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WOODSTOCK – Mario Casciaro was found guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday for the presumed death of a Johnsburg teen more than

a decade ago, but the case won’t be closed until Brian Carrick’s body is found, prosecutors said.

“In fact, we’re meeting with the FBI in the next two weeks,” said Assistant State’s Attorney Michael

Combs, the Criminal Division chief.

After about seven hours of deliberation, the jurors returned with the guilty verdict even though another

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Closure escapes many in Johnsburg

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Brian Carrick has not been seen since Dec. 20, 2002.

The search for his body continues.

JOHNSBURG – The produce cooler where Brian Carrick was murdered has gone mostly unchanged in the 10 years since the Johnsburg teen’s death.

Boxes of tomatoes, broccoli and other items

sparsely cover the dimly-lit floor. The room isn’t large, but there’s plenty of room to walk around. The new coat of paint is beginning to crack.

The cooling unit hangs to the left and hums loudly. With the door closed, you wouldn’t be able to hear

someone inside.

On Tuesday, a jury convicted Mario Casciaro, 29, of first-degree murder in Carrick’s presumed death. The conviction comes more than 10 years after the incident at Val’s Foods produce cooler where

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MCC study finds associate degrees outpace bachelor’s in earnings in county

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cmcdougall@shawmedia.com race yourself, college graduates, and hold onto your diplomas: There’s an explosive claim coming from a McHenry County College-commissioned

study.

The study found that local workers who have an associate degree earn more than those with a bachelor’s degree.

Before you banish this newspaper to the bottom of the bird cage in a fit of rage over wasted tuition, it’s important to home in on one word – workers. The study also found that those who live in the county and have higher degrees are leaving the county for employment.

“We have well-educated residents, but the bad thing is a lot of the well-educated people are leaving to go somewhere else [for employment],” said Laura Brown, the college’s vice president of

institutional advancement.

The study, called an environmental scan, was conducted by Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies for the community college. Researchers cross-tabulated scores of data from agencies such as the U.S. Census Bureau, the Department of Employment Security, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and more.

The results offer a snapshot of county demographics, economic drivers and educational trends.

In McHenry County’s workforce, a bachelor’s degree doesn’t necessarily equate to higher earnings, the center found, a trend most likely driven by the county’s top two employers – manufacturing and health care.

Manufacturing remains a key economic driver in McHenry County, although it has lost jobs in recent years.

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Was Casciaro verdict a piece of justice?

We sometimes feel a sense of relief in the aftermath of a verdict in a well-publicized case, even if we had no particular personal interest in the case.

A hung jury one year ago after Mario Casciaro’s murder trial left no such relief, and Tuesday night’s guilty verdict might have left a nuanced sense of resolution. But like the resolution of many cases, there’s certainly a hollow feeling.

Many in Johnsburg have had a very personal interest and have ached for more than a decade over the disappearance of 17-year-old Brian Carrick. For Bill Carrick and Brian’s siblings, that ache will never go away. Brian’s mother, Terry, died before seeing a trial.

This is what murders do to survivors, whether they’re solved or not.

The range of emotions goes from acute agony to dull melancholy with much in between.

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VIEWS Kevin Lyons nity, like many towns in McHenry County, and there’s a good chance that if one spent any significant time in Johnsburg over the past 20 years he would know at least one of the 14 Carrick children.

Even if you aren’t from Johnsburg, the senseless death of a 17-yearold troubles us all. Carrick was a fairly typical high school kid in many ways. While messing around with marijuana is certainly inadvisable, no one expects it to lead to death.

But that was the case that the McHenry County state’s attorney laid out: Carrick was killed to settle a marijuana debt, and the deed was carried out by convicted felon Shane Lamb, who was acting at the behest of Casciaro.

The case was dependent on Lamb’s testimony, and the fact that Lamb, who might have delivered the fatal blow that killed Carrick, was given immunity raised more than a few eyebrows.

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office didn’t have a lot of cards to play in this case, and while regrettable that Lamb was given immunity, it’s also understandable.

Sometimes prosecutors do have to make a choice on whether to deal with the devil.

If they didn’t make that choice, I don’t know what the alternative was.

They tried the case twice, winning the second time.

You can have a reasonable argument about whether Casciaro should have been found guilty of murder for telling Lamb to talk to Carrick about a drug debt, but it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Casciaro didn’t know what happened to Carrick’s body if he didn’t help dispose of the body

himself.

And that’s what leaves us troubled. No one has ever found Carrick’s body. If we believe Lamb’s testimony, we know that at least Lamb and Casciaro were involved in Carrick’s death.

But who else was involved? Why was Robert Render’s blood found in the same produce cooler as Carrick’s?

Render died of a drug overdose, but who else let this crime go unsolved for years?

Justice is a word we throw around and, of course, the role of the criminal justice system. It is sometimes achieved, but rarely is it neat and tidy. Justice is elusive, and sometimes the best we can hope for is a piece of it.

• Kevin Lyons is news editor of the Northwest Herald. Reach him at 815-526-4505 or email him at kelyons@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @KevinLyonsNWH.

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Obama pressing Split support of Quinn tax plan for gun measures Business groups question proposal while advocacy groups praise it President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday in Denver about the state’s attempt to reduce gun violence.

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DENVER – Ratcheting up pressure for Congress to limit access to guns, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that recent steps by Colorado to tighten its gun laws show “there doesn’t have to be a conflict” between keeping citizens safe and protecting Second Amendment rights to gun ownership.

“I believe there doesn’t have to be a conflict in reconciling these realities,” Obama said in Denver, where he stepped up his call for background checks for all gun purchases and renewed his demand that Congress at least vote on banning assault weapons and limiting access to large-capacity ammunition magazines.

“There doesn’t have to be a conflict between protecting our citizens and protecting our Second Amendment rights,” he said.

Obama noted that more than 100 days have passed since the shooting rampage that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., and reignited the national de-

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“Every day that we wait to do something about it even more of our fellow citizens are stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Now the good news is Colorado has already chosen to do something about it,” he said.

In danger of losing congressional momentum on the issue, Obama went to Colorado – which has a deep-rooted hunting tradition and where gun ownership is a cherished right – to use its example and public pressure to prod Congress to act.

Colorado suffered two of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history – at Columbine High School in 1999 and at a movie theater in Aurora last year. It recently expanded background checks for gun purchases and placed restrictions on ammunition magazines.

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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – A new sheriff who was cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia’s coalfields was fatally shot Wednesday in the spot where he usually parked his car for lunch, and State Police said the suspect was in a hospital with gunshot wounds inflicted by a deputy who chased him.

Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum died of his wounds, but State Police Capt. David Nelson didn’t say how many times he was shot or offer other details as two dozen law enforcement officers gathered around him on the courthouse steps.

The suspect, 37-year-old Tennis Melvin Maynard, was being treated at a hospital in Huntington late Wednesday.

Nelson said Maynard was fleeing from a deputy and crashed his car into a bridge in nearby Delbarton.

Maynard got out of the vehicle and pulled a gun on the deputy, who fired in self-defense, he said.

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A southern New Jersey man who admitted killing a teenager 23 years ago was haunted by nighttime visions of the boy’s mother, according to the suspect’s best friend.

Steven Goff, 41, of Ventnor, turned himself in to police Monday and confessed to the 1990 stabbing of 15-year-old Frederick “Ricky” Hart in Galloway Township.

Goff was charged with murder and a weapons offense for stabbing Hart in the woods behind a condominium complex May 7, 1990. At a court appearance scheduled to present the charges to him, Goff surprised the judge by confessing and saying he was ready to enter a guilty plea, sobbing lightly as he said, “I did the crime.”

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NEW YORK – It’s a case that smacks of small-time corruption, with allegations of cash payoffs in parked cars. But the charges a Democratic state senator schemed to bribe his way into the GOP race for New York City mayor are playing out on a big political stage.

The case already has created political quicksand for Republicans just as the mayoral race is heating up and might have a second act in Albany, where the investigation is reviving corruption as a hot-button concern after Gov. Andrew Cuomo campaigned on pledges to rout it out.

“What it really does is make political corruption a much bigger issue than it has been” in the mayor’s race, while upping pressure on Cuomo and other state leaders to do more to thwart it, said Paul Moses, a Brooklyn College English professor and former journalist who specializes in writing about New York City government and politics.

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The Illinois Senate Revenue Committee heard testimony Wednesday – the first of several planned hearings – on a plan Quinn first outlined in March to address the state’s woeful financial situation. It includes taxing the foreign dividends of multinational corporations, and in total would generate

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Human service providers said the slow payment of bills has seriously disrupted the work they do for the state. Kate Armstrong, chair of Through a Child’s Eyes, a nonprofit that gives instruction and education support for at-risk pre-kindergarten students in suburban Chicago, told senators that the organization had to briefly shut down and lay off staff when the state did not promptly pay its bills.

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Continued from page A1 man, Shane Lamb, said he delivered what was likely the fatal blow.

Casciaro, 29, used Lamb as the “blunt force instrument” to collect on a drug debt, prosecutors said.

Lamb testified Casciaro told him to “talk” to Carrick, but he lost his temper during a confrontation in the produce cooler of the store where all three worked, then called Val’s Foods.

Carrick, 17, hasn’t been seen since that day, Dec. 20, 2002.

Lamb was granted immunity for his testimony and given a reduced sentence on an unrelated drug case.

Although there was a different Criminal Division chief at the time, Combs said he pushed for Lamb’s deal.

“That was my decision, and I stand by it,” he said. “Mario was the ringleader of this, and I think the verdict has proven that Mario is the only logical person who got rid of the body.”

By the time Lamb received his deal in early 2010, the investigation had stalled.

“The case wasn’t going anywhere,” Combs said. “Had we not cut a deal with Shane, no one would have been held responsible.”

Combs said that in 2009, he met with Casciaro and his attorney at the time, William Gibbs, and made an offer: Tell them where Carrick’s body was, and they wouldn’t charge him with murder.

Concealing a homicide still would have been on the table, but not murder, Combs said. “[Casciaro] could have avoided this,” he said.

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Common sense indicates Casciaro did not act alone in disposing of the body, Combs said. Some testimony has alleged he called his cousins for help.

“We’re still looking for Brian Carrick’s body,” Combs said. “This will remain an open case until we

find it.”

Combs believes Lamb was being 100 percent truthful when he said he didn’t know what happened to the body.

He had previously testified that after he punched Carrick in the face and Carrick “fell down,” Casciaro told him to leave, which he did.

“Shane Lamb is a violent guy and, quite frankly, Shane Lamb has been in the Department of Corrections for most of his life, and it’s not going to be surprising when he’s returned there,” Combs said.

“It doesn’t change the fact that Mario unleashed him on Brian Carrick.”

Lamb worked 5 ∏ hours at the store the next day, which Combs said he wouldn’t have done if he had been disposing of a body the night before.

Plus, Combs said, Lamb would have gotten a better deal on his drug case had he told where the body was located.

“He would have gotten a lot less than the six years,” Combs said. “He had every incentive to tell us.”

During the trial, the defense called attention to forensic evidence, namely that the blood of another stockboy, Robert Render, was found at

the scene.

Render was charged years ago with concealing a homicide, but prosecutors eventually dropped the case. He has since died from a drug overdose.

There’s no way to date Render’s blood, meaning he could have bled on the produce cooler door at any time, Combs said. Conversely, none of Casciaro’s fingerprints were found, but he admittedly worked there – his father was part owner at the time.

Just as the case isn’t closed for prosecutors, it isn’t over for the defense.

Casciaro’s attorney, Brian Telander, said he plans to file a motion for a new trial. Telander said he does not handle appeals but said one will be filed.

Prosecutors had to prove first-degree murder with intimidation, and Telander said he doesn’t believe they met that legal burden.

The believability of a witness – in this case Shane Lamb – is rarely sufficient for a successful appeal; that’s up to a jury to decide.

But even if Lamb is to be believed – and the defense argued he shouldn’t – his testimony wasn’t consistent with the alleged crime, Telander said.

Lamb testified that Casciaro told him to “talk” to Carrick, not hit or otherwise harm him, and Telander said that legally does not support the guilty verdict.

No sentencing date has been set, but Casciaro faces between 20 and 60 years in prison.

Casciaro was devastated by the verdict, Telander said.

“I had talked to him and counseled him that ... we’re not done by any means,” Telander said.

By JEAN H. LEE

The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea – Ratcheting up the rhetoric, North Korea warned early today that its military has been cleared to wage an attack on the U.S. using “smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear” weapons.

The Pentagon, meanwhile, said in Washington that it will deploy a missile defense system to the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam to strengthen regional protection against a possible attack from North Korea. The defense secretary said the U.S. was seeking to defuse the situation.

Despite the rhetoric, analysts say they do not expect a nuclear attack by North Korea, which knows the move could trigger a destructive, suicidal war that no one in the region wants.

The strident warning from Pyongyang is latest in a series of escalating threats

Taliban attack Afghan courthouse, dozens dead KABUL, Afghanistan – Insurgents wearing Afghan army uniforms launched a suicide attack and stormed a courthouse Wednesday in a failed bid to free Taliban inmates, killing at least 44 people, half of them shot in the basement.

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2000 there were 21,283 manufacturing jobs; in 2011, that number dipped to 15,398.

“The efficiencies in manufacturing have driven down the number of [employees] needed, but the productivity numbers are up,” said Pam Cumpata, president of the McHenry County Economic Development Corp.

The salaries vary by profession. But, in the most locally in-demand occupations – registered nurses, general and operations managers and dental hygienists – workers earn, on average, $65,022, $83,433 and $66,471, respectively, according to 2008 data the study used. All of these occupations require at least an associate degree and some additional years of training.

On the other end, workers at the county’s largest employers that require a bachelor’s degree – namely school teachers, accountants and auditors and sales reps – are outearned by the above-men-

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Because workers are leaving the county for employment, a large number of higher paying jobs that could otherwise be occupied by local workers are being filled by those coming from outside the county. The college wants to capitalize on that by offering courses geared toward those workers.

“People come to the college in two ways,” Brown said. “They either reside in our county or come to our county for work. Those are our potential markets – who’s coming in and what jobs are they coming for?”

The workers traveling longer distances to work are predominately mid-career, white-collar professionals who earn more than $40,000 annually, the NIU center found.

“People go where there are opportunities and advancement and sometimes [they] don’t look in [their] backyard,” Cumpata said.

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tioned careers. Secondary school teachers, on average, make $56,618; accountants and auditors, $54,045; and sales reps, $61,090.

McHenry County was home to 139,674 workers in 2010, the study found, but only 85,548 jobs. This means that a significant number of workers are leaving the county for employment, which is no surprise to anyone riding the Metra rails or stuck in rush-hour traffic on the Kennedy Expressway.

One-third of McHenry County residents commute at least 25 miles to work, the study found, calling it “a mismatch between the jobs in the McHenry County and the available labor force.”

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prosecutors say Casciaro used another man, Shane Lamb, as the “blunt-force instrument” to kill Carrick.

But the conviction doesn’t exactly bring closure for Johnsburg residents.

Val’s Foods, now named Angelo’s Market after it was taken over by new management in 2011, has tried to separate itself from the horror that took place in its building.

“I hope people don’t associate what happened with us,” store manager David Demarco said. “After the first trial, the media was showing images of our store, saying it happened at this store years ago. Technically it happened at this building. But our customers know we’re completely different families.”

Demarco said business has gone up in the year and a half since the store opened, but there is still the occasional customer who wants to chas-

police chief. The standoff ended some eight hours later when the last gunman was killed.

Militants have staged high-profile complex attacks across Afghanistan in a bid to show their strength and undermine confidence in the central government.

“People go where there are opportunities and advancement and sometimes [they] don’t look in [their] backyard.”

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Nine attackers were killed.

The attack – one of the deadliest in the more than 11-year-old war – began about 8:30 a.m. when nine men wearing suicide vests drove into the capital of Farah province in western Afghanistan, evading checkpoints by using army vehicles, according to the provincial

Study finds significant number of people leaving county to work

Case lingers in minds of residents other end. [They say] how can they convict him? They don’t have enough evidence against him.”

Lawrence said she’s not sure how to feel.

“It’s very hard. You don’t want to see someone put in prison who’s maybe innocent,” she said. “But I was very good friends with the Carrick family. It’s nice that they have closure. It’s so hard. I’m up and down. I really don’t know what to believe.”

BP gas station manager Sandy Olesak is happy the trial has come to an end.

“I feel that the people are relieved it’s been settled,” Olesak said. “I remember the mom used to come in here every day, and she just looked lost.

When I heard that the mom passed away a few years ago, I thought, ‘Poor lady. She didn’t get to put her son to rest.’ Now they’re both at rest because the guy was convicted.”

in South Korea to protect its ally.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday that Washington was doing all it could to defuse the situation, echoing comments a day earlier by Secretary of State John Kerry.

“Some of the actions they’ve taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests, certainly of our allies, starting with South Korea and Japan and also the threats that the North Koreans have leveled directly at the United States regarding our base in Guam, threatened Hawaii, threatened the West Coast of the United States,” Hagel said Wednesday.

In Pyongyang, the military statement said North Korean troops had been authorized to counter U.S. “aggression” with “powerful practical military counteractions,” including nuclear weapons.

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tise management or offer new insights into the case.

“We have had a couple nasty customers saying things like, ‘Why would you want to be in that place,’ or they’ll come up and talk to me like I know what’s going on,” Demarco said.

The prosecution’s main witness was Lamb, who testified last week that Casciaro called him in to talk to Carrick about a drug debt. Lamb said he lost his temper and hit Carrick. He has been granted full immunity from murder charges in exchange for his testimony.

That plus the fact no body has been found has some residents questioning the outcome of the trial, said Becky Lawrence, assistant bar manager at Halftime Bar & Grill.

“It’s split completely 50/50,” said Lawrence, who went to high school with Casciaro and also knew the Carrick family. “Some people are like he deserves it, he should have been put away a long time ago.

Then other people are on the

from North Korea, which has railed for weeks against joint U.S. and South Korean military exercises taking place in South Korea and has expressed anger over tightened sanctions for a February nuclear test.

Following through on one threat Wednesday, North Korean border authorities refused to allow entry to South Koreans who manage jointly run factories in the North Korean city of Kaesong.

Washington calls the military drills, which this time have incorporated fighter jets and nuclear-capable stealth bombers, routine annual exercises between the allies. Pyongyang calls them rehearsals for a northward invasion.

The foes fought on opposite sides of the three-year Korean War, which ended in a truce in 1953. The divided Korean Peninsula remains in a technical state of war six decades later, and Washington keeps 28,500 troops

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Thursday, April 4, 2013 • Page A6 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

Imperfect justice

More than 123 months after the disappearance of Brian Carrick, a McHenry County jury this week held someone accountable for his presumed death.

After about seven hours of deliberations Tuesday, the 12-person jury voted unanimously to convict Mario Casciaro of Carrick’s firstdegree murder.

While we’d like to say that this conviction wraps up this case nicely, that For the record justice has been served, and that While we’d like to say that the Carrick family this conviction wraps up this now can move on case nicely ... it’s not as simple knowing that the as that. individual responsible for their loved one’s death will be justly punished for his crime, it’s not as simple as that.

Prosecutors are fond of saying they can’t pick their witnesses. In this case, they did pick their witness, and it’s a decision that will be questioned for a lifetime.

To bring to justice the person they say is most responsible for Carrick’s death, prosecutors made a deal with the man who has admitted to being the one who actually hit, and possibly killed, Carrick.

Shane Lamb testified in two trials – the first ended in a hung jury – that he punched Carrick inside the produce cooler of Val’s Foods in Johnsburg on Dec. 20, 2002. The punch came after Casciaro sent Lamb to talk to Carrick about a drug debt.

Casciaro was in Val’s that night, according to Lamb’s testimony. Lamb said he left after Carrick fell down, and he does not know what Casciaro did or did not do with Carrick’s body, which has not been found.

Despite his admission, Lamb will not be punished in Carrick’s death. Prosecutors granted him full immunity for his testimony against Casciaro.

Did the state’s attorney’s office make the right decision?

We struggle to answer that question. By his own admission, Lamb certainly has some culpability.

But we also acknowledge prosecutors’ dilemma.

Without Lamb’s testimony, they had no chance of a conviction against Casciaro. And Lamb never would have put the pieces together for prosecutors without that immunity deal.

In the end, a jury found that there was enough evidence to convict Casciaro of first-degree murder. While an appeal of the conviction is a certainty, unless a higher court overturns the verdict, it’s the resolution we have.

Sometimes, justice isn’t perfect.

8ANOTHER VIEW

Same song, new verse It’s a new week, but we’re singing the same old tune – because the state of Illinois continues to sit on billions of dollars owed to vendors.

Pharmacies are owed $377 million for filling public aid prescriptions. Mom-and-pop drugstores, some of which have a substantial volume of business tied to public health care plans, have been especially hard-hit.

The druggists join a long list of privatesector and not-for-profit vendors waiting on Illinois. The damage done by the state’s slow-pay policies isn’t an abstraction. The livelihoods and sometimes the very lives of real people are at risk. Consider some of the examples reported so far in Deadbeat Illinois: Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, based in Des Plaines, has been forced to borrow money, lay off employees, curtail some services and delay building repairs as the amount owed by the state has soared to more than $10 million.

Among the casualties: 1,200 people cut from an addiction-treatment program in Chicago.

The state is running months behind – sometimes up to a year – paying funeral directors and cemeteries for expenses they incurred when they agreed to provide burial or cremation services for penniless, indigent and imprisoned residents. It’s a dilemma for funeral directors around the state, torn as they are between their ethical sensibilities and the fiscal reality that it will take months to be reimbursed by the state for their expenses. The state provides funeral assistance to between 9,000 and 12,000 people each year.

It’s sad to say, but in hindsight, that concern seems unfounded. The state’s fiscal health is so dire – and the opportunities for reporting so vast – it now seems we’ll have material to continue the series indefinitely unless we turn our attention elsewhere.

As of Monday morning, the state owed a bit more than $6.5 billion, according to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office – and a couple of billion more when you add in the bills still sitting on desks in state agencies.

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Editorial Board: John Rung, Dan McCaleb, Jason Schaumburg, Kevin Lyons, Jon Styf, Kate Schott, Stacia Hahn

8SKETCH VIEW

8IT’S YOUR WRITE No better candidate than Fender in Grafton Township

To the Editor: I support Pam Fender for Grafton Township supervisor, not only because she is experienced and knowledgeable in how the township needs to run and function but because she is compassionate and cares about the people of our community.

As a village trustee, a Huntley Jaycee and a Huntley resident, Pam has done countless good for our community, families and seniors alike. From starting Fall Fest to the project at Green Trees, she has produced incredible results with little funds and much determination.

Pam is a person who sees a need or an area for improvement and sets about to find a solution. She knows how to accomplish much with little funding and a lot of organizing. She inspires others around her to become involved and give back to the community as well.

There is no other candidate better qualified to serve the people of Grafton than Pam Fender.

Kelly Bartter Huntley

Renner deserves your vote

To the Editor: Mike Renner deserves your vote for Cary Park District commissioner.

I have had the privilege of working with Mike on the Cary Park District Board for the past two years and have known him for over 15 years.

Mike is very passionate about the Cary Park District and the community. Mike is willing to listen to all points of view to make informed decisions on behalf of the residents. Mike’s only agenda is to do what is right for the people of Cary.

When the board was researching the Chalet Hills property, Mike was proactively meeting with residents to get input and making sure the residents’ voices were heard. With Mike’s leadership, the board decided against pursuing the Chalet Hills property. It is this kind of leadership that we need on the Cary Park District Board.

I encourage you to vote for Mike Renner on April 9.

Tom Emma

Cary Park District Commissioner

Terrific choices in MCC race To the Editor: Nearly all McHenry County College board candidates have made themselves available for candidate forums and have responded to questionnaires by this newspaper and other involved community groups.

If you have not made yourself available to these information venues, you can view the responses to the Northwest Herald interviews on its website. I highly suggest you do so. A tremendous amount of our tax money and your children’s education is well worth the little time that would take.

As electors, it is now up to us. We have terrific choices for the MCC Board of Trustees.

Rising to the top, in my opinion, are Tom Wilbeck, Chris Jenner and Molly Walsh.

Get out and vote. You and I – we – can make a difference.

Ersel Schuster Woodstock

Trust Smith as MCC trustee

To the Editor: The trustees of McHenry County College represent the entire community, both in terms of decisions made about investing our tax dollars and the way they represent the college with students and potential employers.

It is important to choose the right representative, and I believe Mike Smith is the most qualified candidate for the job.

Mike is an experienced business executive with the financial acumen, leadership experience and sound judgment to make well-informed decisions regarding policy and provide prudent oversight of the college budget.

Mike is a candidate who would bring a fresh perspective to the MCC board. He feels strongly that any expansion requiring taxpayer funding should be brought to the voters through referendum. But, choosing the next trustee isn’t about just one issue. This is a sixyear term and experience matters.

The person I trust to represent us as MCC trustee is Mike Smith.

Ann Marie Garoufalis Lakewood

Renner right kind of leader

To the Editor: I want to take this opportunity to provide my endorsement for Mike Renner, who is running to hold onto his position with the Cary Park District.

Mike has been a resident of Cary for over 20 years and currently serves as a Cary Park District commissioner. I have lived in Cary for 13 years and met Mike through Indian Princesses 10 years ago. I have seen Mike work tirelessly to ensure that the park district makes fiscally sound decisions. I also feel confident that he will continue to provide recreational opportunities for all of the residents.

Mike understands the importance of working with other units of local

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government, especially in these difficult economic times, to stretch the park district’s dollars.

Mike is the type of person, neighbor and leader that I want to see making important decisions for Cary Park District.

truly is a voice of reason.

Your vote for Ralph Dawson would be a wise choice for councilman for the city of Crystal Lake.

Phil Menzel

Schultz for Rutland clerk

Cary

Spidle the public servant

To the Editor: President Kennedy’s quote: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

I view the position of Marengo Township highway commissioner as a servant of the public. Some see it as a job. I view it as an availability to serve.

This position requires the responsibility and accountability to every resident of the township.

People are the important aspect of the task. Highway commissioners will come and go. There was one before the person in office now and there will be one when he is gone.

We need to elect one who will do the job, respecting the community they serve.

For more information, see me on Facebook or www.votefordonspidle.com.

I am looking forward to serving as highway commissioner for the next term.

If it is not good for the people of Marengo Township, then it is not good.

Don Spidle Marengo

Good for Crystal Lake

To the Editor: We are very fortunate to have a man such as Ralph Dawson as a Crystal Lake city councilman.

He has overseen many of the great accomplishments in the city, such as the new City Hall building and the Three Oaks Recreation Area. He is truly a hands-on type of person. He works hard for the residents of Crystal Lake. His knowledge of the city and the surrounding area is a wonderful asset.

He is attuned and very articulate when making decisions. He listens well. And he gives great thought before he makes decisions. He

Greg and Sue Danielson Crystal Lake

To the Editor: I am the Rutland Township supervisor, and I have worked with Debra Schultz during her four years as Rutland Township clerk.

Debra Schultz knows her job and knows the township. Debra has been a resident of Rutland Township for 19 years. As clerk, she is the official custodian of all records, books and papers of the township and the clerk of all township meetings.

She has researched each of her duties, has completed training seminars, and has been diligent in recording documents with the clerk of Kane County.

Debra has handled all situations and inquiries promptly and with the utmost professionalism.

I support Debra Schultz and urge you to vote for her April 9 for a second term as Rutland Township clerk.

Margaret Sanders Huntley

Crystal Lake needs Hubbard

To the Editor: I would like to highly recommend electing Cameron Hubbard for Crystal Lake City Council.

I have served on numerous committees and many other projects with Cameron in the Crystal Lake Chamber. He is a bright, energetic and decisive leader. I have seen him be the first one to volunteer for the tough assignments. He does his homework and gets the job done.

But most importantly, I have seen his love of this city, and the respect he has for the people that have come before him and led this great community. We need young, passionate leaders like Cameron on the council.

Please vote for Cameron Hubbard on April 9.

Randy Leggee Crystal Lake

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Thursday, April 4, 2013 • Page A7

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Vote ‘yes’ for aggregation

To the Editor: Electrical aggregation is a process that allows the village to pool, or aggregate, the electrical needs of residents and small businesses together, and then seek competitive bids from electrical energy suppliers for the cost of such electricity (purchased by kilowatt hour) used by village residents and small businesses.

By pooling, or aggregating, the entire electrical load for village residents and small businesses, the village can seek competitive bids from power suppliers approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Communities that have completed the aggregation process have received lower supply costs for their electricity provided to their residents and small businesses than the rate offered by ComEd. Here we have an example of the power of local government taking advantage of the free enterprise system to benefit its residents.

Vote “yes.”

Dennis Palys Wonder Lake

Walsh for MCC trustee

To the Editor: I encourage you to vote for Molly Walsh for the McHenry County College Board of Trustees.

Molly is a longtime resident of McHenry County, has been very involved in the community over the years, and is keenly aware of the issues and concerns of area residents.

She will work to ensure that MCC continues to serve the educational needs of all residents of the college district while not exceeding or duplicating those needs. Doing so in a fiscally and environmentally responsible manner will always be a top priority for Molly, and she won’t be afraid to ask the tough questions, require accountability and maintain transparency on behalf of the constituents of the MCC district.

Vote for Molly on April 9.

McHenry County Board of Trustees.

Both candidates are taxpayer watchdogs and oppose the current MCC plan for a $640 million expansion of the college with taxpayer-backed bonds.

They are strong supporters of the college. They will ask the tough questions needed to protect the taxpayers of McHenry County, and they will oppose any tax increases.

In a time when property taxes are rising and home values are falling, the voters of McHenry County should elect these two candidates to fight for their interests. Jenner and Wilbeck will hold the County Board accountable and demand a public referendum before any bonds are issued, keeping the interests of the taxpayer first and foremost.

Vote for Chris Jenner and Tom Wilbeck for McHenry County College trustee.

Mike Clarke Harvard

Zielinski well-qualified

To the Editor: I find a need to comment on the election that is coming up.

I want you to consider Al Zielinski as our new township assessor in Grafton.

He is well-qualified for the job as he is a certified assessment officer, Illinois and Wisconsin certified residential real estate appraiser, a chemical engineer and has a MBA. Take a look at his Web page – www. al-for-assessor.com. Al is a personal friend, and I have known him for 10 years. He is a member of NISA – a rescue for Samoyeds – and Al and I met when he brought us Otis, our fluffy white dog.

He is a good man, and I’m going to vote for him.

This is my opinion, but I’d like you to do your homework before you vote, and please take the time to vote.

Dick Maiman Huntley

Hubbard a consensus builder

To the Editor: My name is Jay Dimopoulos. I am a First Class Scout from Troop 168, and I am writing to discuss why Cameron Hubbard is a great choice for Crystal Lake City Council.

Cam would be great because he is an Eagle Scout and uses the 12 points of the Scout law in his everyday life. I have only a few of many examples.

Cam is trustworthy. You can always expect him to do as he promises. He is helpful. He will listen to the citizens of our wonderful city of Crystal Lake. He is loyal – a lifelong resident of Crystal Lake. Cam is always cheerful. He will do his job without complaining and with a smile on his face.

Now that you have heard about Cameron Hubbard, ask yourself, “Now wouldn’t I want a great guy like Cam on our City Council?”

To the Editor: Voters have an opportunity to retain council member Cameron Hubbard – a young, energetic, fiscally responsible Crystal Lake resident.

I have known Cameron for 20 years.

He is an involved community member, Eagle Scout and a member of Crystal Lake Young Professionals.

When it comes to elected representation, we need an individual who can make sound decisions in the best interest of our city. I can think of no other person who would be better than Cameron at making informed, conscientious, rational decisions about our government policies.

Those of us who know him know Cameron is a listener and a consensus builder. In these tough economic times, we need representation that will guide our city with sound fiscal policies. His professional experience as a financial consultant qualifies Cameron on these matters.

Let’s keep Crystal Lake a great place to live. Please vote for Cameron on April 9.

Jay Dimopoulos

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Crystal Lake

Common sense needed at MCC

To the Editor: If you believe the role of our community college is to provide affordable education for the local area, offer fully transferable associate degrees and certificate programs that provide students with marketable job skills, all at a reasonable cost, and if you’re against new construction in the Crystal Lake watershed, nonreferendum bonding, tuition increases and infrastructure fees of $8 per credit hour, join the people who want the McHenry County College Board of Trustees to face reality and use our significant tax dollars wisely for better education opportunities.

Vote for Chris Jenner, Tom Wilbeck and Molly Walsh, who will serve us, the taxpayers, in a much more responsible and competent manner than many on the current board. Let’s stand for common sense leadership and against unnecessary spending and additional taxes.

Please vote for Jenner, Wilbeck and Walsh.

Lenora Nolan Hebron

Jenner, Wilbeck for MCC

To the Editor: I would like to endorse Chris Jenner and Tom Wilbeck as candidates for the

I believe the Cary Park District needs a “fresh” perspective on the board, and Patrick Smith is the community’s ideal candidate to fill that role.

Walter Huellen Cary

Jensen for Grafton assessor

To the Editor: Grafton residents should elect Terra Jensen as their next assessor.

Why Jensen? She knows how to do the job, being deputy assessor in Elgin.

She has made it clear that she would do assessments objectively. Her opponent promised to lower assessments so well that after four years almost no one would feel the need to appeal, which is impossible. He also made the ridiculous proposal to do assessments several times per year, which would be expensive and useless according to the rules for establishing taxes.

Her opponent has an ethical cloud hanging over him for the circumstances surrounding his homestead exemption in Lake in the Hills and how he maneuvered to get the foreclosure price he paid be the one given as the fair market value by the Board of Review.

Vote for the candidate with integrity.

Herm Faubl Huntley

Mazeski in Barrington Hills

To the Editor: It is my pleasure to support Kelly Mazeski for Barrington Hills village trustee.

Kelly is a longtime Barrington area resident who has a sound track record of volunteer work and public service. As a member of the Planning Commission in Barrington Hills, Kelly understands the value of our 5-acre minimum zoning and will protect it and any threats to our unique community.

Finally, Kelly will be a fiscally conservative leader with a watchful eye on the budget for the taxpayers.

Please join me in voting for Kelly Mazeski for village trustee April 9.

Emily McHugh Barrington Hills

Ebann valuable in Crystal Lake

To the Editor: Chuck and Ellen Ebann have been tireless and committed volunteers on numerous boards, committees and in philanthropic organizations throughout McHenry County for years.

Now Chuck has decided to run for Crystal Lake City Council. He would be a valued and responsible council member. He is retired from Morton International so he has time to devote to serving. He previously was the president of the Crystal Lake Country Club and the president of the Wedgewood Homeowners Association. He serves on the Crystal Lake Library Board of Trustees and has been a dependable and innovative member.

We have known Chuck for over 20 years and believe him to be conscientious and accountable. He would contribute greatly as a member of the Crystal Lake City Council.

Crystal Lake

Candy and Bob Reedy

Smith offers fresh perspective

Hubbard an excellent choice

To the Editor: I am writing in support of Patrick Smith for election to the Cary Park Board.

I have found him to be a man of good judgment who cares about and is deeply involved with the Cary community. A fiscally responsible candidate, he has feasible plans for the future of the Cary Park District.

Patrick Smith will offer a fresh perspective for the people of Cary. Join me in voting for him April 9.

Patric Murphy Cary

Smith ideal candidate in Cary

To the Editor: My name is Walter Huellen, and I am the president of Cary Computer Solutions Inc. in Cary.

I would like to personally recommend Patrick Smith for a position on the Cary Park District Board.

Over the past seven years, I have had the pleasure of knowing Patrick and feel he would be the perfect candidate for this position. He is extremely intelligent and sincerely cares for his community. He has expressed fantastic ideas about how to utilize park land while remaining financially responsible within the existing budget guidelines.

Crystal Lake

To the Editor: Cameron Hubbard, currently running for Crystal Lake City Council, is an excellent choice for the city. He is a fantastic role model and an asset to the community.

Cameron has experience within the business world and will use this to make fiscally responsible decisions.

He is a member of many Crystal Lake committees and is a great leader who continues to motivate others to do their best.

Cameron and his family have roots in the community, which motivate him to continue to ensure that Crystal Lake remains such a great place to live.

I grew up in Crystal Lake and lived there most of my life. Although I do not currently reside in Crystal Lake, I understand what an amazing addition he would be to the Crystal Lake City Council.

Ashley Tessmer Cary

Kownick has a clear vision

To the Editor: We think Mark Kownick would be an excellent president for the village of Cary.

He has been a dear friend for many years, and we have come to know the

great man that he is. Mark is an honest, sincere and hardworking father, husband and businessman. He has a clear vision for Cary and its residents, and he truly has high hopes that Cary will continue to grow into a destination that families and businesses will flock to.

Mark is a straight shooter. He is a faithful man who makes sure that all of his decisions are ones that are true to him and the personal expectations he has set. Mark understands that rolling up his sleeves and dealing with all aspects of politics is expected of him.

Mark would be an asset as village president. Please cast your vote April 9 for Mark Kownick.

Prairie Grove has improved significantly in academics. Through our high quality educational programs, we have earned many awards from the state of Illinois, and our outstanding test scores are among the best in the area.

A cohesive board has been instrumental to our success. The current board has significantly improved our schools while closely watching the interest of taxpayers. I humbly ask for your vote, as well as for incumbents Laura Domoto, Vickie Marconi and Mischelle Yantis.

Laura and Matt Nick

To the Editor: I have to take exception with the Northwest Herald’s endorsement of Mike Smith, president of Friends of the MCC Foundation, for the McHenry County College Board of Trustees.

Smith is the spouse of Lakewood President Erin Smith – the same Erin Smith that was quoted as saying alternative bonds to pay for the RedTail golf course purchase wasn’t a mistake. Ask the Lakewood residents about that. For 11 of the 18 years of the bonds, they paid for it and did not get free golf.

I hope that this absurd thinking has not rubbed off on Mike Smith.

Tom Wilbeck and Chris Jenner are two candidates who believe in asking taxpayers what they want rather than telling them what they want. If you want a say in your future tax bills, vote for these two candidates.

Fox River Grove

Forward, not backward, in Cary

To the Editor: The Northwest Herald endorsed Mark Kownick for Cary village president.

Some years ago, he was part of the village government that I encountered when I tried to start a business there. I was greeted with a nonwelcoming and difficult environment. While not dealing with Mr. Kownick directly, I opted for the easier path of going to Fox River Grove and obtained a location there for the business with help from Bruce Kaplan.

Mr. Kaplan was subsequently elected to the Village Board, along with three others who represented the change we need going forward. Do we really want to go backward or do we want to continue the positive change forward that Mr. Kaplan and the other new blood represents?

Bruce Kaplan for president of the village of Cary.

Jim Schad Cary

Voting for Spidle

To the Editor: I believe that Don Spidle, being of upstanding character and having the background with the ability to do the job, would make a great highway commissioner for Marengo Township.

I have known Don for many years and have seen him take on many a task with tenacity and zeal well beyond any expectations. Getting the job done would be an expectation. Don would take that as getting the job done to the greatest satisfaction to all involved with the least outlay of expense in dollars and hours.

I believe he sees the greater picture in many different aspects. My family and I will vote for Don Spidle on April 9.

Verne Swanson Marengo

Conflicts in District 47 race

To the Editor: Two former School District 47 administrators are running for the District 47 school board.

Betsy Les and Eileen Palsgrove are fine people and certainly qualified.

However, the election of either could cause a significant conflict of interest, and I caution District 47 voters to consider this April 9.

As a former member of the District 47 Board, I recall the difficult, often painful, decisions I made regarding many issues. I am concerned that neither candidate could maintain the objectivity required to properly fulfill her role because both have had professional and personal relationships with many district employees and both currently receive pensions accruing from their district employment.

A school board member must be the parents’, citizens’ and taxpayers’ watchdog, and it may be difficult or impossible for former employees to properly perform this all-important duty.

Therefore, I reluctantly recommend that District 47 voters consider other candidates in this election.

Thomas Meyers Crystal Lake

Keep District 46 incumbents

To the Editor: My name is Charlotte Kremer, and I am running for re-election to Prairie Grove District 46 school board.

Serving our district with diligence and integrity over the past eight years has been rewarding as we have great achievements to celebrate.

Our efforts have saved the taxpayers millions of dollars by reducing expenditures, retiring/refinancing long-term debt, abating debt service levies and by reducing the property tax levy.

Charlotte Kremer Prairie Grove

Disagree with endorsement

Robert Frerichs Crystal Lake

Status quo in District 46

To the Editor: I understand why voters replace incumbents who are not doing their jobs well.

However, I don’t understand why there are nine people running for four open positions on the Prairie Grove District 46 school board. The four incumbents have accomplished great things: Test scores are going up, and expenses are going down.

They lowered tax levies but still received the highest level of financial recognition in Illinois nine years in a row. For three years, Crain’s Chicago Business Magazine rated their district “Best Schools in McHenry County.”

Seven times they received the Bright Star award for high test scores with low per-pupil expenses.

Fiscally responsible, open decision making and proven results. Sometimes it is good to put someone new in office. But for District 46, keep the incumbents: Laura Domoto and Charlotte Kremer on the ballot, and write-in candidates Mischelle Yantis and Vickie Marconi.

Ann Cuda McHenry

Rep. Tryon endorses Hubbard

To the Editor: I’m writing to give a resounding endorsement to Cameron Hubbard for Crystal Lake City Council.

