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SHAW MEDIA A judge overseeing Dennis Hastert’s hush-money case has appointed a doctor to review the former U.S. House Speaker’s medical records, the Associated Press reported late last week. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin said in a filing March 31 that Northwestern University Dr. Robert S. Golden would con- Dennis duct the review, the AP Hastert reports. The evaluation was ordered last month after Hastert’s sentencing was delayed because his lawyers told the AP that he had nearly died and remained in poor health. Hastert is now to be sentenced April 27. Durkin’s filing says Golden’s practice is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and that he is board certified in internal medicine. He also is an assistant professor at Northwestern’s medical school. In last month’s order, the judge said he wanted a doctor to “provide an independent report to the court on the defendant’s medical condition.”
the community. The city is financing the playground from multiple funds. The city was previously awarded a state Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant in May 2013 for Bicentennial Riverfront Park improvements. However, Gov. Bruce Rauner last year suspended the funding for such grants indefinitely. In a memo to the council, Evans said they plan to pay for the playground by using $15,000 pledged from the Riverfront Park Foundation as well as $66,815 in funds from a less than anticipated shortfall in the Parks and Recreation budget.
Boulder Hill man arrested on child pornography charges SHAW MEDIA Kendall County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Thomas Randall, 63, of the 0-10 block of Pomeroy Road, Boulder Hill, on 12 counts of possession of child pornography while executing a search warrant at his residence April 4. According to the sheriff’s office, four of the charges filed by the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office against Randall are Class X felonies, two are Class 1 felonies, five are Class 2 felonies and one is a Class 3 felony. Randall’s arrest stems from a sheriff’s office investigation that be-
gan Jan. 26 when the office received information concerning a person believed to be in possession of child pornography. Sheriff’s detectives conducted a criminal investigation, assisted by the Attorney General’s Office and the DeThomas partment of Homeland Randall Security. Randall was taken into custody without incident and was being held Tuesday at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville in lieu of bond, which was set at $100,000.
Property tax forum scheduled for April 28 SHAW MEDIA Local homeowners interested in learning about the process for determining property taxes and how to appeal if they believe they may have been over-assessed are invited to attend a free outreach forum sponsored by State Rep. John Anthony, R-Joliet, entitled “Understanding and Appealing Your Property Tax Assessment.”
The forum will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Kendall Township Town Hall in Yorkville, 9925 Illinois Route 47 (just north of Walker Road). The forum will include a presentation about the property tax assessment process followed by a question-and-answer session with staff. RSVPs are encouraged but not required by calling Anthony’s district office at 815-416-1475.
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Contractors have been relocating utility lines adjoining Route 34 in Yorkville in anticipation of the long-planned reconstruction and widening of the busy highway. Work is expected to begin in September.
Vendors are needed for the 11th annual Spring Yorkville Junior Women’s Club’s Craft and Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in Town Square Park, Yorkville. Booths are $35 for 12x12 space. Email Teresa at ktwedeen@aol.com for information.
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“The FY 17 Parks and Recreation Department budget is based on a budgeted deficit of [$146,000] in FY16. However, staff anticipates the FY16 budget deficit to be closer to [$70,000], a $76,000 difference,” Evans says in the memo. The City Council could also use Downtown Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to match the $15,000 pledge the Riverfront Park Foundation has pledged. The department would pay the entire cost for the park if the OSLAD grant is not reinstated by Rauner, according to Evans. Colosimo acknowledged that it is a gamble for the city if they don’t receive the OSLAD grant.
The Yorkville Sons of the American Legion will hold its last
breakfast fundraiser for the season from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Yorkville American Legion, 9054 E. Veterans Parkway. The buffet will include pancakes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, sausage, danish, tomato juice, orange juice, milk and coffee. The cost is $7 for adults, $6 for those 55 and over, $4 for those 13-20, and $3 for those 6-12 years old. For information call 630-553-7117.
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By KATHY FARREN news@kendallcountynow.com Most Yorkville School District 115 students hit “benchmarks” for their grade level and showed expected growth in reading and math skills in testing this January. Data on the test results was presented to the Board of Education last week. Elementary student results are based on the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) tests taken this winter. Eighth grade reading and math results were based on student scores on the EXPLORE test, a preliminary to the ACT. A benchmark is the level at which a student should be performing at a given grade level. Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning Michael Duback explained it using the example of the benchmarks for college readiness based on the ACT test. Students who score the benchmark of 22 or higher in mathematics on that test, for example, are considered to be ready to do well in college math classes. Overall district students did slightly better in reading than in math on the winter tests.
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With help from outside consultant ECRA (Education/Consulting/Research/Analytics), the district was also able to see how much student performance had grown since previous tests. Duback said ECRA used student scores and progress on past MAP tests, AIMSweb tests and local assessments to project where they should have scored in this winter’s test. If, for example, a student scored a 180 in reading on his last MAP test, he might have been projected to grow to a 186 this winter. ECRA considered scores that were from .29 below to .29 above the projected number to be making expected growth. ECRA’s “richer” analysis allows for a stronger and more accurate projection, Duback said. “As a data nerd, I’m in awe.” In reading, between 60 percent (Yorkville Grade School) and 73 percent (Bristol Bay Elementary School) of students made expected growth. Between 16 percent (Bristol Bay) and 27 percent (Bristol Grade School) showed high growth (.3 percent or more above their projected level), while between 11 percent (Bristol Bay) and 19 percent (Yorkville Grade) showed low growth (.3 percent or more below their projected level). In math, between 58 percent (Circle Center Grade School) and 71 percent (Bristol Bay) of students met expected growth levels. Between 14 percent (Bristol Bay and Yorkville Intermediate School) and 24 percent (Bristol Grade)
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with individualized education plans (special education) met benchmarks, compared with 71 percent of non-IEP students; 49 percent of low income stuStudents meeting benchmarks in reading dents, compared to 69 percent of non-low-income students; and 32 percent of students with Limited • Autumn Creek Elementary School: 76 percent English Proficiency (LEP) compared to 69 percent • Bristol Bay Elementary School: 75 percent of non-LEP students. • Bristol Grade School: 81 percent Reading tests showed that 39 percent of IEP students met benchmarks, compared to 78 percent • Circle Center Grade School: 74 percent of non-IEP students; 57 percent of low income stu• Grande Reserve Elementary School: 76 percent dents compared to 76 percent on non-low-income students; and 36 percent of LEP students compared • Yorkville Grade School: 62 percent to 73 percent of non-LEP students. • Yorkville Intermediate School: 72 percent With just nine percent of fifth graders showing • Yorkville Middle School: 67 percent high growth in math and 21 percent showing low growth, the district is targeting that grade level for Students meeting benchmarks in mathematics additional help. Duback said the test data will be used to decide • Autumn Creek Elementary School: 70 percent the best way to use Title I federal funds to help low • Bristol Bay Elementary School: 67 percent income students. District building principals now meet with the • Bristol Grade School: 75 percent school improvement teams at two schools other • Circle Center Grade School: 74 percent than their own. This allows them to identify class• Grande Reserve Elementary School: 70 percent rooms that are succeeding and which they may want their own teachers to visit and learn from • Yorkville Grade School: 53 percent To improve student performance in science, • Yorkville Intermediate School: 68 percent middle school teachers are working on making the • Yorkville Middle School: 55 percent curriculum more rigorous. They also expect science score improvement as more students progress through the district’s new elementary science curshowed higher than projected growth, while be- riculum. tween 12 percent (Yorkville Middle School) and 20 percent (Yorkville Intermediate) showed lower Summer school results growth than expected. ECRA also analyzed test results for students who Eighth grade results on the EXPLORE test attended summer school last year, and compared showed 69 percent making expected growth in both them to results for students who were recommendEnglish and science. ed for summer school but who did not attend. Those who attended summer school showed Some variances more growth in reading in third, fourth, fifth and While all ethnic groups met the expected growth sixth grade than those who had not been to summer levels, there were differences in the percentages school. hitting benchmarks. In math, summer school participants in all but In reading, 79 percent of Asian students met first grade showed more growth than their counterbenchmarks, compared to 76 percent of white stu- parts who had not attended summer school. dents, 63 percent of Hispanic students, 52 percent of Based in part on those findings, the board apblack students and 65 percent of students identify- proved a summer school program to be held this ing as other ethnic groups. year at Yorkville Grade School, Bristol Grade In math, the percentages of students meeting School, Grande Reserve Elementary School and Cirbenchmarks on the tests were: 75 percent of Asian cle Center Grade School. students, 70 percent of white students, 53 percent of The estimated cost is $147,500 which includes Hispanic students, 42 percent of black students and transportation, about 25 teachers, an administra56 percent of students identifying as other ethnic tor, secretary and nurse, as well as some training groups. for a reading specialist. There were also differences in the results for speThe district will also offer a dual language sumcial education students, low income students and mer program for English speakers, and a one week English language learners. program for dual language students entering kinIn math, for example, just 34 percent of students dergarten.
