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Despite subzero temperatures, Danny Bobrow of Port Barrington takes a walk along Prairie Trail for exercise Monday in Crystal Lake. Subzero temperatures are expected through Tuesday morning with wind chills ranging from 30 to 50 below zero. “It’s really not too bad with the right gear,” Bobrow said.

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By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Projected dangerously low wind chills led to another day of closures across the county.

After calling off classes Monday, schools again extended winter break for students by one more day by canceling classes scheduled for Tuesday. The wind chill warning is in effect until noon Tuesday, as wind chills are expected to reach 35 to 45 below zero.

Keeping roads cleared also has been difficult.

Record low temperatures rubbed salt in the proverbial wound Monday by rendering traditional de-icing methods useless.

Public works crews in municipalities around McHenry County had no answer for the 40-degree-below-zero wind chills that plagued the area Monday and caused dozens of vehicles to slip off roads into

ditches.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reported there have been 170 motorist assists countywide the last two days for drivers who went off the road, stalled and even ran out of gas.

Victor Ramirez, director of public works for Crystal Lake, said crews surrendered salting roads as it was completely ineffective and tried to attack the problem with aggressive de-icing chemicals that still had a hard time cracking through the ice.

Vince Olsen, internal services superintendent for Algonquin, has run into the same problem.

“The salt is just not working right now so we’re blading ice off where we can and only putting down salt in some areas,” he said.

“We’ve probably gone through close to 1,500 tons of salt already this year.”

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A Delta plane is de-iced Monday at Midway International Airport in Chicago. The bitter weather comes after a heavy snowstorm hit much of the region last week.

Weather shuts down Illinois

By DON BABWIN The Associated Press CHICAGO – With more than a foot of snow on the ground Monday across much of Illinois, temperatures plummeted to record-breaking and dangerous levels, prompting scores of schools to close,

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causing hundreds of traffic accidents and triggering searches for the homeless to protect them from the life-threatening cold.

At least two people in Illinois, one in Bloomington and the other in Chicago, suffered fatal heart

People in the heating and air conditioning business have two peak seasons: Really hot and really cold.

When the mercury surges into the triple digits, people’s overtaxed air conditioners break down. When the mercury plummets into the single digits and lower, furnaces give out when they are needed the most, and water pipes freeze.

The record-breaking cold snap McHenry County is suffering through, courtesy of a huge mass of Arctic air known as a polar vortex, means busy times for repair companies.

Black Diamond Plumbing and Mechanical in Crystal Lake has been receiving at least triple its usual winter call volume, President Rick Sperando said Monday. Calls

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The gaseous state of the male gender This week I have decided to pursue what at times could be considered a resonant and even explosive topic: We will be talking about the common and prevalent bodily function of flatulence.

Now, whenever we talk about things like this, we must be discreet and proper. We must act like adults and avoid trivializing or making light of something normal and natural and beautiful. We will not chuckle or snicker, nor will we allow our minds to drift to juvenile contemplations or youthful silliness.

If you feel you can consider this topic under those guidelines, you may continue. However, if the explicit and distinct sound of the expulsion of gaseous vapor from the interior of a human body into the general environment prompts in you even the hint of a grin, then perhaps you are not quite ready. Maybe you should skip this column and move right to the weather page where the mention of the effect of a high pressure system with diverging winds might not seem so humorous.

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JUST HUMOR ME Michael Penkava cinating facets and my column space is limited, I am going to focus on the aspect of the challenges of being a vaporous man. I don’t know if you have noticed, but the male gender seems to have achieved a more gaseous state than the female. Why is that so, you wonder?

Well, there is a scientific explanation for this. It has to do with what I call the “Theory of Saturated Cellular Carbonation.” Here’s how this works …

When men are in the process of dating and courting their future wives, they exercise tremendous self-control of this bodily function.

Despite their natural gaseous nature, they suppress the operation of this process. The gas, having nowhere to go, is then internalized into various corporal systems. It is forced into the bloodstream, which becomes somewhat carbonated and a bit toxic. It is

then squeezed into tiny capillaries and carried to millions of individual cells, where its latent energy is temporarily housed.

Thus, the man who is in the process of courtship also is in the process of internally infusing the potential power of those franks and beans he ate at his future in-laws barbecue. We all know there are limits to everything. Eventually the man’s cells become carbonatically saturated with gaseous vapor. This saturation point usually happens shortly after the honeymoon. It is then when the long, slow, lifelong elimination process begins to take place.

This would explain the sudden realization on the part of the female that there is something significantly different about the man she just married. What the woman must appreciate is that the man is not the perpetrator of social crudeness or personal impropriety, but that he is simply a victim of not only a normal biological process, but also that of the spirit of self-sacrifice he demonstrated in his willingness to carbonate the very

cells of his existence to prove his love during the wooing process.

So there you have it. Sure, scientific explanations can be cold and aloof. After all, we are talking about processes and systems and states of matter. But with understanding comes purpose. With purpose comes appreciation. And with appreciation comes love.

Even though a wife might be startled by a sudden trumpeting sound, or taken aback by an oddly odoriferous scent, she must always remember the thought behind it. For in the spirit of unselfishness and self-denial, the man who has proven his love in the past is now simply confirming it in the present. So, wives, please forgive us if we appear to be hopeless romantics … we just can’t help it.

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• Michael Penkava is a retired teacher who taught for 35 years at West Elementary School in Crystal Lake. He is currently considering resaturating his cellular carbonation at the request of his wife. He can be reached at mikepenkava@comcast. net.

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Judge: Chicago’s gun sales ban unconstitutional

By HERBERT G. McCANN The Associated Press CHICAGO – A federal judge on Monday overturned Chicago’s ban on the sale of firearms, ruling that the ordinances aimed at reducing gun violence are unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his ruling that while the government has a duty to protect

its citizens, it’s also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while the city decides whether to appeal.

Broderick Drew, a spokesman for Chicago’s law department, did not immediately return telephone calls for

comment.

The decision is just the latest to attack what were some of the toughest gun-control laws in the nation. In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Chicago’s long-standing gun ban. And last year, Illinois legislators were forced by a federal appeals court to adopt a law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the only state that still banned the

practice. The resulting state law largely stripped city and officials of surrounding Cook County of their authority to regulate guns, which especially irked officials in Chicago, where residents had to apply for concealed-carry permits through the police chief.

Chang’s decision came in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers and three Chicago residents. The judge noted

Chicago’s ban covers not only federally licensed firearms dealers, but also gifts among family members, all in the name of reducing gun violence.

Chang wrote that the nation’s third-largest city “goes too far in outright banning legal buyers and legal dealers from engaging in lawful acquisitions and lawful sales of firearms, and at the same time the evidence does not

support that the complete ban sufficiently furthers the purposes that the ordinance tries to serve.”

Chicago, which last year had more homicides than any city in the nation, still has an assault weapons ban.

City officials have long acknowledged the ban on gun sales has been ineffective, because sales are legal in some surrounding suburbs and states.

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Chris Serrano (left) and Clifton Webb embrace Dec. 20 after being married, as people wait in line to get licenses outside of the marriage division of the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office in Salt Lake City. The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue.

Supreme Court puts Utah same-sex marriage on hold The ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY – Gay couples in Utah were thrown into legal limbo Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to same-sex marriages in the state, turning jubilation to doubt just weeks after a judge’s ruling sent more than a thousand couples rushing to get married.

The justices did not rule on the merits of the case or on same-sex marriage bans in general, leaving both sides confident they’ll ultimately win. The decision stays in effect while the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the long-term question of whether gay couples have a right to wed in Utah.

For those couples who just got married – or were planning their nuptials – the latest twist in the legal battle clouds what was seen as a cause for celebration.

“It feels like we are second-class citizens during the stay,” said Moudi Sbeity, who is waiting to get married until the legal process plays out.

“There’s also the fear of the unknown of what might come next.”

Sbeity and partner Derek Kitchen are among three couples who brought the Utah

lawsuit that led to the surprise Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby, who said the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violated gay and lesbian couples’ constitutional rights.

State officials praised Monday’s decision to put a hold on things, saying it should have come earlier. Two previous courts turned down their request for a stay.

“Clearly, the stay should have been granted with the original District Court decision in order to have avoided the uncertainty created by this unprecedented change,” Gov. Gary Herbert said.

The Supreme Court’s unsigned order did not indicate anyone dissented from the decision to halt same-sex marriages in Utah. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who handles emergency appeals from Utah and the five other states in the 10th Circuit, turned the matter over to the entire court.

Many believe the Supreme Court will settle the issue for good. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said the court’s decision indicates an interest in Utah’s case, and he hopes the justices issue a final answer.

Others doubt the high court will step in any time soon. In June, the justices decided not to weigh in on the

constitutionality of defining marriage as being between a man and woman, relying instead on a technical legal argument to resolve the issue in California and clear the way for same-sex marriage in the state.

The ruling Monday doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how the justices would rule on the issue, said Douglas NeJaime, a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine. He believes justices want the issue to work its way through normal legal channels before they weigh in.

Meanwhile, the state is trying to determine whether the marriages that have already taken place are still valid.

Marriage licenses issued in 2008 in California prior to the passage of the state’s same-sex marriage ban were eventually upheld by the state supreme court. But marriages licenses issued in San Francisco in 2004 after mayor Gavin Newsom told city officials to grant them were later invalidated by the state supreme court.

That leads NeJaime to believe a court will need to rule on Utah’s marriages. If the Utah attorney general challenges the validity of the licenses as expected, that might lead to several months of limbo for the couples, he said.

the seat, offered voters a familiar name – her father served as the state’s congressman for 10 years – but faced solid opposition from mainstream Republicans who rallied around Enzi as he fought off her challenge from within the GOP. The 47-year-old Cheney cast herself as an outsider and the 69-year-old Enzi as a lawmaker co-opted by his years in Washington.

optimistic, that the new year will bring a renewed spirit of cooperation to this chamber,” said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in the first remarks of the year on the Senate floor.

Within moments, he pivoted, accusing Republicans of “never ending obstruction” to President Barack Obama’s proposals over the past five years.

A test vote on the unemployment bill – the year’s first showdown – was postponed at the last minute until Tuesday morning at the behest of Republicans, who noted that more than a dozen lawmakers had been unable to return to Washington because of bad weather.

Even then the rhetoric was heated. “It’s transparent this is a political exercise,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, moments before Reid agreed to the delay.

CHICAGO – About 4,500 requests for concealed-carry permits were submitted the first day Illinois’ online application system was open to the public, officials said Monday.

The applications submitted Sunday during the system’s first 24 hours of operation brought the total permit requests to more than 11,000, said Monique Bond, a spokeswoman for the Illinois State Police. The other 6,500 applications came in recent weeks, as the state allowed firearms instructors to apply for permits early in order to help test the online application system. Detailed information on what areas of the state saw the most applicants wasn’t yet available, Bond said.

“Right now we’re pleased with the ease of the process so far,” she said. Bond called the number of applicants a “pretty healthy number.”

In July, Illinois became the last U.S. state to approve legislation allowing residents to carry concealed

Still, it could be months before anyone receives a concealed-carry permit.

State Police have up to 90 days to approve or deny applicants, provided their applications are complete and fingerprints are submitted in an electronic format. If an applicant’s fingerprints aren’t submitted, the State Police will have an additional 30 days to complete a manual background check. Law enforcement agencies can object to a license being issued within 30 days of an application being submitted.

Early interest in concealed-carry permits varied greatly in different parts of the state.

Southern Illinois’ Marion County hadn’t received a single application Sunday, the sheriff’s office said. But more than 2,500 applications were submitted during that time in Cook County, said Cara Smith, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Department.

Smith said that the numbers likely would have been higher if not for the deep freeze that was commanding so much attention.

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Those who are 21 or older, have a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card, complete a 16-hour training course and pass a background check can obtain a concealed-carry permit for a fee. The five-year permits cost $150 for residents and $300 for nonresidents.

The law bans carrying concealed firearms in places such as schools, child-care facilities, courthouses, public transportation, college and professional sports stadiums and in establishments where alcohol sales make up more than 50 percent of a business’s receipts.

Illinois lawmakers have projected that there would be 350,000 to 400,000 applications for concealed-carry permits in the first year of the law.

Currently, applications can only be submitted online. But Bond said that by July, a written application will be available to residents.

“This is the most expeditious and efficient process,” she said of the online system.

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8NATION BRIEFS Liz Cheney drops bid to unseat Wyoming Sen. Enzi WASHINGTON – Liz Cheney’s sudden exit from her Wyoming Senate race brought a surprise end to a high-profile campaign that touched off a bitter fight within the Republican Party as well as a public spat with her lesbian sister over gay marriage.

The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney cited unspecified “serious health issues” in her family rather than her uphill race to unseat threeterm GOP Sen. Mike Enzi in her announcement on Monday.

“My children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign and they will always be my overriding priority,” she said in a statement. One of Cheney’s daughters has Type 1 diabetes.

Cheney, who moved with her husband and five children from Virginia to Wyoming to run for

Unemployment bill first up in Senate for 2014 WASHINGTON – The Senate plunged into an election-year session Monday that promises to be long on political maneuvering and less so on accomplishment, beginning with a slow-motion struggle over legislation to renew lapsed jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.

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8SKETCH VIEW

Bundle up a little longer Weather events sometimes are overhyped, but the extreme cold that has gripped our area has lived up to the billing.

Although the absolute worst of the weather emergency might have passed, it is not over.

Tuesday’s high temperature is expected to be in the low single digits, and wind chills Tuesday morning will remain in the 30- to 35-belowzero range, with a wind chill For the record advisory in effect through noon Although the absolute worst Tuesday. of the weather emergency The threats to might have passed, it is not safety for motorover. ists and others will continue as well, with black ice, drifting snow, and slick patches of packed snow making driving hazardous, including on interstates – especially those in rural areas.

Gov. Pat Quinn has issued a disaster declaration covering the entire state, and state transportation officials have advised avoiding nonessential travel, and with many schools and other local governments and even businesses closed, that should be easier to do.

People who must travel should let someone know where they’re going, the route they plan to take, and their schedule for the day, so people know where they will be and can find them. Information about state conditions also is available online at GettingAroundIllinois. com.

It’s also advisable to make sure your car has plenty of gas, leave dressed for the weather and that you have a good pair of boots on your feet or in your car.

Extreme weather conditions of all kinds mean that we have to look after not only ourselves, but also our neighbors. Check on people if you think they might be struggling and help those you can safely help.

Animals are susceptible to the cold as well.

Just because your dog or cat has a fur coat doesn’t mean they won’t suffer. Please allow your pet indoors most of the day to prevent them from freezing.

Soon enough, we will emerge from the “polar vortex” that has enveloped our area.

Until then, stay safe, look out for your pets and neighbors, and remember that it will be but a few short months before the spring.

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Military pension trim That didn’t take long: President Obama’s signature on a hard-won House-Senate budget deal was barely dry before members of Congress from both parties began falling all over themselves to undo one of its provisions.

We refer to the 1 percentage-point reduction in military pension annual cost-of-living increases, which provides $6 billion in savings over 10 years, intended, in part, to restore badly needed funds for current national defense.

Bowing to the powerful military retiree lobby, Senate Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, N.H., and House Republicans Martha Roby, Ala., and Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Pa., have introduced bills that would replace the pension trim with, respectively, higher corporate tax collections or a reduction in child tax credits for low-income families.

Opponents of the provision decry its purported unfairness to those who have served at great risk in the past, and they assert that it will harm recruitment and retention in the future. The facts suggest otherwise.

For one thing, the cut is an exceedingly modest one on a pension plan that is already far more generous than private-sector equivalents.

For someone who enlisted at age 18 and retired as an Army sergeant first class at 38, lifetime retirement pay would decline from $1.734 million to $1.626 million, according to House Budget Committee staff. And that $1.626 million would still be filled out with generous military health coverage and earnings for working in the civilian sector, which most military retirees do.

This is not “breaking faith with the promise that was made to these folks that have waged war for this nation for the last 12 years,” as the president of the Military Officers Association of America, Vice Adm. Norbert Ryan, said on the PBS NewsHour on Thursday. It is a small shift in resources toward training and equipping those who might have to defend us in the future.

Rhetoric notwithstanding, many of the warfighters who bear the biggest combat burdens get no pension at all; only one-eighth of enlisted personnel serve the 20 years necessary to qualify, according to a 2011 report by the Defense Business Board. As these numbers imply, most recruits didn’t join for the pension.

It’s impossible to say whether either the Democratic or Republican proposals to undo the pension trim will pass.

Like civilian entitlements, military retirement is overdue for deeper reforms. And it does the men and women of our armed forces no The Washington Post dishonor to say so.

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8IT’S YOUR WRITE Amati should be gone To the Editor: Kudos to Northwest Herald reporter Kevin Craver for keeping Woodstock police Sgt. Chip Amati’s slap on the wrist in the news.

Craver is absolutely correct that anyone else would have been arrested, indicted and tried for their crimes.

However, there are other very guilty people involved in addition to Amati.

The Woodstock mayor should have told the police chief to get rid of this bad apple. The chief only had to tell the Police Commission to get rid of him, and he would have been fired. These commissions support their chief in circumstances such as this.

Regardless, the Police Commission should have fired him based on the evidence. Forget his good record because that excuse wouldn’t have worked for anyone else.

Finally, the public’s last line of defense from behavior such as this, especially from a public official, the state’s attorney, should have indicted Amati, but instead chose to look the other way.

So, mayor, chief, Police Commission and state’s attorney, shame on all of you. Thanks to you, the good citizens of Woodstock are going to be checking the name

tags of the police they come into contact with very carefully, especially if they have young girls in the house, to make certain the officer they’re dealing with isn’t Amati.

Wouldn’t you?

Nice to be a police sergeant in Woodstock, where it would appear, as Craver indicated, you’re bulletproof.

Edward J. Haerter Harvard

Giving Tree success To the Editor: It was another successful year for the Giving Tree Project.

We would like to express our gratitude to all those that participated in this project at the Crystal Lake Public Library during the holiday season. We collected so many wonderful and much-needed items for the Home of the Sparrow and the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.

All of you truly have shown that giving to people in need is such a joyful and rewarding experience at Christmastime.

Thank you so much, and may 2014 bring many blessings to everyone.

David and Clare Ossman Lakewood

Thankful to be alive To the Editor: On Sept. 2, I experienced a near-

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fatal heart attack, and I want to thank some very special people who have made it possible for me to celebrate the new year – and life: • Holiday Hills Police Chief Larry Mason, who was on duty and responded to the 911 call. He came to our house and helped Ireta and me stay calm and focused until the paramedics arrived.

• McHenry Township Fire Department paramedics for stabilizing my condition. Also, the paramedics who responded to our second emergency call Sept. 18 and initiated immediate evaluation and medical care.

• Centegra – McHenry emergency doctor Tomasian for clearing the 100 percent blockage to my right coronary artery in the short amount of time that there was to save my life.

• Doctor Odedra for inserting the

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ventilator – made difficult because of previous oral/throat surgery.

• The emergency room doctors, nurses and techs who were on duty when I arrived. Without their immediate medical teamwork, I would not have survived.

• Chaplin Dan for comforting my family in the waiting room.

• Drs. Dairi and Shirazi for rendering medical treatment during my hospitalization.

• Dr. William Stinson for being with us every step of the way.

• To all of the other compassionate and competent nurses and techs who cared for me in the emergency room, the intensive care unit and the fifth and sixth floor. Their profound knowledge and skill helped make my recovery possible.

To all of you, thank you.

Bob Michaels Holiday Hills

Colorado, won’t you think of the kids?

Seeing what is going on in Colorado is enough to make any self-respecting member of society sit down and scream “Heavens!” and demand smelling salts – well, not smelling salts.

Something less mind-altering.

Toast.

It’s legal there now, if you’re 21 or older. Yes, it’s legal for recreational use, not only medicinal; no longer administered only to those in pain as it used to be but willy-nilly to anyone who asks.

Look, I understand that sometimes we as a society come across substances that we decide are enough fun for us to use as adults that we ought to make them legal. But what about the kids? Whenever anything is legal for one person to use, you might as well assume that it is legal for everyone, especially if the only thing keeping some folks away is the porous membrane of an age restriction.

VIEWS Alexandra Petri I have to admit, I’ve been on the wrong side of this one. Like many young columnists, I experimented with the stuff when I was younger. And I made a right fool of myself. Not hip enough to try it during high school or stumble woolly-tongued through any English presentations, I had to wait for college for my turn.

But then I leaped into it with the same kind of abandon anyone with a not yet fully developed prefrontal cortex leaps into anything. How well I know the slippery slope.

You start socially, surrounded by friends, but then you keep going. Oh, the music I listened to under the influence. The phone calls I made. I fell into the delusion that the things I was saying

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and thinking were interesting.

The trouble with this delusion is that it persists for only a few hours and then you get very hungry and feel a little sick to your stomach. (Otherwise, you could make a good living off it and give TED talks.)

My point is that the substance is terrible. It ought to be sequestered. It leads to all kinds of regrettable behaviors. One time, after overindulging, I tried to write a paper. I turned it in and it got a decent grade. I’m sorry, this is not a good story to illustrate my point. In fact, most of my stories are not going to be good stories to illustrate the point I am making, which is that young people should not be allowed to experiment with the substance that I experimented with as a young person because they will grow up and not reach their full potential, just as I did.

Er, didn’t. Well, you see what I’m saying.

Look, I see what is happening in Colorado now, and I quail.

The impact of this substance on your cognitive development. The impairment it produces in drivers. The easy payoff it provides in the form of cheap momentary pleasures, offering satisfaction in the present at the cost of anything more subtle.

I understand its appeal. Everyone understands its appeal.

That’s why it should still be banned. Yes, there’s a whole social culture around its use. Yes, it’s often portrayed in the media as fun. Yes, there are plenty of responsible adults who enjoy it without doing any harm. But the cost is just too high. We need to bring back the laws to the way they were before. We need to bring back the 18th Amendment.

What were you talking about?

• Alexandra Petri writes the ComPost blog at washingtonpost. com.

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

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Senate confirms Iraq calls on residents to expel al-Qaida Yellen to chair Federal Reserve The ASSOCIATED PRESS

By ALAN FRAM The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.

Yellen, 67, will replace Ben Bernanke, who is stepping down after serving as chairman for eight years dominated by the Great Recession and the Fed’s efforts to combat it.

Senators confirmed her by 56-26, with numerous absences caused by airline flight delays forced by arctic temperatures around much of the country.

All 45 voting Democrats were joined by 11 Republicans in supporting Yellen, while 26 Republicans voted “no.”

Vice chair of the Fed since 2010, Yellen begins her fouryear term as leader of the century-old bank on Feb. 1.

With the economy rebounding from the depths of the recession but only modestly so far, many economists expect her to focus on how to nurture growth without putting it into overdrive, which could risk fueling inflation.

“The big debate will be when the Fed should tighten and how much, rather than when to step on the gas pedal and how hard,” predicted Bill Cheney, chief economist for John Hancock Financial Services, who envisions a growing economy this year.

Under Bernanke, the Fed has driven short-term inter-

est rates down to near zero and flushed money into the economy with huge bond purchases, which it has just started to ease.

Yellen, a strong Bernanke ally, has supported those policies and is expected to continue them until concrete signs emerge of sustained improvement of the economy and job market.

In a written statement, President Barack Obama said Yellen’s approval means “the American people will have a fierce champion” who will protect them.

“I am confident that Janet will stand up for American workers, protect consumers, foster the stability of our financial system and help keep our economy growing for years to come,” Obama said.

Lobbyists for the banking and financial services sectors issued statements pledging to work with Yellen. Both industries have led a fight to water down restrictions imposed by Obama’s 2010 law overhauling how the nation’s financial system is regulated.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Yellen previously headed the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, chaired President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers and has been an economics professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

Yellen, who as an academic has focused on unemployment and its causes, is considered a “dove” who wants the Fed more focused on creating jobs because unemployment is high and inflation is low. “Hawks” on these issues prefer a stronger emphasis on preventing inflation.

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s prime minister urged Fallujah residents on Monday to expel al-Qaida militants to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for an imminent military push in an attempt to rout hard-line Sunni insurgents challenging its territorial control over the western approaches to Baghdad.

The militants’ seizure of Fallujah and parts of nearby Ramadi, once bloody battlegrounds for U.S. troops, has marked the most direct challenge to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government since the departure of American forces two years ago.

Both the U.S. and its longtime rival Iran view the escalating conflict with alarm, with neither wanting to see al-Qaida take firmer root inside Iraq.

Washington has ruled out sending in American troops but recently delivered dozens of Hellfire missiles to help bolster Iraqi forces.

Tehran signaled Monday that it is willing to follow suit, saying it is ready to help Iraq battle al-Qaida “terrorists” by sending mili-

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Mohammed Layth Ahmed weeps over the coffin of his father, Layth Ahmed, an Iraqi soldier who was killed during clashes in Ramadi, during his funeral procession Monday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad. tary equipment and advisers should Baghdad ask for it.

It is unclear whether Baghdad would take up the Iranian offer, made by Gen. Mohammad Hejazi, the Iranian Army deputy chief-of-staff, in comments to Iranian state media. He ruled out the sending of ground troops across the border.

Any direct Iranian help would exacerbate sectarian tensions fueling Iraq’s conflict, as Iraqi Sunnis accuse

Tehran of backing what they say are their Shiite-led government’s unfair policies against them. Iran has the power to sway al-Maliki’s political fortunes ahead of upcoming elections through its deep ties to Iraq’s major Shiite factions, which have dominated government offices and security forces since the U.S.-led invasion toppled Iran’s arch-foe Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Iraqi government troops

the Ivy League university in New Haven.

He was detained by police responding to a report of domestic dispute. He was charged with violating a protective order, threatening and interfering with police. Police said that during his arrest, See and officers fell and See was cut above his left eye.

See was found unresponsive the next day, Nov. 24, in his cell at the Union Avenue detention facility in New Haven, city police said.

Freed Pa. monsignor told to report weekly

have surrounded Fallujah, which was overrun by fighters from al-Qaida’s Iraq branch last week. The city is just 40 miles west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. It is located in the vast Sunni-dominated and largely desert province of Anbar, which borders Syria, where al-Qaida-linked groups are among the most formidable fighters among the rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad.

Al-Maliki did not say how he expects Fallujah residents and pro-government tribesmen to push out the militants. In his message, broadcast over state TV, he also urged Iraqi troops to avoid targeting residential areas.

Dozens of families have begun fleeing Fallujah to nearby towns, crammed in cars loaded with their belongings.

Ahmed Ali, an Iraq researcher at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, cautioned that a military assault on Fallujah would likely lead to civilian casualties and “possibly invoke other violent tribal responses.” It could also give al-Qaida a chance to launch attacks in other parts of the country given the concentration of forces in Anbar.

8NATION BRIEFS Examiner: Yale professor died of overdose NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A Yale University professor who died in police detention had overdosed on drugs, a Connecticut medical examiner’s office said Monday. Samuel See died of acute methamphetamine and amphetamine intoxication with a recent heart attack, the office said. His death was ruled an accident.

See, 34, was an assistant professor of English and American studies who was on leave from

PHILADELPHIA – A judge on Monday told a Roman Catholic church official that she already has signed an arrest warrant that she would issue if he violates the term of his release on electronic monitoring following the reversal of his conviction in the priest sexabuse scandal.

Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina also told 63-year-old Monsignor William Lynn to report to a probation

officer weekly.

Monday’s brief court hearing was the first public appearance for Lynn since he was released from prison on Friday after serving 18 months of a three- to six-year prison term for felony child endangerment.

The pre-signed arrest warrant is standard for defendants released on bail.

Several supporters were there to see the priest, who lost 80 pounds during his time in prison.