Since being appointed to the council to fill an unexpired term, Cameron has shown himself to be an outstanding and level-headed voice for the people of Crystal Lake.

Cameron Hubbard is a prime example of how our Crystal Lake and the other municipalities in McHenry County need to embrace new young leaders who will carry on our local governments’ traditions of excellence.

Cameron brings a balanced vote to the City Council and will continue to be a prudent custodian of tax dollars. It is without hesitation that I recommend the election of Cameron Hubbard to the Crystal Lake City Council.

Mike Tryon

State representative, Crystal Lake

Spidle the man for the job

To the Editor: McHenry County townships deserve men and women in leadership who are above mediocrity.

Don Spidle of Marengo is a man who possesses loyalty, ambition, commitment and integrity. Don’s actions speak louder than words. He is the man for the job. Don will work hard for his township and produce results you can trust.

Vote on April 9 for Don Spidle as highway commissioner for Marengo Township.

Dale Hertel Marengo

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

CHIEF: WOODSTOCK FIRE SUSPICIOUS

WOODSTOCK – Police are calling a small fire that sent a man to the hospital “suspicious.”

Crews responded to a multiunit residence at 1:38 p.m. at 354 S. Tryon St. for a fire that started in the hallway.

The unidentified man was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock and listed in serious condition, Woodstock Fire Rescue Capt. Brendan Parker said.

Because of the timing and location of the blaze, investigators are looking into its cause.

“It happened in the middle of the day and in a hallway,” Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen said. “There were no electrical outlets there or any reason why it could have started.”

Police are questioning neighbors and residents; charges could be pending.

The fire caused about $1,000 in damage and was contained to the hallway where it originated.

Fire crews contained the fire in a matter of minutes, and they were on the scene for about two hours.

Cary approves $19M budget

By JOSEPH BUSTOS

jbustos@shawmedia.com CARY – Village officials plan to spend about $3.7 million on capital projects as part of their $19 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Cary Village Board on Tuesday approved its $19 million spending plan for fiscal 2013-14.

The village is expecting to have

only $13.5 million in revenue come in.

“The main difference between expenditures and revenues is the village spending of accumulated nongeneral fund balances to make significant investments in village infrastructure and to accelerate completion of major special project initiatives of the Village Board,” according to a memo from village staff to the

Village Board.

There are $3.7 million in capital improvement projects, up from $2 million in fiscal 2012-13.

Among the planned capital improvements for this year are $1.25 million in water main improvements on James Way and Margaret Terrace, $761,500 for sewer lining improvements.

The village plans to spend $1.5 million on neighborhood street

improvements.

Curb and gutter work also will be added to the Margaret Terrace and West James Way project, said Village Administrator Chris Clark.

The village plans to contribute $180,000 for a joint project with the park district to make improvements on Briargate

See CARY, page B6

HUNTLEY HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN

CHIEF JOHN JONES TO HOST MEETING

– Northwest Herald

8LOCAL BEST BETS

LEARN HOW DNA HELPS SOLVE CASES

McHENRY – “DNA Testing: Cold Cases Solved” will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St. Learn how this technology and the dedication of police detectives have solved baffling cold cases such as the Helena Greenwood murder and the Grim Sleeper murders.

Registration is required and may be done in person by calling 815-385-0036 or online at www. mchenrylibary.org.

ELITE KIDS TO HOST VARIETY SHOW CRYSTAL LAKE – An Elite Kids Variety Show will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Elite Kids, 825 Munshaw Lane, Suite B, Crystal Lake.

Elite Kids welcomes the School of Rock from Cary. After the show will be a guest disc jockey.

For ages 10 and older. The cost is $8 for members, and $10 for nonmembers.

For information, call 815-4519600 or visit www.elitekidsusa. com.

8LOCAL DEATHS Gerald R. Olson 62, Lake Zurich Douglas Daryl Silberhorn 60, Garden Prairie OBITUARIES on page B5

Mayoral contest sees old vs. new

Development key in Island Lake

– Chelsea McDougall

McHENRY – McHenry residents are invited to a “Coffee with the Chief” event from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Monday in the classroom inside City Hall, 333 S. Green St. This public meeting with Police Chief John Jones is offered to residents as part of the McHenry Police Department’s continued commitment to keeping the community informed while obtaining feedback from the public.

All McHenry residents are encouraged to attend.

This month’s topic is “Street Drugs in the McHenry Area.” Topics will include the identification of street-level drugs in McHenry; how they affect our community; and what action is being taken.

The evening will end with a question-and-answer session to allow residents to ask questions or state concerns to Jones.

For information, call the department at 815-363-2200.

Chris Clark Village administrator

sshinneman@shawmedia.com

Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Holocaust survivor Lisl Bogart speaks Wednesday to students at Huntley High School about her experiences at a Nazi concentration camp in Germany.

A TALE of SURVIVAL

‘We no longer were treated as human beings’

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO

sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com

HUNTLEY – Lisl Bogart remembers a teacher spitting at her face and calling her a filthy Jew before kicking her out of class.

It happened the morning after German Nazis seized her hometown of Prague in the former Czechoslovakia. Bogart, 13 at the time, scrambled to make sense of the situation, fearing she had done something to upset the teacher.

“He got angry at me for one reason only. He was mad at me because I was Jewish,” Bogart said. “That was the first time I felt anti-Semitism on myself.”

Bogart shared her story of survival and prejudice with more than 150 Huntley High School students

Wednesday, nearly 68 years after being freed from the Holocaust. She was introduced by Katie Szarzynski, a school social worker who is a family friend of Bogart.

The Nazis invaded Prague, the capital city of the now Czech Republic, on March 15, 1939. Bogart, 86, returned home from school to discover her dad no longer could own the small business in town that represented the family’s way of life.

Soon after the invasion, the family was treated as second-class citizens. The Jewish Czechs couldn’t use public facilities and transportation.

They weren’t allowed to walk the streets past 7 p.m.

By June 1942, Bogart found herself with hundreds of other Jewish Czechs in a concrete holding room, living off a few slices of bread for 2

1/2 days. They were then huddled a hundred at a time into train cars typically reserved for transporting cattle.

“We no longer were treated as human beings,” Bogart recalled. “We were treated worse than the animals.”

Her train car opened to the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, commonly referred to as the Terezin ghetto. The camp primarily served as a transit area for the Nazis deporting Jews to forced-labor and death camps such as Auschwitz.

The Theresienstadt camp at its peak confined 60,000 prisoners into an area that barely stretched 700 yards long. It was well-known for lacking adequate living conditions,

See SURVIVAL, page B6

D-3 candidates talk finances, curriculum

By JOSEPH BUSTOS

jbustos@shawmedia.com FOX RIVER GROVE – Maintaining an academically successful school district while keeping a balanced budget are key issues for candidates running for the District 3 school board.

Five people are running for four seats in the April 9 election: Tim Hatfield, Michael Olencheck, Patrick Riley, Patrick Wall and incumbent Stephen Pickering.

Hatfield, 54, an eighthgrade history teacher at Canton Middle School in Streamwood, also serves as an assistant football coach at Cary-Grove High School.

“I thought since I have experience in education and have a master’s in curriculum development, I might

bring a unique perspective to the board,” Hatfield said.

Hatfield said he was glad discussion on a possible consolidation between District 3 and Cary District 26 did not lead to a merger recommendation, saying District 3 should not merge with District 26 and its past financial problems.

He said he wants to work on improving curriculum and maintain District 3’s high test scores. “[High test scores are] what government wants to see; I know better than that,” Hatfield said. “What’s really important is the relationship with students and teachers.”

Hatfield said curriculum changes are coming from the state, and the district will need to make decisions.

“My goal is to make sure kids’ needs are considered in these decisions,” Hatfield said.

Olencheck, 30, said there is a need to have fresh faces on the school board. He said, if elected, he would stay a maximum of two terms.

He has been a firefighter in town for five years.

“We have to look for the best interests for taxpayers as well as children,” Olencheck said.

He said he wants to tighten the budget of the school district. To save money, the district would need to do so through negotiations with its teachers union, and “never cut on the children side; they are the future,” Olencheck said.

See D-3, page B6

About the D-3 race Five people are running for four seats in Tuesday’s election: n Tim Hatfield n Michael Olencheck n Patrick Riley n Patrick Wall n Stephen Pickering (Incumbent)

Election Central For complete election day coverage, including candidate profiles and platforms, visit NWHerald.com/election.

ISLAND LAKE – Road improvements and a new development around Griswold Lake are at the center of the Island Lake mayoral race.

Incumbent Debbie Herrmann is seeking her second term against Charles Amrich, who, between 1985 and 2005, served as mayor of the town that’s split between McHenry and Lake counties.

Amrich withstood a decision by the Island Lake Electoral Board to kick him off the ballot after two objections from the public that claimed the filing of Amrich’s nomination papers wasn’t timely, and that the papers didn’t include required information such as the date of the petitioner’s selection. That decision was reversed in Lake County Circuit Court, and an appeals court Tuesday confirmed Amrich’s inclusion on the ballot.

Amrich attributes the attempt to get him off the ballot as political.

“It’s unfortunate that they would go about trying to not give the people the right to make a choice,” he said.

Members of the For the People slate hope residents choose Amrich.

Herrmann, who also has spent four years as Island Lake clerk and eight years as a trustee, is part of the United for Progress slate. She said she’s happy with the strides of the city’s commercial district under her leadership, bringing in places such as Walgreens and AutoZone.

Herrmann is confident the Rimas Lodge property, a proposed new commercial and residential development near Griswold Lake, will continue that momentum.

But during a public hearing for the development at a plan commission meeting last week, so many people showed up in opposition that the meeting was moved to a larger location.

Opponents say the development will cause overcrowding at existing Griswold Lake subdivisions and around Island Lake, and that developers haven’t put enough thought into the environmental impact of building on wetlands.

“They’re not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars [on environmental research] if the village is not going to welcome it in,” Herrmann said. “One step at a time, and all those things that were mentioned at the meeting will be addressed.”

Herrmann also took issue with a point made by some opponents of the development – that the city should fill existing, empty storefronts before allowing new ones. She said those complaints stem from a strip mall in Island Lake with a landlord overcharging tenants.

See MAYOR, page B6

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HARVARD: FAMILY EVENT

Author to speak at library’s Namaste dance troupe to perform at Harvard library anti-bullying program If you go

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McHENRY – When writer Michael Anthony asked groups of teens “What is it that bullies you?” he never dreamed he’d get so many responses.

One anonymous letter came from a young man named Billy. The overwhelming response and this one letter touched Anthony so much that he decided to return to his hometown of Wheeling to produce a feature-length documentary titled “For Billy.”

The documentary spun off a best-selling book, “the anthology of anonymoUS,” a collection of some of the letters

n What: “What is it that Bullies

YOU? – Redefining the word ‘Bully’ ” n When: 7 p.m. April 10 n Where: McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St. (Route 31) in McHenry n Cost: Free n To register or form information: go to www.mchenrylibrary. org, stop by at, or call 815-3850036 he received, then the creation of a nonprofit program called “the anonymoUS initiative,” an anti-bullying movement dedicated to helping people of

all ages, races, demographics and orientations explore the secret bully that lives inside of each of us.

Anthony will talk about his book, the letters he’s received and his unique take on bullying in a special program, “What is it that Bullies YOU? – Redefining the word ‘Bully,’ ” hosted by the McHenry Public Library beginning at 7 p.m.

April 10.

This program is free and open to all ages.

For information, or to register for this program, go to www.mchenrylibrary.org, stop by at 809 N. Front St. (Route 31) in McHenry, or call 815-385-0036.

NORTHWEST HERALD HARVARD – Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St., will showcasing an entertaining and colorful event at 2 p.m. April 21.

Troupe Namaste is a sisterhood of women from the area who, as an ethnic dance troupe, study and perform the art of Middle Eastern dance as well as many other styles of world dance.

This group of dancers decided on the name “Namaste” because it means, “The Divine in me blesses and honors the Divine in you.” This is an appropriate

If you go

n What: Harvard Diggins Library

hosts Troupe Namaste n When: 2 p.m. April 21 n Where: Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St. n Registration: Not required n Cost: Free n Information: Call the library at 815-943-4671 or visit www. harvard-diggins.org or www. namastedance.com

name for a group of dancers who come together in the spirit of collaboration and love of the dance.

This troupe has been led by director Jenny Hennek since the troupe was formed in 2000. The women show a variety of dance styles, including authentic Middle Eastern dances, world style dances such as Turkish, Gypsy Rom, Tribal and Oriental Pop, and comedy, often using veils, canes, finger cymbals and swords in their dances.

No registration is required for this free and family-friendly event.

For information, call the library at 815-943-4671 or visit www.harvard-diggins.org or www.namastedance.com.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Magician to raise money for Richmond-Burton club RICHMOND – Magician Joe Diamond will be showcasing his mind reading and hypnosis skills to raise money for Richmond-Burton Community High School’s Psych Club.

The show, “Psych Out 4 Psych Club,” will start at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9, in the school’s auditorium and is expected to run one hour. Tickets are $5 at the door.

This is Diamond’s second fundraiser for the club.

Diamond has visited the psychology classes each semester for the past four years. He will visit this semester’s class as well as the lunch hours this today to promote the show.

For information, visit www.

diamondcutmagic.com.

– Emily K. Coleman

Quilt to be raffled off on last day of used book sale

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Friends of the Crystal Lake Library will raffle off a quilt during the last day of their annual used book sales, set for April 13 and 14.

The quilt, created by Alice Hayes, is in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the library.

The quilt will be displayed at the Crystal Lake Public Library until April 11, when it will be on display at the used book sale in Unit 15 at the Crystal Lake Plaza Shopping Center (near Joseph’s Marketplace) until the raffle on April 14.

Tickets are available now or during the book sale. Raffle tick-

ets cost $10 or three for $25.

To buy tickets before April 13, email focll@focll.org to make arrangements.

Spring used book sale planned at Cary library

CARY – The Friends of the Cary Area Library will host their Spring Used Book Sale on April 20 and 21 at the library, 1606 Three Oaks Road.

Saturday sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday ($3 a bag day) hours are 1 to 5 p.m.

There will be a wide variety of books, DVDs and CDs for all ages at bargain prices. An entire room of children’s materials will be for sale. For information, call the library during regular hours at 847-639-4210.

– Northwest Herald

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SYCAMORE: MURDER TRIAL

Plea deal a divisive end to Curl prosecution

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SYCAMORE – No eyewitnesses, no murder weapon, no time of death and no cause of death meant no sure-fire conviction as far as DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack was concerned.

An hour after William “Billy” Curl accepted a plea deal that got him a 37-year prison sentence for the rape and murder of Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller, Schmack defended his decision to pass on a trial that could have resulted in a 60-year sentence. “[Prosecutors] also had to consider the gross injustice of a potential verdict of not guilty and the unimaginable pain that would have meant

for [Keller’s] loved ones,” Schmack said. “Some may be able to put that risk out of their thoughts, but prosecutors cannot.”

Schmack pointed to high-profile, televised murder trials involving O.J. Simpson and Casey Anthony that resulted in surprising not-guilty verdicts. As state’s attorney, he said, it was his first responsibility to protect the public from the future criminal threat Curl posed.

“Some of those cases would appear to be stronger than ours,” Schmack said. “The outcome was not assured.”

The man who brought charges against Curl disagreed. Former DeKalb County State’s Attorney Clay Campbell attended Wednesday’s sentencing and said it was a

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McHENRY: CATHOLIC ASSISTANCE MISSIONS

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McHENRY – Tickets are available for the Catholic Assistance Missions’ annual Haiti fundraiser.

Touch a Heart in Haiti will be from 6 to 10 p.m. April 20 at the Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

Catholic Assistance Missions, or CAM, is a nonprofit charity that works with the people of Despinasse, Haiti.

The all-volunteer organization is actively involved in many projects, including housing construction, a livestock program and feeding the poor.

CAM also runs a school

n What: Catholic Assistance Missions’ Touch a Heart in Haiti fundraiser n When: 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 20 n Where: Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry that serves about 250 children, offering them not only an education, but also a warm meal. Sometimes this is the only meal that child will eat all day.

The event will feature live music from the band Something Sunset, raffles, a silent auction, a cash bar and Haitian artwork and wares for

sale. There also will be short informational speeches about CAM’s mission work in Haiti and current socioeconomic conditions of the impoverished nation.

Ticket prices are $15 and $5 for children younger than 10. The cost includes dinner and dessert.

Table sponsorships for $150 for eight guests also are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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was sorry he could not complete his commitment to the Keller family and noted their absence Wednesday was likely

a sign of how they felt about the agreement.

From bone fragments that tested positive for Keller’s DNA to the scratches on Curl’s chest, his multiple accounts of events and his attempt to flee to Mexico and Louisiana, Campbell said the evidence and timeline would have held up at trial.

“It very likely would have been the longest trial in DeKalb County history,” he said. “I was 100 percent confident in the evidence.”

Campbell said it is just as important for the state’s attorney to pursue justice to the maximum extent of the law for victims as it is to protect the public.

Keller’s family and supporters were not the only ones displeased with the agreement.

Wednesday’s sentencing started with a plea from Moria Curl to her brother as she shouted for him to turn down the deal and fight for his freedom.

“They’re railroading you!” she shouted to her brother as she was escorted from the courtroom.

The reaction came as somewhat of a surprise to DeKalb County Public Defender Tom McCulloch, who said his client was at peace with his decision Wednesday morning. McCulloch said Curl maintains his innocence.

“I think people make their own decisions when it comes time to fish or cut bait,” McCulloch said, adding he encouraged Curl to keep an open mind about a deal. “Everyone is looking for a guarantee in this world.”

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Annual auction to benefit domestic abuse agency NORTHWEST HERALD

WOODSTOCK – Turning Point, McHenry County’s only comprehensive domestic violence agency and shelter, will hold its annual fundraising auction April 26 at Jameson’s Charhouse Huntley, 12860 Del Webb Blvd.

The auction is Turning Point’s longest-running fundraiser, having been held an-

nually since the agency’s founding in 1981.

The evening kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and silent auctions, continues with dinner and ends with the always exciting live auction, with attendees bidding on donated items.

This year’s auction items include a weekend getaway, a necklace from Dalzell Jewelers, a limited edition Matt

Donations sought Items may be donated by calling Turning Point at 815-338-8081. Information also is available at www. mchenrycountyturningpoint.org.

Pfahlert Wilco poster autographed by the band and a handmade quilt.

Some popular items from

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years past will be offered again, including a wine collection with more than two-dozen bottles, a golf package that includes foursomes at several area golf courses and what organizers are calling “An abundance of Chocolate” – a wheelbarrow loaded with more than 40 pounds of chocolate.

Turning Point offers emergency shelter, crisis services and group and individual

counseling as well as a Partner Abuse Intervention Program and legal advocacy.

Tickets cost $75 and can be reserved by calling Turning Point at 815-338-8081.

In addition, donations still are being sought for auction items. Items may be donated by calling that same number.

Information also is available at www.mchenrycountyturningpoint.org.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Richard Charles “Dick” Bradley: The visitation will be from 9 a.m.

Friday, April 5, until the memorial service at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in Marengo City Cemetery, Marengo. For information, call 931-296-2437.

Marian Jean Hyre Clifton (nee Hay): There will be an open house from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, honoring Jean’s memory at the Del Webb Prairie Lodge (main entrance), 12900 Del Webb Blvd. Huntley. All friends and family are welcome.

Marguerite L. Donahue: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 4, in the chapel of Derrick Funeral Home, 800 Park Drive, Lake Geneva. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lake Geneva.

Jennifer A. Edgerton: A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at Retro Bistro, 1746 W. Golf Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60058, 847-4392424. For information, contact Davenport Family Funeral Home, 847-381-3411.

George Hansen: The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at Cary United Methodist Church, 500 First St., Cary. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Lauretta E. Helmer: There will be a memorial visitation at 10 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2107 Three Oaks Road, Cary. For information, call Kahle-Moore Funeral Home at 847-639-3817.

Viola Lammon: A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Schneider Apfel Schneider and Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Janesville, with Pastor Donald Erickson officiating. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. A private burial will be held at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, at a later date. Schneider Apfel Schneider and Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory in Janesville, Wis., is assisting the family.

Nora May: The memorial visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, until the 2 p.m. memorial service at K.K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 847-587-2100.

Rosalia Merkhofer: The visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, at Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake, IL 60097.

The visitation will resume at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, until 10 a.m. at the funeral home. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 5006 E. Wonder Lake Road, Wonder Lake, IL 60097.

Interment will be in Christ the King Cemetery, Wonder Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-728-0233.

Krystyna Miter: The visitation will be from 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, until the time of the service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1250 Parkview Drive, Elgin. Funeral services will be at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, following the visitation at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elgin. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, in Maryhill Cemetery in Niles.

For information, call the funeral home at 630-232-8233.

Rosette M. Motto: Family and friends will gather for a memorial visitation from 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, until the service at 6 p.m. at DuPage Memorial Chapel, 951 W. Washington St., West Chicago.

For information, call 630-2935200.

Laura Jane Motz: There will be an interment service Saturday, April 27, in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Pa. For information, call 570-385-2647.

Donald J. Musielak: The visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, with private interment. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

Winston O. Pratt: A memorial visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 6, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Priscilla M. Rook: The memorial service will begin at noon Saturday, April 6, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Crystal Lake, where the family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the time of the service, with a luncheon in Fellowship Hall after the service.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

William A. “Bill” Rowan: A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 6, at Christian Fellowship Church, 3419 Walkup Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Henry A. Russell: A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 323 N. Taylor St., Marengo. For information, call Marengo-Union Funeral Home at 815-568-8131.

Elizabeth Vegter-Kiner: The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at the funeral home.

Inurnment will be private for the family at a later date at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

Glen E. Williams: The visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, until the 1 p.m. service at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. Burial will be in St. John Nepomucene Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

OBITUARIES BRIAN W. NUSS

Born: March 15, 1957; in Chicago Died: March 31, 2013; in Chicago McHENRY – Brian W. Nuss, 56, of McHenry, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago.

He was born on March 15, 1957, in Chicago to Walter and Leah S. (Andreoni) Nuss.

On Aug. 9, 1980, he married Amy J. Sullivan in Taylorville.

A 1976 graduate of McHenry West High School, he attended Eureka College where he majored in physical education and graduated in 1980. During both high school and college, he was active in football and track, and during high school he was in wrestling as well.

An avid sports fan, he was an eternal Chicago Bears fan and had coached for various sports at several downstate schools.

He was a member of Fellowship of Faith Lutheran Church of McHenry.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Amy J. Nuss of McHenry; his children, Alexis (Timothy) Wisniewski of Carpentersville and Zachary Nuss of McHenry; his grandson, Samuel Hananiah Wisniewski of Carpentersville; parents, Walter and Leah Nuss of McHenry; brothers and sisters, Cheryl Groh of Crystal Lake, Marty (Leslie) Nuss of Olney and Terri (Stacey) Hill of Cordova, Tenn.; and many nieces and nephews.

The visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 6 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Fellowship of Faith Church, 6120 Mason Hill Road, McHenry.

Interment will be private for the family.

Memorials may be directed to the Fellowship of Faith Church.

For information, contact Colonial Funeral Home at 815-385-0063 or www.colonialmchenry.com.

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GERALD R. OLSON

Died: April 2, 2013; in Des Plaines LAKE ZURICH – Gerald R. Olson, 62, of Lake Zurich died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Des Plaines.

Arrangements are pending at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, Cary.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

DOUGLAS DARYL SILBERHORN

Born: Nov. 12, 1952; in Van Dyke, Mich.

Died: April 1, 2013; in Garden Prairie GARDEN PRAIRIE – Douglas Daryl Silberhorn, 60, of Garden

Prairie passed away at his home Monday, April 1, 2013.

He was born Nov. 12, 1952, in Van Dyke, Mich., the son of Dennis and Kathryn Winona (Godfrey) Silberhorn.

Doug had a passion for three things: his farm, his family and his faith. He was owner and operator of Susie’s Garden Patch in Garden Prairie.

He graduated from Kishwaukee Valley College in 1975 after serving in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea, from 1971 to 1973. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo, and a member of American Legion Boone Post No. 77. He opened the farm in 1985 and was famous for his sweet corn and other fruits and vegetables.

A “jack of all trades,” he was always willing to help whenever and wherever it was needed. Doug had a love for agriculture and farming, and had been involved in agriculture his entire life, growing up on a farm and continuing his passion.

He touched many lives through the farm, teaching toughness and a strong work ethic to many.

Doug married Susan Dittrich on Feb. 14, 1976, in Belvidere, and she survives. Also surviving are children, Christina (Peter) Winch of Fennimore, Wis., Rebecca (Arron) Perry of Albion and Mary (Kevin) Burbach of Garden Prairie; grandchildren, Randy, Wesley and Matthew Winch, and Hayley and Hannah Perry, who affectionately called their grandpa “Buddy”; siblings, D. Michael (Marjean) Silberhorn of Rockford, Deanna (Mark) Rush of Caledonia, Dale (Peggy) Silberhorn of Davis Junction, David Silberhorn of Belvidere, DeWayne (Donna) Silberhorn of Rockford and Denise Klentz of Rockford; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a nephew.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Zion Lutheran Church, Marengo, with the Rev. Dr. Glen W. Borhar officiating.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial is being set up in his name by the family.

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Born: May 5, 1923; in Chicago Died: April 1, 2013 ROSCOE – Martin A. Venema, 89, of Roscoe, formerly of Mundelein, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, surrounded by his family.

He was born May 5, 1923, in Chicago.

Martin was a member of the Teamsters, a World War II veteran and a POW. He was a former elder at Faith Lutheran Church in Mundelein. He will be remembered most as a kind, generous and loving man.

He is survived by his children, David (Wendy) Venema and Gail (Larry) Yates; four stepchildren; grandchildren, Kevin, Victoria (Ray), Jeremy, Justin, Savannah, Ashley, Gideon, David and Christy; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose; and his second wife, Mary.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Kristan Funeral Home, 219 W. Maple Ave., (two blocks west of Route 45 on Route 176), Mundelein. The funeral will be at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at the funeral home.

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He was born March 5, 1966, in Chicago.

He enjoyed fishing, cooking, the Bears and especially spending time with his son.

Survivors include his wife, Julie; his son, Allen; his parents, Jerome and Sandra Staszak; a brother, Mike (Tracy) and nephews, Jack and Matt; his in-laws, Mary and Russell Griffith of Johnstown, Pa.; sisters- and brothers-in-laws and their families, Russell (Maria) Griffith, Julianne and Alyssa, Nancy (Bradley) Sinclair, Amy, Emberly and Tyler Sinclair, Greg (Lisa) Griffith, Jeff Griffith, Hellen (Tom) Strushensky, Anthony Strushensky and Amanda Rapp; and many other relatives and friends.

A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, memorials for his son Allen’s education would be greatly appreciated, and may be sent to Baxter BCU Credit Union, 415 S. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. Please indicate for Allen Staszak’s education fund.

Arrangements were made by Davenport Family Funeral Home, Crystal Lake. For information, call 815-459-3411.

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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 100 Tri-State International Parkway, Lincolnshire, IL 60069.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-566-8020.

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THOMAS R. YUNKER

Born: April 18, 1949; in Pittsburg, Calif.

Died: April 1, 2013; in McHenry

McHENRY – Thomas R. Yunker, 63, of McHenry, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at home.

Born April 18, 1949, in Pittsburg, Calif., he was the son of Robert J. and Edith G. (Wahl) Yunker. Tom married Sandra Kay LaFever on July 22, 1967, in Chicago.

Tom had a dedicated career as a business owner focused on assisting persons with mobility challenges. He took great pride in these persons gaining the freedom to drive and maintaining their independence. Tom’s dedication was recognized by his industry when he won the Man of the Year distinction.

Outside of work, Tom loved to golf, boat and spend time with family and friends and traveling.

His family and friends were very important to him, especially his wife, children, their spouses and grandchildren. Tom was a man who touched many lives with his compassionate generosity and support. He was loved and respected by many. He leaves a great legacy and will be missed by everyone who had an opportunity to know him.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra; children, Daniel (Karen) Yunker and Cynthia (Scott) Yunker-Burrows; grandchildren, Brandon, Allison and Madison; and sister, Grace Yunker.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert; mother, Edith; and stepfather, Edward Dziordzik.

The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Interment will be private.

Donations in Thomas Robert Yunker’s memory may be made to the Centegra Sage Cancer Center in care of the Centegra Health Systems Foundation, 385 Millennium Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60012.

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( ) Child Support ( ) Amount ( ) Commencement date ( ) Dates payable ( ) Termination ( ) Dependent exemptions (income tax) () Withholding

( ) Stocks and Stock Options

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8POLICE REPORTS Crystal Lake

• Donna Jean Piscopo, 51, 458 Potomac Lane, Elk Grove Village, was charged Thursday, Feb. 28, with improper lane use, driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content greater than

0.08 percent and illegal transportation of alcohol.

• Chad Blayne Bovinet, 33, 2640 Evergreen Circle, McHenry, was charged Sunday, March 2, with manufacturing or delivering marijuana, possession of marijuana, driving under the influence,

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• Keven R. Haumann, 20, 133 S. Cross Trail, McHenry, was charged Saturday, March 2, with possession of marijuana.

• William J. Roy, 20, 5227 Betsy Lane, McHenry, was charged Satur-

day, March 2, with underage drinking and possession of marijuana.

• Mark Justin Priester, 35, 48 W. Franke Ave., Cary, was charged Saturday, March 2, with driving on a suspended license, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Lisl Bogart speaks Wednesday at Huntley High School about surviving the Holocaust.

Bogart the only member of immediate family to survive • SURVIVAL

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Nearly 35,000 people died at the camp, although it contained no gas chambers. The Nazis also used the camp to host the International Red Cross, which in 1944 wanted to investigate the gruesome reputation of the Nazi’s camps.

Bogart was among the 960 prisoners selected to manufacture fake housing and public areas during the months leading up to the visit. The Nazis went as far as creating a bank with artificial money to try and fool the Red Cross.

After the hoax was successfully completed, many of the prisoners were sent to Auschwitz to be killed. But Bogart was one of the dozen prisoners spared.

She avoided death earli-

er in September 1942 when a Nazi guard inexplicably pushed her off a ramp that was loading nearly 5,000 prisoners – including her parents and brother – onto a train destined for Auschwitz.

She later learned family members were placed in gas chambers and killed. To this day, she does not know why the guard pushed her off the ramp.

When the Soviet army liberated the Terezin ghetto in May 1945, Bogart was unconscious in an isolated area with typhoid fever. She recalled waking up to see her friend holding a large piece of white bread outside the window of the room.

She knew they had been freed. A year later, she immigrated to the United States.

“Every morning when I have a slice of bread, I remember freedom,” Bogart told the students.

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Amrich opposes the Rimas development, in part because of those empty storefronts.

“The economy is such that we have a lot of vacant homes, a lot of homes that are in foreclosures,” he said. “We need to concentrate on getting those places [filled].”

Both candidates expressed a desire for road improvements. Amrich said the vil-

lage is in “dire need” of road repairs and resurfacing, and said he places the issue above other infrastructure needs.

Herrmann said there are plans to begin repairs, starting with Burnett Road. She said Island Lake is one of many Illinois communities struggling to secure more funds from the state and federal government for road repairs.

“The same issues plague most of the communities in Illinois,” she said. “Island Lake is not alone.”

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Continued from page B1 Road. The Briargate Road project will include parking lot, drainage and pedestrian improvements, Clark said.

The park district will fund $320,000 of the project.

The village is budgeting $100,000 for possible economic incentives; whether that would be spent will be based on future discussions by the Village Board.

The village plans to spend $174,000 as part of its second year of the five-year meter replacement program, and there will be $69,000 spent on design work for the Route

14/Jandus Cut Off Road improvement project.

In the spending plan, there is money to replace a squad car, a public works chipper, a one-ton dump truck and snow pusher for parking lot plowing.

The general fund budget, which pays for the police department and public works personnel, among other things, is balanced, with $7.81 million in projected revenues and $7.8 in expected expenditures.

There are no changes in service levels, Clark said.

“This is a hold the line budget,” Clark said.

The budget calls for a 2 percent salary increase

for eligible police and public works employees as per union contracts.

The village budgeted for a 2 percent merit-based increase for employees not covered by collective bargaining contracts.

During the fiscal year, the village’s finance department plans to focus on the water-billing process and providing electronic billing. The village also plans to bring back a quarterly newsletter that will be phased in for residents during the fiscal year.

The village last had a newsletter three or four years ago, Clark said.

The police department plans to add a part-time ev-

idence custodian for $11,000 to help store, maintain and record evidence.

The village also has $31,000 budgeted for an administrative intern and parttime secretary.

The village plans to spend $150,000 on communitywide comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance revision consulting services. This would be the first comprehensive plan update since 1993, Clark said.

A municipal codification project to review village ordinances and develop an online resource access also is planned for $30,000.

“We’re glad to move that forward,” Clark said.

Consolidation study with D-26 draws differing views • D-3

Continued from page B1 The district could look into a salary freeze for teachers, “just like every other district is doing,” Olencheck said.

Stephen Pickering, 48, is the only incumbent running in the election. He wrote in a questionnaire from the Northwest Herald that his top priorities would be to maintain the district’s fiscal and educational strength.

“District 3 schools continue to be recognized as some of the top schools in McHenry County, while the district’s budgets remain balanced,” Pickering said. “We have done this while continuing to offer sports, music, art and extracurricular activities to

our students.”

The software support analyst for CVS said he wants as many residents as possible involved in the district.

“There is a perception that only parents of students get involved in school districts, but a strong school district has benefits for the entire community, not just the students,” Pickering wrote.

Patrick Riley, 41, works in sales for EPI Marketing Services.

He said his top priority would be to create and maintain a positive educational environment.

“Demographic changes in the district, implementation of Common Core [State] Standards, and the current difficult financial environment all demand prudent and judicious leadership if the goal

is educational excellence,” Riley wrote.

Riley said he disagreed with District 3’s approval of a feasibility study on consolidation with District 26; the study found consolidation was not feasible.

“I did not understand how consolidation could benefit the children in our community. As a taxpayer, I questioned why we should consider merging our financially sound district with one that has been struggling for many years,” Riley said. “Overall, I did not understand the motivation and desire to spend time and money on this project.”

Patrick Wall, 37, is an attorney.

He said he agreed with the board’s decision to hire a consultant to look into con-

solidation.

“I think the desire to look at change and merger shows the board’s willingness to identify new ways of educating our children to prepare them for the next stage of life,” Wall wrote on a Northwest Herald Election Central questionnaire.

Wall said his priorities would be to continue educational successes of the district, and keep a balanced budget. He said he would not support a tax levy freeze.

“I do not favor freezing a tax levy based upon the factor of a private home sale. These factors should not intersect,” Wall wrote. “Linking home prices, a fluctuating number, to levy for spending would be irresponsible, and would leave the district hamstrung to provide for the students.”

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Marian misses chances

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Marian Central’s Edgar Ross is out as he slides into second base Wednesday against Montini in Woodstock. Marian lost, 3-2, in nine innings.

Hurricanes strand too many runners in extra-innings loss Get the scores

By ROB SMITH

rsmith@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – After getting shut out in its first two games, the Marian Central baseball team needed to get its offense going against Montini on Wednesday.

The Hurricanes did score some runs, but it was not being able to execute in critical situations that did them in.

Marian lost to the Broncos, 3-2, in a nine-inning Suburban Christian Conference game.

“In the end, it was little things,” Hurricanes coach Benji Winkelman said. “We couldn’t execute bunts.”

In the second and seventh innings, Marian (0-3 overall, 0-2 SCC) was unable to advance the runner after the leadoff man got on base. The Hurricanes had runners in Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com scoring position in five inMarian Central’s Trent Faunce allowed two runs in seven- nings. plus innings Wednesday against Montini.

Winkelman said his team

Can’t make it to the game? We’ll deliver the score to you. iPhone users can download the free McHenryCounty Scores app from the online App Store. was more aggressive on offense and played well defensively.

“It makes me feel better because we didn’t beat ourselves,” Winkelman said. “We didn’t give them a lot of extra outs.”

Sophomore Mike Crook provided all of Marian’s offense with a two-out, tworun single in the first inning down the left field line. It was Crook’s second game on varsity.

“It was awesome,” Crook

said. “I was just looking to put the ball in play and get on base.”

Crook’s hit scored Dylan Fortin and Mike Koscielniak.

Fortin was pinch-running for Corte Trabacz, the catcher, who had singled.

Crook, a lefty, said he didn’t see the ball land fair.

“I wasn’t watching, I was running,” Crook said.

Trent Faunce started the game for the Hurricanes and went seven-plus innings, giving up two runs. Other than the sixth, the Broncos had men on base in every other inning and runners in scoring position in five innings.

“They got a lot of base hits,” Faunce said. “They were seeing me well, but we made a lot of good plays to get out of innings.”

Pitching with men on base was a trouble spot for Faunce last season.

See MARIAN, page C2

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Goebbert ready for major step with Astros Hampshire, NU grad on Triple-A team

By BARRY BOTTINO

Everywhere Jake Goebbert looked in the Houston Astros’ locker room this spring in Kissimmee, Fla., he saw a familiar face.

There was major-league All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve, along with Houston outfielders J.D. Martinez and Brandon Barnes and first basemen Brett Wallace.

“I played with all of those guys the past four years,” said Goebbert, a Hampshire High School graduate who was drafted by the Astros out of Northwestern in 2009.

Goebbert, a nonroster invitee to spring training, also saw Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell.

“Our wives hung out together a lot,” Goebbert said.

This week, Goebbert arrived to start his season at Triple-A Oklahoma City with a few more friends on the big-league team and plenty of lessons learned.

“Big-league camp is a great experience,” said Goebbert, who had an RBI double against the Yankees.

“You get to work with players and coaches who have a lot of experience.

It’s all a learning experience. I try to learn something every day.”

Goebbert, who batted a team-high .304 last season at Double-A Corpus Christi (Texas) with 23 doubles and 53 RBIs, has played 47 games at Triple-A over the past two seasons.

While also spending time with Photo courtesy of Corpus Christi Hooks veteran outfielder Rick Ankiel, Goebbert’s neighbor this spring was Hampshire graduate Jake Goebbert bats last season for the Corpus Christi (Texas)

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SOX INSIDER Meghan Montemurro

Sox slug 4 homers, start 2-0

CHICAGO – The chilly, windy Chicago weather in April doesn’t create ideal hitting conditions.

The bat feels heavier, the ball doesn’t carry as well, and it’s never fun gripping a wood bat with cold hands.

The White Sox haven’t let the conditions faze them.

They hit four Next baseballs for home runs a Kansas City at combined 1,520 feet Wednesday Sox, 1:10 p.m. today, CSN, in their 5-2 win against the Roy- AM-670 als.

All six of Inside their runs this season have Jake Peavy come off homis glad to start ers. Designated his season on a hitter Adam positive note.

Dunn started PAGE C4 the scoring in the second inning on his first hit of the season, a line-drive home run to right on the first pitch from Kansas City starting pitcher Ervin Santana (0-1).

Catcher Tyler Flowers homered the next inning.

Dayan Viciedo and Alexei Ramirez added a two-run homer and solo homer in the fourth and seventh innings. Royals left fielder Alex Gordon nearly robbed Viciedo of his go-ahead homer by climbing the wall’s ledge, but the ball bounced off his glove into the Sox’s bullpen as he reached over the fence.

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PIRATES 3, CUBS 0

No support for Jackson in shutout

By WILL GRAVES

The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH – Edwin Jackson gave the Cubs everything they needed in his first start of the season. He worked five efficient innings in frigid temperatures and kept the Pittsburgh Pirates mostly in check.

The Cubs, however, didn’t provide any sup- Next port for JackCubs at Pittsson in a 3-0 loss burgh, 11:35 a.m.

Wednesday.

Jackson gave today, WGN-TV, u p t w o r u n s AM-720 and three hits, struck out five and walked one. His only hiccup came in the fourth, when a single by Garrett Jones, a double by Andrew McCutchen and an error by shortstop Starlin Castro gave the Pirates all the cushion starter Wandy Rodriguez needed.

“Just a tough one for us tonight,” Jackson said. “More times than not the situations we had, I like our chances coming through and scoring runs.”

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NHL: St. Louis at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m., CSN Marian Hossa returns from an injury to rejoin the Hawks when they host the Blues tonight.

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A day after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he wouldn’t hesitate to take Brittney Griner in the NBA draft, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said, “I think it would be a sham. The fact that a woman could actually play right now in the NBA and compete successfully against the level of play that they have is absolutely ludicrous.”

Several former Auburn football players said they were misquoted in a story posted @roopstigo Wednesday saying there were bribes, altered grades and recruiting violations at the school when it won a BCS title. Others who claimed to be misquoted: 1. Kristin Cavallari (on engagement to Jay Cutler) 2. Torii Hunter (on gay athletes) 3. Corey Pavin (on picking Tiger for Ryder Cup)

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GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP

Stevens blanks Prospect PR pitcher follows 12-strikeout game with 10 more NORTHWEST HERALD Two games into the season, Prairie Ridge’s Kirsten Stevens is off to a hot start.

After striking out 12 on Tuesday, Stevens gave up one hit and struck out 10 on Wednesday in a 1-0 nonconference win over Prospect in Crystal Lake. Stevens improved to 2-0 on the season.

Josie Emricson and Kate Didier each went 1 for 2 for Prairie Ridge (2-0), with Emricson driving in the lone run of the game and Didier doubling.

