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No fun when sudoku is too small Since the introduction of our new format Feb. 1, much of the feedback we received centered on the puzzles and comics – everything from what was missing to how big (or little) they were.

We’ve been tinkering with comics and puzzles since Day 1 to find the right mix at the right sizes to try and please all our readers.

After the first week, we brought back popular comics Crankshaft, Frank & Ernest and For Better or for Worse.

We brought back the Jumble and increased the size of the New York Times crossword puzzle. We also added Triple Sudoku back to Sundays.

Since doing that, we heard about the daily sudoku being too small and the comics being scattered.

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After a four-year experimental run that allowed media coverage at some trials across the state, Illinois made permanent a cameras-in-court policy on Monday.

Safeguards put in place to protect against the concern that news cameras and audio recording devices would be disruptive have worked, an Illinois Supreme Court spokesman said. Cameras still will not be allowed during jury selection. Story, page A12.

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Four area girls basketball teams are left in the playoffs, and all of them will start sectional play Tuesday. Johnsburg will be at St. Viator in Class 3A, while Dundee-Crown, Huntley and Crystal Lake South are all playing in the Class 4A DeKalb Sectional. This week’s sectional winners will play in supersectionals Monday for a chance to go to state.

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ON THE COVER Police investigate the scene of a fatal crash Feb. 12 at the intersection of Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive in Huntley.

David Flight, 56, died after Huntley police said he intentionally crashed twice in two cars. Friends and court records describe Flight as a man of faith who had struggled for years with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. See story page 3.

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

• An article published on page 4 of Saturday’s edition mischaracterized Brian Timpone’s role with Journatic.

The company changed its name to LocalLabs in 2014. Timpone remains the CEO. The company also produces original content.

• The penultimate sentence in a letter to the editor in Sunday’s edition – headlined “Walkup protects quality of life” – should have read: “Walkup’s opponent would waste billions on an unnecessary expressway.” The letter writer was referencing the possible extension of Route 53.

• A column published on page 2 of Monday’s edition should have listed the phone number for Northwest Herald Web Editor Nicole Franz as 815-526-4490.

The Northwest Herald regrets the errors.

COVER STORY The guy was engulfed in trying to overcome whatever was going on in his life.

He was determined to stay the course, and that’s what drew me to him.”

Glen Albano, David Flight’s friend and fellow member of Celebrate Recovery, a support group based out of New Covenant Life Church in Elgin

Police investigate the scene of a fatal crash Feb. 12 at the intersection of Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive in Huntley.

David Flight died after Huntley police said he intentionally crashed twice in two cars. It was the morning before his 57th birthday.

Friends and court records describe Flight as a man of faith who had struggled for years with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.

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CRASH VICTIM REMEMBERED David Flight was devout, kind, struggled with mental health

By KATIE DAHLSTROM

kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – David Flight lived in a bedroom at his cousin’s house with a TV and two cats.

The 56-year-old also had a Bible, and would challenge himself to read verses from Philippians guiding him not to be anxious. Be at peace with God, the book told him.

But friends believe that unlike the figures in his favorite Biblical passages, Flight could not overcome his demons: bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression.

Flight died after police said he intentionally crashed two vehicles into traffic light poles the morning of Feb. 12 about two miles from the home where he lived outside Gilberts.

Huntley police found Flight in the

back of a family member’s mangled Honda CR-V, which had rolled over several lanes of Route 47 north of I-90.

It was the morning before his 57th birthday.

“I don’t know why,” his uncle John Flight said. “I wish I did. I would have done more to help him.”

Flight’s battle with mental illness and the way it had shaped his life for the past two years was documented in

Kane County court records.

His cousin, Christine Ortmann, had been given legal authority to make decisions for him in late 2014 after he made suicidal statements and flipped a car in far northwestern Illinois.

Despite this, Flight asserted he didn’t need a guardian.

“David continues to deal with the

See FLIGHT, page A7

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LOCAL BRIEF MCC to offer training for electrocardiograms

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College will offer electrocardiogram training starting in April, college officials recently announced.

The training will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays from April 4 through May 16 at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry, according to an MCC news release.

Participants will learn a multitude of relevant lessons, such as basic cardiac anatomy and physiology, how to interpret a rhythm strip, and technical aspects of the ECG machine and how to calculate a heart rate.

The course, with a limited number of seats, is designed for people who have completed CNA, EMT, CPR or other related coursework.

The cost for the program is $605, including books, materials and the initial certification exam to be taken at the end of the class.

To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815455-8588 or register online by accessing www.mchenry.edu/ proed and use course code: QHC C06 002. For information, contact Ruth Kormanak at 815-479-7879 or rkormanak@ mchenry.edu.

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LOCAL DEATHS OBITUARIES ON PAGES A8-9

Lorraine A. DiLeonardo 71, McHenry Robert P. Karlow 68, formerly of Algonquin Joseph G. Miller Jr. 84, Johnsburg Earle H. Swanson McHenry Diann J. Walldorf 74, formerly of Huntley

Nick Provenzano McHenry County Board District 3 incumbent, outreach representative for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren

Michael Walkup McHenry County Board District 3 incumbent, Crystal Lake attorney

Nancy Gonsiorek Former Crystal Lake School District 47 Board member, self-employed certified public accountant

Cherie Rickert Retired registered nurse and human resources director living in McHenry

Republican candidates seek District 3 County Board seats

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com Voters in McHenry County Board District 3 will have four candidates to select for two nominations in March’s Republican primary.

Incumbents Nick Provenzano and Michael Walkup, and challengers Cherie Rickert and Nancy Gonsiorek, are running to represent the district, which covers Nunda, southeastern McHenry and northeastern Algonquin townships and includes parts of Crystal Lake, McHenry, Bull Valley, Prairie Grove, Oakwood Hills and Island Lake.

One of the candidates will appear twice on their ballot, as Walkup also is running for County Board chairman in the hopes of holding both offices.

State law only allows a popularly elected chairman to vote on issues if he also is an elected board member.

Provenzano, who works as an outreach representative for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, has a well-established record of fighting taxes, he said.

He voted in previous years to keep the county tax levy flat, and to cut the $3 million levy for Valley Hi Nursing Home, which has a sizable surplus fund.

“We hear a lot of pledges of cutting this and lowering that,” said Provenzano, of McHenry. “How do you decipher all this and decide who will really do it? I urge you to consider which candidate has a proven track record of delivering on their promises for lower taxes and smaller, less intrusive government, increased transparency and greater accountability.”

Gonsiorek, of Crystal Lake, pointed

On the Web

Visit NWHerald.com/ election-central to learn more about the candidates and issues in the March 15 primary. to her career as a self-employed certified public accountant as an asset that no other board member has when it comes to watching taxpayer dollars.

She served eight years on the Crystal Lake School District 47 Board.

She said the most important thing the County Board can do to lower property taxes is to grow the local economy.

The largest contributors to county tax woes, school funding and pensions, are state issues, she said, although she said she would work with state lawmakers to support reform.

“As a County Board representative, the most important thing I can do to help lower your taxes is to do my best to promote economic growth,” Gonsiorek said. “That is because providing a robust commercial property tax base will ease the burden on the residential property taxes and, therefore, our homeowners.”

Rickert, a retired registered nurse and human resources director living in McHenry, said her experience in building trust and relationships with people at their most vulnerable is a talent that will serve taxpayers well if she is elected.

She said the county can do more to promote business, from streamlining its regulatory processes to inviting the community

to help attract employers.

“County regulatory bodies need to streamline their processes so potential business owners are not bogged down with paperwork and other obstacles; the speed in which business can meet the county requirements will prove attractive,” Rickert said. “There should be ongoing discussion of incentives for businesses, large and small, wanting to relocate to McHenry County, as long as there is a commitment to jobs and other community contributions.”

Walkup, a Crystal Lake attorney, talked up a record of voting to keep levies flat and voting against what he called unnecessary spending.

Like his race for chairman, he called his board seat race a choice between “status quo” Republicans and fiscal reformers who want to shake up the system.

“If you think that being in the top 1 percent of all of the counties in the United States in personal property taxes is a good thing, you should vote for the status quo candidates,” Walkup said. “If you don’t like paying higher taxes than the other 99 percent of Americans, you should vote for the conservative fiscal reformers.”

Rickert, Provenzano and Walkup question the cost versus the benefit of the proposed widening of Randall Road and the improvement of its intersection with Algonquin Road. But Gonsiorek supports the initiative, pointing to the need for congestion relief and the fact that the governments of Lake in the Hills and Algonquin want the project to move forward.

Both GOP primary winners will run against Democratic challenger Kenneth Miller in the November election.

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A rather pleasant afternoon is on tap as a weak area of high pressure controls the region. Winds will be on the increase mainly after sunset and could gust up to 20 mph. A strong storm system will bring clouds, wind and a few flurries Wednesday.

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My husband is running against you for State’s Attorney. I am not running against you, and yet you have dragged me and my family into this race.”

Colleen Kenneally, Wife of state’s attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally in an open letter written to his opponent, Dan Regna

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While unfortunate that Colleen Kenneally is involved in a campaign issue, Patrick Kenneally is the one who ‘dragged’ her into this, not me.

My campaign issue is not with Colleen Kenneally or her children.”

Dan Regna, in a written response to Colleen Kenneally’s open letter

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kcraver@shawmedia.com The wife of state’s attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally is defending his reputation and calling opponent Dan Regna’s integrity into question for making a campaign issue out of a 2010 domestic call at their home.

In a one-page open letter to Regna released Monday morning, Colleen Kenneally stated that he has “never, ever raised his hand to me in anger and never would,” and called the 2010 incident that of a newly married couple “that had some alcohol to drink on Thanksgiving and had a loud argument. Nothing else.”

“My husband is running against you for State’s Attorney. I am not running against you, and yet you have dragged me and my family into this race,” Colleen Kenneally wrote.

Kenneally, an assistant state’s attorney, is running against Regna, a former assistant state’s attorney now in private practice, to succeed Lou Bianchi, who is not seeking re-election.

Regna’s campaign last week released a copy of the report filed by Barrington police when they responded to the Kenneally home after his wife called 911 to report that a dispute between the two had become physical.

She declined to press charges, but the report states that her husband was intoxicated and acting belligerent toward the responding officers.

Colleen Kenneally’s letter also took a swipe at Regna’s allegation that the incident casts a shadow on her husband’s integrity with a police report reference of her own. She mentioned a 1998 incident in Woodstock in which Regna’s then-wife broke a window at the home of a woman who worked with Regna at the state’s attorney’s office. The two married five years later.

No charges were filed from the incident – the report does not state in any

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State’s attorney candidates Dan Regna (left) and Patrick Kenneally greet voters Feb. 2 before a forum held by the League of Woman Voters at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.

On the Web Visit NWHerald.com to read the documents, or learn more about the candidates at NWHerald.com/election-central. way that Regna was involved.

“Perhaps you also have suffered low points in your multiple marriages? After all, weren’t the police called to your co-worker’s/second wife’s house after your first wife (who you were married to at the time) broke a window there?”

Colleen Kenneally wrote.

Her letter also states that Patrick Kenneally “has not had a drop of alcohol” since the 2010 evening in question.

The couple now have two young boys.

“Now that you and my husband have done your best to learn from and move on from past imperfections, hopefully we can begin discussing the actual issues of this campaign,” Colleen Kenneally wrote.

In a written response, Regna said that Patrick Kenneally’s conduct that evening is very much germane to his wanting to be state’s attorney.

“While unfortunate that Colleen Kenneally is involved in a campaign issue, Patrick Kenneally is the one who ‘dragged’ her into this, not me. My campaign issue is not with Colleen Kenneally or her children,” Regna wrote.

Regna said he had no involvement in the 1998 incident, and downplayed it as a “minor accident” that “has no bearing or relevance to my 2016 campaign.”

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Continued from page A3 stress caused by his inability to properly handle his own financial matters,” Ortmann wrote in a report filed Oct. 29. “His doctors and family all agree that he is not ready to live alone, because he would return to living the way he did before moving in with the plenary guardian.”

Flight had worked for the U.S. Post Office for 27 years before retiring a couple years ago. He liked to fish and golf, and was a man deeply devoted to his faith, friends said.

He grew up in the suburbs, living in Wood Dale before moving to Gilberts to live with his cousin, her husband and mother and his mother.

He was kind, albeit withdrawn, his uncle said.

“He didn’t have a crazy mind,” John Flight said. “He wasn’t crazy. His feelings about things were just very dull.”

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has yet to declare Flight’s death a suicide. However, police said there was no indication Flight swerved and each crash was head-on at a high rate of speed.

Flight fit into a subset that was particularly susceptible to suicide. In the U.S., the rate of suicide is highest in middle age, especially in men, accord-

“He loved the Lord. And I know he’s with him.”

John Flight

David Flight’s uncle ing to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

At the same time, between 15 percent and 17 percent of people with bipolar disorder commit suicide, the Treatment Advocacy Center reported.

Court documents show Flight took several medications for his mental illness. He also went through one-on-one counseling and was part of Celebrate Recovery, a support group based out of New Covenant Life Church in Elgin.

“He loved to serve and help folks out whenever he could,” said Kurt Schauer, who led the recovery group.

“We also saw the horror of the dark side of his mental illness. It was very frustrating for everybody because he had so many people willing to help him.”

Flight told friends he wanted to get back to a home he owned in the northwestern Illinois town of Savanna. Glen Albano, who was in the same recovery group as Flight, said they planned to make the two-hour drive once the weather broke.

“The guy was engulfed in trying to

McHenry apartment when the brothers attacked him from behind, striking him in the neck and head with a machete. Agaton also was shot and the bullet lodged in his arm.

The Ferral-Mujicas have said they attacked Agaton because he killed their uncle in Mexico. Agaton survived the Dec. 3, 2011, attack.

In his Friday decision, Feetterer said at no time during the sentencing hearing did Ferral-Mujica indicate that he did not understand what was being said. Feetterer added Ferral-Mujica ignored a judge’s instructions regarding the sentencing range “at his own peril.”

“Given such brutality, a 16 years sentence in the department of corrections is appropriate and will not be disturbed,” Feetterer wrote.

Orlando Ferral-Mujica was sentenced to 16 years in prison in March 2014.

overcome whatever was going on in his life,” Albano said. “He was determined to stay the course, and that’s what drew me to him.”

Savanna Police Chief Michael Moon knew Flight’s name because of a crash that happened along the banks of the Mississippi River.

On Sept. 19, 2014, police in Savanna responded to a park after a friend of Flight’s had reported Flight was suicidal. Moon said when the officer arrived, Flight took the friend’s minivan and sped up a rocky stretch of Route 84 that runs along the river.

Flight drove erratically before careening onto a cliff and flipping his car, Moon said. The officer collided with the wrecked minivan and destroyed the squad car. Flight had to be taken to an area hospital.

Court records from Carroll County show Flight pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving.

He was placed on supervision and ordered to undergo mental health treatment and pay more than $17,000 in restitution for the village.

A week after the crash, Ortmann filed the petition to be Flight’s guardian. Ortmann declined to speak to the Northwest Herald, but friends and other family members lauded her efforts.

And while they miss him, they believe Flight is finally at peace.

“He loved the Lord,” John Flight said. “And I know he’s with him.”

Crystal Lake Economic Development Committee: 7:30 a.m., Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 W. Woodstock St. Harvard City Council: 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, 201 W. Front St. Huntley Fire Protection District Board of Trustees: 5:30 p.m. Annex Building, 11118 Main St. Lake in the Hills Committee of the Whole: 7:30 p.m. Lake in the Hills Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate The McHenry County Board Planning and Development Committee meeting has been canceled.

McHenry County Mental Health Board: 6 p.m., 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake Richmond Finance Committee: 4 p.m., Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive

Wednesday Algonquin Area Public Library District Board of Trustees: 7:30 p.m., Main Library, 2600 Harnish Drive Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m., Fire Station 1, 1020 W. Algonquin Road Crystal Lake Public Library Personnel Committee: 7 p.m., Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St. Island Lake Emergency Management Agency: 7 p.m., Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave.

Thursday Cary Board of Zoning, Planning and Appeals: 7:30 p.m., Cary Village Hall, 655 Village Hall Drive Cary Park District Board: 7 p.m., Cary Park District Community Center, 255 Briargate Road Huntley Village Board: 7p.m., Huntley Village Hall, 10987 Main St. Island Lake Village Board: 7:30 p.m., Island Lake Village Hall, 3720 Greenleaf Ave. Lake in the Hills Village Board: 7:30 p.m., Lake in the Hills Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate McHenry County College Board of Trustees: 6:30 p.m., McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake

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WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County judge has denied a request to withdraw the guilty plea of a McHenry man who was part of a machete attack in 2011.

Armando Ferral-Mujica, 24, is serving 16 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony.

His attorney, Henry Sugden, argued that his client only pleaded guilty because of a misunderstanding after a private conference between his then-attorney Dan Hofmann, Assistant State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and Judge Gordon Graham in 2012.

Sugden did not represent Ferral-Mujica when he pleaded guilty in December 2012, but was appointed after Hofmann withdrew from the

case. He sought to have the guilty plea withdrawn and have his client be resentenced.

Sugden said Ferral-Mujica – who requires the assistance of a Spanish interpreter for court appearances – believed he would receive between eight and 12 years in prison.

Meanwhile, it was the prosecutor’s underArmando Ferral-Mujica standing that sentencing would range between eight years and the maximum of 30, according to court documents.

Feetterer’s ruling indicated Graham never shared his idea of an appropriate sentence. Graham sentenced Ferral-Mujica to 16 years in February 2013.

Prosecutors have said Ferral-Mujica and his older brother, Orlando, were waiting outside Jose Agaton’s

Algonquin Committee of the Whole: 7:30 p.m., Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Drive

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MCC seeking nominees for Distinguished Alumni Awards Forms due by April 1 NORTHWEST HERALD

CRYSTAL LAKE – The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2016 MCC Distinguished Alumni Awards to recognize MCC alumni who are making a difference in their communities.

Recognizing the accomplishments of MCC alumni who have shown exceptional achievement in their chosen profession and have had a positive effect on their community, the winners will be announced at a May 17 ceremony at MCC, according to a recent release from the college.

The 2015 recipients included Mi-

OBITUARIES LORRAINE A. DiLEONARDO Lorraine A. DiLeonardo, age 71, of McHenry, passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at her home with her family by her side. Lorraine was born on Sept. 7, 1944, in Chicago, the daughter of Francesco and Winifred (Sternolda) DiLeonardo.

Lorraine was employed at Sterns Foods and Krause Publications for many years. She was an avid golfer and billiards enthusiast.

She found joy in mystery movies and reading.

RV camping with family and friends was an event Lorraine also enjoyed.

She is survived by her sister, Marie (Christopher) Hickey; her nieces and nephews, Winefred (Bill) Quinn, Catherine (John) Conroy, John (Michelle) Hickey, Joseph (Anita) Hickey, Francesca (Mike Chiodo) Brogan, Frank (Karen) Hickey, Christopher (Margie) Hickey, William (Deborah) Brogan; and her good friends, Karen Peters and Wanda Lee. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Annette (William “Bill”) Brogan; and a good friend, Nancy Oman.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Dr. McHenry, IL. Visitation will continue on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Church of Holy Apostle 5211 W. Bull Valley Road, McHenry, IL. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Countryside Cemetery, McHenry.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Lorraine’s name to St. Jude children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude

More information For information and for a nomination form, visit www.mchenry.edu/alumni or contact the Foundation office at 815455-8556 or alumni@mchenry.edu. chelle Aavang of Woodstock, owner of Lea Stock Farm; Janelle Crowley of Fox River Grove, director of human resources and affirmative action at University of Wisconsin – Platteville; and Derik Morefield of Woodstock, city administrator for the city of McHenry.

“Many MCC alumni have launched successful careers and continue to make a difference in the community,” Foundation Board of Directors President Matt Lemke said. “The Dis-

tinguished Alumni Award program allows the college to celebrate the achievements of its alumni and the role that MCC has played in their successes.”

Nominees must be former MCC students who completed a minimum of three credit hours.

The deadline for nomination forms is midnight April 1. Nominees can self-nominate or be nominated by someone else. Those self-nominating can do so with at least one letter of reference. MCC welcomes the additional submissions of up to three letters of recommendation.

For information and for a nomination form, visit www.mchenry.edu/ alumni or contact the Foundation office at 815-455-8556 or alumni@mchenry.edu.

Place, Memphis, TN 38105 www.stjude.org or JOSEPH G. MILLER JR. ASPCA www.aspca.org.

Born: July 17, 1931 For more information, contact the funeral Died: Feb. 20, 2016 home at 815-385-0063 or log onto www. colonialmchenry.com.

Joseph G. Miller Jr., age 84, of Johnsburg, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Lake Forest Place.

