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Lake County Suburban Life is the successor publication to the Lake County Journal. It is published weekly on Thursdays by Shaw Media.

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Transportation, sports and more

Pups take cold in stride

As many of you return to your daily commute following a bitter cold earlier this week, you might be wondering what the future has in store for your neighborhood roads and public transportation system.

On page 4, learn about the Lake County Division of Transportation’s 2040 Transportation Plan.

The year 2040 might seem far away, but officials say it’s pertinent to plan ahead to ensure the well-being of county residents for years to come. You can also learn about Call N Ride. The service allows seniors and those with disabilities to phone bus drivers directly, which allows for increased access to various parts of the county.

In Gurnee, Six Flags Great America’s crew members are busy performing maintenance on the theme park’s rides in preparation for its opening in spring. Learn more about what goes on behind the scenes in the winter months at the amusement park on page 5.

Area schools and services closed due to freezing temperatures early this week. The National Weather Service issued a winter chill warning for the northeastern Illinois region from 6 p.m. Sunday until noon Tuesday.

Lake County Suburban Life asked readers to submit their snow photos via Facebook and email. ABOVE: Patton Hawkins’ pups enjoyed the white stuff in Beach Park.

We want your news tips and story ideas. Call 847-223-8161 or email editorial@lakecountysuburbanlife. com.

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COMMUNITY CORNER: JULIE WITCZAK, CARING CLOWN Gurnee has its very own Patch Adams in resident Julie Witczak, a minimal make-up clown and teacher at Deerfield’s Caruso Middle School.

Witczak isn’t your birthday party kind of clown. She’s a volunteer for Caring Clowns International, an organization that donates funds from clowning gigs to international nonprofits that help children.

In February, Witczak and three other clowns were chosen to accompany Komedy Plast, a group of Seattle-based plastic surgeons, to a hospital in Peru, where the surgeons provided free plastic surgery for children in need.

Witczak and the clowns were there to lift spirits and aid healing, she said.

Witczak talked about her experience as a caring clown with Gurnee Suburban Life reporter Jesse Carpender.

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I was picked as one of four people in the U.S. to go to Peru for 10 days in February. At the hospital there were 200 kids in

I don’t know Spanish. We did a lot of slapstick. I have giant Converse shoes so we had a “machine” where we’d put in a small shoe and the big shoe would come out.

The thing I remember the most was the compassion the kids had for each other.

We were handing out red noses and a kid wanted an extra nose.

It turned out he wanted it for a kid in the next room who was badly burned.

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Julie Witczak, of Gurnee, brings joy to children in a hospital in Peru last February as a member of Caring Clowns International.

line to see if they qualified for free surgery.

I was nervous about crying.

When we got out of the taxi, we saw two kids sharing a wheelchair – but they were so happy to see us.

It’s that moment when you feel so fortunate, and fortunate to be there to make them smile.

There was a language barrier.

What makes clowning meaningful?

Volunteering is giving back with your heart, but there’s that piece of laughter, and engaging kids one-on-one so nobody feels different.

How can Gurnee teens learn to be a clown?

I’m teaching a session on clowning from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

March 16 at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee.

For information about Caring Clown International, visit www.caringclownsinternational.org.

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ON THE COVER Sammi Smith and Alissa Wade, both 13, of Grayslake, sled at Warren Township Community Woods.

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It’s all Joe Salabounis, 9, of Gurnee makes his way down the sled hill on Dec. 29 at Warren Township Community Woods in Gurnee.

ABOVE: Tammi Salabounis of Gurnee and her son, Paul, 8, try out the hill on Dec. 29 at Warren Township Community Woods.

RIGHT: Lydia Howard and Grace Comerford, both 10, of Gurnee enjoy the snow at the Warren Township Community Woods.

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Mark Ofenloch, 26, of Gurnee takes his dog, Henry, an 8-year-old beagle, for a ride on Dec. 29 at Christine Thompson Park in Gurnee.

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Aidan Schmeling, 9; her sister, Kelsey, 11; and Caroline Maciej, 12, all of Gurnee, sled on Dec. 29 at Warren Township Community Woods.

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4 PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW Christensen: Lake County is unique because of environmental issues like the lakes and wetlands. We don’t have a grid system, so moving traffic is problematic. In general, our goal is to make the system operate better.

PAULA TRIGG AND BRUCE CHRISTENSEN LAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION With the end of 2013, the public comment period for the Lake County Division of Transportation’s 2040 Transportation Plan also ended.

Public response has been positive regarding the plan’s emphasis on the long-anticipated Illinois Tollway project connecting Routes 53 and 120, as well as development of Lake County’s non-motorized transportation, according to Paula Trigg, director of transportation.

Trigg and Bruce Christensen, transportation coordinator and project manager, talked with Gurnee Suburban Life reporter Jesse Carpender about what the future holds for Lake County’s roadways.

Why project Lake County’s roads 26 years into the future?

Christensen: The 2040 plan is a cog in a bigger wheel. It’s our planning process after the regional initiative, which provides population forecasts and employment forecasts.

Trigg: We’re required by law to have a long-range plan.

We’re currently working on projects in our 2020 plan, and our five-year plan is the actual implementation for projects in the long-range plans. CMAP (Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning) does all the regional planning for Northeastern Illinois (and provides demographic projections).

What roadways are included in the plan?

Trigg: The maps show road networks on county highways and state highways and recommend state and county highways to be widened.

Any roadways already in the current (five-year) plan are not included and assumed to be done. This plan assumes the Route 53/120 project will be completed by 2040.

What’s the status of the proposed Illinois Route 53/120 project? (It would extend Illinois Route 53 to four lanes from Lake Cook Road to just south of Illinois Route 120 and create a Ilinois Route 120 bypass From east of Wilson Road to east of U.S. Route 45 along with other improvements.)

Trigg: The Illinois Blue Ribbon Advisory Council (made up of mayors, county board members and transportation officials) recommended that we move forward with the plan to extend Route 53 to Route 120.

We’re very excited to be working with the Illinois Tollway.

