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LEMONT – It has been almost two years since Lemont High School junior Andrew Podczerwinski was left paralyzed from the waist down, but he continues to work toward his goal of walking again.

Podczerwinski was injured when a tree fell on him during a storm while tubing with friends.

He suffered five fractured ribs, two pelvic fractures, a shoulder fracture, two collapsed lungs and two fractured vertebrae, leaving him unable to walk.

Podczerwinski, who goes to physical therapy three or four times a week, said the progress has been slow, but he is seeing improvements.

“It’s just a long road ahead,” he said. “I’m just trying my hardest to get back on my feet.”

The Lemont community will be able to support Podczerwinski and his family at the second annual Walk with Andrew 5K fundraiser at 10 a.m.

Sunday, April 27.

Lemont High School’s Wellness Committee organized the event to help Podczerwinski pay for medical expenses.

Monica Mockus, head of the committee and a sign language interpreter at Lemont High School, said they had initially planned on doing a 5K as a way to promote staff health.

“We decided we would combine our wellness goal with helping a charity and we chose Andrew’s,” she said.

Podczerwinski said he was pleased with last year’s event.

“It was wonderful,” he said.

“It was awesome seeing the huge turnout we had.”

If you go What: Walk with Andrew 5K When: 10 a.m. Sunday, April 27 Where: Lemont High School, 800 Porter St. Cost: $20 Info: lhs210.net, walkwithandrew.com

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Andy Podczerwinski, 17, a junior at Lemont High School, is getting ready for the Walk With Andrew 5K fundraiser April 27.

Mockus said more than 200 participated in last year’s event – with others donating in advance – and hopes for a larger turnout this year.

She said she had not met Podczerwinski before the charity last year and has learned that he is as charming and enthusiastic as people said he is.

“We can say he’s truly a role model for our students,”

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Podczerwinski said school life has been going well for him.

Though he can no longer compete on the wrestling team, he is staying with the team to help however he can.

He has also been able to complete some of his teenage milestones, such as getting his driver’s license.

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He has learned to use specially installed hand controls to drive his car.

“It’s definitely a huge impact being able to be this independent,” he said.

He is also considering his college options.

He said he would like to live on campus if he can find a school with financial benefits for students in wheelchairs.

If not, he said he would stay home and go to a community college while continuing his therapy.

Through his experience being in a wheelchair, Podczerwinski said he has been able to grow as person.

“I’ve gained a lot more patience, for sure,” he said. “I’ve almost learned how to respect people more.”

8ON THE COVER Almost two years after an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Andy Podczerwinski, 17, is getting ready for the Walk With Andrew fundraiser April 27.

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Lemont man gets 18 years in prison in road rage case tion in Romeoville.

“I did not think in a million LEMONT – Christopher years one punch would result Yeoman was sentenced to 18 in this. If I could take back years in prison April 4 for the what I did I certainly would,” single punch he threw during Yeoman told Judge Sarah a 2011 “road rage” confronta- Jones.

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The Lemont man apologized to the family of Frank Egas, and his wife and three children for the financial strain his incarceration has put them under. Yeoman, who was found guilty of second-de-

gree murder and three counts of aggravated battery, will be eligible for parole in nine years.

On June 2, 2011, Yeoman was driving with his family when he gave a “hurry up”

tap on the horn to Egas, who was waiting to turn ahead of them on 135th Street in Romeoville. Egas began yelling, sticking out his middle finger

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Argonne director hopes for advancements in and out of lab

By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is under new leadership after the appointment of Peter Littlewood as its new laboratory director.

Littlewood is a professor of physics at the University of Chicago and was the associate laboratory director for physical sciences and engineering at Argonne.

He recently discussed what he expects as the leader of one of the U.S. government’s foremost research facilities with reporter Dan Farnham.

Peter Littlewood Age: 58 Education: Doctorate in physics from University of Cambridge Residence: Chicago Hometown: South London, England Hobbies: Music and theater

Farnham: Is being the director of Argonne something you always wanted to do or an opportunity that presented itself?

Littlewood: I don’t think I was expecting to be doing this. I came to Argonne three years ago. … The reason I wanted to

come to Argonne is to tackle problems with energy and sustainability. It’s a tremendous opportunity to be able to lead more than 1,000 scientists in this lab and be able to lead people to these important ends.

Farnham: What do you see as your primary responsibility as director?

Littlewood: Argonne does two big classes of things. One is we run big facilities for the nation … this is supporting science across the nation. One primary responsibility is to do that and do that well and to push that technology to be better and better.

The other side of what

we do is what we call mission-driven science … Increasingly important to us is engaging with local businesses.

We’re a big employer of businesses in the local community.

We’re also working with local and Chicago businesses to help them get that technology out in the marketplace. But we also see ourselves as having an important place in engaging in science education … My main role is to try and be very supportive of the great work that is done by colleagues.

Farnham: What are some of the challenges you will face?

Littlewood: There are a number. It’s an uncertain budget-

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ary environment … I think Argonne is in fact in very good shape. … Another challenge for us is work place development, and one for us in particular is developing a more diverse workforce. … That’s one of the reasons we do so much work with development.

Farnham: What are you most excited about being able to do?

Littlewood: One of the most exciting things is the ability to influence the debate about important programs that are really going to change the world. … You have the feeling that we are doing things here that are literally going to change the planet.

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LEMONT – His name may be Art, but Art Fox did not find his passion for painting until two years ago.

The 74-year-old Lemont resident is the featured artist of the month at the Lemont Center for the Arts.

Fox paints light sculptures – images on glass that change depending on the angle of the lighting.

“For instance, I have an iceberg,” he said. “Some people see a whale and some don’t, depending on how you use the light source.”

He is encouraging people to use a cellphone flashlight to play with the light.

Fox said his first glass painting two years ago was a Christmas gift, an old jar painted like a chimney with a Santa sticking out the top.

“I said to myself, ‘I wonder if I could really paint something on glass,’” he said. “So I painted on glass [jar] tops and it turned out pretty good.”

He also started attending Lemont Artists Guild meetings.

Fox had to take a break from his painting for about a year while dealing with health issues.

After he was able to pick the hobby up again, he discovered glass-staining paints in November.

He became interested in his light sculptures when he created a picture of a Blessed Mary in a grotto and noticed the painting looked different based on how many lights were on.

Fox said he does not consider himself a great artist but wanted to share some of his work with other members of the Lemont Artists Guild.

“I thought I would throw in one of my paintings on the Internet and say, ‘Well, this is what I do,’” he said. “The next I know, people called me and asked me if I want to be artist of the month.”

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Lemont artist finds passion later in life About Art Fox Age: 74 Residence: Has lived in Lemont for eight years Career: Retired from sales Other hobbies: Fishing

If you go What: Art Fox light sculpture exhibit When: Noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays in April Where: Lemont Center for the Arts, 1243 State St., Suite 101, Lemont Contact: 630-243-7375, lemontcenterforthearts. wordpress.com

met Fox through the guild, said she considers his artwork to be something between a craft and fine art.

But even without formal training, he is able to create something beautiful through his drive and passion, she said.

“I think it really brings him a lot of joy to make these,” she said. “He’s really excited to have them on display.”

Fox said he does not have the drawing skills to be a fine artist but thinks he can teach other people who do not consider themselves artists to make these light sculptures.

He said he wants to reach out to local businesses and hospitals to offer lessons.

Fox said creating his light sculptures has opened his eyes to the world of art.

“Before I started doing the painting, I would go to the Art Institute [of Chicago] and it would take me a half hour to walk through the whole place,” he said.

“Now, I come in here [at the Lemont Center for the Arts], and it takes me an hour to walk through this place — because every one of these paintings means something to me.”

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By DAN FARNHAM dfarnham@shawmedia.com LEMONT – Joseph Hayes of Lemont pleaded no contest to the felony charge of homicide by operation of a vehicle while intoxi- Joseph cated and was Hayes found guilty by a Marinette County, Wis., court on April 3.

According to Marinette County District Attorney Allen Brey, Hayes could face as many as 16 years in prison with 10 years parole and more

than $100,000 in fines for the charge, along with a misdemeanor for injuring another driver.

Hayes is in jail awaiting his sentencing at 1 p.m. June 4.

Hayes was involved in a fatal traffic collision Sept. 27 in Pound, Wis., when he hit two vehicles while driving in the wrong lane of a highway and the driver of one vehicle suffered fatal injuries.

Police determined Hayes’ driving condition to be impaired and alcohol was present.

Bray said results from a Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory test showed Hayes had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.23.

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under the influence of alcohol, possession of a controlled substance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a traffic incident at 12:46 a.m.

April 5 in the 12900 block of Rolling Meadows Drive.

Assault alleged Alan Reeves, 42, of 35 Stephen St., Lemont, was charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction and aggravated assault after an incident at 10:53 a.m. April 3 in the 0-50 block of Stephen Street.

