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Taking the first step to getting healthy What would you like to do that you haven’t for a while?

It didn’t have to be related to exercise, explained Elizabeth, the trainer I am working with at the Galowich branch of the Greater Joliet Area YMCA in order to shape up.

After a week spent pondering her question, I came up with my answer: I want to look at a picture of myself and like the way I appear in that image.

I wish I had come up with a self-esteem-building, you-gogirl answer that didn’t include appearance. But my focus isn’t on my physical looks per se – it’s more about looking at myself and seeing someone healthy looking back.

Most of my displeasure comes from my weight. I gave myself every excuse there is as I watched the number on the scale creep up a few more pounds every year: Too busy at work, live alone so eating prepackaged food is more convenient, pants size is just a number and it’s more about how you feel.

VIEWS Kate Schott Thing is, I haven’t felt healthy for a long time.

I wish I could say I had a thunderbolt moment where enlightenment cascaded into my head and empowered me to toss all the junk out of the pantry and start hitting the gym.

Nope. It was my doctor who, after watching my fasting blood sugar level increase annually for three years, bluntly told me I’d be diabetic in a few years if I didn’t lose weight and eat healthier.

Diabetes runs on both sides of my family. I don’t want it – but if I didn’t make changes, I was certainly going to have it.

It was likely preventable, and I would have no one to blame but myself.

It hasn’t been easy since I vowed to make 2015 the year I followed through on my resolution to get healthy. I love

chocolate, fried foods and pizza. I don’t like getting out of bed to exercise, and when the work day is done, I just want to go home, put on sweatpants and heat something in the microwave.

But I joined the YMCA and work out with a trainer.

I track my calories and eat more fruits and veggies. I have a few friends also trying to lose weight, and we encourage and hold each other accountable.

As of Friday, I’ve lost 11 pounds, which puts me near my first goal of losing 15 pounds. My ultimate goal is to get to about 180 – but starting with a goal of losing 50-plus pounds was daunting, and I was advised to start by setting smaller goals, and set new ones once those are met.

Losing 10 pounds was a great feeling and is the encouragement needed to keep on this path. And it emboldened me to share this with readers – something I’ve debated doing since February.

Sharing my weight (which

Community colleges accepting PARCC scores for course placement

By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com JOLIET – Starting next school year, incoming Joliet Junior College students can be placed into college credit classes – provided they earn high scores on their Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam.

The Illinois Council of Community College Presidents approved in January a policy for colleges to accept a performance level of four or five in math or English language arts on the PARCC assessment when placing students into college credit courses.

A four or a five indicates either a strong or distinguished understanding of the subject matter being tested, according to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers website.

The PARCC assessment is the new state elementary and

high school exam that determines college readiness.

Sarena Schott, JJC developmental education director, said the new policy adds another way for the college to determine what courses to place students into. JJC also accepts American College Testing scores, as well as scores from its own COMPASS test.

“The difference is now we will have an additional assessment to utilize how students begin at JJC,” she said. “…

When students come in with scores of four and five, they will immediately be placed in transfer courses.”

Those would not be remedial courses, but college credit courses, such as 100 level English and math courses.

Schott said when students score a three or below on the PARCC exam, they have the option of submitting ACT scores to see if they meet criteria for college credit courses.

Barring that, they can also take the COMPASS test.

Illinois State Board of Education leaders applauded the decision by ICCCP to add another method for class placement because it would give students an early sign of their college and career readiness, as well as cut down on placement exams at community colleges.

According to ISBE, students who start their education after high school taking college credit courses save time and money and become more likely to graduate. Citing a 2011 report from Complete College America, ISBE officials noted about 20 percent of all college students must take costly remedial courses when they get to college.

“It’s just another way for students to demonstrate they are college ready,” said Tom Choice, president of ICCCP and president of Kishwaukee College in Malta.

I usually don’t tell even family members) doesn’t just push me outside my comfort zone – it catapults me into another country of discomfort.

And on the weeks where I stumbled, where I couldn’t resist the peanut butter cups or fried chicken, where I hit snooze on weekends instead of getting up to exercise, and I didn’t lose weight, I didn’t want to share that setback.

I’ve felt isolated and overwhelmed after getting the pre-diabetes diagnosis and taking the first steps to a healthier me. Turns out I’m anything but.

The state’s Diabetes Plan, released in 2014 by the health department, found about 7 percent of adults in Illinois have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The percentage of adult Illinoisans with diagnosed diabetes rose from 5.4 percent in 1995 to 8.5 percent in 2010, an increase of nearly 50 percent in 15 years, according to a 2012 report “The Burden of Diabetes in Illinois” from the Illinois Department

of Public Health.

It’s nice to have company, although none of us probably want to be in this boat. And it’s provided me confidence to share my story, so maybe someone in the same situation knows they aren’t alone either.

I intend to check in with readers every few weeks about not just my progress, but about getting healthy in general. I’m reaching out to area health providers for tips and will share what I learn from them.

Want to join me on this journey, or do you have tips on how keep motivated? Shoot me an email or give me a call, and let’s find ways to feel less alone together.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News.

• Kate Schott is editor of The Herald-News, the Morris Herald-News and Herald Life. She can be reached at kschott@shawmedia.com or 815-280-4119. Follow her on Twitter @Kate_Schott78.

LOCAL BRIEFS Lockport man dies in one-vehicle accident LOCKPORT – A 31-year-old Lockport man was killed Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident.

Rodolfo Vasquez was pronounced dead Saturday morning at 6:58 a.m., according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Vasquez was driving his vehicle at north State Street and High Avenue in Lockport when he left the roadway.

His vehicle struck a tree and overturned, according to the coroner’s office.

An autopsy was performed Saturday that showed Vasquez died as a result of multiple injuries from the crash. Final cause of death is

pending toxicology and Lockport police’s investigation.

Joliet Fire Department to hold live training

JOLIET – The Joliet Fire Department will be conducting live fire training from Tuesday through Thursday. The training will be at 801 S. Larkin Avenue, Joliet, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a news release from the city.

“I want to be certain that citizens are aware of this live training for traffic reasons and to dispel any fears that might arise due to smoke and flames at 801 S. Larkin Avenue on those dates,” Battalion Chief Brian Plyer said in the release.

For information, contact the Joliet Fire Department at 815724-3500.

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State’s attorney filing felony charges in home repair fraud incident

By HEIDI LITCHFIELD hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

The beginning

Jeff Berry met Steve Johnson in summer 2013 when “he stopped to help me with a flat tire on Route 6. He gave me a card and said to give him a call about the driveway,” Berry said. “I gave him a call and checked out other jobs he did and hired him on Nov. 8, 2013.”

The Berrys provided Reds Concrete with a $6,000 deposit on a $19,000 contract. Johnson

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Morris resident Jeff Berry sits at his kitchen table Wednesday while going over correspondence and legal papers after speaking with the Grundy County State’s Attorney. was supposed to start work the following Monday, Jeff Berry said.

The Berrys said Johnson finally showed up at their home May 5, 2014, and brought two employees with him. They tore out the back sidewalk, the stoop to the front door and then left saying they would be back the next day.

“He was supposed to show up on the sixth, the seventh, the eighth, the ninth, and he didn’t,” Jeff Berry said.

Two weeks later, according to Berry, Johnson came back and removed a 10-by-10-foot section of asphalt. He wanted another payment of $1,000 because he said he needed to have a semi come in to haul away what they removed.

Then he disappeared again.

“He had a lot of excuses when we could get a hold of him. He answered about one out of every three calls, and it was always an excuse,” Berry said. “His daughter had a car

accident. His wife was sick.

His friend was in hospice. He was sick.”

Before criminal charges were filed, the Berrys were told by police they could file a civil suit against Johnson, but at that time criminal charges could not be pursued. Because all of the conversations with Johnson were on the phone, they had nothing in writing about him not showing up.

All they had was the original contract stating how much the work he was to perform was to cost.

Finally, Berry said Johnson texted, saying he wasn’t coming back.

While they waited, Debbie Berry said the family had limited access to areas of their home, no one could enter through the front door, and they had to cancel a family party.

Berry took the necessary paperwork to the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Of-

fice and was originally told he needed to file a civil case against Johnson and his business.

Berry did so, and on July 16, 2014, with Johnson not present, a judgment was entered in favor of Berry in the amount of $7,300 and court costs, according to court documents. Berry was later served papers stating Johnson had filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy and despite having won the civil judgment, he wouldn’t see that money anytime soon.

Court documents confirm Johnson filed for bankruptcy March 16.

Attorney James Durkee with Malmquist and Geiger Law offices, who is representing Johnson in his bankruptcy proceedings, said all creditors – including those who have won civil cases against Johnson – are included in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

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The Illinois Attorney General’s Office advises homeowners to keep several things in mind when hiring a contractor for home repair or remodeling work.

• Get more than one estimate in writing.

• If the prices sound too good to be true or the contractor is using high pressure sales tactics, avoid hiring them.

• Get the name and address of the business and research it to see how long it has been in business.

• Make sure the contract includes the contractor’s full name, address and telephone number, a description of the work to be performed, a start and an estimated completion date, total cost for work performed, including charges for estimates, a schedule and method of payment including the down payment and subsequent payments.

• Do not sign a contract that has blank spaces.

• Find out if there is a guarantee on the work.

• Get lien waivers. This will protect you from claims against the property if the contractor doesn’t pay a subcontractor or a material supplier.

• Don’t make the final payment until you are satisfied with the work and all subcontractors have been paid.

• If you signed the contract at your home, you have three business days to cancel, regardless of whether the contractor initiates work.

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MORRIS – When Jeff and Debbie Berry started looking for a contractor to tear out and install a new stamped drive and walkway, they did their homework – or so they thought.

The Morris couple hired Reds Concrete in Braidwood, owned by Steve Johnson, for the project after checking out other work done by the business. Johnson was supposed to start in November 2013.

Instead, that was the start of a long string of excuses the Berrys said they received that first kept Johnson from beginning – and then finishing – the job. The couple eventually hired another contractor to complete the driveway work.

“He never showed up to do anything,” Jeff Berry said.

Johnson was criminally charged this month by the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office with felony aggravated home repair fraud.

He is the second contractor to be charged in Grundy County in the past year and the office is investigating other cases, State’s Attorney Jason Helland said.

“I want to send the message that Grundy County is not open for business,” Helland said.

Johnson was not available for comment, despite repeated attempts to reach him during the past week.

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Continued from page 3 He said at the end of a threeto five-year plan there would be a discharge of debt. It has not been determined how much of the debt Johnson would be required to pay.

Durkee had no comment on the civil case and said he has not been retained to represent Johnson for his criminal charges.

‘This makes you so distrustful’

The Berrys hired another contractor to complete the work at the same cost – $19,000 – of the original contract.

“When the new contractor showed up, I didn’t trust him,” Debbie Berry said. “I pulled a chair out there and watched them work.”

The second contractor was understanding of what the couple had been through and didn’t ask for any money upfront. He was halfway done before they issued him the first payment.

“He said to me, ‘If you don’t feel right paying me I understand. It’s OK,’ but we gave him a payment,” Debbie Berry said.

“The sad part is this makes you so distrustful.”

The Berrys aren’t the only ones who appear to have had problems. According to a search for Reds Concrete on the Better Business Bureau website, six customer complaints have been filed with the BBB against the company.

Dwight Police Chief Tim Henson said his office is investigating a similar case for a local resident who hired Johnson to perform work on his home.

“We are in the middle of an investigation [with a local resident] who has won a civil law-

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Large pieces of concrete and rebar litter the space where Jeff Berry’s driveway once stood after he hired a contractor who excavated parts of his property. suit for $6,000 and has not seen a dime of it,” Henson said.

“We’re still putting the pieces together to make sure that he is the only victim in our community,” Henson added.

Livingston County State’s Attorney Seth Uphoff said the county actively prosecutes those involved in home repair fraud, and would seek to do the same to Johnson if the Dwight investigation shows charges are warranted.

Several civil suits involving Reds Concrete are listed in Will County Circuit Court records. As of Friday, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office had not received any police reports from local agencies nor had the office filed any criminal charges against Johnson, spokesman Charles B. Pelkie said.

to Grundy County State’s Attorney Helland since he now had something in writing. On April 1 a grand jury returned an indictment against Johnson for aggravated home repair fraud, a Class 2 felony. A warrant was issued, with bond set at $20,000, according to court documents.

Johnson was arrested April 14 and is out on bond, Helland said. He is due in court May 7.

Johnson is the second contractor to be charged in Grundy County in the past year, Helland said. Joseph Hisel was charged in June 2014 with two counts of home repair fraud over $1,000, both Class 4 felonies, and one count of theft over $500, a Class 3 felony, according to court documents.

That case is pending.

Helland said he can’t specifically comment on the Johnson Felony charges case since it is an open case, After getting the text from but he had advice for homeJohnson saying he wouldn’t owners hiring contractors to come back, Berry reached out do work on their home.

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“To avoid home repair fraud, people should check references, check the Better Business Bureau, never pay in cash, and always get three estimates,” Helland said.

He said a situation such as this becomes a criminal case when the contractor promises performance with no intent to perform the services.

What makes a case aggravated home repair fraud, Helland said, is when the victim is over the age of 60 or disabled, and the amount paid is at least $500. Berry is older than 60 and he paid $7,000.

Helland said home repair fraud is not rare, but often the correct paperwork is not in place to protect the homeowner.

He said payments, and at what time those payments will be made, should be clear on the contract. A start date should be listed, and payments made by check or money order to prove the amount paid.

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CORRECTIONS

Morris resident Jeff Berry holds a picture of his driveway after hiring a local concrete company, Reds Concrete, to remodel his property in 2013. He said he paid nearly $7,000 for the remodel but the contractor never finished the work.

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“It’s a major project for Will County,” Nick Palmer, chief of staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh Sr., said Friday.

“We need to find some way to deal with all the truck traffic.

It would not only be an economic engineer for the region, but also for the state.”

At each stop of the listening tour, the objective will be to engage residents, businesses, local leaders and various stakeholders “in identifying the infrastructure challenges we face and setting the priorities for investing now and for future generations,” according to the IDOT news release.

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JOLIET – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has announced plans to embark on a statewide “listening tour” to learn about the condition of the state’s roads.

The meetings are intended to spark discussion that will ultimately lead to a package of recommendations that can be presented to Rauner and state lawmakers for consideration later this year, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

It’s a chance for local diehard supporters of the Illiana Expressway to send a message to the state that the $1.5 billion tollway project is the answer to Will County’s congested network of roadways and transportation infrastructure needs.

But die-hard opponents – including Will County Board member Judy Ogalla, R-Monee – are just as ready to voice concerns about the controversial tollway project. Environmental groups and homeowners have ramped up opposition efforts in recent months in light of Rauner’s decision to halt plans for the expressway pending further financial review.

“We’ll take every opportunity we can get,” Ogalla said.

“This will give us some facetime with the [Illinois Department of Transportation] to get the message to Rauner that we don’t need this road.”

The tollway would serve as a 47-mile east-west link from Interstate 55 in Wilmington to I-65 near Lowell, Indiana.

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Michael Lambert (right) pulls a ball during a lottery Friday for Plainfield Village trustee at the Will County Municipal Building in Joliet. Lambert lost to Brian Wojowski.

Schultz Voots placed two bingo balls, labeled “1” and “2,” into a container and shook it up. The two candidates agreed Lambert would pick first.

After picking a ball, Lambert asked Schultz Voots if he should look at it. After she gave permission, he saw a “2” on the ball and congratulated

Wojowski with a handshake.

Lambert and Wojowski were part of a six-man race for three spots on the Village Board, which included incumbent Bill Lamb, Plan Commissioners Edward O’Rourke and John Green, and Naperville firefighter Mark Chmura. The top three vote-getters would win a seat on the board.

More online Visit this article at TheHerald-News.com to view a video from Friday’s lottery drawing. ple to vote.”

“There’s a person at home right now that didn’t vote wishing that they had voted for Brian or Michael,” Lambert said. “The challenge is nobody on the Village Board has a mandate for the Village of Plainfield. It really calls for the board to be more responsive to the community.”

Lambert isn’t sure if he will run for office again. Before this election, he ran unsuccessfully in 2013 as a writein candidate for mayor.

He said he won’t mull over the bingo ball that lost him the election.

“I don’t run to get into office. I run to serve the community,” he said.

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

JOLIET – Brian Wojowski will be a Plainfield village trustee after winning the election by lottery Friday morning over opponent Michael Lambert.

The lottery was held because the two candidates tied for the last of three spots on the Village Board that were on the April 7 ballot.

“This is a unique experience,” Wojowski said. “It does show that every vote counts, every single vote.”

The lottery took place at 9:07 a.m. Friday at Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots’ office in Joliet. She previously has said this was only the second lottery she has done since taking office in 2002.

After provisional votes were counted, Lamb and O’Rourke had the two highest vote totals, with 768 and 759 votes, respectively. Lambert and Wojowski were tied for the third trustee spot at 741 votes.

Lamb, O’Rourke and Wojowski will be sworn in at the May 4 regular Village Board meeting.

Wojowski is a 42-year-old police officer for the village of New Lenox who previously said he will be a watchdog for the village’s finances, transparency and accountability if elected.

He also said he will advocate for preserving the history and quality of homes in Plainfield, especially in new residential developments and the Route 30 tax increment finance district that the village is exploring.

“I want to help foster business growth in the community,” Wojowski said when asked what his plans are for the Village Board. “And I want to encourage more peo-

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• Sherry L. Luna, 50, of the 800 block of Eunice Avenue in Joliet, was arrested by Will County sheriff’s police Monday on charges of driving under the influence and driving without insurance.

• Matthew M. Siuda, 40, of the 5600 block of Steamboat Circle in Plainfield, was arrested by Joliet police Monday on charges of delivery of marijuana and drug possession.

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• Terry L. Ward, 43, of the 3400 block of Morgan Street in Steger, was arrested by Will County sheriff’s police Monday on a charge of drug possession.

• Erica A. Salcido, 37, was arrested by Morris police and booked into the Grundy County Jail Tuesday on a failure-to-appear warrant on a charge of retail theft.

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By BOB OKON bokon@shawmedia.com JOLIET – The Joliet City Council will take a closer look at the city’s use of Union Station and a 14-year relationship with the company that runs the banquet facility.

The city also is likely to change the rental agreement at the station that now charges $4 a head for events and 15 percent on food and beverage sales without any flat rate.

City Manager Jim Hock said Friday the rental agreement is an “honor system.” The city has no sure way of verifying actual attendance at events.

“The only way to verify it is to have someone standing there and counting people as they come in,” Hock said. “We should get away from that kind of payment system because it relies on an honor system.”

The per-head rental arrangement was created in 2010 at the request of Bussean Custom Caterers, which has operated the banquet facility since 2001.

Councilman Jim McFarland last week called on city staff to audit the income from Bussean to determine if the city is getting the money it should. He also wants the city to put the lease up for bid.

The lease expired at the end of December. But Bussean has continued to operate there and has even begun using more of the building, which has been shut off to commuters.

Except for a commuter tunnel in the back of the building, Union Station was essentially closed to the public last year when boarding platforms were moved to the other side of the railroad tracks, where a new train station will be built.

City officials did not begin discussions with Bussean about a lease renewal until last week.

Councilman Terry Morris, chairman of the Land Use and Legislative Committee, said he will put Union Station up for discussion at the next committee meeting in May. “I want to see us make some money off of the place. It’s a beautiful facility,” Morris said.

McFarland said the city should examine new ways to use the building, including using it for activities other than banquets on the second floor.

“We’ve got a beautiful building with a lot of history and character,” McFarland said. “It should be an event venue.”

He also said the city should consider making the building available to other caterers. McFarland said he has heard from two caterers interested in using the building, including Duke’s Catering.

Don Williams with Duke’s Catering said he operates at other government facilities, where multiple caterers have access. They include the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon, owned by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, and Kendall County’s Ellis House and Equestrian Center.

However, those facilities also are managed by the governmental entities, which line up events. At Union Station, Bussean brings in weddings and other events, as well as caters the parties.

“The city’s got to figure out how they want to run the facility,” Williams said.

Bussean did not immediately return a call for comment Friday.

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State officials previously examined consolidation, when former Gov. Pat Quinn assembled the Classrooms First Commission.

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Officials in Morris have discussed the possibility of consolidating its elementary and high schools into one unit district, but to date, school officials have had no interest in the idea. create a positive side effect for consolidation.

“If you can allow sort of the poorer school district to get more state dollars, they become a more attractive merger candidate,” she said.

School consolidation comes up every six to 10 years in Illinois, said William Phillips, Illinois Association of School Administrators field services director. He said he’s been on four or five task forces looking at the issue and has participated in studies for 175 school districts.

“Over the years, the state of Illinois has tried all these different kind of things to encourage school districts to consolidate, all these different methods, and there are couple of them that haven’t been used, but they’re there when people do want to use them,” Phillips said.

Phillips said Illinois has a high number of school districts – 861 according to the Illinois State Board of Education – and only California and Texas have more. The number of Illinois school districts has decreased by about 14 percent during the past 30 years.

Will County has 30 public school districts, with six of those unit districts, according to the Will County Regional Office of Education. Grundy

County has 12 districts, only “By the time [students] one of those, Coal City, is a come to us, they’re coming from different places, different unit district. experiences, different curriculum,” Halloran said.

Consolidation efforts The same relationship exin Morris ists in the New Lenox area Will County has not had between Lincoln-Way High much interest in consolidation in the past eight years, said School District 210 and its Shawn Walsh, Will County feeder districts. Lincoln-Way regional superintendent. But Superintendent Scott Tingley there was interest in Morris in said he doesn’t see the need for consolidation. the past decade.

“We feel we work collaboIn 2006, the city of Morris offered to pay for a consol- ratively with our feeder disidation study of Morris high tricts,” Tingley said. “There school and its elementary feed- is articulation between our er districts, but school officials feeder districts and our high had no interest, Halloran said. schools.”

When the issue cropped up again about three years ago, Saratoga School District 60C was not interested. Saratoga Superintendent Kathy Perry said the district’s board members and constituents opposed the idea.

There is cooperation among districts. Perry said the school district has a shared services committee with other Morris schools. In one case, Saratoga saved $380,000 in a year by sharing student transportation costs.

Halloran said Morris schools also cooperate to bridge gaps in academic standards – through a process called articulation – before they enter high school.

Burdensome unfunded mandates

School districts affiliated with the Illinois Association of School Boards believe unfunded state mandates is a bigger issue than consolidation, said Ben Schwarm, IASB deputy executive director. Rauner’s task force will look at that issue.

Schwarm said IASB leaders testified to the task force recently about those mandates.

Between 1991 and 1999, schools only had 12 new unfunded mandates. Between 2000 and 2014, there were 132, he said. “[State legislators] are requiring districts to do more knowing they are funding less,” Schwarm said.

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

MORRIS – An Illinois task force is exploring ways to consolidate or eliminate governmental bodies in a state overflowing with them – but educators in Grundy and Will counties are doubtful consolidation is necessary for schools.

The Local Government and Unfunded Mandates Task Force was assembled this year to find ways to streamline local government services as Illinois struggles financially.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has said Illinois has an excess number of local government units – the highest in the nation at almost 7,000. The task force will look at potential consolidation and a reduction in unfunded mandates, to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

But many educators in Will and Grundy counties say consolidating school districts doesn’t always lead to lower costs or tax relief. Some districts instead reduce costs through shared services.

School officials believe consolidation should stay a local matter.

Pat Halloran, superintendent of Morris Community High School District 101, said he’s seen both separate districts – which serve either elementary or high school students – and unit school districts – which serve kindergarten through 12th grade – work effectively.

“There’s pros and cons to both. I think sometimes individual districts like the autonomy and the ability to make the most local decisions they can that’s best for their constituents,” he said.

have argued consolidation would lead to lower administrative and operational costs, a “one-size-fits-all solution” would be unrealistic. It also determined mass, mandatory reorganizations would be too costly.

The latest task force, chaired by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, has not delved into school consolidation and is gathering information on all aspects of government consolidation, said Allie Bovis, the lieutenant governor’s spokeswoman. The task force is finding “the best ways to save taxpayers money,” she wrote in a statement.

Pushing for school consolidation as a way to save money would not necessarily benefit taxpayers – but could be better for students if it creates educational opportunities, said Christopher Mehochko, regional superintendent for Grundy and Kendall counties.

Students who qualify for advanced science classes unavailable at smaller rural school districts, for example, could benefit from consolidation if it makes those classes available, he said.

“What we have found, or what I have seen in my research, is any time you look for consolidation for curricular advancement, that’s a benefit,” Mehochko said. “Financial cost savings is probably unrealistic.”

Educators say costs can arise with school consolidation because more administrative positions are created to provide district support, a result of the elimination of other high-level positions.

Faculty salaries also can increase with new teacher contracts. School districts also can tack on additional transportation costs if one school doesn’t bus its students.

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Nick Palmer Chief of staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh Sr.

major projects and be really detrimental,” Palmer said.

“It’d be a big negative.”

The county is considering a mix of revenue sources for a new courthouse downtown, including the city of Joliet Photo provided and the county’s regional Members of the Will County Board met in Washington, D.C., last week with members of the local congres- t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a u t h o r i t y sional delegation, including Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. funds.

Palmer said members met the Midwest and beyond, said time when officials are ex- million courthouse, Palmer with several local congressional members and staff, inSuzanne Hart, who serves as ploring ways to pay for the said. vice chairwoman for the Will construction of a new $200 “It could sidetrack some cluding U.S. Sen. Dick Durkin and Sen. Mark Kirk.

County Board’s Legislative and Policy Committee.

But future investment is needed if the county intends to continues its leadership with its import and export capabilities, Hart said.

John Greuling, president and CEO for the Will County Center for Economic Development, traveled to D.C. as part We use the laser with of his involvement with the tremendous success Coalition for America’s Gatefor such conditions ways and Trade Corridors.

There, he lobbied Congress to as warts, fungus and pass a long-range transportaingrown toenails, tion authorization bill.

Morton’s neuroma “We want a five-, six-year (nerve tumors), seed bill from Congress with adequate funding for freight,” corns, plugged sweat Greuling said. “With the varglands, and scar tissue. ious seaports across the U.S., you’ll hear the focus is always on the first and last mile. That Joliet connection can sometimes bePodiatry come a choke-point. We’ve got Center some very specific freight-related issues that could be solved with new funding.”

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JOLIET – Will County officials traveled to Washington, D.C., this past week to lobby for federal support on a wide range of legislative issues – with a focus on the region’s growing transportation, freight and infrastructure needs.

Officials used the annual D.C. trip to push for increased funding for freight goods movement and the passage of Congress’ long-stalled federal transportation reauthorization bill, which will expire May 31 without congressional intervention.

“Without a long-term funding plan, we can’t do much in the way of transportation projects,” Nick Palmer, chief of staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh Sr., said Friday. “And freight is such a big issue nationally, with the movement of goods from East to the West Coasts. There needs to be a greater focus on that.”

The county’s congested network of roadways – coupled with major industrial developments in the past decade or so with the BNSF Logistics Park-Chicago in Elwood and the Union Pacific-Joliet Intermodal Terminal in Joliet – present some unique challenges and opportunities in the region, he said.

Palmer said he and Will County Board members stressed the need for stable funding sources for the nation’s transportation infrastructure.

Officials also pushed for major local projects, including the Illiana Expressway, a Houbolt Road bridge for improved access to the Joliet and Elwood intermodals, and the widening of Interstates 80 and 55.

Being home to the largest inland port in the U.S, Will County is a “champion” in the transporting of goods through

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Emerald ash borer hits trees, pocketbooks Tree removal schedule

By LAUREN LEONE–CROSS lleonecross@shawmedia.com A small, metallic-green beetle from Asia is forcing local community officials to whip out their pocketbooks.

The emerald ash borer epidemic is one most communities in Grundy and Will counties, and the rest of northeastern Illinois, have battled for more than a decade. The bug invaded the U.S. nearly 13 years ago and is pushing the country’s ash tree population into extinction.

If left untouched, ash tree branches and limbs begin to fall – a result of the bug’s larvae burrowing into the bark of the tree and causing the tree to starve to death from within.

Some local officials are Shaw Media file photos taking down ash trees before Jose Varegas of Homer Tree Care cuts a stump in January 2015 along the Old Plank Road Trail in Frankfort they become a danger to neighborhoods or to forest preserve as a crew removes trees infected with the emerald ash borer for the Forest Preserve District of Will County. pathways. Others are taking a Officials in other communities in Will and Grundy counties are taking a similar approach. different approach.

