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S. Africa’s 1st black president dies at 95 The ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness.

South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought to win over its defeated guardians in a relatively peaceful transition of power that inspired the world.

As head of state, the former boxer, lawyer and inmate lunched with the prosecutor who argued successfully for his inNelson carceration. He sang Mandela the apartheid-era Afrikaans anthem at his inauguration and On the traveled hundreds Net of miles to have tea with the widow of View more the prime minister in photos of Nel- power at the time he son Mandela was sent to prison.

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Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95, a global symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation in a world often jarred by conflict and division.

Mandela’s stature as a fighter against apartheid – the system of white racist rule he called evil – and a seeker of peace with his enemies was on a par with that of other men he admired: American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, both of whom were assassinated while actively engaged in their callings.

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All Smiles Dental employee Casey Santinello (left) gives paperwork to patient Joe Noll of Bartlett to fill out before his dentist appointment Nov. 27 in Algonquin.

A growing number of health care providers are urging patients to pay for treatment not covered by their insurance plans with credit cards and lines of credit that can be arranged quickly at the provider’s office.

Experts: Know your options before agreeing to a payment plan

By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com All Smiles Dental offers a variety of payment options for customers.

Insurance covers some costs involved with dental upkeep, but without the proper plan more serious treatments and multiple visits can be expensive, forcing many to either seek alternative methods of payment or avoid the dentist altogether.

The Algonquin office caters to customers despite their financial situation, offering payment plans and dental credit through third-party companies. The business also began an in-office savings plan this week to help with dental costs.

“Patients need to stay up-to-date with their dentistry needs, and money shouldn’t get in the way of that,” said Dr. Tim Stirneman, owner of All Smiles Dental. “There are several options that help people afford dentist-

ry that they couldn’t get otherwise. You just have to know how they work.”

All Smiles Dental is one of many dentist and doctor offices, hearing aid centers and pain clinics offering patients lines of credit and long-term payment options as a way to pay for treatments not covered by their insurance plans, experts said.

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Quinn announces $7.2M project to improve Routes 31, 120

By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Gov. Pat Quinn made official Thursday what the city of McHenry has known for months – a $7.2 million project to improve a stretch of Routes 120 and 31 is coming this spring.

Quinn’s office announced the project’s green lighting under the

$31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! capital plan. The project will improve Route 120 from its western intersection with Route 31 to Green Street, and Route 31 from Route 120 north to McCullom Lake Road.

Plans call for the widening of both routes, improving traffic signals and street lighting and landscape improvements. Route 31 just north of Route 120 and their eastern intersec-

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Route 31 will be widened to five lanes from Route 120 northward to about 400 feet south of the McCullom Lake Road intersection, where Route 31 already is five lanes. Another leftturn lane will be added onto Route 120 to accommodate northbound traffic.

Utility companies in recent weeks

have begun relocating their fixed equipment around Routes 120 and 31 in anticipation of next spring’s work. The project is scheduled to be finished by November 2014, weather permitting.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is managing the project, and Alliance Contractors Inc. of

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Just lock the doors, keep the beep I like a car that doesn’t announce me, or worse, have gas. Yeah, that kind of gas.

We picked up a second car in May, and overall, we have to say we are satisfied with it.

It’s a match of the car we already had, a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. This one is a 2002 Impala. And it continues our history with mates. Our previous vehicles were Plymouth Voyager minivans, the original a 1996 and its mate a 1997 Voyager.

Neither was planned this way.

The second Voyager was a complete surprise.

I had been driving a Ford Taurus, which I bought from a private party outside Marengo who said the car belonged to his dear mother who died that summer, and he couldn’t bear to have the car around any longer, especially with Christmas approaching.

His mother’s car? Of course it had to be in good shape. He wouldn’t let Mom out on the road in a junker.

Well, I came to find out rather quickly that he would. The last straw was pulling out of a gas station on Route 14 in Crystal Lake at the height of rush hour one spring evening.

Something in the front wheel section broke, and I was stranded on Route 14 during rush hour, not something those behind me appreciated.

The car wouldn’t budge, not

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VIEWS Dick Peterson forward or backward. A Crystal Lake police officer pulled up behind me, assessed the situation and offered to call a tow truck. She was incredibly helpful.

Rather than put another dime into the car, I sold it to the junkyard in Woodstock for $100.

That very night, we found the Voyager’s mate in a used car lot for a good price. It was serendipitous.

The best feature of the Voyager’s was the alarm that sounded when you turned the minivan off, left the keys in the ignition and opened the door.

It made it pretty much impossible to lock your keys in the minivan. I can’t begin to count how many times that little feature saved me from locking the keys inside.

But it was a personal sound, between you and the car.

The mate of the 2003 Impala has the same key-in-the-ignition feature – I don’t think I’d buy a car without it – but it also announces to all the world that the door has been locked by issuing a short beep, kind of an electronic passing of gas.

I don’t want that announcement

made.

I don’t need an audible reminder that I pushed the right button on the remote-lock key fob to lock the doors.

On the 2003 model, the only sound you hear when pushing the button on the key fob is the latching of the locks. That’s all you really need to hear.

The 2002 Impala isn’t the only model on the road that makes the announcement. Go into any department store parking lot, and you are bound to hear all sorts of sounds – many of them even louder than mine – announcing that the vehicle in Aisle 5 has just been locked. I can’t help but turn my head.

The announcement apparently is a common standard feature in many vehicles.

My personal paranoid feeling is that it announces to the bad guys that someone is nearby who just locked his or her car, and all you have to do is match the people to their vehicles, grab their keys before they slip them into their pockets or purses and steal the car.

I’m not sure this is tracked in the Uniform Crime Statistics. In fact, I’m not sure this has happened outside the confines of my mind, but the threat seems real enough. Oh, push the panic button on your fob to draw attention to the thief. Right.

While the announcement might alert the people a couple of cars over that someone has just locked his or her car, and it is not intrusion on their personal silence, the loud beeping and honking of the panic button is sure to annoy 99 percent of the people in the parking lot, as in, “The idiot hit the panic button by mistake.

Hit it again to make it stop! Please!”

The panic button has been sounded inadvertently so many times that it has become the voice of the boy who cried, “Wolf!” There’s nothing to be panicked about. It’s just another annoying misfire.

I’m not sure why auto manufacturers attached a beep, or a similar sound, to the locking of doors. Have we become so irresponsible about locking our doors that we need to be comforted by a second beep 50 feet away – just in case? That’s sad. Or is it a kind of “Hail to the Chief” that I’ve arrived? All the more sad.

When I lock the door, I keep my head down and hope no one notices that I made the equivalent of an auto fart. The shame of it all.

• Dick Peterson, who lives in Woodstock, is a mental-health advocate. He is a freelance writer and a former Northwest Herald Opinion Page editor. He can be contacted at dickpeterson76@gmail.com.

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Quinn stands to collect $74,000 in back salary The ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn is set to get about $74,000 in back pay now that Illinois lawmakers have finally approved a pension deal.

The governor used his line-item veto power this

8STATE BRIEFS Review calls for better disaster response SPRINGFIELD – A review has found several shortfalls in Illinois’ readiness to respond to disasters and emergencies.

The review concluded that there could be better coordination with local communities on things like identifying and pre-registering volunteer health professionals who could be called upon during an emergency. The review also found more needed to be done to identify populations at greater risk in the event of disasters, such as children with disabilities, and to plan for caring for them.

DNR postpones hearing on fracking regulations CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it’s postponing a public hearing on proposed rules for high-volume oil and gas drilling because of winter storm warnings. The meeting initially planned for Thursday night in Effingham instead will be held Dec. 16 at the Effingham Holiday Inn. The agency is holding hearings around the state on plans to govern hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The practice uses a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to crack and hold open rock formations, releasing trapped oil and gas.

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summer when he halted legislators’ salaries, saying they shouldn’t get paid until they addressed the nearly $100 billion pensions crisis. He also stopped accepting his own paychecks.

A judge disagreed with Quinn in September and the

comptroller began issuing checks to lawmakers. But Quinn still didn’t accept his own salary.

Lawmakers approved the pension reform plan this week and sent the measure, which could save the state $160 billion over 30 years, to Quinn

on Wednesday.

But, the Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reported, Quinn’s uncollected paychecks remain in Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s office.

“The governor has not yet requested to resume his pay,”

said comptroller spokesman Brad Hahn.

Quinn, who earns $177,400 a year as governor, has been living off his savings and other investment income since he stopped accepting his paychecks.

His critics called the move

Fast-food protests return Push for wage hikes continue

Inaction on incentives concerns businesses

By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press

The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages.

Organizers say employees planned to forgo work in 100 cities, with rallies set for another 100 cities. But by late afternoon, it was unclear what the actual turnout was or how many of the participants were workers. At targeted restaurants, the disruptions seemed minimal or temporary.

The protests are part of an effort that began about a year ago and is spearheaded by the Service Employees International Union, which has spent millions to bankroll local worker groups and organize publicity for the demonstrations. Protesters are calling for pay of $15 an hour, but the figure is seen more as a rallying point than a near-term possibility.

At a time when there’s growing national and international attention on economic disparities, advocacy groups and Democrats are hoping to build public support to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. That comes to about $15,000 a year for full-time work.

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Protesters rally for higher wages Thursday outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago. Demonstrations planned in 100 cities are part of a push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage of $7.25. ered outside restaurants in cities including Boston, Lakewood, Calif., Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, N.C., where protesters walked into a Burger King but didn’t stop customers from getting their food.

In Detroit, about 50 demonstrators turned out for a pre-dawn rally in front of a McDonald’s. A few employees said they weren’t working but a manager and other employees kept the restaurant open.

Julius Waters, a 29-yearold McDonald’s maintenance worker who was among the protesters, said it’s hard making ends meet on his wage of $7.40 an hour.

“I need a better wage for myself, because, right now,

I’m relying on aid, and $7.40 is not able to help me maintain taking care of my son. I’m a single parent,” Waters said.

In New York City, about 100 protesters blew whistles and beat drums while marching into a McDonald’s at around 6:30 a.m.; one startled customer grabbed his food and fled as they flooded the restaurant, while another didn’t look up from eating and reading amid their chants of “We can’t survive on $7.25!”

Community leaders took turns giving speeches for about 15 minutes until police arrived and ordered protesters out of the store.

The crowd continued to demonstrate outside for about 45 minutes.

CHICAGO – Illinois took a giant step toward fixing its biggest financial problem Thursday by putting a sweeping pension reform on the books, but legislators’ inaction on tax incentives aimed at keeping companies and creating new jobs has triggered fresh concerns about the state’s business climate.

The Senate and a House committee took up legislation this week offering tax breaks for Archer Daniels Midland Company, chemical distributor Univar and newly-merged OfficeMax and Office Depot. But the House left after Tuesday’s pension vote, pushing the issue into 2014 since lawmakers aren’t due back until January. The slowed action – an ADM official said the company needed a decision by year’s end – could frustrate companies and give other states that have already ridiculed Illinois for its unemployment and major financial problems the chance to swoop in.

“The Illinois government’s failure to act in a timely manner is a huge disappointment for business people who are trying to make decisions in a timely manner,” said Illinois Chamber of Commerce President Doug Whitley. “It’s bad form.”

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Three separate bills were discussed, but all had the same idea: Give companies a reason to stay or move to Illinois with the promise of retaining and creating new jobs in a state that struggles with its financial image and has one of the highest unemployment rates. Legislation cropped up earlier this year when agribusiness giant ADM announced it was relocating its longtime headquarters from Decatur. The company hasn’t said where it’s going, but city officials in Chicago, Atlanta and St. Louis have said they’re all in the running.

The Senate approved two bills. One would give ADM up to $30 million in tax breaks and the company would have to add hundreds of jobs in Illinois. The other calls for roughly $58 million in incentives for Univar, a Washington-state based company that wants to relocate to Illinois where it has some offices, and Naperville-based OfficeMax and Florida-based Office Depot.

Sen. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat who sponsored the second bill, said Texas was in the running for luring away Univar. Other lawmakers expressed concerns during testimony that the office supply companies would chose Florida, a state that has already given Office Depot millions in incentives over the years.

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Big obstacles for budget deal as deadline looms

By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – With hopes of a “grand bargain” long gone, congressional negotiators now are seeking a more modest deal before year-end to ease the automatic spending cuts that are squeezing both the Pentagon and domestic federal programs. But the going is getting rougher.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would withhold support from any compromise to ease across-the-board cuts until Republicans also agree to renew expiring unemployment benefits for America’s long-term jobless, adding a major complication.

At the same time, conserva-

BANGUI, Central African Republic – Wielding rifles and machetes, armed Christian fighters who support the Central African Republic’s exiled president assaulted the capital at dawn on Thursday, leaving nearly 100 people dead. Shrouded bodies were lined up in a mosque as dozens of wounded lay on bloodstained hospital floors.

The ambush on Muslim neighborhoods of Bangui came as the United Nations voted to send a contingent of French troops to try to stabilize the country, and French President Francois Hollande announced plans to double the force. The daylong gunbattle touched even the most protected parts of the capital, including the residence of the prime minister, underscoring the volatile mix

Oil crews endure no matter the weather

By JAMES MacPHERSON The Associated Press

that slammed much of the nation kept intensifying Thursday, draping many communities in skin-stinging cold. The system dumped 1 to 2 feet of snow in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, forcing school closures and temporary power outages and delighting skiers who hit the slopes despite temperatures in the single digits.

The south-central U.S. braced for the next blow, expected to come Friday in the form of sleet and ice that could imperil millions unaccustomed to the treacherous combination of moisture and bitter cold.

In Montana, temperatures fell as low as minus 26 in Great Falls and minus 27 in Havre, both records. In parts of the Rockies and Northern Plains, wind made those conditions feel even colder.

The deep freeze, blamed on the jet stream’s move southward, was expected to linger

at least through the weekend.

With the mercury falls this low, the cold inflicts pain on exposed skin almost instantly, and water poured from a cup can freeze before hitting the ground.

Contact lenses begin sticking to eyeballs. Cars fail to start, and people begin longing for heavy foods. Pets refuse to go outside.

The Red Cross urged people to stay inside or layer up to guard against frostbite if they must go out. The agency also asked residents to check on neighbors, especially those who need special assistance or live alone.

Holiday events were called off. In Rapid City, S.D., officials concluded it was too cold for ice skating.

Oil patch workers endure by layering up beneath fire-retardant clothing and taking breaks in small heated shacks called “doghouses,” which are often near rigs.

tives are balking at a proposal to raise fees on airline tickets to pay for TSA agents as part of an agreement, another hurdle.

GOP leaders, meanwhile, are preparing a backup plan for averting another government shutdown in January if there’s no budget deal by then.

Negotiators on Capitol Hill are trying hard to close out a deal but are facing resistance from Pelosi and other Democrats determined to add $25 billion to extend federally-paid jobless benefits. Those benefits average $269 a week to people whose 26 weeks of statepaid unemployment benefits have run out.

“We cannot, cannot support a budget agreement that does not include unemployment insurance in the budget or as a

sidebar in order to move it all along,” Pelosi said Thursday at a hearing to publicize the plight of people set to lose the jobless benefits.

Her statement was significant because she is going to have to supply Democratic votes if any deal is going to pass the Republican-majority House. Many conservatives are likely to abandon a compromise agreement over fee proposals such as increasing Transportation Security Administration charges that could add $5 to the cost of a typical round-trip airline ticket.

“If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s a duck,” said Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. “This is a tax increase, nothing more.”

BISMARCK, N.D. – With the wind chill falling to almost minus 40, Steve Hendershot’s mind was elsewhere Thursday as he and his crew of roustabouts worked an oil rig in North Dakota’s booming oil patch.

On palm trees and beaches, in fact.

“Sometimes you just got to close your eyes and dream of a warm, happy place,” said Hendershot, working near Souris. “I’m doing that today.”

The cold weather sweeping the Plains wasn’t cooling off work in the oil patch, which moves forward in all kinds of weather. But even hardened oilmen were taking note of the dangerous conditions that were expected to keep daily highs below zero until Sunday.

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Al-Qaida-style attack in Yemen’s capital kills 52 ADEN, Yemen – Militants stormed the Defense Ministry in the heart of Yemen’s capital Thursday, killing 52 people, including at least seven foreigners, in a suicide car bombing and assault by gunmen. The brazen, al-Qaida-style attack follows a rise in U.S. drone strikes in this key American ally in the Middle East. The two-stage operation came as the defense minister was in Washington for talks. The U.S. military increased its regional alert status after the attack and is “fully prepared to support our Yemeni partners,” a senior U.S. defense official said.

At least 167 people were wounded, nine seriously, in the

TRIPOLI, Libya – An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassador was killed last year.

There were no credible claims of responsibility, but suspicion was likely to fall on Islamic militants active in Benghazi. It came five days after al-Qaida’s American spokesman called upon Libyans to attack U.S. interests everywhere as revenge for U.S. special forces snatching an al-Qaida suspect off the streets of Tripoli in October and whisking him out of the country.

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Many cards charge no interest for a promotional period of 6 to 18 months • PAYMENT Continued from page A1

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Mourners gather Friday outside the home of former President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, where Mandela died after a long illness.

S. African president: ‘We’ve lost our greatest son’ • MANDELA Continued from page A1 world of one of one of the great figures of modern history and set the stage for days of mourning and reflection about a colossus of the 20th century who projected astonishing grace, resolve and good humor.

Dressed in black, South African President Jacob Zuma made the announcement on television. He said Mandela died “peacefully,” surrounded by family, at around 8:50 p.m.

“We’ve lost our greatest son. Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father,” Zuma said.

“Although we knew that this day would come, nothing can diminish our sense of a profound and enduring loss.”

At times, Mandela embraced his iconic status, appearing before a rapturous crowd in London’s Wembley Stadium soon after his 1990 release from prison. Sometimes, he sought to downplay it, uneasy about the perils of being put on a pedestal. In an unpublished manuscript, written while in prison, Mandela acknowledged that leaders of the anti-apartheid movement dominated the spotlight but said they were “only part of the story,” and every activist was “like a brick which makes up our organization.”

He pondered the cost to his family of his dedication to the fight against the racist system of government that jailed him for 27 years and refused him permission to attend the funeral of his mother and of a son who was killed in a car crash. In court, he described himself as “the loneliest man” during his mid-1990s divorce from Winnie Mandela. As president, he could not forge lasting solutions to poverty, unemployment and other social ills that still plague today’s South Africa, which has struggled to live up to its rosy depiction as the “Rainbow Nation.”

He secured near-mythi-

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Nelson Mandela (center) applauds May 8, 1996, along with his two deputy presidents, Thabo Mbeki (left) and F.W. de Klerk, after a new constitution was approved by the Constitutional Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa. cal status in his country and beyond. Last year, the South African central bank released new bank notes showing his face, a robust, smiling image of a man who was meticulous about his appearance and routinely exercised while in prison. South Africa erected statues of him and named buildings and other places after him. He shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk, the country’s last white president. He was the subject of books, films and songs and a magnet for celebrities.

In 2010, Mandela waved to the crowd at the Soccer City stadium at the closing ceremony of the World Cup, whose staging in South Africa allowed the country, and the continent, to shine internationally. It was the last public appearance for the former president and prisoner, who smiled broadly and was bundled up against the cold.

One of the most memorable of his gestures toward racial harmony was the day in 1995 when he strode onto the field before the Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg, and then again after the game, when he congratulated the home team for its victory over a tough New Zealand team. Mandela was wearing South African colors and the overwhelmingly white crowd

of 63,000 was on its feet, chanting “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!”

It was typical of Mandela to march headlong into a bastion of white Afrikanerdom – in this case the temple of South African rugby – and make its followers feel they belonged in the new South Africa.

The moment was portrayed in “Invictus,” Clint Eastwood’s movie telling the story of South Africa’s transformation through the prism of sport.

It was a moment half a century in the making. In the 1950s, Mandela sought universal rights through peaceful means but was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 for leading a campaign of sabotage against the government. The speech he gave during that trial outlined his vision and resolve.

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people,” Mandela said. “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

clients unable to afford coverage as long as the agreement is followed.

A review by The New York Times of dozens of customers’ contracts for medical cards and lines of credit, as well as hundreds of court filings in connection with civil lawsuits brought by state authorities and others, shows how perilous such financial arrangements can be for patients – and how advantageous they can be for health care providers.

Many of the cards initially charge no interest for a promotional period, typically six to 18 months, an attractive feature for people worried about whether they can afford care, according to an article in The New York Times.

But if the debt is not paid in full when that time is up, costly rates – usually 25 to 30 percent – kick in.

If payments are late, patients face additional fees and, in most cases, their rates increase automatically, the article states. The higher rates are often retroactive, meaning they are applied to patients’ original balances, rather than to the amount they still owe.

While national medical or dental associations have formal policies of the practices, ADA Business Enterprises, a profit-making arm of the American Dental Association that connects dentists and businesses, endorses General Electric’s CareCredit, whose cards are use by more than seven million people nationwide, The New York Times article states.

About 25 percent of revenues at All Smiles Dental come from customers’ using CareCredit, Stirneman said. Other revenue comes from payment plans signed up for through Springstone Patient Financing and loans acquired through Fortiva Financial.

Using the third-party companies has been a boon for the business and customers thus far, as long as patients know exactly what the plan entails and what can happen if it is not followed.

“We tell the patients to make sure to pay it off in the amount of time agreed upon because rates can skyrocket. It works out really well.

The rate of default for dental bills is very low. A lot of patients who don’t think they can get credit can get it through these companies.”

Dr. Tim Stirneman Owner of All Smiles Dental

“We tell the patients to make sure to pay it off in the amount of time agreed upon because rates can skyrocket,” Stirneman said. “It works out really well. The rate of default for dental bills is very low. A lot of patients who don’t think they can get credit can get it through these companies.”

Because a segment of customers who come to the dental office are uninsured, the business rolled out its own discount program. Most preventative dental care is fully covered at lower payments for clients, and restorative and other services are given at a discounted rate for those enrolled.

For clients who choose to get a credit card or line of credit, there are several things they would want to look into before agreement to the terms involved, said Mayra Leanos, credit counselor with Consumer Credit Counseling of McHenry County.

That includes making sure to read the fine print when it comes to promotional periods to see when it ends and what the interest rates will be after it’s over; agreeing to an affordable minimum payment that will allow the client to pay off the balance before the promotional period is over because of higher rates after that point; and clarifying any fees for things like late payments.

“Lastly, people should always ask whether they are signing up for a credit card

or an internal program being offered by their medical facility,” Leanos said. “How things are being marketed, many people think they are signing up with their medical provider versus getting a credit card. Always make sure you ask.”

Crystal Lake Dental Associates offers CareCredit to its customers.

Patients who select the financing option include those who want to use it for the part of the cost their insurance doesn’t cover, or “people who just really budget and want to keep everything straight,” said Cindy Chapman, business associate at the Crystal Lake office.

Once the patient decides to use CareCredit, the dental office is no longer involved financially, Chapman added.

“All we do is give them the information, and then it is between them and CareCredit,” she said. “We have nothing to do with it after that.”

Credit cards of all types also are playing a growing role in financing medical care, The New York Times review found. In 2010, about $45 billion in health care costs was charged on credit cards in the U.S., according to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Health insurers shift nearly one-quarter of the final medical bill to patients, according to findings released in June from the AMA’s sixth annual checkup of health insurers and their patterns for processing and paying medical claims.

As health insurer agreements with employers pass on greater portions of medical service costs to employees, credit cards may provide a convenient means for patients to pay their portion of the medical bill.

“Physicians want to provide patients with their individual out-of-pocket costs, but must work through a maze of complex insurance rules to find useful information,” said Dr. Barbara McAneny, chair-elect for the AMA. “The AMA is calling on health insurers to provide patients and physicians with better tools that can automatically determine a patient’s payment responsibility prior to treatment.”

Charles Miller Road also will be widened • PROJECT Continued from page A1 Woodstock was the lowest of four bidders for the job.

State and federal funds are paying for the project, and the city obtained a $928,000 state grant, which required a 20 percent local match, for

street lighting and streetscape improvements.

The average daily traffic count for the stretch of Route 120 that is joined with Route 31 was 32,900 in 2011, according to IDOT data.

Work also will continue next year in McHenry on a widening of Charles Miller Road between Route 31 and

River Road. Workers this year built a second bridge across the Fox River, doubling the road’s capacity over the river to four lanes.

Elsewhere on Route 31, work is ongoing on improvements to its intersection with Route 176, and work will continue next year on the Algonquin Western Bypass.

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Friday, December 6, 2013 • Page A9 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

Prepare for winter’s worst Winter weather already has brushed McHenry County with minor snowfalls.

Temperatures in the 50s this week belie the fact that serious snow, ice and cold are just around the corner.

Indeed, while the region has had a general reprieve from difficult conditions, the Upper Midwest just got hit with heavy snow.

Central Illinois expected its own For the record band of ice and snow to move “In Illinois, it’s a question of through Thursday when snow, ice and sub-zero and Friday. temperatures will it, not if The same they will occur,” said Jonathon system will usher Monken of the Illinois Emerin colder temperagency Management Agency. tures here.

If people aren’t ready for winter’s worst, time’s a-wasting.

In recent years, several agencies have banded together to provide winter preparedness information to the public. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service, and Red Cross put together useful information, which is available at ready. illinois.gov or by searching for “Illinois Winter Weather Preparedness Guide” on the Internet.

Though veterans of Illinois winters know the drill, it doesn’t hurt to review the tips and suggestions for enduring the season. Newcomers have even more reason to bone up on surviving winter in the Prairie State.

In a news release, Jonathon Monken, director of the IEMA, put it this way: “In Illinois, it’s a question of when snow, ice, and sub-zero temperatures will hit, not if they will occur. Getting caught unprepared may not be just inconvenient, it could be dangerous.

Now’s the time to take a few minutes to put together your home and vehicle emergency supply kits and review the steps you should take to stay safe during hazardous winter weather.”

It could be dangerous? Yes. Three people died of exposure in Illinois last year. Since 1995, 134 people have lost their lives because of the cold.

Winter driving conditions cause 51 fatalities a year, on average, and 4,450 injuries in 29,260 vehicle crashes.

Illinois experiences, on average, five severe winter storms a year – each with the potential to significantly disrupt daily activities.

Cars can get stuck in blizzard conditions.

People can get snowed in. The electricity can go out. Arctic cold can grip the region for days or weeks.

So, is your car ready? Is your home ready?

Are your family members ready? Are you ready?

If not, the time is now to get ready.

8ANOTHER VIEW

White House constraints When 38 major independent news organizations find it necessary to protest a White House policy in unison, the president has a problem.

And so it is for the Obama administration.

With increasing frequency, the White House is shutting out independent news photographers from recording key presidential events.

It’s no surprise the government shots are flattering. And there is no certainty the pictures are accurate depictions of the mood of meetings.

Obama entered office promising new transparency. This shift to more closed-door activities does not comport with that promise.

There is a place for paid White House photographers. But independent photographers work to record history from all angles, not just those favored by the White House.

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8IT’S YOUR WRITE Never His plan To the Editor: Many have written about homosexual marriage in the letters-tothe-editor section of my hometown newspaper. Let’s get to the heart of the matter.

If there is no God, then why did it take so long to legalize homosexual marriage? And what are the next once-forbidden activities and relationships, desired among consenting adults, which are to be publicly expressed, tolerated, accepted and, ultimately, celebrated?

Let’s keep expanding the boundaries for personal fulfillment, and the sooner the better. For we eat, drink and be merry, and then we die.

But if there is a God, and that God is the God of the Bible – of the patriarchs, Christmas, Easter and the founding immigrants of America and their descendents – then neither layman nor minister who speaks in the name of God may embrace homosexual marriage. It was never His plan.

God is not in the business of making errant people, myself among them, comfortable in the pleasure of their wayward thoughts, words and actions. He is in the business of exposing their waywardness, in slavery to Satan, and calling them to a new way of life as children of God, made possible through his Holy Spirit and his son, Jesus Christ. The old way of life is gone, and a new way of life, not of selflove but of sacrificial love, begins.

This is the love God intended from

the beginning.

So, follow people and politicians, or God? By God’s grace, I choose the Lord Jesus Christ.

Gary A. Neudahl Cary

Doesn’t add up

How to sound off We welcome original letters on public issues.

Letters must include the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers.

We limit letters to 250 words and one published letter every 30 days.

All letters are subject to editing

To the Editor: McHenry County College must be teaching new math.

After reading the article about the flat tax levy, I must not understand this new math. If the college is collecting the same amount of money from the same amount of people, then the amount that each person pays remains the same.

I understand that declining house values will cause the rate to increase so that the final amount gets back to the final amount, but the only reason that all the individuals would pay more is if there are fewer taxpayers.

Has there been a decrease in the number of taxpayers? If so, why is the college worried about all this supposed growth?

Maybe the flat levy isn’t so flat. I guess I should go back to college and learn this new math so I can use it in my engineering work.

season.

The Diaper Bank does not receive government funds. The Diaper Bank does not receive money from the United Way. Yet we distribute 25,000 diapers a month to people in need: babies and children, disabled children and adults, people who are suffering through serious illness, and the elderly.

How do we do it? People like you pitch in. Community organizations, churches and local businesses pitch in. Together, we make a difference in the lives of many every day.

We need you. If you haven’t already, please pitch in. Remember, diapers are not a luxury. They are a basic human need. You can help us more than you know.

Steve Schwarz

The Rev. Phyllis Mueller

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Upset with Franks

To the Editor: The St. Paul Diaper Bank needs your help during this holiday

To the Editor: Well, state Rep. Jack Franks, DMarengo, has done it again.

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First he hasn’t the courage to vote “no” on the recently passed same-sex-marriage act. If gay couples want to live together, that’s their business. Civil unions are there for them.

But same-sex marriage just further leads this great country down the road to moral decay.

Thank God we have five Republican representatives in McHenry County who are not afraid to stand up and not pander to the gay community for votes.

Now Franks wants to allow teenagers to obtain a FOID card and own firearms without parental consent. His age-old argument that if you are old enough to join the armed forces you should be able to own a firearm just doesn’t fly.

There are many responsible teenagers, but there also are those who have absolutely no reason or business of having a gun.

What’s next, Rep. Franks? Lowering the drinking age from 21? Give me a break.

William Brodrick Algonquin

Value-added tax plan Democrats, Republicans could embrace WASHINGTON – Here’s some holiday cheer: 120 million American families no longer have to file income tax returns; the top individual rate is lowered by 20 percent; the top corporate rate is cut by more than half; the government gets the same amount of revenue; and the tax system is slightly more progressive.

OK, it’s not a free lunch. It would be accompanied by a 12.9 percent value-added levy, which critics like to call a national sales tax.

This is the brainchild of Michael Graetz, a Columbia University law professor and former top tax official in the George H.W. Bush administration. He has refined his proposal, and the Tax Policy Center, courtesy of a grant from the Pew Charitable Trust, has analyzed it; the results should cause liberals and conservatives to take notice.

There is broad consensus that the U.S. tax system is inefficient,

inequitable and hopelessly complex.

The chairmen of the two tax-writing committees in Congress, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., have worked diligently to craft a bipartisan overhaul.

It’s going nowhere. The two chairmen won’t be in their positions in the next Congress, and a 1986-style tax reform – broadening the base and lowering the rates – isn’t politically achievable today.

Further, the conservative dream of starving government by slashing taxes and the liberal idea of paying for new initiatives by closing loopholes for the rich are nonstarters.

The Graetz initiative offers something for both sides. It starts, he suggests, with countering the observation once offered by former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers that liberals fear a value-added tax because it’s regressive and conservatives fear it because it’s a money

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VIEWS Albert R. Hunt machine. Graetz’s measure overcomes both objections.