– Wire reports

Salt quickly Quinn issues disaster declaration, urges people to stay off roads • ILLINOIS depleting Continued from page A1 • SALT Continued from page A1 The arctic blast is the latest in a winter that has drained resources much quicker than past years. Ramirez said the city has already had 24 “callout” events for plowing and salting. The average for a full winter is roughly 30 to 35, he said.

The “call-outs” have also lasted longer as some of the winter events – including New’s Year Eve – required a 24-hour shift split between two crews.

Salt is quickly depleting with more than 80 percent of the city’s supply already used.

“Getting salt is becoming a real issue,” Ramirez said.

“We’re looking at alternate suppliers but so is everyone else.”

The expensive winter will not get much better when the spring comes. Ramirez said this deep cold would likely mean more potholes and water man breaks could occur as roads thaw.

“That’s always a concern when you have this cold of weather and the thawing starts,” Ramirez said. “It’s going to be an expensive winter.”

To try to help keep roads clear, the Illinois Department of Transportation had 1,755 trucks assigned to snow duty and 3,700 employees working across the state, according to a news release.

• Reporter Joseph Bustos contributed to this article.

attacks while shoveling snow Sunday. Officials said the bitterly cold temperatures on Monday likely caused two trains to hit what are called bumping posts as they pulled into a downtown station, one with enough force to send six people to area hospitals to be treated for minor injuries.

Monique Bond, a spokeswoman for the Illinois State Police, said there were no reports of traffic fatalities, despite hundreds of incidents in which vehicles spun out of control, rolled into ditches or overturned, leaving thousands of motorists stranded for as long as eight hours before they were rescued.

In Chicago, officials said efforts to find homeless people and convince them to go to shelters or warming buses appeared to be working. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said there were no reports of any exposure deaths.

Though not the coldest day in Illinois history, in some parts of the state, including Chicago, Monday was the coldest Jan. 6 since records started being kept in 1870, according to the National Weather Service.

By Monday morning, temperatures at O’Hare International Airport dropped to 16 degrees below zero – two degrees below Chicago’s previous record for the date, set in 1894 and matched in 1988, said Charles Mott, a weather service meteorologist. The wind chill made it feel like

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U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Jamie Jasmon struggles through snow and below-zero temperatures while delivering the mail Monday in Springfield. A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a “polar vortex” descended into much of the U.S. and plunged temperatures to record lows. it was more than 40 degrees below zero.

He said to the north in Rockford, temperatures had fallen to 18 degrees below zero.

“This is some of the most extreme weather we’ve seen in Chicago in decades,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at an afternoon press briefing.

Around the state, the winds, snow and cold added up to conditions treacherous enough that airlines canceled 1,600 flights at O’Hare Monday. Across town at Midway International Airport, airlines canceled some 85 more.

On the roadways, the biggest rescue operation came at the intersection of Interstates 57 and 70 near Effingham in southern Illinois when over the course of about six hours, workers plucked 375 vehicles and six semitractor trailers from the snow, with the larger trucks pulled out by a 10-ton Illinois National Guard vehicle.

Meanwhile, the Southern Illinois men’s basketball team was forced to spend the night on the floor of a central Illinois church after the team’s bus got stuck in snowdrifts on Interstate 57.

“There were accidents

everywhere because of the ice,” said Giovanni Lucero, a commercial painter who drove to downtown Chicago Monday morning. “It was like ‘Ice Road Truckers’ out there,” he said, referring to a television show.

Gov. Pat Quinn issued a disaster declaration and, along with various law enforcement agencies, urged people to stay off the roads rather than deal with snow drifts and ice-covered pavement that had snarled interstates and shut down all together many roads. Some school districts, including Chicago’s, said schools

would remain closed on Tuesday.

Quinn’s office said the governor had instructed most state employees to stay home, except for those in “critical government functions.” And the weather prompted the state’s Department of Corrections to put eight prisons on some form of lockdown.

In Chicago, even those who stayed out of their vehicles found themselves victims of the weather, including people on a Metra train.

It was clear in the city that many people hadn’t even ventured outside to get to work.

There was very little traffic on the normally busy streets and only a few people on the sidewalks, looking pudgy from all the layers of clothes and a bit like bank robbers with their hats pulled down low over their heads and scarves pulled over their faces.

Jeffery Davis, 51, decided that between a heater at his house that didn’t work so well and drafty windows that seemed to invite cold air inside he was better off sitting in a warm doughnut shop for a full three hours to wait for the nearby library where he works to open its doors.

“I never remember it ever being this cold,” said Davis, who put on two pairs of pants, “at least three sweatshirts,” two hats, “the thickest socks you’d probably ever find” and boots to make the train trip downtown from his South Side home.

“I’m flabbergasted.”

Experts suggest regularly scheduled maintenance on heating, air systems • BUSY Continued from page A1 have run the winter weather gamut, from no heat to frozen pipes to broken water heaters.

“It’s been about a week that volume has been increasing, but in the past few days

it’s been skyrocketing. My guys are working 12, 14 hours a day,” Sperando said.

The company is not alone.

Nearby Althoff Industries, which also does heating, plumbing and air conditioning work, is seeing a similar surge in calls, director of residential services Blake Wilt-

shire said.

“We’re kind of the firefighters of our industry. We go out when emergencies happen,” Wiltshire said.

Both experts said many heating, air conditioning and plumbing emergencies wouldn’t happen if more people had their systems regular-

ly maintained.

Wiltshire equated a home furnace and air conditioner to an automobile – regular maintenance not only helps ensure peak efficiency, but also lowers the odds of facing one of life’s little surprises at the worst possible time.

Furnaces, air conditioning

and pipes are easy to forget because they’re “out of sight and out of mind,” Sperando said.

Sperando and Wiltshire said the customers who get their climate-control systems regularly checked rarely end up with emergencies in extreme temperatures.

“By and large, our contract

customers have far fewer furnace breakdowns,” Wiltshire said.

Wiltshire said his company advises getting the furnace and air conditioner checked twice a year. The furnace is checked before winter, and again with the air conditioner before summer.

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

KEEP HYDRANTS CLEAR OF SNOW CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Fire Department is encouraging residents to “adopt” a fire hydrant as snow and ice slow down response times.

Locating and connecting to fire hydrants quickly is critical as fires can double in size for every minute that is lost, according to a press release from the department. With snow and ice covering many hydrants, it can become hard for firefighters to gain access.

Fire officials are asking residents to locate nearby hydrants and clear snow from the area.

Snow needs to be removed at least two feet around each hydrant and to the street in order to make room for a clear hose connection.

As firefighters respond to more car crashes, medical emergencies and fires because of the wintry conditions, it makes it impossible to clear the nearly 3,000 hydrants located in the city.

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Woodstock landlord sued Tenants: Eviction papers were retaliation for public outcry

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock couple who led a push for tenant rights have entered a legal dispute with their landlord, who they say served them eviction papers as retaliation for their public outcry.

According to the couple’s lawyer, one other tenant has filed a lawsuit and several others could be on the way.

In a lawsuit against Woodstock-based Advantage Plus Inc., Bill Zieske and Denise Halverson allege property damage from neglect of needs, consumer fraud, breach of the lease and as-

sault, among other claims.

The 61-page defense and counterclaim came in response to a forcible entry and detainer action filed by Advantage Plus after the couple didn’t comply with two eviction notices, according to the lawsuit. Advantage Plus was moving to evict the couple because of failure to pay rent or

late fees, for using the property as a business office and for interfering with showing the property, according to the lawsuit.

Zieske and Halverson deny those claims.

Advantage Plus President Mary Brown declined to answer specific questions about the lawsuit when reached by

phone, but called back with a statement.

“We at Advantage Plus Inc. deny Zieske’s allegations and have no further comment at this time, as we are in litigation with this tenant,” she said.

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8LOCAL BEST BETS

PARKS OFFER FREE FITNESS CLASSES The McHenry Parks and Recreation Department will offer free fitness classes through Jan. 11.

Classes include fitness, yoga and aqua aerobics at McHenry Municipal Center, Lakeland Park Community Center, St. Paul Episcopal Church and Greens of Irish Prairie. The complete schedule of classes is at www. ci.mchenry.il.us. For information, call 815-363-2160.

PET EVENT TO HELP ANIMAL SHELTER Nature’s Feed will host a pet nail clipping with Fur the Love of Dogs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jan. 11 at 2440 Westward Drive.

Donations are requested. All donations will benefit Helping Paws Animal Shelter. For information, visit naturesfeed.net/ events/natures-feed-events or call 815-675-2008.

RACING PIGEON CLUB TO MEET The 20th Century Racing Pigeon Club will meet at 4 p.m.

Sunday at 2417 Country Club Road, Woodstock. The club welcomes all who are interested in pigeon racing. For information, call Adam at 815-715-8769 or Bruce at 815-793-8031.

SQUARE DANCING EVENT PLANNED Woodstock Squares Dance Club will host an evening of Plus level dancing at 8 p.m. Friday at the McHenry Township Senior Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road.

Barry Johnson will call squares and Ray and Cindy Bishop will cue rounds. Admission is $6.

For information, email woodstocksquares@gmail.com.

8LOCAL DEATHS Doris L. Andres 72, of Wonder Lake Caroline A. Annen 72

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

An Illinois Department of Transportation plow truck is swallowed up by blowing snow Monday on Route 47 north of Huntley.

By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com With the deep freeze expected to continue until midday Tuesday, the state warned residents to be aware of the signs of hypothermia and frostbite.

A wind chill warning from the National Weather Service is in effect until noon Tuesday, as wind chills are expected to reach 35 to 45 degrees below zero.

“It is important to recognize the signs of hypothermia and frostbite, how to treat these conditions and what you can do to avoid them,” Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, the director of the state’s department of Public Health, said in a news release.

Hypothermia occurs when a person’s body temperature drops to 95 degrees or less. It can be fatal if not detected and treated properly. Signs of hypothermia include forgetfulness, drowsiness, slurred speech, change in appearance, weak pulse, slow heartbeat, very

Betty J. Jackson 83, of McHenry Randall G. Johnson 55, of Lindenhurst John Otto Orlowski 63, of Crystal Lake OBITUARIES on page B5

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com

Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Despite the freezing cold weather, James Bennett of Woodstock still took his daily walk around the neighborhood Monday. Subzero temperatures are expected through Tuesday morning, with wind chills ranging from 30 to 50 degrees below zero. slow and shallow breathing and having the appearance of death or being in a coma.

People should seek medical help if they see these symptoms.

“Everyone should take precautions against hypothermia, but infants and the elderly are particularly at risk and should be monitored closely,” Hasbrouck said.

Frostbite is caused by bitterly cold temperatures and typically affects exposed areas of the face, ears, wrists, hands and feet, according to the news release. Skin

that is frostbitten is whitish and stiff, and the area will feel numb.

The public health department recommends that people wear several layers of lightweight clothing to keep warm. People should cover their heads, and wear mittens rather than gloves.

Wearing warm leg coverings and heavy socks, or multiple pairs of lightweight socks is useful.

The ears, nose, chin and forehead are most susceptible to frostbite, according to the public health department.

Local social organizations and law enforcement agencies were ready to react to the needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents Monday.

As an arctic blast sent McHenry County into a deep freeze, agencies worked to keep the most at-risk residents – among them, the elderly, ailing and homeless – warm and well fed.

A couple county churches opened Monday to serve as warming centers, said Meghan Powell-Filler, PADS behavioral health residential manager. PADS was providing its normal services and was working with other area organizations to provide transportation to keep McHenry County residents from the cold.

See AGENCIES, page B2

McHenry council focuses on recreation facility

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com

William Eaton 71, of Cary

County agencies help care for vulnerable

State says to watch for signs of hypothermia and frostbite

McHENRY – With a combined aquatic and recreation center out of reach financially, McHenry plans on focusing in on a recreation facility that could take a load off the city’s municipal center and provide a revenue generating fitness center.

The McHenry City Council reached the consensus at a Committee of the Whole meeting Monday evening after discussing the results of

a feasibility study conducted

by Elgin-based Dewberry Architects.

The study showed that the $4.5 million the city has put aside over the years and the estimated profit the combined center would make would not be enough to cover the cost of constructing and financing a combined facility.

With budget concerns on the horizon – in approving another flat levy last month, council members said city staff would have to tighten

Sue Low Mayor of McHenry

Robert Peterson Alderman

their belts to make ends meet – Alderwoman Geri Condon said she couldn’t justify dipping into the city’s general fund to cover an expanded project.

“As far as the aquatic center, it’s not dead,” Alderman Andy Glab said. “If we go to the rec center, it’s not dead.

It might be the next phase, but again we have to look right now at what we can afford.”

For now, the council decided to move forward with the recreation side of the facility, charging staff to investigate what it can build with the money it has plus any profit the facility would generate.

A recreation center meets

“our most urgent need,” Mayor Sue Low said.

By moving the city’s parks and recreation department out of the city’s municipal center, it would free up space for the crowded police department, Deputy City Administrator Bill Hobson said.

A recreation center also would provide a consolidated space for year-round programming, Alderman Robert Peterson said.

Parks and recreation

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McHENRY: REGISTRATION OPEN

Library offers family-friendly winter programs NORTHWEST HERALD McHENRY – The cold weather pushed the start date for the McHenry Public Library’s winter reading program back a day.

The Go for the Gold! winter reading program is for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade as well as adults.

Book logs can be picked up the library’s question desk,

and participants can win prizes for reading. Final book logs are due by 9 p.m. Feb. 13.

Several library programs scheduled for this and next week still have openings.

Those interested can register at www.mchenrylibrary. org, stop by the library at 809 N. Front St. or call 815-3850036.

The programs include: • Lego Family Drop In: 3:30 to

5 p.m. Wednesday. Use provided Legos to build creations that will be displayed in the library.

• Potty Palooza: 10 to 11 a.m.

Thursday. A event featuring songs and stories to get children ages 2 to 5 excited about using the potty.

• Anime and Manga Club: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Enthusiasts gather to watch Japanese-style animation. For

8LOCAL BRIEF Volunteer workshop scheduled in McHenry The Volunteer Center of McHenry County has scheduled a volunteer management workshop.

The two-day training is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to increase the impact of volunteers, according to a news release.

Continued from page B1 PADS also had representatives driving around to train stops and around the county to be visible and available for anyone who needed a ride to shelter.

“The clients and individuals will know the PADS bus,” Powell-Filler said.

Each training participant will receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the training, the news release said.

Training topics include designing volunteer job descriptions, interviewing volunteers, volunteer motivation, risk management, supervising, orienting, training and delegating to volunteers and volunteer manage-

ment, among other things.

The two-day workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan. 16 and 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Jan. 17 at the Volunteer Center of McHenry County, 4508 Prime Parkway in the United Way building.

To register, go to www.volunteercentermchenrycounty.org.

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McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke said the sheriff’s office was ready to quickly respond to “check for well-being” calls Monday, but the office had only received a couple of such calls as of midafternoon.

Zinke urged residents to be good neighbors and check on anyone they know who might have mobility issues or limited communication options.

“In this day and age, you don’t believe it, but there are still people out there without telephones and sometimes without heat,” Zinke said.

“We need to make sure they get the attention they need.”

Residents in need of assistance are encouraged to call the United Way’s community help line at 2-1-1 or the McHenry County Crisis Line at 800-892-8900.

Lawsuit alleges harassment and assault • LANDLORD Continued from page B1 couple helped gather a group of current and former tenants to talk of similar experiences at a Woodstock City Council meeting. The group spoke of leaky roofs and faulty home appliances, but also of intimidation and neglect from their landlord. Many, but not all, named Advantage Plus.

The city passed a property maintenance ordinance in October, a measure billed as a “tool” for combating law bending landlords.

“These people are victims,” said Dominic Buttitta, the couple’s attorney.

“I took on this case because this needs to be brought to an

end.”

Buttitta said he’s “in conversations with multiple tenants and former tenants” about pursuing legal action against Woodstock landlords for violating Illinois tenant law. He said the case between Zieske, Halverson and Advantage Plus represents a more extreme situation.

“This has been intentional, willful actions on behalf of the landlord against my client,” Buttitta said.

The lawsuit alleges that problems present when the couple moved into their home at 307 W. Jackson St. – including a leaky roof and faulty deck – have not been fixed more than nine months later.

The suit claims the re-

lationship soured further after Zieske and Halverson brought the issues to the public eye. It alleges that Brown stalked Zieske and filed a police report that the opposite was happening. It also alleges Brown harassed the couple and, on more than one occasion, assaulted them.

No charges were brought after an Aug. 21 incident, the only time Woodstock police were alerted to any incident of assault involving the two sides.

On that day, Halverson told police that Brown put her hand on her shoulder and shoved her, but she showed no signs of battery, and a witness had left the scene before the alleged incident, Police Chief Robert Lowen said.

Possible alternate uses for former dairy barn raised • FACILITY Continued from page B1 programming currently takes place at St. Paul Episcopal Church, McHenry Municipal Center, Lakeland Park Community Center, Greens of Irish Prairie and McHenry schools.

The council also reached a consensus that city staff

in first through third grade.

• Free Movies @ Your Library: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The library will show “Jobs,” a PG-13 film starring Ashton Kutcher that tells the story of Apple founder Steve Jobs. For those ages 18 and up.

• Contemporary Book Group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Participants will discuss “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan. Copies of the book are available

for checkout at the front desk.

For those ages 18 and up. No registration needed.

• Storytime at Panera: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15. Kids ages 3 to 6 will listen to stories, songs and fingerplays while having milk and cookies at Panera Bread, 1711 N. Richmond Road in McHenry. Parents or caregivers must remain in the restaurant during the program.

8COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Residents in need should call 211 • AGENCIES

those in sixth grade to age 20.

• Page Turners Kid’s Book Group: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

Participants will discuss “Liar & Spy” by Rebecca Stead. A free copy of the book is available at the questions desk. For kids in fourth through eighth grade.

• Book Snoops Kid’s Book Group: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

This month’s activities will center on outer space. For kids

should investigate possible uses for a former dairy barn that sits on the southwest end of neighboring Knox Park.

The barn was acquired by the city in 1979 and is currently used for storage and hosts the McHenry Area Jaycees’ annual haunted house.

Dewberry Architects also conducted an audit of the barn and highlighted in its final report how Streamwood

transformed the Hoosier Grove Barn, built in 1888, into a banquet and meeting room rental facility.

Condon was “really intrigued” by the concept, she said.

While Peterson said he wasn’t keen on creating something that would compete with local businesses, he could see the city hiring a firm to run the banquet hall.

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Tuesday • 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Marengo Senior Club meeting, M.O.R.E. Center, 829 Greenlee St., Marengo.

A fun gathering for seniors. Information: 815-568-6534.

• 7 p.m. – Crystal Lake Camera Club meeting, Home State Bank Community Room, 5999 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Members pay $25 annually. Information: www.crystallakecameraclub.org.

• 7:30 p.m. – Huntley Penguins Snowmobile Club meeting, American Legion, 11712 Coral St., Huntley. Membership fee: $25.

Information: 847-910-0142 or dalldec@yahoo.com.

Wednesday • 11:30 a.m. – Countryside Garden Club meeting, 5809 Shadowood Drive, Crystal Lake.

Garden Jeopardy will be featured.

Information: 815-477-0854.

• Noon – Bingo, GiGi's Playhouse, 5404 W. Elm St., McHenry.

Play bingo and support the Playhouse, a Down syndrome achievement center. Information: 815-385-7529 or www.gigisplayhouse.org.

• 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Quit-smoking classes, Huntley Health Center, 10350 Haligus Road, Huntley. A seven-week class meeting Wednesdays offered by the McHenry County Department of Health and

Centegra. Cost: $25. Registration and information: 1-877-236-83472 or www.mcdh.info.

Wednesday to Saturday • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Heavenly Attic Resale Shop, 307 S. Main St., Algonquin. Offering books, clothing, housewares, toys, linens, jewelry, sporting goods and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the Congregational Church of Algonquin to benefit those in need.

Information: 847-854-4552.

Thursday • 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. – Crystal Clear Toastmasters meeting, Panera Bread, 6000 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Information: www.crystalcleartoastmasters.org.

• 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Living Well for Women program, Senior Services, 3519 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. An interactive program for women age 50 and older encompassing all dimensions of health. Continues Thursdays through March 13. Free. Registration and information: 815-3443555.

• 7:30 p.m. – American Legion Post 171 meeting, Park Place, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Information: erik.neider@gmail.com.

Friday • 11:30 a.m. – Senior Services Associates New Year's Eve Gala, at McHenry Township Recreation Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. Food, a special dessert and musical entertainment by Ron and Sandie. Cost: $8 a person.

Information: 815-344-3555.

• 7 p.m. – McHenry bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Food available.

Proceeds benefit Wings of an Angel charitable organization for children with cancer. Information: 815-385-4600 or www.mchenrybingo.com.

• 8 p.m. – Woodstock Squares Dance Club, McHenry Township Senior Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg. Caller will be Barry Johnson and cuer will be Ray and Cindy Bishop. Soup night. Admission: $6. Information: 815-385-4503; 815-385-2853 or woodstocksquares@gmail.com.

Friday to Saturday • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – St. John’s Mission Resale Shop, 215 Washington St., Algonquin. Featuring a variety of clothing, household, holiday and children’s items and more. Continues 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday. Sponsored by St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church to benefit the community. Information: 847-658-9105.

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A worker from Whitey’s Towing hooks up one of the vehicles that slid off Randall Road north of Huntley Road on Monday.

BITE

Mother nature slams county with heavy snowfall, ice and subzero temps Despite record-low temperatures, Danny Bobrow of Port Barrington takes a walk along the Prairie Trail for exercise Monday in Crystal Lake.

Photos by Northwest Herald staff photographers Kyle Grillot, H. Rick Bamman and Sarah Nader

Commuters brave subzero temperatures to board the Metra in Fox River Grove early Monday morning.

Icicles form on the First Congregational Church building in Huntley.

The Woodstock Square is unusually vacant Monday as residents stayed inside as subzero temperatures with wind chills ranging from 30 to 50 below zero hit the area.

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ST. CHARLES: STRUCTURE FIRE

DeKALB: 32ND ANNUAL FARM SHOW

Event a chance to learn, socialize Local business Demonstrations, sessions the draw at annual event

owners upbeat, vow to rebuild

By DOUG OLESON doleson@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Drones and agriculture are not something you normally associate together.

That pairing is one of many sessions awaiting those who attend the 32nd annual Northern Illinois Farm Show, which is set for Wednesday and Thursday at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center in DeKalb.

Although the basic format of the show is the same as past years, farm show director Amy LaTessa said there are a few differences.

“There are some new sessions, and the [start and end times] are different,” she said.

“Plus, we are extending the private pesticide testing for both days instead of just one, because it’s been so popular.”

Admission to the show, hosted by IDEAg Group LLC and local ag-related groups, is free, but parking is $5.

“January and February are really good for farm shows because farmers can’t really do a lot in the fields,” IDEAg marketing director Samantha Kaplan said. “It’s a good time to look at new equipment and make plans.”

“It’s a time when farmers are available,” agreed Dean Johnson, a resource conservationist at the DeKalb County Water and Soil Conservation District. “A lot of farmers like to go. They are done with harvest and are ready to relax and socialize. It just gives them an opportunity to talk.

They can tie in a social activity with a learning one.”

The shows, he said, are also beneficial to his organization.

“We’re not selling a product, but it’s good for us because it allows us to contact farmers and just keep up our connections with them,” he said.

By AL LAGATTOLLA alagattolla@shawmedia.com

Shaw Media file photos

ABOVE: The Northern Illinois Farm Show is seen Jan. 9, 2012, at the NIU Convocation Center. BELOW: Terry Murphy (left) explains how the new Maverick Tile Finder works to farm show attendees in Chicago.

If you go n What: 32nd annual IDEAg Northern Illinois Farm Show n When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday n Where: Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb n Cost: Admission is free, but parking is $5 n Information: Visit www. ideaggroup.com/northern-illinois

“A lot of farmers like to go [to farm shows in January and February]. They are done with harvest and are ready to relax and socialize. It just gives them an opportunity to talk. They can tie in a social activity with a learning one.”

Dean Johnson Resource conservationist at the DeKalb County Water and Soil Conservation District At press time, Kaplan said 220 exhibitors were scheduled.

In the past, LaTessa said as many as 8,000 people have attended the farm show, which is billed as “the essential ag event in the Midwest,” though

8BLOOD DRIVES Following is a list of places to give blood. Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health.

• 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Centegra Hospital - Woodstock, 3701 Doty Road, Woodstock.

Appointments and information: Terri, 815-759-4334 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday – Home State Bank, 611 S. Main St., Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Sandy, 815-788-3488 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N. Green St., McHenry. Appointments and information: Tracy, 815-385-4030 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday – St. Thomas Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

Appointments and information: John, 815-477-1048 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8 a.m. to Noon Sunday – Marengo United Methodist Church, 119 E. Washington St., Marengo. Walk-ins welcome. All donors earn points to redeem for online gift cards. Appointments and information: 815-568-7162 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7 p.m. Jan. 14 – City of Crystal Lake, 100 W. Municipal Complex, Crystal Lake. All donors receive a Centennial T-shirt. Appointments and information: www. heartlandbc.org.

• 1:45 to 5:45 p.m. Jan. 17 – Chauncey H. Duker School, 3711 W. Kane Ave., McHenry. All donors receive a sports backpack and participate in a raffle.

Appointments and information: Bonnie McCormack, 815-759-8502; bmccormack@d15.org or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21 – McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St., McHenry. Appointments and information: 815-385-0036 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7 p.m. Jan. 21 – Zion

she noted attendance does depend on the weather. Most attendees are from northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa.

For many people, the highlights of the show are the new equipment displays and the

educational seminars put together by a local committee.

“Whatever the hot topic is for agriculture is what we try to focus on,” Johnson said.

Wednesday’s sessions include “Marketing Outlook: How Will Planted Acres Shift in 2014?” at 9 a.m.; “Ag Technology: From Drones to Phones and Other Neat Stuff” at 11 a.m.; “Soil Health and Northern Illinois Cover Crop Panel Discussion” at 1 p.m.; and “Weather Forecasting” at 2:30 p.m.

On Thursday, “Biodiesel: America’s Advanced Biofuel” will be presented at 10 a.m. and pesticide applicator license testing will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

8POLICE REPORTS Lutheran Church, 412 Jackson St., Marengo. All donors earn points to redeem for online gift cards. Walkins welcome. Appointments and information: Norenne, 815-5688430 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 – Community Church of Richmond, 5714 Broadway, Richmond. Appointments and information: Carol, 815675-2011 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28 – McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Appointments and information: Adam, 815-334-0309 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 28 – Huntley Park District Fitness Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. All donors earn points to redeem for online gift cards. Walk-ins welcome.

Appointments and information: 847-669-3180 or www.heartlandbc.org.

Blood service organizations • American Red Cross of Greater Chicago – 800-448-3543 for general blood services; 312-7296100 general questions.

• Heartland Blood Centers – 800-786-4483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc.org. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, 847-741-8282; 649 W. State St., Geneva, 630208-8105; 1200 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, 630-892-7055.

• LifeSource Blood Center – Crystal Lake Community Donor Center, 5577 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-5173. Hours: noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 877-543-3768 or www.lifesource. org.

• Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St., Rockford, 877-778-2299; 815-965-8751 or www.rrvbc.org. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays; 7 to 11 a.m. second Saturdays.

Lake in the Hills • Jeffrey S. Treynor, 25, 2554 Lawndale Ave., Evanston, was charged Saturday, Dec. 21, with driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal transportation of alcohol.

• Pamela E. Tonge, 65, 217 Oregon Ave., West Dundee, was charged Monday, Dec. 23, with leaving the scene of a property damage accident and failure to give information.

• Dwayne M. Worthy, 34, 381 Steeplechase Way, Lake in the Hills, was charged Tuesday, Dec. 24, with battery.