“In the next two, three years, we’ll start seeing more of it ‘Taking it as it comes’ here.”

in Morris

In Morris, which has yet to see a lot of damage, officials are taking a “wait-and-see” approach.

“We’ve not been hit as hard as some of the other communities,” said Jim Gretencord, Morris’ public works director.

“I’ve only literally taken down two or three trees so far.”

About 25 percent of Morris’ nearly 10,000 parkway trees were identified as ash trees during “a rough inventory,” he said. But officials will get a clearer picture of the situation in Morris as ash trees begin to bloom.

“I think another month is going to tell the story here for this year,” Gretencord said.

“Normally, ash trees with the borer will start losing limbs.

Then we’ll be able to go around and see what’s been affected.”

The borer beetle is difficult to detect, especially in newly infested trees. It’s possible to find metallic-green beetles about half the diameter of a penny on or near ash trees showing signs of disease or stress.

Other signs of infestation in ash trees include D-shaped holes in the tree’s bark and new shoots growing from its base.

“We’re waiting to see how bad it gets,” Gretencord said.

‘If this happens again’ in Channahon

To date, the Village of Channahon has spent about $49,000 in tree removal with “our own forces,” said Ed Dolezal, public works director. A few thousand dollars more has been spent with outside contractors for trees too large for village staff to handle, he said.

Channahon set aside another $10,000 in next year’s budget for the village’s tree replacement program. In full swing for the first time this year, residents share the cost of a new tree 50-50 with the village. Homeowners can choose from a list of approved trees, he said.

For the longest time, cities, including Channahon, would plant the same tree species street after street, but diversity is now the way to go, he said.

“We do that so if something like this happens again, an entire block isn’t wiped out,” Dolezal said.

In 2015, tree removal work within the Forest Preserve District of Will County is planned at: • Centennial Trail/I&M Canal Trail in Romeoville and Lockport • Hammel Woods – Route 59 Access in Shorewood • Hickory Creek Bikeway in New Lenox and Mokena • Joliet Junction Trail • Lambs Woods in Lockport Each tree removal costs the village anywhere between $200 and $300 dollars, he said, including equipment, salary and other factors. For larger trees, the village spent about $120,000 over a two-year period with outside contracts, he said.

To further combat the infestation, another $200,000 has been set aside in next year’s budget, which begins May 1.

When all is said and done, Persons said he anticipates the village will spend close to $1.5 million over the next few years in combating the emerald ash borer.

‘A long-term plan’ for the forest preserve

Randy Timmons, a forester for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Region 1 who works out of Seneca, holds an ash tree specimen in June 2014 infected by emerald ash borer, the invasive beetle driving the North American Ash tree into extinction.

it’s a constant game of catch up, said Allen Persons, Plainfield’s public works director.

“We’re halfway through the removals, and we haven’t caught up with replacements yet,” he said. “It’s really going to be based on budget restric‘A game of catch up’ tions and the availability of trees.” in Plainfield About half of the village’s Plainfield has spent more than $292,000 in tree replace- 5,300 ash trees have been rement alone since 2012. But moved because of the infes-

tation, Persons said. To stave off further infestation, crews are removing trees faster than they can replace them. Nearly 2,300 have been removed since 2012, but only 1,600 trees have been planted.

It’s difficult to calculate exactly how much the village has spent in emerald ash borer tree removal because nearly all of the work is done inhouse, he said.

Will County Forest Preserve District officials have removed nearly 3,000 trees damaged by the emerald ash borer infestation since 2013. This year’s goal is to remove 3,800 trees, with about 800 removed so far this year, said Cindy Cain, district spokeswoman.

“This year’s list of targeted trees will grow as soon as the leaves come out and we see which trees have blossomed and which ones have been damaged or killed,” Cain said in an email.

While the infestation is widespread, areas hit hardest include some of the district’s older preserves, developed around the early 1990s. They tend to have a higher percentage of ash trees.

Last year, about 250 damaged trees were removed from McKinley Woods Forest Preserve in Channahon.

District officials plan to spend about $250,000 annually over the next few years “in an attempt to get ahead of the program,” Cain said.

Final Great Read event scheduled for Wednesday

PLAINFIELD – Musician, comedian and entertainer Skip Griparis will perform his show, “From Fad to Forever! Skip Griparis Sings Rock’s Story” at the Grand Finale of this year’s Great Read community literacy program.

Griparis will perform at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at the Fountaindale Public Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook. With his 3½-octave voice, dynamic guitar and insightful humor, Griparis explores and recreates rock’s innovators, from pre-Elvis to the Beatles and beyond.

This all-ages show is free, according to a news release from event organizers.

“Pop culture”-themed refreshments also will be served, and the winners of the Great Read art contest and fan participation free drawings will be announced.

The 2015 Great Read community literacy program is presented by a consortium of area public and private organizations to promote literacy, reading, conversation and community in the greater Plainfield area. This year, the program focuses on the impact of pop culture on society.

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Deegan called the new veterans house “a wonderful place where they can move into at an affordable rent and receive the support that Cathy offers. ... It’s very vet-centric.”

Veterans at the three houses receive employment counseling and other services provided by Beavers in conjunction with other community agencies. Some may be in school while staying at the houses.

“It’s very hard [for veterans] to come back into an economy that’s already struggling and get all your ducks in a row,” Deegan said.

Beavers has provided veterans with housing since 2009.

She credits her son, Jesse

“They say there are 1,500 veterans a day that are sleeping in the streets. There’s such a need.”

Catherine Beavers Head of Family & Friends Moore, who runs Heroes Place, a service center for veterans in Washington, D.C. “My son talked me into it,” she said, noting that Jesse is a veteran himself.

Beavers said the need for veterans is great. Last week, she helped find housing for three veterans in other housing units that she does not run.

She welcomes the arrival of Hope Manor Joliet, a 67-apartment veterans complex that Volunteers of America Illinois plans to open at the old Silver Cross Hospital campus in fall 2016.

“That’s going to be a blessing,” Beavers said.

Kristi Kiper-McNichol, superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County, said so far this year she has worked with 18 homeless veterans seeking housing.

“The housing support that she [Beavers] offers is amazing,” Kiper-McNichol said.

The first veteran at 1 N. Center St. is expected to move in next week. Others have been calling.

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• Sunday, April 26, 2015

JOLIET – A house on Center Street has been converted into a home for six veterans.

The house is run by Family & Friends Day Center Inc., a social service agency with two other veterans houses in Joliet.

Catherine Beavers, who heads Family & Friends, hosted an open house Friday for the new veterans home.

Beavers and others at the open house talked about the need for veterans housing in Joliet and throughout the United States.

“They say there are 1,500 veterans a day that are sleeping in the streets. There’s such a need,” Beavers said. “We’re trying to permanently house them because there are so many on the streets.”

The house at 1 N. Center St. is different from the two other houses operated by Family & Friends. The other two – at 105 McDonough St. and 725 Wilcox St. – provide transition housing where 14 veterans can stay as long as two years while locating permanent housing or finding employment to become self-sufficient.

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The Bolingbrook Police Pension Board began a hearing Friday to see if Peterson terminated his pension rights by committing a felony related to his job.

Peterson, who served as a Bolingbrook Drew officer from Peterson 1977 to 2007, did not attend the hearing. He was convicted in 2012 of murdering Kathleen Savio, who was found dead in a bathtub in March 2004. Her drowning was initially ruled accidental, but the case was re-opened when Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy, disappeared in October 2007.

Charles Atwell, a lawyer who specializes in pension funds, said it doesn’t matter whether Peterson was on duty when Savio’s life ended, but whether he used his access and training in crime scene investigation and interrogation techniques to set up “the whole scheme.”

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By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com Community-police interaction is one of the reasons Channahon and Plainfield are among the safest municipalities in Illinois to live in, according to a study conducted by research organization ValuePenguin.

In the study, Channahon ranked as the eighth safest “small city,” with a population between 5,000 and 15,000.

Mokena ranked ninth on the “midsize city” list for populations between 15,000 and 30,000. Plainfield ranked seventh safest “big city,” with a population of more than 30,000.

The study used 2013 property crime and violent crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Crime data was standardized to set rates at per 100,000 people.

ValuePenguin then weighted violent crimes at 90 percent and property crimes at 10 percent to aggregate a “crime score.” The lower the crime score, the safer the city.

Cities with a population of less than 5,000 were excluded because “towns with small populations are more sensitive to crime score fluctuations for fewer crimes committed,” according to the study.

Also not included were cities that did not participate in the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program.

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Channahon also ranked as the ninth safest overall city in the state, with a crime score of 132, with no violent crimes and 659 property crimes per 100,000 people in 2013.

Channahon Mayor Joe Cook said the village has some of the lowest crime rates in the state due to community policing, which he said puts an emphasis on involvement and interaction with the public in positive

situations rather than negative ones.

“It gives the general public assurance that the police are working on their behalf,” Cook said. “People aren’t seeing it as civilian versus police officer. Both are working together to solve and prevent crimes.”

Cook said some of the ways police participate in positive community relations include mingling with residents while off-duty at events throughout the village, bike patrols, passing out candy on the streets to trick-or-treaters on Halloween and the department’s cadet program.

Customer service

Mokena, which ranked 46th overall, has a philosophy it abides by: customer service.

That philosophy is what Mokena Police Chief Steven Vaccaro said makes the village a safe place to live.

He instills that in the officers and tells them to engage residents with help, not citations.

“I ask officers to get involved with the residents, get out of the car, walk around and ask for questions,” he said.

But in addition to the relationship with the community, Vaccaro said Mokena officers are visible on the roads.

“I look for visibility,” he said. “I guess in the higher traffic areas, make a few stops. I’m not concerned about the citation aspect, just being visible.”

Vaccaro also said the village has a crime prevention officer who goes to businesses and schools. Mokena also administers alcohol-tobacco store checks, rail safety and DARE programs and police-student interactions.

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Along with being the seventh safest “big city,” Plainfield ranked as the 59th saf-

est city overall, with a crime score of 250 based on 49 violent crimes and 1,056 property crimes, per 100,000 people.

None of the “big cities” in the study even ranked in the top 15.

Plainfield Police Chief John Konopek said the police department was only one of the village departments that have kept the village’s crime statistics low.

“Police, planning, zoning, code enforcement, we make sure the quality of life is at a high standard,” he said.

Konopek said when a subdivision is proposed in Plainfield, the Village Board has made sure it’s of a high standard. Code enforcement is taken seriously to keep property values up and crime out.

Plainfield seeks new plan commissioner

By VIKAAS SHANKER vshanker@shawmedia.com PLAINFIELD – The village seeks applicants for an open seat on the Plainfield Plan Commission following Commissioner Edward O’Rourke’s successful election to the Village Board.

The commission’s seven members are appointed by the mayor for three-year terms, Village Clerk Michelle Gibas said. The new commissioner will be appointed to a full threeyear term, expiring on April 30, 2018.

The Plan Commission is an advisory body that discusses and votes on many development projects before they reach the Village Board for approval. It makes recommendations to the Village Board on issues such as annexations, rezonings, site plan reviews, special uses and variances, according to a village news release.

Last week, trustees ap-

proved Mayor Michael Collins’ reappointment of Plan Commissioner Richard Kiefer, whose term expires April 30.

Commissioners James Sobkoviak and Andrew Heinen’s terms expire April 30, 2016. And the terms of commissioners Dan Seggebruch, John Renzi and John Green expire in 2017.

O’Rourke said his 10 years on the Plan Commission helped in his progression from resident to village trustee.

“It gets into a lot more detail with cases than the Village Board,” O’Rourke said. “I think it’s a great experience that makes you comfortable in front of people.”

Interested residents can apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to Gibas by mail to 24401 W. Lockport St., Plainfield, IL 60544, by fax to 815-436-1950, or by email to mgibas@goplainfield.com.

Gibas said applications will be accepted until a new commissioner is appointed.

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Fair encourages kids to stay active this summer

By JEANNE MILLSAP Shaw Media correspondent MINOOKA – When Minooka Junior High School student Messiah Edwards tried to jump rope faster than Nicole Lincoln, of Rush Athletics USA, she lacked just a little speed to overcome her.

Edwards didn’t feel bad once she learned who she was up against, though. Lincoln holds records in USA Track and Field Illinois in shot put, javelin and discus, and just made All-American for the long jump and the 200-meter dash. Lincoln visited the junior high Friday morning with demonstration-sized javelins, shots, discus and the sprint ladder to show students what Rush Athletics offers in the way of summer track and field programs for kids.

Twenty-eight organizations that attended the school’s inaugural Summer Activities Fair, organized by the physical education teachers to introduce students to what kind of fitness and other activities are available for them during the summer.

“A lot of our kids really

don’t do a lot during the summer,” P.E. teacher and event organizer Mike Lanahan said.

“There are a lot of great things happening in our area, but they just don’t know about them. ... We hope this will give them some ideas of how to go out in the community and really get involved this summer.”

Lanahan said the junior high’s students have physical education during the school year, and he wants them to continue their fitness during the summer break. Many of the outside programs will teach them about lifelong fitness, too, he said, that extends beyond the team sports years.

“If we can develop students who are healthier now,” he said, “hopefully they will be healthy adults.”

Represented at the fair were gyms, a golf club, martial arts studios, dance and cheerleading clinics, soccer clubs, volleyball and basketball camps, the YMCA, the Channahon Park District and Minooka Community High School summer camps, among others.

Bob Tyrell, athletic director at Minooka Community

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• Frankfort Country Market – 10 • WSD’s Computer Lab – 2 p.m., a.m. to 2 p.m., Kansas and Oak JJC City Center Campus, 214 N. Otstreets, Downtown Frankfort. Fresh tawa St., Joliet. Walk-ins welcome. produce, prepared foods, plants and Visit www.jobs4people.org. specialty products locally grown • Will County Mobile Workforce • Hopeful Tails Adoption Event Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 – noon to 3 p.m., PetSmart, 2775 to 3 p.m., Mokena Public Library, Plainfield Road, Joliet. Visit hopeful11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. Help tailsanimalrescue.org. with résumés, cover letters and job • Pancake Breakfast – 7 a.m. to applications. Visit www.jobs4peonoon, Essex Lions Club, 217 Parls ple.org.

St., Essex. Pancakes, French toast, • Regional Job Fair – 1 to 4 p.m., biscuits and gravy eggs, bacon, Joliet Junior College, J-Building sausage, toast and hashbrowns. on Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Coffee, milk and orange juice will be Road, Joliet. For a list of attending available. $7 (adults) and $4 (kids employers, visit www.jjc.edu/ 6 to 12). Free for children younger jobfair. For information, contact than 6. career services at 815-280-2756 or • Pork Chop Dinner – Carryouts careers@jjc.edu. after 10:30 a.m. Dine-in from 12:30 • Annual Plant Sale – 8 a.m. to 4 to 2 p.m., New Community Christian p.m.; also 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday Church, 705 E. Washington St., and May 3, Birdhaven Greenhouse, Morris. $10 (two pork chops) or $8 225 N Gougar Road, Joliet (one chop). Meals include sides, Shaw Media file photos • Fish Fry– 5 p.m., Harry E. desserts, beverages. Proceeds to Two area churches will hold sales this week. On Thursday, the Thrift Shop at Channahon United Methodist Anderson VFW Post 9545, 323 Old youth summer camps and retreats. Church will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Friday, a Spring Youth Rummage Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hickory Road, New Lenox. Toplist at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Joliet. That sale also will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Blvd., Joliet. Attorneys will answer will be from 3 to 7 p.m. in Room Davison St., Joliet. $10 (adults) • Prosperity Boot Camp – First spaghetti with meat or marinara questions and assist with paperA-1002 at JJC’s main campus, 1215 and $4 (children 12 and younger).

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Houbolt Road, Joliet; the other loca- Dine-in or carry-out. Benefits Illinois son St., Morris. Cost is $199, or $125 Handicap-accessible. Carryouts Call Mary or Pam Fort at 815-207tion will be from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Special Olympics. Contact any JJC for early bird registration. Use coupon available. Call 815-722-2383.

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TUESDAY benefit Illinois Special Olympics. a.m., Troy Township Office & ComFRIDAY • Spaghetti Dinner – 3 to 6 p.m., • Career Cafe – 10:30 a.m., JJC munity Center, 25448 Seil Road, • Spring Youth Rummage Sale Joliet Junior College, Romeoville City Center Campus, 214 N. Ottawa to 8 p.m., Culver’s of Morris, 1919 N Campus, 1125 West Romeo Road Shorewood. Free for Troy Township – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; also 9 a.m. to St., Joliet. Tips, techniques, guest Division St., Morris. Ten percent of residents. For information, call 815noon, Saturday, Our Savior Lutheran (West 135th St.), Romeoville.

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Grundy County Historical Society D+S Tours Presents favorite superhero and receive a • “From Fad to Forever! Skip Museum, Canal Port Community Center, 510 W. Illinois Ave., Morris. 99-cent kids meal with value basket Griparis Sings Rock’s Story” – 6 p.m., Fountaindale Public Photographs and stories of county’s purchase. On-site during event: AND TOUR OF THE FAIR BANKS DAIRY Morris police vehicle, Morris K9 unit Library, 300 W. Briarcliff Road, country schools, teachers and and Culver’s mascot, Scoopie.

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Blue Gate Hotel and Theater with • The Morris Area Toastmasters Center – 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to will be announced. Visit www. $ a play “Half Stitch” and Western greatread.org.

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He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Janet (Duckmanton) Bell.

He was born in Joliet and was a lifelong area resident. After high school, Elmer was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies to play professional baseball. He honorably served his country in the US Army stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and a Master’s Degree from Northern Illinois University.

As the first Athletic Director of the College of St. Francis, Elmer designed and built their first baseball diamond, currently the JCA Varsity field. His lifelong love of baseball and his passion for coaching and teaching, inspired players to excel in sports and throughout their lives.

Teams Elmer coached include: Troy, Laraway, Joliet East, Arizona State University, College of St. Francis, June’s Camp and various summer teams.

Elmer was truly a generous and loving person, and is survived by five children, Scott (Deanne), Gerry (Don), Cris (Jeannie), Bill (Anne) Bell and Judie (Mike) Cottrell; six grandchildren, Marissa, Tony, Lindy, Brionne, Alexa and Zak Bell; and great-grandson, Jesse Bell.

Elmer is preceded in death by brother, Robert Bell; and parents, Elmer, Sr. and Angela (Kezerle) Bell.

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ANGIOLINA BRANDOLINO Born: March 26, 1933 Died: April 24, 2015

Angiolina “Angie” Brandolino, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2015, at home with her loving and dedicated family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Survived by her husband and best friend of 61 years, Antonio Brandolino; loving children, Fiore (Cindy), Tony (Rosanna), Linda (Joe); cherished grandchildren, Jeff (Tina), Daniel (fiancee Ali), Stephanie (fiance Sean), and Tyler; precious great-grandchildren, Christian, Alyssa, Julius, Marco, Benjamin and Emma; sister, Mary Ann Alberico; brother, Joseph (Teresa) Alberico; in-laws, Francesco Carusi of Toronto Canada, Liberata (John) DiVecchio, Vince (Betty) Brandolino, Sam (Carol) Brandolino; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded in death by her parents, Luigi and Antoniella Alberico; in-laws, Fiore and Linda Brandolino; nephew, Gino Piccioli; niece, Tina Petrovic; dearest grandson, Scott Brandolino;

sister-in-law, Maria Carusi of Toronto Canada; and brother-in-law, Berardino Alberico.

She was a very faithful woman who loved God, her family and friends with all her heart, soul and mind. Angie was a member of the Church of St. Anthony, Joliet. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to so many.

She loved when the family was together and always made sure there was plenty of homemade Italian food for everyone.

Angie was born in San Vittorino, Italy, emigrated in 1958 and became a very proud American Citizen. She was a dedicated wife and mother who always put her family first. She worked for Al Baskin as a seamstress for 12 years. She loved to cook and enjoyed preparing meals for members of the American Italian Cultural Society (AICS) of which she was a founding member. She also enjoyed making the pasta sauce for the monthly AICS Spaghetti Dinners.

Angie was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and fought a valiant battle for several years.

She received wonderful care from Dr. Shuo Ma her oncologist and the entire team at Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

The family would like to extend our sincere thanks and admiration for the loving care she received while at Northwestern. She was also assisted in her final days by Joliet Area Community Hospice who provided wonderful compassionate care while

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Love, Tina

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A celebration of Angiolina’s life will begin on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, with prayers in the funeral home chapel at 9:15 a.m. then driving in procession to St. Jude Catholic Church in Joliet for a Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 10:00 a.m. Entombment to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Monday, April 27, 2015, at Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Road, Joliet from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Prayers will be

Ten years have passed, that I lost the dearest friend I should ever know - my Mom. Your compassionate heart and concern for others are just a few of my treasured memories.

You blessed my life with your love and friendship. How fortunate I was to be your daughter. I miss you every day.

God bless you, Mom. Love, Lois

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JEAN L. BUDDE Born: July 29, 1926 Died: April 23, 2015

Jean L. Budde, age 88, late of Senior Star at Weber Place, and formerly of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, with her family at her side.

Born July 29, 1926, in Indianapolis, IN to the late Whitt and Vivian (Troxell) Hazelwood, she married Leo J. “Jack” Budde in 1948, and he preceded her in death April 9, 1977.

Jean retired from St. Patrick’s Residence where she worked as a human resources clerk for many years. She was a 25-year volunteer at the Rialto Square Theater and also volunteered at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in the Cancer Care Center. She loved the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, gardening and dogs, but family was the most important thing in her life.

Surviving are her two daughters, Kathleen (Skip) DelRose and Diane (Frank) Bowers, both of Joliet; two sons, David (Nance) Budde of Joliet and William “Bill” (Lynn) Budde of Nancy, KY; nine grandchildren, Aimee (Michael) Gedvilas, Michael (Carrie) DelRose, Janet Bowers, Brett Bowers, Brad (Kelly) Budde, Matthew (Kelly) Budde, Danielle (David) Badgley, Kyle Budde and Jayleen Budde; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, June (Arne) Sandberg of Cody, WY. The family would like to thank her extraordinary caregivers, Isabel Cole and Tonya Sellers, Senior Star Memory Care, and Harbor Light Hospice for their kindness and care.

Funeral Services for Jean L. Budde will be Monday, April 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Jude, 2212 McDonough St., Joliet.

Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Rialto Square Theater, Will County Humane Society or Harbor Light Hospice would be appreciated.

Visitation Monday morning, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Fred C. Dames Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

For information (815) 741-5500 or visit her Book of Memories at www.

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MARYELLEN CIUFFINI

Born: Dec. 11, 1935; in Joliet, IL Died: April 22, 2015; in Joliet, IL Maryellen Ciuffini (nee Stofan), age 79, at rest Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center.

Born December 11, 1935 in Joliet to the late John and Elizabeth (nee Mati) Stofan. An animal lover who enjoyed her cats.

Survived by her children, Charles “Chuck” (Brenda), Ernest “Ernie” (Jackie), Rita M. Ciuffini and Jimi H. Cooley; grandmother of 11; great-grandmother of many; siblings, John (Laura) Stofan, George (Irene) Stofan and Betty Miner; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents; son, Robert “Bobby” Ciuffini; brotherin-law, Lucian Miner; and grandson, Charles A. Ciuffini.

Funeral Services for Maryellen K. Ciuffini will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet, to St. John Vianney Church, 401 Brassel Street, Lockport, for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m.

Cremation Rites will be accorded following the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Alzheimer’s Association or the Humane Society would be appreciated.

Visitation Monday, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the funeral home.

For more information, call 815- 7415500 or visit her Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

Richard P. “Ricky” Frederick was born November 26, 1950, and returned to eternal life on January 30, 2015.

Survived by his mother, Dolores Fitzgerald (nee Dernulc); three sisters, Paula (Ken) Saieg, Cindy, April; brother, Gordon (Tanya) Frederick; niece and nephews, Kristopher, Katrina and Rocky Saieg.

Preceded in death by his father, Richard P. Frederick, Sr. Ricky excelled in many varied sports, starting as a young boy, including surfing, hockey, football, boxing and baseball, and was awarded many trophies for his athleticism. At age 19, he suffered a broken back, but recovered and continued to develop his athletic skills. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs to play baseball for their AAA team, which he declined, because of other work commitments.

He attended Joliet Township Central High School, and later earned a bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, from the University of Illinois. He was also certified by FEMA to work in disaster areas, and to represent an analysis of facts to the media.

He worked as manager for the Knights of Columbus in Joliet, did part-time plumbing work, and then worked at Argonne National Laboratory in the research department.

It was during this time, that he studied safety engineering.

His many activities were cut short in the early 1990’s, when he was hit by a fork lift truck, while walking through one of the buildings at Argonne, causing Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), with excruciatingly painful and disabling nerve damage throughout his body.

He fought his way through the remaining years of his life, and became a movie buff. He loved movies featuring John Wayne, Tom Selleck, and Meg Ryan. He had many dear friends and enjoyed staying in touch with as many of them as he could.

He loved dogs, ice cream, and taking people out to eat. He could be a soft touch for children, and before becoming disabled, once stayed up all night sewing an angel costume

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by hand for a little girl’s role in a Christmas program.

Even through the pain, he was generous with his hugs, had a smile that could light up a room, and was known to display outright charm.

These and other qualities will be remembered and treasured.

MARILYNN HANSON

Born: March 20, 1920; in Gary, IN Died: April 20, 2015; in Harrisburg, IL Marilynn (Schmieding) Hanson, born March 20, 1920, in Gary, IN. Died April 20, 2015, in Harrisburg, IL, under the tender care of her son, Mike Hanson and his wife, Sandy (Bishop).

Marilynn was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert Hanson.

She is survived by her son, Michael (Sandy) of Herod, IL; and daughters, Peggy Hanson of Naperville IL, Terry (Richard) von Salza Brown of Saco, ME, and Karen (Rick) Conshafter of Jacumba, CA; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

As a child, Marilynn spent summers in Lily Cache with her father, Stanley, and winters with her mother, Gertrude (Peg) Thorwarth, in DeKalb, IL. Raising her family in Plainfield, IL, Marilynn was an active member of the Plainfield Methodist Church and the PTA. As the kids grew older, she took up golf to have an activity to share with Bob and excelled in tournaments and match play. They were avid members of Fox Bend Golf Club until retiring to Sebring, FL, where they continued to golf at Sun ‘n Lake. She stopped golfing at 87, when she said her game wasn’t as good as she wanted it to be. She died peacefully with family in attendance.

Private services will be held.

2015, at Joliet Area Community Hospice.

Don, born December 12, 1936, in Joliet, IL was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Kathryn (nee Frankovich) Heintz; and first wife, Mary Ann (nee Kovach).

He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Geri (nee Burk) Heintz; daughters, Karen (Mark) Goodson, Lenore (Don) Tobin and Karen (Andreae) Wolz; son, Bruce Andreae; sisters, Carol (John) Horvat of Crest Hill and Pat (the late Bob) Makeever; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren who he dearly loved; and many nieces, nephews and cousins Don proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, Platoon 234, from 1954-57, stationed in San Diego during his tour of duty.

He was a lifelong Cubs Fan and was active in his Shorewood Glen community where he and Geri lived since July, 2007. He proudly participated in their Veterans Group, regularly played in the Bocce Ball Men’s League and worked on many community charitable projects.

Visitation is Monday, April 27, 2015, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Funeral Services are at Holy Family Catholic Church, 600 Brook Forest Avenue, Shorewood on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. with Interment to follow at 12:00 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 200953 W. Hoff Rd., Elwood, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Joliet Area Community Hospice or American Lung Association (lung.com).

For more information: (815) 7415500 or visit his Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

DON L. HEINTZ

Born: Dec. 12, 1936; in Joliet, IL Died: April 19, 2015; in Joliet, IL Don L. Heintz, age 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family on Sunday, April 19,

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Born: Jan. 25, 1930 Died: April 25, 2015

DONALD R. LEAMAN Born: June 25, 1929 Died: April 24, 2015

Donald “Don” R. Leaman, age 85, passed away peacefully Friday, April 24, 2015, at his residence.

Born June 25, 1929, in Joliet, IL to his parents, Don and “Sis” Leaman.

He graduated from Joliet Township High School in Joliet, IL. He married Betty Patterson in 1957. The Leamans lived in Plainfield, IL where Don worked as an HVAC tradesman. He retired in 1985 and enjoyed international travel, fine dining and spending time with friends and family.

Mr. Leaman was a supporter of the arts, playing Spanish guitar and enjoying dramatic performances at theatres around Europe and the U.S. Survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Jeff Dziedzic of Oswego, IL; his son and daughter-in-law, Donald Patrick and Mary Jo Leaman of Concord, OH; three loving grandchildren, Hannah, Kara and Gianni; his brother, Dick (Marian) Leaman; sister, Sally (Jerry) Johnson; sister-in-law, Jane Leaman; his beloved companion, Karen Rebuehr; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Gerry.