There are two studies being done – feasibility analysis, from which we expect results in one year with recommendations, and CMAP is under way with a corridor land use plan.

We should have that recommendation next week.

Christensen: There are 103,000 vehicles on Lake Cook Road each day from Route 53, and traffic is dispensed to Wisconsin or McHenry. It puts tremendous pressure on one point in the system. We’re using 2020 dollars for this proj-

What’s the next step for the 2040 plan?

Trigg: We’re reviewing public comments and will take it to the Lake County Board for adoption in the spring.

What are the major projects for 2014?

Trigg: Fairfield Road and

Photo by Jesse Carpender

Paula Trigg and Bruce Christensen stand in the room where Lake County Passage monitors the roads on video feeds at the Lake County Division of Transportation in Libertyville. ect, and the expectation is that it will be under construction in 2020. It’s not often that you work on a $2.6 billion project.

(A finance committee is researching funding feasibility.)

Trigg: We’re encouraged and hopeful that there’s momentum now.

Christensen: I’m 67, and this (53/120) has been in every transportation plan since 1962.

This is the closest it’s come to implementation.

What parts of the 2040 plan will affect Gurnee the most?

Christensen: The 53/120 project is also being called the Central Lake County corridor, and that would affect Gurnee.

South of Grayslake, it will split east and west to Route 12 and hook into 120 in the east.

We’ve incorporated some bicycle path plans that the village of Gurnee has adapted into our plan. Gurnee has been a more active community in Lake County when it comes to providing bike paths.

The market study of existing Pace bus routes recommended a Gurnee shuttle that will certainly help Gurnee, because it has the large generators of Gurnee Mills and Six Flags. Pace routes had not been looked at in 30 years, and Lake County’s population center has shifted with so much

growth in the western part of the county like Round Lake.

We’re pushing for an extension of the Metra service up to Wadsworth. We did analysis a few years back and recommended that to Metra.

What were the most important factors to consider when creating the plan?

Christensen: We know it’s critical to connect people to jobs. We think there are a lot of people finding it difficult to get to work, particularly the elderly or physically impaired.

One of the things that holds the suburbs back is that our development does not support traditional bus routes. We’ve responded to that with Call N Ride (for eligible people, like seniors and those with disabilities), which enables residents to phone bus drivers directly, and by offering some deviated bus routes which have a fixedroute system that drivers can go off for certain parts of the day.

Trigg: We’re working with CMAP to create more dense developments in Lake County (to support public transportation.

Arlington Heights and Palatine are examples of highly developed areas.) There’s been redevelopment in Libertyville, and Mundelein got a grant for a study.

176, Rollins Road and Route 83, Delany Road and Sunset Avenue. Completing the Washington Street corridor.

We have two more projects planned between Lake Street and Hainesville Road to widen Washington to two lanes.

Petersen Road corridor will be widened from Route 45 to Route 83 and from Route 83 to Alleghany Road.

What do you observe about roads in your own towns?

Trigg: (In Waukegan) I see a lot more people walking or riding bicycles – that’s why we’re working so hard on our bike network and improving bike route safety. It’s a healthy choice and an environmental choice, so we want to support that.

Christensen: (In Wauconda) I see Route 12. My parents moved to Lake County in 1952 when I was five, and Route 12 is the same today as it was in 1952 with more traffic. There’s a tremendous need for a capacity increase.

What do you want people to understand about transportation?

Trigg: That even a simple project takes six years or more. It takes a lot of planning. We used to just build a road. Now we make cosmetic improvements, non-motorized options and consider what’s best for that community. It’s different than it used to be.

See Lake County Division of Transportation’s full 2040 Transportation Plan at www. lakecountyil.gov/transportation.

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By JESSE CARPENDER jcarpender@shawmedia.com Once the gates close at Fright Fest’s end, most people don’t think about Gurnee’s Six Flags Great America over the winter, said Brandon Bruce, public relations specialist.

Forgotten by most visitors during the winter, the park is blanketed in white. Icicles hang from the steel coasters.

The reflecting pond freezes, and the iconic merry-goround is bagged and eventually topped with snow like a gigantic birthday cake.

Service corridors and the park’s midway are plowed, but not every nook and cranny. Smaller rides frost over, and the roller coaster cars are taken into a warehouse to be refreshed for next summer.

Although Six Flags’ employee base goes from its summer high of more than 4,000 to a winter low of 150 people, there’s still lots of work to do behind the scenes, especially for maintenance staff.

“The coaster cars are on a maintenance schedule just like your car,” Bruce said.

Mark Walaszek, mechan-

ABOVE LEFT: Figurines being rehabbed for the 2014 season are stacked together in the fiberglass shop at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. ABOVE RIGHT: Matt Schmitt of Kenosha, Wis., a ride mechanic, works on the rear car of the V2 roller coaster. ical-electrical manager, said the snow and weather are challenging in the off-season.

“We try to have everything inside before Thanksgiving,” Walaszek said. “What’s good is we have a much more regular schedule than when the park’s open.”

Gesturing around a warehouse packed with Raging Bull, Demon and other coaster cars and parts, Bruce said, “In the summer, everything you see here is out in the park.”

During the summer, the warehouses are full of games and merchandise. In another part of the building, the maintenance team strips down cars for cleaning and repairs.

Lucky for Walaszek and the crew, the coaster tracks outside don’t require winter maintenance.

Katy Enrique, communications manager, said, “The rides are meant to be outside structures. The motors are taken apart [before Thanksgiving], and some rides are

stripped to the bones. But the tracks aren’t pre-treated with anything before it snows.”

Just outside the warehouse and over the train tracks are the wooden bones of the new giant coaster, Goliath. A special crew with experience working in winter weather was brought in to build the roller coaster, Bruce said.

The ride, slated to open around Memorial Day this year, is planned to break three world records as the fastest wooden roller coaster

in the world and to feature the world’s tallest and steepest drop, according to park president Hank Salemi.

At this point in the build, the ride is about 15 percent done, Enrique said. The crew is installing wood stacks, which will act as the base for the track, into anchors which were placed before the ground froze. Each stack is built laying down and installed with a crane, Bruce said.

