 $ 76,420.23 03-03-126-016 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKED TOTAL RECEIPTS AND ASSETS JOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01088 ONAWAY TRL. AVAILABLE 2016 $ 89,556.60 03-03-126-016 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKE NKA DISBURSEMENTS HOME STATE BANK N ADJOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01088 ONAWAY TRL Associations $ 4,580.00 .03-03-126-032 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKED Bank Service Charges $ ---JOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01089 SAUWANAS TRL. Dues $ ---03-03-126-032 HOME STATE BANK OF CRYSTAL LAKE NKA HOME Communications $ 2,450.00 STATE BANK N ADJOHN & FLORENCE WECK 2014-01089 SAUWANAS TRL. Insurance $ 1,371.00 03-05-450-012 VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIND 2014-01146 WESTBOURNE PKWY. Office Supplies $ 118.64 Postage & Delivery $ ---03-05-450-012 CREEKS CROSSING OF ALGONQUIN LLCD 2014-01146 WESTBOURNE PKWY. Printing & Reproduction $ 78.00 03-26-176-002 SPRINGHILL INVESTMENTS LLC 2014-01326 15N689 ELGIN AVE. Professional fees $ ---03-26-176-002 MIDTAX INC 2014-01326 15N689 ELGIN AVE. Transportation & Lodging $ 737.64 03-26-176-002 VILLAGE OF EAST DUNDEE 2014-01326 15N689 ELGIN AVE. Salaries $ 1,458.33 06-15-257-053 MASEL, DAVID 2014-01539 N. MELROSE AVE. & HIGHLAND AVE. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $ 10,793.61 06-15-257-053 MIRANDA, CAROLINA 2014-01539 N. MELROSE AVE. & HIGHLAND AVE. BALANCE ON-HAND AS 06-24-433-008 VELAZQUEZ, ANTONIO 2014-01662 ILLINOIS AVE. OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 $ 78,762.99 06-35-480-001 CALLAHAN, J L 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 06-35-480-001 UNITED STATES OF AMERICAD ATTORNEY GENERAL 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. FOR ALL FUNDS 06-35-480-001 BANK OF AMERICA N A 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. AND ACCOUNT GROUPS 06-35-480-001 FIRST COMMUNITY BANK 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. Cash on-hand-06-35-480-001 GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. Banking $ 11,225.0106-35-480-001 GUPTA, DOLLY 2014-01760 HILLTOP LN. Capital Reserve $ 67,537.98 2014-01825 01-21-198-009 AMCORE BANK NAD DAVID MALONEY WILD PRAIRIE PT. Total Assets $ 78,762.99 01-21-198-009 PRINCETON COMMERCIAL A HOLDINGS LLC 2014-01825 WILD PRAIRIE PT. Total Liabilities $ ---01-21-198-009 HAMPSHIRE PRAIRIE RIDGE 2014-01825 WILD PRAIRIE PT. Total Equity -Corporate Fund $ 78,762.99 01-21-198-009 SCOTT PAPENDICK 2014-01825 WILD PRAIRIE PT. Total Liabilities and Equity $ 78,762.99 02-13-402-010 BSLB, LLC 2014-01919 BINNIE LAKES TRL. Sugar Grove Water Authority 02-13-402-010 LUXURY BUILDING LLCD 2014-01919 BINNIE LAKES TRL. Jerry Elliott,Treasurer TOWNHOME OWNERS ASSOC # 2 02-28-306-007 CAMBRIDGE LAKES 2014-01937 CLOVER LN., GALWAY LN., SHAMROCK LN. & EMERALD DR. January 26, 2017 Elburn Herald 1261001 09-11-178-012 GEWELKE, MARGARETD 2014-02000 WYOMING AVE. 09-11-178-012 SCHMALZ, TRUDYD 2014-02000 WYOMING AVE. 09-11-209-013 MCREYNOLDS, GEORGE ELLIOTT III 2014-02005 WATSEKA AVE. You Want It? 09-11-209-013 MCREYNOLDS, DANIEL A 2014-02005 WATSEKA AVE. Buying? Selling?

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