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Help us honor the Best of the Fox businesses Have you voted yet in the 2016 Best of the Fox – Record Newspapers contest? For the first time ever we’re asking our readers to vote for their favorite businesses here in Kendall County. Voting officially opened on our website at KendallCountyNow.com last Friday, April 1, and will continue through April 30.
Voting in the contest is easy and everyone is invited to vote once every day in each of the contest categories. Since the ballots are writein style, you can explain exactly why you believe a particular business should be honored. To vote now, go to: kendallcountynow.com/bofrecord. We will announce the winners in a
special section to be included in this newspaper June 23. The winning businesses will also be invited to attend a special after-hours style reception June 22. We want to know your favorite local restaurant, store, nightspot, childcare facility, auto repair shop and so much more. The Best of the Fox contest gives our readers a chance to express their opinions on the many great businesses
that have helped make Kendall County a special place to live, work and raise a family. Please take the opportunity to cast your ballots and express your opinions. We’re looking forward to tabulating your ballots and then recognizing the winners in our special section and at the reception in June. Help us honor the Best of the Fox here in Kendall County.
Prairie left early Illinois settlers, travelers in awe Northern Illinois is beginning to edge its way into true spring these days, which means the hoped-for April showers will persuade all those May flowers to begin peeking out of the ground. Of course, the early spring flowers, hardy fellows that they are, have already been growing in the increasingly strong sunlight for several weeks now – especially with the unseasonably REFLECTIONS warm weather of the past few months. Roger When the first Matile hardy pioneers arrived on the prairies on both sides of the Fox River from Waubonsie Creek to the north south to the AuSable, they found upland prairies dotted with groves of hardwoods that sometimes merged with the belts of trees growing along the creeks that drained the area in what would one day become Kendall County. Timber, scarce as it was, providing building materials for everything from homes, farm buildings and fences, was the settlers’ old and familiar friend. What was new to them, and sometimes not a little intimidating, was all that prairie land stretching sometimes to the horizon like an unbroken ocean. Virtually everyone who left an account of their first few years on the Illinois prairie provided a list of superlatives. And it’s fortunate that some of those accounts survive to let us glimpse what those early travelers and settlers found. The fascinating English author, abolitionist and sociologist Harriet Martineau visited northern Illinois in 1836, and left a vivid record of the beauty of the Illinois prairie she saw near Joliet. She told of the beauty of the American primroses and the “... difficulty in distinguishing distances on the prairie. The feeling is quite bewildering. A man walking near looked like a Goliath a mile off.” Her dinner one evening consisted of tea, bread, potatoes and wild strawberries, of which a whole pail-full had been gathered around the house in which she was staying in only an hour’s time. She remarked about the beauty of the blue spiderwort in full bloom, and of prairies being “perfectly level – a treeless expanse with groves like islands in the distance, and a line of wood on the verge.” As the season progressed, the grasses and broadleafed plants comprising the prairie ecology dried, providing plenty of fuel for autumn and spring
Old maps of Kendall County show that the timber on the western edge of the Fox River and the creeks in the county was much less dense that on the eastern edge, the trees on the west side thinned by the annual fires driven by those westerlies. A number of early Kendall County settlers left accounts of what Kendall County looked like when they arrived, just before settlement changed the prairies forever. Mary Elizabeth Jeneson, a member of Oswego’s Nineteenth Century Club, read a paper to the club in 1906, in which she stated: “No words of mine can convey to you the vastness, the grandeur and beauty of the natural prairie in 1850 when I first came to Oswego. The music of the big frogs down in the slough and the drumming of prairie chickens John Etheredge - jetheredge@shawmedia.com must have been heard to be appreciated. The Fox The sun rises over a prairie under restoration just south River was pretty then. Its banks furnished attracof Waubonsee Community College’s Sugar Grove campus. tions for those who liked a stroll – a sort of Lovers’ Early Kendall County settlers wrote in superlatives about Lane, in fact.” In 1914, Avery N. Beebe, an early Kendall County the beauty of the vast prairies they saw upon their arrival resident and elected official, offered his recollections in the mid-19th century. of how the area appeared to county pioneers: “This prairie fires. In October 1835, Methodist circuit rider little chosen spot of God’s heritage, selected by the sturdy old pioneers of Kendall County, has been Alfred Brunsen wrote of northern Illinois prairie fires, noting that he had traveled by prairie fire light richly blessed with all the advantages that kind nature ever bestows: with its clear silvery streams, the at night: “By the light of this fire we could read fine Blackberry, the Big Rock, the Little Rock, the Aux print for ½ a mile or more. And the light reflected Sable, the Waubonsia, the Rob Roy, the Clark, the from the cloud of smoke enlightened our road for Hollenback, and the Morgan, that pour their pure miles after the blaze of the fire was out of sight.” crystal liquids into the placid Fox and Illinois RivGeorge Hollenback, one of the first two white ers. All of these were densely skirted with abundant children born in Kendall County (his twin sister timbers for the use of the early settlers to construct Amelia was the other), gave a description of prairie the primitive log cabin, supply it with fuel, and fires recalled from his childhood. His memory of establish the forest home in the wilds of the West; as them was both exciting and alarming. He recalled seeing, as a child, as many as 50 fires burning at one it was then called.” Change has been ongoing in northern Illinois in time within sight of the Hollenback homestead near modern Newark in southern Kendall County, reflect- general and Kendall County in particular since the first pioneers’ wagons pulled up along the banks of ing their light in the clouds on autumn evenings. the Fox River in 1828. During the last 50 years, that “Early settlers protected themselves by ploughchange accelerated as the county’s farmland – which ing [sic] wide and numerous furrows around their itself replaced the stunning prairies described by the fields and their stockyards,” wrote Hollenback. pioneers – has disappeared in job lots, with housing Backfires were often started to protect houses developments and shopping centers crowding out and property as well as plowing furrows to creak more and more open land. But on the positive side firebreaks. The band of blackened prairie grass of the ledger, organized, serious efforts to preserve burned in the backfire usually stopped the on-rushthe region’s prairie past and the region’s remaining ing prairie fire dead in its tracks. Prairie fires usually burned along the lines of the natural areas are continuing to grow. prevailing winds on the Illinois prairie. That meant • Looking for more local history? Visit http:// prairie fires most often came out of the west, and historyonthefox.wordpress.com. traveled eastward on the front of westerly winds.