The professor argues that his VAT would make business more competitive and create jobs; it would be levied on imports, not exports. It would bring U.S. tax policy more in line with the 160 other countries, including every developed one, that have a VAT. Graetz addresses the regressivity of most sales taxes, not by exempting food, drugs and other necessities as most of the older European systems do, but with a system of credits and offsets that follows the more modern models of Singapore and New Zealand.

He provides a payroll tax cut and

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expanded child-care credits focused on low- and moderate-income workers. Families making less than $100,000 would be exempt from any income tax that is progressive, with a top rate of 31 percent on incomes more than $600,000. (The top corporate rate would be 15 percent.)

Those on fixed incomes, such as senior citizens, he argues, would be protected from higher prices induced by the tax by cost-of-living adjustments.

The Tax Policy Center found that his proposal succeeds in raising the same amount of revenue as current law. If revenue is to be part of any longer-term deficit reduction, Graetz observes, the value-added tax or the income taxes could be tweaked.

“Actually, this would put us in a better situation to address the fiscal crunch down the road,” he said.

One of the many reasons the

Baucus-Camp effort is doomed is that the differences between today and 1986 are much greater than any similarities. Almost three decades ago, lower individual rates were funded by higher taxes on capital gains and corporations.

“There is no such pot of gold today,” Graetz said.

As a realist with considerable experience in Washington, he recognizes the huge hurdles: Politicians still cite the 1980 Oregon House race in which Ways and Means Committee Chairman Al Ullman, a Democrat, was defeated after raising the possibility of a sales tax.

Graetz, when comparing his idea to the status quo or other options, relishes a political debate over the next several years: “These things take a long time.”

• Albert R. Hunt is a Bloomberg View columnist.

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CRASH KNOCKS OUT TRAFFIC LIGHT ALGONQUIN – A two-car crash Wednesday in Algonquin snarled traffic after a vehicle struck a utility box and knocked out power to a traffic signal, according to the Huntley Fire Protection District.

Crews were called to the intersection of Algonquin and Frank roads around 7 p.m.

Wednesday for a report of an accident with injuries.

The crash forced one of the vehicles into a utility box, causing the traffic light to go out, fire protection district officials said. A man was later transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

No other information was available.

Members of the Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District also assisted with the incident.

Sergeant pulled from post Amati will no longer serve as spokesman for Woodstock police

By SHAWN SHINNEMAN sshinneman@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Police Sgt. Charles “Chip” Amati has been removed from his position as public information officer following revelations that he sent inappropriate texts to a 12-year-old girl and misused a law en-

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Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen and Deputy Chief John Lieb will take

over as the department’s go-between with the public.

Lowen said he made the decision Wednesday.

“I just feel it’s more appropriate at this time to remove those duties from Sgt. Amati and to place them with myself and Deputy Chief Lieb,” Lowen said.

Amati was previously suspended without pay for 30 days by the Woodstock Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, which made

the decision after a closed session hearing on Oct. 28.

In late August, Lowen asked Illinois State Police to investigate after Amati’s ex-girlfriend came forward alleging Amati had sent inappropriate texts to her daughter.

See AMATI, page B2

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Huntley trustees decide to raze mill

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WOODSTOCK – A pickup truck fire blocked traffic on Charles Road east of Nelson Road for about 30 minutes Thursday evening.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the fire, which started underneath the pickup’s hood, at 8:05 p.m.

Thursday, finding the pickup truck fully involved when crews arrived, Lt. Tim Schroeder said.

Firefighters were on the scene for about a half hour, he said.

There were no injuries.

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CHURCH RETREAT USHERS IN HOLIDAYS Advent Retreat: Four Days of Mary will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St. The Rev. Martha Gillette of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles in Wauconda will highlight four significant events in Mary’s life through art, music and discussion.

A donation of $15 a person would be appreciated.

For information, call Budd Friend-Jones at 815-459-6010.

ALGONQUIN ROTARY PLANS BREAKFAST The Algonquin Rotary Club will host its annual pancake and sausage breakfast with Santa from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Westfield Community School, 2100 Sleepy Hollow Road.

Algonquin Rotary Interact students from Jacobs High School will direct games in the gym, and there will be a raffle for a giant Christmas stocking filled with toys.

CHURCH GIVES FREE CHRISTMAS MEAL A free Christmas meal will be served at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 3717 W. Main St. For information, call 815-385-0931.

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Dressed as a superhero banana and superhero strawberry William Niedfeldt, 7, and Aidan Stuckemeyer, 7, pop bubbles to portray “fighting germs” Wednesday during a healthy eating program at Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake. Students participated in a program designed by Nina Vanderwiel to convince children to eat their fruits and vegetables.

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Like many parents, Nina Vanderwiel had some trouble trying to convince her children to eat fruits and vegetables.

Instead of using the ageold technique of threatening to withhold dessert, she decided to call on the help of some superheroes. Now the likes of Batman, Mr. Incredible and Wonder Woman are helping children throughout the area develop healthy eating habits.

“I really tried to look at it through the eyes of a child instead of just saying eat your fruits and veggies,” Vanderwiel said.

“When we’re sick we have germs in our bodies, and when we eat fruits and veggies they turn into superheroes that keep us healthy.”

With the help of Advocate Good Shepherd Hos-

Desiree Schirati, 7, eats a carrot during the healthy eating program at Coventry Elementary School. pital and Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, Vanderwiel is piloting her Fruits & Veggies to the Rescue! program at Crystal Lake School District 47. She already has introduced her program at

See NUTRITION, page B2

Husky from Marengo to become next NIU mascot ‘Mission’ will take over at end of the 2013 season

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Jan M. Iverson 72, Capron Steven G. Malaznik 70, Algonquin Alex J. Szadowski 96, Huntley

OBITUARIES on page B5

they dress in capes and masks as characters such as superhero banana and superhero carrot to save a sick child.

See DEMOLITION, page B2

8LOCAL DEATHS

John M. Wozniak Ph.D 97, Skokie and Crystal Lake

schools and park districts in Woodstock, Barrington, Schaumburg, Randall Oaks and Mundelein.

The program allows young students to play out a superhero story where

HUNTLEY – A former 19th century mill in downtown Huntley will be demolished and turned into a multi-tenant commercial space fashioned with a late1800s look, the Village Board unanimously decided Thursday.

Trustees weighed the wishes of local historians who have been clamoring for nearly a year to save the former Sawyer-Kelley mill, which originally belonged to two influential residents instrumental in developing the village in the 1800s.

But a $1.01 million proposal to raze the building and create a one-story, multitenant commercial space that required less money from the village ultimately swayed board members.

“It’s important that the area be gentrified, and I don’t see how we can’t lean toward something that offers additional businesses for our residents,” said Trustee Ronda Goldman, who has served on the Huntley Historical Society. “I have a heavy heart because the building is historical, but we need to face progress in Huntley.”

The competing proposal trustees rejected would have preserved the former mill, but required the village to cover the entire redevelopment project estimated at $816,120.

Village administrators will now begin negotiations with Lake in the Hills-based CSC Commercial Inc. on its proposal to create a new business space at 11801 Main St. The move strikes a blow to Huntley’s local historians.

Members from the Huntley Historic Preservation Commission have criticized village officials for refusing to preserve historical downtown properties.

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A 2-year-old Siberian Husky named Mission plays with his handler Thursday at Aliak Kennels in Marengo. Mission will take over as Northern Illinois’ mascot at the end of the 2013 season.

MARENGO – Northern Illinois University has turned to a Marengo dog breeder to find a replacement for Diesel, the soon-to-be retired Siberian Husky mascot who has roamed the NIU sidelines for the past nine years.

NIU, which faces Bowling Green Friday for the Mid-American Conference championship, is retiring Diesel at the end of the 2013 season to make way for Mission, a 2-year-old Siberian

“I think Mission is an excellent fit for NIU. He’s the perfect example of an athlete. He’s certainly got the energy to keep up with all four quarters of the game.”

Karen Street Owner of Aliak Kennels Husky from Aliak Kennels in Marengo.

“I think Mission is an

excellent fit for NIU,” said Karen Street, owner of Aliak Kennels. “He’s the perfect example of an athlete. He’s certainly got the energy to keep up with all four quarters of the game.”

But Mission hasn’t always exhibited the athleticism he shows today.

Mission was bought from Aliak Kennels as a puppy and it was later realized that his rear legs were growing inward.

Displeased with the look

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30-day suspension will be served at department’s discretion • AMATI Continued from page B1 One text asked the 12-yearold to send “sexy pictures,” according to a Chicago Tribune report. State Police also found Amati had misused LEADS – Law Enforcement Agencies Data System – to

check the background of the woman.

The 30-day suspension will be served on days the department deems it won’t “impact the operations of the police department or the city,” Lowen said – not at Amati’s discretion – as previously reported.

Amati has already served

Robert Lowen, Woodstock police chief four days of the suspension, Lowen said Thursday.

Before the suspension, the 24-year veteran of the department was set to make $93,314 during fiscal 2014.

Lieb, who became deputy chief in 2011, has been with the force for 13 years.

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office said it will not pursue any criminal charges against Amati.

a minor aspect of Amati’s responsibilities as special services coordinator, a title he will maintain.

He will continue to look over the dispatch center and information systems, building functions, maintenance and in-car computers.

Amati’s salary will not be affected by the decision.

“I just feel it’s more appropriate at this time to remove [public information officer] duties from Sgt. Amati and to place them with myself and Deputy Chief Lieb.”

Lowen said Amati’s role dealing with the public was

Village needs to contribute $330K to help cover building improvements • DEMOLITION Continued from page B1 CSC Commercial’s proposal would create a 5,400-square-foot commercial building modeled off the look of downtown village square buildings at the turn of the 20th century.

The village would need to contribute $330,000 of the $1.01 million to help cover additional improvements.

The village price tag includes the $115,000 officials spent last year to acquire the historical property.

The new building should be valued at $850,000, CSC Commercial estimated.

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Nina Vanderwiel talks to Jaclynn Amici, 7, as she portrays junk food during a healthy eating activity Wednesday at Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake. Vanderwiel created a program to convince children to eat their fruits and vegetables where she describes the fruits and vegetables as superheroes fighting the bad things caused by junk food.

Second straight NIU mascot from McHenry County

Pilot program strives to supplement CATCH, a nationwide health initiative • NUTRITION Continued from page B1 The superheroes fight off the germs, which are represented by a flurry of bubbles coming from a bubble machine.

Students then participate in a hands-on edible creative activity with fruits and vegetables before getting to snack on some of the fresh food.

They are sent home with a packet for parents and an Adventure Token redeemable for one free children’s meal at Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen, which donates some of the fruits and vegetables for the program.

Lori Hoffman, a health teacher at Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake, said the pilot program has generated the most excitement in the students as any health initiative she has seen in her 26 years of teaching.

“The kids that had this session went back to their teacher and said it was the best health class ever so it was really exciting,” Hoffman

“By the time you’re in fifth grade you have developed eating habits that could stick with you for the rest of your life. That’s why it is so important to teach children about the importance of fruits and vegetables when they are young.”

Linnea Mason Community outreach director for Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital said. “Taking the perspective that these fruits and vegetables are the superheroes that are going to help make you strong is right at the level these kids understand.”

Should the pilot be successful, the plan is to make Fruits & Veggies to the Rescue! a permanent supplement to the CATCH curriculum Advocate Good Shepherd

• MASCOT Continued from page B1 of the dog, the owner returned Mission back to Street.

After Street switched Mission’s food and sent him to physical therapy, Mission outgrew his leg issue and became the healthy, strapping dog seen today.

At first overlooked for his perceived faults, but eventually recognized for his accomplishments, Mission is the perfect representative of the

Hospital is hoping to install in area school districts, said Linnea Mason, community outreach director for the hospital.

CATCH, or Coordinated Approach To Child Health, is a nationwide health initiative to promote physical activity and healthy eating among children.

Mason said it is encouraging to see a grassroots, parent-initiated program aimed at improving the health of children as communities around the country fight against obesity.

“Without [Vanderwiel’s] passion we would not have this program,” Mason said.

“By the time you’re in fifth grade you have developed eating habits that could stick with you for the rest of your life. That’s why it is so important to teach children about the importance of fruits and vegetables when they are young.”

For parents interested in finding out more about the program, Vanderwiel has a website at www.lovefruitsandveggies.com.

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“They plan on using him quite a bit,” Street said. “He loves the college-age group.

He adores that age. He’s going to have a lot of fun with them.”

Mission is the second consecutive NIU mascot to hail from McHenry County. Diesel, the retiring mascot, is from Harvard.

NIU football team, Street said.

“He’s a stunning dog,” she said. “The important thing is that he represents the athletes. He’s willing to work and loves to learn.”

Mission was given to NIU by alumni John and Cassandra McKearn, who donated the money to NIU, which in turn will reimburse Aliak Kennels. Street did not know the agreed upon figure, but said show dogs like Mission – if he wasn’t neutered – range from $1,200 to $1,800.

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Village Manager Dave Johnson said the board’s decision doesn’t guarantee that the village will follow through with the plan proposed by CSC Commercial.

Both sides still have to negotiate a formal agreement, he said.

“The board was clear on which proposal to pursue, and now we will sit down and see if there is a way to negotiate a redevelopment agreement that both parties can live with,” Johnson said.

“That’s going to take some time, I think, to do that.”

Hampshire-based Nettor Enterprises Inc. wanted to preserve the historical building and redevelop it into a first-floor commercial space and second-floor apartments.

The redeveloped property would have been valued at $375,000, Nettor Enterprises estimated.

The village explored redeveloping the mill after officials acquired it as part of their ongoing effort to revitalize the look of downtown Huntley. A firm earlier this summer determined that the historical structure needed significant work to bring the building up to code.

The mill originally belonged to W.G. Sawyer and

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SPRING GROVE: TAX BILL GOES UP

LAKEMOOR: BOAT RAMP DISCUSSED

Spring Grove approves levy increase Closed session

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com SPRING GROVE – Spring Grove residents will see an extra $2 to $3 on average going to the village on their next annual tax bill.

The Spring Grove Village Board approved a 2.1 percent increase on its levy at its meeting Tuesday evening, bringing the total amount of property taxes it brings in up to about $653,000.

Of that approximately $13,400 increase, about $3,000 of it will come from new growth and the remaining

“The thing is a lot of these communities that aren’t raising their levies have other revenues coming in.

They have car dealerships. We have limited sales tax.”

Mark Eisenberg, Spring Grove village president from a 1.7 percent increase allowed under the inflation-tied tax cap.

All of the increase will go to the police pension fund, Village President Mark Eisenberg said.

Last year, the village of Spring Grove had to contribute an additional $120,000 to its police pension fund, and

this year, the amount it needs to contribute – as determined by independent actuaries – climbed another $14,000, he said.

“It’s already becoming an issue,” said Eisenberg, adding the changes that caused the increases particularly affect small communities like Spring Grove.

“The thing is a lot of these communities that aren’t raising their levies have other revenues coming in,” Eisenberg said. “They have car dealerships. We have limited sales tax.”

With the police pension fund chipping away at general fund dollars, it’s making financing other village operations more difficult, especially with 78 miles of roads to maintain and rising health care costs.

“When things were really good, we saved,” Eisenberg said. “We had good reserves, but we’re eating at them.”

CRYSTAL LAKE: FREE WEEKEND EVENT

Crystal Lake to host Centennial Winter Festival Celebration of 100 years will continue at Main Beach, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – The celebration of 100 years of Crystal Lake will continue Saturday with a Centennial Winter Festival at Crystal Lake Main Beach and Lakeside Legacy Arts Park.

The event, scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature free indoor and out-

door activities at both locations, which are kitty-corner to each other and within walking distance, but a shuttle bus will be provided.

Main Beach, located at 305 Lake Shore Drive, will feature an indoor, iceless ice skating rink, snowboarding demonstrations by Raging Buffalo, a small snowboard park, a candy cane castle playground and the annual skate and ski sale.

Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, at 401 Country Club Road, will host the majority of the activities including an ice sculpting demonstration, cookie decorating and crafts, a petting zoo, train rides, holiday vendors, fire pits to make s’mores and much more.

The tree lighting also will be at the park at 3:30 p.m.

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beginning Wednesday.

Performances are set for Wednesday and Dec. 18 at the Cosman Theater inside the Huntley Park District’s recreation center, 12015 Mill St. Both performances begin at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $2 and available at the door.

The play involves Willy Wonka, an internationally renowned candy man who provides a tour of his secret chocolate factory to the five children who found golden tickets hidden in his candy bars.

The stage adaption features many of the classic songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder.

For information about the NISRA performance, email Emily Todd at etodd@nisra.org.

vintage holiday items from the 1940s to the 1960s as part of an open house Saturday.

The free open house lasts from 1 to 4 p.m. at the society’s museum, 6422 Main St., Union.

Board member Dave Harms and Marengo antique dealer Lynn Eltrevoog helped create the storefront display.

It features a working Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer radio from 1951, a 1947 Daisy Red Ryder BB gun and an assortment of other vintage sporting goods and games.

Residents also can view an old-fashioned Christmas tree lot and see a vintage Salvation Army uniform.

Residents can make old-fashioned ornaments and enjoy hot cider and Christmas cookies during the open house.

Following the event, the holiday display will remain up for viewing during the afternoons, Tuesdays through Fridays, until Jan. 10.

For information, call the

If you go n What: Crystal Lake Centennial Winter Festival n When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday n Where: Crystal Lake Main Beach, 305 Lake Shore Drive, and Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401 Country Club Road n More info: Visit www. crystallake100.org.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Huntley library to host holiday open house HUNTLEY – Residents are encouraged to spend a part of the holiday season with the Huntley Area Public Library during its holiday open house Friday.

The annual event features numerous activities and prizes for people of all ages.

Musical entertainment from two local disc jockeys will be provided.

Santa is scheduled to make an appearance.

The free event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library, 11000 Ruth Road.

Attendees will receive a free book to take home.

For information, call the library at 847-669-5386.

NISRA students to perform Willy Wonka play HUNTLEY – Students from the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association will perform a junior version of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka”

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Dance ensemble to perform Nutcracker BARRINGTON – Visions of sugar plum fairies will steal the stage this weekend as the Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble performs the Nutcracker in the Barrington High School auditorium.

The featured role of dew drop fairy will be performed by Cary-Grove High School senior Lindsey George, her ninth appearance in the ensemble’s annual Nutcracker production.

The 25th anniversary showings of the Nutcracker will be at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m.

Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium at Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St. Tickets cost between $15 and $28 and can be purchased at www.byde.org, by phone at 847-382-6333 or in person at the Barrington Dance Academy, 758 W. Northwest Highway.

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By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com LAKEMOOR – The minutes from a closed session discussion of a contentious proposed boat ramp have been posted to the village’s website.

The Village Board agreed to post the minutes and attend additional Open Meetings Act training as part of a settlement over a complaint filed with the state’s Attorney General’s Office, Village President Todd Weihofen said.

The violation was a “technical” one, Weihofen said, adding that the agenda for the Aug. 22 meeting didn’t word correctly the reason the board went into a closed session.

The board discussed a proposed boat ramp on Old Bay Road, which has raised complaints from some of the people who live on the road, and a possible agreement with the village of Johnsburg.

While the road itself falls in Lakemoor’s boundaries and the village is responsible for the road’s maintenance, the residents who live on Old Bay Road live in Johnsburg.

The Lakemoor Village Board has offered that in exchange for not moving ahead with the project, the

“It’s tough. If we won and we have to maintain it, we have a right to make it a benefit to our residents.”

Todd Weihofen Lakemoor village president

village of Johnsburg cover its engineering costs and take over the road and its maintenance, Weihofen said.

During the closed session meeting, village board members and staff discussed the possibility that if an agreement wasn’t reached it could result in a costly lawsuit, according to the posted minutes.

The board also discussed the possibility of Johnsburg purchasing Lakemoor’s boat ramp rights and installing a ramp at one of its parks, the minutes said.

The ramp would be accessible to both villages’ residents.

“It’s tough,” Weihofen said. “If we won and we have to maintain it, we have a right to make it a benefit to our residents.”

The site of the proposed boat ramp is the only spot where the village meets the Chain O’Lakes.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR CRYSTAL LAKE COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 47 COUNTY OF MCHENRY, STATE OF ILLINOIS I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy for Community Consolidated School District 47 for 2013 will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013 at Richard Bernotas Middle School, 170 North Oak Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Dr. Kathy Hinz, Interim Superintendent, 300 Commerce Drive, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, telephone 815-459-6070.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2012 were $65,538,482. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2013 are $67,423,112. This represents a 2.88% increase over the previous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt service for 2012 were $3,736,693.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt services for 2013 are $3,924,205. This represents a 5.02% increase over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2012 were $69,275,175.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2013 are $71,347,317.

This represents a 2.99% increase over the previous year.

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 6, 2013 #A2287)

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8PUBLIC ACCESS FRIDAY Ringwood Village Board special meeting When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Ringwood Village Hall, 6000 Barnard Mill Road

SATURDAY Prairie Grove Architectural Review Commission When: 8 a.m. Saturday Where: Village Hall, 3125 Barreville Road

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

TUESDAY

Johnsburg Community Affairs Committee When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Village Hall, 1515 Channel Beach Ave. Lake in the Hills Committee of the Whole When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate

District 15 school board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: District office, 1011 N. Green St., McHenry

MONDAY

District 46 school board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Prairie Grove Junior High School library, 3225 Route 176, Crystal Lake

Island Lake Police Pension Fund Board special meeting When: 4:30 p.m. Monday Where: Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

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

Spring Grove Economic and Development Commission When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Spring Grove Village Hall, 7401 Meyer Road

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OBITUARIES JAN M. IVERSON Born: March 3, 1941; Beloit, WI Died: Dec. 3, 2013; Woodstock Jan M. Iverson, age 72, of Capron, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at JourneyCare Hospice in Woodstock.

She was born March 3, 1941, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Homer and Mildred (Thomas) Hawley.

She married Gordon J. “Doc” Iverson, December 8, 1977. He died December 22, 2011.

Jan was a graduate of North Boone High School. She had worked for Admiral Corp in Harvard, had been a school bus driver for District #50 in Harvard, and worked on the family farm. Jan loved horses and lived life to the fullest. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother touching many lives.

Survivors include her sons, Bill (Bobbi) Wheeler of Harvard, Bret (Carol) Iverson of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin; daughter-in-law, Lynne Iverson of Cary; grandchildren, Justin, Thomas, Austin, Brooke, Brock, Bryce, Brittany, Connor; sisters, Phyllis (Dick) Morris of Clinton, Wisconsin, Cindy Ray of Marietta, Ohio; brother, Tom (Charlotte) Hawley of Janesville, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law, Ruth Cunningham, Beverly (Ronald) Lampe, and Edith Iverson; and many nephews, nieces, cousins and dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Bart; nephew, Jim Morris; two brothersin-law, Harold and William Iverson.

Friends may greet the family from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. The memorial service will follow at 12:00 noon, at the funeral home, with Rev. Herb Priester officiating. Inurnment will be in Jerome Cemetery.

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

For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

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Alex was a machinist by trade, and for over 40 years was employed by Bally Manufacturing. He was a very proud W.W. II United States Army Air Corp Veteran. Alex was also co-founder of the Royal Airs Drum & Bugle Corps.

Survivors include his daughters, Janice (Paul) Jakacki and Donna (Tom) Wardzala; and his daughterin-law, Sharon Szadowski. Other survivors include is his (8) grandchildren, Kent (Archana), and Russell (Hollie) Szadowski, Debra (Douglas) Schuhler, Corrine (Steve) Dattomo, Lesley Jakacki, Karen (James) Gonzales, Sarah (Benjamin) Hare and Kevin (Fiance' Sarah Guidizi) Wardzala. His great grandchildren, Hailey, Allison, Steven, Nathan, Brooke, Marissa, Henry, Phillip, Katilyn and Jayden.

In addition to his parents and his beloved wife, Alex was preceded in death by his son, Kenneth; great grandson, Bryson; two sisters and one brother.

Family and Friends will gather for a Funeral Mass on Monday, December 9, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. at the St. Mary Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. The Rev. Msgr. Steve Knox will officiate. Military Honors and Entombment will follow in the St. Michael The Archangel Cemetery, Palatine. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00-5:00 PM, at the Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, and again on Monday from Noon at the church until the time of the Mass.

Please omit flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Mary Catholic Church, Huntley.

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Born: Sep. 25, 1943; Chicago Died: Dec. 4, 2013; Barrington Steven G. Malaznik, age 70, of Algonquin, died, December 4, 2013, in Barrington, from an extended battle with Multiple Myeloma.

He was born on September 25, 1943, to Walter and Pauline Malaznik, in Chicago.

Steven was a member of Union 3, for 35 years and was a lifetime fisherman.

Steven is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Janice Malaznik; step-children, Cathy (Keith) Dau, Sandy (James) Kuntz, Ronald (Chris) Buske and William Buske; stepgrandchildren, Kristin, David and Mathew Dau, Brett Buske and Holly Buske; sister, Elaine Tommasi; nephews, Erick (Judy) Tommasi and Marc (Cathy) Tommasi; Niece, Monica Briggs; great nephews, Matthew and Marc Tommasi; greatnieces, Anna and Sophie Tommasi.

Services will be held privately.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Paula Malaznik and his parents.

For information, please contact Davenport Family Funeral Home, 847-381-3411.

For online condolences, please visit www.davenportfamily.com.

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JOHN M. WOZNIAK, Ph.D. John M. Wozniak Ph.D., age 97, of Skokie and Crystal Lake. Retired professor and Dean of the Loyola University School of Education; former member of the Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public Library.

Born in Astoria, Long Island, to the late Michael and Mary Ann, nee Stadnik; preceded in death by Mary Agnes, nee Flood, his wife of 47 years; his brother, Joseph, and sisters, Sofie and Helen.

He is survived by his sons Robert (Jana) and John (Delia), five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren, to all of whom he was deeply devoted.

Visitation Thursday, December 19, 2013, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., at Haben Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Niles Center Road, Skokie.

Funeral Friday, December 20, at 10:15 a.m., from the funeral home, for Mass, 10:30 a.m., at St Peter Catholic Church, Skokie. Interment St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Skokie.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in John's name may be made to the Skokie Public Library, Attn: Carolyn Anthony, 5215 Oakton St., Skokie, IL, 60077.

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• 10 a.m. – “Holiday and Current Scams,” Senior Services at the McHenry Township Recreation Center, 3519 N. Richmond Road, McHenry. Presentation by representatives from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Open discussion will follow. For information, call 815-344-3555.

• 6 to 9 p.m. – Open house, 1st Way Life Center, 2020 W. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg. Pregnancy support services 35th anniversary celebration. For information, call 815-385-2999 or visit www. mchenry1stway.org.

• 7 p.m. – First Friday Flicks, Community Resource Center, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake.

Screening of “Of Two Minds” hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness – McHenry County. Free. For information, call 815-308-0851.

• 7 to 10 p.m. – A Night for Matthew, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Come

play bingo and help support Matthew, a 2-year-old from McHenry County born with a brain tumor.

Cards start at $5 and specials start at $1. For information, call 815-385-4600 or visit www. mchenrybingo.com.

Friday and 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, 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. For information, call 847-658-9105.

Saturday • 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Crystal Lake Toastmasters Club meeting, Exemplar Financial Network, 413 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Develop communication and leadership skills while having

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• 9 a.m. to noon – Used skate and ski sale, Main Beach, 300 Lakeshore Drive, Crystal Lake.

Sell your used winter items or pick up bargains for the whole family. Items must be clean, safe and in working condition. Fee for selling: 25 percent for all items.

For information, call 815-4590680, ext. 213, or visit www. crystallakeparks.org.

• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – “New McHenry County Health Insurance,” Blue Lotus Temple, 221 Dean St., Woodstock. A nonprofit representative will speak and answer questions about tax credits, local health plans and expanded Illinois coverage. For information, call 847-949-4440.

• Noon to 4 p.m. – Scholastic Book Fair, TLC Preschool at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11008 N. Church St., Huntley. There will be a variety of books and gifts for all ages and interests. Free gift wrap

with purchase. For information, call 847-669-5781, ext. 2.

• 2 to 4:30 p.m. – Meat raffle, McHenry VFW, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Joe’s Wish fundraiser to benefit Heroes in Need Fund for our military and their families. For information, call 815-575-1011 or visit www. joeswish.com.

• 4 to 8 p.m. – Spaghetti with meatballs dinner, American Legion Post 1231, 1101 W. Algonquin Road, Lake in the Hills. Hosted by Sons of Lake in the Hills American Legion. Cost: $8 adults, $6 children. For information, call 847-658-2010 or visit www. post1231.org.

• 6 p.m. – Music for McKenna, Norge Ski Clubhouse, 100 Ski Hill Road, Fox River Grove. Concert performed by Mirja Lorenz and Joel Spears to benefit research and family support programs through Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Tickets: $10. For tickets and information, visit www. fsma.org/musicformckenna.

• 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 13 – Marengo High School, 110 Franks Road, Marengo.

• 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 15 – St. Mary’s Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. Appointments and information: Dave Grote, 815861-2014 or www.heartlandbc. org.

• 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 17 – Marshall Wolf Automation, 923 S. Main St., Algonquin. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: Brenden, 847-6588130.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 18 – Del Webb Sun City, 12980 Meadow View Court, Huntley. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: 847-515-2078.

• 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 19 – Centegra Hospital McHenry, 4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry. Appointments and information: Terri, 815-7594334 or www.heartlandbc.org.

Greater Chicago – 800-4483543 for general blood services; 312-729-6100 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, 847-7418282; 649 W. State St., Geneva, 630-208-8105; 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; 815-9658751 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.

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.

• 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday – St. John’s Parish, 2302 E. Church St., Johnsburg. Free pancake breakfast for all donors.

Appointments and information: Arnie, 815-728-1848 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday – St. Mary Catholic Church, 10107 Dundee Road, Huntley.

Sponsored by St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council No. 11666. Information: 630-5841458.

• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday – Crystal Lake Christian Church, 8015 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Maria, 224-220-7320 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday – Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 410 First St., Cary. Appointments and information: Dan Pertile, 847-639-

4313 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday – Spring Grove Fire Station, 8212 Richardson Road, Spring Grove.

Appointments and information: 815-675-2450 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday – Diamond Physical Therapy, 1140 E. Algonquin Road, Algonquin. Appointments and information: 847-854-0196 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday – First United Methodist Church, 201 W. South St., Woodstock.

Appointments and information: 815-338-3310 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday – Richmond-Burton High School, 833 N. Route 31, Richmond.

Appointments and information: www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Thursday – Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg. Appointments and information: www.heartlandbc. org.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Judy L. Anderson: Friends of the family may visit Saturday, Dec. 7, from noon to 3 p.m., with a small service commencing at 3 p.m. at Strang Funeral Home Chapel & Crematorium, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake.

Interment will be private. For information, call 847-223-8122.

Darrell L. Davidson: A memorial gathering will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Liberty Memorial PLAV Post 188, 1304 N. Park St., McHenry.

Margaret Guccione: Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. For information, call Mike Scronce at 847-452-3677.

Richard D. Hahn: The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. For information, call

the funeral home at 815-3852400.

Jan M. Iverson: Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. The memorial service will follow at noon at the funeral home.

Inurnment will be in Jerome Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-9435400.

Joseph M. Marsiglia: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Road, Northwest Highway, Mt. Prospect. He will lie in state at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, until services at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 100 S. School St., Mt. Prospect. Interment will be in Irving Park Cemetery. For information, call 847-255-7800.

Lillian I. Michels: The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the noon funeral blessing Saturday, Dec. 7, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W.

Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry.

There will be a funeral Mass celebrated for Lillian at a later date. Inurnment will be private.

Elizabeth Ritt: The visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the memorial service at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Davenport Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815459-3411.