Don is a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany during the Korean conflict.

Funeral Services for Donald R. Leaman will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment Plainfield Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name to the Macular Degeneration Foundation (www.eyesight. org) would be appreciated. Visitation Tuesday, 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

For information (815) 741-5500 or to visit his Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

HARRY E. MCMURRAY Harry E. McMurray, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2015, with his loving family close by his side.

Harry is survived by his loving daughter, Hope; Papa to Shannon, Maggie May, Katy, Deanne, Jake, Garilinn, Will “lil one,” and several others; brother to Rose, Virginia and many others.

Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ellie; parents, Harry and Mary.

Harry was a proud United States Army Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas.

He proudly dedicated 50 years of service to St. Bernard Catholic Church.

A celebration of Harry’s life will begin on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, with a visitation at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Joliet from 10:00 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 11:00 a.m. Per Harry’s wishes cremation rite will be accorded following Mass.

Inurnment will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery with full military honors at a later date.

Obituary and tribute wall for Harry E. McMurray at www.tezakfuneralhome.com or for information, 815-722-0524.

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SANDRA L. MIZICKO Sandra L. Mizicko (Lewis), age 75 years, died Wednesday April 22, 2015, peacefully at Joliet Area Community Hospice.

Survived by her loving husband

BERNICE D. MOTTA

Born: July 28, 1917; in Chicago, IL Died: April 22, 2015; in Joliet, IL Bernice D. Motta (nee Markiel) age 97, of Joliet, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born July 28, 1917, in Chicago, to the late Mary (nee Lis) and John Markiel, she was raised in Braidwood, and resided in Joliet all of her adult life.

Preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence (1970); son, Donald (H. Patricia) Motta (1995); daughter-in-law, Bernadine (nee Kunke) Motta (1970); son-in-law, Michael “Mick” Ryan (2014); sisters, Jenny Balbinot and Josephine Markiel; brothers, Ignatius and Chester Markiel; and long time friend, John (J.J.) Garbin.

Survived by her sons, James L. and Richard (Kimberlee) Motta; daughter, Lorraine “Lori” Ryan; grandchildren, Kimberly Motta Mitchell, Jeri Deady (Bob Prouty), Lawrence “Larry” (Christine Jambrosek) Ryan, Michelle (Thomas) Felkins and Emilee Motta; great-grandchildren, Alec Mitchell, Molly Deady (James) Washburn, Caitlin Prouty (Forrest) Lund, McKenna Michael and Patrick Ryan; great-great-grandchildren, Andrew and Meredith Washburn. Also surviving are two brothers, John

ELDEN PETERSEN Elden “Swede” Petersen, age 84, of Custer Park, IL passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, IL. Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, 815-458-2336 www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com • Continued on page 30

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Dorothy Johnke, age 85, of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center.

Born January 25, 1930, in South Dakota, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Anna (VanHove) Sikkink. She was raised and educated in Centerville, South Dakota and married Kenneth Johnke, who preceded her in death in 1994.

Dorothy was a charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Joliet and will be remembered for her love of shopping, cooking, baking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include children, Nancy (Greg) Griparis of Shorewood, Gloria (the late Victor) Lukas of Wilmington, Robert Johnke (Nancy Weber) of Shorewood, Phyllis (the late Robert) Webb of Morris and David (Kay) Johnke of Joliet; (16) grandchildren; (33) great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; one brother, Alvin Sikkink; and two sisters, Margaret Kropuenski and Carol (Jerome) Andersen.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; son, William Johnke; daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and John Palacios; two step-grandsons, John and Chris Palacios; and one sister, Delores Beynon.

The family will receive friends at Messiah Lutheran Church, 40 Houbolt Road in Joliet on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 11:00 a.m. Pastor David Nygard will officiate and burial will follow in Elmhurst Cemetery in Joliet.

Pallbearers will be: Christopher Johnke, Rick Baker, Jason Romeo, Joshua Johnke, Justin Webb, Robert Sanchez and Kenneth Johnke.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Dorothy’s memory to her family for their distribution.

Family and friends may sign the guest book or visit Dorothy’s memorial page by logging onto: www.

BaskervilleFuneral.com Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington. (815476-2181)

and Frank Markiel; and numerous nieces and nephews.

After her family was raised, Bernice went to work in the cafeteria at Joliet Central High School, and retired in 1981, as head cook, after many years of faithful service. She greeted everyone with a warm smile and a big hug, while offering dinner or at least a tasty snack. The last few years of her life she spent at Sunny Hill Nursing Home, giving the staff, her family and friends a run for their money. She could be feisty at times, but will be remembered fondly for her kind heart and giving nature.

Funeral Services for Bernice D. Motta will be held Monday, April 27, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville.

Visitation Sunday, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated.

For more information, call 815741-5500, or visit her Book of Memories at www.fredcdames.com

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of 55 years, Jack Mizicko; one son, Andrew; one daughter, Bonnie (Ernie) Krause; 4 grandchildren, Ernie, Elizabeth, Anna and John Krause; two sisters, Bonnie (Butch) Chellino, Diane (Lynwood) Kniep; two sisters-in-law, Diane Lewis, Marian Egizio; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Preceded by her parents, Leroy and Viva Lewis; one brother, Bill Lewis; two brothers-in-law, Bill Egizio and Don Mizicko.

Born in Joliet, lifelong resident.

Loving wife, mother and Nonnie.

Visitation will be on Monday, April 27, 2015, at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Joliet, from 10:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am. Inurnment will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Joliet Area Hospice or Masses would be appreciated.

Pisut Funeral Services in charge of arrangements, 815-722-0998.

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Sawyer Sweeten of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ dies at 19 The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – Sawyer Sweeten, who played one of Ray Romano’s twin sons in the CBS comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died.

He was 19.

Sweeten killed himself, his sister Madylin Sweeten said in a state-

ment. There were no other details.

Madylin, and Sawyer’s twin brother Sullivan, all played the children in the sitcom’s fictional Barone family.

The hit comedy aired for nine seasons before ending in 2005. Sawyer Sweeten was a toddler when the series began.

In a statement Madylin, who is four years older than Sawyer, said the family was requesting privacy.

“We beg of you to reach out to the ones that you love,” she said. “Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you.”

The comedy tended to focus on the fractured family dynamics of

the sportswriter character Romano played, his parents and brother. The children were rarely more than an afterthought in the plots.

Sawyer Sweeten’s other listed credits were a 2002 movie starring Randy Quaid, and appearing in one episode of the TV show “Even Stevens.”

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ROBERT J. SZUCS Born: Feb. 27, 1935 Died: April 23, 2015

Robert John Szucs, age 80, joined the angels on April 23, 2015. He was the loving son of the late John Szucs, Jr. and Bertha Elizabeth (nee Mekalski), born on February 27, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended the University of Notre Dame and was a Cold War veteran of the U.S. Army.

An active member of St. Dennis parish, he is survived by his wife of nearly 54 years, Loretto Kathryn (nee Dennis); four loving daughters, Juliana Szucs, Diana (John) Sullivan, Patricia (John) Stitz, and Laura (Dan) Pfeiffer; and ten adoring grandchildren, Madelon Smith, Ryan (Alison Nardini), Jaclyn and Jessica Sullivan, Lauren, Nolan and Claire Stitz, and Caroline, Anna and Kathryn Pfeiffer; and loving brother, James (Terri) Szucs, and sister, Judy (Guy Bruce) Barnby.

Following his army service at Fort Bliss, Texas, he married the love of his life after having to search for her phone number in an El Paso phone book using only the address where he had dropped her off after a group outing. After the wedding they moved to the Chicago area, then to Midlothian, Illinois, where they raised their family and he was president of the Midlothian Girls’ Softball League.

Bob worked as a design engineer for many years at Ingersoll Products, working his way up to become General Manager. He held numerous patents in the U.S. and internationally and was a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He retired in 1997 after 36 years of service to the company, but continued to work as a consultant for several years.

Bob was a trustee of Saint Joseph’s

College, Rensselaer, Indiana, and a former board member of the Lockport Area Historical Society. He took great pride in his Polish and Hungarian ancestry and drew strength from his parents and grandparents, especially as he fought five kinds of cancer over a span of 21 years. His surviving family draws strength from the courage and dignity with which he fought the disease making new friends in every doctor’s office, hospital, and clinic in which he was treated, meeting every challenge with determination, a smile, and wit.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Saint Dennis Church, Lockport, Illinois; Saint Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana; the Wounded Warriors Project or a charity of your choice.

Per Robert’s wishes, cremation rites will be respectfully addressed.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 9:30 a.m. from the O’NEIL FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 1105 E. 9TH ST., (159TH ST.), LOCKPORT to St. Dennis Church, Lockport for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Visitation at the funeral home, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Family and friends can sign the online guestbook or to attain directions at: www.oneilfuneralhome.com.

ROBERT F. TESTIN Born: July 20, 1935 Died: April 22, 2015

Robert Francis Testin, 79, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

Robert was born on July 20, 1935, in Joliet, IL. He graduated from Oswego

High School in Oswego, IL in 1953 and then earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Detroit, graduating “Magna Cum Laude” in 1958. Robert went on to earn his Master’s and PHD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1965 and a Professional Executive Management degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978.

During his college years, he worked at Westinghouse/Bettis and at the famed Argonne National Laboratory.

Upon graduation, he went to work for Battelle Labs in Columbus, OH as a Professional Engineer. In 1969, he accepted a position with Reynolds Metals Co. at their corporate headquarters in Richmond, VA. There he lived and worked for 18 years and held various executive positions. In 1987, he joined the faculty of Clemson University in Clemson, SC. There, he helped to establish the Packaging Science program, and then directed the program for 18 years. Upon retirement in 2005, he and his beloved wife, Renee, settled in Pensacola, FL. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church and was a consultant for the Aluminum Association and the Institute of Packaging Professionals. Robert was always quick with a joke, a hug and was a loving and generous husband, father and friend.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Francis and Loretta (Kelly) Testin.

He is survived by his wife, Renee; a brother, Gerald (Lois) of Plainfield, IL; his children, Joan Testin (Barbara) of Rhode Island, Daniel Testin (Karen) of Virginia, Anne Vierela of South Carolina, Rosemary Suess (Michael) of North Carolina and Carolyn Furgason (Curtis) of Alabama; his grandchildren,

Jessica Roberts (Walt), Phaedra Mangan, Kristin Vierela, Frankie Vierela, Davis Testin, Blake Suess and Ella Testin along; with great grandchildren, Harriet Roberts, Danny Roberts and Amelia Vierela.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015, at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church with Fr. Chris LaBlanc celebrant. Burial follows at Holy Cross Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Suess, Curtis Furgason, Davis Testin, Blake Suess and Daniel Testin.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, 9945 Hillview Dr., Pensacola, FL 32514.

Special thanks are given to Melissa Souza at Gentiva; Kay Futral at Covenant Hospice and to neighbors, Helvie, Larson, Mouritsen and McGrath.

Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel, 2276 Airport Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32504 (850-478-3292).

KATHLEEN C. WEBSTER Born: Jan. 5, 1930 Died: April 22, 2015

Kathleen C. “Kay” Webster, 85, of Morris, formerly of North Aurora, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Morris Hospital.

Born January 5, 1930, Kay was the daughter of the late Stanley and Edith (Stearns) Wojcik.

Kay married Kenneth E. Webster in 1956 and resided in North Aurora for most of her adult life. Kenneth passed away in 1990 and in 2008 Kay moved to Morris. She was an avid reader, enjoyed spending time in the garden caring for her flowers and loved all animals. She was deeply devoted to her faith and was a longtime member of MorningStar Community Church (formerly Claim Street Baptist Church) of Aurora.

Kay is survived by her son, Dr. Kevin (Dr. Cheryl) Webster of Morris; and daughter, Joanne (Sidney) Ellertson of Winter Haven, FL; grandchildren, Andrea (Randy) Murley of Sheridan, IL, Cindy (Ed) Clark of Montgomery, IL, Stan (Shannon) Ellertson of Tampa, FL, Pam (Kirk) Phelps of Oswego, IL, Marci (Dan) Dissell of Aurora, IL, Stephanie (Dan) Nelson of Millington, IL, Jacqui (Ryan) Van Riper of Plattville, IL; 15 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, Sharon (Paul R.) Klein of Roscoe, IL and Kathy (Gary) Finch of Lewisport, KY; Great- nieces and great-nephews, Katie (Joe) Brooks, Paul S. Klein, Alaine Miller and Robert Hill.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth; sisters, Edith Keierleber and Ione Miller; three brothers in-law, Donald May, Walter Keierleber and Harold Miller; niece, Debbie Keierleber.

A visitation for Kay will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home located at 301 West Washington Street in Morris. A celebration of Kay’s life will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Steve Larson officiating.

Burial will be at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.

It was Kay’s preferred wishes for memorial contributions to either the Morris Hospital Foundation or Compassion International: Sponsor a Child at www.compassion.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, Illinois.

For further information, visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan. com or contact the funeral home at (815) 942-0084. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting our website.

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Illinois air museum plans to close over finances

RANTOUL – An eastern Illinois museum that catalogues the history of a long-closed Air Force base and houses dozens of planes plans to close at the end of the year.

Leaders of the Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul say they can’t afford to stay open, The News-Gazette in Champaign reported.

The museum on the former Chanute Air Force base 15 miles north of Champaign opened in 1994, soon after the base’s closure. It receives financial support from the village of Rantoul, but village officials say the town can no longer afford the bills.

“This was not an easy decision for anybody,” said Nancy Kobel, the museum board’s president.

Village administrator Jeff Fiegenschuh said the airport’s annual utility costs of $350,000 contributed to even more sizable yearly losses. The museum had a monthly operating budget of $10,000, half of which covered rent payments to Rantoul.

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Fatal Metropolis police shooting deemed justified

METROPOLIS – A Metropolis police officer will not face criminal charges in a suspect’s death after a southern Illinois prosecutor deemed the shooting as an appropriate use of deadly force.

Sgt. Cody Brown killed 63-yearold Donald Hicks on April 2 after police received a call about a suicidal man threatening to shoot himself.

WSIL-TV reported Massac County State’s Attorney Patrick Windhorst has determined that the fatal shooting was justified because Hicks pointed a gun at officers after a car chase and

Heather Coit – The News-Gazette

Tonya Nunn of Mahomet grabs a pick-me-up as she makes her way along Church Street during the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign on Saturday. After about four hours, the remainder of the marathon was canceled because of thunderstorms and reports of lightning. Many of the 20,000 participants had already cleared the course, but buses were sent to distant parts of the route to pick up the remaining runners.

refused to surrender.

Authorities say police first attempted to subdue Hicks with a stun gun.

Attendees included U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and members of the region’s Armenian-American community.

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Armenian-American judge marks World War I-era killings

CHICAGO – A federal judge in Chicago has marked the centennial of the start of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan is of Armenian descent and organized Friday’s commemoration of the deaths of some 1.5 million Armenians in what is widely viewed as the first genocide of the 20th century. The 63-yearold had relatives who died in the violence.

Transportation priorities meetings start next week

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois transportation officials have announced the first stops on a statewide tour to discuss priorities for road, transit and other public works projects.

The meetings are designed to let residents, businesses and local leaders give their thoughts on needed infrastructure improvements and hear from state officials.

Topics will include improvements to roads, bridges and tran-

sit systems as well as airports, schools and parks.

The first eight meetings will be held next week starting with Champaign on Monday and Macomb and Springfield on Tuesday.

The other locations are Ottawa, Dixon, Bloomington-Normal, Grayslake and McHenry.

Times and locations are listed on the department’s website at www.idot.illinois.gov.

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Illinois woman killed by train was trying to rescue opossum

SWANSEA – A 58-year-old animal rescue volunteer struck and killed by a St. Louis MetroLink train in southwestern Illinois was responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks.

Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh was struck by the westbound commuter train Friday morning just east of the Swansea station.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that she was licensed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as a wildlife rehabilitator.

The president of a wildlife hotline for the two states said that Konopelski was responding to a call about the wandering animal. MetroLink officials declined to discuss the circumstances behind her presence on the tracks, citing an ongoing investigation.

Train service between the Belleville and Memorial Hospital stations was delayed for about two hours after the accident.

–Wire reports

New Illinois schools chief says Each death in Baltimore makes mistrust of police funding fix could take years

Q. What are your views about fixing Illinois’ outdated school funding formula?

A. We have to figure out what is a real fair way to talk about school funding. I don’t know that that conversation will get resolved in a year or two. But it’s one that must happen.

Q. The governor hasn’t said if

lief people hold that equal is fair. I don’t think that’s accurate. In a time and place where there’s such [education] inequity, choosing to distribute things equally doesn’t really do anything to interrupt that inequity, and we have to take that as one of our primary missions.

Q. You were the only candidate considered for this position while past superintendents were chosen through more extensive national searches. Do you have concerns about how you’ll be received?

A. The things that I talked about and believe in, I think that’s why I had a chance to interview with the state board. ... We talked about the notions of inclusion and belonging and why there’s a chance to build on the leadership that’s in districts across the state.

Q. The governor is an ardent supporter of charter schools.

Your record on them is somewhat ambiguous. Can you clarify your position?

A. We have to do every-

thing in our power to create as many public school options as possible. And some of those places are in district public charter schools in places where they’ve been doing great. But a school that’s not serving kids, when it’s not a quality place, that’s where we have to take action. I’ve been

Q. The governor talks about taking on “government union bosses.” How do you plan to work with the state’s teacher unions?

A. How do you get to the

right kinds of agreements that honor the hard work of teachers, and recognize that this is first, foremost and always about the well-being of children? I think there are many who I’ve worked with in union leadership who shared the same values.

Q. You have a background working with high poverty, urban districts in California. How will you get to know the needs of rural schools in Illinois?

A. As a young person, I grew up in different types of districts so I have a rural and an urban experience as a student. ... I’ve got to get to know the rural communities here and what they need in order to serve their children.

Q. How does one go from football player to school superintendent?

A. I was going to play foot-

ball and be a lawyer after I was done. I got a job in a law firm, and I really didn’t like it.

I was sharing that story with the director of the athletic study center at the [University of California-Berkeley] and she talked me through some of the things I did with teammates – studying and tutoring with students at some of the local high schools. She said, ‘That’s what a teacher does.’

harder to overcome

By JULIET LINDERMAN The Associated Press BALTIMORE – Baltimore’s mayor and police commissioner came in making big promises to the inner-city residents and police who spent decades staring each other down in neighborhoods ravaged by crack and heroin. But with each death of a black man in custody, their efforts to overcome mistrust have hit hard walls of skepticism and outrage.

Two and a half years into his job leading the city’s police department, Commissioner Anthony Batts is frustrated that the people he was appointed to serve have lost their faith in justice.

“They don’t believe what I say,” Batts said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake hired Batts in September 2012 after a previous round of police scandals involving excessive use of force, and she was still supporting her commissioner ahead of more protests Saturday.

Batts also rejected demands by several African-American ministers that he resign.

“That’s not going to happen,” he announced Friday.

He promised to be as transparent as possible without compromising an investigation that could lead to criminal charges. Six officers have been suspended with pay since

Freddie Gray died of a spinal injury he suffered during an arrest Batts characterized as questionable.

Both Batts and the mayor, who took office in 2010, are African-American and no strangers to communities like Sandtown, a set of public housing projects not far from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and the Orioles’ baseball stadium where Gray tried to outrun three bicycle cops who spotted him on a street corner on April 12.

Gray, 25, was pinned to the ground and already injured when he was handcuffed and hoisted into a van, police acknowledged Friday. He repeatedly begged for medical help, but officers instead added leg irons and locked him inside again. Gray was eventually hospitalized in critical condition, and died a week later.

Batts, who spent decades policing in Long Beach and Oakland, California, before taking this job, insists he is part of the solution in Baltimore. He said he’s fired 50 police employees and reduced officer-involved shootings, and the use-of-force reports police must file dropped from 598 in 2012 to 435 in 2014.

“I have been a reform commissioner. I have taken an organization that has many challenges and faced them head-on,” he insisted, even as he acknowledged that some cases have “tarnished this badge and the reputation of the department.”

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SPRINGFIELD – The state’s new superintendent of schools believes the formula to distribute state aid to Illinois schools is flawed. But, unlike lawmakers pushing for an overhaul this spring to divert more money to poorer downstate schools, he thinks finding the right solution could take several years.

Tony Smith, 48, begins his tenure at the Illinois State Board of Education on May 1. He was Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s sole recommendation to the board before it chose him this week, but the former superintendent of Oakland, California, schools says he has his own views on charters, funding equity and teacher unions.

A former professional football player, he played briefly for the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers in the early ’90s but turned to a career in law and then education and teaching after being injured.

He spoke to The Associated Press this week. Here are edited excerpts:

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS Starbucks stores reopen Saturday after glitch

SEATTLE – Starbucks was back in business Saturday after a computer outage forced thousands of its stores to close early the night before.

The company said the outage was resolved Friday night after several hours. The glitch affected registers at 7,400 company-operated stores in the U.S. and 1,000 in Canada, and prompted some stores to give away drinks.

Starbucks said the outage was caused by “a failure during a daily system refresh.” Jim Olson, a company spokesman, stressed it was an internal issue and that no external breach was involved.

Italy marks 70th anniversary of uprising

ROME – Italy on Saturday celebrated the 70th anniversary of a partisan uprising against the Nazis and their Fascist allies near the end of World War II. President Sergio Mattarella marked Liberation Day by laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Rome.

The anniversary marks the day in 1945 when the Italian resistance movement proclaimed an insurgency as the Allies were pushing German forces out of the peninsula.

Within days, Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, who headed a Nazi puppet state in northern Italy, was captured, shot and hung by his feet in a Milan square, along with his mistress.

“He was on a train going to Switzerland disguised as a German,” recalled George Bria, an Associated Press correspondent who covered the Allied push into Italy. “Plain, ordinary German soldier, with his mistress and some other fascist officials, also disguised. Well, the partisans got wind of this and they captured them.”

Bria did not witness the spectacle, but arrived in Milan a few days later and viewed the bodies in a somewhat more dignified setting.

With legalization, lawyers turn to business of pot

SAN FRANCISCO – Lawyers and pot dealers have long intersected in criminal court, but as marijuana goes mainstream, attorneys have been working to keep sellers and growers legit. Marijuana divisions are popping up at law firms to advise pot shops on where they can locate, what their websites can say and how to vet new clients.

“It’s definitely something that established firms are dipping a toe into, though they are being very cautious, and rightly so,” said Sam Kamin, a professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law who teaches a class about representing the marijuana industry.

Kamin said the firms see marijuana as a lucrative new industry, but still worry about the potential ethical and legal pitfalls and how it will affect their reputations.

–Wire reports

Aid pours in amid aftershocks after Nepal quake kills 1,865

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA and MUNEEZA NAQVI The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal – Tens of thousands of Nepalese who spent the night under a chilly sky were jolted awake by strong aftershocks Sunday, and rescuers aided by international teams cleared rubble in search of survivors after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,865 people across the Himalayan region.

The death toll continued to climb as more reports came in from far-flung areas, with 1,805 in Nepal alone, said Home Ministry official Laxmi Dhakal.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake, which originated outside the capital, Kathmandu, was the worst tremor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years. It was strong enough to be felt all across the northern part of neighboring India, Bangladesh, China’s region of Tibet and Pakistan, where a total of 60 people died.

“There were at least three big quakes at night and early morning. How can we feel safe? This is never-ending and everyone is scared and worried,” said Sundar Sah. “I hardly got much sleep. I was waking up every few hours and glad that I was alive.”

Residents fled homes and buildings in panic. Walls tumbled, trees swayed, power lines came crashing down and large cracks opened up on streets and walls. Clouds of dust began to swirl all around.

Most of the area were without power and water Sunday, but with Kathamandu airport reopened, first aid flights began delivering aid supplies. Workers were sending out tents and relief goods in trucks and helicopters, said disaster management official Rameshwar Dangal.

He said that government and private schools have been turned into shelters.

Within hours of the quake,

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In this photo provided by Guna Raj Luitel, people walk next to rubble after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday. hospitals had filled up with hundreds of injured people, and by Sunday, their numbers swelled to nearly 5,000. Many survivors were brought to hospitals by friends and relatives in motorized rickshaws, flatbed trucks and cars. Residents used their bare hands, crowbars and other tools to dig through rubble and rescue survivors.

More than two dozen aftershocks jolted the area after the first quake, which struck just before noon Saturday, and continued into Sunday.

At the time, Shrish Vaidya, who runs an advertising agency, was in his two-story house outside Kathmandu with his parents.

“It is hard to describe. The house was shaking like crazy. We ran out and it seemed like the road was heaving up and down,” Vaidya, 46, told The Associated Press. “I don’t remember anything like this before. Even my parents can’t remember anything this bad.”

Once the first shaking stopped, Vaidya thought his family could return indoors by evening. But the jolts kept coming, and they felt safer outdoors.

“It’s cold and windy so we are all sitting in the car listening to the news on FM radio,” he said. “The experts are say-

ing it’s still not safe to go back inside. No one can predict how big the next aftershock will be.”

So the family ate dinner outside with the headlights of their car providing light.

Vaidya was grateful his wife and 10-year-old son were on holiday in the U.S. In his largely affluent neighborhood of low-rise, sturdy homes in suburban Kathmandu, the damage was relatively light. In other parts of the city where the buildings are older and poorly built, people were not as lucky.

Forecasts called for rain and thunder showers Sunday and the temperatures were in the mid-50s, cold enough to make camping outside uncomfortable.

Thousands of people spent the night at Tudikhel, a vast open ground in the middle of Kathmandu, just next to the old city that is lined with historic buildings and narrow lanes. Now it is in ruins.

“We hardly slept through the night. It was cold and it rained briefly and it was uncomfortable, but I am glad I brought my family out to the open,” said Ratna Singh, a vegetable vendor who was cuddled under a blanket with his wife and son.

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History trailing Japanese leader on his upcoming visit to U.S.

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON The Associated Press WASHINGTON – History will be trailing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to the United States.

Abe intends to promote a free trade pact and stronger defense ties as his government loosens the shackles of Japan’s pacifist constitution 70 years after the end of World War II. But while Japan wants to look to the future, it cannot seem to shake off its past.

Korean-Americans who have championed the cause of former sex slaves of the imperial Japanese military will be watching what Abe says this coming week. So, too, will the shrinking ranks of American veterans who were prisoners of war.

In an unusual step, 25 House members wrote Japan’s ambassador to the U.S. to urge Abe to address sensitive issues of history when he

becomes the first Japanese leader to address a joint meeting of Congress. Abe’s speech Wednesday comes a day after his scheduled meeting with President Barack Obama.

“To ignore past atrocities,” said Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., “is to ensure a very troubling future.”

Since the 1990s, Japanese governments have apologized directly for wartime aggression and treatment of tens of thousands of women across Asia, many of them Koreans, who were forced to provide sex to Japan’s front-line soldiers.

Abe says his government upholds those apologies, and he has spoken of his “heartfelt sympathy” for those “comfort women.” But he appears reluctant to repeat another apology himself, despite the complications that has caused in Tokyo’s attempts to improve relations with China and South Korea.

Abe’s hawkish reputation

has made him a target of criticism in neighboring countries, but he did little to help matters when he visited a Tokyo shrine in December 2013 where war criminals, including wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, are among those memorialized.

His speech to Congress will be watched for signs of how he might phrase a formal statement in August marking the war anniversary.

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said Abe will focus on the current and future challenges in the U.S.-Japan relationship, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and mutual defense guidelines.

Abe’s Cabinet has reinterpreted an article of its pacifist constitution and is pushing security legislation that, if approved by Japan’s parliament, would allow Japan in some circumstances to defend U.S. forces if they were to come under attack.

Rebels seize NW Syrian town as government retaliates

By SARAH EL DEEB The Associated Press BEIRUT – Hard-line Syrian rebel groups seized a strategic town Saturday in northwestern Syria, sending government troops fleeing after intense clashes that have seen the opposition take nearly all of a crucial province.

The takeover prompted retaliatory government air raids in the town center – as many as 30 airstrikes according to one activist group – that left an unknown number of people killed and wounded. Among those wounded was a TV reporter for an opposition station who entered the town with the rebels.

If they can hold the town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province, rebel fighters from Islamic factions – including the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front – will have gained in only a few days a gateway to the Mediterranean coast, a refuge of embattled President Bashar Assad, and cut government supply lines from the coast to northern

and central Syria. The town is one of the last bastions of Assad’s government in the area and fighting around it continued Saturday.