• Sunglasses were taken from a vehicle Tuesday, Dec. 24, on the 300 block of Steeplechase Way. • A vehicle struck a utility pole and fled the scene Wednesday, Dec. 25, at the intersection of Cedar Street and Maple Street.

• Shawn R. Thiede, 36, 222 Wallace Drive, Cary, was charged Thursday, Dec. 26, with felony retail theft.

• Sarah H. Szudarski, 36, 1923 Lafayette St., Janesville, Wis., was charged Thursday, Dec. 26,

with felony retail theft.

• A vehicle was struck and the offender fled the scene Friday, Dec. 27, at the intersection of Randall and Miller Roads.

• A vehicle’s tires were slashed Saturday, Dec. 28, on the 800 block of Parc Court.

• Anthony M. Peco, 21, 5478 Whitmore Way, Lake in the Hills, was charged Sunday, Dec. 29, with driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding.

• Sarah C. Johnson, 25, 6705 Hickory Nut Grove Road, Cary, was charged Sunday, Dec. 29, with two counts of battery.

• A parked vehicle was struck and the offending vehicle fled the scene Sunday, Dec. 29, at the intersection of Algonquin and Randall roads.

• Curtis Ward, 40, 1 W. Acorn Lane, Unit 2A, Lake in the Hills, was charged Thursday, Jan. 2, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Scott Templeman, 33, 219 Foxmoor Road, Fox River Grove, was charged with violation of an order of protection, unlawful interference with reporting a domestic and two counts of domestic battery.

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ST. CHARLES – Theresa Winters described her business, Ameliorate Massage in St. Charles, as her favorite place to be. She had been at 826 S. Third St. for nearly four years.

“I wanted to have this office, and I was so happy to have it,” she said. “I was able to make it exactly the way I wanted it, a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary that would welcome everyone in.”

On Sunday, Winters learned that the building that housed her business – along with two other businesses and a residential unit – had been destroyed by fire. Although disappointed, Winters said Monday that she lives by a belief that “all things work together for good,” and the longtime St. Charles resident vows to open a new business in the city.

The St. Charles Fire Department reported it responded to a call for an odor investigation at 5:38 a.m. Sunday.

Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet said Monday that personnel arrived at 5:43 a.m. and saw fire in the building’s basement, which was moving upstairs.

The fire was extinguished in three hours, he said.

The building’s residents were able to escape, and there were no injuries to them or to firefighters, Schelstreet said.

Schelstreet said a fire report is being prepared, and it is expected to be done in about a week. He said although there are theories about what might have caused the fire, officials are not yet ready to release information about the investigation. He did say it was not considered a suspicious fire at this time.

“It did spread quickly … and we’re focusing on a couple of things,” Schelstreet said.

He said damage was estimated at $350,000 to the structure and $100,000 to the contents. He said it was a particular challenge for firefighters because of heavy snow that was falling, along with low temperatures. He thanked the Red Cross for assisting the renters, The Salvation Army for providing canteens and School District 303 for providing warming buses.

The property actually included two addresses – 826 S. Third St. and 828 S. Third St., St. Charles. In addition to Ameliorate Massage, the building housed a business called FEET by Karen Reflexology, run by Karen Heftman, as well as a hair salon, The Snippery. There also were tenants who lived in the upstairs area.

Heftman said she had operated FEET by Karen since June 2013, subletting her area from Winters. She was at the scene of the fire on Sunday, and she said she felt grateful that nobody was hurt. On Saturday, she said, she was working at the business.

“It could have happened at any time,” she said.

Heftman said her business was a dream, and she said she found a warmth and a connection with Winters.

She said Sunday was “a sad day.” She said everything had been “completely demolished.” But, like Winters, she said she would look to reopen her business at a new location. Though she said she would prefer to open a business in St. Charles, she is a Hampshire-area resident and might consider that area as well.

Heftman said she made connections in the Tri-Cities area, at LivingWell and the Holmstad, and had just become a member of the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce. She said she was touched by the outpouring of well wishes and support, calling it “more than I could have imagined.”

“I felt pretty popular in such a short time there,” she said.

Winters called the location “a great spot.” She was out of town at the time of the fire, but she said she was saddened when she saw a photo taken by a neighbor as officials were doing their duty of clearing the scene.

“My awning, it was personally handcrafted for me, and that was one of the last things the bulldozer ended up bringing down,” she said. “It was such an eye-catcher, beautiful and attractive.”

But, she said, she is hoping a new location will present itself.

“The healing will continue,” Winters said.

Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

A fire early Sunday morning caused significant damage, but no injuries, at 828 S. Third St. in St. Charles, according to a news release issued by the St. Charles Fire Department. Damage is estimated at $350,000 to the structure and $100,000 to the contents, according to the release.

The building housed two businesses and one apartment above.

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Born: June 5, 1941; Norris City, IL Died: Jan. 4, 2014; Wonder Lake, IL Doris L. Andrews, age 72, of Wonder Lake, formerly of Harvard, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, at her home. She was born June 5, 1941 in Norris City, Illinois, to John W. and Marie (Smith) Walters.

Doris worked as a CNA for Valley Hi Nursing Home and Harvard Retirement Home. On July 7, 1959, Doris married Charles Maynard, they later divorced. On October 28, 1972, she married James A. Andrews Sr., in Woodstock. He preceded her in death on September 12, 2011.

Doris loved spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed playing bingo.

Survivors include her children, John (Sarah) Maynard, John Andrews, Michelle (William) Evans, Lisa (Mark) Thomsen, Mandy (Bill) Mitchell, James (Susan) Andrews Jr., Mark (Karen) Heeter, Barb Svitak, Dawn Brohammer and Garnet (Steve) Standish; 23 grandchildren, D.J Webb, Keely, Logan Yancy, Shawn, Tyson, Lance, MacKenzie Andrews, Billy, Alex, Lexi, Jessica, Riley Mitchell, Scott (Jori) Sabrina, Tom (Brittany) Svitak, Cori (Dan) Hansen, Pam, Patti (Rocky), Mike Heeter, Devan Thomsen, Johnny, Kirsten Andrews and Aaron Brohammer; 11 greatgrandchildren; sibilings, Bob and Ed Walters, Helen Jean, Richard (Carol) Andrews, Helen (Jim) Miller and David Andrews; and many nieces and nephews She was predeceased by a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy (Ron) Harrison; brother, Donald Walters; sister-in-law, Dee Walters; infant sister, Lynda; infant daughter, Tammy Jo Maynard; and son, Wayne Andrews.

A Memorial gathering will be from 5:00-8:00 pm Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard, IL 60033. A Memorial Service will be at 7:00 pm Thursday.

Family and Friends can sign online guest book at saundersmcfarlin.net.

For information call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home 815-943-5400.

CAROLINE A. ANNEN Born: Aug. 11, 1941; Greenwood, WI Died: Jan. 1, 2014; Barrington, IL Caroline Ann Annen was born August 11, 1941 in Greenwood, Wisconsin, and passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington.

Caroline graduated from Greenwood High School in 1959.

She was an avid bingo and cribbage player. Caroline enjoyed sewing, crossword puzzles, and her flower garden. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and watching their sporting events at Crystal Lake South, Crystal Lake Central, Prairie Ridge High Schools, and Hanna Beardsley Middle School.

Caroline is survived by her husband of 52 years, Thomas, whom she married August 12, 1961; her children, Sheri (Matthew) Turk, James Annen, Jill Annen, Scott (Tracey) Annen, and Stacey Annen; and grandchildren, Joshua and Benjamin Turk, Bradley, Jennifer, Luke, Jessica, Olivia, and Paige Annen.

She was preceded in death by her son, Steven Annen; parents, Gerald

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n, S n; pare , and Anna Denk; brother, Allen Denk; and sister, Rosemary (Denk) Barr.

Memorial visitation will be Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 9:00am, until the funeral mass at 11:30am, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1023 McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake, IL. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to JourneyCare Hospice Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Rd, Barrington IL 60010.

Condolences may be sent to www.davenportfamily.com; call 815-459-3411 for information.

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She was born April 19, 1930, in Chicago, to Gerard and Mildred (Hensel) Schons. On September 19, 1949, she married Joseph Jackson at St. John the Baptist Church in Johnsburg.

Betty was a member of St. Patrick's Church in McHenry, and its Ladies Guild. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and especially with the Widows Club.

Survivors include her children, Randall (Kristin) Jackson of Prior Lake, Minnesota, Suzanne (Joseph) Tyburski of Hamilton, Ohio, David (Cynthia) Jackson of Woodstock and Karen McGee of McHenry. Her grandchildren, Jessica (Peter) Croshaw, Amanda (Steven) Prochaska, Julianne (Paul) Kipple, Sara (Jason) Noyer, Laura Tyburski, Andrew (Brandi) Jackson, Anthony Jackson. Peter Jackson and Kathleen McGee. Also eleven great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Friends may meet with the family Wednesday, January 8, 2014 from 10:00AM until the 10:30AM Funeral Mass at St. Patrick Church, 3500 Washington St., in McHenry.

Interment will be private.

If desired, memorials may be made to the Kathleen McGee Trust Fund.

Arrangements by Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory in McHenry.

815-385-0063.

WILLIAM EATON Born: Dec. 11, 1942; Chicago, IL Died: Jan. 5, 2014; Barrington William “Bill” Eaton, age 71, of Cary, passed away on January 5, 2014 in Barrington. He was born December 11, 1942 in Chicago, to Frank and Lucille Eaton. Bill married Marcia Beard of Milford, Connecticut on April 1, 1966.

Bill will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 47 years, Marcia; children, Donald, and Kimberly (Chip) Stohl; grandson, Matthew Eaton; sister, Patricia Nolte; brothers, Robert (Linda) Eaton, and Frank (Dorothy) Eaton; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces, greatnephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Bobbi Swerdlow; brother-in-law, Leon “Red” Nolte; and niece, Patricia Peterson-Herter.

A memorial visitation for Bill will take place on Sunday, January 26, 2014, from 3:00 p.m. Until 6:00 p.m., at which time there will be a brief memorial service at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Matthew Eaton's Eagle Scout Project, through Harris Bank of Cary, 122 W Main St, Cary.

To leave the family online condolences, please visit www.davenportfamily.com or call 815-459-3411 for information.

BETTY J. JACKSON Born: April 19, 1930; Chicago, IL Died: Jan. 3, 2014; McHenry, IL Betty J. Jackson, age 83, of McHenry, passed away January 3, 2014, at Centegra Hospital of McHenry.

RANDALL G. JOHNSON Chicago, IL IL Born: Dec. 3, 1958; Woodstock, Died: Dec. 10, 2013; Chicago, IL Randall G. “Randy” Johnson, age 55, of Lindenhurst, died Tuesday December 10, 2013 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.

He was born on December 3, 1958 in Woodstock, the son of the late Kenneth & Lorraine (Erber) Johnson.

He was educated in the schools of McHenry. He was owner-operator of R.J. Mechanical in Zion, Illinois.

He married Cheryl Kinsley on April 14, 2012 in Indian Rocks Beach Florida.

His hobbies were fishing, boating, and he was an avid Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs Fan. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl, of Lindenhurst; 4 children, Eric (Lauren De Simone) Johnson of Orlando, Florida, Abbey (Jon) Hout of Atlanta, Georgia, Krystie Johnson of Ocala, Florida, and Melissa Kinsley of Lindenhurst, Illinois; a brother, Doug (Janice) Johnson of McHenry; 2 sisters, Karen (Dale) Bengston of Boston, Massachusetts, Susan (Michael) Hannon of Tucson, Arizona; and 2 grandchildren, Ashton and Kennedy.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm, on Saturday January 11, 2014, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 29700 N. Saint Marys Road, Libertyville, IL 60048.

Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory, 8226-Sheridan Rd. Kenosha, WI 53143.

262-652-1943 www.kenosha-funeral-services.com

JOHN OTTO ORLOWSKI John Otto Orlowski, age 63, of Crystal Lake, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Centegra Hospital – McHenry.

Arrangements are pending at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, McHenry. Info: 815-385-2400.

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8PUBLIC ACCESS When: 7 p.m. Thursday Where: Lakemoor Police Department, 27901 W. Concrete Drive

TUESDAY McHenry County Board When: 9 a.m. Tuesday Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

MONDAY Johnsburg Ordinance Committee When: 7 p.m. Monday Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

McHenry County Board Planning and Development Committee When: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

Marengo-Union Library Personnel Committee When: 6 p.m. Monday Where: Marengo-Union Library, 200 S. State St., Marengo

McHenry Landmark Commission When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St.

JAN. 14

Prairie Grove Planning and Zoning Commission When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Prairie Grove Village Hall, 3125 Barreville Road

District 46 School Board When: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Prairie Grove Junior High School library, 3225 Route 176, Crystal Lake

Spring Grove Police Pension Fund Board When: 8 a.m. Tuesday Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

Fox Lake Village Board When: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Fox Lake Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive

Spring Grove Village Board When: 6 p.m. Tuesday Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

WEDNESDAY Fox Lake Zoning Board of Appeals When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Where: Fox Lake Village Hall, 66 Thillen Drive

THURSDAY Island Lake Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

Development Committee When: 9:30 a.m. Jan. 14 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive, Richmond

Johnsburg Community Affairs Committee When: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

Richmond Finance Committee When: 4:15 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive, Richmond Spring Grove Economic Development Commission When: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road Volo Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Volo Village Board, 500 S. Fish Lake Road

JAN. 15 Fox Lake public workshop on sign ordinance When: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Where: Fox Lake District Library, 255 E. Grand Ave. Johnsburg Economic Development Committee When: 7 p.m. Jan. 15 Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

JAN. 16

Johnsburg Planning and Zoning Commission When: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

Lake Management Board of Island Lake When: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

McCullom Lake Village Board When: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: McCullom Lake Village Hall, 4811 W. Orchard Drive

Island Lake Village Board special meeting When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Island Lake Village Hall 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

McHenry Police Pension Board When: 3:30 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St.

Johnsburg Public Works Committee When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

Prairie Grove special town hall When: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Where: Prairie Grove Village Hall, 3125 Barreville Road

Lakemoor Village Board

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Island Lake Zoning Board of Appeals When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave. Johnsburg Village Board When: 7 p.m. Jan. 16 Where: Johnsburg Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Doris L. Andrews: A memorial gathering will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 9, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Summer St., Harvard. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Caroline A. Annen: A memorial visitation will be at 9 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10, until the funeral Mass celebration at 11:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake. Interment will be private. For information, call Davenport Family Funeral Home at 815-459-3411.

Neil A. Daly: The burial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, in Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in

Elwood.

William Eaton: A memorial visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 26, until the brief memorial service at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

William Charles Hunt: The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 12, at Henke-Clarson Funeral Home, 1010 N. Wright Road, Janesville, Wis. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at Richmond United Methodist Church with burial in Richmond Cemetery.

Betty J. Jackson: Friends may meet with the family from 10 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. funeral mass

celebration Wednesday, Jan. 8, at St. Patrick Church, 3500 Washington Ave., McHenry. Interment will be private. For information, call Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory at 815-385-0063.

Randall G. Johnson: A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 29700 N. Saint Marys Road, Libertyville. For information, call Kenosha Funeral Services & Crematory at 262-652-1943.

Lanny G. Moran: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. Funeral service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

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Reggis, a basset hound-boxer mix, is surrounded by blankets Monday in a kennel at Animal House Shelter in Huntley. The boiler used to heat the concrete floor at the shelter failed Friday, just ahead of the arctic blast. Black Diamond Plumbing donated its services to get the heat back on. Community members responded by writing checks and donating bedding and blankets to keep the dogs and cats warm.

Shelter rescued Community, local business rally to help nonprofit Animal House Shelter

By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – Community members and a Crystal Lake business helped rescue Animal House Shelter in Huntley this weekend after one of the nonprofit organization’s heaters failed Friday.

The boiler used to heat the pet shelter’s concrete floors stopped working as the area prepared for record cold temperatures, Animal House Shelter Director Cynthia Ritter said.

Although the boiler used to heat the air continued working, Ritter said, the shelter had to scramble to get bedding for 150 dogs and 100 cats at the facility. Technicians from Black Diamond Plumbing and Mechanical in Crystal Lake found the boiler was beyond repair.

As word of the shelter’s situation began to spread, local residents donated blankets and other bedding for the animals and turned up with cash and checks to help replace the boiler.

“It was overwhelming,” Ritter said. “Friday and Saturday, we had

What: A no-kill shelter for dogs and cats Where: 13005 Ernesti Road, Huntley Phone: 847-961-5541 Website: animalhouseshelter.com

a constant flow of people coming in with donations and supplies.”

Hearing the nonprofit was short on cash, Black Diamond President Rick Sperando decided to donate the company’s services. Black Diamond workers had the replacement boiler working and the temperature rising by 5 p.m. Saturday.

Donations from the community will be used to offset the cost of the boiler, according to an email from the shelter.

“It was wonderful they were able to get it going so quickly before the extreme cold hit,” Ritter said.

Donating the company’s services was an easy decision for Sperando.

“We’re also animal lovers,” he said.

Sperando said his children and several Black Diamond employees had adopted pets from the shelter. He estimated the company spent about $4,000 on the job, but added, “You can’t put a price on goodwill.”

Ritter said the boiler may have gone out because it was working extra hard to combat the facility’s poor insulation. She estimated it would cost about $20,000 to properly re-insulate the shelter. That expense comes on top of $40,000 the shelter recently paid for a new roof.

While losing a boiler in winter is never good, Ritter said the ordeal had “almost been a blessing in disguise.”

“It has raised awareness of the shelter and the plight of homeless animals,” she said.

Ritter praised the community’s reaction and Black Diamond’s donation.

“It’s been wonderful to see the response, it has literally been bringing tears of joy to our eyes to see how much people care,” she said. “We couldn’t have asked for more. Those animals are so cozy right now.”

Workers seize 2 bosses at French Goodyear site

By LORI HINNANT The Associated Press PARIS – Monday’s meeting in northern French city of Amiens was not going well.

As farm tires were rolled in to block the doorway, two Goodyear managers were trapped in a conference room with angry French workers who were demanding more money in exchange for the inevitable loss of their jobs. The morning “meeting” dragged on into the night, and the union said it was settling in for the long haul – with the two executives still captive inside.

Goodyear has tried to shutter the plant in Amiens for five years without success. Its latest attempt was met Monday with a “bossnapping” – a French negotiating tactic that had largely faded away after the height of the economic crisis in 2009.

More theater than actual threat, it aims to grab management’s attention – by grabbing management.

Late Monday, one of the prisoners decried the tactic as degrading and humiliating.

The Amiens plant has an especially contentious past. Goodyear’s hopes to close it have been thwarted by violent protests with huge bonfires, government concerns and France’s prolonged layoff procedures.

Now, the union is willing to accept the inevitable loss of jobs – but at a cost.

“Clearly it was no longer possible to keep fighting for

WOODSTOCK – Chicagobased Westward Management announced it has bought Howe Real Estate Services Inc., a property management company in Woodstock, to expand its business in the northwest suburbs.

Howe Real Estate Services, which was founded in 1992 and has about 20 employees, serves homeowner, condominium and town home associations throughout McHenry, Lake, Kane and DuPage counties. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“This acquisition is key to both our growth and diversification strategies,” Travis Taylor, a managing partner at Westward, said in a news release. “From a growth perspective, the purchase is in line with our strategy of complementing our organic growth by completing selected strategic acquisitions. Howe, in addition, mirrors our values and intense dedication to customer service and will help us continue to grow in their current service areas and beyond.”

Howe Real Estate Services founder Rich Howe plans to retire.

“After more than 20 years and an exhaustive search, I couldn’t ask for a more closely aligned partner,” he said in a statement.

Westward Management, which has offices in Chicago and Denver, said Howe Real Estate Services “will continue to operate out of its headquarters in Woodstock, retain its staff and will be supported

by Westward’s systems and personnel.”

Johnsburg business expo set for March JOHNSBURG – Booth registration is underway for the 2014 Johnsburg Area Business Association Annual Business and Craft Expo.

The expo will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15 at Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road. Booth registration forms are available on the “News” link at www. johnsburgjaba.com or at the Johnsburg Public Library.

For information about the event, call Richard Bierman, of R.B. Custom Designs Inc., at 815-759-9459.

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Workers of the Goodyear tire factory gather Monday at the plant in Amiens, in northern France.

Two Goodyear bosses, production manager Michel Dheilly and Human Resources Director Bernard Glesser, were blocked from leaving the plant Monday, with angry workers demanding more money in exchange for the inevitable loss of their jobs. our jobs,” Mickael Wamen, the union president, told LCI television. “So we decided to change tactics and fight for the largest compensation possible.”

In exchange for freeing the bosses, they’re demanding an 80,000-euro ($108,000) severance package plus 2,500 euros ($3,400) for each year worked.

Some journalists were allowed to enter the room where the managers were being held Monday. The atmosphere inside resembled a college dorm, with several employees laughing and cheering as others rolled a tractor tire into the doorway.

“We’ve been stuck in

this room for three or four hours, and it’s out of the question that I respond to questions under pressure,” Bernard Glesser, the director of human resources, told journalists in a video posted on the French website Dailymotion by the Courrier Picard newspaper.

Things got rowdier when Glesser continued, saying that, while he did not fear for his safety, the situation was “completely disagreeable” and he was being insulted and humiliated.

“Crook!” one worker yelled.

“You haven’t been humiliating us for seven years?” another shouted.

A third worker handed

Glesser a portable urinal.

The other manager being held was the plant’s head of production, Michel Dheilly.

Evelyne Becker, a union representative, said the two were blocked from leaving after an especially difficult meeting with staff.

Goodyear confirmed the two managers were being held against their will.

“This kind of initiative, always to be condemned, is especially inopportune and counterproductive at a time when we should concentrate on the future of employees affected by the restructuring, after several years looking for a solution,” Goodyear said in a statement.

WASHINGTON – The Senate appeared ready Monday to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.

Yellen, 67, would replace Ben Bernanke, who is stepping down after serving as chairman for eight years that included the Great Recession and the Fed’s efforts to combat it.

Vice chair of the Fed since 2010, Yellen would begin her four-year term as leader of the century-old bank Feb. 1. With the economy rebounding from the depths of the recession but only modestly so far, many economists expect her to focus on how to nurture growth without putting it into overdrive, which could risk fueling inflation.

“The big debate will be when the Fed should tighten and how much, rather than when to step on the gas pedal and how hard,” predicted Bill Cheney, chief economist for John Hancock Financial Services, who envisions a growing economy this year.

– From local and wire reports

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VIEWS Tom Musick

RICHMOND-BURTON

Baseball can not paint over its past

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Richmond-Burton’s Sam Kaufman dribbles the ball down court against Rockford Christian’s during the second quarter Jan. 18 at Richmond-Burton High School.

As a man whose profession is based on precision, Crystal Lake artist John Hanley always appreciated the pitching style of Greg Maddux.

Then, in the spring of 2009, the Cubs commissioned Hanley to paint a likeness of the pitcher who painted so many corners during his 23-year career.

“Flawless mechanics,” said Hanley, a lifelong Cubs fan. “A master in the strike zone. And he didn’t panic. In and out, up and down, changing speeds.”

The Cubs invited Hanley to Wrigley Field, where the team presented his painting of Maddux and Ferguson Jenkins to both pitchers during a pregame ceremony. The team retired the pitchers’ No. 31 alongside Nos. 10 (Ron Santo), 14 (Ernie Banks), 23 (Ryne Sandberg), 26 (Billy Williams) and 42 (Jackie Robinson).

This week, Maddux is expected to join all of those players in the Hall of Fame.

If only the rest of the new Hall of Fame class were so simple to decide.

Listed at 6-feet tall and 195 pounds, Maddux relied on his command to vex the juiced-up stars of the Steroid Era. Many of those same stars join Maddux on the ballot for the Class of 2014, which will be announced at 1 p.m.

Wednesday.

This is where the painting gets messy.

Which players were clean? Which players were dirty?

What about the players in between, the big-muscled boppers who looked like cheaters but never were proved to be guilty?

See MUSICK, page C6

R-B’S DRIVING FORCE Kaufman’s insatiable desire, willingness to work difficult to equal

By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com RICHMOND – Sam Kaufman draws inspiration from any number of former or current basketball players with whom he has crossed paths.

First, there is his father, Tom, a former player at NCAA Division I Northeastern University. There also is East Troy, Wis., coach Darryl Rayfield and his son Rion, who plays professional basketball in Denmark. And there are several

of the other top local players who work out at Hard 2 Guard in Spring Grove with Kaufman.

Kaufman looks at successes of those he knows and strives someday to get there himself.

“I’ve always been inspired because of my dad, and Darryl and Rion Rayfield,” said Kaufman, a 6-foot-4 junior forward for Richmond-Burton. “I get inspired by that kind of stuff. I hope to get to that point.”

To hear Kaufman’s coaches speak about him, his type of insatiable desire

and willingness to work are difficult to equal. Kaufman has been a driving force for R-B, which at 10-3 is the area’s second-winningest team (behind 11-2 Crystal Lake South).

“Not everybody’s willing to face things they don’t do very well,” R-B coach Brandon Creason said. “This past summer, Sam got better at what he wasn’t good at.

His shot has come so far. There’s no magic trick as to why he’s playing so well.”

See ROCKETS, page C3

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Crystal Lake artist John Hanley’s likeness of Greg Maddux was commissioned by the Cubs for his jersey retirement ceremony.

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHP: NO. 1 FLORIDA STATE 34, NO. 2 AUBURN 31

Winston leads FSU to final BCS title

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. – Jameis Winston threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn, 34-31, to win the last BCS national championship game Monday night.

Winston struggled much of the night but was near perfect when the Seminoles (14-0) needed it most, going 6 for 7 for 77 yards on the game-winning 80-yard drive.

A pass interference penalty on Auburn’s Chris Davis gave Florida State a first-andgoal at the 2 and on the next play Winston hit his big receiver for the touchdown.

“I said this from Day 1 in spring ball.

These kids are special,” coach Jimbo Fisher said. “This group never faltered.

They wanted to be elite. They wanted to go to the top and there’s so much character in this group.”

Tre Mason had given Auburn (12-2) a 31-27 lead with a 37-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left after Kermit Whitfield had put Florida State in the lead for the first time since the first quarter with a 100-yard kickoff return to make it 27-24 with 4:31 left.

Mason ran for 195 yards.

Winston was 20 for 35 for 237 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes.

Nick Marshall ran for a touchdown

and threw scoring passes to Mason and Melvin Ray in the first half, and Auburn led 21-13 after three quarters.

Florida State’s All-America kicker Roberto Aguayo’s second field goal of the night accounted for the only third-quarter points for either team as both defenses took charge after a frenetic first half.

The powerful Seminoles trailed by 18 points in the second quarter and 21-10 at halftime, but picked up momentum in the third quarter with solid defensive play and improvements by Winston, AP photo who was fighting a case of big-game jitFlorida State football coach Jimbo Fisher kisses The Coaches’ Trophy ters.

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after the BCS National Championship game against Auburn on Monday night in Pasadena, Calif. Florida State won, 34-31.

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Rodman’s shenanigans have gone too far 7 ex-NBAers join him to play before N. Korean dictator A good amount of dumb people populate the planet. That might sound harsh, but it’s an evolutionary truth: Not everyone can be smart, in the same way that not everyone can be athletic or musical.

Still, there is something very unsettling about the critical mass of dumb that has been reached by a group of former VIEWS NBA players Rick Morrissey scheduled to play a basketball game in North Korea for dictator Kim Jong-Un on Wednesday.

We expect this kind of thing from ringleader Dennis Rodman, who will do anything to stay in the spotlight, even if it means hanging out with the leader of a brutal regime. But seven other former NBA players thought this was a good idea? The mind reels at the ignorance of Kenny Anderson, Vin Baker, Cliff Robinson, Charles Smith, Craig Hodges, Doug Christie and Sleepy Floyd, who reportedly will compete.