Yvonne R. Rockenbach: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. memorial service Thursday, Dec. 26, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Following the service, there will be refreshments served at the funeral home. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

Alex J. Szadowski: The visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, and again at noon Monday, Dec. 9, at St. Mary Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley, until the 1 p.m.

funeral Mass. Military honors and entombment will follow in the St. Michael The Archangel Cemetery, Palatine. For information, call the funeral home at 847-426-3436.

George Weber: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.

For information, call 847-6393817.

John M. Wozniak: The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Haben Funeral Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Niles Center Road, Skokie.

The funeral will be at 10:15 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 20, at the funeral home, proceeding to St. Peter Catholic Church, Skokie, for a 10:30 a.m. Mass celebration.

Interment will be in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Skokie. For information, call 847-673-6111.

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Sports editor: Jon Styf • jstyf@shawmedia.com

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 14 NORTHERN ILLINOIS VS. BOWLING GREEN, 7 P.M. FRIDAY, ESPN2, AM-670

NIU seniors right at home in Detroit

By MATT SLOVIN

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Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch and the team’s other seniors are making their fourth straight trip to the MAC Championship Game.

DETROIT – Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey stood up from his seat at his Thursday news conference at Ford Field and carried off the Mid-American Conference West Division trophy, the program’s fourth in as many seasons.

“It’s obviously good to be back in Detroit,” Carey said earlier. “It means you did something right during the season.”

Sitting beside Carey on Thursday were NIU seniors Jordan Lynch, the conference’s first Walter Camp

IHSA says pay-per-view here to stay

Five NIU storylines to watch. PAGE C3 Player of the Year Award finalist, and Jimmie Ward, whom Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson called “as fine a safety as there is in this conference.”

Neither Lynch nor Ward, as part of a 17-man senior class, has known a season that didn’t include a spot in the MAC title game. Somehow, that group of seniors has managed consistency even when the head coaching position has been something of

a revolving door. They have played for three different head coaches during their time in DeKalb.

Although Friday’s game against Bowling Green will be Carey’s first time in the MAC Championship as a head coach, because he’s been with the program since 2011, he knows that many have come to expect to see NIU in the conference championship game each season.

And while the expectations continue to rise outside the program for the unbeaten Huskies, Carey insists his team is trying to meet an even higher standard.

“We have higher expectations for

ourselves internally than anybody externally has for us,” Carey said.

“If that’s an outside expectation, I can tell you it’s probably not a high enough expectation for us.”

Lynch, whom many expect to be invited to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist as well, spoke of the growth he has gone through personally in the program.

“I’ve made a lot of strides. I’ve come a long way,” said Lynch, who, when asked how many stars he had been rated as a high-school prospect, laughed and said “the lowest one.”

See NIU, page C3

WOODSTOCK 52, WOODSTOCK NORTH 48

Not this time Streaks end series skid vs. Thunder

By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com When Jay Schulz and his colleagues from Harvard Community Radio traveled to Rockford last month to broadcast the Class 4A football state quarterfinals, he was admittedly concerned about how good the webcast would be.

Working with equipment suited for a high school journalism class while depending on an unreliable Internet connection and using an amateur videographer shooting with a handheld camcorder, Schulz knew the potential for problems beyond his control existed.

Making matters worse, Schulz knew some Harvard ans would “My big issue with fneed to pay to [charging a fee] tune in.

As part of a is that [the IHSA] new partnercan’t control the ship between the IHSA and quality on our end. the National They’re charging F e d e r a t i o n of State High people for some- S c h o o l A s thing they have no s o c i a t i o n s (NFHS), some control over.” football fans who didn’t Jay Schulz to travel to Harvard Community Radio playoff games this year were charged $9.95 to watch the webcast of games such as Harvard’s quarterfinal loss to Rockford Lutheran.

Playoff games webcast on the NFHS site were blocked from other media outlets, like the Northwest Herald’s McHenryCountySports.com, after a Sangamon County judge’s November 2012 ruling on the matter.

For Schulz, who works as an unpaid volunteer producer for the Harvard radio station – which offered local residents free webcasts of Harvard home games throughout the Hornets’ season – asking fans to pay nearly $10 to watch high school football just didn’t sit right.

“I would have a hard time paying to watch an NFL game,” said Schulz, who produced the Harvard webcasts throughout the season.

“My big issue with [charging a fee] is that [the IHSA] can’t control the quality on our end. They’re charging people for something they have no control over. ... At Rockford, it just didn’t work very well.”

In July, the IHSA agreed to enter a partnership with the NFHS, joining 33 other states who are part of a subscription-based broadcast model. The IHSA had streamed games online for 10 years without charging.

IHSA Assistant Executive Director Matt Troha said Thursday that the IHSA initially declined to join the partnership because of the short amount of time between when the pay-per-view model was introduced to the IHSA board in April and when it was agreed to in July.

See IHSA, page C2

All-Area football online The Northwest Herald All-Area Football Team will be announced at 7 p.m. Friday on “The Huddle” at McHenryCountySports. com. Northwest Herald senior sports reporter Joe Stevenson and McHenryCountySports. com’s Lester Johnson will run through all the selections for the first time online.

By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO mmontemurro@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Woodstock guard Megan Pautrat and her four fellow seniors entered Thursday’s crosstown rivalry game against Woodstock North eager to end a five-game losing streak in the series.

The Blue Streaks withstood a 7-0 run by North to open the third quarter, which put the Thunder ahead by two points. Woodstock, focused on limiting turnovers, recovered and delivered a fourth-quarter effort worthy of a win.

Aided by Pautrat making 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth, including six in the final two minutes, Woodstock held off North for a 52-48 Fox Valley Conference Fox Division win.

The win was the Blue Streaks’ first against the Thunder in three seasons, their last coming in a twopoint victory Jan. 4, 2011. Pautrat said the seniors talked in the locker room before the game about “giving it all they got” to beat the Thunder on the Streaks’ home court for the last time.

“That’s huge for us, especially me being a senior, it’s the last time we’re playing on our home court against North so the win is nice,” Pautrat said.

See STREAKS, page C3

Video online Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com

Woodstock’s Cody Brand shoots during the third quarter of Thursday’s game against visiting Woodstock North. Woodstock won, 52-48.

Watch highlights of Thursday’s girls basketball game between Woodstock and Woodstock North at McHenryCountySports.com.

Lost seasons add up for Cutler LAKE FOREST – Maybe it’s too harsh to declare this as a lost season for Jay Cutler.

Perhaps it’s premature to pull the curtain on the Bears’ playoff chances with four games to go.

It might be too early to start debating which college quarterback is the best fit for the Bears.

I’m doing it anyway.

Because when the Bears host the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night at Soldier Field, Cutler will return to his familiar spot on the sideline to watch Josh McCown play quarterback. It will mark Cutler’s fifth missed start of the season and the seventh game out of 13 that he will not have finished.

This does not mean Cutler is a wimp.

It does, however, mean Cutler is injury prone.

That’s an important point to remember as the clock dwindles toward 0:00 on Cutler’s contract.

Tough decisions await general

BEARS INSIDER Tom Musick manager Phil Emery, who has three options when it comes to addressing the most important position on his team.

Door No. 1: Let Cutler hit free agency.

Door No. 2: Place a franchise tag on Cutler, securing him for next season for north of $16 million.

Door No. 3: Sign Cutler to a long-term deal, thereby likely decreasing the annual salary-cap hit.

This was supposed to be the season that provided clarity to Emery’s decision.

For the first time, Cutler would have an offensive guru leading the team. He would have a real-life tight end and an improved offensive line. He would be surrounded by more talent than ever before,

including two big, strong wide receivers and a versatile running back among the best in the game.

And what new insight have we gleaned into No. 6?

Um ...

Uh …

When he’s standing on the sideline, he prefers to wear a winter hat with a fuzzy ball on top?

For a few hours Thursday, it seemed as if Cutler would earn a chance to return against the Cowboys. He practiced alongside fellow quarterbacks McCown and Jordan Palmer, stretching his muscles before firing 10- to 20-yard spirals during the portion of practice that was open to media members.

But soon after the end of practice, coach Marc Trestman ruled Cutler out for Monday. He said Cutler did well with limited work in practice, but doctors had not yet cleared him for a full return.

See MUSICK, page C5

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will not play again Monday night against Dallas because of an ankle injury.

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8SPORTS SHORTS

WILD 4, BLACKHAWKS 3

Hawks erase deficit, blow 3rd-period lead

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com ST. PAUL, Minn. — When Marian Hossa unleashed a flat-out filthy rising wrist shot from the left dot that beat Minnesota goaltender Josh Harding over the left shoulder – less than six minutes after Brandon Saad did almost the exact same thing from the right dot – Joel Quenneville believed his Blackhawks had the Wild right where they wanted them.

The lead, the momentum and the clock were all on the Hawks’ side.

“Right where we wanted to be,” Quenneville said. “Six minutes left with a one-goal lead, that’s generally our bread and butter.”

Not on this night.

The Hawks turned a sluggish start into a stirring rally, then into a frustrating 4-3 defeat on Thursday night.

It’s the first time all season the Hawks have lost two straight games in regulation, and this one looked an awful lot like the last one.

In Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to Dallas, the Hawks rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three goals in less than eight minutes, before a third-period penalty led to the go-ahead goal on a penalty shot, and a squandered two-man power play doomed them to defeat.

In Thursday’s 4-3 loss to Minnesota, the Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit with three goals in seven minutes of game time, before an ill-timed Brent Seabrook penalty led to a Jonas Brodin power-play goal with 5:39 left. Marco Scandella then scored the game-winner with 1:48 to go in the game.

“Seems like right now, when we

Anaheim at Hawks, 7 p.m.

Friday, CSN, AM-720 make mistakes at the end, it’s costing us,” Hossa said. “Just feel like we made a little more mistakes than they did, and we lost the game.”

Quenneville was mostly unhappy about the penalty kill, which had shown signs of life lately but is still the second-worst in the league. Minnesota scored twice on three power plays.

“It’s a game we had right where we wanted it, and we needed a kill, and we didn’t get it done,” Quenneville said.

A big part of penalty killing is goaltending, and Quenneville didn’t spare Corey Crawford (19 saves), even though Zach Parise’s second-period power-play goal came off a fluky deflection off Dany Heatley, and Brodin’s actually went in off Hawks defenseman Johnny Oduya.

“He’s got to be better,” Quenneville said of Crawford, who’s given up eight goals on just 41 shots in the past two games.

It was a whirlwind third period after a sleepy first two. Matt Cooke and Parise staked the Wild to a 2-0 lead. But Jeremy Morin scored his first goal of the season – chipping in a backhander after Joakim Nordstrom deflected Patrick Kane’s shot in the slot – with just 16.6 seconds left in the second, and the momentum carried over into the third.

Stars align for Renteria

By TONI GINNETTI CHICAGO – Rick Renteria met the Chicago media for the first time Thursday as the new Cubs manager, but he had a special connection to the team and to Wrigley Field decades before.

As a rookie with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986, he played his first major league game at Wrigley on Sept.

14, getting a hit in his only at bat.

“He had his picture taken in front of the park,’’ his wife Ilene remembered. “It was the only place he ever had his picture taken.

“I’m not just saying this – this was the job he always wanted,’’ she added. “He was absolutely thrilled.’’

Ilene Renteria will say the stars aligned perfectly in bringing his ideal job at a time when their three oldest sons are grown and youngest daughter, 18, is in her first year of college.

Rick Renteria, who turns 52 on Christmas Day, believes the same can happen for the team he will take over after three of the franchise’s worst seasons.

“I don’t think in terms of the past except for where the organization has been,’’ he said. “My attitude is to move forward.

“I compare it to a batter who thinks he had a bad call on the first pitch of an at-bat. You still have to grind through that at-bat and you

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Melissa Dixon of Johnsburg scored seven of her game-high 27 points in the final 1:22 on Thursday as No. 25 Iowa rallied to hand No. 22 Syracuse its first loss, 97-91.

Dixon hit all 27 points after halftime as Iowa (9-1) clawed back from a 47-37 deficit to win the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup.

Dixon hit a school-record-tying seven 3-pointers for the second consecutive game.

Bethany Doolittle scored a career-high 25 for the Hawkeyes.

Next for the Hawks

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Johnsburg’s Dixon leads Iowa past Syracuse

can’t keep thinking about that first pitch. You have to keep grinding and move forward.’’

Renteria, who was San Diego Padres manager Bud Black’s bench coach the past three seasons, said he will have a measure of familiarity with the team, having worked under general manager Jed Hoyer when Hoyer was with the Padres.

“It will be nice to be in a familiar setting with people I’ll be working along side,’’ he said. “I expressed to them this was the place I wanted to be.’’

But Renteria has spent the majority of the last month reaching out to the players, speaking first to shortstop Starlin Castro.

“People ask me about Starlin. He was one of the first I spoke to, and we spoke at length. I watched him from the other side and thought, ‘What a tremendously gifted athlete.’ He’s willing to do whatever we ask him to do.

“The reality is you have to have dialog,’’ he said. “You have to put forward as best a plan on how [each player] can move forward.’’

Renteria said he assembled a coaching staff designed to teach a style and approach to the game.

“They’ll bring the idea that we want to teach. We have to present a consistent message. I want this to be a club that gives tremendous effort.

We want to be a club that is aggressive on the bases and is smart.”

Magee first Fire player to be named MLS MVP

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Bulls guard Derrick Rose listens to a question about his injured knee during a news conference Thursday at the United Center.

BULLS

Rose: I’ll play this season if possible Bulls unlikely to let that happen

By JOE COWLEY

Bulls blow out Heat

jcowley@suntimes.com Derrick Rose was obviously taken back by the question.

“That the Bulls should move on [without me]. … What do you mean?”

Rose said Thursday afternoon, making his first media appearance since undergoing right knee surgery on his torn meniscus.

The questions was slightly rephrased. Two knee injuries since April 2012, and only one month of regular-season basketball since, should the Bulls start thinking about life without you?

“What can I say to that?” Rose replied, before going into an almost 15-second pause. “You can be a fool if you want to.

“Dead serious. I know I’m going to be all right.”

A running theme for the 2011 MVP in an almost 22-minute news conference at the United Center. And it even included some déjà vu from the 18-month rehab process from the torn ACL, especially when Rose wouldn’t rule out a return this season if the Bulls were to make the playoffs.

“If I’m healthy and my meniscus is fully healed, of course I’ll be out there playing,” Rose said. “But if it’s something totally different and the outcome is not how I would want it to be, there is no need.”

There will be no need. No matter what Rose says this time around, the likelihood of the Bulls even thinking about bringing him back for an April playoff run is slim to none.

CHICAGO – Carlos Boozer scored 27 points, and the Bulls stunned LeBron James and the Miami Heat, 107-87, on Thursday.

Luol Deng had 20 points, Taj Gibson chipped in with 19, and Joakim Noah added 17 points and 15 rebounds.

It was an impressive showing by a team that had dropped six of seven and is once again trying to get by without injured guard Derrick Rose.

– The Associated Press “He’ll do his part and we have to do our part,” coach Tom Thibodeau said.

“We can’t worry about if he’ll come back or not. Right now, it’s been determined that he’s out for the season, so that’s the way we’re going to approach it.”

No, what Rose needs to concentrate on is being ready for next season. An uphill climb that he seems mentally ready to take on.

“I know I am,” Rose said, when asked if he could still be the same player before the two knee injuries. “A better player. It’s something that just happened. I’m never going to stop. Like I said, I could tear it or hurt myself 10 more times, I’m never going to stop.

Never.”

His approach to the summer won’t differ from the past, which means still no offseason pick-up basketball, but he did say he would explore trying to catch on with the USA World Championship Team if all systems were go by then.

CHICAGO – Fire forward Mike Magee was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player, capping a career season with the top individual prize.

Magee’s selection marks the fifth time a Fire player has been nominated for the award, with the 29-year-old becoming the first player in club history to be named MLS MVP. He beat out Los Angeles’ Robbie Keane, Montreal’s Marco Di Vaio and New York’s Tim Cahill in a vote by media, players and club management. The results were announced Thursday.

Acquired by the Fire from Los Angeles on May 25, Magee scored 15 goals and had four assists in 22 games for the Fire. He scored 21 goals for the season, easily eclipsing his previous high of seven as a rookie with the MetroStars in 2003.

Skier Vonn says she will race at Lake Louise LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – With her eyes wide and a big smile, Lindsey Vonn declared herself ready to race for the first time in 10 months.

In an interview with The Associated Press and USA Today Sports, Vonn said she will return to competition in a World Cup downhill Friday, the latest major step in her push to get ready for the Sochi Olympics.

She has not raced since a highspeed crash at the world championships in February, when she tore two ligaments in her right knee and broke a bone in her lower leg. About 2½ weeks ago, Vonn partially re-tore one of those reconstructed ligaments in a crash while training in Colorado.

Zach Johnson leads by 1 in World Challenge THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Zach Johnson birdied four of the par 5s and shot a 5-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead Thursday over Matt Kuchar in the World Challenge.

Only five players in the elite 18man field managed to break par at Sherwood Country Club. One of them was tournament host Tiger Woods, who had a new driver in the bag and missed only two fairways. The problem was his putter. He had a 71.

– Wire reports

Comcast subscribers don’t pay extra for webcasts; others pay $9.95 • IHSA Continued from page C1 But that changed when NFHS entered a partnership with Comcast, the state’s largest cable provider. That deal, Troha said, was a “game-changer,” making IHSA broadcasts accessible at no additional charge for Comcast customers, via a password, to the company’s estimated 2 million cable customers in Illinois, northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan.

But for those who don’t subscribe to Comcast services, watching playoff games without paying for it wasn’t an option. Instead, those viewers were charged $9.95 for a day pass, giving them access to as many IHSA events as they wanted for a 24-hour period as well as other events from other states that were streamed on the NFHS Network site.

For the state semifinal round, the IHSA offered viewing 13 of the 16 games – all of which would have been available to people who paid the payper-view fee.

Troha said he won’t have access to viewer numbers for the entire playoff football season until January. Single-game viewership, however, varied, topping out around 200 customers

for games like Naperville Central’s 8A quarterfinal game against Neuqua Valley.

Regardless of how many watched, charging fans to watch high school athletic contests wasn’t overly popular with many.

Prairie Ridge athletic director Mark Gilbert learned about the payper-view model before the Wolves’ run to the Class 6A state quarterfinals began. Gilbert said while he doesn’t know how the pay-per-view model will affect Prairie Ridge in the future, he never promoted the subscription-based webcasts simply because he wanted fans to watch the games from the stands rather than online.

In an email sent to athletic directors addressing the pay-per-view model, Troha wrote that the $9.95 represented a cheaper cost than that associated with the ticket price at the gate and gas money needed to travel to the venue.

The model will also be used this winter for boys and girls basketball playoff games with the exception of state championship games. The payper-view rates also will apply to baseball and softball playoffs and state championships this spring.

Troha said revenue from the broad-

cast is split on a 50-50 basis between the NFHS and the schools hosting the playoff games. As was the case in the past with PlayOn! Sports – which provides web streaming services to the IHSA – the IHSA will continue to be paid for the broadcast rights to the playoff games. Troha said the IHSA receives a lump sum for the rights at the start of the year.

In the past, the IHSA has worked with PlayON! Sports and provided playoff coverage at no cost. But PlayOn! then partnered with the NFHS Network, which had established a pay-per-view model to cover the costs associated with streaming games.

Troha said, while IHSA board members had initial concerns about a pay-per-view subscription program, they felt that because they had an existing working relationship with PlayON! Sports, they would eventually be drawn into the national network and start charging for webcasted events.

In many cases, students provided camerawork. and with some games, the play-by-play. Harvard athletic director Matt Rife said students from the school’s multimedia journalism class helped with the broadcasts, providing production experience.

Rife said he doesn’t have an issue

with students not being compensated, because they understood up front that they were volunteering to work the games. Troha said students haven’t been paid in the past but that, in situations when money was paid to schools for assisting with games that were streamed online, funds went to support the journalism classes that worked on the webcasts.

Troha said over the three weeks playoff games were shown between the second round of the playoffs and the state semifinals, he received 10 to 15 complaints about the quality of the broadcasts from people asking to be refunded the $9.95 they paid to watch.

He said those complaints were passed on to the NFHS Network with the understanding that unsatisfied customers would be reimbursed.

Johnsburg football coach Mike Maloney, who watched several of the broadcasts because he’s a Comcast customer, said the quality varied from game-to-game. He added, however, that if he belonged to a different cable subscriber, he would not pay extra to watch the games.

Schulz said the Harvard broadcast team ran into issues at Rockford Guilford because they did not have a hardwire connection at the school. Us-

ing a 3G wireless connection, Schulz said his team experienced a variety of technical issues, which affected the quality of a broadcast he knew some people were paying to watch on their computers at home.

Troha said the quality of the broadcasts remains a concern at the state level – especially now that fans who don’t have Comcast services are having to pay to watch.

“I think [the quality] is getting better and we feel good about [the product] – especially as infrastructure improves at schools,” Troha said. “Internet and hard-wiring, press boxes having wireless [access] are becoming more and more important to the learning process on the school side, and the athletic side will benefit from that.”

Regardless of quality, Schulz doesn’t believe the notion of charging a fee to watch webcasts of high school sports is an acceptable model in the long run.

“But we’re just trying to provide a nice service to the general public and I think that’s a great thing to provide,” Schulz said. “I guess the IHSA can claim that ‘this is our product and we can charge for it.’

“But it just doesn’t make logical sense.”

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CL SOUTH GRAD VISITS OLE MISS

Cooper will make college decision soon; Nebraska visit next

By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com Fahn Cooper’s size and athletic ability caught the attention of numerous NCAA Division I schools. Now comes the hard part.

The 2011 Crystal Lake South graduate, who played junior college football at College of DuPage this fall, arrived at Ole Miss for his official visit Thursday. He previously visited Texas Tech

and Oklahoma and likely will finish his visits with Nebraska next week.

Mid-year players can sign their NCAA national letters of intent Dec. 18, so Cooper will have to choose a school soon.

“I like them all. All these schools are kind of right there with each other,” said Cooper, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound left tackle who played for a year at Bowling Green before DuPage. “I’m trying to keep my options open. I’ve

only been here at Ole Miss for a couple of hours, but I really like it here.”

Cooper met former Crete-Monee star Laquon Treadwell, a freshman wide receiver with the Rebels, on Thursday. He may see another former Crete-Monee player next week at Nebraska: Matt Finnin, who was DuPage’s left tackle in 2012.

“I’ll probably take one more visit and that will be my last one,” Cooper said. “Signing day is so close. I’ll grad-

uate here in December with my associate’s degree and go somewhere in January.”

Cooper redshirted a season at Bowling Green, then started at left tackle for the 2012 season. But he was unhappy with the situation there, so he transferred to a junior college where he could play, not lose a year of eligibility and gain exposure.

Big-time NCAA schools took notice right away. Cooper helped the Chap-

arrals to a 7-4 record.

DuPage assistant coach Kenny DuBose said in October that he recruited Cooper from Bowling Green on the advice to make academics the most important thing in his life.

“I told him ‘You’d be shocked at the schools that will recruit you’ because he’s an NFL kid,” DuBose said. “He’s strong, he’s got good hips, he’s really kind of developed into his own from where he was at South.”

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Benigni sets Marian record, pours in 30 NORTHWEST HERALD Sarah Benigni made Marian Central girls basketball history Thursday in a 49-46 win over St. Francis in Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division play.

Benigni scored a single-game school-record 30 points for the Hurricanes. She made 14 baskets, including nine in the first half. She capped her night by adding two more baskets in the fourth quarter before making two free throws to seal the win.

Teammate Brie Baumert scored nine points, and Ellen Koscielniak scored five for Marian (4-1).

Rockford Christian 52, Richmond-Burton 35: At Richmond, Grace

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State Attorney Willie Meggs announced Thursday in Tallahassee, Fla., that Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will not be charged after being accused last year of sexual assault.

FLORIDA STATE

No charges for Winston Prosecutor: Alleged rape victim’s memory too shaky

By GARY FINEOUT The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Jameis Winston will not be charged with sexually assaulting a woman who accused him of raping her about a year ago, a prosecutor said Thursday.

State Attorney Willie Meggs made the announcement at a news conference, saying the woman’s memory lapses of the events last December were problematic and there was not enough evidence to win a conviction. The woman told police she had been drinking at a bar with friends before the alleged assault took place at an off-campus apartment.

“It’s not inconsistencies, it’s lack of memory most of the time,” Meggs said of the woman’s allegations.

Although the alleged assault happened last December, reports didn’t surface in the public until November, as the redshirt freshman was well into a remarkable season with Florida State.

Winston, 19, has led the Seminoles to a No. 1 ranking and a shot at a national championship if they defeat Duke on Saturday in the ACC championship game. As for the Heisman, many voters were waiting to see whether he would be charged before the deadline for ballots Monday. The trophy for the nation’s top player will be awarded Dec. 14.

Meanwhile, the woman’s family was sharply critical of the Tallahassee Police Department, accusing the agency of delaying the investigation and discouraging her from going forward with the case because of the public attention it would receive.

“The victim has grave concerns that her experience, as it unfolded in the public eye and through social media, will discourage other victims of rape from coming forward and reporting,” according to a statement from the accuser and her family.

The Associated Press does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

The alleged assault was reported to police Dec. 7, 2012, but it wasn’t until last month before the public

had any idea Winston was the subject of a sexual assault investigation. And it wasn’t until Thursday that specific details of the woman’s accusations began to emerge.

She told police she and friends had five to six shots at a bar and her “memory is very broken from that point forward,” according to a search warrant for cellphone records. She said she remembered being in a cab with a “non-descript” black man and going into an apartment, but she didn’t remember where it was.

The warrant said she tried to fight the man off, and at some point, another man came into the room and told him to stop. But the two went into a bathroom “where he completed the act.”

Her next memory was of the suspect dressing her, putting her on a scooter and dropping her off at a campus intersection.

The woman told police she initially didn’t know who assaulted her. She identified Winston, who is black, about a month after the alleged assault.

5 NIU storylines to watch 1. Will Jordan Lynch have a Heisman moment?

You could argue he’s had a few already this season. The two highlight-reel plays against Ball State and twice breaking the single-game rushing record for a quarterback.

In the biggest game of the year, with a lot of people (and Heisman voters) watching, Lynch has a chance to make his mark. If the Huskies win, he looks like a lock to be invited to New York City.

2. Mathew Sims The past two MAC Championship games, NIU kicker Mathew Sims has come up big.

He won the game as time expired against Ohio two seasons ago and sent the game into double overtime with his 40-yarder

against Kent State last year.

However, he hasn’t been himself lately.

Sims missed all three of his attempts against Toledo, and though he made two field goals against Western Michigan, he also missed a 34-yarder.

It’s highly probable he’ll be in a big spot Friday.

3. Will Bowling Green pull out a bag of tricks?

When Eastern Illinois nearly upset the Huskies this year, the Panthers were going for it on fourth down in their own territory and tried a surprise onside kick. Western Michigan surprised the Huskies with an onside kick to start the second half.

Bowling Green is an underdog, albeit a small one. Will the Falcons be able to pull

off a surprise or two?

4. More buzz this time?

There’s a team with a BCS berth on the line and a quarterback with a trip to New York at stake. Meanwhile, Bowling Green’s campus lies just more than an hour away from Detroit. Both schools have sold their ticket allotments.

5. The Falcons’ rushing attack Bowling Green has the best time of possession in the MAC (34:15 a game). Running back Travis Greene has almost 1,500 rushing yards. If the Falcons are going to win, they’re probably going to have to run the ball and keep it out of Lynch’s hands.

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Huskies coach Carey has restless night • NIU Continued from page C1 But he added: “For this team, the best has yet to come.”

If Carey had been feeling any pressure to match the success of his predecessors, he certainly didn’t show it. But that isn’t to say his first trip as head coach to the MAC Championship has been without its stress-

es. He said he lay awake in bed until 2 a.m. Thursday and had to be up by 6 a.m. for the team’s departure.

When asked what it was that kept him stirring into the morning hours, Carey rattled off a laundry list of potential trouble spots: NIU’s woes on third downs, both sides of the Bowling Green line and its impressive ground game.

“But that’s what we do as coach-

es,” Carey said. “We’re supposed to worry, right?”

Now that the Falcons are all that stand between the Huskies and a likely trip to the Fiesta Bowl, Carey has plenty to burden him. But with a senior class so accustomed to success, the trip to Detroit, which has become as close to a sure thing as a title-game berth can be, was never in jeopardy.

Schwegel led the Rockets with 11 points, and Jessica Guenther and Sara Swanson each added eight in the Big Northern Conference East Division loss.

Abby Straight grabbed seven rebounds for the Rockets.

North Boone 48, Harvard 39: At Harvard, Makenna Powell led the Hornets with 16 points. Kaylee Rischke added 12 points for Harvard in the BNC East loss.

Rockford Christian Life 51, Alden-Hebron 32: At Rockford, the Gi-

ants (2-4, 0-2 NAC) fell in the Northeastern Athletic Conference game.

Alden-Hebron was led by Jacqueline Walters with 12 points. Brooklyn Hilton and Hannah Warren each added six.

BOWLING Grayslake North 2,430, Huntley 2,045: At Grayslake, Shannon Walsh had a team-high 453 series for the Red Raiders, and Megan Sass added a 417 in the loss.

The Knights’ Jess Vaughn had a match-high series of 640.

Johnsburg 2,347, McHenry 2,263: At Johnsburg, Allison Boelter led the Skyhawks with a high series of 523, including a team-high 211 game.

McHenry’s Amy Goodman bowled a match-high 245 game during her 513 series.

Dundee-Crown 2,564, Woodstock co-op 2,155: At Woodstock, Amanda Smith led the Chargers with a teamhigh game of 245 and a 639 series.

Karissa Ganio and Taylor Ganio each had a 500 series for D-C. Samantha Kunke had a matchhigh 266 game en route to a 627 series for Woodstock co-op.

• Patrick Mason and Kevin Meyer contributed to this report.

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McHenry bowlers stay hot NORTHWEST HERALD The McHenry boys bowling team continued its undefeated start Thursday in a 3,027-2,962 win over Larkin.

The Warriors (7-0) were led by Steve Churchill’s meet-high series of 665. He also added a team-high game of 245. Kody Hudjera (634) and Paul Colomer (617) each added a 600 series in the win, and Thomas Reinhardt added a 541.

Huntley 2,842, Marengo 2,799: At Marengo, Beau Rehner had a meethigh 635 series for the Red Raiders, and Jake Manczko added a 630 in the win.

Marengo was led by Kyle Alt’s 591 series.

WRESTLING CL Central 58, Hampshire 21: At Crystal Lake, nine events were decided by forfeit, six for Central and three for the Whip-Purs.

Central’s Kyle Fugiel pinned his opponent in 20 seconds at 160 pounds, and teammate Joe Vergara won by pin at 285.

Anton Krocko earned the only win not decided by forfeit for Hampshire when he defeated Justin Vallee, 9-2.

CL South 41, Dundee-Crown 30: At Carpentersville, South recorded pins from Garrett Dziedzic at 120 pounds, Nick Gil (138), Eric Barone (145), Brian Pence (195) and Roland Gastfield (220).

The Chargers got pins from Tim Schanmier (160), Christian Brunner (182) and Jeremy Marshall (285).

Grayslake North 51, Woodstock 19: At Grayslake, Woodstock earned three wins during the meet, including a major decision by Kevin Zange, 153. Woodstock’s Nick Sundberg won by technical fall in 5:49 at 152 pounds, Ryan Plourde (170) won, 7-6.

Cary-Grove 32, Huntley 30: At Huntley, each team won seven matches, but the Trojans had bigger wins. Michael Gomez, Josh Dermont and Sean Cullen each won by technical fall for the Trojans.