The offensive, which rebels have called the “Battle of Victory,” comes less than a month after the provincial capital, also called Idlib, fell to the opposition.

Opposition television station Orient News aired images inside the town showing rebel fighters milling in the town’s central square, raising their black flag. Meanwhile, fighting continued Saturday in a sprawling agricultural plain south of the town, and activists said rebel fighters were gaining new ground.

A Twitter account affiliated with the Nusra Front posted pictures apparently from inside Jisr al-Shughour Saturday, calling it “liberated.” Other pictures posted on social media showed bodies of government troops piled in the street as rebels sat atop tanks in the town’s center.

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Certificate of achievement for excellence awarded to New Lenox Park District The HERALD-NEWS NEW LENOX – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was recently awarded to the New Lenox Community Park District for the seventh consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report.

The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment

by a government and its management, according to a news release.

In addition, Kathy Lynch, Business Services superintendent, received an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement as the individual primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.

BUSINESS BRIEFS 2nd date of Manufacturing opportunities for firms in primary First reservation made Matchmaking announced metals, metal fabricating, metal for Clarendale of Mokena BOLINGBROOK – The Chicago Metro Metal Consortium, in partnership with IMEC, has announced the second date in the series of “Manufacturing Matchmaking” events for Chicago-area manufacturers to increase sales

working and machinery industries. The matchmaking event is scheduled for May 14 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive, Bolingbrook. Visit www.imec.org/events.cfm for information.

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community which will offer independent living, assisted living MOKENA – Clarendale of Moke- and memory care, according to a news release from Clarendale. na, an all-inclusive senior living community set to open in the fall, It will be located on 12 acres of green space off Wolf Road and has announced its first reservaLincoln Highway in Mokena. tion for a residence.

As the first person to make a Carol Schultz of Frankfort has reserved a residence at the new reservation, Schultz received a

bouquet of flowers and a bottle of champagne from Bridget Fogarty, director of Sales and Marketing at Clarendale of Mokena. The facility will have 156 residences in three different neighborhoods.

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Pass the pie, then fix state Food fans will love what the Illinois House cooked up earlier this month.

Pumpkin pie was voted as the state’s official pie.

Even though Illinois’ finances are in perilous shape, and budgets are being sliced right and left, perhaps we shouldn’t begrudge lawmakers a short break from the serious problems at hand.

A lawmaker from Morton, Republican state Rep. Keith Sommer, put the legislation on the House’s menu. He represents a large pumpkin-growing region, and touted the fact that Illinois produces about 85 percent of pumpkin consumed in the nation.

House members apparently swallowed his argument; the vote was 108 in favor, 3 opposed.

So, why not name a state pie? We have a state fruit (Gold Rush apple) and state snack food (popcorn), not to mention about 20 other officially designated state somethings-or-other.

Of course, Chicago area lawmakers might protest that Chicago-style pizza “pie” ought not to be discounted.

Indeed, all three “no” votes came from Chicago-area lawmakers.

The state’s apple and peach growers might also feel left out, as the fruits they produce make excellent pie fillings.

The Senate has yet to weigh in on the official state pie bill. Time remains for fanciers of apple, peach, cherry, blueberry, rhubarb, strawberry, and other pies to press their cases.

We hope bipartisan support for the state pie bill leaves such a good taste in the mouths of lawmakers that they agree to cooperate on larger measures.

And cooperate they must.

The upcoming state budget for fiscal year 2016 is expected to have a $6 billion hole that must be filled somehow – and not by pumpkins.

Solving the state’s problems shouldn’t be considered pie in the sky.

Illinoisans made the mess, and they must fix the mess.

If lawmakers fail, we don’t believe they’ll deserve a slice of the new official state pie.

Let them eat humble pie instead.

THE FIRST

AMENDMENT

The poor prefer King Crab?

We all have our stereotypes. They circulate because each contains a kernel of truth. We’ve all known a heavy person who is jolly. But are all heavy people jolly? Heavens, no!

We know heavyweight grouches.

Or maybe we have love handles ourselves – and we know we’re not always jolly.

In the same way, “welfare queens” are a stereotype. You’ve read about them, and may have even known one personally. They exist: The woman who doesn’t work and spends welfare monies meant for her children on beer, cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, nightlife and gambling. But are all – or even most – of those receiving benefits welfare queens?

The statistics – the actual data, from records kept by government accountants – say only a small per-

VIEWS Donna Brazile centage of welfare recipients abuse the system. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t go after welfare queens, even if they compose, say, only 1 to 8 percent of the total. We decidedly should.

But what happens when we get carried away and begin slashing welfare based on a collective stereotype that harms the innocent? We wind up with hungry families, and an ironic truth: that we’ve spent more to catch a few cheats than their fraud has cost the taxpayer.

There is currently a push to slash welfare rolls in several states because they’re having budget

shortfalls. One such state is Kansas, which is facing a $143 million budget shortfall for 2016. As a result, lawmakers and Gov. Sam Brownback are looking for spending cuts.

They’ve chosen the poorest among them to take the cuts.

But, before I give you the details of the Kansas Legislature’s welfare cuts, I need to mention a program to purge drug users on welfare, because it’s relevant. There is a perception that a good percentage of welfare recipients are drug users.

Identifying and tossing them off the public assistance rolls could save millions of dollars, it was figured.

According to the conservative National Review, 12 states (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi,

See BRAZILE, page 37

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Those receiving public assistance spent less in every category • BRAZILE

Continued from page 36 Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah) instituted drug-testing programs for welfare recipients. Think Progress, a liberal publication, identified seven.

Both magazines gathered studies that found that rates of drug use among recipients was the same (and in some cases, less) than drug use by the general population. The total cost of identifying drug users was $7,000 a person. In Kansas, 11 welfare recipients out of a total 2,783 applicants tested positive for drugs, at a cost of $40,000.

These are monies, amounting to over $1 million for all

the states, that could be spent better on hungry children.

As the programs continue, the costs will grow. All this because of a stereotype of the poor. Of note: Middle class and wealthy recipients of government cash are not tested for drug use.

Now, to the Kansas “reform” plan: Citizens who qualify, based on low income, will be limited to withdrawing $25 a day from their benefits, capped at three years. Lawmakers added a ton of restrictions where the withdrawals cannot take place: movie theaters, nail salons, pools, spas, liquor stores, jewelry stores, casinos, racing facilities, tattoo parlors, cruise ships, and so forth. Fair enough, even if the liquor store’s ATM is

closer than a bank.

What isn’t fair is the belief that Kansans are actually spending their welfare benefits in spas and liquor stores, even if they withdraw their benefits there. Jordan Weissmann, writing in Business Insider, reported on a 2013 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, using welfare tracking data.

The finding: Welfare recipients spend their money pretty much like the rest of us, that is, on rent, food and transportation.

Actually, those receiving public assistance spent less in every category than the general public. Many are working poor (welfare has work requirements). Those who don’t work are children, elderly or disabled.

Yet, the stereotype persists of luxury spending on items the rest of us can’t afford. It’s not just a bad rap.

The justification for these restrictions, like supposed widespread drug use, is based on urban myths.

Speaking of urban myths, Arthur Delaney, in the Huffington Post, uncovered a dozen claims in letters to the editor, news stories and even a congressman’s speech on the House floor that follow the same theme: An overweight welfare recipient buys 10 to 20 pounds of king crab legs in front of a seething, non-welfare-receiving customer who can’t afford them.

A persistent coincidence.

There is fraud in welfare.

Some make unwise choices; others are spendthrifts. But

the vast majority receiving benefits are like the rest of America: hard-working, paying their bills and buying (as inexpensively as they can find), nutritious food to feed their families.

But the Kansas Legislature, going on urban myths, is reducing public assistance to balance a budget, in a state where the poor have increased, and the wealthy escape being asked to help out.

Something about this strikes me as simply unfair.

• Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic strategist, a political commentator and contributor to CNN and ABC News, and a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine and O, the Oprah Magazine.

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

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However, there are colleges and universities that do not accept a 3 on some AP exams.

This inconsistent policy is extremely unfair for many of our Illinois students and makes us uncompetitive with our neighboring states that do offer college credit for 3s.

House Bill 3428 would benefit Illinois students by: • Increasing college-persistence and graduation for all Illinois students • Making higher education more affordable • Keeping the best and brightest students in Illinois • Improving equity Our students work diligently through the year and should be rewarded for their efforts. We understand that some might

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LEFT: Morris senior Chase Hansen catches a pass for a touchdown against Yorkville at Morris. ABOVE: Morris senior Robbie Meucci (left) and Matt Feiden zero in on a Sterling player during a game in Sterling. RIGHT: Eric Haish gets in on a play.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL: MINOOKA INVITATIONAL

Lockport captures title at Minooka

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com MINOOKA – With the way Lockport’s boys volleyball team has been playing lately, there’s a real sense of confidence the squad can overcome any type of deficit.

A good example came in the opening set of Saturday’s Minooka Invite title match when the Porters faced a 19-14 deficit against Hinsdale Central.

But instead of focusing on trying to win a three-set match, coach Nick Mraz’s team scored 11 of the next 13 points to win, 25-21, and then rolled to a 25-12 victory in the second set.

Lockport (23-2) won its 17th straight match and added to championships in tournaments at Marian Catholic and Streamwood after winning each of its four matches in two sets.

“Throughout the season, even when we’ve been down, they’ve never given up,” Mraz said. “Regardless of the score, they always push. When it was 17-12, I called a timeout, and I knew that they would push right back, and they did. They took over, and the more good that started happening for us, Hinsdale started shutting down little by little.”

Matt Sadler had two kills and a block, while Albert Sinram (11 kills), Mike Karl (five kills) and Anthony Pfeiffer (five kills) also had kills during the decisive run to close out the initial set.

Lockport jumped out to a 16-4 advantage in the finale following long service runs by Karl and Jon Wheaton. Phil Holle, Sinram and Karl all had multiple kills during that spurt, while Wheaton was in on three blocks.

“We know that we can win, so even if we’re down, we’re going to keep fighting since we never give up,” Wheaton said. “This is awesome, since it’s something that Lockport hasn’t done before. We don’t get respect, but I think they’re starting to notice us a little bit. We’ve got great players, and we’re also great friends. I wouldn’t want to play with anyone else.”

The Porters beat the hosts,

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Plainfield North’s Shane Yeo (left) and Joshua Cutshall go up for a block during the Minooka Invitational on Saturday. Plainfield North eventually took third place in the invitational with a two-set win over Neuqua.

Joliet West’s Luke Van Eck goes up for a block during Saturday’s Minooka Invitational. Joliet West defeated host Minooka to take fifth place.

25-16, 25-21, in pool play and defeated Plainfield North by the same score in the semifinals.

That earned them a title spot against the Red Devils, who beat Neuqua Valley in the other semifinal.

Overall, Sinram had 28 kills, Karl and Wheaton (12.5 blocks) had 21 kills, Sadler added 17

kills and six blocks, Pfeiffer had 14 kills and 53 assists, and Danny Woulfe had 31 digs.

“After the first set, we decided that we really wanted to show that we deserved to win this tournament,” Karl said.

“We have a lot of good chemistry since all of us are friends on and off the court. We’ve

played together for a long time, and we’ve really been working hard at practice. We’ve come a long way, and I think that we’re just going to keep getting better.”

The Porters, who have lost only to Benet Academy and Joliet Catholic, hope to continue their success this week when they play at Lincoln-Way Central on Tuesday and then host unbeaten Lincoln-Way West on Thursday.

“We never give up,” setter Ryan Sadler said. “We were down, but we all rallied together. The bench brings so much energy onto the court, and our passes were really there. We have a team where we can set anybody and I can trust anybody to put it down. Last year, it was exciting to be on a winning team, and it feels good to be on an even better team.”

After falling to the Porters in the semifinals, North bounced back with a 25-22, 25-

16 victory over Neuqua in the third-place match.

Joliet West (15-5) bounced back from a three-set loss to Neuqua in its opener to win its final four matches. The Tigers capped things off by claiming a 21-25, 29-27, 25-21 win over the host Indians to claim fifth place.

The Tigers led, 20-15, in the last game before Minooka pulled to within 21-20 after a kill by Collin Cimaroli and an ace from Luke Hermann. But West closed things out with a kill from Matt Wyman and a block and a kill by Luke Van Eck. In the final match, West received 11 kills from Juwann Jackson, six kills from Van Eck and 24 assists from Kyler Van Rossum-O’Connell. For the day, Jackson had 38 kills, Van Eck added 21 kills and 28 digs, Chris Beltran contributed 30 digs, and Van Rossum-O’Connell handed out 83 assists.

SIGNING DAY

By ROB OESTERLE roesterle@shawmedia.com

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

MORRIS – Midway through the 2014 football season, things didn’t look good for the Morris Redskins. They were 2-4 after six weeks, and another loss would have put them out of the postseason for a second straight season.

But the Redskins got hot, won the final three games of the regular season – beating Kaneland, Sycamore and LaSalle-Peru. They won two more in the playoffs, beating previously unbeaten Normal University and then Mahomet-Seymour, to reach the Class 5A quarterfinals, where they were derailed, 40-28, by Peoria.

On Friday, six members of that team signed to continue their football careers in college. Andrew Faught and Eric Haish will attend St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa; Chase Hansen will go to Benedictine University in Lisle; T.J. Layne will play for Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais; Robbie Meucci will head to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana; and Griffin Sobol is off to Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan.

Not only will Faught and Haish go to the same college, they plan to be roommates next year. It was the smallschool feel that clinched it for both at St. Ambrose, as Faught plans to study criminal justice and psychology and Haish will study physical therapy.

“I liked that it was not too big and not too small,” Faught said. “I need more one-on-one time with teachers to learn, and I liked that I could get that at St. Ambrose. I didn’t even know Eric was going to go there, but we are going to be roommates. I also like it because it’s a Catholic school.

“I will play on the defensive line. They play a 3-4, so I will be in the middle. I am not fast enough to be an end.

My strength is being able to clog up the middle and keep the linebackers free to make plays. They don’t redshirt there, so my goal is to start on the varsity as fast as I can. I know it will be a lot of work,

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Six football players from Morris Community High School signed Friday to play in college next season. Front row, from left: Chase Hansen (Benedictine), Griffin Sobol (Siena Heights), Robbie Meucci (DePauw) and T.J. Layne (Olivet Nazarene). Back row, from left: Morris coach Alan Thorson, Eric Haish (St. Ambrose) and Andrew Faught (St. Ambrose). but I am used to that.”

Haish will be put on the offensive line for the Fighting Bees.

“The campus is nice,” he said. “It’s a nice balance of not being overwhelmingly big, but it’s not too small, either.

Plus, it’s not real far away from home.

“I plan on going there and working hard. I hope to be playing quite a bit by my sophomore or junior year.”

Meucci will get a chance to play on the same team with his brother, Dino, who will be a sophomore for the Tigers next season.

“I get to play with my brother, so that will be fun,” said Meucci, who plans to major in economics and business. “Plus, DePauw is a pretty prestigious academic school, and I liked that. I love the campus. It was the biggest small school that I got to visit. There’s about 2,500 kids on campus, so it’s bigger than high school but not so big that I will get lost.

Meucci played fullback and linebacker during his time with the Redskins, but his college career will be on the offensive side of the ball.

“I will be playing a fullback/tight end mix,” he said.

“I have always liked offense better. When I got to play defense, I liked that, too, but I have always favored offense.

As far as playing time, they give the priority to juniors and seniors, so I will probably be on the JV team for a year or two.”

Hansen plans to major in physical education and go on to be a teacher and, hopefully, a football coach.

“Benedictine will have me be a tight end, just like here,” he said. “They have a couple of tight ends that were seniors this year, so I hope to be able to compete for some playing time right away.

“Matt Bernickus from Morris is playing baseball up there, so I will at least have someone on campus to show us around.”

Layne, who was a two-way standout on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Redskins, will be a defensive end for Olivet.

“I played offensive line here, but I am not big enough to play it in college,” he said.

“I only wanted to play defense in college. I can use my speed better there.

“I liked Olivet because it’s close to home and it has a Christian background, which was important to me. I plan to major in mechanical engineering, and they have a fiveyear MBA program there that is really good. And the campus is set up nice. It’s all right there. You don’t have to go all the way across town to get to a class.”

Sobol, who was the Redskins’ quarterback, will play the same position at Siena Heights.

“I like the opportunity there,” he said. “I like the coaches a lot, and I think I have a good chance to play.

They were very generous with

their money offer, and that was important, too.

“I plan to major in elementary education, and they have a good program for that. The campus is about 1,300, which is just a little bit bigger than our high school.”

Morris coach Alan Thorson foresees nothing but good things for all of the players.

“This has been a great group of kids,” he said. “I couldn’t be prouder of the choices they made. They took their time, and a lot of thought went into their decisions, so I am pretty sure they made the right ones. They all have their priorities straight and wanted school to be the most important thing.

“To have six kids go on to play in college, this is a proud day for our program. I know they will represent us very well at the next level. We get a lot of compliments from college coaches about the way our kids fit into their programs and have a love for the game.”

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GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: CHRIS MARSZALEK INVITE

Local teams perform well despite weather

By CURT HERRON

Lincoln-Way Central’s Ashley Raehsler competes in the long jump during Friday’s Chris Marszalek Invite at Lockport.

Raehsler claimed firsts in both long jump (17 feet, 9.5 inches) and triple jump (36-4.75) and added a fifth-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles (48.7 seconds).

cherron@shawmedia.com LOCKPORT – Friday’s cold weather and eventual steady rains didn’t seem to be conducive to good results for the girls track and field teams at Lockport’s Chris Marszalek Invite.

But despite the poor conditions, Lockport, Lincoln-Way Central and Providence all came away feeling pretty good about their efforts in the quality 15-team meet, whose namesake – the former Porters coach and assistant athletic director – still was very much involved at the start and end of races.

The host Porters took third with 59 points, Central was sixth with 47, and the Celtics took 11th with 21 points. Downers Grove South beat Homewood-Flossmoor, 72-64.5, for first.

All three local squads were led by field competitors, getting their lone titles in those events.

Central’s Ashley Raehsler claimed firsts in both long jump (17 feet, 9.5 inches) and triple jump (36-4.75) and added a fifthplace finish in the 300-meter hurdles (48.7 seconds).

Lockport’s Lane Kadlec took top honors in shot put (40-3.5) and was sixth in discus (107-2).

And Providence’s Gianna Lullo won the title in pole vault (9-0).

Also for the Porters in the field, Carolyn Dietz was third in pole vault (8-6.25) and fourth in triple jump (35-8), Jessi Wernsman took fifth in high jump (4-10.5), Autumn Wisz was fifth in pole vault (8-6), Pam Miglans placed fifth in shot put (34-7.25) and Kaleigh Schmutzler was sixth in long jump (15-11.25).

On the track, the hosts were led by second-place showings

by Emmie Hahn in the 3,200 (11:46.84) and from its 4x800 relay squad (9:55.31) and from a third-place finish by Morgan Bollinger in the 800 (2:22.14).

Lockport also got a fourth from its 4x400 relay (4:14.27), while Jorie Beaumont was fifth in the 3,200 (12:18.47). Haley Beaumont was sixth in the 1600 (5:21.44), Aubrey Friedrich had the same finish in the 800 (2:27.85), and Kayla Isom took sixth in the 400 (1:00.42).

“We always try to keep the

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Lockport’s Lane Kadlec competes in the long jump during Friday’s invitational. Kadlec took top honors in shot put (40-3.5) and was sixth in discus (107-2).

parity in this meet, and I think that we have a pretty good balance,” Porters coach Joe Kravitz said. “Lane and Pam both had great days, and hopefully we’ll get them both back to state. I think that every relay we ran but one had a season-best. And I was real happy

with Haley in the mile, who PR’ed by 15 seconds.

“We have a nice balance this year. Last year, we finished third in the sectional, just a few points out, so I’m hoping that we can be competitive with that group again. This is a really close-knit group, and I can

always count on my seniors to step up and help out with the younger kids. I’m very proud of this group since it may have the best team camaraderie.”

Leading the Knights on the track was Emily Martinsen, who placed third in the 300 hurdles (:47.51) and was sixth in the 100 hurdles (:16.66).

Liz Venezio took fourth in the 3,200 (12:16.1), Jenna Diers placed fifth in the 800 (2:25.42), and Central’s 4x800 relay (10:29.07) also was fourth. Danielle Knowlton also turned in a fourth-place effort in pole vault (8-6.25).

“This shows that what we did this week is paying off,” Knights coach Roy White said.

“Last week, our kids were tired and we did OK at Minooka, so we changed things up a bit today to see where we’re at. We saw some real nice, competitive efforts. Obviously, Ashley in the long and triple – where she had a lifetime best – but we expect that and get spoiled a little bit.

“We had a few lifetime bests today. Our 300 hurdler, Emily, knocked a second off her time.

The competition was bringing it out in them and they responded, so I’m real pleased.

It’s been amazing so far, and the kids have responded so well. We set 10 school records indoors, so the kids obviously are buying into what we’re selling, so that’s all that we ask.”

Providence also got a second-place finish from Christina MacNab in high jump (5-4.5) and a sixth from Cecilica Spesia in the same event (4-10.25).

The Celtics also placed fifth in the 4x800 relay (10:54.52).

“This is a great meet for us,” Celtics coach Tom Lenahan said. “Most of these are 3A schools, so this will get us better for conference and sectionals, when we see schools more our size. Fast girls make your girls run fast, so there’s nothing like competition to push yourself. Despite the weather, we’ve had some of our best times of the year in distances.

“We qualified in six events last year and only lost one girl from those. They’re really close-knit and have worked hard, and they’re also competitors so they don’t back down.

We’ve had some injuries, but others have stepped up and filled those roles, and a couple who were injured last year are back and healthy. We’re kind of jelling at the right time.”

Dick Goss

1977-78 season, when the Porters went 33-0 and won the Class AA state championship.

“Bob Basarich and Bob Allen gave me the opportunity to coach at Lockport,” he said of the former coach and former athletic director. “Working with Bob (Basarich) exposed me to so many people. I’ve been a head coach 35 years.

Guys I am going against now are younger than my kids.”

Gura noted former Lockport superintendent Al McGowan and former Porters sophomore coach Bob Olsen for their support in the early days.

Shaw Media file photo “Bob Olsen is the one Joliet Catholic coach Joe Gura reacts to a foul call during the 2014 Class who took an interest in me,” 3A Rich East Sectional final against Morgan Park. Gura will be inducted he said. “My wife, Karen, and Lockport gave me the Saturday into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. opportunity, and the players “The most important lesSouth, Pontiac and Bishop and coaches I worked with son a coach can learn is that McNamara. through the years did a great it’s not about you,” he said.

“One thing that makes me job around me.

“It’s about the players, the feel good is I can go back to “An honor like this is fans, the student body. Once all the places I left and be wel- never about one individual. you get your arms wrapped comed back,” he said. “All the You’re around great players around that, you can develop relationships you form over and coaches. That’s how you a true team. It’s all about the the years make the coaching stay at this for 42 years.” people around you. experience rich.”

Gura mentioned his wife “Coaches who think they Gura, 63, quoted from John prominently in our discusdo it on their own don’t get it. Greenleaf Whittier: “Of all sad sion.

The toughest job in coachwords of tongue or pen, the “I married the right ing is to submerge your ego, saddest are these, ‘It might woman,” he said. “I would not because other people’s egos have been.’ ” He said he has have enjoyed doing this for 42 count just as much.” no regrets about what might years without her support. All Gura coached on all levels have been. those nights away with other – Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, freshHe reiterated JCA will be people’s kids, what Karen did man A and B, sophomore and his last stop. was allow me to be away and junior varsity – before he “I want to teach and coach now get this honor.” became head varsity coach at here as long as I am physicalThe Guras have three Lockport, where he coached ly able and Joliet Catholic will children – Carie, Carly and for 21 of his 42 years. He has have me,” he said. “I can see Joey – and each of them has been a head coach for 35 doing this four or five more two children. years, with stops at Plainfield years.”

North when it opened plus Gura said he kept the • Dick Goss can be reached St. Rita, Thornton Fractional scorebook for Lockport in as dgoss@shawmedia.com.

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

A Hall of Fame usually is reserved for players and coaches who fill the stats sheet.

Make no mistake, Joliet Catholic coach Joe Gura has won his share of games in 42 years coaching boys basketball. But discussing Gura’s accomplishments based primarily on victories would be to miss his essence. For his commitment to basketball, he will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during the IBCA’s annual banquet Saturday at the Illinois State University Bone Student Center in Normal.

“Having Joe here the last few years [since 2011] really has been a blessing for all of Joliet Catholic, not just the basketball program,” JCA athletic director Dan Sharp said.

“I’ve known him since I was an assistant freshman basketball coach here and he was at Lockport. I saw his enthusiasm then. He still has that same unbridled enthusiasm. He lights up a room, whether it’s the gym or the classroom.”

For a comparison, Sharp cited two local legends, the late Gordie Gillespie and Pat Sullivan.

“The basketball court is just another classroom to Joe,” Sharp said. “We’ve been blessed to have coaches like Gordie and Sully in this area,

and Joe is the same. They all were excellent teachers, first and foremost.

“Everyone who has had the opportunity to work with Joe will say he is as consistent a person as there is. He loves everyone. He cares about everyone.”

Gura said his parents impressed on him that “if you wanted to be treated right, you treat people right. If you want to enjoy life, you let people know you are enjoying life.”

That’s how Gura approaches life, his classroom and his basketball team. His Hilltoppers made a run to a sectional final in 2014, and this past season became the first JCA team in almost 35 years to finish above .500.

“My first couple of years here, we could barely bring the ball up,” Gura said. “But I had faith the people here would work with me, and they have. I have gotten unbelievable support from [Principal] Jeff Budz and Dan Sharp.

When we succeed, they are as happy as the coaches and players are.”

Gura said the IBCA Hall of Fame award “means everything to me. When I was informed I was under consideration, it took me by surprise.

Pat Sullivan called and said I was one of the people chosen.

When Pat Sullivan thinks that of you, it means something.

It’s a humbling thing because there are so many deserving people out there.”

Of course, Gura is not a lifelong teacher and coach for personal accolades.

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MIDWESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION MEN’S QUARTERFINAL: LEWIS 3, GRAND CANYON 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-16)

Top-ranked Lewis rolls in MIVA quarterfinals

By CURT HERRON cherron@shawmedia.com ROMEOVILLE – In a year involving plenty of historic moments, Saturday was another significant one for Lewis University’s men’s volleyball team.

For the first time ever, the Flyers played a match on their home court as the nation’s top-ranked team when they faced Grand Canyon in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association quarterfinals.

After dropping only five sets in 12 home wins this season, there didn’t figure to be very much drama – and there wasn’t, as Lewis coasted to a 25-15, 25-15, 25-16 victory at

Neil Carey Arena.

The Flyers (25-2), who have won 10 straight, will host Lindenwood in Tuesday’s 7 p.m. semifinal. The championship is set for 7 p.m. Friday.

Lewis was ranked as the nation’s top team this week, the first time it has held that position in the regular season since 1999, when it played twice on the road during the two weeks it held that honor.

“We hadn’t served as well as we’d liked to, so that was a key focus in practice – to come in and serve great, and I thought the guys did a really nice job of that,” Flyers coach Dan Friend said. “I think the guys are in a good groove, and it’s about taking one match at a time.

“It’s an honor that our peers across the nation have recognized where we’re at and the level of volleyball that we’re playing right now.

Hopefully, we get to play in front of our home crowd for two more. It’s a great opportunity for the school and the program.”

The three-set victory was the squad’s 16th of the season, which matches the previous high during Friend’s 11-year tenure, in 2012.

Eric Fitterer led the attack with eight kills, while Geoff Powell had seven kills. Bobby Walsh contributed six kills, and Greg Petty had five kills.

Scott Fifer handed out 28 assists, while Fitterer served up five aces and Petty had

three. Petty had eight digs and Lucas Yanez added six, while Jacob Schmiegelt and Walsh each had five block assists.

“It’s awesome,” said Walsh, who led the nation in regular season play in blocks a set.

“We’re playing really well in all aspects of the game right now. I think that it was good that we took that loss to Ohio State, since we got refocused.

The biggest thing is being able to host (the MIVA) so that we can play in front of our fans.

We’re on our home court, where we play every day and are comfortable, and we get a lot of fans.”

Grand Canyon (14-17), which is in Phoenix, Arizona, made the long trip productive by putting up a fight for

stretches of the match. Shalev Saada led the Antelopes with eight kills.

The Flyers would like to close out their home schedule with two more victories. If they win Tuesday, they’ll host either Loyola or Ohio State in the MIVA championship.