ROBERT P. KARLOW He was born July 17, 1931, Born: July 27, 1947; in Chicago, IL in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, to Joseph G. Sr. Died: Feb. 17, 2016; in Naples, FL and Bertha (Kubilus) Miller. On Oct. 25, 1958, he married Dorine A. Barulich at St. Joseph Robert P. Karlow, formerly Church in West New York, NJ. Born and raised of Algonquin, was born July 27, 1947, in Chicago to Stan- in New Jersey, Joe entered the Sea Scouts ley and Marie Karlow. He died where he developed a passion for boating and a love for the water.

Feb. 17, 2016, at his home in He graduated cum laude in 1953 from St. Naples, Florida.

John’s University with a bachelor’s degree Bob enjoyed gardening, photography and in Pharmacy. After graduation, Joe proudly cooking for his family. served in the U.S. Army. In 1970, he and his Bob is survived by his wife, Helen (nee family moved from the East Coast to LinReid) Karlow; his children, Bobby (Diane), colnshire, Illinois. Then in 1983, Joe found his Brian, Bradley (Colleen) and Timmy (Erin); home next to the water in Johnsburg, Illinois. his grandchildren, Brian, Bobby, Madilyn, Joe retired from Abbott Laboratories as Vice Brad, Zack, Spencer, Mikayla and Gavin; his President, Sales and Marketing Hospital siblings, Stan (Kris), Carol (Russell) PrichProducts Division, in 1988 after 36 years with ard, Larry (Teri); and by many nieces and the company. nephews.

He was a devoted member of St. John the Bob is preceded in death by his parents.

Baptist Catholic Church, serving on various Visitation Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, from boards and councils to support and nurture 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Glueckert Funeral the future of the church he held so dear.

Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, Following the water, Joe and Dorine wintered (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights. Funeral service 10 a.m., Thursday, in Naples, FL, as members of the Pelican Isle Feb. 25, 2016, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Yacht Club. Joe was a passionate gardener, Ltd. Interment at Mount Emblem Cemetery. avid reader, and enjoyed public speaking.

Funeral information and condolences www.

Joe is survived by his loving wife of 57 GlueckertFH.com or 847-253-0168. years, Dorine; three children, Carolyn (Jeff)

LOCAL BRIEF First United Methodist in CL taking preschool registration

CRYSTAL LAKE – First United Methodist Preschool has been offering Christian education to Crystal Lake families for more than 50 years and is now accepting online registration.

The school offers three hours of hands-on learning and fun. It also offers after-school, extended-day enrichment programs.

New programs are offered every four to six weeks.

These programs encourage children’s creativity, help them build muscle strength and allow them time to master focused skills before entering kindergarten, according to a news release from First United.

The enrichment offerings include art, music, Zumba Kids Jr., handwriting, drama and more.

The school is now accepting online registration at www.clfumcpreschool. org or call Kim at 815-459-8097 to schedule a tour.

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Futrell of Fort Wayne, IN, Gerald J. (Sharon) Miller of Crystal Lake, and Nancy (Mark) Hipskind of Glenview; eight grandchildren, Jenny Futrell, Katie Futrell, Kevin Futrell, Grace Miller, Mary Miller, Kelsey Hipskind, Sean Hipskind, and Brian Hipskind.

In addition to his parents, Joe is preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Miller.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. Visitation will resume Thursday at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. Thursday until closing prayers at 10:15 a.m. The Mass will be at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church Street, Johnsburg, IL 60050. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Johnsburg.

For those wishing to send an expression of sympathy, his family suggests memorials to either the Alzheimer’s Association (Southern Wisconsin Chapter), 620 S. 76th Street #160, Milwaukee, WI 53214 or to the Alzheimer’s Association (national office) at 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601; or to help those with special needs: NISRA (Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association), 285 Memorial Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, or to the Pioneer Center, 4100 Veterans Parkway, McHenry, IL 60050.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an on-line condolence message for his family.

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BLOOD DRIVES

• Noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 – Wal-Mart, 1205 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 9 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 23 – Home State Bank, 611 S. Main St., Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 – Huntley Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Appointments and information: Camille Piazza, 847305-9998 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 – Johns-

Specialty Hospital – Woodstock, 527 W. South St., Woodstock. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 27 – Immanuel Lutheran Church, 300 S. Pathway Court, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 or www. heartlandbc.org.

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 – McHenry County Jewish Congregation, 8617 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake. Appointments and information: Carrie Futchko, 815-4770086 or www.heartlandbc.org.

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Earle H. Swanson of McHenry, formerly of Park Ridge and Chicago, beloved husband of Gerry, nee McMahon and the late Gladys, nee Stembridge; Loving father of David (Elizabeth) Swanson and Nancy (Robert) Alongi; Loving stepfather of Stormy (William) Wolff, Kenneth Sr. (Michelle) Tank, Scott (Rebecca) McMahon, Dale McMahon; Loving grandfather of Karryn, Leena, Ashley, Michael, April (Aaron), Staci (Daniel), Kimberly, the late Jennifer, Kenneth Jr. (Kimberly), Anthony Sr. (Sarah), Stephanie, Rachel, Kelly and Corrie; great grandfather of 8; Loving brother-inlaw to Margaret Hosking of Michigan, Helen Unterreiner, Jonell Cummins and Howard (Wavelan) Stembridge all of Kentucky, and fond uncle of many.

Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 8:00pm with a service at 7:30 p.m. at Warren Funeral Home, 1475 N. Cemetery Rd., Gurnee, IL. Visitation will also be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Morgan’s Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington St., Princeton, KY 42445.

Graveside services and Army Military Honors will take place at 12:30 p.m. at Lance Nichols Cemetery in Caldwell County, KY. In lieu of flowers donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.

For information, please call 847-855-2760 and sign the guestbook at www.warrencemetery.com.

DIANN J. WALLDORF

Born: Jan. 28, 1942; in Orange, NJ Died: Feb. 21, 2016; in Libertyville, IL Diann J. Walldorf, age 74, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Libertyville Manor.

She was born Jan. 28, 1942, in Orange, New Jersey, and was a former resident of Palatine

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438.

Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. and Huntley, Illinois.

Diann graduated in 1963 from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, one of only two women in her class and obtained her Professional Engineer certification in 1968.

She obtained an MBA from Rutgers in 1978 and went on to have a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry and retired in 2007 returning to Illinois to be close to her family.

After retirement, she worked as a volunteer for the Small Business Administration helping young entrepreneurs turn their dreams into viable business plans.

She will be remembered as a quiet woman touching many great people, loved musical theater, mysteries, British television and was a voracious reader.

Diann was an outstanding mother and grandmother who instilled in her family a respect for hard work, responsibility, family, good food and will be greatly missed.

Surviving are her two children, Karl (Sarah) Walldorf and Lynn (Erik Steffenburg) Walldorf both of Libertyville; and 2 grandchildren, Erich and Nina Walldorf.

A visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Avenue, (Rt. 176, one block west of Milwaukee Ave.) in Libertyville. Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville.

For information, 847-362-3009 or sign the guestbook at www.burnettdane.com.

N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mt. Emblem Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-253-0168.

Delbert Wayne Martin: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the noon funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. A reception will follow at First United Methodist Church. For information, call 815-943-5400.

Joseph G. Miller Jr.: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry.

The visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. until the 10:15 a.m. closing prayers Thursday, Feb. 25, at the funeral home.

The Mass celebration will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg.

Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Johnsburg. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Earle H. Swanson: The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. service, Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Warren Funeral Home, 1475 N. Cemetery Road, Gurnee. The visitation will continue from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, at Morgan’s Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington St., Princeton, Kentucky. The graveside services with military honors will be at 12:30 p.m. in Lance Nichols Cemetery in Caldwell County, Kentucky.

For information, call 847-855-2760.

Diann J. Walldorf: The visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Ave., Libertyville. Interment will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville. For information, call the funeral home at 847-362-3009.

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Leland “Lee” Biastock: The celebration of life will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Harvard Bible Church in Harvard, followed by a visitation with the family.

Frances M. Bieschke: The visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Nelson Funeral Home, 820 W. Talcott Road, Park Ridge. Funeral prayers will be at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the funeral home, followed by a procession to St. Paul of the Cross Church, 320 S. Washington Ave., Park Ridge, for a 12:30 p.m. Mass celebration. For information, call 847-823-5122.

Alvig Dagny Carlson: The celebration of life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Presbyterian Church in Marengo.

A luncheon for family and friends will follow.

Lorraine A. DiLeonardo: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. Mass celebration Thursday, Feb. 25, at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s Countryside Cemetery in McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

Thomas J. Hester Sr.: Funeral prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, followed by the 10 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at Sacred Heart Church. For information, call 888-6290094.

Mildred A. Hettinga: The memorial gathering will be from 10 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. memorial service Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the chapel in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

Inurnment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. For information, call 815-943-5400.

Robert P. Karlow: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520

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Following is a list of places to give blood. burg High School. Appointments and Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with information: Carrie Futchko, 815-477-0086 a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 or www.heartlandbc.org. pounds and be in good health.

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“POLLINATORS, PLANTS AND PEOPLE ON THE EDGE OF WHAT’S LEFT”

WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 23 WHERE: McHenry County College’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: A presentation by biologist, writer and teacher Robert Pyle (below) as part of McHenry County College’s Great Lakes Bioneers McHenry County Speaker Series. “Bioneers” are social and scientific innovators developing solutions for a more sustainable world. A Yale-trained ecologist and a Guggenheim fellow, Pyle will take the audience beyond planting milkweed with his unique level of expertise and offer practical solutions to a critical ecological issue.

Admission is free. For information, call 815-479-7765 or visit www.mchenry.edu/ bioneers.

CAMERA CLUB COMPETITION – Winners of the Crystal Lake Camera Club February competition are (from left) Crystal Lake resident Lyle Anderson, Cary resident Roger Willingham and Carpentersville residents Sandra Wittman and Norm Kopp.

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CALENDAR Feb. 23

• 9 to 11 a.m. – MOPS Mothers of Preschoolers, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, 300 S. Pathway Court, Crystal Lake. Featuring snacks and small group discussion. Child care available.

Annual fee, first visit is free. Information: 815-3219128 or kschumacher@immanuelcl.org.

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Brown bag sale, Little Christopher Resale Shoppe, 469 Lake St. (behind St. Thomas School), Crystal Lake. Continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 24-26 and 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 27. Bags of items will be $4 Tuesday, $3 Wednesday, $2 Thursday and $1 Friday and Saturday. The shop is operated by the Women’s Club of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Proceeds support the ministries of the church. Information: 815-459-9442.

• 6 to 8 p.m. – The Fray Stitchery Club, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley.

Open to those who knit, crochet, cross-stitch or work any other needle craft. Bring projects and supplies. Information: 847-669-5386 or www. huntleylibrary.org.

• 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Literacy volunteer information session, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. For those interested in becoming a literacy tutor to help adult students with reading, math and English language skills.

Free. Information: 815-455-8542 or www.mchenry.edu/volunteer.

• 7 p.m. – Taize prayer service, First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. A

Lenten experience consisting of simple chants, scripture and silence in a candlelit environment.

Free. Information: 815-459-6010 or www.fcccrystallake.org.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – “Without a Mask: Hockey’s Daredevil Goalies,” McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Craig Pierce shares tales of ice hockey’s most courageous, colorful and quirky characters. Free. Information: 815-3850036 or www.mchenrylibrary.org.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – Lifetree Café, The Pointe, 5650 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The program, “Loving Those with Cancer: How to Cope, Care and Give Hope,” features filmed interviews with a cancer caregiver and a cancer patient. Free. Information: Bob Dorn at 815-575-4745 or rdorn@immanuelcl. org.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – “Super Simple Sonnet Writing,” Algonquin Area Public Library, 2600 Harnish Road, Algonquin. Participants will read a contemporary sonnet and work together to write one. Free. Registration required. Information: 847458-3150 or www.aapld.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Mayor Shepley Rides Crystal Lake,” Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Shepley and city staff members will discuss bicycling in Crystal Lake and plans to enhance bicycling and walking in the city.

Free. Information: 815-790-0125.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – College financial planning, Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. The College Funding Team will discuss the FAFSA form, maximizing financial aid and strategies for paying for college in a tax-efficient way.

Information: www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org.

Have an event to share? Submit your information online at PlanitNorthwest.com.

Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

Cary

Pancake breakfast, raffle to benefit lacrosse club The Cary-Grove Trojans Lacrosse Club will host a pancake breakfast and raffle from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the LOFT, 2107 Three Oaks Road.

The menu will include pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee and orange juice. The cost is $5 a person.

Cary-Grove Trojans Lacrosse Club 2016 season sponsorships also are available. For information, call Shari Simpson at 847-961-8791 or email info@cglacrosse.com.

Crystal Lake

Conservation group to host natural landscaping seminar The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee will host its 24th annual natural landscaping seminar from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at McHenry County College’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14.

The even will feature guest speakers, exhibits of natural gardening products and services and a buffet lunch.

Presentation topics will include dragonflies and damselflies, restoring rare habitats and species, soils and more.

The cost is $35 in advance, $40 at the door. For information, visit www.thewppc.org or call 815-3425146.

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Take on a partner or collaborate with someone who is heading in the same direction as you. This can be a progressive year if you stay focused on the goals you set. Treat any challenge you face with positive thought and energy in order to succeed.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – You’ll have opportunities galore if you participate in events or programs you believe in. Partnerships look favorable as long as you insist on equality in all your dealings and negotiations.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Don’t give in to a bully trying to manipulate you. Take action and

establish what you want in order to gain the freedom you need to pursue your plans.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – If you involve yourself in events that interest you, you will meet someone worthwhile. A change in attitude will take place if you are subject to a different way of doing things.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Your dedication will lead to prosperity. Now is not the time to let someone else handle your affairs or manipulate your mind. Do what’s best for you. Romance is favored.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Partnerships, new friendships and educational events will add to your knowledge and improve your life. Changes at home will be comforting.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your charm and ability

to entertain will draw interest in whatever you do or say. A change at work or in an important partnership looks promising.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Emotional matters will surface if you let someone’s demands get to you. Don’t give in when you should be setting a standard that puts an end to anyone trying to take advantage of you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Do whatever makes you feel good and eases your stress. A change in a partnership will be in your best interest.

Be willing to walk away if you don’t like what’s being offered.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Take an unconventional route. You’ll feel more at ease if you avoid letting anyone dictate what you can and

cannot do. Strive for excellence if you want to be given greater freedom.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Proceed with caution. Refuse to give anyone information that might jeopardize your position or plans.

Emotional manipulation is present and will lead to setbacks.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – Sign contracts, negotiate deals and put in writing any personal commitment you want to make. An unusual concept or plan you shelved will be perfect for the current economic climate.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You need a change. An enjoyable service or skill will help supplement your income. Tweak your appearance in order to stand out and set a new trend.

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Cameras-in-court policy made permanent

By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Illinois is making its cameras-in-court policy permanent after having success with a four-year experiment that allowed media coverage at some trials, state high court officials said Monday.

An Illinois Supreme Court spokesman said safeguards at several dozen trials where news cameras and audio recording devices have been allowed for the pilot project since 2012 have worked, despite concern that having media in court could create a disruptive, circus-like atmosphere.

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News from across the state Kirk ‘looks forward’ to Obama’s court nominee

CHICAGO – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has broken with fellow Republicans by saying he “looks forward” to President Barack Obama nominating a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

In a Chicago Sun-Times column posted Monday, Kirk said the Constitution gives the president – Republican or Democrat – the right to send a nominee to the Senate. He said he swore an oath to uphold the Constitution, “not to a party or any one individual.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans said the next president should choose Scalia’s successor.

Kirk’s statements come as he’s facing a difficult re-election bid.

The Democrats vying to unseat him said Obama should fill the vacancy and called on Kirk to take a definitive position.

Kirk said Obama should select someone “who can bridge differences.”

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Kickboxers press to reform laws governing events

PEORIA – Practitioners of kickboxing and other martial arts are lending their support to pending state legislation that would allow them to hold more

“There were no red flags in any of the instances,” spokeswoman Bethany Krajelis said.

Most other states have had permanent policies allowing cameras and audio recording devices in courts for years. Illinois has allowed the devices in Illinois Supreme Court and appellate court hearings since 1983. At the time, the ban at state-court trials was continued out of fear of undermining defendants’ rights to a fair trial.

Although historic, Monday’s decision wasn’t a surprise and won’t immediately change the number of participants. Nine judicial districts that opted not to participate in the pilot

project won’t be forced to now that it’s permanent; 15 of the state’s remaining districts are taking part.

Also, cameras still won’t be allowed during jury selection, and presiding judges will continue to have the final word about letting cameras in and under what conditions.

Cook County, which has more than 400 county judges overseeing more than a million cases a year in Chicago and more than 120 suburbs, joined the program in 2014.

Media have made about 450 requests for access to hearings and trials, with courts granting the requests in most cases, Krajelis said.

Among the first high-profile trials to allow cameras during the pilot program was the 2012 murder trial of Nicholas Sheley in Whiteside County.

Sheley was convicted of killing 93-yearold Russell Reed, one of eight people he’s accused of killing during shootings in Illinois and Missouri.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers had argued the media coverage inside the courtroom at that Sheley trial would make it impossible to pick impartial juries for trials in the other killings. But Judge Jeffery O’Connor said at the time he was sure jurors would fulfill their duty to give Sheley a fair trial.

competitions in Illinois.

Bill sponsors argue that current state law puts limits on promoters trying to host amateur martial arts events, which aren’t regulated in the same way boxing and mixed martial arts are. As a result, practitioners often have to travel in order to compete.

“I think it’s very frustrating that we’re training year-round and we may have four opportunities to fight,” said Josh Brackett, owner of Peoria Muay Thai.

“We probably haven’t fought in Illinois in five or six years.”

The Journal Star reported that changes to laws governing amateur competitions were enacted in 2004 to deter “toughman” competitions in Illinois. The emergency rules banned organized fights that pit untrained and unconditioned fighters against one another. Illinois was the 14th state to ban the fights after several deaths became associated with the contests.

Athletes, trainers and several public bodies endorse a current effort, modeled after laws in Iowa, to open the way for organized tournaments. But the proposal faces key opposition from the governing body that would regulate such competitions.

A spokesman for the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said it does not support the pitch because it does not adequately address the safety and welfare of the athletes.

He added the department is open to any alternative proposals.

“The way it’s proposed right now it’s just not gonna fly,” said bill sponsor state Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria.

Koehler added that new legislation may

be reintroduced in the future with a more limited scope. “I’m not giving up on it, but we’re going to have to take a different approach.”

tenced to 23 years in prison for the July 2012 death of Rylan Aislee Koopmeiners of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Koopmeiners said they are grateful to God that “some form of earthly justice has been served for Rylan.”

Gumm was charged with first-degree murder and accused of causing a head injury that resulted in the baby’s death at her home in Waukegan. Gumm didn’t make a statement during the hearing.

Gumm’s defense attorney, Greg Nikitas, said she was grateful for the Koopmeiners’ compassion and prosecutors’ patience.

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Travel restrictions eased for ex-U.S. Rep. Jackson

CHICAGO – A federal judge is easing travel restrictions during Jesse Jackson Jr.’s supervised release so the ex-congressman can take his children to visit his imprisoned wife more often and see the children’s grandparents in Chicago.

Court documents show the judge signed the order Monday after Jackson’s attorneys filed it. The motion said it’s burdensome that Jackson and the children are limited to monthly visits with his wife and unable to visit Chicago family, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

The documents said Jackson Jr. will notify the court of travel and confirm his return to the family’s Washington home.

Jackson was released from prison last year after completing his sentence for a fraud conviction for illegal spending.

His wife, former Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, serves a related term in West Virginia.

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Baby sitter pleads guilty in Wisconsin girl’s death

WAUKEGAN – A Waukegan woman has pleaded guilty to killing a 3-month-old Wisconsin girl who she was baby-sitting in 2012.

The Waukegan News-Sun reported that 37-year-old Sarah Gumm entered the plea Monday as part of a deal approved by a Lake County judge. Gumm was sen-

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House GOP leader seeks compromise in Rauner plan

SPRINGFIELD – The top Republican in the Illinois House said there is room to compromise with Democrats on the conservative agenda Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing.

Jim Durkin is a Republican from Western Springs. On Monday, he told a meeting of the City Club in Chicago that he wants Democrats who control the General Assembly to negotiate “with open minds” on a balanced budget.

The state has been without a spending plan for all of this fiscal year, and the next one is fast approaching.

The stalemate is over Republican Rauner’s insistence on pro-business reforms such as lowering workers’ compensation costs.