The latest reports about Kim are all over the map – that he executed his uncle last month by “traditional means,” according to the New York Times, or by feeding him to 120 starving dogs with 300 officials watching, according to a China-associated Hong Kong newspaper. I’ll put my trust in the Times, which also reported that some of the uncle’s associates were executed by antiaircraft guns. Talk about bringing a pistol to a peashooter fight.

Rodman’s relationship with the

On the farthest edge of reason, we’re being asked to put faith in the idea that Rodman & Co. can make U.S.-North Korea relations better.

Some people are taking the approach that the idea is so crazy it just might work, but I’d prefer to let trained diplomats handle diplomacy and Rodman handle a Kardashian or two. I’m old-fashioned that way.

“Dear Leader,” meanwhile, continues to rattle his saber.

“The U.S. and South Korean war maniacs have deployed legions of equipment for a nuclear war in and around the Korean Peninsula and are going frantic in their military exercises for a nuclear war against the North,” he said in a speech last week. “This precipitates a critical situation where any accidental military skirmish may lead to an all-out war.”

He added, “Should another war break out on this land, it will result in a deadly nuclear catastrophe and the United States will never be safe.”

Sure, this kind of situation calls for Sleepy Floyd’s unique ability to tamp down international tensions.

AP photo There is nobody to blame here Former Bulls star Dennis Rodman (second from right) walks with North Korea’s Sports Ministry Vice Minister Son Kwang Ho (third other than the people involved. The from right) upon his arrival Monday at the international airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman took a team of former NBA NBA can’t do anything about it. The U.S. State Department can’t either. players on a trip for an exhibition game on Kim Jong-Un’s birthday, Wednesday.

They can only shake their heads at the embarrassment of it all.

A former guard at one of the Not even the notion that sports can dictator has been well documented.

But, apparently, we are completmassive political prison camps bring people together works here. It Kim became a huge Bulls fan growrecently told Amnesty International ing misreading North Korea and its runs right into a wall of repression, ing up in his shunned nation, and that prisoners there are forced to dig leader. political prison camps and muryears later, Rodman found a way to “The marshal is actually trying to their own graves. der inside North Korea. It leaves a fill the Michael Jordan-sized hole in change this country in a great way,” Our NBA “diplomats” are tacitly bloody streak down that wall. the dictator’s heart.

Rodman said of Kim. “I think that approving of that brutality by stepKim’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, In the same way the world isoping foot in North Korea and playing people thought that this was a joke, reportedly was executed for trying lates North Korea as paranoid and and Dennis Rodman is just doing a game for Kim’s enjoyment. How dangerous, so most of us have tended to overthrow the government. The this because fame and fortune.” anyone of them could not see what state media referred to Jang as a to isolate Rodman as nothing more Oh, no, who ever would have this really is – Kim using Rodman’s “despicable political careerist and than an attention-seeking missile. thought that? pathetic need for attention to help trickster” guilty of “thrice-cursed But this isn’t funny anymore. give the regime legitimacy – takes Neither are the seven players who acts of treachery.” You can laugh • Rick Morrissey is a Chicago greed, coldness or complete ignoat the buffoonish pomposity of the traveled with him to North Korea.

Sun-Times columnist. Write to him rance. I’ll be kind and go with Door words, but the reality of the situaIt’s almost impossible to make an No. 3. argument that the trip is a good idea. tion will stop you in mid-guffaw. at rmorrissey@suntimes.com.

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BULLS

Hawks waiting for Olympic invites

More listening than talking by Bulls

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com Shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Internet will implode and Canada will break off the continent and drift up into the Arctic Ocean, jarred loose by the simultaneous fits of rage of tens of millions of hockey fans.

Yes, after months – years, really – of furious debate, Steve Yzerman is going to reveal the 25 members of Canada’s Olympic hockey team. Russia, Sweden, Finland and Slovakia, among others, will do the same.

Few teams, if any, Jonathan have more candidates Toews in the running than the Blackhawks, who already have had two Olympians named (Patrick Kane of the United States, and Michal Rozsival of the Czech Republic) and one significant snub (Brandon Saad of the U.S.).

Here’s an educated guess as to each of the remaining player’s chances of being picked by his home country:

CANADA Jonathan Toews: How good is Team Canada going to be? Toews, one of the top all-around players in the world, might be the third-line center.

That good. Toews also is a candidate to be Canada’s captain.

Odds of making the team: 100 percent Duncan Keith: The 2010 Norris Trophy winner is playing better than ever. He leads all NHL defensemen with 42 points, he can quarterback the power play, and he’s a healthy plus-18. Look for him on Canada’s top pairing, possibly with the Kings’ Drew Doughty.

Odds: 100 percent Patrick Sharp: One of the hottest players in the league also has been one of the hottest topics for debate all season. Sharp likely started the season on the outside looking in. But he’s sixth in the league in points, and second in goals behind only Alex Ovechkin. With two hat tricks in a five-game span, Sharp has forced Yzerman’s hand. It helps that he can play wing or center, is strong on faceoffs and plays a twoway game.

Odds: 80 percent Brent Seabrook: Seabrook was the seventh defenseman in Vancouver in 2010, and is fighting to be the seventh or eighth blue-liner this time around with the likes of Norris winner PK

Next vs. N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Wednesday, NBCSN, AM-720 Subban and Dan Boyle. The bruising Seabrook is having one of his finest seasons yet, with 31 points and a plus22 rating (tops among defensemen).

Odds: 40 percent Corey Crawford: Crawford has proven himself a big-game goalie, backstopping the Hawks to a Stanley Cup. But a groin injury cost him a few weeks at the worst time. He’s fighting with Phoenix’s Mike Smith to be Canada’s third goalie behind Roberto Luongo and Carey Price.

Luongo’s reported foot/ankle injury could complicate things.

Odds: 30 percent

SWEDEN Niklas Hjalmarsson: One of the more underrated pieces of the Hawks’ two Cup runs, the smooth and reliable Hjalmarsson will be an anchor for Sweden now and in the future.

Odds: 100 percent Johnny Oduya: Oduya said earlier in the year he hoped he could “sneak in” because of his ready-made chemistry with Hjalmarsson. But the steady Swede should get in on his own merits. It helps that Winnipeg’s Toby Enstrom has opted to stay home.

Odds: 60 percent Marcus Kruger: Even Olympic teams need fourth-line centers, penalty-killers and grinders. Kruger, with his mix of skill and grit, and his vast improvement on faceoffs, is an attractive candidate for that role.

Odds: 40 percent

SLOVAKIA Marian Hossa: A veteran of three Olympics, with 25 points in 15 career games, Hossa remains one of the best two-way players in the world. His back has held up surprisingly well this season, and he said he’ll play rather than rest up for the stretch run.

Odds: 100 percent Michal Handzus: The 36-year-old center’s lack of speed could be a detriment on the bigger international ice surface, but he could be a valuable role player for the Slovaks – good at faceoffs, strong on the penalty kill, reliable in his own end.

He has four goals and three assists in two previous Olympics.

Odds: 75 percent

Report: Knicks’ Anthony interested in playing for Bulls

By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com DEERFIELD – Of course there are continual trade rumors hovering over the Bulls.

Teams that believe their “special” at the start of the season, lose their star player to a season-ending injury after only 10 games, and are sitting at 14-18 in the standings at the start of January, are supposed to be involved in talks to change the roster.

The Bulls are no different.

Well, almost.

On Monday, coach Tom Thibodeau confirmed what a source told the Sun-Times two weeks ago – the organization is taking calls from other teams, but just not making many of them.

“Normally, this time of year you hear a lot of stuff anyway, and that’s what their job is – to see what’s going on in the league,” Thibodeau said of the conversations he’s had with general manager Gar Forman and VP of Basketball Operations John Paxson. “They field calls all the time, and if a player is a good player you’re going to get more calls about him. That’s all part of it.

“They’re not actively seeking to move anybody, but they’re always

Next vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m. Tuesday, WGN, AM-1000 looking to see if we can improve our club, and if something makes sense they’ll consider it. That’s what they do.”

And that’s a smart play by the Bulls brass. Even with Luol Deng a free agent and a likely trade candidate, there’s no reason for the Bulls to be doing anything more than listen.

That changes if one of those calls Carmelo has a 212 area code, Anthony and the player being offered up is New York’s Carmelo Anthony.

Not as far-fetched as once believed.

There was a recent report in the New York Post that Anthony listed the Bulls as one of the teams he would want to play for if he were to opt out the final year of his contract this summer, sighting Anthony’s respect for Thibodeau.

As a member of the Bulls said, however, “Respecting Thibs is one thing, but can you play for him?”

That’s the multi-million dollar question surrounding teaming Anthony with Derrick Rose. As well as one that could be answered by the Feb. 20 trade deadline or if the Bulls wait and Anthony becomes a free agent, this summer.

If the Bulls try to acquire Anthony now – likely acquiring Anthony and a throw-in player for Deng, Taj Gibson and a first-round pick – they would have to do so knowing that Anthony would be committed to staying in Chicago long-term.

Therein lies a problem. Anthony is yet to show loyalty to an organization or teammates.

But if Anthony wants to be pushed to be an elite all-around player and on a franchise committed to winning, Thibodeau and the Bulls would be the perfect place for him.

“It all comes down to the player,” Gibson said of Thibodeau last month. “If you want to be coached and pushed to the limit, this is the team for you, he’s the coach for you.”

And there are very few players who Thibodeau feels he couldn’t coach up. Anthony is not one of them. Thibodeau has long admired the forward’s game, and it finally would give the coach a second star on the roster to take pressure off Rose when he returns from knee surgery next season.

According to a source, however, that call hasn’t come or been made.

Thibodeau hinted at that after the Monday practice.

“If something is interesting and they think that I should know, they’ll come to me and ask me what I think about it,” Thibodeau said.

“And that’s the way it’s supposed to be.”

Asked if any “interesting” names had been mentioned to him lately, Thibodeau responded, “The [players] that I have. That’s where my interests lie.”

BULLS NOTES

Boozer: Trade rumors part of the job “It’s just part of the business,” Boozer said. “It’s part of being in the league. You’re going to hear rumors about you or your teammates. I’ve been through it a thousand times.

Just something you deal with. Just kind of block everything

By JOE COWLEY out, just try to hoop, jcowley@suntimes.com get your team as high up (in the standings) DEERFIELD – Luol Deng isn’t the as you can and whatonly Bulls player whose name is beever happens is going Carlos Boozer ing churned through the rumor mill. to happen.

And while stories about Carlos “It’s part of the business. There’s Boozer being an amnesty candidate a business side of basketball that a this offseason is like reporting the lot of fans don’t understand and a sky is blue, Boozer addressed the lot of media doesn’t understand, but that’s part of the business.” talk Monday.

Forward sits out of Monday’s practice with sore right knee

As far as his sore right knee, Boozer again did not practice Monday, and will be re-evaluated before Tuesday’s morning shootaround.

Smells like a Rose: According to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, Derrick Rose has been showing up at the practice facility daily, and is down to walking on just one crutch.

Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee Nov. 22, and had season-ending surgery. The hope is to have him sitting with his teammates on the bench by the end of January, but Thibodeau wasn’t making any promises.

“Yeah, yeah, he’s doing fine,” Thibodeau said. “He comes in every day, so he’s doing good.”

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Three players named football all-stars Trebes, Wagner, Dranka picked for Shrine Game Dakota Trebes

Bryce Wagner

Brandon Dranka

Dakota Trebes’ football future is very much up in the air.

The Harvard senior, who was a two-way lineman on the Hornets’ Class 4A playoff quarterfinal team, is considering playing in college, although he might just move to Montana and either work or go to school, or both.

So when Trebes received a letter regarding football during the week before Christmas, he got excited.

Trebes, Richmond-Burton’s Bryce Wagner and Huntley’s Brandon Dranka all have been invited to play in the Illinois Coaches Association All-Star

Shrine Game on July 12 at Illinois Wesleyan’s Tucci Stadium in Bloomington.

“Honestly, it was the last thing I expected,” said Trebes, a Northwest Herald All-Area firstteam selection on the offensive line. “It took me by surprise. I thought my football career was over. It’s an awesome feeling to play one more time.”

Trebes (5-foot-10, 220 pounds) handed his information to Harvard coach Tim Haak, who was going to send it in to the ICA. Wagner (6-7, 335) was a Northwest Herald All-Area second-team offensive lineman and an Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 4A All-Stater. Dranka (6-2, 235) was an All-Area first-team selection after recording an area-best 11 sacks.

Trebes and Dranka were

PREP ZONE Joe Stevenson invited to play for the West; Wagner will be on the East.

“I’m pretty ecstatic. It’s a pretty good honor,” Wagner said. “I was hoping for it, I remember some past players from Richmond-Burton who had gotten to play in it.”

Wagner wants to play in college and has official visits set for NCAA Division I schools Indiana State, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois. R-B coach Pat Elder said Wagner is young for his class and feels he has great potential at the college level.

“We’ll see how it goes,” Wagner said. “Playing in college is one of my goals, I’m trying

to make it a reality. The recruitment process is incredibly stressful and I got started a little late. I wish it was over.”

Wagner hopes college coaches can look at the way he moves for his size and will be impressed.

“I move faster than some big people,” he said. “That’s one thing I try to get across.”

Dranka is looking at Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, Indianapolis and South Dakota State for D-I schools, and at Bemidji (Minn.) State and Ferris (Mich.) State at the D-II level.

“I’m going to play college football, but I’m not sure yet if my coach will let me play [in the All-Star game],” Dranka said.

“When I pick my school, if the coach will let me, I’ll play.”

Pecoraro to Loras: Prairie Ridge shortstop Danny Pecoraro

will play baseball at D-III Loras University in Dubuque, Iowa, next year.

Pecoraro, the son of Wolves coach Glen Pecoraro, started last season for Prairie Ridge’s Class 4A regional championship team. Pecoraro hit .263 and had nine RBIs and had a .392 on-base percentage.

Pecoraro played well in the St. Charles Junior Showcase and for Team Illinois last summer. He was considering D-III schools Augustana, Beloit, Wisconsin-Oshkosh and North Park, along with NAIA Cornerstone and McHenry County College.

• Joe Stevenson is a senior sports writer for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached by email at joestevenson@shawmedia.com.

You also can follow him on Twitter @nwh_JoePrepZone.

SIU MEN’S BASKETBALL

Salukis home after overnight in church

8INSIDE BOYS BASKETBALL Athlete of the Week MICHAEL BRADSHAW Prairie Ridge, sr.

Bradshaw scored a game-high 20 points, 14 in the second half, as the Wolves defeated Grant, 64-42, in their nonconference game Saturday night.

Bradshaw hit 9 of 17 from the field, including a stretch starting late in the first half where he hit 6 of 7 field-goal attempts.

Bradshaw hit five in a row as Prairie Ridge pulled away from the Bulldogs early in the second half, with a pair of 3-pointers that came during a 15-0 run.

Noteworthy Another Creason: Angie Creason, the wife of Richmond-Burton basketball coach Brandon Creason, deserves credit for her timing with the birth of their second child on Dec. 31.

“When we were playing at Marengo (on Dec. 28), I said, ‘One more night,’ ” Brandon said. “She told me no promises.”

Angie had daughter Vivian (7 pounds, 13 ounces) on New Year’s Eve, after R-B won Marengo’s E.C. Nichols Tournament and plenty of time before the Rockets’ next game, a win Friday against North Boone.

The Creasons also have a 4-yearold son, Kellan.

Weather trouble: On Monday, some schools already had postponed their Tuesday games because of the extreme cold weather. Some others were going to make decisions on whether to play during the day Tuesday.

This week’s top games Fremd vs. Huntley 7 p.m. Tuesday at Huntley The Vikings (13-0) come to town as one of the highest-touted teams in the north suburbs. Huntley (8-4) has won six of its past seven games and held its past five opponents to fewer than 50 points.

McHenry vs. Jacobs 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Eagles’ Nest McHenry is 7-5 for the season and will play its first Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game here.

Jacobs (5-6) lost three, won five and now has another three-game skid.

The Golden Eagles are 1-0 in FVC Valley games.

Richmond-Burton vs.

Burlington Central 7 p.m. Friday at Burlington The two sets of Rockets should battle it out for the Big Northern Conference East Division title this season, as they have in most recent years.

– Joe Stevenson

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Brett Moist – For the Northwest Herald

Richmond-Burton’s Sam Kaufman (right) drives past Sycamore’s Daniel Evans during the first quarter of a 64th annual E.C. Nichols basketball tournament game at Marengo High School.

Kaufman more of a 3-point threat now • ROCKETS Continued from page C1 Kaufman, who averages 14.8 points a game, can get to the rim, but has become more of a 3-point threat this season. Creason doesn’t use the “couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat” line anymore like he did when Kaufman was a freshman.

“With Sam, he has that never-satisfied attitude,” said Steve Preston, who trains players at Hard 2 Guard, which operates in the Your World Fitness building. “He has a tireless work ethic and a dedication for development.

The things he can do and the comfort level he has now are huge assets for Richmond moving forward.

“The younger kids coming up – Joey St. Pierre, Sam’s little brother Jake, Blaine Bayer (all freshmen on R-B’s varsity) – those guys come to our place and Sam’s setting the tone. They’re getting in the gym and individually

working on their games.”

Kaufman started for the Rockets last season and had a good AAU season with Fundamental U, where he played with Cary-Grove junior guard Jason Gregoire, who also works out with Kaufman at Hard 2 Guard.

“My jumpshot, ballhandling, I’m a lot stronger and more athletic,” said Kaufman, citing where he felt he had improved. “I put in a lot of work over the summer and improved my game allaround, not in just one area.”

Senior guard Brian Wells said Kaufman just adds more toughness to a bunch that already plays hard.

“He’s definitely matured more, that comes with just getting older,” Wells said.

“He makes some good decisions. He also is very talented, his skills have improved, he’s gotten taller and stronger and his 3-point shooting is better. He’s very passionate about the game.”

Creason has been contacted by mainly NCAA D-III

schools at this point about Kaufman, although his size and proficiency from the outside could draw more interest later this year. Both Creason and Preston agree this will be a big summer for Kaufman in terms of colleges.

“I don’t like to talk about the AAU season during the high school season because the commitment now should be with Richmond,” Preston said. “We’ve had the conversation and he understands he’s going to have to work on issues he had last year in AAU. He’s going to be very well-prepared.”

Because working on things is what makes Kaufman go.

“He has to improve on some things. We’ve talked to him about getting his shot off quicker and things like that,” Creason said. “ I can tell you one thing about Sam, if you tell him to work hard on something, he will. Athletically, anybody who recruits him is going to be happy. He’s going to put the time in.”

TUSCOLA – Southern Illinois’ men’s basketball team made it back to Carbondale on Monday after its unexpected overnight stay on the floor of a central Illinois church.

The Salukis were returning to Carbondale after Sunday’s 66-48 loss to Illinois State in Bloomington when their bus got stuck in snowdrifts on Interstate 57 south of Champaign.

A tow truck pulled the bus from the side the road around midnight – hours after they first became stuck – and the roughly two dozen players and staff members spent the night at a Tuscola church.

Tom Weber, the school’s assistant athletic director for media services, said players began traveling again around 6:30 a.m. Monday after stocking up on food. Weber said earlier Monday that heavy snow meant the bus was only traveling about 15 mph.

Several hours into the trip, they’d only made it as far as Effingham, about 50 miles south of Tuscola.

“The roads are very, very bad,” he said. “They haven’t made a lot of progress.”

Weber later said the team arrived at 2 p.m. in Carbondale.

The team won’t be staying in southern Illinois for long – its next game is Wednesday in Chicago.

8SPORTS SHORTS Malzahn named Liberty Mutual coach of year

Maher snapped the record of 34 set by Grinnell assistant NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Au- head coach David N. Arseneburn’s Gus Malzahn is the Liberty ault in 2007. Maher also had 19 points to help the Pioneers Mutual Coach of the Year. improve to 8-2.

Malzahn was announced as the winner of the award Electric race car debuts Monday before the Tigers on Las Vegas Strip met Florida State for the BCS LAS VEGAS – A new kind championship. He was elected of race car made its debut in online fan voting and by national media and players and Monday with cartoonishly loud coaches in the College Football revving, the smell of burning rubber and not a trace of Hall of Fame.

Malzahn led Auburn into the exhaust.

That’s because the new FIA title game in his first season Formula E Championship car is after inheriting a 3-9 team. all electric. The championship is the first series exclusively for Grinnell’s Maher sets electric cars.

NCAA assists record Organizers gave racing afiDES MOINES, Iowa – The cionados their first glimpse of small Iowa school that prothe car in action at a makeshift duced 138-point scorer Jack racetrack behind the Mandalay Taylor has set another NCAA Bay hotel-casino on the Las record.

Vegas Strip.

Division III Grinnell College The car, designed by Spark player Patrick Maher broke the Racing Technologies, can reach NCAA record with 37 assists more than 150 mph.

Monday night in a 164-144 victory over College of Faith.

– Wire reports

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BEARS

Emery: We have less cap leeway, but enough space

By ADAM L. JAHNS ajahns@suntimes.com As this past season full of adept salary-cap crunching illustrated, every single dollar matters to Bears general manager Phil Emery and his staff throughout the fluid situation of maintaining a roster.

In that regard, Emery promised last week that quarterback Jay Cutler’s new seven-year deal – which includes $54 million guaranteed in the first three years and a yearly average of $18.1 million Phil Emery – would provide “tremendous value moving forward.”

“Obviously, it was a key deal in terms of how we manage our salary cap not only this year but years forward,” Emery said. “That was very important.”

It’s all about managing the cap when you’re a team like the Bears with several free agents to consider and other on-the-field issues to tactfully address.

Cutler’s contract is constructed to where his base salaries are actually his cap hits.

In his first three seasons of the deal, they are as followed, per a source: $22.5 million in 2014, $15.5 million in 2015 and $16 million in 2016.

During the next four seasons of his deal, Cutler has base salaries of $12.5 million, $13.5 million, $17.5 million and $19.2 million with up to $2.5 million in roster bonuses to earn on a game-to-game basis in each of those years.

Because a signing bonus is not currently included, Cutler’s deal is favorable when it comes to a renegotiation that could make it more cap-friendly as it goes. But the Bears also can re-

lease Cutler after 2016 without any salary-cap repercussions.

“It’s fair for both sides,” Cutler said last week, “so hopefully we can continue to get players that are going to help this organization win.”

The NFL’s salary cap for 2014 is projected to be more than $126 million. Based on those projections, that would have given the Bears about $45 million in cap space – the most in the NFC North, according to multiple analyses – when they went to work signing Cutler and others.

According to a source, the Bears are committing $33,827,500 in cap space for 2014 by locking in Cutler, cornerback Tim Jennings ($5.25 million cap hit), kicker Robbie Gould ($2.6 million), left guard Matt Slauson ($2,747,500) and fullback Tony Fiammetta ($730,000) in the past two weeks.

So, what’s next?

With a defense to rebuild, the cap-crunching likely will continue by Emery and Co. Emery said he’d like to retain center Roberto Garza and backup quarterback Josh McCown, while expressing serious interest in keeping defensive linemen Corey Wootton and Jeremiah Ratliff.

“We’ll have less space, [but] we’ll have enough space to be competitive and do the things that we need to do, attacking it when you take a look at the total context of how you attack building a team,” Emery said. “It’s not just the money that you have on cap for your phase. It is the draft, it is [unrestricted free agents], it is street free agents, it is the Arena League, it is Canadian football. We’re going to exhaust every source to put together the best group of players and the best team within the restrictions that we have. But to be simple, we’ve got less space, but we have enough space.”

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers new head coach Lovie Smith gestures during an news conference Monday in Tampa, Fla. Smith replaces Greg Schiano, who was fired after the season ended. Smith, a former linebackers coach for Tampa Bay, was fired by the Bears as head coach last year.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Lovie Smith breaks his silence Without ever saying good-bye to Chicago, Lovie Smith said hello to Tampa on Monday.

The former Bears coach didn’t look back as he celebrated a homecoming upon officially being introduced as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ head coach at the Buccaneers facility in Tampa.

“It’s time for us to be a relevant team again,” said Smith, who was the Buccaneers’ linebacker coach from 1996 to 2000 under Tony Dungy. “I really like the foundation that’s in place here for us to make a quick climb.”

As has been clearly evident, Smith moved on from the Bears long before Monday. His departure from Chicago was marked by his silence since being fired by general manager Phil Emery after failing to make the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons in 2012, despite a 10-6 record.

Previously fired Bears coaches at least said thankyou and good bye – from Mike Ditka (“All things must pass.

VIEWS Mark Potash This too shall pass.”) to Dave Wannstedt (“I’m not going to make excuses. It’s a tough job, a tough city.”) to Dick Jauron (“I have loved every moment of it. I wish it could have turned out better, but I am not looking back.”).

But Smith never was heard from again in these parts. In nine years, Chicago never really warmed up to him, and it appears the feeling was mutual.

He reflected on his days with the Bears only indirectly Monday. “My time in Chicago, it was my first head coaching job, so I did learn a lot from start to finish,” he said. “Just a great experience. As I come here as a coach that spent nine years in the league, every situation that will come up I’ve been in ... except for holding up the Lombardi Trophy.”

Smith moves on to the

Buccaneers, who were 4-12 under Greg Schiano last season and have not made the playoffs in six seasons and have not won a playoff game since winning the Super Bowl under Jon Gruden after the 2002 season.

The record of secondchance NFL coaches is hit and miss. Ditka, Wannstedt and Jauron were fired from their post-Bears gigs. Bill Belichick (3), Tom Coughlin (2), Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden all won Super Bowls after being fired elsewhere.

Smith could wind up in either group. He had his faults but still was an excellent head coach. But it remains to be seen if the head-strong Smith has learned from his experience in Chicago.

Even in the best of times, his teams faded – the Bears were 44-28 in the first half of the season and 37-35 in the second half. His record of hiring assistant coaches with the Bears was unimpressive.

The only assistant to become a full-time head coach in the NFL is one he fired – Ron

Rivera. None of Lovie’s offensive coordinators still are in the NFL – Terry Shea, Ron Turner, Mike Martz and Mike Tice.

Smith is rolling the dice already. His offensive coordinator is former Cal head coach Jeff Tedford, a noted quarterback guru who never has coached in the NFL. His defensive coordinator is former Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier. His good buddy Rod Marinelli is staying in Dallas, Smith said Monday.

And he’s inheriting an awkward front-office dynamic. The Buccaneers still don’t have a general manager. It is presumed that Smith will have some say in whom the Bucs hire. The good news is that Smith has been here before. The bad news is that the last time Smith had a say in a GM search, the Bears ended up hiring the guy who fired him.

The more things change ...

• Mark Potash is a Chicago Sun-Times columnist. Write to him a mpotash@suntimes.com.

8VIEWS / BY KAVITHA A. DAVIDSON

Wild-card Playoff teams win with their feet, not weather games create big weekend numbers

The NFL playoffs kicked off in exciting fashion, and if we learned anything from wild-card weekend, it’s that for cold-weather teams, home field isn’t always an advantage.

Aside from the Indianapolis Colts’ stunning comeback over the Kansas City Chiefs, which took place indoors at Indy’s Lucas Oil Stadium and was so ridiculously improbable it deserves its own column, the frigid weather played an important role in last weekend’s matchups, working against home teams who on paper would seem more accustomed to playing in such conditions.

All three of these games went to warm-weather road teams that are either built for or adjusted to a game plan based on running the ball and defense up front, which are conducive to playing in low temperatures.

49ers 23, Packers 20: The game that could have been most influenced by the weather was the 49ers’ last-second win over the Packers.

