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KIWANIS SANTA RUN FOR KIDS

Charity program provides area children with winter gear, toys

By SARAH STRZALKA editorial@nwherald.com McHENRY – As the sun came up Sunday morning, police squad cars pulled into the McHenry Meijer parking lot, and kids climbed out from the back seats.

Far from being in trouble, the children were being gifted a shopping spree, courtesy of the McHenry County Police Charities and its donors.

The organization’s 30th annual Shop With a Cop paired about 250 kids with police officers from departments around the county. In addition to new winter gear, each shopper was given $150 to pick out whatever their hearts desired.

With the gloves (“These gloves are snug as a bug in a rug!”) and boots out of the way, 7-year-old Jack and officer Kevin Freese of the Richmond Police Department were buddies.

Jack gave Freese some guff about liking doughnuts, and Freese suggested the second-grader bring home a nice rug before they were off to the good stuff – the toy department.

After dallying at the Star Wars stuff, Jack picked up a Power Rangers Dino Charge action figure. If he wanted it, he could have it, Freese said.

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“It started with police chiefs trying to take care of some of the less fortunate and making sure kids had a good Christmas. All the members of the board are caring people who want to make sure that tradition lives on.”

Jason Weisenberger McHenry County Police Charities board vice president said that!” Jack said.

The Police Charities board is volunteer, and Shop With a Cop is funded by donations, said vice president Jason Weisenberger, who also is the McHenry Meijer store director.

“It started with police chiefs trying to take care of some of the less fortunate and making sure kids had a good Christmas,” Weisenberger said. “All the members of the board are caring people who want to make sure that tradition lives on.”

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Chris Christensen, dressed as an elf, heads inside the Raue Center for the Arts before the fourth annual Kiwanis Santa Run on Sunday in Crystal Lake.

Event benefits service agencies

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By HANNAH PROKOP hprokop@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Nearly 1,000 people participated Sunday morning in the Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids in Crystal Lake, race director Mike Splitt said.

This is the fourth year people have put on a Santa suit, belt, hat and beard or reindeer antlers for the 5K race and 1-mile Reindeer Dash, which started outside of the Raue Center for the Arts on Williams Street.

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Illinois State Police Officer Boguslaw Kramarz helps Daniel, 7, find the correct size coat as they shop for items Sunday during the annual Shop With a Cop event at Wal-Mart in Crystal Lake. To see more photos from the event, visit NWHerald.com.

Michelle Carbonara (left) and husband John Carbonara of Genoa City, Wis., use their smartphones Sunday while dressed as Santa Claus for the fourth annual Kiwanis Santa Run in Crystal Lake.

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About $35,000 was raised this year, Splitt said. The money benefits Kiwanis of Crystal Lake, Turning Point, CASA of McHenry County, Girls on the Run of Northwest Illinois, Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry

To see video and more photos from the fourth annual Kiwanis Santa Run for Kids in Crystal Lake, visit NWHerald.com.

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Obama: U.S. will defeat terror threat’s latest phase

By JULIE PACE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks to “poison the minds” of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California.

“I know that after so much war,

many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure,” he said, speaking from a lectern in his West Wing office. “The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it,” he declared.

The president’s speech followed Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21. Authorities say a couple carried out the attack and the wife pledged allegiance to the

Islamic State group and its leader in a Facebook post.

Obama said that while there was no evidence the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the Barack dark path of radicalObama ization.”

“This was an act of terrorism de-

signed to kill innocent people,” he said in the 13-minute address.

In speaking from the Oval Office, Obama turned to a tool of the presidency that he has used infrequently.

His decision to speak in prime time reflected the White House’s concern that his message on the recent attacks hasn’t broken through, particularly in the midst of a heated presidential campaign.

Yet Obama’s speech was likely to leave his critics unsatisfied. He an-

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Road salt provides impetus for agreement Ill. Senate to consider spending plan

By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – The need for road salt appears to have helped melt Gov. Bruce Rauner’s resolve – at least temporarily – to stand firm against spending any state money without an overall deal to solve the state’s budget impasse. The Republican governor stressed “public safety” – including snow-busting road salt with winter’s approach – as a reason he reached agreement last week with House Democrats on a $3 billion plan designed mainly to free up already-collected tax money owed to local governments.

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The first-year executive has opposed “piecemeal” spending approval as the state enters its sixth month of the fiscal year without a budget. But in addition to salt and police training, he sought money for postage, federal funding for adult education programs, operational expenses for the comptroller, and funds for contractors to handle property rental and maintenance of government offices.

The Senate returns Monday to Springfield to take up the matter. If it approves, Rauner plans to sign the measure, and Illinois cities and counties will get $583 million in remitted motor fuel tax revenue, $340 million in “use tax” money collected on purchases from out of state, and $154 million for emergency dispatch centers.

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“This bill was a compromise,” Rauner said. “It does add a bit to our deficit spending, but in the spirit of compromise – obviously the Democrats, the speaker’s caucus, would love to spend far more than what we’re spending right now.”

The governor’s office refused to confirm or detail what

he asked for in the measure. But the Democrats’ analysis shows the governor’s requests included $99 million for mental health centers and nursing homes, $84 million for property rental and maintenance, and $62 million for veterans’ homes as well as $105 million for state police and prisons operations and road salt for the Transportation Department.

The list reflects pressure building on all sides to keep government running even though there’s no spending framework.

In exchange, Democrats were given the go-ahead to finance programs that are a priority for them, such as $165 million for low-income energy assistance and $18 million to keep domestic violence shelters afloat. The money for shelters,

and another $10 million to operate the secretary of state’s office, would come from the general checking account.

Although the House adopted the measure 107-1, Republicans squawked. While most of the money comes out of specially established funds and not general tax revenue, Rep. David Harris, a Republican from Arlington Heights, asked the proposal’s sponsor, Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, why she wasn’t including spending authority for all of the hundreds of special funds in the budget.

“The governor decided it was time to govern, and so he has asked for items that will make it possible for his agencies to operate the way they should,” said Currie, a Chicago Democrat.

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Poll: Ecology, religion a natural mix for some Americans

By CONNIE CASS and EMILY SWANSON The Associated Press WASHINGTON – As a group, the most religious Americans are less likely than others in the U.S. to trust the science of global warming. Yet one group of faithful Americans not only believes the threat is real, but also feels obliged to help save Earth’s climate, an analysis by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Yale University shows.

“The Bible has always been clear about the call to care for the world that God has created and to love our neighbors,” said Rachel Lamb, 26, a nation-

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al organizer for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action and the daughter of a Baptist minister. She said the poor will suffer most from the consequences of a warming climate, making it particularly compelling to Christians.

“When you see something like climate change, we can’t ignore it,” Lamb said. “We have to act.”

As an international conference in Paris enters its second week in hopes of agreement on a plan to curtail global warming, Lamb and others like her see that issue as more than a secular one for government leaders.

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Eight in 10 favor regulating carbon dioxide emissions, compared with only 6 in 10 of all Americans. Nearly 9 in 10 of the Religious Greens favor funding research into renewable energy sources, compared with fewer than 7 in 10 of all Americans.

Despite their views, just 2 in 10 of this highly spiritual group call themselves environmentalists.

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Overall, the AP-NORC polling shows that 63 percent of the least religious Americans think global warming is real, while only 43 percent of those who describe themselves as “very religious” believe it’s happening.

That may reflect the tension between religion and environmentalism in U.S. politics.

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McHenry officials seek to keep rate flat for 5th consecutive year; to vote at meeting Monday

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – McHenry city officials are looking to keep the city’s property tax levy flat for a fifth consecutive year.

The move raises some concerns for Alderwoman Geri Condon, who plans to vote for the flat levy at Monday’s McHenry City Council meeting

but who also worries about the effects If you go caused by forgoing the increase.

“The reality is that things have inWHAT: McHenry City Council meeting creased,” Condon said. “The cost of doWHEN: 7 p.m. Monday ing business has increased. ... I’m the WHERE: McHenry City Hall, 333 Green first to say that pensions have gotten St., McHenry out of control, but we do have the obligation to pay them.”

The city has seen the balance in its from $2.5 million five years earlier, general fund climb to $10 million at even as the city kept its levy flat, acthe end of the last budget year in April cording to council documents.

The growth was caused by higher-than-expected sales and income tax revenues, cost-cutting measures including the elimination of staff positions, and holding off on larger-ticket projects and purchases.

But staff also noted in its agenda supplement that the city also faces “a number of economic uncertainties and challenges” that could cut into its savings, including $42 million worth

of local road projects that are not eligible for state or federal grants; $800,000 for projects that already have been approved; $20 million in pushed-back public works, park and stormwater projects; and a proposed 50 percent reduction in the share of income taxes that local governments receive, which would amount to $1.3 million annually

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Salvation Army receives 3 gold coins in red kettles

The first gold coins of the season for The Salvation Army of McHenry County’s Red Kettle campaign were found Saturday in three different places, Capt. Carol Lewis said.

One was found at Wal-Mart in Woodstock, and the others at Jewel-Oscos in Crystal Lake and McHenry, Lewis said.

The tradition of dropping gold coins in the Salvation Army’s red kettles is something believed to have started in McHenry County, Lewis said.

“There’s a bit of magic surrounding the gold coins,” Lewis said.

“McHenry County’s very proud of that heritage, and they kind of push this.”

Lewis said there was one quarter-ounce gold coin and two halfounce gold coins, which could range from being worth $25 to $450. A one-ounce silver coin also was found in a kettle Wednesday, Lewis said.

The Salvation Army of McHenry County’s goal this year is to raise $200,000 from the Red Kettle campaign. Lewis said so far, it is at 33 percent of its goal.

Volunteers still can register for bell ringing at www.registertoring.com or by calling 815-4552769. The campaign continues through Dec. 24.

“All of the fundraising in the kettles happens through volunteers,” Smith said, adding that there are 3,626 hours of shifts this season.

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Church to host annual Christmas concert

CRYSTAL LAKE – First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, 461 Pierson St., will present its annual family Christmas concert, ”Venite Adoremus: O Come Let Us Adore Him,” at 4 p.m. Sunday The concert will feature the church’s 59-member Vestry Adult Choir, the Jubilate Adult Handbell Choir, Alleluia Sound High School Choir and the Chancel Choir of sixth- through eighth-graders.

The program will include works

by Britten, Haydn, Bizet and contemporary composers, as well as traditional carols and light-hearted songs. The handbell choir will perform “Farandole” by Kevin McChesney, which calls for a bell tree, a unique instrument made up of many bells hung together.

There also will be a sing-along of familiar carols. A free-will offering will be received.

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MEGAN LOWE WHO IS HE/SHE? Eighth-grader at Bernotas Middle School HOMETOWN: Lake in the Hills FAMILY: Parents Mike and Nina Lowe; sister, Jenny; and brother, Kyle FAVORITE FOOD: Mac and cheese FAVORITE AUTHOR: Patrick Carmen FAVORITE SONG: “Overcomer,” by Mandisa CRYSTAL LAKE – Come next year, 13-year-old Megan Lowe will be a published author.

The eighth-grader at Crystal Lake School District 47’s Bernotas Middle School was chosen out of thousands of kids across the country to be published in Stone Soup, published six times a year with stories, poems and art produced by kids.

Her story, “Miss Kagawa’s Gift,” is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, circa 1928, and tells the story of a young girl comforted by a Japanese friendship doll – a fairly new passion of Lowe’s.

The story was written as part of an assignment in seventh-grade language arts. Lowe said teacher Belinda Strebel’s instructions asked students to attempt to get their stories published in some way. Lowe chose Stone Soup, which only publishes a fraction of its submissions every year.

It was May when Lowe found out her story was being considered, and just a few months later when she received official word from the organization.

Lowe recently sat down with education reporter Allison Goodrich to talk about her story, her inspirations and her future goals.

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Eighth-grader Megan Lowe poses for a portrait Nov. 20 at Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake. Lowe wrote a story that will be published early next year in the children’s magazine Stone Soup. spoiler – but he ends up using part of the doll’s exhibit to help his daughter, because she was from Japan, have a little piece of home.

Goodrich: What’s the origin of these dolls, according to your research?

Lowe: Because there was Japanese

discrimination in the United States – it was like 1927-ish, maybe a little before – American kids all over the country made little baby dolls to send to Japan almost as a gift of friendship, and in response, Japan sent over these dolls. They’re, maybe, 3 feet tall.

Their hair is actual hair. They’re just beautiful. I got to see one when we were in Indiana because the Children’s Museum [of Indianapolis] has one of the dolls. My parents stopped there, and we went and looked all over the museum and couldn’t find it on display, so my mom talked to the concierge and she came back with the curator and said, “He’s going to take you under the museum, and you can see the doll.”

They had the actual friendship doll underneath the museum, so we went down, and he took her out of the box for me. There wasn’t any glass around it or anything, and it was so cool.

Goodrich: Can you give me a summary of your story?

Lowe: It’s basically about this girl

who’s been adopted from Japan, and she’s having a really hard time adjusting to American culture, so her parents are looking for a way to get her to feel more comfortable. It’s really just about her dad trying to find a way to feel more comfortable in America.

Goodrich: Where does the friendship doll come in?

Lowe: So the dad works at a

Goodrich: So where did this story about friendship dolls come from? What inspired you? You’ve obviously re-

museum, and he ends up setting up a Japanese friendship doll for the museum – and it’s a little bit of a

searched these dolls before.

Lowe: Yeah, my friend’s mom is a

teacher, and she teaches fourth grade and gave me a book and asked me to read it for her to see if it would be appropriate for her class. I read it, and it was called “The Friendship Doll,”

by Kirby Larson, and it really sparked an interest in the dolls. I believe that was in sixth grade. That same year, our teacher assigned an expository research paper, so I decided to go with the friendship dolls and find out more about them.

After writing that, I decided to go back to it in seventh grade. It’s just sort of become an interest of mine.

Goodrich: Do you have one?

Lowe: No, there were only about 50

sent over from Japan, so they’re kind of spread out, but there’s not many that survived World War II with people not being too happy with Japan, so the dolls weren’t welcome anymore.

Goodrich: When you found out your story got into Stone Soup, what was your reaction?

Lowe: My friend’s dad brought me home, and it was pouring. My mom stepped out on the porch and said, “Get the mail.” I was like, “It’s pouring rain, I can’t get the mail.” I had my instrument and everything, and I had no hands. She comes down and

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takes it out of my hands, and when she did that, I was like, “This has to be from Stone Soup.”

I was so excited. I think my first thought was I have to tell [my teacher]. She was the one who was so excited when I got the “maybe” letter.

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A dense-fog advisory has been issued for McHenry County and surrounding counties by the National Weather Service.

The advisory is in effect until noon Monday. Visibility may be a quarter mile or less, according to the advisory, which could cause travel to be slow.

Some slick spots also may develop because of temperatures near or below freezing, according to the advisory.

The advisory recommends drivers slow down, use headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of them.

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Justice Department to open police investigation

By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press CHICAGO – The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly before it was announced and spoke Sunday to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

The civil rights probe would follow others recently in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, and come as the police department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are under intense scrutiny over their handling of the October 2014 death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

Officer Jason Jason Van Dyke was charged with Van Dyke first-degree murder Nov. 24, more than a year after the killing and just hours before the release of police dashboard camera footage showing the officer shooting the teenager.

The video shows McDonald veering away from officers on a four-lane street when Van Dyke, seconds after exiting his squad car, opens fire from close range. The officer continues shooting after McDonald crumples to the ground and is barely moving. The video does not include sound, which authorities have not explained.

The Chicago City Council signed off on a $5 million settlement with McDonald’s family even before the family filed a lawsuit, and city officials fought in court for months to keep the video from being released publicly. The city’s early efforts to suppress its release

Chicago’s interim chief to officers: Dashcam must be working CHICAGO – The Chicago Police Department’s interim superintendent is warning officers they face discipline if they don’t make sure both the video and the audio of their squad car dashboard cameras are working.

The department was harshly criticized when it reported that the audio was not functioning on the dashcam that recorded the October 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by officer Jason Van Dyke. Days later, the city released four more dashcam videos from other squad cars at the scene – none of which included audio.

Interim police Superintendent John Escalante told the Chicago Tribune that he has sent inspectors to do random checks of dashcams. He said that when they’ve found technical problems preventing them from working, they are disciplining officers who did not report those problems to their supervisors.

– Wire report coincided with Emanuel’s re-election campaign, when the mayor was seeking African-American votes in a tight race.

Since the release of the video, Emanuel forced Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to resign and formed a task force to examine the department. But the calls for the mayor to resign – something he said he won’t do – have grown louder from protesters in the city, including more than 200 people who shouted that he step down during a Sunday afternoon march. Protesters counted to 16 in reference to the shots fired, a number that has taken on a symbolic significance since the demonstrations began.

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he was

pleased with the decision to investigate Chicago. Jackson said he hoped that the investigation would focus not only on the police department, but on Emanuel’s office and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, which he and others have criticized for taking so long to bring charges against Van Dyke.

“All three of them – the police, City Hall and the prosecutor’s office – are suspect,” Jackson said. “We cannot trust them.”

Emanuel initially said a federal civil rights investigation of Chicago police tactics would be “misguided.” He later reversed course and said he would welcome the Justice Department’s involvement – something that politicians including Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have called for.

A spokesman for the police department referred a request for comment to Adam Collins, a spokesman for the mayor’s office.

“We welcome the engagement of the Department of Justice as we work to restore trust in our police department and improve our system of police accountability,” Collins said.

On Friday, Chicago released hundreds of pages that show police officers reported a very different version of the McDonald encounter than video shows. In the documents, police officers portray McDonald as being far more menacing than he appears in dashcam footage. That further angered activists and protesters, who were already accusing the city of a cover up.

The Justice Department in the last six years has opened more than 20 investigations of police departments. In March, the department released a scathing report of the Ferguson police force that found pervasive civil rights abuses.

It opened an investigation of Baltimore police in May in response to the death of a black man in police custody.

STATE BRIEFS 3 wounded by gunfire outside Chicago nightclub CHICAGO – Police said three men were wounded by gunfire from a vehicle outside a Chicago nightclub.

Chicago police said the men were involved in a fight inside the Wicker Park neighborhood club about 1:20 a.m. Sunday and were on the sidewalk outside when the shots were fired from a vehicle that was driving past.

Police said two 26-year-old men were taken to a hospital, one with wounds to his arm and buttocks and the other with a leg wound. A 25-year-old man later arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot.

No arrests were immediately reported.

Samples to monitor deer disease urged for hunters

SPRINGFIELD – Deer hunters statewide are being encouraged to allow samples to be taken for chronic wasting disease from adult deer they harvest.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources lists locations serving as CWD sampling stations on its website. The stations are taking samples from entire deer or deer heads through Jan. 17.

The sampling is part of a program to monitor and reduce spread of the disease.

Deer that contract chronic wasting disease become emaciated and uncoordinated, and eventually lose weight and die.

But some infected deer may not show signs of the illness for 18 months after they’ve been infected.