Durkin said there are steps within a workers’ comp reform package that could be agreed upon, such as adopting American Medical Association guidelines for compensating worker injury.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS U.S., Russia agree on Syria cease-fire plan

help Moscow collect intelligence on the U.S. Russia and the U.S. are signaDAMASCUS, Syria – The U.S. tories to the Open Skies Treaty, and Russia have agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will which allows unarmed observation flights over the entire tertake effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcing ritory of all 34 member nations and responding to violations of to foster transparency about the truce were left unresolved. military activity and help monitor Syria’s warring government and arms control and other agreements. Senior intelligence and rebels still need to accept the military officials, however, worry deal. that Russia is taking advantage The timeline for a hoped-for of technological advances to breakthrough comes after the violate the spirit of the treaty. former Cold War foes, backing opposing sides in the conflict, Democrat says GOP trying said they finalized the details to delegitimize Obama of a “cessation of hostilities” WASHINGTON – The Senate’s between President Bashar top Democrat, Harry Reid, Assad’s government and armed opposition groups after five years accused Republicans on Monday of violence that have killed more of trying to delegitimize Barack Obama’s presidency by preventthan 250,000 people. ing him from filling the Supreme The truce will not cover the Islamic State group, the al-Qaida- Court vacancy as a divided Senate linked Nusra Front and any other convened for the first time since Antonin Scalia’s death and immilitias designated as terrorist mediately dove into election-year organizations by the U.N. Secucombat over the opening. rity Council. But where in Syria the fighting must stop and where Firing back, Republicans counterterrorism operations can highlighted June 1992 remarks continue still must be addressed. by Vice President Joe Biden, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time.

Russia wants to fly over U.S. with advanced camera Biden argued then that should a Supreme Court seat become WASHINGTON – Russia asked vacant – there was no opening at permission on Monday to the time – then-President George start flying surveillance planes H.W. Bush should not nominate a equipped with high-powered replacement until after that fall’s digital cameras amid warnings presidential election. from U.S. intelligence and military officials that such overflights – Wire reports

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Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo Township, Mich., is arraigned Monday via video before Judge Christopher T. Haenicke in Kalamazoo, Mich. Dalton is charged with multiple counts of murder in a series of random shootings in western Michigan.

Uber got complaints about shooting suspect

By JEFF KAROUB

The Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Uber ride-hailing service acknowledged Monday that it received complaints about erratic driving by the suspect in the random shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo, and a prosecutor said the man admitted carrying out the attacks.

As authorities pieced together Jason Dalton’s actions, the prosecutor said he picked up Uber fares after the first shooting and probably got more riders after the subsequent shootings.

Dalton, the 45-year-old former insurance adjuster, appeared briefly in court by video link and was charged with six counts of murder. A judge denied him bail.

During a talk with investigators, Dalton waived his right against self-incrimination and confessed his role in the Saturday night shootings, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said.

Dalton admitted “that he took people’s lives,” Kalamazoo Police Detective Cory Ghiringhelli told the court. The murder charges carry a mandatory life sentence. Michigan does not have the death penalty.

An Uber passenger said he called police to report that Dalton was driving erratically more than an hour before the shootings began.

Matt Mellen told Kalamazoo TV station WWMT that he hailed a ride around 4:30 p.m.

Saturday. He said driver Jason Dalton introduced himself as “Me-Me” and had a dog in the backseat.

Mellen sat in front. About a mile into the trip, Dalton got a phone call, and when he hung up, he began driving recklessly, blowing through stop signs and sideswiping cars, Mellen said.

“We were driving through medians, driving through the lawn, speeding along, and when we came to a stop, I jumped out of the car and ran away,” Mellen said. He said he called police and when he got to his friend’s house, his fiancée posted a warning to friends on Facebook.

Uber said riders complained Saturday about Dalton’s driving. When alerted to unsafe driving, company policy is to contact the driver.

But Uber officials would not say whether anyone at the company spoke to Dalton, deferring to law enforcement.

Dalton passed a background check and became a driver Jan. 25. He had given about 100 rides, the company said.

Since Dalton’s arrest, several people have come forward to say he picked them up for Uber in the hours after the first attack. The Associated Press could not confirm those accounts.

Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller said Uber is cooperating with law enforcement officials, and he believes the company will “help us fill in some timeline gaps.”

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By RICHARD LARDNER The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagon’s budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending.

The 34 GOP lawmakers, all members of the House Armed Services Committee, are pressing for an $18 billion increase in the 2017 budget year, which begins Oct. 1. The push is rooted in their position that the U.S. military has atrophied severely on President Barack Obama’s watch, leading America’s Barack allies as well as adversar- Obama ies to question the country’s will.

The bid also reflects the message GOP presidential candidates have hammered relentlessly on the campaign trail, where Obama has been cast as a feckless com- Ted Cruz mander in chief. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, last week unveiled his blueprint for a “Reagan-style military buildup” to reverse the damage he said has been done during Obama’s two terms. Cruz didn’t say exactly what his plan would cost.

Critics of boosting the Defense Department’s budget by billions of dollars say Obama hasn’t gutted the armed forces. Instead of pressing for more money, they said, lawmakers should be focused on cutting wasteful programs, trimming bloated bureaucracy, and forcing the Pentagon to manage its money properly.

The Government Accountability Office has identified several areas of the department as “high risk” when it comes to waste and fraud, including weapons purchases and financial management.

It’s a jarring verdict considering the military accounts for half of all the U.S. government’s discretionary spending.

“Republicans claim that throwing more money at the Education Department won’t make our kids smarter,” said David Williams, president of the nonprofit Taxpayers Protection Alliance. “If that’s the case, then just throwing more money at the Pentagon won’t make us any safer.”

Claude Chafin, a spokesman for the

Armed Services Committee, said the interests of contributors played no role in the members’ recommendation. He said the $18 billion increase is aimed at filling crucial gaps in the $583 billion defense budget Obama submitted to Congress earlier this month.

He said it’s based on the amount the Defense Department said last year it would “need to keep America safe,” and since then, “the world did not get $18 billion safer,” Chafin said.

The committee’s chairman, Mac Thornberry of Texas, topped the list of recipients with $941,700 in contributions made by employees of and political action committees sponsored by companies that do business with the Mac Defense Department, acThornberry cording to an Associated Press review of data compiled by the political money tracking website OpenSecrets.org.

Thornberry’s single largest group of donors, $153,400, are affiliated with defense industry giant Lockheed Martin.

The company is manufacturing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the single most expensive military project in history.

Thornberry’s 13th Congressional District in north Texas abuts the 12th District, where the F-35 is manufactured. He was elected to Congress in 1994.

Two Republicans whose districts include parts of Virginia’s defense-industry rich Hampton Roads area tallied the second and third highest amounts.

Rep. J. Randy Forbes, chairman of the subcommittee that oversees Navy and Marine Corps programs, received $801,606 in defense contributions, according to the data. Donors from defense contractors Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems accounted for $144,350 of the total. Both companies have major roles in the production of the F-35. BAE Systems also operates a ship repair facility in Norfolk, Virginia, which also is home to Naval Station Norfolk – the largest naval complex in the world. Forbes has been in office since 2001.

The chairman of the military readiness subcommittee, Rep. Rob Wittman, collected $701,286. He is in his fourth full term. Major donors to Wittman’s campaigns include Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Huntington Ingalls Industries, which builds the Navy’s nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines in Newport News, Virginia.

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• Tuesday, February 23, 2016

ELKO, Nevada – Marco Rubio amassed increasing support for his candidacy while Ted Cruz’s campaign showed signs of struggle as Republican presidential candidates crisscrossed Nevada on Monday on the final day of campaigning ahead of the state’s GOP caucuses.

Cruz told reporters Monday he has asked his campaign spokesman, Rick Tyler, to resign for Marco Rubio tweeting a story that falsely alleged Rubio insulted the Bible.

“We are not a campaign that is going to question the faith of another candidate for president,” he said, calling Ben Carson Tyler “a good man” and noting that he deleted the tweet once he discovered it was false.

Tyler did not return telephone, text or email messages left by The Associated Press seeking Jeb Bush comment.

It’s not the first time that Cruz’s campaign has been accused by rivals of using questionable tactics.

Cruz apologized to GOP hopeful Ben Carson earlier this month after his campaign promoted a news story suggesting that Carson was getting out of the race.

Cruz’s campaign has also acknowledged creating a website that used a computer program to create a fake picture of Rubio shaking hands with President Barack Obama.

Speaking during a campaign stop Monday in Elko, Nevada, Rubio criticized Cruz for the incident and asked whether Cruz would fire anyone involved.

“It’s every single day something comes out of the Cruz campaign that’s deceptive and untrue, and in this case goes after my faith,” Rubio told reporters when asked about the incident. “I guess one of their spokespersons apologized, and I accept their apology.”

Republican front-runner Donald Trump lashed out at Cruz over Twitter on Monday, saying that Cruz “has now apologized to Marco Rubio and Ben Carson for fraud and dirty tricks. No won-

der he has lost Evangelical support!”

He reiterated his calls for disqualifying Cruz because of “his fraudulent win in Iowa.”

Trump was scheduled to hold two rallies in Nevada – one in Elko and another later in Las Vegas. Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Monday that the billionaire businessman has been seeking advice from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as he gradually expands his tight inner circle.

Meanwhile, establishment heavyweights Ted Cruz continued to back Rubio, with many saying they see him as the candidate who can unite a disharmonious Republican Party. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch were the latest to endorse RuDonald bio.

South Florida’s three Trump Cuban-American members of Congress also said that they shifted their support to Rubio, having previously supported former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s now defunct bid.

Former Sen. Bob Dole told ABC News on Monday that he too had been backing Bush, but he’s now supporting Rubio because “he wants to grow the party as opposed to Cruz. I don’t know what he wants to grow.”

Since Friday, Rubio has added 12 new congressional or gubernatorial endorsements, while Trump and Cruz have added none.

While five men officially remain in the race for the Republican nomination, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy billed it as a two-man contest between Trump and Rubio. Speaking to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, McCarthy said Trump’s victory and Rubio’s second-place finish in Saturday’s South Carolina primary dealt a blow to Cruz’s strategy to win the nomination. The California congressman predicted voters in Florida, Rubio’s home state, would determine whether Rubio continues or Trump easily rolls on to the nomination.

Cruz on Saturday characterized a two-man contest as well – between him and Trump. But Rubio, who campaigned in South Carolina alongside the state’s GOP Gov. Nikki Haley, has continued to capitalize on the momentum from his second-place finish.

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Kate Weber Publisher

Dan McCaleb Editorial Director

Jason Schaumburg Editor

ENDORSEMENT

State rep.

63rd District: Reick

Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for state representative in the 63rd District.

The winner of the Republican primary will face Democratic incumbent Jack Franks in the November election. The primary features Steven Reick, who ran against Franks in 2014, and Jeffrey Lichte.

Lichte’s campaign has been shrouded in secrecy.

He did not appear at the League of Women Voters candidates forum this month, citing a prior commitment. He did not attend our Editorial Board endorsement interview in this race because he was “not feeling well.”

He has no fundraising presence. He has no committee on file with the Illinois State Board of Elections. He has written letters to the editor in the past in support of Franks, as has his wife.

There are too many questions that have gone unanswered regarding Lichte’s legitimacy in this race.

As a result, Reick’s campaign in this race has focused on Franks. Reick believes Franks is part of the House Speaker Michael Madigan status quo in Springfield. He points to Franks’ continued willingness to elect Madigan into leadership and support of Madigan’s house rules.

Dealing with high property taxes is atop Reick’s priorities. He cites education funding as the main reason property taxes are so high and wants to make the state fund education at levels mandated in the state constitution.

On pensions, Reick’s focus is on the strain the continued underfunding of pensions has on the budget. After the state figures out the actual underfunded amount, he proposes taking the underfunding out of the budget process and treat it like a capital improvement project, with its own funding source.

Current benefits, however, would be paid from and be a part of the general revenue budget.

To make the state more business friendly, Reick believes we need to reform workers’ compensation law, put floors on prevailing wage contracts to allow smaller companies to bid on projects below a certain amount and enact right to work laws.

One knock against Reick is his opposition to term limits for state lawmakers and legislative leadership in Springfield. Reick believes it’s the voters responsibility to determine whether legislators should stay or go. Reick maintains this position despite the fact that term limits for lawmakers or legislative leaders would have derailed Madigan’s status quo long ago.

We endorse Reick.

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House panel pursues reckless investigation Twelve states that undertook investigations of Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing.

An additional eight states refused even to investigate, citing lack of credible evidence. A grand jury in Texas and a federal judge in California exonerated the organization after each conducted extensive reviews. Three congressional committees failed to turn up any improprieties. In short, the hidden-camera videos purporting to show illegal selling of fetal tissue show no such thing.

Despite all that, a Republican-led House panel is undeterred in conducting its own investigation, or, more accurately, witch hunt. Even more troubling than the considerable time and money that will be wasted is the potential damage to health care and medical research.

The coyly named Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives has made sweeping requests (including three subpoenas) for documents and information from

more than 30 agencies and organizations that provide abortions or are involved in fetal tissue research. Of particular concern is the panel’s demand for the names of doctors, medical students and researchers involved in performing abortions or conducting research with fetal tissue. Democrats on the panel decried the creation of such a database, which – without rules to protect it from public disclosure – risks individual privacy and safety without legitimate reason.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, chair of the House panel, has defended the investigation as necessary because of lingering questions raised by secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood personnel released last year by the equally misnamed Center for Medical Progress.

Those videos, supposedly showing Planned Parenthood illegally selling aborted fetal organs for profit, have been discredited. A grand jury empaneled to investi-

gate Planned Parenthood ended up indicting the activists who produced the videos and cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing.

Federal law permits medical use of fetal tissue. The handful of Planned Parenthood clinics in which patients are able to donate fetal tissue adhered to the law that allows reasonable payment for costs associated with donations, but they have stopped accepting any reimbursement. Congress, with approval from both sides of the aisle, legalized fetal tissue research in 1993 because of the potential for scientific advances in treating and curing illnesses.

Congress has the prerogative to change that law, if it wants to undermine the kind of medical research that has led to breakthroughs such as the polio vaccine. But it has no call to engage in a reckless investigation with the potential to cause a great deal of harm.

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

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Dick Hilton Wonder Lake

Wasted tax dollars on parkway

To the Editor: Why isn’t McHenry County on the hook for the majority of the cost to build the Longmeadow Parkway bridge project? It clearly will service at least 50 percent of its population.

This proposed project is about as far north as Kane County goes. There are three bridge and river crossings in a 3-mile stretch between Huntley Road and the I-90 bridge. It’s clear only about 5 percent of Kane County residents would take advantage of the Longmeadow Parkway bridge, and they all live in a 2-mile stretch north of Huntley Road.

Kane County residents and taxpayers should be asking their government officials why McHenry County and the village of Algonquin aren’t working out a way to solve their Algonquin Road issues with their own citizen’s tax dollars?

Why not take the state and federal money targeted for the Longmeadow Parkway bridge/toll and redirect it toward Algonquin Road and Main Street, where the traffic flow problem exists?

Here’s an idea: Take out the two traffic lights intersecting Algonquin Road at Main and South Harrison streets,

Jack Bavaro Algonquin

Government caused crisis

To the Editor: As I watch Bernie Sanders’ finger wagging and listen to him blame Wall Street, I am struck by his hypocrisy. The primary catalyst of the 2008 crash was not Wall Street, but the federal government.

Bernie conveniently ignores decades of policies encouraging home ownership, including the government’s implicit guarantee of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (thus guaranteeing most home mortgages in the U.S.), and allowing them to operate as for-profit entities, paying their executives millions of dollars – a very flawed structure ignored by our government as long as it served its purpose. The accelerant of the crisis also was provided by the government – prolonged low interest rates. The combination of the above factors set in motion a cycle of hyper-speculation in residential real estate.

Wall Street epitomizes capitalism in its purest essence. Historically, the counterbalance to Wall Street’s greed was fear.

You win, you get rich; you lose, you go broke. Then the government decided to step in and save people from their bad decisions. Labeled “too big to fail,” some companies were decided to be too systematically important to fail, and so the government chose to backstop assets that had no such guarantee associated with them (see Goldman Sachs / AIG).

The government’s policies and actions created what is known as the “moral hazard,” whereby investors’ greed loses the instinctive guardrails of fear, and excessive speculation is set in motion.

Make no mistake, the housing crisis was created, cultivated and overseen by the government.

Kirk Booher Algonquin

Regna for state’s attorney

To the Editor: The choice for McHenry County

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

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

Election-related letters are limited to 150 words. The deadline to submit an election-related letter is 5 p.m.

state’s attorney is obvious. Dan Regna is a West Point graduate and Army veteran with 18 years of military service.

Since 1993, Dan and his wife have made Woodstock and McHenry County their home, raising three children here.

Dan is a highly respected local attorney with 21 years of legal experience in McHenry County, including nearly 10 years as a prosecutor. He has diverse experiences in his private law practice, including administrative, business, criminal defense, employment, family and real estate law.

Dan is the only fully qualified candidate with balanced experience as both a prosecutor and civil law attorney.

Given his broad legal and military experience, as well as his deep knowledge of McHenry County, I am confident Dan Regna will make an excellent state’s attorney.

Lisa Jarosz

Woodstock

Hill has experience

To the Editor: Tina Hill is the clear choice for county recorder. She is a small government Republican with a business-focused mindset and experience to manage the recorder’s office efficiently and effectively. Tina knows McHenry County. She is focused on making things work better for less cost.

The recorder race is being muddied by a candidate who thinks combining the recorder’s functions into one big department of bureaucracy is efficient government. This opponent wants to do so with no prior experience; the only qualification the candidate has is being against all things in government.

We need an experienced, innovative leader in the recorder’s office, not a candidate whose only approach is to take the functions of the office and combine them into a bigger, unfocused department. Tina Hill is the best choice for an efficient, low-cost office.

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Don’t be fooled by silly slogans and bad strategy. Vote Tina Hill for county recorder.

Mike and Kim Turner Woodstock

Profits over safety

To the Editor: By charter, companies exist solely for profit and often freeload in using the air, water and land, even if it pollutes these externalities that also are vital to public life. But corporations are not charged for externalities as listed in a manufacturing components.

Despite awareness of pollution and health costs passed on to the public, corporations have caused black lung, cancer from nuclear emissions of power plants, pesticides and oil spills.

Capitalism acts to transfer pollution sites or waste to government and let the taxpayers pay instead of the corporations. Corporations and conservatives mislabel any regulation intrusive or against “us,” meaning business (not the majority).

Capitalism’s corporations hoard a trillion dollars, according to Forbes magazine, yet want less taxes and started two depressions with housing, risky mortgages, bubbles and bursts.

Wars like Iraq benefit capitalism with resources, such as oil, and guaranteed profits from weaponry and services.

Government has taken the risk of much research in space flight and pharmaceuticals. Then pharmaceuticals, without the risk, get the profit.

Regulators are opposing privatizing government supervision of air controllers who provide safety in air flights and avoid air crashes. Privatization tends to maximize profit, not service.

Regulation is indispensable.

Capitalism or privatization is chartered solely for profits, not necessarily safety.

Bernice Russell Crystal Lake

• Tuesday, February 23, 2016

To the Editor: Vote to re-elect Sue Draffkorn to represent District 4 on the McHenry County Board.

Draffkorn’s record is clear. She supports and has voted in favor of a reduced county levy and a reduction of the county budget that has saved tax payers more than $23 million in taxes over the past five years. Sue also has voted to reduce the sheriff’s staff of corrections officers to refine the supervisory needs of the prison population.

Draffkorn is chairwoman of the Law & Justice Committee and oversees technology upgrades to reduce unnecessary duplication of data. She also is vice chairwoman of the Human Resources Committee and has helped to reduce the county’s health insurance expenses by millions of dollars by moving to self-funded insurance.

Draffkorn also has voted to approve business-friendly policies to encourage job creation.

Re-elect Sue Draffkorn to represent District 4 on the McHenry County Board.

and dead-end those streets on both sides to allow traffic to freely flow east and west on Algonquin Road. Access to the Main and South Harrison Street businesses can be made by utilizing the Route 31 bypass, and, in addition, an over-the-road pedestrian bike/walkway can provide easy access to businesses.

North and south of Algonquin Road, the problem can be solved for a lot fewer tax dollars.

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A man sits inside a Starbucks in New York. Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who just get a regular cup of coffee will have to spend significantly more to earn a freebie.

Starbucks changes rewards program; small spenders lose

By CANDICE CHOI

The Associated Press NEW YORK – Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won’t get as many freebies.

The Seattle-based coffee chain said its loyalty program will award stars based on the dollars spent starting in April. Currently, people earn a star for each transaction, regardless of how much they spend, and get a free food or item of their choice after earning 12 stars.

People now will have to earn 125 stars for a free item, with each dollar spent being worth two stars – meaning they have to spend $62.50 to get their free item. That means people who stick with

options such as plain coffee are losing out.

For instance, someone who regularly pays $2 for a regular drip coffee would currently earn a free item after spending around $24 over 12 visits. Under the new system, they would have to visit more than 31 times before they earn the perk.

