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Within the Lake in the Hills village limits are limited aquatic features, such as the splash pad at Sunset Park.

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SPRINGFIELD – Advisers to businesses hoping to get into Illinois’ medical marijuana pilot program say the proposed rules for getting into the industry would be financially burdensome but fair and likely wouldn’t hinder the application process, which is expected to be highly competitive.

The state’s revenue, agriculture, and financial and professional regulation departments Friday released proposed regulations for the new program. Public comments on the proposed rules will be taken until Feb. 27.

Consultants and lawyers for potential medical marijuana business owners say the expensive, rigorous process is in line with other states.

But some users are concerned the large businesses likely to own dispensaries and cultivation centers may not produce a cheaper and high-quality medicine for consumers.

Applicants for retail dispensary stores would need $400,000 on hand, with verification of how they acquired the money. The proposed

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and JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt @shawmedia.com Two of the county’s largest communities, that don’t have pub-

licly-funded swimming pools, are working towards an aquatic solution that could serve both Crystal Lake and Lake in the Hills.

The Crystal Lake Park District is in discussions with Lake in the Hills about annexing 27 acres of

unincorporated land, which the park district might earmark for an aquatic center.

Efforts in the past by the park district to get approval to build a community pool, or even find a location for one, have failed.

Speaker: We must ‘abolish prostitution’

By CYNTHIA WOLF editorial@nwherald.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Two years after presenting “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” at a local Patriots United-sponsored breakfast, Laila Mickelwait returned Saturday to talk of progress, and hindrances, in the ongoing fight against human trafficking.

Mickelwait, manager of policy and public affairs for an organization called Exodus Cry, was the keynote speaker at this year’s Celebrating

Life Unity Breakfast. About 400 people attended the fifth annual event sponsored by the Pro-Family pillar of Patriots United at D’Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake.

“I’m just so Laila b l o w n a w a y Mickelwait and so blessed Keynote personally to speaker come back two years later and see how God has moved in people’s hearts,”

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Mickelwait said. “I’ve shown ‘Nefarious’ to thousands of people around the world. …

It is one thing to be touched by the film, and it is another to say ‘yes,’ and act upon the burden.”

“Nefarious” is an award-winning 2011 documentary regarding modern-day slavery and sex trafficking, a practice Mickelwait and other event speakers said not only exists in the United States, but is insidious.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, who addressed the gathering

before Mickelwait, said sex trafficking is the third largest criminal activity in the United States, accounting for about $7 billion annually.

Mickelwait presented statistics estimating between 10 million and 30 million people in the world today are in slavery, a $30 billion-a-year industry. She added that while legislative efforts have been made, the demand and number of victims continues to rise, and called on all in the

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Keynote speaker Laila Mickelwait talks about how pornography and Grand Theft Auto relate to human trafficking Saturday during the fifth annual Celebrating Life Unity Breakfast at D’Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake. Hundreds attended the breakfast sponsored by Patriots United.

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TRAVEL AGENCIES STAY THE COURSE One local travel agent has been in the industry for more than three decades and has seen it change, but perhaps never more than with the emergence of Internet travel agencies.

Neelie Kruse, however, is competing with websites by offering personalized services. Her business, Cary Travel Express, is celebrating its 25th year. For more, see page D1.

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Greatest Generation must plug in or risk turning out One small part of journalists’ job is fielding reader calls often involving things that might never turn into news stories, although some useful bits of information are exchanged.

It’s sort of like being a librarian or an information switchboard operator, and we never mind pointing people toward credible, relevant information or toward resources whether in the interest of journalism or not.

We’re here to serve readers with information in a variety of ways, and while distributing information to the masses is our business model, we’ll serve them one at a time when we can, too.

We won’t and shouldn’t offer legal advice. We aren’t priests, psychoanalysts or counselors. Anyone willing to seek spiritual or personal advice from a newspaper editor, has deeper issues than any journalist can resolve. But information is definitely our trade.

So please don’t interpret this column as a complaint. It’s not intended to be, and I don’t want to discourage anyone from getting news or information by any means from their local community news source.

But I’m troubled when I speak with usually much older readers who tell me they’re unable to find the information they’re looking for because they don’t use a computer or the Internet.

I’m happy to help them find what they need and always do so either immediately or as soon as I’m able to do a .032-second Google search, but I’m sad that there still are people trying to function in 2014 without a hint of computer literacy.

And I’m also not trying to stereotype.

VIEWS Kevin Lyons I know plenty of seniors who are incredibly skilled on the Internet. I’d have barely recognized my late father-in-law without a laptop, and know other seniors who maintain their own blogs, are active on social media and take great pride in keeping up with technology.

The good news is that the phone calls come with less and less frequency. The best study I found on seniors and Internet uses was a 2012 Pew study showing that for the first time ever, more than half of seniors older than 65 are using the Internet or email.

Among those 53 percent of seniors older than 65 who report using the Internet, 70 percent say they use it in their daily lives.

It’s great that the trend is improving.

While real life and face-to-face, voice-tovoice interaction will always be important, being able to communicate and find information online is vital and will become even more critical each year.

If you’re a senior reading this column on dead trees, I’m glad you’re reading newspapers and staying abreast of current affairs. But if you don’t use the Internet and think it doesn’t matter whether you do, I’d urge you to reconsider.

Sure, the Internet can be a tremendous waste of time, but so can TV and really bad literature. Eschewing the entire medium isn’t a logical reaction.

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The Associated Press ATLANTA – Health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America.

They have long wished for a cigarette-free America, but shied away from calling for smoking rates to fall to zero or near zero by any particular year. The power of tobacco companies and popularity of their products made such a goal seem like a pipe dream.

But a confluence of changes recently has prompted public health leaders to start throwing around phrases such as “endgame” and “tobacco-free generation.” Now, they talk about the slowly-declining adult smoking rate dropping to 10 percent in the next decade and to 5 percent or lower by 2050.

Acting U.S. Surgeon General Boris Lushniak last month released a 980-page report on smoking that pushed for stepped-up tobacco-control measures. His news conference was an unusually animated showing of anti-smoking bravado, with Lushniak nearly yelling, repeatedly, “Enough is enough!”

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The heads of the nation’s largest cigarette companies are sworn in April 14, 1994, before the House Energy subcommittee, which was holding hearings on the contents of cigarettes, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

From left are Robert Sprinkle III, executive vice president for Research American Tobacco Co.; Donald Johnston, American Tobacco; Thomas Sandefur Jr., Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Edward Horrigan Jr., Liggett Group Inc.; Andrews Tisch, Lorillard Tobacco Co.; Joseph Taddeo, U.S. Tobacco Co.; James Johnston, RJ Reynolds; and William Campbell, Phillip Morris USA. lic health tools to get us to the zero level.”

This is not the first time a federal health official has spoken so boldly. In 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop called for a “smoke-free society” by the year 2000. However, Koop – a bold talker on many issues – didn’t offer specifics on how

to achieve such a goal.

“What’s different today is that we have policies and programs that have been proven to drive down tobacco use,” said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “We couldn’t say that in 1984.”

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That would mean dropping it at twice the speed it declined over the past 10 years.

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What I fear if this trend doesn’t continue to improve is that eventually we’ll start losing the voice of the Greatest Generation. Frankly, if you’re not communicating electronically, you’re speaking to a very small world. And this big world needs the perspective of older generations more than ever.

Don’t let fear stand in your way.

Complete morons are able to communicate and navigate the Internet each day.

Don’t believe me? I promise you’ll find them the first day you log on.

And don’t be embarrassed. Like any skill, someone had to learn it. I was never a Boy Scout, boater or farmer, so I can’t tie useful knots to save my life.

No one taught me those skills, so I don’t have them.

McHenry County College and many libraries offer basic computer use classes. And it doesn’t take a pro to teach.

Find another senior, friend or family member to help get you started. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed and will find freedom and independence that you never thought was possible.

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Prosecutor stands behind terror charges The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – During an atmosphere two years ago when Chicago authorities were warning demonstrations could turn violent at an upcoming NATO summit, the chief prosecutor chose to invoke an almost never-used Illinois law to charge three self-described anarchists with terrorism.

After jurors acquitted them

Friday of all terrorism charges – convicting them instead of lesser arson and mob action counts – journalists asked Cook County state’s attorney Anita Alvarez if, in hindsight, she regretted filing the more-serious charges.

“Absolutely not!” she said, her voice rising in a courtroom hallway. “I would bring these charges [again] tomorrow morning – with no apolo-

gies and no second-guessing.”

Prosecutors had accused Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Vincent Betterly of plotting, in the weeks before the summit, Molotov cocktail attacks on President Barack Obama’s campaign office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home and police stations. Two undercover officers infiltrated their inner circle, and the activists were arrested just days

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before the summit began.

If the jurors’ finding wasn’t a win in what was widely seen as a test case of Illinois’ terrorism statute, nor was it a defeat for her office, Alvarez said.

“How is this a defeat? ... We saved people from being hurt,” she said. “Do we have to wait for a Chicago police officer to be set on fire? ... Do we have to wait for that neighborhood bank to go up in flames?”

Address body preservation pose, Brady said.

Brady’s funeral home doesn’t have refrigerated units to store bodies. In one case, a family from California couldn’t be reached for three days. In the meantime, Brady turned the body over to the coroner’s office to be refrigerated, adding to the funeral’s price tag. Brady said this happens all across Illinois.

Brady also said the bill would protect funeral directors, from a liability standpoint. If a family couldn’t be contacted, the funeral home could embalm the body without having to fear litigation if it were against the family’s wishes.

The current law says funeral homes can embalm if they’ve made a “good faith effort” to contact families, but it says nothing about a time period.

Charles Childs, president and co-owner of A.A. Rayner and Sons in Chicago, said his funeral home has held bodies for one to two weeks while waiting for instruction from families.

“We wait the next day, the next day, and we have no contact with the family,” Charles said.

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SPRINGFIELD – It can take days or even weeks after someone dies before the family gives instructions on what kind of service they want, funeral directors say.

Sometimes the family lives out of state and can’t be reached, or family members argue over the arrangements. Meanwhile, funeral homes may hold the body without refrigerated storage, potentially allowing it to decompose and posing a public health risk.

Now an Illinois lawmaker with personal experience with the issue is proposing an unusual piece of legislation to address it.

State Rep. Dan Brady, a Bloomington Republican who’s also a funeral home director and embalmer, wants to require bodies to be refrigerated or embalmed within 48 hours if funeral homes don’t receive other instructions from the person in charge of arrangements.

“It’s just about as far as one could hold remains without preservation,” before they start to decom-

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A man rides a bicycle Saturday in Wilmette. Although snow is piling up throughout the state, snowfall totals so far ranks among the 10 snowiest winters on record for many central Illinois cities. The National Weather Service said Tuscola’s 34.6 inches is already the third for snowfall in the eastern Illinois town’s history. Peoria’s 35.8 inches of snow ranks fourth all time for that city. And Springfield’s winter has moved up to No. 5 on the capital’s Top 10 list at 34.2 inches.

Former Chicago Mayor Daley leaves hospital The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Former Mayor Richard M. Daley left a Chicago hospital Saturday after more than a week of tests to determine why he was feeling ill and disoriented during a business trip.

The 71-yearold smiled and waved but did not stop to speak to the Richard reporters and M. Daley videographers waiting outside Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago.

The city’s longest-serving mayor was taken by ambulance to the hospital’s intensive care unit on Jan. 31 upon returning from a conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. But doctors and his family so far have

not released any details on his health condition.

“My hope is that the sight of him will stop some of the outlandish rumors I’ve heard,” his longtime aide and spokeswoman Jacquelyn Heard said by email.

Wearing a grey overcoat and a fedora, Daley was brought to the hospital lobby Saturday in a wheelchair, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

But he walked to a waiting minivan with no assistance and accompanied by his son.

Daley had been complaining of feeling ill during the conference in Arizona, and on his family’s insistence he was met by an ambulance after flying back to Chicago.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Sheila Galloro said Saturday she could not release any details on his health.

CHICAGO – This winter’s bitter cold temperatures in the Midwest have covered a stunning 79 percent of the Great Lakes in ice.

That’s not a record, but it’s well above the long-term average of about 51 percent.

Lake Michigan is about 63 percent frozen. And the largest lake in the system, Huron, is about 85 percent covered.

Lake Erie, at 93 percent, had the most ice cover as of Saturday.

The data comes from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.

Report recommends uses for closed Chicago schools CHICAGO – A committee is recommending Chicago immediately reuse two of several dozen shuttered public schools.

The Advisory Committee for School Repurposing was established after the Chicago Public Schools in 2013 closed about 50 schools, saying they were underused or underperforming.

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Club ceiling collapse injures 4 in Chicago CHICAGO – Part of a ceiling collapsed onto a crowd of concertgoers at a Chicago nightclub, injuring four people.

Chicago police said a piece of the ceiling fell around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Concord Music Hall in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Three of those injured were hospitalized.

Witness Robert Foulks told WLS-TV the accident sent dust into the air, and at first he thought it was from a smoke machine that was part of the show.

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8NATION BRIEFS Less than 100K in Pa. remain without power PHILADELPHIA – Utility crews restored power to thousands of Pennsylvania homes Saturday, but some customers in the dark for days after a tree-snapping ice storm may not regain power until early next week.

About 95,000 customers in Pennsylvania and Maryland remained without power late Saturday afternoon, and faced the prospect of a fourth night without electric heat or light.

The majority of them are in the Philadelphia area, with utility PECO reporting about 93,000 outages, as of 9:30 p.m., down about 60,000 from Saturday morning.

The latest outages include nearly 39,000 customers in hard-hit Chester County, or more than one in five customers.

Ex-Port Authority head a key player in NJ scandal David Wildstein was once a loyal trooper for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and one of the administration’s top people at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Now, he may be the public’s best chance of knowing the truth behind a plan last summer to purposeDavid ly create traffic Wildstein jams in Fort Lee, N.J., by choking off access to the George Washington Bridge.

He implemented the closures after receiving an email from a Christie aide saying, “Time for some traffic problems.” The motive, though, remains a mystery.

Wildstein’s lawyer has hinted that he might be willing to tell more about what the governor knew and when. He resigned in December. Christie and his aides contend Wildstein will say anything to save himself.

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By RAPHAEL SATTER The Associated Press LONDON – News organizations publishing leaked National Security Agency documents have inadvertently disclosed the names of at least six intelligence workers and other government secrets they never intended to give away, an Associated Press review has found.

The accidental disclosures illustrate the risks of even well-intentioned, public-interest reporting on highly secret U.S. programs.

In some cases, prominent newspapers including The New York Times quickly pulled down government records they published online and recensored them to hide information they accidentally exposed. On one occasion, the Guardian newspaper published an NSA document that appeared to identify an American intelligence target living abroad. Before the newspaper could fix its mistake, a curious software engi-

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Privacy expert Christopher Parsons is pictured Wednesday outside his Toronto office. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s nightly news program, “The National,” revealed the names of three NSA employees when its cameras panned across NSA documents during voiceovers. News organizations publishing leaked National Security Agency documents have inadvertently disclosed the names of at least six intelligence workers and other government secrets they never intended to give away, an Associated Press review has found. neer, Ron Garret of Emerald Hills, Calif., tried to contact the man at his office.

“I figured someone ought to give him the heads up,” Garret told The Associated Press.

The inadvertent disclosures, which include technical details and other information, are another complication in the ethically and technically challenging coverage of the NSA’s sur-

veillance programs. Journalists who have seen the unfiltered secrets leaked by former intelligence worker Edward Snowden agree that some things are off-limits for publication. But media organizations sometimes have struggled to keep them that way.

Glenn Greenwald, the reporter and columnist who has played a key role in publishing so many of Snowden’s revelations, has said he wouldn’t publish the names of U.S. intelligence workers unless they were top-ranking public officials. Greenwald told the AP that the mistaken disclosures of at least six names and other material were minor errors made by technical staff and quickly corrected.

“We reported on these documents with the largest and most well-respected media organizations in the world, but like all human institutions, none is perfect,” Greenwald said.

It was not immediately

clear what damage, if any, has come from the disclosures of the names of the six NSA employees and other secrets. The NSA would not discuss its employees. None appeared to be working undercover.

The AP was able to locate several of their home addresses and other personal details about them. The NSA said in a statement that it asks news outlets “to redact and withhold the names of employees, given the sensitive nature of the information and concerns for the safety of employees and their families.”

The AP is not republishing the names of the NSA employees. It generally uses full names of government employees unless there is a specific threat or security concern. In this instance, the AP concluded the names were not vital to readers’ understanding of the issues and provided no additional credibility or transparency into the issues.

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The Justice Department runs a number of benefits programs, and Holder said same-sex couples will qualify for them. They include the September 11th Victim Com-

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Just as in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the stakes in the current generation over same-sex marriage rights “could not be higher,” said Holder.

“The Justice Department’s role in confronting discrimination must be as aggressive today as it was in Robert Kennedy’s time,” Holder said of the attorney general who played a leadership role in advancing civil rights.

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Holder’s address is the latest application of a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

The decision applies to legally married same-sex couples seeking federal benefits.

After the Supreme Court decision last June, the Treasury Department and the IRS said that all legally married gay couples may file joint federal tax returns, even if they reside in states that do not recognize same-sex marriages. The Defense Department said it would grant military spousal benefits to same-sex couples. The Health and Hu-

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8WORLD BRIEF Egypt leftist leader to contest elections CAIRO – A leading left-wing Egyptian politician says he will contest upcoming presidential elections, set to be a tough battle for anyone hoping to face an anticipated run by the country’s powerful army chief.

Hamdeen Sabahi, who placed third in the nation’s first free presidential race in 2012, told

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In Willits, one of 17 rural communities that California’s Department of Public Health recently described as dangerously low on water, City Councilman Bruce Burton said he was cheered seeing the water levels in a local reservoir and

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“It’s guarded optimism. We are a long ways from where we need to be, but we have to start with some sort of a raindrop,” Burton said.

The storm that moved in Thursday, powered by a warm, moisture-packed system from the Pacific Ocean known as a Pineapple Express, dropped more than 11 inches of rain on Marin County’s Mt. Tamalpais and on the Sonoma County town of Guerneville by late

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With areas north of San Francisco forecast to see another few inches by Sunday, the downpour, while ample enough to flood roadways and prompt warnings that parched streams could be deluged to the point of overflowing, by itself will not solve the state’s drought worries, Strudley said.

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In several states, it’s unclear if it will work out that way. Projected enrollments are lower than expected, meaning the insurance surcharges designed to sustain the exchanges might not generate enough revenue in the years ahead without significant changes in the financing model.

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More will be known about the exchanges’ financial outlook after a March 31 deadline for people to sign up for insurance or face federal tax penalties, and many states expect pickups in enrollment. But some states aren’t waiting.

“What I’ve begun to do is look at what is actually an extremely conservative, very low-level enrollment and begin to develop a budget that could be supported by that enrollment without raising fees,” said Bruce Goldberg, the interim director of Cover Oregon, the exchange in that state.

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Official: Park district hopes to have decision on project in next 5 years • MARKET

Community pool usage for 2013

Continued from page A1 plans to buy the property, which is the former Crystal Highlands Golf Course at 8917 Ackman Road, and potentially build a community recreation center and swimming facility sometime in the future. However, there currently is no development plan for the property.

Whether an aquatic center will be built is still up in the air, but a new pool or aquatic center would add to the variety of recreational opportunities and areas already in the county. Residents in communities with pools are the overwhelming users of those facilities. Nonresidents make up a smaller fraction of pool passes sold.

In Crystal Lake, the roughly 40,500 residents have access to both Main Beach and West Beach, which are run by the park district, and the Three Oaks Recreation Area, which is run by the city.

Crystal Lake Park District Executive Director Jason Herbster said even though Main Beach and Three Oaks Recreational Center already are available to residents, there might be a need for an aquatic center.

“There’s some people who don’t like to swim in natural bodies of water. There’s people who are either beach people or pool people,” Herbster said. “That’s something we hear a lot, ‘I don’t want to swim in the lake, I don’t want my kids swimming in the lake.’ ... A lot of people prefer pools.

“There’s a lot of people who are coming up to this community from other areas who have had swimming pools and kind of expect it,” Herbster added. “The closest pools to here are Huntley and Woodstock. To have an outdoor swimming pool in this community certainly wouldn’t be a bad thing.”

At Three Oaks Recreation Area, 60,210 people used the beach area of the park in 2013, said Eric Helm, deputy city manager of Crystal Lake. The number is not recorded on a resident and nonresident basis because admission and cost policies make it difficult to track.

Many annual events that bring people from out of county and state contribute to the number, making it more of a destination compared to other county outdoor aquatic parks.

As a whole, Three Oaks Recreation Area attracted 88,232 people last year.

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Logan McCune, 8, of Crystal Lake splashes in the water at Three Oaks Recreation Area in 2011. the Crystal Lake Park District, some beach usage has declined from year to year.

Revenue generated from combined season beach passes to residents and nonresidents fell nearly $2,000 between 2012 and 2013 – from $11,283 to $9,360.

Daily beach passes also dropped at both Main and West Beach. Daily pass revenue fell from $61,682 to $52,075 at Main Beach and from $6,892 to $4,069 at West Beach.

While that revenue fell, park district officials said beach usage figures did not include numbers for swim lessons, group reservations, field trip admissions, park district camp numbers and people who come in for boat rentals or boating lessons.

Lake in the Hills Village Administrator Gerald Sagona said at a recent Village Board meeting, the village doesn’t have consistency in parks and recreation services when it comes to aquatic features.

That would be one area where an aquatic center could be a benefit to the village.

Only part of the village, which has the population of about 29,000 people, is in the Huntley Park District, which has Stingray Bay. Sagona added, having an aquatic center or recreation center at that property can help drive traffic to the area and potentially benefit commercial developers.

Sagona said under the draft annexation agreement, if a facility is built, the park district would provide a special Lake in the Hills user fee in between a lower resident fee and a higher nonresident fee.

An aquatic or recreation facility would be the first piece of park district equipment in the village, Sagona said.

Currently, Lake in the Hills has a splash pad for children to use at Sunset Park.

The village also sells passes for people to go swimming at

its two beaches on the east side of town.

Trudy Wakeman is the Parks and Recreation director for Lake in the Hills. She has lived and worked in communities that have aquatic centers.

She said there would be a benefit if the Crystal Lake Park District built an aquatic center.

“Anything that will enhance the experience in [residents’] neighborhoods has to be a positive,” Wakeman said.

Even though not every community has a pool, children are able to learn how to swim whether it’s in a pool, lake or pond, Wakeman said.

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“We expect this to increase overall pass sales by targeting a larger market area,” Kumbera wrote. “Additionally, the Algonquin pool will be offering expanded aquatic offerings for adults in 2014 which is expected to increase pool

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Herbster wouldn’t estimate how much an aquatic center and community center would cost to build.

Herbster said the park district has had preliminary discussion of what it could do with the property if it wasn’t developed including selling it or making it into a passive park.

“Other than that, we really haven’t gotten to that point,” Herbster said.

Herbster said the district hopes to have a decision on whether to move forward with the project in two to five years.

“There’s still a long way to go,” Herbster said.

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Selection process will be competitive • RULES Continued from page A1 rules also call for about $50,000 in application, registration and annual fees.

“Clearly, what the state of Illinois is attempting to do is stop people who have income coming in from elicit sources like the drug trade,” said Nicholas Williams, an attorney for HW Holdings in Bloomington who owns medical supply stores in the region.

He said his company is interested in expanding to medical marijuana dispensaries.

He called the application “beyond complex” and expects it to likely require hundreds of pages of business plans. He said the selection process will be competitive.

“You better know the color of the paint on the walls, otherwise you’re going to have trouble getting picked,” Williams said.

The proposed rules also say that 21 of the 60 dispensaries required under the law would be outside of the Chicago area.

The application process for cultivation centers is similar. The state would charge a $100,000 annual renewal permit fee and $25,000 application fee under the proposed rules. No single person or entity would be allowed to have more than three cultivation center permits. They’ll need $250,000 in liquid assets available.

Bradley Vallerius, a consultant for medical marijuana business owners, said these rules are fair and similar to states such as Colorado and Massachusetts.

Vallerius, who wrote a book on Illinois medical marijuana law, is working to pool together different people and businesses to own a cultivation center. He said he is focused more on central and southern Illinois districts be-

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But Julie Falco, who uses cannabis to treat her multiple sclerosis, fears the rules will make the drug too pricey. She said higher state costs for businesses could mean more expenses for marijuana users.

“It’s definitely the concern amongst a lot of patients,” Falco said. “Are we going to get a reasonable amount of medicine that we have to completely break the bank on?”

The Department of Public Health has issued proposed regulations that would require medical marijuana patients to be fingerprinted, undergo a background check and pay $150 a year to get special photo identification.

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“In developed nations, [sex slavery] is the most prevalent form of human slavery,” she said.

Mickelwait, Hultgren, R-Winfield, former U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo of Egan and panelists State Sen. Karen McConnaughay and Ben Anderson of the Moody Bible Institute all called for an end to pornography as a first step to curbing demand.

“We have this image of ‘Pretty Woman,’ the happy hooker,” Mickelwait said, flipping a slide on a screen presentation to a photo of a sad, bedraggled-looking blonde. “This is the real face of prostitution. The average age of entry is 13 to 14.”

Whether they are drawn in out of financial despair, recruited in a state of youthful vulnerability, sold into the trade by their parents or outright kidnapped, and whether they are minors or middle-aged, Exodus Cry considers prostitutes a part of human trafficking, Mickelwait said.

“To abolish it, we have to abolish prostitution and we have to abolish porn,” she said.

Hultgren said that his viewing of “Nefarious” moved him to share it with others in Washington, D.C., and that legislative progress has been made. But more needs to be done, he said.

“We see the connection between prostitution and human trafficking. Where

prostitution is allowed and winked at, human trafficking grows,” he said. “Every single child who is pulled into this, every single young woman who is pulled into this, their life is worth fighting for … this is something that can bring Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives together.”

McHenry County Board member Nick Provenzano said regardless of the age of the women allegedly involved, recent prostitution arrests in McHenry County highlight the fact that the county is not immune. The December arrests at a Crystal Lake massage parlor involved women in their 40s and 50s.

“I don’t think anybody who has a viable choice would choose prostitution,” Provenzano said.

Twenty-one-year-old Noelle Viard of Crystal Lake attended Saturday’s breakfast as part of a nonprofit group called Kingdom Sending Center. She said she was pleased to see the turnout and looks forward to seeing how locals respond to the message.

“I’m excited to see the local community rally around seeing women come out of the sex trade, become restored, and get healing and counseling,” she said. “To see that become a passion for the area is really exciting.”

Some in attendance received awards during the event, including Jackie Larson, executive director of Informed Choices, who received the Henry Hyde Celebrating Life Award, and Manzullo, named Patriots United’s Patriot of the Year.

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Dan McCaleb Group Editor

Jason Schaumburg Editor

Sunday, February 9, 2014 • Page A11 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

Gov. Quinn is procrastinator of the year Gov. Pat Quinn might have put himself into contention for a major award.

Members of the Illinois Procrastinators Society might take one look at Quinn’s successful bid to postpone his budget address for five weeks, nod in agreement, and nominate him as its Man of the Year.

Quinn has been governor for five years. One would think that, by now, he would have the state budget-writing process down “pat.”

However, when Quinn approaches the podium on the last Gov. Pat Wednesday of March, it will be the Quinn latest that he has delivered his annual budget speech.

Why? Let’s check the record.

In 2009, he delivered his budget speech March 18. Lawmakers, who had recently booted Rod Blagojevich out of office, were only too happy to give Quinn extra time.

In 2010, he delivered it on March 10.

In 2011, he delivered it on Feb. 16.

In 2012, he delivered it on Feb. 22.

In 2013, he delivered it on March 6.

This year, the budget address was supposed to be delivered Feb. 19, as prescribed by law. But because of a law that Quinn signed last week, the address won’t be until March 26.

Every taxpayer in the state awaits this year’s address with keen interest. They well remember the lame-duck temporary income tax increase agreed to by the Legislature and Quinn back in January 2011, which raised individual and business income tax rates significantly.