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were made to students in need of help. These promises are now being pulled out To the Editor: I’m currently in the midst of completing from underneath our feet. Gov. Rauner is playing a dangerous my undergraduate degree. I work hard, game, and our lives are the pieces on stay focused, and try to make the most of his political chess board. He’s locked in my education. One day, I dream of attenda staredown with the Democrats of the ing law school. God-willing, I’ll be able to assembly and counting on them blinking return to our great state after completing first. He needs to be reminded that we my education and enter the workforce. are more than just numbers on a piece Illinois is my home, and I’d never want to of paper. He’s playing with the lives and leave. dreams of thousands of students. However, I’ve found it difficult in light of Assuredly, I’m equally upset with Speakthe current budget crisis not to feel as if er Madigan. Compromise is essential the government of this state has turned its back on students. I understand frustra- to all aspects of life, and politics is no tions with the amount of money invested exception. However, I urge Gov. Rauner to be the bigger man. Releasing the funding in state colleges. It makes me angry to wouldn’t mean he “lost” his confrontation see my tuition money spent on frivolous buildings created for the sake of prestige. with the Democrats. Far from it. In my eyes, he walks away as the bigger man, I won’t argue that waste doesn’t exist in having put the interests of his constitustate colleges, as it undoubtedly does. ents over this petty political squabble. That said, refusing to release MAP grants is a petty decision in this student’s Jared Connors eyes. It seems to me that Gov. Rauner Oswego is choosing this radical course of action to take thousands of college students National Library Week hostage. This is nothing but his attempt to To the Editor: force the state assembly to submit to his Next week, the Yorkville Public Library union reforms and budget cuts. Promises joins libraries in schools, campuses and
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communities nationwide in celebrating the dynamic changes that are happening in today’s libraries. April 10-16 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more about what they do, for and with library users as opposed to what they have for patrons. Libraries aren’t only a place of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new technologies, attend an adult or children’s program or just relax. Our library offers access to a variety of print and digital resources, including e-books, online databases, and our online catalog, that can be accessed in person or online. Libraries of all types are evolving to meet the needs of the communities they serve. At the Yorkville Public Library we are transforming by providing quality programs for people of all ages. Whether it is our new Literacy Center for kids, our Spanish Story Time, Creative Writing Group, Adult Coloring program, or one of our many book clubs. Libraries level the playing field for people of any age who are seeking the informa-
tion and access to technologies that will improve their quality of life. Service to the community has always been the focus at the Yorkville Public Library. Libraries are many things to many people. They work with elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large to discover and address the needs of their communities. Whether through offering e-books and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers, voter registration, or offering a safe haven in times of crisis, libraries and librarians listen to the community they serve, and they respond. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. For more information, visit the Yorkville Public Library at 902 Game Farm Rd, call 630-553-4354, or see the library’s Web site at yorkville.lib.il.us. Shelley Augustine Director of Adult Services Yorkville Public Library, Yorkville
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Walk on Washington?
To the Editor: “No taxation without representation.� That was the cry in the 1750s, some 266 years ago, and was responsible for the Colonists’ overthrowing the yoke of oppression with no voice in government. Sound familiar? Maybe it’s time for another movement. Today, the majority of Americans want: a balanced budget; immigration and tax reform; term limits; a gun and environmental policy; a government that works. You see any changes/movement in that direction in the last 10 years? All the Founding Fathers – Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Adams – and the original 13 states did not always agree and get along on policies, yet they were able to come together and forge the Constitution and the Bill of Rights for the public good. Today we can’t even get politicians to agree to visit with a Supreme Court nominee – DOA. Time Magazine reports, and I think it’s ironic, that in Madison’s era, “The key to good government was to elect virtuous and ethical political leaders capable of
transcending narrow self-interest and that no one faction should gain undue influence and subvert the public good.� (That includes lobbyists.) Do you know any politician that fits that definition? In fact, hold that definition up to any of our political leaders today, state or federal. Who’s in charge? Certainly not the electorate. Nobody is held responsible or accountable. Republican/Democrat, what a great job. They don’t have to make any decisions, just blame the other party and hold all issues hostage. What a game plan. Maybe it’s time for a new movement. A walk on Washington and/or Springfield. How do we get their attention? No taxation without representation. Jim Kock Yorkville
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To the Editor: We are so fortunate to live in a town that supports Troop 40 Scouts so fully. Our fearless Scoutmaster Jeff Jerabek is proud of the boys and what they can accomplish. With summer camps and high adventure to pay for, the scouts sold tickets for their spaghetti supper this
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Contractors will replace the crumbling two-lane blacktop pavement on Route 34 from Orchard Road in Oswego to Route 47 in Yorkville with a four-lane highway with a concrete surface with raised center medians and an adjoining multi-use path along the north side of the road. Curbs and gutters will also be installed. ect engineer for IDOT, said traffic signals on Route 34 at McHugh, Countryside Parkway, Autumn Creek Boulevard, Bristol Ridge Road and O’Brien Way along the highway will also be improved as part of the project. “Utilities are still in the process of
Cross Lutheran announces its third-quarter honor roll KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Cross Lutheran School recently announced the students named to its third quarter honor roll. Students earning this honor include:
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Work on widening and improving busy Route 34 from Orchard Road in Oswego to Route 47 in Yorkville is expected to be delayed as the Illinois Department of Transportation waits for crews to move utilities. Work should begin in earnest after Labor Day, Sept. 5, according to Herb Jung, a construction engineer for IDOT. Jung estimates the project will take about two years to complete. Utility poles and gas lines are currently being moved along the highway but, Jung says, AT&T has not yet started moving its infrastructure, which the utility previously estimated would take three to four months to complete. The contractor on the project, D Construction of Coal City, was the lowest bidder with a bid of $33.2 million. Last year IDOT estimated the work would cost about $32 million. Contractors will replace the crumbling two-lane blacktop pavement with a four-lane highway with a concrete surface with raised center medians and an adjoining multi-use path along the north side of the road. Curbs and gutters will also be installed. Craig Reed, studies and plans proj-
Jung said that once utility work is completed, the contractor will begin taking down the traffic lights and replace them with temporary lights. Crews will also start storm sewer work on the project this fall. Construction on the new roadway will probably begin in early spring 2017, Jung said. The roadway will be made of concrete pavement and will have a raised median in the center. “It’s wide enough for bicycles and pedestrians,” Jung said. “I would guess that the contractor could get the underground work and prep the roadbed – the base, the bed of the road through the winter months and into the early spring,” he said. “I would think by mid spring, late spring 2017 we’ll see new concrete pavement going in along the north [side] of what’s there right now.” Traffic should not be impacted much during construction, Jung said, as they build the two new westbound lanes north of the current road. Once that is finished they will transition traffic onto the newly built road. Construction crews will then tear up and rebuild the existing road to put in the eastbound lanes. “There’s plenty of room there so we’re going to build two brand new lanes where it is open and we have the right-of-way,” he said.