Hoses run through the ground attached to a machine that melts the snow around the work site.

The workers don’t have to battle any animals who make the park their winter home, Enrique said.

“We don’t get any deer,” Enrique said. “There are squirrels, raccoons, sometimes families of cats – but as soon as the park opens and people are around, they’re gone.”

Enrique said the best thing about Six Flags in the winter is to see it covered in snow.

“It’s cool to see the park totally disrupted before they plow it,” she said.

The park is slated to open in May.

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Six Flags maintenance crews work into winter

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The new Goliath ride, under construction on a cold day in January at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, will open this year.

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NEW YEAR, NEW LIFE Maci Joyce Curtin 12:31 a.m. Jan. 1, 2014 6 pounds, 4 ounces 20 inches

Crystal Lake couple welcomes Lake County’s first baby of the year

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Police: Two tried to sell drugs through Craigslist

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WAUKEGAN – Two Lake County men were arrested on felony drug charges after allegedly posting a Craigslist ad selling prescription pills.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office learned about the post – that listed 120 Hydrocodone pills for sale for $360 – from the McHenry Police Department.

Detectives from Lake County met Thomas Brown, 20, of Lake Villa, and Daniel Swan, 22, of Fox Lake, at a Walgreens in Fox Lake to purchase the pills.

Both Brown and Swan were charged with unlawful possession of a look-alike substance and possession with the intent to deliver.

Brown also was charged

with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Brown attempted to evade arrest by ramming a minivan he was driving into an unmarked squad car, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. He was stopped a short time later.

He also was charged with criminal damage to government supported property, resisting arrest, aggravated reckless driving and a handful of other traffic offenses, including driving without insurance and on a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident.

Neither man had posted bond as of Jan. 2.

Brown needs $2,500 to be released from the Lake County Jail, and Swan needs $500.

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Lake County’s first baby of the new year was born at 12:31 a.m. Jan. 1 at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.

Baby Maci Joyce Curtin weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces. The New Year’s newborn was 20 inches long.

First-time parents Erin and Jason Curtin of Crystal Lake checked in to the hospi-

tal early afternoon Dec. 31. Erin Curtin, 29, was in labor for about 12 hours. Baby Maci was delivered two days after she was due.

Lake County’s second baby was delivered just two minutes later – at 12:33 a.m. on New Year’s Day at NorthShore University HealthSystem Highland Park Hospital, officials said.

Advocate spokeswoman Ro Ostergaard said Good Shepherd’s next New Year’s baby was not delivered until several hours later, around 3 p.m.

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Instead of resolving to work out more, why not resolve to work your children out more and hit some of the open gyms in our area. It’s a great way to beat cabin fever and wear those little ones out. Hopefully, they will have so much fun that they nap the afternoon away and you can work out, or work on your resolution.

Parent/Tot Gym 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays Sullivan Community Center Gym, 635 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills If you have an early riser, this is the gym for you as it starts earlier than any other. Drop in and enjoy toys, scooters, big wheels, balls and more. For ages 1 through 4.

Cost is $3 a resident, $4 per non resident. Call the Vernon Hills Park District for information at 847-996-6800.

Tot Open Gym 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays Grayslake Recreation Center, 240 Commerce Drive, Grayslake Open, unstructured, parent-supervised playtime. Drop in for ages 6 and younger. Cost is $3 per resident or $5 non resident (free for parents). Call the Grayslake Community Park District at 847-223-7529 for information.

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For older children, many local gymnastics studios offer weekly or monthly open gyms on Fridays, and most park districts have open basketball time. With winter just getting started, we’ll be visiting all these and more to keep everyone from climbing the walls of my house! Find more things to do at the Little Lake County Calendar at www.littlelakecounty.com/calendar.

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“It’s not going to happen overnight,” she said. “[The delay] really is because of the [magnitude] of it and making sure we are responsible and do it in a responsible way.”

While still a long way off, the eventual effects of both concealed carry and medicinal marijuana will be significant, according to the laws’ proponents and opponents.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said he expects the state would see a decline in the crime rate as more gun owners are allowed to carry a weapon on their person.

Those worried about an increase in guns on the street needn’t be, he said.

“You’re looking at people who have gone through extensive training and gone through the same background checks that a police officer gets,” he said.

Colleen Daley, executive director for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence and an opponent of the bill, said that while the law has some positives, such as increased background checks, extensive training requirements and prohibited locations, its effect is unclear. She expects to see lawsuits challenge the law but said people need to be educated.

“People are going to be around others who are carrying legal, loaded guns,” she said. “Some are deeply concerned, some aren’t, but the average citizen should be aware that something like this is happening.”

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Two of Illinois’ biggest and most controversial laws passed in 2013 – concealed-carry gun permits and medicinal marijuana – which officially took effect Jan. 1.

However, their impact won’t be seen for months, according to government agencies.

Illinois State Police began to accept online applications to carry a concealed handgun starting Jan. 5, and recently announced the acceptance of paper applications beginning July 1.

More than 2,000 registered concealed-carry instructors already are listed on the State Police website, spokeswoman Monique Bond said, but the first permits won’t be issued until early April.

“It could be sooner, but we are going to use the full 90 days to give us enough time to make sure we do it right,” Bond said.

In order to obtain a standard five-year concealed-carry permit, Illinois residents must already have a Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card, pay a $150 fee, submit to a background check, and undergo 16

hours of firearm training with a certified instructor.

Applications will be processed by the State Police, which will issue or deny the card within 90 days. Denied applications will be reviewed by the governor-appointed Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board, whose members have yet to be named.

For similar reasons, medicinal marijuana will not be accessible until well past Jan. 1.

Not only will there be a time lapse to process applications for distribution and cultivation centers, Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said, but government agencies still are determining the specifics of the law’s implementation.

“I would like to give a time frame, but there are so many moving pieces,” Arnold said.

“We’re working as quickly as we can to get it out.”