Huntley’s Dominic Swanson pinned his opponent at 220 pounds, and Petros Mihalopoulos earned a pin at 195 in the loss.

Richmond-Burton 46, Winnebago 18: At Winnebago, Gavin Sutton won by fall at 120 pounds, and Jason Rae won at 145 by fall.

• Patrick Mason contributed to this report.

Streaks’ Brand scores 15 • STREAKS Continued from page C1 Pautrat (14 points) was one of three players to score double digits for Woodstock (2-4, 1-0 FVC Fox).

Senior forward Cody Brand scored a team-high 15 points while junior forward Selena Juarez added 11 points to match her season high.

The Blue Streaks led after every quarter with their biggest lead going into halftime, 22-17.

“We called a timeout and tried to get the kids back under control,” Woodstock coach Marty Hammond said of recovering from the Thunder’s second-half start. “We told them we need to stop this roll and be more patient offensively. I think they did a real nice job doing that.”

But North (2-5, 0-1) scored seven consecutive points in the first two minutes of the third quarter to go ahead 24-22. Junior guard Ashley Jones provided the scoring spark for the Thunder, finishing with a game-high 17 points including two

3-pointers. Sophomore center Haley Ahr added 12 points for North.

The Thunder managed to keep the game close in the second quarter, despite failing to score a field goal. However, poor free throw shooting throughout the game proved costly for North. The Thunder made only 7 of 14 free throw attempts in the second quarter and finished the game shooting 48 percent at the line (12 for 25).

“Free throws have hurt us a lot,” Thunder coach Mike Lewis said. “The way fouls are being called, the way that we can get to the line as much as we do, to not be able to capitalize on that and lose a four-point game that’s huge. It’s starting to hurt. We should have won, I believe, if we made our free throws.”

While the Blue Streaks weren’t much better on their free throw attempts, converting 15 of 27 attempts (55.5 percent), they made them when it mattered down the stretch.

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NCAA Football Tonight FAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOG N. Illinois 4½ (58½) Bowling Green Saturday at UConn Pk (43) Memphis at Rutgers 6 (46½) South Florida at Baylor 15½ (72) Texas at S. Alabama 3 (58) La.-Lafayette UCF 10 (60) at SMU at Oklahoma St. 9½ (57) Oklahoma Conference Championships Conference USA Marshall 5 (61) at Rice Southeastern At Atlanta Auburn 2 (58) Missouri Atlantic Coast At Charlotte, N.C. Florida St. 28½ (62½) Duke Pacific-12 at Arizona St. 3 (56) Stanford Big Ten At Indianapolis Ohio St. 5½ (51½) Michigan St. Mountain West at Fresno St. 3½ (60) Utah St.

CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 58, HAMPSHIRE 21

MCHENRY 3,027, LARKIN 2,962

NFL Sunday FAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Kansas City 3 (45) at Washington at Baltimore 6½ (42½) Minnesota at New England OFF (OFF) Cleveland at N.Y. Jets 2½ (40) Oakland at Cincinnati 6½ (43½) Indianapolis at New Orleans 3 (45½) Carolina at Philadelphia 2½ (54) Detroit at Pittsburgh 3 (40½) Miami at Tampa Bay 2½ (42½) Buffalo at Denver 12 (49½) Tennessee at Arizona 6½ (41½) St. Louis at San Diego 3 (47½) N.Y. Giants at San Francisco 2½ (41) Seattle at Green Bay OFF (OFF) Atlanta Monday at Bears 1 (49½) Dallas Off Key Cleveland QB questionable Green Bay QB questionable NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Arizona St. 1½ at DePaul at Pittsburgh 20 Loyola Marymount at Oklahoma St. 19 South Carolina California 2 at UC Santa Barbara Kentucky-x 5 Baylor Manhattan 11½ at Marist at Niagara 5 Siena at Canisius 11 St. Peter’s at Quinnipiac 7 Fairfield x-at Arlington, Texas NBA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Charlotte 5½ (201) Philadelphia at Washington 9½ (194½) Milwaukee at Atlanta 7½ (198½) Cleveland at New York 6½ (196) Orlando Denver 4 (201) at Boston at Houston 6 (204) Golden State Oklahoma City 4 (207) at New Orleans at Phoenix 3 (200) Toronto at Sacramento Pk (204) L.A. Lakers at Portland 13 (199) Utah NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Blackhawks -180 Anaheim at Columbus -110 Minnesota San Jose -170 at Carolina at New Jersey -125 Detroit Colorado -135 at Calgary at Vancouver -140 Phoenix

LINE +160 -110 +150 +105 +115 +120

FOOTBALL NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 Bears 6 6 0 .500 323 Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 East W L T Pct PF Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 West W L T Pct PF x-Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 San Francisco 8 4 0 .667 297 Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 3 0 .750 322 Miami 6 6 0 .500 252 N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 189 Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 267 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 285 Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 264 Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 292 Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 249 Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 263 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 231 West W L T Pct PF Denver 10 2 0 .833 464 Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 298 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 279 Oakland 4 8 0 .333 237

PA 287 332 305 366 PA 303 281 297 362 PA 230 157 285 340 PA 186 197 247 278 PA 261 248 310 307 PA 274 267 372 350 PA 216 235 278 297 PA 317 214 277 300

x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Game Jacksonville 27, Houston 20 Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Green Bay, noon Minnesota at Baltimore, noon Kansas City at Washington, noon Buffalo at Tampa Bay, noon Miami at Pittsburgh, noon Detroit at Philadelphia, noon Indianapolis at Cincinnati, noon Cleveland at New England, noon Oakland at N.Y. Jets, noon Tennessee at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Dallas at Bears, 7:40 p.m.

JAGUARS 27, TEXANS 20 Houston Jacksonville

0 7 10 7 10 7

3 —20 3 —27

First Quarter Jax-Lewis 1 pass from Henne (Scobee kick), 8:48.

Second Quarter Jax-Shorts III 6 pass from Henne (Scobee kick), 13:41.

Hou-Martin 8 pass from Keenum (Bullock kick), 1:53.

Jax-FG Scobee 40, :03.

Third Quarter Hou-FG Bullock 34, 8:29.

Jax-Todman 21 pass from Sanders (Scobee kick), 6:12.

Hou-Graham 5 pass from Schaub (Bullock kick), 1:08.

Fourth Quarter Hou-FG Bullock 31, 11:31.

Jax-FG Scobee 39, :25.

A-60,414.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Hou 23 406 19-83 323 3-21 3-40 0-0 33-58-2 3-34 5-43.8 1-0 14-177 35:22

Jax 18 281 28-149 132 2-25 2-48 2-11 13-28-0 1-6 8-42.6 0-0 8-57 24:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Houston, Tate 14-53, Keenum 1-13, D.Johnson 3-10, Schaub 1-7.

Jacksonville, Jones-Drew 14-103, Henne 4-33, Todman 7-14, Sanders 1-0, Robinson 2-(minus 1).

PASSING-Houston, Schaub 17-29-1198, Keenum 16-29-1-159. Jacksonville, Henne 12-27-0-117, Sanders 1-1-0-21.

RECEIVING-Houston, A.Johnson 13154, Graham 8-73, Martin 4-28, Hopkins 3-76, Tate 2-3, Griffin 1-10, Posey 1-9, D.Johnson 1-4. Jacksonville, Sanders 3-26, Brown 3-16, Lewis 2-42, Jones-Drew 2-20, Shorts III 2-13, Todman 1-21.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

BEARS SCHEDULE 9 15 22 29

December DALLAS at Cleveland at Philadelphia GREEN BAY

7:40 p.m.

Noon Noon Noon

106: J. Szlenk (H) by fft.

113: K. Szlenk (H) by fft.

120: L. Petersen (CLC) maj. dec. Allen, 13-1 126: Pfotenhauer (H) by fft.

132: M. Petersen (CLC) by fft.

138: Acevedo (CLC) by fft.

145: Lundelius (CLC) by fft.

152: Macedo (CLC) by fft.

160: Fugiel (CLC) p. Reed, :20 170: Krocko (H) dec. Vallee, 9-2 182: Zelasco (CLC) p. Scanlon, 3:29 195: O’Donnell (CLC) by fft.

220: Hines (CLC) by fft.

285: Vergara (CLC) p. Morales, :58

McHenry: Lanwway 192, Churchill 665, Colomer 617, McClaughry 378, Reinhardt 541, Hudjera 634. Total: 3,207 Larkin: Nelson 626, Golden 174, Kyles 588, Weaver 585, Redmond 330, Sheridan 659. Total: 2,962

HUNTLEY 2,842, MARENGO 2,799 Huntley: Szekeres 545, Gardner 537, Rehner 635, Manczko 630, Sieb 495.

Total: 2,842 Marengo: Jermini 544, Barton 576, Villarreal 542, Johnston 546, Alt 591.

Total: 2,799

GIRLS BOWLING

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 41, DUNDEE-CROWN 30 106: Jimenez (DC) by fft.

113: D. Flynn (DC) dec. Bruns, 7-1 120: Dziedzic (CLS) p. Hamelberg, 1:42 126: Fetherling (CLS) dec. Gutierrez, 6-4 132: J. Flynn (DC) dec. Woods, 7-3 138: Gil (CLS) p. Robinson, 3:41 145: Barone (CLS) p. Thompson, 3:15 152: Callahan (CLS) maj. dec. Velez, 13-2 160: Schanmier (DC) p. Golden, 3:50 170: Dorn (CLS) dec. Raap, 5-2 182: Brunner (DC) p. Stroh, 3:31 195: Pence (CLS) p. Kieltyka, :22 220: Gastfield (CLS) p. Johnson, 3:03 285: Marshall (DC) p. Gabric, :54

CARY-GROVE 32, HUNTLEY 30 106: Stenger (H) by fft.

113: M. Cullen (CG) maj. dec. N. Meyer, 18-4 120: Hanselmann (CG) maj. dec. Vigil, 12-3 126: S. Cullen (CG) d. Beltran by fall, 3:53 132: J. Cullen (CG) dec. Gamboa, 4-1 138: B. Meyer (H) dec. Chartier, 7-0 145: Kitsis (H) dec. Glueck, 12-11 152: Symbal (H) dec. Kane, 2-1 160: Schofield (H) dec. Hughes, 9-8 170: Kersten (CG) dec. Jaggers, 7-3 182: Dermony (CG) d. Darby by fall, 1:33 195: Mihalopoulos (H) p. Aguirre, 5:48 220: Swanson (H) p. Rinda, 1:15 285: Gomez (CG) d. Caridei by fall, :49

GRAYSLAKE NORTH 2,430, HUNTLEY 2,045

106: Richmond-Burton by fft.

113: Dahlen (RB) by fft.

120: Gav. Sutton (RB) d. Olivares by fall, 3:07 126: Gr. Sutton (RB) by fft.

132: Braden (RB) maj. dec. Metz, 11-1 138: Holian (RB) by fft.

145: Rae (RB) d. Warkentien by fall, 1:58 152: Heslop (W) d. Diaz by fall, :43 160: Gar. Sutton (RB) by fft.

170: McKimmy (RB) by fft.

182: Richmond-Burton by fft.

195: Thorn (W) d. Suhr by fall, 5;12 220: Northrup (W) d. Konkel by fall, :43 285: Richmond-Burton by fft.

JOHNSBURG 2,347, MCHENRY 2,263

Woodstock North 10 7 Woodstock 15 7

Johnsburg: Lara 337, Malcolm 442, Luszcz 475, Straulin 468, Boelter 523, Cherwin 102. Total: 2,347 McHenry: Johnson 404, Watts 442, Goodman 513, Geuzendam 453, McClaughly 451. Total: 2,263

DUNDEE-CROWN 2,564, WOODSTOCK CO-OP 2,155 Dundee-Crown: Smith 639, K. Ganioa 547, Obert 95, Tripp 444, T. Ganio 549, Gaudreault 290. Total: 2,564 Woodstock co-op: Hayes 374, Lemke 415, Garcia 116, Lohmeyer 416, Kunke 627, Cowley 207. Total: 2,155

GA 84 61 70 60 79 87 83 GA 67 80 62 90 78 94 103 GA 63 57 68 79 79 95 97 88 GA 67 82 72 81 68 71 80 101

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

Thursday’s Games Minnesota 4, Blackhawks 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 1 Toronto 3, Dallas 2, OT Pittsburgh 5, San Jose 1 Montreal 2, Boston 1 Tampa Bay 3, Ottawa 1 Florida 5, Winnipeg 2 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Islanders 1 Carolina 5, Nashville 2 Edmonton 8, Colorado 2 Friday’s Games Anaheim at Blackhawks, 7 p.m.

Detroit at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Montreal 4, New Jersey 3, SO Philadelphia 6, Detroit 3 Calgary 4, Phoenix 1

0 1

WOODSTOCK NORTH (48) J. Crain 2 2-6 6, Abbate 0 3-6 3, Jones 6 3-4 17, Schaffler 0 0-0 0, Ahr 5 2-5 12, Zieman 1 1-2 4, S. Crain 0 1-2 1, Bates 2 0-0 4, Landrey 0 0-0 0, Chamberlain 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 12-25 48.

WOODSTOCK (52) Pautrat 2 8-10 14, Beattie 0 0-0 0, Overly 1 0-6 2, Juarez 3 5-6 11, Brand 7 1-3 15, Scolio 1 0-1 2, Brown 2 1-1 5, Roberts 2 0-0 4, Brainard 0 0-0 0, Kunzie 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 15-27.

Three-point goals: Woodstock North 3 (Jones 2, Zieman), Woodstock 2 (Pautrat 2). Total fouls: Woodstock North 24, Woodstock 23. Fouled out: Brown (W).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN LIFE 51, ALDEN-HEBRON 32 A-H (32) Warren 2 0-0 6, Webber 2 0-2 4, Lalor 1 0-1 2, Walters 4 1-2 12, Hilton 2 2-4 6, Behrens 0 2-6 2. Totals: 11 5-15 32.

18 10 10 11 — 49 8 8 13 17 — 46

MARIAN (49) Davis 1-1-2-3, Koscielniak 2-1-2-5, Benigni14-2-2-30, Wuerger 1-0-0-2, Baumert 4-1-3-9. Totals: 22-5-9-49 St. FRANCIS (46) Pins 3-3-4-9, Cyeenas 1-0-0-2, Kasprak 1-2-3-4, Mazza 2-0-0-5, Baumgardner 1-00-2, O’Donnell 1-0-0-2, Sproat 6-1-2-15, Pasquale 1-0-0-2, Long 1-3-4-5. Totals: 17-9-13-46.

Three-point goals: Marian 0, St. Francis 3 (Sproat 2, Mazza).

SCHEDULE Friday Boys Basketball: Immaculate Conception at Marian Central, 6:30 p.m.; Luther North at Alden-Hebron, Cary-Grove at Carmel, Byron at Richmond-Burton, Winnebago at Marengo, Rockford Lutheran at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Johnsburg at Woodstock North, 7 p.m.

1 1

2 — 3 2 — 4

First Period-1, Minnesota, Cooke 5 (Mitchell, Haula), 4:23. Penalties-None.

Second Period-2, Minnesota, Parise 12 (Heatley, Pominville), 16:59 (pp). 3, Chicago, Morin 1 (Nordstrom, Kane), 19:43.

Penalties-Keith, Chi (interference), :11; Suter, Min (hooking), 11:54; Sharp, Chi (hooking), 16:18.

Third Period-4, Chicago, Saad 8, :43. 5, Chicago, Hossa 12 (Versteeg, Leddy), 6:35 (pp). 6, Minnesota, Brodin 5 (Spurgeon, Fontaine), 14:21 (pp). 7, Minnesota, Scandella 1 (Spurgeon, Coyle), 18:12.

Penalties-Niederreiter, Min (holding), 5:12; Seabrook, Chi (hooking), 13:50.

Shots on Goal-Chicago 7-8-4-19. Minnesota 8-8-7-23.

Power-play opportunities-Chicago 1 of 2; Minnesota 2 of 3.

Goalies-Chicago, Crawford 17-6-3 (23 shots-19 saves). Minnesota, Harding 15-4-3 (19-16).

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 15 4 1 1 32 81 Rockford 12 11 2 0 26 71 Milwaukee 10 5 4 1 25 51 Wolves 10 9 0 2 22 57 Iowa 8 11 0 0 16 45

GA 51 87 55 56 53

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Thursday’s Games Lake Erie 2, Toronto 1 Charlotte 3, Rockford 2, OT Friday’s Games Wilkes-Barre at St. John’s, 5 p.m.

Hartford at Adirondack, 6 p.m.

Rochester at Grand Rapids, 6 p.m.

Bridgeport at Utica, 6 p.m.

Norfolk at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

Hershey at Binghamton, 6:05 p.m.

Manchester at Providence, 6:05 p.m.

Hamilton at Lake Erie, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at Worcester, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Iowa at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Abbotsford, 9 p.m.

SOCCER MLS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov 9: Kansas City 0, Houston 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 23: Kansas City 2, Houston 1, Kansas City advanced on 2-1 aggregate Western Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake 1. Portland 0, Real Salt Lake advanced on 5-2 aggregate MLS CUP Saturday, Dec. 7: Real Salt Lake at Kansas City, 4 p.m.

EUROPEAN TOUR/ ASIAN TOUR

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WORLD CHALLENGE PAR SCORES

HONG KONG OPEN

Thursday At Sherwood Country Club Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,023; Par 72 First Round Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Bubba Watson Tiger Woods Graeme McDowell Jim Furyk Rory McIlroy Bill Haas Webb Simpson Lee Westwood Dustin Johnson Jason Dufner Steve Stricker Keegan Bradley Ian Poulter Jason Day Jordan Spieth

35-32—67 35-33—68 35-35—70 35-35—70 36-35—71 35-37—72 38-34—72 37-36—73 36-37—73 36-37—73 38-36—74 39-35—74 38-36—74 35-40—75 37-38—75 38-38—76 39-37—76 40-37—77

At Hong Kong Golf Club Hong Kong Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,699; Par: 70 (34-36) First Round -5 -4 -2 -2 -1 E E +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +4 +4 +5

David Higgins, Ireland Andrea Pavan, Italy Prom Meesawat, Thailand Andrew Dodt, Australia Lam Chih Bing, Singapore Seve Benson, England Mardan Mamat, Singapore Adam Gee, England Sujjan Singh, India Stuart Manley, Wales Jbe Kruger, South Africa Wade Ormsby, Australia Jaakko Makitalo, Finland Nacho Elvira, Spain Also David Lipsky, United States John Hahn, United States Brinson Paolini, United States

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME — Announced the retirement of senior vice president Bill Haase, effective at the end of the year.

MLB PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — Named Dave Winfield special assistant to the executive director.

American League DETROIT TIGERS — Designated SS Dixon Machado for assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Phil Hughes on a three-year contract. Designated RHP Liam Hendriks for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Designated LHP Andrew Werner for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with UT Willie Bloomquist on a two-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jose Contreras and Nate Adcock and OF Bryan Petersen on minor league contracts.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with 2B Irving Falu on a minor league contract. Traded OF Norichika Aoki to Kansas City for LHP Will Smith.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with C Wil Nieves on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Signed coach Carol Ross to a multiyear contract extension.

WILD 4, BLACKHAWKS 3 Chicago Minnesota

12 18 — 48 9 22 — 52

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed RB George Winn and TE Jameson Konz to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed WR Austin Collie.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed TE Visanthe Shiancoe.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled LW Emerson Etem and C Dave Steckel from Norfolk (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Activated F Derek MacKenzie from injured reserve.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned D Joe Piskula to Milwaukee (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Patrick Wey from Hershey (AHL) and D Michal Cajkovsky and Brett Flemming from Reading (ECHL). Reassigned Cajkovsky, Flemming and D Tyson Strachan to Hershey.

BASEBALL THE 136 REMAINING FREE AGENTS: AMERICAN LEAGUE White Sox (1) — Gavin Floyd, rhp.

BALTIMORE (9) — Alexi Casilla, 2b; Scott Feldman, rhp; Jason Hammel, rhp; Nate McLouth, of; Michael Morse, of; Brian Roberts, 2b; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp; Chris Snyder, c; Tsuyoshi Wada, lhp.

BOSTON (7) — Stephen Drew, ss; Jacoby Ellsbury, of; Joel Hanrahan, rhp; John McDonald, ss; Mike Napoli, 1b; Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c; Matt Thornton, lhp.

CLEVELAND (5) — Matt Albers, rhp; Rich Hill, lhp; Ubaldo Jimenez, rhp; Jason Kubel, of; Kelly Shoppach, c.

DETROIT (6) — Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Jeremy Bonderman, rhp; Octavio Dotel, rhp; Omar Infante, 2b; Ramon Santiago, 2b; Jose Veras, rhp.

HOUSTON (1) — Erik Bedard, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (4) — Bruce Chen, lhp; Carlos Pena, 1b; Ervin Santana, rhp; Miguel Tejada, 2b.

MINNESOTA (1) — Mike Pelfrey, rhp.

NEW YORK (11) — Robinson Cano, 2b; Joba Chamberlain, rhp; Curtis Granderson, of; Travis Hafner, dh; Hiroki Kuroda, rhp; Boone Logan, lhp; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Andy Pettitte, lhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b; Mariano Rivera, rhp; Kevin Youkilis, 3b.

OAKLAND (3) — Grant Balfour, rhp; Bartolo Colon, rhp; Kurt Suzuki, c.

SEATTLE (7) — Endy Chavez, of; Franklin Gutierrez, of; Raul Ibanez, of; Kendrys Morales, dh; Oliver Perez, lhp; Humberto Quintero, c; Joe Saunders, lhp.

TAMPA BAY (9) — Jesse Crain, rhp; Roberto Hernandez, lhp; Kelly Johnson, of; James Loney, 1b; Juan Oviedo, rhp; Fernando Rodney, rhp; Luke Scott, dh; Jamey Wright, rhp; Delmon Young, of.

TEXAS (4) — Lance Berkman, dh; Nelson Cruz, of; Matt Garza, rhp.

TORONTO (4) — Rajai Davis, of; Munenori Kawasaki, ss-2b; Darren Oliver, lhp; Ramon Ortiz, rhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CUBS (3) — Scott Baker, rhp; Kevin Gregg, rhp; Matt Guerrier, rhp.

ARIZONA (2) — Eric Chavez, 3b; Will Nieves, c.

ATLANTA (7) — Luis Ayala; rhp; Scott Downs, lhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Reed Johnson, of; Kameron Loe, rhp; Paul Maholm, lhp; Eric O’Flaherty, lhp.

CINCINNATI (6) — Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Shin-Soo Choo, of; Zach Duke, lhp; Cesar Izturis, ss; Nick Masset, rhp; Manny Parra, lhp.

COLORADO (5) — Rafael Betancourt, rhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; Todd Helton, 1b; Roy Oswalt, rhp; Yorvit Torrealba, c.

LOS ANGELES (9) — Chris Capuano, lhp; Mark Ellis, 2b; Jerry Hairston Jr., 3b; J.P. Howell, lhp; Carlos Marmol, rhp; Juan Uribe, 3b; Edinson Volquez, rhp; Brian Wilson, rhp; Michael Young, 3b.

MIAMI (5) — Matt Diaz, of; Austin Kearns, of; Juan Pierre, of; Placido Polanco, 3b; Chad Qualls, rhp.

MILWAUKEE (3) — Yuniesky Betancourt, 1b; Mike Gonzalez, lhp; Corey Hart, of-1b.

NEW YORK (7) — David Aardsma, rhp; Tim Byrdak, lhp; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Frank Francisco, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Johan Santana, lhp.

PHILADELPHIA (1) — Roy Halladay, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (6) — Clint Barmes, ss; John Buck, c; A.J. Burnett, rhp; Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; Jeff Karstens, rhp; Justin Morneau, 1b.

ST. LOUIS (5) — Carlos Beltran, of; Chris Carpenter, rhp; Rafael Furcal, ss; Edward Mujica, rhp; Jake Westbrook, rhp.

SAN DIEGO (3) — Ronny Cedeno, ss; Mark Kotsay, of; Jason Marquis, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (3) — Chad Gaudin, rhp; Andres Torres, of; Barry Zito, lhp.

WASHINGTON (1) — Chad Tracy, 3b-1b.

33-31—64 33-32—65 34-32—66 34-32—66 32-34—66 33-33—66 33-33—66 33-33—66 33-33—66 33-34—67 33-34—67 34-33—67 34-33—67 33-34—67 35-34—69 34-36—70 34-36—70

TUESDAY

at Dallas 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720

DETROIT 7 p.m.

WGN AM-1000

16 15 12 5 — 48 8 10 11 10 —39

WOODSTOCK 52, WOODSTOCK NORTH 48

PGA

NHL

FLORIDA 6 p.m.

WGN AM-720

NORTH BOONE 48, HARVARD 39

GOLF

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 30 20 6 4 44 108 St. Louis 27 19 5 3 41 96 Minnesota 30 17 8 5 39 74 Colorado 26 19 7 0 38 78 Dallas 27 13 9 5 31 76 Winnipeg 30 13 13 4 30 80 Nashville 29 13 13 3 29 65 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 28 19 4 5 43 97 Anaheim 30 18 7 5 41 93 Los Angeles 29 18 7 4 40 76 Phoenix 28 16 8 4 36 92 Vancouver 30 15 10 5 35 80 Calgary 27 10 13 4 24 74 Edmonton 30 10 18 2 22 83 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 30 18 9 3 39 82 Boston 28 18 8 2 38 76 Tampa Bay 28 17 10 1 35 79 Detroit 29 14 8 7 35 81 Toronto 29 15 11 3 33 80 Ottawa 29 11 14 4 26 83 Florida 29 8 16 5 21 66 Buffalo 29 6 21 2 14 49 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 30 20 9 1 41 94 Washington 28 14 12 2 30 83 N.Y. Rangers 29 15 14 0 30 65 Carolina 29 12 12 5 29 66 Philadelphia 28 13 13 2 28 63 New Jersey 29 11 12 6 28 64 Columbus 28 11 14 3 25 68 N.Y. Islanders 29 8 16 5 21 75

ANAHEIM 7 p.m.

CSN, NHLN AM-720

Three-point goals: Richmond-Burton 3 (Swanson, Hoglund, Otto), Rockford Christian 3.

North Boone Harvard

MONDAY DALLAS 7:40 p.m.

ESPN FM-105.9, AM-780

RICHMOND-BURTON (35) Schwefel 4-3-5-11, Swanson 3-1-1-8, Hoglund 1-0-0-3, Guenther 4-0-1-8, Otto 1-0-0-3, Striaght 1-0-0-2. Totals: 14-4-7-35.

Three-point goals: North Boone 0, Harvard 1 (Powell).

HOCKEY

SUNDAY

Rockford Christian 11 16 10 15 — 52 Richmond-Burton 4 8 4 19 —35

Huntley: Sass 417, Frendreis 360, Bousk 409, Walsh 453, Barron 406. Total: 2,045 Grayslake North: Vaughn 640, Jablonski 551, Christiansen 482, Bertermann 420, Littleton 337. Total: 2,430

Marian St. Francis

SATURDAY

OKLAHOMA CITY 7 p.m.

WCUU

HARVARD (39) Powell 7-1-5-16, Bischke 6-0-3-12, Mercado 1-1-2-3, Trebes 1-0-0-2, Jacobs 2-0-0-4, Linhart 1-0-0-2. Totals: 18-310-39.

MARIAN CENTRAL 49, ST. FRANCIS 46

RICHMOND-BURTON 46, WINNEBAGO 18

FRIDAY

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 52, RICHMOND-BURTON 35

MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.

CSN AM-1000 OKLAHOMA CITY 3 p.m.

WCUU

ON TAP FRIDAY TV/Radio

GOLF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2 p.m.: PGA Tour, World Challenge, second round, at Thousand Oaks, Calif., TGC 11 p.m.: European PGA Tour, Hong Kong Open, third round, TGC 3 a.m.: Nedbank Challenge, third round, at Sun City, South Africa, TGC

7 p.m.: Mid-American Conference, championship, Bowling Green vs. Northern Illinois, at Detroit, ESPN2

NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.: Anaheim at Blackhawks, CSN, NHLN, AM-720

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m.: Arizona St. at DePaul, FS1 8:30 p.m.: South Carolina at Oklahoma St., ESPNU 9 p.m.: Kentucky vs. Baylor, at Arlington, Texas, ESPN

NBA BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m.: Denver at Boston, ESPN

WINTER SPORTS

MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY

9 p.m.: USSA, Birds of Prey, at Avon, Colo. (same-day tape), NBCSN

6:30 p.m.: UMass at Notre Dame, NBCSN

SOCCER 10:30 a.m.: FIFA, World Cup Draw, at Costa do Sauipe, Brazil, ESPN2

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER 6:30 p.m.: UCLA vs. Virgina, ESPNU

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 17 2 .895 Detroit 9 10 .474 Bulls 8 9 .471 Cleveland 6 12 .333 Milwaukee 3 15 .167 Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 8 12 .400 Philadelphia 7 12 .368 Toronto 6 11 .353 Brooklyn 5 14 .263 New York 4 13 .235 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 14 5 .737 Washington 9 9 .500 Atlanta 10 10 .500 Charlotte 8 11 .421 Orlando 6 12 .333 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 15 3 .833 Houston 13 7 .650 Dallas 12 8 .600 New Orleans 9 9 .500 Memphis 9 9 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 16 3 .842 Oklahoma City 13 4 .765 Denver 11 7 .611 Minnesota 9 10 .474 Utah 4 16 .200 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 13 7 .650 Golden State 11 8 .579 Phoenix 10 9 .526 L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 Sacramento 4 12 .250

GB — 8 8 10½ 13½ GB — ½ ½ 2½ 2½ GB — 4½ 4½ 6 7½ GB — 3 4 6 6 GB — 2 4½ 7 12½ GB — 1½ 2½ 3 7

Thursday’s Games Bulls 107, Miami 87 New York 113, Brooklyn 83 L.A. Clippers 101, Memphis 81 Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

BULLS 107, HEAT 87 MIAMI (87) L.James 7-17 6-8 21, Battier 2-6 0-0 6, Bosh 4-11 2-4 10, Chalmers 1-4 1-2 3, Allen 2-4 4-4 9, Lewis 1-2 0-0 3, Haslem 0-3 1-2 1, Beasley 7-13 1-2 15, Cole 5-9 2-2 12, Mason Jr. 3-8 0-0 7. Totals: 32-77 17-24 87.

CHICAGO (107) Deng 5-12 6-8 20, Boozer 10-17 7-9 27, Noah 6-9 5-6 17, Hinrich 4-7 2-2 13, Snell 3-7 0-0 8, Gibson 8-12 3-5 19, Dunleavy 1-4 0-0 3, Teague 0-3 0-2 0, Mohammed 0-2 0-0 0, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 37-74 23-32 107.

Miami Chicago

20 24 19 24 — 87 29 29 27 22 —107

3-Point Goals-Miami 6-22 (Battier 2-5, Lewis 1-2, Allen 1-3, L.James 1-4, Mason Jr. 1-5, Beasley 0-1, Chalmers 0-2), Chicago 10-19 (Deng 4-7, Hinrich 3-4, Snell 2-4, Dunleavy 1-3, Teague 0-1).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Miami 34 (Beasley 7), Chicago 64 (Noah 15).

Assists-Miami 16 (Cole 6), Chicago 24 (Hinrich 7). Total Fouls-Miami 25, Chicago 20. Technicals-Hinrich. Flagrant Fouls-Cole. A-22,125 (20,917).

MEN’S COLLEGE THURSDAY’S SCORES MIDWEST Missouri 80, West Virginia 71 N. Illinois 64, Dartmouth 57

TOP 25 FARED Friday’s Games No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 20 Baylor at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, 9 p.m.