“It’s been a fun year,” Fifer said. “Being ranked No. 1 wasn’t really our focus – it’s about getting better throughout the year for playoffs. But it’s a nice accomplishment to have, since it shows the improvement. Everyone is contributing and playing great volleyball right now. So it’s easy for me to set since I’m getting good passes, so all I have to do is put the ball up and let the guys swing away.”

AREA ROUNDUP

JCA wins tourney behind Reardon, Goeken SUBMITTED REPORTS PALATINE – The Joliet Catholic boys volleyball team survived a tough quarterfinal against Prospect, then went on to win the Palatine Tournament on Saturday.

The Hilltoppers (17-1) scored a 25-17, 9-25, 15-6 victory over Prospect, then defeated Lake Zurich, 25-22, 25-20, in the semifinals and Stevenson, 25-19, 25-16, in the finals.

JCA opened the tournament Friday with a tight 25-18, 12-25, 15-12 win over Libertyville and followed it with a 25-22, 25-21 victory over Palatine.

Blake Reardon finished the tournament with 79 kills.

Aron Goeken chipped in 125 assists and four aces.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Brother Rice Tournament:

Lincoln-Way Central (15-4, 3-0) beat St. Ignatius, 25-21, 25-13, and St. Francis, 25-16, 25-9, on Friday to advance to the gold bracket.

Romeoville 25-25-25, Plainfield South 27-14-23: Brandon

Langys led visiting South with 13 digs, seven kills and an ace in Thursday’s Southwest Prai-

rie loss. Donnie Doran posted a team-high 17 digs, and Rhome Apton had six kills, three digs and two blocks.

Adam Burt had 15 assists and Daniel Flores six.

GIRLS SOCCER

three for Central (10-6, 5-3). Cailey Davern scored twice, while Erin Muellerschoen, Kenzie Applequist and Nikki Howe each added one goal. Erin Kay blocked seven shots, including a full-pool buzzer-beater at the end of the game.

Lincoln-Way West 0, Lemont 0: Audrey Pearson recorded GIRLS TRACK & FIELD her seventh shutout of the seaPlano Invitational: Seneca son in goal for West (9-6-1, 1-1) in the nonconference game.

won the five-team meet Thursday with 178 points. Coal City Lincoln-Way West 2, Brad- was second with 50 and Morris ley-Bourbonnais 0: Meghan third with 48. Morris’ Leona Lange and Brianna Heyer Burton won the long jump (16 scored the goals for West, with feet, 1 inch), was second in the Madison Mikalauski tallying 100-meter dash (12.96 seconds) assists on both. Audrey Pear- and third in the 200 (26.88). Sason recorded her sixth shutout brina Baftiri PR’d in the 400 of the season.

(1:03.22), and Meghan Smith Lemont 8, Evergreen Park 0: went 4-10 in the high jump, Aleksandra Mihailovic scored both finishing second. three goals for Lemont (9-1-2, 7-0) and Michell Jerantowski BOYS TRACK & FIELD recorded her ninth shutout in Downers Grove Invite: Minoothe South Suburban Blue win. ka won the title with 84 points.

Lincoln-Way Central loses The 4x200 relay (1:29.81) of two: Central (7-6) fell to Wau- Mike Malinowski, Maceo bonsie Valley, 4-0, and to Fre- Findlay, Mitch Miller and Vicmd, 2-0, in a pair of games at tor Turpin set a meet record, the Naperville Invite. while the 4x100 relay (43.10) of Miller, Turpin, Findlay and GIRLS WATER POLO Christ Hopkins also won.

Lincoln-Way Central 12, LockJustin Wolz took first in port 3: Delaney Shepherd had the 110 high hurdles with a four goals and Kim Bernhard personal-best 14.69, and Peter

Andreano won the long jump (22-2.75). Soren Knudsen’s fourth-place finish in the 3,200 (9:24.89) set a school record by 3.81 seconds.

Lockport finished fifth with 38 points.

fifth-place time of 16:30.09 in the 5,000 on Thursday. In the Kip Janvrin open on Friday, Stennis won the 200 with an NCAA provisional, season-best and meet-record time of 24.36.

Benedictine Invite: Jaime Hershfang captured the 5,000 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD Drake Relays: Lewis’ James title in 18:39.92 to propel No. Kaht, Asher Scott, Andrew 19 Lewis to a fifth-place finish McLain and Shawn Milhaus- Friday. Eva Poznanski cleared er shattered a 20-year school 5-3 in the high jump to finish record in the 4x1,600 relay second.

Thursday. The 17:22.01 broke the mark of 17:33.62 set in MEN’S GOLF 1995.

USF ties for first: Led by tourBenedictine Invite: Dan nament co-medalist Huston Lentz (Minooka) placed sec- Gass, St. Francis shared the tiond in the 110 hurdles (15.26) tle at the Scot-Fire Invitational to help Lewis to a 10th-place Friday at Soangetaha Country finish at the Benedictine Twi- Club in Galesburg. Saturday’s light Invitational on Friday. second round was rained out.

St. Francis and Kirkwood led the 18-team field with 292 toWOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Drake Relays: The 4x400 tals.

Gass fired a 69. USF’s Ausrelay of Megan Marchildon, Chantel Stennis (Boling- tin Gass finished one shot brook), Zoe Mead and Amy back. Josh Gass was 14th at Polhemus finished third over- 75). Chris Jones (Lincoln-Way all and set an NCAA provi- West) shot 78.

Lewis gets bid: Lewis earned sional mark of 3:45.12 in the preliminary heats to lead No. an at-large bid to the NCAA 19 Lewis at the Drake Relays Division II Central/Midwest Regional. The fifth-seeded Flyon Friday.

Amanda Farrough turned ers will host the event May 4-6 in an NCAA provisional and at Cog Hill.

BASEBALL: JOLIET CATHOLIC 1, LOCKPORT 1 (6 INN.)

Mother Nature ends Military Appreciation Night struggle in bottom of seventh

By DICK GOSS LOCKPORT – If only Mother Nature had cooperated.

The third annual Military Appreciation Night at Ed Flink Field ended Friday on soggy terms.

With rain pelting down, Joliet Catholic boys baseball had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning, but Lockport was threatening in the bottom of the inning, The Porters had runners on second and third with one out against JCA reliever Drake Fellows.

Tyler Nassar, the No. 2 hitter in coach Andy Satunas’ lineup, had a 2-1 count.

The home plate umpire called time, walked over to JCA coach Jared Voss and asked his opinion.

“Win, lose or tie, I told him I didn’t think it was safe to continue playing,” Voss said.

The umpire felt the same way. The game was called at that point. Since Lockport (115-1) had not completed its turn at bat in the seventh, the score reverted back to the end of the sixth inning, and it ended in a 1-all tie.

“Nobody wants kids to get hurt, but I was disappointed the umpires didn’t ask to bring out any of our drying material before they called it,” Satunas said.

The night to honor all veterans began in dry conditions, with Air Force Capt. Anthony Simone throwing out the first pitch. Simone was on his third deployment when he suffered a traumatic brain Injury in a helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2010. He was shot down while attempting to land to rescue an injured service member. He does not remember the incident.

Simone incredibly managed to steer the helicopter away from the prepared landing zone, no doubt saving lives on the ground. Five service members were killed in the crash. Two onboard survived – Simone and the gunner at the back of the helicopter.

Simone’s wife, Andrea, a

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Joliet Catholic first baseman Dan Devine fields a ground ball for an out against Lockport’s Stephen Hill during Friday’s game.

2002 JCA graduate, and their two small children were on the field for pregame ceremonies. Other local veterans were recognized during the game. Lockport’s camouflage jerseys featured the words “Thank You” on the back.

JCA players wore shirts with “Army Strong” on the front.

Ronan Tynan’s rendition of “God Bless America” filled the air in the middle of the fifth inning.

“Andy [Satunas] did a great job setting this night up,” Voss said. “It’s good for the kids to learn an appreciation of the veterans.”

“It was a special night to see Capt. Simone and his family,” Satunas said. “This is a generation thing. For our kids to get a better understanding of what veterans like him have given for our country is very important.”

On the field, JCA right-

hander Mike Dow and Lockport left-hander Austin Moralis were superb from the get-go.

Dow worked the first six innings for the Hilltoppers (13-3-1) and allowed no hits in the nonconference game. He struck out five and walked five. One of the walks resulted in a run in the bottom of third as Mike Pattison entered as a courtesy runner, moved up on consecutive groundouts and, after a two-out walk, stole home on the front end of a firstand-third, double-steal play.

“Before this year, Mike hadn’t pitched in a spring game since freshman year,” Voss noted. “He had multiple procedures and surgeries, and it looks like they finally got it right. He did a great job, and their lefty [Moralis] was outstanding as well.”

Moralis went the seven-inning distance, striking out 12. He allowed two hits, both run-scoring singles by KC Simonich, but also walked six and hit two batters. That added up to 141 pitches.

“Austin has been giving us four or five innings,” Satunas

said. “This was the first time he made it through seven.

The way he did it tonight, I’m very proud of him. You have to tip your cap to their pitcher [Dow], too.”

With two outs in the JCA third, Mitch Boe walked, stole second, advanced on an error and scored on Simonich’s hit to left. In the seventh, Nick Dalesandro drew a two-out walk, was balked to second and used his speed and baserunning acumen to score from second on Simonich’s infield single over second to give the Hilltoppers their 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Fellows relieved and made a nice play charging a high-hopper, but his off-balance throw with the wet ball went awry, allowing Josh Baker to reach second. Ryne Travis sacrificed and Jeremy Quade walked and stole second uncontested.

Nassar worked the count to 2-1, and that was it. Lockport’s hope of fully avenging a 12-3 loss to its longtime rival in the quarterfinals of the WJOL/ Don Ladas Memorial Tournament was washed away.

• Sunday, April 26, 2015

Joliet Catholic relief pitcher Drake Fellows fields a ground ball for a play at first base against Lockport in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday at Ed Flink Field in Lockport.

Soon after, the home plate umpire halted play on account of the rain, with the game ending in a 1-all tie.

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Sparacio swings hot bat in Lewis split SUBMITTED REPORTS RENSSALEAR, Ind. – Plainfield Central graduate Joe Sparacio had three hits in each game Friday as Lewis split a Great Lakes Valley Conference baseball doubleheader with St. Joseph, losing, 3-2, in Game 1 and winning the nightcap, 5-1.

Sparacio and Mike Barajas drove in the runs in the opener for Lewis (20-20, 1416). The Flyers hit three doubles and scored four runs in the third inning of Game 2.

Ethan Bloom doubled in the first two runs. Neal Tyrell (Minooka) and Sparacio also drove home runs. Lewis’ fifth run came on a solo home run

by Bloom. Sparacio finished with three hits, and Bloom, Tyrell and Kane Lombardo each had two.

Eann Cox (6-3) went all seven innings, allowing one run on five hits with four strikeouts and no walks.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

USF 7-0, Judson 2-4: The top two teams in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings split a key doubleheader. As a result, visiting St. Francis (22-23, 18-7) held its position atop the CCAC. Judson remained tied for second at 16-8.

Adam Panayotovich (11-1) worked a complete-game victory in Game 1, allowing two runs on nine hits with one walk and six strikeouts. St. Francis scored all seven of its runs in the top of the fifth in-

Safe at second Lockport’s Josh Baker is safe at second base as Joliet Catholic shortstop Mitch Boe is late with the tag during the seventh inning of Friday night’s game at Lockport. Shortly afterward, play was halted because of the rain, and the game ended in a 1-all tie.

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ning. Kyle Burton had an RBI single, Brandon Mendoza a two-run single, Rick Faron an RBI double, Matt Scott added a two-run double, and Kjeld Torkelson (Morris) knocked in a run with a groundout. Faron, Scott and Burton each had two hits.

Senior Mike Chimera (2-4) went the distance for USF in Game 2. He allowed four runs on nine hits and did not walk a batter.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Minooka 6, Plainfield East 1:

Minooka (9-11, 5-4) won the Southwest Prairie series two games to one as Miguel Ruiz pitched a five-hitter Thursday and struck out nine. Cristian Sanchez singled and doubled and drove in two runs. Jon Vesper had three hits and an RBI. Nick Petrk added two hits.

Plainfield North 3, Homewood-Flossmoor 2: Justin Yeager (2-1) allowed no hits or

runs and struck out two in 21⁄3 innings to pick up the win Friday for host North (14-4). Bryan Van Duser earned the save.

Josh Heckman and Van Duser each had a hit and RBI.

Lincoln-Way West 8, Oak Forest 3: West (15-3, 3-1) won the

nonconference game Friday as Dan Allen went 2 for 3 with a home run. AJ Ashley knocked in two runs in a three-run six as the Warriors broke a 3-all tie. David Mulder got the save, holding Oak Forest hitless over 1 2⁄ 3 innings and striking out two. Winner Andrew Clavenna allowed three runs in 51⁄3 innings.

Providence 5, De La Salle 4:

Noah O’Brien (2-0) struck out five and gained the victory for host Providence (16-3, 6-0) in Friday’s Catholic League matchup. Jackson Stulas’ tworun single in the bottom of the fifth was the winning hit. Jimmy Jeffries had a double and an RBI. Lemont 9, TInley Park 2: Nick

Wisz had three hits and a pair of RBIs to lead Lemont (10-4, 8-0) in Friday’s South Suburban win.

Families of Faith Christian 11, Kankakee Trinity 10: Families of

Faith (1-11-1, 0-0-1) earned its first win as Cameron Latour and Travis Barr both drove in four runs. Latour went 3 for 3 with a triple, and Barr went 3 for 4.

Streator 1, Coal City 0: The host Coalers (16-5, 5-2) left 11 men on base in Friday’s Interstate Eight loss. Brad Littleton had two of the Coalers’ three hits.

Westmont 9, Wilmington 6: RJ Van Duyne and Brett

McWilliams each had an RBI for Wilmington in Friday’s Interstate Eight road loss.

Seneca 4, Reed-Custer 2: Travis Schoonover had three hits for Reed-Custer (12-10, 3-4) in the Interstate Eight loss. Hunter Murawski added two hits, including a double. Jordan Walden (2-3) took the loss.

AREA SOFTBALL ROUNDUP

Plainfield North strikes early, beats Providence SUBMITTED REPORTS PLAINFIELD – Plainfield North scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning Friday and made it hold up in a 5-2 nonconference girls softball victory over Providence.

Kellie Fenza went 3 for 4 including a double for the Tigers. Emily Kitchell had two hits in two at-bats and knocked in a run. KIley Vaughan and Carolyn Hett both doubled and drove in a

run.

Jessica Cothern and Morgan Greenwood had the RBIs for Providence (8-8).

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Joliet West 3, Bishop McNamara 2: DeShonte Smith hit

the game-winning double and went 2 for 3 to lead West (114, 2-2) in Friday’s nonconference home victory. Alysia Rodriguez went 3 for 4, and Jen Ames homered.

Lincoln-Way East 3, Lin-

coln-Way Central 2: Jackie Far-

Ruskowsky had a hit and RBI, and Moran a hit and a run scored. West’s third game scheduled against East Peoria was rained out.

Lincoln-Way West 7, Brimfield 0: Dani Morgan went 4

Makala Long had three hits including a double and four RBIs for Wilmington in the Interstate Eight road victory Friday. Kate Johnstone drove in a run, and Hailey Huml doubled. Miranda Southall allowed no hits and struck out five in six innings.

bak had a two-run single and Melanie Bakotic struck out seven in 42⁄3 innings for Central (12-7, 4-0) in the nonconference matchup Friday. for 4 with a triple and drove in two runs for West in the opening game of the Metamora tournament. Amanda Ruskowsky went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. In a loss to Trinity in the Warriors’ second game,

Wilmington 8, Westmont 0:

AREA SCHEDULE SUNDAY’S EVENTS High School Baseball Notre Dame at JCA (2), noon College Baseball Lewis at Saint Joseph’s (2), noon/3 p.m.

St. Francis at Purdue-North Central, 12 p.m.

College Softball Missouri S&T at Lewis (2), noon /2 p.m.

St. Francis at Siena Heights (2), noon MONDAY’S EVENTS Baseball Joliet Catholic at Oswego, 4:30 p.m.

Bolingbrook at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet West at Lockport, 4:30 p.m.

Andrew at Lincoln-Way Central, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Thornwood, 4:30 p.m.

Providence at St. Laurence, 4:30 p.m.

Sandburg at Lincoln-Way East, 4:30 p.m.

Morris at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m.

Oak Forest at Lemont, 4:30 p.m.

Sandwich at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Wilmington at Manteno, 4:30 p.m.

Peotone at Reed-Custer, 4:30 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington at Illinois Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

Seneca at Westmont, 4:30 p.m.

Softball Joliet Catholic at Marian Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way East at Joliet Central, 4:30 p.m.

Joliet West at Homewood-Flossmoor, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln-Way West at Lincoln-Way Central, 4:30 p.m.

Lockport at Carl Sandburg, 4:30 p.m.

Bishop McNamara at Providence, 4:30 p.m.

Romeoville at Reavis, 4:30 p.m.

Stagg at Bolingbrook, 4:30 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at Plainfield North, 4:30 p.m.

Lemont at Evergreen, 4:30 p.m.

Sandwich at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Wilmington at Manteno, 4:30 p.m.

Peotone at Reed-Custer, 4:30 p.m.

Gardner-South Wilmington at Illinois Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

Seneca at Westmont, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Volleyball Joliet Catholic at St. Francis, 6 p.m.

Boys Track and Field Romeoville, Waubonsee Valley at Plainfield North, 4 p.m.

Peotone at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Track and Field Peotone at Wilmington, 4:30 p.m.

College Softball Drury at Lewis (2), noon/2 p.m.

Women’s Golf St. Francis at CCAC Championship, 9 a.m.

WHITE SOX

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS – GAME 4: BUCKS 92, BULLS 90

Bayless’ layup at buzzer gives Bucks win over Bulls

By GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press MILWAUKEE – Jerryd Bayless made a layup at the buzzer off an inbounds pass, lifting Milwaukee to a 92-90 victory Saturday over the Bulls that drew the Bucks within 3-1 in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

With 1.3 seconds left, Jared Dudley threw a high-arcing pass toward the basket from side court.

Bayless caught the ball and quickly threw up the layup with his right hand for the game-winning basket.

Bulls guard Derrick Rose walked away in frustration after trying to defend Bayless on the final play under the basket, while green and white streamers descended from the Bradley Center rafters.

The Bucks had won their first playoff game in five years.

The Bulls had a chance to win with the game tied at 90. But Milwaukee’s

Khris Middleton tipped a dribble away from Rose to force a steal. Bucks coach Jason Kidd called a timeout to set up the final play.

Game 5 is Monday in at the United Center.

Jimmy Butler had a playoff career-high 33 points for the Bulls. Rose finished with 14 points, while Pau Gasol had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

But the Bulls committed 28 turnovers, eight by Rose.

And the Bulls couldn’t force a Milwaukee mistake at the end.

“Just tried to get a stop ... Derrick lost Bayless and Bayless put it up,” Gasol said about the final play.

“But that definitely didn’t lose us the game,” he added. “Mistakes will happen – we just made too many of them throughout the game.”

Veterans Dudley and Bayless were calming influences off the bench on a team known more for its rising stars – Giannis An-

tetokounmpo and Michael Carter-Williams, both starters.

But it was the bench that ignited Milwaukee’s second-half push after the Bucks lost a 12-point lead in the first half. The Bucks’ reserves outscored the Bulls’ 47-13 for the game.

O.J. Mayo finished with 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:42 left.

Dudley had 13 points and five assists – including the one on the game-winner – while Bayless had 10 points.

TIP-INS

Bulls: Nikola Mirotic returned after missing Game 3 with a bruised left knee and strained quadriceps.

The rookie, who got hurt going for a loose ball Sunday in Game 2 in Chicago, finished with five points in 20 minutes.

Bucks: Antetokounmpo finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, while Carter-Williams had eight points and five assists.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI – Steady rain prompted the Reds to postpone their game against the Cubs on Saturday, disappointing a big crowd that had bought tickets to see a reunion of Cincinnati’s 1990 World Series championship team.

The teams waited 4 hours, 13 minutes before it was called off. No makeup was scheduled.

In addition to Saturday’s rainout, the Reds have had three of their seven home games delayed by rain.

They’ve also had three extra-inning games at home, including a 7-3 loss to the Cubs in 11 innings Friday night. hitting Lawrie with a 99 mph fastball during the same series.

“We understand that Major League Baseball has to do what they think is fair in situations like this,” Royals manager Ned Yost said in a team statement.

Tensions between the Royals and Sox had been building since the opening series of the season, when the teams combined to hit six batters. Two more were plunked early Thursday night when Ventura hit Jose Abreu in the fourth inning and Sale hit Mike Moustakas in the fifth.

The teams played eight innings Friday night without incident, but the rest of the game was postponed because of rain with the score at 2-all. It was supposed to resume Saturday, but more rain in Chicago means that it will now resume Sunday with the Royals batting in the top of the ninth.

John Danks is scheduled to start for the Sox in the second game Sunday, while fellow lefthander Jason Vargas is expected to go for the Royals.

No makeup date was announced for Saturday’s game.

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The Milwaukee Bucks’ Jerryd Bayless puts up the game-winning shot against the Bulls’ Derrick Rose in Saturday’s Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Milwaukee. The Bucks won, 92-90.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals and White Sox each lost Saturday without playing a game.

Four members of the Royals and three from the Sox were punished for their roles in a series-opening brawl in Chicago, and six of the players drew suspensions. Major League Baseball placed the blame for the fighting squarely on both teams.

Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura was handed a seven-game suspension, fellow starter Edinson Volquez given five games and outfielder Lorenzo Cain and reliever Kelvin Herrera got two games apiece. Sox pitchers Chris Sale and Jeff Samardzija were suspended five games each, while catcher Tyler Flowers escaped suspension but joined the others in getting an undisclosed fine.

The Royals have not said if they plan to appeal their punishments, which would begin with Sunday’s series finale because of a rainout Saturday. Sale and Samardzija plan to appeal.

“I think everybody had some elements of their behavior over the course of that incident on both sides that they wish they handled differently,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said during a conference call Saturday. “Respect the fact that our players stood up and took responsibility for their actions and expressed remorse over those things they wish had been handled better.

“It is something that happens from time to time,” Hahn added.

“It’s part of the game.”

It’s a costly part of the game, however. Along with the suspensions, Hahn said reliever Matt Albers fractured a finger on his throwing hand in the melee and will go on the disabled list.

Meanwhile, Herrera already is awaiting an appeal on a fivegame suspension that was handed down after he threw a pitch behind Oakland third baseman Brett Lawrie during a series last weekend. Ventura was fined for

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NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF: BLACKHAWKS 4, PREDATORS 3

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 12 4 .750 Detroit 12 6 .667 White Sox 6 9 .400 Cleveland 6 10 .375 Minnesota 6 10 .375 East Division W L Pct Boston 10 8 .556 New York 10 8 .556 Tampa Bay 10 8 .556 Toronto 9 9 .500 Baltimore 8 10 .444 West Division W L Pct Houston 10 7 .588 Los Angeles 8 9 .471 Seattle 7 9 .438 Oakland 8 11 .421 Texas 6 10 .375

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Saturday’s Games Kansas City at White Sox, ppd., rain Detroit 4, Cleveland 1 Houston 9, Oakland 3 N.Y. Mets 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 Baltimore 5, Boston 4, 10 innings Texas at L.A. Angels (n) Minnesota at Seattle (n) Sunday’s Games White Sox 2, Kansas City 2, tie, 9 innings, comp. of susp. game, 1:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 12 4 .750 Cubs 9 7 .563 Pittsburgh 10 8 .556 Cincinnati 8 9 .471 Milwaukee 3 15 .167 East Division W L Pct New York 14 4 .778 Atlanta 9 8 .529 Miami 7 11 .389 Washington 7 11 .389 Philadelphia 6 12 .333 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 10 6 .625 Colorado 10 7 .588 San Diego 10 8 .556 Arizona 8 9 .471 San Francisco 7 11 .389

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Saturday’s Games Cubs at Cincinnati, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 8, Washington 0 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2, Arizona 1 San Francisco at Colorado (n) L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (n) Sunday’s Games Cubs (T.Wood 1-1) at Cincinnati (Marquis 1-1), 12:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-1) at Miami (Haren 1-1), 12:10 p.m.

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Blackhawks eliminate Predators The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Duncan Keith scored at 16:12 of the third, and the Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators, 4-,3 on Saturday night to win their first-round playoff series, 4-2.

Keith beat a screened Pekka Rinne with a laser from the left point. The defenseman, who had the winning goal in a 4-3 double-overtime victory in the series opener, also had two assists in the clinching game.

Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp also scored for the Hawks, and Corey Crawford stopped 13 shots after replacing Scott Darling in the first period after the rookie gave up three goals.

The Hawks will face St. Louis or Minnesota in the Western Conference semifinals.

James Neal had two goals for Nashville, and Matt Cullen also scored. Rinne stopped 28 shots, but the Predators bowed out in the first round for the sixth time in eight playoff appearances.

Keith retrieved the puck just inside the blue line and waited for an opening before sending a drive through a screen past Rinne’s right shoulder with 3:48 left. He had two goals and five assists in the series.

Kane capped a wild first period by firing a shot from the left circle through a screen with six seconds left, tying it at 3.

The Hawks rallied after Neal scored twice in the game’s first 8:09 to give Nashville a 2-0 lead, and Darling

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Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp (right) celebrates with defenseman Duncan Keith after scoring a goal Saturday in Game 6 of a Western Conference playoff series against the Nashville Predators at the United Center. gave up three goals on 12 shots.

The goalie switch came after the Hawks’ Sharp and Nashville’s Cullen scored 39 seconds apart.

The 38-year-old Cullen beat

Keith along the boards and slid the puck off the post at 11:16.

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville then went to Crawford, who had a solid regular season but was replaced by Darling after

he struggled in the first two playoff games.

Toews made it a one-goal game when Sharp’s slap shot from the high slot deflected off his skate on the power play.

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charm and fun Frankfort Spirits to host Derby Day, showcase new bourbon

By SEAN LEARY Shaw Media Correspondent FRANKFORT – With the sound of frantic hooves pounding the ground and the sweet scent of mint juleps spicing cordial conversations, Frankfort Spirits’ Derby Day aims to bring a bit of Kentucky charm north of the Mason/Dixon line.

The May 2 event at the local distillery will feature video of Kentucky Derby races past and present, live bluegrass music, raffles and games, a buffet of southern cooking, a costume contest, Derby-themed attire and, as befits a distillery, plenty of potent potables.

The American Distillery Institute Conference in Photo provided Louisville, Kentucky, was the source of the inspiration Patrons of Frankfort Spirits sample different types of liquor produced by Frankfort Spirits. Frankfort Spirits will have a Derby Day celebration on May 2. TOP: Barrels with Frankfort Spirits’ logo sit on display. for the event at the end of March. All four partners of Frankfort Spirits are big fans how we got started, as well,” McFarland said. of the Kentucky Derby, said They got started in OctoChris McFarland, one of the ber, after four friends – Phil owners “Being that we’re a distill- and Danny Casey, McFarland ery and Kentucky is the home and Jack King – took a couple trips to Kentucky to distill of bourbon, we wanted to spirits and got the idea to bring a piece of Kentucky to start up a place back home.

Illinois and have a lot of fun It’s a meld of great friends doing it,” McFarland said. bringing something rare to Along those lines, they’re the area, McFarland said. encouraging people to come “We’ve got only the 15th dressed for the derby, in big distilling permit ever in the hats and seersucker suits. history of the state of Illinois For its part, the distillery and the first in unincorporatwill debut a new spirit, The Frankfort Spirits Emil Stim- ed Will County,” McFarland Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com ple Barrel Strength Bourbon said, “so there’s a historic A horse jockey jacket hangs against a decorative chalkboard in prepacomponent to it, and we’re and give attendees behindration for Derby Day at Frankfort Spirits on Friday in Frankfort. bringing a unique product the-scenes peeks. fort Spirits was born. It’s To McFarland, its secand experience to the area.”

“We’re going to be offerlocated under the same roof ond-floor location makes After some hard work, ing distillery tours all day perfect sense. business planning and secur- as the CD&ME club, which that day and talking about ing various licenses, Frankhosts various live acts.