Woodstock fishing Capt. Bob Rossa is set to launch his first charter of the season April 26.

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OUTDOORS

Woodstock’s Rossa ‘one of the good guys’

By STEVE SARLEY

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Being a charter boat captain is a tough job. The hours are insane and the fish usually don’t seem willing to cooperate. The costs are extensive, from the price of the boat, to the cost of tackle, to insurance, to gasoline and repairs, to name a few budgetary items.

After all of that, you are dependent on the weather.

You may be totally booked with clients and all of a sudden you face stiff winds from the north that makes fishing extremely difficult and navigation unsafe. Then, you have to cancel and return the deposits.

This is definitely a job that can break a man, but the best stand out and prosper.

Woodstock’s Capt. Bob Rossa launches his first charter of 2013 on his 33-foot Baha Sport, “The Migrator,” on April 26.

“I’ve been fishing since they introduced the salmon into Lake Michigan back in the 1970s,” Rossa said. “I

Reaching Rossa

To book a day on the Migrator with Capt. Bob Rossa, call 815-3388093 or 815-575-4665. Rossa’s email is captbobcharters@aol. com, and his website is migratorfishhunt.com. did it for fun. I had to have a job to make enough money to raise a family, but when those financial responsibilities were met, I decided to become a full-time charter boat captain 14 years ago.”

One of Rossa’s favorite memories is catching 30 cohoes in an hour-and-a-half.

“It was so fast and furious that we were never able to get more than three rods in the water at one time,” he said.

Rossa said his favorite thing about being a captain is taking out newcomers.

“I love catching the big king salmon and sharing that experience,” Rossa said.

Many charter boat captains can keep their clients captive with tales of close calls induced by storms that show up without warning

and create massive waves that threaten the safety of boat, captain and crew. Does Rossa have any such tales?

He said, “Not really. I’ve faced a few 60-mile-per-hour wind shears out there, but for the most part I play it safe. I don’t take a chance on going out if it’s questionable and I head back in at the first sign that something is happening that could be trouble.”

Rossa contributes a Lake Michigan fishing report every week during the season to the Northwest Herald.

“Bob is one of the good guys out there,” Capt. David Smith said. “He shares his information and would like to see everyone catching fish, not just him. He’s good for the fishery.”

The season lasts from late April until the first of November, weather dependent.

That’s about the same as a baseball season. During the offseason, Bob runs one of northern Illinois’ best-known goose hunting operations in late fall and early winter, but that’s a story for another time.

‘Bass Professor’ will be missed

I was shocked to hear about the passing of the legendary “Bass Professor,” Doug Hannon, this past week.

Hannon, who died March 28, was 66 and apparently died of complications from neck surgery.

I got to know Hannon over the past couple of years.

He was a guest on my radio show a number of times. The first time I had him on the program, I was so entranced by his bass fishing knowledge that I kept him on for an extra segment. I had never done that before.

I’d call Doug to line up an interview, a task that normally consumes a few minutes, but I’d be on the phone with him for a half-hour at the minimum.

Doug was truly amazing as a fisherman, an inventor and a communicator As an angler, Hannon specialized in giant bass. He and his guiding clients put more than 800 bass in his boat that weighed more than 10 pounds in his guiding career. That is truly astounding. I asked him how that amazing feat could have been achieved.

“In those days, there were more big fish swimming around than there are today,” he said. “I also only fished waters that I knew had the

OUTDOORS Steve Sarley potential to hold bass that grew that big. I also fished only at the times when I knew that big bass would be feeding. I didn’t just go fishing all of the time.”

Hannon was a believer in fishing at night if that was what was called for by his “Hannon Moon Times.” Hannon developed his tables from the existing solunar tables.

Hannon refined and popularized the system. He developed a weedless propeller that kept lake weeds from fouling the props on electric trolling motors. The props were put into use by all of the motor manufacturers.

Hannon’s name was on a product he invented called the “Doug Hannon Fishingsnake System.” He invented the product and let an acquaintance who was not doing well manufacture it and sell it. Doug let the man put Doug’s name on the product but never reaped the reward for its phenomenal sales. He did it because he was trying to help a guy out.

Hannon was one of the hosts of the “Sportsman’s

Challenge” show on ESPN. He wrote hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles on bass fishing. Hannon wrote three books on the subject. He has been featured on countless TV programs.

His plaudits include being inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and being named by Outdoor Life magazine as one of the Outdoor Life 25, “People whose lifetime achievement has had the greatest positive influence on hunting and fishing.”

Hannon worked hard his whole career and never made his fortune. He was a better fisherman, inventor and teacher than he was a businessman. He did, though, have a legion of fans that swore by what he wrote and talked about. I am not sure if there is anyone other than Doug Hannon who has done as much to make more people become more successful fisherman. He will be missed.

• Northwest Herald outdoors columnist Steve Sarley’s radio show, “The Outdoors Experience,” airs live at 5 a.m. Sundays on AM-560. Sarley also runs a website for outdoors enthusiasts, OExperience.com. He can be reached by email at sarfishing@yahoo.com.

Huntley 2, Rolling Meadows 0: At Rolling Meadows, the Red Raiders (3-0) scored two unearned runs in the top of the first inning, and that was all they needed as Huntley pitcher Haley Spannraft cruised for all seven innings.

She allowed no runs on seven hits while striking out two.

Megan Baczewski went 2 for 3 for the Red Raiders, and Jessica Shields added a single, stolen base and a run.

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gers (1-0) were led by Megan Mahaffy, who went 4 for 5, including a double and two RBIs in the nonconference win.

Mahaffy also dominated on the mound. She pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up two hits while striking out 14.

Wauconda 11, Woodstock 0 (5 inn.): At Wauconda, the

Blue Streaks were no-hit by the Bulldogs. The game was cut short to five innings because of the 10-run rule. Bulldogs pitcher Megan Luchewski recorded 10 strikeouts but allowed five base runners on walks.

Blue Streaks shortstop Sydney Haulette reached third base twice but was stranded both times in the second and fourth innings.

SOCCER Richmond-Burton 8, North Boone 0: At Richmond,

Amanda Hoglund and Hally Havlicek each scored two goals for the Rockets (1-0, 1-0) in their Big Northern Conference East Division win.

Hoglund also had two assists, with Miki Winkler adding three assists and a goal scored.

TRACK Woodstock Triangular: At

Woodstock, Sycamore won the three-team meet with 78 points, defeating Woodstock (76.5) and Woodstock North (20.5).

Woodstock won the 4x800-meter and 4x400 relays.

Maura Beattie ran a leg on both of the relays along with winning the 800 in 2:32.

Woodstock’s Grace Beattie also was on the two relays, and she added an individual win in the 300 low hurdles in 53.3 seconds.

• Patrick Mason and Andrew Hansen contributed to this report.

BOYS PREP ROUNDUP

Buhrow’s arm, bat lift Streaks NORTHWEST HERALD

Woodstock pitcher Andy Buhrow did it all in his team’s first game of the season Wednesday.

Buhrow pitched five innings of three-run ball and added some offense at the plate. He went 2 for 3 with an RBI in a 4-3 nonconference victory over Belvidere North in Woodstock.

The Blue Streaks (1-0) took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third when Jordan Turner, Eric Bell and Jacob Ellegood each scored.

CL Central 6, Carmel 3: At Mundelein, all nine starters recorded a hit for the Tigers (2-1) in their nonconference win.

Connor Skrypek and Dan Leverenz each had two hits for Central, with Tyler Hofman picking up the win, allowing two earned runs over 42/3 innings.

Boylan 3, Richmond-Burton 2: At Rockford, Drake Talles went 3 for 3 and Jake Tiso

went 2 for 3 for the Rockets (0-1) in their nonconference loss.

Elk Grove 2, Jacobs 1: At Elk Grove, Aaron Meciej went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Golden Eagles (4-1) in their nonconference loss.

Johnsburg 4, Genoa-Kingston 2: A t G e n o a , W y a t t

Wathen struck out six over five innings for the Skyhawks (1-0) in their nonconference win.

Joe Kass went 2 for 4 for Johnsburg, with Alec Brown and Collin Ridout adding doubles.

Hampshire 5, Sycamore 4:

At Sycamore, Michael Dumoulin struck out six and gave up one earned run over five innings for the WhipPurs (1-0) in their nonconference win.

Brandon Wescher went 1 for 2 with two walks, a run scored, and an RBI for Hampshire.

Woodstock North 9, Christian Liberty 2: At Woodstock,

the Thunder scored three

runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the sixth to seal the victory.

Pitcher Josh Neely threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits.

TENNIS Woodstock 5. Marengo 0:

At Marengo, the Blue Streaks won all three doubles matches and both singles matches en route to the nonconference victory.

The Blue Streaks didn’t drop a set.

The singles wins came from junior Sam Ring, 6-1, 6-2, and senior Ian Ordonez, 7-6, 6-2.

Marian Central 4, Belvidere North 1; Marian Central 4, Belvidere 1: At Woodstock, the

Hurricanes won both dual meets, as Charles Shin and Aaron Waters won both of their singles matches against both Belvidere schools.

• Patrick Mason and Andrew Hansen contributed to this report.

Hurricanes score twice in 1st inning • MARIAN Continued from page C1

“Last year I struggled out of the stretch, so I worked on that all offseason,” Faunce said.

After giving up a run in the top of the first inning, Faunce said it was great to see his team score two in the bottom half to take the lead.

“It’s always good to pitch with a lead,” Faunce said.

John Robson took the loss for Marian, allowing one run in two innings. Robson struck out three in the ninth inning but allowed two hits, including the winning RBI triple.

The Hurricanes nearly won it in the bottom of the seventh after Tanner Spoden led off with a double. Jared Bogner got a walk to put runners on first and second with one out, but Edgar Ross grounded to the second baseman for a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play.

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Marian Central’s Joe Schmitt fields a base hit to center field Wednesday against Montini in Woodstock.

McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN BASKETBALL GAMES

Arizona recruit Gordon dazzles, leads West past Parker’s East team The ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO – Aaron Gordon, who is committed to play at Arizona, had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the West to a 110-99 victory over the East in the McDonald’s All-American game Wednes-

day night.

In a game that featured an array of dunks, Gordon pleased the United Center crowd of 15,818 with a number of fast-break slams on his way to the MVP award.

Andrew Wiggins, considered the top recruit in the

country, scored 19 points for the East, and Dakari Johnson finished with 12.

Wiggins, who is undecided, is considering Kentucky, along with Kansas, North Carolina and Florida State.

A commitment from the Canadian prep star would give

Kentucky coach John Calipari one of the best recruiting classes of all time.

Gordon announced Tuesday he will attend Arizona next fall.

The game also featured hometown star Jabari Parker.

Parker won four straight

Illinois state championships with Simeon and was ranked as the top player in the class before Wiggins reclassified as a senior at the beginning of the school year.

Wiggins and Parker squared off most of the game, and Parker finished with 10

points.

GIRLS West 92, East 64: Mercedes Russell had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the West over the East in the girls game.

The Tennessee signee was voted the game’s MVP.

SPORTS

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8SPORTS SHORTS

Rutgers AD should be next to go after firing Rice too late

By JASON REID

The Washington Post

There’s no question Rutgers should have fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice for the disgusting conduct he displayed toward players in a video aired publicly Tuesday. Any coach who shoves players, throws basketballs at their bodies and yells homophobic slurs at them – as Rice did in footage taken from practices throughout his three seasons at the school – has no business guiding a program. In finally dumping Rice on Wednesday, Rutgers at least got that much right.

But as appalling as Rice’s actions were, the initial response by the Scarlet Knights also was pathetic. By merely suspending Rice for three games and fining him $50,000 in December after investigating what he viewed on the tape, athletic director Tim Pernetti displayed an even bigger failure of leadership.

The whole Rutgers mess provides yet another sobering reminder about the warped nature of big-time college athletics.

Too often, the first instinct of some university officials is to protect their schools’ interests rather than doing what’s morally – and usually clearly – right when crises occur.

When faced with potentially embarrassing situations, many decision-makers seem to first try to handle things as easily as possible for themselves. Minimize negative scrutiny, the thinking goes, in an effort to protect the brand.

The most sickening example of the-program-above-allelse mentality is of course the Penn State scandal. The most powerful people in Happy Valley could have done much more to protect the victims there.

Pernetti also operated from a bad playbook. Pernetti, who added to Rice’s slap on the wrist by ordering him to attend anger-management classes, declined to provide details of why Rice had been punished in December.

The firing of Rice on Wednesday actually would have been the correct call after watching a few minutes of the video Pernetti received from a former employee of the basketball program in November. Pernetti’s behavior from the moment he watched the tape soon should lead to his becoming a former university employee as well.

As Rutgers’ top athletic official, Pernetti should put the abused players first. Pernetti is responsible for their welfare. So after watching Rice berate players profanely while essentially using them for dodgeball practice, it’s impossible to understand how Pernetti could muster such a weak response unless you first realize that protecting the players wasn’t his main concern.

Rice was Pernetti’s first major hire. In picking a coach in football or men’s basketball – college’s revenue-producing sports – athletic directors tie their own future employment to

how those coaches fare. If the soccer and lacrosse coaches don’t work out, so be it. But the guys who direct a school’s most expensive and visible programs had better be successful.

By any measure, Rice was failing spectacularly. In three seasons at Rutgers, Rice’s record was 44-51, including 16-38 in the Big East. This season, the Scarlet Knights were 15-16 overall and 5-13 in conference play.

Pernetti isn’t the first or last athletic director to back a loser. But in backing an abuser (Pernetti continued to support Rice after the season), Pernetti has put himself on the wrong side of the public opinion battle.

Pernetti defended his stance to put Rutgers first.

“The most important thing I am factoring in is trying to make sure that we don’t do harm to Rutgers University, because we are a small slice of the pie here at this great place,” he said. “I don’t want to put any negatively on the university when we have a lot of real good things going on.”

If a university fails to protect its students, and then wastes an opportunity to set an example in removing an abuser from campus, none of its other accomplishments really matter much.

Success in football and basketball can greatly enhance a university’s overall image. Appearances in high-profile bowl games and the NCAA basketball tournament provide a financial windfall for some schools.

When it comes to attracting donors and new students, nothing brings ‘em in like winning.

What’s happening at Rutgers now, however, has brought the type of attention that only damages credibility. And with Rutgers being the state university of New Jersey, the people who run the state have every right to demand answers about the mistakes that were made.

Pernetti should be required to give a detailed account of the process that led to Rice keeping his job as long as he did. And if any other Rutgers administrators viewed the video before Rice was suspended and fined, they also should be held accountable for failing to go public with what they saw, or at least notifying officials outside the university about the situation. It seems New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has questions.

On Wednesday, Christie watched the video for the first time, “and he is obviously deeply disturbed by the conduct displayed and strongly condemns this behavior,” according to a statement. “It’s not the type of leadership we should be showing our young people, and clearly there are questions about this behavior that need to be answered by the leaders at Rutgers University.”

You get only one opportunity to do something right the first time. Rutgers missed its chance. That’s what happens when athletic departments forget about the athletes.

AP file photo

Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired Wednesday after the airing of a video of Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice over the past three seasons.

Auriemma: Griner in NBA draft would be ‘sham’

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Michigan’s Mitch McGary (right) knocks the ball away from Florida’s Erik Murphy during a regional final game in the NCAA tournament Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

NCAA TOURNAMENT: MICHIGAN

Michigan’s defense shows positive signs Wolverines have been stout in tournament

By NOAH TRISTER

The Associated Press ATLANTA – Michigan had all season to improve its defense, yet it still looked hopeless as recently as the Big Ten tournament.

The Wolverines gave up 51 points in the second half of a loss to Wisconsin – not exactly a harbinger of good things to come with the NCAA tournament on deck.

“Even though it didn’t look it to all of you – or to me sometimes, this year – we have worked on defense like crazy,” coach John Beilein said this week.

Michigan has now won four straight to reach the Final Four, and although the Wolverines may not have totally solved their defensive problems, they have been a bit stingier of late. Michigan was fortunate to beat Kansas on a night the Wolverines didn’t play well on defense, but that was the only NCAA tournament game they’ve come close to losing.

In victories over Florida, Virginia Commonwealth and South Dakota State, Michigan showed it can in-

deed stop quality opposition from scoring.

“I think a lot of that just goes to our attention to detail, and us being prepared going into the game,” star point guard Trey Burke said.

“We know it’s all or nothing now. You lose, you go home, your season’s over with.”

Michigan began the season 20-1, and from the very start, the Wolverines looked poised beyond their years on offense. Burke is a sophomore and guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is a junior, but Michigan also relies on freshmen Glenn Robinson III, Nik Stauskas and Mitch McGary.

There might not be a team in the country with better flow and rhythm on offense, but opponents have been pretty comfortable, too. The Wolverines went through long stretches of passive play on defense, allowing 81 points in a loss at Indiana and 75 in a loss at Michigan State. The low point may have been an 84-78 loss in February at Penn State.

Once ranked No. 1 in the country, the team fell all the way to a No. 4 seed in the

NCAA tournament after giving up that 51-point half in a loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament last month.

Beilein has become known for his 1-3-1 zone over the years, but Michigan hasn’t played much of it this season. The coach indicated a few weeks ago he thought the zone wasn’t very effective with this team.

There were some adjustments the Wolverines could make – wiry freshman Caris LeVert gives Michigan a boost with his athleticism – but it seemed like only a matter of time before an opponent had a big day offensively and ended the season for Beilein’s team.

It hasn’t happened yet.

Michigan’s first NCAA tournament game was against South Dakota State and high-scoring guard Nate Wolters. The Wolverines held Wolters to 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting in a 71-56 win. In the next round, Michigan routed VCU 78-53. The Rams weren’t able to force enough turnovers with their press, so they had to score in their halfcourt offense and couldn’t do it consistently.

Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma doesn’t think much of Mark Cuban’s notion of drafting Brittney Griner into the NBA. Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said Tuesday night he would consider drafting Griner, the 6-foot-8 senior standout for Baylor whose career ended over the weekend when the Lady Bears lost in the NCAA tournament.

Cuban told reporters that if Griner is the best player available, “I will take her.”

“Right now, I’d lean toward yes, just to see if she can do it,” he said. “You never know unless you give somebody a chance.”

Griner responded with a tweet: “I would hold my own! Lets do it” Auriemma said Wednesday that Cuban is a financial genius, but “his genius would take a huge hit if he drafted Brittney Griner.”

“I think it would be a sham,” he said. “The fact that a woman could actually play right now in the NBA and compete successfully against the level of play that they have is absolutely ludicrous.”

Illinois State losing 3rd basketball player in week NORMAL – Three players have left Illinois State’s basketball team this week.

The Pantagraph in Bloomington reported sophomore center Jordan Threloff is the latest to walk away from the Redbirds.

Threloff said Tuesday he will transfer.

Earlier, junior forwards Jon Ekey and Zeke Upshaw announced they will leave the Redbirds after the team’s 18-15 season.

Gulbis back from malaria to play in first major

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Natalie Gulbis is returning to play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship after recovering from malaria.

Infected by a mosquito during the LPGA Thailand event, Gulbis withdrew after the first round the following week in Singapore.

She hoped to return two weeks ago in Carlsbad at the Kia Classic, but was back in the doctor’s office after a practice round.

“It’s been a pretty rough month,” Gulbis said Wednesday, a day before the start of play in the first major championship of the year. “I’ve been trying to play, and then I’ll fall back and rest for a couple of days, and then I try to play again, and I’m back to square one. Hopefully, I’m past that part and I’m doing better every day.”

– Wire reports

NCAA TOURNAMENT: LOUISVILLE

Ware stays upbeat despite broken leg

By GARY GRAVES

The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kevin Ware is pretty certain how his next few months will play out.

“After we win the national championship,” the injured Louisville guard said with a smile on his face, “I’m just looking forward to rehab.”

Ware is already set for his next step, though he is gingerly walking around on crutches and with his surgically repaired broken leg in a cast up to his right knee: He is heading to the Final Four.

Ware was cleared Wednesday by doctors to accompany the Cardinals on their hourlong flight to Atlanta. The sophomore plans to be a full participant in preparations for Saturday’s game against Wichita State.

He said the overwhelming support he has received has helped him maintain his spirits and strengthened his confidence of a full recovery.

He hopes by next season to be helping the Cardinals defend the national championship he believes they’ll win this weekend.

The normally reserved 20-year-old calmly recalled how he felt when he suffered the devastating injury, saying

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Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware answers questions during an interview Wednesday at the team’s practice facility in Louisville, Ky. Ware was released from an Indianapolis hospital Tuesday, two days after he broke his right leg against Duke. he doesn’t think Louisville would be in the Final Four if he had lost his composure.

Ware credits teammate Luke Hancock for calming him down.

“He got me to that point where I really had to put the pain on hold,” said Ware, with his leg in a cast propped up on a couch. “Once he said his prayer, I was kind of thinking the whole time, ‘You can either be a crybaby about it or you’re going to get your team back and get them in the right mindset.’

“Luke said his words, and I just kept repeating, ‘Y’all gotta go win this game.’ I’m fine. ... It really helped the team.”

But it wasn’t easy for the Cardinals, many of whom cried after seeing Ware’s gruesome injury – his bone protruding six inches through his skin.

Even Louisville coach Rick Pitino was emotional, wiping tears from his eyes and later saying that the sight of his player’s injury almost made him vomit.

But Pitino said everyone’s

emotions have settled down knowing that it appears Ware will be OK. “I think we’re all fine now,” Pitino said. “Just having Kevin around, we can exhale.”

The coach said having Ware in Atlanta might provide the Cardinals with a little “extra emotion,” but in his experience “the team that executes the best will win.”

Pitino and his son, Richard, spent Monday at the hospital with Ware, who was pictured holding the championship trophy in his bed.

Though Ware had maintained his composure talking with AP, he became emotional during an earlier interview with ESPN when talking about waking up and seeing the trophy.

The coach downplayed staying with him at the hospital after his injury.

“There’s not a coach in America that wouldn’t be there,” he said.

And while Pitino said everyone can exhale now, the Cardinals had to take a deep breath when Ware went down Sunday. They eventually regrouped and took the lead at halftime against Duke en route to an 85-63 victory over the Blue Devils in Indianapolis.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

MLB NOTES

Texas pitchers set strikeout record The ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON – A day after Yu Darvish came within one out of a perfect game, Alexi Ogando and four Texas relievers shut out Houston again, combining for a five-hitter in a 4-0 win Wednesday.

Lance Berkman doubled in a run for the Rangers a day after they blanked the Astros, 7-0, behind Darvish’s nearly historic gem.

Ogando (1-0) allowed four hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts in 61/3 innings.

The young and inexperienced Astros have struck out 43 times in their first three games. It’s the most strikeouts a pitching staff has combined for in the first three games of a season in major league history, and the most since Cleveland fanned 42 in the first three games of the 1966 season.

Robbie Ross, Tanner Scheppers and Michael Kirkman allowed one hit in the next 12/3 innings. Closer Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth.

Philip Humber (0-1) allowed

a run and five hits over 52/3 innings in his Astros debut.

Nats pitcher Gonzalez homers in win: At Washington, Nation-

als lefty Gio Gonzalez insisted all along he wasn’t distracted one bit by having his name connected to a clinic that reportedly gave major leaguers banned substances.

Gonzalez sure played like someone without a care in the world Wednesday night, hitting his second career homer – grinning his way around the bases – and pitching six scoreless innings, helping reigning NL East champion Washington beat the Miami Marlins, 3-0.

Ludwick likely out at least 3 months: At Cincinnati, Reds

outfielder Ryan Ludwick is expected to miss at least three months after surgery Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder.

Ludwick dislocated his nonthrowing shoulder while sliding into third base in Cincinnati’s opening 3-1, 13-inning loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Rodriguez too tough • CUBS Continued from page C1

Jackson began the night 4-0 in six career starts against Pittsburgh. He pitched well enough to remain unbeaten and might have tacked on another win against the Pirates if not for Rodriguez.

The 34-year-old left-hander gave up two hits in 62/3 innings and worked out of his only jam in the seventh by striking out Brent Lillibridge on a fullcount curveball.

Rodriguez had cruised until seventh, when his command temporarily abandoned him.

He drilled Anthony Rizzo in the shoulder, gave up a single to Alfonso Soriano and pelted Welington Castillo in the knee to load the bases with one out.

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct White Sox 2 0 1.000 Cleveland 2 0 1.000 Detroit 1 1 .500 Minnesota 1 1 .500 Kansas City 0 2 .000 EAST DIVISION W L Pct Boston 2 0 1.000 Baltimore 1 1 .500 Tampa Bay 1 1 .500 New York 0 2 .000 Toronto 0 2 .000 WEST DIVISION W L Pct Seattle 2 0 1.000 Texas 2 1 .667 Los Angeles 1 1 .500 Houston 1 2 .333 Oakland 0 2 .000

It led to a 10-pitch duel with Lillibridge, one Rodriguez barely survived. Twice Lillibridge drilled a Rodriguez fastball down the left-field line. One landed inches to the left of the chalk. The other sailed just wide of the foul pole. Rodriguez took advantage of the reprieve, locking up Lillibridge with a 76 mph breaking ball.

“He’s a pro,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.

“That’s a pro’s pitch. No kid is going to throw that pitch.”

Rodriguez walked off to a rousing ovation and made way for left-hander Tony Watson, who fell behind pinch hitter Alberto Gonzalez 3-0 before battling back with two called strikes then getting out of the jam with a routine fly to center.

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White Sox starter Jake Peavy pitches in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox won, 5-2.

WHITE SOX NOTES

Positive start for Peavy

By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO

mmontemurro@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Lately, the Kansas City Royals have brought out the worst in White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy.

Over the previous 2 1/2 seasons, Kansas City was Peavy’s kryptonite. He went 0-6 with a 5.56 ERA in his past seven starts against the Royals, which scored at least three runs in each of those starts. Peavy finally overcame Kansas City in his first start of the season Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field, despite shaky defense behind him that committed three errors.

Peavy (1-0) gave up two runs (one earned) in six innings on 107 pitches in the Sox’s 5-2 win. He didn’t walk a batter while striking out six and surrendering four hits to beat the Royals for the first time since May 15, 2010, at Kauffman Stadium.

“Getting off to a good start is always nice,” Peavy said. “It’s not of uttermost importance, but against a

team that has been our nemesis, it’s like if we lose a few, ‘Here we go again,’ and everyone jumps on ‘We can’t beat the Royals.’ I think it was big for us to come out and win.”

WBC prepared Rios, De Aza:

The World Baseball Classic, though it extended spring training by a week, was a blessing for some of the MLB players who participated in the event.

Sox manager Robin Ventura said outfielders Alex Rios and Alejandro De Aza, who represented Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, respectively, were able to get a head start thanks to playing in the competitive games. While it hasn’t shown up in the box score for De Aza, who is still looking for his first hit of the season, Rios’ comfort level has been noticeable to Ventura.

“I think there’s for some guys, it’s you get there and you might not be ready,” Ventura said. “It just moves your clock up. For [Rios] and De Aza, they played the longest too. So, they are in

game situations earlier then everybody and they are playing nine innings earlier then everybody.”

Pesky Royals: Of all the teams the Sox play each year, the Royals have become a major pest the past two seasons.

Since 2011, the Sox are 15-23 against Kansas City, including a 9-11 mark at U.S. Cellular Field. In comparison, they thrived when facing the Royals from 2006-10 posting a 54-37 record and were especially impressive at home where they went 3115. While the Tigers, coming off a World Series appearance, and an improved Indians squad have received a lot of attention for their improvements, the Royals have been under the radar.

“There’s not a whole lot of name recognition over there, but they got guys who can really, really play and they’re going to be right in the middle of things,” Peavy said. “We understand that we have to play better against Kansas City to be the team we want to be.”

Sox 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position this season • SOX Continued from page C1

“Everybody talks about our home runs and this and that, but we’ve got guys one through nine who can hit the ball out of the park,” Dunn said. “I guess it doesn’t really matter how you score runs, only that you score them.”

The Sox (2-0) finished third in the majors with 211 home runs last season.

They’ve shown an ability to stay patient in appropriate counts while swinging aggressively, as Dunn, Flowers and Viciedo did against Santana, when they see their pitch.

It bodes well that they had eight hits in their two wins against the Royals (0-2).

Next up: Improving with runners in scoring position (0 for 10 with 11 runners left on base).

“Sometimes, it’s almost better hitting a double or something to get the rally going,” Flowers said. “Sometimes, that home run only sets you up for that one run. Hitting’s

contagious, so sometimes the double, single, double and then a homer, that’s a little bit better. But obviously we’ll take every run that we can get.”

Flowers forced the issue in the seventh when he was tagged out at home trying to score on a wild pitch, but manager Robin Ventura is confident that over the coming weeks the Sox will find ways to get on base and score without pinning their hopes on the long ball.

“I think it will even out,” Ventura said.

“I know Tyler tried to sneak a run there late but right now, you take it whatever you can get. But I think that will even out over the year.”

• Meghan Montemurro covers the White Sox and Cubs for Shaw Media.

Write to her at mmontemurro@shawmedia.com. Read the Sox Insider and Inside the Cubs blogs at NWHerald.com and on Twitter @Sox_Insider and @InsideTheCubs.

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Consistency will be key to reaching majors for Goebbert • GOEBBERT Continued from page C1

longtime first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Pena, who has played nearly 1,400 major-league games.

“My locker was right next to his, so we talked a lot,” Goebbert said. “He told me you just have to take advantage of your opportunities.”

The 25-year-old Goebbert’s best opportunity this season will be in Oklahoma City, one step from a major-league team that lost 107 games last season and whose roster has 18 players younger than 30.

The Astros were one out from having Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish throw a perfect game against them Tuesday.

“The opportunity is there,” said Keith Bodie, Goebbert’s manager last season at Corpus Christi. “The opportunity with the Houston Astros is greater than with some other clubs because of our rebuilding situation.”

Getting to the majors,

Photo courtesy of Corpus Christi Hooks

Corpus Christi Hooks right fielder Jake Goebbert makes a sliding stop on a ball down the right-field line that dropped for a single against the San Antonio Missions last season. Goebbert played all three outfield positions last season. He also can play first base. however, is more about regular playing time, according to Bodie, than which mi-

nor-league level a player is at to start a season.

“We’ve taken guys to the

major leagues from Triple-A down to Single-A,” Bodie said. “It’s a matter of consistency. When a player has ability and does well, he just has to repeat those performances.

[Jake’s] in the same boat as a lot of our guys. ” Last season, Goebbert played all three outfield spots and also spent a brief time at first base, his main position in college.

“He looks real natural over there,” Bodie said. “He was a solid player in the middle of our lineup. He can hit the ball in the gaps and give you some occasional power.”

Playing first base on occasion adds to Goebbert’s resume.

“It gives me a little more opportunity to play,” he said.

“We have a glut of outfielders in the organization right now.”

While he roots for his old and new friends in Houston, Goebbert admits he doesn’t spend time worrying about if

and when his call to the majors will come.

“One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is I can only control what I can control,” he said. “I just try to cherish every day. I want to enjoy the day for what it is. I try to stay determined and focused.

I want to make the best of every situation.”

Bodie credited Goebbert for his support of teammates and his work in the Corpus Christi community.

“He’s a great teammate, and he’s got a real passion for the game,” Bodie said.

“There’s nothing more you can ask for from Jake as far as intangibles.”

The compliment, Goebbert said, is much appreciated.

“It’s a true honor,” he said.

“That’s a credit to my parents and my upbringing. [Being a good teammate] is something I can control. That may not get me to the big leagues, but if I can make somebody else’s journey there better, that’s great.”

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Wednesday’s Games White Sox 5, Kansas City 2 Texas 4, Houston 0 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 Boston 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Cleveland 3, Toronto 2, 11 innings Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 7 Cincinnati 5, L.A. Angels 4 Seattle at Oakland, (n) Today’s Games Kansas City (Guthrie 0-0) at White Sox (Floyd 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 11:35 a.m.

Detroit (Porcello 0-0) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 0-0) at Tampa Bay (R.Hernandez 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

Seattle (Maurer 0-0) at Oakland (Griffin 0-0), 2:35 p.m.

Boston (Dempster 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Myers 0-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 0-0), 6:07 p.m.

Friday’s Games Seattle at White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct Cubs 1 1 .500 Cincinnati 1 1 .500 Pittsburgh 1 1 .500 St. Louis 1 1 .500 Milwaukee 1 2 .333 EAST DIVISION W L Pct Atlanta 2 0 1.000 New York 2 0 1.000 Washington 2 0 1.000 Miami 0 2 .000 Philadelphia 0 2 .000 WEST DIVISION W L Pct Colorado 2 1 .667 Arizona 1 1 .500 Los Angeles 1 1 .500 San Francisco 1 1 .500 San Diego 0 2 .000

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Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Cubs 0 Washington 3, Miami 0 Cincinnati 5, L.A. Angels 4 Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Mets 8, San Diego 4 Colorado 7, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis at Arizona, (n) San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, (n) Today’s Games Cubs (Wood 0-0) at Pittsburgh (McDonald 0-0), 11:35 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-0) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 0-0), 11:35 a.m.

San Diego (Stults 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Miami (LeBlanc 0-0) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Lee 0-0) at Atlanta (Medlen 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Cubs at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:35 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Arizona at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 2

WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 2 Tipping point: Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo connected on a 90-mph fastball for a two-run homer in the fourth. Viciedo’s first home run of the season broke a 1-1 tie and ultimately proved to be the game-winning hit in the Sox’s win. Adam Dunn collected his first hits of 2013, including a homer, and finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored.

On the mound: Sox starter Jake Peavy finally beat the Royals. Although he entered the game with a 0-6 record and 5.56 ERA in his past seven starts against Kansas City, Peavy limited the Royals to two runs (one earned) on four hits in six innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out six, including five of the first seven batters he faced, to pick up his first win.

At the plate: Sox hitters didn’t sit back and wait for their pitch against Royals starting pitcher Ervin Santana (0-1). Adam Dunn and Tyler Flowers each hit solo home runs on the first pitch from Santana, and Viciedo was just as aggressive, hitting the second pitch he saw for a two-run homer in the fourth.

Under the radar: For the third time in nine seasons, the Sox start the season 2-0. The other two times the Sox started 2-0: they won the World Series in 2005 and then fell just short of making the playoffs last year. Five relievers were used to secure the win.

– Meghan Montemurro

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Chicago ab De Aza cf 3 Kppngr 3b 4 Rios rf 4 A.Dunn dh 3 Konerk 1b 4 Gillaspi 1b 0 Viciedo lf 3 Wise lf 0 AlRmrz ss 3 Flowrs c 3 Bckhm 2b 2 34 2 5 1 Totals 29 r 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

h 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

Kansas City Chicago

bi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

r 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

h 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 8

bi 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5

001 001 000 — 2 011 200 10x — 5

E-Wise (1), Al.Ramirez (1), Viciedo (1).

DP-Kansas City 1. LOB-Kansas City 6, Chicago 3.

2B-Gordon (1), Moustakas (1), Konerko (1). HR-A. Dunn (1), Viciedo (1), Al.Ramirez (1), Flowers (2).

S-De Aza. Kansas City E.Santana L,0-1 Hochevar J.Gutierrez Chicago Peavy W,1-0 Crain H,1 Veal H,1 Lindstrom H,1 Thornton H,2 Reed S,2-2

IP

H

R

6 1 1

5 2 1

4 1 0

4 1 0

1 1 0

8 0 0

6

4 1 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0

6 1 0 0 0 0

1/3 1/3 2/3 2/3 1

ER BB SO

Umpires-Home, Brian O’Nora; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Jerry Layne.

T-2:46. A-14,213 (40,615).

PIRATES 3, CUBS 0 Chicago

ab Sappelt cf 3 Rondon p 0 Bowden p 0 Navarr ph 1 Camp p 0 Takhsh p 0 SCastro ss 4 Rizzo 1b 2 ASorin lf 4 Hairstn rf 3 Schrhlt ph 1 Castillo c 2 Lillirdg 3b 3 AlGnzlz 2b 3 EJcksn p 0 DeJess ph 2 Totals 28

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Chicago Pittsburgh

bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh ab SMarte lf 4 GJones rf 4 Snider rf 0 McCtch cf 3 PAlvrz 3b 4 GSnchz 1b 4 Walker 2b 2 RMartn c 3 Barmes ss 3 WRdrg p 2 Watson p 0 Grilli p 0

Totals

r h bi 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

29 3 6 3

000 000 000 — 0 000 200 10x — 3

E-S.Castro (1). LOB-Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 6.

2B-McCutchen (2), Barmes (1). SB-McCutchen (2). CS-S.Marte (1). S-E.Jackson, Watson.

Chicago E.Jackson L,0-1 Rondon Bowden Camp Takahashi Pittsburgh W.Rodriguez W,1-0 Watson H,1 Grilli S,1-1

IP

H

R

5 1 1

2/3 1/3

3 0 2 1 0

2 0 1 0 0

ER BB SO 2 0 1 0 0

1 2 0 0 0

5 2 0 0 0

62/3 11/3 1

2 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 0 0

6 1 2

HBP-by W.Rodriguez (Rizzo, Castillo).

Umpires-Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Tom Hallion.

T-2:55. A-27,667 (38,362).

PRO HOCKEY & FINE PRINT

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com

BLACKHAWKS NOTES

Hossa plans to return tonight

Thursday, April 4, 2013 • Page C5

FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM

By TOM MUSICK

TODAY

FRIDAY

at Brooklyn 6 p.m.

TNT AM-1000

ORLANDO 7 p.m.

CSN AM-1000

tmusick@shawmedia.com

CHICAGO – Marian Hossa has waited long enough to ensure he is fully healthy.

“There’s no reason to wait longer,” Hossa said Wednesday after practice.

Hossa, 34, expects to return to the Blackhawks today against the St. Louis Blues after missing the previous six games because of an upper-body injury. Teammate Patrick Sharp is expected to miss his 12th consecutive game as he continues to recover from an upperbody injury suffered March 6.

The Hawks hope both players will provide a boost in the final three weeks of the regular season. The trade deadline passed Wednesday, but the Hawks kept quiet, which meant the acquisition of veteran center Michal Handzus on Monday marked the team’s lone move at the NHL level.

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said he was confident in his team despite no major trades.

“It’s been a good fit,” Quenneville said. “The chemistry has been good with our group.

“The combinations up front have been pretty predictable. The back end has been better than it’s been in the past, and our goaltending has been real strong. I think we’re very pleased with the way things have gone along this year.”

Second tour: Handzus knows that much has changed since his previous stint with the Blackhawks during the 2006-07 season.

MONTINI 3 MARIAN CENTRAL 2 (9 INN.)

Montini 100 010 001 - 3 9 1 Marian Central 200 000 000 - 2 7 2

WP: Frontzak (4IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K).

LP: Robson (2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K).

Top hitters: Marian Central- Crook 2-4 (2RBI), Ross 2-4 (2B), Spoden 1-3 (2B).

Montini- Wojkovich 2-4 (R, RBI), Georgitsis 2-4 (R, 2B), Bartosz 2-5 (2B, 3B, RBI).

CL Central Carmel

102 102 0 - 6 12 1 020 00 1 - 3 8 0

WP: Hofman, 1-0 (42/3IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 2K, 3BB). SV: Harold.

Top hitters: CL Central- Skrypek 2-3 (2SB), Leverenz 2-4 (2B).

BOYLAN 3, RICHMOND-BURTON 2

R-B Boylan

010 010 0 - 2 7 1 300 000 x - 3 6 3

LP: Blanton, 0-1 (5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 4K, 0BB).

Top hitters: Richmond-Burton- Tiso 2-3, Talles 3-3.

ELK GROVE 2, JACOBS 1

Jacobs Elk Grove

100 000 0 - 1 5 2 000 000 2 - 2 5 2

WP: Woods (7IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 7K).

LP: Blunk (61/3IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 6K).

Top hitters: Jacobs- Meciej 2-3 (RBI), Murray 0-2 (2BB, R).

JOHNSBURG 4, GENOA-KINGSTON 2

Johnsburg Genoa-Kingston

100 020 1 - 4 000 002 0 - 2

WP: Wathen (5IP, 6K, 0BB). SV: Kordik.

Top hitters: Johnsburg- Kass 2-4.

HAMPSHIRE 5, SYCAMORE 4

Hampshire Sycamore

021 020 0 - 5 7 3 010 201 0 - 4 7 2

WP: Dumoulin (5IP, 6H, 3R, 1ER, 0BB, 6K). SV: Merchut (2IP, 1H, 1R, 1BB, 1K).

Top hitters: Hampshire- Wescher 1-2 (R, RBI, 2BB).

WOODSTOCK NORTH 9 CHRISTIAN LIBERTY 2

Christ. Liberty Woodstock N.

100 100 0 - 2 4 1 101 304 x - 9 10 1

WP: Neely (52/3IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 3K).

LP: Brosnan (4IP, 5H, 5R, 3ER, 4BB, 6K) Top hitters: Woodstock NorthSchnulle 3-4 (2B, R); Christian LibertyCunningham 2-3.

Belvidere Woodstock

002 010 0 - 3 6 0 103 000 x - 4 6 1

WP: Buhrow (5IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 5K).

LP: Ellingson (22/3IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 3BB, 0K).

Top hitters: Woodstock- Buhrow 2-3 (RBI); Belvidere- Glenn 2-4 (2RBI)

SOFTBALL PRAIRIE RIDGE 1, PROSPECT 0

Prospect Prairie Ridge

000 000 0 - 0 1 0 010 000 x - 1 5 0

WP: Stevens, 2-0 (7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 10K, 2BB).