Those tax hikes are supposed to start sunsetting in 11 months. While Quinn has declined to state his position on whether they should be renewed, his budget address does not have the luxury of equivocation.

To accurately plan the 2014-15 state budget, Quinn must state what he thinks should be done about revenue.

His administration already predicted that the expiration of the temporary income tax increase would mean a revenue decline of about $2 billion for the second half of the 2014-15 fiscal year.

Hovering over all this is the specter of the primary election March 18, in which Quinn faces token opposition, and the general election Nov. 4.

From Quinn’s perspective, it’s better to delay bad news for voters until after an election. Because he previously persuaded the Legislature to postpone budget addresses, why not get them to agree to delay this one until after the primary?

People who are skeptical of Quinn’s motives might have hit the nail on the head.

For its part, the governor’s office put forth perfectly logical reasons for seeking the delay.

For one thing, the governor needs more time to consider late-arriving economic news, according to Brooke Anderson, a spokeswoman.

For another, Quinn wants to lay out a five-year budget blueprint “to really show the meaningful impact over the next five years and where Illinois could be,” Anderson said.

Never mind that a single-year budget is all that Quinn is required to produce.

Many Republicans scoffed at what they saw as a politically driven delay. But we imagine procrastinators across the state stood up and cheered.

They, better than anyone, appreciate passable, if insincere, excuses for putting off distasteful chores.

We don’t know whether Quinn will win reelection in the fall. We hope not. But for his performance in putting off the delivery of bad political news until after the primary, he’s certainly the front-runner to receive Man of the Year honors from Illinois’ procrastinators – if they ever get around to it.

8ANOTHER VIEW

ACA costing jobs When it comes to Obamacare, the bad news train keeps rollin’.

A stunning report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office more than tripled the number of Americans who, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, likely will be out of the workforce by 2024, from the equivalent of 800,000 full-time workers to 2.5 million.

Since taxpayer subsidies to purchase insurance will shrink and premiums rise with workers’ income, there will be a disincentive for some individuals to work more, the report notes. Expanded eligibility for Medicaid is a similar disincentive.

Meanwhile the financial penalty paid by larger employers who don’t provide adequate coverage to workers is likely to chill working hours, too.

But don’t take the CBO’s word for it – just ask the sales clerks from Lord & Taylor or Saks Fifth Avenue or Target, whose employers already have announced plans to drop coverage for part-time workers because of the cost. How long before more full-time workers become part time?

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8IT’S YOUR WRITE Poverty rise cause To the Editor: I find it amazing that the Northwest Herald and almost all media can spend so much time discussing poverty without mentioning either the causes or the cure.

The major reasons for the increase in poverty were the radical changes in immigration and trade policies. During the period from 1950 to 1975, immigration rose from about 250,000 to 450,000 annually. At the same time, there was a mild labor shortage. The result was that average hourly wages adjusted for inflation rose 95 percent and Americans living in poverty declined 35 percent.

Then, the U.S. began importing the world’s poor while exporting middle class jobs. In the mid-1970s, immigration began to soar, reaching annual rates for legal and illegal immigrants of more than 1.5 million.

Since 1975, more than 60 million immigrants (including their subsequent children) poured into the U.S., the vast majority poor and uneducated.

Simultaneously, millions of middle class jobs were sent overseas.

The predictable result was that hourly wages adjusted for inflation failed to increase for the past 39 years. Americans living in poverty soared from 25 million to more than 36 million. About two-thirds of the increase were Hispanics. Having a job no longer lifted millions of work-

ers out of poverty.

The answers to poverty are obvious: reduce the flood of cheap labor by cutting immigration to 1960 levels (about 300,000 annually) and oppose trade agreements that continue the exodus of middle class jobs.

Don’t expect the media to support either solution. Americans must demand Congress begin representing their interests.

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Joseph Daleiden Woodstock

Can’t count To the Editor: If you believe the latest government figures on unemployment (6.7 percent) and inflation or consumer price index (about 1 percent), I have some land in Florida I’ll sell you by quick claim deed.

I believe everyone not in a hospital or in a wheelchair between 18 and 65 should be considered unemployed. Maybe our computers cannot count that high.

Inflation or CPI of 1 percent – they don’t count food and fuel.

And according to Time, medical expense is only 1 percent of the average family expense. What do they count as family expense? In the mid-1990s, they changed the way inflation is calculated for Social Security. We would be getting about 40 percent more under the

old system.

An article in the Wall Street Journal by Mary O’Grady says that Argentina has been playing with the numbers longer than the U.S. Officially, inflation is a 10.5 percent. There are private research people who put the inflation at 30 percent. Interest rates are so high I cannot find them listed in the financial papers. Police in the city of Cordoba went on strike. Looters looted more than 1,000 stores until finally the police got their 33 percent raise. Gentlemen, keep those guns handy.

Walter J. Steffens Johnsburg

Can’t match qualifications To the Editor: It has been my honor to be the McHenry County treasurer for nearly 18 years. When my term ends this year, I am 100 percent support-

ing Glenda Miller to take my place.

I have known Glenda for more than 50 years, and watched her work during her 20-plus years in banking, and more recently in her 17 years in the Treasurer’s Office as chief deputy treasurer.

She is the only candidate that has both banking and treasurer’s experience. This year, nearly $1 billion dollars will pass through the office, and it takes someone with treasurer’s experience to deal with that amount of tax money.

Glenda has the education. She has a master’s degree. She has the banking experience, and she has 17 years Treasurer’s Office experience. Lastly, and most importantly, she deeply cares for the people of McHenry County, and always puts them first. No one can match her qualifications.

William LeFew Harvard

‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ vs. Academy’s ‘ethics’ In a world where Woody Allen can get a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes at the same time his adopted daughter accuses him of sexually abusing her when she was a child (Allen has repeatedly denied it), and where a film “The Wolf of Wall Street” sets a record for use of the F-word, it is a wonderment that an obscure, low-budget film called “Alone Yet Not Alone” has had its Best Original Song Oscar nomination withdrawn for allegedly violating ethical rules.

The Los Angeles Times writes that Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, “told The Times that the ‘key point’ in the academy’s nullification of (songwriter Bruce) Broughton’s nomination was its violation of Rule 5.3, requiring that the credits of composer and lyricist be removed from the DVD of eligible songs sent to members of the music branch. “’The idea,’ Isaacs says, ‘is that people are voting solely for the song and not who wrote it.’ By emailing branch members, Broughton, a former academy governor and current member of the music branch’s executive committee, violated that anonymity.”

Big-budget films spend large amounts of money campaigning for Oscars with fullpage ads in Variety and other trade publications, as well as glitzy parties for Academy members. Studios send DVDs “for your consideration” to members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). Is any of that campaigning anonymous? How does a low-budget film with far fewer re-

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

VIEWS Cal Thomas sources get noticed, if not by campaigning?

Why does emailing voters, even if a technicality was breached, violate the rules when splashy ads, parties and the mailing of DVDs to Academy members do not?

One clue may be in the visceral reaction to the film itself from the secular-progressive left. It is a movie made by a Christian group. Despite a record of large profits and high TV ratings for films with a Christian message, they continue to embarrass some filmmakers, who apparently think Americans spend their days swearing at one another, having promiscuous sex, shooting people, blowing up stuff and driving fast.

In a smarmy article on The Daily Beast website titled “Bible Thumpers’ Oscar Fail,” the film is characterized as having been made by an independent group headed by a “sugar daddy of the religious right” and members of “the right-wing evangelical filmmaking world.”

Maybe the film should be rated “W” for wholesomeness and its message about God not abandoning people in distress. Does the secular left fear such a film might lead some people to rely on a power higher than the federal government?

It’s doubtful any of the film’s critics have seen the movie as it had only a one-week run last September in selected cities to qualify for Oscar consideration. A wider release is

scheduled for this summer, but the secular left only has to hear “evangelical,” “conservative” and above all “Christian” to set them attacking like rabid dogs.

If anyone cares about the film’s plot at this point, the website Yahoo! Movies describes it as “... an alleged true-life tale from 1755 of two young sisters kidnapped

by Native Americans after a raid on their family farm.” The girls maintain their faith, which helps them endure and overcome their circumstances. The production company, Enthuse Entertainment, based in San Antonio, Texas, describes itself as making “God-honoring, faith-based, family-friendly films that inspire the human spirit to seek and know God.” Given this parentage, it’s a miracle the song was nominated.

The title song is sung by painter, author and speaker Joni Earackson Tada, a quadriplegic, who is known and respected among many evangelicals. Whether “Alone Yet Not Alone” deserves an Oscar should be up to the voters, not the Academy hierarchy.

Whatever its merits, the title sounds more appealing than the 2005 Best Original Song winner, “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.”

Maybe the only bad publicity is no publicity. The controversy over this song has lifted the film from obscurity. Regardless, the Academy should restore the song’s nomination because of the clear advantage in money, promotion – and, yes, campaigning – that other nominated songs have enjoyed.

• Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

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FIREFIGHTERS LIMIT DAMAGE IN BLAZE ALGONQUIN – Firefighters from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District limited damage to the basement of an Algonquin home that caught fire late Friday.

Firefighters responded to a fire at 2141 Cumberland Parkway in Algonquin at 9:08 p.m. Friday to find smoke in the residence and a fire in the basement, according to a news release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District.

Upon entering the residence, the alarm was upgraded to receive assistance from Carpentersville and Fox River Grove fire departments.

The fire was extinguished in less than 10 minutes and damage was contained to the basement.

The homeowner was not in the residence at the time of the fire.

No damage estimates were available immediately and the cause of the fire still is under investigation. Crews remained on scene until midnight securing the home.

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Breaking news @ www.NWHerald.com

Three running for GOP nod Candidates vying for two open seats on County Board District 1

By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Three Republican candidates with decidedly different skill sets and backgrounds are seeking two open seats in District 1 of the McHenry County Board.

Four-year incumbent Bob Nowak, formerly planning and zoning director for Cary, is running against two challengers – retired Air Force officer turned space policy guru An-

drew Gasser of Fox River Grove and David Stieper, a Barrington Hills attorney with a master’s in business administration.

Nowak, now living in Lake in the Hills, touted county government’s achievements, its balanced budget and top-notch credit rating during a Thursday interview with the Northwest Herald editorial board.

“It’s a great place to live, and I want to see that growth to continue,” Nowak said.

But Gasser and Stieper both stated

that county government has a lot of work to do when it comes to tax relief and accountability.

Both candidates pledged to not accept the health insurance and pension benefits that come with the office, and Gasser went further by pledging to limit himself to two terms.

“The bottom line is that we can’t afford the cost of this government anymore, and I’m running to put a stop to it,” Stieper said.

District 1 covers southern and eastern Algonquin townships and a

sliver of Grafton Township, including parts of Algonquin, Cary, Fox River Grove, Lake in the Hills and Barrington Hills.

The two winners will run Nov. 6 against Democratic incumbent Nick Chirikos of Algonquin for the two open seats.

Both Gasser and Stieper talked about their blogs in establishing their bona fides when it comes to cutting government spending.

See CANDIDATES, page B4

CHILDREN’S MUSIC DAY

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SNOW EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF CRYSTAL LAKE – The roughly 3 inches of snow McHenry County received Saturday is not expected to increase with any more accumulation in the coming week.

Despite the possibility of a light dusting overnight Saturday, meteorologist Gino Izzi said the most recent snowfall should be the only significant accumulation in the near future. But temperatures are expected to reach 20 degrees below zero with wind chills on Sunday and Monday.

Hope exists for a breakthrough into warmer temperatures Thursday when it could reach 30 degrees, according the National Weather Service. Some light snow showers could occur Thursday and Friday but no accumulation is expected.

Izzi said he hopes is Thursday’s potential break into 30 degrees will lead to a string of days in the 20s and 30s.

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8LOCAL BEST BET

RESIDENTS INVITED TO BIRTHDAY PARTY Hebron United Methodist Church, 9811 Main St., invites community members to help celebrate Ethel Popenhagen’s 101st birthday Feb. 16 with a luncheon following the 10:30 a.m. morning worship.

For information, call 815-6482512.

8LOCAL DEATHS Mary L. Collins 83, Madison, Wis. Orville Cooper 81, Capron Judith M. Dineen 76 Kenneth A. Freeman 83, McHenry

Photos by Kyle Grillot – kgrillot@shawmedia.com

McHenry senior Jessica Schwartz helps Thomas Burton, 8, of McHenry try to play a trumpet Saturday during the McHenry High School’s second annual Children’s Music Day. During the event, students between the ages of 5 and 10 years old learned about various instruments, musical composition and conducting.

Students learn to hit the high notes McHenry program brings hands-on learning of music, instruments to kids

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Some kids immediately run across a room to hit the drum. Some of the older kids are more studious, methodically inspecting and trying out each instrument.

The Children’s Music Day, which is in its second year at McHenry West High School, gave 5 to 10 year olds a chance to try their hand at performing, composing and conducting Saturday morning.

Daniel Kuhajek 41, Cary Lisa Christine Losasso 39, Oakwood Hills Alison Regep 42, Cary Barbara Susan Scibetta 62, Woodstock Michael W. Wurtz 47, Woodstock OBITUARIES on pages B5, B7

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Schwartz high-fives Serenity Giles, 6, of McHenry on Saturday during Children’s Music Day.

D-47 OKs 2014 fee increases D-158 approves $1.7 Student registration hikes aim to curtail projected deficits

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com

Vera A. Kozelka 83, Algonquin

An instrument petting zoo introduces the kids to 15 to 20 instruments, so they can feel what it’s like to play a clarinet or how heavy the symbols actually are, said District 156’s fine arts coordinator, Brian Weidner.

They’re also given the chance to conduct a group of high school music students, he said, adding that, especially with the 5-year-olds, it’s mostly a matter of the child waving their arms around and the high schoolers doing their thing.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Student registration fees will increase for the 2014 school year at Crystal Lake School District 47 as it tries to combat a continuing decline in state support and the rising cost of education and maintenance.

After remaining materially unchanged for 20 years, registration and facility rental fees at District 47 will begin to increase toward county-wide averages in an effort to support educational and maintenance costs.

The board-approved fees for the 2014-15 school year will increase preschool registration costs from $50 to $60; kin-

“We’ll look at it separately each year. We’re not going to move them above the average for the county.”

Jeff Mason District 47 board president

dergarten costs will increase from $40 to $48; elementary school costs will increase from $60 to $72; and middle school fees will increase the most from $75 to $90.

Rental fees for gymnasiums will increase to $22 an hour and $15 an hour for multipurpose rooms and cafeterias.

Board president Jeff Mason said the board saw an opportunity to shift more cost to users after seeing the district had the lowest registration fees in the county.

He said it would take about five years of increases to pull even with the average.

“We’ll look at it separately each year,” Mason said of future increases, noting they would not always be as large.

“We’re not going to move them above the average for the county.”

Increases were pursued in part because of five-year projections showing the district will likely run deficits.

Deficits – once projected to hit $587,692 by the 2017-18

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million in new hires Ongoing budget process could refine number of new jobs

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com HUNTLEY – District 158 officials could dole out $1.7 million for new hires that would help manage a growing high school population and larger-than-desirable class sizes at the middle schools.

District board members recently granted the administration the authority to spend up to $1.7 million on new personnel for the upcoming 2014-15 school year,

as officials start refining the annual district budget for a late summer passage.

The proposed hires, ranging from high school teachers to security aides, are prioritized based on need and the district’s budgetary constraints, said Jessica Lombard, assistant superintendent of human resources.

The district also has restructured positions in past years to prevent new spending.

“These positions are all that we think we need; however, we need to be fiscally responsible and figure out what positions fit within the budget,” Lombard said.

The district has planned $896,000 for top-priority

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WOODSTOCK: COMMUNITY MOURNS DEATH

Firefighter remembered for dedication Wurtz battled cancer for two years before passing

By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – One look around Michael Wurtz’s wedding was all anyone needed to see to understand the passion he had for his job.

Wurtz tied the knot in 2012 at Woodstock Fire/ Resuce District Station 3 – one of the stations he Michael spent more than Wurtz a decade at sacrificing all he could to protect the community, even through cancer. Wurz, 47, died Friday at the JourneyCare Hospice Facility in Woodstock after a two-year battle with cancer.

Woodstock Fire Chief Ralph Webster said Wurtz battled the disease with the intensity and relentlessness that made him one of the fiercest firefighters on the squad.

“There were a couple fires

we went out on where there was high humidity and just awful conditions and he would work until he became dehydrated and passed out,” Webster recalled. “He would work until total exhaustion and he brought that same fight to cancer.”

Wurtz started with the department in 2002 before becoming a full-time firefighter in 2006. Full-time work with the fire department was only part of Wurtz’s service to the community as he also served a police officer for McCullom Lake and a member of the Lake/ McHenry Country Wildland Firefighting Team.

Cancer did little to quell Wurtz’s intense work ethic, Webster said, as he still performed some shift duties up until mid-November.

Woodstock Fire Capt. Michael Hill said Wurtz was as great of a person as he was a firefighter, and his death will leave a void in the department and community.

“Mike had the heart of a true firefighter,” Hill said. “He always had a positive attitude

and was always someone you could count on in any situtation. He would go an extra mile even when he didn’t have to.”

Through Wurtz’s battle with cancer, the departmant also rallied together and showed the family connection firefighters share is more than a slogan. The department held a fundraiser in November to support Wurtz and his family and helped at his house and with his family anytime they could, Hill said.

Firefighters even donated sick time and vacation time so that Wurtz could stay on the roster as long as possible.

“It’s very well known that in the fire service we think of each other as family,” Hill said. “We lost a brother.”

Wurtz is survived by his wife, three daughters, two stepchildren and many extended family members.

A public visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Woodstock Assembly of God Church on 1201 Dean St. in Woodstock. Firefighters also will do a procession throughout Woodstock Tuesday, going to the stations Wurtz served at.

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8LOCAL BRIEFS McHenry County College to offer CPR certification CRYSTAL LAKE – Those in or interested in health care careers will have an opportunity Thursday to receive CPR certification at a McHenry County College workshop.

The class, scheduled for 5 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, will meet all the requirements for recognition as a basic life support rescuer for health care providers by the American Heart Association.

Participants who successfully complete the class will receive certification in Basic Life Support CPR and contact hours will be issued. The workshop, which will be in Room A119 at the college, costs $70 and includes

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High school, elementary students thrive in program Serenity Giles, 6, of McHenry looks to her mallets Saturday while trying out the xylophone during the McHenry High School’s second annual Children’s Music Day.

• MUSIC Continued from page B1 The McHenry’s Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter started the program last year with the goal of reaching out to elementary school students before they hit the fifth-grade band program, he said. In its first year, it drew 120 kids.

“I have a 5-year-old at home, and anytime you bring music into play and allow them to participate, there’s a natural tendency to flock to it,” he said.

And it’s not just the elementary-aged students who were getting something out of the program, Weidner said, adding that some of students were considering going into music education because of it.

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“It was so amazing to see the looks on their faces when they realized it was their mu-

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With the program still so new, Weidner doesn’t know if it will pay off in the long run, but the band program has been growing at a healthy clip regardless.

The district has expanded its offerings over the past decade, adding differentiated levels to its bands and choirs, a music theory class and a guitar program.

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8POLICE REPORTS Lake in the Hills • Ronald W. Hedman, 49, 1181 Westport Ridge, Crystal Lake, was charged Wednesday, Jan. 29, with battery.

• Jeffrey P. Hudson, 25, 106 Hickory Road, Lake in the Hills, was charged Wednesday, Jan. 29, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Richard J. Padal, 45, 3601 Chadwick Lane, Lake in the Hills, was charged Thursday, Jan. 30, with two counts of domestic battery.

• A wallet was taken from a vehicle Thursday, Jan. 30, on the 5400 block of Alexandria Drive.

• A GPS was taken from a vehicle Thursday, Jan. 30, on the 100 block of Ellis Road.

• Luis A. Vasquez, 22, 468 Berkshire Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged Friday, Jan. 31, with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, expired registration and no insurance.

• Erin A. Morris-Wagner, 20, 110 Deerpath Road, Lake in the Hills, was charged Friday, Jan. 31, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Stanislav S. Stoyanov, 18, 104 Village Creek Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Friday, Jan. 31, with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

• Kayla R. Bradley, 19, 3021 Ronan Drive, Lake in the Hills, was charged Friday, Jan. 31, with two counts of domestic battery.

• Thomas R. Brzizisnki, 45, 700 Juniper Lane, Lake in the Hills, was charged Saturday, Feb. 1, with felony disorderly conduct.

He also was wanted on a warrant out of McHenry County for felony disorderly conduct.

• Dawaun T. Wells, 29, 217 Country Commons Road, Unit 8, Cary, was charged Sunday, Feb. 2, with driving with a suspended license, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

• Ryan T. Gaynor, 22, 13 E. Pheasant Trail, Lake in the Hills, was charged Monday, Feb. 3, with driving under the influence and driving with one headlight.

• A vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle Monday, Feb. 3, on the 2000 block of Waterford Lane.

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County property taxes among highest in nation • CANDIDATES Continued from page B1 Gasser on his blog has shed light on allegations of overspending and bureaucratic bloating at the McHenry County Mental Health Board. As founder of Tea Party in Space, a group dedicated to applying free-market principles to space exploration, he received national recognition for pointing out billions of dollars in cost overruns on NASA’s planned James Webb Space Telescope. Stieper wrote on a blog called Preserve Barrington Hills to highlight allegations of mismanagement by Barrington Hills elected officials.

Gasser pointed out that McHenry County’s property taxes are consistently rated among the highest in the nation by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. While county

government accounts for about 10 percent of a homeowner’s tax bill, Gasser said it needs to run a lot leaner. He added that his election would give the County Board something it does not have now – an Armed Forces veteran – and that county government would be the better for it.

“Run our county like a business, and not so much like a government,” Gasser said.

When asked about any County Board decision he disagreed with the most, Nowak first answered that he to his knowledge has never cast a negative vote. But he later clarified that those majority votes included the county’s choice in recent years to keep its levy flat and voluntarily reject the inflationary increase it is entitled to under the tax cap. He did not single out anything particular in the county budget

for potential elimination.

“I was very surprised to see how tight the budget is in McHenry County. There isn’t a lot of excess money being spent,” Nowak said.

His challengers disagreed.

Gasser said the county could save money by outsourcing its information technology services and Animal Control. Stieper said the county should take a serious look at privatizing Valley Hi Nursing Home, which is now in the black, yet also receives a tax levy from county taxpayers.

“It’s easy not to raise the levy when it’s jacked up so high already,” Stieper said.

The challengers also had less-than-kind words for the proposed continuous-flow intersection at Randall and Algonquin roads, part of a plan to widen Randall to six lanes.

District 1 is on the south side of the intersection.

District spent about $417K on new hires last school year • HIRES Continued from page B1 hires, including seven new high school teachers, two seventh-grade teachers and multiple technology positions to accommodate the district’s expanding tablet initiative.

The essential hires primarily address shifting student needs within the district.

Huntley High School is expected to add about 150 students next year and then more students in future years, Lombard said. At Marlowe Middle School, certain class sizes are larger than classes at Heineman Middle School.

Certain class sizes for Marlowe seventh graders are larger than the district’s desirable average of the upper 20s, Lombard said.

The proposed teacher hires at the middle school level would help manage class sizes for Marlowe’s current crop of seventh grade teachers, she said.

Last year, the district spent roughly $417,000 on new hires, including a high school department chairperson and teachers, according to district figures. Officials also reshuffled dollars in other areas to support tablet-related hires and add special education positions for the current school year.

D-47 expected to have $181K surplus, gradually reduce deficit • INCREASES Continued from page B1 school year – would be curtailed with the revenue from the registration fee increases as well as postponement to major projects, such as oneto-one iPad deployment, early childhood classroom expansion and building and air conditioning improvements.

With the adjustments, District 47 now is expected to have a $181,000 surplus in 2014-15 and gradually reduce deficits in following years until it is roughly $91,600 in the 2017-18 school year instead of the originally projected $587,692.

While the financial moves

will help, District 47 chief financial officer Kevin Werner warned unknown variables could cause more budgetary damage. He said the looming pension reform, decline in general state aid and transportation reimbursements and the outcome of the next teachers’ contract could all increase deficits.

The state’s decision to prorate general state aid at 88.7 percent this year was significantly higher than the district’s conservative estimates, increasing the district’s operating fund surplus from an initially projected $182,009 to $644,141. It helped the district turn an overall deficit across the four major funds into a small surplus.

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Stieper said a CFI makes no sense, and called the projected time savings minimal compared to the cost. He likewise aired concerns about political and family connections between some County Board members and the companies that last week won the design and right-of-way contracts.

Gasser said that in his last round of walking the district and knocking on 100 doors, he could not find a single resident who supports the concept.

“When somebody in government says something needs to be done, it’s time to fear for your wallet,” Gasser said.

Nowak, who voted last week in favor of the contracts, reiterated that building a CFI is not set in stone, and that the designers could come back with other alternatives.

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Mary L. Collins, 83, of Madison, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, February 5, 2014.

She was born April 29, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter and Alice (Granger) Robinson.

Mary lived in Woodstock, Illinois the majority of her life before moving to Madison, Wisconsin 22 years ago. She worked at Precision Twist in Crystal Lake for 30 years, IGA and A&P Grocery stores in Woodstock, for many years and was a trusted and loved employee of Pierce's Little Store in Woodstock.

She attended the Luther Memorial Church in Madison. Mary was an avid bowler at Wayne's Lanes and Edgetown Bowl in Woodstock, and at Schwoegler's Lanes in Madison.

She is survived by her best friend and partner Bob Edwards; sisters Jane Fish, Judy Walters, and Marge Redding; Children Jean (Jerry) Krocke, Peg (Ken) Stubner, Susan (Gene) Hinderliter, Brion (Lynn), Candy (Wayne) Jones, and Pat J (Nicole); 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by husband Cecil Collins; brothers Walter, Phil, Guy and Louis Robinson; sisters Shirley Deaton, Betty Coss, and Alice Whiting A Memorial Gathering will be held at Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home in Woodstock, IL, Saturday February 15 from 10am until the 1 pm Memorial Service.

There will also be a Service a Luther Memorial Church in Madison, WI, on Sunday February 16th at 12:30pm.

Memorials may be made to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center For information call the Schneider, Leucht, Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home 1211 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock at 815-338-1710 or visit our website at www.slmcfh.com.

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comp y systems training at Northwestern University through the Family Institute of Chicago. She spent the bulk of her career at Alexian Brothers Medical Center Mental Health & Behavior Unit.

Judie is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Terry; children, Amy (Larry) Close, Julie, Paul (Shelia), Peter (Anne); her sister, Kathy (Karl) Kramoris; brother, Hugh (Katie) McManus; and 11 grandchildren, who are the loves of her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A Memorial Mass of the Resurrection will be on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at St. Mary Parish, 10307 Dundee Rd, Huntley.

Visitation is from 9:30am followed by 10:30am Celebration of Life mass. Memorials can be made to Alexian Brothers Behavior Health Hospital c/o 3040 Salt Creek Lane, Arlington Heights Ill 60005.

For information, call James A. O'Connor Funeral Home at 847-6695111 or visit www.jamesaoconnor funeralhome.com

Tronina, Jeffrey Tronina, Joshua (fiancée Sarah Swinney) Braun, Steven (fiancée Abbey Hettermann) Braun, and Timothy (Lauren Splitt) Braun.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his son-in-law, Mitch Tronina (Jan. 7, 2013); and by his granddaughter, Barbie Tronina (March 27, 2002).

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2014, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home, with Rev. Kit Stanich officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.

For those wishing to send an expression of condolence, his family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or to the ASPCA. 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.

VERA A. KOZELKA Born: Nov. 27, 1930; Chicago, IL Died: Feb. 6, 2014; Algonquin, IL Vera A. Kozelka, 83 of Algonquin, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at her home following a short illness.

She was born November 27, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Vaclav James and Anna Safranek.

She was united in marriage to Raymond G. Kozelka on April 21, 1951. The couple made their home

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in Littleton, Colorado for over 20 years before moving back to Algonquin in 1985.

Vera was never without a smile on her face. Especially when spending time with her family and when her beloved Broncos played. She enjoyed reading, crosswords, sewing, bowling and a few Manhattans at cocktail hour.

