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64th District candidates split on issues Views on income tax increase consistent with party lines By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com
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Misty Thillen of Trevor, Wis., talks with her radiologist, Dr. Kevin Morley, on Aug. 21 at the Centegra Gavers Breast Center in Crystal Lake.
Screenings save lives Mammograms and other tests allow doctors to detect, treat breast cancer earlier Breast cancer awareness
By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – A message about breast cancer prevention from Centegra Health System’s director of medical imaging was simple and to the point. “Every woman over 40 should get a mammogram every year. Period,” John Heinrich said, days before the start of breast cancer awareness month. “And that’s per the American Cancer Society.” For more than four years, mammograms and other such services have been available to McHenry County women at Centegra Gavers Breast Center, 360 N. Terra Cotta Road in Crystal Lake. Heinrich said mammograms are still done at individual Centegra hospitals, but Gavers Breast Center has become a convenient hub for patients who need
The Northwest Herald is proud to partner with Centegra Health System to bring you a purple special section focusing on cancer awareness inside Wednesday’s newspaper. A portion of the proceeds from the special section will go to the Centegra Foundation.
general screenings, as well as follow-up diagnostics and support. The center has facilitated nearly 40,000 exams since its 2010 opening. That includes screening mammograms, diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, breast MRIs and stereotactic biopsies, which are done through X-ray. The use of these various exams will vary based on each individual case, but
Heinrich stressed general screenings for all women 40 and older are ever-important as he’s noticed a fairly troubling trend in breast cancer diagnostics. “What we’re finding is a lot of patients diagnosed younger are later stage,” he said. “We think part of the reason is patients aren’t coming in for annual mammograms.” Heinrich said patients have noted insurance issues as reasons to pass on yearly exams. Some women, he added, also perceive biannual exams to be sufficient. However, breast health navigator at the center Lynn Griesmaier said subtle changes from year to year can make all the difference. “Screenings really allow the patient and radiologist to get the best possible
See BREAST CANCER, page A4
CRYSTAL LAKE – Republican state Rep. Barbara Wheeler and Democratic challenger Joel Mains are split along party lines when it comes to allowing the 67 percent income tax increase to substantially expire Jan. 1. Wheeler, running for a second term representing the 64th House District, favors letting the increase expire as lawmakers promised four years ago. Mains said the state cannot afford to let it roll back. “I’m in favor of keeping it. Cutting costs alone is not the way to bring the state into further prosperity,” Mains said. But Wheeler said the tax increase, which was billed by Democratic lawmakers as a measure to pay down billions in unpaid bills and straighten out Illinois’ finances, only succeeded in growing government. Lawmakers raised the flat tax from 3 to 5 percent of individual income in 2011, with a provision to lower the rate to 3.75 percent in 2015. But Gov. Pat Quinn in his 2015 budget address earlier this year asked lawmakers to make the increase permanent. “We handled the money very poorly the last few years. I don’t think you should trust us with more of your money,” Wheeler said. The candidates, both from the Crystal Lake area, spent an hour Tuesday afternoon talking with the Northwest Herald Editorial Board about the issues facing the state
State Rep. Barbara Wheeler
Joel Mains Democratic challenger
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More inside Candidates agree IHSA records should be open, see page C3. and the 64th District. The district, which includes parts of McHenry and Lake counties, runs north from Crystal Lake up through the Chain O’ Lakes to the Wisconsin border and includes all or parts of Bull Valley, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake, Johnsburg, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst. The candidates also split along partisan lines with proposals to move from a flat tax to a progressive structure based on income like the federal income tax – Wheeler opposes the idea, but Mains supports it. Such a change would require voters to amend the Illinois Constitution. Taxes and over-regulation are among the culprits contributing to Illinois’ unfriendly business climate,
See CANDIDATES, page A6
Former sheriff’s sergeant’s sexual assault victim seeks help Mother started online campaign to help raise money for therapy sessions, says son needs in-patient treatment By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Teresa Calabrese is ready to talk. Her son was sexually assaulted by former McHenry County sheriff’s sergeant Gregory Pyle. When Pyle was sentenced Sept. 17 to 50 years in federal prison for the crime, Calabrese made it clear her
family would suffer a life sentence. Calabrese, who no longer lives in the area, reached out to the Northwest Herald because she said she had nowhere else to turn. Her son needs extensive mental health treatment, the cost of which is far more than she can afford. She’s started an online fundraising campaign to help pay
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How to help Visit www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/1ty5/help-support-victim-ofchild-sexual-abuse to donate to the online fundraiser. for it. To date, she’s raised $1,420 of the $100,000 she estimates the treatment would cost. Her son attends weekly therapy sessions from an or-
ganization that provides them free of charge. But it’s not enough. “Once a week counseling doesn’t seem to be cutting it,” Calabrese said, adding that
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he probably needs in-patient treatment. The family has moved three times since Pyle’s arrests. Her son spends most of his time alone, struggles in school and is prone to angry outbursts. “He’s still this scared little boy on the inside,” she said. For the former stay-athome mom, the well has run dry. After Pyle was arrested
on local sex abuse charges in January 2012, he remained on the sheriff’s office payroll and Calabrese received the majority of his paychecks and remained on his health insurance. His benefits ran out the following August – the same day he was indicted on federal charges.
See TREATMENT, page A4