“People can come out and the distilling process and

Eric Ginnard – eginnard@shawmedia.com

Know more Menu for the event: • Appetizers • Slow Cooked Beef Brisket with BBQ bourbon sauce • Beef Burgoo Stew • Roasted Red Potatoes • Corn Pudding Casserole • Blue Grass Salad • Corn Bread and Assorted Rolls • Kentucky Hot Browns (Mini) • Desserts

If you go Q WHAT: Derby Day at Frankfort

Spirits distillery Q WHEN: 2 to 6 p.m. May 2 Q WHERE: CD&ME, 23320 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort Q ETC: 21 and over Q TICKETS: $45 a person, or two tickets for $80. VIP tickets are $125.

Q VISIT: www.frankfortspirits.com have a great night of entertainment and enjoy some premium spirits, and they can check out the distillery,” McFarland said. “It’s a fun time.”

All the more so with the derby aura in full swing. McFarland said it will be a great way for people to unwind, relax and enjoy an extraordinary event.

A VIP option includes early admission with a chance to meet the distillers, a signed bottle of Emil Stimple Barrel Strength Bourbon, a build-your-own Blood Mary bar and specialty cocktail tastings.

“We’re hoping that people will come out and check us out,” McFarland said.

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52 Bonnie McBeth to open to nonresidents The HERALD-NEWS PLAINFIELD – For the first time, the Bonnie McBeth Learning Center, District 202’s preschool, will open its tuition-based preschool program for the 2015-16 school year to nonresident students who meet the age criteria. The students cannot be eligible for the Preschool for All program or for special education services, which must be provided in students’ resident districts.

Monthly tuition for resi-

dents and district employees is $250 (five-day program), $200 (three-day program) and $150 (two-day program) and must be paid one month in advance. A 10 percent discounted monthly fee is applied to each additional sibling.

Monthly tuition for out-ofdistrict residents is $275 (fiveday program), $225 (three-day program) and $175 (two-day program) and must be paid one month in advance. A 10 percent discounted monthly fee is applied to each additional sibling.

Open registration at Bonnie McBeth Learning Center for out-of-district residents will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday.

Registration must be hand delivered during these times and will be done first-come, first-served. Registration forms can be found on the Bonnie McBeth Learning Center website at bmlc.psd202.org/pages/Bonnie_McBeth. Complete registration packets before coming to register. Space is limited.

For information, call 815577-4136.

Independent living center in Joliet to host open house The HERALD-NEWS JOLIET – The Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at its annual meeting May 6.

The public is invited to an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. at the center’s offices, 2415 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, to learn about the center’s services. A sign language interpreter and CART services will be provid-

ed. Information about the act will be available during the open house.

Presentation of awards begins at 5:30 p.m.

The Ed Roberts Excellence in Independent Living Award Undrea will be present- Parzych ed to Undrea Parzych of Joliet, who received services from the center that empowered her to take

control of her life. As a result, she recently moved into her own apartment.

Tiffany Gant of Joliet will receive the Volunteer of the Year Award.

For information about Tiffany the open house, Gant the center’s services or to RSVP, call 815-7290162 or 815-768-2582 vp/vrs; or email missy@wgcil.org.

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Joey Barrett with his mom after he learned he was selected to participate in the Opening Ceremonies at the Special Olympics on May 2.

Frankfort student to participate in Special Olympics ceremonies The HERALD-NEWS FRANKFORT – Frankfort School District 157-C student Joey Barrett will be part of the Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies on May 2 at Thornwood High School for the track and field meet. Joey was picked as a representative for Area 7 and will help bring in the torch.

Each year for the past three years, Joey has qualified to go to state and has come home with many gold medals. He already has qualified to go to state this year on June 12 to 14 at Illinois State University. He will participate in the boy’s gymnastics floor routine after earning a gold award at the regional meet last March in Palatine.

PEOPLE BRIEFS Journalism workshop for high school students set

number of academic programs.

The fair will be at the Main Campus in the Health Professions High school students can Center (U-Building) auditorium, learn journalism hands-on from award-winning reporters, editors Rooms 1022-1026, 1215 Houbolt and photographers at the Illinois Road, Joliet. Parking will be available in front of the U-Building in Press Foundation workshop at East lots 5 and 6.

Eastern Illinois University from Representatives from JJC’s June 7 to 19.

Academic Affairs division will be Applications for the 13-day workshop, which is funded by the available to answer questions IPF, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, and provide information about Robert R. McCormick Foundation adjunct faculty positions. and EIU, will be accepted through For information, including registration and types of available May 10. positions, contact the JJC Human Eighteen students will be Resources department at 815selected to participate in this 280-2266. free journalism experience. Go to IPFworkshop.wordpress.com Joliet announces its or contact director Joe Gisondi at jjgisondi@eiu.edu or 217-581- tree contest winner JOLIET – The winner of the 2015 6003 for information. city of Joliet’s “Big Hackberry JJC to hold adjunct faculty Tree Contest” is Robert and Mary Lirot’s tree at 709 Clement St., career fair on Thursday JOLIET – Joliet Junior College is Joliet. The tree is 85 feet tall, with holding an adjunct faculty career an average crown of 61 feet and a circumference of 157 inches or fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, seeking adjunct instructors for a 13 feet, 1 inch. It was awarded

257 points, a method of ranking big trees.

The City’s Tree Advisory Board chooses a different species of tree each year for the “Big Tree Contest” to emphasize the importance of the mature urban forest in the City of Joliet. This is the ninth year the contest has been held.

Photographs of winning trees are on display at City Hall, across from the Mayor’s office. To see a list of Big Tree Champions in the State of Illinois, search “Illinois Big Tree Registry” on the Internet.

tions from 9 to 9:30 a.m. May 21 at East Campus, 1333 E. 7th St., Lockport.

Senior Star to host panel on Parkinson’s

ROMEOVILLE – Senior Star at Weber Place will host a free Parkinson’s advisory panel at 1 p.m.

Monday at 605 South Edward Drive in Romeoville.

Panelists include two Midwest Chapter APDA board members; a Parkinson’s caregiver; two Senior Star at Weber Place residents who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, one of whom leads Senior Star’s Parkinson’s support Lockport Township D-205 group; a doctorate of physical hosts meeting for parents therapy from Legacy Therapy, LOCKPORT – Parents of secwhich offices at Weber Place; and ondary students with disabilities Senior Star’s Director of Health who are currently being homes- Services. chooled and reside within the atTopics covered will include Partendance boundaries of Lockport kinson’s symptoms and causes, Township High School District risk factors and complications, 205 are invited to meet with the tests and diagnosis, treatments director of special education for and medication, lifestyle remeTimely and Meaningful Consulta- dies, coping and support.

A complimentary lunch will be provided. Seating is limited. RSVP no later than Sunday by calling 815-676-5776.

For information, visit www. seniorstar.com.

Old Quarry school to host heroin prevention event

LEMONT – Join us from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Old Quarry Middle School in Lemont when Robert Crown Centers for Health Education will present to parents in the community about heroin prevention.

The program will cover why heroin is addicting, opiod pain medications, how the teenage brain develops, risk and protective factors and conversation starters for parents.

For information, contact Traci Millar, counselor, at tmillar@ sd113a.org or 630-257-2286, ext.

4348; or Lisa Junger, counselor, at ljunger@sd113a.org or 630257-2286, ext. 4343.

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2nd-graders learn about time, baby chicks

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LEFT: Patricia Pfeifer’s students (from left) Charlie Crehan, Mousa Zegar, Olivia Blameuser and Morgan McDonald are practicing telling time. RIGHT: Pictured with the spring chicks from Pfeiffer’s class are (from left) Jihad Taher, Izzy Zuanich, Klarissa Schlee, Tayah Tobin, Blameuser and Mitchel Gawel.

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JOLIET – Joliet West High School students Jose Torres and Miguel Gutierrez participated in the Illinois Drafting Educators Association State Drafting Competition Jose Torres on April 11 at Illinois State University.

Both students earned top honors with Torres placing second in the Architectural Miguel CAD division Gutierrez and Miguel Gutierrez placing first in the Intro CAD division. Torres and Gutierrez competed against drafting students from all over the state of Illinois.

2 Lockport High students place in drafting contest

LOCKPORT – Adam Nasinski and Brian Baer, who study computer-aided drafting at Lockport Township High School, earned third place at the statewide Adam Nasinski Illinois Drafting Educators Association competition April 11. Nasinski and Baer placed third in Machine CAD Brian Baer at the contest, which is held in partnership with the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. The student-based competition is one of the largest in the United States.

Nasinski and Baer place first

and second respectively at regionals to qualify for state. The students were led by LTHS CAD instructor Jeff Brown.

JOLIET – Joliet West High School French instructor Jo Anne Bratkovich was recently named WJOL/University of St. Francis Teacher of the Month for March.

Bratkovich received the award during a surprise presentation by USF Conference and Outreach Coordinator Amy Mihelich.

The theme for the 2014-15 academic year for the University of St. Francis’ College

of Education is “A Year of Respect – Building Fraternitas.” The awards go to educators who nurture “fraternitas” in their schools and in their classrooms.

As a recipient, Bratkovich received a plaque of recognition, a voucher for USF professional development courses in the amount of 780 value, a USF goodie bag including a pennant for her classroom, and recognition on the digital billboard at the USF Sullivan Recreation Center.

Richard A. & Charlette Frieh 60th Wedding Anniversary

Local students present at memorial symposium

LOCKPORT – Katherine Bentley of Lockport and Johnathan Vinkavich of New Lenox presented at Lake Forest College’s 18th annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium.

This event celebrates students’ academic achievements and creative talents by showcasing research and scholarship from every academic discipline in a variety of venues and forums.

Presentations are drawn from the college’s freshman honors programs, senior thesis research, independent study, internships, and other exceptional individual and team-based student research.

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Richard A. & Charlette Frieh are celebrating their 60th Anniversary. They were married on April 23rd, 1955 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond by Rev. Joseph Shimanek.

Richard is retired from Caterpillar and Charlette retired from Silver Cross Hospital. They have 3 children, Richard J. (Tish), Robert (Teri) and Jeanne (Tony) Butler. They also have 5 grandchildren.

The couple celebrated with their family.

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PLAINFIELD – Two District 202 high school students each scored a perfect 36 on the ACT college entrance exam.

Plainfield High School – Central Campus junior Devon Palmer and Plainfield South High School junior Amanda Swanson both achieved the exceptionally rare accomplishment on the March 3, 2015, national administration of the ACT.

Palmer, with a 5.6 grade point average on a 5 point scale currently ranks 12th in her class. Swanson has a 5.72 GPA and ranks second in her class. Palmer got a 35 on a previous official administration of the ACT exam.

Swanson also scored a 35 on a practice ACT. Looking ahead, Swanson wants to major in chemistry or chemical engineering, and Palmer hopes to study 3D animation.

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According to the ACT organization, on average only about one-tenth of one percent of all test takers earn a perfect 36. Both students earned high praise from their principals.

Swanson has been involved with band, the Scholastic Bowl, the math team and the theater stage crew.

Palmer’s participates in band, Mathletes, Film Club and the Lewis University Youth Symphonic Orchestra.

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Indian Trail students grow plants for park district sale The HERALD–NEWS FRANKFORT – Students in Patricia Pfeiffer’s second grade classroom at Indian Trail School in Frankfort worked in conjunction with the Frankfort Park District’s naturalist, Julie Arvia, and Girl Scout Gold Award candidate Kim Zralka to plant milkweed plants from seed and promote the rescue of the Monarch butterfly.

The students learned how the seeds they planted were collected from local native perennial milkweed plants, put under cold, moist conditions for a period of time, or stratified, and the proper way to plant them so they will grow.

The students’ planted containers are at the Frankfort Square Park District’s Island Prairie Nature Center greenhouse where they will be sold at the park district’s Milkweed Plant Sale from 4 to 7 p.m. May 15, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16.

Last fall, the students hosted 20 Monarch caterpillars in their classroom.

This is the seventh year Pfeiffer and Arvia have worked together to bring Monarch butterflies into the classroom.

Arbury Hills students learn about Antartica

BRIEFS Joliet Noon Lions recap April events

The HERALD–NEWS MOKENA – Jeanne Roppolo, who spent five months in 2012 at McMurdo Station serving as the science station’s custodian, presented to the -graders at Arbury Hills School in Mokena.

The students had learned all about Antarctica, McMurdo Station and Emperor penguins as an extension to their reading curriculum.

Roppolo was an added resource, and she shared her personal experiences, pictures and videos from Antarctica. She even brought “Big Red,” the specially designed coat distributed to each member of McMurdo Station.

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Pictured (from left) are Chris Bates, who’s holding the specially designed “Bunny Boots” for Antarctica; Olivia Tuebo, who’s wearing “Big Red”; Jeanne Roppolo; and McKenna Roy, who’s with special Emperor penguin friend, Pedro.

Restoration project continues at Joliet Training Area The 88th Regional Support Command wildlife biologist Randy Berry disperses seed April 22 as final step in an ongoing prairie restoration project at the Joliet Training Area in Elwood.

Berry has been working to restore the lands to a usable and natural condition for more than two decades.

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JOLIET – The Joliet Noon Lions Club congratulates April’s students of the month: Allison Rodawald, Joliet Township High School-West Campus; Andrew L. Matichak, Joliet Township High School-Central Campus; Aron Goeken, Joliet Catholic Academy.

On April 15, the club participated in a diabetic screening at Will-Grundy Medical Center and will perform eye screenings April 25 at Joliet Township High School-West Campus at Supporting Our Families in Transition.

The Joliet Noon Lions Club supplied more than 800 pounds of dry food to the Spanish Center Pantry.

Area Avon leaders win trip to Hollywood

MOKENA – Avon representatives Victoria Earley of Mokena has been recognized

by Avon Products Inc. as among the beauty company’s top representatives in the United States.

In honor of this recognition, the company rewarded this group of entrepreneurs, along with other top Avon Representatives at the company, a trip to Los Angeles to celebrate their success during the annual President’s Recognition Program Celebration from March 22 to 26.

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Pictured getting soil ready for planting seeds are (from left) Aidan Gall and Olivia Blameuser.

COAL CITY – Coal City Superintendent Kent A. Bugg was honored as a regional “Superintendent of Distinction” at an awards luncheon April 21 at the governor’s Executive Mansion in Springfield.

Bugg was selected by his peers in the Illinois Association of School Administrators Three Rivers Region. He was one of 20 Illinois school superintendents to be recognized.

Gov. Bruce Rauner and IASA Executive Director Brent

ulum and local assessment system. A $45-million building referendum resulted in a new Early Childhood Center and a 75,000-square-foot addition to Coal City High School while maintaining the lowest K-12 tax rate in Grundy County.

Other accomplishments include starting a K-8 foreign language program, facilitating implementation of full-day kindergarten and starting a midPhoto provided dle school theater program.

Clark were among those taking which began in 2005, Coal City Bugg and his wife, Debbie, has facilitated the district’s have two daughters, Mackenpart in the awards ceremony.

Under Bugg’s leadership, first standards-based curric- zie and Megan.

Pictured are IASA Executive Director Brent Clark, Superintendent Kent Bugg of Coal City and State Board member Melinda LaBarre.

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Frankfort celebrates Earth Day The HERALD–NEWS FRANKFORT – Sunny weather welcomed close to 200 volunteers to the village of Frankfort’s annual Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration held on April 18.

Members of St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus, Frankfort Lions Club, Kiwanis Club of Frankfort, various Brownie (Troop 817, 976, 154), and Girl Scout troops (Troop 113, 297), Cub Scout Troop 270, Daisy Troop 70794, and Faith Baptist Church, as well as local residents, all pitched in to help collect debris and plant flowers throughout the community.

In addition, members from the Autumn Fields

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Members of Daisy Troop #70794 plant flowers at 524 Center during Frankfort’s Earth Day Celebration.

Homeowners Association, Prestwick Homeowners As-

sociation, Autumn Ridge, and Walnut Creek Town-

home & Homeowner Associations joined in the clean up activities.

Mayor Jim Holland welcomed the volunteers to the luncheon activities at the Utilities/Public Works Facility. Trustee Mike Stevens participated in the clean up with his homeowner’s association, Autumn Fields.

The luncheon was made possible by generous donations from local businesses (Aurelio’s Pizza, Jewel Food Stores, Durbin’s Pizza and Palermo’s Pizza). Nursery and supply donations were made by Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, Jabaay’s Outdoor Creations, Frankfort JayCee’s and SW Chicago Wholesale Inc. of Frankfort.

JTHS Foundation grant aids architecture class The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – The latest project supported by the JTHS Foundation was a shed construction project completed

by Joliet Central High School architecture students.

The architecture students were given the task of designing, modeling, and constructing a scaled down version of a real-life shed. In addition, each student used scales, miter boxes, pins, glue and balsa wood to create the shed.

During this entire project the students had to document their work and show the progression of their proj-

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From left are David Franco Perez, Heron Ortiz, Luis Quiroz, Jose Guzman, Jorge Garcia, Tyler Harrison, Cameron Hester and Zach Brown. ect through pictures and a PowerPoint, which was then used to present to the class

at the end of the project.

The Foundation Grant covered all the necessary sup-

plies to create the sheds including miter boxes, glue, balsa wood, pins, wax paper, and cutting boards.

Foundation grants are awarded to Joliet Township High School students and teachers to provide educational materials and enhancements that are not funded in the regular school budget.

Last year the Foundation awarded $18,500 in foundation grants to students and teachers and $20,000 in student scholarships.

View the project at www. youtube.com/watch?v=E4favTOwOdc&feature=youtu. be.

Joliet Catholic Academy history club visits Chicago History Museum The HERALD–NEWS JOLIET – Eight History Club members, under the direction of social studies teacher and club moderator, Mark Clarke, recently traveled to the Chicago History Museum to view the 1968 exhibition.

Club members attending included: Karlyn Budz, Val DiPietro, Tom Hilke, Nick Konopek, Faith Krumviede, Nathan Medina, Annie Payne and Matt Vonch. JCA parent,

Joliet Catholic Academy History Club.

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Bob DiPietro, assisted Clarke in chaperoning the trip.

Upon entry into the museum, the group divided into partners and completed a scavenger hunt designed by

Clarke. Each team was given a list with 68 questions regarding the 1968 era and two hours to complete the hunt.

First place went to Payne and DiPietro who received a

$25 Portillo’s gift card. Coming in second were Hilke and Vonch, recipients of a $10 Starbucks card.

In preparation for the trip, club members completed four projects, two timelines and two presentations. The presentations were on the 10,000 aircraft lost during the Vietnam War and the assassination of Martin Luther King.

In April, JCA’s History Club will visit The Cantigny War Museum located in Wheaton.

PEOPLE BRIEFS LTHS student to attend science event in Boston

LOCKPORT – Lockport Township High School junior Nathan Griffin has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Boston from June 28 to 30.

Nathan was nominated to represent LTHS based on his academic achievement, leadership Nathan Griffin potential and passion for science and technology.

Nathan will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science winners talk about leading scientific research; be given advice from deans of the world’s top tech universities; be inspired by fellow teen science prodigies; and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future of science and technology.

Students take service trip during spring break

Local University of Iowa students recently participated in an alternative spring break service trip. Those students include: Brigitte Waldier of Frankfort, as part of the trip “Seeking Shelter: Fighting Homelessness.”

Kara Hoving of Plainfield, as part of the Presidential Scholars Program sponsored by Honors at Iowa.

A total of nine Hawkeye Service Teams (about 130 students) headed out across the country on trips promoting service learning, social justice, and community building.

The Alternative Spring Break Program is supported and coordinated by the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership (CSIL). The UI is one of only a few alternative break programs in the country to also require students to participate in a common academic course as part of the experience.

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Hickory Creek Middle School students participated in the annual Student Government Day on Monday.

Hickory Creek Middle School has Student Government Day The HERALD-NEWS FRANKFORT – Hickory Creek Middle School students participated in the annual Student Government Day on Monday.

As part of studying local village government, students learned about and toured the various departments within the village with their village employee counterparts throughout the day.

The following students participated in these village positions: Mayor Jack Woods; Trustees Gabby Slaviero, Kirsten Lutz, Emily Anderson, Sam Ruby, Abby Matone and Darius Stewart; Village

Clerk Maddy Herbert; Village Administrator Emma Mize; Assistant Village Administrator/Finance Director Sam Bollman; Assistant Director Dev. Services/Utilities Zac Stairs; Development Services Director Maria Sterr; Utilities Director Max Gilmore; Community Relations Manager Maggie Clarey; Public Works Superintendent D o m i n i c k Canino; Development Coordinator Jordan Jacobucci; Police Chief Bernadette Daly; Fire Chief Jake Heimlik; and Village Attorney Ryan Kazmierczak. The teacher sponsor was Michelle Sommer.

The students toured the Frankfort Village Adminis-

trative Office, Frankfort Fire District, Frankfort Police Department, the Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant and the Utilities/Public Works Facility. They also enjoyed lunch at Aurelio’s Pizza.

The culmination of the event was a mock student Village Board meeting just prior to the regular Village Board meeting. As village officials, the students approved a proclamation of Student Government Day. At the Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education meeting later that night, Hickory Creek Middle School Principal Dr. Kevin Suchinski expressed his appreciation for the program.

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TOP: The Joliet West High School varsity competitive dance team. MIDDLE: Joliet West High School varsity cheerleading. BOTTOM: The Joliet Central High School varsity competitive dance team.

JOLIET – Joliet Township High School and Chicagoland Speedway concluded a seven-month long culinary arts project with students this week, raising $6,306 for charity, adding two new sandwiches to the 2015 Chicagoland Speedway menu and providing scholarships for two students. The March fundraising event, “Cooking For A Cause,” benefited two Joliet organizations chosen by the students, with $3,153 going to Day Break Center and Morningstar Mission.

Guests were asked to vote on the four sandwich finalists, with Isaiah Alicea and Octavio Vargas’ Jibarito Island Sandwich and Sarah Reina and Samantha Wieder’s TigerFun Chicken being selected to appear on the 2015 Chicagoland Speedway concessions menu.

The Victory Lane Pulled Pork of Maria Gonzalez and

Eric Lara and the Flamin’ Chicken Sandwich from Veronica Cerrillo, Miryam Cisneros and Taylor Elliott finished as the runner-up at each school.

Since last September, 40 students from Joliet Central and Joliet West worked under the guidance of their teachers and Levy Restaurants, Chicagoland Speedway’s concession partner, to create a menu item for the 2015 race season at Chicagoland Speedway.

In addition to the curriculum competition, which allowed students in advanced culinary classes to gain real life experience in the areas of culinary arts, marketing, sales, community outreach, event planning and hospitality, all of the participants will have the opportunity to apply for two scholarships totaling $2,500. The winners of the scholarships were Horacio Angeles of Joliet West and Lesly Lopez of Joliet Central.

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TOP: Sarah Reina, Adrienne Walton and Samantha Wieder. BOTTOM: Octavio Vargas and Isaiah Alicea.

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JOLIET – Four Joliet Township High School fall athletic teams were recently awarded the winter 2014-2015 IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award.

The award recognizes teams that maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher throughout their respective seasons. The program is designed to reward teamwork

not only in competition, but in the classroom as well.

The Joliet Central team that achieved the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award was varsity competitive dance.

The Joliet West High School teams that achieved the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award were varsity girls bowling, varsity cheerleading, and varsity competitive dance.

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Martina Navratilova said, “Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost.”

True, but a bridge player who counts is much more likely to win than lose.

This week we have been looking at deals in which a defender has had to work out declarer’s hand distribution. Here is one more example.

Cover the South and East hands.

South opens and closes the auction with his three-heart bid. You lead the spade queen. When partner encourages with the nine, you continue with the spade two, which announces an initial four-card holding. Partner wins with his king and shifts to the diamond two. When declarer plays low, you win with your ace and return the diamond 10 (high from a remaining doubleton). South wins with his queen and immediately leads the club nine. Do you win or duck?

South has a textbook pre-empt at unfavorable vulnerability: a good seven-card suit and 6-10 high-card points. You were close to a takeout double, and East might have balanced with a double. But if one of you had doubled, the other would have jumped to four spades, taking your side out of its depth. Against a preempt, sometimes it is impossible to get into the auction and stop in time.

You must assume that East would have cashed a third spade trick if it were available. Also, East’s diamond-two switch indicated a four-card suit. So South began with two spades, two diamonds and seven hearts. He must also have two clubs -- play low smoothly. Yes, this risks conceding an overtrick, but it is your only chance to defeat the contract.

ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff and inclination, then by all means, make your own toddler foods. But you also can make sure your child eats healthy, nutritious foods by making good choices at the grocery store: • Check servings and calories. Don’t assume one package equals one serving. Look at how many calories are in each serving and give your child the proper serving size. • Buy foods low in sodium. Children ages 1 to 3 years should consume less than 1,500 mg of sodium each day. • Look for foods and drinks low in sugars.

Sugars can be listed as sucrose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, maple syrup or fructose. • Cut out soda and juice. This will reduce empty calories from added sugars. • Give your child water and milk. Milk has a lot of nutrients your child needs to stay healthy. • Make sure your lifestyle is healthy, as well. You’d be surprised by how much your child notices when watching you. Your child is more likely to eat healthfully if you do.

The good news about commercially produced foods for infants and toddlers is manufacturers are required to tell you the contents of their foods on the Nutrition Facts label.

Spend a little time examining those labels.

You’ll be doing your child a big favor.

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Dear Dr. K: I buy lots of ready-made infant and toddler foods for my little one.

A friend told me I should make my own foods for my son at home.

Are ready-made toddler foods unhealthy?

Dear Reader: Eating salty, sugary foods in childhood can set the stage for childhood obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Therefore, you might assume foods created for infants and toddlers would be low in salt and sugar.

But a recent study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found infant and toddler foods might be less healthy than you think.

Using a national database, researchers looked at the amounts of sodium and sugar in more than 1,000 infant and toddler foods sold across the United States.

The foods included infant and toddler dinners, snacks, fruits, vegetables, dry cereals, juices and desserts.

The researchers found: â&#x20AC;˘ Most foods made only for infants were low in sodium and sugar, and did not have added sugar. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the good news. â&#x20AC;˘ However, almost three out of four (72 percent) toddler dinners had too much salt. Most toddler foods also had added (extra) sugars.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bad news.

Not surprisingly, most toddler desserts and juices contained added sugar. And snacks contained plenty of added sugar and salt.

The foods kids eat influence the tastes they like as adults. Eating less salt and sugar in early childhood can help set good habits that lead to better health later in life.

If you have the time

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have a suggestion. Avoid people like this. If you can’t avoid them, politely excuse yourself as quickly as possible. These people are “sappers,” and it is not unusual for them to drain others of energy, leaving them feeling tired, overloaded and trapped as you have described. Within a few minutes of getting away you will start feeling better. Try it and you’ll see.

Dear Abby: I’m 25 years old, have my bachelor’s

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips degree, bought a house and work a great full-time job. I think it’s safe to say I have established myself as an adult. However, an older co-worker seems to associate me with his grandchildren because of my youthful appearance.

He calls me “kiddo” and “buddy.” Instead of greeting me the way he does everyone else, he says, “Boo!” I usually smile and nod in response because I’m not sure what response he expects. Recently he said, “You’re supposed to say, ‘Eek!’” I understand he’s being friendly, but it makes me uncomfortable. I find it childish and not respectful.

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Explain it’s disrespectful and you want it stopped. If he doesn’t comply, tell your supervisor or boss you have spoken to him about this and it persists.

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Dear Abby: I have noticed that some people in my age group (60s) are becoming compulsive talkers. These people don’t ask questions of those around them. When someone begins to speak, the compulsive talker interrupts, usually in a louder voice and returns to dominating the conversation. Some of them continue to ramble on even when no one is listening anymore.

I tire quickly when I’m around these marathon talkers, but I’m too polite to interrupt them. It wouldn’t do any good anyway, because they seem unable to stop.

When someone tells them they talk too much, they get offended, but the behavior doesn’t change.

Do you have suggestions for how to handle compulsive talkers so I won’t have to listen to the person go on and on? It makes me feel fatigued, irritable and trapped. – Overloaded In

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HOROSCOPE TODAY – You will receive greater recognition and gain in popularity as the year unfolds. You have the ambition and dedication to make it to the top of your chosen field. Additional knowledge gained through travel and educational endeavors will improve your credentials and propel you toward advancement.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Give a wide berth to unhappy or disagreeable friends or relatives. Take time to indulge in personal pleasures that will distance you from discord. You need to lift your spirits and repair your soul.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Make the most of your day by staying active. The more you take on, the more you will accomplish. Travel, education and romance will all play a part in helping you

achieve satisfaction and happiness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t dwell on what you once had or did. Use your experience to move forward in a positive manner. Plan for your future by looking into savings plans or solid investments.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Put your innovative ideas into play. Don’t give in to pressure, opposition or complaints. If you are assertive, you will triumph over your adversaries. Put love first.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – You can avoid mishaps by learning more about the people you will have to deal with to get ahead. Doing rigorous and extensive research and asking direct questions will help you make a wise choice.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Take a leadership posi-

tion. Align yourself with an institution or agency that you believe in. Use your charisma and mediation skills to drum up support and interest.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Unanticipated changes will take you by surprise. If you have valid concerns, speak your mind. Don’t feel that you have to settle for less or agree to something that doesn’t work for you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Your adventurous spirit needs a new challenge. Get out and explore new places and people. Participating in community events will spark ideas and possibilities. Love is highlighted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Increase your wealth by taking a practical approach to your personal spending and budgetary matters. A trusted

adviser will help you to devise a realistic financial plan for your future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You will become downhearted if you take on too much. Use your time wisely in order to avoid disappointment or criticism. Improving your skills or using your attributes diversely will bring good results.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Take a moment to review what you have already completed and what still needs to be done. Rest and rejuvenation will prepare you to take on new projects.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Plan a play day.