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Kendall County, municipalities back Metra studies By JOHN ETHEREDGE jetheredge@shawmedia.com The chairman of the Kendall County Board and the mayors of four municipalities have sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, stating their strong support for the completion of initial environmental and engineering studies for the proposed extension of Metra commuter rail service into the county from downtown Aurora. Montgomery Village President Matt Brolley told the village board last week he had signed the letter along with John Shaw, county board chairman, Oswego Village President Gail Johnson, Yorkville Mayor Gary Golinski,
Plano Mayor Robert Hausler and Sandwich Mayor Rick Olson. Brolley noted that he and the other leaders sent the letter to Hultgren on March 25 with the endorsement of their respective boards and city councils. Hultgren organized a stakeholder meeting which was held March 7 in Yorkville to discuss the Metra extension. County and municipal officials attended the session, along with Metra Board Chairman Martin Oberman and former State Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego. During the meeting, Oberman – citing Metra’s current financial challenges and existing infrastructure needs
– suggested county and municipal officials might want to consider asking that federal funds currently earmarked for further Kendall County Metra service studies be re-allocated to other local transportation improvement projects. But in their letter to Hultgren, the local leaders note that bringing commuter rail service to Kendall County along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway’s mainline tracks remains “a top priority for the fastest growing county in Illinois and one of the fastest growing regions in the country.” The letter also notes that Congress previously allocated $7.5 million to pay for the additional studies of a service
extension based on preliminary studies conducted in 2001 and 2002. Those prior studies determined a service extension from Aurora into the county would be feasible. The letter continues, “After discussions with our boards, we unequivocally remain steadfast in our decision to finish these studies. “Completion of these studies will allow us to draw valid conclusions about the ultimate buildout of the project based on sound data. We believe that the studies should be completed to their full scope, including charge orders, in order to have a comprehensive understanding of the project costs and construction feasibility.”
Rep. Randy Hultgren’s Help Desk coming to Yorkville SHAW MEDIA U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano, announced his Traveling Help Desk will assist residents of the 14th Congressional District from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road. Staff experts will be available to address any issues constituents may have
with federal agencies, listen to their concerns and deliver those concerns directly to the Congressman. Staff can give assistance regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Citizenship and immigration services, international travel, the Internal Revenue Service and more. “I know residents of the 14th District need help where they live, and I urge
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All women in the community are invited to be a part of the club. Some of the club’s projects and programs include: Operation The Newark Fire Protection District is holding its 57th annual Pancake Supper on Santa, scholarships, craft shows and more. The Yorkville Junior Women’s Club Saturday, April 9. Food will be served from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Newark Firehouse, 101 E. meets the second Monday of each month, September through May. For more inforMain St., Newark. Everyone is welcome to this all-you-can- mation, contact Kathy at 630-768-7033 or visit yorkvillejwc.com. eat get-together for an evening of good food and conversation. The fire district will display the equipment it has been able Plattville cemetery cleanup set The annual cleanup at the Plattville cemto acquire through the proceeds of these etery is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, suppers. “The menu, as always, will consist of the at 9:30 a.m. with a rain date the following Saturday, April 16. Any grave blankets best pancakes you will ever taste, apple sauce, sausage and beverage,” according or artificial flowers will be removed and discarded the day of the cleanup. to a news release from the fire district. The annual meeting will be held Sunday, Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for seniors 65 and older or kids ages 6-13, or $20 for a April 10, at 11:15 a.m. at the Plattville family. Guests under 6 or over 90 are free. Methodist Church. The meeting is open to Donations are accepted at the firehouse anyone with an interest in the cemetery. The cemetery association thanks those mail to 101 E. Main St., P.O. Box 577, Newwho have supported the cemetery with ark, IL 60541. donations and memorials. These contributions help with the expense of maintaining Junior Women’s Club the cemetery. scheduled to meet Monday Anyone wishing to help with the upkeep The Yorkville Junior Women’s Club will meet on Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m., in the of the cemetery can send donations to lower level conference room of the office Treasurer Alice Olson, P.O. Box 209, Sandbuilding at 215 Hillcrest Avenue (corner of wich, IL 60548. – Kendall County Record Route 34 and Center Parkway) in Yorkville.
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Yorkville chamber W2W Luncheon set for April 12 KENDALL COUNTY RECORD The Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce Woman 2 Woman will hold their monthly luncheon on Tuesday, April 12 at Casa Santiago, 227 Heustis Street in Yorkville. The luncheon program this month, “10 Missing Pieces in Your Customer Service Plan”, will be presented by Harriet Parker from Waubonsee Community College. Customer Service is the secret
weapon of both a successful business and a successful career. It’s also an overused term that often carries little weight or significance in daily practice. HarHarriet riet Parker, Manager of Parker the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College will share 10 ways to transform how you think
about and practice customer service in your business or your career. The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for the luncheon is $20 for YACC members and $25 for non-members. Networking and registration begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch and program at noon. Lunch punch cards are available at the luncheon. Purchase a card for the cost of five luncheons and receive the sixth lunch
for free! Punch cards are transferable but not refundable. They will expire 18 months from date of issue. Punch cards may be purchased at luncheons or by contacting the chamber office in advance. Check, cash or credit card payment can be made in advance or at the door. Make your reservation for this W2W luncheon by April 8 by contacting the Chamber at 630-553-6853 or support@yorkvillechamber.org. RSVP with your food choice.
Yorkville Christian vendor fair April 19 Fern Dell drive-thru dinner planned KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Yorkville Christian High School will be hosting its first ever “Shop for Mom” vendor fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. This fair will provide an opportunity to purchase mom something special before Mother’s Day. Confirmed vendors as of this
week include: Trades of Hope, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One, Doterra Essential Oils, Paparazzi Jewelry and USANA. If you are interested in reserving a booth at the fair, please contact Aaron Sovern at asovern@yorkvillechristian.com. Yorkville Christian High School is at 1213 S. Bridge St. in Yorkville.
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YORKVILLE POLICE REPORTS
Tires found cut Someone cut the tires on a vehicle parked in the 100 block of Colonial Parkway in Yorkville, police were notified April 2. Xbox stolen An Xbox One was stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Colonial Parkway in Yorkville during a party overnight April 2, police reported. Internet fraud A Yorkville resident told police that someone used his personal information without his permission to obtain a $500 loan through an Internet website Dec. 3. Police said the victim became aware of the fraud when contacted by a debt collection firm concerning the loan. Cellphone stolen Someone entered a residence on Colonial
Parkway in Yorkville overnight March 29 and stole a cellphone while the owner was sleeping on the couch, Yorkville police reported. Police said the front door of the residence had been left unlocked and no other items were taken. Warrant arrest Yorkville police arrested Rayanne K. Curry, 19, of the 1400 block of Chestnut Lane, Yorkville, April 3 on a warrant for failing to appear in court on LaSalle County warrant for unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. Police said the suspect was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Kendall County jail. Taillight stolen Yorkville police took a report of a rear passenger taillight being stolen off a vehicle parked overnight in the 100 block of Route 126 March 30. Traffic citations Andre L. Simmons, 48, of the 2000 block of Pecos Circle, Montgomery, driving while license suspended and no rear registration plate light. Nicole Puralewski, 51, of the 300 block of West 2nd Street, Sandwich, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Quinton F. Battle, 42, of the 400 block of Green Street, Kewanee, driving while license suspended and speeding.