No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

No. 12 UConn vs. Maine at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games No. 2 Arizona vs. UNLV, 4:15 p.m.

No. 4 Syracuse vs. Binghamton, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Ohio State vs. CCSU, 3:30 p.m.

No. 6 Kansas at Colorado, 2:15 p.m.

No. 7 Louisville vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, noon.

No. 8 Wisconsin vs. Marquette, 1:15 p.m.

No. 11 Wichita State vs. Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.

No. 14 Villanova at Saint Joseph’s, 5 p.m.

No. 16 Memphis vs. Northwestern State, noon.

No. 17 Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, 5 p.m.

No. 18 UCLA at Missouri, 11:30 a.m.

No. 19 Gonzaga vs. New Mexico State, 10 p.m.

No. 21 UMass vs. BYU at the MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass., 12:30 p.m.

No. 22 Michigan vs. Houston Baptist, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Iowa vs. Drake at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, 7:30 p.m.

No. 25 Dayton at Illinois State, 7:05 p.m.

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com

PRO FOOTBALL

Friday, December 6, 2013 • Page C5

BEARS NOTES

Romo gives Bears reason for concern

By KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@shawmedia.com

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Bears quarterback Josh McCown has thrown for nine touchdowns and one interception this season.

8BEARS INSIDER / BY HUB ARKUSH

McCown not bad – as backup It will be Josh McCown under center for the Bears again Monday night when the Dallas Cowboys stop by to swap a little pain(t), and there is more and more talk from fans and media alike that perhaps the Bears would be best served with McCown as the starter going forward rather than a much more expensive Jay Cutler.

It never ceases to amaze me how short the memories of some fans and media members can be when it comes to “What have you done for me lately?” and “What did you do before that?”

McCown-mania has been fueled by an interview general manager Phil Emery gave this week in which he seemed to indicate he was not a fan of the idea of using a franchise tag on Cutler.

That is more than a little significant as it relates to McCown’s future, because it’s almost impossible to imagine giving Cutler a deal competitive with what other top quarterbacks have signed for in the past year or two, and it’s even more difficult to imagine Cutler settling with the Bears for less.

If, in fact, there is a chance the Bears will choose not to bring Cutler back, now is a good time to get some fresh perspective on McCown.

He is having an excellent 2013 season statistically.

With a 65.2 completion percentage, 1,461 yards, nine touchdowns, one interception and a 103.6 passer rating, it could prove to be the

Briggs behind schedule 1

With all of the focus on the health of Jay Cutler, is there cause for concern over Lance Briggs? Immediately after his shoulder injury in Washington, we were told the fracture was most likely a four- to sixweek injury. This Sunday will be seven weeks after the injury occurred and we are told he will miss at least one more week, which stretches him to at least an eight-week recovery if he gets back for Cleveland next week. What makes his absence so difficult is veteran James Anderson, who played well early with Briggs on the field, has struggled as of late and had his worst game of the year against Minnesota.

2

The Bears were encouraged by Jeremiah Ratliff’s 23 snaps at tackle last week and Marc Trestman confirmed that Ratliff did try and stay on the field longer. Ratliff’s relationship with the Cowboys was fractured and he will be looking for a big effort Monday night.

3

With Ratliff and Stephen Paea both pursuing extended action at tackle, keep a close eye on Corey Wootton at defensive end as the Bears now have to decide how hard to pursue him in free agency after the season.

best single season a Bears quarterback has had.

But is that who McCown really is?

He spent his first three years in college football at Southern Methodist, where he threw 24 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.

For his senior season, he transferred to Division I-AA Sam Houston State to prove he could run a pass-based offense and threw for 3,481 yards and 32 touchdowns with 12 interceptions.

That performance earned him a trip to the NFL Combine, where he ran a 4.57 40yard dash, had a 10-foot long jump and 38½-inch vertical leap, which convinced the

Arizona Cardinals to draft him in the third round of the 2002 draft.

That’s when things got a little dicey. McCown spent 2002 through 2005 with the Cardinals, 2006 in Detroit and 2007 in Oakland. He was signed by Miami in 2008 but was cut in training camp, and he hooked up with Carolina, where he was a backup in 2008 and 2009.

McCown was out of football in 2010 and went to camp with the 49ers in 2011 before being cut in training camp.

The Bears found him coaching high school football in North Carolina later in 2011 after a year and a half out of the game.

Before being a Bear, McCown was strictly a backup all but one season in Arizona and totaled nine seasons in the league with a 71.2 passer rating, 58 completion percentage, 6,998 yards, 37 touchdowns, 44 interceptions and 32 fumbles.

Bottom line is that he wasn’t very good.

Is Marc Trestman’s coaching all that was missing for McCown?

Much has been made of comparisons to Trestman’s “discovery” of and reclamation of Rich Gannon, a classic case of history being rewritten.

The fact is, Gannon had been in the league 13 years when the Raiders signed him in 1999. He’d been a starter in Minnesota and Kansas City, and there’s my favorite part of the Gannon/ Raiders story that is never told. Gannon went to his first two Pro Bowls in 1999 and 2000 before Trestman arrived as his offensive coordinator in 2001.

McCown has had a great year and deserves a ton of credit. Trestman is an excellent quarterback coach, if not necessarily the magical whisperer he is often billed as.

But, for a team that has wandered in the wasteland of quarterbacks for at least 25 years since Jim McMahon, the idea that McCown is now the savior is an awfully scary proposition.

• Hub Arkush covers the Bears for Shaw Media and HubArkush.com. Write to him at harkush@shaw media.com.

LAKE FOREST – By the passer rating metric, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (97.3) is the best quarterback the Bears have faced since the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers on Nov. 4.

That’s not a good scenario for a defense that has yet to show marked improvement, Tony Romo will still be without Lance Briggs and is facing a Cowboys team on extra rest.

“They’ve got a difference-making quarterback who can make plays and who can finish games,” coach Marc Trestman said Thursday.

“Tony Romo is a lot to handle, and it starts there with him because he can make plays with his arm, he can make plays with his feet and he can make plays when there are no plays to be made, he’ll find a way to make them.”

Romo’s career has often been characterized by his propensity to turn the ball over, but this season he has thrown 24 touchdowns to only seven interceptions. The Cowboys’ 13 giveaways are tied for the second-fewest in the NFL. Even though Dallas’ offense is ranked 23rd in the NFL, Romo and his weapons take advantage of opportunities in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on 25 of 37 possessions, which is the second-best rate in the league. That’s a big reason the Cowboys are third in points scored.

“They’ve done a great job with their personnel. It all

starts with the quarterback.

He’s an excellent player. He has great command of their offense,” said defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. “[Romo] can make all the throws. He’s very competitive. He’s mobile in the pocket. He can do it all.”

It helps when Romo has Dez Bryant and Jason Witten to throw to, especially against a Bears defense that is without Charles Tillman and has struggled against opposing tight ends. And as bad as the Bears’ run defense is, it was the pass defense that couldn’t stop Matt Cassel late in last week’s loss to the Vikings.

“We’ve got to be a little bit tighter in our coverage and play a little better and get more pressure on the quarterback when we can,” Trestman said about the improvements to make from last Sunday. “[Romo’s] had a very, very good season. It won’t be easy.

We know that, but I know our guys are excited about the challenge.”

Monday night reunion: Bears special teams coach Joe DeCamillis spent the previous four seasons in Dallas. “I’m not going to lie to you like [Jeremiah] Ratliff and say it’s like any other game,” DeCamillis said. “But anytime you leave some place you always have a little bit more juice going back against them.”

Injury update: Jay Cutler (ankle), who will not play Monday night, did return to practice in a limited fashion Thursday. Lance Briggs (shoulder) stretched but did not practice. Brandon Marshall was held out with a quad injury. Major Wright (hamstring) was limited after missing Sunday’s game in Minnesota.

JAGUARS 34, TEXANS 27

Jaguars win 3rd in row; Texans drop 11th straight

By MARK LONG The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have a bona fide winning streak.

Chad Henne threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Todman scored on some trickery and the Jaguars held on to beat the Houston Texans, 27-20, on Thursday night.

The Jaguars (4-9) won their third straight – their fourth victory in five games since a bye – and continued to show signs of progress under firstyear coach Gus Bradley.

They also won at home for the first time since Nov. 25, 2012, against Tennessee.

“Our guys just really believe,” Bradley said. “The biggest challenge is to keep doing what we’re doing. We’re a young team that’s learning how do this.”

Houston (2-11) extended its franchise-record losing streak

to 11 games, a stunning stretch of futility that could lead the franchise to fire coach Gary Kubiak.

Kubiak and the Texans looked as if they would end the streak after a quarterback change, but Geno Hayes interpcepted Matt Schaub’s pass with 2:08 remaining to seal Jacksonville’s first series sweep since 2009.

Schaub came off the bench and carved up Jacksonville’s secondary in the second half.

He replaced starter Case Keenum late in the third quarter and led the team to a touchdowns and a field goal in his first two possessions. The Texans were in the red zone again, but failed to convert a fourthdown play with 3:37 to play.

Jacksonville picked up a huge first down that flipped the field – not surprising that it came on a penalty – but punted.

Hayes picked off Schaub’s next pass, a floater over the middle.

Hard for Bears to commit to Cutler • MUSICK Continued from page C1 “It was good to see him out there working today,” Trestman said. “He made some throws.”

Hey, did you hear that?

He made some throws.

That’s great.

Did they look like $30 million throws? Or $50 million throws? Or perhaps $75 million throws?

Snarky, I know.

But it’s hard not to be frustrated by yet another season in which Cutler’s grade is “incomplete.”

Including Monday, injuries will have prevented him from finishing 15 of his past 45 games.

Considering that, would you commit to Cutler for the next four or five seasons?

That sounds like too big of a risk to me.

During a question-and-an-

swer session this week on the Bears’ official website, Emery hinted that placing a franchise tag on Cutler would require too much single-season cap space, which would affect the team’s ability to make other roster moves. By that reasoning, the Bears still could use the franchise tag on Cutler, but more so as a means of buying time to negotiate a long-term deal.

Fair enough.

If not one season, then offer Cutler more guaranteed money and spread it out over two seasons. Regardless, use the franchise tag so he knows that free agency is not an option in 2014.

If Cutler signs a twoyear deal, it’s great for both sides. The Bears retain their starting quarterback at ages 31 and 32, and Cutler has two more opportunities to stay healthy and reach the playoffs.

If Cutler declines, then you let him play under the franchise tag. Maybe that will make him grumpy (well, grumpier), but his only other alternative would be to sit out and earn $0.

Meanwhile, the Bears should spend an early pick this spring to draft and develop a quarterback.

Maybe that player will be Aaron Murray of Georgia or A.J. McCarron of Alabama or Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois. Maybe it will be someone else. The draft class is loaded with quarterbacks, according to people who closely monitor such things.

As for Cutler’s latest campaign, what have we found?

A lost season.

Again.

• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@ shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

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“Inside Llewyn Davis” STARRING: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake.

PLOT: The Coen brothers’ latest dark comedy follows a week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

RATED: R for language including some sexual references.

TIME: 1 hour, 45 minutes VERDICT: The Coen brothers pluck at the beatnik scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Helmed by

long-time Coen collaborator T Bone Burnett, the tunes in this film – which are performed live – bare morbid undertones that correspond with the foremost concepts of the story: poverty, abortion, disappointment and death. It seems we’ll have no problem feeling sorry for Llewyn. He is struggling to make it as a solo artist after his bandmate committed suicide, and his dismal hymns fail to propel him out of dire straits. Unable to afford his own place, he crashes on the couches of friends around town. Yet he’s determined to keep his guitar close by and

not sell out. Only the fact that he’s an egotistical jackass makes it impossible to feel solidly empathetic toward him.

Indeed, the film is a heavy downer, and its consistent gray-hue enhances the bleakness. But the Coen brothers never fail to weave in bits of saucy irony, giving way for essential comical moments that bring everything fullcircle. – The Associated Press

“Out of the Furnace” STARRING: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson

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McHenry Downtown Theatre – 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 p.m.

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moment – when Russell hears a pivotal piece of news – could stand the test of time as a mini-master class in the art of screen acting. There are good men in “Out of the Furnace,” as well as bad men, and sad men and stupid men – but even the best of them have blood on their hands, usually their own. Even when it descends into self-consciousness in a lurid final act, “Out of the Furnace” effectively brings viewers into a space where whatever people had to lose was either squandered or stolen from them. – The Washington Post

of revenge and thwarted dreams in post-industrial America. Scott Cooper, who directed “Crazy Heart” a few years ago, once again evinces a gift for conveying atmosphere, carefully framing and composing his shots to lend “Out of the Furnace” a reserved, even stately, air of dignity.

And he knows how to get the best from his actors: Affleck delivers a searing portrayal of a young man who pushes himself to the punishing physical limit in search of both money and catharsis. Bale’s part may not be as showy, but at least one

ously disappears and law enforcement fails to follow through, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.

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Sister caught on camera denies stealing earrings Dear Abby: My parents and sister live three hours away, so my family stays with me when they come to town.

Over the past few years, I noticed things began to disappear from my home. They are usually small and portable – earrings, in particular.

The idea of someone stealing from me was very upsetting. When I mentioned it to my sister, she suggested it could be our housekeeper.

After my wedding band vanished, I had a security camera installed. A few months later, two more pairs of earrings went MIA, so I had the surveillance company review the tapes. It turns out

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips the thief is my sister.

The idea that she has gone through my things and helped herself with no remorse after I opened my home to her disgusts me. When I confronted her, she denied it. She later told my mother she did take the earrings, but didn’t know why I wanted them “because they were so ugly.”

Christmas is coming, and I no longer can welcome her to my home. Why would she do this to me? – Trusted My

Sister In Raleigh, N.C. Dear Trusted: Not knowing your sister, I can’t say for certain why she would steal from you. She may have kleptomania and be unable to control her impulses. Or, she may resent you for what she perceives you have that she doesn’t (a happy life, lovely home, etc.) and has been taking the items to “even things up.”

While I don’t blame you for being upset, please understand whatever her reason, she’s a troubled woman who needs help. Unless you lock up anything of value, she should not be in your home.

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Core exercises should be part of everyone’s health regimen Dear Dr. K: I’d like to start doing some core exercises.

What do I need to know before I start?

Dear Reader: Core exercises should be a part of everyone’s exercise routine. Committing to core work will improve your posture whether you’re sitting, standing or moving. Try to do a variety of exercises that target all the core muscles.

Many people equate the core with their abdominal muscles, but your core is much more than that. It also includes muscles in your back, sides, pelvis and buttocks. These muscles are essential for movement. They help your body with everything from bending, twisting, lifting and carrying to enhancing your balance and stability. Weak, tight or unbalanced core muscles can undermine the ease and power of everyday motions.

When performing core exercises, it’s important to have good form. Good form involves proper posture and alignment.

When instructions for core exercises ask you to stand up

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff straight, that means: • chin parallel to the floor; • shoulders even (roll them up, back and down to help achieve this); • arms at your sides, elbows relaxed and even; • abdominal muscles pulled in; • hips even; • knees even and pointing straight ahead; • feet pointing straight ahead; • body weight evenly distributed on both feet.

Quick posture checks before and during exercise can help you avoid injury and squeeze the most benefit from your workout. If possible, look in a mirror when exercising.

Another instruction you’re likely to encounter is to “stay neutral.” Whether you’re standing or seated, neutral posture means keeping your

chin parallel to the floor; your shoulders, hips and knees at even heights; and your knees and feet pointing straight ahead. A neutral spine means the back is straight except for the slight natural curves of the spine. It is not flexed or arched. And neutral alignment means keeping your body in a straight line from head to toe (again, except for the spine’s natural curves).

Core exercises not only protect you from injury and improve your posture, they also are used to treat various problems with the bones and muscles.

In any event, don’t forget to make core exercises a part of your regular exercise program.

They can protect you from the aches and pains that come from injuries to the muscles, tendons and ligaments, which become more easily injured as we age.

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a group of couples who meet monthly at one another’s homes to play cards. We usually play in the evening from 7 to 11 with the hosting couple providing light refreshments and dessert. Many years ago, one couple designated December as “their” month to celebrate New Year’s Eve. We start earlier with a meal and end after midnight.

The issue is it has lost its appeal. Many of us would prefer not to be out on that particular night. How do we, as a group, let them know we no longer want to have game night on New Year’s Eve without hurting their feelings? They tend to be a

sensitive couple. – Partied Out In Oregon Dear Partied Out: Unless one of you is willing to be the messenger and speak for the rest of you, you should tell this couple as a group – well before the end of the year – that you would prefer not to be out on a night when many of the drivers on the road have been drinking. It’s a valid reason.

While the New Year’s Eve card game may have become a tradition, times change, and as people mature they tend to make more mature decisions.

The one you’re making ranks high among them.

P.S. There should be no

hurt feelings if you suggest the card game take place at some other time.

Dear Abby: I’m a 58-yearold male. My wife divorced me last year after 33 years of marriage. Must I wait the recommended seven years before dating? I heard I must wait one year for every five I was married. – Ready Or Not

In Michigan Dear Ready Or Not: I wonder where you heard that! The answer is no. At 58, you had better start soon. You’re not getting any younger.

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A lawyer for Amanda Bynes says the actress has left an inpatient mental health treatment facility and is back with her parents.

Attorney Tamar Arminak on Thursday confirmed the 27-year-old actress’s release after several months of treatment.

Bynes has been in treatment since July, when she was placed on a psychiatric hold after starting a fire in a driveway in her hometown of Thousand Oaks, Calif. Her mother, Lynn Bynes, was granted a temporary conservatorship over the actress, but the case was dismissed because Amanda Bynes’ care was being overseen by a mental health court.

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Nigella: I won’t be ‘bullied by lies’

Cruz leads ‘Twice Born’ Forgetting Penelope Cruz is almost 40 years old is easy to do.

Even when she bears heavy makeup to add wrinkles for her role as Gemma in the wartime melodrama “Twice Born,” it’s nearly impossible for the actress to truly look weathered.

When paired with 28-year-old co-star Emile Hirsch, the bond seems natural and comfortable.

The Sergio Castellitto film opens in limited U.S. release today after first premiering in Italy last year. It’s based on the book of the same title, written

by Castellitto’s wife, Margaret Mazzantini.

“It’s a 700-page book, and I read it in a day and a half and was blown away by the character,” said Cruz, who also produced the film. “Every role makes me feel like I’m a student,” Cruz added via Skype from London. “It’s a great feeling.”

Cruz became involved with the film early-on, including casting. This was Cruz’s second collaboration with director Castellitto – she teamed with him on the 2004 film “Don’t Move” – and the actress was encouraged to take on the larger role of producer, since she’s been dabbling behind-the-scenes more and more of late.

Earlier this year, she directed a commercial for her L’Agent lingerie line – a collaboration with her sister, Monica Cruz, and Agent Provocateur.

Next, the actress will direct another L’Agent spot and she’ll produce and star in Fernando Trueba’s feature “La Reina de Espana.”

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Television cook and author Nigella Lawson on Thursday accused lawyers for two former assistants of treating her like a suspect rather than a witness, as she again denied allegations of heavy drug use.

“If you want to put me on trial, put me on trial,” Lawson said as she testified for a second day at the fraud trial of her two ex-employees. “I don’t feel it is right to have me here as a witness for the Crown and treat me like this.”

On Wednesday, Lawson acknowledged taking cocaine a handful of times but denied being a regular drug user. She was pressed on the subject again Thursday under crossexamination by a defense lawyer, who asked whether she had kept cocaine in a hollowed-out book containing jewelry including her late first husband’s wedding ring.

Lawson denied it.

“If I was taking cocaine and cannabis to the extent you say, I wouldn’t be standing here,” she said.

“If you think I’m going to sabotage my health and leave my children as orphans, you are very wrong,” said Lawson, who has a son and a daughter from her marriage to John Diamond, who died of cancer in 2001.

“I promise you ... regular cocaine users do not look like this,” added the cook, known for her voluptuous figure.

“They are scrawny and look unhealthy.”

Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo, sisters from Italy, are charged with using credit cards loaned to them by Lawson and her ex-husband Charles Saatchi to spend 685,000 pounds (more than $1 million) on luxury clothes, accessories and rooms at high-end hotels. They deny the fraud charges.

Serious news bumps Burgundy Serious news has bumped fictional anchorman Ron Burgundy off “SportsCenter.”

Actor Will Ferrell was scheduled to reprise his role on a Thursday evening edition of the highlights show on

ESPN. The network announced the appearance had been scrapped because of the “potential implications” of the news conference scheduled Thursday afternoon about the investigation into sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston.

ESPN says Ferrell’s guest spot hadn’t been rescheduled.

His character has been on a media blitz to promote “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” which included covering Canada’s Olympic curling trials and hosting a local newscast in North Dakota.

Also, Emerson College temporarily named its School of Communication after Ron Burgundy on Wednesday.

“To be finally recognized for my work as a journalist is truly extraordinary,” Ferrell said. “I can’t believe it’s finally happening.”

He took questions from students and reporters, telling them he gets a lot of news from carrier pigeons and offering hair advice including “use a leave-in conditioner.”

He also offered this recommendation for journalism students: “Keep a $20 bill in your shoe. You never know.”

Yoko Ono supports WhyHunger Yoko Ono says her own bitter experience in Japan during World War II inspired her to support WhyHunger’s “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign to fight childhood hunger around the world.

The 80-year-old widow of John Lennon said Thursday she believes he would be happy to see his song “Imagine” used by WhyHunger and Hard Rock to raise support for their child nutrition and sustainable farming efforts in 22 countries.

“My husband and I really wanted to do something for the world, especially for the children,” Ono told reporters gathered at the Hard Rock Cafe in Tokyo’s flashy Roppongi district. “Children have pride, too, so they don’t beg you, but they are in pain and they are starving.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress JoBeth Williams is 65. Actor Tom Hulce is 60. Actor Kin Shriner is 60. Talk-show host Wil Shriner is 60. Drummer Rick Buckler of The Jam is 58. Country singer Bill Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd is 58. Comedian Steven Wright is 58. Guitarist

Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 57. Drummer David Lovering of The Pixies is 52. Guitarist Ben Watt of Everything but the Girl is 51. Actress Janine Turner is 51. Director Judd Apatow is 46.

Keyboardist Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg of Ace of Base is 43.

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n my first lap of Willow Springs International Raceway in the $275,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Series supercar, I elect to be driven. I’ve never been to this track before, and Mercedes has brought along a pro race-car driver.

I’ve heard a lot of things (“insanely fast” and “really hairy”) about “Big Willow,” which sprawls against a bluff in the bleak Californian desert about 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

The same could be said for the SLS AMG Black Series coupe. The Black Series is Mercedes’s most extreme example of the SLS AMG, with 622 horsepower and 468 pound-feet of torque. That’s more power than many race cars.

BLACK Mercedes $300,000 SLS Black supercar howls on desert raceway

I’ve driven the regular $201,500 SLS GT on raceways before, and I am about to evaluate how much faster and better performing the Black Series is over that car.

With options, the Black costs almost $300,000, would a buyer get his money’s worth?

First I’ve got to learn the track, a 2.5-mile snake coiling over desert hills, with a series of long and tricky straightaways. A 196-mph-top speed car and an unfamiliar track. Good luck with that.

I step into the car with Maximilian Gotz, a young German driver with slicked-back hair, to get a sense of what’s what. We’re off, and he immediately blasts the gas. The sound of the 6.3-liter V-8 is rough and thrilling, the acceleration immediate.

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Honda’s 2014 CR-V midsize sport utility vehicle has a 2.4-liter, 185-horsepower four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission.

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Beauty in the basics Simplicity helps maintain popularity of Honda’s CR-V Honda keeps it simple. That is a major reason why the company’s CR-V has been the best-selling sport utility vehicle in the United States the past few years.

There is one engine, one transmission, two drivetrain choices and two options worth noting. The 2014 CR-V continues this tradition from earlier model years.

The 2014 2.4-liter, 185-horsepower four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. There is no larger engine, nor is a manual transmission offered. The powertrain suffices for front- or all-wheeldrive models.

Options include a rear-seat entertainment system (this is a family car) and a navigation system.

There are three trim levels: LX, EX and EX-L. The EX-L with navigation and AWD was in for a test week. Because it was the top-of-the-line CR-V, the manufacturer’s asking price was $30,445. Prices start at $22,945 for an LX with FWD. The engine can tow a 1,500-pound trailer, and the AWD 3,426-pound CR-V in for testing averages 22 and 30 miles per gallon, city and highway, respectively, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The average during test week was 28.8 mpg with 90 percent of the mileage piled up on interstates with one adult and 30 pounds of luggage on board. Regular unleaded fuel is recommended for the 15.3-gallon tank.

Standard on all CR-V models is an Eco feature, which reduces torque but increases fuel economy.

Honda is noted for its sensible design, and the 2014 model is no exception. This is a vehicle easy to drive, to see out of and to park in tight situations. On the interior, controls are easy to understand and accessible. Storage bins abound. The split rear seatback quickly folds using a release lever near the tailgate opening or via a pull strap from each rear door.

Standard features include hill start assist, remote entry, halogen headlamps, front fog lights, power windows with automatic up and down for the driver, power door and tailgate locks, power exterior mirrors, cruise control, manual tilt and telescoping steering wheel, intermittent wipers, two 12-volt outlets front and center, armrests front and rear, rear window defroster and rear seat heater ducts.

REVIEWS Jerry Kuyper Across the model line, standard inclusions are tinted heat-rejecting green glass, a rear-view camera, trip meter, clock and compass. A mirror is built into the overhead sunglass holder for a view into the rear seating area. Parents might appreciate this feature with little ones belted into one or more of the three anchor and tether child-seat positions offered in the rear seat.

The EX-L (and EX) include as standard a one-touch open and tilt power moon roof, retractable cargo cover, front fog lights and roof rails. The EX-L has a 328-watt AM/FM and CD sound system with seven speakers.

Other models have a 160-watt system with four (LX) or six (EX) speakers.

Standard only on EX-L models are satellite radio with the sound system, dual zone automatic climate control and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with redundant audio controls.

Pandora compatibility is standard on all models as are Bluetooth, USB interface, an MP3 auxiliary input jack and playback capability plus volume control sensitive to speed of vehicle.

The CR-V can carry five passengers in its two rows. Maximum cargo capacity is 70.9 cubic feet and 37.2 cubic feet with the rear seat is upright. The liftgate is light to the touch and, when raised, reveals a wide and high opening for the loading of cargo and floor mats, a light and four tie-downs.

Comfort and quiet dominate the CR-V cabin and, with winter weather upon us, the EX-L has heated seats. This is a vehicle designed and built for, if necessary, long family trips. Both seating rows come with full complements of armrests, cupholders and storage facilities.

The CR-V has grown a bit since it was introduced to the United States market at the 1996 Chicago Auto Show. It was the pioneer vehicle that was to popularize the compact SUV market.

The original four-cylinder was a 2-liter developing 130 or 150 (a tweaked option) horsepower to pull the vehicle’s weight of 3,200 pounds. Unlike the original powerplant, the current one with 180 horsepower has no trouble accelerating with

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Leather seats and alloy trim greet riders in the EX-L model of the 2014 Honda CR-V. a vehicle weight of 3,545 pounds.

It is no race horse, though, and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is in the 10-second range.

From 1996 to the present, the CR-V has retained, more or less, its original dimensions, although the boxy exterior has been replaced by a more rounded, aerodynamic design. Tires and wheels were 15 inches, and today the wide all-terrain tires are mounted on 17-inch alloy wheels. Today’s disc brakes are capable of stopping the 2014 CR-V from a speed of 60 mph in 120 feet on dry pavement, which is better than average for an SUV. Today’s independent suspension system mimics that of yesteryear with struts in front and multilinks in the rear.

Standard safety fare includes stability and traction controls, a four-wheel antilock braking system, front and side airbags, overhead curtains, headrests complementing the five threepoint seatbelts, and a tire pressure monitoring system.

The side curtain airbags have a roll-over sensor. A multi-angle rear view camera is standard on all models.

Warranty coverage is three years or 36,000 miles and five years or 60,000 miles on the powertrain. The CR-V is assembled at a Honda facility at East Liberty, Ohio.

For information, visit www. honda.com.

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Leg room in the 2014 Honda CR-V measures 41.3 inches in front and 38.3 inches in the rear.

FAST FACTS Vehicle: EX-L model of 2014 Honda CR-V with navigation and all-wheeldrive Type: Four-door, five-passenger midsize sport utility vehicle Price: $30,445 Delivery: $830 Engine: 2.4-liter, 185-horsepower inline four-cylinder Transmission: Five-speed automatic Towing: 1,500 pounds Cargo: 70.9 cubic feet maximum, 37.2 rear seats upright P225 tires, alloy wheels: 17-inch

Wheelbase: 103.1 inches Length: 178.3 inches Width: 71.6 inches Height: 65.1 inches Weight: 3,426 pounds Leg room: 41.3 inches front, 38.3 inches rear Ground clearance: 6.7 inches Fuel tank: 15.3 gallons Fuel: Regular unleaded Turning curb to curb: 37.3 feet Assembly: East Liberty, Ohio Warranty: Three years or 36,000 miles, five years or 60,000 miles powertrain

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The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu

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Malibu respects needs, wallets of middle class

By WARREN BROWN The Washington Post The middle class – a loosely defined socioeconomic group with college or other advanced education and annual household income ranging from $25,000 to $125,000 – is stressed.

Recent data from the Census Bureau show that the average middle-class household income fell from a peak of $56,080 in 1999 to $51,017 in 2012.

That is a real loss of real money, a negative difference of $5,063 a year.

What does it have to do with cars?

Everything.

While middle-class incomes declined steadily, new-car prices steadily rose – from an average of $21,050 in 1999 to $30,500 in 2012. That’s according to figures culled from the 2013 Car Affordability Study, produced

by Interest.com, a company specializing in personal finance; the U.S. Census Bureau; and other sources in the automotive and financial industries.

That means car companies, whose primary source of profits are in middle-class communities, are under pressure, too. Wit-

ness Chevrolet, General Motors’ middle-class division and its largest in terms of sales.

GM, a global car manufacturer and marketer headquartered in Detroit, is under worldwide governmental pressure to increase fuel economy, decrease smog-causing carbon dioxide emissions, and increase overall vehicle quality and safety, partly by reducing injuries to pedestrians in car-pedestrian crashes.

All that costs money, which largely accounts for the rise in car prices at a time when middle-class buyers have less money to spend. So, what must the Chevrolet division do? Simple. It must do what its smart rivals are doing: channel South Korean car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia, companies that have perfected the art of producing very attractive automobiles at prices that a stressed-out middle class can, at least, imagine affording.

Welcome the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, a compact family sedan with a base price of $22,965 – some $825 more than the base price of the 2013 Malibu. But the new price is still within grabbing range of most U.S. middle-class families, and the new car gives them a bit more to reach for, including a first-

By the numbers While middle-class incomes declined steadily, newcar prices steadily rose – from an average of $21,050 in 1999 to $30,500 in 2012, according to figures from the 2013 Car Affordability Study. With that in mind, the 2014 Chevy Malibu has a base price of $22,965.

for-its-segment standard start-stop system, which is great for saving fuel during congested city drives.

Indeed, the new Malibu is a tad more fuel-efficient than its 2013 predecessor – 25 miles per gallon in the city and 36 mpg on the highway for the 2014 model, compared with 22 city and 34 highway for the previous year’s model, with both using regular unleaded fuel.

But there seems to be a trade-off between better fuel economy and power in the new Malibu cars. The 2.5-liter in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine in the base 2013 Malibu offered a maximum 197 horsepower and 191 pound-feet of torque. Improved fuel economy in the 2014 Malibu gives you 196 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque.