The Department of Public Health is in charge of the certification process for doctors and patients, but several other departments and agencies are overseeing different aspects of the law.

Arnold said progress is slow.

Even key elements of the law,

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• A new $50 minimum fine for littering, including cigarette butts • Interstate speed limits increased to 70 mph • People younger than 18 cannot use tanning equipment • Regarding child pornography possession, each individual item counts as a separate violation • Public school sexual education classes for sixth through 12th-graders must cover abstinence and contraception • Drones can be used by law enforcement for a missing person search if it is not a criminal investigation, or if the agency is using the drone solely for crime scene photography • 17-year-olds can vote in a primary election if they will be 18 by the upcoming general election • School districts can install cameras on school buses to track drivers who pass stopped buses illegally • Those who buy a pet with an undisclosed illness can receive a refund, replacement or reimbursement for reasonable veterinary costs from the seller • Law enforcement outside their jurisdiction can conduct temporary questioning or make an arrest if they become aware of the immediate commitment of a criminal offense

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Pace modifies bus routes in county LAKE COUNTY SUBURBAN LIFE editorial@lakecountysuburbanlife.com A service restructuring effort spanning several months that involved collaboration among Pace, Lake County, the College of Lake County and other local stakeholders – along with surveying and other public input – now is under way. Modified bus services became available throughout the county Dec. 22.

Although the scale and scope of changes varies by route, the goal of the project was to respond to changes in demand by updating the decades-old service model for the county’s bus service.

Many of the timing and routing changes are designed to improve on-time performance, which has been plagued by rail crossings and an overall increase in traffic on county roads.

“Improving on-time performance and service reliability is critical to attracting and retaining riders,” said Pace Chairman Richard Kwasneski. “We worked with riders and other stakeholders to build a plan that will improve on-time performance, ease connections between bus routes and increase service on corridors with heavy demand.”

The service changes were discussed at a pair of public hearings in August.

Passenger notices detailing the changes for each route, along with updated bus schedules, are being distributed. Passengers also can see the new schedules and notices at www.PaceBus.com.

The changes can be summarized as follows:

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• Route 568 Belvidere: Schedule changes and minor routing changes • Route 569 Lewis: Service frequency reduced from 30 minutes to 60 minutes during midday

• Route 570 Fox Lake Gurnee Mills via CLC: Will no longer operate between College of Lake County and Gurnee Mills (this connection to be provided by new Route 565 extension), and new route name (Fox Lake CLC) • Route 571 Zion: Schedule changes and route adjustments in Zion and downtown Waukegan

Za Za’s Italian Eatery in Ingleside had been a favorite neighborhood restaurant for years. The menu features northern Italian dishes Veal Marsala, Giambotta, Eggplant Rollitini, Chicken Saltinbocca and more. Drink and menu specials are available most nights. Open seven days a week.

Za Za’s Italian Eatery 69 Washington St., Ingleside 847-973-800

Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant serves a wide selection of authentic Mexican style dishes including quesadillas, burritos, fajitas, combination platters and more. Try such favorites as Enchiladas Poblanas, Tamales and Chicken En Mol’e. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant 760 N. Green Bay Rd., Waukegan 847-244-7887

• Route 572 Waukegan Grayslake Westfield Hawthorn: Will no longer operate south of College of Lake County (eliminated route portion to be covered by new Route 574), more frequent service, new extension to Waukegan Metra Station, new route name, (Washington)

• Route 574 Hawthorn College of Lake County: All-new route covers former southern portion of current Route 572 routing and will provide service once per hour Monday through Saturday

• Round Lake Area Call-nRide: Schedule changes • Vernon Hills Mundelein Call-n-Ride: Schedule changes • Downtown Waukegan bus • Route 272 Milwaukee Ave- stop changes: Passengers nue North: Weekday schedule must board and exit buses at changes

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WHERE: Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O’Plaine Road WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 COST & INFO: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Lake County is a non-profit, self-help organization of families, friends, users of mental health services and professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons affected by neurobiological brain disorders (commonly known as mental illnesses). This free meeting offers support to families and friends. NAMI membership is not needed to attend.

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WHERE: Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Road, Highland Park WHEN: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 COST & INFO: Crisp winter nights are ideal for sky viewing!

Visit Heller to see the moon, constellations and Jupiter through telescopes. Everyone is welcome, but content is appropriate for adults and children older than 6. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This program will be canceled in the case of cloudy weather. Dress for the weather. Free.

No registration required. For information, call 847-433-6901.

WHERE: Holiday Inn Gurnee Convention Center, 6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 COST & INFO: $15 per person. This wedding expo has over 250 wedding professionals on hand to answer all wedding needs, from Chicago bridal salons to honeymoon travel specialists. Also attend the fashion show featuring the latest dresses from David’s Bridal and formal wear from The Men’s Warehouse. For Information, call 847-278-1050 or visit windycityweddingshow.com.

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WHERE: Various businesses off Main Street in downtown Antioch WHEN: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 COST & INFO: The Wine Walk is for those 21 and older looking to try wine and food and make new friends. Cost includes a commemorative wine glass, event menu, food, bottle of wine and free drawing prizes. Cost is $40. Registration is required. For information and to register, call 847-838-4032 or visit www.antioch.il.gov/specialevents.cfm#wine_walks.

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WHERE: Crosslife Evangelical Free Church, 431 W. Austin Ave., Libertyville WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 COST & INFO: The Gardeners of Central Lake County host “The Wildflowers of Iceland,” which will be presented by Joan Sayre, an accomplished nature photographer. In addition to photos of native flowers, Joan photographed a local fox family and documented their early months with their mother. Monthly meetings include a program, a mini plant competition and refreshments. No gardening experience necessary. Free. For information, call 847-918-7157 or visit www.gclcil. com.

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By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com ISLAND LAKE – Just four months after the Island Lake Village Board narrowly rejected video gambling, it’s taking a second look.

With all the surrounding communities allowing the video gaming machines, business owners like Jerry DeLaurentis, the owner of Sideouts Bar & Eatery and the adjoining bowling alley 3-D Bowl, have argued they’re losing business.