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Domestic arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Craig Castrejon, 53, of the 20th block of Whitney Way, Boulder Hill, at 6:45 a.m. April 1 on charges of domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of a domestic battery and property damage. Police said Castrejon battered two other individuals at his residence. He was taken to Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Long Beach damage A vacant home in the 50th block of Long Beach Road in Boulder Hill was found damaged April 3, county sheriff’s police reported. Police said the investigation is ongoing. Warrant arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Kenneth J. Wyzkowski, 58, of the 8000 block of Van Emmon Road, Yorkville, in a campground on Van Emmon Road on April 1 on a Will County Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear in court on a traffic offense. Boulder Hill damage Someone shattered the window on a vehicle parked in the 20th block of Circle Drive East in Boulder Hill on April 3, according to the county sheriff’s office. • Continued on page 12
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Cited after two accidents Yorkville police ticketed Joseph Stancel, 42, of the 1500 block of Orchid Street, Yorkville, after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a property damage crash on McHugh Road at Countryside Parkway April 1 at 6:20 p.m. Police said Stancel was
cited for disobeying a traffic control device, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information and driving an uninsured motor vehicle. Police said Stancel was also cited in a second property damage crash on McHugh Road at Route 34, also at 6:20 p.m. Police said Stancel was issued tickets for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to give information and driving an uninsured motor vehicle.
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One hurt in Rt. 47 crash A Yorkville resident, Panagiotis Konstantopoulos, 69, of the 4000 block of Plymouth Avenue was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 47 at Countryside Parkway Monday at 2:43 p.m., police reported. Police said Konstantopoulus was transported to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. According to police, the accident occurred when Konstantopoulus’ vehicle, which was traveling southbound on Route 47 at Countryside Parkway disobeyed a red light and was struck in the driver’s side door by a vehicle being driven westbound on Countryside Parkway by Geneva Pedersen, 38, of the 300 block of Main Street, Yorkville. The force of the impact caused Konstantopoulus’ vehicle to completely rollover, while Pedersen’s vehicle had severe front end damage and airbag deployment. Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District firefighters extricated Konstantopoulus from his vehicle. Pedersen and a passenger in her vehicle were not injured, according to police. Police said Konstantopoulus was issued a citation for disobeying a traffic control device.
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KENDALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS • Continued from page 11 Sherrill Road burglary Kendall and Grundy County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary that occurred at a home in the 7700 block of Sherrill Road near Minooka on April 2. Police said unknown people entered the residence while the homeowners were away and stole various electronics, firearms, power tools and a silver 2012 Hyundai Elantra four-door.
Dwayne Harker, 36, of the 2800 block of Adam Avenue, Montgomery, after stopping his vehicle for failure to display a safety sticker on Orchard Road at Route 71 in Oswego at 10:40 a.m. April 2. Police said Harker was wanted on an in-state warrant and for driving on a suspended license. He was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings.
Domestic arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jaeson Edward Scroggins, 37, of the 0-10 block of DUI after hit-and-run County sheriff’s deputies and Montgomery Cayman Drive, Boulder Hill, at his residence police arrested John Frank Vos, 37, of the 800 April 2 at 11:34 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery. block of Morgan Street, Yorkville, after his vehicle was involved in a hit and run crash on Wildy Rd. burglary Route 31 and Light Road at 2:22 a.m. April 2. Jewelry, cash and electronics were stolen Sheriff’s deputies said Montgomery police stopped Vos’ vehicle at Route 31 and Webster from a home in the 2800 block of Wildy Road in unincorporated Seward Township, county Street in the village shortly after the crash. Police said Vos has been charged with leav- sheriff’s deputies reported Friday. ing the scene of a property damage accident Theft, forgery reported and driving under the influence of alcohol. A Boulder Hill resident filed a theft and forgery report with the county sheriff’s office Light Road burglary Electronics items were reported stolen from March 31. The victim told police she did not a residence in the 2400 block of Light Road in know the identity of the culprit and did not wish to pursue charges at this time. Oswego on April 2, county sheriff’s deputies reported. Police said the burglary is under Cannabis arrest investigation. County sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Steven Dux, 20, of the 1700 block of Mystic Warrant arrest Drive, Plainfield, after stopping his vehicle for County sheriff’s deputies arrested Derrick
a speeding violation on Ridge Road at Black Road in Seward Township at 12:37 a.m. April 1 In addition to a citation for speeding, police said Dux has been charged with unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Two hurt, one cited County sheriff’s deputies reported that the drivers of two vehicles involved in a crash on Fox River Drive and North Stonewall Drive at 7:41 p.m. March 31 were injured and taken to an area hospital. Deputies identified the drivers as Joseph Robinson, 24, of the 0-100 block of South Stolp Avenue, Aurora, and Tricia Lyn Hook, 27, of the 300 block of North Church Street, Millington. Police said Robinson was cited for improper lane usage. Cannabis arrest on Rt. 25 County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jessica Lynn Modesty Washington, 20, of the 600 block of Spencer Street, Aurora, after stopping her vehicle for having only one headlight on Route 25 at Boulder Hill Pass in Boulder Hill at 8:54 p.m. March 28. Police said they found a small amount of cannabis inside Washington’s vehicle and she was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis. Burglary, DUI arrest County sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph A. Muro, 36, of the 300 block of East Kendall
Drive, Yorkville, at the intersection of Route 47 and Countryside Parkway at 9:10 p.m. March 28. Police said Muro faces charges of two counts of burglary and driving under the influence. Police said they were initially summoned to the 9000 block of Kennedy Road on a report of a suspicious vehicle in the driveway of a residence that was believed to be vacant. When police arrived, Muro drove his vehicle around the deputy’s vehicle in the driveway. The deputy then stopped Muro’s vehicle at Route 47 and Countryside Parkway. One hurt, one cited Alverta Vargas, 43, of the 700 block of North Avenue, Aurora, a passenger in a vehicle driven by Martin F. Ugarte, 33, of the 400 block of Kendall Street, Aurora, was injured when Ugarte’s vehicle was involved in a crash on Route 31 at Dolores Street in Oswego Township at 6:25 a.m. March 30, according to the county sheriff’s office. Vargas was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, police said. Police said the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Michael R. Sagen, 57, of the 100 block of Dolores Street, Oswego, was issued a citation for making an improper left turn.
