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Store manager Pragash Shah helps a customer Thursday inside the Grove Mart in Lake in the Hills. Lake in the Hills and Marengo officials are working to come up with a plan on how to handle video gaming inside gas stations. A review of Illinois Gaming Board data reveals many gas stations across the state have been awarded video gaming licenses under the truck stop criteria. By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com LAKE IN THE HILLS – An Illinois Gaming Board decision that granted a Lake in the Hills gas station permission to use video gaming machines and allow customers to play the electronic slots surprised village officials. Officials were startled to learn that the Gaming Board, in its license approval, considered the gas station – located miles away from the nearest interstate – a truck stop. Marengo officials are also grappling with a proposal from a Shell station that wants to allow customers to consume alcohol on-site. The move would make the gas station eligible for the same video gaming license the state’s gaming authority has awarded to numerous bars and restaurants. “When you think of a truck stop,

ing floral shops, laundromats and liquor stores. In the county, officials in Lake in the Hills and Marengo are trying to process how gas stations could legally have video gaming machines. Unlike the Marengo proposal, the Grove Mart station in Lake in the Hills doesn’t need a license to pour alcohol to have the machines, since the Gaming Board determined it was a truck stop, Sagona said. Typically located near interstates and busy state highways, truck stops often rest on multiple acres and contain numerous amenities to help road-weary commercial A video gaming machine is seen Thursday inside the Grove Mart in Lake in the drivers recharge and refuel their big rigs. Hills. Under the video gaming law, you think of something next to the diesel fuel.” the state defines a truck stop as a In the two years since video gam- business that owns or leases at least interstate,” said Lake in the Hills Village Administrator Gerald Sag- ing began in Illinois, the gambling three acres and sells at least 10,000 ona. “There’s much more to it than devices have cropped up in places just three acres and 10,000 gallons of lawmakers never intended, includSee GAMBLING, page A8

McHENRY – Entering the dining room of the McHenry VFW to applause Saturday, McHenry County sheriff’s deputy Dwight Maness moved from a gurney to a wheelchair and quickly joined fellow deputy Khalia Satkiewicz at a table in the back corner. From there, the two deputies, who were shot and wounded while on duty responding to a Holiday Hills home in October, s e e m i n g l y Khalia n e v e r h a d Satkiewicz a moment alone. C o l l e a g u e s , friends and area police endlessly approached the deputies to s h a k e t h e i r Dwight h a n d s a n d Maness strike up conversations, as others worked the room, collecting donations and handing out raffle tickets. The Iron Justice Motorcycle Club and McHenry County Police Charities have hosted benefits before for area officers wounded on the job. But the one inside the McHenry VFW Post 4600 for Maness and Satkiewicz carried extra significance, said Dan Patenaude, president of the motorcycle club’s McHenry County chapter that includes many sheriff employees. “It hits home when it’s one of your own brothers,” said Patenaude, who is a sheriff’s sergeant.

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Crystal Lake family among advocates touting success of safe haven law CHICAGO – More than 100 newborn babies have been safely handed over at fire houses and police stations in

Illinois in the 13 years since the state passed its safe haven law, advocates said Saturday, celebrating the milestone as a victory while calling for more awareness. Several of those children

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“So she took me to the hospital so I could be adopted. Now I have six brothers, two sisters, three dogs and one cat. And they love me.” Illinois was among the first states to adopt a safe haven

law, in 2001. It offers a parent a safe and legal alternative to abandoning a newborn in dangerous circumstances. Children up to 30 days old can be

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McKenna Murphy, 5, of Lake in the Hills waits patiently for Santa during Friday’s 13th annual Festival of Trees at Lake in the Hills Village Hall. The event featured a tree lighting ceremony, an appearance of the mini-horses of Mane in Heaven, pictures with Santa, food and beverages, holiday stories and crafts.

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Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road. The event will feature local crafters, storytelling hayrides, visits with Santa Claus and more. The Home Arts department will present demonstrations of cupcake decorating, knitting, quilting, cross stitch

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Every state now has a similar safe haven law left at hospitals or fire and police stations with no questions asked and no threat of prosecution. Every state now has a similar law, thanks in part to campaigning by volunteers at the Illinois nonprofit Save Abandoned Babies Foundation, which got the Illinois law passed. “The reality is most people still don’t know about the safe haven law,” said Dawn Geras, founder of the organization. But Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said there are more mothers taking advantage of the law than not. “There are 100 opportunities for a life that otherwise might not have been,” she said of the law’s success. The 100th newborn was left at a fire station a few days ago. Two more followed, bringing the current total to 102. Children left at fire stations and other safe haven locations are typically taken to hospitals to be checked out and then placed in adoptive families quickly – sometimes within hours – without ever going into foster care. Zoe’s mother, Tanya, of Crystal Lake, said the real hero of their story is the woman who had the courage to recognize she couldn’t care for the girl and gave her up safely. Tanya got the call from her adoption agency as she was walking out of work. “Literally, Zoe was home that day,” she said. “We hit the store on the way out. Grabbed a crib, grabbed the bedding, grabbed everything else, [and] had

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Tanya of Crystal Lake helps her daughter Zoe, 9, with a necklace after a news conference Saturday in Chicago to draw attention to Illinois’ safe haven law. Zoe is among the more than 100 children who have been safely handed over as newborns for adoption under the law since it passed in 2001. State officials and advocates speaking at the news conference said more needs to be done to ensure people are aware of the law. her in our arms four hours later in her favorite yellow blanket.” She asked that only their first names be used to protect her daughter’s privacy. Zoe is now in fourth grade, plays volleyball, makes art and loves cooking. She can even make jambalaya. Also at the event Saturday was 4-yearold Riley Dunnett, who playfully darted

between chairs set up for the news conference as her father spoke of the elation he felt in picking her up after waiting five years on a list to adopt. “We weren’t really sure it was ever going to happen,” said Shawn Dunnett, 39, from Geneva. Now, he’s in awe of Riley’s limitless energy, and her dancing and renditions of hit songs from the movie “Frozen.”

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Monday is last day to dispute tax assessments in township By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Property owners in Grafton Township have until the end of business Monday to challenge their assessments if they choose. Grafton Township, which includes much of Huntley and Lakewood and parts of Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills and Al-

gonquin, was the last township to publish its assessments. Publishing assessments in a newspaper of record starts a 30-day window for residents to file appeals. The deadlines for all other McHenry County townships to appeal assessments have passed. Assessments, or one-third of a property’s value, deter-

and other taxing districts receive. This year’s assessment will be used to calculate the Property owners in Grafton tax bills property owners will Township have until the end of pay in 2015. business Monday to appeal their Each appeal is heard by a 2014 assessments for next year’s board of review, which deterproperty tax bills. mines each contested property’s value. Tax bills cannot be mine a property owner’s share mailed out until every appeal of the tax revenue that county, is settled and all land parcels municipal, school, township in the county have their as-

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Young archers compete in Woodstock By CYNTHIA WOLF editorial@nwherald.com WOODSTOCK – Her left arm outstretched and right elbow ear high, 12-year-old Jolie Woodside pulled back on the string, released and sent an arrow sailing toward a target 18 meters away. All along a line to her right, more than a dozen boys and girls did much the same, the soft snap of released bowstrings followed swiftly by the thunk of arrows finding their marks. Tim Zimmerman, owner of T.A.Z. Archery, said he expected about 95 people ages 7 to 18 to participate throughout the day Saturday at the T.A.Z. Junior Olympic Archery Development Winter Classic. Such a turnout would have been unheard of pre-Katniss, Zim-

Archery-sanctioned tournament, and tournaments have grown over 400 percent in the last year.” Before the 2012 debut of “The Hunger Games” films and Disney’s “Brave,” both of which feature arrow-wielding heroines, “you’d be lucky to get 20” signed up for a JOAD tournament, said Gabe Querol, a coach from Glen Ellyn. On Saturday, however, it was a packed house at T.A.Z. Archery in Woodstock. Woodside, of Huntley, and 11-year-old Kate Iodice of Cynthia Wolf for Shaw Media McHenry both said the KatSeventeen-year-old Rachel Westbrock of Cortland (foreground) was niss Everdeen character from among dozens of youths who participated Saturday in the first T.A.Z. “The Hunger Games” sparked Junior Olympic Archery Development Winter Classic in Woodstock. their interest in the sport. And once they tried it, they were merman added, noting that a sport. “I’ve been in the archery hooked. certain Disney princess also helped to ignite a boom of mod- industry for 22 years,” Zimern-day interest in the ancient merman said. “This is a USA See ARCHERS, page A6

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Ice sculptor and pastry chef Bob Cano of Partywithice carves an ice Grinch on Saturday during the Winter Fest at Legacy Arts Park in Crystal Lake. The outdoor and indoor holiday extravaganza presented ice sculptures, live demo carvings, building with ice blocks, storytelling, craft stations, LEGOs and holiday performances along with other winter festivities, including meeting Santa.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – A comic book store is looking to open at Coventry Plaza. My Happy Place Comics received a thumbs-up from the Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting Wednesday night. The goal was to open shortly after the next Crystal Lake City Council meeting if the store receives the go-ahead there, owner Deneen Perron said. Some issues with the building, including a broken furnace, might push that date back, but she’s aiming for sometime before or around the beginning of the new year. Perron owned Twice Told Tales in downtown Crystal Lake for nine years before selling it last year. It is now Buy Local Books. “When I sold, I kicked around for a year going, ‘What do I want to do for myself?’ ” she said. A comic book store seemed to fill a need, Perron said, adding that she’s

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CARY – Merry Cary, the village’s holiday parade and festival, is set for Sunday. Haley Lichter, a 19-year-old Cary woman who is battling brain cancer, is scheduled to participate in the tree-lighting ceremony, as will members of the Cary-Grove High School football team. The event is scheduled for noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. The event includes a parade, music and entertainment. A petting zoo will be near Cary Travel Express on Jandus Road, and pony rides will be at BMO Harris Bank’s parking lot. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be on West Main Street by Tracks Bar and Grill. Visits with Santa Claus will be at Cary Travel Express. West Main Street from High Road to Jandus Road/Route 14 will be closed to car traffic. Spring Street from West Main Street to Cary Street also will be closed. – Northwest Herald

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Village Board votes to increase tax levy to the methodology doubled what the village needed to invest to reach actuarial levels. Many municipalities decided not to meet those levels, but Hutchinson said that could open the possibility of general fund money being used by police boards. Mary Lou Hutchinson The Village Board has narrowed the gap to roughly Johnsburg Village Board member $55,000 and hopes to reduce it more with new revenue from this year’s levy, she said. three years after the Illinois tions. Part of the solution could Department of Insurance Before the change, Johnschanged the methodology for burg had always fully fund- be a levy increase for the pohow municipalities should ed the pensions, Hutchinson lice pension fund, Hutchinreach actuary recommenda- said, but the drastic overhaul son said, but it would need to

McHENRY COUNTY INDICTMENTS The following people were indicted by a McHenry County grand jury, according to the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office. The charges are allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty: Nov. 26 Zeth A. Riche, 18, 111 Deerpath Drive, Lake in the Hills, theft over $500. Kerry L. Obermeyer, 32, 214 Varetta Court, McHenry, retail theft over $300. Tyler J. Whitfield, 24, 860 Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, grooming and sexual exploitation of a child. Karmen J. Underwood, 19, 38169 N. Third St., Spring Grove, retail theft over $300. Kayli J. Charlette, 19, 43B Gates St., Crystal Lake, three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of unlawful delivery of marijuana, unlawful possession with intent to deliver marijuana, four counts of unlaw-

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ful possession of a controlled substance, three counts of unlawful possession of marijuana, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Trace D. Gamache, 24, 534 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Dec. 3 Joseph J. Krolak, 48, last known address 11619 Woodcreek Drive, Apt. B, Huntley, two counts of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery, and domestic battery. Ladonna M. Harris, 47, 1235 W. 101st Place, Chicago, four counts of aggravated driving under the influence and driver’s license expired more than a year. Joseph Michael Kusek, 42, 204 N. Eastman St., Apt. 2, Harvard, attempted residential arson, attempted arson, resisting a peace officer and assault.

session of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a hypoderThomas D. Wrzala, 44, 8610 Bard mic syringe, and retail theft. Road, Crystal Lake, unlawful failure Sonny B. Flores, 22, 4407 to register as a sex offender. Shamrock Lane, Apt. 1B, McHenry, Steven V. Dember, 46, 3403 East- unlawful possession of a controlled way Drive, Island Lake, retail theft. substance and unlawful possession Michael E. Smith, 46, 3514 South- of marijuana. port Drive, Island Lake, four counts Aries R. Caliph, 22, 936 McKinley of aggravated driving under the Ave., Beloit, Wisconsin, unlawful influence. possession with intent to deliver Roger D. Humphrey, 56, 11906 marijuana, unlawful possession of McKinley St., Unit 104B, Hebron, marijuana, and unlawful possession aggravated driving under the of drug paraphernalia. influence. Ashley M. Rzepka, 26, 818 Route Gregory S. Starzyk, 34, 1114 Hilltop 176, McHenry, unlawful possesBoulevard, McHenry, two counts of sion with intent to deliver and domestic battery. unlawful possession of a controlled Michael V. Samuelson, 24, 831 substance. Clay St., Woodstock, domestic Drake A. Fair, 29, 5201 West battery. Orchard Drive, McCullom Lake, Dewayne Williams, 26, 5816 S. unlawful possession with intent Prairie Ave., #1, Chicago, unlawful to deliver marijuana and unlawful possession with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana. unlawful possession of a controlled James M. Olson, 22, 69 Pomeroy substance, resisting a peace officer Ave., Crystal Lake, unlawful posand battery. session of a controlled substance Daniel R. Schillaci, 23, 2606 Elm and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Oak Lane, McHenry, unlawful posDec. 4

Sign-ups open for Festival of the Sugar Maples outing NORTHWEST HERALD MARENGO – Elementary students will have the chance to discover the history of maple sugaring and see how maple syrup is made. Teachers can sign their second- to fifth-grade classes up for a Festival of the Sugar Maples outing. Registration for the field trips starts at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Coral Woods Conservation Area, 7400 Somerset Drive in Marengo. They are offered daily from March 9 to 13 and March 16 to 19.

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Making wooden toys is one of upcoming MCCD programs NORTHWEST HERALD Kids will learn how to make their own wooden toys at one of the upcoming programs hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District. The programs require advance registration and are designed for a variety of age groups. • Frozen Solid: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 14, at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake. Children ages 7 to 10 years old, accompanied by an adult, will explore the world of ice through a few indoor experiments and an exploration

be voted on by residents in a referendum. A preliminary survey showed residents asked why officers couldn’t change to a 401(k) or other retirement fund, signaling board members need to do more outreach, Hutchinson said. “Some residents think we can make changes far beyond our scope. We have to find solutions within our limits,” she said. “But we’re not mind readers so it’s always nice to see what they want. Ultimately, they are going to have to go to the polls and vote.”

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county residents and $3 for nonresidents. Children should be accompanied by an adult. The deadline to register is Dec. 16. • Discovery Days: 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 22, at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood. Children ages 2 to 6 years old will enjoy an hour of fun including a game, craft, snack and other educational activities all based around the special theme of the day. The program is free for county residents and $3 for nonresidents. Children should be accompanied by an adult. The

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Hero’s Edge looks to open in January Continued from page A3 not a comic book person herself but that she’s familiar with them because she has two sons. “The thing is, there are no similar ones in Crystal Lake right now,” Perron said. “The closest one in McHenry, unfortunately, is closing. There’s really nothing. We’re almost the one-of-a-kind shop right now.” Perron has already heard from patrons of Al n’ Ann’s Collectibles in McHenry, whose owners are set to retire at the end of the month after 20 years in business. Its customers need a new store to get their monthly subscriptions

Blake Brittain said. He’s been working with the employees of Al n’ Ann’s. Perron is starting the business with two partners who will serve as the store’s managers. They’re hoping to bring artists in for signing events and to eventually expand. Coventry Plaza on East Berkshire Drive has served as the long-term location for some of the city’s longstanding Deneen Perron businesses and as an incubaOwner of My Happy Place Comics tor for others, Crystal Lake Planning and Economic Development Manager James Richter said. from. The business plaza was Another comic book store, to be called Hero’s Edge Col- built in the late 1960s or early lectibles, is looking to open at ’70s when the Coventry neigh3405 W. Elm St. in McHenry borhood was developed, he at the end of January, owner said.

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LITH tabled Grove Mart request Continued from page A1 gallons of diesel fuel a month. Aside from its fuel sales, the Grove Mart rests on three acres, meeting the minimum requirement. The sales threshold is well below the national average. U.S. gas stations with diesel on average sell 17,100 gallons of the fuel a month, according to the NACS, a national trade association for convenience stores and gas stations. Despite the state’s approval, the Lake in the Hills board tabled the Grove Mart request because trustees wanted the owners to better screen the machines. The board will again discuss the issue during a committee meeting Tuesday, Sagona said. Marengo police needed additional time to research the Shell station proposal and assess how other communities have handled similar requests. Beyond the county, an equestrian center in Willowbrook, southwest of Chicago, receives $1,750 a month in profit from its three video gaming machines.

million for local governments on more than $3 billion in wagered cash, according to state figures. With routine gas stations in the county now using the machines, lawmakers should re-examine the 2009 law to better regulate video gaming, Franks said. “I don’t think this reflects who we are as a society in McHenry County. I don’t believe our morals and values are ones that support gambling at every corner and at every town in our county,” Franks said. “Oftentimes, there are unintended consequences of laws that the legislature have to remedy, and this is clearly one of those times.” A chief sponsor behind the video-gaming bill also has said that the spread of the machines into unlikely businesses isn’t what he had in mind. “It was never our intention to turn florists’ shops into places for gambling,” Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, told the Associated Press. “And so, it’s something that needs to be looked at, for sure.”

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8, 2014, from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 Born: Feb. 28, 1933; in St. Louis, MO p.m. at Glueckert Funeral Home Died: Dec. 3, 2014; in Crystal Lake, Ltd., 1520 North Arlington Heights Road (4 blocks south of Palatine IL Road), Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Prayers 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, DecemThomas L. ber 9, 2014, at the funeral home Beveridge, of proceeding to Our Lady of the WayCrystal Lake, born February 28, 1933, side Catholic Church, 444 South Mitchell Avenue, Arlington Heights, in St. Louis, MO IL 60005 for an 11:00 a.m. Funeral to Andrew J. and Mass. Interment at St. Michael the Leona (nee Abbott) Beveridge, Archangel Cemetery in Palatine. Thomas passed away surrounded In lieu of flowers memorials may by family on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at his home in Crystal Lake be given to Megan and Tom Blenner Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o at the age of 81. Chase Bank, 1 North Dunton AveTom was a proud veteran of the nue, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. United States Air Force, serving Funeral Information and condofrom 1953-1956. On July 23, 1959, lences can be given at www.GluecTom married Anita Ward and would kertFH.com or (847) 253-0168. spend 41 years together until her passing in October 2000. He went on to marry Kathleen Leren in September 25, 2004. Tom attended KAREN LYNN CUNDIFF Washington University in St. Louis and would later retire as the Vice Karen Lynn Cundiff, age 70, of President of Sales at Witco Chemi- Bull Valley, passed away Thursday, cal after 37 years. November 13, 2014, at GlenLake Tom is survived by his loving Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation wife, Kathleen of Crystal Lake; Center in Waukegan, after a long his children, Kevin Beveridge of illness. Algonquin, and Kim (Keith) Wedl of Wauconda; granddaughters, Kendra and Kayla Wedl of Wauconda, Devin and Emily Beveridge of Huntley; stepson, Curtis (Amal) Leren of Franklin, WI; stepdaughter, Stacie Leren (fianc e Zak Grill) of Grafton, WI; step-granddaughter, Alina Leren of Franklin, WI; and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Anita Beveridge. Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W Terra Cotta Ave (IL Rt. 176), Crystal Lake followed by a reception at the church until 6:00 p.m.. Burial will be held privately at Windridge Memorial Park, Cary. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka KS 66675, www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate. To express online condolences, please visit www.davenportfamily. com; call the funeral home at 815459-3411 for information.

THOMAS BLENNER Born: Sept. 9, 1951; in Libertyville, IL Died: Dec. 3, 2014; in Rockford, IL Thomas “Tom” Blenner, CIC, of Arlington Heights, formerly of McHenry. Tom Blenner was born on September 9, 1951, in Libertyville to William and Lois (nee Fuller) Blenner. He died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, in Rockford. Mr. Blenner was President and owner of Blenner Insurance Agency in Arlington Heights. He was an active member of many professional organizations. Tom was an avid sports fan, as well as a “Die Hard Cub’s Fan”; who coached soccer; cross-country, and basketball at Marian Central High School in Woodstock, Our Lady of the Wayside in Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Youth Basketball Association, numerous club teams, including Arlington Aces Travel Team, Green and White Travel Team, Northwest Basketball Association and most recently Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Saint Viator High School in Arlington Heights. He was well known for sharing his witty sense of humor and “Smarties Candy” with the team, and believed, “As long as you learn something it was worth it no matter the outcome of the game.” Tom took pride in seeing the youth, he worked with, grow into Leaders. He was a member of Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church in Arlington Heights. Tom loved to spend time with his family, especially his daughters, and was loved by all. Thomas is survived by his spouse, Peggy (nee DeWane), whom he married May 8, 1982, in Woodstock; daughters, Kelly Blenner and Jamie Blenner; siblings, William (Nelva) Blenner, Susan (Edward Teter) Blenner, and Ann (Carson) Anderson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Megan; his parents; brother, Joseph Blenner; and father and mother-in-law, Bernard and Arlene DeWane. Visitation Monday, December

Karen was the former credit and accounts receivables manager of G. D. Searle Pharmaceuticals, and later the owner of Ses Le Mieux Cattery. Karen loved shopping, cooking, traveling and animals. Karen is survived by her life partner of over 22 years, Michael A. Gulotta Jr.; her sisters, Suzanne (Michael) Klimas, Linda (Dr. James) Dupre; her nieces, Jodi Lamure, Jennifer Thomas, Kristen Howell; as well as the Gulotta clan of Michael III, Nicholas, and Aaron. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Elsie Boeckl. The funeral blessing will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2014, at the chapel of The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Inurnment in the church columbarium will take place immediately following the blessing. The Celebration of Life gathering will resume until 2:30 p.m. at 31 North Banquet and Conference Center, 217 North Front Street, McHenry, IL 60050. In lieu of flowers, memorials in

to Raymond O. and Esther (Keeler) DeLap, his family lived in several communities around Minnesota, then North Dakota, where he attended the ND School of Forestry in Bottineau and met Naomi. In World War 2, Keith served more than two years in the 8th Army Air Corps where he was stationed in England and flew missions as a B17 bombardier/nose gunner. Keith and Naomi were married November 21, 1947, and lived in Lamoure, ND. In 1953, they moved to Milwaukee, WI, and he began his career at Mitchell Field with American Airlines. He transferred to O’Hare Airport in 1962 and relocatKEITH A. DELAP Born: May 23, 1924; in Roseau, MN ed his family to Melrose Park, then Broadview where they lived for Died: Nov. 28, 2014; in Lake in the many years. They moved to Lake in Hills, IL the Hills in 1979. Keith retired from his freight agent position with the Keith A. DeLap, airline in 1980. 90, of Lake in the During retirement, Keith was Hills, left this world active in the community including peacefully in his serving as a village trustee. He sleep November and Naomi frequented the LITH 28, 2014, twenty days after the passing of his wife of POA club and were members of Christ United Methodist Church. 67 years, Naomi (Whitlo) DeLap. Born May 23, 1924, in Roseau, MN, They enjoyed traveling, visiting Karen’s honor may be made to the Anti-Cruelty Society, 157 W. Grand Avenue., Chicago, IL 60654, and American Lung Association, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60601. Arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www. justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for her family.

friends and relatives in North Dakota as well as joining her sisters and their families for extended stays in Las Vegas. Keith and Naomi also enjoyed camping along the shores of Lake Michigan with family and friends and, more recently, joining their sons in the paddocks during vintage automobile races. Keith was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Donald (Eleanor) and Bruce (Bernadine) DeLap; and his wife, Naomi (Whitlo) DeLap. Survivors include his brother, Orein (Marianne) DeLap of Tampa, FL; sons, Dennis (Joan) DeLap of Barrington and Timothy (Lucy) DeLap of East Dundee; his granddaughter, Dr. Kelly (Chris) Sculles; and two great grandchildren, Emma and Henry Sculles of Oak Park; as well as many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Services will be private. For info: 847-426-7561 or tdelap@sbcglobal. net. • Continued on page A10

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a son, Brian (Krista) Ray; two daughters, Tina (David) Coalson Born: Aug. 18, 1942 ; in Aiken, SC and Debbie (Keith) Kirchhardt; four Died: Dec. 4, 2014; in Elgin, IL grandchildren, Kollin and Jordan Kirchhardt, Marshall Coalson and John E. Ray, 72, of Woodstock died Carter Ray Coalson; a brother, CarThursday, Decem- roll (Janet) Ray; his beloved aunt, Gertrude Cooper; two nephews, ber 4, 2014, at Advocate Sherman Matt (Melissa) Lazinski and Mike (Amanda) Lazinski; as well as 6 Hospital in Elgin. more nephews and 3 nieces. He was born in Aiken, South He was preceded in death by his Carolina on August 18, 1942, to parents; and a sister, Martha Ann Lawton and Maude (Herrin) Ray. Feldbusch. He married Judy Nastav on October The visitation will be Tuesday, 8, 1966. December 9, 2014, from 4:00 to John was a veteran serving in 8:00 p.m. at the Schneider, Leucht, the US Army. He designed pumps Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home that were used by NASA on the 1211 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock. International Space Station. He received two mission patches from A celebration of his life will begin his work in the Space program. He at 7:00 p.m.. The funeral mass will enjoyed restoring old cars and was be held at Resurrection Catholic Church on Wednesday, December a member of the Pontiac Club. In his youth, he played Minor League 10, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. Interment Baseball. He was a founding mem- will be private. For information call the funeral ber of the Tri City Little League. He always looked forward to attending home at 815-338-1710 or visit our his grandchildren’s sporting events. website at www.slmcfh.com. • Continued on page A11 He is survived by his wife, Judy;

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and nephews with special mention of the Heller Gang, Number 6 Ivy Lee Wilkinson, JoAnn Kubal and JOSE S. GOMEZ JR. Janet Aquino. She was preceded in death by Jose S. Gomez Jr., age 45, of Wonher husband, Marvin A. Hackert; der Lake, died Friday, December 5, youngest daughter, Toni Vee 2014, at Crossroads Care Center in Massey-Most; infant grandson, Woodstock. Justin Massey. Her six siblings and Funeral arrangements are pending their spouses, Francis Jonasen, at Justen Funeral Home & CrematoJoe (Ann) Kubal; Ann (Joe) Slosar, ry, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, Anton (Velia) Kubal, Charles (Gene) McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at Kubal; and one brother, Petr, who remained in Europe; her in laws, Earl 815-385-2400. and Delores Schaffer and Lois and Wally Neuman; and her two best friends, Gen (Harold) Kurland and MARIE T. HACKERT Velia (Anton) Kubal. Born: July 21, 1918; in Chicago, IL The family wishes to express Died: Nov. 30, 2014; in Lake in the their gratitude to Marie’s caretaker Hills, IL companion Cynthia Zuba of Lake in the Hills, IL for five dedicated and Marie T. Hackert, nee Kubal, born difficult years of service. in Chicago to Czech immigrant Arrangements were made by Wait parents, John and Anastazie, nee Ross Allanson Funeral and CremaVlcek Kubal. Marie grew up on the tion Services Algonquin Chapel. south side of Chicago. She attended For additional information 847Calumet H.S. and Business School. 658-4232 or lairdfamilyfuneralserShe spent 45 years in Oak Forest, vices.com IL and the last 13 in Lake in the Hills with eldest daughter where she passed away. KATHLEEN C. LOUIS Most of her working years were with the Warner Wallpaper Compa- Born: Jan. 21, 1931; in St. Paul, MN Died: Nov. 21, 2014; in St. Louis, MO ny in downtown Chicago. She retired from a smaller company a bit Kathleen C. Louis, early because her husband, Marv, 83, of Columbia, already retired, wanted to go down IL, died peacefully the road to visit everyone he ever after a long illness knew. They enjoyed and extensive on November 21, social life together for 65 years. 2014. Known to Marie is survived by her eldest family and close daughter, Janice McDonald of Lake friends as Kac or in the Hills, IL; seven grandchildren, Kathy, she was born on January Mark McDonald of Port Barrington, 21, 1931, in St. Paul, MN, to Joseph IL; Chris McDonald of Lake in the P. and Florence M. (Porter) CunHills, IL; Terry (Colleen) McDonald niff, and was raised in Rosemount, of Parker, CO; Tom Massey of Gardner, IL; Marianna, nee Massey MN. In her youth, Kac attended the (Mike) Pape of Wilmington, IL; Brandon Hackert-Massey of Chicago, IL; Church of St. Joseph. She graduated from Rosemount High School and Cody Most of Wilmington, IL; in 1948 and from the College of seven great grandchildren, Aidan, Maeve, Carly, Ben, Colin, Ethan and St. Catherine with a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1952. She Layla. Toni Vee’s significant other, worked as a nurse in Veterans Ralph Ritsema of Highland, IN. She is also survived by over 300 nieces Administration hospitals in St. • Continued from page A9