“Video gaming is here in Illinois,” DeLaurentis said. “It’s here to stay. It’s not going anywhere. We need it in our town because we need to survive.”

When the board last voted on the idea, Village President Charles Amrich cast the deciding vote, killing the ordinance.

During a Jan. 2 discussion, most of the trustees said they still felt the same way they did back in August.

The rejected ordinance would have allowed bars,

How they voted At an August Village Board meeting, Village President Charles Amrich voted against the proposed video gaming ordinance, joining trustees Mark Beeson, Keith Johns and Tony Sciarrone. Trustees Shannon Fox, Thea Morris and Chuck Cermak were in favor of the ordinance.

restaurants, truck stops and fraternal and veterans clubs to install up to five video gaming machines. Under state regulations, the state takes a 25 percent cut of the profits, and local governments get 5 percent.

“When it first came up for discussion, one of the big points was, ‘Let’s wait. Let’s not be the person that breaks the ice on this. Let’s see how it goes, make sure it’s going smoothly.’ We’ve already done that,” Trustee Thea Morris said.

Trustee Keith Johns, one of the three trustees who voted against the proposal, said he

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was still looking into it Thursday evening.

“I do see both sides of it,” he said. “There is a positive obviously for the business owners, a small positive for the village.

I don’t really see that 5 percent really makes a big deal to the village.

“It’s more about what’s important to our business owners and keeping our business owners making money, and if a lot of other towns are doing it around us, if these guys are losing business, then maybe we need to take a harder look at it.”

Trustee Mark Beeson raised concerns about how the machines would be regulated, where they would be placed and whether kids would be able to see them.

Whether the village can add regulations to those already laid out in the state law is one of the questions Village Attorney David McArdle will look into.

A vote is planned for the Jan. 16 meeting.

editorial@lakecountysuburbanlife.com GRAYSLAKE – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Jan. 3 that it awarded Lake County Housing Authority $150,977 grant to help residents receiving housing assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher Program gain access to education, job training and employment.

“I’m excited about the success of our clients has had as it relates to Family Self-Sufficiency,” said LCHA Executive Director/ CEO David A. Northern, Sr. “This grant award will ensure more of our clients will be able to obtain Family Self-Sufficiency.”

HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficien-

cy Program (HCV-FSS) helps public housing authorities across the country hire or retain more than one thousand service coordinators who will work directly with families to connect them to the supportive services that meet their individual needs and to become gainfully employed.

Lake County has three HCV-FSS grant-funded positions.

“This is a modest investment that can make a world of difference for families looking to find their path to self-sufficiency,” said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.

“As America’s economy continues to recover, it’s critical that we work to make sure every American has the skills and resources they need to successfully compete for jobs in the 21st Century.”

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Walston said she heard about the adult fitness classes while bringing her sons to Tae Kwon Do classes.

“I was so sore the first time I tried an endurance cardio class,” Walston said. “But I kept going back. I love it.”

Walston said the challenge classes are usually last an hour, with cardio mixed with body and light weight exercises.

“It started pretty slow at first,” Walston said. “I would recommend it to anyone. This is the longest I’ve ever stuck with anything in my life.”

Aside from meeting new friends, Walston has dropped a total of six jeans sizes since beginning Barrington Martial Arts cardio and kickboxing classes three years ago.

Walston, who now wears a size four, said the eight-week

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BARRINGTON – Eight weeks, a few workouts and heavy commitment. That’s all Barrington Martial Arts trainer Master S. Morris is asking for as he helps those with a New Year’s resolution to lose weight drop two jean sizes.

The 8-Week Weight Loss Challenge began at Barrington Martial Arts one year ago, when Deer Park resident Lisa Walston, 50, lost 10 pounds.

“It really changed my life,” Walston said. “My body looks better. I’m wearing tighter clothes and tighter jeans.”

Challenges now are run up to three times a year, and the next one will kick off Monday, Jan. 13. Participants are asked to bring in a pair of jeans that is currently two sizes too small.

Morris said that 100 percent of challenge members who follow the program – meal plans, consultations and workouts – will be able to achieve results and fit into the snug jeans. Clothes that become too big will be donated to WINGS of Palatine (Women In Need Growing Stronger) – a service organization for homeless and abused women and children.

Up to 18 people can register each session. Morris said he expects a lot of people to sign up at the last minute with their New Year’s resolutions in mind.

The eight-week program costs $499 with a $100 promotional discount being honored until Jan. 13. Participants are asked to attend a minimum of three workout classes each week (six maximum). Morris said classes are offered during the day, evening hours and on weekends.

“It’s rewarding to see moms and other clients up their self esteem,” she said. “They get stronger. Their body gets toned. They go from wearing baggy clothes to wearing skinny jeans.”

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A comprehensive lake management plan was completed this winter that provides several recommendations that we will work to resource and implement beginning in 2014.

Additionally, the village has assisted the Channel Restoration Alliance in securing $8,900 in grant funding from the Lake County Watershed Management Board to assist with their efforts to dredge the Bangs Lake circle channel.

The village paved, patched and crack sealed 27 streets in 2013. In 2014, we plan to implement a comprehensive Road Evaluation and Rating Study. It is important for communities to use a logical road pavement management system to help decide when to perform routine maintenance, overlays or reconstruction. A condition rating will be assigned to all of the roads within the village, which will be instrumental in preparation of the village’s capital improvement plan.

Finally, Wauconda Police Chief Pat Yost, Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim and others from the Lake County Heroin/Opioid Abuse Taskforce are partnering with Wauconda service organizations to discuss how those organizations can help in reducing drug abuse and overdose deaths.

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As we start a new year with high spirits and good will toward all, it is a time of opportunity and reflection.

We have established a strong new administration with deep experience and a cooperative customer service approach. Wauconda has made strides toward realizing our goals of economic stability and prosperity by establishing a Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) district, by commissioning a hotel feasibility study that yielded favorable results, and by participating in multiple economic development trade shows and conferences.

These efforts have generated development interest with both current and prospective owners. While some new development is planned to begin in the spring, economic development is a multi-year prospect, and it will take years to get where we plan to be.