Someone who gets a large latte for $4.45 currently spends around $53.40 over a dozen visits before getting a free item. That person would need to visit a couple extra times for the freebie with the new system.

Still, Starbucks said the change is the No. 1 request among loyalty program members and predicts it will lead to higher spending by customers eager to earn more stars.

In a call with analysts, Starbucks Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ryan said the vast majority of customers will earn rewards at an equal or better rate with the change.

Without providing details, he said a “small minority” of customers will earn rewards at a slower pace.

The change is not an opportunity to opaquely reduce the value of the program, Ryan said.

The current rewards system also can increase waiting times in store lines, Ryan said, because some people try to get additional stars by asking to ring up multiple items separately. Such instances account for 1 percent of all transactions, he said.

The change comes as Starbucks has been pushing to get more people signed up for

its My Starbucks Rewards program. Loyalty members spend three times as much as nonmembers, and help push up profit, according to the company.

Last month, Starbucks said it had 11.1 million loyalty program members in the U.S., up 23 percent from the previous year.

The coming change will not benefit customers such as Vincent Fiorese, who works in construction management and spends less than $3 on a cup of coffee whenever he goes to work.

But Fiorese said it wouldn’t deter him from getting his coffee.

“It sucks, but what am I going to do,” he said.

Shares of Starbucks Corp. hit a two-week high in midday trading.

BRIEF HUNTLEY – Professionals in the Huntley area can attend a “Business After Hours” mixer Tuesday inside the Starbucks, 12210 Princeton Drive, Huntley.

Starbucks will provide complimentary samples from its small-plate menu, and serve beer and wine for purchase.

The networking event is from 5 to 7 p.m.

For information, call the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce at 847-669-0166 – Stephen Di Benedetto

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Proposal would add 220 jobs but hurdles remain

By CAITLIN SWIECA

csweica@shawmedia.com LAKEMOOR – Woodman’s Food Market plans to build a large, multi-unit development that could bring 220 new jobs to Lakemoor, village officials announced Monday.

Under the tentative agreement, the regional grocer would build a 240,000-square-foot grocery store along with a freestanding gas station, convenience store and car wash at the southwest corner of Routes 120 and 12 in Lakemoor, village officials said.

Woodman’s Food Market, so far, has tentatively agreed to purchase and develop the entire 74-acre parcel near the intersection. The development would bring 220 total new jobs.

But the project still has hurdles to clear before plans are final. Village officials would have to approve a development agreement with Woodman’s and resolve a lawsuit from Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 over the planned tax-increment-financing district for the property.

Lakemoor Village President Todd Weihofen said the village and school district have been negotiating for about six months, but the lack of a developer has made a settlement difficult. He said the fact that this development strictly is commercial and won’t add any students to the district should help the parties reach an agreement.

Weihofen said the deal with Woodman’s has been in the works for about six months, and village officials felt it was a great fit for the property they have been working to develop.

Early feedback from residents, he

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said, has been positive.

“The need for groceries is huge by us,” Weihofen said. “There’s really nothing around. We’ve got a Jewel in Wauconda and a Jewel in Fox Lake, and that’s it for the area.”

Representatives at Woodman’s were unavailable for comment Monday, and a call to District 118 officials for comment was not returned.

Weihofen said he would like to have the development agreement and lawsuit settlement wrapped up in the next few months. The parties are hoping to break ground in 2017 with construction likely to take about a year, he said.

The development will require between $12 and $18 million in infrastructure improvements, he said, citing in particular

an issue with stormwater on the property. The large development also could attract more retail businesses to that corridor in Lakemoor, he said.

“It’s providing jobs for the whole region,” Weihofen said. “The corner of 12 and 120, it’s set up for commercial development and this is the first of many we’re going to develop there.”

Woodman’s Food Market began business in 1919 out of a corner grocer store in Janesville, Wisconsin, according to its website.

It now operates 16 stores in Wisconsin and Illinois, including locations in Carpentersville and Rockford.

• Business Editor Stephen Di Benedetto contributed to this report.

U.S. economy growing but faces international headwinds

By KEVIN FREKING

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy has just completed the best two years of job growth since the 1990s, wages are on the rise and consumers are more confident about the economy than they’ve been in more than a decade.

But the United States faced global headwinds that will continue this year, President Barack Obama’s economic advisers said Monday in a new report.

The advisers also made several recom-

mendations to reduce income inequality, though many of them rely on cooperation from a wary GOP-led Congress, as well as state and local governments.

For example, the Obama administration supports an increase in the minimum wage, which GOP lawmakers generally oppose.

At the local level, the report said that the expansion of state licensure requirements has made it harder for workers to switch jobs and that local land-use restrictions can constrain housing supply and make it more expensive.

Overall, the U.S. is doing better than other advanced economies, said Jason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Wages grew at a rate of 2.5 percent and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent by the end of 2015, faster than anyone expected, he said.

Yet, many economists say the recovery has been uneven and left many Americans behind. Furman agreed that more can be done.

“We are still not all the way there.

We in particular would like to see faster wage growth,” Furman said.

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FORMER MISS AMERICA CONTESTANT DIES

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CAMDEN, N.J. – A former Miss America contestant critically injured when her car spun off a wet highway and crashed into trees last week died on Monday.

Ex-Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum, who worked at a TV station and was known for her efforts in public service, died with her family by her side in a hospital operating room, and her organs were donated, the family said.

“We’ve prayed constantly for a miracle, and we believe God has answered our prayers,” the family said on Facebook. “Although it’s not the miracle that we first envisioned, it’s a miracle nonetheless.”

McCollum, 24, lived in Margate, New Jersey.

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Actor Charlie Sheen appears Nov. 17 during an interview on NBC’s “Today” show in New York, saying he tested positive four years ago for the virus that causes AIDS.

Study: Charlie Sheen’s HIV disclosure had big online impact CHICAGO – Actor Charlie Sheen was called a lot of things during his badboy days. Until now, public health promoter wasn’t one of them.

Sheen’s revelation that he’s infected with the AIDS virus prompted the greatest number of HIV-related Google searches recorded in the United States since 2004, and more than 1 million of them involved public health-related information.

That’s according to a new study from San Diego State University research professor John Ayers and colleagues, who examined the impact of the announcement Nov. 17 by the former star of TV’s “Two and a Half Men.” “While no one should be forced to reveal HIV status, Sheen’s disclosure may benefit public health by helping many people learn more about HIV infection and prevention,” the researchers wrote in a report published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

They analyzed Google trends data along with news trends from a Bloomberg LP terminal system from 2004 through three weeks after Sheen’s announcement.

Given historic trends, there were almost 3 million more searches about HIV on Nov. 17 than expected, and more than 1 million were related to important public health messages because they included search terms for condoms, HIV symptoms or HIV testing. The study doesn’t list the total number of HIV-related searches that day on Google.

The researchers also found there were more than 6,500 HIV-related news stories – not counting duplicates from the same news source – on Google News alone on Nov. 17, reversing a decade-long decline in news reporting about the virus.

SYDNEY – Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas has apologized after being accused of making a racist joke during a solo concert in Australia. Thomas apologized on Facebook after the Saturday night show in Melbourne, where he made a joke about dealing with jetlag by drinking.

“And then I drink until I think I’m Australian, and I keep drinking until I think I’m a black Australian,” he told the crowd.

The joke was viewed by some Australians as derogatory toward the country’s Aboriginal population. Aborigines are the poorest ethnic group in Australia, and many remote indigenous communities have high rates of substance abuse.

Thomas said he was unaware of the cultural sensitivities surrounding indigenous Australians and it wasn’t until after the show that he was told he had said something considered racist.

“Please understand that although it is no excuse, I was completely unaware that in Australia there is a polarizing social issue happening right now involving indigenous people and alcohol,” Thomas wrote in a Facebook post. “Everyone who knows me is aware that for the past 20 years I have been a fervent supporter of civil rights, so I am incredibly embarrassed by my ignorance.”

Thomas is touring Australia to promote his new solo album, “The Great Unknown.” He has seven more shows to play, including a Wednesday performance in front of Sydney’s famed Opera House.

Black actors ready for Chris Rock to shake up Oscars

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Guests at the first American Black Film Festival Honors are ready for Chris Rock to shake up the Oscars.

Don Cheadle, Ice Cube, Adina Porter and Michelle Mitchenor are among the entertainers eager to hear the comedian’s take on Hollywood’s diversity crisis when he hosts Sunday’s Academy Awards.

“I think this could be a watershed moment for what he does, and there’s nobody better suited to do it, so I hope he goes in,” Cheadle said Sunday at the inaugural ABFF awards ceremony, where he accepted the Excellence in the Arts award. “I hope he skewers everybody, which is what he’s good at doing.”

Taylor Swift donates $250,000 to Kesha

NEW YORK – Taylor Swift is giving some financial assistance to fellow pop star Kesha as she battles to get out of a contract with record producer Dr. Luke, whom she has accused of sexually assaulting her.

A representative for Swift confirmed Sunday that Swift had donated $250,000 to Kesha in what she called a “show of support” to help her in her legal fight against Dr. Luke, the megahit producer.

On Friday, the “Tik Tok” singer sobbed in court as a judge denied her bid to get out of her contract with Dr. Luke, who has worked with artists ranging from Britney Spears to Katy Perry to Nicki Minaj. Dr. Luke has denied Kesha’s allegations, and his lawyers reiterated his views in a statement Monday.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actor-director Peter Fonda is 76. Steel guitarist Rusty Young of Poco is 70. Actress Patricia Richardson (“Home Improvement”) is 65. Guitarist Brad Whitford of Aerosmith is 64. Singer Howard Jones is 61. Guitarist Michael Wilton of Queensryche is 54. Actress Kristin Davis (“Sex and the City”) is 51. Actor Marc Price (“Family Ties”) is 48.

TV personality Daymond John (“Shark Tank”) is

47. Actress Niecy Nash (“Reno 911!”) is 46. Bassist Jeff Beres of Sister Hazel is 45. Guitarist-keyboardist Lasse Johansson of The Cardigans is 43.

Actress Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 40. Actor Josh Gad (“Frozen,” “Jobs”) is 35.

Actor Aziz Ansari (“Parks and Recreation”) is 33.

Actress Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada”) is 33. Actress Dakota Fanning is 22.

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their inner music star. Now kids will get the same chance.

The Spike network, which airs “Lip Sync Battle,” is joining with Nickelodeon for a special “Lip Sync Battle Jr.” show that will feature young people miming some of their favorite songs. The special will be broadcast on both networks later this year.

The special effectively is an on-air pilot, and if it is successful, the networks may turn it into a regular series.

“Lip Sync Battle” is the most-watched original series in Spike’s history and, despite airing regularly at 9 p.m. Thursday, has surprised network executives with its popularity as family viewing.

been set.

50 Cent’s lawyer told the judge his client has reported all income.

The social media photos mentioned in court documents include one showing 50 Cent lying in bed with bundles of $100 bills.

The rapper was born Curtis Jackson III. He filed for bankruptcy last year after a New York City jury ordered him to pay $7 million to a woman who said he posted her sex tape online.

Cinematographer of ‘Indiana Jones’ dies at 103

Douglas Slocombe, the chameleonic British cinematographer who filmed the Nazi invasion of Poland, the adventures Judge questions photos of “Indiana Jones” and the madcap farce of 50 Cent with cash piles of Ealing comedies, has died. Slocombe HARTFORD, Conn. – Rapper 50 Cent has was 103. been ordered to appear in bankruptcy court His daughter, Georgina Slocombe, said in Connecticut to explain photos showing Slocombe died early Monday in a London him with wads of cash. hospital. A recent fall led to setbacks that The Wall Street Journal reported that ended with his death, she said.

Judge Ann Nevins told the rapper’s law“He said the other day that he loved yer Thursday that several photos posted every day of his work, every day on the on Instagram made her concerned about set,” said Georgina Slocombe, a photogallegations 50 Cent wasn’t being truthful rapher. “He really enjoyed his work and about his finances. A hearing date hasn’t his life.”

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support a motion in the case.

Camille, 71, has been married to Bill for 52 years. She also has been his business SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Bill Cosby’s wife, manager. an enigmatic figure who has publicly stood After numerous women went public by her husband despite the dozens of with sexual assault allegations against her sexual assault allegations husband, Camille Cosby issued a supportive against him, was deposed statement, calling him “a kind man, a genMonday in a defamation erous man, a funny man, and a wonderful lawsuit filed against him by husband, father and friend.” seven accusers.

“He is the man you thought you knew,” The deposition, believed she said in December 2014. to be the first she has given Camille She also suggested that her husband, not since dozens of women Cosby the women, was the party being harmed. came forward to accuse “None of us will ever want to be in the him of sex assault, was given under heavy position of attacking a victim,” she said. security at the Springfield Marriott. Hotel “But the question should be asked – who is staff cordoned off the area of the hotel near the victim?” the conference room where Camille Cosby Lawyers for the Cosbys have argued that gave her deposition and later pulled heavy she does not have any information on the draperies across the hallway so no one accuracy of the women’s claims and that could see the door to the room. her conversations with her husband are Depositions in civil cases are typically confidential under the Massachusetts margiven in private, with only the people being ital disqualification rule. They attempted to deposed, their lawyers and a stenographer quash the deposition. in the room. Written transcripts of depositions are generally sealed from public view Networks making because they are considered discovery materials shared between lawyers on both ‘Lip Sync Battle’ for kids sides. But depositions can sometimes NEW YORK – The unexpected television become public when they are attached to hit “Lip Sync Battle” has let adults channel

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Tech toys abound at Toy Fair

By BREE FOWLER

The Associated Press NEW YORK – From a preschool toy designed to teach pre-coding skills to a hands-on molecule-building set for older kids that works with an app, technology abounded at this year’s Toy Fair.

The annual showcase of upcoming toys held recently in New York included a slew of tech-related products from the titans of the toy industry and tiny startups, all looking to attract increasingly tech-savvy kids.

Here are the highlights. Some of the toys are educational, while others are just kind of cool. All of them are set to go on sale this fall unless otherwise specified.

Code-a-Pillar Fisher-Price, $50

Even preschoolers can learn the basics of coding. That’s the idea behind this toy, which is aimed at kids ages 3 to 6.

The Code-a-Pillar is made up of different colored sections connected by USB plugs.

The sections perform different commands such as go straight, turn right or make various sound effects.

Kids “program” the toy by connecting the various sections in a particular order.

While the toy doesn’t teach an actual coding language, it does try to impart some of the same critical thinking and problem solving skills that coding does.

A starter kit includes eight sections, but expansion packs featuring additional commands will be sold separately.

ThingMaker 3D Printer

Mattel, $300

Created through a partnership with Autodesk Inc., a 3D design software company,

WowWee’s CHiP is controlled by a wristband worn by the user.

The Selfiemic lets kids create and share their own pop music videos. It’s basically a selfie stick with a microphone on one end. kids use an app to design items such as action figures and jewelry.

They can choose the colors and shapes they want, then send their design to the ThingMaker to print. The app shows them what their finished product will look like and also gives an estimated print time.

The ThingMaker hits stores this fall, but can be preordered through Amazon. Pricing for the spools of plastic used in the printer has yet to be determined.

Happy Atoms and CodeGamer Science Kits Thames & Kosmos, $150 for CodeGamer

These kits teach science by combining hands-on and app-based activities.

Happy Atoms, for kids ages 8 and up, involves building molecules with wooden atoms that connect with magnets. The atoms become “happy” when they pick up the appropriate number of electrons through the formation of molecules. The molecules then can be scanned into the app, which gives the kids information about the substance they just made.

Pricing for Happy Atoms has yet to be determined.

Meanwhile, CodeGamer, ages 10 and up, connects physical and digital play to teach coding skills. Kids solve video game puzzles by both programing the

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game on a tablet and by physically modifying a Bluetooth-connected controller.

smartphone or tablet screen mirrors its movements.

MakerBloks

CHiP

These circuit builder sets specifically are designed for young children. The blocks, which look a lot like dominos, connect with magnets and are easy for little hands to manipulate.

The company offers three sets of 26 blocks, each with a separate theme: music, circuitry and spy. There’s a tablet app to go with each set, which tells a story, prompting the kids to build certain kinds of circuits.

MakerBloks, designed for kids 6 and up, launches this summer and will be sold through the company’s website, though talks with retailers are under way.

CHiP is was one of several products at Toy Fair controlled by a wristband worn by the user. The connection allows the little robot dog to follow his owner around, play soccer and do other tricks. The more it’s played with, the more tricks are unlocked.

Sensors allow CHiP, designed for kids ages 8 and up, to zoom around while avoiding obstacles. And when he gets tired, the little pup automatically will retire to his charging bed for more juice.

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WowWee, $200

Selfiemic

Moose Toys, $25

This toy lets kids create and share their

Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone own pop music videos. It’s basically a selfie Spin Master, $150

This toy, designed for kids ages 10 and up, combines a handful of the hottest trends, including drones, app-based gaming and augmented reality.

Players place the quad-copter drone on a mat that “sees” it and places a digital version of it within an augmented reality video game played on a smartphone or tablet.

The player flies the physical drone as part of the game and the digital drone on the

stick with a microphone on one end. It comes with an earpiece and works with a smartphone app.

Kids sing into the microphone, while the smartphone app plays the music and the smartphone’s camera films them singing and places them into the music video.

There are optional sound and video effects and the videos, which don’t need to be stored on the phone and take up space, can be shared.

By ANICK JESDANUN and JOSEPH WILSON The Associated Press

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Attendees use the new Samsung Gear 360, a 360-degree camera, during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event Sunday on the eve of this week’s Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain. everyday people to create VR videos – so that friends will buy VR headsets to view them.

LG also will have its own VR headset and 360-degree camera, while the main camera on its upcoming G5 smartphone will have two lenses – one

for standard shots and another with a wider angle to capture more of what’s in front of you.

Sunday’s announcements at the Barcelona show come as worldwide smartphone growth has slowed, particularly for high-end devices such as

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BARCELONA, Spain – To revive interest in smartphones, Samsung and LG are improving their cameras and embracing the nascent world of virtual reality.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg joined Samsung at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain, to announce that their companies are teaming up to push VR in mobile phones and social networking.

Virtual reality “is now mainly used for gaming, but that is quickly changing,” Zuckerberg said. “That is why Facebook is investing so much in VR, so we can deliver these social experiences.”

Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge promise better photos under lowlight conditions, in part with sensors that capture more light. Both will work with the $100 Gear VR headset Samsung released last fall. And Samsung now will make a 360-degree camera for everyday folks to capture and share VR images.

VR still is in its early days, with much of the interest coming from hard-core gamers and tech pioneers.

Samsung wants to make it easier for

Samsung’s S and LG’s G series. Many consumers have turned to lower-cost Android devices that sport features considered top of the line just a few years ago.

Phone makers used to guarantee upgrades by making phones bigger and bigger – but phones can’t get much bigger for one-handed use. In fact, the new LG phone is shrinking to 5.3 inches, from 5.5 inches last year.

Samsung’s Edge is getting bigger, at 5.5 inches, but because the sides curve like a waterfall, the phone won’t be much wider. The main S7 model is staying constant at 5.1 inches.

With size out of the equation, phone makers have to innovate elsewhere.

“Their problem is that phones from two to three years ago are still in use,” said Ian Fogg, head of mobile analysis at IHS Technology. “VR is essential. It is a smartphone-industry initiative to drive consumers to upgrade.”

That’s been particularly important for Samsung, as its chief rival, Apple, largely matched Samsung on size, while boosting the iPhone camera’s resolution to 12 megapixels from 8.

The iPhone also has gotten better at low-light shots, even surpassing some stand-alone, point-and-shoot cameras in performance.

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FUN&GAMES Arlo & Janis

Beetle Bailey

Big Nate

Blondie

The Born Loser

Dilbert

Frazz

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Pickles

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Smoking habit linked to nicotine Dear Dr. K: I’ve decided to quit smoking.

Do you think low-nicotine cigarettes could be a good stepping-stone to kicking the habit completely?

Dear Reader: I’m always glad when readers ask about how to quit smoking.

It causes so many health problems and so much misery. And while it’s not easy, people can quit smoking. Yet millions of adults and teenagers continue to smoke. The main reason is nicotine.

Nicotine is a stimulant that makes smokers feel calm and relaxed. It also is the addictive substance found in all tobacco products. The more you smoke, the more you need to smoke to feel good. It’s the pull of nicotine that makes quitting so difficult.

Recently a team of researchers set out to answer a similar question to the one you asked. In essence, they wanted to know: If you could reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, would it help people quit?

Or might it cause them to smoke more to compensate?

The researchers followed more than 800 adults who smoked at least five cigarettes a day. These study volunteers had no desire to quit smoking. They were asked to either continue smoking their regular brand of cigarette or to smoke one of six types of investigational cigarettes. These cigarettes contained varying amounts of nicotine, ranging from 15.8 milligrams (mg) of nicotine per gram of tobacco (the amount found in most commercial brands) all the way down to 0.4 mg per gram. The smokers were followed for six weeks.