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS eyebrows and no back hair. A lifelong Chicago White Sox apologist, he was eager to point out Giles C. Stahl, 86, of Harvard the number of years passed away Thursday, December the Cubs had gone 4, 2014, at OSF St. Anthony Medical without a World Series win. It’s Center in Rockford, IL. been one hundred and six years. He was born May 13, 1928, in HarThis remains the longest champivard, IL to Fredrick John and Iona onship drought in North American L. (Lusher) Stahl. Giles graduated professional sports. The longest. from Bradley University in 1951. Jeff loved Grey Goose, good Along with his brother, he owned whiskey, and a fine cigar while and operated Stahl Insurance Agencomplaining about the odors emacy in Harvard for over 30 years. On nating from the kitchen of his wife November 21, 1951, Giles married of nearly fourteen years. Bernadine M. Klockenga in Lincoln, Jeff (a.k.a Tony) is survived by IL. She preceded him in death on his pretty wife, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Biz August 4, 2011. Ann Mae Alcott DeFazio DiGiorno, He was a member of Trinity ROBERT J. VAN ACKER Lutheran Church, the Past Master Born: April 3, 1932; in St. Charles, IL nee Hills); children, Joseph Carlo (Liz) Velatini and Hannah Hills; his of Harvard Masonic Lodge and Died: Dec. 3, 2014; in Union, IL parents, Carl and Bonnie Velatini; belonged to the Scottish Rite and Shriners in Freeport, IL. He was past Robert Joseph Van sister, Jody Velatini; mother-in-law, president of both the Harvard Lions Jerry Hills; many nieces, nephews Acker, age 82, of Club and the Jaycees; he also was Union, passed away and cousins. a Boy Scout committeeman. Giles Memorial visitation was held from comfortably in his enjoyed model railroad and was an 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, Decemhome on December avid Cubs and Bears fan. ber 5, 2014, at Davenport Family 3, 2014. Survivors include his children, Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta He was born on Brenda Marie (Michael) Mason April 3, 1932, in St. Charles, the son Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. of Harvard, Frederick Giles (Gina Burial will be held privately. Ashes of Louis and Henrietta (WageD’Este) of Woodland Hills, CA; 3 to be scattered at the place where mann) Van Acker. The Van Ackers grandchildren, Enzo D’Este, Nichorelocated to Huntley in 1934, where the White Sox play (Jeff refused las (Jennifer) Mason and Elizabeth Robert went to the Country School to acknowledge the name “U.S. (Jacob) Bablitch; 4 great grandchil- on Big Timber Road. He graduated Cellular Field”), Soldier Field, and in dren, Haley Marie, Hunter James, Ponte Vecchio, Italy. from Dundee High School in 1950. Malia Marie and Keegan Kyle; broth- Robert married the love of his life, Memorials may be made to er, John “Jack” (Donna) Stahl; and Rainbow Hospice, www.rainbowDora Mae Christensen, on April 18, sister, Barbara Ann (Byron) DeVan 1953. Robert farmed all of his life for hospice.org. both of Harvard. For information please contact family and friends, and later began He was preceded in death by his Davenport Family Funeral Home, his own business of hauling liveparents; and wife. stock. His hobbies included playing 815-459-3411. A visitation will be held from For online condolences, please pinochle, and he loved watching old 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday, Decem- Western movies. visit www.davenportfamily.com. ber 12, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Robert lived a full life that includChurch, 504 E. Diggins Street, ed the love for his family, friends Harvard, IL 60033. Funeral services and God. will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor He is survived by his wife of 61 Carol Gates officiating. Interment years, Dora Van Acker; children, will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Debra (Ricky) Diedrick, Cynthia (Ron) In lieu of flowers, donations may Master, Jeffrey (Laura) Van Acker, be made to Trinity Lutheran Church. Lynn Van Acker (John Wiecek); 12 Friends and family may sign the grandchildren; and 17 great-grandonline guest book at saundersmcchildren with one on the way; broth- ROSE E. WOODALLfarlin.net. ers and sisters, Elaine Richardson, QUIGLEY For more information call SaunJames Van Acker, Barbara (Wayne) Born: Nov. 25, 1924; in Green Bay, ders & McFarlin Funeral Home at Otte, Henry (Shirley) Van Acker, WI 815-943-5400. Shirley (Don) Radloff; sisters in law, Died: Dec. 5, 2014; in Crystal Lake, Pat (McManaman) Van Acker, and IL Pat (Otte) Van Acker. WILLARD A. VALENTINE, Robert was preceded in death by Rose E. Woodall-Quigley, 90 his parents; brothers, Edward and SR. years old, formerly of Silver Lake, Lawrence VanAcker; and adopted Born: March 17, 1928; in Bancroft, WI, passed away Friday, Deson, LeRoy Bosma. WI cember 5, 2014, at Crystal Pines The Mass of Christian Burial will Died: Nov. 30, 2014; in Woodstock, Nursing Home, Crystal Lake, IL. be held on Tuesday, December 9, IL She was born November 25, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Mary 1924, in Green Bay, WI, the Willard A. Valen- Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Rd., Huntley. Visitation will be prior daughter of the late Fred and tine Sr., age 86, of Rose (Jarvis) Caron, living in Wonder Lake, died to the mass from 9:00 to 10:30 Silver Lake, WI for over 40 years. Sunday, November a.m. Burial will be in the St. Mary Rose moved to Smith Lake Shores 30, 2014, at Cross- Cemetery. Village, Belleview, FL for 22 years, The James A. O’Connor Funeral roads Care Center and settled in Crystal Lake, IL at Home in Huntley is assisting the of Woodstock. the Crystal Pines Nursing Home family, for information, call 847He was born March 17, 1928, in in 2012. 669-5111, or visit www.jamesaocBancroft, Wisconsin. He married Before her retirement in 1989, onnorfuneralhome.com Louise Marzano on June 24, 1950, Rose had worked for many years at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic as a fork truck operator at Nestle Church in Chicago. in Burlington, WI. She was a memWillard was a veteran of the U.S. ber and past President for the Navy during World War II, and VFW Ladies Auxiliary #8375 Silver re-enlisted and served during the Lake, WI, and the VFW District, a Korean War. He was employed as a member of the American Legion truck driver for Viking Freight and #293 Auxiliary, and a member of later worked as an electrician at Holy Cross Church, Wilmot, WI Union Special in Huntley for over 27 where she played Mrs. Claus for years before retiring in 1993. JEFFREY C. VELATINI many years Rose enjoyed: swimHe enjoyed reading and doing ming, sewing, quilting, fishing, crossword puzzles, and was a fan Jeffrey Carlo Velatini, 54, of Cary, traveling, and crafts. On April 7, of Chicago Cubs baseball. Most died Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 1941 she married Raymond Woodimportant to him was his family and home surrounded by family. all in Chicago and he preceded spending time with them. Jeff was proud of his Italian her in death on May 8, 1981, in He is survived by his wife of 64 heritage but even more proud of 1987 she married Lester Quigley years, Louise; four children, Debra the fact that he had two distinct in Waukegan, IL and he preceded (Brad) Boyle, Willard Valentine Jr.,

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Born: May 13, 1928; in Harvard, IL Died: Dec. 4, 2014; in Rockford, IL

Born: Aug. 3, 1922; in St. Cloud, MN Died: Dec. 1, 2014; in Woodstock, IL Lois Mae Riley, age 92, of McHenry, died Monday, December 1, 2014, at JourneyCare Hospice in Woodstock. She was born August 3, 1922, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Nels A. and Lilly (Gumtow) Nelson. Lois was a longtime resident of McHenry. For the majority of her lifetime, she was a dedicated homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She was also employed for many years in the shipping/receiving department of the former Brake Parts (now Dana Corporation) in McHenry. Lois was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in McHenry. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia (Jerry) Bear; and two sons, Robert Riley and Michael Riley; four grandchildren, Melissa, Eric, Sharlene, and Laurie; and a great-daughter, Courtney. In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert Riley; two brothers, Raymond and Bud; and a sister, Dorothy. Services were private. Her family suggests memorials to JourneyCare Foundation, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010, or to St. Patrick Church for the Prayer Garden, 3500 W. Washington Street, McHenry, IL 60050. Arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for her family.

EDWARD SIWEK Born: April 14, 1939 Died: Nov. 29, 2014 Edward Siwek, age 75, of Harvard, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin. He was born April 14, 1939, to Theodore and Emily (Staffey) Siwek. He served in the U.S Army. Edward was the owner and operator of Pat’s Plastic in Chicago for many years. He later worked at the Keating Company until retiring. He enjoyed fishing. On June 28, 1959, he married Grace Musick she preceded him in death on November 21, 2012. Survivors include his children, Ted (Pam) Siwek, Rose (Craig) Adamson and Lisa (Jeff) Vogel; grandchildren, Bethany and Shane Siwek, Amanda Morland, Matthew Ames, Briana Adamson, Braden Adamson, Todd (Tiffany) Adamson, Blake (Rachel) Vogel and Melyssa Vogel; 7 great grandchildren, 2 brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by his parents, spouse and two brothers. A memorial gathering will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, December 13, 2014, at Town & County Restaurant, 17 N. Ayer Street, Harvard, IL 60033; with Pastor Barbara Shinabarger officiating. For more information call the family at 779-537-0674.

Donna (Weedy) Smith, and William (Dorota) Valentine; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Faxon Valentine and William Valentine. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Dell Mary and Doris. There was no visitation, and services were private for his family. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Justen’s Wonder Lake Funeral Home, 7611 W. Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake, IL 60097. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-728-0233, or visit www.justenfh.com

her in death Survivors include three children, Raymond (Loraine Wilson) Woodall Jr. of McHenry, IL, Barbara (Robert) Fowler of Neptune Beach, FL, and Nancy (Dennis) Krakofsky of Elkhorn, WI; 11 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, Rose was preceded in death by two husbands, Raymond Woodall Sr. and Lester Quigley; a son, Barry; and two brothers, Alfred and Zoel Caron. Funeral Services with Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, at Holy Cross Church at the corner of Hwy B and Hwy C, Wilmot, WI. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the STRANG FUNERAL HOME 1055 Main St. (Rte. 83) Antioch, IL 60002, with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Service. In lieu of flowers, donations to a family memorial are appreciated in Rose’s memory. Please sign the online guest book for Rose at www.strangfh. com.

ROBERT F. ZERBICKI Born: Dec. 4, 1924; in Chicago, IL Died: Dec. 5, 2014; in Woodstock, IL Robert Francis Zerbicki, age 90, of McHenry, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at JourneyCare Hospice in Woodstock. He was born December 4, 1924 in Chicago to Frank and Elizabeth (Kuchowski ) Szzcerbicki. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II from 1942 to 1945, he served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater. Born and raised in Chicago, Robert lived and worked in Illinois until moving to Arizona, where he lived for over 25 years. He returned to live in McHenry 12 years ago, and resided at McHenry Villa for the past 3 years. Prior to retirement, he was self-employed as a carpenter for his entire career. While living in Arizona, he was an active volunteer with the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Robert will be remembered as a mild-mannered gentleman who was well-liked by everyone. A proud grandfather and great-grandfather, most recently he also became a great-great grandfather. Survivors include a son, Robert (Pat) Zerbicki; two grandchildren, Frank (Dawn) Zerbicki and Daniel (Mary Lee) Zerbicki; three great grandchildren, Brittnee Zerbicki, Josh Thompson, and Madison Thompson; and a great-great granddaughter, Nina Hunt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa, on August 1, 1997; and two sisters. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for his family.

Thomas Blenner: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m., Monday, Dec. 8, at Glueckert Funeral Home Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Prayers will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the funeral home proceeding to Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, 444 S. Mitchell Ave., Arlington Heights, for an 11 a.m. funeral Mass. Interment at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in Palatine. Karen Lynn Cundiff: The funeral blessing will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the chapel of The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Inurnment in the church columbarium will take place immediately after the blessing. The celebration of life gathering will resume until 2:30 p.m. at 31 North Banquet and Conference Center, 217 North Front St., McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400. William John Meyer: The visitation will be from 2 until the service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of one’s choice. For information, call the funeral home at 847-515-8772. John E. Ray: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. A celebration of his life will begin at 7 p.m. The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Resurrection Catholic Church. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710. David N. Roche: The memorial visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. For information, call 847-639-3817. Edward Siwek: A memorial gathering will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at Town & County Restaurant, 17 N. Ayer St., Harvard. Patricia Seaver: The visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry, with a reception there afterwards. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063. Giles C. Stahl: A visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 504 E. Diggins St., Harvard. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Robert Joseph Van Acker: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in the St. Mary Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-669-5111. Rose E. Woodall-Quigley: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Strang Funeral Home, 1055 Main St., Antioch. A funeral service with a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Holy Cross Church, in Wilmot, Wis.

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WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: Downtown Cary COST & INFO: Parade kicks off at 1 p.m. at Wulff Street, heads down West Main Street, turns on to Jandus Road and ends at Jandus Road and Cary Street. There will be family activities, Santa, pony rides, petting zoo and more. Free. Information: 847-639-2800 or www. carygrovechamber.com.

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CALENDAR Dec. 7 • Noon to 6 p.m. – “Get Sauced with Terry,” Facets (next to Studio 2015), 11671 Catalpa Lane, Woodstock. Community fundraiser to benefit Terry Pirro, who is battling cancer. The event will include all-you-can-eat Italian cuisine in remembrance of Pirro’s Restaurante and feature Pirro’s six sauces. There also will be a reverse raffle. Tickets: $30 adult, $50 two adults, $10 children younger than 12; available at the door. Cash bar. • 1 to 3 p.m. – Immanuel Old Time Radio Christmas Celebration, The Pointe Outreach Center, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. All local seniors are welcome to enjoy a light lunch hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church. Information: Bev Larsen, 815-459-6905 or blarsen43@comcast.net. • 2 p.m. – Christmas jazz concert, Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Road, East Dundee. Enjoy the jazzy sounds of Bruce Blanck’s Trio. Sponsored by the Friends of the Fox River Valley Public Library District. Free. Registration and information: 847-428-3661 or www.frvpld.info.

Dec. 8 • 1 p.m. – “The Challenge of Change,” Senior Services Associates Inc., 110 W Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Mary Helen Ekstam will discuss how change can affect quality of life, healthy living tips and how to cope with change through the holidays. Registration required. Information: 815-3567457. • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – “How to Start Your Own Family Child Care Business” workshop, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care, 667 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Free. Registration and information: 815-344-5510, ext. 12, or joanb@four-c.org.

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Chicago Bears mascot Staley chooses a volunteer during a Nov. 26 Bear Down on Bullies program at Crosby Elementary School in Harvard. The program teaches the importance of respect and how to deal with and prevent bullying. 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Special holiday luncheon of baked chicken and roast sirloin of beef with all the trimmings. Vocalist Jeorge Holmes will sing Christmas songs. Tickets: $5. Register by Dec. 5. Registration and information: 815-356-7457. • 7 p.m. – Northland Area Art League meeting, Community Room of the Woodstock Opera House, 121 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Annual Christmas celebration. Refreshments will be served. Walk-ins and guests are welcome to attend at no charge. Information: 815-337-2027 or northlandareaartleague@gmail.com. • 7 p.m. – Powder Dogs Ski and Snowboard Club meeting, Lou Malnati’s, 8515 RedTail Drive, Lakewood. Group meets second Tuesday of the month. Open to the public. Information: Rick Pasturczak at powderdogs@gmail.com or www.powderdogs.org. • 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Mother and Daughter Spa program, McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St., McHenry. Offered by the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department featuring heated neck wraps, soothing foot soaks and renewing hand treatments. Cost: $30 a couple includes goody bags, $6 each additional daughter. Registration and information: 815-363-2160 or www.ci.mchenry.il.us. • 7 to 9 p.m. – Estate Planning, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

Offered by the MCC Continuing Education Department. Learn how to do basic estate planning. Cost: $25. Registration and information: 815-455-8588. • 7:30 to 9 p.m. – “Faith on Fire – Personal Stories from the 1985 TWA Flight 847 Hijacking,” St. Margaret Mary Parish Ministry Center McDonnell Hall, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. George and Jo Ann Lazansky will share their experiences of being held hostages. Free. Information: 847-658-7625.

Dec. 10 • 10 a.m. – A morning of holiday music, Communitiy Church of Richmond, 5714 Broadway St., Richmond. Presented by the Richmond-Burton Community High School Choir. Hosted by the Women’s Fellowship of the church. Coffee and cookies will be served. Free. No reservations necessary. Information: 815-678-06521. • 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. – Holiday Craft Workshop program, McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green St., McHenry. Offered by the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Make holiday ornaments and crafts and listen to a holiday story. Cost: $8 residents, $10 nonresidents. Registration and information: 815-363-2160 or www.ci.mchenry.il.us. • 11:30 a.m. – Bingo, VFW

Post 5915, 301 Lake Marian Road, Carpentersville. Hosted every Wednesday by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Classic bingo played with chips. Progressive jackpot. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Food available. Proceeds benefit veterans and community programs. Information: 847-658-3391 or 847-428-4836 on Wednesday mornings. • 11:30 a.m. – Countryside Garden Club annual Christmas party, 3706 Oak Ridge Road. Those with last names N through Z will provide potluck lunch. Members are to bring an example of something they collect at Christmas or has special meaning at Christmas. Voluntary gift exchange. Information: Judy, 815-455-1231. • Noon – Bingo, VFW Post 4600, 3002 W. Route 120, McHenry. Play bingo every Wednesday and help support GiGi’s Playhouse, a Down syndrome achievement center. Information: 815-385-7529 or www.gigisplayhouse.org/ mchenry. • Noon to 2:30 p.m. – Developmental screening, Washington School, 305 S. Hutchinson St., Harvard. Offered by Harvard Community Unit School District 50 and the State of Illinois for children turning 3 by or on the date of screening. Appointments and information: 815-943-6367. • 2 to 3 p.m. – Elgin-Huntley area Ostomy Support Group meeting, Advocate Sherman Hospital, Conference

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Dec. 11 • 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. – Crystal Clear Toastmasters meeting, Panera Bread, 6000 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Group meets second, fourth and fifth Thursdays of each month. Everyone is invited. Information: www.crystalcleartoastmasters.org.

Dec. 9 • 10:30 a.m. – Visit from the Crystal Lake Public Library, Senior Services Associates, 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Spend an hour learning what is new and fun at the library for adults age 60 and older. Information: 815-3567457. • 11:30 a.m. – “Christmas and Everybody’s Birthday” luncheon, Senior Services Associates,

Room B, 1425 N. Randall Road, Elgin. Helpful tips from its newsletter will be discussed. Guest speaker will be Steve Vandevender from ConvaTec, a major supplier of ostomy supplies. Information: 847-659-1897 for Sun City Huntley or 847-741-6513 for the Elgin area. • 6 p.m. – Screening of “The Fault in Our Stars,” Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. About two teens who meet in a cancer support group and discover they share an unconventional outlook and an intense love. Rated “PG-13.” Free. Information: 847-428-3661 or www.frvpld. info. • 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Adult Support Group, National Alliance on Mental Illness, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake. For ages 25 and older. Group meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Information: 815-308-0851 or www. namimchenrycounty.org. • 6 to 9 p.m. – “Adult Sip and Paint, Art Attack!”, Park Place, 406 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. The painting party is offered by the Crystal Lake Park District. No art talent necessary. Cost: $39 includes all materials. Cash bar. Registration and information: 815-459-0680, ext. 1220, or www. crystallakeparks.org. • 7 p.m. – Bingo, Woodstock Moose Lodge 1329, 406 Clay St., Woodstock. Play bingo every Wednesday. First game Bonanza. Progressive coverall. Sales start at 5:30 p.m. Food available 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Information: 815-3380126. • 7 p.m. – Healing Sound Immersion, Center for Spiritual Evolution, 204 Spring St., Cary. With Patricia Caldwell, who will guide the group through a healing meditation using Tibetan Singing Bowls. Suggested donation: $20. Registration and information: 847516-1960 or www.newthoughtmchenry.org.

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West Elementary School students honored local military veterans at a Veterans Day assembly. The students donned patriotic colors and sang songs, read poetry and reenacted “The Wall” by Eve Bunting. In addition, the school hosted veterans Sean Gore, Ron Slavenas and George Haupt as guest speakers. Pictured (from left) are Allison Crofoot, Gia Galati and Skyler Cochran.

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WHEN: 3 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: Drendel Ballroom at Sun City Huntley, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley COST & INFO: Sun City Huntley’s Prairie Singers winter holiday concert. Tickets: $10 adults, $3 children ages 2-12. Tickets available at the door and Huntley banks. Tickets and information: 847-659-1185.

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WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Students enrolled in this nonprofit organization, which provides lower-income children with free guitars and weekly lessons, will entertain with Christmas music. Free. No registration required. Information: 815-338-0542; www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org or www.facebook.com/fg4fs.

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WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: The Cottage, 8 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Co-sponsored by the McHenry County Marine Corps League and Crystal Lake Lions Club. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off to be distributed to needy children in McHenry County. Free food at half time. Information: 708-2170406.

POTTS & PANS

WHEN: 4 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake COST & INFO: A Toys for Tots benefit concert featuring the stealband. Admission is one new, unwrapped toy a person. Information: www.pottsandpans.org or 815-245-3624.

DROP AND SHOP

WHEN: 1 to 3:30 30 p.m. Dec. 7 WHERE: Music Makers ... For Life, 7105 S. Virginia Road, Suite 1, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Drop off children to enjoy music and refreshments. Children younger than 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 10 and older can be signed in. Cost: $3 a person. Information: 815-4449444.

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It’s time for a permanent homeless shelter To say it’s been a slow process to build momentum toward a permanent homeless shelter in McHenry County is an understatement. But the issue is building steam once again in the social service sector. With more than 300,000 residents for more than a decade now, it’s apparent McHenry County definitely has a need. It’s hard to put a number on the homeless population, but conservative estimates say there are at least a few hundred residents at any given time. The last county census conducted For the record in January 2013 came up with The goal should be to treat about 200 homehomelessness as a temporary less residents, situation and help people get many of whom back on their feet and into a have been stayposition where they can find a ing overnight at place to live. roaming temporary shelters hosted by churches across McHenry County. U.S. Census data and national homelessness statistics tell us that number could be closer to 600 or even over 1,000, depending on definitions of homelessness. Other Census data tell us that 7.5 percent of McHenry County residents live under the poverty level. There are as many actual reasons for homelessness as there unfortunately are stereotypes. Many individuals have been hit with emergency circumstances ranging from sudden loss of a job, divorce, illness or a death in the family. There also, of course, are issues of mental illness and substance abuse, but not always. The goal should be to treat homelessness as a temporary situation and help people get back on their feet and into a position where they can find a place to live. Those solutions are complex, too. Unemployment has fallen to 5.1 percent, McHenry County does not have enough affordable housing for its workforce, and minimal public transportation within the county is a major issue. The volunteers from McHenry County PADS, a Pioneer Center for Human Services program, have been a blessing to the homeless population for decades. Without them, the situation would be far more dire. But a permanent shelter would be something tangible and a place where homelessness could be tackled more directly. We envision one that will require at least some staff, but a steady volunteer workforce will still be needed. While it might be a bigger issue in some towns than others, all communities need to be part of the solution, including municipal government agencies. We’re eager to see those partnerships form.

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Oil as political weapon The price of oil has fallen about 40 percent since summer, with widespread consequences. It is very good news for American consumers, for example, who are saving more than $4 billion a week compared to last June. So it’s good news for the U.S. economy. It is also good news for European nations, and for Japan and China, all big oil importers. But consider the case of Russia. Last week, Russia’s finance minister said the oil price slide will cost Russia $100 billion. Russia now expects to be in recession next year. The ruble has fallen sharply in foreign exchange markets, making food and other imports more expensive. The oil price collapse will have similarly damaging effects for Iran, Venezuela, Iraq and a number of other countries that have built their national budgets on $100 a barrel oil prices. This week it trades at about $70. The oil price collapse might even make Iran more eager to agree to conditions on its nuclear program that would lead to a lifting of economic sanctions. An OPEC decision not to change production levels was largely determined by Saudi Arabia, the one major producer that has the financial and production flexibility to make major supply changes. The Saudi objective is not entirely clear. Some believe it is an effort to discourage oil production in the United States, which has soared in recent years. But experts say U.S. production will not have to be reduced in the near term in response to today’s oil prices. Another possibility is that Saudi Arabia is seeking to weaken its opponents in the Middle East, particularly nations like Russia and Iran that support the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. If so, it is demonstrating that its ability to push oil prices down remains a potent political weapon, more potent than the formal sanctions that Russia and Iran face. [Charleston, South Carolina] Post and Courier

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IT’S YOUR WRITE Petty politics To the Editor: They’re at it again. It seems the GOP (certain members) have been sniping at President Obama since the day he took office. Some GOP leaders went so far as to wish him failure as he assumed office. Mitch “Bourbon” McConnell went on record: “I hope he fails.” The GOP for six years has sought to derail every program that Obama and Democrats have fought for. They’ve not been content with just going after the president – they’ve gone after his wife and, more recently, his two daughters. What next? I suppose they’ll go after the Obama dogs next. I hope the two dogs aren’t caught by John Boehner or McConnell going on the White House lawn. We all know that dogs must do their thing. Even Republican dogs must go. Now about pettiness: I wish for Gov. Rauner to have a successful administration. He’s not of my

party, but he serves us all, as does the president. Harry Wolden Huntley

Obama part of God’s plan To the Editor: In a Nov. 30 letter, Mr. Clifford Evenson once again expressed his displeasure with the president. What Mr. Evenson chooses to ignore is that God wanted Obama to be president. Everything that happens is part of God’s plan for us. Some parts of God’s plan for us are very difficult to understand. We still struggle with the fact that He made us in so many different colors. But, as we are told, God works in mysterious ways. Have a Merry Christmas, Clifford. Walter Enoch McHenry

Do animals go to heaven? To the Editor:

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I write this with a heavy heart for all the horses that perished at Valley View stables. A few years ago, I put an article in the paper about Liz, who had to be put down. Otto and Noreen, my dear friends, had saved her from a slaughterhouse. A lady from Spring Grove sent me an article about animals and heaven. It meant a lot to me. I still have it. I also have lost Cutie and her best friend, Barry. A saying in that article really touched me: “God did not make such a strong bond on earth only to break that bond in eternity.” Also in it: “Christ rode an untrained donkey on Palm Sunday,

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instead of choosing one that was trained. That colt had an ‘understanding’ of Christ and his role as ‘master of man and animals.’ ” When we enter Heaven, I am confident we will see a lion laying with a lamb. What a beautiful symbolic indication of peace and contentment. At Rainbow Bridge in Heaven, we will know that the reunion between us and all we lost will be much greater than the loss and sadness we feel now. God bless you. I hope this brings you comfort. Shirley Forman Woodstock

David Cameron gets it on immigration There is nothing like a little heat from a third political party to get the attention of career politicians who wish to stay in office. Nigel Farage, leader of the upstart UK Independent Party (UKIP), has been turning up the heat on British Prime Minister David Cameron over the issue of migrants who come to the UK without jobs and immediately sign up for government benefits. The debate in Britain mirrors the one in the United States with one important exception: A treaty with the European Union requires Britain to accept migrants from all EU countries, no matter their employment status or health condition. As in America, this has put pressure on British taxpayers, many of whom think these migrants are taking jobs from British citizens and overburdening schools and the National Health Service. In a recent speech, Cameron proposed denying EU migrants access to certain welfare and other benefits for four years, including denial of a child allowance, unless the immigrant children live with their parents in Britain. “Thus eliminating,” writes the Wall Street Journal, “an incentive for immigrant

VIEWS Cal Thomas families that try to arbitrage Britain’s generous welfare state by raising children back home where costs are lower.” One parent lives in Britain to get the benefit, another stays in their home country with the children, who live on Britain’s pound. No child benefit or tax credits paid for children living outside the UK, Cameron proposes. And he’s right. He hopes such a move, if approved by Parliament, might deter thousands more unemployed immigrants from coming to Britain. Cameron still must win approval from the other EU member nations, and that is unlikely. Poland has warned that it will vote against the proposal unless it also applies to British citizens who are unemployed and seeking benefits. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was reported to be “hopping mad” over Cameron’s proposal, so it remains doubtful if Cameron will get more than a short-term bump in his approval numbers ahead of next spring’s

anticipated elections. Some conservatives within Cameron’s Tory Party want Britain out of the EU, a position that goes back to the days of the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was skeptical of the EU from the start and feared the loss of British sovereignty and identity. The Washington Post recently reported “Net migration into [Britain] is now nearly at a postrecession high – and about 50 percent greater as a proportion of population than it is in the United States.” The issue in the UK, as in America, is the character of the country. It isn’t about resurgent “nativism,” the label applied to some people who want to maintain the traditions, honor the history, save the English language and preserve other characteristics that make our countries attractive to residents and immigrants. No nation can long endure with unsecured borders. The Wall Street Journal recently suggested that Cameron might consider slashing the 20 percent value-added tax on consumption, “which disproportionately affects those with lower

incomes.” For that matter, the VAT could be slashed altogether to create an economic boom, but that’s a subject for another day. It isn’t xenophobic to suggest that immigrants ought to leave their political and other interests behind when they arrive in a new land. That’s what immigrants to America did in the last century. They left their native countries because they believed America offered them and their children a better life. They intended to embrace all that is America, not hyphenate themselves into competing groups with dual loyalties. Immigrants who wish to become fully British or fully American are the kind of people our countries want. What they don’t want are people who bring their agendas and seek to impose them on citizens who, through military service and sacrifice, built something they wish to sustain for themselves and their posterity. Is that too much to ask?

• Cal Thomas’ latest book is “What Works: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America” is available in bookstores now. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

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Rauner goes to Washington Stresses importance of working on bipartisan basis By KERRY LESTER The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – In his first official trip to Washington, D.C., as Illinois’ next governor, Republican Bruce Rauner touted the importance of working on a bipartisan basis – also sure to be a key issue at home, as he faces a number of challenges with Democratic leaders in his state capital. Rauner was among seven newly elected governors visiting the White House on Friday for a presidential briefing in the Oval Office on education, health care, transportation and other topics. The incoming governors also lunched with Vice President Joe Biden and met with presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett. While President Barack Obama visited Chicago several times this fall to campaign for Rauner’s opponent, outgoing Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, Rauner said there needed to be cooperation on big issues. “We’ve got to solve problems on a bipartisan basis,” Rauner said. “Our states are facing significant challenges. We won’t solve them unless we do it in a bipartisan way.”

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President Barack Obama (center) meets with newly elected governors Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. With Obama are Massachusetts Gov.-elect Charlie Baker (from left), Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner, Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf, Texas Gov.-elect Greg Abbott, Rhode Island Gov.-elect Gina Raimondo, Maryland Gov-elect Larry Hogan and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker. While Rauner’s spokesman said he first met the president when Obama was a state senator, it was Rauner’s first White House visit since Obama took office in 2009. Rauner stressed his connections with others in the Obama administration, however, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker – both of whom have Chicago ties.

Rauner’s visit came after the venture capitalist who will be new to elective office spent time earlier in the week at the state Capitol in Springfield meeting with lawmakers and discussing the budget. When Rauner is sworn in Jan. 12, Illinois will have its first divided government in more than a decade – with both sides of the aisle gearing up for potential battles over the budget and other issues.

Witness: Police maybe saved lives in Amtrak attack The ASSOCIATED PRESS NILES, Mich. – Police officers struggling to get through a chaotic scene aboard an Amtrak train in Michigan are being credited with preventing more bloodshed after a man stabbed a conductor and three fellow passengers. “It was pretty incredible that they may have saved some lives,” passenger Tyler Vandermolen said. Michael Williams, 44, of Saginaw was charged Saturday with attempted murder. He’s accused of stabbing four

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The ASSOCIATED PRESS SANAA, Yemen – An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a highrisk, U.S.-led raid to free them from al-Qaida-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is a centerpiece of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the region. The predawn raid was the second rescue attempt in as many weeks to free Luke Somers, a 33-year-old freelance photographer and editor kidnapped just over a year ago in Yemen’s capital. South African Pierre Korkie, abducted 18 months ago with his wife in the city of Tazi, also was killed by militants as U.S. forces dePierre Korkie scended upon the militants’ compound in southern Yemen. A South African aid group trying to negotiate Korkie’s release said he was a day from freedom after a deal late last month that included a “facilitation fee” to the kidnappers. The relief organization had told Korkie’s wife that “the wait is almost over.” President Barack Obama said he ordered the raid because Somers was believed to be in “imminent danger.” The president, in a statement, condemned Somers’ killing as a “barbaric murder,” but did not mention the 56-year-old Korkie by name, offering condolences to the family of “a non-U.S. citizen hostage.” The South African government said it was informed that Korkie died during the mission by American special forces. “It is my highest responsibility to do everything possible to protect American citizens,”

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Luke Somers, 33, an American photojournalist who was kidnapped more than a year ago by al-Qaida, poses for a picture Feb 11, 2013, during a parade marking the second anniversary of the revolution in Sanaa, Yemen. Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen threatened Somers, giving Washington three days to meet unspecified demands in a new video released Thursday. Obama said. “As this and previous hostage rescue operations demonstrate, the United States will spare no effort to use all of its military, intelligence and diplomatic capabilities to bring Americans home safely, wherever they are located.” About 40 American special operations forces were involved in the rescue attempt, which followed U.S. drone strikes in the area, U.S. officials said. The rescuers, backed by Yemeni ground forces, advanced within 100 meters of the compound in Shabwa province when they were spotted by the militants. A firefight ensued. Amid the fighting, U.S. forces saw a militant briefly enter a building on the compound. U.S. officials believe it was then that Somers and Korkie were shot. When Americans entered the building, they found both men alive, but gravely wounded. Officials said that based on the location where Somers and Korkie were being held, there was no possibility that they were struck by American gunfire.

U.S. forces pulled Somers and Korkie onto V-22 Ospreys, and medical teams began performing surgery in midair. One hostage died during the short flight; the second died after the Ospreys landed on the USS Makin Island, a Navy ship in the region. The raid was over in about 30 minutes. U.S. officials disclosed details of the mission on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the raid. Saturday’s operation was the second rescue attempt by U.S. and Yemeni forces to bring Somers home alive. On Nov. 25, American special operations forces and Yemeni soldiers raided a remote al-Qaida safe haven in a desert region near the Saudi border. Eight captives, including Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, were freed. Somers was not at that location. He and five other hostages had been moved days earlier, officials later said. Roughly a dozen people are believed held by al-Qaida militants in Yemen.

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Sister: American killed in Yemen captured humanity through conflict The ASSOCIATED PRESS Luke Somers, an American who was killed during a rescue attempt against his al-Qaida captors in Yemen, had been working as a freelance photographer and editor in that country, and those who knew him say he had “wanderlust” and was drawn to new experiences. Lucy Somers told The Associated Press on Saturday that she learned of her 33-year-old brother’s death from FBI agents. He had been kidnapped in September 2013 in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the rescue attempt because the U.S. had information that Somers’ life was in “imminent danger.”

