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By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com The entrenched tradition of the Illinois county fair, which a study says is still a big draw and lucrative, is also approaching a crossroads. A study released earlier this year concluded that spending at the more than 100 fairs in Illinois totaled more than $170 mil-
lion last year – $90 million at the events themselves and $80 million in surrounding businesses. But that same study points out changing times. Conducted by the University of Illinois Extension for the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs, the study points out changing demographics, a decline in the
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CRYSTAL LAKE – On a Web page to raise money for the funeral of her 18-year-old brother, who she very recently lost to suicide, Liz Salazar included a pleading call-to-action. “If you or anyone you know is suffering from depression please help them,” Liz Salazar wrote on a GoFundMe page that has since been deleted after meeting its goal. “If anyone ever [confides] in you that they want to harm themselves, please speak up!!!” Her brother, Adrian Salazar of Crystal Lake, recently died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body was found Monday in Canterbury Park in Crystal Lake after he went missing several days earlier. On Thursday, a teenage girl died after being struck by a Metra train in an apparent suicide near Woodstock. Suicide is a devastating event, not only for the people losing their lives, but for all those connected with them, local experts said. They all reiterated Liz Salazar’s message: The best way to help a youth at risk is to speak up. “If a peer has that information about one of their friends, by all means they should do whatever they can to make sure they’re having a conversation with that friend, and say, ‘We should go talk to someone together,’” said Dr. Paul Berkowitz, director of behavioral health services at Centegra Health System. “They should promote communication to a counselor, parent or teacher so the person can get the support they need.” Nationally, suicide is the
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The midway at the McHenry County Fair. A study by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Association of Agriculture Fairs found that spending at fairs totaled more than $170 million in 2014. Officials say half was spent in surrounding communities. One challenge for county fairs is a drop in state and local funding.
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Social Security numbers active for millions of deceased By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112. In reality, only few could possibly be alive. As of last fall, there were only 42 people known to be that old in the entire world. But Social Security does not have death records for millions of these people, with the oldest born in 1869,
according to a report by the agency’s inspector general. Only 13 of the people are still getting Social Security benefits, the report said. But for others, their Social Security numbers are still active, so a number could be used to report wages, open bank accounts, obtain credit cards or claim fraudulent tax refunds. “That is a real problem,” said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. “When you have a fake Social Security number, that’s what allows you to fraudulently do all kinds of things, claim things
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records. But it would be costly and time-consuming to update 6.5 million files that were generated decades ago, when the agency used paper records, said Sean Brune, a senior adviser to the agency’s deputy commissioner for budget, finance, quality and management. “The records in this review are extremely old, decades-old, and unreliable,” Brune said. The internal watchdog’s report does not document any fraudulent or improper payments to people using these Social Security numbers.
But it raises red flags that it could be happening. For example, nearly 67,000 of the Social Security numbers were used to report more than $3 billion in wages, tips and self-employment income from 2006 to 2011, according to the report. One Social Security number was used 613 different times. An additional 194 numbers were used at least 50 times each. People in the country illegally often use fake or stolen Social Security
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1st old-age monthly benefit check paid in 1940 • DECEASED Continued from page A1 numbers to get jobs and report wages, as do other people who do not want to be found by the government. Thieves use stolen Social Security numbers to claim fraudulent tax refunds. The IRS estimated it paid out $5.8 billion in fraudulent tax refunds in 2013 because of identity theft. The head of the Justice Department’s tax division described how it’s done at a recent congressional hearing. “The plan is frighteningly simple – steal Social Security numbers, file tax returns showing a false refund claim, and then have the refunds electronically deposited or sent to an address where the offender can access the refund checks,” said acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline Ciraolo. In some cases, she said, false tax returns are filed using Social Security numbers of deceased taxpayers or others who are not required to file. The Social Security Administration generates a list of dead people to help public agencies and private companies know when Social Security numbers are no longer valid for use. The list is called the Death Master File, which includes the name, Social Security number, date of birth and date of death for people who have died. The list is widely used by employers, financial firms, credit reporting agencies and security firms. Federal agencies and state and local governments rely on it to police benefit payments. But none of the 6.5 million people cited by the inspector general’s report was on the list. The audit analyzed records as of 2013, looking for people with birth dates before 1901. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935, and the first old-age monthly benefit check was paid in 1940. Many of the people cited in the inspector general’s report never received benefits, though they were assigned Social Security numbers so spouses and chil-
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President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security bill Aug. 14, 1935, in Washington, D.C. Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112. In reality, only few could possibly be alive. As of last fall, there were only 42 people known to be that old in the entire world. But Social Security does not have death records for millions of people with birth dates stretching back as far as 1869, according to a report by the agency’s inspector general. The first old-age monthly benefit check was paid in 1940, after Roosevelt had signed the Social Security Act in 1935. dren could receive them, presumably after they died. The agency said it has corrected death information in more than 200,000 records. But fixing the entire list would be costly and time-consuming because Social Security needs proof that a person is dead to add them to the death list, said Brune, the agency official. Brune noted that the inspector general’s report did not verify that any of the 6.5 million people are actually dead. Instead, the report assumed they are dead because of their advanced age. “We can’t post information to our records based on presumption,” Brune said. “We post information to our records based on evidence, and in this case it would be evidence of a death certificate.”
“Some of those records may not even exist,” Brune added. Nearly all the Social Security numbers are from paper records generated before the agency started using electronic records in 1972, Brune said. Many of the records contain errors, with multiple birthdates and bits of information about different family members. “We did transcribe paper records into the electronic system and over time that information’s been purified,” Brune said. “But our focus right now is to make sure our data is as accurate and complete as it can be for our current program purpose,” said Brune. “Right now, we’re focused on making sure we’re paying beneficiaries properly, and that’s how we’re investing our resources at this time.”
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Statue is back at St. Patrick’s LEFT: The Rev. David J. Malloy, bishop of the Rockford Diocese, leads the rededication of the St. Patrick statue Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McHenry. The new statue was to be made of bronze, but it did not arrive in time for the ceremony, so a statue made of metallic fiberglass became a temporary replacement. BELOW: The St. Patrick statue has been replaced after vandals destroyed the original a year ago. The rededication ceremony took place after Saturday’s evening mass, which also celebrated the 175th anniversary of the church.
Garden Club to have spring flower show The Richmond Garden Club will host its spring flower show at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at Richmond-Burton High School, 8311 Route 31. All flower arrangements created at the event will be raffled. Tickets are $10. Proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship program, the community food pantry, community beautification projects and holiday decorations for the local library and schools. For information, call 815-678-7929. – Northwest Herald
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By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Just over a year ago, the statue of St. Patrick that stood in front of a McHenry church was left shattered, destroyed in an act of vandalism. But after a special Mass held Saturday to celebrate the 175th anniversary of St. Patrick Catholic Church, parishioners joined the church’s pastor, the Rev. Godwin Asuquo, and the bishop of the Rockford Diocese, the Rev. David Malloy, gathered in the sunshine to dedicate a new statue. “I think that sometimes in
Rev. Godwin Asuquo St. Patrick Catholic Church pastor what we consider to be bad situations, good can come out of it,” Asuquo said. “A lot of times people talk about the problems of evil and then they just believe that evil is the end. But this thought is that evil is not the end. Bad behavior, bad attitude gal-
vanized people and brought people together for a good purpose.” The hope had been to have the new bronze statue – the church wanted something that would be durable and last a long time – ready for the anniversary, but strikes at West Coast ports prevented the statue’s arrival. A white, metallic fiberglass statue stood as a standin for the ceremony and was blessed by Malloy. It will be moved to the neighboring cemetery when the bronze statue arrives. The replacement is being paid for using donations and insurance, Asuquo said,
adding that since his arrival at the parish in August 2011, parishioners also donated enough to pay off all of the church’s $1.3 million in debt and to cover the first phase of a new prayer garden. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the garden immediately followed the statue’s blessing. The garden, which would be done sometime this summer, includes a walkway with brickwork done to look like a rosary. The first phase will also include a statue of Mary, a fountain depicting the crucifixion and another statue about respecting life from the womb to a natural end.
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JOHNSBURG – After more than a year of discussions, Johnsburg School District 12 will offer full-day kindergarten starting in the 2015-16 school year. Cathy Neiss, principal at Ringwood School Primary Center, said launching the program at the school is now financially feasible and comes at a time when young children need more class time to be fully prepared for the elevated expectations in first grade. “We’re really looking forward to the full-day program,” Neiss said. “For children to be really prepared for first grade
full-day option would “For children to be really costThe parents $146 per month prepared for first grade for nine months compared to cost of the half-day option, today, they need that the which requires a one-time regfull-day [kindergarten] istration fee of $93. Neiss said parents who option.” choose the full-day option could also enroll in a 15-month payment plan at $87.60 per Cathy Neiss month. Ringwood School Primary Center The full-day option, like the principal half-day option, runs for 174 school days but offers more classes. The full-day option includes today, they need that full-day the core courses of English, [kindergarten] option.” math, science and social studPre-registration for the ies in addition to physical edprogram started earlier this ucation, computer lab access, month with full registration See D-12, page A9 beginning in July, Neiss said.
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occasionally happen through sites like Craigslist, Lowen said. The safe haven in Woodstock eliminates any potential risks, he said. “By providing a 24/7 safe spot for exchanges, the Woodstock Police Department hopes to deter any Robert criminal acLowen tivity by the seller and/or the buyer to help our residents feel, and remain, safe,” Lowen said in the release. The department’s public parking lot is well lit and
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ABOVE: Chris Validejuli, 9, receives a hug from his mother, Julie, after getting his head shaved Saturday. BELOW: Conner Foley, 2, participates in the Jig Contest during the Shamrock Shave Charity Fundraiser Saturday at St. Margaret Mary School in Algonquin. Foley was no stranger to jigs, as his older sister is a member of the Mayer School of Irish Dance and later would perform at the event.
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ABOVE: Roy Money, 10, of Lake in the Hills adds a final coat of colored hair spray to his brother, Stuart Money, 12, during the Shamrock Shave Charity Fundraiser on Saturday at St. Margaret Mary School in Algonquin. RIGHT: Sandy Manaois takes video of her 10-year-old son, Sam, as he gets his head shaved in the first round of participants at the Shamrock Shave Charity Fundraiser. Photos by Michelle LaVigne for Shaw Media
LOCAL BRIEFS Day trip planned to Chicago art museum CRYSTAL LAKE – A trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Chicago organized by McHenry County College will include a guided tour by a teaching artist and a look at an exhibit on the inventor of the mobile. The McHenry County College Trips and Tours program will be from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 25. The Museum of Contemporary Art near Water Tower Place in Chicago is one of the world’s largest contemporary venues. Teaching artist Diane Wlezien will guide participants through the museum’s collection, as well as a special exhibit on the work of renowned American sculptor Alexander Calder, the inventor of the mobile. Time to visit the museum gift shop will be included. The cost is $79 a person and includes a box lunch at Wolfgang Puck’s Café in the museum. For information, call Claudia Terrones at 815-455-8782. Registration can be completed by calling 815-455-8588 and using course code NST S92 003.
CL chamber foundation to honor Paula Dorion-Gray CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Foundation will honor local business leader Paula Dorion-Gray, CEO of Dorion-Gray Retirement Planning, at its second annual GEMs Leadership Luncheon on Thursday. The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Boulder Ridge Country Club, 350 Boulder Drive, Lake in the Hills. The foundation’s GEMs Leadership Luncheon is an annual event to honor generous, enthusiastic and motivated leaders in the community. A limited number of tickets for the luncheon are $50 each or a table of eight is available for $350. To register for the luncheon or for information, call the Crystal Lake Chamber at 815-459-1300 or visit www.clchamberfoundation.org. – Northwest Herald
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By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College has made several new hires this year, appointing directors for its brand-new health information technology program and its reorganized physical facilities department. Allison Minicz of Elgin joined McHenry County College as the new director of the health information program in January, and Todd Wheeland of Crystal Lake was named the director of facility projects and contracts in the fall. The new health information technology department is designed to train future technicians for a field that is expected to grow faster than average, according to the college. Industry technicians organize and manage health information data using computer systems. In her new role, Minicz will provide leadership for the Health Information Technology program, including directing the department’s curriculum and program as-
two years before taking the new post. Previously, she was a • ALLISON MINICZ health care administrator for six years and a consultant for From: Elgin four years for MD AssociaNew position: Health Infortion in Glendale Heights. mation Technology program Under Wheeland’s new director role, he will be responsible Previous positions: Adjunct for managing all facilities instructor teaching medical projects and facility contracbilling and coding at MCC and tual services at the college, Harper College; health care including new construction administrator; consultant for and remodeling, all interior MD Association and exterior building and site improvement projects. • TODD WHEELAND He reports to Mike From: Crystal Lake Clesceri, executive director New position: Facility projects of Public Safety and Faciliand contracts director ties, a position that oversees Previous positions: Facility the newly combined departengineer at Centegra Health ments. System in Woodstock; director The reorganization was of field operations at Homes by estimated to save the college Legacy LLC $376,095 by eliminating five positions, according to Board of Trustees documents. sessment. Before joining the college, She also will hire, supervise and evaluate the pro- Wheeland was the facility gram’s full-time and part- engineer at Centegra Health System in Woodstock. time faculty. He also spent 16 years as Minicz was an adjunct instructor teaching medical director of field operations at billing and coding at McHen- Homes by Legacy LLC, a genry County College and Pala- eral contracting company in tine-based Harper College for Crystal Lake.
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unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. • James P. Martin, 32, 807 Oceola Drive, Algonquin, unlawful production of a marijuana sativa plant, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of March 11 marijuana with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of marijuana • Carrie S. Hoffman, 30, 124 N. and unlawful possession of drug Walkup Ave., Crystal Lake, three paraphernalia. counts of identity theft and theft. • Jessica E. Laizure, 32, 1031 Greenwood Circle #2F, Woodstock, March 12 obstructing justice and unlawful possession of marijuana with intent • Miguel J. Pintor, 32, 1924 Sheila to deliver. St., Woodstock, escape and resist• Antonio Yates, 39, 1031 ing a peace officer. Greenwood Circle #2F, Woodstock, • Antonio Yates, 39, 1031 Greenresisting a peace officer, unlawful wood Circle, Woodstock, unlawful possession of marijuana with intent defrauding drug/alcohol screening. to deliver, unlawful possession of • Brad R. Johnson, 18, 161 Main St., marijuana and unlawful possession Crystal Lake, disorderly conduct. of drug paraphernalia. • Molly G. Streich, 31, 102 Pond• Nathan C. Golec, 19, 1307 Adams wood Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, St., Lake in the Hills, unlawful postwo counts of aggravated battery session of a controlled substance, and obstructing a peace officer. unlawful possession of drug para• Caitlyn M. Kelly, 21, 518 Bluffs phernalia, unlawful possession of Edge Drive, McHenry, burglary. marijuana and unlawful possession • Billie Jo Lenart, 40, 1341 Cunat of alcohol by a minor. Court #1C, Lake in the Hills, unlawful • Gregory J. Kulik, 27, 675 Briar possession of another’s credit/debit Road, Wauconda, unlawful poscard. session of a controlled substance, • Jennifer A. Farrell, 34, 10113 unlawful possession of a hypoderCovell St., Richmond, two counts of mic needle and unlawful possession unlawful possession of a controlled of drug paraphernalia. substance. • Benjamin J. Melesio, 27, 7330 • Samuel M. Hayes, 24, 6619 Briar- Hickory Grove, Wonder Lake, wood Drive, Crystal Lake, marijuana unlawful delivery of marijuana, tracking, unlawful possession of unlawful possession of marijuana marijuana with intent to deliver, and unlawful possession of drug unlawful possession of marijuana, paraphernalia.
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Parents, friends, teachers State funding has been steadily decreasing FAIRS can look for specific signs •Continued from page A1 • SUICIDE Continued from page A1 third-leading cause of death for youths 10 to 24, resulting in about 4,600 lives lost every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC indicates that some groups within that age range are more at risk than others. Of the reported suicides in the 10-to-24 age group, 81 percent of the deaths were males. In McHenry County, the numbers are lower but no less troubling. Five of the 33 counted suicides in 2014 were by youths ages 15 to 24, according to data from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski. All five were male. There also were five youth suicides in 2013, out of a total of 31 suicides, and seven out of 40 in 2012. “The majority of suicides in McHenry County are middle-aged men, and these people have totally different risk factors and instigating factors as opposed to teens, who have limited life experiences,” Majewski said. In reference to why suicide could become an issue during adolescence, Berkowitz offered an explanation. “Mood disorders can start to develop around the late teenage years, so we do see an upsurge in mood disorders around that time, particularly depression or bipolar disorder,” Berkowitz said. “Suicidal thoughts can be a component of those conditions, so we want to make sure we’re appropriately screening for them.” Parents, friends and teachers can look for specific signs in those they feel could be edging toward dangerous thoughts or behaviors, he said. “Things we’d be looking for are if a teenager, or really any person, was having worsening mood symptoms, feeling depressed, sad or withdrawn,” Berkowitz said. “Sometimes we can see irritability in teens as opposed to overt sadness.” A sudden loss of appetite, low energy and even conversations about death could surface in someone having suicidal thoughts. Sue Blechschmidt, the social services coordinator for the Lake in the Hills Police Department, said other warning signs could come from so-
cial media. “I think it’s so important for parents to be monitoring [their child’s] social media,” said Blechschmidt, who also is a licensed clinical professional counselor. “I think sometimes, young people are much more willing to disclose what’s really going on with them there.” At the same time, she said survivors should remember signs are not clear cut and can be difficult to detect. In the case someone does suspect a change in behavior, Centegra’s Clinical Manager of Crisis Services Despina McBride-Spencer stressed the importance of seeking help right away. Still, she acknowledged how daunting of a task that could be for friends who swore confidence or who don’t want to overreact to a friend’s behavior. “Peers can also contact the 24-hour [McHenry County Crisis Line] if they’re concerned for a friend,” she said. “It’s less intimidating ... and it seems more acceptable, and I think they’re more apt to do that.” Since the death of Salazar, who was a senior at Crystal Lake Central High School, Community High School District 155 spokesman Jeff Puma said a team of crisis workers has been at the schools working to identify students who are upset and possibly in need of someone to talk to. He addressed a recent Change.org petition that demands more acknowledgement and action from the district with regard to student suicide. “We might not, in the immediate aftermath, put out a big pronouncement, but we are trying to triage the situation as best we can, getting help to students who most need it,” Puma said. Outside of a school environment, there is a group designated to help those who have lost friends or family to suicide, called Survivors of Suicide, which meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of every month at Centegra Hospital – McHenry. Anyone feeling upset or depressed is strongly encouraged to call the local crisis line at 800-892-8900; local law enforcement by dialing 911; or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. More local support available to residents can be found at www.mchenry-crisis.org.
number of farms, and a declining youth interest that brings with it the challenge of staying relevant. The McHenry County Fair sees capitalizing on agriculture education, and the growing interest among consumers in where their food comes from, as a key, Fair Board President Ken Bauman said. The theme for this year’s fair, which starts Aug. 5 at the 67acre Woodstock fairgrounds, is “Homemade-Homegrown.” “We’re finding out that we have people who are six, seven generations off of the farm. You have to contemplate playing catch-up as an [agriculture] educator,” said Bauman, who raises dairy cows and crops on his farm outside of Union. It’s a philosophy also shared by the Lake County Fair, General Manager Matthew J. Robertson said. Like agriculture itself in the fair’s 80-year history, the fair’s story has to change while staying true to its roots. “I think the challenge for the Lake, or DuPage, or some of these other county fairs where suburbanization is occurring … [is to] to find our voice. We need to find a way to tell our story to the evolving demographic,” Robertson said. The Lake County Fair
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Colleen Ziller of Huntley cares for her two cows inside the cow barn during the 2012 McHenry County Fair in Woodstock. was one of the 15 analyzed for the study, which picked five during the 2014 fair season from each of the Illinois Department of Agriculture administrative regions of north, central and southern Illinois. Large fairs that bring more than 50,000 visitors, such as Lake and McHenry counties, can have a positive economic effect reaching $3 million, the study concluded. The McHenry County Fair had about 82,000 visitors last year, while Lake County’s visits totaled about 250,000. But state funding through the Illinois Department of Agriculture for county fairs has been steadily decreasing in recent years. Bauman said the McHenry County Fair now receives more than $40,000 in funding from the state, a drop of about one-third from what it was five years ago. He does not
anticipate the amount will increase, given the state’s increasingly desperate financial situation. “I guess as a board member, I’m anticipating some sort of a cut. But with the education that fairs can provide, and keeping the younger generation with some kind of an attachment to agriculture, I think there’s going to be a give and take,” Bauman said. The agencies backing the study – which is dated days after austerity-minded Gov. Bruce Rauner took office – hope the study makes the case that county fairs are worth funding. But both Bauman and Robertson said some of Rauner’s early decisions have made them optimistic that he has agriculture’s interests in mind. One of Rauner’s first actions upon taking office was
nominating Philip Nelson, a fourth-generation farmer and head of the Illinois Farm Bureau, to replace Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Bob Flider. Former Gov. Pat Quinn’s appointment of Flider, who has never been a farmer, was seen by Republicans as quid pro quo for his 2011 lame-duck vote to approve the 67 percent income tax increase, which Flider had opposed during his unsuccessful campaign to be re-elected as a state representative. Rauner also promised during his campaign to travel at his own expense to help sell Illinois agriculture products worldwide – Illinois exported $8.3 billion in 2012 alone, according to the farm bureau. “We think the new head of the Department of Agriculture is going to be a friend of the fairs. We’re optimistic that we’re going to be OK, but who knows?” Robertson said. Robertson said he plans to extend an invitation to Rauner, who lives in Lake County, to attend the Lake County Fair this summer. And besides changing with the times, Robertson said the traditional aspects of the fair will remain a draw for a long time to come. “I can’t promise my roller coasters are going to be more thrilling than [Six Flags] Great America, because I can’t. What I have to do is bring something to the party that people can’t get there,” Robertson said.
Police recommendations include asking questions • SAFE HAVEN Continued from page A3 under 24-hour video surveillance, Lowen said. Upon request, an officer may also help buyers and sellers safely complete transactions. The department also urges residents who purchase items from online marketplaces to follow some recommendations:
• Ask a seller numerous questions and avoid sellers who only list an email address. • Meet in a public place and bring a friend to complete the transaction or communicate with friends, family and coworkers about the meet-up. • Never travel to a second location with a buyer or seller. • Be on guard and don’t invite criminal activity by wearing expensive and flashy clothing.
Price of program would drop if more than 100 kids enrolled • D-12 Continued from page A3 art, music and learning center time. Hot lunch also is served to students during the day, which goes from 8:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Half-day kindergartners only receive instruction in core courses. The day runs from 8:40 to 11:30 a.m. with no afternoon session provided. Neiss said running a fullday kindergarten program would require five teachers compared to the two full- and one part-time instructors on staff. The cost of the program would require an addition-
al $110,000 to operate, but the district’s goal of 100 students would generate roughly $131,400. If more than 100 students enroll, Neiss said the price of the program would drop. Parents who qualify for free lunch through the National School Lunch Program would receive a tuition waiver. Two classrooms that have gone unused because of declining enrollment would house the program, bringing the Ringwood facility back to full usage, Neiss said. “I’ve had a few parents call asking what they would get for $146 a month,” Neiss said. “It’s cheaper than day care. It’s a good deal for the care and education the children receive.”
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Algonquin • A 17-year-old Sleepy Hollow boy was charged Friday, Feb. 6, with retail theft. • Andrew J. Brewer, 26, 275 W. Center St., Burlington, was charged Saturday, Feb. 7, with driving under the influence, driving under the influence over the .08 limit and improper lane usage. • Henoc C. Contreras-Gonzalez, 39, 568 Somerset Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Saturday, Feb. 7, with retail theft. • Jennifer S. Ullery, 40, 3012 Talaga Drive, Algonquin, was charged Monday, Feb. 9, with unlawful discharge of a firearm, three counts of endangering the life of a child and possession of a firearm without a FOID card. • Taylor J. Riemann, 18, 3401 Biscayne Road, McHenry, was charged Monday, Feb. 9, with retail theft and possession of marijuana. • Edward N. Adams, 57, 7945 S. Union Ave., Chicago, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 10, with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. • Nicholas A. Cheney, 21, 852 Boxwood Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 10, with theft. • Eleazar Cervantes, 35, 3940 Georgetown Circle, Algonquin, was charged Wednesday, Feb. 11, with hit and run, driving with a suspended license, improper lane usage, uninsured vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession
Cary • A 14-year-old Cary boy was charged Saturday, Jan. 10, with retail theft. • A 17-year-old Cary boy was charged Sunday, Jan. 11, with criminal damage to property. • Amber L. Sargent, 34, 131 S. Seebert St., Cary, was charged Monday, Jan. 12, with driving under the influence of drugs, having no valid driver’s license and driving too fast for conditions. • Jose Galvan, 27, 244 E. Main St., Cary, was charged Thursday, Jan. 15, with domestic battery. • Morgan Wagenknecht, 21, 124 Lloyd St., Cary, was charged Thursday, Jan. 15, with criminal damage to a vehicle. • Anthony Masoni, 47, 743 Laurel Lane, Cary, was charged Sunday, Feb. 1, with driving under the influence. • Eric Ryberg, 64, 651 Cress Creek Lane, Crystal Lake, was charged Wednesday, Feb. 4, with driving under the influence. • William J. Gannon, 22, 521 Elden Drive, Cary, was charged Saturday, Feb. 7, with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuna and no valid registration. • Miranda A. Sanzi, 21, 304 Locust St., Lake in the Hills, was charged Wednesday, Feb. 11, with possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of drugs and no turn signal.
Students to explore careers at expo NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – Sixth-graders through high school sophomores can explore career options or learn about careers they didn’t even know about at McHenry County College’s third annual Career Exploration Expo. The event, which is designed to get students thinking about their futures, will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the McHenry County College gym and commons area. The college is at
8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake. Students will have an opportunity to take an online interest survey, meet industry professionals in a variety of careers and learn about education options available. Demonstrations by local businesses and MCC educational programs will highlight a variety of industries, including science, technology and engineering fields, and tours through McHenry County College’s culinary, robotics, manufacturing, nursing and automotive de-
partments also will be featured. Students also can find out about how to earn college credit while in high school at a special information session in Room B166-167. Treats made by MCC’s culinary students will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. For information, including participating organizations, visit www.mchenry.edu/explore or contact Kellie Carper at 815-455-8670 or kcarper@ mchenry.edu.
of McHenry and Lake counties. Several species and sizes of fish are available, such as channel and albino catfish, bass, redear, sunfish, bluegill and grass carp for pond weed control. Free brochures will be mailed to res-
idents on request. For information, call 815-338-0099, ext. 3, or visit www.mchenryswcd.org.
If you go n WHAT: Career Exploration Expo n WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday n WHERE: McHenry County College gym and commons area, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake n COST: Free n INFORMATION: Visit www.mchenry.edu/explore or contact Kellie Carper at 815-455-8670 or kcarper@ mchenry.edu.
LOCAL BRIEFS Conservation district offers annual fish sale The McHenry – Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders through May 1 for fish for pond stocking. The sale is open to all residents
Players sought for senior golf league Players are sought for a senior
golf league at Crystal Wood Golf Course, 5915 S. Route 47. The league plays nine holes at 8 a.m. Mondays from April to October. For information, call Roger Close at 815-334-0718. – Northwest Herald
PUBLIC ACCESS Education, 1 S. Virginia Road, Crystal Lake
MONDAY, MARCH 16 District 50 finance committee When: 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 16 Where: Central Administration Center, 401 N. Division St., Harvard
District 155 school board When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: District 155 Center for Education, 1 S. Virginia Road, Crystal Lake
District 156 school board When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16 Where: District office board room, 4716 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry
McHenry County College Committee of the Whole When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake
McHenry County Housing Commission When: 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 16 Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock
Richmond Community Development Committee When: 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive
McHenry County Housing Commission Executive Committee When: 10 a.m. Monday, March 16 Where: Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock
Richmond Finance Committee When: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 Where: Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 W. Woodstock St.
Crystal Lake City Council When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 W. Woodstock St.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
District 155 board policy committee When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: District 155 Center for Education, 1 S. Virginia Road, Crystal Lake
Richmond Village Board When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Where: Richmond Village Hall, 5600 Hunter Drive
District 155 operations committee When: 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Where: District 155 Center for
Ringwood Village Board When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Where: Ringwood Village Hall, 6000 Barnard Mill Road
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OBITUARIES He traveled the world with his love, his wife Trudie. He is a treasured husband, father, grandfather as well as many cousins and friends. Per his request he has donated his body for medical research. There will be a Celebration of His Life Party in the near future. A life is like a garden; perfect moments can be had but not preserved, except in memory.