The first case was reported in Illinois in 2002, and state wildlife officials have since sampled

tens of thousands of deer, finding more than 500 cases.

World’s largest storm reservoir begins filling up

THORNTON – A nearly century-old limestone quarry south of Chicago is beginning its new life as a massive reservoir for capturing stormwater overflows.

The Thornton Reservoir began taking in water during a rainstorm in late November, trapping 400 million gallons of combined sewer overflow before pumping it to a treatment plant. And that’s only a small fraction of its 7.9 billion-gallon capacity.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago said the new stormwater reservoir is the largest in the world.

It serves as an escape hatch when Chicago’s Deep Tunnel system fills to the brim, which happens during some heavy storms.

It will help stop stormwater tainted with sewage from running into Lake Michigan and other area waterways, as well as flooding basements.

Proposal calls for author museum at closed library

WAUKEGAN – A private-sector effort is seeking to redevelop a long-shuttered library in Waukegan as a museum named for late author Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury, who was known for works including “Fahrenheit 451” and “The Martian Chronicles,” was born in Waukegan and once roamed the halls of the city’s Carnegie Library. The building was closed as a library nearly 50 years ago, and publicly funded bids to redevelop it have failed.

Now, there’s a proposal with

an estimated cost of $10 million to reopen the 103-year-old library building as The Bradbury Carnegie Center, the News-Sun reported.

“Unlike previous attempts to save the building, this one is saying, ‘Why save the building?

Because this is where Ray Bradbury grew up, and this is where he first went into a library,’ ” said Michael Edgar, president of the Greater Waukegan Development Coalition, a business-incubating firm among the effort’s backers.

Sandra Petroshius, board president for a nonprofit formed in the effort, said plans call for the library to be restored and reopened as a cultural and learning center with Bradbury written works and memorabilia.

Past efforts to restore the library included a 2011 recommendation from then-Mayor Robert Sabonjian to put a cultural center in the structure.

Petroshius said the newest proposal differs from others in that the focus on Bradbury will be marketed to an international audience.

Petroshius called Bradbury “Waukegan’s gift” to give back to the region, nation and world.

“In the past, we didn’t know what should go in there, and suddenly it came to us this year like an epiphany,” she said. “It’s been drawing all sorts of people because they want to celebrate Bradbury.”

In a timeline presented at an October kickoff meeting for the nonprofit’s advisory panel, the group will pursue seed funding this winter before publicly unveiling concept designs in the spring. Construction would start in 2018, with a targeted opening of spring 2019.

– Wire reports

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San Bernardino mourns, calls for unity

By TAMI ABDOLLAH and BRIAN SKOLOFF The Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – At a church, a mosque, a makeshift street-corner memorial and other sites, they gathered Sunday to mourn the 14 victims of the San Bernardino massacre and lament that the community has now been added to the tragic list of U.S. cities scarred by terrible violence.

Residents struggled to come to terms with the violence and hoped the community would unite in mourning and not be divided by the disclosure that the killers were a religious Muslim couple.

“It’s unfortunate that we’re on this list now, a list like Newtown, Aurora and others where such tragic events occurred,”

NATION BRIEF Jimmy Carter says latest scan shows no cancer ATLANTA – Jimmy Carter inspired pronouncements of answered prayers Sunday, revealing that his latest brain scan showed no signs of cancer four months after the former president announced melanoma had spread to his brain and put himself “in the hands of God.” Carter first announced the news at the small church where he frequently teaches Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, and then in a two-sentence written statement as word spread from Maranatha Baptist Church. Carter always starts his lessons with a brief update on his recent activities.

This week, that included a visit to his doctor to learn the results of an MRI brain scan.

Previous tests found four lesions on his brain still were there but had responded to an August radiation treatment and regular doses of a recently approved drug called Keytruda to help his body seek out any new cancer cells.

– Wire report

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told a crowd at a mosque. “It’s not how I want San Bernardino remembered.”

In the wake of the attack, President Barack Obama delivered a prime-time address to the nation Sunday night on security and terrorism.

Meanwhile, investigators were looking into what led Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook to attack the gathering of Farook’s co-workers Wednesday.

Authorities were trying to determine if Malik, who was AP photo born in Pakistan and spent con- Khadija Zadeh lights candles next to the framed photos of 14 victims siderable time in Saudi Arabia, killed in Wednesday’s shooting rampage, before the start of a memoradicalized her American-born rial service Sunday at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands in husband, Farook, and was the Loma Linda, Calif. driving force behind the rampage, two officials said Sunday. closed that Malik had pledged the time of the bloodbath at a That possibility emerged allegiance to the Islamic State holiday luncheon. Malik, 29, late last week when it was dis- group in a Facebook post about and Farook, 28, were killed in

Justices to hear Texas affirmative action case

By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Basketball coaches, leading military officers and many of the country’s biggest businesses agree that the Supreme Court should preserve the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

But they may be in a fight they cannot win as the justices take up a case that presages tighter limits on affirmative action in higher education.

The court is hearing arguments Wednesday for the second time in three years in the case of a white Texas woman who was rejected for admission at the University of Texas.

Abigail Fisher did not graduate in the top 10 percent of her high school class, which would have won her a spot at the state’s flagship college in Austin. She also did not get in under the program that looks at race among many factors and through which Texas admits about a quarter of its incoming freshman classes.

Lawyers for Fisher say the university has no good reason

to consider race at all because the “top 10” plan that the state put in place in 1997 works well to bring in Hispanic and African-American students.

Texas says the plan by itself is not enough and it needs the freedom to fill out its incoming classes as it sees fit.

Fisher’s argument did not persuade the conservative-leaning federal appeals court in New Orleans, which has twice upheld the university’s admissions process.

The second ruling, last year, followed a Supreme Court order to reconsider Fisher’s Abigail case.

Fisher Among the many groups urging the justices to leave the Texas program in place are the coaches, including Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and University of Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma, who said they have firsthand knowledge of the value of diversity on campus.

“We are not writing as dil-

ettantes or tourists. We live this life,” the coaches wrote.

The high court has been much more skeptical of the role of race in public programs since Justice Samuel Alito joined the court, taking the seat of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. In 2003, O’Connor wrote the court’s opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger that allowed colleges and universities to use race in their quest for diverse student bodies.

The conservative majority of which Alito is a part generally is cohesive on issues of race. It stuck together in cases that stripped the Justice Department of its power to approve in advance changes related to elections in all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting, and threw out local plans to integrate public schools in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seattle.

The only break from this pattern was in June, when Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the four liberal justices to preserve a key legal tool in fighting discrimination in housing.

a furious shootout with police hours after the attack.

On Sunday, scores of mourners visited a growing memorial on a corner near the social service center where the shooting took place. There were American flags, poster that read “Pray for the world,” balloons, candles and cards. Many said they hoped the community would pull together.

“I’m trying to use it as a teaching thing for myself and for my children that horrible things happen, but it doesn’t mean that everybody is a horrible person,” said Eric Abrams, of San Bernardino.

At the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where shooting victim Yvette Velasco worshipped, the service focused on the need to get beyond the anger. Many parishioners

said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive.

More than 100 people gathered for an interfaith memorial service at a mosque where Farook had occasionally prayed.

Silver-framed photos of the victims were placed on a table at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, with a candle lit for each.

Muslim community members said they are feeling both grief over the loss and fear of a backlash against their community. They encouraged community members to come together and not live in fear.

“It is really sad that we meet because of this. It is sad that only in death are we able to celebrate humanity,” 30-year-old mosque member Ajarat Bada said, fighting back tears.

Opposition claims victory ahead of Venezuela results

By HANNAH DREIER The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela – Leaders of Venezuela’s opposition are celebrating victory ahead of official results in Sunday’s crucial legislative elections that could alter the country’s balance of power after 17 years of socialist rule.

Hours after polls closed, several opposition leaders took to the Internet to announce that their sources showed they had won a majority of seats in the National Assembly for the first time since 1998. Opposition supporters were seen celebrating. But with no official results released and the ruling socialist party not commenting, their claims could not be confirmed. President Nicolas Maduro had repeatedly vowed in recent weeks to take to the streets and defend the socialist system built by his mentor the late President Hugo Chavez if his party lost. However, on Sunday, he appeared to change his tone.

“In Venezuela, peace and democracy must reign,” he said after voting in a working-class neighborhood of Caracas. “I’ve said we’ll take the fight to the streets, but maybe I was wrong. We can’t go where we’ve always been.”

If confirmed, it would be the opposition’s first major electoral victory since Chavez became president, with Venezuelans tired of rampant crime, routine shortages of basic goods and inflation pushing well into triple digits. The economic crisis has worsened with this year’s slump in oil revenue, which funds almost all public spending. Voting proceeded mostly peacefully through the day, though fears of unrest prompted some Venezuelans to line up before dawn so they could cast their ballots and get off the streets.

“We must never let the right wing win here,” Alejandro Ramirez said as his motorcycle group ringed a voting center in the pro-government stronghold 23 de Enero.

Hillary Clinton: U.S. not winning fight against IS • OBAMA

Continued from page A1 candidate, said on Fox News.

Obama did call for cooperation between private companies and law enforcement to ensure potential attackers can’t use technology to evade detection. He also urged Congress to pass new force authorization for military actions underway against IS in Iraq and Syria, and to approve legislation to bar guns from being sold to people prohibited from flying on planes in the U.S. for terrorist concerns.

And he implored Americans to not turn against Muslims at home, saying the Islamic State is driven by a desire to spark a war between the West and Islam. Still, he called on Muslims in the U.S. and around the world to take up the cause of fighting extremism.

The spread of radical Islam into American communities, he said, is “a real problem that Muslims must confront without excuse.”

The president’s most specific policy announcement was to order the departments of State and Homeland Security to review the fiance visa program that the female shooter in California used to enter the U.S. In his remarks, Obama referred to a visa waiver program that Congress also is reviewing, but the White House later clarified he meant the fiance program He also reiterated his call for broader gun control legislation, saying no matter how effective law enforcement and intelligence agencies are, they can’t identify every would-be shooter. He called it a matter of national security to prevent

potential killers from getting guns.

“What we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill,” he said.

Obama stands little chance of getting the Republican-led Congress to agree to any gun control measures. On Thursday, the Senate rejected legislation barring people suspected by the government of being terrorists from purchasing firearms. Gun rights advocates say such a ban would violate the rights of people who haven’t been convicted of crimes.

Congress also has been unable to coalesce behind any plan to authorize more force against IS, and the administration’s proposal has languished since February.

Obama repeated his long-standing opposition to an American-led ground war in the Middle East and made no mention of the more aggressive action others have suggested, including a enforcing a no-fly zone and safe corridors in Syria.

“Our success won’t depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values or giving in to fear,” he said. “Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless.”

After the speech, the president appeared as previously scheduled at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute in Washington.

The president’s critics – and, increasingly, some members of his own party – have questioned his strategy. Hours before he spoke, Hillary Clinton – his former secretary of state and the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination – said the U.S. is “not winning” the fight against IS.

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Old Courthouse, Sheriff’s House commission set

McHenry County College offering noncredit courses this month

By HANNAH PROKOP hprokop@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Nine members have been officially appointed to the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House Advisory Commission.

The commission was created in October to help give the city direction on what the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House should be used for.

Since the city acquired ownership of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House in 2011, it has been looking for ways to stabilize the building and turn it over for private redevelopment.

The Woodstock City Coun-

cil had asked that the commission be made of members who have expertise in certain areas including communications and marketing, historical buildings renovation, preservation and arts and other professional services.

Members appointed include Tammy Townsend Kise, Joseph White, Trisha Doornbosch, Jodie Kurtz-Osborne, Jim Prindiville, Lynde Anderson, Jim Campion, Dennis Sandquist and Dr. David Stumpf.

Sandquist, McHenry County’s director of planning and development and a Woodstock resident, will chair the commission.

Sandquist said one of the first steps for the commission will be to review past studies, such as the technical assistance panel report, and efforts that have been done so far to preserve the structure.

City Manager Roscoe Stelford said the staff liaison and details of the meetings have to be determined.

“Definitely, I think this commission has significant tasks ahead of them,” Stelford said. “This is no doubt a challenge for our community of, how do you manage such an important historic asset, and how do we make the funding to bring it back to the stature it once had?”

By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will offer a variety of noncredit courses throughout December, from learning about beer to food service sanitation, according to the college.

One course, offered from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, will teach attendees how to create two styles of soup: bisque and chowder.

The course takes place at Confetti Gourmet Academy in Lakewood. To register, use course code NCU S37 001. The course costs $69.

Another class will allow attendees to learn about the many types of dark beer, in-

How to register To register for any of these courses, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-455-8588. For information, call Tracy Berry at 815-455-8758 or Claudia Terrones at 815-455-8782. cluding lagers, black lagers, stouts, porters, bock and dopplebock.

The class will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Le Petit Marché in Crystal Lake. The cost is $25. Register using course code NCU S19 001.

A food service sanitation course for food handlers covers a requirement of the Illinois Department of Pub-

lic Health, the MCC news release said.

The final exam will be given during the final course session.

The course will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12 in Room A102. The cost is $175. Register using course code UFS U01 025.

There will be a $35 processing fee charged by the state when test scores are mailed.

Those who do not pass the exam will have to enroll in the retest class for $35.

To register for any of these courses, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-455-8588.

For information, call Tracy Berry at 815-455-8758 or Claudia Terrones at 815-455-8782.

Flat levy still could lead to higher tax rate for residents • LEVY

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Diana Kenney, dressed as a gingerbread person, talks with Andrew Christensen, dressed as Santa Claus, inside the Raue Center for the Arts before the fourth annual Kiwanis Santa Run on Sunday in Crystal Lake.

People ages 2 to 77 registered to participate • SANTA RUN

Continued from page A1 County and Main Stay Therapeutic Farm.

“This is the engine that fuels their mission so they can do their jobs,” Splitt said.

Alex Bakalis is the special events and marketing manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, an organiza-

tion that’s been part of the race since its start.

“I love seeing those faces as they cross the line,” Bakalis said. “And when they know it’s for the charities, they say, ‘We’re here for this organization and coming to give back to charities.’ That’s awesome.”

Splitt said about 70 volunteers helped with the race, and people ages 2 to 77 registered.

Charlene Lombardo and her

9-year-old daughter, Ava Lombardo, participated in the Reindeer Dash for this first time this year. Their basset hound, Sadie, joined them, dressed in a green and red striped hat.

“I’ve always wanted to do it,” said Lombardo, of Lake in the Hills. “(Ava) actually just turned 9; and so for her birthday, instead of doing gifts, we donated to Turning Point.”

Lombardo said visiting

Turning Point’s website is how they learned about the Santa Run and decided to participate.

“I like it because it’s going toward kids,” Lombardo said.

Fourteen-year-old Maddi Carey of Crystal Lake ran the 5K for the first time with her parents.

“It’s just a really fun race to run, and everybody’s really festive and happy,” Carey said.

“It’s just a good time.”

for the city of McHenry.

Mayor Sue Low said she thinks now isn’t the right time to increase the levy and that the city has done well despite keeping the levy flat for the last four years, pointing to road projects, the former Target site getting filled and the construction of the recreation center.

“I think that it’s our responsibility to live within our means just as everybody has to do in their personal lives,” she said. “I think we’ve had a really good year productively.

We have excellent employees, and that’s why we can do what we do with the little less.”

Keeping the levy flat another year isn’t going to affect what the city provides people on a daily basis, she said, something Condon agreed with.

The city of McHenry is a home rule community, which means it’s not affected by the state tax cap that ties levy increases to inflation plus new

“We have excellent employees, and that’s why we can do what we do with the little less.”

Sue Low McHenry mayor growth such as a finished basement or a new housing development. Despite that, staff took a look at how much the city would get if it did go with the rate of inflation and noted it would be an increase of about $55,000, less than 1 percent of its general fund budget.

The city’s total levy is about $4.8 million.

The decision to keep the levy flat Monday evening still could lead to a higher city tax rate for residents, as the city hasn’t yet received an estimate on the value of taxable property within its limits yet, according to city documents.

The vote also would not affect what other taxing bodies do.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Ruth Marie Kahl: The visitation will be from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 11008 N. Church St., Huntley, and will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the church. Burial will follow in Huntley Cemetery. For information, call James A. O’Connor Funeral Home at 847-669-5111.

Mary Jane Toren: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery in McHenry.

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

LOCAL BRIEFS Woodstock crash sends motorcyclist to hospital

WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock crash Sunday sent a motorcyclist to the hospital in serious condition, a fire official said.

Woodstock Fire Rescue District Capt. Karen Bush said Woodstock firefighters were dispatched about 8:30 p.m. to the 700 block of McHenry Avenue. The crash was between a motorcycle and vehicle, Bush said, and the motorcycle driver was transported to Centegra – Woodstock.

Flight for Life was called but was unable to fly because of the weather, Bush said. The driver of the vehicle was not injured, Bush said, and there were no passengers in the vehicle or motorcycle.

Bush said the road was closed.

She did not have information on what caused the crash, or the people involved. Woodstock police could not be immediately reached for comment.

– Hannah Prokop

Holiday basket raffle to benefit Huntley library

HUNTLEY – The HAPLD Friends Foundation is sponsoring its annual Holiday Basket Fundraiser through Dec. 15 at the Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road. Tickets are available at the library. The cost is $1 a ticket or six for $5. For information, visit www.huntleylibraryfriends.org.

– Northwest Herald

with Edward G. Dolezal, M.D.

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McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Keith Sosnowski helps Damajae, 8, find a shirt in his size as they shop for items during the annual Shop With a Cop event Sunday at Wal-Mart in Crystal Lake.

Kids also used funds for family gifts • SHOP

Continued from page A1 Schools and social service agencies recommend kids for Shop With a Cop who are often in financial need, but that’s not a prerequisite.

City of McHenry officer John Adams, who has participated in the program for more than a decade, said he has recommended children in dif-

ficult domestic situations, for example.

“The big thing is a positive interaction in the community with the kids,” Adams said.

“It’s not that we’re just out there arresting people, especially with what’s been in the news lately.”

Adams clearly loves the event, and his family also volunteers to help.

“This is the best day of the year,” Adams said.

For 9-year-old Bianca, it was the best day ever. And she said so, at least three times, while shopping with Lakemoor Police Chief Dave Godlewski and his wife, Kathy.

Items in her cart included a kids Orbeez Ultimate Soothing Spa and a purple giraffe, but also several items for her family, including a helicopter for her brother.

“I was so excited, I almost screamed!” Bianca said.

While “osteoarthritis” is largely caused by wear and tear that primarily affects the joints, “rheumatoid arthritis” (RA) is an autoimmune disease that can exert its inflammatory effects over various parts of the body, including the eyes. For instance, RA is often associated with “keratitis sicca” (“dry eye syndrome”), which refers to any condition that decreases moisture in the eyes.

In addition, while cataracts are most often associated with older individuals, inflammatory forms of arthritis make cataracts more likely to occur at any age. Inflammatory forms of arthritis can also lead to glaucoma as a result of increased pressure of the fluid in the eye, which causes nerve damage. These are all reasons for RA patients to undergo regular eye exams..