License violations

• Christine McVeagh, 20, of 2 E. Illinois St., Lemont, was charged with driving while license suspended and obstructed windshield after a traffic stop at 12:46 a.m. April 1 at State Street and Keepataw Drive.

DUI charges • Zbigniew Domalik, 37, of • Jeaneen Turner, 43, of 1140 8940 S. Roberts Road, Hickory Warner Ave., Lemont, was Hills, was charged with no valid charged with driving under the driver’s license and speeding influence of alcohol and speed- after a traffic stop at 7:18 a.m. ing after a traffic stop at 6:47 April 1 in the 12800 block of p.m. April 2 in the 600 block of Derby Road.

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• Ramon Perez, 33, of 1215 • Timothy Fitzgerald, 50, of Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, was 1257 Chatham Drive, Lemont, charged with no valid driver’s was charged with driving under license and speeding after a the influence of alcohol, opertraffic stop at 9:43 a.m. April 2 in ation of a motor vehicle while the 15800 block of New Avenue. registration is suspended and no • Jonathan Pizano, 30, of insurance after a traffic stop at 3516 W. 62nd St., Chicago, was 11:30 p.m. April 4 at State and charged with driving while Illinois streets. license suspended and no front • Zachery Alexander, 22, of plate after a traffic stop at 12:57 16503 Springview Drive, LockSee POLICE, page 7 port, was charged with driving

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• Jaime Torres, 36, of 322 Hebbard St., Joliet, was charged with no valid driver’s license and failure to signal when required after a traffic stop at 7:35 p.m.

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• Juan Delatorre-Munoz, 25,

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• Courtney Jones, 26, of 704 Second St., Joliet, was charged with driving while license suspended and illegal use of electronic device while driving after a traffic stop at 10:46 p.m. April 6 at Illinois and State street.

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and cutting off Yeoman’s minivan until the vehicles reached Route 53, where Christopher and Amanda Yeoman got out to confront him.

“All he had to do was stay in the car but he went to him,” Assistant Will County State’s Attorney Chris Koch said April 4.

Witnesses testified Egas got out and pointed to his chin, telling Yeoman to hit him, so Yeoman did so. Yeoman, 41, said during the trial he felt Egas was going to attack him and acted in self-defense.

Egas’ head struck the pavement, causing brain injuries that medical experts testified led to his death three months later at the age of 64.

Egas, a Vietnam veteran, was described as a “gentle father ... who lived a second childhood” with his daughter Erin Kuznicki.

“He would always brag to anyone, ‘My daughter is a nurse,’’’ Kuznicki said.

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ther never realized she’d gotten engaged just before his confrontation with Yeoman, and she had to stop working in intensive care units because seeing anyone with head trauma reminds her too much of her father’s death.

Kuznicki’s medical background also made her realize her father was unlikely to recover from his brain damage and she’d made the emotional decision to put him in hospice care.

“My father and I always bonded over food. I remember when I’d greet him at the corner every payday and we’d go out to eat,” Kuznicki said.

“Now I have the memory of the difficulty he had using utensils to eat [in the hospital.]”

Kuznicki and Egas’ brother, Joe, urged Jones to give Yeoman the maximum sentence of 20 years. Yeoman, who had prior drug and alcohol convictions, served a year of probation in 1992 for battery.

“Each trial has a winning side and a losing side, but in the end, everybody lost in this case,” Jones said before pronouncing sentence.

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Police: Answers sought after father allegedly kills daughter

By DANNY CIAMPRONE dciamprone@shawmedia.com WOODRIDGE – Police still are trying to determine a motive as to why a 34-yearold man allegedly stabbed his 3-year-old daughter to death in

a quiet Woodridge neighborhood Friday afternoon.

Robert Bzdek stabbed his daughter, 3-year-old Zuzanna Bzdek, before killing himself inside their home in the 2700 block of Meadowdale Lane, according to police.

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A family member told the media Robert Bzdek and his wife – the mother of Zuzanna – were in the process of separating.

“The family has alluded to potential domestic issues between the mother and father – that they were separating,” said Traci Steger, management analyst with the Woodridge Police Department.

Steger confirmed that Woodridge police were called to the residence once prior for a “noncriminal, nonviolent issue.”

At 4:30 p.m. Friday, the Woodridge Police Department responded to a call for service at the home, where upon arrival police found Robert Bzdek deceased and Zuzanna suffering from stab wounds, according to a news release from the Woodridge Police Department.

Zuzanna was transported to Edwards Hospital in Naperville where she later died in surgery. A cause of death for the father was not stated in the release.

Police tape surrounded the home in the days following the alleged murder-suicide.

Neighbor Eva Paprocki said her 3-year-old daughter was playing with Zuzanna just the day before.

“She’s going to ask every day, you know, ‘I want to go to her house, I want to have a play date with her,’” Paprocki said. “I don’t know what I’m going to tell her.”

Paprocki said the girl was “very happy” and “very smart” and that she had known her for about two years.

Neighbor Heather Campbell didn’t know the family, but said they were “very quiet.”

“There was a bunch of police cars [Friday night], then all the neighbors started gathering because we never hear any of that stuff around here,” Campbell said.

Neighbor John Foresta said he did not know the family directly, but did see them outside on a regular basis.

“The guy worked on that house the last eight years and he was putting his life into that,” Foresta said.

Police said more details would be released as they become available.

“He loved her very much,” Paprocki said of Robert Bzdek’s relationship with his

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Police tape surrounds a house at 2705 Meadowdale Lane in Woodridge, where an alleged murder-suicide occurred April 4.

Family raises funds for funeral, wake

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Zuzanna Bzdek died in surgery after being stabbed.

Emanuel Szyszka, who said he is Zuzanna’s brother, launched a GoFundMe.com page to raise money for Zuzanna’s funeral and wake, he said.

“I know this is going to be a really tough time for all of us (extended family and friends included), but if we just keep strong and unite against this awful atrocity; we can and will make my sister proud of us all.

All of you kind-hearted souls are making this tragedy easier for the family, so thank you again,” the brother wrote on the page.

By Tuesday morning, more than 340 people had donated $18,000 of the $20,000 goal.

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daughter. “He was saying she was my everything, she’s my • Editor Ryan Terrell connumber one, and he did everything for her, always.” tributed to this report.

8NEWS BRIEFS Flick is a graduate of Clemson University with a bacheLEMONT – A human bone was lor’s in turfgrass management. found April 1 in a Cook County Lemont Junior Woman’s forest preserve near Lemont and Bluff roads earlier, accord- Club to have fundraiser LEMONT – Cowboy attire ing to Cook County Sheriff’s is encouraged at the Lemont Office spokesman Ben Breit.

He said he could not give any Junior Woman’s Club’s western-themed fundraiser from 7 to information on why officers 11 p.m. today at the American were digging in the forest Legion - Lockport, 15052 S. preserve or what kind of bone it was because it is an ongoing Archer Ave. The evening will include southinvestigation. ern food followed by games, According to Cook County silent auction and line dancing.

Medical Examiner spokesman Tickets cost $50 and are Frank Shuftan, the discovery is being considered a companion available at www.lemontjuniorwomansclub.org. case to an April 2008 case when bones were found in the LHS to stage ‘Faculty Idol’ same area. with students, teachers The cause of death from the LEMONT – Lemont High School 2008 case was undetermined, students and teachers will take he said. the stage in “Faculty Idol 8” at Cog Hill picks new course 7 p.m. tonight at Lemont High School, 800 Porter St., accordsuperintendent ing to a school news release.

LEMONT – Chris Flick has The event is a fundraiser for been named Cog Hill Golf and the Lemont High School Speech Country Club’s Golf Course superintendent, according to a Team.

Seven faculty/student duets Cog Hill news release.

Flick started on Monday and are scheduled to perform and will oversee the Cog Hill’s four will be judged by a panel of golf courses. He was previous- teachers impersonating celebrities. ly golf course superintendent Tickets for the event are at National Trail Parks and $10 and can be purchased in Recreation District in Springadvance at https://pac.lemont. field, Ohio, and assistant superintendent for three years k12.il.us/Attractions.ashx. at Muirfield Village Golf Club in –Suburban Life Media Dublin, Ohio.

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LEMONT – A Tinley Park man was airlifted to Loyola University Hospital on Wednesday after lying for about a day in an embankment near railroad tracks on Main Street between Fourth Street and Wheeler Drive.

The man apparently fell into the embankment Tuesday while walking on the right-ofway along the railroad tracks, according to Lemont Fire Prevention District Battalion Chief Dave Bettenhausen.

Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy said initial reports indicate the man had dropped his cellphone and was trying to retrieve it when he fell in the embankment Police received a call Wednesday from a family member of the man, saying he was missing and he may have been walking near the tracks, Shaughnessy said.

Police walked the tracks until they found him around 4 p.m., he said.