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Semitrailers burglarized County sheriff’s deputies are continuing their investigation into the burglary of several semitrailers parked at a business in the 5400 block of Route 34 in Oswego on March 28. Miscellaneous electronics items were taken from the trucks, police said. Hit-and-run reported County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred at Route 31 and Caterpillar Drive in Montgomery at approximately 5:25 a.m. March 29 Police said a dark-colored SUV struck an Illinois Department of Transportation street sign in a median and continued northbound on Route 31. Police said the sign is valued at $150. Cuckoo clocks missing A Yorkville resident told county sheriff’s deputies March 30 that two cuckoo clocks she had sent out for repairs had not been
burglary of motor vehicle parts and accessories that occurred in the 2300 block of Light Road in Oswego on March 29. Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Warrant arrest County sheriff’s arrested Caleb Braden Ray, 27, of the 100 block of Long Beach Road, Boulder Hill, at his residence March 30 on an in-state warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. Suspect fled but arrested County sheriff’s deputies took Adam W. Howard, 29, of the 9400 block of Corneils Road, Bristol, into custody in an area behind his residence after he fled from an officer March 29 at 6:50 p.m. Police said a deputy observed Howard sitting outside and knew he was wanted on a Kane County warrant for failure to appear on a resisting/obstructing charge. Howard was taken to the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville. Vehicle parts taken County sheriff’s deputies took a report of a
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Traffic citations • Kevin Deane Barnes, 56, 400 block of old Mill Road, Plano, driving on a suspended license. • George Otis Peterson, 60, of the 1000 block of East Union Street, Earlville, driving without a valid license. • Kendall Rashad Morrison, 20, of the 500 block of Alyssa Street, Plano, driving on a suspended license, operating a vehicle
without insurance and disobeying a traffic control device. • Matthew Aaron Taylor, 22, of the 20th block of Bereman Road, Boulder Hill, switching registration of vehicle without notifying Secretary of State, failure to complete information for the transfer of a vehicle title, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, no front license plate and no valid registration. • Kirby Kelvin L. Harris, 19, of the 3300 block of Silver City Court, Montgomery, driving without a valid license. • Margarita Rincon, 42, of the 2000 block of Best Place, Aurora, driving on a suspended license.
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Yorkville High School to present spring musical ‘In the Heights’ KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Yorkville High School Theatre Program spring musical will be a production of Broadway’s “In The Heights” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story is set over the course of three days and involves an ensemble cast of characters in the largely Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.
This production was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, winning four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets will go on sale April 11. Ticket prices are $12 for adult and $10 for children/students/seniors. Six couple packages which will in-
District 90 kindergarten registration set KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Kindergarten registration for Lisbon Grade School District 90 will be held at the school on Friday, April 15 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the school library. During registration, the incoming kindergarten students are invited to visit the current kindergarten classroom. While their children are in class, parents will go to the library to pre-register the students for the fall session. At this time, registration and enrollment cards need to be completed. Information needed to complete these cards includes: names and telephone numbers of the child’s doctor and dentist, phone numbers where the child’s parents can be reached during the day and a relative
or neighbor whom the school should contact if unable to reach the parents. To be eligible to attend kindergarten during the 2016-17 school year, a child must be five years-old on or before September 1, 2016. A certified copy of the child’s birth certificate must be presented at the time of registrati‑_on. Parents will also receive physical, dental, and vision examination forms. Kindergarten students will not be allowed to begin school in August unless these forms have been completed and returned to the school. School fees will be paid during the regular school registration days on Aug. 9 or Aug. 11. For questions, call the school at 815736-6324.
clude dinner at Casa Santiago before the show on Saturday, a group Salsa dance lesson (choreographed by YHS show choreographer Maddie Plewacki) and two prime seat tickets to the show will be sold for $80 for two. These packages will be sold on a first come/first serve basis by emailing teaton@y115. org starting April 11. YHS director Joseph Fitzpatrick described “In the Heights” as follows:
“’In The Heights’ is truly a story about love, about family, about identity, culture, community and the balance between going where your dreams may lead you while staying connected to your roots and those who helped to shape you. When you take a step back and think about it, are these not some of the exact themes that are currently in the lives of our students?”
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The recent terrorist bombing in Brussels, Belgium, prompted Jim Likeness, a Plano resident and Army veteran, to look through his vast photo collection. Likeness found this photo of himself at the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels. Likeness said he was on a pass from the Army’s photography company when he and several fellow soldiers attended the fair. A 1957 Newark High School graduate, Likeness enlisted in the Army after graduation and served until 1960. He remembered the Belgian citizens as being friendly and supportive towards the U.S. troops.
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Yorkville Christian High School gains full IHSA status By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com In February, Yorkville Christian High School received full recognition to be an IHSA member school from the Illinois State Board of Education. The school was visited by a State Board compliance team in January and was given full recognition status. When the school opened in September 2014, Yorkville Christian’s enrollment was 13. This year, there are 20 stu-
dents. Administrator/athletic director/ boys basketball coach Aaron Sovern is projecting an enrollment of 35 in 2016-17, but is hopeful that will be even larger with the new status. The Mustangs will compete in Class 1A. “We are small, but we have building plans on the horizon,” Sovern said. Boys basketball is the lone sport to have a full team at Yorkville Christian. Since gaining IHSA status, Sovern has wasted little time developing a competitive schedule for the Mustangs, includ-
ing Lisle’s Thanksgiving Tournament and the Plano Christmas Classic. The Mustangs previously competed in the Illinois Christian Conference – a league with similar-sized, yet non-approved IHSA programs. They left the conference and will play as an independent next year because most schools’ schedules are already set for 2016-17. “It’s definitely an exciting time,” Sovern said. “I contacted Jim Schmidt [Plano’s athletic director] and was hoping he’d keep us on the radar after a few
teams dropped out. The Plano Christmas Classic is a great tournament. [In 2015], some of our kids went and saw the environment and got really excited about it.” Starting in 2016-17, wrestling and boys and girls cross country will be offered at Yorkville Christian. They are ideal sports for individuals at a small school that does not need a whole team to compete. Girls volleyball has also been offered, but there has not yet been enough interest to field a full team.
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Yorkville girls soccer team nets first win of the season KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Yorkville (1-1) netted its first win of 2016 after the 4-0 decision over Rochelle on March 30. All four goals were scored in the first half from sophomore Catelyn Peterson, two from Katie Straznickas (fourth of the season), Holly Sutkay (penalty kick). Jessica Luptak played her first game in goal for the Foxes and finished with four saves. The game was called with 11 minutes remaining due to lightning.
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emy defeated Newark, 13-2 in six innings on March 30. The Norsemen are now 0-2 going into games against Somonauk and Earlville-Leland. Marquette Academy scored 10 runs in the first inning. Newark was led by Kelsea Zitt (solo home run) and Riane Tomsa (double). Yorkille sophomore: The Foxes won, 3-2. Weather ended the game after three innings in Coal City. The Foxes
then matched the Foxes with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. In the last inning of play Hayley Nell scored Kara Aloisio with a RBI single. Lauren Howard had three strikeouts on the mound. Yorkville freshman: The Foxes came up short, 11-8, against Plainfield North. Lauren Lafollette had two doubles and Jessica Fielder, Erika Suchecki, and Leah Berg all had singles.
Newark varsity : Marquette Acad- the top of the first inning. The Coalers
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Newark varsity : The Norsemen dropped to 1-4 overall after Marquette Academy beat them 6-4 on March 29. Mitch Schmidt, Austin Pagel and Kevin Klock each had two hits with Schmidt adding an RBI. “We were in control most of this game against a great team,” Newark coach JR Veliz said. “Good teams take advantage of baserunners and little mistakes. That’s what Marquette did.”