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Women belong in combat, draft The Pentagon struck a blow for both military preparedness and sex equality Thursday by opening all combat jobs to women. Allowing female troops who meet the same standards as men to fight the enemy improves a nation’s ability to protect itself and its foreign interests.

As the military takes this big step toward equal treatment of men and women, it inevitably comes up against a next one: the need for equality in Selective Service registration. Fair treatment demands young women – ages 18 to 25 – be required to sign up.

Men have to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday, even if they’re disabled or for any other reason would not realistically be suited for active duty. Failure to do so is a felony, and while prosecution is rare, it can mean ineligibility for federal jobs and benefits, college loans and driver’s licenses.

The U.S. hasn’t had a draft since 1973, and despite major wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East, never has come close to reinstating it.

The Selective Service requirement, however, remains essential to keeping the U.S. prepared for the unthinkable.

Few countries have active conscription of women. Israel long has been an exception, and women are drafted in Bolivia, Chad and (not the best example) North Korea. Next year, Norway, a NATO member, will make women serve 19 months, just as men do.

The U.S. needs no foreign precedents. In recent decades, American women have demonstrated their ability to serve throughout the military. They now make up 15 percent of active forces and 23 percent of new officers.

Last summer, two women graduated from the Army’s rigorous Ranger School.

No female draftee, if it came to that, would be forced onto the battlefield, just as female enlistees will not be. Decisions about exactly what female conscripts would do need not be made ahead of time. All that’s needed now is to acknowledge, when it comes to military service, women should have the same opportunities – and responsibilities – as men.

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LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORY U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam R-6th District 2700 International Drive, Suite 304, West Chicago, IL 60185 630-232-0006 Fax: 630-893-9735 227 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-4561 Web: roskam.house.gov U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren R-14th District 332 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2976 Fax: 202-225-0697 Web: hultgren.house.gov Gov. Bruce Rauner 207 Statehouse Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-0244 governor@state.il.us governor.illinois.gov State Sen. Pamela Althoff R-32nd District 5400 West Elm Street, Suite 103 McHenry, IL 60050 815-455-6330 309L State House Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-8000 Fax: 217-782-7818 pamela@pamelaalthoff.net State Sen. Dan Duffy R-26th District 330 E. Main St. Suite 301 Barrington, IL 60010 847-277-7100 105D Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-8010

State Rep. Barb Wheeler R-64th District 37 E. Grand Ave., Suite 101 Fox Lake, IL 60020 847-973-0064 214-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-1664 repwheeler64@gmail.com State Rep. David McSweeney R-52nd District 105 E. Main St. Cary, IL 60013 847-516-0052 226-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 ilhouse52@gmail.com State Rep. Steven Andersson R-65th District 127 S. 1st St., Suite 204 Geneva, IL 60134 630-457-5460 211-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-5457 Fax: 217-782-1138 Joe Gottemoller Chairman McHenry County Board McHenry County Government Center 2200 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone: 815-334-4221 Fax: 815-338-3991 jxgottemoller@co.mchenry. il.us

State Sen. Karen McConnaughay R-33rd District 130 Washington St. West Dundee, IL 60118 847-214-8245 103D Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-1977

President Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 202-456-1414, Comment: 202-456-1111 www.whitehouse.gov

State Rep. Jack Franks D-63rd District 1193 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock, IL 60098 815-334-0063 Fax: 815-334-9147 267 S. Stratton Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-1717 Fax: 217-557-2118 jack@jackfranks.org

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin 230 S. Dearborn Kluczynski Federal Building Suite 3892 Chicago, IL 60604 312-353-4952 711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-2152 www.durbin.senate.gov

State Rep. Michael Tryon R-66th District 1500 Carlemont Drive, Suite D Crystal Lake, IL 60014 815-459-6453 Fax: 815-455-8284 244-W Stratton Building Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-0432 Fax: 217-782-1275 mike@miketryon.com

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IT’S YOUR WRITE Moved to tears

To the Editor: As a parent to an adult with Down syndrome, I was moved to tears while reading about the gentleman left in jail for eight days.

While not knowing the entire story, I can tell you my son never would harm or hit anyone unless he has been provoked. Yes, he has hit me in the past, but that is entirely because of his not understanding the circumstances of what might have been me trying to help him.

Would I press charges and have him put in jail ? Never, as this would be the most traumatic thing that could ever happen to him. He would have no understanding of what is going on.

Another thing happening in this community of Down syndrome people is so many have been placed on mind-controlling medication (Zoloft mainly) that I believe they are not culpable for their

actions anymore. One of my worst times was the few months we tried this, and we never will again.

All I can say is shame on everyone involved in this, from his caretaker and family members to all who left this man sitting that long in jail for such a minor offense.

Chris Reiser-Giertz Marengo

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To the Editor: I agree there is no significant difference between Republicans and Democrats, but I think we have an alternative other than not voting.

Vote Libertarian. If we want to break the hold the two-party system has on the people, we need to vote for the third party.

To get the chance to even put a Libertarian governor on future ballots in Illinois, we need 1 percent of the voters to check the Libertarian box. Third-party candidates do win, and politicians do see those votes

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To the Editor: We all know the motto for the mail carriers: Through rain and snow.

The same thing could be said for the Northwest Herald home delivery service. My carrier in Woodstock is Michael Larson, and

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every time there is a huge snowstorm, I think that this will be the one time my paper won’t make it.

In spite of the worst of winter’s challenges, there my paper is, right outside my door within arm’s reach. How does he do that without getting out of his car?

So, some morning at 4:30 a.m., if you happen to be awake all snug in your warm bed, think about the dedication of your newspaper delivery person out in the storm.

Thank you, Mr. Larson.

Deb Glaubke Woodstock

When it comes to race, no one is inferior From sea to shining sea, college students seem determined to make us argue about race to the exclusion of all else.

So here’s something I learned in college: Virtually every ugly stereotype applied to African-Americans by white racists was applied to my Irish-Catholic ancestors as well. Their English oppressors caricatured Irish peasants as shiftless, drunken, sexually promiscuous, donkey-strong but mentally deficient.

The Celtic race was good at singing, dancing, lifting heavy objects and prizefighting.

Red-haired women were thought sexually insatiable. We Celts also had an appalling odor.

Little historical imagination is required to grasp why slave owners needed to call their victims subhuman. Yes, I said slaves. During the 17th century, many thousands of native Irish were transported to the Caribbean and North America and sold into indentured servitude. During the Potato Famine of the 1840s, England sent soldiers to guard ships exporting food crops from Irish farms while the native population starved or emigrated.

Feeding them, it was believed, would compromise their work ethic.

But here’s the thing: At no point was I tempted to wonder whether my ancestors were, in fact, inferior. Not once, not ever.

Nor did I see any point in holding it against the Rolling Stones or The Who (although my grandfather Connors pretended to). It was ancient history to me, fascinating but of little import to my life as a first-generation college student.

My father, a donkey-strong man of fierce opinions, had a slogan he’d often repeat. It was his personal credo, a bedrock statement of Irish-American patriotism.

“You’re no better than anybody else,” he’d growl. “And NOBODY’S BETTER THAN YOU.” It’s become my personal motto as well. You see, I don’t believe it of you or your ancestors, either. That

VIEWS Gene Lyons they’re inferior (or superior, for that matter.)

Never have. I used to joke that being Irish, I only looked white. But hardly anybody gets it anymore, so I quit saying it.

“History ... is a nightmare,” said James Joyce’s Stephen Daedalus, “from which I am trying to awake.”

I understand that it’s easier to resign from being Irish (in the political sense) than it is to resign from being black or Asian or Hispanic.

But to me, the freedom to redefine yourself is the essence of being American.

We used to sit around in our freshman dorm at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, all us first-generation college boys with immigrant ancestors, comparing notes about the crazy stories our grandparents told us about the old country. Me and Czyza, and Finelli, and Sussman, and Piskorowski and Sugarman, and Grasso and Maloney. ... Well, you get the point.

Hardly a WASP in sight, although I’d actually dated one in high school.

So no, I won’t apologize for my “white privilege” either. Nor will I turn myself inside out trying to prove my good faith to somebody who doubts it. I’m no better than you, and you’re no better than I am. If we can’t agree to meet in the middle, then maybe it’s best we not meet at all.

It will be seen that I’m temperamentally unqualified to be a college administrator, compelled as they are to remain solemn as impassioned 19-year-olds demand – demand, no less – an immediate end to not only “white supremacy” but to “heterosexism, cis-sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, mental health stigma and classism.”

That’s from a recent list of grievances presented to the president of Amherst College.

Somehow, they left out the designated hitter rule.

Writing in The Nation, Michelle Goldberg complained about “left-wing anti-liberalism: the idea ... that social justice demands curbs on freedom of expression.” She met fierce resistance from Rutgers professor Brittney Cooper in (where else?) Salon, who countered that “[T]he demand to be reasonable is a disingenuous demand. Black folks have been reasoning with white people forever. Racism is unreasonable, and that means reason has limited currency in the fight against it.”

No, it doesn’t. Quite the opposite.

My view is that they’re being intellectually defrauded, all these idealistic kids who are being taught their race is destiny, and destiny is race.

Better by far that they should study entomology, urban planning, or 18th-century French literature – anything that fascinates them – than waste their college years pondering the exact color of their navels and compiling lists of fruitless demands.

End xenophobia? Wonderful. Tell it to ISIS. However, how it seems to work on many campuses these days, is that a tenured commissar like Cooper gets to make both ends of the argument: yours and hers. Needless to say, you’re wrong by definition.

Anyway, here’s what I’d tell her students if they asked me: Yes, race still can be an obstacle. However, most Americans want to be fair. People will meet you more than halfway if you let them.

As President Barack Obama has shown, bigots no longer have the power to define your life.

Unless, that is, you give it to them.

• Arkansas Times columnist Gene Lyons is a National Magazine Award winner and coauthor of “The Hunting of the President” (St. Martin’s Press, 2000). You can email Lyons at eugenelyons2@yahoo.com.

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BEARS EXTRA

49ERS 26, BEARS 20 (OT)

WEEK 13

Northwest Herald Monday, December 7, 2015

HARD TO WATCH SAN FRANCISCO BEATS BEARS IN OVERTIME AFTER GOULD MISSES FIELD GOAL TO END REGULATION Bears kicker Robbie Gould holds his head after missing a 36-yard field goal in the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Soldier Field. The Bears lost in overtime, 26-20.

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Great fall? Bears actually Bears stick to game plan; weren’t perched very high all 3 RBs finally healthy Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses ...

I think you get my drift.

No, this current edition of the Bears isn’t Humpty.

But what they demonstrated in their 26-20 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers is they are a lot closer to Mr. Dumpty than the playoff-ready team so many of their fans have tried to imagine them into being over the past few weeks.

Will it take all of general manager Ryan Pace’s horses and all of his men to put them back together again?

No. No group of NFL players and coaches actually could be the disaster Phil Emery, Marc Trestman and company turned them into.

But more than anything, what the gift they gave the 49ers on Sunday proved is that

BEARS INSIDER Hub Arkush what these Bears are is one of the 20 or so incredibly mediocre NFL teams that on any given day is capable of beating or embarrassing themselves against any one of the others.

Some of you would like to believe it’s as simple as blaming kicker Robbie Gould. He certainly blamed himself after the game.

“I didn’t get the job done today. The guys did a great job of getting it down the field, whether it’s a 40-yarder early on in the second half or a 35-yarder at the end of the game. I just missed both of them. There’s no excuse for it. I just didn’t get it done today.”

See ARKUSH, page B6

By NATE ATKINS natkins@chicagofootball.com CHICAGO – The Bears came into Sunday with a clear plan on offense: They were going to run it to the bitter end.

Employing a three-headed rushing attack for the first time this season, the Bears ran the ball 42 times for 170 yards Sunday, marking the most rushes the team has had Matt Forte in any game since 2011 and tied for the most in a game since 2007. That streak includes the entire Marc Trestman era, when the Bears’ traditional ground-and-pound game often tended to disappear, prompting John Fox’s new regime to promise to reverse that this season.

They entered Sunday already ranked sev-

enth in the league in attempts, but the game against the 49ers presented an even more focused attack. Perhaps it had to do with an off day by Jay Cutler with two starting receivers injured, but the Bears also had in their stable three healthy running backs for the first time in more than a month.

Matt Forte led the way with 21 carries for 84 yards. Jeremy Langford took 12 carries for 59 yards. Ka’Deem Carey added five carries for 17 yards. It marked the first game all season in which all three backs saw game action.

“I’m pretty sure if it’d been just me with 30 or 40 carries, it would have been kind of tough to do that,” said Forte, who assured he is 100 percent recovered from the knee injury he suffered against the Vikings. “... The run is important because you get time of possession, you’re able to keep their offense off the field,

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CHICAGO (AP) – Robbie Gould missed two field goals on his 34th birthday, including a potential game-winner, Jay Cutler threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and the Bears’ defense faltered at the worst time in a 26-20 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Blaine Gabbert threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in overtime.

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BLACKHAWKS 3, JETS 1

Kane flies past Golden Jet’s team record Point streak hits 22 with assist in 3rd

By MATT CARLSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Teuvo Teravainen, the Blackhawks’ top young prospect, ended a monthlong goal drought. Patrick Kane, the Hawks’ top scorer, broke a franchise record held by one of the greatest players in team history.

Teravainen scored from a sharp angle 21 seconds into the third period to snap a tie, and Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist as the Hawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 3-1, Sunday to end a threegame losing streak.

Kane assisted on Artemi Panarin’s empty-net goal with 1:46 left to extend his point streak to 22 games, eclipsing Bobby Hull’s club mark. Kane has a goal or as-

sist in 25 of the Hawks’ 27 games this season.

Kane, who entered as the NHL’s leading scorer, has 13 goals and 23 assists during his run. The crowd of 21,749 roared when his assist was announced.

“It’s not your usual point, I guess,” Kane said. “The exciting part is just hearing how into it the crowd was when the an- Patrick Kane nouncement was made, hearing how excited they were.”

Kane was along the right boards in the Hawks’ zone when he batted the puck with his left hand to Panarin. Because Panarin still was inside the Hawks’ blue line, the pass was legal, and the rookie skated to center ice before firing into the empty net.

“I’ve got to work on my lefty throwing,” said Kane, who is right-handed. “I was up on the glass there and lucky enough, Panarin was there to make the

play and shoot it in.”

Teravainen snapped a 10-game goal drought and connected for the first time since Nov. 4 when he fooled Michael Hutchinson with a quick shot from the right circle.

The puck struck Hutchinson, then slipped just inside the right post on the short side.

Teravainen, who also sat out three games since his previous goal, skated on a line with Hossa and captain Jonathan Toews.

“That’s where I want to be,” Teravainen said. “I’ve got to work hard to be on that line. It’s great that we got a couple goals tonight.”

Winnipeg’s Chris Thorburn had a goal that was awarded after a delayed video review.

The Hawks’ Corey Crawford made 30 saves. Hutchinson blocked 29 shots but lost for the first time in regulation to the Blackhawks.

The 76-year-old Hull watched from the United Center and before the game wished Kane luck in trying to surpass his mark – as well as Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 51 straight games with a point.

“I just hope that he breaks the record and then goes on and chases Gretzky,” Hull said before the game. “It’s only 30 (more games), it’s not a big deal. He can get 30 more.”

That’s not on Kane’s radar yet.

“I don’t know about that,” Kane said,” but talking streaks with Eddie Olczyk, Denis Savard, the great Bobby Hull, it’s pretty special.”

Kane broke the point-streak record for a U.S. player – previously held by Olczyk and Phil Kessel – when he got to 19 games with a goal in the Hawks’ 3-2 overtime loss at Los Angeles on Nov. 28.

Hawks defenseman Trevor Daley had to be helped off the ice midway through the second period following a collision with Thorburn and did not return. After Daley made a clearing pass from the Hawks’ zone, he leaned forward and appeared to be struck in the head by Thorburn’s knee.

An apparent goal by the Hawks’ Marcus Kruger with 7:10 left in the first was disallowed after a video review determined he kicked a loose rebound into the net.

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Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane looks to pass the puck against the Winnipeg Jets during the third period Sunday at the United Center. The Hawks won, 3-1, and Kane set a franchise record by scoring a point in his 22nd straight game.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Poinsettia Bowl pits NIU vs. Boise State

By JESSE SEVERSON jseverson@shawmedia.com

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Michigan State’s Montae Nicholson (9) celebrates after the Spartans defeated Iowa, 16-13, to win the Big Ten Championship game Saturday in Indianapolis. Michigan State will face Alabama in a College Football Playoff semifinal Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANALYSIS

Playoff committee gets it right

By STEVE GREENBERG sgreenberg@suntimes.com A year ago at this very time, the Baylor Bears were green with envy of the four teams selected to participate in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

The TCU Horned Frogs were purple in the face over being left out. Indeed, with both Big 12 co-champions suddenly out of the playoff picture – and with Ohio State suddenly in it – there was tremendous controversy in the sport.

But today, there’s what? There’s a playoff four that makes a whole lot of sense, that’s what.

Certainly, the teams in the playoff – Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma – should sound right to anyone. Their precise order of seeding might not please everyone, but that’s hardly controversial by college football postseason standards.

Nos. 1 Clemson and 4 Oklahoma will meet in Miami, and Nos. 2 Alabama and 3 Michigan State in Arlington, Texas, with both games on Dec. 31. The winners will square off on Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz.

“We had a lengthy discussion about Michigan State and Oklahoma,” said Arkansas athletic director and playoff committee chair Jeff Long. “The committee saw those two teams as very close, as you would expect.”

The decision to move the Spartans from No. 5 up to No. 3, and drop the Sooners from 3 to 4, was made in the wee hours of Sunday morning, after MSU’s dramatic victory over Iowa in the Big Ten title game. Oklahoma was idle, which could explain its slight drop in the rankings. Or maybe the committee simply was tempted to move the Sooners to 4 – and therefore to Miami – instead of allowing them to play three hours from home in Texas, which might’ve been an unfair advantage.

Such a slight “controversy” is nothing in the big picture of things. And that big picture is this: Two years in, the playoff is looking like a great idea and a real

New Year’s Six bowls The matchups for the New Year’s Six bowls (all televised on ESPN): Dec. 31 Peach Bowl: No. 18 Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State, in Atlanta (11 a.m.)

Orange Bowl: No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, national semifinal, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (3 p.m.)

Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Michigan State, national semifinal, in Arlington, Texas (7 p.m.)

Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl: No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State, in Glendale, Ariz. (noon) Rose Bowl: No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 5 Iowa, in Pasadena, Calif. (4 p.m.)

Sugar Bowl: No. 16 Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Ole Miss, in New Orleans (7:30 p.m.) success. The bigwigs can take a bow.

BEST NON-PLAYOFF MATCHUPS 1. Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): A huge prove-it moment for the

Irish, who fell short of their goals this season but have a chance to end things on a tremendous note of success. Will the Buckeyes be motivated to make a statement about how good they still are?