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Tri County SRA offers camp, new programs It looks like springtime finally is taking hold. It’s not too early to start planning for summer camp. Tri County SRA’s Day Camp 2014 brochure now is available for download on our site. Some of our favorite camps are back again this year. I am really happy and excited to tell you about our new offerings.

This year, Tri County SRA is offering “After Camp COMMUNITY Adventures,” a chance for VOICE our campers to extend the Karen time they spend with us on Gestautas summer days. It will run from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lemont Park District. Also new this summer is Friday Field Trips for ages 3-12 and 13-21. Check out all the fun that’s in store in the Day Camp brochure and sign up for your faves quickly before they fill up!.

Our Summer program guide is going to press as I write this. It will be available for download from our website, www. tricountysra.org, very soon.

Among programs coming up soon is “Victory Athletic Club Softball Clinic,” taking place on May 4 at the Lemont Park District’s Miracle Field. This program will help you polish your throwing, catching and batting skills.

“O’Malley’s & Phillips Park Zoo” will provide a full day of activity and great memories with a trip to O’Malley’s Bar & Grill, a local family owned establishment that has a menu with something for everyone. Then, we’ll head out to the zoo and visit all kinds of wildlife. This will take place May 31.

“Teens Only” for ages 13-19 is designed just for teens and their interests. It runs from April 18 to May 16, so sign up now.

Our “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” program has officially kicked off at each of our member park districts, Lemont Park District, Lockport Township Park District and the Village of Romeoville. “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” is a program designed for veterans with a disability to transition back into civilian life through the use of fitness, exercise and networking. All qualifying veterans receive a free, one-year fitness membership for themselves and a training partner at their home fitness center.

There also will be monthly networking events for veterans and their families. For information, contact Justin Banks at 815-407-1819 or jbanks@tricountysra.org.

Finally, I wanted to mention that Tri County SRA proudly accepted the “Service Organization of the Year Award” on March 6 at the village of Romeoville’s State of the Village address. We are very proud of this honor.

Karen Gestautas is the public information coordinator for the Tri County Special Recreation Association.

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U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (right) talks to Lemont VFW Post 5819 Commander Bill Ward during a recent Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony.

One of the reasons the Vietnam War stands out in history is the way soldiers of that era bore so much of the brunt of the public’s ire toward that conflict. So, it’s important that today we have events such as the Vietnam Veterans Day observance that took place recently at Lemont VFW Post 5819. As U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski pointed out at the event, our Vietnam vets deserve the same recognition as any veterans.

Thumbs up to Old Quarry Middle School paraprofessional Maureen “Reenie” Sperka on her selection as a semifinalist for the American Federation of Teachers’ Everyday Heroes Award. Sperka was noted for activities that she created for students, such as a Two for Tuesday program during which students pack a second lunch to donate to a local food pantry.

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“Hawaii. It sounds beautiful, and right now it’s nice and warm.”

Mary Lehuta, Lemont Ryan Terrell, news editor rterrell@shawmedia.com 630-427-6252

“China. When they opened up China, it became a great place to visit.”

Terry Graham, Lemont

“Israel. I would like to walk the same ground as Jesus Christ.”

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Also, instead of trying to spend the $20 million on the sports Well, here it comes again, sum- complex Lemont should look mer, and along with it, the bass into buying the Ace Hardware store, the Peterson’s, buy them speakers in cars that rattle our windows and motorcycles that out, put in a parking lot, and put in a corner store like CVS rev their engines so loud you or Walgreen’s to help draw can’t even talk to your neighbors. Why do we allow cars and business to downtown Lemont.

This town’s priorities are way off motorcycles to be so loud? I know there are laws. Why can’t and they need to start realizing they be enforced? Issue tickets what needs to be done to help please, we can’t stand it. Signed, this town. concerned citizens on State Media reporting unfairly Street in Lemont.

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on teacher pension crisis That caller was right on who said the media reporting on the pension crisis was unfair.

I’d like to sound off on the Teachers have worked hard Northwestern athletes who want to be able to form a union. all their lives, all their careers I don’t believe in this – they’re and they were promised getting their education for free. a pension. We heard it all However, if they are allowed to before, we did our share, blah, form a union, then they should blah, blah. The fact is, you also pay income taxes on what can’t take that away from them. And this new guy who they’re getting. Total all their is running for the Republican education, benefits and make governorship is looking to do them pay their taxes on it if away with collective bargainthey want to be considered ing altogether. I really cannot employees. understand how anyone can vote for anyone with so little Don’t forget the rules about trash can etiquette respect for people who do what they’re supposed to To the residents of Elmhurst: do. ... It’s not fair to expect a Garbage cans must be located on the parkway, not the streets do-over by just throwing these and 2 feet apart from each other people under the bus. with the silver bar facing the street. This allows the drivers to Is Caterpillar playing tax games with the state? stay inside their trucks, otherI read in the paper that manwise they have to get out and ufacturing giant Caterpillar, dump them by hand. the maker of huge farm equipLibrary project not needed, ment, that in order to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes, focus on downtown they have been moving their This in regards to the $2.8 businesses to Switzerland. million renovation proposed Isn’t this the same company at the Lemont library: I don’t that threatened to move out of see how $2.8 million is needIllinois if we didn’t give them ed when the library is almost a tax break? We just don’t brand new. It looks like it was know how to play the game built last week. They should be repairing Illinois Street, which is right. We have to learn a few crumbling, and help bring some tricks from the big Republican conglomerate. vitality to downtown Lemont.

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Brookfield Zoo fosters endangered penguin chicks SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA BROOKFIELD – In an effort to grow the population of Humboldt penguins in the nation’s zoos – one of the world’s most endangered species – Brookfield Zoo is lending a hand and helping to foster penguin chicks at the zoo’s penguin habitat.

Animal care staff for the Chicago Zoological Society, which runs the Brookfield Zoo, recently agreed to take two Humboldt penguin eggs into their care. One chick already hatched and is being fostered by the zoo’s adult Humboldt penguins, according to a news release.

The zoo came to be in possession of one egg in January after a penguin at the Columbus Zoo laid an egg. Because of the Arctic blast that swept through Ohio, the penguin and her mate had difficulties keeping the egg warm, zoo officials said in the release. The coordinator of the Association of Zoos A 7-day-old Humboldt penguin chick at Brookfield Zoo has a weigh in during a wellness check. and Aquariums’ Humboldt Penguin Species Survival Plan recommended the transfer of incubation process and rear 10-year-old Humboldt pen- an egg, but it was infertile. To guins, Salsa and Ceviche, were alleviate unnecessary stress the egg to Brookfield Zoo, so a the chick.

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two chicks simultaneously, zoo officials said. To increase the chance of both chicks surviving, one will be raised by its parents in Milwaukee and the other will be raised by foster parents at Brookfield Zoo. A transfer date for the egg is still being determined.

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Olgha Sandman of Downers Grove talks about her time with migrant ministries in Illinois and Texas and meeting labor organizer Cesar Chavez for the first time in Atlanta. ing season and live in substandard camps run by growing and canning companies.

“You learn to love the people, and you begin to appreciate that the food that comes to your table would not come to our table unless you had people in the fields, bending over and bending over, day in and day out, sun up to sun down,”

she said. “And that’s how you and I eat.”

Sandman also directed the Illinois Farm Workers Ministry for 18 years, first in Peoria and then in Downers Grove, where she had an office across the street from the post office.

In her Oak Trace apartment, Sandman’s collection

moved to the village from Peoria after several years in Dayton, Ohio.

“I remember the first time he stayed in our house, I remember the people that come with him would close all the curtains because there were attempts on his life,” Sandman said.

But Chavez’s death at age 66 in 1993 would not come from external forces. He went to bed with a book one night and never woke up. Sandman and others speculate that Chavez’s use of fasting as a nonviolent protest – sometimes as long as 25 days – weakened his body and contributed to his death.

Last month, Sandman attended an early screening of the film, which focuses on Chavez’s work in the ’60s to win a contract for migrant grape workers in California and then saw it again March 28 on opening night at the Yorktown Theatre. Chavez’s birthday would have been March 31.

Sandman said she liked the film and thought it gave an accurate portrayal of Chavez and his efforts and is happy it will introduce his story to younger people.

“I was very, very pleased,” she said. “Because people like me, I have a lot of history and I lived it, but some of the new generation doesn’t know it.”

Art Van Furniture opens store off Interstate 355 SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA Art Van Furniture’s latest location has opened its doors in the area.

The 68,000-square-foot furniture store at 900 E. Boughton Road in Woodridge opened with a grand opening celebration Saturday.

“We look forward to meeting the residents of Woodridge and invite families to tour our beautiful new store,” said Bar-

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ry Davidson, vice president and general manager of Art Van Furniture in Chicago. “In addition to the stylish furniture lines, unparalleled value, and friendly customer service we offer, guests will get to experience the passion we have for the communities we serve.”

The new location, which broke ground in September 2013, has added about 60 fulland part-time sales, office, management, delivery, visu-

al merchandising and warehouse jobs in the region.