Top hitters: Prairie Ridge- Didier 1-2 (2B), Emricson 1-2 (RBI).

HUNTLEY 2, ROLLING MEADOWS 0

Huntley Roll. Meadows

200 000 0 - 2 3 2 000 000 0 - 0 7 2

WP: Spannraft, 3-0 (7IP, 7H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K). LP: Brunlieb (7IP, 3H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K) Top hitters: Huntley- Shields 1-3 (1B, SB, R); Rolling Meadows- Anderson 2-3.

CL CENTRAL 7, MARIAN CENTRAL 0

CL Central 000 050 2 - 7 16 0 Marian Central 000 000 0 - 0 2 2

WP: Mahaffy (7IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 6BB, 14K).

LP: Maxeiner (7IP, 16H, 7R, 7ER, 4BB, 1K).

Top hitters: CLC- Mahaffy 4-5 (2B, 2RBI). Marian- Schaefer 1-2 (3B)

WAUCONDA 11 WOODSTOCK 0 (5 INN.)

Woodstock Wauconda

000 00 - 0 0 1 046 1x - 11 11 0

WP: Luchewski (5IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 5BB, 10K). LP: Lohmeyer (3IP, 10H, 10R, 7ER, 2BB, 2K) Top hitters: Woodstock- Haulette 0-0 (2BB). Wauconda- Redman 2-3 (2 2B, R).

NB R-B

GIRLS SOCCER RICHMOND-BURTON 8 NORTH BOONE 0 0 7

0 1

- 0 - 8

at Nashville 2 p.m.

CSN AM-720

NASHVILLE 6 p.m.

CSN AM-720

at Pittsburgh 11:35 a.m.

WGN AM-720

at Atlanta 6:30 p.m.

CSN+, MLBN AM-720

at Atlanta 6:10 p.m.

WGN AM-720

at Atlanta 12:35 p.m.

CSN AM-720

KANSAS CITY 1:10 p.m.

CSN AM-670

SEATTLE 7:10 p.m.

WCIU AM-670

SEATTLE 12:10 p.m.

CSN+ AM-670

SEATTLE 1:10 p.m.

WGN AM-670

at Houston 7 p.m.

CN100

AP file photo

Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa celebrates scoring a goal during the second period against the Dallas Stars on March 16 in Dallas. Hossa, who has missed the past six games because of an upper-body injury, is expected to play tonight against St. Louis at the United Center.

Another turn: Corey Crawford will start in net today, Quenneville said.

Crawford, who earned his 15th win of the season Monday against Nashville, is 8-1-1 with a 2.69 goals-against average in 10 career games against the Blues. That includes two wins against the Blues this season in which Crawford has turned aside 38 of 40 shots.

Hawks bits: P a t r i c k K a n e missed Wednesday’s practice because he was sick, but Quenneville said Kane was likely to play today. … The Hawks recalled forward Brandon Bollig from the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL before Wednesday’s practice.

“It’s totally different,” Handzus, 36, said with a smile. “I remember 10,000 people in the stands.”

Multiply that by two and add a couple of thousand, and you’ll have today’s attendance when the Hawks host the Blues. Handzus, whom the Hawks acquired from the San Jose Sharks this week in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, has played in 939 career games.

“He can take faceoffs, he can play both wings,” said Quenneville, who was Handzus’ first NHL coach during the 1998-99 season in St. Louis. “He’s a smart player.

Versatile in a lot of ways.”

First Half R-B- Hoglund (Guenther) R-B- Havlicek R-B- Hoglund (M. Winkler) R-B- Havlicek (Hoglund) R-B- Wertz (M. Winkler) R-B- M. Winkler (Guenther) R-B- Guenther (Hoglund) Second Half R-B- Boettjer (M. Winkler) Goalkeeper saves: Richmond-BurtonKoenig 2, Campbell 0.

GIRLS TRACK Team scores: 1. Sycamore 78, 2.

Woodstock 76.5, 3. Woodstock North 20.5 4x800 relay: 1. Woodstock (M. Beattie, G. Beattie, Semmen, Wolf) 10:31.4 4x100 relay: 1. Sycamore (Goff, Weaver, Palm, Iwans) 54.7; 2. Woodstock N. (Jewasinski, Bwer, Hammer, Kovac) 55.6 3,200 meters: 1. Lalowski (Syc) 12:17.0; 2. Mazzanti (WSN) 13:01.0 100 high hurdles: 1. Edwards (Syc) 16.5; 2. Brand (Wood) 16.6; 3. Brown (Wood) 18.1 100 meters: 1. Weaver (Syc) 13.4; 2.

Mendez-Avila (Wood) 13.9; 2. Critchfield (Wood) 13.9 800 meters: 1. Beattie (Wood) 2:32.0; 2. Heaver (Wood) 2:45.0; 3. Brasile (Wood) 2:45.8 400 meters: 1. Iwans (Syc) 1:04.0; 3.

Beattie (Wood) 1:09.0 300 low hurdles: 1. Beattie (Wood) 53.3; 3. Brown (Wood) 55.8 1,600 meters: 1. Wolf (Wood) 5;46.0; 3. Zhang (Wood) 5:59.0 200 meters: 1. Iwans (Syc) 27.9; 3.

Brand (Wood) 28.9 4x400: 1. Woodstock (G. Beattie, Christmas, Brainard, M. Beattie) 4:46.3; Woodstock N. (Frasik, Abbate, Parlogean, Biwer) 4:51.8 Discus: 1. DeWane (Wood) 101-1; 2.

Grant (Syc) 95-3; High jump: 1. Wogen (Syc) 4-8; 2.

Clark (Wood) 4-6; 2. Abbate (WSN) 4-6 Shot put: 1. Grant (Syc) 33-1. 3. Soto (Wood) 23-6.5 Long jump: 1. Edwards (Syc) 16-5. 3.

Brown (Wood) 14-4 Triple jump: 1. Weaver (Syc) 30-6.5. 2.

Mendez-Avila (Wood) 29-11. 3. Hammer (WSN) 26-4.5 Pole vault: 1. Brainard (Wood) 7-6. 2.

Pautrat (Wood) 7-3. Pautrat (Wood) 6-6

BOYS TENNIS WOODSTOCK 5, MARENGO 0 Singles No. 1: Ring (Wood) d. VanVoorhees, 6-1, 6-2 No. 2: Ordonez (Wood) d. Opie, 7-6, 6-2 Doubles No. 1: Umana/Klinefelter (Wood) d.

Hogan/Karsten, 6-2, 6-1 No. 2: Fischbach/Sutter (Wood) d.

Mickus/Diedrick, 6-0, 6-0 No. 3: Uidl/Esparza (Wood) d. Courtney/West, 6-0, 6-2

MARIAN CENTRAL 4, BELVIDERE 1

WOODSTOCK 4 BELVIDERE NORTH 3

MONDAY

MILWAUKEE 1:20 p.m.

WGN AM-720

NEW YORK 4 p.m.

ESPN2

WOODSTOCK TRIANGULAR MEET

CL CENTRAL 6, CARMEL 3

SUNDAY at Detroit 6:30 p.m.

CSN+ AM-1000

ST. LOUIS 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720

PREPS BASEBALL

SATURDAY

Singles No. 1: Waters (MC) d. Morales, 6-0, 6-1 No. 2: Shin (MC) d. Gessert, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Bingham/Hughes (MC) d. Ejub/ Burneckis, 6-3 (darkness) No. 2: Herba/Rost (MC) d. Jenks/ Devaney, 6-0, 6-1 No. 3: Hernandez/Ferra (B) d. Melchionna/Sherwood, 6-1, 6-2

MARIAN CENTRAL 4 BELVIDERE NORTH 1 Singles No. 1: Waters(MC) d. Vittore, 6-1, 6-1 No. 2: Shin (MC) d. Stiles, 6-0, 6-0 Doubles No. 1: Bingham/Hughes (MC) d.

Bartley/Levi, 6-4, 6-0 No. 2: Herba/Rost (MC) d. Klosowski/ Cook, 6-2, 6-3 No. 3: Podzemik/Kanberg (BN) d.

Melchionna/Sherwood 8-4

SCHEDULE Today Baseball: Burlington Central at Marengo, Rockford Christian at RichmondBurton, Marian Central at Immaculate Conception, Prospect at Jacobs, DundeeCrown at Johnsburg, North Boone at Harvard, CL South at Hampshire, Huntley at CL Central, Prairie Ridge at Woodstock, Cary-Grove at Grayslake North, McHenry at Woodstock North, Alden-Hebron at Rockford Christian Life, 4:30 p.m.

Boys lacrosse: Deerfield at Prairie Ridge, Huntley at CL South, 6 p.m.

Girls soccer: Woodstock at Huntley, Woodstock North at Dundee-Crown, Johnsburg at McHenry, CL Central at Prairie Ridge, Grayslake Central at CL South, Rockford Christian at Richmond-Burton, 4:30 p.m., Marengo at Burlington Central, 6 p.m., Grayslake North at Jacobs, Hampshire at Cary-Grove, 6:30 p.m.

Girls softball: Marian Centrla at St. Viator, Richmond-Burton at Rockford Christian, Harvard at North Boone, Marengo at Burlington Central, Woodstock at Rockford East, Alden-Hebron at Woodstock North, 4:30 p.m., Conant at CL Central, 5 p.m.

Boys tennis: CL Central at McHenry, Jacobs at Hampshire, CL South at Huntley, 4 p.m., Johnsburg at Woodstock, Wheaton Academy at Marian Central, 4:30 p.m.

Boys track: Zion-Benton, Waukegan at McHenry, Hampshire at Huntley Invitational, Alden-Hebron at Pecatonica, 4 p.m., Marian Central, Harvard at Big Foot (Wis.), 4:15 p.m.

Girls track: Alden-Hebron at Pecatonica, Marian Central, Harvard at Big Foot (Wis.), 4:15 p.m.

BASKETBALL

HOCKEY

NBA

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 58 16 .784 48 26 .649 48 27 .640 43 31 .581 42 34 .553 40 33 .548 39 36 .520 36 38 .486

z-Miami x-New York x-Indiana x-Brooklyn x-Atlanta x-Bulls x-Boston Milwaukee

Philadelphia 30 44 .405 Toronto 28 47 .373 Washington 28 47 .373 Detroit 25 51 .329 Cleveland 22 52 .297 Orlando 19 57 .250 Charlotte 18 57 .240 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-San Antonio 56 19 .747 x-Oklahoma City 54 20 .730 x-Denver 51 24 .680 x-L.A. Clippers 49 26 .653 x-Memphis 50 24 .676 Golden State 42 32 .568 Houston 41 33 .554 L.A. Lakers 39 36 .520 Utah Dallas Portland Minnesota Sacramento New Orleans Phoenix

39 36 33 28 27 26 23

37 38 41 46 47 48 51

.513 .486 .446 .378 .365 .351 .311

GB — 10 10½ 15 17 17½ 19½ 22

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF 35 27 5 3 57 119 36 24 7 5 53 111 35 21 12 2 44 98 36 19 11 6 44 94 36 20 13 3 43 104 35 18 11 6 42 88 36 18 13 5 41 94 34 18 14 2 38 98

GA 76 90 90 93 91 86 94 94

d-Hawks d-Anaheim d-Minnesota Vancouver Los Angeles San Jose Detroit St. Louis

GB — 1½ 5 7 5½ 13½ 14½ 17

Nashville 37 15 14 8 38 92 Edmonton 35 15 13 7 37 91 Columbus 36 15 14 7 37 87 Phoenix 36 15 15 6 36 97 Dallas 35 16 16 3 35 94 Calgary 34 13 17 4 30 94 Colorado 36 12 20 4 28 87 EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF d-Pittsburgh 38 28 10 0 56 125 d-Montreal 36 23 8 5 51 114 d-Winnipeg 38 18 18 2 38 93 Boston 35 23 8 4 50 100 Toronto 36 20 12 4 44 112 Ottawa 36 19 11 6 44 91 N.Y. Rangers 36 18 15 3 39 88 New Jersey 36 15 12 9 39 89

GA 94 89 115 77 100 79 87 100

17½ 19½ 22½ 27½ 28½ 29½ 32½

N.Y. Islanders Washington Philadelphia Carolina Buffalo Tampa Bay Florida

115 104 111 106 114 106 127

28 30½ 30½ 34 36 40 40½

x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Brooklyn 113, Cleveland 95 New York 95, Atlanta 82 Charlotte 88, Philadelphia 83 Toronto 88, Washington 78 Boston 98, Detroit 93 Minnesota 107, Milwaukee 98 San Antonio 98, Orlando 84 Denver 113, Utah 96 Memphis at Portland, (n) Houston at Sacramento, (n) New Orleans at Golden State, (n) Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, (n) Today’s Games Bulls at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Orlando at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

MEN’S COLLEGE NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At The Georgia Dome Atlanta National Semifinals Saturday Louisville (33-5) vs. Wichita State (308), 5:09 p.m.

Michigan (30-7) vs. Syracuse (30-9), 7:49 p.m.

National Championship Monday, April 8 Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

NIT Championship Today Baylor (22-14) vs. Iowa (25-12), 8 p.m.

CBI Championship Series (Best-of-3) (x-if necessary) Monday, April 1 Santa Clara 81, George Mason 73 Wednesday George Mason 73, Santa Clara 66 Friday Santa Clara (25-12) at George Mason (22-15), 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR At New Orleans Arena New Orleans National Semifinals Sunday Louisville (28-8) vs. California (32-3), 5:30 p.m.

Notre Dame (35-1) vs. Connecticut (33-4), 7:30 p.m.

National Championship Tuesday, April 9 Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.

WNIT Semifinals Wednesday Drexel 67, Florida 57 Utah 54, Kansas State 46, OT Championship Saturday Drexel (27-10) vs. Utah (23-13), 2 p.m.

37 36 36 35 37 35 37

18 17 16 16 14 15 12

16 17 17 17 17 18 19

3 2 3 2 6 2 6

39 36 35 34 34 32 30

108 107 100 96 98 112 91

100 96 97 102 107 118 114

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 6, Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 3 Edmonton at Calgary, (n) Dallas at Anaheim, (n) Minnesota at San Jose, (n) Today’s Games St. Louis at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Boston, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Columbus at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 39 23 3 3 84 216 Wolves 33 24 5 4 75 181 Milwaukee 34 26 4 3 75 169 Rockford 35 30 2 1 73 209 Peoria 31 30 4 3 69 166 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Toronto 38 21 3 6 85 216 Rochester 37 26 3 1 78 208 Abbotsford 31 29 4 6 72 158 Lake Erie 30 30 3 7 70 191 Hamilton 26 35 1 5 58 143 South Division W L OL SL Pts GF Texas 39 17 5 6 89 204 Charlotte 39 24 2 3 83 204 Oklahoma City 33 23 2 8 76 210 Houston 33 24 5 5 76 184 San Antonio 29 31 1 6 65 176 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF Providence 41 21 0 5 87 192 Portland 37 25 3 2 79 202 Manchester 31 29 3 4 69 193 Worcester 29 29 2 6 66 165 St. John’s 29 33 1 4 63 172 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF Binghamton 40 21 1 6 87 205 Syracuse 39 20 4 5 87 222 Wilkes-Barre 37 28 2 2 78 163 Hershey 32 26 3 6 73 177 Norfolk 33 30 4 1 71 170 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF Springfield 39 19 5 4 87 204 Connecticut 33 27 5 3 74 196 Albany 29 26 1 11 70 178 Bridgeport 28 28 6 5 67 194 Adirondack 28 34 2 3 61 165

GA 187 177 184 202 191 GA 180 185 183 206 200 GA 176 179 212 179 196 GA 170 204 188 190 206 GA 173 178 162 172 184 GA 162 197 195 218 197

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Wednesday’s Games Lake Erie 3, Toronto 2, OT Today’s Games Worcester at Bridgeport, 10 a.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Wolves at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at St. John’s, 5 p.m.

Springfield at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

Providence at Albany, 6 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Adirondack, 6 p.m.

Portland at Manchester, 6 p.m.

Lake Erie at Rochester, 6:05 p.m.

Binghamton at Norfolk, 6:30 p.m.

Hershey at Syracuse, 6:30 p.m.

Rockford at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

Hamilton at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Abbotsford, 9 p.m.

at Oklahoma City 7 p.m.

CN100

at Oklahoma City 4 p.m.

CN100

ON TAP TODAY TV/Radio

ESPN 8 p.m.: NIT, championship, Baylor vs. Iowa, at New York, ESPN

NBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m.: Bulls at Brooklyn, TNT, AM-1000 8:30 p.m.: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TNT

GOLF

NHL HOCKEY

11 a.m.: LPGA, Kraft Nabisco Championship, first round, part I, at Rancho Mirage, Calif., TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Texas Open, first round, at San Antonio, TGC 5 p.m.: LPGA, Kraft Nabisco Championship, first round, part II, at Rancho Mirage, Calif., TGC

7:30 p.m.: St. Louis at Blackhawks, CSN, AM-720

MLB BASEBALL

11:30 a.m.: Cubs at Pittsburgh, WGN, AM-720 11:30 a.m.: L.A. Angels at Cincinnati, MLBN 1 p.m.: Kansas City at White Sox, CSN, AM-670 6 p.m.: Philadelphia at Atlanta, MLBN

TENNIS

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.: Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, at Atlanta,

Noon: WTA, Family Circle Cup, round of 16, at Charleston, S.C., ESPN2

BETTING ODDS

GOLF PGA TOUR TEXAS OPEN Site: San Antonio.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: JW Marriott, TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course (7,522 yards, par 72).

Purse: $6.2 million. Winner’s share: $1,116,000.

TV: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 2-5 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8:30-12:30 a.m., noon-2 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m.).

Last year: Ben Curtis won his fourth PGA Tour title and first since 2006, holding off Matt Every and John Huh by two strokes.

Last week: D.A. Points won the Houston Open for his second tour title, making a 12-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel.

Notes: The Masters is next week at Augusta National. ... Second-ranked Rory McIlroy entered the tournament Friday.

He tied for 45th last week in the Houston Open. ... The winner, if not already in the Masters field, will receive the final spot at Augusta National. ... The event, played in San Antonio since 1922, is in its fourth season at the Greg Norman-designed Oaks after 15 years at La Cantera. The layout has three par 5s of more than 600 yards. ... Tommy Armour III set the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record in the 2003 tournament, finishing at 26-under 254. He shot 64-62-63-66.

LPGA TOUR KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.

TV: Golf Channel (Today, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-8 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-3:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, 12:303:30 a.m., 4-8 p.m.; Sunday, mid.-4 a.m., 4-8 p.m.; Monday, mid.-4 a.m.).

Last year: Sun Young Yoo won with an 18-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, earning her first major title after South Korean compatriot I.K. Kim missed a 1-foot putt on the final hole of regulation. Yoo and Kim finished at 9 under.

Last event: Spain’s Beatriz Recari won the Kia Classic on March 24 in Carlsbad for her second LPGA Tour title. She beat

Kim with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.

Notes: Stacy Lewis won the 2011 tournament for her first LPGA Tour title.

She won consecutive events in Singapore and Phoenix this year to take the top spot in the world. ... Yani Tseng, the 2010 champion, is winless in a year. She was dropped from the Kia Classic field after oversleeping and missing her pro-am tee time. ... New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko is making her first start in the event.

She won the Canadian Open in August to become the youngest LPGA Tour winner at 15 years, 4 months, 2 days.

WEB.COM TOUR BRAZIL CLASSIC Site: Sao Paulo.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: Sao Paulo Golf Club (6,574 yards, par 71).

Purse: $675,000. Winner’s share: $121,500.

Television: None.

Last year: Inaugural event.

Last event: Edward Loar won the Louisiana Open on March 24 for his second Web.com Tour title, closing with a 2-under 69 in windy conditions for a two-stroke victory.

Notes: The tournament is the fifth of the season. Kevin Foley, the winner of the season-opening Panama Claro Championship, is in the field. ... The Stanley Thompson-designed course opened in 1935. ... The WNB Golf Classic is next week in Midland, Texas.

Online: www.pgatour.com

CHAMPIONS TOUR Next event: Greater Gwinnett Championship, April 19-21, TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. Last event: Michael Allen won the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic on March 24 for his fourth Champions Tour title, beating Bernhard Langer by a stroke.

Online: www.pgatour.com

EUROPEAN TOUR Next event: Masters, April 11-14, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. Last week: Germany’s Marcel Siem won the Hassan II Trophy in Morocco for his third European Tour title. England’s David Horsey and Finland’s Mikko Ilonen tied for second, three strokes back.

Online: www.europeantour.com

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed RHP Robert Whitenack off waivers from the Chicago Cubs and optioned him to Akron (EL). Selected the contract of LHP Scott Kazmir from Columbus (IL). Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed RHP Evan Reed off waivers from Miami. Optioned RHP Evan Reed to Toledo (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released LHP Clay Rapada.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed RHP Will Harris off waivers from Colorado and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Josh Stinson for assignment.

National League CUBS — Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Sweeney on a minor league contract.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with C Humberto Cota on a minor league contract. Assigned OF Cody Ross to Visalia (Cal).

CINCINNATI REDS — Placed OF Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 2. Selected the contract of OF Derrick Robinson from Louisville (IL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with OF Jonathan Roof and SS Jose Mojica on minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent 3B David Freese to Memphis (PCL) on a rehab assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed RHP Hunter Strickland off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to San Jose (Cal).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Signed G Jannero Pargo for the remainder of the season.

DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Josh Akognon to a 10-day contract.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed G Keyon Dooling.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Arizona LB Daryl Washington four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed LB Brian Banks.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Claimed QB John Skelton off waivers from Arizona.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed DT C.J. Mosley to a two-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed OL Tommie Draheim.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed DT Clinton McDonald to a one-year contract.

Signed DT Tony McDaniel.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Agreed to terms with QB Rex Grossman on a one-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Brandon Bollig from Rockford (AHL). Traded F Rob Flick to Boston for F Maxime Sauve and assigned Sauve to Rockford.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Traded LW Brandon McMillan to Phoenix for C Matthew Lombardi, and G Jeff Deslauriers to Minnesota for future considerations.

BUFFALO SABRES — Traded RW Joel Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round draft pick to Minnesota for G Matt Hackett, F Johan Larsson, a 2013 first-round draft pick and a 2014 second-round draft pick.

CALGARY FLAMES — Traded F Blake Comeau to Columbus for a 2013 fifthround draft pick.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Traded F Jussi Jokinen to Pittsburgh for a conditional 2013 draft pick.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Traded

D Ryan O’Byrne to Toronto for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Traded G Steve Mason to Philadelphia for G Michael Leighton and a 2015 third-round draft pick.

DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Jordie Benn and F Colton Sceviour to Texas (AHL). Activated F Ryan Garbutt from injured reserve.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned D Ryan Sproul from Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL). Signed G Jared Coreau to a three-year, entry-level contract. Recalled D Brian Lashoff from Grand Rapids.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Traded C Jerred Smithson to Edmonton for a 2013 fourth-round draft pick. Signed C Nick Bjugstad to an entry-level contract. Returned F Greg Rallo to San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed F Danny Kristo to a two-year contract and assigned him to Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Traded D Scott Hannan to San Jose for a conditional 2013 seventh-round draft pick, and F Michael Latta and F Martin Erat to Washington for F Filip Forsberg. Reassigned F Chris Mueller to Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with D Andrey Pedan on a threeyear, entry-level contract and assigned him to Bridgeport (AHL). Activated F David Ullstrom from injured reserve and loaned him to Bridgeport.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Traded RW Marian Gaborik, D Steven Delisle and D Blake Partlett to Columbus for C Derik Brassard, RW Derek Dorsett, D John Moore and a 2014 sixth-round draft pick.

Assigned Fs Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast to Connecticut (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS — Traded G Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay for C Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Traded G Patrick Killeen to Columbus for future considerations.

PHOENIX COYOTES — Traded F Steve Sullivan to New Jersey for a 2014 seventhround draft pick, and F Raffi Torres to San Jose for a 2013 third-round draft pick.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Dmitrij Jaskin to a three-year, entry-level contract and assigned him to Peoria.

Traded D Wade Redden to Boston for a conditional 2014 draft pick.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled Fs Dana Tyrell and Brett Connolly from Syracuse (AHL). Reassigned Fs Mike Angelidis and Ondrej Palat, D Andrej Sustr and G Cedrick Desjardins to Syracuse.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Reassigned F David Broll and D Stuart Percy to Toronto (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS — Claimed F Mike Santorelli off waivers from Florida.

Signed D Jacob Trouba. Recalled F Aaron Gagnon from St. John’s (AHL). Reassigned F Patrice Cormier to St. John’s.

COLLEGE BIG EAST CONFERENCE — Announced it will be renamed the American Athletic Conference.

CALIFORNIA — Announced G Allen Crabbe will enter the NBA draft.

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE — Named Reggie Theus men’s basketball coach.

KANSAS — Announced men’s basketball G Rio Adams will transfer.

PITTSBURGH — Announced C Steven Adams will enter the NBA draft.

RUTGERS — Fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice.

TEXAS A&M — Announced C Kelly Bone will enter the WNBA draft.

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AUTO RACING NASCAR SPRINT CUP STP GAS BOOSTER 500 Site: Martinsville, Va. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 7-8:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 10:3011:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, noon (FOX, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Track: Martinsville Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles).

Race distance: 263 miles, 500 laps.

Last year: Ryan Newman raced to his lone 2012 victory, taking the lead off the first green-white-checker restart when a three-wide accident took out leaders Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson.

Last race: Kyle Busch won at Fontana on March 24 after rivals Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano wrecked on the final lap.

Fast facts: Mark Martin is taking Hamlin’s spot in the race in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 Toyota. Brian Vickers will then take over the ride until Hamlin returns.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK KROGER 250 Site: Martinsville, Va. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 9:30-11 a.m.), qualifying; Saturday, race, 12:30 p.m. (Speed, noon-3 p.m.).

Track: Martinsville Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles).

Race distance: 131.5 miles, 250 laps.

Last year: Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick won the spring race for the third time in the past four years, leading all but two laps March 31.

Last race: Johnny Sauter won the opener at Daytona on Feb. 22, taking advantage of a last-lap crash that brought out a caution.

Fast facts: NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate Darrell Wallace Jr. is driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the truck that Denny Hamlin won in at Martinsville in October.

IZOD INDYCAR GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA Site: Birmingham, Ala. Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Network, 3-4 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC Sports Network, 2-5 p.m.).

Track: Barber Motorsports Park (road course, 2.38 miles).

Race distance: 214.2, 90 laps.

Last year: Team Penske’s Will Power won the race for the second straight year, holding off Target Chip Ganassi’s Scott Dixon.

Last race: Andretti Autosport’s James Hinchcliffe won the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 24 for his first IndyCar victory.

Fast facts: AJ Allmendinger is making his IndyCar debut, driving for Penske.

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS Site: Las Vegas.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7-9 p.m.), Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.).

Track: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Last year: Robert Hight raced to the third of his four straight Funny Car victories. Spencer Massey won the Top Fuel competition, and Allen Johnson topped the Pro Stock field.

Last event: Antron Brown won the Gatornationals on March 17, beating Clay Millican in the Top Fuel final. Johnny Gray topped the Funny Car field, Johnson won in Pro Stock and Hector Arana Jr. in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Fast facts: Brown leads the Top Fuel standings, Gray and Ron Capps share the top spot on Funny Car list, and Mike Edwards has the Pro Stock lead.

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Wife sees trouble in eyes of husband and store clerk

Dear Abby: My husband, “Wade,” and I went into a convenience store we frequent near our home. A new employee – a pretty, much younger girl – stared at Wade with an expression of recognition and surprise on her face.

When I asked him what that was about, he laughed it off and said I was “imagining things.”

The next time we saw her, Wade acted nervous and started talking fast, as if trying to distract me. He seemed to be avoiding eye contact with her. She ignored me while obviously trying to lock eyes with Wade. The third time, she again ignored

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips me but smirked and giggled while we were checking out.

Then she shouted, “See ya later!” to my husband as we were walking out the door.

When I turned, I caught Wade glaring at her.

When I asked why he did it, he replied, “I looked at her like that because she was acting like an idiot.” When I asked why she’d be acting like an idiot if they didn’t know each other, he started screaming at me. He called

me crazy and threatened to leave me if I bring the subject up again.

Should I ask her why she seems so amused by my husband? And why is he angry at me? – Smells Something

Fishy Dear Smells: By all means

ask because I’ll bet she is dying to tell you. Your husband may have been seeing her or someone she knows. He attacked you because he felt guilty about something and didn’t want to discuss it.

It proves the truth of the adage, “The best defense is a strong offense.” Believe me, you have my sympathy, but you need to get to the bottom

of this, so don’t put it off.

Dear Abby: What do you call additions to your family that result from second or third marriages? Our daughter died several years ago. I refer to her widower as my son-in-law, but what term should I use when I introduce his new wife? She has two daughters from a previous marriage – sweet girls who call me “Granddad.” Technically, they are not my granddaughters – but what are they?

These are just two examples of modern relationships that seem to require a new vocabulary. I have tried searching the Internet for

answers without luck. Any suggestions? – Family Man In

Texas Dear Family Man: When

introducing your late daughter’s husband and his wife, try this: “This is my son-in-law ‘Sam’ and his wife, ‘Virginia.’” If you’re asked for clarification, which I doubt will happen, give more details. As to the woman’s daughters who are not blood related to you, because they call you “Granddad,” refer to them as your granddaughters and leave it at that.

Dear Abby: Where does the priest get the ashes for Ash Wednesday? – Mary In Vista,

Calif.

Symptoms for men, women can differ

Dear Dr. K: It’s obvious there are some health problems that affect only women, and others that affect only men.

But for the health problems that affect both women and men, are there differences in symptoms, or in reactions to treatments?

Dear Reader: That’s an interesting question. Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes.

Heart disease is a good example. Angina and heart attacks happens when too little blood flows to the heart through arteries. The classic symptom is chest pain or pressure that travels to the left arm, jaw or neck when you exert yourself.

But men are much more likely than women to have these typical symptoms.

Instead, women can have shortness of breath, abdominal pain and fatigue.

In addition, misleading test results for heart disease are more common for women.

An angiogram is considered to be the “gold standard” for checking for blockages in the coronary arteries (the main arteries of the heart). But the test may miss important narrowings in women. That’s

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff because women are more likely to have narrowing of small coronary arteries that do not show up well with an angiogram. These narrowings could cause angina or a heart attack.

There are other examples of how men and women respond differently to a disease or its treatment. Women tend to heal faster from injuries, and they recover better from strokes than men. Women also respond differently to medications; they tend to have more or different side effects from the same dose of medication, perhaps due to body size and hormones.

There also are conditions that are more common in one gender than the other: • Depression and certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, are more common among women. Interestingly, most autoimmune diseases in animals also are more common in the females of the species.

• Sleep apnea is more common among men.

The danger is people and their doctors may dismiss the possibility of a condition when it happens in the gender that gets it less often.

And that’s something that all doctors – male and female – should always bear in mind.

I’ve learned that lesson more than once. Once a man in his late 70s called me to say he was concerned about a lump under the skin on his chest. At least 99 times out of 100, such a little lump under the skin is one of two things: a little ball of fat called a lipoma, or a plugged-up gland called a sebaceous cyst. So I knew that’s what it was going to be.

But when I examined his lump, it wasn’t soft and squishy as I had expected. It was rock hard and was sitting in the skin right over his breast. The biopsy showed that the man had breast cancer. I knew that, on rare occasion, men could get breast cancer, but I had never seen it in a male patient of mine – before or since.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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Dear Mary: Traditionally, palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned to create the ashes, and those ashes are retained for the next year’s Ash Wednesday. Some people keep the palm fronds from the last Palm Sunday tucked behind a cross or a religious picture in their home and bring them to be burned. I have this on good authority.

(When I told a priest I would have guessed they were left over from the Inquisition, he laughed.)

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

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NBC confirms Leno out, Fallon in

NBC on Wednesday announced its long-rumored switch in late night, replacing Jay Leno at the “Tonight” show with Jimmy Fallon and moving the iconic franchise back to New York.

Fallon will take over in about a year, the switch coinciding with NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage next year. Veteran “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels also will take over as executive producer of “Tonight.”

NBC made no announcement on who would replace Fallon at the 11:35 p.m. “Late Night” slot, although Seth Meyers of “Saturday Night Live” is considered a strong candidate.

The change at “Tonight,” the longest-running and most popular late-night talk show, had been widely reported but not confirmed by the network until Wednesday. NBC reportedly just wrapped up negotiations with Fallon on a contract extension.

Steve Burke, chief executive officer of NBC Universal, said the network purposefully was making the move when Leno still was at the top of the ratings, just as when Leno replaced Johnny Carson at “Tonight” in 1992.

“Jimmy Fallon is a unique talent, and this is his time,” Burke said.

Leno, in a statement, offered his congratulations to Fallon.

“I hope you’re as lucky as me and hold on to the job until you’re the old guy,” he said. “If you need me, I’ll be at the garage.”

Fallon said: “I’m really excited to host a show that starts today instead of tomorrow.”

NBC quietly has been building a new studio for Fallon at its Rockefeller Center headquarters. “Tonight” began in New York in the 1950s, but Carson moved it to California in 1972.

Guitarist Richie Sambora will not be performing with Bon Jovi during the current leg of the band’s Because We Can tour.

The band, on its website, cited “personal issues.” The band says all shows will go on as scheduled. No other information was given.

Hours before the announcement late Tuesday, Sambora tweeted he was “Watching more of the ‘Every Road Leads Home To You’ cover videos.” That was a reference to a fan contest promoting a song on his solo album “Aftermath of the Lowdown.”

The 53-year-old has struggled with substance abuse. He has done several stints in rehab.

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Ebert taking ‘leave of presence’

Rolling Stones announce 9-city tour

Acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert said he was diagnosed with cancer again and he will scale back his prolific writing of movie reviews while undergoing radiation treatment.

In a blog post, the 70-year-old said he’ll take a “leave of presence.”

“I am not going away,” the ailing Roger Ebert Pulitzer Prize winner wrote in a note posted late Tuesday. “My intent is to continue to write selected reviews but to leave the rest to a talented team of writers.”

Rdio launches Vdio for TV, movies

Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video.

New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio will get $25 to spend in the new digital store for video, called Vdio.

The content will work on personal computers and Apple’s iPad for now. It’s opening at first to users in the U.S. and Britain. The latest TV episodes from shows such as “The Walking Dead” will sell for about $3 each and will be in high definition, while movies such as “Zero Dark Thirty” will cost from $3 to rent to $20 to buy.

Call it satisfaction: The Rolling Stones have announced a nine-city tour.

The veteran rockers said Wednesday their “50 and Counting” tour will kick off in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The date will be announced later. The tour also will visit Oakland, Calif., San Jose, Calif.; Las Vegas; Anaheim, Calif.; Toronto; Chicago; and Boston. The tour ends June 18 in Philadelphia. Tickets for Chicago go on sale April 8.

Ryan Gosling stands up for cows

He’s not milking his fame, but Ryan Gosling is lending his name to the cause of cows.

The 32-year-old actor sent a letter this week to the National Milk Producers Federation urging the group to advocate against the industry practice of removing calves’ horns. He asks that they help stop what he calls a “barbaric practice” by requiring farmers to breed naturally hornless cattle.

‘Talent’ moves to famous theater

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” is moving from New Jersey to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Wednesday. The eighth season of the popular talent competition will air live from the landmark theater twice a week, starting July 23. Supermodel Heidi Klum recently was added to “America’s Got Talent” as a judge.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Author-poet Maya Angelou is 85. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 69. Actress Christine Lahti is 63. Singer Steve Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 62. Actress Mary-Margaret Humes is 59.

Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 57. Actor Hugo Weaving is 53. Bassist Craig Adams (The Cult) is 51. Comedian David Cross (“Arrested Development,” “Mr. Show”) is 49. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 48. Actress Nancy McKeon is 47. Country singer

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By BRETT ROWLAND

browland@shawmedia.com ELGIN – Advocate Health Care plans to invest $200 million in Sherman Hospital over the next five years as part of a pending merger.

The proposed investment includes $60 million for routine capital replacement and $140 million for buying physician practices, recruiting doctors, expanding services and other developments, according to a letter of intent signed by both health systems last October.

Recently released documents provide further details about the transaction and show that Sherman’s doctors wanted the hospital to remain independent.

Terms also call for refinancing or restructuring Sherman’s long-term debt to take advantage of Advocate’s lower borrowing costs. Sherman doubled its long-term debt to $300 million to build the state-of-the-art medical campus on Randall Road in 2009, according to media reports.

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Advocate Health Care plans to invest $200 million in Sherman Hospital (above) as part of a proposed merger.

Acquiring the 255-bed Sherman Hospital would expand Advocate’s reach in Kane and McHenry counties.

“As part of the proposed partnership, we are making a substantial commitment of resources

to enhance Sherman’s ability to meet the health needs of the communities it serves,” Advocate spokeswoman Stephanie Johnson said. “Once the partnership is finalized, we will be working closely with Sherman leadership to identify the specific areas in which to invest.”

Advocate is the largest health system in the state. The faith-based nonprofit has eight hospitals in the Chicago region, including Advocate Good Shepherd in Barrington and Advocate Condell in Libertyville.

The letter and other details of the planned merger were published in late March on the website of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. The state board, which aims to prevent the unnecessary duplication of medical services that drive up health-care costs for patients, must approve the deal. It could vote on the merger next month. Crain’s reported on the matter earlier this week.

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“We have all of these customers who love to grow plants.

I just thought, ‘Get ’em going.’ People want to do good things.”

Bob Kolze, owner of Kolze’s Corner Gardens

8BUSINESS ROUNDUP Workplace bullying prevention seminar set McHENRY – McHenry County College will offer the seminar “Preventing Workplace Bullying” from 8 a.m. to noon April 18 at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry.

The seminar will be facilitated by Sheri Bland, trainer, strategic planner, and president of Sheri Bland Solutions. She will offer practical instruction on how to recognize and prevent bullying in the workplace.

The course fee is $99. To register, call 815-455-8588.

For more information, call 815455-8593, or email shahcenter@mchenry.edu.

Local entrepreneurs at ‘Make it Grow!’ event

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Brian Moxley, grower and manager at Kolze’s Corner Gardens in Woodstock, works in the greenhouse. Moxley is helping to coordinate a local Plant a Row for the Hungry program.

Program takes root

Kolze’s Corner organizes Plant a Row for the Hungry

By CYNTHIA WOLF

editorial@nwherald.com WOODSTOCK – As area gardeners prepare for growing season, folks at Kolze’s Corner Gardens of Woodstock are planting a seed that they hope will really take off.

Actually, the idea’s been around since the Garden Writers Association launched it in 1995. But Kolze’s greenhouse manager Brian Moxley and owner Bob Kolze aim to help it take root in McHenry County. It’s called Plant a Row for the Hungry – a simple idea with boundless prospects.

Anyone who gardens is being asked to plant an extra row of vegetables for distribution to area food pantries, where fresh produce generally is scarce.

“This is our first year doing this,” Moxley said. “Obviously we want people to come check out our greenhouses and find out what we’re all about.

But what I’m really excited about is we’re going to be able to help the surrounding communities.”

Kolze’s is located at Dean Street and Route 176, just west of Route 47.

Surrounded by young plants and hanging baskets in one of the business’ vast greenhouses, Moxley recently talked about the initiative.

“What we’re encouraging, besides the usual tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini, is to grow things that have more sustainability, like potatoes and squash,” said Moxley, of Woodstock.

“The first step is getting the word out.”

Not only will Kolze’s customers encounter signs, anyone buying vegetables to plant also will learn of Plant a Row from Kolze’s staff. During the summer and fall, Kolze’s also will be a gathering and distribution point, Moxley said.

“Most food pantries are open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you’re a homeowner

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Bob Kolze works in the greenhouse at Kolze’s Corner Gardens in Woodstock.

Kolze’s Corner Gardens What: A business specializing in growing common and unusual plants. Also carries specialty line of bird feeders, bat and bird houses, birding accessories and gourmet bird seed.

Where: 12717 Route 176, Woodstock Information: Call 815-338-1475 or visit kolzescornergardens.com

and you work, how are you going to get the vegetables there?” Moxley said. “We’re going to ask people to bring their surplus to us and we’ll distribute it to food pantries.”

Beginning the second or third week of April, Kolze’s will be open seven days a week. Drop-offs will be welcomed during business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in April and, starting in May, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

weekends.

Moxley said he believes a goal of 10,000 pounds of fresh produce is not unreasonable.

Bob Kolze, son of Bob Kolze Sr. and owner of Kolze’s since 2003, said he heard about Plant a Row while attending a January symposium.

“We have all of these customers who love to grow plants,” Kolze said.

“I just thought, ‘Get ’em going.’ People want to do good things.”

Cate Williams, president of the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, said such an initiative is sure to be welcome by any benefiting pantries. The Crystal Lake pantry currently assists 780 families totaling about 4,300 people each month, she said.

“We’re always so honored that someone would take the time to do just a little bit more for someone in need,” she said. “Those fresh fruits and vegetables are such a huge complement to the canned and the packaged goods.”

CRYSTAL LAKE – Entrepreneur U – Make It Grow! will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, Crystal Lake.

Local experts will share their knowledge to help entrepreneurs build successful businesses at the event presented by the Northwest Herald and Business Journal.