The temperature at Lambeau Field was about 5 degrees at kickoff, with a wind chill of minus 9; that actually favored the 49ers, an old-school football team with a futuristic quarterback. In the regular season, San Francisco had the third-most rushing yards and the fourth-best run defense. On Sunday, the team relied on Colin Kaepernick’s air and ground attacks, as the quarterback threw for 227 yards with a touchdown and an interception and led the team with 98 rushing yards, including the 11-yard scramble on third-and-8 to set up Phil Dawson’s 33-yard, game-winning field goal. Frank Gore added 66 rushing yards and a touchdown as the 49ers ran for 167 total yards.

On the other side of the field, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers struggled to gain their footing at first, failing to gain a first down in their first three drives. Rodgers bounced back from a silent first quarter and

led the league in yards on the ground.

Instead, the Saints put a power-running game on the field, running the ball 36 times and throwing 30 times. New Orleans totaled 185 rushing yards, with 97 yards and a touchdown by Mark Ingram and a 45-yard effort by Khiry Robinson, while Brees finished with 250 yards.

The team’s ground effort was even more impressive given the injury to starting running back Pierre Thomas. Meanwhile, the Saints managed to stuff LeSean McCoy, holding the Eagles star to just 77 rushing yards and one touchdown. For now, it seems the Saints have solved their road and cold problems, although they face the ultimate test next weekend against the Seattle Seahawks.

Chargers 27, Bengals 10: The most surprising thing about the Chargers’ win over the Bengals wasn’t just that AP photo Cincinnati had the NFL’s third-best Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (left) talks to San Francisco 49ers defense and was undefeated at home quarterback Colin Kaepernick after an NFC wild-card playoff game Sunday in Green – it was the way San Diego pulled it off. Playing in relatively balmy 40-deBay, Wis. The 49ers won, 23-20. gree weather at Cincinnati’s Paul dome. Throw in their well-known road Brown Stadium, the Chargers chose had moments of brilliance, but he demons – they were 3-5 in the regular to mostly forgo quarterback Philip still finished with only one touchseason and 0-5 historically in postseaRivers, who had a quiet but efficient down on 177 yards, his career low son road games – and the Saints need- game, completing 12 of 16 passes for in the postseason. Running back ed to drastically adjust their game 128 yards, a touchdown and no interEddie Lacy added 81 yards, but the ceptions. Instead, San Diego turned team finished with only 124 rushing plan to overcome the shroud of doubt hanging over Saturday’s matchup. to the ground, finishing with 196 yards. As we saw in the final weeks Adjust they did, masterfully and total rushing yards behind Ronnie of the regular season, the Packers surprisingly shying away from a Brown and Danny Woodhead, who live and die by their quarterback, style of play that powered them ran for 77 yards and 54 yards, respecand they simply were outdueled by to an 11-5 record this season and tively, while scoring a touchdown the 49ers and Kaepernick, whose helped them win a Super Bowl in apiece. On the other hand, the Charability to run the ball helped them 2009. Like the Packers, the Saints gers defense performed admirably better adjust to the elements. are built around their quarterback, against the Bengals’ two- pronged Saints 26, Eagles 24: The game that Drew Brees, and his more than 5,100 actually was most influenced by the rush attack of Giovani Bernard and passing yards, good for second in weather was the Saints’ victory over BenJarvus Green- Ellis, holding the league behind only the Denver the Eagles, whose Lincoln Financial each back scoreless and limiting the Broncos’ Peyton Manning. Converse- team to just 113 rushing yards.

Field had a kickoff temperature of about 24 degrees. On its face, condily, New Orleans had the eighth-worst tions seemed unfavorable for a Saints running game and a rush defense • Kavitha A. Davidson is a team that has struggled in cold weath- that ranked in the bottom half of the Bloomberg View columnist who er and often looks like an entirely difleague, which could have spelled writes about sports. Follow her on ferent team away from the comforts of disaster against an Eagles team that Twitter at @kavithadavidson.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – The NFL’s wild-card weekend drew huge TV audiences.

The four games averaged 34.7 million viewers for the most-watched wild-card weekend on record.

The San Francisco 49ers’ 23-20 win over the Green Bay Packers had 47.1 million viewers Sunday on Fox to make it the most-watched wildcard game on record. The previous high was 42.4 million for the 2011 Steelers-Broncos game, which Denver won in overtime on Tim Tebow’s touchdown pass.

But Sunday’s game had two exciting quarterbacks, history-rich franchises and the spectacle of a frigid Lambeau Field. It didn’t hurt that chilly temperatures across the country gave Americans good reason to stay indoors. The audience was larger than that for every NFC divisional playoff game Fox has broadcast and 13 of its 19 NFC championship games.

The two Saturday games averaged 30.8 million viewers on NBC, a record for the Saturday wild-card games.

The New Orleans Saints’ 26-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles was the most-watched Saturday wild-card game ever with 34.4 million viewers.

Three of the four games were decided by three points or fewer, only the second time in NFL history that happened in an NFL playoff weekend, after the 2006 divisional round.

The one game that wasn’t as close, the San Diego Chargers’ 27-10 win over the Bengals, still drew a big audience, with 30.9 million viewers on CBS. That’s the most in 19 years for an early Sunday AFC wild-card game.

FINE PRINT

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com FOOTBALL

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 • Page C5

FIVE-DAY PLANNER

GOLF

TEAM

NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 New Orleans at Seattle, 3:35 p.m. (Fox) Indianapolis at New England, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco at Carolina, 12:05 p.m.

(Fox) San Diego at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 2 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 5:30 p.m. (Fox) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 6:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (Fox)

COLLEGE BOWL SCORES/SCHEDULE New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 Hawaii Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 Poinsettia Bowl Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 Military Bowl Marshall 31 vs. Maryland 20 Texas Bowl Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 Fight Hunger Bowl

GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State 23, Ball State 20 Monday BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State 34, Auburn 31 Saturday, Jan. 18 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)

Washington 31, BYU 16 Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Belk Bowl North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 Russell Athletic Bowl Louisville 36, Miami 9 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 Armed Forces Bowl Navy 24, Middle Tennessee State 6 Music City Bowl Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17 Alamo Bowl Oregon 30, Texas 7 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23 AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona 42, Boston College 19 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M 52, Duke 48 Wednesday Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas North Texas 36, UNLV 14 Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. LSU 21, Iowa 14 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan State 24, Stanford 20 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

UCF 52, Baylor 42 Thursday Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 Friday Orange Bowl At Miami Clemson 40, Ohio State 35 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31 Saturday BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt 41, Houston 24 Sunday

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FLORIDA STATE 34, AUBURN 31 Auburn Florida St.

First Quarter FSU-FG Aguayo 35, 9:53.

Aub-Mason 12 pass from Marshall (Parkey kick), 3:07.

Second Quarter Aub-Ray 50 pass from Marshall (Parkey kick), 13:48.

Aub-Marshall 4 run (Parkey kick), 5:01.

FSU-Freeman 3 run (Aguayo kick), 1:28.

Third Quarter FSU-FG Aguayo 41, 6:05.

Fourth Quarter FSU-Abram 11 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), 10:55.

Aub-FG Parkey 22, 4:42.

FSU-Whitfield 100 kickoff return (Aguayo kick), 4:31.

Aub-Mason 37 run (Parkey kick), 1:19.

FSU-Benjamin 2 pass from Winston (Aguayo kick), :13.

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 45 29 7 9 67 167 St. Louis 41 29 7 5 63 150 Colorado 42 26 12 4 56 123 Minnesota 44 22 17 5 49 106 Dallas 42 20 15 7 47 123 Winnipeg 45 19 21 5 43 123 Nashville 43 18 19 6 42 102 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 44 31 8 5 67 146 San Jose 43 27 10 6 60 142 Los Angeles 43 26 13 4 56 113 Vancouver 44 23 13 8 54 117 Phoenix 41 20 12 9 49 123 Calgary 42 15 21 6 36 100 Edmonton 45 14 26 5 33 117 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 42 28 12 2 58 124 Montreal 44 25 14 5 55 114 Tampa Bay 42 25 13 4 54 119 Detroit 43 19 14 10 48 114 Toronto 43 21 17 5 47 119 Ottawa 44 19 18 7 45 126 Florida 43 16 21 6 38 102 Buffalo 42 12 26 4 28 74 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 44 31 12 1 63 142 Philadelphia 42 21 17 4 46 111 Washington 42 20 16 6 46 128 Carolina 43 18 16 9 45 105 N.Y. Rangers 44 21 20 3 45 108 New Jersey 43 17 18 8 42 101 Columbus 43 19 20 4 42 117 N.Y. Islanders 44 15 22 7 37 119

GA 124 95 108 113 131 135 129 GA 111 111 89 108 127 131 156 GA 89 103 100 121 127 141 136 118 GA 103 116 128 124 119 110 126 146

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Columbus 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 7, Dallas 3 Montreal 2, Florida 1 Calgary 4, Colorado 3 Tuesday’s Games Carolina at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Boston at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games San Jose 3, Blackhawks 2, SO Pittsburgh 6, Winnipeg 5 Carolina 2, Nashville 1 Edmonton 5, Tampa Bay 3 Anaheim 4, Vancouver 3, OT

SCORING LEADERS Through Jan. 5 GP G 44 23 45 23 41 20 43 5 44 23 45 25 42 17 42 10 44 23 45 15 33 11 40 31 43 16 45 3

Sidney Crosby, Pit Patrick Kane, Chi Ryan Getzlaf, Anh Joe Thornton, SJ Chris Kunitz, Pit Patrick Sharp, Chi John Tavares, NYI Nicklas Backstrom, Was Corey Perry, Anh Jonathan Toews, Chi Evgeni Malkin, Pit Alex Ovechkin, Was Kyle Okposo, NYI Duncan Keith, Chi 3 tied with 41 pts.

A 40 31 28 43 24 21 29 36 21 29 33 12 26 39

PTS 63 54 48 48 47 46 46 46 44 44 44 43 42 42

CALENDAR Jan. 25 — NHL Stadium Series: Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium.

Jan. 26 — NHL Stadium Series: New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils at Yankee Stadium.

Jan. 29 — NHL Stadium Series: New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders at Yankee Stadium.

Feb. 6-8 — Olympic break begins.

Feb. 12 — Olympic men’s hockey tournament begins: Sochi, Russia.

Feb. 23 — Olympic men’s hockey

Aub 25 53-232 217 14-27-1 36 6-43.2 2-0 5-38 33:41

FSU 19 31-148 237 20-35-0 4 6-42.8 2-1 8-60 26:19

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Auburn, Mason 34-195, Marshall 16-45, Artis-Payne 1-1,Grant 1-(minus 3), Louis 1-(minus 6). Florida St., Freeman 11-73, Winston 11-26, K.Williams 5-25, Wilder Jr. 3-21, Abram 1-3.

PASSING-Auburn, Marshall 14-27-1-217.

Florida St.,Winston 20-35-0-237.

RECEIVING-Auburn, Coates 4-61, Bray 3-4, Louis 2-28, Uzomah 2-8, Ray 1-50, Mason 1-42, M.Davis 1-26, Marshall 0-(minus 2). Florida St.Greene 9-147, Benjamin 4-54, Freeman 3-21, Shaw 2-4, Abram 1-11, K.Williams 1-0.

COMMUNITY

HOCKEY NHL

7 14 010—31 3 7 321—34

gold-medal game: Sochi, Russia.

Feb. 26 — NHL regular season resumes.

March 1 — NHL Stadium Series: Pittsburgh Penguins at Blackhawks, Soldier Field.

March 5 — Trade deadline, 3 p.m., EST. March 10-12 — NHL general managers meeting, Boca Raton, Fla. April 13 — Last day of regular season.

April 16 — Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.

May 25-31 — NHL combine, Toronto.

June 18 — Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.

June 25 — NHL awards, Las Vegas.

June 27-28 — NHL draft, Philadelphia.

July 1 — Free agency begins.

July 5 — Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification.

July 6 — Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification.

July 20-Aug. 6 — Salary arbitration hearings held.

Aug. 8 — Deadline for salary arbitration decisions.

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 23 9 1 2 49 121 Wolves 19 13 1 2 41 103 Milwaukee 17 10 5 1 40 87 Rockford 16 16 3 2 37 104 Iowa 14 14 2 2 32 78 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Toronto 19 11 2 1 41 95 Hamilton 17 14 0 4 38 88 Lake Erie 17 13 0 3 37 93 Rochester 14 12 3 3 34 91 Utica 11 18 1 2 25 76 West Division W L OL SL Pts GF Abbotsford 23 11 1 1 48 116 Texas 21 10 2 3 47 128 Oklahoma City 13 17 1 5 32 100 Charlotte 15 18 0 1 31 93 San Antonio 12 20 0 3 27 88 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF Manchester 23 9 2 4 52 117 Providence 19 11 1 5 44 124 St. John’s 17 14 1 2 37 101 Portland 14 12 1 4 33 87 Worcester 14 15 2 1 31 73 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF Binghamton 21 10 0 3 45 122 W-B/Scranton 20 10 1 3 44 99 Norfolk 18 12 1 4 41 101 Hershey 15 12 3 3 36 103 Syracuse 14 14 2 3 33 89 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF Springfield 24 5 1 3 52 108 Albany 19 9 3 2 43 102 Adirondack 18 13 0 2 38 79 Bridgeport 13 18 1 4 31 89 Hartford 11 17 0 5 27 75

GA 83 95 86 127 88 GA 83 96 98 99 100 GA 97 101 121 108 113 GA 101 107 92 97 95 GA 105 82 94 96 103 GA 80 85 76 117 105

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Monday’s Games Portland 5, St. John’s 4 Milwaukee 4, Iowa 3, SO Tuesday’s Games Portland at St. John’s, 5 p.m.

Springfield at Albany, 6 p.m.

Abbotsford at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Rockford at Grand Rapids, 6 p.m.

Binghamton at Rochester, 6:05 p.m.

Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 6:05 p.m.

Utica at Oklahoma City, ppd., Inclement weather Thursday’s Games Utica at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Wolves 4, Rockford 3, SO St. John’s 3, Portland 1 Providence 8, Worcester 2 W-B/Scranton 4, Binghamton 1 Hershey 6, Manchester 3

BASKETBALL Men’s Half Court Basketball League Spend your Tuesday evenings playing some recreational, yet competitive, basketball. Get your friends together and sign up for this high energy sport. Registration is currently in progress for our 3 on 3 Half Court Basketball League that begins on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the McHenry Middle School. The cost is $195 a team. A league roster and an information flyer are available on our website at www.ci.mchenry.il.us or call the McHenry Parks and Recreation at 815-363-2160.

VOLLEYBALL Co-Rec Volleyball League If you like volleyball and want to have fun get your friends together and form a team. Registration is currently in progress for our Co-Rec Volleyball League that begins on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the McHenry East Campus High School. The cost is $280 a team. Call the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department at 815-363-2160 or check our website at www.ci.mchenry.il.us for more information.

GOLF McHenry County Senior League The McHenry County Senior Golf League will play on Monday mornings and is accepting new members for the spring schedule. Men 55 years old or older should contact Bob Kelly at 847-220-8174 for more information. League play will run from May through Oct. 1.

BETTING ODDS GLANTZ-CULVER LINE NFL Playoffs Saturday FAVORITE PTS O/U UNDERDOG at Seattle 8 (47½) New Orleans at New England 7½ (53) Indianapolis Sunday San Francisco 2 (42½) at Carolina at Denver 9½ (55) San Diego NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Saint Louis 8 at Rhode Island at Coll. of Charleston 7½ James Madison at LSU 4 Tennessee at Duke 17½ Georgia Tech at Iowa St. 6 Baylor Kansas St. 4½ at TCU at Ill.-Chicago Pk Youngstown St, at Notre Dame 6½ NC State at Michigan St. 7 Ohio St. Cincinnati 7½ at Houston at Alabama 9 Vanderbilt Creighton 8 at DePaul Syracuse 12½ at Virginia Tech Middle Tenn.

6 at Tennessee St. NBA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Bulls 3 (192½) Phoenixat Charlotte Pk (193) Washington at Cleveland 5 (209) Philadelphia at Indiana 8½ (189) Toronto at Miami 10 (202) New Orleans at New York 3½ (199) Detroit San Antonio 5 (196½) at Memphis Golden State 7½ (201½) at Milwaukee at Dallas 10½ (208) L.A. Lakers at Denver 7 (199) Boston Oklahoma City 6 (196) at Utah Portland 6½ (215) at Sacramento NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Carolina -120 at Buffalo at Toronto -150 N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey -120 Philadelphia at Winnipeg -135 Tampa Bay San Jose -160 at Nashville at Phoenix -220 Calgary St. Louis -180 at Edmonton Pittsburgh -120 at Vancouver at Anaheim -135 Boston at Los Angeles -200 Minnesota

LINE +100 +130 +100 +115 +140 +180 +160 +100 +115 +170

Zach Johnson Jordan Spieth Kevin Streelman Webb Simpson Jason Dufner Billy Horschel Matt Kuchar Adam Scott Dustin Johnson Ryan Moore Harris English Brandt Snedeker Brian Gay Woody Austin Gary Woodland Michael Thompson Ken Duke Patrick Reed Chris Kirk Martin Laird Jonas Blixt Sang-Moon Bae Jimmy Walker Bill Haas Scott Brown Boo Weekley Russell Henley D.A. Points John Merrick Derek Ernst

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AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX (2) — Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Downs, lhp, Atlanta, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

BOSTON (3) — Signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, Texas, to an $8.25 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike Napoli, 1b, to a $32 million, two-year contract.

CLEVELAND (2) — Re-signed Jason Giambi, 1b, to a minor league contract; signed David Murphy, of, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract.

DETROIT (3) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Texas, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai Davis, of, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joba Chamberlain, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (4) — Signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Baltimore, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Miami, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Matt Albers, rhp, Cleveland, to a $2.45 million, one-year contract; signed Jesse Crain, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $32 million, four-year contract; signed Omar Infante, 2b, Detroit, to a $30.25 million, four-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Joe

Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15.75 million, three-year contract; signed Raul Ibanez, of, Seattle, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (5) — Signed Ricky Nolasco, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $49 million, four-year contract; signed Phil Hughes, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $24 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Kubel, of, Cleveland, to a minor league contract ($2 million); re-signed Mike Pelfrey, rhp, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Kurt Suzuki, c, Oakland, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (6) — Re-signed Brendan Ryan, ss, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Brian McCann, c, Atlanta, to an $85 million, five-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, inf-of, Tampa Bay, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hiroki Kuroka, rhp, to a $16 million, oneyear contract; signed Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Boston, to a $153 million, seven-year contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, St. Louis, to a $45 million, three-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Signed Nick Punto, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Cleveland, to a $22 million, two-year contract.

SEATTLE (5) — Signed Willie Bloomquist, 2b, Arizona, to a $5.8 million, one-year contract; signed Robinson Cano, 2b, New York Yankees, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed Corey Hart, of1b, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, one-year contract; re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract; resigned Humberto Quintero, c, to a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY (3) — Re-signed Jose Molina, c, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Oviedo, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed James Loney, 1b, to a $21 million, threeyear contract.

TEXAS (4) — Re-signed Geovany Soto, c, to a $3.05 million, one-year contract;

re-signed Jason Frasor, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a minor league contract; signed Shin-Soo Choo, of, Cincinnati, to a $130 million, seven-year contract.

TORONTO (2) — Signed Dioner Navarro, c, Chicago Cubs, to an $8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Minoru Kawasaki, ss-2b, to a minor league contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CUBS (2) — Signed Tsuyoshi Wada, lhp, Baltimore, to a minor league contract; signed Jose Veras, rhp, Detroit, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

ARIZONA (1) — Re-signed Eric Chavez, 3b, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

ATLANTA (1) — Signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (3) — Signed Brayan Pena, c, Detroit, to a $2,275,000, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, twoyear contract; re-signed Manny Parra, lhp, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract.

COLORADO (3) — Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, New York Mets, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Morneau, 1b, Pittsburgh, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone Logan, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $16.5 million, three-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (5) — Signed Dan Haren, rhp, Washington, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Wilson, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract; signed Jamey Wright, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract; re-signed J.P. Howell, lhp, to an $11.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Uribe, 2b, to a $15 million, two-year contract.

MIAMI (2) — Signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, Boston, to a $21 million,

WEDNESDAY

PROS BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Atchison on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Promoted Kevin Goldstein to director of professional scouting, Stephanie Wilka to specialist of international operations and associate counsel and Paul Putila coordinator of baseball operations.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with C Humberto Quintero on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with OF James Darnell and SS Ray Olmedo on minor league contracts.

National League NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with C Taylor Teagarden on a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with OF Chris Dickerson on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Claimed OF Rafael Ortega off waivers from Texas.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Recalled G-F Ricky Ledo from Texas (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Recalled Gs Lorenzo Brown and Elliot Williams from Delaware (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed WR Cobi Hamilton, C T.J. Johnson, DE David King, CB Onterio McCalebb, LB Bruce Taylor and C Scott Wedige to reserve/future contracts.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed DE Fili Moala and CB Greg Toler on injured reserve.

Agreed to terms with WR Deion Branch.

Signed WR Josh Lenz from the practice squad. Released DT Christian Tupou from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired offensive coordinator Mike Sherman.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed LB Brandon Spikes on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed CBs Marc Anthony and Bobby Felder, OTs Emett Cleary and Jace Daniels, DTs Everett Dawkins and David Hunter, G Jason Foster, K Patrick Murray, QB Jordan Rodgers, LS Patrick Scales, P Jacob Schum and WR Tommy Streeter.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Buffalo D Tyler Myers three games for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey F Dainius Zubrus during Saturday’s game.

DALLAS STARS — Activated D Trevor Daley and Sergei Gonchar from injured reserve.

MINNESOTA WILD — Placed G Josh Harding and C Mikko Koivu on injured reserve. Recalled D Jonathon Blum and F Erik Haula from Iowa (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Patrik Elias on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 31. Recalled D Eric Gelinas from Albany (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled G Cedrick Desjardins from Syracuse (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Signed D Jalen Robinson.

LOS ANGELES GALAXY — Named Kenny Arena assistant coach.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Lamar Neagle to a contract extension.

COLLEGES CLEMSON — Announced WR Sammy Watkins will enter the NFL draft.

FLORIDA — Announced LB Ronald Powell will enter the NFL draft.

MIAMI (OHIO) — Named Bill Brechin and Joe Palcic assistant football coaches, Corey Brown defensive line coach, Autry Denson running backs coach, John Hauser defensive backs coach, and Matt Palowski defensive coordinator.

NOTRE DAME — Announced DE Stephon Tuitt will enter the NFL draft.

UCF — Announced QB Blake Bortles and RB Storm Johnson will enter the NFL draft.

PREPS SCHEDULE TUESDAY Boys Basketball: Woodstock North at Woodstock, Marian Central at Carmel, Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake South, McHenry at Jacobs, Dundee-Crown at Cary-Grove, Fremd at Huntley, Grayslake North at Johnsburg, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Harvard at Rockford Christian, Burlington Central at Marengo, 7 p.m. Marian Central at Aurora Central, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming: Zion-Benton at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Bowling: Huntley at Rochelle, 4 p.m; Belvidere North at McHenry, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Bowling: Dundee-Crown at Larkin, 4 p.m. * Due to possible closings, check school websites to verify.

three-year contract; signed Rafael Furcal, ss, St. Louis, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (3) — Signed Chris Young, of, Oakland, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Curtis Granderson, of, New York Yankees, to a $60 million, four-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Signed Marlon Byrd, of, Pittsburgh, to a $16 million, two-year contract; re-signed Carlos Ruiz, c, to a $26 million, three-year contract; signed Wil Nieves, c, Arizona, to a $1,125,000 one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH (2) — Signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Clint Barmes, ss, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (2) — Signed Jhonny Peralta, ss, Detroit, to a $53 million, four-year contract; signed Mark Ellis, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (2) — Signed Josh Johnson, rhp, Toronto, to an $8 million, one-year contract; signed Joaquin Benoit, rhp, Detroit, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Signed Tim Hudson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $23 million, two-year contract; re-signed Javier Lopez, lhp, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Morse, of, Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (2) — Signed Nate McLouth, of, Baltimore, to a $10.75 million, two-year contract; signed Chris Snyder, c, Baltimore, to a minor league contract.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

N.Y. RANGERS 7 p.m.

NBCSN AM-720

SATURDAY at Montreal 6 p.m.

WGN, NHLN AM-720

PHOENIX 7 p.m.

WGN AM-1000

at Milwaukee 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720

CHARLOTTE 7 p.m.

CSN AM-1000 at Milwaukee 7 p.m.

WCUU

ON TAP TUESDAY MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TV/Radio

6 p.m.: Georgia Tech at Duke, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Tennessee at LSU, ESPN 6 p.m.: Baylor at Iowa St., ESPN2 8 p.m.: Vanderbilt at Alabama, ESPNU 8 p.m.: Ohio St. at Michigan St., ESPN 8 p.m.: Creighton at DePaul, FS1

NBA 7 p.m.: Phoenix at Bulls, WGN, AM-1000

NHL 6:30 p.m.: Philadelphia at New Jersey, NBCSN

BASKETBALL

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) — The 83 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

TUESDAY

Monday At Kapalua Resort, The Plantation Course Kapalua, Hawaii Purse: $5.7 million Yardage: 7,452; Par 73 Final

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 16 16 .500 Brooklyn 13 21 .382 Boston 13 21 .382 Philadelphia 12 22 .353 New York 11 22 .333 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 26 8 .765 Atlanta 18 17 .514 Washington 14 17 .452 Charlotte 15 20 .429 Orlando 10 23 .303 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 27 6 .818 Bulls 14 18 .438 Detroit 14 20 .412 Cleveland 11 23 .324 Milwaukee 7 26 .212 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 26 8 .765 Houston 22 13 .629 Dallas 19 15 .559 New Orleans 15 17 .469 Memphis 15 18 .455 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 27 7 .794 Portland 26 8 .765 Minnesota 17 17 .500 Denver 16 17 .485 Utah 11 25 .306 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 23 13 .639 L.A. Clippers 23 13 .639 Phoenix 20 12 .625 L.A. Lakers 14 20 .412 Sacramento 10 22 .313

GB — 4 4 5 5½ GB — 8½ 10½ 11½ 15½ GB — 12½ 13½ 16½ 20 GB — 4½ 7 10 10½ GB — 1 10 10½ 17 GB — — 1 8 11

Monday’s Games Minnesota 126, Philadelphia 95 Brooklyn 91, Atlanta 86 Orlando at L.A. Clippers, (n) Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 9 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Memphis 112, Detroit 84 Golden State 112, Washington 96 Indiana 82, Cleveland 78 Miami 102, Toronto 97 Oklahoma City 119, Boston 96 New York 92, Dallas 80 Denver 137, L.A. Lakers 115

LEADERS Through Jan. 5 Scoring G FG FT Durant, OKC 34 318 281 Love, MIN 32 282 200 Anthony, NYK 30 277 181 James, MIA 33 306 178 Harden, HOU 29 212 224 Aldridge, POR 34 333 127 George, IND 33 261 162 Cousins, SAC 31 260 198 Curry, GOL 33 264 126 Irving, CLE 31 253 127 Griffin, LAC 36 299 186 Lillard, POR 34 228 159 Afflalo, ORL 32 239 134 DeRozan, TOR 32 241 160 Nowitzki, DAL 33 254 132 Ellis, DAL 34 249 156 Martin, MIN 31 202 150 Turner, PHL 32 244 118 Wall, WAS 31 219 139 Paul, LAC 34 228 167

PTS 985 845 780 835 708 793 767 718 760 689 791 724 679 674 690 679 613 632 612 665

FG Percentage FG FGA 137 212 199 325 157 265 306 520 224 386 238 420 129 229 125 225 135 246 130 237

PCT .646 .612 .592 .588 .580 .567 .563 .556 .549 .549

Jordan, LAC Drummond, DET Johnson, TOR James, MIA Howard, HOU Horford, ATL Lopez, Bro Hill, LAL Lopez, POR Diaw, SAN

Rebounds G OFF DEF 32 114 317 36 146 337 35 123 330 34 181 242 31 97 257 34 79 298 36 86 293 31 93 231 35 94 262 31 109 205

Love, MIN Jordan, LAC Howard, HOU Drummond, DET Cousins, SAC Aldridge, POR Griffin, LAC Randolph, MEM Bogut, GOL Noah, CHI

Paul, LAC Curry, GOL Wall, WAS Jennings, DET Rubio, MIN Lawson, DEN Holiday, NOR Teague, ATL Lowry, TOR Westbrook, OKC

Assists G 34 33 31 32 33 31 32 34 32 25

AVG 29.0 26.4 26.0 25.3 24.4 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.0 22.2 22.0 21.3 21.2 21.1 20.9 20.0 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.6

TOT 431 483 453 423 354 377 379 324 356 314

AVG 13.5 13.4 12.9 12.4 11.4 11.1 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.1

AST AVG 380 11.2 316 9.6 274 8.8 267 8.3 274 8.3 256 8.3 258 8.1 274 8.1 243 7.6 174 7.0

TEAM STATISTICS Portland Minnesota Oklahoma City Houston Miami L.A. Clippers San Antonio Phoenix Golden State Philadelphia Dallas Atlanta New Orleans Denver Sacramento L.A. Lakers Detroit Toronto Washington Indiana Brooklyn Orlando Memphis New York Cleveland Boston Charlotte Utah Milwaukee Bulls

Offense G 34 33 34 35 34 36 34 32 36 33 34 34 32 33 32 34 34 32 31 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 36 33 32

Pts 3697 3526 3603 3695 3564 3771 3549 3318 3730 3408 3497 3488 3275 3345 3220 3391 3381 3169 3051 3221 3185 3179 3159 3138 3230 3218 3263 3347 3061 2923

Avg 108.7 106.8 106.0 105.6 104.8 104.8 104.4 103.7 103.6 103.3 102.9 102.6 102.3 101.4 100.6 99.7 99.4 99.0 98.4 97.6 96.5 96.3 95.7 95.1 95.0 94.6 93.2 93.0 92.8 91.3

Indiana Bulls Charlotte San Antonio Memphis Boston Toronto Oklahoma City

Defense G 33 32 35 34 33 34 32 34

Pts 2924 2950 3352 3284 3203 3309 3119 3327

Avg 88.6 92.2 95.8 96.6 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.9

Miami New York Golden State Washington L.A. Clippers Orlando Phoenix Milwaukee Utah Cleveland Atlanta Brooklyn Dallas Denver Houston Detroit Portland New Orleans Minnesota L.A. Lakers Sacramento Philadelphia

34 33 36 31 36 33 32 33 36 34 34 33 34 33 35 34 34 32 33 34 32 33

3338 3260 3557 3100 3604 3308 3215 3318 3626 3426 3437 3350 3452 3363 3586 3484 3488 3288 3395 3543 3345 3651

98.2 98.8 98.8 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.5 100.5 100.7 100.8 101.1 101.5 101.5 101.9 102.5 102.5 102.6 102.8 102.9 104.2 104.5 110.6

CALENDAR Jan. 10 — Contracts guaranteed for rest of season.