The store also is inviting the community to The Art of Spring Party on April 17.

Celebrity photographer Nigel Barker will be on hand to bring “fashion and furniture together.” To attend the event, RSVP at artvanwoodridge. eventbrite.com by today.

Photo by Ryan Terrell - rterrell@shawmedia.com Art Van Furniture’s Woodridge store is its sixth Chi- Art Van Furniture has opened a 68,000-square-foot furniture store at 900 E. Boughton Road in Woodridge just off Interstate 355. cago-area location.

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DOWNERS GROVE – A new Hollywood film is reintroducing the story of Cesar Chavez to Americans this spring, but Downers Grove resident Olgha Sandman knows it first hand.

Sandman first met Chavez in 1970 when he attended a national convention in Atlanta for what was then called the Migrant Ministry.

“He was very soft spoken,” Sandman recalls. “He was humble, too. He never talked about ‘I’ and ‘I did’ and ‘I will.’ He talked about ‘we.’ ” Following the Atlanta convention, the leaders of the Migrant Ministry decided to devote its entire effort to Chavez and his quest to organize for better conditions and higher pay.

The new organization was call the Farm Workers Ministry, and Sandman has remained on the board for all of its 44 years.

Sandman left home in Mexico for Chicago in the early 1950s to attend the Baptist Missionary Training School.

While a student, she worked summers for Migrant Missionary posts in central Illinois, providing services for the seasonal workers who’d arrive en masse during plant-

of newspapers, buttons, shirts and other materials document her tireless contributions to various Chavez-led causes like boycotts against grape growers and other industries where Chavez sought workers rights and organization.

“He used to say ‘when you work for justice, you can’t afford being a sprinter, you’ve got to be a long-distance runner,’” she said. “And that has stuck with me to the bottom of my mind and my heart.

You can’t say, ‘well, this year, I’m gong to work for the farm workers and support them, and next year I’m going to work (against) Vietnam, and the next year I’m going to work for peace.’

“You can embrace many causes that are similar. But in my case and with thousands of people, we stuck with the farm workers.”

Sandman and her husband, Robert, hosted Chavez in their home several times in the ’70s, when he would swing through the midwest for speaking engagements or do other work on the behalf of the National Farm Workers Association, the union he co-founded.

The controversial leader’s last visit to the Sandman home was in 1981, about a year after the couple had

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‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ begins Friday in Westmont

By ALEX SOULIER

Progressive Village Performance Network

asoulier@shawmedia.com WESTMONT – The Progressive Village Performance Network will debut “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Friday at Westview Hills Middle School, 630 65th St. A 13-member cast will perform shows at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m Saturday and Sunday. The play is directed by Westmont resident Bob Mackert, who explained that after weeks of rehearsal, anticipation is growing as the opening curtain approaches.

“We are all very excited,” Mackert said. “A lot people put hours of hard work into this production, from the actors and the individuals who helped design and construct one of the biggest sets that the group has ever done. We will be a little sad once it is all over.”

Mackert has been a part of the Progressive Village Performance Network since it’s incep-

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Before Friday’s opening curtain, some of the members of the “Arsenic and Old Lace” cast gathered for a photo. Pictured performers include (top row, from left to right) Thomas Heffron, Finn Larkin, Laura Weaver, Nicholas Brennan, John Sachanda, (bottom row, left to right) Art Andersen, Shelia Collings, Dorothy Attermeyer and James Hannigan. tion five years ago and made his directing debut with the group’s rendition of “Bleacher Bums” in 2013.

He said his second directing stint has gone smoother than the last one but still is just as exhilarating.

“I am a lot more comfortable, and I definitely know the ropes a little better,” Mackert said.

“But I love working behind the scenes and directing, so it’s still

very exciting and a lot of fun. It should be an amazing show.”

The play was chosen by the Progressive Village Performance Network board after several people suggested the title on the group’s website, according to Mackert.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” is a dark comedy about Brewster family: a pair of endearing homicidal sisters who “euthanize” lonely gentlemen; one nephew

In an association with The Westmont Park District, The Progressive Village Performance Network is an organization whose mission is to inspire, nurture, challenge, amaze, educate and empower artists and audiences in order to artistically enhance the village through diverse access and a variety of participation opportunities and performing arts, including dance, music, poetry, film, video and theater who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; Jonathan, the nephew who shares his aunt’s homicidal tendencies; and an innocent nephew, Mortimer, who begins to discover the family’s secret and begins to uncover bodies hidden in the house. “ ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ is staple entertainment for all community theatre groups, and this was just one show that Pro-

gressive Village Performance Network needed to do, and this felt like the right time,” said Robert Plowman, CEO and artistic director of the group.

“It is a very dark comedy, but we will seize every opportunity to make the play as funny as possible,” Mackert said. “If you are looking for a great time and a lot of laughs, this is something that the whole family and people of all ages will enjoy.”

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for seniors and children.

Progressive Village Performance Network will offer a 50 percent discount on each ticket if patrons show a receipt of $10 or more from a Westmont business.

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8EDUCATION NOTES HONOR ROLLS Benet Academy, first semester SECOND HONORS LEMONT: Seniors Stefan Badescu, John Brunk, Matthew Foran and Frank Zabilka; juniors Colin Bonnett, Joanna Duda, Sheila Lawler and Nicholas Predey; sophomores Anne Arnold, Daniel Corrigan, Alexis Enacopol, Dominique Gousset, Kasey Kobilca, Veronica Kopec, Benjamin Subak and Jenna Ward; and freshmen Alyssa Badescu, Anna Brunk, Kendall Kilhafner, Erin Land and Colin O’Connell

St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School, second trimester

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WHERE: Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12 COST & INFO: Free; 630-963-1300, www.dgparks.org ABOUT: Two events – Passport to Safety and Wheely Big Trucks – are combined into one this year, sponsored by the Downers Grove Park District, Fire Department and Police Department. Children will meet safety personnel and learn tips to stay safe in and around home. Outside, they can touch, see and explore trucks and vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Photo opportunities will abound, and parents are encouraged to bring cameras.

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PILOBOLUS WHERE: McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 17 COST & INFO: $48; www.atthemac.org, 630-942-4000; www.pilobolus.org ABOUT: Defying gravity and the limits of the human body, international sensation Pilobolus Dance Theater will present an array of recent works, plus “Ocellus” by its founding members. The troupe is famous for shadow play and shape shifting. For the dance “esc,” magic’s Penn & Teller teamed with Pilobolus to create choreography involving fantasy, strength, fetters and escape.

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WHERE: Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 375 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook WHEN: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through April 27, except April 18 to 20 COST & INFO: $15; reservations at 630-908-2538, theatreonthehill@yahoo.com; www.tothbolingbrook.com ABOUT: The madcap crew at Theatre-on-the-Hill will stage a new indoor production of “Another Evening of Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” a tribute to the timeless comic absurdity of all things Python, performed by 13 actors from Lisle, Westmont, Bolingbrook, Naperville and area communities. They slip into multiple characters in what’s described as a fast-paced, surreal show.

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WHERE: Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday, April 13 COST & INFO: $7; 630-969-0600, www. ballydoylepub.com; www.enterthehaggis.com ABOUT: Ballydoyle calls Enter The Haggis “one of the great Celtic bands of all time.” The Toronto roots rock band has been touring for its latest release, “The Modest Revolution,” inspired entirely by the content of one Canadian newspaper.

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WHERE: Lemont Public Library, 50 E. Wend St. WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 COST & INFO: Free, with food pantry donation welcome; guild President Liz Popp at 815-341-1145, www.lemontartistsguild.org ABOUT: “D.C. at Dusk” (shown) is a work by Liz Wall, who will demonstrate her award-winning pastel technique for the Lemont Artists Guild. Participants should bring a sketchbook or paper, an eraser and a 6B or any soft dark pencil to join in an exercise. ”Both intellect and emotion are part of my painting process, along with a sense of the moment in which the subject was both observed and painted,” Wall said.

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Lemont’s La Dolce Vita caters to ‘the sweet life’ LEMONT – An avid short story writer could probably enter La Dolce Vita, spin a nice tale about the interminglings in a popular restaurant, and invent back-stories for the large family at one table, the priest getting up from his seat, the singles and young professionals eating at the bar.

That is to say, the Italian eatery strikes a nice balance between white tablecloths and casual dress that attracts a wide variety of diners.

My friend and I instantly were struck by the lively crowd on a recent Thursday, after we took note of the stately building’s historic stone exterior and 19th century moldings.

Inside, framed Italian food and drink posters line the walls, along with a poster from the Fellini film sharing the restaurant’s name. Low lighting, dark wood, and exposed stone complement the green, sponge-painted walls and vine details that lend a grotto-like vibe.

All of that is well and good, and, sure, diners are there to socialize, too. But the food is the main draw.