U.S. special forces had tried to rescue Somers last month. “My life is in danger,” Somers said in video footage, which appeared to mimic hostage videos released by the Islamic State group. Lucy Somers said her brother had worked tirelessly to raise awareness of people’s plight in Yemen, and improve things with his work. “Through his photographs we can see the humanity through conflicts, the familiar in a turbulent tribal region,” she said from near London. Family friend Penny Bearman said he had a sensitivity for people and had become a well-loved and respected member of the local community in Sanaa. “I think Luke would have wanted issues of extremism

and terrorism to be addressed by stepping up the dialogue instead of resorting to conflict between nations.” Somers, who was born in Britain, earned a bachelor’s degree in creative writing while attending Beloit College in Wisconsin from 2004 through 2007. “He really wanted to understand the world,” said Shawn Gillen, an English professor and chairman of Beloit College’s journalism program. Fuad Al Kadas, who said Somers was one of his best friends, said Somers spent time in Egypt before finding work in Yemen. Somers started teaching English at a Yemen school but quickly established himself as one of the few foreign photographers in the country, he said.

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Coal country pondering future without it The ASSOCIATED PRESS HARLAN, Ky. – The rest of the house is just waking as Scottie Sizemore plops down in a rocking chair on his front porch with a cup of coffee. The sun has yet to crest the ridge above, where mist clings like clouds that couldn’t quite make it over. Sizemore is the fourth generation of his family to mine coal in Harlan County. He knows he’ll probably be the last. For over a century, life in Central Appalachia has been largely defined by the ups and downs of the coal industry. Through all the bust years, there was always the promise of another boom. Until now. There is a growing sense in these mountains that this downturn is different, deeper. That for a variety of reasons – economic, environmental, political – coal mining will not rebound this time. For Sizemore and his wife, Madonna, the answer is simple, if painful. They’re leaving. “I feel in my heart that there is no hope for Harlan. There’s no hope for our children in the future here,” Madonna Sizemore says, tears filling her eyes. “And I hate that.” In the 1930s, the hollows and bottoms around here echoed with gunfire as union organizers and company “thugs” warred over who had the right to mine coal. The county

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A mural of a coal miner stands in an empty storefront Oct. 17 as signs advertising vacant apartments and stores hang in the windows along the main business street in Cumberland, Ky. Harlan County’s population has shrunk along with the coal industry, to around 28,000, its lowest since 1920. earned an enduring nickname: “Bloody Harlan.” Now, miner and operator alike are struggling to survive. The Energy Information Administration estimates there are about 30 billion minable tons of coal left in Kentucky. Nearly a third of those “recoverable reserves” are in the eastern coalfields. But mining it comes at great cost – both financial and environmental. The geological conditions in the Appalachians produced

a coal that burned hotter and was lower in sulfur than mineral from other regions. But those same mountainous conditions now make it harder to get to under current regulations, and much more expensive to ship. In late November, the spot-market price for Central Appalachian coal was $56.10 per ton, according to the EIA. That’s nearly $45 higher than coal from the Powder River Basin out West. According to the EIA, most

of what’s left in eastern Kentucky – 9.1 billion tons – can only be realistically gotten by surface or “strip” mining. But stricter interpretation of clean water and other regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency and the courts in recent years has all but ended the most cost-effective ways of extracting it. In the past five years, half of the coal jobs in eastern Kentucky have vanished. When Steven Fields was laid off five years ago, he was

Jail release could depend on flight risk assessment The ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES – In courtrooms across the country every day, a price tag is put on the freedom of the accused and for many it’s too expensive. With more than 60 percent of jail inmates nationwide awaiting trial and many unable to afford bail, reforms are underway that rely less on the

crime charged and a judge’s hunch and more on data to predict who can safely be released to later return to court and which dangerous defendants should remain locked up. “It doesn’t say this person’s going to do this,” said Tara Boh Klute, general manager of the Administrative Office of the Kentucky Courts. “If

we could do that it would be amazing. But you can’t do that with people.” New Jersey voted to overhaul its bail system this year to prevent nonviolent suspects from languishing behind bars, a move counties across the country have been slowly adopting over the past decade. Others, such as Orange County, California, are considering

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making $25.50 an hour. His last job, printing T-shirts, earned $10 an hour. Despite lungs choked with coal dust, Fields, 49, yearns to go back underground. “It’s a hard pill to swallow when you’re laying at home and your wife’s supporting you, instead of you supporting your wife,” Fields says, huffing and coughing as he climbs the hills above the coal camp of Verda. His older brother went to Alabama looking for work in the mines. Fields is contemplating following him. Many face that same difficult choice. Madonna Sizemore balances the baby on her hip as daughter Bryannah walks by with an armful of freshly laundered coveralls, their reflective strips shining, and tosses them into the back seat of the idling pickup truck. “I’ve got to go,” Scottie Sizemore says, leaning in to kiss 10-month-old Anastyn. “You all be careful.” “YOU be careful,” his wife says. In October, he took a job as safety specialist with Patriot Coal in the newly booming mines of western Kentucky. For more than a century, eastern Kentucky outproduced the state’s western coalfields. But in the past year, the balance has shifted to the west, where seams are shallower and thicker, but higher in sul-

fur. Smokestack scrubbers allow modern power plants to burn the dirtier coal. With easy access to river barge networks, western Kentucky mines are selling their product for about $12 less per ton than their Appalachian competitors. The company Sizemore was working for had cut salaries 7½ percent and was preparing to take another 7 percent. With a mortgage and five children to support, his choice was clear. “You can sit here and take the cuts,” he says. “Or you can choose to move and continue making the money you’re used to making.” Since last year, the Harlan County Community Action Agency says it has given 75 workers up to $5,000 each in relocation grants. To Donnie Reeves, leaving Harlan County felt like “just giving up.” When he was laid off last year, Reeves applied for federal study grants and entered an industrial maintenance course. The 41-year-old is now paid well in his new job maintaining heavy equipment at one of the many parts manufacturers around Toyota’s sprawling auto plant in Georgetown. Reeves says life is pretty good in the Bluegrass. But he misses being able to step out his back door and hike up into the hills. “It makes you a little bit bitter,” he says, “that you can’t stay where you want to be.”

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ince, according to the Philippines’ weather agency. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Although it was unlikely to reach the unprecedented strength of Typhoon Haiyan, Hagupit’s strong winds and heavy rain were enough to possibly cause major damage to an impoverished region still reeling from the devastating November 2013 storm, which left more than 7,300 people dead or missing. “There are many trees that have toppled, some of them on the highway,” police Senior Inspector Alex Robin said by phone late Saturday from Do-

lores, hours before Hagupit made landfall. “We are totally in the dark here. The only light comes from flashlights.” From Eastern Samar, Hagupit – Filipino for “smash” or “lash” – was expected to hammer parts of a string of island provinces that was devastated by Haiyan’s tsunami-like storm surges and ferocious winds. Hagupit weakened slightly on Saturday, but remained dangerously powerful and erratic. Robin said about 600 families had hunkered down in Dolores’ three-story municipal hall, one of many emergency shelters in the town.

“Everyone here is just looking for a place to sleep,” he said. “All the windows are closed, but it is still cool because of the wind and the rain.” Eastern Samar province Rep. Ben Evardone said electricity also was knocked out early Saturday in Borongan city, about 43 miles south of Dolores, where the government has set up a command center for rescue and relief operations headed by Interior Secretary Mar Roxas. Evardone said the strong winds also felled trees and ripped off roofing sheets. “You can hear the whistling of the

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS GOP to match Truman-era high with 246 House seats WASHINGTON – Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during Democratic President Harry S. Truman’s administration. The GOP retained control of two seats in runoffs in Louisiana, expanding the advantage for Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who can afford defections from his increasingly conservative caucus and still get legislation passed. Combined with the Republican takeover of the Senate, Congress will be all-GOP for the final two years of President Barack Obama’s second term. The latest count gives the GOP a 246-188 majority. One race, in Arizona, is still outstanding.

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Crystal Lake South’s Carly Nolan is the 2014 Northwest Herald Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.

NORTHWEST HERALD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Making noise No missing South’s Nolan this season By GREG LEASURE gleasure@shawmedia.com rystal Lake South’s Carly Nolan remembers what it was like as a freshman on the Gators’ varsity volleyball team four years ago. But it didn’t take long for nervous energy to turn into her trademark quiet focus on the court, and she quickly became one of the top players in the Fox Valley Conference. In the four years since, the Gators’ outside hitter has warmed to the idea of being a more vocal leader, but most times she prefers to lead by example. After all, the sound that her attacks make as they echo through gymnasiums speak for themselves. “That’s something I’ve been working on the last four years and something I’ve grown in a lot,” Nolan said of being a more vocal leader. Not only did Nolan rack up 407 digs this fall, she also had 400 kills. She finished her high school career with 1,148 kills. Nolan also made life difficult on opposing defenders with her serves and often seemed to have an ace up her sleeve exactly when South needed it, especially in the postseason. She finished the year with 69 aces. For her performance on the court, Nolan is the Northwest Herald Girls Volleyball Player of the Year as selected by the sports staff with input from local coaches.

NORTHWEST HERALD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Brunstrum molds young CLC By GREG LEASURE gleasure@shawmedia.com For all high school and college coaches, it can sometimes seem as if the one constant in their sport is the inevitable reality of players graduating. At the varsity level, you may have two years with a player, or you may have as many as four. But sooner or later, each player moves on. For Lisa Brunstrum and her Crystal Lake Cen- Lisa tral girls volleyball team, Brunstrum that reality was especially evident at the beginning of the 2014 season. The Tigers’ starting lineup did feature three seniors, but their lone returning starter was setter Susie Jeziorowski. With Brunstrum’s guidance, Central played like a team experienced beyond its years. Central started with a win over Wauconda. Then they beat Grayslake North. And they kept on winning all the way to a 30-0 start. That feat earned Reddish Northwest

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Herald Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year honors as selected by the sports staff with input from local coaches. The Tigers’ first loss came against Boylan in the regular season. Their last loss was to Crystal Lake South, a team that would go on to reach a supersectional, in a regional final. But as outside hitter Mackenzie Allen said at the conclusion of their 33-4 season, Brunstrum’s leadership helped a young team play far beyond what it had imagined. “We just came out with no expectations, not knowing what we were capable of,” Allen said. “As the season progressed, we kind of got more used to each other and realized that we could go far. We just had to set our minds to it.” Allen, Jeziorowski, libero Sarah Adams and two other Central seniors will graduate in the spring. But the Tigers also have the luxury of talented players such as junior Sydney Fleck, junior Brittany Lownds and freshman Megan Kelly, among others, who have made an impact on the varsity level. Next year is still a long way down the road, but it’s safe to say the Tigers are in good hands.

BOYS BASKETBALL: JACOBS 62, HARLAN 48

Jacobs finds range on 3s after halftime Eagles pull away at Larkin shootout By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com ELGIN – Jacobs guard Kyle Ross listened intently at halftime as coach Jimmy Roberts implored for someone, anyone, to knock down 3-pointers against Chicago Harlan’s 2-3 zone defense. Roberts told the Golden Eagles, who were 1 of 10 on 3s in the first half, that just a couple could make the difference. Ross got his chance late in the third quarter and took full advantage. In a game where Jacobs kept taking leads and Harlan kept coming back to tie the score, Ross hit two crucial 3s in a run that the Falcons did not answer. The first broke another tie, the second pushed the lead to five and Jacobs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 62-48 victory at the Mac Irvin Diabetes Shootout on Saturday at Larkin High School. “We knew someone had to come in and make a big shot,” said Ross, a junior reserve who is second on the team with six 3s. “I got in there, got my shot, knocked it down and we got the energy and we rolled from there. Coach expects me to come up in games and hit shots. That’s what I’m supposed to do.” Ross hit his first 3 from the left wing with the score tied at 34 and 1:45 remaining in the quarter. His next one came with 33 seconds to go and gave the Eagles (4-2) a 41-36 lead. Chrishawn Orange added two free throws to end the quarter up, 43-36, and Jacobs led by at least seven points the rest of the game. “We have kids who can make shots, but that’s what we’ve struggled with is making shots consistently,” Roberts said. “We talked at halftime that all we needed to make a spurt is somebody to hit a couple. Kyle knocked them in, they forced some quick shots and Chris [Orange] got some transition baskets.” Orange finished with a game-high 17 points, eight in

STANDOUT STATS q THE GAME BALL

Matt Bindi Jacobs, sr., F

Bindi had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half, and Jacobs led, 27-21, at halftime.

q THE NUMBER

Free-throw attempts by Jacobs, which made 21 of them.

q THE BIG PLAY

Reserve guard Kyle Ross’ hit his second of two 3-pointers from the left wing with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter for a 41-36 lead. Jacobs led by at least seven through the entire fourth quarter. the fourth quarter. Sophomore center Cameron Krutwig added 12 points and 17 rebounds, along with four assists. “We knew who their shooters were, we just didn’t get out there,” Harlan coach Ervin Bryant said of Ross’ 3s. “Ray Charles could have hit them, he was so wide open. That did decide the game, that stretched the lead out and we never recovered.” Krutwig, a 6-foot-8 center, returned from a broken bone in his left foot just in time for the season opener last week. He is still working himself into playing shape, but had another solid all-around performance. “He had 11 [points] and 18 [rebounds] last game,” Roberts said. “I’ve known him for about a year-and-a-half and his best attributes are his smarts and his ability to pass the basketball.” Krutwig hit forward Matt Bindi for a couple layups in the first half and had two more assists in the second half. “Since I’m tall, I can see the whole floor,” Krutwig said. “Bounce passes work better against these guys, they’re so big. For me, every game I’m getting better and progressing along.”

WRESTLING: TOM DuBOIS CLASSIC

Hampshire nudges Marian Central to earn team title By ROB SMITH

Mackenzie Allen, Crystal Lake Central, sr., OH Madison Andrychowski, Woodstock North, sr., OH Kelsey DeWulf, Huntley, sr., S Erin Erb, Huntley, jr., OH Rachel Giustino, Marian Central, jr., OH Kendall Kilberger, Crystal Lake South, jr., MB Morgan Lee, Cary-Grove, sr., OH Abby Marchewka, Crystal Lake South, sr., DS Abby Majercik, Johnsburg, jr., S Sydney Nemtuda, Marian Central, so., OPH Gina Pagano, Dundee-Crown, jr., L Peyton Velasquez, Marengo, sr., OH Bridget Wallenberger, Jacobs, jr., MB Georgia Wicker, Woodstock, so., L

Nolan led a Gators team filled with talented players such as Cassy Sivesind, Emma Burkle, Abby Marchewka and Kendall Kilberger to the Class 4A Fremd Supersectional and a 32-8 record. Even though a nailbiter of a loss to Libertyville ended their season two matches short of reaching the state final, the Gators were satisfied with how far they had come. “I think we had a great season,” Nolan said. “At first, we were a little shaky, up and down, but overall, we made it a lot farther than people thought we were going to.” Now, thanks to an outstanding career at South and two deep postseason runs, Nolan soon will move on to college volleyball at the University of Cincinnati. But even though Nolan will not be around next season, her impact will be felt. Coach Jorie Fontana said she will be able to use Nolan as a teaching example for future players to follow in certain areas of the game. All that aside, Nolan said she cherishes the relationships she had with her high school and club volleyball teammates and coaches. She loves checking up on former teammates to see what kind of success they’re having at the next level. But in less than a year, Nolan will be the one competing at the next level. “The friendships you make from it are unforgettable,” Nolan said, “and I’ll be friends with those girls for the rest of my life.”

McHenry senior Jesse Reiser took sixth place Saturday at the Nike Cross Country National Meet in Portland, Oregon. Reiser, the Class 3A Illinois state champion, finished in 15:26 on the 3.1 mile Jesse Reiser course at Glendoveer Golf Course, 15 seconds behind winner Tanner Anderson of North Spokane, Washington. Reiser finished 13th in

the Nike Nationals last year. Reiser did not lose in a high school race until last weekend when he was third in the Foot Locker Regional Meet in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Reiser, who signed with Illinois, will finish his cross country season Saturday at the Foot Locker National Meet in San Diego. Reiser was Northwest Herald Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year each of the past two seasons, and was Northwest Herald Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2014 after winning the Class 3A 3,200 meters state title.

rsmith@shawmedia.com RICHMOND – After a couple of one point dual losses this season, Hampshire got one on the winning side Saturday at the Tom DuBois Wrestling Classic at Richmond-Burton. The Whip-Purs edged Marian Central, 156-155, to win the 13-team tournament. Johnsburg was third with 144 points, Woodstock fifth (119), Richmond-Burton eighth (79.5), Marengo 11th (59) and Alden-Hebron 13th (18). Jake Szlenk at 113 pounds and Anton Krocko (170) both won individual titles for Hampshire. Szlenk defeated Durand’s Diego Rosas by an 8-0 major decision in the championship match. Getting bonus points was critical in the tight team competition. “It was a lot more exciting,” Szlenk said of competing for a team title. “We’ve got a good lineup this year.”

In a matchup of highly ranked wrestlers, Krocko defeated Marian’s Thomas Welch, 4-0, in the title match. Krocko is ranked No. 5 by Illinoismatmen.com and Welch is No. 7. Krocko said he didn’t approach the match any differently but was aware of its importance both for the team and himself. “I was really excited to wrestle [Welch],” Krocko said. “I was a little more nervous for this match.” Although Krocko wasn’t able to earn any bonus points, it was a critical match between the top two teams. “I was looking for a pin to get team points,” Krocko said. “I just really wanted to dominate him.” Hampshire coach Terry Wilkinson said Krocko is not as uptight this season about big matches. “It was good for [Krocko] to have a match like that,” Wilkinson said. “The best part is how confident and relaxed

he was going into that match.” After one-point losses to Fox Valley Conference opponents Cary-Grove and Crystal Lake Central, winning at Richmond was even more important. “It feels good to be on the winning side of a one-point victory,” Wilkinson said. The win impacts the team and individual wrestlers. “We ride emotion unbelievably,” Wilkinson said. “If we have success, kids ride that. It’s definitely been fun.” Other local winners were Marian’s Brandon Bannon at 106, Anthony Randazzo (126) and Nick Remke (152); Johnsburg’s Branden Peshek (138), Riley Buchanan (160) and Eric Wagner (220); R-B’s Grant Sutton (132) and Woodstock’s Nicholas Sundberg (182). Sutton was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler for the lower weights, and Remke got the honor for the upper weights.

STANDOUT STATS q GOOD FORM

Anton Krocko Hampshire, sr., 170 lbs.

Krocko had a big win at 170 pounds, defeating Marian Central’s Thomas Welch, 4-0. Krocko is ranked No. 5 by Illinoismatmen. com, and Welch is No. 7.

q THE NUMBER

Margin of victory Hampshire had over second-place Marian Central

q THE BIG MOMENT Hampshire’s Jake Szlenk won by major decision at 113. The bonus point earned for the major was huge in the tight team race.

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CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH-CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER

Gators roll past Tigers for doubleheader sweep By GREG LEASURE gleasure@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Now eight games into its season, the Crystal Lake South girls basketball team isn’t trying to fool anyone. What you see is what you get, and what you get is Chanel Fanter and tons of defensive pressure. That combination led to a 45-25 win over host Crystal Lake Central to kick off the Tigers’ Night of Hoops. First-year coach Mark Mucha and the Gators (6-2) are extremely active on defense and get more than their fair share of points off turnovers. But in the past few games, Fanter, a 5-foot-10 junior, has shown that her scoring ability within the Gators’ normal offense is also something defenses will have to be ready for. “We try to get her involved in the offense as much as possible,” Mucha said. “Not only did she shoot within the offense, but she also runs the floor very well to get easy baskets. But she is definitely our

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LEFT: Crystal Lake South’s Gabrielle DeJesus (left) starts a fast break Saturday at Crystal Lake Central. South won, 45-25. RIGHT: Crystal Lake South’s Kyle Bartusch drives to the basket Saturday at Crystal Lake Central. The Gators won, 56-48. main threat on offense.” After scoring 25 against McHenry on Friday night, Fanter drained four 3-pointers and had a game-high 23 points Saturday against the Tigers. Central (0-8) remains winless, but Saturday’s loss was not without its bright spots. Junior guard Molly Steffen scored a team-high 15 points

for the Tigers. But once they fell into a 20-3 deficit, getting back in the game would have been tough for any team. “It took awhile for us to get going, but toward the end I feel like we got into more of a rhythm,” Steffen said. Central scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers hope to have things tightened up on offense by the

time they take on Jacobs on Monday. South will begin its conference schedule Wednesday with Dundee-Crown.

Boys basketball – Crystal Lake South 56, Crystal Lake Central 48: The second half of Crystal Lake Central’s Night of Hoops on Saturday featured two 4-1 boys basketball teams, and for one half, the score re-

flected it. After a first half of frequent lead changes and 16 points by the Tigers’ Jason Price, South led by two points. Then the Gators pulled away. South’s 6-foot-9 center, Joshua Friesen (15 points), and forward Kyle Bartusch (14 points) combined to wear down the Tigers for a 56-48 win to give the Gators a sweep

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Sutter, Woodstock defeat Wauconda to lead the Wolves in the nonconference loss. Jack Berg scored 12 points Mason Sutter scored 19 points and Chris Bradshaw added seven Saturday to lead the Woodstock for Prairie Ridge. boys basketball team GIRLS BASKETBALL to a 53-48 nonconferWoodstock 50, Rockford East 47: At ence victory over Woodstock, the Blue Streaks won in Wauconda in Woodnonconference play behind 14 points stock. from sophomore forward-center GaThe Blue Streaks briella Scolio. Jenifer Crain added outscored Wauconda, 16-6, in the third Mason Sutter 11 points for Woodstock (5-3), and Brecken Overly had nine points and quarter to pull away the Streaks’ lone 3-pointer. for the win. Nick Libertyville 47, McHenry 44: At LibKubiak had 15 points ertyville, sophomore guard Madiand Vannis Smith syn Kaempf scored a team-high 11 added eight. points for the Warriors in their nonJohnsburg 45, Orconference loss. Kaleigh Johnson egon 39: At Oregon, added 10 points for McHenry (4-5), Luke Lobermeier and Lindsey Skinner and Alex Marscored 16 points to Jenifer Crain tens each had seven points. lead the Skyhawks Oregon 61, Johnsburg 42: At Oreto the Big Northern Conference crossover victory. Tanner Kreassig gon, freshman guard Aannah Interhad 10 points and Eric Stark added rante hit five 3-pointers and led the Skyhawks with 17 points in a BNC eight. Rockford Lutheran 54, Prairie Ridge crossover loss. Jazza Johhs added 11 points for 45: At Rockford, Logan Card scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers Johnsburg.

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McHenry goes 2-1 at Joliet Catholic Quad for the Golden Eagles, Francis Ogaban won the 100 backstroke The McHenry wrestling team with a time of 55.01 and was secwent 2-1 Saturday at the Joliet ond in the 200 individual medley Catholic Quad, defeating Joliet (2:02.05) Huntley senior Bryan Haage Catholic, 67-3, and Niles West, 659, while losing to Metea Valley, placed first in both the 100 free 33-25. Ian Mullen (106 pounds) and (50.40) and 200 free (1:50.44) and was Matthew Nagel (170) won all three named meet co-MVP. of their matches for the Warriors (7-1), with both getting two pinfalls BOYS BOWLING IC Catholic Invitational: Marengo and one decision. Also for McHenry, Britches Si- finished fourth at the tournament kula (113) went 3-0 with a pin, a de- at Brunswick Zone in Glendale Heights, falling to Glenbard East cision and forfeit. Plainfield Central Quad: At Plan- in the third-place match. Plainfield field, Huntley finished 2-1 with East won the tournament, defeating wins against Thornridge, 60-9, and St. Charles North in the championDowners Grove South, 39-31. Mike ship. Marengo’s Kyle Alt had the Walker (220) won all three of his matches for the Red Raiders (8-2), eighth-highest series with a 629, inrecording two pinfalls. Also for cluding games of 211, 218 and 200. Huntley, Zach Spencer (106), Bran- Austin Ranzino (604 series) and don Meyer (152) and Petros Mi- Dustin Termini (592) each rolled 235s for the Indians. halopoulos (195) each went 2-0. Zach Kendrick of Plainfield East Leyden Quad: At Franklin Park, Crystal Lake South finished 1-2, had the highest game of the tournadefeating Buffalo Grove, 52-30, and ment with a 276. falling to Leyden and New Trier. For the Gators, Roland Gastfield GIRLS BOWLING J-Hawk Invitational: At Rockford, (220) and Eric Barone (145) each Marengo finished second in the went 2-0 with two pinfalls apiece. 16-team tournament at the Cherry Bowl, losing to Harlem by 18 pins, BOYS SWIMMING Harlem Invitational: At Machesney 5,203-5,185. Rachel Baumann led the Indians Park, the Jacobs co-op team took third place, finishing 36 points be- with a high series of 646, including hind first-place Hononegah (254 games of 238, 218 and 190. Also for Marengo, Megan Hanelt points) with 218. finished with a 628 series, and DomHuntley was fourth with 167. Jacobs senior Caleb Knottnerus inique Bailey (619 series) bowled an won the 50-yard freestyle with a Indians game-high 239. The Woodstock co-op finished in time of 23.54 seconds and was runner-up in the 100 free (52.85). Also 15th place with a 3,569.

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of the event after South’s girls beat Central in the opener, 4525. Price led all scorers with 23 points. Finding a way to diminish his impact became a key to the Gators’ victory. “I think we just played harder in the rest of the game than we did in the first half,” Friesen said. “We can’t do that. We have to play hard every single quarter, every single game.” Tyler Baker scored nine points for the Gators, and Zachary Geske added eight. The Tigers had an exceptional night at the free-throw line, shooting 10 for 12. The Gators shot 11 of 18, but as Central pulled to within six late in the game, South came through when it mattered. “We were able to hit the free throws when we needed them,” Friesen said. Friesen said the Gators will focus on making better decisions with the ball on offense when they play Prairie Ridge on Tuesday. Central will face Huntley on Tuesday.

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Illinois forward Leron Black (left) tries to keep the ball away from American guard Charlie Jones during Saturday’s game in Champaign.

NO. 24 ILLINOIS 70, AMERICAN 55

Hill, Illini top Eagles The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHAMPAIGN – With the opposing styles of American and No. 24 Illinois, something had to give. American entered the game ranked third in scoring defense, while Illinois was 10th in offense at 86 points a game. The game was played at a sluggish pace, but the Illini pulled away from the Eagles 70-55 behind 13 points from Malcolm Hill. “It’s a difficult game to play from the standpoint of their style,” Illinois coach John Groce said. “They play a style that requires you to be really disciplined and grind.” The Illini (7-1) only led by two points midway through the first half, but a 17-2 run put the Eagles (5-4) in an early deficit. American whittled the lead to eight with 10:42 remaining in the second half. But the Illini’s Jaylon Tate had a threepoint play and Hill drained a 3-pointer off a steal on the next possession. “We had to do a lot of things almost perfectly to be in the game and we didn’t

do that tonight,” American coach Mike Brennen said. “We were sort of outmanned at every position.” Pee Wee Gardner led American with 16 points, while Jesse Reed added 13 points. The Eagles lost the bench scoring stat 28-3. Their lone bench points came on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Marko Vasic to end the game. Nnanna Egwu chipped in five points and seven rebounds, while Rayvonte Rice worked his way through a shooting slump, 1 of 7 from the field, to finish with 10 points for Illinois. “The bench is really important,” Hill said. “We have a bench full of starters, I’d say. Not mid-majors, but high D1 places.” The Eagles slowed the pace of the game and worked the entire shot clock on many possessions. Despite only scoring 55 points, the Eagles shot 50 percent from the field. After consecutive poor shooting performances against Baylor and Miami, the Illinois offense was back to its usual form. The Illini shot 48.1 percent from the floor in the first half and 47.9 percent for the game.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: NO. 23 BUTLER 65, NORTHWESTERN 56

Butler justifies No. 23 ranking The ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defended its home court by guarding the paint on defense and attacking it on offense. That strategy Saturday allowed the Bulldogs to beat Northwestern, 65-56. Butler justified its No. 23 ranking and proved it could be physical. The Bulldogs outscored the Wildcats 22-6 in the paint by halftime and 38-20 at the end of Saturday’s game. Butler’s physical approach on offense put Northwestern in foul trouble, sending the Bulldogs to the line for 28 free throw attempts. Butler made 16 of 28, outscoring the Wildcats from the line 16 to 6. That wasn’t Butler interim head coach Chris Holtmann’s game plan. “We always talk about a certain number of paint touches that we want to get in games,” Holtmann said. “We did feel like if we could move them we

could drive them, but I think our guys just kind of took what was there. That’s just kind of how the game went.” Butler accompanied their intense interior play on offense with a strong effort on defense. The Bulldogs finished with six blocks, forcing the Wildcats to shoot more from the perimeter. Northwestern was 6 of 18 on 3-pointers, and trailed the entire game. The Bulldogs are more comfortable scoring from the perimeter, but Northwestern’s defense gave Butler’s Roosevelt Jones, who scored 12 points, options on offense. Butler was only 1 of 5 on 3-pointers. Kellen Dunham had 19 points for the Bulldogs. “We’re trying to beat (Alex) Olah off of ball screens. If I could drive it, I would drive it. If I could kick it to Kellen, I would kick it to Kellen,” Jones said. “I was just taking what they were giving me.”

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Not even NJIT’s coach expected his team to win at Michigan. Just ask him. “Honestly, this wasn’t in my game plan,” Jim Engles said. “Coming into the season, I sort of penciled this one in as an ‘L.’ I have to readjust my whole process here, as to, ‘We just beat Michigan. I don’t know, maybe we should be in the Top 25.’ “I don’t really know what to say.” How about this: The team that played for the national title less than two years ago just lost to a commuter school whose “arena” doubles as a campus fitness center. Damon Lynn made a critical 3-pointer with less than three minutes to go and finished with 20 points to help New Jersey Institute of Technology stun the 17th-ranked Wolverines, 72-70, Saturday. Engles, now in his seventh year at NJIT, has been through a lot. He inherited a program that went 0-29 the year before his arrival, eventually snapping a 51-game losing streak after losing his first 18 contests. He and the Newark, New Jersey, school with roughly 10,000 students were perhaps the biggest losers of the last bout of conference realignment, when the majority of the Great West Conference folded into the Western Athletic Conference, leaving NJIT as the only independent basketball program in Division I.

No. 2 Wisconsin 49, Marquette 38: At Milwaukee, Josh Gasser scored 12 points on four 3-pointers, 7-footer Frank Kaminsky added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin managed a win over Marquette. The Badgers (8-1) shot 32 percent while contending with a 2-3 zone defense by the undersized Golden Eagles, who don’t have a starter taller than 6-foot-7.

No. 19 Michigan State 85, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52: At East Lansing, Michigan, Matt Costello and Travis Trice each scored 15 points to lead Michigan State past Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Branden Dawson had 12 points and seven rebounds for Michigan State (6-3). Bryn Forbes added 12-points, making 4 of 7 3-point shots.

No. 14 Ohio St. 70, Colgate 50: At Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State has a lot of role players just waiting to shine when their time arrives. D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and Marc Loving added 17 points to lead Ohio State to a win over Colgate.