Sports events or physical activity will motivate you to take action and turn your dreams into reality. Become the spark that gets everyone around you moving.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

BOLINGBROOK $282,000, 2080 Mark Cir, Bolingbrook 604904917, 01-26-406-012-0000, Fannie Mae To Naveed A Ansari, March 6 $102,000, 330 Delaware Dr, Bolingbrook 604401817, 02-10-206-044-0000, Augusita Ladaga To Roxanne J Nagel, February 10 $164,000, 180 N Schmidt Rd, Bolingbrook 604402633, 02-10-302-004-0000, Fannie Mae To Daniel Wolowicz & Lisa Wolowicz, February 23 $205,000, 205 Chase Ct, Bolingbrook 604401907, 02-10-414-012-0000, Kern Investments Inc To Jessica L Brooks & Megan E Gibson, March 6 $106,000, 198 Grant Dr, Bolingbrook 60440-2371, 02-10-410-041-0000, Hud To Arturo Vera Benitez & Amber Rose Vera, March 6 $200,000, 325 Clifton Ln, Bolingbrook 604406133, 02-09-305-002-0000, Sahibzada F Latif To Sahibzada U Latif, March 13 $181,000, 354 Sword Way, Bolingbrook 604402213, 02-12-106-020-0000, Botello Trust To Starlena Morrill, May 18 $185,500, 360 Tarrington Way, Bolingbrook 60440-2216, 02-12-103-023-0000, Demetra Raschillo To Paul Slager & Heather Slager, January 15 $215,000, 362 Fox Bend Cir, Bolingbrook 604403280, 02-16-306-003-0000, Paulo B Claussen To Thomas W Wright & Bess M Wright, February 10 $221,000, 303 Berkeley Dr, Bolingbrook 604406124, 02-09-101-012-0000, Gmat Legal Title 2013 1 Trust To Stanley T Adkins, February 13 $75,000, 205 Galewood Dr, Bolingbrook 604402712, 02-16-211-020-0000, Mrf Illinois One Llc To K Randle Fortner, December 18 $158,000, 383 Inner Circle Dr, Bolingbrook 60490-5433, 02-18-405-030-0000, Manar Girgis To Chi Ming Vincent Tang & Lai Ying Fanly Lee, January 28 $173,000, 11 Roanoke Ct, Bolingbrook 604401463, 02-10-121-008-0000, Fannie Mae To Bahzad U Syed, March 6 $410,000, 4 Pond Ct, Bolingbrook 60490-2500, 01-26-400-008-0010, K Hovnanian At River Hills Llc To Daniel C Jenc & Deanna L Jenca, December 17 $187,500, 412 Justine Ave, Bolingbrook 604402221, 02-11-209-014-0000, Adam Gaines To Sakeya Pearson, January 16 $186,000, 312 Willoway Dr, Bolingbrook 604402547, 02-12-111-014-0000, Matthew J Riewer To Daniel P Keele & Jordi Benach, February 26 $114,000, 1117 Bramble Ave, Bolingbrook 604903126, 02-17-301-046-0000, Wilmington Trust Na Trustee To Richard Blaine Hadlock Iii, March 3 $200,000, 1281 115th St, Bolingbrook 60490, 02-20-301-018-0000, Land Holding Llc To Nikhil Patel, March 20 BRAIDWOOD $152,521, 1072 Madison Ave, Braidwood 604081492, 24-07-104-026-0000, Alfred L Kwaitowski To Alan S Kondrisack, February 26 CHANNAHON $195,000, 26140 S Bell Rd, Channahon 604103361, 10-19-309-015-0000, Fannie Mae To James J Gregorash Jr, January 28 CREST HILL $202,000, 16537 Siegel Dr, Crest Hill 60403-1657, 04-19-408-007-0000, Fannie Mae To Andy Nguyen, February 10

$219,000, 1909 Springside Dr, Crest Hill 604038901, 03-36-401-010-0000, Anthony B Ward Jr To Mario M Duarte, February 24 $103,000, 1904 Oakland Ave, Crest Hill 604032429, 04-33-303-011-0000, Fannie Mae To David L Fallin & Rebecca Fallin, February 25 $144,000, 1355 Acorn Dr, Crest Hill 60403-0952, 04-32-103-107-0000, Fannie Mae To Francisco Fuentes, February 20 ELWOOD $76,500, 23946 Keith Allen Dr, Elwood 604219300, 11-09-206-005-0000, Bmo Harris Bank Na To Gabriel L Friend & Cynthia M Friend, February 19 FRANKFORT $292,000, 22674 Parkview Ln, Frankfort 604231707, 09-35-211-004-0000, Fannie Mae To James A Novak, March 15 $190,000, 331 Wisconsin Rd, Frankfort 604231143, 09-21-202-006-0000, Jeremy C Stroud To Andrew Hegeman & Suzanne Hegeman, February 18 $451,500, 11970 Jennifer St, Frankfort 604238033, 09-30-309-009-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Lori Jones, January 24 HOMER GLEN $235,000, 12019 Victoria Ct, Homer Glen 604918812, 05-12-206-014-0000, Fannie Mae To Lukasz Kowalczyk & Sylwia Kowalczyk, March 16 $250,000, 13648 S Shannon Dr, Homer Glen 60491-9130, 05-03-105-020-0000, Vitaliy Nestsiarovich To Remigijus Pasilis, February 26 $328,000, 13945 W Meath Dr, Homer Glen 60491-7704, 05-03-204-029-0000, Kurt V Weisenfluh To James Juchcinski & Lucille Juchcinski, March 12 $333,000, 14329 Surrey Ct, Homer Glen 604918811, 05-12-201-036-0000, Pai Trust To Aldo Divito, February 23 $425,000, 14463 S Provencal Dr, Homer Glen 60491-7580, 05-11-101-110-0000, Marty Sherstad To Joseph Harzich & Mary Harzich, March 13 JOLIET $70,000, 2851 Heritage Dr 1a, Joliet 60435-4706, 06-12-317-020-1000, Steven P Hucek Estate To Barbara C Zelko & John R Zelko Jr, January 30 $72,500, 301 Siegmund St, Joliet 60433-1344, 07-14-213-014-0000, Nancy L Cercello To Crystal C Kaspar, February 25 $41,000, 202 Notre Ave, Joliet 60436, 07-18-113032-0000, Hud To Victoria Desalvo, February 25 $85,000, 1503 Woodbridge Rd 3d, Joliet 604361387, 07-17-122-001-1000, Vollmer Trust To David J Danckwart, February 25 $205,000, 1535 Cambria Ct, Joliet 60431-5384, 06-06-205-013-0000, Fannie Mae To Aaron Hoscheid & Elizabeth Hoscheid, February 4 $130,750, 2209 Spencer Rd, Joliet 60433-8405, 07-24-403-006-0000, Fannie Mae To Edmond Steffey, February 27 $75,100, 2417 Eastline Dr, Joliet 60431-1234, 03-26-408-019-0000, Fannie Mae To Trina Minix, December 16 $140,000, 3101 Meadowsedge Ln, Joliet 604369730, 06-24-106-027-0000, Samantha Barlog To Bobby D Salinas, March 16 $55,500, 1006 N William St, Joliet 60435-4428, 07-05-411-010-0000, Wells Fargo Financial Bank To Manuel Garcia & Celina Hernandez, February 10 $110,000, 1409 Boston Ave, Joliet 60435-3734, 07-05-100-038-0000, James M Doolan To Donald J Barry, March 6 $129,900, 3515 Craig Dr, Joliet 60431-9097, 0623-202-130-0000, Fannie Mae To Ronda L Knapik, February 12 $93,000, 1038 Chovan Dr, Joliet 60435-9333, 06-01-410-073-1004, Perconte Trust To Richard H

Dorsey, March 9 $114,000, 409 Plainfield Rd, Joliet 60435-6246, 07-09-126-004-0000, Richard Hungate To Juan Serrano & Vanessa Serrano, November 19 $170,000, 402 Cornelia St, Joliet 60435-6038, 07-08-229-011-0000, Martin Wix To Adam M Abou Youssef, February 24 $172,000, 1926 Timbers Edge Cir, Joliet 604311561, 03-35-406-056-0000, Mark Bowman To Jerome L Kania & Katherin E Kania, March 5 $145,000, 3727 Mustang Rd, Joliet 60435-8811, 03-24-216-015-0000, Adam M Liber To Cassandra L Socha, January 16 $181,000, 3701 Appaloosa Dr, Joliet 60435-1595, 03-24-107-015-0000, Martin P Egbert To Nicholas I Amburn & Jessica R Trickle, January 21 $165,500, 363 Whiteside Dr, Joliet 60435-5295, 06-12-312-032-0000, John H Clark Sr To Stephen H Parkhurst & Jodi L Parkhurst, February 17 $133,000, 3629 Buck Ave, Joliet 60431-2709, 0602-106-002-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To David A Gorman Jr, February 10 $155,000, 3534 Rogina Dr, Joliet 60431-2846, 06-02-206-007-0000, Diane Anastopoulos To Matthew J Samoska & Kelly J Samoska, December 23 $180,000, 3510 Sumac Dr, Joliet 60435-9018, 03-24-414-005-0000, Christiana Trust To Joseph T Brown & Jessica A Guerrero, February 9 $80,000, 308 N Raynor Ave, Joliet 60435-6918, 07-09-304-003-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Michael F Miller & Susan E Miller, February 9 $110,000, 1227 Clara Ave, Joliet 60435-3967, 07-05-310-012-0000, Todd Alan Ivins To Zachary Sienko, March 12 $58,500, 321 Stryker Ave, Joliet 60436-1327, 07-18-207-049-0000, Tim Karr To Lucas Allen, January 22 $144,000, 3459 Lockner Blvd, Joliet 60431-1070, 03-26-302-043-0000, Samuel Bargas To Joshua D Crosaro & Cassandra L Crosaro, February 24 $211,500, 1215 Dauphin Dr, Joliet 60431-5396, 06-06-201-034-0000, Sarah J Lindstrom To Cynthia M Walters, December 27 LEMONT $335,000, 1218 Ashbury Dr, Lemont 60439-8409, 22-32-210-015-0000, Phillip A Lekousis To Diane Levato, March 20 $185,000, 333 Front St 2206, Lemont 604397274, 22-20-300-037-1034, Justin D Scalise To Zarko Surdoski & Marija Pavlovski, March 26 $270,000, 1140 Mccarthy Rd, Lemont 604394170, 22-28-104-119-0000, Gs Property Investment Group To Justin G Susala & Patti A Nelson, March 24 $245,000, 412 Lemont St, Lemont 60439-4027, 22-20-319-017-0000, Jeffrey Welch To Eric Yabush, March 20 $150,000, 16714 Wilshire Ct, Lemont 604394629, 22-30-306-008-0000, Zbigniew Krzysiak To Philip A Lekousis, March 31 $425,500, 12807 Falcon Ct, Lemont 60439-7300, 22-33-114-005-0000, Morufu O Alausa To Marija Marcalyte, March 23 $282,000, 1136 Glenys Dr, Lemont 60439-4528, 22-29-422-007-0000, Illinois Reo Sales Inc To Markus Saulys & Samantha Saulys, February 25 LOCKPORT $343,500, 17332 Winnipeg Cir, Lockport 604414948, 04-25-101-073-0000, Standard Bank & Trust Trustee To Ronald M Dvorkin & Janet B Dvorkin, February 13 $137,000, 16737 W 147th Pl, Lockport 604412357, 05-07-105-005-0000, John B Martin To Ann M Lindsley, January 14 $257,000, 16735 W Sioux Dr, Lockport 604414264, 05-30-308-001-0000, Fannie Mae To Jennifer Goss, February 5

$136,000, 17554 Gilbert Dr, Lockport 60441-1114, 05-31-202-059-1000, Fannie Mae To Randolph Kouba, January 13 $237,500, 16736 W Oneida Dr, Lockport 604414200, 05-30-307-003-0000, Homeland Group Inc To Judith E Koester, March 9 $109,500, 300 May St, Lockport 60441-4105, 04-27-202-006-0000, Matthew M Wisniewski To Laura M Shields, February 27 $193,000, 407 West St, Lockport 60441, 04-13302-013-0000, Fannie Mae To Shannon D Jones, February 17 $115,000, 400 S Farrell Rd, Lockport 60441, 05-18-301-011-0000, Joseph R Rinehart To Michael Gruenholz, December 17 $130,900, 3268 Ridgefield Ct, Lockport 604413971, 03-24-402-076-1000, Penny Mac Corp To Matthew Marchetti, January 15 $50,000, 312 Geissler St, Lockport 60441-3311, 04-13-406-004-0000, Pncst 1 Llc To Stanislaw Sojka & Maria Harmata, January 14 $150,000, 13415 Forest Ln, Lockport 60441-9416, 02-36-402-022-0000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Lukasz Wrobel, January 16 $59,000, 302 Laurie Dr, Lockport 60441-3211, 04-13-403-010-0000, Us Bank Trust Na Trustee To David Herman & John Wojcik, February 17 $290,000, 16525 Tuscarora Ct, Lockport 604414375, 05-30-101-007-0000, Lucas C S A Scott To Mariel Rimkus, March 12 $270,000, 15041 Rickert Ln, Lockport 604411348, 05-28-104-015-0000, Rodrigo Guzman To Leo Matalas & Callan Matalas, February 25 $230,000, 15540 S Gougar Rd, Lockport 60491, 05-18-200-023-0000, First Bank Of Manhattan Ttee To Raymond Wolan Jr & Rhonda K Wolan, June 18 $326,900, 16203 W Blackhawk Dr, Lockport 60441-4686, 05-30-409-011-0000, Fannie Mae To Phillip Talent, January 22 $340,000, 16233 W Wyandot Ct, Lockport 604414356, 05-30-204-039-0000, William J Winmill To Jonathan J Grill & Rachel A Grill, February 26 $334,000, 16333 Lakeside Dr, Lockport 604417030, 05-19-405-004-0000, Krol Trust To Rhonda S Rogers, March 6 $103,000, 1305 Highland Ave, Lockport 604413313, 04-13-409-029-0000, Stacy Construction Co To Victor Frederickson & Samantha Pastore, January 20 MANHATTAN $170,000, 25202 Abbey Ln, Manhattan 604421446, 12-17-414-017-0000, Fannie Mae To Brian C Greicke, February 24 $381,000, 24124 S Sunset Lakes Dr, Manhattan 60442-8008, 12-10-204-018-0000, Lucerne Lily Inc To Yasin Yassin, March 13 $375,000, 12980 W Pauling Rd, Manhattan 60442-9500, 12-26-400-011-0000, Matthew S Slager To Joshua Kunkel & Amanda Mink, March 5 MOKENA $377,000, 11619 Deer Run Dr, Mokena 604482424, 09-19-308-004-0000, Tim B Saffran To Son Nguyen & Phuong Nguyen, February 26 $177,500, 11528 Swinford Ln, Mokena 60448, 0918-402-027-0000, Lynn R Morgan To Bryan E Palis & Susan M Palis, March 13 $62,500, 19300 Wolf Rd 6, Mokena 60448-1158, 09-07-207-032-1000, Gravitas Capital Investments To Violetta Chavez & Iwona W Langner, March 16 $725,000, 19330 Ashbrook Ln, Mokena 604488149, 08-12-204-062-0000, Faramarz Pournia To Gary J Sojka & Mary A Sojka, December 6 $185,850, 19424 Cherry St, Mokena 604488334, 09-10-117-024-0000, Us Bank Na Trustee To Timothy Voss, February 3

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PLAINFIELD $236,000, 25116 Gates Ln, Plainfield 60585-2223, 01-20-402-015-0000, James J Gandy To Joseph R Micheil & Deborah F Ceen, March 11 $173,000, 34611 John Adams Dr, Plainfield 60544, 03-09-104-098-0000, Dean Costopoulos To Jennifer Peters, February 18 $363,000, 13403 Blakely Dr, Plainfield 60585-2794, 01-31-411-013-0000, Jimmie L Brooks To Kim J Taylor & Mary H Taylor, March 16 $212,000, 3009 Twin Falls Dr, Plainfield 60586-1775, 03-30-217-025-0000, Ilene Ziegler To David Bancroft, January 7 $228,000, 14017 S Lakeridge Dr, Plainfield 60544-6994, 03-01-402-003-0000, Fannie Mae To Moiz S Karimi & Fatima M Karimi, February 16

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NEW LENOX $200,000, 3306 Cascade Ln, New Lenox 60451-9536, 08-05-379-0090000, Kenneth J Goffard To Joseph R Dyke, March 4 $310,000, 2135 Bonnieglen Dr, New Lenox 60451-9724, 08-25-307-0210000, Drh Cambridge Homes Inc To Nicholas Denham Clark & Autumn N Clark, February 27 $55,000, 15760 Valley View St, New Lenox 60451, 05-32-307-016-0000, Brian Wille Construction Inc To Christopher J Mc Nulty & Lisa C Mc Nulty, March 17 $182,000, 1320 Sioux Ct, New Lenox 60451-2850, 12-02-103-037-0000, Paul D Adams To Kevin Roe & Daniele Basile, February 23 $250,000, 3211 Lightning Ct, New Lenox 60451-5608, 08-08-105-056-0000,

$93,500, 3830 Amber Ct, Plainfield 60586-9001, 03-26-307-005-0000, Fannie Mae To Enrique Alvarez Jr & James Manzo, January 21 $184,000, 2508 River Bend Ln, Plainfield 60586-6690, 03-28-309-0100000, Howard L Murray To Joshua Hreha, February 17 $250,000, 11819 Heritage Meadows Dr, Plainfield 60585-2634, 01-21-410-0130000, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Vitaliy Hudyma & Iryna Hudyma, January 27 $130,000, 2355 Woodhill Ct, Plainfield 60586-6992, 03-34-206-078-0000, Robert E Cuddy To Harold Stromberger, February 19 $425,000, 25825 W Karen Dr, Plainfield 60585-6745, 01-19-405-005-0000, Ronald E Fisher To Susan Pasakarnis, February 27 $90,000, 2216 Dalewood Ct, Plainfield 60586-6630, 03-34-206-197-0000, Fannie Mae To Yilenia Gomez, February 4 $210,000, 21259 W Monterrey Dr, Plainfield 60544-6461, 04-06-105-005-0000, Bruebach Trust To Carl Dean Fogle & Lisa M Heitzman, March 17 $151,000, 2321 Caton Cor, Plainfield 60586-7541, 03-34-103-003-0000, Hud To Colleen C O Brien & Daniel W O Brien, February 17 $175,000, 16730 Hazelwood Dr 6, Plainfield 60586-5839, 03-26-112-052-0000, Christian Chase Ltd To Christy L Suchoski, January 15

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$290,000, 19153 Brett Dr, Mokena 60448-1916, 09-08-202-001-0000, Fannie Mae To Tracy Lendi & Scott Williams, February 13 $139,808, 19632 Beechnut Dr, Mokena 60448-9333, 09-10-309-003-0000, Gregory N Payne To Eric D Malone, February 5 $110,000, 20035 114th Ave, Mokena 60448-1444, 09-18-209-045-0000, Diane T Fitzgerald Estate To Adam R Follenweider, March 2 $470,000, 21429 Prestancia Dr, Mokena 60448-8405, 09-19-302-025-0000, Henry A Klepczarek To Timothy J Holland, March 5

Jennifer Enyart To Nancy A Hofflander, March 6 $95,000, 14408 W Edison Dr 1a, New Lenox 60451-3684, 08-28-201-003-1000, Michael D Stanton Sr Estate To Stephen R Rhodes, February 6 $252,000, 1214 Hancock Dr, New Lenox 60451-3164, 08-28-207-001-0000, Douglas E Koster To Kevin P Moran & Kristen M Burke, March 9 $137,500, 114 N Cedar Rd, New Lenox 60451-1731, 08-16-419-007-0000, Emily S Haight To James Wallin, February 18 $314,990, 2118 Knightsbridge Ln, New Lenox 60451-3053, 08-25-307-0080000, Drh Cambridge Homes Inc To Michael V Hambrick, March 6

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Conntinued from page 65 $103,500, 2352 Woodhill Ct, Plainfield 60586-6993, 03-34206-120-0000, Hud To Devin Hubbard & Steven Hubbard, March 2 $233,500, 24328 Crabtree Ct, Plainfield 60585-2283, 01-28204-030-0000, Edward C Pennell To Edward Ciston, March 16 $2,705,000, 15243 Hamlin St, Plainfield 60544-2401, 03-16103-008-0000, Sheri L Mundorf To Timothy D Hunt & Michael Phelps, February 24 $351,500, 24900 Thornberry Dr, Plainfield 60544-2944, 03-05-404-030-0000, Pulte Home Corp To Jason R Grindstaff & Neomi Deluna Grindstaff, March 10 $355,000, 24951 Michele Dr, Plainfield 60544-7150, 0305-204-028-0000, Christopher Talbott To Karen Hunzider & Michelle Hunziker, February 27 $289,000, 14901 S Flanders Ln, Plainfield 60544-4211, 03-09306-019-0000, K Hovnanian At Fairfield Ridge To Ryan Hartline & Olena Hartline, February 25 ROMEOVILLE $105,600, 411 Healy Ave, Romeoville 60446-1733, 04-04-218007-0000, Jacqueline Valladao To Robert D Lucas, December 29 $205,000, 3539 S Holloway Rd, Romeoville 60446, 03-13111-015-0000, Sampson Trust To Erika Jimenez & David F Rodriguez Jimenez, January 20 $103,000, 341 Hemlock Ave, Romeoville 60446-1627, 0404-203-049-0000, Jp Morgan Chase Bank To Marisol Torres, December 18 $58,000, 221 Hemlock Ave, Romeoville 60446-1625, 0404-205-006-0000, Fannie Mae To Wieslaw Karczmarczyk & Barbara Karczmarczyk, February 16 $110,000, 412 Holden Ave, Romeoville 60446-1504, 02-33405-032-0000, Zubair Siddiqui To Maritza De Jesus, January 14 $60,000, 326 Kent Ave, Romeoville 60446-1615, 04-04-105011-0000, Gregory Vanderbrook To Cortney Adams, February 3 $59,000, 409 Montclair Ct, Romeoville 60446-1513, 02-33402-015-0000, Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee To Dimitar Dimitrov, September 30 $75,000, 32 Honeybear Ln, Romeoville 60446-1048, 0227-101-025-0000, Rahim R Ali To Mary Mosco & Matthew M Mosco, February 24 $232,500, 250 Columbine Ln, Romeoville 60446-4982, 0407-303-048-0000, Thomas Didier To Ruben Martinez & Jaime Martinez, February 9 $165,000, 1493 Coreopsis Ct, Romeoville 60446-4099, 0407-206-142-0000, Lj & Lj Investments Llc To Abigail J Boothe & Joshua W Devera, February 27 $83,000, 325 Kent Ave, Romeoville 60446-1614, 04-04-106001-0000, Fannie Mae To Juan C Godinez, March 10 SHOREWOOD $325,205, 318 Brannon Ct, Shorewood 60404-1229, 0608-303-043-0000, Nvr Inc To Scott V Mikalusky & Susan E Mikalausky, March 10 $147,500, 1619 Devonshire Ln, Shorewood 60404-8182, 06-20-104-012-0000, Kathleen A Przybyla To Bethay Proesch, March 16 $290,744, 1714 Moran Dr, Shorewood 60404-1223, 06-08301-020-0000, Nvr Inc To Steven M Ganster, February 4 $130,000, 406 Ravinia Dr, Shorewood 60404-9434, 06-16101-052-0000, Moscato Trust To Chadwin Moscato, March 13 WILMINGTON $74,900, 319 Bass St, Wilmington 60481-1704, 24-01-303024-0000, Fannie Mae To Daniel Eisenhour, March 5 $57,333, 318 Stewart St, Wilmington 60481-1156, 17-25-112008-0000, Johnny C Cantrell To Rodney A Jones & Judith M Jones, August 25 $278,500, 30942 S Kavanaugh Rd, Wilmington 60481-8237, 17-20-400-015-0000, Fannie Mae To Timothy P Mcgray, March 5 $203,500, 30907 Correct Craft Ln, Wilmington 60481-1074, 18-19-303-052-0000, Robert Brown To Joshua Clements & Carolyn Clements, March 9 $128,000, 264 Fossil Bay Ct, Wilmington 60481-8559, 24-04307-041-0000, Michael J Daly To Karla J Martin, March 19

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116 N May St, Joliet 3123 W Ingalls Ave, Joliet 2119 Tremont Ln, Joliet MLS 08882803…All brick, 3-4 bedrooms, 2ba, MLS 08898183…Woodland Terrace condo, MLS 08879737…Greywall Club duplex, Plainfield updated kit & plumbing, garage plus heated workshop 2 bedrooms, 2ba, balcony overlooking green area, Schools, 9 ft ceilings, 2 bedrooms, 13x24 liv rm with bldg. $145,000 Laurie Shaw 312-890-1125 garage. $87,000 Carrie Jass 630-210-6965 fpl, $147,000 Kelley Cammack 815-325-2747

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3453 Lockner Blvd, Joliet 2218 Ashby Ln, Plainfield 25342 S McKinley Woods Rd, Channahon 24529 S Moorman Ave, Channahon 1603 Overlook Dr, Joliet MLS 08859559…Plainfield Schools, 5 bedrooms, MLS 08575019…In Clublands, 2,268 sq ft, vaulted MLS 08879906…Ranch duplex, 2 bedrooms plus MLS 08870246…Backs to preserve, 3 bedrooms, MLS 08895462...Plainfield schools! Fin bsmt w/ 3 baths, 2 kitchens, multi-level deck, 106x187 lot, 16x15 master suite, loft, refin hardwood flr in kit, 10x10 office. 2ba, stainless kit appls, full lookout 2 kitchens, fpl, fin walkout bsmt with wood stove. poss 4th bedroom, hardwood flrs in kit & fam rms, $229,900 Doug Martin 847-804-0293 $231,900 Robin Freiman 630-244-1114 bsmt, $194,000 Candy Salomoun 708-927-1320 $284,800 Andy Domas 815-744-1000 X255 $225,000 Bill Sheridan 815-954-9660

2953 Covered Bridge Way, Joliet 3057 Woodside Dr, Joliet 2735 Harbor Dr, Joliet 3518 Stone Creek Ct, Joliet 406 Reserve Ct, Joliet MLS 08766308…2 bedroom 2 bath condo in Preserve MLS 08880642…2 bedroom 1.5ba condo minutes MLS 08886450…Chase Lake condo, 2 big bedrooms, MLS 08830753…Plainfield schools. 4 bedrooms plus MLS 08789964…On the water in Wooded Creek!

On The Rock Run, 2 car attached gar, $159,900. from I-55, Plainfield Schools, new carpet, 2 car gar. 2 baths, liv & fam rms, fpl, enclosed porch, 2 car gar. loft, hardwood flrs, 3.5 baths, part fin bsmt, appliances 3400+ sq ft, main flr master suite & 13x12 den. Fin Lora Lausch, Managing Broker 815-953-3132 $122,500 Linda Hentsch 815-245-2381 $135,000 Ellen Williams 815-483-5788 stay. $245,000 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255 bsmt, $469,900 Bob LaTour 815-744-1000 X255

2508 Reflections Dr, Crest Hill 15934 Palm Ct, Crest Hill 515 Buckingham Pl, Shorewood 21122 Kenmare Dr, Shorewood 1600 Devonshire Ln, Shorewood MLS 08870102…Reflections at Beacon Hill, walkout MLS 08896019…Backs to pond in Arbor Glen, MLS 08849986…In Hunt Club, 3,000+ sq ft, 1st flr MLS 08896048…In River Crossing, 3,255 sq MLS 08739705…In Kipling Estates, 1,812 sq ft, duplex with 3 bedrooms, 3.5ba, hardwood flrs, liv rm 3 bedrooms, kit/fam rm combo with fpl, vaulted liv/ master suite, vaulted liv rm with fpl, island in kit. ft, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, fin bsmt. $389,400 hardwood in kit & din rm, 16x23 liv rm, possible 4th fpl. $269,900 Chuck Grimm 815-351-5485 din rm, bsmt. $210,000 Chris French 630-605-0775 $334,900 Cathy Zwirblis 815-370-8281 Nancy Leggett, Managing Broker 815-790-4526 bedroom in bsmt. $219,900 Mark Reum 815-277-7388

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SHOWCASE of HOMES LOVELY REMODELED HOME IN SHOREWOOD 809 Woodbrook Ct…Tri-level remodeled in 2010 including 13x15 kitchen with maple cabinets & granite counters, windows, roof, much more! 4th bedroom & family room on lower level, 3 full baths, hardwood floors in dining & living room with bay window. Deck & stamped patio/drive/sidewalks in large fenced yard with mature trees. Just reduced to $214,900!