2. Iowa vs. Stanford, Rose Bowl (Jan. 1): These teams aren’t exactly mirror

images of each other, but they stand for so many of the same things. It’ll be a slobberknocker on both lines of scrimmage.

The tough, disciplined Hawkeyes are as equipped as any team to take on Stanford’s do-it-all star, Christian McCaffrey.

3. Oregon vs. TCU, Alamo Bowl (Jan. 2):

With a few weeks to heal and a clean slate after a trying few months, these teams could be ready to stage an absolute classic. These quarterbacks – the Ducks’ Vernon Adams Jr. and the Frogs’ Trevone Boykin – are as explosive as any postseason pair, including Clemson’s

Deshaun Watson and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield.

4. Baylor vs. North Carolina, Russell Athletic Bowl (Dec. 29): Assuming the

Bears can field a healthy quarterback, this could be a first-to-50-points-wins type of deal.

5. USC vs. Wisconsin, Holiday Bowl (Dec. 30): It’s like a bizarro Rose Bowl. We’ll take it.

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Notre Dame-Ohio State is a big deal for obvious reasons – iconic brands, massive followings and all that good stuff.

It’s also interesting from a finer-toothedcomb point of view.

Last season, the Buckeyes withstood injuries at the quarterback position and won the national title. This season, the Irish have weathered the loss of Malik Zaire and the on-field education of DeShone Kizer without backsliding.

“We kind of stole a bit of what they did last year: not making excuses, just going and playing,” Irish coach Brian Kelly said. The kids really responded to that.

DeShone was able to lead our football team to some big wins.”

Against Tennessee in the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Northwestern will take its crack at a sixth straight victory to cap an 11-win season. The Wildcats are only 1-4 in bowl games under Pat Fitzgerald, but the last one was the best one – a 34-20 manhandling of Mississippi State to end the 2012 campaign.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to take the field one more time in what has been a special season for our student-athletes,” Fitzgerald said.

Northern Illinois will play Boise State in the Poinsettia Bowl on Dec. 23 in San Diego.

“This group of seniors has played in four straight MAC championship [games], with two victories, and now in four straight bowl games,” said Huskies coach Rod Carey. “I know they will be focused on ending their careers on a high note.”

Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier said last week he wanted the Huskies to face Boise State this bowl season.

On Sunday, Frazier got his wish.

NIU will square off against the Broncos in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 23 in San Diego, the Mid-American Conference announced Sunday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. “What I am really looking forward to is the opportunity for our team to take on Boise State, one of the premiere programs in the nation this decade and a model program to emulate based on their body of work,” Frazier said in a statement Sunday. “We really couldn’t ask for a better matchup.”

NIU has set a conference record with its eighth consecutive bowl game, dating to the 2008 Independence Bowl.

It will be the first meeting between NIU and Boise State.

Both teams finished the regular season 8-4, with the Huskies (8-5) losing in the MAC Championship game to Bowling Green on Friday.

Boise State rose in the

Poinsettia Bowl Boise State (8-4) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5), Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, 3:30 p.m. Dec. 23, ESPN world of college football giants – particularly after its dramatic 43-42 win over Oklahoma in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl – but finished fourth in the Mountain West in 2015.

It was the second time in three years the Broncos finished 8-4 in the regular season.

However, in the 16-year span from 1999 to 2014, Boise State finished with at least 10 wins in 13 seasons.

“When you look at NIU and Boise State over the last five years, it’s two of the most successful Group of 5 programs, and to get that matchup, I know the guys will be fired up,” NIU coach Rod Carey said.

The two teams have been the top pair of Group of 5 schools in terms of wins since 2010. NIU has 65 wins; Boise State has 63.

NIU has lost its previous three bowls, with its last win coming in a 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the 2011 GoDaddy Bowl. The Huskies lost their two previous outings in the Poinsettia Bowl, 21-14 to Utah State in 2013 and 37-7 to TCU in 2006.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWLS

Nebraska, Minnesota among 5-7 bowl teams

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose State are being rewarded for their work in the classroom, not for what they did on the football field.

Those were the three 5-7 teams needed to fill out the record 80 bowl slots, and Sunday they found out their destinations.

Nebraska will play UCLA (8-4) in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 26 in Santa Clara, California. Minnesota is matched against Central Michigan (7-5) in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 28 in Detroit. San Jose State goes across the country to meet Georgia State (6-6) in the Cure Bowl on Dec. 19 in Orlando, Florida.

From 2001 through 2014, a total of four teams went to bowls with losing records.

But this year only 77 teams had at least six victories and a .500 record – the minimum to be eligible for a bowl bid — so the three 5-7s received bids.

The NCAA approved a plan last week to fill the open slots with five-win teams based on their Academic Progress Rat-

ings for 2013-14, the most recent scores available. Nebraska (985) was tops among those teams and was eager to get a chance to play another game.

Missouri (976) was second in line, but it announced earlier in the week it would not accept a bid at 5-7. With Kansas State (976) defeating West Virginia to get to 6-6 on Saturday, Minnesota was next up at 975, tied with San Jose State.

The idea of losing teams going to bowls has been chided by pundits and even some fans of the 5-7 teams. They say if a team can’t go .500, it doesn’t merit a bowl.

Football Bowl Association executive director Wright Waters said he’s happy to see the APR used to fill in the openings.

“It sends a message to teams that says, ‘Hey, take care of your academics, because it might make a difference down the road,’ ” Waters said. “Isn’t it wonderful we’re rewarding instead of penalizing someone for academics?”

San Jose State was sanctioned after its 2008 APR dipped to 888. Now the Spartans are in a bowl as one of the high-achieving academic teams.

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So was Portis.

Until then, however, it’s a lot of one-onones at the end of practice like Sunday, it’s continuing to be an irritant to teammates in practice because of his hard play, and it’s that patience Hoiberg is preaching.

“It’s been real difficult for me,” Portis said of the waiting game. “You know, coming from All-American [at Arkansas] last year to on the bench, it’s kind of tough. At the same time, I’m just trying to jell with my guys and try to be the best teammate possible. On the sideline, I’m still cheering, happy that we’re winning. Right now, like I’ve always said, it’s not about me right now. It’s about the team.”

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I’m just one of those guys who’s always been confident.

“I’m just waiting on my turn, and once my turn comes I’ll show the world what I can do.”

So the world waits.

At least the world full of Bulls fans, as they are eager to see exactly what the 22nd overall pick can bring to the court.

Summer League and the preseason were stellar, as Portis’ high-energy game was on full display. Since the games actually started to count, however? Not even enough teases.

Portis has appeared in only three games, and two of them were at mop-up time. The only meaningful minutes he played were 10 minutes Nov. 9 in Philadelphia, after Joakim Noah was a late scratch because of knee soreness.

He looked overwhelmed.

“Again, that was really his first game where he had important minutes of playing in the first half like he was,” first-year coach Fred Hoiberg said. “And that’s not easy your first time going into a game like that. You’re a little tight and tentative, as opposed to when you’re playing free and easy in the preseason.

But that will come with experience, and the more comfortable he gets out there, the better off he’ll be.”

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SUN CITY, South Africa – Australia’s Marc Leishman won his first European Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a six-stroke victory.

Leishman finished at 19-under 269 at Gary Player Country Club

TOKYO – Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa closed with a 3-under 67 and won for the 13th victory of his career.

Ishikawa, who seized control of the tournament with a 63 in the third round, won by five shots over Toshinori Fujimoto, who closed with a 65 in cloudy conditions at Tokyo Yomiuru Country Club.

Ishikawa won for the second time this year on the Japan Golf Tour and moved to No. 6 on the tour’s Order of Merit.

HO TRAM OPEN

NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 289 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 238 Bears 5 7 0 .417 251 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 253 East W L T Pct PF Washington 5 6 0 .455 241 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 278 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 South W L T Pct PF x-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 373 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 271 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 299 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 10 2 0 .833 382 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 305 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 178 AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 2 0 .833 375 N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 295 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 296 Miami 5 7 0 .417 240 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 259 Houston 6 6 0 .500 253 Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 275 Tennessee 3 9 0 .250 245 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 10 2 0 .833 334 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 311 Baltimore 4 8 0 .333 272 Cleveland 2 10 0 .167 216 West W L T Pct PF Denver 10 2 0 .833 269 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 321 Oakland 5 7 0 .417 284 San Diego 3 9 0 .250 247

PA 238 232 290 315 PA 267 302 296 261 PA 243 298 257 380 PA 232 229 257 291

PA 247 248 278 300 PA 305 264 341 296 PA 196 240 291 347 PA 210 240 314 324

x-clinched division Thursday’s Game Green Bay 27, Detroit 23 Sunday’s Games San Francisco 26, Bears 20, OT Arizona 27, St. Louis 3 Seattle 38, Minnesota 7 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 39 N.Y. Jets 23, N.Y. Giants 20, OT Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 19 Buffalo 30, Houston 21 Miami 15, Baltimore 13 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 3 Denver 17, San Diego 3 Kansas City 34, Oakland 20 Carolina 41, New Orleans 38 Philadelphia 35, New England 28 Pittsburgh 45, Indianapolis 10 Monday’s Game Dallas at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BOWL SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl Atlanta NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 11 a.m.

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Camelia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 6 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 10 a.m.

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Sweden’s Henrik Stenson was LPGA TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 7:15 p.m.: Dallas at Washington, ESPN NBCSN second after a 72.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – China’s Simin Feng completed a wireHOCKEY BETTING ODDS AUSTRALIAN PGA to-wire victory to regain a full LPGA Third Period–3, Chicago, Teravainen 5 GOLD COAST, Australia – Aus- Tour exemption.

NHL PREGAME.COM (Keith, Hossa), :21. 4, Chicago, Panarin 9 (Kane, Hjalmarsson), 18:14 (en). Penaltralia’s Nathan Holman won the The 20-year-old Feng closed with WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA ties–Garbutt, Chi (slashing), 8:10; Little, Central Division Monday tournament, beating American a 3-under 69 at LPGA International Wpg (hooking), 14:10.

GP W L OT Pts GF GA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Shots on Goal–Winnipeg 11-12-8–31.

27 20 5 2 42 93 70 Harold Varner III and South Afri- for an 18-under 342 total and a sev- Dallas BULLS 6 (204½) Phoenix Chicago 11-9-12–32.

St. Louis 27 15 8 4 34 68 67 CHARLOTTE 3½ (195) Detroit Power-play opportunities–Winnipeg ca’s Dylan Frittelli with a par on the en-stroke victory. The top 20 earned Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 69 62 San Antonio 12½(189½) PHILADELPHIA 0 of 2; Chicago 0 of 3.

Blackhawks 27 14 9 4 32 74 69 NEW YORK OFF (OFF) Dallas first hole of a playoff.

Goalies–Winnipeg, Hutchinson 5-7-1 full cards, and Nos. 21-45 and ties re- Nashville 26 13 8 5 31 69 69 TORONTO 13 (202) LA Lakers (31 shots-29 saves). Chicago, Crawford Winnipeg 28 13 13 2 28 76 85 MIAMI 7½ (196½) Washington Holman shot a 1-over 73 at wind- ceived conditional status.

12-7-2 (31-30).

Colorado 27 11 15 1 23 75 80 NEW ORLEANS 1 (214) Boston A–21,749 (19,717). T–2:41.

Pacific Division swept Royal Pines to to match VarGrace Na and Thailand’s BudsaPortland 1 (198) MILWAUKEE Referees–Greg Kimmerly, Mike Leggo.

GP W L OT Pts GF GA LA Clippers 1 (OFF) MINNESOTA Linesmen–Jonny Murray, John Grandt. ner and Frittelli at even-par 288. bakorn Sukapan tied for second. Na Los Angeles 25 16 8 1 33 65 54 Jose 26 14 12 0 28 70 68 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Varner and Frittelli each shot 75. shot 69, and Sukapan 70. Canada’s San Arizona 27 13 13 1 27 74 85 NHL LEADERS Monday 28 11 12 5 27 55 68 South Africa’s Zander Lombard was Maude-Aimee LeBlanc and the Phil- Anaheim FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Vancouver 28 9 11 8 26 72 79 Through Dec. 5 CHARLESTON 4½ East Carolina a stroke back after a 76. ippines’ Cyna Rodriguez shot 71 to Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 71 82 Scoring VILLANOVA 4½ Oklahoma Calgary 26 10 14 2 22 65 94 GP Goal Asst PTS GEORGETOWN 18½ Brown Holman topped the PGA Tour of tie for fourth at 10 under.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Kane, Blackhawks 26 16 25 41 Northeastern 1 W. MICHIGAN Atlantic Division Benn, Dal 27 18 17 35 Australasia Order of Merit to earn Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Woods’ IOWA ST 19½ Buffalo GP W L OT Pts GF GA Seguin, Dal 27 14 21 35 SAN FRANCISCO 7½ CS Northridge 28 19 6 3 41 94 63 spots in the British Open and the niece, had a 69 to jump from a tie for Montreal Karlsson, Ott 26 6 26 32 Detroit 27 15 8 4 34 71 69 Sedin, Van 28 12 17 29 NHL World Golf Championship events.

24th to a tie for 13th at 3 under.

Ottawa 27 14 8 5 33 86 81 Cammalleri, NJ 26 10 18 28

FOOTBALL NFL

TUESDAY

Next game: WASHINGTON Sunday

GOLF NIPPON SERIES JT CUP

The ASSOCIATED PRESS NASSAU, Bahamas – Bubba Watson wasn’t even planning to play in the Hero Challenge. He left no doubt Sunday who was going to win.

Watson quickly stretched his two-shot lead by making four birdies in seven holes. He was never seriously challenged, sailing home to a 6-under-par 66 for a three-shot victory over Patrick Reed at Albany Golf Club and a trophy from tournament host Tiger Woods.

Watson turned down his invitation a few months ago because he didn’t have a passport for his newly adopted daughter, Dakota. But when PGA champion Jason Day backed out to stay home with his newborn daughter, Watson’s wife was able to expedite all the right documents for the family to come over to the Bahamas. He left with a $1 million payoff and a firm grasp on No. 4 in the world the rest of the year.

Watson didn’t make a bogey all weekend until the final hole, when he jokingly asked NBC field reporter Notah Begay how many shots he needed to win. He played it safe and made bogey, and all that cost him was the tournament record. Watson finished at 25-under 263, one shot from Jordan Spieth’s record last year at Isleworth.

Reed also had a 66 to finish alone in second, moving him to No. 10 in the world for the first time. Rickie Fowler had a 64 to finish third at 21 under.

MONDAY

TEAM

BASKETBALL

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 1 p.m. (CBS) Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 2:30 p.m.

(ABC) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (TBA) Texas Bowl Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (121), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), noon (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (111), noon (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m.

(ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

FCS PLAYOFFS Quarterfinals Friday Richmond (9-3) at Illinois State (10-2), 6:30 p.m.

Charleston Southern (10-2) at Jacksonville State (11-1), 7 p.m.

Saturday Northern Iowa (9-4) at North Dakota State (10-2), 11 a.m.

Colgate (9-4) at Sam Houston State (10-3), 7 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 13 7 .650 Bulls 11 6 .647 Indiana 12 7 .632 Detroit 12 9 .571 Milwaukee 8 13 .381 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 12 9 .571 Boston 11 9 .550 New York 10 11 .476 Brooklyn 5 15 .250 Philadelphia 1 20 .048 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 12 6 .667 Atlanta 13 9 .591 Charlotte 11 8 .579 Orlando 11 9 .550 Washington 8 10 .444 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 17 4 .810 Memphis 12 9 .571 Dallas 12 9 .571 Houston 10 11 .476 New Orleans 5 15 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 12 8 .600 Utah 9 9 .500 Portland 9 12 .429 Minnesota 8 11 .421 Denver 8 13 .381 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 22 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 11 9 .550 Phoenix 8 13 .381 Sacramento 7 15 .318 L.A. Lakers 3 17 .150

GB — ½ ½ 1½ 5½ GB — ½ 2 6½ 11 GB — 1 1½ 2 4

GB — 5 5 7 11½ GB — 2 3½ 3½ 4½ GB — 10 13½ 15 18

6. Oklahoma (5-0) beat Central Arkansas 111-68.

7. Duke (8-1) beat Indiana 94-74; beat Buffalo 82-59.

8. Villanova (7-0) beat Saint Joseph’s 86-72.

9. North Carolina (7-1) beat No. 2 Maryland 89-81; beat Davidson 98-65.

10. Virginia (7-1) beat Ohio State 64-58; beat William & Mary 67-52.

11. Purdue (8-0) beat Pittsburgh 72-59; beat New Mexico 70-58.

12. Xavier (8-0) beat Western Kentucky 95-64.

13. Gonzaga (5-2) beat Washington State 69-60; lost to No. 19 Arizona 68-63.

14. Syracuse (6-2) lost to Wisconsin 66-58, OT; lost to Georgetown 79-72.

15. Oregon (6-1) beat Fresno State 78-73; lost to UNLV 80-69.

16. Vanderbilt (6-2) beat Detroit 102-52; lost to No. 25 Baylor 69-67.

17. Cincinnati (8-1) lost to Butler 78-76; beat Morgan State 87-66.

18. Texas A&M (7-2) beat Florida Gulf Coast 75-65; lost to Arizona State 67-54.

19. Arizona (7-1) beat No. 13 Gonzaga 68-63.

20. West Virginia (7-0) beat Kennesaw State 87-54.

21. Miami (7-1) beat Nebraska 77-72, OT; beat Charlotte 88-60.

22. SMU (6-0) beat TCU 75-70; beat New Hampshire 98-44.

23. Providence (8-1) beat Hartford 8966; beat Rhode Island 74-72.

24. Louisville (6-1) lost to No. 3 Michigan State 71-67; beat Grand Canyon 111-63.

25. Baylor (6-1) beat Prairie View 80-41; beat No. 16 Vanderbilt 69-67.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED

1. Kentucky (7-1) beat Illinois State 75-63; lost to UCLA 87-77.

2. Maryland (7-1) lost to No. 9 North Carolina 89-81; beat St. Francis (Pa.) 96-55.

3. Michigan State (9-0) beat No. 24 Louisville 71-67; beat Binghamton 76-33.

4. Kansas (6-1) beat Loyola (Md.) 94-61; beat Harvard 75-69.

5. Iowa State (6-0) beat North Dakota State 84-64.

1. UConn (6-0) beat Chattanooga 79-31; beat No. 23 DePaul 86-70; beat No. 3 Notre Dame 91-81.

2. South Carolina (8-0) beat No. 14 Duke 66-55.

3. Notre Dame (7-1) beat No. 10 Ohio State 75-72; lost to No. 1 UConn 91-81.

4. Baylor (9-0) beat Rice 89-38; beat Northwestern State 84-44; beat Grambling State 96-42.

5. Maryland (8-0) beat No. 20 Syracuse 82-64; beat CCSU 86-43.

6. Texas (7-0) beat No. 9 Mississippi State 53-47; beat UALR 66-56.

7. Oregon State (6-0) beat Marquette 65-58.

8. Tennessee (6-2) beat ETSU 85-49; lost to Virginia Tech 57-43.

9. Mississippi State (6-1) lost to No. 6 Texas 53-47; beat Tennessee State 82-54.

10. Ohio State (5-3) lost to No. 3 Notre Dame 75-72; beat Cincinnati 105-76.

11. Kentucky (7-0) beat Northern Kentucky 84-65.

12. Texas A&M (6-2) beat Hawaii 82-41; lost to BYU 72-64.

13. Florida State (7-1) beat Rutgers 65-43; beat Temple 75-47.

14. Duke (7-2) beat Minnesota 84-64; lost to No. 2 South Carolina 66-55.

15. Northwestern (8-0) beat North Carolina 85-72; beat Milwaukee 69-44.

16. Stanford (6-1) did not play.

17. Arizona State (4-3) lost to VCU 5748; beat Columbia 70-49.

18. California (6-2) lost to Saint Mary’s 64-63; beat Sacramento State 117-99.

19. Michigan State (5-2) lost to Louisville 85-78; beat Loyola of Chicago 76-47.

20. Syracuse (5-2) lost to No. 5 Maryland 82-64; beat Stony Brook 64-49.

21. Oklahoma (7-1) beat UALR 65-52; beat Washington 71-68.

22. Seton Hall (7-1) lost to Georgia 70-52.

23. DePaul (6-2) lost to No. 1 UConn 86-70; beat Illinois State 89-41.

24. South Florida (5-2) beat Harvard 86-59; beat Penn State 101-79.

24. UCLA (4-2) beat Cal State Bakersfield 82-68.

COMMUNITY

PREPS

GOLF

SCHEDULE

Sunday’s Games Memphis 95, Phoenix 93 Golden State 114, Brooklyn 98 Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 91 Dallas 116, Washington 104 Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95 Monday’s Games Phoenix at Bulls, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Portland at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Houston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Denver, 8 p.m.

Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Charlotte 102, Bulls 96 Denver 108, Philadelphia 105 Golden State 112, Toronto 109 Portland 109, Minnesota 103 Houston 120, Sacramento 113 Miami 99, Cleveland 84 San Antonio 108, Boston 105 Milwaukee 106, New York 91 Utah 122, Indiana 119, OT L.A. Clippers 103, Orlando 101

MEN’S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED

INDOOR LEAGUES The Golf Academy at Terra Cotta is taking registrations for winter indoor simulator golf leagues.

High school, men and senior leagues are available in 10 week sessions in the winter, which begins January 4.

For information, contact Jim Buenzli or Bob Lunkenheimer at 815-355-4225, or visit golfacademytc.com.

SOFTBALL MCHENRY COUNTY CHAOS 18U McHenry County Chaos 18U is seeking a few additional players for the 20152016 season. Full schedule of nine to 12 tournaments, indoor off-season training and college exposure.

For more information, contact Mark at 815-271-1952 or McHenryChaos@ aol.com.

Monday Boys Basketball: Faith Lutheran at Elgin Academy, 7 p.m., Berean Baptist at Alden-Hebron, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Berean Baptist at Alden-Hebron, 6 p.m.; Woodstock North at Elgin, 7:15 p.m.

Boys Bowling: Woodstock co-op at McHenry, 4:30 p.m., Marengo at Bartlett 5 p.m.

Tuesday Boys Basketball: Johnsburg at McHenry, South Elgin at Crystal Lake South, 7 p.m., Alden-Hebron at Aurora Christian, Faith Lutheran at Luther North, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Alden-Hebron at Aurora Christian, 6 p.m., Richmond-Burton at Burlington Central, Woodstock at Grayslake North, Prairie Ridge at Grayslake Central, Marengo at Johnsburg, Hoffman Estates at Jacobs, Conant at Huntley, Grant at Dundee-Crown, Hampshire at Crystal Lake Central, 7 p.m.

Girls Bowling: Byron at Marengo, 4 p.m.; Dundee-Crown at McHenry, Grayslake North at Woodstock co-op, Huntley at Grayslake Central, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Swimming: Elgin at Woodstock co-op, 5 p.m.

Boston 25 14 8 3 31 83 72 Florida 27 13 10 4 30 69 66 Tampa Bay 27 13 11 3 29 65 62 Buffalo 27 11 13 3 25 65 73 Toronto 27 9 13 5 23 61 74 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 28 18 7 3 39 80 58 Washington 25 18 5 2 38 79 55 N.Y. Islanders 28 15 8 5 35 78 67 New Jersey 27 14 10 3 31 69 66 Pittsburgh 26 14 10 2 30 61 62 Philadelphia 27 11 11 5 27 54 74 Carolina 27 10 13 4 24 59 81 Columbus 28 11 16 1 23 66 81 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Blackhawks 3, Winnipeg 1 Carolina 5, Arizona 4 New Jersey 4, Florida 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1 Anaheim 2, Pittsburgh 1 Edmonton 4, Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay at Los Angeles (n) Monday’s Games Nashville at Boston, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Nashville at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Winnipeg 2, Washington 1, OT Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Detroit 5, Nashville 4, OT Carolina 3, Montreal 2 Toronto 4, St. Louis 1 Columbus 4, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 3, Colorado 0 Boston 4, Vancouver 0 Tampa Bay 4, San Jose 3

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AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OL Pct Pts GF GA Rockford 15 5 1 .717 33 69 59 Milwaukee 15 6 1 .705 31 66 59 Lake Erie 13 6 1 .659 29 61 55 Wolves 10 7 1 .575 23 63 56 Grand Rapids 10 8 0 .553 21 52 50 Charlotte 11 11 0 .500 22 65 71 Manitoba 5 14 1 .286 12 35 68 Iowa 4 17 1 .240 12 45 Pacific Division W L OL Pct Pts GF GA Ontario 13 4 2 .737 28 57 37 San Antonio 11 5 6 .636 28 71 66 Texas 12 9 1 .565 26 91 77 San Diego 11 9 0 .548 23 61 65 San Jose 9 8 0 .525 21 56 62 Bakersfield 9 9 1 .500 20 60 65 Stockton 7 8 0 .471 16 48 49 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL Pct Pts GF GA W-B/Scranton 16 5 0 .762 32 75 47 Hershey 12 6 1 .630 29 63 66 Bridgeport 15 9 1 .620 31 71 62 Lehigh Valley 11 12 1 .479 23 72 69 Springfield 10 11 1 .477 21 57 65 Portland 9 10 1 .475 19 61 64 Hartford 10 12 2 .458 22 56 71 Providence 8 10 4 .457 21 61 70 North Division W L OL Pct Pts GF GA Toronto 18 5 1 .771 37 96 58 Albany 15 4 3 .750 33 66 41 St. John’s 12 6 4 .625 30 76 78 Syracuse 10 8 2 .548 23 53 57 Utica 10 9 2 .523 23 65 59 Rochester 10 11 1 .477 21 53 80 Binghamton 6 13 2 .333 14 61 77 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

BLACKHAWKS 3, JETS 1 Winnipeg Chicago

Wheeler, Wpg Klingberg, Dal

0 — 1 2 — 3

First Period–1, Chicago, Hossa 5 (Seabrook, Toews), 17:56. Penalties–Desjardins, Chi (tripping), 4:59; Scheifele, Wpg (interference), 9:23; Byfuglien, Wpg (roughing), 19:28.

Second Period–2, Winnipeg, Thorburn 4 (Enstrom), 5:34. Penalties–None.

Sunday’s Games Toronto 9, Manitoba 0 Providence 6, Springfield 1 Milwaukee 5, Texas 2 Albany 4, Syracuse 0 Bridgeport 4, Hartford 2 Ontario 5, Charlotte 1 Hershey 4, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1 Rockford 5, San Antonio 2 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Wolves at Iowa, 7 p.m.

Rockford at Texas, 7:30 p.m.

GOLF PGA TOUR HERO WORLD CHALLENGE Sunday At Albany Golf Club Nassau, Bahamas Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,267; Par: 72 Final $1,000,000 Bubba Watson 67-67-63-66—263 $400,000 Patrick Reed 69-65-66-66—266 $250,000 Rickie Fowler 70-68-65-64—267 $175,000 Jordan Spieth 67-66-68-67—268 $147,500 Paul Casey 66-70-63-70—269 Bill Haas 67-66-68-68—269 $140,000 Brooks Koepka 67-70-65-68—270 $130,000 J.B. Holmes 71-68-68-64—271 Jimmy Walker 66-67-71-67—271 $117,500 Chris Kirk 69-65-66-72—272 Adam Scott 67-70-66-69—272 $110,000 Zach Johnson 66-70-67-70—273 $109,000 Justin Rose 71-72-70-62—275 $108,000 Matt Kuchar 70-66-69-71—276 $107,000 Dustin Johnson 68-69-72-71—280 $106,000 Billy Horschel 71-70-73-67—281 $102,500 Anirban Lahiri 69-70-73-72—284 Hideki Matsuyama 75-73-70-66—284

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NEDBANK CHALLENGE Sunday At Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,831; Par: 72 Final M. Leishman, Australia 68-68-66-67—269 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 66-67-70-72—275 Chris Wood, England 70-71-70-68—279 Danny Willett, England 67-75-70-68—280 Victor Dubuisson, France 71-73-68-68—280 Robert Streb, USA 69-66-72-73—280 Branden Grace, S Africa 68-74-67-71—280 Byeong-Hun An, SKorea 72-70-71-68—281 Charl Schwartzel, S Africa 71-74-67-70—282 T. Jaidee, Thailand 70-72-69-71—282 E.Grillo, Argentina 72-69-73-69—283 L.Oosthuizen, S Africa 70-72-68-73—283 Thomas Aiken, S Africa 73-69-72-70—284 Jaco van Zyl, S Africa 66-68-72-78—284 Ross Fisher, England 69-71-73-72—285 Keegan Bradley, USA 72-69-73-72—286 M. Fitzpatrick, England 69-77-68-72—286 Andy Sullivan, England 71-71-70-74—286

K. Aphibarnrat, Thailand Scott Piercy, USA M. Jimenez, Spain Webb Simpson, USA T. Fleetwood, England Russell Knox, Scotland Martin Kaymer, Germany Shane Lowry, England B. Wiesberger, Austria Lee Westwood, England Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark S. Bowditch, Australia

70-68-73-75—286 73-68-72-74—287 70-72-75-71—288 75-72-72-69—288 71-72-73-72—288 69-76-68-76—289 75-71-72-72—290 74-71-70-75—290 70-71-68-81—290 72-81-72-75—300 74-81-77-73—305 77-78-77-75—307

AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday At RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast, Australia Purse: $1.27 million Yardage: 7,364; Par: 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-N. Holman, Australia 77-68-70-73—288 Dylan Frittelli, S Africa 70-72-71-75—288 Harold Varner III, USA 74-73-66-75—288 Z. Lombard, S Africa 67-75-71-76—289 C. Smith, Australia 78-69-70-73—290 D. Papadatos, Australia 75-71-71-74—291 R, Green, Australia 73-74-70-74—291 M. Millar, Australia 72-70-74-75—291 A. Stephens, Australia 71-76-75-70—292 Peter Lonard, Australia 76-72-73-71—292 M. Goggin, Australia 76-73-72-71—292 Jordan Zunic, Australia 73-72-75-72—292 A. Brown, Australia 73-71-75-73—292 Nino Bertasio, Italy 75-72-72-73—292 M.Griffin, Australia 76-72-71-73—292 Rory Bourke, Australia 74-76-68-74—292 D.Lingmerth, Sweden 73-68-75-76—292

LPGA TOUR LPGA TOUR QUALIFYING Sunday At LPGA International Daytona Beach, Fla. Purse: $50,000 Hills Course: 6,542 yards, par-72 Jones Course: 6,441 yards, par-72 Final Simin Feng 65-70-69-69-69—342 Grace Na 70-69-69-72-69—349 Budsabakorn Sukapan 68-73-67-71-70—349 Cyna Rodriguez 71-71-70-67-71—350 Maude-Aimee LeBlanc 71-67-72-69-71—350 Megan Khang 69-72-68-70-72—351 Cydney Clanton 67-70-69-72-73—351 Ashlan Ramsey 70-71-69-75-67—352 Laetitia Beck 71-70-70-70-71—352 Nontaya Srisawang 71-73-69-67-73—353 a-Gaby Lopez 68-72-70-70-73—353 Julie Yang 66-69-72-71-75—353 Cheyenne Woods 71-69-72-73-69—354 Sandra Changkija 71-71-68-71-73—354 Holly Clyburn 72-70-73-71-69—355 Bertine Strauss 69-73-72-70-71—355 Lindy Duncan 70-72-71-71-71—355 P. Thanapolboonyaras 70-73-71-69-72—355

Monday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG BOSTON OFF Nashville COLORADO OFF Minnesota aVANCOUVER -174 Buffalo

LINE OFF OFF +162

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday PTS O/U UNDERDOG 22 53½ Army Thursday, Dec. 31 Alabama 9½ 49 Michigan State Oklahoma 3½ 65 Clemson FAVORITE NAVY

NFL Monday FAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOG WASHINGTON 3½ (42) Dallas Thursday ARIZONA 7 (OFF) Minnesota Sunday BEARS 3½ (OFF) Washington CINCINNATI 5½ (OFF) Pittsburgh Buffalo 1½ (OFF) PHILADELPHIA CAROLINA 7½ (OFF) Atlanta CLEVELAND 3 2½ San Francisco ST. LOUIS PK (OFF) Detroit KANSAS CITY 9 (OFF) San Diego TAMPA BAY 4 (OFF) New Orleans JACKSONVILLE 1 (OFF) Indianapolis NY JETS 7½ (OFF) Tennessee New England 4 (OFF) HOUSTON DENVER 7 (OFF) Oakland GREEN BAY 9 (OFF) Dallas Seattle 5½ (OFF) BALTIMORE

Home teams in CAPS Updated odds available at Pregame.com

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Pelfrey on a two-year contract and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned F Montrezl Harrell to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled F James Ennis from Iowa (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Waived-injured OT Lamar Holmes.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released TE Brandon Williams. Signed DE Jordan Williams from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Vancouver F Brandon Prust $5,000 for spearing Boston F Brad Marchand during a Dec 5 game.

BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Bryan Bickell from Rockford (AHL).

ARIZONA COYOTES — Claimed F Viktor Tikhonov off waivers from Chicago.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Jake Paterson from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Assigned D Josh Brown from Portland (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned D Dalton Thrower from St. John’s (AHL) to Brampton (ECHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled D Petteri Lindbohm from Chicago (AHL). Assigned D Joel Edmundson to Chicago.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled F Henri Ikonen from Greenville (ECHL) to Syracuse (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Aaron Ness from Hershey (AHL).

ECHL ALASKA ACES — Released G Drew O’Connell as emergency backup.

GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Loaned F Ryan Rashid to Charlotte (AHL).

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Added G Zac Guercia as emergency backup.

COLLEGES GEORGIA — Named Kirby Smart football coach.

USC — Fired defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, defensive backs coach Keith Heyward, defensive line coach Chris Wilson and offensive line coach Bob Connelly.

SOCCER MLS MLS CUP Sunday: Portland 2, Columbus 1

CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES 2015— Portland 2, Columbus 1 2014— Los Angeles 2, New England 1, OT 2013— Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting KC won 7-6 on penalty kicks 2012— Los Angeles 3, Houston 1 2011— Los Angeles 1, Houston 0 2010— Colorado 2, FC Dallas 1, OT 2009— Real Salt Lake 1, Los Angeles 1, Real Salt Lake won 5-4 on penalty kicks 2008— Columbus 3, New York 1 2007— Houston 2, New England 1

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SPORTS 5

SPORTS BRIEFS

BEARS NOTES

Warriors move to 22-0, tie another NBA record

Defense yields longest pass, run of season

NEW YORK – Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 28 points in the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors ran their NBA-record start to 22-0 by beating the Brooklyn Nets, 114-98, Sunday night.

Draymond Green added 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Klay Thompson scored 21 for the Warriors, who won their 26th in a row overall in the regular season, one behind the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-longest streak in NBA history.

Coming off consecutive 40-point games, Curry was having a relatively quiet and even puzzling night – he missed his first three free throws – before helping the Warriors regain control against a team that almost beat them this season and looked capable of finishing the job this time.

But the NBA MVP put together one of his electrifying flurries to end that notion, and Golden State put it away in a hurry with a blistering start to the fourth.

The Warriors equaled another NBA record, tying the 1969-70 New York Knicks for the best road start at 12-0.

They visit Indiana on Tuesday.

Portland wins MLS Cup, beating host Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Portland Timbers had a plan to attack early in their first MLS Cup appearance. They didn’t expect it to work to perfection so quickly.

Diego Valeri scored 27 seconds after the opening whistle for the fastest goal in MLS Cup history to stun the Columbus Crew and their home fans.

A second goal in the seventh minute by Rodney Wallace provided all the scoring the Timbers needed to beat the Crew, 2-1, Sunday for their first league title.

The first goal came when Columbus midfielder Wil Trapp sent a back pass to goalkeeper Steve Clark, who tried to move the ball from his right foot to the left for a clearance. But Clark didn’t see Valeri closing and the midfielder poked the ball away from him and into the goal.

The Crew had barely recovered when a mental mistake gave Portland a controversial second goal.

Crew midfielder Tony Tchani and several teammates stopped playing when the ball rolled several feet over the right boundary. Instead of a stoppage for a throw-in, Portland’s Darlington Nagbe kept going with the ball and sent a pass wide to Lucas Melano, who found Wallace for the header.

Penn St. wins 1st NCAA women’s soccer title

CARY, N.C. – Raquel Rodriguez finished what she started.

Rodriguez scored in the 72nd minute to lead Penn State to a 1-0 victory over Duke on Sunday in the NCAA women’s soccer final.

The Nittany Lions (22-3-2) won the first national title in program history three years after falling to North Carolina in the championship game.

Rodriguez and fellow senior Mallory Weber, who assisted on her goal, were freshman starters in that match.

Duke (14-6-5) fell to 0-3 in College Cup finals, with losses to North Carolina in 1992 and Stanford in 2011.

Field conditions lead to U.S. soccer cancellation

HONOLULU – The U.S. women’s soccer team canceled Sunday’s victory tour exhibition against Trinidad and Tobago in Hawaii because of poor field conditions at Aloha Stadium.

– Wire reports

By ARTHUR ARKUSH aarkush@chicagofootball.com

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Former Northern Illinois player Jimmie Ward of the 49ers steps in front of Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery (right) for an interception that he returned for a touchdown in the first quarter Sunday at Soldier Field.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Redemption for Ward 49ers DB from NIU returns interception for TD

By JON STYF jstyf@shawmedia.com CHICAGO – Jimmie Ward knew what was coming.

The former Northern Illinois safety was lined up in zone coverage that was meant to look like man-to-man.

Jay Cutler took a few steps forward to talk to his center in the Bears’ five-receiver set, and 49ers middle linebacker NaVorro Bowman leaned toward Ward to tell him the screen was coming.