DePaul, Loyola and Northwestern University. For many years Born: Sept. 3, 1944; in Chicago, IL Katherine volunteered in the Died: March 9, 2015; in Holiday Montini Primary School Library Hills, IL alongside her husband Lawrence, as well as in the NIMC gift shop Penny B. Appleyard, age 70, of as a Pink Lady. Katherine was a Holiday Hills, died Monday, March skilled seamstress, who made 9, 2015, at her home surrounded doll wardrobes for needy children by her loving family. during Christmas time. She was born September 3, She is survived by her children, 1944, in Chicago to James and Terry (Scott) Smith of Crystal Mildred (Leipzig) Tessar. On SepLake, Larry (Margaret) Huck of tember 9, 1967, she married her McHenry; her grandchildren, soulmate, Myron Appleyard, in Andrew Huck of Louisville, KY and Algonquin. A resident of Holiday EDWARD C. DEDINA Matthew Huck of McHenry; and Hills since 1969, Penny was a homemaker for the majority of her Edward Charles Dedina. Services her sister, Nita (Robert) Shea of lifetime. She was also employed will be Saturday March 28, 2015. Marshfield, WI. Katherine was preceded in as a food server for numerous Visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 area restaurants. a.m. Service at 11:00 a.m. at Holy death by her beloved husband; her brother, Nicholas Reuland; Enjoyments included ceramics, Cross Lutheran Church, 2107 3 and her sisters, Marguerite Grocrocheting and various hobbies. Oaks Road, Cary, Illinois 60013 gan and Nancy Welch. She also was an avid fan of The family wishes to extend an playing bingo and watching Chiextra special thank you to all who cago Bears football. Penny was a JUDE D. GROSS cared for Katherine at Valley High member of Women of the Moose Born: Sept. 8, 2010; in McHenry Nursing Home in Woodstock. Chapter 1348. Died: March 12, 2015; in Chicago, Visitation will be on Sunday, Survivors include her husband of IL March 15, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. 47 years, Myron; three children, to 8:00 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Bonnie Appleyard, Tammy ApJude David Gross, Home & Crematory 591 Ridgeview pleyard, and Thomas Appleyard; age 4, of McHenry, Dr. McHenry. Visitation will a sister, Jackie Schmitt; and a passed away on continue at the funeral home on brother, James (Nancy) Tessar. Thursday, March Monday, March 16, 2015, from Penny was also the proud aunt of 12, 2015, at Lurie 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed seven nieces and six nephews. Children’s Hospital by 11:00 a.m. funeral mass at St. She was preceded in death by in Chicago, after Patrick Catholic Church 3500 her parents. an extended illW. Washington, McHenry IL. A private memorial gathering ness. He was born on September Interment will be at St, Patrick will be held in the spring. 8, 2010, in McHenry, the son of churchyard cemetery. For those wishing to send an ex- Sabrina Gross. For more information call funerpression of condolence, her family Jude attended school at both al home 815-385-0063 or log onto suggests memorials in Penny’s Prairiewood and Greenwood www.colonialmchenry.com honor to Moose Charities, 155 N. Elementary. International Drive, Mooseheart, Jude is survived by his mother, IL 60539. Sabrina; his grandparents, Cheryl Arrangements were entrusted to and David Martin, and Kenny THOMAS G. KRIER Justen Funeral Home & Cremato- Gross; great-grandparents, ShelBorn: March 25, 1933; in Chicago, ry, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, ley and Terry Brock; Gail Saylor IL McHenry, IL 60050. Died: March 9, 2015; in McHenry, and Christine and Ken Smith; an For information, please call IL uncle, Isaac Martin; and many the funeral home, or visit www. more extended family members justenfh.com, where friends Thomas G. Krier, and his home health nurses. may leave an on-line condolence age 81, died March There will be a visitation on message for her family. 9, 2015, at CentegSunday, March 15, 2015, from ra Medical Center 1:00 p.m., until the funeral service in McHenry. at 5:30 p.m., at Colonial Funeral Tom was born in Chicago on DR. ROMAN P. Home and Crematory, 591 RidMarch 25, 1933, to Elmer and geview Dr., McHenry 60050. BRYKOWSKI, D.O. Myrtle (Talazus) Krier. He was a If desired, memorials may be Born: Aug. 24, 1928 made to the family for a donation graduate of Shurz High School Died: March 6, 2015 where he won the State Football to be made in Jude’s name at a Championship. Tom entered into later date. Dr. Brykowski For information, call the funeral active service with the U.S. Army was a doctor of home, 815-385-0063 or log on to in April of 1953, serving during the optometry with a Korea war. His commendations www.colonialmchenry.com practice in Cary, awarded included the Korean for nearly 50 Service Ribbon, United Nations years. He was an Service Medal, National Defense honorary member KATHERINE R. HUCK Service Medal and the Republic of of the Illinois Born: Nov. 29, 1922; in Chicago, IL Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Optometry AssoDied: March 12, 2015; in WoodOn January 19, 1957, Thomas ciation for over 50 stock, IL married the love of his life, Karen years. He served in Debs. Together they chose to the United States Katherine R. settle in McHenry in 1959 to raise Army. Huck, age 92, of their family. Tom was a loving His community activities includMcHenry passed husband, father and grandfather. ed being on the board of directors away on Thursday, His family was of the utmost of First Security Bank, past-presiMarch 12, 2015, at importance always. Tom was an dent of the Cary Chamber of ComValley Hi Nursing avid athlete and fisherman. He merce, member of the Lions Club Home in Woodenjoyed traveling anywhere that of Jefferson Park and the Lake stock. included water. He was a lover of Zurich Home Owners Association Katherine was born in Chicago all animals but had a special place as well as vice-commodore of the on November 29, 1922, the daugh- in his heart for dogs. Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago. ter of Nicholas and Marguerite Survivors include his wife, He also had co-owned the Bryk (Hagenbarth) Reuland. She marKaren; daughters, Debra (Jeffrey) Walgreen Agency Drug in Cary. ried the late Lawrence J. Huck Jr. Weigl, Lori (Robert) Shannon, TraHe skippered 28, Chicago to on February 26, 1949, at Resurrec- cy Horton; grandchildren, Wesley, Mackinaw races and was made tion Church in Chicago IL. Dana Shannon; sister, Joan Kane; honorary member of the Columbia Katherine was a teacher for brother, Ned (Gloria) Krier; many Yacht Club. He was an instrument 26 years at McHenry High nieces and nephews. rated pilot and avid tennis player. School. She held degrees from He was preceded in death by his
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Edward C. Dedina: The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Saturday, March 28, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2107 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Jude David Gross: The visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 5:30 p.m. funeral service Sunday, March 15, at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063. Dorothy M. Grubba: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 16, with a Liturgical Wake service at 7 p.m. at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The visitation will continue from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration Tuesday, March 17, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 312 Lincoln Ave., Woodstock. Burial will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call the funeral home at 815-338-1710. Katherine R. Huck: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. The
visitation will continue from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16, at the funeral home, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral Mass celebration at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 3500 W. Washington, McHenry. Interment will be in St. Patrick churchyard cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063. Joan Jones: A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center. Thomas G. Krier: The visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Military honors and moments to reflect will begin at 5:30 p.m. Inurnment will be private. For information, call Justen Funeral Homes at 815-385-2400. Deborah A. Palmer: A memorial gathering will be from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, March 16, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard. For information, call the funeral home at 815-943-5400. Gerald P. “Jerry” Pearson: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at St. Charles Borromeo, 297 Jefferson Ave., Hampshire. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March
16, at the church. Following cremation, burial will be private at a later date. For information, call Fredrick Funeral Home at 847-683-2711. Charles Roberts: A memorial Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry. Thomas Lyle Rooney: A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Masonic Lodge, 237 S. Oak St., Lone Rock, Wisconsin. Lorraine E. Selcke: A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Lake Julian, 65 Route 14, Cary. For information, call 847-639-3817. Charles J. Walsh: The Mass celebration will be at noon Saturday, March 21, at St. Patrick Parish of Hartland, 15012 St. Patrick Road, Woodstock. An Irish celebration of life will follow. Noelle E. Zajac: The visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m., with a eulogy service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Inurnment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-3411.
parents; brother in-law, Herbert Kane. Memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Military Honors and Moments to Reflect will begin at 5:30 p.m. Inurnment will be private. For those wishing to send and expression of condolence, his family suggests memorials to the Paralyzed Vets, 2235 Enterprise Drive #3501, Westchester, IL 60154. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400 or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an online condolence.
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How to submit CHARLES J. WALSH Charles J. Walsh, 84, of Harvard, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, after a long illness. Per his wishes, a Mass will be at 12:00 noon on Saturday, the 21st of March at St. Patrick Parish of Hartland, 15012 St. Patrick Road, Woodstock, IL 60098, with an “Irish Celebration of Life” to follow. To honor the Irish tradition we would like everyone to wear “Green”. (Charlie’s Favorite Color) To view the full obituary, visit www.saundersmcfarlin.net/Obituaries/2015/Walsh_01_02_15
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parents, Farris and Sada Zuspan. He is survived by Joan, his wife of 62 years; children, Cindy Zuspan of Conroe, Texas, Dan and Barb Zuspan of Seattle, Washington, Jeff and Babette Zuspan of Bellaire, Texas, and Todd and CHARLENE J. MARCO Ann Zuspan of The Woodlands, NOELLE E. ZAJAC Texas. He is also survived by Charlene J. Marco, age 80, of Born: May 25, 1997 grandchildren, Callie (Matt), Bull Valley, passed away quietly in Died: March 12, 2015 Nathan (Michelle), Kacie, Jeffrey, her home on March 1, 2015, after Nicolas, Kara, Kyle and Connor; battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Noelle Elizabeth great-grandchildren, Lucy, Jada She grew up in Chicago, gradZajac, 17, of Crys- and Daron; and numerous other uated from Taft High School and tal Lake, formerly relatives and friends. studied at Wright Junior College of Woodstock, Doc was born on September and the Art Institute of Chicago. passed away 5, 1930, the only child of Dr. She worked in the 1950’s as a Thursday, March Farris and Sada Zuspan, Flat River, secretary for International Har12, 2015. Missouri. He attended Flat River vester and Hazel-Atlas. She was born May 25, 1997, in Junior College and Southeast On June 14, 1958, she married Hoffman Estates to Juliana (nee Missouri State College at Cape GiJohn F. Marco in Chicago. They Hohertz) and Nicholas Zajac. rardeau. Doc was drafted in 1951, moved to McCullom Lake in 1960, Noelle was a staunch vegetarian and was a U.S. Army Corporal and then to Bull Valley in 1964. and animal lover. She enjoyed based in Killeen, Texas, which at Charlene was an artist who playing basketball and was on the the time was a top secret atom raised a family and did custom basketball team at Crystal Lake bomb storage facility. sewing. She made many beauSouth High School. Noelle was He married Joan Thurman on tiful clothes for herself and her a very selfless person and will May 18, 1952, in Bonne Terre, family and a local clientele. She always be remembered for her Missouri. contributed her time by making infectious laugh. Doc began his career with Christmas ornaments for the Survivors include her parents, Brown Shoe Company in St. Louis, Woodstock Hospital Auxiliary’s Juliana Zajac of Crystal Lake Missouri. He was a sales represen“Coners” group in the 1970s and and Nicholas Zajac of Chicago; tative for several companies over 1980s, and was an early member siblings, Sarah, Jessica and Justin the years while living in St. Louis, of the Bull Valley Village Planning Zajac of Crystal Lake; grandparMissouri; Madison, Wisconsin; and Commission. ents, Catherine and Rolf Hohertz Crystal Lake, Illinois. In 1982, Doc Her many interests included of Green Oaks and Tom and Judy and family moved to Conroe, Texgardening, painting and drawing, Fahey of Chicago; great-grandfa- as, where he finished his career furniture refinishing, reading, ther, James Grigsby of Grayslake; as one of the leading salesmen at crafts of all kinds, and quilting. aunts, Laura (Richard) Dickens of Red Wing Shoe Company. She is survived by her husband Crystal Lake and Theresa (Michael In retirement, Doc filled his days of 56 years, John; two daughters, Hathaway) Barber of Beach Park; playing golf at River Plantation Rebecca Marco and Roberta Mar- and cousins, Abigail and Rachel Country Club, gin rummy and co; and a son, John Marco. Dickens and Danielle Barber. bridge with friends, and cross She was preceded in death The memorial visitation will word puzzles. Doc was a dedicatby her parents; and a brother, be Wednesday, March 18, from ed individual who loved his family Charles. 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., with a eulogy and spent immeasurable time with Interment was private. Memoservice at 7:00 p.m., at Davenfamily in Bellaire, Seattle, and The rials are suggested by her family port Family Funeral Home and Woodlands and at many sporting, to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 Lake Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta musical and church events for his Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010. Ave. (Route 176), Crystal Lake. grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were Inurnment will be private. Doc was very appreciative of his entrusted to Justen Funeral Home You may leave online condofamily and their closeness. His leg& Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. lences for the family at www. acy lives on through his family’s Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050. davenportfamily.com, or call 815- strong bond and love for one anFor information, call the funeral 459-3411, for information. other. Doc was always known as home at 815-385-2400, or visit a great friend to many, a straight www.justenfh.com, where friends shooter and very sincere. may leave an on-line condolence A memorial service is scheduled message for her family. for Thursday, February 26, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church-Conroe, 4038 RALPH R. ROBINETT JR. W. Davis Street, Conroe, Texas 77304 with a reception to follow. Ralph R. Robinett Jr., 88, of Oca- FARRIS DOC ZUSPAN All are welcome to attend and la, Florida, formerly of Woodstock, Born: Sept. 5, 1930; in Flat River, celebrate Doc’s life. died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, In lieu of flowers, please send MO in Ocala. Died: Feb. 19, 2015; in Conroe, TX donations to M.D. Anderson Arrangements are being made http://gifts.mdanderson.org, First for services to be held in June, Farris “Doc” Zus- United Methodist Church-Conroe 2015. pan died peacefully or the charity of your choice. For information contact the Condolences may be left at on February 19, Schneider Leucht Merwin & www.CashnerConroe.com. 2015, in Conroe, Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Texas, at the age The family would like to thank of 84. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, M.D. Anderson and Gentiva HosDoc is preceded in death by his pice for their care and treatment. IL at 815-338-1710 or visit the
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CALENDAR • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Festival of the Sugar Maples, Coral Woods Conservation Area, 7400 Somerset, Marengo. A family event hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District. Hear how maple syrup was made hundreds of years ago. Free. Breakfast available prior to the festival hosted by the Lions Club 7 a.m. to noon at Marengo United Methodist Church at a cost of $6 adults, $3 children. Information: 815338-6223 or www.mccdistrict.org. • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Habitat Restoration Workday, Yonder Prairie, 14401 Trinity Court, Woodstock. The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is seeking volunteers for environmental restoration work in the area. Requires lots of walking over level terrain. Information: 815-337-9502, lburkart@conservemc.org or www. conservemc.org. • 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Writing Workshop: Writing Ourselves Whole: The Healing Power of Words, St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 503 W. Jackson St., Woodstock. A Writing Workshop with Maureen Ryan Griffin. Beginners and seasoned writers are welcome. Free. Information: www.lobsterchurch. org, www.wordplaynow.com or 815-338-0950. • 1 to 3 p.m. – Free Movie Sunday, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. A showing of the Oscar-nominated “The Theory of Everything.” Rated PG-13. No registration or library card required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www. mchenrylibrary.org. • 1 p.m. – Bingo, Harvard Moose Lodge, 22500 Route 173, Harvard. There also will be a progressive raffle and pull tabs. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., when lunch is available. Information: 815-943-5925. • 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Fox Chain O’Lake Boating History, Algonquin Area Public Library District, 2600 Harnish Road, Algonquin. A vacationer’s getaway since the 1870s, the Fox River region’s pristine beauty spans 150 years of boat building, racing, transportation, tourism and regional development. Free. Information: 847-458-3144 or www.aapld.org/events. • 2 to 3 p.m. – “Oaks of McHenry County,” Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., Woodstock. Featuring a presentation and discussion hosted by
• 10 to 11 a.m. – “Veggies A to Z,” Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Master Gardener Ed Schuckert will talk about vegetable gardening from planting to picking your harvest. Free. Information: 847-669-5386 or www. huntleylibrary.org. • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – AARP Driver Safety Program, Woodstock Police Department, 656 Lake Ave., Woodstock. Designed for drivers ages 50 and older. Participants must attend both sessions. Cost: $15 AARP members, $20 nonmembers. Registration required. Information: 815-338-6787 or policedept@woodstockil.gov. • 10 to 11:30 a.m. – iPad Basics, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. Learn the parts of an iPad, get familiar with settings, connect to the library’s WiFi and more. Bring your own iPad, and have your Apple ID and password. Free. Registration required at www. clpl.org or 815-459-1687. • 10:30 a.m. – Information sessions for grants, Columbia College – Crystal Lake, 446 Route 31, Crystal Lake. Presented by the McHenry County Community Foundation for those interested in applying for health and human services grants. Registration required. Free. Information: 815-338-4483 or www.
mccfdn.org. • 1 to 3:30 p.m. – Seniors Game Day, Marengo Park District, 825 Indian Oaks Trail, Marengo. Bingo, games and refreshments. Free. Information: 815-923-2579. • 1 to 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold, Senior Services Associates, 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Zumba Gold takes the popular Latin dance-inspired workout of Zumba and makes it accessible for seniors, beginners and those needing modifications in their workout routine. Each session is 45 minutes. A five-session punch card is $20. Drop-ins are $5 a session. Information: 815-356-7457, msmeltzer@ seniorservicesassoc.org or www. seniorservicesassoc.org. • 3 to 5 p.m. – “We Sang, We Danced: A Musical History of McHenry County,” McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Join Mary Ellen Heelan of Cary as she recounts the fascinating, often mysterious, history of local dance halls and the musicians who performed in them. She also will sing and play music from the period on piano and accordion. Event is part of a speaker series. Series tickets cost $35 for nonmembers, $30 for members. Individual programs cost $10 a person. Tickets and information: 815-923-2267 or info@mchsonline.org. • 4 to 5:30 p.m. – Project Tween – “Felted Friends,” Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Youth ages 10
to 14 will learn and practice basic needle felting techniques while making a springtime project. Free. Information: 847-669-5386 or www. huntleylibrary.org. • 5:30 p.m. – VITA Tax Clinic in Harvard, Harvard. Free income tax preparation for individuals or households with incomes less than $55,000. Assistance provided for Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA) returns for individuals or households with incomes less than $60,000. Information: www.mchenry.edu/ events/vieweventcalendarall.asp. • 6:30 p.m. – Lifetree Café, Flatlander Market, 125 S. State St., Marengo. “Only One Way to God? Can One Religion Really Have All the Answers?” will feature the filmed story of Valerie Winn, an American whose spiritual journey led her to a Chinese village where she encountered an underground church. Free. Information: 815-568-7162 or www. lifetreecafe.com. • 7 p.m. – Bingo, Huntley Legion Post 673, 11712 Coral Street, Huntley. Doors open at 5 p.m. with food and video gaming available. Proceeds benefit veterans and community programs. Free admission, charge for cards. Information: 847-6698485. • 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Dishing the Dirt: Choosing & Testing Seeds,” Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg. Find out about different types of seeds, how to decipher the information on seed packets and how to
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test last year’s seeds to see if they still have what it takes to grow. Free. Information: 815-344-0077 or www. johnsburglibrary.org/event. • 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Your Library @ Home, Algonquin Area Public Library District, 2600 Harnish Road, Algonquin. Information on how to download E-books, free music and streaming videos, as well as a quick overview of the library’s databases. Valid Algonquin Area Public Library card required. Free. Information: 847-458-3146 or www.aapld.org/ events. • 7 to 8 p.m. – Resumés, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission will walk participants through the steps of designing a good resume. Applications and interviews also will be discussed. For high school students and adults. Registration required at 847-669-5386, ext. 21. Free. Information: www.huntleylibrary. org/jobnow.
March 17 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – “Make It Take It” art class, Grand Oaks Recreation Center, 1401 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake. River and tree painting class for adults ages 55 and older offered by the Crystal Lake Park District. Registration required by March 14. Cost: $59 residents, $63 nonresidents. Information: 815-459-0680, ext. 1219, jpeterson@crystallakeparks.org or www. crystallakeparks.org. • 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Cutting!, Algonquin Area Public Library District, 2600 Harnish Road, Algonquin. Do you have a little one that needs practice with scissors? We’ll provide plenty of shamrocks, leprechauns and rainbow cutting activities. Wear green. For ages 4-8 years. Free. Information: 847-458-3139, aparmele@aapld.org or www.aapld. org/events. • 11:30 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day luncheon, Crystal Lake Senior Center, 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Traditional corned beef and cabbage meal sponsored by Heritage Woods of Huntley and McHenry. Entertainment by vocalist/guitarist Pat Gaughan and fiddler Joe Wadz. Hosted by Senior Services Associates. Tickets: $6. Information: 815-356-7457.
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RINGS, the combined high school youth group of three area Lutheran churches, hosted a fundraiser at Crandall’s Restaurant, with matching funds from Thrivent Financial, to raise money for a summer mission trip to Detroit. Pictured (back row, from left) are Mikie Borst, Steven Coutteau, Matthew Borst, Madison Woods, Sarah Schenk, Jamie Wikman, Chey Knoll and Brittnany Nelson; and (front row) Mike Jones, Braden Schmid, Aimee Podgorski, Sierra Trojan and Chase Woods. Not pictured: Sophie Rogers.
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WHEN: 1 p.m. March 15 WHERE: Green Street to Pearl Street, downtown McHenry COST & INFO: Rotary Club of McHenry-Sunrise hosts the parade to bring awareness to its organization and volunteers. After the parade, the Chain O’Lakes Brewing Company at 3425 Pearl St. will host bagpipes. Information on the parade: www. stpatsparade.weebly.com.
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WHEN: 7 p.m. March 15 WHERE: Joyful Harvest Lutheran Church, 5050 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg COST & INFO: The program will feature children’s songs, traditional spirituals and Gospel favorites. A free-will offering will be taken to support African Children’s Choir programs. Information: 815-497-4569 or www.africanchildrenschoir.com.
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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 15 WHERE: Algonquin Township Offices, Building No. 6, 3702 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Market is scheduled for the first and third Sunday of each month offering a variety of meats, produce, cheeses, breads and more. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Cary-Grove. Free. Information: 847-639-2800, http://www.clubrunner.ca/ carygrove.
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Transparency important now more than ever Transparency in government has always been important. But these days, in Illinois, it’s vital. The state’s fiscal problems have filtered down to local governments. Area and state elected officials are making tough decisions on what programs and services to fund, and which to eliminate. There might be no more important time for the state’s citizens to be inFor the record formed about the decision-making We hope elected officials process at all are partners committed to levels of governtransparency. ment so they might participate by monitoring official actions and offering comment and feedback to public officials. This week, we celebrate that we live in a country where being able to freely ask for information about what our governments are doing is a right. This is Sunshine Week, a national initiative that aims to educate the public about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s right to know. We as journalists are committed to playing a role in holding public officials accountable. It’s why we attend city council and school board meetings. It’s why we file Freedom of Information requests for documents about how taxpayer money is spent or that we believe will detail the inner workings of local governments. But we cannot be alone in making sure the sun is bright when it’s over governments. Local residents can access many public documents. They can ask questions and demand answers from elected officials. We also hope elected officials are partners committed to transparency. There is no need to take an adversarial position when it comes to openness – indeed, the public likely would embrace a politician who is consistently transparent. Officials can embrace laws about open meetings and records. They can not grumble when FOIA requests are submitted, and realize the effort and time it takes to comply is worth the public trust doing so builds. We often need to force open the curtains of governmental entities in order to let in the light so we can see what is rightfully ours to view. We hope to one day be able to realistically envision a time when we don’t need a special week to remind citizens and elected officials that open government is a right in our country. We aren’t there yet. But together, we can commit to letting the sunshine in, and hope for a brighter future.
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Will Schock drown in the drip? It’s just how a scandal, if that’s what it is, unfolds: drip by drip by drip. U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock recently reimbursed taxpayers for involuntarily treating him and others to a trip to Chicago for a Bears game in November, including the cost of piloting a private jet to take them there. This was in the wake of Schock writing a series of personal checks – $40,000 in all – to the designer who redecorated his Capitol Hill office. The designer then refunded to Uncle Sam the money she originally was paid out of Schock’s public office account. Schock’s repayments might be the right thing to do, but unfortunately they occur only after the expenditures are revealed in embarrassing press accounts. What’s troubling are the congressman’s instincts to begin with. He seems unable to see the inappropriateness, or worse, of tapping taxpayers for entertainment events outside his congressional district with no apparent governmental or job-related purpose. These reports raise largely unanswered questions about who paid for them, whether Schock accepted gifts above the $50 threshold, and why in some cases these travels and perks were not documented on mandatory disclosure forms. Also in question are Shock’s taxpayer reimbursements for mileage on his personal vehicle, routinely topping $1,000 a month even when his schedule seems to indicate he was elsewhere. Individually, these reports may not be a smoking gun because they are relatively small amounts – $10,000 here, $20,000 there. But taken together, as a pattern of behavior, they paint a very different picture of Schock than the one many have allowed themselves to see before. There hasn’t been much response from the Schock camp, which includes his new crisis communications firm and two prominent attorneys he hired to oversee an internal audit of his spending. Is this the end of it, or is this the tip of the iceberg? As Schock is a reflection on the 18th District that elected him, fingers crossed for the former. But the longer this drip, drip, drip continues, the harder it will be for Schock’s constituents, voters and the House Ethics Committee, at least, to ignore it. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register
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IT’S YOUR WRITE Counterfeit Christianity To the Editor: What is being taught in the church today is frightening. From TV preachers to local churches, counterfeit Christianity is everywhere. The people have become so bushwhacked by fancy, feel-good gibberish they have become incorrigible to question anything contrary to God’s Word from the pulpit. 2 Thessalonians 2:3: Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come. (The day of the Antichrist) except there come the falling away first. (The falling away of the Church and believers) and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. (Satan) This nation’s perpetual willful drowning in sin is likening to quicksand. As one steps into the quicksand, the immediate danger is not noticed. In the quicksand are stones, chaff and stubble. All of the alternate ways a nation/man thinks he can save themselves with. Yet all sink with them, but there is one and one rope only
available for to grasp, and that rope has Jesus Christ on it. Sure and strong. Acts 4:12: Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved. (Christ Jesus) Erik Christian Algonquin
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Silent on GOP To the Editor: In his latest diatribe William G. Parrot (savior of the world that he is) bashes the liberals (“Real Oscars,” March 6). Of course, we know his definition of a liberal is anyone who is not a good-ole-boy-right-wing-conservative Republican. You would think this champion of truth might chastise those Republican violators of the Open Meetings Act, and those Republican legislators in the news lately that have been caught spending taxpayer money on themselves. Oh, and what about the multibillionaire
Koch brothers who are buying all those elections? Mr. Parrot is strangely silent when it comes to criticizing those of his own political persuasion. Come, come Mr. Parrot, surely you can find some right-wing-conservative Republicans to complain about. Then again maybe you can’t, or is it won’t? Joseph J. Alfe McHenry
Two thoughts To the Editor: There are two points I would like to make.
First, in reading the letter to the editor titled, “Real Oscars,” I find it ironic a man from McHenry who needs to get his name in the paper every 30 days would write that someone else is “utterly absorbed in their insatiable, pathetic need for attention.” Second, hearing special interest groups complain about funding cuts necessary under the governor’s proposed budget reminds me of someone who needs to lose weight but wants someone else to go on the diet. Scott Robson Marengo
Hillary Clinton’s matter of convenience Hillary Clinton finally met with reporters at the U.N. on Tuesday to explain why she used a personal email account for the vast majority of her communications as secretary of state. The problem for any public figure attempting to testify to their innocence is that one’s believability is directly tied to the public’s perception of one’s character. Like a bad case of the winter flu, character is something you either have or you don’t. You can’t be partially infected; neither can you be partially trustworthy. After so many years with Bill Clinton, who has trouble finding the word “truth” in the dictionary, Hillary Clinton’s forced media appearance following weeks of hounding, some of it by fellow Democrats, was something less than a tour de force. In an “open letter to Hillary Clinton,” Paul Waldman of the left-leaning publication “American Prospect” wrote: “You have to be better because of everything that’s happened before.” For a generation born since Bill Clinton’s presidency and for those whose memories might have faded, the magazine lists some of the baggage: Whitewater, cattle futures (in which Mrs. Clinton made a guaranteed return on her investment), Trav-
VIEWS Cal Thomas elgate, White House sleepovers (that included the “selling” of the Lincoln bedroom for campaign donations) and Monica Lewinsky, whose sexual encounter with her husband, which he at first denied, was part of a pattern of womanizing. After Bill Clinton was forced to admit the truth, his defenders, including Hillary, continued to disparage the many women. How’s that for “gender equality,” the subject of Mrs. Clinton’s speech to the U.N.? The headline from the brief news conference was that Hillary Clinton has no intention of turning over the server in her home to any investigators. She said she erased personal, nonwork-related emails that were about private matters, such as planning daughter Chelsea’s wedding, her mother’s funeral and communications with her husband. Not too many of the latter, I would expect, since Matt McKenna, a Bill Clinton spokesman, said the former president has sent only two emails in his entire life, both as president. Mrs. Clinton said in retro-
spect she should have had two cellphones, one for her government work and another for private emails. (According to John Favreau, Obama’s former speechwriter, in 2009, BlackBerries couldn’t securely accommodate more than one email account.) Clinton reportedly chose the one account as “a matter of convenience.” The one question that was not asked, but should have been, was this one: Did she communicate directly, or indirectly, with any foreign government official about contributing to the Clinton Foundation and, if so, was there any suggestion or hint of a quid pro quo should she become president? Would foundation donors possibly find a little more foreign aid flowing their way? After the news conference, a Clinton spokesperson said she used her email only once to communicate with a foreign official. Another question: Why would countries not known for “gender equality, namely those in the Middle East, want to give millions of dollars to The Clinton Foundation when one of its initiatives is to empower women? Bill Clinton thinks the contributions are “a good thing.” Do you? Again, what would they expect in return? The only way to put this to
rest is for Mrs. Clinton to allow the FBI access to her server. Let them determine whether classified information was compromised, if any of her work email went beyond government business or if her personal emails, if any remain, had anything to do with her job as secretary of state. We have the recent history of Lois Lerner, late of the IRS, whose boss claimed her emails about denying conservative organizations tax exempt status were lost and unrecoverable, only to find out later they were neither. Democrats will be monitoring the polls to see whether the public is buying Mrs. Clinton’s explanation. Even the Clintonfriendly New York Times and Washington Post have recently carried stories in which fellow Democrats have criticized her. Without Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee, Democrats have a weak bench. With her, they might be more likely to lose next year’s election if lingering questions are not adequately answered. So far, we have only her word and that’s not nearly enough. • Cal Thomas’ latest book is “What Works: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America” is available in bookstores now.
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Mayoral challenger Garcia presses Emanuel in Chicago Garcia, who won 34 percent of the vote to finish second to Emanuel in the five-candidate first-round vote, presents a sharp contrast to his famous opponent. The hard-edged Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff and Democratic fundraiser, is backed by President Barack Obama and many of the city’s busiJesus ‘Chuy’ ness leadGarcia ers and has raised roughly $15 million in campaign funds. Garcia, a county commissioner and former alderman and state senator, is a product of his neighborhood and his progressive activist past. He’s raised less than $2 million overall. “I understand how the
The ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO – Before he decided he wanted to become Chicago’s mayor, Jesus Garcia was best known as a mild-mannered activist and legislator who dropped by businesses in his Mexican-American neighborhood to talk to people about their problems and how he could help. To neighbors and other pols, he was “Chuy,” a nickname that captured his informal style. Now Garcia, 58, surprisingly has a shot at defeating incumbent Rahm Emanuel in a runoff election next month. And he’s under pressure to show that he’s more than a nice guy, and that his community-level resume translates into running a city of roughly 2.7 million people with serious financial problems and tensions over what sacrifices to make.
STATE BRIEFS Shortfall in budget could interrupt juvenile program
cost state and local health departments at least $150,000. Local media reported most of the costs were shouldered by suburban Cook County, where 13 of the state’s 15 cases were linked to a Palatine day care center. The Cook County Department of Public Health spent $100,000 on the outbreak. Spokesman Sean McDermott said the money went toward supplies, extra vaccines and overtime. The state’s health department spent $50,000. About $10,000 of that covered laboratory testing; the rest went toward measles vaccines. Spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said the state tally doesn’t include overtime. Costs were lower in DuPage and Kane counties, where an Elgin Community College student contracted measles.
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s budget shortfall may impact a program helping juvenile offenders re-enter the community. Local media reported that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office said money to run the Department of Juvenile Justice’s Aftercare program will run out by month’s end if the state can’t come up with an additional $5.3 million. The program helps the juvenile offenders find housing and jobs after they’re released from state facilities. It’s the latest in a number of state programs reporting they’re running out of funding. The state’s budget shortfall stems from the expiration of the state’s temporary income tax increase in January.
Bill would pardon young drinkers who call 911
The ASSOCIATED PRESS CARBONDALE – Pravin Varughese was 19, a criminal justice major from suburban Chicago. Molly Marie Young was 21, an aspiring photographer from Marion. They never met while studying at Southern Illinois University, but after their unresolved deaths, their grieving families have joined together to press for answers. Last week, the families’ campaign led the local state’s attorney to step down in favor of a special prosecutor in the Varughese case, as he did earlier with Young, amid questions about whether foul play was involved. Young died in March 2012 at the apartment of her ex-boyfriend, a Carbondale police dispatcher. Her case remains open after the state’s prosecutor couldn’t determine whether a single gunshot to her head
BELLEVILLE – A conflict of interest is keeping one of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s appointees off the state hospital board. The Belleville News Democrat reported Richard Burrow III cannot serve on the Health Facilities and Services Review board because of a state law that prohibits members from having relatives who are employees or contractors with a hospital. Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly told the News Democrat that Burrow determined he would be in violation of the law. She said he “voluntarily removed his name from consideration.”
Measles outbreak cost health agencies $150K CHICAGO – The recent measles outbreak in Cook County
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Legislature is considering a bill that would grant amnesty to underage drinkers who call 911 to get help. It passed the House earlier this month and has been introduced in the Senate. The Chicago Tribune reported the bill would provide amnesty to the person in need of medical help and the person who called 911 on their behalf. The legislation would also grant police officers the discretion to determine whether amnesty is appropriate to the situation.
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city functions. I relate to the daily realities that people experience in Chicago,” said Garcia, who has lived in the same brick house for decades in the densely populated Little Village neighborhood. “When he came to Chicago, Mayor Emanuel only had the experience of being a prolific money shoveler for a political party.” This week, Emanuel turned up the heat on Garcia’s neighborhood ties, accusing him in television ads of making lavish promises to interest groups and of having no solid plan for managing the city’s finances. Garcia took up the issue Friday, unveiling a plan that was short on specifics but called for experts to review city agencies and for consolidating more services with county government. He wouldn’t address possible tax increases.
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U.S. to keep higher level of troops in Afghanistan WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year’s end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, including many into the 2016 fighting season, U.S. officials say. While no final decision on numbers has been made, the officials said the administration is poised to slow withdrawal plans and probably will allow many of the 9,800 American troops to remain well into next year. There also are discussions about keeping a steady number of counterterrorism troops
into 2015, including options under which some would remain in the country or be nearby beyond 2016. Currently, about 2,000 U.S. troops are conducting counterterrorism missions, and military leaders have argued that they will need to continue pursuing the remnants of al-Qaida and to monitor Islamic State militants looking to recruit in Afghanistan. Officials say President Barack Obama probably will use a Washington visit by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani this month as the time to announce his decision on a new withdrawal timeline. U.S. officials familiar with the debate said it’s not clear yet whether the White House
New study calls heart imaging into question for mild chest pain By MARILYNN MARCHIONE The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – People checked with a heart CT scan after seeing a doctor for chest pain have no less risk of heart attack, dying or being hospitalized months later than those who take a simple treadmill test or other older exam, finds a big federal study. The results are a surprise: CT scans, fancy X-rays that give 3-D images of heart arteries, were expected to prove best and instead turned out to be just a reasonable alternative. Doctors have used these scans for a decade without knowing whether they are better than traditional tests. The federal government funded the $40 million study – the largest ever of heart imaging – to find out. But the study also wound up exposing how much medical radiation most patients like this – 4 million in the United States each year – are getting. Radiation can raise the risk of developing cancer, yet few doctors are choosing heart tests that do not require radiation, the study revealed. “It’s such a bad reflection on American medicine,” said one independent expert, Dr. Eric Topol of the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California. “Look at how much radiation
they gave these poor people,” equivalent to 500 to 700 regular X-rays, he said. “That is despicable.” If more patients were told the radiation dose before agreeing to a test, more would end up with safer alternatives, he said. The study involved more than 10,000 patients in the United States and Canada. Results were revealed Saturday at an American College of Cardiology conference in San Diego and published online by the New England Journal of Medicine. Chest pain can stem from something as serious as a clogged artery or as harmless as indigestion. CT scans are widely used to diagnose heart problems in emergency rooms. But their value isn’t known for people who go to a doctor with new but stable, less severe symptoms suggesting hidden heart disease. In the study, half of the patients were given CT scans. The rest got whatever other test their doctor chose to evaluate how well their heart was working – a sign of whether it is getting enough blood from heart arteries. Only 10 percent of doctors chose the simplest test – monitoring the heart with an electrocardiogram while the patient walks on a treadmill. It involves no radiation.