Local panelists will include Chris Leathers of Your World Fitness, Curtis Smith of Medcor, Sue Dobbe of Dobbe Marketing, Jill Dinsmore of JA Frate and Orrin Kinney of Starline Factory.

Keynote speaker will be Richard Killian, entrepreneur, philanthropist and author.

Killian has averaged an acquisition or formation of two companies every year and now owns more than 20 businesses throughout his holdings, which produce more than a half-billion dollars in annual sales.

Cost for Entrepreneur U is $60, which includes continental breakfast and lunch.

Tickets can be purchased at the Northwest Herald office, 7717 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake, or with a credit card over the phone at 815-459-4040. For more information, call 815526-4445.

Free vehicle inspections for Car Care Month McHENRY – In celebration of Spring Car Care Month, Jays Automotive, 1815 W. Route 120, McHenry, is having a free vehicle inspection event from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 28. There will be a raffle and prizes and all donations will benefit Helping Paws Animal Shelter in Woodstock.

The inspections include checking fluid levels, tires, lights and other system components. Jays Automotive is offering a 10 percent discount off any recommended repairs.

For more information, call 815-679-6473, or email jaysautomotive@gmail.com.

– From local sources

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Making the case against federal income tax refunds

When people ask me what I’m going to do with the cash, if and when I receive an income tax refund, I tell them that it’s against my personal financial principles to lend money to the federal government at zero interest. It’s bad enough that the IRS takes a bite out of my earnings before the year is over.

President Eisenhower expressed the thought that there would be a major revolution if there were no withholding, and everyone got a bill from the IRS when tax returns were filed. That way every worker would know just how much he or she was actually paying in taxes, instead of never seeing the money that was earned pre-tax.

Millions of Americans celebrate receiving an income tax refund each year. Many of these same people live each month under the burden of financial hardship, struggling to make ends meet, often falling behind on living expenses and debt obligations.

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“We look forward to finalizing the partnership with Sherman and are hopeful that we will receive approval from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Planning Board in May,” Johnson said.

Under terms outlined in the letter of intent, all Sherman employees would remain employed by either Sherman or Advocate for six months after the deal is completed.

Sherman’s management team will remain in place and its president would report to Advocate’s executive vice president and chief operations officer. The Elgin hospital would

A February poll hosted on the National Foundation for Credit Counseling website revealed that a significant majority of respondents (58 percent) intentionally plan to always receive an income tax refund, unnecessarily allowing Uncle Sam the use of their hard-earned money, only to have it returned to them without benefit of interest.

Not only are some American taxpayers self-inflicting financial pain, they are doing so intentionally. It boils down to a simple choice of determining if it’s more important to have extra money in their pockets each month or once a year.

The average income tax refund in recent years has been in the $3,000 range, or approximately $250 per month. For many people, that amount can mean the difference between financial solvency and financial distress, yet many wage-earners continue to have too much money deducted from their paychecks month after month. Fur-

be called Advocate Sherman Hospital and adopt Advocate’s logos. Sherman’s board would add up to four Advocate nominees and cede authority over key spending and leadership decisions.

The deal is expected to close May 1.

In a separate letter to the state board, Sherman’s attorney acknowledged the health system expects the final cost of its Elgin hospital will exceed the amount the state board approved for the project.

Frank Urso, the attorney for the state board, said the cost overruns and all other issues related to Sherman Hospital permit have since been resolved and aren’t expected to prevent the board from con-

MONEY MATTERS Virginia Peschke thermore, many workers, although well-intentioned, who receive the refund, don’t spend it wisely, and, even those who do, find that once the money is gone, the cycle of struggling to pay their monthly bills on time begins all over again.

Many consumers argue in favor of an income tax refund, saying that it is forced savings. That is correct, but there is a better way to save.

Here is a three-step program to follow when this year’s refund arrives.

• Put this year’s refund into an interest-bearing savings account.

Upon receipt of the refund, seize the opportunity to establish an emergency savings account. This will protect against the financial unknown and create a position of financial stability.

sidering the merger.

Letters in support of the acquisition show Sherman’s doctors initially wanted the hospital to remain independent.

“While many of our physicians wish that Sherman could remain independent, we understand that the changes in the healthcare industry are making it increasingly difficult for hospitals to do so,” Dr. Ashok Mehta, president of Sherman’s medical executive committee, wrote in a January 2013 letter to Sherman’s President and CEO Rick Floyd. “We feel that this is the right time for Sherman to join a larger system, and Advocate is the preferred choice among the medical staff.”

8CALENDAR

Today, April 4

• 7:45 a.m.: Power Partners of Cary Grove, Century 21/Sketchbook 20 Northwest Hwy., Cary.

Information: Ryan Fain, 815-3538600.

• 8 to 9:30 a.m.: Member Orientation- Get The Most Out of Your Chamber Membership, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, 427 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake, • 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: McHenry chamber “Shop In” at Reeses Barkery & Pawtique, 1313 Riverside Drive, McHenry.

• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: McHenry chamber Young Professionals meeting, Firewood Grille, 2314 W. Route 120, McHenry.

Friday, April 5

• 7:30 to 8:45 a.m.: Discover the McHenry Area Chamber orientation, chamber office, 1257 N. Green St., McHenry.

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Governmental Affairs Luncheon, Home State Bank - Main Street, 611 S. Main St., Crystal Lake.

Tuesday, April 9

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Business Network, Algonquin Bank & Trust, 4049 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. Information: Laura Sinnaeve, 847-204-4899.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Referral Exchange Network, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Information: Kevin Bruning, 815-455-3000.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Business 2 Business Network, Benedict’s La Strata, 40 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Information: Mike Daniele, 815356-2126.

• 5 to 7 p.m.: Multi-Chamber Mixer at Sustainable Solutions LED, 345 Memorial Drive, Unit A, Crystal Lake.

• 5 to 7 p.m.: Huntley chamber April Mixer, Re/Max Unlimited Northwest, 12376 Princeton Drive, Huntley. Information: 847-802-4000.

Wednesday, April 10

• 7 to 8:30 a.m.: Woodstock LeTip, Vaughan’s Restaurant, 790 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Information: Richard Toepper, 815-338-9900.

• 7 a.m.: McHenry County

8AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE • Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce, 2114 W. Algonquin Road, Lake in the Hills. 847658-5300; www.algonquin-lith-chamber.com.

• Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, 445 Park Ave., Cary. 847639-2800; www.carygrovehamber.com.

• Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, 427 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake.: 815-459-1300; www.clchamber. com.

• Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce, 153 South State St. Hampshire. 847-683-1122; www.hampshirechamber.org.

• Harvard Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 62 N. Ayer St., Suite B, Harvard. 815-943-4404; www.harvcc. net.

• Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce, 11704 Coral St., Huntley.

847- 669-0166; www.huntleychamber. org.

• Marengo-Union Chamber of Commerce, 116 S. State St., Marengo.

815-568-6680; www.marengo-union. com.

• McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce, 1257 N. Green St., McHenry.

815-385-4300; www.mchenrychamber. com.

• Richmond/Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce, 10906 Main St., Richmond. 815-678-7742; www. rsgchamber.com.

• Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce, 7602 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake. 815-728-0682; www.wonderlake. org.

• Woodstock Chamber of Commerce, 136 Cass St., Woodstock.

815-338-2436; www.woodstockilchamber.com.

LeTip, Brunch Café, 414 S. Rt. 31, McHenry. Information: matthew. wruck@countryfinancial.com.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Referral Network, Colonial Café, 5689 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake. Information: Holly Emrich, 815-382-1899.

• 8 a.m.: Cary Grove Referral Network, Cary Bank & Trust, 60 E. Main St., Cary. Information: Shirley Rochford, 847-341-4104.

• 8 a.m.: Lighthouse Business Networking, St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 8901 Cary-Algonquin Road, Cary.

Information: Richard Sansone, 847-516-0433; Steve Randahl, 847-769-6285.

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Business Builders Business Workshop: How To Manage the Problem Employee, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, 427 W. Virginia St., Crystal Lake.

• Noon to 1 p.m.: “Google Apps for Business,” McHenry chamber Bring Your Lunch N’ Learn, chamber office, 1257 N. Green St., McHenry. Free.

• 5 to 6:15 p.m.: Discover the McHenry Area Chamber orientation, chamber office, 1257 N. Green St., McHenry.

Hall, 305 Illinois St., Fox River Grove; $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers, includes lunch.

Thursday, April 11

• 7:45 a.m.: Power Partners of Cary Grove, Century 21/Sketchbook 20 Northwest Hwy., Cary.

Information: Ryan Fain, 815-3538600.

• Noon to 1 p.m.: Luncheon Seminar “Protect Your Business Data,” Fox River Grove Village

• Adjust W-4 withholding allowances. Although receiving a refund is not

Friday, April 12

• 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.: McHenry chamber “Never Eat Alone” lunch, Marzano’s Wood Fired Italian, 1501 S. Route 31, McHenry.

Tuesday, April 16

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake Business Network, Algonquin Bank & Trust, 4049 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin.

Information: Laura Sinnaeve, 847-204-4899.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Referral Exchange Network, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Information: Kevin Bruning, 815-455-3000.

• 7:30 a.m.: Crystal Lake chamber’s Business 2 Business Network, Benedict’s La Strata, 40 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

Information: Mike Daniele, 815356-2126.

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Crystal Lake chamber Outback Steakhouse Lunch Time Mixer,4751 Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake.

• 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.: Huntley chamber Orientation Meeting, chamber office, 11704 Coral St., Huntley.

Wednesday, April 17

• 7 to 8:30 a.m.: Woodstock LeTip, Vaughan’s Restaurant, 790 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Information: Richard Toepper, 815-338-9900.

a good idea, no one wants to end up owing the government, either. To determine the correct number of withholding allowances, use the worksheet at www.IRS.gov, then submit the revised form to your employer.

Know that changes such as the birth of a child, a death, or divorce may impact the number of deductions, thus requiring further revisions. An adjusted form may be submitted at any time during the year.

• Responsibly allocate additional monthly income as appropriate. Now

that the money that was going to the government is coming back in the form of a larger paycheck, it is your responsibility to make smart decisions regarding how to spend it.

Priorities for the refund start with keeping essential living expenses, such as rent or mortgage, utilities, and insurance premiums, current.

The next most important payment is for any secured loan, such as a

vehicle payment, followed by unsecured debt, such as credit cards. The savings account, when exhausted, requires replenishment.

This system stops the dependency on an income tax refund, establishes savings, and provides additional money each month in order to remain financially stable.

Since workers’ paychecks are smaller this year, due to the Social Security deduction having been increased to its former level, it becomes even more critical that consumers find ways to increase their disposable income. For those receiving a refund, adjusting withholding allowances is an easy and effective way to put more money into their pockets each month.

• Virginia Peschke is executive director of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of McHenry County based in Woodstock. Questions on any aspect of credit, debt or mortgages are welcome at 815-338-5757.

Americans’ financial discipline entrenched five years after crisis

By MARK JEWELL

AP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON – The frugality and investing discipline that the 2008 financial crisis imposed on Americans appear to have led to permanent changes in behavior on money matters, according to a survey by the nation’s second largest mutual fund company.

Spendthrift ways are unlikely to again become as pervasive as they were before the crisis, Fidelity Investments concluded Wednesday in releasing results of its “Five Years After” survey of nearly 1,200 investors.

Positive behaviors that appear to be now entrenched include saving more in 401(k) plans, paying down debt and taking greater care to invest wisely.

“These tend to be very sticky decisions, because you begin to budget and spend around a higher savings rate,” said John Sweeney, an executive vice president on retirement and investing with Boston-based Fidelity.

“People are taking control of their financial lives, and control breeds confidence.”

Survey participants were interviewed over two weeks in February, nearly five years after the government-brokered rescue sale of Wall Street firm Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase. That event, in March 2008, is regarded as a tipping point for more the tumultuous upheavals that followed, including the September 2008 collapse of Leh-

man Brothers, which the government allowed to fail.

Housing prices plunged, unemployment spiked and stocks tumbled more than 50 percent from the market’s October 2007 high to its March 2009 low. It wasn’t until last month that the Dow Jones industrial average returned to its pre-crisis high.

Key survey findings include: • Fifty-six percent reported their financial outlooks changed from feeling scared or confused at the beginning of the crisis to confident or prepared five years later.

• Survey participants estimated their household had lost 34 percent of the value of their total assets, on average, at the low point of the crisis.

Thirty-five percent experienced what they considered to be a large drop in income, and 17 percent said at least one head of their household lost a job.

• Forty-two percent increased the amounts of regular contributions to workplace savings plans such as 401(k)s, or to individual retirement accounts or health-savings accounts.

• Fifty-five percent said they feel better prepared for retirement than they were before the crisis. However, among the group of survey participants who reported they continue to feel scared, just 34 percent said they’re better prepared for retirement.

• Forty-nine percent have decreased their amount of

personal debt, with 72 percent having less debt now than they did pre-crisis. Just 31 percent of those who indicated they’re still scared reported that they have reduced debt.

• Forty-two percent have increased the size of the emergency fund they’ve established to meet large unexpected expenses. Among those self-reporting as scared, only 24 percent have a bigger emergency fund than they had pre-crisis.

• Seventy-eight percent of those saying they’re prepared and confident said the financial actions they’ve taken are permanent changes to their behavior. Fifty-nine percent of the scared group said they’ve made permanent changes.

Sweeney said the survey findings and Fidelity’s own data on customers’ actions during the financial crisis suggest investors have become more engaged about managing their portfolios.

People also have become smarter about managing the risks of potential investment losses and avoiding unsustainable debt levels.

“We can’t control the markets, but we can control how much we save and spend,” he said. “It will help them better weather the next period of market volatility.”

One of the most pronounced changes in investor behavior since the crisis has been growth of savings invested in bonds and bond mutual funds.

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U.S. service firms grow more slowly, hiring weakens

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON – U.S. service companies grew more slowly in March, while private employers pulled back on hiring, reports Wednesday showed. The declines suggest businesses may have grown more cautious last month after federal spending cuts took effect.

The Institute for Supply Management said that its index of non-manufacturing activity fell to 54.4 last month. That’s down from 56 in February and the lowest in seven months. Any reading above 50 signals expansion.

Slower hiring and a steep drop in new orders drove the index down. A gauge of hiring fell 3.9 points to 53.3, the lowest since November. That means companies kept hiring, just at

a slower pace.

The ISM report covers companies that employ roughly 90 percent of the work force.

A separate report from payroll processor ADP also pointed to slightly weaker hiring in March. ADP said private employers added 158,000 jobs in March, down from 237,000 the previous month. Construction firms didn’t add any jobs after three months of solid gains.

Economists were not overly concerned with the weaker reports. Several noted that ADP’s figures are less reliable than the government’s more comprehensive jobs report, which comes out on Friday.

Still, most say the pace of hiring has almost certainly dropped off from the previous four months, when employers added an average of 200,000 net jobs a month. And a few

reduced their forecasts for March job growth after seeing the two reports.

Jim O’Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, now expects just 160,000 net jobs, instead of 215,000. Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said her group has lowered its forecast to 155,000, down from 220,000.

Lee said businesses may have temporarily suspended hiring because they want to see the impact of $85 billion in government spending cuts, which began on March. 1.

“It appears that businesses aren’t seeing the impact (of the spending cuts) just yet but are obviously concerned about the economy going forward... and are thus holding back on orders or hiring,” Lee said in a note to clients.

Still, most economists say any

slowdown is likely temporary. Most say growth accelerated in the January-March quarter to a 3 percent at an annual rate, buoyed by a resilient consumer and a steady rebound in housing.

And even if growth slows in the April-June period to roughly 2 percent, as some predict, that that would still leave the economy expanding at a solid pace in the first half of the year.

“For now, there is still a lot of good news on the economy,” said Paul Edelstein, an economist at IHS Global Insight. “Home construction and demand are growing, and jobs are being added.”

The ISM report measures growth in industries that range from retail and construction to health care and financial services.

Even with March’s decline in

the service-sector growth, the index nearly matched its 12-month average of 54.5.

Fifteen of the 18 industries covered by the ISM survey reported expansion, including construction, transportation and warehousing, retail, finance and insurance, and utilities.

And other reports suggest consumers are still spending, despite an increase in Social Security taxes that has reduced take-home pay.

In February, consumer spending rose by the most in five months. And consumer confidence improved in March from the previous month, according to a survey released last week by the University of Michigan.

The housing recovery has also boosted home prices, which makes homeowners feel wealthier. That can also lead to more spending.

Home prices rise by most in seven years The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices jumped in February by the largest amount in seven years, evidence that the housing recovery strengthened ahead of the all-important spring-buying season.

Home prices rose 10.2 percent in February compared with a year earlier, CoreLogic, a real estate data provider, said Wednesday. The annual gain was the biggest since March 2006. Prices have now increased on an annual basis for 12 straight months, underscoring the recovery’s steady momentum.

The gains were broadbased. Prices rose in 47 of 50

states and in all but four of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. Delaware, Alabama and Illinois were the only states to report price declines.

CoreLogic’s measure of national prices also rose 0.5 percent in February from January. That’s a solid increase during the winter months, when sales typically slow.

An increase in home sales has helped lift prices. In February, sales of previously owned homes reached the highest level in more than three years. Still, much of the demand has come from investors. Sales to first-time buyers remain below healthy levels.

Another reason prices are rising is the supply of avail-

able homes for sale remains extremely low. In January, it reached a 13-year low.

The supply of homes for sale did rise in February for the first time in 10 months.

That suggests more people are gaining confidence in the housing recovery, which could help ease supply concerns and drive sales higher in the coming months.

The price gains were concentrated in the West, according to CoreLogic. The states with the biggest price gains were Nevada, where prices rose 19.3 percent, followed by Arizona, with 18.6 percent, and California, with 15.3 percent.

Hawaii and Idaho rose 14.6

percent and 13.5 percent, respectively.

The cities with the biggest gains were Phoenix, Los Angeles, Riverside, Calif., Atlanta and New York.

Nationwide, home values were still down more than 26 percent from their peak in April 2006 through February, CoreLogic said.

Steady increases in prices help fuel the housing recovery. They encourage some homeowners to sell homes and entice some would-be buyers to purchase homes before prices rise further.

Higher prices can also AP photo make homeowners feel wealthier. That can encour- A sale pending sign is displayed in the front yard of a home in Mt. Lebage more consumer spending. anon, Pa.

Analyst: 60-inch Apple iTV to launch this year

By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK – It’s no secret that Apple wants to get into the living room by making its own TV set, and there have been plenty of rumors and reports about how and when it’s going to happen.

Now, an analyst says he’s learned that the set will go on sale late this year, for $1,500 to $2,500.

In a research note Wednesday, Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets says the “iTV” will be 60 inches on the diagonal, but could also come in 50- and 55-inch versions.

Apple will also release a small “iRing” that fits on the viewer’s finger, allowing the user to control the screen by pointing, White says.

In addition, the set will come with tablet-like “mini iTVs” with 9.7-inch screens, the same as the full-size iPad, White said. The “iTV” will be

able to send video to the smaller screens wirelessly around the house. The concept is similar to the way in which cable and satellite TV companies are starting to let their set-top boxes send video to iPads and other tablets.

White says his report is based on gleanings from visits with unnamed Chinese and Taiwanese companies that supply Apple with components.

Apple doesn’t comment on future products before its launch events, but late company co-founder Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he wanted to remake the TV and had figured out a way to do it. Last year, there were numerous analyst reports that said Apple would launch a TV set in 2012.

Apple does sell an “Apple TV,” but it’s small box that connects to a TV to display movies and shows from iTunes.

Hyundai-Kia recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer

DETROIT– Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling almost 1.9 million vehicles to fix problems with air bags and brake light switches.

The switch recall covers almost 1.7 million vehicles — most of the automakers’ model lineups from the 2007 through 2011 model years.

In addition, Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling about 194,000 Elantra compacts from 2011 to 2013 to fix an air bag problem.

A faulty switch can stop the brake lights from illuminating when drivers press on the pedal, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Wednesday on its website. Also, the cruise control may not turn off when a driver steps on the brake, push-to-start buttons may not work, and a feature that stops the driver from shifting out of park without a foot on the brake may fail.

“Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the

cruise control could increase the risk of a crash,” NHTSA said in the documents.

Spokesmen for Hyundai and Kia Motors Corp. said Wednesday that there haven’t been any crashes or injuries due to the problem. Both pointed out that the malfunctions don’t occur all the time, and they don’t affect performance of the brakes.

Both said Like many automakers, Hyundai and Kia try to use the same parts in as many cars as possible to get a better price from parts suppliers and make manufacturing simpler. But when something goes wrong, it can cause a massive recall. Both automakers are owned by the same company and use the same underpinnings for their cars and SUVs. The appearance and driving characteristics are different, however.

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Immigration bill envisions new farm worker program

By ERICA WERNER Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation’s agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who have come to the country illegally.

Farm workers already here would get a speedier path to legal status than other immigrants in the country illegally, and a likely new visa program would make it easier for foreign workers to come to the U.S. Policymakers aim to install such workers in place of the half or more of the nation’s farm labor workforce estimated to be in the country illegally.

Negotiators have been working to finalize an agreement in time for the measure to be included in bipartisan legislation expected to be released next week, but disagreements on wages and numbers of visas are proving tough to solve.

Labor groups are accusing growers of pushing to lower farmworkers’ wages, while

growers dispute that and say they want to pay a fair wage.

Meanwhile, labor is resisting growers’ attempts to increase the potential numbers of new workers who would come in, as growers argue their industry’s viability depends on a strong new labor supply.

“It comes down to either we’re importing our labor or we’re importing our food, and if we don’t have access to a legal supply of labor we will start going offshore,” said Kristi Boswell, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The issue has gotten little public attention in an immigration debate focused on securing the border, creating a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally, and designing a new visa program for low-skilled workers outside of agriculture. But for states from California to Georgia to Florida with booming agriculture industries, it’s a critical part of the puzzle.

At least 50 percent and as much as 70 or 80 percent of the nation’s farm workers arrived illegally, according to labor and industry estimates.

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In this December 2010 file photo, a worker tears off the leaves of a Vidalia onion plant before planting its roots into the soil on an onion farm in Lyons, Ga. Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to dramatically overhaul the nation’s agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for the nation’s farmers and growers. ter way to hire labor legally, and advocates say workers can be exploited and need better protections and a way to earn permanent residence.

“One thing that we know is that there’s not an industry that will benefit more from a new immigration program than agriculture,” said Giev Kashkooli, United Farm Workers vice president. “The problem is industry needs people who are both willing and able to do the work. And

it’s difficult work.”

The reason agriculture uses so much illegal labor has to do with the need for workers, but also the inadequacy of current immigration programs. There is a 10-month visa program for farm workers, called the H2A visa, but growers argue it’s so hard to use that once they’ve completed the paperwork whatever crop they needed picked may well have withered.

There were about 55,000

H2A visas issued in 2011, representing a small percentage of the nation’s approximately 2 million farm workers.

Part of the solution, growers and unions say, is to create a more permanent agricultural workforce. Senators would likely accomplish this by giving a new “blue card” visa granting legal status to farm workers who’ve worked in the industry for at least two years and intend to remain in it for at least five years more.

At that point, potentially, these workers could become eligible for green cards, which allow permanent residency and eventual citizenship – faster than the 10-year path to a green card that other immigrants in the country illegally are expected to face under the Senate immigration bill.

Separately, growers are pushing to replace the H2A visa program with an entirely new program with visas offering multiyear stays. But there is disagreement over how many such visas would be offered and how much money workers would make – the same issues that hung up a deal between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO over nonagricultural low-skilled workers before

a resolution was reached over the weekend.

The UFW contends that growers are trying to push farm workers below their current average wage of $10.80 an hour, but growers say that wage is skewed by a small number of high earners and that most farm workers make less. In light of the dispute, the UFW has begun to argue that a new visa program may not be necessary at all.

The two-pronged structure of the emerging deal is similar to legislation called AgJobs negotiated in years past that never became law. Because of that history, the agriculture issue is being handled differently from other parts of the Senate immigration bill. It’s being negotiated by four senators – Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. – only two of whom, Rubio and Bennet, are part of the so-called Gang of Eight senators writing the overall bill.

All involved hope for a resolution of an issue that has been in need of one for years, ever since the last major immigration overhaul, in 1986, failed to establish a workable visa program for farm workers and others.

Labor shortage doesn’t improve pay for many farm workers

By ROSA RAMIREZ Associated Press

OXNARD, Calif. – Ana Rosa Perez emigrated from central Mexico to work in Oxnard’s strawberry fields more than 10 years ago. She remembers she was excited about earning a steady income to feed her young son.

Since then, she has endured long hours picking strawberries, often under an extreme California summer heat. On some occasions, she has taken home $30 a day, hardly enough to pay for the bedroom she rents for $500 in a private home.

Now, her son, a high school senior who is fluent in English and Spanish, aspires to secure employment outside agriculture – a trend among a younger generation of immigrants and U.S.-born children who have seen their parents toil in California’s billion-dollar agriculture industry while living in poverty.

“They want to prepare themselves for a better job,”

says Perez.

Leaning against a four-foot fence that divides the street from the vast strawberry farm, the 39-year-old looks at her co-workers as they move across the lush terrain. Their crouched bodies come upright only to fill their strawberry cases.

Covered from head-totoe with layers of sweaters, handkerchiefs and hats, agricultural laborers work with fumigants and pests. Perez encourages her son to study hard to get a job outside the fields.

Employers say there are just not enough farm workers to pick the fruits and vegetables. “There’s a grower who was bringing in 40 workers to pick lemons from Arizona,” said Daniela Ramirez, coordinator with House Farm Workers. Her group works primarily to assist workers obtain adequate housing.

“Right now, the labor supply is fairly tight,” says Nick Frey, president of the Sonoma County Winegrape Commis-

sion.

“The people who are documented and have their lives here – their children grow up and go to college. Some will come back and work for us as line packers but others move on to other careers,” said Frey, who is the son of a farmer. “That’s not too uncommon in American agriculture.”

As Congress inches toward reshaping immigration laws, few agree on what measures should be included in an overhaul. Citing a sharp labor shortage, farmers and ranchers in California – one of the largest farm states in the nation – say a short supply of field workers is hurting their businesses. They are aggressively lobbying Congress for agricultural work visas.

On the laborers’ side, immigrants like Perez and their advocates are pushing for a solution that will allow people like her to adjust their immigration status. They say that any temporary visa program leaves an already vulnerable population susceptible to ex-

ploitation.

Hundreds of farm workers, students, religious leaders and grassroots organizers rallied recently in cities across the Golden State, including Bakersfield, Fresno and Oxnard, to urge lawmakers to allow the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants to live here lawfully.

Frey says that while agriculture employers have the H2A visa, a type of temporary program that allows farmers to hire foreign workers when they can’t fill the jobs with U.S. employees, these visas are expensive and “are not user-friendly to operate under.

“The H2A program is not very robust. It doesn’t meet the demands,” he said.

Employers are poised to face years of labor shortages as an older generation retires and fewer new immigrants decide to cross the border, Frey said. Research suggests that Mexican immigrants are no longer moving to the U.S. in waves as they did starting in the 1970s.

Tighter borders, mass deportations, and a sluggish U.S. economy have deterred some from migrating here. That, combined with long-term declines in birth rates in Mexico and improving economic conditions there, has resulted in a zero-net migration in 2011, a recent Pew Hispanic Report showed.

“There’s a real concern,” Frey said. “Where are you going to find the workforce?”

Some immigrant advocates have a message for these employers: raise wages.

“In any other industry, when employers confront labor shortages, they raise their salaries and take pains to make their jobs more attractive to potential and current workers,” Farmworker Justice President Bruce Goldstein wrote in a recent opinion piece. “If they can’t compete on that basis, something is wrong with their business model.”

But the labor shortage is the result of more than just strict immigration laws, said

Niam Rafferty, operations manager for the Western Farm Workers Association in Yuba City, a city about 40 miles north of Sacramento.

Increased mechanization, market downturns, the rise of agro-businesses and trade policies such as the North America Free Trade Agreement have transformed the landscape of agriculture.

To reduce the price of labor, for instance, some producers have moved jobs abroad, making it harder for U.S. farmers to compete when those products are trucked back into the country. American farmers unable to compete with Mexican-grown asparagus, which can sell more cheaply, simply stopped growing it.

Stockton’s Asparagus Festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from all parts of the state each year.

Yet the labor camps that once employed a bounty of asparagus pickers have been dwindling as the state’s growers have drastically reduced production.

Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in 2Q The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company’s second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets.

The company boosted its full-year earnings guidance, citing its strong performance in the first half of the year.

The St. Louis company said

it earned $1.48 billion, or $2.74 per share in the three months ended Feb. 13, up from $1.21 billion, or 2.24 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

Monsanto Co.’s sales increased 15 percent to $5.47 billion, led by genetically modified corn seeds, the company’s best-selling product.

The company’s results topped Wall Street predictions of $2.56 per share on sales of $5.27 billion, according to FactSet.

Monsanto executives raised their full-year earnings outlook to between $4.40 and $4.50 per share, up from $4.30 to $4.40. Analysts expect earnings of $4.56 per share.

Monsanto has dominated the bioengineered-seed business for more than a decade.

In recent years the company has focused on growing business in emerging markets like Argentina, Brazil and other Latin American countries.

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Drake Group builders experience sales boom Jerry Kuyper

WEST DUNDEE – For one builder, the new housing industry is in full recovery mode from its recent doldrums.

In the last six months, Tom Drake of Drake Group Builders Developers has built one furnished model and sold three single-family houses at his Aspen Hills subdivision.

The subdivision at the southwest corner of Huntley and Sleepy Hollow Roads has room for 13 houses on 10,000-squarefoot lots.

“In January of 2012 we acquired the property and wanted to design houses to fit into the existing neighborhood of larger homes. So we specifically came up with newly designed plans to fit into the community and, at the same time, be attractive to today’s buyers. In the fall of 2012 we built a model so people can see with their own eyes what we are talking about,” he said.

Drake’s two new plans are 2,400 and 2,900 in living space square footage. They are priced from $289,900 and $329,900 respectively. “Our smaller design is the sales model, which we call the Hawthorn. Our three buyers liked the features that were included but looked at the

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• BUILDER

Continued from page F1

“We have multiple elevations as well as multiple options for both designs,” Drake said.

“Our standards are better than those for a normal two-story house.” he added. “Other builders at this price line do not have, as standard, nine-foot ceilings (eight-feet on second floor and in basement), six-foot-high windows, 42-inch upper wood kitchen cabinets (oak is standard but selections include painted, or “other), sprinklers inside (in case of fire), architectural shingles and an active radon system.”

Drake explained radon. “Radon is naturally occurring and there may be a lot or a little where people live.

Houses can have no radon system, a passive radon system and an active radon system. Ours is active as we have exhaust fans that draw and pull air up through a vent in the roof. We address radon mitigation so the entire house is healthier. We engage the services of an energy consultant to make sure our houses are energy-efficient.”

Drake has earned the Certified Green Professional designation from the National Association of Home Builders.

Kitchen standards in the semi-custom housing at Aspen Hills are refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and microwave. It has a vinyl floor and a center island is optional. House flooring basically is carpeting (Mohawk) with hardwoods, ceramic porcelain tile and natural stone optional. Roof shingles are architectural with a lifetime guarantee. Garage sizes can range from two to four. “In the larger 2,900-square-foot plan, a three-car is standard and one of our three buyers went with a four-car garage,” Drake said.

A deck is optional and price depends on size. “You can have a 16-foot by 10-foot deck at slightly less than $2,000,” Drake said.

Although the laundry room and mud room are standard, Drake has an expanded version he calls a drop zone.

“I call it the drop zone as when you come in from the garage, it is where you drop your stuff, charge your (smart or i) phone, take off your boots, especially at this time of the year when it gets muddy in the spring. If you have a dog, leave him or her in the drop zone to dry out a little bit.”

One of Drake’s options that caught the eye of the three buyers is a 400-square-foot third story room.

Since the stairway to the upstairs is along the wall, it could continue up to the third floor. “The stairway would be a seamless part of the house. That third floor option would roughly cost another $18,000,” Drake said. Two of the three buyers thought that with a living room on the first floor and another on the second floor, they were in no need for a third, Drake said.

“But the third buyer is thinking about it,” Drake added.

“This third floor bonus room is unique to the market. If you go with the smaller plan without the two living rooms, then this room would make more sense. We have one in the model and it is really cool to look

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$212,500, 1500 S Division St, Harvard 60033-9051, 06-02-426-027, Triumph Savings Bank Ssb To Henson Trust, February 12

HUNTLEY

$97,000, 9568 Rainsford Dr, Huntley 60142-2473, 18-21-252-047, Bank Of New York Mellon Ttee To Jerome B Lowden, February 12 $110,000, 11751 Messiner Dr, Huntley 60142-6300, 18-31-405-010, Landsberg Trust To Greco Trust, February 14 $128,500, 10520 Haverhill Ln, Huntley 60142-2407, 18-22-454-016, Matthew Adam To Dina M Frigo, February 11 $145,000, 10519 Lancaster St, Huntley 60142-6794, 18-34-405-006, Ghulam M Khan To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 22 $155,000, 574 N Mclean Blvd, Huntley 60142, 18-31-457-029, Christopher M Tomlinson To John R Shipler, February 22 $256,500, 9743 Rainsford Dr, Huntley 60142-2425, 18-21-402-002, Drh Cambridge Homes Inc To Daniel Mangan & Elizabeth Mangan, February 13 $262,500, 12228 Garlieb Dr, Huntley 60142-6066, 18-20-477-029, Ryland Group Inc To John M Fisher & Karly M Fisher, February 12 $281,500, 9930 Grimley St, Huntley 60142-6047, 18-20-479-020, Ryland Group Inc To Ryan M Cottrell & Morgan B Cottrell, February 13 $294,500, 9991 Grimley St, Huntley 60142-6047, 18-20-478-011, Ryland Group Inc To Stephen B Smith, February 13

JOHNSBURG

$105,000, 1501 Lakeview St, Johnsburg 60051-8915, 10-07-452-010, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Cynthia M Barycki, February 13 $207,000, 1909 Sunnyside Beach Dr, Johnsburg 60051-6937, 10-18-177-011,

The kitchen flows into a breakfast room and the family room at Tom Drake’s Hawthorn model at Aspen Hills subdivision in West Dundee. at. We have it decorated with a table, couch, popcorn accoutrements, etc.”

The first buyer’s house will be delivered in May and Drake broke ground for the second buyer’s house in March. “We just signed an agreement with our third buyer last week,” Drake said in a March 21 interview. Of the three buyers, the first one is a newly married couple from Kane County who are moving up from a townhome to a single-family house, the second couple is from Chicago and the third couple is from the area. They lived in West Dundee and sold their old house and want to move into this new one,” Drake said.

He emphasized how the new housing market has been transformed recently. “We pulled the first West Dundee building permits for the construction of a new house since 2007.

This had not happened since 2007 and we pulled permits for not one but for four new single-family houses,” he said.

Drake’s group has been building housing since 1999. “We have done custom homes, multi-family housing and semi-custom homes, such as the ones planned for our Aspen Hills subdivision,” Drake said. “We are there to satisfy the customer. We have customers who ask if they can modify a house design and we say absolutely.

We are there for them.

“We have developed land, built single-family homes, infill projects and have done ‘mid-rises’ in Chicago. For example, we built a 56-unit just east

Condon Trust To Ronald J Freund & Patricia S Freund, February 14

LAKE IN THE HILLS

$125,000, 1113 Pine St, Lake In The Hills 60156-1141, 19-20-452-013, Steven Staes To Pamela S Schuett, February 14 $125,500, 5 Stanton Ct, Lake In The Hills 60156-6245, 18-23-153-018, Gaston Sanchez To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 13 $144,000, 642 Joseph St, Lake In The Hills 60156-5202, 19-21-405-008, Jeffery Greenwell To Bryan Erickson & Beverly Erickson, February 7 $152,500, 5457 Whitmore Way, Lake In The Hills 60156-5852, 18-26-326-109, Paul Campbell To American Homes 4 Rent Properti, February 11 $157,000, 690 Juniper Ln, Lake In The Hills 60156-4678, 18-24-453-082, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Brent A Bauerband & Nancy B Bauerband, February 11 $170,000, 4510 Rolling Hills Dr, Lake In The Hills 60156-5526, 18-23-276-017, Us Bank Na Trustee To Kimberly Streng & Matt Schneider, February 11

LAKEWOOD

$330,000, 8955 Benoy Ct, Village Of Lakewood 60014-6810, 18-12-354-002, Knop Trust To Victor Carbajal & Dora Carbajal, February 12

MARENGO

$70,500, 407 Stevenson St, Marengo 60152-3240, 11-36-107-002, Edward E Adamo To Jennifer J Bachleda, February 13 $76,000, 1071 E Grant Hwy, Marengo 60152-3482, 16-01-226-006, Road Ranger Llc To Burno Trust, February 11 $85,000, 629 E Prairie St, Marengo 60152-3357, 11-36-181-006, Chad M Olson To Mary K Wickersheim, February 8 $87,000, 344 Riley Dr, Marengo 601523539, 11-36-451-010, Larry Pfaffinger Sr To Beatrice S Molander & Robert C Hill,

A sales model at the Drake Group’s Aspen Hills subdivision in West Dundee includes a furnished bedroom.

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of Wrigley Field that was six floors in height. We use the top tier trades.

We were in the city but four years ago moved our office to Glenview (1967 Johns Drive),” Drake, 49, said.

For information, call 847-729-7700

(office), 773-406-5799 (cell), visit www. drakegrp.com or email tdrake@ drakegrp.com. From Interstate 90 take Randall Road north to Huntley Road, east to Sleepy Hollow Road.

“We are there on the southwest cor-

ner. There is good signage and model is on the corner so you should be able to navigate there easily.

Sales hours are noon to 3 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment.

February 14 $250,000, 17318 Fieldstone Dr, Marengo 60152-8266, 17-28-452-004, Carlos Aragon To Michael Oine & Elizabeth Oine, February 11 $330,000, 10911 Hill Crest Ln, Marengo 60152-8260, 17-28-351-004, Robert A Mazzeffi To Brent K Stanley, February 11

60051-7827, 10-30-252-005, Roger T Lance To David Morris, February 8 $1,400,000, 3209 Biscayne Rd, Mchenry 60050-8322, 14-11-226-006, Jeanine M Cepon To Josh M Schmitt & Amanda L Losch, February 13

$69,500, 716 Carlisle Dr, Woodstock 60098-4402, 08-31-480-029, Hud To Philip P Carlisle & Carol A Carlisle, February 8 $79,000, 1875 Wicker St, Woodstock 60098-2427, 08-32-157-004, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Ronald J Zieman & Melanie Zieman, February 14 $84,500, 1507 Golden Oak Dr, Woodstock 60098-7713, 13-09-176-049, Fannie Mae To Antonio Arellano Lopez, February 14 $92,000, 2370 Applewood Ln, Woodstock 60098-7489, 13-15-177-064, Us Bank Na Trustee To James C Smith & Laura C Strus, February 22 $151,500, 2002 Serenity Ln, Woodstock 60098-7018, 13-15-202-010, Hsbc Bank Usa Trustee To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 11 $152,500, 2105 Greenview Dr, Woodstock 60098-7016, 13-15-202-023, Citibank Na Trustee To Donald Leise, February 22 $175,000, 819 S Sharon Dr, Woodstock 60098-7811, 13-04-376-004, Janet C Kawa To Johnathan Harris & Jamison Milburn, February 11 $176,500, 613 Schumann St, Woodstock 60098-8162, 08-29-429-030, Maples Atsonatas Llc To Eugene W Rychlewski & Mary Ann P Rychlewski, February 13 $195,500, 617 Schumann St, Woodstock 60098-8162, 08-29-429-030, Maples Atsonatas Llc To David P Retzlaff & Carol Wilson Retzlaff, February 13 $199,068, 621 Silver Creek Rd A, Woodstock 60098-4320, 08-32-406-017, Intercounty Judicial Sales Co To Hud, February 14 $200,000, 3326 Bluejay Ln, Woodstock 60098-8105, 13-24-151-009, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Michael T Rushton & Joanna L Coate, February 8 $272,000, 2413 N Queen Anne Rd, Woodstock 60098-8419, 08-21-400-023, Gary Galler To Frank M Dudzik & Lisa M Dudzik, February 11

McCULLOM LAKE

$86,000, 5109 Maplehill Dr, Mccullom Lake 60050-2324, 09-21-277-007, Va To Alex Tracy, February 8

McHENRY

$60,500, 5305 Memory Trl, Mchenry 60051-7781, 10-05-377-007, Fannie Mae To Alex Wekerle, February 11 $64,000, 4309 Ponca St, Mchenry 60050-5341, 09-34-278-004, Folsom Trust To James R Weingart, February 11 $64,500, 2411 S Vaupell Dr, Mchenry 60051-9111, 15-18-280-007, Intercounty Judicial Sales Co To Ginmeg Llc, February 7 $82,000, 910 Hampton Ct, Mchenry 60050-4131, 09-34-103-011, Schalk Trust To Arthur Work & Collen Work, February 8 $85,000, 1718 Highview Ave, Mchenry 60050-3520, 09-27-153-003, Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp To Joan T Buchholz, February 13 $85,500, 2208 Evergreen Cir, Mchenry 60050-8013, 09-23-357-012, Federal National Mortgage Assn To Amanda M Orlando, February 13 $100,000, 412 Kresswood Dr C, Mchenry 60050-6473, 14-03-181-011, Martin J Forrest To First Midwest Bank Trustee, February 8 $105,000, 812 East Blvd, Mchenry 60051-3269, 10-32-331-060, Us Bank Na Trustee To Emil R Szimeth & Eleanor A Szimeth, February 14 $123,500, 5109 Wildwood Dr, Mchenry 60051-9438, 15-32-100-006, Us Bank Na Trustee To Dick Marak, February 11 $155,000, 1610 Ranch Dr, Mchenry

RICHMOND

$338,000, 10310 N Clark Rd, Richmond 60071-9626, 04-11-400-010, Timothy J Smirz To James M Kranz & Christina M Kranz, February 7

SPRING GROVE

$62,000, 7413 Barry Ave, Spring Grove 60081-8431, 05-29-406-005, Lender Sales Of Illinois Llc To Ginmeg Llc, February 7 $153,000, 703 Suzanne Ct, Spring Grove 60081-8264, 05-17-326-005, Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee To Thr Property Illinois Lp, February 11 $240,000, 9308 Deborah Ln, Spring Grove 60081-8245, 05-18-478-001, Saleem Mohammed To Thomas A Baldy, February 14

WONDER LAKE

$70,000, 7621 North Dr, Wonder Lake 60097-9536, 09-07-377-055, Anthony W Griffith To Ron Tesdahl & Betsy B Tesdahl, February 13 $86,000, 4717 Ottawa Rd, Wonder Lake 60097-9534, 09-07-255-019, Rutherford Trust To James A Odom & Diane M Odom, February 11 $92,000, 4709 W Wonder Lake Dr, Wonder Lake 60097-8911, 09-07-151032, Eric P Doersam To Mark C Smith, February 22 $169,252, 9016 Shady Ln, Wonder Lake 60097-8421, 08-13-305-008, Intercounty Judicial Sales Co To Hud, February 14

WOODSTOCK

$66,000, 115 N Seminary Ave, Woodstock 60098-3425, 13-05-391-010, Wmsy Properties Llc 115 N Semi To Refugio Popoca, February 11

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Algonquin

$77,500 BUSINESS POTENTIAL! Single family home with business zoning. Two bedrooms, one and a half baths, two car garage. On an oversized lot with 90 feet of frontage on Main Street. Call Jean or Pat at (847)212-7140.