Along her side for 63 years she is survived by her loving husband, Ray. Their marriage spanned more than 6 decades that included countless wonderful and unforgettable memories. She was a loving and supportive mother to her sons, James (Patty) Kozelka of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Michael (Eileen) Kozelka of Huntley.

She was “Babi” to Aislyn, Korbyn, Taylor-Rae, Scott & Steve. Vera was preceded in death by her brother, Frank.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10th and a funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 11th all at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. For more information please call 847515-8772 or online condolences can be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com.

DANIEL KUHAJEK Born: Feb. 18, 1972; Woodstock, IL Died: Feb. 6, 2014 Daniel “Dan” Kuhajek, 41, of Cary, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014. He was born February, 18,

1972 in Woodstock to Eugene and Peggy (nee Callaghan) Kuhajek.

Dan graduated from Crystal Lake South High School and Bradley University. After employment with several engineering firms, he established his own business as an insulation contractor.

Those left to honor his memory include his parents, Eugene and Peggy, of Crystal Lake, his sister, Jeannie Kuhajek, of New Zealand, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Dan was preceded in death by his grandparents.

A visitation for Dan will be held Thursday, February 27th, from 4pm until the time of memorial service at 7pm at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave, Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dan's name to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, 257 King Street Crystal Lake, IL 60014, (815) 455-0961. Online condolences for the family can be made at www.davenportfamily.com. Any questions, please call the funeral home at (815) 459-3411.

LISA CHRISTINE LOSASSO Born: January 17, 1975; in Chicago Died: January 29, 2014; McHenry in Oakwood Hills Lisa Christine LoSasso, age 39, of Oakwood Hills, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry. She was born January 17, 1975 in Chicago to Gregory J. and Cheryl R. (Bissing)

KENNETH A. FREEMAN Born: July 14, 1930; In Chicago Died: Feb. 6, 2014; In McHenry Kenneth A. Freeman, age 83, of McHenry, died February 6, 2014, at his home.

He was born July 14, 1930 in Chicago to Frank L. and Ann B. (Pilch) Freeman. On October 13, 1951, he married Dorothy M. Hemmersbach in Chicago.

He was a veteran of the U. S. Naval Reserve.

A resident of McHenry for the past 10 years, he previously lived in Monroe, WI for nine years and Rolling Meadows for many years.

He began his career as a driver for Union Linen, eventually becoming a salesman, and then office manager.

He retired as age 62 after over 30 years of service.

Enjoyments included golfing, following Chicago Cubs baseball, meticulously maintaining his car, and taking care of his cats. An extremely hardworking man with a great sense of humor, he was very proud of his family.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Dorothy; two daughters, Debbie Tronina of Palatine and Carol (Walter) Braun of McHenry; five grandchildren, Bradley (Melissa)

ORVILLE COOPER Died: Feb. 8, 2014; Capron, IL Rev. Orville Cooper, 81, of Capron, IL passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Arrangements entrusted with Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home.

JUDITH M. DINEEN Born: June 22, 1937; In Milwaukee Died: Feb. 6, 2014.;; In Huntley Judith Mary Dineen (McManus) born to eternal life on February 6, 2014.

Judie was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 22, 1937 the daughter of James and Sylvia (Kosmoswki) McManus.

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Lisa attended elementary school in Chicago before moving to this area and graduating with the Crystal Lake Central High School Class of 1993.

Lisa was employed at Minuteman Convenience Centers for several years. She enjoyed monster trucks and loved the companionship of Bella, her dog, and Cosmo, her cat.

She was proud of her Irish heritage and collecting Irish artifacts.

She is survived by her parents, Gregory and Cheryl, of Oakwood Hills; twin sisters, Jennie and Katie LoSasso; her aunts and uncles, Cindy (John) Niedospial, Claudia (Joe) Crigler, Matt (Debbie) LoSasso, Christy (Ken) Santos, Betty (George Seifritz) Rock, and Paul (Barbara) Wojtal.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents.

There will be no visitation. A celebration of Lisa's life will take place in July of 2014.

Arrangements were entrusted to Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

Her family suggests memorials in Lisa's name to either Avon Walk for Breast Cancer or Centegra Health System Foundation/Gavers Breast Care Center.

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

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com of Bloomfield Village, MI; brothersand sisters-in-law, Laura and Robert Schmitt, Karen Glover, Joyce Regep, John and Renee Regep, Marie Regep and Paul Amendola, Paula and Mark Boehman, and David Regep. She is ALISON REGEP also survived by numerous nieces, Born: May 3, 1971; In Platteville, WI nephews, grand-nieces, aunts, Died: Feb. 6, 2014; In Cary, IL uncles, and cousins.

Friends may visit at Kahle-Moore Alison Marie Engling Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Regep, age 42, of Cary, Road, Cary, on Monday, 3:00-9:00 formerly of Detroit, pm. Funeral from Saints Peter and Michigan, February 6, Paul Catholic Church, 410 North 2014. Alison was born First Street, Cary, Tuesday at 10:30 May 3, 1971, to Don am; Rev. Steven St. Jules officiating. and Alice Engling, in Platteville, Alison will then be taken to Detroit, Wisconsin. Alison's family later MI on Thursday, February 13, where moved to Baraboo, where Alison a visitation will take place at Good grew up with her older sister and Shepherd Catholic Church, 1265 brother, Dona and Brian. Young Parkview, Detroit from 10:00 AM Alison loved to hike and swim in the and concluding with a Funeral Mass many lakes surrounding Baraboo. at 11:00 AM. Rev. Michael At the age of 19, Alison moved to Nkachukwu officiating. Interment Milwaukee, to attend classes at the at Evergreen Cemetery, 19807 UW-Milwaukee. She also worked at Woodward, Detroit. the Candy Counter at the Marshall Memorials appreciated to, Saints Field's Department Store, in Peter and Paul School Education downtown Milwaukee.

Foundation, 416 North First Street, In 1993, she met Kurt Regep at her Cary, IL 60013; or Good Shepherd neighborhood bar, Halliday's Catholic Church, 1265 Parkview, Lounge. They immediately began Detroit, MI 48214 dating, and were married on July 22, 1994, in the chapel at Our Lady BARBARA SUSAN Queen of Peace Catholic Church, in Madison, Wisconsin. Theirs was the SCIBETTA only wedding ever held in Queen of Born: Sept. 25, 1951; Elgin, IL Died: Feb. 6, 2014 Peace's chapel, which soon after was removed in a church The first of five renovation. daughters, Barbara Later in 1994, newlyweds Alison was born to Miriam and Kurt, moved to Detroit, as Kurt accepted a job transfer to his (nee McDermott) and Norman hometown. Alison worked briefly in Scibetta on the photography department at The September 25, 1951 Detroit News, before becoming a in Elgin, Illinois. She was proud of staff phtographer at C&G Newspapers, a chain of weekly and her Irish and Italian heritage.

Barbara met Scott Offord when semi-weekly newspapers in the they were students at Northern northern Detroit suburbs. While Illinois University. Barbara kept her living in Detroit, Alison and Kurt welcomed their first daughter, family name when they married on the first day of spring, March 20, Cecilia, on January 16, 2000. In 1977.

2003, another job transfer moved Barbara and Scott enjoyed the Regep family to Chicago, where they settled in northwest suburban traveling, walking, and bicycling with each other and their friends.

Cary. Alison became a full-time They were active members of the mom to Cecilia and, later, Mary, who was born on August 7, 2006.

McHenry County Bicycle Club for years. When their daughter Before being diagnosed with Rosemarie was born, Barbara and breast cancer in 2010, Alison was Scott would pull her in a babyactive as a volunteer and in parttrailer behind their custom tandem. time positions at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School and Church, in Barbara, Scott, Rosemarie, and Barbara's sister Christina traveled Cary. In 2012, Alison returned to the workforce as a bank teller at to Ireland in 1997, the first of Cary Bank and Trust. She remained Barbara's several trips to Europe.

She was a lover of all manner of in that position for a year, when she music, from local street musicians learned her cancer had to a cappella performers to the metastasized to her bones. She Lyric Opera of Chicago. She eagerly spent the last thirteen months bravely fighting the disease, before anticipated the start of the opera passing away at home in Cary, season and traveled to the city for performances with her friends. She surrounded by her family and took up the guitar late in life. friends.

Barbara valued education, and Alison enjoyed photography, continued to pursue knowledge, reading, and attending her taking courses of study as varied as daughters' sports and school culinary arts, horticulture, and activities. But most of all, she music theory. enjoyed being with her daughters Cecilia and Mary and her husband Barbara was a lifetime Girl Scout, and appreciated the lessons that of 20 years, Kurt. she learned as a girl and taught as The Regep Family gratefully an adult. She was a feminist who thanks friends, neighbors, and the community for their prayers, meals, tirelessly advocated on behalf of visits, gifts, cards, rides for the girls, women's rights.

Barbara spent her adult life and assistance with yard and household chores. Alison could not searching for a spiritual home and found it among the welcoming have made this journey without members of St Ann's Episcopal your support.

Church in Woodstock.

Besides her husband and Barbara was diagnosed with daughters, Alison is survived by her advanced ovarian cancer in 2008, parents, Don and Alice Engling, of and worked hard to regain vigor as Whitewater, WI; sister, Dona (Michael) Campos, of Watertown, she dealt with multiple major surgeries and chemotherapy. She WI; brother, Brian (Jen) Engling, of Wauwatosa, WI; father and mother- refused to let cancer take her zest in-law, George and Florence Regep, for life.

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Her family asks in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Girl Scouts of America and Heifer International.

She leaves behind her husband, Scott Offord; her daughter, Rosemarie Scibetta Offord; four sisters, Rose Marie Scibetta Hall, Helen Therese Scibetta (Scott Miller), JoAnne Scibetta-Sergent (Dennis Sergent), and Christina Scibetta Cassell; brother and sisterin-law, James and Christine Offord; five nieces and nephews, Zachary Hall (Minah), Erin Hall (Les McDonald), Nathaniel Cassell, Marie and Samantha Offord; a great-niece, Addison Hall, and great-nephew, Avery Hall.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2014 from 12:45pm at the St. Ann's Episcopal Church, 503 W. Jackson St. in Woodstock, with a funeral service held at 3pm.

For more information, call Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710, or visit us on the web at www.slmcfh.com.

MICHAEL W. WURTZ Born: April 22, 1966; Des Plaines, IL Died: Feb. 7, 2014; Woodstock, IL Michael W. Wurtz, 47, of Woodstock, died on February 7, 2014 at the JourneyCare Hospice Facility in Woodstock.

He was born April 22, 1966 in Des Plaines, Illinois, to William N. and Ilyce (nee Tilden) Wurtz. He married Melissa M. Suriano on September 8, 2012 at Fire Station #3 in Woodstock.

Michael started with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District in January of 2002. He became a full time firefighter on July 17, 2006 under Badge Number 22, and was attached to Station #2. In addition to serving with the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Mike was a Police Officer with the McCullom Lake Police Department. Mike also served as a MABAS Division 5 Fire Investigator, was part of the Lake/McHenry County Wildland Firefighting Team, and was a member of the AFFI State Honor Guard. Some of his other achievements include being a member of the International Association of Firefighters Local 4813 as well as the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 17. When off duty, Mike enjoyed being with his family, and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman.

Mr. Wurtz is survived by his wife, Melissa M. Wurtz of Woodstock; daughters, Katelyn Wurtz, Meghan Wurtz, Reilly Wurtz; his stepchildren, Anna Kempka and Johnny Kempka; a brother, Brian Wurtz; three sisters, Debbie Murphy, Brenda Smart, Laura Wurtz; and several nieces, and nephews.

His father, William N. Wurtz, preceded him in death.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Woodstock Assembly of God Church, 1201 Dean Street, Woodstock from 10 am until the 2 pm funeral service. Interment services will be private.

For information contact the Schneider Leucht Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home in Woodstock at 815338-1710, or visit the web site at slmcfh.com.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Darlene C. Aeverman: The visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. There will be a procession Monday from the funeral home to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., for a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow in Windridge Memorial Park, Cary. For information, call 815-459-3411.

William T. Burke: The visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday Feb. 9, at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at St. Barbara Parish, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. For information, call the funeral home at 708383-3191.

Mary L. Collins: A memorial gathering will be from 10 a.m. until the 1 p.m. memorial service Saturday, Feb. 15, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. A memorial service also will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at Luther Memorial Church, 1021 University Ave., Madison, Wis. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

Lawrence C. Dhom: The visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. with a prayer service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the celebration of Mass at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home. Interment with military honors will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Woodstock.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

Judith M. Dineen: The visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the celebration of life Mass at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at James A. O’Connor Funeral Home, 11603 E. Main St., Huntley. A memorial Mass celebration will follow at St. Mary Parish, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. For information, call the funeral home at

847-669-5111.

Mark E. Evans: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Ludlow Funeral Home, 432 East St., Ludlow, Mass. A celebration of life service will immediately follow. For information, call the funeral home at 413-583-3575.

Louis B. Fisher: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Feb. 10, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home. 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. Funeral services will immediately follow.

Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Harvard. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400.

Kenneth A. Freeman: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

John S. Hoffman: A visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, until the memorial service at 3 p.m. at Crystal Lake Evangelical Free Church, 575 E. Crystal Lake Road, Crystal Lake. For information, call 847-515-8772.

Vera A. Kozelka: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Services, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley.

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the funeral home. For information, call the funeral home at 847515-8772.

Daniel Kuhajek: The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the 7 p.m. memorial service Thursday, Feb. 27, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Virginia Michalski: The visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The visitation will continue at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home until an 11 a.m. celebration of Mass at St. Barbara’s Church, 2859 S.

Throop St., Chicago. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Justice. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.

Alison Regep: The visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 410 N. First St., Cary.

The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until an 11 a.m. celebration of Mass on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 1265 Parkview St., Detroit. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit.

For information, call the funeral home at 847-639-3817.

Sue Schweiger: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the prayer service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral & Cremation Service, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley.

Burial will be at a later date in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, Palatine. For information, call 847-515-8772.

Barbara Susan Scibetta: The visitation will be from 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 503 W. Jackson St., Woodstock. The funeral service will follow at 3 p.m. For information, call Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home at 815-338-1710.

Diane Shogren: The visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The funeral service will immediately follow. Interment will be private.

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

Kristopher W. Webster: The visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, concluding with a service at 4 p.m. at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Cary. For information, call 847-639-3817.

Michael W. Wurtz: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the 2 p.m. funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Woodstock Assembly of God Church, 1201 Dean St., Woodstock. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710.

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Making time for hoops, horns HAMPSHIRE – Kids these days.

They’re so lazy.

Remember when we were kids?

Remember how we used to walk 10 miles through the snow, uphill both ways, on our way to and from school?

Not anymore. Not with these apathetic adolescents.

Take Danny Duchaj, for example.

Do you want to know what the Hampshire sophomore did at the end of a recent school day? He practiced basketSarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com ball – he’s on the boys’ varsity team as a Danny Duchaj plays the trumpet with the Hampshire pep band during 6-foot-5 center – and then he stuck around a girls basketball game Wednesday in Hampshire. Duchaj also plays on for another couple of hours to play trumpet in the concert band at the girls’ Hampshire’s boys basketball team.

WRESTLING: CLASS 2A HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL

VIEWS Tom Musick varsity game against Woodstock.

By the time Duchaj returned home about 8 p.m., he was ready to begin his ascent up Homework Mountain. It likely would require a couple of hours.

“Probably,” Duchaj said with a smile.

“I’ve got a lot tonight.”

Pathetic.

Braden Bloomberg sat quietly a few feet away, but he was equally as guilty.

Bloomberg is a junior forward on the Whip-Purs’ varsity team and plays the bari sax – that’s slang for baritone saxophone, which we hard-working adults obviously already knew – in the concert band at girls games.

Bloomberg, like Duchaj, chose not to go home between basketball and band. As he spoke, the first bell of the next school day was about 12 hours away.

“It’s just something else to do,” Bloomberg said of being in the band. “It’s fun.

“I want to be busy. I don’t want to have a reason to go home and just sit on

See MUSICK, page C5

CLASS 3A McHENRY REGIONAL

Harvard top team; CLC 2nd

Whatever works CL South’s Barone uses unorthodox style to win

Hornets advance 9 wrestlers to Lakes

By PATRICK MASON pmason@shawmedia.com HAMPSHIRE – The Crystal Lake Central wrestling team entered Saturday’s Class 2A Hampshire Regional with five consecutive regional titles and looking for its sixth.

Although Central was the favorite on paper, Harvard turned in an impressive performance and unseated the Tigers to win the regional title Anthony Luis by more than 20 points with a score of 174.50. It was Harvard’s 27th regional title in 28 years.

The Tigers (153) came in second, with Johnsburg (123) placing third in the eight-team regional.

The Hornets dominated the day, sending 13 wrestlers to a possible 14 place matches, nine of which will advance to the Feb. 15 Lakes Sectional. The team victory also sends Harvard to the Antioch Dual Team Sectional on Feb. 25.

“I’m just happy for our kids,” said Hornets coach Tim Haak, shifting the focus to the wrestlers during his last year as coach before retirement.

“We won a lot of close matches and had 13 kids in the place matches, which says something about out consistency. “We took another step forward today.”

Justin Wilcox, Anthony Luis, Logan Streit, Christian Kramer, Isaiah Rudd, Matt Wheeler, Zack Martin, Christian Popoca and Adam Freimund advanced for the Hornets.

For the Tigers, the day didn’t start out as planned.

Heavyweight Connor Hines was ejected from the regional during the first session after his frustration got the better of him.

“He wants to use poor language and swear,” Tigers coach Justen Lehr said. “If you can’t control your temper, that’s going to happen.”

By ROB SMITH rsmith@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Crystal Lake South wrestler Eric Barone might want to consider a stint in the circus after his win in the 145-pound championship match Saturday at the Class 3A McHenry Regional.

Barone defeated Lake Zu- Good day rich’s Brandon for D-C Arteaga, 4-3, to win the regionDundee-Crown al title and demis the top local onstrated an unwrestling team usual move to get out of a take- at the Class 3A down. Arteaga DeKalb Regional.

PAGE C4 had Barone’s leg a couple of times during the match. Barone said he didn’t want to get tripped into a takedown, so he climbed up Arteaga with his free leg and arms.

The move looked more like acrobatics than wrestling, with Barone almost balancing on top of Arteaga’s shoulders.

“I knew he was tall,” Barone said. “I was trying to keep my feet away.”

Gators coach Ross Ryan said Barone is a little funky and unorthodox at times on the mat. “[Barone’s] a gamer. He wrestles his best when the spotlight is on and it’s the loudest,” Ryan said. “Tight matches are good for him.”

South and McHenry qualified six wrestlers each for the Barrington Sectional on Feb. 15 with top-three finishes. Cary-Grove five wrestlers out, and Prairie Ridge got two. Deerfield won the team sectional with 155 points, followed by Barrington (142), McHenry (126) and South (118).

“I think this is one of the toughest ones,” McHenry coach Will Gaddy said. “I think if you get out of this regional, you have a good chance of placing at sectionals.”

See McHENRY, page C4

See HAMPSHIRE, page C5

Online Get the latest local high school sports news at McHenryCounty Sports.com.

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NBA: Bulls at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m., ABC The Bulls (24-25) visit the Lakers (1832) in what looked like a marquee matchup before the season started.

The Norwegian men’s curling team outdid themselves Saturday during the first practice at the Sochi Games.

After making a splash in 2010 with their wild clothes, they showed up Saturday wearing what they called “rose-painting knickers” with soccer socks of the Norwegian national team.

Three people in sports whose look would improve by donning what the Norwegian men’s curling team wore Saturday: 1. John Daly 2. Craig Sager 3. Anyone who had to wear the U.S. Olympic sweater at the opening ceremonies

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FACE OFF Alex Reinbrecht School: Jacobs Year: Senior Sport: Swimming

1. Which Disney hero would you want to be?

“Tarzan” What’s your soap opera name (your middle name 2. and the street you live on)?

Duarte Edinburgh

3. What would be your dream job?

To be head nurse in an emergency or intensive care unit and helping people

4. What are three sports movies you can watch over and over?

“The Blind Side,” “Miracle” and “Blades of Glory”

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

When someone my age picks up the phone and it’s their mother or father and they say, “What?” It kills me. If my mom would call me and I’d do that, she’d smack me through the phone.

Jack McGuire School: Marian Central Year: Junior Sport: Wrestling

1. Which Disney hero would you want to be?

“Hercules” What’s your soap opera name (your middle name 2. and the street you live on)?

Ross Hampshire

3. What would be your dream job?

Formula 1 racing driver

4. What are three sports movies you can watch over and

over?

“Vision Quest,” “42” and all the “Rocky” movies

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

When people tailgate me when I’m driving

Sarah Kendeigh School: Cary-Grove Year: Senior Sport: Basketball and softball

1. Which Disney hero would you want to be?

Elsa in “Frozen,” I’ve seen it a bunch of times.

What’s your soap opera name (your middle name 2. and the street you live on)?

LeMaster Bridle

3. What would be your dream job?

Being an Olympian or pro athlete

4.

What are three sports movies you can watch over and over?

“Remember the Titans,” “Like Mike,” and “Love and Basketball”

5. What’s one of your biggest pet peeves?

When people chew really loud

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ll eyes (well, at least a lot of eyes) will be on Sochi, Russia, for the next couple of weeks as the Olympics take place. Sports editor Jon Styf and columnist Tom Musick discuss:

Musick: Bob Costas showed up on my TV screen wearing wideframed glasses the other night. He explained that his left eye was pink and swollen, and he needed his glasses to read the teleprompter.

Costas’ doctors told him that it was some type of infection that should be fine in a few days. And thus marked my official introduction to the Sochi Olympics.

Styf: It likely won’t be the only infection we hear about coming from the games. Because, well, some of the hotels have water that shouldn’t be used near your eyes. And others apparently have cameras in the bathrooms, for some reason, deputy prime minister for Olympic prep Dmitry Kozak accidentally admitted on Thursday. I’m calling it now Tom, for the length of these games I’m following Sochi bathroom rules.

Always urinate while seated. Don’t throw the toilet paper in the toilet once used, instead throw them into a non-existant waste bin. I’m also thinking of installing a second toilet, right next to the one I already have.

And .... never have a shower curtain.

Musick: I’m pretty sure at least one of those things is against our company’s human resource policy.

I’m taking the alternative approach during the Olympics and defying Russian norms. For instance, I vow not to shoot any stray dogs or commit any human rights violations for the entirety of February.

Styf: For the first time in recent memory, I am actually interested in the Winter Games outside of the hockey. It has nothing to do with the competition. It has more to do with the fact that Russia didn’t even think to ship enough pillows for the athletes to sleep to Sochi. Seriously, this isn’t being overblown and it’s only going to get worse. NBC doesn’t look like it will be covering it the right way (they never have, with their odd tape-delayed format). But at least we have plenty of print journalists there to tell us what is really happening.

Musick: Yes, the bulk of my viewing of NBC’s coverage so far has informed me that a) Costas has a gnarly eye, and b) Sochi is wonderful and beautiful and hooray for Earth. But I’m right there with you, I’m keeping closer track of these games largely because I am drawn to the theater of the absurd. Forget the sportswriters – the only lower life forms are politicians – but have you seen the accommodations for the Olympic hockey players? The rooms include three small beds, separated by maybe a couple of feet and tiny nightstands. It’s funny to imagine Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith all whispering in the dark and talking about girls, except for the fact that two of those players (Sharp and Keith) are married with children.

Styf: Children don’t prevent you from whispering in the dark. In fact, they make you do it more so you don’t wake them up. But Sochi .... yeah ... this isn’t going to end well.

San Francisco Giants pitching prospect Ian Gardeck heads to spring training this week, looking to build off last year’s 4-3 season with the Augusta Greenjackets. The 2009 Crystal Lake South graduate posted a 3.21 ERA, picked up a save and struck out 66 hitters in 56 innings while being used in a number of roles. In the offseason, Gardeck played a role as a body double in an episode of the NBC drama “Chicago Fire,” which will air Feb. 25.

You go into spring training and it’s always a fresh start. It’s a new year. Obviously, they still remember what you did last year, but it’s a fresh start.

You’ve got to come in ready to go, your body has to be in shape and you’re ready to go out of the chute right away. I think it’s a great opportunity to showcase what you worked on in the offseason physically, mentally and pitching wise. I think you always have a sense of what you did last year and what your expectations are for the upcoming season. So you can’t really worry about [what level you’ll be at] because that’s something you can’t control. It’s one of those things that if you get caught up trying to figure out [where you’re going to land], you lose focus on that next pitch, that next outing. There’s really not enough time in baseball to focus on something you can’t control.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re coming in in the fourth inning, the fifth inning or the ninth inning – it really comes down to you executing and throwing strikes. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing – you want to put up a zero for your team. You want to get three outs and you want to get back in the dugout and give your hitters an opportunity. It doesn’t matter what role [you’re in], when you come in. You go out, compete, get outs and that’s the name of the game.

You can still find pressure, even in a game that’s a little bit out of reach. If you come in in the sixth [inning], you never know when your team is going to need you to hold a lead or if that one run that you give up ends up being the deciding factor in the game. So whether it’s the sixth or the ninth, it’s still very important that you throw up zeroes and get your team in there to hit. The pressure is what you make it. You still have a job to do whether it’s the sixth and you’re down 10 or it’s the ninth and you’re up one. You never know when the team’s going to be able to come back and you never know what that run you give up is going to decide it.

I met a woman at the gym who talked to me about modeling and I kind of laughed it off because how often are you told that you should be a model? I had a good laugh with it and didn’t really revisit it and then she sent me a link [to audition] for a hockey body double for Chicago Fire. Even then, it was still almost like a joke. I didn’t have any professional headshots and so I ended up using a photo my younger brother took in the hallway of our house. It kind of started with a hope and a prayer and, sure enough, I ended up getting the job. You never know [where it can lead]. I’m just going with the opportunity. I got to read with first-line actors and be part of it. So I’ll take it step by step.

It’s kind of one of those things that fell into my lap and so I figure I might as well run with it.

• I’m Just Saying is a regular Sunday feature. If there’s someone you’d like to see featured, write to me at jarnold@shawmedia.com or send me a message on Twitter at @NWH_JeffArnold.

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Crystal Lake South graduate Ian Gardeck reports to spring training this week, but not until after being hired to appear in an upcoming episode of the TV drama “Chicago Fire.”

8SPORTS SHORTS Cubs agree to 1-year deal with Samardzija

on a long-term contract.

CHICAGO – The Cubs and starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija have agreed to a one-year, $5,345,000 contract, avoiding arbitration.

The deal announced Saturday leaves the Cubs with no remaining players in arbitration.

Samardzija asked for $6.2 million and was offered $2,765,000 after going 8-13 with a 4.34 ERA last year, when he made $2,765,000.

The 29-year-old right-hander could be a candidate to be traded after he and the team were unable to come to terms

OSU star Smart shoves fan in loss to Texas Tech LUBBOCK, Texas – Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart shoved a fan underneath the basket in the waning seconds of Texas Tech’s 65-61 win over the 19th-ranked Cowboys on Saturday night.

Smart tried to block Jaye Crockett’s dunk attempt from behind with 6.2 seconds to go and tumbled into the front row of the crowd. He was helped to his feet by one man but then got in the face of another fan in a black shirt.

The man appeared to say

something to Smart, who then shoved him with two hands. The fan stumbled backward a bit but didn’t fall.

Teammates quickly pulled an angry Smart away from the fracas, and he pointed back in the direction of the fan. Smart was called for a technical foul but was not ejected.

UFC fighter accused of threatening wife with gun MIAMI – An Ultimate Fighting Champion fighter was being held in a Florida jail Saturday, accused of threatening his wife with a gun, authorities said.

Broward County Jail records

show that Thiago Silva, 31, was being held without bond following his arrest Thursday on charges that included attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and obstruction without violence. But his attorney, Scott Saul, told The Associated Press that the charges were downgraded during a Friday court appearance to aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Jimmy Walker seizes control at Pebble Beach PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Jimmy

Walker had a hot hand in the cold wind Saturday and built a six-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Walker made his first bogey of the tournament, and that hardly slowed him. He countered with five birdies in 30 mph gusts at Monterey Peninsula for a 4-under-par 67.