We started with risotto crab cakes – fried to keep the creamy bits of risotto and crab inside. We chased one sea creature with another, next finishing off a large plate of fried calamari. The squid pieces were generously sized and lightly breaded, not suffering a more-starch-than-seafood fate. A large bowl of salad with tongs for family-style serving arrived, unordered, but I was grateful for greens before the next round of protein and carbs.

Perusing the menu earlier in the evening, my eyes took a laser-like focus on the filetto di manzo portobello, and when it arrived following the salad, it did not disappoint.

The four large portions of beef tenderloin were surrounded by sliced red peppers, artichoke hearts and mushrooms. The portobellos’ distinct flavor was especially noticeable, imbuing the rich,

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Friday and Saturday; 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday; bar open later n Dress code: Casual n Info: 630-257-9111, www. ladolcevitalemont.com

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A historic stone edifice is home to the Italian delights of La Dolce Vita in Lemont.

Scallopine alla parmigiana is a large veal fillet breaded and baked with a rich tomato sauce and savory cheese. in the layered and whipped specialty.

Maybe it will follow the scallopine carciofo – veal sautéed with artichoke hearts, lemon, capers, pine nuts and Generously portioned beef tenderloin medallions mingle with sweet red peppers, portobello mushrooms white wine – or one of dozens and artichoke hearts. of other tempting entrees.

Either way, the bustling bar and dining room will be dark sauce with depth, and or marinara sauce – or the cheese. brimming with patrons – their enhancing the beef flavor and scallopine alla parmigiana. He To finish, I tried the delislight sweetness of the red decided on the latter, a huge, cious dessert special, a house- stories waiting to be told. wine. The beef medallions plate-sized veal fillet breaded made, chianti-and-mixed-berThe Mystery Diner is a were tender, some cooked rare and baked with a rich tomato ry sorbet, served in a martini newsroom employee at Suband others medium rare. I eas- sauce and cheese. The portion glass with a scoop of whipped urban Life Media. The diner’s ily could have cut them with a yielded enough for a takecream and a tall Pirouline. butter knife. home container. He remarked On a future visit, I’d almost identity is not revealed to the restaurant staff before or My friend debated back about the breading, noting feel obligated to order the and forth between the cathat it held its own, without tiramisu. It doesn’t seem right during the meal. Only positive dining experiences will result vatelli al forno – pasta baked overwhelming the meat nor to try out an Italian place for in published reviews. with ricotta cheese in meat the distinct and flavorful the first time and not indulge

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“SALVAGE,” various times and dates through April 27, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31 St., Oak Brook.

Presented by First Folio Theatre. The life of an owner of a collectables store turns topsy-turvy when a mysterious women enters with valuable items that should no longer exist. Ages 14 and up with an adult. Cost: $22-$37.

Information: www.irstfolio.org or 630-206-9567.

GARDEN STORY TIME, 11 a.m. Fridays in April and May, The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Gather in the Children’s Garden amphitheater for story time and fun. Information: 630968-0074 or www.mortonarb.org.

TREE “ROOTS,” 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays in April, The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Play games, learn about trees, and plant your own tree seed to take home.

Cost: Cover Charge. Information: 630968-0074 or www.mortonarb.org.

BE A TREE, 1 p.m. weekdays in April, The Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Prepare for Arbor Day by making terriic tree masks to take home. Information:630-968-0074 or www.mortonarb.org.

“ANOTHER EVENING OF MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS,” Fridays to Sundays through April 27, Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center, 325 Briarcliff, Bolingbrook. Tribute to the timeless absurdity of all things Python.

Tickets: $15. No performances on Easter weekend. Information: 630-908-2538 or www.tothbolingbrook.com.

APRIL 11 BRAINIACS CLUB, 9:30 a.m. April 11, Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, 3551 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove. Fun and stimulating games designated to sharpen your mind.

Meets every second Friday.

HINSDALE ROTARY CLUB, 12:15 p.m.

April 11, The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St., Hinsdale. Information: 630-286-9541 or www.hinsdalerotary.org.

TEEN MOVIE FRIDAY, 3 p.m. April 11, Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. All movies rated PG-13 and below. Contact the Vortex for movie title information.

For grades 6-12. Information: www. fountaindale.org.

AIDAN O’TOOLE, 5 p.m. April 11, Ballydoyle in Downers Grove, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove. Irish favorites along with some current radio hits.

Information: www.ballydoylepub. com.

FISH FRY, 5 p.m. April 11, Knights of Columbus 3738, 25 N. Cass Ave., Westmont. Entrees: $10-$11, with children’s menu entrees available for $6. All entrees include a sides bar with soup, macaroni and cheese, cole

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VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHERE: DuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville WHEN: Flexible schedule COST & INFO: DuPage Children’s Museum seeks weekday volunteers to help shape the creative learning experience for the thousands of young people and their families who visit annually. In the last iscal year, 858 volunteers dedicated more than 23,000 hours. To learn more about volunteering opportunities, contact Diane Ernst, coordinator of volunteer resources, at 630-637-8000, ext. 4680, or visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org. “Volunteer, socialize, network, and make a difference,” invites the museum, which this week honors its supporters during National Volunteer Week. slaw, French fries, and vegetables.

Information: www.kofc3738.org.

OPEN GAME NIGHT, 7 p.m. April 11, Fair Game, 5150 C Main St., Downers Grove. Information: www.fairgamestore.com.

PAINT AND PLAY, 7 p.m. April 11, The Brigantine Gallery, 734 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. Teachers will guide you through a painting from beginning to end. All materials, snacks and beverages provided for $20; no credit cards. Information: www.vickeryart. com.

VARIETY SHOW, 7 p.m. April 11, Benet Academy-Lisle, 2200 Maple Ave., Lisle. Information: www.benet.org.

CURTIS & LORETTA DUO, 8:15 p.m. April 11, Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Husband and wife duo. Original songs and traditional pieces from the British

Isles, America, and beyond. Celtic harp, mandocello, mandolin, guitars, clawhammer banjo, and National steel ukulele, plus a bit of kazoo, harmonica, and shakers. Cost: $7. Information: www.twowaystreet.org.

WAYNIAC SHOW KARAOKE, 9 p.m.

April 11, Mullen’s - Lisle, 3080 Warrenville Road, Lisle. Information: 630-505-0240 or www.mullensbarandgrill.com/lisle/index.php.

APRIL 12 HINSDALE JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB REPEAT BOUTIQUE RESALE, 8 a.m. April 12, The Hinsdale Center for the Arts, 5903 S. County Line Road, Hinsdale.

New and gently used baby items, kids and adult clothing, housewares, toys, sporting goods and more. Proceeds beneit the Hinsdale Junior Woman’s

Club Charitable Foundation. Information: www.HJWC.us.

BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, 8 a.m. April 12, Clarendon Hills Park District Community Center, 315 E. Chicago Avenue, Clarendon Hills.

Includes a light breakfast, a magic show, face painting, prizes, tattoos and more. Cost: $5. Information: www.clarendonhillsparkdistrict.org.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER, 8 a.m. April 12, Romeoville Recreation Center, 900 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville. Pancakes (all you can eat), sausage, egg, coffee, milk an juice.

Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3 to 12 and free for children 2 and under. All proceeds beneit the Veterans Commission Student Scholarship Fund. Information: 815-8867200 or www.romeoville.org.

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE, 9 a.m.

April 12, Romeoville Athletic and Event Center, 55 Phelps, Romeoville. Tours, open gym, giveaways, inlatables, face painting, snacks, fun and games and skills clinics.

Free admission. Information: www. romeoville.org.

COOKIES FOR A CAUSE, 9 a.m. April 12, First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove.

Decorate Easter/springtime-themed cookies and learn decorating techniques from Pastry Chef Julie Stone. Proceeds to beneit People’s Resource Center. Costs $40 for an adult and child. Includes cookies and decorating supplies. Information: www.peoplesrc.org/cookies.

MAKER’S FAIR, 9 a.m. April 12, Lisle Library District, 777 Front Street, Lisle. Demos and presentations from local makers demonstrating a variety of expertise. Information: www. lislelibrary.org.

10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, 9 a.m. April 12 and 13, Happy Dog Barkery, 5118 Main Street, Downers Grove.

Vendor samples/giveaways; special swag bags for special purchases; rafle prizes and more. Information: www. facebook/happydogbarkery.com.

28TH ANNUAL EASTER CANDY HUNT, 9 a.m. April 12, Constitution Park, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. For all children through third grade. Also includes face painting from 9 to 11 a.m. and big trucks and a Passport to Safety at Lincoln Center. A pancake breakfast will be served at Downers Grove Christian School form 7 a.m. to noon; donations accepted. Information: www.dgkiwanis.org.

A NEW KIND OF BATHROOM, 10:30 a.m. April 12, Normandy Remodeling Home Design Showroom, 440 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale. Today’s bathrooms merge color, light, sound and water with soothing results that rival the best spas around. Registration: www.normandyremodeling.com/ events or 630-455-5600.