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By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brandon Saad scored the first goal in the Blackhawks’ 3-1 victory Saturday against the Nashville Predators with a filthy wrist shot. He also set up the second one with a power move and a finesse pass. This, after scoring the game-winner in the final minute against Montreal less than 24 hours earlier. And he might lose his job Tuesday. That’s just how good things are going these days for the Hawks, who won their sixth in a row to leapfrog the Predators and the St. Louis Blues for first place in the Central Division. They did it with their thirdstring goaltender in net, too, as Scott Darling made 32 saves in his first NHL start since Oct. 30. The Hawks have won nine of 10 games, dating to before the circus trip. “When he plays like that, he’s at that elite level,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said of Saad. “That consistency is what we’re looking for. If he played like that every night, he’d be a different animal.” But Saad’s coveted spot on the top line, to the left of Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa, could be up for grabs with Patrick Sharp expected to return to the lineup in New Jersey on Tuesday. Saad, after a quiet-but-steady stretch through most of November, has three goals and two assists in his last four games, making Quenneville’s decision that much harder. “Every coach would like to have this problem,” said Hossa, who scored twice to break out of his own slump. Saad’s trying not to sweat his spot in the lineup. “You can’t replace Sharp-

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ACC CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 2 FLORIDA ST. 37, NO. 12 GEORGIA TECH 35

Seminoles hold off Yellow Jackets By STEVE REED The Associated Press

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Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith (right) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass as Wisconsin linebacker Derek Landisch (left) and Sojourn Shelton (center) watch during the first half of the Big Ten Conference championship game Saturday in Indianapolis.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Florida State has made its case to play for a second straight national championship. Jameis Winston threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns, and the second-ranked Seminoles held off No. 12 Georgia Tech, 37-35, Saturday to win their third consecutive ACC championship. The Seminoles (13-0, 9-0 ACC, No. 4 CFP) will find out Sunday if it’s enough to earn them a berth in the first College Football Playoff. All four of the top-ranked teams in the playoff rankings were victorious over the weekend. Rashad Greene had seven catches for 123 yards and two scores and freshman Dalvin Cook had 220 yards from

scrimmage and a touchdown in his first college start to help extend the Seminoles’ winning streak to 29 games. Nick O’Leary added three catches for 97 yards and a touchdown. Synjyn Days ran for 67 yards and three touchdowns and Justin Thomas ran for 104 yards threw for a score for Georgia Tech (10-3, 6-3, No. 11 CFP), which rushed for 331 yards. Winston, who threw four interceptions in a win over Florida on Nov. 29, was near perfect against the Yellow Jackets. He completed 21 of 30 passes, didn’t turn the ball over and seemed in total command throughout most of the game as Florida State scored on its final seven possessions. The turning point came with 7:47 left in the game

when Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson went for it on fourth and 5 near midfield. The gamble failed when Thomas’ pass to Darren Waller was underthrown. Until then, the Yellow Jackets had run the ball 58 times and thrown it just five. Florida State quickly took advantage, moving into field-goal range for Roberto Aguayo. He converted his third field goal of the second half from 28 yards to make it a two-possession game at 37-28 with 4:28 left. The Seminoles sealed the game when LaMarcus Brutus intercepted Thomas on a fourth-down heave with 3:22 remaining. Georgia Tech scored on a 25-yard TD strike from Thomas to Darren Waller to cut the lead to 37-35 with 1:47 left.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 6 OHIO ST. 59, NO. 11 WISCONSIN 0

Buckeyes roll to victory By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State’s No. 3 quarterback looked every bit as good as the other two. Cardale Jones even did something his two all-conference predecessors could not. He led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title. Jones threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game’s MVP in his first career start, leading No. 6 Ohio State to a 59-0 rout of No. 11 Wisconsin in Saturday night’s conference championship game – an emphatic statement to the College Football Playoff selection committee. “I don’t think there’s any doubt we’re one of the top four teams in America,” coach Urban Meyer said after one of the most lopsided title games in Big Ten history. Heading into championship weekend, it looked like the Buckeyes would be the first

team out. They still might, but Ohio State hopes Saturday’s impressive blowout at least keeps them in the conversation as the final deliberations take place Sunday. Ohio State (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) has won 11 straight since losing at home to Virginia Tech and has beaten nine bowl-eligible teams, all but two by double digits. Still, some wondered whether losing record-setting quarterback J.T. Barrett with a broken right ankle in the regular-season finale, after losing Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller with a right shoulder injury in August, would be too much to overcome. Not a chance. Jones was efficient and effective Saturday, going 12 of 17. Ezekiel Elliott carried 12 times for 150 yards and two scores in the first half and finished with 20 carries for a career high 220 yards. Devin Smith caught four passes for 137 yards and three

scores. The defense completely shut down Wisconsin (10-3, 7-1, No. 13 CFP) and kept Melvin Gordon, the nation’s leading rusher, under control. Gordon ran 26 times for 76 yards, his second-worst game of the season. Ohio State handed the Badgers their first shutout since August 1997 and their worst loss since a 59-0 rout, also to the Buckeyes, in 1979. All of it came after an emotional week for the Buckeyes, who learned of the death of defensive linemen Kosta Karageorge one day after Barrett’s season-ending injury. Ohio State honored Karageorge by wearing a decal with his jersey number, 53, on the back of its helmets. Defensive tackle Michael Bennett changed his jersey number from 63 to 53, and before the national anthem, there was a moment of silence to honor Karageorge, who was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP: NO. 1 ALABAMA 42, NO. 14 MISSOURI 13

Crimson Tide close in on playoff berth By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATLANTA – Alabama locked up another title, with plenty of style points for the playoff committee. Now, the Crimson Tide can go after the crown it really wants. Blake Sims threw a pair of touchdown passes, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry each had a couple of touchdown runs, and top-ranked Alabama pulled away in the fourth quarter to win its 24th Southeastern Conference championship with a 42-13 rout Saturday of No. 14 Missouri. Amari Cooper did nothing to hurt his Heisman chances with 12 receptions, the most in the game’s 23-year history. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of this team,” coach Nick Saban said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been so anxious to win a game for a group of guys.” Missouri made it a onescore contest in the third quarter, closing to 21-13, but Alabama (12-1) put up three touchdowns over the final 15 minutes to lock up its spot in college football’s inaugural playoff. And if the committee was impressed by second-ranked Oregon’s 51-13 rout of Arizona in the Pac-12 title game Friday night, they got another equally dominating performance from the team on top of its latest rankings. For Saban and the Tide, this one was especially sweet. A year ago, Alabama was poised to make a run at its third straight national title when Auburn won the Iron Bowl on the final play – a 109yard return of a missed field goal. The sting from that one will never totally go away, but

this sure helped. Even though plucky Missouri (10-3) hung around much of the game, the Tide booked a likely trip to New Orleans for a semifinal game in the Sugar Bowl. “People minimize the importance of this game. They all want to talk about the playoff,” Saban said. “I tell you what, this is a significant accomplishment. It’s tough to win your division. It’s tough to win this game.” Alabama was ranked No. 1 by the playoff committee after winning the brutal SEC West. By knocking off the East champion, the Tide made it three SEC titles in Saban’s dominating eight years as coach, a run that increasingly looks like the second coming of Bear Bryant in a much more competitive era. If Saban can win two more games, it would be his fourth national title in Tuscaloosa, another step closer to Bryant’s five AP titles. Cheered on by a predominantly crimson-clad crowd at the Georgia Dome, Alabama tried to run Missouri right out of the building. With offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin calling a bunch of short passes and runs to deal with Missouri’s pass rush, the Tide went 68 yards in 10 plays – never even going to third down – to seize a 7-0 lead less than 4 minutes into the game. Missouri, which reached the title game for the second year in a row despite an ugly loss to Indiana and a 34-0 blowout at home by Georgia, managed to stay in this one thanks to Maty Mauk’s deep passing. He completed throws of 63, 47, 32 and 26 yards, one of them on a Johnny Manziel-like scramble in which he threw back across his body running to his left.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Petty helps Baylor past Kansas State The ASSOCIATED PRESS WACO, Texas – No. 5 Baylor did what it had to do keep alive its chance for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Bryce Petty and company grabbed a share of a second consecutive Big 12 title. Up next for the Bears is wait and see. Petty threw for 412 yards, Johnny Jefferson had two touchdown runs and Baylor beat No. 9 Kansas State 38-27 on Saturday night. Baylor (11-1, 8-1, No. 6 CFP) and TCU (11-1, 8-1, No. 3 CFP) tied for the top spot in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs were ranked higher in the most recent committee poll, but they lost to the Bears, 61-58, on Oct. 11. “There’s one true champion, and it’s the Baylor Bears,” coach Art Briles screamed to the celebratory crowd after the victory over the Wildcats. The Bears became the only team with consecutive Big 12 titles other than Oklahoma from 2006 to 2008. They are a sure thing for one of the top six New Year’s bowls, but the new four-team playoff appears to be a long shot. TCU has won seven in a row since its loss at Baylor. The Frogs, who beat Kansas State (9-3, 7-2) by 21 points last month, earned their share of the Big 12 title with a 55-3 win over Iowa State on Saturday. Petty completed 34 of 40 passes with a touchdown and an interception a week after getting knocked out of the Bears’ last game with a concussion. Not medically cleared to play until Friday, Petty showed no ill effects of the concussion. He put his head down and plunged in for a 1-yard TD run only 1:35 in, capping an opening 81-yard drive that put Baylor ahead to stay.

No. 4 TCU 55, Iowa State 3: At Fort Worth, Texas, Trevone Boykin passed for a career-high 460 yards and caught a touchdown pass as No. 4 TCU earned at least a share of the Big 12 championship and did nothing to hurt its case to be included in the College Football Playoff with a victory against lowly Iowa State. The Horned Frogs (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) came into championship weekend ranked third in the selection committee’s rankings. TCU was the only playoff contender not playing a ranked team this weekend. There wasn’t much the Frogs could do help themselves against the Cyclones (2-10, 0-9), but they avoided the type of clunker that could have caused the committee to downgrade them. Iowa State finished winless in the Big 12 for the first time since 2008, and the first time under sixth-year coach Paul Rhoads.

Oklahoma St. 38, No. 18 Oklahoma 35 (OT): At Norman, Oklahoma, Tyreek Hill returned a punt 91 yards for a touchdown with 45 seconds remaining to force overtime, and Ben Grogan kicked a 21yard field goal in the extra period to give Oklahoma State a victory over No. 18 Oklahoma. On the first overtime possession, Oklahoma’s Michael Hunnicutt missed a 44-yard field goal attempt. Oklahoma State took over and pounded the ball with Desmond Roland to set up the winner. Mason Rudolph passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns, and Brandon Sheperd caught seven passes for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns for the Cowboys (6-6, 4-5 Big 12), who snapped a five-game losing streak to become bowl eligible.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Vonn wins 1st World Cup race in nearly 2 years Lindsey Vonn punctuated her piercing scream after crossing the finish line by yelling “Yes!!!” Finally, her surgically repaired right knee was OK. Finally, she could attack a course again. And finally, she was back. Vonn was vintage Vonn in a World Cup downhill race Saturday at Lake Louise in Alberta, earning her first win in nearly two years. Oh, and she led an American podium

sweep, too, the first time that’s ever happened. “It really couldn’t be a better day,” Vonn told reporters at the finish line.

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WARRIORS 112, BULLS 102

Rose’s ‘I can’t breathe’ T-shirt gains attention By HERB GOULD For Sun-Times Media

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Risky business Lucrative deals not specialty of Epstein, Hoyer By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com Did the Cubs truly miss out on free-agent catcher Russell Martin when the Toronto Blue Jays got him for five years at $82 million? Is it really a sure win for the Cubs if they land pitcher Jon Lester, even if they get him for last week’s reported offer of six years, $138 million? You think front-office bosses Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer know the answers to those questions? If it looks as though they’re wading carefully into the deep end of the market this winter – even with cash-stuffed wallets for the first time in four offseasons – it’s probably for good reason: Maybe they’re not very good at big-ticket free agency. And they know it. Whether that says more about the Cubs’ leadership tandem or the risks inherent in the process can be debated. But there’s little debate when it comes to their spotty track record of free-agent spending that includes $230 million in swings and misses on Julio Lugo, Carl Crawford and Edwin Jackson in two cities over the past decade. “I think I’ve been better at drafting and developing, and smaller trades, than big free agents,” team president Epstein said. “But I think that’s fairly aligned with the industry.” To be sure, recent MLB freeagent classes include plenty of other deals that already look like clunkers, including a $155 million pitcher (Masahiro Tanaka) who suffered a serious elbow injury 20 starts into the contract and a $75 million outfielder (B.J. Upton) whose five-year contract looks at least as bad as Jackson’s four-year deal. In fact, the Cubs look brilliant – or lucky – for finishing second to the New York Yankees for Tanaka a year ago (they made a strong six-year, $120 million offer). But Epstein and general manager Hoyer’s history of free-agent spending with big budgets in Boston was no better than the often-criticized Jim Hendry regime in Chicago, when the Cubs had one of the National League’s top payroll budgets. And as they continue their pursuit of Lester, promising what would be the second nine-figure deal in franchise history – a year after the first expired – they’re treading into the area of team-building where they have proved perhaps least effective. Huge risks come with all big free-agent contracts. But in Crawford, for example, Epstein’s Red Sox missed in evaluating a personality who thrived in small-market Tampa Bay but didn’t fit well with the constant buzz and hyper-scrutiny of Boston. Halfway into Jackson’s fouryear deal, nothing about his performance has lived up to a $52 million price tag for a player who never got a multiyear extension with any of his other seven teams and had a losing record for the 98-win Washington Nationals the year before the Cubs signed him.

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Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson has not lived up to the four-year, $52 million deal he signed two years ago. The Cubs’ first choice that winter – Anibal Sanchez, who would have cost significantly more – led the American League in ERA in 2013 but suffered a series of injuries this year and didn’t make a start after Aug. 8. “It doesn’t add trepidation or anxiety,” Hoyer said, “but those times when you spend money in free agency and it doesn’t work out, there’s definitely an element of wisdom that you acquire.” If only frankincense and myrrh were U.S. currency. Epstein’s front offices – and Hoyer’s for two years in San Diego – have fared much better finding value in short-term, low-risk free agents such as David Ortiz, Mike Timlin, Bill Mueller, Scott Feldman, Jason Hammel and Carlos Villanueva. But they’ll almost certainly have to think, and spend, much bigger to create the winner they envision in Chicago, if only to acquire enough elite pitching. “I think you have to just go in knowing that the odds are stacked against you in free agency,” Epstein said, “but that’s still an important part of building a winning team.” So would you trust these guys to spend your money? Japanese free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka cost Epstein’s Red Sox more than $101 million, including a posting fee, for six years, and the Red Sox got a 2007 title out his early success. But they also got four years worth of injury and ineffectiveness on the back end. Was the World Series title worth nine figures? Or did dead money on two-thirds of the deal make the signing a bust? Even Hoyer’s small-market Padres, coming off a 90-win 2010 season, missed big on a two-year, $11.5 million deal for four-time Gold Glove winner Orlando Hudson as they tried

to shore up the middle infield of a potential contender. Hudson followed with his worst season and was released in May 2012 by Hoyer’s successor. “We spend all our time trying to get younger and trying to get more talented,” Hoyer said, “and with free agency, it’s oftentimes players in their 30s.” But everybody faces the same risk, he said. “We went aggressively into free agency going into the 2004 season with [$20.75 million closer] Keith Foulke and [lowrisk deals for] Mike Timlin and Kevin Millar and David Ortiz, and we won the World Series,” Epstein said of Boston’s historic curse-buster. “And we went aggressively into the free-agent market going into the 2007 season and signed [$70 million] J.D. Drew and Daisuke Matsuzaka, and we won the World Series. “That said, there have been contracts we’ve signed that toward the end of those deals resulted in a lot of dead money. And I’m not going to walk away from that. That’s certainly true. But you have to have an organization that can withstand that, or else you shouldn’t be signing those contracts in the first place.” Epstein’s willingness to consider spending big now obviously says something about where he believes three years of organizational changes and prospect-gathering have taken the Cubs. It also indicates the economic heights he hopes will be achieved in a few years with a new local-TV deal. But can the Cubs win big enough up front with an elite player for them to be able to live with dead money on the back end of a long-term deal? And are they good enough at the calculus of free agency to minimize the dead money in any case? “Free agency is not for the faint of heart,” Epstein said.

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Bulls guard Derrick Rose shoots against Warriors guard Stephen Curry during the first half Saturday night at the United Center. “They have to get involved socially,’’ Johnson said, ‘‘because it affects them, too. They grew up in these situations. They must not forget that.” The Garner incident has sparked nationwide outcries. They come on the heels of widespread demonstrations against the decision not to indict a Ferguson, Missouri, policeman for the shooting death of Michael Brown. Five St. Louis Rams showed their solidarity with the Ferguson protesters, who have been chanting, “Hands up. Don’t shoot.” The football players put their hands in the air, as demonstrators have been doing. Five Tulane basketball players joined in the protest before their game with Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon by also making the hands-up gesture. Sports notables Mike Ditka and Charles Barkley also have made their views known with emphatic words. “It’s a shame this thing has come to this,” Ditka said in his Sun-Times column. “The shame of it is, I’m not sure they care about Michael Brown or anything else. This was a reason to protest and to go out and loot.” Former NBA star Barkley, now a TV analyst, said, “Them jackasses who are looting, those aren’t real black people. Those are scumbags.”

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Bulls’ home record slips to 2-5 By HERB GOULD For Sun-Times Media CHICAGO – The Golden State Warriors defeated the Bulls, 112-102, Saturday at the United Center, dropping the Bulls’ home record to 2-5. The Warriors set a club record with their 12th consecutive victory. Jimmy Butler (24 points) and Pau Gasol (22 points, 20 rebounds) led the Bulls. But the Warriors, who were led by Draymond Green (31 points) and Klay Thompson (24), showed why they’ve gotten off to the best start in the NBA. The Bulls had 22 turnovers; the Warriors had 11.

Taj Gibson, returning from a sprained ankle that sidelined him for six games, had 12 points and seven rebounds. McDermott still out: Just when rookie Doug McDermott (right knee) seemed ready to return, he was sidelined for a third consecutive game. Team physician Brian Cole examined McDermott on Saturday night. The puzzling part is that McDermott practiced Friday and seemed all right during the morning shootaround, then experienced a problem. “He was fine yesterday,” coach Tom Thibodeau said, “pretty good in the shootar-

ound this morning, then it flared up.” Adams good fit for Kerr: As a first-year coach, Steve Kerr wanted some experienced voices around him. He certainly got that in Ron Adams, the blunt former Bulls assistant. “I love that about Ron,” Kerr said. “I wanted a truth-teller, somebody who wasn’t afraid to say, ‘Boy, you screwed that up.’ That’s Ron. We’ve had our dustups, in a productive way. We don’t agree on everything. But we have a ton of respect for each other, and we enjoy each other’s company. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

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Spieth opens 7-shot lead By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press WINDERMERE, Fla. – Jordan Spieth flew from Japan to Australia to Dallas the past two weeks, took a day off and then came over to Florida for the Hero World Challenge. His game traveled with him. One week and half a world away from his six-shot victory in the Australian Open, Spieth was practically flawless Saturday at Isleworth. He opened with three straight birdies and capped his day with a 50-foot birdie putt for a 9-under-par 63 and a seven-shot lead over Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson. “Felt strong coming off last week,” Spieth said. “Job is not done this week, but I’m a believer in my own momentum. I’m going to go out to-

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Jordan Spieth shot a 63 in the third round of the Hero World Challenge on Saturday in Windermere, Fla. morrow with a very similar strategy to today. If the putts go and the breaks go my way, hopefully shoot a round like today. If not, I’m still going to have to shoot under par to win this golf tournament.” Spieth was at 20-under 196. He said he has never been 20 under on any course through 54 holes, and he has never finished a tournament

that many under par. That gave him a target for Sunday, when he goes after his second straight victory. Tournament host Tiger Woods was 20 shots behind and in dire need of his antibiotics taking effect. Woods lost his voice overnight and had nausea on the practice range and the golf course. He felt slightly better at the end of his round when he made three straight birdies for a 69. He remained in last place. Bradley made four straight birdies around the turn on his way to a 65. He will play in the final group with Spieth. “I’ve got to shoot a low one and get some help from Jordan,” said Bradley, who has not won in more than two years. “He’s such a good player. I don’t expect that. I’m going to have to shoot a really low one.”

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FIVE-DAY PLANNER

PREPS BOYS BASKETBALL JACOBS 62, CHICAGO HARLAN 48 Harlan Jacobs

9 12 15 12 – 48 9 18 16 19 – 62

HARLAN (48) M. Johnson 3 2-2 10, Washington 2 2-2 8, Trammell 2 0-1 4, Jones 1 0-0 3, Childs 2 0-0 4, Robinson 5 0-0 10, Lumpkin 2 1-2 5, B. Johnson 1 0-0 2, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Pender 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 5-7 48. JACOBS (62) Orange 4 9-11 17, Boeckh 3 0-0 7, Canady 1 8-12 10, Krutwig 4 4-6 12, Bindi 4 0-1 8, Ross 2 0-0 6, Randl 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 21-29 62. 3-point goals: Harlan 5 (M. Johnson 2, Washington 2, Jones), Jacobs 3 (Ross 2, Boeckh). Totals fouls: Harlan 26, Jacobs 9.

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 56 CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 48 CL South CL Central

10 17 9 16

9 6

20 17

– 56 – 48

CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL (48) Jason Price 7 6-6 23, Ian Koch 3 3-4 9, Chad Franzen 2 0-1 5, Jack Ortner 2 0-0 4, Derek Olson 2 1-1 5, Jacob Sigmund 1 0-0 2 Totals: 16 10-12 48 3-point goals: CL South 1 (Baker), CL Central 3 (Price, Franzen). Total fouls: CL South 18, CL Central 14

WOODSTOCK 53, WAUCONDA 48 15 10 6 17 – 48 14 10 16 13 – 53

WOODSTOCK (53) Walkington 0 0-2 0, Shook 2 2-4 7, Wright 1 0-0 2, Smith 2 3-3 8, Sutter 5 9-10 19, Cullum 1 0-0 2, Kubiak 5 5-8 15. Totals: 16 19-27 53. WAUCONDA (48) Nee 3 0-0 8, Sidlowski 7 3-3 17, Fink 1 0-0 3, Latiolais 2 2-2 7, Lahrman 2 0-0 5, Stanley 1 0-0 2, Carlson 3 0-1 6. Totals: 19 5-6 48. 3-point goals: Wauconda 5 (Nee 2, Fink, Latiolais, Lahrman), Woodstock 2 (Smith, Shook). Total fouls: Wauconda 17, Woodstock 13.

JOHNSBURG 45, OREGON 39 Johnsburg Oregon

11 13 5 17

9 12 – 45 9 8 – 39

JOHNSBURG (45) Nusser 2 0-0 4, Stark 3 2-4 8, Anderson 0 2-2 2, Kreassig 3 4-7 10, Jordan 2 1-2 5, Lobermeier 4 6-6 16. Totals: 14 15-21 45. OREGON (39) Short 6 0-1 14, Otten 6 0-0 14, Wasilewski 4 0-0 9, Buck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 0-1 39. 3-point goals: Oregon 5 (Short 2, Otten 2, Wasilewski), Johnsburg 2 (Lobermeier 2). Total fouls: Oregon 20, Johnsburg 14.

ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 54 PRAIRIE RIDGE 45 Prairie Ridge 9 16 6 14 – 45 Rockford Lutheran 18 13 14 9 – 54 PRAIRIE RIDGE (45) Otto 1 1-2 5, Lamb 1 0-0 3, Kinowski 1 0-0 2, Card 5 0-2 14, Bradshaw 3 1-1 7, Berg 4 4-7 12. Totals: 17 6-12 45. 3-point goals: Prairie Ridge 5 (Card 4, Lamb).

GIRLS BASKETBALL CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 45 CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 25 CL South CL Central

20 3

3 9

18 4 1 12

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45 25

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH (45) Chanel Fanter 8 3-4 23, Kianna Clark 3 0-0 6, Taylor Jozefowicz 2 0-0 5, Hailee Massie 2 1-2 5, Gabrielle DeJesus 1 0-2 2, Annika Sevcik 1 0-0 2, Victoria Mitre 1 0-0 2 Totals: 18 4-8 45 CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL (25) Molly Steffen 5 2-2 15, Baylee Kramer 2 1-2 5, Natalie Freund 1 0-0 3, Madeline Lerum 1 0-0 2 Totals: 9 3-4 25 3-point goals: CL South 5 (Fanter, Jozefowicz), CL Central 4 (Steffen, Freund). Total fouls: CL South 11, CL Central 9

3-point goals: Woodstock 1 (B. Overly), Rocford East 1 (Hecox).

LIBERTYVILLE 47, MCHENRY 44 McHenry Libertyville

6 7 10 11

8 9

23 17

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44 47

McHENRY (44) Ross 0 0-0 0, Mattson 2 1-2 5, Johnson 3 4-4 10, Skinner 2 2 1-2 7, Schweitzer 0 0-0 0, A. Kaempf 0 0-2 0, M. Kaempf 3 4-8 11, Rice 1 0-1 1, Martens 2 3-3 7, Snedeker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 13-22 44.

OREGON 61, JOHNSBURG 42 Johnsburg Oregon

10 9 9 14 – 42 11 10 15 25 – 61

JOHNSBURG (42) Pruitt 1 0-0 2, Fox 0 0-0 0, Birchmeier 0 0-0 0, Rowe 2 0 0-0 4, Chase 3 0-2 6, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Straulin 0 0-0 0, Sommerfeldt 0 0-0 0, Interrante 6 0-0 17, Johns 5 1-4 11, Steka 1 0-0 2, Kolberg 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 1-6 42. OREGON (61) Bartling 0 2-4 2, Wilson 0 0-0 0, J. Sansone 0 2-2 2, Wright 13 8-9 36, Newman 2 0-0 4, Henson 1 4-4 7, Pudlas 1 1-2 3, Holley 0 2-4 2, C. Sansome 2 0-0 5. Totals: 19 19-25 61. 3-point goals: Johnsburg 5 (Interrante 5), Oregon 4 (Wright 2, Henson, C. Sansome). Total fouls: Johnsburg 20, Oregon 15.

WRESTLING TOM DUBOIS CLASSIC at Richmond-Burton Team scores: 1. Hampshire 156; 2. Marian Central 155; 3. Johnsburg 144; 4. Durand 130.5; 5. Woodstock 119; 6. Winnebago 97; 7. Lake Forest 95; 8. Richmond-Burton 79.5; 9. Rockford Auburn 73; 10.Stillman Valley 64; 11. Marengo 59; 12. Rockford Jefferson 48; 13. Alden-Hebron 18 Championship 106: Brandon Bannon (MC) p. Michael Tromotola (Wood), :46 113: Jake Szlenk (Hamp) maj. Dec. Diego Rosas (Dur), 8-0 120: Gage Griffin (LF) dec. Anthony Olivares (WB), 6-4 126: Anthony Randazzo (MC) dec. Nash Miller (JB), 8-5 132: Grant Sutton (RB) d. Wylie Allen (Hamp) by tech. fall, 20-5 138: Branden Peshek (JB) dec. Jack McGuire (MC), 7-1 145: Corey Knudsen (LF) dec. Jacob Keller (Dur), 15-9 152: Nick Remke (MC) maj. dec. Kevin Zange (Wood), 8-0 160: Riley Buchanan (JB) dec. Drake Jennings (SV), 8-2 170: Anton Krocko (Hamp) dec. Thomas Welch (MC), 4-0 182: Nicholas Sundberg (Wood) dec. Justin Whitehouse (WB), 7-1 195: Ian Alberstett (Dur) maj. dec. Demetrius Markham (RJ), 8-0 220: Eric Wagner (JB) p. Maurelle Day (RA), :56 285: Eli Burdick (Dur) p. John Jimenez (Hamp), :40 Third place 106: Jake Rose (SV) maj. Dec. Dylan Pavlak (WB), 12-0 113: Kenny Reed (Mar) p. Edward Clark (RA), 5:22 120: Alex Luna (RJ) p. Joey Kaht (RB), 4:38 126: Casey Allen (Hamp) p. Dylan Devries (SV), 2:51 132: Alex Hoffman (Dur) d. Austin Metz (WB) by tech. fall, 20-4 138: Josh Bybee (Hamp) dec. Dalton Bennett (Wood), 6-4 145: Joe Mier (Mar) dec. Joe Herff (MC), 8-6 152: Noah Keller (Dur) dec. Brandon McKimmy (RB), 7-0 160: Eli Kruse (Wood) p. Max Oury (Hamp), 1:01 170: Colten Cashmore (AH) dec. Alex Peete (JB), 5-2 182: Cameron Henderson (RA) p. Mason Fleury (Hamp), 2:46 195: Matt Ferrero (RB) dec. Martin Halilaj (Wood), 2-1 220: Cory Barth (LF) p. Zach Suhr (RB), 1:09 285: Jordan Williams (RA) d. Justin Dauphin (Mar), dflt.

JOLIET CATHOLIC QUAD

MCHENRY 67, JOLIET CATHOLIC 3

WOODSTOCK 50 ROCKFORD EAST 47 Rockford East Woodstock

ROCKFORD EAST (47) Brocks 0 2-4 2, Hecox 6 3-5 15, Malone 2 1-2 6, Cross 1 1-2 3, Hardy 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Young 2 1-2 5, Moor 3 2-4 8, Stroberg 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18 10-17 47.

3-point goals: McHenry 3 (Skinner 2, M. Kaempf).

CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH (56) Joshua Friesen 6 3-3 15, Kyle Bartusch 6 2-2 14, Tyler Baker 2 4-8 9, Zachary Geske 4 0-0 8, Weston Buckner 2 1-2 5, Alexander Reich 1 1-3 3, Matthew Schingel 1 0-0 2 Totals: 21 11-18 56

Wauconda Woodstock

WOODSTOCK (50) Crain 5 1-6 11, Scolio 5 4-6 14, B. Overly 3 3-4 10, A. Overly 2 2-2 6, Juarez 3 3-4 9. Totals: 18 13-22 50.