Allen shoots 69, hangs onto Allianz lead BOCA RATON, Fla. – Michael Allen birdied four of his last eight holes for a 3-under 69 and a one-stroke lead over Scott Dunlap and Chien Soon Lu on Saturday in the Allianz Championship at

Broken Sound.

Korda birdies last three holes to share lead GOLD COAST, Australia – Jessica Korda birdied her last three holes for a 5-under 68 and a share the lead with fellow American Katie Burnett after the first round of the Australian Ladies Masters.

The 20-year-old Korda is coming off a victory in the LPGA Tour’s seasoning-opening event in the Bahamas, She won the 2012 Women’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

– Wire reports

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WRESTLING: CLASS 3A DeKALB REGIONAL

D-C, Huntley each advance 6 to sectional Both boast pair of champions

By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@nwherald.com DeKALB – Dundee-Crown sophomore Christian Brunner said he couldn’t wrestle in last year’s regional final because he couldn’t make weight healthily, evidence of a massive growth spurt that has taken him from the 132-pound weight class to 182 this season.

In reality, his coach said, Brunner didn’t want to take a spot from

one of his older teammates as he moved up a weight class.

“That’s the kind of kid he is, he’s a team kid,” coach Bob Skillman said.

“I think he would’ve been a sectional qualifier last year.”

At Saturday’s Class 3A DeKalb Regional, Brunner wrestled, and he dominated. About 5 inches taller and 50 pounds heavier than he was most of last season, Brunner won by fall, technical fall and by a 5-0 decision in three matches to win the championship at 182 pounds.

Even after breaking his leg in the offseason and moving up six weight classes, Brunner had no doubt he had this type of potential.

“I thought I could be a state qual-

ifier, place in state hopefully,” Brunner said. “I’m planning on being in the finals in sectionals, hopefully winning it.”

Brunner and fellow champion Jeremy Marshall, who won at 285 pounds, led D-C to a third-place finish, ahead of fourth-place Huntley and sixth-place Jacobs. Six Chargers finished in the top three to qualify for the Feb. 15 Barrington Sectional, including second-place finishers Armando Gutierrez, Tim Schanmier and Jarrod Raap and third-place finisher Christian Johnson.

“The kids wrestled well – they wrestled right up to their seeds,” Skillman said. “We’re hoping to get a couple of guys down [to state]. We

have six guys going, and if we can get three down, that would be awesome.”

Huntley also qualified six wrestlers, including 126-pound champion Ricky Vigil and 138-pound champion Brandon Meyer. Second-place finishers Josh Stenger and Nick Meyer advanced at 106 and 113 pounds, along with Matt Kitsis and Mike Walker, who finished third at 145 and 195 pounds.

Vigil will have a second chance to succeed in sectionals after being forced to leave early with a concussion during his first match last year.

“I’m pretty motivated after last year,” Vigil said. “I worked harder this year. I knew what I had to do.

BOYS BASKETBALL: GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 66 HAMPSHIRE 57 (OT)

Last year, I didn’t come in with the right mentality. This year, I got the No. 1 seed and I knew I could take the bracket.”

Jacobs will send four wrestlers to the Barrington Sectional – 120-pounder Cody Ferencz and 220-pounder Mark Mamola, who finished second, along with 126-pounder Chris Danka and 132-pounder Jacob Sabella.

“We kind of had a rough start in the beginning and a couple of guys wrestled back very nice,” Jacobs coach Gary Conrad said. “In the finals we didn’t get what we wanted, but that’s the kind of competition we’re going to have to see in sectionals, so we’re going to have to be ready.”

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CLC, Hampshire cheer teams take 5th, 9th at state

Rams stay undefeated in FVC Fox

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By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com GRAYSLAKE – Hampshire was primed to break its trend in tight Fox Valley Conference Fox Division boys basketball games.

Grayslake Central was not.

Hampshire led most of the second half, including three five-point margins in the fourth quarter, but the Rams, kings of pulling out close victories, did it again.

Hampshire was unable to get a quality shot despite holding the ball for the last 39 seconds of regulation. Once in overtime, Grayslake Central took control for a 66-57 victory Saturday night that leaves the Rams firmly in control of the division race.

“We just kind of lost our heads in the fourth quarter,” said Whip-Purs forward Matt Bridges, who scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. “We played a great game, everyone worked their butts off. It’s a rough loss. That one hurts, especially a [division] game that we needed.”

Hampshire (9-12 overall, 5-3 FVC Fox) trails Grayslake Central (12-7, 8-0) by three games.

The Rams are two games up in the loss column to Woodstock, which is 3-2 in division games with several yet to make up from weather postponements.

“They’re 8-0. There’s no way we can catch them,” Hampshire coach Bob Barnett said.

“It would take a lot of luck and we’d have to win out, which is no easy task, either. We had our chances and it got away. All three of those [division] losses we’ve had the lead in the fourth quarter. We didn’t make the plays when we needed to.”

Hampshire led 51-50 after Ryan Cork made two free throws with 57 seconds to go in regulation. The Rams’ Joey Mudd hit a free throw to tie the score with 39 seconds remaining.

Grayslake Central’s defense rushed Hampshire on the other end and Barnett called timeout with 16 seconds to go. He called another timeout when a loose ball was knocked out of bounds, to Hampshire, with 4.1 seconds left.

The plan was to run Cork, who led all players with 23 points, off a set of screens to get him a one-on-one opportunity.

Junior guard Drew Doran took the pass and shot a 3-pointer with two seconds to go.

“It’s not Drew’s fault. It’s just not understanding what we’re trying to get done,” Barnett said. “They were going to switch on Ryan and he could have had his man one-on-one.”

Grayslake Central took full advantage of that reprieve.

Mudd scored five of his 12 points in overtime and the Rams never trailed. Grayslake Central defeated Hampshire, 49-47, on Jan. 4 on a shot in the final seconds.

The Rams also beat Woodstock, 50-47, on a last-second 3-pointer.

“It’s relying on our other teammates,” Mudd said. “We have really good team chemistry this year. You start with yourself and rely on the other players to do their jobs.”

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Prairie Ridge’s Charley Popp (front) wrestles Deerfield’s Jack Powen during a 160-pound semifinal match Saturday at the Class 3A McHenry Regional. Popp won the match to advance to the championship round.

He finished second.

C-G’s Cullen ekes out title at 120 • McHENRY Continued from page C1 Also winning for the Gators was Nick Gil at 138 pounds and Brian Pence at 195. Prairie Ridge’s Travis Piotrowski won at 113.

One of the most anticipated final matches was at 120 between C-G’s Michael Cullen and Deerfield’s Andrew Mehrholz. Cullen recently bumped up to 120 and is ranked No. 4 at 113 by Illinoismatmen.com. Mehrholz is No. 8 at 120.

The match lived up to the hype. Tied after three periods, overtime and two tiebreakers, Cullen rode out Mehrholz in the ultimate tiebreaker to win, 4-3.

Cullen said not having to cut weight has given him

more energy and strength, particularly in long matches.

“I had a lot more gas in the tank,” Cullen said. “I usually find myself in overtime gassed.”

Trojans coach Ryan Ludwig said it’s a physical and psychological boost for Cullen.

[Cullen] feels good about being there (at 120),” Ludwig said. “A big part of the sport is mental.”

Also winning for the Trojans was Logan Hanselmann at 126 and Michael Gomez, who won by pin at 285.

McHenry’s Ryan Grannemann defeated Deerfield’s Christo Moran, 4-1, in the 182 third-place match to qualify for sectionals for the first time. Grannemann said

his back was hurting late in the third period and he was in survival mode.

“I was just trying to get that 30 seconds over with,” Grannemann said. “I was happy I made it.”

Coming off recent injuries to win titles for McHenry were Cam Pait at 160 and Luis Hernandez at 220. Pait said he is feeling the effects of being off but is happy to be back wrestling.

“I feel like I need to be more conditioned,” Pait said. “It felt amazing to be back on the mat.”

Casey Callahan at 152 was one of three South wrestlers to win third-place matches and advance to sectionals.

“It’s relieving to get on to the next week and keep the season alive,” Callahan said.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: CL SOUTH 52, CARY-GROVE 40

Gators strong in home finale

By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO mmontemurro@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Five days removed from a disappointing loss to DundeeCrown, the Crystal Lake South girls basketball team knew it needed to be building momentum for the looming postseason.

With Friday’s game against Cary-Grove being the final home game for the Gators’ three seniors, South wanted to start strong. The Gators’ effort produced one of their more complete games of the season, as they led the entire game en route

to a 52-40 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division victory.

Senior guard Rachel Rasmussen, who led South with 14 points, said her team really wanted to win on senior night.

“It was definitely senior night. I think that’s what really pushed us, especially in the first quarter,” Rasmussen said. “We kept that going.”

The Gators (15-11 overall, 7-4 FVC Valley) built a 30-16 halftime lead, thanks to the inside-outside combination of senior forward Sara Mickow scoring seven of her 13 points in the first half, while

sophomore guard Chanel Fanter and Rasmussen combined for 14 points. South’s 2-3 zone defense didn’t give the Trojans (15-11, 6-6) too many open looks, and some untimely turnovers didn’t help C-G’s offense. Fanter finished with 12 points.

“I would love to say we’re peaking, but I don’t know if we’ve come close to hitting our ceiling yet,” South coach Kyle McCaughn said. “I love the attitude and edge they came with tonight and the intensity. If we can keep doing that, we’ll be just fine.”

Katie Barker scored 24 of the Trojans’ 40 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL: GRAYSLAKE NORTH 49, WOODSTOCK 43

Blue Streaks fall short down stretch

By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com GRAYSLAKE – Woodstock knew what the problem was most of Saturday afternoon against Grayslake North: a lack of energy.

The Blue Streaks too often were a step behind. There were some moments of inspired play as Woodstock pulled within a point in the final minute, but the Streaks could not score in the final 2:25.

North, behind 9 of 10 freethrow shooting, sealed the outcome at the line for a 4943 Fox Valley Conference Fox Division boys basketball win.

“I thought we played bad-

ly,” Woodstock coach Alex Baker said. “We just didn’t have the energy through the whole game. It seemed like they got every 50/50 ball that was out there. It sure felt that way.”

The Streaks (8-11 overall, 3-2 FVC Fox) trailed the entire game, except for two ties late in the second quarter and early in the third, but had a shot for the lead in the final minute.

Damian Stoneking, Woodstock’s 6-foot-7 center, blocked a shot by the Knights’ Nate Dodge, then leaped over the out-of-bounds line and saved the ball to guard Alex Ferguson. Baker wanted to take only a layup and other-

wise play for the final shot, but the Streaks turned the ball over.

“Coach Baker prepared us very well for what we were going to see, we just didn’t come out with any energy,” Ferguson said. “We made a good run at the end, we just didn’t execute again.”

Stoneking and forward Mason Sutter led Woodstock with 12 points each.

The loss dropped Woodstock two games behind division-leading Grayslake Central in the loss column. North improved to 7-13, 5-3.

“We executed some things well, but I don’t think we ever got into the game like we could have,” Sutter said.

The Crystal Lake Central competitive cheerleading team finished in fifth place in the Medium Team division on the final day of the IHSA state final at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington.

The Tigers scored 87.30 for their best state finish, which was slightly down from their 87.96 that had them in second place after Friday’s preliminary round. Lemont (90.84) won the Medium Team title.

“We’re just excited. Being top five in the state is way more than we expected coming into this,” Central coach Elizabeth Brauneis said. “This was a huge accomplishment for the girls and so well-deserved.”

Both Central and Hampshire, which finished in a tie for ninth with 85.58, advanced to the second day of the state final for the first time in either school’s cheer history. The Whip-Purs tied for ninth on both days of competition with Tinley Park.

“I think everyone’s feeling really good. It was unbelievable,” Hampshire coach Rachael Kent said. “They did very well and really came together as a team to perform to the best of their abilities.”

WRESTLING Class 1A Alden-Hebron Regional: At Hebron, the Giants finished seventh with 28 points. Alden-Hebron had two individuals advance to the Feb.15 Byron Sectional. Joshua Johnson (138 pounds) took second after losing in the title match, 8-6. Colton Cashmore (160) finished third after winning by pin (3:32) in the thirdplace match.

Round Lake Regional: At Round Lake, Kim McClaughry (1,111) of McHenry, Allison Boelter (1,098) of Johnsburg and Samantha Kunke (1,067), Kristin Lemke (1,066) and Rachel Lohmeyer (1,058) of Woodstock co-op advanced as individuals to the Zion-Benton Sectional. McClaughry finished eighth, and Boelter was ninth.

The McHenry, Woodstock co-op and Johnsburg teams failed to advance.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Huntley 69, Jacobs 34: At Algonquin, the Red Raiders clinched the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division title outright with the win. Huntley (22-3 overall, 11-0 FVC Valley) was led by Ali Andrews with 21 points and Sam Andrews with 20, including three 3-pointers.

The Golden Eagles (5-20, 2-9) were led by Alyssa Lach with 11 points.

Grayslake Central 54, Woodstock North 46: At Woodstock, the Thunder lost in FVC Fox Division play. Jenifer Crain scored 15 points to lead Woodstock North (9-16, 2-8), and Haley Ahr added 14.

Hampshire 44, Johnsburg 36: At Johnsburg, Sara Finn scored 17 points to lead the Whip-Purs (11-13, 5-7) to the FVC Fox win. Emma Benoit and Peyton Dechant added eight for Hampshire. The Skyhawks (10-16, 4-7) were led by Jazza Johns’ eight points.

CL Central 44, Woodstock 36: At Woodstock, Shannon Ellman scored 23 points to lead the Tigers (13-12, 7-4) to the FVC Fox win. Grace Beattie scored 12 points to lead the Blue Streaks (8-17, 2-11) and Selena Juarez added 10.

Class 2A Belvidere Regional:

Prairie Ridge 54, Palatine 48:

At Belvidere, Marengo finished fifth with 92.5 points.

The Indians had six finishers in the top three who advanced to the Pontiac Sectional. Justin Dauphin (220) won his championship match by pin in 5:26 to lead Marengo. Matt Pandocchi (182) finished second after losing his championship match, 7-4. Kyle Gara (160), Brandon Dierkes (170), Cory Graham (126) and Bailey Miller (132) finished third.

At Crystal Lake, the Wolves outscored Palatine 36-21 after the half to come from behind and win in nonconference play. Sarah Le Beau led the Wolves (17-8) with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Maddie Drain scored 11 points and Kirsten Voel-Pel added eight.

GIRLS BOWLING Sycamore Regional: At Sycamore, Marengo and Jacobs finished in the top four to advance as teams to the Freeport Sectional on Feb.15. Marengo won the regional with a score of 5,588, while Jacobs was fourth with 5,200. Dominique Bailey of Marengo finished second overall with a 1,200 series, and teammate Caitlyn Nakoneczny finished ninth with a 1,111 series.

Jacobs was led by a thirdplace finish by Lyric Dodson with a 1,172 and Zoe Carrie with a 1,069. Huntley finished 12th with 4,126 pins.

Buffalo Grove Regional: At Buffalo Grove, Dundee-Crown won the regional and advanced to the Zion-Benton Sectional with a score of 5,498. Karissa Gonio led the Chargers with a 1,218 series and Brittany Mueller added a 1,082.

BOYS BASKETBALL Wilmot (Wis.) 59, Richmond-Burton 53: At Richmond, the Rockets lost in nonconference play. Joey St. Pierre led R-B (18-6) with 16 points and Sam Kaufman added 12.

Prairie Ridge 52, Jacobs 47: At Algonquin, Steven Ticknor scored 25 points to lead the Wolves (13-10, 4-5) to the FVC Valley win. Chrishawn Orange led the Golden Eagles (11-11, 5-3) with 13 points.

Marian Central 72, Guerin Prep 51: At River Grove, the Hurricanes outscored Guerin 48-25 after halftime to win a Suburban Christian Conference crossover. Adam Pischke led Marian (11-14) with 15 points and Derreck Caldez added 12.

Harvest Christian 63, Alden-Hebron 39: At the Northeastern Athletic Conference Tournament, Trevor Ball scored 13 points for the Giants in their loss. Cody Nelson added 11.

• Kevin Meyer contributed

to this report.

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Athlete-musicians not rare • MUSICK Continued from page C1 the couch and watch TV and be lazy.”

Honestly, where did we go wrong with this generation?

Perhaps a fellow adult could provide some perspective about our nation’s directionless, out-of-control teens. Bob Barnett, the coach of Hampshire’s boys team, seemed like

CLC coach finds way to inspire Zelasco • HAMPSHIRE Continued from page C1 The loss of Hines had a negative effect on the rest of Central’s wrestlers, who figured they had to make up lost points and maybe tried to be too aggressive at times. But there were some bright spots.

When Central 182-pounder Mike Zelasco came in second at last week’s Fox Valley Conference meet, he threw his second-place medal in the trash.

Zelasco, Mike a senior and Zelasco three-time state qualifier, has never won a conference title, and not capturing the elusive title his senior year resulted in the medal finding a new home among paper plates and empty soda cans, but not for long.

Johnsburg coach Jon Murphy saw what happened and quickly scooped up the medal and handed it to Tigers coach Justen Lehr.

“Murphy said, ‘Maybe you want this,’ ” Lehr recalled.

“I walked over to Mike and told him that I was going to wear the medal during his big matches for motivation.”

Sure enough, when Zelasco took the mat against Hampshire’s Anton Krocko in the 182-pound championship match, Lehr was wearing the medal while in Zelasco’s corner. Zelasco used that as motivation to pin his way to a regional championship and refocus his energy from frustration to determination toward his goal of placing at state.

“I was really upset and didn’t want to see that medal anymore,” Zelasco said. “And when coach was wearing it, I knew he wanted to motivate me and bring me to a different level.

“I worked on the cradle move and used a leg-step we’ve been working on and pinned him.”

Although the Tigers were disappointed in not winning the team title, they still advanced seven wrestlers to the Antioch Sectional. Johnsburg also advanced seven wrestlers, including 132-pound winner Branden Peschek.

Richmond-Burton advanced four, Hampshire pushed along six, Marian Central had three wrestlers qualify, and Woodstock and Woodstock North each advanced three.

Randy Kline, a Woodstock North sophomore, earned the right to advance to his first sectional by winning his thirdplace match at 170 pounds. He defeated Harvard’s Jose Mejia by a 7-2 decision after losing to Mejia earlier in the day in triple overtime.

“It feels really, really good,” Kline said through a smile. “I realized I wasn’t aggressive enough the first time, and the second time around I took more shots and tried to dictate the match. I’m just really excited.”

the type who could shake his head and tisk-tisk-tisk.

Except Barnett actually had the nerve to praise Duchaj and Bloomberg for their diverse talents.

He recalled another recent player, Peter Barnes, who was an acclaimed violinist in addition to playing on the basketball team.

“It’s not unusual,” said Barnett, a veteran coach who was inducted into

the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. “They enjoy the arts. They enjoy sports. I think it’s great.”

Oh, sure, encourage them.

Duchaj and Bloomberg said they enjoyed their dual roles on the team and in the band. During band appearances, they said, they knew they were providing a lift to the girls team by helping to create a lively atmosphere.

When they were on the court, they said, they received the same boost from the band.

“They get the place jumping,” Bar-

Sunday, February 9, 2014 • Page C5 nett said. “They get the crowd going and they get the kids into it.”

OK, fine, so maybe Barnett had a point.

During pregame warmups at the girls’ game against Woodstock, Duchaj towered over his fellow trumpet players as the band played hits such as Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love,” The Four Seasons’ “December 1963 (Oh What A Night)” and “Walk Like A Man,” and Bruce Channel’s “Hey! Baby.”

And when the band played Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” more than

a few students and parents could be heard singing along in the bleachers.

The band has a big playlist, so of course it could not get to every song.

Which song was their favorite?

“I like ‘Take On Me,’ ” Duchaj said.

“Oh, I like that one, too,” Bloomberg said.

Figures. Take on me, me, me.

Kids these days.

• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at tmusick@shawmedia.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.

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HAWKS ANALYSIS

BULLS ANALYSIS

10 Hawks headed to Sochi Games There’s no stopping

By MARK POTASH Chicago Sun-Times GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Blackhawks have 10 players heading to Sochi for the Olympic Games – tied with the Blues for the most from any team in the NHL. But leave it to Jonathan Toews to argue that’s not a disadvantage to have so many players participating while so many others are resting for the next three weeks. ‘‘I think we have the maturity to use this to our advantage,’’ Toews said after the Blackhawks concluded their six-game (3-1-2) road trip with a 2-0 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night at Jobing.com Arena. ‘‘Obviously guys are going to take advantage and do some things and take some time off that they wouldn’t do during the season. I think that’s good mentally. ‘‘Physically I think there’s a way you can take advantage of it, where you come back in even better shape just ready to play your best hockey down the stretch. I think we’ll be excited to come back when we’re back together as a team, whether you’re playing or not, we’ll take advantage of it. ‘‘For myself it was an advantage the last time around [in the 2010 Games in Vancou-

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ver]. I’ll see it the same way this time.’’

Toews, of course, never has met a challenge he couldn’t turn into a positive.

But coach Joel Quenneville will be keeping a close eye on how his Olympians stand when they return from Sochi.

The Hawks faced a similar challenge in 2010 when they had six Olympians. For what it’s worth, they were 41-15-5 going into the break, but 5-7-2 in the month after it. And the five Olympians still with the team – Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa – scored 44 points in those 14 games but were a combined minus-22 after being plus-100 at the break. ‘‘It’s tough to measure whether it’s an advantage or a disadvantage [to have so many Olympic participants],’’ Quenneville said.

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‘‘We’re happy for the guys. it’s a great accomplishment.

We’ll be rootin’ for them. ‘‘The concern is how they’re going to feel when they get back to the team, so we’ll keep an eye on that going through this stretch here.’’

But at least the Olympians will be playing hockey for most of the next three weeks.

On the flip side, the players who will get an opportunity to rest have a challenge as well – to stay sharp and in competitive shape mentally more than physically. ‘‘They should be refreshing,’’ Quenneville said. ‘‘They should be excited bout the return, We look for those guys to come out of the break and lead the charge – because those guys [in Sochi], it’ll be busy for them and they don’t get the rest. And it’ll be a great run going to the end of

the year.’’

Players such as defenseman Brent Seabrook and goaltender Corey Crawford were disappointed to not make the Canadian Olympic team.

Now it’s time to concentrate on the benefit of that disappointment. They don’t have a game untilFeb. 27 against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. ‘‘We’re going to just try and get some rest and be ready for when we start up again,’’ Crawford said.

The core of this team has won two Stanley Cup titles in the past four seasons.

Quenneville is counting on the experience of his team to carry it through the break.

With 84 points, the Blackhawks are second in the Western Conference behind the Anaheim Ducks. But the Blues also have 84 points, but the Blues have three games in hand. ‘‘We trust the guys ... I’m sure these guys are pros,’’ Quenneville said. ‘‘They want to make sure that they’re looking after themselves, because it’s not an on-and-ff switch that you can just anticipate that you’re going to be flying coming out of it [after] doing nothing. I would expect them all to be doing the right things to keep themselves ready.’’

MEN’S BASKETBALL: NEBRASKA 53, NORTHWESTERN 49

No luck for Northwestern in loss to Nebraska

By SETH GRUEN sgruen@suntimes.com Playing a grind-it-out style isn’t a choice for Northwestern. The Wildcats slow the game down, limit possessions and play suffocating defense by necessity.

But even though that’s a prudent strategy for a team with underwhelming talent, that style still comes with consequences.

Playing close games like it does, NU needs to have some

luck on its side to win. And the Wildcats didn’t have it in their 53-49 loss Saturday to Nebraska at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Sure, there are elements of the game NU (12-12, 5-6 Big Ten) hasn’t mastered – and won’t this season. Given that, though, the Wildcats can’t have things they’re unable to control go against them.

For example, with NU trailing 42-36 with 6:07 left, JerShon Cobb (14 points) had a layup blocked after the ball

hit the backboard. Goaltending should have been called.

Instead, Benny Parker went on to score four seconds later to extend the Cornhuskers’ lead to eight. ‘‘You’re in a competitive battle that’s a 40-point game, so two points is big, especially when they run down and score on the other end,’’ Wildcats coach Chris Collins said. ‘‘[The officials] called a good game. There are going to be missed calls; it happens all the time. I thought, for the

MIDWEST ROUNDUP

No. 17 Iowa beats No. 10 Michigan The ASSOCIATED PRESS IOWA CITY, Iowa – Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half for Iowa.

Aaron White added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who have beaten two AP Top 10 teams in the regular season for the first time since 1990-91, avoided a third straight loss at home and split the season series with Michigan in a 85-67 win.

Caris LeVert scored 22 points for the Wolverines (176, 9-2), who have lost two of three after starting 8-0 in the Big Ten.

North Carolina 73, Notre Dame 62: At South Bend, Ind., James Michael McAdoo scored 18 points, Marcus Paige added 16 and North Carolina (16-7, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated inside after a slow start to defeat Notre Dame (12-12, 3-8) for the fifth straight victory for the Tar Heels.

Omaha 71, Western Illinois 60: At Omaha, Neb., Justin Simmons and John Karhoff scored 19 points each and Omaha (15-9, 4-4 Summit League) defeated Western Illinois (9-14, 3-5).

Mike Rostampour and CJ Carter added 10 points each for the Mavericks (15-9, 4-4 Summit League), who won their third consecutive game.

SE Missouri St. 74, Eastern Illinois: At Charleston, Jarekious Bradley, who scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds, made three free throws in the final 24 seconds to secure a victory for Southeast Missouri State (13-12, 4-7 Ohio Valley Conference) over Eastern Illinois (9-15, 6-6).

Ohio St. 67, Purdue 49: At Columbus, Ohio, Lenzelle Smith Jr., starting his 100th game, hit 4 of 7 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Ohio State past Purdue 67-49 on Saturday night, the Buckeyes’ third win in a row after losing five of six.

LaQuinton Ross led the way with 17 points for Ohio State (19-5, 6-5 Big Ten).

R e s e r v e s K e n d a l l S t ephens and Rapheal Davis had 12 and 11 points with A.J. Hammons adding 11 for the Boilermakers (14-10, 4-7), who have lost five of six overall and their last four on the road.

most part, it was a consistently called game.’’

But it seemed as though the calls – or at least the timeliness of them – didn’t go NU’s way. The Wildcats were whistled for only five fouls in the first half, with forward Sanjay Lumpkin guilty of only one. But a little more than seven minutes into the second half, Lumpkin – one of NU’s best defenders – found himself saddled with four fouls, forcing Collins to sit him.

Bulls’ Taj Gibson

By MARK POTASH Chicago Sun-Times LOS ANGELES – There’s no stopping Taj Gibson, now. At least he feels unstoppable. ‘‘A great player like Ed Pinckney [a Bulls’ assistant] once told me, ‘When you’re in a zone sometimes, you don’t even think about who’s guarding you. You just go,’’’ Gibson said prior to the Bulls’ practice at UCLA on Saturday. ‘‘That’s the way I’m feeling right now. I really don’t care or think about who’s guarding me.

I just go. I’m playing with a good amount of confidence.

A perfect fit for Tom Thibodeau’s system from the start, the 6-9 225-pound Gibson has become the defensive/effort guy the Bulls expected Taj Gibson when they drafted him 26th overall in 2009. But since Luol Deng was traded, Gibson’s offense is emerging minute-by-minute as his playing time – and the Bulls’ need for offense – increases.

Since a 26-point effort against Deng and the Cavaliers on Jan. 22, Gibson is averaging 16 points and shooting 48.7 percent over his last nine games. He equalled that career-best mark with 26 points against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.

It’s not unsual for Gibson to speak confidently about his defensive role. But as the Bulls prepared to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday (2:30 p.m., Ch. 7), Gibson was as effusive about his offense as he’s ever been. His confidence couldn’t be higher. ‘‘Every I score I’m smiling, because I can’t believe all the things I’m doing,’’ Gibson said. ‘‘I’ve been learning a lot. I never really thought about the NBA schemes of how they play you, how they double-team you. But Thibs and the coaching staff keep me on edge. I’m just having fun. This year I’m really having a lot of fun, just trying to find ways to score – and it’s great.’’