But buyers willing to pay a few thousand dollars more in purchase price and several hundred dollars more in annual refueling costs can get the 2014 Malibu with a turbocharged (forced air) 2-liter in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine that delivers 259 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque.

I’m told by some GM people that regular or plus-grade gasoline will burn just fine in the turbocharged Malibu. But I remain stubbornly old-school and opt for premium in turbocharged engines.

For my money, I’d stick with one of the base Malibu models, such as the LT version driven for this column. “Base” is a misnomer here. The car is loaded – premium-trimmed, well-designed interior; fuel-saving start-stop technology that works perfectly, almost seamlessly; and a comfortable-for-five ride even on long road trips.

The car brings a bit of joy to the tortured middle class. It makes you feel that, finally, someone takes you seriously, respecting you and your life without scheming to drain the last penny from your bank account.

I like cars that respect me. The new Malibu does that. It gets a “thumbs up” here.

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AMG was designed as a street car with race car credentials • SLS Continued from page D1 We bound into a tight left hand corner, over a slight brow, then track out to the right. Diving into a long fast sweeper, he barely touches the brakes. A thin layer of sweat spreads under my helmet.

The AMG is designed as a street car with race car credentials. How many owners will actually bring it to a place like Willow is a good question.

The carbon-ceramic brakes are meant to suffer through repeated hard stops without fading, and the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires are soft and mushy with almost no tread for the best possible traction – just this side of actual racing tires. They’re lousy in rain or the cold, by the way.

The Black Series is lighter than the regular SLS, wider, with better aerodynamics and quicker steering. More focused for intense driving.

Up a sharp hill that wends up the brow of the bluff, around a sharp corner, down the other side, a quick left, over a hump which unsettles the suspension, then a long straightway where Gotz is driving flat out.

Then the worst part, turns 8 and 9, a long stretch of curving track shaped like a mushroom. Incredibly fast, it tightens into a decreasing radius.

Earlier, another journalist pointed at the expanse of

By the numbers Engine: 6.3-liter V-8 with 622 horsepower and 468 poundfeet of torque.

Transmission: Seven-speed double-clutch automated manual.

Speed: 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.

Gas mileage per gallon: 13 city, 17 highway.

Price as tested: $299,550.

Best features: Ease of use despite extreme abilities.

Worst features: Lack of nuance on gas pedal; you often bump your head on gullwing doors getting out.

Target buyer: The weekend track lover. loose desert dirt and said, “Get on the gas too soon, and you’re going off the track there.” He noted a section of green wall, far away, where a Mustang once crash-landed after going off the track and becoming airborne.

Big Willow is fast. And rather scary. My turn. I open the SLS’s signature gull-wing door, avoid bumping my head, get my seating position right, fire up the engine and head out.

The first section is simple and the SLS Black is well-mated to the track.

Despite the very long hood, the car is balanced. Still, 468 pound-foot of torque is a lot to handle, and the short travel of the gas pedal is not to my liking.

The back section of track throws me. Lap after lap I slow down where I don’t need to, and speed up where I shouldn’t. I once get too close to the track’s edge and spook myself. You don’t want to be the guy who takes the $300,000 supercar skidding into the dirt.

Am I impressed? I am.

AMG has pulled out the stops on the Black. It’s the most exotic looking SLS, with deep, sexy scoops running under the doors, and black carbon fiber inserts hugging the side air intakes. A fixed wing at the rear keeps the car better planted at extra-legal speeds.

The interior is still comfortable, but the coupe comes alive when you’re traveling over 120 miles per hour.

The racetrack is the place it makes its home. Only buyers who are serious about that extra potency will find it worth the extra $75,000-plus over the regular, 583-hp SLS GT. Still, I’m frustrated and time is running out. I get in with a colleague who has raced at Willow for years, and his line around the back section is different. The mysteries of turns 8 and 9 begin to unravel.

We switch seats, and I let the Black do its thing. I’m only beginning to test the boundary of it and the track.

The limits are high and the consequences serious.

As I slam through the back straight, tires howling, I realize that in a car like the SLS Black, it can’t be any other way.

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Versa Note is sensible but lacks thrills

By WARREN BROWN The Washington Post The numbers say the 2014 Nissan Versa Note 1.6 S hatchback, with a base price of $13,900, makes perfect marketing sense. It is all most of us can comfortably afford in a new car.

The numbers, collected from a variety of sources in the automotive and financial industries, are sobering. To wit: • The average price of a new car sold in the United States in 2012 was $30,500.

• Barely 19 percent of the U.S. population bought the estimated 16 million new cars and trucks sold in this country last year.

• Residents of only one metropolitan area – Washington, with an average household income of $86,680 – could comfortably handle the monthly payments on a new automobile costing $31,000 or more.

“Comfortably” means buyers can make due car notes without jeopardizing rent, mortgage, utility, food or other necessary payments.

In the Washington metropolitan area, the home of hundreds of thousands of federal employees, it also means a government that does not periodically shut down to entertain adolescent political squabbles.

• Of the 25 large U.S. metropolitan areas in the 2013 Car Affordability Study, the primary source of this column’s data, produced by Interest.com, a company specializing in personal finance, residents of the lastranked metropolis in terms of average household income, Tampa, Fla., with $43,832 annually, could comfortably afford a new automobile priced at $14,516.

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It’s not such a bad deal. It just requires understanding and significant attitude adjustment. To wit: The Versa Note 1.6 S is a basic subcompact automobile engineered to carry five people and their stuff safely, reliably, efficiently (27 miles per gallon in the city and 36 on the highway using regular unleaded gasoline) without drama, good or bad.

If you approach this car with Walter Mitty racetrack performance fantasies, you are looking at the wrong automobile. The 1.6-liter in-line four-cylinder engine in the Versa Note 1.6 S gets a maximum 109 horsepower and 107 pound-feet of torque – not exactly the stuff of throttle-jockey lore.

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Let none of this mislead you into thinking that the Versa Note 1.6 S is “cheap” in all of the derisive meaning of that word. The subcompact car is well made. Fit and finish are excellent – all the plastic interior pieces fit well. And there are certain options – onboard navigation, electronic keyless entry, high-definition backup camera, sound system with radio data and speed-sensitive volume control – that make

the Versa Note 1.6 S feel a tad upper-class.

Credit a growing awareness among global automobile manufacturers that most of the people in the 99 percent earnings group have 1 percent tastes. The trick is to satisfy those askew longings without busting manufacturing or marketing budgets.

Nissan seems to have done a good job of performing that magic with the Versa Note 1.6 S. It is a small economy car that does not make you feel bad about driving economy. It

is reasonably attractive and, with front and rear head air bags as standard equipment, reasonably safe.

The Versa Note 1.6 S is not the sexiest ride in the world. But it understands the value of commitment. It will take you home when you’re laid off, help you get to the unemployment benefits office, and bring you back to work when that time comes.

In the interim, you should be able to make monthly payments – even if you live in Tampa.

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Leaky seal in 1995 Corvette eludes repair I have a 1995 Chevrolet Corvette with 90,000 hard miles. I admit I stomp on the gas pedal a lot more than anyone I know. The trouble is not speeding tickets. I have an engine with an oil leak that defies repair.

At first there were several oil leaks. My garage replaced the seals on the valve covers and intake manifold. That took care of those leaks.

One leak they can’t fix is at the front of the engine. Four times they have replaced a seal on the drive for the water pump. After a couple of days, oil is seeping from the seal. To cure the issue, they wanted to replace the timing cover but could not find a replacement. Now all I can do is place cardboard and a pan under my car so oil doesn’t drip on my garage floor. Also, I need to watch the oil level and clean the engine.

Do you know of a place that has a replacement timing cover? Do you have any suggestions on how to fix the leak? – T.M., email Watch it. The cops will be watching for you once they read this column. You’d better ease up on the throttle.

I don’t know of a good source for a timing cover except a dealership or salvage yard. There are a couple of different designs for the cover, so what’s on your engine is something I can’t help you with. Perhaps a dealer parts department can help.

As for the oil leak, apparently the seal on the drive shaft for the water pump was either not installed properly or there is an issue that causes rapid wear such as a burr or groove in the shaft. After researching technical information on a professional website, I did find one post with a Corvette that suffered from similar issues. The technician repaired the leak by polishing the shaft and applying a copious amount of grease to the seal and shaft. He found installing the seal over a dry shaft caused distortions in the seal. He also found the shaft had developed a wear pattern that polishing removed.

It’s entirely possible the stress and strain on the water pump drive shaft from heavy acceleration has caused these conditions.

Ask your technician to consider these suggestions the next time he looks into the trouble.

I have a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country Limited with a 3.8-liter engine and automatic transmission with 100,000 miles. It has been running rough for about the past year. It shakes and rattles at stops at an idle.

I have replaced the coil pack, spark plugs and wires. It calls for double platinum plugs, but I used regular platinum. I took it to a couple of mechanics. They couldn’t figure it out. One code that comes up says there is a misfire in the number three cylinder.

Thanks for any help. It’s appreciated. I like this van very much and know I can get another couple of years out of it. The body and interior are in great shape, so I will drive it until it’s not drivable. I have tried just about everything that has been suggested with no results.

Your column is great. I read it every week. What do you think the problem might be? Could worn-out motor mounts cause this? – B.B., email Apparently, your van likes to shake, rattle and roll. Be this as it may, a misfire might be caused by an improper spark plug gap, improper spark plugs, heavy carbon deposits, a burnt valve, a dirty or faulty fuel injector,

causes the problem? – T.A., email

DR. GIZMO Phil Arendt an air or vacuum leak due to a cracked vacuum line or failed intake plenum gasket or seal, an excessively worn camshaft, internal coolant leak and more.

Excessively worn motor mounts will not cause a misfire code, but certainly they will transmit engine vibrations from a misfiring engine to the passenger compartment.

First, make sure the spark plug gap is proper and the insulator is not cracked in cylinder three. If the plug is OK, look for problems such as heavy carbon deposits and a faulty fuel injector. Perhaps treat a tank of gas to fuel injector cleaner additive, as this might cure the trouble.

If the issue persists, add a can of carbon cleaning additive to another full tank of gas to remove carbon deposits from valves and pistons.

If the concern continues, ask your favorite technician to check for vacuum leaks and go from there.

When I start out in the morning in my 2003 Honda Odyssey, the engine surges, hesitates and has no power. Once I drive a few miles, the problems go away. The same thing happens when I park the van for three to five hours.

I went to my repair shop, where a mechanic checked the engine computer and found no trouble codes. He did some other tests but did not find any troubles. He said he could replace parts he thinks cause the problem but did not want to unless he was sure a part was faulty.

Do you have any idea what

I can understand your frustration. I’m sure your technician is frustrated, as well. Test data from his diagnostic equipment is what he follows. If it does not show a fault, he’s not likely to replace parts unnecessarily. That’s a good thing, as some mechanics would throw parts in a vehicle at great expense without a fix.

Because the trouble occurs when the engine is cold, make sure to leave the vehicle overnight so he can perform tests when the engine is stone cold. This is the only time he can check the operation of the coolant thermostat and temperature sensors with a greater chance of finding a cause for the conditions. Perhaps he will find a sensor is not performing as designed.

Also, your technician needs to know if you park your vehicle outdoors or in an attached or detached garage and whether the garage is heated, as these conditions have an effect on engine temperature and sensor operation. With this information, he can recreate conditions that mirror the conditions your car endures.

I have a 2001 Dodge Stratus that I love. I’ve owned it since it was new and have taken great care of it. It has 170,000 miles.

Last week, the water pump sprung a leak. My shop said it would be a good idea to replace the timing chain because he had to work on the front of the engine. He replaced the water pump, chain and gears, but after doing all of that work, the engine would not start. He said everything he did was installed correctly. After two days of probing, he discovered his dealership parts department sold him the wrong parts. The

dealer now has the car and will do whatever takes to fix the issue at no cost.

My concern is how is it possible for my mechanic to install the wrong parts? Wouldn’t they look different than the original parts? Would they fit correctly? Is the engine damaged? – F.G., email First of all, auto parts specialists and technicians are human. As we all know, at some time, mistakes can happen. It happens to all of us. What is done afterward to rectify the situation is what counts. While this is unfortunate, the good news is the dealership that supplied the improper parts is going to step up and make things right.

As for the parts, certainly it’s possible there is a slight difference in the appearance of the parts. It’s not unusual. Replacement parts often have slight changes in design to improve them. The differences often are not visible to a technician. During installation, it’s entirely possible the marks your technician used to align the gears and chain were right on target, so there was nothing unusual or out of the ordinary that alerted him to an issue.

As for damage to the engine, because it never started, it’s highly unlikely. There’s a better chance your car will be struck by lightning.

My 2001 Ford Windstar has a 3.8 engine that idles rough and the check engine light is on. I took it to a repair shop, where they checked the computer. They found a code that said the spark plug for No. 1 was misfiring.

I went home and replaced all of the spark plugs. What a job. I’ll never do that again. After the work, I went to my shop, and they turned off the check

engine light. The light came on a short time later, so I returned to the repair shop. The same code came back for the first spark plug.

I left the van at my repair shop. They did some tests and found the fuel mixture is too weak. They want me to give them the OK to do tests for leaks. They also want to swap a couple of the injectors to see if that makes any difference. They also think it is possible the exhaust circulator valve is causing the trouble and want to check that.

Does this sound right to you? – N.M.J., email Yes. What your shop suggests is part of the diagnostic regimen to determine what causes a lean fuel mixture. So what is a lean mixture? It’s the ratio of fuel to air that enters the cylinders and not the quality of the fuel in the gas tank.

An engine runs most efficiently when the ratio of air to fuel is about 15 parts air to 1 part gasoline. At best, the average automobile engine runs at 30 to 40 percent efficiency depending on the make, model and year, so it’s important it receives a fuel mixture conducive for efficient operation, performance and driveability such as a smooth idle and responsive and smooth powerful acceleration when you need it.

The trouble could be caused by a faulty exhaust gas recirculation valve, leaky gaskets and seals at the intake plenum. It also is possible a fuel injector is failing. The checks they suggest are necessary. Apparently the lean mixture is only affecting cylinder No. 1, so more than likely they will find a vacuum leak near that cylinder, but what needs repair depends upon their findings.

Because they can’t find what causes the issue, ask them to consider a relearn procedure. Sometimes this resolves conditions such as you describe. If so, not one part will need replacement, and you can earn the name Mr. Leadfoot until something breaks or you are honored with enough speeding tickets to slow you down.

• Phil Arendt is a columnist, consultant and A.S.E.-certified master technician. Readers may send questions to Dr. Gizmo at P.O. Box 548, Cary, IL 60013 or drgizmo@drgizmo. ws. Information is available on his website, http://drgizmo89. blogspot.com.

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My repair shop did all kinds of tests. According to my receipt, they found code PO300. They road tested the truck and experienced the trouble. They also did some individual tests on sensors, fuel pump and regulator and checked for bad electrical connections but did not find anything wrong. They replaced the spark plugs, and the truck runs better, but at heavy throttle the truck falls flat on its front bumper when the rpms hit 5.600. They don’t know what causes the problem.

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County unemployment rate drops NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County’s unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent in October, down from 7.5 percent a year ago, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

October’s 6.8 percent jobless rate is the lowest the county has seen all year and follows four consecutive months of declines. In September, the county’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, down from 7.3 percent during the same month in 2012. Unemployment figures for September were delayed by the 16-day partial federal government shutdown. Not seasonally adjusted data compare October 2013 to October 2012.

The jobless rate in Crystal Lake was 7 percent in October, down from 8 percent in October 2012, IDES spokesman Greg Rivara said.

Other jobless numbers showed Algonquin at 6.8 percent, down from 7.3 percent in October 2012; McHenry

at 6.8 percent, down from 7.9 percent; and Lake in the Hills at 6.6 percent, down from 7.3 percent. Carpentersville’s unemployment rate was flat at 8.3 percent in October, the same as in 2012.

Kane County’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in October, a decrease from 7.7 percent in October 2012.

The state Department of Employment Security said local unemployment rates were mixed across Illinois in October. Some of the increases were sharp, though.

The department said Thursday that rates fell in six metro areas, but increased in five and held steady in one.

Unemployment rose from 9.5 percent in October 2012 to 11.3 percent in Danville. In Decatur, the figure jumped from 10.1 percent to 11.7, and in Peoria, joblessness rose from 7.6 to 8.7 percent. Layoffs by heavy equipment-maker Caterpillar have affected Peoria and Decatur.

Unemployment in the ChicagoJoliet-Naperville metro area fell from 8.4 percent to 8.3 percent.

The department also released September figures delayed by the federal government shutdown. Jobless rates fell in six metro areas and increased in five. One was unchanged.

“Modest job growth continues across the state despite pockets of slow growth tied to a temporary weakness in the global manufacturing market,” IDES Director Jay Rowell said in a statement.

Statewide, the unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in October compared with 12.2 percent at its peak in this economic cycle in January 2010. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 7 percent in October and 10.6 percent at its peak in January 2010.

The unemployment rate identifies people who are out of work and looking for work and is not tied to collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Historically, the state unemployment rate has been higher than the national rate, according to the release.

• The Associated Press contributed to this report.

8BIZ BUZZ Workforce network hosting construction training program WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Workforce Network is hosting a Construction Training Program Information Session offered through the Chicago Urban League from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 16 at the McHenry County Workforce Center, 500 Russel Court, Woodstock.

The Chicago Urban League is looking for women, minorities, and military veterans to participate in an 11-week, paid apprentice program.

Information on eligibility requirements and how to apply for the program will be provided to those in attendance. Prospective participants must have completed at least the 10th grade, have a valid Illinois driver’s license with reliable auto transportation, and be unemployed or under-employed.

To register to attend the information session, call Mary Lee Wolff at 815-338-7100, ext. 228, or email mlwolff@ co.mchenry.il.us.

Direct Design to host anniversary open house PRAIRIE GROVE – Direct Design Ltd. will celebrate its 25-year anniversary with an open house from 3 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 6 at the company’s corporate offices, 3321 S. Route 31, Prairie Grove.

Food will be supplied by Brunch Café and Al’s Blues Faction will perform.

Direct Design was started in 1989 by President John Swierk, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C. In 2012, the organization purchased Carroll Associates Architects from Palatine becoming DDCA Architects.

DDCA Architects, a Direct Design Ltd. company, is a full-service architectural firm serving retail, commercial, industrial and residential clients.

– Northwest Herald

Average rate on 30-year loan rises sharply AP photo

In this Oct. 8 photo, a BP executive explains the different layers of rock, sand and salt deep under the ocean’s floor at BP headquarters in Houston.

BP pushes limits to tap extreme fields Company wants to reach oil 6.6 miles under Earth

By JONATHAN FAHEY

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The Associated Press HOUSTON – BP’s strategy after the Deepwater Horizon tragedy: Go deeper.

BP is leading an industrywide push to develop technology that can retrieve oil from formations that are so deep under the sea floor, and under such high pressure and temperature, that conventional equipment would melt or be crushed by the conditions.

One BP field in the Gulf of Mexico, called Tiber, makes the Macondo field that the Deepwater Horizon rig was probing look like simple puddle of oil. It is thought to hold 20 times the amount of oil as Macondo. At 35,000 feet below the sea floor – 6.6 miles into the earth’s crust – it is about twice as deep.

There’s an extraordinary amount of oil in similar discoveries around the world, several of which are controlled by BP. But BP first must figure out how to get it. New equipment, including blowout preventers far stronger than the one that failed on the Deepwater Horizon, must be developed. Then BP must convince regulators it can tap this oil safely.

Another disaster could threaten BP’s existence, but success could restore the company’s fortunes – and, perhaps, its reputation.

“There’s 10 [billion] to 20 billion barrels of oil just for BP in this,” said Kevin Kennelly, who runs BP’s global technology operations. At today’s prices, that’s worth up to $2 trillion.

After the Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 workers, and spewing between 103 million and 176 million gallons of oil into the Gulf, questions were raised by regulators, engineers, environmentalists and others over whether BP – or any oil company – could safely produce oil from formations under thousands of feet of water and tens of thousands of feet of rock.

Three years later, there are a record 39 rigs drilling in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to IHS Petrodata, as drillers probe enormous troves of oil in untapped formations – some of which are under especially high temperature and pressure.

And it is BP, of all companies, that is pioneering the push to exploit the most difficult of them.

Environmentalists are alarmed.

“You hope [BP] has learned their lesson, but the nature of the business is that there are going to be spills, there is human error,” said Athan Manuel, director of the Sierra Club’s lands protection program. “These high-pressure wells could cause another environmental disaster in the

Gulf.”

For BP, drilling deeper is a bold and crucial step. CEO Bob Dudley told colleagues at an industry conference last year that management “thought very carefully before recommitting the company to the deep water following the 2010 accident.” The spill has cost BP $42.5 billion, and legal battles are ongoing.

BP decided to go forward in a major way. Dudley may not have had much choice – BP needs the oil. Its production is down 21 percent since the oil spill, and its share price is 22 percent lower. Big oil companies need to find giant fields to generate enough oil to replace the steady natural declines of existing fields. These big fields are now only found in remote or difficult locations.

Despite the Deepwater Horizon accident and BP’s errors that contributed to it, BP remains one of the few companies with the technical expertise and financial resources to discover and produce oil at these depths.

It is the biggest producer, investor and leaseholder in the Gulf of Mexico, which even with the onshore oil boom in states such as Texas and North Dakota still accounts for 17 percent of domestic production. BP recently added two more rigs in the Gulf, bringing

See OIL, page E2

WASHINGTON – Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages rose sharply this week, making home-buying slightly less affordable.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan jumped to 4.46 percent from 4.29 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan increased to 3.47 percent from 3.30 percent.

Rates have risen a full percentage point since May after the Federal Reserve signaled it might slow its bond purchases by year’s end. Rates peaked at 4.6 percent in August.

Mortgage rates have stabilized since September, when the Fed surprised markets by taking no action. And rates remain low by historical standards. The Fed meets later this month and could slow the bond purchases if the economy shows further improvement.

The increase in mortgage rates has contributed to a slowdown in home sales over the past two months.

Ford Motor Co. unveils new-look Mustang DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Co. on Thursday introduced the 2015 Mustang, a confident and aggressive riff on the iconic pony car that first made Americans swoon in the 1960s.

The Mustang was revealed at events in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona and Dearborn. It goes on sale next fall in North America.

– The Associated Press

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MCEDC dinner highlights leadership, future

AT&T reduces fees for people who own devices NEW YORK – AT&T is joining T-Mobile in reducing monthly fees for people who pay for their own devices.

It’s the latest break from a longstanding practice of offering subsidies on devices to lock customers into two-year service agreements. Many customers have been forgoing those subsidies anyway as they opt for plans that allow frequent phone upgrades.

But until now, AT&T’s and Verizon’s service fees have still factored in the costs of those subsidies, whether the customer uses them or not.

Beginning Sunday, customers will be able to switch to the cheaper plans if they buy or bring their own phone. That includes paying for the device in installments through the frequent-upgrade Next plan.

Those whose contracts have run out also qualify.

Most customers will save at least $15 a month under the new AT&T plans.

For the more than 400 people who attended the McHenry County Economic Development Corp.’s Annual Dinner on Nov. 5, thank you.

What an incredible evening. Our keynote speaker, Harry Kraemer Jr., engaged and inspired us with his four principles of value based leadership: self-reflection, balance and perspective, true self-confidence and genuine humility.

Kraemer shared stores of himself, telling about his career that began in a cubicle at Baxter International to his rise to CEO of that same company.

He is now an executive partner at Madison Dearborn, on the board of directors at Sage Products, and a professor at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Kraemer encouraged us to take time to look in the mirror (self-reflection) instead of pointing the finger.

He highlighted the importance of knowing who you are and that you must align your behavior with your values, and never forget where you came from. In his career, that was the cubicle. He also suggested that every now and then you stay late to help the cleaning staff empty the garbage can.

Not because you feel obligated, but because it gives perspective.

As Kraemer finished his comments, everyone received a special gift provided by Sage Products and Leadership Greater McHenry County: Kraemer’s book, “From Values to

Jobs report to help show if economy is for real WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy appears to be gathering momentum ahead of the critical holiday shopping season.

It’s growing faster, corporate profits are rising and companies are laying off the fewest workers in six years, government reports show.

“The momentum looks strong,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at the Bank or Tokyo-Mitsubishi.

Encouraging as the latest figures are, hopes for a robust finish to 2013 hinge on strong hiring. That depends, in part, on what the government’s November jobs report shows when it is released Friday.

The recovery from the Great Recession that ended 4½ years ago has come in fits and starts. Even Thursday’s government report that the economy grew at a robust annual rate of 3.6 percent from July through September was hardly cause for celebration.

Strategic Priority 3: Revenue generation and diversification.

Strategic Priority 4: Attraction of new investment and jobs from outside the region.

Over the next few months, the MCEDC Board of Directors will set executable goals to continue moving each strategic priority forward.

Inclusion of our investors on committees and task forces is critical, and we welcome additional investors to join the MCEDC as we continue to execute on the outlined priorities.

As 2013 heads to a close, here are a few examples and statistics on the corporation’s execution on the strategic priorities in 2013: Strategic Priority 1: Business retention. The MCEDC’s business support affected 21,700 employees, equaling 30 percent of the total primary employment in McHenry County, and provided 414 business advocacy and customized support – a 56 percent increase from 2012.

We facilitated more than 600 one-on-one manufacturing business development opportunities, and improved the landscape for workforce and career development with our education partners, McHenry County College and our county high schools.

Strategic Priority 2: Go-to organization. We celebrated MCEDC’s founding project, the Algonquin Bypass groundbreaking. The annual Legislative Breakfast provided an op-

MCEDC NEWS Pam Cumpata Action.” He agreed to autograph the book for anyone who was interested.

Thank you, Sage and Leadership Greater McHenry County, for the generous gift of Harry Kraemer and his book.

Also during this wonderful evening, the MCEDC recognized for the sixth year four outstanding Business Champions: Phoenix Woodworking (Woodstock), Advanced Flexible Composites (Lake in the Hills), Watlow (Richmond) and Covidien (Crystal Lake). Congratulations to our winners, as well as all the fantastic companies who were nominated.

The MCEDC Board of Directors took the stage to share the corporation’s strategic plan for 2014-2017, which reaffirms the commitment to being a driving force in propelling McHenry County toward economic prosperity. By accomplishing these strategies, the MCEDC will improve the lives of county residents and bring value to our investors.

Strategic Priority 1: Business retention and outreach.

Strategic Priority 2: Go-to organization, increasing collaboration and cooperation with likeminded organizations to build wealth.

portunity to meet with and hear from state and federal elected officials. We advocated to keep the Illinois Century Network high-speed fiber project moving forward.

Strategic Priority 3: Revenue generation and diversification. In addition to the financial support received from McHenry County and our fantastic investors, we are privileged to receive over $105,000 of in-kind executive leadership time.

Strategic Priority 4: Attraction.

We raised the visibility of McHenry County through advertisement in the first-ever Illinois Innovation magazine and website. The magazine was distributed to more than 25,000 CEOs worldwide. We participated in the U.S. Department of Commerce Select USA Summit for Foreign Investment into the U.S. and in the Area Development Conference to meet with commercial brokers who assist large companies with relocation and expansion decisions.

As we look ahead to 2014, MCEDC looks forward to continuing to advance business in McHenry County and to execute on our mission of retention, expansion and attraction of primary employers. We thank you, all of our valued investors and partners, for making our private public partnership successful.

• Pam Cumpata is president of the McHenry County Economic Development Corp.

Current oil industry equipment can’t reach miles-deep fields • OIL Continued from page E1 its total to nine, more than it has ever had there.

The company’s new prospects are among the largest in the Gulf in a part of an emerging geologic formation called the Lower Tertiary. These layers of rock are far older, and deeper under the sea floor, than the Miocene formation responsible for most of the Gulf of Mexico’s current oil production.

The Lower Tertiary, once thought to have no oil and gas, is also being explored by Exxon, Chevron, Shell and others. Some of the shallower locations already are producing oil, and over the next 15 years it is expected to become the dominant source of the Gulf’s oil, according to the consulting firm Wood Mackenzie. In all, the formation is thought to hold 15 billion barrels, worth $1.5 trillion.

Current industry equipment, rated to 15,000 pounds per square inch and 250 degrees Fahrenheit, can’t produce

– The Associated Press

the oil in BP’s Lower Tertiary fields, including Tiber and Kaskida. The rubber now used to seal valves and pipes would melt at more extreme temperatures.

Some equipment, such as the blowout preventer, which failed in the Deepwater Horizon accident, is too small to withstand higher pressures.

So BP launched a program it calls “Project 20K” to develop equipment with suppliers that can withstand up to 20,000 pounds per square inch and 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

That’s hot enough to bake a chicken, and the equivalent of having the weight of a school bus bearing down on every square inch of equipment.

Some experts wonder if BP, or the rest of the industry, is up to the task.

Robert Bea, professor emeritus of engineering at the University of California and an expert on offshore technology who studied the Macondo blowout, said more than just better equipment must be developed. The especially hard part, he said, is developing a management system that can properly direct and oversee such com-

plex projects. Bea, who has testified for plaintiffs suing BP over the spill, said it takes “decades of concerted work” to do so safely.

“BP’s basic thinking has not fundamentally changed,” he said. “They want to develop those resources so badly, and they want to develop them so quickly, their drive for production overcomes what should be a comparable drive for protection.”

BP said it has overhauled its oversight procedures and can now better identify problems before they crop up. On the 12th floor of a building on the company’s Houston campus sits a monitoring center where BP’s Gulf of Mexico drilling operations are tracked by engineers. Banks of large screens flicker with live video of each operating rig and columns of data fed by sensors that track the status and performance of the equipment at the drill sites.

The newer equipment developed by BP and its suppliers for Project 20K, including the blowout preventer, will be able to be tested remotely to ensure not only that it is working properly,

but that the sensors that detect whether it is working properly are themselves functioning correctly.

Chris Harder, BP’s wells operations director, compares the new testing system to a far more sophisticated “check engine” light in a car.

“We didn’t really know if the car needed a tuneup,” he said of the old system.

And BP is working to lower the chances of human error, sometimes with low-tech changes. For example, green “start” buttons and red “stop” buttons will no longer both be round.

Instead, one will be a triangle, to help workers more quickly and accurately identify the buttons.

BP said it is also developing new testing procedures that it hopes will help make regulators more comfortable with the new projects. BP will now test whole systems instead of just individual parts in an effort to better simulate real-world conditions.

Taking a cue from the aircraft industry, BP will push equipment past its rated limits to see how it reacts when it fails.

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Rex Stout, an author of detective iction whose most famous character is Nero Wolfe, said, “To read of a detective’s daring inesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.”

Bridge players sometimes take a daring inesse that involves an ingenious stratagem. The inesse in today’s deal isn’t daring, though. The key point is how to take that inesse.

South is in three no-trump.

West leads the spade queen.

How should South plan the play?

If you and your partner use two no-trump as a transfer response, responder must start with two clubs and rebid two no-trump to invite game.

South starts with six top tricks: four hearts, one diamond and one club. The spade lead is annoying, but South must cover with dummy’s king and hope for the best.

Here, East wins with his ace and returns a spade, and the defenders collect the irst four tricks. Declarer discards two diamonds from the board, but what does he throw from his hand?

South must realize that if the club inesse is losing, he is going down. But if it is win-

ning, he can take four hearts, one diamond and four clubs.

So, although it risks several undertricks, declarer must ditch his diamond queen.

Let’s assume West shifts to the diamond jack. South wins with his ace and plays a heart to the ace. He is in the dummy for the only time and might need to take the club inesse three times. The normal strategy is irst to lead the lowest card that can hold the trick, assuming the inesse is winning.

Declarer must run the club nine. Then he inesses the club queen, plays a club to his jack, and claims.