Ward saw Alshon Jeffery set up for the screen and darted in between Cutler and Jeffery to intercept the pass in stride, doing a forward flip into the end zone to put his 49ers in a 6-6 tie late in the first quarter Sunday at Soldier Field.

“I’ve been watching film the whole week, so I knew the screen was coming,” Ward said. “I looked at [Jeffery] so I knew 2 and 3 were going to come and block me. So I just beat the block and picked the ball off. ... I don’t even know if I landed (the flip) or not. I’m just happy to get the win.”

For Ward, it wasn’t always so simple.

If there was one game that stood out last season, it was Sept. 14, the day the first-round pick gave up three touchdowns while covering Brandon Marshall.

Then, his season ended in November with a broken foot, one that had to be operated on twice so the doctor could insert a larger screw.

“I don’t know what was the worst part last year, breaking my foot in my first year or getting called a bust by your fans,” Ward said.

“I’m really passionate about football.

This was a very important game.”

Since that game, Jimmie Ward Ward said he’s thought of Marshall and the Bears often, calling it his “welcome-to-the-NFL moment.”

But, if his confidence ever sagged, he said his teammates were always there to pick him up, guys such as starting strong safety Jaquiski Tartt, who was quick to say he didn’t think Ward had struggled outside last year’s Bears game.

“I’ve been telling him each and every week that he’s going to get one, and he finally got one and he turned it into a touchdown,” said Tartt, who ran down the field behind Ward with his right arm in the air in celebration on the score. “That’s huge.”

They also knew how important this was to him.

“This is the game I had circled the whole season,” Ward said. “It was big

to come back and play in front of the crowd I played in front of in college for four years.”

Ward played two college games – a 2011 loss to Wisconsin and 2012 loss to Iowa – at Soldier Field, leading the Huskies with 12 and 11 tackles, respectively. That 18-17 loss to Iowa was NIU’s only loss before reaching the Orange Bowl against Florida State.

Back then, he was predominantly a safety. Now, as a nickel cornerback who comes in to defend an opponent’s slot receiver, he feels like he has to be more versatile in different coverages.

“You can blitz, you can man cover, you can zone cover,” Ward said.

On Sunday, Ward had arguably his biggest moment since college, his first pro interception and first touchdown, one Bears quarterback Jay Cutler recognized afterward.

“It was just a quick screen,” Cutler said. “If [Ward] jumps it, it’s probably going to be a pick-six. He had a good bead on it, jumped it and made a good play.”

As for Marshall, he’s hoping to get a chance at redemption there, as well.

“I still think about it,” Ward said.

“I hope we schedule the Jets next year.”

Lucky for Ward, that’s exactly what will happen. The 49ers are scheduled to host the Jets on a date that’s still to be determined.

NFL roundup SEAHAWKS 38, VIKINGS 7 MINNEAPOLIS – Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another, Seattle’s defense didn’t allow a score, and the surging Seahawks won their third straight game with a romp over Minnesota on Sunday.

Doug Baldwin had two touchdowns and 94 yards receiving and Thomas Rawls rushed for 101 yards and a score as the Seahawks (7-5) did whatever they wanted with the ball against an injury-depleted Vikings defense.

NFL rushing leader Adrian Peterson was limited to 18 yards on eight carries, and the Vikings (8-4) needed a 101-yard kickoff return

by Cordarrelle Peterson in the third quarter to keep from being blanked.

STEELERS 45, COLTS 10 PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, and Pittsburgh overwhelmed Indianapolis (6-6).

Antonio Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two scores and also returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown for the Steelers (7-5).

PANTHERS 41, SAINTS 38 NEW ORLEANS – Cam Newton passed for five touchdowns, capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 to go, and unbeaten Carolina clinched the NFC South with a victory over New Orleans (4-8).

Carolina, the only remaining unbeaten team in the NFL, has the ninth 12-0 start in league history.

Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony returned a fumble 31 yards for a score and also became the first NFL player to return a blocked extra-point kick for two points in NFL history.

TITANS 42, JAGUARS 39 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Marcus Mariota scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 87-yard run midway through a wild fourth quarter, and Tennessee (3-9) edged Jacksonville (4-8) to

score, leading AFC West-leading Denver (10-2) to a victory against hapless San Diego (3-9).

JETS 23, GIANTS 20 (OT) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Randy Bullock kicked a 31-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to give the Jets (7-5) a stunning win that sent the reeling Giants (5-7) to their third straight loss.

AP photo

Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is sacked by Seahawks defenders in the first half Sunday in Minneapolis. snap its 11-game home losing streak.

Mariota finished with 112 yards rushing, becoming the first Tennessee player to run for at least 100 yards since Chris Johnson on Dec. 29, 2013. The Heisman Trophy winner also threw for three touchdowns and 268 yards.

EAGLES 35, PATRIOTS 28 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Najee Goode scored on a blocked punt, Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 99 yards for another touchdown and Philadelphia (5-7) held on for an improbable victory over New England (10-2).

CHIEFS 34, RAIDERS 20 OAKLAND, Calif. – Jeremy Maclin had two touchdowns catches after fourth-quarter interceptions, and Tyvon Branch returned a third interception from Derek Carr for a game-clinching score against his former team to help Kansas City (7-5) rally past Oakland (5-7) for its sixth straight win.

BRONCOS 17, CHARGERS 3 SAN DIEGO – Brock Osweiler threw for one touchdown and Danny Trevathan intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 25 yards for a

BILLS 30, TEXANS 21 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Tyrod Taylor threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Charles Clay with 1:53 left to lead Buffalo (6-6) over Houston (6-6).

CARDINALS 27, RAMS 3 ST. LOUIS – Running backs David Johnson and Kerwynn Williams scored a touchdown apiece, and Arizona (10-2) stuffed St. Louis (48). Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald made his 1,000th reception and topped 1,000 receiving yards for the seventh time.

BENGALS 37, BROWNS 3 CLEVELAND – Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Cincinnati (10-2) moved closer to a playoff berth and the AFC North title with a win over Cleveland (2-10), which dropped its seventh straight.

BUCCANEERS 23, FALCONS 19 TAMPA, Fla. – Jameis Winston threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans with 1:39 remaining to give Tampa Bay (6-6) a victory over Atlanta (6-6).

DOLPHINS 15, RAVENS 13 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami (5-7) intercepted a pair of deflected passes from Matt Schaub to score two touchdowns 20 seconds apart late in the first half, and held on to beat Baltimore (4-8).

– The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Two more stops. That’s all that separated the Bears from reaching .500 for the first time under coach John Fox, another week of legitimate playoff discussion and the defense answering its biggest question of late – can it stop the run?

Then, 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert, of all people, scrambled 44 yards – the longest distance the Bears have allowed a runner to go this season – for a tying score in the final two minutes Sunday at Soldier Field.

“Rush lanes, bad rush lanes,” lamented Bears linebacker Pernell McPhee of the touchdown by Gabbert, San Francisco’s leading runner Sunday. “We know we have to do a better job of containing him, because he’s pretty fast. We just gave up a big old rush lane in the middle there, and he saw it and he took off.”

After a missed Robbie Gould field goal forced overtime, the teams exchanged three-and-outs before, perhaps fittingly, the Bears yielded their longest passing play of the season – a 71-yard, game-ending touchdown from Gabbert to Torrey Smith on first down – and the defense’s strong effort for more than 58 minutes was all for naught, as the Bears dropped to 1-5 at home after a heartbreaking 26-20 defeat.

“I’d say it wasn’t well executed,” Fox said of Gabbert’s game-ending pass.

Bears defenders disagreed whether there was a miscommunication on the play, in which Adrian Amos appeared to pass Smith to Chris Prosinski.

“Just a miscommunication. We have to do better,” Amos said.

Added McPhee: “[No.] 82 outran everybody and scored a touchdown. That’s it.

There wasn’t no coverage bust or nothing.

The guy just flat-out fast.”

Party spoiled: After missing from 40 yards in the third quarter wide left, snapping a string of seven consecutive field goal conversions, Gould seemed poised for redemption and a proper celebration on his 34th birthday.

Returner Deonte Thompson responded to Gabbert’s touchdown by taking the subsequent kickoff 74 yards, the Bears’ longest return of the season. Ka’Deem Carey picked up an additional 11 yards to set up Gould, with two ticks left, for a potential game-winner from 36 yards, a chip shot for the NFL’s seventh-most accurate kicker, who’s successful 89.8 percent of the time within 40 yards.

Just not Sunday.

“I didn’t get the job done today,” Gould said. “The guys did a great job of getting it down the field, whether it’s a 40-yarder early on in the second half or a 35-yarder at the end of the game. I just didn’t get it done today.”

The Bears signed a new long snapper this week, Patrick Scales, but Gould refused to point the finger at anyone but himself.

“It didn’t do anything. Those guys came in, worked really hard. Pat did a great job. … This one falls on me, and on my shoulders. I feel bad for my teammates, because I didn’t do the job I was supposed to do.”

“It’s football, man. Nobody never going to be perfect,” McPhee said. “That’s our brother. We got his back, and we’re going to fight through this together.”

Quick hits: Ka’Deem Carey scored the first touchdown of his NFL career, a 4-yarder late in the fourth quarter. …

Willie Young had 1½ sacks, the first time he’s notched at least one in three consecutive games. … Top pick Kevin White ran routes on the field for the first time before the game. The Bears have until Dec. 15 to elevate White to the 53-man roster or place the receiver on injured reserve.

Brother-in-law of Bears’ Cutler missing in Utah The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Authorities in Utah are looking for Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s brother-in-law, who went missing more than a week ago.

A 2014 Honda Civic registered to Michael Cavallari was found abandoned Nov. 27 in Grand County, Utah, according to a statement from the county sheriff’s office. Authorities have been searching since for Cavallari, who is the brother of Kristin Cavallari, a reality TV star and wife of Cutler.

Authorities said the driver of the abandoned vehicle was identified as Michael Cavallari from credit card receipts that led to a convenience store in Monticello, Utah, where they saw him in footage on the store’s security system.

6 SPORTS • Monday, December 7, 2015 • Section B • Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com 49ers 26, Bears 20 (OT) San Francisco 6 7 0 7 6 — 26 Chicago 6 7 0 7 0 — 20 SF 13 291 23-121 170 3-0 5-116 1-29 18-32-0 4-26 9-48.1 0-0 6-50 24:46

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

Chi 20 364 42-170 194 6-72 2-92 0-0 18-31-1 1-8 6-42.8 1-0 8-72 37:24

3 quotes

BEARS 3 AND OUT

“It really isn’t what you’ve done last week, it’s what have you done for me lately in this league.

You’ve got to be ready every week, and you’ve got to perform at a high level. We came up a little short today.”

– Bears coach John Fox

HOW THEY SCORED First Quarter Chi–FG Gould 40, 10:17.

Chi–FG Gould 51, 5:59.

SF–Ward 29 interception return (kick blocked), 2:49.

Second Quarter Chi–Forte 5 run (Gould kick), 13:37.

SF–Draughn 1 run (Dawson kick), 6:53.

Fourth Quarter Chi–Carey 4 run (Gould kick), 3:32.

SF–Gabbert 44 run (Dawson kick), 1:42.

Overtime SF–Smith 71 pass from Gabbert, 12:50.

A–62,088

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 49ers PASSING B. Gabbert RUSHING B. Gabbert S. Draughn T. Cadet B. Miller RECEIVING T. Smith S. Draughn A. Boldin V. McDonald T. Cadet B. Bell B. Miller B. Ellington KICKING P. Dawson PUNTING B. Pinion KICKOFF RETURNS B. Ellington Q. Patton PUNT RETURNS B. Ellington DEFENSE N. Bowman Q. Dial K. Acker G. Hodges J. Tartt I. Williams T. Brock A. Lynch E. Reid N. Bellore A. Brooks D. Johnson M. Purcell J. Ward

CP/AT 18/32 ATT 6 13 3 1 REC 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 FG 0/0 NO 9 NO 4 1 NO 3 T-A 13-1 7-2 5-0 5-1 5-2 4-1 3-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0

CP/AT 18/31 ATT 21 12 5 4 REC 4 5 2 1 3 2 1 FUM 1 0 FG 2/4 NO 6 NO 2 NO 5 1 T-A 9-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0

“They took the bait and [Torrey Smith] did a great job selling the deep cross and hitting the back pylon. I tried to just cut it early with as much air as possible and let him find it when the ball was in the air. It worked out beautifully.” – 49ers QB Blaine Gabbert

3 things that worked

1 2 3

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com

Pounding the rock: The Bears had 42 carries for 170 yards, averaging 4.0 yards a carry for only the third time this season. Matt Forte (21 rushes for 84 yards) and Jeremy Langford (12 rushes for 59 yards) combined to average 4.5 yards a touch.

Run defense: Shaun Draughn had 13 carries for 36 yards (2.8-yard average) and Travaris Cadet had 6 yards on three carries. Of course, the one run the Bears didn’t cover was the one that mattered most — Blaine Gabbert’s 44-yard touchdown run.

Punting: Pat O’Donnell averaged 42.8 net yards a punt, tied for his fourth-best output of the season. Three of his punts landed inside the 20. The cover teams did their job on Bruce Ellington, holding him to 0 yards on three attempted returns.

3 that didn’t

YDS 196 YDS 75 36 6 4 YDS 76 50 37 18 6 5 4 0 LG 0 AVG 37.9 AVG 24 18 AVG 0 SCK 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

TD 1 TD 1 1 0 0 TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XP 2/3 I20 3 TD 0 0 TD 0 INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

INT 0 LG 44T 7 3 4 LG 71T 26 11 12 6 5 4 0 PTS 2 LG 62 LG 40 18 LG 1 FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

YDS 202 YDS 84 59 17 10 YDS 85 39 33 16 14 9 6 LOST 0 0 LG 51 AVG 42.8 AVG 46 AVG 7 34 SCK 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

TD 0 TD 1 0 1 0 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REC 0 1 XP 2/2 I20 3 TD 0 TD 0 0 INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

INT 1 LG 15 14 11 9 LG 31 14 26 16 7 7 6 YDS 0 0 PTS 8 LG 54 LG 74 LG 12 34 FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bears PASSING J. Cutler RUSHING M. Forte J. Langford K. Carey J. Cutler RECEIVING A. Jeffery M. Forte M. Mariani J. Bellamy M. Bennett J. Langford Z. Miller FUMBLES M. Bennett M. Mariani KICKING R. Gould PUNTING P. O’Donnell KICKOFF RETURNS D. Thompson PUNT RETURNS M. Mariani B. Callahan DEFENSE S. McClellin B. Callahan K. Fuller W. Sutton A. Amos E. Goldman T. Porter M. Unrein W. Young J. Anderson L. Houston J. Jenkins C. Jones P. McPhee C. Prosinski

“We have to show up every Sunday, home, away, it doesn’t even matter on the moon. We still have to play ball and get that win. That’s what it comes down to. I know we want to get that win for the fans and all, but it doesn’t matter where we’re at.” – Bears LB Willie Young

1

Taking advantage on offense: The Bears’ average start was their own 35-yard line, yet they scored only 20 points. Robbie Gould missed two field goals, the Bears settled for two field goals on their first two drives and twice punted from 49ers territory (47-yard line in the second quarter, 42-yard line in the third quarter).

2

Special teams: Not all the blame for Jeff Rodgers’ unit falls on Gould’s two missed field goals, including a potential game-winner from 36 yards out. A holding penalty nullified a would-be touchdown on a trick punt return by Bryce Callahan. A personal foul on Josh Bellamy gave the 49ers good field position on their game-tying drive.

3

Throwing and catching: Jay Cutler was off his game with his lowest passer rating of the season (64.2), which included an interception returned for a touchdown in the first half. Alshon Jeffery caught four of the 12 passes thrown his way. Martellus Bennett finished with only 14 yards receiving, and Zach Miller had only one catch.

3 moments that mattered

1

The nullified touchdown: It was drawn up perfectly. Coming out of a three-and-out, Callahan caught the punt on the left sideline … but the 49ers followed the Bears’ blockers – not the ball – and closed in on Marc Mariani. Callahan went almost untouched for a touchdown on the trick play, only for it to be called back by a clear holding penalty on LaRoy Reynolds.

2

Gabbert’s run: The Bears could have – should have – won the game a few times, but they won’t like watching Gabbert run down the middle of the field 44 yards to tie the score late in the fourth quarter. A 43-yard run would have been more acceptable – maybe the Bears’ defense would have held at the goal line. Instead, the Niners tied the score.

3

Omameh’s hold: Would the Bears have scored on their opening drive of overtime to win? We’ll never know, but Patrick Omameh’s holding penalty – his second of the game, and one of several flags on offense – put them behind the sticks, starting from their 8-yard line with 17 yards to go. They went three-and-out, and the 49ers scored the game-winner on their next play.

What now?

Record: 5-7 What it means: After nine days of talking about playoff hopes and breaking down the NFC scenarios, the Bears are all but out of the mix, needing to win their final four games just to have a chance.

What’s next: The Bears play Washington, another team that hasn’t won on the road, next Sunday. Washington hosts Dallas on Monday night.

– Kevin Fishbain, kfishbain@chicagofootball.com

Bears hurt by failure to score TDs in red zone the NFL in total offense and tied for 25th in points scored?

Continued from page B1 That was San Francisco’s 29th-rated defense that beat them That is true, but it is also true Sunday. the Bears would have lost to OakThere are no perfect teams in land, Kansas City and San Diego the NFL today, including the 12-0 were it not for the extra points and Carolina Panthers, but they along field goals Gould has kicked. with Arizona, Seattle, Denver, The bigger issue is if the Bears New England and Cincinnati are weren’t one of the five worst red H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@shawmedia.com really good. zone teams in the NFL, Gould’s The Bears are at least eight to Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase kicks against San Francisco would 10 starters and probably a dozen calls a play Sunday at Soldier Field. have been unnecessary and thereto 15 players in total away from fore irrelevant. viously, is a different swing than joining those elite.

Three times the Bears ventured two touchdowns.”

The Bears’ win over the Packinto the 49ers’ red zone and twice It is interesting that offensive ers was great fun, very exciting more they traveled to the San coordinator Adam Gase is viewed and is now their only win over a Francisco 22 and came away with in most circles around Chicago winning team. only two touchdowns from those these days as God’s gift to offense At the same time, they own lossfive trips. and a near sure thing as the next es to the 4-8 Lions and 4-8 49ers, the Are the Bears’ red zone issues great offensive head coach in the Packers and every other winning talent, coaching or most likely NFL. team they’ve faced. both?

He has done an excellent job The Bears aren’t who we Asked whether the problem is this year and almost certainly will thought they were six months ago. he’s just playing things too close to get a crack at being a head coach They’re better than that. the vest, coach John Fox respondin the league soon. But does he Unfortunately, that still isn’t ed, “Like any close loss like today – bear any responsibility for the any better than average, and mayand we’ve had our share – it comes Bears’ putrid performance in the be not quite that good. down to us making plays in every red zone, apparently not havarea of the team. We just didn’t ing the right plays to call or not • Chicago Football editor make enough. knowing which players can get his Hub Arkush can be reached at “I won’t go into it statistically, club in the end zone, and that these harkush@chicagofootball.com or but settling for two field goals, obBears are in fact still just 20th in on Twitter @Hub_Arkush.