17 11 7 12 – 47 14 14 12 10 – 50

106: Mullen (M) p. Ramey, 1:58 113: Sikula (M) p. Minor, 0:12 120: Busse (M) maj dec. Moreno, 8-0 126: Duh (M) by tech. fall, 15-0 132: Neises (M) p. Perez, 5:40 138: Herber (M) p. Martinez, 0:56

145: Brush (M) Brady, 4:20 152: Leske (M) dec. Hall, 7-2 160: Roewer (M) p. Morris, 1:57 170: Nagel (M) p. Davis, 1:54 182: Andrade (M) dec. Martinez, 6-0 195: Navarro (JC) dec. Sielck, 4-3 220: Little (M) maj dec. Nicastro, 9-1 285: Paszternak (M) by forfeit

MCHENRY 65, NILES WEST 9 106: Mullen (M) p. Pehar, 1:16 113: Sikula (M) by forfeit 120: Busse (M) by forfeit 126: Pechter (NW) dec. Conlon, 6-5 132: Neises (M) dec. N. O’Shaughnessy, 4-3 138: Herber (M) d. D. O’Shaughnessy by tech fall, 21-5 145: Brusch (M) p. Apple, 4:08 152: Leske (M) by forfeit 160: Roewer (M) p. Greenstein, 1:04 170: Nagel (M) p. Sanchez, 3:11 182: Andrade (M) dec. Isaac, 8-2 195: Sielck (M) p. Stranz, 2:56 220: Tripkos (NW) p. Little, 5:48 285: Paszternak (M) p. Awad, 2:49

METEA VALLEY 33, MCHENRY 25 106: Mullen (M) dec. Riordan, 4-0 113: Sikula (M) dec. A. Ariza, 5-0 120: U. Ariza (MV) p. Busse, 1:11 126: Duh (M) maj. dec. Toepter, 12-0 132: Neises (M) dec. Aitdreson, 9-4 138: Herber (M) dec. Vietch, 7-3 145: Carter (MV) p. Brush, 0:49 152: Ervin (MV) dec. Leske, 7-1 160: Nagel (M) dec. Maturino, 6-0 170: Elston (MV) p. Flores, 0:31 182: Ervin (MV) p. Andrade, 1:52 195: Rojas (MV) dec. Sielck, 5-2 220: Little (M) by forfeit 285: Papiernek (MV) d. Paszternak, 5-3 OT

PLAINFIELD CENTRAL QUAD

HUNTLEY 39 DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH 31 106: Spencer (H) p. Diggory, 1:09 113: Siddons (H) by forfeit 120: Quiroz (H) maj dec. Acer, 10-0 126: Brands (H) dec. Lara, 6-5 132: Hooks (DGS) p. Pawlak, 0:38 138: Gamboa (H) dec. Chisham, 8-1 145: Johnson (DGS) p. Zbilski, 3:52 152: Meyer (H) d. Zimbrech by tech fall, 16-1 160: Chapman (DGS) p. Gaynor, 1:47 170: Lamar (DGS) maj. dec. Losbanes, 9-1 182: Gurski (DGS) p. Darby, 5:48 195: Mihalopoulos (H) p. Villalobos, 5:30 220: Walker (H) by forfeit 285: Rutledge (DGS_ dec. Blanchard, 5-2

106: Greenberg (BG) p. Bennett, 0:52 113: Bush (BG) p. Riess, 1:04 120: Ramirez (BG) by forfeit 126: Castiblanco (CLS) p. Obregon, 1:40 132: Pontarelli (BG) by forfeit 138: Fetherling (CLS) p. Festenstein, 1:50 145: Woods (CLS) maj. dec. Popoulsis 152: Kattner (CLS) by forfeit 160: Weinandy (CLS) by forfeit 170: Fontanetta (CLS) by forfeit 182: Double forfeit 195: Haro (BG) p. Pincombe, 3:13 220: Demann (CLS) p. Horvat 285: Gabric (CLS) p. Star, 1:16

NEW TRIER 53, CL SOUTH 18 106: Elias (NT) p. Bennett, 1:22 113: Ryan (NT) p. Riess, 3:36 120: Black (NT) by forfeit 126: Castiblanco (CLS) dec. DeBlasio 132: McKennon (NT) maj. dec. Dziedzic 138: Fetherling (CLS) by decision 145: Barone (CLS) p. Popoulsis, 1:25 152: Alcantara (NT) dec. Kattner 160: Wojcik (NT) d. Weinandy by tech fall 170: Fontanetta (NT) d. Lowell by tech fall 182: Delatorre (CLS) dec. Conner 195: Modka (NT) p. Pincombe, 5:37

EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 11 7 .611 Bulls 12 8 .600 Milwaukee 11 10 .524 Indiana 7 13 .350 Detroit 3 17 .150 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 15 5 .750 Brooklyn 8 10 .444 Boston 6 11 .353 New York 4 17 .190 Philadelphia 2 18 .100 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 13 5 .722 Atlanta 12 6 .667 Miami 9 10 .474 Orlando 8 14 .364 Charlotte 5 15 .250 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 16 4 .800 Memphis 15 4 .789 San Antonio 15 5 .750 Dallas 15 6 .714 New Orleans 8 9 .471 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 15 4 .789 Denver 9 10 .474 Oklahoma City 6 13 .316 Utah 5 15 .250 Minnesota 4 15 .211 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 17 2 .895 L.A. Clippers 13 5 .722 Phoenix 12 9 .571 Sacramento 10 9 .526 L.A. Lakers 5 15 .250

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CHICAGO (102) Dunleavy 2-6 1-2 6, Gasol 10-19 2-2 22, Noah 7-8 2-2 16, Rose 2-11 4-4 9, Butler 8-17 5-7 24, Hinrich 3-8 3-4 10, Gibson 3-7 6-6 12, Mirotic 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 1-7 0-0 3, Snell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-83 23-27 102. Golden State Chicago

28 33 18 33 — 112 22 27 31 22 — 102

3-Point Goals–Golden State 12-30 (Green 7-13, Barnes 2-2, Thompson 2-8, Curry 1-5, Iguodala 0-1, Barbosa 0-1), Chicago 7-21 (Butler 3-6, Dunleavy 1-2, Brooks 1-2, Hinrich 1-4, Rose 1-7). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Golden State 46 (Bogut 12), Chicago 59 (Gasol 20). Assists–Golden State 27 (Curry 7), Chicago 24 (Rose 6). Total Fouls–Golden State 21, Chicago 23. Technicals–Golden State Coach Kerr. A–22,353 (20,917)

MEN’S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED

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Saturday’s Games Golden State 112, Bulls 102 Philadelphia 108, Detroit 101, OT Houston 100, Phoenix 95 San Antonio 123, Minnesota 101 Orlando at Sacramento (n) New Orleans at L.A. Clippers (n) Sunday’s Games Washington at Boston, noon Denver at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. Miami at Memphis, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Detroit, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Portland at New York, 6:30 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Boston at Washington, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m. Denver at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Oklahoma City 103, Philadelphia 91 Washington 119, Denver 89 Charlotte 103, New York 102 Cleveland 105, Toronto 91 Boston 113, L.A. Lakers 96 Atlanta 98, Brooklyn 75 San Antonio 107, Memphis 101 Houston 114, Minnesota 112, OT Phoenix 118, Dallas 106 Milwaukee 109, Miami 85 Orlando 98, Utah 93 Sacramento 102, Indiana 101, OT

WARRIORS 112, BULLS 102 GOLDEN STATE (112) Barnes 3-3 3-4 11, Green 11-20 2-2 31, Bogut 2-7 0-1 4, Curry 5-14 8-9 19, Thompson 9-23 4-4 24, Iguodala 3-6 0-0 6, Barbosa 0-1 0-0 0, Speights 4-10 3-5 11, Livingston 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 40-89 20-25 112.

Saturday 1. Kentucky (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sunday. 2. Wisconsin (8-1) beat Marquette 4938. Next: at Milwaukee, Wednesday. 3. Arizona (8-0) beat No. 9 Gonzaga 6663, OT. Next: vs. Utah Valley, Tuesday. 4. Duke (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Elon, Monday, Dec. 15. 5. Louisville (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana, Tuesday. 6. Texas (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Texas State, Saturday. 7. Virginia (9-0) beat VCU 74-57. Next: vs. Cleveland State, Thursday, Dec. 18. 8. Wichita State (5-1) beat Saint Louis 81-52. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Tuesday. 9. Gonzaga (7-1) lost to No. 3 Arizona 66-63, OT. Next: vs. Washington State, Wednesday. 10. Villanova (8-0) beat Saint Joseph’s 74-46. Next: at No. 24 Illinois, Tuesday. 11. Kansas (6-1) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Wednesday. 12. North Carolina (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. East Carolina, Sunday. 13. San Diego State (6-1) did not play. Next: at Washington, Sunday. 14. Ohio State (6-1) beat Colgate 70-50. Next: vs. High Point, Wednesday. 15. Miami (8-1) lost to Green Bay 68-55. Next: vs. Savannah State, Monday. 16. West Virginia (7-1) did not play. Next: at Northern Kentucky, Sunday. 17. Michigan (6-2) lost to NJIT 72-70. Next: vs. Eastern Michigan, Tuesday. 18. Arkansas (6-1) did not play. Next: at Clemson, Sunday. 19. Michigan State (6-3) beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 85-52. Next: vs. Oakland, Sunday, Dec. 14. 20. Iowa State (5-1) did not play. Next: vs. UMKC, Tuesday. 21. Maryland (8-1) beat Winthrop 82-62. Next: vs. North Carolina Central, Wednesday. 22. Oklahoma (5-2) did not play. Next: at Tulsa, Saturday. 23. Butler (7-1) beat Northwestern 6556. Next: vs. Kennesaw State, Monday. 24. Illinois (7-1) beat American 70-55. Next: vs. No. 10 Villanova, Tuesday. 25. Utah (6-1) did not play. Next: at BYU, Wednesday. Midwest Scores Ball St. 70, Indiana St. 63 Bowling Green 64, Alabama A&M 47 Butler 65, Northwestern 56 Cent. Michigan 94, SIU-Edwardsville 61 Dayton 73, E. Michigan 64 Detroit 67, South Florida 57 Evansville 89, IUPUI 62 IPFW 86, Miami (Ohio) 78 Illinois 70, American U. 55 Indiana 95, Savannah St. 49 Iowa 77, UMBC 47

Team scores: 1. Harlem 5,203, 2. Marengo 5,185, 3. Freeport 5,149, 4. Waubonsie Valley 5,084, 5. Belvidere North 5,073, 6. Meta Valley 4,809, 7. Belvidere 4,764, 8. Boylan 4,739, 9. Rockford East 4,585, 10. Rochelle 4,581, 11. St. Charles North 4,531, 12. Hononegah 4,470, 13. Christian Life 4,441, 14. Jefferson 4,174, 15. Woodstock 3,569, 16. Auburn 3,479 Marengo: Rachel Baumann 646, Megan Hanelt 628, Dominique Bailey 619, Hannah Parchutz 534, Megan Anthony 454

BOYS BOWLING IC CATHOLIC PREP INVITE Final team standings: 1. Plainfield East, 2. St. Charles North, 3. Glenbard East, 4. Marengo Marengo: Kyle Alt 629, Anthony Ranzino 604, Dustin Termini 592, Jake Barton 564, Pat West 502, Kyle Oakes 462. Totals: 3,353.

BOYS SWIMMING HARLEM INVITE

Monday Girls Basketball: Jacobs at Crystal Lake Central, Harvard at Rockford Christian, 7 p.m. Boys Bowling: Woodstock co-op at McHenry, Winnebago at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m. Girls Bowling: Winnebago at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Boys Basketball: Cary-Grove at Hampshire, Huntley at Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South at Prairie Ridge, Chicagoland Jewish at Dundee-Crown, Jacobs at Woodstock, Marian Central at Rockford Christian, McHenry at Woodstock North, 7 p.m., Faith Christian at Alden-Hebron, Faith Lutheran at Luther North, 7:30 p.m. Girls Basketball: Faith Christian at Alden-Hebron, 6 p.m., Dundee-Crown at Grant, Prairie Ridge at Grayslake Central, Burlington Central at Richmond-Burton, 7 p.m., Johnsburg at Marengo, 7:15 p.m. Boys Bowling: Grayslake Central at Marengo, 4:30 p.m. Girls Bowling: Marengo at Byron, 4 p.m.; Woodstock co-op at Grayslake North, McHenry at Dundee-Crown, Grayslake Central at Huntley, 4:30 p.m. Boys Swimming: Woodstock co-op at Elgin, 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED Saturday 1. South Carolina (7-0) did not play. Next: at No. 9 Duke, Sunday. 2. Notre Dame (8-1) lost to No. 3 UConn 76-58. Next: at No. 25 DePaul, Wednesday. 3. UConn (6-1) beat No. 2 Notre Dame 76-58. Next: vs. DePaul, Friday, Dec. 19. 4. Texas (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southern U., Monday. 5. Texas A&M (8-0) did not play. Next: at TCU, Sunday. 6. North Carolina (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Appalachian State, Sunday, Dec. 14. 7. Louisville (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Kentucky, Sunday. 8. Stanford (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Sunday, Dec. 14. 9. Duke (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 South Carolina, Sunday. 10. California (7-0) did not play. Next: at Kansas, Sunday. 11. Baylor (5-1) did not play. Next: at Mississippi, Sunday. 12. Nebraska (7-0) did not play. Next: at Alabama, Sunday. 13. Kentucky (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Louisville, Sunday. 14. Tennessee (5-2) did not play. Next: at Lipscomb, Sunday. 15. Maryland (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Towson, Sunday. 16. Michigan State (5-1) did not play. Next: at No. 19 Georgia, Sunday. 17. Oregon State (7-0) beat Sacramento State 104-59. Next: at No. 6 North Carolina, Tuesday, Dec. 16. 18. Rutgers (6-1) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Arkansas, Sunday. 19. Georgia (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 16 Michigan State, Sunday. 20. Oklahoma State (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 15. 21. Syracuse (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina Central, Sunday, Dec. 14. 22. Iowa (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Colorado, Sunday. 23. Mississippi State (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Sunday. 24. West Virginia (6-1) beat Coppin State 83-43. Next: vs. Duquesne, Wednesday. 25. Arkansas (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 18 Rutgers, Sunday. 25. DePaul (5-2) did not play. Next: at Chicago State, Sunday. Midwest Scores Ball St. 75, Oakland 50 Bradley 76, Missouri 64 East Carolina 76, Ohio 68 Evansville 51, Miami (Ohio) 41 Green Bay 70, W. Michigan 55 IPFW 65, N. Kentucky 59 Ill.-Chicago 67, W. Illinois 54 Illinois 86, S. Illinois 42 Missouri St. 75, SIU-Edwardsville 69 North Dakota 90, N. Dakota St. 87, OT Saint Louis 68, Missouri-St. Louis 49 South Dakota 86, Cal St.-Fullerton 50 Tulsa 87, Valparaiso 63 UConn 76, Notre Dame 58 Wisconsin 89, Marquette 64

PGA TOUR HERO WORLD CHALLENGE Saturday At Isleworth Golf and Country Club Windermere, Fla. Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,354; Par: 72 Third Round Jordan Spieth 66-67-63—196 -20 Keegan Bradley 72-66-65—203 -13 Henrik Stenson 67-68-68—203 -13 Patrick Reed 73-63-69—205 -11 Justin Rose 72-64-70—206 -10 Jason Day 71-67-70—208 -8 Graeme McDowell 68-73-68—209 -7 Matt Kuchar 69-70-70—209 -7 Rickie Fowler 67-70-72—209 -7 Bubba Watson 69-68-72—209 -7 Zach Johnson 67-71-72—210 -6 Billy Horschel 73-72-67—212 -4 Hideki Matsuyama 68-73-71—212 -4 Chris Kirk 70-68-74—212 -4 Jimmy Walker 68-69-75—212 -4 Hunter Mahan 71-71-71—213 -3 Steve Stricker 67-73-74—214 -2 Tiger Woods 77-70-69—216 E

EUROPEAN TOUR NEDBANK CHALLENGE Saturday At Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,831; Par: 72 Third Round Luke Donald, England 71-63-69—203 Danny Willett, England 71-68-65—204 Ross Fisher, England 66-70-70—206 Marcel Siem, Germany 68-72-71—211 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 71-70-71—212 Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 70-73-69—212 KiradechAphibarnrat,Thailand 72-73-68—213 Tim Clark, South Africa 70-71-72—213 Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain 70-74-69—213 Jonas Blixt, Sweden 71-73-70—214 Alexander Levy, France 68-70-76—214 DawieVanderWalt,SouthAfrica 73-72-69—214 Tommy Fleetwood, England 74-67-74—215 Stephen Gallacher, Scotland 70-73-72—215 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 73-71-71—215 Shane Lowry, Ireland 72-72-71—215 CharlSchwartzel, SouthAfrica 70-71-75—216 Brendon Todd, United States 73-68-75—216 George Coetzee, South Africa 68-74-76—218 Brooks Koepka, UnitedStates 70-74-75—219 Joost Luiten, Netherlands 72-74-73—219 Jaco Ahlers, South Africa 74-75-70—219 Marc Warren, Scotland 75-73-71—219 Martin Kaymer, Germany 74-75-71—220 Lee Westwood, England 72-70-78—220 Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 80-72-68—220 Kevin Na, United States 77-73-72—222 Mikko Ilonen, Finland 76-78-72—226 DanievanTonder,SouthAfrica 77-78-76—231

COMMUNITY SOCCER CHRIS APPLEGATE MEMORIAL CHARITY SOCCER TOURNAMENT Sunday, Dec. 28 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. McHenry Athletic Complex (Formerly Regional Sports Center)-Near McHenry County College Men’s Open & Co-Ed Divisions 3 Games Guaranteed $200/Team All Proceeds Benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Heat United Soccer Club’s “Hardship Fund” Email Jon Betts (d300tenniscoach@ gmail.com) with questions or to register

THURSDAY

at New Jersey 6 p.m. CSN AM-720

at Boston 6 p.m. CSN/NHLN AM-720 BROOKLYN 7 p.m. CSN AM-1000

at San Antonio 4 p.m.

J-HAWK INVITE

GOLF Loyola of Chicago 77, Ill.-Chicago 67 Michigan St. 85, Ark.-Pine Bluff 52 NJIT 72, Michigan 70 New Mexico 63, Valparaiso 46 North Dakota 63, Drake 62 North Florida 73, Purdue 70 Notre Dame 75, Fairleigh Dickinson 57 Ohio St. 70, Colgate 50 S. Dakota St. 81, UMKC 61 SE Missouri 63, SE Louisiana 59 St. Bonaventure 80, Ohio 70 Toledo 87, Chicago St. 59 Wichita St. 81, Saint Louis 52 Wisconsin 49, Marquette 38

WEDNESDAY

GIRLS BOWLING

SCHEDULE

HUNTLEY 60, THORNIDGE 9 106: Dziwlik (H) by forfeit 113: Siddons (H) by forfeit 120: Double forfeit 126: Kitsis (H) by forfeit 132: Pawlak (H) by forfeit 138: Gallagarin (H) by forfeit 145: Brown (T) d. Zbilski, 2-0 OT 152: Padroza (H) p. Patterson, 3:10 160: Oliveras (H) by forfeit 170: Brandl (H) p. Harritos, 5:30 182: Double forfeit 195: Reese (T) by forfeit 220: Walker (H) p. Rodgers, 3:30

TUESDAY Next game: Dec. 15 NEW ORLEANS

LEYDEN 46, CL SOUTH 23

LEYDEN QUAD

106: Spencer (H) p. Zhanay, 0:52 113: Stenger (H) p. Sherburne, 0:48 120: Plese (PC) dec. Quiroz, 6-5 126: Dean (PC) dec. Brands, 6-3 132: Nudera (PC) maj. dec. Pawlak, 12-3 138: Ellingwood (PC) d. Gamboa, DQ 145: Ledbetter (PC) d. Zbilski by tech. fall, 16-1 152: Meyer (H) dec. Kokkines, 7-1 160: Thigpen (PC) p. Brand, 1:01 170: May (PC) dec. Losbanes, 5-4 182: Aikens (PC) p. Darby, 2:32 195: Mihalopoulos (H) p. Seeley, 5:10 220: Walker (H) p. Guyton, 5:08 285: Blanchard (H) p. Dodge, 5:15

MONDAY

106: Bennett (CLS) by forfeit 113: Garcia (L) dec. Riess 120: Baez (L) by forfeit 126: Torres (L) dec. Castiblanco 132: Alabed (L)by forfeit 138: Hernandez (L) maj. dec. Fetherling 145: Barone (CLS) by forfeit 152: Salinas (L) p. Malik, 2:36 160: Weinandy (CLS) d. Virzi by tech fall 170: Alabed (L) p. Fontanetta, 3:30 182: Osegueda (L) p. Delatorre, 2:33 195: Hernandez (L) dec. Pincombe 220: Gastfield (CLS) p. Balderas, 2:23 285: Puga (L) dec. Gabric

CL SOUTH 52, BUFFALO GROVE 30

PLANFIELD CENTRAL 36 HUNTLEY 33

SUNDAY

TEAM

220: Gastfield (CLS) p. Nolan, 4:45 285: Raynes (NT) p. Gabric, 2:10

Team scores: 1. Hononegah 254, 2. Byron 237, 3. Jacobs 218, 4. Huntley 167, 5. Auburn 151, 6. Harlem 118, 7. Belvidere 113, 8. Rockford East 54, 9. Boylan 13 200 medley relay: 1. Byron 1:41.99, 3. Huntley (B. Cazel, J. Cazel, Vandy, Haage) 1:48.05 200 free: 1. Bryan Haage (HUNT) 1:50.44, 3. B. Cazel 1:57.53, 4. Guenther (JAC) 2:02.46, 5. Reid (JAC) 2:02.88, 8. Van Wiel (JAC) 2:03.50, 13. Gaynor (HUNT) 2:17.38 200 IM: 1. Carlson (BYRN) 2:02.05, 2. Ogaban (J) 2:04.83, 7. Vandy (HUNT) 2:27.98, 10. Becker (JAC) 2:30.03, 11. Cipparone (JAC) 2:31.15, 13. Lo Piccolo (HUNT) 2:32.85, 18. Gaudio (HUNT) 2:45.40 50 free: 1. Knottnerus (JAC) 23.54, 4. J. Cazel (HUNT) 24.10, 11. Limbach (JAC) 25.92, 15. Hagn (HUNT) 27.70, 22. Kilbourne (JAC) 30.25 100 fly: 1. Ainsworth (HON) 55.66, 7. Van Wiel (JAC) 1:04.15, 8. Vandy (HUNT) 1:04.67, 9. Elijah (JAC) 1:06.32, 14. Haiges (HUNT) 1:14.01 100 free: 1. Haage (HUNT) 50.40, 2. Knottnerus (JAC) 52.85, 7. Landoch (HUNT) 58.90, 9. Limbach (JAC) 59.46, 11. Derby (JAC) 1:00.46, 13. Lo Piccolo (HUNT) 1:01.88 500 free: 1. Bullard (A) 5:11.20, 2. B. Cazel (HUNT) 5:11.25, 4. Guenther (JAC) 5:27.59, 10. Gaynor (HUNT) 6:09.69, 12. Gaudio (HUNT) 6:32.73, 15. Kilbourne (JAC) 6:54.81 200 free: 1. Hononegah 1:38.79, 4. Jacobs (Limbach, Van Wiel, Derby, Coyle) 1:43.54, 8. Huntley (Michael, LoPiccolo, Gaynor, J. Cazel) 100 back: 1. Ogaban (JAC) 55.01, 3. Stuart (JAC) 1:02.96, 4. Coyle (JAC) 1:03.57, 10. Hagn (HUNT) 1:11.09, 12. Michael (HUNT) 1:12.36 100 breast: 1. Carlson (BYRN) 1:02.75, 2. J. Cazel (HUNT) 1:04.49, 8. Derby (JAC) 1:14.72, 11. Haiges (HUNT) 1:18.11, 12. Becker (JAC) 1:18.38, 14. Cipparone (JAC) 1:18.76 400 free relay: 1. Byron 3:28.00, 2. Jacobs (Stuart, Coyle, Knottnerus, Ogaban) 3:32.25, 4. Huntley (B. Cazel, Vandy, Landoch, Haage) 3:35.91

BASKETBALL NBA

SPORTS 11

at San Antonio 7 p.m.

ON TAP SUNDAY 3 p.m.: Mississippi at Oregon, FS1 4 p.m.: Arkansas at Clemson, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Creighton at Nebraska, BTN

TV/Radio NFL Noon: Regional coverage, Jets at Vikings, CBS Noon: Regional coverage, Tampa Bay at Detroit, Fox 3:25 p.m.: Regional coverage, Seattle at Philadelphia, Fox 7:20 p.m.: New England at San Diego, NBC

SOCCER 7:25 a.m.: Premier League, Swansea at West Ham, NBCSN 9:55 a.m.: Premier League, Leicester at Aston Villa, NBCSN 2 p.m.: MLS Cup, New England at Los Angeles, ESPN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11:45 a.m.: College Football Playoff Selection Show, at Bristol, Conn., ESPN

WINTER SPORTS GOLF 11 a.m.: PGA Tour, Hero World Challenge, final round, at Windermere, Fla., TGC 12:30 p.m.: PGA Tour, Hero World Challenge, final round, at Windermere, Fla. (same-day tape), NBC

4 p.m.: Skiing, USSA, Birds of Prey, at Beaver Creek, Colo. (same-day tape), NBC

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m.: Oklahoma at North Texas, FSN Noon: South Carolina at Duke, ESPN2 1 p.m.: Texas A&M at TCU, FSN 5 p.m.: California at Kansas, FS1

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 11 a.m.: Towson at Georgetown, FS1 1 p.m.: Milwaukee at DePaul, FS1 2 p.m.: East Carolina at North Carolina, ESPNU 2 p.m.: Illinois State at Alabama Birmingham, CSN

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER Noon: NCAA College Cup Final, ESPNU

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 27 18 8 1 37 85 Nashville 26 17 7 2 36 70 St. Louis 27 17 8 2 36 76 Winnipeg 27 14 9 4 32 61 Minnesota 25 14 10 1 29 71 Dallas 27 10 12 5 25 79 Colorado 27 9 12 6 24 72 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 28 17 6 5 39 81 Vancouver 27 18 8 1 37 84 Calgary 27 17 8 2 36 87 Los Angeles 27 14 8 5 33 72 San Jose 27 13 10 4 30 77 Arizona 28 10 15 3 23 66 Edmonton 26 6 15 5 17 58 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Tampa Bay 28 18 7 3 39 98 Detroit 27 16 6 5 37 85 Montreal 29 17 10 2 36 74 Toronto 26 14 9 3 31 89 Boston 28 15 12 1 31 72 Florida 25 11 7 7 29 56 Ottawa 26 10 11 5 25 66 Buffalo 27 9 16 2 20 47 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 26 18 6 2 38 85 N.Y. Islanders 27 19 8 0 38 86 Washington 26 12 10 4 28 74 N.Y. Rangers 25 11 10 4 26 73 New Jersey 27 10 13 4 24 64 Philadelphia 26 9 13 4 22 68 Columbus 26 9 15 2 20 61 Carolina 25 8 14 3 19 57

GA 53 54 63 60 61 95 89 GA 76 74 69 59 75 90 90 GA 72 69 76 79 72 64 71 85 GA 60 74 71 73 79 82 88 71

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Blackhawks 3, Nashville 1 Pittsburgh 3, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 6, N.Y. Islanders 4 Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 1 Toronto 5, Vancouver 2 Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 Florida 3, Buffalo 2 Washington 4, New Jersey 1 Dallas 4, Montreal 1 Boston 5, Arizona 2 San Jose at Calgary (n) Sunday’s Games Anaheim at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Ottawa, 6 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 6 p.m. Florida at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Anaheim 5, Minnesota 4 Winnipeg 6, Colorado 2 Blackhawks 4, Montreal 3

BLACKHAWKS 3, PREDATORS 1 Chicago Nashville

1 0

BETTING ODDS

A–17,212 (17,113). T–2:30. Referees–Dan O’Halloran, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen–Don Henderson, Brad Kovachik.

1 — 3 1 — 1

First Period–1, Chicago, Saad 6 (Keith), 14:53. Penalties–Bartley, Nas (interference), 3:00; Rozsival, Chi (hooking), 16:57. Second Period–2, Chicago, Hossa 4 (Saad, Seabrook), 2:48. Penalties–Bickell, Chi, major (fighting), 12:38; Bartley, Nas, major (fighting), 12:38; Jones, Nas (interference), 12:38. Third Period–3, Nashville, Wilson 6 (Bartley, Fisher), :34. 4, Chicago, Hossa 5, 18:49 (en). Penalties–Ribeiro, Nas (hooking), 20:00. Shots on Goal–Chicago 10-12-9–31. Nashville 13-7-13–33. Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 2; Nashville 0 of 1. Goalies–Chicago, Darling 3-1-0 (33 shots-32 saves). Nashville, Rinne 17-5-1 (30-28).

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Rockford 16 6 1 1 34 74 Wolves 13 8 3 0 29 71 Milwaukee 12 7 0 2 26 60 Grand Rapids 10 9 2 0 22 59 Lake Erie 9 8 2 2 22 60 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Utica 16 5 3 0 35 67 Adirondack 13 10 1 0 27 71 Hamilton 11 10 2 0 24 67 Rochester 9 13 1 0 19 69 Toronto 7 13 2 0 16 39 West Division W L OL SL Pts GF Oklahoma City 14 4 2 2 32 77 San Antonio 13 6 2 0 28 72 Texas 7 7 7 0 21 56 Charlotte 8 11 2 0 18 49 Iowa 5 15 1 1 12 54 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF Manchester 14 5 1 1 30 68 Portland 14 9 0 0 28 61 St. John’s 10 11 4 1 25 57 Worcester 10 10 2 0 22 57 Providence 9 11 2 0 20 57 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF Hershey 13 8 1 1 28 59 W-B/Scranton 13 9 1 1 28 61 Binghamton 11 8 2 1 25 77 Lehigh Valley 9 9 2 1 21 52 Norfolk 9 14 0 0 18 54 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF Springfield 17 7 1 0 35 80 Syracuse 13 7 3 0 29 72 Bridgeport 12 8 2 1 27 77 Albany 11 7 1 4 27 64 Hartford 11 9 2 1 25 60

GA 52 58 51 58 70 GA 52 77 61 74 63 GA 64 65 67 64 80 GA 49 51 76 62 58 GA 50 53 67 60 79 GA 65 70 66 68 71

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Saturday’s Games Portland 6, Albany 1 Hamilton 4, Toronto 2 St. John’s 3, Worcester 2 Springfield 1, Hartford 0, SO Charlotte 2, Iowa 1 Manchester 5, Norfolk 2 Syracuse 2, Rochester 0 Bridgeport 3, Lehigh Valley 2, SO Binghamton 5, Adirondack 3 Hershey 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Oklahoma City 5, Milwaukee 3 Grand Rapids 4, Rockford 0 Sunday’s Games Wolves at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Binghamton at Hartford, 2 p.m. Texas at Hamilton, 2 p.m. Lehigh Valley at Bridgeport, 2 p.m. Adirondack at Albany, 2 p.m. Norfolk at Manchester, 2 p.m. Rochester at Toronto, 2 p.m. Portland at Providence, 2:05 p.m. Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 3 p.m. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hershey, 4 p.m. Lake Erie at Rockford, 4 p.m. Friday’s Games Lake Erie 2, Wolves 1 Worcester 1, St. John’s 0 Portland 3, Manchester 2, SO Oklahoma City 4, Grand Rapids 1 Hershey 6, Bridgeport 3 Springfield 3, Norfolk 2 Syracuse 6, Hartford 5 Adirondack 3, Texas 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Lehigh Valley 1 Albany 2, Providence 1 Binghamton 4, Rochester 1 Toronto 3, Hamilton 1 Utica 5, San Antonio 4, OT

FOOTBALL NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 380 267 Detroit 8 4 0 .667 231 207 Minnesota 5 7 0 .417 233 257 Bears 5 8 0 .385 281 378 East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 375 285 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 301 N.Y. Giants 3 9 0 .250 257 319 Washington 3 9 0 .250 244 322 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 5 7 0 .417 291 299 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 323 318 Carolina 3 8 1 .292 228 331 Tampa Bay 2 10 0 .167 220 314 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 3 0 .750 258 224 Seattle 8 4 0 .667 298 221 San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 231 244 St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 261 285 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 3 0 .750 378 253 Miami 7 5 0 .583 301 232 Buffalo 7 5 0 .583 264 217 N.Y. Jets 2 10 0 .167 190 319 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 382 283 Houston 6 6 0 .500 287 247 Tennessee 2 10 0 .167 213 338 Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 186 329 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 8 3 1 .708 260 247 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 328 242 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 320 298 Cleveland 7 5 0 .583 252 245 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 9 3 0 .750 361 276 San Diego 8 4 0 .667 279 249 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 276 224 Oakland 1 11 0 .083 176 337

Thursday’s Game Dallas 41, Bears 28 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Tennessee, Noon Carolina at New Orleans, Noon N.Y. Jets at Minnesota, Noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Noon St. Louis at Washington, Noon Baltimore at Miami, Noon Indianapolis at Cleveland, Noon Tampa Bay at Detroit, Noon Houston at Jacksonville, Noon Buffalo at Denver, 3:05 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 3:25 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. New England at San Diego, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Atlanta at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED No. 1 Alabama (12-1) beat No. 14 Missouri 42-13, SEC championship. Next: TBA. No. 2 Florida State (13-0) beat No. 12 Georgia Tech 37-35, ACC championship. Next: TBA. No. 4 TCU (11-1) beat Iowa State 55-3. Next: TBA. No. 5 Baylor (11-1) beat No. 9 Kansas State 38-27. Next: TBA. No. 6 Ohio State (12-1) beat No. 11 Wisconsin 59-0 Big Ten championship. Next: TBA. No. 9 Kansas State (9-3) lost to No. 5 Baylor 38-27. Next: TBA. No. 11 Wisconsin (10-3) lost to No. 6 Ohio State 59-0, Big Ten championship. Next: TBA. No. 12 Georgia Tech (10-3) lost to No. 2 Florida State 37-35, ACC championship. Next: TBA. No. 14 Missouri (10-3) lost to No. 1 Alabama 42-13, SEC championship. Next: TBA. No. 18 Oklahoma (8-4) lost to Oklahoma State 38-35, OT. Next: TBA. No. 22 Boise State (10-2) vs. Fresno State, MWC championship (n). Next: TBA.