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The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan by year’s end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, U.S. officials say. will agree to a small, symbolic decrease by the end of this year or insist on a larger cut.
They note that there is some stiff opposition to any change, largely from national security
adviser Susan Rice. In recent weeks, Pentagon leaders, including Defense Secretary Ash Carter, have acknowledged the discussions about slowing the pace of troop withdrawal. But they increasingly are confident that the military will get its way and keep a robust force in Afghanistan beyond year’s end. The administration, however, has shown no inclination so far for going beyond 2016; that’s a hard line drawn by the president when he announced the withdrawal plan. The 2016 deadline is considered a politically crucial national security goal for Obama, who promised to get all troops out by the end of his presidency, ending America’s
longest war. Obama, who also pledged to end the war in Iraq, has had to send troops back there to help Iraqi security forces fight Islamic State militants. So his promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan has taken on more political importance. Military leaders want to keep what they consider a “modest” number of troops in Afghanistan longer in order to protect America’s investment and provide as much training and advice possible to Afghan forces. Maintaining a more stable number of troops, military leaders say, would allow better support of the Afghans during this summer’s fighting season and better prepare them for 2016 battles.
2nd-chance enrollment set to begin Opportunity to sign up for health insurance only for limited time The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance to sign up starting Sunday, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties for being uninsured. But as the enrollment window reopens, it’s unclear
how many know about the time-limited opportunity, let alone will take advantage of it. Fines payable to the IRS are the stick behind the offer of taxpayer-subsidized private insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Virtually everyone in the country is now required to have coverage through an employer or a government program, or by buying individual policies. This is the first year fines are being collected from uninsured people the government deems able to afford coverage. Tax preparation company H&R Block says the penalty averages about $170 among its
affected customers. It usually is deducted from a person’s tax refund. Those penalized are mainly the kind of people the law was intended to help: lowand middle-income workers who do not have coverage on the job or are self-employed. Roughly 4 million people are expected to pay fines, according to congressional estimates. Many more will qualify for exemptions. Travel agent Charles Baxter of Phoenix said his tax refund was reduced by $247 for being uninsured in 2014. He had not heard about the second chance to sign up for 2015 coverage.
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his head, torso and right arm. The autopsy did not say if he was facing or turned away from the officer, who was identified as a 45-year-old veteran of the force, Matt Kenny. Under a new Wisconsin law that requires an outside agency to look into fatal police shootings, a state agency has stepped in to investigate. While protests have been peaceful in Madison, they have highlighted local concerns. Only about 7 percent of the 240,000 population are black and demonstrators have complained about unequal policing of poor, black neighborhoods.
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GOP: Obama keen for Iran deal to build his own legacy The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – Republicans critical of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks contend President Barack Obama is so keen for a deal that he is ignoring Tehran’s moves to expand its influence across the Middle East. GOP hawks maintain that Obama wants so much to burnish his legacy by negotiating an agreement to restrain Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state that he is not pushing back against Iranian activities in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Bahrain. Secretary of State John Kerry has taken on lawmakers, including some who insist that the nuclear negotiations have hamstrung U.S. policy decisions in the region. “Yes, Iran’s influence has spread at this moment and we are deeply concerned about
it,” Kerry said at one congressional hearing. “But if you’re concerned about it now, think of what happens ... if they had a nuclear weapon.” Republicans point to the activities of Iran, the dominant Shiite force in the Middle East, in these countries: • Iraq: Iran-backed militias are fighting alongside Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit, a Sunni stronghold seized by Islamic State militants. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. worries that the militiamen, who are Shiite, eventually might turn against Sunni and Kurdish Iraqis, further destabilizing the country. • Yemen: The Obama administration had cited Yemen as a success in the fight against terrorism. But Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, seized the capital, Sanaa, from a U.S.-backed
The ASSOCIATED PRESS FERGUSON, Mo. – In the days since the release of a Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb has become a part-time public servant in a full-time spotlight. The attention has only intensified as six city employees – most notably the police chief and city manager – have been fired or stepped down. But Mayor James Knowles III remains, making just $4,200 a year in a job he called basically ceremonial before a white police officer shot an unarmed black 18-year-old in August, prompting weeks of sometimes-violent protests and the Justice Department inquiry. He’s now so involved
that he’s opened a City Hall office and insists he will stay to see the city through the changes it must make. On Friday, five residents filed an affidavit seeking to recall Knowles. They have 60 days to collect enough signatures – 15 percent of registered voters in the James last mayoral Knowles III election – to qualify for a special election. Knowles said he has no plans to step aside. “Obviously there are people on the street calling for my resignation, but my voicemail, my text messages and my Facebook are full
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leader who supported American drone strikes against suspected al-Qaida figures. Nick Rasmussen, who directs the National Counter Terrorism Center, recently told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Yemen’s American-funded army failed to oppose advancing Houthi rebels, and that the government’s collapse surprised the U.S. • Syria: Iran supports Syrian President Bashar Assad, who has waged an unrelenting campaign of bloodshed and starvation against his own people for years and is fighting against moderates trying to topple him. On the military front, Tehran has provided advisers and billions of dollars in aid and has roped in Shiite militias from across the region, particularly Lebanon’s Hezbollah but also fighters from Iraq, to reinforce Assad’s troops.
Ferguson mayor in spotlight with literally hundreds of people who want me to stay,” Knowles said in an Associated Press interview Friday. “Somebody has to show leadership, and I’m focused on how we can move this community forward.” He argues that Ferguson’s city manager form of government made him more figurehead than administrator, leading the City Council but lacking the power to do much else. But critics say he must have known about the lax police oversight, racial profiling and profit-driven court practices cited in the Justice Department report released March 4. “I want the mayor out,” said Kayla Reed, 25, of the Organization for Black Struggle. “True accountability means clean house, top to bottom.”
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Iraqi Kurds claim IS group used chemical weapons The ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD – Kurdish authorities in Iraq said Saturday they have evidence that the Islamic State group used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against peshmerga fighters, the latest alleged atrocity carried out by the extremist organization now under attack in Tikrit. The allegation by the Kurdistan Region Security Council, stemming from a Jan. 23 suicide truck bomb attack in northern Iraq, did not immediately draw a reaction from the Islamic State group, which holds a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria in its self-declared caliphate. However, Iraqi officials and Kurds fighting in Syria have made similar allegations about the militants using the low-grade chemical weapons against them.
In a statement, the council said the alleged attack took place on a road between Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and the Syrian border, as peshmerga forces fought to seize a vital supply line used by the Sunni militants. It said its fighters later found “around 20 gas canisters” that had been loaded onto the truck involved in the attack. Video provided by the council showed a truck racing down a road, white smoke pouring out of it as it came under fire from peshmerga fighters. It later showed a white, billowing cloud after the truck exploded and the remnants of it scattered across a road. An official with the Kurdish council told The Associated Press that dozens of peshmerga fighters were treated for “dizziness, nausea, vomiting and general weakness” after
the attack. He spoke on the condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the incident. The Kurds say samples of clothing and soil from the site were analyzed by an unnamed lab in an unnamed coalition partner nation, which found chlorine traces. “The fact ISIS relies on such tactics demonstrates it has lost the initiative and is resorting to desperate measures,” the Kurdish government said in the statement, using an alternate acronym for the Sunni militant group. There was no independent confirmation of the claim. Peter Sawczak, a spokesman for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which has monitored Syria dismantling its chemical weapons stockpile, said his group had not been asked to investigate.
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In fractured Israel, all electoral bets are off By DAN PERRY The Associated Press JERUSALEM– Deeply divided and foul of mood, Israelis are headed toward what seems like a referendum on their long-serving, silver-tongued prime minister, the hard-line Benjamin Netanyahu. But with so many of them having despaired of peace talks with the Palestinians, the focus is mostly on Netanyahu’s personality, his expense scandals and the soaring cost of living. And as no candidate is likely to win big in the wild jumble of Israel’s political landscape, the outcome of the March 17 election could well be a joint government between Netanyahu and his moderate challenger Isaac
Herzog. It’s an irony, because the animosities are overwhelming. Much has changed in the world since Netanyahu first became prime minister in 1996, but Israel remains stuck with the question of what to do with the highly strategic, biblically resonant, Palestinian-populated lands it captured almost a half-century ago. Israelis know it is their existential issue, but it seems almost too complex for a democracy. After decades of failed peace talks under every sort of government, the whole festering thing has become such a vexation that politicians seem to fear it, and voters look away. When he called the early election in November, Netanyahu seemed a shoo-in,
but somewhere things went wrong. Notorious around the world for American-accented eloquence in the service of a tough stance, he is extraordinarily divisive at home, where he has been prime minister for the past six years, and for nine in total. His speech last week before the U.S. Congress, urging a tighter deal than he believes is brewing on Iran’s nuclear program, was typical: He impressed some Israelis, while infuriating others who sensed a political ploy. Polls show his nationalist Likud Party running slightly behind Herzog’s Labor Party, rebranded the Zionist Union in a bid for nationalist votes. There are scenarios in which Herzog – improbably mild-mannered in a
high-decibel land – becomes prime minister. And that would change the music: Herzog is a conciliator genuinely interested in ending the occupation of lands captured in the 1967 war. Some things to watch for:
ISRAEL NEARLY UNGOVERNABLE Despite its reputation for plucky unity, the country is badly fragmented – and that’s reflected in parliament under the proportional representation system. Combined, the two big parties get far less than half the vote. Then one finds a nationalist party appealing to Russian speakers, another for secular liberals and two for the squeezed middle class. A united list represents the one-fifth of citizens who are Arabs and is itself divided
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A KINGMAKER COMES By dint of necessity, this constellation has nonetheless coalesced over the years into rival leftist and rightist blocs: the Arab parties aligned with
the dovish left, and the religious with the nationalistic right. If either wins 61 seats combined, its main party governs. But for the first time in decades, there is a new party that seems genuinely non-aligned: Kulanu, led by Moshe Kahlon, a working-class Likud breakaway of Libyan Jewish descent who became popular for reducing mobile phone costs in previous governments. He says he will go with whichever side makes him finance minister – as both almost certainly would – and seeks to reduce the cost of living. He appears to care little about the Palestinian issue. Every recent poll shows him holding the balance of power, with about 10 seats while the blocs split the rest.
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3. What would be your walk-up song? “My Humps” by the Black Eyed Peas
4. What’s the best book you recently read? “Everyone Poops” by Taro Gomi 5. Is the Hokey-Pokey really what it’s all about? The Hokey Pokey is only what it’s all about on Wednesdays.
Carly Mattson School: McHenry Year: Senior Sports: Basketball, softball
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2. What movie character would you most like to be? Katniss Everdeen, she’s a tough girl 3. What would be your walk-up song? “Jungle” by Jay-Z
4. What’s the best book you recently read? “Finished It: A Team’s Journey without Winning it All” by Cassie Reilly-Boccia (about Alabama’s softball program)
5. Is the Hokey-Pokey really what it’s all about? It’s all about shaking what your mama gave you.
DeFabo: I have a lot of respect for Barnett. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer won more than 450 career games over 28 seasons. At 54, he could have grinded for a few more seasons, but what else did he have to prove? Sometimes it’s harder to know when to walk away than it is to stick it around for another season or two. Jason Worilds’ move is a bit more puzzling. At 27, he’s half of Barnett’s age but decided he’d had enough of the NFL. Styf: I would love to retire tomorrow. Unfortunately, this industry doesn’t work that way. I would like to be able to provide for my family now and down the line. Hopefully, I’m able to do that. As for retiring early, more power to Willis and Worilds. If they can make it work financially, go for it. Do what you want. Nothing says you have to keep playing. That was my point in Bryan Bulaga’s almost free agency. There’s no telling if this is the last contract he’ll ever get. He needs to take care of himself, set himself up to succeed and take care of his family into the future. Simple as that. DeFabo: Not everyone sees it like you. Ed Bouchette, the Steelers beat writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, tweeted that Worilds “quit.” NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport pointed out that he would have made $7 million to $8 million a year in free agency, or at least $15 million guaranteed. If your goal is to support your family, don’t you play another couple of years and put them in even better shape financially? Styf: I don’t know the specifics of why he stopped playing football. I do know it is none of our business if he wants to leave the game. Fans believe they own some part of the player because of the big money that player makes off your fandom. In the Packers’ case, where the fans own the team, maybe that’s easier to see. But you also have to see that there’s a real person inside there, too. And, for many of those real people, football is a profession and doesn’t necessarily need to define them. Football is a risk they take every day, and also one they can stop at any moment if they choose. DeFabo: The weird part to me is that on one hand you have guys who seem completely content to retire in their late 20s or early 30s. Then there’s guys like free-agent linebacker James Harrison, who says he wants to play next season at 37 (maybe in Tennessee with 77-year-old coach Dick LeBeau). Or there’s guys like Brett Favre who retire, come back, retire, come back, retire and come back with a Wrangler Jeans commercial in there somewhere. Or like Northwest Herald sportswriter Joey Kaufman, or should I say former Northwest Herald sportswriter Joey Kaufman. He ditched this place and took off for California to become a professional surfer or pursue his career in Hollywood or something like that. Styf: Don’t listen to him, Joey, you will be missed.
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Jerad Grundy is back on the mound. The Johnsburg grad reported to Mesa, Arizona, last month for the Oakland A’s minor league spring training. Grundy, who pitched at the University of Kentucky, was selected in the 10th round of the 2013 draft by the A’s, and spent the past two summers with the Vermont Lake Monsters, the club’s Class A Short Season affiliate. His first season got off to a rocky start as he posted a 7.14 ERA over 29 innings, but he settled down in Year 2 – making 15 starts with a 4.08 ERA and striking out 51 batters to 16 walks. The left-hander hopes to keep on improving as he begins his third professional season, though he’s unsure which affiliate he’ll report to come Opening Day.
I know they’ve been keeping me as a starter, trying to develop me as a starter, which is good for moving forward and stuff. It doesn’t matter to me what level I start at this year. I’m just grateful to be staying as a starter and getting on that routine of pitching every five days, no matter what level I’m playing at. It’s pretty much what I’ve done. I’ve only reliefed maybe a handful of times in my career ever – college, high school, all that. But it’s pretty much all I’ve known. It’s that sense of comfort, so I know exactly what I’m doing each day between starts. I always have like the same lifting routine and bullpen routine between starts. I always throw like a 30-pitch bullpen two days after a start. I always lift three times between starts.
I think just another year of maturing as a baseball player and understanding what it takes to play at the professional level. I went to a prestigious DI baseball program for college and then you make the jump to professional baseball, but you need to develop your skills even further. Every year, the competition is going to get a little better, a little better. So I had that extra year under my belt at Short-A, so I think I just learned a lot from the older guys and developed as a pitcher.
To be honest, I think it was more the mental side of things. I started keeping, right now, a lot of notes in a notebook as far as pitching stuff, my mechanical cues and what I should be thinking in certain situations. I think I’m more developed in the mental side of my pitching as opposed to the physical side.
Just controlling your thoughts. I see it happen all the time. Guys get in a game environment and you can tell the game is speeding up on them. Pitches start to run into each other as opposed to stepping off, taking a deep breath and slowing the game down. I think that’s where I’ve developed the most this past year – being able to control my thoughts on the mound. I knew it was a big part of it [in college baseball], but I don’t think I really understood how to develop it at that point of my career.
In professional baseball, I feel like the talent is all the same across all levels. Everyone has a good breaking pitch, everyone throws hard, everyone can hit for power. All that. I think the big difference between a minor leaguer and a big leaguer is just the consistency. Who can do it every single day for a six-month season? That’s my goal, to become as consistent as a big leaguer would be.
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SPORTS BRIEFS Cary-Grove grad Freeman earns All-America honor
team All-American in the shot put!! Time to get ready for outdoors.” Freeman qualified with the NCAA’s Southern Illinois-Carbondale junior thrower Josh Freeman finished eighth 14th-best shot put mark at 63-73⁄4. He holds both the SIU indoor (63-9) and in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor outdoor (65-2) shot put records. Track and Field Championships Satuday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Huntley grad Doherty tosses for his first career All-America firstno-hitter in MCC sweep team honor. Bryan Doherty tossed a no-hitter Freeman, a Cary-Grove graduate, was making his third trip to a nation- Saturday as the McHenry County al meet – his second straight indoors. College baseball team swept a pair of seven-inning nonconference games Freeman threw 61 feet, 4 inches. Freeman tweeted, “Officially a first against Milwaukee Area Technical
College in Mauston, Wisconsin. Doherty (2-0), a Huntley graduate, struck out six batters and allowed no walks, with the only baserunner reaching on an error by Doherty as the Scots (3-1) shut out MAT, 7-0, in Game 2. In the first game, the Scots won, 8-2, behind Zach Marszal’s two runs and RBI, while Matt Tegtmeier added an RBI and a steal for the Scots, who stole seven bases in the win. Eric Schiller (1-0) picked up the win, allowing on earned one and striking
out four in five innings.
6-yard box. He fed it to the penalty spot where an open Rivero slotted Vancouver gets first-ever it inside the left corner past a diving away win over Fire, 1-0 Jon Busch. BRIDGEVIEW – Raul Octavio Rivero The Fire (0-2) lost their home openscored in the 86th minute and Vaner in the newly renovated Toyota Park couver beat the Fire, 1-0, Saturday for after falling to the defending champithe Whitecaps’ first away victory over on L.A. Galaxy, 2-0, in its first game. the Fire. Rivero, who had Vancouver’s only Vancouver (1-1) is 1-1-2 overall goal in its home opening loss to Toin Bridgeview, with two scoreless ronto FC, ran past the defense in the draws. 74th minute but his shot went wide of A failed clearance fell to the feet of the near post. Steven Beitashour on the edge of the – Staff, wire reports
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WOODSTOCK HIRES NEW FOOTBALL COACH
Thompson brings military discipline to Streaks By JOE STEVENSON joestevenson@shawmedia.com Tommy Thompson’s path to coaching high school football was much less-traveled than that of most of his counterparts. Thompson, a 1991 Boylan graduate, served in the Navy, attended college, then went back for a longer stint with the Army. Eventually, in 2012, he retired from reserve duty and became a football coach. Woodstock athletic director
Glen Wilson announced Saturday that Thompson will be the Blue Streaks’ new head football coach, ending a search of almost three months. Former coach Steve Beard, who had led the program for 12 seasons, resigned after the season. Wilson said Thompson’s recommendation will go to the District 200 school board in its meeting Tuesday night. He also will be assigned a teaching role within the district, but that is yet to be determined.
Over the past five seasons, at two schools, Thompson’s teams were 22-29 and won one district championship. He coached the past two seasons at St. Patrick High School in Gulf- Tommy port, Missis- Thompson sippi. Thompson earned a district football Coach of the Year honor in 2011
at North Sunflower Academy in Drew, Mississippi. “As I was getting close to my [military] retirement, I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do,” Thompson said. “I got my feet wet [in coaching] and this is my career. I’m excited to do it. It’s an easy transition for me because I like to bring that [military] structure and discipline to the teams. The parents and the kids appreciate that.” Thompson played football, basketball and baseball at Boy-
lan. He remembers playing a football game against Woodstock in 1989 against Bob Bradshaw’s Blue Streaks. After graduation, Thompson served as a Navy Corpsman in the medical field for four years. He attended Rock Valley College, playing football two seasons and baseball one season, then returned to the military, this time in the Army. Thompson served as 1st Sergeant in a medical unit while in Iraq in 2005 where he was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal. “That was a culmination of being 1st Sergeant and getting everybody home safely throughout the process,” Thompson said. “I came back to Mississippi and was an instructor for emergency trauma.” Thompson and his wife, Stacy, have three children: Nick, a junior, and Matthew and Mary Ann, twin sophomores. Nick and Matthew played linebacker for their father on St. Patrick’s varsity team last fall.
Northwest Herald Girls Basketball All-Area team FIRST TEAM ALI ANDREWS Huntley, jr., F Andrews, the repeat Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year, averaged 21 points, eight rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.2 steals and 2.1 blocks a game to lead Huntley to its second sectional title and a school-record 28 wins. She set the school’s single-game scoring record (34), single-season scoring record (694) and career scoring record (1.805) as a junior, and was a Class 4A All-State first-team selection by the Associated Press. KATIE BARKER Cary-Grove, sr., G Barker, who will play next year at Ohio University, played in 22 games for the Trojans after suffering a left knee injury late in the year before returning for the postseason. She averaged 15.3 points and 5.5 rebounds a game. She finishes her four-year varsity career fifth on the Trojans’ career scoring list with 1,092 points. Sarah Nader – snader@shawmedia.com
Huntley junior forward Ali Andrews is the Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year after leading the Red Raiders to a 28-5 record (most wins in school history) and second supersectional appearance in the past three years. This is the second straight season she has earned the honor.
NORTHWEST HERALD GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Huntley’s Andrews repeats By ALEX KANTECKI akantecki@shawmedia.com
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ith Boylan’s defense collapsing to her side, Ali Andrews remained unfazed. Huntley’s all-time leading scorer managed only four points through the first 3½ quarters of the Class 4A Guilford Sectional championship game as Boylan used a box-and-one and triangle-and-two defense to take the junior out of her comfort zone. Andrews easily could have conceded, but she didn’t. Instead, like she had all season, she took over when it mattered most. The 6-foot-2 Illinois commit brought Huntley all the way back from seven points down, finishing with a game-high 17 points to lead the Red Raiders to their second sectional championship in three seasons. “Unbelievable,” Huntley coach Steve Raethz said after the game. “She’s one of a kind.” Andrews’ late-game heroics propelled Huntley to a 37-33 victory before the Raiders’ season ended one win shy of the state semifinals, falling to Fremd, 50-34, in the supersectionals.
“There’s a reason why she’s as good as she is. She works incredibly hard and she’s a role model for what it takes to improve your game.” Steve Raethz Huntley girls basketball coach, on Ali Andrews Andrews, who broke Samantha Mader’s school career scoring record earlier in the season, led the area in scoring with 21 points a game and posted double digits in all 33 games for Huntley, a feat Raethz called “remarkably consistent.” After winning 27 games in 2013-14, Huntley broke its school record this season by going 28-5, including 20 straight win. The Raiders also went undefeated in the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division for the second consecutive season en route to their second division title in school history. Andrews, along with teammate Kayla Barreto, has been on the court for a school-record 81 wins in three
seasons, winning a regional title all three years. For her record-setting performance this season, Andrews is the Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight year, as selected by the sports staff with input from area coaches. Andrews also led her team in rebounding (8 a game) and assists (2.1 a game), shooting an area-best 89 percent (131 of 148) from the free throw line. She added 37 3-pointers and made 50.6 percent of her shots, contributing 2.2 steals and 2.1 blocks a game. In addition to setting the school single-game record by scoring 34 points in a season-opening win against South Elgin, Andrews scored a record 694 points throughout the regular season and will enter her senior season with 1,805 career points. Mader previously held the record with 1,655. “Each year she’s improved her skillset,” Raethz said. “Even as a freshman she was a dual threat. She can score from the perimeter and score from the post, but this year her ability to make shots off the dribble and create on her own really took her
game to the next level.” “Not only that, but the improvements she made from a mental standpoint. She never let a single thing the defense did frustrate her; she found ways to be patient and let the game come to her.” With her sister, Sam, graduated, and only four seniors on the team, Andrews took it upon herself to become a more vocal leader this year. “I just had to adjust to it and embrace it,” Andrews said. “You’re going to lose good players every year; you just have to deal with it, move on and help make the players around you better.” “Ali leads by example,” Raethz said. “There’s a reason why she’s as good as she is. She works incredibly hard and she’s a role model for what it takes to improve your game. Other than her sister, Sam, I don’t think I’ve coached a player who works as hard as Ali. She’s a tireless worker.” Despite all of the individual achievements, Andrews said the most memorable moment of her junior season was winning the FVC Valley, a division previously dominated by Cary-Grove.
NORTHWEST HERALD GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
Raethz guided Red Raiders to record 28 wins By ALEX KANTECKI akantecki@shawmedia.com After losing three straight games and starting the season with a 3-3 record, Huntley girls basketball coach Steve Raethz still liked what he saw. The losses stung, sure, but the takeaway and overall positive attitudes that remained with his players is what stuck out the most, Raethz recalled. “In all three [losses], we had leads heading into the fourth quarter,” Raethz said. “I was just really proud of the way we dealt with the adversity and turned it into a positive. It created an atmosphere where we really competed and never quit.” Huntley graduated three starters and had only three healthy seniors play this season. Most games, the Raiders started a senior, three juniors
and a sophomore. Raethz had the area’s leading scorer back in junior standout Ali Andrews, but most of the Raiders’ starting lineup was completely new and took some getting used to. “Some of the newer players were still getting assimilated to stepping into larger Steve Raethz roles, and I think it took all of us some time,” Raethz said. “We had to give it some time and let everyone settle in.” It didn’t take too much longer, however, as the Raiders won 25 of their next 27, including a 20-game winning streak before falling to Fremd in the Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional.
For leading the Raiders to their second sectional title in three seasons and a school-record 28 wins, Raethz is the Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Coach of the Year, as chosen by the sports staff with input from local coaches. This is the third consecutive year Raethz has earned the honor. Also given strong consideration was Crystal Lake South’s Mark Mucha, who led the Gators to a 22-9 record and a regional championship in his first year. Since 2013, Raethz has recorded an 81-17 record with single-season win totals of 26, 27 and 28. The Raiders have won seven regional titles in the past nine seasons; this season, Huntley fell one win short of reaching the state semifinals. Huntley lost to Fremd, 50-34, in a supersectional.
In that game, Fremd coach Dave Yates credited Raethz and Huntley, which turned a 13-point deficit at halftime into a six-point game in the fourth, for making things interesting late. “They never give up, and Steve is the reason why,” Yates said. “He won’t let his players quit. We knew they would make a run, and they did.” Andrews, who led Huntley’s comeback attempt, agrees with Yates’ assessment of her high school coach of three years. “He pushes you to the max no matter the situation, in games and in practice,” Andrews said. “He doesn’t give up on anybody.” Raethz led the Raiders to their second consecutive Fox Valley Conference Valley Division title with a perfect 12-0 record.
EMMA BENOIT Hampshire, jr., F Benoit led the Whip-Purs to the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division crown (tied with Prairie Ridge), averaging 13.8 points, eight rebounds and 2.2 blocks a game. She shot 50 percent from the field and was one of the area’s top defenders. CHANEL FANTER Crystal Lake South, jr., G Fanter averaged 17.2 points, five rebounds, two assists and 2.6 steals a game to lead the Gators to a second-place finish in the FVC Valley Division and a regional title. She made 47 3-pointers and shot 46 percent from the field, surpassing 1,000 career points to leave her 91 points away from tying the school record. JESANIA LABOY Dundee-Crown, sr., F Laboy came up big in the postseason and helped lead the Chargers to their first regional championship since 2003, including 22 points and 15 rebounds in the regional title game against rival Jacobs. She was one of two area players to average a double-double with 10.2 points and 10.1 points a game. SECOND TEAM Kayla Barreto, Huntley, jr., G Kaylee Bischke, Harvard, sr., G Kianna Clark, Crystal Lake South, sr., F Jazza Johns, Johnsburg, jr., F Selena Juarez, Woodstock, sr., F HONORABLE MENTION Trace Chase, Johnsburg, sr., F Aly Clark, Prairie Ridge, jr., G Jenifer Crain, Woodstock, jr., G Candace Cunningham, Cary-Grove, sr., G Creighton Fed, Dundee-Crown, sr., G Kelly Klendworth, Prairie Ridge, sr., G Tally Lalor, Alden-Hebron, so., G Alex Martens, McHenry, jr., F Carly Sidor, Jacobs, so., G Sara Swanson, Richmond-Burton, sr., G
– Alex Kantecki akantecki@shawmedia.com
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AHAI BLACKHAWK CUP VARSITY WHITE DIVISION STATE TOURNAMENT: LOYOLA 5, CARY-GROVE 3
No. 7 seed Cary-Grove can’t hold on against No. 2 Loyola By JOHN WILKINSON
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6 SPORTS • Sunday, March, 15, 2015 • Section C • Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com SPORTS BRIEFS Hurley back in NCAAs as Buffalo wins MAC title CLEVELAND – Xavier Ford and Shannon Evans scored 18 points apiece as Buffalo, coached by March Madness icon Bobby Hurley, earned its first trip to the NCAA tournament by beating top-seeded
Central Michigan, 89-84, in the Mid-American Conference championship game Saturday night. The second-seeded Bulls (23-9) earned their first league title and the automatic NCAA bid that comes with it. They’re in the brackets along with Hurley, their fiery coach
and former Duke point guard, who led the Blue Devils to three straight Final Fours and consecutive national titles in 1991 and 1992. Chris Fowler scored 27 points for the top-seeded Chippewas (23-8), who won just three conference games and were the No. 11 seed a
year ago. Lamonte Bearden added 13 points for Buffalo, playing in its third MAC title game. Buffalo won its first crown despite getting just 10 points from Justin Moss, the MAC’s player of the year slowed by an ankle injury.
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Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant and North Carolina’s J.P. Tokoto chase the ball during the first half of the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday in Greensboro, N.C.
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Irish rally past Tar Heels for ACC tourney title
No. 1 Kentucky 91, Auburn 67: Willie Cauley-Stein scored 18 points, Andrew Harrison added 15 and Kentucky routed depleted Auburn in Nashville, Tennessee, to reach the Southeastern Conference final and improve to a school-record 33-0. Kentucky broke the school-record winning streak of 32 games set from Dec. 5, 1953, to Jan. 8, 1955. The Wildcats will face Arkansas in the final, seeking their 28th tournament title and first since 2011. The Wildcats had their way against a short-handed opponent. Auburn forward Jordon Granger was suspended for fighting in Friday’s quarterfinal win over LSU, and the school announced just before the tipoff that forward Cinmeon Bowers had been suspended for a potential rules violation. Antoine Mason had 23 points for Auburn (15-20).
No. 4 Villanova 69, Xavier 52: Josh Hart had 15 points in his latest brilliant performance off the bench, and top-seeded Villanova beat Xavier for its second straight Big East title. Looking to lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAAs, the Wildcats (32-2) made an impressive statement much to the delight of a pro-Villanova crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York. After squeezing past Providence 63-61 with the help of a questionable call in the semifinals, Villanova had no such trouble against the sixth-seeded Musketeers (21-13). Dylan Ennis scored 16 points and Darrun Hilliard had 12, sending the Wildcats into the NCAA tournament on a 15-
No. 13 Iowa State 70, NO. 9 Kansas 66: Georges Niang scored 19 points, Abdel Nader made the go-ahead foul shots with 48 seconds to go, and Iowa State rallied from a 17-point second-half hole to beat Kansas in the Big 12 championship game in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth straight game – including all three in the tournament – that the Cyclones rallied from a double-digit deficit, prompting Niang to dub them the “Comeback Kids.” Nader finished with 13 points, and Jameel McKay and Monte Morris had 11 each for the Cyclones (25-8). They also knocked off the Jayhawks on their way to winning the title a year ago. Wayne Selden Jr. had a career-high 25 points for the Jayhawks (26-8). They edged Iowa State and Oklahoma by a game to win the regular-season crown. No. 20 SMU 69, Temple 56 : Markus Kennedy scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half to help SMU beat temple in the American Athletic Conference semifinals in Hartford, Connecticut. Cannen Cunningham and Yanick Moreira each added 11 points for the Mustangs (266), the league’s regular-season champions. They will face UConn in the final. Quenton DeCosey had 14 points for Temple (23-10). No. 21 Arkansas 60, Georgia 49: Michael Qualls scored 15 points and Arkansas beat Georgia in the Southeastern Conference semifinals in Nashville, Tennessee. Bobby Portis scored a season-low four points for Arkansas (26-7). Georgia (21-11) failed for a second straight year to reach the Bulldogs’ first final since 2008 when they won a tournament rearranged by tornadoes that hit Atlanta. Marcus Thornton and Cameron Forte each scored 13 points for Georgia. VCU 93, No. 24 Davidson 73: Mo Alie-Cox muscled his way to 18 points inside and Treveon Graham provided the pop from the outside with 18 more, leading VCU past Davidson in the Atlantic 10 semifinals in New York. The fifth-seeded Rams (25-9) got some payback for a blowout loss at Davidson (24-7) last week, snapping top-seeded Wildcats’ 10-game winning streak, with their best performance since losing point guard Briante Weber to a knee injury six weeks ago. They will play Dayton in the final. Tyler Kalinoski scored 19 points for Davidson (24-7).