Feb. 14-16 — All-Star weekend, New Orleans.

Feb. 20 — Trade deadline, 3 p.m. EST. April 16 — Last day of regular season.

April 19 — Playoffs begin.

May 20 — Draft lottery.

June 5 — NBA Finals begin.

June 16 — Draft early entry withdrawal deadline.

June 26 — NBA draft.

MEN’S COLLEGE USA TODAY TOP 25 The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 5, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: 1. Arizona (30) 2. Syracuse (1) 3. Ohio State (1) 4. Michigan State 4. Wisconsin 6. Wichita State 7. Iowa State 8. Louisville 9. Baylor 10. Villanova 11. Florida 12. Oklahoma State 13. Duke 13. Oregon 15. San Diego State 16. Kentucky 17. Colorado 18. Gonzaga 19. UMass 20. Kansas 21. Missouri 22. Memphis 23. Iowa 23. Creighton 25. UCLA

Record 15-0 14-0 15-0 13-1 15-0 15-0 13-0 13-2 12-1 13-1 11-2 12-2 11-3 13-1 12-1 10-3 13-2 14-2 12-1 9-4 12-1 10-3 12-3 12-2 12-2

Pts 798 761 741 687 687 632 543 503 488 476 473 446 399 399 379 362 272 253 225 151 113 108 90 90 66

Pvs 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 10 11 14 13 6 8 9 19 16 24 21 22 17 25 18 23 — —

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 65, North Carolina 40, UConn 35, Saint Louis 25, Oklahoma 17, Southern Miss.

15, Illinois 14, Cincinnati 13, George Washington 11, Kansas State 5, Michigan 5, Toledo 5, New Mexico 3, Texas 3, Harvard 2.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan State, 8 p.m.

No. 7 Baylor at No. 9 Iowa State, 6 p.m.

No. 16 Duke vs. Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

No. 25 Kansas State at TCU, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 23 Illinois, 8 p.m.

No. 6 Wichita State vs. Illinois State, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Villanova at Seton Hall, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Florida vs. South Carolina, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. Texas, 8 p.m.

No. 13 San Diego State vs. Boise St, 10:05 p.m.

No. 14 Kentucky vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m.

No. 15 Colorado vs. Washington State at Spokane (Wash.) Arena, 8 p.m.

No. 18 Kansas at Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

No. 19 UMass vs. Saint Joseph’s, 6 p.m.

No. 21 Missouri vs. Georgia, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 1 Arizona at UCLA, 8 p.m.

No. 12 Louisville vs. No. 24 Memphis, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Oregon vs. California, 10 p.m.

No. 20 Iowa vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Gonzaga at Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse vs. North Carolina, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Michigan State vs. Minnesota, 1:15 p.m.

No. 6 Wichita State at Missouri State, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Baylor vs. TCU, 12:30 p.m.

No. 8 Villanova vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, Noon No. 9 Iowa State at Oklahoma, 11 a.m.

No. 10 Florida at Arkansas, Noon No. 11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 3 p.m.

No. 14 Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m.

No. 16 Duke at Clemson, 1 p.m.

No. 18 Kansas vs. No. 25 Kansas State, 1 p.m.

No. 19 UMass vs. St. Bonaventure, 11:30 a.m.

No. 24 Memphis at Temple, 2 p.m.

No. 21 Missouri at Auburn, 1 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 1 Arizona at Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 20 Iowa, 12:30 p.m.

No. 12 Louisville vs. SMU, Noon No. 13 San Diego State at Air Force, 3 p.m.

No. 15 Colorado at Washington, 2 p.m.

No. 17 Oregon vs. Stanford, 4 p.m.

No. 23 Illinois at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

STANDINGS Through Jan 5.

BIG TEN CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Ohio St. 2 0 1.000 15 0 1.000 Wisconsin 2 0 1.000 15 0 1.000 Michigan St. 2 0 1.000 13 1 .929 Illinois 2 0 1.000 13 2 .867 Michigan 2 0 1.000 10 4 .714 Iowa 1 1 .500 12 3 .800 Minnesota 1 1 .500 12 3 .800 Indiana 0 2 .000 10 5 .667 Purdue 0 2 .000 10 5 .667 Penn St. 0 2 .000 9 6 .600 Nebraska 0 2 .000 8 6 .571 Northwestern 0 2 .000 7 8 .467 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Maryland 2 0 1.000 10 5 .667 Syracuse 1 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 1 0 1.000 13 1 .929 Wake Forest 1 0 1.000 11 3 .786 Clemson 1 0 1.000 10 3 .769 Notre Dame 1 0 1.000 10 4 .714 Virginia 1 0 1.000 10 4 .714 Virginia Tech 1 0 1.000 8 5 .615 Duke 0 1 .000 11 3 .786 NC State 0 1 .000 10 4 .714 North Carolina 0 1 .000 10 4 .714 Florida St. 0 1 .000 9 4 .692

Georgia Tech 0 1 .000 Miami 0 2 .000 Boston College 0 2 .000

9 5 .643 8 6 .571 4 11 .267

BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Villanova 2 0 1.000 13 1 .929 Creighton 2 0 1.000 12 2 .857 Xavier 2 0 1.000 12 3 .800 Georgetown 2 0 1.000 10 3 .769 Seton Hall 1 1 .500 10 5 .667 Marquette 1 1 .500 9 6 .600 Butler 0 2 .000 10 4 .714 Providence 0 2 .000 10 5 .667 St. John’s 0 2 .000 9 5 .643 DePaul 0 2 .000 8 7 .533 HORIZON LEAGUE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Green Bay 2 0 1.000 11 3 .786 Detroit 1 0 1.000 8 8 .500 Milwaukee 1 1 .500 11 5 .688 Cleveland St. 1 1 .500 9 7 .563 Valparaiso 1 1 .500 9 8 .529 Wright St. 1 1 .500 9 8 .529 Oakland 1 1 .500 6 11 .353 Ill.-Chicago 0 1 .000 5 10 .333 Youngstown St. 0 2 .000 9 8 .529 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Ohio 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 Kent St. 0 0 .000 9 4 .692 Akron 0 0 .000 8 5 .615 Buffalo 0 0 .000 6 4 .600 Bowling Green 0 0 .000 6 7 .462 Miami (Ohio) 0 0 .000 4 7 .364 West Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Toledo 0 0 .000 12 1 .923 E. Michigan 0 0 .000 8 5 .615 Cent. Michigan 0 0 .000 7 5 .583 W. Michigan 0 0 .000 7 5 .583 N. Illinois 0 0 .000 6 6 .500 Ball St. 0 0 .000 3 8 .273 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Wichita St. 2 0 1.000 15 0 1.000 Indiana St. 2 0 1.000 11 3 .786 Missouri St. 1 1 .500 11 3 .786 Drake 1 1 .500 10 4 .714 Illinois St. 1 1 .500 8 6 .571 N. Iowa 1 1 .500 7 7 .500 Loyola, Chicago 1 1 .500 6 8 .429 Bradley 1 1 .500 6 9 .400 Evansville 0 2 .000 7 8 .467 S. Illinois 0 2 .000 4 11 .267 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE East Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Morehead St. 2 0 1.000 11 6 .647 Belmont 2 0 1.000 10 6 .625 E. Kentucky 1 1 .500 10 5 .667 Tennessee Tech1 1 .500 8 9 .471 Jacksonville St. 1 2 .333 7 11 .389 Tennessee St. 1 2 .333 2 14 .125 West Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Austin Peay 2 0 1.000 8 8 .500 Murray St. 2 0 1.000 7 7 .500 SIU-Edwardsville 1 1 .500 4 11 .267 E. Illinois 1 2 .333 4 10 .286 SE Missouri 0 2 .000 8 7 .533 UT-Martin 0 3 .000 5 13 .278 SUMMIT LEAGUE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT N. Dakota St 0 0 .000 11 4 .733 Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 .000 10 4 .714 IPFW 0 0 .000 12 5 .706 S. Dakota St 0 0 .000 8 7 .533 Denver 0 0 .000 7 8 .467 W.Illinois 0 0 .000 6 9 .400 S. Dakota 0 0 .000 4 9 .308 IUPUI 0 0 .000 5 12 .294 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT UMKC 2 0 1.000 5 9 .357 New Mexico St.1 0 1.000 12 5 .706 Utah Valley 1 0 1.000 7 7 .500 Chicago St. 1 0 1.000 6 8 .429 Grand Canyon 1 1 .500 6 9 .400 Seattle 0 1 .000 8 6 .571 CS Bakersfield 0 1 .000 7 8 .467 Texas-PanAmerican 0 1 .000 4 12 .250 Idaho 0 2 .000 6 10 .375

WOMEN’S COLLEGE The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: 1. UConn (36) 2. Notre Dame 3. Duke 4. Stanford 5. Louisville 6. Maryland 7. Baylor 8. Tennessee 9. Kentucky 10. South Carolina 11. Iowa St. 12. LSU 13. North Carolina 14. Penn St. 15. Oklahoma St. 16. Nebraska 17. Colorado 18. Florida St. 19. California 20. NC State 21. Purdue 22. Indiana 23. Arizona St. 24. San Diego 25. Georgia

Record 15-0 13-0 14-1 13-1 15-1 13-1 12-1 12-2 13-2 14-1 13-0 12-2 12-3 10-3 12-1 11-2 11-2 13-1 10-3 14-1 10-3 14-0 12-2 15-0 12-3

Pts 900 842 826 810 737 722 671 641 602 538 525 505 464 411 385 328 307 281 186 164 145 140 103 91 88

Prv 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 6 13 14 16 10 15 11 18 12 21 23 — 17 — 24 — 19

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 74, Oklahoma 51, Syracuse 39, Rutgers 32, Arkansas 29, Iowa 17, Georgia Tech 11, Gonzaga 10, Middle Tennessee 7, Vanderbilt 7, Florida 4, UTEP 4, Texas 2, Ohio St. 1.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Game No. 1 UConn vs. Houston, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 7 Baylor at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Iowa State vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 15 Oklahoma State at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

No. 24 San Diego at Portland, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Boston College, 6 p.m.

No. 3 Duke at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Maryland vs. Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

No. 8 Tennessee vs. Mississippi, 6 p.m.

No. 9 Kentucky at No. 10 South Carolina, 6 p.m.

No. 12 LSU vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

No. 13 North Carolina vs. N.C. State, 5 p.m.

No. 14 Penn State at Illinois, 8 p.m.

No. 16 Nebraska at Michigan State, 6 p.m.

No. 18 Florida State at Miami, 6 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue at Northwestern, 7 p.m.

No. 25 Georgia at Missouri, 7 p.m.

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AP MEN’S BASKETBALL TOP 25 POLL

Arizona No. 1 for 5th straight week Illinois moves in at No. 23 The ASSOCIATED PRESS Arizona is No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the fifth straight week, but for the first time in that span there are changes in the Top 25.

The Wildcats (15-0) were still a runaway No. 1, with Syracuse, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Michigan State remaining the next four teams. Arizona received 60 first-place votes from the national media panel, while Syracuse (14-0) got the other five.

Wichita State was sixth, followed by Baylor, Villanova, Iowa State and Florida.

Duke, which lost at Notre Dame, dropped to No. 16, the first time the Blue Devils are

out of the Top 10 since December 2007.

No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Kansas State moved into the rankings for the first time this season replacing Connecticut, which had been 17th, and North Carolina, which was 19th.

AP basketball writer Jim O’Connell breaks down this week’s poll: Great run: Duke (11-3) dropped from seventh to No. 16 on Monday, after their 79-77 loss at Notre Dame on Saturday.

Duke’s run started with the fourth poll of 2007-08. The Blue Devils were in the top 10 for 122 consecutive polls, the second-longest such run since the poll started in January 1949.

UCLA has the longest top 10 run, a stretch of 155 polls from the start of the 1966-67 season through January 1976.

Only three schools – Arizona, Syracuse and Michigan

AP photo

Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice drives past Penn State’s Tim Frazier during Saturday’s game at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

State – have been in the top 10 in all 10 polls this season.

League look: The changes in this week’s poll didn’t affect conference bragging rights.

The new teams this week

– No. 23 Illinois of the Big Ten and No. 25 Kansas State of the Big 12 – kept their conferences tied for the most ranked teams – this week it’s five schools instead of four.

Illinois joined fellow Big Ten schools Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State and Iowa in the rankings while Kansas State joined Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Kansas of the Big 12.

The Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference are next with three schools each.

The American Athletic Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference had Connecticut and North Carolina, respectively, drop out of the Top 25 and both have two schools still ranked.

New ones: Illinois and Kansas State made their first appearance this season in the rankings this week.

The 23rd-ranked Illini (13-2), whose biggest win this season was over Missouri, were ranked for eight weeks last season, reaching as high as No. 10.

The Wildcats (11-3), who

enter at No. 25 after beating Oklahoma State last week, were in the poll for the last 13 weeks last season, reaching as high as No. 9.

They replace Connecticut and North Carolina.

The Huskies dropped out from 17th after losing their first two American Athletic Conference games at Houston and SMU. They were 18th in the preseason poll and got as high as No. 9.

This is the second time this season the Tar Heels have fallen out of the Top 25. They were 12th in the preseason poll but dropped out in the fourth regular-season voting after losses to Belmont and UAB. But they were back in the poll after a one-week absence with their win over then-No. 1 Michigan State. They dropped out this week after opening Atlantic Coast Conference play with a loss at Wake Forest.

Open the doors for all the greats, sinners and saints Heisman winner celebrates • MUSICK Continued from page C1 No answer will please everyone. So prepare to be displeased.

Because I’d open the doors to all of baseball’s greats, both sinners and saints.

Think of the Hall of Fame as a big museum. Let’s put everything on display.

Show the stars who seemingly played by the rules.

Create plaques for Maddux and his four Cy Young awards, Tom Glavine and his 305 career wins, and Frank Thomas (we all know Big Hurt had huge muscles, but they seemed like legitimate muscles) and his .301 career batting average to go along with 521 home runs.

Show the stars who put up

big numbers and prompted plenty of speculation, even if nobody has been able to pin them down for using performance-enhancing drugs. Create plaques for Jeff Bagwell and his terrific career statistics (.297 batting average, 449 home runs and 1,401 walks) and Mike Piazza and his prolific production as a catcher (.308 batting average, 427 home runs and 12 All-Star selections).

Was Craig Biggio clean?

How about Jeff Kent? Mike Mussina probably was, yeah?

And what about the case of Larry Walker, who never was linked to steroids but spent much of his career hitting doubles and home runs in Colorado’s thin air?

Is the painting muddled enough yet?

Last but not least, show

the stars who were exposed as cheaters in the infamous Mitchell Report of 2007. Create plaques for Barry Bonds and his 762 home runs and Roger Clemens and his 4,672 strikeouts.

After all, Bonds and Clemens were great players anyway. When exactly did they start cheating and when exactly were they clean? And how many of their opponents were cheating, too, while all of us looked the other way?

If the Hall of Fame decides not to show Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, make it because their across-the-board production didn’t measure up to their elite peers, not because of some retroactive punishment for the summer of 1998.

I wondered what the painter thought of this big mess.

Let Maddux in, Hanley said. Keep the juicers out.

“I don’t like the drug aspect of it,” Hanley said. “There have always been cheaters, but this kind of cheating – chemicals – that’s so much different.

“People will say, ‘Oh, Gaylord Perry used the spitball, and that was cheating.’ But that was more gamesmanship than scientific mutation of your body.”

It was a fair point.

But baseball is a metaphor for life, and life can be complicated.

Like it or not, few things are as breezy as Maddux on the mound.

• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

20th birthday with crown

• SEMINOLES Continued from page C1 The Heisman Trophy-winning freshman went 6 for 15 for 62 yards in the first half on his 20th birthday, with a key fumble setting up Marshall’s 4-yard TD run 5:01 before halftime. Winston also led a 66-yard scoring drive late in the first half and consistently moved Florida State in the third quarter – but with only three points to show for it.

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Marshall, Winston’s relatively unheralded counterpart, looked sharp in the Auburn backfield. Auburn was the nation’s top rushing team, but coach Gus Malzahn showed the SEC champs can fling it as well while racking up 232 yards of offense in the first half.

Mason caught a 12-yard TD screen pass in the first quarter, and Ray ran alone down the middle with a 50yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.

Devonta Freeman had a 3-yard scoring run with 1:28 left in the half for Florida State, which faced its largest deficit and first halftime deficit of the season.

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HEALTH WATCH

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Fitness resolutions Losing weight and getting healthy are two of the most popular New Year’s resolutions, but despite good intentions, only a small percentage of us reach our goals.

Here’s how to find success this coming year: 1. Fire up your motivation with your wins. Before you scratch your 2014 resolutions out on paper or type them in your iPhone, take time to think about what you did right in 2013.

By referencing the positive, you will feel confident.

2. Get specific with your resolutions. “Lose weight” is not a smart resolution.

A smart resolution is more specific like, “Lose 20 pounds in the first six months of the year.”

3. Have a plan. Once you have your resolutions written down – and only do three at a time so you don’t overwhelm yourself – decide how they’re going to happen. Say one of your resolutions is to build strength and firm up your body. How are you going to make it happen and by when? Get your detailed plan in print.

4. Don’t be all talk. Don’t create a resolution just so you can ignore it. Put pen to paper, pedal to the metal and rubber to the road.

Chat up your resolutions all you want, Facebook and tweet about them too, but make your actions match your words.

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CHILDREN’S HEALTH

Get tested Centers for Disease Control estimates nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in this country, half among young people ages 15 to 24.

Each of these infections is a potential threat to an individual’s immediate and long-term health and wellbeing. Hula, a new iPhone app, empowers users to find the best test centers, get their results online and share their verified status.

SENIOR HEALTH

Steps to avoid dehydration As we age, our sense of thirst may not be as effective, causing some older adults to be dehydrated but not feel thirsty.

The average adult requires six to eight glasses of water a day, so a good rule of thumb is to have one glass at each meal and at least one glass in between meals.

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In Hollywood, health coverage presents unique challenges

By ANNA GORMAN Kaiser Health News Inside Fox Studios in Century City, crews are shooting the latest episodes of some of television’s biggest shows, including “Modern Family,” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Bones.”

Just outside the lot, crew members on breaks are lining up at a mobile health clinic in a converted Winnebago, seeking treatment for both chronic diseases and common ailments.

The Hollywood film and television industry relies heavily on freelancers and independent contractors who are rarely offered health insurance from an employer.

Throughout Southern California, producers, writers, actors, editors, camera operators and prop makers move from gig to gig and hold numerous jobs each year. Some get insurance through the industry’s unions – after paying hefty fees and dues and working enough hours on union jobs. Others pay for private policies, or simply go without.

The nation’s health law will offer financial help for those who buy policies through new insurance marketplaces and whose incomes are within the limits. But contract workers, freelancers and seasonal employees in a variety of industries will fall in and out of eligibility for subsidies, causing confusion and possible tax consequences.

Entertainment workers face an additional challenge on top of the constant job turnover. Crew members often work long hours rigging lights, moving gear and building sets, which can lead to injuries and high levels of stress.

Not exactly glamorous Because their employers don’t often provide insurance, entertainment professionals say they have to get creative. They stock up on medications. They rely on spouses’ insurance. They take flexible day jobs. They even get married just to have steady coverage. They see all their doctors while they are covered – and then go weeks or months without medical care.

“They try to stay employed,” said Bob Beitcher, chief executive officer of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charity that provides health and social services for entertainment workers. “Then they pray they don’t have health issues when they are not employed.”

The health law was not designed for the entertainment industry, Beitcher said. The fund offers a temporary program for uninsured production workers to get affordable doctor’s visits.

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Cat Rhinehart, a comedian living in Los Angeles, hasn’t had regular coverage for years. When she paid $400 a month for insurance, she went to the doctor frequently.

Now uninsured, Rhinehart receives most of her medical care at Planned Parenthood. “I used to be a hypochondriac, but now I can’t really afford to be,” she said. But she knows she needs to be vigilant about her health, especially since her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28.

‘A rock and a hard place’ Gretchen Somerfeld, who works as a script supervisor, production manager and a voiceover artist, pays for her own insurance.

She has worked in the entertainment industry for 26 years, mostly in commercials, and typically works about 50 different jobs in the course of a year. Occasionally, she works enough hours on union jobs that she qualifies for coverage, but Somerfeld said she can’t depend on it. Her current insurance, which costs more than $600 a month with a $3,000 deductible, doubled after she started taking medication for high cholesterol.

Somerfeld supports the Affordable Care Act but doubts it will help her. Somerfeld, who is single,

earns on average about $50,000, which puts her just above the limit to receive insurance subsidies through the state’s health exchange.

“At first, I was excited about ‘Obamacare,’ ” she said. “Now I think I might fall between a rock and a hard place. It is very frustrating.”

Dennis Green, the doctor who goes from studio to studio with the mobile health van known as Health Wheels, said that many of these workers – even those with insurance – don’t get to the doctor regularly. The 35-foot clinic run by the Motion Picture & Television Fund has two exam rooms, a bathroom and a small bench where patients can wait.

On a recent morning, Megan Cannon, a set decorator on “Bones,” wanted a referral to a dermatologist. Cannon, who is covered through a union, said being able to go to an appointment while at work helps her take better care of herself.

Aside from the convenience, Green said, the mom-and-pop nature of the mobile center helps crew members feel more comfortable. And he is able to see them quickly on their breaks.

“We’ll roll onto the lot with one

person on the schedule,” he said.

“And we’ll fill up.”

‘A whole new world’ Hollywood production companies, too, are trying to figure out how to comply with the ACA employer mandate, set to begin in 2015. Production companies typically don’t know much about insurance and will have to figure out who they have to cover and how to avoid penalties, said Mark Goldstein, CEO and president of Entertainment Partners.

“For many of them, this is going to be a whole new world,” he said.

“Everyone is definitely scrambling to figure out how it is going to apply to them.”

Entertainment Partners is planning to provide its own insurance for production workers. About 35 to 40 percent of production workers are not covered by unions, Goldstein said.

• This story was produced in collaboration with USA Today.

Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan health policy research and communications organization not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

NEW RESEARCH

Pot’s influence Teens who were heavy marijuana smokers, smoking every day for about three years, had more difficulty performing memory tasks and had abnormal brain structure changes compared with those who had never used the drug.

The findings, published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin, add to the debate over how potentially damaging marijuana can be on the brain.

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Oftentimes, listening can be the best medicine Some of the best diagnoses I have made were because I took the time to listen to the patient.

Taking a thorough history examination in an era of limited time to spend with patients, along with too much reliance on computers, has become a lost art.

A recent article in the British Medical Journal brought home the importance of listening to what the patient has to say. The article was about a patient who informed the medical staff the clock in his

VIEWS Dr. Murray Feingold hospital room told him he was going to die. This revelation surprised the staff because the patient did not have any critical illness nor did he show any signs of paranoia.

However, he continued to make this claim and could not be dissuaded. One of the medical staff members listened to the patient and took his

pronouncement seriously.

He then did the obvious – he looked at the clock. And there, clear as could be, were the letters: DIE. On further examination it was determined that the clock was made in Germany. The letters DIE are an abbreviation for the German word “Dienstag,” which means Tuesday.

After pressing several buttons, the English version of Tuesday, TUES, appeared on the clock. The case was solved, thus eliminating the need for

a psychiatric consultation.

Although not as dramatic, the first article I ever published in the medical literature was the result of listening to the mother of my patient.

She always believed the symptoms present in her son started soon after her husband painted the boy’s bedroom.

She found the old paint can, and I sent the paint to the laboratory, where it was determined the paint contained mercury.

Her son had a condition called acrodynia, a now-rare

disease that is caused by mercury in the body.

As my wife’s Uncle Clarence always used to say, “God gave us two ears and one mouth so we would listen twice as much as we talked.”

That advice should be heeded by physicians as they take their patient’s history.

• Dr. Murray Feingold is the physician in chief of The Feingold Center for Children, medical editor of WBZ-TV and WBZ radio and president of the Genesis Fund.

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The consequences of helicopter parenting Some find adulthood too overwhelming

By BROOKE DONATONE The Washington Post

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University of Colorado, Boulder, student Karlie Johansen collects a saliva sample from 3-year-old Anders Todd as part of a study of sleep patterns in young children. In an earlier study, researchers reported that if young children continually struggle to fall asleep at night, it might be because their body clock is out of sync with their bedtime.

Body clock to blame Research shows toddlers who fight sleep may be put to bed too early

By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press WASHINGTON – “Just one more story, please?” “I need a glass of water.” “Mom, I can’t sleep!”

When youngsters continually struggle to fall asleep at night, new research suggests maybe their body clock doesn’t match their bedtime.

That doesn’t mean tots should be up at all hours.

“Just like nutrition and exercise, sleep is critical for good health,” said sleep scientist Monique LeBourgeois of the University of Colorado, Boulder, who is leading the research.