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SOCCER ACADEMY Spring AcAdemy SeSSion BeginS ThurSdAy, April 14Th Age/skill level appropriate instruction (Kindergarten through 6th grade) Weekly training sessions (Thursdays) • Kindergarten - 1st Grade: 5:30-6:15 • 2nd - 3rd Grade: 6:20-7:20 • 4th - 6th Grade: 7:30-8:30
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Four members of the Yorkville Judo Club captured medals at the Loras College Judo Tournament in Dubuque, Iowa on March 19. Pictured above are gold medalists Ian Kiilsgaard, Andrew Undesser and Rick Undesser IV and bronze medalist Nate Perez.
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Yorkville Judo players earn four medals in Iowa tourney KENDALL COUNTY RECORD
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Alumni inducted into Sports Hall of Fame KENDALL COUNTY RECORD Newark alumni Laura (Johnson) Anderson and Kyle Anderson were recently inducted into the Newark High School Sports Hall of Fame. Laura, a 2009 graduate, is Newark’s all-time girls basketball leading scorer with 1,594 points. She was an All-State selection and played softball and volleyball for the Lady Norsemen before continuing her basketball career at Bethel College. Laura’s husband, Kyle, is a 2011 graduate and was a two-time All-State boys Photo provided basketball player. He is the Norsemen’s all-time leading scorer with 2,279 points, Newark alum Laura (Johnson) Anderson and and continued his basketball career at Kyle Anderson were recently inducted into the University of Delaware. the Newark High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Elburn Ladies League open to participants ber, with tee-off time of 7:30 to 8:05 a.m. An information coffee will take place The Elburn Ladies Golf League is April 20 at 10 a.m. at Bliss Creek Golf looking for women to join its league Course. All women golfers who are at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golfview interest in joining the league are welLane in Sugar Grove. The nine-hole come to come to the coffee. For inforleague plays on Wednesday mornings mation, call Judy at 630-406-8842 or beginning May 11 and ends in Septem- Nancy at 630-552-8595.
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Yorkville’s most established judo club, the Yorkville Judo Club, had another stellar day at the Loras College Judo Tournament in Dubuque, Iowa on March 19. Yorkville Judo sent four competitors to the event and brought home three gold medals and one bronze. Ian Kiilsgaard, age 10, Andrew Undesser, age 11, and Rick Undesser IV age 14, all won their divisions. Nate Perez, age 12, earned a bronze. Yorkville’s win totals for the event were outstanding, win-
ning nine of eleven matches, most by a sudden victory throw or pin. “These young men really represented our club well today. We have been working on applying our technique in competitive settings and they really showed that they are champions,� said Yorkville Sensei Rick Undesser.  The Yorkville Judo, in downtown Yorkville, is open to everyone ages six and up. The first month trial is free. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 6 p.m. For questions, call Sensei Bob Corwin at 630-553-7228 or by visiting the www.yorkvillejudoclub.com.
5th team games: April 30, May 7, May 14 May 21 and June 4 (Game dates subject to change)
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Yorkville boasts largest team in program history By KRISTIN SHARP ksharp@kendallcountynow.com
Yorkville’s overwhelming success in both cross country and track in recent years has created one problem for the Foxes this spring. With over 170 athletes on the co-ed track and field roster, head coach Ben Draper was short a few uniforms – 60 shy, to be exact. “I’m really excited that there are that many kids who are interested in this sport,” Draper said. “I can’t imagine there’s anyone else in the state with a larger co-ed program. I’m really impressed with our assistants, and they make my job a lot easier.” The girls’ squad is the two-time defending Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference champion, and the Foxes return six state qualifiers and three more All-State cross country runners. The boys’ lineup includes Illinois Statebound thrower Sam Weisz – a school record holder in both shot put and discus and returning state qualifier. Yorkville’s girls team is dominated by the junior class, but six seniors will provide leadership throughout
“I’m really excited that there are that many kids who are interested in this sport.” Ben Draper Yorkville track and field coach the lineup thanks to Sydney Beach (sprints), Alexis Bermudez (throws), Becca Jasutis (mid-distance/hurdles), Summer Pierson (distance), Julia Schultz (mid-distance) and Louisa Washburn (pole vault/sprints). Sydney Anderson is a returning state qualifier in high jump, with Schultz, Washburn, Piper Buyansky, Stephanie Schlichting and Lauren Daffenburg also returning state qualifiers. Jasutis and Schultz recently teamed up with Alexis Grandys and newcomer Emily Eberhart to turn out a first-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay at the Illinois Top Times indoor championships. The 4x200-meter relay of Schlichting, Beach, Washburn and Mischara Palmer also turned heads with a ninth-
place finish at the indoor championships. Raigan Clark (sprints), Maddie Dearborn (distance), Haven Fed (sprints), Rachel Paver (sprints/hurdles), Jade Volkart (throws), Alainna Batres (hurdles/sprints), Alyssa Edwards (distance), Maggie Klemm (mid-distance) and Jessica Race (sprints) return, in addition to newcomers Amaya St. Romain (sprints), Olivia Borowiak (distance/pole vault) and Nicole Greyer (distance). “The current juniors started a trend, and that really turned out team around. When I first took over the girls [in 2010], we were always at the bottom of the meets,” Draper said. “If we broke two minutes in the 4x2, we were really excited. Now, we’re running 1:48 indoors. That group has really turned the tide from us being focused on distance to being much more well-rounded.” In the boys’ division, Yorkville will rely heavily on its field events to score points this spring. Behind Weisz, the Foxes return Jay Thompson, David Frazier and Lazerrick Jackson to the throwing events with Peyton Frankenreider (jumps/hurdles) and newcom-
ers Jeremy Larsen and Javen Williams (jumps) in the mix. On the track, the state’s third-place cross country team will fill in the distance and mid-distance events with Jake Firrantello, Thor Hester, Cody Hornyak, Trevor Wills, Alexx Nauman, Patrick Black and Zack Price. Sprinters include Gabe Arroyo, CJ Bell, Jake Eberhart, Brendan Zeinstra, Logan Sudduth, Jackson Torok and Cade Vallero, with Plainfield South transfer Elijah Hill (mid-distance/ sprints). “We’re definitely going to be led by the youth – that’s just where our depth is,” Draper said. “The seniors who are back can definitely be leaders for us and these kids have seen the team when we were not very good and got a glimpse last year at sectionals where we had a successful meet; they understand what kind of team they want to be a part of.” The Yorkville girls will enter their first outdoor invite on Friday at the Plainfield North Relays, while the boys travel to the Niles West Gans-Zeedyk Invite on Saturday. Yorkville will host its annual Matt Wulf Invite on April 15.
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Yorkville fields junior-heavy lineup By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com In more than 20 years as the Yorkville boys’ tennis coach, Frank Yabsley has never had this many juniors fill the Foxes’ lineup. Ten of 11 on the roster are juniors, and only three – Josh Tatum, Zach Miesuk and Alex Burks – are returning. Miesuk and Burks most likely will play in the top spot in doubles. The lone sophomore is Eric Naumann, who saw some time at the varsity level last year, when the Foxes went 10-5 in duals and third at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference meet. “I’ve never had anything like this,” said Yabsley, who graduated state-qualifier Austin Carney. “I’m very optimistic for the potential.