The results were unexpected. The people given the lower-nicotine cigarettes smoked 23 percent to 30 percent fewer cigarettes a day than those who smoked the cigarettes with 15.8 mg of nicotine per gram. Perhaps even more surprising, the low-nicotine cigarette smokers also had reduced depen-

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ASK DOCTOR K Anthony L. Komaroff dence on nicotine – and fewer cravings for cigarettes when they weren’t smoking.

This study lasted only six weeks. We’ll need longer trials to help us really understand whether low-nicotine cigarettes are a “safer” option for people who are trying to quit.

In the meantime, if you want to quit, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can help you overcome the physical addiction of nicotine. NRT comes in many forms, including patches, lozenges, gum and nasal sprays.

Prescription drugs, such as bupropion (Zyban) and varenicline (Chantix), also can help smokers quit. They reduce physical cravings and make smoking less enjoyable.

These methods work especially well when combined with behavioral supports, such as talk therapy.

My patients who are contemplating quitting often get hung up on a misconception.

They ask, “The damage already is done, so what’s the use of quitting?” In fact, here’s what happens after you smoke your last cigarette. After 12 hours, your tissues are better able to get needed oxygen from your blood. Within one month, your lungs begin to recover. After one year, your risk of a having a heart attack, a stroke or getting lung cancer begins to fall.

It isn’t easy, but you can quit. There are more ex-smokers in the United States today than there are smokers.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff at www.askdoctork.com or Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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your friends what you’re doing sends the wrong message. When a woman wears a diamond on the third finger of her left hand in this culture, it means she’s not available. Nowhere have I ever heard it signifies she’s successful at work.

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Dear Abby: My husband talks out loud and carries on conversations with himself. Sometimes when I’m in another room, I hear him talking, and I think he must be on the phone or someone is here.

Is this a brain disorder, and is there a name for it? – Curious In The East Dear Curious: I don’t think it’s a brain disorder, so quit worrying. When I do this – and I admit I sometimes do – and my husband mentions it, I tell him I’m talking to the person who understands me the best. (If it was something to worry about, I would probably have been certified long ago.)

P.S. If this bothers you, ask him to speak more softly.

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Dear Abby: No DEAR ABBY matter what I do, I am never Jeanne satisfied. I have Phillips a great wife and two great kids, yet I always feel as if I could have done better with my life. I go to work, and no matter how hard I work, I feel as if I never get recognition for it. When I go out with friends, we have a great time, but I never feel like I really am part of the group. I feel like the outcast who gets invited just so they won’t feel bad.

I don’t know why I feel this way. I do suffer from depression and have spoken to a specialist.

People often tell me I spread myself too thin and never relax enough to enjoy my success. But how can I relax when I always feel unsatisfied with my efforts? – Just Not Satisfied Dear Not Satisfied: A way to do that would be to start by examining why you are so hard on yourself. Whether it was caused by parents who didn’t give you the validation you needed while growing up or a lack of self-esteem, until you understand why you are hurting yourself this way, your problem won’t be resolved. You say you have spoken to “a specialist” about your depression. Perhaps it’s time for another visit and a chat about what’s really bothering you.

Dear Abby: Years ago when I was married, I bought a beautiful two-carat solitaire ring as a sign of my accomplishment at work. Now that I’m divorced, I continue to wear the ring on my wedding ring finger.

I love the ring, but my mother and friends say I am chasing away suitors who mistake it for an engagement ring. Do you agree with them? I don’t want to wear this on any other finger and have no plans to give it up. – Stubborn

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EXPRESS MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Must have experience. Hours include days, evenings and Saturdays.

See Mike W. at:

Pauly Toyota

Crystal Lake, IL. Or email: russ@paulytoyota.com

FORKLIFT OPERATORS

1st shift Crystal Lake 3rd shift Huntley Call Working World 815-455-4490

Our Great Garage Sale Guarantee!

If it rains on your sale, we will run your ad again the next week for FREE!

Great work for college students PT & FT Call Andy 815-345-1048 Above Par Construction, Inc - Johnsburg

11pm-7am shift. Duties include but not limited to walking 2 to 4 hours per night. Including large staircases, cleaning property common areas & shoveling. Strong verbal & written communication skills a must. All applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen.

Applicants can fax resume to 847-587-9521 or email vacationvillagepeggy@gmail.com

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN 1st shift Huntley Visual and data recording

Interview at Express Employment Professionals 580 E Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake, 9am-5pm Questions? Call 815-788-8556

LOCAL STRAIGHT TRUCK DRIVER

CLASS B CDL WITH AIR REQ. Home Every Night. Benefit Package Send resumes to: Attn: Driver c/o Classified PO Box 250, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250

Maintenance Technician

Meridian Group, Inc., a property management company specializing in affordable housing, has an opening for a full-time Maintenance Technician at a 50-unit family and 66-unit elderly property in Crystal Lake, IL. The successful candidate must have strong skills in electrical, plumbing, mechanics and all general facets of maintenance. Be selfmotivated and dependable, good customer service and communication skills, be able to provide most of your own tools, have own transportation including valid driver's license. Be self-motivated and dependable. This position qualifies for our comprehensive benefits package.

Please submit your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: Kathy Hunt, Regional Manager 77 S Williams, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 kghunt@zmeridian.com www.meridiangroupinc.net An Equal Opportunity Employer

PARK LABORER FT - Performs maintenance tasks related to Park operations including lawn mowing and snow removal.

Apply at www.waucondaparks.com 847-526-3610

PRESS OPERATORS

1st and 2nd shift temp to hire in Union Call Working World 815-455-4490

Call 877-264-2527 or email: classified@shawsuburban.com

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Part Time – Flex Hours Apply onsite at:

Durex Industries, 190 Detroit St, Cary, IL 60013

SCHEDULER / OFFICE ASSISTANT Visiting Angels of Crystal Lake has expanded and is seeking applicants for an Office Assistant and a Staffing Coordinator.

Responsibilities include, scheduling, answering phones, filing and on-call rotation. Must be a high capacity person with a caring heart for seniors in our community, a strong work ethic, excellent customer service and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Apply at: https://va175.ersp.biz/employment

TRUCK DRIVER WANTED – Barrington

CDL Class B licensed driver needed throughout greater Chcagoland.

Duties include loading/unloading of construction materials & equipment, Operate forklift (will be trained if no prior experience).

Work hours M-F, typically 5:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Excellent benefits package include Health Insurance, Profit Sharing, Vacation Pay, Holiday Pay. Sick Pay, Overtime Pay

Please email: hr@4idi.com

INSPECTOR / PACKERS

12 hour days & nights Crystal Lake All three shifts 8 hour Huntley Call Working World 815-455-4490

Permanent Part Time position.

Hours are some days, evenings & various times on weekends.

Must be a dependable person who cares about dogs & has transportation. We will train the right person. Serious inquires only to: FOSTERS TRAINING CENTER, Antioch Phone: 847-838-0523

Clean comfortable factory work. Will train.

Call Working World 815-455-4490

Hiring Event Feb 22 – Feb 29

Variety of manufacturing & administrative jobs available in McHenry County: Production, Assembly, QA, Machine Operator, Receptionist, Customer Service, General Labor, etc.! Pay starting at $10-16/hr.

KENNEL HELP WANTED

Driver

SEMI DRIVER

Part Time for local palletizing deliveries. Early AM hours.

CDL A required. Part Time, possible Full Time.

Call 815-477-2112

Don't worry about rain!

With our Great Garage Sale Guarantee you'll have great weather for your sale, or we'll run your ad again for FREE. Call to advertise 877-264-2527

DENTAL HYGIENIST

Dental office in Fox River Grove Area seeking part time Dental Hygienist for Mondays, Tuesdays & 2 Saturdays per month.

Looking for a fun and energetic person with great communication skills to join our team. Send resume to christine@frgdental.com

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AIDES Sheltered Village, Woodstock

seeks Developmental Disability Aides or successful candidates to attend paid training program to have the opportunity to obtain a DD Aide Certification. HS Diploma or GED required. Applicant must be available for days, PMs and weekend hours for training.

Valid driver's license required. Various shifts available. Must be able to work weekends.

Call Merry (x120) or Cheri (x119) M-F 8a to 4p 815-338-6440

Pictures increase attention to your ad!

Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

Call to advertise 877-264-2527 Or place your ad online nwherald.com/placeanad

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BRIDGE by Phillip Alder

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Health Care

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RN

LPN

★ ★ Potential Sign On Bonus for All Positions

We are looking for dedicated and experienced professionals to assume these key positions on our nursing team!

If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we offer: Increased CNA Wages!

Vacation, PTO, Holiday!

Shift Differential!

Advancement Medical, Dental and Vision!

And Much More!

with John on name plate. Lost McHenry / Johnsburg Strip mall area, very sentimental. REWARD! 815-349-5291

CAT ~ FEMALE

Apply in person or call 815-459-7791 You may also email your resume to: crystalpines@tutera.com

Crystal Pines Rehabilitation and Healthcare

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This newspaper will never knowingly accept any advertisement that is illegal or considered fraudulent. If you have questions or doubts about any ads on these pages, we advise that before responding or sending money ahead of time, you check with the local Attorney General's Consumer Fraud Line and/or the Better Business Bureau.

They may have records or documented complaints that will serve to caution you about doing business with these advertisers. Also be advised that some phone numbers published in these ads may require an extra charge. In all cases of questionable value, such as promises or guaranteed income from work-at-home programs, money to loan, etc., if it sounds too good to be true, it may in fact be exactly that. Again, contact the local and/or national agency that may be able to provide you with some background on these companies. This newspaper cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences that occur as a result of you doing business with these advertisers.

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Caring Responsible CNA, Also RN Available PT Hours If Needed Looking to care for you or your loved one in your home, FT/PT Hours, excellent references.

815-904-0649

Tortoiseshell with collar, very friendly.

Found East Side of Wonder Lake on Wed, 1/20.

815-382-7726

Cat ~ Female, Beautiful Orange Tabby

Very friendly, found a couple months ago in Crystal Lake, West Hillside.

815-893-0082

Charles Victor Cherbuliez, a 19th-century French novelist, said, “What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient, but restless mind, of sacrificing one’s ease or vanity, of uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.”

Some bridge players are thought to be lucky, but the more you practice, especially with a partner, the “luckier” you will be.

Let’s see how lucky you can be on this deal. Take the East cards. Your partner leads the spade king against six hearts. With which card would you signal?

South’s opening bid promised a good eight-card suit and some 6-10 points, but he might have had a stronger hand if willing to gamble that a slam was unmakable and that he wanted to try to silence the opponents. Here, of course, he found partner with a very strong hand. North used Blackwood before bidding six hearts.

You should see how the contract can be defeated. Two rounds of spades, forcing declarer to ruff in the dummy, will leave him unable to pick up your trump king.

However, if you try to encourage with your spade 10, partner might think that that is a suit-preference signal, indicating that you have a diamond void.

True, if you had had a void, you would have made a Lightner Slam Double to ask for an unusual lead.

But you do not need to rely on partner. Overtake the spade king with your ace and return a spade.

When you see the killing defense, take control.

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HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE NEEDED FOR Quadriplegic Male in our Capron, IL. home on weekends.

For more information Call: 815-790-8565

MAILBOX & POST SALES & INSTALLATION

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HANDYMAN

Anything to do with Wood

We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Senior Discount 815-943-4765 POLISH LADY Will Clean Your Home/Office

FREE ESTIMATES. Great References. 224-858-4515

HELP WANTED - Independent Contractors, Lease Purchase and Company Drivers Wanted! Mid-States Freight Lanes, Weekly Home Time and No Northeast! Drive4Red.com or Call 877-811-5902, Class A CDL Required HELP WANTED - WE WANT YOU! To DriveAway our new box trucks to customers nationwide. Will Train. No CDL Required.

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FOOD WASTER DISPOSER Badger, 1/2HP, good condition! 847-515-3986 Free Wood upright Piano ( You Move from Front Door & Haul) 847-845-1584 Cary, IL

TV ~ 28” Panasonic, Works Fine Wonder Lake Area 815-728-8070 GE Profile refrigerator for sale, stainless steel, side-by side, ice maker, runs great. $400 OBO, in Lakewood.

Call Phil at 312-805-4771

1909 OOGA Coach-AutoHorn, $20, Victorian-English Shop Keeper's Bell, brass, $25, Don 815-895-4659

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Get Extra $10: Use Offer Code: Cashnow!

Antique wash stand w/ mirror $40 Analog TV 15” $20 847-659-1944

The Illinois Classified Advertising Network (ICAN) provides advertising of a national appeal. To advertise in this section, please call ICAN directly at 217-241-1700. We recommend discretion when responding. Please refer questions & comments directly to ICAN.

Steins by award-winning wildlife artist Kevin Daniel "Call of the Wild" Limited Edition, Set of 8, Tankard Stein Collection hand-crafted stoneware and pewter. $150. Call 815-347-0133

Don't worry about rain!

Blue Dresser with Pottery Barn Kids hardware for boy. $85. 815-382-2455

With our

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Cherry Cribs (2) including mattresses, Barley Used, Great Condition $100 - $125 847-659-1944

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Call 877-264-2527

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100% Guaranteed and Discreet. CALL 1-800-873-7614

you'll have great weather for your sale, or we'll run your ad again for FREE*.

LOST CAT~ MY NAME IS “STIMPY”

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

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Oil Painting gold frame 54x42, creationsof man from Michelangelo,gods finger to adam $85, Glasstop table wood frame 52” $60 Very good cond. 847-361-6256

Canaries - Beautiful Home Raised Guaranteed Singers, $85.

815-648-2501

ROCKER RECLINER FABRIC, BROWN, LIKE BRAND NEW $150 815-344-2475

CATS (2) 1 YEAR OLD

TABLE & CHAIRS - Classic Oak 48" Round table and 4 matching chairs.

Great Condition. $200. Pickup Only Woodstock. Call 815-338-0818

Whirlpool Tub/Indoor - 42 x 66, Dark Navy Blue New, never used, (paid $1,950 new), sell for $400/firm.

Horse Trailer, Calico, 2 slant, saddle room & escape door, 815-653-4612 mats, spare tire, only used once, perfect condition !

Asking $3200/obo 224-308-2456

Book – Titled “Legally Sane” 1972 First Edition, Very Good Condition - $295. Call 7am-7pm 815-404-1587 NO texts

S DESK JET PRINTE, HPD 4360, New , Never Opened $75.

815-355-5965

DAISY, 1 Year Old Male, Shepherd Mix A home is necessary.

It is essential for life.

It's a place that reflects the warmest of welcomes. I hope some day I will have a home.

Quilt and Bedding Set – Beautiful, king-size, fall/autumn colors w/ apple & pumpkin scenes w/ apple baskets & barn, includes: comforter, 2 shams, bed skirt, fitted and flat sheet, 2 pillow cases and 1 square throw pillow. $45. Call 815-347-0133

WEIGHT SET, 240 # with BENCH, $85.

815-355-5965

22" Self-Propelled Lawn Mower - 8 years old, just overhauled - works great - $100. 815-943-7866

Bedroom Set/Queen Size Canopy Bed, Exc Cond, Dark wood Dresser, nightstand & mirror $350/al 815-308-5634

CORDLESS LAWN MOWER - HOMELITE 24 volt battery operated lawn mower with grass catcher and charger plus original owner manual - $88. 847-658-3436

www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

LEAF BLOWER/VACUUM - TORO Super blower with operator's manual, $7. 847-658-3436

LABRODOODLE PUPPIES-Baby Girls, Happy, Healthy and Adorable, Ready for good homes only, available now.

Coffee table w/ 2 matching end tables, each are solid oak, not laminated, with bottom drawers and brass trimmed handles, Like new condition - $395. Call after 6pm 815-568-7076

COFFEE TABLE ~ WALNUT DANISH MODERN 60x20x15, circa 1958, $100/obo. 847-639-0691 DINING TABLE ~ ORIENTAL and 6 HIGHBACK CHAIRS Black, brown and white seats, $200. 847-854-7980 HUTCH - LARGE, EARLY AMERICAN WITH 3 GLASS DOORS 2 side cabinets, 3 drawers, very good cond, 56”Wx18”Dx80”H $300.

847-854-7980 KITCHEN TABLE and 4 CHAIRS, COUNTRY STYLE Rectangular shape, with white tile inlay, great condition, $225.

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Scrapbooks - Woodstock High School - Brand new scrapbooks.

Selling 2. $20 each Call 815-347-0133

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Two Four Drawer Metal File Cabinets, putty color, Like New – Great Condition 15 wide x 25 deep x 52 high $35/each. 815-355-5965

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855-781-1779 All this Special Number for $250.00 off.

Limited Time. Free In Home Estimate!!

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING! Call Empire Today @ 1-844-369-3371 Online Training gets you job ready in months!

FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE for those who qualify!

Safe Step Walk-In Tub Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls HS Diploma/GED required. & PC/Internet needed! can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation.

1-888-512-7120 Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door.

Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included.

Health & Fitness Call 800-715-6786 for $750 Off. Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and Misc. For Sale affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings DISH TV 190 channels plus Highspeed Internet of up to 90 percent on all your medication needs.

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Allied Medical Supply Network! Fresh supplies FREE 3 months of HBO, SHOWTIME & STARZ. delivered right to your door. Insurance may cover New Customers Only. Don't settle for cable. all costs. 800-902-9352 Call Now 1-800-897-4169 Home Improvement Emergencies can strike at any time. Wise Food Storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, All Things Basementy! Basement Systems Inc. Call us easy-to-cook meals that have a 25-year shelf life. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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It only takes a few minutes. Save 10% by adding property to quote. Call Now! 1-888-498-5313

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Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society.

Call 1-800-430-9398

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DONATE YOUR CAR – 866-616-6266 FAST FREE TOWING -24hr Response – 2015 Tax Deduction – UNITED BREST CANCER FDN: Providing Breast Cancer Information & Support Programs _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

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TINKERBELL, 3 1/2 Yr. Old Female Gray & White DSH The February 29th deadline to submit my canvas to Helping Paws for Art for the Paws is almost here.

I'm so excited to see them.

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Autos AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! CALL 877-929-9397

Education & Training

Call or text for more info. 815-979-7941or 815-979-7943

TRIMMER/EDGER - Ryobi 18 volt String Trimmer w/ owner's manual $6. 847-658-3436

Wheel chair 20” Roscoe Brand, max weight 300# – very good condition $150 815-943-7299

What I'd like to say to my 6 month old self... Follow your instincts. Take time to figure out what they are. Don't dim your light for anyone.

Must go together, twin female.

815-546-2109

Beautiful Eddie Bauer Quilt & 2 Shams – King size. patchwork pattern, dark colors. cotton & wool - $75. 815-347-0133

Self-Propelled Yard Vacuum/ Chipper/ Shredder/ Vacuum Hose 3 years old - $240. Call 815-943-7866

PEBBLES, 1 Year Old Male Australian Cattle Dog Mix

3-1/2' to 4' Christmas Trees - Set of 5 (3 gold, 2 silver). From Pier 1.

Includes snowflake ornaments. $50. Call 815-347-0133

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Acorn Stairlifts. The AFFORDABLE solution to your stairs! **Limited time - $250 Off Your Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call 1-800-304-4489 for FREE DVD and brochure.

at Junction I94 & Hwy 11 FRI. 3PM-8:30PM ~~~ SAT. 9AM-5PM SUN. 9AM-3PM Thor MX Motocross Adult Quadrant Belt - Brand New Black - $20. Call 815-347-0133

Financial

Toboggan Sled & Skis $10 each 815-943-6937

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-706-8742 to start your application today!

NILO train table $50. 815-382-2455

Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW, You don't have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-283-3601

ALWAYS BUYING ESTATES, COLLECTIONS

Call now to secure a super low rate on your Mortgage. Don't wait for Rates to increase.

Act Now! Call 1-888-859-9539

Antique and Modern Guns

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Are you in BIG trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 844-245-2287

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Need Funding For Your Business? Business Loans - $5K-$250K. We work with all types of credit! To apply, call: 855-577-0314

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Xarelto users have you had complications due to internal bleeding (after January 2012)?

If so, you MAY be due financial compensation.

If you don't have an attorney, CALL Injuryfone today! 800-405-8327

and OLD INVENTORY CASH

815-354-6169

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

Buying Old & Unusual Toys, Comics, Records Movie Memorabilia, ETC. 815-351-4387

Lionel & American Flyer Trains 815-353-7668

WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not.

Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

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Flirt, Chat & Date! Talk to real singles in your area!