The ultimate goal is to help reset a delayed sleep clock so young children can settle down more easily, she said.

Hint: It seems to have a lot to do with light.

We all have what’s called a circadian rhythm, a master biological clock, that regulates when we become sleepy and when we’re more alert.

Those patterns vary with age: It’s the reason teenagers are notorious for late nights and

difficult-to-wake mornings.

But how does that clock work in preschoolers, who need more sleep than older kids or adults? A first-of-itskind study tracked 14 healthy youngsters for six days to begin finding out.

The children, ages 2½ to 3, wore activity monitors on their wrists to detect when they slept. Parents kept diaries about bedtime routines.

Then on the last afternoon, researchers visited each home, dimming lights and covering windows. Then, every 30 minutes for six hours leading up to the child’s appointed bedtime, they also coaxed each tot to chew on some dental cotton to provide a sample of saliva.

The reason: To test for levels of a hormone named melatonin that is key to the sleep cycle and also sensitive to light. At some point every evening, people’s melatonin levels surge and a while later, they begin to feel sleepy.

Among adults who sleep well, that melatonin rise tends to happen about two hours before whatever is their chosen

bedtime.

For preschoolers, the new study found that on average, the melatonin surge happened about 7:40 p.m. The children tended to be tucked in around 8:10 p.m., and most were asleep 30 minutes later, LeBourgeois reported in the journal Mind, Brain and Education.

When melatonin rose earlier in the evening, tots who hit the sack around 8 fell asleep a bit faster. But when the melatonin surge was closer to bedtime, the youngsters were more likely to fuss or make curtain calls after lights-out.

Two children in the study actually were tucked in before their rise in melatonin ever occurred, and it took them up to an hour past bedtime to fall asleep, she said.

“We don’t know what that sweet spot is yet,” LeBourgeois said, but the data suggest bedtime is easiest if the melatonin surge happened at least 30 minutes earlier.

The study reinforces what doctors have long suspected is one bedtime barrier, said Dr. Jyoti Krishna, a pediatric sleep expert at the Cleveland

Clinic. Other factors can disrupt a child’s sleep, too, such as noise, stress or anxiety, or disrupted home routines, he cautioned.

“But this paper reminds us that, hey, there is a time that the body is more ready to sleep than at other times,” Krishna said.

The National Institutes of Health says preschoolers need 11 to 12 hours of sleep each day; some typically comes from an afternoon nap.

Parents don’t have melatonin tests as a guide, so Krishna advises looking for cues when setting a bedtime – yawning, rubbing eyes – and then to adjust that bedtime as the child gets older.

“The melatonin onset and our body rhythms change,” Krishna said. “You can’t stick to what worked two years ago with this child, because this child is now a different child.”

About 25 percent of young children experience some type of sleep difficulty, including trouble settling down at bedtime, LeBourgeois said.

“Listen to your child’s physiology,” she advised.

Amy (not her real name) sat in my office and wiped her streaming tears on her sleeve, refusing the scratchy tissues I’d offered.

“I’m thinking about just applying for a Ph.D. program after I graduate because I have no idea what I want to do.”

Amy had mild depression growing up, and it worsened during freshman year of college when she moved from her parents’ house to her dorm. It became increasingly difficult to balance school, socializing, laundry and a parttime job. She finally had to dump the part-time job, was still unable to do laundry, and often stayed up until 2 a.m. trying to complete homework because she didn’t know how to manage her time without her parents keeping track of her schedule.

I suggested finding a job after graduation, even if it’s only temporary. She cried harder at this idea. “So, becoming an adult is just really scary for you?” I asked. “Yes,” she sniffled. Amy is 30 years old.

Her case is becoming the norm for twenty- to thirtysomethings I see in my office as a psychotherapist. I’ve had at least 100 college and grad students like Amy crying on my couch because breaching adulthood is too overwhelming.

In 2000, psychologist Jeff Arnet coined the term “emerging adolescence” to describe extended adolescence that delays adulthood. People in their 20s no longer view themselves as adults. There are various plausible reasons for this, including longer life spans, helicopter parenting and fewer high paying jobs that allow new college grads to be financially independent at a young age.

Millennials do have to face some issues that previous generations did not. A college degree is now the career equivalent of what a high school degree used to be. This increases the pressure on kids to go to college and makes the process more competitive. The sluggish economy no longer yields a

wealth of jobs upon graduation.

Rates of depression are soaring among millennials in college. A 2012 study by the American College Counseling Association reported a 16 percent increase in mentalhealth visits since 2000 and a significant increase in crisis response over the past five years.

It seems as if every article about millennials claims these kids must all have narcissistic personality disorder. It’s easy to generalize an entire population by its collective Facebook statuses.

However, narcissism is not Amy’s problem, or the main problem with millennials.

The big problem is not that they think too highly of themselves. Their bigger challenge is conflict negotiation, and they often are unable to think for themselves. The overinvolvement of helicopter parents prevents children from learning how to grapple with disappointments on their own. If parents are navigating every minor situation for their kids, kids never learn to deal with conflict on their own. Helicopter parenting has caused these kids to crash land.

A 2013 study in the Journal of Child and Family Studies found college students who experienced helicopterparenting reported higher levels of depression and use of antidepressant medications.

The researchers suggest intrusive parenting interferes with the development of autonomy and competence.

So helicopter parenting leads to increased dependence and decreased ability to complete tasks without parental supervision.

Amy is still figuring out how to grow up. After a few months of therapy and medication to stabilize her depression, she started exercising to help relieve anxiety. She started online dating, something she found daunting before, and got a girlfriend.

She started applying to grad schools but also made a list of places she wants to apply for jobs.

Amy still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up, but she’s a little less frightened of it now.

Couple wonders if parenting will Cirrhosis sufferers should try be worth it second time around non-drug strategies for pain Dear Abby: My husband and I are happily married and will celebrate 15 years of marriage next year. We have a 5-year-old daughter.

Our dilemma is whether or not we should have another child.

I’m 38, and my husband is 40. We have become comfortable with the fact our daughter is getting more independent. We plan on doing a lot of traveling, and I will change jobs after I complete school. We are not sure about starting over with a baby.

We are doing OK financially, and if we have a second child, it would have to be within the next year, while I finish my classes and can be home to be with the baby. Our daughter is welladjusted, and we plan on putting her in activities such as dance and gymnastics.

We would like your opinion, and also to hear from parents who had only one child, as well as people who were raised without a sibling. – Maybe Only One In Georgia Dear Maybe Only One: If you are considering enlarging your family only so your daughter will have a sibling, I don’t recommend it. What the six-year age difference means is your children will not grow up “together.” By the time the younger one

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips is starting high school, the older one will be in college and gone. Even when they are closer in age, it’s no guarantee siblings will be close.

I cannot – and should not – decide this for you. I am throwing your question open to my readers and will share their opinions with you.

However, I’m sure they will be varied.

Dear Abby: I am generally a conservative person. My 17-year-old son, “Leo,” asked for an ear piercing when he was 13. I wasn’t sure whether I liked the kind of impression it made, but because it was only one piercing, I agreed on the condition he would stop at one hole.

When Leo was 15, he begged to have dreadlocks.

Thinking it was a phase, I allowed it even though I wasn’t thrilled. He has since cut off the dreads, but now says he wants an eyebrow piercing.

My son is a loving, wonderful, happy kid. He’s active in school, well-liked and an excellent student in an advanced academic program.

I couldn’t honestly think of a good reason to say no, even though this piercing freaks

me out. I sense Leo wants to do more piercings, but he’s respectful enough to wait awhile.

My question is, what is a good reason to NOT agree to more piercings? Every argument I’ve thought of – unsightly, unsanitary, makes the wrong impression – is rather thin.

My 12-year-old daughter wants to dye her hair purple.

I’m saying no but still have no good reason for that, either. Am I just too old-fashioned? – Not-With-It Mom In

Maccabim, Israel Dear Not-With-It Mom: Tell your son he was born with a perfect body. When you agreed to the ear piercing, it was on the condition that there would be only one piercing, and you expect him to keep his part of the bargain. If he asks for a further explanation, tell him it’s because he has enough holes in his head.

As to your daughter, remember it’s only hair and it will grow out. If this is her only form of rebellion, consider yourself lucky.

As to your being “too oldfashioned,” it’s a mother’s JOB to be old-fashioned.

Keep up the good work.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Dear Dr. K: I have cirrhosis of the liver. I also get tension headaches. What pain reliever can I take for my tension headaches?

Dear Reader: One of the liver’s many jobs is detoxification – ridding the blood of toxins. Cirrhosis, a liver disease, interferes with the liver’s ability to detoxify substances in the blood.

Your liver sees medications as toxins. When your liver is compromised, medications that are normally considered “safe” may no longer be safe for you.

The safest pain medicine for someone with cirrhosis is acetaminophen (Tylenol).

However, even this is more risky in people with cirrhosis. That’s because this medicine can be toxic to the liver.

There is some evidence it may be more likely to injure a liver already damaged, such as from cirrhosis.

I advise patients with cirrhosis not to take more than 2,000 milligrams in a day, or more than 650 mg a dose. That’s the equivalent of two regular-strength acetaminophen tablets. Take acetaminophen for the shortest time as possible. Some doctors believe it’s OK for people with cirrhosis to take as much as 3,000 milligrams (mg) in one day, but I’m more conservative.

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff Another frequently used non-prescription class of painkillers is the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen.

Unfortunately, cirrhosis raises the risk of internal bleeding from NSAIDs. Also, cirrhosis makes the kidneys more vulnerable to injury from drugs, particularly NSAIDs. So I think it’s best for people with cirrhosis to avoid NSAIDs. When possible, use nondrug strategies to relieve pain. Here are some strategies you can try when you experience a tension headache: • Ice or heat, and rest.

Numb the pain with an ice pack, wrapped in a towel and applied to your forehead and temples for 15 minutes at a time. If muscle tension accompanies your head pain, apply heat packs to your neck and the back of your head. Retreating to a dark, quiet room to rest also can help.

• Tai chi and yoga appear to reduce headache frequency and severity. But they don’t help relieve a headache

once it has begun.

• Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into the skin. This may release endorphins, the body’s natural painkilling chemicals.

Acupuncture can be used for relieving head pain as it occurs and for reducing headache frequency.

• Biofeedback. Head pain often is triggered by muscle tension. During biofeedback sessions, you’ll learn to recognize when you’re tensing up the muscles in the back, neck, shoulders or head – and to relax them before they cause pain. Biofeedback treats and prevents tension headaches.

• Massage. I’ve had several patients who have found massage of the muscles in the back of the neck gave them relief, though I know of no studies proving its value.

Finally, avoid situations that seem to bring on your tension headaches, such as working at a computer uninterrupted for several hours, or arguments with your children. It may reduce the number of tension headaches you get, and it won’t damage your liver.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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TODAY - You must accept the inevitable to bypass some of the frustrations that stand between you and your goals. This year, dig in and do what needs to be done to make way for a brighter future. A moderate lifestyle will ease stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Focus on your home and make changes that ease your stress and add to your comfort. A change in direction may upset you, but the benefits will far exceed any discomfort you feel.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Make innovative moves that will ensure your financial and emotional freedom. Setting a goal and focusing on your destination will prove a sure strategy for happiness. Keep an open mind.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Lend a helping hand, and you will make new contacts and win support for your own goals. Opportunity is knocking; you need to answer the door.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t let opposition stand between you and what you think is right. Choose your words wisely, and don’t mince them. Make sure your assessments are pointed and accurate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Keep your eyes open. There will be plenty of obscure movements underway that could go easily unnoticed if you aren’t observant. Preparation and detail will counter any underhandedness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You need to go where the action is, and don’t be afraid to get physical. Participate and make a difference, but don’t expect everything to fall into place. Pay special attention to your budget.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Avoid letting a critic put pressure on you. Concentrate on the activities that you feel most comfortable doing, or devote some time to a creative hobby that brings you pleasure.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Make a personal change that will give you something to look forward to. Improve your appeal or fix up a space to help hone your domestic skills.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A positive attitude and a plan will lead to satisfaction and gratification.

Love is on the rise, and planning something special for someone will improve your relationship.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Stay calm and be realistic. You mustn’t feel threatened or pressured into doing something that you don’t want to do. Avoid taking on too much or being too accommodating.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Let your concerns be known. Schedule meetings or engage in an activity that will bring you knowledge. Explore your more creative ideas. Someone from your past will help you make a decision.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Make changes at home that will help you feel better about your future.

A move to a location that offers greater professional or financial opportunities should be considered.

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TEACHERS Hearthstone Communities' Early Learning Center in Woodstock is growing & we are seeking full-time and part-time Teachers to join our staff.

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CASHIER / RECEPTIONIST Full Time – Days, Monday through Friday Need smiley, honest, dependable person to greet customers, answer phones and assist sales / service department.

Call 815-385-2100 and ask for Linda Pipala or e-mail your resume to lpipala@garylangauto.com.

Gary Lang Auto Group 1107 S. IL Route 31 McHenry, IL

Candidates must have an associate's degree with six semester hours of ECE for the full-time position, or a CDA and preferably 6 mo to 1 yr related experience and/or training.

Candidates may apply via email to: hr@hearthstonewoodstock.org or fax 815-338-1552

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Construction

Pre-Engineered Metal Building Laborers

FT Development Manager position.

Call 815-941-0700

Visit: LakesideLegacy.org

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Plumber Journeyman needed.

Wanted licensed journeyman plumber new construction, remodel, service. Job comes with van, health insurance & competitive pay.

Call 224-569-3000 or e-mail corksplumbing@aol.com

Local Milk Delivery - Huntley Early AM start. CDL A & B req.

Send Resume and MVR to: P.O. Box 1319 Crystal Lake, IL 60039 or fax: 815-477-2163

DRIVERS – CDL WANTED Must have HazMat & tanker.

Clean MVR. Great benefits – paid vacations, must work weekends. 2 years driving experience. Call Jim 847-543-1144 Sancken Trucking, Inc

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WAREHOUSE WORKER 1st Shift – Spring Grove Seeking mature, organized Warehouse Worker. CDL & good mechanical aptitude a must.

Responsibilities: Loading & unloading vehicles; Keep track of inventory in shop; Maintain equipment.

Requirements: CDL License; Strong mechanical aptitude; Ability to lift more an 40 lbs; Can follow instructions and work independently.

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ILLINOIS CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES Professional firearm training will qualify you for for the new Illinois CC permit. Train on an 80 acre country setting 15 minutes north of McHenry. Instructor is NRA certified pistol, NRA range safety officer, Utah certified CC instructor, former law enforcement officer with 50 years of pistol experience.

More info: www.jonesandassociatesconcealedcarry.com

815-759-1900 / mjones@mc.net

CAREGIVERS Hiring Now! Caring Always.

Visiting Angels of Crystal Lake is seeking experienced caregivers for adults who need companionship and personal assistance.

24-hour shifts (with sleep period) for 1-3 days per week.

If you have the necessary skills and professional values, please complete our online application at: https:// va175.ersp.biz/employment 815-479-0312

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STOCKING & CASHIER – PART TIME. Nights & weekends.

Apply in person: Cardinal Wine & Liquor 305 Virginia St, Crystal Lake

WONDER LAKE LARGE 2 STORY 3 bedroom, fenced in yard, 2 car garage, $1200/mo.

815-509-5679

Wonder Lake ~ 2 Bedroom

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

ALGONQUIN - 2 BEDROOM

Quiet & clean building w/ storage, laundry & prkng. 1 Mo Free Rent. $800/mo. 847-401-3242 Algonquin: 1st flr, 2BR, 2BA, some utilities incl., $900/mo., Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Wonder Lake Very Cute, Cozy 1BR With huge deck, updated kitchen.

All utilities included, parking space.

No dogs, $695. Agent Owned.

815-814-3348

Wonder Lake ~ Lake Front House Beautifully Remodeled 2BR, 1BA Huge deck and pier, $1150 + utilities, no dogs. Agent Owned.

815-814-3348

WOODSTOCK 2BR. Rogers Hall. $800-$825/mo. Move-in special: $300 off 1st mo. Offer good thru 12/31. NO PETS! 815-482-4909

Wonder Lake. 2 BR w/office, gar., shed, recently remodeled, W/D, fenced yrd, $875/mo 815-404-4190

WOODSTOCK UPPER 1BR 1 block from Sq, stove, fridge, a/c, water furnished. No pets/smkg. $595/mo + sec. 815-338-1534

WILLOW BROOKE

Operating Room - RN circulators & Cert. OR Techs Must be flexible. No holiday or weekends.

Fax resume: 847-458-1509

CRYSTAL LAKE 2 BEDROOM Close to metra, water and gas incl.

Laundry in basement, no pets.

Call for details. 312-953-7987 CRYSTAL LAKE 2BR apt. No pets/smoking. $790/mo +sec Please call 815-893-0059

CRYSTAL LAKE Large & Spacious 2BR

Healthcare LOOKING FOR Compassionate & Caring... !!!!!!!!!!!

First floor, $850/mo.

Heat, gas, water, D/W incl.

Pets extra. 847-707-3800

CNA's RN's & LPN's

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Laundry on-site, no pets, Sect 8 OK, $690/mo + sec.

847-812-9830

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Fox Lake Remod 1BR $750 & Garden Unit, $695. Util incl except elec + laundry & storage, no dogs.

Agent Owned. 815-814-3348

WOODSTOCK 4BR, 2BA W/D, all new carpet , full unfininished bsmt, 2 car garage.

815-382-6999 Woodstock: 3 BR 1.5 Bath Wood Floors, Fireplace, New bath/Kitch All appliances $1,300/mo + dep Lg Lot 815-353-2224

$710 Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms FREE Pool & Fitness Center

815-338-2383 www.cunat.com

Woodstock WINTER SPECIAL 2BR APTS Starting @ $730 Autumnwood Apt.

Fair Oaks Healthcare Center

1 bath, bonus room, pets OK with deposit, $650 + sec. Mgr Broker Owned. Shawn 224-577-5521

Woodstock 1BR $645, 2BR $745 All appliances, wall to wall carpet.

A/C, balcony On site laundry.

No pets. 847-382-2313 708-204-3823

WOODSTOCK

Health Care Surgery Center seeking multitasking, efficient

Elevator Building 815-334-9380 www.cunat.com

Woodstock: 3BR, 1BA, full unfinished bsmnt, $1100/mo.

262-745-1561

Crystal Lake CHEAP & CLEAN Office Suite. 300 SF.

Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $295/mo. 815-790-0240 Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider

Receptionist Full Time High quality service oriented Crystal Lake office is looking for a FT detailed customer service oriented receptionist. Must be able to multi task in a fast pace structured environment. To join our winning team fax resume to:

HARVARD AREA Huge 3BR, 2BA loft apt. Quiet. Frplc, W/D, C/A. Fish/Swim. Pets ok. $1025/mo.

815-648-2716

(267)-203-7067

Woodstock: 3BR, 1.5BA, TH, full bsmt, 2 car gar. w/opnr, concrete patio, yrd, full kitch. w/ all appl., no pets $1225/m 630-514-4956

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CARPET INSTALLED Repaired and Re-Stretched 815-219-2823

HANDYMAN Anything to do with Wood We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Sr. Disc. 815-943-4765

HOUSEKEEPER needed for professional couple. Reference's req.1-2 days/week for cooking, cleaning & laundry. Compensation negotiable.

Fax references & resume to Joe B at 847-854-2380.

District Assistant District Assistant will assist in all aspects of the daily distribution of the newspaper, including the delivery of open routes, ride-alongs with Independent Contractors and assisting with service issue.

Typical work schedule begins at 1 am. This is an hourly position with mileage reimbursement. Must have reliable transportation, proof of insurance and valid driver license.

ACI Midwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please submit resume and work history to: dstamper@acicirculation.com

ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR Associated Electrical Contractors, Inc., is a successful mid-sized commercial / industrial electrical construction company. 2014 marks our 25th year of business. We are seeking an experienced full time estimator to join our team of professionals. The ideal candidate must have the ability to see the whole concept of a construction project, from start to finish, and transform that concept to an accurate competitive estimate for bidding purposes.

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Quiet building. No pets. $825 + sec. 847-526-4435 MARENGO beautiful lrg 2BR, hrdwd flrs, quiet building, heat incl., W/D on site, no dogs/smoking $750/mo., 815-596-1363 Marengo: Lg 2 bdrm unit avail Immed. $750. All appl W/D, Dishwasher & micro furnished.

Cent Air. No pets/no smoking.

Sec dep, lease req. Tenant pays electric, cable. 224-858-7377

McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181

Crystal Lake 4BR On Fox River 200 ft waterfront, boat, dock, deck.

1.5 ac, 2BA, C/A, new carpet, tile. $1395/mo.

708-296-4476

Huntley Northbridge Sub. 3600 sf, cul-de-sac, 4BR, 2.5BA, htd 3 car, frplc, bsmt, patio/porch. $2400/mo. 847-648-9230

ISLAND LAKE LARGE 2BR, 2BA, garage, C/A. Fox River location. $895/mo.

Broker Owned. 815-344-1167

MARENGO RURAL 3BD 1.5 BA, dinette,1 acre. Natural gas heats cheap. Large 2 car garage. $1050/mo. 815-291-9456

McCullom Lake Cute 2BR, 1BA

Renovated, $695/mo+sewer+ sec.

Managing Broker Owned.

Call Shawn 224-577-5521

MCHENRY 1 BEDROOM New paint & kitchen, quiet bldg.

No pets/smoking, $700 incl heat.

Call Ginelle 815-768-0267

McHenry 2BR, 2BA Deluxe Apt. Near town, clean, C/A, laundry, NO PETS. 815-690-1614 or 708-436-0035

MCHENRY 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Tri-level in Fox Ridge. Fenced yard, sidewalks, $1250/mo + sec + util.

815-575-6919

MCHENRY 3-5BR, 2-3BA Newly remodeled, appliances, W/D. Security and pet deposit req.

815-219-1836

McHenry 3BR Ranch Fenced back yard, 2 car garage. $1200/mo. Agent Owned.

K. D. Schaid Appraisal 815-363-2449

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Ref. No. 11-01753 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

ALFREDO GARCIA, Defendant, 11 CH 325 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 9, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 19-08-180-002.

Commonly known as 749 Nottingham Lane, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC. BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST MORTGAGE PASS2004-4, THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-4 Plaintiff, vs.

RADOVAN KUZMANOSKI; DRAGANA KUZMANOSKA; THE PRAIRIE POINT MANORS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 2296 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1345 Cunat Court, Unit 3A, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156.

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P.I.N. 19-21-151-035.

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: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F11030440 I582818 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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Page D6• Tuesday, January 7, 2014 gag 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. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582816 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106602 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

BROCK M. BETHKE AKA BROCK MICHAEL BETHKE; VILLAGE OF MCCULLOM LAKE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BROCK M. BETHKE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 947 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 09-21-277-010.

Commonly known as 5103 MAPLE HILL 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.

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Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106602.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582817 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1022447 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR REPERFORMING LOAN TRUST 2005-1 Plaintiff, vs.

JOYCE A. SMITH A/K/A JOYCE SMITH A/K/A J.A.S. A/K/A J. SMITH A/K/A A. SMITH A/K/A J.A. SMITH; RAYMOND E. SMITH A/K/A RAYMOND SMITH A/K/A RAYMOND SMITH; LAKE IN THE HILLS SANITARY DISTRICT; THE NORTHSTAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 1395 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 November 8, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-19-485-007.

Commonly known as 183 POLARIS DRIVE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156.

The improvement on the property consists of a townhouse 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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only.

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p. p. only Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1022447.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582820 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582830 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1213921 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL HOLM A/K/A MICHAEL R. HOLM; KATHLEEN HOLM A/K/A KATHLEEN J. HOLM; PNC BANK, N.A. S/B/M NATIONAL CITY BANK; AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB; Defendants, 12 CH 01833 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-34-382-001.

Commonly known as 541 HOMESTEAD COURT, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102.

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 1213921.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES

SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582831 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1202586 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SACO1 INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-3, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT J. BARTLETT; LINDA S. BARTLETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 1980 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 May 10, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-08-326-014.

Commonly known as 804 DARLINGTON LANE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1202586.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

Pierce & Associates File Number # 1216058 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, vs.

TIMOTHY R. HERBST A/K/A TIMOTHY HERBST A/K/A TIM R. HERBST; JEANNINE S. HERBST A/K/A JEANNINE HERBST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 2067 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 November 8, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 04-24-151-030.

Commonly known as 8718 GALLERIA COURT, SPRING GROVE, IL 60081.

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 1216058.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582832 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANNA BLONSKI, et al Defendants 12 CH 00246 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 4, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on February 6, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10613 RED HAWK LANE, SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 Property Index No. 04-11-251004. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a

(g)(4). prope y condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., NORTH FRONTAGE 15W030 ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-27506.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-27506 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 00246 TJSC#: 33-25523 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I582645 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1221120 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF11, Plaintiff, vs.

PABLO RODARTE; FOX RIVER SHORES- VILLAGE OF WATERFORD ASSOCIATION; HOMEOWNERS UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 2718 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilb Gehris La 970

Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 15-20-161-019.

Commonly known as 560 EASTPORT COURT, ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1221120.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582834 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.KRZYSZTOF KRZYMIANOWSKI, et al Defendants 12 CH 02795 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 31, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2970 HILLSBORO LANE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 18-14-377029. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Pr ty Municipality Relief Fund,

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., NORTH FRONTAGE 15W030 ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-14387.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-14387 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 02795 TJSC#: 33-27830 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I582638 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1223545 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

GUILLERMO FLORES A/K/A GUILLERMO J FLORES; ILEANA FLORES A/K/A ILEANA A FLORES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 3025 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 08-32-353-004.

Commonly known as 521 MEADOW AVENUE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098-2490.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1223545.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582835 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1300389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582837 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1226281 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

SUSAN WILSON A/K/A SUSAN K. WILSON; PAUL WILSON A/K/A PAUL W. WILSON; THE EASTWOOD MANOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 184 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 09-25-476-004.

Commonly known as 2204 MILL LANE, MCHENRY, IL 60051.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1226281.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582838 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1226355.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582839 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1307706 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AP1, Plaintiff, vs.

ERIC PONCZKO A/K/A ERIC A PONCZKO; A.P.E.K. INCORPORATED; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SOLUTIONS FUNDING, INC.; FOX RIVER SHORESVILLAGE OF WATERFORD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 0910 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 15-20-355-006.

Commonly known as 919 KNIGHTSBRIDGE DRIVE, ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1307706.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582858 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1226355 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

JACQUELINE ROLLINSON A/K/A JACQUELINE E. ROLLINSON A/K/A JACQUELINE E. SIEMS; RYAN SIEMS A/K/A RYAN T. SIEMS; CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 212 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 August 15, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 10-07-277-017-0000.

Commonly known as 4715 WILLIAM STREET, JOHNSBURG, IL 60051.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of intent to dispose of abandoned and unclaimed property.

PYOTT ROAD SELF STORAGE, 1401 Industrial Drive, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156, will sell on January 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. the following property: Unit 567 (10 x 15) Property of Nelly Carrion.

Unit 655 (10 x 15) Property of Bernadine Hernandez.

Unit 133 (10 x 10) Property of Joseph Cieniewicz.

Unit 446 (10 x 15) Property of Kathy Anderson.

Unit 320 (10 x 20) Property of Jose A Cruz.

(Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 2014. #A2491)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of intent to dispose of abandoned and unclaimed property.

HIGHWAY 20 SELF STORAGE, 1030 E. Grant Highway, Marengo, IL 60152, will sell on January 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. the following property: Unit 636 (10 x 10) Property of Beth Gray.

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Pierce & Associates File Number # 1300389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

DOROTA ACE A/K/A DOROTA A. ACE; ROBERT ACE A/K/A ROBERT M. ACE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 179 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 09-27-177-012.