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Jerian Grant scored 24 points and Notre Dame took over with a 26-3 second-half run to rally past North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Pat Connaughton added 20 points for the third-seeded Irish (29-5). They went from trailing by nine to up double figures with a stunning burst that seized momentum in what amounted to a road game and sent the program to its first title in any league. Connaughton came up with a pair of 3s during Notre Dame’s go-ahead run, with the Irish getting into a fast-paced, free-flowing attack set loose by a few ill-timed turnovers by the Tar Heels (24-11). When it was over, Notre Dame had turned a 63-54 deficit into an 80-66 lead on Connaughton’s dunk with 2:54 and largely silenced a home-state UNC crowd featuring plenty of blue in the Greensboro Coliseum seats.
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SPORTS 7
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Badgers’ win over Purdue near perfection Wisconsin dismantles Boilermakers in 2nd half to reach final By STEVE GREENBERG
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sgreenberg@suntimes.com CHICAGO – The greatness of Wisconsin’s 71-51 victory over Purdue in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinals didn’t begin when the Badgers took the floor for the second half, trailing by five. Indeed, it was 20 minutes of blissful basketball by the 30-3 Badgers. It was 20 minutes of agony for the Boilermakers (21-12). But the 41-16 display of dominance was weeks, months, years in the making. Bo Ryan happens to be working with the best assemblage of talent he has had in his storied career, but this still is same-old Wisconsin – and, please, don’t anyone take that the wrong way, because it’s entirely a compliment. This still is all about the coming-together of a master of player development and a group of players who buy – by the barrel – what the old guy is selling. When the NCAA tournament
Saturday’s semifinals Wisconsin 71, Purdue 51 Michigan State 62, Maryland 58 Sunday’s championship Wisconsin vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m., CBS selection committee hands out seeds Sunday, it won’t matter whether Wisconsin is a No. 1. You could count on one hand the number of teams that are capable of matching the Badgers at their peak, just as you could count on one hand the combined number of second-half turnovers and fouls committed by the Badgers on Saturday. When they play that way, when they’re passing the ball like magicians at one end and protecting the basket like sentries at the other – no giveaways, no violations, no screw-ups – what is it? It’s almost perfection. “I don’t know about the seeding
because I don’t know what all goes into it,” said Purdue coach Matt Painter, “but I know they have a chance to win a national championship.” Frank Kaminsky isn’t the national player of the year because of his stats or his style. His job in the second half boiled down to outplaying Purdue center A.J. Hammons, who’d had the run of things over the first 20 minutes. Only Kaminsky didn’t just outplay Hammons, he thoroughly demoralized the monstrous 7-footer, who missed all his shots and – frustrated – got himself into foul trouble as if on purpose. “I got my head down a little bit,” Hammons said. Painter described Wisconsin as the model of post defense, which of course gets right back to player development. Kaminsky was scrawny, weak and mostly clueless when he arrived in Madison, but look at him now. And look at Sam Dekker, another potential NBA first-round pick. He was the weak link of Wiscon-
sin’s ballyhooed defense the last couple of years. Now, as a junior? “He’s just now getting it,” Ryan said. In other words, he has become a force. As a Nigel Hayes, the sculpted power forward who turned point guard in the second half. Good enough to be the guy doing the scoring down low, Hayes stationed himself dutifully on the perimeter, swung the ball with precision, hit a 3-pointer and picked up three assists. He and Bronson Koenig are good as sophomores. Watch them become great down the line. Koenig scored 14 in the second half on the way to a career-high 19. “I’m just trying to help the team in any way I can,” Koenig said. But then that’s the Wisconsin way. Ryan is the craftsman ever equipped with tools that want to work. For many years, the tools AP photo – Ryan’s players – have worked with precision. And now more Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker dunks against Purdue in the than ever before, they’re working semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Saturday at beautifully, too. the United Center. Wisconsin won, 71-51.
Michigan St. looks forward to facing Wisconsin By STEVE GREENBERG sgreenberg@suntimes.com The way this game started, it would have been very easy to count out Michigan State, which was down 17 points to a team that had already beaten it twice. It also would have been very wrong. Despite their early struggles, the No. 3 seed Spartans reined in No. 2 Maryland for a 62-58 victory on Saturday that
DePAUL BASKETBALL
Purnell quits after 5th season By ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press CHICAGO – DePaul hired Oliver Purnell hoping he could lead a once proud program back to prominence. It didn’t happen. Purnell resigned Saturday after leading the Blue Demons to a 54-105 record and a 15-75 mark in Big East play. “We made progress here and improved with the talent and character of our student-athletes,” he said in a statement. The program that rose to prominence under Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2004 and last made the NIT in 2007. It’s been nothing but losing seasons since then, and whatever strides they made under Purnell did not show up in the record. DePaul lost at least 20 games in four of his five years, going 12-20 overall this season and finishing seventh in the Big East at 6-12. It was the first time since the 2007-08 season that the Blue Demons were not last in the conference. Playing most home games before small crowds at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, as DePaul has since 1980, has not helped. But that’s about to change. The school can sell the next coach on playing in a new 10,000-seat arena on the city’s near South Side. DePaul is scheduled to move in during the 2016-17. It doesn’t hurt, either, that Chicago boasts one of the nation’s most fertile recruiting grounds. Whether the next coach will produce a better record remains to be seen. Purnell, who orchestrated turnarounds at Dayton and Clemson before taking the DePaul job, is 448384 in 27 seasons as a head coach. Purnell has led Old Dominion, Dayton and Clemson to a combined six NCAA appearances but has never won a game in the tournament.
puts them in Sunday’s Big Ten tournament championship game against top-seeded Wisconsin. Expansion teams can wait. With the first-year Terrapins back in their shell, this final will be a knockdown-dragout between the Badgers, who want to make their case for a No. 1 NCAA seed, and the Spartans, who can salvage a ho-hum regular season with their third Big Ten tourney title in four years.
“I think it’s great for the Big Ten that the two of us are playing,” MSU coach Tom Izzo said of the Wisconsin matchup. “We’ve been in some epic wars over the years. I know I’m excited about the chance to play them.” Just as Michigan State’s two previous losses to Maryland didn’t matter, the Spartans aren’t reading too much into their 68-61 loss on Senior Day at Wisconsin on March 1. “We were there. I’m not
sure we played them,” Izzo said of that loss. That said, Izzo detailed his respect for the Badgers. “They have so many different weapons,” the Spartans’ coach said. “[Bronson] Koenig had a big game today. [Sam] Dekker’s been playing well. [Frank] Kaminsky is Kaminsky. And if you don’t like [Josh] Gasser, you don’t like real people.” Down 23-7 early and 33-25 at halftime, Michigan State (23-
10) dug in against Maryland (27-6) and pounded out an emotional victory. A thunder dunk by Marvin Clark Jr., followed by a three-pointer from Denzel Valentine, gave the surging Spartans a 38-36 lead with 12:32 left. It was their first lead. They were Valentine’s only points. “That’s the kind of guy he is,” said Travis Trice, who led MSU with 20 points. “He just rises to the occasion.” Maryland, which was 11-0
in games decided by six points or less until this showdown, battled back. But the Spartans stood their ground. Freshman phenom Melo Trimble had 13 points with 13:40 left in the first half. He didn’t score again for more than 28 minutes before ending with 22 mop-up-inflated points. “You hate to lose, but it was a good tournament for us,” Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. “It’s going to prepare us for what lies ahead.”
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CUBS SPRING TRAINING
Prospect Russell continues to make trade look better By GORDON WITTENMYER gwittnemyer@suntimes.com MESA, Ariz. – Addison Russell noticed the coaches in the dugout looking strangely at him that hot day last July in San Jose. Uh-oh. “I was like, ‘Oh, man, I may have got traded,’ ” said Russell, the best shortstop in the Cubs’ organization, according to some evaluators, and a top-five prospect in every major ranking. “I was pretty surprised.” Pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the American League West-leading Oakland Athletics. Russell, outfield prospect Billy McKinney and struggling pitcher Dan Straily to the Cubs. Fourth of July. Boom!
For all the rockets’ red glare of Samardzija getting traded two days before he was named an All-Star for the Cubs, the big surprise eight months later remains that the A’s went so uncharacteristically all-in for rent-a-pitchers and gave up the organization’s top prospect, a kid they expected to be their starting shortstop this year. “He’s as advertised,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “You hear all these different things, and then I came here and then you actually get to see it: ‘Wow.’ He is that.” Russell hasn’t played a day in the big leagues yet, and McKinney is further away than Russell (Straily is already gone). But if the Cubs liked the deal in July, the optics only got better when Hammel returned as a free agent at
a discount with the team actually trying to win this year. “I wanted to be part of [the Cubs’ next phase], and obviously getting to see the guy that I got traded for, and play on the same team with him, is pretty cool,” Hammel said. As the Cubs looked across the field this weekend at the A’s during a two-game Las Vegas series, it might have been tempting to boast. Russell Addison started at short Russell Friday and delivered a double in two at-bats, plus two walks (he’s hitting .462 this spring). White Sox castoff Marcus Semien started for the A’s at short, where he’ll probably be on Opening Day, and went
hitless. Whether the Cubs “win” the trade will have a lot to do with what happens over the next few years. What’s certain is the A’s certainly didn’t win it, fading out of first over the summer and being forced into a one-game wild-card playoff that they lost to the Kansas City Royals. How do they not cringe at the trade now? “Because we wouldn’t have made it to where we did without making those deals,” A’s assistant general manager David Forst said. “I mean, you never look back fondly on trading a player like Addison. But the reality is we only got to the wild-card game, and we don’t get there without Samardzija and Hammel and [Jon] Lester [later acquired from the Boston Red Sox for
Yoenis Cespedes]. “In that respect, we would absolutely do it again.” It was an unusually highrisk, high-stakes move, even for a front office led by gunslinger general manager Billy Beane. “But we had a team where we felt like we were able to pinpoint some weaknesses that needed to be addressed,” Forst said, “and it would have been probably malpractice not to address them if we were capable.” Meanwhile, the Cubs have an embarrassment of riches at shortstop, if you believe prospect worshippers. The only legitimate, established big-league one is threetime All-Star Starlin Castro, who has yet to turn 25. (Despite wide and wild speculation, he was not shopped by the Cubs
after they got Russell.) The only question: Is there an even better one in the wings? Ryan Theriot once brashly suggested that if Castro was good enough to take his job, he should “come and get it.” Castro did and has since repelled similar challenges from Junior Lake, Javy Baez and Arismendy Alcantara. “He has tremendous talent,” Castro said of Russell, who lockers near him in the Cubs’ spring clubhouse. Enough to force a position move for Castro? “Whatever we have to do, we need to do what’s best for the team,” Castro said. “I can’t think right now about if I’m going to move to third, or if I’m going to move to second, because I don’t have that decision.”
WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING
‘Rejuvenated’ Beckham looks to start fresh in second tour with White Sox By DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN dvanschouwen@suntimes.com GLENDALE, Ariz. – Meet the new Gordon Beckham. He’s not the old Gordon Beckham. Or is he? Beckham, whom White Sox fans fell in love with as a rookie in 2009 and agonized with as he battled to regain that boy-wonder form in the seasons that followed before he was traded last summer, is back. The belief on both sides is that this relationship can work under different terms. After the Sox traded Beckham to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named Aug. 21, Beckham changed. He went from being a starting second baseman to a utility infield-
er, a role that should suit a player who was an All-America shortstop at Georgia, the Sporting News’ Gordon Rookie of the Beckham Year as a third baseman and a standout defensive second baseman for the Sox from 2010 to 2014. Beckham seemed to flourish at his new job, too, hitting .268 with a .328 on-base percentage and a .429 slugging percentage in 26 games during the Angels’ run to the postseason. It was a small sample size, but it looked better than Beckham’s .221/.263/.336 for the Sox in 2014 and .244/.306/.374 for them during his career.
The separation was a good thing. “It was, for sure,’’ Beckham said. “Just getting a clean slate. Coming back here is not necessarily a fresh start, but it’s definitely a clean slate from my past here. And the guys are totally different. So, yeah, I have a great perspective.” Bringing Beckham back made sense to the Sox. He is their best defensive second baseman, so he gives them a fallback if the competition for the starting job between 24-year-old Micah Johnson and 22-year-old Carlos Sanchez fails to produce a clear winner. Six-position guy Emilio Bonifacio can play second, too, but his ideal role is to back up in the outfield and infield and start in spots.
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BULLS ANALYSIS
Big efforts needed from these 5 guys By JOE COWLEY jcowley@suntimes.com
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The Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp (10) celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period Saturday against the Sharks in San Jose, Calif. Sharp scored two goals, and the Hawks won, 6-2.
BLACKHAWKS 6, SHARKS 2
Sharp ends funk, scores pair By MARK LAZERUS mlazerus@suntimes.com SAN JOSE, Calif. – The biennial Blackhawks fathers’ trip is supposed to be about the dads, a chance for them to get an inside look at the lives their famous sons lead on the road. But the players get plenty out of it, too. Perhaps no one more than Patrick Sharp did these last four days. On the ice, Sharp had been mired in a 19-game goal drought. Off the ice, he had been dealing with damaging and disturbing rumors about his personal life, which he called “off-ice BS” in a first-intermission interview with WGN’s Steve Konroyd on Saturday. But with his dad, Ian, in attendance at the SAP Center on Saturday, Sharp scored twice in a 6-2 rout of the San Jose Sharks. “I had a great three days hanging with my dad,” Sharp said afterward. “I haven’t had that much time with him in a long
while. It kind of puts things in perspective. Going through a tough time individually, whatever the case may be, to see a guy like my father, who fights every day and who’s an inspiration for me, it kind of puts everything in perspective and makes me feel like it’s a little easier to play the game.” Brandon Saad, one of the Hawks’ few consisBrandon Saad tent scorers, had the goahead goal early in the third period in this one, helping to turn a tight game into a blowout. But far more encouraging were all the other guys who suddenly are finding the back of the net. In a five-period span dating to Thursday’s win at Arizona, Andrew Shaw, Brad Richards, Sharp and Duncan Keith all ended goal droughts of at least 18 games. On Saturday, it was Sharp scoring his first goal in 20 games (then adding a sec-
ond late in the game), and Keith scoring his first goal in 19. Bryan Bickell got in on the action, too, scoring an insurance goal in the third period after scoring two goals in his previous 23 games. Antoine Vermette and Brent Seabrook added two assists each. After scoring one 5-on-5 goal in their past three games, the Hawks got three against San Jose. And somehow, despite all the offensive scuffling, the Hawks are 6-1-1 dating to the Feb. 24 game in which Patrick Kane was injured, and (for the time being, at least) moved within three points of first place. “It’s big,” Saad said. “You can’t replace a guy like that, but for guys to step up and make big plays and win games, that’s what we need to do.” Sharp got the Hawks on the board first at 6:03 of the first period, charging hard to the net and cleaning up his own rebound, lifting the puck over a sprawled-out Antti Niemi for his first goal since Jan. 28.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t mince words after the Bulls’ 101-91 loss Friday to the Charlotte Hornets. There’s no longer enough time for that. “You’re heading down the stretch,” Thibodeau said after the Bulls blew a Nikola Mirotic 19-point lead. “It’s going to come down to how badly you want something. “Every game, you’re playing for something. For some teams, you’re playing to get in. For some teams, it’s the seeding. If your house is not in order now, you’re in trouble.” As it stands going into their game Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Bulls’ house is not in order. Practice was canceled Saturday because there weren’t enough healthy players to participate. Instead, there was film, treatment and gym time for those healthy enough to get some shots up. It seemed there was some good news entering the game against the Hornets. Center Joakim Noah (left knee) was back in the starting lineup after missing the previous game against the Philadelphia 76ers. But Noah didn’t look healthy, scoring one point and grabbing six rebounds in 24 minutes. The Bulls have 15 games left before the playoffs start. According to Thibodeau, the statuses of guards Jimmy Butler (left elbow) and Derrick Rose (right knee) are still the great unknowns. But if the Bulls
want to make a deep playoff run, they’ll need more than the injured players to get healthy. Here are five players who have to come up big in the next 15 games:
5. Nikola Mirotic: The rookie forward has put his name in the Rookie of the Year discussion, averaging 17 points and 7.4 rebounds in his past 10 games. But his struggles from 3-point range (28 percent in March) have been noticeable. With backup big man Taj Gibson (left ankle) and Noah likely under minutes restrictions for the rest of the regular season, Mirotic must continue being a scoring threat, both from inside and out. 4. Tony Snell: Lost in the fact that Snell has scored in double figures in eight of his past 11 games is that he has taken over Butler’s role defensively. He needs to continue coming through in that area. 3. Noah: When he plays with emotion, the Bulls can play with just about anybody. When he doesn’t, games such as the one Friday happen. Numbers are nice for Noah, but his emotion is a requirement for the Bulls to succeed. 2. Butler: He guards and scores and, perhaps more important, has shown big-shot ability. The Bulls lack that right now. Aaron Brooks only can play hero for so long. 1. Rose: It always comes back to him, doesn’t it? Rose is the only Bulls player who – when healthy – can trump an opponent’s game plan. As one teammate said this week, “He’s that guy that just knows how to close the game.” The Bulls are 4-6 since Rose went down with his latest knee injury.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP: PHOENIX
Harvick big favorite, won’t discuss West Coast sweep By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. – Kevin Harvick has been almost unstoppable since he charged to his first Sprint Cup championship last season. The overwhelming favorite to win Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway, Harvick could realistically have a shot at a three-race sweep of NASCAR’s current West Coast swing. He picked up his first win of the season last week at Las Vegas, has proved himself almost unbeatable at Phoenix, and has had strong showings at California, next week’s venue. Although the possibility exists he could sweep this trip, Harvick said his Stewart-Haas Racing team has not discussed it once. “We never talk about stuff like that,” he said. “We don’t talk about things we’ve done. We always talk about the things we do wrong and we talk about the things that we need to do different. It’s never really anything about last week. It’s always about next week and the things that we have to do to try to be prepared when we come to the racetrack.” There’s zero doubt that Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers came prepared to Phoenix. Harvick won the pole, his first at Phoenix, and closed Saturday with both the fastest lap in final practice and the best 10-lap average. He has won four of the past five races at Phoenix, and has six career victories at a track he considers one of his favorite on the circuit. As Harvick talked this weekend of how it will take a mistake by the No. 4 team or a fluke for him to lose on Sunday, the rest of the field worked on their equipment and tried not to accept their inevitable fate. Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano, who will start second behind Harvick on Sunday, was unwilling to throw in the towel. “He is human like anyone else,” Logano said. “He is beatable, believe me. We just have to figure out the way to do it. He knows something running here – he just knows what he needs in the race car. I think it is something he looks for and a feel that he is able to maintain his tires throughout a long run. “I think that is what we all strive for, to figure that part out. We have identified that is where he beats us, we have to fix it. Half the battle is figuring out where you are getting beat.” NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip, currently an analyst for Fox, believes the No. 4 team has the competition beat each week before the car is even unloaded at the track. Through preparation at the shop, Harvick and Childers have
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Driver Kevin Harvick has finished in the top two in six consecutive Sprint Cup races entering Sunday’s race in Avondale, Ariz.
Logano routs field to win Xfinity race AVONDALE, Ariz. – Joey Logano led all but 24 laps Saturday as he routed the field to win the Xfinity Series at Phoenix International Raceway. The Daytona 500 winner raced to his first Xfinity Series victory since 2013 with his dominant win for Team Penske. He led 176 of the 200 laps and had the field covered from the drop of the green flag. He won in the No. 22 Ford sponsored by Discount Tire, which is headquartered in nearby Scottsdale. Matt Kenseth was second, followed by Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon and Erik Jones. It’s the first top-five of Jones’ career.
– The Associated Press the luxury of spending the weekend fine-tuning in race trim. “They’re basically unbeatable,” Waltrip said. “While Harvick is a great driver, what makes the No. 4 team so tough to beat is that the car is so fast every week. They’re setting the mark.” Dating to last season, Harvick has six consecutive top-two finishes, has won three of the past six races and used his win at Phoenix last year to catapult his championship run. He opened this season with two runner-up finishes before winning last week.
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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com • Section C • Sunday, March, 15, 2015 • BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 51 14 .785 42 25 .627 39 26 .600 40 27 .597 38 28 .576 34 32 .515 30 35 .462 29 35 .453 29 36 .446 29 36 .446 26 38 .406 23 43 .348 21 46 .313 15 51 .227 13 51 .203
GB — 10 12 12 13½ 17½ 21 21½ 22 22 24½ 28½ 31 36½ 37½
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct 51 13 .797 46 20 .697 43 20 .683 43 22 .662 42 24 .636 42 25 .627 40 24 .625 36 29 .554 36 29 .554 34 33 .507 29 36 .446 25 41 .379 22 43 .338 17 47 .266 14 50 .219
GB — 6 7½ 8½ 10 10½ 11 15½ 15½ 18½ 22½ 27 29½ 34 37
x-Atlanta d-Cleveland d-Toronto Bulls Washington Milwaukee Indiana Charlotte Miami Boston Brooklyn Detroit Orlando Philadelphia New York
d-Golden State d-Memphis d-Portland Houston L.A. Clippers Dallas San Antonio New Orleans Oklahoma City Phoenix Utah Denver Sacramento L.A. Lakers Minnesota
d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s Games Washington 113, Sacramento 97 Boston 93, Indiana 89 Brooklyn 94, Philadelphia 87 Memphis 96, Milwaukee 83 Utah 88, Detroit 85 New York at Golden State (n.) Sunday’s Games Bulls at Oklahoma City, noon Houston at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Orlando, 5 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Portland at Toronto, 6 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Charlotte 101, Bulls 91 Philadelphia 114, Sacramento 107 Toronto 102, Miami 92 Boston 95, Orlando 88 Oklahoma City 113, Minnesota 99 Dallas 129, L.A. Clippers 99 Denver 114, Golden State 103 Atlanta 96, Phoenix 87 Portland 118, Detroit 99
MEN’S COLLEGE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals SMU 74, East Carolina 68 Temple 80, Memphis 75 Tulsa 59, Houston 51 UConn 57, Cincinnati 54 Semifinals SMU 69, Temple 56 UConn 47, Tulsa 42 Championship Sunday UConn vs. SMU, 2:15 p.m. Atlantic 10 Conference Quarterfinals Davidson 67, La Salle 66 Dayton 75, St. Bonaventure 71 Rhode Island 71, George Washington 58 VCU 70, Richmond 67 Semifinals VCU 93, Davidson 73 Dayton 56, Rhode Island 52 Championship Sunday VCU vs. Dayton, Noon Atlantic Coast Conference Semifinals North Carolina 71, Virginia 67 Notre Dame 74, Duke 64 Championship Notre Dame 90, North Carolina 82 Big 12 Conference Semifinals Iowa St. 67, Oklahoma 65 Kansas 62, Baylor 52 Championship Iowa State 70, Kansas 66 Big East Conference Semifinals Villanova 63, Providence 61 Xavier 65, Georgetown 63 Championship Villanova 69, Xavier 52 Big Sky Conference Semifinals E. Washington 91, Sacramento St. 83 Montana 61, Northern Arizona 59 Championship Eastern Washington 69, Montana 65 Big Ten Conference Quarterfinals
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 69 43 19 7 93 182 Tampa Bay 70 42 21 7 91 226 Detroit 67 37 19 11 85 195 Boston 68 36 22 10 82 184 Florida 68 31 23 14 76 169 Ottawa 67 32 24 11 75 192 Toronto 70 27 37 6 60 187 Buffalo 68 19 43 6 44 129 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 67 43 17 7 93 205 N.Y. Islanders 71 43 24 4 90 221 Pittsburgh 68 39 19 10 88 195 Washington 69 36 23 10 82 203 Philadelphia 70 29 27 14 72 185 New Jersey 69 29 29 11 69 158 Columbus 68 30 34 4 64 178 Carolina 67 25 34 8 58 158
GA 170 168 157 173 186 226 191 GA 193 184 178 170 193 230 238
Albany, America East Conference Belmont, Ohio Valley Conference Buffalo, Mid-American Conference Coastal Carolina, Big South Conference Eastern Washington, Big Sky Conference Gonzaga, West Coast Conference Hampton, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Harvard, Ivy League Iowa State, Big 12 Conference Lafayette, Patriot League Manhattan, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference North Dakota State, Summit League North Florida, Atlantic Sun Conference Northeastern, Colonial Athletic Association Northern Iowa, Missouri Valley Conference Notre Dame, Atlantic Coast Conference Robert Morris, Northeast Conference Texas Southern, Southwestern Athletic Conference UAB, Conference USA Valparaiso, Horizon League Villanova, Big East Conference Wofford, Southern Conference Wyoming, Mountain West Conference
GA 153 182 182 173 190 179 222 230 GA 157 199 168 172 200 179 215 185
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Games Blackhawks 6, San Jose 2 Philadelphia 7, Detroit 2 Boston 2, Pittsburgh 0 Chicago 6, San Jose 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 0 Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Florida 2, Carolina 0 Vancouver 4, Toronto 1 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 New Jersey 4, Arizona 1 Calgary at Colorado, (n.) Nashville at Los Angeles, (n.) Sunday’s Games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m. Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Boston at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Monday’s Games Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Columbus 5, Edmonton 4, SO Ottawa 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Dallas 4, Washington 2 Anaheim 2, Minnesota 1 Calgary 6, Toronto 3
BLACKHAWKS 6, SHARKS 2 Chicago San Jose
1 1
1 1
4 —6 0 —2
First Period–1, Chicago, Sharp 11 (Vermette, Seabrook), 6:03. 2, San Jose, Karlsson 12 (Pavelski, Irwin), 16:49. Penalties–Bickell, Chi (holding stick), 3:46; Karlsson, SJ (holding stick), 10:32. Second Period–3, Chicago, Keith 8 (Hossa, Saad), 8:45 (pp). 4, San Jose, Thornton 14 (Couture, Burns), 12:16 (pp). Penalties–Vermette, Chi (interference), 1:08; Dillon, SJ (interference), 7:35; Toews, Chi (tripping), 11:27. Third Period–5, Chicago, Saad 21 (Teravainen, Crawford), 1:21. 6, Chicago, Bickell 12 (Richards, Rozsival), 4:56. 7, Chicago, Sharp 12 (Seabrook, Vermette), 15:10 (pp). 8, Chicago, Hossa 19 (Hjalmarsson, Toews), 17:44 (en). Penalties–Thornton, SJ (hooking), 11:25; Goodrow, SJ (tripping), 13:27; Chicago bench, served by Richards (too many men), 19:42. Shots on Goal–Chicago 9-4-17–30. San
Jose 14-12-9–35. Power-play opportunities–Chicago 2 of 4; San Jose 1 of 4. Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 28-14-5 (35 shots-33 saves). San Jose, Niemi 27-19-7 (29-24). A–17,562 (17,562). T–2:32. Referees–Eric Furlatt, Brad Meier. Linesmen–Matt MacPherson, Andy McElman.
AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 37 17 6 2 82 202 Rockford 33 19 5 2 73 158 Milwaukee 31 22 4 4 70 170 Wolves 29 23 6 1 65 158 Lake Erie 27 25 5 3 62 160 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Utica 35 19 6 1 77 167 Hamilton 30 23 9 0 69 171 Adirondack 30 23 5 1 66 176 Toronto 27 24 9 0 63 153 Rochester 25 30 5 1 56 180 West Division W L OL SL Pts GF Oklahoma City 36 18 3 3 78 184 San Antonio 35 20 5 1 76 197 Texas 27 18 13 1 68 176 Charlotte 25 31 5 1 56 138 Iowa 21 38 1 1 44 138 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF Manchester 38 15 6 2 84 192 Providence 33 20 7 2 75 167 Portland 35 22 3 1 74 163 Worcester 32 22 4 2 70 177 St. John’s 29 27 6 2 66 154 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF Hershey 37 18 5 2 81 178 W-B/Scranton 36 19 2 4 78 169 Lehigh Valley 29 24 6 1 65 167 Binghamton 25 28 7 1 58 189 Norfolk 22 31 5 3 52 129 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF Syracuse 35 17 8 0 78 176 Hartford 32 21 5 3 72 171 Springfield 32 23 7 0 71 164 Albany 27 24 5 5 64 156 Bridgeport 22 31 6 1 51 170
BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 3A Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep) Sectional Championship St. Joseph def. North Lawndale, forfeit Peoria (Bradley University) Sectional Championship Peoria Manual 47, Peoria Notre Dame 36 Vernon Hills Sectional Championship St. Patrick 48, Lakes 33 Park Forest Sectional Championship Hillcrest 40, Lincoln-Way West 37 Carbondale Sectional Championship Althoff Catholic 77, Carbondale 72 Champaign Sectional Championship Mahomet-Seymour 71, Lanphier 70
SUPERSECTIONALS Tuesday DeKalb (NIU) Peoria Manuel vs. Rockford Lutheran, 6 p.m. Hoffman Estates St. Joseph vs. St. Patrick, 7 p.m. Joliet Central Morgan Park vs. Hillcrest, 7 p.m. Springfield Althoff Catholic vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 7 p.m.
CLASS 4A Bolingbrook Sectional Championship Bolingbrook 59, Neuqua Valley 56 Dekalb Sectional Championship Geneva 65, Rockford Auburn 62 Waukegan Sectional Championship Stevenson 57, Lake Forest 49 Aurora East Sectional West Aurora 60, Hinsdale Central 55 Blue Island Sectional Simeon 74, St. Rita 70 Pekin Sectional Normal 48, Alton 36 Barrington Sectional Lake Park 58, St. Viator 39 Berwyn-Cicero Sectional Riverside-Brookfield 66, Morton 61
SUPERSECTIONALS Tuesday Chicago State Stevenson vs. Riverside-Brookfield, 7 p.m. Normal (Redbird Arena) Simeon vs. Normal, 7 p.m. At DeKalb (NIU) Lake Park vs. Geneva, 7:30 p.m. Hinsdale Central West Aurora vs. Bolingbrook, 7 p.m.
IHSA STATE PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A Semifinals Meridian 50, Forreston 35 Brimfield 53, Ridgeview 34 Saturday Third Place Ridgeview 53, Forreston 35 Championship Game Brimfield 56, Meridian 52
CLASS 2A
AUTOMATIC BIDS
HOCKEY WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 68 43 20 5 91 211 Nashville 69 42 20 7 91 199 Blackhawks 68 41 21 6 88 198 Minnesota 69 38 24 7 83 196 Winnipeg 69 34 23 12 80 191 Dallas 69 32 27 10 74 218 Colorado 68 31 26 11 73 181 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 70 43 20 7 93 204 Vancouver 68 39 25 4 82 193 Calgary 68 38 25 5 81 203 Los Angeles 67 33 21 13 79 184 San Jose 69 34 27 8 76 193 Arizona 69 21 40 8 50 145 Edmonton 69 18 39 12 48 160
FIVE-DAY PLANNER
PREPS AND COLLEGE
Maryland 75, Indiana 69 Purdue 64, Penn St. 59 Wisconsin 71, Michigan 60 Michigan State 76, Ohio State 67 Semifinals Wisconsin 71, Purdue 51 Michigan State 62, Maryland 58 Championship Sunday Wisconsin vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m. Big West Conference Semifinals Hawaii 65, UC Davis 58 UC Irvine 72, UC Santa Barbara 63, OT Championship Hawaii vs. UC Irvine (n.) Conference USA Semifinals Middle Tennessee 53, UTEP 50 UAB 72, Louisiana Tech 62, OT Championship UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60 Mid-American Conference Semifinals Buffalo 68, Akron 59 Cent. Michigan 75, Toledo 66 Championship Buffalo 89, Central Michigan 84 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinals Delaware St. 63, NC Central 57 Hampton 75, Norfolk St. 64 Championship Hampton 82, Delaware State 61 Mountain West Conference Semifinals Wyoming 71, Boise St. 66, OT San Diego State 56, Colorado State 43 Championship Wyoming 45, San Diego State 43 Pacific-12 Conference Semifinals Arizona 70, UCLA 64 Oregon 67, Utah 64 Championship Arizona vs. Oregon (n.) Southeastern Conference Quarterfinals Arkansas 80, Tennessee 72 Auburn 73, LSU 70, OT Kentucky 64, Florida 49 Georgia 74, South Carolina 62 Semifinals Kentucky 91, Auburn 67 Arkansas 60, Georgia 49 Championship Sunday Kentucky vs. Arkansas, Noon Southland Conference Semifinals Sam Houston St. 70, Texas A&M-CC 67 Stephen F. Austin 91, Northwestern St. 79 Championship Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State (n.) Southwestern Athletic Conference Semifinals Southern U. 68, Alabama St. 66 Texas Southern 90, Prairie View 77 Championship Texas Southern 62, Southern 58 Sun Belt Conference Second Round Louisiana-Lafayette 53, Texas St. 43 Louisiana-Monroe 77, South Alabama 59 Semifinals Georgia State 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 79 Georgia Southern 44, Louisiana-Monroe 43 Championship Sunday Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern, Noon Western Athletic Conference Semifinals New Mexico St. 57, CS Bakersfield 53 Seattle 69, UMKC 63 Championship New Mexico State vs. Seattle (n.)