Call Now! Free to try! 855-684-7573

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CALL 1-800-717-2905

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ALL HOME REPAIRS

Interior/Exterior Carpentry Light Fixtures / Electrical Deck Repairs Doors Hardware Plumbing Bath Kitchen Tile Power Washing & Gutter Cleaning All Jobs Big and Small Serving McHenry County and Surrounding Area

847-344-5713

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Portrait & Studio Photography 402-617-2036

An Affordable Electrician 847-566-2663

Free Estimates Veterans Disc Senior Disc Single Parent Disc 40 Years Experience Licensed Bonded Insured

WILL BEAT ANY ESTIMATE

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Noe - 708-603-9141 S&W Furniture Refinishing ✦

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ROYAL DECORATING & REMODELING Complete Remodeling Painting Room Additions & Improvements Insured Bonded Free Estimates

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(Expires March, 2016)

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24 Hour Emergency Cell 815-236-5944

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A-1 AUTO

The Villas of Patriot Estates

Will BUY UR USED

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1999 Mazda 626LX, 1 owner 78K only, 4 cyl, auto, sunroof, great heat/AC looks & runs great , free 6 mo. Warranty $3,500/obo. 815-344-9440 2001 Buick Century Custom, 1 owner, only 65K, V-6, looks / runs great ,free 6 mo. Warranty, $3500/obo 815-344-9440 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition, 1 owner, 56K only, full serv. history, leather, loaded, moon roof, heated seats, free 6 mo. Warranty, $4700/obo 815-344-9440

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES, PASS-THROUGH SERIES 2006-2, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.DAVID P. SEDLOCK, et al Defendant 11 CH 1597 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 14, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 15, 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 15517 NELSON ROAD, Woodstock, IL 60098 Property Index No. 07-23-400-017.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a three car attached garage.

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 xceed $300 in tified

pai by pur to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need

JOSEPH DUSZKA, et al Defendant 15 CH 00866 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 6, 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 1115 HEARTLAND GATE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-430-023.

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 ac(Published in the Northwest quiring the residential real estate Herald February 16, 23, 2016 pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment March 1, 2016) creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The PUBLIC NOTICE subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ments, or special taxes levied THE TWENTY- SECOND against said real estate and is ofJUDICIAL CIRCUIT fered for sale without any represenMC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS tation as to quality or quantity of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. title and without recourse to Plaintiff Plaintiff, and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale -v.is fu her subj onfir tio by JOSEPH DUSZKA et al

a photo identification issued by a agency (driver's government 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1103098.

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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1103098 Case Number: 11 CH 1597 TJSC#: 36-1758 I684736

is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 14-15-13922.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION On South Wacker Driv 24th

CLASSIFIED 33 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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-13922 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00866 TJSC#: 35-16484 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES, PASS-THROUGH SERIES 2006-2, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.DAVID P. SEDLOCK, et al Defendant 11 CH 1597 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 14, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 15, 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: THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 15517 NELSON ROAD, Woodstock, IL 60098 Property Index No. 07-23-400-017.

The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home with a three car attached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a it which is t of ondomini

prope y (g)(4). condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1103098.

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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. PA1103098 Case Number: 11 CH 1597 TJSC#: 36-1758 I684736

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ng certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 51 IN BLOCK 17 IN SIXTH ADDITION TO COVENTRY, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTIONS 7 AND 8, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 1967 AS DOCUMENT NO. 468847, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as: 1024 COVENTRY LN CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 and which said Mortgage was made by, DEAN D. STROH (DECEASED); FRANCES STROH STROH A/K/A FRANCES E. (DECEASED); Mortgagor (s), to CITIBANK, FSB Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHENRY County, Illinois, as Document No. 03R0048941; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Court 2200 North Seminary Woodstock, Illinois 60098 on or before March 24, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 pleadings@pierceservices.com PA 1404962 I684263

(Published in the Northwest Herald February 23, 2016 March (Published in the Northwest 1, 8, 2016) Herald February 16, 23, 2016 March 1, 2016)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COUNTY OF DUPAGE THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT McHENRY COUNTY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE

ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFF VS DEAN STROH; RANDY STROH; RORY STROH; ADAM STROH; DINA STROH; CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 11/25/08; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 11/25/08; WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL OF THE REPRESENTATIVE DECEASED MORTGAGOR DEAN STROH A/K/A DEAN D. STROH; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 000970 1024 COVENTRY LN CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, OWNERS AND UNKNOWN NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A AGREEMENT DATED TRUST 11/25/08; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 11/25/08; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a

CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Timothy Stankus; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of George E. Stankus; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Richard Kuhn, as Special Representative for George E. Stankus (deceased) Defendants.

Notice to Heirs and Legatees.

Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent, George E. Stankus, that on January 21, 2016, an order was entered by the Court, naming Richard W. Kuhn, 552 S. Washington Street, Suite 100, Naperville, Illinois 60540, Tel. No. 630-420-8228, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 4519 Drake Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (Published in the Northwest Herald on February 16, 23, March 1, 2016) 1159393

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Benjimen J. Pratola Jr.; Wendy S. Pratola; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 15 CH 01184 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Benjimen J. Pratola Jr. Wendy S. Pratola Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2110 Colby Drive McHenry, IL 60050 and which said Mortgage was made by: Benjimen J. Pratola Jr. Wendy S. Pratola the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2008R0058422 modified with 2015R0016550; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before March 24, 2016 A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-15-19004 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS MCHENRY SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

MARK B. MCWILLIAMS, KIMBERLY D. MCWILLIAMS, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. f/k/a HARRIS BANK, N.A., ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS & NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 15 CH 595 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment for Foreclo-

udgm sure and Sale entered in the abovecaptioned case, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or his deputy, on March 24, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the room assigned at the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL 60098, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, property legally described as follows: LOT 16 (EXCEPT THE EAST 6.0 FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF THEREOF) AND THE WEST 6.0 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 17 IN THE PLAT OF ARKILLS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF RICHMOND, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 27, 1856 IN BOOK 15 OF DEEDS, PAGE 288, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number 04-09-252-038 This property is commonly known as 5419 Walnut St., Richmond, IL 60071, and may contain improvements. This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" for cash or its equivalent in accordance with the terms and provisions of said judgment through which the Plaintiff is owed at least $129,990.22. The successful bidder is required to deposit 10% of the bid amount at the time of the sale with the McHenry County Sheriff, with the balance to be paid by noon of the Tuesday following the sale. For information regarding this real estate, including the possibility of inspection, interested parties may contact Amber L. Michlig or Michael G. Cortina, SmithAmundsen, LLC, 2460 Lake Shore Drive, Woodstock, Illinois 60098 815337-4900.

udgm sure and Sale entered in the abovecaptioned case, the Sheriff of McHenry County, Illinois, or his deputy, on March 24, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the room assigned at the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL 60098, will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, property known as: Permanent Index Number 04-09-252-038 This property is commonly known as 5419 Walnut St., Richmond, IL 60071, and may contain improvements. This real estate is being sold in an "As Is Condition" for cash or its equivalent in accordance with the terms and provisions of said judgment through which the Plaintiff is owed at least $129,990.22. The successful bidder is required to deposit 10% of the bid amount at the time of the sale with the McHenry County Sheriff, with the balance to be paid by noon of the Tuesday following the sale. For information regarding this real estate, including the possibility of inspection, interested parties may contact Amber L. Michlig or Michael G. Cortina, SmithAmundsen, LLC, 2460 Lake Shore Drive, Woodstock, Illinois 60098 815337-4900.

Dated this 12th day of February, 2016 Bill Prim Sheriff of McHenry County

Michael G. Cortina Amber L. Michlig SmithAmundsen, LLC Attorney for McHenry Savings Bank 2460 Lake Shore Drive Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 337-4900 Telephone (815) 337-4910 Facsimile mcortina@salawus.com amichlig@salawus.com ARDC No. 6255782 Dated this 12th day of February, ARDC No. 6309698 2016 Northwest Herald Bill Prim February 16, 23, March 1, 2016 Sheriff of McHenry County 1159374 (R)

Michael G. Cortina Amber L. Michlig SmithAmundsen, LLC Attorney for McHenry Savings Bank 2460 Lake Shore Drive Woodstock, Illinois 60098 (815) 337-4900 Telephone (815) 337-4910 Facsimile mcortina@salawus.com amichlig@salawus.com ARDC No. 6255782 ARDC No. 6309698

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH DUSZKA, et al Defendant 15 CH 00866 Northwest Herald NOTICE OF SALE February 16, 23, March 1, 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY 1159359 (L) GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, PUBLIC NOTICE 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE on April 6, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the MCHENRY SAVINGS BANK, following described real estate: Plaintiff, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED vs.

REAL ESTATE, TO WIT: UNIT MARK B. MCWILLIAMS, 9-1115-A IN THE NORTHSTAR KIMBERLY D. MCWILLIAMS, BMO CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING HARRIS BANK, N.A. f/k/a HARRIS DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND; PART BANK, N.A., ILLINOIS HOUSING OF NORTHSTAR PHASE 1, BEING A DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE UNKNOWN OWNERS & NONSOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, RECORD CLAIMANTS, AND THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECDefendants.

TION 30, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, Case No. 15 CH 595 RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRD NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING FORECLOSURE SALE TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pur- JULY 27, 1994 AS DOCUMENT suant to a Judgment for Foreclo- NO. 94R44959 IN MCHENRY

COUNTY, ILLINOIS; WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ''A'' TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 94R45114, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JOSEPH DUSZKA AND ERICA DUSZKA, HUSBAND AND WIFE, NOT AS TENANTS IN COMMON, NOT AS JOINT TENANT;, BUT AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, BY DEED FROM JAMES W. CODY, MARRIED TO GLORIA CODY, AND MELISSA CODY BYCZYNSKI, MARRIED TO HENRY BYCZYNSKI, DATED 12/23/02, FILED 12/30/02 AND RECORDED IN DEED AS INST. NO. 2002R125410 IN MCHENRY COUNTY RECORDS. Commonly known as 1115 HEARTLAND GATE, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 19-19-430-023.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 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 14-15-13922.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-13922 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 15 CH 00866 TJSC#: 35-16484 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS McHENRY COUNTY, JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF RMS A minor.

Case No.: 16 JD 3 and 16 JD 4 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO: JOHN KEITH, SHEILA RENEE EMCH, and any unknown FATHERS and MOTHERS, and to All Whom It May Concern:: Take notice that on FEBRUARY 3, 2016, Delinquency petitions were filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY, William P. Stanton in the Circuit Court of The 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County entitled “in the Interest of RMS, a Minor', and that in Judge MAUREEN P. MCINTYRE, or any Judge sitting in her stead in Room 101 of the McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, Illinois, on March 23, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the Minor declared to be a ward of the court under that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR. NOW, UNLESS YOU APPEAR at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you, and an order of judgment entered.

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Tuesday, February 23, 2016 • NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Shannon Nicole Ryan Case Number 16 MR 63 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on March 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Room 201, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Shannon Nicole Ryan to that of Shannon Nicole Lynford pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names. /s/ Shannon Ryan (Published in the Northwest Herald February 9, 16, 23, 2016) 1156880

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for the item described herein will be received at

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Sanitary 515 Plum Street, Lake in the Hills, The proposed item consists of a Illinois. located at: 2016 Ford F-350 4X4 Chassis 5006 E LAKE SHORE DR Cab, as specified in the proposal The Lake in the Hills Sanitary Disdocuments coded 5382, 03916, trict will affirmatively insure the Fair WONDER LAKE IL 60097 delivered to the Lake in the Hills Employment Practices RequireDated February 11, 2016 Sanitary District facilities located at ments of the State of Illinois.

COUNTY CLERK ANNOUNCES EARLY VOTING Mary E. McClellan, McHenry County Clerk, announces that voters can cast a ballot prior to the March 15th, 2016 General Primary Election as early as February 29th without having to offer a reason for wanting to vote early.

The early voting law, effective in Illinois, allows voters to cast a ballot at an early voting center through Monday, March 14th_ As all ballot styles for McHenry County are available at the below Early Voting Centers, voters may choose to vote at the site most convenient for them.

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No less than the prevailing rate of wages, as found by the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District or the Department of Labor or determined by the Court of Review, shall be paid all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract.

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Preference shall be given to the employment of Illinois laborers for all work under this contract in compliance with State Law (Illinois Compiled Statues Chapter 30-570, Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act).

Bid proposals may be obtained at the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District, 515 Plum Street, Lake in the Hills, Illinois 60156.

Proposal forms shall be issued up to 48 hours prior to the bid opening on the date the project is advertised for acceptance of proposals.

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The President and Board of Trustees of the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities.

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Request of Mary J. Rizzo-Hanrahan Case Number 16 MR 88 Public notice is hereby given that I have filed a Petition for Change of Name and scheduled a hearing on my Petition on April 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., Room 201, in the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois, praying for the change of my name from Mary J. RizzoHanrahan to that of Mary J. Rizzo pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes on Change of Names.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from persons interested in appointment to the McHenry County Conservation District Board of Trustees. One (1) vacant position is available. Applicants will be applying for an appointment to a five-year term that will expire on June 30, 2021. Application forms are available at the County Board Office, Room 209, McHenry County Government Center, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock, IL 60098 (815-334-4221) or at the County's website at http://www.co.mchenry.il.us/home/showdocument?id=12290. Completed applications should be returned to the County Board office no later than 3:00 p.m. on March 24, 2016. If mailing your application, certified or registered mail is recommended. Mailed applications should be sent to the following address: McHenry County Board, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098.

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Huntley’s Kayla Barreto breaks away with the ball as Niaja Taylor of Rockford Auburn gives chase during their Class 4A Belvidere North Regional final Thursday in Belvidere.

Huntley won, 66-40, for its fourth straight regional title.

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Crystal Lake Central’s Lenny Petersen pins Richmond-Burton’s Gavin Sutton during the Class 2A 138-pound state championship bout Saturday in Champaign.

Tweet from the weekend The totals are in: in the past 7 seasons the Tigers have 14 State Champions and 33 wrestling medalists. #IHSAstate – @CLCTigerWrestle (Crystal Lake Central wrestling) Follow our writers on Twitter: Joe Stevenson – @NWH_JoePrepZone Mike DeFabo – @MikeDeFabo Jon Styf – @jonstyf Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

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Belvidere North athletic director Jody Flynn hands the championship plaque to Huntley’s Kayla Barreto (from left), Paige Renkosik and Ali Andrews after the Red Raiders beat Rockford Auburn in the Class 4A Belvidere North Regional final Thursday in Belvidere.

College basketball: Michigan St. at Ohio St., 8 p.m., ESPN Michigan State is ranked No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll, but the Spartans (22-5, 9-5 Big Ten) trail the unranked Buckeyes (18-10, 10-5) by half a game for fourth place in the conference. For more on Tuesday’s game, see page 11.

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Another tweet Toledo offers 2017 Stud DL Olalere Oladipo (Huntley HS, IL) @OladipoLere @VarsityPreps – @DemetricDWarren (VarsityPreps)

Third tweet The only state wrestling placers in AldenHebron history: David Nor (3rd 1991) & Colten Cashmore (1st 20-6) – @JWilks26 (John Wilkinson) From Twitter @JWilks26

Familiar territory

Huntley makes 4th consecutive trip to sectionals

By ALEX KANTECKI

akantecki@shawmedia.com The Huntley girls basketball team cut down the nets, posed for team pictures and tore through two dozen cupcakes after routing Rockford Auburn, 66-40, Thursday in the Class 4A Belvidere North Regional final.

The postgame celebration and victory cupcakes aren’t anything new for the Red Raiders, who have four straight regional titles and eight in the past 10 seasons. For seniors Ali Andrews and Kayla Barreto, who haven’t lost a regional game in four varsity seasons, the celebration never gets old.

“No, never,” said Andrews, a 6-foot-2 forward and Illinois commit who has led her team to 16 straight wins heading into Tuesday’s DeKalb Sectional semifinals. “This is what it’s all about.”

But Huntley’s experience doesn’t start and end with Andrews and Barreto, who were a part of Huntley’s fourthplace state finisher in 2012-13 as freshmen and have 109 wins and counting

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there when Huntley won its second sectional title in three seasons but fell one win short of a state berth with a 50Class 3A St. Viator Sectional 34 loss to Fremd, the eventual Class 4A Tuesday’s semifinals runner-up, just more than a year ago.

Antioch vs. St. Viator, 6 p.m.

And Raethz, who started coaching Johnsburg vs. Chicago Resurrection, 7:30 p.m. the Raiders in 1999, has seen it all – winThursday’s championship ning two games in his first season and Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. a school-record 28 wins in each of the Class 4A DeKalb Sectional past two. (He earned his 300th victory Tuesday’s semifinals with a 45-23 win over Grayslake Central in the Fox Valley Conference crossover Dundee-Crown vs. Hononegah, 6 p.m. championship Feb. 11. The Raiders got Huntley vs. Crystal Lake South, 7:30 p.m. cupcakes that day, too.)

Thursday’s championship It’s that veteran experience and riSemifinal winners, 7 p.m. diculous track record that give top-seeded Huntley an edge as the Raiders (28-3) under coach Steve Raethz. prepare to face No. 2-seed Crystal Lake Far from it.

South in a sectional semifinal at 7:30 Senior Paige Renkosik, who cel- p.m. Tuesday at DeKalb High School. ebrated her birthday with a regionDundee-Crown (15-7), a No. 5 seed al championship, and junior Morgan that upset South Elgin to win back-toClausen have been there for the past back regional titles for the first time three regional titles. since 2003, and Hononegah, a No. 2 seed, Lexi Lowitzki, who handed out a will play in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. game-high six assists in the regionSee SECTIONALS, page 3 al-clinching win over Auburn, was

ALDEN-HEBRON WRESTLING

By JOHN WILKINSON

HEBRON – When Alden-Hebron athletic director John Lalor mentioned “The Champs” in his speech Monday night, everyone in the Giants’ gym knew who he meant.

For 64 years, those words have been reserved for the legendary 1952 state championship basketball team. For so many years, they were the only state champions to come from Hebron.

That changed Saturday night in Champaign, when Alden-Hebron senior Colten Cashmore won the Class 1A state wrestling title at 170 pounds. On Sunday, Cashmore returned home with a parade through the town, and Monday night the school celebrated him with a ceremony in the gym, where they revealed his name up on the wall among other champions (even if, in the rush, his first name had been spelled wrong).

Cashmore was greeted by a standing ovation from the more than 100 people in the gym. The school’s lone previous wrestling medalist – David Nor, who took third in 1991 – was there. Lalor announced that Phil Judson of the 1952 basketball team had called to apologize for missing the celebration and offered his congratulations.

“Everybody says how great the grand march (at state) is and how it’s one of the best in the country, but riding through town on the fire truck and just seeing all my friends and family there cheering me on, it was the greatest moment of my life. It was better than the grand march,” Cashmore said. “And then coming here, supporting the team and myself, it was truly great.

was my time, and I just went out mentally focused every match, and I thought I was physically in the best shape,” Cashmore said.

He finished with a 28-2 record, winning four tournaments in the regular season and taking outstanding wrestler awards at three tournaments.

He won his regional but stumbled in his sectional. Cashmore lost his opening match by one point to an unranked opponent. Looking back, he said he didn’t wrestle well at all. His coaches said he tried to work some moves that he didn’t need and ended up giving up points he

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cent years despite no wins to show for it. South almost upset Huntley in last year’s sectional semifinals, but a goahead 3-pointer from Renkosik with 13 seconds left propelled the Raiders to a 44-40 win.

“We’re familiar with Huntley, so I don’t have to do much scouting. That’s a plus,” South coach Mark Mucha joked after defeating Prairie Ridge, 4527, on Friday in the McHenry Regional final. “We’ve played some good quarters against them, just not every one has been good. We just need to find that consistency. ... We’re ready for the challenge.”

South is led by senior Chanel Fanter, a fast-break guard who leads the Gators with 16 points a game. She’s supported by juniors Annika Sevcik, Taylor Jozefowicz, Kelly Gaede and Taylor Keegan. All five will be needed to combat Andrews, McHenry County’s

all-time leading scorer.

The first DeKalb Sectional semifinal is also a rematch. Hononegah (27-3) beat Dundee-Crown this season, 80-57, but that was all the way back on Nov. 24.

D-C wasn’t picked by many to advance out of the Streamwood Regional, but the Chargers have a dangerous attack led by senior Melissa Barker, who averages 15 points a game and leads the area with 108 3s.

They also have size with juniors Allison Michalski (5-foot-11), who is second on the team with 13.5 points a game, 6-footer Paige Gieseke and sophomore Maddie Tripp (6-2).

In Class 3A, Johnsburg makes a return to sectionals for the first time since 2011 after blowing out Carmel, 4922, to capture the Streamwood Regional championship. Johnsburg (26-3), a No. 2 seed, faces No. 3 Chicago Resurrection

at 7:30 p.m Tuesday in a St. Viator Sectional semifinal.

The winner advances to Thursday’s sectional championship against the winner of Antioch and St. Viator.

The Skyhawks have won 10 regional titles as a program, but this is the first under coach Brad Frey. Mike Toussaint won seven in a row from 2006 to 2011.