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• GO GUIDE Continued from page 21 EASTER EGG HUNT, 11 a.m. April 12, Clarendon Hills Park District Community Center, 315 E. Chicago Avenue, Clarendon Hills. Boys and girls ages 3-5 will hunt for hidden plastic eggs at 11 a.m., while older children ages 6-8 will join in the fun at 11:30 a.m..

Youngsters ages 9-11 will participate at noon. Information: www.clarendonhillsparkdistrict.org.

AS GOOD AS GOLD, Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois, 11 a.m.

April 12, Zoey’s Eatz & Treatz, 7189 S. Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. Learn about rescued goldens, volunteer opportunities and our adoption procedures. Information: www. asgoodasgold.org.

MINI MASTERS TOURNAMENT, noon April 12, Miner Mike’s Mini Golf, 6801 S. Main Street, Downers Grove. Logs, rocks and contours challenge players of all ages and skill levels along this 18-hole course. Players will be broken into age groups and compete in one full round of golf. Winners compete in a tournament of champions. Cost: $10. Information: www.dgparks.org.

GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK, 2 p.m.

April 12, Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook. Sing along to performances of the most famous tunes in American history. All ages. Information: www.oak-brook. org/library.

ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER, 3 p.m.

April 12, Alvernia Manor Senior Living, 13950 Main Street, Lemont. An afternoon of food, fun and music. Adults $12 each, children under 10 years $5 each. Information: alverniamanor.org.

7TH HEAVEN, 9 p.m. April 12, Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. Live music. Cost: Cover Charge. Information: www. tailgatersgrill.com/events or 630-6791994.

APRIL 13 ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY: POETRY READINGS, 2 p.m. April 13, Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook. Juried reading of poetry to kick off National Library Week. All authors are local. Information: www.oak-brook.org/library.

HEATHER STYKA IN CONCERT, 2 p.m.

April 13, Lisle Library District, 777 Front St., Lisle. Tunes that draw inspiration from folk and Tin Pan Alley sounds. Information: www.lislelibrary. org.

LAST SUPPER TABLEAU, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Lemont United Methodist Church, 25 West Custer St., Lemont. The Lemont United Methodist Church will present their 32nd annual production of the play “Lord, Is It I?” Musical numbers punctuate the performance.

Information: www.lemontumc.org.

County Forest Preserves were saved and restored. Information: www.oakbrook.org/library.

PASTEL DEMONSTRATRION, 7 p.m.

April 16, Lemont Public Library, 50 E. Wend Street, Lemont. Liz Wall will demonstrate pastels. Participants should bring a sketchbook or paper, an eraser and a 6B or any soft dark pencil. Information: www.lemontartistsguild.org.

APRIL 17 KIWANIS CLUB OF WILLOWBROOK-BURR RIDGE, noon April 17, Holiday Inn Willowbrook, 7800 Kingery Highway, Willowbrook. Information: www.wbkiwanis.org.

Photo provided ACXIOMASTERS TOASTMASTERS, noon. April 17, Acxiom Corporation, TWAIN SHALL MEET 3333 S. Finley Road, Downers Grove.

WHERE: FitzGerald’s, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Information: 630-944-4948.

COST AND INFO: In the acclaimed one-man show, “Mark Twain and the Laughing River,” the wit of the American humorist DOWNERS GROVE LEADS CLUB, 12:30 comes alive as Jim Post blends his skills as storyteller, actor, historian and musician. According to the Smithsonian Institution, p.m. April 17, Stevens Restaurant, the show “is nothing less than brilliant.” $20 tickets available at the club and TicketWeb; information at 708-788-2118, www.

2393 63rd St., Woodridge. Information: 630-921-9720. itzgeraldsnightclub.com; www.jimpost.com BUNNY HOP & EGG HUNT, 6:30 p.m.

April 17, Downers Grove Park District, DJ NIGHT, 8 p.m. April 13, Tailgaters Ballydoyle! Information: www.ballyand view highlights of this great 935 Maple Ave, Downers Grove. Make Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W Boughton doylepub.com/admin/ecalendar.php. museum’s collection in this slide a craft, enjoy refreshments, play Road, Bolingbrook. Information: www. lecture by art historian Jeff Mishur games and dance. Be sure to bring tailgatersgrill.com or 630-679-1994.

APRIL 15 of Art Excursions. Information: www. a basket. Adults must accompany oak-brook.org/library. children. For ages 1 to 5 years with an APRIL 14 AARP SAFE DRIVING COURSE, 9 a.m.

LIVE TEAM TRIVIA, 8 p.m. April 15, adult. $18 residents, $26 non-resiApril 15, Downers Grove Township, StoneHouse Pub, 103 Stephen St., dents. Information: www.dgparks.org.

“ROAD TO MOROCCO,” 6:30 p.m. April 4340 Prince Street, Downers Grove.

Lemont. Prizes to the top three LEMONT LIONS CLUB MEETING, 7 14, Clarendon Hills Public Library, 7 Learn defensive driving techniques, teams. Information: 630-257-1300. p.m. April 17, VFW Post 5819, 15780 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon proven safety strategies, new trafic KARAOKE, 8 p.m. April 15, Tailgaters New Ave., Lemont. Meets the irst Hills. The third in the Bob Hope/Bing laws and rules of the road. No tests Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W Boughton and third Thursdays of the month, Crosby “road picture” series, Road to pass. Several car insurance Road, Bolingbrook. Information: www.

September through May. Information: to Morocco is considered to be the companies offer multi-year discounts tailgatersgrill.com/events. Informawww.lemontlions.org. funniest. Refreshments will be served. upon completion of this course. tion: 630-679-1994.

SALES PROFESSIONALS OF ILLINOIS Registration: www.clarendonhillsliCheck with your insurer for details.

OPEN MIC, 8:30 p.m. April 15, Mullen’s INC., 7:30 p.m. April 17, Pancake Debrary.org or 630-323-8188.

Lunch is included. Cost: $15 for - Lisle, 3080 Warrenville Road, Lisle. light House, 75th Street and Fairview DOWNERS GROVE ARTISTS’ GUILD, 7 AARP members; $20 for non-AARP Information: 630-505-0240 or www.

Avenue, Darien. p.m. April 14, Downers Grove Public members. Registration: 630-719-6685 mullensbarandgrill.com.

ANOTHER FIFTEEN TO FIFTY Library, 1050 Curtiss St., Downers or 630-719-6682. Information: www.

TRIVIA NIGHT, 9 p.m. April 15, BallyFEMALES, Fabulous, etc., 7:30 Grove. Meets September through dgtownship.com. doyle in Downers Grove, 5157 Main p.m. April 17, Lisle Public Library, May. Information: 630-963-5749 or LEMONT-HOMER GLEN ROTARY, noon St., Downers Grove. Information: 777 Front Street, Lisle. With-script 630-960-1200.

April 15, Rufled Feathers, 1 Pete Dye www.ballydoylepub.com. presentation on women’s history will “THE SELFISH GIANT”, 7:30 p.m. April Drive, Lemont. Information: 630-257include a few songs and will share 14, Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland 9063.

APRIL 16 information on several still-living Avenue, Downers Grove. Modern-day WOODRIDGE ROTARY CLUB, noon April local women, along with some adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story 15, Seven Bridges Golf Club, 1 Mulli“DISRUPTION,” 4 p.m. April 16, North women explorers, Medieval nobility, about two boys who work for a scrap gan Drive, Woodridge. Information: Central College’s Harold and Eva and singer/actresses. Program merchant. Cost: $5-$9. Information: 630-960-5417 or www.woodridgeroWhite Activities Center, 325 E. Benton begins at 7:30, but will be preceded www.classiccinemas.com. Informatary.org.

Ave., Naperville. Documentary screenat 6:15 by a social time. Information: tion: 630-968-0219.

ROTARY CLUB OF DARIEN, 12:15 p.m. ing. The ilm’s director and producer downersgrove-il.aauw.net.

AFTER HOURS FILM SOCIETY, 7:30 April 15, Argonne National Lab will lead a discussion and workshop THE PETE ELLMAN BIG BAND (N.F.P.), p.m. April 14, Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Guest House, 9700 Cass Avenue, after the free ilm about women and 8 p.m. April 17, Mullen’s - Lisle, 3080 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove.

Darien. Guests must pre-register poverty in Latin America. Information: Warrenville Road, Lisle. Information: Nonproit organization dedicated for admittance. For additional call 630-637-5132 or northcentralcol630-505-0240 or www.mullensbato providing the western suburbs information, contact Chris Gerrib at lege.edu. randgrill.com. with the widest variety of cinema.

630) 434-5075. Information: www.

DOWNERS GROVE ORGANIC GARBACHATA THURSDAYS, 8 p.m. April 17, The group meets on the second and darienrotaryclub.org.