GA 147 138 159 151 191 GA 149 163 169 169 195 GA 164 184 173 183 198
GA 141 149 141 157 194 GA 142 128 184 202 177 GA 172 182 171 172 205
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Saturday’s Games Utica 4, Wolves 0 Syracuse 2, Albany 1 Manchester 4, St. John’s 1 Adirondack 5, Toronto 4 Lehigh Valley 4, Bridgeport 2 Portland 2, Norfolk 0 Providence 5, Springfield 0 Hartford 4, Binghamton 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3, Hershey 1 Grand Rapids 3, Rockford 1 Charlotte 2, Oklahoma City 1 San Antonio 5, Lake Erie 2 Texas 4, Milwaukee 3 Sunday’s Games Rockford at Wolves, 3 p.m. Toronto at Hamilton, noon Springfield at Albany, 2 p.m. Syracuse at Bridgeport, 2 p.m. Norfolk at Providence, 2:05 p.m. Hartford at W-B/Scranton, 3:05 p.m. Binghamton at Adirondack, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Utica at Iowa, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Texas, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Charlotte at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Lake Erie at Texas, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals St. Teresa 50, Rockridge 39 Chicago Uplift 72, Mater Del 50 Saturday Third Place Rockridge 52, Mater Del 47 Championship Game Chicago Uplift 53, St. Teresa 47
Girls Basketball Player of the Year Past Winners 2015: Ali Andrews, Huntley, jr. 2014: Ali Andrews, Huntley, so. 2013: Sam Andrews, Huntley, jr. 2012: Olivia Jakubicek, Cary-Grove, jr. 2011: Melissa Dixon, Johnsburg, sr. 2010: Melissa Dixon, Johnsburg, jr. 2009: Molly Whiting, Woodstock, sr. 2008: Michelle McDonald, Johnsburg, sr. 2007: Paige Fiedorowicz, Johnsburg, sr. 2006: Paige Fiedorowicz, Johnsburg, jr. 2005: Amanda Walker, Hampshire, sr. 2004: Nicole Watzlawick, Hampshire, sr. 2003: Sammi Mader, Huntley, jr. 2002: Johanna Solverson, Lake Zurich, sr. 2001: Melissa Tarrant, Dundee-Crown, sr. 2000: Jenny Wessel, Grayslake, sr. 1999: Alicia Ratay, Lake Zurich, sr. 1998: Alicia Ratay, Lake Zurich, jr. 1997: Sara Ettner, Marengo, sr. 1996: Alicia Ratay, Lake Zurich, fr. 1995: Liz Zurek, Crystal Lake Central, sr. Girls Basketball Coach of the Year Past Winners 2015: Steve Raethz, Huntley 2014: Steve Raethz, Huntley 2013: Steve Raethz, Huntley 2012: Michelle Russell, Dundee-Crown 2011: Scott Morris, McHenry 2010: Rod Saffert, Cary-Grove 2009: Mike Toussaint, Johnsburg 2008: Mike Toussaint, Johnsburg 2007: Steve Raethz, Huntley 2006: Jim Altendorf, Cary-Grove 2005: Kyle McCaughn, Crystal Lake South 2004: Ed Haugens, Jacobs 2003: Milt Awe, Hampshire 2002: Carl Krause, Lake Zurich 2001: Steve Raethz, Huntley 2000: Jim and Kathy Speaker, Marian Central 1999: Joel Danzl-Tauer, Marengo 1998: Joe Komaromy, Dundee-Crown 1997: Ralph Hix, Marengo 1996: Joe Komaromy, Dundee-Crown 1995: Ralph Hix, Marengo
STATE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Quarterfinals at Edge West in Bensenville White Varsity Saturday Loyola Maroon 5, Cary-Grove 3
LOYOLA 5, CARY-GROVE 3 2 0
0 3
1 2
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First Period CG – Hochel (Martin, Whitehouse), 13:07 CG – Martin, 7:18 Second Period L – Huber, 8:51 L – Huber, PP, 3:02 L – Ciesla (Leiser), 2:06 Third Period L – Beck, 10: 43 CG – Kaspari (McDonald, Whitehouse), 7:50 L – Mathewson (Stevens, Bottini), 1:06 Goalkeeper saves: Trueman (L) 10, McDonnell (CG) 17.
BOYS WATER POLO PALATINE TOURNAMENT Mundelein 11, McHenry 8 Loyola 11, McHenry 5 New Trier 18, McHenry 11 McHenry goals: Garrett Floden 10, Kevin Braun 6, Gavin Dunn 3, Josh Frost 2, Alex Becker 1, Dylan Schmidt 1, Jackson Smith 1 McHenry Steals: Kevin Braun 9, Garrett Floden 9
ALL-FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAMS
BOYS TRACK
All-FVC Fox Division Prairie Ridge: Jack Berg, sr.; Payton Otto, jr.; Joey Kinowski, sr. Grayslake North: Aidan Einloth, jr.; Bobby Krebs, jr. Grayslake Central: Joey Mudd, sr.; David Llorens, sr. Woodstock: Mason Sutter, sr.; Nick Kubiak, jr. Hampshire: Matt Bridges, sr. Crystal Lake Central: Jason Price, sr. Woodstock North: Josh Jandron, sr.
BYRON INDOOR PREVIEW
All-FVC Valley Division Jacobs: Chrishawn Orange, sr.; Kenton Mack, sr.; Cameron Krutwig, so.; Cory Boeckh, sr. Crystal Lake South: Zach Geske, jr.; Tyler Baker, sr.; Kyle Bartusch, sr. Cary-Grove: Jason Gregoire, sr. Huntley: Connor Boesch, sr. McHenry: Nick Bellich, jr. Dundee-Crown: Sam Buckley, sr.
GIRLS BASKETBALL AREA LEADERS Final Statistics Scoring (Minimum 12 games) Player, School Games Pts. Avg. Andrews, Hunt 33 694 21.0 Bischke, Hvd 25 454 18.2 Fanter, CLS 30 521 17.4 Barker, C-G 22 337 15.3 Juarez, Wdk 31 447 14.4 Benoit, Hamp 25 349 14.0 Clark, PR 20 265 13.3 Fed, D-C 28 334 11.9 Klendworth, PR 20 233 11.7 Ahr, WN 17 191 11.2 Crain, Wdk 31 343 11.1 Johns, Jbg 29 323 11.1 Interrante, Jbg 25 273 10.9 Webber, A-H 27 295 10.9 Voel-Pel, PR 26 277 10.7 Scolio, Wdk 28 294 10.5 Laboy, D-C 27 277 10.3 Chase, Jbg 29 297 10.2 Martens, McH 23 233 10.1 Barnec, Jac 23 225 9.8 Swanson, R-B 29 282 9.7 Lalor, A-H 24 227 9.5 Michalski, D-C 19 179 9.4 Jones, WN 27 249 9.2 Barreto, Hunt 33 299 9.1 Sidor, Jac 27 247 9.1 Powell, Hvd 16 144 9.0 Powell, Jac 25 223 8.9 Cunningham, C-G 29 252 8.7 Hogan, R-B 29 251 8.7 Clark, CLS 30 245 8.2 Steffen, CLC 26 211 8.1 Free-Throw Percentage (Minimum 15 attempts) Player, School FTM-FTA Pctg. Andrews, Hunt 131-148 88.5 Powell, Jac 27-31 87.1 Barker, C-G 66-78 84.6 Demert, C-G 15-19 78.9 Barker, D-C 21-27 77.8 Barreto, Hunt 35-46 76.1 Sowa, C-G 22-29 75.9 Rubino, Hunt 18-24 75.0 Clark, CLS 66-89 74.2 M. Kaempf, McH 60-82 73.2 Barnec, Jac 19-26 73.1 Wilczynski, C-G 31-42 73.8 Steffen, CLC 43-59 72.9 Fed, D-C 75-103 72.8 Mattson, McH 48-66 72.7 Martens, McH 65-90 72.2 Juarez, Wdk 137-192 71.4 B. Overly, Wdk 35-49 71.4 Fanter, CLS 77-108 71.3 Scolio, Wdk 86-121 71.1 A. Overly, Wdk 27-39 70.4 Massie, CLS 45-64 70.3 Moffett, Hunt 33-47 70.2 Renkosik, Hunt 30-43 69.8 Laboy, D-C 57-81 69.3 Secor, Mgo 39-57 68.4 Helm, CLC 25037 67.6 Lococo, D-C 31-47 66.0 Freund, CLC 32-49 65.3 3-Pointers Player, School No. Hogan, R-B 62 Powell, Jac 58 Barreto, Hunt 52 Interrante, Jbg 52 Skinner, McH 47 R. Dumoulin, Hamp 45 Barker, C-G 41 Fanter, CLS 38 Andrews, Hunt 37 Darling, WN 37 N. Dumoulin, Hamp 37 Crain, Wdk 36 Jones, WN 36 Townsend, R-B 36 Barnec, Jac 30 Klendworth, PR 29 Barker, D-C 28 Mattson, McH 24 Sowa, C-G 23 Fed, D-C 23 Clark, PR 22 Bischke, Hvd 21 Ogle, A-H 21 Lalor, A-H 20 Sopchyk, C-G 19 Swanson, R-B 18 Vanick, Hvd 18 Powell, Hvd 17 Schweitzer, McH 16 T. Dumoulin, Hamp 15
SUNDAY
TEAM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Team scores: 1. Grant 91, 7. Hampshire 24 4x800 relay: 1. Burlington Central 8:26.53, 4. Hampshire (Arreola, G. McKittrick, Yescas, S. McKittrick) 9:48.87 3,200 meters: 1. Jake Oury (Hampshire) 10:06.23 55 hurdles: 1. Timmy Brundidge (Grant) 7.75, 7. Andrew Pederson (Hampshire) 8.99 55 meters: 1. Christian Lopez (Auburn) 6.64, 11. Jayson Fleisner (Hampshire) 7.13 800 meters: 1. Luis Davila (Jefferson) 2:00.46 4x200 relay: 1. Burlington Central 1:37.71, 5. Hampshire (Johnson, Hartsfield, Fleury, Fleisner) 1:41.08 400 meters: 1. Octavian Wells (Grant) 51.56, 8. Roberto Urizar (Hampshire) 57.05 1,600 meters: 1. Luis Davila (Jefferson) 4:36.11, 14. Santiago Arreola (Hampshire) 5:16.40 200 meters: 1. Octavian Wells (Grant) 23.16, 7. Devontae Johnson (Hampshire) 24.98 4x400 relay: 1. Hononegah 3:39.18, 7. Hampshire (Dumoulin, Fleury, Urizar, Pederson) 3:54.39 High jump: 1. Quinn Halverson (Rockford Christian) 6-03 Shot put: 1. Brock Whalen (ACC) 52-11, 20. Devin Syavong (Hampshire) 34-03.50 Triple jump: 1. Dione Smith (Burlington Central) 42-01, 4. Immanuel Hartsfield (Hampshire) 39-05 Long jump: 1. Austin Harter (Hononegah) 20-9, 4. Douglas Stuehler (Hampshire) 19-10.25 Pole vault: 1. Triston Ballinger (Olympia) 14-00
GIRLS TRACK BYRON INDOOR PREVIEW Team scores: 1. Naperville Central 142, 11. Crystal Lake Central 14 4x800 relay: 1. Hononegah 10:08.38, 5. Crystal Lake Central (Larsen, Fleming, Smith, Flanagan) 10:47.74 3,200 meters: 1. Ericka Hibser (Lewistown) 11:30.94, 4. Janine Orvis (CLC) 12:09.81 55 hurdles: 1. Jada Haynes (Naperville C) 8.97, 7. Monika Malinkowski (CLC) 10.17, 12. Kelly Heidt (CLC) 11.25 55 meters: 1. D’Jenne Egharevba (Naperville C) 7.47, 6. Mackenzie Thompson (CLC) 7.74, 11. Amy Walsh (CLC) 7.97 800 meters: 1. Madison Romig (Grant) 2:24.07, 10. Avani Flanagan (CLC) 2:35.69 4x200 relay: 1. Naperville Central 1:50.32 400 meters: 1. Delaney Basala (Grant) 1:01.75, 15. Jeneve Becker (CLC) 1:12.74 1,600 meters: 1. Janelle Ferguson (Auburn) 5:14.56, 9. Janine Orvis (CLC) 5:45.26, 13. Mary Fleming (CLC) 5:59.34 200 meters: 1. Alissa Gorzak (Naperville Central) 27.54, 9. Amy Walsh (CLC) 28.95, 10. Carrie Johnson (CLC) 29.02 4x400 relay: 1. Hononegah 4:15.33, 8. Crystal Lake Central (Fleming, Kautz, Tomlinson, Flanagan) 4:32.69 High jump: 1. Paige Hollaway (Byron) 5-04, 16 (t.). Debra Tomlinson (CLC), Allie Syder (CLC) 4-02 Shot put: 1. Alexandria Mccoy (Auburn) 39-05, 6. Mary Stevens (CLC) 33-04.50 Triple jump: 1. Jostilyn Dostal (Naperville C) 34-100, 3. Monika Malinkowski 32-02, Sarah Klos (CLC) 28-03 Long jump: 1. Alissa Gorzak (Naperville C) 17-05.50, 14. Monika Malinkowski 14-01.75, 15. Sarah Klos (CLC) 14-00 Pole vault: 1. Heidi Nassos (Wheaton) 11-00, 8. Jeneve Becker (CLC) 7-06
WEDNESDAY
N.Y. ISLANDERS 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720 at Oklahoma City Noon ABC AM-1000 CINCINNATI* 3:05 p.m. WGN AM-780
at San Diego* 3:05 p.m. MLBN
KANSAS CITY* 3:05 p.m.
at L.A. Dodgers* 3:05 p.m. MLBN
L.A. ANGELS* 3:05 p.m. MLBN AM-670
at Arizona* 3:10 p.m.
SEATTLE* 3:05 p.m.
at Cincinnati* 3:05 p.m.
ROCKFORD 3 p.m. WCIU *spring training
ON TAP SUNDAY TV/Radio 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR, Sprint Cup, CampingWorld.com 500, at Avondale, Ariz., FOX 6 p.m.: NHRA, Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (sameday tape), ESPN2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Noon: Sun Belt Conference, championship, Georgia St. vs. Georgia Southern, at New Orleans, ESPN2 2:15 p.m.: American Athletic Conference, championship, SMU vs. UConn, at Hartford, Conn., ESPN 2:30 p.m.: Big Ten Conference, championship, Wisconsin vs. Michigan State, at the United Center, CBS 5 p.m.: NCAA Tournament, Selection Show, at Indianapolis, CBS 7:30 p.m.: NIT Selection Show, at Charlotte, N.C., ESPNU
12:30 p.m.: West Virginia at Texas, FS1
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MLB 3 p.m.: Cincinnati at at Cubs, WGN, AM-780 3 p.m.: L.A. Angels at White Sox, MLBN, AM-670
CYCLING 2 p.m.: Paris-Nice, final stage, Nice to Col d’Eze, France (same-day tape), NBCSN
Noon: Colonial Conference, championship, James Madison vs. Hofstra, at Malboro, Md., CSN Noon: Northeast Conference, championship, St. Francis at Robert Morris, ESPNU 2 p.m.: Horizon League, championship, Wright State vs. Green Bay, at Green Bay, Wis., ESPNU 3 p.m.: Western Athletic Conference, championship, New Mexico St. vs. UT-Pan American, at Las Vegas, ESPNU
GOLF 5 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, final round, at Pretoria, South Africa, TGC Noon: PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, final round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., TGC 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, final round, at Palm Harbor, Fla., NBC
NBA Noon: Bulls at Oklahoma City, ABC, AM-1000 2:30 p.m.: Houston at L.A. Clippers, ABC
NHL 11 a.m.: Detroit at Pittsburgh, NBC 6:30 p.m.: Boston at Washington, NBCSN
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOFTBALL 4:30 p.m.: Auburn at Mississippi, ESPNU
SOCCER 8:25 a.m.: Premier League, Southampton at Chelsea, NBCSN 10:55 a.m.: Premier League, Tottenham at Manchester United, NBCSN 4 p.m.: MLS, New England at New York City, ESPN2 6 p.m.: MLS, Los Angeles at Portland, FS1
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon.: Atlantic 10 Conference, championship, VCU vs. Dayton, at Brooklyn, N.Y., CBS Noon: Southeastern Conference, championship, Kentucky vs. Arkansas, at Nashville, Tenn., ESPN
TRANSACTIONS
GOLF
BASEBALL
PROS
PGA TOUR
MLB SPRING TRAINING
BASEBALL American League COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned INF-OF Rosell Herrera and RHP Jorge Rondon to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHPs Justin Miller, Jose Ortega and Gus Schlosser; LHPs Buddy Boshers, Yohan Flande and Jason Gurka and C Tommy Murphy to their minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned INF/OF Jeff Kobernus to Syracuse (IL).
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Portland C Joel Freeland and Detroit F Shawne Williams one game apiece for head-butting each other during a March 13 game. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Agreed to terms with S Kendrick Lewis on a threeyear contract. BUFFALO BILLS — Agreed to terms with DE Jarius Wynn. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released WR Greg Jennings. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned F Luke Adam to Springfield (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Assigned D Ludwig Bystrom from Farjestads (Swedish Hockey League) to Texas (AHL). American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Hamilton D Joe Finley one game after receiving his third instigating misconduct of season during a March 13 game at Rochester. HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Recalled D Bobby Shea and D David Makowski from Wheeling (ECHL). ECHL ECHL — Suspended Alaska’s Greg Wolfe pending a review and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 13 game against Colorado. ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed Fs Stephen Buco and Matt Harlow to amateur tryout agreements. Released F Evan Haney from his standard player contract. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Agreed to terms with F Brett Cameron. SOCCER United Soccer League SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 — Signed D Aaron Long and F Sam Garza.
COLLEGES BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Suspended Penn State hockey student-athlete Scott Conway one game for receiving a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct in a March 13 game against Minnesota. AUBURN — Suspended men’s basketball F Cinmeon Bowers one game for a potential rules violation. DEPAUL — Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Oliver Purnell. VIRGINIA — Announced baseball coach Brian O’Connor will serve an automatic four- game suspension for making contact with an umpire during a March 13 game at Virginia Tech.
Saturday At Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course Palm Harbor, Fla. Purse: $5.9 million Yardage: 7,340; Par 71 Third Round Ryan Moore Jordan Spieth Derek Ernst Sean O’Hair Patrick Reed Matt Kuchar Henrik Stenson Daniel Summerhays Vijay Singh Russell Knox Billy Hurley III Nick Taylor Lucas Glover Sam Saunders Chad Campbell Luke Guthrie Jason Kokrak Brian Davis Shawn Stefani Jason Bohn Kevin Streelman Brendon de Jonge Chesson Hadley Francesco Molinari Danny Lee Jason Dufner Lee Westwood Troy Merritt Kenny Perry Nick Watney Charles Howell III Justin Thomas Ricky Barnes Rafael Cabrera Bello Jim Furyk Will Wilcox John Huh Brendon Todd Alex Cejka Cameron Tringale Luke Donald Michael Putnam Ian Poulter Andres Romero David Hearn Brandt Snedeker S.J. Park John Peterson Kevin Na Will MacKenzie Nicholas Thompson Greg Chalmers Jon Curran Mark Wilson Spencer Levin Martin Laird Harris English Ken Duke Kevin Kisner D.A. Points Freddie Jacobson Stewart Cink Jeff Overton Adam Hadwin Scott Langley Carl Pettersson Robert Garrigus Carlos Ortiz Sangmoon Bae Andres Gonzales Retief Goosen
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431 000 0 — 8 4 2 000 110 0 — 2 4 3
WP: Schiller (1-0, 5IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K) Top hitters: MCC – Marszal 1-3 (RBI, 2R, SB), Tegtmeier 1-3 (RBI, SB)
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE 7, MILWAUKEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 0 MCC Milwaukee
110 012 2 — 7 7 1 000 000 0 — 0 0 2
WP: Doherty (2-0, 7 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 6K) Top hitters: MCC –Leaders: Vasquez 2-2 (2B, 3B, 2SB), Ellam 2-3 (R, SB)
GLANTZ-CULVER LINE Men’s College Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Southeastern Conference At Nashville, Tenn. Championship Kentucky 12 Arkansas Atlantic 10 Conference At Brooklyn, N.Y. Championship Dayton 1 VCU Sun Belt Conference At New Orleans Championship Georgia St. 7 Georgia Southern American Athletic Conference At Hartford, Conn. Championship SMU 3½ UConn Big Ten Conference At Chicago Championship Wisconsin 5 Michigan St.
NBA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at Oklahoma City 8½ (205½) Bulls at L.A. Clippers 4 (212½) Houston Cleveland 9½ (201) at Orlando at New Orleans 9 (205) Denver at Toronto 1½ (204) Portland at San Antonio 14 (207½) Minnesota at Phoenix 14½ (199½) New York Atlanta 8½ (194) at L.A.Lakers NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at N.Y. Rangers -230 Florida at Columbus -160 Carolina at Dallas -110 St.Louis at Ottawa -175 Philadelphia at Washington -155 Boston at Pittsburgh -150 Detroit at Anaheim -170 Nashville
AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Kansas City 10 2 Minnesota 6 3 Boston 7 4 Houston 5 3 New York 8 5 Oakland 8 5 Texas 6 5 Seattle 6 6 Toronto 6 7 Los Angeles 5 6 Detroit 6 8 Cleveland 5 7 White Sox 4 6 Tampa Bay 4 6 Baltimore 3 10 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Los Angeles 6 2 Miami 7 3 Philadelphia 7 4 Colorado 6 4 Arizona 6 5 San Diego 6 5 New York 6 6 Pittsburgh 5 5 St. Louis 5 5 Cincinnati 5 6 Washington 4 6 Atlanta 4 8 Cubs 4 8 Milwaukee 3 7 San Francisco 3 9
Pct .833 .667 .636 .625 .615 .615 .545 .500 .462 .455 .429 .417 .400 .400 .231 Pct .750 .700 .636 .600 .545 .545 .500 .500 .500 .455 .400 .333 .333 .300 .250
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Saturday’s Games Cubs (ss) 3, Oakland (ss) 1 Cubs (ss) 10, Milwaukee 5 White Sox 7, L.A. Angels (ss) 6 Philadelphia 5, Detroit (ss) 4 Miami 4, Washington (ss) 0 Minnesota 6, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 5, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 4, Detroit (ss) 1 Toronto 1, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 0 N.Y. Mets 13, Washington (ss) 4 Colorado 1, Cincinnati 0 San Diego 2, Texas 0 Oakland (ss) 5, San Francisco 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Cleveland 2 L.A. Angels (ss) 7, Kansas City 6, 10 innings Seattle 11, Arizona 4 Atlanta 6, Houston 5 San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., (n.) Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels vs. White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
CUBS 3, ATHLETICS 1 At Las Vegas, Nev. Oakland (ss) 000 000010—1 3 1 Chicago (N) (ss) 002 00100x—3 7 0 Hahn, R.Doolittle (4), Scribner (5), Verdugo (7), R.Alvarez (8) and P.Pohl, Carlin; Hendricks, J.Ortiz (6), De Leon (7), A.Rivero (8), F.Batista (8), D.Britton (9) and C.Brockmeyer, Teagarden. W–Hendricks. L–Hahn. Sv–D.Britton. HRs–Chicago (N), Bryant 2 (6).
CUBS 10, BREWERS 5 At Phoenix, Ariz. Chicago (N) (ss) 017 010100—1012 1 Milwaukee 000 113000— 5 9 3
BETTING ODDS
MCC Milwaukee
at Arizona* 9:10 p.m. CSN/MLBN
Next game: March 22 at San Jose
COLLEGE BASEBALL MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE 8, MILWAUKEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 2
THURSDAY
at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m. NBCSN AM-720 INDIANA 7 p.m. CSN AM-1000
AUTO RACING
BOYS HOCKEY
Cary-Grove Loyola Maroon
SPORTS 11
LINE +190 +140 -110 +155 +135 +130 +150
E.Jackson, Strop (4), H.Rondon (5), Germen (6), P.Francescon (6), A.Carter (8) and R.Lopez, W.Castillo; J.Nelson, M.Strong (3), C.Perez (3), Broxton (5), W.Smith (6), A.Pena (8) and Lucroy, Maldonado, A.Weisenburger. W–E.Jackson. L–J.Nelson. HRs–Chicago (N), Szczur (3). Milwaukee, Lind (1).
WHITE SOX 7, ANGELS 6 At Tempe, Ariz. Chicago (A) 100 501000—7 14 0 LosAngeles(A)(ss) 100 001040—6 13 0 Penny, Da.Jennings (4), Cleto (5), Savery (7), N.Sanburn (8), Albers (9) and Flowers, Brantly; Heaney, Cor.Rasmus (4), Snodgress (5), J.McBryde (7), Bedrosian (8), Mattheus (9) and Iannetta, C.Perez. W–Penny. L–Heaney. Sv–Albers. HRs– Chicago (A), LaRoche (1).
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Last week, Apple introduced its much-anticipated Apple Watch, joining FitBit, Google and others in offering consumers wearable technology. But even as manufacturers encourage us to embrace so-called “smart” technology, we must make conscious, informed choices about how to use it. Welcome to the “Internet of Things,” a tongue-incheek reference to the online functionality now offered in many household devices. Despite the risks, there are clear benefits. Wearables, for example, hold great promise for health care, and many tech companies are working with physicians and hospitals to bring these opportunities to patients. Home automation systems offer improved energy efficiency. Smart cars are predicted to reduce accidents and improve vehicle safety. Any device that connects to the Internet is vulnerable, however. Think about the problem of computer viruses, then apply that to your watch, your car or your entire house. People find computer software updates annoying. Imagine when you have to start installing software updates on everything. Yet that is one of the things we might have to do as security-aware consumers. There also is the matter of privacy. Imagine the kind of information found on a fitness gadget, such as heartbeat and blood pressure readings. How much of this extremely personal data are we willing to trade in exchange for advanced features? Take the recent concern over voice-recognition features in Samsung’s smart TVs. Reports reveal when these features are active, the TVs capture all sounds within range and transmit that data to Samsung’s servers. Samsung cautions its customers not to conduct sensitive conversations when voice recognition is enabled, but who thinks to censor their discussions because the TV is on? Consumer education is the key to mitigating your risks. Unfortunately, companies already have our data whether we like it or not. We might not be able to control corporations, but we can lock down our own devices and be vigilant about which technologies we use and when. Start by evaluating devices before you buy. Look for products that allow you to turn off features such as location services, but remember that some functions might not work without them. You’ll have to decide whether the tradeoff is worth it. Think twice before linking the device to your social media accounts. Don’t forget to set up any security the device itself might have, such as requiring a code for access. Fill out your warranty registrations so you get the latest information
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Chris Cloud, 17, who suffers from enthesitis-related arthritis, walks by a sign to remind him to take his medication on Jan. 19 at his home in Hurricane, Utah. Chris’ mother, Sarah Cloud, estimates that her family has piled up more than $12,000 in debt paying for Chris’ medication. Legislatures in a number of states, including Illinois, are considering bills that would limit prescription drug costs for patients.
Specialty drugs come with daunting prices
Q: What’s changing here? A: The credit bureaus
Patient advocates say problem expected to worsen
have agreed to make several changes. Two of them have the potential to affect consumers the most: changes to how people go about disputing errors in their credit files and in the type of credit data that will appear in their files.
By TOM MURPHY The Associated Press Mati Munoz lost her liver to hepatitis C, and the virus was attacking its transplanted replacement last year when her doctor prescribed a drug combination that could save the organ. Munoz needed $7,000 for an initial payment not covered by her Medicare prescription plan. “I felt sunken,” said Munoz, a 65-year-old woman from Woodbridge, New Jersey. “I thought, ‘How am I going to come up with this?’” Munoz is among roughly 5 million people in the U.S. who rely on a growing class of medications known as specialty drugs – advanced medicine for complex conditions such as hepatitis C, juvenile arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Doctors hail many of these therapies as breakthroughs, since they can conquer or control diseases that once were almost untreatable. But they can cost more than $80,000 for a single course of treatment and bury patients in debt, even those with insurance. Patient advocates expect the problem to worsen as insurance coverage shrinks and use of specialty treatments grows. Legislatures in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Illinois, among other states, are considering bills that would limit prescription drug costs for patients. Six states, including New York and Maryland, already have passed such measures. Rep. David McKinley, a Republican from West Virginia, soon will introduce a bill for Congress to consider. Some of these bills and laws restrict overall drug costs to patients, while others target specialty medications with measures that aim to keep their costs more in line with other drugs. Insurers warn those limits will raise the cost of coverage for everyone. They say the high prices must be addressed in order to curb patient costs. Drugmakers, in turn, defend the costs, insisting the prices help them recoup the billions of dollars they pour into researching and developing the drugs. While the debate churns, patients
The three big credit reporting agencies are making changes that could help steer some consumers clear of the credit dog house. Data collected by the agencies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion on hundreds of millions of people are used to create credit scores. Those scores can determine who gets a loan and how much interest is paid on it. The move stems from months of negotiations between the companies and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, one of several state attorneys general who have placed the credit reporting industry under increased scrutiny. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood sued Experian last June, claiming the firm knowingly has included error-riddled data in consumer credit files. In Ohio, Attorney General Mike DeWine is leading more than 30 states in an investigation into the credit firms. That suggests more changes by the industry could be coming. So how will these latest changes affect you?
Q: Will it be easier to dispute errors in my credit report? A: In theory. Let’s say
Sarah Cloud grills steaks as her husband, Mike Cloud, looks on in the background at their home in Hurricane, Utah. The couple work full time and are having trouble covering the cost of their son’s arthritis medication. are left with no easy solutions. Sarah Cloud of Hurricane, Utah, needed leftover Christmas money to cover a $612 January bill for a juvenile arthritis treatment her son, Chris, needs to walk without crippling pain. Cloud said she “prays every day that they either find a cure or he goes into remission, and we just don’t have to do” another refill. Advocates said the problem is growing as coverage shrinks, particularly in plans sold on the public exchanges created by the health care overhaul. Use of the drugs also has grown since some blockbuster hepatitis C treatments hit the market. Some patients face $5,000 or $6,000 bills at the start of every year, said Larry LaMotte, a vice president with the Immune Deficiency Foundation. That’s when insurance typically renews and patients must pay off deductibles, the amounts that must be satisfied before most coverage begins. “There are a lot of people who cannot come up with that kind of cash right off the bat, and that problem really has
not been addressed yet,” said LaMotte, whose foundation helps people born with no immune systems or severely malfunctioning ones. Benefits plans typically divide covered drugs into cost-related tiers. Insured patients can wind up with big bills if their prescription plan has a specialty tier, which can come with a coinsurance payment of 30 percent or more. That means the patient has to pay nearly a third of the drug’s cost after the deductible is met. A growing percentage of plans sold on the exchanges come with specialty tiers, according to the market research firm Avalere Health. That trend probably will spread to employer-sponsored health insurance. About 20 percent of employers had specialty tiers in their prescription drug coverage last year. Those tiers might become the norm in five years, Avalere CEO Dan Mendelson said. “It’s really all being driven by the need to control costs,” he said.
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you’ve made a timely payment on your credit card, but it mistakenly shows up in your credit file as a late payment, potentially weighing down your credit score. Right now, consumers who want to fix that error can file a dispute with the credit reporting agencies, but it falls on the consumer to get the mistake fixed with their credit card company. In addition, the credit agencies basically defer to the creditor. To address this, the firms have agreed to hire employees tasked with reviewing consumer credit disputes independently and not merely rubber-stamping what credit card issuers and lenders say.
Q: What are the changes to medical debt? A: In a bid to increase accuracy, medical debts won’t be reported until after a 180day waiting period to allow time for insurance payments to be applied. The agencies agreed to remove from credit reports previously reported medical collections that have been or are being paid by insurance companies. Medical debts often arise from insurance coverage delays or disputes. Over half of all collection items on credit reports are medical debts and those debts might not accurately reflect consumers’ creditworthiness, according to a statement from Schneiderman.
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Cash budget can help problem with impulsiveness Dear Dave, I have a problem with impulse spending. I switched to a debit card so that the money comes straight out of my checking account, but I still buy things I know I shouldn’t. Should I stop using the card?