• ARKUSH

Bears running back Matt Forte lunges forward for a touchdown in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Forte, Carey celebrate – for good reasons • BEARS Continued from page B1 and you’re able to grind it out.”

That was the plan, and despite a 2620 loss, it consistently placed the Bears in a position to win. On their second-tolast drive of regulation, all three running backs had carries, and Carey capped the 83-yard series with a 4-yard plunge to give the team a 20-13 lead.

After San Francisco tied the score on a Blaine Gabbert scramble, the Bears took over in field goal range after Deonte Thompson’s 74-yard kick return. Carey made the game-winning attempt easier after an 11-yard run, but kicker Robbie Gould pulled a 36-yard attempt wide left to end regulation.

The Bears only abandoned the approach in overtime, after a holding call set them back into a first-and-17. Forte took one more carry, the Bears went three-and-out, and the 49ers took the field for the last series they’d need to win the game.

FORTE CELEBRATES MORE THAN TD

Forte enjoyed a nice bounce-back game from the tough night he had on Thanksgiving against Green Bay, which held him to less than 3 yards per carry.

Against the 49ers, Forte averaged 4 yards per carry on a team-high 21 attempts. He also found the end zone for the first time since Week 6 against Detroit, taking a handoff from the 5 and churning through tacklers for a second-quarter score.

When he got back on his feet, he cradled the ball like a baby in his arms, his mind clearly on the boy he welcomed into the world Thursday, Matthew Christian.

“I just thought about it when I scored.

I was like, ‘Hey, my family is probably watching. I’m going to just pretend like it’s my baby at home,’ ” Forte said.

In the act, a referee approached him to say the football can’t be used as a prop, but since Forte really did just welcome a child into the world, it could slide this one time.

CAREY CELEBRATES FIRST CAREER SCORE

In his 19th career game, the second-year player Carey scored his first career touchdown.

It was a big one, too, giving the Bears a go-ahead score with less than four minutes remaining. From the 4-yard line, Carey took a stretch handoff left and followed his blockers. Then he realized that if he wanted his first score, he’d have to muscle through three-time first-team AllPro linebacker NaVorro Bowman at the goal line.

“Shoot, I just saw that big 53 dude standing in front of me, and I said, ‘It’s me and you. If you’re going to take my touchdown, you better knock my head off because I’m getting in this thing,’ ” Carey said.

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30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-05457.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-05457 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00370 TJSC#: 35-14729 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I676405 (Published in the Northwest Herald 2015 November 23, 30, December 7, 2015)

$150,000/Firm. 815-568-0008

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CLASSIFIED 1

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.PAUL J. KROHN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00370 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, Auction.com, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 4, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 51 CENTER STREET, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102 Property Index No. 19-34-301-001.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a shall pay the mortgagee, assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a pay the mortgagee shall assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

PATRICK K. NYRE; REBECCA NYRE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONICS REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 14 CH 1353 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, PATRICK K. NYRE; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 29 AND RUNNING THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF FOR A DISTANCE OF 1349.50 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE EAST ON THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF FOR A DISTANCE OF 416.67 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE AT THE LAST DESCRIBED POINT, FOR A DISTANCE OF 522.72 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 416.67 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING 522.72 FEET NORTH OF THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, THENCE SOUTH FOR A DISTANCE OF 522.72 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMON ADDRESS: 24308 Dunham Road, Harvard, Illinois 60033 P.I.N.: 06-29-400-007 and which said mortgage was signed by PATRICK K. NYRE, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronics Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County as Document No. 2004R0064180; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of McHenry County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in McHenry County at 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before the December 30, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1259 I675798 (Published in the Northwest Herald November 30, 2015 December 7, 14, 2015)

Community Classified It works.

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.PAUL J. KROHN, et al Defendant 15 CH 00370 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, Auction.com, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on January 4, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 3 IN S.A. JAYNE'S ADDITION TO ALGONQUIN, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 4, 1909 AS DOCUMENT NO. 13598 IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 32 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 51 CENTER STREET, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102 Property Index No. 19-34-301-001.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a the mortgagee, shall pay assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a pay the shall mortgagee assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-05457.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. AUCTION.COM LLC For Additional Information regarding Auction.com, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800-280-2832) CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-05457 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00370 TJSC#: 35-14729 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I676405 (Published in the Northwest Herald 23, 30, 2015 November December 7, 2015)

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVITATION TO BID The City of Crystal Lake will be accepting sealed bids in accordance with specifications for Snow Plow and Lift Gate Installations.

The City of Crystal Lake Procurement Services, and its service

, provider BidSync, are the only authorized sources of bidding information. Bidding instructions are available on the City's website at www.crystallake.org. All bids must be submitted electronically by 10:00 a.m. on December 28, 2015 through BidSync.

Dates Dec 7, 2015 Bid Number: 1512-001 Bid Title: Snow Plow and Lift Gate Installations Bidding Starts: Dec 3, 2015 9:41:36 AM CST Bidding Ends: Dec 28, 2015 10:00:00 AM CST

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 4 X 4, 137,000 miles black bed liner for the pickup bed. Runs Excellent interior is in great shape asking $6500 or best offer 815-529-7963

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT well maintained, good condition, runs great - 90K. Great family or work van w/ Sto-n-go seating & remote side & liftgate. $4500 Cathy 815-236-7401

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 7, 2015.) 1138862

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CLASSICS WANTED

Restored or Unrestored

Cars

Vintage Motorcycles

Domestic/ Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari's, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Mopars

$$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

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CUSTOM CAP Fiberglass for 6' bed, will fit

Dodge Ram Quad cab from 2002 to 2009, front window, keys, locks & clamps. Excellent Condition sells for $1500 new, sell for $250/best offer.

815-212-9171

ROOFERS RACK

Over $1000 new, fits most pick trucks, adjustable, $400.

815-212-9171

A-1 AUTO

Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

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

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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer

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1992 Pontiac Grand Am

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

2004 VW BEETLE GLS TURBO

815-814-1964

117K miles, $1,000/obo 847-977-6468

Convertible, loaded, 59K miles.

Excellent condition, needs nothing.

Metal flake charcoal with black top. $7000.

847-514-4989

2007 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX-L

162K highway miles. Adult-driven, original owner. Pristine leather interior with power moonroof. Always garage-kept in excellent condition.

All service records with vehicle from Honda dealership. $6,700. Call Joe after 6:00 PM 847-650-2001

or

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MOTORCYCLES WANTED

2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4,

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All makes, cash paid, reasonable.

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630-660-0571

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2 CLASSIFIED • Monday, December 7, 2015 • Section C • Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com Snowmobile Dollies

Custom made, heavy duty one piece stainless steel. $80/ea or $160/pair. 815-236-4590

Snowmobile Jacket & Bibs Jacket XL, Bibs Large, Artic Cat Both black, $100/both/obo.

815-385-3233 McHenry Snowmobile Jacket Lg. Black, $40/obo 815-385-3233 McHenry

2 saw horses.

Pet supplies, bed, toys bowls...

815-245-0407

TV

STOVE & MICROWAVE – Amana Electric. Pristine condition. $225 for both 815-728-3001 Sunbeam Deluxe Mixmaster on stand. Comes w/3 & 5 qt. stainless bowls, dough hooks & beaters, chrome, excellent condition $80.

Text 815-245-9102

Vase ~ Big, 33 Inch Tall

1952 FREE Westinghouse cabinet sewing machine, good condition $50. 847-529-8641 1970's Radio/Record Player Magnavox Floor Model, plays all three sizes of records, Perfect condition plus new diamond tip needle. 24”H x 30”L x 19”W $100. 815-459-1975

19” RCA TV older, Works!

815-459-3395

Antique Card Table, $25.

ARCH SUPPORTS

Antique Garden Chair – Cast iron, Regency swag pattern, circa 1900-1920, dark green, excellent condition $400. 815-245-6391

Spenco, new, ¾ length, size W 7-8, M 6-7, $10.

815-308-5515

COATS (2)

Exquisite black wool, velvet collar and cuffs, decorative buttons, women's size 3X, $70.

Black Leather (very soft) Coat Avanti Ladies, size women's 3X. $70.

847-757-9505 Genuine Leather Mens Jacket Size 44, 2 ft. pockets, 4 high quality buttons, partially lined $63 847-757-9505

Jacket Ladies/Parka

Size large, good for Spring & Fall.

Brand New! $25 815- 385-3269

LEATHER JACKET ~ WOMAN'S

Brown with fur collar and liner.

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

815-385-3269

BATHTUB - ANTIQUE

With Legs, $250/obo.

224-441-0743 Beer Tray - 13” Monarch

Encore - Chicago. $85.

Rhingold-Liebmann (2) 12” Beer Trays - New York. $75ea.

Sell all 3 for $200.

815-477-7916 Bev Doolittle, Hide and Seek 3311/25000, signed $200. 815-363-8974 Book Case The Globe-Wernicke Co. (2) 8-1/2 sections, (1) 10-1/4 section, (1) 120-1/4 section with drawer $350. 815-363-8974

Butcher Block Table

Antique, 31'Hx13” thick, $850.

815-790-1896

Car length Mink Coat

Dairy Queen Posters Vintage 1972 1981, Sizes 22 x 28, 11 x 14, make great gifts, decorating ideas, colorful, beautiful ! Lg. $30 & Sm $15/each 815-385-1026

Motorcycle Jacket

FARMERS WATER PUMP 3 FT. High painted red. Great Cond. $140. 847-515-8012 Huntley.

Mink Coat

Full length, size 12, $350, size 12, $300.

847-854-2773

Leather, young mans small with 5 pockets, zipper sleeves, $65.00.

847-515-3986

Orthopedic Walking Shoes

New Balance, size W, 9, width 2E, white, excellent condition! $25.

815-308-5515

RANCH MINK JACKET

Dark sable, women's size 12. $350/cash/obo.

815-354-3849 KitchenAid - 4 burner gas cooktop black glass, 31" x 22" great condition $40. 815-459-1099

Meat Grinder (Electric) and Food Chopper

Rival, electric, model 2300, new in box, $50.

847-639-4991

Refrigerator - Whirlpool 20.9 cf wide, bisque color.

Works great, $150.

815-245-1728 McHenry Find !t here!

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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 Very decorative, mint condition.

Paid $279, selling for $70.

815-477-7916 WANTED TO BUY: Enesco Kim Lawrence Trilight Nativity Set: Three Wise Men, Retired Collection. 815-403-9045 Winnie the Pooh 3D Collector plates w/ hangers. $40/all 3/obo.

262-744-2868 Woodstock

(2) Ruskin Bicycles, model Sun. 7 speed, black/silver, in good condition. $150 each or best offer.

Call 815-690-0235

Original 1950's “Polk-A-Lay-Lee” from Polk Bros. Furniture, perfect condition $75 firm, cash only 847-587-0119 Fox Lake Area Swarovski Mini Figurines: “Ballerina Shoes” - $45; “Cinderella Shoe” - $45.

Call 224-360-3929 Anytime

$10/plate 815-675-3182

Postal Commemoratives

First Day Covers, Capodimonte Flowers, Easy Listening Record Albums, starting @ $10.00 and up. 847-526-7055

LAPTOP DELL

Samsung, older model with remote, works great, $25.

815-356-0874 TV ~ Toshiba, 24” with Built In DVD player and video cassette

DUTCH DOOR

TV ~ 27”

Baseball Cards

Approx 13,500, cards are in NM-mint condition. $125/obo.

Great Holiday Gift! 815-338-4829

Basketball Cards

Lights up, 27”x24”, golf theme, $50. 815-459-1706

2 top drawers, 2 doors and 1 long bottom drawer, bell shaped decorative legs, quality antique, $400.

815-675-3182

New in box, unbeatable price, low of $60.

4 rare steam engines plus 1 diesel engine.

Call and give email address or postal address to get list.

815-455-3555 Norman Rockwell Plates ~ 80 available, numbered w/certificates, many series

File Cabinet - Four drawer, 15"W x 26.5"D x 52.5"H. Commercial, not a flimsy cheap big box cabinet. Manufactured by Cole. $35 OBO. 815-477-7332

10 speed, seat Italy, 1980's, very good condition, $95.

815-701-7369

HAND TOOLS (57) Antique, on display in garage.

Good condition, $350.

847-639-4991

Oak Buffet - Antique

HO TRAIN ENGINES

4'x 7' PLYCO Aluminum Dutch Door, w/frame. Autumn Red, Cross trim, tudor brown, new in 3 boxes.

Pic avail, $375. 847-476-6771

Bike ~ Gitane from France

Approx11,000, cards are in NM-mint condition, $125/obo.

Great Holiday Gift. 815-338-4829

MIXING BOWLS

In boxes, mint condition.

815-338-1696

Refurbished Wireless, 15.5” screen.

2.73 ghz, Pentium N, 1gb 533 gmhz of Ram, 40gbz hdd, CD/DVD, Windows XP Professional.

EXCELLENT CONDITION! $79 815-212-9171 Schuberth Rider Communication System - Purchased new but never installed, blue tooth hands free capability for all Schuberth Motorcycle Helmets, sizes small to large, $275/OBO. Call anytime 847 226-7882 or email GWGWREN@COMCAST.NET TV - FREE: Sony 36" VEGA TV with stand. 847-462-0041

26 in. woman's diamondback 21spd. purple/white great condition $125. 630-835-5694

Glass Punch Bowl w/ 25 glass cups & ladle, cut glass design, no chips like new, elegant, $50 847-639-4991

3 Matching "Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware - Eureka Homewood Pattern". Lrg 8 5/8", Med 7 3/8".

Small 6 1/8" $39, McHenry.

815-236-1747

HALLMARK ORNAMENT COLLECTION

BEER SIGN (BUDWEISER) CIGAR BOXES ~ WOODEN

Nice, you choose 6 for $30.

815-459-7485 COLLECTOR PLATES - BRADFORD In original boxes with certificates.

Many series, $10-$20/ea.

847-829-4546

Elvis Memorabilia

Watches (2) Clocks, Pictures Plates, Albums, Banks, Ladies Medium Jacket & More!

Starting @ $10.

847-836-9299 - Aft 10am

Football Cards

Approx 14,000, NM-mint condition, $95/obo. Great Holiday Gift!

815-338-4829

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player, rarely used, excellent condition, $95. ALSO TV STAND, Oak with glass and storage, 28”Wx30”Hx15.5', excellent condition, $85. 847-829-4546

FREE - Manual treadmill with fitness meter Excellent condition, Weighs about 48 lbs. 815 455-3004

Nordic Track Excell Machine, $25 Power Ryder $25

815-385-6839 Call aft 8:30pm

Pro-Form XP115 Elliptical Excellent Condition $399 Precor Commercial Stretch Trainer Excellent Condition $300 Weslo Cardioglide+ Excellent Condition $100 Fitness Gear Multi Purpose Bench Excellent Condition $75 815-344-4137

Total Gym 1000 Slider, $40 Fan pedal bike, $15 Water filled punching bag, $50 Weight bench & rack, no weights $30 Spring Grove 847-514-4989 Northwest Herald Local news that's Closer to home!

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TREADMILL

Weslo brand, Candence Excellent condition, $100.

847-516-8015

Fireplace Insert

With glass and brass doors, Lopi, $399. 815-338-2951 Firetech Fireplace Propane or gas.

25” x 23” x 7” wide Brand New ! $50. 815-385-2829

Indoor Gas/Log Fireplace

Free standing, vent free with oak surround and remote, $300.

847-854-2773

Mates Side Chairs

Need refinishing, 4 chairs for $5.

815-338-2951 ~ Lv Message Mission Style table 21" X 20" $15 excellent condition 815-363-8974

Rocking Chair - Oak

Early 20th century, curved and veneered back and seat, $100.

Pics available on line.

815-455-7881

Rolltop Desk ~ Walnut, $65 Tall Figurine lamp, $50.

847-973-2646

SERVER/CABINET

With sideboards, Ethan Allen, 45”. $300/obo.

Oval Dining Table, 56”

BAR STOOLS/SWIVEL (3)

30”, wood with leather cushions.

Excellent condition, $175/all 3.

847-802-4949 Bassett Bedroom Set - Two Twin Head Boards, Two Dressers with Hutches, One Desk with Hutch One Night Stand - $399.

224-650-9075

BOOKCASE

30”Wx72”Hx12”D, walntu color with 5 shelves or can use for stuffed animals, $25.00.

847-829-4546

Bookcase/Stereo

With shelves & glass doors and on wheels, $35.00.

847-532-5837

with (4) matching chairs and (2) 18” leaves. Table size with leaves extends to 92”, normally 56”, $300/obo. All above in excellent 847-669-0457 condition!

Sofa/Chair Side Table w/ Drawer Espresso color, like new – $55.

Call 224-360-3929 Anytime

3 Karastan Rugs Matching burgundy, Great for hall, antique pattern, 1 or all 3, $100 each 815-385-0404

Beveled Mirrors

36x72 inch, $10, 36x36 inch, $5.

847-476-6771

FOLDING TABLE

Candle Holders Wrought Iron

Samsonite, 6' centerfold. Heavy duty. Holds up to 300 lbs, water and stain proofed, list price $170, selling for $60. 847-829-4546

China Cabinet/Drexel Heritage

TROPICAL PALM TREES Set of 2, $40/both.

847-829-4546

2 sizes, 2 sets, $10/all.

2 Greek paintings, $50 & $75. 708-309-5397 Pecan with glass shelves and glass doors incl lights, 55x84. $280.

708-309-5397

COFFEE TABLE

Leather & glass top, mahogany, rectangle, 2 tier, $30.

815-455-7881

COUCH & LOVESEAT

Green and tan plaid, good condition!$99/both.

815-943-6059

Dining Room 60” Rectangle Butcher Block Table with chrome legs with 6 Chairs, $120

PICTURES

Sewing Machine - Portable

New Home, Carson Pirie Scott brand, older-like new-used very little with case, attachments and manual, $85.

847-639-4991 Shark Vacuum w/ power pet pack, power turbo tool, HEPA filtration, works great $100. 815-385-0404

Vaccum Kennmore Upright Bagless, 12 amp. Runs good. $40

708-309-5397

Tables - Weathered Cedar

Folding Table With Hole For Umbrella. Coffee & 2 End Tables. This set of 4 tables are weathered & grayish in tone. Cedar folding table: 36"x 36" x 29" high; coffee table: 36" x 19" x 19" high; 2 end tables 18" x 19" x 19" high, $24.00. McHenry 815-236-1747

AIR COMPRESSOR

ROLAIR 5 ½HP, Honda Engine. $200.

815-790-1896 Benchtop Drill Press Model T6744, 5 speed,4AMP, Runs well. $50. call 815-444-0504

CHAIN SAW ~ STIHL

18”, model MS250C, great condition, quick pull start, $250.