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Algonquin

$179,000 LOADED WITH POSSIBILITIES! Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a partial basement, 1 car garage, fireplace, eat-in kitchen. It is in need of updating, so bring your ideas! On a large lot backing to open space. Call Jean or Debbie at (815)236-9733.

MLS#08256912 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews Jean Botts/Debbie Lovatt

815-236-9733

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Algonquin

Woodstock

$248,000 A PRIVATE, WOODED RETREAT! This cozy home is tucked away and just the place for a nature lover. Four bedrooms, two and a half baths, walk-out basement, two fireplaces, first floor master, great room.

Call Jean or Pat at (847)212-7140.

MLS#08275399 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$415,000 ON THE FOX RIVER, OVER AN ACRE Unique waterfront home. House has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, walk-out basement, fireplace, screened porch. Plus, there is an apartment above the 2 car garage! Concrete pier for your boat! Call Jean or Lena at (847)815-1706.

MLS#08277435 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Cary

Cary

Jean Botts/Pat Maggio

847-212-7140

Algonquin

Jean Botts/Lena Maratea

847-815-1706

New Listing

Cary

$125,000 COME ENJOY THE AMENITIES that come with living in Bright Oaks. Great location with private wooded back yard and across from clubhouse, pool & playground. 3BRS, 1 1/2 baths, all appliances included. Make a move now to a carefree lifestyle.

MLS#08266352 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Shirley M Rochford

847-639-8700

Cary

$149,700 GREAT OPPORTUNITY for homeownership or investment. Immaculate 4BR bungalow in a walk to town & Metra train location. 3BRS up, 4th BR/office in finished bsmt. Heated enclosed porch, stone fireplace in living rm, lots of hardwood floors & more.

MLS#08304160 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

Donna Mosier

847-639-8700

$163,500 OPEN SAT & SUN 12-4 1124 E. DANBURY Townhome living at its best! Impeccable ranch unit featuring cathedral clngs, skylites, updated kitchen, 2 frpls, finished bsmt w/3rd bedrm/bath, family rm, office area & sewing rm. New furnace & A/C in 2012. MLS#08285985 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Gary J Koopman

847-639-8700

$299,900 COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE Convenient location! Set on 1.7 acres this expanded Cape Cod is loaded with special features & affords a multitude of uses with A-1 Agricultural zoning. 3BRS, 3 full baths, 2 fireplaces, hdwd flrs, deck, patio & 2 garages.

MLS#08291438 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Gary J Koopman

New Listing

NEW LISTING

Crystal Lake

$139,900 BIG BUY FOR A SMALL PRICE 4BR Cape Cod in a convenient Coventry location. 2BRS on 1st flr, 2BRS up. Hardwood flrs throughout 1st flr, family rm w/fireplace & french doors leading to fenced yard.

Updated oak cabinetry in kitchen, updated main flr bath.

MLS#08304782 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Gary J Koopman

847-639-8700

847-639-8700

Fox River Grove

$88,500 JUST RIGHT for the beginner or commuter. 2BR vintage bungalow convenient to Metra train & priced to sell. High ceilings provide a spacious feel. Recently remodeled bath, hardwood floor under LR carpet. Basement & 2 car garage.

MLS#08253408 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Donna Mosier

847-639-8700

Fox River Grove $218,000 ALL THIS HOME NEEDS IS YOU to make it complete. Ready for you with fresh paint & new carpet too. 3BRS plus bonus rm on 2nd floor, a floor to ceiling fireplace highlights the family rm, partially finished bsmt, super-sized deck. Close to town & Metra.

MLS#08295988 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook Joseph M Schmidt

PRICE REDUCED

847-639-8700

Gilberts

$265,000 NEED ROOM FOR ALL THE HOBBIES? You’ll find it here with a 7 car garage! Well maintained home has 5 bedrooms & 3 full baths. Large family room in the lower level gives you plenty of space to spread out.

Big lot at end of a cul-de-sac offers deck & patio.

MLS#08304910 Harding Real Estate Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

NEW LISTING

Harvard

$117,900 TERRIFIC VALUE 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch in a well kept neighborhood. Highlights include fireplace, deck, 2 car garage & storage shed. Great location close to schools & parks,minutes to Lake Geneva.

MLS#08250265 Harding Real Estate

$129,900 LIVE THE DEL WEBB LIFESTYLE! Spacious townhome with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage. Large rooms, over 1100 square feet of living space! End unit! Not a short sale! Del Webb is a 55 and older community. Call Jean or Pat at (847)212-7140.

MLS#08263572 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

$139,900 BANK OWNED Charming York model offering open floor plan, bright kitchen with oak cabinets, living/ dining rooms with silder to large patio, master bedroom with large bath, professionally landscaped and 2 car garage.

MLS#08300018 Harding Real Estate

$498,000 STUNNING BRICK & CEDAR HOME Secluded down a long private drive sits this almost 4,000 SF home. 2-story great room has great views of the open countryside. First floor master, front & rear staircases, expansive deck and patio. Walkout basement.

MLS#08170575 Harding Real Estate

Johnsburg

Lake in the Hills

Lakemoor

Marengo

Paul Bockman

815-338-3850

$840,000 CHAIN O’LAKES LAKEFRONT Amazing Price for Prestigious Pistakee Bay 4BR 4-1/2BA Lakefront Ranch. Approx 2.6 Park Like Wooded Acres (can be subdivided). High on Hill w/Incredible Panoramic Views.

Indoor Pool & Spa, 40x37 Cedar Pole Barn & 3.5 Car Gar! MLS#08098669 All Waterfront Real Estate Plus “MR PETE” EICHLER

847-395-2300

Huntley

Jean Botts/Pat Maggio

$42,000 FIRST FLOOR UNIT! Great condo with two bedroom, two baths. Laundry in-unit, outdoor storage available.

Call Jean or Lena at (847)815-1706.

MLS#08184011 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Jean Botts/Lena Maratea

PRICE REDUCED

847-815-1706

Sandra Klotz

815-338-3850

$114,900 ROCKWELL PLACE TOWNHOME! “Nantucket” with two bedrooms, two and a half baths, full basement, two car garage.

Call Jean or Lena at (847)815-1706.

MLS#08184004 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews

Jean Botts/Lena Maratea

847-815-1706

Huntley

Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

$199,900 BANK OWNED What a deal! This 3000 SF home on 1+ acres offers 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and living room with fireplace. Located minutes to I-90, there are two golf courses nearby & you’ll be near town for schools & shopping.

MLS#08255797 Harding Real Estate Peter Klocek

815-338-3850

NEW LISTING

Marengo

$169,000 5 WOODED ACRES Custom built ranch offering hardwood floors, kitchen with sub zero refrigerator, double oven and fireplace. Decks off the front and back to entertain guests or enjoy the peace & quiet.

MLS#08242200 Harding Real Estate Paul Bockman

847-212-7140

Huntley

815-338-3850

Marengo

$194,900 BANK OWNED You will fall in love with this beautiful home in a wonderful neighborhood. Kitchen opens to 31x23 deck overlooking fenced yard with storage shed. New tile & carpet, stove & new paint. Large bedrooms and huge loft.

MLS#08303479 Harding Real Estate Sandra Klotz

815-338-3850

Marengo

$213,000 625 Courtney Lane Immaculate 2-Story with over 2400 Sq Ft. Oak trim, upgraded carpet, Large open Kit with eat-in area. Spacious BRs, walk in closets, Full basement

Laura Heinberg

RE/MAX Connections II

815-568-9000

Marengo

$234,900 23304 Hartman Road Sharp looking 3BR, 2BA home, Large Kit, Sun Rm, Finished Bsmnt, New Roof, Heat and water in shed, electric heat, propane for cooking and dryer, Woodburning stove and more! Must See!!

RE/MAX Connections II

Laura Heinberg

815-568-9000

Newer listing!

Marengo

$349,900 21108 Ratfield Road Quality custom built home on 1+ Acre! Full English basement w/bath,bed and kitchen. Vaulted ceilings w/skylights. Dream kitchen, fireplace w/brick hearth, 3+ car garage and more!

RE/MAX Connections II

Laura Heinberg

815-568-9000

Marengo

$425,000 18414 Grismer Avenue Marengo’s finest! All brick 3400 sq. ft home! Gourmet kitchen w/ SS appliances,granite,elder cabinets.Turret sun room.Hardwood floors,central vac,speaker system.Stamped concrete patio,drive.Beautiful 2 ac.landscaped yard.A 10 Century 21 New Heritage

Sandy Butenschoen

815-382-1815

McHenry

$114,900 GREAT OPPORTUNITY for home ownershp. Enjoy one level living in this newer ranch home. Convenient open floor plan with 3BRS & 2 full baths. 2 x 6 construction, lots of windows for natural light, lots of cabinets in the large kitchen. Short Sale MLS#08290598 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

$299,900 1 ACRE Enjoy the country setting of this great one owner home. Kitchen is open to the family room with fireplace, large master suite, hardwood flrs & nice deck that overlooks the huge yard. Extended garage includes heated workshop.

MLS#08251255 Harding Real Estate

Union

Donna Mosier

847-639-8700

McHenry

Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

PRICE REDUCED

McHenry

$374,900 PRIME WATERFRONT Custom built rambling ranch on waterfront channel to Pistakee Lake. Home sits on a double lot & offers large country kitchen/great room, FP, MBR with Jacuzzi, brick drive, cedar siding/steel roof & 3-4 car garage.

MLS#08217544 Harding Real Estate

$385,000 PANORAMIC VIEWS in every direction! Split rail fence along the tree lined drive leading to an all brick & stone rambling ranch on 8+ acres. Slate entrance, built-ins, huge country kitchen, DR, library, living rm w/FP & huge master suite.

MLS#08300763 Harding Real Estate

Union

$249,900 9901 Forest Lane Solid and Spacious 4 BR in Knolltop Sub. w/open floor plan on gorgeous 2.5 ac wooded lot with spectacular views from deck/gazebo. Shared pond. Butterfly garden.

New roof in 2007. Additonal 1 acre lot also for sale.

RE/MAX Connections II

$399,900 5+ ACRES Beautifully maintained home with open floor plan, volume clgs & numerous windows to accent the panoramic views. Great room with brick FP, MBR w/skylights, luxury BA & balcony. Loft is a great office area. 1st floor BR suite.

MLS#08281852 Harding Real Estate

Wonder Lake

$199,900 ROOMY RANCH Pristine condition is what you’ll find in this beautiful ranch. Formal DR, living rm w/FP, master BR w/BA & 2 decks off the back of the home. Finished LL offers 4th BR, bath & family room w/FP that could be 5th BR. MLS#08042215 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$115,000 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS 2 flat in a good location only a couple blocks to schools and the town square. First floor offers 2 bedrooms and second floor has 3 bedrooms. Separate furances & water heaters.

MLS#08250378 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$121,900 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Private cul-de-sac location with beautiful nature views. Two-story living room w/vltd clgs, skylights & FP. Separate dining room, eat-in area in kitchen, 1st flr laundry. New appliances, carpet & fixtures.

MLS#08255333 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$159,900 VILLAS AT BULL VALLEY Enjoy an easier lifestyle! This home offers an open floor plan, kitchen w/cherry cabinets & SS appliances, LR is warmed by gas FP, luxury master suite & secluded deck overlooking the woods. Full English bsmnt, 2 car garage.

MLS#08177053 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

Woodstock

$199,900 PRAIRIE RIDGE RANCH Impeccable home offering vaulted ceilings, hardwood flrs, large eat-in kitchen & family room with fireplace. Finished lower level with rec room & custom built bar area. There are endless possibilities in the lower level.

MLS#08279937 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$239,900 ONE LEVEL LIVING This wonderful ranch home located in a prestigious area is close to town & park. Bay window in the eat-in area overlooks a mature yard & deck. Brick FP, skylights & wood beams accent the LR. Partially fin. LL. 3 car garage.

MLS#08080251 Harding Real Estate

Woodstock

$270,000 YOU CAN’T BEAT THIS 3BR, 3 bth duplex in The Villas of Bull Valley. This one has it all! Screened porch, 2 frpls, top of the line SS appls & Corian counters in kitchen, finished lower level with game rm, FR, 3rd BR/bath & large storage area.

MLS#08292502 CENTURY 21 Sketchbook

Woodstock

Woodstock

Woodstock

Sandra Klotz

815-338-3850

Beatrice Knaack

815-338-3850

$179,900 NOT A DRIVE-BY! This home has been almost completely rebuilt & is in like-new condition! All the charm of an older 4 Square but modern & up-to-date! Kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite & SS appliances. Loft, 3 season room & so much more. MLS#08166338 Harding Real Estate Beatrice Knaack

815-338-3850

McHenry

Sandra Klotz

Rick Bellairs

Andrew Harding

815-338-3850

815-338-3850

815-338-3850

Laura Heinberg

Kim McCallister

Kim McCallister

815-568-9000

815-338-3850

815-338-3850

Beatrice Knaack

Rick Bellairs

Shirley M Rochford

815-338-3850

815-338-3850

847-639-8700

PRICE REDUCED

Woodstock

$279,000 WESTWOOD LAKES ESTATES Here is a great home on a double lot giving you over an acre in an ideal location close to elementary school. There is space for everyone here with home office, sunroom open to pool & patio & rec room in the English basement.

MLS#08159392 Harding Real Estate Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

$279,900 FULFILL YOUR DREAMS! Lovely home in a great neighborhood offering open floor plan, loft, family room with fireplace, dining room open to living room, MBR with luxury bath & kitchen with sliders to huge deck that overlooks a great backyard.

MLS#08260777 Harding Real Estate Beatrice Knaack

815-338-3850

$399,900 2 WOODED ACRES Beautifully designed brick & cedar upscale home in lovely subdivision. Highlights include gourmet kitchen, cherry hdwd flrs, MBR w/fireplace & incredible bath, first floor office, loft, guest suite, screen porch & much more!

MLS#08262254 Harding Real Estate Beatrice Knaack

815-338-3850

$660,000 A HOME FOR ALL SEASONS This custom home is positioned privately on a wooded cul-de-sac in an eleven lot subdivision in Bull Valley. Custom woodwork, windows galore to soak up the sun & the perfect screened porch. Fin. basement, pool & pool house.

MLS#07943871 Harding Real Estate Kim McCallister

815-338-3850

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Woodstock

Woodstock

$1,975,000

Rick Bellairs

815-338-3850

BULL VALLEY ESTATE A private drive winds through the forest & leads to this all brick home on 10 acres adjacent to Conservation District & riding trails. First flr master, 2-story great rm, fin. walkout bsmnt, 6 fireplaces, heated 5 car garage.

MLS#07891207 Harding Real Estate

Spring Grove $450,000 MULTI-USE PROPERTY, B2 ZONING! Main building with 30x60 heated area and passage to 30x120 unheated area.

Office with heat and 1/2 bath. Pole barn with two 16x14 overhead doors. Security cameras, 3-phase electric, city sewer. Call for more details.

MLS#08143964 CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews Connie Moffit

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PONDS OF BULL VALLEY Various lots available in this nicely established neighborhood. Area offers considerable open spaces as well as a tot park with easy access to everything the community has to offer. Choose your own builder.

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815-338-3850

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815-621-7386

MARENGO ~ 2BR, 1BA

Algonquin: 2BR, 2BA, ground floor, newer paint & carpet $930/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

CRYSTAL LAKE 2BR No smoking/pets, $795 + sec.

815-893-0059 ~ Lv Msg

Carpentersville Raised Ranch 2400 sq ft, 9 rooms, 4BR, 3BA. New appliances, carpeting, large fenced yard, deck, $285,000. 847-381-4843

FOX RIVER GROVE, FSBO 9215 Gardner Rd. Big Inlaws 2 + Kitchens, 4.5 Bths, 4 + Car gar., Asking $369,900.

Call: 847-516-3959

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CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $550/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317 CRYSTAL LAKE, 1BR $725/month. Heat and 1 parking space included. 1 month security deposit. No pets/smoking.

815-459-8317

FOX LAKE 1 BR,

Laundry on-site, no pets, Sect 8 OK, $670/mo + sec.

847-812-9830

C/A, fresh paint, lndry, 1 car gar.

Walking distance to town. No pets. $750/mo+sec. 815-568-7347

Harvard Large, Upper 2BR

Updated, stove, fridge, heat & water included. 1 block N of metra.

No pets, $640/mo + security.

815-943-4777 Retired Realtor HEBRON Now accepting applications for waiting list at Hebron Meadows.

Rent starting at $480. Seniors 62+ or those of any age with a disability. Call WI Mgmt Co. 1-800-346-8581 for free applications *Future Rental Assistance may become available.

Wisconsin Management Company is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Fox Lake 1BR 2 Months Free!

Kitchenette, $155/wkly, utilities included. 847-962-4847 or 847-587-0605

MARENGO ~ LARGE 2BR

1BA, screen porch, deck, large back yard, washer, pets OK. $850/mo + sec. 815-354-0386

McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181 McHenry - In town. 1BR. No dogs.

No smoking in apartment. $545/mo+utils. $895 dep.

Broker 815-344-1167 McHenry -Large studio/1BR some utilities included, balcony $650 and up Broker Owned 815-347-1712

McHenry 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath

Clean, bright, laundry, secure building. No pets/smoking. $825/mo + util. 815-302-6041

FOX LAKE X-LRG 1 BEDROOM

$725/mo, all util except electric.

Laundry in building. No dogs.

Agent 815-814-3348

McHenry - Route 31 IRISH PRAIRIE APTS

ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM Quiet building, no pets. $825 + security. 847-526-4435

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1-BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

ALGONQUIN - 2 BEDROOM Quiet and clean building with storage, laundry and parking. $800/mo. 847-401-3242

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HARVARD Autumn Glen Spacious 2 bdrm Apts avail Free extra storage Free heat!!

Pets welcome!

Rents from: $733* 1st month free ~or~ Free 55” flat screen TV CALL TODAY! 815-943-6700 www.gallinacos.com M-F: 10am-6pm Sat: By Appt (*includes special)

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1 & 2 BEDROOM

With W/D & Fitness Center.

815/363-0322 cunatinc.com

Island Lake Small 1 Bedroom Quiet area, utilities included.

NO PETS, $575/month.

847-526-8306

Lake In The Hills 1 Bedroom Incl walk-in closet, 1 bath, W/D, 1 car garage, no pets, $875/mo.

847-224-3567 Marengo Large 1 & 2 BR most utilities included Broker Owner $650 & UP 815-347-1712

MARENGO RURAL SETTING

Small 1BR Cottage includes storage area in barn, $535/mo.

Pet with deposit. 815-291-9456

MCHENRY QUIET BUILDING

1 bedroom, heat and water incl. $675/mo, security deposit req.

NO PETS. 815-382-6418

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McHenry. Large 1BR. Quiet bldg. 2nd floor. $650/mo+sec.

815-385-8180

Lake in the Hills: TH, 3BR, 2.5BA, 2 car gar., W/D, full bsmnt, $1595/mo., NO PETS, 847-736-9407 McHenry 2-3BR, 2-3BA

Almost New! 2 car, appls. Rent To Own, $1150-$1250/mo. Pets OK. Available now. 815-385-5525

McHenry ~ 3BR 2.5BA TH

All appl incl W/D, 2 car garage.

No pets/smoking. $1300/mo+sec.

Agent Owned 847-722-8911 nd

WOODSTOCK

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1 & 2 Bedroom

Affordable Apts.

Garage Included

815-334-9380 www.cunat.com

WOODSTOCK 1BR $595

All appliances, wall to wall carpet.

A/C, balcony/patio, storage, on site lndry. No pets. 847-382-2313 Cell # 708-204-3823

Woodstock 2 Bedroom

Bath, W/D, close to 5etra and Sq. No pets/smoking. $800/mo + sec.

815-338-1880

WOODSTOCK

Woodstock Large 2BR 2 Flr

1 bath, all appliances, W/D. Carpeted, 1 car garage. No pets. $825/mo + security + ref.

815-347-0349

Crystal Lake ~ 3BR, 2BA

1 car garage, 1800 sq ft, perfect in-law with 2 kitchens. $1400/mo 2 year minimum. 815-790-2678

Johnsburg: 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar, CA, Newly remodeled, Johnsburg Schools, section 8 considered. $1,200, 1st month security, credit check. Owner responsible for yard work. Available May 1st. clauser@earthlink.net McHenry: 2718 Old Oak, completely remod., 3BR, 1BA, 1 car gar., big bckyrd, NEW appl., $1200/mo. 815-790-1593 Wauconda. Newly decorated.

Adult community. No pets. Units from $645-$795/mo+sec.

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Wonder Lake. 3BR, 1BA, all appls.

New paint, carpet. Agent owned. $1050/mo.

815-334-0199 Wonder Lake: 3BR, 1BA, fenced yard, W/D & appliances included, $875/mo. 815-338-1935 Woodstock: 2BR, full basement, huge 2+ car garage, $990/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Crystal Lake: spacious 1 & 2BR, w/garage, $790-$890/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

MARENGO 2BR DUPLEX

1.5BA, 1st floor laundry room.

Full basement, 2 car garage. $1050 + sec. 815-568-6311 Marengo Large Spacious 2 BR. Large living, dining, sun room. Full basement. 1 car gar. $900+sec.

847-812-2961

WOODSTOCK 2BR + Extra

HARVARD Large home, house privileges, close to train. $400/mo, includes utilities. Call 847-404-7930

Woodstock - Furnished Rooms All utilities incl. $445 - $475.

Call Bill 815-260-5259

1 bath, half finished basement. $1000/mo + sec, no pets/smkg.

815-455-0768

Autumnwood Apt. 1 Bedroom Starting at $695 Elevator Building 815-334-9380 www.cunat.com

WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM

1.5 Bath, A/C, Stove, Refrigerator, Garage, No Pets. Broker Owned.

847-683-7944 HURRY!!

Woodstock 722 Washington St. 3BR, 1.5BA, C/A, full basement. $1100/mo + security and utilities.

815-378-0975

Woodstock Lrg 2BR in Victorian House. Large yard, storage space.

Close to downtown $755+sec+ ref Also Woodstock Studio, $475/mo + sec + ref. 815-338-8872

10 rooms, W/D, basement,garage. $1250/mo + sec, Credit check.

Plus A 6 Room House, $650/mo.

773-743-8672 ~ 847-835-9892

WOODSTOCK Modern Loft Apartment ~ 2BR Historic Rogers Hall, $825/mo.

NO DOGS! 815-482-4909

Cary. 3BR House. 1.5BA. Full bsmnt. 2.5 car garage. Appls, W/D. $1275/mo + sec dep. Lic. 815-354-4575

WOODSTOCK

Crystal Lake 4BR On Fox River

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms Rents Include: Water & Sewer Garbage Removal FREE: Pool & Fitness Center

Crystal Lake On Shore

WILLOW BROOKE APTS

815-338-2383 www.cunat.com

Woodstock. Intentionally quiet 2BR garden apt. Incl heat.

Non-smoking. $750/mo+dep.

815-206-4573

CAPRON ~ 4BR, 2.5BA

200 ft of Waterfront + boat, dock and deck on 1.5 acres. 2BA, C/A. $1395/mo. 708-296-4476 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, beach, may have boat. Beautiful views, porches. Large wooded grounds. NO PETS! $1800/mo.

630-655-2888

Crystal Lake, 3 Br. Home, 1.5 Ba, Full bsmt., Appliances - W/D, 1 Car Garage, $1250/mo + security.

815-236-9940 Crystal Lake. Small 3BR. Garage. No pets. $1000/mo+sec.

815-459-1543

Fox Lake 1BR $725, 2BR $875 CRYSTAL LAKE (Randall Village) 2BR, 2BA, 1st floor, W/D, clubhouse, pool, exercise room, $1100/mo. Avail May 1.

815-953-5434 708-261-1483

Crystal Lake 2BR, 2BA Condo

Cute & clean incl W/D, D/W, C/A. $950mo.

847-508-8286

HEBRON 2BR CONDO

All appl, patio, private entrance. $900 - $750, garage available.

815-455-8310

Both have appl, 2BR bsmt. View of lake, newly remod. No pets, close to metra. Mark @ 847-489-6606

Harvard. North side of town. Lovely large 3BR, 3BA. W/D, new C/A & gas furnace. Deck, partially fenced yard. Avail 5/1. $1150/mo. Sec dep req. Pets neg. 262-607-1108 Huntley. 3BR. Garage not incl.

2.5 acres. $1300/mo+utils.

847-417-6056

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DEKALB

Immaculate 4,280 sq ft Office / Warehouse.

Air conditioned office area and bathrooms Great location near airport & tollway in DeKalb.

815-754-5831

CRYSTAL LAKE OFFICES FOR RENT Offices Range from 206 -625 sq ft.

Aval. Immed. Near 176 & 31 One could be salon. Call for more info: 815-444-6724

INSIDE SNOWMOBILE STORAGE April 1st- Oct. 1st *2 place-$175. *3 place and up - $200.

847-683-1963

Crystal Lake @ Rt 14 & Rt 31

800 Sq Ft Unit. 14' OH door.

Ideal for shop, warehouse or small business. $580/mo.

815-459-9111 ~ 815-540-5388

Crystal Lake Hurry Last One Left Clean Office Suite. 400 SF. Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $525/mo. 815-790-0240

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1126495 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREENTREE SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

BRYAN M. STOKES; THE BREEZY LAWN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 02892 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 31, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 10-05-429-003.

Commonly known as 5502 THELEN AVENUE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1126495.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520452 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106900 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW R. HUNT; SAMANTHA A. HUNT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.; BRIGHT OAKS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1034 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-12-103-040.

Commonly known as 16 RED OAK TRAIL, CARY, IL 60013.

The improvement on the property consists of a multi-family residence.

The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only.

The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106900.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520441 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY J. SAHS; KRISTIN L. SAHS; ROSEMARIE SAHS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KRISTIN L. SAHS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1144 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 13-06-426-008.

Commonly known as 426 NORTH HILL STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

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Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520442 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1109521 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

WILLIAM SPECHT AKA WILLIAM A SPECHT; KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1198 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 04-22-301-100.

Commonly known as 330 CUNAT BOULEVARD 1D, RICHMOND, IL 60071.

The improvement on the property consists of a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1109521.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520443 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD J. LEWIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD J. LEWIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1298 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 1, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 10-07-277-002.

Commonly known as 1203 JASPER DRIVE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property

consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107232.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520445 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN P. MOOTE, ALLENE R. MOOTE, WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, HSBC, BANK NEVADA, N.A MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., DISCOVER BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 1887 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 8, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 4201 Crestwood Street, McHenry, IL 60050.

P.I.N. 09-34-231-001.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Louis A. Weinstock at Springleaf Financial Services, 20 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5002.

312-263-0794.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520447 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1120285 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

CINDY AIKIN A/K/A CINDY A. AIKIN; FORTRESS MANAGEMENT INC., TRUSTEE, FOR BMK LAND HOLDINGS, TRUST; JAY KOMES; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF BMK LAND HOLDING, TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 2191 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bid-

der for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 14-27-402-002.

Commonly known as 4516 CARTHAGE COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1120285.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520448

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARRIS N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, v.

5112 GREENWOOD, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; GALT AIRPORT, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; IVAN DJURIN, an individual; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 10 CH 267 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 29, 2012, Steven S. Spinell, the Court Appointed Receiver in the above captioned matter, will at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 2013, at Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following parcels of property: Parcels Description: PARCEL 1: THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1; ALSO THE EAST1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 55 ACRES THEREOF); ALSO, THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; ALSO THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PORTION THEREOF THAT LIES WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY); ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH 1318.32 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Numbers: 08-01-300-001 08-01-300-002 08-02-400-004 08-02-300-005 08-01-300-005 Common address: 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097.

General Property Description and Improvements: The Property, commonly known as Galt Airport, is located on the East side of Greenwood Road, North of IL Route 120, West of Wonder Lake and South of Thayer Road with a street address of 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois. The subject property, comprised of five parcels totaling 172.2 acres (hereinafter referred to as "Airport" or "Property"), is improved with two runways, taxiways, an aircraft ramp area, multiple hangars, a home/office/studio, and other structures as exist.

The Judgment amount is: $16,308,160.14, plus attorneys' fees, interest, and costs accruing from date of the Judgment through date of sale and other advances, Receiver's fees and expenses, and other costs.

Sale Terms: Cash or certified funds of not less than Ten Percent (10%) down of the highest bid at the close of the auction for each particular parcel or parcels, and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours, plus interest at the statutory rate from the date of sale to the date of payment. Such sale shall be closed through escrow with Chicago Title and Trust Co. no later than seven (7) days after confirmation. The initial bid at auction shall be $2,150,000.00. The next further bid above the initial bid shall be in an increment of at least $50,000.00.

Thereafter, any subsequent bids shall be in no less than $5,000.00 increments. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the real estate whose rights in and to the real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Receiver or Plaintiff and is in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment of the down payment, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate subject to and after Court confirmation of the sale and payment in full of the amount bid.

If you are the mortgagor (homeowner), you have the right to remain in possession for 30 days after entry of an order of possession, in accordance with section 15-1701(C) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. The Property is available for inspection. For more information or an appointment to inspect the Property, contact: Steven S. Spinell, court appointed receiver, or Warren A. James Kinzie Real Estate Group 212 West Kinzie Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654 (312) 464-8800 or Plaintiff's Attorney Mark A. Silverman, Esquire Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 845-3000 Note: 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.

Andrew J. Annes, Esquire; Phillip N. Coover, Esquire Schenk Annes Tepper Campbell Ltd. Attorneys for Steven S. Spinell, Receiver 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6674 (312) 554-3100 Attorney No.: 6182512 Attorney No.: 6292602 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 28, April 4, 11, 2013 #A508)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1126495 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREENTREE SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

BRYAN M. STOKES; THE BREEZY LAWN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 02892 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 31, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 1 IN PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS, UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 16, 1953, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 270793, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 94, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 10-05-429-003.

Commonly known as 5502 THELEN AVENUE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1126495.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520452 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

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Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106900 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW R. HUNT; SAMANTHA A. HUNT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROFESSIONAL MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.; BRIGHT OAKS ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1034 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: PARCEL 1: LOT 4 IN BLOCK 44 IN BRIGHT OAKS UNIT NO . 1, BEING A PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 577079, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS APPUR-

TENANT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS SET FORTH IN BRIGHT OAKS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED JANUARY 13, 1973 AS DOCUMENT NO. 585949, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-12-103-040.

Commonly known as 16 RED OAK TRAIL, CARY, IL 60013.

The improvement on the property consists of a multi-family residence.

The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only.

The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106900.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520441

QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 04-22-301-100.

Commonly known as 330 CUNAT BOULEVARD 1D, RICHMOND, IL 60071.

The improvement on the property consists of a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1109521.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520443

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY J. SAHS; KRISTIN L. SAHS; ROSEMARIE SAHS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KRISTIN L. SAHS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1144 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 5 IN WORKMAN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOTS 248 AND 249, AND ALL OF LOTS 250 AND 251 AND 252 IN THE ASSESSOR'S PLAT OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 17, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 208592, IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS, PAGE 79, IN MCHENRY COUNTY. P.I.N. 13-06-426-008.

Commonly known as 426 NORTH HILL STREET, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520442

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Plaintiff, vs.

RICHARD J. LEWIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD J. LEWIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1298 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 1, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 345 IN PISTAKEE HILLS UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 29, 1959 AS DOCUMENT NO. 361805, IN BOOK 14 OF PLATS, PAGE 40, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 10-07-277-002.

Commonly known as 1203 JASPER DRIVE, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1107232.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520445

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

STEPHEN P. MOOTE, ALLENE R. MOOTE, WORLDWIDE ASSET PURCHASING, LLC, HSBC, BANK NEVADA, N.A MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., DISCOVER BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 1887 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 8, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 19 IN FIRST ADDITION TO COONEY HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF BLOCK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 71 DOCUMENT NO. 262629, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 71 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1109521 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

WILLIAM SPECHT AKA WILLIAM A SPECHT; KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 1198 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: UNIT 330-1D TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN KENSINGTON MANOR OF RICHMOND CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 28, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002R0075423, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST

(Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

lINe aD DeaDlINe: tues-Fri: 3pm day prior, sat: 2pm Fri, sun-Mon: 5pm Fri OFFICe HOUrs: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm PHONe: 815-455-4800

Commonly known as 4201 Crestwood Street, McHenry, IL 60050.

P.I.N. 09-34-231-001.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Louis A. Weinstock at Springleaf Financial Services, 20 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5002.

312-263-0794.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520447 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1120285 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS ONEWEST BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

CINDY AIKIN A/K/A CINDY A. AIKIN; FORTRESS MANAGEMENT INC., TRUSTEE, FOR BMK LAND HOLDINGS, TRUST; JAY KOMES; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF BMK LAND HOLDING, TRUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON

RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 2191 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto, Gilbert, Schottland & Andrle, 2030 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 38 IN COLLEGE HILL, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 14, 1969 AS DOCUMENT NO. 505979, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 14-27-402-002.

Commonly known as 4516 CARTHAGE COURT, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS HARRIS N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, v.

5112 GREENWOOD, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; GALT AIRPORT, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; IVAN DJURIN, an individual; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

CASE NO.: 10 CH 267 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 29, 2012, Steven S. Spinell, the Court Appointed Receiver in the above captioned matter, will at 10:00 a.m. on May 10, 2013, at Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following parcels of property:

Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1120285.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I520448 (Published in the Northwest Herald, March 28, April 4 & 11, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY Heather N. Boffo, Plaintiff vs. cole l. lovet, Defendant Case Number 2012 OP 855 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Cole L. Love, defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for notice of publication for an Order of Protection to be entered and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the McHenry County Clerk of Court, McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Room 356, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, on or before May 9, 2013, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT.

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Witness: March 28, 2013 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court

Dan Wallis McHenry Co. Court Admin 2200 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS

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THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1; ALSO THE EAST1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 55 ACRES THEREOF); ALSO, THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2; ALSO THE SOUTH 24 ACRES AND 38-1/2 SQUARE RODS OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2 (EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL THAT PORTION THEREOF THAT LIES WEST OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY); ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF LETITIA VIRGINIA KOVALOVSKY FOR CHANGE OF NAME

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Permanent Index Numbers: 08-01-300-001 08-01-300-002 08-02-400-004 08-02-300-005 08-01-300-005

Case Number 13 MR 128 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (ADULT) Public notice is hereby given that on April 17, 2013, 9:00 a.m. I will file and request a hearing on my Petition in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from LETITIA VIRGINIA KOVALOVSKI to that of LETITIA VIRGINIA TAYLOR pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Common address: 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois April 1, 2013

General Property Description and Improvements: The Property, commonly known as Galt Airport, is located on the East side of Greenwood Road, North of IL Route 120, West of Wonder Lake and South of Thayer Road with a street address of 5112 Greenwood Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois. The subject property, comprised of five parcels totaling 172.2 acres (hereinafter referred to as "Airport" or "Property"), is improved with two runways, taxiways, an aircraft ramp area, multiple hangars, a home/office/studio, and other structures as exist.

The Judgment amount is: $16,308,160.14, plus attorneys' fees, interest, and costs accruing from date of the Judgment through date of sale and other advances, Receiver's fees and expenses, and other costs.

Sale Terms: Cash or certified funds of not less than Ten Percent (10%) down of the highest bid at the close of the auction for each particular parcel or parcels, and the balance to be paid within twenty-four (24) hours, plus interest at the statutory rate from the date of sale to the date of payment. Such sale shall be closed through escrow with Chicago Title and Trust Co. no later than seven (7) days after confirmation. The initial bid at auction shall be $2,150,000.00. The next further bid above the initial bid shall be in an increment of at least $50,000.00.

Thereafter, any subsequent bids shall be in no less than $5,000.00 increments. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the real estate whose rights in and to the real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Receiver or Plaintiff and is in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment of the down payment, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate subject to and after Court confirmation of the sale and payment in full of the amount bid.

If you are the mortgagor (homeowner), you have the right to remain in possession for 30 days after entry of an order of possession, in accordance with section 15-1701(C) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law. The Property is available for inspection. For more information or an appointment to inspect the Property, contact: Steven S. Spinell, court appointed receiver, or Warren A. James Kinzie Real Estate Group 212 West Kinzie Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654 (312) 464-8800 or Plaintiff's Attorney Mark A. Silverman, Esquire Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 845-3000 Note: 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.

Andrew J. Annes, Esquire Phillip N. Coover, Esquire Schenk Annes Tepper Campbell Ltd. Attorneys for Steven S. Spinell, Receiver 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500 Chicago, Illinois 60606-6674 (312) 554-3100 Attorney No.: 6182512 Attorney No.: 6292602 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 28, April 4, 11, 2013 #A508)

PUBLIC NOTICE JOHNSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES A SCHOOL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING

The Johnsburg School District will hold a School Personnel Committee Meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM in the Johnsburg School District 12 Transportation Office, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051.

JOHNSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES THE CHANGE IN LOCATION OF TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

The Johnsburg School District will hold their regularly scheduled School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00 PM at the Johnsburg Junior High School North Learning Center, 2222 W. Church Street, Johnsburg, Illinois, 60051 instead of the previously announced Johnsburg High School location.

Also, the regularly scheduled School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:00 PM will be held in the Johnsburg High School Learning Center, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051 instead of the previously announced Johnsburg Junior High School location. ______________________ Signed Melissa Tinsley, Secretary

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11, 18, 2013 #A573)

COUNTY OF McHENRY

THE SOUTH 1318.32 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 2013 #A593)

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 2013 #A586)

Parcels Description: PARCEL 1:

PARCEL 2:

a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All bids must be submitted to the City of Crystal Lake in a sealed envelope marked "Cation Exchange Resin Bid (2013) - Attn: Bradley S. Mitchell, Assistant to the City Manager", by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

THE LAW OFFICE OF LOIZZO & LOIZZO, BY: Dane J. Loizzo The Law Offices of Loizzo & Loizzo Attorneys for Petitioner Letitia Virginia Kovalovsky 666 Russel Court, Suite 100A Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 338-8810 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11, 18, 2013) #A594

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY In the Matter of the Petition of DANIEL BRIAN SCHERF for Change of Name Case Number 13 MR 182 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (ADULT) Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on MARCH 28, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Daniel Brian Scherf to that of Lauren Aurelia Orvischond pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Dated at Woodstock, Illinois March 28, 2013. /s/ Daniel Brian Scherf Petitioner's Signature Dan Scherf Petitioner 943 Golf Course Road Crystal Lake, IL 60014 312-919-8106 (Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11 & 18, 2013 #A591)

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID

The City of Crystal Lake will be accepting sealed bids in accordance with specifications for a high-purity, premium grade, beadform conventional cation exchange resin designed for the treatment of potable water. Bid specifications and required bid forms are available at the Municipal Complex, 100 W. Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, between 8:00

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on MARCH 26, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as HILL TOP RESTORATION located at 7408 NORTH HILL RD., MARENGO, IL 60152

Dated MARCH 26, 2013.