Gibson’s overall numbers still are modest – he’s averaging 12.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and shooting 48.1 percent from the field. But his progress is significant enough to warrant consideration for postseason honors – the Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player, and all-defensive team. ‘‘All of the above,’’ Thibodeau said. ‘‘I think he has made that case by the way he’s performed.

He’s invaluable to us. And just the way he works – he’s by far our best practice player. He worked extremely hard this summer. We have a lot of confidence in him.

And I still think there’s room for growth.’’

Those awards are of course subjective, but Thibodeau’s endorsement of Gibson for the all-defensive team should carry some weight. ‘‘In my eyes he is [deserving],’’ Thibodeau said. ‘‘There’s not one aspect of his defense [that is flawed], if you look at low-post, pick-and-roll, the ability to switch, the blocked shots, the anticipation, multiple effort. He’s got great, feet. So I don’t see why not.’’

It remains to be seen if Gibson can reach an all-star level, but he’s aware he can add even more to his already well-rounded game. ‘‘I remember Derrick [Rose] said, ‘Some people just don’t know how good they are,’’’ Gibson said. ‘‘Joakim’s been on me from Day 1. He said, ‘You can handle the ball.’ But sometimes you kind of shy away because you don’t want Thibs to yell at you. You don’t want to mess up. ‘‘But I work on all those things daily. I”m in the gym from the top of the morning until late at night.

You just want to do the right thing to help the team. That’s the kind of person I am.’’

NOTES: Carlos Boozer, who missed the Warriors game with a calf injury, was ‘‘very limited’’ in practice Saturday and is ‘‘day-today,’’ Tom Thibodeau said.

Reserve forward Toko Shengelia has left the team because of a death in the family and will not be available against the Lakers.

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Chicago State 81, UMKC 74: At Chicago, Quinton Pippen scored a career-high 28 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Chicago State to an 81-74 win over Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday.

Chicago State (10-12, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference) took the lead midway through the first half on a Matt Ross dunk that made it 10-9 and never trailed again, though the Cougars had to quell a second-half UMKC rally to cement the win.

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Southern Illinois 72, Missouri State 54: At Charbondale, Anthony Beane scored 26 points as Southern Illinois picked up its fourth-straight conference win by clobbering Missouri State 72-54 Saturday night.

Desmar Jackson had 11 points for the Salukis (10-15, 6-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Jalen Pendleton came off the bench to score eight points and Tyler Smithpeters added seven.

The Salukis were 9 of 17 (53 percent) overall from beyond the arc and hit 58 percent from the free throw line.

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TEAM

BOYS BASKETBALL PRAIRIE RIDGE 54, PALATINE 48 MARIAN CENTRAL 72 GUERIN PREP 51 Marian Guerin Prep

12 12 20 28 – 72 12 14 14 11 – 51

MARIAN CENTRAL (72) Smith 1 0-0 2, Pischke 5 4-4 15, Waytula 1 0-0 2, Drivas 2 0-0 4, Deroo 1 0-0 3, Linzell 4 0-1 10, Caldez 4 2-2 12, Schneps 1 2-2 5, Harie 1 0-0 2, Patterson 2 1-1 5, Haley 0 1-2 1, Merchuttio 3 2-2 8, Lindquist 1 1-2 3. Totals: 24 13-17 72.

GUERIN PREP (51) Castro 3 1-2 7, Coleman 2 0-0 4, Tucci 0 0-1 0, Siman 5 7-12 17, Sinkowski 8 1-2 17, Byrne 1 0-0 3, Marra 1 0-0 3. Totals: 20 9-17 51.

3-point goals: Marian Central 7 (Pischke, Deroo, Linzell 2, Caldez 2, Schneps), Guerin Prep 2 (Byrne, Marra).

Total fouls: Marian Central 15, Guerin Prep 16.

GRAYSLAKE NORTH 49 WOODSTOCK 43 WOODSTOCK (43) Ferguson 3 3-4 9, Chonos 1 0-0 2, Stoneking 6 0-0 12, Sutter 4 4-4 12, Kohley 1 0-0 3, Cullum 1 0-0 2, Layoff 1 0-0 3, Abt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 7-8 43.

GRAYSLAKE NORTH (49) Taskovic 2 3-4 7, Buckels 5 2-2 13, DiProva 3 2-2 10, Einloth 3 3-4 11, Dodge 2 0-0 4, Piggott 1 2-2 4, Tepper 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 16 12-14 49.

Woodstock Grayslake North

11 13 6 13 – 43 16 10 10 13 – 49

3-point goals: Woodstock 2 (Kohley, Layoff), Grayslake North 5 (Einloth 2, DiProva 2, Buckels). Total fouls: Woodstock 16, Grayslake North 13. Technical fouls: Grayslake North coach Grunloh.

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 66 HAMPSHIRE 57 (OT)

Palatine PR

15 12 11 10 – 48 7 11 17 19 – 54

3-point goals: PR 6 (Le Beau 6). Total fouls: Palatine 16, PR 10.

HAMPSHIRE 44, JOHNSBURG 36 HAMPSHIRE (44) Seaton 2 0-0 5, Finn 6 4-4 17, Detiveveaux 2 1-1 5, Dechant 4 0-1 8, Benoit 4 0-1 8, Lazar 1 0-0 1. Total: 16 6-11 54.

JOHNSBURG (36) Ward 3 0-0 7, Rowe 0 0-2 0, Wilson 3 0-0 6, Himpelmann 1 1-2 3, Sommerfeldt 3 0-0 7, Toussaint 1 0-0 2, Johns 2 4-6 8, Poczkalski 1 0-0 3. Total: 14 5-10 36.

Hampshire Johnsburg

13 10 12 9 – 44 7 8 8 13 – 36

3-point goals: Johnsburg 3 (Ward, Sommerfeldt, Poczkalski), Hampshire 2 (Seaton, Finn). Total fouls: Johnsburg 14, Hampshire 11.

11 17 13 10 6 – 57 11 17 9 14 15 – 66

3-point goals: Hampshire 4 (Cork 2, Bridges, Schramm), Grayslake Central 4 (Anderson 2, Ruhlmann 2). Total fouls: Hampshire 23, Grayslake Central 19.

Fouled out: Bridges.

GLC (54) Sparkman 5 2-6 12, Spalding 3 3-7 9, Arnold 1 1-2 3, Dahlstrom 12 4-7 28, Effa 1 0-1 2. Totals: 22 10-22 54.

WN (46) Crain 6 3-3 15, Abbate 1 2-4 4, Zieman 1 0-0 2, Darling 3 0-0 9, Ahr 5 4-4 14, Bates 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 9-11 46.

WN GLC

8 14 9 15 – 46 23 4 11 16 – 54

3-point goals: WN 3 (Darling 3). Total fouls: Woodstock North 19, Grayslake Central 14.

HUNTLEY (69) Costantino 0 0-2 0, Clausen 1 0-1 2, Barreto 3 0-0 8, Brown 1 0-0 2, Renkosik 1 1-2 3, Brock 1 0-0 2, Zornow 1 1-2 3, Rubino 1 0-0 2, S. Andrews 6 5-5 20, Larson 2 2-2 6, A. Andrews 6 8-10 21.

Totals: 23 17-24 69.

JACOBS (34) Sidor 3 2-2 8, Lach 4 0-1 11, Frighetto 1 0-0 3, Richman 1 0-0 2, Powell 2 2-2 6, Barnec 1 0-0 2, Hernandez 0 2-2 2.

Totals: 12 6-7 34.

Jacobs Huntley

4 12 2 13 – 34 15 21 15 18 – 69

3-point goals: Huntley 6 (S. Andrews 3, Barreto 2, A. Andrews), Jacobs 4 (Lach 3, Frighetto). Total fouls: Jacobs 20, Huntley 14.

PLAYOFFS The Illinois High School Association has released the playoff matchups for the postseason.

WILMOT (WIS.) 59 RICHMOND-BURTON 53 WILMOT (59) Rogalski 1 0-0 2, Ketterhager 1 0-0 2, Kothe 2 1-2 5, Hensel 7 2-2 20, Walsh 2 0-0 6, Mcfarlane 1 0-0 2, Schuttner 3 1-5 7, Filiatresstt 2 0-0 4, Cindeman 3 1-1 7, Turner 1 2-2 3. Totals: 23 7-12 59.

R-B (53) Bayer 3 0-0 6, Rygiel 1 0-0 2, Wells 1 0-0 3, S.Kaufman 6 0-0 12, J.Kaufman 0 1-2 1, Miller 1 2-2 4, Banks 1 0-0 2, Kaska 3 0-0 7, St. Pierre 7 2-3 16. Totals: 23 5-7 53.

CLASS 1A ROCKFORD (CHRISTIAN LIFE) REGIONAL

3-point goals: Wimot 6 (Hensel 4, Walsh 2), R-B 2 (Kaska, Wells). Total fouls: R-B 12, Wimot 11.

Tue., Feb. 11 Game 1: (4) Alden-Hebron vs. (5) South Beloit, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Rockford Christian Life vs.

(6) Kirkland Hiawatha, 8 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 12 Game 3: (1) Dakota vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Durand vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 14 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

PRAIRIE RIDGE 52, JACOBS 47

HINCKLEY (H.-BIG ROCK) REGIONAL

R-B Wilmot

15 12 11 15 – 53 16 12 14 17 – 59

PR (52) Bradshaw 3 0-1 8, Ticknor 10 1-2 25, Peterson 0 1-2 1, Otto 0 3-4 3, Perhats 3 2-3 8, Berg 3 0-1 7. Totals: 19 7-14 52.

JACOBS (47) Mack 2 0-0 4, Boeckh 2 0-0 5, Orange 4 5-8 13, Canady 2 0-2 5, Murray 3 1-2 8, Krutwig 4 0-0 8. Peltier 2 0-1 4. Totals: 19 6-13 47.

PR Jacobs

13 10 17 12 – 52 23 9 10 5 – 47

3-point goals: PR 7 (Ticknor 4, Bradshaw 2, Berg), Jacobs 3 (Boeckh, Canady, Murray). Total fouls: Jacobs 18, PR 14.

HARVEST CHRISTIAN 63 ALDEN-HEBRON 39 A-H (39) Nelson 4 2-2 11, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Stauss 1 0-0 2, Judson 1 0-0 2, Lejune 2 2-2 6, Ball 6 1-2 13, Vanbergen 1 1-2 3, Glenn 0 0-1 1, Red 0 1-4 1. Totals: 8-14 39 A-H HC

Mon., Feb. 10 Game 1: (4) Mooseheart vs. (5) Faith Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 11 Game 2: (1) Hinckley-Big Rock vs.

Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (2) Harvest Christian Academy vs. (3) Elgin Academy, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 13 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

CLASS 3A FREEPORT REGIONAL Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Genoa-Kingston vs. (5) Harvard, 7 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 18 Game 2: (1) Rockford Lutheran vs.

Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (2) Freeport vs. (3) Belvidere, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 20 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

9 9 10 13 – 41 24 20 10 9 – 63

AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC REGIONAL

Total fouls: A-H 14, HC 14.

GIRLS BASKETBALL CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 52 CARY-GROVE 40 Cary-Grove CL South

9 7 14 10 – 40 15 15 12 10 – 52

CARY-GROVE (40) Barker 8 5-6 24, Glaysher 1 0-0 2, Jakubicek 0 0-0 0, Kendeigh 0 0-0 0, Pilut 2 2-4 6, Wilczynski 3 0-0 6, Cunningham 1 0-0 2, Josefowicz 0 0-0 0, Clemment 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 7-10 40.

CL SOUTH (52) DeJesus 4 0-0 8, Fanter 3 6-8 12, Blakey 0 0-0 0, Mickow 5 3-5 13, Rasmussen 5 1-2 14, Clark 1 0-0 2, Massie 1 1-2 3.

Totals: 19 11-17 52.

3-point goals: C-G 3 (Barker 3), CL South 3 (Rasmussen 3). Total fouls: C-G 16, CL South 8.

CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 44 WOODSTOCK 36 CLC (44) Youel 0 5-6 5, Helm 0 2-5 2, Schmitt 2 0-5 4, Ellman 10 2-3 23, Lerum 2 1-2 5, Bernero 2 0-0 5. Total: 16 10-21 44.

WOODSTOCK (36) Brown 0 1-2 1, Beattie 5 0-0 12, Scolio 0 4-4 4, Overly 1 0-0 2, Juarez 3 4-7 10, Brand 2 1-4 5, Roberts 1 0-0 2. Total: 12 10-17 36.

CLC Woodstock

12 9 12 11 – 44 4 17 11 4 – 36

3-point goals: Woodstock 2 (Beattie 2), CLC 2 (Ellman, Bernero). Total fouls: CLC 19, Woodstock 19.

CARY-GROVE REGIONAL Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Crystal Lake Central vs.

(5) McHenry, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Cary-Grove vs. (6) Grant, 8 p.m.

Wed., Feb. 19 Game 3: (1) Prairie Ridge vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Crystal Lake South vs.

Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 21 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

ROCKFORD JEFFERSON REGIONAL Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Rockford East vs. (5) Rockford Jefferson, 6 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 18 Game 2: (1) Huntley vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: (2) DeKalb vs. (3) Belvidere North, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 20 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL 54 WOODSTOCK NORTH 46

HUNTLEY 69, JACOBS 34

HAMPSHIRE (57) Cork 8 5-7 23, Doran 0 2-2 2, Oghale 1 0-2 2, Spaeth 2 1-2 5, Woods 1 2-2 4, Bridges 5 4-4 15, Schramm 1 1-2 4, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Duchaj 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 15-21 57.

GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL (66) Mudd 3 6-10 12, Reed 5 3-5 13, Anderson 4 4-4 4, RUhlmann 3 4-6 12, Beckman 2 1-1 5, Llorens 1 0-0 2, Vargo 2 2-3 6, Benko 1 0-0 2, Loeffl 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 20-34 66.

Hampshire GLC

PR (54) Le Beau 8 4-4 26, Klendworth 1 0-0 2, Clark 3 1-2 7, Voel-Pel 4 0-0 8, Drain 5 1-3 11. Total: 21 6-9 54.

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Aurora Central Catholic vs.

(5) Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Rosary vs. (6) Illinois Math and Science Academy, 8 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 18 Game 3: (1) Burlington Central vs.

Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) St. Edward vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 20 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

RICHMOND-BURTON REGIONAL Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Woodstock North vs. (5) Woodstock, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Johnsburg vs. (6) Marengo, 8 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 18 Game 3: (1) Marian Central vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Richmond-Burton vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 20 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m.

CLASS 4A JACOBS REGIONAL Mon., Feb. 17 Game 1: (4) Larkin vs. (5) Jacobs, 6 p.m.

Game 2: (3) Dundee-Crown vs. (6) Elgin, 8 p.m.

Tue., Feb. 18 Game 3: (1) South Elgin vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: (2) Streamwood vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.

Thu., Feb. 20

WRESTLING HAMPSHIRE CLASS 2A REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Harvard 174.50, 2.

Crystal Lake Central 153, 3. Johnsburg 123, 4. Richmond-Burton 85, 5. Hampshire 81, 6. Marian Central 72, 7. Woodstock 67.50, 8. Woodstock North 45 (Top 3 places qualify for sectionals) Championship 106: Wilcox (Hvd) dec. K. Szlenk (Hamp), 4-1 113: Ga. Sutton (RB) dec. Luis (Hvd), 8-7 120: L. Petersen (CLC) p. Allen (Hamp), :33 126: Gr. Sutton (RB) p. Miller (J), 3:44 132: Peschek (J) dec. M. Petersen (CLC), 4-3 138: Lundelius (CLC) maj. dec. Calhoun (J), 15-7 145: Remke (MC) dec. Zange (W) 6-3 152: Sundberg (W) dec. Rudd (Hvd), 3-1 160: Gar. Sutton (RB) p. Wheeler (Hvd), 3:02 170: Fugiel (CLC) p. Plourde (W), 1:38 182: Zelasco (CLC) p. Krocko (Hamp), 1:30 195: Marsden (CLC) p. Wagner (J), 1:10 220: Barnes (WN) p. McKnight (CLC), 3:13 285: Freimund (Hvd) p. O’Neill (MC), 1:49 Third place 106: Krahel (J) p. Leon (CLC), 1:13 113: J. Szlenk (Hamp) d. Hasenbuhler (J) by tech. fall, 3:15 120: Braden (RB) dec. Struck (Hvd), 8-2 126: Perez (Hamp) dec. Quinn (Hvd), 9-7 132: Fioritto (WN) maj. dec. Holian (RB), 13-3 138: Streit (Hvd) dec. McGuire (MC), 8-4 145: Kramer (Hvd) dec. Acevedo (CLC), 13-7 152: Peete (J) p. Virzi (MC), 1:30 160: Welch (MC) dec. Hafer (W), 6-4 170: Kline (WN) dec. Mejia (Hvd), 7-2 182: Pekovic (J) dec. Tapia (Hvd), 9-2 195: Martin (Hvd) p. Darbo (MC), 1:02 220: Popoca (Hvd) dec. Boyle (J), 6-4 285: Jimenez (Hamp) dec. Fowler (J), 5-4

CLASS 3A MCHENRY REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Barrington 155; 2.

Deerfield 142; 3. McHenry 126; 4. Crystal Lake South 118; 5. Cary-Grove 104; 6.

Lake Zurich 91.5; 7. Stevenson 80; 8.

Prairie Ridge 45; 9. Buffalo Grove 31 (Top 3 places qualify for sectionals) Championship 106: Stathakis (Barr) dec. Mullen (McH), 7-4 113: Piotrowski (PR) maj. dec. Sikula (McH), 11-0 120: M. Cullen (CG) dec. Mehrholz (Deer), 4-3 (UTB) 126: Hanselmann (CG) dec. B. Spinello (Deer), 3-1 132: Conrad (Barr) dec. J. Cullen (CG), 2-0 138: Gil (CLS) dec. Heller (Deer), 12-5 145: Barone (CLS) dec. Arteaga (LZ), 4-3 152: Lynch (LZ) dec. Patchett (McH), 5-2 160: Pait (McH) dec. Popp (PR), 6-0 170: Harrington (Stev) dec. T. Cysewski (Barr), 7-4 182: Emmerich (Deer) d. Thomson (Barr) by tech. fall, 16-1 195: Pence (CLS) dec. Zurawski (LZ), 4-0 220: Hernandez (McH) dec. Bornhofen (Barr), 9-5 285: Gomez (CG) p. Vanderkloot (Deer), 3:13 Third place 106: Carter (Stev) dec. Clough (Deer), 6-4 113: Bloom (Dee) d. J. Cysewski (Barr) by tech. fall, 16-1 120: Dziedzic (CLS) dec. Duh (McH), 9-2 126: Ori (BG) dec. Neises (McH), 9-5 132: J. Spinello (Deer) maj. Dec. Ponto (Stev), 11-3 138: Minwegan (Barr) dec. Brummel (LZ), 3-1 145: Boundy (Barr) p. Siebert (BG), 5:55 152: Callahan (CLS) dec. Blanke (Barr), 3-2 160: Smith (Barr) maj. dec. Clancy (LZ), 9-1 170: Dermont (CG) dec. Dorn (CLS), 2-1 182: Horwitz (Stev) dec. Glasdner (CG), 7-1 195: Grannemann (McH) dec. Moran (Deer), 4-1 220: Gastfield (CLS) p. Harris (Stev), 5:12 285: Zentner (Barr) p. Gengler (PR), 3:30

CLASS 3A DEKALB REGIONAL 106 pounds 2. Josh Stenger, Fr., Huntley 4. Diamond Flynn, Jr., Dundee-Crown 113 2. Nick Meyer, Sr. Huntley 4. Quentin Willingham, Fr., DundeeCrown 120 2. Cody Ferencz, Jr., Jacobs 126 1. Ricky Vigil, Jr., Huntley 3. Chris Danka, Soph., Jacobs 132

3. Jacob Sabella, Fr., Jacobs 4. James Gaynor, Soph., Huntley 138 1. Brandon Meyer, Jr., Huntley 145 2. Armando Gutierrez, Jr., DundeeCrown 3. Matt Kitsis, Sr., Huntley 152 2. Tim Schanmier, Sr., Dundee-Crown 160 4. Michael Ricks, Jr., Jacobs 170 2. Jarrod Raap, Jr., Dundee-Crown 4. Jestoni Losbanes, Jr., Huntley 182 1. Christian Brunner, Soph., DundeeCrown 195 3. Mike Walker, Jr., Huntley 220 2. Mark Mamola, Sr., Jacobs 3. Christian Johnson, Sr., DundeeCrown 285 1. Jeremy Marshall, Sr., Dundee-Crown

ALDEN-HEBRON CLASS 1A REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Rockford Lutheran 166, 2. Genoa-Kingston 120.50, 3. Mooseheart 95, 4. Aurora Central Catholic 83, 5. North Boone 74, 7. AldenHebron 28.

A-H results Championship 138: Spagnola (ACC) dec. Johnson (A-H), 8-6 160: Murray (G-K) dec. Hagshenas (RL), 7-6 Consolation 138: Peters (G-K) pin. Tuschen (RL), 1:14 160: Cashmore (A-H) pin. Mattas (ACC), 3:32

BELVIDERE CLASS 2A REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Sandwich 174, 2. Sycamore 130, 3. Kaneland 124, 4.

Belvidere 122.5, 5. Marengo 92.5.

Marengo results Championship 182: Malone (S) dec. Pandocchi (M), 7-4 220: Dauphin (M) pin. Howell, 5:26 Consolation 126: Graham (M) dec. Redman (K), 8-2 132: Miller (M) dec., 7-0 160: Gara (M) dec. Beaudoin (S), 2-0 170: Dierkes (M) maj. dec. Maisonet (S), 15-3

CHEERLEADING IHSA State Finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington Medium team division scores: 1.

Lemont 90.84, 2. Morris 88.98, 3. Highland 88.92, 4. Mascoutah 87.40, 5. Crystal Lake Central 87.30, 6. Centennial 87.20, 7. Grayslake North 86.68, 8. Grayslake Central 86.08, 9. Hampshire 85.58, 9.

Tinley Park 85.58.

GIRLS BOWLING BUFFALO GROVE REGIONAL

(Top four teams from each regional advance to sectionals) Team scores: 1. Dundee-Crown 5,498, 2. Libertyville 5,475, 3. Palatine 5,416, 4.

Hersey 5,385, 5. Vernon Hills 5,215.

Local results Dundee-Crown scores: K. Gonio 1,218, Mueller 1,082, T. Gonio 1,075, Smith 1,071, Tripp 1,052. Total: 5,498.

ROUND LAKE REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Grayslake North 5,620, 2. Warren 5,566, 3. Antioch 5,338, 4. Zion-Benton 5,008, 5. Grant 4,964, 6. McHenry 4,945, 8. Woodstock co-op 4,852, 10. Johnsburg 4,695.

Local individuals advancing McClaughry (McH), Boelter (J), Kunke (W), Lemke (W), Lohmeyer (W) local results McHenry: Beaman 1,035, Goodman 995, Guezendam 866, Lesus 938, McClaughry 1,111. Total: 4,945.

Woodstock co-op: Kunke 1,067, Lohmeyer 1,058, Mucha 231, Lemke 1,066, Hayes 899, Salcedo 232, Cowley 299. Total: 4,852.

Johnsburg: Cherwin 902, Lara 990, Malcolm 583, Straulin 912, Boelter 1,098, Adams 210. Total: 4,695.

SYCAMORE REGIONAL Team scores: 1. Marengo 5,588, 2.

Belvidere North 5,453, 3. Sycamore 5,322, 4. Jacobs 5,200, 5. Belvidere 5,169.

Local results Marengo: Anthony 768, Bailey 1,200, Baumann 954, Hanelt 1,092, Krenzelok 463, Nakoneczny 1,111. Total: 5,588.

Jacobs: Cabrera 1,027, Beyer 340, Carrie 1,069, Morrison 605, Daniels 987, Dodson 1,172. Total: 5,200.

Huntley: Walsh 935, Sass 729, Bousk 704, Taylor 580. Total: 4,126.

SCHEDULE Monday, Feb. 10 Boys basketball: Woodstock at Crystal Lake Central, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 Boys Basketball: Cary-Grove at Mundelein, Jacobs at Waukegan, DundeeCrown at Crystal Lake South, Harvard at Burlington Central, Richmond-Burton at North Boone, Genoa-Kingston at Marengo, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Woodstock North at Grayslake North, Johnsburg at Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South at Huntley, Jacobs at Dundee-Crown, McHenry at Prairie Ridge, Woodstock at Grayslake Central, Richmond-Burton at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Boys Basketball: South Elgin at Hampshire, Marengo at Crystal Lake Central, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 13 Boys Basketball: Faith Christian at Alden-Hebron, Woodstock North at Grayslake Central, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Wauconda at Richmond-Burton, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14 Boys Basketball: St. Edwards at Marian Central, Crystal Lake South at Jacobs, Harvard at North Boone, Marengo at Rockford Christian, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Girls Basketball: FVC Cross-Overs, Genoa-Kingston at Harvard, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL Saturday’s Games San Antonio 104, Charlotte 100 Detroit 126, Denver 109 Memphis 79, Atlanta 76 Portland 117, Minnesota 110 Houston 101, Milwaukee 95 Phoenix 122, Golden State 109 Utah 94, Miami 89 Sunday’s Games Bulls at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.

New York at Oklahoma City, noon Indiana at Orlando, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 5 p.m.

Friday’s Games Orlando 103, Oklahoma City 102 Indiana 118, Portland 113, OT L.A. Lakers 112, Philadelphia 98 Cleveland 115, Washington 113 Boston 99, Sacramento 89 Detroit 111, Brooklyn 95 New York 117, Denver 90 Dallas 103, Utah 81 New Orleans 98, Minnesota 91 L.A. Clippers 118, Toronto 105

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 39 10 .796 Bulls 24 25 .490 Detroit 21 29 .420 Cleveland 17 33 .340 Milwaukee 9 41 .180 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 26 24 .520 Brooklyn 22 26 .458 New York 20 30 .400 Boston 18 33 .353 Philadelphia 15 36 .294 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 35 14 .714 Atlanta 25 24 .510 Washington 24 25 .490 Charlotte 22 29 .431 Orlando 15 37 .288 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 37 14 .725 Houston 34 17 .667 Dallas 30 21 .588 Memphis 27 22 .551 New Orleans 22 27 .449 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 40 12 .769 Portland 36 15 .706 Denver 24 25 .490 Minnesota 24 27 .471 Utah 17 33 .340 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 35 18 .660 Phoenix 30 20 .600 Golden State 30 21 .588 L.A. Lakers 18 32 .360 Sacramento 17 33 .340

GB — 15 18½ 22½ 30½ GB — 3 6 8½ 11½ GB — 10 11 14 21½ GB — 3 7 9 14 GB — 3½ 14½ 15½ 22 GB — 3½ 4 15½ 16½

BULLS SCHEDULE Date 9 11 13 19 21 23 25 26 28

Opponent February at L.A. Lakers ATLANTA BROOKLYN All Star Break at Toronto DENVER at Miami at Atlanta GOLDEN STATE at Dallas March

Time 2:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

MEN’S COLLEGE Saturday’s scores MIDWEST

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TOP 25 FARED Saturday 1. Syracuse (22-0) did not play. Next: vs. Clemson, Sunday.

2. Arizona (22-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon State, Sunday.

3. Florida (21-2) beat Alabama 78-69.

Next: at Tennessee, Tuesday.

4. Wichita State (25-0) beat Northern Iowa 82-73. Next: vs. Southern Illinois, Tuesday.

5. San Diego State (20-1) vs. Nevada.

Next: at Wyoming, Tuesday.

6. Villanova (21-2) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Wednesday.

7. Cincinnati (22-3) lost to SMU 76-53.

Next: vs. Houston, Saturday.

8. Kansas (18-5) beat West Virginia 83-69. Next: at Kansas State, Monday.

9. Michigan State (20-3) did not play.

Next: at Wisconsin, Sunday.