DENERS, 7 p.m. April 16, Downers Esteban’s Dining and Dancing, 1550 N. fourth Monday of every month, with THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART: A Grove Public Library, 1050 Curtiss St., Route 59, Naperville. Take a one-hour the exception of December. Cost is $9 WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION WITH Downers Grove. Every third Wedneslesson with DJ Gaston at 8 p.m. At 9 for nonmembers and $5 for members.

AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE, 7 p.m. April day. Information: 630-968-3538 or p.m., show off your moves with open Information: 630-534-4528 or www.

15, Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak dgorganicgardeners.blogspot.com. dancing. Information: www.estebansafterhoursilmsociety.com.

Brook Road, Oak Brook. The recent CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF COOK diningdancing.com/Dancing.html.

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Lemont’s Mike Wisz laces a double during Wednesday’s game against Mount Carmel at Standard Bank Stadium. The Indians won convincingly against the highly regarded Caravan.

Lemont serves notice

By SCOTT SCHMID sschmid@shawmedia.com CRESTWOOD – With nearly 20 scouts and their radar guns looking on, Jake Latz made his 2014 mound debut Tuesday and struck out eight in four innings of work.

But in the end, it was his Lemont teammates who stole the show.

Mike Papierski hit a tie-breaking three-run homer and Jake Terrazas soon followed with a two-run blast as the Indians went on to beat highly regarded Mount Carmel 11-2 as part of the Stevie’s Way Tournament at Standard Bank Stadium.

one watch out and says that Lemont is a team that can do things. And it makes us worker even harder and want to LEMONT TOP PERFORMERS beat teams even more.”

• Mike Papierski: 3-run homer Papierski’s deep blast • Jake Terrazas: 2-run homer to right came with two out and two strikes in the top of • Mike Wisz: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBIs the fifth inning. Mike Wisz • Ryan Folliard: 3-for-3, 3 R then singled before Terrazas • Charlie Wright: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs; cranked a ball over the cen3 IP, 2 K terfield wall. An inning later, • Jake Latz: 4 IP, 8 K Lemont added five insurance runs with Charlie Wright and Wisz both contributing two“It was a huge momentum run singles. boost when Papierski hit that “It felt good,” Papierski home run,” Latz said. “Once said of his homer. “And then he did that, we knew we could Jake had a big hit after me and beat them. we kept it going in the next in“This [win] makes every- ning. It was a big win.”

Lemont 11 Mount Carmel 2

Decisive win against Mount Carmel proves Indians among state’s best Lemont took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a leadoff triple by Ryan Folliard and a single by Wright before Mount Carmel tied it in the third. Along with his two hits, Wright also pitched the final three frames in relief of Latz.

“We talk about getting on teams from the start,” Lemont coach Brian Storako said.

“With Folliard starting with a triple, you can’t start much better than that. I’m proud of how the guys played.”

The Indians were coming off a 6-1 decision over TF South Tuesday in South Suburban Conference action.

Austin Tittle pitched five innings to notch the win while

Terrazas knocked in two runs.

Nick Wisz added two hits.

Lemont also beat TF South 10-0 victory on Monday. Sean Sublette pitched five scoreless innings, striking out two. Mike Gralla had four hits and two RBIs to lead the offense. Nick Wisz also drove in two runs.

On Saturday, Lemont beat Stagg 3-1. Wisz and Papierski had two hits apiece and Garrett Action struck out four in 41/3 innings pitched.

The Indians return to the field on Saturday for a 2 p.m. nonconference home game with Wheaton North. League contests with Bremen and Shepard are on tap for Tuesday and Thursday.

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BOYS TENNIS Lemont competed in a quad at Lincoln-Way East on Saturday and emerged with a 2-1 record.

The Indians defeated Reavis 3-2. Singles players Nick Urban and Faraz Longi were

Lemont’s Edward Kostrubala (right) celebrates with teammate Ed Moeller after a point in a March 24 match against Hinsdale South. The Indians travel to Thornton Fractional North for a match Tuesday.

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which included Argo and Hillcrest, Lemont took the top spot Lemont played Sandburg with 73 points. Chris Thompto a 0-0 tie in a nonconference son won a pair of events, placmatch on Saturday. ing first in both the 100-meter Kelly Fritz made two saves dash and the 400. Also coming to record the shutout. in first were Matt Gagen (1,600), Edward Kostrubala (discus), BOYS TRACK Nathan Palermo (shot put) and Hosting a South Suburban Sebastian Bialas (long jump).

Conference meet on Tuesday Finishing second were Eric

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Whatley (200), Evan Ganzer (1,600), Kostrubala (shot put) and Palermo (discus).

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Lemont’s boys volleyball team took on Lincoln-Way West Thursday and is scheduled to travel to Thornton Fractional North on Tuesday.

8SPORTS BRIEFS ont Village Hall as the center for all race activities. Village The Quarryman 10 mile and 5k Hall will serve as the packet races will be returning to Lem- pick-up location, as the start and finish line, and as the locaont for the ninth year May 10, tion for the post-race awards and registration is now open.

The Quarryman is part of the and party.

Chicago Area Runners Associa- Visit QuarrymanChallenge. tion’s 2014 competitive circuit com for more information of races. Association members about the races or to register. can compete on this Circuit for NAYS to host spring year-end awards. The event basketball tournaments offers the lowest entry fee of any middle distance race in the North American Youth Sports Chicago area – $30 for the 10 will host a youth basketball mile and $20 for the 5k event. tournament at Romeoville High School from May 2 to 4.

The course will utilize Lem-

Registration open for Quarryman races

The cost to enter the tournament is $160 per team and guarantees each squad a minimum of three games. The entry deadline for the Romeoville event is April 11.

The tournament will have 12 divisions: • Fourth-and-fifth grade boys and girls • Sixth-grade boys and girls • Seventh-grade boys and girls • Eighth-grade boys and girls • Ninth-and-10th grade boys and girls • Eleventh-and-12th grade boys and girls

Go to www.northamercan youthsports.org for more information.

Chicago Bears youth camps coming to area Several non-contact football camps run by the Chicago Bears and led by professional coaches will make stops in the suburbs this summer.

The five-day camps will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are for kids ages 6 to 14. There will be comprehensive skills camps for kids ages 6 to 14 and accelerated skills camps for kids ages 9 to 14.

The camps cost $399 with a $95 deposit required.

Dates and locations of local camps are: Carol Stream: Fountain View Recreation Center, June 23 to 27.

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After a sluggish start to the season, Lemont’s softball team won its fifth game in a row with a 6-5 victory against Oak Forest on Tuesday.

Maddy Vermejan cranked out a home run and a double and scored three runs while Anna Smagacz had two hits and three RBIs. On Monday, the squad emerged with a 6-5 decision over Shepard.

Smagacz knocked in the winning run for the Indians and also pitched six innings.

The Indians were coming off a doubleheader sweep of Oswego on Saturday, winning by scores of 6-5 and 12-11.

Rachel Hall had three hits and an RBI, and Rachel Uher contributed two hits and two RBIs in the opener. Uher had three more hits in the nightcap and Anna Smagacz also totaled three hits.

A day earlier, the Indians beat Homewood-Flossmoor 9-5 as Lisa Jaworski cranked out a grand slam and Hall added three hits and two runs scored.

both victorious, as was the No. 1 doubles team of Joe Ziebell and Nathaniel Burner.

The squad beat Minooka 3-2 as Urban and Burner won in singles and Ziebell and Longi teamed up for a win at No. 1 doubles.

Lemont lost 4-1 to the host school with Urban and Ziebell posting the lone win at No. 1 doubles.

“Overall, it was a great start to the season,” Lemont coach Jon DeGuzman said. “As our veteran players [Urban, Burner, and Ziebell] led our newcomers, the team played hard throughout the day, and we were very satisfied to come away with two wins as a result.

“We look forward to another competitive season as we begin the first steps towards defending our conference title, a sectional title, and hopefully another trip to the state tournament.”

On Monday, the Indians defeated Chicago Christian 5-0. Urban and Burner won in straight sets in singles while the groupings of Ziebell and Longi, Juan Diaz-Sanin and Ace Matthews, and Austin Economos and Jeff Mason were all victorious.

Lemont also beat Reavis 3-2 on Tuesday. Urban and Burner again dominated, losing a combined three games in singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Diaz-Sanin and Matthews also won.

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Spreading the word

Trainer Dave Johnson in favor of Functional Movement Screenings

By JASON ROSSI jrossi@shawmedia.com WESTERN SPRINGS – There is a remedy for ACL tears, knee tendinitis, shoulder problems and bad backs.

And Dave Johnson believes the fix doesn’t always include going under the knife.

The certified athletic trainer and owner of Extreme Fitness Results is a proponent of Functional Movement Screening, a simple series of seven physical movements that can help pinpoint potential problem areas ripe for injury. The FMS itself doesn’t require any expensive machinery. A plastic plank on the floor and three plastic rods is all that is needed. The screening takes less than 15 minutes.