/s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk

(Published in the Northwest Herald April 4, 11, 18, 2013 #A592)

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TODAY - Sometimes, we’re inclined to believe that it’s impossible to profit from anything we truly like, which is totally wrong. The year ahead is likely to change your thinking in this area.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Offering unsolicited advice is risky at best, so if you do so anyway, make sure the recipient knows that it’s just a suggestion. You don’t want to be held accountable for unpleasantness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You’re likely to have rigid ideas about how things should be done, so any input from a friend or associate could be disruptive. Try to keep an open mind.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- It isn’t always smart to try to do something the way another does, even if that person’s work is excellent. What’s viable for him or her might not be a good fit for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Try to avoid a risky financial arrangement that you know little about and have little control over. Now is not the time to take chances.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- An old, unresolved disagreement between you and your special someone could rear its ugly head if you allow it. Letting outsiders into your business could make matters worse.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Labors of love are likely to be handled with remarkable skill, but, by the same token, you might not want to be identified with something that you dislike but are required to do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Even though your earning potential is excellent, the way you manage your affairs may not be up to snuff. Try to bring your “A-game” to everything you take on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- In order to complete what you start, you need to put limitations on how much you attempt to do. Work on one assignment at a time, and proceed slowly and cautiously.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Instead of trying to rectify another’s erroneous perception of you, you’re likely to let it go unchallenged and brood about the injustice being done to you. Why? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Be on guard, because there is reason to believe that you could be the target of an expert manipulator. Speak up and don’t be a victim.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Be careful not to do anything that could offend someone important to you. You may think your behavior is funny, but the person who pays your salary is likely to be ticked off.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- As always, you will have a choice of how you view developments: positively or negatively. Don’t envision failure when it’s just as easy to see success.

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Emile-Auguste Chartier, a French philosopher and journalist who was commonly known as Alain, said, “We prove what we want to prove. The real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.”

At the bridge table, we know how many tricks we need to win. The real difficulty can be knowing how to do that. In this deal, for example, South needs 10 tricks to make four spades.

But how should he play after West leads the club jack?

North’s three-spade rebid was game-forcing, announcing exactly three-card spade support. He got two shortage points for his doubletons, making his hand worth 13 support points. (It also had only seven losers, which was the number for a game-force.) South plowed on, hoping for the best. (South thought about suggesting three no-trump over three spades, but that contract would have failed after a club lead.)

Even if spades are breaking 3-2, South seems to have four losers: two spades, one heart and one club. And if he immediately plays on spades, he will

lose those tricks. Declarer must find a different plan.

There is one realistic hope. South should win the first trick with his club ace and lead a spade to the ace (not vital, but it will save an undertrick if spades are 4-1 and the defender with one spade has at most two diamonds). Then he plays on diamonds, starting with his queen, the honor from the shorter side first. On the third diamond, declarer discards his club loser.

Yes, West ruffs, but it costs one of his natural trump tricks. South loses only two spades and one heart.

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Baseball Cards. Topps 1993 set.

94, '08, '12. 3000+ cards.

Worth $300+ Asking $140.

815-338-4829 Basketball Wild Card Brand.

1991-92. 4800+ cards. Worth $500+ Incl Pippin. Asking $125.

815-338-4829 BUTTER CHURN - Antique Wooden Butter Churn 18" high, the barrel is constructed with oak wood slats & 4 brass bands & 10" diameter at the bottom tapered to 8-1/2" at the top.

The dasher stick is 42" long. It is in excellent used condition and is very clean. This is a fun piece for country decoration and can be used for storage. $175. 815-236-1747 CHAIR - Antique Child's Red Wooden Chair - 24-1/2" high at back. $28. McHenry. 815-236-1747 DESK, ANTIQUE - oak drop down desk with cubbie holes, drawer, brass accents, 28"W x 57"H. $125.

847-639-91176

DOLL ~ PORCELAIN BABY

Musical, matching long dress and hat, $10. 815-363-0124 Football Wild Card Brand.

1991-92. 8600+ Worth $800+ Incl Favre RK. Asking $250.

815-338-4829

Hand Mirrors

2 brass, 1 plastic very old and nice 3/$40. 815-459-7485 HUMMELS $40/ea. OBO 404-783-9092 (McHenry Area) JAR - Glass w/ metal Lid. Outside red w/ ridges in glass. Top opening 5" diameter, Jar is 7 1/2" diameter & 7" high. $25. McHenry 815-236-1747 MINIATURE BASEBALL BATS 16 bats - $50 for all.

847-515-8012 Huntley area MIXING BOWLS - 3 matching: "Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware - Eureka Homewood Pattern". Lg 8 5/8", Med 7 3/8", Sm 6 1/8". $65. McHenry. 815-236-1747 Painting, antique, reverse on glass.

Japanese style landscape w/ mother of pearl house by river. 26” by 17.

Wood frame. Slight damage in 1 spot. $99. Island Lake. turquoisesilver@hotmail Poloroid Land Camera. Swinger Model 20. Mint w/case & papers. $35. 815-459-7485 Post Cards: 40 American Indian some over 100 years old, good condition $95/set 262-279-2968 SLED - antique wooden child's 32" x 18" with wooden pull handle. rounded back support. McHenry $125. 815-236-1747 SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE Album in sleeve. Great condition. $25 each. 2 available.

847-515-8012 Huntley area TOOL BOX - Antique Refinished Pine 28-1/2" x 13" x 8-3/4" w/ 7 sectioned drawer & brass latch dowel carrying handle. $145. McHenry.

815-236-1747 VANITY - Beautiful pine vanity with attached mirror & center drawer.

This beautiful antique piece was brought from England by the dealer.

37-1/4" wide, 20" deep & 29-1/2" to top of vanity. Mirror 22-3/8" wide by 35-3/8" high. Center drawer has metal pull & 14" wide. Legs & side mirror supports have charming decorative sculptured detail. $475.

815-236-1747 Wagon wheels (2) antique 40 inch diameter wooden hubs and spokes wheels and hubs wrapped in steel call Rick evenings 847-6391755 350.00/pair Wood Slatted Folding Chairs (4).

Pre-1950's. Used at social events.

Asking $99. 815-338-4829

Bike - Children's Trainer

Go-Glider, blue, 16”, like new! $70.

847-476-6771 Bike: Girls 20" pink $30 OBO 847-515-8083

Bathroom Vanity Sink Cultured marble, 25”x18.5”, brand new, never used. $50.

815-370-4165 Ceiling tiles: 2x4x3/4 5 boxes of 8.

BRAND NEW $120 815-363-9636 DECK STAIN - Free Delivery. High Quality. 5 gallons $60 retail, Selling $25/gallon. penofin.com 815-479-1000 Dry wall: 5/8 4x12-42 pcs, new 4x8 14 pcs $250 $250 815-363-9636

Kitchen Sink: stainless steel, new, never installed, 2 basin v. good. cond. $50 815-363-9636 Light Fixture Beautiful, contemporary for kitchen or dining room, exc cond. $30. 847-829-4546

Mattress (Serta)

full Size, Boxspring & frame, good condition! $30.

815-575-4858

Roll of John Manville Insulation R11 3.5”x23”x70'. Kraft faced. $20 815-568-6285

11 CEMETERY PLOTS Cemetery plots located in McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock,IL. Sites valued at $1350 per plot. Will sell for $1000 per plot or OBO. Call Steve for info at 1-815-861-5148

Collector's Plate-John Wayne

1st edition by Endre Szabo, 1976.

Two John Wayne DVD sets, sealed.

Two large, John Wayne, unused postcards. $35. turquoisesilver@hotmail JOHN DEERE LIGHT SET Never used, still in box. $15.

815-690-1073

Playtex Drop In Bottles - Neutral Small & Large with Nipples. Very Gently Used. $20 all.

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TV - Toshiba – 36” Color Works Great $125 847-409-1838

TV ~ Panasonic

60”, in excellent running condition! $300 773-392-5144 TV ~ TOSHIBA 20” DVD/VCR combo, excellent working condition! $125 847-829-4546

Wii With 8 Games

Exercise board, 2 controllers, charger and more, $275.

815-356-0883 Bowflex: Schwinn $75/OBO 815-276-2368 Perform Trainer Gym: EXM-500B $50 you disassemble 847-337-1686

ANTIQUE DRY SINK - Charming shabby chic painted wood antique dry sink with attached adjustable mirror and white enamel metal bowl. 25-3/4" wide, 21-1/2" deep & 29" high. 2 attached wood towel racks on each side for a total width of 33". White enamel bowl 15" diameter, 6" deep. Bottom shelf 6" from floor. Top section with mirror is 20-1/2" high & 25-3/4" wide & has 2 drawers, each 6" wide & 2-3/4" high. $400. 815-236-1747 ANTIQUE OAK CHAIR - 36" high at back & seat 16-1/2" wide. 2 curved accent braces as shown. Chair is in excellent condition and is very sturdy. $52. 815-236-1747

ARMOIRE ~ PINE

29x69, 3 drawers, 2 shelves.

Great for baby room, $95.

847-639-9176 Bedroom Set. Queen. Incl pier unit headboard, 6 drawer chest & mattress set. Pics avail. $400.

815-459-9333 CHINA CABINET, BUFFET & DINING ROOM TABLE w/ 2 chairs in good condition- $900.

32in Panasonic Tube TV- $75.

224-230-1895

Couch ~ Brown & Beige

Oak Armoire with 3 drawers and lots of storage, $325.

815-356-0883 Palm Pilot w/charger & leather case, $29 847-658-4757 POWER SUPPLY - 13.8VDC 15 Amp power supply, compact and portable. New in box, never used.

Includes DC Power supply lighter socket adaptor. $75.

815-690-0235

Printer ~ Digital Photo Sony

DPP-EX50. Prints wonderful pictures, $55/obo.

847-829-4546 PRINTER: Laser, Konica Minolta, PagePro, 1350W, Mono FREE 847-293-2616

Stereo - Technic

350 Watt Amplifier & Yamaha Digital Tuner. $80/both.

224-523-1569

SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER Sony, model STR-D911 with remoted, $75. 815-578-0212

Cubicles/drawers/tower for storage group of 7 white, laminate, $35 Call 815-814-8138 Desk – Custom Made – Formica Top – (Plus 3 Shelf Book Case fits on top of desk) 36”Wx30”Dx30H $40 847-639-1909

Desk Set - 2 Piece

Wood, 20x66x29H, 36x72x29H. $80.

847-476-6771 Dining Room Set: Buffet: traditional, dark, oak, w/hutch, table w/6 chairs with extension also with table, slight water mark on table $350 224-587-5091

Dining Room Table

5' L x 3' W Metal & Glass with 4 Chairs (+ cushions) All From Pier 1, seats Up To 8, $350.

815-370-4165

Dining Table: Oak (Oval) w/6 chairs & 2 leaves, excellent condition $150 815-344-6289 Ent center: WE Smithe in distressed cherry $275 OBO 847-515-8083

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

Oak with 27 TV. Great for family or kids room, $250. 815-356-0883

Entertainment Center

Solid oak, 56”Wx54”Hx20”D. Stereo/utility area with beveled glass, $275. 815-354-2462 HIGH CHAIR - Antique Pine Child's.

39" high 17" wide with removable metal tray. Tray arm lifts. McHenry $125. 815-236-1747 HUTCH – Solid wood Hutch, possibly antique. 3 shelves with plate rails, storage on bottom. Moving, must sell, $100. 708-509-9419 TARGET THE OFFLINE WORLD Bring the OFFLINE world to your ONLINE presence. Quick Response (QRCode) can drive traffic to your facebook business fan page - with a video Welcome Landing Page encouraging LIKES. Get YOURS http://delivr.com/2wzpw only $10. Also consider a MOVS Mobile Optimized Video Site for only an Extra $20.

PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2013

RUNNING TWO RINGS-BOTH STARTING AT 9:00 ONE WITH COINS Lunch by: Relish the Dog

847-658-3269 TV - Toshiba – 36” Color Works Great $125 815-477-8485

8 ft, Like new condition! $325.00.

Pictures avail. 815-790-3083

COMPUTER DESK

Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: BOONE CO. FAIRGROUNDS, 8791 RT. 76 BELVIDERE, IL. 61008 LOCATED IN THE GOAT BARN NEAR SOUTH END. PLENTY OF PARKING. DRESS ACCORDINGLY!

COINS, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, TOOL & MISC. MM “R” tractor, new rubber, clean & nice.

To be sold at 11:00 Sharp!

Kitchen Table

Oak & chrome incl 4 chairs on wheels with leaf, $100.00.

815-322-3402 Mirror picture frame 3.5x2.5 $40 847-890-1381 Pictures/Tropical Palm Trees (2) $35/ea.

847-829-4546 SOFA - Like-new, 4 year old Brown Microfiber Leather sofa. Very Clean - from a smoke free home. Approx.

90" long x 41"deep x 33" tall. $200. You may text or call 815276 -7392 - Include email address to get a picture of couch.

Sofa Side Tables (2) $40 each 847-890-1381 Sofa, Beige Floral, Good Condition. $50 or best offer. Four Colonies, Crystal Lake. 815-455-7643 or 815-382-5673 SOFA: RICHARD HONQUEST Multicolor sofa (7'X3.5') Good condition, only seat cushion needs refurbishing. Original price $6,000.

A great deal on a solid piece of furniture for $750.

Cary 847-477-9163

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TV STAND ~ PLANT STAND Oak wood, 37”Hx15”Wx12”D. Excellent condition, $85.

847-829-4546

OWNERS: K. KOWAL, D & B CAPUTO, J. JANSSEN, & J. SCHNEIDER

Twin bed, like new, with rails and headboard $100.00 Phone 815-578-1938

Terms: Cash or checks w/proper I.D. Visa & Mastercard accepted. 9% Buyers Premium w/ 4% discount for cash or check. No property to be removed until settled for. All items sold “AS IS”. Number system will be used. Must have driver’s license for registration. Not responsible for accidents or items after purchase. Announcements day of sale prevail over written material.

Metal with glass top. Holds 21 wine bottles, 36”x16”, $95.

847-829-4546

WINE RACK

CONCEALED CARRY CLASS Belvidere, IL 61008 815 544-4811 or 815-988-0249 cell AUCTIONEER: LYLE LEE State License #040.000200 & Roger Mackeben # 441.0001360 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE Visit our web site at www.leeauctionservice.com

Remington 870 Express Synthetic (Black) $380 FOID necessary (815) 385-1732

TV - Panasonic 27”, $25

Insulating Blankets

Many, for covering concrete, 6'x25' $20/ea.

847-514-4989

Baby afghans, Beautiful, unique hand crocheted. Round & Lacy, durable. 53" average diameter.

Many colors to chose from. Pictures at NWHerald.com $40 815-356-9844 Baby stroller (girls) by Graco Great condition $30 Call or text 815- 575-0504 Graco Duo Glider - Tan & Black, Gently Used, $100 obo 815-307-4607 Graco Snug Ride 35. Green, Blue, Tan with extra base and newborn support. Used very gently for 1 year. $40 for all. 815-307-4607

TURNTABLE -- 1970's Dual 1216 Turntable. $100. Exc. Condition.

815-382-3577 McHenry

Crystal Lake, SAT, APR 20 9-1 Info/Register 608-577-1917 GUN SHOW McHenry VFW on Rt 120 Sunday, April 7th 8am – 3pm Buy, sell, trade firearms and related items. Tables available.

815-385-4600

All Purpose Saddle

Wintec Wide, black, 16.5” seat with Cair panels. Adj gullet.

Like new! $350. 815-693-0542 Cob Size Meadowbrook Cart. $395.

Call: 410-688-9068

Jumping Saddle

Kieffer Munchen, med tree. Brown, 16” seat, $200. 815-693-0542

Comforter Set. Queen. Plum, Gray, Ivory. Like new! Pics avail. $35 815-459-9333 ESPRESSO MAKER - Krups Il Primo.

Used once. $25/obo.

815-814-8138 GLASS TUMBERS (8) Libby Hostess Set, 1960's. Clear w/ gold leaf "sports" design. Heavier glass, 5 1/2" tall. New/old stock, still in box, $20. turquoisesilver@hotmail.com GLASSWARE - Seven pilsners, two tall champagne, and 4 wine glasses. $5. Call 815-814-8138.

ICE CRUSHER Portable Electric Use on counter for drinks or fancy food. Works good, $20.

815-455-3555

SHADES

2 levolor pleated / cellular shades.

42-1/4Wx54-1/2L. Color, Daylight.

Brand new, never used. $40/obo.

847-516-2003 Table Lamps: Two French Provincial Johnsburg area $20 for both 708/602-8353 Vase-Czech Republic. Clear crystal, "Regent" flair style, 14” high. Pair clear crystal candlestick holders.

Austria, 3 1/2" inches high. Both items new/old. $60. Island Lake. turquoisesilver@hotmail.com

Chain Saw. Homelite.

12” bar. Good shape. $40 224-523-1569 Deer fountain with buck statue (concrete approximately 5 feet tall) Johnsburg area $250 firm 708/602-8353 Tractor: Jacobson Tractor, old school, 8 HP Kohlor, no deck, must see $350 815-575-7153

Hay for sale. Organic, 40/60 alfalf/ grass, first cutting, cut mid June, baled on 105 degree day, stored in barn. $10/ bale. 815-568-6838

Targus Netbook Carrying case $10 708/602-8353 new TIRE - Single Goodyear Eagle RS-A Car Tire. Size: P215/50R17, Driven about 20000 mi. Asking $20, Call 847-658-2338, pick up Algonquin

Typewriter - Portable

Smith Corona SL460, works great. $50.

815-678-4353

Piano. Wurlitzer, Upright.

Danish modern style. Very good cond. Recently tuned. $2200.

847-658-7071

BASSETT HOUND BEAGLE MIX

Male, 2 years old, neutered.

Good with kids. Up to date on shots. To loving family only.

815-355-5020

CATS (2)

Female, fixed and declawed, good with kids - to loving home only.

244-733-8201~224-622-8517 CATS (2) Male, 2 years old, very friendly, good with kids. Free to good home.

847-594-2373

CLARA 13 year old female Torti DLH I don't intend to grow old gracefully...I intend to fight it every step of the way. I think I look particularly good today and everyday. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 Ferrets for sale: 2 males, neutered, de-scented, $20/both, includes small cage, food, litter 815-344-6099

Fire Belly Toads,

Fish tank & 2 cages, 1 parakeet cage w/stand 1 cockatiel cage w/stand 1 20 gal fish tank w/ stand all w/ accessories included $50 each 847-658-9866

Wards, 14”, work good, $25.

815-459-7485 Miter Saw: Craftsman, 10” miter saw has 10” blade & blade guard.

Uses 120 AC. Reg price $120 $75 815-338-9013 Power Washer. Husky. Many attachments. Like new. Works great. $115 OBO. 847-516-8015 Tool & Die/Mold Makers 4”x4”x4” .

0002 Angle Plate w/ 3 additional angle plates offset, vee block, 14” tall squareness checker and .0001 dial indicator $400/all 847-6583269

WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not.

Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

WINDMILL

Hot Tub. 6 ft. 4 person western red cedar. 440 gal. Tub only. $400.

815-356-9916 Bowling Ball. Zoom Glow Alien.

13 lb. Incl bag. $60.

224-523-1569 Exercise Bike: Schwinn Air Dyne Work-Speed-Time, child safety lock & padded handle bars, excellent condition $95 815-385-0020

Army Boxes: 12x12x12x12x4 feet, handles each end, humidity indicator, 6 locking hatches, steel, storage books, food, bug out supplies $65 815-569-2277 CERAMIC TILE Cobalt blue and hunter green. $15/box, 20 boxes total.

815-653-4612 Dog Nail Trimmer/Grinder (battery operated) new in box and AS SEEN ON TV $15 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

Drake Wood Duck

Mounted on driftwood, beautiful colors, great for man cave or den. $160. 847-639-9176

GLOVES ~ LATEX

With Aloe Organic, case of 1000. $55 815-578-0212

GREETING CARDS

Box of 200, $50.

815-477-2772 Luggage Set Top Brand and cond.

American Tourister. Not canvas sides, 2 pieces 7x24”, 7x20”, $40.

815-455-3555

Mattress Set - Twin

Back support, exellent condition! $80 847-476-6771 Neckties 88 total, collection of wide & thin from 1960's to 2000 $20 for all 847-658-3269

SALT LAMPS

1 pyramid, $60, 2 Globes $55/ea., NEW, lightbulb replacement FREE! 815-370-4165 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

1950 Seeburg Jukebox, Rowe CD, Slot machine, Record collection, CD's, Coke machine, furniture, appliances, toys, tools, basketball hoop, lawn & garden, neon, Go Kart 2 seater, too much to list, even the house!

CASH ONLY

GELLER 3 month old male Shepherd/ Lab mix. Like is a wishy-washy emotion. On the other hand, LOVE is at the root of everything good that has ever happened and will ever happen to me. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 Don't See What You're Looking For Today?

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CARY – TROUT VALLEY Final Estate Sale of Bob & Terry DAVIS

Household, kids books, decor, baby items, clothing, crafts, jewerly, tools etc

127 Turkey Run

Trout Valley (Cary) 60013

Thurs, Fri, Sat. April 4, 5, 6 9:00am -3:00pm World Travelers and Film Makers. Loaded Sale - Full House - Native American, Primitive/Folk, European & Asian Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, everything goes. CASH ONLY. No children under 6.

HUNTLEY

10825 Timer Dr. West

Sat & Sun 4/6 & 4/7 9am to 4pm rain or shine

info: ironhorseestatesales.com antiques, music, vintage, jewelry, fire pit,

CARY

GOLF BAG

TaylorMade stand golf bag.

Black/silver trim. Multiple pockets.

Great shape, $40 815-459-1099 Golf Club Bag & Accessories Rack.

Metal rack holds 2 bags, shoes, much more. Nice! $25. Store them cleanly in your garage, etc. Call Beth 815-344-9894

WONDERFUL CARY SALE 7211 Owl Way Off 3 Oaks Rd by Library.

Th/Fr/Sa-April 4,5,6, (9-4) Entire House/Garage.

See estatesales.net for pictures.

HUNTLEY

6614 LIVINGSTON COURT ONE DAY ONLY Friday, Apr 5 from 9-3

EVERYTHING MUST GO!!

Household items, clothes, toys, furniture and so much more!

MEC 600 JR. 12ga reloader with some hulls and new bag of wads.

Good condition. $40 call 815-690-0235 Motocross helmets size large have 2 $30 each 708/602-7353 Johnsburg area Pocket knives; have three including 1 large & 1 Sharper Image $15 for all 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

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With bag, 1pair of poles & boats. $40. 224-523-1569 Tire: Pirelli Motocross mt 450 scorpion gross 100/90 19" Good Condition Johnsburg area $10.00 708/602-8353 Tires: Bridgestone motocross m604 1200-90 57m and 110/90 19 both in Good condition $15 for both 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

MCHENRY ESTATE SALE 212 N Ridge (N of Bull Valley Rd, between 47 & 31). Fri & Sat 4/5 & 6. 10-3. Eclectic antique & vintage treasure hunt. House is stuffed! Furniture includes plantation desk, Eastlake, & projects. Several old clocks. Fine & costume jewelry. Glass, china, smalls, porcelains, primitives, crocks. Books & records. Victrola. Artwork & wall decor.

Kitchen, inc. cast iron. Clothing.

Garage stuff. Riding mower. Too much to list. Details, pix: www.recollectionsltd.com

McHenry

Sat 4/6 & Sun 4/7 9am-3pm

Disney Princess Table

Wood Creek Subdivision

DOLL HOUSE

Fine western art & furniture, costume jewelry books, etc.

Not responsible for accidents

New in box, with 2 chairs, $25 815-356-0883 Newly built wrap around porch, 6 rooms, $100. 847-854-7980 Dora The Explorer talking kitchen.

Excellent condition. $35.00 847-302-4511 STRUCTO TRUCK - Really good shape with some use to it, has brown cab with white box. $25.

815-690-1073

Friday and Saturday 60 Pomeroy Crystal Lake 9am - 3pm Numbers at 8:30am

6328 Ojibwa

ECKEL'S MCHENRY FLEA MARKET

3705 W. ELM Starting Mar 28 NEW HOURS THURS & FRI 11-5 SAT & SUN 8-5 815-363-3532

JUKE BOXES SLOT MACHINES ADVERTISING PRIMATIVES

Kane County Fairgrounds APRIL 3 & 4 WED. & THURS. 8-4

Cash, Visa & Mastercard

Food Available Admission $5.00

Vintage & Antique Furnishings

Sale Booths Available 630-881-4176

Deacons bench, hoosier cabinet, pedestal table with chairs, plant stands, bedroom sets, accent tables, accent chairs, library table, file cabinet, organ, stools, hall tables, table lamps, floor lamps, office, trunks, school desks, cribs, child's sets, bookshelves, and much more.

Vintage & Antique Miscellaneous Americana, pictures, paintings, frames, drum, kitchen, cameras, audio, ladies clothing, blankets, games and much, much more.

See Photos at http://www.ctnorthern.com This is a CARING TRANSITIONS Sale

HUNTLEY

HUGE KIDS SPRING/SUMMER RESALE Sponsored by: Miraculous Multiples Moms of Twins Club Huntley Park District, Saturday, April 6 8 am-1 pm.

Admission $1 Thousands of gently used items featuring: Gap, Gymboree, Children's Place, Carter's, Graco, Little Tikes. Sizes 0-14 Clothing, shoes, spring jackets, toys, books, strollers, swings & more NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS!!!

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band April 6th at the United Center FREE 815-245-9885

Scooter Outdoor ~ Rascal Works great, $400 firm.

815-653-4612

Wheel Chair. New in box. Never used. Seat 18” wide. Removable foot rests. $95. 815-578-0212

9215 Gardner Rd.

Community Garage Sale Saturday, April 6th 9am-5pm at Crosby Elementary School

SALE

Walker Rollator. Like new. $60.

With brakes and basket.

815-653-4612

Saturday Only April 6, 9am-4pm

401 Herley Dr

BEACHCOMBER JACUZZI 6-person hot tub, 6 years old, rarely used, runs great. 2 Motors, one pumps the water and one heats it.

New Cover. 220V. Cary-847-477-9163

YAMAHA MOTOCROSS STOCK MUFFLERS HAVE 2 $25 EACH 708/602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

Beltsander: craftsman 6" with 9" disc sander pedalstal stand, belt & disc included used, very good condition $75 call 815-690-0235

Chain Saw ~ Electric

815-353-7668

Rustic wood look with 2 planter boxes below, 4'H, $45.

815-578-0212

Koho hockey pants size large (28-30) and shin elbow bads and 2 pucks for $20.00 708/602-8353 Johnsburg area

Band Saw. Sears Craftsman. 12” 2 speed. 1-1/8 HP. $150.

McHenry 815-382-3577

Box of misc. tool & die/mold maker tools, magnetic parallels, 2 drill chucks, mini wee-blocks & other misc. $100 847-658-3269

PHOEBE 3 month old female Shepherd/ Lab mix. I want to be the peanut to your butter, the best to your friend and the milk to your cookies. I want to live happily ever now with you. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

Fox River Grove

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Older, 12”Hx24”Wx40”L, $20.

847-658-3269 TV guides: 53 collectible Beatles, Packers, Elvis, Jordan, Lady Di, Star Wars $20 for all 847-658-3269

healthy, FREE TO GOOD HOME. 815-347-6974

Band saw: craftsman 12'' with adjustable bed includes 5 new blades and pedalstal stand. used in very good cond. $125 815-690-0235.

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

STEREO SPEAKERS

Pioneer, 37”Tx9”W, $20.00.

847-658-3269 Tanning Bed: Foldable, moveable, great shape, less than 16hrs of use $150/OBO 815-403-3864

4 Piece Tool Shop

18 volt, $60. 224-523-1569

Antique and Modern Guns

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21X36x27, 2 doors, lexan top.

Very nice, $60. 815-459-7485

Spring Fling Vendor & Craft Show McHenry VFW

3002 West Route 120 Sat 4/6 9am-3pm

Over 35 Vendors & Crafters Mobile Blood Drive 9am-11am Meat Raffle in the Bar area from 2pm-4pm Raffle & Bake Sale benefiting our Veterans Kitchen will be open for breakfast & lunch

Fox River Grove Moving On Sale!

Thurs 4/4-Sun 4/7 9:30am-4pm 422 Lincoln Ave-Condo B

Furniture, Broy Hill BR set, armoire, 2 fireplaces-free stading, art work, golf clubs, clothing, toys, CDs, dorm refrigerator, kitchen & garage items Something Cool for Everyone!

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Thursday & Friday 9am – 3pm

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MCHENRY

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LADIES NIGHT OUT Thursday, April 11th 5PM–9PM

Over 30 Businesses Participating!

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KaleidoScoops Ice Cream Crossroads Gifts With warm weather approaching, what better way to satisfy a sunny day’s sweet tooth than with a stroll to KaleidoScoops Ice Cream and Crossroads Gifts? continued on back

Both stores offer a wide variety of colorful signs.

53 N. Williams St. Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-788-0027

Crossroads Gifts

57 N. Williams St. Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-356-5900

Entry Form

Win a $100 Shopping Spree YES! YOU READ THAT RIGHT! This is your opportunity to win a $100 Shopping Spree in Downtown Crystal Lake! Please complete the form and drop it off in the Entry Box at one of the participating merchants listed. You will be entered in a drawing to win $100 in gift certificates ($25 from each of the four participating merchants). While you’re there, we invite you to look around and see all that these generous merchants have to offer.

Contest details: No purchase necessary.

Contest ends on April 26, 2013.

Winner will be notified. One entry per household.

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Georgio’s Pizzeria & Pub, 75 E. Woodstock Lloyd’s Paint & Paper, 73 N. Williams Material Girl, 21 N. Williams KaleidoScoops Ice Cream, 53 N. Williams KaleidoScoops is a “full service” ice cream shop featuring 48 flavors of premium ice cream, and specializing in shakes, smoothies, sundaes and of course ice cream cakes and pies!

KaleidoScoops also has hundreds of candies, “the candy you had as a kid and the newest of today”. Have a Scout in your family? KaleidoScoops is also a Cub Scout/Boy Scout retailer.

Crossroads Gifts (formerly known as Howell’s Gifts) recently opened under new ownership. Still run by the Howell family, Crossroads offers many unique gift and home décor items.

They carry personalized Crystal Lake products such as signs, pottery crocks, plates, mugs, and cheese trays. They have many signs with sweet, funny, and endearing sayings.

Crossroads will continue to carry award-winning Anderson’s Candy and have all your favorites. New merchandise is arriving every week, so stop in often to see what’s new!

Sisters Michelle Howell and Cyndi Pitner are life-long Crystal Lake residents and have made community involvement a priority. We believe in “giving back” to local schools, sport teams, music programs and other charities that benefit the community, as well as participating in all Downtown Crystal Lake events.

KaleidoScoops Ice Cream and Crossroads Gifts are on Facebook. Please “LIKE” our pages to get all the latest news and updates.

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Movie reviews, interviews, DVDs gaming and more!

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FEATURES

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5 FAVES

The Planit Pl@y staff picks 5 things that excite them this week.

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ON THE COVER

Billy Jonas and the Billy Jonas Band brings its funky folk to Crystal Lake.

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MEET YOUR BARTENDER

In our new feature, get to know local bartender Lori McGinley from the Village Squire in Crystal Lake.

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GAMING

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SOUNDS

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Mallory Love of West Dundee will be a contestant on “The Price is Right.”

Depeche Mode member Martin Gore talks about the band’s new album and upcoming tour.

Rob Carroll reviews new music from Telekinesis and the John Denver tribute album.

We review “BioShock Infinite.”

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5 Faves..............................................5 Bands & Performers......................23 Concert guide.................................21 Gaming............................................16 Go Guide...........................................8 Make It POP....................................22 Nightlife...........................................15 On the Cover...................................12 Planit 10.............................................6 Up Close............................................17 Sounds..............................................19 That’s The Ticket............................23

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The past few weeks have been an exciting time for music fans. Or this fan at least. Not only has there been a great new album, “The Next Day,” from old favorite David Bowie, but new releases have included one from Thom Yorke of Radiohead (with his side project Atoms for Peace, “Amok”), and the latest from newcomer Telekinesis, “Dormarion.” Add to that a new album, “Delta Machine,” from Depeche Mode, a favorite from my college days, and there’s almost too much to keep up with. So much music. So little time. – Joan Oliver

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‘The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct’

Feeling lost since season three of “The Walking Dead” ended Sunday? Don’t want to wait until October to see the undead wreacking havoc on your TV screen? Give “The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct” video game a try. The game’s story begins before what we’ve seen in the television series as Daryl and Merle Dixon are just discovering those around them aren’t exactly dead after their last breath. The game requires you to make tough choices about who to add to your group when traveling and which routes to take to each destination. In other words, the story changes depending on your decisions.

The possibility for multiple stories and several creative weapon choices, including a hammer, a pipe and Daryl’s crossbow, make this game a fun play. If anything, at least it will help bridge the gap until the first episode of season 4. The game is available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U and PC. – Rob Carroll

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I’ve got kids (three younger than 4), so I’m always looking for new apps to entertain them when they’re having a tough time. In general, I try to avoid putting things in front of them at all times. But sometimes you need a distraction.

The Endless Alphabet app is that. Essentially, it’s a puzzle, where you drag the letters to spell out the word. While you’re dragging it, the letter makes its sound. Then, when you’re done, the app acts out the word to explain it. It’s good, it’s short and it keeps your younger child preoccupied when you need it. – Jon Styf

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‘Tech News Today’

If you’re a tech geek or just enjoy hearing the latest in tech news, TWiT TV’s “Tech News Today” is for you. Recorded live every weekday at noon (available for download or streaming later in the day), Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell offer listeners a fun and friendly ride through the need-to-know tech news of the day. The show starts with the top 10 stories of the day in the News Fuse and finishes with the randomizer, featuring one or two of the more quirky bits of the day. Find it on iTunes or at http://twit.tv/tnt. – R. Scott Helmchen

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‘Archer’

To function in polite society, one must usually stifle the inappropriate and immature comments that are frequently the first to come to mind. That’s why “Archer” is such an enjoyable half-hour break from reality as every hilarious line gives into that immature impulse. Mix that with the infallible spy theme filled with gadgets, guns and cocktails, and you’ve got yourself a show that will have you laughing in spite of yourself. The animated show follows the employees of a top secret spy agency, ISIS, who, despite their own stupidity, manage to make it through one actionpacked mission after another. Getting toward the end of its fourth season, the characters, voiced by Chris Parnell, H. Jon Benjamin, and Aisha Tyler to name a few, are fully developed but still bring surprises with their outrageous puns and one-liners. The finale is April 11 on FX, and with the show getting steadily funnier, I can’t wait to see it back. – Veronica Jones

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WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Unique artistic event to showcase local and regional visual artists. The Dole Gallery will feature “Inside the Box” exhibit by Joe and Kathleen Isacson, and the Sage Gallery will feature “Motion” exhibit by six artists. Also offering free appetizers, cash bar and live music. Explore the galleries, interact with the artists, view exhibits and take self-guided tours of the Dole Mansion.

Information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org/ events/first-friday.

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JAZZ ON THE SQUARE JAM

WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Stage Left Café, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Hosted by Billy Denk (guitar) and John Nelson (trumpet). All levels of musicians and listeners are welcome. Cost: $5. Information: 847-340-8323 or www.jazzonthesquare.com.

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WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Elite Kids, 825 Munshaw Lane, Suite B, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Elite Kids welcomes the School of Rock from Cary. Join them for a variety show performed by these up and coming musicians. Following the show will be a guest disc jockey. For ages 10 and older. Cost: $8 members, $10 nonmembers.

Information: 815-451-9600 or www.elitekidsusa. com.

BILL BILLY Y JONAS & THE BILL BILLY Y JONAS BAND

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Featuring original voice- and percussion-based songs and interactive fun for all ages. Tickets: $17, $20, $25 adults; $6 students ages 18 and younger. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www. rauecenter.org.

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WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. April 6 WHERE: Le Petit Marche, 19 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Meet artisan silk painter Susan Sieber and enjoy viewing her silk wall art, silk scarves and more.

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WHEN: 6 p.m. April 6 WHERE: Historic Dole Mansion, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Second annual benefit for Home of the Sparrow to help homeless women and children in McHenry County and Northern Illinois. Hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and drink ticket. Emceed by STAR 101.5 Morning Show’s Joe Cicero and Tina Bree. Sponsored by Crystal Lake Jaycees. Tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door. VIP packages available for $45 online, $50 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-575-1574 or www.bachelorauction.landapixel.com.

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WHEN: through April 27 WHERE: Old Court House Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Featuring the 26th annual Women’s Works, celebrating women’s creativity with a national fine art exhibition. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, jewelry and multimedia by women artists from Northern Illinois and the area. Presented by the Northwest Area Arts Council. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Information: 815-338-4525, www.oldcourthouseartscenter. com or www.naac4art.org.

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WHEN: 8 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St. in Johnsburg COST & INFO: Bev Sutter will be calling rounds at 8 p.m. and Dave Sutter will be calling squares at 8:30 p.m. Dancing in the rain. Cost: $5 members, $6 visitors. All dancers welcome.

Information: 815-353-5346.

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WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. April 7 WHERE: Offsides Sports Bar and Grill, 680 S. EastEast wood Drive, Woodstock COST & INFO: Fundraiser for Free Guitars for Future Stars with live music, raffles, auction items, 50/50 raffle, open mic/jam hosted by Mark Baker. Guests can play “Bar Olympics” for prizes and trophies.

Admission: $10 includes appetizers, live music and a free drink; $10 a team for bar olympics. Tickets and information: 815-975-7989 or www.fg4fs.org.

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WHEN: 7 p.m. April 6 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Join Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager for a live auction to benefit the Woodstock Opera House.

Many unique and exotic items will be featured including memorabilia from the Opera house. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. followed by 7 p.m. live auction. Sponsored by Friends of the Opera House. Tickets: $20. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

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SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES, McHenry County College Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Schedule: 3 p.m. April 14, Sessions Jazz Quartet; 7 p.m. April 24, MCC Jazz Concert; 3 p.m. April 28, MCC Concert Band and Chorus; 6 p.m. May 5, MCC Student Recital. Free.

Information: 815-479-7814.

WOMEN’S WORKS, through April 27, Old Court House Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Featuring the 26th annual Women’s Works, celebrating women’s creativity in the national fine art exhibition. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, jewelry and multimedia by women artists from Northern Illinois and the Chicago area. Presented by the Northwest Area Arts Council. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 815-338-4525, www. oldcourthouseartscenter.com or www. naac4art.org.

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BILLY JONAS & THE BILLY JONAS BAND, 6:30 p.m. April 5, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Featuring original voice- and percussion-based songs and interactive fun for all ages. Tickets: $17, $20, $25 adults; $6 students ages 18 and younger. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212 or www.rauecenter.org.

ELITE KIDS VARIETY SHOW, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 5, Elite Kids, 825 Munshaw Lane, Suite B, Crystal Lake.

Elite Kids welcomes the School of Rock from Cary. Join them for a variety show performed by these up and coming musicians. Following the show will be a guest disc jockey. For ages 10 and older. Cost: $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Information: 815-451-9600 or www.elitekidsusa.com.

FIRST FRIDAY, 5 to 8 p.m. April 5, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Unique artistic event to showcase local and regional visual artists. The Dole Gallery will feature “Inside the Box” exhibit by Joe and Kathleen Isacson, and the Sage Gallery will feature “Motion” exhibit by six artists. Also offering free appetizers, cash bar and live music. Explore the galleries, interact with the artists, view exhibits and take self-guided tours of the Dole Mansion. Information: 815455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org/ events/first-friday.

JAZZ ON THE SQUARE JAM, 7 to 11 p.m. April 5, Stage Left Café, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Hosted

by Billy Denk (guitar) and John Nelson (trumpet). All levels of musicians and listeners are welcome. Cost: $5.

Information: 847-340-8323 or www. jazzonthesquare.com.

FLUTISSIMO WHEN: 4 p.m. April 7 WHERE: Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Bethany Arts Series presents a flute quartet concert that will

include a variety of repertoire from classical to contemporary. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-2690.

McHENRY B&B SQUARE DANCE CLUB, 8 p.m. April 5, Johnsburg Community Club, 2315 W. Church St. Johnsburg. Bev Sutter will be calling rounds at 8 p.m. and Dave Sutter will be calling squares at 8:30 p.m. Dancing in the rain. Cost: $5 members, $6 visitors. All dancers welcome. Information: 815-353-5346.

SPRING ART CLASS, 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 5 through May 10, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. “One Stroke Painting - Festival of Flowers” six-week class. Learn to paint year-round flowers using the One Stroke technique. Cost: $99. Registration and information: 815-455-8588, Course ID:NFAS90004.

APRIL 6 2013 BUSINESS SHOWCASE & INDOOR GARAGE SALE, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6, Crosby Elementary School, 401 Hereley Drive, Harvard. Sponsored by the Harvard Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Meet represented area businesses, enjoy demonstrations, food, games, prizes and more. Admission: $1 or 50 cents with a donated canned good.

Information: 815-943-4404 or www. harvcc.net.

ADULT & CHILD THERAPY SERVICES BENEFIT, 23rd annual,

6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 6, Woodstock Moose Family Center, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Hosted by McHenry County Independent Riders. Featuring live music by Hans and the Hormones, raffles, silent auction, 50/50 drawings and more. Must be age 21 or older to attend. Admission: $10. Information: 815-648-4333.

ANTIQUE, FINE ART & COLLECTABLES AUCTION, 7 p.m.