10. Michigan (17-6) lost to No. 17 Iowa 85-67. Next: at Ohio State,

Tuesday.

11. Duke (19-5) beat Boston College 89-68. Next: at North Carolina, Wednesday.

12. Creighton (19-3) did not play.

Next: at St. John’s, Sunday.

13. Saint Louis (22-2) beat La Salle 65-63. Next: vs. VCU, Saturday.

14. Louisville (19-4) did not play. Next: at Temple, Thursday.

15. Texas (18-5) lost to Kansas State 74-57. Next: vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State, Tuesday.

16. Iowa State (18-4) beat TCU 84-69.

Next: at West Virginia, Monday.

17. Iowa (18-6) beat No. 10 Michigan 85-67. Next: at Penn State, Saturday.

18. Kentucky (18-5) beat Mississippi State 69-59. Next: at Auburn, Wednesday.

19. Oklahoma State (16-6) at Texas Tech. Next: at No. 15 Texas, Tuesday.

20. Virginia (19-5) beat Georgia Tech 64-45. Next: vs. Maryland, Monday.

21. Oklahoma (18-6) beat Baylor 8872. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Wednesday.

22. UConn (17-5) did not play. Next: at UCF, Sunday.

23. Gonzaga (21-4) lost to No. 24 Memphis 60-54. Next: vs. Pepperdine, Thursday.

24. Memphis (18-5) beat No. 23 Gonzaga 60-54. Next: vs. UCF, Wednesday.

25. Pittsburgh (20-4) beat Virginia Tech 62-57, 2OT. Next: vs. No. 1 Syracuse, Wednesday.

TOP 25 SCHEDULE Sunday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse vs. Clemson, 5 p.m.

No. 2 Arizona vs. Oregon State, 6 p.m.

No. 9 Michigan State at Wisconsin, Noon No. 12 Creighton vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 6 p.m.

No. 22 UConn at UCF, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Olympic break Next game: Feb. 27 at N.Y. Rangers at L.A. Lakers 2:30 p.m.

ABC AM-1000

ATLANTA 7 p.m.

CSN AM-1000

BROOKLYN 7 p.m.

TNT AM-1000

at Milwaukee 1 p.m.

WCUU

ON TAP SUNDAY GOLF

TV/Radio

Noon: PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, inal round, at Pebble Beach, Calif., TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, inal round, at Pebble Beach, Calif., CBS 2 p.m.: Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, inal round, at Boca Raton, Fla., TGC

NBA Noon.: New York at Oklahoma City, ABC 2:30 p.m.: Bull at L.A. Lakers, ABC, AM-1000

AHL 1 p.m.: Wolves at Milwaukee, WCUU

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

11 a.m.: Purdue at Michigan, BTN Noon.: Louisville at UConn, ESPN Noon.: Creighton at DePaul, FS1 1 p.m.: Penn St. at Ohio St., ESPN2 2 p.m.: Iowa St. at Texas, FS1 3 p.m.: Oklahoma St. at Baylor, ESPN2

Noon.: Michigan St. at Wisconsin, CBS 2 p.m.: Drake at Indiana State, CSN 3 p.m.: Illinois at Penn State, BTN 5 p.m.: UConn at UCF, ESPN2 5 p.m.: Clemson at Syracuse, ESPNU 6 p.m.: Creighton at St. John’s, FS1 7 p.m.: Washington at Colorado, ESPNU

COLLEGE WRESTLING 1 p.m.: Penn State at Michigan, BTN

HORSE RACING 4 p.m.: NTRA, Donn Handicap and Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, at Hallandale, Fla., FS1

SOCCER 1 p.m.: Premier League, teams TBA (same-day tape), NBCSN

RODEO

COLLEGE LACROSSE

11 a.m.: PBR, LiftMaster Chute Out, at Anaheim, Calif. (same-day tape), CBS

10:30 a.m.: Ohio State at John Hopkins, ESPNU

BETTING ODDS

TRANSACTIONS

HOCKEY

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE

PROS

Men’s College Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Wisconsin 3½ Michigan St. at Houston 3 Temple at Bradley 4½ Evansville at Tulane 1½ Marshall at Southern Miss. 12½ Charlotte at Detroit 2½ Youngstown St. at Valparaiso 8 Oakland at Indiana St. 10 Drake at Loyola of Chicago Pk Illinois St. UMass 3½ at Rhode Island at Penn St. 3 Illinois W. Michigan 4 at N. Illinois at Syracuse 14 Clemson Akron 1½ at Bowling Green UConn 5 at UCF Creighton 3 at St. John’s at Arizona 14½ Oregon St. at Colorado 7 Washington at St. Peter’s 4 Monmouth (NJ) at Canisius 1 Iona Manhattan 7½ at Niagara

BASEBALL National League CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeff Samardzija on a one-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Designated OF Jimmy Paredes for assignment. Agreed to terms with 2B Jeff Baker on a twoyear contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Designated RHP Donovan Hand for assignment.

NBA FAVORITE LINE O/U at Oklahoma City 12 (201½) Chicago 4 (197½) at Brooklyn 6½ (192) Memphis 3½ (186½) Dallas 3 (199) at Washington 5½ (207) Indiana 8 (190½) at L.A. Clippers 13 (216)

UNDERDOG New York at L.A. Lakers New Orleans at Cleveland at Boston Sacramento at Orlando Philadelphia

NHL

FOOTBALL National Football League BEARS — Signed WR Joe Anderson.

GOLF USGA — Elected Thomas J. O’Toole Jr. president.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Returned D Tim Erixon and Cody Goloubef on loan to Springfield (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Colton Sissons from Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Loaned D Matt Donovan to Bridgeport (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Reassigned F John McCarthy to Worcester (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned D J.P. Cote to Syracuse (AHL).

OLYMPICS 6. Heather McPhie, Bozeman, Mont., (14, 19.92; 6, 18.85) 18.85 (q).

NR. Heidi Kloser, Vail, Colo., DNS.

MEDALISTS FARED BIATHLON Men 10km Sprint GOLD–Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway SILVER–Dominik Landertinger, Austria BRONZE–Jaroslav Soukup, Czech Republic CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Women Skiathlon GOLD–Marit Bjoergen, Norway SILVER–Charlotte Kalla, Sweden BRONZE–Heidi Weng, Norway FREESTYLE SKIING Women Moguls GOLD–Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canada SILVER–Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, Canada BRONZE–Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt. SNOWBOARD Men Slopestyle

1. Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt., 23.05 (Q).

4. Eliza Outtrim, Hamden, Conn., 21.51 (Q).

16. Heather McPhie, Bozeman, Mont., (14, 19.92; 6, 18.85) 18.85 (q).

NR. Heidi Kloser, Vail, Colo., DNS. Finals Run 1 2. Eliza Outtrim, Hamden, Conn., 21.81 (Q).

7. Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt., 20.95 (Q).

13. Heather McPhie, Bozeman, Mont., 20.05.

Run 2 1. Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt., 21.93 (Q).

5. Eliza Outtrim, Hamden, Conn., 21.53 (Q).

Medal Run 3. Hannah Kearney, Norwich, Vt., 21.49.

— BRONZE 6. Eliza Outtrim, Hamden, Conn., 19.37.

GOLD–Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah SILVER–Staale Sandbech, Norway BRONZE–Mark McMorris, Canada

LUGE Men’s Singles After Two Runs

SPEEDSKATING Men 5000 GOLD–Sven Kramer, Netherlands SILVER–Jan Blokhuijsen, Netherlands BRONZE–Jorrit Bergsma, Netherlands

13. Chris Mazdzer, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 1:45.387.

23. Tucker West, Ridgefield, Conn., 1:46.108.

26. Aidan Kelly, West Islip, N.Y., 1:46.467.

SKI JUMPING Men’s Individual K90 Qualification (normal hill)

U.S. OLYMPIAN FARED BIATHLON Men’s 10km Sprint (Penalties in parentheses) 19. Tim Burke, Paul Smiths, N.Y., 25:23.3 (1).

35. Lowell Bailey, Lake Placid, N.Y., 26:04.1 (2).

45. Leif Nordgren, Marine on St. Croix, Minn., 26:17.4 (0).

61. Russell Currier, Stockholm, Maine, 26:58.5 (4).

26. Anders Johnson, Park City, Utah (92.5, 55.0, 51.5) 107.9.

35. Peter Frenette, Saranac Lake, N.Y. (93.0, 56.0, 52.0) 105.3.

40. Nick Alexander, Lebanon, N.H. (90.0, 50.0, 49.0) 100.7.

Did not qualify 50. Nick Fairall, Andover, N.H. (80.5, 31.0, 44.5) 77.3.

SNOWBOARD Men’s Slopestyle (Start position in parentheses) Semifinals Run 1

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Women’s Skiathlon 8. Jessie Diggins, Afton, Minn., 40:05.5.

12. Liz Stephen, East Montpelier, Vt., 40:09.6.

31. Sadie Bjornsen, Winthrop, Wash., 41:09.7.

47. Holly Brooks, Anchorage, Alaska, 42:34.0.

FIGURE SKATING Team Event Ice Dance Short Program

Women’s Short Program 4. Ashley Wagner, Alexandria, Va., 63.10 (Q).

Standings 3. United States, 27 (Q).

Final Round Pairs Free Program 4. Marissa Castelli, Cranston, R.I., and Simon Shnapir, Sudbury, Mass., 117.94.

Standings

Finals Run 1 1. (3) Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, 93.50.

Run 2 5. (3) Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, (93.50; 83.25) 83.25.

Final Ranking 1. Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, (93.50; 83.25) 93.50. — GOLD

GOLF PGA Saturday At Pebble Beach, Calif. p-Pebble Beach: 6,816 yards, par-72 s-Spyglass Hill GC: 6,953 yards, par-72 m-Monterey Peninsula: 6,867 yards, par-71 Purse: $6.6 million Partial Third Round Jimmy Walker 66p-69s-67m—202 -13 Tim Wilkinson 67p-72s-69m—208 -7 Hunter Mahan 68p-68s-72m—208 -7 Richard H. Lee 65m-72p-72s—209 -6 Phil Mickelson 66m-73p-71s—210 -5 Blake Adams 69s-69m-72p—210 -5

Kevin Na Ryan Palmer Pat Perez Jim Renner Michael Thompson Brendon Todd Dustin Johnson Brice Garnett Robert Garrigus Jim Herman Woody Austin Brian Davis Bryce Molder Jason Kokrak Dicky Pride Russell Knox Dudley Hart DanielSummerhays Matt Jones

72p-68s-70m—210 72s-66m-72p—210 69m-70p-71s—210 65m-73p-72s—210 71s-68m-72p—211 70s-68m-73p—211 68s-73m-70p—211 75p-68s-68m—211 67m-71p-73s—211 70m-70p-71s—211 73p-70s-69m—212 68p-74s-70m—212 72m-71p-69s—212 74s-68m-70p—212 66m-72p-74s—212 70p-72s-70m—212 71p-68s-73m—212 69m-69p-74s—212 68m-74p-70s—212

GA 147 142 128 169 160 179 199 GA 125 145 142 182 163 191 183 172 GA 138 146 167 161 175 158 146 200

Saturday’s Games St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Philadelphia 2, Calgary 1 Boston 7, Ottawa 2 Toronto 3, Vancouver 1 Montreal 4, Carolina 1 Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2 Colorado 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 3, New Jersey 0 Anaheim 5, Nashville 2 Dallas 2, Phoenix 1 Sunday’s Games Olympic Break begins- No Games Friday’s Games Phoenix 2, Blackhawks 0 N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO New Jersey 2, Edmonton 1, OT Carolina 5, Florida 1 San Jose 3, Columbus 2

SCORING LEADERS Through Feb. 7 GP G Sidney Crosby, Pit 58 28 John Tavares, NYI 58 23 Ryan Getzlaf, Anh 55 27 Phil Kessel, Tor 59 30 Patrick Kane, Hawks 59 27 Alex Ovechkin, Was 54 40 Corey Perry, Anh 59 29 Patrick Sharp, Hawks 60 28 Kyle Okposo, NYI 58 24 Evgeni Malkin, Pit 47 18 Tyler Seguin, Dal 55 24 Taylor Hall, Edm 53 20 Claude Giroux, Phi 58 19 Joe Thornton, SJ 59 8 3 tied with 55 pts.

A PTS 50 78 42 65 37 64 33 63 36 63 19 59 30 59 30 58 34 58 40 58 32 56 36 56 37 56 48 56

CALENDAR Feb. 9 — Olympic break begins.

Feb. 12 — Olympic men’s hockey tournament begins: Sochi, Russia.

Feb. 23 — Olympic men’s hockey goldmedal game: Sochi, Russia.

Feb. 26 — NHL regular season resumes.

March 1 — NHL Stadium Series: Pittsburgh Penguins at Blackhawks, Soldier Field.

March 5 — Trade deadline, 3 p.m., EST.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 49 30 15 2 2 64 163 Wolves 47 26 17 2 2 56 134 Milwaukee 46 22 14 6 4 54 122 Rockford 50 23 21 4 2 52 147 Iowa 46 20 17 5 4 49 116 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Toronto 47 28 15 2 2 60 136 Rochester 46 23 17 3 3 52 131 Hamilton 47 21 22 0 4 46 114 Lake Erie 47 20 23 0 4 44 121 Utica 46 18 22 2 4 42 110 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Abbotsford 48 30 14 3 1 64 151 Texas 48 28 15 2 3 61 175 Oklahoma City48 20 22 1 5 46 144 San Antonio 48 19 21 3 5 46 134 Charlotte 46 22 23 0 1 45 138

GA 123 121 125 163 131 GA 123 129 136 148 136 GA 127 139 166 151 148

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

SPEEDSKATING Men’s 5000 16. Emery Lehman, Oak Park, 6:29.94.

19. Jonathan Kuck, Champaign, 6:31.53.

20. Patrick Meek, Northbrook, 6:32.94.

FREESTYLE SKIING Women’s Moguls Qualifying Run 2

GA 135 163 153 147 164 175 180

AHL

2. (14) Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, 89.00.

4. (12) Ryan Stassel, Anchorage, Alaska, 83.25.

20. (21) Chas Guldemond, Laconia, N.H., 13.25.

Run 2 1. (14) Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, (89.00; 90.50) 90.50.

4. (12) Ryan Stassel, Anchorage, Alaska, (83.25; 81.75) 81.75.

6. (21) Chas Guldemond, Laconia, N.H., (13.25; 79.75) 79.75.

Ranking 2. Sage Kotsenburg, Park City, Utah, (89.00; 90.50) 90.50 (Q).

6. Ryan Stassel, Anchorage, Alaska, (83.25; 81.75) 83.25.

7. Chas Guldemond, Laconia, N.H., (13.25; 79.75) 79.75.

3. United States, 34.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 196 Blackhawks 60 35 11 14 84 207 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 174 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 145 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 164 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 168 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 146 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 196 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 175 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 139 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 163 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 146 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 137 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47 153 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Boston 57 37 16 4 78 176 Tampa Bay 58 33 20 5 71 168 Montreal 59 32 21 6 70 148 Toronto 60 32 22 6 70 178 Detroit 58 26 20 12 64 151 Ottawa 59 26 22 11 63 169 Florida 58 22 29 7 51 139 Buffalo 57 15 34 8 38 110 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 58 40 15 3 83 186 N.Y. Rangers 59 32 24 3 67 155 Philadelphia 59 30 23 6 66 162 Columbus 58 29 24 5 63 170 Washington 59 27 23 9 63 171 Carolina 57 26 22 9 61 144 New Jersey 59 24 22 13 61 135 N.Y. Islanders 60 22 30 8 52 164

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

Ranking

1. Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 75.98.

Buffalo 79, Cent. Michigan 70 Chicago St. 81, UMKC 74 Cleveland St. 72, Wright St. 68 E. Michigan 70, Kent St. 53 Iowa 85, Michigan 67 Iowa St. 84, TCU 69 Kansas 83, West Virginia 69 Kansas St. 74, Texas 57 Milwaukee 73, Green Bay 63 Minnesota 66, Indiana 60 N. Dakota St. 69, IPFW 58 Nebraska 53, Northwestern 49 Nebraska-Omaha 71, W. Illinois 60 North Carolina 73, Notre Dame 62 Ohio 82, Miami (Ohio) 75 Ohio St. 67, Purdue 49 S. Dakota St. 83, IUPUI 59 S. Illinois 72, Missouri St. 54 SE Missouri 74, E. Illinois 68 SIU-Edwardsville 84, UT-Martin 78 Toledo 80, Ball St. 73 Xavier 59, Providence 53

TUESDAY

-5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3

Saturday’s Games St. John’s 5, Worcester 2 Hamilton 5, Binghamton 4, OT San Antonio 3, Lake Erie 1 Providence 3, Manchester 2 Springfield 6, Syracuse 5, OT Albany 3, Bridgeport 0 Hershey 2, Portland 1 Grand Rapids 5, Rochester 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Adirondack 2 Hartford 3, Norfolk 1 Rockford 8, Iowa 3 Texas at Abbotsford (n) Sunday’s Games Wolves at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 12:30 p.m.

Worcester at St. John’s, 1:30 p.m.

Hamilton at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Adirondack at Bridgeport, 2 p.m.

Albany at Manchester, 2 p.m.

Springfield at Providence, 2:05 p.m.

Utica at Rockford, 4 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hershey, 4 p.m.

Texas at Abbotsford, 6 p.m.

Friday’s Games Iowa 4, Wolves 3 Toronto 4, Grand Rapids 1 Springfield 4, Syracuse 2 Rochester 4, Hershey 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Portland 1 San Antonio 4, Lake Erie 1 Oklahoma City 8, Charlotte 5 Norfolk 1, Hartford 0 Utica 3, Milwaukee 0

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1st gold medalist prepped for Games with ‘mad snacks’

By MIKE WISE The Washington Post

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Japan’s Sara Takanashi speeds down the track during a women’s ski jumping training session at the Winter Olympics Saturday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Fast 5 SOCHI, Russia – Fast five, Saturday edition: Things you’ll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN: And they do. The first five gold medals of the Sochi Games were up for grabs Saturday, including: men’s 10-kilometer biathlon sprint, women’s 7.5-kilometer + 7.5 kilometer skiathlon, women’s freestyle ski moguls, men’s snowboard slopestyle and men’s 5000-meter speedskating.

THAT MISSING RING: “I don’t see what the problem is, to be honest,” International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said of questions about Russian state television’s use of rehearsal footage to mask the fact that one of five Olympic rings didn’t light up during Sochi’s opening ceremony.

While the 40,000 spectators in the stadium saw the glitch, Russian state television cut away to air the recorded images showing all five rings joining together and fireworks exploding.

HIJACK RATIONALE: More information is emerging on the 45-year-old Ukrainian man who authorities say tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi on the day of the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony.

They said he wanted to press for the release of anti-government protesters in his country.

Turkey’s transport minister suggested the man probably acted alone.

INTERESTING CHOICE: The IOC is also defending Russia’s choosing of figure skating icon Irina Rodnina as one of the torchbearers for the Sochi opening ceremony. Rodnina, a three-time gold medalist, drew criticism in September for tweeting a photo of U.S. President Barack Obama that some felt was racist. Sochi Organizing Committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko said the Olympics is about sports, not politics.

BREAK DOWN THE DOOR: Locked in a bathroom in the athletes’ village, U.S. bobsledder Johnny Quinn found a novel way out: crashing through the door.

The former NFL player with Green Bay and Buffalo posted a photo of a gaping hole in the former door. A U.S. team spokeswoman couldn’t say whether Quinn will have to pay for it.

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SOCHI, Russia – Nutrition being so crucial to world-class athletic performance, Sage Kotsenburg tweeted a photo of his pre-event meal Friday night, arranging five of them just so, alongside the title of his work of art: “#OlympicOnionRings.”

“I was eating mad snacks,” the first gold medalist of these Winter Olympics said underneath a dish mop of scraggly blond split ends.

“Chocolate. Onion rings.

Chips. We were chilling really hard. Then we fell asleep watching ‘Fight Club.’

Getting stoked, you know?”

Dude, totally.

It was past 6 p.m. Saturday in a large conference room here when a free radical from Park City, Utah, named Sage, who has a brother named Blaze, and who says “stoked” like, a lot – usually between “mega,” “awesome,” “gnarly,” and “whoa!” – perfectly reprised the role of America’s favorite slacker turned counterculture hero.

“Good old Spicoli,” Kotsenburg said, pumped by the Internet comparisons between himself and the

surfer-stoner dude originally played by Sean Penn in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” – and, OK, once played

by Shaun White before he went corporate, became part of the establishment and pulled out of the competition Kotsenburg is a more believable Spicoli anyway.

When his parents wanted to come to Sochi to watch, he told them they stress him out too much. “I was kind of like, ‘Hey, if you Sage guys could Kotsenburg just kind of hang out at home.’ ” He had won nothing since he was 11 years old before qualifying for the Olympics, a duration of losing he called “a mega drought.” After qualifying Saturday morning, he tweeted, “Whoa how random is this I made finals at the Olympics!!!”

In the time it took to type this, Kotsenburg’s Twitter followers grew by 5,000, his Q-rating spiking the moment he pulled off something called “the Holy Crail” to win the first slopestyle snowboarding competition in the Olympics.

Slopestyle is a dialed-down

version of the halfpipe routine White has won twice at the Winter Games. Think of the advanced kids on the obstacle course at the ski park, flying off rails and jumps and generally mocking the children who can’t do the snowplow once they get off the lift. Now think of one of those kids exponentially showing off, spinning 4½ revolutions, arching his back like a limbo contestant as he holds on to the front of his snowboard while landing flawlessly. Voila! The Holy Crail.

Three minutes before his final run, Kotsenburg grabbed a phone from the backpack of his wax technician – because, really, what’s a great snowboarder without his own wax technician?

– and called Blaze in Park City, 2 a.m. there, to tell his brother his plans. “ ‘Man, I think I’m going to do this trick,’ ” he said. “He was like, ‘You know what, everyone is so stoked, you’ve got this. No pressure.’ ” I could try to dissect what he did, but I would be faking it worse than if I were trying to explain a quadruple toe loop. Better sometimes to let the artist explain his work: “Yeah. So I, uh, dropped in, and I did a cab 270 onto

the first down rail, then followed up with a half-cab on, back-five off, on the second feature, and then a half-cab up, lay backside 180 off the cannon box, then a cab double cork 1260 Holy Crail from 10 off the toe with rocket air, then a back 1620 Japan.”

Whoa.

“That was the best run of my life, hands down,” Kotsenburg said. “I said to my coach, ‘Hey, Bill, I might do a 1620 Japan. It’s never been done before and I had never tried it before. He was like, ‘You’re in the finals of the Olympics. You might as well go all out.’

“And I just threw it and it ended up coming around just like the 1260, but a full 360 more,” he said. “I could not believe riding out of that that I landed that in the first try.”

Dude!

After he won, Kotsenburg called his father and, by association, 50 people watching live in his house back home.

“He was like, ‘WHAAAAAT!’ And then I was on speakerphone, and hearing their voices was just the coolest thing ever. . . . It could be a dangerous night in Park City.”

Women ski jumpers finally flying high

By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com SOCHI, Russia – Jessica Jerome was torn. Every year, she saw more and more extreme sports become mainstream – aerials, freestyle, halfpipe, and snowboard cross, to name a few – only to see her own sport so brusquely cast aside as unwelcome, unnecessary, unworthy.

Jerome was happy for her fellow athletes who got a chance to compete in the Olympics. But at the same time, as a ski jumper, she was angry. After all, what’s more extreme than hurtling down a 300-foot hill at about 60 mph, then soaring more than the length of a football field in the air on a pair of skis?

“But it’s a good thing,” Jerome quickly added. “I sort of see our fight getting our foot in the door for all the other sports. The athletes in these other sports deserve to be here as much as we do. And I’m glad that they didn’t have the struggle we did.”

And it has been a long and difficult struggle for women’s ski jumping, which finally makes its debut in Sochi on Tuesday after 90 years of waiting and a decade of fighting in the face of typical bureaucratic inertia, casual sexism and primitive concerns about women’s reproductive health.

Jerome, along with fellow Americans Lindsey Van (one of the sport’s modern pioneers) and Sarah Hendrickson (a rising star jumping less than six months after

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Sarah Hendrickson of the United States soars through the air Saturday during a women’s ski jumping training session at the Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. tearing her ACL, MCL and 80 percent of her meniscus), took to the hill Saturday for their first training session of the Games, a landmark moment that’s been nine decades in the making – since the first Winter Games in 1924, when men’s ski jumping debuted.

“I’m definitely focused on being an athlete; it’s hard for me to look at the big picture,” said Van, 29. “It’s humbling, and it’s a lot to take in.”

Sochi organizers claim that the first women’s ski jumper took off in 1862, but the path to the Olympics really began in 2003, in Jerome’s house in Park City, Utah.

Once she finally convinced her parents, Peter and Barbara, to let her jump – “My

mom said no, and my dad had a vision of the ‘agony of defeat’ from the Wide World of Sports,” Jerome said – they became her and the sport’s biggest boosters.

The story, now familiar in Olympic circles, had Barbara complaining about the lack of opportunities for female jumpers, and pushing Peter out the door. He bought a “Non-profits for Dummies” book, and his little start-up – Women’s Ski Jumping USA – eventually built the world’s top team.

It didn’t happen overnight, though. Archaic notions of gender inequality – International Ski Federation president Gian-Franco Kasper infamously said in 2005 that it “seems not to be appropri-

ate for ladies from a medical point of view” – were difficult to overcome. In 2006, women’s ski jumping was voted down by the IOC because of a lack of “universality,” despite having nearly three times as many elite-level competitors as female skier cross, which debuted in Vancouver. Van and Jerome were part of a group of jumpers that sued for inclusion in the 2010 Games, but lost.

Finally, in April of 2011, the IOC added women’s ski jumping to the Sochi Games.

Sort of.

While the men get three events, including the large (120 meters) hill, the women get one, on the normal (90 meters) hill. True gender equality will have to wait until at least 2018 in South Korea.

“I’m hoping that this is the first step, and that [equality] will come eventually,” Jerome said. “With any new sport, you’re sort of taking baby steps. I really appreciate that we are here and we have our one event. And I really hope in the future we will have a big hill event and a team event.”

So it’s the end of one long chapter in the sport’s history, and the start of a new one, as it leaps forward into the future.

“We’ve waited a long time to be here, and I can’t wait to show everybody our sport,” Van said. “It’s one of the oldest sports in the Olympics, and it’s taken 90 years for women to be here. So check us out.”

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SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE NBC 1 p.m.

Figure Skating - (Team Event Gold Medal Final: Men’s Free Skate); Women’s Biathlon - 7.5km Sprint Gold Medal Final; Women’s Speedskating - 3000 Gold Medal Final; Men’s Cross-Country - Skiathlon Gold Medal Final 6 p.m.

Figure Skating - (Team Event Gold Medal Final: Ladies’ Free Skate, Ice Dancing Free Dance); Men’s Alpine Skiing - Downhill Gold Medal Final; Women’s Snowboarding - Slopestyle Gold Medal Final; Men’s Ski Jumping - Individual K-95 Gold Medal Final 10:35 p.m.

Men’s Luge - Singles Gold Medal Final Runs NBCSN 7:30 a.m.

Men’s Luge - Singles Competition (LIVE) 9 a.m.

Figure Skating - Team Event Gold Medal Final (LIVE) Noon Men’s Ski Jumping - Individual K-95 Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 4 p.m.

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FIGURE SKATING

Russia holds lead in team event

By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press SOCHI, Russia – Like old times, Russia is dominating Olympic figure skating.

The host nation’s disappointment over not winning a gold medal in Vancouver will fade quickly if its skaters’ performances in the new event of team figure skating carry on throughout the Sochi Games.

Fifteen-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia had the look of an Olympic champion on Saturday night, dazzling the home crowd with a near-perfect routine in the women’s short program. Then it was Russia’s backup pair, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, earning cheers as they routed the field in the free skate.

With only the men’s and women’s free skate and the free dance left to contest in Sunday’s finale, Russia has 47 points to Canada’s 41 and the United States’ 34. Italy has 31 and Japan has 30.