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE FAVORITE at Miami at Cincinnati Indianapolis Houston at Tennessee at New Orleans at Detroit St. Louis at Minnesota at Denver Kansas City San Francisco at Philadelphia New England at Green Bay

NFL Sunday PTS O/U UNDERDOG 3 (45½) Baltimore 3 (47) Pittsburgh 3½ (50) at Cleveland 6 (42) at Jacksonville Pk (46) N.Y. Giants 10 (49½) Carolina 10 (41½) Tampa Bay 3 (45) at Washington 5½ (40) N.Y. Jets 10 (48) Buffalo 1 (40) at Arizona 8 (41) at Oakland 1 (48) Seattle 4 (52) at San Diego Monday 12½ (56) Atlanta

NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Georgia 3½ Colorado Richmond 5 at James Madison at DePaul 8 Milwaukee George Washington-x 9 Charlotte Hofstra 6 at Appalachian St. at North Carolina 23 East Carolina Tulsa 4½ at UALR Arkansas 2½ at Clemson at Oregon 7 Mississippi California 3½ at Nevada at Southern Cal 4½ Utah St. at UCLA 10½ San Diego at Georgetown 17 Towson at Nebraska 4½ Creighton Illinois St. 2½ at UAB San Diego St. 1 at Washington at Quinnipiac 9½ Fairfield at Cleveland St. 13½ W. Illinois at Manhattan 13½ Marist at Colorado St. 15 N. Colorado at Oral Roberts 3 Missouri St. at Kentucky 25 E. Kentucky Iona 2½ at Monmouth (NJ) Siena 2 at Rider at Montana 2 N. Dakota St. x-at Verizon Center NBA FAVORITE LINEO/U UNDERDOG Washington 3½ (209) at Boston at Atlanta 5½(213½) Denver Oklahoma City 8 (195½) at Detroit at Memphis 6½(193½) Miami at Dallas 9 (210) Milwaukee Portland 6 (194½) at New York New Orleans 3 (210) at L.A. Lakers FAVORITE at Winnipeg Detroit Vancouver San Jose

NHL LINE UNDERDOG -120 Anaheim -135 at Carolina -135 at Ottawa -150 at Edmonton

LINE +100 +115 +115 +130

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with LHP Edgar Ibarra on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Assigned F Mike Muscala to Fort Wayne (NBADL). Recalled F-C Adreian Payne from Fort Wayne. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed TE Phillip Supernaw from the practice squad. DENVER BRONCOS — Signed PK Brandon McManus to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed RB Jerick McKinnon on injured reserve. Signed DE Justin Trattou from the practice squad and S Ahmad Dixon to the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Activated DL Sealver Siliga from injured reserve. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed S Jonathan Dowling on injured reserve. Signed TE Scott Simonson from the practice squad. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed CB Chase Minnifield on injured reserve. Released WR Aldrick Robinson. Signed LB Gabe Miller and DB Kenny Okoro from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D Mat Clark to Norfolk (AHL). Recalled F Rickard Rakell from Norfolk. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Assigned F Garrett Meurs from Lake Erie (AHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Jonathan Diaby from Cincinnati (ECHL) to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned F Josh Nicholls from Hartford (AHL) to Greenville (ECHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Assigned F Caleb Herbert from Hershey (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL).

COLLEGE GEORGIA TECH — Agreed to terms with football coach Paul Johnson on a four-year contract extension through 2020.

SOCCER MLS CUP Sunday: New England at LA Galaxy, 2 p.m.

MLS MVP WINNERS 2014 — Robbie Keane, Los Angeles 2013 — Mike Magee, Fire 2012 — Chris Wondolowski, San Jose 2011 — Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. 2010 — David Ferreira, Dallas 2009 — Landon Donovan, Los Angeles 2008 — Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus 2007 — Luciano Emilio, D.C.

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Many chances to save money during holidays It’s been a whirlwind the past weekand-a-half with Thanksgiving festivities, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and finally, with all of your savings, Giving Tuesday. Did you know Black Friday was started when FDR moved Thanksgiving up to the last Thursday of the month so Americans could have a day off of work to shop and help the retail economy grow? At first, people were appalled at the change, but as retailers realized they were getting in the black with revenue, the idea took hold. This year, Black Friday started Thursday with some businesses opening all day, including Gander Mountain, and others opening at 4 and 6 p.m., including Kohl’s, Walmart, Best Buy and others (mainly big-box stores). The stores that did the best on Black Friday are all discounters, revealing that Americans are more concerned about saving money than ever. Business Insider reports winners of Black Friday, according to Deutsche Bank, are Kohl’s, Family Dollar and Walmart. Cyber Monday started in 2005 and results were better for the bottom line than Black Friday. Time online reports that e-commerce sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving hit $2.04 billion, up 17 percent compared to a year ago. Online Athens lists 12 reasons people shop Cyber Monday including being able to research more, getting better bargains without standing in line in the middle of the night and being able to shop from home or work. The last named shopping day this season is Small Business Saturday, started by American Express in 2010 to help boost sales for local business owners. The success this year has been attributed to communities coming together to create events surrounding Small Business Saturday. It’s still great to go into a local shop to see people you live by, go to school with, worship with and be part of a community. Studies show nationwide that by shopping locally, along with the big box stores, it would generate 10 percent more revenue to the local community. Giving Tuesday comes hot on the heels of Cyber Monday. This day was started in 2012 to promote giving during the holiday season. According to Blackbaud, a database company out of South Carolina, online giving has increased more than 270 percent since 2011. This is a global initiative that uses the Internet and social media to support its cause. As we shop for our loved ones and other obligations, it’s also good to remember to give to our local charities. The Chamber of Commerce plays a significant role in supporting and promoting business in the community all year. Your local chamber is a source for your business needs as you prepare your taxes and evaluate your insurance needs, financial issues, marketing strategies, educational opportunities and so much more that keeps your life moving in the direction you have set. We are here for the community to promote business, interact with residents and business owners, bringing people together and educating on policies and processes that will affect you. The Algonquin /Lake in the Hills Chamber wishes you and yours a beautiful, peaceful and fulfilling holiday season.

• Katrina McGuire is president of the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce. Reach her at 847-658-5300.

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Weathering the recession McHenry business survives without layoffs, sets record sales By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – The 100,000-squarefoot Metalmaster Roofmaster facility on the south side of McHenry was designed to showcase the work the family-run company does. The flat metal sheets that encase the building were the basis of the company when George and Gloria Smeja started it in 1977. Brothers Michael and Daniel Smeja took over the business along with their wives, Rochelle and Sharon, after their parents retired and ultimately passed away a few years ago. The canopy that covers the front walkway shows off its custom metal work and is lined with Sno Gems, snow guards designed and produced by the company starting in 1994. The roof is divided into sections, and prospective customers can climb onto it to see their options. And despite the rough years of the recession, the family-owned company is set to bring in a record year in sales, topping the $26 million worth of business it had last year. It also increased the number of employees by as much as 20 percent in some departments; and got a separate retail business, Limitless Innovations, off the ground. “It was a shaky world out there for quite a few years,” co-owner Michael Smeja said. “The good thing for us is we were into a lot of different areas, roofing, sheet metal, service work, stuff like that, so we could adjust. We went from new construction to reroofing and doing more service work.” The company went from a target of 70 percent of its work being new construction and 30 percent reroofing projects to a 50-50 spilt at the lowest point, Daniel Smeja said. It also started doing more custom architectural metal work than it had before. The margins were tighter. Some projects took losses. But the family made the commitment not to make any layoffs and did not eliminate any positions. “It happened a lot with familyrun companies,” said Pam Cumpata, president of the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation. “With family-run companies, they truly are. They’re family by blood, and then there is the family that has been in the company for years.” It was this mentality, its vision and the contribution it made to the

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Mike Massaro, director of operations, sheet metal division (left), and Matt Mistrata, fabricator, roll aluminum composite material into columns for a local car dealership while working Nov. 20 at Metalmaster Roofmaster Inc. in McHenry. Metalmaster Roofmaster has stayed a family-run business through its 37 years in business, weathering the recession by focusing more on reroofing and maintenance projects and now seeing a return to growth.

Todd Keller, shop foreman, watches an AXYZ machine cut aluminum composite material while working Nov. 20 at Metalmaster Roofmaster Inc. in McHenry. county’s economy, that resulted in the McHenry County Economic Development Corporation awarding Metalmaster Roofmaster the 2014 Business Champion Award for large businesses of 101 to 299 employees. “We did see the potential for the future,” Daniel Smeja said. “You al-

ways outlook as much as you can, but you can never trust it. It’s like the weather. You never know exactly how things are going to play out and when exactly it’s going to happen, but we did see the potential there. You don’t want to ever let down somebody that helped you get

somewhere.” The growth this past year was even more than anticipated, he said, adding that the influx “just came out of nowhere.” The adaptability that allowed Metalmaster Roofmaster to ride out the recession also has lent itself to meeting the growing demand, Daniel Smeja said. The company has developed a specialty in LEED-certified projects, can do custom metal work, creates its own snow guards and solar attachments and is certified to work on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects. “We can do all of it on the same job,” Daniel Smeja said. “That’s what sets you apart. You’re able to accomodate all these custom requirements because the office atmosphere and the staff here are capable of handling it.” Looking forward, the company made a major investment last year in fabrication machines for composite metal panels and new estimating software. “We’re constantly investing in the future and keeping up with technology,” Rochelle Smeja said.

How holiday shoppers are getting smarter percent to $21.76 billion. Cyber Monday deals also are being stretched out into “Cyber Week” and even earlier, crimping sales on the day itself. Sales rose 8.5 percent that day, the Monday after Thanksgiving, according to IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. But that wasn’t as strong as was expected. The National Federation still projects sales will rise 4.1 percent for November and December, which accounts for on average 20 percent of the industry’s total sales. But analysts expect a retail slugfest over winning those dollars. Here are some of the ways people are shopping smarter:

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK – Shoppers are getting smarter. The start of the holiday shopping season shows a simple discount, even a big one, isn’t always enough to lure people to buy. Shoppers can sniff out a legitimate deal from a fake one and are even leaving items in online shopping carts as reminders to look for a better bargain. Shoppers with more knowledge and new patience may have contributed to the less-thanstellar turnout over Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional kickoff of holiday shopping. Stores heavily discounted holiday merchandise days and even weeks before Black Friday. That gave shoppers plenty of opportunities to avoid the big lines. That seemed to backfire over Thanksgiving weekend. The endless stream of sales pitches made many shoppers confident that heavy discounts would continue right on through Christmas. That may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The lukewarm start to the season means retailers will watch the next few weeks closely and could roll out more promotions than planned, says Dave Bassuk, managing director and co-head of the re-

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A Target shopper uses her iPhone to compare prices DISCOUNTS AREN’T ENOUGH Shoppers are addicted to deals, but it’s taking at Walmart while shopping Nov. 27 in South Portland, Maine. Savvy shoppers are using the vast information more and more to get their attention. Twenty percent off? Better throw in free shipat their fingertips to wring ever-better deals or offers. ping, too. “They’re acutely aware of all the elements of tail practice at AlixPartners. “Retailers’ greed hurt them, and the consumer value,” said the retail trade group’s CEO Matt Shay. is so much smarter,” he said. Free shipping has been a top factor for online ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based consumer analytics company that tracks data at malls and shoppers in deciding whether to buy. stores but not online sites, said earlier this week See SHOPPING, page D2 that sales for the four-day weekend slipped 2.1

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A properly budgeted Christmas is important Dear Dave, My wife and I are still paying off debt, so we didn’t budget anything for Christmas. How much do you think we should spend on close friends and family members? – Dan

Dear Dan, Not having a budget for Christmas probably isn’t a great idea if you want to have a happy marriage. It’s really not that difficult. I don’t know whether there’s a certain amount that works for everyone, because everybody’s circumstances are different. But you must have a plan when holidays or other special occasions come along – especially when you’re trying to get out of debt. If you have kids, you certainly need to budget for them. They may

DAVE SAYS Dave Ramsey not get everything they want, but there’s no reason there can’t be something under the tree. You also need to budget a little something for your spouse. The good thing is you can have a little fun with these gifts and make them more from the heart than the wallet. What if you gave your wife a coupon that says you’ll cook a real dinner for her and the kids once a week for the next three months? Or perhaps it’s a voucher for a free back rub any time she’s feeling stressed and tired. Maybe you could find a nice but inexpensive frame

and put a favorite picture of the two of you inside. Things that come from the heart, or that include little acts of kindness or serving the other person, can go a long way. Those kinds of things are especially meaningful to most folks during the holiday season. Trust me, Dan. You can have a wonderful, loving, quality Christmas without spending a lot of money. You’ll have to spend a little here and there, but just make sure it’s an amount that’s appropriate for your financial situation. If you’re making $200,000 and trying to get out of debt, that’s one thing. But if you’re making $20,000 a year and trying to get out of debt, you need to do things that are creative and don’t require a lot of cash. – Dave

Dear Dave, My husband and I are looking at getting a second vehicle. We found one we like, and it’s in great shape, but they’re asking more than we can afford to pay. How do you make a low offer without making someone angry or insulting them? – Angela

Dear Angela, It’s always a smart move to try and stay on the seller’s good side. You want to be classy and diplomatic, and never point out the bad things about an item someone’s selling just to drive down the price. If you insult their merchandise or insinuate the price is unfair, you’re likely to blow the whole deal right off the bat. How about this? Tell them it’s a fine vehicle, and

their price is fair, but the amount they’re asking is outside your budget. Let them know how much you want to work out a deal, but, in order for it to fit into your lifestyle, you can only pay a certain amount. You might throw in that a lot of people are selling things right now because of the economy, and you’re just looking for the very best deal. Maybe that, and letting them know you’re standing there with money in hand, will help swing this thing in your favor. Good luck, Angela. – Dave • Dave Ramsey is the author of five New York Times best-selling books. Follow him on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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result in impulse spending once shoppers are in the door. Trying to push more online sales also may be a factor in reducing impulse purchases. Marshal Cohen, NPD’s group’s chief industry analyst, estimates 45 percent of store shopping is done on impulse, compared with 25 percent online. Some retailers did say they saw shoppers throwing extra items in their carts – CEOs of both Toys R Us and Target noted it.

• SHOPPING Continued from page D1 Ryan Urban, co-founder of Bounce Exchange, a technology company that works with more than 700 retailers’ websites, said shoppers are converted to buyers at a rate 10 to 15 percent lower on websites that don’t offer any free shipping. Target Corp. already is attributing its sales surge online in part to its move to drop shipping fees for all online purchases until Dec 20. Thanksgiving saw a 40 percent surge in Target’s online sales and was its biggest online sales day ever.

NO RUSH Shoppers are not in a hurry to attack their holiday buying for many reasons. NPD’S Cohen said that other than gadgets like Apple’s iPhone 6 or specific toys like the Elsa doll tied to Disney’s “Frozen” movie, there are no hot items that are hard to find. So shoppers know they can find better deals later in the season. “There’s no urgency to buy,” Cohen said. “So consumers are in the driver’s seat.” Increasingly, shoppers are using website shopping carts to store items, not to immediately buy them, but as a reminder to shop around for betters deals, according to Bounce Exchange’s Urban and others.

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Camfil USA, 500 S. Main St., Crystal Lake, was honored for being a 45-year Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce member. Pictured (from left) are Chamber Ambassador Mike Splitt, Chamber President Mary Margaret Maule, Camfil USA Site Manager Patricia Lamberg and Chamber Ambassador Rick Schildgen.

Consumers got more purposeful over this holiday weekend. According to C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America’s Research Group, a consumer research firm, 75 percent who went shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday wanted only the so-called doorbusters, deeply discounted specials intended to lure in customers; last year, that figure was 49.9 percent. Stores hope those items, sometimes priced so low the retailer loses money on them, will

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Castle Bank hosted a Community Leaders Reception Oct. 30 honoring local leaders, including (from left) John Kretchmer, Fred Heid, John Burkey, Herb Franks, Patrick Mullen, Susan Singleton, Michael Eesle and Lance Rosenmayer.

Castle Bank hosts community leaders reception at Boulder Ridge Country Club LAKE IN THE HILLS – Castle Bank hosted a Community Leaders Reception Oct. 30 at Boulder Ridge Country Club honoring local leaders in the area. The community leaders who were honored included John Burkey, District 158 superintendent; Michael Eesley, Centegra Health

Centegra Diabetes Center receives ADA recognition CRYSTAL LAKE – The Centegra Diabetes Center was awarded the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate. The program also was recognized in January 2001. The association’s Education Recognition Certificate ensures educational programs meet the national standards for diabetes self-management education programs. Programs apply for recognition voluntarily. Programs that achieve recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who provide participants complete information about diabetes management. The Centegra Diabetes Center’s team includes registered nurses, registered dietitians and clinical nurse specialists.

Dorion-Gray pair honored with Ladenburg Institute invites CRYSTAL LAKE – Paula Dorion-Gray and Patricia Loris of Dorion-Gray Retirement Planning were honored invitees at the third annual Ladenburg Institute of Women & Finance Symposium held in October at the Intercontinental Buckhead in Atlanta. The annual event brought together 65 top women representatives from across Ladenburg’s independent brokerage and advisory firms with the objective of developing and accelerating the success

System; Herb Franks, Franks, Gerkin & McKenna; Fred Heid, District 300 superintendent; Patrick Mullen, fire chief for Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Fire District; Lance Rosenmayer, Intren; and Susan Singleton, Singleton Management doing business as McDonald’s. Each of the guests gave a brief presen-

tation about themselves and what their position entails. The rest of the night was dedicated to networking with other leaders from the area. This event is signature to Castle Bank and takes place in many of the communities that have Castle Bank locations.

of female advisers. Over the course of two days, speakers discussed issues facing female advisers, including navigating the ever-changing relationships that are at the core of financial advising, from counseling modern couples to preparing clients for family members’ health crises. Speakers also addressed key challenges in today’s business environment, such as developing individual brands, conquering the confidence gap faced by professional women and incorporating the latest social media into marketing efforts.

experience with us as exceptionally high, providing them with the skills to become the best physical therapists they can be.” Cary Physical Therapy has been serving the Cary community for more than 20 years.

Cary Physical Therapy welcomes student intern CARY – Cary Physical Therapy welcomed new physical therapy intern John Novak, who is in his second year at Northern Illinois University. Cary Physical Therapy partners with four John universities in Illinois to Novak allow physical therapy students to gain experience in private practice physical therapy. “Our commitment to the profession, as well as our communit,y has inspired us to continue to grow and develop our clinical education program” said Deb Gulbrandson, owner of Cary Physical Therapy. “Our students rate their

Home of the Sparrow names Morrissey as new vice president McHENRY – Suzanne Morrissey has been appointed vice president of program services for Home of the Sparrow. Morrissey joins Home of the Sparrow with experience in the social services field. She has been employed as a lead social worker at Centegra Health System. Morrissey graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and from the University of Illinois-Chicago’s Jane Addams School of Social Work, with a master’s degree in social work in 1997. She gained experience and an understanding of services for the homeless population while serving on the board of directors of Home of the Sparrow for six years before joining its staff. In Morrissey’s new role, she will be responsible for the oversight of all shelter/ housing and supportive services that are provided to homeless women and children. Morrissey and her husband, Tom, have lived in Woodstock for more than 30 years. They have three daughters.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2014, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or such deputy as he may appoint, will on December 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Civil Process Division of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office located in room 262 at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue in Woodstock, Illinois, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon: LOTS 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, AND 393 IN HUNTINGTON RIDGE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 6, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 8, 2006 AS DOCUMENT 2006R082246, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN NOS: 02-30-101-001, LOT 335 01-25-229-002, LOT 337 01-25-228-015, LOT 339 01-25-228-013, LOT 341 01-25-228-011, LOT 343 01-25-228-009, LOT 345 01-25-228-007, LOT 347 01-25-228-004, LOT 350 01-25-226-002, LOT 352 01-25-226-005, LOT 354 01-25-226-007, LOT 356 01-25-227-002, LOT 358 01-25-227-004, LOT 360 01-25-227-006, LOT 362 01-25-227-009, LOT 365 01-25-227-011, LOT 367 01-25-227-013, LOT 369 01-25-227-015, LOT 371 01-25-227-017, LOT 373 01-25-226-008, LOT 375 01-25-226-010, LOT 377 01-25-226-012, LOT 379 01-25-226-014, LOT 381 01-25-226-019, LOT 384 01-25-226-021, LOT 386 01-25-226-023, LOT 388 01-25-226-025, LOT 390 01-25-226-027, LOT 392

02-30-101-002, LOT 336 01-25-229-001, LOT 338 01-25-228-014, LOT 340 01-25-228-012, LOT 342 01-25-228-010, LOT 344 01-25-228-008, LOT 346 01-25-228-006, LOT 348 01-25-228-002, LOT 351 01-25-226-004, LOT 353 01-25-226-006, LOT 355 01-25-227-001, LOT 357 01-25-227-003, LOT 359 01-25-227-005, LOT 361 01-25-227-008, LOT 364 01-25-227-010, LOT 366 01-25-227-012, LOT 368 01-25-227-014, LOT 370 01-25-227-016, LOT 372 01-25-227-018, LOT 374 01-25-226-009, LOT 376 01-25-226-011, LOT 378 01-25-226-013, LOT 380 01-25-226-018, LOT 383 01-25-226-020, LOT 385 01-25-226-022, LOT 387 01-25-226-024, LOT 389 01-25-226-026, LOT 391 01-25-226-028, LOT 393

Common Address: Huntington Ridge, Harvard, McHenry County, Illinois Sale terms: at the time of the sale, ten percent (10%) of the purchase price is due in the form of a cashier's check or certified bank check (no personal checks), with the balance due by certified funds by noon the following Tuesday after the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments and special taxes levied against said real estate, if any, and is offered for sale in an “As Is Condition” without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff. 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. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. For information: Examine the court file or contact UNGARETTI & HARRIS LLP, 70 West Madison, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 977-4400. Please ask for Richard Ungaretti or Keith Edeus, Attorneys for the Plaintiff.

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As a service to you -- our valued readers -- we offer the following information. This newspaper will never knowingly accept any advertisement that is illegal or considered fraudulent. If you have questions or doubts about any ads on these pages, we advise that before responding or sending money ahead of time, you check with the local Attorney General's Consumer Fraud Line and/or the Better Business Bureau. They may have records or documented complaints that will serve to caution you about doing business with these advertisers. Also be advised that some phone numbers published in these ads may require an extra charge. In all cases of questionable value, such as promises or guaranteed income from work-at-home programs, money to loan, etc., if it sounds too good to be true -- it may in fact be exactly that. Again, contact the local and/or national agency that may be able to provide you with some backnd th ie This

For a Lincoln Navigator for 3rd row seating, brand new, $75. Spring Grove 815-307-9034

GRILL & HUB CAP

Cadillac Seville STS 1997 Black, $50. 815-653-4612 Micky Thompson Sportsman 28x10x15"(2) 2 BFG 275 $300.00 ALL. 847-875-6739 Pick-up truck Rack SHORT bed (Chevy) $400.O.B.O. 847-875-6739 Community Classified It works.

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Advertise in print and online for one low price. Call your classified advertising representative today! 877-264-CLAS (2527)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as assignee, Plaintiff, v. MONTALBANO BUILDERS, INC., MONTALBANO HOMES OF ARIZONA, INC., MONTALBANO BUILDERS OF ARIZONA, INC., APM HOLDINGS, INC., ANTHONY MONTALBANO, STOCK BUILDING SUPPLY, LLC, COMPLETE FENCE, INC., PROFESSIONAL DRYWALL & DECORATING, LLC, S & H ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., DAVE'S EXCAVATING, INC., CLASSIC LANDSCAPE, LTD., OUTDOOR ACCENTS, INC., MIDWEST TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, INC., TRENCH-IT, INC., MANHARD CONSULTING GROUP, LTD., MICHAEL NICHOLAS CARPENTRY, COLEMAN FLOOR, LLC, HUNTINGTON RIDGE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, LENNY SZAREK, INC., MIXED MEDIA GROUP, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. Case No. 09 CH 1584 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2014, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or such deputy as he may appoint, will on December 18, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Civil Process Division of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office located in room 262 at 2200 N. Seminary Avenue in Woodstock, Illinois, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon: LOTS 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, AND 393 IN HUNTINGTON RIDGE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 6, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 8, 2006 AS DOCUMENT 2006R082246, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN NOS: 02-30-101-001, LOT 335 01-25-229-002, LOT 337 01-25-228-015, LOT 339 01-25-228-013, LOT 341 01-25-228-011, LOT 343 01-25-228-009, LOT 345 01-25-228-007, LOT 347 01-25-228-004, LOT 350 01-25-226-002, LOT 352 01-25-226-005, LOT 354 01-25-226-007, LOT 356 01-25-227-002, LOT 358 01-25-227-004, LOT 360 01-25-227-006, LOT 362 01-25-227-009, LOT 365 01-25-227-011, LOT 367 01-25-227-013, LOT 369 01-25-227-015, LOT 371 01-25-227-017, LOT 373 01-25-226-008, LOT 375 01-25-226-010, LOT 377 01-25-226-012, LOT 379 01-25-226-014, LOT 381 01-25-226-019, LOT 384 01-25-226-021, LOT 386 01-25-226-023, LOT 388 01-25-226-025, LOT 390 01-25-226-027, LOT 392

McHenry -Studio & 1 bdrm, Most utilities included, balcony $670 & up. Broker Owned 815-347-1712

McHENRY 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms!

PLATINUM WEDDING RING Wedding Ring (similar to picture) was lost in Woodstock on the day before Thanksgiving. It MAY have been lost outside Kohl's or Kolze's. A GENEROUS reward is offered for its return, regardless of condition. Contact Michael at: 847-902-3004 or michael@meto-grafics.com.

Washer/ Dryer In Select Units Low Security Deposits Pets Welcome!

Fawn Ridge Trails 815-344-8538 MCHENRY - ROUTE 31

IRISH PRAIRIE APTS

2 Bed & 2 Bed w/Den W/D and Fitness Center 815/363-0322

FOUND CAT, BLUE GREY W/ YELLOW EYES, AT THE CORNER OF NORTH DRIVE & EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN WONDER LAKE 815-790-1049

ANDERSON BMW

LIBERTYVILLE CHEVROLET

360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485

1001 S Milwaukee Ave Libertyville, IL

www.andersoncars.com

800/407-0223

847/362-1400

BILL JACOBS BMW 1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

800/731-5824 www.billjacobs.com

KNAUZ BMW www.KnauzBMW.com

MOTOR WERKS BMW 800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury PreOwned Vehicles

PRAYER

www.libertyvillechevrolet.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET 5220 W. Northwest Highway Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-4000 www.martin-chevy.com

407 Skokie Valley Hwy. • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-5000

Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit you who help me see everything and you who show me the way to reach my goal & my ideal, you who give me the Divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. You who know my innermost thoughts and desires. I thank you for everything and confirm that I never want to be separated from you, no matter how great my material desires may be. Thank you for your love for me and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen

PRE-OWNED BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY

1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

RAY CHEVROLET 39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

847/587-3300

MCHENRY ~ Renovated building ~

877/226-5099

BUSS FORD

INFINITI OF HOFFMAN ESTATES

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000 www.bussford.com

SPRING HILL FORD

1075 W. Golf Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL

888/280-6844 www.inﬁnitihoffman.com

847/234-1700 www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

ZIMMERMAN FORD

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM

13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

2525 E. Main Street • St. Charles, IL

630/584-1800 www.zimmermanford.com

815/338-2780

1 Bdrm $725 , 2 Bdrm $825, New Laundry, No pets, plus 1 month security

630-270-7373

GARY LANG BUICK Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2100 www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK 2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780 www.reichertautos.com

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

888/471-1219 www.gurneedodge.com

www.reichertautos.com

Woodstock's Newest Apartment Community FREE – Pool & Fitness Membership Clubhouse with WIFI Apartment Features Include water, sewer & garbage services Pet friendly Very clean & maintained

200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL

www.motorwerks.com

MOTOR WERKS SAAB www.motorwerks.com

BULL VALLEY FORD/ MERCURY 1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223 www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY

PAULY SCION 1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

GARY LANG GMC Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

GARY LANG KIA

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2100

BILL JACOBS MINI

888/800-6100

www.garylangauto.com

815/385-2100

www.clcjd.com

800/295-0166

www.garylangauto.com

www.billjacobs.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES

KNAUZ MINI

888/231-7818

MOTOR WERKS HONDA

ARLINGTON KIA IN PALATINE

409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

www.EvanstonSubaru.com

1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

847/202-3900

847/604-5050

206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

847/683-2424

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

888/471-1219

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

800/935-5913

RAYMOND KIA

O’HARE HONDA

224/603-8611

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

www.raymondkia.com

888/538-4492 www.oharehonda.com

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE 5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/204-0042

881 E. Chicago St. • Elgin, IL

www.billjacobs.com

www.elginhyundai.com

775 Rockland Road Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark • Lake Bluff, IL Experience the best…Since 1934

www.knauzlandrover.com

847/816-6660 www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

ELGIN TOYOTA 1200 E. Chicago St. Elgin, IL

847/741-2100 www.elgintoyota.com

PAULY TOYOTA

866/346-0211

www.motorwerks.com

888/553-9036

landroverhoffman.com

www.oharehyundai.com CALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

LINE AD DEADLINE: Tues-Fri: 2pm day prior, Sat: 2pm Fri, Sun-Mon: 4pm Fri OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm PHONE: 815-455-4800

1119 S. Milwaukee Ave.• Libertyville, IL

1051 W. Higgins • Hoffman Estates, IL

www.sunnysidecompany.com

Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider

LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI

www.paulytoyota.com

ROSEN HYUNDAI

CAN'T GET ENOUGH BEARS NEWS?

www.raysuzuki.com

www.garylangauto.com

www.knauzhyundai.com

847/234-2800

815/385-7220

Studio-One-Two Bedrooms

888/446-8743 847/587-3300

1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14 Crystal Lake, IL

River Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

MOTOR WERKS PORCHE

www.gurneedodge.com

770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL

23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

Barrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL

O’HARE HYUNDAI

AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET

RAY SUZUKI GARY LANG MITSUBISHI

LAND ROVER HOFFMAN ESTATES

888/471-1219

SUNNYSIDE COMPANY CHRYSLER DODGE

www.Knauz-mini.com

375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-8100

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

www.garylangauto.com

LAND ROVER LAKE BLUFF

KNAUZ HYUNDAI

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

300 East Ogden Ave. • Hinsdale, IL

ELGIN HYUNDAI 847/888-8222

EVANSTON SUBARU IN SKOKIE

815/385-2100

BILL JACOBS LAND ROVER HINSDALE

www.sunnysidecompany.com

www.garylangauto.com

3340 Oakton St., Skokie, IL

119 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

Route 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220

1564 W. Ogden Ave. • Naperville, IL

www.arlingtonkia.com

www.motorwerks.com

GARY LANG CHEVROLET

www.piemontechevy.com

800/935-5909

1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lake and McHenry

www.clcjd.com

847/426-2000

“Home of the $1,995 Specials”

815/385-2100

888/800-6100

815/385-2100

www.steves-auto-sales.com

5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC 800/935-5923

847/838-4444

GARY LANG SUBARU

www.gurneedodge.com

WILLOW BROOKE

10709 N. Main St. (Route 12) Richmond, IL

800/935-5393

www.springhillford.com

www.clcjd.com

2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

STEVE’S AUTO SALES

200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL

888/800-6100

REICHERT CHEVROLET

KNAUZ CONTINENTAL AUTOS

888/600-8053

www.TomPeckFord.com

www.raymondchevrolet.com

www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

847/669-6060

815-338-2383

Community Classified 877-264-CLAS (2527) www.NWHerald.com

www.motorwerks.com

118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

www.garylangauto.com

Share It With Everyone by Placing a HAPPY AD!

www.bullvalleyford.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE

815/385-2100

Having a Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Event Coming Up?

225 N. Randall Road • St. Charles, IL

TOM PECK FORD

847/395-3600

MERCEDES-BENZ OF ST. CHARLES

800/935-5913

www.raychevrolet.com

www.motorwerks.com

Route 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

Thank You St. Jude L. W.

Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL

800/935-5909

GARY LANG CADILLAC

Pray this prayer 3 consecutive days without asking your wish. After the 3rd day your wish will be granted, no matter how difficult it might be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted.

1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

MOTOR WERKS INFINITI

866/469-0114 www.rosenrosenrosen.com

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury Pre-Owned Vehicles

1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) Hoffman Estates, IL

800/935-5909 www.motorwerks.com

PRE-OWNED 2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

847/235-8300

www.andersoncars.com

ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com

BILL JACOBS VOLKSWAGEN 2211 Aurora Avenue • Naperville, IL

800/720-7036 www.billjacobs.com

KNAUZ NORTH

ANDERSON MAZDA 888/682-4485

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

800/935-5913

www.knauznorth.com Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL

BARRINGTON VOLVO 300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400

EMAIL: classiﬁed@shawsuburban.com, helpwanted@shawsuburban.com ONLINE: www.nwherald.com/classiﬁed FAX: 815-477-8898

Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Section F • Sunday, December 7, 2014 •

I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Stroller, Swing, Saucer Bouncer ~ All items in Excellent Condition! 815-690-4258

GREAT GIFT! Fleece Hooded Zippered Cubs Jacket. $45 New! Call: 815861-1163 Handbag – Tignanello camel colored leather, larger faux reptile print. Rarely used and like new. $15. Call Christine at 815-459-0259

JACKETS ~ WOMEN'S

Wilson Black Leather, size X-large, $55. Wool Navy Pea Coat, size 16, $45. Excellent condition on both. 815-459-6751

JACKETS/LEATHER

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

Female, like new, size large, $30. Men's brown, xtra large, like new, $50. Spring Grove 815-307-9034

815-814-1964

LEATHER JACKET ~ WOMAN'S

815-814-1224 !! !! !!! !! !!