Contact Phillip Alder at pdabridge@prodigy.net.

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Competitive pay. Must have good driving record & pass drug test.

Please email resume to: dhill@martin-chevy.com or call: 815-459-4000 or apply in person: 5220 NW Hwy. Crystal Lake IL.

SHIPPING, RECEIVING, CLEANING Duties Include: Shipping Product Receiving Material & Packages Cleaning Floor, Bathrooms, etc.

Misc. Tasks Starting wage $8.25/hr.

Call Cory @ 815-578-2613

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SALES & INSTALLATION 815-653-7095 ~ 815-341-7822 www.mailboxpostman.com

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1-BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

ALGONQUIN - 2 BEDROOM

❤Ceremonies of the Heart❤

DON'T NEED IT? SELL IT FAST! Northwest Classified Call 800-589-8237

Special Education

TEACHER AIDE The Allendale Association. a Child Welfare, Mental Health and Special Education facility has a full-time Teacher Aide position available within our high end Special Education School on our Lake Villa, IL campus.

Candidate will have a minimum of an Associates Degree in Education or Special Education and Paraprofessional Certificate, minimum of one year related experience, preferably in a special education environment, and valid driver's license w/good driving record. Per DCFS regulations must be at least 21 years of age.

TEACHER AIDE The Allendale Association has a full-time Teacher Aide position available with our LINC Educational Program in Woodstock, IL. Candidate must have a minimum of an Associates Degree in Education or related field, minimum of one-year experience as a Teacher Aide preferably in a special education environment; Paraprofessional Certificate and valid driver's license w/good driving record. Per DCFS regulations must be at least 21 years of age.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefit package as well as a generous tuition assistance plan.

Please visit www.allendale4kids.org to download application and send with a copy of your resume to:

ALLENDALE ASSOCIATION Attn: HR Dept, P.O. Box 1088, Lake Villa, IL 60046 Fax: 847-356-0290 AA/EEO www.allendale4kids.org

IBEW Local Union 117 JATC NOTICE OF APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY For the Position of Inside Wireman (Electrician) Apprentice And For the Position of Installer Technician for Telecommunications Apprentice The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will open its application period for Electrician apprenticeship on Monday, January 13, 2014 through Friday, January 24, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Application hours will be extended to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, January 13, 2014 and Tuesday, January 14, 2014 only.

Applications may be picked up only during these periods at 765 Munshaw Lane, Crystal Lake, IL. 60014. You must apply in person.

The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) will open its application period for Telecommunication Trainee apprenticeship on Monday, January 27, 2014 through Friday, February 7, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Application hours will be extended to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, January 27, 2014 and Tuesday January 28, 2014 only. Applications may be picked up only during these periods at 765 Munshaw Lane, Crystal Lake, IL. 60014. You must apply in person.

The minimum qualifications for apprenticeship can be found at: http://www.ibew117.com/documents/notice_of_apprenticeship_opportu.htm The recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship, shall be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or age- except the applicant must be at least 18 years of age. The JATC does not, and will not, discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual. The sponsor will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under applicable law and lawful regulations issued there under.

Applicants who meet all basic requirements will be interview by the JATC. Apprentices will be selected in order of their final ranking.

HARVARD AREA Huge 3BR, 2BA loft apt. Quiet. Frplc, W/D, C/A. Fish/Swim. Pets ok. $1025/mo.

815-648-2716 Harvard: Clean, newly remodeled 2BR vintage coach house. $795/mo. Garage avail. Near train 815-943-0504

IRISH PRAIRIE APTS

1 & 2 Bedrooms W/D and Fitness Center 815/363-0322

CRYSTAL LAKE 1 & 2BR Renovated, FREE HEAT. 815-353-1759

Crystal Lake 1BR $760

Quiet building, hardwood floors, heat and water incl. No pets.

815-455-6964 nd

CRYSTAL LAKE 1BR, 2 FLOOR Small building, $800/mo. No pets/ smoking, heat incl, near metra.

Garage available. 815-344-5797 1 floor, laundry, parking, no pets/smkg. $700/mo + sec + ref.

847-669-3691

Island Lake Luxury Apt. Spacious 2BR, 2BA, D/W. W/D, C/A. Approx 1000 sq ft. $875/mo & up. 847-875-7985

CRYSTAL TERRACE APTS.

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENTS STUFF VEHICLES REAL ESTATE SERVICES LEGALS Find it all right here in Northwest Classified

Algonquin (Unincorp) Across the St. from Fox River and park with boat launch. 3BR, 1BA, C/A and heat, bsmt, 2.5 car detached gar, shed on ¾ acres. Very wooded area, private backyard with fire pit. $1375/mo.

847-428-4521

Crystal Lake Warehouse

Antioch Long Term Lease. Large 3BR, 2BA tri-level. 2.5 car attchd garage, fenced yard, deck, shed.

Hardwood floors and all kitchen/ laundry appls. $1395.00 mo.

Land Management Properties 815-678-4771

Crystal Lake CHEAP & CLEAN Office Suite. 300 SF.

2500 sq ft heated. $3.95/sq ft.

815-236-7045

Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $295/mo. 815-790-0240

Crystal Lake 4BR On Fox River 200 ft waterfront, boat, dock, deck.

1.5 ac, 2BA, new carpet, tile, C/A. $1395/mo.

708-296-4476

WOODSTOCK

SILVERCREEK 1 & 2 Bedroom Rents Starting $735 ❍ ❍

Affordable Apts.

Garage Included

all utilities except electric, laundry on site, $600/mo+1 mo. dep., 815-568-5341

Marengo Large 4BR, 2 Full BA

Large kitchen, WD, large backyard deck, fenced-in yrd, 2 car gar. Pets OK, $1100/mo. 815-354-0386 Marengo: 610 E. Grant Hwy. & 1060 Briden Dr., 1BR $600-$645 or 2BR $700-$780 Roberto 773-317-3364 Sandra 815-568-6672 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

www.cunat.com 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 st

WOODSTOCK – 2BR, 1BA, 1 Flr. 118 Donovan. Spacious, Kitch appliances incl, Laundry hkups.

Pets negot. $750/mo+$750 sec.

815-382-0015 WOODSTOCK 2BR. Rogers Hall. $800-$825/mo. Move-in special: $300 off 1st mo. Offer good thru 12/31. NO PETS! 815-482-4909

WOODSTOCK COMMONS McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $699. 2BR, 1.5BA from $799. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181 McHenry -1 & 2BR some utilities included, balcony $700 & UP Broker Owned 815-347-1712

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ILLINOIS CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES

815-759-1900 / mjones@mc.net

NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION ACI Midwest is seeking qualified applicants for full and part-time positions to assist in the distribution of local newspapers in Kane, DeKalb & McHenry counties.

District Contract Manager (DCM) The DCM will manage the distribution within a geographic area for ACI Midwest, LLC responsible for negotiating contracts with Independent Contractors, managing delivery fees, and achieving service targets. This is a salaried position. Market salary provided commensurate with experience. Previous supervisory experience required. Previous newspaper distribution experience is a plus.

Must have reliable transportation, proof of insurance and valid driver's license. Typical work schedule begins at 1 am.

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.

Spacious 1, 2 & 3BR Apts

Starting At $770 Located off Rt. 14 in Woodstock

MOVE-IN SPECIALS st

$300 OFF 1 Month Rent Limited Time Only! *Income Restricted Community*

Call for Rates

Office Hours M-F 9:00-5:30 Applicants that move in by 1/30/14 are eligible to win a 42” flat screen TV Call for an Appointment to See Your New Home Today!

815-337-9600

WOODSTOCK FALL SPECIAL 2BR APTS Starting @ $750 Autumnwood Apt. Elevator Building 815-334-9380 www.cunat.com

Woodstock Holiday Special Intentionally Quiet 2 Bedroom $650 incl heat, available immed.

815-206-4573

Social Service

YOUTH CARE WORKER aka MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST Allendale Association a Child Welfare, Mental Health and Special Education facility currently has full time rotating second shift positions for Youth Care Workers aka Mental Health Specialists at our Allendale-Daisy's North Chicago location and our Main Campus in Lake Villa to work actively with high end “at risk” children & adolescents ages 8 to 18 years of age within our Residential Units. Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or related Human Service field, or 5 years of related equivalent social service experience, Per DCFS regulations, must have valid driver's license w/ good driving record and be at least 21 years of age.

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a generous education assistance program.

Please visit www.allendale4kids.org to download application and send with a copy of your resume to:

ALLENDALE ASSOCIATION Attn: HR Dept, P.O. Box 1088, Lake Villa, IL 60046 Fax: 847-356-0290 AA/EEO www.allendale4kids.org

FR, LR, DR, kitchen, wet bar, appls, W/D. No pets, $850/mo + security.

815-477-7175 CRYSTAL LAKE~GREAT LOCATION 2BR, 1BA, W/D, finished bsmt.

HUGE fenced yard, 1 car gar, pets OK, $1495/mo. 815-508-0566 HUNTLEY - HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bed, 1 bath, 2 car garage, walk to park and pool, large kitchen, all appl & wash/dryer, softnr, firpl, nice yard, $1100/mo. 815-378-2090

HUNTLEY 3 BEDROOM On 2.5 acres, garage not incl. $1300/mo+utils. 847-417-6056

Sun. Dec 8 th, 12noon-3pm

Lake in the Hills 3BR, 1BA, lr, dr, kitchen, gar. Newly remodled, all new appl, lrg fenced yrd, walking distance to school. 847-658-4951 Marengo 2 & 3BR, 2.5 BA, 2 car gar., $975-$1075/mo.

Broker Owned 815-347-1712 1 acre, 3BR, 1.5BA, dinette.

Large 2 car garage, pet with dep. $1050/mo. 815-291-9456 Marengo: 3BR, 3BA, brick ranch, 2 car att gar., fireplace, full bsmnt., 1.5 acre wooded lot, no smoking $1600/mo.+sec. 815-568-6099

McCullom Lake 2BR, 1BA

$725/mo + sewer,1st & sec dep.

Managing Broker Owned.

Call Shawn 224-577-5521

MCHENRY / HOLIDAY HILLS FOR RENT IMMACULATE 3 BEDROOM 1 BATHROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT. FENCED IN BACKYARD. NO GARAGE. DISHWASHER. WASHER / DRYER. HARDWOOD FLOORS. AVAIL. IMMEDIATELY. ONE YEAR LEASE. $1050.00.

CALL 815-790-1490

MCHENRY 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH Tri-level in Fox Ridge. Fenced yard, sidewalks, $1250/mo + sec + util.

815-575-6919

McHenry 3BR Ranch Fenced back yard, 2 car garage. $1200/mo. Agent Owned.

WOODSTOCK

K. D. Schaid Appraisal 815-363-2449

MCHENRY 3BR. 1.5BA Attached garage, pets welcome. $1200/mo. 815-759-8533

Rents Starting at

$710 Studio, 1 & 2 Bedrooms FREE Pool & Fitness Center

815-338-2383 www.cunat.com Woodstock: 2, 3 & 4BR, main floor & lndry, $710 & up, Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Woodstock: 2BR apt. $800/mo.+sec. dep Roberto 773-317-3364

HEBRON 2BR CONDO'S

Appls, W/D, patio/deck, private ent, $745-$875. 815-482-8163 Woodstock 2 story TH, 2BR, 1.5BA, bsmnt, gar., no pets, sec. dep., lease $875+utilities 815-347-0349

WONDER LAKE Updated Kitchen. $800.

Linda Clark Prudential First Realty 815-236-2934

Lakewood estate lot 1.7 acres, no restrictions, previously sold for $130,000 now only $38,500 Broker Owned 815-347-1712

PUBLIC NOTICE

Near Sq, 1st floor, all utilities incl.

No pets, $450/mo.

815-703-8442 ~ 815-568-8742

WILLOW BROOKE

Round Lake – Long Lake, 3 BR., Free Buildable Lot, 3 Car Garage, New Windows, Corian Countertops, Dead End Street, Very Private, Fairfield/Rollins. $129,000 Call: 847-875-6739

MARENGO RURAL SETTING

MCHENRY 3-5BR, 2-3BA

Woodstock Small Studio

2708 Rose Avenue (Rt. 120 to Ringwood, N. to Martin,W to Bennington, Right to Rose.) Beautiful all brick ranch in great location in Martin Woods. Very well maintained by original owners.

Wooded lot w/great view of pond. 3 car side load garage.

3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $339,500 Larry Madigan Prudential First 815-878-3549

Huntley Northbridge Sub. 3600 sf, cul-de-sac, 4BR, 2.5BA, htd 3 car, frplc, bsmt, patio/porch. $2500/mo. 847-648-9230

Newly remodeled, security and pet deposit req. $1350-$1500/mo.

815-219-1836

ACI Midwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please submit resume and work history to: dstamper@acicirculation.com

Crystal Lake Move In Ready 3BR 1BA Ranch in quiet neighborhood.

Appl,1.5 car garage, Prairie Grove schools, $1250. 847-833-5104

McHenry OPEN HOUSE

CRYSTAL LAKE ~ 2BR, 2BA

815-334-9380 Marengo 2BR, appliances incl.,

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

LINE AD DEADLINE: Tues-Fri: 3pm day prior, Sat: 2pm Fri, Sun-Mon: 5pm Fri OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm PHONE: 815-455-4800

HARVARD, Large Home, quiet/ friendly. Walk to Metra. $415/mo, utilities, cable/wifi & laundry incl. no smoke/no drink 815-916-9804

2 bath, finished basement, large fenced yard, 1 car garage, no pets. $1400/mo.

815-236-7191

Quiet building, no pets. $825 + sec. 847-526-4435

CRYSTAL LAKE ~ 2BR, 2BA

FOX RIVER GROVE ~ 1 BEDROOM Utilities included, clean. No pets, near metra and shopping.

815-690-1614 or 708-436-0035

Woodstock 2 & 3BR, new paint, fenced yard, 2 car gar., $850-$975/mo. Broker Owned 815-347-1712

Crystal Lake 3 Bedroom Ranch

ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM

No pets, no smoking. $900/mo + security. 608-474-1960 or 608-564-7960

FOX LAKE: remodled unit, 780 sf Very lrg 1BR, dining, balcony, strge & lndry in building, no dogs, utils incl. except elec., $750 & $695mo Agent Owned 815-814-3348

1.5 Bath, A/C, Stove, Refrigerator, Garage, No Pets. Broker Owned.

847-683-7944 HURRY!!

Wonder Lake~Lake Front House Beautifully Remodeled 2BR, 1BA Huge deck & pier, $1150+ utilities, no dogs.

Agent Owned 815-814-3348

W/D, D/W, garage, $1100/mo + security dep. 847-899-7587

HUNTLEY 1 BEDROOM

Crystal Terrace Apts. located in Crystal Lake, Illinois has reopened its waiting list for (1) & (2) bedroom Section 8 apartments. Accepting names of interested persons commencing 12/09/13 from 9:00am to 5:00pm. First 150 applicants for the 1 bedroom & 150 applicants for the 2 bedroom units. Interested persons MUST CALL (815) 338-5151. (NO WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED.)

WOODSTOCK, 3BD, 2.5BA, 2 car gar, loft, applncs incl, W/D,avail now. $1275/mo.224-232-9657 Rent to Own Option

CARY 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH st

Close to metra, water and gas incl.

Laundry in basement, no pets.

Call for details. 312-953-7987

lease, $900+utils 815-347-0349

WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM

MCHENRY - ROUTE 31

Algonquin: 1st flr, 2BR, 2BA, some utilities incl., $930/mo., Broker Owned 815-347-1712

CRYSTAL LAKE 2 BEDROOM

Woodstock ranch 2BR, 2BA, bsmnt, gar., no pets, sec. dep.,

Woodstock -1BR, Den, Utility Rm Close to Sq, living rm, kitchen, no pets/smoking. $725/mo + utilities.

Security + ref req. 815-338-1734

Quiet & clean building w/ storage, laundry & parking. 1 mo free rent. $800/mo. 847-401-3242

Grey w/white paws, male, very friendly, found in Hidden Lake Estates in Woodstock abt 2 wks ago 815-337-0078

Rev Anne 847-431-4014 Special on Weddings Before End of 2013

MAILBOX & POST

McHenry 2BR, 2BA Deluxe Apt. Near town, clean, central air, laundry, no pets.

815-690-1614 or 708-436-0035

CARPET INSTALLED

FT/PT. Experience preferred.

All shifts. Pediatric exp. Wknds.

McHenry & Kane Co. 815-356-8400

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McHenry Lrg ranch 3BR, 1.5 BA on crawl space. Living rm, family rm, eat in kitchen counter, 2.5 car att garage, covered deck, shed, fenced yard. Long term lease. The Shores, 807 Pearl Ave. $1245 mo.

Land Management Properties 815-678-4771

McHenry Patriot Estates & Prairie Lake Townhomes Ask About our 1BR Special 2BR Starting at $1250.00. .

2 Car Garage, Pet Friendly Free Health Club Membership.

815-363-5919 or 815-363-0322 McHenry/Ringwood, 2 BR, 1 BA, Fin. Bsmt. with Fplc., Possible 3rd Br., 1st & Last Mo. Sec. $1175/mo 847-812-1927 WONDER LAKE LARGE 2 STORY 3 bedroom, fenced in yard, 2 car garage, $1350/mo.

815-509-5679 Wonder Lake: nice 2BR w/3 car gar., & lndry $890/mo Broker Owned 815-347-1712

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AHL3 Plaintiff, -v.JORGE ESTRADA, et al Defendants 09 CH 2348 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 9, 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 370 GLENDWOOD CT., Algonquin, IL 60102 Property Index No. 19-28-351019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $268,497.55.

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 onditio of th Pr

EMAIL: classified@shawsuburban.com, helpwanted@shawsuburban.com ONLINE: www.nwherald.com/classified FAX: 815-477-8898

CLASSIFIED

Page E4â&#x20AC;˘ Friday, December 6, 2013 pr 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 6053500. Please refer to file number 09-0522.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 09-0522 Case Number: 09 CH 2348 TJSC#: 33-25786 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.

I576034 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2004-6, MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES Plaintiff, -v.MARVIN G. PIZANOWSKI, DARCY A. BOLAND-PIZANOWSKI, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendant 10 CH 114 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 19, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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 3115 ALMOND LANE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-23-477006. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $306,253.08.

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

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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The sales clerk, FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 4989990 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. Please refer to file number 09-030430.

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.

FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 498-9990 Attorney File No. 09-030430 Case Number: 10 CH 114 TJSC#: 33-24459 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.

I574304 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC10, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OC10 Plaintiff, -v.DEANNA GILE A/K/A DEANNA R. COPELAND, et al Defendants 10 CH 1605 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 10, 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 2850 FAIRFAX LANE, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 Property Index No. 18-23-130-

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-11 Plaintiff, -v.ISIDRO ZAVALA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ROOC ZAVALA Defendant 12 CH 2150 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 3, 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 1389 TEAKWOOD LANE, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Property Index No. 13-36-357-022 & 18-01-102-021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $273,489.42.

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 condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The sales clerk, FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 498-9990 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. Please refer to file number 10-043954.

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

FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 498-9990 Attorney File No. 10-043954 Case Number: 12 CH 2150 TJSC#: 33-23442 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.

I573904 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

op ty 021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $282,003.32.

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 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 6053500. Please refer to file number 10-0023.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 10-0023 Case Number: 10 CH 1605 TJSC#: 33-25787 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.

I576036 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff,

-v.SAMIR SABOURA A/K/A SAMIR OMAR SABOURA A/K/A SAM SABOURA, et al Defendant 12 CH 01004 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 3, 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 2601 TIVOLI TERRACE, MCHENRY, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-13-328006. 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 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 14-12-11328.

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. 14-12-11328 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 01004 SC#: 33-23949

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JAMES D. DELOACH AKA JAMES DELOACH, DIANE MATEJA AKA DIANA DELOACH, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCAITION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, LILYMOOR WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AKA LILYMOOR WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS AS ASSIGNEE OF CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 12 CH 1930 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 23, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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 1011 VALLEY AVENUE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-32-355-004. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $139,824.95.

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, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F12050492.

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

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12050492 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 12 CH 1930 TJSC#: 33-21853 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.

I575830 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

TJSC#: 33-23949 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.

I574221 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-18 Plaintiff, Vs. Dorothy Frazier-Brown a/k/a Dorothy M. Frazier-Brown; et. al.

Defendants, 12 CH 2911 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on FEBRUARY 26, 2013 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on DECEMBER 23, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 AM., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: The common address of said real estate is: 933 Old Oak Circle, Algonquin, IL 60102 PIN:19-34-280-022 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-12-14873 I575734 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JUDITH A. LUDVIGSEN, et al Defendant 13 CH 00286 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 7, 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 5757 FIELDSTONE TRAIL UNIT M-16-3, MCHENRY, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-33-382024 (09-33-380-011 underlying). The real estate is improved with a 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 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

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com (HOMEO ), 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 14-13-02987.

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. 14-13-02987 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00286 TJSC#: 33-22452 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.

I575788 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.DEBRA A. PERCY, THOMAS A. PERCY, CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant 13 CH 955 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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 2502 Fox Bluff Ln., Spring Grove, IL 60081 Property Index No. 04-12-401-002.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $111,437.75.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 13 CH 955 TJSC#: 33-25025 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.

I573726 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CITIGROUP MORT-

GAGE LOAN TRUST, INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AHL3 Plaintiff, -v.JORGE ESTRADA, et al Defendants 09 CH 2348 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 9, 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 325 IN HIGH HILL FARMS UNIT NUMBER 3, A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 10, 1978 AS DOCUMENT 720142, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 370 GLENDWOOD CT., Algonquin, IL 60102 Property Index No. 19-28-351019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $268,497.55.

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 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 6053500. Please refer to file number 09-0522.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 09-0522 Case Number: 09 CH 2348 TJSC#: 33-25786 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.

I576034 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2004-6, MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES Plaintiff, -v.MARVIN G. PIZANOWSKI, DARCY A. BOLAND-PIZANOWSKI, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendant 10 CH 114 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 19, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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 108 IN THE OAKS OF MCHENRY PHASE 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, AND PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 28, 1999 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1999R031334.

Commonly known as 3115 ALMOND LANE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-23-477006. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $306,253.08.

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 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The sales clerk, FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 4989990 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. Please refer to file number 09-030430.

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.

FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 498-9990 Attorney File No. 09-030430 Case Number: 10 CH 114 TJSC#: 33-24459 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.

I574304 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-OC10, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OC10 Plaintiff, -v.DEANNA GILE A/K/A DEANNA R. COPELAND, et al Defendants 10 CH 1605 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 10, 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 187 IN MEADOWBROOK UNIT 5, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 13, 1997 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 97R038826, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 2850 FAIRFAX LANE, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 Property Index No. 18-23-130021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $282,003.32.

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 condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com 1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 6053500. Please refer to file number 10-0023.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. 10-0023 Case Number: 10 CH 1605 TJSC#: 33-25787 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.

I576036 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.SAMIR SABOURA A/K/A SAMIR OMAR SABOURA A/K/A SAM SABOURA, et al Defendant 12 CH 01004 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 3, 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 34 IN DUTCH CREEK WOODLANDS UNIT NO. 5, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1971, AS DOCUMENT NO. 552063, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2601 TIVOLI TERRACE, MCHENRY, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-13-328006. 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

gage judg 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 tax-

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Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 N Andrews, J Ash, M Bock, A Brock, D Ceisel, S Chamberlin, J Cole, P Engwall, A Gorski, D Kenny, A Keys, D May-Dujardin, T McEnery, M McLeland, S Olson, K Pavlis, L Pelon, J Peterson, S Platek, H Puesta, S Rasmussen, K Ross, L Schuberth, R Sutton, K Tendick, J Tropp, L Whitlock, K Wood Wollmuth Salary Range: $60,000 and over D Bauer, B Currao, H Faes, P FInley , K Geallis, D Haligas, M Heinzelmann, C Mallory, L McMahon, K Okkema, R Steinhoff, M Swanson Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

Allied Health Professionals 58,926; Amazon 5,933; American Capital Financial 13,740; American Century Investments 28,000; Apex Learning System 4,505; Apple Inc. 25,150; Arthur Gallagher Risk 2,633; AT&T 93,851; AVG Technologies 3,158; Avnet Technology Solutions 2,579; AXA Equitable 111,192; Bank of America 6,554; Barcus, Sandra 26,575; Bell Tech 4,276; BMO Harris 17,320; Bohn’s Ace Hardware 4,482; Bowden Family Dairy 2,524; Brightstar Healthcare 45,474; Center for Sight & Hearing 2,800; City of Woodstock 14,528; CLIC Insurance Cooperative 190,472; Comcast Cable 2,879; Convergint Technologies 4,759; Dash Medical 2,550; Dell Marketing 8,339; Delta Dental of Illinois 56,863; Dreisiker Electric Motors 2,989; Eder, Casella & Company 13,450; Egge, Tracy 22,500; Eutactics, Inc. 51,080; Exxonmobil Fleet/GECC 7,575; Fidelity investments 79,546; Gordon Stowe & Associates 4,597; Great America Leasing Corp 7,523; Hart, Ann 32,263; Hastings Asphalt 26,134; Henning, Lisa 39,058; Horace Mann Companies 3,600; IDES 16,284; Infocor 4,905; Integra Business Systems 3,114; Invo Healthcare Assoc. 6,109; Kotovsky, Darlene 34,283; Marathon Fleet Services 99,202; Maxim Healthcare Services 40,160; Mayer Johnson Company 7,049; McHenry County College 4,514; McHenry County Federal Credit Union 166,020; Menard’s 9,450; Mercy Health System Corp 4,765; Metro Professional Products 12,472; MidAmerican Energy Company 64,777; Midwest Transit Equipment 227,848; NCPERS Group Life Ins. 4,325; Neal Psychological Spec 62,400; Nicor Gas 10,086; NIHIP 1,494,982; Northern Key & Lock Inc. 8,101; Oticon 2,682; OWC Pro It Services 18,149; Pediatric Services of America 21,252; Phonak 8,112; Pitney Bowes 4,002; Platinum Inc. 10,580; Postage by Phone 9,000; Proliance Energy LLC 20,667; Quest Diagnostics 3,585; Regional Office of Education 2,646; Rifton/Community Products 3,323; Saltillo 5,186; School District 12 507,761; School District 15 1,146,827; School District 154 122,608; School District 155 926,720; School District 156 421,653; School District 157 138,076; School District 158 1,117,982; School District 165 306,417; School District 18 58,646; School District 19 92,650; School District 2 290,168; School District 200 1,631,743; School District 26 639,532; School District 3 107,399; School District 36 93,376; School District 46 193,106; School District 47 1,300,201; School District 50 600,298; Sentinel Technologies 114,671; Sharpe, Timothy 2,500; Sovereign Leasing 16,395; Sovereign Rehab of Illinois 168,220; Speech Link 38,106; Srage Hauser, LLC 13,317; Staffing Options & Solutions 152,884; Stokely, Patricia 10,600; Sullivan, Sally 3,145; Sunbelt Staffing 17,639; Superb Restorations 3,000; Ticomix, Inc. 24,399; Transfinder 3,000; Turning Point, Inc. 4,200; Tyco Integrated Security 2,547; Unique Learning System 5,435; United States Treasury 3,519; United Way of McHenry County 2,716; US Foodservice of Illinois 15,166; Valic Financial Services 10,900; Verizon Wireless 9,732; Voris Mechanical 6,222; Warehouse Direct 14,871; Waste Management North 7,596; Weidenhammer Systems 4,105; 360 Degree Customer Inc. 73,815 (Published in the Northwest Herald December 6, 2013 #A2349)

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Page E6â&#x20AC;˘ Friday, December 6, 2013 quire by op erty 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 14-12-11328.

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. 14-12-11328 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 12 CH 01004 TJSC#: 33-23949 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.

I574221 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-18 Plaintiff, Vs. Dorothy Frazier-Brown a/k/a Dorothy M. Frazier-Brown; et. al.

Defendants, 12 CH 2911 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on FEBRUARY 26, 2013 LENDER SALES OF ILLINOIS LLC will on DECEMBER 23, 2013, at the hour of 10:30 AM., or soon thereafter, at the front doors of the McHenry County Courthouse located at 2200 N. Seminary, Woodstock, IL 60098, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 24 IN OLD OAK TERRACE UNIT NO.1, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST. HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 5, 1988 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 88R32041, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The common address of said real estate is: 933 Old Oak Circle, Algonquin, IL 60102 PIN:19-34-280-022 Description of premises: RESIDENTIAL Sale Terms: 25% down by certified funds at the close of the auction: The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney." If the property is a condominium, the purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessments and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community,

unity purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information: Sales Clerk, Codilis and Associates, P.C., Plaintiff' Attorney 15 W. 030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527 Attorney Number 0468002, (630) 794 5300, File No: 14-12-14873 I575734 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

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 ELIZABETH A BIEL Deceased Case No. 12PR000274

ey Estates Homeowners' Association; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Michele P. Locascio (deceased) Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 01475 Case No. 13 CH 01317 Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent, Michele P. Locascio, that on November 12, 2013, an order was entered by the Court, naming Richard W. Kuhn, 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, Illinois 60540, Tel. No. (630) 420-8228, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 1300 Westport Ridge Court, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 6, 13, 20. #A2363)

PUBLIC NOTICE

CLAIM NOTICE

(Published in the Northwest Herald Dec.6, 13, 20, 2013. #A2364)

F13080084 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTYWOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Samuel R. Guercio; Tonya K. Guercio aka Tonya Guercio; Indian Ridge Improvement Association aka Indian Ridge Improvement Association Incorporated; Mortgage Electronic Registration System; Green Tree Servicing LLC; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

Property Address: 4721 Osage Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097 13CH 1409 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Tonya K. Guercio aka Tonya Guercioand 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 Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOTS 17 AND 18 (EXCEPT THE WEST 38 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 26 IN INDIAN RIDGE UNIT NO. 2, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 7 AND 8, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 13, 1940 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 145768, IN BOOK 9 OF PLATS, PAGES 56 AND 57, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 09-07-278-034 Said property is commonly known as: 4721 Osage Road, Wonder Lake, Illinois 60097, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Samuel R. Guercio and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2002R0086412 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 December 23, 2013, 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.

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) I572042 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Jason Zakrzewski; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Michele P. Locascio: Tracey Scalise; The Bentwood

CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Donald W. Collins; Citibank, N.A.; The Pistakee Terrace Association; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of

Notice is given of the death of: ELIZABETH A BIEL of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of office were issued on: 10/3/2012 to: JULIE BIEL CLAUSSEN 257 BURNING BUSH TRAIL CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 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 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013. #A2280)

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 OLAM COATES, Deceased Case No. 12PR000344 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: OLAM COATES of: SPRING GROVE, IL Letters of office were issued on: 1/9/2013 to: ROBERT JACOBS 10713 RED HAWK LANE SPRING GROVE, IL 60081 whose attorney is: HENDERSON & HENDERSON,700 S LEWIS AVE., WAUKEGAN, IL 60085 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

ga Ann N. Collins; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for Ann N. Collins (deceased) Defendants.

Notice to Heirs and Legatees. Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent, Ann N. Collins, that on November 12, 2013, an order was entered by the Court, naming Richard W. Kuhn, 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, Illinois 60540, Tel. No. (630) 420-8228, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 4405 Elmleaf Drive N, McHenry, IL 60051.

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 6, 13, 20. #A2362)

PUBLIC NOTICE BLOMMER PETERMAN, S.C. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS Provident Funding Associates, L.P. Plaintiff, VS. Angel O. Gonzalez; Silvia Galindo Hernandez, UNKNOWN OWNERS, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, and UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS Defendant(s) 3124 South Woods Avenue McHenry, IL 60051 13 CH 1591 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitled Mortgage Foreclosure action was filed on September 26, 2013 and is now pending.