– Lauren
Dear Lauren, Debit cards are great. You can’t spend money you don’t have with them like you can with a credit card, but you’ve still got to budget carefully and give a name to every single penny of your income. Otherwise, you still can overspend. When I made the decision to get
DAVE SAYS Dave Ramsey intentional with my money, I just used cash. It’s hard to spend it when you don’t have any on you. It’s a tough thing, I know, but you have to make a conscious decision to start living differently. You have to get mad at the things that steal your money a dollar or two at a time, and you have to put your foot down. Try looking at your life as a whole, not a moment in time. All the
moments you’re living right now will have either a positive or negative effect on your future. I decided I wanted the greater, long-term good, so I gave up on the short-term stuff. Trust me, Lauren. The greater good is worth the sacrifice. But until you make that decision for yourself, you won’t do it.
– Dave
Dear Dave, In your mind, what’s the biggest thing a family can live without when it comes to getting control of your money and living on a budget?
– Will
Dear Will, On a regular, day-to-day basis, I think maybe the biggest and best thing you can eliminate is eating out. There are always the shiny things people can do without. Sometimes people sell a fancy car or boat, and get rid of a $600-a-month payment right off the bat. But it’s really not a good idea to be eating out when you’re broke. It really adds up. I love a good restaurant, and I’ve got nothing against the industry. The problem, though, is that lots of people are struggling to pay their bills or set aside something for retirement because they’re eating out all the time. Most folks simply
don’t realize how much money they throw away by heading to the drivethru for lunch or going out to dinner “once in a while.” I want people to enjoy life, and a great part of that can be going out and having a meal with your family and friends. But if you’re experiencing financial issues, the only time you should see the inside of a restaurant is if you’re working there.
– Dave • Dave Ramsey is the author of five New York Times best-selling books. Follow him on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.
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FACES & PLACES
Reichert honored by Crystal Lake chamber
for more insight into consumer technology. Whether you choose to embrace smart technology or not, it’s important that your decision be an informed one. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Each of us must decide that for ourselves.
• TECH TIPS Continued from page D1 about your particular devices. If you feel you can’t rely on a company or its technology, then don’t. That might mean not buying the latest and greatest products. It might mean buying those products but changing the settings yourself to make them more secure. It might mean choosing to use a product knowing and understanding its security flaws. It might mean writing letters to corporations and legislators asking
• Triona Guidry is a freelance writer and IT specialist. Her Tech Tips blog, www. guidryconsulting.com/ techtips, offers computer help and social media advice. She can be reached at info@ guidryconsulting.com or via Twitter @trionaguidry.
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Q: When will the changes take place? A: The changes will start
Q: What about parking tickets? A: The credit agencies have
to be implemented over the next several months. There remains the possibility for more agreements ahead.
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Reichert Chevrolet Buick Pontiac Inc., located at 2145 S. Eastwood Drive in Woodstock, was acknowledged as being a Crystal Lake Chamber member for 45 years. Thank you for your long-time support. Pictured (left to right) are Crystal Lake Chamber President Mary Margaret Maule; owner John Reichert; Chamber Ambassador Jerry Shaffer; Bob Cormier Jr., Home State Bank executive vice president; Laura Sinnaeve, owner of Celebrate With Signs; Steve Slack, Home State Bank president and CEO; Patti Lutz, Home State Bank vice president and private banking manager; and John Blazier, Exemplar Financial Network associate.
Ray Chevrolet ranked 3rd nationally in 2014
Q: Am I eligible for more than one free credit report a year? A: Yes. Right now, consum-
agreed that parking tickets, library late fees and similar fines won’t appear on consumers’ credit reports, sort of. The idea is to exclude debts that don’t arise from an agreement by the consumer to pay back money, as in a loan or credit card. Still, if any of those debts gets sold to a collection agency, it’s possible the unpaid debt record could end up on your credit report anyway.
ers are entitled to one free credit report a year from each credit reporting agency. The agreement requires that the firms provide a second free report to consumers who experience a change in their report after they dispute something. To get a free report, visit AnnualCreditReport.com.
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FOX LAKE – Ray Chevrolet’s Fleet & Commercial department was recently recognized by Chevrolet for being No. 1 in total Fleet & Commercial Sales in the North Central Region for 2014. The department sold more than 11,700 new Chevrolet vehicles. The sales combined with retail sales made Ray Chevrolet the third-largest Chevrolet dealer in the U.S., according to General Motors. This is the third consecutive year the team at Ray Chevrolet has won this prestigious award.
Edward Jones financial adviser to get new office LAKEWOOD – Steve Middaugh of the financial services firm Edward Jones announced plans to move to a new office at 8505 Redtail Drive, Suite K, in Lakewood. The new office will open Wednesday, and the phone number is 815-356-5401. “We are excited about our new location, and we are eager for our clients to visit us,” said Middaugh, who has been a financial adviser since 2002. Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company, provides financial services for individual investors in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada.
Brake Parts promotes Michael Caruso McHENRY – Brake Parts Inc. Chief Financial Officer Phil Cutting announced Michael Caruso was promoted to vice president finance and global controller for the manufacturer and supplier of brake system components. Caruso will focus on acquisi-
tions and business integration in addition to his controllership responsibilities. He will lead a team of 19 people, with 14 of them at the McHenry headquarters and the others located internationally. “We would like to congratulate Michael on his promotion to Michael vice president Caruso finance and global controller for BPI,” Cutting said in a news release. “This is a much deserved advancement as he has been a vital member of the team and played a major role in setting up the new business two years ago.” Before his promotion, Caruso was the BPI corporate controller, where he played a role in establishing the new business after BPI was acquired by Torque Capital Group in 2013. In addition to BPI, Caruso has held the position of group controller for the Affinia Group and corporate controller for
The Master Lock Company and Waterloo Industries.
Flight For Life lauds Good Shepherd BARRINGTON – Flight For Life-McHenry has awarded Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital with the inaugural Partners in Safety Award. Over the past year, Advocate Good Shepherd has been undergoing significant expansion and structural upgrades as a part of a campus modernization project. This has required the periodic presence of large cranes and construction materials that can, if not properly addressed, create potential hazards for the Flight For Life helicopter. Throughout this process, the hospital staff has worked closely with Flight For Life to keep safety a top priority. This has included periodic meetings, constant communication each time changes are made that could pose a safety risk to the aircraft and crew, and creating an alternate landing
zone for the instances when construction could interfere with the safe use of the helipad. It is for these reasons, and many more, Flight For LifeMcHenry’s safety committee chose to recognize Good Shepherd.
Solid Gold SEO launches new website ALGONQUIN – Solid Gold SEO, in an effort to expand its services into the Search Experience Optimization field, launched a new website to attract customers and improve the overall search footprint of the company. The new website uses the most modern coding techniques, offers a responsive platform for mobile devices and features content creation, mobile, proximity, video and other Internet marketing services. Other information new to the site includes defining what Search Experience Optimization is and how this evergreen field can transform a business.
Friday close
Abbott 46.88 AbbVie 58.00 AGL Resources 47.37 Allstate 69.56 American Airlines 49.22 Apple 123.59 AptarGroup 63.10 Arch Dan 46.30 AT&T 32.76 Bank of America 16.09 Bank of Montreal 59.39 Baxter 67.36 Berry Plastics 34.64 Boeing 151.57 Caterpillar 79.23 CME Group 96.82 Coca-Cola 39.91 Comcast 59.05 Covidien 15.58 Dean Foods 47.05 Dow Chem. 32.39 Exelon 83.87 Exxon 78.05 Facebook 16.20 Ford 25.04 General Electric 38.05 General Motors 547.32 Google 114.82 Home Depot 154.28 IBM 97.66 JPMorganChase 61.00 Kellogg 62.15 Kohl’s 74.10 Kraft Foods 61.65 Live Nation 25.08 McDonald’s 96.35 Microsoft 76.47 Modine 41.38 Motorola 13.02 Netflix 64.80 OfficeDepot 438.40 Pepsi 9.20 Pulte Homes 94.32 Safeway 21.05 Sears Holdings 38.21 Snap-On 142.50 Southwest Air. 44.51 Supervalu 10.89 79.18 Target 188.68 Tesla Motors 46.66 Twitter United Contint. 67.57 265.03 Visa 81.90 Wal-Mart 83.72 Walgreen Waste Mgmt. 53.32 Wintrust Fincl. 48.44
P/E ratio
50-day avg.
31.48 52.73 11.73 11.09 12.52 16.74 22.14 13.50 27.41 44.69 11.97 14.75 60.88 20.54 13.47 28.90 24.94 18.45 16.39 17.23 11.04 70.19 20.30 16.70 23.05 26.07 24.38 12.96 13.41 11.53 35.51 17.48 35.43 19.99 24.55 16.69 4.33 12.26 101.48 22.11 16.72 19.96 27.17 15.94 23.05 29.63 16.22 19.11 16.27
45.96 59.29 52 70.82 49.53 123.444 64.49 47.53 33.93 16.05 61.47 69.53 34.34 148.8 82.86 93.02 42.02 57.83 17.01 47.71 34.55 89.34 77.6 15.85 25 36.34 542.78 111.09 158.74 97.06 58.96 65.17 68.45 64.79 25.23 94.88 76.23 43.13 12.8 66.75 457.31 9.08 97.53 21.91 35.58 141.72 44.3 10.17 76.52 205.32 44.9943 68.4 266.17 85.17 78.66 53.34 46.47
200-day avg.
44.11 61.16 52.71 66.65 44.5136 111.01 63.71 49.3 34.29 16.68 69.31 71.56 29.02 132.86 94.1 85.88 42.37 55.82 16.29 48.65 35.23 92.78 76.82 15.42 25.4 33.67 544.14 100.14 168.32 92.14 59.67 64.45 61.19 60.46 24.84 93.84 70.54 45.77 12.73 64.11 409.77 7.04 95.69 20.37 32.86 132.83 38.67 9.38 69.48 229.807 44.33 58.49 243.99 81.81 69.7 49.86 45.76
52-week range
36.65 45.5 46.5 54.81 28.1 73.05 55.59 41.63 32.07 14.37 57.37 65.94 21.55 116.32 78.19 66.44 37.88 47.74 12.62 41.45 30.34 82.68 54.66 13.26 23.41 28.82 487.56 74.61 149.52 79.06 52.97 58.83 50.9 53.33 19.61 87.62 55.85 37.51 11.25 57.79 299.5 3.84 80.86 16.56 22.45 108.82 22.35 6.39 55.25 177.22 29.51 36.65 194.84 72.61 57.75 40.39 41.04
47.88 70.76 57.75 72.87 56.2 133.6 68.67 53.91 37.48 18.21 78.56 77.31 35.5 158.83 111.46 97.8 45 60.7 19.74 54.97 38.93 104.76 82.17 18.12 27.53 38.47 604.83 117.92 199.21 99.95 63.49 69.89 74.94 67.74 27.42 103.78 79.45 50.05 17.51 70.26 489.29 9.77 100.76 23.36 48.25 148.41 47.17 11.08 79.7 291.42 55.99 74.52 278.65 90.97 84.4 55.27 49.99
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Some assistance available for pricey pills • DRUG COSTS Continued from page D1 Pharmacy benefits managers and insurers have warned for more than a year now about a jump in specialty drug costs, ever since Gilead Sciences Inc. introduced Sovaldi, a hepatitis C treatment that comes with remarkable cure rates and a now-infamous $1,000-per-pill price. Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts said nearly 32 cents of every dollar spent on prescriptions now goes toward a specialty drug. That’s up from 12 cents in 2009. Express Scripts Holding Co. runs prescription coverage for insurers and employers across the country. The high-cost specialty tiers are less common at companies with more than 1,000 employees, said Shari Davidson, a vice president with the National Business Group on
Health, a nonprofit organization that represents large employers. Some employers shield workers from financial harm by capping the amount they pay for a specialty drug at $100 a month, she said. That’s not the only protection from big bills. Many drugmakers will help pay for their drugs, and nonprofits also provide assistance. That’s what saved Munoz, the hepatitis C patient. The Patient Access Network Foundation covered her initial $7,000 bill and more. She wound up paying about $100 for a course of treatment involving Sovaldi and the Johnson & Johnson drug Olysio that essentially cured her. “I was beside myself with joy,” Munoz said. The assistance comes with limits, however, especially for people who must take medications year after year. Some might not qualify for assistance programs and wind up
skipping their medications or choosing cheaper alternatives. That means a juvenile arthritis patient who can’t afford the drug Enbrel might opt for steroids and naproxen, which don’t prevent longterm joint damage, Dr. Diane Brown said. She treats Chris Cloud, the Utah teen with juvenile arthritis who takes Enbrel. Sarah Cloud estimated her family has piled up more than $12,000 in debt paying for Chris’ medication. Bills for the next several months will be covered in part because the Clouds soon will reach the out-of-pocket payment maximum on their coverage. That means the insurer will pick up the whole tab for a time. But then a $3,000 deductible payment hits in August, when the coverage renews. Steep monthly bills will return shortly afterward.
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By Catherine Conlan, Monster Contributing Writer Evan Banul is COO of Industrial Motor Power Corp. and handles all the company’s hiring. He says he once called three references for an applicant, and each one was a nightmare. The first was the applicant’s “very crude brother.” “After a five-minute conversation of F-bombs and raving about how close they were, I did not get any insight into this applicant,” Banul says. The second reference was surprised to receive Banul’s call. “The third person I called was their past employer, who shared how if I hired this person, I would be shooting myself in the foot. I had a hard time getting off the phone as they kept sharing new insight into how bad of an employee this person really was. Needless to say, I did not call this person for an interview.” References can make or break your chances of landing a job, so be careful about who you suggest prospective employers call to learn more about you. Here are some people you should never use as job references.
CARE COORDINATOR Visiting Angels of Crystal Lake is seeking a Full-Time Care Coordinator. This salaried position requires clerical work creating staffing schedules, maintaining client and caregiver files, and front desk reception with excellent customer service skills. The position includes 95 in the office PLUS on-call during non-business hours, two weeks a month. Must have knowledge of MS Word, type 35+ wpm. An Associate's degree is preferred. Scheduling and caregiving experience also a plus. Apply at: www.va175.ersp.biz/employment
CDL Class A Driver. Accountant Plote Construction is currently accepting resumes for a Construction Accountant. Must have 2 years of home building or general contractor experience and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Please see website for more information at: www.plote.com/human-resources/ EOE M/F/D/V
ACCOUNTING ADMIN ASST
Must have 1 year tractor/trailer driving experience. Starting pay $15 per hour, OT after 40 hours. Mon-Fri., home every night. Send resume to: nvogelsang@ nwwoodproducts.com No phone calls.
CHILD CARE TEACHERS FT/PT for lead qualified and SCHOOL AGE BUS DRIVERS. Benefits include health insurance, 401K and discounted Child care. Call: 847-659-1411. EOE
! ENTRY-LEVEL ! Metalmaster Roofmaster is a large union commercial sheet metal and roofing contractor located in McHenry, IL, that is seeking a candidate for an immediate, full time position of Accounting Administrative Assistant. Candidates must have a great attitude and be proficient in working with numbers and have strong computer skills. Excellent communication skills with good number aptitude and excellent computer skills are necessary. Job duties would include providing support in accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting, payroll and special projects. Must be proficient with Microsoft programs, including Word, Excel and Outlook. Familiarity with Accounting programs such as Maxwell, ACT! And QuickBooks is an advantage. We offer a full benefit package that includes 401(k) and health insurance. Email: HR@Metalmaster.us
Admin Customer Service Reception Billing Clerk Data Entry Working World Staffing www.work-world.com mdahlmann@work-world.com Auto
ESTIMATOR Auto body shop in McHenry County seeking experienced Estimator with computer knowledge & auto insurance experience. Call Alex 815-790-1127
CAD DRAFTING
using AutoCAD and Inventor. Preparing production orders and shop routings. Inventory allocation, process instructions and drawing details to facilitate production. Arntzen Corporation in Woodstock is the industry leader in steel plate rolling, welding and fabrication. Send resume to: Apply@ArntzenCorp.com
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“We’ve all seen a family member slide their way onto an applicant’s reference section, but the absolute funniest reference I have ever received was someone’s biological parent,” says Timothy Trudeau, CEO of Syntax Creative. Hiring managers generally assume your parents can’t give an objective view of your work history or how you’ll behave as an employee, so don’t put them down as references.
If you haven’t worked with your friends, they aren’t going to be able to give the kind of information potential employers are looking for. Sewell Development Corp. CEO Preston Wiley says his company hires a lot of part-time college students. “It’s pretty common for people to list people with impressive titles as references who we can easily discover are actually their roommates,” he says. Applicants should just be honest about who their refThat goes for all family members, as they erences are and how they know them, or will most likely think you’re pretty great, don’t provide references at all if the emBanul says. “We are interested in your ployer doesn’t ask for them. prior work experience, work ethic and your moral character. Your family’s opin- Anyone Who’s Not Expecting a Call ion will always be biased.” Don’t use a reference who you have not Anyone who fired you prepared to receive a call from a prospective employer, says Cheryl Palmer of Call A reference who fired you will either say to Career. “Good references are willing to nothing at all because they have nothing help you, but they may inadvertently hurt nice to say, or they will talk about how you if you have not prepared them for the you were a terrible employee, Banul says. call that they will get from potential em“It is safe to assume that if you did not ployers. You should notify your referencleave on good terms, then they should not es when you are going for job interviews, be used as a reference.” because you don’t know how quickly the employers may call.” Give your references your most recent resume as well so they are up-to-date on what you’ve been doing.
Do you need your GED? Check out the GED Program at the McHenry County Workforce Youth Program! Attend classes with our certified teacher to prepare for the GED, work on your career goals, and receive a paid internship! Call the: Youth Program for more information at: 815-206-5201 and apply today! *must be ages 18-21 and meet eligibility requirements.* Driver Semi Dump Truck Driver Needed River North Industries Inc has immediate opening for a semi dump truck driver with a cdl class A with airbrakes endorsement. Must have a semi dump experience. Call 815 509 5629.
HELP WANTED ALL SHIFTS ALL RATES ALL OVER
Computer Technician
Computer/Info Systems The Plote Companies, an established road building and site development organization with locations throughout the NW suburbs has an opening for:
PC Technician
Opportunity for expert troubleshooter to join fast-paced, high energy IT Department to support network & various technology activities at multiple sites throughout organization including LAN, Desktop/Laptop Hardware, Server & Workstation Software, Copiers, Printers, Scanners, Fax Equipment, Telephone Systems, Wireless Communications, etc. Must be self-starter that can take tasks from start to finish with little supervision and provide detailed documentation of all work. BA or Associates degree in MIS or Computer Science, or 1-5 years' experience in network, computer hardware, peripherals, MS Windows platforms, MS-Office, and MS & Exchange Servers. MCSE/A, A+, Net+, Server+, or other certification a plus. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including paid vacation, holidays, medical & dental insurance and 401(k). Send detailed resume with salary requirements to: hrdept@plote.com EOE McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports
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Working World Staffing Services
14 N. Walkup Ave, Crystal Lake 28 E. Grand Ave, Fox Lake www.work-world.com LABORER for masonry & tuck pointing. Must be dependable & have DL. Not afraid of heights. Call 847-366-5008
$12 to $60 per hour based on experience, project, & work performed. (includes benefits) Valid IL Driver's License Required . Minimum 5yrs experience.
Email or Call: garyweiss2@hotmail.com 815-337-7889 Woodstock, IL.
LANDSCAPE LABORERS NEEDED All phases of landscaping involved. Experience a plus. FOREST EDGE LANDSCAPING INC. Central Lake County Location
Please call: 847-912-4223
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INSIDE SALES REP
Growing thermoplastic injection molding company, has an immediate opening for a 3rd shift Set-Up Technician. Qualified candidates must have 5 years of experience in microprocessor equipment, working knowledge of engineering grade thermoplastics and mold start up skills. Experience with Toyo molding machines is required. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, including health, dental & disability insurance, paid vacations, and 401(K). Please send resume to:
Sno Gem, Inc. is a dynamic and fast growing organization centrally located in McHenry, Illinois that sells roofing and sheet metal accessory products throughout the country. This position is for an energetic, aggressive selfstarter who is capable of managing heavy inbound/outbound phone contact with existing and prospective clients nationwide. Requirements include excellent organization, computer and phone skills, and the ability to achieve sales goals and quotas. Occasional travel to tradeshows to promote the product offerings is also required.
Chemtech Plastics, Inc. 765 Church Road Elgin, IL 60123 jobs@chemtechplastics.com EOE
MARINE TECHS BOAT DETAILERS
SkipperBud's Yacht Center in Winthrop Harbor has immediate openings for exp Marine Techs and Boat Detailers. Also hiring for seasonal boat yard help. Resume to: recruiting@skipperbuds.com or apply in person at 215 North Point Dr, Winthrop Harbor MEDICAL ASSISTANT – FT Exp'd preferred. Mail resumes: Attn: Sheila 5911 Northwest Hwy. Ste. 101 Crystal Lake, IL. 60014 or email resume to: gr8sheila@sbcglobal.net
PLM Engineer sought by Harward Technologies, LLC for Hampshire, IL office to architect, troubleshoot and deploy web based apps using PLM in global envnmnt. Dsgn and implmnt PLM techs. Provide production support and fix bug issues rltd to Enovia PLM apps. Gather reqmnts and dvlp app functional and technical dsgn specifications to implement reqmnts. Reengineer current systems and customize s/ware solutions to allow stability and scalability. Write Unit Tests to dvlp code and verify functionality. Anlyz technical reqmnts and perform system validation. Conduct analysis of client ops, incldng coding, limitations and solutions, app dvlpmnt, quality testing and implementation. May travel and relocate to various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. Must have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engg, Computer Engg, Computer Science, Information Systems, or rltd degree and 5 yrs of exp. Send resumes to: hr@harwardtech.com EOE Don't See What You're Looking For Today? Check Back Tomorrow! Never The Same Paper Twice! Community Classified 877-264-CLAS (2527) www.NWHerald.com
SITE DIRECTOR FOR MCHENRY COUNTY OFFICE 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care
Qualifications: Minimum of Bachelors' Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), Behavioral Science, Child Welfare or related field; four years' experience in ECE field; and three years' managerial experience. Knowledge of McHenry County community resources; experience with community engagement; and ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. Strong leadership and communication skills. Engage with community stakeholders to address the needs of children, families and early childhood programs in McHenry County. Supervise staff and oversee Child Care Resource and Referral Services in McHenry County. Send cover letter and resume to: 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care 155 N. Third St., Ste 300, DeKalb, IL 60115 attn: Pam Wicking EOE
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WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN
Set-Up Technician
Please apply in person Monday - Friday 9a to 3p
LANDSCAPE LABORER/ FOREMAN WANTED
Nippersink SD, F/T, 12 mos, related coursework, cert., experience desired. $13.25/hr + benefits. Apply by 3/30/15. Start TBD. Send letter of interest and resume to: Paul Ciszek, Tech Dir, RBCHS, 8311 N. Rte 31, Richmond, IL 60071 pciszek@rbchs.com
Friends or Roommates
SnoGem, Inc. provides its sales representatives with all of the tools to succeed, as it is partnered with one of the largest commercial sheet metal and roofing contractors in North America for additional support. The position offers a competitive base salary with commission and unlimited growth potential! Sno Gem Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and offers a full benefit package that includes 401 (K) and health Insurance. Serious Inquiries only. For more information, visit our web-site at: www.snogem.com E-mail resume to: HR@snogem.com
FT - Carpentry skills preferred. Duties include working on Ladders, Roofs & Trapping. Also Part Time General Labor & Secretary positions available. Experience a plus! Please email resumes: mike@problemanimal.com or call 847-394-9800
Restaurant
Need help PAYING for TRAINING? Call the Workforce Youth Program TODAY at: 815-206-5201 Training Programs include: Medical Assistant Training Dental Assistant Training Help Desk Technician Training Manufacturing Industry Training Paid Internships And much more!! *must be ages 18-21 and meet eligibility requirements.* Veterinary
Exp'd Technician Full Time Receptionist Part or Full Time Tech Asst Full Time for busy, growing, established small animal practice.
Woodstock Veterinary Clinic 691 Lake Ave, Woodstock Please stop in & fill out application. Resume welcome at: mchc920@gmail.com
Adopting your newborn is a gift we'll treasure. Secure, endless love awaits your newborn. Exp. paid. Maria & John 877-321-9494
LIVE IN CAREGIVER NEEDED/ AIDE/ NANNY for my Disabled Daughter. $1100/mo. + Room & Board. Poplar Grove. 630-673-8307
SERVERS Apply in person at: Cary's Restaurant 350 Northwest Hwy, Cary
MAILBOX & POST SALES & INSTALLATION 815-653-7095 ~ 815-341-7822
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DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED IN CRYSTAL LAKE Looking for positive, friendly, reliable individual for chairside assisting. Prefer experience with x-rays, impressions, temp crowns, but can train on job. Hours average 30/wk. Fax resume to 815-477-2815
HANDYMAN Anything to do with Wood We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Sr. Disc. 815-943-4765 POLISH LADY will clean your Home/Office. FREE ESTIMATES. Great References. 224-858-4515
Health Care
McHenry County Orthopaedics Immediate openings for
FINANCIAL / COLLECTION REPRESENTATIVE
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SERVICE TECHNICIANS
Established pool company immediately seeking full time service technicians. Experience is a plus but not required. Contact: paula@anchorspapool.com for application instructions.
ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFORE INVESTING ANY MONEY
Exemplary applicant to perform patient accounting functions including collections, charge / payment posting and patient / insurance inquires. Please fax resume to: 815-356-5262
Don't worry about rain! With our
CAT “ZEUS”
On Wed, February 4 at Wonder Lake Vet. Male, all black with injured right front leg, walks with a limp.
$300 REWARD! 815-728-0765
Key ring with keys and store loyalty tags, found near Cary library, call to I.D. 847-516-3379
LAB ~ FEMALE Found in Barrington a week or so. Please call 847-381-4100
Great Garage Sale Guarantee
Male Orange Tabby Cat - Has been around for a while. Seems friendly. McHenry Park Ridge subdivision. Email: pinknick@comcast.net or call 815-385-7062
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MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGER
Established McHenry and Lake County specialty practice seeking mature, personable, organized individual to manage daily operations of front desk personnel. Must have medical office experience. Excellent salary and benefits. Fax resume to 815-338-4611 or email: affentdocs@sbcglobal.net
RN / LPN Immediate Openings! FT Days/Nights / Peds. Top Pay hourly rate. $500 Sign On Bonus! McHenry & Lake Co. 815-356-8400 Get the job you want at NWHerald.com/jobs
Social Services
COMMUNITY-BASED THERAPIST Allendale Association, a multi-service child welfare agency, is seeking a full-time Therapist to provide in-home, community-based individual & family therapy. Position requires a Master's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related Mental Health Field. Additionally, we have an opening at our Benet Lake WI, facility. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please visit www.allendale4kids.org to download our application, and email or send it with a copy of your resume to:
ALLENDALE ASSOCIATION Attn: Human Resources, P.O. Box 1088, Lake Villa, IL 60046 Fax: 847-356-0290 AA/EEO
Sales
AUTO SALES HIRING EVENT ROHRMAN UNIVERSITY Schaumburg, IL 60173 Start Your New Career... No Experience Needed... We Will Train You the Right Way to Sell Cars! The BOB ROHRMAN AUTO GROUP is not only the Midwest's #1 volume family-owned auto group, we're also an industry leader in ethical sales. We're looking for 10 to 20 good men & women to join our staff of sales professionals. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join a positive, family-oriented dealership that does things the RIGHT WAY! As a result of continued rapid growth, The Bob Rohrman Auto Group is currently hiring multiple sales consultants at multiple locations. If you are selected WE OFFER: FREE 3-day training class at Rohrman University Our top sales associates made over $100,000 last year Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Etc. Career advancement opportunities to management Excellent floor traffic, inventory & a great reputation in the community! We require of our sale team: Professional appearance with good communication skills. If you are bilingual that is a real advantage. Must have integrity, with a positive attitude & a strong work ethic Willing to learn & be receptive to new ideas You must be a team player We are a drug-free, equal opportunity employer Valid drivers license required Interviews:
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 2pm to 6pm Interviews held at:
ROHRMAN UNIVERSITY 1225 N Plum Grove Rd, At the corner of Golf & Plum Grove Rd in Schaumburg, Across from Schaumburg Honda Automobiles No appointment necessary but if you need to schedule a specific time contact: JR Rohrman j.rohrman@rohrman.com 1-269-591-2223 Please dress professionally for your interview
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1 Bedroom Apt, 1st floor and garage in Huntley area. Must move in before March 15th . WW II Veteran. 847-812-1667
UNION OPEN HOUSE
Woodstock's Newest Apartment Community
Marengo 1 Bedroom Garden Apt. Utilities and satellite TV included. No pets/smoking, 5 minutes to I90. $525/mo. 815-923-2399 Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec. Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876
FREE – Pool & Fitness Membership Clubhouse with WIFI Apartment Features Include water, sewer & garbage services Pet friendly Very clean & maintained Studio-One-Two Bedrooms
815-338-2383 Wonder Lake Garden Apt.
ALGONQUIN - 2 BEDROOM
Quiet, clean building w/storage, laundry and parking, $800/mo. 847-401-3242
Large eat in kitchen, updated, bath. $705/mo incl all utilities. Agent owned, no dogs. 815-814-3348
WOODSTOCK
Crystal Lake 1 Bedroom
Hurry On In......
2 floor, $800/mo, no pets/smkg. Heated, near metra, garage avail. Small building. 815-344-5797
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Crystal Lake 1 Bedroom charming 2 story vintage coach house 1 bedrm w/den, patio/yard, $875/mo+gas/elect. garbage, water incl, Agent Owned. No dogs. 815-814-3348
CRYSTAL LAKE 1 BEDROOM Heat, water, garbage included, balcony, $765/mo. 815-529-3782
Crystal Lake 1BR Garden Apt Heat, water, garb incl. $775/mo. Pets extra. 847-707-3800
Crystal Lake 2 Bedroom 1 bath, 2nd floor, parking, no pets/smoking, $850/mo. 815-793-7920
Crystal Lake Lrg Unique 2BR Close to metra, $1060/mo. 815-509-7058 Fox Lake Garden Apt, $715
Large 1BR, utilities included except electric, laundry, storage, no dogs. Agent Owned 815-814-3348
1 and 2 Bedroom Apts Autumnwood ! Elevator Bldgs.
Silver Creek ! Garage Incl. Rents starting as low as $700 per month
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Woodstock Intentionally Quiet
1st floor 2BR incl heat & laundry. No smoking, avail now, $755/mo. 815-206-4573
Lakemoor Farms 3BR 2.5 bath, appliances, W/D, 2 car garage. 630-975-1031
Brand NEW townhomes for rent 2BR, 2.5BA, 2 car attached garage Pets OK, 24 hr. maintenance.
815/363-0322 815/307-4884 Woodstock 2BR, 1.5BA TH
Full basement, 1 car gar with opener, concrete patio, yard, full kitchen with all appliances. No pets, $1000/mo. 630-514-4956
OPEN HOUSE SUN, MAR 15 12 - 3
KINGS GATE SUB. 1693 Driftwood Ln. 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 car garage
$369,900 Marilou Geib Charles Rutenberg Realty 815-861-1816
MARENGO OPEN HOUSE
LR, DR, kitchen, bsmt, gar, near metra, no smkg, $1095/mo + sec. 815-356-0609 ~ 815-271-2985
WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM
Den, full bsmt, fenced yard, 1 car gar, $1250/mo. 815-236-9940
Crystal Lake ~ 2 Bedroom
$329,900
W/D, 2 car, 1 blk to beach & park. No cats/smoking, $1200/mo or $122K to Buy. 608-697-1250
HARVARD ~ 2BR, 1BA
ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM Quiet bldg, incl heat, no pets. $850 + sec. 847-526-4435
Marengo TH Type of Apt. 2BR & 3BR, 1.5BA, no garage. No pets/smkg. 815-558-6924 Marengo: 2 bdrm unit avail. $750. All appl W/D, Dishwasher & micro furnished. Cent. Air. No pets/no smoking. Sec. Dep., lease req. Tenant pays electric, cable. 847-347-1437 McHenry $199 Move-In Special Large 1BR, from $749. 2BR, 1.5BA from $839. Appl, carpet and laundry. 815-385-2181
McHENRY 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms! Washer/ Dryer In Select Units Low Security Deposits Pets Welcome!