Wauconda has continued to make strides to bring Lake Michigan water to our village, and though the final plan is not yet complete, construction on the internal improvements will begin in the spring. This will prepare the infrastructure we need to receive Lake Michigan Water.

The coming year promises to bring even greater opportunity, and together we will face the challenges to set us on the path to success. This administration is first focused on controlling expenses and secondly on increasing revenues The changes we have made to date have made this administration stronger and will save taxpayers over $250,000 a year. We will strive to create shared services agreements with our neighboring communities in order to control costs and sustain services. Simultaneously, we will work to create more retail opportunity in Wauconda in order to improve quality of life and increase sales tax revenue.

The environment is important to us, and we have been expanding our conservation and recycling efforts. Wauconda Public Works now has 24-hour electronic recycling

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OPINION

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

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LetterToTheEditor Stained glass artist wants to open studio For some, the new year is a time for quiet reflection; for others, it can be an opportunity to make bold plans into an unknown future. For me, it’s been a little of both.

For years I’ve desired to run a stained glass studio. After all, with 20 plus years teaching and crafting experience, I’ve appreciated how the studio experience can inspire creativity in people, some who have no other creative outlet.

Stained glass, if properly built, can last for generations.

I’ve created a page on a crowdfunding website, and I’ve set out to invite friends and family via email and social media to back my project. My goal is modest, and I’ve given

and as of Jan. 6 I have raised $205.

We welcome original letters on pubThe money will go toward lic issues. Letters must include the first month and security deauthor’s full name, home address and posit, as well as the purchase day and evening telephone numbers. of materials to be made availWe limit letters to 300 words and one able for sale to students. published letter every 30 days.

For information or to support All letters are subject to editing for this project, visit www. length and clarity at the sole discrepeerbackers.com/projects/ tion of the editor.

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1100 Washington St., Grayslake, IL The year progresses, as all 60030 years do, but for me this one is different, because I have learned that life is too short to myself 45 days to accomplish it. be lived without purpose. And I have selected a number of it’s too short not to share the rewards to offer backers, as a beauty of stained glass with means of thanking them. others.

I am looking to open a studio Joe Scianna in Hainesville. My goal is to Island Lake raise $4,000 for the studio,

Letters policy

For years it has been difficult to impress upon the proper authorities that bullying those who are vulnerable to physical threats is a very serious problem. It has been a pervasive issue in most schools, and it has been difficult to control.

A nearly 300-pound professional football player comes forward to charge that he has been aggressively bullied by a nearly 300-pound teammate. The fact is that if there is any good that comes from this bizarre bullying charge, it is that it shows that bullying at any age and by any size cannot be tolerated no matter the physical disparities.

It opens the door much wider in the nation to how serious the bullying issue is, whether it is in schools or any part of the community.

The truth is that bullying is a nasty form of intimidation which often has a lasting negative effect on one’s life. That’s why we must get to the root of the problem.

Incidental with the bullying issue in football, the discussion broadened to incidents of hazing, which results in veteran players pulling intimidating acts against rookie players.

Hazing has been prominent in college athletics and fraternities, but that doesn’t make it right.

In my mind, hazing should be eliminated, whenever or wherever it happens.

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sands of dollars to buy a dinner for the whole team.

Here’s a rookie who may not be playing a year from now, and he’s paying that huge amount to feed veteran players making millions in salaries — and feeding their insensitive egos, too.

When someone tells me that hazing incidents bring those involved closer together and matures the victims, I say baloney.

Everyone matures every day, and it’s easier to mature when people endure positive experiences with each other, rather than negative intimidating acts.

When it comes to bullying, some people say that the one bullied should react and not take the tactics used against him. As the saying goes, that’s easy for you to say.

Yes, some have returned havoc against a bully, but the bully will just turn and look for a more defenseless person to torment.

Bullying and hazing have their scary similarities.

They intimidate others and both should be eliminated.

• John S. Matijevich served in the Illinois Legislature from 1967 to 1992.

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LAKE VILLA – It’s winter reading time at Lake Villa District Library, and the whole family can participate. Every hour spent reading in January equals donations for the Lake Villa Township Food Pantry.

Children through seventh grade are invited to H.O.P. – help other people – by reading, or being read to. Teens are challenged to read to feed, and adults can benefit the food pantry with photography.

For information, call 847-3567711 or visit www.lvdl.org.

County has dog sled hill The Dog Sledding Area is designed as a training facility

for mushing, competitive dog sledding and skijoring (where a cross-country skier is pulled over snow by dogs).

The site, at the Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve, features a wide-tracked 2.8-mile loop trail that’s routed to provide a number of decision points for training teams to respond to direction commands. Permits are required for sled teams and skijorers.

In the warmer months, and when winter conditions are not good for dog sledding, hikers also can enjoy the mowed trails, but must yield the right of way to dog teams using warm-weather wheeled carts.

For information, visit www.lcfpd. org.

Township increases transportation services WAUCONDA – As of Jan. 1, Wauconda Township has expanded its transportation services with the support of the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Service Committee’s (LCCTSC) Northwest Demonstration Project.

The service is sponsored by six townships, with assistance from the LCCTSC and Pace Suburban Bus. For a small fee, it provides weekday curb-to-curb dial-a-ride transportation service in the northwest Townships of Lake County, Monday through Friday, with expanded hours to accommodate increased demand.

Township residents must register by calling 847-526-2631.

This service is open to all residents, with priority given to seniors and people with disabilities.

Unmarked police car struck by train ROUND LAKE PARK – A Lake County Sheriff’s Office unmarked squad car was struck by a Metra train on Route 134 and Porter Road in Round Lake Park at approximately 10:20 p.m. Jan. 6, according to a release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. No one was injured in the crash.

The train struck the empty squad car, which was stuck in the snow near tracks, according to the release. None of the train’s passengers reported injuries.

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A detective was driving the unmarked squad car, a black 2002 Honda Accord, westbound on Route 134 approaching Porter Road when the train gates lowered, according to the release.