The Names of all Plaintiffs and the Case Number are identified above.

The Court in which this action was brought is identified above.

The Names of all title holders of record are as follows: Angel O. Gonzalez and Silvia Galindo Hernandez The legal description of the mortgaged real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty: Lots 78 and 79 in Riverdale Subdivision, a Subdivision of part of the West half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 44 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded July 1, 1924 as Document No. 64254, in Book 4 of Plats, Page 117, in McHenry County, Illinois.

A common address or description of the location of the real estate: 3124 South Woods Avenue McHenry, IL 60051 Identification of the Mortgage to be foreclosed: Name of Mortgagor: Silvia Galindo Hernandez, Angel O. Gonzalez Name of Mortgagee: Provident Funding Associates, L.P. as assignee of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Provident Funding Group, Inc. Date of Mortgage: 01/30/2008 Date of Recording: Mortgage recorded 04/02/2008, Assignment recorded 08/15/2013 County Where Recorded: McHenry Identification of Recording: Mortgage Document No. 2008R0019246, Assignment Document No. 2013R0040628 NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint for Foreclosure in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of The Twenty-second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County Illinois, held in the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098, on or before December 30, 2013, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a Judgment for Foreclosure may be entered in accordance with the prayer of the Complaint for Foreclosure.

Diana Rdzanek ARDC 6306800 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 T.847.464.8089 I570963 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-WMC1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007WMC1, NO. PLAINTIFF vs.

CASEY MOORE; DEANNA MOORE; VILLAS AT CREEKSIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; MEADOWS AT CREEKSIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 13 CH 1650 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, MEADOWS AT CREEKSIDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: THAT PART OF LOT 11 IN CREEKSIDE OF ALGONQUIN - THE MEADOWS AND THE VILLAS PHASE 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, ALONG WITH PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 25, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2001R0035042, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 11; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 11, A DISTANCE OF 42.90 FEET FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 85 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 36.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST 65.92 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 11; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE 36.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 65.92 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 2804 Water Front Avenue, Algonquin, Illinois 60102 P.I.N.: 19-30-451-076 and which said mortgage was signed by CASEY MOORE, DEANNA MOORE, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Structure Funding, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County as Document No. 2006R0057896 and re-recorded as Document Number 2013R0047132; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of McHenry County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in McHenry County at 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before the December 30, 2013, default may be entered against you at any tim afte that da and a judg nt

y again y any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 8224 I574179 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Caroline J. Affield, AKA Caroline Affield; Dean Blumer; Timothy E. Affield; Target National Bank f/k/a Retailers National Bank; Gummerson Rausch Wand Gray Wombacher, LLC; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Defendants.

Case No. 13 CH 1796 1108 Jewett Street Woodstock, IL 60098 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) having been duly filed herein, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION, that said action has been commenced in said Court by the plaintiff(s), naming you as a defendant(s) therein and praying for a judgment of foreclosure and sale and other relief, that summons has been issued out of this Court against you as provided by law, and, that this action is still pending and undetermined in said Court.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you file your answer or otherwise make your appearance in said action in this Court, by filing the same in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court on or before January 14, 2014, AN ORDER OF DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on November 22, 2013. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (SEAL) Alan S. Kaufman MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6289893 /s/ Alan S. Kaufman One of Plaintiff's Attorneys ARDC #6289893 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013. #A2314)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JAMES D. DELOACH AKA JAMES DELOACH, DIANE MATEJA AKA DIANA DELOACH, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCAITION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, LILYMOOR WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AKA LILYMOOR WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, MAXIMUS COLLECTIONS AS ASSIGNEE OF CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 12 CH 1930 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 23, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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: LOTS 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 29 IN LILYMOOR, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 10, 1928 AS DOCUMENT NO. 82908, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGES 46 AND 47, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1011 VALLEY AVENUE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-32-355-004. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $139,824.95.

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, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F12050492.

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

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12050492 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 12 CH 1930 TJSC#: 33-21853 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.

I575830 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JUDITH A. LUDVIGSEN, et al Defendant 13 CH 00286 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 7, 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: UNIT 5757 IN THE TRAILS OF BOONE CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, AS DELINEATED ON THE SURVEYS OF CERTAIN LOTS IN BOONE CREEK UNIT 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT C TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AUGUST 24, 2001 AS NUMBER DOCUMENT 2001R0061684 AND AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5757 FIELDSTONE TRAIL UNIT M-16-3, MCHENRY, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-33-382024 (09-33-380-011 underlying). The real estate is improved with a 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. Prospec-

prope y. pe tive 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 14-13-02987.

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. 14-13-02987 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00286 TJSC#: 33-22452 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.

I575788 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

MARIE T. DAVIS; ALAN D. JORDAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF MARIE T. DAVIS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, A DIVISION OF TREASURY BANK, N.A.; FOUR COLONIES CONDOMINIUM I ASSOCIATION; JULIE E. FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE T. DAVIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 13 CH 863

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-11 Plaintiff, -v.ISIDRO ZAVALA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ROOC ZAVALA Defendant 12 CH 2150 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 3, 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 14 IN BLOCK 11 IN R.A. CEPEK'S CRYSTAL VISTA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 76823, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGE 18, IN MCHENRY, ILLINOIS; ALSO, THAT PART OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 11 IN R CEPEK' S CRYSTAL VISTA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 76823 IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGE 18, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS LYING DIRECTLY SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING LOT 14 IN BLOCK 11 IN R.A. CEPEK'S CRYSTAL VISTA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 76823, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGE 18, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS ALSO, THAT PART OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 14 IN RA. CEPEK' A CRYSTAL VISTA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 76823, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGE 18, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS LYING DIRECTLY NORTH OF AND ADJOINING LOT 14 IN BLOCK 14 IN R.A. CEPEK'S CRYSTAL VISTA, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1927 AS DOCUMENT 76823, IN BOOK 6 OF PLATS, PAGE 18, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1389 TEAKWOOD LANE, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Property Index No. 13-36-357-022 & 18-01-102-021. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $273,489.42.

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 condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The sales clerk, FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 498-9990 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only. Please refer to file number 10-043954.

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

FISHER AND SHAPIRO, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 498-9990 Attorney File No. 10-043954 Case Number: 12 CH 2150 TJSC#: 33-23442 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.

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Page E8• Friday, December 6, 2013 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF MARIE T. DAVIS and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: PARCEL 1: UNIT 740-44 IN FOUR COLONIES CONDOMINIUM I, AS DELINEATED ON SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF LOT 112 IN UNIT ONE OF FOUR COLONIES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 574773, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AUGUST 23, 1973 AS DOCUMENT NO. 601783, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS. ALSO PARCEL 2: EASEMENT APPURTENANT TO AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL 1, BEING A PERPETUAL, EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR PARKING PURPOSES IN AND TO PARKING SPACE NO. G-740-44 AS DEFINED AND SET FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION AND SURVEY. COMMON ADDRESS: 740 Saint Andrews Lane, Unit #44, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014 P.I.N.: 19-07-176-108 and which said mortgage was signed by MARIE T. DAVIS, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County as Document No. 2004R0091867; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of McHenry County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in McHenry County at 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before the December 30, 2013, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 6880 I574379 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 29, December 6, 13, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.DEBRA A. PERCY, THOMAS A. PERCY, CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant 13 CH 955 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 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 48 in English Prairie, Unit 2, being a Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 46 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded December 2, 1993 as Document No. 93R074712, in McHenry County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 2502 Fox Bluff Ln., Spring Grove, IL 60081 Property Index No. 04-12-401-002.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $111,437.75.

Sale terms: The bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. 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 ity th has of th

pa community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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

HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 13 CH 955 TJSC#: 33-25025 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.

I573726 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF Anthony Richard Smith, a Minor, by Michael Duran Gargano, Parent or Guardian, FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number 13 MR 564

pr 914 Cambridge Lane Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014

1008 SARASOTA LANE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL. 60014

(Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013. #A2284)

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 EVELYN R DIETZ Deceased Case No. 13PR000312 CLAIM NOTICE

Dated at Crystal Lake, Illinois, November 18, 2013.

/s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald November 22, 29, December 6, 2013. #A2289)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on NOVEMBER 12, 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 TS ILLUSTRATION

Michael Duran Gargano Self-Represented

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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.

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Notice is given of the death of: EVELYN R DIETZ of: HARVARD, IL Letters of office were issued on: 11/15/2013 to: WILLIAM C DIETZ SR 17305 MCGUIRE RD HARVARD, IL 60033 whose attorney is: YOUNG, JAMES F 101 VAN BUREN STREET WOODSTOCK, IL 60098

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION (MINOR) Public notice is hereby given that on December 27, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 201 of the McHenry County Government Center there will be a hearing on my Petition praying for the change of a minor's name from Anthony Richard Smith to that of Anthony Richard Gargano pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

Dated NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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WASHER & GAS DRYER

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ANTIQUE OAK CHAIR - 36" high at back & seat 16-1/2" wide. 2 curved accent braces. Chair is in excellent condition & very sturdy. $50.

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847-807-9156 Cabbage Patch doll collection 60 dolls $3-$5each, come from smoke free home 847-409-6477 CHAIR - Antique Child's Red Wooden Chair 24-1/2" high at back. $28. McHenry.

815-236-1747 Dickens Heritage Village Collection People & Accessories. $275 OBO. 815-385-4353 DRESSER - walnut with mirror, victorian eastlake design. $250.00.

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815-385-1026 Hand Operator, Morse Code Machine w/original tapes, 1960's, excellent condition, $95 815-578-0212 HIGH CHAIR - Antique Pine, Child's.

39" H x 17" W w/ removable metal tray. Tray arm lifts. $125. McHenry 815-236-1747 High Chair - Oak- Old w/tray in front. $85.

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Hurricane Lamps

Tan pearlized with metal gold foilage, 21”Hx10”W, base 6”. Can light top or bottom, 60 watt, $85/ea, $130/set. 815-861-6119 JAR - Glass w/Metal Lid. Outside red w/ ridges in glass. Top opening 5" diameter. Jar is 7 1/2" diameter & 7" high. $25. McHenry.

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6 Piece Thanksgiving Dinner. $150. 815-382-2455

Precious Moments Christmas Wreath, $100.

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Star War Action Figurines Mint condition, never opened.

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Sugar & Creamer Pickard Salt & Pepper, gold floral, $135.

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Brought from England by the dealer, 37-1/4" W, 20" D & 29-1/2" to top of vanity. Mirror 22-3/8" W by 35-3/8" H. Center drawer has metal pull. Legs & side mirror supports have charming decorative sculptured detail. $450.

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Pre-Fold Cloth Diapers

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BICYCLE – 2013 Girls Specialized Hotrock 20” Coaster Bike, Purple.

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Bike - Children's Trainer

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BIKE ~ HUFFY

Brand new, Girl's, 10” with training wheels, $35.

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BEVELED MIRROR

Beveled bathroom mirror. 35-1/2" x 35-3/4", $40. 815-347-0133 Extension Ladder. Fiberglass. 30 ft. $100.

224-622-9293 Kitchen Faucet: Chrome, w/sprayer & ceramic cartridge, superior quality, new, $175 Sump Pump - Basement WatchDog Combo, 1/2 Hp Primary & Back Up Pump w/ Battery, Only Used 3 months, New $520, Asking $250.

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File Cabinet – 3 Drawer, Drawers 41”L x 18”W Tan Metal, Good Condition You Haul – In Storage in Bensenville, IL - $50 OBO Call 331-551-1421 days

Answering Machine: Panasonic w/4 hand sets, talking caller ID, speaker phone $55 847-829-4546 Kindle Fire 8GB, pink 360 rotating cover, zebra fashion cover, usb cable, headphones, screen protector, orig. box $100 847-409-6477 Mitsubishi Digital Television 62" w/ stand, High definition, pip viewing option, HD upgradeable, Multibrand remote control, Widescreen TV, very good condition. $300 obo.

815-455-3633 or email PHONES - Panasonic 2-line cordless phones. 900 MHz digital spread spectrum, caller ID compatible & has an all digital answering machine. Both sets still work & are in excellent condition. Offering 2 phone sets - asking $50 for one, or $100 for both. Call 224-587-7522 or email buyclassified@yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

Printer ~ Digital Photo Sony

DPP-EX50. Prints wonderful pictures, $45/obo.

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AM/FM Radio. Excellent cond. $125. 224-622-9293 Stereo. Zenith. Turntable, AM/FM Radio. Excellent condition. $125.

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Zebra, 60” black and white, like new, $50. 815-404-8173 Chair. Leather club chair.

Espresso color, rounded lines, excellent condition. Great chair.

Non-smoking house. Cash please. $175. 815-678-4337.

COFFEE TABLE

Italian Provincial, oval, solid wood with 1” thick Italian marble top.

50”Lx22”Wx16”H, $125.00.

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DR Table & 6 Chairs Oblong, gold cushions, 2 leafs. $200/obo 815-236-6947 Kitchen Tables (2). Wood. 1 oval, 1 rectangular. $50/each.

224-622-9293 Love Seat Sturdy Blue Floral Print over Beige, Slip Cover included to keep seat clean - $100. 815-355-1934

MOBILE BAR Solid oak home bar with wine rack.

5' L x 4' H x 2' D, $400.

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TV STAND

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TV STAND/PLANT STAND Oak, 37”Hx15”Wx12”D. Excellent condition, $85. 847-829-4546 Unique Coffee Table for Serious Hockey Fans – Made from Wooden Hockey Stick Shafts. A great gift for a man cave, 16”H x 46”L x 26”W, $350. 815-385-1735 1pm-6pm

Western Saddle ~ Simco 15” with silver conchos, girth/ blanket/stand, good condition! $245. 815-861-6119

BEDSPREAD ~ NEW, FULL

Beautiful, dark, rich gold floral 54x78” $80. 815-459-3822 Crystal Goblets – Waterford Marquis, Set of 4, New in Box $50. 815-385-1969 9am-5pm Dinnerware – 8 Piece Setting Includes Cups, Saucers, Plates, 2 Platters, 3 Bowls, Creamer & Gravy Boat. Light Beige Color w/ Brown Trim - $40 815-385-5109 10am-6pm Home Whirlpool Spa - Dazey Fits in any tub, features a multisetting timer switch, adjustable flow control & temperature readout. $30. Call 224-587-7522 or email buyclassified@yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

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20” DVD/VCR combo, excellent working condition! $100 847-829-4546

Weider CJXT3, model 70092, $100. 815-385-9383

Fireplace. Electric. Remote. Light walnut wood. 52Wx51Hx16D. $150. 224-622-9293

MIXED FIREWOOD Oak - Maple - Cherry, $85/FC. Free stacking and delivery.

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1950 Table & Chairs 1950 Table w/leaf & 4 chairs, original table, chairs are reproduction red vinyl – Great condition - $325 847-778-6828 2 Queen Matresses $115/both 847-961-6626 2 twin beds w/frames - $25 each; Ashley glass top dining table w/4 chairs $40; Girls beech finish dresser w/mirror $25; Small 4 pc sectional $25; 2 book shelves $10 each; Must sell-moving.

Johnsburg 847-345-6674.

3 PIECE WALL UNIT Beautiful 3 piece Danish Modern wall unit, side units have glass display cabinets, center unit is closed cabinet and drawers asking $150 obo - call Sue 815-943-7655 Bar Stools - set of 4, solid oak, round seat 13", no back, spindle legs, 24"H x 14”W at base, Excellent Condition, $125 set 847-658-5125

Kenmore Vacuum Cleaner w/ attachments. very good condition, like new, used very little.

Has inteli, Clean, Suction, Tools, Gentle, floor, dirt sensor $150.

Call 815-455-3633 or email Mirror-Entry Hall gold plated Beveled 66”x 26”. $100.

815-385-4353 New Cocktail Glasses 9 pink, Pierl Martini Glass Stemware, New w/Tags Retails $30, Asking $9 for all 815-455-6201 daytime Pfaltzgraff Winterwood Tall Mugs – Set of 9, $50 total.

815-382-2455 Popcorn Set - Like new - 7 piece ceramic. Includes large bucket for popcorn, 4 serving cups, butter server, and salt shaker. Asking price: $10. Call (224) 587-7522 or email buyclassified@yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

TABLE TOP STONE FOUNTAIN Includes pump & adapter. $10.

224-587-7522 or email buyclassified@ yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

Bench Glider Swing - 3 person wide, green metal frame w/ mesh bench complete w/ new full width cushion, $89. 815-236-1747 LAWN MOWER - 19" Neuton, used, battery powered. Includes mulching plug & lawn clipping bag.

Added attachments: weed trimmer, 2 replacement trimmer spools, new replacement blade & striper, 2 batteries & their chargers & extra new charger. $400. email: buyclassified@yahoo.com 224-587-7522

Wheel Barrow ~ Heavy Duty Large, $25. 815-861-3270 Call after 4pm

2 Buck Saws - $20 815-338-5320

AIR HEATER

Portable, Forced Kerosene.

Remington 55, $50.

847-476-6771 Chain Saw Parts, 2 Complete, Chains – New $75 for all. 815-569-2277

Jet Mill, 2HP, 115/230 Volt 42” table, chuck and collets, Kurt vice, power feeds, exc cond! $2600 815-560-1065 LADDER - Cosco 17' - World's Greatest Ladder. In great shape like new. Has 3 positions as a step ladder, 6 heights as an extension ladder, 3 positions as a stairway ladder, 2 heights as a scaffold, & 2 heights as a wall ladder. $100. To arrange pickup, 224-587-7522 or email buyclassified@yahoo.com.

MOVING DOLLY

$20

815-404-8173

Router, 2 HP with plunge att., hinge template, brand new with case. $50. 815-355-0599

Salamander Kerosene Heater Craftsman, 35,000 BTU, $40.

815-759-5952

Wood Lathe ~ Craftsman

12x36, with or without motor on custom wood bench. $100/obo. 708-363-2004

Handicapped Sink Hand Rails New, Metal - $60 815-943-6937 HOOVEROUNDS (2) Both less than 2 years old. $200/each. 815-566-5965 Vibrating Feet Massager Sit comfortably while relieving tired, aching feet. Ease aches & pains w/ this vibrating feet massager, Uses D cell batteries, incl. $25/obo 847-659-9537

Walk-About Lemex, blue, rolls and has a basket, $50. 815-459-7768

WALKER

Good Condition! $25/obo.

815-385-6530 WHEELCHAIR. NEW. High Quality.

Adj footrest. Black/Chrome. Could Deliver. $100 815-578-0212

60' Braided Rope – 3/4” Thick 847-658-4442 Army Boxes - 12” sq. x 4' Long, Steel, Lockable, 70lbs – 3/8' seal on top, humidity indicator $65. 815-569-2277 Army Cook Stove, Aluminum, Propane, Portable, For Table Top $225 OBO. 815-569-2277

CERAMIC TILE

Cobalt blue and hunter green. $15/box, 20 boxes total.

815-653-4612 Coffee Cups: ceramic from Starbucks 8 ounces, 1 case of 72 cups, $100 815-578-0212

18 HP Cub Cadet Garden Tractor, 46 in. mower deck, 45 in. 2-stage snow thrower, tire chains & wheel wghts.$750 OBO (815)355-6611

Christmas Tree Stand Large heavy duty, holds tree trunk up to 7". $20. 815-455-6128

SNOWPLOW

CHRITMAS TREE ~ LIVE

Myers, 7.5' plow and A frame. $300. 847-302-7009

44 ft, come and look. $150.

815-459-1015

Striker Bird On a Branch

Fahrenheat Ceiling Mount Automatic Electrical Garage Heater. 7,500W Only used 5 times, in a good condition. Asking $350.

Call 1-815-546-3193

on 9x3.5”, orig $70, now $25.

815-459-3822 Tires; 4 Firestone Destination LE SUV or Truck. P245/65/R17.

Have 40% tread - $50 847-344-2750

Amplifier: Polytone 104 180 watts, 2 - 12” speakers, Reverb & Tremolo, 2 channel Excellent Condition - $225 815-338-5083 9am-9pm Audio/Video Stand – Bell'o Model AVS4205M – Like New Retails $560, Asking $100 815-459-3962 Crate Guitar Amp: 15 amp Good Condition - $85 815-382-6362 DRUM SET - PACIFIC 6 piece drums, great shape, includes seat & all stands, 1 bass drum with foot pedal, 1 floor tom, 2 med tom, 2 snare drums, 1 hi-hat (2 cymbals), 1 crash cymbal, burgundy in color, photos available upon request, $250 OBO Call/Text Barb at 815-529-2227

GUITARS (2)

Yamaha base RAX 200, $250.

Ibanez, electric G10, $150.

815-648-4444

KEYBOARD ~ CASIO

Pianos Quality Pre-Owned Pianos Delivered & Warrantied 815-334-8611

Christmas Item for Cat Lovers Fringed throw & matching pillow, made of fleece fabric w/cats wearing Santa hats, NEW! Cash $15 847-639-8572 ENGLISH BULLDOG - AKC 1 yr old male, brown and white, perfect markings.

Asking $1700 OBO. He loves EVERYTHING crystal.montain@comcast.net English Crane Golden Pups 4 Gen. Clearances, $1000 See online ad 815-337-4624 Golden Retriever Puppies AKC, champion bloodlines, parents all clearances, exceptional quality, males only, $900 815-494-6272 Golden Retrievers. AKC. Cream & Golden. First shots. 6 weeks old. $750. Great Holiday Gift.

815-206-9229

PORTABLE HEATER

PUNCH BOWL

SEWING MACHINE

Necchi, working, $75. Pics avail.

815-790-3083 Portable, Singer includes all attachments and booklet, $60/obo.

815-382-6379

SEWING MACHINE

Singer with all accessories plus storage stool, $60.

815-385-4353

The Original “Sleeping Santa” w/Box, Adult Owned – Used Once Excellent Condition - $70 Also other animated items 815-385-1969 9am-5pm

Aaron's snowblower, electric start $325 815-337-0078

New Electric DuroStar Snow Demon SD1300

Yard Machine, 4.5HP, 21” wide, runs excellent, $150.

Murray Snowblower, Single Stage, 4.5HP, $75. 630-290-1412

Snowblower ~ Craftsman

6HP, 24”, single stage. $75.

815-338-0136 Toro Snowblower - $50.

McHenry area 815-355-3356 Toro/CCR. 3HP. 16” 2 cycle.

Good condition. $120 815-385-3858

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WOODSTOCK ESTATE SALE

One Day Only !

621 West Judd Street Saturday December 7th 8:00AM - 4:00PM Everything must go !

WOODSTOCK Fri, Dec 6 & Sat, Dec 7 9AM - 2PM

4409 Gee Rd.

Foosball Table - Survivor $30. 815-455-6128

HOCKEY SKATES

NBH Supreme 70, men's size 10.

Still in box, never used. Orig $400, selling now $199. 815-404-9570 Ice Hockey Skates Mens Bauer Black Panther, Size 10, New, In box; Other Skates, Size 8 & 9 – Used, $20 815-459-3962

JASPER 1 year old male Beagle mix I want to make a fresh start. It's almost a new year and the perfect time for a new beginning.

I'm going to be a happier, healthier me. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Collectibles, Tools, Vintage Furniture, Jewelry & MORE! See details on Craigs List

3705 WEST ELM FRI 11-7 & SAT & SUN 8-5

Kennels 3x2.6” & 3x2.4” $30 815-404-9765

KITTENS FREE TO GOOD HOME! 847-642-0091

DOLL HOUSE

Gingerbread trim, shingled roof, 4 rooms, 18x12”, newly built. $50.

847-854-7980

Christmas Dinner Plates 8 Nikko Dinner Plates – 10-1/2” D “Happy Holidays” Very Old, Protected in Zipper Container $65. 815-385-1969 9a-5p Christmas Tree - Fiber optic tabletop 24” tall, decorated w/ gold fiber optic lanterns & has a gold base.

Asking $30. Call (224) 587-7522 or email buyclassified@yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

CHRISTMAS TREE Green, 7.5 ft, $29.00.

847-736-2838 Get the job you want at NWHerald.com/jobs

Donations will be accepted for PADS OF McHenry County

KIDS CRAFT CORNER Free Gift Wrapping WOODSTOCK

Snow Angels Craft Fair, Cookies & Quilts Redeemer Lutheran Church 1320 Dean St. Sat, Dec. 7th 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Free admission.

815-338-9370

CRYSTAL LAKE Little

RESALE SHOPPE

469 Lake St. GREAT PRICES & SELECTION

515 S. Main St.

on Christmas ideas!

847-526-9718 SAT DEC 7 9am-4pm SUN DEC 8 10am-3pm

Tues – Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, 10am-1pm

* Free Admission Great Food

LAKE IN THE HILLS

(Benefits Scholarship Fund)

305 Plum St

LIBERTYVILLE

Sat. Dec. 7th 9am-4pm

ESTATE SALE! Everything Must Go Inside and Out! Some tools, furniture, Some antiques, Perfume Bottles, Beanie Babies, X-Mas and More! No reasonable offer refused.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING STOP Please come by and have an Amazing dinner while you wait come by and shop with over 25 vendors and crafters. Will have Holiday Specials.

RICHMOND

McHenry INDOOR GARAGE SALE Last Chance Sale!

610 Wegner Rd. (Bet. Lily Lake & Darrell Rd.)

Fri., Sat. & Sun. 9am-4pm More items have been added.

Friday ½ off everything!

Saturday fill a bag for $5 Sunday FREE except furniture.

RICHMOND HOLIDAY STOP 'N SHOP

KEYBOARD ~ CASIO

SAT, DEC 7 11AM-3PM

Electronic, new, 61 keys, never opened, $30. 815-344-0125

8400 CUNAT BLVD.

Kid's toy wooden kitchen $25 815-307-8149 New HO & G Trains & Tracks $300. 815-338-5320 aft. 6pm

Get Your Shopping Done In One Place!

PlayMobil Victorian Dollhouse 5300! Hundreds of furnishings & fittings! Use this link to view: http://www.amazon.com/PLAYMOBIL%C2%AE-18058-PlaymobilVictorian-House/dp/B00006AN0M Asking $300-a real deal! A little girl's dream this holiday!

815-236-7300 Step 2 Wagon w/Tag-a-long Green w/doors & cup holders Fun times for 3 kids - $10 815-455-6201

Antique and Modern Guns Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

2ND ANNUAL Secret Santa Shop & Vendor/Craft Fair

SAT 9-2

Many, Many Vendors!

WOODSTOCK

BARN SALE

5815 Broadway

SAT, DEC 7 8-5

WOODSTOCK

1501 THOMPSON RD

Cookie Walk & Craft Sale SAT, DEC 7 8AM - 3PM

Stamp & Coin Collections CASH PAID Call Bill 847-487-6889

201 W. South St.

Our Great Garage Sale Guarantee!

Stop By & Receive a Raffle Ticket for Amazing Products

RICHMOND GRADE SCHOOL

First United Methodist Church

815-353-7668 China Plates – Royal Copenhagen Set of 8 Christmas Salad Plates 8” D - “Jingle Bells” - Very Old Excellent Condition, Protected in Zippered Container - $240 815-385-1969 9a-5p

FREE GIFT RAFFLES & HOLIDAY TREATS

HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW WAUCONDA AMERICAN LEGION

Original doll, still in box, $50.

815-455-2688

PORTNOY 2 month old male Pekingese mix. There is no common denominator among the people I like or admire. The one thing in common with those I love is they make me laugh. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Tastefully Simple Avon Thirty One Origami Owl Tupperware Scentsy ACB - Rainbow Loom Crazy About Sewing Dark Souls Kustoms Woodwork

(Between McHenry & Dole Ave)

DOLL ~ CABBAGE PATCH

MERCY Control is an illusion. The only person or thing I can change is myself. While I can't control what happens, I do have a say in the way I react. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Gift Vendors Include ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

815-363-3532

SKI PANTS Arctix ,Black

Snowboard Boots: Womens, Burton Tryst Snowboard Boots, size 7 white and purple LIKE NEW $40 815-385-4248 after 10am

SUN, DEC 8th 11AM - 3PM

Christopher's

Size extra large, insulated, brand new, never worn, must see. $32.60 815-459-5663 Snowboard boots, kid's size 6, cobalt blue, worn once. $10 815-477-3775

2121 Willow Brooke Dr.

60098

ECKEL'S MCHENRY FLEA MARKET Dirt Bike/ATV Helmet. Youth Med. Blue/Black. Good cond. $10 CASH Crystal Lk. 815-477-3775

Willow Brooke Apts.

Large Indoor Estate Sale

Remote Control Car: Radio Shack Intruder 4x4 - $25 obo 815-455-6128

PUNCH BOWL SET

RETIRED CONTRACTOR TOOL SALE Sanders, grinders, wet saws, drills, table saws, drywall stilts, horses, scaffolds, step ladders, routers, hand tools. Much more!

Priced to sell. 815/943-4636

BODY SHOP/REPAIR Snap On tools, chests, wall cabinets, work benches, air compressors, spray booth, hydraulic jacks, go kart/mini bike, 3 1950's tow trucks, '51 Rolls Bentley, '99 Suzuki.

SANTA SUIT

One size fits all, cotton, worn once - $20.00.

224-569-2678

Women's, with blade guards, size 6, excellent condition! $15 847-854-7980

Large, cut glass, 15”Hx10” with 8 glasses, $30. Pics avail.

815-790-3083 With ladle and 12 cups, still in box, never used. Perfect for the Holiday's! $25 815-477-2772

SAT ONLY 10-4 1329 43rd St

By Kathy's Estate Sales 847-363-4814

3-5” tall for outside, adorable! $35. 815-477-2772

WOODSTOCK HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

Real Estate for Sale/Lease Owner will finance

ICE SKATES ~ LAKE PLACID

GUMBALL MACHINE

Portable, Natural Gas, Salimander Heater w/ hose. $50.

847-476-6771

Kenosha, WI

Santa Elves (7)

SNOWBLOWER

DINNERWARE - 46 PIECES

Nesting Luggage Set - Diane Von Furstenberg, 5 pieces, brown tweed Like new. 2 suitcases w/ rollers 1 bag – 21 x 28, other bag 18-1/2 x 26, 2 carry-ons & garment bag. $200 obo 847-658-4944 before 7PM

Ornament – Swarovski Crystal Snowflake Ornament 2001 Annual Crystal in Box w/ Certificate Never Used - $125 815-385-1969 9am-5pm

PIANO - Used Upright. Free.

You pickup and load.

815-793-1539

Set of Fairwinds, The Friendship of Salem, brown, exc cond, $350.

847-807-9156

Luggage Samsonite Hardside: Piggyback 22” x 22.5” x 10.5” - $15; Pullman – 20” x 24.5 X 7.5 - $10 Both w/wheels - 815-678-4185

Miniature Lighting for Christmas village, railroad or doll house. 5 trans & misc. $35. 815-790-9812

New – Never Used, Buy before the snow flies! $165. 847-395-5795

CURTAIN

38” Spiral, $20 815-404-8173 Lawn Reindeer, buck, doe, & 3 fawns, all wood $50 815-385-1432 LUGGAGE 3 Pc Samsonite Set w/wheels. Never Used. $50 OBO. Call anytime, 815-861-9864.

Lighted White Reindeer Italian Lights – One Move Head $30. 815-444-9715

Electronic, new, 61 keys, never opened, $30. 815-344-0125

50x84, grey and black. Paid $50/panel, sell for $7/panel.

815-404-8173

SEWING MACHINE

12 New 12 volt outdoor lights w/ wire & timer - $40; Seed Spreader $10. 815-338-5320 aft. 6pm

Shop Vac Wet/Dry 5HP, 158MPH velocity on casters.

In great shape! $25 815-861-3270

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Call 815-455-4800

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