Fawn Ridge Trails 815-344-8538
Remodeled, W/D, 2.5 car, fenced yard, patio, no pets/smkg, close to school, $850/mo. 815-404-0698
Island Lake ~ 2 Bedroom Lake view, 1 bath, kitchen, LR, fenced yard, 2 car garage. Avail 4-1 $950/mo. 815-355-0358
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Brand New! Now Leasing! 1 Bedrooms $700 2 Bedrooms $843 3 Bedrooms $971 * Income Restrictions Apply *
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Crystal Lake Quiet 1 Flr 2BR 2 bath, appl, W/D, garage. $76,900 847-212-5643
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT McHENRY COUNTY-IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES WILLIAM ROWAN Deceased Case No. 14 PR 301
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MARENGO 5 ACRES $35,000 down. $400/mo, 3 years Zoned AG-1, nice building site. I HAVE PERMIT TO BUILD POLE BUILDING NOW & HOUSE LATER. 600' road frontage with great views $135,000 815-568-0008
PUBLIC NOTICE Pierce & Associates File Number # 1403529 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. ELISABETH D. RELAZ; STEVEN M. RELAZ; Defendants, 14 CH 480 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 15, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 19-12-202-033. Commonly known as 378 Dunleer Drive, Cary, IL 60013-1578. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by
Notice is given of the death of: JAMES WILLIAM ROWAN of: RICHMOND, IL Letters of office were issued on: 3/12/2015 to: Representative: CYNTHIA ROWAN 1190 FLORENCE GALESBURG, IL 61401 whose attorney is: CARROLL & CARROLL 114 S JEFFERSON ST WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred. Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, or with the representative, or both. Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court
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877/226-5099
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200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL
847/669-6060
www.raymondchevrolet.com
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888/600-8053
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800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL
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Wonder Lake Fully Furnished
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111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL
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Barrington & Dundee Rds. Barrington, IL
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847/587-3300
815/385-2100
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360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL
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& office w/restroom, shop has 10 x 10 door, Great for small contractor $885/mo. 630-514-4956
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Pierce & Associates File Number # 1403529 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. ELISABETH D. RELAZ; STEVEN M. RELAZ; Defendants, 14 CH 480 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 15, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the hour of 10:30 a.m. in the offices of Botto Gilbert Gehris Lancaster, 970 McHenry Avenue, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: LOT 165 IN BRITTANY WOODS UNIT ONE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 29, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO. 89R9212 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 22, 1989 AS DOCUMENT NO. 89R19654 IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 19-12-202-033. Commonly known as 378 Dunleer Drive, Cary, IL 60013-1578. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by
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Nice area, Road and Home. 3BR, 2BA, 4 mi NE of Marengo on 5 Ac. 30X35' garage bldg. $1350/mo + sec, avail 4/1. 312-337-7054
Gary Swift Berkshire Hathaway Starck Realty
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by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1403529. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I648589 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 15, 22, 29, 2015)
LITH - 3BR, 2BA House for rent. 2 car garage, deck, fence, small pets ok. $1650 dep, $1650 rent. $50 nonrefundable background check. 847-809-4793
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Crystal Lake Clean 2BR, 2BA
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CRYSTAL LAKE
Crystal Lake Large 2 Bedroom
1.5 Bath, A/C, Stove, Refrigerator, Garage, No Pets. Broker Owned. 847-683-7944 HURRY!!
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Woodstock 1BR $645, 2BR $745 2BR $785 All appliances, A/C, balcony, on site laundry, no pets. 847-382-2313 ~ 708-204-3823
McHenry
D/W, W/D, appl, no pets/smoking. Driveway and private entrance. $675/mo + sec. 815-790-9604
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pay quire by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For Information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1403529. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I648589 (Published in the Northwest Herald March 15, 22, 29, 2015)
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BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY 111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL
815/385-2000
ANDERSON MAZDA 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL
888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com
815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050
800/935-5913
MOTOR WERKS CERTIFIED OUTLET Late Model Luxury Pre-Owned Vehicles
1001 W. Higgins Rd. (Rt. 71) or 1000 W. 1000 W. Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) Hoffman Estates, IL
800/935-5909 www.motorwerks.com
PRE-OWNED
ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN 360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL
888/682-4485 www.andersoncars.com
BILL JACOBS VOLKSWAGEN 2211 Aurora Avenue • Naperville, IL
800/720-7036 www.billjacobs.com
KNAUZ NORTH 2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL
847/235-8300 www.knauznorth.com Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) • Hoffman Estates, IL
BARRINGTON VOLVO 300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL
847/381-9400
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Air Conditioner's – Polar wind, 12,000 BTU, 110 Volt. Less than 2 years old, Have 3 to sell, are energy savers, work great $100 each or best. 815-477-1183 after 12pm DRYER - Roper electric heavy duty, large capacity cord & plug included, 1-1/2 years young $135/OBO Call 10am – 2pm. Ask for Frank. 815-527-7247
BATHTUB - Antique, primitive metal bathtub painted blue, the bowl of the tub is lined with two layers of blue fabric w/ tiny flowers. Bowl diameter: 23 1/4"; top upright rim at back is 6"H x 29"L: the seat ledge just in front of the upright back rim is 5" at deepest & tapers down around the large rim; the height of the tub at the back from floor to top of upright rim is 18-1/2" $185. 815-236-1747 McHenry
Food Processor - 8 cup, Hamilton Beach - Excellent Condition $30. Harvard 815-943-7757
Big Vase, 33 inch tall, very decorative, mint cond. Paid $279, Selling for $65 815-477-7916
Food Processor - Hamilton Beach 3 cup, Excellent Condition $15. Call 815-943-7757
FREEZER ~ KENMORE
A-1 AUTO
Will BUY UR USED
HITCH
Equalizer Sway Control, 10,000 lb, $275. Hayes Electronic Brake Controller, Energized 3, $50. 815-353-8750
MOTORCYCLES WANTED
WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000
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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300. Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan
All makes, cash paid, reasonable. Will pick-up. 630-660-0571
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FIRST COMMUNION DRESS Gorgeous detailing, bead work, very beautiful. Communion, junior bride, flower girl, white, size 10/12 - $75. 815-477-9023
or
815-814-1224
Large Chest Freezer Kenmore – older but works great , Moving, You must remove from basement - $25/OBO 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Refrigerator – Top freezer w/ ice maker, moving, older, large, works great! Kenmore brand - $75/OBO 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Refrigerator ~ G. E. Older, White
Size 7, 12” tall, $42.00. 815-459-7657 CHAPS JACKET Womans, size 1X light brown diamond-quilted lightweight jacket, fully lined, snap front with 2 side pockets, perfect for spring, NEW $45. 815-477-9023
815-814-1964
Kirby Sentria Vacuum $300. 815-477-9767 8am-8pm
Portable Dishwasher – GE, butcher block top, only 2-3 yrs old, runs fantastic, moving $150/OBO 815-477-1183 after 12pm
CAR, TRUCK, SUV,
MOST CASH
Upright, Energy Efficient, Must Sell! $100 815-212-9171
double door, works great, $100. Dishwasher, Roper, black, working condition, $100. 815-315-3047
BIRD CAGE
Very rare, hangs, brass, old nice piece, very good condition, $100. Pics available. 224-523-4070 BREAKFAST TRAY Vintage, antique white shabby chic, foldable $45. Call 815-477-9023
BUTTER CHURN Wooden, $40. 847-515-8012
CD Collection
Extensive collection of Cd's, From rare artists, one hit wonders to rare imports, heavy metal, jazz, country, pop. Hundreds of Cd's! $400. 815-344-8337 after 4pm CLAW FOOT BATH TUB Lion footed, has all 4 feet, needs refinishing, in storage in Volo, IL $250. 331-551-1421 days
Collectible Lighted Houses – 15 each, Includes Dept 56 Brand, all accessories pic avail. Excellent cond. $150/all 847-669-1104 DEPT 156 North Pole Series Houses and figures on display. $7 - $115. 815-385-6598
Anchor Hocking Dish Set
Green, glass, service for 4, 20 pieces all together, excellent condition, $150/obo. 224-325-0638 Antique (5) Glass Jars: National Coffee clear glass ribbed sided jars with vintage gold metal screw on tops. 1 jar top without gold & 4 remaining tops w/color. National Coffee label is not evident in 2 of the gold tops. 6"H x 4"D x 5"W. $50 for set or $12 each. 815-236-1747 Antique Phonograph Table Model - Standard Talking Machine Co. Model E. mfg. 1914-1918, Works good. Hampshire Area $175. 847-683-4802 9a-8p
Antique Wooden Spinning Wheel, some repairs done to it, some new parts, In storage in Volo, IL $50. Judy 331-551-1421 days/no texts
Baseball Cards
Stars, Sets, Rookies. Price range $1-$40. 815-338-4829 HOF STARS
Basketball Cards
Stars, Sets, Lots of Rookies. Price range $1-$50. 815-338-4829 Lots of 90's Sets
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Football Cards
Stars & Lots of Rookies. Price range $1-$40. 815-338-4829 QB's Stars
Ironwood Statue Collection from Mexico & California 15 assorted wildlife, $95/all. 847-854-7980 MARILYN MONROE, Hallmark Plates, books, pictures, $150/all 815-790-8567
Metal Farm Wheels
41”D, 1 pair. $165/pair, $45 847-515-8012 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
Non-Sports Cards
'94 Marvel Masterpiece Lots of Others. Sets at $25. 815-338-4829 Add to your collection
OAK ICE BOX Original hardware, good shape, 2 small doors, 1 large door, In storage in Volo, IL - $400/firm. 331-551-1421 days/no texts
Porcelain Dolls
Beautiful full porcelain dolls, in original boxes and papers, mint condition, numbered $50 $75 each/obo. 815-236-4917 Record Collection - 33's & 45's, from Johnny Mathis to AC/DC $100. 815-344-8337 after 4pm Sears Best Roller Skates, in the box, rubber wheels, like new from 1950's, $40, Huntley area. 847-515-8012
Sears Merry Mushroom Canister set dated 1978, 8 pc, including wall clock $200/obo excel.cond. Never used 224-325-0638
STAR TREK COMIC BOOKS 1988 - 1997 $3/each. 847-546-7691
TREADMILL - Trimline 1100 Great Shape, Works Great - $150. 815-382-4743 before 9pm United Airlines First Class In Flight Beverage Set, - Includes 2 coffee cups and saucers, 2 water glasses, coffee pot, metal tray, 2 knifes & 2 forks, all the with United Airlines logo, $75. 815-382-4743 before 9pm VANITY - Beautiful antique pine w/attached mirror & center drawer. Brought from England by dealer, 37-1/4"W x 20"D & 29-1/2" to top of vanity. Mirror 22-3/8"W x 35-3/8"H. Center drawer has metal pull. Legs & side mirror supports have charming decorative sculptured detail. $400. 815-236-1747 Vintage 1920 Ambergs Letter File Cabinet, Oak - $35. 815-568-8743 days Vintage Fishing Rods & Reels Conolon fly rod, live fiber 7103 7'10” & a Browning Silaflex spinning rod Model 232960, Excellent condition w/hard tube cases - $65 each; Otco slipcast reel $45. 815-790-1694 aft. 6p Vintage Mother Earth Magazines 84 vintage Mother Earth New including #1 & #100 Editions $1 each or make offer, will separate. 815-790-1694 aft. 6p Vinyl 33 RPM Albums & 45 RPM Selling about 100 vintage vinyl, mostly from 70's & 80's, Also, 194 – 45RPM vinyl, All in sleeves, The whole lot for $150, will separate 815-790-1694 aft. 6p
Crib, White, Spindle With mattress sheets and matching wall hanging. Graco swing (6 speed) Monitor with lights and music. Activity mat, Bouncy/Booster Seats. Various Quilts and Blankets, almost complete nursery, $250/all 815-344-4350 or email salemi2@comcast.net KIDS TABLE AND CHAIRS - Very cute shabby chic table, matching chairs painted a sweet lilac. Ready for tea parties, kids activities, play or learning, excellent condition, 24”L x 18”W x 18”H. $75. 815-477-9023 Playpen – Fisher Price Large playpen, used once animals – Really cute! - $50. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
21 speed girls mountain bike, $50 21 speed mens mountain bike $50 224-406-0900 Boys Huffy Bicycle – 16” Excellent condition. Barely used. $30. Harvard 815-943-7757
Cabinets – Wood Various sizes for kitchen, laundry, spare bedroom or garage, moving $20 each. 815-477-1183 Get Bears news on Twitter by following @bears_insider
Porcelain Sink
Black Italian with Gold Trim (drop in) $100. Faucets, towel bars, solid brass, starting @ $100 take it all. 815-444-0557 Storm door, 32” beige/almond, self storing screen, dead bolt lock, top quality door, was $270, asking $100/OBO. Call anytime 815-245-0407 Whirlpool tub, 42 x 66, dark navy blue, 1950 new never used $400/firm 815-653-4612
Wii Station – with 9 games
Purchased at Christmas, used 3 times with 2 controllers, dance mat and step-up board for exercising and gun for target practice and hunting, $400 or for trade for a good working sewing machine. 779-548-1457
X-Box 360
Works Well, 1 controller, $125. 815-900-8325
AB LOUNGER
1 mo old, $30. Weight Lifting Bar Bells, $10. 815-459-4586 SALON EQUIPMENT - Commercial Salon rollabout roller cart, Kayline Gadabout Trolley professional service cart for the beauty & spa industries, 4 removable organizer trays, 4 exterior storage compartments,1 large compartment for bulky items all on rolling wheel casters. Excellent condition $95. 815-477-9023
Woodstock Memorial Park 2 Mausoleum Crypts, Side by Side. BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE Or $9,000/both. 815-529-7963
Aerobics Exerciser Power Rider - $5 815-477-9767 8a-8p
BENCH WEIGHT Multi Position
and leg press, barbell set with 140 # set of Olympic Standard weights, like new, $150. 847-845-9608 Tread mill ProForm 725EX space saver, multi function, $200. 815-206-9591 Treadmill, Horizon, like new $50 847-826-7800
Firewood Mixed Hardwood Oak - Maple - Cherry, $85/FC
Autographed Jersey - Alex Rios, Chicago White Sox, complete with Certificate of Authenticity. $275. 815-529-5652
Moving, all must go! Free delivery and stacking. 815-321-2077
E.T. Movie Original stuffed toy figure w/ original tag - 11" tall. $25. 815-236-1747 McHenry
Iron fireplace with fan, excellent shape. Was $2500, selling for $375. 815-344-4843
LASER Etched Image Michelangelo's Pieta Christian Art Beautifully etched on 12 in. granite tile, image of Blessed Virgin Mary holding her beloved Son, Jesus Christ which is in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Unique gift, perfect for Easter, brings comfort & inspires reverence. High quality, new - $60. 815-477-9023.
Firetech Fireplace Propane or gas. 24.5” x 23.5” Brand New ! $30. 815-385-2829
TEAPOT SET Signed Mary Engelbreit Very Cherry Teapot Cup Saucer Black w/Cherries Tea Set, hard to find, retired set. Makes a great gift for a collector. Excellent. $75. 815-477-9023
TRAIN ENGINES
New in box, below eBay price. 4 steam engines + diesel. Norfolk, Mallet, B&O Class 1, NY Central Hudson, Penn Saddletank, start @ $50. 815-455-3555 Wanted to Buy: Enesco Kim Lawrence Nativity. Trilight Collection Only. Three Wise Men. 815-403-9045
AT & T DSL Modem 7550 Brand New - $60. 847-658-0938 7a-7p
CAMERA ~ DIGITAL Samsung, 14MP, 5 times zoom, new case and battery charger, $40 708-971-6085 Monitor – Dell 19” Flat Screen, Black w/ stand Excellent Cond. Includes keyboard $45 815-477-4667 Stereo, Onkyo - 4 speakers, turntable, CD, cassette, AM/FM, all controllers $350/obo. 847-826-7800 LOOKING FOR A JOB? Find the job you want at:
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DRINK & FOOD FOR HOGS $20 for a whole pallet. In Harvard, IL. Made up of organic pop syrup & food in small boxes, meant for people but now expired, still good. Call Katy 815-679-6586
CLASSIFIED 3 Brown Sectional Couch Microfiber, 2 pieces & ottoman $25. 815-477-1183 Captain's Child Bed – Twin Bookshelf w/ 3 drawers & high boy dresser with 5 drawers, oak & oak veneers, $150 for both. 708-648-2164 CHAIR - LA-Z-BOY Recliner, like new condition, green color, $85. 815-455-0971 Coffee table dark wood w/lift top 46x27x18 $100 Barstools, oak counter height, swivel, blue/beige (3) $100/all Sony 42” projection TV w/ stand $50 815-206-9591
Coffee Table
White formica, square, 40” x 40” x 15”H, $30. 708-309-5397 Computer Table Small w/drawer for paper & one shelf, moving $15/OBO. 815-477-1183 after 12pm COTTAGE CUPBOARD - Beautiful shabby chic style cupboard painted lilac inside and out. Lovely to see, perfect in any room for that vintage cottage decor. Easy to transport in 2 pieces. $295. 815-477-9023 COUCH BED - Blue w/ small flowers, still in good condition, a little worn on arm, Moving $25. 815-477-1183 aft. 12pm
Couch by Flexsteel
Soft brown pattern, 5 years old. Excellent condition, $195. Woodstock area. 847-404-3538 Curio Cabinet – Large, Lighted Oak Cabinet, Glass Shelves, Beautiful! $250. 815-477-1183 after 12pm Curio Cabinet, 60 high, 32 wide, 14 deep, wood, glass shelves, light and lock $175/cash 847-639-8572
DESK
65x32, $125/cash. 847-639-8572
Desk Chair, Black Fabric $40/cash.
6' Davenport Sofa Beige with accent colors, Like new $200. 815-943-2049 before 6p
847-639-8572
Desk Chair, Brown Fabric $40/cash. 847-639-8572
½ Barrel End Table Nice dark wood, unique - $25. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Desk – Large, heavy desk w/ 2 file drawers, Sauder brand, medium stain, $30. Call after 12pm. 815-477-1183
Bedroom Dressers & Nightstand Tall pine dresser, long pine dresser w/ lighted glass hutch, pine nightstand, Moving. You move from 2nd floor - $200/OBO. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Desk, computer desk w/chair $75/obo. Desk, Roll a way, $50 Bedroom Set – Queen bed, 2 dressers, mirror $75/set 815-790-8567
BLACK OFFICE CHAIR WITH WHEELS. Adjustable height, adjustable armrests. Mesh ergonomic back. Used good condition. Located in Harvard, IL Call Katy & leave message. $50. 815-679-6586
Blondish Hutch/Cabinet Good Shape – Moving $20. 815-477-1183 BOOKCASE (2)
71”H X 30 W X 12”DEEP. $100/ea/cash 847-639-8572 Bookcase Like – Made for CD's, hold a lot – like new, medium color, 7 shelves - $20. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
DESK/EXECUTIVE
72x36 with lock, $300/cash. 847-639-8572 END TABLES/NIGHT STANDS Four cherry wood tables suitable as night stands or end tables. All with glass tops, $25/ea. 847-987-8632
Entertainment Center Oak, 2 sides with glass cabinets, center shelves, $200. 847-987-8632
Floor Mirror - Maple wood 60" H x 24" W, $50. 847-987-8632
BOOKCASE Medium size,dark wood, $25. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Furniture - Sofa & love seat, beige tweed, good condition; cocktail & end table, maple; lamp table; all for $125, This is a good deal! 815-482-1634
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4 CLASSIFIED • Sunday, March 15, 2015 • Section F • Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com Hutch - Dark wood, small, 2 pieces, nice for kitchen or anywhere, moving $20. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
Hutch ~ Drexel Heritage Pecan with glass shelves and glass doors incl lights, 55x84, $300. 708-309-5397
Hutch/Wine Rack
Beautiful, Intricate, Rich Looking, Heavy metal and marble with glass shelves, like new condition. Must see to appreciate! Cost $950, Asking $250/OBO. Call anytime 815-385-5618 leave message
Kitchen ~ Dining Room 6ft trestle table with 2 - 6ft matching benches, solid maple, needs refinishing, In storage in Volo, IL, $200. 331-551-1421 days/no texts Large Picture, Albenogold & black design/contemporary paid $300, asking $50 Cell # 847-736-3127 LaZBoy, Reclining Sofa Leather, Matching Rocker Leather Recliner Top of the Line, Excellent Cond. $600/set 815-354-4040 Long Dresser with Mirror Blond - $25 815-477-1183 after 12pm Love seat, excellent cond. Neutral color $65 815-477-7916
LOVESEAT - ROCKER/RECLINER Brown, new paid $750, sell for $400. 847-515-1224 Microwave Cabinet Brown – Nice $25. 815-477-1183 OAK CABINET Medium size, Has shelves for small collectibles, glass front, excellent condition - $50. 815-477-1183
Oak Dining Room Set
Double tressel, 60x40x30H + leaf, exc condition. Oak inlaid pattern on table, 2 arm chairs, 4 side chairs, excellent, must sell! $395/all. 815-477-4667 Office Chair, brown, beige material, swivels, has arms, easy up/down, $15 excellent cond. 815-477-7138 Single Bed with Mattress & Wrought Iron Head Board, Linens – Spread. $90. 815-356-7750 before 12pm
TABLES (2) Sofa/hall tables, darker wood finish and one medium brown finish. $100/ea. 847-987-8632
TV CONSOLE
For a flat TV, darker wood finish, $100. 847-987-8632
CANNONS Civil War & Pirate type production type, starting at $195. Call Paul Locascio 708-363-2004
5 Wood Window Blinds - 2 are 22.25”w x 60”H, one 37.5”W x 60”H, one 44”W x 60”H and one 36”W x 54”H - $20 each 815-477-9767 8am-8pm Amish Mixing Bowls: Set of 3 Beautiful! Downsizing – You will enjoy them, $40. 815-385-8718
Mikasa Dishes
Service for 12, whole wheat design, JARDINAIRE pattern. $100/obo 815-444-0557 Office Chair - Royal blue. In good condition. Non-smoking - $12. 815-529-5652 Plastic Storage Cabinets with 3 drawers, great for extra storage, Use anywhere or put in closet - $10/OBO. 815-477-1183 PLATE STAND - 3 Tier gold metal dessert stand, will accommodate 10" to 12” plates on each level & stands 23". Ideal for serving tea sandwiches, pastries or storing plates. $30. 815-477-9023 Queen quilted comforter aqua w/brown trim, reversible, 2 shams, dust ruffle, New $60 815-477-4667 Wine Decanter & 6 Glasses Blue/green in color. Never used. $35. 815-529-5652
Beeman Hurricane Air Gun 1.77 caliber with manual, ring mounts. Made by Webley in England. Vintage, $300. 847-487-1650 Deer Head Mounts 3 Bucks 10-12 points, 1 Mule deer 12 point 1 doe excellent shape $500/all or $125 each 847-658-3436
48” ExMark Metro Lawn mower
$1,400, 815-353-7272 Amish Porch Swing – Beautiful, solid oak, used 1 season, Moving $200/OBO 815-477-1183 after 12pm Cement Pagoda $25, Chaise Lounge Chair, $5, (2) picnic chairs, $5/ea, metal floor standing bird house, $5 and much misc. 847-987-8632 Craftsman lawn mower, used less than one season, self propelled, $150. 815-477-1183
Dethather/Billy Goat, New $1800 Used 4 or 5 times, exc cond, $1000. Sears Reartie Rototiller, exc cond, $500. 815-943-6103 Leaf Blower – Gas, Works Great! Moving $75/OBO 815-477-1183 Metal Patio Table, 42” w/ 4 chairs $35/obo 224-325-0638
OUTDOOR CHAIRS 2 black metal chairs with beige cushions, $40/cash for pair. 847-639-8572 Weed/Grass Cutter – Lehr propane powered, like new $50. 224-805-9383 9a-12p
CHICKENS ~ BROWN LAYERS 12-24 months, $4 and $8. 815-923-2287 HAY 1st Cutting Grass or Mix No rain, round or square bales. 262-275-2251 Hay, round bails, big squares $75 & small square bale $4.00, inside storage, 815-943-7002 after 4pm
AIR TRIM COMPRESSOR Dewalt,135 max PSI, new in box $155, sell for$125. 708-363-2004 CRAFTSMAN SANDER/POLISHER 2 Speed, 1/2 Hp. Used once, still in original box w/ manual $8. 847-658-3436
Draftsman Drawing Board, 72” x 44”, used by Draftsman Mechanical Engineers - $45. 815-675-2462 9a-6p
HOIST ~ HEAVY DUTY Cherry picker type, 5000 lb capacity, $550. 815-337-9400 Industrial Tool Kit 18 volt, New, $95. 815-321-1540
Stuffed Animals, German Steiff
Table Lamp beautiful,
Like new, paid $125 selling for $15. 815-477-7916 TELESCOPE: Tasco 675X60mm Refractor. New in box! Includes tripod, Tasco Sky Watch CD-ROM with 10,000-object database & moon filter 4 eye pieces. $75. 815-245-1055 “The Power of Passive Income” CD Course – 6 original CD'S/PDF workbook by Nightingale Learning Systems, New – still wrapped in original packaging! List price $99.95, Asking $35/OBO Call anytime 815-385-5618 Three Buggy Wheels Not Perfect - $125 for all. 815-321-1540 WANTED: DVD/VHS RECORDER To record DVD to VHS and VHS to DVD, willing to pay up to $65, Call 815-477-8138 after 5pm
OUTBOARD MOTOR
Johnson 5.5HP with tank, $150. 20HP Mercury Outboard Board Motor available. Possible trade for floor band saw or drill press. 708-363-2004 Post Hole Digger – Gas, Needs Carb. $275. 815-321-1540 Pressure Washer – Used once, $125; Craftsman table saw on stand, hardly used $75. Moving 815-477-1183 after 12pm PRESSURE WASHER, ELECT. 1400TSI, ALMOST NEW $60 847-658-3638 Radial Saw - Craftsman 10” Blade – Wooden Stand, Good Condition - $90 815-479-0492 Tools. Sellling all in one, complete cabinet shop of tools. Asking $7,000. Great investment for right person. 815-715-4781 George
Kimball Upright Piano
Model P405 Excellent Condition. You Pick Up - $250. 815-354-1950 After 6 pm MUSIC SHELF - Self standing or hang musical staff design, metal sculptured G Clef*s on each end. Black lacquered wood and metal. Excellent piece for a music room. Measures 40”L x 10”W x 11”H. $55. 815-477-9023
Pianos Quality Pre-Owned Pianos Delivered & Warrantied 815-334-8611 Sheet Music Individual Pieces Copyright 1889-1919, 62 pieces; 1920's, 52 pieces; 1930's, 62 pieces; 1940's, 47 pieces; 1950's, 31 pieces & 1970's, 5 pieces. $120/OBO will separate, 815-236-1747 McHenry
BIRD CAGE ~ VISION “Less Mess” cage, 29Wx22Hx12D. $75/cash. 847-639-8572
HAPPY 3 year old male Australian Shepherd mix When I peer into the unknown, I find myself face to face with possibility--and potential. It's amazing and inspiring. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400
Parrot Toy - heavy duty hanging wooden climbing toy for a parrot. 29” H. New. $40 cash. 847-639-8572
4 burner with side burner, used 1 season, like new. Cover and L.P. Tank incl, $200. 847-867-6972
GLOVES ~ LATEX
Case of 1000, $40. HAND SANITIZER - PURELL 100 2 ounce bottles, $30. 815-701-7369 Grooming Equipment, 2, A5 clippers, various scissors, 4 new Oster blades, assorted others, other misc. 1 case, $385/takes all call 12pm – 7pm, 847-669-1906 Harley Davidson Road Zeppelin Air Adjustable SEAT for touring models 97-07. Has separate controls for rider and passenger. Can be used w/ rider backrest. Excellent condition. Used one season Original price $700. A deal at $400. Call 815-527-1005.
RUSTY 7-1/2 year old male Orange & White DSH It's been said you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but it's my happy pals I need to keep closest of all. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400
KIRBY VACUUM CLEANER
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& shampooer, with accessories $399. 815-578-0501
Luggage Set - 4 piece, soft side complete w/ handles & wheels on 2 pieces. 3 pieces never used $30. Harvard 815-943-7757 Luggage, Samsonite, Gray Tweed, soft side 4 wheel suit case and valet garment bag $75/cash 847-639-8572 Luggage, Samsonite, Rose Tweed Soft side, 4 wheel suit case, valet garment bag and carry-on $100/cash 847-639-8572 Magazine Collections Mother Earth & Sheep $50 a Box. 815-321-1540
Marble Slabs 16” x 60” have 4, $50/ea. Call for info. 847-546-7691 METRA TEN RIDE TICKETS Four Metra Ten ride passes with receipts. Zone A to I and back. $275. 815-814-7987 Outdoor Canopy - 10'x10' ShelterLogic Max AP-BRAND NEW Great for camping, picnics, backyard, craft fairs, etc. Warranty, registration + instructions included. $110. 815-568-6154 PORTABLE TABLE Commercial grade, wheeled on one side, round table top folds down for easy transport and storage, 27”diameter x 29”. Like new condition, $65. 815-477-9023
Singer Sewing Machine
Model 7442, runs but does not work well, perfect for parts, $25. 815-653-2516
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LUNCH PAIL - Vintage industrial metal lunch pail, metal handle, latches and name label slot. Fantastic photo prop, excellent condition, $25. 815-477-9023
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Christmas Nativity Figures Jesus, Mary, manger, 3 wise men, shepherd, lamb & donkey, Large for outside moving $60. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
March 18 – 21 WED-THURS-FRI-SAT 9AM – 5PM 203 Evergreen Drive
Christmas Outside Decorations Mr & Mrs Santa Claus & Frosty $15. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
off of E. Lakeshore Drive Just in time for spring, tons of garden/patio , furniture, antiques, appliances, full garage, view the sale at www.estatesales.net Two French Hens Estate Sales
Christmas Trees (2)
4' tall, custom trees in ceramic pots, made by Trees Are Us with lights and ornaments, $250 new, 4' North Pole House, all for $100. 815-212-9171 Halloween Figures For outside – 2 pumpkin, 1 witch, 1 ghost - $15/OBO 815-477-1183 after 12pm
VINTAGE RESALE STORE HUGE SALE Spring Clearance Sale 50% off glassware, cookware framed art, dolls, jewelry nicnacs. 20% off mirrors. 10% off stained glass. We carry a large selection of vintage glassware, old lab glass, cookie jars and salt & pepper shakers (Warner Bros & Disney) furniture mark downs 11017 Woodstock St. Huntley IL 60142 Mon-Sat 10-6 Sun 11-4 Sale 3/12-3/22
Wreath 42” Flocked
Artificial, great condition, Best offer. 815-444-0557
Electric start, excellent condition, 19.5” opening, reconditioned. $250, Algonquin area. 847-458-8398 9am - 9pm Snowblower - Toro, 2 years old, electric start, works great, moving $175. 815-477-1183 after 12pm
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HUGE GUYS SALE! ZeroTurn 2010 Tractor, Trailer, Ramps, Generator, Fishing, Hunting and Tools, March 19, 20, 21, 22nd March 26, 27, 28 & 29th 7am-4pm Call 847-531-0816 For viewing starting March 18th
3 wheel high end golf pull cart, excellent cond. $30/obo 815-790-3083 Back Pack with sleeping bag & tent, excellent condition, $25. Cal 815-568-8743 days
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Northface, new, never used, $275. 815-477-9829
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815-790-8567 Lamb Pelts Long Hair - $125 a piece 815-321-1540 Large Bar Mirror Samuel Adams oval w/ woodframe 42 ½ x 32 ½ Beautiful, pics avail. $60 815-790-3083
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Men's K2 Aluminum Series with complete pads (elbow and knee rests), $20. 708-971-6085
Homedic Anti-Gravity Message Recliner, black, 10 powerful motors, like new $150. 815-790-2064
Ladder Fiberglass, 28', $75 Freezer/Chest, $50
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Hot tub motor, works great $100 847-546-7691
Budweiser 3' long lighted electric wall clock, $23 847-658-3436
Great for laundry room or garage sales, large, moving - $30/OBO 815-477-1183
TOY/MINI POODLES Vet checked, M-chip, dewclaws, all shots, LOVED, clearances. 815-236-3338 Wire Dog Crates – Airline Cages Used, Wire: 42” x 24”W x 36”H Folds flat suitcase style w/pan Airline: XL & L – Shepard Size All in storage in Volo, IL $40-$60 each. Call Judy, days/no texts 331-551-1421
Snowblower - Craftsman 3/20
Reclining Lift Chair, Med. Green, Good cond. Barely used $100 815-363-4751 after 1pm
Five Erector Sets $300 815-321-1540
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WINE RACK
All wood, $25/obo. 815-455-0971
CHIHUAHUA – Male's short & long hair, $200/ea. 262-279-3154
CAMERA – 35mm, zoom lens, Minolta, Includes 2 rolls of film, lithium battery & case - $25/OBO. 847-659-9537 Card Table 8 sided, 53” x 53” great condition $55. Huntley area. 847-515-8012
LAKE IN THE HILLS
SOPHIE 2 month old female Terrier mix I am always surprised by what happens when I commit to an uncertain outcome: My true strengths usually reveal themselves. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400
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ACROSS 1 Kept for later 6 Something ridiculous 11 Macaroni 16 Blink 21 Pleasant smell 22 Bizet’s milieu 23 To pieces 24 City in Italy 25 Happen repeatedly 26 Dutiful 28 Turkic language 29 Literary collection 30 Tot 32 Direct one’s course 33 Lane or Keaton 35 Holiday time 36 Partly 38 Office note 41 Name in fashion 43 Baton Rouge sch. 44 City in Utah 45 Monarch’s wife 48 Wipes 50 Sailor 52 Embroidery yarn 55 -- Minor 57 Toward the stern 58 Homegrown 62 Smoked salmon 63 Fibbed 65 Dernier -67 Whirling toy 69 Kind of cooking oil 70 Mischievous kid 71 -- -Mex 72 Period 74 -- bene 76 Old Hebrew measure 77 Charges 79 Wisecrack 81 Treat respectfully 83 Actress -- Sorvino 85 Cup 86 Concentrate 88 Private teacher 90 So far 92 Do the math 94 Blue shade 96 Sch. in Cambridge 97 Overalls feature 99 Bank offering 100 Break 103 Modern 105 Neither hot nor cold 107 Slippery 110 Animal friend 111 Blue-pencil
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TODAY - You will tune in to upcoming trends that could help you prosper. Investing in something with growth potential will raise your standard of living and contribute to ongoing success. An opportunity to get involved in a joint venture will arise, but don’t feel obligated to be the banker. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Use persuasive tactics to get others to support your efforts. The possibilities are endless if you are determined and dedicated to a cause you believe in. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t let your emotions run your life. You’ll only make
matters worse if you cause a fuss or refuse to compromise. Listen and be a team player for the best results. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take time to rest and relax, and to enjoy the ones you love. You’ll be surprised at how much a little time off will contribute to your success when you get back to work. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t get involved in a moneymaking scheme. Joint ventures are not likely to pay off and will leave you in a dire financial situation. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your feelings will be difficult to conceal. Develop
an open relationship with someone you care about and discuss the changes that could help you feel better about your current situation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Work hard at meeting a personal goal if you want to feel good about yourself and your accomplishments. A meeting will be more entertaining than you anticipate. Romance is highlighted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Social events will be interesting and exciting. Someone will make an offer that’s worth considering. Find out all you can before you decide to commit.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Changes regarding your relationships with others will surface. Don’t be too impulsive or agree to go along with the alterations if you have any doubts. It’s better to be safe than sorry. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Consider going on or planning for a trip. Cultural or creative events will inspire you to try something different. An alteration to the way you currently live will suit you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A change to your personal or professional direction will boost your ego and enthusiasm. Don’t limit what you can do just because
someone is jealous or doesn’t approve of your choices. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’t let confusion dominate your reasoning. Realistically look at whatever you face before you make a move. You will have to counter someone’s attempt to derail your plans. Proceed with caution. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Be discreet. Preparation is a must before presenting your plans. The impact you have when you reveal what you are up to will bring positive results.