With her countrymen chanting her first name, Lipnitskaia put on a mature presentation that had fans stomping their feet and showering the ice with flowers and dolls. Her flexibility and rapid rotation on her spins and jumps were reminiscent of Tara Lipinski when she won the 1998 Olympic gold.

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Julia Lipnitskaya, of Russia competes in the women’s team short program figure skating competition Saturday at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia.

And Lipinski, who was the same age at those games in Nagano, was on hand to see it.

“I have been saying the whole year that she is a dark horse,” Lipinski said of Lipnitskaia – yes, the names are nearly the same. “I loved the

energy and the fight in her.”

Lipnitskaia easily outskated far more experienced competitors Carolina Kostner of Italy, who is in her third Olympics, and Japan’s Mao Asada, in her second. The moment wasn’t too big for her in

any way.

“My trainers told me people would cry,” she said.

“They told me they would be clapping to the music.

But I didn’t think the spectators would be so loud. But it helped me to perform really

No talk of gay rights, please, we’re Olympians

By JOHN LEICESTER

OLYMPIC GLANCE

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS The ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press SOCHI, Russia – Olympic competition first, gay rights maybe later.

Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay “propaganda.”

But now in Sochi, there has not been a squeak of public protest from the 2,870 Olympians – either at venues or at Friday’s opening ceremony.

Outside the Olympic bubble, the plight of Russia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community continues to dog the games.

Gay rights activists who waved rainbow flags on Friday on Moscow’s Red Square and protested in St. Petersburg were quickly arrested. Three sponsors of the U.S. Olympic Committee, led by telecommunications giant AT&T, have spoken explicitly against the Russian law. Google Inc. hinted its opposition by putting winter athletes and rainbow colors on its search-page logo.

But in Sochi, largely silence.

Olympians and coaches cite multiple reasons why they feel these Olympics are neither the place nor time – at least not early on in the 17-day games – to make a stand.

COMPETITION FIRST: Not unreasonably, priority No. 1 is to compete. Everything else is on hold.

“We’re all so focused on the task at hand,” said U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner. In the United States, Wagner spoke eloquently against the Russian law. In Sochi, she still is happily and patiently answering questions on it. She said she has also “discussed it with some athletes.”

“We have a great platform to really speak out about what we believe in, but also we’re here to compete,” she said. “I did my part as an athlete, and did enough to make myself feel good at the end of the day.”

MAYBE LATER: Once athletes are done competing, gloves could come off, especially if these are their last Olympics.

That, at least, is the theory of LGBT activist Hudson Taylor, a wrestling coach at Columbia University who has traveled to Sochi to campaign. Taylor said he knows of “a handful of athletes who are interested in speaking out.”

well.”

Just like her comrades.

In the new event, Russia has finished no lower than third in any of its four disciplines. The nation that for decades held a stronghold on figure skating medals as the

Soviet Union and then as Russia – 51 in all – appears ready to hog the podium again after winning just two in Vancouver.

There was nothing ghastly about the performance of Stolbova and Klimov to music from “The Addams Family.”

Stepping in for world champs Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, who won the short program, Stolbova and Klimov had the audience in the Iceberg at Sochi’s Olympic Park on its feet well before they finished their routine.

“We feel a great amount of responsibility for our country and, of course, (had) the fans on our side,” Klimov said through a translator. “We did believe we have to be ready for that and do our best.”

It was a good night for the Americans, too. The team was seventh heading into Saturday, but thanks in great part to world champion ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White, it got back into contention for a medal. The 2010 ice dancing silver medalists quickstepped to the rescue by winning the short dance.

“We don’t feel like we’re trying to carry any sort of burden or load,” White said.

“We’re counting on the whole team to pull through together and I think that’s what makes us such a strong team.”

FAMILY AFFAIR The Dufour-Lapointe family swept the top two spots in the women’s moguls. Youngest sister Justine won gold and middle sister Chloe got the silver. Oldest sister Maxime also made it into the finals, where she finished 12th. The Canadians aren’t the first sisters to finish 1-2 at the Winter Olympics. Christine and Marielle Goitschel of France did it twice in Alpine skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, and Doris and Angelika Neuner of Austria did it in luge at the 1992 Albertville Olympics.

SOCHI’S FIRST GOLD, SLOPESTYLE’S FIRST GAMES

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Dave Lara, of Los Angeles, joins demonstrators from a coalition of gay rights organizations, religious and political groups protest the treatment of gays in Russia Friday outside the final stop of the “Road to Sochi,” a traveling exhibit hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee, at LALive in downtown Los Angeles.

“I could see people feeling a little bit more comfortable, after they have gotten their main job out of the way, to speak their mind,” said Wagner.

NOT THE PLACE: The mantra of the International Olympic Committee and many Olympians is that the games must be kept free of the political, religious and other schisms that divide the outside world. That philosophy discourages open discussion at the Olympics of any contentions non-sport issue, not just the anti-gay chill in Russia.

“I don’t really feel like the Olympics is a place for that kind of politics,” said U.S. skier Bode Miller, competing at his fifth games. “It’s a place for sports and a place for cultures to kind of put aside their differences and compete.”

“It’s easy to get caught up in all the other stuff and forget what the Olympics is about.”

BEHIND THE SCENES: Some athletes say they are talking, but among themselves.

“We’ve been discussing this a lot, and it really just brings us athletes closer together. We all agree that there should be no discrimination,” said U.S. cross-country skier Kikkan Randall.

But esteemed figure skating coach Frank Carroll said: “I haven’t heard one single word about it. Not one. I don’t see any flags or banners.”

KEEP QUIET: Some countries say they just don’t want their athletes involved. Canada is

one of those.

“We don’t participate in any political debates and any controversy and anything else but sport,” said Canadian Olympic Committee President Marcel Aubut.

Canadian Olympians get “a lot of training” on how to answer reporters and are made “aware of any trigger points,” said Mike Slipchuk, who heads Canada’s figure skating team.

“They’re here to answer questions about their performance and what they’re doing here,” he said.

But on gay rights, “wars” and “everything,” he said: “We’re not here to be a spokesperson for those things.”

Canadian skater Kevin Reynolds certainly got the message.

“I’m focused on doing my job and, for the time being, doing what I need to do,” he said somewhat robotically when asked for his opinion.

With a curt “thanks,” a Canadian press handler tried to cut off a follow-up question before allowing Reynolds to reply.

“I think the athletes will be a little bit more free to talk about that after they have done competing,” the skater said.

AFRAID OF TROUBLE: IOC rules governing what athletes can and cannot say aren’t as clear as they could be. Laid out in the Olympic Charter, they say all demonstrations and propaganda are banned at Olympic sites, venues and “other areas.”

The charter says violators can be expelled, but that has “seldom if ever” happened, the IOC says.

U.S.sprintersTommieSmithand John Carlos were sent home for their ‘black power’ salute at the 1968 Mexico City Games, when they thrust their black-gloved fists skyward on the medal podium.

In Sochi, the IOC and Russian organizers also sent conflicting signals. IOC President Thomas Bach said Olympians are “absolutely free” to speak on gay rights in press conferences. Sochi organizers contradicted Bach but then backpedalled.

The result: confusion.

“At first we were like kind of afraid to speak about it, like you couldn’t even say the word ‘gay’ at all,” said U.S. speedskater Jilleanne Rookard.

Taylor, executive director of Athlete Ally, argues that the IOC’s ban doesn’t extend to social media. He expects athletes in Sochi will be “tweeting or sharing pictures about these issues, too.”

MEDIA STORM: Some athletes worry that taking a strong stand will draw swarms of reporters, which could break their focus.

“I just don’t want to stir the waters and don’t want to comment on any side of it. Then that’s something that can turn into a distraction if you get hounded by the media,” said cross-country skier Jessica Diggins.

“So I’m keeping myself out of that.”

Sage Kotsenburg tamed the treacherous slopestyle course, getting the first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics. The American did it with a run that left the 20-year-old who talks like a surfer and rides like a purist momentarily stunned in disbelief. Staale Sandbech of Norway got silver while Canadian Mark McMorris, who nearly missed the finals because of a broken rib, surged to bronze as slopestyle made its Olympic debut.

DUTCH MASTERS With the king, queen and prime minister of his country cheering him on, Sven Kramer of the Netherlands set an Olympic record and defended his title in the men’s 5,000 meters in speeskating. The 27-year-old Dutchman flew around the big oval and won gold with a time of 6 minutes, 10.76 seconds. He easily beat the Olympic mark of 6:14.60 that he set in Vancouver. The powerful Dutch team swept the medals. Jan Blokhuijsen took the silver and Jorrit Bergsma got the bronze.

TEARS FOR A TEAMMATE Marit Bjoergen of Norway got her fourth career gold medal, winning the 15-kilometer skiathlon, and she dedicated the race to teammate Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, whose brother died Friday.

Bjoergen and her teammates, who also finished third and fourth, broke down in tears as they embraced after the race.

ISN’T HE GOOD ...

Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen became the oldest individual gold medalist at the Winter Olympics. The 40-year-old won the men’s 10-kilometer sprint in biathlon, his seventh career gold. He beat the record held by Canadian skeleton racer Duff Gibson, who was 39 when he won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Earning his 12th medal overall, Bjoerndalen also tied the record of fellow countryman and cross-country skiing great Bjoern Daehlie for most medals won at the Winter Games, and looks in a strong position to overtake Daehlie.

SILENCE ON GAY ISSUES Plenty of athletes made clear before traveling to Sochi how unhappy they were about gay rights being curtailed in Russia, particularly with its law banning gay “propaganda.” But so far, competitors and coaches have largely been silent. Skating coach Brian Orser, who is gay, said: “I have my feelings about it, but I don’t know if this is the time or the place to voice it, although we do have a big audience, and that’s sort of important as well. So I am kind of torn.”

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Eight gold medals are at stake, including the new event of team figure skating and the men’s downhill on the difficult and at times dangerous Rosa Khutor course, with Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway the favorites.

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You can’t save what you don’t have Whether you’re retired or working, do you really know where you spend your money? These are increasingly important questions today as more people are helping not only their children, but also their grandchildren. This also may be at the expense of their own retirement.

Having a financial plan can help guide your decisions now and in the years to come.

Ongoing tracking of your expenses, like stepping on the scale, provides a reality check. The more we consciously focus on our spending, the more likely we will not overspend. Like exercising or dieting, we know it’s good for us, but it can be hard to do consistently.

Not all planners agree that tracking expenses in general is enough.

Many people who are asked to track all their expenses discover their estimate of money left for saving or investing is frequently off because they exclude unusual expenditures and average the balance. The focus of some financial plans is on having individuals set up automatic billpay and meet specific savings goals through monthly automatic deposits. The budgeting then usually falls in line accordingly.

Today, a growing number of largely free online tools are available to help you track your expenses.

Companies such as Mint.com and Yodlee MoneyCenter can import and aggregate data from your credit card, bank, and brokerage accounts.

They break down your spending into categories, such as dining and vacation. Some programs can even track specific items, such as how much you spend on coffee. However, these online tools only provide a fraction of the guidance an adviser can give you. So, incorporating both into your overall financial plan may be the most beneficial. Once you know where your money is going, identifying cuts that can make a real difference becomes easier.

You may want to consider having a monthly meeting with your spouse.

If you are not married, a trusted confidant is an option. This meeting should include reviewing where you have been spending money and anticipated expenditures, both shortand long-term. It could lead to some very interesting conversations. Having both parties involved, discussing goals and objectives, where you are today and where you want to be in the future, can be helpful.

One of the most important things you can do is save money. A key to success is the ability to delay gratification. Saving is crucial to developing that ability and imperative for anyone who wants to acquire and grow wealth.

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“Had we booked on Expedia or Travelocity, we would have been in Milwaukee and had two very disappointed children who would have been home in the snow on their spring break and not enjoying the Caribbean,” Massaro said. “To me that speaks volumes about using a travel agent.”

It’s that sort of personalized service that has made Cary Travel Express a mainstay in an industry often strained by competition from online travel agencies.

NEW YORK – It keeps getting easier to ditch the soda can.

When Coca-Cola said this week it would let people make its drinks at home using a beverage machine, it became the latest company to take advantage of a growing trend: People turning to flavored drops or at-home carbonation machines that do away with the need to haul home bulky cans and bottles from the supermarket.

While such alternatives still represent a tiny fraction of the beverage market, they’re growing at a far faster rate than the industry’s traditional ready-to-drink business.

“It’s a mega trend we’ve seen,” said Charles Torrey, vice president of marketing for Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid unit, which this week introduced liquid drops that people make juice drinks with on the go. “Consumers want things personalized to their own tastes.”

Drinks that come in bottles and cans still will account for the bulk of the beverage industry for years to come, of course. And it’s not clear whether at-home beverage machines will catch on more broadly. Still, companies such as Coke and Pepsi are looking for new ways to grow, with the traditional cans-and-bottles business seeing weak growth of about 1 percent annually.

Options that do away with cans and bottles are faring far better.

Revenue for the Americas region at SodaStream, which makes at-home carbonation machines, surged 88 percent in 2012 from the previous year, the latest figures available. And Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which makes single-serve coffee machines and is partnering with Coca-Cola to make a cold beverage machine, saw revenue climb 13 percent.

Flavored drops for water also are becoming popular.

Kraft in 2011 introduced its MiO flavor drops, which come in small bottles that can be carried around in a purse or pocket. The idea is that people can squirt as much or as little flavor as they want into their water. The company has since added Kool-Aid and Crystal Light drops to its lineup.

Others including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo quickly jumped into the space as well.

“How consumers buy products is changing these days. A decade ago, few would’ve believed that the

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As you know all too well, dear reader, Midwestern weather is anything but predictable at that time of year.

The Massaros, of Cary, were set to fly out of Milwaukee, but a major snow storm closed the airport and grounded all the flights.

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Buying a new car can be a poor investment for some Dear Dave,

– Angela

Dear Angela, In all honesty, there’s nothing particularly special about a million dollars. A brand-new car will lose about 60 percent of its value in the first four years. So, if you’re going to turn a $30,000 investment into $12,000, you’ve got to have a bunch of money. You’ve got to be in pretty great financial shape in order to absorb the blow.

If your entire net worth is $100,000, and you put $30,000 of it into a vehicle that will lose 60 percent of its value, you’re just being financially and mathematically stupid. Your income is your largest

ment loans so I could go to college.

Would my forbearance or non-payment affect their credit if I don’t pay?

DAVE SAYS Dave Ramsey

I’ve heard you say many times you shouldn’t buy a brand-new car unless you have a net worth of $1 million. What’s so special about a million dollars?

– Tiffany

Dear Tiffany, and most powerful wealth-building tool. If you’re buying things that go the wrong way in terms of value, you’re not gaining wealth; you’re losing wealth.

There’s really nothing special about $1 million. I could have said $2 million or $900,000, but $1 million is easy to remember. Plus, it’s nothing to sneeze at in terms of an individual’s net worth. When you lose a lot, and it’s a small percentage of a lot, you don’t have to worry so much. But when you lose a lot and you didn’t have much to begin with, that’s a recipe for financial disaster.

– Dave

Dear Dave, My parents co-signed on govern-

Yes, it would. I’m not trying to lay a guilt trip on you, kiddo, but you’ll be trashing your mom and dad’s credit if you don’t pay the bills on time. If they co-signed for you, they’ll start getting phone calls, too, if you don’t do the right thing and pay back these loans.

The truth is, your mom and dad shouldn’t have co-signed for you in the first place. There’s only one reason lenders want a co-signer, and that’s because they’re afraid the person taking out the loan won’t be able to pay back what’s owed.

My goal here isn’t to beat you up, Tiffany. It’s to give you information that you – and your parents – need in order to make different, smarter

decisions in the future. We all do dumb things sometimes. In the past, I did some really dumb things with very large numbers attached. The goal is to grow, learn and try to use what we learn in order to do fewer dumb things in the future.

– Dave

Dear Dave, I’m 26, and I just started a new job making $50,000. I’ve also been offered a 401(k) with no match. Should I put money into the 401(k) or open a high-yield CD?

– Crystal

Dear Crystal, I’ve got another idea. I’d open a Roth IRA with good growth stock mutual funds inside and fund it up to $5,500 a year. Make sure these mutual funds have been open at least five years – preferably 10 years or more – and have performed well.

Mathematically, this investment, growing tax-free, will be superior to a non-matching 401(k).

Then, if you want to invest more than $5,500, you could put some additional money into the 401(k) offered by your company. Again, make sure you’re invested in good growth stock mutual funds with long, successful track records.

Congratulations, Crystal. And good luck.

– Dave • Dave Ramsey has written four New York Times best-selling books: “Financial Peace,” “More Than Enough,” “The Total Money Makeover” and “EntreLeadership.”

“The Dave Ramsey Show” is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @daveramsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

8FACES & PLACES

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The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce installed this year’s board of directors and gave out awards to members at its annual dinner Jan. 25 at Village Hall Banquets in Union. Pictured (front row from left) are Secretary David Novalinski, About Your Home Inspection Inc.; Vice Chair Brenda Slavik, Re/Max Unlimited Northwest Commercial Division; Treasurer Janet Sisson, Castle Bank; Sheldon Clark, Edward Jones & Co.; Kim Egger, Heartland Bank and Trust; and Bernice Bakley, Huntley Travel. Pictured (back row from left) are Renee Swanson, Sun City Community Association; Sara Mitchell, Century 21 New Heritage; board chair Carol DeFiore, DeFiore-Jorgensen Funeral Home; Danette Santana, Centegra Health System; Pam Morton, BMO Harris Bank N.A.; and Mary Graft, Consolidated School District 158. Deb Junkins of Pet Vet Animal Clinic & Mobile Practice was not present.

Two Centegra physicians among top doctors McHENRY – Two Centegra Physician Care physicians were listed as top primary care doctors in McHenry County according to Chicago Magazine’s January 2014 issue, which highlighted the best doctors in the Chicago area.

Internists Dr. Bonnie Bremer of Centegra Physician CareFox Valley and Dr. Erin Davis of Centegra Physician CareMcHenry received the honor.

The physicians were nominated by their peers for the list, which is developed by Chicago Magazine and Castle Connolly Medical, a health care research company.

“We are proud that two of our physicians have been recognized by their peers for the excellent patient care they provide,” Dr. Pasquale Bernardi, vice president of physician services with Centegra Physician Care, said in a statement. “The honor reflects their commitment to high-quality care and their efforts to collaborate with others to create the best patient experience.”

To develop the list, Castle Connolly Medical sent surveys to licensed physicians across the United States. The surveys asked doctors to nominate peers who are the best in their fields based on education, board certifications and bedside manner.

“We take great pride in our doctors’ expertise and their compassion for patients,” Bernardi said. “Both of these physicians are dedicated to bringing the highest level of care to the people of McHenry County.”

Two Mercy doctors make top doctors list ALGONQUIN – Mercy Health System recently announced two of its physicians were named among Chicago Magazine’s 2014 Top Doctors in an issue published in December.

Dr. Raja Chatterji, of Mercy Women’s Healthcare Centers in Algonquin, Elgin and Hoffman Estates, and Dr. Ricca Zaino, of Mercy Crystal Lake Medical Center-West and Mercy Woodstock Medical Dr. Raja Center, were Chatterji recognized in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

The list is compiled by Castle ConDr. Ricca nolly Medical Zaino in New York City. It makes its annual survey available to all licensed physicians nationwide, asking them to nominate up to three doctors they view as the best in their own specialty and up to three doctors in other specialties.

Physicians are instructed to take into account such factors as education, hospital appointment, board certifications and bedside manner.

Physicians cannot nominate themselves nor pay to be on the list.

Castle Bank names Stover, Rung to board DEKALB – Dana Stover and John Rung have been named to the Community Board of Directors of Castle Bank, said President Timothy Struthers.

Stover most recently served Dana Stover as assistant dean in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho. In that role, she worked with students in the areas of recruitment, retention and assessment and received university-level, regional and national teaching and advising awards.

She also has taught at the

University of Portland and Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in demography from Washington State University.

She received her doctorate in business management from Washington State University.

She is on the board of the DeKalb County Community Foundation, involved with the DeKalb Rotary Club and active with several student groups at Northern Illinois University.

Stover and her husband, Dr. Doug Baker, live in DeKalb and have two daughters.

Rung serves as president of Shaw Media Co., where he has been employed for 12 years. Rung has John Rung held various positions with the company, spending the majority of his time with the Northwest Herald in McHenry County. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University. In addition to his management role with the media company, Rung is a board member for the McHenry County Economic Development Corp., Inland Press Association and Shaw Media. He also serves on the Legislative Committee of the Illinois Press Association.

Castle Bank has 14 banking offices located in DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Boone and McHenry Counties.

Volo Auto Museum earns readers’ choice award VOLO – The Volo Auto Museum has been named No. 1 in the family trip/excursion category of Suburban Family Magazine’s 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“This was no easy feat, as ballots appeared over a fourmonth period in both Suburban Family Magazine and on our website, www.subfam.com,” Publisher Jim Wolf wrote in a

letter to the museum from the Westmont-based magazine.

“Winners are being announced in our January and February 2014 issue, which is currently on the street and at our website.”

The Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo, features hundreds of classic, antique, muscle and Hollywood cars.

“This is a great honor,” Museum Director Brian Grams said of the award. “The runners up were the Illinois Railway Museum, Brookfield Zoo, the Mid-Continent Railway Museum [North Freedom, Wis.], the Morton Arboretum, Blackberry Farms of Aurora, and Starved Rock State Park.

So that’s some pretty impressive company.”

For information, visit volocars.com, call 815-385-3644 or find Volo Auto Museum on Facebook.

Broughton takes reins of RE/MAX Connections II MARENGO – Ben Broughton took the reins of RE/MAX Connections II as broker/ owner on Jan. 1, acquiring the office from its founder, Laura Heinberg. It is Ben part of the RE/ Broughton MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

Broughton, 40, is a Marengoarea native who left the tool and die industry 11 years ago to make a career in real estate sales, eventually becoming one of the top producing real estate brokers in McHenry County.

“Owning an office is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and when this opportunity arose, there was really no question about grasping it firmly,” said Broughton.

“This office has a fantastic group of agents and a great staff.”

record companies and movie studios would’ve allowed their products to be sold online, and Apple changed all that,” noted John Sicher, publisher of Beverage Digest, a trade publication.

The demand for greater convenience and personalization is being fueled by Millennials, or people in their 20s and 30s. Marketers say the group tends to shun mainstream brands, instead preferring options that allow for greater customization or choice.

Ryan Mason, a 31-year-old data analyst in San Francisco, said convenience is the main reason that he likes his SodaStream. “Sparkling water in general was a luxury because it was so hard to get home,” said Mason, who used to carry

it home on his bike.

People like Mason are why companies see potential in the at-home market. Coca-Cola, which is based in Atlanta, said this week it was buying a 10 percent stake in Green Mountain for $1.25 billion.

The deal extends to the development of “Keurig Cold,” a machine that will let people make sodas, sports drinks and other beverages with a press of a button. Green Mountain says it will be introduced in 2015. Pricing hasn’t been determined.

It’s not clear where the deal leaves Coca-Cola’s independent bottlers, which have the rights to sell Coke drinks in certain territories. But in a call with reporters, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent stressed they wouldn’t be left out in the cold.

“This is not a zero sum game,” Kent said.

8WALL STREET WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday close Stock Abbott 37.18 AbbVie 48.89 AGL Resources 46.01 Allstate 52.76 American Airlines 35.67 Apple 519.68 AptarGroup 63.49 AT&T 32.30 Bank of Montreal 62.73 Baxter 67.90 Berry Plastics 22.68 Boeing 127.02 Caterpillar 94.87 CME Group 75.69 Coca-Cola 37.95 Comcast 54.64 Covidien 67.75 Dean Foods 15.08 Dow Chem.

45.60 Exelon 29.44 Exxon 90.58 Facebook 64.32 Ford 14.97 General Motors 36.11 Google 1177.44 Hillshire 35.44 IBM 177.25 JPMorganChase 56.62 Kohl’s 51.19 Kraft Foods 52.29 Live Nation 21.36 McDonald’s 95.92 Microsoft 36.56 Modine 13.57 Motorola 64.60 OfficeDepot 5.13 Pepsi 80.22 Pulte Homes 19.80 Safeway 31.16 Sears Holdings 35.50 Snap-On 108.66 Southwest Air. 21.43 5.80 Supervalu 56.33 Target 54.35 Twitter United Contint. 45.54 73.75 Wal-Mart 60.96 Walgreen 42.84 Waste Mgmt.

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37.98 50.20 46.87 52.71 29.29 538.42 65.81 33.87 64.79 68.96 22.98 135.84 90.86 76.48 39.43 52.74 67.96 16.75 44.06 27.74 97.15 57.32 15.61 38.88 1,133.63 34.11 182.64 57.33 53.36 53.31 20.51 95.31 36.51 12.55 65.48 5.02 81.85 19.67 31.75 40.26 105.18 20.33 6.44 60.05 62.24 42.85 76.35 58.11 43.11 45.53

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52-week range 32.70 35.01 39.30 44.91 12.70 385.1 51.88 31.74 55.61 62.80 16.37 74.27 79.49 56.60 36.54 38.31 53.05 13.52 29.81 26.45 84.79 22.67 12.10 26.19 761.26 30.35 172.19 46.05 44.57 46.50 9.67 92.22 27.23 8.03 53.28 3.55 70.98 14.23 20.00 32.85 76.67 11.23 3.75 54.66 38.80 25.26 68.13 39.74 35.50 34.63

39.86 54.78 49.31 54.84 35.70 575.14 68.78 39.00 71.26 74.60 26.50 144.57 97.50 84.71 43.43 54.96 70.42 22.96 46.85 37.80 101.74 64.57 18.02 41.85 1,186.54 37.28 215.90 59.82 59.00 58.76 21.70 103.70 38.98 15.17 67.69 6.10 87.06 24.47 36.90 67.50 109.74 22.10 8.76 73.50 74.73 49.20 81.37 62.24 46.38 48.06

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Agents save hours of research for travelers • TRAVEL Continued from page D1 This month, Kruse and 14 travel agents with Cary Travel Express will mark 25 years in business. She calls it the best job on earth – one in which she opens new worlds to local travelers.

Kruse has been in the industry for more than three decades and has seen it change, but perhaps never more than with the emergence of Internet travel agencies.

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, travelers using the Internet to research and book their own trips are expected to continue to suppress demand for travel agents.

Employment of travel agents is projected to decline 12 percent from 2012 to 2022.

The industry employs 105,300 full time travel agents, according to the Bureau’s most recent statistics.

While the Internet has created new competition, it isn’t all bad, Kruse said. Travelers can see full color pictures of their destinations. They can research ideas. And travel agents can take it from there.

Kruse said she can save customer hours of research and thousands of mouse clicks.

Furthermore, agents are there for clients if a travel crisis occurs – much like the problems the Massaros ran into.

“You book online, and you look at a picture. When you get there, it doesn’t look like the picture, but you don’t have anyone to call,” Kruse said.

“We’re there to go to bat for you if something happens.”

Kruse and her agents are well-traveled, so part of their personal touch is advising clients with first-hand knowledge about the trips they are about to book.

Travel agent’s contacts all over the globe also can provide a tailor-made trip, and often at matched or even lower prices than those found on the Internet, Kruse said.

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Tax on Austrian bubbly irks Vienna’s upper crust

By GEORGE JAHN The Associated Press VIENNA – Just when it seemed that Austria survived Europe’s financial crisis unscathed, austerity has hit – in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne.

At less than 1 euro ($1.35) a bottle, the planned tax pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations in the past five years.

It’s also only one of several tax hikes next month that will see Austrians paying more for luxury cars and tobacco.

Yet it seems to be the tax causing the most furor.

With economic statistics that shine compared to the rest of the 28-nation European Union, Austria’s new taxes seem more precautionary than necessary. Austrian unemployment last year was at 4.9 percent, the lowest among the 18 countries that use the euro. Inflation stayed under 1.5 percent and the budget deficit

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A wine cellar of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit – in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. amounted to just over 2 percent of the gross domestic product in late 2013. Austrians’ median annual in-

come was over 25,000 euros – nearly $34,000.