Johnsburg is led offensively by sophomore Aannah Interrante (14.5 points a game, 59 3s), senior Jazza Johns (10.4 points, 7.6 rebounds), and sophomore Kayla Stefka (8 points). The Skyhawks’ three losses have come against Burlington Central (twice) and Fremd.

“We just have to focus on the upcoming game and focus on practice and work on stuff that we need for the next team,” junior guard Cortland Sommerfeldt said after winning the regional title. “We can’t get cocky or anything. We have to keep our heads in it.”

Continued from page 2 Standing in the way of Huntley is a team the three-time defending FVC Valley champion is familiar with. The Raiders haven’t lost to South since Jan. 25, 2012, and beat the Gators (23-9) by 14 in each of their two meetings this season.

Still, they aren’t overlooking South, which finished runner-up to Huntley in the FVC Valley for the second straight year and beat state-ranked Burlington Central this season.

“I think we know each other really well, and it’s going to be a good matchup again,” Huntley junior Maddy Moffett said. “It’s going to be a battle, and we’re going to be ready for it. We have to be. They always play us close.”

The Gators have been one of the few teams to give Huntley problems in re-

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Alden-Hebron senior Colten Cashmore gets a hug from his second-grade teacher, Candace Tufo, during a celebration Monday at the high school in Hebron. Cashmore is the school’s first wrestling state champion and A-H’s first state champion in any sport since the 1952 boys basketball team.

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“And to be honored with something that the town has always been looking up to forever since I’ve been alive – the ’52 champs – to be compared to them is just something great. When people say it’s going to live on forever, I don’t know if it will, maybe it does, but it’s a great honor just to be put in that category.”

It was a celebration set up by an impressive senior season, one motivated by knowing it was his last shot. Multiple coaches mentioned Monday that something in Cashmore clicked heading into his senior season.

“I just knew I had to do it now and this

couldn’t get back.

“That might’ve been a blessing in disguise because that night I really had a hard time sleeping and I was like, ‘You know where you want to be at the end of the year, so you’ve got to go out this next day and do it,’ ” Cashmore said.

Cashmore won four matches the next day to take third place and qualify for state.

Once he was there, where he had always wanted to be, he walked a few laps around the arena, took it all in and, once on the mat, didn’t stumble.

In the final, Cashmore got a first-period takedown, then gave up two escapes to be tied at 2 heading into the third. He got the escape in the final period and won, 3-2. Afterward, he ran to the upper deck to celebrate with the family and friends who had made the trip.

Cashmore began wrestling in first grade, inspired by his father, David, a third-place state medalist for Wauconda in 1990.

“My goal was not necessarily to beat him but to win a championship, and me and him would share that memory together, and it happened.”

Now there is another Cashmore in the IHSA archives.

“I was a lot happier seeing him win,” David Cashmore said Monday.

After talking about his experience and thanking everyone, Cashmore had a final statement Monday.

“One last thing,” he said. “If anybody ever tells you, you can’t do something because you’re from Hebron, just know that you can.”

Like the 1952 basketball team before him, Cashmore did so on the state’s biggest stage.

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Inside Girls Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ALLISON MICHALSKI Dundee-Crown, jr., F Michalski was one of many Chargers who helped lead D-C to three wins in four days, which included a 54-51 upset win over top-seeded South Elgin in Friday’s Class 4A Streamwood Regional final.

She scored 18 points in a opening-round win against Elgin, 11 against Grant and 15 against South Elgin, grabbing eight rebounds in the semifinal and final.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Huntley (28-3): The Red Raiders routed Rockford Auburn, 66-40, in the Class 4A Belvidere North Regional final to claim their fourth consecutive regional title and eighth in the past 10 seasons. They’ve won 16 games in a row and haven’t lost in 2016.

2. Johnsburg (26-3): The Skyhawks had their way with host Carmel in a 49-22 Class 3A Carmel Regional final win, earning their first regional championship since 2011 and 10th overall. Johnsburg’s 26 wins are the fourth most in program history. The Skyhawks won 28 games twice (2005-06 and 2006-07) and 27 in 2008-09.

3. Crystal Lake South (23-9): The Gators beat Prairie Ridge for the second time in 10 days with a 45-27 victory in the Class 4A

the final seconds ran off the clock.

The loss was hard on all three seniors, but they see good things ahead for Prairie Ridge, which started two freshmen in the postseason and had five on the varsity team this season in addition to three sophomores.

“It’s just been an interesting and fun season,” Proud Sponsor of said Giffels, who led the Wolves with nine points Athlete of the Week against South. “I’m going to miss all of the girls McHenry Regional final. It’s the second straight on the team. I see the program going really regional title for South and third since 2009. far. They’re really strong and positive players 4. Dundee-Crown (15-17): The Chargers up- and they work well together. They’re going to set top-seeded South Elgin, 54-51, in a Class 4A have a great next three years and I’m excited Streamwood Regional final to earn back-to-back to come back and visit them and see how they regional titles for the first time since 2003. It’s progress.”

D-C’s first appearance in the power rankings.

Wolves coach Rick Lima, who took over for 5. Prairie Ridge (19-11): The Wolves won Rob Baker after he resigned in mid-January, is back-to-back Fox Valley Conference Fox Division excited about Prairie Ridge’s future, but he’s titles and made it to a regional final despite equally excited about the future of his three a coaching change late in the season. Prairie seniors.

Ridge has a bright future with a strong group “I told them it’s not what I wanted for them of underclassmen returning, including 6-foot-3 at the end here, but I also told them that they freshman Sammi Lockwood and freshman learned a lot this season,” Lima said. “They’ve Nicole Dorn. been through a lot and they can take that with them. I told all three seniors they’re all going to NOTEWORTHY be successful in life. They’re going to be leaders, Wolves in good hands: Kirsten Voel-Pel and and they led us all season.”

Haylee Giffels fouled out in Prairie Ridge’s 45-27 Building a program: After McHenry’s regional final loss to Crystal Lake South, a notcomeback against Prairie Ridge fell short in the so-fitting ending for a pair of seniors who helped Class 4A McHenry Regional semifinals, Warriors lead a young team to the brink of a regional coach Rob Niemic admitted he wasn’t totally championship. Aly Clark, Prairie Ridge’s leading prepared to give an end-of-season speech. scorer, was removed late in the game to cheers “I’ll be really honest. I really wasn’t prepared and joined her fellow seniors on the bench as for the postgame speech because I didn’t think

there was going to be one where we’re turning our stuff in on Thursday,” the second-year coach said. “I thought for sure it would have been, ‘I’ll see you at practice tomorrow.’”

Despite the loss, Niemic sees positive signs in the program. The Warriors lose only one senior, Kaleigh Johnson, and will return sophomore standout Liz Alsot and freshman Izzy Gscheidle.

“The one thing in trying to create your own program is getting kids to buy in. And that’s one thing I can never ask enough of,” he said.

“They know I’m not an easy guy to play for sometimes.”

Three is better than one: In Huntley’s 66-40 regional final win over Auburn on Thursday, junior Maddy Moffett got to experience something she didn’t think would happen until her senior season: playing in the same game with her two sisters, sophomore Mallory Moffett and freshman Melissa Moffett.

Maddy Moffett returned from concussion symptoms and scored six points in her first game back in almost two weeks, Mallory went 2 of 2 from the foul line and Melissa, who was called up to the varsity within the past month, received playing time late in the blowout win.

“It was a little bit of an adjustment period,” Maddy Moffett said. “Seeing them at home all the time and then seeing them on the basketball court, too. But it’s really fun and really cool to be able to play with them. We thought it was going to happen next year, but it happened a little bit earlier.”

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Marengo’s prospects for grabbing the Big Northern Conference East Division boys basketball title seemed dim after a 1-2 start in division games.

The Indians had 11 remaining division games, but knew at that point their margin for error was minuscule, while their need for help was significant.

Although Marengo was down, in the standings at least, it was resolute about its chances in the BNC East.

“The winner’s going to most likely have three losses,” senior guard Zach Knobloch said after a 61-50 loss Jan. 8 at Burlington Central. “We play in a tough conference. Anything can happen.”

Knobloch’s words were prophetic. The Indians (21-6 overall, 11-2 BNC East) host Burlington (24-3, 12-1) at 7 p.m.

Tuesday in Homer “Bill” Barry Gymnasium with a chance to tie for the division championship.

The Rockets lost to Genoa-Kingston, 55-42, Friday night, setting up the final regular-season division game for an outright or co-champion scenario. As Burlington continued racking up wins, sharing the title looked like Marengo’s best hope.

“In the [division] you can’t control what everybody else does, you have to put yourself in position where you’re playing meaningful games at the end of the season,” Indians coach Nate Wright said after Marengo knocked off Genoa-Kingston, 80-61, on Jan. 30.

The road to this point hardly has been a smooth one for the Indians. They had two close calls against Johnsburg, had to rally to win at North Boone, needed a late three-point play from Michael

fitting ending to the regular season.

Crossover time: The Fox Valley Conference boys basketball crossover placement games this week will be the last of such games for the FVC. Woodstock, Woodstock North, Grayslake Central and Grayslake North will leave for other conferences next season, and the FVC will have nine teams and not be split into divisions.

The second- through sixth-place games take place Tuesday at the sites of FVC Fox Division schools, with the first-place teams, Jacobs (FVC Valley) at Prairie Ridge (FVC Fox), playing Thursday. All are 7 p.m. starts.

McHenry plays at Grayslake North in a meeting of second-place teams, with Crystal Lake South at Woodstock (third), Huntley at Grayslake Central (fourth), Cary-Grove at Hampshire (fifth) and Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake Central (sixth) rounding out the schedule.

McHenry tied Crystal Lake South for second in the FVC Valley, while Central tied Woodstock North for sixth in the FVC Fox. Ties were broken by point differential in head-to-head meetings between those teams.

Jacobs and Prairie Ridge are defending champions in their divisions. The Matthew Apgar file photo – mapgar@shawmedia.com Golden Eagles have won 21 consecutive Marengo’s Michael Volkening shoots against Genoa-Kingston on Jan. 29 in Marengo. FVC Valley games. Prairie Ridge has Marengo will host Big Northern Conference East Division leader Burlington Central on won 11 consecutive games, its last loss came at Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic.

Tuesday with a chance to tie the Rockets for the BNC East title.

Knobloch watch: Knobloch climbed to third on the IHSA career list for 3-pointVolkening to beat Richmond-Burton last Dave Gilliland coaching the Rockets. week and another rally to beat Rockford Marengo has won 11 consecutive ers with nine last week. The 6-foot seChristian, 77-76, on Friday. games and is the No. 2 seed in Sub-Sec- nior has 374 and passed Kevin Rhodes Yet here they are, battling Burling- tional B of the Class 3A Woodstock North of Canton (1988-91, 371) for third place. ton for a share of the division title. It Sectional. Burlington is the No. 1 seed in Washington’s Matt Roth (2005-08, 464) and Kankakee Trinity Academy’s Chris conjures memories of the great Maren- Sub-Sectional A. go-Burlington rivalry games of the 1990s It has been quite a journey for Maren- Green (2011-14, 428) rank Nos. 1 and 2 on with Barry coaching the Indians and go to get to this point and seems like a the list.

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6 BLACKHAWKS

Clunkers happen far too often this season

By MARK LAZERUS

mlazerus@suntimes.com The Blackhawks’ hallmark over the past several seasons has been their remarkable consistency, both on the scoreboard and between the ears. It’s a team that doesn’t lose in bunches, doesn’t lose big, and doesn’t lose its head. It’s why the occasional bad night has been so easy to shrug off, and why playoff deficits are so often conquered. As the Hawks Jonathan repeat ad nauseum, Toews they never get too high, and they never get too low.

Which makes the past few months so baffling.

Since December, the Hawks have seemingly been either the best team in the league or a total disaster on any given night. They won 12 straight after Christmas. They blew out the Dallas Stars on Feb. 6. They put up seven goals on the hapless Maple Leafs on Feb. 15.

But they also lost, 4-0, Dec. 22 in Dallas. They got waxed, 4-0, Jan. 22 in Florida. They sputtered to a 5-0 loss Jan. 26 in Carolina. And they got annihilated, 6-1, by the Wild on Sunday in the outdoor game at TCF Bank Stadium. They’ve been shut out six times already. They’ve given up five goals or more eight times (it happened only five times all of last season).

There are nights they look like world-beaters, and nights they simply look beaten.

“I don’t know what you could attribute it to,” Trevor van Riemsdyk said.

“We’ve had some games where we really let it get away.”

The fact is, this Hawks team – al-

though a good squad, the top team in the Western Conference, and a Stanley Cup favorite – doesn’t have the same depth and mental makeup as recent teams.

Ten players on the roster weren’t on the team last season. And although the blame for the too-frequent off nights falls on everybody’s shoulders, the Hawks are allowing bad starts to snowball into awful games.

“The fact that we have a relatively new team in some cases, especially this time of year when teams are playing hard, and they’re playing for playoff spots, we’ve got to match that desperation,” Jonathan Toews said. “If it’s that fourth game of the week, or you don’t feel like you’re flying like you are in your best games, there’s no excuse to be made. You have to find ways to execute and play the right way in some of these games, and we haven’t shown that.

That’s how you come up with a 6-1 loss.”

Hawks coach Joel Quenneville has noticed the disparity in the quality of his team’s play from night to night.

“Getting behind by a big number is something that we’re unaccustomed to for the last three years,” Quenneville said. “It’s crept in a little bit in our game.

It’s something that can’t happen at that regularity – or happen at all.”

The comforting thing is that the good nights far outweigh the bad nights, as the Hawks still sit atop the Central Division standings a conference-high 81 points. And the bad nights, while all too common, haven’t come in bunches; the Hawks have only two three-game losing streaks all season, and none longer.

But with the Stars one point back with two games in hand, and the Blues two points back with one game in hand, the Hawks need to find the consistency that has made them a powerhouse in recent seasons.

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Rose continues to elevate game

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The Bulls’ Derrick Rose soars to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at the United Center. glass. That’s a shot I’m always shooting when I warmed up. I think it’s just been repetition.”

Repetition that has turned into a lethal weapon.

“The bank-shot, it’s kind of funky, but you can see him kind of trying to get to it, and when someone is trying to do that then they have confidence in it,” Dunleavy said. “Whatever gives him confidence to make a shot, however he wants to make it, we don’t care.’’

Now the kicker in all of this: Rose has put these games together without Jimmy Butler (left knee) on the floor. The next hurdle for both players is to show they can play together, play off each other, and put egos in check.

That in itself can save what’s been a season of disappointment.

“I think it’s an unknown ceiling,” Rose said of how good he can still get this year. “I mean the way I’m playing right now, the shots I’m taking I didn’t take when I was younger. I’m shooting off glass now. Defense can get a lot better, but I love the way I’m playing offensively.”

For the first time in a very long time, Rose isn’t alone with that thought.

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This is the Derrick Rose the Bulls have been waiting for.

Even pleading for.

Confident, unselfish and, more importantly, aware of what he does and doesn’t do well, all under the umbrella of playing a team game.

“It’s exciting to see the way he’s played since we got back from All-Star break, and the biggest thing is it’s not flashes,” veteran forward Mike Dunleavy said. “It’s been three straight games now. I can’t remember the last time he strung three straight games together. He’s doing his thing.”

And then some.

Since again taking criticism for sitting out a Feb. 8 loss in Charlotte because of “general soreness,” Rose came back from the break the player the Bulls have been pushing him to be for the past year and a half. He has averaged 26 points a game, grabbed 17 total rebounds and handed out 14 assists.

But it’s the efficiency that he’s finally understanding.

Rose has shot 57 percent (31 for 54) over that span, no longer obsessed with shooting the 3-pointer, and seemingly no longer seeing ghosts of injuries past.

“I just feel like I’m back,” Rose said.

“I’m out there playing. Wherever I can do it to get my team a victory, that’s what I’m going to do. I’m out there, they’re giving me mid-range, they’re giving me drives to the lane, just mixing up my game. Just trying to play a solid game when I’m out there.”

What also was refreshing to hear was Rose feeling like he’s not done, either.

The eye injury he suffered on the first day of training camp actually was a blessing because the lack of depth perception forced him to finally add a new dimension to his game.

That’s been the genesis of his midrange bank-shot.

“It’s an easy shot for me,” Rose said.

“My eye. My eye is getting a lot better, and I was like, ‘You know what, just add it to the repertoire,’ and it’s been working. And they give me the shot, they give me mid-range. They just don’t want me getting to the lane. I don’t know when they’re going to learn.

“When it was messed up, I had to find like the depth perception because the rim was off, and I knew mid-range going off the glass, I knew how hard to hit the

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8 WHITE SOX

Sox sign veteran SS Rollins for $2M

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

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GLENDALE, Ariz. – The White Sox signed 37-year-old Jimmy Rollins to a $2 million minor league deal with an invitation to spring training Monday, a move that opens the door for the 2007 National League MVP to be their starting shortstop, despite his sagging offensive numbers in 2015.

A four-time Gold Glove winner (most recently in 2012) with the Philadelphia Phillies, the switch-hitting Rollins batted .224 with a .285 on-base percentage over 563 plate appearances with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015.

He hit 13 homers and had 12 stolen bases.

The Sox’s plan, at least tentatively going into camp, was to start Tyler Saladino, a good defender who batted .225 in his first major league season in 2015 at shortstop. The Sox first reached out to Rollins, who had offers from other teams to serve a super-utility type role but preferred the Sox because of a chance to start, in December.

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Jimmy Rollins bats for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies last season in Denver. Rollins agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the White Sox. “First and foremost, it provides us with another quality option for our infield,” general manager Rick Hahn said. “It provides us with some veteran depth in that area where we previously did not have it. And again, it adds to what we feel is a quality mix in the clubhouse as far as a leader. He brings energy and a competitive edge each day.

Rollins, who has played shortstop

exclusively during a career that began with the Phillies in 2000, ranked fifth among NL shortstops with a .983 fielding percentage, committing nine errors in 526 chances. He ranks among the top five active players in career atbats, runs, doubles, triples and stolen bases, and he did pick up his production during the second half of 2015, posting a slash line of .244/.310/.395 from July to the end of the season.

He is expected in camp Thursday, two days after the club’s first full squad workout. The Sox have a long history of acquiring aging stars past their prime – see Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones, Roberto Alomar to name three – and the obvious question is what is left in Rollins’ tank.

“We’re going to find out together,” Hahn said. “I know he feels great. He had to play through some injuries last year, he has a long history of doing that, and perhaps some of those weighed on him a little bit last season. 2014 was a very quality year, consistent with what he did the bulk of his career. We’ll find out together exactly where he’s at.”

Although Rollins will be given every opportunity to show it, Hahn said, “No one is given jobs until they earn jobs. So there is certainly the opportunity that Jimmy could find himself playing fairly regularly at short, but he’s also going to come in and prepare to be available on more of a utility basis playing multiple positions depending on how things play out.”

Rollins has played almost exclusively at shortstop during his accomplished career, but Hahn believes his athleticism would play out at second base or third, if needed there. Saladino, who excelled defensively at third last year having limited experience at the position, profiles as a better utility player.

Manager Robin Ventura talked to Saladino about the move Monday morning.

“Sally’s going to do exactly what he came here to do, and that’s play hard and play for the White Sox and try and do well,” Ventura said. “As far as playing time and everything else, we’ll see how that goes out.”

Lawrie: Sox have World Series-caliber talent

By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN

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GLENDALE, Ariz. – After flopping followed high expectations in 2015, the White Sox have been trying to rally around the “let’s sneak up on them” angle this year, but that’s not picking up much steam.

USA Today pegged them for 90 wins, a prediction that sparked a flurry of reaction. On Monday, new Sox second baseman Brett Lawrie arrived at camp, looked around the clubhouse and got fired up.

“You look at the number of guys and you look at who’s in this room,” Lawrie said. “We’ve got so much talent, it’s World Series-caliber, 100 percent.”

And that was before the Sox announced the addition of former MVP Jimmy Rollins, albeit in the twilight of his career. The Sox have returning Brett Lawrie all-stars at third base (Todd Frazier), first base (Jose Abreu) and pitcher (Chris Sale) and former

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all-stars in left field (Melky Cabrera) and in the bullpen (David Robertson).

There’s also young talent such as Adam Eaton, Jose Quintana and Carlos Rodon who potentially are on the verge of stardom.

“It’s just about refining that and coming together as a group and having some fun out there,” Lawrie said.

“Any time [you] play against the White Sox, you know who’s over there and the damage that [we] can do.”

But World Series caliber?

“No doubt,” Lawrie said. “That’s the thing about baseball, anything can

happen. It’s a long year. It’s definitely a marathon, not a sprint and we just have to come together as a group and have some fun and just enjoy each other’s company and go play baseball.”