There is a lot of potential here – they just have to put the work in, and they know that.” The newcomers are Chase Aulis, Antonio Bolanos, Rey Castro, Clay Elleby, Ethan Piszczek, Spencer Snyder and Jake Stemmet. On Monday, the Foxes opened the season with a 5-2 loss to Minooka. At No. 1 singles, Naumann defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-4. At second singles, Tatum picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory for the Foxes. The Foxes (0-1) continue play this week against LaSalle-Peru and Rochelle. Yorkville will face Oswego East on April 13 and Oswego on May 9. It will also be a part of a quad at Plainfield North (April 23) and will host its own Doubles Tournament on April 29. The conference tournament is scheduled for May 14.
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The Newark track and field program opened its inaugural season last Thursday at Reaper Stadium in Plano. The Norsemen competed in their first track events in more than 30 years, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Schutt, who will oversee the program with assistant coach Meghan McCoy. The Newark School Board approved the sport and budget at its June 25 meeting, bringing the sport to Newark for the first time “It was an interesting back in over 30 years. experience this past “It was an interesting experience this past Thursday as some of Thursday as some of our athletes stepped on the track for first time in a competition,” our athletes stepped Schutt said. “Some of the Newark on the track for first kids had competed back in grade but the high school meets time in a competition.” school, are in a different order and ran slightly different so for everyone Dr. Jeff Schutt there was something new. Despite Newark track coach of all of this, the kids did great.” The Newark girls scored 51 points to take third in the six-team event behind Sandwich (132) and Plano (120) while finishing ahead of Hinckley-Big Rock (48), Crossroads (22) and Somonauk (11). The boys scored 30 points. Rachel Testin was second in the shot put with a mark of 30-10 1/2, and was second in the discus with a throw of 89-8. Nikki Kala was third in the 400 with a time of 1:11, and placed third in the 200 with a time of 29.4. Evelyn Martin cleared 4-4 in the high jump to place second. In the boys’ events, Newark had four top-three finishes. Billy Gebhart was second in the long jump with a distance of 20-4 1/2. The 4x100-meter relay team of Connor Swanson, Tyler Mulligan, Mitch Schmidt and Gebhart turned in a third-place finish. Swanson was third in the 110-meter high hurdles (18.35) and Steve McGrath took third in the 200 with a time of 25.14 seconds. Newark’s next meet will take place on April 12 at Sandwich at 4 p.m. “I look forward to seeing the progress that all of these athletes will make as the year goes on,” Schutt said. “They do not have a track to train on, but instead they run on the streets of Newark and on grass when available. Many of these athletes are playing softball and baseball as well, which is an indication of their school pride and competitiveness.”
The Yorkville softball team dropped its last two non-conference contests against Plainfield North and Coal City. As a result, the Foxes are 4-3 overall entering this week of Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference action games against Kaneland, Sycamore and Geneseo. “At this point, I am feeling good about our 4-3 record so far,” Yorkville coach Jory Regnier said. “The three games we have lost have helped our team improve and learn how to get better for the next game. We are still fine-tuning our starting lineup since we have had a few injuries. “We face both Kaneland and Sycamore this week and are hoping we have made the right adjustments to come out with a couple wins.” In the 3-1 loss to Plainfield North on March 29, Allyson Johnson had two hits. The Foxes struggled to hit, as the Tigers’ pitcher struck out 14 and allowed no walks.
“The pitcher from Plainfield North definitely had our number that day,” Regnier said. “Her command was spot on and she had a very well disguised change up. Defensively, we played a spectacular game and [pitcher] Allyson Johnson kept the Plainfield North hitters off-balance. Unfortunately, they had a few more timely hits that we did.” On March 30, Coal City defeated Yorkville, 14-6, at the Dome at the Ballpark at Rosemont. The Coalers scored five runs in the first inning and eight more in the third. Cameron Wicker hit a triple for the Foxes and Johnson posted four strikeouts in the loss on the mound. “Playing at Rosemont was a really great experience for the team,” Regnier said. “It’s that big stage feel that few programs get to experience before the postseason. One of the biggest challenges we faced was that the field was slick from all of the rain and made footing difficult for any players [from both teams] who did not have cleats.” Saturday’s outing hosting Plainfield Central was postponed due to the weather.
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SPORTS PREP BASEBALL: YORKVILLE 7, OSWEGO EAST 6
‘A GOOD TEAM WIN’ Yorkville baseball stays ahead of the game, tops Oswego East By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com There was no disappointment or let down from the Yorkville baseball team at Oswego East on Thursday. The Foxes led early and never trailed, despite the Wolves being on their heels the entire game. Yorkville left Oswego with a 7-6 victory and improved to 5-3 this season. Oswego East fell to 2-3. “I thought this was a good team win,” Yorkville coach Scott Luken said. “We put some pressure on them early with our base running and forced them into some errors that gave us some early runs. I think that built some confidence for our guys. I was also pleased late in the game with the defense from our infielders. I think if we play like this game in and game out, we are going to win a lot of games.” “We battled all game and gave it our all,” Yorkville’s Jon Jungr added. “I like the way we played today.” Yorkville’s three runs in the top of the first were all manufactured without an RBI. Oswego East responded with a run in the bottom of the inning via Vince Schwartz’ RBI double that allowed Garrett Goetz to score after he led off with a double. “The kids played with a lot of resilience after the first inning,” Oswego East coach Matt Engelhardt said. “That first inning was rough. We came out of the gates with a lack of focus. I thought we out-played them in the last six innings after spotting them too many runs there in the first.” The Foxes pushed ahead 4-1 in the top of the third on an RBI single from Taylor Irons, only to see the Wolves threaten again with two runs in the bottom of the inning on Schwartz’ first home run of the game. His two-run blast also scored Goetz, who hit his second of three doubles. “It’s kind of been the story for us this season, getting down early in games,” Schwartz added. “We just have to keep fighting back, and I think we did a pretty good job of that today. We had chances, but we didn’t take advantage of them.” After a scoreless fourth inning, the Foxes saw Jungr hit a two-run home run, which followed Cameron Van Boekel’s RBI double that sent Lucas Farren home. Yorkville led 7-3 going into the sixth inning. Oswego East added two more runs in
the sixth with RBI from Mason Madalinski and Jake Leonard before Schwartz hit another home run in the seventh. His solo shot led off the inning, but a double play from Yorkville and a ground out from the Wolves ended the game. The Wolves ended up out-hitting Yorkville, 13-8. Goetz ended up with four hits while Schwartz, the No. 3 batter, posted three. Yorkville 10, Coal City 2: On March 30, the Foxes defeated Coal City, 10-2. Stephen Sewruk was the winning pitcher, Travis Voelker went 3-for-4, Jungr went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Max Warren posted two RBIs.
ABOVE: Yorkville pitcher Jon Jungr helped the Foxes top Oswego East, 7-6, Thursday in Oswego. LEFT: Oswego East third baseman Sam Cummings attempts the tag on Yorkville’s leadoff man Mark Sommers. Photos by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media