A-1 AUTO

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 “don't wait.... call 2day”!!

815-575-5153

Brown with fur collar and liner. Size medium, $150, has matching fur headband for $30, together price is $170. 847-802-4949

LIA SOPHIA – 2 vintage tennis bracelets CZ stones (2 styles). $50 ea OBO, Pictures on request. 630-901-8599 Men's Leather Coat Puritan brand, 3/4 length, medium brown, size 44 w/ zip out lining. Paid $175 in early 1970's, still like new – Right out of the movie “American Hustle” - $125. 815-245-0407 leave message Mens Leather Coat - Black, Size 40, Very Good Condition $25. 815-363-9636 New Balance Walking Shoes Like New, 12 W EE 1 white/ 1 black - $35 each. 815-459-8811 after 4pm Red & Black “Letterman” Jacket Huntley High School Mens Size Large - $75 847-669-5519 Snowmobile Suit - Articat Men's or Ladies snowmobile jacket and bibs. With removable zippered vest. Size XL. Like new. $100 815-353-8856 McHenry Sunglasses - Porsche Design by Carrera, 2 pairs, 2 cases, some extra lenses - $200 each/OBO. 815-334-8847 9am-6pm

Sweatshirt White New 2X Birds on front beautiful $10 815-861-1163

WANTED: OLD CARS & TRUCKS FOR

$CASH$ We pay and can Tow it away!

Call us today: 815-338-2800 ROUTE 14 AUTO PARTS

WINTER JACKET Ladies, very warm, sz medium. Medium blue color, excellent condition, $25. 847-515-3986 ZeroXposur- Women's XL, 3-in-1 ski jacket, The inner jacket is reversible fleece. Looks brand new. Can send pictures $50 OBO 630-901-8599

Electric Oven Rotisserie new in box, roasts up to 16 lb. turkey $130 815-385-3269 Portable Dishwasher Maytag - Like New Black Exterior - $250/OBO 815-245-7245 8am-7pm

SOFA'S (2) One denim Eddie Bauer and one dark red W. Smythe. Clean and great style! 815-477-0854 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

Red Devil Vacuum Cleaner 12 Amp, Excellent Condition, Extra Bags & Belts - $35. 224-489-4829

Refrigerator ~ G.E.\ Older, White, double door $130 Works great ! Dishwasher, Working cond. Black, Roper Brand $50 815-315-3047

ERECTOR SET – from mid 50's. All parts, in great condition. $55. Huntley area. 847-515-8012 Hess Gasoline Trucks Brand new in box Hess Trucks, many years - very collectible $18. 815-382-4743 before 9p

American Collection from Carson Pirie Scott 1980's 21 village pieces plus 25 pewter village people & miniature accessory set. Great for Christmas or year round $75. 847-658-6064 9a-5p

HUMMELS / GOEBEL

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 10:00 AM Address: 2000 Eastwood Drive, Woodstock, IL 60098 EARLY HILITES: TRACKED CONCRETE CRUSHER: 2004 Pegson Premier, 8 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS, CRAWLER TRACTOR, 12 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR ATTACHMENTS, 2 CRAWLER LOADERS, 5 SKID STEERS, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT, BOOM LIFT, WELDER, AIR COMPRESSOR, 7 SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS, 18 ABATEMENT SCRUBBERS, 3 STORAGE TRAILERS, FLATBED TRAILER, 3 TAGALONG TRAILERS, TAGALONG TRAILER, PLUS LARGE QUANTITY ASSORTED MECHANICAL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT, LARGE QUANTITY OF ASSORTED SMALL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT. SITE PHONE: (262) 903-6269 IL LIC. # 441001125 Jack Lyon

BRONZE FLATWARE 130 pieces in wooden case from Siam, $90. 815-893-0059

In Conjunction with: PPL Auction www.pplgroupllc.com

Coca Cola Salt & Pepper Shakers Very Good Condition $20. 815-363-9636

ALEX LYON & SON SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC., BRIDGEPORT, NY Phone: (315) 633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

www.HuskieWire.com

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877-264-CLAS (2527)

Meridian Industrial Service Corporation

BEER MUG COLLECTION (9) $75 for all – 3 for $25. Huntley area. 847-515-8012

You Want It? We've Got It!

ONE OWNER COMPLETE LIQUIDATION - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SNOW EQUIPMENT, TRUCKS, TRAILERS, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS.

Beer Can Collection from 1960's 661 cans, full collection of Schmitz, Fostenef, Worlds Fair Knoxville, 100 foreign cans, $150/obo. 815-678-3701

D O N O T E N T E R

LLADRO 12 pc. Nativity set + many more pieces, starting at $150. 847-987-8632

COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AUCTION

Barbies – Happy Holiday Collection 1988 – 1998 11 barbies, mint in box + bonus $350/all. 708-603-9395

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King Crown 30 gal. Crock, w/ handles, perfect cond, no cracks/chips $325 firm call Demmy 815-790-8512

Classified has GREAT VARIETY!

West Germany, add to your collection. Starting at $75 847-987-8632

Antique, primitive metal bathtub painted blue, the bowl of the tub is lined with two layers of blue fabric with tiny flowers. Bowl diameter: 23 1/4"; top upright rim at back is 6" high & 29" long; the seat ledge just in front of the upright back rim is 5" at deepest & tapers down around the large rim; the height of the tub at the back from floor to top of upright rim is 18-1/2" $185, 815-236-1747 McHenry

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15 assorted wildlife $115 for all. 847-854-7980

E.T. Movie Original stuffed toy figure w/ original tag - 11" tall. $25. 815-236-1747 McHenry.

Upright Freezer - Kenmore 24”H x 24”W x 52”L - $100. Anytime 815-338-9254

All NIU Sports... All The Time

Ironwood Statue Collection

Cordial Glasses 14, Crystal. 7 3/4" tall - $180 OBO 815-363-8974

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TODAY - Professional and personal relationships should be your focus this year. Clear and honest communication is mandatory in both business and private contexts. Time spent volunteering or contributing to a charitable organization will bring you recognition and rewards, but don’t neglect your personal affairs. Charity begins at home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Difﬁculty with bureaucracy is likely if your documentation is faulty. Keep your personal papers up to date to avoid headaches. Tie up any loose ends before year’s end. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Be clear regarding your intentions. Emotional

issues will get blown out of proportion if you are vague about what you want. Someone who opposes you will misinterpret you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A family member will be extremely demanding. Do what you can within reason, but don’t take on more than is humanly possible or you will end up resentful and stressed out. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Promote your plans and ideas with conﬁdence. You will miss out on a golden opportunity if you wait for someone else to market or commandeer your goals. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Someone you least expect will let you down. If you

are involved in a joint venture, protect your portion of the investment by overseeing the operation from start to finish. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Don’t back down from a challenge. You will be put in a vulnerable position if you aren’t firm about your needs and desires. Speak up and stifle an aggressive move to limit your input. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t get involved in questionable schemes or unfamiliar ventures. Your reputation and your wallet will both take a beating if you are not careful. Look out for your best interests. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Changes are happening all around you. Don’t limit

what you can do. Being able to manage tasks in a diverse manner will impress those in a position to improve your status. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your social life will take on a new dimension if you get involved in local events. Meeting new people who share your interests will stimulate your mind and improve your position in your community. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If you aren’t happy with current developments, speak up. Be assertive and diplomatic but not aggressive. Conditions won’t change if you keep your ideas and opinions to yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you need

a change of scenery, consider interesting destinations close to home. Exotic vacations, although stimulating, may not be realistic or give you the rest and peace of mind you require. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Take steps to keep emotions from clouding your judgment. Before you take charge of a situation, consult those who will be affected. Unexpected yet beneﬁcial changes are heading your way.

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iPAD MINI Wifi, 32GB with a Zagg Blue Tooth Keyboard case, Retina display. $325. 815-337-0078 Projection Screen HD TV 52” $100/obo 847-650-8510 Michael Jordan Autographed Spalding Basketball w/ Certificate of Authenticity & Display Case, Bonus Items Include 3 peat 32x32 matted picture of M.J. & 12 players cards, Achievement plaque 1985-1998 - 1993 28 x 52 championship rug $300. 847-658-3772 MIXING BOWLS - 3 matching: "Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware - Eureka Homewood Pattern". Lg 8 5/8", Med 7 3/8", Sm 6 1/8" $39. McHenry. 815-236-1747 Rare Boxing Lithograph This limited edition boxing art work is numbered – 126/250 & autographed by Carmen Basilio. It is titled “Carmen & Sugar” Mint - $400. Call after 4pm 815-344-8337 Rare Polish Art This Henkyk Krych (1905-1980) landscape painting is a rare gem to add to your collection, Mint condition - $400. Call after 4pm 815-344-8337 Santa Claus Figurines 60” tall, handmade from solid cedar wood, hand painted & self standing $40 each. 815-459-9076 5p-9p

Sewing Chest ~ Walnut

3 drawers, 2 side sections. 14Dx24Wx24H, perfect condition! $150/obo. 815-861-1163 Shirley Temple Doll – RARE! 1972 original Ideal Shirley Temple doll w/ blue bird clothes & bird on arm – mint condition $100. Call after 4pm 815-344-8337 Swarovski Mini Figurines: “Ballerina Shoes” - $45; “Cinderella Shoe” - $45. Prefect Xmas Stocking Stuffers! Call 224-360-3929 Anytime VANITY Beautiful antique pine w/ attached mirror & center drawer. Brought from England by dealer, 37-1/4"W x 20"D & 29-1/2" to top of vanity. Mirror 22-3/8"W x 35-3/8"H. Center drawer has metal pull. Legs & side mirror supports have charming decorative sculptured detail. $400. 815-236-1747

Victrola - Hiawatha Floor model, made in Geneva, IL Approx 100 years old, great cond, $395. 815-578-0212

Car Seat - Baby Trend "Gabriella" Car Seat w/ two car bases, one beige, one black base, Excellent Condition!!! $65 firm. Car seat was $129 new, extra base was $35 new. Used w/ 1 child for 5 months. Non smoking home, stored in heavy zipped plastic wrap. 815-245-8070 text or miacooper423@yahoo.com PICKUP ONLY Crystal Lake

Mesh Bed Rails (set) for toddler transitioning to regular bed. $20/set 312-318-8411 Safety 1st Potty Seat NEW--never used for potty purposes/used as step stool for 2 weeks. Great condition - $10. Text 815-245-8070 or miacooper423@yahoo.com for photos/questions

Bike Rack - Hitch Receiver Type Excellent condition - $30. 815-728-1270 or 815-546-4944 Women's Schwinn Mauve, New seat, Needs tires. $40/OBO. Call Christine at 815-459-0259

SPEAKERS (2) 39” Klipsch speakers with a channeler and a 4 tier glass stand for a home theatre/stereo equipment, $400/firm/for all. 312-318-8411

TV Model 42PFL 5332D 42” Phillips Flat Screen, Good Cond/Works $100 847-875-0733 call/text TV Wall Mount Bracket New, in box. Fits flat screen 22-40" - Swivels $40/OBO. 847-404-2843

AB LOUNGER 1month old, $40. Weight Lifting Bar Bells, $10. 815-459-4586 CURL BAR FOR WEIGHTLIFTING 47” long x 1” thick, knurled hand grips, threaded ends w/ star collars - $20. See picture in online ad - Email:bpk31257@yahoo.com KETTLE BELLS 45lb & 53lb – $1/pound 773-895-2358 Huntley Schwinn Home Gym $150.O.B.O. 847-875-6739 Treadmill – Golds Gym 450 Like New – Folds for easy storage $250. 815-679-6869 after 4pm Treadmill – Proforma w/ crosswalk Real Good Condition, belt needs to be tightened. $60 815-403-5598 McHenry Treadmill – Sportscraft w/ mat. TX4.9 good condition $250. Call: 847-854-7401

Firewood all hardwood $90 per FC, You pick up or we will deliver for a fee 815-703-2039 or 815-790-1272 Firewood, FREE You cut down tree Take wood. (Am. Elm Tree) 815-508-1022 Jim Verhaeghe Seasoned Firewood mixed $90/facecord, free local delivery, stacking available 847-334-5740 / 847-732-4014

MIXED FIREWOOD Oak - Maple - Cherry, $90/FC. Free Stacking and Delivery. 815-321-2077 - 815-334-7914 Natural Gas Heater Room or garage, vented, wall mount, almost new $125. 815-943-6937

Oak $120/FC, $330/C. Delivered and Stacked. 815-568-7348 Big Vase, 33 inch tall, very decorative, mint cond. Paid $279, Selling for $65 815-477-7916

BUFFET

Maple 43"W, 36"H, 20"D with 2 drawers and 2 bottom cabinet doors with inside shelf. $200. 847-987-8632 Computer Desk Small corner desk, 54 x 43” from corner to corner, lots of space for shelving, need gone ASAP! $45 Call Eric 815-355-6831

COUCH, LOVESEAT, Fabric, Neutral color COFFEE TABLE Preston Hill $250/all 847-875-0733 CURIO CABINET - oak w/ light 6 shelves, 6'H 20"W 10"D $100. 815-363-8974

Curio Cabinet DUTCH DOOR 4'x 7' PLYCO Steel Dutch Door, w/frame. Autumn Red, Cross trim, tudor brown, new in 2 boxes. Pic avail, $400. 847-476-6771

KITCHEN SINK

Stainless steel,new, 31x21x6.5”D, $40. 815-385-2829

Porcelain Sink

Black Italian with Gold Trim (drop in) $200. Faucets, towel bars, solid brass, starting @ $300 take it all. 815-444-0557 Pre-finished Hardwood Flooring by Permagrain Products Engineered & solid plank / strip. 2 7/8" by 3/8" random lengths. Natural Maple. 120 sq. ft. $100 815-382-7187

Pull Handles for Cabinets

Brass & white porcelain 3” in center $.50/ea, all for $12 (28 piece available) current style . 815-477-7916 STORM DOOR - ALUMINUM FRAME 36"W x 80"H. Including glass w/screen. Good condition, $100/OBO. Call 815-236-1355 Whirlpool tub, 42 x 66, dark navy blue, 1950 new never used asking $975 815-653-4612

7 Ashton Drake picture perfect baby dolls, new and in original boxes. $20 each or all 7 for $120 call 815-601-9199

Good for small spaces 72”H x 13”W x 17”L $10. 224-805-3383

CURIO CABINET Maple 76" H, 32"W, 13"D cabinet with four glass shelves and inside light. $150. 847-987-8632

DINING ROOM SET - MAPLE OVAL TABLE WITH TWO LEAVES, FOUR CHAIRS, PADS, AND TWO CORNER HUTCHES. $400. JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 847-987-8632 Dining room set, oak table w/ ceramic inlay, expands to 8', w/2 leafs, and 6 oak padded chairs $300 815-444-6296

DRESSER ~ DARK WOOD 4drawer, solid wood, good condition, by Carolina Furniture Works $75 847-409-8955 Eiffel Tower Table Lamp Like New – Very Modern - $35. Call 224-360-3929 Anytime

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Racecar toddler bed for boy $75 815-307-9034 Spring Grove SEALY LIFT CHAIR - Brown, with massager, Excellent Condition, $200. 815-236-9194 after 10am SLEEPER COUCH - Love seat sized, 74"W x 38"D x 36"H, Mattress inside; 52"W x 72" Matching ottoman for $10 extra. $40. Call Katy 815-409-9261 Harvard

Sofa & LoveSeat, Quality, Very Comfy, Neutral Colors, Really Good Cond. $325/set 815-403-5598 (McHenry) Sofa, Love Seat & Side Chair Green/White Striped Upholstery $250. 847-346-8383

Two Baker Chairs Large vintage wing back chairs, good condition, striped printer $300 for both. 847-849-7717

Wicker Set End Table, Love Seat & Chair $75. 815-459-8811 aft. 4pm

CANNONS

Electronic 10 game – bar size upright dart board game Arachnid Gaxaly series $250 815-338-9259 Woodstock

GAME TABLE Capial MD Sports. 12 in 1 game table, $50. 815-459-6751 Garage Heater

Parts Only $75. 815-321-1540 Holiday Wines - 20 bottles of wine, both white & red for your Holiday Celebrations! Searidge, Bosco Albano, Stella, Impero & more $100. 815-344-8337 after 4pm

HUNTING KNIVES (2) Beveled mirrors, 36x72 inch, $20. 36x36 inch, $10. 847-476-6771

$50/both, will get 4 extra knives. 815-893-0059

Fina China – Noritake Pontchartrain service for 8 incl. Dinner, salad, desert, cup saucer lg & sm. platter, round & oval vegitable dishes, gravy bowl, $350 Call Christine 815-459-0259

JIM BEAM bottles

GLASSES - 9 Etched Crystal Champagne/Dessert Glasses In time for the Holidays! $36. 815-344-1099 Juicer by The Sharper Image Rarely used. $45. Call Christine 815-459-0259 Kohler Toilet Excellent working white Kohler toilet w/ water saving flush valve $25. 815-653-8017 Popcorn Popper-Old Time Antique Style machine. Complete w/cart and 8oz. Kettle. $75.00. Like new. Call: 815-382-2490 Snack Set – “Homestead” 12 Etched glass plates & cup settings - In Time for the Holidays! $90. 815-344-1099

Table Lamp beautiful, Like new, paid $125 selling for $30. 815-477-7916

Paint Spray Booth , Automobile, 14' x 26' includes fire suppression $11,500 847-903-7788

DROP SPREADER

Scotts, $5, Stihl leaf Blower, BG 86, 2 tubes, locking trigger, $100. Mower, Toro 22”, Personal Pace bag, 2 blades, new air filter and plugs, $105/with gas can. 815-455-5903 ECHO GAS LEAF BLOWER Light, runs great, very good condition - $99/OBO. See picture in online ad. Email: bpk31257@yahoo.com

LAWN MOWER

Old reel type push, 18-19” cut, very good cond, American made. $45. 847-639-4991

Leather Bags, Harley Davidson Fatboy, Sportsters, like brand new, $150. Spring Grove area. 815-307-9034 LIL TYKES GIANT STURDY TOYBOX white, blue top, like new $30 847-571-6811 Long Hair Sheep Pelts $125 815-321-1540

NUTCRACKER COLLECTION Wooden, new in boxes, $2-$5/ea. Longaberger Baskets $10-$20/ea. Triumph Dinnerware, 1960's, Linda pattern, $1 a piece. 815-690-4258 Office 2-black metal tables. $9.00/each Children's Lamps, 2/available $6/each 815-404-9570

Patio Table With 4 chairs, $25. 815-271-0135 Rubbermaid Trash Cans 2 tall, 50 gallon w/ wheels, New – never used - $25. 847-477-1380

Singer Stylist ZigZag, model 416 with cabinet, $45. 815-337-7544 Shelving, Metal all sizes all shapes. $400/all 815-739-0886

SHREDDER Small - $6. 815-459-3395 Snow Villages: High Rollers Riverboat Casino, Hard Rock Cafe, ACME Toy Factory, Looney Tunes Characters – North Pole Series All in Original Boxes $50/OBO for all. 815-236-1300 9a-9p

FUTON ~ VERLO

Homelife 150 Automatic 2 – 16” bars, 2 chains & case, It ran good 2 years ago - $50 firm 815-568-5306 Circuit Tester – Power Probe New in Case - $55. 815-568-5306 8am-5pm

Chainsaw

Charming wooden Swiss Alps/Black Forest clocks approximately 13" H, 11"W, 7"D with pine cone pendulums. $200. 847-987-8632

Drexel Heritage, pecan with glass shelves and glass doors include lights, 55x84, $325. 708-309-5397

PIPKA Santas All numbered, stamped. Two 6" Santas $20 each, One 12" for $80. All 3 for $100. Call 815-444 0504

MATTRESS

Electric Sewer Rod Brass Craft-BL 400 Series Drain Cleaner, 75' x ½ Cable, 110 Volt, Reverse & Forward, Portable, Like New, $225/OBO 815-479-0492

King size and Boxspring with topper, $175/obo. 224-600-7404

Reddy Heater Brand, Forced Air Kerosene, 30,000 BTU, $35.

Vintage Voland & Sons Jewelry Scale - $50. Call 815-690-1073

Princess Castle Toddler Bed, converts to Twin Bed, $75 815-307-9034 Spring Grove

HEATER ~ TORPEDO Convection Heater

Kerosene Fuel, 20,000 BTU, $25. 815-459-7248

FISH TANK

Aquarium, 5 gallon with light, heater, silk plants, filters + many extras, works great, $35. 815-236-6174

Stained Glass Clock 10" round on stand, purple & orange flower design - $30. 815-363-8974 Stained Glass Clock Hot Air Balloon w/puppy in basket 14"T x 8"W $30. 815-363-8974

STEP LADDER

6' fiberglass, Werner Type 1, $20.

Fire Escape Ladder Propane Tank

HARRIET 7 month old female Black & White DSH There are never enough hours in a day, so I live in the moment. I always try to find my place in the rhythm of life. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Izzy 8 year old female Chihuahua mix Now that I'm older, people tell me to slow down, but I'm full of energy. I want to do it all. Want to join me? Adopt Seniors. www.helpingpaws.net

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Electric Space Heater Wall/ceiling mount Cadet Model RCP-402S, 4000 Watts, 240 Volt $110. 815-363-9636

6 year old female Siamese What I expect from my friends is unconditional love, the ability to comfort me when I'm sad and laugh when I'm happy. Adopt Seniors. www.helpingpaws.net

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8 year old male Black & White DSH The best part of getting older is feeling comfortable with love. I'm at an age where I can't tell everyone "I love you" enough. Adopt Seniors. www.helpingpaws.net

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Kittens ~ Very Friendly Need good home ! 5 weeks old 847-639-0686 POINTING LABS AKC, OFA, 1 CHOCOLATE FEMALE, 1 BLACK MALE, 2 BLACK FEMALES, CHAMPIONSHIP BLOODLINES, FIRST SHOTS, DEW CLAWS REMOVED, WORMED, READY TO GO. $600 CALL 815-597-1482

American Girl Furniture Kit Kittredge's green trundle bed w/ mattress, Table & 2 chairs, Will sell separately $60 each 815-455-6201 CAT Ride on dump truck real sounds - $25; Disney wooden chairs/princesses - $20; Farm house, sounds clothing many animals $25; Disney coat & dress, princesses, size 7/8 - $25. 708-567-0027 after 9am Custom Made Play Table for Brio or anything like Legos, Connectix etc. Good condition Can be disassembled if needed to transport. 50"L x 33"W x 18"H, See picture online, Get it in time for Christmas! $40 Call Mike 847-606-6022

DOLL HOUSE

Santa Suit One Size - $20. 708-567-0027 after 9am Set of (2) 4' artificial trees in pots with clear lights, heavily weighted $40/set 847-409-8955

Snow Village

WOODEN NUTCRACKERS

Several Wooden Nutcrackers in various sizes from 6" to 73" high. Just in time for the holidays. $10 - $100 847-987-8632

Wreath 42” Flocked

Artificial, great condition, $40. 815-444-0557 Xmas Tree – Classic, artificial pre-lit 8” Balmoral, great condition $150. 815-338-8317 before 9p

2 snowblowers, 1- MTD 3HP 21” Cut, excellent cond. $85 1 - Craftsman 4.5 HP, 21” cut, great shape $85 815-728-1401 Ringwood Snowblower - Craftsman 18Hp Twin Engine V - Rider type, electric start chains and wheel weights, electric hoist on snow blower, new fuel pump, new gas line, carberator has been re-built $400. 815-943-3305 Snowblower - Craftsman 3/20 electric start, excellent condition, 19.5” opening, reconditioned, $255 Algonquin 847-458-8398 9a - 9p Yardmachine by MTD Snowblower. 22 in, 2 stage, 179 cc eng. Like new from Estate. $375. Call Tom 815.675.6863

Lionel 027 Gauge Diesel Freight Train Set with track and transformer, $125. 815-338-1519

Lionel 027 gauge Steam Locomotive Freight Train Set w/ track & transformer $100

815-338-1519 Lionel Santa Holiday Trolley set, 027 guage, like new, $75 815-338-1519 Rescue Heroes Command Ship Perfect for under the XMAS tree. See picture in Online Ad - $10. Call Mike 847-606-6022 Crystal Lake

Step 2 Art Desk

Perfectly clean, Excellent condition! Barely used by one child, non-smoking home, Like new! $45 firm - pickup in Crystal Lake This desk is REALLY clean-one small dimple on whiteboard part, otherwise PERFECT! Email: miacooper423@yahoo.com or text 815-245-8070- I will gladly send photos by text or e mail.

(2) PERKO Chrome fits ¾ - 1” rails, paid $90, sell $65/both. Condition new. 847-639-4991

GOLF CLUBS ~ TITLEIST Like New! 4 Woods, DCI Irons, Graphite with Leather Bag, $1600/obo. 224-308-3490

Ice Fishing Augers

Karate Equipment Lots of Karate Equipment in Great Shape & would fit most 8-12 year olds. Most items are selling at less than 1/2 price from new! See pics in Online Ad. Tokon Kodomo Competition Gi, Size 4 w/ White Belt - $25; Warrior Helmet by Macho w/ Clear Face Guard $30; T-Tex Foot Protectors, $10: Kensho Shin Guards, Size Medium $10; For $75 total/OBO Your kid can be fully equipped & ready to compete! Mike, CL Area 847-606-6022 NFL Authentic Jersey Number 34 Walter Payton size 50 Original Cost $300 ASKING $150 Brand new w/tags 815-385-2316 Skis - TRAK Cross-country, with bindings and poles - $35. 815-728-1270 or 815-546-4944

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100's of figurines, vintage items galore, patio, furniture & MORE!

WOODSTOCK 924 S. Jefferson St. Collected for years, moving from here Sat 12/6 & Sun 12/7 8-4 Walnut bed, oak DR set, teacart, blue willow, sports cards, flow blue, marvel books, oak display case, 30 gal. aquarium, Star Trek and Wars, Spiderman, quilts, Wdstk. items, silver and stone pcs., majolica

HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW WAUCONDA AMERICAN LEGION

515 S. Main St. 847-526-9718 SAT DEC 6 9am-4pm SUN DEC 7 10am-3pm

* Free Admission Great Food (Benefits Scholarship Fund)

TRAIN CARS Lionel Railroader Club, Western Union Telegraph Co, 7 different cars, $350/all. New in box. 847-464-5543 Yamaha Raptor ATV 12-Volt Battery Powered Ride on. Like New. $145. 847-809-3296

Antique and Modern Guns Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection. FFL License 815-338-4731

SUPER CHRISTMAS SALE

FRESH START ANTIQUE & RESALE WAREHOUSE ALL BOOKS & MAGAZINES $.01 EACH. WALL ART - 75% OFF. STORE WIDE DISCOUNTS ON OTHER ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, VINTAGE FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, TOYS, ETC. YOU NAME IT WE HAVE IT. SALES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MONTH.

3317 S. IL ROUTE 31, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

BUYING OLD & UNUSUAL toys, antiques, signs, etc, etc, etc... 815-351-4387

Looking to buy Turkey Fryers, complete units, what have you ? Call - 815-459-2578 WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not. Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

ELGIN

THURSDAY - SATURDAY STORE HOURS 10:00 - 5:00.

WOODSTOCK/ BULL VALLEY

BOUTIQUE IN THE BARN Horse décor & More ! Unique Hand Crafted Gifts

FRI, SAT, SUN

Fishing Rod Holders

Ice Fishing Sled, Otter

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native American Indian rugs, antique table, camera equipt, linens, Christmas décor, name brand furniture, and much more !

EVERYTHING MUST GO, SUPER BARGAIN PRICES SUNDAY !

Outdoor Christmas Wreath 37” on plywood, will not blow away, decorated, lights, garland, gold, gold charibs, $125 815-678-3701 PIPKA Santas. Each numbered, stamped. In original packaging certificates. 2 smaller Santas 6" $20 each, larger unit 12" $80 or $100 for all 3. Call 815 444 0504

2'2” x 4'3” by 10”H, $45. Strong, very good condition. 847-639-4991

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Del Webb does not allow directional signage, please bring GPS or a map

Imaginarium Modern Luxury Wooden Dollhouse 11 pieces of furniture/access. 12 x 32 x 47” 31lbs - $50. 847-809-3296

Live X-Mas trees 40' tall or more, u pick up, Best Offer, call if interested 815-459-1015

Very good condition, I have 2 of them, $25 & $20. 815-363-9636

Pianos Delivered & Warrantied 815-334-8611

12972 Brookwood Dr

SAT & SUN 9-4 3711 HAMLIN DR.

Large crocheted afghan, $40. Vintage Sears Merrry Mushroom 8 piece canister set, $25. 815-725-2634

Camping Equipment

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Hafner, wind up 027 gauge, Freight Train Set w/Track $50 815-338-1519 Hot Wheels - Terrordactyl Track Set includes the instructions and makes a great Christmas Gift for under the tree this year at $15! See picture in Online Ad. Crystal Lake - 847-606-6022 Mike

2 man tent, 5' x 7', Coleman lantern & stove. $75. 815-728-1270 or 815-546-4944

Pianos Quality Pre-Owned

Cash & CC Only (CC over $25, no AMEX)

GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT!

BOWLING BALL 12#

TOBI 1 year old female Australian Cattle Dog Realize there is no perfect. I'm confident because I know there is no 'right' way of doing things. So I stay in my own lane. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

#'s @ 8AM

Fisher-Price Precious Places Swan Palace Playset and Swan Carriage and DVD $40. 847-809-3296

Brunswick with bag and shoes size 8 Excellent condition, $40/obo 815-337-0612

SHILOH 2 year old male Black & Tan Coonhound mix Each obstacle has a purpose-this one to make you stronger and that one to make you patient. I keep positive until I see beyond them. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

SAT & SUN Dec 6 & 7 9AM - 4PM

Garland, Light Sets, Ribbon

2 Snowblowers 19” cut (1) Jacobsnowbust and (1) Toro Both run, but need TLC. Make offer - Call 815-459-1015

Jerry

American Girl Desk for Samantha, Beautiful cherry wood & cast iron style desk, inkwell attached Great Condition! $22. 815-455-6201

HUNTLEY

Craft Kit & Items, large centerpiece. Starting @ 25¢ - $25. All items TOP QUALITY! 815-337-0382

6' 8”, 100's of ornaments, many fishing and outdoor theme. One of a kind ornaments, $325. 815-337-0078

Jasmine

Pool Table, 7' with all accessories. $100. obo. 815-385-7440

Newly built, modern open floor plan, 3 fireplaces, 3 bedrooms $50. 847-854-7980

Tree - Northwoods Theme

WATER GOBLETS

Wooden Pallets, 4 way, used, (9) 48x36 inch, (4) 48x42 inch. $3 each. 847-476-6771

30 + houses, trees, people, lights, accessories. All original packaging, $200/obo. Call Sandi 815-790-8513

Ceramic Main Street Hardware Store, $50. 815-690-4258

Full, Seal intact, $20. 815-455-5903 Swifter Duster - Sheets Hardwood Floor Duster Sheets selling box off 100+ $20 815-477-7916 Tanning Bed - Gently used ESB “Grande” 120 Volt/20Amp tanning bed, only 170 hours of 1000 hours used on lamps - $400. 815-653-7619 9a-6p Silver plated, service for 8, assorted plated serving pieces, $75/all. 815-444-0557 Weathertech Stone & Bug Shield for 2007-2014 - GMC Yukon/Denali Smoke color. $25/OBO. McHenry 815-236-1747

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An unexpected feast of patience Sometimes a day doesn’t turn out the way you hoped it would. Take this year’s Black Friday, for instance. On last year’s Black Friday, my wife wanted me to take her to the stores to spend the day Christmas shopping for the grandkids. She cannot drive because of her disabilities from strokes, so that left me only one option: A firm and final refusal. Several hours later, we returned home with the backseat of the car stuffed with books, toys and games. Although it turned out to be a good day, I vowed to avoid having to put my foot down with her so firmly again this year. And so, a week before this year’s Black Friday, we drove to Barnes & Noble and filled the backseat of the car with books, toys and games for the grandkids’ Christmas. We didn’t save any money by doing it that way, but what price are you willing to put on your sanity? That is why, after I spent this Thanksgiving Day cooking a ridiculously large feast for two, cleaning a stunningly large mess in the kitchen, and moaning through maddening football games that all seemed to tilt the wrong way, I looked forward to a Black Friday spent studying the blackness behind my eyelids. That is, until my wife got a taste for watermelon. I flashed her a surly expression, heaved a heavy suffering sigh, and headed out the door to embrace the horror of Black Friday shopping traffic. I was hoping for a quick in-and-out at the grocery store, so with melon in hand I bee-lined for the 10-items-or-less line, where I found myself behind only two other white-haired lady shoppers. Maybe this wouldn’t be as bad as I had expected. But the lady in front standing with her credit card in hand leaned forward to whisper something to the young cashier, whose nametag said she was Natalie. “He’s taking everything back out of the bag,” I heard the lady say as she nodded toward the bagger at the end of the conveyer belt. Natalie nodded back at the lady.