A white conversion van traveling westbound on Route 134 in front of the car stopped abruptly to turn left onto Porter Road.

“The detective applied his brakes and swerved right to avoid the conversion van,” according to the release. The car then stopped near the railroad tracks and was stuck in the snow.

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8OBITUARIES JUDITH NYKAZA Born: June 22, 1945 Died: Jan. 1, 2014 Judith A. Nykaza, age 69, of Grayslake, passed away Jan. 1 in Shamrock, Wis. She was born June 22, 1945, in Chicago to Peter and Ann (nee: McGovern) Klug. Judith was an avid snowmobiler who loved spending time in Wisconsin at her family’s dream log home in the North Woods.

She loved being with her family and grandchildren and going on many family vacations. Judith loved to cook and take care of others. She was

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Judith is survived by her husband Robert, whom she wed on June 9, 1962, in Chicago, her children Robert, Jr. of Barrington Hills, Ill., and Jeffrey Allen Sr. (Jennifer) of Lakemoor, Ill., her grandchildren Ariana, Jeffrey Jr., Elizabeth, Mikayla and Nathan, her siblings Dorothy Royal of Palatine and Lorraine (Joe) Godawa of Grayslake, her sister-in-law Sarah Klug of Virginia, her step-sister Kathy Rita of Bartlett, and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Robert Klug and her sister Laverne Miltmore.

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ation for Grant and the fact his team was playing solid defense led to the big eight minutes.

“I felt like we got some good stops and that fueled our running game,” Tucker said. “We just got out and got some easy opportunities. I think it just snowballed on [Grant]. They had two of their starters and primary ball handlers get in foul trouble and were on the bench. They were searching then for some offense.”

Calvin Goldsmith led Barrington with 18 points, while Scott Bennett off the bench added 14 and Rapolas Ivanauskas put in 13 of his own. Tucker added that the bench play is just a reflection of how deep his team is right now.

“We seem like we got seven, eight, nine, 10 guys who can start, so [when] we need to go to the bench, we don’t get too nervous about it,” Tucker said.

Grant was led by Mike Burns, who scored all 13 of his points in the second half. Steve Dunning added 11 of his own.

Bulldogs coach Wayne Bosworth was very unhappy with

how his team played coming out of the holiday break, he said.

“Offensively and defensively, [Barrington] played harder than we did. It was embarrassing,” Bosworth said. “It was embarrassing to put out an effort like that in a varsity basketball game. We weren’t hustling. We don’t trust each other. We’re not playing as a team right now.”

The two teams got right back on the court Saturday night in non-conference play.

Barrington continued its home stand with a game against Jacobs. The Broncos jumped out to a 19-point first half lead and had to hold on for a 55-52 win.

Ivanauskas scored a gamehigh 24 points to pace Barrington (8-9) while Austin Madrzyk scored 15 after having just two against Grant the night before.

Grant traveled to Prairie Ridge and struggled for the second night in a row, falling 64-42.

Noda scored nine points while Burns added eight as the Bulldogs fell to 7-6 on the season.

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A wildlife handler awaits the landing of Pip the barn owl. Citizens for Conservation and Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation will present a Leave No Child Inside class, “Raptors: Birds of Prey” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at CFC Headquarters, 459 W. Highway 22, Barrington. Participants will hike around the snow-covered prairie and learn about live raptors.

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Grant’s Steve Dunning shoots during the third quarter of a Jan. 4 home game against Prairie Ridge. Prairie Ridge defeated Grant, 64-42.

Sometimes basketball games are decided well before the final minutes of the contest. Friday night’s game between Barrington High School and Grant Community High School (Fox Lake) was a prime example.

The game was decided before halftime as host Barrington Broncos outscored the Bulldogs 27-6 during the second quarter to come away with a 64-44 victory in non-conference action.

The two teams were each coming off a week away from the court after holiday tournaments, but it looked like Barrington was going to run away in the first quarter and hide after scoring the first eight points of the game. Grant, however, would go on to score the final 11 points in the first quarter to take an 11-8 lead into the second period.

That’s where things got away from the Bulldogs, who had a 13-10 lead early in the quarter before watching Barrington go up and down the court at will, scoring to take a 35-17 lead by the half. Grant ran into foul trouble in the second quarter as well, with both Ryan Noda and Rayvon Jonespicking having their third fouls of the game each in the early part of the quarter. Broncos coach Bryan Tucker said the foul situ-

“I felt like we got some good stops and that fueled our running game.”

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• CHALLENGE Continued from page 13 challenge was an added bonus to lose stubborn pounds.

“We would weigh in privately and analyze our diet patterns,” Walston said.

“There wasn’t much competition. Everyone was there for the same goal.”

Previous challenge participants like Walston will visit during the program’s seminar and counseling days to share their own success stories and offer advice to new members.

“I would tell people to be ready to be committed and do exactly what Master Morris says,” Walston advised. “Don’t stop. I was so scared after my first class, but I’m glad I stuck with it.”

Morris said the challenge begins with an evaluation to gauge where participants are at – both physically and mentally.

“We want it to be safe,” Morris said. “We are proud to say we don’t have people getting injured in our program.”

Morris said the challenge follows a “doctor’s model, do no harm” motto by addressing

knee, back and hip injuries before workouts begin.

The challenge draws all sorts of people – those who already work out, returning members who want to drop even more weight or goal-driven newcomers who want to drop quick pounds for a specific event like a wedding or reunion.

Morris said the challenge is set up for success with periodic mental/physical checkins, strategic “cheat days” for dieting and scenario talk.

“We talk about social eating scenarios like parties,” Morris said. “I advise people to eat something healthy before they go to a party so that they are not hungry and deprived by the time they arrive.”

Each Barrington Martial Arts 8-Week Weight Loss Challenge is scheduled by demand.

Last year, additional programs were scheduled for getting into spring break shape.

“It’s a joy for me to be able to help people,” Morris said.

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Of the 12 teams that started the 2013 playoffs, the Bears only played four of them. In five games against Green Bay (2), Cincinnati, New Orleans and Philadelphia, the Bears were 2-3.