Commonly known as 1612 MEADOW LANE,

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE INTENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 155, MCHENRY AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, TO SELL NOT TO EXCEED $20,000,000 SCHOOL FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY BONDS PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Community High School District Number 155, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois (the “District”), will hold a public hearing on the 21st day of January, 2014, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The hearing will be held in the Board Room at the District 155 Center for Education, One South Virginia Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the proposal to sell bonds of the District in the amount of not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of conforming its existing facilities that house students to the building code promulgated by the State Board of Education of the State of Illinois, by altering and reconstructing said facilities and having equipment purchased and installed therein.

By order of the Board of Education of Community High School District Number 155, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois.

DATED the 17th day of December, 2013.

Mary Scherenberg Secretary, Board of Education, Community High School District Number 155, McHenry and Lake Counties, Illinois (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014. #A2420)

op ty ay Unit 310 (10 x 25) Property of Jason Mapes.

(Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 2014. #A2492)

PUBLIC NOTICE McHenry County Council of Mayors Meeting Notice The McHenry County Council of Mayors will meet Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the McHenry County Division of Transportation located at 16111 Nelson Road in Woodstock at 2:00 p.m.

(Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014. #A2475)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC. BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST MORTGAGE PASS2004-4, THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-4 Plaintiff, vs.

RADOVAN KUZMANOSKI; DRAGANA KUZMANOSKA; THE PRAIRIE POINT MANORS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 2296 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PARCEL 1: UNIT 1345-3A IN PRAIRIE POINT MANORS CONDOMINIUM NO. 1, AS DELINEATED ON SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "C" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED OCTOBER 19, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. 93R063243, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENT APPURTENANT TO PARCEL 1, BEING A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT FOR PARKING PURPOSES, IN AND TO GARAGE SPACE UNIT NO. G-1345-3A, AS DEFINED AND SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION AND SURVEY. Commonly known as 1345 Cunat Court, Unit 3A, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156.

P.I.N. 19-21-151-035.

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: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo, Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661.

For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F11030440 I582818 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Ref. No. 11-01753 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

ALFREDO GARCIA, Defendant, 11 CH 325

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 9, 2013 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT TWO (2) IN BLOCK TWELVE IN THIRD ADDITION TO COVENTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 7TH, 1964 AS DOCUMENT NO. 428007 AS AMENDED BY DOCUMENT NO. 428843 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-08-180-002.

Commonly known as 749 Nottingham Lane, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

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. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582816 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1106602 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

BROCK M. BETHKE AKA BROCK MICHAEL BETHKE; VILLAGE OF MCCULLOM LAKE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BROCK M. BETHKE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 947 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 10 IN BLOCK 17 IN MCCULLOM LAKE ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, AND THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 31, 1929 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 88347, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGES 90 AND 91, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 09-21-277-010.

Commonly known as 5103 MAPLE HILL 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 Attor-

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that Harvard Community Unit School District 50, McHenry County, IL, will receive sealed bids from interested trade contractors General Trades, Flooring, HVAC, Electrical, and Test and Balance work for the HVAC Renovations at Jefferson Elementary School.

Sealed bids will be received at the Harvard Community Unit School District 50's administration office, 401 North Division Street, Harvard, IL, 60033 Attn: Mr. Steve Miller, Director of Facilities Management, until 1:00 pm, Tuesday, January 28th, 2014. Bids proposals will be publicly opened and read immediately following. Bids must be submitted in duplicate in a sealed envelope, and labeled "HVAC Renovations at Jefferson Elementary School", the date and time of the bid opening, the Contractor's name and address, and their Trade Package - a bid day label will be provided.

SCOPE OF WORK The proposed project consists of remodeling the HVAC systems and retro-fitting with air conditioning, as well as limited finishes incidental to this work and VAT removal at Jefferson Elementary School. The creation of secure entrances at Jefferson Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Harvard Junior High School will also be included as alternate bids.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Prospective bidders may obtain bid document packets for their use and submission by contacting Lamp Incorporated (mcomiskey@lampinc.net or 847-741-7220 x324) and requesting an Invitation to Bid from GradeBeam. Bidders may download drawings for free from GradeBeam. Lamp will be utilizing GradeBeam for the entire bidding process, including addenda, so all interested bidders MUST contact Lamp to access the Gradebeam website.

All Contractors wishing to bid on this project must have a Lamp Incorporated Qualification Statement on file, updated within the last year. Contractors' qualification statements are due in Lamp Incorporated's office by 5:00 pm, January 20th, 2014.

A Bid Bond or certified check in the amount of 10% of the bid is to accompany the proposal and the successful bidder must furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond and Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) days of the award of the contract.

Payment of Prevailing Wages is required for this project.

The Board of Education of Harvard Community Unit School District 50 reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or waive any bid irregularities.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 • Page D7 neys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1106602.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582817 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE To: Paul Rausch, Sr.; Paul S. Rausch; Leann Rausch; Jim Rausch; Ronald Isaacson; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 11TX10016 Filed December 9, 2013 TAKE NOTICE County of McHenry Date Premises Sold October 31, 2011 Certificate No. 2010-02097 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst.

No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 365 Millard Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois Permanent Index No. 18-01307-008 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 2, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 2, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in Courtroom 203, Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on July 18, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 2, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois at the County Court House in Woodstock, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 667 Ware Rd Woodstock, IL 60098 Telephone: (815) 334-4242 LZ Investors, LLC Purchaser or Assignee Dated 12/9/2013 #10-8848 I579673 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 6, 7, 8, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1022447 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR REPERFORMING LOAN TRUST 2005-1 Plaintiff, vs.

JOYCE A. SMITH A/K/A JOYCE SMITH A/K/A J.A.S. A/K/A J. SMITH A/K/A A. SMITH A/K/A J.A. SMITH; RAYMOND E. SMITH A/K/A RAYMOND SMITH A/K/A RAYMOND SMITH; LAKE IN THE HILLS SANITARY DISTRICT; THE NORTHSTAR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 1395 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 November 8, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: UNIT 33-183-B IN NORTHSTAR CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: PART OF THE NORTHSTAR PHASE 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19 AND THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 27, 1994 AS DOCUMENT 94R44959, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 94R45114 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN MCHENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-19-485-007.

Commonly known as 183 POLARIS DRIVE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156.

The improvement on the property consists of a townhouse 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 Refe to File

icago, (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1022447.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582820 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1213921 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL HOLM A/K/A MICHAEL R. HOLM; KATHLEEN HOLM A/K/A KATHLEEN J. HOLM; PNC BANK, N.A. S/B/M NATIONAL CITY BANK; AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB; Defendants, 12 CH 01833 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 30 IN RATTRAY'S VILLAGE GREEN, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 20, 1971 AS DOCUMENT NO. 543067, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-34-382-001.

Commonly known as 541 HOMESTEAD COURT, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102.

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 1213921.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582830 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HARRIS BANK HUNTLEY, Plaintiff, v.

RANDALL D. GLOSSON; MARY E. GLOSSON; J.B. ENGINEERING, INC. f/k/a J. BARTHOLOMEW ENGINEERING CO. INC., A DISSOLVED ILLINOIS CORPORATION; BARTHOLOMEW NATOMA BUILDING; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 1250 East Diehl Road Naperville IL 605631250 East Diehl Road Naperville IL 60563Defendant(s).

Case Number 13CH002021 FORECLOSURE PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavite for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Defendant(s) in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the McHenry County Circuit Court, Woodstock, Illinois, by the Plaintiffs against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: PARCEL 1: THE WEST 11.0 ACRES OF THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES SOUTHERLY OF THE CENTER LINE OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY RUNNING A NORTHWESTERLY AND A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES SOUTHERLY OF THE CENTER LINE OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY RUNNING IN A NORTHWESTERLY AND A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD AND WHICH ALSO LIES EASTERLY OF THE WEST 11 ACRES THEREOF (EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE EAST 747.04 FEET THEREOF) IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: THE WEST 236.05 FEET OF THE EAST 747.04 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN WHICH LIES SOUTHERLY OF THE CENTER LINE OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY RUNNING IN A NORTHWESTERLY AND A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 4: THE EAST 35 FEET OF THE NORTH ½ OF LOT 1 OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 18; ALSO THAT PART OF THE SOUTH ½ OF LOT 1 OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 18, LYING SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY RUNNING IN A NORTHWESTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTH ½ OF LOT 1 OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 18 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH ON THE EAST LINE THEREOF FOR A DISTANCE OF 36.05 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON THE CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY AND BEING ON A LINE FORMING AN ANGLE OF 54 DEGREES 49 MINUTES TO THE LEFT WITH A PROLONGATION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE, AT THE LAST DESCRIBED POINT, FOR A DISTANCE OF 42.83 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE DRAWN 35 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 1 OF SAID NORTHWEST ¼; THENCE SOUTH ON THE LAST MENTIONED PARALLEL LINE, FOR A DISTANCE OF 60.99 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE EAST 35 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 5: THAT PART OF THE SOUTH ½ OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1 OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 18, WHICH LIES EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF OAK RIDGE ROAD, EXCEPT THAT PART WHICH LIES SOUTH OF THE NORTH 70.0 FEET THEREOF, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 6: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF, 70.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 36 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL TO THE NORTH LINE THEREOF, 571.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST, 70.0 FEET TO THE NORTH THEREOF; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 18, 571.0 FEET; MORE OR LESS, TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN:

14-18-402-002, 18-18-402-012, 14-18-402-013 14-18-300-011, 14-18-451-010, 14-18-300-017

Common Address: 2612 Oak Ridge Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60012 and which said Mortgages were entered into by Harris N.A. and Harris Bank Huntley as the Mortgagees in the amounts of $325,000.00 and $250,000.00, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document Numbers 2007R0007383 and 2004R0007184, respectively. And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said McHenry County Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant(s), file your answer to the complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the Office of the Clerk of McHenry County, located at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2014, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCE TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Dated: December 24, 2013 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe CLERK OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

There are no MBE or WBE requirements for this project. /s/Kelly M. Doherty KEOUGH & MOODY

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, starting at Jefferson Elementary, and eventually moving on to the other two schools. The meeting is not mandatory, but because of the complex HVAC remodel work and unique existing conditions, it is strongly encouraged that all interested bidders attend this pre-bid meeting. Bidders failing to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the existing conditions at the scope review may be rejected.

Keough & Moody, P.C. Attorney Number 6237432 1250 East Diehl Road, Suite 405 Naperville, IL 60563 (630) 369-2700 kmd@kmlegal.com

(Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014 #A2490)

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 31, 2013, January 7, 14, 2014. #A2453)

CLASSIFIED

Page D8• Tuesday, January 7, 2014 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 15 IN OAK VALLEY ESTATES UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 28, 1990 AS DOCUMENT NO. 90R23555, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 04-24-151-030.

Commonly known as 8718 GALLERIA COURT, SPRING GROVE, IL 60081.

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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1216058.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582832 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1202586 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SACO1 INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-3, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT J. BARTLETT; LINDA S. BARTLETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 1980 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 May 10, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 29 IN BLOCK 12 IN EIGHTH ADDITION TO COVENTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1968 AS DOCUMENT NO. 494839, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-08-326-014.

Commonly known as 804 DARLINGTON LANE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014.

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 1202586.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582831 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANNA BLONSKI, et al Defendants 12 CH 00246 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 4, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on February 6, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 3 IN THE PRESERVE UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 11 AND PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 1 IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 22, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1999R52823, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10613 RED HAWK LANE, SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 Property Index No. 04-11-251004. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1216058 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, vs.

TIMOTHY R. HERBST A/K/A TIMOTHY HERBST A/K/A TIM R. HERBST; JEANNINE S. HERBST JEANNINE HERBST; A/K/A UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 2067 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 November 8,

pai by gage qui ng the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-27506.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-27506 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 00246 TJSC#: 33-25523 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I582645 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1221120 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF11, Plaintiff, vs.

PABLO RODARTE; FOX RIVER SHORES- VILLAGE OF WATERFORD ASSOCIATION; HOMEOWNERS UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 2718 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970

McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 181 IN UNIT 5 FOX RIVER SHORES PHASE 2 VILLAGE OF WATERFORD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1986 AS DOCUMENT NO. 952413, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 15-20-161-019.

Commonly known as 560 EASTPORT COURT, ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042.

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 1221120.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582834 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.KRZYSZTOF KRZYMIANOWSKI, et al Defendants 12 CH 02795 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 31, 2014, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 44 IN DRAKE PARK UNIT 2 AT MEADOWBROOK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 18, 1994 AS DOCUMENT 94R65370, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2970 HILLSBORO LANE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 18-14-377029. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is

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subj prop ty subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-14387.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-14387 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 02795 TJSC#: 33-27830 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I582638 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1223545 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

GUILLERMO FLORES A/K/A GUILLERMO J FLORES; ILEANA FLORES A/K/A ILEANA A FLORES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 3025 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 2 IN KEATING'S RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 8 IN A.S. PARKS 2ND SUBDIVISION PHASE 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF

SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 11, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NO. 95R13136, AS AMENDED BY LETTER OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 13, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NO. 95R55112 AND LETTER OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 13, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NO. 95R55113, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 08-32-353-004.

Commonly known as 521 MEADOW AVENUE, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098-2490.

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 1223545.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582835 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS McHenry Savings Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Araceli Flores, Higinio Flores, Pedro Jimenez, Maria Jimenez, Leticia Ramirez, Harris NA, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants.

IN CHANCERY CASE NO. 13 CH 1212 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Higinio Flores, Pedro M. Jimenez, and Maria Jimenez, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Illinois, by McHenry Savings Bank against you and the other named Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a mortgage made by Pedro Jimenez, Leticia Ramirez, and Araceli Flores to McHenry Savings Bank, Mortagee, which mortgage conveys the following described premises, to wit: LOT 24 IN GRISWOLD LAKE HILLS UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST FRACTIONAL HALF OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 29, 1943 AS DOCUMENT NO. 170422, IN BOOK 7 OF PLATS, PAGE 81, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Street Address: 2607 Forestwood Drive, McHenry IL 60050 Property Tax Identification Number: 15-17-329-017-0000.

The mortgage being foreclosed was filed for record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, McHenry County, Illinois, as Document Numbered 2004R0069822 on

July 30, 2004. Summons was duly issued out of the court against you as provided by law, and said suit is still pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Higinio Flores, Pedro Jimenez, Maria Jimenez, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 North Seminary, Woodstock, IL, on or before the 28 day of January A.D. 2014 default may be entered against you at any time thereafter and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

DATED AT: Woodstock, Illinois, December 17, 2013. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court Natalie Cappetta #6279559 Frederick C. Cappetta #0385557 Cappetta & Associates, Ltd. Attorneys for McHenry Savings Bank 1900 Springs Road, Suite 102 Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 954-7474 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014. #A2426)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS ANGELA HOLLOWAY; ISAAC HOLLOWAY; LAKE IN THE HILLS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 1313 WASHINGTON STREET LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 13 CH 1564 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, LAKE IN THE HILLS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION C/O PROPERTY ASSOCIATION; UNOWNERS KNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 17 IN BLOCK 9 IN LAKE IN THE HILLS ESTATES UNIT 9, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 6, 1951 AS DOCUMENT 245262, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 28 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1313 WASHINGTON STREET LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 and which said Mortgage was made by, ANGELA HOLLOWAY; ISAAC HOLLOWAY; Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK * Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHENRY County, Illinois, as Document No. 11R0043039; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 on or before January 24, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602

icago, Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1313321 I578882 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTYWOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Anthony McCarty; LeAnn McCarty; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Dutch Creek Estates Community Association Owners Association, Inc.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

Property Address: 3706 Dutch Creek Lane, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051 13 CH 1661 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Anthony McCarty and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 5 IN DUTCH CREEK ESTATES UNIT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 19, 1991 AS DOCUMENT NO. 91R027077, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED MARCH 22, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. 93R015061, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.: 09-13-178-004 Said property is commonly known as: 3706 Dutch Creek Lane, Johnsburg, Illinois 60051, and which said mortgage was made by Anthony McCarty and Leann McCarty and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Number Document 1999R0031609 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Mchenry County on or before January 24, 2014, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I579608 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTYWOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff,

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By PHILLIP ALDER Newspaper Enterprise Association

The International Bridge Press Association jury does a tough job in choosing the annual award winners in four categories: bidding, declarer play, defense and juniors.

This deal, which would have been my junior winner, could have also been in the declarer-play list. South was Adam Kaplan of New Port Richie, Fla. In the auction, one club showed 16-plus points; four clubs was a control-bid (cue-bid); four spades was Roman Key-Card Blackwood; ive clubs indicated one key-card (an ace or the heart king); ive clubs asked for the heart queen; and six hearts showed that card and denied a side-suit king.

After winning with dummy’s spade ace, declarer cashed the heart ace.

When East dropped the 10, South deduced that hearts were 3-1. He cashed dummy’s club king, played a club to his ace, and led his last spade.

If West had found the best defense, discarding a diamond, declarer would have won with dummy’s spade king and led an-

other spade, discarding his remaining diamond -- the key play. Probably East would have led a spade, but Kaplan would have ruffed high, played a diamond to dummy’s ace, ruffed dummy’s diamond seven, and crossruffed the rest of the tricks.

Instead, West trumped the second spade and returned his third heart.

Kaplan claimed, saying that he would discard his last diamond on dummy’s spade king and ruff his two low clubs on the board.

Brilliant, especially for someone who was only 16 years old.

Contact Phillip Alder at pdabridge@prodigy.net.

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com vs.

Gerard P. Weber aka Gerard Weber; Barbara A. Weber aka Barbara Weber; Parkrise Unit V Home Owners Association; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., successor in interest by purchase from the FDIC as Receiver of Washington Mutual Bank f/k/a Washington Mutual Bank, FA; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants Property Address: 560 Kennedy Street, Marengo, Illinois 60152 13 CH 1783 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Parkrise Unit V Home Owners Association, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 66 IN PARKRISE SUBDIVISION UNIT NUMBER 5, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF LOT 64 AND PART OF LOT 65 OF THE ASSESSOR'S PLAT OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NO. 95R37881, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 11-35-326-034 Said property is commonly known as: 560 Kennedy Street, Marengo, Illinois 60152, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Gerard P. Weber aka Gerard Weber and Barbara A. Weber aka Barbara Weber and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2004R0086748 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Mchenry County on or before January 24, 2014, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I579590 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1300389 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

DOROTA ACE A/K/A DOROTA A. ACE; ROBERT ACE A/K/A ROBERT M. ACE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 179 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Co

ty Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 23 IN BLOCK 3 IN LAKELAND SHORES UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF LOTS 24 AND 25 OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S PLAT OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 18, 1957 AS DOCUMENT NO. 325703, IN BOOK 13 OF PLATS, PAGE 34, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 09-27-177-012.

Commonly known as 1612 MEADOW LANE, 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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1300389.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582837 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS. GARY L. RAINS AKA GARY L. RAINS SR., MARY RAINS AKA MARY B. LEGG-RAINS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN, A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF IN., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. DEFENDANTS Property Address: 808 Rosemarie Street Algonquin, IL 60102 13 CH 1838 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Gary L. Rains aka Gary L. Rains Sr., UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of McHenry County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 9 IN LAKE IN THE HILLS ESTATES UNIT NO. 12, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-

OF RECORDED APRIL 29, 1953 AS DOCUMENT NO. 264707, IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 77, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 19-28-327-004 COMMON ADDRESS: 808 Rosemarie Street, Algonquin, IL 60102 And which mortgages were made by Gary L. Rains aka Gary L. Rains Sr., as Mortgagor; and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Franklin A Division of National City Bank of IN as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated November 29, 2005 and recorded a Document No.2005R0103883, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you Gary L. Rains aka Gary L. Rains Sr., UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, Chancery Division, on or before January 24, 2014 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201-6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: SPSF.1422 I578021 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1226281 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

SUSAN WILSON A/K/A SUSAN K. WILSON; PAUL WILSON A/K/A PAUL W. WILSON; THE EASTWOOD MANOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 184 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 10 IN EASTWOOD MANOR, UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 17, 1956 AS DOCUMENT 311472 IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 82 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 09-25-476-004.

Commonly known as 2204 MILL LANE, MCHENRY, IL 60051.

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.

ope y 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 http://service.atty-pierce.com. at 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 1226281.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582838 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS ISSA M. CZERCHLANSKI; MIROSLAW CZERCHLANSKI A/K/A MIRISLAW CZERCHLANSKI; IGNACY CZERCHLANSKI; UNITED STATES AMERICA; STATE OF OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 4923 WEST WONDER LAKE DRIVE WONDER LAKE, IL 60097 13 CH 1845 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, MIROSLAW CZERCHLANSKI A/K/A MIRISLAW CZERCHLANSKI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 4 IN WHITE OAKS BAY, UNIT NO. 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 2 OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1947 AS DOCUMENT NO. 204098, IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS, PAGE 65 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 4923 WEST WONDER LAKE DRIVE, WONDER LAKE, IL 60097 and which said Mortgage was made by, ISSA M. CZERCHLANSKI; MIROSLAW CZERCHLANSKI A/K/A MIRISLAW CZERCHLANSKI; Mortgagor (s), to MARGARETTEN & COMPANY, INC. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHENRY County, Illinois, as Document No. 89R021716; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 on or before January 23, 2014 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1313694 I579103 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Nationstar Mortgage LLC PLAINTIFF Vs.

Luis T. Lugo a/k/a Luis Lugo; Martin Armando Lugo; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 13 CH 01929 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 16 IN BLOCK 4 IN SOUTHGATE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 330 FEET OF THE EAST 80 RODS OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 (EXCEPT THE EAST 300 FEET THEREOF) ALSO A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 14 INCLUSIVE, AND OF MURIEL STREET, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF DR. VERA B. YOUNG SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, RECORDED JUNE 15, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 211887 IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS, PAGE 88; ALSO A RE-SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 12, INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 2, AND ALL OF BLOCK 3 IN BEVERLY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 9, 1951 AS DOCUMENT NO. 247306 IN BOOK 11 OF PLATS, PAGE 32, ALL IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 9, 1956 AS DOCUMENT NO. 315477 IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 95, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 534 Desmond Drive Woodstock, IL 60098 and which said Mortgage was made by: Luis T. Lugo a/k/a Luis Lugo the Mortgagor, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2008R0024973; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before January 24, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Our File No. 14-13-24157 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I580121 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1226355 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

JACQUELINE ROLLINSON A/K/A JACQUELINE E. ROLLINSON A/K/A JACQUELINE E. SIEMS; RYAN SIEMS A/K/A RYAN T. SIEMS; CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 212 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 August 15, 2013, Sal Co

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 • Page D9 August Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 363 IN PISTAKEE HILLS UNIT NO. 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7 AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, 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. 10-07-277-017-0000.

Commonly known as 4715 WILLIAM STREET, JOHNSBURG, IL 60051.

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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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 1226355.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582839 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1307706 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AP1, Plaintiff, vs.

ERIC PONCZKO A/K/A ERIC A PONCZKO; A.P.E.K. INCORPORATED; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SOLUTIONS FUNDING, INC.; FOX RIVER SHORESVILLAGE OF WATERFORD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 0910 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 November 7, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 630 IN UNIT 10 FOX RIVER SHORES PHASE 6, VILLAGE OF WATERFORD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 19, 20, 29 AND 30, IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1991 AS DOCUMENT NO. 91R045650, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 15-20-355-006.

Commonly known as 919 KNIGHTSBRIDGE DRIVE, ISLAND LAKE, IL 60042.

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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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 1307706.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I582858 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY, JUVENILE DIVISION

Witness: December 17, 2013 /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court John P. Dickson BRUNING & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 333 Commerce Drive, Suite 900 Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 815-455-3000 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014. #A2427)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of GREGORY A MCCOY Deceased Case No. 13PR000328

IN THE INTEREST OF T.P. (Minor.)

CLAIM NOTICE

No. 13 JD 18 AFFIDAVIT FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION William P. Stanton, Assistant State's Attorney, on oath states: The respondent named below cannot be found within this state, or has left this state and cannot be located, so that process cannot be served upon him either personally or by certified mail. The present address of the respondent named below cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. His name and last known address is: Respondent's name Jason Partipilo Address L.K.A. Chandler Arizona 28th day of January, 2013. /s/ William P. Stanton Assistant State's Attorney FILED January 28, 2013 KATHERINE M. KEEFE McHENRY CTY. CIR. CLK. Signed and sworn to before me this 28th day of January, 2013.

Elizabeth Franzone NOTARY PUBLIC (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014. #A2493)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of: GREGORY A MCCOY of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 12/2/2013 to: Representative: PATRICIA H MCCOY 238 HOY AVE WOODSTOCK, IL 60098-3839 whose attorney is: PALUCH, DOREEN T 214 MAIN STREET SUITE 206 PO BOX 786 WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, or with the representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014. #A2430)

Bruning & Associates, P.C., an Illinois Professional Corporation, Plaintiff v.

Andrew B. Hewett, an individual, and Tammy Finney, an individual, Defendants.

Case No. 13 MR 568 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, Andrew B. Hewett, Defendant, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking to set aside the fraudulent transfer of a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle from you to Tammy Finney, and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or

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The regular monthly meetings of the NUNDA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES are on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM, at the Nunda Township Town Hall, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Meetings for the 2014 year are scheduled as follows: January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11.

The Annual Nunda Town Meeting will be held on April 10th at 7:00 PM, with the regular Nunda Board Meeting to follow at 8:00 PM. Submitted by: Angela P. Koscavage Nunda Township Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014. #A2495)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MICHAEL AND BARBARA NEISES Owners of record, FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR A VARIATION Notice is hereby given in compliance with the McHenry County Zoning Ordinance, that a public hearing will be held before the McHenry County Hearing Officer, in connection with this Ordinance, which would result in a variation for the following described real estate.

Lot 2 in Oak Ridge Estates, a subdivision of part of the East 50 Acres of the North 100 acres of Section 32, Township 45 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat therof recorded May 7, 1962 as Document No. 401861 in Book 14 of Plats, Page 90, in McHenry County, Illinois.

PIN 09-32-201-003 The subject property is located approximately 285 feet West of the intersection of Old Draper Road and Roundup Road, with a common address of 6310 Roundup Road in McHenry Township The subject property is presently zoned “A-1” Agriculture District and consists of approximately 4.705 acres with “A-1” zoning to the South, East and West and City of McHenry to the North The Petitioners are requesting a variation be granted to the property to allow a pool in the side yard and a pole barn in the front yard.

The Petitioners presently reside at 6310 Roundup Road in McHenry, Illinois.

A hearing on this Petition will be held on the 24th day of January 2014 at 9:00 AM in room # 210 at the McHenry County Government Center/Ware Rd. Administration Building, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois at which time and place any person desiring to be heard may be present.

DATED THIS 6th DAY OF December, 2013. by: SUSAN CONNOR Susan Connor, MCHO McHenry County Hearing Officer 2200 N. Seminary Avenue Woodstock, IL 60098 (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 2014. #A2494)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 24, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as BobKat Pagers located at 1719 Cashel Lane, McHenry, Illinois 60050 Dated DECEMBER 24, 2013 /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald December 31, 2013, January 7, 14, 2014. #A2461)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 9, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as

Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 10, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as

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located at 254 PERTH RD, CARY, IL 60013 Dated DECEMBER 10, 2013 /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald December 24, 31, 2013, January 7, 2014. #A2441)

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Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 19, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as JETSAM-FLOTSAM located at 11 Pin Oak Court, Cary, Illinois 60013 Dated DECEMBER 19, 2013 /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald December 31, 2013, January 7, 14, 2014. #A2460)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on DECEMBER 30, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Simply Home Daycare located at 101 W Franklin Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Dated DECEMBER 30, 2013 /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald January 7, 14, 21, 2014. #A2496)

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