847-532-5837 CRAFTSMAN Adjustable Pipe Wrench. 18” $15 each.

815-477-7916 Dewalt 9" radial arm saw 1/2 HP motor. 17" cut. Runs well.

Cast iron arm. Table not included. $35 OBO. 815-477-7332

Freon Electronic Leak Detecor TIF INDUSTRIES, MODEL 5500 w/case like new $50

A/C Compressor

Analyzer, (AIRSERCO) Start-OMatic w/reverse, custom case/i nstructions, excel. Cond $85 847-639-4991

LADDER

Warner Multi Scaler.

Goes from 17' to 18”, $125.00. 847-515-8012 Pipe threader kit by F. ARMSTRONG. includes 10 threaders, 5 caps, 2 pipes/handles in wooden carry case. $70. Call 815 444 0504.

PRO TEC Bandsaw on metal stand with fence and blade. Can be converted to benchtop. Model 3203 Runs well. $80. 815-444-0504

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Dresser ~ Thomasville

Eiffel Tower Table Lamp Like New – Very Modern - $35.

Call 224-360-3929 Anytime

Entertainment Center

With cabinets and slide-outs on each side, fits a 64” TV, retailed for $2700, sell for $400.

847-829-4546 Floor Lamp – Ralph Lauren Like New – Very Modern, Adjustable Swivel Arm - $100.

Call 224-360-3929 Anytime

CANNONS

Civil War & Pirate Type, Production Type, starting @ $195.00 Call Paul Locascio 708-363-2004

Hunting Ladder 10' $25 12 Gage slug shotgun shells 5 boxes -$4/box 224-715-6066 LAWN MOWER ~ SEARS

21” self-propelled, asking $200/obo. 847-373-4020 9-4

Leather Van Seats 2 Middle Row Captains Chairs, 1 Rear Row Bench Seat. Gray Leather - Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Plymouth Voyager. All Models 1996-2000. $95. Call 262-949-8515

LIGHTS

Custom Liquor Bottle Lights Unique, hand made, plug in and enjoy, $20 and up.

815-236-7492 Longaberger Baskets, $30/each Lots to choose from 815-568-8824

Microwave Amana Radar Range Mid sized, excellent condition $40 815-459-7485

TUMICO micrometer/caliper In custom wooden case.

Inches & decimals. Up to 14" $60. Call 815 444 0504

Scott, commercial, white, 4 dispensers, 8”W, 6 rolls at 1000 ft long, $25.

815-701-7369

PAPER TOWELS

PYREX rods 25# $55 815-363-8974

Hospital Adult Toilet Seat Like new, $45.

815-477-2772

Porta-Potty

Or seat in shower, $45 815-338-2951

WHEEL CHAIR

18”W, light weight with removable foot rest, never used. $150.

815-701-7369

Wheelchair/Transport Chair

Kitchen Table 42” Round

New, portable and 4 wheel walker and a porta potty, all for $100/firm. 815-653-6366

Love Seat - Microfiber Lt. Brown, Good condition $50. 815-382-9960

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(4) Cooper HTP Tires P245/65 17 Good Condition $100 815-382-9960

With leaf, 4 captain (arm) chairs on casters, Great Condition, $195.

815-477-7916

Indoor Waterfall, 6 Ft. New Moving, beautiful with etched glass with palm tree's, colored lights, copper waterfall trays with river rocks, $1000.

815-675-0307

Multi Fuel Heater/ furnace with thermostat control including 250 gallon drum - $300 obo 815-349-0206 Richmond

´Edge Guard, DLX Like New, Paid $60, Sell for $35. 847-639-4991

Scotts Spreader Turf Builder

GLOVES - Healthcare

1 box is examination gloves, large,100ct. box, $10/ea.

2nd box is disposable stretch, medium,100 ct. box $10/ea.

815-477-2772 Harley Davidson 11" Quick Disconnect Tinted Wind Screen Never used, Original price $309.95. Should fit all HD type motorcycles accepting quick disconnect wind screens $195/OBO. 847 226-7882 GWGWREN@COMCAST.NET Harley Davidson RINEHART Racing dual exhaust Slip-On 4" mufflers.

Chrome with Black End Caps No engine or fuel tuner modifications required.

Perfect Condition - $375/OBO GWGWREN@COMCAST.NET 847 226-7882

8' fiberglass, OSHA approved, extra heavy duty, $120.

847-829-4546

Cell # 312-802-2171 Crystal Lk. Dark oak, 3 drawers, top cabinet $100, matching nighstand, $50.

847-532-5837

Bird/Parrot Play Stand 34 x 22 x 44 Includes ladders & areas for toys to be hung, can keep an active bird happy, fits large parrot - $75.

815-349-0206

SLIDE TRAYS

Kodak Carousel 140.

10 trays for $2/ea. Cost new, over $10/ea. 815-455-3555 SNOW PLOW - Western Uni-Mount 7.5, Plow lights and blade with a 6'x8' Steel Trailer included. $1,300. 847-875-6739 Stained Glass Window 12-5/8 X 21-1/8 textured clears/blue $125. 815-363-8974 Stained Glass Window, Abstract 16.25 X 12.5 $100. 815-363-8974

SUNQUEST Tanning Bed 24 bulb + 2 face tanners, and extra bulbs $100 815-344-4137 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

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Golden Retriever, Pups Eng. Crème,4th Gen. W/clearances.

M-chip,vet chk, shots, dew claws 815-236-3338

Tobaggan - Older, 6' Adirondack good shape, antique - $60; Antique fishing pole made from wood, The Emperor from Japan - $10. 630-835-5694 2 seater, with canopy. Like New cond. $45/obo 815-790-3083

WOOD FURNACE Wooden Pallets

4 way, used (4) 48x36 inch.

(5) 48x40.25 inches, $3 each.

847-476-6771

XEROX PAPER

Digital color, 8.5x11, 500 sheets, 2nd paper - 3 whole punched, 500 sheets, 8.5x11.

Color Expression Paper, all for $40.

815-477-2772

HANDY DANDY

2 month old male Feist mix I am naturally zestful, and my attitude, life goals and health play a big part.

Zest is contagious so I surround myself with that. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Carftsman 26” 5hp, 6 speed, dual stage w/chains $300 815-861-2174 Craftsman 24” 5hp. 6 speed, w/reverse, dual stage.

Like New condition $325/obo 630-674-9575 Snow Blower - Toro 21” cut, 5 HP, tuned & ready, electric start, elliptical auger, helps propel - $250 815-479-0492 Anytime

Snowblower - John Deere Electric Start, 2 Stage.

Model 524,5HP, 24”.

Good condition, $350.

815-404-6359

Snowblower

DRUM SET

Cub Cadet, 24”, 2 stage, $400.00 815-236-2670

Full set, black, good condition! $299/obo.

847-702-1033 Drum Set, Yamaha Beech Custom, 5-pc, cymbals and soft-cases. Ex condition, $1,800.

815-351-8925

Pianos Quality Pre-Owned

Pianos, Delivered & Warrantied 815-334-8611

Canaries, beautiful home raised guaranteed singers $85 815-648-2501

MATTHEW

3 year old male Rat Terrier My best Saturday morning is to get up early and go for a walk on a hiking trail near my home then met my friends for breakfast. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 Poodles (Toy) Family Raised, 7 mo. 1-M, 2-FM M-chip,vet chk, shots, dew claws 815-236-2241

Artifical Christmas Trees (3) New, 7' prelit color lights, $45 New, 6 ½' prelit clear lights, $25.00 New, 4' prelit colored lights, $10 815-338-5338

FRED

5 month old male Brown & Black Tabby DSH I love the library. I also enjoy Matlock, staying awake until 9:30 pm, and adding flaxseeds to oatmeal. Help me organize my nonfiction. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400 LOOKING FOR A JOB? Find the job you want at:

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American Girl Accessories Clothes, Dishes, Bath Items, ETC! Value $200, asking $100/obo.

815-344-5038

FREIGHT TRAIN SET Marx 027 with track and transformer, $35.

815-338-1519

Game Zone Arcade Ball

Wagon ~ Red Radio Flyer

Russell Add-On, hot air, never used, $400. 253-229-0412

Holiday lighted sprial trees, 1-6' white & 2-4' red $20/all Flexable Flyer Sled use for décor or to Sled $20 Marx Train, 1960 vintage, original carton Great for holiday décor $20 815-245-0407

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Colored for tree. New, 5 stands, $4/ea or all for $15.

815-477-7916

CHRISTMAS TREE

Artificial, 8' very full, great condition, $30.

847-683-4382

DEER (9) and SLEIGH

Lighted for outside. Good condition, $65. 815-459-1706

FISH LOCATOR

Lowrance Fish Lo-K-Tor (green box), model LFP300 w/ custom transom tranducer mount and manual also, great for ice fishing exc cond, $85.

847-639-4991

Fishing Rod Holders

(2) PERKO Chrome fits ¾ 1” rails, paid $90, sell $50/bo.

Condition new. 847-639-4991 Golf Bag – Callaway Navy Blue & White Like New - $25.

224-360-3929 Anytime Ladies Tennis Raquet Pink & White for National Breast Cancer Awareness, Like New $20. Call 224-360-3929

By Hedstrom, 3 games in one, electronic, skeet bowling, rebound hockey and pool game table, $35.

815-338-1519

Lionel Trains

Ogauge engines, cars, accessories, track and transformers. From $5 and up.

815-338-1519

Antique and Modern Guns

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

Lionel & American Flyer Trains 815-353-7668

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Ping Pong Table

Regulation size with paddles.

Folds, like new, $100.

847-514-4989

Skates - Cardiff

S1 size large, original cost $160.

New, never used, sell for $75/obo. 815-814-1732

Ski Helmet ~ Child's Boeri, small, red color.

Great condition, $20.

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Holiday greeting need not If needed, leaky mitral valve prompt a religious claim can be repaired or replaced Dear Abby: Every year around the holidays, wellintentioned strangers wish me and my family “Merry Christmas.” Even though we are Jewish, I always have regarded it to be a kind gesture to spread good cheer. I smile and return the greeting.

My children have asked me why I don’t tell people we’re Jewish and we don’t celebrate Christmas. I don’t feel I need to educate strangers when they’re just trying to be friendly, but my kids don’t agree. We’ve had several discussions about being friendly and polite, but still they ask if being Jewish is something to keep secret or be embarrassed about.

I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but I do want to give my kids the message we are proud of who we are. How do you recommend I handle this situation, because it happens a lot? – Jill In Santa Rosa, California Dear Jill: Explain to your

children you return the greeting to be polite, not because you feel being Jewish is anything to be ashamed of. The strangers who do this are saying something nice, and you are returning the greeting.

school. We have been talking, but not romantically.

He knows my situation. The problem is, he said he had a crush on me back in school and still does. I have feelings for him, too – more than just friendship. What do I do? – Emotionally Lost In

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips However, the response to people to whom you are closer and with whom there will be a deeper relationship should be different. To them, your children should explain they are Jewish and you celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas.

When you’re with them, if they feel the need to assert their Jewish identity, they should go right ahead and do it.

Dear Abby: I have been with my boyfriend for 16 years. Last year, I found out he was married before I met him and still is married to her. He never told me he was married when I met him – or at all. If he had, we wouldn’t be together.

His wife reached me on Facebook because she was looking for him. I was in disbelief. We almost got married in 2007, which would have been bigamy. I have stayed with him for the sake of our children, but I’m miserable.

I recently reconnected with a male friend from high

Dear Dr. K: My doctor says I have a leaky mitral valve.

What does this mean? And does it need to be treated if it’s not causing symptoms?

Dear Reader: The four valves of your heart work like one-way swinging doors: They open and close in a perfectly timed sequence to keep blood flowing through your heart in the right direction.

Your heart is a pump with four chambers. Oxygen-poor blood enters one chamber.

Then it flows into a second chamber, from which it gets pumped to the lungs. There it gets oxygen and returns to a third chamber, and finally into a fourth chamber. From there, the oxygen-rich blood is pumped around the body.

The “leaflets” of a person’s valves (flaps of tissue that make up the valves) and nearby structures don’t always function as they should.

Perhaps because of the higher pressures in the heart’s left side, the valves there are particularly vulnerable to problems. That includes the mitral valve, which separates the left upper and lower chambers of the heart.

If the mitral valve is misshapen or misaligned, it can’t close tightly between heartbeats. As a result, some

Maryland Dear Lost: I can only imag-

ine the extent to which your trust has been shaken.

What you need to do right now is recognize how vulnerable you are feeling.

What you shouldn’t do is rebound from one relationship into another.

Because you are no longer happy with your boyfriend, consult an attorney to ensure your children’s father lives up to his financial obligations to them. If you don’t have a job, start looking for one to supplement the child support income.

Once you have established economic independence, you will be in a better position to judge whether or not your old high school friend is your knight in shining armor.

• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff blood spurts backward with each contraction. (I’ve put an illustration of this on my website, www.askdoctork. com.) This backflow is known as mitral valve regurgitation – or a “leaky” mitral valve.

It often creates a whooshing sound (called a heart murmur) when heard through a stethoscope.

Your doctor may suspect you have mitral regurgitation if you have a heart murmur or symptoms of the condition such as feeling breathless or very tired. You’ll get an echocardiogram, a test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart in action.

It measures blood flow back and forth through the mitral valve as well as the diameter of the heart at the end of a heartbeat.

In most people with a leaky mitral valve, the leak is too small to cause problems. However, severe mitral regurgitation can strain the heart and lead to atrial fibrillation or heart failure. Atrial fibrillation is a rapid or irregular heartbeat. Heart failure is a

condition in which the heart can’t effectively pump blood throughout the body. Medication may ease the symptoms of a leaky valve, but it can’t correct the fact the valve leaks.

When mitral regurgitation causes symptoms, surgery is definitely in order.

But even if you don’t have symptoms, your heart’s left side slowly may enlarge and lose its ability to pump effectively. That’s why many heart surgeons say it’s better to fix the valve earlier rather than later.

When possible, repairing the valve is the best option.

The surgeon may trim, shape or rebuild the tissue leaflets and reinforce the ring of tissue surrounding the leaflets.

Irreparably damaged valves might need to be replaced, either with a mechanical valve, or a valve from a cow or pig. Their heart valves are built much like ours, and can substitute for ours.

So, if your leaky valve needs treatment – which it very well may not – there are effective options for you to consider.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

Siblings uneasy as divorced mother enters the dating scene Dr. Wallace: I live with my mother and younger brother. My parents were divorced two years ago. Even though my father lives 100 miles away, my brother and I are very close to him and love him very much. He is a good father.

My mother is a good mother. She cares for us the best she knows how. She and our father are friendly, and that makes it easier on everybody when we spend time with him.

I was hoping someday our parents would get back together, but deep down I knew

and Dad have to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives; more often than not, it means dating and perhaps remarrying.

I realize how hard your mother’s decision to start dating is for you and your brother to accept, but your thoughtful, articulate letter tells me you have many resources that will allow you to handle it. The key is to get your concerns out into the open. Don’t bury them.

In other words, talk things over thoroughly with Mom. A frank discussion can lead to a good way of handling this

He never could replace my father. My dad is tall and handsome, while this guy is relatively short and very average. It blows my mind my mom would date this type of guy. If he were a teen, he’d be called a nerd.

I know our mother would like for us to accept this guy, but I don’t think this will ever happen, unless you can tell me what to do to make it happen. – Nameless, Elgin Nameless: This is a deeply confusing situation for all children of divorce, but an unavoidable one. After a marriage falls apart, Mom

’TWEEN 12 & 20 Dr. Robert Wallace this probably would never happen. Now I’m sure of it.

Last night, our mother told my brother and me she’s going to start dating a guy who works with her.

I’ve seen the guy before and he seems OK, but it’s hard to accept our mother is dating.

It just doesn’t seem right.

Also, I don’t envision this guy being my stepfather.

situation. Remaining silent about it will lead only to resentment and bitterness.

While the happiness of you and your brother is crucial, you have to be willing to look at the matter from your mother’s point of view as well as your own. She loves the two of you with all her heart, I’m sure, but she needs and deserves a social life of her own. Accepting this basic fact will lay the groundwork for everyone’s future happiness.

You also should be aware that simply going out with a co-worker means very little.

This is a long way from establishing a relationship and remarrying. Nevertheless, I urge you not to manufacture hostility toward this guy simply because he seems like a “nerd.” This is mean-spirited judgment and hardly fair.

From your letter, I sense there is a great deal of love in your family, despite the divorce. In an atmosphere of love, frank communication can lead to solutions that satisfy everyone. I’m pulling for you.

• Write to Dr. Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.

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TODAY - Your friendly demeanor will invite all types of people into your life. Find out who is a good influence and who isn’t before you divulge your personal secrets or plans. Indulgence and overreaction will be your downfall, and discipline your salvation. Strive for perfection in all that you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Now is not the time to be greedy or self-centered. Use your energy to get ahead in business, not to encourage opposition. Be willing to compromise and work as a team player.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You’ve got insight, and with a little ingenuity you can achieve whatever you set out to do. Romance is skyrocketing, and emotional matters can be turned into long-term benefits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t be too trusting. Protect your money and possessions. Don’t let emotional matters escalate into a battle of the wills that will leave you feeling exhausted and frustrated.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Pursue your beliefs.

A challenge will help you realize your full potential. You don’t have to overdo it to get ahead; you just have to be precise and stick to basics.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Expand your interests. Travel and educational plans will lead to new places. Trying new things could help you advance. Don’t let emotional mishaps ruin your day.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Opportunities will develop in an unusual manner. Your passionate approach to everything you do will help make even the most difficult task possible. Be honest about your feelings and what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Finish what you start before you run out of time. Talking may be your favorite pastime, but it won’t pay the bills if you don’t follow through with your plans.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’ve got more going for you than you realize. Stop worrying and start producing. Much can be accomplished if you get down to business and put your skills to good use.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t leave anyone out.

Your fun-loving nature will be admired by outsiders, but someone close will feel left out if you neglect his or her needs.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You’ll have some big ideas, but if you temper them, you will not only reach your destination in record time, you will get recognition for your accomplishments.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t argue a moot point. Keep the peace and put your time and effort into positive change. Don’t worry about those who decide to take a different route. Do what’s best for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Take an unusual approach to whatever you do. Altering your living quarters or engaging in a project with someone as unique and creative as you are will bring good results.

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For Better or For Worse

Non Sequitur

Beetle Bailey

Frank & Ernest

Monty

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Hayes

Wiley The Duplex

Glenn McCoy

Mort Walker Blondie

Dean Young & Denis LeBrun

Bob Thaves Dilbert

Scott Adams

Pat Brady & Don Wimmer Arlo & Janis

Soup to Nutz

The Family Circus

Lynn Johnston Crankshaft

Jim Meddick Hi and Lois

Rose is Rose

Rick Stromoski Big Nate

Bill Keane

The Argyle Sweater

Stephan Pastis

Scott Hilburn

Brian & Greg Walker

Jimmy Johnson

Lincoln Peirce

Frazz

Jef Mallett

Grizzwells

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