April 6, Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Join Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager for a fast-paced live auction to benefit the Woodstock Opera House. Many unique and exotic items will be featured including memorabilia from the Opera house. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. followed by 7 p.m. live auction. Sponsored by Friends of the Opera House.

Tickets: $20. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

“THE ART OF SILK,” 7 to 9 p.m.

April 6, Le Petit Marche, 19 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Meet artisan silk painter Susan Sieber and enjoy viewing her silk wall art, silk scarves and more.

Free. Information: www.facebook.com/ uzushio.silk.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT & BACHELOR AUCTION, second annual, 6 p.m. April 6, Historic Dole Mansion, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.

Benefit for Home of the Sparrow to help homeless women and children in McHenry County and Northern Illinois.

Hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and drink ticket. Emceed by STAR 101.5 Morning Show’s Joe Cicero and Tina Bree. Sponsored by Crystal Lake Jaycees. Tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door. VIP packages available for $45 online, $50 at the door. Tickets and information: 815-575-1574 or www.bachelorauction. landapixel.com.

GOSPEL/EASTER CONCERT, 4 p.m. April 6, Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

The Bethany Lutheran Choir from the South side of Chicago pairs up with Bethany Lutheran Choir from Crystal Lake. Free. Information: 815-459-2690.

HONEYCRAFT MARKET SPRING FLING, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, Mixin Mingle, 124 Cass St., Woodstock. Indie craft market featuring local artists, crafters and makers. Free admission.

Information: 815-308-5170 or www. honeycraftmarket.com.

LUNCHEON WITH THE FIRST LADIES, 10 a.m. April 6, Crystal Lake Country Club, 721 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. Hosted by the Crystal Lake Area Branch of American Association of University Women. Featuring a raffle and silent auction, cash bar, program by book dramatist Jenny Riddle regarding Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackie Kennedy. Lunch will follow at 12:15 p.m. Tickets: $35 a person. Tickets and information: 815-479-0735.

MEMORIAL MEAT RAFFLE & FUNDRAISER, fourth annual, 4 p.m.

April 6, Offsides Sports Bar and Grill, 680 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock.

Meat raffle, silent auction, 50/50 cash raffles and entertainment by Rough Night Out. Proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital in the memory of the late Hope Fuller. Information: 815-790-5736.

OPEN HOUSE, 1 to 4 p.m. April 6, Randall Oaks Animal Hospital, 7014 Huntley Road, Carpentersville. Facility tours, hospital exhibits, raffles and grab bag giveaways. Information: 847-428-8430.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE, second annual, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 6, Crosspoint Lutheran Church, 8505 Redtail Drive, Lakewood. “What’s that Smell?” Join guest speaker and author Julie Barnhill (as seen on Oprah) as she shares loving and encouraging messages about living life according to the “aromatic truth.” Banquet luncheon at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria included.

Cost: $30 a person. Registration and information: 815-893-0888 or www. crosspointlakewood.org.

APRIL 7 DAN HOLMES CONCERT, 9:30 a.m. April 7, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Country and folk crooner from Belvidere to perform during church service. Information: 815-648-2671.

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APRIL 9 McHENRY COUNTY CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE MEETING, 7:30 p.m. April 9, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. A presentation will be given by author and historian Robert Girardi of Chicago.

All are welcome to come and learn about our American history during the Civil War years. Information: www. mchenrycivilwar.com.

APRIL 12 “THE FOX ON THE FAIRWAY,” April 12-28, Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

This madcap tribute to the great English high comedies of the 1930s and 1940s takes audiences to a private country club where mistaken identities and romantic entanglements abound. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $23 adults, $20 seniors and students.

Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

“OFF TO THE RACES” GALA & DINNER AUCTION, 16th annual, 6 p.m. April 12, Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. A Kentucky Derby-themed evening featuring southern-style food, entertainment, live and silent auctions to benefit Family Health Partnership Clinic to help those without health insurance or are underinsured. Derby attire is encouraged. Tickets: $90. Tickets and information: 815-334-8987, ext. 25, or lannetti@hpclinic.org.

APRIL 13 GREAT LAKES STEELPAN FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 13, Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. An educational festival presented by Potts & Pans, Inc. for musicians, aspiring artists and fans of steelpan music. Event will showcase various workshops and clinics. Cost: free to $25. For ticket and scheduling information, call 815-245-

FAREED HAQUE WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. April 14 WHERE: The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.

COST & INFO: With guest Zachary Weiss. Concert will showcase “Music from Brazil and Beyond.” Tickets: $20.

Tickets and information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

3624 or visit www.steelpanfestival. com.

OPENING WEEKEND OF RENTAL MARINA, 6:30 a.m. to sunset, April 13-14, Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Offering row boats with trolling motors, canoes, kayaks and paddleboats. Information: 815-356-3663 or www.threeoaksrecreation.com.

RICHMOND-SPRING GROVE AREA ROTARY CLUB FUNDRAISER DINNER & AUCTION, 5:30 p.m. April 13, Nippersink Golf Club and Resort, N1055 Tombeau Road, Genoa City, Wis. Annual event includes a gourmet buffet dinner, live and silent auctions. Tickets and information: 815-678-4424 or larry. jones@charter.net.

“SHORT STORIES AND TALL TALES OF THE AMERICAN HERO,” 3 p.m. April 13, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Enjoy classic American folklore with Williams Street Repertory in a high-energy, fast-paced, and vaudevillian-esque presentation that uses a mixture of song, dance and storytelling. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 students. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212; www.rauecenter.org or www.wsrep.org.

USED BOOK SALE, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

April 13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14, Crystal Lake Plaza #15, 6500 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Offering thousands of books. Sunday will be $5 bag day. There also will be a Friendsonly preview 4:30 to 8 p.m. April 12 (may join at door for $10). Sponsored

by Friends of the Crystal Lake Library.

Information: www.focll.org.

WATERCOLOR SHOW & RECEPTION, 3 to 6 p.m. April 13,

Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Featuring the work of local artist James Mansfield.

Many paintings available for purchase.

Free admission. Information: 815-3384212.

WOODSTOCK NOON ROTARY CLUB FUNDRAISER, 45th annual, 5 to 11 p.m. April 13, Donley’s Village Banquet Hall, 8512 S. Union Road, Union. Theme is “Grease Lightning” featuring a malt shoppe menu buffet, cash bar, music from the ‘50s, live auction and mystery and reverse raffle.

Proceeds benefit food distribution at Redeemer Lutheran Church, scholarships and more. Tickets: $30. Tickets and information: 815-338-2695.

APRIL 14 FAREED HAQUE, 2 to 4 p.m. April 14, The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake. With guest Zachary Weiss. Concert will showcase “Music from Brazil and Beyond.”

Tickets: $20. Tickets and information: 815-455-8000 or www.lakesidelegacy.org.

LYRA, 2 p.m. April 14, First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. An a cappella chorus, from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral music. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-0785.

“VIVA LA OPERA IV,” 4 p.m. April 14, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented

by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box office or from choir members. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212, www. rauecenter.org or www.voices-inharmony.org.

APRIL 18 “GUYS AND DOLLS,” April 18-21, Drendel Hall at Prairie Lodge of Sun City, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley.

The Theatre Company of Sun City is celebrating its 10 anniversary with this production. Schedule: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children 12 and younger. For information, call: 847-55-1583.

REGIONAL ONGOING “OBJECTIVE/SUBJECTIVE: MAPPING AS VISUAL LANGUAGE,” through May 24, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Altgeld Galleries, College & Castle Drives, DeKalb. Exhibition featuring contemporary artists utilizing the visual and conceptual language of mapping to respond to real or imagined spaces, with a 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 4 public reception. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday. Information: 815-753-1936 or www.niu.edu/artmuseum.

“ON GOLDEN POND,” through April 13, Riverfront Playhouse, 11 S. Water St., Aurora. By Ernest Thompson.

The story of Norman and Ethel Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond, Maine, for the 48th year. They are soon visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter, Chelsea, and her dentist fiancé, Bill, who then go off to Europe leaving Bill’s 13-year-old son behind for the summer.

Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. April 7 & 14. Tickets: $17 adults,

APRIL 4 EARTH DAY LUNCHEON, sixth annual, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4, Giovanni’s Restaurant and Convention Center, 610 N. Bell School Road, Rockford. Hosted by Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful. Actor and passionate environmentalist Daryl Hannah will be celebrity guest speaker. Tickets: $50 a person. Tickets and information: 815637-1343 or www.knib.org.

APRIL 5 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHERN FOX VALLEY BENEFIT CONCERT, 8 p.m. April 5, Hemmens Auditorium, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Featuring James Otto. With Matt Vrba. Tickets: $20-$40 at 847-9315900 or www.hemmens.org; 847-8361432 or www.habitatnfy.org.

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FLUTISSIMO, 4 p.m. April 7, Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Bethany Arts Series presents a flute quartet concert who will perform a variety of repertoire from classical to contemporary. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-2690.

STRUMMERFEST, 1 to 4 p.m. April 7, Offsides Sports Bar and Grill, 680 S. Eastwood Drive, Woodstock. Fundraiser for Free Guitars for Future Stars with live music, raffles, auction items, 50/50 raffle, open mic/jam hosted

by Mark Baker. Guests can play “Bar Olympics” for prizes and trophies. Admission: $10 includes appetizers, live music and a free drink; $10 a team for bar olympics. Tickets and information: 815-975-7989 or www.fg4fs.org.

$15 seniors and students. Tickets and information: 630-897-9496 or www. riverfrontplayhouse.com.

“SOUTH PACIFIC,” through June 2, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Pulitzer Prize-winning classic featuring music by Rodgers and Hamerstein. Musical centers on a group of American sailors and Navy nurses stationed in the South Pacific during World War II and the romantic story of two couples. Schedule: 1 & 8 p.m.

Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4:30 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 & 5 p.m. Sundays. TIckets: $40-$48. Other ticket and dinner options available.

Tickets and information: 847-634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com.

SPRING INTO SCIENCE, 1 to 4 p.m. through April 5, Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford.

Enjoy science demonstrations and spring planetarium shows. Get handson with eye-catching art and creative crafts. Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8 adults and children ages 2 to 17, free for children age 1 and younger and museum members. Information: 815-963-6769 or www.discoverycentermuseum.org.

STAND-UP COMEDY, Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg.

Featuring a variety of stand-up comedy performances. Show times: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8 & 10:15 p.m. Friday, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday. Schedule: April 4-7, Ralphie May (tickets $28); April 11-14, Jeremy Holtz (tickets $17, $19); April 18-20, Jo Koy (tickets $30).

Information: 847-240-2001 or www. improv.com/comedyclub/chicago.

WATERCOLOR 2013, through April 13, Norris Gallery, Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles.

Annual exhibition of traditional and contemporary water-based media on different surfaces. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Information: 630-584-7200 or www. norrisculturalarts.com.

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Continued from page 9 HEARTLAND VOICES “CELEBRATE AMERICA” CONCERTS, 7:30 p.m. April 5, Hampshire High School, 500 S. State St., Hampshire (tickets: $5 a person); 3 p.m. April 7, First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin (tickets $18 adults, $15 seniors and students). Tickets and information: 847-429-9486 or www.heartlandvoices.com.

“THE SEAFARER,” April 5-28, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Irish drama by Conor McPherson. It’s a dreary Christmas Eve in Dublin, Ireland. Sharky and his blind older brother, Richard, are preparing to celebrate the holiday with drinks and friends. A mysterious, unexpected guest arrives, and when a game of poker starts, Sharky begins to play as if his very life and soul were at stake. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets: $25 adults, $23 seniors at 630-587-8521 or www. steelbeamtheatre.com.

APRIL 6 HOLISTIC FAIR, noon to 5 p.m. April 5, Simple Balance Holistic Center, 221 E. Chicago St., Elgin. Tools, talks and techniques for authentic self-improvement. Fair will feature practitioners from several health care modalities, speakers on health topics,

raffle giveaways and more. Free admission. Information: 847-468-6012 or www.simple-balance.com/events.

HOME & GARDEN SHOWCASE, ninth annual, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 6 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 7, Forest Hills Lodge, Highway 173 and Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. Featuring a variety of vendors for garden and home products as well as clinics taught by the University of Illinois Extension master gardeners. Free admission.

Information: 815-877-8043 or www. showtimeproduction.net.

“I AM LOVED” CONFERENCE, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 6, 180 Hawthorne Road, North Barrington.

Conference hosted by Footprints of Hope Partners designed to encourage and uplift teenage girls by addressing the topics of self-image, self-worth and self-identity. Local and national speakers and musicians will reach the lives of the teenage girls. Tickets: $25 students, $15 leaders. Tickets and information: 847-847-9181 or www.iamlovedproject.com.

“JUST IMAGINE,” 7:30 p.m. April 6, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Just imagine John Lennon performs one last concert and you are there.

Starring Tim Piper. Tickets: $33, $35.

Tickets and information: 847-6220300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 7 NIU STEELBAND, 3 p.m. April 7,

Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building at Northern Illinois Universit, 400 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb.

Featuring Robert “Robbie” Greenidge.

Free. Information: 815-753-1546 or www.niu.edu/music.

“THE PRINCESS AND THE MOON,” April 7-28, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles.

Steel Beam Children’s Theatre presentation about Princess Lizzy who wants to be a knight and dreams of fighting in tournaments, slaying dragons, and doing all the things that good knights do. Schedule: 1 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays and 10:30 a.m. April 27. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children. Tickets and information: 630-587-8521 or www.steelbeamtheatre.com.

APRIL 11 2CELLOS, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser to perform Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.”

Tickets: $33. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 13 RED HORSE, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Concert featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. Tickets: $33. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.

elgin.edu/arts.

APRIL 14 “JAMES GAVIN’S DEEP IN A DREAM: THE LONG NIGHT OF CHET BAKER,” 3 p.m. April 14, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Featuring Spider Saloff (vocals), Art Davis (trumpet), and Dennis Luxion (piano). Tickets: $28. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www. elgin.edu/arts.

CHICAGO ONGOING “ANIMAL INSIDE OUT,” through Sept. 2, Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. “Animal Inside Out” exhibition from anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, creator of the trailblazing “Body Worlds” exhibitions, showcases amazing animal specimens that have been preserved through the process of plastination, which replaces the body’s fluids with plastics to incredibly detailed effect.

Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Open until 5:30 p.m. on select dates (visit website for information). General admission: $15 Chicago resident adults/$18 nonresident adults, $14 Chicago resident seniors/$17 nonresi-

dent seniors, $10 Chicago children ages 3-11/$11 nonresident children, free for children younger than 3.

Other packages available. This exhibit requires an additional ticket with a specified entry time: $12 adults, $8 children ages 3-11, $6 MSI members.

Information: 773-684-1414 or www. msichicago.org.

“CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,” through April 14, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago.

The astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer, and a jet pilot – all before the age of 21. Schedule: 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $18-$85. Tickets and information: 800-775-2000, all Ticketmaster locations or www.ticketmaster.com.

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NATIONAL ROBOTICS WEEK, April 6-14, Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Come view 20 amazing robots from all around the world with displays and demonstrations throughout the week. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Open until 5:30 p.m. on select dates (visit website for information). $18 adults, $17 seniors, $11 children ages 3-11, free for children younger than 3. Information: 773-6841414 or www.msichicago.org.

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ctual words don’t quite describe Billy Jonas’ show, so he invented his own: “neo-tribal hootenanny.”

Say again?

“It’s kind of like an ancient style of folk music where everybody gets to know the song without having heard it,” said Jonas, an award-winning performer and singer/songwriter who’ll appear April 5 at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.

“It’s easy for people to be part of the music and to feel like the song has been part of their lives even if they’ve never heard it,” he said.

At a performance of Jonas and the Billy Jonas Band, the audience is invited to participate as Jonas combines conventional instruments of guitar, bass and marimba with homemade creations, such as buckets and barrels, keys and cans, bells and body percussion.

His three goals: to have fun, to make it easy and to sound good.

“Adults and kids are equally entertained,” Jonas said.

“We look for the balance between asking them to be part of it and asking them to go along for the ride.”

Jonas performs throughout the country and Canada.

His CD, “What Kind of Cat are You?!” has received multiple awards, including a First Place/Gold from the American Federation of Independent Musicians and Parent’s Choice Gold.

Growing up in Chicago, Jonas learned instruments, such as piano, guitar and trombone, at a young age.

But, he said, “The most joy I had was when I was with my friends playing rhythms in the kitchen on pots and pans.”

He and his friends would bang on the pans with chopsticks. In college, they turned the act into a band called “The Oberlin Big Bang Theory.” After college, Jonas began writing songs and playing them at coffeehouses.

He’d present them “raw,” using only a water bottle drum and his voice. He thought if they worked that way, he’d develop them into full-blown songs. But the response was so strong, he kept them that way.

Influenced by artists such as Joni Mitchell, Harry Partch, Jimi Hendrix, Igor Stravinsky and Pete Seeger, he developed his show over time.

He found joy in involving the audience as much as possible, giving audience members simple parts to perform.

Other performers, such as Dan Zanes, similarly cater to families, but none do so quite like Jonas.

BILLY JONAS AND THE BILLY JONAS BAND FAMILY CONCERT WHEN: 6:30 p.m. April 5 WHERE: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Tickets start at $6 for students (18 and younger). Adult tickets are $25, $20 and $17 at www.rauecenter.org or 815-356-9212.

“We’re the only ones that have this particular way of crafting an audience of spontaneous community in song, having them become part of it,” he said.

His “What Kind of Cat are You?!” song, for instance, asks the audience a series of questions that get harder as they go. “What kind of cat hangs out in a house? A house cat.”

“What kind of cat lives in an alley? An alley cat.”

“What kind of cat throws stuff over the wall of a castle?

A catapult.”

Taking the stage with a trio of performers – Ashley Jo Farmer on vocals and re-percussion; Sherman Hoover on vocals, bass, marimba and re-percussion; and Juan Holladay on vocals and re-percussion – Jonas stresses harmony above all else.

The show is described as having a big-tent festival quality, accessible to people of all ages.

“We encourage people to come with their minds and hearts wide open,” he said.

“If they don’t come that way, then we hope they’ll leave that way and also a little more connected to themselves, to their neighbors and to the world at large and to the universe. At least that’s our plan. That’s our agenda.”

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Despite some experiences she’d rather forget - one involving feet – McGinley said she enjoys most everything about her job, the people she works with and all of her regular customers.

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The underwater city of Rapture was an expertly crafted world that hit the gaming industry like a wake up call, showing developers and players that a video game not only can be entertaining and fun, but can craft a story that proves insightful as well as insanely compelling.

While the sequel, “Bioshock 2,” was handed to a different development company and released in 2010 to lukewarm reviews, director Ken Levine and Irrational Games have returned with the fantastic “Bioshock Infinite.”

The game casts you as Booker DeWitt, a former Pinkerton agent in an alternate 1912 America. To wipe away his debts, Booker takes on the job of finding a girl named Elizabeth and bringing her back to New York City. To do this, you’ll have to travel to the floating city of Columbia, a technological marvel that seceded from the Union years earlier. As soon as you find Elizabeth, you’ll also discover the driving force of the game. The character demonstrates an attention to detail and likability on par with a classic Disney princess. If you don’t fall in love with this character at least a little bit, you

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The city of Columbia is an equally fascinating character in itself, showcasing a riveting snapshot of an America that could have been. The narrative slowly and masterfully unveils bits and pieces of city history, dealing with complex issues such as racism, labor rights and religious fanaticism, which then are reflected in the environment.

Searching for audio recordings that reveal more about the world (called “voxophones” in the game) became an addiction for me. While it’s probably clear to you by now, the story is my favorite part of the game I won’t reveal much more, as it’s something best discovered on your own. I liken the gaming experience to that of watching “Lost,” sans the disappointment we all felt at that show’s end.

Gameplay is pretty familiar if you’ve played a “Bioshock” game before. You’ll shoot enemies with a weapon on your right hand (pistol, shotgun, rocket launcher, etc.), while simultaneously wielding Vigors with your left hand. Vigors are psycho-kinetic abilities gained throughout the game, endowing you with abilities that range from fireballs and electricity to more unique attacks such

as sending crows to attack your enemies, or one that incapacitates foes by levitating them in the air for a short time.

While you’ll be exploring on foot most of the time, every now and then you’ll have the chance to ride the roller coaster-like skylines by latching on with your “skyhook.” Skylines not only offer a fun mode of transportation, but are indispensable when you need to escape a tough enemy for a breather.

You’ll be aided in combat by Elizabeth, who contrary to common tropes, is an extremely useful AI companion.

She’ll take care of herself on the battlefield, and even go one step further by tossing you extra ammo, health or vigors at just the right times. Elizabeth also has the ability to open “tears” in reality, something that factors heavily into the story, and can pull in useful things like new weapons or allies from other worlds. The overall formula the game uses may feel familiar, but “Infinite” tweaks and polishes that fun, frenetic gunplay to perfection while incorporating ingenious new mechanics.

Topping the original “Bioshock” was no small feat, but somehow the team at Irrational Games exceeded my alreadyhigh expectations.

The world they have crafted is an awe-inspiring wonder, and Booker and Elizabeth’s journey culminates in an ending that will be discussed and remembered for years to come.

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allory Love of West Dundee can’t say whether the price was right, even to her family.

All they know is she’ll appear as a contestant on “The Price is Right” during an episode airing at 10 a.m. April 5 on WBBM (Channel 2).

“They’re really excited. I told them I got called down, but I’m not supposed to tell anyone. I’m like, ‘You guys will just have to watch,’ ” said the 26-year-old.

“They’re about ready to kill me.”

It was her mother, Margaret, a big fan of the show, who actually got the tickets for Mallory and her friend, Sonya Clark, to attend the Tuesday taping of the show in Los Angeles. The two were on vacation at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

Margaret had planned to surprise her daughter with the tickets, but accidently revealed the surprise when she sent a text about the tickets to Mallory instead of someone else in the family.

Love and Clark left their California hotel early on the morning of the taping, but because of traffic, barely made to the studio before 8:30 a.m., when the doors closed.

“THE PRICE IS RIGHT” Featuring West Dundee resident Mallory Love WHEN: 10 a.m. April 5 WHERE: WBBM (Channel 2) “We decided to go just for ridiculous, because that’s what you do on The Price is Right,” Love said.

So the two dressed in matching outfits, electric blue shirts and bright pink skirts. They used iron-on letters to write, “Drew thinks I’m cool,” on their T-shirts, a play off of a quote by the character Milhouse from “The Simpsons.”

“We went as far neon as we could go,” Love said. “It went well because I have flaming red hair.”

She said she kind of expected a lot of waiting around for the taping to begin, but not as much as actually happened.

It was at least four hours after their arrival before they became part of the show.

“When you get in there, the energy is really palpable,” she said. “They encourage you to get up and scream. It’s crazy.

You get swept up in it.”

Love and Clark had hoped they’d

West Dundee resident appears April 5 on ‘The Price is Right’ both get called down. But as the taping came to an end, they thought neither of them would. And then finally, Love’s name came up.

She couldn’t hear the announcer because it was too loud in the studio, but she saw her name on a poster being held up.

“As soon as I saw it, I jumped up,” she said. “I remember death hugging [Clark] and I just ran. All of these people are sticking their hands out and trying to hug you. It’s very much a shock.”

A fan of the show who watches it “from time to time,” Love can’t say how well she did with the bidding, but did say she was doing fairly well while sitting in the audience.

“Talking in the audience, we would hear it, and I was getting them right every time,” she said.

An employee of Half Price Books in Bloomingdale, Love has the day off work Friday, so she plans to gather with her family and friends to watch the show.

She wouldn’t mind making her way to another game show one day, perhaps Wheel of Fortune.

“It was really fun,” she said of the experience. “I wish I could do it again.”

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ritish electro-pop group Depeche Mode kind of sounds like The Beatles – at least on one track from their new album.

“It’s a bad thing to say this because everyone is going to say, ‘What are you talking about?’ But it reminds me of The Beatles or something,” chief songwriter and founding member Martin Gore said with a laugh, referring to the bluesy song “Goodbye.”

He added: “That’s a dangerous thing to say.”

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“We had a clear-cut vision in our heads on what the album should be,” Gore said.

Depeche Mode has released albums since 1981. Their hits include “People Are People,” “Enjoy the Silence” and “Policy of Truth.”

The band, which also includes singer David Gahan and multi-instrumentalist Andy Fletcher, will launch a world tour April 5 in Nice, France.

In a recent phone interview, Gore, 51, talked about his family, the new album, the state of electronic music and collaborating with Frank Ocean.

Does making music ever get old?

I love being in the studio. If I’m at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It’s just something that I like to do.

If you took music out of my life, I don’t know what I’d do. It’s the one thing that I have a real passion for.

Do you ever feel pressure to match the success of your previous releases?

I don’t think I ever worry too much about what our target audience is, what we should be releasing.

I just write naturally and organically and try to write from the heart. When you first sit down to write the first song, until you’ve maybe got three or four under your belt, it’s always, to me, like a mountain to climb. You look at that one blank piece of paper and you think, ‘God, how many songs do I have to write here?’ It always feels like pressure.

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Continued from page 19 What are your thoughts on the dance and electronic sound blowing up in the U.S. in recent years?

(Laughs.) It’s definitely phenomenal. I find it a little bit strange that someone like Deadmau5 plays huge shows and huge audiences. I went to see him play a fairly small show compared to some of the others that he’s been doing. I find it odd seeing a DJ playing to huge audiences. I know that people have been doing it for a while, but the fact that it’s been embraced so much in America now and it’s become like this new, big thing, I find it slightly odd.

You collaborated with Frank Ocean recently. How did that come about?

The last day I think it was that we had in the studio in New York, we were just recording some live sessions, a bonus thing for our deluxe CD, and Frank asked our

engineer if he could come in and have a listen. So, he came in and started talking to us and said he had a track that he would like us to work on. He came up later and brought his track up, and the following day we stayed an extra day in the studio and just did a few bits and pieces, and I have no idea what’s happening to that track. It’s a great track.

What was he like?

He seems like a nice and funny guy. He came in, he was very at home coming into our environment, playing us his track. He went off and then we worked on it.

What advice would you give to young bands?

I don’t want to be pessimistic, but times have changed so much. I’m not saying it was easy when we first started out, but at least there was a healthy record industry and record companies were looking to sign bands and there was money

flying around. It’s really difficult now. I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music.

I don’t know what advice to give them these days. It’s really a tough industry to break into.

How old is your daughter?

My middle child, she’s 17 now.

What kind of music is she performing?

She plays guitar and she sings and it’s more kind of folky really than anything else. ... All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

Do you listen to music together?

We all have slightly different tastes, but sometimes we listen to music together.

That’s good. You can drive in the car together and there isn’t anyone complaining.

Oh, there will probably be someone complaining.

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DAN HOLMES CONCERT, 9:30 a.m.

April 7, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 9812 St. Albans St., Hebron. Country and folk crooner from Belvidere to perform during church service.

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FLUTISSIMO, 4 p.m. April 7, Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Bethany Arts Series presents a flute quartet who will perform a variety of repertoire from classical to contemporary. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815459-2690.

GOSPEL/EASTER CONCERT, 4 p.m.

April 6, Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. The Bethany Lutheran Choir from the south side of Chicago pairs up with Bethany Lutheran Choir from Crystal Lake. Free.

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JAZZ ON THE SQUARE JAM, 7 to 11 p.m. April 5, Stage Left Café, 125 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock.

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LYRA, 2 p.m. April 14, First United Methodist Church, 236 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. An a cappella chorus, from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral music. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: 815-459-0785.

PETER YARROW, 8 p.m. April 20, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. From the legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. Tickets start at $32.

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SECOND SUNDAY SERIES, 2 to 4 p.m. April 14, The Listening Room at Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road, Crystal Lake.

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“VIVA LA OPERA IV,” 4 p.m. April 14, Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Presented by Voices in Harmony. Tickets: $15, $20 available at the Raue Center box office or from choir members. Tickets and information: 815-356-9212, www.rauecenter.org or www.voices-in-harmony.org.

REGIONAL 2CELLOS, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser to perform Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Tickets: $33.

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April 5, Hampshire High School, 500 S. State St., Hampshire (tickets: $5 a person); 3 p.m. April 7, First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin (tickets $18 adults, $15 seniors and students).

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“JAMES GAVIN’S DEEP IN A DREAM: THE LONG NIGHT OF CHET BAKER,” 3 p.m. April 14, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Featuring Spider Saloff (vocals), Art Davis (trumpet), and Dennis Luxion (piano). Tickets: $28. Tickets and information: 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

“JUST IMAGINE,” 7:30 p.m. April 6, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Just imagine John Lennon performs one last concert and you are there starring Tim Piper. Tickets: $33, $35. Tickets and information: 847622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/arts.

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RED HORSE, 7:30 p.m. April 13, Elgin Community College Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Concert featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. Tickets: $33.

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A portion of the proceeds from sales will be donated to charity, The Wilderness Society, in Denver’s name, so this album isn’t a complete waste. It also has a fine selection of voices singing Denver’s songs as well.

Here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the album: 1. “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” My Morning Jacket: Lead singer Jim James’ calm voice was made to sing Denver’s songs and makes a perfect choice for “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” This album starts with its best.

2. “Take Me to Tomorrow,” Dave Matthews: Matthews doesn’t really sound like himself on this one, and it’s kinda cool. He ditches his usual laidback approach for something with a little more feeling. It’s a wise move since the song is one of Denver’s more lively numbers.

3. “All of My Memories,” Kathleen Edwards: Edwards takes a measured approach to this one, much like Denver did on the original. But the song is still kind of a snoozer even with the Canadian-born singer’s fantastic voice.

4. “Prisoners,” J. Mascis and Sharon Van Etten: Dinosaur Jr. frontman J. Mascis and singer Sharon Van Etten team up for a pluggedin version of this Denver song from 1972’s “Rocky Mountain High.” This cover may not use one of Denver’s more well-known hits, but its searing electric guitar makes it one of the better tracks on this compilation.

5. “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” Train: Even if Train was put on this album to give it more commercial appeal, you can’t discount Pat Monahan’s near spot-on impersonation of Denver’s vocals.

6. “Back Home Again,” Old Crow Medicine Show: Old Crow Medicine Show, whose music is deeply-rooted in bluegrass, turn Denver’s “Back Home Again” into a full-fledged country song. Denver’s more folksy original is far superior.

7. “This Old Guitar,” Lucinda Williams: It’s not that she’s a bad singer, but Williams’ voice just may not have been cut out to sing Denver’s song. She stammers through this one, making it sound more like a drunken ode to a guitar. Not exactly Denver’s intention when he wrote this song about a guitar he received from his grandmother when he was 12.

8. “Some Days Are Diamonds,” Amos Lee: On an album on which most of the covers stick true to the originals, it’s nice to hear someone put their spin on one and have it pay off. Lee’s bluesy take on “Some Days Are Diamonds” does just that.

9. “Rocky Mountain High,” Allen Stone: Stone isn’t exactly a household name. Most of his original material hints toward late-1960s/ early-1970s R&B and soul. Probably best he didn’t bring any of those influences to his cover of “Rocky Mountain High,” even though the song

still falls flat.

10. “Annie’s Song,” Brett Dennen and Milow: This album enters a black hole of lesser-known artists near its middle. This duo’s version of “Annie’s Song” is more focused than Denver’s original as it scraps the string arrangement for a more basic guitar. The song keeps its charm, too.

11. “Looking For Space,” Evan Dando: Lemonheads frontman Dando makes “Looking For Space” sound like, well, a Lemonheads song.

Maybe it was unavoidable with Dando’s unique singing voice, but this cover just doesn’t work.

12. “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris: Carlilie and Harris are far and away the best vocal duo on this album and give this Denver classic its due.

13. “The Eagle and the Hawk,” Blind Pilot: Not one of Denver’s best songs, and certainly not one of the better covers on this album.

14. “I Guess I’d Rather be in Colorado,” Mary Chapin Carpenter: Yet another cover of a Denver song that is close to a cookie-cutter version of the original, which was average, at best, when it was first released. The female vocals don’t really help that fact either.

15. “Darcy Farrow,” Josh Ritter and Barnstar!: “Darcy Farrow” is an interesting choice to include on this album since it wasn’t written

by Denver and was first recorded by Canadian folk act Ian & Sylvia in 1965. But it was still a staple for Denver performances. Ritter does well maintaining the song’s folk vibe.

16. “Wooden Indian,” Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros turn a 90-second Denver footstomper into a 5-minute bombastic journey. This album-closer has as much heart, if not more, than the original.

NEW&NOTEWORTHY

Telekinesis

“Dormarion” HHHH

ROB CARROLL WITH MUSIC’S NEW RELEASES

Telekinesis isn’t so much a band as a project of mastermind Seattle musician Michael Benjamin Lerner. “Dormarion” is Lerner’s third outing under the Telekinesis moniker, following up his excellent 2011 release, “12 Desperate Straight Lines.” Energetic songs such as “Wires” and “Empathetic People” give this album a little more punch. Lerner has a knack for writing catchy pop-rock songs while wearing his musical influences on his sleeve. “Ever True” once again has him showing his love for ’80s synth pop, something that could be heard often on his past releases. “Symphony” is anything but what its name implies as the song solely features Lerner and an acoustic guitar. The track, which arrives near the album’s halfway point, is a nice breather from all the amped-up fun.

After that, Lerner plugs back in with another spirited rock song. While the last Telekinesis album was good, this one feels just right in so many ways.

RATINGS HHHH - Excellent HHH - Recommended HH - Not recommended H - Awful

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BANDS & PERFORMERS Are you in a band and would like to be listed in the Planit Pl@y Bands & Performers listing? Fill out the form at PlanitNorthwest.com/forms or send an email with the band’s name, members’ names and instruments played, booking number and/or website, and gig or event schedule to planitnwhnews@shawmedia.com. Find the full band listing at PlanitNorthwest.com/bands.

The following bands have upcoming performances in the area.

B BITTERSWEET, a local cover band playing classic to current rock, dance, pop hits. Featuring Michelle DePinto, lead vocals; Paula Marr, bass player/vocals; Bill Losquadro, guitar/vocals; and Brian Olson, drums/percussion. Bookings and information: Chris DePinto, 630-564-7402; or michelledepinto.vocalist@yahoo. com or www.bittersweettheband. com. Schedule: April 13, Docks Bar & Grill, Wauconda.

BROKEN ARROW/POSITIVELY 4TH STREET, Neil Young/Bob Dylan tribute band. Featuring Doug Wolff, Ben Abney, Jared Olson, Kevin Weigh and Steve Anton. Bookings: 815-451-1702.

Website: www.brokenarrowandpositively4thstreet.com.

Schedule: 9 p.m. April 6, Liquid Blues, Woodstock; 9 p.m. April 20, Cuckoo’s Nest, Cary; 9:30 p.m.

May 18, Duke’s Alehouse, Crystal Lake.

C CENTERFOLD, a mainstay of Chicagoland rock and roll, cranking out the greatest hits of the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and today. Featuring Cindy Safran, vocals; Mark Wedow, guitar/vocals; Eric Wedow, drums/vocals; Chuck Federowicz, bass/vocals; Tom Kranz (formerly of Trilogy), guitar/keyboard/ vocals. Bookings and information: 708-284-2902; bookings@centerfoldband.com; www.facebook. com/centerfoldband or www. centerfoldband.com. Schedule: 9 p.m. April 27, JJ’s Prime Time Sports Pub, Aurora; 7:30 p.m. June 26, Bolingbrook Summer Concert Series; 7 p.m. July 2, Park Fest, Northbrook; 7 p.m. July 3, Summer

Concert Series, Lemont; 7 p.m.

July 4, Fourth of July celebration, Warrenville; 6 p.m. July 14, Bluffinia Summer Concert Series, Lake Bluff; 7 p.m. July 15, Concert in the Park, Wheaton; 7 p.m. July 17, Woodridge Summer Concert Series; 7 p.m. July 18, Summer Concert Series, Hoffman Estates; 7 p.m. July 19, Summer Concert Series, West Dundee; July 21, Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Chicago; 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Lakemoor Fest, Lakemoor.

D DON “DOC” BROWN, playing his “Music We Know” program of favorites from the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and beyond in a variety of styles in jazz, rock, blues, country and pop. Bookings and information: 847-770-2640 or steeltune@sbcglobal.net or reverbnation.com/ donalddocbrown. Schedule: April 26-27, Vince’s Italian Restaurant, Palatine; May 2, Mac’s on Slade, Palatine; May 24-25, Vince’s Italian Restaurant, Palatine.

H HAIRDAZE, ’80s music. Curt Anderson, guitar/vocals; Tom McTague, vocals; Mike Bianco, drums; Dan Parilli, bass guitar/vocals; Jim Workman, guitar/vocals. Bookings: 847-515-7908; facebook. com/HairDazerocksthe80s or www.reverbnation.com/hairdaze.

Schedule: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 20, Sponsor’s Bar & Grill, Huntley; 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 27, The Cooler, Rock Falls; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. May 18, HalfTime Bar & Grill, Johnsburg; 7 to 11 p.m. June 8, Parkside Pub, Huntley; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. June 29, Trio Grille/Glo Bowl, Marengo.

HANS & THE HORMONES, pop, dance, rock from the ’60s to present. Hans Mast, vocals/guitar; Vic

M MAGANAFIGHT, metal. Featuring Dan Kvidera, guitars; Ron Riggs, guitars; JoHan, vocals; Mike Motto, bass; and Drew Kristoff, drums. For information, contact: stepmonsterhubby@yahoo.com.

Bookings: dethmetl1@sbcglobal. net. Schedule: May 10, Penny Road Pub, South Barrington.

P PATIO DADDY-O, ’60s to today.

Classic rock, blues. Featuring Tony Giglio, lead vocals/ drums; Tony Clavesilla, lead guitar/vocals; Danny Dally, bass guitar/vocals. We do private parties. Bookings: 224-622-0472.

Schedule: 9 p.m. April 6, J’s Sports Bar, Ingleside; 9 p.m. April 13, Raymond’s Bowl, Johnsburg; 8:30 p.m. April 20, Trio Grille at Glo Bowl, Marengo.

T TRIADD, danceable classic rock to current with emphasis on pro-vocal harmonies. Duo/trio acoustic and full band. Featuring Rick Jacobs, guitar/bass/lead vocals; Tim McGovern, guitar/lead vocals; Mac Rietz, bass guitar; Steve Moss, drums/vocals; Boomer, drummer. Bookings: 847-5164631; 847-639-0418; Facebook or www.triaddband.com. Playing first Fridays of each month at McGonigal’s in Barrington. Schedule: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. April 13, Wool Street Grill & Sports Bar (full band), Barrington.

THAT’S THE TICKET

Tickets for the Rolling Stones concert May 28 at United Center go on sale at 10 a.m. April 8.

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The following tickets are going on sale this weekend. Dates, times and prices are subject to change.

ON SALE NOON APRIL 5 Bear Mountain, Friday, May 31 ($10, 18 and older) at Schubas.

Beat Club, Sunday, June 30 ($8-$10, 21 and older) at Schubas.

Fitz and the Tantrums, Tuesday, June 18 ($26-$28.50, all ages), Wednesday, June 19 ($26-$28.50, 18 and older) at Metro.

Hands, Saturday, June 8 ($8-$10, 21 and older) at Schubas.

Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg with Andrew W.K., Tuesday, Oct. 8 ($25, 18 and older) at Metro.

Naked Raygun, The Arrivals, White Mystery, Acidic Tree, Saturday, June 29 ($23, all ages) at Metro.

Angel Olsen, Friday, Aug. 16 ($13-$15, 21 and older) at Lincoln Hall.

Still Corners, Friday, June 7 ($12, 21 and older) at Schubas.

Rachael Yamagata, Sanders Bohlke, Friday, June 7 ($20, 21 and older) at Lincoln Hall.

ON SALE 5 P.M. APRIL 5 Dolly Varden, Saturday, June 22 ($15-$27, all ages) at Space.

Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers, Tuesday, June 11 ($25-$40, all ages) at Space.

ON SALE 10 A.M. APRIL 6 Big Time Rush, Victoria Justice, Sunday, Aug. 4 ($20-$85, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.

Depeche Mode, Bat for Lashes, Saturday, Aug. 24 ($29.50-$125, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.

Xavier Rudd, Thursday, July 11 ($25, 21 and older) at Lincoln Hall.

ON SALE NOON APRIL 6 The Heavy, Sunday, June 16 ($20, 21 and older) at Double Door.

Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Sunday, Aug. 25 ($29.50-$125.50, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.

ON SALE 10 A.M. APRIL 8 The Rolling Stones, Tuesday, May 28 ($185-$600, all ages) at United Center.

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Champney, guitar; Glenn Crandall, bass; and Darren Marino, drums; Tony Wruke, keyboards. Bookings: H. Mast, 815-382-0197; hansmast@comcast.net or facebook. com/hans&thehormones. Schedule: 8 p.m. April 6, Woodstock Moose Lodge benefit; 9:30 p.m.

April 27, The Gambler, McHenry; 9 p.m. May 4, Trio Grille, Marengo; 9:30 p.m. May 11, Danny’s Pizza, Elgin; 7 p.m. May 18, Starline Factory, Harvard; 9:30 p.m. May 25, Raymond’s Bowl, Johnsburg; 9:30 p.m. June 1, Docks Bar, Wauconda; 9 p.m. July 13, Gavers Cancer Benefit, Woodstock; 9 p.m. July 20, Gavers Cancer Benefit at Woodstock Park; 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. July 21, Kief’s Reef at Burton’s Bridge/Crystal Lake; 7 p.m. July 27, Moose Benefit.

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