“Joshua will put them back in,” she said. “He just noticed that he hadn’t packed the frozen dinner yet, and he wants to put it on the bottom so it doesn’t crush anything.” At the end of the conveyer belt, a young man with Down syndrome was now repacking the cloth bags that the lady had brought into the store with her. He shook the bag to shift the heavy frozen dinner to the bottom, and then he carefully repacked the bag, one slow item at a time. Natalie gave the lady a small smile that spoke volumes – a smile that said, “Please be patient, he’s doing his best,” and that also said, “It’s only 10 items, so it won’t take much longer,” and that also said, “I know, it drives me crazy too, because I can’t ring up items any faster than he can bag them.” She looked up the line and gave the same smile to the next lady and then to me. A young man stepped up behind me with a carton of soda in his hand, and when he looked to the end of the conveyer belt, he sighed and glanced toward the other lines, each about the same length as ours, except that the shoppers in them all pushed full carts. But when Joshua started unpacking the second bag, the young man with the soda sighed again and quick-stepped to a different line. Finally finished repacking the cloth bags, Joshua held them for the lady in front to take. “Thank you so much, Joshua,” the lady said with a pleasant smile. “You did a great job of packing things so nothing gets damaged.” The conveyer belt lurched forward, and a box of elbow macaroni tipped backwards over the divider onto my side. The tiny white-haired lady in front of me didn’t notice, but she saw me pick it up to put it back. “Your elbows just jumped ship,” I said to her by way of explanation. “Does that mean that you have to cook the soup I had planned for them?” she said with a teasing smile. “That depends,” I said. “What kind of

soup are we having?” “What else?” she said, gesturing toward all the Thanksgiving decorations. I used brown rice instead of macaroni in my turkey soup the night before, so we traded recipes as we waited for Joshua to pack the bag. Natalie gave us both another smile as she handed the receipt to the pasta lady. The conveyor belt lurched again, and this time a bag of barbecue potato chips jumped ship from behind me to land on my side of the divider. A lady who had taken the place of the soda guy apologized and retrieved her chips. “What do you think?” I said. “Would barbecue chips go better with turkeyrice soup, or turkey-noodle?” The vote ended up a tie, with Natalie and the noodle lady opting for pasta, and barbecue-chip lady and me choosing rice. Joshua didn’t vote, because he was concentrating on the small watermelon rolling slowly toward him down the conveyor belt, where he held a plastic bag open like a catcher waiting for a slider to hit the mitt. “Nice catch!” I said as he held the bulging bag out for me to take. He didn’t answer, because all his concentration was spent on a bag of barbecue potato chips, and whether whatever came next would be heavier or lighter. As I headed for the door, I noticed that the soda guy was scooting out just ahead of me. The look on his face said that he was grateful he had made the right choice with the line he chose to go through. I recognized the expression, because I wore the same look on my face. Besides, I knew another grateful smile waited for me at home. Because sometimes a day doesn’t turn out the way you hoped it would. Sometimes it turns out better.

• Tom “T. R.” Kerth is a Sun City resident and retired English teacher from Park Ridge. He is the author of the book “Revenge of the Sardines.” He can be reached at trkerth@yahoo.com.

HOME & GARDEN EVENTS ON THE COVER Carolyn Larson of Richmond reacts after Dana Brandt announces she and her fiancé won a wedding giveaway. Photo by Michael Smart – For Shaw Media

Fill out the form at PlanitNorthwest.com/forms. HOLIDAY-THEMED CRAFT CLASS, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 10, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Mixed Media Christmas Collage Ornament class.

Cost: $24, course ID: NCFS04012. Registration and information: 815455-8588. GRAYSLAKE ANTIQUE MARKET, second Saturdays and Sundays, Lake County Fairgrounds, Peterson & Midlothian roads, Grayslake. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,

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Designers offer tips for trees FAVOR FRESH?: McHenry County tree farms offer opportunities to cut down your own tree. Find a complete listing on Page 5.

The Associated Press For generations, the choice was simple: 1. Strap a live Christmas tree to the roof of your car, wrestle it into a tree stand at home and hope it wouldn’t fall over. Or, 2. Put up an artificial tree that was unmistakably fake. Fortunately, the options have expanded dramatically, from realistic fake trees pre-lit with softly glowing LED lights to environmentally friendly, abstract “trees” made from reclaimed shipping pallets. Options for a real, live tree include “white glove” service that includes delivery and professional set-up. Here, three interior designers help sort out some options and share

advice on stylishly decorating with holiday trees and branches, even in households where Christmas isn’t celebrated.

Exquisitely artificial Designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of Flynnside Out Productions, loves the look and scent of real trees. But he is “hands down, 100 percent on Team Artificial,” thanks to the convenience and range of today’s fake trees. White trees are “excellent for more elegant, sophisticated spaces,” Flynn said. He layers on ornaments

in shades of white and metallics “for a less-is-more, tone-on-tone look.” Designer Lee Kleinhelter, founder of the Pieces home decor store in Atlanta, agrees. She uses a high-quality, fake white tree in her home because “it feels a little modern, and is a clean slate where I can use interesting objects to accessorize.” If you can’t quite imagine your handmade or hand-me-down ornaments on a sleek, white tree, consider getting a real tree for keepsake ornaments and putting a white tree in another location, perhaps near the front door, decked out in monochromatic ornaments. Sarah Fishburne, director of trend and design for The Home Depot, said many Americans now use one fake tree and one real one.

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Continued from page 3 If white isn’t your style, Flynn recommends realistic fake green trees with a “woodsy, rustic” look, or fake green trees coated with fake white snow, which are called “flocked” trees. “Flocked trees add amazing texture and can really tone down the overall greenness of an artificial tree, making it a little softer,” he said. He has created flat, abstract trees out of plywood, covering them with festive fabric secured with brass nail heads. And he has two “trees” made from reclaimed shipping pallets. “To make them,” he said, “the pallets were dismantled, painted dark green, then assembled with screws. It’s a more sculptural approach, and it doesn’t require any decorating whatsoever.”

Really easy Beginning this year, Home Depot is making it simpler to bring home a full-size real tree with “white glove” delivery service, Fishburne said. Choose a tree online, and the company will bring it to your home and set it up in the stand for you. Another way to make real trees more manageable is to buy several small, potted trees in varying sizes, rather than one large one.

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the time and effort of stringing lights. Some models also resolve any arguments over whether to use white lights or colored ones, said Fishburne; you can buy LED-lit trees that let you switch between them. LED lights also don’t burn as hot as traditional bulbs, so they may be a safer option, especially for rooms where children play and might try to touch the tree.

Best locations Once you’ve chosen your tree, where should you put it? “The size and scale of your house can dictate a tall skinny tree by a staircase, or a more round, robust tree in a sunroom visible to the street,” Kleinhelter said. Rather than tucking your tree in a corner, she suggests finding a spot “where you can enjoy the tree on all sides.” If you have a large “showstopper of a front window” that faces the street, Fishburne suggests placing the tree there. “There’s something really lovely about coming home to that big tree in the window,” she said. It’s easy to put tree lights on a timer so they glow on schedule each evening. Flynn agreed that “if you really want your tree to make an impact inside and outside, sticking with a room toward the front of the home is the way to go.” But for maximum enjoyment, he said, “it’s also wise to make sure it’s just as much of a focal point from adjacent rooms as it is inside the space and from outside of the house.”

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CL teacher reflects on time working with children in Kenya By ALLIE CHANG 12, of Lake in the Hills

Note to readers: The seventh-grade EC children at Bernotas Middle School try each year to have work published outside the classroom. This year’s class wrote feature articles about local citizens who have made an impact on our local or global community. One article was selected for publication in the Northwest Herald. Four additional articles voted on by the class will appear online at PlanitNorthwest.com. More than 70 million children will receive no education this year in North Africa. In September 2010, 8.3 million children living in Kenya did not go to school or acquire any form of schooling, according to a study by Education for All, a global movement to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults coordinated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In 2012, the study showed, even after six years of school, 30 percent of women and 26 percent of men still remained only semiliterate. In northeastern Kenya, 55 percent of impoverished girls and 43 percent of poor boys had never been to school, according to the study. Many individuals and organizations have worked to decrease the number of illiterate children in Kenya. Nicole Bernhard is one of those people. A teacher at Glacier Ridge Elementary in Crystal Lake, she learned about the children who likely never would learn to read and, knowing how important education is, wanted to make a difference in their lives. By contacting friends, Bernhard was able to travel to Kenya for eight weeks in 2009, hoping to make an impact. “This all started when my friend – a photojournalist – returned from Sudan, a country in Africa that’s full of war and conflict,” Bernhard said. “I saw the photos of the children

in displacement camps, and it was just one of those moments when you realize exactly how serious the situation over there is. I immediately wanted to go help kids like that. “I looked and looked for an organization that suited me, but none of them seemed right for what I wanted to do.” Determined, she reached out to a friend who was able to talk with a Maasai family in Kenya. They arranged for Bernhard to stay with them, teach English at a local school and work with a nearby orphanage. With everything soon worked out, Bernhard – nervous and excited at the same time, she said – boarded the plane to Kenya, her home for the next eight weeks. “I was given a very warm welcome, and all the anxiety kind of went away,” she said. Beginning work at the children’s orphanage she was able to read and play with the children and teach basic hygiene. She said the hardest challenge she faced was the language barrier between English and Swahili. “Even though most of the kids there didn’t speak English, and I didn’t speak Swahili, we were still able to communicate through other things,” Bernhard said. “They had such a positive outlook on life, even though life hadn’t treated them the best so far.” She said one of the girls, Faith, especially held a place in her heart. Faith was a teenager who could speak a little English and had just had a baby. “Despite the challenges she had faced and was still facing, she remained happy and always wore a smile on her face,” Bernhard said. “She taught me that no matter what life throws at you, you have to make the best out of it, because everything happens for a reason.” At a local school, Bernhard taught English to students who would be the equivalent of freshmen in America. She was able to act as an example during lessons and could help them practice their English through conversation. “I learned a lot,” Bernhard said. “The

people over there are so kind, and they taught me a bunch about the Maasai culture and their way of life. There was that cultural exchange, where I got to experience hands-on how they lived their lives, and in turn, while I was helping out and teaching, they were able to understand a little about how life is in America. It was very fascinating.” As organizations continue to send volunteers to the region where Bernhard worked in Kenya, she said she would I feel like many people have like to return soon. this negative impression of “I feel like many people have this negative impresAfrica, and they view it as a sion of Africa, and they view it as a place filled with place filled with poverty and poverty and crime and discrime and disease. But that’s ease,” Bernhard said. “But that’s not the truth. Yes, not the truth. Yes, some of some of them lead very them lead very hard lives, but hard lives, but underneath all that, there is an amazunderneath all that, there is ing culture and an amazing an amazing culture and an way of life. I think most people in America don’t amazing way of life.” really realize just how easy our life is. Clean, running – Nicole Bernhard water, electricity at the A teacher at Glacier Ridge Elementary flick of a switch, indoor in Crystal Lake, on teaching in Kenya plumbing, heating and air conditioning, a chance to have a good education – most of these are things we take for granted. But for some of the kids I got the chance to work with, it was everything to them. “We donate money and food, and while those are things that will benefit them, soon, it will run out. Providing them education will help them in the long run, because when you have an education, there are so many new opportunities that are now available to you. I consider myself to be fortunate to have gotten the chance to give children something that will always be of use to them. And I will never forget it, either.”

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CHRISTMAS TREE FARMS The following is a listing of Christmas tree farms in McHenry County. Submit information at PlanitNorthwest.com/forms ANTHONY’S TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends through Dec. 14, 3200 Raycraft Road, Woodstock, www.anthonystreefarm.com. BEN’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through Dec. 21, 7719 Ryan Road,

Harvard, 630-279-0216 or www. benstreefarm.com. BILL’S FRIENDLY EVERGREEN TREE FARM – 8 a.m. to dusk weekends through Dec. 21, 3102 Miller Road, McHenry, 847-5259809 or billsfriendlyevergreentreefarm.weebly.com. CAL AND SHAN’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7, 14216 Thayer Road, Woodstock, and 3509 Lily Pond Road, Woodstock, 815-648-2300 or www.calandshans.com.

GRANDPA’S CHRISTMAS TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekends through Dec. 14, 13616 Route 176, Woodstock, 815-337-2682 or www.grandpastreefarm.com. GRIZZY’S TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends through Dec. 14, 15900 Marengo Road, Union, 847-812-2961. M & M CHRISTMAS TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to dusk weekends through Dec. 14, 11715 Brier Hill Road, Huntley, 847-275-8720. MT. THABOR TREE FARM – 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends through Dec. 14, 4813 Mt. Thabor Road, Woodstock, 815-861-9211. ONEY’S TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Dec. 14, 16608 Route 14, Woodstock, 815338-4108 or www.oneystreefarm. com. PINE-APPLE FARM – 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and 11 a.m. to dusk Sundays through Dec. 21, 309 Three Oaks Road, Cary, 847-639-3248 or www.pineapplefarm.com.

PIONEER TREE FARM – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends through Dec. 21, 4614 Pioneer Road, McHenry, 815-385-8512 or www.pioneertreefarm.com. RICHARDSON FARM – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Dec. 23, 9407 Richardson Road, Spring Grove, 815-675-9729 or www.richardsonadventurefarm.com. TAMARACK FARMS – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday through Dec. 22, 6129 W. Broadway, Richmond, 815-678-3500.

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happily ever after’ Woodstock Wedding Network to provide free wedding for winners of giveaway By LINDSAY WEBER editorial@nwherald.com

Carolyn Larson listens to future husband Donnie Trush of Richmond after they were selected as winners of a free wedding Wednesday by the Woodstock Wedding Network.

WOODSTOCK – Children may dream about their wedding day – the dress, the flowers, the ring – a fairytale event. Then as life twists and turns, those wishes can seem more unobtainable. But for Carolyn Larson and Donnie Trush, their dream came true, by surprise and, in a way, by fate.

The Woodstock Wedding Network sponsored the Woodstock Wedding Wish to give a deserving McHenry County couple the wedding they always had dreamed of on March 29, which will be two years to the day after Trush proposed to Larson. Larson’s brother, Chris, took it as a sign. “Donnie has been my best friend since we were 5, and Carolyn’s my sister, so I know so much about the both of them,” said Larson, who nominated the couple. “They’ve overcome a lot together and have worked really hard, and I wanted them to be able to have a wedding they

deserve.” The couple has known one another for almost 20 years, but the spark wasn’t ignited until six years ago, when Donnie visited Chris at college, where Carolyn Larson also attended. “Chris fell asleep, and we spent the whole night talking,” Trush said. “The rest is history.” The two have a daughter, Emilia, and after Carolyn lost her job, the weight of bills, student loans and supporting a family caused the wedding savings to take a back seat. When Chris Larson saw the couple struggling and putting their wedding on hold, he decid-

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Confetti flies after Woodstock Wedding Network President Dana Brandt (left) tells Donnie Trush and Carolyn Larson of Richmond that they have been selected as winners of the Wedding Wish giveaway Wednesday at Studio 2015 in Woodstock. The couple won a complete wedding worth over $15,000 to be held March 29. Twenty-five local vendors are donating services and supplies for the couple’s wedding. ed to take a chance and nominate them for the Wish. The couple made it to the finals and was then chosen by a committee of Woodstock Wedding Network, a group of wedding professionals dedicated to providing the best in wedding services. “Their story was so cute, and they’ve overcome so much and persevered through the hard times,” Network President Dana Brandt said. “Love is so important, and sometimes bills and child-rearing can be tough and things can become disheartening. But there is such a thing as a happily ever after, and love does

conquer all.” On Wednesday evening, Trush and Carolyn Larson attended what they thought was an interview for the final three couples. When Brandt revealed them to be the winners, confetti guns went off, and Carolyn Larson, speechless and widemouthed, jumped up to embrace Brandt. Brandt ran through the list of 25 services the couple had won valuing over $15,000, including photography, flowers, a DJ, a reception and invitations for 75 guests, wedding bands, a cake and a wedding dress. “We just want to be married,”

Carolyn Larson said. “I can’t wait to have the same last name as Donnie and our daughter. It’s the perfect start to our own love story and our little family.” Trush couples who support each other can find a way to make it to the altar. “It will be so nice to be able to have that day with everyone that’s important to us,” Trush said. “It’s not just about her and me. It’s about our families, who have been there through everything. We’re very lucky.” The two will tie the knot March 29, and Chris Larson, of course, will be standing by Trush’s side as the best man.

“It’s not just about her and me. It’s about our families, who have been there through everything. We’re very lucky.” Donnie Trush

ABOVE: Emilia Trush, 2, daughter of Carolyn Larson and Donnie Trush, sits with her uncle, Chris Larson, at Studio 2015 in Woodstock as her parents are told they won a free wedding from the Woodstock Wedding Network. LEFT: Woodstock Wedding Network vendors applaud Larson and Trush as they are announced as winners of the Woodstock Wedding Wish giveaway.

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Offer of senior discount causes offense Dear Abby: I was at the hairdresser yesterday, and when I went to the register to pay, the receptionist asked me if I was older than 65 “so I could get the senior discount.” Abby, I am only 55. I found her question insulting, and several of my friends have had this same experience. I appreciate the young woman trying to save me a couple of dollars, but I’d rather pay full price than be asked if I want the discount. Why don’t businesses that offer senior citizen discounts just post a notice near the register? That way, if a customer is entitled to it, she or he can ask for it when they check out rather than have to hear that they look older than they are. – Insulted In Peoria, Arizona Dear Insulted: Many businesses DO post notices such as the one you suggest. What happened should be discussed privately with the owner

or manager of the salon. While I am certain the cashier did not intend to offend you, that’s what happened, and “helpful” employees like her have been known to discourage patrons from returning. You will be doing everyone a favor if you speak up. Dear Abby: Do you have any advice for coping with a child who is incarcerated during the holidays? My son, who has never been in trouble in his life, made a foolish mistake. He ran with the wrong crowd and is now in prison. Every day is a torment, and I don’t know how to handle my emotions. I can’t enjoy anything at all, much less prepare a holiday meal and put up a Christmas tree. It feels like all the joy in my life has been sucked out. – Feel-

ing Hopeless Dear Feeling Hopeless: You have my sympathy. When a loved one is incarcerated, in a sense, his or her family

is serving a sentence, too. All I can offer is to remind you that your son is paying for his mistakes, and that making yourself sick isn’t going to help him. Right now he needs your emotional support, and for you to give it to him, you must take care of your health and stay strong. If you’re preparing holiday meals and decorating a tree, then there must be other family members who need you. Exercise can help people cope with depression, and so can the support of other mothers who have children in prison. If you can affiliate with some of them, it may help you, too, because if anyone can relate to what you are feeling, they should be able to. Dear Abby: I run a local chapter of an online fan group. We are getting Tshirts made, and I asked everyone to vote on the colors for the shirts. After

most of the group members agreed on two colors, one of them said her son, who has Asperger’s syndrome, does not allow those colors in their house and asked if we could use different ones. I’m sympathetic to her child’s needs, but at the same time, I told the group that the majority vote wins. What should I do? I don’t want to offend her, but I also don’t want to go back on what I told the group. – Mer-

edith In Georgia Dear Meredith: I assume these T-shirts are not meant to be worn all the time. Suggest to the woman that she not wear the T-shirt when she’s at home, but only when she’s involved in fan group outings. That should solve the problem.

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Drug problem in daily news touches everyone I guess I’m kind of old fashioned. I like to take the time to unfold my newspaper and actually read it – not online, but the actual crinkly, good-smelling paper. I did so this morning, and it hit me that if we didn’t have a drug problem, an alcohol problem or an associated crime problem, the newspaper might be filled with Jell-O mold recipes and the weekly menu at the assisted living facility. I don’t consider this good news or that my newspaper benefactor should be doing anything differently; it’s just a statement of the way things are. The paper reports what happens – what is, not what we wish it was. It’s not good news or bad news, it’s news. Along with my newspaper

adventure this morning, I was talking to a friend of mine. He and his wife had been housing their 30-something son, who had been released recently from jail for drug possession and burglary. He did well for a time but refused help for the drugs, and within six months he committed the same offenses and was rejailed. So I decided to do a little research and share it with you. A study done in 2010 by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) found that of the 2.3 million inmates in jail or prison in the U.S., 1.5 million meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s criterion for substance abuse

or addiction. Nearly another half million, while not meeting the strict guidelines of the DSM, were under the influence at the time of the offense, were arrested for an alcohol or drug related offenses or some combination. Combined, the two groups constitute 85 percent of the jail and prison population. According to CASA, only 11 percent of inmates have access to any kind of substance abuse treatment, and only about 1 percent of the total state and local budgets for incarceration was spent on prevention or treatment. I also found some interesting numbers related to health care. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), about

14 percent of all hospital admissions are specifically for substance abuse-related problems, not to mention admissions for medical problems that later become evident to be related to alcohol or drug abuse or addiction. According to NIDA, nearly 25 percent of each Medicare dollar is spent on substance abuse-related issues. Also according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), about 4.6 million emergency department visits are a result of drug abuse, either illegal drugs, alcohol, misuse of prescription medication or some combination of the above. All things considered, I don’t think there are many of us whose lives aren’t

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touched by substance abuse or addiction, directly or indirectly. I guess I’m glad that we have a source for what’s really happening in our community and our world. It looks like the number of stories about drug-related incidents in the paper pretty much line up with the overall causal statistics. Without an unbiased look at the problems, we don’t stand a chance.

• Rick Atwater is a licensed clinical professional counselor. He hosts the weekly radio show Straight Stuff on Addictions at recoveryinternetradio.com. He can reached by email at rickatwater@northwestcommunitycounseling.com.

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or www.huntleylibrary.org. MARK ROTHMAN: AUTHOR PRESENTATION & BOOK SIGNING, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 11, Cosman Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. Television sitcom writer Mark Rothman will read from his book, “Mark Rothman’s Essays,” and discuss his experiences as a writer for shows such as “Laverne and

McHenry County ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR & COOKIE WALK, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 13, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 401 St. John’s Road, Woodstock. Crafters will be offering a variety of items. There also will be holiday cookies and candies available to choose from. Information: 815-482-4686. 2014 HOLIDAY FAIRE “HOMEMADE FOR THE HOLIDAYS,”

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first, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14, McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Featuring 30 craft booths with homemade items, Home Arts Department demonstrations, children’s Craft Corner, performances by the Madrigals, storytelling hayride, meet and greet with Santa Claus and more. Hosted by the McHenry County Fair Association. Admission: $2 a person or one nonperishable food item for donation to local food pantries. Information: 815-338-5315 or www. mchenrycountyfair.com.

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OF BOGS & BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside. “Of Prairie, Woods and Water: Two Centuries of Chicago Nature Writing” by Joel Greenberg will be discussed. Registration required at 815-344-1294 or dnr.volobog@ illinois.gov.

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Families often malfunction at the holidays The Chicago Bears are an excellent metaphor for the unrealistic expectations that surround the holidays. We start the season with high hopes. Fans are certain this is the year we return to the glory days of – when was it? I’ve forgotten. But that is the memory we hold on to, and nothing can compare to that glorious season. We were much younger, and everything was possible. And then, inevitably, the season goes straight downhill. If we are honest, every family has the equivalent of a Brandon Marshall or a Jay Cutler – the brother with the attitude, the sister with an alcoholic boyfriend, the parents who aren’t speaking – and nobody notices until three days into the family reunion. My own glorious holiday season happened when I was

4, and nothing has lived up to it since. That was the year we gathered around my maternal grandmother’s Christmas tree in Coleman, Texas. We held hands and sang carols around the tree, which, in my memory, was perfectly symmetrical. My brother and I both got exactly what we wanted, and we did not fight over the spoils. My grandmother cooked the perfect meal, and nobody spilled anything. Nothing has lived up to that since. For many, many years, I dreaded the holidays, starting with Thanksgiving, which was the prelude to an entire holiday season based on unrealistic expectations, followed inevitably by disappointment. My clients have taught me that it is the combination of high expectations and pessimism that results in exactly

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How do we change the dynamic? First, have no expectations. That means none – no expectations that everything will be perfect, or that nothing will go as planned. Arrive with your sense of curiosity and your sense of humor intact. Second, no matter what your sister says (even if, after she has dropped the plate of brownies and you are on your hands and knees trying to clean up the mess, she announces: “I have waited my whole life to see you at my feet!”), do not take it personally. Third, if you have an alcoholic granny, unless she is so far gone that she has a drink first thing in the morning and is likely to arrive under the influence, consider having a breakfast celebration, rather than a brunch or dinner event, and do not serve alcohol. And, if your brothers want to have a

boxing match over who gets to carve the turkey, either carve it beforehand or sell tickets and raise money for charity. And, finally, the holidays are not a good time to settle the family hash, orchestrate an intervention or complain about who in the family inherited the “good” hair. Believe me, I know from experience. As I write this, I am listening to the Bears/Packers game. I rest my case.

• Gale Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked at several agencies in McHenry County and currently runs a private practice out of her Woodstock home. She also is the host of “Get a Grip” on Harvard Community Radio. Contact her at tpgaleh@ yahoo.com or visit www. galeharrislcsw.com.

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“HORRIBLE BOSSES 2” STARRING: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day

PLOT: Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business, but things don’t go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme. RATED: R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout TIME: 1 hour, 48 minutes VERDICT: “Horrible Bosses 2,” directed and co-written by Sean Anders, is built on its hydra-headed leads, who appear almost tethered together, crowding the frame like the Three Stooges. Bateman, Day and Sudeikis are each talented comic actors who have their riffing rhythm down, skillfully weaving and overlapping their idiotic antics. But this gratuitous sequel fails most because their triangle offense, while smooth, isn’t dynamic enough. With Bateman playing the straight man and Sudeikis’ smiley, glib shtick wearing thin, the only source of laughs is the slapstick of Day – a reliably funny, high-pitched ball of anxiety. The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star is like an electrocuted chipmunk, his fearful eyes always darting. So “Horrible Bosses 2” goes for whatever cheap, vulgar gags it can collide into. Most unfortunate is the sex-crazed debasement of Aniston, who lights up the movie but suffers some of its lowest jokes. Really, it’s an altogether likable cast, all of whom appear quite game despite the lacking material. That the film skitters aimlessly away from the office is a wasted opportunity, too, since today’s workplaces could use the levity. Someone should have given “Horrible Bosses” a real job.

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“THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR” STARRING: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights PLOT: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it. RATED: PG for mild action and some rude humor TIME: 1 hour, 32 minutes VERDICT: For a movie that’s more paint by numbers than Picasso, “Pen-

LOCAL SHOWTIMES guins of Madagascar” begins with something completely unexpected: a Werner Herzog voiceover. Parodying his own work and documentary films’ obsession with the flightless birds, the German filmmaker gives an auspiciously clever start to a movie targeted toward the younger than 10 set. It’s a little wink to the adults in the audience right at the front. But don’t be fooled. This movie is almost exclusively and unapologetically for tots. Kids no doubt will be amused by the exhausting madcap antics of the cuddly breakout stars of the popular “Madagascar” films. Parents: probably less so. The story is simple, the characters are basic, unfussy and barely evolve, and there’s no overriding lesson, moral or otherwise, to be gleaned from the tale. What we do get is a fairly amusing, surface-level spectacle. There’s a great recurring gag involving celebrity names (“Nicolas! Cage them!” “Drew, Barry, more power!”) that adults and older children will enjoy spotting. The voice cast is strong, but it’s “Madagascar” newcomer Cumberbatch who really takes hold of the movie as Classified. His silky baritone is perfectly matched to the silly dialogue, resulting in expertly goofy readings. Overall, neither animation nor storytelling is particularly elevated in this outing. “Penguins of Madagascar” is a passable, inoffensive addition to DreamWorks Animation’s canon, even if there’s a faint whiff of a North Wind spin-off sullying the contained story.

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PLOT: A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. RATED: PG-13 for some thematic elements and suggestive material TIME: 2 hours, 3 minutes VERDICT: Eddie Redmayne (“Les Miserables”) doesn’t just portray Stephen Hawking in the biopic “The Theory of Everything,” he fiercely becomes the legendary British physicist. It’s pure bravura. Redmayne goes deep behind those black-framed glasses and inhabits Hawking on an emotional level, touching the soul of the man who slowly lost the function of his body and voice to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Given only two years to live upon diagnosis when

he was a young Ph.D. candidate at Cambridge, Hawking went on to defy that death sentence, and is still alive at age 72. He’s become arguably the world’s greatest theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author of the groundbreaking book “A Brief History of Time.” The film, the first feature from Oscarwinning documentarian James Marsh (“Man on a Wire”), paints a moving example of love conquering all. Based on a memoir (“Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen”) by Hawking’s first wife, Jane, it comes as no surprise that his better half is portrayed as a devoted wife whose unconditional love gives her husband the strength to survive. As the winsome Jane, Felicity Jones (“Like Crazy”) achieves the nuance and pathos others have raved about in her previous performances. Their yin-and-yang relationship is established early: She’s artsy, he’s scientific. He’s sarcastic; she spends Sundays at church. She’s proper and pretty; he’s goofy and gangly. Their first kiss is the night of the spring ball under a sky full of glistening stars. You swoon. Soon after, the symptoms of muscle deterioration appear, and Redmayne is fantastic at depicting it via contorting limbs, gnarled fingers and an unsteady gait that ultimately leaves him faceplanted on the quad before ending up in the emergency room. Marsh, working from a script by Anthony McCarten, pulls off the daunting task of making the film less about illness and science and more about the man – and woman. Never lost in the telling is Hawking’s outsized sense of playfulness and humor and the Herculean sacrifice Jane makes when she said “I do.” Love didn’t conquer all, however, as the couple eventually amicably divorced in 1995. Together or apart, however, the film belongs to Redmayne, who delivers a star turn that’s sure to be remembered come Oscar time. His eyes and expressions speak volumes. In the opening scenes, Marsh trains his camera on Redmayne, zigging and zagging while riding a bicycle through the Cambridge campus. He’s so fluid, full of speed and movement. By the film’s end, that image becomes even more meaningful as does the line Hawking later recites: “While there is life, there is hope.”– More

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“THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 2D: 10:30, 11:25 a.m., 12:25, 12:50, 2:45, 4:05, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 p.m.; 3D: 1:45, 6:25 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 2D: 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 4:20, 5:20, 6:30, 7:30, 8:40, 9:40 p.m.; 3D: 12:00, 2:10, 4:20 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 2D: 12:00, 1:05, 2:10, 4:20, 5:20, 6:30, 7:30, 8:40, 9:40 p.m.; 3D: 3:10 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 2D: 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 p.m.; 3D: 12:50, 3:15, 5:50 p.m.

“THE PYRAMID” Regal Cinemas – 11:30 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 8:10, 10:35 p.m.

“ST. VINCENT” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 7:35, 9:35 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 11:05 a.m. 1:45, 4:25, 7:05 p.m.

“A CHRISTMAS CAROL/ CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT” Regal Cinemas – 2:00, 7:00 p.m.

“THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” Regal Cinemas – 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 p.m.

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