The Bengals game was the first game of the season and the Bengals did as much or more to lose it as the Bears did to win it, kind of like Cincinnati’s third consecutive first round playoff exit last Sunday.

Their other win over the Packers was accomplished without Aaron Rodgers as quarterback. Including the Bears game in which Rodgers went out after their first possession, the Packers were 2-5-1 without Rodgers including losses to the Giants, Lions and Steelers.

The Bears losses to New Orleans and Philadelphia were their only two

losses of the year in which they were noncompetitive, and their other five losses besides a loss to the Packers were to Detroit (2) and the last place Rams, Vikings and Redskins.

The Bears are clearly not in the same league with this year’s playoff teams.

For starters, the Bears need to get better at quarterback. Seven of the 12 playoff starters including Nick Foles, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick (91.6) had better passer ratings than Jay Cutler and all but Kaepernick were at least 12 points better at 101.2 and above while Cutler was 89.2.

The other five Alex Smith (89.1), Andy Dalton (88.8), Cam Newton (88.8), Tom Brady (87.3) and Andrew Luck (87.0) were all almost even with Cutler in rating, all of them threw more touchdowns and only Dalton and Newton threw more picks.

You tell me, other than Dalton is there a QB in the group you wouldn’t take over Cutler?

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with all of these playoff clubs at running back and wide receiver. With the possible exception of the Broncos, the Bears are better than any of those clubs at those positions.

The only 2013 playoff teams that aren’t clearly more talented on the offensive line than the Bears are Indianapolis, San Diego and Green Bay. The Bears line was effective most of the time this season, but it’s not capable of taking over games the way the 49ers, Eagles, Seahawks, Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Chiefs can at times.

If you’re a Bears fan you already know that defensively they just don’t match up, particularly in the NFC. Seattle, the number one seed in the NFC also is first in the NFL in scoring defense. The second seeded Panthers are second in the league in fewest points allowed, the fifth seeded 49ers are third and the sixth seeded Saints are fourth.

In the AFC, the Bengals and Chiefs tied for fifth in the league in scoring defense, the Colts were ninth in the league, the Patriots 10th and the Char-

gers were actually 11th.

Nine of the 12 playoff teams are in the top 11 in scoring defense. In that top 11 only the Cardinals – seventh in points allowed and 10-6 – and the Dolphins – eighth and 8-8 – failed to make the playoffs.

The Bears were 30th in scoring defense in 2013, tied with the Redskins and only the Vikings were worse.

The Bears dramatic improvement on offense under Marc Trestman this year was exciting and at times a lot of fun to watch. But their decline from fifth in the NFL in total defense in 2012, eighth vs. the run and third in points allowed is the reason they fell from 10-6 to 8-8 and are not currently a legitimate contender.

It is quite possible the Bears will improve at quarterback as Cutler spends more time with Trestman, but the only way they’re going back to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons and just the second time in the last eight is by turning over the defensive half of their roster with a lot more talent.

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Josh McCown played sensational football in his five starts and time in relief in two other games, while also igniting a quarterback controversy (albeit, outside the walls Josh of Halas Hall) during McCown what coach Marc Trestman referred to as Cutler’s best season.

McCown, who turns 35 in July, completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 13 touchdowns and one interception, good for a passer rating of 109.0.

“Love to have Josh back. I’ve expressed that to him,” general manager Phil Emery said Thursday. “Josh, through his play, has earned the right to have choices, and he’s got a lot of them and he’ll have a lot of them. He does

know he has a home here and that we’ll do everything we can to make it work if he decides he still wants to play here.”

Can the Bears afford McCown? It may seem like a ridiculous question when talking about a 35-year-old backup, journeyman quarterback who made $840,000 in 2013. But, as Emery said, McCown will have options.

The Bears signed Jason Campbell to a $3.5 million deal in 2012 with a $2 million signing bonus, so McCown and his representation could use that as a place to start.

Or, they could look at the highest-paid backups in the league. Here are some of the noteworthy and lucrative backup quarterback contracts signed last offseason (all contract details per Spotrac): Chase Daniel, Chiefs, three years, $10 million, $4.8 million guaranteed; Matt Moore, Dolphins, two years, $8 million, $4 million guaranteed; Matt Hasselbeck, Colts, two years, $7.25 million, $3 million guaranteed; Matt Cassel, Vikings, two years, $7.4 million,

that doesn’t need nearly as much improvement as the other side of the ball.

That’s a reminder that we don’t know how McCown fits in the Bears’ priorities during the next few months with a defense to fix, but we have a good idea where he is among Cutler’s priorities.

“I’d like to see him come back,” Cutler said after signing his seven-year contract. “I know we’d love to have him back. I know Phil touched on it. We’d like to have him back in the building just because of the amount of work he does behind the scenes with the younger players and myself. Just the experience he brings to the quarterback room, it’s very valuable.

“We’ll see how that works out.”

McCown will have his suitors, and he’ll keep in mind his four kids that live in North Carolina as he decides what’s best for his family. By the time free agency opens on March 11, the Bears will have a better grasp on their cap situation, how McCown would fit into the fold and if they can bring a fan and team favorite back next season.

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$2 million guaranteed; and Ryan Fitzpatrick, Titans, two years, $6.5 million, $1.75 million guaranteed.

Those quarterbacks, though, all signed with teams that did not just throw $54 million guaranteed at its starter.

Of the teams paying the most guaranteed money for its starting quarterback, only one rewarded its backup more than $1 million in base salary last season: the Lions paid Shaun Hill $2.4 million (Kyle Orton restructured his deal to lower his base salary after Tony Romo got paid).

Backups for Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are still on their rookie deals, Joe Flacco’s backup – Tyrod Taylor – made a little more than a half million, while Matt Ryan’s backup – Dominique Davis – made $480,000. McCown’s brother, Luke, made $840,000 as Drew Brees’ backup.

The Bears would need to find an amount that works for McCown, but also isn’t dedicating too much 2014 money to the quarterback position, one

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