Lawrie was acquired to play third base, but that was before the Sox traded for Frazier. But he also can play second, which is where he went to field his first grounders of camp Monday morning.

That Lawrie was stoked about the Sox’s chances was no shocker. He’s a high-energy type who will add flavor to the clubhouse.

CUBS

Presidential hopeful tweets Cubs owners ‘have a lot to hide’

By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittenmyer@suntimes.com

almost entirely by $3 million in donations from Marlene Ricketts, according to Federal Election Commission documents. The super PAC challenges Trump’s credentials as a conservative.

Marlene Ricketts is the wife of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts. Their four kids make up the controlling bloc of the Cubs’ board of directors – including Pete Ricketts, the Republican governor of Nebraska.

Pete’s brother, Todd Ricketts, is the director and CEO of Ending Spending Inc., an organization affiliated with the family-funded Super PAC of a similar name that supports conservative policies. The Super PAC originally targeted public spending on private interests.

Public controversy over their political causes is nothing new to the Rickettses, who bought the Cubs in a highly leveraged deal from Tribune Company owner Sam Zell in 2009.

In 2012, a New York Times report revealed a $10 million plan by Joe Ricketts to fund a super PAC to attack President Barack Obama with racially tinged political ads. It so infuriated Obama friend and ally Rahm Emanuel that the mayor withdrew support for $150 million of public stadium-renovation funding that

was considered all but assured until then (with no apparent opposition from the Ending Spending campaign).

It set back the Wrigley Field renovation plans by more than a year.

For now, Trump’s tweet has the look of little more than his trademark bluster.

Russell 9th again? Manager Joe Maddon said he likes the idea of keeping second-year shortstop Addison Russell as his No. 9 hitter this year, but he’s considering alternatives.

“I need to get together with our geeks and talk about batting order,” he said of the analytics department. “I really want to specifically know about the 1-2 spot [for the order of Zobrist and Jason Heyward], and I want to know what they think about Addy hitting in the 9 hole again. A lot of it last year was to benefit him, and it worked out pretty well.”

Parra signs: The Cubs signed veteran left-hander Manny Parra to a minor league deal to roll the dice with the former Brewer and Red as potential bullpen depth.

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• Tuesday, February 23, 2016

PHOENIX – Add yet another group of people to Donald Trump’s growing political hit list: the Cubs’ owners.

The Ricketts family Monday joined Muslims, Mexicans, the Obama administration and female Fox News hosts on a long and prominent list of those targeted by The Wrath of The Donald.

In response to the Ricketts family’s hefty spending to defeat Trump in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump tweeted Monday morning from his @realDonaldTrump account that “They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!”

What exactly he meant by “be careful” or what he believes the Rickettses are hiding wasn’t clear. He didn’t elaborate in subsequent tweets Monday, and he did not respond to a Sun-Times re-

quest for comment.

The Ricketts family, many of whom long have been very public and very active in conservative politics, declined comment through a spokesman.

What does seem clear is that this isn’t what the Cubs meant when they declared “Embrace the Target” as their motto for 2016.

“Oh, Lord,” baseball commissioner Rob Manfred mumbled be- Donald Trump fore a question on the subject was even finished during an annual spring training media session Monday.

“There are so many things that have been out there as part of the political process,” he said when asked about MLB’s level of interest or concern over the insinuations in the tweet.

“If each and everything that gets said was the subject of concern or something you should be concerned about,” he added, “people would be walking around with their heads spinning due to concerns.”

A super PAC targeting Trump in attack ads in recent weeks is funded

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Pistons rescind 3-player, 3-team trade

CLEVELAND – Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy didn’t want to scrap a trade he was convinced would make his team better.

He had no other choice.

Detroit rescinded a three-player, three-team trade with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, negating it because not all the players involved were cleared medically.

Houston had traded guard Marcus Thornton and center Donatas Motiejunas to Detroit last week for center Joel Anthony and a protected, first-round draft pick this year.

The Rockets also made the move to acquire the draft rights of forward Chukwudiebere Maduabum from Philadelphia.

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Tennessee’s 31-year run in Top 25 over

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press

Tennessee’s 31-year run in the Top 25 is over.

The Vols’ streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll ended Monday as Tennessee fell out of the Top 25. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.

“It’s really an amazing streak and a tribute to all of the players and coaches who’ve contributed to the Lady Vols’ rich tradition of Holly Warlick excellence,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said. “The results this season haven’t been what we wanted, but I assure you my staff and I are working extremely hard to ensure that our players reach their potential and, in turn, help our program attain the level of success we expect at Tennessee.”

Tennessee (16-11) had been teetering on the edge the past few weeks and finally dropped out after losing two of its three games last week. With the Vols out, UConn now has the longest active

Former Packers DB McCoy dies at age 62

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Mike C. McCoy, a former defensive back who intercepted 13 passes in an eight-year career with the Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 62.

The Packers said Monday in a blog post that McCoy was diagnosed with dementia in the past decade.

No cause of death was given by the team.

His wife, Janet, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in September that McCoy had to be moved to an assisted living facility. They lived in Thornton, Colorado.

McCoy played his entire NFL career with Green Bay after being drafted in the third round in 1976 from Colorado.

A native of West Memphis, Arkansas, McCoy recovered five fumbles

streak. The Huskies, who remain No. 1 in the poll this week, have been ranked for 428 consecutive weeks. It would take them about seven more years to match Tennessee’s record.

“It’s very impressive,” said Tamika Catchings, who starred for the Vols from 1997 to 2001.

“That’s huge. Like anything else, streaks come to an end at some point and time. Thirty-one years, that’s amazing. To be a part of it was really awesome. Highs and lows. Unfortunately they are going through a little low right now, but it will get better.”

During that 31-year run, the Vols had been ranked No. 1 103 times. They were in the first five 407 weeks and top 10 506 times.

Since the poll began in 1976, Tennessee had only missed a total of 15 weeks before Monday. The Vols were not in the first poll, then missed four weeks in 1981-82. They also had a 10-week gap in 1984-85.

While the Vols fell out, UConn continued its run at No. 1. The Huskies cruised through two more easy victories. They host SMU on Wednesday and then Tulane on Saturday. This was the 200th week overall that UConn has been No. 1 in the poll.

in his career and averaged 22.0 yards as a kickoff returner.

Wichita police: Ex-Cowboys RB Randle hit 3 with car

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was jailed Monday in his hometown of Wichita after police said he hit three people with a car and then broke through the front door of a home he had been asked to leave.

Police Lt. James Espinoza said Randle was ordered to leave a housewarming party early Sunday after getting into an argument. While backing out of the driveway, police say, he hit the 29-year-old man and 27-yearold woman who own the home and a 26-year-old man. Espinoza said the three weren’t seriously injured, and retreated to the home as Randle left.

– Wire reports

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 40 15 .727 — Indiana 30 26 .536 10½ Bulls 29 26 .527 11 Detroit 28 29 .491 13 Milwaukee 24 33 .421 17 Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 37 18 .673 — Boston 33 25 .569 5½ New York 24 34 .414 14½ Brooklyn 15 41 .268 22½ Philadelphia 8 47 .145 29 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 32 24 .571 — Atlanta 31 27 .534 2 Charlotte 29 26 .527 2½ Washington 25 29 .463 6 Orlando 24 30 .444 7

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Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 47 9 .839 Memphis 32 23 .582 Dallas 30 27 .526 Houston 28 28 .500 New Orleans 22 33 .400 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 40 16 .714 Portland 29 27 .518 Utah 27 28 .491 Denver 22 34 .393 Minnesota 18 39 .316 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 50 5 .909 L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 Sacramento 23 31 .426 Phoenix 14 43 .246 L.A. Lakers 11 47 .190

GB — 14½ 17½ 19 24½ GB — 11 12½ 18 22½ GB — 13½ 26½ 37 40½

Monday’s Results Detroit 96, Cleveland 88 Miami 101, Indiana 93 (OT) Toronto 122, New York 95 Minnesota 124, Boston 122 Milwaukee 108, L.A. Lakers 101 Golden State 102, Atlanta 92 L.A. Clippers 124, Phoenix 84 Tuesday’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 8 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL COLLEGE TOP 25 SCHEDULE Monday’s Results No. 12 Miami 64, No. 3 Virginia 61 No. 14 West Virginia 97, No. 17 Iowa St. 87 No. 25 Texas 71, Kansas St. 70 Tuesday’s Games No. 2 Kansas at No. 19 Baylor, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Michigan St. at Ohio St., 8 p.m.

No. 16 Kentucky vs. Alabama, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Villanova at No. 5 Xavier, 6 p.m.

No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma St., 8 p.m.

No. 7 North Carolina at N.C. State, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Iowa vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

No. 9 Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Oregon vs. Washington St., 9 p.m.

No. 21 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi St., 6 p.m.

No. 23 Notre Dame at Wake Forest, 8 p.m.

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 62 38 19 5 81 Dallas 60 37 17 6 80 St. Louis 62 35 18 9 79 Nashville 60 28 21 11 67 Colorado 62 31 27 4 66 Minnesota 59 27 22 10 64 Winnipeg 58 25 29 4 54 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Los Angeles 58 34 20 4 72 Anaheim 58 31 19 8 70 San Jose 58 32 21 5 69 Arizona 59 27 26 6 60 Vancouver 59 23 24 12 58 Calgary 58 26 29 3 55 Edmonton 60 22 32 6 50

GF GA 176 148 194 169 156 150 156 155 165 173 156 148 149 171 GF GA 157 137 146 141 174 157 163 183 142 168 160 180 150 184

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Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 59 34 18 7 75 164 137 Tampa Bay 59 33 22 4 70 163 148 Boston 60 32 22 6 70 185 169 Detroit 60 29 20 11 69 151 157 Ottawa 60 28 26 6 62 172 186 Montreal 60 28 27 5 61 163 165 Buffalo 60 24 29 7 55 144 166 Toronto 57 20 27 10 50 140 172 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 58 44 10 4 92 194 133 N.Y. Rangers 59 34 19 6 74 171 150 N.Y. Islanders 57 31 19 7 69 164 144 Pittsburgh 58 30 20 8 68 154 151 New Jersey 60 29 24 7 65 133 141 Carolina 60 27 23 10 64 148 160 Philadelphia 58 26 21 11 63 144 158 Columbus 60 24 29 7 55 155 188 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss Monday’s Results Nashville 2, Montreal 1 (SO) Columbus 6, Boston 4 Washington 3, Arizona 2 San Jose 6, St. Louis 3 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Through Sunday GP G Patrick Kane, Hawks 62 35 Jamie Benn, Dal 60 30 Tyler Seguin, Dal 60 31 Erik Karlsson, Ott 60 11 Evgeny Kuznetsov, Was 57 17 Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy 57 22 Artemi Panarin, Hawks 60 22 Sidney Crosby, Pit 57 25

A 49 37 34 54 43 35 35 31

PTS 84 67 65 65 60 57 57 56

PREPS SCHEDULE Tuesday Boys Basketball: Richmond-Burton at Johnsburg, Genoa-Kingston at Harvard, Burlington Central at Marengo, 7 p.m.; FVC Crossover games: McHenry at Grayslake North (second place), Crystal Lake South at Woodstock (third place), Huntley at Grayslake Central (fourth place), Cary-Grove at Hampshire (fifth place), Dundee-Crown at Crystal Lake Central (sixth place), 7 p.m.

Wednesday Boys Basketball: Niles Notre Dame at Marian Central, 7 p.m.

Thursday Boys Basketball: FVC Crossover, first-place game, Jacobs at Prairie Ridge, 7 p.m.

Friday Boys Basketball: Genoa-Kingston at Richmond-Burton, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NO. 6 MICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE, 8 P.M. TUESDAY, ESPN

Michigan State averaging 79.4 points a game

By LARRY LAGE

The Associated Press

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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks with Denzel Valentine on Thursday during a game against Wisconsin in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State is scoring more than it ever has under Izzo. nament quarterfinals and to potentially avoid playing four games in as many days less than a week before the NCAA tournament.

A week after ending Wisconsin’s seven-game winning streak, the Spartans are hoping to stop Ohio State’s

3-pointers a game – easily the most in the Izzo era – with Valentine, Bryn Forbes, Eron Harris and Matt McQuaid each making at least 40 percent of their attempts beyond the arc.

Inside, forward Matt Costello has emerged as a go-to player and he has taken advantage of teams defending him with only one player because they don’t want to leave his sharpshooting teammates open.

“I think we became a better defensive team,” Izzo said after talking about his team’s offensive production. “We are leading the nation in rebounding margin again, and what that does with this team is it gets our fast break going.”

Yes, it all does come back to defense and rebounding at Michigan State.

As much as Izzo enjoys watching the Spartans score in an array of ways, he knows a bad shooting night can end the season in the one-and-done tournaments if they don’t defend and rebound well.

“You get into the Big Ten Tournament or the NCAA tournament where every possession matters and things tighten up a little bit, I guess you can win some games with the 3-point shot,” he said. “But I would rather rely on what the staples have gotten us over the last 20 years.”

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: IOWA

Iowa controls Big Ten destiny despite loss to Penn St.

By LUKE MEREDITH

The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa – For Iowa, the math is simple.

Four straight wins would make the Hawkeyes outright Big Ten champions for the first time in 46 years.

It won’t be easy.

No. 8 Iowa (20-6, 11-3 Big Ten) is a half-game behind Indiana (22-6, 123) entering Wednesday’s home game against Wisconsin (17-10, 9-5). Indiana also holds a tiebreaker after beating the Hawkeyes this month.

But four consecutive wins would put Iowa at 15-3. Maryland (23-5, 11-4) and Indiana both would have at least four league losses under such a scenario.

In essence, the Big Ten title chase is still convoluted for everyone but Iowa as long as the Hawkeyes can play as well as they have for most of the season. The schedule includes games against Wisconsin, Indiana and road

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said.

After losing a close game to Indiana on the road, the Hawkeyes barely Conference Overall held off Minnesota at home and lost at W L Pct. W L Pct. Penn State, which is 5-9 in the league.

Indiana 12 3 .800 22 6 .786 The loss to the Nittany Lions promptIowa 11 3 .786 20 6 .769 ed a players-only meeting Saturday, Maryland 11 4 .733 23 5 .821 which the Hawkeyes said was mostly Ohio St. 10 5 .667 18 10 .643 positive.

Michigan St. 9 5 .643 22 5 .815 McCaffery pointed to Iowa’s recent Wisconsin 9 5 .643 17 10 .630 defensive performances – which have Purdue 9 6 .600 21 7 .750 been as good as they’ve been in years Michigan 9 6 .600 19 9 .679 for much of the season – as an area in Nebraska 6 9 .400 14 14 .500 need of immediate improvement. The Northwestern 5 9 .357 17 10 .630 Hawkeyes allowed almost 10 points Penn St. 5 9 .357 14 13 .519 more per game than their season avIllinois 4 10 .286 12 15 .444 erage (69.3) in their past three outMinnesota 1 13 .071 7 19 .269 ings.

“Our defense has to get better, esRutgers 0 14 .000 6 21 .222 pecially with the weapons that we’re going to face on Wednesday,” Mctrips to Ohio State and Michigan.

Caffery said. “When I say we need to “The next four games are really all get better at defense, it will never be against very good teams. So hopeful- one thing ... It’s not ‘OK, we’re not ly we’ll play well, play a little better doing one thing.’ Our defense hasn’t than we have recently. We’re close,” been awful, but it hasn’t been as good

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as it needs to be.”

Stars Jarrod Uthoff and Peter Jok also could use a bit more help on offense.

Uthoff (18.8 points a game) and Jok (16.3) have been two of the league’s best scorers this season. But the two combined to take a staggering 62 shots in Iowa’s past two games, and both shot below 50 percent in the loss to Penn State.

“Sometimes we rely on them a little bit too much, leave them in 1-on-1 situations, put them in tough situations,” said center Adam Woodbury, who took just two shots at Penn State.

A return to form easily could lead to an unexpected and rare Big Ten title for the Hawkeyes, who remain confident they can do so.

“We expect to win. That’s how you approach every season. We expect to win the Big Ten championship. We expect to win the national championship. We’re anxious to go out there and compete for it,” Uthoff said.

• Tuesday, February 23, 2016

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Defense and rebounding have been the trademarks of Tom Izzo’s program for two decades, and that has worked out well for Michigan State.

The Spartans have won a national championship and reached the Final Four seven times, including last year, since Izzo succeeded his mentor, Jud Heathcote.

No. 6 Michigan State, however, is scoring more than it ever has under Izzo: The Spartans are averaging an Izzo-high 79.4 points going into Tuesday night’s game at Ohio State.

Michigan State (22-5, 9-5 Big Ten) is a half-game behind the fourth-place Buckeyes (18-10, 10-5) in conference play. The teams are trying to finish among the top four in the Big Ten to earn a spot in the conference tour-

four-game run.

“We’re playing to get in the top four, maybe even to win a share of the Big Ten title,” senior guard Denzel Valentine said. “You never know.

Things can play out and we might be able to get a share.”

Anything appears to be possible with Valentine directing an offense that has options outside and in, and leading a team that might be playing its best at the right time. The Spartans have won six of their past seven games, losing only on the road to thenNo. 18 Purdue by one point in overtime.

Valentine is averaging almost 23 points, almost nine assists and eight rebounds over the past seven games.

In double-digit wins over Indiana and Wisconsin, he joined former Baylor standout Pierre Jackson as the only two players from a major conference over the past 20 years to have at least 20 points and 10 assists in consecutive games, according to STATS. “Individual goals are always something we strive for our players to accomplish,” Izzo said. “I’m not just a team-team-team-team guy because I believe those individual goals lead to team success. And sometimes team success helps with individual goals.”

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Hamlin finally drives into NASCAR spotlight Watson; spent an offseason in Arizona working on his golf game; bought courtside seats to the Charlotte Hornets; and became known for throwing epic parties.

It’s a glamorous lifestyle, but it came with a catch: Failure to win big races DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Denny and championships opened up Hamlin Hamlin burst onto the scene a decade to criticism that he was incapable of ago when he showed up at Daytona taking the next step in his career.

International Speedway as a rookie and He proved otherwise Sunday by won the first exhibition race of Speedwinning his first Daytona 500 with a weeks. dramatic last-lap pass of teammate Hamlin beat Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, then a door-to-door battle Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and to the finish line with Martin Truex.

Jeff Gordon that night, and an article Hamlin won “The Great American the next day from a newspaper in a city Race” by 0.01 seconds, the closest finish with deep racing roots opened with in Daytona 500 history.

“Denny Who Did What?”

At last, a win in a crown jewel event.

It was quite the arrival for a cherAP photo All that swagger had finally transub-faced short track racer from Virginia Denny Hamlin raises the trophy after winwho had clawed his way into a ride with ning the Daytona 500 on Sunday in Dayto- ferred onto the racetrack to give Hamlin a crowning moment in his career.

Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin had dreamed na Beach, Fla. Career victory No. 27 stood above all the of becoming a NASCAR star his entire But the title never came, not even others and pushed Hamlin into an elite childhood, and he cheered hero Bill Elduring an eight-win season in 2010 category of driver, the one place he’s liott twice a year from the grandstands when he let Johnson off the ropes and always wanted to be. at Richmond International Raceway. coughed away the championship.

The win was considerably special Racing was all he wanted to do, and It was an embarrassing defeat for for Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing if it didn’t work out, he might have Hamlin, who had morphed along the organization in that it ended Gibbs’ 23made a career as a welder. year drought in NASCAR’s biggest race.

His success was immediate, two wins way from the shy and socially awkward Southern kid into a rich race car The three-time Super Bowl-winning and a spot in the Chase as a rookie. He driver with a swagger and an entoucoach now has two Daytona 500 rings. It finished third in the overall standings rage of wealthy playboys. He became also was Toyota’s first victory in “The and seemed to be on the fast track friends with Michael Jordan and Bubba Great American Race,” and came three toward a Sprint Cup title.

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months after Toyota celebrated its first Cup championship, won by Kyle Busch and Gibbs.

But on a personal level for Hamlin, the victory gives him the clout he’s worked hard to earn throughout the garage. In a sport in which few drivers are willing to lash out at the sanctioning body, Hamlin has never shied away from criticizing procedures. He’s been fined several times for using Twitter to take a shot at NASCAR, and he has yet to back down from pointing out injustices or inconsistencies.

No longer that chubby kid who stunned the field in his debut Daytona race, Hamlin is a 35-year-old father and the most-tenured driver in JGR’s fourcar stable. His sponsorship deal with FedEx, that dates to his rookie season, is also one of the longest pairings in the sport.

He still hangs with Jordan – the former NBA superstar cheered from Hamlin’s pits a year ago as Hamlin again fell short in a championship bid – and he has an air of braggadocio that shows how comfortable he is in the spotlight.

Now, with a Daytona 500 win, he’s earned his shining moment.

• Jenna Fryer covers auto racing for The Associated Press. Follow her on Twitter @JennaFryer.

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