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1111 Nikki Ct…Completely remodeled raised ranch on corner lot in Cumberland South, Troy grade & junior high, Joliet West High schools. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 21x12 eat-in kitchen, 25x23 family room. Call Rosalie to see this lovely home today at 815-263-8641.

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624 Americana Dr…2 bedroom 2 bath ranch in Shorewood Glen Del Webb active adult community with indoor & outdoor pools, hot tub, clubhouse, fitness center & walking paths! The home has fresh paint, new carpet, 13x12 den, 11x10 sun room plus a full basement. Contact Don at 708-567-3407 for a private showing. Preview multiple photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

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24512 Arrowhead Dr…On corner lot in White Feather, 3,300+ sq ft, 23x14 master suite with bath & double closets, 13x10 main floor office, family room fireplace, 16x21 eat-in kitchen offers breakfast bar, upgraded cabinets & slider to oversized patio. Partially finished basement, 4 car garage. Call Lee to see this home at 815-478-3872. See multiple photos at www.lee-hansen.com

26508 W Melissa Dr...Custom 5 bedroom home in The Highlands! All large rooms including 1st floor office, kitchen with island, finished basement with rec rm, bath, storage & work-out rooms. Stamped concrete patio has firepit in partially fenced yard. Call Rick at 815-955-2705 or Donna at 815-9552706 for a private showing today! Preview photos at www.cbhonig-bell.com

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Appealing and highly desirable brick bungalow on a double lot.

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Outstanding property on the river! 4-5 bedrooms, 4 baths & approx.

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Recent rehab ranch home has all new insulation, windows, siding, driveway and walks, electric, furnace & duct work, insulation and drywall – All new flooring, kitchen and bath with colonial doors & trim. There’s room for a garage – 3 bedroom, 1 bath – Close to schools & shopping – Being sold “As Is” –Call or email Nancy or Marc Freeman (The Freeman Team) –815-5305633 or nfreeman221@comcast.net

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1242 Green St…On 1.25 acres! This home is a terrific opportunity for commuters, off Francis Rd close to I-80 & I-355. There is a 4th bedroom plus 2nd kitchen in partially finished basement – ideal for related living potential! Updated windows thru most of the home. Greenhouse & deck in back plus additional 2 car garage in partially fenced backyard. Asking $174,900. Call Jayne for a private showing at 815-478-5096. View additional photos at www.jaynesellshomes.net

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bedroom, 2 full baths, full basement & garage! Wonderful eat

Over 2300 sq. ft. in this Lakewood Trails 2 story home. 3 bedrooms + large loft, 2.1 baths, basement, garage. HUD owned home! Case #137-298842. Sold “AS IS”. Insured status: IE (Insured with escrow). Escrow amount $2,200.00. www.illinoisREOsite.com

in kitchen w/stainless steel appliances leads to deep backyard & awesome large deck w/seating! Recently updated baths & so much more @ $129,900. Call me to see!

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CUSTOM-BUILT HOME – TIMBERLINE! This spacious home features an inviting foyer, curved staircase, 4BRS, 4 baths, office/den, sunroom & main floor lndry (too much to list)! 2.5 car heated garage, large wooded lot, more! NOW $344,900 – Call Jim Karges - Managing Broker.

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MINOOKA DUPLEX – SOPHISTICATED DECOR! Absolutely gorgeous unit featuring a main floor master suite, huge loft & FR w/vaulted ceilings, skylights & frpl! 3 big BRS, 3 baths, stunning kitchen, main floor lndry, fin bsmt & 3 car garage! $230s – Call Nancy Hibler today!

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NEW LISTING – REEDSWOOD RANCH! Absolutely immaculate home with perfect plaster walls, ceramic tile bath, all appls, huge concrete patio, garage & covered carport. 3BRS, 2 baths, full bsmt & central air! $114,900 – Call Maggie Karges Watson!

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NEW LISTING – CHASE LAKE! What a great location for this spacious 2nd floor unit! Offering 1,900 sq/ft, vaulted ceilings, 2BRS, 1.1 baths, enclosed balcony, LR, FR & tons of updates! New florring, c-tops, roof, windows, furnace, A/C, more! $140s – Call Jim Koenig today!

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Field Technicians & CDL Drivers HydroChem, a proven leader in Industrial Cleaning, is looking for qualified Field Technicians and CDL Drivers in the Joliet/Channahon, IL area. Industrial experience is a plus, but will train the right candidates.

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Joliet area construction company has an immediate full time opening for a Field Safety Representative to perform daily job site audits, training, equipment inventory, compile and report safety data. Degree and/or experience is required, construction/ electrical background is preferred. Must have your own dependable vehicle, benefits available. Resumes accepted at: FieldSafetyRep4@yahoo.com

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The Village of Channahon is accepting applications for seasonal employment in the public works department at the rate of $12.00 per hour. Duties involved are, but not limited to: mowing, landscape maintenance, tree and brush trimming, debris pick-up, water and waste water system maintenance, building maintenance and street repair. The position is 40 hours per week and runs approximately through the first week of August, 2015. Applicant must have a valid Illinois Driver's License, be at least 18 years of age or older and pass a physical with drug screen.

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Joliet, IL Manufacturing Co. seeks a full time Molding Machine Lead Setup/Operator. Minimum of 4 years of molding experience req'd.

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815-725-1348 LOST CAT: Goes by the name of Tiger, Long hair cat with grey/black stripes-Bushy tail. Has harness with nametag. Lost 4/22 in Van Horn Sub. Off Lilly Cashe Rd. Call: 815-436-8715

May 1, 2 FRI & SAT 9AM – 2PM Massive Sale with Antique and Modern Dolls & Toys, Collectibles, Victorian Furniture Jewelry, Garage items and More ! www.susiesestates.com

LIMO SHUTTLE SERVICE stopgoshuttleservice.com

Low Rates! 708-439-0957

Plumbers' Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Local 130, U.A.

CHAIRMAN

Surgical Experience necessary.

Benefits available.

No weekends, holidays or call.

Fax resume to 866-430-7258

JOLIET

$100 REWARD

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Experienced part time position available.

Pawz & Klawz Pet Salon Lemont, IL. 630-670-6241

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JAMES F. COYNE

FT Surgical Tech or Operating Room RN

CAT ~ WINSTON

Male, 3 years old, mostly black on top, white legs, white spot on its back. Lost in Reedwood area in Joliet on Sunday evening, 4/12.

2208 St. Francis Ave

Plumbing

JOB FAIR

Health Care Positions available in local ambulatory surgery center

JOHN J. YOCK JR.

TRAINING COORDINATOR

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

DRIVERS

Looking for Drivers to deliver newspapers in the Joliet area.

Applicants must be 18 years of age, have a valid driver's license, an insured reliable vehicle and willing to work early morning hours.

Interested parties should call 708-342-5649 or email gcreed@chicagotribune.com Leave your name, phone number and town you reside in.

Needed immediately food industry related, working partner, equity position available, non-working partner familiar w/ banquet industry. Financial partnership needed. 708-307-6082 Bob. Picture Frame Shop Manager Must be driven and entrepreneurial Be your own boss Lasting Images Art & Frame Email resume to info@lastingframes.com 815-557-3088

JOLIET

LOST SHELTIE KALLIE

One Day Only Multi Family Sale

Answers to Name Kallie Knows the word treats Scared will run, don't chase, please call 309-824-0107 REWARD

1819 West Acres Rd

RING/GOLD WEDDING BAND

Some Tools & More!

REWARD!

LOCKPORT

Lost Sunday, April 19 at Kohls in Joliet.

815-467-0407

THURS, APRIL 30 9AM - 3PM

(Rain Date Friday, May 1) Larken Ave & Glenwood

GARAGE MOVING ESTATE SALE

2 DAYS ONLY !

Rain or Shine KNUDSON AUCTION & APPRAISALS 815-725-6023 “Since 1947”

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APRIL 26 & 27 SUN & MON 10AM – 4PM 928 Runyan Drive

furniture, tools, books, records, housewares, tools, clothes, camping equipt ,toys, VCR tapes, art work, lawn furniture, Huge collection of sports memorabilia.

Cat “Ashley”

Joliet - Rooney Heights, lost from Rooney Dr on Friday 3-20.

Siamese Mix, beige and grayish white with dark marking on her face, shorter hair, 6 years old, spayed. Inside cat, has eye issues.

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1st Time Garage Sale in Gated Community 6 Households gates open at 8AM

April 24 & 25 Friday/Saturday 8AM – 4PM 314 Capital Dr.

Shorewood Glenn Sub. Div. Designer purses, Vera Bradley, natural gas grill, lamps, ladies bike, shabby, outdoor & much more - Must See !

Waterbed heaters (2), plus a repair kit, yours for free !

815-630-3736

• Sunday, April 26, 2015 • The Herald News Boyd Bears & Friends resin figurines & pins, many in original boxes $20 each or less; Collectible Tins: Oreo, Hershey, Nestle, Girl Scout Cookie, Harley Davidson & More, $10 each or less, Call for info, Must sell! 815-729-0900

Woman's Mountain Bike - 24” 18 speed, like new - $60/OBO 815-342-5612 8am-8pm

Plate Collection – Bird Plates (10).

Beautiful natural colors, 8” round Like new - $300 for set.

Call 10am-3pm 815-723-7260

Toshiba 32” TV 140lbs., Good Condition $35. 815-212-3649

Tarentum Victoria,3 piece custard glass, butter dish, sugar & spooner, $45. 815-485-6856

YOUTH BED

DESKS (2)

Oak, matching, great condition!

$150/ea

Baby Formula - 6 cans of powder Enfamil Premium Formula, 12.5 oz. Cans $8.00/each. 815-436-5171

Stealth +4Trunk Bike Rack Holds 4 bikes $50 815-585-1712 The Herald-News Classified It works.

RECLINERS (2)

Space Savers, burgundy fabric, 15 months old, like new, $200/both.

815-744-8874

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END TABLES (2)

Solid oak wood on top with beautiful curved wrought iron legs.

Excellent condition and very good looking. $150/both.

815-436-5171

Folding Poker Table with cup holders, green felt top w/ 10 positions -$125 Call after 12pm. 815-254-2508 BREAKING NEWS available 24/7 at TheHerald-News.com

With Matching 4 drawer dresser, desk and chair, $100.

3 shelf bookcase, $40.

Brown leather recliner, $100.

Small TV stand, $20.

815-690-0247

Mikasa Xmas Dinnerware Pattern - Christmas Wish HK713 8 dinner plates & 4 coffee mugs Oven, microwave & dishwasher safe - $30. Call anytime 815-744-5937

Craftsman Mower Big wheel, mulching, rear bagger, Briggs & Stratton motor, $60.

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HENS & CHICKS PLANTERS (2) Terra Cotta, 14”Tx9”W with hens and chicks plants included. $10/ea. 815-254-1015

WWll Era Bakelite 78 phonograph

New, FLOUTRON electronic insect record holder that has war graphics killer, covers ½ acre, 15 watts on it $100. 815-467-6964 8a-7p $25 815-725-2634 Small Patio Table Solid surface, 36” round plus 2 chairs - $25.

815-436-5171

KITTENS

Scary and Norbit both had their kittens. $25.00 each 7-8 Weeks old.

AIR TOOLS – Sanborn Manufacturing Co., straightline dual piston file sander $15; Sanborn air sand blaster, $5; Buffalo pneumatic random orbital sander $10; Circular saw $10. 815-436-8689

Empi “Select” pain management system, tens unit, used once $275. 630-306-5918 9a-9p

FOLDNG CHAIRS (4)

Green padded seats and backs, like new! $25/set. 815-254-1015 Foyer Light – Gold glass orb w/ black suspending chain $30.

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VHS Tapes, misc 500+ $200/or Best offer.

815-524-4283

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Pickup Trucks book by Peter Henshaw, Excellent condition, sells new for $24.99, 445 pages with tons of glossy pick up truck photos, you won't be sorry. Yours for $12. Can send pictures if you provide email. 815-212-0634 Univ. of St. Francis College of Education Gift Certificate.

Valid for courses with prefix EEND, REND, REAL, RECT. $260 Value, Selling for $100/obo.

815-439-0365

Parakeets Jude & Jasper

14 mo old, they need a loving home. They live in a bionic cage worth $220 with a seed catcher.

Comes with all toys and food holders, $55. 815-263-7463

2001 LUND PRO V 1900 LE

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With 2 bases with collapsable legs with bags, like new! $25 815-254-1015

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Secure building, clean, modern.

815-354-1451~ 815-260-9814

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Shorewood 2BR Trailer Elevator, Laundry, Guest Library, Near Bus & Downtown.

Imperial Mobile, Rt 52 & 59 $115-$160/wk. $499-$694/mo.

Double Wide, Lot 178 815-726-2000 Cedar siding, shingled roof, deck ROCKDALE Large 2 BEDROOM and shed, all appliances under 5 years old, 70,000 BTU A/C/furnace remodeled, NO PETS. $750/mo + 1 year lease & deposit. unit. Extra large end lot, 708-258-3570 extra parking, $19,900/obo.

815-744-7917 ~ 815-999-2619 Twin Oaks West Immaculate 1BR Appl, blt in micro, D/W, A/C, huge closets, free heat, soft water, ceil fan, no pets.

815-744-1155 2009 HD Street Glide, Low Miles, $11,500 815-730-9748

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Excellent condition, two tone, low miles with many extras. $7000.

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MOTORCYCLES WANTED

Joliet West Side 2BR Condo Nice secure building.

For appt call 708-609-1010 Minooka – Lakewood Trails

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Accepting Applications Studio, 1, 2 & 3 BR's

200HP, Mercury Optimax SmartTech pkg, 101 lb trolling motor Heritage Drive, Pretty 2BR Updated w/3 batteries, 2 graphs, exc cond! condo, appl, D/W, ceil fans, $15,500/obo 815-685-3134 2 A/C, new flooring, sep dining, tiny dog OK. 815-744-5141

2011 26' Starcraft Trailer, stored inside, $10,500 815-685-9559

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Repair Manuals for Chevy cars & trucks, Chilton, Motors, Mitchel 1970-2000 - $5 each 815-478-3633 after 4pm

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Swimming pool 24' holds 10,000 New- dusk to dawn mercury vapor gals. of water, pool, filter, ladder, security light. 175Watt. cover only 1 year old, $3000/obo Lights 16,000 sf. $40 779-702-0650 815-725-2634 TASTE OF HOME COOKBOOKS “The Best of Country Cooking” 6 Hardcover. '98, '99,'00, '05, '06 & '07. $2.50 ea or 6 for $12.00 815-254-1015

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AVAILABLE NOW! Joliet & Will County - 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Homes. Call now or visit our web site for more info www.protown.org 815-722-1389

Joliet ~ 3 Bedroom Ranch

Utility room, bath, rooms are large.

Shed, 1.5 car gar, pets welcome. $1280/mo+dep. 815-474-9054

The Herald News • Sunday, April 26, 2015 • North of Morris, Beautiful Country House, 3BR, 2BA, appl, blt in micro, 2 car gar, Newark schools, nice yard.

815-744-1155 Shorewood, 2/3 BR, 1.5 BA 2 car garage, appliances/laundry, fenced yard, $1100/mo+dep.

815-773-2952

Jolietrentalunits.com , Big Clean,Furnished, wood flrs, fridge, PUBLIC NOTICE microwave, laundry, elevator, On bus line. $105/wk. $455/mo STATE OF ILLINOIS, 815-726-2000 COUNTY OF WILL, ss.

lief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Will County, IL, on or before May 12, 2015 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

In the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, JOLIET ~ EAST SIDE Will County, Illinois, Tractor & Semi Trailer Space Chancery Division, Enclosed east side yard, $90/mo.

815-726-4334 Partners for Payment Relief DE II, LESLEY A. HOENIG, (6277668), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Jeremy D. Robin- Attorney, 2644 Kull Road, Lancastson, et al., Defendants. er, Ohio 43130.

Case No. 2014CH02715

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Non-record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit, New Lenox, 1200 S. Cedar Rd. that the said suit has been comup to 1600 sf. Asking $800/mo. menced in the Circuit Court of the Sharon, Coldwell Banker 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Honig-Bell 815-263-2844 Illinois, Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows: to-wit: Lot 263 in Wesglen Subdivision Neighborhood 4 Unit 1 a subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 36 North, Range 10, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded August 22, Open House, Sunday 4/26 1-5pm 2000, as Document Number 1315 Enborn Drive, Cumberland R2000-90319 and Certificate of South sub-div. 4 BR, 2BA, Correction recorded May 2, 2001 $195,000 815-212-4502 as Document Number R2001050599, In Will County Illinois.

Commonly known as: 253 Alyssum Ct, Romeoville, IL 60446.

P.I.N.: 04-07-309-013 Ice cream shop in downtown Mortgagors: Jeremy D. RobinOttawa, turn-key, profitable & and Catrenia D. Robinson, as son successful. Tina, Coldwell Banker joint tenants.

Honig-Bell, 815-252-2791 Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation.

Recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Nominal Opening Bids Start at IL, as Document No. $10,000 R2006141498.

Present owners of the property Plainfield, IL are the above mentioned mort1612 Golden Ridge Dr gagors.

3BR 2.5BA 2,396sf+/Notice is also given you that the Open: 1-4pm Sun April 19 said Complaint prays for other reJoliet, IL

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1012 Murphy Dr 3BR 1.5BA 1,400sf+/Property is occupied & not available for inspection.

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PUBLIC NOTICE THE WILL COUNTY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE WILL COUNTY LIQUOR CONTROL ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 110 OF THE WILL COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, DURING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015, AT 10:00 A.M., IN THE COUNTY BOARD COMMITTEE ROOM, LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE WILL COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, 302 NORTH CHICAGO STREET, JOLIET, ILLINOIS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS ON DISPLAY AT THE WILL COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, 302 NORTH CHICAGO STREET, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, AND MAY BE VIEWED DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS OF 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ONLINE AT WWW.WILLCOUNTYBOARD.COM UNDER THE MEETINGS SECTION.

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JULIO ESAR TORRES OLARTE 112 PEALE ST Located at 112 PEALE JOLIET IL JOLIET IL 60433 60433 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the per- MARCO ANTONIO TORRES son or persons owning the busi- OLARTE ness, with their respective post of- 316 OSCAR AVE fice address(es), is/are as follows:

JOLIET IL 60433

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have (Published in the Herald-News hereunto set my hand and Official April 26, May 3, 10, 2015.) HN Seal at my office in Joliet, Illinois, 2054 this 20th day of April, 2015.

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PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF JOLIET ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDS

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CONTRACT NO. 2090-0515 PROJECT NAME: 2015 PAVEMENT MARKING PROGRAM The City of Joliet, Illinois, does hereby invite sealed bids for 200,000 linear feet of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings, 14,000 linear feet of Polyurea Pavement Marking, 1000 square feet of pavement marking removal, and 100 each raised reflective pavement markers.

Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Joliet Municipal Building, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 604324156 until 10:00 A.M. local time on MAY 11, 2015 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

Those desiring to bid may examine the bid documents and detailed specifications at the above address, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. All bidders will be required to submit Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Cashier's Check or a Bid Bond in the amount of Five percent (5%) of the Base Bid, payable to the City of Joliet.

The successful bidder will be required to post Contract Bond and to provide a Certificate of Insurance as set forth in the Invitation of Bid and the General Terms & Conditions.

Bidders are required to be prequalified through the Illinois Department of Transportation. The City of Joliet reserves the right to reject any and all bids, parts of any and all bids, or to waive technical errors or omissions in bids.

The Contract shall be subject to the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) to the extent required by law.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF JOLIET PROCUREMENT CODE (Sections 2-430 to 2-453 of the Code of Ordinances).

BID DOCUMENT FEE: $0.00 James D. Hock City Manager Margaret E. McEvilly, Contract Administrator (Published in the Herald-News April 26, 30, 2015.) HN 2036

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Jeff Berry met Steve Johnson in summer 2013 when “he stopped to help me with a flat tire on Route 6. He gave me a card and said to give him a call about the driveway,” Berry said. “I gave him a call and checked out other jobs he did and hired him on Nov. 8, 2013.”

The Berrys provided Reds Concrete with a $6,000 deposit on a $19,000 contract. Johnson

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Morris resident Jeff Berry sits at his kitchen table Wednesday while going over correspondence and legal papers after speaking with the Grundy County State’s Attorney. was supposed to start work the following Monday, Jeff Berry said.

The Berrys said Johnson finally showed up at their home May 5, 2014, and brought two employees with him. They tore out the back sidewalk, the stoop to the front door and then left saying they would be back the next day.

“He was supposed to show up on the sixth, the seventh, the eighth, the ninth, and he didn’t,” Jeff Berry said.

Two weeks later, according to Berry, Johnson came back and removed a 10-by-10-foot section of asphalt. He wanted another payment of $1,000 because he said he needed to have a semi come in to haul away what they removed.

Then he disappeared again.

“He had a lot of excuses when we could get a hold of him. He answered about one out of every three calls, and it was always an excuse,” Berry said. “His daughter had a car

accident. His wife was sick.

His friend was in hospice. He was sick.”

Before criminal charges were filed, the Berrys were told by police they could file a civil suit against Johnson, but at that time criminal charges could not be pursued. Because all of the conversations with Johnson were on the phone, they had nothing in writing about him not showing up.

All they had was the original contract stating how much the work he was to perform was to cost.

Finally, Berry said Johnson texted, saying he wasn’t coming back.

While they waited, Debbie Berry said the family had limited access to areas of their home, no one could enter through the front door, and they had to cancel a family party.

Berry took the necessary paperwork to the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Of-

fice and was originally told he needed to file a civil case against Johnson and his business.

Berry did so, and on July 16, 2014, with Johnson not present, a judgment was entered in favor of Berry in the amount of $7,300 and court costs, according to court documents. Berry was later served papers stating Johnson had filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy and despite having won the civil judgment, he wouldn’t see that money anytime soon.

Court documents confirm Johnson filed for bankruptcy March 16.

Attorney James Durkee with Malmquist and Geiger Law offices, who is representing Johnson in his bankruptcy proceedings, said all creditors – including those who have won civil cases against Johnson – are included in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

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The Illinois Attorney General’s Office advises homeowners to keep several things in mind when hiring a contractor for home repair or remodeling work.

• Get more than one estimate in writing.

• If the prices sound too good to be true or the contractor is using high pressure sales tactics, avoid hiring them.

• Get the name and address of the business and research it to see how long it has been in business.

• Make sure the contract includes the contractor’s full name, address and telephone number, a description of the work to be performed, a start and an estimated completion date, total cost for work performed, including charges for estimates, a schedule and method of payment including the down payment and subsequent payments.

• Do not sign a contract that has blank spaces.

• Find out if there is a guarantee on the work.

• Get lien waivers. This will protect you from claims against the property if the contractor doesn’t pay a subcontractor or a material supplier.

• Don’t make the final payment until you are satisfied with the work and all subcontractors have been paid.

• If you signed the contract at your home, you have three business days to cancel, regardless of whether the contractor initiates work.

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MORRIS – When Jeff and Debbie Berry started looking for a contractor to tear out and install a new stamped drive and walkway, they did their homework – or so they thought.

The Morris couple hired Reds Concrete in Braidwood, owned by Steve Johnson, for the project after checking out other work done by the business. Johnson was supposed to start in November 2013.

Instead, that was the start of a long string of excuses the Berrys said they received that first kept Johnson from beginning – and then finishing – the job. The couple eventually hired another contractor to complete the driveway work.

“He never showed up to do anything,” Jeff Berry said.

Johnson was criminally charged this month by the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office with felony aggravated home repair fraud.

He is the second contractor to be charged in Grundy County in the past year and the office is investigating other cases, State’s Attorney Jason Helland said.

“I want to send the message that Grundy County is not open for business,” Helland said.

Johnson was not available for comment, despite repeated attempts to reach him during the past week.

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Continued from page 3 He said at the end of a threeto five-year plan there would be a discharge of debt. It has not been determined how much of the debt Johnson would be required to pay.

Durkee had no comment on the civil case and said he has not been retained to represent Johnson for his criminal charges.

‘This makes you so distrustful’

The Berrys hired another contractor to complete the work at the same cost – $19,000 – of the original contract.

“When the new contractor showed up, I didn’t trust him,” Debbie Berry said. “I pulled a chair out there and watched them work.”

The second contractor was understanding of what the couple had been through and didn’t ask for any money upfront. He was halfway done before they issued him the first payment.

“He said to me, ‘If you don’t feel right paying me I understand. It’s OK,’ but we gave him a payment,” Debbie Berry said.

“The sad part is this makes you so distrustful.”

The Berrys aren’t the only ones who appear to have had problems. According to a search for Reds Concrete on the Better Business Bureau website, six customer complaints have been filed with the BBB against the company.

Dwight Police Chief Tim Henson said his office is investigating a similar case for a local resident who hired Johnson to perform work on his home.

“We are in the middle of an investigation [with a local resident] who has won a civil law-

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Large pieces of concrete and rebar litter the space where Jeff Berry’s driveway once stood after he hired a contractor who excavated parts of his property. suit for $6,000 and has not seen a dime of it,” Henson said.

“We’re still putting the pieces together to make sure that he is the only victim in our community,” Henson added.

Livingston County State’s Attorney Seth Uphoff said the county actively prosecutes those involved in home repair fraud, and would seek to do the same to Johnson if the Dwight investigation shows charges are warranted.

Several civil suits involving Reds Concrete are listed in Will County Circuit Court records. As of Friday, the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office had not received any police reports from local agencies nor had the office filed any criminal charges against Johnson, spokesman Charles B. Pelkie said.

to Grundy County State’s Attorney Helland since he now had something in writing. On April 1 a grand jury returned an indictment against Johnson for aggravated home repair fraud, a Class 2 felony. A warrant was issued, with bond set at $20,000, according to court documents.

Johnson was arrested April 14 and is out on bond, Helland said. He is due in court May 7.

Johnson is the second contractor to be charged in Grundy County in the past year, Helland said. Joseph Hisel was charged in June 2014 with two counts of home repair fraud over $1,000, both Class 4 felonies, and one count of theft over $500, a Class 3 felony, according to court documents.

That case is pending.

Helland said he can’t specifically comment on the Johnson Felony charges case since it is an open case, After getting the text from but he had advice for homeJohnson saying he wouldn’t owners hiring contractors to come back, Berry reached out do work on their home.

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“To avoid home repair fraud, people should check references, check the Better Business Bureau, never pay in cash, and always get three estimates,” Helland said.

He said a situation such as this becomes a criminal case when the contractor promises performance with no intent to perform the services.

What makes a case aggravated home repair fraud, Helland said, is when the victim is over the age of 60 or disabled, and the amount paid is at least $500. Berry is older than 60 and he paid $7,000.

Helland said home repair fraud is not rare, but often the correct paperwork is not in place to protect the homeowner.

He said payments, and at what time those payments will be made, should be clear on the contract. A start date should be listed, and payments made by check or money order to prove the amount paid.

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Morris resident Jeff Berry holds a picture of his driveway after hiring a local concrete company, Reds Concrete, to remodel his property in 2013. He said he paid nearly $7,000 for the remodel but the contractor never finished the work.

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LEFT: Morris senior Chase Hansen catches a pass for a touchdown against Yorkville at Morris. ABOVE: Morris senior Robbie Meucci (left) and Matt Feiden zero in on a Sterling player during a game in Sterling. RIGHT: Eric Haish gets in on a play.

Morris senior Andrew Faught sacks the DeKalb quarterback in DeKalb.

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Morris senior Griffin Sobol rushes against the Kaneland Knights at Maple Park.