“I think everyone should do a Functional Movement Screening to safely participate in a sport,” said Johnson, who has been the proprietor of Extreme Fitness Results for 14 years.

The Functional Movement Screening was created by physical therapist Gray Cook and is described on the website, functionalmovement. com, as “a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function.”

The seven exercises in the screening are scored on a scale of zero to three. A score of 14 is a good goal to shoot for, Johnson said.

“Two is average, and we’re happy with average,” Johnson said.

Teams in the National Football League are starting to utilize the FMS for their players, according to Johnson, and he said the screening process is trickling down to college football programs, but it largely remains a mystery.

“I think every coach, every gym teacher should be doing it,” Johnson said. “But word isn’t getting out to the masses.”

His clients come from Lombard, Downers Grove, Batavia and other suburban towns and range in age from teenagers to senior citizens, but young athletes are who Johnson is hoping to help.

One client, a volleyball

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Dave Johnson, personal trainer and owner of Extreme Fitness Results, points out some of the stretches and exercises that are included in a Functional Movement Screening on April 4 at his facility in Western Springs. player at Lyons Township High School, couldn’t raise his arms above his head and couldn’t touch his toes when he first visited Johnson. An elite athlete was struggling with the simplest physical tasks.

“We fixed most of his problems and he ended up having the best vertical jump on his travel team and the second-best at his high school,” Johnson said.

Johnson believes an FMS can detect potential problem areas for athletes and a few simple exercises, such as stretches and kettlebell workouts, are the solution to preventing injury.

Johnson works off a physical fitness pyramid, of which the base is perfecting mobility and stability. In the middle is strength training, and at the top is power, agility and endurance. Johnson said he has had younger clients who were so focused on strength, speed and power that they neglected

Notable clients • Luke Gregerson, Oakland A’s • Matt Mayberry, college football/ NFL • Dominique Price, college football/ NFL • Caleb TerBush, college football/ NFL • Isaiah Wiggins, college football/ NFL

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• Shoulder mobility • Squats the base of the pyramid. exercises can help.

• Trunk stability push-up Injuries cannot always be avoided, but an FMS and a physical training regimen can help alleviate ailments that athletes encounter. If any areas of the body need to be strengthened, Johnson’s regimen of stretches and kettlebell

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There’s always another book out there to read, so take advantage of your library resources, and ask your librarian for help inding a good book.

D.E.A.R. motto D.E.A.R. is a motto you might see around your school or library. It stands for “Drop everything and read,” and serves as a reminder to ind some time, every day, to sit down and read a book.

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For your D.E.A.R. time, it doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you have your nose in a book. Just pick one of your favorites.

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At the end of the month, you should have a good record of all the books you read that month.

Drop everything and read doesn’t have to be for kids only — big brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, grandma and grandpa, and even mom and dad can dedicate time to reading every day.

This April, encourage your whole family to get together and read!

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Entertaining for large groups Between holidays, graduation parties and warm weather festivities, there’s always a reason to gather for a great meal and fun. With a few organization tricks even the largest families can come together to enjoy quality time with one another.

No one knows more about hosting large family gatherings than Kay Robertson, the matriarch of the popular Robertson family. As the weather warms, she’ll be whipping up some of her favorite foods and inviting friends and family to her table.

“I love it when my family is gathered under one roof,” Robertson said.

“What we say around here is food will fill the belly, but love will fill the home.”

When it comes to hosting a party with a lot of people, skip the formalities and opt for serving food buffet or family-style. If you have an island or breakfast bar in your kitchen, this is the ideal place to set out a buffet and let people line up to dish for themselves and fill up their plates. Another option is to serve food family-style, which means having everyone sit down at a big table and serve food on large platters.

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ne of the top trends in food is eating healthier, and housewares manufacturers are responding to consumer demand by introducing products that make healthy cooking easier and faster.

At the International Home and Housewares Show in March in Chicago, a number of noteworthy kitchen gadgets debuted:

O Prep Pad

The Orange Chef Co. blends design and technology in the Prep Pad, an iPad-connected food Prep Pad scale intended to be a virtual cooking assistant.

With a goal of giving people a broader sense of food awareness, the Prep Pad displays nutrition in an easy-to comprehend format.

“It’s the beginning of the connected kitchen,” said spokeswoman Carrie Peters.

Users create a profile based on age, weight, height, gender and activity level and the sleek “Countertop” displays USDA-recommended goals for calories, carbs, fats and proteins as a general guide. Search for ingredients from a 300,000-plus-item database or scan a product’s bar code.

The Countertop generates real-time data and users can add or subtract items to hit a nutritional target and achieve a healthier balance. It also saves the meal or snack and adds favorites to create a personal profile.

You provide the iPad; the app is free.

Prep Pad costs $149.99 and is available at Williams-Sonoma.

Juicepresso Putting a fresh spin on cold juice pressers, Juicepresso stands out by how slow it goes.

Using a 40-rpm DC motor, Juicepresso uses

a smart extraction system to gently squeeze the last drop of juice, enzymes and nutrients from fruits and veggies.

Standard cold press juicers operate at 80 rpm and centrifugal juicers at 10,000 rpm, generating heat “that damages juice on a cellular level and shortens shelf life,” said spokeswoman Stephanie Jimenez. “Juicepresso produces up to 40 percent more juice, and the juice is good for 72 hours.”

Not only attractive on the countertop, Juicepresso also features a small footprint so you’ll leave it there rather than put it out of sight — and mind.

Best of all, the three-in-one extractor merges the auger, strainer and rotating brush components and is easy to put back together, dishwasher safe and BPA-free.

It can also make soups, pancakes and more and is available for $449.99 at www.juicepressousa.com.

Jet Fryer Love the indulgent flavor of fried food but hate the added fat and calories? The Jet Fryer by Viatek solves that tasty dilemma with a new cooking system based on hot-air circulation technology, so food can be cooked without the unhealthy oil. The secret lies in a 360-degree convection air flow that cooks food evenly and doesn’t require turning. This Jet Fryer hearthealthy alternative utilizes rapid air circulation technology to cook food perfectly: crispy on the outside and moist and tender in the inside.

The Jet Fryer features a built-in timer and is easy and safe enough for children to use.

It will take store-bought chicken fingers, French fries and onion rings directly from freezer to table without preheating or thawing.

Jet Fryer is $129.99.

Guac-Lock Rich in fiber, potassium and other essential nutrients, guacamole is also delicious when served immediately.

Wait a while and it Guac-Lock starts to turn an unappetizing brown.

Guac-Lock is the first container designed to store guacamole without discoloring.

Guac-Lock uses a push-up mechanism that expels all the air so the guacamole is in constant surface contact with the top of the container.

With a sleek design and separate chip dish serving accessory, the $19.99 GuacLock can be used with a variety of dips.

The serving dish is $9.99.

VacTainers Keeping foods fresher up to three times longer, the Modular and Double Seal VacTainers are easy-to-use vacuum storage containers for both wet and dry foods.

Just press the built-in vacuum pump once to seal.

The handy containers are great for transport and stack compactly in the VacTainers freezer, fridge or pantry.

“The Modular VacTainer is the perfect everyday vacuum food storage solution for those with hand, finger or arthritic issues.

Just two fingers are all that’s needed to create, then release an instant vacuum seal,” said Michael Byrne, United Home Technologies, vice president of sales.

Top-rack dishwasher safe and BPA-free, the Modular VacTainer’s (white lid) starting price is $14.99, and the Double Seal VacTainer’s (green lid) starting price is $4.99.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DONATAS RASIKAS, DIANE RASIKIENE Defendants 10 CH 30754 1273 JANAS LANE LEMONT, IL

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 6, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1273 JANAS LANE, LEMONT, IL 60439 Property Index No. 22-28-212013-0000.

The real estate is improved with a tan vinyl siding townhouse single family home with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this prop-

prop ify erty is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number PA1017262.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1017262 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 30754 TJSC#: 34-2140 I597578 March 28, April 4, 11, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ANN MARIE BURNES A/K/A ANNMARIE MIKALAYUNAS, CRAIG MIKALAYUNAS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA A BURNES, IF ANY, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BARBARA BURNES, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COM-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

TIMOTHY BERNER; WENDY BERNServing you in all ER; your Remodeling Defendants, 12 CH 41131 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given & Repair Needs that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above enNo job too small! titled cause on February 4, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corpora630-222-1358 tion will on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 22-21-303-035-0000.

CIRAULO'S LAWN Commonly known as 8 HILLTOP & LANDSCAPING, INC. COURT, LEMONT, IL 60439.

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PANY Defendants 12 CH 22148 1026 CRESTVIEW DRIVE LEMONT, IL 60439 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 5, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 7, 2014, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1026 CRESTVIEW DRIVE, LEMONT, IL 60439 Property Index No. 22-29-413002-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family split level white siding home; 2 car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500.

Please refer to file number PA1207702.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North De bo St Suite 1300 CHICA

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