A combination of such earning

power and decades of falling prices has turned Austrian sparkling wine from a luxury drink to a choice for the masses at birthdays and other happy occasions. And yet, the tax is leaving a sour taste in the mouths of those who can most afford it – the thousands of bubbly-sipping ball goers who traditionally waltz away the winter at Vienna’s ornate palaces.

Dozens of pricey galas are staged between January and March by organizations as diverse as the Vienna State Opera, the city’s confectioner, the pharmacists’ guild, or Austria’s hunting society. And guests at all of them sip sekt, which in its best incarnation can stand its own against fine champagne.

While top-end tickets at the Opera Ball cost $25,000 for a VIP box and a bottle of sekt goes for 250 euro ($340), the sekt tax remains less than 1 euro.

Vienna’s high society is still not amused.

Even at the city’s most prestigious ball, “1 euro makes a big difference,” said Elisabeth Guertler, who

owns Vienna’s five-star Sacher hotel and heads the city’s famed Spanish Riding School of dancing white stallions.

Opera Ball organizer Desiree Treichl-Stuergkh said she can’t understand “why Austrians should have to pay more to celebrate with domestic sekt.”

Government officials note that EU law stipulates such a levy on most sparkling wine, saying the tax in Austria has existed for years but was set at zero.

Part of the problem seems to be politics. The tax was the brainchild of the Socialist Party, the senior government coalition partner, which calls it a “luxury tax.”

That infuriates both Austria’s sekt makers – who say they will lose market share to some exempted Italian products – and Vienna’s upper crust, made up of conservatives who are traditionally suspicious of the Socialists.

“Sekt is not suited for use in the class struggle,” said Guertler.

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Oil briefly tops $100 as demand for fuel rises The ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – The price of oil briefly rose above $100 a barrel for the first time this year on rising demand for fuel and some positive sentiment about the U.S. job market.

Benchmark U.S. crude for March delivery gained $2.04, or 2.1 percent, to close at $99.88 a barrel the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil climbed to $100.21 in the afternoon before dropping back. Oil last topped $100 on Dec. 30.

Energy analyst Stephen Schork said oil’s rise was brought about by rising prices for wholesale gasoline and low supplies of diesel and heating oil. That combination will encourage refiners to buy and process more crude oil.

“It’s a function of products pulling crude,” he said. “The market needs product.”

Heating oil supplies have declined as a cold and snowy winter has homeowners constantly cranking up the thermostat.

The Energy Department said Wednesday that supplies of distillates, which include heating oil and diesel, fell by 2.4 million barrels last week and are now 12 percent below year-ago levels. Heating oil futures gained 6 cents to $3.05 a gallon.

While some drivers have stayed indoors this winter, gasoline demand is turning out to be stronger than expected, Schork said.

Wholesale gasoline futures increased 7 cents to $2.75 and gained 15 cents, or 6 percent over the last three days.

That’s a sign that drivers can anticipate higher gasoline prices as the month goes along.

Sunday, February 9, 2014 • Page D5

California leaders push for smartphone kill switch

By TERRY COLLINS The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Legislation unveiled Friday in California would require smartphones and other mobile devices to have a “kill switch” to render them inoperable if lost or stolen – a move that could be the first of its kind in the country.

State Sen. Mark Leno, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, and other elected and law enforcement officials said the bill, if passed, would require mobile devices sold in or shipped to California to have the antitheft devices starting next year.

Leno and Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, both Democrats, co-authored the bill to be introduced this spring.

They joined Gascon, New

York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and other authorities who have been demanding that manufacturers create kill switches to combat surging smartphone theft across the country.

Leno called on the wireless industry to step up as smartphone robberies have surged to an all-time high in California.

“They have a choice. They can either be a part of the problem or part of the solution, especially when there is one readily available,” Leno said.

Leno and Gascon said they believe the bill would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Gascon and Schneiderman have given manufacturers a June deadline to come up with solutions to curb the theft of smartphones.

CTIA-The Wireless As-

sociation, a trade group for wireless providers, says a permanent kill switch has serious risks, including potential vulnerability to hackers who could disable mobile devices and lock out not only individuals’ phones but also phones used by entities such as the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and law enforcement.

The association has been working on a national stolen phone database that launched in November to remove any market for stolen smartphones.

“These 3G and 4G/LTE databases, which blacklist stolen phones and prevent them from being reactivated, are part of the solution,” Michael Altschul, CTIA’s senior vice president and general counsel, said in a statement. “Yet we need more international

carriers and countries to participate to help remove the aftermarket abroad for these trafficked devices.”

Almost one in three U.S. robberies involve phone theft, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Lost and stolen mobile devices – mostly smartphones – cost consumers more than $30 billion in 2012, the agency said in a study.

In San Francisco alone, about 60 percent of all robberies involve the theft of a mobile device, Police Chief Greg Suhr said.

In nearby Oakland, such thefts amount to about 75 percent of robberies, Mayor Jean Quan added.

“We’re in California, the technological hub of the world,” Suhr said. “I can’t imagine someone would vote

against” the proposed kill switch law.

Gascon said the industry makes an estimated $7.8 billion selling theft and loss insurance on mobile devices but must take action to end the victimization of its customers.

“This is one of the areas in the criminal justice system where a technological solution can make a tremendous difference, so there’s absolutely no argument other than profit,” Gascon said.

In 2013, about 136 million smartphones were sold in the U.S., according to International Data Corp., a Massachusetts-based researcher.

More than 1 billion smartphones were sold worldwide last year, accounting for $330 billion in sales, IDC said.

That’s up from 725 million in 2012.

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Pets extra. 847-707-3800 CRYSTAL LAKE LOWER LEVEL 1BR No pets, no smoking, (1) parking space. $550/mo + security dep.

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RAY SUZUKI

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847/202-3900

800/295-0166 www.billjacobs.com

KNAUZ MINI 409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847/604-5050

119 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

224/603-8611 www.raymondkia.com

ELGIN TOYOTA 1200 E. Chicago St. Elgin, IL

www.Knauz-mini.com

847/741-2100

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AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET

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770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL

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BILL JACOBS MINI

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800/935-5923

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BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY

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RAY CHEVROLET 866/561-8676

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375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

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800/935-5913 www.motorwerks.com

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TODAY - Adaptability will be what counts in the near future. Adjusting to your surroundings will make life easier and give you a better perspective regarding future possibilities.

Building greater confidence and belief in your abilities will help you achieve a comfortable lifestyle. Romantic encounters will improve your outlook.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Strive to be more active. Join a gym or sign up for an activity that will get you moving and motivated. Don’t let your emotions interfere with your goals.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Listen

to others’ suggestions and concerns. Channel your energy into home-improvement projects or anything that will raise the value of your assets or what you have to offer others.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Take action and do whatever you can to raise your profile or encourage a better lifestyle. Look for any opportunity that will improve your relationship with the people you love most.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Don’t allow someone’s stubborn attitude to stand in your way. Put your differences aside and take part in an activity or event that can help you re-establish your reputation or position.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Keep a level head and pursue interests that will help you gain the most ground personally or professionally. Physical work will bring you the greatest satisfaction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Look for ways and means to improve your life and your looks. Take the initiative to try new things and to make new connections. Sharing your findings will encourage friendships.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A change of pace will help to establish what you can and can’t accomplish. Don’t take on something that will hinder your own dreams. Speak up

and make a statement.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Take your time and go over fine details that can give you a better view of a situation. Understanding what’s best for everyone involved will help you make a good decision.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Listen to suggestions and pick up information that can help you put together a plan for success. Your ability to reason will help you mediate a tough situation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Look, see and do your best to accommodate those requiring your assistance. Lending a helping

hand will ensure that you continue to have a say in whatever personal or domestic decisions are considered.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Step out of the spotlight if you don’t want to be judged by what you say or do. An introspective approach will help you get more done without interference from others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Consider all your alternatives, but rely on your intuition when it comes to making a choice.

A personal relationship will improve if each party maintains equal responsibilities.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX DEED NO. 11 TX 010031 FILED: 1/29/14 TAKE NOTICE COUNTY OF MCHENRY Date Premises Sold: 10/31/2011 Certificate No.: 2010-00573 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Not Applicable) and special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Commonly known as: 5612 E. Lake Shore Dr., Wonder Lake, IL 60097 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: 09-06-279-003 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 30, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right of possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 30, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County located 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on 5/7/2014 at 1:30 p.m.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption may be made at any time on or before April 30, 2014, by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County located at 667 Ware Road - 2200 N. Seminary Road, Woodstock Illinois 60098.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK Address: 667 Ware Road (office location) – 220 N. Seminary Road (mailing address), Woodstock Illinois. Phone: (815)334-4242. /s/ KATHERINE M. KEEFE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

/s/ KATHERINE M. KEEFE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT (Published in the Northwest Herald February 8, 9, 10, 2014. #A2656)

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NOTICE TO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAX DEED NO. 11 TX 010032 FILED: 1/29/14 TAKE NOTICE COUNTY OF MCHENRY Date Premises Sold: 10/31/2011 Certificate No.: 2010-00724 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Not Applicable) and special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Commonly known as: 7412 E. Oakwood Dr., Wonder Lake, IL 60097 Legal Description or Permanent Index No.: 09-18-455-013 This Notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 30, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right of possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 30, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of McHenry County located 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois on 5/7/2014 at 1:30 p.m.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption may be made at any time on or before April 30, 2014, by applying to the County Clerk of McHenry County located at 667 Ware Road- 2200 N. Seminary Road, Woodstock Illinois 60098.

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OPEN HOUSES

American Girl Doll Long Blonde Hair & Blue Eyes Beauty Shop, Tent & Accessories $50 takes all. 815-648-2382 ANTIQUE OAK CHAIR - 36" H at back & seat x 16-1/2"W. 2 curved accent braces. Chair is in excellent condition & very sturdy. $50.

815-236-1747 BEANIE BABIES - 200 plus some rare Beanie Babies, McDonalds Beanie Babies in original packages, some misprinted tags on Beanie Babies all tags have plastic protectors and all are in MINT Condition asking $150. Call 815-385-6501 or 815-321-3963 CHAIR - Antique Child's Red Wooden Chair 24-1/2" high at back. $28. McHenry.

815-236-1747 Encyclopedias – 20 Vol. Set, dated 1906, gold leaf edges, Great to look at & read - $65 815-245-0407

Ham Operator, Morse Code

Machine w/original tapes, 1960's, excellent condition, in leather box. $45. 815-578-0212 HIGH CHAIR - Antique Pine, Child's.

39" H x 17" W w/ removable metal tray. Tray arm lifts. $115. McHenry 815-236-1747 JAR - Glass w/Metal Lid. Outside red w/ ridges in glass. Top opening 5" diameter. Jar is 7 1/2" diameter & 7" high. $25. McHenry.

815-236-1747 MIXING BOWLS - 3 matching: "Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware - Eureka Homewood Pattern".

Lg 8 5/8", Med 7 3/8", Sm 6 1/8" $39. McHenry. 815-236-1747

PICTURE TABLE

Wood, 2 tier, $40. 630-772-9480 Will email pictures

Shogun Warriors (2)

2 feet tall, good condition! $90/2.

815-459-3395 VANITY - Beautiful antique pine w/ attached mirror & center drawer.

Brought from England by the dealer, 37-1/4" W, 20" D & 29-1/2" to top of vanity. Mirror 22-3/8" W by 35-3/8" H. Center drawer has metal pull. Legs & side mirror supports have charming decorative sculptured detail. $400. 815-236-1747

WALL CLOCK

Ornate, will email pictures, $75/obo. 630-772-9480

Carters Girls 3-in-1 Winter Jacket Size 5/6, super cute navy with colorful polka dots. Inner fleece jacket comes out for wear alone. NEW, never worn. $25. 815-477-9023 Toddler Bed – Lightning McQueen, Red, Includes Mattress, Pad & 2 Sheets, All in Excellent Condition - Used Very Little $60. 815-459-6837

Bike - Children's Trainer Go-Glider, blue, 16�, orig. $120 like new! $60. 847-476-6771 Schwinn Mo-Ab 26� $250/OBO 815-451-4744 Scott 26� $200/OBO 815-451-4744 Trek 400 26� $200/OBO 815-451-4744

Cary Windridge Memorial Park 2 Lots, Spaces 1 & 2 of Lot C, Sect 3, Block E-30. (Floral garden # 235) $4000/pr. 870-577-2815

TRAIN BOOKENDS with Tracks Adorable kids train engine and caboose sliding bookends move forward & back on train track to make adding books fun. Durable in great condition. $35. 815-477-9023

Cassette Recording Tapes

Chrome and metal, Maxwell new, 20 for $40. 815-578-0212 Curtains black and grey $10/each 815-404-8173

Monitor - Acer 18.5"

Like new condition, paid $90, selling for $50. 815-444-0557 PS2 9 games, 2 controllers, 1 memory card $100 815-382-3952

Stereo Receiver & Speakers

$60/all, $30/ea. KLH2400 AM/FM, 100watts/channel. Pair of insignia, 4�3-way, 40 watts.

815-337-0749 Texas Instruments TI85 graphic calculator, works great. $35 815-477-7916

TV ~ SONY WEGA 27�, not a flat screen, works great.

Best Offer. 815-444-0557 TVs 2 TVs w/built in VCR, works great $30/each 815-404-8173 WII - Blue WII with two controllers and 13 games/exercise videos.

Used twice. $100.

815-814-3669 XBOX Original with 9 games and 2 controllers. Works great. $70.

815-353-0041

3 panels--each panel 65" L x 18" W. Light wood-reed. As seen in World Market. Price $60.00. Ph. 815 356 7750 AM/ P. Heidereich 41 Pine Ct. Crystal Lake.Il 60014 Audio/Video Stand – Bell'O Model AVS4205M – 3 individual glass shelves w/ 6 individual compartments, Glass top – can support 40� TV, Like New, Clean $75. 815-459-3962

BOOKCASE ~ BIRCHWOOD $75, will email pictures, $75/obo.

630-772-9480

COFFEE TABLE

Italian Provincial, oval, solid wood with 1� thick Italian marble top.

50�Lx22�Wx16�H, $125.00.

Pics Available. 847-476-6771 COTTAGE HUTCH - Charming vintage 2 piece, perfect for collectibles, three display shelves, drawer and cabinet at base for additional storage. Dimensions: 67 H x 30.5 W x 18 D. $295. 815-477-9023

Couch 3 Pc Leather Sectional

4 Way Lug Wrench, Beveled Vice Mobile Air Tank Delta Bench Grinder w/stand 2 Ÿ ton Floor Jack $100/all 815-385-0404 Chain Saw Parts & Gas WeedWhip 2 Saws, Bars, Chains, Gas Weedwhip 1 Homelite, 2 McCovhahs in parts,some new chains 16� $75 cash 815-569-2277

Combination 6� Disk

and 4x36 Belt Sander. Like new. $95. 708-363-2004

IMPACT DIRVE

Makita, 2 batteries, 1 charger in a case, barely used. $80/obo.

708-363-2004 Metal cutting chop saw 12�, great shape, used very little. $85 708-363-2004

PORTABLE HEATER

Natural Gas, Vertical Salimander Heater with hose, $50.

847-476-6771 Shop Vac, 8 gallon, wet & dry, and blower, $35 708-363-2004

Reclining, ivory color, slightly used, $400. 815-444-0557

DAYBED

White and brass incl black sheet set, animal print bedspread with matching pillow with new mattress. $175. 815-385-4353 DESK - Totally Refinished Desk Mahogany inlays in top 8 drawers - including middle drawer. Brass handles 42� width / 29� height. $175.

815-825-2275

DINETTE SET ~ WROUGHT IRON Glass top table, 42", 4 wheeled chairs, Like new - $300.

815-444-0557

DINING ROOM SET

Traditional, incl table, 4 chairs, hutch, padded seats w/cane back.

Excellent condition, $125 or can be sold separately. 815-451-4162

Disposable Absorbent Pads

For beds, 30�x36�, 100 for $35.

815-578-0212

Advertising Display - Gatorade, 2 sided cardboard featuring Eli & Peyton Manning - $100 815-382-4743 before 8pm Comforter - Queen, JC Penny's good condition, red w/pink, red, purple flowers, $25.

815-337-0749

Oblong, 18�Wx20�H on art deco stand, glass on both sides, $75.

847-515-8012 Pink Girls North Face Pullover Jacket, $25. 847-736-3127 andyjill@sbcglobal.net

4 Sale *Too Much To List* Lot *$395 Complete* Tom 815-236-4427

Oakt Chest/Antique, 2 drawer, good cond, $125. End table w/big drawer, colonial style, $25.

X-lrg goose down chair, gold & green, $60. Wood display cabinet, 4 shelves, good cond, $35.

Hospital bed, 6 yrs, good cond, no matt, $80.

815-337-0749

Myers, 7.5' plow and A frame. $275.

847-302-7009

815-444-0557 Toddler Sleigh Bed w/pull out drawer & mattress - $40 - Local pickup only - 815-575-0504

TWIN LOFT BED Over twin. Lower bed is not attached to unit. Solid pine, clear finish. 43Wx78Ix65H. Built in 5 drawer chest on right and desk with 3 drawers on left. Built-in shelf on inside wall of chest side, perfect for a TV and/or alarm clock.

Ladder and chair incl, mattresses not. 599/obo 815-344-1476 Twin Sofa Bed (LoveSeat) 54�wide Brown Suede Cloth Good Condition $125.00 224-678-9979

WING CHAIR ~ QUEEN ANNE Velour, terra cotta color. $80/obo. 815-444-0557

SHOOTING BENCH

Portable, metal, 90 degree turning radius and swivel seat, $80.

708-363-2004

BISTRO CHAIRS - French country style, cute set of 2 hand painted French blue chairs with cottage fabric seats, includes matching pillow.

Exc cond. $95. 815-477-9023 Electric Food Slicer Rival Model 1030V/3, Like New, Clean - $15 815-459-3962 MARGARITAVILLE DM1000 Frozen Margarita maker, used once, bought new for $359 from Bed Bath & Beyond, Asking $175 Excellent Condition - Call Bob at 815-321-3963 or 815-385-6501

SNOWPLOW

Starbucks Coffee Cups, 8 ounce for Valentine's Day, case of 12 $25 815-578-0212 Weather Vane, metal 5' H x 19�W reproduction $45 815-578-0212 Wedding Dress & other wedding items, all brand new, never worn dress is $400, if interested, please call 815-388-6451 Wind Mill 7 feet tall, beautiful metal construction $85 815-578-0212

TREADMILL

Casio WK3800

Never used, 76 full size keys, 32 Polyphony, touch sensitive with stand, $225.

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Drum Set ~ 8 Piece Full Size drum set complete $350/obo or trade for Gibson or Martin 6 Accoustic String Guitar.

708-363-2004 PIANO - Antique Mehlin & Sons Upright Player Piano. Early 1900s.

With player rolls. $390.

847-373-0614

AKC SHELTIE PUPS! Cute! Smart! 1st shots, Vet checked.

Mom has Rally Title, CGC, Dad shown in Conf. OFA Home Raised, Socialized, email for more info.

Celticshelties@sbcglobal.net AQUARIUM and STAND for sale.

37 gallon glass tank with black trim. Full glass top with light. Hang on power filter, powerhead with undergravel filter, heater, gravel. Oak tone wood stand with 2 shelves, 2 doors for storage. Good condition.

Its up and running. Asking $145.

Call 224-308-0051 after 10 am

WEIGHTS, BARS & BENCH Olympic bar, Curl bar, Plates, Dumbells and Bench $250 847-404-6114

SNOWBLOWER ~ MCKEE 2 stage, 6' with 3 point hitch and 540 PTO. Fits 40 - 60HP tractor. $1,025.

815-382-1963

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STEP LADDER - 2 FOOT. Rated for 300 lb, made by Werner. $15.

Call / text Katy 815-409-9261 TRASH CAN LINERS OR GARBAGE BAGS - $45 for 225 bags.

Text or call Katy 815-409-9261

12 Outfits for goose statues $100/all 815-385-0404 Bench Glider Swing - 3 person wide, green metal frame w/ mesh bench complete w/ new full width cushion, $89. 815-236-1747

Medium size airline dog crate, $35 used once 815-338-9121 PUPPIES, AKC Boxer, 3M, 3F, mix of brindle & fawn. Up-to-date on shots, dewormer, tails docked, dew claws removed, vet checked as healthy. Litter is registered with AKC & ready to go to good homes on March 1. Both parents on site family pets w/ great temperment.

Please call 847-669-5326 for info or to arrange visit. $650

Feeders or pets. Pinks, 2 adults from 80¢. Johnsburg Area.

815-344-7993

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TITAN 1 year old male Australian Cattle Dog mix. I'd love to live near the ocean, eat lunch under umbrellas on a beach towel with my family. I'd fall asleep listening to the waves crashing. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Top Tables, Vanity, Lamps (Berger, Stiffel, Cooper And Others), Rosewood Chairs, Gilded Mirrors, Extensive Office Furnishings, Butlers, White Wicker, Shaving Set, Danish Modern Pieces, Windsor, Tiered Tables, Library Chairs, Japanese Tea Chests, Bentwood Florida Room, Childs Lectern, 6 Panel Asian Screen, Birdcage, Hitchcock Rockers, Lighted Display Cabinets, Wash Stand, Lane Chest, Bamboo Table & Chairs, Directors Chairs, Meilink Safe, Steelcase Cabinets

WICKER CHAIRS - Vintage garden appeal, hand painted lime green, sturdy construction, durable, classic, very cute cottage chic! $195.

815-477-9023

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Porcelain & Pottery Batchelder, Limoges, Crown Royal, Wedgwood, Longchamp, Walter Williams, Royal Copenhagen,

Aaron's Snowblower 4 cycle 2 stage, 5HP, 24�, low miles, electric start $400 815-337-0078

Asian Pottery, Royal Worcester, Old Castle, Coalport, Winrose, Schieholz, B & G, Spode, Oaxaca, Kendall And More.

Snowblower ~ Ariens

24� electric start, 8HP, model 921001, works great! $150.

815-385-8447

Crystal & Glassware

SNOWBLOWER ~ ARIENS

Tiffany & Co., Murano, Mary Gregory, Balboa, Elegant, Paperweights, Dresser Sets, Orrefors,

5PH, 2 stage electric start, for parts or possible repair, $15.00.

815-385-7637 With new belt and extra set of belts.

Brand new auger cable, works good! $225 815-861-8155

Downhill Skis – K2 Four, 178cm, Salomon 850 bindings, 16 yrs. old, used about 75 times, Good Condition - $25 815-459-6616 Ice Hockey Skates Mens Bauer Panther, Size 10, In box, skate guards $10. 815-459-3962 TOBAGGAN - Adirondack sled 8' of fun for whole family to use or decor!

Excellent. $225. 815-477-9023

Depression, Gorham, Perfume Bottles, Barware And More.

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Bronze Sculptures, Couzon, Cloisonne (Old & New), Cathedral Lamps, Dragon Sculpture Umbrella Stand, Bronze & Brass Bookends, Platters, Model Cannon, Arthur Court, Stieff Pewter, K & Co., Bronze & Silver Coins, Revere Ware, Bar Ware, Statuary, Meilink Safe (4') And More.

Textiles Burberry And Other Ladies' Clothing With Accessories, Antique Blankets & Quilts, Wedding Slippers, Carriage Blanket, Gowns & Ladies Coats, Kimono, Crazy Quilt, Fabric, Rugs And More.

Bronze Sculptures, Porcelain Sculpture, Framed Antique Pages, Etchings, Mezzotints, Eskimo Art, Nautical Prints (pre - 1900), Stone Carvings, Wood Carvings, Vintage Photos And Much More.

Outdoors & Toys

Little Tikes Talking Kitchen - Like new, one owner, includes food and dishes. $40. 815-568-6162

Golf (Cobra, Bertha, Callaway, Sentry And More), Corgi Cars, Fishing (Pfleuger, Wright & McGill,

Antique and Modern Guns

Electronics, Optics & Time

BUYING OLD & UNUSUAL COPPER 1 1/2 year old male Hound mix. I accept disappointment but I never lose hope.

My attitude is to always forgive everyone. Love drives out hate. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Metals

Fine & Decorative Art DEMI LOVATO TICKETS!!

Demi Lovato tickets for her Allstate Arena show on Friday, March 14th 2014. 2 tickets section 110. Great view! Asking price $175 but will negotiate. Questions? Call/text 815-403-7362

Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

Mirror - Entry Hall

MIXER - Black KitchenAid Mixer.

Includes 3 different beaters. Great condition. Countertop style. $60.

815-814-3669

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SNOWBLOWER ~ MTD

gold plated Beveled 66�x 26�. $90.

815-385-4353 Treadmill in good condition. $200 as is. Buyer must pick up from Crystal Lake residence.

Contact Rob at 847-612-9957.

FREE TO GOOD HOME ONLY 8 month Old female, Shepherd Border Collie Mix, great w/kids & other animals, housebroken, electric fence trained, 815-271-0641

R/C Airplanes & Equipment

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6N724 Mallard Lake Road

Antiques, framed art, Limoges china, dining set, china & curio cabinet, full bed, chairs, recliner, 1920's wagon & scooter, DeWalt radial saw, Pac 'N Play, Marantz turntable, Grundig radio, electric stove, Oneida silver service & MUCH MORE! See pics @ www.gsalr.com

MIRROR ~ BEAUTICIAN

Pony Blanket For Sale. Good cond. No rips, approx 51� Older style $25 815-382-7209 before 10PM.

#'s @ 9:30

DOG KENNEL

For medium-large dog, vinyl and chrome, like new! Used 2 weeks. $50.

815-648-2501

Rats or Mice

LOFT BED/FULL

FRI, SAT, SUN 10AM - 4PM

Corner of McHenry Ave & Ash St.

Girl's Aeropostale Jeans 1/2 & 3/4, $5 ea. 847-736-3127 andyjill@sbcglobal.net

Magazines: loaded w/advertisements, great shape, $5/book Look, Post, & Companion 847-515-8012

Student Desk 2 drawers, $45.

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ST. CHARLES

FRI, SAT, SUN FEB 7, 8, 9 10AM - 4PM

Large Petco, excellent condition for medium size dog, $50/each.

815-477-8485

Rat Terrier and Poodle Mix, Male $150. Females $175.

Small. Shots.

815-765-3277

Stainless steel, 2 shelves, 20�x39�x24�H, $125.

815-728-0655

Grandfather Clock, Quartz Movement, made by the Pulaski Furniture Co., 6 hidden shelfs, 79� tall, Beautiful clock Must See! $200 OBO. Call 847-658-4134

Gold leaf color, 2 drawers, 2 doors, $75/obo.

815-444-0557

DANTE 10 month old male Gray DSH I'm a big fan of brevity. When I get trapped in my words, I sometimes lose my message.

The most concise is elegant. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

FOOD CART ~ ROLLING

KIDS TABLE AND CHAIRS - Super cute vacation seaside blue table and matching chairs for kids activities, play or learning, excellent condition, measures 28 L x 22 W x 19.5 H. $75. 815-477-9023

Over twin trundle bed. Desk, chest and ladder reversible. Solid pine, cinnamon unfinished wood, 57Wx78Ix72H. Storage closet under top bed. 4 drawer chest w/pull out shelf. Pull out desk w/2 media drawers & bookshelf/hutch with adjustable shelves. Chair incl, mattresses not. The perfect bed for a small room or a college dorm. $599/obo 815-344-1476

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Stereoscope With Pictures, Yamaha Home Theatre Complete, Simplex Time Recorder, Daguerrotypes, Mantle Clocks, Turler, Relide, Omega Watch, Projectors, Binoculars,

Toys, Comics, Robots, Radios, Books & Posters. 815-351-4387

Vintage Phones And More.

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

Miscellaneous

815-353-7668020114 Wanted – 1995 - 1999 Wreaked Plymouth 4 Door Neon w/ Clear Title - $100 to $500.

815-459-1975 after 12pm 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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Dansk Danish Modern, Concrete “Cigar Indian,� Walking Sticks, Numerous Hand Carved Boxes, Books, Antique Dolls, Portable Desk, United Airlines, Pens (Cross, Parker, Mirage Concept), Gym, Perfumes, Pocket Knives, Jewelry, Luggage, Extensive Kitchen, Vintage Posters, German Nutcrackers, Holiday, Workshop And Much, Much More.

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