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I am a hypocrite. It hurts to say it, but I thought it best to get it out of the way and save you the trouble of saying it for me. You’re welcome. I am a hypocrite because I can tell you with a straight face how much I love nature. I love to paddle across nature’s face in a kayak and leave no trace of my passing, to sit beneath a spreading oak and listen to the chittering birds, to stitch a line of footprints across the snow or the sand and then watch the wind or water wipe them away. And then I go home to my singlefamily house and neatly manicured lawn. And I do all of this without a hint of irony. Pure hypocrisy. I can drive through a crowded city and cluck my tongue at the horrific abuse of nature I see around me – the looming high-rises blocking out the sun; the rumbling trains, buses and trucks deafening the ear; the press of millions of human feet treading on man-made concrete and asphalt. And then I go home to my peaceful ranch-style house with its two-car garage. And yet, remarkably, I can do all this without a trace of irony when I call myself a lover of the planet and its natural health. That makes me a hypocrite, because the simple fact is my suburban lifestyle is deadly to the natural world. According to an army of experts quoted in National Geographic magazine, from economists to environmentalists to ecologists, the world would be a lot better off if we all lived in mile-high tenements in crowded cities. Densely populated cities currently allow half of the world’s population to occupy only about 4 percent of the arable land, freeing up much of the planet to be covered with forests or fields. Thanks to public transportation, and because urbanites also are within walking distance of shops, churches, schools and employment, their carbon footprint is smaller than those who live in suburbs, villages or small towns. In cities, goods can be delivered to more people via fewer rail lines, airports and motorways. But if each of us achieved the dream to leave the city for a single-family dwelling on acres of lawn, the planet could not survive the assault. A city
Most humans a century ago lived far from the city, but they did so without roads, sewers, power lines, garbage collection, hospitals and other services. They raised their own food and dug their own water wells. As a result, their impact upon nature was not devastating. But to live today – each of the 7 billion of us – surrounded by grassy lawns in single-family homes served by modern amenities, we would have to destroy nature utterly.”
may be concentrated damage to nature, but a suburb is even more damage spread more widely. There are 7 billion of us living on this planet right now. There will be 8 billion on the planet before this year’s babies are out of grammar school. Now, I am not saying that people should stop having babies. I am a hypocrite, not heartless. Humans have as much right to have babies as do turtles, or tunas, or even termites. It is estimated that, for every human being on the planet, there is a ton of termites. That’s 7 billion tons of termites – most of them living in tropical rain forests, where they do the valuable work of digesting dead trees and returning them to the soil. Termites only become a problem when they choose to live in the wrong place – meaning anywhere we want to live. And when our lawn-girded homes expand into their neighborhood, we expect them to move out of town. And to take the skunks, snakes and moles with them. Most humans a century ago lived far from the city, but they did so without roads, sewers, power lines, garbage collection, hospitals and other services. They raised their own food and dug their own water wells. As a result, their impact upon nature was not devastating. But to live today – each of the 7 billion of us – surrounded by grassy
lawns in single-family homes served by modern amenities, we would have to destroy nature utterly. Loss of habitat is the leading cause of animal extinction in the modern world, and you need look no further than a lawn-lush single family house to see the smoking gun. And yet, I am one who lives in such a house. And my lawn is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the mayhem my habitat-snuffing home wreaks on nature, because I expect the street, electricity, gas and sewer lines to run all the way to my door, and I want a hospital, grocery, school and gas station to be built nearby, displacing still more habitat. And yet I talk without a twinge of irony about how much I love nature. But. since we are being honest here, the truth is I love nature not for itself as much as for what nature can do for me. I want to appreciate nature on my own terms, to use it to satisfy some need in me, even if my satisfaction harms nature in the big picture. If nature were a woman, there would be a name for the kind of relationship I have with her. And the word wouldn’t be “love.” It would be illegal in most states. If I really loved nature – loved her for her sake and not for mine – I would trade my car for an elevator. My ceiling would be another man’s floor. I would live shoulder-to-shoulder with my fellow billions and leave nature to herself. But I won’t. Because I really don’t want to. I want to live in my lawn-girded house close to nature, while all of the rest of you crowd in the city like teeming termites. And so, as I say, I am a hypocrite when I call myself a nature-lover without an ironic smirk. But, hey, I could be a worse kind of hypocrite. I could be sitting on the back of a horse in my Spanish-leather saddle, leather boots and leather riding crop, telling you – without a hint of irony – how much I love animals for their own sake rather than mine.
• Tom “T. R.” Kerth is a Sun City resident and retired English teacher from Park Ridge. He is the author of the book “Revenge of the Sardines.” He can be reached at trkerth@yahoo. com.
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SKIP’S FIESTA SWAP MEET, 8 a.m. March 15, Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Items to restore a car or truck, engines, transmissions, wheels, carpet, tires, manuals and more. There also will be automotive diecast, plastic models, toys, collectable cars for sale and gas station collectables and equipment. Information: www.visitlakecounty.org/ event_details.cfm?EventID=19578. “DISHING THE DIRT: CHOOSING & TESTING SEEDS” HANDS-ON GARDEN DEMO, 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 16, Johnsburg Public Library, 3000 N. Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg. Find out about different types of seeds, how to decipher the information on seed packets and how to test last year’s seeds to see if they still have what it takes to grow. Free. Information: 815-344-0077, melanieullrich@johnsburglibrary.org or www. johnsburglibrary.org/event. “VEGGIES A TO Z,” 10 to 11 a.m. March 16, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Master Gardener Ed Schuckert will talk about vegetable gardening,
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Measles vaccine is important for our communities Measles, while an eliminated disease in the United States, still exists in much of the world. Today, measles is only a plane ride away from McHenry County, so it is important to know what steps to take to protect yourself and your family. While most people who are vaccinated for the measles will have immunity for the rest of their lives, a very small number do not develop immunity after the vaccine. Children younger than age 1 have not yet received their measles vaccine and can get sick with measles. Finally, some people with health conditions that weaken their immune systems also are at risk of getting sick with measles. These people will be safe from getting sick with the measles so long as everyone around them is immune and cannot spread the disease to them. Measles spreads very easily and quickly. If measles does occur in McHenry County, it may be a good idea to help keep infants safe by not taking them to public places and making sure all of your child’s visitors have had their measles vaccine. The measles vaccination is the single most effective step you can take to keep yourself and your family safe from measles. The MMR vaccine that is given in the United States contains measles, mumps and rubella. The MMR vaccine cannot cause measles in the people who receive it. Recently a measles outbreak has occurred in several states, including Illinois. As of March 10, there have been 15 cases of measles diagnosed
in Illinois, all in Cook County. The majority of cases are connected with an outbreak at a day care. It is not yet known how the outbreak started or whether it is connected with the Disneyland outbreak in California. In Illinois, the children who became sick were all too young to be vaccinated for measles, so they did not have any immunity. The children who were vaccinated have not become sick, showing the importance of vaccination. It is not yet known whether the adults who became sick were vaccinated. Many adults are unaware of their vaccination status and may no longer have their childhood immunization records. Adults who are unsure whether they have had the measles or the measles vaccine can ask their doctor for an MMR vaccine or get one at many local pharmacies. Getting the vaccine an additional time is not dangerous. Further outbreaks like the one in Illinois or California will remain a possibility as long as measles exist anywhere in the world. While measles is rare in the United States, you never know whether the person standing next to you just got back from an international trip or has been in contact with someone who has travelled internationally. It is important for everyone to get the measles vaccine to keep our communities healthy.
• Ben Baer is an epidemiologist with the McHenry County Department of Health.
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Jane Austen’s six published novels bring to light the struggles of everyday life, while the fashions of her day reflected changing social ideals. Austen wasn’t one to go into great detail about the dress of her characters, said art historian and Art Institute lecturer Jeff Nigro. Still, her novels took place during a time in which dress was a means of expression, he said. Nigro, the regional coordinator of the Jane Austen Society of America, will expand on this topic as he delivers “Dress and Fashion in Jane Austen and Her World” as part of the Woodstock Fine Arts Association’s latest Creative Living Series installment. The presentation will take place at 10 a.m. March 19 at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock. Tickets cost $24. Organizers say the program will provide accuracy on the dress and society of Austen’s time and appeal to both Austen fans and those interested in fashion. “There was a lot of movement [in style] in that time period,” Nigro said of Austen’s lifespan from 1775 to 1817. Women went from very elaborate skirts to slimmer dresses with waistlines, he said. One of the most widely read novelists of English Literature, Austen had a gift for understanding and conveying the human condition, he said. Yet, she didn’t really describe how characters looked, he said. “[Her characters] seem very real. These aren’t fairy tales, but there is always a sort of wish fulfillment,” he said. “She can get very serious, but they’re basically comedies, human beings trying to cope with a world.” Despite her attention to detail, Nigor said, Austen wasn’t always a descriptive writer. “She can be, and when
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WHEN: 10 a.m. March 19 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Art historian Jeffrey Nigro, a regional coordinator of the Jane Austen Society of America, will present “Dress and Fashion in Jane Austen and Her World.” Tickets: $24. Tickets and information: www.woodstockoperahouse.com or 815-338-5300. she does, you sit up and take notice,” he said. During Austen’s time, the French, American and Industrial revolutions played a big part in forcing changes in style and society. “Maybe she’s aware of the pace of change of fashion and didn’t want her novels to appear dated,” Nigro said. Back then, dress often was used to make social and political statements. Fabrics were given to tailors and dressmakers to create works of art. “I hope people will get a better sense of the historical timeframe and understand that people 200 years ago were just as interested in looking glamorous, beautiful and sexy as we do now. And I hope people will go back and reread her books,” Nigro said. A long-time Woodstock Fine Arts Association board member, Kristine Hall is anxious to hear more about the topic. “I’m just really fascinated with her because she’s only written six books, and there have been so many adaptations of it, “ Hall said. “In the movie adaptations, there are very different views on the way the characters dressed. Who has it right?”
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Virginia and Ken Murray with their Portuguese water dogs Noah (left) and Ruffie at the Dominoe Pet Resort they own in Island Lake. Ken Murray was a judge for the sporting group at the 2015 Westminster dog show.
ISLAND LAKE – It’s as if he were an umpire in the World Series or a ref at the Super Bowl: Ken Murray of Island Lake was a judge at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last month. A dog show is one big elimination contest, according to Murray, Photo provided
Ken Murray (left) awards Sporting Group 1st to GCH. Ch. Wynmoor Sweetgrass White Diamonds at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. “Liz” is her call name.
and this year he decided who made the cut among the sporting breeds at Westminster.
“Breeds are all classified into seven different groups. Then they judge the seven groups, and the winner from each group goes into Best of Show,” Murray said. “I did the sporting group. The pointers and setters and retrievers and spaniels – all the breeds that are used for hunting upland game.” He chose an English springer spaniel named Wynmoor Sweetgrass White Diamonds. “They call her Liz,” Murray said. Although Liz didn’t go on to win Best in Show (that honor went to a member of the hound group, a beagle named Miss P), Liz was special in that she wasn’t really the favorite going into the competition. “I had seen her once before and thought she was wonderful, but it wasn’t like she was a big winner going into it,” Murray said. “Usually, they’ve done a tremendous
amount of winning all year long. This was a brand new dog that nobody had even heard of or shown very much.” Murray was more than qualified to be a judge, he said. For three years in a row, from 1997 to 1999, the dog he showed won the sporting group. “I was more nervous showing the group,” he said. “When you’re a judge, you decide who’s going to win and who’s going to lose.” Murray, 67, grew up in Dallas, Texas. “I started showing dogs when I was 12 years old,” he said. “My father took me to a dog show, and I fell in love with Irish setters.” Murray bought some Irish setters of his own and began to show them. When he was about 16 or 17, he started working for a professional handler and truly began to know the sport.
At age 20, Murray was given the opportunity to work for Dick Cooper, a wellknown handler from Barrington Hills, so he packed up and moved to the Midwest. Murray worked for Cooper for 10 years before going out on his own. “I actually only went about 10 miles down the road and built my own kennel and had a very successful handling business showing dogs for other people,” he said. He retired from handling in 2005, and that same year he built a large addition to the kennel, turning Dominoe Pet Resort into a public boarding kennel. Ten years later, Murray and his wife, Virginia, who also has a long history with showing dogs, are planning to sell the kennel but stay in the area. What will he do then? “I don’t know,” Murray said. “Keep judging dog shows.”
Ken Murray of Island Lake on Wynmoor Sweetgrass White Diamonds, the English springer spaniel he judged best in the Sporting Group at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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Ken Murray (center) wins the sporting group at Westminster dog show in 1999 with Ch. Bit O Gold Titan Treasure, a Gordon Setter.
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Tall teen reluctant to stand over classmates Dear Abby: My 13-year-old granddaughter is 5 feet 9 inches tall. She walks hunched over, and when she stands with a group, she keeps her legs 2 feet apart. She’s on a softball team and is always sitting on the ground in the dugout. She is the tallest one in the seventh grade in her school. Some of her classmates call her the “giant.” I’ve been with her when someone approaches her who hasn’t seen her in a while and says, “Wow! You’ve grown really tall.” She hates school and has no friends. She also happens to be very pretty. She’s taller than anyone in the family. What can we do for her? – Grandpa In Indiana Dear Grandpa: Being perceived as different at your granddaughter’s age can be very painful. The best thing you can do for her right now is to be supportive.
Keep telling her that being tall is not only nothing to be ashamed of, but it can be an asset. Encourage her to find activities she is interested in. In addition to softball, she might excel at basketball or volleyball. Remind her that fashion models are tall women, many of whom were teased about their height when they were her age. Tall women of note: Taylor Swift, Gisele Bundchen, Nicole Kidman, Venus and Serena Williams, Brooke Shields, Geena Davis and Michelle Obama come immediately to mind. First daughter Malia Obama was 5 feet 9 at 13, like your granddaughter. None of them is ashamed of their height; they “own” who they are and carry themselves with pride. Research modeling schools in your area because enrolling your granddaughter in some of the classes may help her to feel less awkward about
her height.
Dear Abby: I’m a 33-year-old single woman, a nurse who paid for my own education and am still trying to further it. I work a lot, have a nice car and I am remodeling my house. I make good money, but I have to take certain training, keep my licenses current, etc. I’m serious about my career, and I’m proud of myself. I was talking to a friend the other day about dating, and I said I wouldn’t date someone who made half or less than what I do. I was used as a cash cow in previous relationships, and I’m not putting up with it anymore. This makes dating difficult at times, but I’m sticking to my guns. She said it makes me a snob because not everyone earns what I do. Abby, I’m not a snob by any means. I’m generous toward my loved ones. But I feel that in this day and
age, people can always better themselves like I have, and I don’t want another man thinking I will support him. It’s not fair to me. Any advice? –
Looking For My Equal Dear Looking: Your friend was correct when she said not everyone has the earning capacity that you do. But you are right in your conviction that people can better themselves if they are determined to do it. Considering your personal history, I don’t think you’re a snob for feeling the way you do. That said, however, I would hate to think you might exclude a great guy who earns less, because he could be helpful in other ways and have qualities the others don’t.
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Understanding alcoholism ‘one day at a time’ Mr. Atwater: My husband has been in AA for two years now and doing very well. He has friends “in the program” that he talks to all the time, and our family is slowly getting better. The one thing I find difficult is that he has changed his vocabulary to the extent that I don’t always understand. He says “one day at a time” whenever I ask him if he thinks he’ll ever drink again, and it scares me that he can’t give me any assurances. What does this “one day at a time” stuff mean? Dear Reader: I understand your confusion and most of all I understand that “one day at a time” for someone who has lived with an active alcoholic
can be a scary prospect. My answer has two very different parts. The first issue is your fear. Living with alcoholism creates an environment where everything revolves around whether the alcoholic drinks or doesn’t; whether he (or she) is hiding it, thinking about it, acting like it, buying it, etc. In your case, his part of getting well involves finding recovery first from the physical addiction and then from the mental obsession. It sounds like your husband has made a start. The other part of the family’s recovery is you finding recovery from your obsession; HIM. Fear doesn’t go away by itself, and he can’t reassure you
enough. You need to find a way to deal with your fears and get on with your life in a healthy way. Al Anon family groups are great places to find what you’re looking for. People in Al Anon learn to live one day at a time, too. The second part of the answer has to do with the process of recovery. When a newly recovering person starts looking at abstinence from alcohol and starts thinking about “FOREVER,” it’s too much, but if recovery is a process that can be broken down into more manageable chunks, the task becomes less overwhelming. As trite as it may seem, the newcomer is often relieved that all he (or
she) has to do is not drink for one day. Once one day is completed then the newcomer can build on that small success to work on the next day. Newcomers are told that when things get emotionally dicey they can start the day over at any time, functionally breaking the day down to hours if necessary. As recovery continues and the days pile up, “one day at a time” comes to have another component, which is gratitude for any given day, every day. Most successfully recovering people have learned to cultivate an “Attitude of Gratitude” which sees them through the ups and downs of life. The days seem to pile up
much more easily when they are filled with contentment, meaning and gratitude. With those days comes a sense of value for each day and knowledge that each day counts. Each day seems to count for more as does each life. The meaning of “one day at a time” seems to grow and change along with the process of recovery.
• Rick Atwater is a licensed clinical professional counselor. He hosts the weekly radio show Straight Stuff on Addictions at recoveryinternetradio.com. He can reached by email at rickatwater@ northwestcommunitycounseling.com.
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NORTHWEST HERALD UNION – Musician and history buff Mary Ellen Heelan of Cary will present “We Sang! We Danced! A Musical History of McHenry County” to launch the society’s annual Sampler Series at 3 p.m. March 16 at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., in Union. “This is an overview: Where people went, the kind of music they listened to, and what was going on culturally,” Heelan said in a news release. “If there was one thing that got my attention, it was probably the dance halls. I was fascinated by how many [caught fire]. You look at these places, and it is kind of like ghosts rising from the embers. I’m helping to bring it back to life.” According to the news release, Heelan is a boardcertified music therapist with a degree from DePaul University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Saint Xavier University in Chicago and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Man-
agement, Northwestern University. She has interviewed the musicians still here and connected to many more bands through her research. Heelan pays homage to their music in song – by singing and playing the piano and accordion. “Music is universal and it’s part of everyone’s experience,” Heelan said. “If you understand the music people made, you understand the people themselves.” The four-part series continues every other week through April. All programs are at the Society museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Series tickets are $35, $30 for society members. A $10 donation is requested for individual programs. For information, call 815-923-2267. Upcoming in the series: • 7 p.m. March 30 – “Do-
mestic Servants in the 19th Century.” Speaker Erika Hoist, curator of the Edwards Place historical home in Springfield, talks about domestic servants and their role in the 1800s, when “hired girls” were common in middle-class households
across Illinois. Learn about these immigrants, their duties and how their responsibilities evolved over time. Handle period artifacts such as mixing bowls and a flat iron. • 7 p.m. April 14 – “Man Who Knew Lincoln.” The Historical Society is partnering with the McHenry County Civil War Roundtable to bring Abraham Lincoln’s law partner, William Herndon, to the McHenry County Historical Society museum. After his friend’s death Herndon (portrayed by Ron Halversen of the Kenosha Civil War Museum), undertook the enormous task of writing Lincoln’s biography. The performance portrays Herndon after he conducted all his research on Lincoln. Much of the information he gathered came courtesy of Lincoln’s friends and family. Herndon discovered Lincoln’s earliest speeches, about navigating rivers, and an account of young Lincoln’s disdain for slavery. • 3 p.m. April 28 – “The
Journey to Mollie’s War: WACs and World War II.” Speaker
WRITING WORKSHOP: WRITING OURSELVES WHOLE: THE HEALING POWER OF WORDS, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 15, St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, 503 W. Jackson, Woodstock. A Writing Workshop with Maureen Ryan Griffin. Free. Information: 815-3380950, rector@stannswoodstock. org or www.stannsw.org. REAL WORLD READS NONFICTION BOOK DISCUSSION, 7 p.m. March 17, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. The club will discuss “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Free. Information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org. BOOKIES BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, 9:30 a.m. March 18, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. The group will discuss “Howard’s End” by E.M. Forster. Free. Information: 815-459-1687 or www.clpl.org. DROP-IN FAMILY STORYTIME, 7 to 7:30 p.m. March 18, Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake. For children birth
to age 5 accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Free. Information: 815-459-1687. ANTI TRAFFICKING FORUM WITH BARBARA AMAYA, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 20, Willow Creek Church, 220 Exchange Drive, Crystal Lake. Cost: $10. Information: 224-512-1737, dgauthier@wcservingvolunteer. org or https://ourcommunity.willowcreek.org/default. aspx?page=3965&event=7676. HUNTLEY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT FRIENDS FOUNDATION, 11 a.m. to noon March 20, Huntley Area Public Library, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley. Prospective members invited. Free. Information: www.huntleylibraryfriends.org. FRIENDS OF THE CRYSTAL LAKE LIBRARY BOOK COLLECTION, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21, Crystal Lake Plaza #15, 6500 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Drop off gently used books, DVDs and CDs. Information: raneestrawn@sbcglobal. net or www.focll.com.
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Mary Ellen Heelan of Cary will present “We Sang! We Danced! A Musical History of McHenry County” to launch the society’s annual Sampler Series at 3 p.m. March 16 at the McHenry County Historical Society Museum, 6422 Main St., in Union. Cyndee Schaffer’s discusses the impact of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. It traces the footsteps of the women who served in Europe, following her and her fellow WACs
who were stationed in London, England, before D-Day and during the post-D-Day German buzz bomb attacks. WACs were the first women, other than nurses, to serve overseas in World War II.
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FOOD EVENTS ROTARY CLUB OF CARY-GROVE WINTER FARMER’S MARKET, 9 a.m. to noon March 15, Algonquin Township Offices, Building No. 6, 3702 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Information: 847-639-2800 or www. clubrunner.ca/carygrove. ANNUAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER, 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 17, Stratford Banquets, 21007
McGuire Road, Harvard. Hosted by the Harvard Rotary Club. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Information: 815-378-2791. ST. PATRICK’S DAY LUNCHEON, 11:30 a.m. March 17, Crystal Lake Senior Center, 110 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Includes entertainment by vocalist/guitarist Pat Gaughan and fiddler Joe Wadz. Cost: $6. Information: 815-356-7457. SOUP SUPPER AND SERVICE, 6
to 7:30 p.m. March 18, Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1808 Miller Road, Crystal Lake. A potluck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by worship at 7 p.m. Free. Information: 815-455-2424, officemanagerlw@sbcglobal.net or www.livingwaterschurch.com. “MAPLE BOIL – MAKING SYRUP & SUGAR CANDY,” 7 to 9 p.m. March 19, Coral Woods Conservation Area, 7400 Somerset, Marengo. For adults. Registration deadline is
March 16. Cost: $8 county residents; $10 nonresidents. Information: www. mccdistrict.org. ST. MARGARET MARY FRIDAY KNIGHT FISH FRY, 5 to 8 p.m. March 20, St. Margaret Mary Ministry Center, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin. Cost: $12 adults, $5 children. Information: 847-907-0330 or gtofreund@yahoo.com. BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNY, 9 to 10 a.m. March 21, Golf Club of
Illinois, 1575 Edgewood Drive, Algonquin. Enjoy games, craft stations, all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet and a visit with the Bunny. Cost: $18 resident adults, $21 nonresident adults; $14 resident ages 4-12, $17 nonresidents ages 4-12; $6 resident ages 0-3, $7 nonresidents ages 0-3. Register by March 13. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Information: 847-658-2716 or www. algonquin.org/recreation.
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MINI-REVIEWS & LOCAL SHOWTIMES OF CURRENT MOVIES ON SCREEN NOW
“CHAPPIE” STARRING: Sharito Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver
PLOT: In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When the police droid Chappie is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. RATED: R for violence, language and brief nudity TIME: 2 hours VERDICT: For its first 20 minutes or so, it looks like “Chappie” is paying an awful lot of homage to “Robocop” (the original, not the remake). There’s havoc in the city streets, there are robotic cops trying to control it, there are point-of-view shots from those robots. There’s even a big bad robot cop named Moose that looks very much like “Robocop’s” iconic ED-209. OK, even writer-director Neill Blomkamp (who made “District 9” and just signed to direct the next “Alien” film) admits that Moose is a direct nod to ED-209, but everything else feels new and fresh and original. Well, except for the fact that “Chappie” isn’t exactly original. It’s an expanded version of Blomkamp’s 2004 short “Tetra Vaal.” It’s exactly what he did with his 2006 short “Alive in Joburg,” later turning it into Johannesburg-based “District 9.” There’s a lot of setting up in this film, accompanied, near the beginning and near the end, by fantastic, furious, all-hell-breaking-loose action sequences that are, at different points, loads of fun and extremely violent (parents of young viewers should take heed; the violence is why the film earned its R rating). Copley, as Chappie, keeps up with his fellow human actors by clearly expressing himself via short bursts of words and very expressive ears and a mechanical unibrow. The story ends up being about Chappie having a very bad time of it. Chappie wants to live, but in going for that dream, things turn even darker. Good news: Blomkamp somehow pulls off an out-of-left-field upbeat ending. Yes, there’s a lot going on here, but it never lags.– More
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“CINDERELLA” STARRING: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden PLOT: When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to
LOCAL SHOWTIMES give up hope, Ella’s fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods. RATED: PG for mild thematic elements TIME: 1 hour, 52 minutes VERDICT: In this age of revisionist, modernized Disney fairytales, where we’ve learned that some of our favorite characters really aren’t what they seemed, the striking thing about the studio’s sumptuous new live-action “Cinderella” may not be what it is, but what it isn’t. It isn’t revisionist. It isn’t modernized. The good guys are still good, the bad still bad. Prince Charming? Still VERY charming, not a “Frozen”-style cad. And the evil stepmother? She’s not, like Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent, merely misunderstood; As embodied by Cate Blanchett, she remains evil to the core. (Although it must be said: Evil has never looked quite so fabulous.) What “Cinderella” IS, though, is touching, visually stunning, and very satisfying. Director Kenneth Branagh, working with a high-wattage cast led by the winsome and genuine Lily James, sticks to tried-and-true narrative formula and infuses it with wit and style. If the glass slipper ain’t broke, he seems to be saying, why fix it? A prologue shows us Cinderella’s childhood, as a little girl named Ella – a lovely thing who’s kind to all and has a way of communing with animals. She lives in a rambling country home with her loving parents (Hayley Atwell, Ben Chaplin), and all is perfect until, of course, Cinderella’s mother takes ill and dies. It won’t be long before Dad, so sweet but so inexplicably clueless, will take up with the widowed Lady Tremaine, who arrives with her two dim-witted daughters and starts rearranging things. We all know how bad things will get, but when Blanchett shows up with her raven hair, her chic ’40s-style glamour and the first of many jaw-dropping dresses (via masterful costume designer Sandy Powell), well, it’s hard not to secretly root for a villain with such stunning fashion sense. But we digress. The palace ball is as sumptuous as any little girl could want (kudos to production designer Dante Ferretti), and Branagh makes the ending, that magical moment where the slipper fits, as suspenseful as it can be when we’ve all known the story our whole lives. There IS a message here, and it may disappoint anyone looking for a new feminist heroine to emerge from the cinders. It’s about kindness and
forgiveness, and sticking to your life ethos no matter what confronts you. Hardly revolutionary. But somehow, like that glass slipper, it fits just right.
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“AMERICAN SNIPER”
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AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:15 a.m., 1:10, 4:15 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:20, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 p.m.
“UNFINISHED BUSINESS” STARRING: Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson
PLOT: A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable – and unimaginable – including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit. RATED: R for some strong risqué sexual content/graphic nudity and for language and drug use TIME: 1 hour, 31 minutes VERDICT: A guys-gone-wild romp in the well-worn tradition of Todd Phillips’ “Hangover” franchise, this is the latest example of a movie that doesn’t work hard enough to freshen up formulas used and abused by filmmakers like Phillips, Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller (“Neighbors”), Seth Gordon (“Horrible Bosses”) and others. Indeed, “Unfinished Business” will seem woefully familiar to most anyone who’s been to a movie theater – or taken a long plane ride – over the past 10 years. “Unfinished Business” never works up enough momentum to get us into the anarchic spirit of things. The movie unfolds, choppily, as a series of half-hearted set pieces written and directed with little flair or commitment and no connective tissue between them; some of those sequences scarcely run long enough to register, as if the studio couldn’t decide whether they were worth keeping in the final cut. Vaughn’s work here might be best described as functional – he does a very slight variation on the same persona he’s been playing for years: the brash guy with a heart of gold. As appealing and assured a comic performer as he is, the actor hasn’t stretched or challenged himself in a long time. If the movie has a bright spot, it’s Franco. Speaking in stoner-surfer cadences, his face regularly expanding into an infectiously goofy grin, the actor is the one person onscreen who seems determined to cobble together what little he’s given into a distinctive character.– The Associated Press
“CHAPPIE” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 10:50 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:25 a.m., 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 1:20, 4:30, 7:40, 10:35 p.m.
“CINDERELLA” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 a.m., 12:00, 12:30, 12:40, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 12:00, 1:35, 2:25, 4:00, 4:50, 6:25, 7:15, 8:50, 9:40 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 11:10 a.m., 12:00, 1:35, 2:25, 4:00, 4:50, 6:25, 7:15, 8:50, 9:40 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:10, 1:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:00, 6:10, 7:10, 9:10, 10:10 p.m.
“PADDINGTON” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 9:55 a.m.
“RUN ALL NIGHT” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 11:00 a.m., 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:50, 3:50, 7:30, 10:20 p.m.
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“THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER”
AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 7:15, 9:45 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:35 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:35 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 12:40, 3:20, 8:00, 9:40 p.m.
AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 2D: 10:00 a.m., 2:40 p.m.; 3D: 12:20, 5:15 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:00, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 12:00, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 2D: 12:00, 2:30 p.m.
“FIFTY SHADES OF GREY”
“THE LAZARUS EFFECT”
AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 2:30, 5:35, 8:25, 10:15 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 1:00, 4:20, 7:20, 10:30 p.m.
AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 9:50 a.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:20 a.m., 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 8:40 p.m.
“THE DUFF”
“FOCUS” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 p.m.
“KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 9:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:45, 10:40 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00
“UNFINISHED BUSINESS” AMC Lake in the Hills 12 – 12:15, 5:30, 8:15, 10:30 p.m. Classic Cinemas Carpentersville – 11:00 a.m., 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30 p.m. Classic Cinemas Woodstock – 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 p.m. Regal Cinemas – 7:00, 10:55 p.m.
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